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THE PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS [BANK. ; AUGUSTA, GA Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. HATHF, President;. CHAS. C. HOWARD,* Cashier. THE NATIONAL ?AM ? OP AUGUSTA' | L. CJHAYNB, FBA?K G. FOB?, 5 President. Cashier. \ CAPITAL $250,000. % Surplus j \ Undivided Profits. [ $125,000 { Oar New Viult contains 410 Safty-Lock \ Boxes, which we offer to oar patrons s?6 V the public at three to tan dollars per annum. ? YOI . 09. KDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1904. NO. 33. IVEW YO FAIR Addison St?ele, After at Many Featu ^O? R Ap])tSo>I S?EE 3 ITT-J? ??*?r?powa newspaper a S M O VW211* writer, , oe y, ? IfX b York, recently spent a *ve 'urning home, hf? T- *c 7 count'of his ii?iSLW-ias appr?ciatif , wb>h shm M pre?slons for -Brooklyn Li PositW W* t0 see th,s Ttest of e "nuking of it fr?nhff m to.uch w?th tl years ago, ?ut?tor .7 ?option, fi. must confess tha^fin Wondei? ticular iHf fer Wonn-017 essential Pn The Higgest aud belt "-? ?7 ex?cct<*T and the^----- . - as mpanfc tn ' sition, ' ri finished. ? ;_ ' PAI . come frifcg ? Ltef Th?? .eart1h to years of reaarkaf?. TneseiLhaving been that it -?ui te^^^^^ ^ XofeianaTPurchL T&SP* P]acethc the El-'fe?>sitl0.n ahead of 1 ^i???d rp0S ^u of -1893 ^^VS^,?xnrj3ition,.pf 1900, ti hprjft?j . ilHU?^'electncify; .tKe'w?fe --~ ?T4;VMU. UV4U VI tltVVl.A\.ilfJ, _4*U^,U11C7 : less;'tojemph, the submarine boat and the ^.practicable flying machine-all of which are;special "features at St. Louis-are, for ^tance,: matters of "the period since the Chicago event. To my mind, however, the one. "distinctive feature which places it ahead of all other world's fairs is the com prehensive Philippine exhibit. Ahead also of any previous showing are the individual buildings of eight of the foreign nations and, taking everything into consideration, the architectural and landscape gardening achievements are greater-as they ought to .be^.ith the world older. ? * ? One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most agreeable, of my many surprisea WSB the supreme beauty of the main group of buildings. For the simple reason that the camera does not exist which could take in-the vast picture as the eye sees it, the early views of the group-a" bit here and a bit there-gave a scant idea -of the scheme as a whole. Nor did the early views of the ten individual buildings which make up its component parts do justice to their nobility of architecture and general grandeur. Then again in the ground plans and. bird's-eye sketches-the only possible manner of showing it-tho fan-shaped ar rangement of this group looked stiff and unsatisfying. Far from that it is quite as remarkable in its way as thc famous Court of "Honor of the Columbian Exposition. In one respect it is even more notable, for in stead of two grand vistas it offers a dozen. The main vista is, of course, the one look ing up the Plaza of St. Louis - whose GOLDEN CHAINS. II. Max Regis Wore Golden Handcuffs FOP Years. It. will be remembered, says thc Westminster Gazette, that some years ago M. Max Regis was presented by o group of 'lady admirers with a pair ol golden handcuffs, in cominemoratior of. his arrest and imprisonment in th( great cause of Nationalism. The An fi-Semite swore that he would weai the manacles as souvenir bracelets fo: the remainder of his life. For somi time he kept his promise, and then i was observed that he had abandone* his decorative fetters. Why? Was i Infidelity to the cause, or what? Pee ple\wondered, and could get no satis factory answer, until a few days ag there was a public sale of unredeeme pledges.from the Mont de Piete. Th golden handcuffs (weighing forty-fiv grammes) were included in the catii logue, M. Regis having deposited thei with "ma' tante" to relieve a tempe rairy indigence, and having neglecte to recover them. To complete th Irony of the situation, they were pui chased by a Hebrew, who no\v weat them in the streets of Algiers and c: Mbits them to all his friends. Dr. Hale an IX.O. Dr. Edward Everette Hale is now a LL. D. of Williams College, fro which his father graduated just 1( years ago. The doctor read an extra from his parent's graduating addres which" dwelt with the question "Hi There Been a Progressive lmprov ment in Society in the Last Fif 'Years?" Dr. Hale jocosely remark' ttiat a century ago the boys appear t? i be wrestling with the same pro lems as are CNV discussed. Soino 'Nominations. Party nominations for Vice-Pre dent have been declined a humber times. In the Democratic Natior 'Convention bf 1S44 Silas Wright, New . York, was nominated for Vii President on the first ballot, receivi 256 of the 2G6 votes. He declined accept, and George M. Dallas, of Pei sylvania, was nominated on the tic) with James K. Polk. The Democrn .geket Avas successful in the elect! The nomination for second place oi ?at?onal ticket by third parties j tj?en ?eyen? tjQie? declined. IS "HAS SK WAITER FIND ^BEYOND EXPECT a Week at the Expositio res-St. Louis Cool and B2,f* l' the g*at Louis*, S to ^^T^dacroMthe Gra, T- , " t0 Vle Cascade Gardens On H a&fi& Varied Industries Vnd KU fe?