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M , BANNA'S MAN. j Democratic Text Book Shows ! Flaws in His Politics. HE IS A WEAK BROTHER. Th? Presidani's Shortcomings Are Many and His Opponents Are Using Them Against Him. The Democratic campaign text book has been issued. Tae first part is de voted to tbs Democratic platform of 1900, with that of 1896 added Tae affirmation of the latter it the Kansas City convention makes it virtually a part of the platform of 1900. Tt,? itn+ifiAatinri cnpprtfcps of Mr. JL iiQ AIVWUVU??VM Bryan and Mr. Stevenson are given in their entiret/, as is the convention speech of Hon. James D. Richa-dson, ohairroan of the national convention The second part contains the Republican platform and a review of the convention speech of Senator Lodge, vtbo presided over the Republican conven- J tion. As Mr. Lodge was pat forward as the chief spokesman of the party, his speech is treated as the official presentation of the issues on v. hich ihe Republican leadirs intend to ir&ke the campaign. ECHOES OF THE SPANISH WAR Part 3 states the origin of the war with Spain and recalls the stubborn residence made by President McKiniey against intervention in Cuba, even after the Maine had been destroyed and the causes thereof made plain. The administration of the war department during the war with Spiin is dramatic ally set forth. '"The disgraceful pros titutioo of the commissary department to the interests of the dealers in canned beef" is produced in a condensed form from the testimony of the commission appointed by the President, a tribunal which was popularly under- | stood to have been organized to acquit. I The testimony of General Mi)e? and of numerous officers is presented to convict the administration of the charge c? permitting the business interests of meat packers to outweigh the health and comfort of the brave soldiers who volunteered to fight ihe country's battles. Commissary General Eigan's foulmouthed abuse of General Miles, for which he was court-martialed and sen- i tesoed to dismissal from the army, is j also given. This is followed by Presi- j dent MeKinley's approval of the con viotion and reversal of the sentence. Instead of executitg the sentence of dismissal, the president decorated Gen. T> 1. u?-l:_. r j&sgan py reueviug mm uuw imther service in the army, but permitted him to draw full pay. Attention is also given to the reckless disregard of sanitation in the several samps of the army, more destruc tive to our soldiers than Spanish bul lets. The Roosevelt attack on the war deparimentand the ''round robiD," Signal? k\7 ?}1 nnr K10V1 -miliharv in Cuba, demanding withdrawal of the troops to a northern climate to save them from utter destruction by disease is presented in full. "the paramount issue. In oomplia&ce with the mandate of the national convention and following the example of the candidate, another i section is devoted to imperialism as the paramount issue under the title of t4The Republic or the Empire? ' "The President's Philippine War" is the longest chaptcr in the book. It charges against the president gros and palpable n? Al* Atll^ 4 V. A VU/jatiUUD l/i I lit; wuo'.ibuuuu auu bug usurpation by him both of the treatymaking power and the war makiog power. It shows from the record that, although Spanish sovereignity in the Philippines did not pass to the United States until April 11, 1899, the president from December to April road roughshod over the constitution to force a war upon the Filipinos in order to forestall congresss in the exercise of its power botix under tne treaty acd. tbe oonstitution, to determine the civil and political status of the Filipinos. The war waged npon them by the pen is treated as a usurpation by him of the _ war-making power for the purpose of transforming friendly allies into implacable enemies. The possibility of a Republican reconstruction policy ia the Philippine? and their division into five States for admission into the Uaion is clearly presented. The president's approval of the agreement with the Saltan of Sal a is presented, in which he upholds slavery and polygamy under the United States flag. The report of the liberty congress of the anti imperialists is followed by a chapter giving numerous decisions of the supreme oourt which dearly contradict the new Republican doctrine that the constitution is not the supreme law in the territories. The chapter on the cost of imperialism will attract general attention. ANGLO AMERICAN ALLIANCE. The British alliance is shovn to exist, and some of its work is recited? notably the surrender to Great Britain of our proper rights in the construction of a canal throuzh Nicaragua: the sur render to Great Britain of valuable mining territory in Alaska under the buise of atemporary arrangement; the eSort to soreen the British fortign officers from the necessity of an apology for the violation of United States mails in South Africa by a British official, ? 