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treat and Retreat Disaster. SAYS PRINCIPLE MUST GOVERN, The Party Must Not Secure the Much Demanded --Harmony" by Sur reiidering to Trusts . situia tion Bold!v Hantileui Three hunred lI):ncrats ad ed -l the J.esonian: i.:inq:-t ::t l~es~ The attenac nce wi':t- ' -fZtiVe of the e party thr.gbiut the State of Iwa.To ' rinci:pal speak ers were W .!. r:a Former! Vice Pre.identr .aiE. Stevenson. William I a'ioig learst, of New York. wio hai hen aunnunced as a speaker. sent a letter in which he urged continued devotion by Demo crats to the principles of Jefferson. Mr. Stevenson gave his views as to the proper policy for the Democratic party in the comin:g presidential cam paign. He said in part: "In the approaching struggle for political supremacy appeal will be made more earnestly than ever before to Democrats to present an unbroken front. An appeal to all, regardless of past party atliliations, who con demn favoritisml in legislation-that favoritism which enriches the few at the expense of the many: to all who. by wise legislation. would curb the power of the trusts. that constant menace to honest business enterprise -and to popular government: toall who condemn extravagant and wasteful ex penditures of the public money; to all who condemn the latter clay policy of foreign conquest: in a word. to all who would restore the safe and econo mical methods in government, estab lished by the founders of the repub esponding to the toa-t. "Demo cracy," Mi-. Bryan spoke in part as follows: "While this banquet has not been advertised as a 'harmony- feast it is much more in the interest of harmony than high priced banquets, which are held for the purpose of securing a se lect audience for the men who have not recently appeared on the stump in behalf of the Democratic party. "Harmony, like happiness, is not secured by seeking for it: it comes as the reward cf right doing. Harmony is a thing to be felt, not a thing to be talked about. The .:ere mention of harmony suggests differences that need reconciliation, and the vocifer ous talk about harmony among those who disturbed it, left the party and - - - lent their influence' to the enemy, naturally recalls the issues that creat ed the distubance and naturally sug gests the inquiry whether the prodi gals have repented or demand repen tance or the party. "The difference which existed on the money question still exists, for *while the Republicans5 are boasting that the money qiuestion is settled, money is tight in the great iinancial centres and the tinanciers of this coun try are resorting to extraordinary methods to get enough money into circulation to carry on business. "On the trust question the same line of cleavage ai ppears. The~ men who threatened a patnie if siiver was restored, now threaten a panic if the trusts are disturbed, and the trust magnates are casting aoout for a Democratie candidate so much like a Renublican that the trusts can rest -easy. ne~ matter which candidate is elected. " Reorganization means retreat. and retreat Ireans demoralization and dis as'ter. Froma the low standpoint of ecrpedience, retreat could not be justi iied. The party polled nearly a mil lion mofe votes in support of the *Chicago and Kansas City platforms than were polled by Mr. Cleveland, even before his political crimes were exposed. What would be the result today if the standard were put in the hands of men known to be unfaithful to Democratic principles or even in the hands of those that are known to be faithful? But there is a sordid ness about the arguments made by the reorganizers which ought to dis gust any well-meaning or high-mind ed citizen. It is really insalting to a man to intimate that b th'nks it is more important that we get control of the administration than that we, administer power upon Democratic principles and in the interest of the people at large. "To say that a right principle must be dropped because the party has suf fered defeat in support of the prin ciple is as ridiculous as it is cowardly. The D~emacratic party has been de -feated more ioften on the tariff issue - than any other issue, and yet that is the issue that the reorganizers would make the paramount one. The trust question was an issue both in 1896 .and in 1900, and there is as much rea son for declaring that the elections vindicated private monopolies as to say that they vindicated the gold standard. In 1900, the trust ques tion was more discussed than the money question and yet the people who wvant to drop the rnoney ques tion pretend to feel an interest in the trust question. Impe~ialism was the paramount issue in 19J0 and over shadowed all others and yet those who opposed imperialism, would not be willing to drop that issue. "While circumstances determine the emphasis that shoul-1 be placed upon particular issues no partv can afford to abandon a righteous position once taken for fear that to maintain it would be unpouliar. Mr. Bryani referred to Gov-ernor Cummins as at the head of a protest *in iowa " agairnst the doninuation of the Repulolicanl party by the coJrp:)ra-; tions," and conind:ld "He-is going to tr to en;;r-art the Iowa idea on th nainal iiepublican platform.. While i:e seems destined to fail in his purp se and while he may support the itepublicanl ticket. no matter h-,w odious~ the domination of his party by corporations may be come, let us ecurag huo im for every word that he spea.ks in favor of tariti reform or anti-trmust legisliation will have an educationa ii inence. His words will go a n mkn, converts. even: though he may recant rather thani iave nis party. Governor Cum mins c..ds himself- a tpuleani but by showing syma by with~ the people as against the co.