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Ante Mortem. HQYV much would X wiro for it, could I know . I That when I Um under tho grata irtud snow- . '.Th? ravelled gorraorit of Earth's brief doy - ;...'.>. Fold?d>nd quietly hi?da\y?ytv:-.:--. TTho spirit let loose JCrorh mortal bare, And somewhere ?way hmong the stare Ilbw'nrach do you th?ok ifcwould Inattor, then, ' What'pralso waa lavished on me, or when, .iWhatovor might bo ltk atiht.or store, If lt neither could help or harm mo more?. - :1 If,.whlio I was1 tolling, thoy had hut thought ':;Ta stretch a Unger, I would have caught ViQlndly mich old to buoy me through ?'.Borne bitter duty I had to do, Though,whohit waa dobo, they said, maybe, :; To oUjera--thby never aaid to mo 't; ,lho word of praise,'so craved, whoso worth - Had been ibo mipromest joy on earth, If gi v'n mo then: "Wo aro proud to know . '-Thai one of ouraolvc.8 baa triumphed so." ... What uno for tho rope, if lt bo not flung Till tho swimmor^B grasp to tho rock has clung? : What help In a comrado's bugloblast ? .'. SVhcn the porllB bf Alpino height is past? '.What hood tho gpurrbig paeou roll When die rabnor is safe beyond the goal? Whatworth ia eulogy'a blandest breath Wkon wMap?fod In oars'that aro hushed in ; death? - - Oh, friends, if you have but a word of cheer* Speak, while tho oar ia ulivo to hoar. A GOOD MEETING. The Baptists Meet in Annual Con vention at Sumter. IT WAS LARGELY ATTENDED. Three Hundreil Delegates Present front All Parts or tho State. Convention Meets Next Year in Cheater. The Baptist State Convention held its 83rd annual sesslson in the olty of Sumter beginning Wednesday night, Deo. 2nd, and ending the following | i, Sunday night. The convention ser mon was preached by Rev. "VV. J. Langston, of Greenville, and his theme was "Ministerial "Education." The convention was organized by ; tho election bf Mr. Charles A. Smith, ? of Tlmmonsvllle, president; Rev. L. (J. Ezell, of Woodruff, and Rev. C. A. | Stiles, of Eastover, vice presidents; Rev. G. P. ErvIn, of Oampobello, and Rev. V. I. Masters, of Greenville, secretaries; Rev. J. L.Vass, of Green ville, treasurer. Prof. John R. Sampey, of the Southern Baptist Theological semin ary, made an address upon the work I of the seminary and $900 was pledged | for the students fund. . Tiftvntinnal exercises were conducted Thursday morning by Rev. J. N. Prestridge, of Louisville, Ky., editor! of the. Baptist Argus. An address of welcome was made by Rev. 0. C. Brown, of Sumter, and the response was by Rev. John Bass Shelton, of Chester - Dr. A. J. Rowland, of the Ameri can Baptist Publication society, spoke upon the work of this society, whlcb 1B the largest Baptist publishing bouse In the world, and th? Bible ls printed by the society in many foreign langu ages. Rev. T. M. Bailey, D. D., made the report of State mission work as fol lows}. One hundred and seven mis sionaries, sis women missionaries, 136 stations, 40 of these In factory towns, 7,500 sermons have been preached. 70,001 miles traveled, added to churches 2,024. The total amount collected for this work was $15,530. He reports a deficit of littlemore tban $2,000. Eighteen thousand dollars was the basis on whlcb tbe last con vention ordered this work done, but the unusual and pressing interest taken, especially In the last...two months, i? tHo ...Joitmoiu -iuna for Gurman University cut down receipts temporarily. The total membersbip of mission'churches is 8,585. Forty one Sundaysohool8 were organized dur ing tbe year, making a total of 138 on . mission lields. The mission . cnurches contributed $8,591 to mis sionary and benevolent objects. A State evangelist was employed by the board, H. P. Fitch, at a salary of $1,200 a year. He bas preached 378 . times and made 22 addresses, and 357 conversions are reported at his meet ings. The twelfth annual report of Con . nie Maxwell orphanage was read by the superintendent, Rev. A. T. Jami son. "Luring the year one new home has been built with room for thirty >'i'mmates. The Maxwell home In /'. Greenwood has been sold for $8,250, .and this amount will be put into the the erection of a new brick school house. In the parlor of this school houso will be "placed pictures of Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell and their little daughter, Connie. There are now in tbe orphanage 151 children, with room for 100. Special mention is made of the gift of $3,000 by Mrs. I. G. MoKIssick for the erection of the - E. P. McKlssick Memorial library. The churches had contributed, this