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THE PRIMARY.
We believe that the situation would
be greatly improved if restrictions were
thrown around the primary so as to cut
out every man who is not entitled to
vote. Then it would be a very easy
matter to eliminate the undesirable
candidate. As sure as we live. the way
our primary elections are conducted is
the source of a great amount of trouble.
It matters not who a man is he can vote
in the primary, and he never fails to
vote.-The Greenwood Journal.
That there is a desire on the
part of certain newspapers, and
politicians of the retired class, to
eliminate from the primaries a
certain class of vioters, is more
and more evident, and, in our
opinion, this very matter will
play an important part in the
making up of the county conven
tions. when the clubs have been
reorganized under the party rules
next May. The above paragraph
taken from our esteemed con
temporary, is enough warning to
those who are opposed to elimi
nating any portion of our white
citizenship from pa-rticipatng in
our primaries. We should like
for the Journal, and the others
with imilar views and purpose,
to explain what is meant by re
strictions around the primary
that "would be an easy matter
to eliminate the undesirable can
,didate," or "so as to cut out
every man who is not entitled to
vote."
The primary manner of nomi
nating candidates in this State
is confined to the white voter
who is a Democrat. this same
white votar gave his service to
put the white man in control of
the government, this same white
man always stands ready to re
spond te a call to duty for the
support of the government, he
performs road and jury duty,
must aid the officers of the law
when called upon, and perform
all of the acts required of citi
zens, then why should he be elim
inated from the privilege of ex
ercising his right of suffrage? Is
it because his vote is cast con
trary to the wishes of those who
now seek to ro- him of one of his
most precious- 'rdieges?
How is it propo.sed to eliminate
"every man who is not entitled
to xvote?" Under the existing
rules a man must have his name
on the club rolls a certain time
before the primary, and to enroll
his name he must be of lawful
age and a citizen of the county
in which he proposes to vote, but
the scheme of these would-be
eliminators is to secure delegates
to the county conventions who
will send delegates to the State
convention that will change the
party rules by making the privi
lege of voting burdensome, hop
ing thereby to discourage an ele
ment from exercising their rights
of franchise. To eliminate th
class objected to by those who
desire the rules of the party to
be changed, it is expected that a
rule will be made requiring the
presentafion of the tax receipt
and the registration certificate at
the primaries, just as is required
now of another element of our
citizenship at the general elec
tions. If this should be done, we
believe it will sure enough elim
inate a very large proportion of
the factory, shop and farm vote,
because, this class of voters are
not disposed to go through a
whole lot of red-tape proceed
ings, and possibly suffer a loss
of time from their work to secure
these certificates, and besides.
they would feel themselves as
specially ruled against by those
in political control: the conse
quence would be that a shrewd
agitator could organize this peo
ple having such a grievance, and:
give to this State any amount of
trouble, not only in politics, but
it would extend to the agricultur
al and industrial affairs.
The primary system was in
augurated to give every white
man in this State the privilege
of a voice in the selection of the:
officers to conduct the affairs of
the government; it so happens
through this system men have
been elevated to political prm
nence in opposition to the wishes
of the element now clamoring to
change the party rules, so that
"it would be a very easy matter
to eliminate the undesirable can
didate," this they propose to do
by cutting of7 the "undesirable"
candidate's source of support;
when they pat on such restric
tions, the voter will regard thei
'-game not worth the candie,"
and not take the trouble to comn
.ply so that he may vote. Then
when this has been brought
about, the selections of the ofti
cers will be practically in the
control of those who are now
wanting to eliminate the objec
tional voters,-these of course
are the voters who persist in
voting in opposition to the wishes
of the dissatistied element-some
of them hungering for the loaves
and fishes of office, but cannot
get near,'because of the tremen
dous labor and "hayseed" vote.
