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r ' j ^ ^ ^ ADVERTISING RATES. _ BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ^Jp |jr Jj ^ ? 1^1 f\M |l I C! Fl A HP/^ H WESTERN ^OUTHjJAROUNA ? Jf t^f JL^ I 1 1 I j i V-/1 1 U l^T A i W ft ' ??St?S?IZ , bates seasonable. ? - - ?w?. g\ ~ ~ ~ Notices in the local oolumn 5 cent* per ' Btr^PRTPTiox *1 PER ANNUM * Representative newspaper. Goners Lexin gton arid the larders of the Surrounding Gaunties Like a Blanket. ?""J?*?3|^ ? - ?* ?* - or. SUBbUUirilUr* *i rjhn AAA U21 c< nt a word, wfcea they exceed 100 worda. rt ? ?? Marriage notice* inserted free A M* PU\'TI\fl 1 SPMULTY F0L* XXXL LEXINGTON", S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1900. NO. J O. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. , VUW t Utaiiuu u V. r p?_ . jM! FRUIT TREES ? <5* Tint Grow and Bear Fruit. HT&JR ^rite for our 60 page ilW&fMm lustrated Catalogue and 40 Tm-jar na*e pamphlet. "How to y Plant and Cultivate an Orhard," Gives you that inormation you have ho lone KMmk wanted; teUs you all about ho6e bie red nppit-H, jpcious | peaches, And Japan piuins with theiroriental sweetness, ii.ll of which you have often s wondered where the trees th1"0 *rom t*lat Pr?duced EVERYTHINQ GOOD IN / FRUITS. 4 Unusal fltie stock of SILVEB i?APLES,young, thrifty trees * smooth and strai ht, tho kind 5 that live and grow off well, a Vo old, rough trees. This is r 'he most rapid growing ma* pie and one of the most beauis tiful shade trees. ji Write for prices and give | list of wants. X J. Yaa Lindley Nursery Co., POMOJU, N. C. When writing mention tne vispaicu. Fire, Life and Accident Insurance. Only First Class Companies Represtnted, See my List ot Giants: Assets. ATNA FIRE, cf Hartford. Conn $13,019,411 CONTINENTAL (FIRE), of Hew York 9,809,660 PHILADELPHIA UNDER" WRITERS, Phiia., Fa- 16.528,773 /TTNA^MFE, of Hartford, Co; 47,584,967 FIOELlts^ND CASUALTY, of Hew York 3.482,862 MyCompani es, are Popular, Strong and . Reliable. No one can give your business better attention; no one can give you better protection; no one can give yon better rates. jflTBEFOBS INSURING SEE^ jrMce B. Harman, General Insurance Aeent, LEXINGTON S. C. When writing mention the Dispatch. W. A. RECKLING, ARTIST, COLUMBIA, S. C. Ft NOW MAKING THE BEST PIC tures that can be bad in this country. ?J * ,m! fin* nin. KUU 1U ?UV UB1SJ U?>u __v r~~ tare, should now try ome of his lateet styles. Specimens can t>e seen at his Gallerv. np stairs, next to the Hob. ?.?~ * When writing mention the Dispatch, LOAPMMJEMI OF SOUTH CAROLINA State, City & County Depository COLUMBIA. 8. C. ^ Capital Paid in Fall $150,000 01 Surplus 3 \ 000.(K W Liabilities of Stockholders.... 150,000.0c1 $335,000.00 SAVINGS DEPAETMENT. Interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum paid on deposits m this department TRUST DEPAR1MENT. This Bank under special provision of it* charter exercises the office of Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tateBi SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Burglar proof safety deposit mnt frr>m ?4 Oft to $12 00 D6T Y6&T. EDWIN W. BGBEBTSON, ^ ? President, A. C. 5A.sKEX.Ii, Vice President J. CALDWELL ROBEBT80N, 2d Vic6 President G. M. BEBBY, Cashier. February 12?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. Saw Mills, Light aa<l Heavy, and Supplies. CHEAPEST AND BEST. l^'Ca-t every day; work 110 hands. Lombard Iron Works and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, QXOdQU. annaxy 27? jpflk When writing mention the Dispatoh. GEOBGE BRUITS MAIN 8T., COLUMBIA. 8. C., JEWELER *nd REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. A fine line ol Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one, all for sale at lowest prices. pB" Bepairs on Watches first cuss q.nickly done and guaranteed, at moderate pric?? 5ft?tf. When writing mention the Dispatch. BEESWAX WANTED DT LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARket price tor clean ani pare Beeswax. Prioe governed by color and condition. RICE B. HARMAN, At ?he Bazaar. Lexington, S. C. thb cimii uim COLUMBIA, S. C. k CAPITAL $100 000 00 ( SURPLUS 3O.U00 00 1 ESTABLISHED le71. f JAMES WOOD HOW, President. JULIUS WAI KER. Vice President. JEROME H. SAWYER. Cashier. DIRECTORS-James Weodrow, John A. Crawford, Julias H. Walker. C. Fitzsim toons, W C. Wright, W. H. Gibbes John T. Sloan. T. T. Moore, J. L. Mim- j nangb. K. ?. Joynes. rnHIS BASK SOLICITS A SHAKE, IF JL not all, of your business, and will grant every favor consistent with safe and ?^ sound banking. Jannarv 29. 