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he ,fanning imes. LOUIS APPELT. Editor. MANNING, S. C.. MARCH. 5. 1913. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY One year... - - -................-1 50 Six months.........---- ----.............. .5 Font months-..--- --- ---...................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. 51; each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve Commumcations must De accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to renfsive attention. 'o communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at thePostoffice at Manning as Sec - ond Class matter. Advertisers will please re member that copy for a change of ad. MrST be in this of.ce by Saturday Noon in order to insure nublication the following week. LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED The general assembly has ad journed and it was one of the most harmonious in several years; there was very little par tisanship, even in the matter of vetoes of the Governor. Last year the political opponents of the governor did not hesitate to oppose everything he favored with the result that the session of-that year went down into the history of the State as the bit terest and the most fruitless ever held, but this year there was a different feeling notwith standing the fact that the oppo nents of the Governor were in the majority in both Houses, the disposition was to transact the business on merit, and when a veto was presented it was dis cussed on its merits and acted upon in the same spirit. The Act of more wide import ance than any other in our opin ion was the Act to levy a one mill school tax for the aid of the rural schools, this Act did not become a law as the author of it intended, in fact. we are not at all pleased with it because it does not give the support to the schools as intended. The original proposition as recommended by the Governor provided for a straight one mill tax to be expended in aid of the rural schools and in the towns of less than 2500 population, this money was to be turned over to the State board of education to be prorated among the several counties under the supervision of the county boards, in this way the weak counties would have greatly benefitted, because those counties that are now collecting enough to run their free schools would not get any of this one mill tax but the money collected from those rich counties would have been given to such as do not raise enough to run their school full terms and have not enougiL funds to build school houses or extend their terms. The upper section of this State, where the railroads and the man ufacturing industries abound, and those counties which have dispensaries would have under the Act originally proposed con tributed largely to aid the free rural schools throughout th e State-it woald have been a blessing to this county. The Lawson amendment to this measure so ruined it that those of us who worked with might and main for the free schools had to finally Vote against the entire bill, because, as it is now we can, ifare so disposed, levy upon our selves as many mills as we de sire without being forced to by -the legislature, and the Lawson amendment has so made it that we are compelled to pay an ad-. ditional mill and only lifty per cent of the money r-aised by the levy can be expended in aid of the schools independent of the Drovisions which have been pro vrided for by the laws. The Act passed provides for a one mill levy, fifty per cent to go to pay the several amounts for high schools, term extensions, etc., and fifty per cent to be retained in the county .to be expended as the connty board directs, there fore it can -be readily seen that by this manipulation we have a * law forcing the people to pay an additional one mill tax without being able to get a dollar to help the weak schools from the rich, counties, the Act is not what was wanted and it should not have be conte the law, and the only reas on the veto of the Governor was not sustained, the appropritioni bill had already been acted up~ on, and it was argued that if the veto was sustained the rural schools would not be able to get the money the Acts of 19?0-11-12 had provided; several Senattors1 openly said the Act was a delu sion, that it was giving to the people sop when they were askc ing for something substantial, but inasmuch as the appropria tion bill could not be recalled at that stage of the session they would yield their judgment and vote to pass it over the veto, there were however, a few oth ers who were unwilling to palm off on the people such an abor tion, preferring to stay over an - other week at our own expense in order to recall the appropria tion bill so that schools would get what was honestly intended for them, tne majoriby would not consent to this, preferring to do the masses an injustice rather than to remedy the mistake they openly acknowledge was made. The legislature did not enact mnany general laws, the law re ferred to above and the oil in spection were probably the most important. E CT I md0s omw arenn oADDnoEYi THE .CABINET. Secretary of State, W. J Bryan, of Nebraska; Secretar3 of Treasury, W. 0. McAdoo. o: New York; Secretary of War Lindley M. ,Garrison, of Neu Jersey; Attorney General. Jame: McReynolds, of Tennessee: Post master General, A. S. Burleson of Texas; Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels, of North Car olina; Secretary of