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THE LITTLE QUILT. Tin- drawer with dainty things was foU. Til-- cradle quilt wa? new, warmly tucked with fleecy wool' And lined and bound with blue. rpn pillow, edged with knitted lace, Her loving flugers made. ," dreams sho saw a tender face Against its softness laid. t or Imf "I8 moment to her breast Sii.- held that little form, si r teats nor closest kisses pressed ' >'or quilt could keep him warm. j^, ,i,.(.p -Ijo cradle where he lies its roc sers never stir, While Hillls breathe the lullabies H<- never learned from her. Th? autumns gently lay a spread Ol mingled brown nnd gold, winter ><now? about Iiis bcd Their Hooey blankets fold. Bich year tho Slaytimo weaves anew lu 1? ??O' pattern, set Kith violets of white and blue. A winsome coverlet. Her feet now* seldom ?eek tho spot Where lu* so long hos lain, lint almost has her heurt forgot Thu tilden hope und pain. Vet somewhere wnits for her tho face And dreams her fancy built, Tl,?- while her Angers knit tho lace .And pieced the eradle quilt. -St. Louis Republic. Thc gentlemen of the diplomatic corps .rere horribly bored at Roth. At the end 0{ it few months the gayest grew dull ; s stay of several years was fatal ; half a dozen seasons at Homburg were re quired as a cure. Roth is essentially a coruinercial city - one of the three largest harbors of the world. Its stag nant cun?is are bordered by narrow, black, gabled houses. Its old society, narrowed by self admiration, had a co hesion that gave it an extraordinary weight. Roth waa Roth. Father and ND, mother and daughter, bowed under a yoke of prejudices, and dullness pass lowii from one to another with jeal ous jare. Vainly had the unlucky diplomats tried to infuse a little life into Roth. A ?charming fellow who had counted dizzy ccesses in Vienna and St Petersburg ddenly found himself beyond the pale fter a week's lively flirtation with Councilor Spass. The young worn bad waked np with a jump, and in space of a few days had developed to a charming creature. But she had koned without her family and so ety. She had been surrounded, smoth annihilated, carried off to the nntry. The unfortunate admirer had D gaping space widen about him bene ver he entered the club; he en -intered funereal bows. A sadder and wiser man, he shook the dust of Roth 1 bis feet before he bad crystallized, id Mrs. Councilor Spaas found no ords to express her regret I He left a disciple, the young Baron )han von Tek, the son of a highly es emed deceased councilor. Von Tek as emancipated, nt least, for Roth., e did not pay court to society women, ut being impossible, since one never iw them except one day in the week Ifeder strict guard. But hs roo ? En g <s8sh borseSi bsd an Sngiish coachman od a London tailor. He always wore a ower in his button hole, gave stag par lee, and in the evening, behind closed oors, applauded with his friends pretty gers whom ho enticed from the th? ier. Awesome things were told of him. ewas looked upon as a fearful Don an, besides, he had announced the minable intention of remaining a cbelor. He was censured 'and criti I, yet he had a certain prestige and pointed ont, perhaps a little proud to strangers. He was rich, though fortune was looked upon aa middling pared to that of the Councilors Tann Suite!-they bad millions. Tann waa married and the father of number of children corresponding to position--a dozen. He was highly eemed. His wife waa red faced, the e for wear, a fine housekeeper, and tb a sharp tongue, an authority in Councilor Buttel was a harsh, ere. ugly widower, th? dream of all maidens-to live in his old house, preside over hie superb plate, to r the ninero*vaof pearls of deceased Buttel, what a dream! Ah i he jd a right to be hard to please I ?In this forlorn exile, a charming rachwoman, Mme. Jacques de Lan *t, the best, tho gayest, the most hos -bio woman ia the world, repented too late, aloa 1-that eho had married iplomat. Sho had started oir with > bonne bouche, Washington, after 'cb, hungry for Europe, M. do Lan 'et hud been promoted to Both. She ~ away with ennui. By lucky com tion she waa very fond of her hua and the two of them tried hard to grow too dulL Yet the wife he ft aware that her -'housekeeping' gradually taking on too great an stance in her eyea, and the hna d that, for a man of his years, he ridiculously fond of piquet Languets, people of tact, had ft an effort to conform, as far as in lay, to the habita of their new ftu- They had made huge sacrifices th's prejudices, but not enough, it . to prevent Mrs, Councilor-Tann apostrophizing an invisible confl asking if Mme. dc Languet had principles.. She was not very cer o' them, for ihs miscreant Johan often went to the Languets'. He given a warm welcome and relished Parisian conversation in which he An intimate friend of Mme. de et-a* young nod handsome wid* evidently a dangerous person-waa quoted. When in the narrow cir soma incredible enormity of Mn. nciior Tann waa told, M. de Lan invariably exclaimed: -{ 'Wouldn't that delight your friend. r~rj ol" " . jp-j foe. de Languet always laughingly H.cJ ?tes! Wouldn't they hit lt off to 3-^ ?Jer?". bet?