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"IT'S A BOY AND SPAIN REJOICES BABY BORN TO QUAEN AND NA TION EIMBRATES EVENT. Immediately After Birth the'Young Prince Was Presented to Repre sentatives of All Countries of Globe. Madrid, Mlay 10.-The hoy/will be named Alfonso. Madrid, May 10.-Queen Victoria 0gave birt'h today .to a son, who be comes -heir to the throne of Spain. The birth of the royal babe has 'been awaited with eager interest throughout Spain. The news from the 1)alace earlI this Iloringiiq" that the nev(uciiihenict of t-li queen was iminient 1red like wild lire and crowivds fb(t-ke'd to il'':reat plz ic iajiy evont ilad talkon Ihe Capital solewhat by surprio, or on ly yesterday tternoon the (pieen 'had takeni her customary drive and the court physicians nad- iiitimated that another Iwo weeks would pass. Court is Summoned. Messen.'ers were hastily dispatch ed to the primne minlister and other chie, court dignlitaries, as the advent of al heir to the throne of Spain is an event of the deepest political significance. Throug.h the early morning minis ters and bli"' functionaries arrived at tlie court of the palace. Meantime word reaeied,, the wait in' t.hrongs Ihat the queen was pro gressing well. The doctors annonne ed her condition nornial and satisfae tory. King at Bedside. Kiin Alfonso. remained at the quceh's1'i bedside. At S o'clock this morning the king cancelled the meeting of the council of ministers, w1hich was to have con sidered current state atfairs.., By 10 o'clock the high functionaries of state and capital, with many ambas sadors and ministers in their court costumes, had reaehed the palace. At noon this asseniblage of t-he nobility and power of Spain was grouped in the royal apartments set aside for oficial ceremonies, await ing with feelings of profound emo tion, the announcement of the birth of the heir. The birth of the babe occurred at 12.45 p. m. Great Joy In Spain. The announ'ceinent was inmediate ly cc:.veyed to the olficials and cr)wds outside tle palace, w11o received the glad tidin,s with mingled feelim:,s of ent husiasi and emiotion. That the (111eenl had )een blessed with a son a male heir to the throne--was no less welcome than the happy event itself. In no mionarchial country in the world is the ceremonial observed at the birth of the first offspring of the king .and queen so rigidly, stately and formal in Spain, and on this occasion, so significant for the Bourbon dlynas ty with an heir to the throne so anx iously awaiitedl, nothing was omitted the courtly etiquette. From the momenet when Queen Vic toria was ollicially announced to be appi oaching the period atf materntity, the most careful serv'~eillance was ex eriesed over her, in order tha lt t'he hopes of the country should not ran anyt~ risk of being blighted. Visited Sacred Shrines. Several montths bef'ore her accoun chement, according to Spanish royal custom, the quee'n took up her resi deuce at the palace in Madlrid to await thle anxious moment. Thence, n ccomtpantied by the king, she had un dlertakent from time to time, pilgri mages to various holy shrines to prafy for a safe deilverance, in the same way' as thle humblest Spmtfish woman. F"or qitte ia ninthI pr'cedling the atnspiciouts event, miemtbers of' the proud S1~paniii'shi 'ni lily have beent in ron-st anmt al itdance at thle pal ace as a precautiont against t.he unwelcome suriprise ofl ai premtiat ure birth, whilst 2?it.he members o~:f the royal family hav'e taken up thleir r'iesidence ei ther' in thle palace itself ort teart at hand in the capital. W\Theni at len<rth Dr. OIlenidenning, the young English doctor who attend ed the gneen, announced that the birth was a ma titer of only a fewv hours, urgent messages were <tispatched to the prime minister, Senor Maura, and his colleagues of the cabinet, the military governor of Madrid, the members of the diplmatic corps, the gmndlees, the knights of the prinei pal .orders of chivalry, the leading military and ecivic authorities 'imd all the ladies anid gentlemen attaehcd to th Moutany In Waiting. .. .Soon all the officials wereo gathered, in full ,insignia of their decorations in the grand reception room gorgeous 1y Anae wiith Vanestry, adjoining blie royal plivate apartments; amc those present being the Americ minister, Mr. Collier. There, in: sipplresse(l excitem< mnd hushed expectanicy, they wait and then all eyes were attacted b moyemeit of the heavy curtains the end of the apartment aid I opening of t'he door leading from I royal rooms. "It is a Prince.'' The formal anou-ecemeit of .birth of he iinfant was made by I Camarara Mayor, or Mistress of