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RAPID GROWTH OF Trtti NAVY. ? .4 . J-. ? American the iVlost Rapidly Augment ed Naval Center.; The American navy has became so great numerically that the old Ameri can way of listing warships, that is,- ac cording to their size, has had 'tc bs abandoned.. The officers of the navy have been compelled to ape the British in style of listing, which disregards size, and write 'down the nn.Tw.~f alphabetical order. | . - vThe outlook; is that the fiscal year 2905-6 will 3ee more ships of great fighting power added to the American list than any like period in. the history iof the world. The tonnage of armored sh Jps of tho first rate has risen from 59,?l'9 to 154. 544. During that period such well known vessels as the battleship Texas, the cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia, once the fastest warships in the world; the Olympia and Chicago, the latter a member of the first white squadron, have dropped down among the second an third raters. The monitor Puritan . has also been dropped down among the nondescripts. v The only branch of the navy that has not shown a great increase in a period of four years is that of tugs. There were forty tugs, then, and the list still shows that number, although two of the old ones have disappeared, but new ones have taken their places. Instead of 19 torpedo vessels there are 5S second-rate ships. There are 1? 48, as against 73, and under con struction 39, as against 60. The ships now under construction comprise 13 first-rate battleships and 6 first-rate armored cruisers, as against 10 battle ships then and only 4 armored cruisers. The big total of 60 was made up. largely of torpedo boats which have been completed and are now in service, j Eight of the 10 Battleships then under construction have been finished; Of the 13 battleships under construction now, 11 have been authorized since the in coming of President Roosevelt. Japanese in the Wool Market. Japanese enterprise in various man ufacturing industries is being felt in the Japanese markets by British and German traders. Ernest L. Harris, com mensal agent at Eibenstock, Germany, writes on this subject: "The products of Japan's industries are gradually forcing themselves into various markets of the world where their competition is being keenly felt by English and German traders. Japa nese ingenuity and industry are begin ning to exert an influence to such an extent 'that their expo; ts are increas ing, while at the same time the mar kets in Japan are passing more and more into the hands of home manufac turers. This is causing a reduction of imports. It has long been thought that the Japanese were masters of the art of imitation, but it is now generally ad mitted the world over that they also possess powers of great initiative. "\ recent report of the British consul at Kobe recoi ds' the fact that tfle im port of cotton yarns shows a big de crease, due to the increased growth of the Japanese industry, which is gradu ally but surely ousting Lancashire coarse cottons from the Japanese mar ket. Among woolen manufacturers the outlook lor imported roods is not very bright. The manufacture of flannels in Osaka has inproved to such an extent that imports of this article have fallen off considerably. Japanese manufac turers today are producing the cheap est kind of cotton underwear, socks, to"et soaps and lamps. The indigo and totacco trades are also rapidly passing into Japanese hands." Get Out of Prison by Marrying. In some parts of Siam girls who reach a certain age without marrying are placed in a privileged class under the special care of the king, who binds himself to find a husband for them alL His method is simplicity ilself. A pris oner in any one of the Siamese jails may gain his pardon and release byj marrying one of the ineligible class. "Whether he is already married or not is of no great consequence, for in Siam a man is not restricted to one wife; but still many prisoners'prefer jail. We Usually Find Our Level. Do not hypnotize yourself with the Idea that you are being kept down. Do not talk such nonsense. Nobody of any sense would believe it People will only laugh at you. Only one thing is keeping you down, and that is your self. There is probably some trouble