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BUTTER MADE OF COCOANUT* It Will Keep Well and U a Good Anti septic Medium. A now butter is now being made from tho milk of the cocoanut. This uillk, when subjected to u temperature of over 28 C., runs Into a yellow oil, which Is Imported In k reat quantities fryjju India and Africa. The tA-tter qualities of It are obtained from Coy ton, Cocbln-Cbtna and Australia. The nut produces 60 per rent of oil and one aero of land planted WfTh cocoa nut trees would produce over 400 poundH of oil. This has hitherto been used for fats for soap, or for machinery oil, and the better qualities employed In the manufacture of textile goods. In France Ibis oil Ik now suhjerled to a special treatment and converted Into butter. Dr. ifcuncr, a German chemist, pro poses to buy up all the cocoanut 01 Ik and transform them Into what he terms "vegetable butter." Tho cocoanut butter, like that made from cows' milk, contains 7 per cent of soluble acids. It will keep from fifteen to twenty days without show ing any sign of acid reaction, and It contains from twenty-live to thirty times less water than ordinary butter, while Its slowness in oxidizing makes It specially suitable for pastry and cakes, as they will not get stale so quickly ' ^hen made with It as with other butter. Another advantage claimed for the cocoanut butter is that It seems to be an antiseptic medium, while milk Is most favorable to the -culture of mi crobes. At the central hospital of Vienna and In various hospitals In Switzerland experiments have been made with this new butler and the results have been pronounced satisfac tory. U o<l 's sii hslilut ion Is bellei I It m it our sympathy. SENATOR SULLIVAN 8?ri lie Has KwiiikI Diiun't Khlimy 1*1 1 1 ? I iivhI imlj|? lit Treating HltU llliliicv*. Hun. Timothy D. )Sulllv?n, of New "Youk, Member of <!ong.rcns from lli< New Vork District nud on?? of (lie J><'iiio< m lie llHltlt'lK of .New Y o r U Stall', blroiigly ri-t'tnii id en db ho iu'i Kidiif.v I'llls. Senator Snlli Villi Willi's; It Is II pirns lll'O to i litli.'l f i' r c in !? il y Ilk. Irian's Ki.lm* Pills, 1 1 ; I vlll; found Mhmii of (III. greatest \alue ii. <?I1 t in? (lie distress caused |>\ v . ? U Kidneys, and in restoring those oi-'jmus to a {.-omlitloii of health. My . ? \ j >< ri ? enco with your valuable remedy ' e. a* c?|(iall.v as gratifying -is tlml of si \ of my friends. Yours truly, (Signed) TIMOTHY 1>. SI'U.IYA \ Foster- .Mllbiirn Co., llulfalo, ,N. ^ For sale by all druggist*. I'rb-e, ;> cents per box. ? ? Ran the Hole Cut of Town. Hurt on Iloliues, tl.o lecturer, foils 6f a Russian ho saw some years ago !n Manchuria, whose methods of achieving results were not according to the usual code. The Russian had a well In Ills front yard which he con eluded to till up. He began by dig Ring ?*i hole by the side of the well, throwing the dirt from the new ex cavation Into the well. "In ttio course of thne." fays Mr. Holmes, "the old well was tilled, but thero wns a hole alongside as big as the first. The Russian went farther nwny, nnd dug another hole to till I tie second. "He continued this proce.-s of dig ping one hole to till the other until ho literally ran the hole out of town " ? 'Woman's Homo Companion. Sharing a gilt *s ' 'u) l"'s' gratitude for it. So. :t">. STOP, WOMAN! AND CONSIDER TI1IJ ALL IMPORTANT PACT Thnt in iuldros.s ing Mrs. l'inlc hani you are wm fl'lin gy o \i r p r i vnt o ills to a woman? a woman whoso experi ence with women's dlaoRfies covers a great many years. You chii talk freely to a vvoinun when it is revolting t<> relate your prlvntc trou i>U's to n man besides a man does not under fct and? simply lie en use he is a man Many women K>ifT<H7 in silence niul drift nlonp from j bad to worse, knowing full well that j they ought to have i t nin?*?l i ;> 1 1* nssist- I mice, l?nt a natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing them- | solves to the quest '1014s and probably ' examinations of evuii their family physician. 1 1 is unnecessary. Without money or price you enn consult a wo man whose knowledge from actual ex perience is grent. Mr?. Plnkhnm^ Standing Invitation. Women Hnflfcring from nnv f >r.r. <?