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. - GENFRAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Outside tht State. Admiral Johnson. commander oi the Boston. navy yard. will soon be retired on account of age. Newton C. Blanchard was inaugu rated on londay as governor o1 Louisiana. In his inaugural addres! he touched on the subjects of lynch ings. saying they would not be per. mitted Under any circumstances it i was possible for the miitarv. umdei the command of the governor, to prevent it. The Nlor-)s. who attacked a de tachnien of :\ nerik:.n irtiis In IIh PhOlipp;n I,s:- lav-d Sn.in. killinlg two Iicers and a ninber of men may hIe severely punihed by '\lajoi General ieinar \\ d. who ', marching on the band with a ioret "f 450 oieer. alid men. The plant tof the Atgista l.venin Herald was completely de;troyed b ;Ire on Monday night. The Herald: complete outft of linotypes. presseb etc.. was destryed. The Herald wil b issued from the Chronicle's offc< until a new plant can be obtained. In a recent primary in Florida twc tickets for the national democratit convention were- put in the field-z Hearst ticket and a ticket in the in tefest of no particular candidate Three of the Hearst men were elected and six of the others. The First National bank. of M\acon Ga.. has closed its doors, by ordej of the board of directors. The sus pension of the bank. it is stated. i: due to the suspension of a privat( bank. of which the president of thc First National hank was als presi dlent. Charles F. Pircher. f Ch,)ct,,i lluff. Clarke co:nty. Ala.. was in dicted in the United States court or MXonday in eight charges. including forging a propIsal ti carry the mails forging securites and bonds. forgint checks. embezzleing etc. There art 32 counts in one indictment. If giver the extreme penalty Pircher woul get an aggregate sentence of abotl i8o years and he fned about $6o.ooo In default tf a bail of S4.000 he wa! sent to the jail. He Was It. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Nell--I saw her promenading or Sunday. and she wore a most expen sive new gown and hat. Belle-Yes. von wouldn't catch he1 out walking with anything cheap. Nel!--Oh. but she was. h Se ha< that Nlr. Slowman with her. Sime fanilies keep a servant gir and severai of hr relations. So e mein':- we:ih isfabnlous an< that of other:; a muere fable. Itis Surer Have your cake, cuit home-made. "I cleaner, more tasty Royal Baking Po wife to produce at hc nomically, fine andi hot-biscuit, pudding cake, crisp cookies, muffins, with which found at the bake-si not compare. Royal is the great ROYALBAKIN PO, SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed in the State. Dr. Peter Stokes. aged 82. residing near Branchville. died on, Monday. He was a member of the secession conveneion in i86o. In the Charleston city court on olandar one negro w%as brought up fo r throwing oi 'n vne another who wa peep and then applying a match. Fortuna-telv fhe -ire was extinguished and the Zleeper not seriously hurt. \\.ffrd wil .celebrate its sei c 1:e na jun r; to June 8. inclus.ive. \n im*reting program has been aI - h ted the fneiieral ofis incle. Cl. 1. N ..1. Clinch. PREMATURE BURIAL. It Is Not Uncommon, Says Writer in Springfield Republican. Springfield Republicain. In the - -,blican of 'day is an interesting aicle rm American L ledicine. i:p.aded. **Premature Buriav ligie. The writer says: "The Idct- 1)(11n which the scare is based ;are temelves 'diaphanous. In mk.: :hi., -;tatemlent thle ign4orance: of th. witer on the subject is- on a' pnr -.itlh his ign,rauce of :he bill "for restscitation of the sapposed dea(. and the prevention (if permatuie encottinment. hurial or cremation." ti which he refers. The fact it that .y c- e .f permature burial are i:tli:. paper cares to publish I will "in-isl' the sworo .gmn *f pe p!e now iliving to \\khn we take im114 cinsideration at it -Ie bolyi in o.ooo is seen after he cloid iali oin the coffin, the frequency tf prenature burial is p :ly jecture. The danger of pre-. m: ure burial arises irom the dual rature 4f nan--the spiritual close in the c!--est -f all possible :n:n without which an cIntinutous 'i ild be imptissib!e) suggesting :h:at death must be always a process .I. -.. % 3 .1t be sometimes: :h. fact is there being etates which C:*elv imnulate death-eSpecially the rance and cataleptic states in which pele have lain day.s. even weeks, to n.ward appearances lead. sometimes n:i t life in time to be saved r .mlibral: the I *st universal prac p o.iving a death even seeirig the p. d.a:l persimis. mand in cases -. I--: a : t the m edlical ex -, *r.:.;i. ih1e certinicate without ,:, t- n o tl':e bo-dy--"if there . 