somewhere with you. Of course, there are employers who are unjust to their help; there are instances in which em ployes are kept back when they should be advanced; but, as a rule, this is only ^temporary, and they usually find their level somewhere.?Success Magazine. ? Sultan's Costly Dinners. Five thousand dollars is about the average cost of dinner in the Turkish sultans palace. The meal comprises fifty or more dishes daily, and the sul tan generally partakes from five to six. Every dish, before it reaches the royal table, is tasted in the kitchen by the grand vizier to guard against poison. It is then sealed and taken to the sul tan. The vast cost of these repasts comes from the fact that guests and re tainers who dine at the sultan's daily expense number several thousands. Photographing Lightning. Lightning can only be photographed at night. It is also Impossible to use cay cap or shutter for this work, inas much as the eyes do not observe a Htsh of lightning till at least a tenth kA a second after it has passed. So that, having focused your camera be forehand, draw the shutter and hoid th? camera n the direction you think the flash will take; and you must trust to the courtesy of the lightning to be there to time.?London Magazine. A Gallant Priest. At L\ SaUV, PL, FUber GHbert Sirrcn of St. Bede c"llei/e and three Fiur"ents were dr^crd S:;turdav while fka?inp on the Illinois river. Several b.-ys v.{>re standir.tr tocther to hav? a ph^tocrrafh ta''en '^r^i ice brck? :nd all }a^k. Father Gilbrrt plnn^'' in tho ^iter anrl f-aved fv? toys, baton leerv.erng the icy rivfr for a ?.:xtfr studr.-t ? n became ox haasted, and he, with three toys, was drowntd. When you wish a Thresher remem her J. W". Smoak sells the best. si ?S? i '.: If'a man loves a maid, * :* That's his business. If a maid loves a man, That's her business. ? a If .they marryt That's their business. - But When They Want Sash, Doors, Blinds, Lime, Cement Plaster, Hay, Corn and Oats in Car Lots, Rice Flour, Wheat Bran, Field Seed. THAT'S OUR BUSINESS. We carry the largest and best stock and at lowest prices. TS mmmmim A A ? ? ? ? STERN CODE OF THE HINDUS. Ideal of Truthfulness Held High and Carefully Practiced. Absolute self-mastery is the ideal of | a Hindu, writes Swami Abhedanandaj in Good Housekeeping. Every man and1 woman in India struggles hard to ac complish it by practicing austerities, fasting and various kinds of devotional exercises. The householder is not sup posed to Indulge in the desires of the flesh. He should practice moderation in eating and drinking. He should hold the ideal of simple living and practice it in his daily life. The Hindu men and women are not allowed to drink liquors, and the higher the social rank the more rigorous becomes the law of self-restraint. The majority of the Hindus live strictly upon vegetarian diet, and do r.ot eat animal flesh. They do not kill animals for food, and they train their children to practice this virtue of non killing. They do not believe that low er animals are created to sustain hu man life; but, on the contrary, they hold that in the process of evolution the life of the lower animal is as im portant as that of the human being. There are many families in iDdia whose ideal is to sacrifice everything for the sake of truth, because they be lieve that the eternal truth cannot be realized by one who is not absolutely truthful. Feathers on Hire. Ostrich plumes are as much of a ne cesisty to the London coster girl on her outing's as are the pearl buttons to her masculine companion, and the big trimmed hats with their drooping feathers are familiar in ail gatherings of this class. Many of the girls can not afford to keep their money tied up in useless plumes, and there thrives a brisk industry in the hiring of these feathers. The loan of a single plume for a day costs but Is., or for 4s. a gor geous trio may be had for an outing, to be returned promptly the next morning. Weather conditions deter mine the terms somewhat, since a wet, I foggy day Wi~ take the curl out of the feathers and make recurlihg necessary, for which " 'Arriet" has to pay an ex tra Is. un a bank holiday some shops rent out several hundred plumes, while on other occasions-there is a steady ! trade with young women who wish to adorn