~-r-'raions, he has proven that heYi mu in--'rerth D~emocratic party thman thi- men' wh left us in 20sa- wo in1 1-~ boa'staic ofI the support theiy ha 'ivn' - to tO their return! to the party ~ cningent upon the party's abadonmenit ti the people' interest "G;overnor Lafllet~te ' . o c sU !!t Republ!can nipthods. These are udabS th e ilnluza e that are; it rork aitA -ncitaes us to make ' appeaL to the awakened cone'i Sof the p. A A letter was rtaead from C. A. Wels, of Ottumwa. seretary of the nationa commitee,. in which he stated tLhat.M the Kansas City plattfo.rm is to b'e found a "Democratie expression 'f Democratic prineiples made by Do crats, without corporatiun dictation and without corporat ion control. AmPon I h er speakers was Gen. James B. eavcr. it rr w:s announced as nL trig )f l *im.r; s without re1ar1 Z !e ec o opd ini as to arty pv l, but inl the afternroon a meeting of Kansas City piat forn d ireznts was a1id at vhich an org:nni zation vas forn -d an i a central m miittee eretted t >.work to place in the next State platform the principles of the N:iasas Citv ulatform. Mr. Bryan attended the meetin and endorsed the movement. "The l)emocracy of America does not want 'harmony' he told those present. It wants the triumph of Democratic principles." TEACHERS PAST AND PRESENT Some or His misadvantages and sole of His Compensations. "Ichabud Crane." says Southern Education, "taught school in Sleepy Iollow. but he was forced to give singing lessons and board around with his pupils in order to keep from starv ing. in a commuiity in Lincoln county. North Carolina, in the early 40's the public school trustees had a ustom of advertising the need of a teacher and also informing the public at the same time that the school would be "let out" on a certain day to the lowest bidder. For several years the teacher of that -school received eig'it dollars per month and boarded himself. Iis qualifications, as stated by himself, were ability to read and write and "to cipher to the Rule of Two in Fowler's arithmetic." "Crates of Mallos taught grammar at Rome. Indeed, he was the very tirst teacher on that subject in that city, if we are to believe the records. Tnis man had the misfortune to break his leg by falling into a sewer. From t iat Lime on he was considered good ;or nothing else but to be a .Zeacher. Nero, the Roman emperor, had Thrasea put to death because he had a sour cast of countenance and resem bled a school teacher. In the early days of America the school teachers always had some other occupation. They were grave diggers. or horse traders or farmers, as well as teachers. In the south the pr~acher was often a teacher and was thereby a person of more importance than the teacher in other sections of the country. "But bow is it now'? The teacher of a rural school, if he is a man,. is looked- on more than otherwise with pity and contempt, especially if he is along toward middle or old age. if e asa yo og man, he is likely pre paring to le a lawyer or a doctor or a. preacher. if the teacher is a young woman she is ready to forsake her work the moment a desirable otfer of1 marriage is n ade to her. Too often the public does not respect the teach ers' callmng, and the teachers look upon their work in much the same light. . "lu irany communities the teacher does not have much social standing, neithdr has he any tinancial standing. He is rnot usually noted for great in tel-letual and morai qualities. There is not enough remuneration in the work to attract the men and the wo men of the best brains. Such persons enter other callings. Ecen in the southern cities, where the remunera tion is better, teachers are often the footballs of politicians, and their ten tire of otlice is uncertain. Only the best can stand up in the face of such blighting intluences and retain their manliness and self respect. in addi tion to all these things, the average ntelligent citizen looks patronizingly upon teachers. In fact, teachers would not be teachers. in their eye. if they oould possibly be anything else. And, then. oftentimes the very highest teacher's position in the state, the ctlce of the state superintendent, is iven away to some politician or in competent teacher because he has some "pull.' "1Ihe Great Teacher was despised-I and rejected of men. but the best men and women nowadays will not suffarI themselves to be so despised and re jected while other vocations as honor able stand open to them. In the spirit of the missionary and the matyr, some may give their lives to teaching. But what man, real, man wants his children doomed to ascetic ism, celibacy and social degradation? Men and woman who are the chil ren's social equals ought to be their teachers-virile men and strong wo men whom parents would like to meet rften. 'The teacher who lacks ambition, red blood, manly strength, social standing, cannot be a real teacher and a real leader. Mere goodness, the poiitical " pull" the badge of charity must disregarded and the selection of the children's models and leaders put on a professional basis, if wve are to have a democracy realizing the highest and best development of the race.' A Gaood P'lan. What the .Philadelphia Public Ledger declares to be the most impor tant act of the Pennsylvania legisla ture is that providing for the systema ti improvement of the public high ways and the aid and engouragement! of the counties and townships in building and maintaining good roads.' An appropriation of 8S5.750.000) is made to put these provisions into ef fet during~ the next six years, and as the State is to hear but -one-half the exense the measure looks to an ex peniture of $ll.500,O00 on ro tds in the period unmend. The act createsa State highway department to exer cise a general supervisio:n ov-er the work. On an application from any county this depart mnent will deter mine the extent of roadway to be im proved, prepare the plans andi speci tications accrig to establ ished standards. arnd see thatt thie wvork done under the local authorities