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GEN LEE'S DAUGHTER. Defended in Italy' by Carolinians Columbian Fought an Ital ian. The death of Miss Mildred Lee, the younger daughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, says the Columbia State, re calls an incident in which several South Carolinians played a most worthy part in defending the other daughter of the Confederacy's gratc military chieftain. In the year 1878 Messrs. W. A. Clark and John T. Sloan of Colum bia and the late D. A. Parker Jordan of Greenwood, with Dr. Roberts ol Georgia, were making a tour of Itatly and were staying at a botel in Naples at which Miss Mary Lee with a lady from New York chanced to be guests. Miss Lee had just come over from the African coast. It was summer and very warm in Naples. Miss Lee in handling the candle with which her room was lighted accidentally set fire to the netting of the bed and the tapestry in the room. The fire was quickly extinguished and the damage was inconsiderable. Mr. Clark was in the hotel office when the proprietor mentioned the fire to him and declared that Miss Lee had set fire to his house malici ously. Ordinarily there is no more mild mannered man than the presi dent of the Carolina National bank and of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, but this .insult to the daughter of the great leader whom he had followed in the fortunes of the loved Lost Cause was more than Mr. Clark could bear and quick as light ninghe struck the insolent Italian hotel man over the head with his um brella and was proceeding to give hi-m a soand thrashing when the em ployes of the hotel rushed to the res cue of their master and Mr. Clark, like the Confederacy, was being over whelmed with numbers. The pre'sent lieutenant governor of South Carolina was standing outside the hotel looking out over the beau tiful Bay of Naples when a friend brought him news of Mr. Clark's en counter within. Col. Sloan rushed in to his friend's assistance and soon Mr. Jordan and Dr. Roberts had join ed in the fray. The four southerners were fighting a score or more of the "cowardly Italians," as Col. Sloan 'calls them, and the bravery which had distingutis'hed the followers of Lee would have put the sons of the south to flight had not the police been called in and the fighting ceas ed. When the cause of Mr. Clark's en counter was made known to the oth er gentlemen of his party their anger was as great as his own, and each of tem was ready for another fight with the man who had reflected upon Miss Lee. Col. Sloan challenged him to come outside and fight with any weapons he should select. The Americans -got their luggage and went to another hotel, expecting to be arrested and not caring to seek safety in flight. Miss Lee's baggage was attached by the hotel man, who made a bold demand for damage, which he could not have recovered in law, and the Americans were also anxious to remain until this matter was properly settled. Mr. Duncan, of Newberry was .then United States consul at Naples and he was interest ed in the affair by the gentlemen from j'gstate and used his offices to effect i. .ettlemnent. Miss Lee's ef fects were soon released and she con tinued her journey. During these few days spent in Naples awaiting the outcome, a trip was taken down the bay and Miss Lee expressed her gratitude to the theretofore unknown defenders of her good name by presentin-g to Mr. Clark for his daughter a coral neck lace of the sort which are found in such beauty around Naples. Miss Mary Lee and Miss Mildred were the only daughters of Gen. Lee, and neither of them married. Miss Mildred Lee died last week in New Orleans, where she was visiting, and Miss Mary Lee is still living. It is possible that the hotel keeper thought no name could be more safe ly bandied than that of the leader of the Lost Cause of America, especially in talking with Americans, but he happened to strike Americans on the wrong side for his purposes. Sunday was the fortieth anni-:er sary of the surrender of General Rob .+t E Lee's army at Appomattox. NO BAD MEN IN NOME. But it Took Nerve to Wear the First Dress Suit to a Ball There. The bad man with the revolver, who used to "shoot up" the old camps. is a picturesque character that has never appeared in Nome. There were two or three shooting affairs the first summer, says Alfred H. Durham, in the Cosmopolitan, but they were of the character that might occur in New York, London or Paris, not the mining camp variety, at all. The most remarkable thing about Nome is the rapidity with which ii: acquired the luxuries of civilization. Its electric lighting system and its tel ephone service are excellent. Its large greenhouse supplies fresh veg etables and flowers the year round at reasonable prices. There are numer ous clubs, the most important of which is a secret society, the Artic Brotherhood, whose clubhouse is in every panticular all that a clubhouse should be, from the bowling alleys to the cafe. The three churches are the largest buildings. The firs: winter of Nome was char acterized by what might be called high finance. truly a commentary on the mental trend of the day. Every body tried to corner something. To corner things was in every particular legiti-mate, and to neglect an oppor tunity was to court ruin. The price of