( female weakness arc inviteil to promptly communicate with Mrs. rinkham. at Lynn, Mass. All letters arc received, opened, read ami answered by v. ru.ien only. A woman can freely tali; o( her private illness to a woman ; thus has been established tlic eternal conlide neo between Mrs. j'inkham and t!ic woutcn * of America which has never bven broken. Out of the vast volt. me of experience which ahe has to draw from it in more than possible thll gained the very lc now (edge thai w*>'.! "" help your easo. She asks nothi-ig >n return except your good-will, and iter advice has relieved thousands. Surety any woman, rich or pooi1, Is very foolish if she does not tak*? advantage of this " generous offer of aaaiatancc. If you are ill, dont hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia B. Plnkhain'isYegctahle Componnd at onoe, and write Mrs. Pink ham. Lynn. Mass , for special sdvlce. When a medtelnfe has boon sueoewiful In restoring to health so many wutnon, My, without. tr> Mig it, 'Uj*>4K>t b?Umti wiUholp wo " THE 'PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY THE REV. F. E. TAYLOR. fcrtbje/.tt l;htl?l mik) lh? Multitude. Brooklyn, N. Y,~ Bunday morning, M the Greene Avenue itnptlKt Church, tho Krtv. lTrMl?H'iok ft. Taylor preached on "Christ and the Multitude." The tex| was from Matthew, ix :3,V.'t8'. "Ami Jesus went al*oi)t HI i-ie <*1 1 i?*H anil the vill?K<**," <^lC. All", Taylor nald: n>f marly two yearn Jesus had mln? 14 I<m1 with tho people of Palestine Hft had visited their town" n^d ullages, had seen life in nil lis different phases, #ud had beeh a source of blessing to all who sought Ills favor. lie had wit nessed tho hollow mockery which passed for religion among tho J'harl sees and had burned with indignation an Ho miw the people receiving HtOneB Instead of bread from thole Who^e duly It was to feed their souls. The whole nation had been astonished l>y 21 in miracle*, ajid alter a year of com parative obscurity, Ho had entered upon one of popular favor, ll is popu larity was now at IIh height, and thou sands were found eagerly listening to the words of authority with which He spake, Notwithstanding His great popularity a careful observer would have noticpd that instead of a look of triumph, His face Indicated tender con cern for the grent multitudes which were continually seeking Him. He was beginning to realise more and more the awful need of the people, and His spirit was stirred within Him as Ho saw the possibilities for good i.mong those Who flocked to hoar iiis words of life and peace. Iiivlng In a great city, surrounded by thousands of men and women who are careless ami indifferent about their earthly welfare, we are COhfctfliiliy fac ing the problem of how to reach and help those for whom Christ died. What was tho attitude of Christ to ward those unsaved masses? How did He seek to solve the problem of reach ing them? Is there any way of our helping the people of our day and gen eration? These are some of the ques tions which wo shall attempt to an swer. I believe that when the church of God follows tl?e example of Hie Master In His treatment of the masses, tho masses will be readied and saved. Jn tho first place, I notice Ihat Jesus was tilled with compassion for them. "When He saw the multitudes He was moved' with compassion for them be cause they -were distressed and scat tered as sheep not having a shepherd/' t'ompasslon is the keyword to the life of .lesus Christ. We llnd the evangel ists reporting instances of llis compas sion again and again. When a l?p.cr comes seeking health, Jesus, moved witii compassion, puts ?*.Tth His hand and with a touch .< stores him to his wonted strength and vigor. When the great multitude, filled with curiosity, followed Him away from their source of supplies ami were without food, lie is li 1 h t with compassion and creates food enough to supply their need, it was llie compassion of Jesus that led to the healing of the two blind men near .!? ridm, and It was this same feel ing t' i promoted t he resurrection of tiie v. iilow's soli at. Nain. Not only in I IV acts of kindness, but In all Ills teaching we find that the spirit of compassion is dominant. J lie best known parables uttered by the Saviour are tho parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the I ro?t igul Sou, and compassion Is the Key word to both. The compassion of a Samaritan leads to the saving of an em my, and it was this same spirit, on the part of the father which made the homecoming so sweet to the 1 rod I gal. This Is the need of the disciples of Christ to-day. The multitudes are nil about us. They are careless. Indiffer ent, sinful; but only because they do not kno*' the love of Christ. Deep down In their lives there is a hunger for something better, and In many eases men are groping tiller light ou the pathway of life. The church can and should meet the need hut only a realization of the need and an iitllllin? of the spirit of Christ to meet it will solve the problem. If the great heart of the Master was moved with compassion for the multi tudes of His day, what would lie think - na.V, what does He think -when lie sees the vast multitudes in our great city who are going about as sheep without a shepherd? I believe that if nyl1 nro truo liisiMplos of our Lonl mo | -will feci as He felt, and Instead of ig uoring or condemning those who know j not Christ, ive will leave no stone un turned until they come to know Him, whom to know Is eternal life. In the second place, I notice that j Jesus saw a harvest ready for