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ITHE NATIONAL BftNK OF AUGUSTA J L. C. HAYNE, Prea't F. O. FORD, Cashier. j Capital, $250,000. Sorplm and > <M OC AHA Undivided Profits \ $ I ? I Facilities of our mnKKincent New Vnnjt (containing 410 >af*ty-Lock Boxes. DMTnr Irnt Sizes are? ofierol to our iintrons and I tho public at S3.CU to $10.00 per ana um. VOL. LXVIII. EDGEFIELD, S. C.. WED?SDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1903. / THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, AUGUSTA, GA. WM Pays Interest on Deposita. AcconntB Solicited. L. C. Hajne, President. Chas, C. Howard, Cashier. NO. 38. ! tfYT Do* A BLUE-OK "Hang sorrmv . ^are will kill a cat, And therefore let's be merry." Though Fats may spill some milk, still Is lots more in the dalry. But granting that there were no moi Why growl about our lot or Feel soro dlstros?ed, slnco milk at be3 Is more than four-fifths water. -Nixon awninininwiiMimmmmfm THE C/ The Story of the Ten Thousam Luis San die z, of Santiago de By ALLEIN The men lay and watched the thickets across the clearing. The gray haired captain walked up and down, up and down, behind the line in khaki. Of all the men there- he was the only one that knew war. He had seen Gettysburg. And yet he was the most nervous. His officers, alert and young, came and spoke to him easily. The men hoped for the sound of shooting. He alone feared the attack, and waited impatiently the order to withdraw. "The extreme advance post," he muttered, "with unseasoned men! Not a regular to support us. If I had my o?d company, I shouldn't care, but if these boys break and run my reputa tion goes, and every chance of promo tion." Promotion! At fifty-five he was still a captain, transferred, by a grim chance, without change of rank, to mirse volunteers ia .Cuba. He knew his physical defects; he felt that he was wearing out In the climate. Sun was always hard on him, ever since his sunstroke in the lava beds. If he was forced out of service his half pay would not maintain his family-all girls. To become major before he was mustered out, that would be salva tion! He stopiK-d by a figure that squatted in the grasj behind the line of soldier-. "That's right," said the man. "I wanted to speak with you," The big American looked down at the shriveled Cuban. "You followed on your own risk, you knew." "I know." The little man's face glowed. "I risk. At last I am to strike for my country. There will be shoot ing soon. Oh, how I feel! And you Americans-I honor you!" "Thats all right, said the captain. "Dont bother about us." "See, you, captain," said the Cuban. He drew a wallet from his breast and opened it carefully. The captain saw crisp greenbacks, ?^"^* vrt TnflTi ?-ltg,said. ?Ht* are American money-thousand dollar bills. Ten. Do you see? My whole for tune. Spain has taken the rest." "I see," said the captain, astonished "You spoKe of risk," said he Cuban "But you risk your lives for us. I risk mine, too. If I die you take this money. See?" "Yes," said thc captain. "The money is for the poor of San tiago, my city, which we all besiege It ls to reconstruct-you understand? A legacy from me. The money, you take it if I die. You see that it is properly used. No one else knows. Understand?" "I understand." "You are an American. I don't ask you to promise. Ah, look out!" A dry cracking began in the thick ets under the trees across the clear ing. One would have said that men were breaking branches for fuel. But looking closely, flashes were visible in the shadow. Bullets began to cut the leaves about the captain's head. The'Cuban twitched his trousers. "Lie down," he said. "Foolish to stand. Lie down." The captain shook his head. The men were looking at him; he could not afford to betray nervousness. The lieutenants came for orders. "Shall we fire?" Not yet. Th* captain studied the woods in front, an3 searched them with his glasses. His worries van ished as he called into play his mili tary faculties. He noted the increas ing fire, as from a gathering irregular force. Then his orders came clear and cool. He spread out his line, to give the impression of greater numbers, and gave the word to return the fire. The Cuban was the first to shoot. In his excitement his gun spoke often. He looked at the captain with shining face. "This is glorious!" he cried. "I fight for my country." The fire became hotter. The oppos ing force grew ever larger; the re-11 sponse of the Americans seemed fee ble. The captain knew that his strength would be revealed. He feared to be outflanked. But of the courage of his men he soon had no doubt. They fought well. And the Cuban whenover the captain came within sound of his voice, called: "This is glorious!" lu the half hour that followed, the volunteers learned to know themsel ves and to know their captain. They had been proud of him befora; now they loved "him. A sudden attack, .made by men slipping rorward under cover of the grass he taught them to repulse. That pleased and elated them. And yet at the end it might have gone hard, for the Spaniards