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Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches,
Clocks and Silverware. A fine line ol
Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one,
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JS* Bepairs on Watches first class
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ABTIST,
COLUMBIA, S. C.,
IS NOW MAKING THE BEST PIC
tares that can be bad in this country,
and all who have never bad a real hi.e picture,
should now try some of his latesi
styles. Specimens cun be seen at his Gallery,
up stairs, next to the Hub.
Gen. Flench in a Hole.
He Calls for Reinforcements and
Can Do Nothing Just Now.
He Apparently Holds Nothing Within
Five Miles of Culesburg Junction
and there is do Hope of his
being Able to Seize One of the
Crossings of the Orange River at
Present?When Gen. Roberts Arrives
it is Thought that Gen.
French will be Ordered to Lea1! e
his Present Isolated Position aod
Concentrate his Command at De
Aar on OraDge River?Increased
Effectiveness of the Bombardment
of Ladysmith?War Office Orders
the Manufacture of Better Artillery,
Like that of the Boers?IieJaDd
has to be ICfept Down while
the Boer Republics are being
Crushed.
London, January 4 -4:40 a. m.?
Toere is a complete absence of anything
new from the seat of war.
The repoit of the Boer attack upon
Mclteno is not yet confirmed. App.rently
Gen. French holds nothing
within five miles of Colesberg Junction.
His request forre inforcements
dispels any present hope that he will
be able to seize one of the crossings
of the Orange River.
It is probable that when Loid
Rjberts arrives Gen. French will be
ordered to quit his present unsupported
position and to concentrate
his command at De Aar or OraDge
River.
A - TV TfilflOfror\V? ooro (tATI
iuc x/auj O?jcj
French ''seems to be in the position
of a man having a tiger cat in a trap
and unable to kill it for want of a
stick.''
A dispatch from Dove farm announces
that Lieut. Col. Pilcher has
returned there safely from Douglas.
Since Commander Joubert's return
to the front the cannonade at Ladysmith
by the Boers has been much
livelier. Between December 18 and
December 29 four shells killed ore
tfficer and thirteen men and wounded
thirteen officers and eleven men.
The war office acknowledges the
inferiority of the regular artillery by
authorizing the equipment cf the
new battery attached to the London
volunteer corps with Tickers and
Maxims, some of which the Boers
use, and by ordering ICO of these
12 1-2 pounder quick firers built immediately.
The officers and men of
the new battery will be supplied
from the Honorable Artillery Company.
Eight additional militia regiments
have been called out. Seven of these
will serve in Ireland, replacing the
regulars sent to South Africa.
MARLBOROUGH WILL XOT GO.
T,nr>don. .Tanuarv 3 ?At Lord
Chesham's headquarters a representative
of the Associated Press was
informed that the Duke of Marlborough's
offer to accompany the
Oxfordshire Yeomanry to South
Africa has not yet been accepted, in
spite of the published statement to
the contrary. It is further said that
it is quite likely he will not go to
South Africa, as he already has a
black maik against him on accouLt
of being married, and his successful
passing of the medical examination
is doubtful.
The Pall-Mali Gazette today announces
that Winston Churchill has \
been appointed a squadron leader in j
the South African horse.
BRITISH MISADVENTURES
London, January 3.?A special j
i dispatch from Rensburg, dated Tues- |
j day, January 2, says a supply train,
j without a locomotive, was set ia
motion within the British lines near
Colesberg and proceeded so near the
Boer position that it was impossible j
to recover it and the B.itish guns
therefore destroyed the trucks. It
is suspected that this was the act of I
a traitor.
The total British casualties about J
Colesbcrg in two days were six men i
killed and twenty wounded.
The supply train, says another
dispatch from R^nsburg, ran into a ;
broken culvert and was wrecked, j
The Boers began looting it and an- j
other Rensburg train was dispatched '
to the spot in an attempt to recover
the provisions. The Boers opened j
fire on the troops and natives acccm- j
j panjiug it, forcing the second train j
j to retreat after several of the natives
i had been killed.
BOER RETREAT CUT CfF.
