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pHE PHILIPPUS Campaign as Experi Puert JBaltinu wAsiiiKGTON, April 30.-It ie not j practicable to make even an ap Koximate estimate of the cost date of the war in the Philip ps. If the vast expense of trans iting troops from the time tL< ?V<? ?jtacbiacQt was started to Mani' ter the destruction of the Spanish ?it by Admiral Dewey is considered connection with the expense of the paif 3 against the natives during f past two months, it is believed jt operations in the Philippines qi already very nearly equal, if not cecil, the cost of the war in Cuba ? Puerto Rico. Seither treasury officials or war de rtment authorities possess any ac Jratc idea as to the cost of forward er the troops to Manila or maintain I them there. There are under Hurter between twenty and thirty earners, besides five large vessels iced by the department, all of which ive been actively engaged for nearly ie j ear in transporting reinforce ents. tarrying thousands of tons of punition and hundreds of thous of pounds of supplies, medicine, thing and everything necessary to otaiu in effective condition the c army now under command of D. Otis. a its campaign against thc Filipi tbe government has depended a the islands, especially Luzon,, practically none of its supplies, practically every pound of meat d bread and every stitch of clothing all the ammunition used, had been patched from the United States, cepting perhaps the Soudon cam D and other expeditions, of the tish in Africa, it is doubtful if a e body of troops operating against enemy in foreign territory was ever 'ore so dependent upon home sup s as have been the American land ns under Gen. Otis and Admiral ey's squadron. Not alone has the tary arm been supplied directly by ps flying the American colors, and visioned with American goods, ts and bread, but the same has D true cf the two thousand and e men now with the fleet tinder irai Dewey. rom the moment he sailed into the bor and smashed the enemy's tdron Dewey has not depended n Manila for any -supplies neces for his command, but has receiv all from this country, save some and vegetables shipped to him Australia shortly after the sur? der of the Spanish vessels, s the campaign in the Philippines _aa with the attack on the Spanish HMjgust. when Manila was forced Surrender, it is the opinion of the f department authorities that when founts are settled it will be shown ; the cost of the war must be dated ;astfrom that period, if not from time when the first troops vere tout, on May 25, 1898. y far the most expensive item of : in transporting the army has been charter of steamers, cf which all five are under agreement to serve government* as long as they may required. This great fleet costs nation thousands of dollars a day, the exact rates arc not announced the authorities. There aro now Qty ships either at sea between erican ports and Manila or under irs, of which three-fourths have i sailing from the Pacific cost, rom the day of the first departure roops across the Pacific there have 3 between f thirty-five and forty iges made from New York and Francisco to Manila of transports i troops, ammunition and supplies, darning the ships, have brought invalids and discharged men, but mle these have been inconsidera te twenty steamers are all own by private concerns except five, having been purchased outright j renamed after civil war generals. 1 are the Grant, Sherman, gheri flancock and Warren. Tlie first sailed from New York, this mn ith reinforcements for Gen. Otis, two latter are en route from San cisco. This fleet of transports carried to Manila, during the past 30,000 officers and men, besides ably the families of one hundrod s. 'They have returned not over men, including ?he Astor bat and the inva?ided officers and men bave been ordered homo, e estimated effective strength of present force now in the Philip ?is about 23,000 men, and there ander way and under orders togo ? enough moire to give Gen. Otis affective fighting force of -28,000, bom practically all will be regu At present the regulars and steers in i the Philippines- are t equally divided. The volun must now be returned home and first movement, according to recent ces from Gea. Otis, will begin on $> and is<tp bo followed as fast as 3Ports * arrive un ti l reguhrs ??"ua Q t&e Philippines.' Fully fifteen ?E2WAR COSTLY. Lsive as in Cuba and o Rico, oro ?SKJJ. thousand men are to be brought home by these ships, including a large inva lided list. The wounded in operations of the past months have numbered 1,111 and the killed 198. but the number who t have died from wounds, as well as "rom disease, has not yet been com piled in accurate form. It is, how j over, known tht>* the list of deaths I from disease far outnumber those I from wounds, and that the number of men succumbing to injuries is com paratively light. The surgeons here estimated that not one-twentieth of thc wounded