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FARM ANIMALS Another Evidence Of Progress inSouth. Homo Interesting Satieties As to Cat* tie. Hogs. Sheep, Ktc.? South Carolina. No better insight into the real progress of the South in recent years could be had than from an Inspection of the last figures prepared by the department of agriculture showing the efforts of the South to increase her supply of farm animals. Vhcre there can be no doubt that rapid progress has been mado throughout the South generally during the last ten years in manufacturing, cotton planting and other agricultural pursuits, the ex periment of stock raising was not undertaken as a means of livelihood to any appreciable extent until a few years back. The almost unprecedented number of hogs raised in the state of Virginia and South Carolina during the past year means that moro corn has necessarily been planted on which to feed them and get them readv for the markets. There are now on the farms of the United States 47,320,511 hogs, and of this number the Southern states claim over 8,000,000. The total gaiu over 1004 for the United States is 321,144 and the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky and Tennessee, which embrace not more than 12 per cent, of the area of the United States, get about 80 per cent, of increase over 1904. While, as stated, the growing of corn has also increased to a marked degree, it has not kept pace with the amount necessary for large stock raising. The area of oorn raising appears to be shifting to the Southeast. There arc now on the farms of Virginia 707,103 hogs; South Carolina, 003,907; North Carolina, 1,048,140 Georgia, 1,390,992; Alabama, 1,034,092; Mlsslsfippl, 1,087,780; and Kentucky, 1,011,510. While the increase In sheep raising has not been so noticeable as in that of hog raising, all of the Southern states have made sin ill gains during 1?r.i - A * A-l? * uLie mitt year, ivb cms time cnerc ftre 452 128sheep In thestateof Virginia, 68,807 lu South Carolina, and approximately 800,000 In each of the other Southern states, with the exception of Kentucky, which nas 054,999. In horses and mules, Virginia has invested?not counting any except those designed for farm work?$8 812,800; South Carolina, $8,070,287; Georgia more than $7,000,uui) and Kentucky, which wou'd he expected to Bhow a very large number, about half of what Georgia number. From Georgia to the Virginia line, traversing all of the mountain counties in South Carolina?Oconee, Pickens, Gieenville, Spartanburg, York and Cherokee?there is an area of about 7 000 square miles which is said by the department of agriculture to be unsurpassed for stock raising. Another excellent region is fouud lying to the eastward in North Carolina from Danville to Salisbury and Charlotte. In all the plateau region of Virginia and the Caroiinas the land lies well for prolitable stock raising on a large scale. (Snapshot MarriftWH. All modern advancement and inventions, marvelous as they are, have not brought auy improvement over good old fashioned courtship. It Is easier to become married than it used to be, and easier to be divorced. The bride nowadays does not bring hostages to happiness in the form of rag carpets and chests of oomforts and quilts, made with her own hands and into every stich of which has been foundly tucked, the love, con 11 dence and faith that ripen only with long courtship and thorough acquaintance before engagement. No; now adays she brings only herself and possiblv her papa's check to a bridegroom whose real life and character are as unknown to her as are the deeps of a lake over which she has Joyously drifted in the moonlight. We generally make short shrift of courtship, en gagement and marriage in these modern days and the runaway marriage is becoming more and more common. Kouml Dead. Helen Hope, who was married on Wednesday night to Randolph 0. Johnson at PeiquimanH, N. 0., was found dead in her bridal chamber Thursday with a pistol in her hand and a dullet wound in her head. Johnson was lying across the bed with three bullets in his head and body. Johnson had lfived MIrk Hone. Hinon h?r early childhood. lie was 28 years old, and bhe but 17. After the wedding Wednesday night a large supper and dance followed and about midnight the couple drove to the home the groom bad prepared. Their nonappearance about the house in the morning caused inquiry and when the door of the bridal chamber was broken the woman was found lying in a pool f blood before her dresser with & pistol in her hand and her brains oozing from the wound in her head. Johnson's wounds were in the .left breast, the left temple and a grazing wound on the cheek. Either of the first two would have proved fatal. No motive for the tradegy can be learned. Hnloided. O* Thursday, at Stanford, Conn., 8. Frank Weed, a member of the tlrm Weed brothers, cotton comlssion merchants of New York, committed suicide. His n ind is believed to have been temporarily deranged by sb. ... Ws * f J* MANILA S M ?' Marks a Step in Civilizing tke Island. NATIVE LABOR EMPLOYED 1 i Required Two and a Half Years to Build?Wages of Laborers Ranged < from 50 to 70 Cents a Day?Diffi- j culty Experienced in Finding Suit- j able Wood for Ties. One of the worst enemies with which ( It was necessary to contend was the white ant, whoso ravages in the past have been responsible for the destruc- 1 tlon of wooden structures wflthout number. Much dlllleulty was expert- 1 enced in fiuding wood for ties and poles, and for uso In building the cars, which was sufficiently tough to withstand the ant pest, and also to bo weather-proof, while the nature of tho soil, especially during the rainy season, necessitated painting the rails for the entire distanco of 45 miles with a preparation mado from asphalt and coal tar, and known as asphaltum. In many places whore the ground is low the rails are laid in concrete. Approximately two and one-half years have been required to build and equip the road, tho franchise for its construction having been granted early In 1902 to nn American syndicate and the work of construction begun In the fall of that year. , A noteworthy fact In connection with the undertaking Is that It was carried out. so far as purely manual labor is concerned, by Filipinos. Filipinos, under the direction of foremen sent to Manila from various parts of ' ??!? IT, lit/i. I Qtotoo ....... 1-1.1 ' w ?? v >1 JVV.U UUUVI3, Oicai UV1 LIIU VYtlJ , 1 ill U and fastened the rails, set the poles for the overhead trolley, put the cables and trolley in place, and are today em- , ployed as motormen and conductors to run the cars. Large numbers of Filipinos were nlso employed in erecting the power house and car barns, and the men under whom thoy served have nothing but praise for tho ability and sincerity shown by the natives. They gave their bosses scarcely any trouble ( alter they came to know what was expected of them. The wages of the Filipino laborers ranged lrom 50 to 70 cents a day, according to age and aptitude, and with j this pay, which is about twice the amount they receiveu under Spanish rule, they seemed well satisfied and were able to provide for all their or- \ dinary wants. Between 1,500 and 2,000 i Filipinos were employed on the work i lor the greater part of the construe- ( uun jMiiiuu, u majority malting tneir ' homes in and about Manila. i Fur the greater part of its length ] tho road is single track, there being stretches of double track here and i there, aggregating approximately ten j miles. From end to end the road is ( equipped with block signals and a < modern railroad telephone service. As regards tho variety and cost of | tho wood used in its construction and i rolling stock, the Manila railway has no equal. The investigations made by the United States Bureau of Forestry proved of considerable service to the ( builders in t.ieir search for durable i wood, despite the fact that native specimens which the bureau reported were immune from attack by the while ant were found to have been totally destroyed by tho pest in certain localities. Some of the ties are of molave, which grows in the islands; others were brought from Australia, and several thousands are of California redwood?it being largely a matter of conjecture which sort would last the longest. Further experimenting was done along this line by treating the ties with preservatives, such as creosote oil, jodelite, sollgnum and carbollueum. Suitable poles for supporting the trolley were also hard to find. The nearby forests containlned an abundance of trees, but it was found that only a small porcentago of them would auswer the requirements as to height and other dimensions, and when shaped for setting, they cost four or five times n? much as wooden trolley i poles used in tho United States. All of them were set in concrete and received sevoral coats of paint designed to afford protection against tho climate and insects. The most perplexing problem of all i was where to get suitable cars with i which to equip the lino when completed. It was plain that no dwelling house, bridge, wharf or other structure < made of soft native wood could withstand tho assault of tho ant pest. Teah was practically tho only wood which promised to be ant proof, and it was decided to take no chances and to have ; the cars built wholly of steel and teak. Such cars cost about one-quarter more than those of similar size in the United States. i ne canmaiea vniuo or tne new railroad complete Is between $4,000,000 and $5,000,00, and It is said to be up-to-date in every respoct. Mission of Music. Music boxes and blue light are two of the latest things In the line of anaesthetics. The music boxes do not reduce pain or render the patients insensible, but, according to Prof. Itedard of Geneva, they do take away certain ill effects that often accompany the use of anaesthetics. It is a well-known fact that external impressions received during the period of somnolence have great bearing on the dreams. Prom this Prdf. Itedard