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Kriage CUSTS? M i* th? Wtddinf Celot ot th? ^ Ct UktUli, CHILDREN ARE BETROTHED An Exceedingly Interesting Account of yuecr Pntfoiiu Htlll Observed In the Ear East. Every man In China Is expected and expects to get married at a rather early age, an ! it is not unusual for the young men in school to go home for a week or ten days for this purpose and taicu couiu uacK anu resume uieir work. Frequently the boy is betrothed while yet a mere liaby and most of them are married before they even see their brides. In some cases, of course, this leads to discontent and uuliappiness, but the parents have seen and made the choice, or if the parents are dead, then the oldest member of the family living has matters of this nature in charge. On two occasions that have come \vithiu my knowledge here the Chinese have made propositions of betrothals Of the foreigners. ()f course they were refused and in spite of any explanation made by the foreigners to the effect that these matters were In the handsof the individual concerned after they liecame of age, the Chinese could not fully understand it and felt hurt, thinking that this was merely some subterfuge to avoid granting their request. Here, as everywhere else, the middle man is the one through which all arrangements arc made and in-this way it is not unusual that the proposition is made by the girl's parents. In fact nothing is thought of such proceeding and it probably comes as often that way as 1 icing made by tbe boy's parents. < in the occasion of the 1*1 im nli?t i<ill i?f t.hn nrmnirnmniitu n feast is given lty the young man and all of his friends are invited in to rejoice with him. The young man and his father and friends are allowed to wear semi-ollicial robes at this time and at the time of the marriage. This feast may sometimes l>e many months or years lieforr the actual marriage or it may in other cases he only a very few months; this depends upon the age at which the betrothal Is made. Custom here is something that cannot lie disregarded and It is a custom for the man to send six things, usually pieces of jewelry of gold or silver, according to the wealth of the family. Sometimes less expensive things may be sent, but the number must he observed. Following this comes the exchange of their polls/ or eight characters, telling of the year, month, day and hour in which each was born; these things each has its own significance for they determine whether or not the match will lie a happy one or a fruitful one. Luckily combinations are always sought after and the greatest blessings are sure to follow when they are obtained. Some days before the wedding little gifts, including a piece of the wedding cake (about !? inches long, 5 inches wide and 1 inch thick, made with rice flour, with nuts and fruits in it, very gummy) in a red pasteboard box specially made for the purpose, a small pewter can tilled with tea and a red paper bag containing some watermellon seed. Dine seed, two or three Kuglish walnuts and a number of other similar nuts that are Chinese. When this is brought in you are expected to pay the bringer of It about 10 per cent, of its value as his tip, and be it said here that a larger part of the pay of most of the servants in large families comes from the tips given by guests, and the reputation of that Chinese that does not do it is at the inercv of the servants. Foreigners are not held strictly to this rule as most of them have thrown this oil in the very beginning or their intercourse with the Chinese. Soon after tlie present comes you may expert an invitation, also on red paper and in a red envelope, addressed to you as "great old father," which is the most honorable title they can give i you. Now presents are in order and I they pour in thick and fast up until the very last day before the wedding, after that tirae it is not considered good taste to send them. The presents range about as they would in America, but in some cases the money is given, and you must give at least one dollar, and it should be wrapped in red paper. Money is not given as a rule to tlie more wealthy couples, but it does come in very conveniently in cases of the less well-to-do in Chinese society circles. The bride's father often makes very extensive preparations for the wardrobe of his daughter and even at times furnished much of the lighter household furniture: this usually comes to t he groom's house a day or two before the marriage. The pride's dress is provided by the groom and she sends him his hut and shoes for this special