THE FIRST CON
The Slate Campaign Opened m Tbarsday
at a Large Barbecae
AN INFORMAL MEETING
All the Candidates for Governor Are
Present and Tell People Where
They Stand on the Public Questions
of the Day.?Dr. Ray Criticised
Lever's Vote.
The State campaign was opened
at an informal barbecue held in a
gro\e near Batesburg on Thursday.
Kach speaker was allowed thirty
mlnuteB and lots were drawn for the
order of speaking by the candidates
for governor.
Mr. Featherstone drew first choice
and opened up at once with a plea
for prohibition. He had been told,
he said, that he could be elected governor
easily if he cut out that plank
In his platform and did not stress
it bo much. He would rather be defeated
than cut it out because he
had fought for it for twelve years
before when candidate for governor.
The argument that prohibition did
not prohibit was absurd. No law
prohibits, but it reduces. Prohibition
would reduce the consumption
of liquor.
At least half of the Inmates of the
asylums and penitentiaries can trace
their present condition to the use of
whiskey. If prohibition would cut
this number down 25 or 50 per cent
would not that be of some benefit to
aoclety? There were 347 homicide
cases in the State last year and of
these 65 per cent, were traced to
liquor. If liquor could be eliminated
would not that be of benefit?
Thos. CJ. Mcl^eod.
Thos. G. McLot'd was next introduced
by Mr. Edwards. Mr. McT
n.
.ogiicu iu ma uiucihi record
and to his services as lieutenant governor.
He discussed education and
the work he had done for schools and
colleges. The people had years before
made mistakes in not making
the common school the basic foundation
as was the case now. The spirit
of education was now abroad in the
land, which means much to the State.
He also stressed good roads and scored
the tax dodgers heavily in his
argument for equalization of property.
He made a plea for a continued
appropriation for pensions.
As to the liquor question he was no
advocate for selling, but thee matter
must be sanely dealt with. He had no
apology to offer for defending that
Democratic doctrine of local option.
There was nothing for prohibitionists
to do but build up a sentiment
for prohibition, for no law could be I
enforced unless there was a sentiment
for its enforcement. He thought
the whole matter "a carefully pre- .
served and canned issue" to be '
brought up from time to time. He '
did not believe in over-riding the <
will of the people. He promised if 1
elected to perform all duties faithful- (
ly and enforce the laws. f
F. H. Hyatt.
After dinner F. H. Hyatt was the f
next speaker. Mr. Hyatt went out '
of the ordinary line and delivered an f
a a ?a ' *
auuit-Bs on mo progress of South 1
Carolina. He did not consider it a ^
political gathering, he said, .having 1
been invited by the ladies committee 1
of a church to deliver an address at 1
a church barbecue. Therefore he did 1
fiot touch at all on the whiskey
matter or on taxation. His opening 1
remarks called attention to rural J
schools and their relation to good r
roads. The two were closely con- 1
nected. Only one man in each hun- '
dred ever thinks. The others let 1
this one man do their thinking. >
Therefore, the necessity for school* ^
and colleges. He commended the s
action of the State board of educa 1
tion in selecting Prof. Tate as in- s
spector of rural schools. A man
very often paid more attention to
his stock than he did to the kind 1
of Instruction his children were re- v
ceiving at the schools.
He briefly reviewed the progress 1
made in road building in the past il
ten years and gave some interesting ^
figures along that line. He told of e
the work of the farmers and the I1
Southern Cotton association In rais- C
ing the price of cotton and in urging a
the farmer to plant other crops. Over
100,000 circulars had been mailed n
out by the association describing the
Williamson plan for planting corn.
