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DID NG Charleston Exposition the State was Gk ? i ""Wff5 , j j 'i ? ? Vj ? J Thomas B. Waring, Charleston, S. 0., June 7.-A week - ?go to-night the Sonta Carolina Inter state snd West Indian Expo Bit iou dosed its gates and the site o! the "Ivory City" is now entirely depopu lated, except for the detachment of marines guarding the government property, and the grounds are littered with rubbish, while the-palaces and the other exhibit buildings are dark ?nd silent and show their wear, which was concealed by the banners and the lights and the goneral glamour of the exposition period. Practically all che exhibits have been shipped away or boxed and stored. The government exhibits are still here, bat will go oat probably next week and the marines will inarch away with them. The midway people were the first to go, and none of that gay colony are left, while several of their buildings have beeD entirely removed. The chief section of the exposition, the court of palaces, has been bought by the city and will be converted into a park. It is expected that the big structure will be demolished and the place laid out in trees and walks. It j was at first hoped that tho palaces might be preserved for a time at least and there was some consideration of Btocking them with a display of the State's resources and forming a per manent exposition or commercial mu s?um, but it has been found thst they will not serve such a purpose at all, the chief reason being that they sro entirely too insubstantial in construc tion to house any valuable exhibit for .ny considerable period and the ex pense of making thom durable would be out of the limits of the conditions. So the palaces will be palled down and their places taken by walks and groves and smaller buildings of more permanent character and use. It is quite possible, however, that the permanent exposition idea will be carried out and that a good display will be installed in the city. There are other places available besides the site of the late exposition and a splen did nucleus for such a display is avail able in the county exhibits that were shown at the exposition and in the contributions that have been made by various visiting State commissions from their exhibits at the late show. The Liberty bell whioh has been at the exposition for five months was taken back to Philadelphia to-day by an official delegation whioh came for it. Appropriate honors were shown the relie, a parade of the militia being made as an escort for it through the streets of tho city, ana enthusiastic beers meeting it on all handB upon ts passage through the city. The ell was hauled on a truck drawn by birteen horses, one for each State in the union. This was the last function of the exposition and it closed a very bril liant Bea:on in Charleston. There bave been many distinguished guests in the city during the winier and a number of official delegations and to di of them receptions and parades ind other honors have been given, so there has been no lack of ceremonial or the public. The most pr?tentions nd the greatest of all the occasions as, of course, the reception of Presi ent Roosevelt in April, which was a ruly splendid affair as has been so mply set forth by all reports and by he echoes that have come from it.* Twelve governors have visited the xpositiou, including the Governor of ?outh Carolina. Governor Candler, f Georgia, made two visits, aecom ?nied each time by a brilliant staff nd with a large delegation-of ci ti ce ns. he other chief executives who have een here for the exposition ?re: omh, of Maryland; Aycoek, of North '?olina; Montague, of Virginia; fhite, of West Virginia; MoMillin, f Tennessee; Longino, of Mississippi; ?ates, of Illinois; Dublin, vt Indi na; Odell, of New York, and 8tone, f Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Gover or Lee, of Missouri, carno to repre ?nt the governor bf his State pn Mis ouri day The mayors of Philadelphia, At JQta, Cincinnati, Savannah, Augusta, 'Olumbia, Chattanooga, Knoxville ?d several other cities haye also,been 0 the exposition, and delegates of ??ny commercial bodies. Tho Cook '??nty Marching Club, of Chicago, ''th Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, and ?presentatives of Mayor Harrison, of 'hicago, spent two days here. Altogether it was a brilliant period. '?w the question is being asked, as 'ter all expositions it has been .asked, od