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THE HOME CIRCLE. Som? Helpful Thoughts for the Young Folks CULLED FEOM OUR EXCHANGES All tho You UK Pooplo Who Read This Paper Are Particularly invited to Road Till? Column. "Ws oidor children grope our v/ay From dark behind to darli before, And only when our hands wo lay, Dour Lord, in Thine, tho night fa dny, And tb ero is dnrkucsa uover more. Roach downward to our sunless days Wherein our guldos are blind an we; Whoru faith is small and hope delays, Take Thou tho hands of prayer wo raise, And lotus feel tho light in Theo," ? * .? In his recent book on the "Woman In Modern Life," Rev. Beverley War ner speaks of "the tragedy of being a woman," and lu nothing isthat shown more than ID the perpetual giving of the true mother of her children of so much they can never return, or even understand, until they are parents themselves and the devoted mother ls at rest forever. lu some cases not even then does that knowledge come. * * * Girls, don't pick out a maa for a husband simply because you love him; the more important thing ls whether he loves you. A woman who loves her husband better than he loves her is a door-mat oh which be treads; if he loves her better than she loves him, he looks up to ber as a goddess* and spends bis life trying to win her fa vor. A too adoring wife bores a man with her allectiou, but no woman ever had enough love given her, and the more affection a man lavishes upon her, the stronger the claim he establishes. After marriage, a thous and things draw a woman's heart to her husband; a thousand things es trange him from ber. * * * TRAINING THE LITTLE ONES. Bedtime should bo made happy by ^^alkiug nonsense to the children and tei*?Jng them laughable stories. If they\have a goody-goody spell then, tell tbbm of their faults and suggest their treing to correct them. Never punish or*\-scold a child in the pres ence of a\ third person, for such a cjurse tend.* - fcoSharded them and tu crush their self-respect. Tell the children of your owri early struggles, and make wrcng-doicgliard and doing right their trying to correct their faults. Never let a child go- ?.0 sleap feeling itself unforgiven, and teach it to look on t hc bright'side bf things,. Get a child's love and confidence and the rest is easy; love can accomplish more than fear. Never give a child what it wants after it coaxes or eries; never make a promise to a child un less j ou are sure you can ke. p lt, hut If, for any reason it cannot he kept, explain very carefully why, and let the child feel that it is better so. Do not excuse an untruth or a meanness, and do expect to correct their faults over and over ?gain patit ntly. Always be ready to praise and appreciate litl le things; show pleasure when they seek to please, and irv not to hce every thing that ls wrong, and in pointing out the faults, seek to correct the priuciple,. and not the particular act of the moment. Do uol look for au old head on young shoulders. ou it LESSONS. I wish you could all realize that ibis life is but a school, says a writer in the Commoner, in which it is in tended that we hhall learn the lessons given us. Problem after problem pie gents itself, and If we learn etch thor oughly before the next ls presented, each will became easier of solution be cause of the strength the exercise of our faculties begets. If we turn awa\ from any one of them, the next will seem harder, and we may not he able to solve lt at all until the great school master, seeing our defection, turns ?is back to the slighted lessen, Insisting that it be learned, before another can be understood, (moe a leeson is thor oughly learned, we may push it a^e. 3h with no expectation of its ev<- oelng Ex-p^se! for us again. The ruh contains ipfl iri \naay have to bi apt?'' <:? s< me other icu iu RpjqtWi?. imt.'-P~.ole will bi ours; we ? years: -/ \ . jar , t, though we may dis Mr. ,% tr-r^ aar* ry S(jntnv' every pain, 0: " every a , every petty annoy s ance, is necessary for our growth and development: every discipline will add to our strength If we so determine il, and every lesson must he learned, whether with .smiles or tears. Eich one receives just the quantity and quality needed for lils or her growth. lt is well to f jei when some sorrow overtakes us, t :at it is but the discip line needed for some development, and to accept the lesson as something intended for our gond. Pain and sor row and discouragement sho.ild teach us only on increased love and kindness and charity : should bring us nearer the Consciousness of the universal brotherhood which is hut another name for the kingdom of heaven. * * * A WOJID FOR MOTHEUfi, Thc motlier "f the h< me must not folget that each child entrusted to her care is an individual to he studied and nclt with accordingly; Every woman is not ST constituted that she may become an ideal mother, and many women cannol be even a passa ble one, but we must all do the host we can. The '-vornan who tolls stead ily inside the home, although she may do "only housework," bas no more time to teach and train her children than has the one who toils outside in the workshops of thc world. A great deal of blame is laid at the. door of the working mother to which she is In no way entitled, lt is through her efforts to he all things to her home, husband and children that mose women become