This class feel, if they can ar-.
range matters so that the vote
Ln can benractically contined to the
towns, there may be a chance
for thmou, but as it stands now,
the feliow who pitches manure
in a horse lot has as much privi
lege to select a governor or a
congressman. as he who counts
money over a marble counter of
a bank, and too, the man whose
nostriis are filled with the lint
from the cotton looms, is as much
entitled to every political consid
eration, as the man. who after he
lays down his law book in the af
ternoon. can jump into his agito
mobile to enjoy the exhilaratig
air as he spins lhs waiv out to
his club.
We do not need any changes in
our primary rules which wil
have a tendencv to curtail the
vote in this State. Those who
think the factory. shop and farm
vote is not exercised properly,
tha, it is controlled by men who
are untit for oftice, have a rem
edv, which is. to refuse to be as
sociated with it, and organize a
new party having rules better
suited to their views of how party
affiairs snould be conducted. But
they must let the present Demo
cratic organization continue in
its titn-honored custom. If these
gentlemen are sincere in wishhig
to eliminate "undesirable" voters
and candidates. let them havc
the man hood to come square oul
with the issue in opposition to
the present organization; if they
win, they will have the endorse
ment of the voters of the State,
but should they curtail the pres
ent righ ts of the masses by sneak
ing delegates into a state con.
vention, who would not dare tc
let the voters know they favoi
such a change in the rules, there
will be trouble.
IT IS A VIRTUOUS SPASM.
Some of our contemporaries
seem shocked because we re
ferred to the recent action o:
some citizens of Charleston with
regard to the contemplated es
tablishment of a race course,
as -a spasm of virtue." Wher
it is taken into consideratior
how these same citizens, whc
divorced themselves from a
large quantity of warm air. have
full knowledge of the existence
of institutions that are in viola.
tion of law, and when it is also
known they have never made ar
attempt to suppress these evils,
it should not shock any wher
they single out for their activi
ties an untried experiment, if il
is characterized "a spasm of
virtue." If Charleston is making
an earnest effort to reform, we
shall be glad to give what little
assistance oriencouragement we
can, but we shall want a guar
antee of sincerity before we take
a step. The editors of the News
and Courier and the Evening
Post can do a ~great service in
the direction of reforming if they
will, both of them are good fel
lows, andlhare the nerve to put
up a good fight, and, when we
find Lathan and Waring heading
towards cleaning the city of the
evils' which have existed-so long
that they are recognized as a
art of the body politic, then we
stand ready to give them aid,
however, as long as they will
permit things to go along as
they have been doing, closing
their eyes to the gambling sa
loons, rum shops, houses of ill
fame, practically licensing these
institutions, we shall continue to
regard "a spasm of virtue" their
efforts to prevent the establish
ment of decent sport in their
city.
The running in of a few little
crap shooters, or the raiding of
a little blind tiger who has not
put up his "fifty"' on the Re
corder's desk does not constitute
a satisfactory enforcement of
the law, especially, when it is
notorious that the gilded saloons
are permitted. so do almost an
openi business, at least, with the
knowledge of the law officers,
and those who so eloquently
"spoke out in meetin" possibly
inspired with Scotch whiskey
bought at a saloon. "Down
with lawlessness" is a catchy
battle cry, but how can lawless
ness be downed when those who
are loudest in their demands for
it ar'e silent partners in the vio
lation of the law or encourage it
with their ipatronage, and, use
their influence to prevent pun
ishment. How many true bills
has the grand jury of Char-leston
brought to the courts in cases
where the liquor and gambling
laws have been violated, if any
at all, how many convictions
have been secured? Who make
up the grand juries, and who
the petit jur-ies?
When these cases are in the
courts does anybody in Charles
ton expect a true billY Is it not
true that with the knowledge
and consent of the citizens who
attended the meeting against the
racing proposition, including the
ministers, the city receives qjua
terly a license fee from blind
tigers,and the gambling saloons,
does not the city with the knowl
edge of these same people li
cense houses of bad repute? If
these things are true, in the
name of sense why is it that
there is singled out for- a virtu
ous wrath something which is
as vet, so far as Charleston is
concerned. an untried exlpei
ment?
