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CHILD LABOR BILL tully Discussed in the Hottse of Bo* prese?tatiyes and Passed. SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES MADE. Thu Ulli GOCH to Its Third ?tctitlitiK by a Voto ol' Foi'ty-threo to Fifty-nine.' The child labor bill were the special order lu thc House for Wednes day. The bill that had passed thc Senate was taken up. Mr. Bomar moved to strike out flic enacting words, and then addressed the house on this motion. South Carolina leads the south in cotton manufacturing ?md Spartanburg leads the State. In that county alone this bill is of importance to 25,000 people. The issue was a vital one in tuc cam paign last summer and the former representatives who favored it were left at home. Four-fifths of those in favor of this bill are from counties which are not deeply interested in manufacture. Sentiment lias been stirred up by honorable but misguided people and also by outsiders for rea sons not quite so honorable, lie went on to say thc bill was not wanted by the operatives or tiic mills. Mr. Ho mar made along speech, holding the floor over one hour. A MANLY. Sl'KKCIl. Mr. Towill, of Lexington, spoke In favor of the bill. Ile was not whipped into line by labor unions, but favored the bill from a sense, of duty. The children in thc cotton mills should have an opportunity to lit themselves for citizenship. These children need something in their behalf. There are numbers of men who^tovee their chil dren to work fjom carly "morn until after dark., while they themselves s?ovid their time in debauchery, lt is not a sickly sentiment which makes people favor this bill, it isa noble sen timent. The philanthropic gentlemen mentioned by Mr. Homar gave to colleges and the bencliciarics were not cotton mill children. Fathers and mothers are responsible for their chil dren, but it isa duty incumbent upon thc State to look after the moral wel fare of the children. Mr. Towill did not speak long, but presented a very manly plea for the bill. He is proud of thc progress of South Carolina and would do nothing to interfere with material advancement, but he felt called upon to speak for the uplifting of the citizenship of South Carolina. ANOTIllCR U0OD Sl'IClCCll. Col. D. O. Herbert, of Orangeburg, favored the bill and spoke in reply to Mr. Bomar. Thc bill is not drastic, it is not oppressive, lt is mild in tone and yet will till a long-needed want. South Carolina has not always been such a manufacturing State, and her progress is a matt i- of pride. In reply to Mr. llomar he said that perhaps sonic of thc people who arc interested don't want this legislation any more than some of the people .- don't.vvaut the bill to stop treating or election days. In thc language of Mr. Story, "thc people of thc United States must be protected from thc people of thc United States.1' This question not only all'ccts thc mill owners and the mill operatives, but it affects society and society must protect itself. He was glad to lieai that Spartanburg county was doing sn well. Spartanburg might not need this legislation, but would not be in jured by it. So far as he knows there had been no objection made to this bill in thc committee room, wheaeas in years past mill men had come here and the journals had been lilied with petitions against thc bill. On no ac count would lie injure thc mills, but if these mill men thought this would hurt them they would bc here light ing it. This bill has two worthy ob jects-to force the children from the mills and to get them Into the schools. The children will govern thc affairs of this State when we are gone. Col. Herbert declared that tho very fact that some of the mill presidents make this rule excluding children under 12, shows that Hie ride is satisfactory'. If the other mills will not make this rule, why should not the State make it for them. The most progressive nations of thc world have enacted lawson this subject, then why should not South Carolina? There is a gener al demand all over South Carolina for just such a law as this. He then quoted from the messages ol' Gover nors Mcsweeney and Hey ward. Col. Herbert went on to say that State Democratic convention had passed resolutions recording its appro val of this bill. The people, of the entire State are interested. The agri cultural people are as much so as the factory people. The legislature must look to the good of the people and its in duty bound to legislate for them. IT IS NOT AN KXri?ICIjlISN'T. Thc next speaker to defend thc bill was Mr. Lewis W. Haskell of Colum bia. He declared thal, the pending question had been