The wealth of the South was enor- e
mous and constantly growing, but a
there should be modern methods ap- ?
plied and for this end all of us must ,J
work. w
John Q. Richards was introduced tl
next. Mr. Richards reviewed his 20 ?
years of service in office of which 10 T
years were in the general assembly. P
He was proud to say that in this time
he had always favored education for L
high and low. He had advocated ap- ^
proprlatlons not only for the com- >
mon schools but for the colleges as D
well. He pointed to the bills, intro- P
duced by him and passed, increasing ll
the number of rural schools in the P1
State and the measures providing for "
educational scholarships at Winthrop Pi
and Clemson colleges; appropriations h<
that enabled the poorest boy or girl
to receive ? college education. He hi
stressed the work being done for the P1
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GEORGIA POLITICS
WATSON ANI> EDWARDS MAKE
THE WIRES HOT.
Mr. Watson Threatens to Prosecute,
and Congressman Edwards Says
"Make Charges Good."
The Atlanta Journal sayB a new
chapter was written Tuesday in the
controversy between Congressman
Charles Gordan Edwards, of Savannah.
and Thomas E. Watson, of
Thomson. rnnr#rnln? <<har??>. nf l .
morality made by Watson against
Edwards. Tart telegrams were exchanged
in an interesting passage at
arms.
Mr. Watson threatens to prosecnte
Congressman Edwards for false
swearing. Mr. Edwards challenges
Mr. Watson to make good on his
original charge of immorality, or go
unnoticed in the future.
Mr. Watson's telegram follows:
"Come into the jurisdiction of the
courts of Georgia and make oath
to the statements contained in your
telegram and in your card in the
Savannah Press, if you dare do it,
and I will prosecute you criminally
for false swearing.'
Congressman Edwards' wire follows:
"Your telegram received. I .have
denounced your charges as false and
have challenged you to name witnesses.
Comply with this like a
man, ^otherwise you shall go unnoticed.."
Mr. Watson precipitated the controversy
with the congressman when,
in his paper, he called upon Mr. Edwards
to answer several pertinent,
not to say sensational questions. He
dared Mr. Edwards to deny a charge
of immorality.
Congressman Edwards accepted
Mr. Watson's dare. He did deny the
charge. He branded it as an infamous
lie, and so wired Mr.. Watson.
It was his telegraphic denial that
cali . d forth Mr. Watson's telegram
Tuesday morning, threatening to
prosecute Mr. Edwards for false
swearing.
Cook Sues Peary.
According to dispatches Dr. Frederick
A. Cook, the artic explorer, has
entered 6ult in the Rerlin courts
aguinst Commander Robt. E. Peary.
farmer at Clemson and told of his
record as a member of the Farmers'
union.
He was tired of the whicirev m.o?
W >jUVOtion.
He -ha<l hoped that for once in
20 years the candidates could come
before the people with matters of
more importance. Since, however,
the first speaker had taken up as his
leading topic whiskey, he would iuform
all how he stood. He was a
prohibitionist, both in theory and
practice.
Oc?le L. It lease.
Cole L. Hleaee took as his subiect
"Render unto Caesar th? things
that are Caesar's and render unto
3od the things that are God'n." He
lid not touch on the liquor question
jut devoted his time to a review of ,
certain conditions in this State in
several periods?that of 1860, of |
187 6. of 1800, and the present. He
:alled attention to the work of the ,
nen confronting him and their fore- .
'athers that made the names of Lee
md Jackson imperishable; to the
vork of the same men in 1876 who .
nade Hampton governor and then
ater, in 1800 these same men made
he reforms possible under the lead rship
of B. R. Tillman.
Winthrop and Clemson are moniments
to this movement. Two ,
'ears ago he had endeavored to
nake taxation the issue with the peo>le
of the State and the newspapers
aughed at the idea. Examine the
ax receipts for the past several I
rears and Shnm hr\ to tl.?
.. " luc va.xt;? nave t
;radually mount-d. He wanted to
tress the fact that the legislature
nukes the laws, the governor only 8
uggestlng. T
John T. Duncan.
Jn characteristic manner, John T.
)uncan, of Richland, addressed the
oters. lie said:
"Those who can't read have been
aught to curse Duncan," Mr Duncan v
ssailed the newspapers, proclaiming
iniself to be a reformer. He touch- 0
d on the dangers of vice, the dis- 11
ensary, . the "public offices and
lourts, reeking with rottenness,"
nd referred especially to the Asy- r
urn Investigation and many other ^
latters.