occasion. At last the day has arrived and all is stir and bustle in the groom's home for all day long and most of the night there will be feasting and revelry there. At noon or before the guests begin to come and they continue until late in the evening. From ai>out 1o'clock until !l in the afternoon little ^ groups of guests arc served alxmt In A the (lifTerent little reception rooms to dinner of 20 or 25 courses, so. of course, trains of servants are all of the time pouring hack and forth through the house. At 5.:i0 p. m., the bride is to arrive so the chair is sent out from the groom's home in time to go to her home and return hy the appointed hour. The chair is a large red one decorated |\viih mirrors, tinsel and gilded wood and is closed t ight so as to k prevent the curious eyes along the I street from gazing into it, audit Isao B corapanied by a lot of loafers and beg& gars whohave donned .i r< d conical cap for the occasion and who hear boards e^B with Chinese characters on them, umbrellas covered with red, large brass gongs, etc. A lot of small boys in 1^, (Bi^^^RuetoUilciBiketsand With their shtlU flu tee, brass gongs and other crude luitrument could eUCceed In railing a mob In any oountry village, much leai a large city. All or this heterogenous man* follows and i thui lengthen* out the proooulon to quite a lung one at times, Amid tho booming of flrecraok?rs ' the chair arrives and then a aearuh la made for the groom, while the bride, heavily veiled and shut up In the chair, wberc candles have been burning since her start, is almost sutTocatlug. When things have quieted down somewhat and the oonfusion is beginning to give way to expectancy, ull at once a coarse cry is heard near the back of tire house and out rushes a servant yelling at the top of his voice to frighten away the evil spirits from the kitchen so that the rice vessel may al ways uo mil. Hy this time the groom has licen found and lead in and placed Ireforc a table 011 which two or more immense red cundiesare burning. And now the two men. one furnished bv each tamily, who are to olllclp m take their positions and the brid? is at last released from her chair and nought forward, attended by two c more omen, who are servants. The ? roon. s accompanied by his fathe* or c>. :r brother, but also has an attendant, who lends him any assistance needed in his repeated prostrations. The bride is usually clad in a very richly embroidered silk dress and wearsa large and elaborate headdress which is covered by a red embroidered veil which covers her down to her waist. Nor is this removed during the whole ceremony, but she is led about by the two servants. The groom Is dressed in a long outer coat with a large embroidered square in front and in the hick in winter it is lined with fur and has a beautiful collar and culls of some rare fur; the shoes are large and heavy, made of black silk; the hat is also large and has a long plume hanging ltehind, being caught in the centre of thctopof the hat by a gaudy ball of some kind, metal or stone. The olllciators are draped over the regular clothes with black and red cloth and their black caps are ornamented with brass foil bangles. The ceremony takes place in the! large outer reception hall and the mob of hangers-on in their filthy rags press close upon the bride and groom in their shameless curiosity; at times they havo to be driven back by force. General pandemonium reigns throughout the whole ceremony everybody laughing, talking, jesting, while the regular monotones of the conductor of the ceremony and the dull clank of the gong together with the shrill noise of the llute lend a weird aspect to the whole scene and you begin to wonder that such a sacred thing can be turned into such mockery. Hut back to our waiting couple. The groom stands on the right side lirst and upon a red mat spread before him he makes four prostrations and then they change places and the groom makes four more prostrations on the left, worshipping heaven and earth. This much finished, the groom now has placed in his hands two pieces of cloth, red or yellow and green, which is also held by tin- bride. Small sacks of the same colors unplaced on the floor leading to a smaller inner room, whither the groom, walking iwickward, now leads his oride. in this chaml)er they are seated at tables facing each ot her while the priest-like ottlciators take up seperate dishes, one at a time, and bless them. Nothing is taken by anyone. This process is called worshipping the food. As soon as it is over the groom again leads the bride over the sacks, which arc taken up and replaced as they advance into the "new room" or bride's chamber, which has been elaborately decorated and here they both unseated on the bed for a few moments. Thf lvrirlo lite r\? .