1897?Iv When writing mention the Dispatch. ALL BIG BOXING EVENTS Are Best Illustrated and Described in POLICE GAZETTE The World-Tamoun . Hntron of A porta, 01.00-13 WEEKS-01.00 Jf - ILal- TO YOUK AuDr.Ubts. HICHaHL* K. KOV PubJintici. FrauJthn Square, N#w York. III MPTj ! Every woman loves to think of the time when a soft little body, all her own, will nestle in her bosom, fully satisfying the yearning which lies in the heart of every good woman. But yet there is a black cloud hovering about the pretty picture in her mind which fills her with terror. The dread of childbirth takes away much of the joy of motherhood. And yet it need not be so. For sometime there has been upon the market, well-known and recommended by physicians, a liniment called Mother's mend which makes childbirth as simple and easy as nature intended it. It is a strengthening, penetrating liniment, which the skin readily absorbs. It gives the muscles elasticity and vigor, prevents sore breasts, morning sickness and the loss of the girlish figure. An intelligent mother in Butler, Pa., says: " \Vero I to nec<l Mother's Friend again, I would obtain 9 bottles if I had to pay $5 per bottle for it.w Get .Mother's Friend at the drug .store. 91 per DOtue. j TH[ BRADF1ELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. %. Write for r? free illustrated book, " Before iiaOy is Born." Sound Sense. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Through the medium of your paper I desire to address my fellow citizens on a matter of much importance o us. I am told that a determined effort is bung made to attach a portion of Lexington to Richland county; that a petition has been circulated and signers obtained looking towards a vote being taken of the freeholders boundp. and afterwards wn Act of the Legislature authoiiz iog the annexation. Such being the case I ttink that the matter ought to be agitated in order that we may vote intelligently. I am personally interested and if I were not I would not have my neighbors to do what would injure them, or fail to do what would benefit them. I have a long narrow strip of land reaching from the river opposite Columbia and ex tending far back into the sand hills where there are many pretty and beautiful sites for residences, and I would certainly like to have some of the people of the growirg city of Columbia purchase from me and build handsome residences which I think they would do if a strong iron bridge capable of affording passage for all foot travellers, wagons and carriages a'-id a street car track were made to spann the river, and free to all. I have never seen the petition which has been circulated and Dumerously signed, but I am told that the design is not to ?.0 in as part of the incorporation of Columbia but rimply to unite with Richland. N w lean well understand that if we become a part of Columbia and be Butj^ct to taxation to support the city government, and pay her debts, she would like to see us build up so as to have to pay greater taxes, and for that reason might help us to build a free bridge, but if we do not entar the incorporation she will be likely to keep im provements on her own side of the river where she can collect taxes. But I am told that the plan pronosed is not to loin any part of the r w Lexington section. to Columbia but to R cbland county, and now as to the ct which that would have. We would still have no free bridge. In Richland county Columbia takes the Senator and all the Representatives and ail the county officers, and allows the county one. If we annex Richland county would still want one, fo we would have taxation without representation and no ccunty (fficers. We would have a shorter distance to the court house than we now have, but we don't have to go to the c >urt house often. Our court sessions are short, in Columb;a they are loop. Now, Mr. Editor, what I have written is Dot in a spirit of contro versv. I simply am agitating the matter to get those who are advocating annexation to give us dear and satisfactory arguments to show us ; that we will be bem filed by aum x ation so that we may support the h rtkl "W0 16SO MAIN ST: 1 ^ Solicits a 5 scheme with a hearty good will if i will be beneficial. I have seen the golden letter of our friend, P. J Rucker of Columbia, but the practical mind wants to know how the simple annexation to R:chland coonty will accomplish the brilliant picture portrayed by bim? will it give us an easy and free transportation over the Congaree? Is not Richland county just as poor as Lexington, and will she be willing to pay out her money and make it essy for Lexington to compete with her in the sale of market and garden products? If it cannot be shown that we will be benefited we had best leave well enough alone. We have a growing town at Brookland, which is a factor in Lexington. The ten square miles which it is proposed to cut off wit! Brookland is, upon the whole, good land. Lexington waEts us and wt have no ill will to her. Very respectfully, J. G. Guignard. New Brookland, Dec. 5th, 1900. How is This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have knowD F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Walding, Kinnan & MarviD, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sjstem. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Prospective Army Legislation. In CoDgress, on the army bill, there will probably be little or no opposition, unless the Republicans attempt to force through some measure fastening a standing army on the country. The Democrats, it is understood, will stand ready to give the President whatever army te wants, if he will consent to have it go out of existence when the Philippine situation will permit. If the Republicans insist on the R ;ot bill, however, a fight is certain. Secretary Root has sent a letter to the Military Affairs Cammitteo asking Congress to authorize a regular army whcse minimum force shall be about 56,000 and whose maximum shall be a little over 98,000. The actual number at any time between these limit3 is to be fixed by the President, who wiil increase it or reduce it by enlisting or dieehargiDg p ivates, the regimental formations remaining unchanged. Five reg:mentsof cavalry-, five of infantry, five of artillery and two battalions of engineers are asked in addition to the present standing army of 29,000 men, the minimum force of each being as now provided bylaw. The Secretary saj 8 that experience with volunteers has shown that by placing experienced officers at their head they become remaikably efficient in a very short time, ' * but mat tne experiment, nas ueeu a most expensive one for the country, compared to what would have been the case had the same Dumber of troops been raised for three year's service as regulars. This excess of cost arises from the necessity for sending these regiments many thoisand miles away from home for a short term of service, during which the allowances are much greater than would be the case if their seivice extend* d over three ytars. The D mocrats will cent&inlv oppose this bill unless the right of the President to increase the army to the maximum is made conditional on the existence of war, in the Philippines or elsewhere and is not It ft to his mere whim. ? Ladies Read This Dr. Baker's Female Regular is a new discovery for the prevention and cure of female diseases. It is un doubtedly one of the finest metiieines for all it claims in relieving and cur ing suffering women. It. is a permanent cure for all womb, bladder and urinary deseises and femule Foi Hale at th? Bazwar. Lar^e bottlea $i.25. GLOBE DRY UEET, share of Your Yalued. STATE PENSION BOARD. 1 AN Pensioners Must Make New Applications This Year. Colombia State, December 6th. The State board of pensions held a long sesseion yesterday and it was one of considerable importance. The board went over the whole pension situation very carefully and adopted a new set of rules governing the filling and passing upon applications for pensions. An entire new set of blanks was also devised. As soon us these rules and blanks can be printed they will be sent to the chairman of the several new county boards Iq cases whfre there are no aew boards, the chairman of the old board will g< t tb< m. The new rules will rrquire all who *i*h pensions upon the nut distiibution of the fund to make out and JJiC CUllIflJ lien aj.'pii^auuuo- a uvto will be absolutely 110 deviation from this rule. Tbe board yesterday greatly increased its own efficiency by adding t> its membership, Dr. P. E Giffin, of Columbia, who will be general medical examiner of the body. Dr. Griffin was for years the < fficient superintendent cf the State hospital for the insane, and is now practicing in Columbia. A veteran himself, his services on the board will prove valuable. -* A Life and Death Fight. i Mr. W. A. Hines, of Manchester, la , writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says: ''Exposure after measles induced seiious lung trouble, which ended in Consumption. I had frequent hemorrhages and ?mjf?hed nichl, and dav. Ah mv " ? - - o O ? u doctors said I must soon die. Then I begin