^'S? ?nd on the left the Man mS?&SFV* these-with Tran ponation and Machinen- still further t?? W w H^rfMdt?ng up the body ft j -nFoJ lts handle the fan has tl ^?^?ns-rising in a grand terra cr\,LjA i th?u buiIdings mentioned an SSe?ot?6 ?re5fc ?"estival Hall, tl terrace of States and the East and Wei In the architecture,of the grotiD there no uniformity of style. ?f?e?y lfberi use of great columns gives the four fi inga fronting on the Plaza and Basin ceitam architectural, kinship, but th Mmes building, with its two huge obelisk and somewhat Igyptian aspect: the mud h^iand be:flted Machinen- buildinl the highly ornate Transportation DuiS ?.Uh its glgantic arches and pylons a? a nd ew ek te iie IC fe, id X v. Ld si? lie re .ACE OF MINES AND META LLUI the Romanesque Liberal Art? rim',i;"~ W .pronounced- teaffltt^^fgf ?e>* these ??i? blerid ??"?f ih- She?e ?Dy clashing in the bi architectural splendor of the scene. ' k ? ? ? Rows of fine, large maples set off the buildings in the maia vista, adding im measurably to the beauty of the.picture and furnishing one of the many demonstra tions of the superiority of this exposition in the matter of landscape gardening. There are also many trees to set off the other buildings of the group, shrubbery and small trees have been used in profu sion around the entrances and the bridges and there are handsome sunken gardens in two places. The landscape treatment of Cascade Hill is similarly fine. ? ? ? The Philippine section covers no less than forty-seven acres, has 100 buildings and some 75,000 catalogued exhibits, and represents an outlay of over a million dol lars. A week could easily be spent there to advantage. Entrance to the section is free, but twenty-five cents is charged-to go into each of. the four native villages, which are intensely interesting. The villages run along- Arrowhead Lake, and the inhabi tants all have some way of ? itertaining their visitors. The Igorottes, v. ho wear as little .clothing as the law of even savage lands allow; Bontocs, Tinganues and Suy ocs are in one village; the lake-dwelling Moros and Bogobos in another; the black Negritos in the third and the civilized Vis cayans, who have a Catholic Church and a theatre, iu the fourth. As a matter of ed ucation this great encampment of the "lit tle brown men" is one thing that no Amer ican can afford to miss. ? ? ? Eight of the numerous buildings of for ONE HUNDRED FOR AN EGG. Au Indian Gnuie Fowl That is -Very Val wilde? Not often does the price of a single egg climb to $100, but this is what was offered for each of the eggs of a cer tain Indian game hen, which was brought to England some time ago. For centuries the Indiau game, ot Azeel fowls, have been the very apex of the game breed, for the pureness of blood and pedigree have been mosl carefully preserved for so long thal the date of the origin of the race hai been lost in the past. ' It is almost impossible to procure specimens of the purest blood, for thej are treasured by the Indian sportsniai at the highest value. As gnuie fowl they are great fight ers. Those who have seen them in In dia -for the finest birds never read our coldef climates-tell of their prow ess and ungovernable tenacity in bat tie. With them it is always victor; or death. In America, however, the game fowl are seldom raised for fighting pin poses, lut for show, and as pets am hobbies of poultry fanciers.-Countr, Life in America. A Modettt Entrlishmnu. Like the traditional Englishman, Ai thur Stanley, Dean of Westminste wore home from his first visit t America an expression of amazemei which only time could effacr. He wi at once beset by interviewers, wi: asked the u?ual questions. "Wb; was the thing which most impressf you in America?" was one of thes Without a moment's hesitation De;i Stanley replied: "My own ignorance -Argonaut. Pare Food. It ls to be hoped that thc moveme springing up in the East in the inn ests of pure food will travel across t continent to the West, even to Calif? nin, and that the'people will mnniff their anxiety to have their flavorin and canned meats and fruits pure a: wholesome by* holding up the han those who'may undertake 'o < ganize a crusade against the adulti ators. There is not a city in Califon where doubtful adulterations are i used in one T?ay orjuj?jJgr.