Interior, F K. Lane, of California; Secretarl of Agriculture, David F. Hous ton, of Missouri; Secretary o Commerce. W. C. Redfield, o: New York; Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson. of Pennsylvania There were many of us who ex pected the name of Captain Wit Liam E. Gonzales of Columbia, ti be among those chosen for a cab inet position, because if there i a man in the South who dic more than be to bring on the nomination of President Wilsot be is yet to ba: heard of by us Gonzales is as aully qualified foi one of these high places as an3 man the President has chosen and more so, in our opinion than some, but then we realize it wouk be impossible for him, with the limited number of cabinet places, to provide for all of his strong friends. Among those chosen for the cabinet is David F. Houston a for. mer Darlington boy whose father will be remembered by mar.y in this county as a traveling horse dealer, his son received his pre liminary education in Darliogton, and gradually. rose in educatio, al circles until he became the bead of some of the leading uni versities in the country, and when selected by President Wil son he was the head of Wash ington University of Missouri. So, if there is any disappoint ment in the President not select ing Mr. Gonzales as one of his advisors, South Carolina can ap preciate the selection of a Caro lina-raised man in the person of M- Houston. We yet believe the te President will remem be onzales when he goes to offer other important appoint ments, roreign embassies for in stance, Captain Gonzales would fill any of these places with cred it to the nation, and we believe we speak the truth when we say he can secure the endorsement Df this State for any position in bhe gift of the President. In this State we have our political dif ferences, we divide up into fac tions, and sometimes the tight wages hot, but when it is over we shake hands and stand ready and willing to recognize merit, therefore we say, South Caro lina, regardiiss of faction, will gladly endorse Captain William E. Gonzales for a national posi tion. The Webb Act which Congress has just put upon the Statute books over the veto of President raft, is a source of much ela ion for the Prohibitionists. and great concern for those who are >pposed to governmental inter erence with personal rights. As we understand the Webb Act no spiritous or vinous liquors aan be shipped into "dry States' for unlawful purposes, but they an be shipped into "dry" States for personal use. Our coustruc ion of the law is that the States re permitted to enact suchi laws is will make effectual the en torcement of their prohibitorv taws. In other words the ,Webb Act simply makes sure of the po. ice authority of a State; there fore, if a Prohibition State enacts i law it will be without interfer mece as heretofore on the ground )f being in violation of tbe inter State commerce laws. Under bis new law South Carolina can nake it nulawful for common ;arriers to bring into any of the "dry counties" liquors of any rind whether spiribous, vinous r-malt, that is, if South Caro ina, can be designated a 'jdry" tate, it being only partially "wet." There are seven coun ~ies in the State which have a egal right to sell liquor, that yeing the case, it is doubtful in >ur wind if this State would :ome under the law recently en tewd. Unless this State can secure the passage of a State wide prohibition law we doubt 7ery much if the Webb Act can >e of much service, and under ts provisions we are doubtful if ~he shipment for personal use ~an be interferred with. There is loever, only one way of snow ng the effect of this legislation, Ld that is for a case to be car ,ied up for a final decision. Catarrh Cannot be Cured rith LOCAL APPLICAIONs. as they cannot each the seat of the disease. Catarrh isa lood or constitutional disease, and in order to~ re it you must take internal remedies. Hairs atarrh Cure is taken internally~and acts direct y on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hairs atarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was 'rescribed by one of the best physicians in this ountry for years. and is a regular prescription. t is composed of the best tonics known, corn ied with the best blood purifiers. acting di ecty on the mucous surfaces. The perfect ombination of the two ingredients is what pro uces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. lend for testimonials free. F. J. cHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo. 0. Sold by druggists, price 75c Halrs Family Pills are the best. MnISSIONS. VANNING AUXILIARY A CALL TO YOUNG WOMEN. The mnember of women in the world s approximnate-ly as follows: Thrisian................238.000 000 Paan............ ... ....6.000 (000 'oufuian.. ... .. ... ......128.000 000 Eindu.......... .........95,000 000 Buddhist........ ..... ...73.000 000) obammnedan........... 100.000 000 So 500.000.000 of these wometn only an go. They are boodamfe that you bo breathe this free air cannot under tad; young women dependent up~on ou for the. freedom of the tgospel. Wi ou o? Trhe neepd is~ great. tihe harve~t bundant, the laborers are fey, ther ie about the mlatter urgent. SELwECTD Statement of Vetoes in Detail. Columbia, March 2.