It is gratifying indeed to find
among thle "Men and Religion
Forward Movement" in Charles
ton Messrs. Rlobert Lath-an and
Thomas P. Waring, the editors
of the News and Evening Post
respectively. By having these
gentlemen enlisted in the splen
did cause the movement will be
pushed vigorously, and we look
for good results for the move
ment to purify the civic condi
tions of the city, especially will
these gentlemen do all in their
power to keep touts from the
.i.a track~ wh en i t s esta blished.
A LOCKOUT IN ADVOCATE'S PRINTERY.
According to the Spartanburg
Journal, Rev. S. A. Nettles and
a printer had differences which
resulted in a "lockout" in the
printing department of the
Southern Christian Advocate.
The printer claims that Mr. Net
tIes refused to pay him $0.78 of
salary due him, the men working
in the office said the money was
due the man. Mr. Nettles it is
said, appealed to the Union and
I voluutaryi made the statement
that he would pay the money if
the union decided the claim to be
just. After hearing both sides of
the controversy the union decid
ed the claim to be right and that
Mr. Nettles should pay, and the
men return to work. Mr. Nettles
refused to pay the money, and a
lockout was the result. The fol
lowing the Journal's account:
As the result of a difference between
Rev. S. A. Nettles, one of the proprie
tors of the Spartanburg Printing comp
any. and a machinist-operator regard
ing weekly wages. a lockout exists at
that otlice. The Spartanburz Printing
company is composed of Mr. Nettles and
P. J. Dockendorf. publishers of the
Southern Christian Advocate. The
lockout has been on since last Friday
af ternoon, all of t.he printers being or
dered out by the union.
The typographical union claims that
the lockout was brought on by Mr. Net
tIes be~use he refuseo to pay his ma
chinist-operator 86.78 of the salary that
was due him. The matter was brought
up in the chapel meeting several days
ago and the men who work in the office
decided that 'Mr. Nettles owed the
money and asked him to pay it. He told
the men he would appeal. from the
chapel's decision to the typographical
union. H1e did so. The union met Fri
clay evening, and Mr. Nettles was al
lowed to present his side of the matter
in verson. Mr. Dockendorf, his partner
was present and also made a statement.
The union men claim that Mr. Net
ties, of his own free will and accord,
inane the statement before the union
that he would pay the $6.78 if the union
decided he ought to do so. After hear
ing both sides of the case, the union de
cided that it w:is just and right that
Mr. N ettles should pay the $6.78 and the
men should go to work Saturday morn
ing. -Mr. Nettles refused to pay the
money to the operator, they claim, and
a lockout was the result.
Mr. Nettles was not in the city when
a reporter called to secure his side of
the lockout. His partner. Mr. Docken
dot-r, stated tha~t the trouble was
brought on by the operator himself. He
agreed to get a certain amount of type
and failed to deliver the goods. Mr.
Dockendorf said he was not as familiar
with the situation as Mr. Nettles, as the
latter had charge of employing machin
ist-operaturs. and he was in a positicn
to diecus:s the trouble in a general way.
Nir. Nettles, he said, had gone out of
the city to secure help
THE .PEOPLE ALONE RESPONSIBLE.
There seems to be a reign of
lawlessness in this State, the
nimble pistol is doing its deadly
work, almost every day the dis
patches relate the story of a
homicide. Is there any way to
check this terrible evil? There
are laws upon the statute books
against the carrying of conceal
ed weapons, and occasionally
some inigniticent "nigger" is
haled before the courts and fined
for violating these laws, but it is
very r-are that a white man is
made to pay the penalty.
The newspapers and the pul
pits are continually urging the
suppression of lawlessness, but
it seems to have little, if any
effect. Some contend that the
fault is with the officers, others
say it is the result of liquor. still
others claim that crime is on the
mncrease because the juries will
not convict. The truth is, it is
a problem that none have been
'able to solve, and not likely to
until the citizens of the country
lend their aid to the officers who
are anxious to do their duty. It
matters not how conscientious
an officer is in the discharge of
his duty, unless he has the sup
port of the people generally he
is helpless. It matters not how
willing juries are to convict,
they too are helpless without the
proper evidence to base a ver
dict. It is not the juries nor the
officers of the law, but the peo
ple who are responsible for the
present lawlessness.