^San .Tc .Mercury, I GOOD!" u S WORLD'S TATIONS :: ?n, Expresses Amazement Prices Reasonable. fd I tlS SiSPf u*001*1 a,one forra an expdsi id hon worth the journey from New York to "e ?? i M?1"?;. Germany's building Das J gfS! SS is a ^Production ol Chi? s W /, -"rg Schlo?!S-.450.feet long and finely o ?S 0r an e,!ninen<* overlooking Cas to c de Gardens J. lie interior as well as the of Ew%Vi-&ithful production of he fe Gofbchn. tapestries, the old Char ottenburg furn kure and the Kaiser's wei mg silver baying been brought over for the superb apartments. Nearly a mile S ? ^5rSTT Frn-'r '"V reproduced nt a Tr ano, Jh"tv0* d?"?ra' the ?rand manon, -the building and great carden covering fifteen acres. Great Britain has ? copy of the banqueting hall of Keimgton Palace; Japan tie Sh?shinden Palace" one ?rh&?v^'SP in a characterise f>u Vnn T?-1""' the countr-v seat of Prince 1 u Lim. Ital., bas a superb Graeco-Roman fonPoer viT aVrc^itectureUlScan tion pf Moderne Kunst, and Behjium a magnificent structure from an original de sign Lesser reproduction of note are the tomb of Etmad-Dowlah. bv Fast India nnd tlie new Bangkok teuple, bv^iam ' ^ ? ? ?* mm IGY. W? ?ike lias in ,the Tyrolean Alps the There ? n?that 1 nave eve/seen ?i5?re ls a ?Feat square w th many quaint r^etT' ? ?ttl0 VIJIA8E 6treet, and abo? ?P,I " ?fudad m?"ntains-which look very rafw/h%eVri?g,falls- The best scenic jjtf Mt fr LE'1 Mic' tarawa: mr Cliff Dwellers' concession also looks.very realistic at nightfall. It is elaborate in ar rangement, and the courting, snake and other dances by the Southwestern Indians make it another of the Pike shows which should bc taken in by all. In Seville there is an amusing marionette theatre and some genuine Spanish dancing. For the rest the Pike offers infinite variety, and as a rule the full money's worth is given. The enor mous Jerusalem and Boer War concessions are not on the Pike. It is a case of dine at the German Pa vilion and die at the Exposition. In a beautiful Moderne Kunst building adjoin ing Das Deutsche Haus the best food and the highest prices on the grounds are to be found, the table d'hote lunch and dinner costing $2 and $3, respectively. There is ??.Iso a la carte service. Everything consid ered the prices are not excessive, and at least one meal should be taken there for the experience. Another should be taken at the Tyrolean Alps, either outdoors or in the gorgeous dining room in the mountain side. The best drench restaurant is at Paris, on the Pike. Lower in prices and in every way admirable are the two restau rants conducted by Mrs. Rorer in the pa vilions of Cascade Gardens. The east one has waitresses and no beer and the west one waiters and beer. For a bit of lunch Germany, France and England all offer de licious pastry in the Agricultural building. These are not free ads., but time-savinc tips for the traveler. There are no end ot restaurants to fit all purses on the grounds. THE SILENCE OF BUTTERFLIES. This Insect Refr?nent? a Truly Silent World. After all, the chief charm of this race of winged flowers does not lie in their -varied and brilliant beauty, not yet in their wonderful series of transforma tions, in their long and sordid caterpil lar life, their long slumber in the chrysalis, or the very brief period which comprises their beauty, their love making, their parentage and their death. Nor does it lie in the fact that we do not yet certainly know whether they have in the caterpillar shape the faculty of sight or not, and do not even know the precise use of their most conspicuous organ in maturity,' the an tennae. ,Nor does lt consist in this that they of all created things have furnished man with the symbol of his own Immortality. It rather lies in the fact that, with all their varied life and I activity, they represent un absolutely silent world. * *' * All the vast ar ray of modern knowledge has found no butterfly which murmurs with an audible voice and only a few species which can even audibly click or rus tle with their wings.-T. W. Higgin son, in Atlantic. Tho Playwright's Complaint. A popular author, who has lately turned to play writing, has not suc ceeded in impressing managers with the availability of his productions. Not long ago, thinking to get some useful pointers from the current dra ma, he made an observation tour of the1 theatres. "Well," he remarked to a friend at the end of the evening, "I seem to be the only man alive who can't get a poor play put on."