shall con form to these standards. This at not only ensures an equitable C istrib tion of the State's aid but britrs the counties and townships into effectiv coeration upon a definite plan. wvih the cost divided between the State and the counties and townships. The Car seems evidently in earnes in his new ref..rm decrees. having al reay r'emitted $7.250.000 of overdue taes that would otherwise have conme fr-i the pocket of half-starved peaS ants. And this is said to be only a beggining. sc that a e tim~es really SPLENDID CAREER Df Mr. Edward Strobel, 1Who is tO Ee the Legal ADVISER OF THE XING OF SIA1k1. tie Has -lHeJld Many Posit ions) I f Honor in t he lpeplomlatic SC: vice of the United Stat"e. tihe lispatch from Chet er anllO!Inc ing Thursday that the iH(M. Edward 11. Strobel had bcen appointed lgal advisor to the king "f Siam was a source of gratification to those who had watcher with interest the steady rise of this brilliant South Carolinian who is still a yonng man. The Colum bia State says Mr. Strobel has held important positions under the federal government for the past 20 years and in view of his eminent titness for such positions of learning and responsibility his friends are not surprised at the last honor which has been conferred upon him. Mr. Strobel is a native of Charleston but his home has been in Chester since the beginning of the war be tween the States, for it was during the time when Charleston was being shelled by the enemy that his mother, accompanied by her son and her daughter. "refugeed" in Chester. The family made their home there after the death of Mr. Strobel which oc curred before the end of the war. The elder Mr. Strobel had ben a prosper ous banker. Edward Strobel attended the schools in Chester until 1870 when he went to Charleston and the tutelage of a cele brated school master-Sach t.-Leban was prepared for Harvard university. In the summer of 1873 he passed the entrance examinations with hQnors and entered Harvard ifi the celebrated class of 1877, of which the late Governor Russell of Masssachu setts was a most distinguished mem ber. Congressman Littauer of New York is another distinguished member of that class. Strobel was very suc cessful in his college career and carried off a number of honors, graduating with much distinction. After finish ing collegiate course he traveled in Europe, beginning the study of law. Returning to Cambridge he graduated from the Harvard law school in the class of 1SS2. Mr. Strobel's political career began in 1884. when he was appointed secretary of the legation at Madrid when that embassy was headed by the distin guished Alabamian, Dr. J. L. M. Curry, minister to Spain. In the ab sences of Dr. Curry, Mr. Strobel fre quently acted as charge daifaires, and won some distinction in his work in the diplomatie field. When the Republicans returned to power under President Harrison. Mr. Strobel came back to this country and practiced law in New York city. On account of his distinguished ser vices at Madrid, Mr. Str-obel was mad-f first assist ant secretary of state when Cleveland was elected thesecond i ime. This was a position of great resp ansi bility, and the honor was a great one for so young a southern man. Later he was appointed minister to Ecuador and subsequently to Chili. His services in the latter field were of such a character that when the Ite publicans again came into power and he was relieved oif his post in Chili. the people of the latter co.untry joined with the people of the Argentine le public in asking that Mr. Strobel be kept there as the special commissioner to settle the boundry dispute between the two countries, a dispute which threated to be followed by serious c ia sequences. Hie won new laurels in this ditlicult piece of work. About that time the trustees of Harvard decided to establish the pro fessorship of international law in the law school with the understanding that the appointee should have had experience in the diplomatic field. Mr Strobel was considered by the authorities of the univeristy to be the >ne man among the Harvard gradu ites who possesed all the qualitications for this hard position. Tneir selec rtion proved most satisfactory and Mr. trobel has been a decided success in he chair or international law at this reat nniversity. It may be of interest that Mr. Stro bel with all of his ''globe-trotting" las never gotton married. Hfis sister. Mrs. David H-emphil, is still living in hester and his cousin, Mrs. W. K. Bachan, is a resident of Columbia. apt. Wmn. A. Courtenay of Newry is also a cousin. Mr. Strobel is proud to claim South Carolina as his native state. A Good Example. Tile apprehensions of President Roosevelt in regard to the alleged de aline in the American birth rate, bring into prominence some instances which seem to prove that in Georgia, xt least, "race suicide" is not making' very formidable headway. The At anta .Journal says a "notable example of Mr. R. W. Josey. of Laurens Coun ty, in that State, Mr. Josey is the father of twenty children, all of them living, Hie has been married twice. He is a substantial farmer in that neighborhood and his children are sturdy and industrious young people. Here is a spectacle to cheer the sourcst cynic. It reminds you of Bible times. There is something patriarclal about it--sometiing noun est, and vigorous, and "bless-you- my childrn"-that is altoge.hler delight ful. We have no disposition to thrust unwelcome sympathy on a man who is thus encompassed with a small army of dcscendants. lie is to be congratulated. 