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by FRANCIS PI ILLUSTRATIONS copy/v/G/rr /9// sr aasss -m&k /chapter i?Richard Lightnut, an American with an affected Eaglish ac/cejit, receives a presnt from a friend > in China. CHAPTER II?The present proves ^to be a pair of pajamas. A letter hints surprises to the wearer. CHAPTER III.-Lightnut dons the paJamas and late. at night gets up for a ; moke. Hi3 servant, Jenkins, comes in and, falling to recognize Llghtnut, attempts to put him out. Thinking the servant crazy, L.ightnut changes his clothes Intending to summon help. When he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck with loy, confirming Lightnut's belief that ho is crazy. CHAPTER IT.?Jenkins tells Lightnut of the encounter he had with a hideouB Chinaman dressed in pajamas. CHAPTER V?In a message from his fc. friend. Jack Billings, Llghtnut is asked { Br -^jiput up "the kid" for the night on his ML^KLy home from college. Later Llghtnut HRnds a beautiful girl in black pajamas ifL ywbls room. * ' CHAPTER VI.?Llghtnut Is shocked by the girl's drinking, smoking and slangy talk. CHAPTER vn?She tells hl*n her name ia Francis and puzzles him with a story of her love for her sister's room-mate, named Frances. Next morning the girl is missing and Llghtnut hurries to the boat to see her off. He is accosted by ? husky college boy, who calls him **Dickv." but he does not see the girl. CHAPTER Vni?Jack Billings calls to nlirVit nHtVi T {trV> t-nii t TViov <H?s. Kf"u u*5?w niui v.w * cover pricesless rubies hidden in the but- J > tons of tike pajamas. 10 CHAPTER IX?Billings dons the pajamas and retires. CHAPTER X?Lightnut later discovers in his apartment a beefy person in mutton-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas. Jenkins calls the police, who declare the Intruder to be a criminal, called "Foxy Grandpa." CHAPTER XI?The Intruder declares fee is Lightnut's guest and appeals to the latter in vain. CHAPTER XII?He is hustled off to jail. CHAPTER Xni?In the morning Light nut Is astonished to find Billings gone, more astonished when he gets a mes- j sage from the latter, demanding his clothes. Lightnut, bound for Tarrytown, I Billing's home, discovers "Frances," the jjirl of the pajamas, on the train. CHAPTER XIV?Lightnut speaks to tier and alludes to the night before. She declares indignantly that Lightnut never saw her in black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances Is met by a husky college youth, who hails Lightnut as "Dicky." The latter ignores the boy, who then threatens -to ^thrash him for offending Frances. XJghtnut takes the next train home. CHAPTER XV?Billings storms over k the outrage of hi? arrest. He and Light nut discover mysterious Chinese charac| ters on the pajamas. f CHAPTEK xvi?.proressor uoozenDerTy is called in to interpret the hieroglyphics. CHAPTER XVII?He raves over what he calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chi. CHAPTER XVIII?The writing declares that a person wearing the pajamas will take on the semblance of the previous wearer. The professor borrows the pajamas for experiment. CHAPTER XIX?"Billings" dressed in pajamas is found in the professor's room ! - and is taken home in an automobile with ; Frances and a woman Lightnut calls ""the frump." CHAPTER XX. My Darling Is Slandered. Seemed to be only about a minute more and we were clipping through ~the curves of the Wolhurst park? ' ^Aces pointed the way?and had l^slowed down under the porte-cochere. The frump whispered to the man ^ /who opened the door. *As quietly as possible, Wilkes," ; *he said, "Snd without his father see mg mm. "The judge is away. mi8s." said the r\kW^ \&\ r# i )f~ SlJwIn "As Quietly as Possible, Wilkes." w man. "He drove down to the village ^ with Senator Soakem, who had to -catch a train back to Albany; but I'm j looking for him every?" "Be quick, then," jerked the frump. ! ""'You know what to do." "I guess I do, miss," answered the i x butler gloomily. "I've had to do it: '* often enough?Perkins and me. A **^d cold souse?that's the thing? &*id then bed. I know!" Billings waved his hand to the trump as he mounted the stairway inside. And then, dash it, he kissed his : fingerg. I The frump kind of glared down the j [ deserted vista of the fine old hall and ! shrugged her shoulders. "Everybody loafing, as usual," she j muttered sourly, and