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HKN the congress of the United States at Its last session appropriated money for raising the 111 fut.?d battleship Maine it jnade tin Important pro viso In connection with the gigantic wrccklug project. The stipulation in question was to the effect that the .* remains of tho mombers of the Maine's ? '.'ercw ^hlch havo never been account fiii for shall when recovered bo brought back to the United Stafe* and ' Amjelnd. jwlUx due honors. Probably It 'has cscap^d the memory of many of " our read?r? that not nil. of the ship's company on tho o'.d Maine were ac counted for after that vessel was blown up In Havana hnrbor Just on "tho evo of the Hpantati-American war, which this tragic incident did so much f.o precipitate. However, such was the m o?* MJTLINQrON mhohal ceMcrrw JffijtoFlFtl .PHtL WRMtj lHoZe?Zr> i,0N nbfinn Roarer r, urr -^uSSfSJTtSL^i tlOHOMEW t TO TUP UNKnOWN 0?d0 case. Captain (now Rear Admiral, retired) Sign bee, who was In command of the vessel on the fated night, escaped together. with a number o! f his officers and men, but a large proportion of ?? the ship's company went to watery graves. Fol lowing the disaster there were recovered the bodies of 153. *nen of tho Maine's crow, but more than three score of the men who gave up their .llvea for their country on that night have never to this day been accouuted for. . Tho officiate of the government are all confident that tho remains of these missing men will bo found in the hold of .tho wrecked , vessel when she Is raised to tho ?, surface in accordance with the elaborate sal vage plans now in progresp. Probably only the 'skeletons of the unfortunates will remain, but tho government. will provide a regulation coffin - for each and accord tho full honors of tho service in connection with lntejment In their final resting "place. - , It is fitting that the national legislature should ? designate Arlington as the resting plaoe of this __ final grim muster squad from the long-submerged Maine. Fcr Arlington Is probably tho most Big nlflcant of all our" great national 'cemeteries, and ' her? already repose in their last dreamless sleep those othef herooa of tho Maine who gave up their Uvea because of treachery. The re mains of the Maine's men that 'were recov ered Immediately aftot the disaster were first ? v Interred In a cemetery Ht Havana, but arraugehi^>q.t3 .were later made to transfer them to their native land and they were reinterrcth at Arlington with nolonin cere* raony the latter pj?rt of December, 1898, about ten monthf* after tho Maine went to destruction. Alroady plans are under way for a splendid monument to be erected; after the new graves shall have been made, to all. the victims of the Maine... Rear Admiral Slgsbee, who was in com mand of tho tll fctarred vesBel, is interested in the project and bo are many other prominent public spirited citizens, including a number of the men and women who were instrumental In raising tho money for that stately monument to the Rough Riders in connection with the placing of which former President Roo?evelt delivered one of his beet addresses. Within sight of tho graves of the Maine victims at Arlington also 1b the tower ing shaft of tho monument erected by the Na tional Sooiety of Colonial bames in honor of the memory ot the heroes of the Spanish-American war, more than one thousand of whom?victims of the Cuban fcampalgn of 1898?rest within the shadow of this lofty tribute. Indeed the green hillh of Arlthftoft overlook ing the Potomao rtver just opposite the city oi Washington are covered with trinuteo In granite and marble and bronze to the nation's heroeB? men who fell In three wars. There are notable general monuments such as those above men tioned and' tlio famous "monument to the un known dead," erected over th? unidentified re mains ot more than two thousand soldiers that fell on the fields of Bull Hun and other scenes of conflict in Virginia. And there are also monu ments over Individual graves which are of tho greatest interest (o all visitors to the cemetery. Among theaq latter are the eculptured tributes over the graves of Gen. Phil. Sheridan, the fa mous cavalry leader, General Crook, the great Indian