* ??? time, but now the room is clarcd and she is allowed a little fresh air. while the groom goes out to receive congratulations. The person wishing to extend congratulations advances and he and the groom both prostrate themselves. This being repeated by the groom many times during the course of an hour must be very tiresome, but it is custom and must be observed. After a while the ancestors have to be worshipped by making prostrations before the tablets of each. When this is all over and the feasting has lasted well into the night and the men are somewhat rowdy, then comes the trying time for the bride, for the young men gather and tease her, using all kinds of rude and indecent expressions. This is one barbarism that surprises a foreigner constantly, and yet it isso hard to uproot. This disgraceful feature is the climax (if the carousal and when it is over the guests scatter, each one carrying with him a little box containing nuts and candy. On the next day the bride and groom must visit the home of the bride and then they settle down to a rather common place life, if rich having nothing to do, nothing to make etfort necessary if poor, on the other hand life has its duties and burdens, and woe betide the p<iOr tiling if she lias bound feet, as is the case almost invariably with the wealthier ones. This is si ill ol v the mineral ontlin, for any marriage, hut each has itsown variations and irregularities. For instance, if the uroom lias no home of his own lie may borrow the bride's. The joy of the home is lull to overflowing if tlie first, child is a boy, out if a tfirl she is not tfiven such a hearty welcome. I'rtilion Ki'I'iis(mI. The State lioarrl of control Wednesday refused the petition of Mr. J. C. Cooper, a North Carolinian, who wished to establish a distillery in Cleveland township in (Jreenville county. Mr. Cooper's petition was signed hy a lar^e number of the township, but I the lioard refused it liecausc owin^ to! a recent law passed in North Carolina an influx of distillers from that State l would probably result. The law in- j dicated, stipulates that no distiller) can Ihj operated within the tmundaries of North Carolina which is not situat-! ed in an incorporated town. Natur-1 ally many of the distillers would move to South Carolina. The board feared ' were they to grant one petition all would have to lie granted. ^ m C0KV1CT ESCAPES Bttl II Ctplttna by On# of ttU Own Rmi. t>?juiila? Williamiou, a negro convict who bears a bad reputation, quietly walkod away Friday and pavo tho penitentiary guards a bad quarter of an hour. The oonviot effected his escape with much ease, and but for the faot that he happened to meet one of ills OWIl race who lllinimnwl n.if "trusty" wandering leisurely along. Williamson is a tall, gracef ul negro, black as a stile, with anything but a criminal face, and perhaps some of the glances his way were more sympathetic than otherwise. in any event no one sai<i him nay and for the nonce lie was as free as a bird. h was evidently Williamson's plan to travel until lit; met some friendly negro who would give him a change of clothes and enable him to escape, hut the fates were against him and more remarkable than his escape is the fact that he managed to get five miles away from town without being so much as questioned. After he left Senate street he must have circled around the city and struck out down the South Carolina railroad. Having traveled live miles down the road he ran into perhaps the worst negro in the State to further his purposes. This was an old negro named Alex Goodwin, something over HO years of age, who at one time belonged to (Jen. Wade Hampton, and who it seems had rendered valuable service to the State as a penitentiary guard when Col. Lipscomb was superintendent of the penitentiary. In some way Goodwin had heard about Williamson's escape and with true "nigger luck" the couvict figuratively walked into his arms. That is, the old negro was standing near.the railroad when lie saw Williamson hurrying along. He quickly armed himself and his two hoys, one about 1"> years old and the other yet younger, and went in pursuit of the convict who was scurrying down the railroad with all the speed that he had left in his tired body. Goodwin finally overtook hi in and called to him to stop. The eonvict replied that he would not and that Goodwin had bet ier noi