year, for the orpbange $13,700, which is $1,200 more ?han the convention apportioned for this work. On mo tion of Rev. J. D. Balley the conven tion voted thanks to Mrs. McKissick for her generous gift. Dr. 0/ C. Brown, secretary and treasurer of the Aged Ministers' Re lief fund, read a report of this work. There are thirty-four benellciaries, and there has been paid Into the treasury for their support tho sum of 83,323. The report of the women's central committee was read by Rev. T. L. Smith, pastor ac Society Hill. The Woman's Missionary society and chil dren's bands bavecontr.ibuted through the central comniittee ?9,046. Dr. W. J. Langston made his re fort as president of the board of min - .-? .Mterlal education. This board ls now looking after the interests of twenty three ministerial students. For ono jcar the expenses have been $3,015.71. A - a report on temperance a very elaborate paper was read by Rev. Ve mun I'Anson which he followed withal speech. In both speech and paper lie related again the sorrow and crimes that follow drunkenness, and also ci, d cm n ed thc dispensary sys tem. Ile recommended the Law and Order league, and hoped that bbe con vention would pass resolutions endors ing it. . Prof. Stiles R. Melllcbamp offered resolutions of co-operation with thc Woman's Christian Temperance work ers and the Law and Order league. Mr; Baggott's relation of tbe facts of tho tyranny of the dispensary in the town of Saluda aroused tbe inter est of the Baptist convention on the temperance subject more than it has been for a number of years. Tho Melllchamp resolutions were adopted with a hearty unanimity, the vote being taken by rising. At the evening session Rev. W. T. Tate, of Bolton, read the report of tbe committee on State missions, and George H. Edwards, of Darlington, mado an address, strongly appealing for aid in this work. Evangelist Fitch was called upon and his speech was very appropriate. A. C. WU? . kins, of Batesburg, and E. T. Atkln ? son, of Chester, also spoke on the sub ject. The. rer^rt^waa Vad?pted, ?ud ca.tr les witt, ita rcoornmondatloa for tho rnpl?ym?nt o? ari assistant secretary.; John Baas .Shelton' read 'tho;, report in'tiom?'missions; B.vD. Grayi'seere ary' of the Hom? board Cf tb? Sduth irn Baptist C^myentibn, spoke earn atty and appealingly tor help 'in ?van jellzlng the Southern States. Friday was a busy day i n the Con tention, and the opening exerols?s ?vere conducted by Be v.' H. P. Fitch', )f Greenville. S;.'.;Yvv JamlsonrrJ.: D., )f Atlanta, secretary t)f St?to mis ions in Georgia, abd Lansing Burrow, D? D., of Nashville, representative bf nhe'S?nday School board, were -wei-' Mmed to the conventiob. ^' Tho special order was ''MlniBterlnl Education, and the report was read1 by Bev. W. S. Dbr??tt, of Beaufort. In a very few remarks following his report, Mr.-DorSett emphasized the great importance bf contributing < to this work. Dr. H. P. Fitch made quite a lehgbty address on the. report. Prof. F. N. K. Bailey made a stimu lating speech rather of a negative character, which brought out more Interest than the report did. Many of the members wera anxious to speak at this point and tho time had been extended for two speakers, Prof. Bailey and Rev.. O, E. Burta, but having a program for the day the vote was called for on the report. It was adopted and the .convention went on to consideration of Sunday schools. The report of Sunday sci ^?1 work was offered by Rey. W. M. Jo-os, who made a speeoh to his report. Rev. R. W. Lido offered r?solutions to the ef fect that the convention undertake Held work in. the interest of Sunday schools to bo done by a field secretary under the control of the State board. Before the vote on this resolution was taken the convention was addressed by Dr..Lansing Burrows, who 1B a great favorite in South Carolina and in his address lost no ground. Dr. B. W. SDlHman, of. Nashville Sunday sohool field work secretary, made his first appearance before the convention and spoke helpfully con cerning the importance of systematic Sunday school work. . * When the Lide resolutions provid ing for a "Sunday school field worker came up agaiu there was considerable discussion, but an amendment to the report, ottered by Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, which carried all the main features of the resolutions was accept ed and the report was adopted. This commits the State board to a new and enlarged work, that of putting a Sunday school field secretary into the work. Rev. R. H. Burrls8, for the com mitte