the > reaper, lie Mild, "The harvest truly is | plenteous." lie saw the possibilities i among those who tloeked around llim, a ml knew that among them there were many who could easily be led into the j paths of righteousness. And Oils was. J characteristic of Christ. It Is true that i much of llis time was spent In sowing ; the good seed of the kingdom, but It is , also true that lie was constantly And- ; ing opportunities to reap rich harvests j of souls wliorever lie went. He goes to the seaside and finds a j harvest among the fishermen, lie , stops at a well side and reaps the first ? fruits of a splendid revival among the ; despised Samaritans. At the seat of j custom He finds one who is to be an j apostle and write down the good news j for the Hebrew people. Wherever He Went Jesus always found the Ileitis j white and ready for the reaper. And, j brethren, I believe that those who pOs- I M'ss tin* spirit of the Master will al- j ways find abundant opportunities for ) rich harvests of souls. On one of these occasions Jesus said to llis disciples, "Say not ye there are ) yet four months and then comcth har vest? Behold. I say un*> you. lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest." j The trouble with us is unbelief In the \ possibility of a harvest here and now. j Some time in the dim future we expect to reap, but the years pass on and the conditions gr<*v less ami less hope ful and golden opportunities are lost I forever. j Hut .1 nolle* ii> the third place that I .Icruk not only mhv n icrent need, but i IIo told Ills disciples how it could bo ; mot. "The harvest truly is plenteous," 8 aid He, "but the laborers are few." Surely no one ever felt the need of laborers more than Jesus Christ. Face to fai r> with thousands who yearned to know th*> way r f lif?\ and limited , by His humanity, w that it was only : possible to deal with a very few of j t iio.se who came t<> Him. !!?? lelt the I need of laborer* a-: i-? o'lur ever did. | It is true that lie li.:d a band of ! chosen dlxclple* to carry on the work that II?? bivan, but at this t.me they could not be trusted t?? do very much, as they themscjvejt only knew the truth Imperfectly. Kvery true servant of t!od h:>s felt bin heart sink within him more than once, as, looking out over the mi) 111-, tthles, he has seen the creat nned for men and wninen. who, counting their i live* not dear unto tjicm?elv??, would i Iny them down st (ho Master'# foot to ! be spent ht loyql service for those who i know ] f I m not.' It I* not necommry to discuss 1 1 ? <k need for laborers', thin is ' ho apporeut that It need* no (IIhcuk ; slot). What we fiord to tin y is to 1 fetn'ow tin* remedy ufid then appl> It to tin* disease. Moro than one eurnest I minister of the tiOKpt ! h?i3 ptesonfed the licftiti of ft i i h , and I lion sup , posed Unit th" people would flock to I his support, only to ho midly dlsap; pointed No, iho Muster's wuy is the ! host way. lie ?l i?l not toll flu* disciples ; to go out and exhort tho pi opto to be i come laborers for liiiu; 1 1 ?? icnt thfhl to iho owner of tin; vineyard with a i tcqudftt thiit ho x?iul forth laborer* J Into III* harvoKl ; "I'i'ay .vo therefore tin* Lord or iho lift r von t that Ho send i forth laborers lulo llis harvest." : Crayer Is tho divine method, tihd \ ho j Hove that more work moil have gone forth III response to definite, earnest petition offend by men uhd wouaon who have felt the hood for laborer# than by tho use of any other method. Let the members of the church begin to feel tin* multitudes without, let them beg in to pray that the people may be saved, lot them ask tho Lord Of Uiu harvest to send forth laborer* and humlroilH of those who nro to day with in .tho Very shadow of oin' churches will be led into tho wtiy of life. fjAnd now lit conclusion, may I ?ay flint those who are leil to pray for Uio iniiltitmle are usually led into a larger service on their behalf. Thirty years ago, Hays a recent writer In a religious paper, tho region about l.ondon doeks contained as large a population iik any district in Africa. Hack of tho huge warehouses were Innumerable courts mid alloys filled with fog mid dirt, and every horror of slj/bi and sound fi?d smell. It wns a rendezvous for the lowest types of humanity. Tho wealthy and influential class- s In this settle ment were Iho ruinsellers and gam blers. Children were born and grew to middle age in these precincts who never heard the name of Jesus except in an oath. Thirty thousand souls wore included In one parish here, but the clergyman never ventured our or tne church to tench. A young man mimed Charles l.owder, belonging to an old Kngllsh family, happened to pass through tho district Just before leaving Oxford II is ejflssmati's were going Itito politics, or tho army, or the bar, full of ambition and hope, to make a na me in the world; but l.owder heard, us