nervous wrecks before they r ach middle age, and physical invalids before even that lime. Most of the. rubbish about the duties women owe to their homes and their children is written hy the pro verbial "bache or's w i ves."' Thc work ing mother of a lot cf little helpless children does not Of ter have time to air her theories. She is k; pt too busy applying the "lessons of the hour." Yet lt would be well if, on reading these miscellaneous criticisms and ad monitions, the wife, and mother should seek to apply them to her own case, hut she should not feel discour aged if she is convinced that she ls doing the best she can under her own clrcumslanc.es. No Ode can do better than her best, .inri our dear bord re quires of one only to earn the praise of having ' done what she could." * * ? KO 11 ol' ll GIRLS. The llr.st reason why women fail as wives is because marriage has never yet been esteemed one of the learned professions which only ?. highly quail ied lucjlvldualJs fitted to practice. J?n tbo contrary, it is held to be a t dod "of Jwk-leg tra.de that any girl mn pick up at a minute's notice, and j carry On successfully without the {lightest previous knowledge or train* lng. No girl would be conceited anough to think that she could prac' > bice medicine or law or dentistry with out devoting years to its study. She wouldn't even dream of hiring out as ? a stenographer without first learning bow to make pot-hooks, but she blithe ly and cook-surely tackles the most difltioult and complicated job existing -that of being a,wife-on the falla cious assumption that a knowledge of how to manage a man and make him j happy and comfortable comes to a ? woman by Inspiration, and not through preparation. .When the , average girl marries she does not even ; know how to make a man physically comfortable, and yet, unromantic as j this may, seem, the very foundation , of domestio happiness bas to be latd j in bodily ease. Nobody can be senti mental on an empty stomach, and bad cooking will kill the tenderest affection in time. Love is choked to death on tough steak as weil as alain by unfaithfulness, and many a young husband's illusions about his bride have been drowned in watery soup. The first inkling that young Benedict gets that his Angelina is not all his fondest fancy painted her, and that he bas missed his affinity, ls when he bas to sit down to ill cooked and ill served meal ; and you may be very sure that If there were no bad dinners there would be precious few men wau dering away from home. To be a good wife is not an easy task. It Is one of the most strenuous undertak ings on earth. It requires labor and skill and care and tact and unselfish ness, but it is tbe kind of service a woman agree to give when she gets married. If she doesn't like the price, she can stay single. * * nONOR THY FATHER. Young man, says the Atlanta Jour nal, you love your mother and you take occasion to show your love for her in ways that she weil under stands. But your father, my boy. You love him, too, in a different sort of way. Hut do you honor him? Aod do you show that you do? Deep down, be low the crust, of course you honor your father. But not until you have a boy of your own will you know how much you hurt your father's heart when you tlout his advice or show by your manner thai you thl k the "old man" is a kind cf a b::ck number. Just so certainly" as you live there win come a day when ycu will remem ber unfilial attitude toward your dar' and be sjrry for it. And then it wwi be too late. Father may be sleeping in his gyave and yoj will haye, a life long regret. The keenest remorse you will ever know will be the memo ry of your IL) treatment of lack ef re spect for yoyr father. When the thought of preser_,t days shall come to you, you will remeti-her that you of cen showed your muthe r tho affection you felt fur her and denied it to your father whom you also loved. Remem ber, son, that f atl er s ways arc not i our mother's ways. Father has had to tight the world for ycur bread and butter and the world has taught him to conceal his feelings, ile loves you just as much as mother does only he cannot show it. Under his vest he yearns for your fiillal smile?. And when you do anything to be proud of nobody on earth ls prouder of you that father. Of course you think father is not in every respect up to date, that he hasn't kept up with the precession and that sometimes he is unnecessarily firm and arbitrary. All that may be true. But the chances are father knows more about almost everything than you do. When yo", are, say, thirty years old, you vdll realize that fact. If you live a long time In this world, my boy, you will always be led to say that the safest and sanest adviser you ever nacl was your father. C_ CASES TRIED INCIRCUIT. Solici'' ?*. 'J-'- Hildebrand Hue Hi\i> - raitted His Annual Iteport. j The annual report of the solicitors . merely gives a statement of the work | loue by the solicitors themselves, and ' cannot be taken as an accurate state- ' ment of the crimes committed. The coroners would give a better statemout ( af the number of homicides commit- i Led. Mr. P. T. Hildebrand has sent ' to the attorney general his annual re- ! port of the number of cases which j have been brought to the attention of t the solicitor of the first circuit. The l following figures aro given: 1 No Bills-Charleston county, 26; i Drangeburg, 1; Berkeley, 2; Dorches ter, 3. I Discontinued-Charleston county, ; 70: Orangeburg, 45; Berkeley, 8; Dor- | ?hester, 10. t Not Guilty-Charleston, 22; Orange- t burg, 13; Berkeley, 4; Dorchester, 3. I Guilty-Charleston, 80; Orange- i burg, :>4; Berkeley, 7; Dorchester, 7. 