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tumorous Brpartmrnt. A Nsw Use For Old Calendars. United States senators occasionally follow the custom of newspapers In hitting humorously at the city of Philadelphia. and Senator Foraker stopped In a serious debate recently to Indulge his sense of humor. The senator was having a passage at words with Senator Penrose over the Chinese exclusion bill. Foraker had asserted that the courts have decided that no Chinese except laborers may be excluded under the present law, and he had alluded to a decision of the supreme court. Senator Penrose suggested that the flfty-sewenth Federal reports contain a different decision. "Yes." said Mr. Foraker, "but long subsequent to the flfty-seventh Federal * -* *- - ? ?a ?iAyt(/|/wl o a T reporis uie supreme cuun ucvram ????? have said. The old report is not modern law." Then he told this story: "The senator from Pennsylvania reminds me of the man who was going around gathering up last year's almanacs and calendars. " "What can you do with those?' some one asked him. " 'Why, I intend to sell them in Philadelphia,' he said." ? A Qualified Assent.?Senator Allison of Iowa, has the reputaton of being the most cautious man in public life. He takes no chances, but always qualifies his statements. His letters are marvels. During the past session of congress the senator read to Senator Hale a letter he had written on a subject in which Senator Hale was also interested. "What will he think of that?" asked Allison. "I don't think he will get much out of it," Hale replied." "I didn't intend he should." chuckled Allison. This incident led an Iowa man to tell the story of the rash citizen of Dubuque who once made a bet he could force Senator Allison to answer "yes" to a direct proposition. Half a dozen friends went along to see the miracle performed. They entered Allison's office and chatted on various topics. Presently a flock of sheep, newly sheared, came by. "Those sheep have Just been sheared, senator," said the man who had made the bet, winking at his companions. Senator Allison gazed earnestly at the sheep. Then he repled softly: "It looks like it on this side."?Saturday Evening Post. Vert Suggestive.?The mother was expecting guests for the evening, and at 8 o'clock the youngest son was told that it was bedtime. The little fellow persisted In sitting up for the occasion, pleading fear of the darkness. His mother assured him there was nothing to fear, saying ne wouia not be alone, as the angels would be In the room to guard him. Finally the youngster reluctantly went to bed. An hour later a little figure appeared in the dining room doorway, much to the amusement of the entire company, saying: "Mamma!" "Well, dear?" his mother said. "May I speak, mamma?" "Certainly, dear. What do you want?" "Mamma, are the angels in my room now?" "Yes, dear." "Are they in my bed, too?" "Oh. yes, yes, dear," answered the mother impatiently. "Well, then, mamma, the angels are biting me." Julius Caesar Up to Date. One of the famous orators of Texas was Colonel Tol Boule. an unlettered genius, who had much language at his control and few facts. Bouie referred to the assassination of Julius Caesar in one of his speeches. This is what he said of that historic incident: "One beautiful summer day when Julius Caesar was walking down the streets of Spain, happy and free from care, along came Brutus and snuck up behind him with stealthy tread. Then Brutus drew his bowle knife and plunged it into the immortal ribs of Juiius Caesar, and that grand man, completely taken by surprise, turned on Brutus and in tones of thunder said: 'Is that you. Brutus, you dirty dog?'" ?Saturday Evening Post. Forehanded Boys.?It is perhaps not true that in St. Louis, when the noon whistle blew, a carpenter, nailing shingles on a roof, left his hammer suspended in the air at the upper end of a stroke and went to lunch, but Search * Light vouches for the following, which is along the same line: While the American Library association was in session a number of members went to inspect a cotton-mill. They were in the card-room when the boys put up their work as if by magic, and disappeared. "Do all the boys drop their tools the instant the whistle blows?" asked one of the visitors. "No, not all." replied the foreman. "The more orderly have their tools all put away before that time." Makes a Difference.?"If you had one hundred sheep," one man asked of another, "would you be willing to give fifty of them for God's work?" "Yes," he answered, "I would be glad to give fifty." "Would you be willing, if you had one nunarea cows : "Oh, yes, I would be willing." "If you had one hundred horses?" "Yes." "If you had two pigs, would you be willing to give one?" asked his friend at last. "No, I would not: and you have no right to ask me when you know that I have two pigs." Sot'nd Reasoning.? "Sambo," said the owner of a country place to his gardener, "concerning that tree I wanted you to cut down, my wife thinks it had better be allowed to stand." "Well, ah think it ought ter come down. Massa Brown," was the reply. "What are your reasons for thinking so. Sambo?" "We?II. sir. de first reason am dat de tree done keep de light off de greenhouse: de secon' reason am dat it's gettln' old; and de third reason am dat I cut it down last night."