-Special: As in dicated in The Sunday News the Gen eral Assembly, to all intents and pur poses. adjourned this morning at 4:30 o'clock. As a usual thing wnen the Ap propriation Act is finally adopted and all Acts have been duly ratiSed and turned over to the Governor that is tantamount to adjournment, and such is the present legislative situation. Yesterday it was reported that twen ty-odd Acts had been turned over to the - Secretary of State without signature. f The lawmakers were anxious that these Acts should become law. The Governor had not yet vetoed any one of the twenty-odd Acts that be sent to the . Secretary of State; he simply had not - signed them, and it was either one of ) two things-to continue the legislative session for a lapse of three days after ; they were handed the Governor by vir I tue of which they became law, if not vetoed; or the Acts would slumber in the office of the Secretary of Stste for a year without the force and effect of law, and next session could be vetoed in the first days of the session. Some members were interested in t this and others in another of the group of A cts filed with the Secretary of State (the complete list of these Acts was pub lished in The Sunday News) and these influen es combined and brought about the plan of taking a recess until Thurs day, March 6. at 2 o'clock. MANY MAY NOT RETURN. There will be a slim attendance at that time, as the sole purpose of the re cess until Thursday is to accomplish tbt span of three legrslative days, the time in which the Acts become automatical ly effective. This will also apply to the three Acts that were ratified after 4 o'clock Sunday morning, unless the3 should be vetoed. This wound not, apply to the Aqjs that have been turned over to the Secretary of State witbout signa ture of veio, as they are now out of the hands of the Governor. The three last Acts ratified were to allow Sumter, Darlington, Belton and Walhalla to assess abutting property for improvements; the general magis trates' and the general county officers' Acts. There was no particular reason why these Acts should have been de lay.-d in the ratification. except that something wt.s to have been left to the last. When the General Assembly meets Thursday it will be simply to pass reso lutions of thanks and congratulations, exchan..e con rtesis and advise the Gov ernor that the General Assembly is ready to adjourn and inquire if he has any further communication. It will be interesting to note at a glancae what was the fate of the individ ual vetoes both in the House and Sen ate. It is an interesting study of the closing dais of the session and is as follows: VETOES IN HOUSE. Results on vetoes in the House: 1. Extra clerical work Comptroller's office. $1,000, 81 to 18-overridden. 2. Printing books, etc., Comptroller's office, 8500, 82 to 19-overridden.. 3. Printine books, bonds, State Treas urer, 82.000, 77 to 23--overrioden. 4. Deficit for lighting p-:biic build ings, $2 954 52, 73 to 21-overridden. 5. Deticit State board health, $2,536.62 77 to 19-overridden. 6. University South Carolina main tenance, equipment. 84.500, 93 to 9 overridden. a Uivetity South Carolina, main ridden. 8. University South Carolina, improv ing dining hall, 815,000. 81 to 14-over ridden. 9. University South Carolina, new dormity. 825 000, 80 to 15-overridden. 10. Univer'.ity South Carolina, heat ing plant, 817,500, 85 to 17-over-idden .11. State Colored CollegeAgricultur al extension, $10,000, 54 to 29-sustain ed. 12. State Colored College Summer Sc-hool, 8500, 58 to 31-sustained. 13. Confestera:.e Home, Charleston, $2,000, 80 to 14-overridden. 14. Historical cornmssioa paragraph, $5 350, 85 to 6 overridden. 15. Printing for historical commis siotu, *1.000. 72 to 16- -overridden. 16 Work on Confederate records, $2 500, 80 t-, 12-overrmidden. 17. Interest liable to accure, $3,000, 79 to 11-overridden. 18 Claims passed by Assembly, $10. 000, 74 to 11-overridden. 19. Deficit for public printing, 1912, 85,345 45. 6i9 to 12-overri dden. 20 Corn Brt-eders' A-s wriation, $4, 000. 76 to 11-overridden. 21. Expenses for phosphate commis sion, $300, 70 to 13-overridden. 22. Sou~h Carolina Live Stock Asso ciat ion. 81,000. 45 o 36-sustained. 23 South Carolina Agricultural So ciety. (State Fair) 85,000, 64 to 18-over ridden. 24. D. fici t for printing, 1911, 81,136.18 61 to 24-overridden. 25. State Colored Fair, $1.000 85 to 0 -sustained. 26. Chairs for gallery, House, $1,079, 81 to 8-overridden. 27. Linoleum fot- gallery, House, $324 86 to 3-overridden. 28. I'lant Br-eede-rs' Association, S1. 500. 57 to 28 -overridden. 29. To change personal borrowitg board. Section 40,-..., 82 to 4-over ridden. 30. Recapitulation totals, - . ... 88 to 0-overriaden. 3i. Passage of entire Act,,...88 to 6-ratified. VETOES IN SENATE. Results of votes in the Senate: Item 4. Section 4. extra cler-ical ser vice-s, Comnpt roller General's office,$1, 000-32 to 1. Item 10, Section 4, printing, Comp troller Gon eral's otfices $500-31 to 4. Item 6, Section 6, printing, State treasurer's otlice, $2,000 -34 to 2. Item 13, Section 13. ei-it for light ing pu bl-e build ines, 82.954.5-28 to 16 Item 6, Secti.-n 17, deficit for 1912, health department. 82,536 62-32 to 3. Item 9, Section 19, books and blanks for tax department, 85,000-32 to 10. Item 3, Section 20, equippmer.t, Uni versity of South Carolina, 84,500-30 to Item 4, Section 20, gene-ral expenses, Uver.it) of South Carolina , 12, 000-. 