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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throught the World. A New Yorker urges the presideni ,o invest2gate the governmet distri bution of seed-. The proposed national assembiy o: Russia will be under absolute auto cratic regulation. The British ,steamer Ikhona, fror Rangoon to Yokohoma, was strucl by the Russian warship Terek. Jun( 5, near Hong Kong. The French chamber of deputie: has practically concluded debate or the church and state separation bill Former president James W. Alex ander, of the Equitable Life Assur ance society, is so ill that he has no vet been told of the acceptance o his resignation by Chairman Morton It is believed that the Untied State. Steel corporation 'has made peaco with the Wabash railroad, as consid erable freight is going over that sys tem. President Hadley. in hi- baccalau reate address to the Yale seniors warned them against assuming th< righteousness of the scribes an< pharisees. A trust is said to have killed thousand creameries in western states in pursuance of a movement to stifli competition. A Sunday conference was held ii New York on Panama canal affairs Secretary Taft, Chairman Shonts, En gineer Wallace and William Nelsoi Cronwell, the commissioners' counsel being present. Governor Folk of Missouri ha threatened to order out troops to rai the race track gablers at St. Louis D. C. Curtis and Lee Schramacl were killed and J. D. Hill mortall: wounded at Wavnesboro, Ga. Th< trouble arose over an old grievance Argument was heard in the Gayno and Greene 1habeas corpus case a Toronto. No decision was rendered Starr J. Murphy for six years ha: been charity manager for John D Rockefeller, drawing a handsome sal ary for work done as head of the bu reau of benevolence. A new mountain sheep is reporte< to have been discovered in the fa northwest. It is the so-called blacl sheep of America and has apparentli been found jar to the north in the gla cial regions. Naturalists believe tha numerous hitherto unknown animal .iii yet be discovered on this conti me.nt. .ANorth Ca'rolina farmer arrived ii .Nw York the other day' wih $475 with w~hiclh to'buy the statd of Nev Jersey. He had already forwarde< $25 as a deposit with the bogus rea estate firm that offer~ed to sell hii th< entire state, the "traitor state," a: Lincoln Steffens -calls it. for $500. 'Ph< farmer lost the $475 before he ha< been long in the city. King Edward receives daily no few er t'han 3.ooO newrspapers and 1.ooo let t-rs, while .the Czar and the Germai emperor receive each from .6oo to 70' !etters and appeals. The king of Ital: itroubled 1by abobu: goo. and Queel Wilhelmina from roo to 150. Al these, however, are puit in the shad by the Pope. who holds first plac wit<h from 22,0oo to a3.ooo letter every day. Rev. 0. H. E. Rauch, pastor of th Reformed church, Stroudburg, Pa.,i an ea?nest worker among the youn peoplc c-f that pdace. Some of their members of his church, proposed t< give a minstrel show and Mr. Rauci cordially indorsed the idea. More thai that, he wrote some of the "gags" an< himself acted as "middle man." Thi show was a great success. Dr. Ralph Hamilton Curtis, latel: Carnegie's assistant at Lick Olzseva tory, has been chosen assistant pro fessor of astronomy by the Universit: of Western Pennsylvania. Dr. Cur tis, though only 24 years old, recen't lv took this doctor's degree at th UTniversity of California, where he re ceived his astronomical training, sup plemented by -graduate work ther< and at Lick Observatory. Mrs. Crawford. wife of F. Marior Crawford. the novelist, although th< mother of two grown daughters,.i said by an American woman, who re. cently met her abroad, to look not day over 26. She is a blonde, slende and graceful, and exceedingly fond o society; quite a butterfly, in fact, ani altogether different in her tastes fronr her husband. The home of the Craw f1 - : Frk :1 (leciartd iaat ceith er re liss,ur. Na:ional Guards or he St. Louis p-iicC department will be dirtcted to raid the alleged bank-ma kers at Deimar race track. The Gov ernor proposes to enforce the law against betting in Missouri. Charles E. Davis and his daughter, Miss Essie Davis, were murdered at Miami, Florida, Monday morning by unknown parties. One thousand dol lars reward has been offered by the citizens of Miami for the apprehen sion of the murderer. An instance, of the application of a precocious knowledge of the law by a child occurred in a Parisian school last January. In France education is obligatory. but the law can not compel children to remain at school after the age of thirteen. This law, needless to remark. is usually a dead letter. a pu pil suddenly got up in the maddle of a lesson gathered up his hook, placed them neatly in his desk. took up his hat and moved toward the door. "Where are you going? asked the teacher. with a certain amount O1 acerbity. "Sir." replied the boy. with irritating nonchalance. "I was thirteen years of age