conceived the idea of utilizing music. It was found that the music had a tendency to take away the disagreeable excitation previous to the une of the chloroform or other anaesthetic. The awakening was also found to be free from excitement.? Chicago Post. By H&rvie ^H9BHH^^^H^BPie Southern ollov^^^^^^^^Mreg ardIng meetings o^^^HJHForanohes jf the asscclatior^Wroludmg the State issocl&tlon, for the purpose of electing officers for 1906. ' For the purpose of re electing 3ivil sub-division, millta district and township i Ulcers for the ensuing year, meetings are called to be held at ?ach voting precinct, or the central point, of the above named sub division throughout the cotton states on the first Saturday in December 1905. "The c fllcers shall consist of civil jub division militia or township, president, secretary and treasurer; also from two to five representatives shall be elected, or chosen, at this meeting for the purpose of attending the county or parish meeting which will be called at the county court bouse, or their regular place of mp.et.ini/. nn the second Saturday in December, 1905, which will be the 9th day, for the purpose of electing count) or parish c Ulcers for the emuln# year. "These county ollloers shall, also, consist of president, secretary and treasurer. At these county or parish meetings, which will be held on the 9th day of December, representatives cr delegates to the state or territorial convention will be chosen, for the purpose of meeting at their respective capitols on the ilrst Wednesday in January, 1900. Each county or par Ish will elect one or three delegates to attend the annual meotlntre called to meet at the state capitols on the drst, Wednesday in January 1900, which Is the 3rd day. "These state meetings will be held for the purpose of electiug state cfllcere for the ensuing year and members of the executive committee of the Southern Gotten Assolatlon as follows: For the state of Alabama, three; Arkansas, two; Florida, one; Georgia, three; Louisiana, three; Mississippi, three; Missouri, one, North Carolina, two; South Carolina; two; Tennessee, ore; Texas, live; Virginia, one; Kentucky, oik; Oklahoma, one; Indian Territory, one." Very Sad Death. Charleston's best known public 3Ci:ooi teaouer, miss lAiia O'Jlgiey, of the Memmlnger tchool, died Taursday frt m heait disease. She was In conversation with Principal W. K. Tate and othor teachers, when she complained of a pain in her side. She was shortly afterwards stricken, dying In a few minutes. She was one of the best known of the city school teachers. She has been a teacher for 22 years. She was a member of the Second Prei-byterlan church. She leaves a sister, who is also a city school teacher and a nephew. The death occurred just a few minutes before the assembly exercises. When these were held, the young ladies were imformed of the sad death and exercises were suspwnded for the day. No Kaon Suicide. The wife of W. W. Wilson of Austin, near Chicago, Is a woman after President Roosevelt's own heart. She has within th? last eiehtceu months made* an anti-race suicide record of giving birth to two sets of triplets and less than four years ago the same mother gave birth to twins. And ad are reported to bo alive and doing well It is related In reference to Mrs. Wilson that she has a twin, who|is the'mother of twins, while twins have also appeare i In the hemes of her cousins. On Mr. Wilson's side he has uncles who are twins, and one of bis sisters is the mother of twins. A Bkho Blamler. Dr, Erich ZoepfehQuellenstein, the German oounsel at Atlanta said that he felt a great injustice had been done the South in the cablegram sent out from New York to the effect that immigrants to this section are made to work at the point of the pistol. The cablegram in question was pub Ushed in Germany ts a wa ning. Dr. Z reppfel Fays he intends to write the emperor at once that this report is entirely unfounded, and that this section is one cf 11 e best in the entire country for emigrants from Germany and other Kurt pean states. Murder and Suiolde, At Augusta, Ga , John Bucklev, who was at the head of the city bridge and wharf department, arid Daisy May were found dead at the homo of the latter Friday afternoon. It is sup posed the man killed the woman and then committed suicide. He Is said to have been drinking. Buckley was 45 years old and leaves a family. The woman was 28 years old. The cause of the tragedy is urknown. Hanged It i in ho 11*. At St. Appollre, Quebec, believing that he bad murdered his wife Alexander L&brie, a wealthy farmer Friday committed pulclde. The couple bad quarrelled and in a tit of rage Labrld picked up a gun and fired. Mrs. Labrle fell to tbe floor In a faint and Labrl", t? Pevlngber to be dead, hanged 1 imsclf. A rrlghbor found Mrs. Labrie unocnbch us but uninjured. T vvm Surncd. A dispatch irom Burk, McDowell county, Va.., 1h to tl e ?II ct that the entire town was eolrtjed by fire early \Vcdnffiday mcrnlng. Burk Is a mining town of 2 000 people