were begin ning to creep around the flanks; but an aide came hurrying through the woods. "All right!" he cried. "We've done what we came for. Fall back to the main body." The captain drew his men back skil fully. The Spaniards pressed so close that the company turned often to drive off the pursuit. The Cuban followed the surges back and forth, calling to each acquaint ance: "This is glorious!" but at la^t he came running to his friend. "See," he cried. There was a red blotch over his heart. He staggered and fell. "I die for my country!"There was half admiration, half contempt, in the captain's heart for the dramatic southern nature. He seized the slen uer body and bore it aong. Still direct ing cleverly, even brilliantly, he fin ished the running fight with every man of his company safe within the lines of his brigade. Y BALLAD. Tho true philosopher Ia one Who w?stes BO time In fretting O'er some flee peach beyond hit ri Bot likes the (rait he's petting. So let's be frise In our affairs, And, olererly beguiling Durne Fortune's frown, ?o up snd This good old world a-smlllng. Waterman, in Woman's Homo Com pru ^PTAIN. / Dollars Bequeathed by Ramos Cuba, to the Poor of His City. [FRENCH. But the Cuban was dead. That night the captain stood by his grave. And from that time he carrleu about witn him and ever increasing weight. There was a load on his breast, and in his mind ran ever a formula: "Five per cent on ten thousand dollars is five uundred dollars a year. Five hundred dollars will pay rent at home and a servant's wages. Five percent on ten thousand dollars is five hundred dol lars a year. Five hundred dollars will pay rent-" Oh, heavens! To get rid of the idea-anything! Ho attended iiis duty rigidly, spared himself no worlc. But always the idea forced its return. He even woke himself in thc nipht with the words: "Five percent on ten thousand dollars is five hundred dol lars a year." "Tom," said his colonel, "what's up? You're not right In your mind." "Oh," said the captain, "it's noth ing. It's just-business. Home af fairs." The colonel looked sober. "Home affairs, old lad,, have no place for us just now. Haven't we enough to do as it is? What's up? Are the girls sick? Isn't Mary weil." "They're all right," said the captain. "Their letters are very cheerful. But I can't help thinking, you know, what if I-" "Yes," said his classmate, looking him in the eye. "I know-the old sun stroke, this cursed climate, and all thc rest. Look here, Tom Strong, may I say a straight word to you?" "Of course." "Well, if you mean to stand the cli mate, quit worrying. Get Mary and the girls o?T your mind, look cheerful, and keep yourself in good spirits. The climate wou't brea* you down as fast as you are breaking yourself. Since that little skirmish the other day, when you a.d so well, you've gone about . moping. See here, that Cuban that was killed was fond of you. it isn't the loss of him that weighs on Mi GiMrriP*" "Well, go easy now, old fellow. Give -ourself a. rest" The colonel went away. Within hree minutes the captain, left alene, vas saying %to himself: "Five percent >n ten thousand dollars-" He went mt to thc trenches, and fdr the vici His pleasure in it tried his hand at sharpshooting. Those weary days before Santiago vere terrible to him. The news of the taval victory scarcely made him smile. 'Five percent on ten thousand dollars -" And in what should he invest the noney? "For Heaven's sake, Tom," .ried his colonel, "the wholo Spanish leet wiped out, and yet you say never i word!" "If only," thought the captain, 'there could be another skirmish, and [ could get killed. The money would je found on me; no one would know ?Thence it came. It would go to Mary md the girls." But he was in no more skirmishes. Thc city surrendered. The captain was imong the troops that took possession, in a day he saw enough of Santiago's ioor to realize what might be done ,vith the money in his pocket. "Real y," said his colonel to himself, "Tom s growing terribly haggard. Come, old nan,' he said, "we've off duty. Let's stroll about the place." They stood before the city hall, and leard the words of one of the generals, speaking with the Cuban Mayor. "We prill do what we can. But we need money, much money, immediately." "Alas," said the Mayor, "wo have little. There will be much misery." The captain stepped Forward, sa luted with ashy face, and found him self extending a packet to the general. "Here," he was saying hoarsely, "here.' The general took it. It was too late for the captain to take it back. "Ten thousand dollars," said tho general in surprise. "What is this Cor?" "It is for the city. From Ramon Luis Sanchez." "Ramon Luis Sanchez!" exclaimed the Mayor. "One of our exiles!" "He is dead," said the captain. "His name shall be placed on a tablet of bronze," cried the Mayor. "And yours, too, my friend." "Never mind me," said the captain. He saluted and turned away. Thc col onel followed and caught his arm. "Tom-" The captain shuddered. "That is over. I have been a coward!" "Colonel," said the general from be hind, "I