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JL&A16.7y~ JGLLL"C&JLJ ZIP MAYOR McCLELLAN AMBMION. He Says it is to Give New York a Clean Government and Then Retire. New York, January 1.-Mayor George B. McClellan began today his second term as mayor, this time of four years. A number of new heads of departments were sworn in, including Gen. Theodore A. Bingham, the new police commis' sioner. After they had taken their oaths Mayor McClellan called them and told them his ambition is to give the city a clean, efficient and honest government. He alluded to his present office as "the last public office which, in all probability. I shall ever fill," and said: "If at the end of six vears' service as mayor I can retire into private life con scious that the city has advanced in good government and in civic righteousness, that municipal stan dards have been raised, and that I leave New York even a little better than I found her, I may feel that six years of hard work has not been. in vain." At the installation of the new board of'aldermen today Clarence J. Shearn presented a protest against the seating of President McGowan, elected on the democratic ticket. Mr. Shearn acted in behalf of J. G. Phelps Stokes. the municipal own ership candidate for that office. Mr. Shearn said he hopes by the protest to get a writ of certiorari from the courts to offset the ruling of the board of canvassers of election which seated the men whose offices he contests. Mr. Shearn is coun sel for W. R. Hearst. WMte House Weddings. New York Sun. The announcement that Miss Al-, ice Roosevelt is to be married to Congressman Nicholas Longworth in the East -Room of the White House ih February next, recalls the fact that only one other marriage has been celebrated in that apart-. ment. That other marriage was; the wedding of Miss Nellie Grant, the only daughter of President Grant, and Algernan Charles Fred-; erick Sartoris, of England. in May 1874. But there have been altogether nine White IHuse brides, and Miss Roosevelt wilf b>e the tenth. The Satoris-Grant wedding was a notable social event of its day, but it is expected that Miss Roose -velt's will be even more notable from a spectacular point of view. The White House, in its modern-. ized arrangement is pre-eminently' adapted to a social spectacle of this kind, and -the wide halls and con necting drawing rooms on the south side are admirably suited to a wed ding. The East Room, in which it is ex pected that the ceremony will be performed, is a stately apartment, 8o feet long, 40 feet wide and 22 feet high. There are in it four man-. tels of marble with Italian black and gold fronts. each mantel being. surmounted with a French mirror framed in ~.style suited to the room. Four ottr large mirrors, two at: each end ~fthe room, reflect the rays froi Zhree large chandeliers, each one of wvhich has twenty-seven~ burners. Glittering cut glass pend ants add to the effect of these chan dleliers. The walls are tinted in harmonizing colors. The East Room was not used: until the Monroe administration, when the furniture for it was pur chased in Paris. For a long time it was not seen by the public except; on the most formal state occasions. Mrs. Madison did not use it at: all, while Mrs. John Adams used it: as a drying rodm in stormy weather. Its great size has militated against~ its use for family gatherings or* purely social affairs. and hence, though there have been many wed dings in the White House. Miss Nellie Grant's was the only one cel ebrated in state apartments. Even when President Cleveland married he chose the Blue Room as the scene of the ceremony, its size and beauty lending itself to floral decorations more readily than the! East Room. The first wedding to occur in the White House was that of Miss Todd. of Philadelphia, a cousin of Mrs. Madison. in the winter of 1811i. The bridegroom was a young member of congress, John G. Jack son of Virginia, who became later the great uncle of Stonewvall Jack son. Mrs. Madison, who was the great social leader of her day, and who dearly loved weddings, m ade a gala occasion of the marriage of her young relative, and the festivities were of a most hospitable char actr. President Madison out aside some of his quiet reserve for the time being and entered into the merriment of the evening with as much spirit as was shown by the large family connection present. This wedding took place in the Red Room, then, as now. a favorite fam ily gathering place. The second marriage was that of President Monroe's second daught er. Maria. who was married in the Blue Room in March. 1820, the bridegroom being her cousin. Sam uel L. Gouverneur of New York. The wedding was described as be ing "in the New York style:" that is. with only relatives and a few of the most intimate friends of the family present. Two wedding re ceptions to which all the world was invited followed. Six vears later another wedding occurred in the Vhite House, and this time it was the son of a presi dent who was the )ridegroon. Young John Adams married. Miss Helen Tackson. This wedding was a semi-private one. as was that of Miss Lewis, of Tennessee. the daughter of President Jackson's old friend, who became the bride of M. Pageot. secretary of the French Le gation and afterward Minister. A second marriage in President Tackson's time. and the fifth to oc cur in the White House. was that of Miss Eastern. the president's niece. to Mr. Polk, of Tennessee. During the following administra tion there was no wedding in the White House. though President Van Buren's second son, *Major Van Buren, was married to Miss Angelica Singleton, of South Caro lina, in November. 