The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, February 26, 1904, Supplement, Image 8

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.. I .-om its appearance it looked to me BS if sortie one had used some kind bi bar to prize it loose. The work had the appearance of being well done. 1 rem;'in. Yours, very truly. Columbia Plumbing and Cornice Works. H. H. Chapman, Manager. Telegram : Columbia. S. C., Feb. 18,1904. A. C. Dover, Donia, Fla. Did the State house roof show flesh ings were torn out when you examined UV (Signed) Frank P. Milburn. Telegram : neala. Fla.. Feb. 18,1901. Fiank P. Milburn, Architect. Yes. some half dozen places absolute ly pulled away from wall. (Signed) A. C. Dowr. Columbia, s. c., Feb. ir,, loo-h Mr. Frank P. Milburn. ? ".ar Sir: 'l am a native of Georgia, but now a resident of Charlottes X. C. 1 am a practical cornice ami molal and shoot worked, with yoara actual ex pel ?once. 1 did a groat deal of work on the State capitol at Columbia; had charge of tho shoot metal work of tho inner miine and tho outer dome, and also tin- guttering, and the sanio was put in according to the plans and details for tin- same, by experienced workmen, in a good, workmanlike manner. I have read the published testimony of Mr. Hunt relating to my work, and the same ls lu the main not true. I lia ve ibis nay been on tho roof und allied the dome and gutters. Tho j . of 'h>- lantern of th.- doun- has i badly abused sim o tho work was ploted and occupied. There have! i li?les made in th<- copper, which IC teaks in thc inner dollie. There ..-> i.bw a pi<-.i timber there with nails in ii. which might cause some of ? tho holes noto I. AS to tho KUI lei ?no,, tho slatomont of Mr. Hunt ls generally not true. They are made of Mi rehant's "ld method IX tin, which is the standard of America, and proper material mr that particular work, li rests on a granite foundation ami has all tin- protection necessary. After three years use lt is in perfect condition. I have lind large experience with roofs, and have been familiar with this ioof. off. and on, since ii was put on. In this mat tor. again the testimony ol' Mr. ltunt ls largely untrue. Il is us i diu lt rii'id gravel, and not tar amt t; ??vol. None of the stone used ?ll its . i ti in lion wort1 due nnd a half or i.. o nu in s. and th.- little slipping noted . i. only :oie slight ss of mtilerhil, as ls eon.: iou t., su, h roofs. The cost of metal ceilings in 1901 and . 190'.! Was vary mitch lesa than it was in isv.i. because ol progressive ideas' niel niel hud* in ibis !-?ci ..f business j and pi ?ivs of material. AT hough 1 nnd no interest In the eotllng of the malu lobby or elsewhere, mi work was m ar it. itni! ? hail con versa i ion with Mri Unkofor about Haine, and I know that tho neil coiling ? n-u moro than il would have CH; IO repair tho old ono, but i<> lix tho oh: ono would require the Im portation ot special expert metal work ers, and a great deal ol' time, which would have resulted in inconvenience tb tho legislature. Vours truly. (Signed.) G. Kay. -.r- Whom it May Concern: out lemon: I have road with sur o Capt. Muni's testimony in ro il to thc moline, applied to thc State iso, ami have tho following tn sub-I 'ho rooting on this building is what is Known lis "Warren's Anchor Uland,. Kuturu) Asphalt (tooling." uno was ap plied by Hi "Charlotte ?toot' ntid Pav ing company" of Charlotte, X. C.. iic .?.m..- to Min bili ns iud specifications Chemical and of Xcw York t ls known as nod. not through g. but for other outing contract. Xow, tho pitch oi nus roof, as nearly as I can ascertain, is about four Inches io tho tom. and Hie rooting is well adapted io tins cliiv.s ?>:' construction; in /'act we d.! hesitate io advocate, and fm lhermon; t.. apply this root - ing "ii buildings whoso roofs have a jiitch of (tb six inches and upwards to n.- toot Tin- crushed i|imrtz used for lin- graveling surface i-- such as will pa Ss through n mesh ?rom ?-16 inch to l-'J illi li in size, and 1 am nt a loss to I'lOlStiihd hov. Capt. Hunt can say' that lie was able io Hud stones ns big .-- pigeon's cg:;:;. Ol' lin; size of a man's iuiiid. l submit (ho abo-.o testimony in lioi'eiisc ol' tia- Anchor I'.ram I Hooting. Which hus been attacked by Capt. lilli.', and trust il will bo accepted as such. (Sighed) Waller P.. Harris. .Ueprosehtiiig Warien Chemical and Manufacturing company, 17 Battery . Place; Now York .-ii v. ? notlllod Hu- Charlotte Hoof and Faying company repeatedly tn send i...-jj i" repair ibis roof. They sent mon moro than ..in.-, bot dually Mr. Dover. (h>- manag? i\ told me that som ? .mo ivas mnipt rim; won tho roof and Hint ie- thought that ?'?tor was run ning through th>- .opp.i work and mound llii; windows, lt ls a I'..ct thal sonn- of tho tr..'ines and sash iv Or? blown in during a severe windstorm last sumiller, ami n. than likely this a. conn's toi .-ou! - ni tin- leaking com plained of. Mi. i: ty Informed mo thal Moles lcd he n punche.I in thc ooppet Homo. 1 cannot say as lo this, bal '1 do know thal people were poriiiUtod l" go .'lal lom- at will. . .ti two ..r moro occasions I .-cai my niel: to inspect tho root after ll w ris reported to nie that ii had leake,;. They report .1 that a scuttle, which ls about tkjie or four foot sonare. was loft oil; nnd o'.e lime both s-ut'l.-.-. wore "ff. j I't-ritiirotl that ile- rooting contract ors give a guarantee for in years. Which fulls protected tho State's In terest-.. runitteo say tba; a lino slate torn i ?ff willoh eo-t tb,-, state mould of noe y, and I hoy . thal it afforded perfoi ! pio nt tin y did not pi oiliicc a .SS I" pr..\ .. : : ese USSOl I ioiiS. .o in '. The ?i hstirdil y nf t he statement Is itj-oyot) by the fact that thc principal argnmoni used in gel ling thc appropriation for ibo ipmrovc miouis was Hint "tho roof was full "i /Inc s and lea kel! like a s?lvo." 1!, i.hs 'I ?hg old and worthless as ;l ronf. lhere was n very small portion "I tho sltilo . ni the toil, billy ll'-a' 'il that could SOI : i't'otii Ihe 'lound -that is. lb. kt Cop li ..ns nd- ile- ICSI was ol' copper timi w as sohl for hink. ':.. :. b. Xumi-rotis objections' I" the dollie '.'