must speak with you." The captain went to his quarters alone. It seemed hours before the colonel entered. "Tom," he cried, "I under stand." He held out his hand. The captain refused it. "I've been a coward." "Come," said the colonel, "do you suppose I would have been any better, or as good? Don't I know the fear of starvation half pay? Even as colonel I've been no better off than you as captain. My family is larger than yours." "I know," said the captain. "But thank heaven," cried his com rade, "it's all right now, if I'm retired to-morrow! Congratulate me, Tom! The general gave me the news this afternoon. I'm advanced. I am appoint ed a brigadier.' "I can't congratulate. I'm jealous. Another month of this climate, and I'll go under. Half the regiment is si?k, with me." "But you're to take my place as colonel, and we're ordered north!" New York Daily News. Old Reliable Varieties. Do not abandon tho old reliable va rieties. Try all the novelties that are brought out, for some of them may be excellent, but do not venture on them until entirely satisfied that new varieties are adapted to all soils, cli mates and conditions. Ventilation Needed for Fowls. It sems to me that the chicken busi ness ls getting demoralized instead of revolutionized. Instead of the big, long and wide sod houses, straw houses or log houses, poultry keepers must have thin wall houses made tight as a drum, with the notion that it is the right way to keep out cold. If they don't opon up their poultry houses, let In some air and tear down tho fences around the prisons, in a few; more years the constitution of the great American hen will be broken down so that roup will be a tame thing alongside of hen tuberculosis and a dozen more constitutional com plaints.-J. Hefner, in Orange Judd Farmer. Notes on Pig Feeding. rirjs shor.Jd be '.veil, but not overfed. A good bacon pig of 12 stone ought to be produced in seven months from its birth, lt should not be crammed, neither should it be half-starved, but lcd steadily and regularly, rigs fed steadily and regularly will give the most satisfactory results to the feeder when weighed in the factories. A hog which has been hall-starved at any period of his life, even though well fed afterwards, will not do so. Feed three times a day at fixed hours; never leave food in tho troughs after the pigs have finished. The flesh of the pigs is soft and flabby if fed on brew ery or distillery waste or on turnips or beets, and in comparison to their size their weight in the scale is mis erable. They may deceive the buyer who buys by "guess," but they will not deceive tho scale-weight. Chickens and Orchards. As all fruit growers agree that the young orchard must be cultivated dur ing tlie summer, some put the soil into vegetables which is not objectionable if they do not draw too heavily on thc soil fertility; one good way of turn ing this work to profit is to permit the young chicks to use this orchard as a run. There will be sufficient growth ot the trees to provide shade for the chicks, and if light cultivation of the soil is done the chicks will pick up many insects. It ls a good plan to do some of the grain feeding for tho chicks in this orchard, scattering a small quantity of fS'i.' ; ; j consid tivating, so that the ba aa Will uee* to do more or less scratching to get the grain. Have some plan of supply ing water near the orchard, or in it, and thc chicks will grow wonderful ly fat while the orchard will in no way be injured by the chicks being there.-Indianapolis News. Co-operative Egg Selling. At the present day there are In tho province of Hanover, Germany, 95 co-operative societies for the sale of eggs, of which 36 are connected with poultry-breeding societies, 12 with co operative dairy societies, 10 with agricultural societies and tw? with societies for the purchase and sale of agricultural produce, 35 being inde pendent of other organization. The eggs are mostly sold to wholesale dealers. The sale of eggs by mail to private per sons has not answered expectations, the quantities so sent, added to those sold to private individuals on the spot, being scarcely five per cent of total sales. So far, only a few societies have boen in a position to sell eggs by weight; nevertheless, nearly all buy In that manner, a least weight being fixed as a guarantee against under sized eggs. This manner of selling has, nevertheless, been adopted by other German towns with the best re sults. For packing the eggs, wooden boxes, with cardboard apartments, are used. The result of this co-oper ative method has been to increase the price received by producers of eggs. When a Queen Bee is Lost. It is very important to be able to learn at once when a queen ls lost during early summer. The loss of a queen from a hive, even for a single day, will make a marked difference in the strength of the colony, for a good queen will lay frum 2000 to 3000 eggs in a day at this season. Whatever 'you do be careful and not drop the queen off the combs when handling them at this time of year, and do not interfere with her work