themselves for an outing.?Lon don Tit-Bits. Kaiser to Suppress Gambling. Drastic police action is, on the initia tive of the kaiser, being taken against the gambling clubs of the German cap ital, owing to the numerous scandals of recent years. The VJUU Club is espe cially the object of suspicion. It cost ?50,000 to build, another ?20,000 was spent in equipment, and the club's com mission on the stakes changing hands amounts to ?5,000 a month. As this commision is small, the sum reveals that the money changing hands in the club in a year must be reckoned at hundreds of thousands of pounds. A systematic inquiry has been instituted into the affairs of this and other clubs, the principal points raised being: Has any member lost his fortune by gam bling? Are members suspected of be ing professional gamblers? Do guests take part in gambling??The London Globe. Ambassador Reid in England. It is estimated that if Ambassador Whitelaw Redd shall keep up the social pace he has set in England his term as American representative there wiii cost him about S5UU.UU?. He is laying plans for a social and diplomatic campaign such as none of his predecesors thougnt of undertaking. Dorchester house, the ixindon mansion whicu the Heids have taken, cannot be fittingly maintained under S75,000 a y?ar. West Park, a country placo he has engaged, will cost $w."),0t'? more, exclusive of elaborate en tc rtainments planned there. Then tkr.-re are the opera, trips to the ccnti ne;:t, etc., which will bring tha total up to or beyond the formidable figure uiciioued. In Printing a Newspaper. In how short a time a tree can be converted into a newspaper was tried recently. At 7:35 a. in. three trees were felled and^takon to a nearby pa per factory. By 9:34 the first sheet of paper issued from the machines. The printing works of the nearest newspa per were about two miles distant. The paper was carried there in a motor car at full speed, the presses set to work and at exactly 10 a. m. ike nowspaper was ready to be printed. The whole process from the forest to the reader thus only occupied the space of two hours and twenty-five minutes. Th^ mm who sears-'es h*s cwn heart is not apt to find flaws in 1 he hearts of othere. . JAPS IN SAN FRANCISCO. Have Entered Into Lively Competition with Americans. Satisfies gathered in San Francisco in regard to the Japanese engaged in business show that they have entered lively competition with Americans In a large number of occupations which the Chinese do not invade. There are 85 Japanese Hotels In San Francisco, 60 restaurants, 16 Intelligence offices, 9 shooting galleries, 11 billiard rooms and 75 housecleaning offices. These are all licensed; and there is a large num ber of unlicensed cobblers, butchers, janitors, porters and domestic servants. ?Exchange. How Meerschaum Is Mined. "Meerschaum is mined like coal," said a pipe dealer. "It is a soft, soap like stone, and in Asia Minor Its min ing is an important industry. "The crude meerschaum is called hamtash. It is yellowish white in color and a red ciay coat or skin envelops it. The blocKS cost from $25 to $200 a cartload. They are soft enough to cut with a knife. "These blocks in summer are dried by exposure to the sun. In winter a heated room is necessary. /"Finally, tlie meerschaum blocks arj sorted into twelve grades, wrapped in cotton and packed in cases with the greatest care. "The bulk of all this meerschaum goes to Vienna. There the best pipe- j makers'in the world live."?Philadel-j phia Bulletin. Cheap Cottage Exhibition. A "cheap cottage" exhibition was re cently held at Letchworth, in England. A number of comfortabie cottages were Bhown, which, including the builders' profits, cost less than $750. They were Intended to make a wholesome, com fortable home for the workingman and his family, and not to be "glorified pill boxes," to quote the Duke of Devon shire, who is one of the foremost ad vocates of the "cottage city" idea. Beauty was sacrificed for ultility and healthfulness. "The laborer's wife cares a great deal more, or should, for sixpence a week less rent than for all the art in all Ruskin's. Vlgoi ite Is New Explosive. A new explosive Is exploding In Bavaria about ten times as explosively as the most powerful of any would-be rival concoctions, and has