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WOULD THEY DON TROUSERS One of the Obstacles to Postmaster McKay's Proposed Innovation. Washingian P-. *z Press diptCce anno~uncing that P.stmatr McKay. of De Moines. t*wn have car-r eon2i'erable ime'ir e,- at the p1t,ce department. Mr. McKay's re%uet has not yet been re ceived and when it does arrive Post master General Pavne w%i*l be in some what of a quandary. Sentiment in the department is :ngly against allowing the use of women carriers. but careful search of the regulations reveals the fact that there is nothing there to prohibit them except that according to the regulations *hev would have to wear trousers if employed. In fact, there is nothing in any part of the regula tions prohibiting women from enter-! ing any branch of the service, and the fair sex are to be found in almost every sort of work connected with postoffices, except the delivery -sys tems. Even in connection with the deliv ery system there a-. a number of cases where women have been known to take care of rura. routes. In fact in the list of appointments made re cently in the rural mail service the names of three women appear among the substitutes, as follows: Cora M. McCoy. Muscatine. Ta.: Mildred W. Blackmer. Cortland, N. Y.. and Mrs. Sidney 0. Curtiss,. New London, 0. In each case the woman is the wife of T!:c regular carrier. Siniliar appoint ments have been made before and tha- these women have be-en fuund' ciicient in taking care of the route 2n case of the illness of the regular carrier is a well-known fact. Nevertheless. it was stated posi .i,ely at the department yes terdav that Postmaster McKav's id"*a of in troaiucing wcmen as city carriers would he hearti:v disc,u-raged when his request fIr permission to do so arrived. Postmast.r 'lcKay dedares that he has found w-e:n m re p)rompt. deC pendable. anid capab)le in other posi tions about the -ftlce than men. and therefore he beier(5 that ther wotild be so as carriers. After appealing to Mr. McKay's sense of propriety, the officials at the department may fall back upon that section of the regulation which deals with the uniform requiired, in order to debar the ladies. This section is plain and unmistakable in its inten tion to apply to men only, and reters without reserve to "pants," vests, and coats. One paragraph, it is true, might apply to hoth sexes-that is. the one in which letter carriers are permittdl to wear "shirt waist)" dur ing the hut summer months. "The exam inati. n and physical q:ualticatiomns a!-o might pr 've a stumbling bl'.ck fo r the ladies." said ain oficial in the ' 'nee of the fourth assistant p':mna-t er general. "The appliicants are all put through a very rigor''us e xami:nat:' n to provye their strength. One .'f the qumalitications being the ability to hop a certain dis tance fr''m' the ri' 'r on one foot twelve times without :ouching the other fiot to the grou'tnd. WVhile the gentler -ex ar-: :wt speci!!cally bar red. I am afraid they will not do." Absent Minded, Indeed. Miss May Sutton, of Pasadena, the new women's tennis champion, for got her racquet at the King's County Tennis club of Broklyn. "I am absent minded." she said, laughing: "as absent minded as one of the instructors at the University of California. "This gentleman was left at home alone one evening with the children. His wife knew he was at work upon a magazine article on the subject of Shintoism or the Memphian hierogly ado,though she dreaded his absent mindedness. she thought it would be "W hen she returned, about 9 o'clock. The house was very still. She had left the children playing. but now they were nowhere to be seen. She asked what had become of them, and the professor said that their noise had disturbed him, and he had put them to bed. "'I hope they gave you nio trouble,' she said. "One did.' the profesor answer ed. "The one in the cot there fought like a young tiger when I went to un (dres- him. -] e kicked and screamed ml hit.