-Harper's Weekly. Grew So Fast Ho Died. Physicians regard the case of Wal ter J. Ricks, a youth who died at the home of bis parents in Lafayette, Ind., H on the . ffects of too rapid growth, ns one of the most remarkable in med i. al annals. Although but fourteen y-ars old, young Kicks waa over six feet in height, bul slender. The devel opment of his internal organs did not keep pace with that of his body and hi.s limbs, and the strain on his heart resulted in injury to the vital organ ard caused his death,-Chicago Inter? Q?pjiB, . . Late Reports Indicate Tremendoui Slaughter STO?SSEL SAYS If WAS I0,'( --....?V. Official Report of the Fighting ai Port Arthur From July 26th to July 28th Received at St. Petersburg. ' St. Petersburg, .By Cable.-An offi cial report from Lieutenant General Stoessel, coiuman?'ing the military forces at Port Arthur, saya that the I Japanese were repulsed with tremen dous loss in a three days' fight from July 26th to July 28th. General Kuro patkin reports from Liao Yang some small Russian successes in outpost fighting up to August 8, without the ex pected great battle having .been open ed. The simultaneous receipt of favor able news from these commanders in the far East raised the spirits of those In the Russian capital immensely. The dispatches were printed in special newspaper bulletins and were eagerly bought up on the streets. The newsboys around the depots met the returning crowds of Sunday pleasureseekers and shouted their wares without being re proved by tbe police, and thousands of St. Petersburgers went to their homes apparently satisfied that a favorable turn of affairs had commenced at the front. General Stoessel'? report, though ten days old, is taker* as a satisfactory ref utation of the recently repeated rumors of the fall of Port Arthur. He states that the determined Japanese assaults were repulsed with tremendous loss, and figures 10,000 as the number of Japanese killed or wounded. This is admittedly on Chinese information, which heretofore has proved to be of rxceedingly doubtful value. But with Russian losses of 1,500 as i basis, the authorities here consider .hat 10,000 is a fairly conservative est? llate, since the Japanese were beaten >ff in what must- have been a desperate iss?lt on tremendously strong fortifl :ations. The fact that the Japanese vere not able to remove their dead iud wounded is taken to prove that heir defeat must have been one of ;reat severity. The part played by the fleet bears 'Ut the prediction of the Associated ?ress that Rear Admiral Withoft is ble to render efficient support to the nrrison. It is considered significant tiat no mention is made of Vice Ad liral Togo, indicating that the Japa cse is impotent to aid friend or injure je. The authorities do not divulge the: Mirce of General Stossel's repoFt,.' lough it is understood that it came 7 way of Chefoo. The fact, that the ipanese are in possession of the coun-,. .y as far north ns 7Tri?11.?' I ' at tne Japanese are stationary on his-; istern front, the greatest activity be er on the south and southeast post ons, where th? le the offense ents in themsi ? gre it imporl ig as? showing* . Ill halting before undertaking jrious task of attacking ' Liao Yang, ith its strong circle of defenses. Gen. Stoessel Claims Victory. f Petersburg, By Cable.-Licuten n General Stoessell, commanding be Russian military forces at Port xthur. in an undated dispatch to the ?mperor, says: "I am happy to re ort that the troops repulsed all the ap??ese attacks of July 26, 27 and 8 with enormous losses. "The garrison's enthusiasm was ext raordinary. , "The fleet assisted in the defense ?y bombarding the Japanese flank. "Our losses during the three days vere about 1,500 men and 40 officers, tilled or wounded. "According to statements of Chi iese and prisoners, the Japanese lost ii, many as 10,000. "Their losses were so great that the memy has not had time to remove the lead and wounded." Defending All Positions. Liao Yang, By Cabl?.-The past week has been a most dramatic and eventful one. The Japanese intend Lo follow up the Russians and to gain ground east and south by an attack on Anshanshan (midway between Hai cheng and Yiao Yang). It is reported that the Japanese are advancing on the west, and exciting rumors are current. Though apparently beaten at every point, and thougn the Japanese have advanced well* on the Russian flank, the Russians, in council of war, have determined to defend all their posi tions as heretofore. Train Strikes Trolley Car. Kansas City, Special.