Dr. W. W. Ray. (1
Congressman Lever was not presnt
and W. W. Ray, was introduced
3 his opponent Dr. Ray touched
n the tariff and the necessity for ^
tie people becoming more familiar t<
ith national subjects. He thought b
Kh M?aoa?* '
uik? cosi. or living was t<
n account of the Republican tariff, b
he party had broken faith with the b
eople. ^
.Dr. Ray attacked Congressman T
ever's vote for the tariff on lumber, 1*
oldlng that Mr. Lever had, for the
cnefit of the few gone back on the
emocratic platform and violated his
ledge as a Democrat. This vote was V
i direct opposition to the princi- M
les of the democracy of Jefferson. L
e was sorry Mr. Lever was not w
resent to answer certain questions hi
e would like to ask. If the man ai
rvlng the people proves true to H
Is trust, keep him in otflce; if he fr
oves false turn him out- ui
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MALWAYS ^iRE B^AtKX
The Insurgents Cleaned Them Up in
' Iowa Districts.
In Iowa eight progressives and
three standpatters were nominated
for congress. Following are the congressional
delegates:
Republican?First district, C. A.
Kennedy, standpatter; Second, Chas.
Grllk, progressive; Third, C. E. Pickett,
progressive; Fourth. Gilbert N.
I Haugen, progressive; Fifth, James
Good, progressive; Sixth, N. E. Kendell.
progressive; Seventh, S. F.
Prouty, progressive; Eigth, S. M.
Towner, standpatter, (John Darrah.
progressive, claims it); Ninth, Walter
I. Smith, standpatter; Tenth, A.
Frank P. Woods, progressive; Eleventh,
E. H. Hubbard, progressive.
Democrats?First, B. A. S. Pollard;
Second, J. A. DeArmond; 1
Third, John Dennison, (J. C. Murtagh
claims it); Fourth, D. D. Murphy;
Fifth, S. C. Hubel; Sixth. Daniel W.
Hamilton; Scenbh, Clint L. Price;
Eighth; F. Q. Stuart; Ninth. W. L.
Cleveland; Tenth, no candidate; 1
Eleventh, no candidate. I
Almost complete unofficial returns <
from the Seventh district give ;
turns from the Seventh district give
Prouty 1,100 over Hull. This rever- i
sal is decided, as two years ago Hull ]
was nominated by 4 0 votes. !
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BRAINS KNOCKTl? OUT. I
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An Unknown Man Tries to Jump Off (
Fast Moving Train. I
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An unknown white man in trying ,
to jump from Southern train No. i
30, north of Toccoa. Ga., was kill- 1
ed Monday night. His brains were 1
battered by the rocks in a cut as
the porter held his legs to keep c
him from jumping out of a train '
window.
Passengers on the train noticed c
the peculiar actions of the traveler ?
for some time before the accident. 1
Finally he went into the rear of the (
coach. After a while the porter, who c
feared that some trouble wus brewing.
followed the stranger. He r
arrived just in time to see him '
jump out of the window. The por- j
ter caught his legs, but the body '
of the traveler out of the window 1
as the train passed through a deep 1
cut, the body of the man struck '
the projecting rocks and his brains p
were beaten out against the bank.
The body was taken back to Toe- '
coa. The man carried a ticket read- ^
ing from Augusta to New York, but c
no other means of identification. 8
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FIFTY THOUSAND STOLEN. a
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IIoi?e to Cutoh the Thieves When Pa- 8
|K'rs Are Offered.
That William Miner, president of 1
the William M. Miner Company, of w
Chicago, was robbed of $f?0.000 d
while en route from Chicago to New r
York last Thursday night has become fi
known. ii
Detectives in New York have been
working on the case, but no an- st
nouncjiment had heretofore been li
made, as it was hoped that th. T
thieves might be caught while try- g
ing to distKise of some of the ne- ei
<ottable paper included in the lot
imount.
