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TL.)um r PREN Nominated as a Dauntless, Patriotic, Strenuous and Respectable Statesman. New York Sun. To the Editor of the Sun-Sir: Since the inevitable seems to be the nomination of the dauntless and heroic Roosevelt for president by the Republicans, why should not the Democrats give us the bravest, most genial, energetic and whole some man in either house at Wash ington-Benjamin Ryan Tillman as their nominee. Tillman stands out as one of the safest men in either party to select as president. He is safe because of his matchless courage. No man living would be less swayed to lend himself to the clamors of the mob, or to some violent economic heresy. He has convinced the nation that he lives up to what he believes. He successfully led the battle in South Carolina for a fair representation in the legislature for the interior peo ple, and won in the face of a tho roughly intrenched opposition. He fAvored the dispensary law, and it became a law. He then made it effective, although the state militia from the large cities defied him, and certain Federal courts lent their efforts to nullify that dispensary statute. When Tillman entered the senate, it was almost impossible to find a man north of the Mason and Dixon line to put in print above his own signature that it was the folly of follies to thrust upon the illiterate black man the right of suffrage. It was Tillman who shocked us by telling the truth. He has now convinced fair-minded people that the white man of the South has done and is doing what only self respect'ng men should do, to wit: minimizing the influence of ignor ance, incapacity and superstition as much as possible in public life to the extent that if they will not even learn to read, then deprive them of the ballot. This brusque, fearless man is the gentlest of men when out of the political arena. Ask those who know his home life best, northern ers or southerners, and they will all attest that this gladiator of the sen ate is one of the most lovable, kind and considerate of men to family, friends and servants; and it makes no difference whether the servants are black or white. Little has ever been made known as,-t Tillman's love of music, po Etry and good literature. It is a question whether another man lives who has so studied the thoughts and life of Lincoln. No doubt many Democrats will not take kindly to Tillman as presi dent. He would be wholly Ameri can and patriotic. It might grate harshly .n some of them to find the Spooners and Chandlers- as welcome to the white house as the most or thodox Democrat, but the country could stand that. Roosevelt on the one ticket and Tillman on the other would give us a spirited and spectacuar campaign; but the result no one would need to fear, as we know the peculiarities of both men; and we can rest assured that each would give us an admin istration distinctively characteristic of himself. WILLIAM WILHELM. Pottsville,- Pa., Jan. 29. Eow to Live 100 Years. Wisconsin Medical Record. Dr. John B. Rich, of New York city, who is 94 years of age, recently gave an address on how to live zoo years, in which he said: "Be good natured ; be clean; exercise; be comn fortable; sleep in the most comfort able bed you can get; don't eat twice as much as you need, and don't eat food that will abuse that por old muscle, the human stom MRt. BLEASE U( AUGUSTA. Hon. Cole L. Blease Makes a Hit in The1 Good Georgia City. In double column headlines the Augusta Chronicle calls attention to what it designates the eloquent address of Hon. Cole L. Blease be iore an encampment of Odd Fel lows and guests, after which there was a great feast and good time for: all as the paper says. Following the installation and the musical, portion of the program came the addesses. We condense from the Chronicle's report: Mr. McCowen after a short ad dress on the principles and precepts of the order, explaining that it was nothing more than a 1-igher branch of Odd Fello jism, introduced Mr. H. H. Caban , referring to him as not only a leading man of af fairs in the commercial life of the city, but one whose heart was in sympathy with the teachings of the order. After expressing his deep appre ciation of meeting so many of the ladies and gentlemen of the city, Mr. Cabaniss referred to the origin of the several secret orders now so popular with the people, declaring that they sprang from the higher idea that found lodgment in maj; that he was his brother's keeper in many respects, and it was the duty of man to elevate and uplift man. He eulogized the order for its good work along this line. In closing Mr. Cabaniss gracefully in troduced the grand master of South Carolina, Hon. Cole L. Blease, of Newberry, S C. Mr. Blease responded in a happy manner, quickly gaining the atten tion of his hearers, and holding them by his magic eloquence and convulsing humor. He referred to the principle of Odd Fellowism in the most eloquent language, exalt ing that honor which the order teaches its members to practice not only in the lodge rooms, but in the marts of the world. He also paid a high tribute to women, declaring that God created the world in an ascending scale and that in this ascending