-An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train from Chicago crashed into a well filled trolley car Sunday at Fifteenth street, in the eastern end of the city. J. L. Morris, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., was killed and ten persons were in jured, Mrs. Minnie Stanbury, of Kan sas City, seriously. The accident was caused by the crossing gates be ing up. Harry Black, the flagman, who was slightly hurt, says that he was sick and unable to bring the gates into position. The engine struck the car in the middle and over turned it Vessel in Distress. New York, Special.-The Nova Sco tia ship King's County arrived Sunday lu distress. The ship sailed July 21 from Pensacola for Rio De Jeniero with a full cargo of lumber..On July 28, the ship was struck by a terrific squall and hove down on her beam ends, obliging her crew to cut away spars and sails to right her Tho ship lost the fore and maintopgallant masts, the mizzen royal and jibboom with salis attached. Captain Salter put into this port for repairs. Don' Want European Views. Washington, Special.-The statemenl was made In high official circles thai contrary to the reports from abroad the United States has not been sound lng the European governments with i view to ascerting their views of wha should be considered contraband in thi present struggle between Russia an< Japan. This government is determininj for itself what classes of merchandis ii considers contraband without sug gestions from any other power, an when a decision has been reached, it attitude on tao subjeat will be mad public?, ? pW ENTERPRISES CHARTERED The Secretary of State Kept Busy Cn Issuing Commissions. There is to be a hospital in Sumter. The secretary of state Saturday is su?d a commission to the Sumter Hos pital company capitalized at $20,000. Tbje corporators are Drs. S. C. Baker, Archie China, Walter Cheyne and Henry M. Stuckey. The Salley Oil mill received a char ten. The capital stock is $25,000 and E D. Foster is the president and treas urer. Another Sumter enterprise is the Minor store. The corporators are D. A. Minor) E. Wells and Elisha Carson. The capital Is $15,000. ? A TI?S Southern Field Real Esate ex change of Spartanburg was chartered. The officers are G. H. Waddell, presi dent; L. P. Epton, vice president and manager, and J. H. Carlisle, Jr., secre tary and treasurer. The capital is $1, 500: The Home Building and Loan asso ciation at Bishopville, which received a commission, is capitalized at $25,000. Th?, corporators are R. H. Pittman, A. B. Baker, R. W. McLendon, J. B. Kel ly, L. H. Jennings, Julien C. Rogars, Tips. H. Tatum and J. W. Dunn. The Summerton Mercantile company 11 has a capital of $10,000 and the'corpo- | ] ratrors are C. M. Davis, W. D. McLary, Jr., .and H. C. Cardigan, Jr. ] j The Seashore Social club of Charles- ? tohfreceived an eleemosynary charter, t The??fficers ere J. A. Meyer, presi- ( dent}- J. J. Flatty, vfce presidont, and J 0. A; Joanelli, secretay and ' treas- c urer4 % r ; 4: ' Ten Thousand Raised. ? The building of a splendid monument o to the women of the Confederacy has c aeenjtaken actively in hand by the fl So?s^?f, Confederate Veterans. Gen. C. a irvin) Walker of Charleston has been J appointed special agent of the Sons for * his.jiv.ork and he has entered upon the n ?n|e|t?*ing with zeal and earnestness. J Cen thousand dollars has already been al aiseij for the monument, the result of w ?9Parative easy work, but this sum is J1 .otsufficient and Gen. Walker has ad- [\ ress?d an appeal to the entire south bl ^?behalf of the movement. w tl Fire at Pelzer. tl Special.-At ll o'clock Satur- th ay^night fire was discovered in C. B. p^^^a^M.'Big'by's'je^elry store. ?'0 Williams' store was partially in um?. and^the goods badly darna Hutto Refused Pardon. ?* ic A Jbted prisoner, Pinckney W. Hut- Jt o, of Orangeburg, was refused par- hi ion Saturday by the Governor. Hut- ^ o will be 'remembered as the man tr vho;killed his brother and gave him- rc ?elf'up; at the penitentiary after coni ng toJ.Columbia for that purpose. He ? vas Sentenced in Septeanber, 1902, o three years' imprisonment. When hi ie cape to Columbia to the penitenti- pi iry . tko Supreme Court had already d 3ecid?d his caso against him. s? n he Clemson Scholarships. | ^ 10EQ It viii" not be necessary to call the Statejboard of education together to annojnce the winners of the Clem son scholarships as State superintend ent ?f Education O. B. Martin will o make] the announcements without the ? remander of the board. The board ri holdslits regular meeting next month and ts the winners will be announced in a few days it ls not thought neces- i saryto have two meetings. Found Dead. Chyeland, O., Special.