2 ii : i.T v. &uu luiaiijf iuc uiruiuau,uu imuu^u uuu of the departments in Washington of British political pamphlets to create false impressions concerning the cause '' of the Boere. The stealings by United States Republican officials in Cuba occupy an entire chapter. It deals with facts from the records. The nullification of the constitution by the Puerto Rico act is shown to be "imperialism applied." Extracts from the proceedings of ?on creation al committees exnose the visible control of congress by the sugar trust. Extracts from the proceedings of these committees show the presence of Mr. Oxnard, chief lobbyist for the sugar trust, and his advice, which was obeyed when the customs tariff was imposed on commerce between Puerto Rico and other ports of the United novollol no Trrcxan fVict Puerto Rico bill and the British colonial system, showing that the Republican party prefers the British colonial system to the Republican territorial system of the Uoited States. THE TRUSTS. Part 5 treats of the trusts, giving a UDB VI VUVOO Wiyviat.iVUU nuu the remedies proposed by each party. It gives the record of the victory in congress of the armor-plate trust when that body relinquished- its control over the Kubject of the price of aim or plate and gave it over to the secretary of .V'" . " the navv. This it did in the face of tbe fsct that the United States has been compelled to pay ft>06 a ton for plate which was being sold by the sime trust to the Republican government at $300 a ton. There is a chapter on the discrimination by the railroad companies in favor of tbe trusts, which gives j them absolute control of the prices os I all the products dealt in b> them. The ship subridy bill for the shipf buildiag trust is reviewed. THE JiOXEY QUESTION Part 6 is devoted to the money question. The first chapter is a record of i McKinley's broken pk dge for international bime'slism and demonstrates by the speech of Ssnator Wolcott and by McKinley's message io favcr of the Indianapolis gold standard plan, that an international agreement for bimetallism was only prevented by a treach erous blow by McKinley himeelf when it was on the eve of consummation. Senator WoJcofc quotes from - the t-peeches of members of the Bri ish ministry, and these quotations demonstrate this fact. The interestine statement is made that during McKinley's administration Secretary Gage has coined 53,000,000 of "Sfty-oentclipprd dollars," all of which are preserved by the gold standard act as a legal tender. Mr. Gage has just expressed great fear that if Mr. Bnan is elected he would cause these 53 000,000 of dollars to be paid out of the treasury as money. An aaa'.ysi* of the gold standard, na tional-b^nk, anti-greenback financial bill is gi?en, mainly from the speech of Senator Teller, together *ith Senaator Chandler's protest against the same. The relations of the Standard Oil tationsl city bauk o? New York with the ?r<>asury department and its purchase of the old New York city customhouse are fully set forth. It is showc that this healthy institution is an annex of the treasury department. Labor organizatiocs and the treatment tbey have received from the two great parties, respectively, form the subject of important chapters. The chapter oa pension shows that not only the pension acts in favor or the soldiers WfAOllfT tA f V>*? , U?VC UCU'li WUSVIU^U jivaoj WV ; advantage of thousands of them, but that- the present commissioner per&is ; tectly disregards a new act passed ex pres*]y to do away with such mkcon! structions. Other minor subjects aiso ; are dealt with. Weather Statistics. The following data, issued by the United States department of agriculture, oovering a period of 29 years, have been compiled from the weather bureau records at Charlatan, in the month of September, for 29 years. TEMPERATURE. Mean or normal temperature, 76 de,gree3. The warmest month was that of 1881, with an average of 80 degrees. The coldest month wa9 that of 1871, with an average of 72 degrees. The highest temp rature wa3 95 degrees, on September 7, 1899 The lowest temperature was 49 degrees on September 25,1887. Aveiage date on which firjfc "killing" frost occurred in autumn, Nov. 30 Average date on which last ''killing'' frost occurred in spring, March 3 PRECIPITATION. Average for the month, 5 93 inohes. Average numbers of days which.01 of an inch or more, 10. Toe greatest monthly .-precipitation was 11 89 iaches in 1890 The least monthly precipitation was 1 31 inohes 1887 The greatest amount of precipitation in any 24 consecutive hours was 7 00 inohes on September 26th and 27ch, 1S94. CLOUDS AND WEATHER Average number of clear days, 10; partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days, 8 \\i:\u. The prevailing winds have been from the northeast, 25 per cent. The highest velocity of the wind was 62 miles from the south on September 29, 1S96. L. N. Jesusofsky. Local Forecast Official. Charleston, Aug. 24 1900. Dyinsr by Hundreds A dispatch from Charleston says the unprecedented heat wave has played deadly havoc with the poor Negroes living on the sea islands along the coast. It appears that the Negroes have been dying from fever, which is primarily caused frcm the heat and allowed to thrive because the eickcannotgetmedi cal attention required in such cases. This summer there has been more fever on the sea islands than for some years past, and this disease has been sent tlriving ob by the hot and dry weather. People who have been around sick rooms with fever patients oan*bes>t imagine the condition of the poor Ne grces in