.iiicli ar- so disconnected as to .10? t sslia to somewhat of a general ri lily I. should be clearly linders toed i ha I ? originally planned for Hie construc tion o! l! i:- dollie Ol' casi Meei, hisi like tin material med for Hie dome of tin ea] ?lol at Washington. Col. Marshall tllijl Clod lo 1'ii ,io ! lb" . oliuin.-'Sion. :.; i believe, largely In thiel.d hy its .?isre io Satisfy him, directed the r.-tt;iugo I" gr nile; This change ileo?s Cdintod a g ron'I ly increased huid, and I vint dilly carefully i'onsldercd th? stroll; th "f tho maia building lo siip pdrt ii but. iii my Own expens?; had r.hc i?' si expert iii Hos line to mah'- nu ,-. amii ? : i' u anti calculation of Un prossiue, on I ho masonry, of tho pro posed i". roil Sod load. Tho proposed oban . l\ ts feasible, bli! Instead ,01 ... i.o:!ie.; tin; dollie on two H too I benns, ns thai designed. I had put in t'vur largo box stool -ni,,. au) ,acreased lin- thick-: loss of all that molal. The export rele? rod to said, "We are satisfied that lhere i? 110 question as to the strength bf this revised design;!,' With thin chance it became necessary to sive greater pitch lo the roof than origi nally Intended, ami to make numerous modifications aral changes in the ?p?c itlcatlonk and detail drawings for the Work. For instance, the change in pitch ?<r the tool obviated the necessity for tho ventilators shown in the orig inal plans, which would have been un sightly thereon. The modified ?nd re vised drawings for this portion ol' the work Uro still on lile In my onice and <?.nilli have boen seen by the liivesti gutlng committee ami their ''expe?rt" liai! they so "desired. It is charged that thc window frames ? it th.' ?lome do not ??i. This appear ance is no doubt .?..Hised by the fuel that sonic ol' them wore blown in dur ing o severe storm last summer. Again, that there .".ic kinks lind crimps in th'- galvanised Iron ot' thc Inner ?Ionic. mu these are no doubt tu natural expansion and contrac tion. Again that sonic stones on the out side 01" thc dome are inn shout, and the contractors lilied up 'he spaces. Now, Hu- fact is, you cannot keep the water mu o'' a close joint of stein s: t?tere must be space enough to calk and ce ment, and it ls necessary ai that point, it must be understood that the lillie water oohing past thc cement swells the oakum and this makes tho joint waler proof. Hut tile Rival bulk ol" erith Ism of thc work on the dome is that it is not accord hm to plans and specifications, and that thc ohms actually used an- not what they should bc. lt is true thal much ol' il is not according to the drawings and BJ.mentions Been by the committee and their expwt, bul arr. a substantial com pkt noe with the modi fled tlrawiriRS and detailed working philis. As lo the criticism by Mt. Hunt and the commit tee 01' the plans as changed and actu ally earned oui. I insist that neither this contractor nor this committee uro' i .?un.oient Judges; Surely th" members "i' tho committee are no better able to Judge of the wo-',;, at this tim", than were tile members of thc capitol com mission, who saw tlc- work as it pro gressed and when ii was completed and tlCVUPj eil. Ninia. That tho w^od 1 russ tinder ile portico root", called lor by tin drtiw ?fter tint commission decided to omit i he i wo columns before referred to. tb? Wood truss was no longer prop el-, tho drawings were changed and steel trussed p?M-lihs Substituted, span ning tb" portico the shortest way. And h- rc ngalii lite committee under takes to criticise the -ase nf built up sections, as called t'..r by the drawings, Instead of exp"USlvo soli.; stones, tsa deed, they criticise everything except the contrnei price, which every body Knows was very low. Tenth; Thal a sheol of galvani seed Iron i-"2 of an inch thick ls all there is bc* A..?.n fie interior of th- building and the "wide, wide world." These gutters are no. galvanized iron, bat th" beni finality of IX lin. which is the best gutter lining licit tan be orel. Copper lasts lenser, but th - ?>xp?ins|oii ?no great. 'Ibes.' v. ul le? s. which are Of tito usual thickness fer this . lass ol' work, are painted on the under side? emil ked with lead io the "jstone ind ibo gillier bed lays Hat ?rn the sion.?r 11 ice. Klovcnth. Thal oh? of lb-' largo lin tel stones- in I ho rear portico I.-- cracked, (Ills bein-' Hie hlKt ef ||< sp, . Ulli charges which is numbered. 'Phis sickie showed no defoe! when Hie work was accepted, bm Icu- bro ken since i hen. I db hoi believe it is likely to "give away." Ai pnr?ntly per fect stones will sometimes crack in a building ..nd cannot be guarded against. Th? cninihltt?.old h?v? ii h- nliiiost impossible to fully pro tect ;> building during repairs and changes mid Iel tho occupants remain inside !t i. uni ilk?' an unoccupied building. i could not. and did liol, undertake io prescribe .hist how tb. contractors .shuni.I protect the nhl work-, null tin y clai.il to the commis sion thal they had done all they could do to 1 lint end. in tliis coiiiieciion it must be f-?m?ih hored that many of the stains from leaks lit different paris of the building were there before Hie work under in vestigation begun. Next: As to the cement Honrs and waler leaking from above. Oiiiy one day last month I was stir prised lu see so much waler in thii passageway under the fro et portico, as ii hinl not rained for several days, ind 1 called the altem..-, ol' Mr. Wil liam Hanks of Thc Slate to !>:.. ?oiidi lions. .'aici'ul examination showed illili ihe walls of the building wore sweating all around, bm where the dir was against Hie building it absorbed Hu- willer, while it war-, liol .