-Isaac Newton , TopiijT, 71 years old, a widely-known cardigo hardware manufacturer, was v fouti dead in bed at the home of his a da uniter, Mrs. John S. Gray, at No. 901 n JanBs street, Syracuse, N. Y., Sunday, y Mr.Topliff was on a vacation and had n Bonito his daughter's home only last night. The deceased was one of Cleve lands wealthiest) men. a i - ? , Burglar Enters Office. . C I Miyesville, Special.-Robbers broke C ene of the large glasses out of J. E. 3arnett's show window Friday night t ind took out a double-barrel gun. They did not get inside the store. They then broke into the Atlantic Coast Line depot office and took about r $2.00 in cash besides a pair of pants j and some other stuff belonging to the j agent. The officers started to get i blood hounds, but later concluded not j to do so. There is no clue at all, j though sbme of the stuff was recov- ? ered. Exploded Torpedo. Montevideo, Uruguay, By Cable - An attempt was made upon the life of President Erattle y Ordonez. ( While driving with his family along ( one of the principal streets of the , city, a buried torpedo was exploded at the side of the carriage. The ex plosion tore up the pavement and the track of the railway running through the street, but, as far as could be learned, no one wa? injured. On Wednesday night at Santuc soma one broke into the store of Sims Mc t Daniel. John McDan iel heard some one tin the store and went to Investigate.I .When he got there the intruder at - -.empted to escape and was shot by Mr. * McDaniel, the ball taking effect in the t jip. It was then discovered that it was I 91 negro who had been at work at Neal 3 Shoals, but who would not give his full ? lame. Nothing is known save that his ejrst name is Ed. The wounded negro - vas taken in charge and physicians did dill they could' to locate the ball could sict do so. He waa brought here tisis enorning to be treated and IB MW Jn fl PARKER RESIGNED Gave I'p Judgeship Tliat He Might Bi Free to Accept Nomination PRESIDED A? ALBANY LAST TIME Without Any Advance Announcement He Arrived at Albany, Took Part In Clearing Up Practically All the Cases Before the Court of Appeals and Then Sent in His Resignation to the Secretary of State. Albany, N. Y., Special-Alton B. Parker ceased to be Chief Judge of thc Court of Appeals of this State at 3:?? p. m. Friday, and became the untramel ed candidate of the Democratic party for the presidency of the United State3, lacking only the formal notification of his nomination, which will take place at Rosemount next Wednesday after noon. Without any advance announcement or intimation of his purpose, he came to Albany, took part with five of the other judges in clearing up practically all of the cases which had been argued before the court, and then sent a mes senger to file his formal resignation in the office of the Secretary of State, as the constitution and public officers' law "equired. He left Esopus at 10:26 a. m., accom panied by the newspaper men who lave been on duty at Rosemount ever since his nomination. Until after the rain had left Kingston, he would not livulge his destination. Few people in he day coach in which he rode appear ?d to recognize him, though there were >ne or two Ulster county acquaintances vith whom he chatted until the train cached Kingston. He arrived in Al iany just after 1 o'clock, and after uncheon went to the capitol and at nee Joined in consultation with his olleagues over the cases pending be ore the court. The consultation lasted little over one hour, and at 3:05 the udges filed into the co^rt room and anded down to the clerk 66 decisions rhich practically cleared up the busi ess before the court. The only cases ?maining are two or three in the ands of Judges Gray and Bartlett, who re in Europe. All of the cases in hich Judge Parker was assisting idge were disposed of. An interesting lature of the session of the court was iat the judges were without the long, ack silk robes which they ordinarily ear. This was owing to the fact iat the session was unexpected and 1?re had not been time to get the ?bes, which had been packed away for ie summer. The judges present were: Parkt Brien, Martin, Vann. Cullen ?pr-^enjperra ,?j . jwjtu, .mi.wy^^ ns has been handed down at owf? g of the court. \^M,~ His business as Ohipf .Turlt-P \hnin?. h lambers and consultation rooms, and itroduced each one to his Associate ldges. In his own room, which he as occupied so long, he stopped and ?oked out of the window to the