30 to 3. Item 6, Section 20, improving dining ball, University of South Carolina, $15, n00-3n to 2. Item 7, Section 20, completing net dormitory, University of South Cart lina, 325,000-29 to 6. Item 9, Section 20, beating plan1 University of South Carolina, 17,500 29 to 7. Item 2,,Section 25, Confederate Hom College, $2,000-31 to 1. Section 31, Several items, historics commission. 55,350-32 to 0. Item 3, Section 31, printing histori cal commission, $1.000-32 to 0. Itt-m 4, Section 30, work on Confet crate recorus, historical commission $2,500-28 to 1. Item 5, Section 32, interest to accru on bonded debt, $5,000-29 to 2. Item 1, Section 38, claims, $10,000 32 to 2. Item 3, Section 38, deficit, publi printing for 1912. $5,341.45-24 to 8. Item 4, Section 38. Corn Breeder. Arsociation, $1.000-21 to 15. (Su tamed.) Item 6. Section 38, phosphate con mh.sion, $300-21 to 14. (Sustained.) Item 19, Section 38, South Carolin Agriculture Society $5,000-29 to 4. Item 20, Section 38 deficit for print ing, 1911. $1,136 18-18 to 16. (Su. tamed.) Item 22, Section 38, chairs for House $1.079-34 to 1. Item 23, Section 38, linoleum fo House gallery, $324-32 to 1. Item 25, Section, 28, Plant Breeder. Association. 61,500-10 to 17. Sustained Section 40, for borrowing funds-2 to 5. THROUGH THICK AND THIN. The vote on tee veto messages indi catrs quit" clearly that there are abou tern members of the House and three or four in the Senate who will vote Krlth the Governor on any propositio: he wants, just so long as he sais it i all right. There are four or five mer bers of tbe House who are hero wor shippers of the governor and wouli accept his views on any and every thing, but the vote indicates this. Thi does not mean that his political follow ing is not much larger on a politica issue, but has reference to what migh be termed a personal worship. UNIVERSITY VETOES. The most important vote was en tb several items connected with the Uni versity of South Carolina, under thi head the governor vetoed items aggre gating $74,000 for the University, bu both the House and Senate overwhelm iugly overrode the vetoes. All th other items were comparably small the largest in importance being thi uffort to defeat the historical commis sion by depriving it of its maintecanc and this was perhaps the record vot a2ainst the sustaining of a veto in th thirty that were submitted. CHARLESTON'S DELEGATION. It has been my lot to sit at the pres atand for twenty-one years and t watch the trena of legislation and tht work of the various delegations. have seen more brilliant delegation on the floor from Charleston, but have never seen a steadier, a mor united, a more resourceful nor a mor resultful dalegation. Whatever th delegation "went after" they got an in the present day results are wbat count. There was not a moment C the session when Charleston was no [ully represented on the floor adid that counts for much. It is not by any man net- of means the man who does the spasmodic brilliant "stunt" who count! in the end, but it is the plodder wh< keeps~ everlastingly at thbe job and tha is the crowning credit of the Charles on delegation, both in the House and Senate, and by unanmmous consen1 there is no more influential delegatioi here. When the history of tbis session o the General Assembly is written it wil be that it was a "let- well-enough-alon4 awmaking body." There was no desir< t4 ciisturb the present industrial, agri ulural and commercial progress ot the State. There appeared to be ni emand ifor it. .ONE SAVED, OTHER LOST. The Assembly, to continue the good ra and to lend its hand to the pros erity and development of the State, passed two companion bills, one to. 1w ose a one-mill scbool tax for the cow oo schools on all property in thbe State, and another lookiug to compel ;or education Both of these mecas utres, after thbey had been adopted b2 majority votes in the legislature, suf frt d vetoes. The one-mill tax over ame the veto and is now a law, "tbi eto of the Governor to the contrar3 otwitstanding," as is announced af er the vote is taken. The optional ompulsory school attendance law patsed the House by more than the wo-thirds vote required, but failed tc eure the two-thirds vote in the Sen te, and therefore, will not find its way o the statute books. The Govern..: has consistently and persistly fought compulsory educatiot and his veto was to have been expected nd was in line with his ofterepeated >osition, but sooner or later his State wll bake a compulsory education law n its books. It is sure to come and when it does come it is liable to bea nanatory statute and not one to be oted upon as was provided in the ompromnise Mc~ravey Act that was enacted at this session. AUGUST KOHis -News and Courier Maren 3. Many a Suffering Woman Drags herself painfully through her aily tasks suffering from backache, eadache, nervousuess, and loss of t"ep, not knowing her ills are due t idney and bladder troubies. Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief from pain ad misery, a prompt return to health nd strength. No woman who suffers ~an afford to overlook Foley Kid sey ills The Dickson Drug Co., Manning, Lon- Fischer, Summerton. Both C5dos. Crawford- To do a thing well, you mow, you must do It yourself. Crab haw But you miss the fun of seeing he other flow work.,Jndge. Sympathy. A helping word to one mn trouble Is ften like a switch on a railway track -but one inch between wreck and mooth rolling prosperity. A Pinero Club Epigram. An epigram from Sir Arthur Pinero: Indian clubs are good for the liver. ondon clubs are not."