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I' s 'V' V ' # '- I THE HARVEST YE SOW. There in the gardens thev complain Jt is too late to sow again? The grief of laborings misplaced, ?f barren hours and seedtime's waste. 0 blind in age and rash in youth. Who have not learnt this common truth: In earth or spirit, that alone Is harvested which hath been sown. ?Pali Mall Gazette. 1 HILDA'S HERO. I seeseeeeeeeeeeeeseseB "Why is it that all clergymen get omsolvee nn tn InnV sneh frights9'* The words were a defiant whisper, ' breathed into the ear of an elderly J maiden lady, between one of the pauses in a "Faust" fantasia, and then carried to the ears of a tall, thin clergyman, who immediately flushed and looked away. "Hilda!" The tone was one of reproof. It came in a good second with the big -drum! Miss Lely and her niece were spending a few early summer weeks at Bournemouth in pursuit of peace and pleasure. A curious looking parson had wandered in front of the band-stand in search of a vacant chair. He had a long, thin face, wore j an Inverness coat of ancient date and j carried a small, black leather bag. i let ne was young, ana snouia nave taken some interest in his personal appearance. "He has eyebrows like?like the pause marks in music!" the girl murmured, in defense of her sweeping criticism. Somehow the younger Miss Lely felt she had a right to a grievance just at this time. Her family had lately been bent on coercing her into marriage with a clergyman who, according to all accounts, seemed to p ' have the virtues of all the ages without any of the vices. Hilda had never seen him. It was some family "arrangement" which the family, exclusive of Hilda, hoped [jJ- -would "come off" some day. The fcr Bev. Ronald Martyn's father and old * Mr. Lely had always been friends. The Martyns emigrated shortly afterward to Australia, while the Lelys ; stayed in the old country. Ronald ?--- ^ i aw a lrvT\ nr trioif woo uuc ill JLiUgiaiiu uu a ivu^ ucib to some distant relatives, and the ipf' meeting fraught with so much im'V portance was to take place soon. "I shall not go out again," Miss JL?ely said, when whey reached their I" v lodgings. "If you want to go and hear more of the band this evening, Hilda, I will ask Mrs. Hunt to let her Mary take you." Hilda's eyes sparkled. "I am never tired of listening to that band!" she said. "And I'd love to go, aunty!" And she went. Alas, yet another clergyman caught her eye. It was an old and decrepit one this time, -who seemed to be enjoying the music so much that he went to sleep with fv-v * rapt expression on his face and not ? a thought about falling off the end of the seat. A tall, fair-haired man opposite, with limbs like Hercules and the face of an Adonis, strode across | the grass and propped him up just in time. A day or two later the scene was recalled to her. She and her aunt were crossing Old Christchurch road when a motor car whizzed round a corner without warning The elder Miss Lely gasped; the younger pushed her with all her might out of the way of the advancing monster, " ?- ?- -3 Aiif r\f /I n rrftv 4ixu 'nas 111 iuiu iui uoi vm. ui uuu(,? ' by a mighty hand. ( There was a ' whizzing sensation in her ears; for :one awful moment the street ran : ' round, and the ground rose up be% lore her and refused to stop?then - ' ffae found herself clutching a lamppost, while some one muttered in her ear: - v "By Jove! That was a close Bf- shave!" 4 She looked up hastily. The hero ^ of a few nights before was standing oyer her with an anxious expression on his clean-shaven face and in his / deep blue eyes. "Aunt Ellen! Where is Aunt Ellen?" she asked, a little wildly. Her rescuer nodded in a sympathetic manner. "She is all right, if you mean the old lady in the black bonnet and spectacles," he said. "I expect she is home by now. They took her in a cab." "A cab! Was she hurt, then?" The tall man lauched. "Not hurt at all," he answered. "Only very much frightened. And I promised to bring you on immediately. But, of course, as you know, you fainted and I couldn't. If you are sufficiently revived I will call a cab." Hilda laid her hand on his gray tweed coat sleeve. She had already decided in her own mind that the Rev. Ronald should wear dark gray tweed, when she suddenly remembered that he was a clergyman, . ' "Don't call a cab for me, please," she said, imploringly. "I can walk s quite well. It will do me much more good than driving." "All right. Then I will walk with you," he answered, cheerfully. "Didn't I see you at the band concert in the winter gardens the other evening?" he asked. ' * Hilda nodded and smiled. "You saved an old clergyman from tumbling off his chair!" *he said, amusedly. "I saw you. Why js it clergymen are such a stupid set 'V ' -?f men all round?" . 