worry with him. COMMANDED TO SUltKENDEU. Goodwin told him that unless lie gave himself up he would shoot him and he and his two boys raised their guns threatening. Williamson was inclined to show tight hut seeing that he had no chance against the three guns that were pointed at him he tinally consented to return to town. So, in ignominy the convict was brought back and landed in the penitentiary yard by one of his own race whom he had counted on to help him to escape. Goodwin will get *.">u for his clever capture, besides some very high compliments from Capt. Gritlilh and the other penitent iary attaches. While Williamson is anything but the type of negro that would be picked out of a crowd as a particularly evil character, he bears a bad character and it will be a lung time before be will have the smallest opportunity to make another escape, lie is serving a 1."? year sentence for burning the barn of former Comptroller General Norton. Green ami Guynor. The I'nited States has not abandoned its endeavors to get (laynor and Green, the t wo fugitives from justice, across the line for trial he hue its court. A cablegram received from (Quebec, says the petition has been! presented to the privy council in Holland fi>r leave to appeal to that liody froin the decision rendered hy.Judge Caron there last fall, which gave the two men their liberty in the dominion. The argument on the appeal will he heard in the latter part of duly and Mr. Tascherau, counsel for (Jreen and ( aynor, will sail Saturday for Lon don. A big light will he made against; possible extradition. Mr. McMaster of Mo.itreal is now in Holland rep- ! resenting the interests of the I'nited States. (Jreen and Gaynor are wanted in the t nited States in connection with alleged stealing of millions in ; the federal improvements in Savannah ; harlxir C;lpt. Carter is now in a military prison for his connection j w it h the case. Almost unanimous opinion of the alumni of Charleston college Is against the ad mission of girls and the faculty, including President llandolph, are opposed. There is little hope, thereore, for cocdueation. 4. be In sympathy with eseaoed <-nnvli-t< I he would now in all probability be on the high road to liberty. The fashion in which Williamson H??t away is more than passing strange and yet simplicity itself, lie, wlih some other negroes, was doing some work in the toilet room of the capital. Joe James, the guard in charge, happened to turn his head for a moment and the negro slipped down the 1 corridor and out 011 Senate street, lie made 110 etlort to run but strolled down the street just as if lie was on business bent for the State. As.it Is a common thing to see convicts on the streets of the capital, no" one paid any attention to him and he went east along Senate street without being molested by any one until he was out of sight. >11SNKI) IN KtVK MINUTK8. The guard missed him about live minutes after he escaped and hurriedly telephoned to the penitentiary for dogs. They were not forthcoming however, as they had been sent to Lexington and there are no other hounds here at present. In fact, every little while the governor receives requests for hounds which he cannot honor. Slier i If Coleman has two hounds but they were not available Friday. So the dogs had to be dispodsed with. Somebody saw tlie convict dowu by the Southern railroad, but deeming him a "trusty" lie was not. disturbed. Somebody else, according to report, saw the fellow near brown's store in the cash'r 11 suburbs. It was about S o'clock Friday morning when the convict decided to take French leave. Scores of citizens were 011 their way to business and many of them must have noticed the soon..wed ii mim n n own n FATHER OF 4* CHILDREN. _ ( AIm Qrtndfhtbfr of UoM TbM j Tb?-c? Hundred. 1 ( Tho ktaietueou hereunto appended I are not of fanoy hrcd, nor are they { creatures of a disease imagination. . On the other hand, they uro facts, ' hard nnd true, and every planter and , inhabitant of Beech Island, S. C.? just j across the Savannah river from Augus- ( tu, will vouch for the accqraoy and j truth of the story says the Augusta , Herald. j Tlie liero. if liero lie lie, is known j far and wide in tho locality where he t dwells, and a great many citizens of J this city know liiiu hoth personally and by rcputatioo. , The writer takes pleasure In respect- j fully referring the matter to tliose two | gentlemen, the President of the Unit- ( ed States and tlie president of Yale , University? tliey having been credited ( with tlie loss of some sleep on account . of tlie dying out of