she hurled her * -coat at the carven back of a great j L^<S*edral chair?and missed it. f^^It was clear that her type scorned DRKf ELLIOTT ! MYmtrvts viJL cwPA/yy conventionalities and Knew How to make themselves thoroughly at home. "I hope you'll be made comfortable here, Mr. Lightnut," she said, peeling a glove with a jerk, "but x nave my doubts." And she gave a kind of hollow laugh. "Awfnllv tiresome. these country places," I said sympathetically. I screwed my glass at a couple of footmen who came into view at the far end of the hall, and who were whispering and chuckling about something. "Things seem to be run a bit loose, don't you know?that's a fact. Don't mind for myself, but fancy a girl might find it rather trying visiting here." By Jove, how she opened her eyes at me?surprised, I knew, at finding me such a devilish keen observer. My sympathy touched her, too, for her eyeballs shone moist of a sudden and I saw her lip tremble as she stared. ! Then she swallowed hard and slapped her gloves sharply across her palm. "It's Francis that's to blame for that I sort of thing," she rasped, nodding down the hall. "Frances?" I ejaculated in protest. | "Oh, here, I say, now?" "You don't know Francis, Mr. Lightnut!" Her jaw grounded with a snap, | and what a look she gave me! "Wait I till vou do?vou lust wait!" And eyes and hands lifted to the ceiling. I coughed again. The cat! And this was my darling's friend! But her claws waked on: "I tell you you just can't be familiar with grooms and hail-fellow-well-met with footmen without demoralizing them?and that's what Francis does." She jerked this * 3 VII. T out Viciously, ana wnne L gaapcu, went on: "You know very well, Mr. I Lightnut, if you play cards and drihk | and carouse witli your men-servants J until two or three o'clock in the morning, you can't reasonably look for respect from them." She breathed heavily. "The trouble is, Francis has no self-respfct?no pride!" "By Jove, if I were you, Miss? er?" Dash me if I hadn't forgotten her name! "If you feel that way, I don't see why the de? H'm! I mean why do you stay on here and?er? sacrifice yourself?" I drawled this in the most devilish sarcastic way! "I'd pack my jolly trunk and get as far away as I could." I added earnestly?coaxingly: "And stay away, you know!" And I took a deep breath, for I expected to see her wilt or go straight up in the air. J knew it was a tossup for either. Not she! She just twisted a sour omilo af mo "Ummh!" she grunted. "Perhaps you don't know that Francis has suggested that to me several times? frankly and rudely?when I have complained. That may surprise you." "Dare say you've put up with Frances though for Jack's sake!" I let her have it coldly, deliberately. "Brother Ja<ik has been a sort of compensation?that's it, eh?" And I shot her a foxy wink! That is, I almost did?pulled up, though, just on the brink. By Jove, gave me cold marrows for an instant, thinking how I might have compromised myself, you know. Besides, 1 could spare her that?had rubbed It in so devilish raw, anyhow. That is, you would have thought so; for that sort of thing said to a normal Yankee girl would have stirred her pride or uncnamea tne jouy ngnuiiiigs irum her eyes?you know! But dashed if this imported freak didn't suddenly nod with a sort of chokey snuffle and reach out her hand for mine. "How you do understand!" she crooned unblushingly, and she leaked a big cold tear down upon my hand and let another splash my cuff?and Jenkins hadn't come with my things yet, dash it! "I do try to be patient about Francis for Jacky's sake?tie asked me to; and I do try not to mind the way things are run, but oh, Mr. Lightnut, what this place needs is a head!" She almost squeezed my hand, and blinked damply at me out of her pasty face. "And then," she snuffled, "I do so want to make a home for my father and my brothers. They have never known what it was to have a home?think of it!" "See here," I said, fixing my monocle sternly and folding my arms? for I had got back my hand under pretense of fixing my part. "You don't mean to say that Jack would ever ask you to take charge here!" Rather plain and direct, that, don't you think? Sort of heavy broadsword stroke, you know. But she took it full and clean?never winced or turned a hair. Just looked thoughtfuL "Yes," she said slowly. "Jacky says It'll have to come to that some day? some arrangement. Neither of us ever want to marry." "Oh!" And my monocle dropped! (TO BE CONTINUED) >"ow is the time to subscribe to The Herald and Jfews, $1.50 a year. I THIRD A>>TAL CONFERENCE. ! Of the Sunday School Workers of Cokesbury District to he Held With Trinity Church. | Following is the program of the i third annual conference of the Sunday school workers of Cokesbury district, to be* held with Trinity church, near Silverstreet, May 7-s: First Session?Tuesday Morning, 3Iay 7. 