by changing combs about to expose brood. By a little attention you may be able to detect a queenless hive by the manner in which the bees act on the outside. When they stand around in a care-for-nothing manner and no bees going in with pollen, it would be well to open the hive and take a look at them. If you find og;;s and worker brood you may be quite sure the queen is there; if not, go ahead and find out if there is no queen. Finding none proceed at once to tako a frame of brood from another hive and watch if they start queen cells In about 24 hours. If not, then they have been some time queenless, and if such is the case, give them a queen if possi ble-George H. Townsend, in New England Homestead. Speak Softly. It is a mistaken idea that some drivers appear to entertain that thc horse is (leaf. They must think so by the way they address him. It Is not uncomon to hear a driver speak to his horse in a voice resembling a fog horn. Especially is this noticeable on the part of teamsters and plowmen. There are men that will sit In a wagon and yell nt a horse as if tho animal was on the far side of a 10-acre lot. There Is not the slightest use In bois terous vociferation when addressing the horse. As a matter of fact, the horse is very acute of hearing-much more so than man or even thc dog. The trainers of circus horses know better than to yell their commanda. They know that it is a useless w?fta of words and physical energy. They speak to 'he horse in ordinary tones. Usually the horse in the ring however, does not obey the word of mouth, but the motion of the whip. But suppose the ringmaster In a towering passion should yell and swear at the horse. Need any one be told there would be no performance; that the horse would lose his head like the man? In many places in this country horses are driven to the plow without reins. They are guided entirely by the word. Tho horse understands the different words of command and obeys them Implicitly. We have worked a team day in and day out to plow and har row without reins, simply by the word, and we did not yell, either.-Newark (N. J.) Call. Importance of Cleanliness. We do not intend to repeat any further how essential a featuro of successful dairying is the observance of proper cleanliness, but at the last meeting of Eastern Ontario Dairymen Dr. Connell gave some fresh figures on the question which afford further con firmation of the position held by all progressive dairy workers. Tho doctor gave the results of an alyses of milk taken from cows under the different conditions as to cleanli ness. In one case-where the cows were brushed before milking, thc ud ders wiped, thc stable kept in a thor oughly sanitary condition, and thc person of the milker was also clean the milk still showed 4,300 bacteria to IC drops of milk. In another case milk was taken from cows the udders of which had been wiped, which were kept in a fairly clean barn, that were milked into clean pails (but pails that had not been scalded), and by men whose hands had been wiped, but not washed. In this case tho number ol bacteria were 15,500. In another case, where cows were milked under the average conditions which prevailed on the ordinary farm, thc number of bac teria was 30,000 to 16 drops. The bac teria found in the milk taken from cows under the be9t possible condi tions as to cleanliness were, it is be lieved, for the most part just inside the teat before milking began. The old practice of squirting the first stream of milk outside the pall has a scientific basis to rest upon. Absolute cleanliness in the stable, cooling of thc milk after milking, sterilization of utensils by scalding, cool curing of cheese, and no. more sending home of whey in milk cans, are pointers which may also be strongly insisted upon. In touching on the question of wa ter supply, lt was stated that no fae- ? tory should be considered properly equipped that is without pure water.,. -The Maritime Farmer. Tent gt mlxtu^vmoW^^^-V is a preventive of diarrhoea, but if the food is always given sweet and fresh the latter complaint should not appear. When about 10 days old, the last meal of the day should consist of cracked wheat or corn, and, when they are big enough to eat whole corn, thc latter Bray bc substituted; millet and barloy eau all be given, and also buck wheat if procurable. Up to the time they develop thc fleshy protuberances about the head, which is called "shooting the red," they need a good deal of care and attention, but once this stage is reached they become hardy, and are only liable to that form of roup termed "swelled head" if over crowded at night or made to sleep in a badly ventilated house. They "shoot tho red" when from two to three months old. A sharp lookout for lice should be kept, for if these infest the poults they fail to thrive; their coop should be moved daily, and the poults reared by themselves. Fresh water is a necessity, and they need grit or road sweepings. To prevent their getting wet they should be cooped at first on short grass, and the herbage round the coop kept short. It