after all others will be asked, did 'Pay? There are"two opinionshore 8 everywhere on this matter, but ?se holding the adverse are in a fy small minority. The exposition lc>f was a financial failure, despite c great and remarkable economydis *ycd in i? construction and main ttance. No- statements have been m PAY. * Xost $450,000, but neatly Benefited. , V??l ? J KMM M iii 1_ < f ' ? S ? j. in Atlanta Journal. given oat yet; bat it is believed tho loues ?ill aggregate about $450,000, in duding the stock, tb ?B: Capital stock, $250,000; bonds, $50,000; gen eral creditors, $50,000; Captain Wag ner, advances and endorsements, $100,000. The bondholders will get shoat 70 per cent return. Captain Wfjeaer, tho president of th? exposi tion, it will be seen, is the heaviest loser. He was very free with his parse, end only his support kept tho dhow running through its dall period. An effort is being made to have Con gress appropriate $150,000 for tho ex position, and if this suooeedB the losses, with the exception of the stock subscription, will be.email. The figures of the attendance have not yet been given out; but a good estimate of paid admissions during the whole period of six months is half a million. This is very far short of the number that hod been counted on. During the first four months of the exposition the grounds were dreary in their lack of visitors, and day after day only a few stragglers were to be eeon about tho beautiful and exten sive area, but during April and May great numbers came to the show, and up to the la&t day it was well patron ized. The* lack of attendance is at tributed tb the delay in getting the show going, to the lack of advertise ment, givep it in advance and to the faot that Charleston baa ? vety sparse ly settled neighborhood to draw upon. Then; too, the year was a bad one in the State, and the poopje cf South Carolina generally oould not afford to ?pend mach money on diversion. The Southern States did not give the support to the show that was ex pected and deserved. ? With ae ex ception of North Carolina snd Louisi ana, whioh made fine exhibits, and Florida, whioh had a good one. none of the Southern States made any dis play at the exposition. Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois had handsome buildings, as also did Phila delphia """and Cincinnati, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition had SQ attractive plaoe. Such distant States as Oregon and Missouri made magnificent displays. This lack of interest by the South ;.n the exposi tion, whioh was designed especially to show the resources . and accomplish ments of this section, has been par ticularly remarked by visitors. That Charleston has derived bene fit from the exposition is not doubted except by a few. It has advertised the native charm of the city and is bound to make it a popular tourist point in the future. It has increar _ its hotel facilities and has drawr*4he railroads to a better appreciation of the possibilities of the plaoe. It has promoted the establishment of another steamship line, one between Charles ton and Baltimore being projected now. It has brought a spirit of .enter prise and an acquaintance with new ways into Charleston and it has ex tended the community's view and made it new ideas. The passing pro fit has not been small. The retail merchants did a large business and they are all more than satisfied with the results of the exposition. The period immediately after tho show is, of course, comparatively dall and daring this sommer, the reaction will doubtless be felt, but there is a general feeling in Charleston that the exposition hasNnarked the beginning of s period of great development and progress for the oity. Cares Blood susi Skin Diseases, Itch I ' lng Humors, Exema, Scrofula. Send no money-simply write and j try Bontanic Blood Balm at our ex Smsc. A personal trial of Blood aim is better that a thousand print ed testimonials, so don't hesitate to I write for a free sample. 