1838, and on the foilowing New Year's day Presi dent Van Buren gave a receptoi w1ich was of unusual attraction in consequence of the fact that at it the bride made her first public appear ance. The next wedding that took place in the Executiie Mansion was that of President fylcr's daughte- to William WIalle,. oi Virginia. This wedding occurred in the Blue Room, and was celebrated on the evening of the last day of January. 1842. It was the most brilliant that had et occurred in the White H ou se. President Tyler was &'Virginian, with the cid style ideas of hospi talitv, and he had not only a large family. but an extended faroily con nection and the Virginians o3f that day vied with one another in mak ing the social life of Washington pleasant. There had b)een four* Virginia Presidents. Tyler making the .fifth, and the wedding wvas not only a family, but a state affair. Mrs. Madisofn and Mr. Webster. who was then ,secretary of state graci the wedding with their p)res ence. President Tyler. whose wife cied in 1842, remarried two years later, and in June. 1844 his bridal recep tion was held in the Wr'ite 1-ouse. The marriage had occurred in Newv York. It was the custom in that dIay for refreshments to be served at any P;);-3.dential receptions, and ere of the features of the wedding recep tion table was a very larg,:~ and ele gantly decorated bride's cake. Champagne and other wines were served u the throng. Later on the Marine Band play - ed in the south grounds and the President and his bride appeared on the portico, near which crowds of people soon gathered. Mrs. Tyler. We have I know tne bet and have pi4 them. THE Cl versible Disc New who was Miss Julia Gardner. of a New York. (cscribed her recention 1 in part as follows: "The company who waited ihpon me with their most respectful com- I pliments comprised the talent and the highest station in the land. For C two hoirs I remained upon my feet, receiving quite in queenlike style. I I assure you. "At 6 o'clock I had to appear on the balcony it being music after- C noon and go through introductions. ( Throughout everything has been 0 very brilliant-brilliant to my ( heart's content, as much so as if I were actually to be the presidentess i for four more years to come. "Crowds followed me whither I < vent. Mv high estate has been thus 1 far altogether pleasant to me. t There was no marriage bells rung i in the White House during the ad- t ministrations of Polk. Taylor. Fill- i more. Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Johnson. and it was not until 1 Max% 1874. when Miss Nellie Grant's wedding occurred that the \Vhite House was again the scene of a marriage. As the bridegroom on this occasion was an English man, the British M\inister played a prominent part in the ceremony. At the wedding breakfast. served< in the state dining room. the presi (lent stood at the head of the table. the bride on his left and next to her 1 stood Sir Edward Thornton. the British Minister. The bridegroom and Mrs. Grant stood on the right. Vice- President Wilson stood be- 1 side Mrs. Grant. The bridal couple :nade their de parture from tht White Hoisc in a carriage drawn by four horses. A special and new palace car., which had been made for the Vienna Ex position, Was supplie I for th,-ir ac commodation. It was elaborately decorated with flowers and draped with evergreens and American and Eng'.h flags. President and Mrs. Hayes held the only wedding of its kind ever celebrated in the White House. On December i. rS77 they bad their silver wedding' there. The same minister who married them in 1852 and many of the guests who witnessed the ceremony were there. On the first evening of this cel eration there was a familh gather ing, andl the next evening a large party~ was present, the ma'ority of the guests being Ohioans. A feature of the .second entertain ment was the wvedlding supper. The floral decorations were superb and the presents sent the president andi his wife from all parts of. the coun try were exhibited. During the administration of Mr.1 Haves a Blue Ribbon wedding oc curred the President's niece Miss Emily Platt, being the bride. The wedding occurred in June. 1878. The bridegroom was General Rus sell Hastings. P-resident Cleveland's marriage to Miss Frances Folsom took place in the Blue Room of the White House on the evening of Jtne 2, 1886. The room had been trans formed into a floral bower and the entire first floor of the Executive Mansion was garlanded wvith roses and shields of plants and blossoms. The wedding party was a small one, the guests being restricted to the relatives of the bride and bride groom, the Cabinet officers and their wives. and Private Secretary and Mrs. Lamont. The company met in the Blue Room at 7 o'clock P1L een in the Il t. We have :ked ~the. Cha' ATTANOOGA REVEF Plow built. berrn Ln(l ten miutes before the time ap )ointed for the service the Marine aId statione(d inl the corridor an 01iounced the coiing of the bridal )artv by playing Mendelssohn's Aedding March." Down the west rn stairway and across the corri lor came the President and his >ride. unattended. They entered the Blue Room mid the simple ceremony was at mce begun. A chronicler of the [ay gave this picture of the bride .s she appeared to the guests on the vening of her wedding: "The bride, beautiful in face and orni: was a vision of loveliness as he stood blushing before the audi nce of friends gathered about her. 4er gown was of ivory satin, with rimmings of India silk, arranged n Grecian folds over the front of lie high corsage and fastened in the olds of satin at the side. "Orange blossoms and buds and eaves outlined this drapery and dorned the edge of the skirt. A oronet of orange blossoms fasten d the veil and garnitures of the anie blossoms were artistically ar anged throughout the costume. "Her veil of. silk tulle enveloped ier form and softened