thoroughly thresh ed over, yet it is of paramount impor tance and bc wauled to call attention to some reasons why if should pass. In the first place, t his matter of en acting child labor legislation is not empirical or tentative wc are not ex perimenting; we arc acting in flic light of the best experience ol' most of the manufacturing State- and in line with Hie most enlightened foreign countries. "I, therefore submit," he said, ''that wc do not approach flic issue in the attitude ol' exploiters but that we simply meet a condition in our State that has arisen by virtue of our development as a manufactur ing State. Wc have abundant evidence of thc efficacy ol' child labor laws in the northern, middle and southern States-wc have precedents for enact ing this law entitled to the highest consideration-wc arc not seeking a solution, but simply applying a reme dy which has commanded itself to nearly all manufacturing commun tics. Thc question is not a scholastic one, but a practical one - a condition nota theory confronts us. Mr. Haskell continued: "ltis trite to say-a truism- that little children should have fresh air and sunshine that they should romp and play in thc open air-will physicians or others gainsay this? It sounds trivial to to state it. Accumulation of wealth through our great manufacturing in dustries isa great desideratum-but a greater desideratum is the building up of a robust womanhood and man hood in this State. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, let us carry out Hie spirit of thc resolution passed by the Democra tic convention in May and place this law on our statute books. \ ^ ?LOQU?NT YOUKa 8W5AttSnr The last, speaker Wednesday \Vas Mr. Blackwood, of Sparenburg, who opposed thc billi This 'would 1 b? a step of legislation downwards. It is dangerous. Not that lt affects capital, not that it affects the little children. But it is a question that strikes at South Carolina ?is a State. We are touching tho freedom of heart, tho freedom ur mind, the freedom of soul. It is going tb the hearthstone of these people who are now happy and pros perous. It is going Into the homes of these people whose condition legisla tion cannot hope to mend. These people arc now in better condition than ever before. They have good clothes, they have plenty to cat, they have furniture in their houses and pictures on the walls, they have the opportunity to converse with Intelli gent people and thc advantages of schools and churches. ' The bill ex-, ceptsso many classes of people that it would apply to but 20 per cent, of the mill people any way, then why should it be made a law. Mr. Blackwood spoke with much eloquence and feel ing of thc conditions in the mill com muuities of Spartanburg. When he bad concluded, thc house agreed to postpone further consideration until Thursday night ab'cight o'clock, when thc argument was resumed.' The hall bf the house of representa tives was crowded with spectators, many of them being laides, who took a lively interest in the debate. At 10.1;") Mr. Bankin moved to adjourn as there were several gentlemen to speak and a vote could hardly be reached at that session. Those who spoke in favor of tbc bill Thursday night were Messrs. Carey of Charles ton, Uar rori ot Kock Hill, Me.M&stcr of Columbia, and Mr. Gaston or Ches ter. The bill was opposed by Mr. .Morgan o? Greenville and Mr. Fraser of Sumter. The debate was then adjourned to Friday night, when the bill was taken up, further discussed and passed to a third reading by a vole of 43 to 51). The following is the detailed vote nu thc motion to strike out the enact ing words ot tbc bill: Yeas-Bailey, Bass, Bates, Black wood, Homar, Brown, BunclvColcock, Cooper, DeBrubl, Donald, Dorran, Doyle, Hd wards, Hendrix, Hinton, Janies, Kirby, Lancaster, Leaverett, Little, Lyles, Mabalfey, Mauldin, Middleton, Morgan, Pear man, Potts, Pyatt, Rantin, Ready, Richardson, Russell, Surratt, Stackhouse, .Stuckey, Trayl?r, Tribblc, Williams, Wingan), Wi ugo, Wright-43; Nays-Aull, Baker, Barron, Beam guard, Bennett, Black. Brooks. Colli son, Carey. Clifton, Culler, Davis, Dcs Champs, Devore, Doar, Dowling, Ford, Gaston, Ganse, Glover, Gourdin, 11 aile, H a rel Ison, Haskell, Herbert, Hill, Holman, Humphrey, Irby, Jar ncgan, Kelley, King, Laney, L escsne Lide, Lofton, Logan, McCain, Magill Mosts. Moss, Nichols, Parnell, Fol lock, Quick, Rainsford, Uaw linson Hinkler, jeremiah Smith, W. C. Smith Strong, Tatum, Thomas, Toole, 'low ill, Wall, Webb, NV haley j Wisc-?i). A Life fur n Lite. In his letter printed several days ago on the subject, of the crime of - murder in South Carolina, Mr. W. D. ; Woods