The money was in a traveling bag
which he had at his side in his
Serth in the sleeping car. He did
tot discover his loss until he reached
his hotel in New York. About
lalf the sum was in the shape of
i negotiable letter of credit on which ci
layment has been stopped. g,
STICK TO THE PLASTEIL
t bj
lYonutn Puts Fifty Dollar Hill on 1|(
si
Husband's Rack. el
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A short time ago a merchant of
diddhtown, NT. Y., on retiring for
he night left some hills on the top N
tf a dresser. He had a lame back
tr
ind asked his wife to prepare a po- ^
ous plaster. 'She did so, but after
mating it accldently dropped it on
he dresser. In picking it up she
lid not notice the $.r?0 bill clinging
o it and applied it to her husband's
iack. The bill was missed and serfp
ants were suspected of haven stolen
t. The whoV household worried 'li
ver the matter until last night the n'
nerchant removed his porous plaser
and the bill was found sticking 111
o it so firmly that it could not be to
emoved without tearing it to pieces, 'J1
'he merchant wil send the plaster to
he treasury department for reemption.
Stormy Life Closed. !t('
"My whole life has been so stormy ( ^
hat I can't believe that it is a sin th
j go this way." Leaving this brief m<
ut pathetic message as an excuse ro
>r her act. also a letter to her hus- ?'
and in which she chlded him for
Is lack of afTection and support,
Irs. W. H. Heaton of Tampa, Fla.,
uesday committed suicide at an At- stl
inta hotel by inhaling chloroform. wn
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Fatal Fall from Trestle. Pa
E. 0. Rideout, of North Emporl.1. en
a., an electrician, working at the an
[onc-rief shops of the Atlantic Coast ^Ul
ino at Jacksonville, Fla., while
alklng back to the shops at an early
our Monday morning lost his bailee
on a railroad trestle and fell,
e died later In the day from a ref
actured skull, injured spinal col- aDl
tnn and internal injuries.
THEY AWAITED DEATH
FUNERAL CARRIAGE CRUSHED
TO PIECES BY ENGINE.
Caught on Track Occupants of Vehicle
Sat Paralized, Gazing at Onrushing
Engine.
An awful accident happened at
Haverstrow, N. Y., Thursday afternoon.
Three mourners, their pastor
and their driver, sat in a funeral
coach and watched certain death
come rushing: on them at fifty
miles an hour. Witn a screech of
grinding brakes, a heavy West Shore
freight train, hurrying south to pick
up a train at Weehawken, crushed
into the coacdi, scattering its occupants
along the right of way and
came to a stop 150 yards beyond the
crossing. All the occupants were
either killed outright or fatally injured.
The dead.
Rtv. A. Romath, pastor of the
City Methodist Episcopal church;
E.. V. Seifred, New York; Mtb. E. V.
3eifred, New York; William Heebe.
Haverstraw; Mrs. Parry Kesslers,
Haverstraw. Mrs. Kesslers died sev;ral
.hours after the accident.
The accident.was not only unusual
)ut dramatic and horrifying to a decree.
it happened at the foot of
Creveyard Hill, in full 6ight of the
eturning funeral procession, of
vhich the wrecked coach was the
irst, and of the terrified and helpless
vatc-hman.
The watchman was eating a bite
)f luncheon, in his little cabin, when
he tinkle of an electric well warned
lim of an approaching train. Meihanicnlly
he pulled the lever that
let the dieuvy, balanced gates in moion.
Then glancing from the open
loor he saw a sight that will not be
?ut of his dreams for many a night.
Just what happened will probably
lever be known, but some eye-witicsses
say that the arrangements of
he crossing gates, late In descendng,
blocked the coach after it had
rossed the first of two tracks and
leld it prisoner on the rails, while
he terrified occupants sat paralyzed,
:azlng at the on-rushing locomotive.