is not safe to let the hen or turkey mother have her liberty at first when rearing them, as she will run them off their legs. Let the coop have a run in front, and keep them in it the first week or so. "yif'sW- .bylflp-latwelvedbbvt ssa To hasten growth, some meat meal and green food added to the coft food is to be recommended, though they should be able to pick up natural meat food in the shape of insects for themselves. When the critical time is over, give them a well ventilated house, and feed them four times a day-twice on grain and twice on soft food. If it is safe to let them bc out at night, let them sleep in shrubs or trees; when they do this they are sure to bc healthy. If space is limited, or the ground much used for other poultry, turkey-rear ing should not be attempted; they need space and sweet ground to thrive, -American Cultivator. An Object Lesson. I don't see how you can say I've been neglecting my home and wasting my time attending club meetings," pro tested Mrs. Dorcas. "You men arc so sordid in your views you can't see good in anything unless there's money I in it." "Well, what good ls there in that club of yours that, keeps you from ' home most of the time?" "Intellectual good, my dear," re turned his better half; "something more Lo be desired than all thc money ' in thc world. For instance, our club has gone in for nature study, and I have learned all about the habits of the interesting little creatures of the in- I sect world." "You have, eh?" sneered Dorcas "Well, all I can say is that if you'd kept away from your old dub and stud ied insect life at home, I would have been spared the shock I receiv rd on opening tho wardrobe and finding all my best clothes full of moth holos." The Passing of the Gee-Gee. Nine hundred horses were sold re cently at an auction sale in London. The animals wore thc propertv of the London City Council and had been thrown out of work hy thc introduction of electricity. An alarm clock is something not so alarming as it sound? LAMENT OF A BEITISHEE jjgW AMERICAN INVENTIONS ARE ^PTURING FOREIGN MARKETS. [Iking Lament of a British Writer >ver the Crowding Out of English {y American Manufacturers in All he Leading Lines of Goods. ^o understand thc prevailing bc among the Britishers that they ist do something to prevent Araeri manufacturers from crowding their |n out of their home markets one only to read a little book that of late had a great popular sale Jr there. It is entitled "The Ameri Invadcrs." A reprint of it is now ?dilating in this country. 'Men sometimes speak," says this Lglish author, "as though the dra ttic coup of a Morgan when he uc jlred control of one of our great ship lg lines, or of a Schwab who out Is our steel-makers, or of Philadel rla bridge builders who capture tho lors for our biggest viaducts com ise this invasion. They do not. Such urns are.merely the sensational In tents In a vast campaign. The real vashon goes on unceasingly and with* (it noise or show in five hundred In istries at once. From shaving soap . electric motors, and from shirt lists to telephones, the American is ?arlng the field. "Walk down thc main thoroughfares any of our great cities-London cr ?lasgow or Liverpool. Take, for in lance, Holborn viaduct, and see there he great blocks of office buildings Jalnly given over to the I/mdon ropre kitatives of American manufacturers, fotice the candy stores, the ice-crcam >da fountains, the American shoo orc3, In our streets. "Bryant & May, the once great Eng sh match firm, which has no competi os and paid dividends of 20 percent er annum, were driven out of thc field y the American Match Trust. Hav ig shown Bryant & May that they ould take their market away from hem by selling better matches at heaper prices, thc trust offered to ake over their factories and guarantee hem Interest at 14 percent on their .greed valuo. The entire English natch industry and trade passed on . his basis into American hands. "The most serious aspect of the Lmericnn invasion," says the author, is that nearly every new Industry Teated in England for 15 years past 8 under American control. What are |,he chief new features In London life? fcfcey are, I take lt, the telephone, the jetable camera, the phonograph, the electric street car, the automobile, the typewriter, passenger elevators In bouses and the multiplication of ma chine tools. In every one of these 'rave the petroleum automobile, the i-^merican maker is supreme; in sever lonopolist. These new ?y???f??t?fc"ar?i .