states certain facts which can . not bc disputed, and which it is as i well to group together for the con sider;! Hon of tl&c people whom they sb I deeply concern. Thc News and Courier . bas grouped some of these facts in , a concise manner in t hc articles which follows below, and wc hope every read , cr of this paper will ponder them. The number of murders that have . been commit ted in the State in the i past twenty-live years, he remarks, is '".simply appalling," and no one, cer tainly, will deny that it is so. Thc ghastly list of victims of thc crime , would make a book of considerable size. "As very large proportion" of the murderers, it is added, "have escaped punishment and today are at huge when they ought-had justice been meted out to them-to have ended their own lives on the gallows, or bc life convicts in thc Peniten tiary." This is also true. The "proportion'' of those who have been punished is very small and includes very few white murderers: "If a poor and friendless negro com mits murder he is punished, and just ly, but thc influential white man who commits a similar offence has only to go through thc form of a trial." This cannot bc gainsaid. The fact to sup port il arc within thc knowledge of every man in the State. Thc condi tion is the subject of common remark. Many negroes have been punished for thc crime. Who can name three white men who have been punished for it in the past twenty-five years, except In so far as the expenses of their acquitt?t nieto be reckoned as a punishment'? "In South Carolina a man's proper ty ls just as safe, us it is in any other State or country, but his life is prac tically at the mercy of any armed rutilan who chooses to take it in re venge for some imaginary affront. Things have reached such a pass in this Stale that a man can, provided he bas i nil nonce and friends, with much greater impunity from punish ment t ake thc life of his neighbor t han to bc guilty of some small misde meanor like thc violation of the dis pensary law." ls not this true? It is freely as serted in private conversation, and passes unchallenged for truth there. lt, is as true in cold print. They only qualitication that is required, wc be lieve, is in respect to tire term "armed rutilan." Armed gentleman will do as well. Our murderers arc seldom ranked as ru filans. Possibly they would not escape punishment so readi ly if they were. "Hut sonic one may say that, grant all this to be true, why should wc ad vertise it to the world? Unfortu nately it needs hu advertisement, for it lias already advertised itself very much to thc detriment of tho good name of thc State."' This point is also well taken. Thc facts arc as well known abroad as at home We have nothing to gain by ignoring them. Possibly wc may gain something by stating them plainly and facing them squarely. And this brings us to thc helpful suggestions in Mr. Wood's letter. The law should not only bc just enough to protect thc humblest citizen, but also strong enough to punish thc most pram lent individual who violates its mandates. Ax exchange calls attention to the fact that while Senator Tillman is waging a dignified and forceful and, it seems, effective light on thc confir mation of Dr. dum as collector of thc port of Charleston, The ? vening Post of that city seizes every opportunity to deride and abuse the senator and hold him up to scorn and contumely, thus imped ng to tho extent of its ability thc work he is trying to do for Charleston. LIFE 18 CHEAP! Fatn?r and Son Shot Down in Flor ence County in PRESENCE OF WIFE AND MOTHER The Murderer Tuon Snapped the I'iHtol In thc Face ol'ii Defence less Woman, and Mahen Hie Iv ?ca pe William King shot and killed Sam uel Rogers and mortally wounded James Rogers, father of Samuel Rog ers, about seven miles from Florence on the plantation of Alonzo' Hewitt late Saturday evening. From thc evidence at thc coroner's inquest as published in Tho State the following story of the killing is obtained: Mrs. Hewitt, who was an eye witness and in whose yard the shooting occurred, Bald: "I was at home when Mr. Rogers came up in front of the house in the road. Mrs. Rogers was with him. Samuel Rogers his son, had just come from Florence and was about to turn his mule loose in the lot. About this time Mr. Ring came up and spoke to Mr. Rogers. Mr. King asked Sir. Rogers about a dog. Mr. Rogers told him that thc dog was down at thc house and that he could get him if he would go with him. Mr. Rogers told Mr. King that as he was a poor man he would appreciate it if bc would give him a little something for the care of the dog, tus he had kept