I
London, January 3.?A special die
patch from Naauwport, dated Tuesday,
January 2, says the British
command Norvals Pont bridge with
two guns, and also command from
Cotcsberg bridge, and that theBjers
have no way to retreat except by
way of Normberg. The dispatch
adds that bi^ developments are expected
tomorrow.
THE SITUATION AT KIMBERLEY.
Kimbeiley, December 2G ?The
Boers last night evinced considerable
interest in the Premier mine,
using their search lights. This
morning they actively shelled the
fort. The R)yal Artillery replied,
our shells were well placed and
dropped amid the smoke of the
enemy's guns.
List night's storm ignited some of
the military mines, but there were
no casualties.
C.-cil Rhodes has supplied the
Boer prisoners with new clothing.
WILL NOT TAKE DELAGOA BAY.
London, January 3.?A representative
of the Associated Press has
been informed on good authority that
Great Britian will not take Delagoa
Bay. The British Government, it is
added, does not contemplate any
such step in spite of the clamor of
the press and public opiaion upon
the advisability of so doing.
FIGHTING IN CAPE COLONY.
Slerkstroom, Cipe Colony, January
3, morning.?The Boers attack
ed Molteno this morning. A onsK
action is dow in place.
Naauwpoori, Cape Cjlony, January
2.?There was brisk fightiDg
today in the hills around Cjiesberg.
The Boers stubbornly resisted the
British at every point, but gradually
retreated. The British bold the extreme
position to the south and east,
overlooking the town. The hills
around Coiesberg are numerous, not
in ranges, but in groups, inakiDg it
difficult to hunt the Boers out. Sixteen
wounded have arrived at Arundel.
a plan* to out flank the boers
London, January 3 ?From a
source which has many facilities of
gaining inside news from South
Africa a representative of the Associated
Press learns that Col. Pilcher's
occupation of Douglas is regarded as
merely the first step of Gen. Methuen's
carefully matured plans to outflank
the Boers.
Aoeordin/? to this authoritv it is
o ? ? /
probable Col. Pilcher, in conjunction
with Gen. Babington's force from
the Modeler River, will proceed to I
the rear of those entrenchments
which now prevent Gen. Methuen
from proceeding to Kimberley.
Col. Pilcher has only about forty
miles travel before he achieves this
end, and if this understanding is correct
an attack by Gen. Methuen and
a determined effort to relieve Kimbeiley
may be expected any day.
RUSSIA IS HANDS OFF.
LondoD, January 4 ?The Vienna
correspondent of the Standard says:
"Emperor Nicholas has assured the
British ambassador at St. Petersburg
(Sir C S. Scott) that Great Britian
need not fear intervention or any sort
of difficulty from Russia in the present
South African complication. This
may fairly be interpreted as an assurance
including ?n indirect promise
that France will abstrain from
creating difficulties for England."
SIGNS THAT BULLER WILL MOVE.
LondoD, January 3?Gen. Butler
continues his night bombardments
and patrol surprises. The Tugela is
again fordable and the stretcherbearers
have again been requisitioned
at Durban, and at Pietermaritzburg,
there is a disposition to believe that
the Biitish advance will not be long
delayed. It is reported at Durban
that the German steamer Bundesrath
had on bjard five big guns,
fifty tons of shells and 180 trained
artillerymen.
Red Hot From the Gun
Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead
~r v 1. Ar:,.u
ujmi', ui ..^ewain, iu iuu vdii
War. It caused horrible Ulcers that
do treatment helped for 20 years.
Then Bucklen's Avuici Salve cuied
Lim. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burn?,
Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions.
lUbt Pile cure on earth. 2o cts., a
lex. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
J. K. Kaufrnann, Druggist.
Little
Pimples Turn ;
to Cancer.
Cancer often results from an impurity
in the blood, inherited from
generations back. Few people are en- I
tirely free from some taint in the blood,
and it is impossible to ten wnen it win
break out in the form of dreaded Can- j
cer. What has appeared to be a mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer.
"I had a aeverc Cancer which was at first
Only a few blotches, that I thought would ;
soon pass away. I was
treated by several able !
physicians, but in spite i
T of their efforts the Can- |
cer spread until my conJ
jgwL Yti dition became alarming.