'The surip tural idea that many chiildrern are a blessing is tile true one. We can imagine a family or' this size silting down to dinner. What a veritble daily barbecue that meat must iie. Ho0v many loaves of bread and how many pounds of butter and dishes of potatoes, the company must con sume: just like a perpetual hlouse par tVr. The .Journal also states tha~t large families are the rule in Georgia. rat er than the exception. Whereby the people of that state know that theyV have, in some measure, the bless ing arid approval of heaven. May they continue thus virtuous, that te~y may multiply. replenish the earth. Killed by a Trai. A dispatch from Wedgefield says: Coroner Sam Flowers (of Sumter came over Friday afternoon to hold an in qust over tile body of William Green, colored, who was knocked off tile Wateree trestle this morning by the through freight, receimng injuriles RACE FRENIUDLI 7: No1 e. i the s outh Than fin 11C North. : no3 witiniL froim Newport. P.. to the New York Commercial Advrtiser says: Last week there ap a the Philadelphia papers an using account of the selection by mistake of one of Philadelphia's diivinitv students--Mr. Brown-for the past.orate of the Episcopal church at Lompoe. Santa larbara county. Cal. It seems that the aforesaid divin ity student, desiring to go to Cali furnia, wrote to Bisnop Jobuson of that state, asking if he could place him. The bishop had already been requested to send a progressive clergy man to the church at Lompoc, and, being favorably impressed by the let ter of Mr. Brown, he extended the in vitation to him. A week or two later the bishop was sitting in the study of his Los Angeles home when Rev. Mr. Brown of Phila delphia was announced. He rose to greet him, gasped with amazement when he found himself confronted with a negro. Reference to the let ters explained the situation. Mr. Brown had failed to inform him that he was of the black race. "As the Lompoc church is white, of course it was impossible to send him there. A place will be found for him in the negro church circles of Los Angeles." When the southern people begged the president not to appoint a colored man to the collectorship of Charles ton, S. C. they were accused of hold ing unreasonable prejudices, and the p:-esident insisted on pushing the Crum nomination up to the senate during two sessions, with in timation thatunless the senate took some action on it he would appoint Crum to the office during the recess of that body. The negro Bishop Walters at a gathering in Philadelphia night be fore last said: 'Pennsylvania has 51,000 negro voters, and yet there is not a negro tilling a first-class place in the state, and the Republican party would have to go out of business if it were not for black man's votes." United States senator are the con stitutional advisers of the president on appointments affecting their states. Is it to be imagined that New York or MassacLusetts or any other of the original states would have remained in the union had Gen. Washington made appointments of collectors of ports and postmasters in opposition to the advice and consent of her sena tors? My opinion is tha, the senators of each state, regardless of their at titude to the ad ministration, are vest ed with the inalienable right to dict ate appointments-that the constitu tional command that the president shall, with, the advice and consent of the senate, make appointments must be obeyed, and that senatorial courtesy from the first hour of our union forbide opposition to that home rule feature~ of t he confederation. A GRtEAT INVENiTION iy an Alabamxa Me.n that Enables the Dealto Hear. Miller Reese Hutchbimon, a young Alabaman. has recently won fame be cause of his elforts in behalf of the deaf. The W'ashiing ton correspondent of the Chicago Tribune says that by means of invention. Mr. Hutchinson enabled three children who were (eaf. dumb. and blind to hear a pian ist play Sousa's marches. A phono graph repeated.the sounds. and sounds of thier own voices uttering the words "mamma" "papa" and "hello, "in quavering childish treble. The ex periments were made at the laboratory of Mr. Hlutchinson and were witnessed by many persons. The invention consists, primarily, of a transmitter an ear piece and a small electric bat tery. By means of these instruments sound is projected into the ear in a manner to simulate the auditory nerve. The volumn of sound has nothing to do with the action of these nstrume nts. 'The peniet rating quality of the electric sound wav'e apparently disregards the mechanism of the outer ear and effects the inndr ear direct. The tirst patient brought out to try the effects of the invention was Orris enson, who is blind. deaf,and dumb. A ohysician tried to make him hear in various ways but all his efforts were in vain. The little instrument was then clapped to the lad's ear, the current switched on, and Mr. Hutch inson said in an ordinary conversa tional tone, "papa." Th~e youth work ed his fingers rapidly in the sign lan guage. The current we made strong er. The youth's eyeballs were raised and he smiled Thben he tried to re peat the syllables and irn a weird tre ble cried shrilly, "pah-pah.' Tobacco F'iguires. The Crop Reporter published by the department of agriculture in its current issue gives a long article on the wonderful growthi of tobacco in this state. It says: The remarkable increase in the acreage, production and value to the tobaicoo crop of the Pee D~ee section of South Carolina are important factors of the development of this great industry. Ten years ago this state could not be considered as a tobacco producing state by any means. butt now the value of the to ~acco cr' p annually amounts to over $31. 000,000). The marked increase in this rapidly growing industry will be plainly seen by a few figures herewith given. In 1889) there were only 304 acres of tobacco planted in this tate, unamn which was produced a crop of 222.Mu8 pounds, valued at 5:33.9O8. while in 1902. 314.912 acres werie devotedl to the culture of' tobacco, proucing 25.524.40S pounds wvhich is vaue at, nwre than $Z0.0.00. Trhe 1ulity of tobacco, prodruced in this tte~ is excellent and is enjoying a m st enviable reputation onl both dom resti and foreign markets. The marked increase has been confined to a limited portion in the Pee Dee section. The fouri counties. Florence, 3arion. 