lie said, "a cry of mingled agony, suffering, laughter and blasphemy coming from those depths, that rang In his ears go where he would." <>n his knees before Ills .Maker ho asked that help might be sent to those who wore dying for the Water of Life. (lod gra ciously led li I in to see that the man who felt the need the most would ho tln> one who could do tho most fur the people, and he gave up all plans for his life and wont to labor among those for whom ho had prayed. He took a house In tho lowest slums and lived In it. Ho preached every day in the streets, and for months was pelted with brick bills, shot at and driven back with curses, lie had unfortunuutoly no eloquence with which to reach tliem; ho was a slow, stammering speaker, but ho was bold, patient and In earnest, j', veil the worst ruillan learned to re spect tho tall thin curate, whom he saw stopping the worst street tights, nursing the victim of A sly He cholera and facing mobs bent on taking his life. , , Mr. l.owder lived In T.otulon docks twenty-three years. Night schools wire opened, industrial schools and imcfugo for drunkards, discharged prisoners and fallen women. A large church was built and several mission ohitpels. His chief assistants In the work were the men and women whom he had rescued from the paths that abut on hell. A visitor said thai iho church differed from others in that "all wore in such deadly earnest." Mr. T.owdor broke down under his work and died in a vil lage in the Tyrol whither lie had gone for a rest. Ho was brought back to the docks where ho had worked so long. Across tho bridge where he had once been chased by a mob bent on taking his life, hi ;? body was reverently carried while the police were obliged to keep back tho crowd of sobbing peo ple who pyo?sod forward to get a glimpse of "Father" Loader. as they called him. No sdeh funeral, says a l.ondon paper, lias over been seen In l-highind. The whole population of Kast l.ondon turned out. stopping work fov that, day; the special trains run to Chlselhurst wore tilled, and thousands followed on >'oot, miserable men and women whom lie had lifted up fiom barbarism to life and hope. Charles l.owder had seen the multi tude. tho compassion of Christ had tilled his heart, his prayer hadjfceen answered, and if lie could have loofcod . over the battlements of Ileaven that da v lie would have realized that his labor bad not been in vain in the I.ord. .1 oy. True Christ inn .1oy Is glorified Joy, says the Apostle l'aul. That is, it has the glory .of Heaven shining upon it, tilling, suffusing, transiiguring it. in teiislfylng It. In otlur words, there is i no other jo.v anything like so rich, so, deep, ho full, so blessed as the Joy which comes with religion, -which springs out of faith, "liellevlng we rejoice." It Is a Jov, too. that rises above all sorrow and trouble. Suffering saints have often been the most joyful. "We rejoice, though now for a season. If need be. we lire in heaviness." "As von ow t :*!, yet always rejoicing." !r is our duly to be joyful and our privilege to spread joy among others. l< is :itso an effective nio'tn* of com mending the religion of Christ to oth er* Like .lev In >ntr. And in.ikv ,i p'.i o in 1 1 1 y hr.<r; for her; And uivo In- 1 to :;r?"V. .md < iwruh le i , ;'i??n -'re wii! . :???? im! . i;; i,, i U,-, . r. r. naiioe*. i?. r>. ?. n.i.?,/ortrtnc. A Princeton man tells of a conver sation that took place between t ho coach of a foot hull eleven and one of tit-' playeis An important name was I soon (?> he plaved. and the roach w?9, or < onrse. most anxious that every | ; player should ho In the best of ph\ si j i cal condition. Hut to his dtsgrisr. one of the men. upon whom a great deal | depended of the great game were to I l>e won. seemed to he In "had form " ! Taking him aside, the coach had the I following "heart to heflrt talk" with the recalcitrant : "See here you're are not looking so good ! Muscles dabby and wind bad ? awful bad. What's the matter? Jleen drinking anything?" "Not a drop." "Then you must be smoking." "Haven't touched a pipe, cigar, or clgnrrette since the training began." "Studying?". "Woll yes? a little." Whereupon the coach gave vont to a shout of disgust. "8?e here! You've got to ?top U)?t! Do you wmi to low tht gnat," | THK SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 | INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMtNT S I FOR KEPTEMBER 3. V - hn)?j*Ht ih? ('?|>llvltv of .|ii<lul>. It. | 4'liron. iuvl., I I ? '1 1 l'rx>, X ii hi. mil,, ^tf?Miiuory ?, iw i ? i'oimiieiilMi y on tin- l>uy'a 1. Zedok lull's eh? raoter ft ml folly (vs. 11-18). 11. "Zedokhili." Ho was olio Of t Ik* younger moiih of the good Jo sliih 11 li(l uncle of J olioinchl D. lit' was a weak kin#, with no strength of cliar actor to do what lit* knew to bo right. A IIXlOtlK (O follow tllO counsels of .JcIO iiiliili, lilt t without courage to tlo so, ho boon mo tlio mere sport of factions, and at Ja k t whm brought into i*ultious con flict with MabJIon against his owtl bet tor Judgment. 