bira for some time, not knowing whose dog lt was. Mr. King replied: 'Yes, I will pay you for keephig^ury dog and will pay in lead ac^ \ w|ii jr?Ve it to you now.' ?Ile then drew a pistol and tired at Mr. Rogers. Just as he tired young Rogers said to King: 'if you shoot papa you will have to shoot me.' King quickly turned and pointing his pistol at young Rogers, tired. Young Rogers fell on his knees and then to the ground, King then turned towards old man Rogers and opened lire again on him, shooting him three more times. I saw Mr. Rogers fall to the ground. Mrs. Rogers then ran up and said to Mr. King: 'You have killed my baby.' Mrs. Hewitt then said to her: 'Yes, and he has killed your old man.' King* then turned with his pistol still smoking, and said to Mrs. Rogers: 'Yes, and by God, I will kill thc whole d-d family.' As he said so he shoved thc pistol in Mrs. Rog ers' face, and, pointing it at her head, snapped it once or twice. Had there been more cartridges in the gun he would have wiped out the entire fami ly, as be bad stated, for there were only three-father, wife and son." The Rogers family lived several hundred yards from Alonzo Hewitt in a log cabin, with one room. They were poor people but hard working and hon est. The story as told by Mrs. Rog ers is practically the same as told by M.r.s. Hewitt. Mr. Rogers also made a statement which corroborates that of Mrs. newitt and Mrs. Rogers in every particular except that Mr. Rog ers stated that the dog in question had taken up at his (Rogers') house. Ile did not know whose dog it was un til in Florence Saturday when a man asked bim if he had a setter bitch at bis house. Ile told him that he had one there that took up there but did not know whoso dog it was. Thc man, wno, as he afterwards found out, was William King, who shot him and his son. Mr. Rogers said further: "King told me in Florence he would give me a little something for caring for the oog. That was all that was said. Have never had any trouble or words with King, and never knew him until Saturday. Never had any words with Khig before or during the shooting. There was no one present but my son, Mrs. Hewitt and my wife, but I be lieve that Mr. Thomas Hewitt came up with the man King and after the ?rst shot he begged King not to shoot." Young Rogers was shot only one time and died within ten minutes after be was shot. Thc bullet, took elfect in the stomach and ranged downward. Old man Bogers was shot four times, the first two shots disabl ed both arms and t he last two entered thc body, and his life blood is slowly ebbing away. Ile was reported to be dying late this afternoon. It seems, too, that there is another part of the story of the shooting. King did leave a message for thc sheri if with his wife saying that he did not mean to be taken and did not want to He in Jail, so that he had left the State. He said further that If he was sure that the witnesses would tell the truth that be would not mind coming to Florence and giving himself up, but he would not risk it. lt is also said that all parties had been drink ing and that when King and Tom Hewitt drove up the Rogers were raising a ro>v and it is said that King claims that they both caine on him with knives and that bc shot in self defense. There is also a pitchfork spoken of, and there are witnesses for the defense as well as for the prosecu tion. Both sides, as nearly ns can he gathered, arc. presented to the reader. It Is Fa forced. A well known lawyer of Spartan burg has furnished to the newspapers of that town thc following statement: "In 180-1 an act was passed by the legislature of South Carolina to pro vide for thc teaching of physiology and hygiene in thc public schools of South Carolina, with particular refer ence tb thc elfect of alcoholic drinks and narcotics upon thc human sys tem. lt ls made thc duty of thc pro per otllccrs in control of any school supported wholly or in part by public money to enforce thc provisions of this act. It was further provided that any snell oflleer, school director, com mittee, superintendent or teacher who should refuse or neglect to carry out the provisions of the act should be removed from olllce. If I am correct ly informed this act has never been carried into elf cut and has remained a dead letter upon our statute books. Upon whom the blame rests I cannot say, but it is evident that some one has been derelict, and If the plain provisions of thc act were carried out many removals of school olllcials would take place. This act has never been repealed so far as I can lind out from a somewhat careful examination of thc statutes and of thc constitution of South Carolina, and lt remains to bc seen what our new superintendent of education will do iii thc premises." What this lawyer says may be true as to Spartanburg and Spartanburg Countv, but it ls not true as to Or angeburg and Orangeburg County, Physiology and hygiene is taught In our city and country sc b.ools as rc j quired by law. EXTEKDIN? THE TIMBS tf<* ^?l'lrtij *a??