fighter, and the gallant Lawton. Arlington was, prior to tho civil war, the home of Gen. Robert E, Lee. the leader of tho military forces of the Confederacy, having como to him through his mar.rlago with the great-granddaugh ter of tho Widow CuBtls, who married George Washington The fed'eral government-confiscated the property during tho war, butj later reimbursed tho Lee family for it. The old manor house, which was tho home In turn of several very prominent citizens of the republic, still stands in a perfect state of preservation?an ideal example of tho southern manor houso of tho colonial pe riod and not a stone's throw from this old dwell ing is the amphitheater, with a capacity of 5,000 persons, which was erected In 1873 and is the scene of all memorial exercises, such as those which wnr be held for the Maine victims, when the remains of the rear guard of the battleship s martyrs Bh&ll have been recovered and biought homo to rest with their shipmates. A GREENBA CK S TOR Y HE other day In the Treasury building a heap of worn-out greenbacks lay awaiting Nirvana by tho fire route when, in greenback lingo, of course, a bill tmggested: ^Let'a kill timo by autoblographlng a bit> Wake up there, Onebuck! Sup pose you tell us upon what occasion In your oplniou your purchasing power was great est, or least ?" ? ?i | A lop-eared bill yawned and answered: ."I've bought Borne pretty nifty things In my day. Drlfiks for two boes who'll Just hit town ; after 200 miles of imprisonment In an empty ?freight car, a photograph a girl had taken to send her soldier boy sick In the Philippines. Once I paid for a ticket out of Chicago to some Indiana ? tOWP " . ? ; , ' - . "Pretty .good a? 'ar as you went," cut In the V Interlocutor. "Now we'll hear from Fiver." ; ?. "Well, I urged a messenger boy to walk a block In IS. minutes?" ?-% --1 "Listen to-the bromide I1' Greek chorused the A others. "Next!" . , ? Another one-dollar bill responded. Judging by , appearance he had the heart of the poet, for even in that tattered company his raggedness w&s no . tlceable He spoke softly: "I once paid, for jtfce pearl of greatest price. A woman, whom the world had brutped, took me to a drug store and converted mo into a tiny viol of The interlocutor cleared his throat suddenly and called on Old Hundred. "Vy never' boaght anything worth much, I must confess," 'responded the hundred-dollar bill, "and I always got a grouch when I saw myself bring in so Utile Of tho real goods. Oftenest I've been spent in suoh foOl ways that I blush at the remembrance, as for Instan9e, when Reggie left me in a Broadway shop In exchange for a gilt basketful of purple blOsboms not to do named in the same day with the common or garden flowers. . "At one time I thought I had fallen, into quiet quarters for good. That was the time when a horny-handed Jay of the good old homestead spe cies took me in payment for his crop of 'taters and let mo sleep out the spring and early sum mer in a red yarn sock, but one morning in Au gust. ererthe dawn had flushed the faintest rose, even before Cbantecler had flapped his wings, I was yanked out of the sock and deep down within mo I knew that it was mo for the giddy whirl *u?aln. . "After all, it was refreshing to be back where things were doing and being done at the county fair. I longod to get out of Jay's trousers pocket, but Jay was foxy. The barkers barked strenu ously before I got out of the pocket. However, cope out I did. and?well,' thinking it over dis passionately, I believe the privilege of seeing what was not under the walnut shell oame higher to Jay than did the fool gilt basket of flowers to Reggie on Broadway." Onebuck held up his hand, craving speech. "Well, Onebuck, what is it?" asked the inter locutor. 