the hovels who have to depend on voodooism for relief and who have to stay m a serious way witcout proper attention and without ice. The island Negroes have felt the bitterness of it all, and they tioiply lie down and die when the fever strikes them. In some of the bats it has been iold here that a whole family would be ill at a time, and that their only aaention would come from the neighbors who were inclined to lerd assistance. The physicians in these island nc-ighborhoods have done their best to give relief to the Negroes, and pretty much all of this has been charity. Even with charity physicians, howevtr, the sufferers have not been cared for as their conditions might de mana, and with weiid shouting and chantineabnut them have laid dowa to die, with nothing but a voodoo doctor to drive off the ills. The class of Negroes cow Buffering from the disease brought on by the heat are the ones who suffered most a few years ago by the terrible storaas which swept up the coast. Killed the Porter. Mr. Gold wire, a bagagemrater on the Plant System road, Thursday night A/^ lim VflrtHA Duvv auu uiiu uuo porter on the train on which Mr. Goldv> ire runs. The killing occurred on the train between Tiftonand Allony Ga. There was only one eye-witness, Conductor Harrison, and he gives an account of the killing which makes Goldwire's deed entirely justifiable. Three Skeletons Found In raising a house forty year3 old at Bell Center, a small town in the Kickapoo valley, Wisconsin, three skeletons were found, They cannot be accounted fwr and the prevailing opinion is that the skeletons are those of three persons who were murdered a long time ago. Old residents have slight remembrance of the af air. Here's A Chance.?Now don't all the girls speak at once. The "Richland Philosopher" of the Greenboro Herald Journal says: "We know an * * > .? -x X- i. V- J Old widower mac wants to marry so uau that we think he will soon have hydrophobia. He is about 76 years old, and so bow-legged that he could walk over a barrel in the dark and not know it. If any old maid wants suoh a man, let her speak out." UNIVERSITY PUBLI3HISG CO. 1 ! Some Facts About It Kot Generally KnownIJsiog interested in the adoption of tc-xt books for the .'chop's of the State, j by the i^tate Board of Kdueatiou, next j month, the writer has examined the publications of vari'.-us houses, and IDquired into their auihoisbipand merits, and we feel that we have a right to say homething along this lice. We believe, with tveiy true son cf ; the south, that the histories geographies and readers used in our fchoools should be written by Southern men on*? u-Arvi^n rohn Mr? fin iiisliftfi to ( ur literature, our heruie dieds and fur georgraph'cal advantages. We find that the Univtrf-itv Pabl'sMog Company is the pioneer ia this Southern school book work. It was organized by Southern men soon after th? war and it has labored long and faithfully, somettimes almost without hope. General Robt. E Lee wa? the originator of tne idea that our ecbool fcook3 should be written by Southern men, to pre serve our history; and he fully endorsed the efforts of the University Publishing Company, of Gen. Gordon, ar?l others, in providing LojksforourSou-h em children. We have now in use in th3 schools r\f ^ V?ta nnnnfo and SrafA !\1?nrV*S KJ l IIUC WVUVVJ MMU ^ V geographic", Holmes' readers and Hm t-ell's (Chambers) hietorie.-; and in several counties Sanford's arithmetics. These books, we believe, are giving sstisfaotion There are none better, that we have seen, and we see n > use of changing them new, tlurcby upset tiog tho work of the schools ai.d cau*ing the people needkss ezpem-e, with the possibility of getting inferior books. They are by Southern men C?m modore Maury wa=? born in Virginia, and went to school to Jimes Otey, afterwards bishop, of Harpeth Shoals, Tenn. Th s Path finder of the Sias" great scientist, inveutor of the weather charts, etc., is known as the world's greatest geographer, and one of i'S greatest benefactors. He was a Confederate soldier Dr. George F. Holmes spent his bojhood and early manhood in South OaroliDa. He graduated at the South Carolina college, and, se have been lold taught his fiist school here at Benaettsville. He wa*for a " Malacca* IT r 1 f X? II LL1U a iu wiiv v i v i u; ?j v* Georgia, acd later president of the University of Mississijpi For nearly forty years, and at the time of his death last year, he was professor of Eaglish and History in the University of Vir giaia. He was a Sou:hern man and a Coolederate soldier. Prof. H E Chambers, author of Hansell's Histories, was for a time a professor in IVaue University, Louisiana, and is now head master of "The Boys High School," of New Orleans. He was not old enough tD go into the war but his father was a Confederate soldier. r\ # rt :?