'r<\ *, \c\ > I war' ' " 1 j?E?~ v ' > .. ;> ' ' ' ~ '.Mr~'.W v.- . .... ." *'*5 iv *cy" . He gave a slight start. "So?er?stupid?clergymen?" he repeated dubiously, as if he had not heard aright. Hilda thought him quite dense. "Yes," she explained, merrily. "I'm afraid I dislike clergymen. It's very wrong of me, I know, because " She paused and a brilliant flush suffused her cheeks as she suddenly became interested in the sea. "Because?" he repeated, patiently awaiting her answer. "Because?oh! I'm supposed to be going to?oh! I don't quite know why," she said, incoherently. "You see?well, I daresay you will laugh at me?but I've always been brought up to expect that some day I must marry a clergyman! It is very stupid. Most probably if dad had wanted me to marry an actor I should have felt a distinctly rebellious desire for the 'cloth.' But as it is " "Human nature rebels, eh?" he I suggested, with a laugh. "And the j balance is in favor of the actor?" "I don't know any actor, really," she responded, naively. "So I am afraid there is no balance!" "And it's all dead weight againr^ I the poor parson." he murmured, taking a side glance at her. [ Hilda shrugged her shoulders. "Poor!" she echoed. "Do you like clergymen?" "I never thought I didn't," he said, slowly. "In fact, I used to " "But you don't?" she began, merrily. "Xo?since I knew you." he said, boldly, "I've altered my opinion!" "In such a^ short time " began Hilda. It was fortunate that at that moment Mrs. Hunt, who had been on the 1?thorn ooonoH tVio dnnr. for Hilda had an uncomfortable feeling that things were going too far. Miss Lely worshiped at St. Peter's and duly carried Hilda off to that church the following Sunday. The tall figure of the hero slipped into a pew just opposite and fixed his blue eyes nearly all the service through just below Hilda's pretty chiffon hat. The elder Miss Lely prayed for the speedy return of the prospective bridegroom, and Hilda decided that certain tall figures looked equally well in gray tweed or black. That Sunday was to live long in the memories of both ladies. The elder Miss Lely actually sat down and volunteered to wait for the young people if they cared to walk a little farther before returning to the house. Hilda glanced at her companion and met his gaze with rash courage. Soon he was speaking fast and passionately. "Don't think me mad?and don't say I am presumptuous. But are you really engaged to that clergyman you talked of the other day? Answer me truthfully, please, because it . makes all the difference in the world to me." He turned his handsome face toward her, and his eyes were lit with an p3?piv passionate fire that Hilda found disconcerting, albeit delightful. "I " She stopped. They sat down, while she told him the whole story. He laughed as he heard it. "And you intend to marry this man ?this clergyman?whether you like him or no?" he asked at the finish. Hilda looked down toward the sea. She had completely forgotten the waiting Aunt Ellen on the esplanade. "I must see him first," she said simply. "But you have seen him!" She smiled softly. "Not since I can remember anything," she answered. "I couldn't have the heart to tell dad I refuse before seeing him." "Suppose he is ugly?" "If I loved him, it wouldn't matter how ugly he was!" the girl said in her soft voice. The hero jumped up suddenly, and knelt on the gravel path, seizing both her hands. "Hilda, darling," he cried, triumphantly, "I am Ronald Martyn! Only you didn't know it, of course. Don t you tninK you couia pass over the fact that I am a stupid clergyman?" "You aren't ugly," whispered Hilda, as if that settled matters.? Modern Society. Stuttering. Of the etiology of stuttering we know nothing definite. Direct inheritance in race, and possibly imitation is the chief factor when father and son are affected. There is usually a well-marked neurotic inheritance, others in the family having various forms of nervous complaints. But I have not been able to confirm Charcot's statement that stuttering and ordinary facial paralysis frequently occur in the same family. Shocks, frights and debility after some aciue illness are the causes to which the onset is most frequently attributed by parents. Imitation is undoubtedly an occasional cause, children having nfrpn hppn known to start the habit when put in charge of a scattering nurse-maid. A friend of mine who was extremely fond of horses and was hardly to