been chris tened vigorite. Prof. Schultz and Mr. Gehre are responsible for its existence and use a new type of nitrous com pound*. In Its manufacture. When combined with saltpeter It is particularly sensational; it Is not af fected, by friction or impact, by daray or by frost. When ignited in the open air vlgonte does not explode, but burns slowly. Works will be constructed be fore long at Lohr-on-the-Maln ior it* manufacture.?Exchange. The Steam Watering Wagon. The excellent results obtained with the steam watering wagon in the streets of Paris, have induced the Mu nicipal College to order an automobile combined watering and street-cleaning machine, in which all the motions are given by an oil engine, at a cost of 12, 000 francs (?4$0). Trial have shown that 15,000 square meters, 16,666 square yards of road, can be cleaned mechan ically in an hour, thus accomplishing four times the work of a horse road cleaner.?London Enclnear. The Monoy-Mad Poor. It i3 a great mistake to suppose that every rich man is money mad, for many rich men are money sick, and it is a still greater mistake to suppose that the only money mad people in the world are rich people. A man who Is poor but bent on becoming rich is much more likely to be money mad than a man who has an independent fortune, only he shows it In a different way. A man of larj;o fortune who is money mad shows it by his continued activity in money making. The poor man who is money mad shows it by envying and hating those- who are more successful. ?Chicago Chronicle. Consumption of horse flesh is largely Increasing in Berlin and its suburbs, where 250 horse slaughter houses exist. Many dealers have become so opulent that they have exchanged the humble coliirs where they formerly carried business for handsome shops. In other large towns the same state of affairs obtains, especially in Hamburg, where the annual consumption is computed to be 5,000 horses, much of which, how ever Is used in sausage manufactories. A grocer who sands his sugar has more grit than principle. It Is not necessary to be grouchy in eraer to be grave. ?? ENGLAND DEGENERATING/ Statistics Taken from the British Army Confirm That View. Arnold White has written as follows in the London Chronicle of physical degeneration in England: "The Ger mans drink an enormous quantity of beer, hut there is no class in Germany of drink-sodden, dirty and broken mothers such as we produce by the thousand. When Talne was shown the ?eamy side of London he said that the rush of the inhabitants of an east Lon don slum into a wide street when at tracted by the spectacle of an accident was like a human sewer emptying it self. Before the outbreak of the Afri can war, of 1*1,000 men who wished to enlist in Manchester, only a little over 1,000 could be sect into the army. The Scotch highlanders and the Irish peas antry are healthy, buf English towns men can no longer vie in war with the Tyrolese and Bavarian mountaineers, the inhabitants of east Prussia, the French peasantry, the Montenegrins of the hardy Russians. "Britain's soldiers are born of moth ers affected by the normal conditions of town life, both moral and physical. The average stay in hospital of soldiers affected by one preventable disease is 32 days. Thus In one year we have a total loss of 1,738,GS3 days' army serv ice. Two hundred and three soldiers In the British home army go sick out of every 1,000; in the French conscript army only 43 become invalids. "In 1815 the standard of height for admission to the army was five feet six Inches; in 1S83 it was five feet three inches, and in 1900 five feet. There is a progressive decline in the average weight As the British army is ten times more unhealthy than the Ger man, It loses three times as many by death." Customs In China. China, as seen with our eyes, is gro tesque. She is the antipodes of all the rest of the world. She seems the up side down of everything. The needle in her compass points to the south, she says west north instead of north west. She enjoys her fireworks in the day time; her ladies use wheelbarrows when they aie making calls; they drive cows instead of horses; the necks of their prisoners are put in the stocks; 1 their surname comes first, as Roosevelt Theodore; they mount their horses from the right