# _5 / c X? - ? J rroi. oanaiora, auiat'r 01 oauiuru ts arirhmetic* and algebra, established, and was principal of a preparatory high sohool in Greene eou&ty, Georgia; and when Moreer, the Baptist University, wa3 established at Macon, he bec&mj Professor of Mathematics in that institution. Col Cbas P. Venable, author vof Venable's arithmetics, algebras, etc., was, for sometime. Professor ^Mathematics in the South Carolina College in 1862 he went into the Confederate service with the first regiment of South Carolina Iofantry. Laterhe was raised to the rank of Jolonel, and made chief of the Topgrapbical Eogineering Corps, on the stan oi l?en it ji< i^ee, id wmca capacity he gerved throughout tie war. Since the war, he has been Senior Pro feasor of Mathematics in the University of Virginia. He died last Saturday, Aug. 11. Another South Carolinian whose b >ck^ are published by the Universiiy Pub lishiog Company, is the great Latin Scholar, Dr Basil L Gilcersleeve, a native of Charleston. His books are the acknowledged Litic "gems" of the ceDtury. He is n^w Professor of Latin in John Hopkins University, Baltimore. He was a Confederate soldier and lost his left leg in the service. At present io the South Carolina r% it i>__r T/..:_ i OUCge xs rroiessur ?>am. auuiui ui First Latin Book, universally acknowl edged as one of the best beginners books on the mirket, and heanily endorsed a* such by the Professors of the Univer.-ities of Georgia, ^Jorth Carolina, Missio&ippi, and others. Another Latin book (Ovid,) by Professor Anderson, of Wiiiiamston, S. C., is receiving highest commendation by our Latin tchoiars. The company is own*d and controlled by Southern men. Charles L. Potion, of Mississippi, is Business Manager. That valant soldier and statesman, Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, is one of the Vice-Presidents. His name is a guarantee of fair dealirg and hon esty. The printing is done in iVew Orleans and Nashville, except that which can be done best by using the New York presses, tuch as colored maps, etc. The books fully represent the products, Fcenery, brains and chivalry of the South. They are aa well made and as cheap as aoy we have eeen. The company does not de.*l in sectionalism. They do not ask adoption on account of Qnnthorn anf hrmJiin T'h^V fplv nn iatria&ic merit, beiieviog that tbeir books are the equal of any in this country. They have done more than all other agencies combined to preserve and protect our Southern history and litera ture, and they deserve our substantial encouragement. We hope that none of the bocks now in use ia the schools of this county will Jbe changed, with the single exception of the grammars. We will say in conclusion that this article is not a paid advertisement. It is the voluntary work of the ' editor. We have written it to show thatwc are using Southern books in our schools, and to give due credit to the authors and publishers who have labored faithfully and long to make and perfect them ?Editorial in Pee Dee Advocate. Don't Want Him. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, is another recent ''convert" to the Repablican cause. The Boston Advertiser (rank Republican) says of his accession: "There will be some critics cruel enough to hint that the whole thing has been devised in the Democratic interests The suspicion would be unfair Senator Stewart is probably honest in his reasons for bolting Bryan, but he has only himself to thank for the fact that the G-. U. P., elephant snorts wish terror at his fond return." Let Them Come. There comes a reportfrom Newfoundland that icebergs of great size and in great quantity are in the north seas moving southward to be melted in the gulf stream and the northeast breezes, cooled by tho bergs, arc already breaking the backbone of the torrid wave in the New Eagland states. Though far away these icebergs will send us a supply of coolness. May it come quickly. I UiiAXuiiiJ XJUAxcur-K Bat the Landlady Found She Had ] Overreached Herself Talking; About It. They were seated together in a car of an incoming' suburban train the other morning', so near to The Saunterer that he could- not avoid hearing every word of their conversation, relates the Philadelphia Inquirer. The fat woman got on the train two stations ahead of the thin woman. "Well, how do you do?" the latter w : i - i. ~ a uegull* "II Ubl ?c'J* bUUU dJ> oliC IJUU dropped into the seat alongside of the former. "Why, how do you do? So glad to see you. Didn't know I had started to take boarders since I taw you last, aid 3'ou?" The fat woman admitted her ignorance on that subject. "Well, I have " continued the thin woman. "How do 2 like it? Well, it has its drawbacks; lots of 'em." "Yes, I suppose it must have," assented the fat woman. "Boarders who grumble, boarders with big appetites and all that sort of thing." "Myr talking of boarders with big appetites," rejoined the thin woman. "You ought to see the new boarder I got yesterday. A young fellow, and he seemed f0 have so much money I < >>ororAfl T(im twn r'nllnrc mnrp n wppL than any of the other boarders. But-, say, he can certainly eat. Had breakfast at the house this morning'. What do you think of sending out for chops three times, A cakes twice, and coffee, why, he must have swallowed five cups at least. Then the potatoes he ate were enough for three ordinary men. I never dreamed there could be so much food put inside of such a small man. Of course, it made me nervous ail the time he was eating. WViv didn't I tell him he mustn't eat so much? Why, I don't want to lose him. don't you understand? I'm making1 money off of him, all right, but goodness knows he carries off the prize for big eating. Come