be kept out of the stables acquired a most obstinate stutter from the groom. Adenoid vegetations are often met with and are important as a predisposing cause since they tend to prevent the proper filling of the chest with air. When present they should be removed as a preliminary measure, although it must not be expected that their removal will lead to a prompt cessation of the stutter.?Lancet. In France land and grass are usually roo valuable to be given over to j sneep grazing, hence most of the I sheep consumed are imported. AIi giers supplies ever a million a year. - * - " i Pftnetfo Sate News: ! ^rWfWVVWVVVVVi r Anti-Cocaine Bill Passed. Tho house has passed the McMastt'r bill, forbidding the sale of cocaine except uiider the personal supervision of physicians; also the body passed the Sawyer bill to increase the license fee of immigrant agents to $2,000, and accepted Clemson s invvxition to visit that institution. * * i Another Librarv for Greenville. Greenville is to have two Came- [ eie libraries?one on Furman I'niver- [ sity campus and one in the city proper. Some- time ago the city board of aldermen appropriated $1 G.OOo a year for the maintenance of a library, and new Mr. Carnegie has made a donation of $13,000 to erect the building. i * * i Roosevelt Will Press Button. President Roosevelt will push the j electric button at Washington on May G, firing the first shot, on the target range of the national shooting festival grounds at Charleston, when the big event opens. A rifle will be set at range and connected with Washington by an electrical appliance. The president will fire three shots. Ep- i graved invitations will be sent to the | president, German empercr, German j consul general, German consul at. At- j lanta and Governor Ansel. * # Emerson Found Guilty of Murder. The jury at Anderson in the case of the State vs. Allen Emerson, charged with the murder of T. F. Drake, found him guilty of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, after deliberating about one hour. The defendant displayed little, if any, emotion when the verdict was read. Emerson, who was on guard on the county chain gang, killed T. F. Drake in the home of the latter on the night of the 11th of last August. Emerson, it is charged, was in the room with one of Drake's daughters in a compromising position and Drake came in the room on then: with his pistol in his hand. He fired one shot at Emerson, who fired two shots, killing Drake instantly. I * * Tourist Hotel Opened. The Colons, cne of the finest tourist hotels in the south, was formally opened at Columbia the past week when the annual dinner of the Co jumuia ciieuijucr ui cuiiiinerce occurred. This is the only social event of the year indulged in by this organization, the purpose of which is the material development for Greater Columbia. Covers were laid for 200 guests, but the demand fcr tickets far exceeded that number.? Governor Hey ward, who had just retired from office, was the principal speaker, replying to th^ toast, "The State of South Carolina." * * * Another Investigation Ordered. The general assembly has passed a resolution providing for another investigation of the affairs of the state dispensaries. The committee, which is composed of three members of the house and two from the senate, is expected to make its report within ten days.-The appointment of this new committee is the result of a statement by Dispensary Commissioner W. 0. Tatum. who alleges that the present board of directors, has overstocked the dispensa ry with unsalable goods against nis advice. The old investigating committee, which has been laboring for two years and unearthed much irregularity is expected to make its report at the present session. * * * Defied Sheriff, But Was Killed. William J. Harle.v was shot and killed last Saturday night by C. C. Parler at Harleyville in Dorchester county. Several months ago Hurley stabbed a man named Weeks near the court house at St. George. He was arrested by Sheriff Limehouse, but made his escape, and it was charged that the sheriff would not go to Harleyville to arrest .him. Harley himself wrote a card to a Columbia paper stating that the sheriff was afraid to come after him. Sheriff Limehouse was removed from office by Governor Heyward on the indictment of the grand jury for allow ing a mob to take a negro from jail and lynch him. but was tried recently in Orangeburg county and acquitted. Meanwhile .Karley had been at large. He went to Parley's house Saturday night and asked for him. Harlev had a shotgun in his hand, and attempted to enter. Parler shot with a shotgun, killing Harlev instantly. * * Ycunq Wife KiMr. Aqed Kusbf.nd. McOullv W. Blair, a conductor on the Columbia. Newberrv and Laurens railroad, was shot ami killed in Columbia by his wife. Blair was about - ^ T.ioCV'''",y i'T x' . -7^ ' ;?V'v " .r~\ "0 years old. whilo his wife is about ! 