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Sold in An derson by Orr-Gray Drug Co., Wil hite & Wilhite, and F?vans Pharmacy. - An engaged girl never changes the color of her hair over night. Tai? elgnatnre ls on every box o2 the genuino Laxative Bror.o-Quioine tho mn ody that Canes. a c*l4 fm. ejaae ?tear As to 150 A ules an Hour. Can sn engine haul a train ata speed of ISO miles an hour? That is the question that was asked to a num ber .of eoginemen on different roads. They all agreed that the eoienco of engine building might io time develop* so that an engine could, be built to make the speed, but said that they were engine runners, not engine build ers. "Can a mau stand it to drive en en gine at that speed?" waa asked of a Pennsylvania engineman. "I suppose," said he, "that a maa' could stand it for a little while. The general publie has no idea of the atrain on the engineman, and the irater tho speed the greater the strain. When ye a ger, up to 50 miles an hour you are going the paco that makes young men old. When an engineman oa one of the fast traine that run into thia city leaves his Beat he is often ner vous and worn out. He is sometimes in the condition that in a woman would be called hysterical. "There are men on this road, in faet. on all roads, who will not take a fast passenger run. They aro splendid freight runners, but when they get on a passenger train they cannot make the time, and, no matter how much they dislike to do so, they have to go back to a freight train. The engine man has to keep, hier' eyes riveted on the rails ahead of him. He must be prepared to see any danger that may suddenly present itself, and he must be watching for signals at stations and in brooks. "This is a terrible strain oa the nerves of his eyes, and it is bound to tell on a man before long, especially if ho has a great deal of night run ning. , At night the shadows bother hin a great deal, and many an engine man baa been badly scared by them. In fact, everything about running an engine tends to rack the brain and disturb the nerves. If the engines get to running 150 miles au hour a new set of men with new kinda of constitutions must be scoured to run them." K.L. Ettinger, meohanioal engi neer of the Big Four and a reoognized authority in his line, was asked if an engine could be driven 150 miles an hour. "Not as thsy are constructed at present," replied Mr. Ettinger. "AU the power in an engine of the ordinary size is exhausted in running it at a speed of 85 miles an hour, although it could not haul a train at that speed. The highest speed attained by an en gine is 100 miles an hour, and that under the most favorable circum stances and for a short distance. "Before a greater speed could be obtained there must be a radical change in the con si ruction of locomo tives. If a wheel large enough for the speed waa made, the internal fric tion of the engine would use up all the power. Then there would have to be a radical change in track building j foran engine to make 150 miles an hour. At the present time the track ourvea are elevated for a speed aver* aging 60 miles an hour and the more ypeed the more elevation needed." ?'Bo you think ii. ia possible for aa engineman to drive n locomotive 150 miles an hour?" "That is a question that ia hard to answer. Men dc things every day that at first seem impossible, and I would not want to say'that it would be impossible, for an engine man to drive" a locomotive at that speed. But if hp did he would have to be protected a great deal more that he ia now. For instance, he cou'dnotput hie head out cf the cab window aa he does now, for the force would be ao great that he could not breathe. And there are a good many j things that would have to bo changed j L .oro a locomotive could haul a train 150 miles an hour. Thia is a prob lem that up to this time no one to my i knowledge haa tried to solve-the j speod problem along the lines you i suggest."-Indianapolis News. Bis Obstinacy. Judge Hubbard, of Iowa, who has mf.ny friends in the Iowa delegation, was here last week and the lowana told many atones about him. "Once,'' said Senator Doli ver, "Judge Hubbard was trying a ease before a. judge whom he knew very well.. Hubbard said aomething the judge did not like and the judge or dered him to ait down. Hubbard stood defiantly on hie feet. " 'Mr. Hubbard will ait down;' thundered the 'judge,1 but Hubbard stood like a statute. Then the judge said: 11 'Very well, if you won't ait down you. are fined $50 for contempt of court.' "Hubbard took out five $10 billa and handed thom to tim derk, but re mained standing. In a short time court adjoarned and the judge came to Hubbard and asked him why he was so obstinate. " 'Obstinate'.' said Hubbard; ?why if my legs had been tallow oaodlca and I was standing in tho middle of a conflagration I would have stood tip until they melted to the waist line.' " -Washington Post. The Sweet