-London Stand rd. The father's virtue Is the child's best A German Fairy Tale. - As the cobbler stepped Into his she his scold of a wife started to lectua him unmercifully for coming in late. "Be quiet. Zenobia," said he affabl "Today I have had a great stroke < luck. Coming home, I met a faii e who had lost her way. I put her < the right track, and out of gratitu 1 she presented me with this pair 4 slippers. Whoever puts on the le - one becomes invisible. Then If yC put on the right one you reappea ._ You will see that this present is vei valuable, because we will be able make lots of money with it." Zenobla became still and stood ove e come with curiosity in front of h< husband. "Come," said he; "let us try it once She slipped on the left slipper ax c positively in the same instant vanish( away. "It is really true!" said the cobble astonished. "She is gone!" Then he took the right slipper, wet out of the house and threw It in ti deepest well.-Fiiegende Blatter. a Munich Royalty Is Modest. As far as meeting royalty Is cot c- cerned, Munich Is a great contrast I ,- Berlin. It is impossible to stay lox In the Prussian capital without havix one's path stopped or impeded by ti passing of some prince of the roy, house or, at all events, by the cohort r of police who safeguard them. Cr may stay for months in Munich wit] out seeing more than a royal carriai driving past almost unnoticed excel 9 for the raising of hats. The popularit of the Wittelsbachs is genuine, an every Municher takes a lively intere . In the ways and doings of the met bers of the royal house. The trag history of the Wittelsbachs in recei times is perhaps the reason why ti personalities of the present generatic seem somewhat effaced. They at a s events take care not to stand in tU - limelight.-Manchester Guardian. I Champagne From Sponges. "Champagne makers of Rheims bu a lot of our sponges." said a wholesa] dealer. "They squeeze champagne of of them. They must squeeze in th year's course a million bottles of chan pagne out of sponges. Mystified, aren you? But there is no mystery abot the matter. Champagne as it fermeni a is powerful stuff; it breaks the stroni - est bottles, and in the past all tb champagne that broke its bottles an s escaped was lost. Now, though. the pack the champagne bottles in clea t sponges, and every day or two the - go over the plant, and if any of th B bottles have broken they squeeze int , casks the wine that the sponges hav retained. This wine, reclarified, refit . ed and bottled again, makes a ver 3 good second quality drink." How a Flea Jumps. 9 It is said that a flea leaps 200 time its height, and, while It usually doe land on its feet, it often fails, especia 5 ly when it falls on a perfectly smoot y surface, where the claws can get onl a slight hold. A flea has six legs whose great length and bulk mak them so heavy that they must be 3 great help in keeping their owner rigi E side up when It makes one of thos B gigantic jumps, and when it lands ul side down or in some other way it ability to kick is so great that not mor than one wriggle Is needed to set thing right. A flea's wings are mere scale and of no use. But, small and worti less as they are, they tell the entomok gist something about the proper classi fication of the Insect. To the flea itsel *they have no value. 3 Compelling Use of Surnames. SSome folk have been compelled b, law to change their surnames. In 1602 for instance, the name of MacGrego was proscribed, and those who ha' previously borne It were compelled ti adopt another. In Ireland, also, as fa back as 1485, an act was passed order Ing the Inhabitants of certain district to "gae appareled like Englishmer wear their head after the English man ner and take English surnames." Th< act fugther directed that those concern ed should take for their new name: "the name of a .tewn, as Sutton, Ches ter, Cork or a color, as White, Black Brown," and that they and their wivel should use this new surname ude: pain of forfeiting all their belongings -London Graphic. "To the Lamppost." ."To the lamppost" is a mistransla tion of "a la lanterne." There was ni lamppost. The lamp was hung eve the middle of the street in the cente of a cord, which passed over pulleys a the -sides of the street. The lamp wa: let down, the person to be hanged wal -substituted for it and the ends of th< cord pulled.-London Notes and Queries Poor Colors. "I can't understand Mabel." "Why not?" "She's always trying to get thing: to match her complexion." "What of It?" "Haven't you ever noticed her comn plexon?"-Mlwaukee Sentinel. Always Some Flaw. "Wouldn't It be fine to live In clo ver?" said the optimist. "Huh! You'd only get hay fever,' said the pessimist. - Cincinnati En quirer. Try it. A man never quite realizes how much furniture he owns until he trie to walk rapidly through his rooms it the dark.-Puck. Describing Her. Gibbs-Say. old man, that little wif'e of yours Is a picture. Dlbbs-More: she's a picture puzzle.-Boston Tran script. Sly Management. "Haven't you a handsomer chafinl dish than that?" asked the customer. "You want something even more or namental than this?" "Yes. I want one so beautiful anc expensive that my wife wouldn't thini of trying to cook anything in it."-Ex. change. Herself Alone. "Harold. do you love me for myself alone?" "For yourself alone. And that's why I obect to loaning your father money and standing for your little brother's pestiferousness." - Kansas City Jour Doesn't Mean it. Isn't It queer that when a man ad dresses you by saying "Say!" he wants you to keep still so that he can say something himself?