die. The figures, how ever, of the killed and wounded, as compared to the losses of the enemy, is regarded by military men as very small, and for every American wound ed and killed it is believed there have been a dozen Filipinos. The sum required to pay thc troops at Manila is a very large item in the total cost of maintaining the army. Thc paymasters, as a rule, have been chosen from the voluuteer service. Thc salaries of these officers, and the expense of the clerical hire to assist in the payment of troops, is estimated by the paymaster-general to have been far larger than Las been supposed, but so intricate is the system that no one has any idea what this particular branch of work alone has cost the country. Government transports have oarried the gold and silver to Manila, otherwise the expense charges would have further increased the expense of paying troops. There has been no difficulty from the time troops were first ordered to Manila in keeping them fully equipped with arms and ammunition and sup plied with quartermaster's and com missaries supplies. With Manila as a general depot and distributing point for the army, the troops have never lacked either for wholesome food, it is said, or clothing and medical supplies. The mistakes and the mismanagement which caused suffering to thousands in the Santiago campaign have been avoided and the result has been to elicit commendation for the manner in vhich both quartermaster and , com missary departments have been con ducted, *as well as the efficient service of the .-surgeon-general staff. There has not been a Bingle complaint from officers with Gen. Otis. Geographical Attainments. The agitation of the questions of territorial expansion has led toa great er knowledge of geographical matters especially amoag the young, as shown in the following story, which, if slight ly exaggerated, at least sher?J the drift of the times. "Now that we have these vast (pos sessions in the antipodes,-Johnnie, I think "Father, I'm astonished! Our an tipodes are somewhat among the fishes southwest of Australia, which is a far cry from the Philippines." "Well, I was just going to say that this hemp they grow in Manila -- " , "It isn't hemp at all, father; trev-1 els under false pretenses. Manila hemp is a variety of the banana fami ly." . "Dear me, is that so? It's good cordage, all the same. Why, when I was out in the Sandwich Islands, "Father, no educated person says Sandwich Islands now; 'the Hawaiian Islands' is the official and accepted na.me. Besides-T-" "Well, I supposa you'll be asking me to say 'Puerto Rico* just because the Spaniards do." "Not at all. Porto Rico has been good English usage for several centu ries. It's all right." "You're very kind. But speaking of Manila hemp, they say that in Borneo, the largest island in the world-" "It was wheii you studied geogra phy father; but they've learned since that New Guinea is larger than Bor neo, and Greenland is larger than New Guinea." "Young mac, you make my head ache with your erudition," said the father, "Keep still, I want to read the paper." - A good occupation prevents men tal dissipation. - i ? - - Many old soldiers now feel the effects of the hard service they endur ed during the War. Mr. Geo. S. An derson, of Rossville, York County, Penn. , Who saw the hardest kind of service at the front, is now frequently ir?uul?u with rheumatism. "I had a severe attack lately," he says. "and. procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain'Balm. It did so much good that I would like to know what yon would charge me for one dozen bottles." Mr. Anderson wanted it both for his own use and to supply it to his friend* and neighbors, as every family should have a bottle of it in their home, not only f?r rheumatism, but lame hack,' sprains, swellinc?. nm^ braises s;;d burns, for which it is unequalled. For sale by Bill-Orr Drug Co. How He Has Kept a Vow. BAKD8TO\VN, KY., May 20.--Living ten miles east of thiB place is one of the most singular characters in the State. Now in his seventy-fifth year, he has not touohed his foot to the earth in over 30 years. Living in a comfortable-residence, surrounded by many acres of the best land in Nelson County, he is spending his declining years in solitude. Mr. Basil Hayden is one of the wealthiest farmers in a district com posed of half a dozen counties and is descended from a family well-known in the pioneer annals of the State. Many of them have also been distin guished in the different lines of life. One of his brothers, Mr. Raymond B. Hayden, was the originator of a cele brated brand of whiskey, and for years had a controlling interest in one of the most famoua distilleries in thc United States. He, ton, had peculiar ideas, and lived a bachelor all nis life, and at last died at an advanced age under singular circumstances. He was found dead in his orchard, a num ber of years ago, a bottle that had contained poison lying by his