* t>ns?es tl?e K?iioi? lJ?tK|.i6a,u thc Houtio. In the State Seuate last T?es?lay week the llrst mutters that caine up that provoked any discussion wan Mr. Hydrlck's joint resolution to extend the time Tor the payment of taxes Without penalty until March 31, im>3 Mr. Brice moved lo Indefinitely post pone the measure. In support of his motion he said the treasurers and au ditors ure complying with the law and collecting tho overdue taxes with the" penalty attached and there ls neither necessity or excuse for this extensi?n. Messrs. Hcrndon and Blake agreed with Mr. Brice. Mr. Ilydrick supported his resolu tion and said that thc demand had come te him from the treasurers and auditors' all over the Slate coupled with tlie statements that it was im possible to write up thc books from month to month and the necessity existed for the relief offered hy his joint resolution. Mi. Sheppard was thc last speaker. He said that the reasons already given were abundant to convince the senate I ol' the necessity for the extension, and further than all there he believed there were hundreds ot people who had . not paid taxes simply because tiley did not have thc money nor" could they until arrangements had been made for thc present year. lie had ascertained from the county treasurer at Edgelield that all those who were able had paid their taxes and only those who really did not have -the money, just now were the delinquents. Ile did not take any stock in these statements that any harm could come either lo the .State or thc counties and believed that it was the duty of the general assembly lo extend any kindness possible for Hie amelioration ol' the condition of the masses ol' thc people, lie demand ed tlie yeas and nays on Mr. Brice's motion to indelinitely postpone the joint resolution to extend the time for the payment of laxes without penalty until March 31, 11)03. The vote resulted as follows: Yeas-Blake, Brice, Brown, Doug lass, I (.erndon, Hood, Hough, Stack house-8. Nays-Aldrich, Butler, Carpenter, Davis, Dennis, Goodwin, Hardin, Ily drick, Johnson, Manning, Marshall, McCall, Mciver, McLeod, Mower, l'eu ri foy, Hagsdale, G. \V., llaysor, Sharpe, Sheppard, Staniand, von Ruin ll/., Walker, Williams-24. KII.LISO IN TUB HOUSE. When thc matter came up in the House it was discussed and killed. Mr. Banks, of Newberry, saw no use to extend the time for paying taxes. It is a thing that has to be done and there is no reason lo-extend the ti.ne for paying taxes. There must be an end lo this thing. Mr. Tatum explained that thc graduated penalty bill was passed for the speoilic reason of killing? these annual time extensions. Mr. Welcome Quick opposed the bill. He saw no reason for the exten sion of time for paying taxes. Mr. Moses said to pass this bill will be to give notice that taxes arc not required until Match. Capt..!. II. Brooks favored tlie tax extension. Thc bill was killed and . the .House refused to extend tlie lime for pay ing taxes. An Honest .Hun. Tlie Greenwood .Iounial says: "It was Pope, we believe, who said 'An honest man is the noblest work of God.' We quite agree with him. Sometimes one is led to doubt if Lhere are many honest men when he sees how very Indifferent many people are about paying their just debts especially when it is a subscription tb a newspa per. Tiley will make the li nest kind of promises to secure credit , and when il is given Ilium they become perfect ly callous and indi li?rent. We con fess that thc man who will riot pay what lie owes is au abomination in our sight Hut we started out to say that we found an honest man in Green wood one day last week. We do not say that there are not others hut we lound one. Wc have always thought well of him, hut every time we see him from this lime on we shall feel like lifting our hat. The circum lanccs are these: lie was a subscriber lo a county newspaper before moving lo G recd wood, and when he left his home he neglected to notify the pub lisher that his address had been changed, and the paper continued to go on and was taken out ol' the ollice and read hy some of his people. The aforesaid publisher wrote and asked us, as a favor, to lind out if this gen tleman lived in Greenwood and if SJ to see if he would pay the