scale, woman was the last handiwork of creative power. It was his best work, and he wel comed them as co-workers in the upbuilding of the order. Mr. Blease also referred to the kindly feeling of brotherly love that always existed between the States of South Carolina and Georgia and eulogized Georgia for coming to the rescue of their sister State lying Ijust across the river, in their darkest days, when they were struggling to throw off the yoke of the carpet-baggers. Mr. Blease's address , was interspersed with laughable yarns and incidents that kept the crowd in a good humor. The address was well received, winning Mr. Blease a warm place in the hearts of the Augusta mem bers of the order. MASQUERADED) AS MIAl. Girl Was D)etermilned Not to Part From Her Sweetheart. Chicago, Jan. 29.-Dressed in a suit of her brother's clothes, and with her long hair cut short and crammed into a man's wig, MayBon dell, 22 years old, of Terre Haute, Id., has applied to the recruiting seargeant at Fort Sheridan to be mustered into Company I, which is ordered to join the Twentieth regi ment in the Philippines as soon as it is at full strength. The girl broke down when in formed that she must undergo the regular physical examination and confessed her sex. Heart-broken at the thought of separation from her sweetheart, Carl Pflaum, who* is a private in the company, she said that she tried to enli:st as a man in order to accompany him. and sa his danger. AT UO* CNVERSATION. Lt Should Be Fostered and Studied With Seriousnesm. Caroline iIazard in lir Education of Wei:n"1* s::ys. "io, few of us study : s;:rir:-aively, to reach i.: ::.:.:. to r t:re grace fully fr. :: 1* ::: ." it : '0: 1O Uon sayin. t t . : :s.:ti n has disappil : .? :... s :id yet it is an 1:'t :. "i ,; : . y :l mjen. Telegraphic s Z.; .k- n the place 1f the inv;-ek t - : l ::id i laborate forms of m ::t-. '.:1 it Is an art which shouili li. 'ts d to all young people and w: 1 : shou! study with serioun-. :mdl att!entin. Noth ing really insplires. not!:ing really cre ates enthusias:ni hut the perception of an ultimate *de:l. whether it be in art or nuisic or in any other (f the realms of spiritual thought. This ideal of beauty has to come to the aid of every form of expression. lifting and raising it into its own kingdom. The student whe has even begun on such a course of training, who can see beauty in ev erything in the created world and in the realm of thought, has certainly be gun to be beautiful In himself. For beauty most truly passes into the per son who studies the beautiful. No one can give out what he does not have to give. He must first absorb beauty at the great natural reservoirs and foun tains of the beautiful before he himslf can become truly beautiful in life and character and so able to transmit beau ty to all around him. ANCIENT BABYLON. Its Great Wall Wns One of the Won ders of Thome Dnys. According to Ilerodotus. the ancient city of Babylon stood on a brom1. leve plain and was an exact square of four teen miles each way. making the entire circuit of the city lifty-six miles. It was protected both by a wall and a moat, the latter being broad and deep and kept constantly filled with water. But the wall was the wonder of won ders. being 193 1-3 feet in width and an even 200 feet in hicfg't. This monstei barrier was providt-d with 100 gates all of solid brass, the lintels and side pieces being in bronze. Cross walls ran along the banks of the Euphrates, each provided with twenty-five gates. which corresponded to the number of Itreets running in each direction fron the-river. The most remarKable edifice inside the wall was the temple of Bel, a pyra. mid of eight square stadia. On the summit of this pyramid stood a pure gold image of Bel forty feet high, two other smaller figures of the same pre dous metal and a golden table forty feet long and fifteen feet wide. This won derful city first came prominently into the history of the world in the year 747 B. C., but since the time of Alexander the Great it has been a ruin, the site having at one time been entirely lost. THE GREAT CONDOR. It Is the Most Dificult Bird In the World to Trap. Probably the great condor is the most difficult bird in the world to trap. One of the great vultures, it inhabits lofty peaks of the Andes, hardly accessible to man. It builds its nest among the topmost crags. often on a ledge of some precipice with an almost perpendicular drop of many hundred feet. An extremely wary bird, it shares with its congeners the proverbial "ea gle eye"~ and is thus able to see im mense distances while yet unseen by man. Its wings have a spread of twelve feet. and. though its flight is heavy, it can sustain itself for long pe riods in the air. To trap it men ascend to its haunts and shoot some animal of considerable size. This is skinned, and a man lies down by the body under the skin and waits, perhaps for hours. Soon ,con dors come flocking round until one set tes on the skin, when the man below grips its legs, flings the skin over it and stabs it to ceath. The strength of these birds is enor mous, and the condor hunters often have their arms broken by strokes from their powverful wings. The Ofrending Handkerchief. It is in fact a grave sanitary ques tion whether the handkerchief does not* do more harm than good as it is ordi narily used. When we assume that the nose does not need to be wiped, we face a reasonably broad proposition as to~ the danger of the handkerchief as a. disease propagator. Most nasal ca tarrhs are of an infectious character, notaly those of grip origin. Contrary to a general law of asepsis.. the handkerchief saturated with dis-. ease germs, instead of being promptly washed, is stowed for hours in the pocket. with a result that can be easily imagined. is it any wonder then that catarrh is constantly fostered by a sys-. tem of auto infection?