30. It is understood that after he j >.\ps shot and shortly before his death. : Blair made a statement thar his wife J shot him and thai the pistol used belonged to a. man named Ayres. Mrs. Blair admits that the pistol was in her hand and when it vr? was in her h?nd when it was fired, bur she savs iha* her husband threatened to beat her and she warned him with the pistol, which was fired in ihe scuffle which ensued. Mrs. Blair, before her marriage, was Miss Ethel Wr.de Barrington of Greenesboro. She has two small chil dven. % The man to whom the pistol Is said to belong is a passenger conductor running between Richmond and Washington by the ame of Armes, who was in Columbia some time ago, and with whom Mrs. Blair had been friends before ccming from North Carolina, several years ago. 'She and Blair, it is, said, had not lived happily for some time. Later, Mrs. Blair was committed to jail on a warrant charging her with the murder of her husband, based on the verdict of tne coroner's jury, * ? * Bill to Abolish Dispensary. Senator Talbert of Edgefield rather surprised the South Carolina senate when he introduced a joint resolution which provides for the complete abolition of the South Carolina dispensary, which has been in operation 13 year3, and the appoaPinent of a commission to ascertain the condition and wind up the affairs o* the inslition, preparatory to-closing it out. He introduced a companion measure, call ing for an amendment to that section of the ooa3tit:??!on t.c the state under which the dispensary is operated, providing that it shall be stricken from* the constitution. A measure providing for a change in the dispensary system has been rather expected in the house, but was not looked for in the senate at this time, and there seemed to be no an- < ticipation of the length to which the senator from Edgefleld wculd go in his effort to bring about the reform over which the state has fought two hot campaigns. The feature of his effort lies in the fact that he also introduced the original Child's bill, providing for prohibition throughout the state. .AH of the measures have been referred to the committee cn dispensary. TO DEVELOP WATER POWER On Savannah River, Sum of $4,500,000 is Now Available. Approximately $4,50O,OO'O< for construction work is involved in initial r?f water ilowers in th? uv A Savannah rivsr by a consolidation ol three companies, announced in the current Issue of The * Manufacturers' Record, which on that point says: "This construction work will include the building of dams and power houses, machinery and equipment and transmission as follows: "Gregg's Shoals, $350,000; Cherokee Falls, $550,000; Calhoun Falls, $2,500,000, and Hatton's Shoals, $900,000. The four powers will be developed at present for about 59,000 horse power, intruding ' 35,000 horse power at Calhoun Falls, 4,000 at Gregg's Shoals,10,000 at Cherokee Falls and 10,000 at Hatton's Shoals. The surveys indicate possibilities of from 100,000 to 150,000 horse power, and the power houses will be so constructed that additional units can be added at any time, according to the demand for power which will be supplied to cotton mills and other industries in western South Carolina and a portion of Georgia, the ^ranpralssion line in complete circuit covering about 200 miles. DEEP REGRET IN ENGLAND if Over Conduct of Governor .of Jamaica Toward Americans. There is a feeling of deepest regret in London over the unfortunate incident that led to the hurried departure of the American warships from Kingston. Up to a late hour Sunday night neither the admiralty nor foreign office had any Lews of the incident except that derived from the press dispatches and the inclination on ali sides was to withhold an expression of opinion until the receipt of an official version from Governor Swetteuiiam. The British government believing itself able to cope with the situation without outside assistance, the American warships sailed from Kingston Saturday afternoon for Guantaiiamo, Cuba.. DEATH CLAIMS WOODROW. Eminent South Carolina Divine Passes Away in Columbia. Dr. James C. Woodrow, an eminent divine, died in Columbna, S. C., Thursday, aged 76. He was once president of the Sodth Carolina university and professor in the theological seminary. He was author of the Woodrow evo-! lution theory, which