out and see him some time. It's worth your while. I'll guarantee you." "She'll be too late, madam," interposed" a j'oung fellow who, sitting one seat to the rear of the two women, hacf remained unnoticed by them. "I don't believe I'll return to your house onv mnrp. Tt, d-npsn't exacflv suit me. anyway. The money I paid you in advance, including the two dollars overcharge, will pay you well for the trouble and expense I've put you to. Good-morning; I get off here." It was fully five minutes after the train pulled away from the station before the woman spoke, and all she said was: "Well, who'd a-thought it?" FRAGRANT SALTS. a noiiMtp and Refrettblnc Prenara tion That Is Easily Made. Women of to-day are not as liable to faint as their grandmothers were, because they dress more sensibly and do not wear as tight dresses or as tightshoes and gloves, but it is a wise and sensible precaution to keep fragrant salts on hand, says the Xew York Tribune. Any salt loses its strength in a short time. The simple lavender salts are the most desirable of all perfumed salts. These are easily prepared at home. While you are preparing a portion of these salts it is as easy to make several bottles or vinaigrettes as one. and the cost is small. Procure half a dozen small, clear glass Domes, wun close-cut glass stoppers if you wish. A pretty stopper costs very little, purchased with the bottles by the half dozen, aud adds considerable to the value of the vinaigrette as a gift. It is desirable that a vinaigrette be small, so it may be easily carried in the pocket. Vinaigrettes are often very elaborate, decorated with silver, gold and even precious stones* but a tiny bottle of clear glass with a pretty stopper is always in good taste and as useful as a more ornate one. To prepare the salt, procure from a trustworthy druggist half a pound of carbonate of ammonia and an ounce and a half of the best oil of lavender. Crush the two together in a mortar, or in any dish that will mix them. Set the mixture in a large bowl, which should be put in a pan of warm water, covered and set in a moderate oven for about an hour. Stir the mixture several times while it is heating1. It is not necessary for the ammonia to be crushed fine. If it is in broken lumps it lasts longer. Do not get in the foolish habit of using a vinaigrette continually. Cases of obstinate deafness have been ascribed to this cause. The salts are also said to have an injurious effect on the vocal chords as well as on the auditory nerves when used continually. Even the odor of flowers, notably the odor of violets, has been known to cause a singer temporarily to lose her voice. Lobster a la Sewberg. Recipes for this dish have been gnven "by the score but there is always room for another if it is good and.simple, like the following: Cook together in the double boiler of a chafing dish a half pint of cream and the yolks of three eggs. until they thicken. Put in them the meat from one large or two small lobsters and when this is smoking hot pour in a gill of sherry. Cook until the mixture is hot, season with a scant teaspoonful of salt and a couple of dashes of cayenne, and serve at Ari aa IT/m* tVtnco r* lilr e? if a t o spoonful of good brandy may be added. ?Good Housekeeping. Not Equal to the Effort. Cholly?I say, Algie, who is that vulgah person cfh the othah side of the stweet? Algie?Weally, my deah boy, you'll have to excuse me. I'm so beastly fatigued that I can't look fahthah than the middle of the bloomin* street, aoncner Know.?^rucago i/rening" News. The Trusts and Farmers. ?The trusts combined and raisec the price of nearly every commercial commodity, and with the aid of a protective tariff, got great profiis ont of the laboring classes and bled the consumers, mainly farmers. The only pricts to fall were those on farm products. The year book of the Department of Agriculture _ 1Drt(l 1_" l_ 1 1.1 _ 1 2_ ior low, wnica oas rccenuy ueec issued, shows that the farm products and farm aDimals io 1899, although vastly increased in quantity since 1*890, had fallen o5 in value to the extent if $706,969,971. This only counts as farm product? com, wheat, Oits, barley, rve, buckwheat, potatoes, hay and cotton. If the farm products of 1899 had brought the same prices as did the saiLe products in 1890, they would have brought more than they did by the eum of $2,609,437 5S4 Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 8, 1899 Pitts' Antiseptic Invigorator ha* been used in my family and I am perfectly satisfied that it is all, and will do all, you claim for it. Yours truly, A. B. C. Dorsey. P. S.?I am using it now myself. It's doing me good.?Sold by The Murray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C., and all druggists. fcf FEMININE FRILLS. Trifle* That Are in Season for My Lady'k Toilet at the Present Tine. Face powder is not such a wicked thing- as it sounds \vheu* it is used ! properly. A little of it in summer j helps to keep the skin smooth and dry i and does much, toward keeping- the i collars clean. The little package of soap papers, to use in case of emergency, proved popular, and after them came the package of powder papers in. little cases and each leaf full of powd-er. That is one of the most con- i venient forms of carrying