account, which amounted to for subscrip tion. As soon as wc mentioned it he said 'Yes, Lowe it and I will pay it in a few days, i M ease write and tell your friend for inc that it is all right . It was carelessness on my part. I should have had the paper stopped pr sent to mc here but I failed lp do so. Ile is not to blame however, and I will pay it.' Alas! Alas! that the ivcrld was full of such men. This gentleman lives in (?reenwood and he is a subscriber to theJournal, lt. is au honor to number such a man as this among one's subscribers. Wc hope that we have others 1 i kc him on our list , hut we have not put Lheni to thc test. We think every newspa per in the Slate ought tu note. Hie fact that in Greenwood S. O., a city famous for many good tilings there lives a perfectly honest, man 'The noblest work ol'(?od.' Wi; doubt if l'ope ever saw his equal." We com mend the example ol' this honest man to some dishonest men in this county who make it a business to beat peo ple out of all they can. Sick Callie Killed. Dr. D. 10. Salmon, chief ol' the bureau of animal industry, who su perintended the light against the fool and mouth epidemic, says that about 3,000 animals have already been slaughtered in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire, and that the indemnity of the govern ment has paid the owners aggregates over is 1(H),OOO. Dr. Salmon said that unless new cases should develop it is probable that most of the quarantine restrictions now exist! nu will have been removed Iii about sixty or ninety days. Not a single case of the disease lias been reported from any point out side ol' New England, although a general spread was feared at thc in ception o? thc cpldmic._ Tine fact, t hat human life in So lilli Carolina is loo cheap is further em phasized this week hy two murders in willeri three whifie' men were killed by two other white men. The thing will never be. slopped until it becomes fashionable to hang white men for some crime we hiing negroes for. \ - gagg. ajjggg ag r-'^fVtfVM ; ? ?-?A1 gjjSig SETTLING CLAIMS, 1 ITr. Gantt ia Baak from Washington an I is Encouraged At THE PROSPECT OF ADJUSTMENT. Cnvotiiiiiont WilliiiB tu Wipe Out All II? Claims on ICven liants, Hut Interest is Wini UMI. Thc State says Secretary of State Gar ti returned from Washington Thursday afternoon, and expresses himself as very much gratllled at the prospect of an early settlement of the claims of South Carolina against the United States, growing out of the war of 1812-15. The United States government ad mits an indebtedness to the State of $77,028,02 on-Inly l'J, 18:12, with in terest at ? per centum thereon. How ever, they require, before allowing in terest, that the State must show that she either paid interest on a greater amount, or lost interest by the transfer of other securities, be fore interest will be allowed her, and it was to present to thc department proor of this fact that necessitated Mr. (.Jantt's visit to the capita'. This evidence Mr. Gantt tiled with thc comptroller of thc treasury. The United States holds as trustee for the Indian fund 8125,000 or South Carolina <> per cent, bonds, or the is sue or 185!), for thc erection of thc state house and in any settlement which is elfocted, these bonds must be paid by the State at their full force value. Mr. Gantt says: "Owing to the untiring work of Senator Tillman, and as a result of ceaseless personal effort on his part, til? treasury department now otters a settlement w ll loll will practically square accounts, but this offer Senator Tillman refuses, and is appealing from the decision of thc auditor of thc war department, de manding that South Carolina bc paid upon thc same basis witli which a set tlement was eirccted with Virginia under like circumstances. "This basis is thc computation of simple interest at (> per cent, upon both accounts until thc maturity o? the bonds held by the government in 1881, and interest at <> per cent, upon tile balance due thc State (852,000) until thc day of payment. Thc treas ury department proposes the compu tation of interest on both accounts at simple <? per cent, interest to an arbi trary date at which both would be equal. As the original. principal of the State was smaller, a computation to 1800 would clfect this result. "South Carolina is thus assured of thc payment of enough of her claims against thc United States to settle these vexatious outstanding bonds. Under the act of 18!K5 they were fund able at 50 cents on the dollar, and with accrued interest to date consti tute over 8125,000 of valid and admit ted bonded debts against thc State. Thc United States