1 County Chaingang-Charleston, 7?; \ Drangeburg, :I4; Herkeley, 4; Doches- 1 ber, 7. , Penitentiary for Term-Charleston, i ?; Herkeley, 2. 1 Penitentiary for Life- Charleston, 2. For th circuit by crime}-: i A rson. 5 i As-ault with intent to ravish. .. .i < Assault with intent to kill. 81 i Bastardy. 6 < Breach of trust. 2 ] Burglary. 10 I Buying seed cotton at night. 1 \ Jar ry lng concealed weapons. 22 i Jar breaking . 4 ] Disposing of property under lien.. 10 ( S ?H?lting immigrants. I | Entering house with intent to steal. 1 \ Highway robbery. 13 1 House breaking. 43 < Interfering with alarm boxes. 1 Larceny from the person ... . 4 Larceny. 7f> Larceny of live stock. 12 1 Larceny from the field. 4 i Libel. 1 I Malicious mischief . ? *, Malicious trespass. . 1 i Manslaughter and murder. 25 I Obtaining goods under false pre- I tenses. 0 I Perjury. 1 i Rape. 3 I Receiving stolen goods. . . 1 ' Neglecting to support children... 5 I Resisting officer. 1 t Throwing at train. 1 1 Violation or dispensary law. 4 i Total cases.341 Of the 341 cases represented, 171 casts were nol prossed or discontinued, J 12 were not guilt" and 128 were found 1 guilty. * 1 Rufus Kemp shot and killed John ; Harris in Edgefieid county on Satur- i lay-both colored. The shooting ( c- | cured just 12 feet from *he Saluda I line. Too much hot supper. I i TRIPLE TRAGEDY. ffa?iflon James. Lunatio, .Killi Hit Wife aad Brother-i". law. WAS HIMSELF SHOT TO DEATH. Tb roo or the SborlrTs Posse Was Wounded In an All- Day Fight With tho Desperate Man. Madison James, a farmer living in the Kelley town 66otion of Darlington Jon nt y about five miles from Harts ville, shot and killed his wife on Fri day night, murdered bis brother-in law, Mr. Sid Kelley, Saturday morn ing about 0 o'clock, and was himself mot to death about 4 o'clock Satur day afternoon by a sheriff's posse eifter an all-day battle. James was a man about fifty year j of age, an* heretofore a peaceable, inoffensive man. Two years ago .he was sent to the asylum at C lumbla and had be n discharged and returned home only about seven weeks a^o. .Limes was a well-to-do farmer lu spite of the mental infirmities from which he had suffered and was thought tr be cured. With his wife, who was a Miss Kelley, of Kelley town, a locali ty in Darlington County, well known, he lived in a large farm htu;e. His mother In law, Mrs. Kelley, was in the hou e Friday n gat and- about 10 o'clock a quarrel arose between thiB venerable ?oman of 75 and James. Mrs. Jumes took the part cl her mother. Jame's rage beexme ungov ernable and he ran to anjther room for his shotgun. The elder woman tied ont into the night and, terrified, escaped lo. u neighbor's house. Mrs. James was overtaken on the piazza by the frenzied husband, and a charge tired into her body. That is the story of Friday night's tragedy. Later in the night, about 12o'clock, R. Sydney Kelly came to the James house. All was quiet. James proba bly was sleeping after the exhaustfou following his furious passion. Mr. Kelly went up the steps lLto the piazza and covered the body of his dead sister with a sheet. He then re turned lo bis home. Saturday m< rnlog he went again to thc house. He had had great influ ence over James. He had carried him to the hospital when he first b? camc insane and believed that alone he could best quiet the maddened man. When he r.ached the boute James was within. All the doors were, locked. Kelley went io a win dow at the side and James appeared. A conver.-ation followed. K riley sit ting on a box, and after a few m mites Kelley turnee! his face away. In an other Instant the man from within had tired a load of shot into his neck and he fell dead. The muzzle of the gun was only a fojt or two from him. Meanwhile Sherill George li. Scar borough and his son, Robert J. Sear borough, who is his deputy, had been notified, and they left Darlington, tlfteen or eighteen miles distant, com ing as rapidly as possi.de towards the scene, summoning a p sse on the way. When they reached Kel.eytown there were from twenty to thirty men in the posse, most c i them residents of the surrounding emu try and some from Hartsv 1 e. When they approached the James' house no sound was heard. Ou the piazza-lay the sheet-covered corpse of the dead wife, and a few yards dis tant, on the ground, was the body of hr s!ain| ilder L rober. Ko answer Citme tu Sheriff Scarborough's repeat e 1 calls. At last the sheriff mounted the steps, his son close behind him, and began to force open the door. As the dcor was giving way the roar of a shotgun and the ra&tle of shot on the door casing came from within. The crazed mau had opened tire. T e Sheriff and deputy retreated. 