10trlington~ and Hlorry pro luce about 80 per cert of the total crop raised in the state. The growth of the tobaicco industry has been at tended with great tinancia. benefit to the farmer's in many sections where cotton ihas heiretofore been attended with great Iinanciatl benelit to the farmers. In manyv sections where cotton hias heretofore been the only source of revenue to the farmer, to bacco is now being grown to such an extent that the money va:.ue of this crop surpasses that of cotton. 1'his result hats oeen attained without materially lessen ing the volume of the cotton crop, hence the annual indome a rers is practicailly dou ble. STIRRING APPEAL To Carolinians to Perbetuate the. Memory of Wale Hampton. PLAN OUTLINED BY COMMISSION. ()rgauized Veterans an-d Others Are Called Upon to Hurry Up the Work in Their Counties. The legislative commission to take charge of the appropriation fur the equestrian statue tu the memory of Gen. Wade Hampton, and "also of all voluntary contributions which may be committed to them," has issued an address calling upon the "men and women of South Carolina" to aid ia erecting this monument at the earllest date possible. The address, after reciting the act of 1903, which has already been print ed, continues: In accordance with the terms of this act we have been appointed by his excellency, Governmr Heyward, a commission to carry out its patriotic purpose. We had hoped that the ex callent and distinguished gentlemen appointed by the association of Con federate veterans to raise a fund for the purpose of erecting a monumeit to Wade Hampton would continue the task they had so earnestly and suc cessfully begun, but since they have thought it best that both the collec tion of the private fund necessary to secure the public appropriation and the er.ction of the statute should be in our hands we heartily dnter upon this labor of love, assured that we shall have the cheerful cooperation of the men and women of South Carolina and that the pious work will soon be accomplished. "Mr. Robert W. Shand, in behalf of the Hampton memorial committee, has already placed in our hands the sum of $960.50, raised by the I1p ton Memorial association, to which $249.10 has been added from contribu tions made through Gen. Wilie Jones. The sum of $8,795.60 must therefore still be raised by subscription in order to secure the appropriation from the public, treasury and to justify us in perfecting a contractfor the proposed statue for which we are now prepar ing to secure designs and estimates. We are informed that other sums have been subscribed, and we ask that they be collected and forwarded to J. Q. Marshall, treasurer of the commis sion, at once. PLAN ADOPTED. "We have adopted the following plan for raising the additional amount: The Confederate camps in each county are requested to recom mend five suitable persons in their respective counties to be appointed by us a county committee to collect and forward the quotas requesteQ from the several counties. We feel that this is a privilege rightly belonging to the comrades of the deceased chief tain. "The sons of the veterans are urged to unite with their fathers in this work, for in honoring Hampton they honor their parents. The .Daughiters of the Confederacy and the rest of the patriotic women of the State who have ever been instant in ministering to the heroes of the Lost -Cause when living and commemorating their valor when dead, and have in many ways already testitied to their love for Wade Hampton, need. not be uiged to make this the crowning effort of their patriotic devotion. "Thbe public at large will esteem it a privilege to testify to their admira tion for one who in war and peace was the embodiment of the spirit and genious of South Carolina. A SPLENDID TRIBUTE. "Wade Hampton's long life of more than four score years was devoted to the service of! his State. In early manhood lhe was a safe counselor in the general assembly. Wnen South Carolina led in secession, it matters not that this policy was not deemed by him to be wise,.he was among the first to draw his sabre and shed his blood, bearing the name and honor of nis native State far in the rorefront of battle, achieving for her and himself a reputation for valor that extended throughout two continents, wherever the story of the struggle was told. "In the political revolution of 1876 it was Hampton's wisdom and prud ence coupled with his determination that gained the victory. As governor of his State and as her senator in the halls of congress he sho'wed himself a statesman of the highest rank. "Jn declining years he was the sage offering counsel from the abundance of his wisdom and experience. "And at the last, when he had fought the good tight and had finished his course, he tranquilly yielded up his life breathing the prayer, 'All my people, black and white--God bless them.' "Th6iigh Wade Hampt.on lives in history and in the hearts of his countrymen and needs no monument to remind them of his life and works. they feel that they owe it to them selves to erect a.