-enormously,, pttjutabie^ highly said mechanics and prices rule high. "Take the typewriter. Machines are brought to England from New York and Boston to the average value of considerably over ?4,000 a week. The cost of the raw material used in the typewriter is comparatively trivial, and the greater part of this outlay goes to high wages for skilled labor. Time af ter time English firms have endeav ored to acquire this trade, but in vain. At the prer.ent moment the only seri ous competitor with thc American ma chine for office uso is a Canadian type writer, the Empire." When the English government es tablished a national telephone service as part of the general postofllcc de partment, lt tried to get its telephone instruments from English makers. But no English firm was ready to supply them, and thc big order went to the Western Electric company of Chicago. Many million pounds sterling arc to be spent within the next few years by England on telephonic instruments, and English makers seem to be entire ly out of lt. In Parliament at thc last session bills were presented covering thc con struction of electric railroads that will cost $120,000,000, and here again the American constructors are taking the bulk of the business. The author says that about one-half of the motors on the street cars in Great Britain are American-made. AU thc new London underground roads arc equipped from American shops. In things domestic America has also carried England by storm. From sew ing machines to carpet sweepers the English home Is filled with things made in America. Three out of every four English women wear American shirt waists. Turning to printing the writer says: "Here the American makers are ab solutely masters of the field. No first-class daily or weekly paper now when laying down an entirely new plant would think of anything but American presses." The Hoe machines are used by every leading London newspaper with one exception. The provincial newspapers are rapidly equipping themselves in the same way. The American machine tool is seen everywhere in English workshops. At the great Woolwich Arsenal 50 an nealing furnaces are in use. In Shef field itself, the home of English tools, the makers arc now using American apparatus and patterns and paying American inventors heavy royalties. Moreover, the writer of this book de clares that what Is true of England ls also true of her colonies, where Amori can goods, particularly manufactures of steel and iron, are crowding out the English. Seeking to account for this state of things the writer says that tho Ameri can business mnn is more enterprising and works harder than his English competitor, and that the American workman docs more work for the same money than his English cousin. A Tax on Stoutness. Thc municipal council of a little Swedish town has just introduced a progressive tax on stoutness. Below 135 pounds ono is free from tax, from 135 pounds to 200 pounds one has to pay 8.12 a year, while from 200 pounds to 270 pounds the impost. Is $6. As to great weights they will be a luxury for millionaires. Ono has to pay $6 for every twenty pounds In excess of 270 pounds. PREFER LONELINESS. Celebrities Who Hate Even the Sight of Man. Of all the famous people with an undying hatred of being loked at or having strangers round them Rudyard Kipling is one of the chief. He takes extraordinary pains to avoid the usual consequences of fame;-so much so that he has recently given up the house he had lived in so long, and was so attached to, and fled from the face of man. He settled years ago in a secluded house in the little vil lage of Rottingdean, near the Brigh ton, hoping to escape the world at large. But he was soon found and besefged by admirers. Finally, char-a-banc owners took to runnlug special Kipling excursions from Leighton, bringing wagonloads of people to see tho house and plot to get a view of its ownor. This was so exactly opposite to the tastes and wishes of the famous author that he recently stole away inland-much as he loves the sea-to a spot among the Sussex hills, near Burwash, far from any road or railway station, where he bought a Ano old farmstead, buried in the depths of the country. Every year he goes to South Africa for a spell and avoids society as much as possible. He has the name for being rude and curt, which l;''ef arises sole ly from his horror of being pestered. Another strong objector to fame and inspection and fuss of any kind is Mar. con!, the electrical genius of the day. His pet method is to take a remote country cottage for a holiday or for study, and hide himself completely, so that no interviewer or photographer can rout him out and torture him. If one abode becomes known he shifts to another, and does nearly all his work either alone or with a single col 'league. He is so "followed up"-espe dally when in America-that he sometimes finds the papers publish his intentions of going away to some re treat for a day or two, upon which he quietly goes in a practically opposite direction; and baffled reporters have even declared that ho drops hints of his intentions of "ung to a certain place, and then quietly chuckles to himself and goos elsewhere, leaving the pursuers lamenting. The greatest lover of solitude in Britain, however, i.s Lord Salisbury, who Inherits the peculiarity, In addi tion to acquiring it. When he waa not forced to be in the centre of thc wheels-even then he was far lonelier than most politicians-during his premiership, he used to steal away in a little brougham-often a four wheeled cab-to King's Cross, and bury himself In the recesses of Hat field as long as possible. Thc place itself is sternly secluded; and even when political garden parties had to be given there the ex-premier o?ten contrived to escape and get away by himself. His father was an even .