'T once bought the blue chip with which a good but erring youth staked the last dollar of his employer's money which he had taken, mean* .... .. ; ing to pay It back?the Chip with which the youth recouped and saved, honor, good naruo, and?" "Shut up, Onebuck! - This experience nieetln' is on the level. Two spot, what's tho story of your biggest purchase?" The two-dollar bill spoke, deliberately, soberly: "Upon a certain May morning n young man with dreams in his eyes grasped mo with trcm blfng Angers and took me to the city ball. I could feel his heart beat aB he went, and every rod or two I heard him say: 'Angel! Joy of my soul! Beautiful darling, soon to be my own!" "Arrived at tho improssive atone building my young man, still trembling, said something in an inaudible voice to the party behind the desk. Evidently the party behind tho desk was accus tomed to mind reading. Ho understood what the young man wanted all right, and after a few pre liminaries the young man handed mo to the party behind the desk and received in exchango a slip of paper. ? "You think a slip of paper an insignificant pur chase? Well, you've got several thinks coming to you. That spring day when the young man carried me to the city hall, my purchasing power was greater than it has ever been in a long life time. I bought more?" "I know," butted In Onebuck. "What you bought for your young man Was Happiness with a blg H!" Twospot looked at Onebuck sadly, pityingly, "My boy, your innocence is positively refresh ing. What I bought for my young man that May morning In the city hall begins wltb a big H all rtfbt, but it dossn't end with s."?New York Sun. 'is In the Knd, There, After AH, Muet Be the Coarf of Last Resort Court of Lett Re ? In the Mettor. ? V ?%' V !' ' "Jl'A1 * * lr-T? '-*?T"? Do not despite the public?neither Its money nor Ite praiao. In tho last < pernor^ UBkDnUlir H tho Judgment seat of all and orery art, Ite praiso is pro clone as its sincere fcfayer for your | gtnwwu forclvso?M for t?? unthlDk h- v . ? - f' . fi~ ^ \ lag wrong It. did you in the past; its LWodk done. anJjta encouragement to you togoon tulAllingyoumltin.tlia futuro. Yea, I plead for the public; and 1 plead especially for the publlo of these United States, which is con tinually bring made the butt of for eign condescension. A?<tf other coun tries never lost their geniuses! As > If this wore the only country In wfilcfi geniuses found no home! You ajre irronfc when you compere the people of thla country with .the people of France end other European countries. to Its detriment. The peonle of this country are young and In the making. They are busy making homes, and Tamni*a tar<r* nation Tor themadTe*. A growing and a working people)hare less time for enjoyment than ha*? the dScd and the Idle. In their pleriauadh they can but 'ape their elders.? snd replug, ahow themselves, perhaps^oftsa ridiculous, allly and gauche. But give them time and they, too, will learn 3?lsdoin and And a real and living hap plness. fhe wonder !? thatthey do so well But Jet them do well or 111, you I TVill tvftlp them better..uoi by crltlClaJ ing end decrying, but by offering them the beat you havr. thorn wittll your genius, and ao advance tKein to "a worthy place among the othor dvl limiona ct. the world. If you .are a: l true ideallat, aa well aa n true artist that la the least-you cando.j^Tem jiio Soott, In the Forum. ; Talks HAS PRAISE FOR NEWSPAPERS Qu?ln?at Men Aro Warned by To pskan Ag?ln?t Advcrtlatng AbliMt. "If you merchants want advertising, K<> to tho planth that haw built your city?-tho newspapers. They advertise you more thun tho little 6x6 display ad you place In one corner of them can pay for. They tsometimes say nice thing* about you, and often they don't nay thing* about you whjch are not nice. The newspaper* aro the beat advertisement a city or u group of business men possesses." Thin was (he keynote of a talk de livered boforo 160 representative busi ness men of Kansas City, Kan., by J. M. Hoblnaon, a well-known bualneaa man of Topcka, Kan., who discussed the system used by tho buslueSs houses of that olty In avoiding tho Advertising Abuses forced on mer chants by lodges, churches and other organisations In the form of programs, etc. Ho said In part: "We formed our aasoclatlon seven yeara ago at a committee meeting 6f the Commercial club, Kach member of tho committee present had beon held up that day for from $5 to $10 each by some organization for adver tising space in a programs for ft so cial or something of iliG irinu. Wf 4*? elded right there to eliminate objec tionable advertising and public sub scriptions from our- dally business life, and after dividing advertising un der tho heads of legitimate and