The drivw lashed his horses in a
utile attempt to force the vehicle
roni the track, until, with a sharp
rack, the picture disappeared and it
eemed as if the coach literally blew
ip. Fragments of splintered wood 1
nd mutilated shreds of humanity (
iere flung far and wide. The enline
stopped. There was absolute 1
ilence, save for the Jiiss of escaping '
team. 1
A search for the dead followed. '
'he bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Seiferd 1
rere found, side-by-side, fifty yards 1
own the track. The wife was Just
eturning from the burial of her '
ather, by w^iose death she had come 1
ito a tidy fortune.
Young Beebe, the driver, was the '
on of a wealthy livery owner. He f
ly twenty yards nearer, stone dead. *
he Rev. Mr. Romath was the cler- *
yman who had officiated at the fun- I
ral. 1
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KILIiKD IX HACK F1CJHT. t
, t
ne Negro Dies From Shot and One
Other is Hurt.
I
As a result of a long feud between e
>rtain elements of whites and ne- a
roes at Orange, Texas, Rankin '
I I
oore, a negro, was killed last nigXt
/ a fusillade of shots said to have h
;en fired by three white men. The
looting took place during a heavy c
ectric storm. Earlier in tJie day, h
ouglass lemon, another negro, was t;
iund on the 6treet, having been b
lot to death by unknown parties. <1
o arrests have been made. The ra- h
al feeling is such that serious
ouble may be precipitated at any T
me. a
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Shot the CJirl. '
Miss Nancy Duncan was killed by
hitecapg near Columbus, Okla., on n
lursday night. For some time a 11
cling of enmity against Duncan and
s four sons .has existed. Thursday f(
ght a company of masked men rode ^
> to the Duncan residence and deanded
that Duncan and his sons
me out. This they refused, and
e men fired into the house, killing
e girl. j
Negro Troops lteniain.
The president has flatly refused to cj(
cede to the demand from Seattle, th
Vash.) citizens, transmitted to him
rough Senator Jones, for the re- ba
>val of the Twenty-fifth infantrv. < ?
lored, because a soldier is accused pi
assaulting a white woman.
kr
Strikes ltegiment. fr<
At Dresden, Saxony, lightning
uck an infantry regiment that '?
is marching into the German camp ha
ere on Tuesday. A whole comny
was hurled to the ground. Sevil
soldiers were killed outright,
d fifteen others were seriously in- '
red. ..
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Took Her Life. "hi
Frank L. Camobell shot and kill- (j0
Miss Lena Hanson because she on
used to marry him. He then shot in*
d killed himself. A picture of ir
) girl was found In his pocket. Irot
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PROM AN HUMBLE BEGINNING
When a woman la suddenly led
with a little family and no natural
protector, ahe looks with dismay at
her empty pocket book and her fatherless
children and wonder* how it will
ever be possible to keep them together.
Not one woman, but hundred*
and tens of hundreds, have faced thll
pitiful situation, only to finally put
their shouldeT to the wheel and gc
ahead. It is not an easy task; it is
burdensome one; yet there is a provision
for thn ?k- ' *V
?v uivuicl wuu UltthCb LUV
struggle. Sad to Bay, it is a struggle
yet some ? fail because of discouragement.
One woman with thre?
little girls and one boy faced just such
a situation. The children were toe
small to assist her. so she rented ?
smaller house with a little garden
space in the rear, and on it she
planted onions, radishes and lettuce
for which she quickly found a ready
sale, and as quickly as one bed died
out it was replenished with something
else. But even this was not enough
to bring in sufficient money, so sh?
opened a bread and cake shop in het
front room and sold cakes and bread
and took orders for pies. Little by
little she added to the stock a few
staple articles and it grew to be quite
a respectable little corner store. Finally
she was able to buy a cow. and
she sold the milk, which was a profit.
She hasn't so very much around hex
today, but she has her children, and
any woman who is a woman at heart
would be only too glad to know and
realize that through her own strength
and ambition she had been able tc
keep the little family around her.