12. "llmnhiod not hliu ielf." Although .Jeremiah repeatedly entreated Zrdeklah to olM?y Hie word of Hie I /ml, yet the king through the pride of hist heart and for fear of of fending Ids princes would not listen to the prophot'H advice. I.'l. "Jtehell III," etc. This was the height of folly. Had lie possessed wis* do in and coinage enough to obey the word** of /fel'ciulah and remain true to Ids allcgiancc to HahylOn, .lerusaleni might not have been destroyed. "Made him Hwoiir." Nebuchadnezzar had bound Zetleklnh by a most solemn oath to keep the peace by lidolity to tlio conqueror who had sot him on tlio throne, in .lor. 27:.'l we Hud messen gers from (he kings of Kdom, Moab, Amnion, Tyre and Zidon consulting with Hczokiuh, perhaps concerting a plan to throw off tin- Ha by Ion I an yoke; and In l?:*<>)f. !7;l~. ZMrkt.'ih (" repre sented as sending his ambassadors Into ICgypt thai- they might give lilin horses and much people. Thus In? seems to have laid broad plans for his rebellion, lllld iu all this he was encouraged by the false prophelx or his time (.Tor. 28). II. clod's effort to save Ills people (vs. II. 1.*,). I I. "Trangressed very much." Hopfe we see the vile depths into which Ju dali had fallen. All ehtsses were cor rupted. Restraint was thrown olt and t lt?> people openly practiced all the heathen abominations, even polluting the house <il' t he l?l'd. I "The I.ord sent to them." flod did everything lie wisely could to pro vent His people from rushing down to their own destruction. He laid upon them several lesser evils as warnings. Tltjuse were devastations of the country from which a few years would sutllee to re-over. Then Jerusalem was rap tured and part of its treasure removed, but the city was not destroyed, and the temple stood. Kings wore made cap tive as a warning to coming kings. Prophets were sent to warn and en treat. III. .Iiiilah ulterly rejects the Lord (V. Hit. Hi. "Mocked," etc. Jeremiah was imprisoned, beaten and threatened with death: Urijali was put to death (.Tor. 2<l:20 2o). "No remedy." The na tion had gone be.\ond all hope. The hotly was hopelessly corrupt. It is possible to sin too Jong, to sin away the day of grace, i) sinner, awake, repent. I V. Jerusalem destroyed (vs. 17-21). 17. "Therefore." Heeaose of their great wickedness. "He brought? the Chaldeos." The siege lasted about one year and six months. The fortiliea tlons wore strong, and the defense was brave and skilful. The thud of the battering ranis shook the walls day anil night: archers made the defonse in creasingly hard by constant showers of arrows from the high wooden forts; eatapaults o? all sixes hurled stones into the town with a force as deadly as that of modern bullets, rind darts tipped with lire kindled the roofs of the boluses; mines were dug under the walls, and attempts at escalade by ladders were renewed at every favor able opportunity "Who slew." etc. The siege was full of horrors. The city was reduced to the last extremity. Fearful pictures are presented by Jer emiah in his prophecy and in the La mentations. The destructive tire of the besiegers was aided by a severe famine (Jor. and all the terrible expedients had been, tried to which the wretched inhabitants of a besieged town are forced to resort In such cases. Mothers boiled and ate the tlosli of their own infants (Lam. 4:10; Kzck. 5:10): Indies In luagnltloont robes wan dered about searching the refuse heaps for a morsel of food (Lam. ' 4:5-10). "No compassion." So hideous were the cruelties practiced by Oriental vic tors upon their captors that, wore It not for the most convincing evidence in sculpture and inscription, where the perpetra tors glory iu their deeds, avb should hardly believe It possible tor men to treat their fellow creatines with such barbarity. When the assail ants were ??mo masters of tin4 place an indiscriminate slaughter appears to have siiceeeedod, ami the city was generally give" over to the thinos. The prisoners wore either impaled and subjected t<> horrible torments or car ried aw.i\ a> slaves, "lie gave thoni," etc. tied permitted the Chaldeans to thus destroy Jerusalem. lie might have done to Nebuchadnezzar's tinny what lie did to Sennacherib's host. 20. "Carried he away." When the Chaldeans tlnally entered the city the king and his men of war tied, but they wore pursued and captured. Zede kbih's sons were slain before his eyes; his eyes wore then put out ami bo was carried to Itahylou in chains, lie was put in prison till the day of his death f.Iir. .">" 7 11*. "To him and his sons." There wen? three kings after Nebu chadnezzar before Cyrus established Persian rule: Kvil Merodaeh Kings 2."?:27t. Noriglissar and Nabonidus. 