ille gitimate, we decided that outside.of the newspapers 06 pe* cent of It was illegitimate. "We have formed an association qf representative business men, and now, when a committee from a church, lodge or other sociul or civic organiza tion comes into our business houses for subscriptions or to sell space In an advertising program, wo refer them to a secretary, whom we pay to look up such requests. If the propo sition is a good one, we subscribe to it; but the merchants are not both ered by solicitors or 'forced' to give money for advertising which does not bring results by the fear that ft com petitor doWn the street will get Into (he good graces of tho solicitors by giving money. "In Topelca It ufied lo bo that a lodge which had a deposit In a bank would tfo to^ho ofllclaJs{jof the Insti tution with a program, and they eith ed had to take $2 or $5 or $10 of ad vertising or to lose tho account, and by taking tho subscription tho, bank officials gave tho solicitors a leverage on every other bank in town. Wo do a great deal of charily work nt a small cost to each member of tho or ganizatlon. "In the case of a public enterprise liko building a new Y. M. C. A, building, we pledge ourselves to give $5,000, for Instance, provided the so liciting committee raises a like amount from (he business men who are not members of the organisation One member of our association, whose annual assessment Is $24, found that he was saving so much In, the Aral tfionth by our plan that ho wrote tho secretary and Wahted to send an addi tional $24 to the fund. We never have lesB than $10,000 In Our treasury, and never have we failed to contribute liberally to every -public enterprise, such as street fairs, conventions and all forms of charity. Wo allow our members to advertise In any legitl mate newspaper, in tho city directory and to contrlbuto to the Provident association, but wo fine them If we catch them advertising In the 'Illegiti mate' formed-? r Even the com* pany advertises its produots. Think that over. Know Art of Advertising. When in 8ervla last Bummer E. M. Newman, globe trotter and travel lec turer, saw a number of dolls hanging In the front windows of cottpggs throughout the country, and on mak ing inquiry learned that they had been placed thero by aspiring widows who again wanted to enter the bonds of matrimony, and, according to the cus tom of the country, placed the dolls In their windows to notify men that they were ready to accept proposals. "It is a curious custom," he agrees, "but according to our modern Ameri can commercialism, 'It pays to adver tise, and If this is true, the wldowB of Servia have solved the problem of a definite means by which they can in vite courtship and a second venture Into matrimony." Our Critic*. . Prof. Brander Matthews, in one of his brilliant lectures at Columbia cOl% lege on the draVtia, said: "Then thero Is the auditor of an other type, "A famoys actor, at a Christmas entertalnmont at a Fifth avenue mil lionaire's palace, rose to recite Mrn. Browning's 'Dead Pan.' As be an* nounced his subject and prepared to begin, he heard a lady .near him say distinctly: " 'What is the next piece? Some thing funny, I hope. Ob, yes?"The pead Pan!" Dear me, how oddl Of course it must be funny?something about bad coding, I suppose.' " Advises Unions to Advertise; . President James M. Ly*cto, of the In lns quoted to the effect that sensible advertising of the accomplishments achieved by trade unions Is advisable.; He says that it Is Important that the public' FIVE POINTS OF TRAOE Advertielng Is buelnea*. Advertising Is on* oi th* five working llnko In th# chain of *v*rlaatlng profit. Advertising |? on* of ThO Flv* Point# of Tr?f(o. Tho ouoooooful ooniumm?