-.. absorbed where Hie cement il..ors Joined the walls. Th?'; walls sweat regularly'; This would ti..! haye been the ease had lin y been bu!!! hollow in the outset - tliey had enough thlckiav-s for air space in the centr?. This is one of ?he most serious defects in any part of the Stat, house, 1 had nothing to .bi with it. Next: As lo thc defective water t.los ?is .nc! plumbing. '?'his work was all done before ihe . ?ty had phimbhlg rules, or an inspec tor ni sewer, .iii.I plumbing, or even a .?.e vv era gc syst eui. These rules vary lu different eillos, and in the absence of ai.y |.rescribe,i tules eat'h architect Uses such plans and ioctl..?ls as seem liest, considering ideation and sur roundings, general appearance, and sanitary rules. lu all these mailers there is constant improvement, inst as we I tit vi greatly Improved nu oki clos ets in ile- basemen!, which wyre; in stalled wla n Col. .Mai shall v as on tho. commission in charge nf lae Step house Improvements. I Uui.-t thai the Slate is ab!?- to get even inure veiiti lation, hy electric fans, ns suggested, br otherwise, as th.- present location was ucl built for lilis pui'posi . or ib?re ?Von hi have beeil inure ventilai Inn', I (kink Hu- following letter will enable Hie public to form a coi reel estimate ni tb - inclination of this Investigating committee io condemn everything in slglit : n;li.. of A. \V. Kd?ns, <.. H . Inspector of Sower;- and I'lumUing, I loom X... N. file Hall. Columbia. S. i '.. l-v-b. ir., nuil. Mr. Frank H. .Milburn. ii.ar Sb: Al your reimest I tliif? i I. .. ni' in slating tl.at tlc plumbing ruib.'i the two ?...ri!..., ot Hie State house xv ill coicuaie favorably with any plumbing tl?ii has come tinder my bh s-rvalion in this ijity .y?iicli was In stalled i vim- 1 i th . passage of Hie i>ic--.-tit city plumbing rules. Th? clos ets iiitil uti? r lixtuies arc ol' go??] final ity. Thc principal defect found v? ' - the vi aol ot p. riper vent ba t hill ybiirs resp .etl'iil?y, (Signed) A. \\': Kdoiis, 1 '. Ki li is charged ihii ihe eiinlnioiors, 1?s "naked tresiias'-er.?," carried iiwfiy .nd disposed '.,' o!d material, which ivas valuable properly of the State; find thc committee says they attempt 10 justify the :<l bv titi ibm of tho ?peelfica t (ons, w hich does not support i he I OUI. td am. 'l'his is iibotltet evidence that the oiniiiitiec .lid nm consider Iii.- repot ls if the ? apilo! commission, as ihe legis lature direi ted il In do; fm it appear.-; 11 one nf those reports that nuder Hie loth ?o' Ihfi sped(icai.ions referred to, ?li? coil tractors, lind other bidders. ?vere told bel 01 o bidding tkut they would ?et all the old material, ex? ? ! Hie n.arble; that the contractors bl j loweri for the value ol' thia old material | in their bid; that the commission fully,! investigated the matter; that the at torney general gave his ofiicial opinion ? thai ihe general opinion hud been thut the contractors owned the old mate-. |iiul, and tho commission could not! claim it; that the opinion of the attor ney general was approved by' the coin- ? mission, excepting only Mr. Marshall; and the commission referred Mr. Gar funkel's proposition to it to buy the old material Hom the contractors. 1 repeal that 1 cannot, believe that this Investigating committee consid ered tin; report, or knew bl ines.' lue ts. If they did, i think u discriminating public can see thai they are determined lt? Uphold Col. .Marshall's minority re port, even if a suppression OL cold facts is necessary. Generally: As an evidence Hail I gave the state good and honest service in the expend iture of its money on the Slate house, und in refutation of many charges made, hui not sustained, by the in vestigating committee, i desire to sub mit tho following statements ot hon orable, widely Known contractors, not withstanding the ehairiiuin of mut ; committee, on ihe Moor ol' tho semite, where he was secure from reply, ?tc- ; .st ended to the tactics ol! trying io be smirch and impugn ar.y ol anil all wit nesses who dared to spoult tho truth, i. not in support of Ids report: Nicholas lllner, Contrat tor. I*, O. Box oo?;. Atlanta, < ia. Atlanta, Ua.. March 22,11)01. Mr. Prank 1". .Milburn, Columbia, .s. .'. ! Dear sir: Your tu vor ol tue 20 Gi lo band. 1 examined tho material ai.ii workmanship ai capitol building, and timi it a llrst class joh. I consider it a good, substantial piece of work. Yours truly, (Signed) Nicholas Inner, ? 'onlraclor. Savannah, Ga., AUK. IT. 11)03. .Mr. Prunk 1". .Milburn, Columblu, H. C. Dear Sir: lu reply lo your inquiry of August 7ih in regard io the work re cently done on tin; Stat..- house. 1 will say thai 1 have had cons1.,;, ruble ex perience in large- Work, end have had tpiito a number of contracts iro n ibo United states government. I was ono of tin- linn of tin; Stewart Contracting! company, who bid foi tin- contract in Columbia. ! was it. Columbia Aug. l-lili. .md wlille there inspected the' State house work. As a whole, I think the work very satisfactory. There maj ; bes?me minor things that 1 would hiivi done different if i hud boen award ed tho contract. Anyone looking i" tlud fault can always lind it. There ls on?; thing certain, tho State ot South. Carolina, in my estimation, bas re-1 coived full value foi* Gie mendy ex pended, and now ha.-, a capitol that ! any State might well be proud of. This is my honest and unprejudiced opinion. Yours tritly, (Signed) .1. E. Burgess, Manager; Savannah Contracting Coinp.uiy. Note. Mr. Burgos remodeled interior of postoillce building in Columbia, in lim;:. Augusta, Cu., Sept.2, r."';{. Mr. Ki auk I'. Milburn. Columbia, S. I ?ear Sir: In reply to your favor of Aug. 2iith, wanting an opinion from us on ibo hew State capitol in your city.' we b-'g to say tho wriler has fresilient ly gone over this building during con struction ami sine- li was Hillshot!, and coi.sitier il as good a joh us it ls pos sible lo make out of ii remodeling job, : and being familiar willi ibo price pani, for tho work, I consider the State se cured a tegular excursion price on that j building. We have had considerable experience in remodeling work, tint] know how dlOle?M ft .