10.00?Scripture reading, Second Timothy, second chapter, by Rev. W. P. Meadors. Hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Prayer,* Rev. W. P. Meadors. 10.30?"A Practical Application of II Timothy, 2:15, to our Methodist Sunday School Work," by J. M. Way, j field secretary. 11.00?"A Reasonable Goal for our Sunday School Workers to Attain Duri ine this Annual Conference Year," by G. C. Hodges and W. R. Bouknight. 11.15?"Our Evangelistic Aim?Every Scholar a Working Ctyurch Member Before Passing the 'Teen-Age,' " by "S. C. Morris. 11.30?Roll-call of pastors and enrollment of superintendents and delegates. Assignment of deegates to! homes by entertainment committee. ! 12.00 to 2.00?Reception and dinner on the grounds. Second Session?Tuesday Afternoon, May 7. 2.00?Opening prayer, led by J. M. Laws on. 2.10?Institute Work?"Our Standard of Excellence for Sunday Schools," by Mr. Way. I 2.50?Short talks on vital topics: (1) "Developing Strong Christian Character Through Bible Teaching in the Sunday School," by F. E. Dibble and J. A. Holland. (2) "Making the Teacher Training Class Go," by J. W. Kilgo and M. T. Wharton. (3) "Making the Wesley Adult Bible Class Go," by J. F. ! Epting and D. P. Boyd. 3.35?Open conference on methods? j "Your Questions Answered." | TMrd Session?Tuesday Night, May 7. | 8*00?Hymn, "Stand Up, Stand Up jfor Jesus!" Prayer, led by J. T. Miller. 8.15?Short talks on the superintendent and his work: (1) "In the Country ! Sunday School," by V. R. Hintoii and | J. T. Miller. (2) "In the Industrial j Towns and Villages," by 0. A. Jeffcoat. ! (3) "In the City Sunday School," by S. ! H. McGhee and J. H. Wicker. (4) "General Qualifications of the Successful Superintendent," by C. C. Featheri stone. Fourth Session?Wednesday Morning, May 8. j 9.30?Prayer and praise service, by ' F. G. Wnitlock. 10.00?Institute Work, "The Sunday ! School Teacher," by Mr. Way. (a) "General Spiritual and Intellectual Preparation, (b) "How to Prepare and Teach the Lesson." (c) "The Three C's?Contact, Concentration, Conseri vation.v (d) "The End in View of the Successful Teacher." 11.00?Short talks on !iv? topics: (1) "Making a Success of Children's Day as an Educational Force in Every Sunday School," by E. P. Taylor. (2) "Our Teacher Training Goal?A Regular Class, or All the Officers and Teachers- as Individual Students, in Every School, by B. H. Covmgton and B. W. Crouch." (3) "The Great Value of the Vfork Necessary to Win the Conference Sunday School Banner to 11 ' ' ?? - r\u /\n '' K*!t me scnoois aiui me uumcucs, uj Foster Speer and J. B. Connelly. (4) "A Sunday School Conference In Every Circuit Every Year Under the Leadership of the Preacher in Charge," by J. E. Carlisle and R. E. Mood. f 12.00?Report of Committee on Resolutions. Election of District Sunday School Officers. Other business. Opening -the question box. Fifth Session?Wednesday Afternoon, May S. 2.0 ?Scripture Reading and Prayer, by G. F. Clarkson. 2.15?"How to Enlist Every Member ? of the Wesley Adult Bible Class in Securing New Members for the Entire School," by W. H. Nicholson and G. F. , Clarkson. j 2.30?"All the Church and All the Children in the Sunday School?How to Get Them," by J. F. Miller and J. M. Fridy. 2.45?"Annual Sunday School Day? j A Plan for Enlisting Every School in I the Forward Movement of the Conference Sunday School Board," by Mr. Wa;. 3.00?"How to Prepare the Senior Leaguers and Other Young People for Future Service as Teachers," by R. N. DuBose and C. F. Harris. 3.15?"A Practical Missionary Policy for the Sunday School and How to ! Carry it Out," by G. C. Leonard. 3.30?Developing Leaders to Replace the Indifferent and Uninformed Superintendent and Teacher," by A. M. Gardner and J. C. Smith. 