dis int hills across the Hudson. His voice embled perceptibly as he sa'd: "This lom, boys, was mine." The very slight emphasis upon the ord "was" was the first indication he ad given ot his intention to resign. Returning to the consultation room, 6 took a long envelope from his ocket, and. turning to Buell C. An rews, one of the officials of the court, lid: "Andrews, will you do a kind ess for nv>? Just take this down tairs and file it with the Secretary of tate." The document read: Hon. John F. O'Brien, Secretary of State. "Sir: I hereby respectfully resign my ffice as Chief Judge of the Court of .ppeals of the State of New York, such eslgnatlon to take effect-immediately. "ALTON B. PARKER. "Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y., Aug. 5, 904."_ Engineers Hold Memorial Service Richmond, Va., Special.-The fea ure of Thursday's session of the con ention of stationary engineers was , special service in memory of the ?embers who died during the past ear. After speeches by several Qombers, the convention adjourned ntil tomorrow.- The Ladies' Auxili ,ry elected tin following officers 'r?sidant, Mrs. Ardell Ingleson, of Cleveland, Ohio; vice-President, Miss irace Delaney, of Richmond ; secre ary, Mrs. Minnie Wheepers, of Cleveland, Ohio; treasurer, Mrs. Jen de Dickson, Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Maybrick Still at Rouen. Rouen, France, By Cabio.-Mrs. riorence Maybrick was still here Thursday evening. This morning the louse of her mother, the Baroness De Roques, where Mrs. Maybrick has leen residing since she came here 'rom England, was closed and it was mpcssiblo to obtain a reply to in niiries. But there is reason to be lev? that Mrs. Maybrick is still there. ;hough there are indications that she s preparing for her departure. Maddened by ThlrBl: and Heat. London, by Cable.-The war news In the London newspapers this morn ing ls again restricted to official dis patches. A few very brief dispatch es from General Kuroki's headquar ters in the field are printed, but they give no additional Information not already known. The Daily Mall's cor respondent with General Kuroki de scribes the sufferings of the men from the heat. He says that one regi ment, maddened by thirst, rushed into a river, under the full Russian fire, and drank at the peril of their lives. Sully's Creditors Adjourn. New York, Special.-A meeting of | the creditors of D. J. Sully & Com pany, to consider the question of a settlement between the creditors o? the company and tho bankrupt con cern, which was held Thursday, ad journed until next Monday without say d9oUion buring bf ea reached. Walter H. Page in the World's Work, says that the industrial era has made more men cultivated. Before the dif fusion of well-being. The proportion of men of culture to the whole popula tion was very small in any country. With the growth of industry and the coming of physical comfort, this pro portion has grown beyond calculation. We are within sight of a time when a majority of well-to-do persons will become, to some extent,- cultivated. It has brought physical comfort, for the first time, to a large class of man kind; and there is much cultivation in sheer physical comfort. The most pathetic chapter in human experience is that long chapter which tells of men's trying to thank God because He had deprived them of ease, and had made life hard and insanitary. It I was equivalent to thanking God for bad-food and dyspepsia, for bad beds and rheumatism, for foul air and tuberculosis. When we first got run ning water in our Houses a great im pulse was given to culture. Curious Fact in Natural History. An incident which will be interest ing to naturalists is told in a recent number of the Scotsman. One of the foresters in the employ of the Mar quis of Lothian was returning from his work when he noticed a wild duck flying from a larch %tree. On close examination he observed a' common brown owl looking down from what appeared to be a nest in the cleft ol the tree about thirty feet from thc ground and apparently near the place :from which the duck had flown. Curi osity prompted him to climb ito the ;?lace. which he did with great diffi culty. The owl on his approch flew off, and to his surprise he found in the nest two eggs-an owl's, and a wild duck's. It is not uncommon for both owls and ducks to Iwiild their nests high up on trees, -out it is un heard of for one nest to be appro priated by both birds.-New York Herald. All women are made of glass to the very young man. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. 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