'The pi sse surrounded the house. In a mo ment another shot came from within, tired from a window. The lire was an swered hy the posse. Pistols and Win chester rides cracked and shotguns reverberated. The window In m which the shot had c me was the target. \ From it other shots came, and for l\ brief time thc disperate man ctn jlynued to Ure. Toe battle, for such it waa;, lasted only a short minute or ,wol Somebody's bullets, more than nie, \had found their mark and the mhappK creature lo the house was lead. Til t walls and celling of the room In wnlcih he made his last stand were Ulled witto bullet aud shot holes ind the window piries shot into frag monts. A shotgun V^d Winchester ritle were lound in the. lionise. When jhe smoko had cleared aweny lt was 'ound that four members of u.if? posse aad received wounds, uone of which is expected to prove fatal. \ Mr. Kelley was une of the n\ost prosperous men of his neighborhood md a man who exerted among h.<s acople a most excellent influence fo> {ood. Everyone here feels it a loss/ o the section that he has been killed, 'ur a bigger hearted, more honest nan lt would be hard to lind. Neigh bors insist that James was not crazy ivhen he murdered his wife and her brother. They say that he was an "-ry with Kelley f r sending him to ^he asylum and that the murders fol owen as a result of this. His action from all accounts wrre remarkably deliberate and hts tight 'or eight hours remarkably well con ducted for a man who was tempora rily bereft of mind. There cnn be no loubt, however, th&t Mr. Kelley be leved him insane when he approached lim Saturday morning or else he would not have acted in a way so loreign t . his usually careful, if fear ess, disposition. There was much ;xcltement Saturday and men cam ' from miles around and participated n the baltic at the h use. Mr. Kel ey leaves a mother, wife and seven shildren. AfiHflHMiuAtfMl. John Plummer, a prominent and lo luential farmer, living a few miles lorthwtst of Jacksonville Kia., was nstantly kill-.cl Friday night by an mknown assassin. At time of the minier Mr. Plummer was sitting on Aid front porch of his residence, play ng a violin, aud near him was one of ds farm hands. The crack of a nun was heard (and Mr. Plummer fell to :he lloor, expiring In a few moments. Plie deceased was a young man and ?a I no known enemies, and so far kliere is no clew that would seem ike'.y to lead to the detection of the murderer. Cotton Oin ii cul. The census bureau Wednesday is sued a report by states and terri tories of thc quantity of cotton gin acd from the growth of 1001 up to November 14, showing that 27 (511 s'lnnerles had been operated this sea ion up to that time and these had finned 0,900,057 running bales, Counting the round bales as half halos ?be number ls 9,786,040. OUR NOBLE WOMEN" (Continued from page 1.) Jl M. Patrick, Anderson, Mrs. Rufus , Fant, Anderson; Miss Armlta Moses, Sumter; Miss Vance P. Long, Green ville; Mrs. W. Green Steele, Rock Ulli; Mrs. A. W. Baruoh, Camdon; Mrs. A. S. Seigle, Aiken; Mrs. Jas. F. Reid, Rook Hill; Mrs. C. C. Feather stone, Laurens; M BS Lily Templeton, Abbeville;Miss Ellzbabeth Lucas, Pin upolis; Miss Sarah A. Smith, Char lotte; Miss EUzabeth W. Glenn, New berry; Mrs. o. A. Smyth, Charleston: Mrs. A. T. SmytberCharleston; Miss Cora L. Dominick, Newberry; Miss Eubank Taylor, Anderson; Miss Mary B. Puppenhelm, Charleston; Miss Washington, Charleston; Miss H. P. Lynch Cheraw; Mrs. E. S. Herbert, Orangeburg; Mrs. C. D. Brown, Abbe ville; Miss Claudine Rhett, Charles ton; Mrs. E. C. Dibble, Orangeburg; Miss Lidia Salley, Orangeburg; Miss James II. White, Johnston; Mrs. J. C. Wilburn, Rock Hill; Mrs. J. D. McDowell, Camden; Mrs. I. M. Rey nolds, Greenville; Mis. S. C. Ashe, York ville: Miss Anna Hames, Jones ville; Miss Alma Kennedy, Due West; Mrs. K D. Senn, Anderson; Miss Louise Fleming, Greenwood, Miss Genie E ?glisb, Bisbopville; M'ss Nun WIthers.llCamden; Mis Kate Fewell, Rock nil ; Mrs. E C. Leg ire, Aiken; Miss Z-na Payne, Johnston; Mrs. J. O. Wilhlte, Anderson; Mrs, R. E. Cumnock, Anderson; Mrs. A. Pickens Salley, . Florence; Mit-B Maude A. Doutbit, Pendleton; Miss Gertrude A. Gambate, Charleston; Miss E iza oeth Thoropkins, Ninety-Six; Miss Francena C. Brennen, Winthrop; Mrs. Claude H. Glrardeau, Columbia; Mrs. J. Harleston R:-ad, Georgetown; Mrs. John A. Hamilton, Columbia, Mrs T. B. Legare, Columbia; Mrs. James Con nor, Charleston. The convention then heard Interest ing reports from the president, Mrs. A. W. B?rdet, the reurdlng secre tary, Miss Margaret Evans, the cor responding secretary, Mrs. B. G. Clif ford, sud the treasurer, Miss Eula Lie Iz'ar. lu the-absence of the auditor. Mrs. Davage Gambrlll, Mrs. August Kehn was requested to audit the ac counts of the treasurer. Tuese was found to be correct, the balacea on band being $110. The convention took a recess of one hour and luncheon was served In the Business Men's club room by the Paul MuMichael chapter^ At the afternoju session the roll ol chapters was then called and the rep resentative present of each cheptel muiiu a icpott?f the work done foi the year. This report was full of in terest and showed that the womer abound In good works. The matter of the publication of i second volume of "The South Carol 1 na Women In the Confederacy" next occupied the attention of the conven tlon. . At the suggestion of the presiden the roll of chapters was called am thc delegates present were askvd wha' amount they would pledge for theil chapters for this work for the nex year. The following pledges were mar'e b; the various chapters: Aiken. $5; An derson, Robert E. L?e, $25, whlol was paid on-the spot; Dixie chapter $15; Palmetto chapter, $25; Marlboro