WAS WILSON A BOLTER!
It is now said that Woodrow
Wilson in 1890 voted for Palmer
and Buckner, yet Bryan's Com,
moner appears to be endorseing
Wilson for the Democratic nomi
nation. Perhaps Bryan did not
know that Wilson was of the
cr-ew that scuttle the democratic
ship when his paper began pub
lishing the editorials commend
ing the candidacy of Mr. Wilson.
If it is true that Wilson did vote
the Palmer and Buckner ticket
in 1896, against the regular
Democratic ticket, it seems to
us that it will have the effect of
depriving him of much of his
present Southern support. We
do not believe there is a man on
earith who bolted the Democratic
party that can secure the sup
port of th e South Carolina dele
gation in the National conven
tion. South Carolina never for
gets nor- for-gives a bolter. At
present the tendency is towards
Wilson in this State, therefore,
the newspapers which are in
touch with the distinguished
gentleman should ascertain
whether or not he did support
Palmer and Buckner: if he has
been standing by the regular
nominees of the par-ty. now
smece his regularity has been
questioned, a public statement
from him would be interesting,
and perhaps prevent an injustice
being done him in this State.
Col. William Banks of The
State is to succeed A. M. Car
penter on the Ander-son Mail.
Under the editoi-ship of Mr. Car
penter The Mail became one of
brightest after-noon newspapers
in the State, but his successor
should be fully able to keep the
paper up to tile standard set by
C ar.penter. Banks has had splen
did training as a newspaper man,
is a strong wr-iter, and a good~
mixer- We predict for the Col
SHALL IT BE CLARK OR FOI,.
They are going to have a pri
mary in Missouri to find out
which of the aspirants for the
Democratic nomination is the
choice of the people of that
State. A convention endorsed
Folk for the presidency,
since then Champ Clark,
the speaker -of the National
House of Representatives ap
peared upon the political hori
zan, and both being from the
same State, confusion was about
to follow, but the matter has
been adjusted by both sides
agreeing to submit the case to
the Democratic voters in a pri
mary, and who ever is shown to
be the favorite the other steps
aside to work for Missouri's can
didate. Should Champ Clark
fail to carry the primary it will
eliminate him from the contest.
and many in the South who are
now supporting him will go to
Harmon whom they regard a
strong possibility for success.
The Clark and Harmon forces
will not go to Wilson, because
the supporters of these two are
sticklers for regularity, and they
claim that Wilson failed to sup
port the Democratic party in
1896, that while he denies hav
ing voted for McKinley he does
admit, it is said, that he voted
for Palmer and Buckner.
DESPONDENT.
The speech of President Taft
before the Hamilton club in
Chicago last Monday has a ring
o1 the realization of the coming
defeat for his party. It is the
first time the president has given
away to pessimism, ordinarily
tl.e ovations given to the head of
the nation would make him opti
mistic; the multitudes turned out
to greet him, and his. pathway
was strewn with flowers, but at
the same time President Taft is
beginning to realize there is a
restless condition throughout the
Union, and that his party is re
sponsible for this dissatisfied
state of affairs. Then too, the
dissensions in the ranks of the
Republican party which seem to
be irreconcilable is another cause
for Mr. Taft to lose heart for the
success of his party next Novem
ber.
Philadelphia has put New
York to the bad in the world's
series, but the sports that back
ed New York are now sadder
and wiser men. The last game
played could not have been the
original New York team, for
their playing was a perfect imi
tation of Charleston.
Should the general, assembly
elect Hon. W. N. Graydon to
the bench to fill out the unex
pired term made vacant by the
death of Judge Kiugh, the judi
ciary will be greatly strength
ened. Graydon is a splendid
lawyer, a successful practicioner,
and a man who will do his full
duty wherever stationed.