side; the old men fly kites, while the small boys sit demure ly and watch them; they keep on their | hats as a sign of respect; their crim son visiting cards must be a burden to thom if they do much calling, as they are four feet long and about two wide; J their boats are drawn by men, their cairiages by sails; they never drink milk and their mourning color is white or pale blue. Their young women, no matter how beautiful they may be, according to Chinese ideas, are slaves, while the old mother of grown sons and the wrinkled grardmothers are queens, and the most respected and beloved members of the household. Even the emperor's moth er ranks higher than he does. When a son is fortunate enough to receive an honorable decoration, he brings it to his mother, who wears it for him.? Sunset Magazine. Owls Electrocuted. The temporary suspension of work at the mine and mill of the Granite Bimetallic Mining Co., at Pittsburg, caused by an owl becoming entangled In tue wires, recalls the fact that smce the transmission line was put in com mission, nearly four years ago, 25 o\vl9 have been electrocuted by coming in contact with the wires, and since No vembor of last year 12 fine specimens of the owl family have gone to owl land over this route. The transmission line is li miles in length and fur nishes a current of 10.000 volts to the mine and mill, No. 4 copper wire being used. The line traverses a wild and unsettled country, the abiding place ol all kinds of wild beasts and birds.? Anaconda Standard. Gcats as Pilots. In Switzerland and other mountain ous countries goats lead long airings oi animals daily to and from the moun tains, but it is in South Africa that the goat is regularly kept and employed as a leader of sheep. Should a blinding storm of rain or hail drive the sheep before it, or cause them to huddle to gether in a corner, so that there is a danger of their suffocating each other, the trained goat will wake them up, and, by a method of his own, induce then to iollow him to a Dlai c of ^.t?ei.v. The bem, fehlt in the world hav $>iways hre~ (\'-ve f r the l^vo rf dolne them, or for the lo^e of th 'se for whom they were done;?and not for pay cor reward. Phone 228 Phone Our January Sale Has Been A Grand Success. Id every department the Stock has been reduced much greater and larger than we ever expected or hop*d for in such a short time. We aregald to know the people have appreciated our efforts in trying to give them better goods and greater values for less money than thsy have ever had before. Out out of town orders has been many during this sale, in which we have tilled to ?be bist advantage to the customers. Whenever you see an -'Add from Pike," offering goods at a sacrifice, you know there is n) joke and there is a chance of getting the best goods at a sacrifice. Tho people are now convinced'by their liberal patronage during this sale, we live up to our motto: "No matter what prices are quoted you. we are always lower." We are always working for the interest of our customers by being on the lookout for the best values we can buy, which we never fail to let our trade have the benefit of anything we get at a bargain. We will offer a few specials for Friday and Monday only. One lot of beautiful uoderwea- S-ilrt^, weli made, extra wide sells for $2 our price... 98', A few more 81 and 41 25 Shirts at. 50c Any of our Children Cloaks and Jackets at I price 40 inch ten cnt la^n at. Bo Ten cent fast Bl?.ck H^e . 5c Lirge assortment of boy's caps ju?t arrived.. 10t Lot of 25c and 503 Children capi, chi.'c*. .. 153 Extra fine lot of la? >s and Banc's ?o match, Fridav sale, choice at. 53 Bett black Ink. 4fJ Be t Mucilage. 4o Pen Sv^ff^, each. ic Large Pap?r pins, each.... 4o Good 3oAd Pencils at. .7.. (.j. in 5a H*nkerchl*fs large ?nd small sizj ..'. 2*3 Our 15c and 20c Riboors at . loc Anv Ribbon in the house worth up to 753 a Friday chcic?. ]9c Saventy-fiv^ psices bnst o*l cloth at. 15c N*w 'ine c llarg, twenty five cents and thir ty-five cents choice. ioc 0 JL JLJM^^ Successor to Mrs. Angie C. Wilson. ^?"v vT^ j*T\ ST*\ ^"?S S7\ .'