on time and place, reported foi Chester, with Rev. L. M. Roper tc preach the convention sermon and Rev* C. E. Burts, altercate. Rev. F. M. Satterwhite moved to amend bj Inserting Tuesday us tbe day of thc week for the meeting instead of Wed nesday, which was adopted. Mr. C. M. Douglass, of Columbia moved to strike out Chester and in sert Columbia, and spoke earnestly it favor of his motion. He was followed Jn an earnest speech by Rev. John Bass Shelton pastor of the Chester church, urging the propriety of going to Chester. When the vote was taken Ch?stei was the place, apd Rev. W. E. WU kins, of Columbia, moved to make ll unanimous. Rev. R. W. Llde, on behalf of the committee to nominate trustees ol Furman University, reported recom mending Charles A. Smith, of Tim mon s vi lie: Joel I, Allen, of Dillon; H. r- SaWV*W2rtb. ?i QrPO?-r-"-i f . ixc,"r well Edwaluh, ot'ltfage Spring, and R. Y. Leavcll, of Newberry, to suc ceed those whose terms expire this year, namely: W. H. Runt, H. J. Hayneswortb. L. M. Roper, David M. Ramsey and A. CvWilklns. The re port was adopted. Dr. David M. Ramsey, president of the board of trustees, read the report of the board, officially annoucing the acceptance of the notes given by sub scribers to the endowment fund. Every note accepted bas been endorsed by a reputable bank, throe gb its president or cashier. Dr. Ramley made an Im pressive speech. Joel I. Allen, who traveled all over South Carolina to raise 8100,000 en downment for Furman, and succeeded in getting 8125,000, was called for, and as he walked down the aisle the Convention rose to greet him Presi dent Smith extended uhe hand of grati tude to Mr. Allen on behalf of the Baptists of the State. Mr. Allen declared that he had been but a figurc-bead In the matter; that J. W. King, of Dillon, devised the plan the Pec-Dee Association offered the matter to the State Convention, and that the Baptist of the State had contributed the money. Mr. Allen Is a modest man, but the Convention knows that his personal effort secured the 8125,000. Mr. Allen has been elected financial agent of the University for the year 1904. Dr. D. W. Key submitted a resolu tion thanking Prof. C. H. Judson for his gift of 820,000 to Furman's en dowment, and J. D. Pitts was re quested to lead In a prayer for the preservation of the health of the venerable professor of mathematics. At the afternoon session several boards were elected. L. M. Roper moved that the cen tral committee of tbe Women's Mis sion Societies shall hereafter be elect ed by tho Women's Convention, which motion was adopted. At the night session the Interests of the Greenville Female College were discussed by President E. O. James and other members ol the Convention. The college is in a very prosperous condition and its attendance is limit ed only by its dormitory capacity; 81,225 was pledged towards building a new dormitory during the next Con vention year. The Greenville churches made no special pledges, but may be counted un to do their full part of thc work. The Convention instructed the board of trustees to push the work to completion. Rev. H. A. Bagby read the report on foreign missions, which shows that work to be in a very prosperous con dition. Rev. R. T. Bryan, for many years a missionary to China, made a ringing speech on foreign missions, after which the Convention adjourned. Rev. A. W. Lar mar', a native of Beech Island, who was secretary of State missions for eight years, was among the visitors after an absence of twenty-two years from tbe State. Thc contributions to mission work in South Carolina last year amounted to 810,580. This year lt went beyond 115,000. President Chas. A. Smith is a good presiding officer, and ls a handsome man withal. Last year tho membership of thc tvhitc Baptist churches in South Caro lina was 101,077, and in the United States 4,209,003. This shows that 3ne In every ten of tho total5 popula tion in South Carolina, and one in ?. chase at the. Jeffe.rr?hlatfpirie?; Vp^iv : GRANS LODGE MASONS. Election of Officers for (bo KUSUIUK .'