coal under artific stimulus went to $150 a ton; lumber commander $5oo.a thousand feet be fore the winter broke. Catsor oil could be had in large quantities for 5o cent an once; eggs brought 5o cents each. The most successful cor ner was that of fresh milk. Ther was only one cow in the city; the owner thereof cleared $1,ooo on milk, and sold the cow in the spring for beef, realizing $500 more. Beer brought unheard of prices. To take advan I tage of the high prices expected the following winter, poultry yards and dairies were established and a brew ery built, and thus prices found their natural level. The social life of the town diring the first two winters would have fur nished the student of sociology an nteresting chapter, comprising as it did the formation of a "four hundred" a "fast set" ind the like. At a charity ball held early the second season I wore the first dress suit ever exposed to public view in Nome. Needless to add, I was the most uncomfortable centre of all eyes. Judge Clark final ly broke the ice by shaking hands with the "man who had nerve enough to wear a dress suit in Nome." It was a most amusing thing to see the dress suits appear after that. Be fore the winter was over it was rare indeed to see a man at a function in anything but evening clothes. Where they came from has never been satis factorily explained to this day. And the thing that brought all this about is gold. Nature hides her treas ures in strange places, and puts through strange paces us that seek for it. Everybody in Nome has a claim; everybody expects to strike it rich sooner or later. Enough enthu siasm, optimism and ambition are generated in Nome each year to sup ply the earth-aye, the universe could they be bottled or dried. The first mining was done by placer meth ods right on the sea beach. At first one man could make as much as $50 a day by the simplest methods. Each inch of beach, one might say, has been worked over by the hand meth ods, and now the whole beach is be ing 'systematically sifted again; this time gasolene engines anid mercury are assisting. Just For Show. Youth's Companion. An eastener on his way to Califor nia was delayed by the floods in Kan sas, and was obliged to spend the night in au humble hotel-the best in the town. The bill of fare at dinner was not very elaborate, but the trav eler noticed with joy that at the bot tom of the card, printed with pen and ink, was a strtling variety of pies. He liked pies, and here was cus tard, lemon, squash, rhubarb, Wash ington, chocolate, mince, apple and barry pies and several other varieties. He called the waitress to him. "Please get me some rubard pie," said he. "I'm afraid we ain't got any rhu barb pie," she drawled. He +took another glance at the list. The Wonderful Egg Producer. The great increase in pro duction of eggs has given "sInternational Poultry Food" a wonderful reputation all,pver every State. We guarantee that it cannot be fed to hens at any time, winter or sum mer, without showing a large increase in eggs. You do not have to use the food at an extra expense because it will make you more money after deducting its cost. One extra egg per month will pay the entire cost of feeding it and often more than doubles the supply. It contains no poison ous or injurious ingredients and bas very superior merits. It Gives a Glossy Plumage. 1t prevents sickness, pro motes good health, causes young chicks to grow very rapidly, invigorates the diges tive organs, supplies material for bone, muscle and feathers, and is very beneficial during moulting season. It invig orates the egg producing or gn and hens will lay more and Ionger. It will prepare your chick ens for the market more rap idly than any other prepara tion and has been used for r e by prominent chicken "Weli, get me some squash pie, please." "We haven't got that either." "Berry pie?" "No." "Lemon pie?" "No." "Chocolate pie?" "I'm sorry, we-" "Well, what on earth are they all written down her for? On today's bill of are, loo!" "Well, I'll tell you," said the girl, apologetically. "That list is always written down there for show when we have mince pie, because when we have mince pie no one asks for any thing else." Time Flies. Collier's. James Whitcomb Riley says tha.t he was summoned as a witness in a case tried in an Indiana court where one of the witnesses before him evinced some disinclination to state her age. "Is it very necessary?" coyly asked the witness, a spinster of uncertain age. "It is absolutely necessary, mad am," interposed the judge. "Well ," sighed the maiden, "if I must, I suppose I must. I didn't see how it could possibly affect the case, for, you see-" "Madam," observed the judge, with some asperity, "I must ask you not to further waste the time of this court. Kindly state your age." Whereupon the spinster showed signs of hysterics. "I am, that is, I was-" "Madam, hurry, hurry up!" ex claimed the judge, now thoroughly impatient. "Every minute makes it worse, you know!" Spectacles That Deceived. The late Senator Hawley seldom told stories, but one of his friends says that this one was one of his fa vorites: "Edgar Rodger M. Sherman was one of the best lawyers ever raised in Connecticut. He was often pitted against Mr. Daggett, afterward chief justice, at the bar, and who was a pretty fair match for Sherman. It