There is another woman who makei
her living by doing absolutely nothing
but laundering fine shirt waists. She
does this work so carefully and takes
such excellent care not to ruin fine
laces and embroideries that she has
a good trade. She equipped herself
with all necessary ironing and washing
articles, and has today a splendid
trade which proves sufficient to keep
her comfortable, if not in luxuries.
Remarkable Old Man.
An account of a Russian who ha?
reached the age of 13G without smoking,
drinking, or using patent medicines
is given from data in the Medizinisehe
Wochensshrift of St. Petersburg
by the Hospital of Ixmdou. Kuy?
this paper:
"Andreas Schmidt born on September
f>, 1772, atid served in the royal
regiment for many years, taUiug part
in the historic campaign against Napoleon.
In 1798 he accompanied Suvarof's
brigade across the Alps, and later
l?u ne iook part in the skirmishes
which the army of pursuit waged
igainst the French troops retreating
from Moscow. His military career is
probably unique, as he remained on
ictice service until he was 86 years of
ige, his final campaign being the Crinean
war.
"In 1858 he was pensioned and since
hen he has lived quietly, carrying the
weight of his years well. He is able
o go about, and talks and hears well.
During the last few years however, his
tight has been gradually failing. To
lis medical interviewer he declares
hat he had never indulged in alcoholc
drinks, and never smoked. His diet
s by no means restricted, and even at
iresent, when he is 136 years of age,
le eats his meals with a hearty appeite."
Some "Don'ts" for the Wife.
Don't begrudge your husband a few
lours spent with his men friends ocasionally.
You meet your friends
>t bridge parties and pink teas. Be
onsiderate and give him the same
irivilege.
Don't whine and complain over
>ousehold difficulties.
Don't overwork and be tired and
ross when he conies home. Your
usband will see your tired and irri
able expression where he will not
e conscious of a few extra grains of
ust which you might have annihiited
at the expense of your strength.
Don't let yourself get old and ugly,
'ake time to keep yourself young
nd to cultivate good looks. If you
an't be beautiful, try to be interestig
Don't forget to cultivate your
lind. Read about what is going on
1 the great world, so that if he
lakes a remark on current events
ou will bo able to answer him indigently,
instead of giving him a
lank stare.
The Resourceful Woman.
To make a heavy sewing table
i8hion fill the stout cover with rice,
tils makes a heavy cushion which
in be used for a weight.
A meat chopper may be .better
eaned by running a piece of bread
rough the machine before washing.
Oatmeal can he used instead of
irley or rice in the soun. It thick
h it and adds a flavor which ia
easant. i
When doing hand sewing always
lot the thread in the end broken ,
)m the spool. This prevents the (
read knotting. It is also advisable j
take the ends of the thread in the
nds and stretch it by giving a
iek pull.
The best way to keep the feather j
ne from hurting the neck is open ,
e bone at each end and cover with |
small piece of tape, then fold over |
? silk cover. This way the tiny |
arp points cannot cut the skin.
Buy a coarse gray blanket if you
not have one and keep it to place
the floor when the baby is play- (
? there. Put the toys on it, and i
it is necessary to quickly clean the j
>m of toys, pick up the blanket. 1
I ClOBS SHOW WEAPONS
I Designed to drain Victim and Cut
Him Into Minco Moat.
Clubs were the weapons ot prlrnV
live and kavage jaan. Ancient sped*
mens from Me-lco are beavy sticks
grooved along the side for the in*
sertion ol blade., ot oosiuian?that la,
volcanic glass. The s>ioux City is a
flat piece of wood, curving and widening
away from the grip and terminating
In a spherical head, which in
modem times carries a long spike,
while the blades of several butcher
Kui<eb lire commonly inserted along
the margin. The national museum of ^
the Uniu-d Staler possesses a great
variety ot these shocamg weapons,
designed, as the frontiersmen say, to
"knock down the while man and then
to brain him anu cut him into mince
meat." The Kiugsmiil islanders and
other Polynesians maae dreadiul
slashing weapons by securing rows of
lharks teeth along a halt of wood.