\ Ahad chili. I got him in. :h :nd. ara :m fast. Te hI(wl(d a~t. w .h n n h r ' h foll ir .. V. i tx i. The Mortorman's Rebuke. 1h ere is at least (,ne mortf nmnan in t 'wn wll<> haS a senlse of humor idN%i who can take delays phil.;,phi :alIy wtliout cussing. remarks the Kew York Sun. The other dar a s'man. one of the artistic sort. :ame out of Carnegie Hall. At the zane istant. her friend, also artistic. :ame out of an apartment hotel on :he opposite side of Seventh avenue. lliev rushed to mee: each othed and net right in the iiiddle of the car track ind in front of a car tha~t was just ,etting under way. Then the women ;topped and began to say a few yards )f things to each other. The car s'Eop 'ed. too. but the women didn't seem :o realize that i't was there at all until :he motorman leaned over the dash )oard and asked very gently: "Lad es woula you like for me to give you I couple of chairs?" Polly's Experience. New Orleans Times Democrat. "The story of the parrot that gnaw :d the wooden box reminds me of an ,ther parrot of which I heard a good zt.'ry during the past week." said a man wh is inmerested in bird life. .he bird was left out of his cage. as :snai. in the n'rninz. and began to aiie his moirring S... The mem >er- f th,. e '~.mily h1Zave becrole used hnseeing him c!heb up and doxWn :arlitengto the conversation m!"d ad,ing a wx,! or two now and hen nis wn accnnt. Nobody aix' any:emitn to the bird as he walke. <t k c n . n the doors leading III 1'ck vard and prceed to sj.-ythe m'1rng air. ie rats have envery a:mt,yvng at the' place in stion f.r w'me time 'a-1. and :e1 >tui!y ha- bou ght a asp trap which Y*tIaranteedI to hold the animal fast Nithin its clutches. InquLisitive Pol y had to investigate the trap. which ay in the yard near the gutter, with i fresh piece of choice American cheese dangling from the hook. W\hether the cheese attracted the parrot, or whether it was simply cur osity wxhi ch prompted the bird to miake a thorough inv estigation of the object. and to paw~ at the trap, get :ing nearer and nearer to the "snappy part." when-hing wvent the spring and the parrot's head was caught indl held in the trap. The family aere startled to hear the poor par rot shrieking with pain and giv'ing 1ll sorts of distress signals. Several >erSons ran out and, to their surprise. oundl that the p)arrr)t had b)een caug~ht] n the rat tr'ap. They extric.ated ce im, and bey-ond having a fewv feath -r5 ta:ken from his h:ead. he was un-I njuredl. The parrot has taken ser ral in rning strolls since. but he ~hans the trap with impressive con aste ncy'. Swallowing a Farm. TPhis is Bob Burdette. the well "M homieless iriend with the chr - m'atic n-e, wile yout are stirring up the -ugai' in a 10-cent glass oft in le e giv'e yon a fact to.wash lown with it. You may s:ay von have longed for y'ears for the tree. independent life ofI a tarmer, but ou have never been able to get enouigh money to buy a farm. But there is where y'ou are mistaken. For some years von have been drinking a good, improved farm at the rate of one htundred square feet' at a gulp. If v'otu doubt this statement figure it out for