The News and Press of Dar
lington came out last weeki with
a 48 page industrial edition, and
its management deserves credit
for its splendid enterprise. It is
no small job to get out such an
edition in a town the size of Dar
lington, and especially like the
one referred to. It is, from a
journalistic view, as good as the
best we have ever seen in this
State.
Col. William Banks formerly
of The State in taking charge of
the Anderson Mail does it mean
an additional link to the chain of
newspapers controlled by Capt.
Ambrose Gonzales? Colonel
Banks is one of the best writers
in this State, and it will not be
long before he will make the
Anderson newspaper as good as
the best, although our friend
Carpenter gave to the people of
that hustling section of the
State a splendid paper. One of
its most commendable features
was its independence, which we
sincerely trust his successor will
contmnue.
It is with sincere pleasure
that we can endorse an editorial
utterance of The State. In its
Monday's issue its leading edi
torial, under the heading "Don't
deceive the farmer'' meets with
with our entire approval. All
of this talk of gover-nment aid to
finance the cotton crop is the
veriest kind of bosh, put out by
men who are "jollying" the
farmers for political effect. It
is an impossible task to raise
$100,000,000 by the cotton states
to be used in holding back cot
ton from the markets, that is to
say, the money could not be
raised by bond issue, if raised at
all it must come fromi individuals
which is not p;robable. The
editorial referred to is a splendid
business utterance, and it makes
perfectly clear the cotton situa
tion and the remedy therefore.
Joseph Pulitizer of New York,
one ot the greatest newspaper
men in the world, died suddenly
on board of his yacht in Char
leston harbor Sunday. Mr.
Pulitizer was born in Hungary
64 years ago, came to this coun
ty penniless, and by his energy
and remarkable ability built up
several great newspapers, and
amassed an immense fortune.
The great statue of Liberty
which adorns, and serves as a
light to vessels entering New
York harbor, is a monument to
the public spirit of the Great
Pulitzer, for it was through his
work and his liberal contribution
that the necessary funds about
250,000 was raised to prepare
the pedastal and erect the mas
sive statue after it was made by
the great sculptor Bartholdi and
In Denver, Colorado, they seem
bo have a way of disposing of
preachers when differences arise
between the minister and the
::ongregation. Pastor W. S. Ru
:1olph of the Union Presbyterian
,hurch attempted to retain pos
session of the church, against
the wishes of some of his flock.
and they picked him up and hurl
ad him through the window, this
was followed by a general pum
melling among the brethren.
The Darlington Bar has endors;
ad Hon. Thomas H. Spain for
,ircuit judge in the case Judge
R. C. Watts is promoted to the
supreme bench. Mr. Spain comes
by his legal ability by inheri
tance, his father was one of the
best lawyers in the State, and the
son has the reputation of- being
an improvement on his father.
THE TIMEs editor has known Mr.
Spain for nearly. 40 years, and
he knows no man whom he would
prefer to see searing the robe of
a Judge; not alone because of a
personal regard, but he knows
he would fill the high position
with learning and dignity. It is
a great pleasure for him to join
in an endorsement of such a
man.
The troubles in China may
have something to do with the
depressed cotton conditions in
this country, the merchants of
China have made large cancella
tions-of. orders for cotton manu
factured goods, and .of course
this cuts off, much of the export
trade, and places many of the
Southern mills in an awkard fix,
for it is this Chinese trade they
depend npon mainly to dispose
of their products. The latest
from China is that the Emperor
has conceded to the people -a con
stitutional form of government.
but the revolutionists have made
such progress towards a republic
that it is doubtful if those in
charge of the revolution will be
satisfied with anything less than
wiping out the throne and plac
ing the government in the hands
of a President. What effect the
Imperial edict granting the con
cession will have on quieting the
country so that business will be
resumed cannot be told yet. and
it will be some time before any
thing deflnate will be known. It
is our opinion that the Chinese
troubles will never be settled
until the other powers of the
world step in and divide the coun
try up between them. England,
Japan, Russia, Germany, France,
and perhaps the United States
could use China to advantage.
and we believe they are all lay
ing in wait hoping the other will
open the way to give an excuse
to begin operations for the land
grabbing.