21. " Kultlll the word." See .Tec. II. 12; 20: 1 o. "Knjoyod her Sabbaths." See Lev. I, "?*>. Hod had com manded them to let their land lost every seventh year, ami because they had viola i ? i i tills command He no.v pro posed to ?;vo their land a long .S:.Ls bath, or ii-', seventy years. uot tn?. Waiter's Number. They're tolling a story on a waiter in tho (lor man garden at Klcctrlc Park. At intervals around the pardon are nailed signs which road: "(Jot your waiter's number when ordering." One night recently a man sat dowa nt j? table and ordered a glass of lem onade The waiter was about to start away when the customer said: ! "Hoy, gimme that bad go you got on " The waiter removed the steel badge ? and handed it to the man, supposing the latter simply wanted to so? It. He soon returned with the lemouado. When ho had got his money and the \ badge back tho farmor sr*ld: ! _ "Say, friend, what did I have to got i that bail go from yon for?" "Have to get it ? what do yott ' mean?" asked the waiter. "Look a-thoro!" replied the man pointing to one of tho signs. The waiter then realized why tho customer had asked for bU bftdf*,-* K acuta City T)hm* PALMETTO CHOP CONDITIONS Weather Condition* (liven Out by the Department Observer. Tin* South Carolina ?eclion of tin* climate and crop service ol I In* I'e- J purtiucnt of ^Agriculture iosn?> i i??* J iolloHinpf official bulletin of weather ami er op conditions for the past week * Tin* lit si of tin* week ending M<>n j <i it Vj A Ugn^t '^ilt, was la >1 1 1' r I ban usual ami I In* latter pari w>is un seasonably cnol, wi'h tin* minimum temperature ai < '? > 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * i a 1 1??* second lowest ever recorded in August, ?t having I >4*4 * 1 1 one degree lower in IHiXi. The nverage for the week ranged from four degress, in i In* upper por tion, In one uegrce, in I lie lower por tions, below I lie normal. Tlie air was generally humid during the hot pe riod ami very dry al the dose <<1 the week Kxccssive rains occurred in Saluda, Lauren*, Newberry, Oreenville, Cher okee and York counties, washing lands and (toodiiiK bottom lands. to the further injury to crop* on ?ueh binds; the other portions of the Stale had moderately heavy rains that were 'generally benelieial although not needed in many localities. The soil is now well supplied with moisture over the entire State, The frequent showeis during the uiiddlc of the week retarded form work and spoiled considerable foddc that had been pulled, aild caused considerable rot ling of ripe cotton bolls, and of late fruit, but they were benelieial to late corn, peas, sweet potatoes, pastures, gardens and to recently planted seeds for fall truck crops. I'ioiii many localities conic reports thai J he cotton crops has deteriorated rapidly during the week due to con tinue*! rust, ami shedding and that practically all of the top crop had fallen "ft' and that on early cotton fruiting had ceased; a few reports of improvement were, received, and that the plants con'inued green and growing rapidly and fruit ing sat isfac torilv, while most of the reports in dicate that there has been no, material ehangov,in conditions during the week except thai <ni sandy lands the plants were not fruiting and that the lop crop would be light. Bolls opened rapidly over the eastern half and slowly over the western. Picking made slow progress but will soon be active over l he entire Stale. Cater pillars infest sea-island cotton and some rust has appeared, but the crop generally, is in good condition. * Tobacco curing will be finished by the first of September: some of the cured tor?acc?> lacks brightness due to t oo much rain. Karly rice harvest made favorable progress. Turnips were planted extensively and came ur to fair stands. Pastures are line. Late corn generally promising, ex cept were damaged by Hoods and ex cessive rains. Work on the Congarcc and Available Funds. Congressman Lever has received from Ceil. MacKen/ie the following letter in regard to the work on the Conga ree and the money appropriated an available for thai purpose : War I rt meiit OHiee of tin1 Chief I'lnginecrs, Any. 21. I! >05. . lion. Asbury !?'. Lever, I . S. House ol' Keprescnlat ives, Sir: In reply to your oral request made this morning, I luive (lie honor to furnish the following information in regard to work on the Congarec river, asked I'or in letter to you, dated Aug. 1 1 !>??."?. from Mr. I. Ij. Withers, general manager ?<f the New York, Columhia and < rcorgeiown Steamship company. The amount now available for Con ga ree river is dividej into two parts. On the first day of* August, there was *1 7. 1(>;>..VJ available for the purpose of clearing I lie channel and excavat ing t he rock between, (Servais street bridge, t'olumhia, and the dam at (iranby: and available for clearing the channel of sna?s and ob structions between the dam at (iran by ami the month ot the river, the latter sum being alloted in accord ami' with ilii* ti t mv of the river and harbor act of March 1!M).