y'ourself. An acre of land contains 43.560 square feet. Estima ting. fuid convenience, the land at 43.56 an acce. you~t will see that it brinlgs the land just 'Tne mill pJer squlare foot. Nxow pour down the lery dose and imagine you ai swxxar lo wing a straxwberry patch. Call in five of y'otur friends and hav'e them gulp) dlown that nyve hundred foot gardlen. Get on a prolonged spree some day and see howx long it wviil take v'ou to swallow a pasture land5 to feed a cow. Put doxwn that glass i of gin: there is dirt in it-three hun dred feet of good, rich dirt--worth] Wood's Seeds. Crimson Clover Sown at the last working 4 of the Corn or Cotton Crop, c:n he plowed under the following A pril or May in time to plant corn -r other crops the same sea.on. Crimwon Clover prevents winwr Slea.tChing of the soil, is equal in fer *t ilizing value to a good application ' of stable manure and will wonder fully increase the yield and qual Aty of corn or other -?rops which follow it. It also makes splendid winter and spring grazing, fine early green feed, or a good hay crop. Even if the crop is cut off, the action of the roots and stubble improve the land to a marked de gree. Write for price and special cir. cular telling about seeding etc. T.W.Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RIClIMOND, - VIRGINIA. Wood's Descriptive ?aU Catalog, ready about August 1Bt, tells all about Farm and Vegetable Seeds for Fall plan: ing. Mailed free on request. SPECTACLES Carefully and Accurately Fitted at Daniels &Willianiso, JEWELERS. Illinois Central Railroad DIRECT ROUTE TO THE ST, LOVWS EXPOSITION, TWO TRAINS DAILY. n ccnnection with W. & A. R. R. & N. C. & S. L. Ry fom Atlanta V Atlanta 8.2; a ni Ar St.Louis 7.08 Leave Atlan,,a 8.25 A. M. Arrive St. Louis 7.08 A. M. Leave Atlanta 8.30 P. M. Arrive St. Louis 7.36 P. M. With Through Sleeping Cars FROM ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS "DIXIE FLYER" Carrying the only morning sleeping ar from Atlanta to St. Louis. This ar leaves Jacksonville daily, 8.o5 p. n., Atlanta 8:25 a. mn.. giving you the ~ntire dlay in St. Louis to get located. For rates from rour city. World's ~air Guide Book and schedules, leeping car reservation:-, also ior ook showin~g hotels and boariling ouses. (unoting their rates. write to FRED D. MILLER, Traveling Passenger Agent. No. 1N. Prvor St.. Atlanta. Ga. OF Newberry, S. C. Drganli2e i. i896. Capital - - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment since or gamization - - $9,200 A man working by the d? y is paid or the time he puts in at ork but when that man saves a dollar for his ay's labor it w'orks for him nights, is well as days; never lays off on ccount of bad weather and never ets sick, but goes right on earn ng him an income It's a nice hing to work for money, but it's nuch nicer to have money working or you. Try it- open a savings Iccount with us and get some money working for you. Make a deposit n the Savings department today ad let it begin to work for you. nterest computed at 4 per cent ranry 1 and July i of each year Limestone Colle. 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Smith, Cl Traffic Manager, SEAB( AIR-LINE R 4th Annual +, Seashore E -: TC + Old Point 4 , Virginia Beach and + Wednesday, A $ fromColumbia, Camden and C from Denmark and F'airfax. Go< ' clutding September 1st, 1904. Dc + directions. SEABOARD A * City Ticket Office 13 (E:isterl Slam!ard '' e.) - Southbbound. Nort hboutr seuIue in Effci. January ~1 l"? STATloN S. 2 8 40 t.m L r Atlanta :1.3.L.) A r. 8 m pmr. 10 .3 am ;thens 8 ;N r' 3 12 03 tnmr Elberton 5 " 1 03 pmn Abbevi1b 4 05 n; - L 28 on-. ( eeneno. j 1; m 2 5'r: A! Gin on iWrr Lv 2 I 10 00 am Lv Glenn Springs Ar 4 (K0 pm 2 12 01 pim Mpartanbirr. 