the effect )f the satin gowI. It fell over the mtire length of the long court train vhich lay about the feet of the )ride in a glistening coil. "She carried no flowers and wore 1o jewels except her engagement -ing. Gloves reaching to the el )ow completed the perfect toilet of he White House bride." From the bride of 1886 to the )ride to be of 1906 is a lapse of :wenty years and in that time no vedding has occurred in the White louse. Frank, unassuming, hap y and kind-hearted, Miss Alice Roosevelt has won friends fof her ;elf wherever she has been, and the eople of her own country will ,vish her good luck when she be :omes the bride of Congressman Longworth. Can Fishes Hear? Eaper's Weeklv. A question that is constantly be ng debated by zoologists and forms ~he subject of experimental re earch. is "can fishes hear?" WVhile ~ome plausible arguments are ad rancedl in the affirmative, the gener d opinion of zoologists is opposed :o this view. and the reasons have ecentlv been sunmmed up in a Ger nan journal by Dr. 0. Koerner. Though many fishes are sensitive : rapid consecutive vibrations :ransmitted through the water yet t is not believed that these are per :eived by so-called auditory organs, for in the cases of some twenty ve species of fish single loud ex plosios were totally disregarded. The sense of sizht and touch in fish s can be readile lemonstratedi and Sid. an 1' 0re a o1. d reca son why the sense of hearing should >e so difficult of determination. The. most conclusive argument. [owever. is that fishes and other vertebrates that are deaf are the nlv members of the class that do ot' have organs corresponding to :he cortischian nerve terminations. These organs, it is believed are the nly ones that are capable of trans nitting auditory vibrations. as there s no reason for believing that such vibrations can be received by the vestibular apparatus. OV /IPLEMENT handled all ttanooga aft SIBLE SOGPLOW rHart Proud of Them. "You've put too much baking powder in these biscuits," said Mr. Younglove. "I know it," said his wife gayly. They don't taste good, but don't they look perfectly lovely ?"-De troit Free Press. Notice of Final Settlement Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned, as Administra trix and Administrator of the per sonal estate of David Hipp, deceas ed,. will make a final settlement on said estate in the Probate Court for Nev,berry County on Monday the 22nd day of January, 19o6, and im mediately thereafter ask for a dis charge as such Administratrix and Administrator. Martha Hipp, R. H. Hip. Administratrix and Ad"ainistra tor of David Hipp, deceased. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Assessment of Real Estate and Personal property for year, i9o6. I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places named below, for the purpose of taking returns of real estate and personal property for 'the year, i9o6. At Newberry January ist to 14th. At Whitmire Monday, January 15. At Maybinton Tuesday, January 16. At Glymphville Wednesday, Jan.17. At Walton Thursday, January 18. At Pomaria Friday, January 19. At Jolly Street Monday, January 22. At Little Mountain Tuesday, Jan. 23 At O'Neall Wednesday, January 24. At St. Luke's Thursday, January 25. At Prosperity Fri. & Sat. Jan. 26, 27 At Longshore's Monday, January 29 At Chappells Tuesday, January 30. And at Newberry until February 20th after which time a penalty of 50 per cent will be added against parties failing to make returns. While on .the r'ounds my office will be open each day for the purpose of receiving returns there. The law requires a tax on all notes, mortgages and moneys, also an in come tax on gross incomes of $2,500 and upwards. There shall be a capitation tax of 50 cents on all dogs, the proceeds tc be expended for school purposes. Dogs not returned for taxation shall not be held to be property in any of the Courts of this State. All males 'between the ages of 21 and 60 years except Confederate sol diers. or those persons incapable of earning a support 'by 'being maimed or from any other cause are liable tc poll tax. Real Estate is to be reassessed .this ear. Each tract or lot of land must be assessed separately, also state tc assessor if you have bought or sold any real estae since last year. All property must 'be assessed "at its true value in money" which is con strued to mean "the sum of money for which said property under ordi nary circumstances would sell for cash." Don't ask that your property be taken from .books the 'same as last year. All property must be listed on proper blank and sworn to. Name of township and school dis trict must be given. - WV. WV. Cromer, Auditor Newberry County. V S! business ion standard ma er the farmel s the only s dwar A PIANO OR ORGAN FOR YOU. To the head of every family who is ambitious for the future and education of his children, we have a Special Pro position t ae No Article in the home shows the evidence of culture that does a Piano or Organ. No accomplishment gives as much p leasure or is of as gratvalue in after life as the knowl of musie and the ability to play *elL Our Small Paymnent Plan makes the ownership of a high grade Piano or Orr Just a few dollars down and a small payment each month or quarterly or semni-annually and the instrument is yours. Write us to-day for Catalogues and our Special Proposition of Easy Pay ments. Address Malone's Music House, Columbia, S. C. HAVE YOUR WATCH Repaired Right. w..Rikard eberry S.C. W. B. RIKARD is now in The Herald and News Office where he will do your work promptly and under GUARANTEE. Give him a trial. Pxices I.igh.t. W OR K K BY A Newberry Steam Laundry Co. J GUARN ~i~~nnBANK DEPOSIT $5, 00 FE RE 8EORI.LAAAUINESCO0 GE,M aCO.S g enough to kes of Plows rs had tested uccessful Re eCo.