Giri Graduate. They wero both eollege graduates; he with all the enthusiasm of ose just from college, she with the fresh, youthful sweetness that is the girl graduate's speoial prerogative. To they were disoussiog college "Yes," he-sia, "I shall always look upon my days at - collegs as tho happiest of my life; I thoroughly en joyed the life and opportunity it af* forded for study ?nd research. I shall never forget the pleasure I derived from the study of linguistics sion?. The languages have always been parti?? ularly in tere sting to me; didn't you enjoy studying them?' ' | "Dear, not" she said. "I think they arc stupid." "Indeed!" he exclaimed; "I can't understand how you think so. But ? perhaps your taste runs to some other ! line bf study; probably you found his 1 tory-more interesting than anything else.'' "Oh, I think it's a dreadful bore," sha hastened to say. "Maybe you like mathematics," he suggested. "No, indeed," she replied; ' I think mathematics horrid." "Perhaps," he said, "you enjoy lit? erature more." "It's so dull," she answered ab sently. "Probably you prefer the soiences," he continued, doggedly, for he could see that he was boring her. innover could see any sense in sciences," she said, while she made a desperate effort to suppress a yawn; 'I never would study any of them." "Well, will you tell me what you graduated in?" he asked desperately. Her face lit. up and for. the first time showed some interest in the con versation. "White organdie over satin," she said* smilingly.-Woman** Home Companion. - . . Spontaneous Humor. 1 -. V,, - - . ip That the Irishman still hold o tho palm for spontaneous humor is shown By an incident which Mr. Bennett Burleigh, the correspondent in, South Africa of the London Telegraph, re lates in a recent letter, A son of Sri^,J|uiiug under the British nag, wna;CAUght on the plain by a party of Boers. He refused to surrender, and resisted until he was shot in a dozen places and left for dead. He was found the next day unconscious and carried to the field hospital. As soon as he recovered consciousness a nurse asked him if he was badly shot. "Badly shot?" he replied. "I am so full of holes that the man in the next oot has csught cold from the draughts through me." There spoke the typi cal Irishman-fighting to the last ex tremity, and waking to consciousness with a pleasantry on his lips. It is a [.pity that the farce comedians do not understand him better.-Baltimore Sun, . ? - On May 26,1834, what was prob ably Jbhe first National nominating con vection . in the history of the country met at Baltimore. It was attended I "by 600 men, a majority of whom ?ere residents of Maryland. The conven tion was called by General Jaokson. It was called a year ahead of the Presi dential campaign, in order that time might bo ttken by the forelock in be half of (Jonera! Jackson's, political protege, /Martin Van Buren.-Gun ton'o Magazine. - Pleasure is only comparative; pain is positive. EVANS PHARMA MCCORMICK YSRTII The only Mower for re THE devioes for raising and lower the Machine ic and ont of gear are ver and operation. So perfeot is the actioi run the McCormick close up to a rook, the team, raise the bar to pass such an of gear, and then lower the bar af terw? tomatioally without loss of any time. This is only one of the many good A careful examination of the med convince you cf its superiority in ever; market. Western Etiquette. Delegate J. L. Rodey, of New Mex ico, whose fund of good stories is ex keustiess, related this incident in the cloak room yesterday: UI waa traveling through the West a couple of yeera ago," he said, "when our train atooped at an eating plaoe for dinner. The woman who kept the place waa evidently an easterner and waa quite anxious to apreau around her the cultured habits of her action. " 'Will you please give mo a knife for my pie,' said one of the men eat ing-dinner. " 'Wo don t eat pie with a knife here,' replied the woman, quite se verely. " 'Then, madam,' remarked the cowboy, 'will you get me an axe?" Touched the Wrong Man. A worthy mao, who WSG very sensi tive and retiring having lost his wife, privately requested that he might be re member ea in the minister's morning prayer from the pulpit, but asked that his name might not be mention ed. On Sunday the good minister pray ed most eloquently for "our aged brother, upon whom the heavy hand of sore affliction has so lately fallen." At this point an elderly man, whom j the minister had married to a very ! young wi to during the week, rose with a bounce and stamped down tho aisle, muttering loud enough to be heard ail over the chapel. "It may be an affliction, but I'm blessed if I want to be prayed for in that fashion." Shot Down In Alabama. Mobile, Ala.,, June 4.