3 'n pm 5 It 15rpm Greenville . 3 25p jm 2 (Harnis Sprin2gs) 6. 1 17 pm '.nterloo '2 20 pmi 6. 12 1 2 84 22 513 52 21 85 8. D'Iy D'"y D'iy D'ly D'ly 15 - ex ex ex ex b'u'b Sun SnBr am am pm pmp a t 710 700 202 Lv LanirenvAr 3 50 90 60 725 7 0 209 Park. 1 42 851 55O0 845 710 221 Clinton 130 830 5.25 9 15 7 50 3 34 Goldv4lle 13J6 300 4 45 , 7 3 800) 2 41 Kinard 109 745 4 30 9f: 8 09 2 49 Gary 103 7 35 4 40 - 950 818 204 Jalapa 1258 725 405 11i'0 840 310 Newberrv 1243 795 345 10 1232 902 324 Pros3perit? 1228 941 305 1248 918 334 Sighr. 1'a18 6 26 2501 110 925 339 1: Wountain 1214 620 2 40 I ]40 940 351 Chapin 1203 605 22, I155 950 357 Rilton 1156 555 2(6! 205 955 4011 White Roch 1153 550 200 I22510 04 407 BallentinL il148 541 15o BA 25511917 4 17 Irmio 1139 .528 132 3051026 423~ Leaphart.. 1132 519 119 39010 45 4 45 oolumbia 1115 500 ll og NC P.1 A. C.L. 3 Columbia (Union Station) 4 45 11 20 - 4 5LvColumbia (A..C.L.)Ar 1100 -- 6 20 Bumtr 9 21 ---- 80 Arari(g,1 n .Lmv.. re for Women, . C. le Fac ty t T:h: . In:tru7c;t: on. I ' i er. tyf):v. N cx .\s.t. odge, A. M., Ph. D.. President. GI?1EENVILLE, S. C. )EDWIN McNEAL POTEAT, 3 Pre.ident. o. I :I. T. CMak. .>r '.ta lo u e or in >r: . rette _ All Drug and Tobacco bit, HabitS of South Carolina. Confidental correisponder.ce solicited. mntic Railroad I ooga Louis Railroad. ts West and North 3 Daily with Pullman tlanta to Si. Louis, ice, Atlanta to Chica de at Atlauta with the .y. Central of Georgia n Railway trains. information write to s, T. P. A., r St., Atlanta, Ga. ias. E. Harmon, Gen. Pass. Ageut. )ARD AILWAY. Eastern xcursson aomfort, Ocean View, Va., * ugust 17th. Round+ Trip, heraw. Sio-So Round Trip * >d returning until and in uble Daily service in both IR.LINE RAILWAY, 23 Main St. Phone 574. * usta aid Asheville Short Line. ead Down.) (Read UTp) 0A r o.....Lv Newberry ........ Ar .'0 pm 10 pmr Ar Laurens....... Lv -2.02pm )7 pm....Lv LaurenA.. ....Ar 1.30o pm 10 pm...Ar Spartan burg..Lv I201 pm ~0 pm...Lv Spartanburg..Ar 10.253 am 12 pm....Ar Saluda.........Lv 3. 39 am [: p......Ar Hfendersonville Lv .3.05 am pi m....Ar &sheville...... Lv 7.05 am 6 pm....Lv Newberry (C.N.a&..) 3 10 pm 0 pr...Ar Laurens............ Ly 2.02 pm 5pm ... Lv Laureus..........A r L45 tm 1 pm..Ar Greenwood ......Lv 12.44 pm .0 :m..Ar Augusta...........Lv 10.10 am ~5pm..Lv Augusta..........Ar 12.20 am 0 p-ra.. r Bqaufort. .........7 7.15 ar4 ~5 pm..Ar Port Royal .....Lv 7.05 am 46 pm..Lv Newberry (0.i.a&.)Ar .3.10 pm~ 50 pm..Ar Laurens ..........Lv 2.02 pm 9 pm..LvLaurAna ..........A7 1...?pnt ?,5 pm..Ar Greenville..... Lv 12.15 pm or farther information relative to rates. .call on, or address kCO. T. BR~Y A1, Gen. Agt. Greenville,8. C, ERNE T WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga, . .-- Traffic Manager. LUE RIDGE RAIL ROAD, H. C. BEAD-TIE, Receiver In Effect June 8, 1902. between Anderson and Walhalla. STBOUND WESTBOUND AERIvE. LEAvE. [ixed. Mixed .9. No. 12 Stations. No. Il No. @ I. A.M. P. M. A.XM .0 9 55.......Belton.........320 10 56 8 9 33....Anderson F.D......340 Jill uj 9 30...Anderson P. D.....345 1I100 .9 25...West Anderson....349. ~...90.......evr..,....359 ... .9 02.......Autun.........405 ..... .8 55.....Pendleton ..... 411 .--. .8 47........Cherry.....4 .. .8 44........AdamL....... 4!% ... .8 28.....Jordania Junct... 4388 .. .. 82..........Seneca....... 4 851-.