~>. which made | lermissable tl"< use on the San ! tee. W'ateree and ('otiyaree rivers, and | tin' Ksi hcrville Minun creek canal, ol the unexpended balance of appro priation therefore made for a lock j a ml dam in the t'ongaree river. The I unexpended balance oj' this nppropri I at ion at that time wns sufficient to allot ."?2.~>.0t)0 in the Congarec below the dam. and t<> lea'e a sulticient sum to complete the excavation and clear ing of the river above the dam. riie pioject adopted by congress, in t accordance with which the money must be spent , i> iji'Me ueneral in its nature. m\oi\inu securing. a clear lour tool navigation over the lower l? miles at all st.jvri'^ froni the mouth to (iranby. and cleared channel 100 feet \\ ide from Orandhy to (iervais j sli'Cft bridge. 'I he loeai ollii er in charge, ('apt. (S. I'. Ilowell, corps ot engiuecis, has submitted a project for expending the available, funds in uceordance with* tins plan. I have no doubt that the wishes of those interested i:i lie navigation will receive eat.vful consideration by ('apt. lb well in\ the expenditure of the funds at his disposal, end would stlg ?;est that Mr. Withers cottier wlfji him d i ??'??* I v in the manner mdieate<r in his biter. , 1 1 assume above that Mr. Withers i.i?|uii v refeired to I lie present funds, but if I*- desires to know the total amounts th.it have ever been appro priated for the t'ongaree river, I may ->a\ that there has been appropriated for a lock and dam at 0 ran by a total of and the exi*>ndituuree there fiom up to the end the lest ?fco.d year were ?2iM. Of the remaining balat??*<' $2tj,000 was .jus signed to the lowjjv "t-^jivarcCj/tn at*-, eordance with the r i ye r\?u?f harbor act of Marefi n, 1!HK?. In addition lo this real foiled balance, lite total ap propriations for the lower Congareo have l>een ?'W,000, of which there had been exponde-d up to duty 1, U>0.\ the sum of f.'ir>,H/,>.40. o Very ;vspe?*t ftdiv, A; M ACKICN 7A K, brig. Qen., Chief of 'Engineer!, U.S.A. Prom ?h? Mouth* of Babat. Adults, groping blindly In superior wisdom for the right wo td In the right place, may learn much from (he nn premedlfar^d remarks of the nursery. Jane's eight jt-a** had not been noted in tlio family circle for tbei r evidences of self-restraint, and out* r *? j cent afternoon Mho wa? particularly naugh'y. And so it was that Mistress : Jane's In vital Ion to a children's party wus nearly unhonored hy that dlmlnu tl\e hi|t fiery little person. But papa had a Milk with her, and she was "honestly sorry," and to the party aha went. "My!" exclaimed a small friend; "you^ro fearfully late! Why?" Jane was brevity and accuracy itself in her reply. "Oh," said she, "I ha<f u pain in my temper; but lt'w all right I now." ? The Sunday Mugazlue. * District la Well Protected. (Chicago enjoys (he distinction of be ing the only city ill the world In which over 1,200 fire alarm boxes are to be found in an area covering one square mile. This is iho case In the stockyard district, where 160 watch men are employed. The boxes are so close together that a watchman la never more than 100 feet from one whllo on dijtjr War* Drum a Trophy of Victory. England's Nlam-Nlam expedition, which has returned to Khartum after putting down the revolt in the Bahr el Uhazai, lias brought hack a curious trophy in the shapo of the sultan's great war drum. It Is cut out of the trunk of a tree, stands four feet high and is carved to represent a buffalo. Lightning Started Kitchen Fire. During a thunder storm lightning camo down the chimney of W. A. Penflcld's house at Merideu, Conn., and set fire to somo wood and paper In tho kitchen stove. There had family having been done on 'a gas lange. Reflections of a Bachclor. A useful thing' ubout automobiles is all Iho new cuss mortis you learn when they wont work. There are more foot pounds in a mule's heels than in a little tact, but they can 't do as much. When a man goes to the race truck he always tells his wife lie was at a directors' meeting unless lie won. A woman's idea of heaven is live parts wavy hair and live parts a good figure. SALT RHEUM ON HANDS Snff?r?d Agony himI find to Wear l)nii(Uii?s All till) Time? Anotlmr Cur* by Cutieura. Ariother euro, by Cutieura is told of by Mrs. Caroline Cable, of Wnupoca, Wis., in the following grateful letter: "My husband ?uffered agony with salt rheum on bis hand*, und I had to keep them bandaged all the time. We tried"' everything wo could get, but nothing helped him until ho used Cutieura. One set of Cutieura Soap, Ointment and Pills cured him entirely, and his hands have been as smooth as pos sible ever since. 