?Harper's Weekly. Trith Will Oit.?A young man was taking the civil service examinations and was exasperated at the irrelevance of some of the questions. One question was, "How many British troops were sent to this country during the American Revolution?" The young man nibbed his pen for a moment In annoyance and then wrote the answer, "I don't know, but a darned sight more than went back?Llppen iHisccUanrous trading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. News and Comment Clipped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHEROKEE. Gaffney Ledger, Ju*y 18; Lightning struck a tree last Thursday near Mrs. W. D. Alexander's residence at Lawn, and slightly shocked Messrs. W. W. Whelchel and J. A. Alexander, and severely shocked Mr. Jake Parrls, all of whom were fully one hundred yards from where It struck. Mr. Parrls was so severely shocked that he had to be carried Into the house. Up to Saturday he had not recovered from the effects of the shock Sam Smith, a negro man, was arrested Sunday morning by Sheriff Thomas, and Chief Lockhart, of rx/*v )!/ ??> 1f\Y-nt? OJlH In iflll. Oil a charge of attempting to wreck a train on the Southern railroad. Some one had placed two heavy crosstles across the track Just t eyond the Limestone cotton mill, and these were struck Saturday night by an ln-comIng freight train, which was Just ahead of No. 35. the midnight southbound passenger train, but, fortunately, the freight was not running very fast, and no material damage was done. Had the passenger train struck the obstruction, the result might have been awful. Smith was given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Speer yesterday morning, and bound over to court. In default of bond he was sent back to Jail to await his trial. Another attempt was made recently to wreck a train In this immediate vicinity, and should the guilty person or persons be caught, he should be given the full penalty of the law for such an atrocious, malicious, reckless crime. Detectives of the Southern railway company were In the city yesterday looking Into the case. CHESTER. Lantern, July 18: Miss Lois White, of Louisville, Ga., who has been visiting relatives in the county, went to Yorkvllle Saturday to spend several days before returning home Judge J. H. Hudson of Bennettsvllle. spent a few days in Chester last week with his nephew, Mr. W. A. Latimer. At the same time Mr. Willie Hudson of Louisiana, was also at Mr. Latimer's. Mr. Hudson is a native of Chester, a son of Mr. Rush Hudson, who was a brother of Judge Hudson. He left Chester twenty-eight years ago, and has been back only once before. He Is In Lancaster now, but will probably be In Chester again before returning home Spoke and handle manufacturing is the work that Gregory, Wise & Co., consisting of Messrs. A. M. Gregory, A. C. Wise and W. Wagoner, are engaged In on Sandy river, about eight miles from Chester. They bought out Jenkins Bros., of Stanley, N. C., a month or so ago. and are starting out In the work very satisfactorily. Their machinery has a capacity of 2,000 handles per day, but water is too scarce for them to run on full time, and they are naving aimcuity in geiung sumclent labor, consequently they are turning out only 600 a day. Another well is being dug with the hope of getting a sufficient supply of water. All kinds of handles are m&nu ictured from high grade hickory. A p rt of their goods are disposed of hen- In Chester, and some are sold in Atlanta. Of course, they sell wherever there Is a demand. It seems that there is a good field for such an enterprise as these men have undertaken and we believe that they will succeed Those who amused themselves by running up the amounts of Chester's taxable property as published in the Lantern last Friday detected the following errors: Halsellvllle, No. 8. real estate 527.786. which ought to have read 527.465, which will make the total. 536.635 read right. Court house. No. 1. personal property was 5473,774, which should have been 5473,775. The totals are all correct, and with the above corrections will work out all right. The county's valuation Is continually increasing from year to year. Two years aga the total amount of taxable property in the county was placed at 54,412.417?realty, 52,292,580; personalty. 