involved the j southern Presbyterian church in a heated controversy for a score of years. He was a chemist for the confederate government and made powder in Columbia. i ' ' ' > 1' J . > :-v yi ' ; .. . . > ' . :' ' . - . ' ; S"} <" L? REBUKE 1$ COMINGFor Governor of Jamaica from British Government. EXPLANATION DEMANDED Of Action in Ordering Americans from Kingston?Full Text of Governor's Sarcastic Letter to Rear Admiral Davis. From official sources in Washington, it is learned that no attention will be paid by this goverijment to the action of Governor fcwettenham of Jamaica, in asking Admiral Davis to withdraw his forces from Kings ton. It i3 held that the act of the governor is that Jf a-single individual for which the British government is in no manner to be held responsible. A London special says: The colonial office is still without explanation from Sir Alexander Swettenhara, governor of Jamaica, of the situation which led to the withdrawal of Rear Admiral Davis' warships from Kingston. The silence, although irritating to the government, is construed as a 'good sign that this much regretted affair is capable of amicable adjustment, and will not lea l to any disturbance of- the friendly relations between the United States and Great Britain. It is supposed that if Governor Swettenhani had any reasonable justification for his extraordinary letter t? Rear Admiral Davis he would not delay in placing his government in possession -of the facts, therefore his silence is regarded :is a confession of tho weakness of his case, or an evidence of compunction at having adopted an inadvisable course. Governor Swettenham's reply to Rear Admiral Davis' letter was as follows: "Dear Admiral: Thanks very much frtr- i"inf vmir IHnH anH rill the assistance given or offered us. While I most heartily appreciate the very generous offers of assistance, I feel it my duty to ask you to re-embark the working party and ali parties which your kinflness prompted you to land. ' If in consideration of the American vice consul's assiduous attentions to his family at his country house the( American consulate needs guarding in your opinion, although he was present and it was not guarded an hour age, I have no objection to your detailing a force for the sole purpose of guarding, but the party must have no fire arms and nothing more offensive than clubs or staves for this function. I found your working party was this morning helping Mr. Crosswell clean his store. Crosswell was delighted that tha work was done witnout cost. If your excellency should remain long enough I am sure almost all of the private owners would be glad of the services of the navy to save expense. "It is no longer a question of hu -ill A o ro QM luaiui;, aii nit utnii IUVA uw^a us-' and the work of giving them burial is merely one of convenience. "I would be glad to accept delivery of the safe which it is alleged thieves had possession of. The American vice consul has no knowledge of it; the store is close to the sentry post and the officer of the post professes ignorance of the incident. "I believe the police surveillance of the city is adequate for the protection of private property. I may remind your excellency that not long ago it was discovered that thieves had lodged in and. pillaged?the ..6 ..6 of some New York millionaire dnring his absence in the summer; but this would not have justified a British admiral landing an armed party and assisting the New York police. "I have the honor to be, with profound gratitude and the highest re spect, "Your obedient servant, "ALEXANDER SWETTENHAM, "Governor." FLOOD AT ITS HIGHEST. Crest of Ohio Overflow iaxes in Blocks at Louisville. The worst seems to be over in the flood' situation in Louisville and vicinity. The river, at 10 o'clock Monday night, was rising very slowly, and had- just passed the 40.9 mark. About two hundred and forty city j blocks are submerged in Lcuis\ille | in the territory running from the Country Club at the extreme eastern end of the city to Parkland. There has been no loss of life, but suffering has been acute on account of the cold. APPROPRIATION CUT DOWN. Alabama Solons Reconsider $400,000 Schcol Measure, The Alabama house reconsidered tthe bill to appropriate $400,000 to the public schools of the state, and made the amount $300 000. Speaker j Martin left the chair and made the j fight for the reduction, at the instance j of the governor, who would not ap| prove over that amount. N % V. ' ' - >.