abont. ir<0 miles from there. More than 100 butldtrg.' were doatioyed. HHKJfficers in battle. ^^Ker Killed in Civil War Much ^HBTreater Than In Eastern Conflict. Deducting eleven names of officers Prhn did not qualify for one reason or I another, we have in this list 415 generals, and the records given show that i of thede 74 were killed or mortally wounded in action, or 18 per cent. This is a very striking showing when we recall the almost entire immunity of the Russian and Japanese armies lighting in Manchuria from fatal casualties in general officers. We recall but one who has been reported killed in battle in the far east, and if there are others they must be very few; whereas the percentage of casualties among the general officers of the Confederacy are far in excess of the percentage of casualties among tho rank and file of the Russian and Japanese armies as given by (Jen. illiss, who has the bost of facilities for learning the facts. No less than 23 general officers of the Confederacy were killed in battle during the 11 months of lighting commencing with Grant's battlo of the Wilderness and ending with Appomatox. Ten brigadier generals of the Union army wero also killed during this campaign, besides 12 colonels com- i mnnding brigades, six of them at Cold Harbor alone. At Franklin seven Confederate generals were killed, and during Sherman's campaign live, the Union army losing three. At Gettysburg live Confederate and live Union generals wore killed, ten in nil, besides three Union colonels commanding brigades. At Fredericksburg two Union and two Confederate generals were killed. In all, the Union army lost In killed nr mortally wounded 50 general ofllc.ers, 23 brevet brigadier generate and 34 colonels commanding brigades. Taking the proportion as one killed i to 4.52 wounded,' this would indicate that 407 Confederate generate were killed or wounded out of a total of 415. Pacific Coast's Growth. When the Lewis and Clark exposl- \ tion at Portland, Ore., was projected, the intention was to signalize by an exhibition the growth of Oregon lu wealth and resources since the two ex- i plorers sent on the recommendation of i Thomas Jefferson reached the coast. The changed conditions which have I followed the Spanish-American war i and have mnrked the Russo-Japanese ] war have practically transformed the i Pacific coast states, making in a period ] of ten years a change almost as sweeping as occurred in the same region af- ' or the discovery of gold half a century i ago. i Ten years ago the population of San ( Francisco was 350,000; it is now 450,- i 000. Ten years ago the population of i Portland where the exhibition is being i held, was 80,000; it Is now llo.OOO. t Ten years ago the population of Se- 1 attle was 35,000; it is now 150,000. Ten < years ago the population of Los An- 1 goles was 80,000; it is now 125,000. Ten i years ago the population of Spokane i was 15,00d; it is now 40,000. i These changes in ten years mark the < growth of some of tlie largest cities of t the Pacific coast, hut in smaller towns i along the coast the gain has been pro- 1 portionntely just as large; in some 1 cases larger, following tlit* develop- 1 ment of an enlarged American market in the Orient. < The Lewis and Clark exposition Is I the llrst to be held west of the Rocky ] Mountains, and tho Oregon country, I the discovery of which the exposition ] is intended to com memo rate, includes 1 the present states of Oregon, Washing- < ton and Idaho. The growth of the 1'a- I cific coast cities in population exceeds | the growth of tho cities of any other 1 section of the country during the same , period, and the exposition is expected 1 to boom them still further. i , Teachers' Salaries Are Meagre. 1 Teachers are poorly paid. This is ' the conclusion reacluxl by tho committee on salaries of tho National Educational Association, appointed two years I ago, at the Boston meeting. This com- ' mittee has collected statistics through- i out the United States, and it has beou ( found that the average salary paid to ] teachers in elementary schools is less 1 than that paid to street cleaners. It must be remembered that the average ??i?t,.i i? i >? * natal / Ul IDttV llL'l fl IB 1UW Irtr^^iy UC" cause of the fact that the personnel of the teaching force Is constantly chang- ] ing?new teachers with lower salaries i replacing teachers vHio have been In ( the service a number of years. In comparing the salaries of teachers i and street cleaners, it is noted that the former are on duty but six hours daily for 36 weeks and the latter 10 hours daily for 50 weeks. But the teachers generally work more than six hours a (lay, nwi must live throughout the year on the salaiy earned during 3G weeks of school. The average salary of teachers in 467 leading cities in elementary schools is $1 ,101 for men and $650 for women, and in high schools $903 for women and $ 1,303 for men. In New York city the minimum salary of teachers is $600 and that of street cleaners $631. Boston pays