* ^ tfaen *key would! ahow Tek, the cr?ant, Zozo's photograph. She was rA-fc**: *'n"if5 WJuow of 22, left with only a ??.' ?rt fortuno, did net conceal the fact - ?bo intended sooner or. later to tty a millionaire. She Was a Russian, ~. ??J5?*? m ^tantt, j cv ?Wv?..^."" a touch of Tartnr audacity that maae her strangely attractive. She wrote con tinually to Mme. de Langnet, often complaining of tho hardness of tho winter. The variety of her letter paper, of her cresta-now immense, now mi croscopic, sometimes a flamboyant crown, sometimes a mere familiar "Zozo" in Gothic script - suggested that if she were as extravagant in the other details of ber life aa in this it was no wonder that she waa sometimes hard up. One day when Mme. do Languet was grieving over her friend's pecuniary trials her husband spoke up: "Why shouldn't sho unearth a mil lionaire hero?" The luminous idea was rapturously received. "To be Bure! There are two very good matches-M. Tek, who is civilized, and Buttel, whose pockets aro Hued. Zozo must hear of them!" That very evening Mme. do Languet wrote her. She went straight to the point. "You iutend to get married. You haven't fcnnd what yon want so far. Come to nie. I'll tind you soino one." Mme. de Boisoran-Zozo-answered by'tho next mail: "I'm willing to take a look. Expect me day after tomor row. ' ! When everything?was settled, Mme. de Langnet was a little alarmed at what she hud done. She had some re gard for her prestige at Roth, and in spite of herself Mrs. Councilor Tann's and Councilor Buttel's opinions carried weight with her. Perhaps Mme. do Boisoran waa a little too dernier cri for this atmosphere. She decided not to spare her warnings. Besides, she took for granted that Zozo, clever woman as she was, wonld understand that to bo a success at Roth, and, above all, to se cure a Roth husband she must cast asido the ways that until now had brought admirers swarming about her. Mme. de Languet was overwhelmed at her friend's outfit Fourteen months at Rcth had given her an extreme visual sensitiveness. She was unable to conceal her tremors. "My dear Zozo, your toilets will scandalize the people here I" "How lucky I" "No good of thinking of getting married if yon dress like that!" Zozo did not argue the point. She kissed Louise and begged her to exhibit tho natives an soon as possible. The as pect of the country had awed her, and she asked Jacques de Langnet seriously if the people were all stuffed. "I should judge so from the silence in the streets. Where do they walk? Nowhere? ..They go to the botanic garden," Louise replied. "Let us go tool" The carriage was ordered and the ladies with Jacques and his colleague. Baron de Sainte-Menehonld, got into it Mme. de Langnet was in mauve hat and gown, soe ie gloves and black sunshade-> as correct as possible. Mme. de Boisoran was a symphony in reseda, with an in solent hat trimmed with wild roses, a pink veil over her nose and an "alto gether" that made people sit np. She was in a mood of impish glee, having wagered with the baron that she would meet her two suitors and make her choice on the spot Louies vainly tried to quiet her. "Buttel ia immensely rich, but yon will frighten him; he'll never take a harebrained creature like you. Yon must adopt another tone or give ?i> try ing to please bim" "How about the other one-the smart one?" "Good looking, rather-a presentable husband." "Well 1 I must make np my mind." On reaching the botanic garden, Zozo gazed at the passing carriages. "Whom do those arks belong to?" "To the beet people here." People surreptitiously turned around io see Mme. de Langnet's friend. Grave bows were made. Mrs. Councilor Tann condemned a young widow running all oVer the country like this. On general principles, with eight wise virgins tc settle in life, abo was down on widowe -smuggled goods. Men, alas, are often taken by perishable attractions, to the neglect of solid virtues ready to devote themselves to their wellbeing 1 Hand some M. Tek passed, correctness itself, on bia English horse. His bow was ol the good schooL As he cast an admiring look at Zozo she smiled at him as if say ing, "Yes, here I am!" The illustrious Councilor Buttel wat not to be seen, but ten days ; before ht had thoughtfully been invited to dina Of course this invitation did not coin cide in th? least with Zozo's arriv?t In the meantime, to get her hand in, the charming widow bad undertaker M. Tele's conquest He called the even ing after the bow in the botanic gar den. Always welcomed by the Lan