. Year, and Their Installation. The . Mc?t~W?reblp{u? grabd lodge A).;F. M. of Soutb' CarolSba held it? annual meeting ; in Charleston during* tho pass week. The attendance was ' large and : .tho.':repQrts indicated, growth". The members were there clpients of a very pleasant entertain ment; also a trip to the Isle of Palms and.excursion out t? jbhe? Jetties. ^ At. the election of officers, there was but one contest, that bf J?nlpr grand w?r d?n, and JameB R. Johnson, of Charles ton, was elected on the first ballet over three competitors'. The following grand officers will serve for tho ensuing year as a resust ot the selections: - . M. W., Bro. John. R. Bellinger, of Lemberg, grand master. .: R. W., Bro. P. E. Harrison, M. D., of Abbeville, deputy grand master, R. W., Bro. J. L. Mlohi?, of Darl ington,Senior grand warden. - R. W., Bro. James R. Johnson; pf Charleston, junior grand warden. R. W., Bro. Zimmerman Davis, of Charleston, grand treasurer. R. W., Uro. Charles Inglesby, of Charleston, grand secretary. R. W., Bro. Wm. E. Thayer, of Rock Hill, grand chaplain. After installing the new officers the lodge was called oil at 11:15 p. m., until the next annual communication, which, by, the usual resolution, will be held in Charleston on the second Tuesday in December, 1904. The appointive oiflceni were: - Senior Grand Deacons-Bro. J. P. Duckett, of Anderson, and Bro. J. P. Kinney, of Marlboro. Junior Grand Deacons-Bro. John C. Watkins, of Anderson; Bro. A. L. Barton, of Charleston. Grand Marshal-Bro. John Kenner-' ly, of Edgeileld. Grand Pursuivant-Bro. Wm. Murchison, of Marlon. Grand Stewards -Bro. C. H. Roper, of Laurens; Bro. M. H. Sa?dl?er, of Rock Hill. Grand Tiler-Bro Wm. A. Winkler, of Charleston. The following are the district ' deputy grand masters: First district-Bro. W. G. Mazyck. Second-Bro. E. C. B. Mole. Third-Bro. J. A. Jenkins, of Barn ! well. Fourth-Bro. Wm. A. Giles, of Granlteville. [ Fifth-Bro. J. B. Haltlwanger, of ' Edgefield. Sixth-Bro. G. 0. Walton, of Ander son. ! Seventh-Bro. J. K. Hood, of " Anderson. Eighth-Bro. R. T. JiyneS; of Wal li halla. & Ninth-Bro.'A. S. Rowell, of Pled ' mont. . Tenth-Bro. Harvey H. Anderson, of Tucapau. ? Eleventh-Bro. R. M. Gaffney, of ! Gaffney. '.. Twelfth-Bro, J. T. Darwin, of , Blacksburg. Thirteenth-Bro. J. E. McDonald, of Winnsboro. Fourteenth-Bro. Bartow Walsh, of Sumter, TTif>^-.tH_..Ti-o. _r. rXaTleston Read* of Georgetown. Sixteenth-Bro. wm. E. James, of j Darlington. Seventeenth-Bro. C. S. Chaffin, of Bennettsville. Eighteenth-Bro. W. L. Glaze, of Orangeburg. _ GAMBING RUINS TWO LIVES. A Game of Gard's Ende in a Deplora ble Tragedy. A dlspact from Spartanburg to The State says Albert Dearman, a young white man, was shot Friday evening in a gambling room on the second floor of"L. Reibling's building, at the corner of Church street and Kennedy Place, by Albert Thomson of Spartan burg. The young men were engaged in playing stud polker and Dearman accused Thomson of "ringing in" a separate deck of cards. The lie was exchanged and Thom son produced a pistol and fired one shot, the ball entering the abdomen of Dearman. Indicting, in all proba bility, a fatal wound. Thomson dis appeared immediately after the shoot ing, but was subsequently arrested by Cblef of Police Dean at the home of his mother on South Church street. He ls in the city station house. Winn seen there he declined to make any statement whatever in regard to the matter. He has secured as counsel Mr. H. L. Boraar. Medical aid reached Dear man a short while after be was shot, and the wounded man was carried to sleeping apartments in the building next to the gaming room. The phy sicians ministered to his suITerings, and several hours later he was carried to the home of his parents in the West End section. Late in the night tho physicians will endeavor to ex tract the ball from his stomach. They regard hin coudltlon as exceed ingly grave. Dearman is a member of a well known family here, his father being one of the oldest contractors in the city. Thomson is a member of one Spartanburg's leading families. He has not been engaged in any line of work for some years past. Both the principals of thc tragic event are very young men, Thomson being about 20 aud Dearman about 22 years of age.* Boygraphs* If the boy is treated like a gentle man at home he will act like a gentle man abroad. We feel awful sorry for the boy whose father bas forgotten that he was once a little fellow. If a boy forgets bl;i mother thc chances ate that tho reason may be found in the example of the father. Some boys would be overjoyed to receive as much attention from their | fathers as is bestowed on the family horses. As a general proportion the boy who is untruthful has been made so by being punished for tolling the truth. If a boy finds a sympathetic listen er in his father when ho tells his boy ish troubles he seldom goes out on the streets to make confidants. Work ot Bad Boys. Miss Erltne Sinclair, a nineteen year-old school teacher of Sullivan, Ind., who was overpowered by her unruly pupils' Wednesday, tied to\a hog trough and placed for two hours in a pond of icy water until only her head waa above tho surface, swore out warrants for assault and battery against six boys. LOAVES AND. E?SHES. ,. _ ---. - i ?omo c?