I R)obes, to Premier Maura, wlho f mally commu,.ica4ted the fact to I distingished companiy ini tke wor< ''Gentlemen, it is a prince.'' The newys was greeted vitih I greatest eQtIhusifaml whieh swell into a spout'anleols cheer as King fonso himself oniered, accompanyi (ie eamararl m1ayo.v earryiln- . hn ilveir Inra iponl w1hieh %,:as !n Sol. The scenle w1as iost iiplre'-si Premier Maura at once advam and with some hiesitatioi, reliex the mistress of the , robes of her p pious loa.d. Ticii, beariiig the tr tIhe preilier. proceede(I slowly to I cenlt.itr of the rooml1, whereti all pr cnt crowded rouinl, anxious to obt; a glimpse of the child. which v preseited to one,after the ot.her tleir order of court procedure. Returned to Mother. WIhen t-he curiosi!y of all til present. was satisfied, thle babe \1 hlallded back to the rilstress of I robes anid by the latter was given the royal nurse, W.io immediately tirlied to tile si(dc of tie qucei. the nu11'se disappeareld into the ro; apartments, a roar of cheerig co: 1he leard from outside of tile pala In the meantime, the sceies in I streets oitside were allimst beyo description-. Business had been si penltled for 110111S previois to tiei iouncement of the child's birti. An immense miltitlte gathered the vicinity of the palace and wi the royal staidard of red an1(d - fluttered up to the peak of the f] iii the puinta dediamoite. maki known t-hat a prince of Asturias v born. a great sioit 'of joy went from the assembled masses. Each Gun Counted. Immediately afterward a salute all ouins carried the news to the i, remote corners of the ,eity aid I idhabitants of the surronidilg cot try. -uns only would have been fired allr-unlee thle birthi of a girl), I menl, womenl and childr-ei awaiti in tile streets, upon the balcollies a rofIs, gave voice to their satisfacti alld soon the whole city was ringi with cries of ''Long Live the prince 'Long live the queen!'' aid ''Lo live the killg.)) Simultaneously the public buildi blossomed ou.t, as if by magic w tile Spanish color's, and11 singing,' da: ing population of the city .beg streaminlg in tile direction of 1 Prince of Asturias. The son horn today to King Alf< so anld Queen Victoria will, acco: inig to a decree of thle Spanish g< erinmenit, ben81' the tiltle of Prince tile Astulriais. ~lThe pincllipalhity of tihe Asturi was formerly the mouintaini refuge lie aboriginal inhiabitants of Spa who r'emainled there unconiquiered all by Roman and Moor. lIn ma respects the Asturias is r'eg'arded 'tile cradle0 of the Spaish~ mlonar'e. henice the pridle takenl in the title Prince of the Asturias. Queen Victoria, thle mlot her of 1 royal infant, was mnarried1 to KI Alfonso at Madrid on May 31, 19) aild sOcnes of the greatest splend followed 'by 411e hiorror of~ a bomb)1 : plosion whichh killed scores of peon and ni drro'I'.ly missed1 thme royal con N:'h p ir majestir.s werei retot Great Publicity. Considerabie etiquett and 81( pulh city at tend( thle birthi of a iroyal chi at Madrid. King Mfonso, April signled a decree ord(er'ing the niecessr P1repara'Ot ions for I Ihe presen11tation1 thle chuildl to thle huigh of'ficials Spin alnd theC(i d)iplot ie r'ierse tives accredited at Madlrid1 immedlia ly af,ter the b)irth. The dlecree, afi naminlg the various omeials and o ers to be pr'esenlt at the birth, sai ''As soon1 8s the accoucheomenlt alnnouncled as5 immilinenlt, all tile p~ sons5 designated b)y the kcing inl: decree shall be notified to come 'the palace in full uniform. Imm: intely after the child is bornl the mi tress of the robe)s shal11 inform I prime minister, who shahl. thleni nounce)0 to the persons present the of the child, at the same time infor ing the captain genleral of Madt -an4 the connnander of tile Roe 1iolderdiers so that 'they may promptly as possible give the ord: ng foi- the proper signals and salutes.' an , Big Guns Are Fired. ''In order that the inhabitants of lt our glorious city of Madrid may ed, know whether tle newly born child a is a prince or prineess, the Spanish at royal standard shall be hoisted over "he the palace an( a salute of tweity-onle he gans fired in case and in the event it should be a prince 'of Astu'rians olf the (tleen givin ,g birth to a prin he cess, a salute of fifIen guns fired he and a white fla!. hoisted. Should the he event. occur drin the night, either a colored lantern or a white light he shall be hoisted as the case may be. : 'As soon as this has been carried out, the child shall be presented to he the diplomatic corps and the old ed personages present by (le prime minl ister accompanied by the mistress of he robes and the 4chiel' c t eiNham .l herlains. hv . Cert;ficatc of Dir:t. he i e .1hi4h :nie o 1oo ho prvs i 1 s tation, I tus (ermiti n-. ' t heIi cereC ed lieports vore eivelt egi n illil"g 'ed disa--reemen is emoi. ihe queeni 's re- medical attendants and the departure (If r.) (Olendenning, the l'm.udish phy lie siCian11. from Maladri(l. together with es- the Eng'lish nurtise, but they were tin fiiund to be unfounded. Both Dr. as Mlendennin and the nurse are act in ing in perfect harmony with Profes sor Gutierrez, the Spanish physician who has Vharge o-f the medical at >se enidants a.t tle aceonenement. aIs SPANISH HEIR HAILED he IN ENGLAND WITH JOY. to London, May 3.