52.119.837?and the number of polls was 4.374. One year ago the aggregate valuation of real estate was 52.298.305; personal property, 52.273,740. making an aggregate of 54,572?045, and the number of polls was 4,170. The valuation this year is 5205.413 In excess of last and 5365.041 in excess of two years ago; and 69 more persons will pay poll tax this year than last. By referring to what the Lantern said about last year's taxes, we notice that the total taxes in the county amounted to 579.337.33. People often ask about the county's valuation, and It Is well for everybody to be posted on matters like this in order to answer such questions about our county when they are asked Mr. Bob Smyre was oft Ills run on the Carolina and North-Western Saturday. He was about done up as a result of the constant mental strain he has been laboring under In driving his engine over the Southern's ttbck by Charlotte and Statesvllle, owing to the high waters on the line between Gastonla and Newton. "The mental strain is Just terrible," said Mr. Smyre, "one had to be on a constant watch for trains, since we had no rights on the other road." The train returned Thursday in this roundabout way and reached Lenoir by the same route Friday morning, but came over its own line Friday evening. Mr. Robert E. Lynn was the engineer Saturday Mr. W. E. Herring, of the U. S. department cf agriculture. Is In town for a day or two and will be back aorolii In si f_u- rluva Hie hiulnma Is tn create an Interest and give information and help in draining and terracing land. He wishes to meet the farmers. He will be at the Farmers' institute at Mt. Prospect Saturday... .Alex Giilam, a negro who broke Jail two or three years ago, has been located at Somerset. county seat of Pulaski, Ky. He is in jail there for larceny. His Identity leaked out through his correspondence with some negro woman in Chester. Several communications between the chief of police of Somerset and Chief Taylor led the authorities here to know that the man was Alex Gillam, who always took a leading part In the police and magistrate's courts here. At the time he escaped, he was in Jail awaiting trial for larceny, being charged with having stolen a communion set, a silk dress, and several other articles of more or less value. It is understood that the district attorney is willing to let the authorities here have the prisoner. As soon as he can be heard from in regard to the matter, Sheriff Peden will doubtless bring Alex back to Chester to answer the charge** held against him. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, July 14: Mr. Archie Medlin procured a horse of Mr. E. L. Wilson's livery stable last Sunday morning, which hasn't been returned. It was a little son el mare. She was driven to Bessemer City and to some point beyond, so Mr. Wilson says. On the return trip, she gave out. At the pest house fill on the Dallas road she lay down and died Sunday afternoon. Mr. Wilson swore out a warrant against the young man for false pretense In obtaining the horse and for cruelty to animals. The warrant was Issued by Esquire A. P. H. Rhyne at Dallas Sunday afternoon. The boy was put In jail. Yesterday afternoon the case was moved from Dallas to Esquire Stowe In Gastonia. Defendant had the case removed from Esquire Stowe, and Esquire S. S. Morris was named. Esquire Morris set the hearing for 2 o'clock this afternoon In making up his list of directors for the North Carolina railroad, Governor Q!enn was strongly urged to appoint Mr. R. R. Ray of McAdenvllIe among the number. The governor could not see his way clear to do this, but was so favorably impressed wun car. ruiy a support that he felt constrained to avail himself of Mr. Ray's excellent qualifications in another department, and so appointed him on the finance committee. This Committee will contain no member who will perform his duties more thoroughly or more conscientiously that Mr. R. R. Ray The county commissioners have advertised the road bonds for sale in three prominent Investment Journals, namely: The American Banker, and the Dally Bond News, in New York, and the Manufacturers' Record in Baltimore. The American Banker makes quite a complimentary reference to the bond issue. Sealed bids are to be received for the whole or a part of the issue until August 17 Mr. Robert Gamble of Bessemer, was In town on business yesterday and we learned from him that good progress is being made with the matter of building a new Associate Reformed Presbyterian church In that thrifty town. The architect's plans call for a neat, pretty and modern church to cost $4,000. Though It is a small congregation, It has already raised $2,000 In Bessemer City. Outside friends will help liberally and the work Is expected to begin the first of September. Rev. Walter Simpson of Concord, is the energetic and acceptable pastor of this church... Mrs. L. C. Glenn of Nashville, Tenn., Is here for a few weeks to visit her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Glenn. Mr. Glenn will Join her about the first of August Miss Agnes Cook of Concord, whose fearful experience In a runaway nearly three weeks ago is remembered, has almost recovered from her accident. Miss Cook was rendered unconscious by the fall and for ten days she was In a desperate condition. During this time she was entirely unconscious and It seemed