- .'.ry* 1 ' i Signed j .i. kl. McKenzie ii Sons. General Contractors. By Charles P. McKenzie. Johnson City. Tenn.j Sept. ^0. 11)03. Mr. Prank 1\ Milburn, Columbia, S. Dear Sir; Replying to y?iu inquiry of Aug. 2f>lh, asking my opinion of tho work recently done on thc South Caro-! lina Statt? house. I will say thai 1 con sidered the sadie well executed and ful ly tip to the standard for such work. I have bad exp?rience iii remodeling old capitols, ami have found ii hard to picase every one, a.s tin y do not un derstand tho many troubles that ive have lo contend with. i .un surprised that any objection.-- aie raised in re gard to tin- job, ns 1 though) tin qual ity 'if tin* work dunc-, considering tlie quantity, was well -...nib ibo prie, paid lor it. 1 should think ii would bo vortli fully $20n,t)0(i to duplicate Ibo sail .. work now under the present con ditions ol markets; ct.-. Whirs ti'iily, Signed) .li lil. fairish. Contractor ?iud I'uildor, Lynchburg, Ya. Columbia, S. C. Keb. 3901. Mr. Prank P. Milburn. Columbia. S. i lear Sir: Replying to your favor of 1 recent dolo, in which you request us to inspect the work done tin tho State capitol building lit Columbia, S. < '.. wo net- to advise US follows: Aflei a careful inspection nil the work, wo ar.- prepared i?' say that in 1 our opinion, Hutt the work ....?..ms lo have b.-en performed iii a substantial and workmanlike leanne:, in mir opin ion; (he appropriation was entirely (Oo small for the amouiii of work under la Ic?n. '. iii v 11 my vms. (Sc ie .li \V. 'I. IkulltjW Co.. By G: ?i. Hadlow, G?n?ral Contractors Jacksonville, Pla. mm Columbia, S, <'.. Pcb. If.. i'.IOh Mr! Ki.ink 1'. Milburn. Dear Sir: I have Ibis day ben through tho capitol bunding iii Co-?1 hiiiihin, s. C.-, and attii looking over thii work I 'a salifie .i Ihn-i tho work linne by the contractor i's ii faithful ' l i rim m ue . of (lio spirit und intent at' ti: panis and sp< ?lfl?h lions, ns (ho work done is worth .. gr?'ni deal mon Him Iiis c. iii tra i t price. I als?) road Mr, Hunt's report ns to sn ol colling ninl door light nial am , satis-fled thal bc is entirely t<"> high in ; Ins valuation of the ceiling, and that ihe tl. light appears to have been liped oi walked upon before tho c.-mont set. Iii which case ibo damages would nut appear for sbino iImo. Aitd I would say further; thal in rc- ? pairing or adding io buildings there . lire .' groat many things which no lliHIty on Ihe pail of th.- architect can;, forsce, and which have Iii ho taken hp i ns Uley develop; sc lifter cnn lolly ; I.inking over thc matter. I mn sat ?sib il th >t the orill?is;. upon yniirseli and ti ulriiclfii's aie uncalled foi and un- : inst. i I Uni] Ut.il tin- granite used ls not as i haul as tho original granite: tho texture being .?.. .?. ii would not I lld iii same hui. h. 1 lind (hat the : SpeC?ica I ions provide thai each chits : rind stylo ni Work shall be so j many cuts -md lie work would uni bo Itt kin by tin- contractor as his guido in performing his ivork, while the gen ii style and outlines would bo the sm. ; 1 1 ?. i: .i ? . l.-i that (he. removal ? o' tl... mentioned in Mr. linn'.'.-- report w <-. ; weaken tho slriio li?ie. I thiilk ti e n. mn r in wh'ch yoii provided fer tin; chongo was proper. I lind Hie Ihicknoss ot the ceiling hnd i nut' ors aro such as ?re used tm all : good buildings, , M is my exp?rience as a contractor for '?o yen in Hint :? number of roofs l i leak for some tune after '.he building I t Tho copp? ,. ornaient hun. from timo to considerable ? (Signed) General Con THE GOV No ddubt Know sometli upon whom tout to fest f< morons critic; work, with t plumbing. I had und? that tho uni II. Hunt, ai men! arch I ti terson anim made dillgc as to Idehtli In tho lin Sinei! Thurs., lite work, j : limn, resill . formation: Before KO Hunt enjoy? tl good mool Tho Was! 1903 con t n I ti The congi show any s ? ni of const capitol."! T lory shows superintend Superlntei grossioaal 1 Chief clei E. street. . 'hlef oleo G....m. 1542 I Clerk. Jo Una avenu* AV. Bi Kl "Arehltec nor FI. li. I st ruct ion c Hunt." J. Ki Ta tort of th. wires: ..<>!!"!<... h Hunt in < work." Paul J. thc i h nie i vivor) whi grosslorial i< not in that ho m a builder, Hitit if he oithvr cap; . him. Will Soi: libelous r. commit too, opinion of ibo opinion lani?. J. Charles K. Parri-h of I of Jackson Augusta '* Tim foll?' ?inls of the . doubt prov "Upon m. "1 resolve*: tho St<Ko . ' accepting t notify the th?- contint; ' the ar? bite? sind if i/o- s tilica t*/sha! i Coll Hon. /.M. 1 Pta?-! Hon I 'o; lr Sir- , I iva if. Gnu. completed tl on Hub Sta te h It/tent at iincMilrhtloni .... y.fcui. tl l ufa tho sta leaked ipi vi the olllccrs ? i fully; 1 : & Soil. Brown, usia, Ga. n- hiij ik SIPE UT, curious to Mr. Hunt, scorns con of its mi - , [dans and .lion of tho last week, ess was H. i a govern - .".niau Pnt se, and I ushington c . disposal' ired as io ' Mr. S. S. i iwing in-' ton. .Mr. i .a of hoing ?ctory for ! :ontractor. ' docs not perbttend ted States .nal dhoe I tho ellice iuds, l'on (Hams, Jin . li'istian P. { irita Caro . S. Hunt .nt bf cou ld of such' ung archI ?vernmbnt. i ny . I its on. ?mo ol . only sur limos e?iil llls name , lilil?- Book: . Hunt as ti Beet, end nlnence in ive kh?ivh ; ndorse tho vost Iga ti og ho face of iior of At Savann?hi lista, .). 13. I. Hadlow , Brown of a tho roc-j 'in will no ? he public: am: work on prior to Iteet shall .hall coll ho with ?ie work, ' \ the cor- i 22, 1902. j chairman Hitit Me t? ors, ve ? ul ta ..o the splr le plans, is of tho tory\ and Hm: subsCnnt ?ally Whereupon following mot B< fi ivod. Tl c?uniiil^slon tl enntr.n I to r t?as not hoeii tractors ?ecoi fica lions and tho work dori tho comiuissli A roll ? ali Iii ?ii tho i|UOKtii MtirklKiirw st w;is rejected ? lows: Voting yes-j Those votin nings. Mower linger, Derhai ? 