chapter, $5; Camden, $25; Blsiopville $5; Charleston, $50; Columba, $25 Florence, $5; Georgetown, $5; Green ville, $5; Gleenwood, $5; Johnston $10; Marlon, $J; Newbcr y, $10; Roc! rilli, $10; Sumter, $10; Union. $2 Yorkville, $5; Spartauburg, $1C Winthrop College, $5; Jonesville, $2 Oraugeburg, $J0. Total, 827S. On motion Mrs. Glrardeau, amend ed by Mrs. Richardson, $100 and mor if possible, was appropriated out o thc general treasury to this plirpbsf Mrs. A. T. Smythe introduced resolution thanking Mrs L. H. Ritnef of Savannah, Ga., for her intarest ii organizing the U. D. C. in Sout Carolina. After the adoption of th I resolution the conventiou adjoume until half past 8 o'clock. Upon reassembling the prcgramm arranged by the historical commltte was carrlod out. During the year th various chapters in the State were e> peoted to request their members t write on the topics named In the prc gramme. These papers were submit ted to the historical committee, whlc selected the best to be road. Thoa read and the topics were as follows. 1. Report of historical committee Miss Mary B. Puppehut lin, chairmai Charleston, S. C. A. A poem on some episode in th life or Cen. lt. E. Lee, "Lee's Flcrc est Battle," by Anonymous, read b Mrs. R. L. Cu m nt ck, Jr., R. E. Le chapter, Anderson, S. C. B. The religious influences found 1 the Confederate army, by Mrs. Kerr per D. Senn, R. E. Lee chapter, Ar derson, S. C. Music. C. Where was the. cradle of seoci sion, by Miss Martha B. Washlngtor vSharleston chapter. SD. A poem on Fort Sumter, "For Suu ter," by Kit Courtland, D;xi chapter, Anderson, S. C., read by Mn Rufus Fant. E. A. short story with come hist II ic incl lei "a, from '61-'05 as Its theme "Thc Ile'^rt of a Roue," by Mrs. 1 B. L gare, Wade Hampton chaptoi Coluu bia, S\? C. Music. Fi A poem on the Confederate pr! vate, "Only a Fyi vate." hy Kit Court land, poet, Dlxlei chapter, Anders.r read by Mrs. J. B. Patrick, Dlxl chapter, Anderson,, S. C. Mus:c-"Dixie."' Thc historical connmittee honorabl mentioned the following papers whlc were submitted for t)he contest: Subject 1-"Lee at Appomattox, hy Kit Courtland, poet, Dixie chai ter, Anderson, S C. Subject 3-Where was the Cradl of Secession, by Mrsfl Rufus Faul I> x!e chapter, Anderson, S. C. Subject 6-"The Fall of Sumter, hy Mrs. T. B. Legare, Wade Hami ton chapter, Columbia, S. C. On Thursday the convention wa called to order at 10 o'clock by th president, Mrs. Burnet. The pre coed i i gs were opened hy the convei tlon standing and repeating In uniso the Lord's Prayer. The minutes e tho previous day were read aud coi rected and approved. The Hist business for considerado was thc report of the historical con mlttce, made by Miss Mary Pop pe helm. This dealt In detail with th preparation and preservation of til historical records. The convcntlo adopted a resolution roce m mend hi that -'ill records he written on ilhlfon letter size paper, ton by eight Inche; written on ono side. Thc historic! committee was Instructed to (He the.' records In metal oases and take a other means neceessary for their sa! preservation. The committee recommenced thf the U. D. C. take especial palus t see that the portraits of Confedera! I loroes be placed ID tue Behool houso3 I In'tbe State. ' t Mrs. Clifford ot Union explained e the method of preservion the Con fed- c arate rolls wPh lists of descendants of c the veterans, which required a small ?-.outributiou to the Confederate mon- i umont fund of Union. It mattered j not bow small tho contribution was, j but upon Its being mide by the vete ran or ono of his descendants their I flames were entered on the roll of . honor. Mies Poppenhelm Bald her commit tee bad prepared a Hst of 107 IK oks which were recommended for southern libraries and a list of ii books which should not be in these libraries. These lists will be sent to tbe chap ters upon application to Miss Poppen helm, Charleston, S. C. Miss Poppenhelm olosed the report of the historical committee by urging that members of the U.-D. C. o.mUuue the work of. obtaining the records of the individual soldiers for preserva tion. The report of the historical com mittee was received as information and tho convention unanimously thanked Miss Poppenhelm for ber words, one member declaring that she had gained nore Inspiration from Miss Poppenbeim'B talk than anything else tn many years. In the absence of Mrs. S. G. Stoney, chairman of the committee in charge of the formation of children's chap bere auxiliary t? the U. D. C., Mrs Vandlver made the report for the -ommlttee. The plan presented pro vided for the admission of boys and ?iris under 17 years of age on the same terras as the U. D C. und-?r the care of a U. D. C. dlrectre s. T.ic re port with an amendmeut waaadopted. Mrs. Vandlver, who had been a del egate to the general convention of thc order at St. Louis, mado an interest ing i cpo rt on thc proceedings of that convention. Mrs. Smythe told of the magnan imity of Col. Kuauss, who built a monument to the Confederate soldiers who died In prison at Columbus, O., j and who has in other ways bhown honor to them as Americans. Col. I Kuauss was made an honorary asso ciate member of the U. D. C. Mrs. Smythe made report as direc tor of tbe Davis Monument associa tion. She said the city of Rlohm md has given a beautiful site for the monument and $1,000 to ba used In