powder for the woman who likes it when traveling, but there is also a little leather case of about the same size containing a little chamois, well powdered, as well as the tiny powder puff in . a little bag to tuck away with the handkerchief. Some women prefer a i U1 I' VI CL1 ?V Ci.y Of iU UOiUg ?rvr??der, to the powder pulf, says the New York Times. New ties which are getting rather popular are of soft silk and; made to go twice around the neck with shortends. On each end is a large tassel, the color ot the tie. They are not expensive, which may have something to do with their popularity. The girl who likes to have things match depends a great deal upon pins for her hat trimmings. There are crtnio im! line-rc wTin fpll nf +hp fldvaTl tages of pins. "With a pin, a flower or bow can be put just where it is wanted, when having to take innumerable stitches is apt to dislocate it a little. But the girl who has things match gets a hat that does not cost so much, that she must keep it in condition for a second year's wear, and then invests in flowers as she finds them in bargains. Bargain flowers do not mean cheap flow<_ -. The woman who buys economically is not xne one wno goes without or buys a poor quality. She is the one who gets the things she wants or something that will answer the purpose well, and gets it cheaply. The bargain flowers may be good ones. There -were some very attractive flowers in one of the shops last week for 15 cents a bunch, and some of them were silk. A couple of bunches would be enough to give the color tone to a hat and with some flowers one bunch. The girl who has things match has the flowers of her hats match the colors of her ribbons. She puts them off and on, using the hat which she does not mind pinning into for the Tf 4o *?/vf ovnflncifo r? it Is very pretty. Black-headed pins are the most satisfactory to use for this purpose on black hats, the ones with dull heads which are not noticeable In the trimming1 if they chance to show. White-headed pins for trimming a white hat are used. It is a good idea and worth trying. ETIQUETTE OF THE DANCE. A Few Thingi That Should Be Known by Every Devotee of Terpsichore. The etiquette of the ballroom or the private dancing party ought to be familiar to all who attend such diversions, but, if so, its observance is far from universal. A few general rules should always be borne in mind, says the Chicago Chronicle. When a man is presented to a young woman at a dance he usually says almost at once: "May I have the pleasure of this dance?" After dancing and walking about the rooms two or three times the young man may take the girl back to her chaperon and plead another engagement, or, better, she suggests that he take her to a place near her mother or chaperon. The lady is the one to first Intimate her desire to stop dancing. If a man holds a girl too tightly she should drop her hand from his shoulder so as to bring it between her partner and herself. If he does not take the hint let her stop dancing at once under some pretext so evident that he may realize her displeasure or disapproval. A chaperon should not be lacking- In personal dignity; nor should she dance while her charge is unprovided with a . partner. A girl should be attentive to her mother or her chaperon, presenting her friends to her and occasionally stopping- to say a few words. Both young men and maidens should be careful to remember that their dancing engagements must be kept. A girl must not refuse to dance with one man under some pretext and then dance with another; neither should she dance with the same.man more than two or three times. A young man Invited to a house should dance as early as possible with the daughter of his hostess and pay them every possible attention. Jellied Meat. An excellent jellied-meat for picnics or camp is this old-fashioned stand-by oi our granaiaoiiiers. vxe? xour pijjs feet with legs to the first joint and boil in a pot of water without salt until the bones fall out. Take the meat from the liquor, strain and set away to cool. In another kettle have a shack of beef sawed and cut. Boil this in unsalted water until very tender. Remove the meat and set the liquor away to cool. The next morninc remove the fat from both liquors, cut the meat in small bits, add the liquor the pigs' feet -were cooked in (the beef liquor can be utilized in soup), salt, pepper and spice to taste, heat and pour in molds to harden. It is hardly necessary to say that ' this meat should be prepared at home, the day before usiDg ?Washington Star. Cherry Water lee. Strain the juice from a quart of cher rles t&rougli a naeD Dag ana me juice from two lemons over a pound of sugar; add a pin* of water and win?glassful of brandy and freeze.?Cincinnati Commercial TMbune. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, / < Lucas County. j Frank J. Cheney makes oath that : he is the fenior partner of the nrm 01 j F. J. Cheney & Co , doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State . aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the turn of ONE HUNDRED DOL- i LARS for each and every case of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. i FRANK J. CHENEY. ; Sworn to before me and subscribed in my my presence, tnis 6ch day of De- ( cember, A. D. J886. A. W. GLEASON, seal t Notary Public. ( ' j Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- i nally, and acts directly on the blood and i mucous surfaces of the system. Send ] for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. * Sold by Druggists, 75 j. ( TTall'o T7a-milv Pills aro the beat. Bryan has got the Hanna : crowd on the run and we hope he will keep them in a dog trot until after the election. . SOME LITERARY HERMITS. L Number of "Well-KnovFn American Authors Prefer a Life of Seclusion. Genius not infrequently prefers solitude to the noise and bustle of thet r?i + Tr /->y tt-io. rvp arimirino- thou sands. One of the most striking' instances of a literary celebrity living the life of a recluse is furnished by Mrs. Maxwell, born Miss M. E. Braddon, who absolutely shuns personal publicity. There is probably no living novo-l-'st whose personality is so closely concealed from the public as Miss Eraddon. Very few people have an idea of what the talented novelist looks like, for the simple reason ( that she has never allowed, her photograph to be reproduced, says the Chicago Chronicle. For the greater part of the year ?T- T 1 4. T>:~V?A 6iie iu litrx" nuuae a^ ivn-umuiiu, Va., and the only recreation she indulges in takes the form of an occasional visit to the theater or a picture gallery. But one never sees her movements chronicled in the newspapers, as is the case with other celebrities, and her name only appears occasionally, and then in connection with a forthcoming book. Count Leo Tolstoi, the famous Tins sian novelist-, i9 a remarkable example of a present- day genius living the life of a hermit. The man resolutely refuses, for the sake of his principles, to occupy that social position to which his works have entitled him. Instead of enjoying the delights of society in St. Petersburg, he is content to live in seclusion among the peasants of Russia, working hard at manual labor, as well as mental. He cares nothing for riches or rank, although the Tolstoi family is a wealthy and powerful one. No monk could be more severe and rigorous in his mode of living. Count Tolstoi prepares his own meals, chops the wood for his fire, digs bis own potatoes and even makes his own boots. It is very seldom, indeed, that one hears news concerning Jules Verne, whoce novels have delightled millions of boys and grown-up people, too, for the matter of that. The French novelist has always been characterized 'as being a most reserved man, disliking self-advertisement In any shape or form. He has never sought public recognition from the hands of his countrymen, and although French society would, so to speak, receive him with open arms, he prefers to live in seclusion with his devoted wife in a little house on the outskirts of Amiens. Jules Verne gave up traveling ten or twelve years ago, andi with the exception of occasionally visiting Paris to see his 6on rarely goes bevond the boundary of his carden. In a quaint part of London resides Dr. Samuel Smil-es, now in his eightyfifth year, whose books have been read and digested #by millions. His name has been so long familiar to everybody that it will probably surprise many people to know that he is still working. In his earlier days he was known as a great traveler, but for the last 20 years his life has been spent at home with his work. He is extremely devoted* to his wife, making his "club" his home, and enjoying his declining y?ars in a very quiet and unostentatious manner. Dr. Smiles is rather averse to being interviewed, and- it is mainly owing to this fact that one so seldom hears any news regarding the author of "Self Help." MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The greater part of standing timber in England> is beech to-day. The city , of Cleveland is the first to create a department whose sole object is the abatement of the smoke nuisance. Under favorable conditions of peace the death rate of soldiers is about five in i fioo. The death rate of clersnnen Is 11 in 1,000. The pearl fishing' industry of western Australia is of considerable extent, many fine pearls being obtained every year. The average value of each pearl, several thousands of which are obtained annually, is about $5. Indians are making- rapid strides in the paths of education. The Chickasaws have five colleges and the Creeks have ten. The Choctaws have no colleges, but have 160 common schools in which the higher branches are taught. The Tennessee state board of health, has adopted resolutions declaring tuberculosis a contagious anal infectious disease, and' directing that all inmates of state institutions afflicted with it be isolated in rooms or wards set aside for such patients. J. B. Gaylord, better known as "Bernie" Gaylord, who died in Iowa recently, was one of the best known circus men in the country. He had traveled' around the world, nine times and twice took circuses to Australia. He personally assisted in the capture of the largest tiger ever taken into captivity. His greatest feat was securing the famous white elephant in Siam and) in getting it out of the country after +V)o Irinfr Vmfl. an pdipt forbidding its removal. A curious accident occurred at Boulder, Col. The brake on a tank car loaded with