'i 1 have tii.-i SliciW tho pilbil e<i \vitli the ; .ni ri lilting trap about ba: I have no ?i. rroih 11, . mihi invest ij mon, plete \ Indleat lack vyhioh h L'liai'atitoi for h;is been mad.? tin: tuto: on of this iuider the ate house Hie con ns, specl thorofore Victory to ten ?p of Mr. bsiltute , as fol Jon Bel nl calmly , s coimeci -. >i k, wit h- ' oap cliip anythlng li- fullest I a com- . cruel at upon my \ I'HI'.ACH l in- ?rv. ,|?ili Tied -WS Special ?o TI < Iii ll le y P. Mho has pos i !- - than unv ty. rn; ni?d i Oil plo? inst : A. Mooro an. 'if 1 bm ii ita, und Miss Ila Springs. T knots tied b ar.- Ibo pe. L- i ea I? i h;i| they stood Mi?? Glan i ii d' north Mr. II. K himself a ci al.L i man fr? Mr. T Da rery bu si no.' who will coi Sallie pla? e. come a liiiig will be irrdcti ICCOItll. iVn.-v Ila-. lillis. in Kuppe, .nor?' (?Mi tins cotin i Carolina tv eic Mr. -et tl?-myer, . Hawkins of Boiling Hal ol' las inc. Many date their limo when i;e him. s gone on nuuniiiic o office ital his gro I la von port, ness nt tho u t will In nis linc it is. tndei ?litoi i st ibo white cit f/.ci wlieie, und . tl ii ty aro -rilfiiting coi ucl cl ?'bini; ll ! et S Of JO! 1er how Ul i woy |>y ?iii uni how hu. ?lavo niidei N'ow ih.-se loll ll I ?.. CM ? illy contrita niff?rers.' Hoing a < inoro appro. llnh benelie, restore to t W? thank l! l?hck ihat w Buffalo, N ivei'e asphyx md several ni explosion ibo plant o .oinpiiny tod Reynolds, a i mason. Er Hie pois or h m not., the V Stale, the i ami elso er IHeliland iig and dis hoiiey, food ? oloi cil Sllf All roniem . all swopl , in last y. a'. poorer cuss starvation. ' from Ile ir most liber- : OodS Ot" t ll?'' i rs ten fold, j io only pay- ! H. ?Two mon ! ed to death injuscd in ? nice gas at j anna Steel : 1 aro: ( loo. j el s. Smith, ! imploycd in ! I GIRLS WHO LEAVE HOME. | ? - -?- 'M ?S Written for Thc Stnie hy W. I>. fg Woods. Thi- rendors or The State, or ruttier that portion ot' them who have paid tin; writer the compliment of reading his articles, which have appeared from time to time in Its columns need, hardly be reminded o? his position on i the subject of education. There ls, I i> ?weyor, one thing In connection with the question to which he begs to enter j a protest, although it is done with a considerable degree of reluctance. ll i:. possible, ?d' course, that this; evil, and Ute Word is used advisedly, may not owe its origin to our system ; of education, hut to a change of pub lic sentiment, which has found de-? velopiiient outside of higher education. Then, too. the fact must be recogniz ed thal in all human affairs, it mut ters liol how good the general ten- , doney is. there must be some evilr but while giving full acknowledgment to this i ru i h, every effort should be made j to l:e..p t?u; t.vn incident thereto lo tlf. low cst possible point. The evil to which allusion is made is the craze that has found lodgment 111 the mind of almost every girl that just as soon as she leaves the college or high'8cl)Ool she must lind some ? kind of employment, despite the fae! that in the large majority of cases ii : Involves leaving her home ami, being j thrown with strangers. Any system of education or of public sentiment that instills a feeling of this kimi into til" mimi of a girl, that she must be In dependent ami make her own way In j the world, is radically and inexcusably 1 wrong. There tire, of course, many casi's . where this seeking for employment is painfully necessary, and where this ik the case a girl should bc encouraged and rendered every assistance: hut' where this condition docs not exist, she is both unjust to herself and her! parents w hen she voluntarily leaves j then, just at the time when they will' derive so mitch pleasure from her' pros? nc- in thc house. she ha? been . sorely missed during the four years she has spun) at col icy c. hat litis separation was cheerfully horne hy her parents, for lliey could look, forward to the time when she would finish net education I au I mice more be with them to bright-; i-a their home. Independence and the I desire io ilia kc one's own way in tho world, ls both natural and commend able, bul there is such a tiling as car rying even a good Impulse too tar. nnd lhere is something radically wrong itt' any system of home or school train Ing that Implants the idea in thc mind: a a girl tiiat she should not be de pendent on her father, even when he ' ts abundantly aldo to provid? for lier waitis. IC ven ii it be gran td! tin! she can liuye more social enjoyment in the low ti or city than in the Country home >f her parents, this furnishes no sn til den t excuse for her to teave her par- , .nts when ber presence and help af fords them such unalloyed happiness. lt often happens Hint tho mother, net Ling on in years, is worn out with toil md care. She luis given all her strength and time to the raising and; training of her children, and to her | il is an Inexpressible pleasure when ? lier daughter Insists on assuming some ii if her duties and responsibilities, and enables her to enjoy a well-earned rest. "il A number of years ago it was the writer's good fortune to be a frequent 1 visitor at a home where the condition nbove mentioned existed. '?'lie moth- i >?.'