guets, he was received moro warmly than ever. He mund everything tops] turvy. Zoso, with a huge pair of shean in her hands, insisted on cut ti nj Jacques' hair in the latest Paris style, declaring that she trimmed her litth nephew's locks and understood the art perfectly. Tho gentlemen guests beggec Jacques to consent, then offered them selves in his place; bnt she said no, ant added: "I say, Louise, tell Jacques to be havel" Jacques slipped away, and everybody broke into peals of laughter. Whei Von Tek entered, she laid down her bi{ shears, saying: "You know. Jacques, I'll catch yoi yeti" s This incident had a remarkable effec on the young baron. He fell bead ove: heels in love on the spot Two days later occurred the fanion; dianer. The enumeration of the Vener able councilor's possessions had pu Zoso into the best of spirits. Sainte Menehould and Donloud declared hi must ba intending to finish off poor M Tek, who exhibited his devotion.witl a pre-Raphaeliteliko simplicity. Whei the councilor appeared-dry. stiff, sel important-the hostess presented him ti Zoso. He made a low bow and waite? for, advances to be made him. Not i bit of it I Zczo h,ad acknowledged th introduction by a slight droop of th head; that waa all. The observing lega tion smiled to ber from afar. ' The; wanted to encourage her to install her self in Roth. She replied with a smile unfolding, with a slow, o^reeeirg t~c: ture, her great, gray marabou fan. Th soft tips swept ber white shoulders exquisite shoulders-emerging from he smooth, pink bodice, encircled at th waist-summer tuan nature-uy a ? broad ribbon. At table Councilor ?nttel was placed beside her. Vain and used to be made much of, he awaited an amiable glance from the elegant visitor. Seeing her so radiant, he said to her in a patronizing tone, as if speaking of his property : "Yen seem to like Roth, madame." "Oh, not in the elightestl" answered Zozo, looking straight at him. He warf so thunderstruck that be found nothing to say but: "You are staying some time?" "Yes, I nm staying for my friends' sakes"-sho looked at Jacques and Lou ise. "They need consolation. They are fearfully bored here." "Have they told you so?" "No; I've tcld them so, poor things! I am very sorry for them." Councilor Buttel could not believe his ears. Ho did not want to be pitied, nud protested : "Strangers perhaps aro bored at Roth, bnt when one has one's property "here" -Mme. de Boisoran must have heard of his property. "Oh, yes, I've seen your big house! It's very gloomy. I prefer M. Von Tek's small one. It seems, he's quito comfortable in it. My friends and'I are going to lunch with bim ono of these days. ' ' The councilor did not like to be re minded of Von Tole's existence. The iden of talking of that little establish ment to n man who bad four drawing rooms and 12 rooms furnished through out-and Zozo smiled across the table to the young man ; he really was not at all bad looking, with his red beard, his clear eyes and his irreproachable get up. Znzo discovered that he was not eat ing in order to look at her, and as this discovery amused her vastly-she was prettier than nature-suddenly turning toward t*ie councilor she said point blank: "By the way, you have a big park. You must give us a garden party." Councilor Buttel was aghast. "But I am alone, madame - and to receive ladies" "Well. *ben, we'll receive each other -, you'll p _ 'ide the orchestra. Ah, yon all seem sound asleep here!" "She certainly was not asleep, so the councilor said to himself, as he looked at her very closely, breathing the delicate perfume wafted from her fan. Every now and then she passed her white arm with in an inch of his face, in order to reach the carafe, upon which, of course, he pu-cipitated himself at the same mo ment. This little maneuver made Von Tek turn red and pale and highly di verted Sainte-Menehould and Donloud. Zozo, feeling herself appreciated, re doubled her coquetry, said the absurd est things in spite of Louise's discreet signals. Poor Louise wanted Zozo to make a magnificent match and was an noyed to see her jeopardizing her pros pects hy her madcap ways. The coun cilor seemed very grave, but if Louise had seen him more closely she wonld have discovered an abnormal dilation of his gray pupils. On rising from the ta ble, he started when he heard his host ess say, in a low tone, to her friend, lay ing her hand on the dazzling shoulder "Well, my Zozo?" The name swept across his face like a fresh spring breeze. "Zozo," he repeated to himself me chanically, "and so impertinent!" Under his heavy brows his eyes de voured ber, but so surreptitiously that the gallery saw eothing. "Eh bien!" murmured the gentle men of the legation, flocking about Zozo, "which will you choose, the na bob or the blond ?" "Ma foi! I like the blond best; the nabob is really too ugly." "He certainly