8 lm fw After many months of ;
(3 rm X treatment and growing I
m ' rotaS5 ft? steadily worse. I do- j
rrJJ1 * /<\ cided to try S. S. S. j
which was so strongly
rfKCT recommended. The first j
jyss?A SnL bottle produced an lm- j
JBS? fil? provement. I continued ;
the medicine. and in j
W #7 four months the last lit- .
^ifl s[?\ py*V tie scab dropped off. 1
f\ 'f'Afr Ten years have elapsed !
and not a sign of the disease has returned.''
R. F. WII.UAMS,
tjillsburg, Miss, i
It is dangerous to experiment with '
Cancer. The disease is beyond the skill !
of physicians. S. S. S. is the only cure,
because it is the only remedy which |
goes deep enough to reach Cancer.
S.S.S.rfLBlood
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All others contain potash and mer- !
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Books on Cancer and blood diseases '
mailed free by Swift Specific Company, '
Atlanta, Georgia.
Notes and Comments.
j
John Bull's naval pension list con- ;
tains 5,927 names.
The bubonic plague has broken j
out in Rio Jeneiro.
Savannah has actually scooped At- j
lanta and gets Dewey first.
Some people cannot keep a New
Years's resolution one day.
When a cameleon lizzard is blind- I
folded, it loses all power of chang- !
ing its color.
Russia soldiers are supplied with i
handkerchiefs at the expense of the
government.
The doctors of the Carolinas and |
| Virginia will meet in Charleston on
February 23th.
We could all pursue our opportu- j
nities more successfully if the road
was not so wide.
The United States army, says the
Augusta Herald, needs officers. Don't
all apply at once.
Donmark claims that there is not a
single person in her domain who cannot
read and write.
Six hundred people were killed by j
an earthquake on Monday of latt J
week at Achalkalek, Russia
After we discover that groping af- j
ter the unattainable makes us un- '
happy we continue to grope.
'
Sometime very stupid and fool'sh
people surprise us by holding opin- j
ions identical with our own.
Golf is becoming very popul r
throughout the State and it is destined
to lay lawn tennis in the shade.
The Democrats of Kentucky are
takiDg steps to make Wm. J. Bryan's !
j visit to Frankfort a brilliant success, j
Gtn. Otis has an army of 65,000 :
men in the Philippines with which
; to keep down the Filipino robber :
' bands.
Senator Tillman will push his light !
! with redoubled vigor for the estab- !
! lishment of a steel armor plant by j
|
the government.
The Republicans in Ihe United j
States Senate are as dumb an oyster j
j on the financial bill?the pet scheme |
of the admistration.
The Spanish are among the most
charitable people on earth. "Without i
a poor tax, Spanish communities of
50,000 self supporters feed a pauper j
population of $5,000.
The medical denartment of the !
j United States government is lighting
j hard to keep down the bubonic
plague in the Philippine islands, i
The situation is indeed grave.
Col. Brayn says that the Deno- j
cratic party will contend for the res !
torution of bimetallism at the ratio !
of 16 to 1, and will also contend for ;
j the greenback as against the bank i
j note.
Gjvernor It >osevelt has recomI
mended in his annual message the
repeal of the Horton boxing law permitting
prize fighting in the Stati
1 of New Yoi k*.
RoM
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Makes the food more deli
ROYAL RAKINfl POWDE
A Mr. Davis of Augusta, Ga, ap
peared before the State Board of
Control last Wednesday and a.eked
permission to establish a distillery
at Hamburg in this State. The request
was very propeily refused.
It is probible that the Republicans
cf Georgia will put out a full
S:ate ticket this year. The bo}8
seera determined to run just for the
fun of running, and perhaps filing
their pockets with Northern boodle.
Coebel, Democratic candidate for (
Governor of Kentucky, who claims to
have been counted out by the E'ec- 1
tion Commissioners, will contest t
the election of Taylor, his Republican
opponent. As the Democrats c
have a safe majority on joint ballot, a
there is no telling what the result of
the contest will be. t
The Coroner's jury in the Brase
nell mine horror at Uniontown, Pa.,
has returned a verdict to the effect *
that the foreman of said mine was 8
negligent in failing to see that the
mine was in safe condition before *
permitting workmen to enter it, and I
placed the responsibility for the dis- *
aster on his shoulders. And thus the
last sad act of the awful tragedy ends *
and the curtain drops upon a scene | E
of sorrow and death. j ?