- noble equestrian statue in the capitol grounds so that strangers seeing it may be reminded of this son of South Carolina, who loved her with heart and soul, who would like Leonidas, have cheerfully fallen in obedience to her laws and like Wash ington lived to bring order from Chaos, prosperity to her industry and peace to her people." The address is signed by Senator C. S. McCall, chairman; Senator JT. Q. Marshall and Representatives Alta mont Moses. E. M. Scabrook and 1B. A. Morgan. The Crazy Elder. The State says Dr. J. W. Babcock reports littie change in the condition of the Mormon elder who was given severe treatment in Williamsburg county a few days ago on account or his oirending a lady of the Lake City section. The demented elders travel ing companion has called on him here. These elders always go about in pairs. The question now arises, "What shall be done with this insane man's" He is not a citizen of this State and 4 the lawv provides that the State of South Carolina shall not take care of parties in such a condition unless they have been residents for two years preceding. This was done in order to! keep neighboring States from impos ing upon South Carolina. As the elder is a citizen of Utah it is thought that he should be cared for by the people of that State.4 At Chicago while jokeing with a relative. Miss Nellie O'Day picked up a small riule yesterday afternoon and accidentally touched the trigger. The weapon was discharged killing her aunt, Mrs. Margaret O'Day. The cor-1 oner's jury acquitted the young wo-j The Tamed President. It begins to looc as i the Pres!dent l been tamed by some body and we atheruaspeot that Senator Mark t Janna knows more a bout it thai he 4ill admit. As the Columbia State ;ays "the roaring lion of Noverber is jhe meek and peaceful lamb of A pJ1l. S1 What a tranformation in the brief span of six months!" The State goes N >n to say that "the bold. brave talk of President Roosevelt last fall caused It the anti-trust people to applaud. The pictorial papers represented the stren- s] uouis chief executive as a Goliath. brandishing a knotted club. and re ducing all unlawful coimbires to their. proper state. Yet it was ioticed that V the trusts were exhibiting no signs of mental anguish. Cases or nervous prostration were not repo -ted in that lass, and Hanna still smi.ed ch(er'. il- T ly-doubtless winked ths t-ustfu, eye. The great man who fries or t t'ie fat fir the Republican campaign - xpenses said nothing in public. He -t the president set off his anti-trust tire- 1 works, but later, in heart to her-t I talks, doubtless revealed the true situation. The president's speech on 'The Trusts' Friday at Milwaukee reveals a thorough knowledge of the ituation from the 2tandpoint (f Hanna and Pierpoint Morgan. "Between almost every two lines of Mr. Roosevelt's address there is apology for the trusts or disapproba tion of those who are fighting the un lawful combines. The attempt is made to burden all the honest trust fighters with the indiscriminate fanatical attacks on capital by social ists. The president professes abso lute satisfaction with the anti-trust legislation of the last congress, when it was well known early in the session that he favored a more effective method of combatting the immense power of the monopolies. The presi dent quotes at length and. with the ighest appreciation, as demonstrat ing the important work being accom plished, the performances of the inter state commerce commission and Attor ney General Knox in preventing a railroad deal here and equalizing a freight rate there. While these re strictions on the 'graft' of certain cor porations in localities do not touch t he rea-l trust evils affecting svery buyer in the union as well as many of the producers, the president has magni bied them into accomplishments ful flling the demands of the public. But L he nieglects to furnish the important information that the work be praises was completed or well under way when he made his demands last fall for ade quate laws to control trusts. "Great stress is laid on the effec tiveness of 'the new 'publicitX' law, when the department of commerce is given the means of enforcing it. It d seems that the wily Rebublicans , authorized an army and commissioned g a general but failed to provide the sinews of wrir, so even the benetits to , be derived by the public from pub- a licity ,.vill be indefinitely postponed. n The criminal weakness of this law is e; that it leaves it to the discretion of officials to decide what corporations are to have their affairs made public.! Even the ingenious Hanna could not, have devised a more effective fat fry- d ing scheme. It is not in the blood or bone of Republican otlicials to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. h and a. contribution of a million ~, 'r t~o.to the campaign fund will b guarantee the secret conduct of any kind of bighway robbery. Again. the act declared by President Roose velt to be admirable and all-sutlicient applies only to those trusts formede after said act goes into effect, thus making immune the tre-mendous corn-n binations already operating. "Move cautiously," "go slowly,"- b "take time." " avoid rashness," " don't b cripple business," are the burdens of _ our erstwhile " trust buster's" speech. IHe strenuously opposes a reduction of the protective tarif on trust products. That would be killing the patient to b cure the disease, he says. What sophistry! By such reasoning, by such^ ontentions, the Republican party isd breeding socialists and anarchists as foul, stagnant water breeds mnosqui toes. The need of the oil of Democ racy is most urgent. The people de mand that the former leader-s in the party which represents the people d cease growling at each other and that they face the common enemy. There h is timber for a platform in President Roosevelt's speech." Do Not Want Negroes. The people of Brooklyn, like a good many other people of Yankeedom, lon't love the negro at close~ range. Y rhe New York Sun says feeling ran igh at a meeting of the residents and Y property owners along Carlton avenue. rooklyn, called to devise ways and neans to prevent the Young Women's Christian association from establhsh ng a branch for colored women at 280 larlton avenue. "I move you, Mr. Chairman," said a esident, "that a shotgup- and rope ~ommittee be appointed."' The motion was received with a ;mile by Chairman J. B. Boughton, ~vho, however, advised careful discus ion of the best means to prevent the ~stablishment of the