isn't handsome." "You'll have to cut his hair toa You know I'm waiting .my turn whenever you are ready. " Zozo replied with dignity: "Cher monsieur, yon are not Jacques. " And she added in a heart broken tone, "If you'll believe me, he wouldn't let me l" "What a brute 1" The councilor wondered what the fun waa about in the distant corner. He drew near, his coffee cup in bis hand. Hardly had Zozo seen him when she announced: "M. le Conseiller intends giving us a .garden party," and added, in her sweetest voice, "M. von Tek, the coun cilor will be glad of suggestions from you." The next day Mrs. Councilor Tann was horrified to learn the impious plan. The visitor was really more to be dread ed than she bad supposed, and she be gan to pray ardently for ber departure. She bad vainly pronounced herself with the utmost severity in Councilor But ters presence against the indelicacy of a ssan's giving a party. What an idea i The fete champ?tre took place and the lunch at Von Tek's as welk The councilor, enamored to garrulity, did not for an instant leave Mme. de Boiso ran's shadow. She contradicted bim at every turn, fonnd everything that he admired hideous, declared his park tire some, his house old fashioned, and all this he thought charming. One idea filled his head-anstere old councilor that he was-to have the right to call her "Zozol" Von Tek had the identical idea, but he expressed it with far more aroor. Mme. de Languet followed her friend's manenveres with growing ter ror. She had taken so mnch trouble to get to the Roth level ! At the council or's bouse Zozo had dared to smoke a cigarette before Mrs. Councilor Tann ! No enormity could go beyond that. Sainte-Menehonld and Donloud had a wager on ; odds stood in Von Tek's fa vor. When Zozo was questioned, her only answer was a laugh. . .'..'. . . . . . . A year has gone by. Roth is in a whirl. A talking, laughing crowd on foot and a stream of smart carriages are making their way to the race course, for, believe me if you can, they have races at Roth now. They were or ganized by Baron von Tek and supported by Councilor Buttel. Things ore much altered at Roth. The worthy councilor's old reaiftnee has been done over from garret to cellar. Amateur theatricals and a fancy dress ball have been given in it The elite of society bas hastened to the festivities, though they are far from being what it is accustomed to. So today-r::cc day-near tue track in 1 the best position, an elegant victoria, harnessed en danmont, rivets every body's eyes-Mrs. Councilor Tann's ' especially. In the victoria are seated . Zozo, all in white, more bewitching ' tuan ever, ana DCSIUO uer, piouu uuu satisfied, her husband. Councilor But tel.-From the Frfruch For the Argo naut Te? as It Should Be. 1 For making- te? use eith?r a china 1 or earthen pot, which you aro never to ( wash, but clean by scalding. Pour boil- 1 ing water in tho pot and 3tand it on , tho stove long enough to inajko sure it i ia heated through and through Thon pour it all off und put in the tea-on? 1 teaspoonful to ouch half pint of water to be used Now put in the waiter, j which should jnst have reached thu boil: take the teakettle <;1T the stove, remove: the lid, stand tho teapot in the opening 1 and let it remain riv? or minuted i or semi the pot immediately to the tallie ] and cover with II cozy fur ten minutes ; Tho above method gives un excellent cupful of bright tea. but un added step 1 in thu process will ??ve a .-still liner li sait It is to wash the tea by pouring off thu first cupful of water instantly after adding it. then proceeding as above This quick boiling water rinso carries off dust impurities, and tho tea 1 when made has as a consequence a liner bouquet.-Ella Morris Kretschmar in Woman's Home Companion. Fairy Tale of Science. The experiments which have result ed in the liquefaction of air seem likely to revolutionize our ideas of heat and cold. Charles K. Tripler, of New \ork, is turning out liquefied air by the gallou, and a description of his achievements in the April Century is a veritable fairy-tale of science. Fancy a kettle of liquefied air going off in steam when set upon a biook of icc, because the latter is several hundred degrees warmer than the air ! It may not be long before the expression "as cold as ice" will cease to be heard, and ''as hot as ice" be adopted. It certaiuly is surprising to see the liquid air poured upon ice fly off his sing like water from hot irou ; but when one reflects that the ice is 344 degrees hotter than the liquid, it does not seem so strange ; or to see one's breath, blown in the open can of the liquid, sent back instantly, its moist ure congealed into a miniature snow storm. A jet of steam is frozen as quickly, for steam in the open air is only 114 degrees hotter than the breath, while from the temperature of steam to