9.!aiio o:violence." and. . h-,-:re ab,-ence, if the or the 'Way muffns, and tea bis [hey will be fresher, d wholesome. der helps the house me, quickly and eco asty cake, the raised , the frosted layer crullers, crusts and he ready-made food op or grocery does at of bake<lday helps. gans are all intact. of any evidenc4 that the supposed dead person i! really dead. It is the easiest thing in the worl< to bury a person alive-not a particl< ,f evidence is req-;ired of his beini dead. ' Physician's death certificat is 1t no more value khan a Chinest laundry ticket as evidence. The bil has : further purpose. Every tes (except the one only known sure tes 1)f death) is to discover if life is pre. Lm. and if sq the bill privides tha means ,hiail be used for resuscitatiOn In short. the bill provides for everi persn to help while living and tin able to help himself. andi security tha he Ohall n. 't be encoined. buried o crtmated .n1til he is dead. Gerge W. Allen. Eni i dgewater. March 3i. 004 Just As Easy. A Iiaima Irean fond of arg.iiig r !hgi us questions and oi pinning dowi h'se with whom he come in contac asked an East Baltimore minister it the c-urse oif a conversation severa days ago if he believed "all of th< Bible." says the Baltimore Sun. "I do.* instantly replied the goo( man. "Everv bit of it." insisted the ques tioner dubiously. "I most certainly do." was the pas tor's reply. "Do you really believe the stor about Balaam and the ass?" aske< the man with a slight smile. "Most assuredly I do," responde< the cleryman unhesitatingly. "And you irmly believe," insiste< the inquisitive friend. "that thc as Balaam rode tinder the tree spok like a person?" "YeS I do." asserted the ministe with just the slightest suspicion o irritation in his voice. "Well." asked the questioner in at I've got y(,u now tone. "can you tel me how it could be possible tinde any circumstances you can imagin for an ass to talk like a person?" "Ah. that's easy." asserted the min ister. laying his hand on the man shoulder. "It is just as easy m: friend, for an ass to talk like a mai as it is for a man to talk like an ass. The man had nothing more to say considerable time, even if the per son entering were entirely welcomc By the time a sheriff could get in th stock would be washed down the sinl and Proprietor Trembltay would b sitting in his armchair. looking in nocent and happily reading about th war in the east. He would look tip and smile at th sheriff. who would say hard word and go out at the side door. Thei husiness would be resumed with new bottle of whiskey. But the othe 'ay a deputy sheriff penetrated th Maze in an unlooked for way. Vhen the Maze was consitucte an unu&tsedl door, andl tiled up an, sheated o ver. heing left unguarded b; ells or bars. Three nights the dep tty spent in cutting out the panels c th is doot' r and the sheat ing with ir tocrawl thr''ughi. This let him in the seconmd coirrido' lie started fir the liar, but met a mai c' iming throngh the passage. who ree ognized him. The man made a rae, ft r the peep hole, while the dept: gallon of wvhiskey down the sin' That was the end of the Maze Nine oaken doors and all the light: and bells and bars were taken ou andl carried to the jail. while Trem blay was ordered to appear in cour on 'httrsday; He did not appear an< is saidl to have left town. The coun ty attorney will proceed against th< owners oi the butilding if any mor. M1azes are opened there. Yes ind I suppose wve'll have col gose and stewved goose for the nex two weeks." They relapsed into their usual si lence. Sunday forenioon the wife askea "Do yo waitt a little quin ce in t h apple salce with yiour got-e? "No. Idon't. It seemed so absure Shave -w .geese iin the lituae thia "WChat: I -eat mine 'o Uncle Joe! Advertised Letters. SG.-liss Della Gilliam. H.-Virgil Harley. J liss Ada Jackson. Nannie Jocnes. K.-lrs. Lavina King. l.-Dr. M. A. Massev. 'Mr.. l.ela,r N.Rev. \\. M. Nance. Mi.s \lamie Nance. . P. -.Mr. Ciceri, P.well. t R.-Miss Addie Renwick. S -Ar. Claude Sen. \lis. Catie t mnith. 'l r. : 1. Sims. W.-lr-. L. G. Waitc. Charbe \ crt-. E. 1 . \William,. P'erso'n- calling for thiese letters l plea-e -av thev were Ladverti:ed. C. . Purcell. P X. NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. - Pr-tuanit :oa commnisi=-n iise uls as c rp crat,rZ of the l.ittle 1 --t1ntain ()li Mlll. 