---The )irti of an re- heir to the Spanish throne was re As eeived viih unfeii-ned satisfaction gal by King Edward and all the roy-al mId family here, who received tile first cc. news throurh a newspaper ageney. lie The general public. with I whom Id ''Priness Ena.'' tle nam1')v which is. Queen Victoria was kiiowti previous to her cnmversion to Catholicism, was always a prime favorite, were equal ; ly .pleased. The R)anish embassy was besieged with callers soon after )ld tihe announcement of the birthll of the ag royal -child. ng Madrid.-A cradle has arrived at -as the palnee and is all ready for the Ilp royal baby. It is a beautiful crea tion, the -work of desicners and ar tistic wood and basket artisans of of Andalusin. The cradle is inlaid with st mother of pearl and silver and the hte Crtains are of fine lace. The downy m bed with its warm, fluffy coverlets, has been prepared for tile little ov to enipait. he VERY LATEST THING tig IN "BABY FLAT." nd Madrid. May 1 O.-A nursery on whiel is tile very la4test thin in baby flats'' has beeii fitted tp in !'' -he palace for the livinw apartme:iesA ng of the Spanish heir. Thanks to Queen Vietoria, who is ng English, her baby will be brmought up1 ithi like lie millions of British aid 1c- -Am e.ii m babies-amid Mother 'an Goose surroundhings. lie There is a Noah 's ark procession of elephants, Wfears, camels and birds ..rotuiid thle walls. On one wall is a um- big picture of a fuinny yellow goo.tse 'd- toa illtust rate the~ ' 'Goosey, Ooos('y. iv- G anrder'' nitrsery rhyme. There are of paniiels illnts.trat inig thle adven.tutres o 'Toni, Toni, (lie Piper's Sonm,' ' and. ias the rhyme of ''IIark, hark, the do(2g of (10 bark.'' in,' ke It's tup to a married man to .be a ny husband--not merely an ex-hachielor. as 17, Popularity is an article that isn't of displayed on bargain counters. lie Jonah was the first man on record ng to get inside information. oi, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. x- For the above occasion the Char lo leston and Western Carol in a railway chi will sell cheap rotund trip tickets. For *i- rates, etc., see ticket agent or write Ernest Willianis, Cr. P. A., Anutsta, GIa. >Sincei #he Fire te SA rt and Variety Store is has reestablished busi hness on Main street, to across from the Salter Pd hoto Studio, he Our ne~w stock of Scoc:es c.onping in. Come and se~e out ral spe~cial .bargains o e: as our spank fresh stock. H AIR VERY SPEI Dry Goods, Milliner ing, Men's Odd Par Special showing in sols and Long Silk G It will pay you to prices and quality a shipments of new Mil to the right price Stc HairI The Right F stdenlts will be hel Q %' Count Iiouse oil Fri a m. Applicants imus, OERV- L fifteen ears of age" ,SORS,BUs ae vacated al &RNEUNMAS2* hes avolIm eat 1 $150 PER MONTH ' l Wlhy work for a mere living whe l a should 'ou can easily clear $7 profit On each dent Johnson before lollar. Work in your own locality. for Scholarship exa sells 4t almost every home over and Seholarships are >ver again. Plan an( complete i truction by return mail for 25 cents Wddress. J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark. i!It-ormal imii mid cal Winthrop College Pres. D. B. 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Appli-ant's for ''.Not good in parlor or sleeping -w'rite to Presi the examin ation 'Thll ron:ht uman sleeping car-s, via Iimlation blanks. A laItic C4S( Ltine I1.ilroad comlpalny. worth $100 and Write tr a enatiful illiustrated ext Session will , ld r ew ainin.t maps, lescriptive 907. Foc furt.her , .. I i I ji alo.1e, addr-css i.. e s or ay inform lock Hill, S. C. Iion, Address. __________I T. C. White, Geneal P'asscnger Agt. XPOSITION. W.TJ. Crai2, rry S. C.. as fol- P.assengerc Trnmfie Manager, I ~ Wilmington, N. C. PACE IN 5 PAPER. L YOU THE* SON WHY chewers more than any of chewing tobacco. it w you why there are and more pounds of to the population In "Schnapps" Tobac there are In the. is" has not yet , :'..ionSle,IL0