that she would never regain sensibility. Early last week Miss Cook was taken to Dr. Keen. In Jefferson College, PhlladelDhia. An operation resulted in al most immediate restoration to consciousness, but for several days she could not talk. A letter from Rev. W. J. Boger of Mt. Holly to friends in that place says Miss Cook Is Improving rapidly, and will be home In a few days from the hospital at Philadelphia. HE MADE RESTITUTION. Man Paid For Thefts Which He Confessed. - Mr. John T. Burrlss, manager of the Granolithic Roofing company, had an unusual experience a day or two ago. He was approached on the street by a white man. "Mr. Burrlss," said the man earnestly, "I want you to forgive me. God has already forgiven me." "Well?er?I am always agreeable." replied Mr. Burrlss, "but what's the I row about?" "It's like this," replied the man, "I worked for you when you were putting the roof on the Brogon mill two years ago and one day I stole a wrench from you. I have repented of my sins, and I want to make restitution. I want to pay you for that wrench or replace It." "Very well," said Mr. Burrlss. "I know nothing about it, but if you say you stole a wrench from me I will have to take your word for It. You know what kind of a wrench It was, and I'll just let you bring it back or buy another one like it, and there will be no hard feelings." "Thank you," replied the man. He went off to a hardware store and in a few minutes returned with a new wrench, which he said was an exact duplicate of* the one he stole. "There Is another thing." the man said. "One afternon while I was working for you you paid me more wages than I was entitled to. I knew It at the time, but didn't say anything but now I can never rest easy until I pay you the money I wrongfully took. It was 35 or 40 cents, I have forgotten which amount It was." He pulled out 40 cents and tendered It to Mr. Burrlss. Mr. Burrlss said his first impulse was to tell the man to keep the wrench and the money too, but the man seemed so much distressed that he saw he would not feel easy unless he was allowed to return the wrench and the money, so he was allowed to have his way. "You seem uncertain whether It was 35 or 40 cents." said Mr. Burrlss, "so I will take the smaller amount." He kept 35 cents and handed the man back a nickel. The man seemed greatly relieved and walked off as If a great load had been removed from his shoulders. The man said he had been converted In a revival meeting now being carried on by some "holiness" ministers In a tent on I street. His name Is not published for obvious reasons.?Anderson Daily Mail. HOW REVOLUTION MAY COME. Men of Upper Class Must Initiate It and the Mujiks Will Follow. To the Russian mujlk the Ideas of self-rule and self-help are familiar, and therefore, though he may not have sufficient Imagination and foresight to plant revolutionary seed, he may be trusted to garner all the substantial fruits of it. The importance of the part which he Is likely. ultimately to play on the revolutionary stage should not be undervalued because he may not figure in the preliminary scenes. Revolutions always begin at the top. It Is always a patrician like Tiberius Gracchus, a country gentleman like John Hampden, a land-owner like George Washington, a noble like Mirabeau, who comes forward as the protagonist of a successful popular uprising. Unless such men lead a revolution fails, and Is ranked In history as a rebellion. Everybody knows that the convoking of the French states general in 1789 would have been as futile a proceeding as had been the recourse to a similar body In the past but for the fact that a considerable fraction of the French aristocrats were | themselves imbued with liberal sentiments, and were not only willing but eager to sacrifice their special privileges. Now it Is an unquestionable fact that in Russia today a far greater portion of the nobles have adopted liberal principles, and passionately desire a constitutional government, than was the case In France 116 years ago. Thus once more are we destined to see a revolution begin in the highest social class, and to witness the gradual dissemination of their ideas and aspirations through the barracks of the soldier, the workshops of the artisan and the homes of the tiller of the soil.? Harper's Weekly. A WESTERN CROE8U8. He Struck It Rich, and is Having a Good Time With the Money. Walter Scott, the western miner, who hired a special from the Santa Pe railroad for $5,500 and broke the record between L?8 Angeles, Cal., and Chicago, Is getting his money's worth while in the east. The following account of his performances, immediately succeeding his arrival In Chicago, is contained In a special to the New York Globe from the Windy City: Hardly had the power been shut on in the big express engine and the diner, observation car, sleeper and the baggage car been brought to a stop when Scott ,the Croesus of Death Valley, with his wife and half dozen guests, alighted from the special and