-New Orleans Picayune. So It Does. "Always hit the line bard, my boy." "Oh. I don't know, dad. Sometimes It pays to try to run around the end." WEAK WEARY WOMEN ; Learn the Cause of Daily Woes aid T End Them. Le >f When the back aches and throbs, ft When housework is torture, 'u When night brings no rest nor sleep, r- When urinary disorders set in, 9 Women's lot is a weary one, ' Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak r- kidneys. r Have proved their worth in Manning. This is one Manning woman's testi " mony. d Mrs. Joseph Wells, Manning, S. C., d says: "I was afflicted with kidney com. plaint and I suffered intensely from r, dull, nagging backaches, beadaches It and dizzy spells. Doan's Kidney Pills 1e lroved to be just what I needed and I had not used them long before I was re lieved. I got this preparation from Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.'s drug store (now 1- the Dickson Drug Co.,) and I cheerfully :0 recommend it." g For sale by all dealers. Price 50 g cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, i New York, sole agents for the United s States. Le Remember the name-Doan's-and 1- take no other. t y London's Hot Baked Potatoes. d There are few colder places on a ;t winter's night than the streets of Lon i- don. Naturally anything warm is wel e comed by wayfarers. Roasted chest it nuts and hot pies stand high In public 1 ,e favor, but the cry of "Baked potatoes, n all hot!'' is peculiarly inviting. The 11 simplest form of a potato can-really "e more like a box than a can-is of plain, unpainted tin, not unlike that used by the street pleman. In the central por tion the potatoes are kept hot, while y in compartments on each side salt and e butter are kept. A large pepper box i it usually stands on the top of the can. e A small valve lets out the steam, and i- its whistling guides the traveler In t search of a hot potato. Street corners, 1 t where an omnibus stops or near places 1 s of amusement, are favorite spots -for - the vendors of this delicacy. The sea e son lasts from the latter part of Sep d tember until about the end of March. y It is said that more than 3,000 people n gain their livelihood in this way in the y streets of London. e 0 Musical Sound and the Ear. e The well trained ear of a musician i- can distinguish notes differing only Y one-hundredth part of a tone from one another. Most people cannot perceive a difference of one-tenth of a tone, and a few can scarcely tell one tone from S another. The cause of this curious dis s parity resides in slight differences in the structure of the cochlea, a wonder a ful piece of apparatus in the inner 7 most part of the car. It is a little , body shaped like a snail shell and be e liev-ed to be the part of the hearing a apparatus which recogni.'j musical t sounds. In its structure it closely re 3 sembles the strings of a piano and even has a dauuper to prevent the mixture s of sounds quickly following one anoth eer. This little muitsical apparatus is set s going by vibratiouis received from the a middle calr or dlrIum, and ini sonme mys terious miiizmer' it sentis these on to the brain through the auditory nerve In the form of musical sounds.4 The Drummer's Secret. Here Is ani old war story. As a regi ment of soldiers was on the march to( Gettysburg some of the soldiers step ped out of the ranks and confiscated a couple of geese, and one of the drum mers unheaded his instrument and put the captured birds In the drum. Shortly afterward the colonel rode 1 along and, noticing the boy, said 4 sharply: "Why don't you beat that drum?" "Colonel." said the drummer myste riously. "I want to speak to you." < The colonel drew still closer and, Sbending down his head, said, "Well. what have you to say?" The drummer whispered, "Colonel. 4 I've got a couple of geese in here." The colonel straightened up and 4 gravely said. "Well, if you're sick and can't play, you needn't." The colonel had roast goose that night. A Win~or on a Mountain Top. t As one elimbs up to the mountain e top the danger from lightning Increases rap~idly, and, as a rule, the observa- a tories located on the mountain tops a are rather uncomfortable places of 3 residence, as discovered by the scien- ti tific gentlemen who have bad the ex perience of a winter on a mountain top. It is evident that ordinary light ning rods are entirely inadequate to carry off the enormous discharges of a the mountain thunderstorms. There e are several observatories on Mont t Blanc. and at one of them, that ofr Janssen, there have ,been a number of 3 bombardments, during which the In-, terior of the place was filled with rib bonlike sheets of electricity and balls of fire which moved silently from point to point.-Exchange.n Breakfast In Norway. Home brewed beer has of late years, t says IHarold Simplson In his "Rambles In Norway."' largely displaced spirits as the national drink of the Norwegi ans. It is so popular that It is used even at breakfast to wash down the e stock dish-fried pork smothered int onions. The flrst sight of a Norwegian r breakfast table, adds the author, Is apt i to astound onec. It is covered with small dishes, principally fish-fresh fish, smoked fish, fish in tins, fish in miniature barrels. There are also cold meats and an endless variety of cheeses, of which the Norwegians are very fond. Tears Not Idle. "My doctor tells me a good cry is beneficial. The second woman, opening her purse, displayed a first class return ticket to Europe. "A good cry gained me this," she said.