?s? yfTlk /ffri ^tfflfcv /rr\ iT^. /(T\ /?3K ATX. mC\ a St. Matthews, S. C. The growth of St. Matthews within thefpast year has been remarkable More than one hundred thousand dol lars has been spent, or is being spent for municipal and private improve ments. Real estate is now selling for five times as much as it soid for a year ago, and has only started up. It is a safe and valuable investment, money i could not be invested so that it w uld I be safer and bring as large a protiit as . it will if invested in real estate bore. I If you wish to get in cn the ground floor come to see me at once. FOR SALE. Valuable real estate for sale within the corporate limits of St. Matthews, I Money invested in real estate in St. Matthews will prove not' only a safe investment but will double itself in value within the few years. For sale following property located oh main business street of St. Mat thews. Property known as the Philip Rich property, on which there is located three stores, dwelling, ware house and other out buildings. This property also contains valuable lots for business and residential purposes. Price very low as must make prompt sale: Also for sale other valuable and desirable real estate for residential and business purposes. Also for sale a desirable and comfortable dwelling n ost conveniently located. For sale, two valuable farms within a few miles of St. Matthews. Apply to ?T. .-K0TT0WE WaNNAMAKER, 12-20 3raos- St.Mai thews, S.C. 1000 Orangeburg County men and women have money on deposit with i us. Your account is invited. jTiiE St. Matthew's Savinos Bank, St. Matthews, S.C. establish KD iN 18*!). I Individual responsibility.? (58.000.00 Resources as shown by .'?worn statement l)< c. 30. 1905.... 232.703.72 We will loan you money on personal securitv. We will loau you money on endorsed l notes. j We will make farm loans for you at lowest rates. I We will lake your money on deposit for sah: keeping. 1 We will take your money on deposit in our savings department at 4 per cent, compound interest, f If you have money to save, or money ? to invest, or if you wish to borrow money, it will pay you to come and see us. Officers. J. Skortowo Wanriamakfr.. President, .1. e. Waniiamaker.Vice Prvsiden, C. K. .lames.Cashier, Clarance P. SSeigler.Asst. Cashier. Directors. Dr. W. T. C. Hates; .1. Arthur Ranks: Jno. e. Wanna Maker; II. A Ravsor; K.J. Buyck; M.Jarecky; .1. E. Wan : tiamaker. I While this bank is strictly a home inst inn ion. its stuck heing owned by people 'iving in till * part ofOrangc liurg County, still it- is doing business j in ull parts ?>f the County., FcTidizcrs. T S. IIA R LEY MERCANTILE JL Company bundle all grades of Fer tilizer. Purchasers would no well to J get t heir prices before buying. 1-10 8. if Take Laxative Bros ;'| Seven r.Qlion bczcz sold in jest 32 : The White Goods and Embroidery Sale Is Now In Full Blast. For One Week. The gretest feast of Bargain Giving ever held in Orangeburg, the neweit Spring goods are all on this Special Sale, you cant afford to stay away. We have the goods advertised and are selling them rapidly. Still there is enough for all. We are making very special prices on French Lawns, Wash. Chiffons, Batisle, Persian Lawns in fact you can get some Spring and Summer sewing right here at this, the greatest sale of them all, Moseley's. We are now just three (3) years old. Our business lias steadily increased, itfie lust y<\ar being our best by far, in fact better than wo expected. We desir*4 10 thank our friends and customers for their loyal suppor* and ask a continuance of your liberal patronage, we being,in a better position to supply your wants than ever before. A few Offerings for Spring and Summer Wear. We arr> looking for advances in prices on all cotton goods and we bought our goods early. 40 in White Lawn, beauties at.8J, 10, 12*. 15 and 17|C. hire Fksextra good.at 10,12i, 15, 20and 25c. in Cannon cloth at.to and I2ic IJn< n h>i?h Suiting, White, from.-.12? ;o 20c Tr -wn Linen.12} to 20c Good Apron Checks.5c Arabic Dress Ginghams.(He Our Chambry Zephyrs and Press Ginghams, new and nretty. Jug} a void about Embroideries from the dainty little baby sets to f&6 wide corset covers. Uur stock is complete and cheap. Come and examine our stock, convince yourself and buy where you get a dollars worth for *l.oo. 0 R 'V0TT0: Fvery c"Stomer Satisfied. EDIST0~DRY GOODS CO i HAYDEN & BRIGGMAN, Managers. PHONE 128. g^lfS BW flffi? Cures Grip ire a on every ^m^? box. 25c,