lifted his hat In response to the cheers of the crowd which had gathered to do him honor. Barely stopping long enough to ? ? ' I #??lon/1o nfKft nnitKr Iianun nun a ictt mciiuo nuv were on hand to greet him In the name of Chicago, he walked up to the baggage car and untied the dog which he got for his friend, Bill Haggin just before he left Barstow. Leading the dog by a bit of string, he offered his arm to his wife, and, escorting her to a cab. slipped a ten-dollar bill to the driver and told him to take her to a hotel. "Now. boys, I'm goin' to buy," said he, giving his sombrero a Jerk 1own over his left eye and taking a hitch in his trousers. "Show me the Joy parlor that's got the biggest stock of bubble bottles." Thirteen willing performers were on the point of showing him when he halted and retraced his steps. Walking up to the still throbbing locomotive he pulled out a wad of money big enough to choke an elephant, peeled off a hundred dollar note, and passed it up to Sam Clark, the engineer. He peefled off a fifty and gave It to the fireman. "Where's that old fool BUI Morrissey?" he shouted;" then added: "Oh, there you are!" as he caught sight of the conductor at his elbow. "This for yours, Bill," said he. as he tore off another hundred dollar bill. The four negro porters, who had worked overtime cracking ice and pulling corks for 46 hours, came forward In column fours. Each received a $100 note and a blessing for his attendance to duty. "You did the best you knew how, boys," said the Croesus, "but you know and I know that you don't know nothing about the business of cooling bubble bottles. Speed is the only thing you lack. Cultivate rapidity, boys, cultivate rapidity, and action. Goodbye, and God bless you." Busted The Record," He 8ays. "Now. Just one thing more," he said, as he and the dog headed for the telegraph station, followed by their new but thirsty admirers. Arrived there he penciled the following missive to General Passenger Agent Byrne of the Santa Fe: "Busted the record. Hooray! Keep the J500. Am Just about to open a case of bubble. Scotty." Hard on the heels of "Bath House John," the plutocrat headed for a saloon, and the crowd was treated. Some 20 feet to the rear of the bar a telephone bell rang. Scott went to the telephone, and was asked when he expected to leave for Manhattan. "I'll start very soon," replied the Death Valley Croesus. "And watch the fireworks when I land on Broadway." I Scott says his mission to New York is for the purpose of filling the vaults of the Knickerbocker Trust company so full of money that they will bulge. Vice President Glrard of the trust company Is a partner of Scott In his gold mines. They were formerly cowpunchers together. Tf ?a viiwc r* vvvtwv/i Mr. Scott Is 32 years old and was born In Hamilton, Nev. His boyhood was spent on a ranch In that state, where he earned a reputation for his daring In the saddle and his ability with a rifle. For a number of years he traveled with one of BuffaJo Bill's "Wild West" shows, doing tricks with a lariat. Some eight years ago he returned to cattle "punching," and one day while skirting the edge of Death Valley he did some prospecting and discovered what Is believed to be the old Breyfogle claim, a mine the richness of which caused Its discoverer to go Insane. Since then his visits to civilization have been seldom and meteoric. Twice a year he comes In from the desert with a burro train loaded with gold ore, transforms It Into money, ships half of It to New York, and spends much of It. The special train which bore him from Los Angeles to Chicago cost him $5,000. Five hundred dollars was to have been refunded to him had the record made several years ago by Alexander Peacock remained unbroken. As It Is he loses the $500. SIMPLE LIFE IN ICELAND. No Liquor Manufactured, No Jails and Only One Policeman. There are no manufactories In Iceland. Each home Is a factory and every member of the family a hand. Shoes are made from goat skins. The long stockings worn over these in wading through the snow are knitted by the women and children, and even the beautiful broadcloth comes smooth and perfect from the hand loom found in every house. The sweet simplicity of their national costume does away with the necessity of fashion books. Young girls who are about to be married need take no thought as to "wherewithal 1 --1-- *1 V? " ft micin iiir/ uc nun icu. ttiicii iiicj array themselves In the wedding garments of their ancestors, two or even three generations remote, they are perfectly up to date In the matter of attire. This simple life Is conducive to a state of high morals, higher probably than In any other part of the world. There Is not a drop of liquor manufactured on the island, and for the 78,000 population there is but one policeman. There is neither a jail nor any place of incarceration for criminals: nor yet is there a court In which a high crime could be tried. The percentage of crime is so small that it does not warrant the