-.stronger lover of solitude," and had it was possible to see any purt^QBD house from outside the gropnd bricked up or covered in, and no one but mem bers of thc household staff was al lowed Inside the gates. Lord Salisbury gets a carriage re served for him when traveling by rail on any arranged journey, and when traveling a short distance in a public carriage busies himself in a book, and if often noticed at all by the other travelers. But nf all famous people who detest being surrounded is Rockefeller, tho oil' king, and the richest man in the world. He passes from one house to another, often seeking solitude in the little cotages built for him in thc Adirondacks and other semi-wild dis tricts, seeking always to keep away from thc Wxirld at large. His chief exercise is digging, at which he never misses at least one hour's work a day, and he goes into large cities as little as possible. Having a good many enemies-on paper,' ot least-he has often been warned against the danger of isol?ting himself, for it ls said he gets-or used to get- an average of two letters a week whose writers threatened to shoot him. To these and the warnings he pays not the slightest attention, but, j if he finds himself worried by curious people in one spot, simply moves to another.-London Answers. The Intelligent Snake. The naturalist John Burroughs is opposed to nature books that treat of animals too imaginatively-that im pute to animals sentiments of love, pity, tenderness and refinement. "Sometimes In reading one of these nature stories I am reminded," Mr. Burroughs said one day, "of the story of the intelligent copperhead. This story is quite as true as many that are implicitly credited. "According to it, there was a man who had the habit, of teasing copper heads. He would find a copperhead's hole, and then be would wait beside it till the snake returned-till it had got so far into the hole that only thc end of Its tall protruded. This he would seize, and with a quick movement he would throw the snake 20 or 30 feet away. "One day tho man did this to a cop perhead of unusual intelligence. The snake on alighting did not make for its hole again immediately, as thc others had always done; but lt lay still and regarded its tormentor, think ing. For a long while it thought. Then, very slowly, it approached the hole, turned around and entered back ward-entered tall first-sneering slightly at the man whom it had thus duped."-New York Tribune. Bearded Women of France. Women with beards have been oc cupying thc attention of a couple oi French doctors, who have collected elaborate statistics on the subject. T't?y have found that in France 290 out of every 1000 sane women have beards. Of these 230 have only a slight down upon their faces, hardly visible to the naked eye; 40 have beards which are distinctly visible and ten in every' 1000 have woll-dcvol oped whiskers. An examination of 1000 insane women showed that heards wore moro common among them than emong their more fortunato sisters. Of the 1000 examined 491 had sjight beards and 50 whiskers which would have done credit to faces of the storr* I er Rex. w agons. FURNIr Large Shipments of the host mak received. Our stock of furnitur plete. Large stock COFFINS an always on hand. AH calls for our to. All goods sold on a small mar I will save you money. G. P. COBB, J MANUFACT AND DEA Cement, Plas Fire Bri Ready Roofing am Write Us I Corner Reynolds and AUGUSTA, ? KITCHEN MEASURES. Two cupfuls equal a pint. Four cupfuls equal a quart. One teaspoonful salt to one quart of soup. One teaspoon salt to two quarts of flour. Two cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound. One-half cupful of yeast to one pint of liquid. One teaspoon of soda to one cupful of molasses. One teaspoon extract to on? loaf of plain cake. One teaspoon of soda to one pint of 60iir milk. Two cupfuls of granulated sugai equal one pound. Four cupfuls of flour equal one quart, or pound. Sixteen tablespoonfuls liquid "equal one cupful. Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material equal one cupful. One dozen eggs should weigh ono ind one-half pounds. Three teaspoons of baking powder to ono quart of flour. Two even teaspoons of liquid equal one even tablespoonful. One scant cupful of liquid to two fill' cupfuls of flour for bread. Two and one-half cupfuls a pow dered sugar equal one pound. One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for hatter. One quart water to each pound n? meat and bone for soup stock. Three even teaspoons dry material equal ono even tablespoonful. Four p-ppercom6, <our cloves, one teaspoonful mixed herbs for each quart of water for soup stock. Skim milk is heavier than whole milk, and cream is lighter than dither, while pure milk is three per cent, heavier than water. SAFE IN THE DARK.. If the steps of your piazza to thc ?wmmer cottage aro painted gray, brown, pearl or gravel