-New' York Press. True Love. Tom-But perhaps she doesn't love you. Jack-Oh, yes, she does' Tom How do you know? Jack-When I told her that I had no money to get married on she offered to borrow some from her father.-Philadelphla In quirer. The Departing Son. "Our boy has left us," wept the mother as their only son waved good by from the car window. "Yes." said the old man, whom the - boy had just touched for a heavy loan. "but he hasn't left us much."-DetroltE Scotland's "Daft Days." So hilarious were the old ceremo nies of welcoming the new year in Scotland that Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 won for themselves the designation of "the daft days." Temperance legislation has done much in recent years to mod ?rate and refine the festivities, which still, however, assume extensive and exuberant proportions. Only a few years ago a writer in the London Chronicle in Edinburgh on New Year's eve saw the "Black Maria" perambu lating the streets and picking up the hopelessly drunken persons from the pavements and doorsteps for convey ance to the police station. It was formerly the custom in Ire land and Wales to carry a lantern tastefully decorated with ribbons and containing a wren, round each hamlet and village on New Year's day and make calls on dwellers in cottage and - hall. The bearers, swinging the lan tern at each door, would favor all whom it might concern with a song and receive a monetary reward. The Old Time Stagecoach. In 1762 there were, strange as it seems, only six stagecoaches running in all England, and of course these were the only public vehicles for tray. elers. Even these were a novelty, and i person named John Crosset thought they were such a dangerous innovation that he wrote a pamphlet against them. "These coachees," he wrote, "make entlemen come to London upon every small occasion, which otherwise they would not do except upon urgent ne :essity. Nay, the convenlency of the passage makes their wives come often ap, who rather than come such long lourneys on horseback would stay at some. Then when they come to town they must be in the wade, get fine :lothes, go to plays and treats and by these means get such a habit of idle cess and love of pleasure that they are uneasy after." Roast Pig In Servia. The favorite dish of the Servians, ays a writer in the Wide World Maga ine, consists of a lamb or sucking pig oasted whole over ashes. A pit is lrst dug and filled with wood-vine branches for choice, as they give the est flavor-and the fire is then allow A1 to burn for several hours. The car :ass Is next Impaled with a stout stick d slowly turned round and round >ver the embers. The result, after six hours' turning, is a very luscious meal, for all the gravy is kept in and the neat Is unusually tender. No picnic .n Servia is considered complete with ut this delicacy. A story goes that n one of his campaigns Napoleon no iced a group of Servian soldiers cook .ng meat in this way, whereupon he .ame up, inquired what they were do ng, tasted the meat and was delighted with it. Races of Mankind. The races of mankind are five in lumber-white, yellow, brown, red md black, or the Caucasian, Mongo an, Malayan, Indian and negro. The nterrelationships of these different )reeds have been the subject of study ith the specialists for ages, but the lisputes are as numerous as they were when the study began. Whether the rarious races sprang from some one >iginal race and if so what that orig nal race was, Is a question that Is still n limbo. Between these five races, as ound at present, there are physical, noral and mental differences so mark d as to seem to preclude a common rigin and yet, unless such origin is ssumed, the difficulty of the case Is reatly enhanced. Race origins are an msolved problem.-New York Ameri Rainbows That Can Change Sex. In many parts of the world it Is the ~eneral belief that the rainbow has be power to change sex. This queer elief obtains In such widely separated listicts as South Africa and Norway nd China and Australia. The Zulus ave a long folklore story of the young nan who was changed Into a wrinkled >d woman by touching the many hued Lrh. The Scandinavian peasants have similar story, and in Greece they say hat anybody who runs against the end >f the rainbow will have his or her sex nstantly changed. In France and In [a to pass under the rainbow has q imilar effect. Well Trained. Old Lady (improving the occasion) t, my poor man, you would not be in his position if you had received an arly training In some trade or calling. ramp-Don't you tork too sudden bout wot you don't know nothin' bout, missus. No trainin', indeed! V'y, I was in prison afore I was four aen.-London Mail. Made His Hair Come Out. Habitual Customer (to his barber) ~our confounded hair restorer has iade my hair come off more than ver! Barber-Ah, you must 'ave put oo mch on, sir! Made the 'air come ight out, 'stead of only 'arfway. Vindsor Magazine. His Philosophy. Employer-I see you've collected a lot f small accounts, but you haven't ide much headway with the bigger nes. Collector-No, sir; I generally , sake it a' rule to-h'm-follow along ~ e line of least resistance.-Chicago ribune. There Are Cooks and Cooks. A lady correspondent remarks cyni- ~ ily that many a man who would hesi te to make a wife of his cook Is quite ~ady to make a cook of his wife.