that of liouid air is a terri ble drop of 524 degrees ! In this freezing effect probably is found the greatest obstacle to the use of liquid air as a motive power. The moisture of the air is deposited rapidly as ice upon the machine, especially around the orifice from which thc jet of ex tremely cold air emerges. This soon closes the orifice completely and stops the machine. Another surprise is given when the experimenter puts his hand directly into the liquid for a moment. But the sensation is only as of a soft cush ion of air about the bond. Such it really is. Thc heat of the hand forms a layer of vapor or air about the hand, jiud the liquid air does not come in contaot with the flesh. Should tho liquid aotualiy touch the flesh a severe injury like a burn results, which sometimes is months in healing. In a few seconds an egg ia frozen so that it requires a hard blow with a hammer to break it. Probably its germ of life is extinct. Seeds of grains and vege tables have been teated in liquid air. These were all natives of the temper ate zone, the seeds of which will pasB the winter in frozen earth without loss of vitality, such aa barley and oats for grains, and pea8, cucumber and squash for vegetables. They are kept for 110 boura at 312 degrees be low zero, and then slowly thawed for 50 boura. After thia treatment they were still alive. On being planted, they germinated and grew. The liquid air boils in a dish till it has cooled the dish to ita own temper ature. Ita boiling point ia 312 de grees below zero. After thia the va por of air which covers the liquid so retarda evaporation that it may bo kept eight or ten hours in a can pack ed only in felt. It bas in this way been carried 250 miles from the place of manufacture. The cooling effect upon the air of the room is very mark ed. The writer 'gave two lectures in one afternoon with liquid air. Said a lady of the second audience, as she entered the lecture-room, "How cold your room is!" The temperature had lowered 10 or 12 degrees by the evap oration of the air used in the first lecture. All other liquids are frozen when put into liquid air. Mercury becomes like iron, so that it will drive a nail, hold up a weight, or serve any other purpose as a metal, so long as it is kept frozen. Absolute alcohol soon becomes solid. A tube of liquid air dipped in*o a glass of water rapidly converts the water into ice. By re moving the ice from the glass and the tube from the ice, there remains a dish of ice into which liquid oxygen may be poured. A steel pen carbon with a match, or an electric light car bon red-hot at its tip, will burn in this with intense heat and light. Be tween the liquid oxygen and thc burn ing steel are about 3,300 degrees and yet the ice tumbler is not affected. Of course the oxygen is turned into gas before combustion begins. Liquid oxygen cannot support combustion. ! Springfield Republican. I - The coin-in-the-slot weighing maohine ia a scale of prioes. Mexican War Ilatious. I see a great deal said in the news papers about bad beef. The witnesses ?rho appear before the investigating committee testify that the most of tho beef the soldiers get sineo the com neucement of tho Spanish war has beeu bad. You can not do anything with bad beef but give it to soldiers. Kvcrybody will take a little good beef it any time and pay for it too. If I understand uuything about the anny regulations in regard to supplying the soldiers with rations it is that the ranking commissary buys everything in bulk from producers. A soldier's ration is laid down by the army regu lation and he cannot get any more than that, but often less. The com missary makes bis calculation bow much it will take to do 10,000 or 100, D00 soldier:? cue month and buys it in bulk. After it is bought all losses come otf the soldier. When 1 was a soldier iu 1817 we soldiers of that day did not have much confidence in man kind, especially if there was much temptation. The rations being bought in bulk it is turned over to division commissaries, from them to regimen tal commissaries and then to company commissaries. They divide it out to the soldiers. So you see that thc bad beef will be pretty sure to come down to the private soldier with no loss. The good beef is not so sure to reach him. When 1 was a soldier in Mexico we had no bad beef, it was all good, but *ery scarce at times. As I said, the Mexican soldiers had no confidence in mankind where there were any tempta tions. We verily believe that if there had not been so many commissaries Uncle Sam's soldiers would get more to eat. So there is no doubt that all bab beef and damaged rations will reach the soldier, while it is very doubtful about the good rations reach ing him. I am sure that Unc'e Sam gives the soldiers all he promises to give, but there are too many middle men. We soldiers always thought that