teachers $552, and its street cloaners $608, while Philadelphia pays its teachers $470, or $67 loss than the street cleaners. Teachers in San Francisco receive $600 a year, but the street cleaners are paid $75$. He Knows the Map by Heart. Sir Clements R. Markham, who has Just retired from the presidency of the British Royal Geographical Society, began life as a midshipman In the old days of sailing ships, and his love of travel dates from that period. One of his earliest expeditions, was to the Arctic regions, where ho served under Commodore Austen in his search for Franklin. Lieutenant McClintock, who became famous afterward as a successful Arctic explorer, was one of the party. "WAR DOGS" U8ED IN BATTLE. Act a? Scout?, Outposts and Red Cross Assistants. In mediaeval times the war dog often, appears defending convoys and luggage, and dogs clad in mail, with scythes and spikes jutting out, were used to distract the enemy's cavalry. Even port-fires were placed on the dogs' backs to set fire to the enemy's camps. The Turks also used dogs as scouts. Napoleon, in Italy, used dogs as scouts, and one, Moustache, became famous for tracking spies. I3ut nowadays they do things with war dogs that would have astonished the ancients. The Germans have used them for 20 years. Spain and Holland have taken them up. We use them in the Philippines. Great Britain alone is, as usual, conservative. Dogs are used as scouts to warn troops of lurking enemies, as outposts and as messengers between pickets, supports and reserves. Particularly at night are they useful. In battle dogs carry ammunition to tlie firing line, and after it is over they can beat the Hod Cross men at finding the wounded. The best war dogs are medium-sized ?for they do no actual fighting, but belong rather to the intelligence department. They must come of working stock and have hard feet. Collies havo, on the whole, proved most fit? and female dogs are far preferable to males. Sporting dogs cannot eradicate their lovo of chose, which might lead to the gravest consequences in military employment. Greyhounds have little intelligence, had noses, are dlfllcult to teach, and are all born hunters. Fox terriers and the other terriers are too Bmall. Bulldogs and bull terriers are difficult to manage. The poodle has Intelligence, but it is not fitted for the work. Newfoundlands, St. Bernards, mastiffs and Danes would soon tire on a hot march in summer. For draught purposes they could be used, as in the Italian army, but they lack endurance. The war dog should assist the advance guard, scour the country and iceht the enemy's ambuscades; aifd a dog so trained in peace should be invaluable in war. For instance, take the services ho renders to the customs olllcials on the various continental frontiers, where the smuggling by means of dogs loaded with contraband lias to be kept down. The war dog should scout out by word of command, and his movements should be an easy index of the whereabouts of an enemy; the smallest indentation of ground should no longer serve for an enemy's ambusgade. The dogs can also scent out tracks of the Ememy and bring him to bay; but the eyes of a scout must be fixed only on Iho dog to watch his movements, and an nothing else. In reconnoitring hills the scouts should remain at the top md put out tho dogs over the top. In reconnoitring deliles the dogs should be Bent up both sides and through the center. In examining villages the dogs should be sent up the principal streets, ind all haystacks, gardens, etc., should t>e visited whilo looking out for lurking enemies; in fact, dogs do this work 'ar quicker than dismounted men. Two hundred dogs, chiefly sheep dogs, are at present attached to the Jorman forces operating in Herrero Land, Africa, under Gen. von Trot ha. Dno of them, "Flock," has been sent dome to Kiel invalided. lie was wounded by a bullet in the engagement of Opajbo while scouting in front of the skirmishing line. He displayed the greatest fearlessness under tire, and worked faultlessly until disabled. The Japanese ar? using a number of dogs [or reconnoitring purposes; they are attached to long ropes and are well trained. The Russians are employing dogs for sentry and messenger work. CapL Persldsky of the lat? Count Keller's staff, writing from Odessa, says: "In finding the wounded men with which the millet fields are strewn nothing has succeeded like our seven dogs; their Intelligence, especially the English-bred ones, is extraordinary."? New York Mail. Celebration of Birth. The birth of a child among the working class In Cumberland, England, has been from time immemorial, and is still, celebrated by the making of a mixture called "rumbatter." Its Ingredients are butter, sugar, rum and Bpices, and it is a really palatable compound. Every person entering the V* /\ lift A V? A11A A V\ 1 %? V* U i ? 