*fco.PlaceB to Be Filled by tb Legislature. POLITICAL POT IB SIMMERING. ; Williams and Cram Will Rot Ire and There Aro Several Who Ap? i pear Very Anxious for -? ! Their Places. ir^ithtbeapi^Oiwh of the legislative < session,- whIObTia -only'''five weeks off, the political pdt wi il begin to boil, ; though by oven the widest stretch of the imagination it cab hardly be said to be more than slramerlng^so far. This being an "off year" In elections the vacancies which tho legislature will Jae called upon to fill will be few in number and for ..the most part un important. - There 1B no promise of any heated, contest, though the end ea vor to be come members of the dispensary di rectorate may develop ;?ome excite ment.;' It ls understood that the chairman, Mr. L. J. Williams, will re tire and that Mr. H. H. Evans will isplre to this place. General Wilie Jones carnot offer for election, Gov. Qeywaid having appointed him to fill jut the unexpired tenn of Mr. Dukes. Among the candidates for represen tation l i the directorate ex-Mayor W. McB. Stoan, of Columbia, Col. John Bell To viii of Lexington, Representa tive W?lker of- Barnwell, Representa tive Gourdin of Williamsburg and ex Senator McDermont of Horry are mentioned. CRTJJi; ALSO WILL RETIRE." At this time it appears that the fight for Commissioner Crum's place will be between Representative Tatum of Orangeburg and Capt. W. D. Black, Jiead bookkeeper at the penitentiary. Mr. Crum will not stand for re-elec tion. The terms of two penitentiary di rectors, Messrs. W. D. Mann of Abbe ville and W. B. Love of York, will expire this winter. They are up for re-election and Mr. P. T. noll i s of Chester is an aspirant for a place on the board. Supe'rintendent Grllllth's term expires Jan. 20, 1905. The office that lasts longest between elections ls that of member of the supreme court, which term is for eight years. The term of Associate Justice Charles A. Wood-who was chosen to fill out the unexpired term of Chief Justice Mciver-expires Au gust 1, 1904. Mr. Justice Woods will probably have no opposition next month and wiii be elected for eight years. Miss Linnie LaBorde, who has served so acceptably one torm as libra rian, will likely succeed herself with dignified grace and ease. There may be other applicants. NO JUDGES TO DE ELECTED. There are no places on the circuit bench to be provided for this time, unless new "circuits are created, which seems likely. The dates to which the terms of the present, eight circuit Judges extend are: . Judge Charles G. Dantzler, Feb. 16. 1906. Judge Jame* Aldrich, Feb. 16, 1906. Judge R. O. Purdy, Dec. 6, D06. Judge R. C. Watts, Feb. 16,:1906; .Turto* Ff s%-L-'iat . H; ?-i_B;^C? t " yt?bge; ue?." w.: v?atre, *'?b. lo, 19b(>. Judge D. A. Townsend, Dee. 15, 1905. Judge J. C. Rlugh, Feb. 14, 1900. LEFT OVER, BILLS. Tho "copy" for the senate calendar has not yet been submitted for print ing, and it is not known what bills continued from last session will be presented to that body on its conven ing day. The house has on Its calen dar 106 bills which were contlued from last session. All these may bo re ferred to committees or may be taken up at once. Some of the measures ire very important. THE HAMPTON MONUMENT. The Required Ton Thousand Dollars Comes in Very Slowly. v The Hampton monument commis sion, consisting of Senator J. Q. Marshall of Richland and C. S. McCall of Marlboro, and Repres30tatlves E. M. Seabrook of Charleston, B. A. Morgan of Greenville, Altmont Moses of Sumter met In Charleston Wednes day. Thc Columbia State :>ays all the nembei s of the commission were pres ent exe mt Mr. Morgan. The com nission went to Charle:,Loti for the purpose of conferring wlt.h the Char leston delegation to the legislalure with referrence to raising as large a sum as possible in that county and to receive reports on the amount of money that has already been collect ed, as they had not heard from Char leston. The conference was held at the St. John hotel and was presided over by Senator McCall, the chairman of the commission. The Charleston delega tion reported that $743 had been col lected, which was very grafting to the commission, for as no statement had been submitted to Cul. Marshall, the treasurer of the commission, the mem bers were of the opinion