3.45?A resume of the sessions' discussions by the presiding elder. i CONVENTION OF "LILY WHITES'* IS POSTPONED Capers' Party in This State Meets Middle 3Iay?Awaiting Action Other States. The State convention of the Republican party of South Carolina, that wing of the party known as the "lily white," will not hold its convention on May 4, Saturday, of this woek the dace formerly set for the convention but will | meet later in thi month, about the 116th. The Dumose of :he postpone ment is to await developments throughout the country in the Republican party's ranks. The call had been sent out for the meeting of the convention on Saturday, but the date has been changed and the ca!1 for the convention on another day will be pubished shortly. Mr. L. W. C. Blaloclc, of Goldville, chairman of the e^ecjtive committee of this party, was in Cclumbia Tuesday and he stated that the purpose of the postponement was to await developments in other parts of the country, for instance in Massachusetts, which 1 - - - ? - - i * decides Tuesday, ana oiner ixepuuncan States that have not is yet expressed themselves as to their choice for president. He said that the party has several weeks yet in which to hold its convention and that the convention will probably meet about the rmririlp nf Mav. "Black and Tans" for Taft. The wing of the Republican party of which Mr. Blalock is head is known las the "lily white" or the Capers ! party. The Talbert wing, known as the "black and tan" party, met several weeks ago in this city and elected delegates to the national convention and instructed for Taft. Meet in Theatre? The ReDublican national convention meets in June and the Blalock wing will before that time elect its delegates to the national convention. The convention will likely meet in the theatre in Columbia at noon on th? day to be announced later, and delegates to the national convention will be oliosen and the party reorganized. Delegates dumber 125. There will be 125 delegates to t^e I State convention of the "lily white" ! party, these being chosen according : to the representation in the general as sernbly, the proportion Having been settled according to the representation of several years ago. The rules of the party will at a meeting in the future, probably by the convention this year, be changed so as to increase the number of delegates. Several new | counties have been created in recent ! years, but as yet no changes have been | made to increase the number of dele; gates. ! Whether or not this wins: of the | Republican party will send an inj structed delegation and if so for whom ! to the national convention will depend i largely on the action of other Repubi lican States. Married Former Clinton Girl. i Laurensville Kerald. I Oscar L. Woody, one of the three j postal clerks who went down with the ; Titanic, married Miss Leeiie Bullard, | daughter of Mrs. Ann Bullard, who i for many years was matron for the i Home of Peace at the Thornwell or ; pbanage. The Bullards are closely re! lated to a number of people at Wateri loo, where they frequently visited | while located in this section. St. Paul's, Columbia, S. C. Lutheran Visitor, 25th. The Luther league of St. Paul's rhnrrh helri a meeting Snndav even I ing, April 21, which showed much ini terest on the part of the young people in the matter of Christian education, the subject which the league had chosen upon its own initiative for consideration, with special reference to the interests of Newberry college. Several well prepared papers were read and two addresses delivered. The papers read were, "Christian Education as Related to the Home," Miss Erin Kohn; Christian education in a refreshing State," Miss Helen Lufburrow; address, "Christian Education as Related to the Church," M. L. Kester; reading, an appropriate selection, Miss Blossie Kreps. Prof. S. J. Derrick, of Newberry college, was the speaker invited to present the general cause of Christian education. Prof. Derrick made it a point in his interesting address to commend the Luther league as an organization which would be exceedinglyhelpful in the work of all our congre gations. He presented tne cause or Christian education in a refershing and vigorous manner, and greatly delighted the large congregation. The musical part of the program was well rendered under the direction of Prof. C. H. Wiesepape, the organist of St. Paul's church. The offering was for the new endowment, fund of Newberry" college and amounted to $15.50. ft ! SEWBERRY-CLEMSOX