Representative Chandler, of New j
Hampshire, has introduced in the
National House of Representatives
an amendment to the financial 8
bill declaring it to be the policy of 8
the United States to continue the use
of both geld and silver as money; n
r
providing for an international agreement
or safeguard of legislation to 8
insure maintenance of the parity,
and for the appointment of com- v
missioned to an international con- ^
ference.
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Millions G-ivan Away. 61
It is certainly gratifying to the p
public to know of one concern in the tl
land who are not afraid to be generous
to the needy and suffering. The v
proprietors of Dr. King's New Dis- f,
covery for Consumption, Coughs and v
Colds, have given away over ten million
trial bottles of tbi3 grert medi- t
cinf: and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cared
thousands of hopeless cases. Asth- f(
ma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases of the Throat, Chest and u
Lungs are surely cured by it. Call a
on J E. Kanfmann, Druggist, and
get a free bottle. Regular size 50c. <3
and SI. Every bottle guaranteed, or r
price refunded.
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Resolutions of Respect. h
Whereas, the all wise God has visitc
ed our Sunday school with sad lereavement
by removing from us one
of our dearly beloved classmates and
friend, Miss Arrie Stoudemayer;
therefore be it, j
Resolved 1st. That while we sincerely
lament the early death of our .
dear classmate and friend, we bow | 11
in humble submission to the will of I
Him who rulelh all things well.
2nd. That upon entrance of death !
in our Sunday school, we would with
renewed devotion, dedicate ourselves
v
1 - h r . ^ ^^ *,1- ma
10 our JlilSiei O WUltt) nuuniug IV uo
life is uncertain and that when summooed
to render our account we may
be ready.
3rd. That while we mourn the
loss of our dear friend, and feel that c
we have sustained the loss of a kind a
friend, that we sadly miss her at h(r p
clas3 and in society, yet we are com- c
forted by the thought that our loss r
is her eternal gain. r
4 b. That we extend to the bereaved
family our deepest sympa- "
thies, and pray our Heavenly Father f
to protect them under the shadow of a
His wings, and sustain them in their c
t ore afflictions. s
oik. That a copy be sent to the t
beieived family, and also for publi- a
cation to the Lexington Dispatch and 1
Carolina News. r
Mary Eargle,
llilla Summer, *
Alice Stuck.
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Conundrums.
Uhacigo Saturday Blade.
What was it a blind man took at
>reakfast that restored his sight??He i
,ook a cup and saw, sir.
When is a blow from a lady wel- j
:ome??When she strikes you agree- !
ibly.
What is that which is often brought
o the table, always cut and never
aten??A pack of cards.
Why is a waiter like a rue .* horse??
because he runs for cups and plates
ind steaks.
Why should the poet have expected
be woodman to "spare that tree.' ?
because he throught he was a good
tiler.
"What is the difference between a
loneycomb and honeymoon??Odo is
ade of cells, and the other is one
;reat sell.
When does a ship tell a falsehood?
-"When she lies at the wharf.
Why is a pawnbroker like a drunkrd??Because
he takes the pledge,
nd cannot always keep it.
What is the difference between a
Qofcher and a barbel??The latter has
azors to shave, and the former has
havers to raise.
What letter in the Dutch alphabet
rill name an English lady of title??
l Dutch S.
What is that which every one wishes
or and yet wants to get rid of as
oon as obtained??A good appetite.
Why are the authors who treat of
ibysiognomy like soldiers??Because
hey right about face.
Who was the most successful surejor
on record??Alexander Selkirk,
or he was monarch of all he sur- I
eyed.
What part of speech is most disf/-.
_ TVio llnrrl ncronn '
AO LCI Lil iv; iU VCXC- xuc iuau ^/vi uvu*
What is that you cannot hold ten 1
ainutes, although it is as light as a 1
eatbei??Your breath.
Why is a dull and plausible man 1
;ke an unrifled gun??Because he's 1
smooth bore.
What is that which lives in winter,
!ies in summer and grows with its !
oots upward??An icicle.
Why i9 a selfish friend like the leter
P??It is the first in pity and the
ist in help.