every man from head commissary to the pri vate soldier who was seat after the company rations made a commission, or in other words, stole a little. A soldier that has soldiered long with short rations and great temptations, who will not steal or drink whiskey, you may call him an honest man. When I had stolen money in my pocket while stationed in Puebla, the S. C. regiment had a bakery to bake the bread for the regiment. Every morn ing each company had to detail a man to go to the bakery for the company. Every morning the man that went for the bread was accused of selling the bread. So one morning I wa? sent to tbs bakery for bread and ono man from each company in the regiment. The bakery gave us our bread and we tied it up in our blankets and put them on our heads and went in the street. The Mexicans were standing thick on the pavement with a quarter offering it for a loaf. I saw the man before me hand down a loaf and get a quarter. So I stood it as long as I could, and then ? handed down one loaf and received a quarter, then I handed down another ?oaf and got a quarter. That was all I would sell. I had no money, and wanted some so much that I could not stand the temp tation that was offered me. When I arrived at my company quarters and let down my blanket of break, George Curtis was orderly sergeant. He call ed up the company and said to them, "here is all of your bread this morn ing. I have been telling you bread was stolen and now you can see for yourselves that it has all come." I said to myself, but would not let none hear me, that there were two loaves that did not come. That was my first stealing and I felt that it is no big risk to steal, from the way the company applauded me for honesty. But I got tired of hearing so much said of hon esty while I knew that I had fifty cents of stolen money in my pocket. J. A. Thomas, in the, Chester Reporter. - .mo rn - mm - Abe Long, son of Sheriff J. G. Long, of Union, shot himself last Fri day evening. He had gone to his room carrying several bundles. It is supposed in putting these down his 44 caliber pistol dropped from his pocket and was discharged. He was shot through his left arm and in the forehead near the ?ye. He was so seriously injured that he could give no account of it. He was about 21 years old and was in charge of the county chain gang. He died carly Saturday morning. - The State has arranged to pay the members of the First South Caro lina regiment for the time they were in the service of the State, that is from the time they were called out last spring until mustered into the government service. The men who volunteered and were rejected will get paid at the rate of $1.50 per day, while the accepted men will get 08 cents per day. The certificates of the com manders of the various companies are necessary, together with the affidavits of the men to get this money. CASTOR i A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of - There are four Irishmen to every EngUshman(in*the United States. A Missionary Examination. ! Successful missionary work-r\ia hea then countries is Jone only by mis sionaries who possess a rare.combina tion of personal traits. In too many cases thc examination of thc candidate fails to reveal thc presence or the absence of this combination. Hut the following story tolls how an unusual examination, a sort of X-ray. made just thc sort of missionary needed: lt was winter; tho examiner sent thc candidate word to bc at his home at three o'clock in the morning.nWhcn thc young man arrived nt thc appointed time, he was shown into the-study, where he waited for five hours. At length thc old clergyman appeared and asked the other how early ho had come. "Three o'clock sharp." "All right: it's breakfast time now, como in and have some breakfast." After breakfast they went back to thc room. "Well, sir." said the old man, "I was appointed to examine you as to j j your iitness for the mission held; that is very important; can you spell, sir?" The young man thought he could, j ' Spell baker, then." h "Wa, ba, ker. baker." fc "All right: that will do. Now, do you know anything about ligures?" ''Yes, sir; something." "How much is twice two?" ''Four." "All right, that's splendid; you'll j j do first rate. I'll see thc board." When the board met, thc old man | t reported : "Well, brethren, I have examined | t the candidate, and 1 recommend him for appointment. He'll make a tiptop candidate-first-class. "First," said the old examiner. "I examined the candidate on his self denial. I told him to be at my house at three o'clock in thc morning. He ? , was there. That meant getting up at two in the morning, or sooner, in the dark and cold. Ho got up; never asked me why. "Second. I examined him on c promptness. I told him to bc at my house at three o'clock sharp. He was ] there, not one minute behind time. , "Third. I