four minutes ago and vou have no longer any right to keep me at school." People wonder. says The Reading 1 Pa.. Telegram, at Japan's success. Dr. Jordan tells us the reason when he ;avs that in this entire war he doubts if $ioo of Japanese money has been stolcn. They don't have grafters yet in Japan. The spirit of loyalty which sends men smiling to the cannon's mouth doesn't encourage personal en richmet at the public expense. \Ve :an draw a lesson from that "pagan" country. We preach honesty and oractice crookedness-or if we don't literally practice it we applaud those who do if they do it cleverly and don't get caught. In a recen7 interview the N\' ve gian explorer, Dr. Nansen, expressed the opinion that the Scandinavian sit uation was likely to be serious. When - asked if war was likely to come, he said: "Wars sometimes come unex I pectedly,.you know. Norway will certainly not commerce, nor, indeed, t will sie do ,nything which will be a legitimate excuse for war. But we will not sacrifice our independence; we will not become a subject state to Sweden, and should Sweden attack us -wel!, we shall have to defend our selves.'' 1The times of digestion of different foods are about as follows on an av' erage: Milk, rice, about an hour or less: whipped eggs, barley soup. sal mon. trout. about I 1-2 hlours; peas and Bfesh about 2 hours or more: sago t 3-4 hours: barley. boiled milk, raw eggs. cabbage with vinegar, soup with fat and bread. about 2 hours; raw milk ( Richet) baked eggs. ox liver.' 2 1-4 hours: lamb, beans, potatoes. cabbage. hash. 2 1-3 hours: boiled eggs. beef ,tealk, white bread, ham. ibeef. nish, ~ Wton. 3i'hurs: pork. pou!try. vea., hr nw bread. 4 hours: sal'. pork. hard bolelld eggs. 3hours. How Japan Has Thrived On War. The record of Japan's recent ma terial progress is, it seems. as remark able as her- progress in military achievement. Mr. F. WV. Hewes, the well-known statistical authority, writes interes-.ingly on this subject in the current Harper's Weekly. The 1increase of postal savings during the nrst eight months of the war, for ex ample, shows an increase from $15,380,0oo to $18,612,ooo-indicatinlg an astonishing increase of the sources from which such savings are drawn; the incomes provided by industrial employment. The savings bank de posits have increased 2! per cent dur ing trae same period; there has also been an increase of bank reserves amounting to 5.5 per cent, an increase of 1o-5 per cent in rice production, of 8.2 per cent in exports, and of 6.2 per cent in imports. His Worry. Harper's Weekly. "I say Sambo." said a gentleman to -an improvident negro who had just lost a job for t'he third or fourth time, "aren't you worried over the qtiestion of wherewithal to support you?" "Lordly, Marse Henry," was the reply, "I ain't worryin' about where withal; I's worryin' about de where fore fur de herein." SOUTTH CAROLINA NEWS. :tems of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. .The ,ntire ielt line and sp r of the Greenlvile s:reet rail-.vay vill e c7 C m Jc:ed and apeed( f r t ramei July 4~ IThe Ob rer, a weekly newspaper. will begin publication at Greers July 3. J. M. Moore will be editor. The annual convention of the South Carolina Funeral Directors associ ation is being held in Columbia. The County club of Greenville has been organized with Capt. E. A. Smyt+h as president. The old Perry homestead Sans Souci will be used as the clubhouse. C. J. Hunt. a white mill operative, in Greenville, tried to cut his throat with a tin can while in the city prison. He is said to have been suffering from relerium tremens. An automobile driven by M. A. Malone. ran into and capsized a car riage driven by Joseph Eptin on the IIva.t Park road near Columbia. Several minor injuries were suffered. Robert B. Clyde has left Greenville after cashing two checks to which he forged the name of J. C. Fitzger ad. f.r St2.;o and Sr.;. A warrant has been issued for him, but he has no ,t been arres:ed. The statistics of the marine hos pital service show that Beaufort has :he lowest death rate of any place in this state for which figtrres are iven. Greonlville is next lowest. Sam Hudson. a negro, beat and robbed David Ballenger. an- old and respected white citizen near Greers. \Vhen the negro was captured by Mr. Ballenger's neighbors 50 lashes were given him. He was later taken to jail at Greenville. Mr. Ballenger will re cover. The thief secured Sio from him. The city council of Greenville re fused to grant the Saluda Power Co. a franchise extending longer than 30 years. The pmwer company says suc'h action will seriously interfere with its financial arrangements and may compel it to abandon the enterprise. The object is to develop power on Saluda river, about six miles from Greenville and transmit it to that city. Thornwell B. Haynes of South Car olina has been appointed Consul at Nankaing, China. He has been in the Government service for several years, being located latterly in Germany. His wife