to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost $5 00 a boltle. Hundreds have used it on my recommendation and all say it never f ills to cure Throat, Chest and Lung troubles." Regular size 50*. and SI 00. Trial bottles free at J. E Kaufmanu's Drug Store. A Letter.from Billy Felix. To the Editor of the Dispatch: lean scarcely fxpres9 my feelings at this time, for I am bck home aeain eri )\in? the DreseDce of the S r-t A happy Felix family. and, as I writ?, the dear little one is on my knees wondering what p-.pa is doing. A beautiful country home, conveniently arranged, situated with a view 'o health, with everything neces sary for the sustenance of life, where peace,.h r nony and love reigns p?ipreme in the irxmily circle, Gods name honored and glorified is, according to my humble view, a heaven .on earth. The school at this place opened op with flittering prospects and already cumbers in the fifties. Soon the clear notes of a new bell - p will be heard as she peels forth on the keen frosty air as she fummons the bright boy and merry gbl to the throne of knowledge and power. Dr. J G. Williams and family have gone to Norway, where he will con: tinue to practice his profession. We j reluctantly give them up, but Giston's loss will be Norway's gain. We wish him an abundance tf success in his new field. Dr. D. R Sturkie 'will locate here and continue the ; practice already built up. We shall I be glad to welcome Dm iD oar town 1 and wish he may succeed in his unI dertakings. Mr. Dave Daw kins and Miss Belle D-Vett were recently united in the ti.-ilv hr.nr^n if matrimnnv N ifnrv ^ Public L^e N. Fallaw tieing the knot. May their life be one endless dry of suDehine and their path strewn with ever blooming dowers. Mr E C. Sphaler and wife have gone to Alabama to s^end awhile with their son Willie. May their trip ! be one of pleasure and happiness j Mr. R ,bert J. Fallaw, who has ; been suffering from a cace of Lagrippe, is able to be up and out again Mr. Juhn J. Smith has sold his . 'ands to his son Jjmes, and will ! proa leave for the ^northern part of Ge r^ia or Altbama. U< cle "G'm" is one of cur oldest and b' st citizer s and we would be glad to have him remain w*;h us. I Delightful weather this is and the , ^ I % GOODS COMPj Patronage. Polite and farmers are takfrg advantage of it I and are sowing 6mall grain. Seyeral porkers were victims of the ; recent cold snap. Daring a receDt visit to the Wage- j ner community I found ever} body | doing well and sowing a great deal j of small grain. The farmers seem to be doing well and enjoying life. Mr. Editor, I'll; refrain from sa}ing anything on tha 4 Capital Count}" scheme as projected by our friend, P. J. Rucker, as I think you have very ably and eloquently knocked the whole business into a cock hat. Should Brother Pe*ter not succeed in his undertaking and we are not lopped off to Richland, you may again hear from Billy Felix. December 3,1900 The Best Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Fain Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame back or pa'ns in the side or chest, give it a trial and you are cert .in to be more t han pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. Fain Balm also cures rheumatismOne application gives relief. For sale by J E Kau fmann. The Juvenile Reformatory. Columbia State. The juvenile reformatory buildiDge over on the Lexington farm are very nearly completed. Only a few more doors and window blinds have to be pui: on to compltte tbem. The board, last Thursday decided to send a number of the-juvenile convicts there at once, and hopes by the first of the year to have all the prisoners suitable' for confinement there within the walls. This eeparation has long been one of the crying needs in this State. The penitentiary authorities are talking cf establishing after the new year opens "grades" of convicts as to conduct. The idea is to have three grades, designated by different styles of prison garb; the best behaved wearing one style and so on. Then the best behaved will be allowed certain privileges the others will . not get. There is some talk even of allowing the best behaved class to ei j >y an hour or two of reading after being locked in the cells for the night. The plans for the "grade system" have not yet been settled upon however. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics j whose Stomach and Liver are out of j order. All such should know that j Dr. King's New Life Pills, the won- j derful Stomach aud Liver Remedy, j gives a splendid appetite, sound j digestion and a ; egular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. O^ly 25:. at J. E. Kaufmann's drug store. Bantam:; May Fight. Madrid, December 7?So etra'oed are the relations between Portugal and Holland that it is believed that war will inevitably result. Diplomatic relations between the two kingdoms have been served. The Dutch minister at Lisbon has been recalled and the Portuguese minister at The Hague has been ordered home. Mobilization of the armies and navies of tl e two countries follows rupture of diplomatic relations. The Portuguese government has given the Dutch consular agent at Lorenzo l: iiimijufz uiB papers nuu iueuu^vcu him to leave Portuguese territory. He was charged with using his office to aid the Boers, thus endangering Portugal's fiiendly relations with England. $60 Per Month and Expenses Can be made by a capable woman. Permanent position. Experience unnecessary. Wiite at once for particulars. Claik & Co., 234 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 3m8. Home and Farm. By special arrangements we offer the Home and Farm, the leadinp firm and home paper, published in Louisville, Ey., and the Dispatch fo> At i-kr mi r : 1 :ur?.U XIJ0H3 01 our Buuacxiurio vrui i deaiie to subscribe for the Homean-1 1 Farm, can do bo by sending silver or stamps to this office. 1 \NY, csr-A-G-Bie, COLUMBIA, 8. Prompt Attention. Octi ARMY BILL DEBATED IN HOUSE. A Massachusettes Republican Vigorously Opposes It. Washington, Dec. 5 ?The house devoted the day to the army reorganization bill, which was brought up under a special order, adopted at the opening of the seseioD, which limited general debate to two hours on a side. Lieut. Gen. Miles and a number of army officers were interested spectators throughout the day. Only two Republicans participated ia the general debate. The sensation of the day occurred when Mr. Shafroth took bis seat. Mr. Hull, in charge of the time on the Republican side, stated that no one on his side desired to speak further. Thereupon Mr. Sulzer, who had charge of the time on the Democrntic side, yielded an hour i to Mr. MoCall (Rep.) of Massachusetts. This was the first intimation the public had that the Massachusetts man would oppose the bill. Mr. McOall declared that he did not believe in the principle of giving the executive discretion to multiply almost by two the regular army, although President McKinley would doubtless exercise that discretion patrioticly and wisely. The objection was one of principle. Such a grant of power could net be paralleled in the constitutional monarchies. It was not conferred with any limitation as to the time. - The government should have declared at the out set a policy in the Philippines similar to that declared in Cuba Our system of government was man ifestly unfit for a colonial policy, and that proposition bad been so frequently discussed that be would consider the practical question whether it was for our interest to remain in the Philippines. There was no community of interest between the people of those islands and the United States, and they were almost as far as the poles asunded. No advocate of retaining the Philippines had been daring enough to maintain that they should be part of our political sys tern. In fact, the great argument in favor of the principle of the Puerto Bico tariff was that if we could not apply that pi inciple to Puerto Rico we could not retain the Philippines. 4 Upon what theory," he asked, "oro fn ramain in fhftfc flnnntrt? The French army costs $125,000,000 ' a year; the German, $130,000,000; the British,. $100,000,000, and the ] Russian, $153,000,000 These figures include pensions and fortifications. If this bill passes the war department will need $113,000,000. There is another cost not included in these figures, which is a necessary incident to an army as much a part of its cost as the pay of the soldiers. That is the pension system. Weaie appropriating for that purpose $145,003,000 a year. Our total charge, therefore, for military purposes are $260,000,000 per year, an amount greater than the joint military expenses of those two armed rivals, France and liermany." In conclusion Mr. McCall pleaded that in dealing with the Philippines we pursue the American precedents, and said: "The time has come when we can frankly declare our purposes. Let us give those people those assurances which our history inspires. Le.t us tell them that we will aid them for one year, or for five, if need be, in setting up a government of their 1 own, symbolized by their own flag, and we will leave with them all that is most glorious in the meaning of. another 11 ig?liberty, independence and self-government." . When'-Mr. McCali finished the Democrats applauded him vigorously ;V .".T/7 He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton,, of West Jefferson, O , after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was performed* but be cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica - Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve in- the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by J. E. KaufuiaoD, Druggist'-':. Mason's select soda crackers, milk biscuit ginger snaps in nice 5c and. I0<' ?