How's This r
we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case or Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halrs Catarrh Cure.
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we, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
or the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all busin.ess transactions and finan
illabeto carry out any obligations made by
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gists. Toledo, 0.
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directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Hall's Famil P mi ar hi et
Married Woments Names.
In England and in the United States
a woman loses her Identity in mar
riage. In Belgium and Spain the hus
land adds the name of his wife to
his own. In the United States women
sometimes retain the family name, as
Mirs. Harr-let (Beecher) Stowe. in the
Channel lslands the woman never
loses her maiden name. In Spain the
children write the names of both
parents, as Liarena y Monteverde. In
"Don Quixote" is the following:
"Casajo wan my father's name, and I.
for being the wife of Sancho Panza.
am called Teresa Panza, but by good
-right they ought to call me Teresa
Casajo." In Scotland both names are
preserved, and the woman is always
known by her maiden name. In Wales
it is the custom to describe the womar,
by her maiden name. The fact that
a- woman on becoming the wife or a
man loses her Identity is apparent
in many portions of the Bible, when
nder the ancient custom man. ou
taking a wife, declared that she be
came "flesh of my flesh and blood of
my blood," thereby establishing the
old time saying that man and wife are
one.-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Tyranny of the Tip.
There have always been those who
have revolted against the tyranny of
the tip. So long ago as October. 1705.
we find that ubiquitous personage.
"Constant Reader," venting his griev
a-nes in the columns of the Iondon
Ties. "If a man who has a horse
puts up at an Inn," he complains. "be
sides the usual bill he must at least
give 1s. to the waiter, Gd. to the cham
bermaid, Gd. to the hostler and Gd. to
the jackboot, making together 2s. Gd.
at breakfast you must give at least Gd.
between the waiter and hostler. If
the traveler only puts up to have a
refreshment, besides paying for his
horses' standing he must give 3d. to the
hostler; at dinner 6d. to the waiter and
3d. to the hostler; at tea Gd. between
tem; so that he gives away in the day
2s. d., which, added to the 2s. Gd.
for the night, makes 5is. per day on an
verage to the servants." They did
the thing pretty thoroughly in those
Iags.
A Millionaire.
The term "mifllonaire" Is of inter
atonal use, but it does not mean the
ame thing in the mouths of different
ations. To every one it means the
possession of a million, but not neces
arily a million dollars. In Great
Britain a millionaire has a million
pounds, or nearly $5,000,000, while
In France they count francs, so
:hat there a millionaire Is a compara
ively poor Individual with but $200,
)0 to bless himself with. Million
aires are quite common in Prussia,
but a million marks don't mean
nuch these days, amounting to a trifle
f $250,000 in our money. For mil
lionaIres of real class it is necessary
go back to old Babylon. The Baby
onan millionaire had 1,000,000 talents
md would not be regarded as a poor
an even by a Wall street office boy.
a. talent was about $2,000, and a mll
io of them would be Sn2, n.000..
Oh, the Difference -
"You look pretty ti:s evening;- thc.
bachelor said to his, ir companion.
She gazed at him pbilosophically. "I
am sure you mean that well." she re
plied. "but you have n. idea how such
a speech wrings t, heart of one like
me-or would if I bau r!t become hard
ened to the inevitable. Nobody ever
says to me, 'You are pretty.' It is al
ways 'You look pretty.' There Is a dif
ference as wide 'as the wideness of
the sea.' The girl who really is pretty
never has to give the subject a. thought.
Nothing she can do or leave undone
affects the vital fact that she is pretty.
The girl whom nature has not thus
dowered must be forever trying to _
make herself 'look pretty.' Of course E
In a way she deserves far more credit E
for making herself acceptable to the E
public than the pretty girl does-also
it is a cdmpliment to her taste. in
genuity, skill and various other mental
qualities to assure her she has attained
success-but it always reminds her of
the battle she must continually wage."