< Hon of trod*, whatever tho no* turo of trod* may bs, raqulroo full approolatlon of The Flv* Point* of Trod*. Tho Flr*t Point of Trad* la something to **ll. Th* 8*oond Point la a place to eell It In. Tho Third business mamtgn mrnt and adequate working capital. Tho Fourth, aalesmsn and employee*. Th* Fifth, advertising. The Idea that good* **ll themeelvee haa exploded. Th* merchant who eontlnu** to labor under the sure-tore *ult-f*tally apprahenelon, that, If h* furnlehea the beat of good*, mak** th* prlc*s to suit tho publlo, and ha* a conven iently arranged ator* or war** room*, th* ch*ap**t grade of talesmen and saleswomen Is all that is n*c*ssary In tho **ll? ing department; will find, ex cept In exceptional exception*, that hi* loglo I* too leaky to hold bu*in**s water. The quality of salesmanship has as much to dd with profit able trade aa the quality of good a. POLITENESS BUSINESS ASSET Cultivating a Pleasant Disposition Sur est and Beit Way to Win Appreciation. "Politeness It a business mhv^sv the command of every girl vwbo must earn her own living," nays Anna Btopno Richardson in tho Woman's Hume Companion. "Hhe may not be ns expert with t,he typewriter, the sewing machine, or the drafting tools as her fellow-work er, but she can always hpld her own when It corneB to courtcsy. She may not be able to wear on smart tailored suits and blouses ah the girl at the next desk, but she can be Just as po-. life or niore so. Hhe may lack the strong personality which Is such a fac tor In snoring business success, but if she will cultivate politeness, the much coveted personality will develop. "You can say 'good morning' to the elevator starter, or the elevator oper ator, In a way that will make him flay to chum after you pass, "There goes a lady, n real lady." ' You can say good morning' to the little red headed office boy who put* down your time, in a way that will make him say to the'little cath girl o?* messeftger with whom ho Is always scrapping: "Sny, if you was like her, I'd marry you some day.' "You Bay 'good morning' to your em ?ployer In a way that will make hlra realize that you are a credit to his establishment, a womanly girl, not a human machine whose sole office Is to turn out so many circulars a day. "You can eay good morning* and 'thank you' and 'please' as you go through your day's work, to the fresh young file clerk, to the Irritable call er, to the nian in searcb-of-a job, In the same simple,. unaffected, sincere way, until politeness becomes a habit and the drudgery of earning your own 11*' ing is transformed Into the Joy of In dependence, and those amonc whom you work look for youf coming with pleasure, which, after all, 1s one of the rewards of living. We all love ap preciation, and politeness wins appre ciation as the sun draws flowers from the earth." ? Advertising In Its last analy st* la simply a matter of car rying Information to the read* er. It la education pure and simple. Use Modern Method*. 7 ~ Advertising mediums was the chief topic of discussion at the regular meet ing of the Binghamton (N. Y.) . Mer chants and Advertisers' association re cently at the Court inn. Concerning the value of the newspaper, William McMahon, advertising manager of Slsson Bros., Weldon Co., said In part: "In my estimation the hand bill and the rest of its kind bear much the same relation to the rec ognized best means of publicity' as the old-fashioned muzzle-loading blun derbusses of the past do to the rap id fire magazine guns of the present day. if you were going out gunning today you wouldn't select a blunder buBs. Then why, In hunting up pew business, do you use those same methods? Circulars in Chinese. Advertising circulars in Chinese, Is sued by the Singer Sewing Machine company and Standard OH company, together with translations, have been forwarded by Vice-Consul General Stu art J. Fuller .from Hongkong. These Illustrate up-to-date, progressive meth ods of reaching out for trade in South China, followed with success by Amer ican houses. From correspondence re ceived at the bureau of manufactures it would seem that other Arms are about to adopt a similar course In reaching the 400,000,000 Chinese. The circulars; according to a consular re port, will be loaned to Interested firms. ? . . Knowledge. Knowledge Is indeed that Which next tp virtue, truly and essentially ritm nno P3?n above another. It <te 1ah?a one halt of the human soul. It &aScM belhl pleasant to na, flttf thh mind with entertaining views, iftd ad? ministers to K a perpetual serif# of gratification. It gives eaae to solitude E^acetulne&a to rctlrem?at--Ad? , dlaoa. -..