building the founlation. Beside this, we have in the bank 807,403.3C The U. D. C., gave $1,000 again bbb year. "All efl rta should now ba turnee to the sale of the Sheppard pictures t,GGO acts of Willeri remain uimoio They have been reduced to SI per set and if these pictures could all be sold thus replacing the $3,0?0 invested li them, the sum for the monument would bc compiete. "1 volunteered to take 100 sets o these pictures and try to i-ell them ii South Carolina. lam trying lOdis tribute them through the Slate foi sale, and will be very graceful to anj who will help me in this effort." Rev. Hugh R. Murchison of Tlx Southern Home was here pre-.ent:e and offered a department of his ma? a/.lne for the publication of b taten Icu matter. Gen. C. Irvine Walker told of th? plan of the vtteratis and Sons of Vet erans to erect a m-nument to thi Women of the Confederacy. The convention, took a recess for on hour, during which lunch was S2rvei in the Business Men's club. Upon reassembling the conventloi was addressed by Rev. J. A. Clifton D. D., himself a veteran who in How lng periods eulogized the heroes win are burled in the fields of Virginia He declared the principles of John C Calhoun were the eternal principle of government for a ri p .blic an would ever bc cherished, and soone or later would be relieved and reeo^ nized as the truth. He then directed the attention r the ladies to the future and to th glorious prospects of the south, bu the deeds and principles of the pat were never to be forgotten. Miss Mary Poppenhelm then mae! a detailed retort of the work of tl; official organ of the organiza! lon, Tl Keystone, showh g what ueitic's ha been published and information gi vei Mrs. Richardson introduced a resoh tlon which was adopted, commeadin the work of the young ladles of Wir throp In forming a chapter of the I D. C., aad wishing them geidspted I their work. On motion of Mrs. White of Join ston a committee on ncctoiogy w? appointed. The preside, t announced that tl election of officers waa In order. SI appointed as tellers Miss L. Poppei helm, Mrs. R. L. Cumnock, Jr., Mr Oj C. Featherston, Mrs. Claude Gira deau, Mrs. August Kohu and Mi Martha washington. No nominations were made at blind ballots were taken resulting .' follows: President, Mrs. Harriot Shannc litirneb, Camden. First vice president, Mrs. Jami Conner, Charleston. Second vice president, Mrs. Lu Leo Vandlver, Anderson. Third vice president, Mrs. Mort mer Glover. Orangeburg. Fourth vice president, Mrs. R. I Wright, NewLerry. Recording secretary, Mrs. Augui Kohn, Columbia. Corresponding secretary, Mrs lt. C Clifford, Union. Treasurer, Miss Mary McMichae Orangeburg. Auilteir. Mrs. C. C. Featherstone Lmrens. A unanimous voie was given Mi Margaret E.-ans of Anderson for ti olllce of recording secretary, but si asked to be excused from servin longer and Insisting upon lt, Mr August Kohn was elected to succei her. By a unanimous vote the record ii secretary was instructed to send telegram of sympathy to Mrs. Jam A. Hoyt. Tue following resolutions wore li traduced and adopted: By Mrs. Vandlver, thanking tl members of the M .Mulei shoo Ctn r club of Orangeburg, Mrs. W. R. Lot man, Dr. A. C. Ligon, Mr. R ent Mr. Putman, Mr. Stnlthdeal, wi added much to the convention. By M's. A. T. Smvthe, thankli Miss Margaret Evans for efficient so vice as recording secretary and c pressing regret at her declination 1 servo again. This was adopted by standing vote. By thc committee on resolution thanking their hostesses of Orang burg, the oftlccrs and memh?rs i Faul MoMlobael, chapter, U. D. C for the receptions given to the co ventlon at thc residences of Mrs. Jot Cart and Mrs. Theodore Kuhn, to tl Moultrie chapter, I). A. R.,to Hon. ' M. Rays'ir, Kev. J. A. Clifton. Ito Hugh Murchison, Gen. C. 1. Walke Mr. Dukes of thc street car compai and County Auditor McMlohael, tl business Men's blub for oiftrtesles ex- ' ended and to tbe newspaper report rs for faithful reports and to aM ithers who had done service to the onveution. Mrs. White of Johnston presented .n Invitation for the convention to neet next year in Johnston. The in- J 1 tatton was accepted. The officers were then installed abd rbe convention adjourned sine die. ] ?KYAN, THE GUE AT COMMONER. What S?m. Jones Bays of Him and ? President Roosevelt. Rev. Sam. Jones writes as follows n the Atlanta Journal: On my tours since the "landslide" jf two weeks ago, I find two things to se true. First, I find nobody in sack sloth and ashes on account of Presi dent Roosevelt's election, and second ly, I Und that Mr. Bryan ls the most loved and admired Democrat in th*? world to~ay. These two facts are significant, and will have much to do in shaping future events In the United States. O.i all sides 1 hear men say that "President R osevelt is an honest, brave man, and makes a good presi dent." He certainly has the respect and confidence of a great majority of southern people aud would have their love als-t, hut for "the negro in the woodpl'e.M The southern people look on such facts as his tender of the Panama comm?ssioner.