that nothing had been done towards raising money in that county for thc Hampton monu ment. Col. Marshall reported that the commission bad collected and now had in the hank $20,028.92, which was giveu piincipally in Richland and Sumter counties. Col. Marshall stated that Darlington reported that $1,000 had been collected, but so far this sum has not been turned over to bira. The Daughters of the Confederacy . of South Carolina reported that they had collected $1,129.97, making a total of $4,158.89 so far. The board passed a resolution re questing that all parties in the State who had collections for tho Hampton monument sent the money to Col. Marshall at Columbia by December 25, so that a report can bc made to tho legislature in January. The legislature at tho last session made an appropriation of $20,000 to wards the Hampton monument fund on condition that $10,000 be raised by the citizens at large throughout the State. The $20,000 will not bo avail able until tho $10,000 ls raised, and thc commission is anxious to make an encourageing report to the legislature at Its next session, by which time they hope to show that at least two thirds of the money has been raised. The Charlestown delegation to the legislature assured the commission that they would go to work and do everything in their power to raise as iiauch money in Charleston county for tile fund as possible. Col. Marshall re turned'to the city last night. "1 >;.. .? ' v.:: . '?SS?s ? COLORED CENSUS GLEBE: ta Suspended *br .WrilioK n Liotter to n White littdy. >4j| } A .special dispatch "fiom Washipg ngton ; to'Tho . State ?ays William Ferguson,, a negro clerk: in; .theI'oe'nsusr' jfflce,who is put down as ?allibg from Alabama^bas been suspended by the 31reotor.oi;'the'censu8.pendinIog the" investigation ot the charge that he wrote an entirely, too friendly iletter to a white lady clerk serving1 In the pince with him. -.'v Ferguson is a bright mulatto who bas been holding office about Wash ington for ? good many years./ It ls not charged that there ras anything openly-improper In the wording bf the communication sent the lady clerk in quotion, but upon receipt of "it; she at.once reported the matter "to tbe? officiais of; tho bureau and Ferguson was suspended. . . - ''-V':'"' The lefter contains a query as to whether the lady.would accept a small piece o? jewelry' from the negro. His defense is that this lady bad been more otvll to bim than any other clerks and that bo simply wanted to manifest his gratitude. Shu, however, couldn't see it in that i'ghb and be came most indignant at wbat she and ber friends consider an insult to her. Particular interest was given the casie, by the statement that Ferguson was ajgraduate ot the Booker Wash ington institute at Tuskagee. Tbis carnot be verified. Ou the contrary, it is said that Ferguson left Alabama some years ago. before the Tuskegee institute had grown to anything like Its presence prominence. Ferguson has, however, distinction in anoter line. Ile has been quite ac tive as a messenger about' tt?publlcan national conventions and the Republi can national committee meetings and in this way ls well known to leading Republicans throughout the country. Only a nlesaajre. One of the pleasantest, and often most appreciated remembrances we may send to our friends at Christ mas timo is also one of tho least ex pensive and most easily obtained. A package of postal cards-twonty-fivo in number-will carry a message of loving good will to twenty-five friends, and will many times com fort and cheer hs nothing else will. I have in my possession, a large package of these Christmas mes sages, sent me by friends, many of whom have now passed beyond the Shadow. On most ot thom aro trac ed but a few words-perhaps but a line; these aro from the very busy friends-the world's workers. Otliers are crowded with gay sentences, while on a few are pasted tiny photographs of the senders. They aro all treasured as more pretentious gifts would be, and Avhon I come upon them in overlooking my treasures, I touch i thom tenderly, lovingly; for they seem so like tho ones who wrote them. The "feel'' of these bits of pasteboard is like a hand-clasp, and it thrills my heart with old, old memories, as nothing else can. Did you over think how much good a loj-ter may do, both to the writter and the . recipient? . Nothinc__auitn -ItriS- tho place . ofjh? spoken word, brit letters bridge tho space thal absence lays between us and the written message builds anew the friendly interest wliich fades so fast in the swirl