- u"0" Square demon, penny issorted and tine faucy mixed cakes. |A11 at the B z iar. ober I3tf To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Qiinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Appointments of Methodist Ministers. The one hundred and fifteenth annual session of the South Carolina Methodist Episcopal Church South, was held in Chester last week. Bishop Hargrove presided. An the close of the Conference the Bishop made the following appointments of interest to our readers. E. T. Hodges, Presiding Eider, Columbia?Washington street, M. L. CitKa&e. Main street?S H. Zim merman. Green street and New Brookland, E. P. Hutson. Granby and R;chland, B R Turnipseed. Edgewood, R S. Tins dale. Hyatt's Park, to be sup Southern Coristian Advocate, J 0 Wilson, editor. Columbia Female Cjllege, W. W Daniels, President. Missionary Secretary, J A Rice. Greeenville?Buncomba st, G T Harmon. William8ton Female College?S Lander. Bayboro, supplied by I. N Stone. Britton's Neck, W. E. B.irre. Mullins, A B. Watson. Boilng Springs, J. T. M FaiUne. Denmark, G. E. Stokes. Swansea, supplied ky J. L Tyler. Wagener, supplied by J K Inabnet. Belmont, M. L Banks, Jr. Kershaw, R C. McR >y. "Packsville, supplied by S. D. Baily. Batesburg. J. D. Crout. Fort Motte, to be supplied by F. S. Hook. Leesville, J. F. Anderson. Lewiedale, J. M. L iwson. Lexington, supplied by J. N Wright. Lexington Fork, J. S. Abercrombie. Upper St. Matthews, C. D Mann. Cirtersville, supplied by Wm Rjof. Johnsonville, J R . S< j >urner. Lanes, R M. DuBjse. Clyde?W. M H irdin. The Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply J ?: l .,m iron anu quiuiue xu a utstcicoa luiu N) cure?no pay. Price 50 cents. Program of the Teachers Association. The following ia the programme for the next meeting prepared by the Executive Committee which will be held in the Institute building, od Saturday before Ihe third Sunday in December, at 10:30 a. m. 1. Graded Country Schools?Prof. Thad W. Dreher. 2. The Teachers duty fo the Association?Col. J. Brooks Wingard. 3 Libraries in Country Schools? Prof. Jame9 P. Cooley. 4 Objective Teaching Cube R )ot ?Miss Sue H. Corley. 5 Nature Study?Miss Maude F CbapliD. Tax on the Childless. A bill has been introduced in to the French Senate providing for a tax on celibates of both sexes after tbey reach the age of 30, and upon, child lees couples who have been married five years, the tax to be maintained uQtil a child is born to them. The aim of the bill is, of course, to provide a remedy for the threatening depopulation of France by increas ing the birth rate. ? . Married and Worried. _ She wept. "Ob, you editors are hojried!" she sobbed. "What is the trouble, madam?" inquired the editor. "Why, I?boo?boo?I sent in an obituary of my husband, and?boo? and said in if that be bad been married for twenty years, and you?oo? oo?boo?boo?your printers set it up ITU11ICU lUi * n VU VJ jvww. She wept. But the editor griumd. Pel haps it wss all right. Who know*? Kemember jou always find fruits, plaiu &ud due candies of all kind*, fancy cakes and crackers at the Bazaar. Struck the Keynote. Mark Twain ha9 struck the keyncte. In a recent speech he declares that if he were a Chinaman, in China, ?, he would be a Buxer. "China never wanted foreigners any more than foreigners want Cbinsmen," he says, "and on this question I am with the Boxers every time. The Boxer is a patriot. He loves his country better than he loves the countries of other people. I wich him success. Tha Boxer believes in driving us out of Hs country. I am a B >xer, too, for I Jtlieve in driviog him out of ou: country.'' "Arrest disease by the timely use of Tutt's Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures " SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indigestion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS 1 WINGS. ? ; The gods but half reluctantly Grant us the gift of song; Yet. tawny throat, they give to tl Tare notes and pinions strong. . , To those blue worlds that arch above ' We look, aspire?and fail. Thou, thou dost mount the skies we lor*. The stars wc never scale. I Thou knowest not, winged soul, the fim t Of that old discord strange, ^ Tlie vast and infnite desire* The all too Unite range. So sing for us! Our throats are still. And song no solace brings? To whom the gods have given the wilt. But not. alas, the wings! ?Arthur Stringer in Ainslce's Magazta* THE DATE OF THE FLOOD. Bible Fact* on Which the Bishop Eased His Qnestldn. Some people had fun over the !