->hip to Senator (Joekrell (aud that If he doty not choose that, then the ( ffer of the railroad com mi sloncrs'ilp to bim) and Mr. Roosevelt's kind words and deeds toward that grand old senator, and they win bim the hearts of southern men, Rnd shows them that a t ue man and faithful service is the one object of h s administration, and that he ls ready to reward honesty aud fidelity to trust no matter which political party he Unds them in. Most men believe that Mr. lt o evelt will stand by the Interest ot the mass es and not regard the wishes of the clastes. Surely ho knows, that the great majority of the mass- s or thi> couutry stood by bim in the last elec tion, and he owis them a d bt he cm only pay as an honest man by proceed ing ?glint all c .lubinat ions of capital that work to the enslavement and pauperism pf the masses, and 1 be lieve he will "run amuck" and fear lessly do his duty as he ste* lt. I am sure Mr. Roosevelt is not the idol of politicians, or the pet of the trusts. Tiny are all afraid of him, and they never know when aud where he will hit them, and that crowd knows the!? n an, and tney know ttie president ts n t their mau. I know the purest and brainiest men of thc nor'h believe In Roosevelt, and I do not hi llevo such men as Sec retarles Hay, lio t, Shaw. M >rton, e'c., and .-neil men as Senator dock rell, .Joseph W. Folk, etc., of the south, would stick to or admire an unsafe and unsoun 1 man. I believe that within the next fix months Mr. Roosevelt will reualn the esteem of southern men by his atti tude on questions that are sacred to all the good and true men of the south i am sure it ls our duty to give him a ?banca to show all the genuine kind ness u ware's tho south ((hat a mau who openly says he ls a half southern man, f r his mother was a southern woman.) which he may have towards us. T?tere is no st use now in calling him names and continuing resentful towards him. 1 say these things without the least abatement of my southern sentiments or the lc a-1 disparatean nt of my iou bern manhood. This election seems to have demon stra'ed that Demo; racy does not stand fer conservatism and partner ship with eastern plutocracy a d nannied aristocracy. Mr. Bryan is today the embodiment of the pilnci ples, and also the leader of the senti ments, which geuutue Democracy will ever champion, and on which they must win if victory ever comes to them agatu lu national politics. He ls the great commou3r, the Gladstone of A meriel, and stands easily the leading champion of the people against everything that tends to undermii e K1 od government and for everything that nv ans liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If Mr. Bryan thall wisely make the Issues and faithfully advocate the principles of true Democracy uuswerved by cap ital and unembarrassed by Populist lc theories, then he will In the i ext fi ur years put himself in a position to capture the preiidency or e se he will be in position to pick the winner, and if he ls the patriot I now believe him tobe, he would as soon pick the win ner as to win the prize for himself. The Democratic party ls immortal, lt will never die. Wherever men, liberty or civilization desires to live, you will tind Democrats like Cromwell, Gladstone, Jefferson and their mil lions of followers. The only victories ever lasting and the only defeats ever sustained by the Democratic party In the United States have been brought about hy the divisions and petty dif ferences within Ute party its? If. A solid united Democracy ls invincible. In the past forty years, while the Democratic party has been torn by division and hurt hy enemies in its own camp, the Republican party bas been busy grabbing our ammunition and stealing our guns, not so much to ?bt Democracy with but it has fur nished thom a livery to ride into power with, and to make them feel respectable after ?.hey got In. 1 have always In ard that the dark est hour is just before day, and If that's so, then the Democrats ought soon to sec day breaking. Such a sweeping victory as the Republican party has just won will cany with it responsibilities that they can't measure up to, and web he to the political party that fails to meet the demands of the masses and refuses to heed the desires of the poeplc. ''Mercy knows the appointed bounds and turns to veangeance the-e." Thc hosan nahs of the popuh.ee is often followed by thc "crucify him, crucify him." Planning n Kuhl. A dispatch from Washington says leading Republicans of the house aud renato propose to give support to a measure at the coming session of con gress, or at the next one, Increasing the salaries of tho president, vice president and members of congress, md between now and the time for pushing the hill th?y will seek to ob tain the views of the'president as to iucb legislation. Representatives Dalzell and Littleiield arc among those who are understood to be will ing to give their support to an In crease all along thc Une. Harvie Jordon of Georgia is taking the lead In a mov; ment to organize jhe farmers of all the southern states nto a cotton-g rowers association jnder the name of "Tho Farmers Ed jcatlonal and Co-operative Union of Emories." Farmers every where ought Lo Join. 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By this new system I am enabled to cure disease r>0 per cent quicker than was heretofore thought possible: I am enabled to euro diseases that othor doctors have given up as incurable; I am better able by this new System to locato tho cause of ?10 disease, botter ablo to compound a treatment that will banish it, latter able to so vitalize the treatment that it will not only euro tho disease but all complications as well ami give you purer blood, stronger muscles, stendler nerves, better app?tit", sounder sloop find r.ioro |)crfeel functions of hojrt, stomach nnd kidneys. I have this system to such a point. .