? health was not. good and th" bides! md th" discharge ol' this sacred duty i will eyer he the sweetest end tender- , I .st recollection of her life, for when:) di<- was called on to see thu'I mother]] .Miss away she was sustained and i toothed hy the consciousness that she ? lad done ;>ll that lay ia ber powv-r to i make her hint heir's* lust yep rs pass in i ?e.ice ami happiness. i Oho of thc greatest mid noblest men-- i Hebert IC. Lee-who bas ever lived ont his earth, made duly ibo watchword . .i hts whole life, and no sacrillce or - langer ever restrained him from do- i tig what be conceived to be right. The t ihth of limy often cads us to walk li ways that humanly speaking are i lie very reverse of tho ones wc would ,i .house, hut Iben there silo"'-' ever he ( ire*??iil the thought that at. ali the i itronges! happiness conies froth tin- i 'ohsclousness ol' having done our nf- 1 nom to promote thc happiness bf those I ivlm are dear to us. fortunato, in- i b ed. is tin- daughter who, w hen sho t i bolts for the last time on the face of i a r mother, with ber tired hands fold- t .il across ber bosomy eau feel that she lever Ill-ought tears to the now closed i tycs or pntigs of sorrow to Ute un- . ?olllsh heart, which has forever ceas-j i .d to beat. < li' sh? can feel tims then she ima a ? II-ii c and joy that will be her greatest ii 'bini e as long aHf" endures, for what- i ...er. ?'or ?veal ..r woe. the future has ; ti store for her. ibis is something that 1 io earthly power can taue away. M A girl when she first ?caven col- ! if." and enterai tts il were, upon the t hreshold bf her life, stands In gnat t iced of hoi mother's ?ouns?l and pto- < eetion. anil it i.< ,i misfortune when i itfc'sK of circumstances deprives her \ if this safeguard. If there be one i hine, un earth that comes as a gift i "rom Heaven it is the love of ;t mothr .r foi her child. .No pen can portray I t: no plummel caa sound ns depths, "or it i-s as deep and wide us a lath- : unless sea, to which no measurement ? .?in he given. j 1 Th? writer trusts (hut he may he lardoned for giving one more nins- ? :riilioii of the saoi'tlleo bf inclination j ICTdiily, the ?acts iii which hie Just as elated A good many yetis ago Iheve c:< sicd au engagement between two ..cuing peep:,-, hut there waa, tn th? Hin iii.f tho young lady at least, nt inseparable harrier ?ti the way of ts iinr.i ?di?te consummation, that ob stacle I eilig an invalid mother, for | iviiose cate thc daughter considered a rs elf responsible. After the lapse .I II good many years the mother pass-' ; ?d away and n short time after her loath the daughter mn riled the gen-: loman to whom she had been so long' ittnohod. They were both gel : i li ii along In years then, hut can nay-': mc doubt Hint thai loving daughter rbiiml great happiness in the few years . f ber married lit'-'.' it ls very easy to believe tllilt 111 ibis short time there! Ntnie io bet' eiibtigh of earthly happl-j .less to compensate for her long years if sacrillce lo a sacred duty. :i h.is always been a source of won. I 1er to the writer that SOPHI'truly great writer has never made a special point ? i* living at least io portray a moth er's h?vc for a child, following out thal.! love from its hirth, und when lt firs! draws sustenance from lier bosom, ! lliiough the S'?lira of Us gradual mental ' iud physical development Sb far as i the wiper's knowledge extends inls ls1 for tho novelist ?in unexplored ruine. I waiting foi* the toubh of a master hand io bring Us jewels into the light ? bf I oday. Ballimore, ireh. 21.-It was thought that hot a lifo was lost in tho fire ju re, Imt a chan td hedy supposed to bc j I hil I of a colored man has been found in (he water al How h y's wharf. The body is : o badly burned ?s lo be un recogulzablo, i SUEZ A. 1>H I : V KV MITCH. Canal cleft TliroiiKli It?* (rion Bare of All Stive 'IliiM. al KlelmciUJ. W. E. Curti? in Chicago Record-Her ald. Afloat on the Red sea, Jan. 18. Every vessel passing through the Suez canal ls compelled to take a pilot, be cause skippers of ordinary vessels can not be trusted to navigate the narrow channel, for the slightest deviation may cause damage that will cost thou sands of dollars td repair. Euch year, however, navigation ls rendered easier by the widening of the channel and by the excavation of additional sidings or basins where vessels can pass, i From the moment the pilot goes on the bridge he takes charge of the move ments of the ship and Is responsible for whatever may bnppcn, regulating the speed according to tonnage and draught. Vessels cannot pass in motion. When they meet Ute one which arrives first at the signal station is compelled to stop and tie up in the basin until the other goos by. These basins are found at Intervals of a few milos, nnd at every basin ls a "gare" or station lu charge of a. signal officer, who corre sponds to a train dispatcher on one of our railroads, and tho block system is used to regulate the movement of \ vessels. Formerly no trafile was al- j lowed nt night, but now lt ls carried on ' without Interruption by the uld of ? electric lights on the shore and search lights, on the vessels. The' canal looks exactly what lt is a big ditch on a desert of sand on which foxes, Jackals, hyenas and oe- ' casioually lions tiru seen by the watch men m the signal towers. At some Iilaces the hanks of earth on either side tiru so high that passengers on the steamer cannot see over them, but for must of the journey you have a wide I swei p 01 both sides back to the moun tains *Hd rise from the desert, and;! at n certain point for a mile or two' .Mount .Sinai ls visible ?7 milos to the southeast, ami is pointed out to you hy the captain or the deck steward. Naked A rab boys run along the bani.s crying for baksheesh and easily keep . abreast of tho creeping vessel, grab bing at pennies which passengers throw them from the deck. Half tho coins roil down in the waler, which Isl exasperating to the youngsters. They! do not like ><. stop and divo for them while there Is a chance of getting more, but 1 imagine they mark the spots and ! i omi- b ick lo ret-over lost hnckshcesh when they have left tho vessel. Tle ie are only two towns of any ' account on ibo canal. One is [srhalla, ti half vay point, iv iib a population of I 4,000. lt ls thc only monument In honor! of the Khedive Ismail, who did the I most and spent tho most to carry out the enterprise, and lost bis throne thereby. It ls rather ? pretty town, abundantly it l igated, and bonce bas lovely gardens and groves uf palms and other trees. Here resido most of , the engineers and other o Ulcers of the !. canal, because it ls pr?f?rable to