side. It was generally thought that he had committed suicide, but there were Borne of thc opinion that he had met with foul play, and that the poison bottle had been place l near him for a blind. Mr. Basil Hayden, or "The Hermit," as he is known throughout the section in which he lives, in his youth was a social leader, and very popular with a large eircle of friends. When thc war broke out he entered the Confederate Army and made a good soldier to the end. When he returned home he found his slaves free and his property greatly damaged. The emancipation of his negroes affected bim seriously, and he brooded over it constantly. He became silent and morose, declining all overtures of friendship on the part of his neighbors. He declared the Lord had dealt harshly and unjustly with him in depriving him of his slaves, and out of revenge he register ed a terrible oath that he would never again put bis foot on the Lord's ground, and so far ho has kept his vow. Never since its registration has he appeared without his door, nor will he have converse with any save one or two, who are immediately connect ed with him, and then his words are of tho briefest possible character. His landed interests are extensive, and, under the management of a com petent overseer, yielded him a hand some income. The overseer makes his reports to the queer old man io his darkened re treat, who gives his directions and orders as tersely as possible. He has never spoken to a woman in any man ner since his self-imposed exile, nor will he allow one to be employed upon his plaoe. Ho? he spends his time in his dark ened room no one knows, but it is said he is a miser as well as a hermit, and that his chief enjoyment is count ing aad toying with his money, of which he is said to have a vast amount in silver and gold. Be this as it may, a Bardstown banker twice a year visits Mr. Hayden, and through him the re cluse settles his financial matters with the outside world. Mr. Hayden is described as a fine looking mau, with a full beard and flowing hair. His confinement has bleached him until he is as white as an infant, and.his hands are as soft as raw ootton. He had a sale of mules at his farm recently and a number of animals were sold at fancy prices. A large number of people were present at the sale, but never a glimpse was caught of Mr. Hayden. His instructions to the auc tioneer were sent out by the overseer, written in a crabbed hand, and were very direot. The old hermit's perseverance in keeping his vow to remain during his life within doors gives no indication of abatement, and his strange seclu sion will doubtless be maintained until he is claimed by death and Mother Nature sha'l receive his lifeless form into her bosom.-St. Louis Republic. Blood Care Sent Free. By addressing Blood Balm Co., 380 Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga., any of our readers may obtain a sample bot tle of their famous B. B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm, the g eatest, grandest, bes t and strongest Blood Remedy made. Cures when all else fails, pim Eles, ulcers, scrofula, eczema, boils, lood poison, eating sores, distressing skin eruptions, eancer, catarrh, rheu matism. Free medical advice inoluded, when description of your trouble is given. This generous offer is worth while accepting. Sample bottle sent all charges prepaid. Large bottles, (containing nearly a quart of medi cine) for Sale by all druggists at $1 per bottle. B. B. B. is away ahead of all other Blood Remedies for curing Blood Clamors. Try B. B. B. - Miss Margaret Bailey, who was familiarly known as "Aunt Pegey," has just died in Huntington, Ind., at the advanced age of 112 years, and is said to have two brothers living who have passed the centnry mark. Sour stomach, fullness after eating, flatulence are all caused by imperfect digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters cor rects the disorder at once, {riv?:* out uk?lj uigeair? food and t?tfCS the stomach, liver and bowel*. For -ale by Evans Ph* mi ?cy. Are Blonde Dahles Luckier Than Brunettes. Blonde babies arc said to bc luckier than their brunette brothers and sis ters. This is a somewhat broad state ment, but it's borne out by statistics. Just how this assertion got started is impossible to tell, but since it has gained currency, investigation proves it to bo correct. Of course, it would be impossible to inquire into the lucky or uulucky con ditions of babies in private homes, and it is thc foundling institutions that have to be relied upon for con firmation of the report. In St. Louis foundlings arc quite numerous, considering thc size of tho city. Tho two principal foundling shelters, St. Ann's and thc Bethesda Home, estimate thc number of little mites that lind their way to their doors at about 300 a year each. That's almost a baby a day. The season of stray waifs fluctuates like thc provis ion market and thc weather. In the early spring or