the human race. j The facts, brietly, are these: An individual of A fro-American ex- k traction, who works on the plantation of Mr. Hammond, In Hcech Island, f and who is now ncaring no years of , age, lias during his lite become the father of 15 legitimate children, the great majority of whom are alive and a great number of whom have followed in the footsteps of their illustrious ( father and have immensely large ' families. ' It ought to lie explained right here that tlie progenitive person about ] whom this story is written has been ! married some half dozen times, more ' or less; and that the 4(> about hut equally divided among tlie wives. A Beech Island citizen of an investigating turn of mind lias recently made an attempt ascertaian tlie exact number of grandchildren and>great grandchildren of the eminent race multiplier, and after nunning down more than .'100 ceased his labors, liav- 1 ing satisfied himself that the Beech island negro had laid all other persons in tlie shade who dwell in tlie lauds where polygamy is forbidden. Tlie name of tlie liero and friend of civilization is Alexander Lark, and his 1 children cnnitA I., ...... ... 1 ??. ... > v/i. * uf^v. IIUIU iv yriii ^ IAJ j six month in fact, Ills two youngest | children arc twins and have not yet i learned to toddle. In the family are several other pairs of twins. The infants six moni lis old have nephews and nices who are 4f> and 50 years or age. Corn Crop Ijcnh. rreliminary returns to the chief of i the bercau of statistics of tlie Washing 1 ton department of agriculture show the I acreage of corn planted to be alxmt ' 89.800,000 acres, a decrease of almut J 4,-00,000 acres, or 4.2 percent, from ' the area planted last year, as revised , in December. The average condition | of the growing crop on duly 1 was I 79.1, as compared with 87.5. on July ( 1, 1902. The average condition on < July 1 of spring and winter wheat com- ! hined was *0 as compared with 82.9 J on July 1, 1902, and 91.1 on July 1, 1901. The amount of wheat remaining in the hands of farmers on Julv 1 is estimated, at about 42,500,000 | bushels, equivalent to almut 9.2 per cent, of the crop of last year. The acreage of tobacco is about 7.000 . acres, or 0.7 per cent, greater than that of last year, and the condition is 85.1. The acreage of potatoes^ including sweet potatoes, is about 49,000 acres, or l.<> per cent, less than of ! last year. The average condition of potatoes on July 1 was 88.1, as com- j pared with 92.9 on July 1, 1902. [l Mrs. II. I.. JotiuHou'M Will. i t The will of the late Mrs Harriet t Lane Johnston, the niece of President * liuchanan, was tiled for probate in l Washington Thursday. The following ? bequests are mad : Three hundred thousand dollars to the corporation of " the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral foundation of the District of Columbia, in memory of the sons of the j testatrix, to be known as the "Lane I Johnston fund." It is directed that I not more than $150,000 shall be used for the erection of a builbinjr as a school for boys, the remainder to ^o for its mintcnance. Sixty thousand dollars are left to the Johns Hopkins I'niversity. for the endowment of three scholarships to l>e awarded to poor youth, flue hundred thousand dollars are left in trust as the "James Ituchanan monument fund'' for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of President Ituchanan at his birthplace. I Wilson's Freckle Cure. j r and Pimples Money i cturned if it J v.':. ^ \ fails. Price r< ' 50c. Trial s/j ? v size 2.V. ^ * o i II It not sold r?y your druggist, write i I. R WILSON & CO, OinrlCHton, S. <\ Bi^TMNri W XojSTl IIL >TrtQpou( -< nerweer North jini Florida? A passenger service u and comfort,equipped wit Dining, Sleeping and Th w For rates, schedule, m tion," write to VVM. J. CI Oeneral iir * ' ii f i i i?ill ni?n B applies Mare Been snipped. A special from tbe flute says Adit. 3en. John D. Float Friday received a leltgram from Quartermaster Oeneral Rfumphrey at Washington notifying aim of tbe ablpmebt of tbe tenu and lamp supplies wluoh be bad ordered for tbe camps of the three regiments. )no consignment which was shipped from Jeffersonvjlle, Ind., left on Thursday evening via the P. C, C, ind St. L., the L. and N. and the Southern railway. This should arrive iere Inside of four days from the time jf shipment. Another consignment eft Philadelphia at the same time and s due here on the 14th lust, via the Pennsylvania railroad aud the A. C. Li. railroad. The third shipment was >enl from St. Asaph, Va., at the uime time and should