Port j ' Said. There is n hospital for sick em- ! . lloveos, a club fol the bonollt of the! Otllcers, and several good houses, In-j eluding one erected especially for the ' eulella huilent of M. de Lesseps, when', he should be pleased to uso lt. Beyond ! Ismalin, as before, are .occasional ? j uuses in the desert-groves of palms and luxuriant gardens surrounding the! stations of the canal olllehils. for j wherever you cari turn water on that ! lonely desert everything will grow with n wlid luxuriance, li seems a? if the! earth suddenly released germinating ? power that had been accumulating j : [luring centuries of suppreslori. Tho chief interest is found In the j . town ol Ste vt. !. cause tt is ?he crossing; place of the great caravans of camels . that furnish transportation betwen tho . two continents of Asia and Africa, and j mankind do hot possess to accept this theory, but no ono knows to the con rary, nnd experience has taught me , never lo doubt the faith of Interesting stories. If you do. you deprive your self and o'h.-rs of much pleasure, lt ls like analyzing tho attraction of a netty woman, or separating her fea-j tures into lots, classifying them arid ? ?tonsuring them by the Venus de Milo, i tm the other side pf Ibo Hod son,' .vhlch, by the way. is not red, but blu? -ns blue tis the sky In June-you can j ?ee the purple peaks of the Slnaltlcl ace . .util a few miles from the shore, ivhlch you t.ui reach lo three hours av donkey, one of those remarkable tases that are frequently found lu the leset t. This particular one ls called be Wells of Moses. There ic u com- , Cortlesa hotel kept by an Arah, where io ls and refreshment can be obtained. ! ?Ut il ls bette r to start early in the j morning, so as. to get back the samel lay. and take a luncheon in a basket ' from Sue/.. Thc trip can be easily made while the vessel ls coaling. Tho children of israel; according to die Bible, wandered three days In the, wilderness of shut- and found no water,' md when they came to Marah they auld not drink the waters, for they ?vere hitter, and tho people murmured tgainst Moses, snyln: "What shall we trink?" and he cried unto tho Loni ind the ?.oid showed him a tree which ie cast into Hie waters.and the waters iv ere mnd? sweet. And they came to [.'lim. where liiere were 112 wells of ..aler, ami three; score and ten palm : i ot. und they encamped there by Hie .valets. And Miriam, the prophetess, dio sister of Aaron, took a timbrel n her band, and all the women went nit after her with timbrels and with lances. That lieauttful scene, one of Ibo most dramatic in the whole Bible. ls bi'lieVjtd to haye taken place here.! for these wells arc the wells of Elim, md three .and ten palm trees still shelter a collei lion of a dozen or more springs. The village is peopled by naked Arah:-. sinewy, springy, Oil-? hiring fellows, whose tlesh shines like polished mahogany, and who must re semble thc young men of israel when ; they started on the journey that was not linisheirl for -10 years. il ls dill'icdi tb understand why and how they happened 10 h>- wandering iibout so long iiown here. If >"'.. will look at the map you will see that Suez is almost on a line with Cairo, and it was til most natural rendezvous of the tribes, who were scattered all ah.tig the Nile ifom Memphis, which ls Just above Cairo, lo Thebes, which is Just below Luxor. The n count lu the Bible is condensed; and we arc com pelled to take n good deal ol" these tra ditions on faith, hut. ns I have already suggested, ii i.-' worth while to do so. Thc Ked sea ls Lino milos long, and i t?; gres lesl width, ls 200 miles. It is about the shape of a sausage, and ta pers nt boih ends. ?in ono side ls Arabia, the most mysterious and prim itive of all countries, and on the other Hide are I'Ogypt, Nubia and the Soudan. At the north end what is known as the Small ie peninsula projects southward anil divides the sea into two arms, and near the point of the peninsula is Tor. the lauding place for Sinai. Op posite Tor ls Jebel F.B-ZClt, which moans "tho mountain of oil," Where pe troleum was discovered some years ago and created great excitement. Hun dreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in sinking wells and building docks, warehouses and refin eries, but have all been abandoned, because, for (Tome reason, tho manu facturers could not compote with tho Standard ?ni company or tho Russian factories oil the Black and Caspian SMS. ii Teeni,, think that there is a good deal moro wealth In Arabia than1 wo know of. It wus once of greater importance tlinn now, nnd in ancient.-.days pro duced considerable sold and'other met als, but now it sbipB little but dates, wool and coffee,, and even these ave gradually falling' off. Mocha coffee ts produced at the extreme: end of the vi Arabian peninsula, In a provine - called Yemen, and derives Ite nanon from the little port lt ls shipped from. But the people have no enterprise, the coffee orchards have been Injured by Insects and blight, and the trees have not been renewed. This is acounted for by bad government. As everywhere else in the dominions of the sultan of Turkey, tor Arabia* is nominally a part qt the Ottoman empire, the officials reoelv? no salaries, and live oft blackman. Hence, whenever a- citizen ge? a little - ahead, when he shows signs of pros perity, he immediately becomes ?n object of plunder and persecution by the tux gatherer and by every other representative of the government. ' There ls no incentive for the coffei growers to extend their orchards- or to increase their product. One does not realize, until he comes face to face with the fact, that Arabia ls nearly bulf as large as the "United States. Its area. ?? fdmoat as great as tbut of India, and is nearly equal to that of our States east of the Missis sippi river. Tho population ls Un known, because lhere has never been a census, but lt lu suposed to bo be tween seven and twelve millions. The distance from