yellow, to match the porch and are, therefore, hard to distinguish by evening light, you can remedy matters in this simply way: Get a can of thick, pure white "out side" paint, and go over your porch steps carefully, painting a well-defined border on the front and side edgos. The border must be at least an inch wide; it ivonld b? best lo make it two Inches. See that this also boordera the ends of each step. Of a dark, moon less night you may be sure your visi tors will bless you os they ascend or descend your piazza stops in safety, in stead of risking their necks by the chance of stepping too short or too far, or of going over the end of a step for a sudden descent in tht? unknown dark. If you have a hand rail and porch rail tho dangers of a plunge are less ened. 3ut the while border to the step ls a genuine boon to your friends and acquaintances. It stands out well on a dark night and is a real assist ance to the nearsighted but sociably in clined individual. Philadelphia Record. Mr. Carnegie recently said in an ad dress to a Dritten audience, while com paring their country to ours: "Your rate of increase in population must soon begin to diminish. You are al ready full up. We are only beginning. We have plenty of teiritory entirely unexplored, where thore will sonn> day br< a great population. Your colonies are not increasing. Australia deems full. It is a mere rind around an empty interior. South Africa is not a white man's country, and your government's policy of encouraging emigration there, especially of women, is almost a crime." rURE. es of wagons and buggies just e, housefurnishings is com d CASKETS ? Hearse promptly responded gin of profit. Call to see me, ohnston, S. C. URERS OF ;ter, Hair, ?ck, Fire Clay, 1 Other Material. -or Prices. Washington Streets, - GEORGIA. A STORY TN MYTHOLOGY. "Tell us about Venus," said one cherub. "No, I want to hear about Cupid. He's-sitting in the hall on the stairpost. I just loves him'," the other cherub added. "You shall hear about Venus and Cupid, td*," said the Sweetest Mo ther. "Cupid was the son of Venus. Some of the old fabJga_jsay_tbaf 'Ve =JS3 _(ghter of-J*H>*t. Dione. Others say~rnarTenuB sprang from the foam of the sea. The zephyrs wafted her along the waves to the Isle or Cyprus and from there took her to the assembly of the gods on Mount Olympia. All the gods were charmed with her beauty, and each one wanted to marry her. But Jupiter gave her to Vulcan because he thought Vulcan was a fine fel low and deserved a reward for forg ing thunderbolts so successfully. And that te the way it happened that the most beautiful of all the goddesses became the wife of the most ill-fav ored of gods. A very interesting thing thai i? told about Venus is that her girdle, which was called Costus, had t:'o power of Inspiring love. Her favorite birds were swan's and doves, which are even now emblems of love and affection. Tho flower-posies which she liked most of all were R'reet roses and mytle. "Cupid, the darling L'?lld, was the constant companion of his mother, who loved him dearly. You have ton seen* pictures of Cupiil with his little how and arrow ll?? is on all valentines, which are supposed to bo love messages. "Thtre is n very swr>et story about Cupid and a lovely girl named Psyche. Tomorrow night yon shall hear all about it. In a gr?.:it and wonderful bailding in Rome there is a wonder ful blt of sculpture, showing these two famous s weethearts. Many1 great writers told the story, and you should know about it. Milton -wrote about them, and William Morris and dear Tom Moore and Lewis Morris and Keats a ni Coleridge, and others too. that you will enjoy reading when you are big. Psyche is the Greek name for soul; it also signifys but terfly. ' Pictures of sweet little Psyche always show her with fragile little wings." "Must be funny to be a butterfly," said one cherub. "Fine to play air ship, wouldn't. :l ?" ''Oh. Psyche was-n't silly like that," remarked the other cherub in a lordly way. "She wouldn't play air ship, sh^ wouldr/t." But the first, cherub.got even, for he pouted and muttered: "Would tvo! But she would. Wouldn't she. Mommy?"-Helen Fol lett, <u Chicago Record-Herald. An Automobile Speedway. The plans have been perfected ti construct an automobile speedway the whole length of Long island, from the Bl?ckwell Island Bridge to Montauk Point, a distance of 112 miles. The road will be 40 feet in width and will be inclosed by hedges and wire fences. It will cost $15,000 a mlle, or nearly, $1,700,000 in all. This is a large sum, but the automobllists can well afford] it, and other people might profitably; contribute for the sake of getting the racing machines off the public hljrV ways. There are almost as many unlver? sity teachers in the United States as university students in the United Kingdom. The number of professors and instructors at. the universities andi colleges included in the list of the United States Commissioner of Educa tion is 17,000. The number of students In British universities and university; colleges ls only about 20,500. .