GAMES. | Lutherans ami Tigers Break Even in Two Snappy Contests at College i Park. ' Newberry and Clemson broke even last Friday and Saturday in two of the most interesting games of ball ever; seen at college park. The first game; was a pitchers' battle, in the truest sense of the word, between Ezell, of Clemson, and Epting, of Newberry, with Epting having a little the better of the argument. Epting pitched great ball for the Newberrians, allowing but seven scattered hits and one base on balls, and deserved to win his game, which was lost on errors by the score of 4 to 3. Clemson scored twice in the third.! when Ezell singled to right after Thomas had been retired, short to first Schroeder fanned, but reached first when Shealy dropped. tne Dan. uoies bunted and Ezell and Schroeder both counted after Shealy let Epting's I throw get away from him. The Tigers annexed another 'pair in the fourth. Martin hit one to Epting which took | a bad bounce and hit "Nigger" on the inose; Yeargin hit safe and both MarI tin and Yeargin crossed the rubber | when Shealy^s finger was split by Per| ritt's perfect peg to the place of Heir's | bingle to right Shealy was then re| placed by Mayes, who caught a pretty giuic. Newberry's first score came in the third. Epting went out on a grounder to first. Shealy rapped a one-timer to right and went to second on Martin's error. Becker followed with a clean one to right and Boozer was given a j | pass to first by Ezell. Smeltzer whif-! i fed, but Floyd scored Shealy on a well j O Vl AT+ WiSfl fllftH I 1 jJ-lcHJCU DiligjC tmuu&u 0UV>?> , lout to right Two more crossed the coveted spot in the sixth; Wise was out, short to first; Keitt was hit and Perritt hit a high one to right, which Martin captured. Epting walked and Mayes was hit, thus filling the bases. Things began to brighten up when Ezell did the "gentleman act," walking Becker and forcing in a run. Boozer proved himself to be the right man in the right place by cracking out a safe one, scoring Epting, but Smeltzer was looroir. nncthia t/% nrmnect with Ezell. a5W*U ?w Yeargin starred for the farmer boys, catching a nice game and also getting | three hits out of four times up. Ept| ing's pitching was by far th? greatest feature of the game. Boozer played a great game on short and also rapped i j out two clean hits. Becker and Perj ritt also played' good ball. In the second game Dobson's Tigers I were out-classed by the Lutherans, and j i at no time was Eidson in danger. The ; ~A i * 4-V? DitrA^c? r\y\ j game siaiiea wiuu imcio vu. ! mound for Clemson, but lie was re| moved after three innings of play, in j favor of Martin. Both of these pitchers j were hit hard and were very wild durj ing the entire game. "Miss" Eidson was in fine form and pitched one of the greatest games or his career, allowing but three scattered hits and walking only one. Clemson made its only score in the j first round. Schroeder flied out to Floyd and Coles knocked a slow one down the third base line, which Mayes j threw to the right field ience, uoies i | reaching third before the throw could j I be returned to the diamond. Bigham J was out, short to first and Coles siori ed. Rivers lined out to Becker. Not one of the visitors was able to reach third after the first inning, and they idid not show any of the speed on | bases displayed the day before. Xewberry tallied in the first, when, \ after Boozer had skied out to centre,! Smeltzer put one to the fence for a i i three^bagger and scored on Wise's 'out, second to first. Two more came | home in the second. Perritt, first up, ! reached first 011 Heir's error; Eidson j fanned, but Mayes was safe wheal ! Schroeder played with the ball a little j too long. Becker could not connect i with the ball, but with two on and two ; i .down Boozer doubled to the right field ! fence, and both Perritt and Mayes I romped home across the rock. Xewj berry's last score came in the seventh, i Boozer reached first on Schroeder's j | fumble and was promptly sacrificedj ' to second by Smeltzer. Floyd was hit i , and Wise popped out to Coles. Boozer j scored when Keitt slammed a safe one i to centre. The entire Newberry squad played j ! great ball both in the field and at bat.! j Eidson's pitching, the batting of Eooz- ! j er, Smeltzer and Keitt, the catching of I ' Mayes and the sensational fielding of | Floyd featured. In the fifth Floyd j went to the fence and pulled off a ! seemingly impossible catch of River's long fly, and also another in the sixth ! of a hot one from Bigham's bat. Webb ! onH \Tortin nlavpfl sronri ball for Clem j CH?