>j ROUGH DAY IN SENATE, Tillman Scores Everybody and Then* (Apologizes?President Wins Out in the Brownsville Affair. Whipped into line by the democratic: x , minority, led by Senator Blackburfi,. '/ v tne republicans of the senate Monday. morning adopted a modified resolutioa ;,<g the Brownsville incident. The resolu- . providing for the investigation of tirft . Brownsville incident. The resolution* -; which was offered by Mr. Eoraker*. <does not question the "legality or justice of any act of the president ia -V connection with the discharge of the * three companies of negro soldiers." Vr ' The modified resolution was accept* able to the democrats and likewise . acceptable to the president. The news that the president was. ( : ^ telling his friends that he would sjjjt gard a vote to table the Blackbura ;; amendment or a vote against it as a vote against nimsei:, gave iue re? TSgM courageous of his party supporters iot the senate a new stiffening of backbone. - ' ' -r 1 An almost overshadowing incident "y}r'? of the day was Senator Tillman'sspeech in reply , to Spooner, the re^ s ' & plies by Spooner of Wisconsin - and Carmack of Tennessee, the parliament tary- maneuvers, and party strategy growing out of the deiriocratic forts to force acceptance of " the Blackbuni resolution endorsing the' V ?& president. Senator Tillman fan the gamut '61 oratorical efforts in his spectacular ;rS^ address. He made incursions into er- :-'"';^| ery field of fun and fury. He ridiculed ^ liis colleagues, he defended lynchls?>o||| for the unnamed crime; he scored his, C opponents, he blistered his enemies,. he pleadd for a solution of the south's tragic problem, and for some inspired . ~ plan that would meet and settle. the- : j irrepressible conflict. The speech, as a whole, aroused the ire of the senate, and ended in, the South Carolinian making an a_pol- ^^g ogy and asking that the portion ef -;;j his remarks holding up to ridicule his* colleagues, be expunged fro^i the xec- ^jy ord. If he had not done so", the sen^;|3| ate would have ordered the remark* j omitted. Senator Tillman's intrdduction was undignified, ill-advised andhis antics savored of modern cork minstrelsy, but when he launch-.. ed into a defense of the south, and section's determination to defend .its race integrity and its, Caucasian.racial heritage, he was powerful, con- " vincing, and rendered dignified by the very force of his conviction. Senator Tillman fully justified his promise that he would add to the^S gaity of nations and to the amuse- % ment of his brethren. That little: : freak of fancy cost him dearly. It - , led Carmack of Tennessee to deliver one of the most artistic and scholarly rebukes heard this year in senate. It provoked Bacon of Ge&r-y.v - J gia to declare that the gentleman. from South Carolina made the United States senate take on the air of a\ ' r; vaudeville playhouse. Few features of the spectacular ^ were missing from the proceedings. LIMITED TRAIN DESTROYED. No. 88, Atlantic Coast Line, Cr^she* -Into Freight and Wreck is Burned. ' News was received in Charleston, "/^l S. C., Monday night of the wreck and destruction of northbound special New ^ York and Florida vestibule train No-, 88, Atlantic Coast Line,, at o'clock at Yemassee, a junction poinii^p 59 miles from Charleston. The train went into an open switch and crashed into the engine of a freight train cn'?&j? the siding. Engineer Johnson of Florence, S. C., on train No. S8, was killed and Engineer Horton and three trains hands of the freight were injured. The train, composed of a baggage car and seven Pullmans, caught fire at once, and all except one car were burned, it was saia uuec tu?ro *erv, only a few passengers north bound, on board, and only one was hurt COTTON EXCHANGE SCARED UP, Members Decide to Change the By- ^ Laws to 'Escape Prosecution. r?3?|| The members of the New York cotton exchange Monday approved several amendments to the by-laws of the ^ exchange as proposed by the board of governors, and ordered a meeting; to v be held for balloting on the amenft-'f ments. GIGANTIC NOTE ISSUE Is Arranged by the Southern Railway t Through J. P. Morgan & Co., A New York special says: The I Southern Railway company has ajvI ran,;e<l to issue through J. P. Morgan'- ///j. & Oo., $15,000,000 three-year 5 per :^ ceit notes, according tta an announce j ment made Monday. FITZGERALD PLEADS GUILTY. Founder of Georgia Colony Cfltnfease# | to Wrong Doing. ., At Indianapolis, Wednesday, Pbilaav;V.A^ der H. Fitzgerald, who was indicted: at the last session of the federal grand jury on the charge of using the maij*. rj with intent to defraud, appeared before Judge A. B.. Anderson and entered a plea of guilty. He was fined, t;-'; $1,500 and costs. :