- . ondon Standard. He who would rest must work.- t alian Proverb. 20 CENTS POUN]) Peelers Improved L4 Field inspected by Government Wilt, pronounced 0. K., by thei We sold to S. Clements for 20c I seed left. $1.00 per bushel, F. ( Couser & icklen's Arnica Salve j ne Best Salve In The World. s' Arab Haggling. Alan Ostler in "The Arabs In Tripe. li" comments on the amusing haggling scenes in the desert plunder market when loot of war was the merchan dise. "Why do you not sell at a set price to all alike?" he asked a merchant. "But why?" said he. "If I can get but half a grush the more from one of them than from another, is it not gain?" "But that wastes time, for while you bargain with one you might have sold to three. They say with us, Time is money." "Oh, folly," he retorted scorn fully. "Time is God's and given freely to all men, so that all have it alike. But with the fins one has much, anoth er none, and you must take what you can get." To haggle with any one is a joy to the Arab. But mutual trust he lacks. "I have known two men," says Mr. Os ter, "farm partners, walk eight miles to a market with three scrawny hens to sell. Both must seeds go, for nei ther would trust the other not to cheat him." The Speed of Animals. According to naturalists, no animal is known to have exceeded the speed attained by the famous race horse Sysonby. Instantaneous photographs show the full length of one complete stride as about twenty-six feet. In the stride of the fastest racers the hind quarters and the limbs are raised considerably higher than the shoulders and from this relatively great height - brought downward and forward, wide ly separated from each other, as a sportsman says, "to avoid striking the fore legs." The hare which is hunted with fast hounds has not in reality the speed of the dog. The dog, on the other hand, does not attain the speed of the horse. The giraffe is said to run at the rate of fifteen meters (yards) per second under the most favorable conditions. The elephant, going at the . rate of two yards a second, carries a weight approximating that earried by six horses.-Harper's. An interested Listener. Mark Twain one rainy day found himself in a room in his club which contained only one other occupant. The two men drifted into conversation. Mark began a discussion on the merits of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and made brilliant deductions as to the character and personality of the writer of "Tess," from what he called the internal evidence of the story. His listener at times mildly dissented, but on the whole maintained an attitude of Impassivity. When "Tess" had been labeled only passable, Mark Twain'g chance ac iuaintance excused himself and de parted. Calling the smoke room at tendant Mark Twain asked him whom he had been conversing with. "That's Mr. Thomas Hardy, sir!" re plied the steward impressively. The Dread of Death. - Granted that it is the will of God that we shall remain on earth and live our appointed lives there, it is essential that mankind should feel the dread of death. Without that dread the world could hardly remain peopled. The dread of death is to the soul what the Law of gravity is to the body. It an chors us to the earth. Without that dread to weigh us down and keep us to the globe half mankind would be driv en by curiosity, by the love of change, by the dread of ennui, by what Bacon calls "niceness and satiety," to push open the closed door and ~see what Is beyond. Children and a few very hap py and easily pleased people might perhaps say they would not explore larther and that they were perfectly content with things as they are-St. James' Gazette To Calculate Longevity. "Bacon took a deep interest in Ion evity and its earmarks," said a physi clan, "and Bacon's signs of long life and of short life are as true today as they ever were. You won't live long, Bacon pointed out, If you have soft, fine hair, a fine skin, quick 'growth, large head, early corpulence, short neck, small mouth, brittle and separat rd teeth and fat ears. Your life, bar ring accidents, will be very lengthy If vou have slow growth, coarse hair, a rough skin, deep wrinkles in the fore iead, firm flesh, a large mouth, wide nostrils, strong teeth set close together md a hard, gristly ear." Obligation Both Ways. "Some of those pictures are genuine >ld masters," said Mr. Cumrox. "Of course you are very proud to iave them." . "Yes, and I have no doubt the old nasters would have considerable re pect for me If they knew what I paid 'or them."-Washington Star. A Social Catastrophe. "Was no one injured in the railway :ollsion, count?" "No, but nevertheless it was a most ainful situation. First second, third nd fourth class passengers all main led together. Simply unheard of!" Plegende Blatter. Not, an Expert Opinion. "He has just returned from Mexico. e says a Mexican burro is the most ,ggravatingly stubborn thing on arth." "He isn't married."-Houstonl Post A Helping Hand. "Why are you removing all the rock ag chairs?" "Pa has sworn off~ on swearing, and re want to do all we can to help him." -Detroit Free Press. Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for hon knowest not what a day may pring forth.-Proverbs. FOR COTTON! mng Staple Seed. Experts for Bold Rot and ni. Ginned on private gin. er lb. Only limited amount ). B., Jordan, S. 0. Napier. OmEsIIOF-nIDAR