Why is a baby like wheat??beause
it is first cradled, then tbrashd,
and finally becomes the flower of
he family.
What is the difference between a I
I
ielle and a burglar??One wears false
acks and the other false keys.
Why is the nose on your facel.ke V
a fcivilitj??Because it is always beween
two eyes.
What is the best way to make a |
low horse fast??Don't feed him.
Why is a fly as tall as a big man?
-because it stands over six feet
without shoes or stockiDgs.
.
Brave Hen Fall
Victiin3 to stomach, iiver and kid- J
ley troubles as well as women, aDd j
11 feel the results in loss of appetite, !
)oi3ons iu the blood, backache, nerv- !
i
luaness, headache and tired, listless, i
un down feeling. But there's no j
leed to feel like that. Listen to J. j
V. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says: j
:Electric Bitters are just the thing J
or man when he is all run down,
,nd don't care whether he lives or
lies. It did more to give me new
trength aud good appetite tbananyhing
I could take . I can now eat
,nything and have a new lease on
ife." Ooly 50 cents, at J. E Kaufnann's
Drug Store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
Dixie's Heroes
? I
Save Tuken a Prominent Pait in the
Spauish and Filipino Ware.
J:ica, >1. Y., Sat:iiday Globe.
The South will have reason lo be ;
proud when the history of the Span- i
sh-American and Filipino wars will |
bave been written. She has had ;
uore than her share in the glories of i
each, and it is rare that a report of a j
considerable battle does not demon- J
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R CO.. NEW YORK.
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strate that some man from that section
has not performed some action
of unusual valor and merit.
Wheeler, Hobson, Bjgley, Blue,
Lee, Brumby and Wood?what a
bright galaxy of real heroes! Wheeler
is perhaps the central figure of the
flnhfln ramnflioTi. It is true he did
not have charge of the operations,
but to bis intelligent activity is due
largely the victory of Santiago, and
he is the- only promiuent actor in
that campaign who has not been
criticized and who has been accepted
by the press and people as a man
worthy of homage and admiration.
Bagley, the noble Carolinian, was the
first to fall for his country, and his
blood has firmly cemented the friendly
relations* cf the sections. Hobson
perhaps holds the most picturesque
position and wherever dare devil courage
and iron pertinacity are qualities
under discussion his achievements
will be remembered. Then there
is Blue, whose fearless and thorough
reconnoissance of the enemy's country
under great difficulties and untold
dangers earned the personal
gratitude of Admiral Sampson and
the admiration of all his colleagues.
Fitzhugh L ee tcday is one of the
most popular citizens of the United
States as a result of his bravery and
discretion.
The two men whom Georgia produced?Brumley
and Welborn "Wood
?have given their native State much
cause for pride, and Brumley was
second only to Dewey in the honors
which the people of the United States
showered on that hero. Cadet Wood,
who was killed while commanding the
g inboat Urdaneta in an engagement
with the Filipino?, has gained an enviable
and lasting name for bravery
and patriotic devotion. The Tennessee
volunteers who have taken such
a prominent part in the Philippine
war, are not to be overlooked in the
summing up of these Southern warriors
of note. The Tennessee bays
were often in the thickest of the
fight, and exhibited the intrepidity
and daring which is the hallmark of
the ideal soldier, and which has called
for compliments from officers of
foreign armies.
? ^
Having a Great Bun on Chamberlain's
Cough Bemedy.
Manager MartiD, of the Pierson
" * " it. .1 T
drug siore, lniorms us mai uu i?
haviDg a great run on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He sells five bot4
lea of that medicine to one of any
other kind, and it gives great satisfaction.
In these days of la grippe
there is nothing like Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to stop the cough,
heal up the sore throat and lungs
and give relief within a very short
time. The sales are growing, and
all who try it are pleased with its
prompt action.?South Chicago Daily
Calumet. For sale by J. E. Ivaufmann.
Dr. Stokos' Success.
The current week has witnessed
the signing of the order which inaugurates
a new feature in our postal
system. It provides for the free
delivery of mail along star routes,
which are mail routes through the
country carried by private conveyance.
So far the experiment is confined
to South Carolina, as Congressman
Stokes was the first to suggest
it and introduce a bill authorizing it.