government lias repeatedly declined this settlement, and demanded instead full face value, with interest:'! Senator Tillman, Mr. Gantt ?mya, lias been rendered valuable help by Mr. Raker, of Abbeville, who is em ployed in the senate library at Wash- | lng ton, who lias collected thc evidence | in thc departments at Washington which was of such great importance to tho State in making out her case. if Senator Tillman succeeds in es tablishing bis basis of calculation ol!j tlic interest, South Carolina would secure over 8100,000 in cash from thc general government, in addition to the settlement of these Indian trust fund bonds. A CI ?inti Iden to Tench. Tho Columbia Record says that was a most excellent, idea advanced by Senator McLeod, of hee county, Saturday in bis remarks on the toy pistol bill. In arguing for the passage of the bill, lit? declared that it was lime lo teach children that pistols arc things tobe let alone, and h* added that it was Init a brief step from the toy pistol to the weapon more danger ous to thc publie nt large. There is good, sound philosophy at flic bottom of this itlea, it is one that has the future in view, and it is full of possibilities. Wc do not despair of seeing tho present generation brought to.thc real i za tion of the awful evil of pistol carrying, for already we have noticed a tendency to a revolution ol' sentiment on this question outside of the newspapers, which, to their ever lasting credit, are, a unit in condemn ing the pernicious practice. Rut if it is impossible to furn from the evil of their way those who now habitually carry concealed weapons, the custom can bc wholly eradicated if a general effort is made to engraft into thc minds of thc rising generation thc idea that a pistol is something to bc let alone, and ir kept at all. only about one's premises as a protection against burglars or other unlawful in truders. Parents out lo mould thc minds of their children along this line; teachers in schools out to lose no opportunity to bring out thc evils ol' the practice and, above all, all of us should pract ice what wc preach and set the rising generation an example wliich it is hoped they will follow. ltcllcct ions ol'ii Riiichelor. Seeking equality witli man, woman sinks to his level. To keep their respect, whip a curly dog, but kick a Matterer. A woman knows you love her when you deny that a woman whose rivalry she fears is goodlooking. It is a gout] deal casi rc to make a woman think you love lier than to make her understand you don't. lt lakes a womba to kiss a child ami look in a man's eyes while she is doing if as if sin; were kissing him: A twcnty-.live dollar nighf-gowu is ono dollar's worth ol' night-gown and twenty-four dollars' worth of fussi ness. Women will never lose their femi nine attributes as long as there is a large supply of looking glasses in the world. No woman ever loved a man enough not to pretend lo somebody that she was not st) sure aboutit as sim would like, to be. A mau can be happy with a tooth brush and a pipe: lils unhappiness be gins when he adds a valet and an au tomobile. Some men have such a way 'with them that when they borrow your money they make you think they are doing you a favor. Pointed ^ai'rtgfap??. i,-^, '..i Soin? iove letters arc too soft tb ?i?e, O?iy t(?e sympathetic are entitled | tony tupa ?by; Short-sighted people aro naturally close observers. It cost moro to support one vice than ten virtues. A man usually blows lu a lot of j money on a blowout. Some people aro in mighty poor) company when alone. Tho bet ter a man gets along in the world thc better off-he is. Stir up a man's wrath if you want| his candid opinion of you. Marriages add either to a man's; happiness or to bis misery. "When Ibo average man tells a He | he is in a hurry to prove lt. . If a man.bas neither friends nor enemies be lias lived in vain. "With the exception of ballot girls, chronic kickers arc a nuisance. A .n.ireur photographers are willing to I ike anything except advice. If you would retain your friends; don't remind them of their faults. dran ic . notions tire all right if they can be turned to good advantage. It. is a wisc woman who can smile at a c impliiucnt and then foi get . One enemy may do more damage than a hundred friends can repair. A red nose may be due to the rays] of the sun or to the raise of thc glass. lu .some business transactions thc middleman soon becomes the head man. Many a woman bends a man's will during life and breaks it after bis death. Next to having wisdom yourself is thc ability to proiit by thc wisdom of (?tilers. Next to a gond temper the must cheerful thing