>f perfection tb?? I ear? iccotaplieb th? euro quai y as thoroughly by correspondence Qi wh?!? fctae patient comes to my offUv, and in proof of this I am prepared to send you copies of letters from people who wero cured in this way. What I want yon to do right now is to send lue a descr?o' iou of how you suffer so that I can have time to compound a treatment to euro you. Not only this hut I will study your tor carefully aud write you a letter fro'ru a specialist's experienced standpoint as to what your disenso n ally ?sand also inclose one of my booklets go n<r into tho details of Uie sub ject. 1 want, f> hear at once from men and women who Milter from any d soase of the generativo-organs, of tho generative organs, 'rom any genito-urinary disrose from any dis ease of the lungs, throat, heart,stomach, livor, > blood, kidney-), rheumatism, bladder, wofintTor ovarian trouble?, vnricocele, stricture, urinary disordir?, enlargement of tho prostate,'sp?cifia blood poison and HO forth, rs for these I have a positive euro and want you to know about it. I have written eight interesting medicar books on the subject of how I cure diBOase ana which tell all about tho disease, as follows: 1. Diseases of the Vital Orgau?; 2. Throat and Liuig Troubles; 3. Fcrna'e Oiseises (new edition); -1. Stricture; 5, Varic"co'e; G, Blood Poison (in d"tail); 7, Kidnoy, Bladder, Rheu matism; 8. Nervous d'?b:lity and Weaknesses of Mon (enlarged new edition). I will send yon nny ont. or moro of tlnwu? linnlra ?non rnques acc >rdi"g to the disease you have* and -also a symptom or question blank. Have no hesU Uincy whatever in writing mo for them as they; are freo to bo given away to sufferers. .Ad dress mo J. Newton Hathaway, M. D, 88 In man Bldg. 22J S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga. Please write to mo os s >on as you possibly, eau ns I want io hear from all of yon without d -lay, knowing full well that, 1 have a cure for your very disease. ?p WE ARE LOOKING ?? '* FOR YOUR ORDERS ' * COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFC CO. COLUMBIA S Ci THE GUINARD BRICK WORKS, COIvUMllIA, G. Building and Re-Pres-ed Brick. Special Shapes to order. Fire Proof Terra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to till orders for thousands or for millions. That is exactly what it is, a Fire Killer, Di noastration every day at the State Fair showing its lire fighting qualities. Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw Mill, Ginnery and any one owning property should have them. For sale by COLUMBIA SUPPLY 00.. Oolximoia., S. C The machinery Supply home of the State Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. High Grade Roofing prices. Bnilding Material of all kinds. "RUBEROID." Write for Whiskey I Morphine Clgaret I All Drug and Tob?ceo Habit, Habit | Habit Habits. Cured by Keeley Institute, of S. O 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspond ence solicited. YViiat ls the Difference? In the recent meeting of the Georgia State Baptist Convention Ex Governor Northern, who was president of the body, made a clarion call on the Georgia Baptists to turu their backs on worldly amusem?nts. He very truly Bald that whatever evil tends to the spread of intemperance In Georgia finds Its origin In the home. He said In a ringing voice: "What ls thc difference, will you tell mo, be tween tbe man behind the counter dealing out liquid damnation, as lt Is called, for pay, and the woman beau tifully gowned at the reception stand Itg behind the beautiful punch bowl handing out In fancy glasses iutoxl eating beverages with mt pay? What ls the difference, will you bell me, bo tween the men who meet In the back ro ira of a saloon and put out tho watch in in while they play for silver in the shape of coin and gaudily gowned women gathered lu the draw ing room to play fur silver moulded Into the shape ora cup? In God's names, brethren, let's get our women to e'edicate their homes to Gjd." What Gov. Northern said to Georgia baptists applies with equal force to South Carolina Baptists, Me'.hodists, or the members of any other churoh. Ile Indulges In very plain language and asks a pointed questh n. Like G iv. Northern we can't see any differ ence In the cases he cites, and if there is any difference in the principle wc would Uko to have them pointed out to us. Boy Killed. Henry, the two-year-old son of Mr. an ! Mrs. Aloczo Smith, of 51 Wood ward avenue, was run down and In stantly killed in Atlanta, Ga., late Wednesday afternoon by a car return ing to the city from Grant Park. His body was terribly mangled. It Is oe lleved that no blame will be attached to the conduotor and motorman, ns the child started to run acrors the track when tho car was nearby. Whole Family Killed. The murder of a whole family by a drunken father ts reported from near Shelby, Pike county, Ky. Enoch Sloan, a farmer, went home from Shelby in a drunken condition, shot and killed h's wife and his four chil dren, and then realizing what he'had done, killed himself with the same pistol. 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