expenses of keeping up a court. When a criminal trial becomes necessary the offender is taken to Denmark to answer to the court for his misdeeds. The women are among the most advanced in the world. The Woman's Political League has a membership of 7,000 and they enjoy more civil rights than the women of almost any other country, having a voice in all elections save for members of their legislative body.?Pilgrim. Square Meal for Five Cent*. A restaurant, to be known as the People's Kitchen, opened last night In the basement at 136 East Broadway. Anybody can get a meal for five cents. The bill of fare includes soup, roast meat bread and tea, with milk and sugar. Constantine Geller is the founder of the place. He says that if tilings go according to his expectations, there will be a number of five cent meal houses started throughout the city. Mr. Geller keeps a lunch room at 315 Canal street. He set out to solve the problem and finally figured that five cents would be enough to furnish a meal and cover expenses, providing that 1,000 persons would eat daily. Geller then went to his friend Abe Schoenberg, at 150 Spring street, who is in the same business, and laid down his plan. Schoenberg approved and they raised enough among the East Side bankers to try the experiment. There Is room to seat 130 persons at at a time in the place, and It will be open from 11 a m to 2 p m, closed till 5, and then opened till 8 p. m. If more than 1,000 eat daily, there will be a profit which will go to start other places of the kind in the city.?New York Sun. HOW GREAT LOAN8 ARE SOLD. The Ways of tha Underwriting Syndicate. No foreign loan as large as New York's half of the $150,000,000 Jap "loooH Jn the American anese isouc --- ? market has ever been floated in the United States. Our subscription to the Japanese loans of 1904 were respectively, $25,000,000 and $30,000,000; last year's Cuban loan took $35,000,000. Of Mexico's $110,000,000 loan of 1899 $25,000,000 was offered here. The successful placing of $75,000,000 in the new Japanese 4} per cents had, therefore, an Importance apart from the eastern war and the credit of Japan. It has caused a good deal of Inquiry as to just what steps a banking house takes to introduce such loans and how It guarantees against failure of the issue. The first step of a banking house, in such an operation, Is to form an underwriting syndicate. Every great banking house has wealthy customers and wealthy business connections; it must confer with them, as to the possibility of floating the new loan at a given price and must be assured of their co-operation, even before it makes its bid. When the borrowing government makes its award, the successful bidder Is bound to his contract. The recent dispute between the Russian government and the Paris I syndicate seems to have been possiJble because no formal bid and no j award had been made; there was only a general understanding. The underwriting syndicate obligates itself to take its contracted percentage of the loan, if the investing public does not do so. Each member of the syndicate gives a pledge in writing for a definite amount, which he may be called upon to advance in cash pending the sale of the securities. A member of the Japanese bond syndicate who participates to the extent of $1,000,000 is liable to be called upon for all or any part of that amount at the option of the managers. In the same way, he coald be required to take $1,000,000 of the bonds at the syndicate price if tne securities could not be placed elsewhere. Thus there Is always a risk attending the venture. It often happens that several syndicates are formed In' competition when an attractive bond offering Is at hand. Last April, when Cuba's $35,000,000 loan was under negotiation, three or four strong New York banking houses had representatives in Havana. Each put In a bid, and the contract was almost closed with one group of bankers when a rival syndicate overbid It at the last moment and secured the loan. In the same way a Berlin syndicate did Its best to secure the Japanese loan. It was said to have bid a higher price than the successful syndicate, and Berlin undoubtedly expected to get the loan. But the fact that Japan's two previous loans had been successfully floated In London and New York had, no doubt, a great deal to do with the acceptance of the English and American bid. Japan, too, it has been explained, was willing that the London and New York bankers who had stood by It In the Issuance of the previous loans should clear a handsome profit on this one, and consequently agreed to the terms with very little haggling. The chief underwriting syndicate often organizes smaller syndicates of bankers, which go about to And a market for the securities with their own clients, or buy them outright for a rise. Sometimes these smaller syndicates get "held up" with the bonds after the original syndicate has disposed of them. This happened recently with a $75,000,000 railway bond Issue. It was