ina family isa hank balance. No one is liable to discover that a rich niau is a tool until after lu- loses bis money; Leave your worries at borne when you travel. You can get a fresh sup ply anywhere. It ls a mean mau who will throw I up a New Veal 's resolution to another | tit this late day. lt seems queer that so many crook ed people lind themselves in straight ened circumstances. It ls generally understood that a man dislikes a slippery pavement when be is down on lt. When young mun wants to get rid of bis best girl bc should take her skating and let lier slide. Although some people are contin-1 nally changing their minds they seem unable to get a decent one. Perhaps thc worst thing about rheumatism is thc apparent necessity of listening to everybody's cure for it. When two men get together each talks about himself; when two women meet they both talk about some other woman. Killed by Mistake. Captain George II. Colby, the Bos ton and Maine station agent at Plym outh, N. H.. was shot and killed by mistake by Policeman - Lewis C. Mills, ! early Thursday. The station had been robbed during thc night and Captain ! Colby, with others, had started on a locomotive in pursuit of thc thieves. Policeman Mills, who was also search ing for the robbers, came upon Colby standing on thc railroad track. Each mistook thc other for one of the thieves. Mills lired. Colby received two bullets in his body and died shortly afterwards._ Tm-: news that cottoii to the value j of $10,000,000 was destroyed hy the boll weevil in a small section of Texas last year, is alarming. It is indeed to bc hoped that the Southern repre sentatives in congress will secure an appropriation ol' sutlleicnt size to wipe lout this pest before it shall have I spread over thc entire cotton belt of the South. A curious contradiction about money is that when you've got lt you don't have to spend it to prove it, and when you haven't got it you do.-New York Press. Women arc so naturally deciitful that they can foot themselves into think int; that they have good ligures when they are like a sack of Hour. 'fbe man who has friends is the man who knows when not to sec, though he bas eyes, and when not to hear, though bc has ears. If you oro not well ana want to know the tm I li ? bo n t y n ii r troillile, send for my fri-? booklets mid sett i-\M m million blank?. 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O. mciwAwv ?, toea. J. C. SEAM, Blot riot Pot??. Jfgont, J9tlanir\ Hi ;iin liCnk.M. "When faith leaves fear enters in. Thc praying Christian is never in doubt. A smile in the home is worth two [ at the ulliee. By tho huhler of hope men climb lo higher things. A weak faith is a poor ruijhdaUon for a high hope. A written word may be erased, a spoken word never. Thc loudest prayer usually reaches the shortest/-distance. Some men become lost by undertak ing ii short cut to duty. No man's heart is 'Big enough t o I harbor both love and greed. When fencing evil out of the heart bc careful tc fence the good in. People who mind their own busi ness lind it an ever increasing duty. Quite a lot of people arc rude when they think they ar blunt and straight forward. Attackin? error with a feather is I as unsatisfactory as eating bean soup with a fork. A widow's tear in thc scales will I outweigh any donation wrung from thc people's needs. Thc world judges us by what we ac complish; God judges us by what we strive earnestly,,to do. A lot of people arc so conscientious j that they never let their left hand know that their right hand does noth ing. A whole lot of pebplc love to sing "Bock of ages cleft for me" if they lean enjoy a softly cushioned pew while doing so. If some men would put more princi pio Into politics they would not talk sf? much about thc small Interest they ave in lt.-Will M. Mau pin in'Ibo ommonor. O 3 v. fd ? H </3. rv* 'J) 'A < , o n <? i !? . g S 3 ^> Ki >. ? ?> j. a P y. = * g =3 ? I lgi?l S -, rt ul f Carolina Portland fPl?imt CO CHARLESTON ^^lliUUL \?;U., South Carolina. Gager's While Lime, Cements, Fire Bricks, Terra Cotta Pipes. -27-ly. THE Savannah Press says: "Tho. Democratic party bas found it uphill work ever since it dropped Mr. Cleve land." That is true, but lt is easily accounted for. The party was so bad ly defeated In tho middle of Clcve ? land's last term fts President that it was buried out of sight and it has been trying to climb out of the hole in which bc put lt ever since, which of course, is up hill work. When a man falls it is owing to cir cumstances past all human control, j but when bc succeeds lt is all due to his personal ability-so he says.-Uhi I cago News.