arrive there turn niTK. eieu. riusi snys tHUb Hie ?var department has acted more quicky in response to the requisitions than le lias ever known them to do. It is inly due to Gen. Frost and Gov. Hey.vard to soy that it was their activity ihat such dispatch lias been effected. Hie department commanders will be Uimedlately notitied of the shipmeut )t the supplies and tents and the time >et for tiie several eucampmets. Gen. b'rost wishes to lirst ascertain deti- , litely tiie time of the arrival of the supplies before Issuing his orders. Ncrm Wiim Too Uold. A negro named "Deb" Flynn, bruis2(1 and cut from wounds indicted by tin excited crowd Friday, was spirited nut of Marietta Wis., Saturday. Plynn was walking with a white girl } and got into a quarrel with some ^ southerners who resented it. A crowd ' luickly collected, as a street carnival ^ was being held and clubs, stones and h> hammers were used on the negro, lie u was rescued by a company of inilitia, which was attending the carnival in a body, lie was kept in hiding over P night. l' li Dr. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial, tor a the Bowels and Children Teething. s It is TUB GREAT SOUTHERN , REMEDY for the bowels. It is one the most pleasiiut and ofUcacious remedies for all summer complaints. [ At a season when violent attacks of the bowels are so frequent, some speedy .. relief should lie at hand. The wearied f mother, losing sleep by nursing the little one teething, should use Litis medicine. PROM HENRY W.GRADY. The Constitution Editoral Rooms. Atlanta, Ga., May 18X7. ? Dr. Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir:?1 have never given a certificate on merits of any medicine, but 1 take pleasure in breakng my rule on this subject in behalf of your Riggers Huckleberry Cordial. It is the H-sl tiipflii'ino 1 l>:ivn nwor u<un> ...... iii the family. Fifty cents invested in 1 Kittle of this medicine, and put on a shelf convenient for use in the beginning of any bowel trouble, will often save life, and will save in almost any family ten time its cost in doctors' Liills. 1 have a friend whose life, in my opinion, was saved by the prompt use if this cordial. It ought to Ih> in euery ainily in the land, especially at this season of the year. 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J i'ouxg mux, young women, wake up Prepare yourselves lo meet the demand for Stenographers, typewriters and bookkeepers. Write for catalogue of MACFEATS M'SiXESS COLLEGE. Columbia, S. C. W. 11. Macfeat, otlieial Court Stenographer, President. Ihe Guignard Brick Works, COLUMBIA, S. C. building and Re-Pressed Itrick. Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Te a, Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to till orders for thousands or for million jaeesars' head hotel -x MHMIMM, UUBBftOIJ) 4.0QQ feet altove the sea. Views into veral States. Temperature from .r>0 * Alvv , degrees. 1 >rv air. bree/.y nights. inexpensive to lay. rystal spring water. Popular resort. . . , . [umc life for guests. Telephone ami l^s;v keep "i repair. i I.. mmtla l>- i.l .. . -? - 1 , K main, urxuriil puySll'ISI]. I' 111'* "HfUliaiJU > el > Mlliaoie. tan University Hotel. llark line Waterproof and ordorless. oin Urcvarri, N.('.,or firccnville, S. Not affected by change of tem. Reasonable rates. Open from June perature. it. to Oct. 1st. For oilier informa- Elastic. 011 write to .1. E. <<\\ INN. Mgr.^ Acid and Alkali-proof. Fire-resisting and oil-proof. Vermin will not attack it. Lnd Pity lis tis True 5aan,?r?,N. Will not deteriorate with age. Some good people buy their Faints and Varnishes, without first get- ?WRITE FOR PRICES? ting our prices 011 these lines. Our prices and our goods, when A^ TKPV known, get the business. oW U 1 11 XjI 1 1. I\ .N ^ Will you write? We can help UMH & CEMENT tiand Builders Siipuly Go. company. | j ? 1?t..!_ 11 ... io nam a uoimr.nia, <^.u. All classes building material, WE HAVE CHARLESTON, S. <\ the most perfect systern of home treat,- ^ hj ment ever used. We >\ oiTortl COllcjfC. I 9**m H?.ur!> <J,l,lV,nr ,Ms'' Henry N. Snyder Lift, 1?., M. A,. - W g icam-.* ol Ih>Hi sexes. |*rcsul?nt. Nine professors. Four yB^k jf . ? t!J,lns:iv?'lyo" "ne courses leading to the A. 15. Decree. iron I ilc- and mone\. (jyn,nasjuin under director. Athletics W ide fOi Li.oi.it iir i.Hnmiis. Cuiirv of loot ures t.\ the VfitJjy jjjj^Sjf^JimlSymptom !> .inks ;1i ,|eS| ,iu>n on the platform. Next nit .iL'vvm im v < ?? ! Session lKJK'ins Sept . it, ltH?. RfcVNOI.HS A J. A. <? AMKWELL, SKC'V, llox /, Atlanta, < ?. J Spartanburg, S. C. i