1 hope tius letter will bo the moans of helping other sufferers." A woman thinks she has splendid discipline in her house when her hus band has to hint only fifteen minutes for his umbrella before starting to business. is it mKut? ^ la it right for you to lose $4.20 that A dealer may mako 60'oents moro by selling fourteen gallons of ready-for-une paint, at $1.60 per gallon, than our agent will make by selling you eight gallons of L. & M., and six gallons of linseed oil, which make four teen gallons of a better paint, at $1.20 per gallon? Ja it right? , Spld, everywhere and by Longman & Martinez, New York. Paint Makers for Fifty Years. Thtt State Charities Aid Association re ports that insanity has largely increased in New York. FITSpermanently qured. No fits or nervous nsss after first day's use of Dr. K lino's Great NerveRestorer,f2trlal bottloand treatise free Dr. ft. H. Klink, Ltd., 031 Arch at., PiiiJa.,Pa. Former Archduke Leopold has become a private in the Swiss Army. Mrs.Wtnslow'syoothlng Hyrup for Children teething, soften the gums.reducos inlliumna tion, allays pain, euros wlml eollo, '25c. a bottlo, Governor Stokes, of New Jersey, favors taxation of bachelors. I am sure PIso's Cure for Consumption saved my ltfethroo yoars ago.? Mrs. Thomau Bob. ?its, Maple St., Norwtoh, N.Y., Feb, 17,1900 London has over 115 miles of tram ways. Aroft fellow Fever, Use the great antiseptic preventative, Sloan's Liniment. Six drops of Sloan's Liniment on a teaspoonful of sugar will kill yellow fever and malaria germs. John Jacob Astor owns twenty-two auto mobiles. DYSPEPSIA "flavinf taken yonr wonderfnl "Cateareta" for ' ?lOIDftClk pralte !? throe niontha and l>elti? enllmlj- rnred of atoroach aatarrh and dytpepala, I think a word of pralte le due to "Caaoarete"for their wonderful coin pot Itlon. 1 have taken aameroua other to-called remedies but without avail and 1 And that Oaeearete relieve ?tore In a day thaa all the others I have takea would la a year." . .. . Jasaea McOuue, 1M Meveer St., Jer*?y City, M. J. | Best For The Bowel* CANOV CATMAjfTIC We rer IMf, PftllttftbU. PoUbI.TmI . 8lrk?o, w??k?n or Otip*. Ik ?old In bulk, Th? c*>aln? ubl?t at< wuiulm to ?un or your money back. 8 ter II ng Remedy Co. , Chienco Or H.T. jot 4MUAL SALE. TEH MILLION BOXES ANTED" k 4 p? who nttm In 11 (l)tht iMTHt tln of I, BOW MNM. OKVOKD, AlUi NWBt B. C. ?w? CURED ?!*?? Qvltk fUlt* ill ptiimrt < .TfUi mm CLEMENTINA GONZALES, OF CENTRAL AMERICA, RESTORED TO HEALTH. PE-RU-NA THE REMEDY M.iisa Clementina Gonzaleu, Hotel Pro yiifeifl, Giial^iniili), C. A., in a re?ent lett?r iroin 247 Cleveland Ave., Chicago, HI., writes: "I took Veruna for a worn-out con dition. 1 was mo run down that 1 could not sleep at night, had. no ap petite- and felt tired in the morning. "1 tried many tonics, but i'eruna was the only thing which helped me in the least. After 1 hud taken but a half bottle I felt much better. I continued its use for three weeks and 1 was completely restored to health , and was able to lake tip my studies which 1 had been forced to drop. There Is nothing better than l'eruntc to build up the system. "--Clemen tina (Jonzules, Address The Peruna Medicine Co., of ColumbuH, Ohio, for instructive free litera ture on catarrh. fflj Bar&ato To bett?r advertise the Suoth'i Lfdtwg Butlneai College, four scholarships are of fered young person* of this county at less than cost. WRITK TODAY. BA-ALA. BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, 0t WET WEATHER WISDOM! THE ORIGINAL m \omtis 'OH \ SLICKER BLACK OR YELLOW WILL KEEP YOU DRY NOTHING ELSE WILL TAKE NO 5UB3TITUTM/ c ATALoouta race ? Howmorott une or oammcnt* and hat*. - A. J. TOWCR CO., BOSTON. M AB(. , U.B. A.\ TOW t fl CANADIAN CO.. LTD., TORONTO, CAN AO A, MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR/ X* not a new and untried remedy. More than M of a Ctntuiy attest**, it* wouderfut curative au<f health" giving properties, and acrvea' to show that it has no equal as a cure for Constipation, Biliousness, Indi gestion, Kick-Headache, and all other ills arisiug from a TORPID LIYER. Being strictly a vegetable com pound, it has no harmful or even unpleasant effect*. Its action is gentle but none the less thorough ? cleansing the stomach and bowels of all impurities, and toning up the entire system to a liealtliy con dition?leaving the person feeling ,*jood. because every organ is made ' to perform its parfrperfectly. 100. AKfctt.OO A BOTTLt. All OH U0 8T0RI8. "One P^se Convinces." SiCK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION Promptly and Pormauontly Oured with Crab Orchard Water A oontury'f up?ri?D(M with ?uooo?aful result* is th? btflt tMtlmonUl. Sold by all. druggists. j Crab Orchard Water Co., . LOUISVILLE, KY. FOR WOMEN troubUfl wit* (II* Mooter fa ?top# dlaclurffM, iwtt toUf Bia Kteuu, ctarM lraoonk*a?M rnttl ??t?rt. Pastin? U la powder Ian* ?? ba 4U??1f? J Hi* vara rs^hj^sS5.&?X4ri533. tour and ironwrs skoal Sob TH-tt?55S2f??rsr-lw TH? *. PmTHO?MIW . <HTOW, M?|?. Do. 35.