and sweep of this twen tieth century maelstorm. Nothing so "endeurs the absent children to the lonely paronts as the love and solicitude implied in fre quent letters, and few things are more cruel than the dooming of these fond hearts to anxiety because: of hindering* interests. Too often, wc let the dear old people toss about in a sea of imagined neglect, filled with anxious fears and lonely brood ings, because we write no lino to tell them that the world has not yet swept between us and them. Do not neglect the friends, today. Send them tho message, if only a few words, to assure them that, even in the hurry of the gay feasting time, the thought of thom is alive in your hearts. Especially send tho message homo to tho loving hearts that linger there. Tho Practical Sido. The Charleston Post says: "There has been a good deal of discussion of the profits of the city of Charleston from the operation of tho county dis pensaries, but probably very few people in this community know what these amount to in tho aggro gate. The books of tho treasurer of Charleston county show that up to November 23, tho day on Which tho order of tho State board of directors withholding thc profits f^om Char leston went into effect, the dispen saries of Charleston county had net ted (luring 1903 a total profit of $44,052.24. Ono half of this was paid over to the county, which ro ceivod $22,020.12, and the other half was divided between the city of Charleston and tho town of Mt. Pleasant, the city receiving about $21,350 and the town about $050. Thus for tho current year tho city has avaraged a revenue of $2,000, a month from the operations of tho dispensary in Charleston county, a not inconsiderable item. Last jrear thc returns were somewhat larger, a total of $31,009.34 being received by the city from the profits of the county dispensaries. Tho revenue met five per cent of tho whole expendi ture of tho municipality during 1903 and was equal to hg per cent of the sum raised by taxation of tho citi zens. It is believed that, if tho ille gal sale of liquor could bo suppress ed in Charleston this revenue might be doublod or trebled, and with fair raeasuro of restriction upon tho illi cit business it would at least bo materially increased, to tho relief of the taxpayers in some degree. All of which is a matt.or for practical con sideration in theso parlous times. Some people talk of tho city of Char leston jdeclaring to tho board of dir ectors of tho dispensary at Columbia that it does not want and will not havo the profits of tho depraved in stitution" which has so sorely dis turbed tho people of tho community. That' woidd bb magnificent but it woidd not bo fmaoco. i \ AFTER p_E RASCALS. Bfoi?vtho BopTib?cans Feel Outraged at the Scandals AND THE EFFORT TO H?DE%?E,M?; fl Senator Gorm au Loada tho Fight to Hnvo ali the IlasottHtlbfl Aired. .. in ' the Open .< Senate? , . AS. Washington despatch to The Atlanta Journal says trio postofflce scandals bad a preliminary airing In both the'.senate and house bf repre sentative's,- Wednesday . when a'resolu tlbn looking*'to a congressional In: ve'stigatlon was Introduced. i Senator Gprman.l?d the fight in the senate for; an investigation; and he took the language of the president's message as a text for a terrl??.po'?ud 'irig of the department corruption. Senator Lodge,' inspired by a white house .conference, opposed the in vestigation, but his arguments were completely shattered by. Gorman's caustio allusions to the corruption In the ^department and the burning I i desire of the public to get at the facts,y which have to.date heen barely hint/ ed at. . Y There is a deeper motive in tj3c Democratic debate ttian ?ppears'on the surface. It ls apparent In sev?raV references made, tb :he Cubau^scan dals that an attempt will bc made to remen in the senate.' a discussion of that lato malodorous condition and General Leonard W ood's - connection with lb. V The purpose ls to <lrag(the Wood In vestigation from the Sfefcret meetings of the military affalts'comraitteo into the open senate ami ventilate it there from-top to bottum. The plan may carry and the country may yet hear all the details of the Wood investiga tion through a senate debate. It this plan does succeed and lt is said tb be favored by some of the in fluential Republican senators who are opposed to the elevation of Wood, there is little doubt but the presi dent's appointment of Wood, will fail of confirmation. Already there arc mutterings of n storm breaking over the high h? nded proceeding of Senator Lodge and the president in construing " ??.A#wi'? ~ ? -_,_~ I-*.