examined him on patience I let him wait five hours for me, when ( he might just as well have been in ] bed, and he waited and showed no ( signs of impatience when I went in "Fourth. I examined him on his | ( temper. He didn't get mad; met me ?erfectly pleasantly; did'task roe why , had kept him waiting from three j o'clock on a cold winter morning till eight. "Fifth. I examined him on humil ity. I asked him to spell words a j \ five-year-old child could spell, and to ( < do sums in arithmetic a f.vc-year-old child could do, and he didn't show any indignation, didn't ask me why I wanted to. treat him like a child or a fool. "Brethren, the candidate is self denying, prompt, patient, obedient, good-tempered, humble; he's just the man for a missionary, and I recom mend him for your acceptance." - Janie Lemon, a negro woman, was arrested in Winnsboro by Post offico officials for sending obscene let ters through the maila. She was car ried to Columbia Friday night and died in jail a few hours after her ar rival there. Doctors say she died of heart failure, perhaps from fright. - ma 4> - - Roy, the two-year-old son of Mr. J. M. CollinB, was killed at Westmin ister by being shot through the head with a pistol. Collins and wife had gone to the field to work, leaving their three little children at the house. Their oldest ohild, aged three years, whom it appears was the only eye witness to the accident, says thc wea pon was discharged while the little fellow waa playing with it. The wea pon was kept in a trunk and the trunk left unlocked. THE FIRST BABY. Ut Coming is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and its Safo Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by AIL Tho arrival of the first baby in tho household is the happiest and most im portant event of married life. The young wife who is to become a mother delights to think of the happiness in store for her when the little one sholl nestle upon her breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, "mother/' But her happy anticipation quickly van ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which sha must pass whiie bringing the little one into ] the world. An indescribable fear of the j ] danger attendant upon tho ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at tend child-birth; they know that by the use of "Mother's Friend"-a scien tifio liniment-for a few weeks before the trying hour, expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and suffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es* pecially expectant mothers who for the first time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy ; for they Know the pain and suffering, to say nothing of the dan , ger, which iain store for them. "Moth* I er's Friend.** is won???r?'? greatest bles sing, for it takes her safely through t ha severest ordeal of her life. Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Babv is Born," which contain! information of great value to all. Ii will bo sent freo to any one who sendi their address to The Bradfield Begu lator Co., Atlanta, Ga. ^LANT LIFE, to be vig orous and healthy, must have Potash hosphoric Acid and Nitrogen, hese essential elements are > plants, what bread, meat and ater are to man. Crops llourish on soils well applied with Potash. Our pamphlets tell how to buy and apply .Ttilijcrs, and aro free to all. OER HAW KALI WORKS, 03 Nassau St., New York. Embarrassed. A very amusing story is current in london j-..st at present concerning < tic f the most fashionable doctors, or.e, adced, who has a very large practice, t seems that he has a telephone iu is bed-room. The other night when ho weather was particularly stormy nd the eminent physician and his rife were both fast asleep the tele bono suddenly rang and over the wiro ame the message : "Please como round at once to Berkeley Square ; iady B- is very ill." The physician uttered an ejacula. ion which was distinctly unparlia mentary, and handing tho transmitter o his wife, said : uSay I am out of own," which, like an obedient wife, he immediately proceeded to do. The following afternoon the physi :ian called at Lady B-'s house, and ueeting her husband, exclaimed : "So lorry I was not at home when you rang nc up last night." "But you really were not at home?" nquired Lord B-. "Of course not," replied the pbysi dau, with a most unblushing ef rontery. ? "Then, my dear doctor," spoke Lord 5-, who is a bit of a wag, in the nost earnest and sympathetic manner, 'I must sympathize with you in your .errible misfortune. For I distinctly leard a man's voice in you bed-room talking to your wife." The face of the physician is stated io have defied description, all the nore as Lord B- hurried off the mo ment he had said this without giving [lim time to utter a word in reply. 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