*1"^"^ roioetion tit picrlit OflfUlidjttPit fop the Africnn Methodist ministry In the south by the examining bishop because they conid not tell the date of the flood. Nevertheless the bishop wl.e asked the question knew what ho tva* doing. It may uot have been a fa-r question, bnt there is a concise answer to it iu the Bible, ami be no donbt thought that the eight candidates. If they were well versed In the Old Testament. would answer It at onee. The date of the flood was 1,056 years after the birth of Adam. In the second month and the seventeenth day. It began thou and continued for 40 days and nights. This Is how It is figured: The third verse of the fifth chapter of Genesis reads thus. "And Adam lived 130 years and begat a son in bis own likeness, after his image, and called bis / name Setb." Then in the sixth verse It Is told that Setb lived 105 years and begat Enos. Adam, says tbe fourth verse, lived 800 years after tbe birth of Setb, and tbe latter after the birth, of Enos lived 807 years. So it goes on. Euos begat Cainnn when he was 90; Cainan begat Mabalaleol when he was 75; Mahalaleel begat .lared when hb was Go: Jared begat Enoch when b^% was 102. Methuselah was' bora t<* Enoch when the latter was G5, and when Methuselah was 187 he begat Lantech, and Lantech's son Noah came into the world when the father was 182. This brings us down to the birth of Noah, which, according to the added ages of the several patriarchs at tbe time their sons were-born, occurred 1,03(3 yeare after the birth of Adam. In the seventh chapter of Gensis the eleventh verse reads as follows: "la the six hundredth year of Noah's life. In the second month, the seventeenth day of the month.the same day were alt the fountains of the great deep broken up and all the windows of heaven . were opened." This was the flood, aud it came to pass in the year 1050 after the birth of Adam.?New York Sun. The Average Lamnlt. There is nothing more ridiculous than the average lawsuit. Two men dispute over a few dollars and go to law. Both are sure to lose. Their neighbors are dragged in as witnesses, and the costs amount to 10 or 20 times the amount in dispute. Frequently these lawsuits ruin families and start quarrels that last for years. Some men claim it is "principle" that actuates them in these lawsuits. It is bull hen dedness, pure and simple, it is hearty always easy to "split t he difference." Another bad feature al>out these lawsuits Is that the county is put to considerable expense, and men willing to work are compelled to sit on the Jury.; Settle your disputes without going to law. If the man with whom you are disputing is not willing to "split the difference." lie will probably accept a nronosition to leave it to three neigh bors.?Atchison Ulobe. Advice From a Catcher. IX "What the newspapers should do is^e ~r_nr to devote less space to describing what"" ~ people sliouid wear and more to what they should oat." remarked the butch* ^ v' er. "Fashionably dressed womencomoin here every day who don't knoWlahib ' ' * from mutton or a ben from a roostt?r: r dt No wonder men have dyspepsia! I find that men know more ai>out the quality: of food stuffs t' au women do. Mtfiiy of the latter don't even know the few ' simple tests that might help them to distinguish an old fowl from a young one. and about meat they're greener yet. A young woman came- in here the ^ other day and asked for two pounds of veal cutlets. 1 showed her the loin i proposed to chop the cutlets from, antfr she remarked. 'Yes; that's very uice; t " but isn't it rather thick to fry?"?''' Pkiladeluhia Times. * ;.n. ' * i.'Btrt O S*'-4W Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills, a pleas- w ant remedy for all diseases arising . !i> from a disordered or torpid liver." They are the modern cure for consti- - v ' patioD, biliousness, sick headaches, *?-. . K*?fr>ro fhp avph. etc. Thev lo not sickeD or giipe, mild inaction, thorough in effect. Only one a dose, *ugar coated and pleasant to take. Price, 25 cents a box. at the Bazaar. ?