happened on one occasion that Dag gett was a long time hunting up a re ference in a law book, and Sherman said to him: "'Brother Daggett, will you have my spectacles?' "'No, I thank you,' said Daggett, quietly, 'there was no truth ever seen through your spectacles.'" Selfish. Marie Corelli, who has recently been lashing the selfishness of mod ern life, went from Stratford to Lon don recently, and lunched with an American literary woman at the Carl ton. During luncheon, apropos of the selfishess that she had been dis csing in the neriodicals of late, We Are Agents FOR Interlationl Stock AND Chicle Food And will back up all guaran tees made by . . .them .. The Right Drug Store. Miss Corelli said, "A typically selfish modern man was a farmer who vis ited my Stratford dentist last week. "This farmer, as soon as he enter ed the operating room, blurted out his business. 'A tooth to be pulled,' he said, 'an' I'll pay nothin' extry fr gas. Just yank it out if it does hurt.' "The dentist smiled. 'You're plucky sir,' he said. 'Let me see the tooth, please.' "Oh, 'tain't me 'at's got the tooth ache,' said the farmer. 'It's my wife. She'll be along in a minute.' A cynic is a man who claims to be tired of the world, but in reality the world is tired of him. Very Low Excursion Rates. Via the Southern railway to the following points: Kansas City, Mo.-Southern Bap tist convention: May xoth-17th, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 50 cents for round trip. Tickets on sale May 7 to 11 inclusive; final limit May 23d, 1905. St. Louis, Mo.--National Baptist Anniversary, May I6-24, 1905: Rate one first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets on sale May r4 i5-16, with final limit May 27th, 1905. Asheville, N. C.-South Atlantic Missionary Conference, May 17-21st, 19c5. Rate one first class fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 16, I7th; final limit May 23d, 1905 Fort Worth, Texas-General As sembly Southern Presbyterian church May 18-26th, 19o5. Rate one first class fare plus $2.0o for round trip. Tickets on sale May 15th, 16th, 17th; final limit May 31st, 1905-. Toronto, Ont.-International Sun day School association, June 20-27, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 5o cents for round trip. Tilkets on sale June 19, 20, 22, 23, i905; limit June 30th, 1905. Hot Springs, V.a.-Southern Hard ware Jobbers association June 6-9, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets on sale June 3, 4, 5; final limit June %3th, Savannah, Ga.-National Travel ers Protective association of America, May 16-23, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 5o cents for round trip. Tickets o~n sale May 13-I4th; final limit May 26th, 1905. Savannah, Ga.-Fourth Annual Tournament Southern Golf associa tion, May 9-13, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus tweniy-five cents for round trip. Tickets on sale May 7, 8, 9. 1905; limited May 15th, 1905. The Southern railway is the most direct line to all of the above points, operating Pullman sleeping cars, high back vestibule coaches, with superb dining car service. For detailed information apply to any ticket agent this company, or R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Retuarkable Cash Guarautee. Which is Printed on Every Label. Buy, pay for and use one 25 cent box or one 50 cent box or one $1.00 size box of "In ternational Poultry Food" as directed and if it fails to ful fill our claims write to our office and we will refund your money. We will pay any one $100 iE cash if we ever refuse to live up to this agreement. INTERNATIONAL FOOD CO., Minneapoiis, Minn. Also Cheapest to Use. Our 25 cent box contains 100 feeds for 12 fowls. Our $1.00 size box contains 400 feeds for 12 fowls. You can not afford to pay 25 cents per box for some other kinds that only contain 25 feeds. 100 feeds for 25 cents is certainly very much cheaper than 25 feeds for 25 cents. We save you 75 feeds over other kinds. Why Rob Yourself of More Than 3 Cents per Pound On Cotton? Do you want to get from 10 to 11 cents for cotton next fall while other cotton only brings 6 1-2 to 7 cts? Do you want to grow cotton that will bring a difference in price sufficient to more than pay for the picking and fertilizer? In fact will almost cover the en tire expense of makingthe crop? If so, I can furnish you the seed. Every ten bales will bring $125.00 to $150.00 more than other varieties. 50 bush els will plant 50 to 60 acres, should make 40 to 50 bales, put in your pocket from $500. 00 to $750.00. One year's experience with these seed will convince you that this state ment is true. I am planting only Florodora this year. Well bred Berkshire and Poland China Pigs for Sale. J. A. BURTON. Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Near C., N. & L. Depot. Dr. R. M. Kennedy, DEN4TIST. Newberry, - S . C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. Charlata ani Intern garoln~ fi. (Schedule in Effect January 23, 1905.) . 3. 2. Lv. Newberry...........12-36 p. in. Ar. Laurer.s .........1.42 p. ). No. 2. No. 26. Daily. It. sun. Lv. Laurens..........--- .50op. mn. 6.5gp. mn. Ar. Greenwood ......... 2.46 p. mn. S.s p. m. Ar. Augusta................-5.20 P. in. Ar. Anderson .......7.1o p. in. No. o. No. . Lv. 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