late winter months castaway Labi?s are most numerous, and they rai idly bring up thc average to the figures stated above. One baby a week is also r. fair esti mate of the adoption which prevails at both institutions, so that about fif ty babies a year arc adopted out of every foundling asylum. Now, it's right here where the blond baby comes in. The majority of would-be adopted mothers want blond babies. They seem to represent the ideal mother love. Karly in infancy and late in life we have been trained to love blond babies. Nearly all the dolls with which little girls play have flaxen hair and blue eyes. Cupids are paint ed likewise with blonde hair and eyes of the heavenly color, and Murillo's oherubs are all tow-headed infants. Nine out of ten of the requests foi children stipulate that the little enc must have blond hair and blue eyes, Sometimes the adopted mothers arc disappointed, fora young baby's blond hair is apt to turn to brown, or even black. Then there is a popular be lief that blond children are more gen tie and tractable than the bruno onos. However true thai may be, ever blondes have choleric temperaments so that it is fallacy to judge a baby'i disposition by its hair. While quite a run is made on blom babies at St. Ann's and the Bethesda there is now and then a time when ; brunette baby is very much in de maud. A few days ago a lady calle? at the Bethesda Home for a dark eyttd, dark-Laired baby. She was brunette herself, and wanted a chili of like complexion. In and out th wards and past the tiny cribs th lady, accompanied by the superinten dent of the home, flittered. Ther was no dark baby in sight. All wer blond, and the would-be mother wen away unsatisfied. The rule which guides the selectio of babies by adopting parents is thei own style of beauty. This statemeu was made by the superintendent c Bethesda and is confirmed by th Mother Superior of St. Ann's. Pi rents want their little adopted chi dren to look like them as much s possible. But where father an mother have contrasting complexion: the blond usually carries the day, an the child selected from the fold < waifs is generally a ycllow-hairoi blue-eyed youngster. Both at St. Ann's and at Bcthesd there arc some of the most attracti. blond babies ever gathered under or roof. There is a tiny girl called Eth at Bethesda, who would take tl fancy of any baby hunting mother, 1 be sure. Ethel is five months oh not large for her agc, with a rosy, so little face, reddish hair and sky-bli eyes. The baby features are we formed, and what is best of all, Kth is good-natured and laughs at ever; body who comes near her. "She'd make any home happy, said the superintendent, with a smi at her little charge. Ethel is a eas away, who was brought to the hon when she was not more than a coup of weeks old. She has no histor, save that of all waifs who arc desert! in their infancy by mothers whom a< verse fate makes cruel. While there is predilection f< blonds among parents who seek th needful addition to a happy hons hold-the baby-in foundling asylum inclinations as to agc vary perceptibl Some women wanta baby that is qui young. They want to feel sure th the baby knows nothing save wh they have taught it, ard that the influence will be the only one th shapes thc disposition and charact of the child. Others like them wh they are a year old, and "out oft worst," as ?he saying goes, of ba care, Some, again, stipulate that t baby must bs 2 years old or a 1 under. When foundlings are mc than 2 years they find it difficult secure a home by adoption where th will be "like unto au own child." The number of boys and girls fou in foundling asylums is about cqu and there is also very little perci tibie difference in the preference 1 tween the female and thc male chi As it is the woman usually in a fare Lual want* to adopt a baby, gi rather than boys seem to be prefer; -for what mother doesn't Want a tlc girl to coddle and fondle, when she has the choosing the sex? But the blond baby is in luck! It is classed with cupids aud cherubs in thc minds of doting mothers, aud it's a king-pin among babies, anyhow ! .SV. Loni* Republic. - Perkins (facetiously)-"That is a picture of my wife's first husband.'j Smith-"Heavens! What a brainless looking ass! But I didn't know your wife was married before she met you.'' Perkins (dryly)-"She wasn't. That is a picture or myself at the agc of twenty." - To govern one's house is to bc truly a citizen; it is to take real part in the general government of the State, to exercise her finest rights and to make her progress easier. Hvcry head of a family should bc both pontiff and king in his own house. - Mullaby-"Bragleigh boasts that no living man could forge his name successfully to a check aud gel it cashed. Ile has such a very peculiar signature?" Homans-"No, but he hasn't any money in thc bank." - The cat has nine lives, but that is nothing to the number of lives of some men sold by subscription only. YOUR HOME PLEASURES NO influence lends so much to home life as muslo. No Stock oflera greater attract lona than ours, and we wish to help you to happiness. If? wot salome that wo aay lt, bat jon know that wo mean td, as we sell the ?eat ela?