-a doeSl Plsplay Hetp? Every user of your goods that goes by the store la a possible customer and amenable to the li^fluenc# of your windows. Ars yon jprf*iag your *1* MMi WORK OF LAW-MAKE The South Carotin* Solons are at work dispatching the buslnei for# tbtm, Dr. Crouton, senator from It ton, has Introduced in the ami bill to provide for a State hl? commissioner. A bill to establish "the Btato of charatlea" will be Introduoed house by Frank B. Clary. This' bill favored by the State socU cburltie* and corrections, of Rev. A. T. Jamison la prea Senator Clifton of Sumter, h troduced u hill to provide for a rniBHlon to investigate and repoi organization, conduct, operatioi feet arid purport pf relief depart of common currier* and other ? organisations. A system of protection and c vution of South Caroling'a t n resources Is provided for In a I be Introduced In the house by well M. Ayer, representative Florence county. The bill cal the appointment of a conaer commission of eight members, t tablia^iment of the office of Sta ester, to be held by the State cc Blotter of agriculture, and outll system of defense both ugaina datory interests and against army of the-, thoughtless. Th goes Into aome detail in dlrectl organisation of a State fire merit. The bill makes dangeroi of carelessness or wilful negl misdemeanors and provides fc punishment of offenders. The State forester shall be fire warden, the bill Bays, an< have as deputies the county visors In each county. Each shall receive $100 annually li tlon to his salary aa aupervlsoi The act authorizes the appoi of other deputies, employes of companies, to be paid by the flL . f.lHMni whn serve without -pay except actually fighting fire. The pa working shall be $2 per da fire wardens are to take due tlons to prevent fires, as we fight them after tbey are set are also to report on fires and eral forest conditions. The bill would outlaw the of stringing electric wires It provides a line of. $26 to each violation of this sectlb Seventy-five per cent Of f ceived from wardens in fines to the forestry department a malnlng 26 per cent to th fund. The bill provides an ?pj?r| of $1,000 for the expenses llshlng the department and a detailed report on forest in South Carolina to be year. " The act Is to take^eff ately upon its appirpval by efnor, -J Some New House Bl Mr. Mowe?, relating to Mr. Casque, to make an atatement of account prima dence of correctnesis of a? magistrate court. Mr. Brice, to-exempt pre d ru ggls Is" frSTBTjuyy autre Mr. Brlce, to amend the preemptory challenges so prosecution will hivo mor< nlty in striking off unsi jurors. Mr. Brice, a mnrrige licer To require Clemson Al and Meohanlcal college to fertilizers on demand of without requiring purchaser) niah name of manufacturer \ ufacturers' analysis of;said x Report Oil Bills. A divided ieport was rett the judiciary .committee oh llsle's bill to require marriage in this State. Senator Carllsli the majority favorable repo*J Senator Lide returned tho unfavorable report. A favorable report wan made judiciary committee on Senate livan's bill protecting keepers tela - and - boarding committee on medical affaire ed favorably on- Senator C bill proposing to, make It, a meanor to spit upon, the floor 6 senger coaches and cars. ''j| Senator Croft's bill to ra amendment to the conetltuti6&. Ing to the associate justices o supreme court was reported ably. Senator Carlisle offered a Join olutlon to provide for a comml to Investigate the "Torrens sys of land registration, to prepare for Its adoption and to report' next annual session ofr the gene: stfmbly. Thq commission will co of five members, two appointed the senate and three from the; ho: An unfavorable report came i the finance committee on Sen; Whart$n's bill proposing to lnsti a State license of $50,000 for circt showing In South Carolina. A dividend report, the majority port being unfavorable and the nority favorabfe, was returned by ?? Judiciary committee of tho senate Senator Carlisle's Joint resolution request t^e attorney general to < miss the appeal in th^'merger' si Senator Clifton of Sumter returi the majority unfavorable" report 8ems Senate Bills. Sullivan;; A bill to requ telephone companies to fuptyh nections to their subscribers ' extra charges and to . pro alty fqr refusal " Mr. Mauldin; A bill to exhibition of twt? miles of any or cityZorT^ny trial