over-subscribed at the start. Expecting to And a quick market for the bonds, numerous small banking Arms put in large bids, and then had difflculty in caring for the allotments. In the rush to realize on these holdings, the bonds, which had gone to a premium, soon declined below the subscription price, with heavy loss to the holders. But it Is through the large and small syndicates that a loss is Anally lodged with actual investors, the chief syndicate advertising the issue and securing as many individual subscriptions as possible. Generally, a syndicate is paid a percentage on the selling price of the entire issue, Dut in tne case 01 one recent offering an ingenious device was resorted to whereby the members received a commission for only a portion of the loan, the managers taking the rest. As the bonds went to a premium almost immediately, the managing bankers made large profits by this unusual stipulation. Some syndicates have never paid a dollar, but It is customary for the managers to call for 5 or 10 per cent of the subscriptions to defray preliminary expenses or make initial payments to the borrowers. The profit on these underwrltlngs varies according to the securities and terms of the syndicate agreement. The bankers who took the Japanese loan will in all probability receive $750,000 for the underwriting alone. This is 1 per cent on the $75,000,000 underwritten.?From the New York Evening Post. - ? m NEW ENGLAND AND THE SOUTH. Great Resources In South Waiting For Men With Thrift. New England consists of but little more than 66,000 square miles, while the fourteen states of the South have an area of nearly 900,000 square miles, half the standing timber of the United States, more iron than all of Europe, forty times as much coal as England and they produce more than 60 per cent of all the cotton of the world. Were the South to achieve as New England has achieved, it would be the richest section in the world. The New Englander, however has thrift, he has learned to adapt himself to changing conditions, as has been shown In the cotton manufacturer .More than this, there is some subtle alchemy by which the raw Importations of labor are transformed into skilled workmen. Directing this enormously valuable capital of labor there are men who are trained to the knowledge of every detail In their business. Furthermore, the New Englandder puts by something each year. The figures in comparison with the South are surprising. With the most liberal estimate of savings accorded the south there is but $1.44 saved to each inhabitant, against $189 to each lnhablfonf r\t fho Mow TTTrifrlanH atntpfl. No man can read these facts without picturing the great opportunity before the South when It comes to realize their full meaning There must be In the future, an Increased appreciation of the value of small savings, of those tiny rills which flow into a stream with a current sufficient to turn the wheels of commerce for a nation. There must be guiding hands which will train the raw labor of the South to become skilled workmen. There must be more self-reliance and keenness to seize upon opportunity. Obviously comparisons between the industrial development of the North and the South are unfair, because New England had a tremendous start, and never, to any extent, was obliged to suffer from the curse of slave labor, which allowed the people to prosper without working. But the conditions of the South are changing, and the south needs men who can realize the new situation and the new opportunity content, as many a New Englander has been to start at the bottom and work upward.?Boston Transcript. TOLD EDISON ABOUT IT. Discomfiture of tho Versatile Guide of Big Electrical Establishment. In one of the great machine manufacturing plants devoted to electrical appliances, visitors are constantly being received from all quarters of the globe. The guides who take these visitors through the works have all kinds of experiences. It often happens that the visitor who knows the least about electrical matters will ask the stlffest questions and make the most disconcerting remarks. It Is rather staggering for Instance, after you have mad3 your clearest and most concise explanation of the phenomenon of the flow of electricity through a wire, as you understand it, to be met with the confronting remark: "After alt, Mr. , you do not really know what electricity is!" The average working electrician worries no more about the nature of the force he handles than he does about the doctrines of Confucius. One of the linemen demonstrates the idea by. the recital of a past experience: "When I worked on a third rail at Hartford the boss says: "Touse fellows don't care where the Juice con.es m . ?1? I* */\ nil vAit nu rw rn>ni nr wucre n guca iu, an juu .?.v about It la where to get It and where not to get It. So you, Hlnnlcsey, keep yer crowbar often that third rail, or ye'll hev a beautiful short circuit and a private-technical display that'll make ye so blind