These weapons vary from a tew
inches to sixteen feet in length, and
It has been sum that in all the range
of weapons deviseu by mankind tuere
s nothing more bioou-curdliug to behold.
They show how the sword may
nave been evolved Irom the club, even
by tribes unacquainted with the use
of metals. African weapons, again,
are exceedingly complicated, owing
to the acquaintance ot the natives
with iron. The standard club is converted
into a sort ot tomahawk by uie
addition 01 blades, or into a primitive
spear by the addition 01 a sharp
spud. The plain ciubs in the Airican
area are used chielly tor throwing.
The small knobbed clubs, or "kerrles,"
such as are found among the
Haiti rs and other African tribes, are
generally used as missiles. Whereas
the ciub proper was .oon brought
to perfection among savage tribes,
and was long ago abandoned as a
weapon of civilized warfare, the uiis ile?lypihed
by the thrown ciubs, or
"kerries"?is still being improved upon
in boomerangs, bows and arrows,
crossbows and hrearuis. ? Chicago
News.
Squirrel Beat the Lightning.
The chipmuus does climb trees,
and that not rureiy. His usual cry
may be represent! d as cheep, cheep.
His cheek pouches are very distensible.
1 have oiien removed as many
as ten 01 til teen beecuuuts irom them.
Just how large a single thing he may
be able to tuck into them 1 cannot
jay.
I The red sauirrei i? a
itructlve and pestiferous w retell.
There is no other annual of his lncues
o full ut the devil.
Old Tow Weaver used to tell a
vtory that well illustrates the impishaess
of the reu squirrel. One day
ue was out in the edge of the clearing
when he heard . red squirrel chattering,
screaming and whistling for all
he was worth. Weuver soon located
him in the tip top of a tall cottonwood
tree, lie was in high glee, twist
lug and turning and audaciously dt^
Tying '.he whole world.
A thunderstorm was approaching,
and soon out of a dark cloud a holt of
tightuiug made directly tor the tree
top where sat the squirrel. The red
imp evidently saw it coming and he
darted down Jie tree, with the lightning
after him. It was nip and tuck
as to which would get down first.
When within three or four feet of the
ground the squirrel gave a spring and
lauded some distance from the loot
of the tree. The lightning went
straight into the ground.
"Chitter-r-r," said the squirrel.
"Y'ou don't catch me that time."?A. j
W. Adsto, la ihe New York Sun. j
The Foker Only.
An old Scottish lady was being
closely cross-examined in court regarding
case ot assault. In which her
husbanu was allegeu to have played
a conspicuous part.
"And now, my good woman, tell the
court what sort of weapon it was your j
husband struck you with."
"Who said h-* UHed a weapon?"
snapped the old irdy.
"You said so yourself when you
gave your husband in charge," anewereu
the astonished lawyer.
"1 said nae sic tiling, for the thing
that our John struck me on the heid
wi' was naething mair nor less th n
the poker." Atte the laughter had
subsided the lawyer tried to show her
that it was not always well to call a
spade a spade. "Weel, veel," answered
the old lady, "ye may ca' a
pade what ye lik , but I'll mainteen
lae my deein'*day that oor John
struck me wi' the poker, an' wi' naething
else." The old lady gained her
point.
Strategy.
"I thought your bank wasn't going
to give any vacation this year?"
"It didn't intend to " renii?d
lstant cashier, brown from a long
outing, "but 1 put on an anxious look
and puttered ower my books so long
tbey Insisted on my taking a rest."
"So they could expert your accounts
?"
"Sure. And they found them la
*uch elegant shape that when I
truck for a raise they had to give
It."?Philadelphia Ledger.
Carrier Pigeon Service.
8everal of the smaller islands of
New Zealand are without u legraphlo
communication with the mainland. A
lubstitute has been found In carrier ^
pigeons. To send a message by a
pigeon costs twenty live cents.
More Than Microscope*.
The human heart concerns us more
Chan poring into microscopes, and la
larger than can be measured by lb*
pompous figures of the astronomer.?>
Busrsna
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