\A ?UMi w*** ~ ~ | son. Coach Rountree will take the squad ; to Greenville next Friday and Saturday ! to battle with the fast Furman team in l the last two games of the season. The team is in great shape and they expect to bring both- games back with j tneiu. t Following is the box score of the first (Friday's) game: # Clemson. AB R H PO A E Schroeder, ss . .4 1 0 1 2 0 Coles, 3b. . . .4 0 1 0 2 1 Bigh&m, If. . .4 0 1 2 0 0 Rivers, cf. . . .4 0 0 1 0 0 Martin, rf. .. .4 1 0 4 0 1 Yeargin, c. . .4 1 3 9 0 0 Heirs, 2b. . . .4 0 1 1 3 0 Thomas, lb. . .2 0 0 9 0 0 Ezell, p. .. .3 1 1 0 2 0 Totals. ... .33 4 7 27 3 2 dewberry. AB R H PO A B Boozer, ss. . . 4 0 2 1 5 0 Smeltzer, 3b. . .5 0 0 1 0 1 Floyd, cf. - . .5 0 1 1 0 0 Wise, If. . . .4 0 0 2 0 0 Keitt, lb. . . .2 1 0 9 1 0 Perritt, -f. . . .3N 0 1 2 0 0 Epting, p. . . .3 1 0 1 3 1 Shealy, c 1 1 1 2 1 3 Mayes, o. . . .2 0 0 5 1 0 Becker, 2b. . .3 0 1 3 1 0 Totals. . . .32 3 6 ?7 12 5 Score by innings: Clemson.. 002 200 000?I Newberry 001 002 000?3 Summary?Earned runs, Newberry 1. First base on balls, off Ezeli 4; off Epting 1. Struck-out, by Ezell 9; by Epting 8. Left on bases, Clemson 3.; r Newberry 9. Double play, Boozer to Keitt, to Smeltzer. Hit by pitcher, Keitt, Mayes. Stolen bases, Coles, Bigham 2, Yeargin, Ezell; Smeltzer, Keitt 2, Becker. Umpire, Hardeman. Time, 1:45. Following is the box score of the > second game: Clemson. AB R H PO A E | Schroeder, ss . . 3 0 0 4 2 3 ~ n 1 A q 1 A UOieS, 30. . . .d i u a x v Cureton, 3?b. . .1 0 0 0 0 0 Bigham, If. ...4^ 0 0 0 0 . 0 Rivers, p&cf. .401121 Martin, lf&p. .4 0 1 3 0 1 f Yeargin, c. . .3 0 0 6, 1 1 ^ Heirs, 2b. . . .3 0 0 1 3 2 ' I Thomas, lb. ..3 0 0 4 .1 0 Webb, cf&rf. ..3 0 1 3 *1 1 Totals. . . .31 1 3 24 11 9 berry. JLB R H PO A E Boozer, ss. . . .4 1 1 1 2 2 Smeltzer, 3b. ..311100 Floyd, of. ...2 0 1 3 0 0 Wise, If. . . .3 0 0 u u v Keitt, lb. . . .4 0 2 8 0 0 Perritt, rf. . ..4 1 0 1 0 0 Eidson, p. ...4 0 0 0 3 0 Mayes, c. . . .4 1 2 11 1 1 Becker, 2b. . . .3 0 0 1 3 0 Totals. . . .31 4 7 26 9 3 Score by innings: Clenison 100 000 000?1 Newberry 120 000 10*?4 Summary?Earned runs, Newberry 1. Two-base hit, Boozer. Three-base < hit, Smeltzer. First base on balls, off Rivers 2; off Eidson 1. Struck-out, by Rivers 3, by Martin 3; by Eidson 11. Left on bases, Clemson 4; Newberry 7. Double play, Scbroeder to Thomas. Hit by pitcher, by Martin, Floyd. Sacrifice hit, Smeltzer. Stolen bases, Rivers, Fioyd. Hits apportioned, off Rivers 3, in 3 innings; off Martin 4 in 5 innings. Umpire, Hardeman. Time, 1:50. I Absnrd! Rock Hill Herald. For the editor of the Columbia State to attempt even to read to anyone in South Carolina a lecture on "good taste" borders on the ridiculous. The / Record is unwilling to take second place in detestation of "Bleaseism," so called, and would be glad to cast the deciding ballot against the re election of the present governor; but we have never allowed partisan bigotry to blind us to the polite amenities of life, and we are free to say that if great Editor Gonzales had not been a member of the monument commission an invitation to the unveiling would have been graciously extended to the governor of South Carolina. And the greatest pity of it all is this: That premediated action, doubtless engineered by the editor of the State, has probably made thousands of votes for the man now occupying the executive office! Preacher in Trouble. Columbia cor. Sunday News, 28th. Magistrate Fowles has sentenced to 30 days in the jail here one Rev. S. P. McCarthy, who claims that he was at one time pastor of a number of smaller Methodist churches in the South Carolina conference. The sentence was on the charge that the man issued a $OA i-rrVk?/vU nm^n *4- on/1 VJiieun. iui <pov/, yyjjiuu wa.au c guvu auu which he didn't maie good in 33 days, as required by law. The prisoner was engaged in running a small store in the city. Husband Got Even. In Austria a woman was recently Bent to jail for opening: her husband's mail. She began a suit for divorce on evidence obtained from the letter and her' husband retaliated by sending her to jail for opening the lecter. / . ; i .. v ^