* of PIANOS and ORGANS, AB well aa small Musical Merchandise! and will glVo jon I nil valve tor ev erv dollar. You are cordially invited to call In person and inspect our Stock) or write for catalogues and prices-. We also represent the leading SEWING KA6H?KSB Of the day, and are constantly receiving new additions to our Stock. We appeal to your Judgment and will sell yon the best in tbio lino. We still handle thoroughly reliable Carriages, Buggies and Harness, And can save you money by an Investi gation. Look to quality flrat-then price. 1 Most respectfully, THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE THERE 18 BUT ONE QUALITY 'Art 1 Ht AND THAT'S THE BEST. '00 Tires Bear this Brand - v r M - )N WOVEN HOSE * ?U( FOR SALE BY SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO., ANDERSON, S. C. Mav 10. 1K?M? 4? ti VANDIVER BROS. & MAJOR - DEALERSIN - Fine Buggies, Phaetons, Surreys, Harness, Lap Robes Whips, and All kinds Baggy Fixtures. Just received another shipment of Bar ber's Fine "New South" Buggies that w want to move nicely and quickly for cash or good papers. These are nice, nobby, slick, new style Roods that will please you. Sold under an absolute guar antee. This is the bright and beautiful season that inspired the poet to write, "In Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts or love " Now, if you want that pretty girl's "fancy" to turn in the Borne direction buy a "New South Bn fergy from us. We want you to have one. Yours truly, VAN DIVER BROS. ?fe MAJOR. KAMNOL. HEADACHE, NEURALGIA,' LA GRIPPE. Relieves all pain. 25c. all Druggists. Drs. Strickland & King OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE fmJf Gas ami .Cocaine used for Extract iag Teeth. EVANS PHARMACY, Stecial Agents. A FIRST-CLASS COOK Can't do first-class work with second-class materials. But you can hold the girl accountable if you buy your : : : : GROCERIES FROM US I We have the right kinds of everythiug and at the right prices. Where qualities are equal no dealer can sell for ICES than we do. We guarantee to give honest quantity at the very LOWEST PRICES. Come and see us. We have numerous articless in stock that will help you get up a square meal for a little money. Our Stock of Confections, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc., Are always complete. Yours to please, _ Free City Delivery. Gk F. BIGBY. For the Prevention and Cure oS the Prevalent Troubles ... GRIPPE COLDS, And their accompaniments. Neuralgic Pains, Headache, Fain in the Limbs, OUR GRIP CAPSULES A*re almost a Specific. This remedy should be in every household. EVAN8 PHARMACY, M. L CARLISLE. L. H. CARLISLE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR STOCK WE have added to c ur large and complete Stock of GROCERIES AND CONFECTIONERIES* A full and complete line of Hardware and Farm Supplies. It will pay you to get aar prices on Supplies before buying elsewhere, as we are in a position to give yo? the lowest prices on these Goods. We would bo glad to have you cal] on us. CARLISLE BROS. P. S.-Free delivery ;o any part of the City. STOVES, STOVES! IF you have a Stove to buy SAVE MONEY by getting the latest improved, the largest oven for the least money. I will take your old Stove in part payment on a new one. Crockery, Tinware and Qlassware, Lamp Goods, A full and complete Stock. f?* Bring me your HIDES and RAGS. JOHN T. BURR1SS. N. B.-Prompt attention to all Repair Work, Roof Painting, Plumbing, &c. m S < g co S Dd > f X aa ag O ?SH la? 1 > I P Kl3j?88 ?I ?2 ? Ois S " B ?g as* ? g ? * I? O X P SIT ON THE FENCE AND SLEEP! . ... Wa ILK the procession passes if you want to. Nobody will disturb you. Buti.. yon are alive co your own interests arouse yourself, shake off slnmber, climb info the band-wagon and wend your wav with the crowd to THE JEWELRY PALACE OF WILL. R. HUBBARD! They that want the best and prettiest to be obtained in Diamonds, Jewelry, Silver and'Plated Ware, Watches and Clocks that will keep time and aro baoked with a guarantee, Fine China and Glassware and beautiful Novelties*, know that to Will. R. Hubbard's is the place to go. They that want honest treatmen; know that thin is the place to lind it. All Goods are iustas represented, ami are fully covered by guar antee The young man who has a girl a^d wants to keep lier coes there. Hubbard will help you keep her. Th? young married couple goes there to beautify their little home. Hubbard beautiiles it for you. The rich people go there beoanse they SSn alford it, and the poor go there, also, because thev can aiVord ir. ZS EVorvihinc 2J?VV ant! UP-T'.'-F?ATE. " ?T- ENGRAVING FF. BE. WILL. R. HUBBARD, Jewelry" Pa"a:e. nest to Farmers and Merchants Bank?