sulphuric acid refused to work, and the car went down a grade. Whistles ware blown, and the switchman saw the train in time to shunt it onto a side track. The tank car struck a box car loaded with household goods; ihe tank car, which contained about 4,5QC gallons of the acid> slid! off the platform car and was telescoped into the box car. The acid began to escape and ruined the furniture and made a great pool in the yardv temporarily preventing the passing of teams to obtain freight. The loss amounted to several thousand dollars, say* the Hallway Eevie-w. One of Mr. Bryan's hot shot which worries the imperialists especially is this: I place the philosophy of Franklin against the sordid doctrine of those who would put a price upon the life r\f on AmonVan snlHiAr and ins- ! Lfx. Ul/JLJ. iAWAVJ. 0 tifv a war of conquest upon the ground that it will pay. The Democratic party is in favor of the expansion of trade. It would extend our trade by every legitimate and peaceful means, but it is not willing to make merchandise of human blood." Tm? PlT-ii^acm P!hrrmi<Vlfi nails AAA** w attention to the fact that the opponents cf Mr. Bryan not only concede his absolute honesty but are actually using this as an argument for his defeat. The contrast between the DemoonrJ +VlO T-?A Old taUUiUUC VO UUU blAV xvv publican is as sharp as the contrast in platformr. Mr. Bryan is in sympathy with his party declarations. McKinley is not. Bryan leads his party. McKinley follows the trusts. ' Hauling Down Old GloryThe Augusta Chronicle took I occasion a few days ago when the news came that the American flag was flying over the impenal granary in Peking, to inquire what the Republican administration was soiDg to do | about it?whether the Chinese I capital should ever remain an American outpost, or if the administration would dare to "pull down the flag." Mr. Bryan took occasion in his speech to puncture the same point, and did it in such admirable style as to extort praise even from his vigorous opponent, the New York Evening: Post, one of the ablest indepen- , dent newspapers in America. ' The Post says: He took hold of one of the most cherished of the Rftmihlioan srarec.rows?the aw fui sacrilege of hauling down "Old Glory*'?and showed up ( its composition very happily. He pointed out that the administration is now engaged in haul- 'I ing down the flag in Alaska, for the very good reason that it was flying over territory that did not belong to us. He asked whether the fact that the flag had been raised over Peking compelled us to maintain an army permanently there to keep it from being hauled down. And he inquired narticularlv as to the matter of hauling down the flag in Cuba. Is President McKin- j ley going to haul-down our flag when the Cubans s*t up a government, or not? If he is not going to haul it down, what is the meaning of our talk of Cuban freedom and independence? 1 If he is going to haul it down, what does he mean by talking as if the act was sacrilege? On this subject Mr. Bryan has i scored a distinct advantage. He has offered the Republican orators a dilemma, from which they can escape only after the manner of the cuttlefish. They have formed the habit uttering a large quantity of cant and bombast and platitude, and passing it off on patient audiences, with the idea that it would be received as profound wisdom. Now they have to deal with an orator who is not afraid to expose their sham patriotism, and who makes their most exalted and impressive appeals ridiculous. Test Vote Favors Bryan. According to a test vote taken by the New York Journal recently, William J. Bryan will sweept Greater New York in November by at least 89,936 plurality. Out of the total vote taken, 4,358, only 82 who had no vote in 1896 will vote for McKinlev this year, whereas \ 295 indicate their intention, on signed blanks, to vote for William Jennings Brvan. Two thousand, five" hundred and fif: ty-six votes were recorded for Bryan, 1802 for. McKinley, and 18 scattering. At this ratio, if the total vote in Greater New York this year is as large as in 1896, when it reached 519,296, the proportion of the two -candidates in November should be: For Bryan 304,616 For McKinley 214 68^ The Journal's advance poll of the mayoralty contest two years ago proved a wonderiuiiy accurate test of the real vote. It was a forecast the fairness and completeness of which were proven fully by the official returns. This straw vote was taken with the same degree of conscientiousness, and the figures may be accepted as prophetic of the actual returns in November next. " Dr. Henry Wade Rogers, expresident of Northwestern University, in Illinois, and recently tn ?s rvrrkfcicariTfiliirv at. Va.Ia says he will vote for Bryan and Stevenson. In 1896 he voted for McKinley and Hobart. He regards silver as a dead issue, and imperialism as "the most dangerous possibly policy for the republic to adopt," Murray's Aromatic Mouth Wash Whitens the Teeth Cleanses the Month Sweetens the Breath The? IT murraj Drug Co., COLUMBIA, S. C. Dissolution. The firm of Jno S. Reynolds & Co., Printers of Ready Prints to Newspapers, was dissolved by mutual consent on July 1. 1900. JNO. S. REYNOLDS, TA? T QI\?J V Kf U. 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