ye'll not tell bad whisky from ice water for six months." One engineer at the factory; who may be called Steve, because his name Is something else, is frequently detailed to take visitors about on account of his fund of Information and his clear, lucid manner of explanation. On one occasion be escorted a guest from the west?a light haired little gentleman who seemed duly Impressed with all he saw, but made no comment He was apparently drinking In and criticising every word which young Steve uttered, and that usually confident young gentleman grew nervous and suspicious. "This fellow," he thought, "must be some smart electrician, and he Is just taking all my statements with a huge grain of salt." At last, when they arrived back at the office and Steve was feeling tired and limp, the little gentleman held out his hand and said: "I'm exceedingly obliged to you. I don't know much about the electrical trade. I'm a barber. If ever you come to Chicago, look me up." Steve had recovered from this and was beginning to look and feel like himself once more, when he was again detailed to escort a visitor through the works. This was a silent and undemonstrative man who paid considerable attention to rather Insignificant machinery and details. Consequently, Steve hastily concluded that he had another barber to amuse. Moreover, as this quiet visitor showed little or no surprise at or appreciamnmr koqHv pomarlfflhlp HUH Ul llic iaia-ii/ i tauj . machines and operation Steve was aggrieved, and for the honor of the works determined to shake some enthusiasm out of him. So he proceeded to load him up with many wonderful stories. He pointed out a dynamo so powerful that It never had and never could be run up to full capacity, It being utterly Impossible to control the current. He gave a dissertation on the incandescent lamp, and Its manufacture, asserting that Its discovery was due to the accidental observation of a lightning flash playing on a two pronged fork In a pickle bottle. Waxing eloquent, he rose on his toes, stretched out his right arm and exclaimed: "And so that Inestimable, boon to mankind, the Incandescent limp, was born." At this moment his visitor stepped up to a workman who was winding colls, slapped him on the back and said: "Hello, Dan!" The man started, looked up, and his face flushed with surprise and pleasure as he grasped the outstretched hand. "God bless my soul! It's my old boss," exclaimed. "Mr, Edison himself." Steve staggered back and sat down on a casting. He tried to think It over, to recall some of the stuff he'd been telling?but his mind was a blur. One thing only stood out distinctly: he had told the Wizard of Menle Park, the Inventor of the incandescent lamp, that it was the evolution of a pickle bottle and a two pronged fork! Then he disappeared A week or two later he received from Mr. Edison a book on electrical wonders, written for juveniles, on' the fly leaf of which was a pen drawing of a fork In a pickle bottle, and below the Inscription: "And so that inestimable boon to mankind, the Incandescent lamp, was born!" Some time In the future, perhaps, that little book may fetch a round sum of money. At present no money could buy It. HUMAN JEALOU8Y. The Difference Between the Paaeion in a Man and a Woman. The man's jealousy is a stormy sea flooding everything, tearing and devouring everything in him that is strong, Ailing his innermost heart, absorbing all rivers of feeling and destroying his mind. The woman's Jealousy is a narrow, turbulent, treacherous torrent which hides its depth and high above which rise hard and silent banks; it heightens her sensibility and strengthens her mind. The Jealous man is a wrathful lion; he is noble, and hunger only forces him to tear his prey to pieces. The Jealous woman is an infuriated snake; she is vain, and passion only tempts her to sting. The anger of the Jealous man is directed against the object of his love and interrupts his love, and that of the jealous woman is directed against her rivals, and her love is intensified by it. Jealousy makes a fool of a man; it makes him ridiculous and lowers him in the love and. esteem of the woman, but a woman gains In wit and charm by her Jealousy, and it makes her more attractive to the man. Jealousy Is a terrible, sharp weapon which a woman uses lightly In order to cut a few sweets on which to feed her vanity; often she even wounds with it the man she loves In order to enjoy his sufferings. The man disdains this cruel thing, though, did he use it, it would rarely miss its object of awakening the dormant love of a woman, of bringing hidden love to the surface and of creating love where there was none.? From "The German of Borne." "I am going to thrash you, but you can have any style of whipping you want." said the school teacher. "I'll take 'Spencerian' style, sir" "What Is 'Spencerian' style, young man?" "Up strokes heavy and down strokes light, sir."?New York Times. 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