-Exchange.
The Summerless Year.
The year 181G was called the "year
without a summer." Spring came that
year. but in its faintest form. Snow,
cold rains and winds were incessant.
It was the 1st of June before the first
left the ground. The farmers planted
their crops, but the seed would hardly
sprout, and when they came to the sur
face there was not heat enough to
make the frail plants grow. It Is re
corded that during the month of June
birds froze to death in the woods and
fields. Small fruits, such as there
were, rotted on the stem, there being
no birds to eat them. But little corn
matured. Only in sheltered spots were
good sized roasting ears to be found.
Frosts prevailed every month In. the
year and almost daily. The people
after repeated hopes of a change for
the better settled down almost in de
spair. The like of it was never known
in the country before and, fortunately,
has never been repeated.-New York
American.
Tolstoy and the Bear.
When Count Tolstoy was a young
man he took part in a bear hunt that
nearly ended fatally. When the beast
charged him Tolstoy fired and missed.
He fired a second shot. which hit the
bear's jaw and lodged between bis
teeth. Tolstoy was knocked down, fall
Ing with his face in the snow. "There,"
he thought; "all is over with me." Ee
drew his bead as far as possible be
tween his shoulders, e-posing chiefly
his thick fur cap to the beast's mouth
till she was able to tear with her upper
teeth only the cheek under the left eye
and with the lower teeth the skin of
the left part of theforehead. At this
moment the famous bear hunt leader,
Ostashkof, ran up with a small switch
In his hands and cried out his usual
"Where are you getting to? Where are
you getting to?" This, says Tolstoy,
sent the bear scuttling off at her ut
most speed. .
The Real Old Article.
The stranger In Boston was inter
ested in the old family names of that
city. He bore a strong letter of In
trodu'ction'to a prominent townsman.
"I can give you from memory the
names of all the old families of onr
city," the prominent townsman saki,
and he rattled ogf two or three dozens
at an amazing rate.
The stranger Icoked up from his
copy pad expectantly.
"Is that all?" he asked.
"I have given you a complete list of
Boston's leading families." the promi
nent townsman replied. "Not one of
them dates back less than six genera-1
tions."
The stranger stared.
"But surely you have other oid fain
iies of note In Boston?"
"Merely transients." icily replied the Cc
Boston man.-Clevelanld Plain Dealer. ar'
Good and Bad. an
A remarkably brief, effective sum- og
Ling up was once quoted by Lord
.ames In an after dinner speech. I t
was delivered by an Irish judge trying
a man for pig stealing. The evidence
of his. guilt was conclusive, but the Y7
prisoner insisted on calling a number
of witnesses, who testified most em- f
phatically to hisgeneral good cha racter.
After hearing their evidence and the
counsel's speeches the -judre remarked,
"Gentlemen of the jury, 1 think that -
the only conclusion you can arrive atis
that the pig was stolen by the prisoner
and that he is the most amiable man '
in the county."-Lon~don Chronicle. 3
Not Her Fault.
The mistress comes home without -~
warning. She findis the maid in gala
attire.
. "Why, what do you mean," she cre,
"by wvearing my best black skirt?" --
"It is not my fault," replies the maid.
"Madam bocked up all her colored -
ones."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Volcanic Ash.
The destructive Philippine volcanoes .
have value fo"- one thing at least,
says a writer in the Pacific Monthly. 'o
They are directly responsible for the ~
finest hemo producing area in the ,
world. Hemp thrives in a 'ioi heavily
Impregnated with vnlcanic ash.
His Share..
"How do you propose to support my
daughter, young man?'
"But, sir, 1 was only proposing tco
marry her."-Fxchang.
Opinion.
Stella-What do you think of marry
ng a nobleman?
Bella-It Is like buyiun a fish instead..
of catching It.-New York Times.
How blessings brighten as they take ?
their flght!-Young.
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