It is estimated that this service will
cjst only about 3 cents per mile,
" flio mro! nrnnpr p.n?tK
"uuc ",v"* j r- -1? -
about 5 cents.
Mr. Stokes has also gotten collection
boxes for the city of Sumter and
additional clerk hire for the same
city, during the current week.
The mail service from Walterboro
to Getsinger has been increased to
six times a week on re-ccmmeudation
of Mr. Stokes.
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The modern and most effective
cure for constipation and all liver
troubles?the famous little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate ol 73 cents per square of one inch
s/ace for first insertion, and 50 cento per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contraots made with those wishing
to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local colnmn 5 eents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate of one
cent a word, when they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. M. HABMAN, Editor and Publisher.
She Hadn't Dropped Off.
"Ob. Delia!"
"Yis, ma'am.''
"I am very tired, and I am going
to lie down for an hour."
"Yis, ma'am."
"If I should happen to drop off,
call me at 5 o'clock."'
"Yis, ma'am.''
So my lady lies down, folds her
hands, closes her eyes and is soon in
the land of dreams. She is awakened
by the clock striking (I and cries
indignantly:
"Delia!"' 4
"Yes, mu'am "
"Why didn't you call me at 5
o'clock, as I told you to do ?"
"Sure, ma'am, ye tould me to call
ye if je had dropped off. I looked
in on ye at 5, and ye hadn't dropped
off at all! Ye was lyin' on the bed
in the same place, sound asleep.
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-five cents a bottle.
It is the best of all.
A Newspaper of Colonial Days.
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Portliiuii Telegram.
We have jatt read a copy of one
the oldest newspapers in America.
It is the Bjston Gazette of May 12,
1770, ''containing the freshest advices,
foreign and domestic." A full
account of the Boston massacre is
printed in the four three column
pages. Its tone is in harmouy with
the rebellious spirit of the times
8gainst the uijust taxations of a
despotic monarch. Bitter as the
people seemed, however, they were
not yet ready to throw off the yoke. _
They only wanted the right of self
government.
By a perusal of its editorial page
it is seen that men fought with the
pen even at that early date. One
article is directed against a man
who signed himself "Bjstonian" in
The Chronicle, another paper.
In the same paper is published a
resolution boycotting English goods,
Vv I UA/1 VVAA? MAono/1 Vio f/Mrno_
WLiHju uau uecu paoocu uj vu^ wnuupeople.
The names of persons who
refused to abide by the agreement
are published and people warned
pgainst trading with them.
A very graphic account of the Boston
massacre is giveD, surrounded by
broad black borders.
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Another Genesis.
A well known divinity professor, a
grave and learned man, had five
daughters, whom his students irrelevantly
named "Genesis," "Exodus,''
"Numberp," "Leviticus" and "Deuteronomy."
Beginning his lecture one day, the
professor said: "Gentlemen, I wish
to peak to you about the age of
Genesis."
Roars of laughter came from the
students.
"Genesis is not so old as you suppose
continued the professor.
More roars?so long continued, indeed,
that the worthy man had time
to think before he made the next remark.
lie said timidly?and he
managed to hit the muik this time:
"I may not bo thinking of the
same *jreuesis us juu aie .
Trappsd Hsn Hawks.
Wherever there is a low shrubbery
around the house hens with broods
of chickens will naturally seek that
less for the sha le than as protection
against depredators which
might swoop down and carry off a
young cli .k, to be torn to pieces and
eaten. The hen hawk usually finds
some place where she can watch the
brood unobserved, and make his
seizure before the hen's warning
causes her little ones to run for shelter.
If a steel trap is set on top of a
pole where it will be convenient for
the hawk to alight, he will be very
quickly caught. The trap should be
secured by rope or chaiD, so that the
hawk cannot fly off with the trap.
In this way the worst enemy of the
poultry grower may be easily aDd
cheaply disposed of.
M?d3rn 2dsthod3.
Irate Tenant?L's colder than all
get out in ourapartments this morning.
Why isn't the heart turned on?
Janitor?It's turned on in the
rooms 1 occupy, and just as soon as
they get warm I'll turn it on in the
building.