is a daughter of Mr. L. S. Bowers, of Prosperity, S. C. Sam Hudson, a negro, was whipped by enraged citizens cf Greenville county on Monday for an assault made upon Mr. Da.vid Ballenger. Mr. Ballenger was badly injured and had his house robbed. Mr. James S. Drummond, a Confed erate. veteran arid citizen of Laurens. died at his home in that city on Mon day. He was sixty-tliree years old. and most 'highly regarded and hon ore d. Dr. R: E. Brabham. ason of Rev. M. M. Brabham of the',Methodist conerence. dlied at the home oif his father at Ninety-Six on Sunday even ing. D)r. Brabham was a very bright young man. twenty-seven years of age, and leaves a widow to whom.he had been married but eight months to the date of his funeral. John F. Floyd was elected Mayor of Spartanburg after a lively fight on Tuesdoy, defeating 0. L. Johnston by a majority of two hundred and fty-five, tvhe total vote for both candi dates being fifteen hundred and fifty three. Mr. A. Bonham Martin of Spartan burg committed suicide Tuesday morning by drowning himself in a little branch between North Dean and Converse streets. He was found with his face forced downwards into seven inches of tdhe water. There was not the slightest evidence to indicate that the end of the unfortunate man was other than self planned, and no inquest was held. He was fifty-four years of age, and leaves a wife and four children. Mr. E. B. Murray, Jr., of Anderson, who was a graduate this year from Mercer university, has been given the position oif Instructor in Latin and Greek in that institution. Esait Brunson, a negro farmer of fe Pine Grove section of Orangehurg county, was killed a few days ago near his home by unknown parties. C. J. Hunt crazed with drink and a weil known character about the city >f Greenville, attempted to cut his .hroat in the cell at the polie station . 'in n "n:tt cacn.un ' a1. Vr(Cil tt L( ii,1 -. .\irs. 1taill. the wife Prci. K. P>ailev of the S. C. C. I. I ti:1te ; Edg eield, died? ait:1c home in Edgefield suddenly on Tuesday from aute appendicitis. The movement to vote out the dis pensary in Williamsburg county has taken definite shape, and the petition is being circulated asking the election. Mr. V. J. Moore of Greenwood and Miss Mamie Clardy of Laurens were married at Clinton on Tuesday-at the residence of the Rev. J. B. Parrott, who performed the ceremony. Mr. Moore is the Master of Greenwood county, and is well known in New berry, his first wife being Miss Car rie Ellisor. Natural Thought. Yonkers Statesman. "This milk is warm. mamma," said the city boy, tasting milk in the coun try for the first time. "Yes, my son." replied the parent; "I suppose it is just from the cow." "O, I thought they'd made a mis take and put hot water instead of cold in it." Warning to Senator Tillman. Hartsville Messenger. d Ii B. R. Tillman has not lost his e political astuteness he will 'help the good people get rid of the dispensar} t To take any other course would be disastrous to his political future. FOR BA IN FURNI AN] HOUSEHOL KibIer,De NEWBER ~? Out of Date Plumt Plumbing fixtures and installed some years as / at that time, but so many improvet in sanitation that an old plumbing but -is a menace to the health of Awhich it is still in use. Is Your Plumbini Let us examine the condition correct defective piping and install tures made, namely "Standeid" B "$tanid0d Ware is guaranteed. be healthy and more comfortable Home Plumbing." AC. C. DAVIS. N< ~%.~~j': vi~ t \v'i:'1 rattlecr ,ell a5 Season Tickets Via. C., N. & L. The Cclumbia. Newberry and Laur railroa(d offers Season Tickets to following points, limited until ctober 3IS:, 1905: Asheville. N. C. $7.05 Alexander 7.35 Arden 6.75 Biltmore 7.00 Brevard 7.90 Flat Rook 6.30 Fletchers 6.65 Hendersonville 6.40 Hot Springs 8.00 Murphy 11.30 Saluda 6.oo Swannanot 7.35 Tryon 5.6o Waynesviiie 7.80 Lake Waccamaw 9.30 Wrightsville II.70 Carolina Beach 11.55 Georgetown 8.30 Conway 10.10 Isle of Palms 7-90 Sullivans Island 7.90 Waterloo 1.95 Cross Hill 1.95 Glenn Springs 4.45 Spartanburg 4.10 Greenville 4.05 Parties wishing to purchase tickets points beyond Spartanburg will lease notify me before the trains are ue, that I may arrange to have tick ts ready on their arrival. For schedules or further informa on phone or write, J. W. Denning, Agent. Phone No. 82. RGAINS TURE D .u GOODS RY, S. C. ing is Unhealthy yvstems as made and o were very efBicient nents have been made recently system is not only unsanitary, the occupants of the house in Out of Date? If so, the members of your household are constantly risking 'Mi health. Defective ~Dplumbing generates germ-bearing se we r gases which pollute the atmosphere and cannot help but be breathed by the occupants. Sewer gas is dangerous and the S strongest constitution cannot long withstand its ill effects. >f youi plumbing, in order to the best and most sanitary fix aths and One-piece Lavatories. If this is done, your home will ,Ask for booklet "'Modern J PwBT