-,-ilTi u IVV/I?CK> vu buu^ica.i Ocunccii mic CA jiu. session and the regular session where no recess existed in fact. By this construction the president was en abled to make a recess appointment of Woor", which gives that officer a salary grab In addition to the rank of major general while the case ls pending in the senate. Many senators, who were unfavorable to Wood's confirmation before the regular session began, are now exceedingly angry at the Inde cent perversion of an actual fact by Lodge and Roosevelt merci} to allow a favorite a salary grab. When the resolution for the in vestigation of the pos to Hi ce frauds came up in the senate Thursday Mr. Gorman took the door and strongly opposed the reference to a committee of the resolution. He declared that the majority should not shrink from an investigation. He said there bad been positive assertions that men who had unlawfully placed employes _on the rolls were to escape. Mr. Gorman said fraud and corrup tion we.re admitted and communicat ed to the senate by the president. He said tho country was.uotsatisfied with the investigation nor was'the' senate.' Those wno bad been accused bad said others higher up were as guilty as they, while they have been made scape goats. "Let us have all thr. facts," said Mr. Gorman, "and see if the presi dent will turn the rascals out." Mr. Lodge, who made a motion to refer the resolution, stated that what Mjsv Gorman said only further con vinced him that the resolution should be referred. The investigation made under order of the president, he be lieved, had brought out all the facts. There was a mass of evidence in thc department awaiting an order of thc senate for printing. Mr. Lodge said tnat as to the in sinuations against higher officials, it was well known that the postmaster general and the foui th assistant post mast'-r general had made erery effort to get all the facts and it would be well for the senate first to examine the evidence to see If the investiga tion bad been thorough. Mr. Cullom cut sh ^rt the discussion on the resolution hy insisting that the Cuban hill had t :e right of way. Five'Childreii in a Year. A Pascale special l o the New York Journal says: "Fiv;: children Inonu year is the record of Mrs. William Cheesman of 431 I'aullson avenue. Less than 12 month: ago Mrs. Chees man became the mot aer of twins, and now she has presented ber husband with triplets. One of the triplets died Koon after birt'i, but the other two are strong and healthy babies. The Cneesman children now number ?six. William Cheesman, thc father, ls a poor man, earning a living by I gardening, in summer and by doing odd jobs in winter. The increase in his family caused him no small amount of anxiety at first, but his neighbors have rallied to his aid and he has been promised steady employment at- good wages for the winter." As to Cotton. The following tabulated form shows the highest and lowest price of mid dling cotton In New York since 1890, and also thc crops for each year: Year nigh. Lowest. Crop. 1890- 91..10 3-4 8'cts. 8,052,597 1891- 92.. 8 11-1G ? 11-16 9,035,379 1802-93.. 9 7-3 7 5-16 0,700,3(15 1893-94.. 8 9-10 0 7-8 7,549,817 1891-95.. 8 3-10 5 9-16 9,901,250 1895- 96.. 9 1-8 7 1-8 7,157,346 1896- 97.. 8 5-8 7 cts. 8,757,904 1897- 98.. 7 1-2 5 3-4 11,199,994 1898- 99.. 6 5-8 5 5-16 11,274,810 1899- 00..10 1-4 6 3-8 0,436,416 1900- 01.. 10 3-4 8 cts. 10,383,422 1901- 02.. 9 11-16 7 7-79 10,080,080 1902- 03.. 13 1-2 8 5-16 10,727,459 1903- 04 .13 cts. 9 1-2 *9,?(I2,039 "Government estimate. onir.o Taken Away. . Governor Heyward Friday took away thc office of notary public from several holders for violation ?f the confidence imposed in them. Those affected were S. E. Rivors, of Beau fort, G. P. McChry, of Charleston, A. W, Brown, of Beaufort, J. E. Sher ard, of Georgetown, and Peter Wat son, of Beaufort. The above named had committed crimes and been sen tenced to imprisonment. Did Yon Got iYours? Last year If an average were made every man, woman and child In the Cnited States received sixty-ono let ters, thirty-one newspapers or periodi cals, and fourteen packages; and every sixth person registered a letter. . frtSK sVs^^ cleansing the blood of all thc poisonous 1 ; acids that produce RHEUJWATISM, driving r out all the dangerous germs that infest, thc - ; body-that is the way. cur^ . ?jLOtheir medicides treat ?yinpttms (. and, therefore, ?t3 . f^ CURES ARE PERMANENT. 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