-A apeoialto The Item from Wilmer, Ala., 24 miles from Mobile, on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad saya that Mr. Willis Tanner.'ac aged and highly respected merchant at that place, was shot and killed in his store last night by a negro who was a stranger in Wilmer. The ballot entered the heart and death resulted instantly. The negro made his es cape. Tanner's wife was in the store at the time the negro entered and asked to see some shirts. After locking at them some time and not being suited he was told to return in the morning. He replied: "I will have the shirt now or your money," and then fired point blank at the merchant, A posse has gone to tho scene of the murder. Great excitement prevails at Wilmer. Reduced to FIFTY CENTS A YEAR New Idea T onset ty One Dollar aime THIS la the cheapest and best Fashion ltagazine nerf be fore fi? American publlo. itshowa New Ideas In Fashions, l?AtilMnery, in Embroidery, Ia Cooking, in Woman's WOK and In Reading t beautifully illustrated In colors ana In black and white. Above all, it shows tho very fashionable Nev IDEA STIXES, made from NEW IDEA PAT TEENS, which cost only /Oe. each. Send Five Cents Today fer ?sin ela copy of the Nrfw 1D?AWOICUOI HAaaaWi aaa *- what eroat rsl?? f or tho mo9<T n can gtTo yon? CSU ns nar lasa wBuasxvo co. Caa Broadway, .7ew York, X. Y. SH BITTER ?8TIPATION. ?niMii?iBwrw*,"""T'" >C7 Special Agents. 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Roofing, Guttering, Plumbing and Electri cal Wiring. \\%\T If you want the b?st CHURN made try a BUCKEYE. ARCHER & NORRIS. Phone No. 2G1-Hotel Chiquola Block. F. G. BROWN, E. A. SMYTH, C. A. GAMBBIXX, Pre?. A Treas. Vice Pre?. Secretary. F. A. BURBRIDGE, Supt. Chemical Dept. AMMONIATED FERTILIZERS, ACID PHOSPHATE, COTTON SEED MEAL AND HULLS. We are prepared to 3*)11 our customers Fertilizers of all kinds and in any quantities. We wish to call your special attention to our 18 per cent. Petrified Dissolved Bone, Manufactured from Tennessee Phosphate Rock, also our Standard Blood Ammoniated Guano. All of our goods run high in the different ingredients, which are selected with care, and are of the best quality. Our principal source of Ammonia is derived from Blood and Tankage. e are also prepared to sell you Cotton Seed Meal, Kainit and Acid Phosphate for fertilizing purposes. We are import?is of German Kainit, Muriate of Potash, Nitrate of Soda, a full stock of which we have on hand at all times. We will make you a fair, exchange of any of the above named' articles, also Meal and Hulls for feeding purposes, for Cotton Seed at our various mill points. Please call and see us and secure our prices before placing your orders. Thanking you for your past liberal patronage and encouraging words of praise fer the nigh'quality and excellence of cur goods, and wishing you ? prosperous New Year, we remain, Yours truly, ANDERSON PHOSPHATE AND OIL CO., Anderson. S. C. BLACKSMITH AND WOODWOBK SHOPS ! THE undersigned, having succeeded to the businets of Frank Johnson & Co., will continue it at tho old stand, and solicits the patronage of the public Repairing and Repainting promptly executed. We make a specialty of "Goodyear," Rubber and Steel Horse Shcaing. General Blacksmith and Woodwork. Only experienced and skilled workmen employed. We have now ready for sale Home-made, Hand-made Farm Wagons that we especially invite your attention to. We put on Goodyear Rubber Tires. Yours for business, Church Street, Opposite Jail. J. P. TODD. PEOPLES FURNITURE CO. SELLS UP-TO-DATE FURNITURE. K?EP iii Stock the BEST FURITURE for the MONEY to be found in upper South Carolina. Baby Carriages, Go Carts, Side Boards, Bed Room Suites, And anything you want in the Furniture line. BSP* We keep an up-to-date HEARSE. COFFINS and CASKETS furnished day or night. PEOPLES FURNITURE CO. 8 0 H ? F td o Q H CH O td S? K td a td td ? Sd O < M M B GD 0 0 0 HJ M M ? ? < W M ft O H ? m K > g o ffl e 2 co * in? H CELEBRATED Acme Paint and Cernent Cure* Specially used on Tin Roofs and Iron Work of any kind, For sale by ACME PAINT & -CEMENT CO. Reference : F. B. GRAYTON & CO., Druggists, Anderson, S. C.