branch. "We are always willing to con 3ribute to the higher education of the segro," said one speaker, "but. we do ot want niggers for neighbors." Resolutions were adopted asking the Ycoung Women's Christian association x consider the feelings of the proper .y owners and residents of the neigh Jorhood. It was pointed out that property had depreciated in value urinig the last week. $200 less being >Tered for houses than on the day be ore the announcement of the signing >f the lease by the association. A t the close of the meeting the ninnf sho asked that a shotgun committee >e appointed strode up to the chair- - nan and offered $25 toward defr-ay ing ~he expense of' carrying out his plan. " I will contribute $25 worth oif rope thi or the niggers if they come in the at 1eighborhood, or I will contribute the amre sum toward defraying the ex- , )ense attached to any othei- method dr >f ridding the neighborhood of them." dr 1e said. of The man went from the meeting de ~laring that his drastic measures were t he only feasible ones and he seemed t nuch annoyed because his fellow resi- a lents laughed at his proposition, a The Late King of Yap-.- In Acting Secretary Darling of the its 1avy has dir-ected Rear Admiral EvansW ~ommander-i n-chief of the Asiatic Sc tation. to have the supply ship gi ustin, while on its way to the Pacific dr ~oast, call at the Island of Yap and re< eave there the attorney of the heirs au f D~avid O'Keefe. the late king of or hat island, who came from Savannah. sa..- and on his death left a largre th state, for the possession of which his st eirs will make a tight. The navy S lepartment has not agreed, however. da :o provide a ship for the return of the da imerican attorney on the completion tit ta his missin. HER SKATING LESSON. yertainly thought her a beatuty [ ti4et that :Mn' must be my fate. ,it!, nore for pleasurt than duty, [,; 'd Ed intrue. Ier !V -ato. v. .! , th. - i'OLUt- v'. l-i I told ner I'd mant- for m.m r.oruiing a date! f cam". I ind.:avo.d to hold her And teach her 1the v::y she should skate. y neck. in a manner most frantic. 3he clutched. I feeA called on to state m!h. . have seemed vcry romantic liad sie not been learning to skate. ie fell, with a scream most despairing: I know to a fraction her weight. k-now. too, what hose she was wearing The day that I taught her to skate. e rose, and she said she would try it Again-that she thought it was great. myself was disposed to deny It, But she seemed determined to skate. boe next time together we tumbled The ice nearly fractured my pate. e meekest of saints would have grum bled At teaching that damsel to skate. think for her subsequent lesson A mighty long time she will wait. hadn't a well bustled dress on; It hurt me, that learning to skate. -Chicago News. He Settled. "Do you think," asks Willie Rahrab, ;hat a college education will pay?" "No." answers Freddie Rushmore, ut I know my father will."-Chicage ribune. Not Borrowing Trouble. "Remember." said the college presi ant. who was trying to raise fnnds, at the man who dies rich dies dis raced." "What of it?" answered the man who ,as trying to reach the $200,000,0X ark. "The public always forgives a ian after he's dead, anyway."-Chi igo Record-Herald. His Sort. "What kind of tobacco do you smoke, ivers?" asked the friend who had copped in. River's hesitated-a momrent. "As a rule," said Brooks, coming to is relief. "lie smokes cut plug, e3:cept hen I run out of it and happen to ae sonme other kind in my desk." cranton Republican. An Easy Mlark. Willie Softeleigh-I was quite ill aft ethat poker gamle last night; very ill, Sfic~. But 1 feel much easier this loring. Jack Sharpe-You're,. mistaken, my y. It.i~s simply impossible for you to e iliy easier than you were last night. -Philadelphia Ledger. The Rentson Why. Church-What in the world are they ilding so many tunnels under the orth river for? Gotham-Oh, those are to accommo ite the Kentuckians when they come SNew York. It::rieves them to see so .uch water.-Yonkers Statesman. Yathfu~l Flatterer. Mr. Urighton has a faint stmeak of >wnl on his upper lip. "When I get to be a man, papa," said s little four-year-old. "I'm going to tve a great big mustaiche like yours." That boy has been feeding on candy -er since.--Chicago Tribune. Had to salute Her. Mrs. Right-It isn't necessary to raise >ur hat to the housemaid. Mr. Right-Well, I can wink at her if > prefer it.-Elizabeth Journal. Wedding Favors.. I * What wus de trubble at Jim's 'wed Why. de only rice dey cud find to w atter de happey couple wus made in croquettes-an' dey frowed dem!" Kew York Journal. Tillmian's T'riurnph. A dispatch from Charleston says e largest audignee ever assembled the Academy of Music was out iday night to hear Senator B. R. Ilman deliver the baccalaureate ad ess to the graduating class of South rolina Medical College. Hundreds pople were una'ole to get within ht of the authorium or the thea . Every seat was taken; the aisles Ire crowded with people who sat d stood on the stairs and there was mass of humanity. The graduat class of the college was a large i popular one and the flowers sent members and Senator Tillman uld have tilled several "wagons. nator Tillman spoke for one hour rng an appropriate and timely ad ass to the young doctors. The eption accorded him by the ience was of the most enthusiastic Lemuel Borden, lawyer and editor of a Tribune of the People of Wood >ck, Va., adv~ertised for a wife. e came in the person of Mrs. Aman Deer, from Montazuma. Ind. Fri y. She was f'ully up to specifica ns and in a rew minutes they were SPELL TERRAPIN. Thets Ar Pive Waya, So Tau Wn3i Hardly Get It Wrong. "The terrapin enjoys one distinction that Is rather unique," said a man who 3eeps his eye skinned for Curious things. "and it is found precisely In the fact that there are more ways to spell the name of this creature of the water