north to south is more than a thousand miles, and from east to west lt varies from 500 to ?00. Tet In nil thiB enormous territory there ls no centralized authority. The interior is goverened by petty sheiks, each being absolute over the members of Ills own tribe. Along a coast line of nearly 2,000 mll??i -ire only six ports, where the sui tats of Turkey maintains . pasha governors and garrisons to pro tect the collectors of customs, who are required to pay him a certain amount of tribute every year, and they wring it out of the people any way they can. The relationship between the gov ernment at Constantinople and the Bedouins of Arabia is very slender, nnd ls due solely to the cohesive power of the Mohammedan religion. There ls no law in Arabia but the Koran; there are no courts but the priests; there are nn malls, no post?nicos, no postage stamps, and a person who wants to communicate with a distant fried must .send his letter hy n messenger, which ls expensive, or by a caravan, which is the common way. There Is no tele graph line, no newspaper, no railroad, nnd, strange to say, not a river In all th::t vast area except a few shallow, rocky beds, which during the spring bring down water from the malting snow on the mountain tops to th? se?, bul for nine months in the year are us dry ns a crematory. The captain tells ms that they ?.re duce a curious phenomenon. The coast of the Ked sea, is lined with coral banks, built by those mysterious an* wonderful little masons who, like some men that I know of, hate fresh water, md wherever the spring Hoods fall Into the sea there ls always a wide break In the coral reef. The mountains of Arabia reach an tit bude of 10,000 feet, and In spots where borings have been made the sand ls more than COO feet deep. It ls the prevailing impresi?n that Arabia ls a vast expanse of desert, but that is a mistake. There are wide strips of bar ren sand, which are irreclaimable for cultivation only because they cannot l>e reached by water, but two-thirds ot Lae country is capnble of cultivation, ind. lying at an altitude of 3,000 feet lbove the sea, might produce cotton, -ugar and other semi-tropical staples in unlimited quantities. Although [.here ure no streams plenty of water tan bo had for irrigation purposes by llggliii 20 or '?0 feet, and the introduc ion of windmills would simplify the pumping problem. On the coast it ls Httm?dphere during ; e summer Kea'i oh u:. " e., i co . M .(,>.-. uhepdurAlilo hut- In : ' . . . ; , i ? tr ' >>.<.. ?id? along ??tapes - Ort In tin \-i. .'>-;.-.-(, . - ' i?ni i Isca ah. v.- v." de seen hi mi* jumin?r. \Vhltf? Hm,' 'illir?oi..riays of I'v .-un Ai'. .*.... ?.*.. .. ?.. Ir. i:.'. Shade, dhu at bit?ht las mercury often falls below GO. More than two-thirds of the popula tion are Bedouin nomads, without per manent pl a cbs of abode, who live in lents made nf camel's hair, just like the patriarchs .if old. They have enor mous flocks of sleep and glints, and lierds of catie and camels. The follow the grass and move from place to place with all their possessions. There ar*, however, several prosperous cities of considerable population and commerce. Trade is conducted hy camel caravana, which cross the desert regularly, and transport enormous quantities of dates, wool and other merchandise. William R Curtis. \ School for Urown-U|>M. Gastonla (N. C.) Gazette. The State-ville Landmark refers to the pluck ol a boy 17 yens old and of i man twice that age who recently buckled down to books nt "Rule's Creek :ieadeniy without knowing how to read. The hov didn't know his letters, the man began in the first reader. Yes. that is plucky In a sense. Not that the task is so great, ind I hut the nerve to get one's consent to undertake it at these ages is so rare. But It night not to bc tare. The task is not great, not difficult of accomplishment. Little children who live willi books i i'd picture blocks learn to read be fore they are six years of nge. learn without special teaching; with some direct and regular instruction they would 'earn sooner. We do not believe that there ls in the state an illiterate grown man of ordinary intelligence ;tnd Industry that could not learn to toad in six weeks, w?te ht ten weoks, nnd get a good beginning in tirithmstio In a few more weeks, if he would only give these things attention ami reg ular study. Why hasn't somebody i-tarted a school for grown men who winnot read and write? Tito gap be tween the man who cannot read and the man who can-how great And how wide lt is! What storehouses pf rlch ness and vast and ferule fields aro it away ft om him who cannot read. H md the Alps lies Italy-and the Alps in this case are not impassable. gap is wide but not difficult t? him who tries, and the prize is so worth the winning! The man wit? cannot thinks the way is hard; the man who can knows it is not. The crown man who cannot read and write ebody show him, somebody help him. Here's missionary work for one. and priceless happiness for two. SIMM i -irons IN TROUBLE:. llave lleca Starting War Rumor* In linly for Money Purpose*, Rome, Feb. 21.-Humors of warlike preparations by italy having been cir culated a semi-official communication bus emanated from the government which is in substance ns follows: Stories of alleged armaments and nf the movements of warships and troops for service abroad are entirely false. Indications exist that this false news is connected with stock exchange speculations and those responsible have been broilght before tho law couti.-, :o be pm Ished according to law with Imprisonment of from three to thirty months. rile communication evidently alludes to the Insistence by a portion of the press thal Italy will be antagonistic to Austria in the Balkans and to the predictions of international complica tions thus lansing a fall in Italian bon.ls and a rise In the exchange on gold. Dr. JniUCMOU'N Snei'CN?. Cape Town, Feb. 21.-Dr. Jameson bub succeeded lu computing a cabinet?