'f Little .I,In - tain. S. C.. 1,-,k- of ubscripti'ln t' ;he capital ntock if the La1 pro p)Osed corp,-ration will be -penei n Satlrday the 21St day of May. 104. at the store .f Little Mountaim Drug Co.. at L.ittle Motintain S. C. 1. B. Lathan. J. B. Derrick. J. T. B. Stuck. * J. K. Derrick. . t J. W. Sheely. ' J. F. Sheely. Corporators. TEACHER WANTED. Applications. for the position (-. teacher of the Mt. Pleasant school must be submitted by the 7th of June to the undersigned. at Glymphville. School to begin in October for a seven months term. A first grade Iteacher desired. J. H. Ringer. T. C. Dehines. A. J. Willingham. Trustees. Letter to 0. M. Jamieson r Dear sir: We know what the paints !are all made-of. you know: we have! Ii to. In Wilson, N. C.. are tw- dealer. One of 'em thinks he can't sell paint s won't have such stuff in his store sells Devoe lead-and-zinc. of course. The $1 paint is adulterated 76 per i cent.: Devoe is all lead and zinc and linseed oil, with as little gooa dryer as posible. A gallon Devoe has in it a little more paint than four gallons of the other. A gallon Devoe will cover as much as four of e the other. Who~wants to pay wagers - for painting four gallons for one. e How much is Devoe lead-and-zinc worth in that town? Yours truly. s F. V. Devoe & Co. I P. S. Newberry Hardware Com a I pany sells our paint. ELECTION OF TEACHERS. At 4 p. in. ci; Thursday. Juine -.. d 4 , he Trustee' o'f Newberry Schboil District wvill elect Teachers Sr the Newberry Graded School., o rthe scholastic year beginning I eptemb)er 26". 1904 as followvs: A\ Superintendent. at the salary mt I,Nine teacher-. at the salary of $35 a iio nthi each. A\ male Principal fur the Colored *Schoo! at the salary of $4o.oo a Three Female Teachers for the Co ored School at a salary of $25.00 4 tmonth each. -: The term of service of the teachers Schosen shall be the entire school year. 1except when they are dismissed to1 - cause o'r are permit ted to sever their Sconnection by orde-r of the Board of Trustees. *Applicatio ns may be rled with the nndlersignled. 1' V. N. 3lARTINa. Newberry. S. C.. M1ay 16. 1904. REWARD. We*~ will pay a reward of Sgo for the capture atnd delivery at i ofrice 'if D)udley Ogiesby (col. . who es .apedl fronm the Edgetield County Chaingang. M1ay 4. 1904. lie is ;6 years old. .t feet 89* inches 'iigh. black hair. 'lark brown eyes, lark hr win compldexion. iTas a sear eft shin. scar back 'f right hand. hird linger right hamt! has been nashted at emd, black ,pc,: right side D. T. Grinith. Snpt. S. C Penitentiary, Newberry Hdwe. Co. Dear Sirs:-Over fifty years ago, ir firm began selling paint through mut the South: sales have continued ininterruptedly, and ten times greater han any other brand of paint. Read the following: "Have used the L. & M. Paint wemny years: houses painted with it ight years ago show better tod; han houses painted with other paia vithin two years." A. B. Edgel. Alachua Fla "I]Ave used all hrands of paint. L. ' M. Pure Paint stands better, and vears longer than any other paint I are ever used in m1Y ten vears ex >erienice. ii. i iti. Painter. Concord. N. L. painted Fran.,kenbirg B!ock with & M . Paint: stands .ut as though arnished. "Acttal co-- va l:ss than $x.20 per cal on." \V. i. Barr. Charleston. \. Va. "I paintd wur old lmnietead vith L. & M. Paint :wenty-six years zi. Not painted since: looks better han houses painted in the last four ears with other paint." H. S. Scotield. Harris Springs, S. C. "Used the L*. & M. Paint for six een years. Painted three houses vith it fifteen years ago: they have teeded painting since." J. E. Webb. Hickory, N. C. Respectfully. LONGMAN & MARTINEZ. This celebrated paint is sold by Kewberry Hdwe. Co. Winthrop College Scholarship & Entrance Examination. The Examination for the award of racant scholarships in Winthrop Col ege and for the admission of new tudents will be held at the County ourt House on Friday, July 8th, at ) A. M Applicants must not be less :han fifteen years of age. When schol irships are vacated after July 8, they will be awarded to those making the ighest average at this examination. Scholarships are worth $100 and free :uition. The next session will open eptember 2,1, 1904. For further in ormation and catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 0 0 o 0~ VII Ma F. A .?iUMilERT, A S EASONABLE Soda v.att is a!ay- is season'' Whb thter taken ll o cold it is a 'holesomne Ie e . . Unles rn ered deleterius to health by be ing loaded with impure- artificial B.avorings and p..or s.yrups. Cold Soda draw~ n from Our Sanitarv fountain Lacks nothing that could be Desired by the most sensitive palats. WVe use Only pure juices made ,Direct from freshi fruits Adcan give any fivar. Our ''Cold Soda" is aways cold. FE PROSPERITY [JRUS CD., Prosperity, S. C. Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Sash. C. H. CANNON, Near: C,, N. & L . Dennt.