thar; any other I have any knowledge of. It is almost impossible to spell it incorrectly, and this is some thing you can say about very few words in the English language. By consulting the dictionary we will And that there are five ways of spelling the word, and they are these: Terrapin, terapin, terrapen. terrapene, turapen. The preference is given to the first way of spelliug the word-that Is, terrapin but if a man should happen to write It in some other way he would not be entirely wrong. There is not much excuse for spelling this word incorrect ly. Why, a fellow can shut his eyes and hit the mark almost every time. He can write it in the dark. The hard er stunt would be to write it incorrect ly. And yet it happens now and then that men hit upon the wrong way of spelling this very same word. I have known men to spell it tarrypin, but not in print. But the point I had in mind was the curious fact that there are so many correct ways of spelling the word, and at this time I cannot recall the *name of a single other creature similarly circumstanced so far as the dictionary is concerned."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. Spanish Dances. Spanish dances have a certain resem blance to the dances Of the east. In our country one's idea of a dance is something in which the movement is due to the legs. In Japan and in Egypt the legs have very little to do with the dance. The exquisite rhythms of Jap anese dances are produced by the sub tle gesture of hands, the. manipulation of scarfs, the delicate undulations of the body. In Arab dances and in'the danag'du ventre the legs are more near ry rnotionless. The legs are only used: to assist in producing the extraordi nary movements of the stomach and the hips in which so much of the dance consists. It is a dance in which the body sets itself to Its own rhythm. Spanish dancing, which no doubt derives its eastern color from the Moors, is al most equally a -dance of the whole body, and its particular characteristic -the action of the hips-is due to a physical peculiarity of the -Spaniards, whiose spir.es have a special and unique curve of their own. Hier Father's Strength. Recently in a Sunday school the teacher was telling her class of small pupils the Interesting story of Samson, of whom she spoke as being the Stron gest man that ever lived. Little thel, a golden haired new re cruit, listened to the story with great interest. -After the teacher had finished, Ethel held up her chubby hand. "Well, Ethel," asked the teacher. "what is it?" "Samson wusn't as strong as my papa is." "Is -your father so strong?'" queried the teacher, smiling. "Oh, my papa's offul strong," replied - Ethel with emphasis. "Why, I heard mamma say that he had a ellyfant on his hands."--ColulmbuIs Journal. Barometers -and Dust. When the barometer falls, the air around expands into a .larger volume and the air inside the cupbqard also expands and forces itself out at every minute crevice. When the barometer rises again, the air inside the cupboard, as well as outside, condenses and shrinks and the air is forced back into the cupboard to equalize the pressure, and along with the air in goes the dust. The smaller the crevice,. the stronger the jet of air, the farther goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks so often seen in inperfectiy- framed engravings or photographs. Remember, whenever you see the barometer rising, that an additional charge of dust is entering your cupboard and drawers. Prophetic Dreams. The belief in prophetic dreams is not entirely a superstition, according to the results obtained by two members of the French institute. They point out that at night when the senses are at rest the brain is affected particuar ly by organic feelings in various parts of the body and that early symptoms of advancing diseases give a particular -2 direction to the dreams. A familiar, in stance is nightmare, which indicates a dyspeptic condition. Immoderate drink ers see rats, snakes and insects -in their dreams before the actual outbreak of delirium tremens, and so OE. -- In Her Debt. - As a pleasant faced woman passed the corner Jones touched his hat to her and remarked feelingly to his com panion: "Ah, my boy, I owe a great deal tt that woman." "Your mother?" was the query. "No, my landlady." Niot Dangerous. Biggs-Windig is a nice fellow, but he is given to exaggerating. Diggs-Yes, but that fault is counter balanced by one thing? ' Biggs-What Is that? Diggs-The general indisposition of people to believe him.-Chicago News. Won In a Walkc. "Say, how did you get off in the glee club try-out?" "Made first bass on four bawls." Capparel.________ mis Conviction. IThere are two sides to a jail, and it's easier to get inside the outside than It ito get outside the inside.-Baltimore News. South Carolina Still Leads. Among the evidences of progress noted by The Manufacturers' Record is t;he unusual degree of activity in the south during the !past three months in the erection of new cotton mills., During that period announcement has been made of 287,780 spindles an4~ I6,243 looms in southern states, of which 205,680 spindles and 3,903 looms are credited to enlargements be ing made by established plants. The igures by States are as follows: States. Spindles. Looms. k-labama...:........2.500 2001 North Carolina . ..0,0 2,165 Texas :... ........ 17,000 450 Georgia .. .. . ... .... .17,000 150 South Carolina .......145,580 3,048 Msssippi........ 5,000 230 - Total.. ....... 87.680 6.243 Bisitor Derrick, of the African Metodist Church, said, at a meeting of negroe~s in New York recently that. the slave pension bill introdvc:d in Congress was an insult to the negroes. Negroes like Bishop D 3rrick, who en Ijoy good fat salaries. can afford to Italk such nonsense. but the good, old faithful slaves of the South need the help of the government and should haveit.