--Medical Record. Silenced .2nnma. "New." said the anxious mothet. "ou do not want to marry that re porter. Think of having a husband who never 'gets home until 2 or 3 in the morning." "But."~ said the shrinking maider "arent all husbands like that? Papa Is not a reporter, and-and yet" But the anxious mother declined to~ listn. A LONG-FELT WANT It is supplied at last in Newberry. tGuods ntured people are often irLita ij01. bi- surp eI k.ver hav e ittOing P Nw, iek enougb !Qo -. ned:notwei enuU b to o e ..rItent. The constant itebin-a sensatliin: Har, iio orar ,aaraer to L,e. -eli. Spoils )our temper iseary d rive., ou Drazy. I,n't relief atd cure a,long felt want? You can hiave relie-f and cure if %ou will tollow the advice of a lo at ett.i zen. M. P Leopard employed at the New >erry Cott-n M111 -ays: "i have used Dos. 's Ointment aild cannot sty to much in its favor I bad itebing hm ,rrheids for years and at o a b eaking ;ui on m.v, legs ,and i almost et me razy. I cou.d not find anything to he p it.. I baLe seen the time wbej I ave gotteis out 1 I bed and scratebec until my legs were one mass of tlo,d .od I ie-it as though I could have taken a knife and scrapea tne skin o. but it Lnly made it worse. The doctor gave e some ealve and I *orght two or three differeia iintment and put them u but nuibing did any good. Finally, I procued a box of Doan' Ointment at Pelbhm's drug store 1 do not think I bad it on ten minute-s before I feiI re ief. A continuati n of tb applications as- directed entirely stopped all my misery and no one knows what a reltef it hts be-en. I can take off my clothes now and sleep in peace. You can bot your last dollar on one thing, I cai recommenil Doan's Ointm.-nt first. !mst am, all the time " F-jr -a. -y all dt.er-, pri- e 50cents. Fo-Lr-..T.lhunr o ButTa:o N. Y. sole agents for the U. S R-member tb- uame Doan's and take no other. of Newberry, S. C. CXrgaLizr.ec 1896. Capital - - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment- since or ganization - - $9,200 A man working by the day is paid for the time he puts in at work, but when that man saves a dollar for his day's labor it works for him nights, as well as days; never lays off on ac. count of bad weather and never gets sick, but goes right on earning him an income. It's a nice thing to work for money, but it's much nicer to have money working for you. Try it-open a savings account with us ad get some money working for you. Make a deposit in the Savings do partment today and let it begin to work for you. Interest computed at 4 per cent January 1 and July 1 of each year. Notice. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT .L the undersigned, composing the Board of Jury Commissioners of Newberry County, State of South Ca2ro lina will. on the 2nd of February next, at nine o'clack a. in., in the office of the Clerk of Court for said County, openly and publicly draw thirty-six Jurors, to serve as Petit Jurymen at the February term of Court of Com mon Pleas for Newberry County, be ginning February 15th, 1904, and con tinuing for one week. JNO. L. EPPS, County Treasurer. W. W. CROMER, County Auditor. JNO. C. GOGGANS, Q1erk of Court. ~-~i ISmall Savings are the Stepping Stones to success and plenty $1.00 amonth deposited in our Will in 10 years amount to $ 14600 I$5.00 will in 10 years amount to - - - - $730 00 $10.00 will in 10 years amount to - - - -|$I460 00 We want your business. Have ample facilities to accommodate our cus The Commnercial Bank of Newberry. S. C. JEWELRY IN EVERY SHAPE OR STYLE. Remember I am at the same stand an-l am always ready to serve you with the very best of Jewelry, Watches, Toilet Articles and every thing to be found in a First Class Jewelry Establishment. My business in Optical Goods has greatly increased also, showing my knowledge and ability in fitting Spectacles and Glasses. New Sterling Silver just received; new ideas and new goods, also quadruple plated goods, Whiting Mfg. Co's, Derly Silver Co., Bene dict & Rodgers. Yours for a prosperous new year, J. GUY DANIELS, 1903 Seeds for 1904 Planting. It is said that seeds bave been found in Egyptian tombs which, though thousands of years old, still preserved their vitality. However, in planting for profit, it is wiser to demand seeds of a later crop. Seeds can't be too fresh, which means that you must have those grown last year. There is one grower you can depend upon to supply them, this is BUIST. You can buy them with confi dence, knowing them to be true and perfect in every way. MAYES' DRUG.... 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