1 . ? -? * ? iiuusc wiicic a mi ui 11<A.l iititeil piUCO IS offered a taste for several weeks after the event. It la an Insult to the child and Its parents to rcfuso the proffered dainty, and not to proffer it is considered equally discourteous. Food of Rats. No place is sacred to the rat. From a sleeping man to an elephant there is nothing which he will not eat. Rata ! have eaten their way through a live pig and bitten off the legs of living birds. Some years ago the keepers of the London zoological gardens could not understand what made the ele- ; phants so restless, so uneasy on their feet. Investigation showed that at night the rats came out and gnawed off the thick skin growing about the nails on the monsters' feet. Annnrimt. ly they must have fancied the horn of tho rhinoceros, too, for regularly the keepers used to And flattened rate where the rhinoceros had been lying. Experts in Chicago estimate that railroad managers in this country will expend this year no less than $200,000,000 in improvements in traffic equipment, and the prospects are of an incroase in business that will war* rant tho outlay of so large a sum. The miser hides his chest, but th? , dude is al\yays throwing his out GOOD raws. Science at Laat Discovers a Heat Cure for lltieuraatlam. After years of experiment a new scientific remedy has been found that not only relieves, but absolutely cures Rheumatism and kindred dleases, to stay cured Rheumatism is caused by an excess of poisonous acids in the blood. The new discovery RIIEUMACIDE, though purely vegetable, and acting through nature's channels, neutralizes these acids and sweeps all poisions and harmful germs out of the blood. Atthe^ame time it tones up the stomach and regulates the liver and kidneys. v RIIEUMACIDE therefore, cures the disease permanently,because it removes the cause. It has cured hundreds of eases aftel the most noted 4 doctors and hospitals have failed. RHEUMAC1DE cured James Wilkes of Dillon, S. C., after he had been held in bed by rheumatism for three years and his feet were drawn up almost to his back. This is only one of the many marvelous cures RI1EUMAC1DE has already performed. KI1EUMAC1DE is curing many eases of Rheumatism, bciatica, lumbago, gout, kidney trouble, indigestion ana constipation, right in this community today. Because it has cured so many others we believe it will cure you. All the leading druggists in this place sell and recommend RHEIJMAC1DE. A. l)?rli)K ,Fc?t. The Charleston Post saysVtol. J. B. Patrick, c< urt crier and a veteran of the civil war, has gone to Orangeburg to attend a reunion of Confederate veterans being he'd there. lie was a member of t.be Fifth cavalry, Butler's brigade, of the South Carolina Volunteers, C. S. A., and has not visited Orangtburg since 1804. The visit of Mr. Patrick to Orangeburg reoalls a remarkable feat that he performed at the battle of Rlgsley'? mill while a prlsloner. He got away from his guards, and seizing the lanyard of a cannon pointed at a close mass of Federal soldiers, rxploced the gun and killed forty seven men outright while wounding many. In the con? fusion he made his escape. xj ^ * * - - - nioyo i\X|?loaetl. At Bethlehem, Pa., while^Mrs. n. A. FoeriDg, wife of Headmaster Foering of the Bethlehem Preparatory school, was In the kitchen of her home Wedrifsdav, the water back cf the stove exploded a^d a large piece of tlying ircn struck her on the head, crushing her skull and Instantly killing her. Bessie Miller, a servant girl was thrown the length of tho room and injured by coming In contact with furniture. The room was badly wrecked ar d set < n tire, but the flames were extinguished by palnteis who were encptoi ph m tto prryrtspg. Ri>l? (1 Hiiiimi II. At Sumter Charley Hodge, a white boy 16 years old shot and killed himself Thursday afterro< n about. 2oclcok in a house in the northeastern part of Sumter. The weapon used was a 38 ci ibre, hammerhss pistol. The 4 ball entered the right nostril and went nearly through his head. The coroner empaneled a iury, who hearing the testimony of the attending \. physican and Hie ODe and < nly witness, declared he came to his death by \ H lo i\ ??' tl V-? ? W zi * - * " ? * * mo wvfij 11oiiu. /\s 10 wuecner f*r not lb was an accident there is difference of opinion. Drati.k Allien Bot zo. Columbia is not worrying about other parts cf the state voting cut the dispensary, but it is continuing to drink dispensary whiskey in increasing quantities. The dispensary sales in tne city last month bioice all records. In protits alone the rvunty treasurer last rucnth received f8 092.20?which is to be equally divic.ed between the county and the town. Hut It should not be forgotten that the fair week sales, which were about double any previous fair week, o^ro to be counted in this months record. J< wh in DrMitut ion. A cablegram from Kishim ff, descrlbing*the misery in bhatsection of Russ'a was received tcday by the state b*nk here. It read: "Colaseal distress. Out side of Ki.shineff hundreds of village jews ruined. In the town cf Kalarasch, with large commercial interests, rear Ivbhlr.fff, 300 houses burned down, 090 famlles reduced to poverty, ihree million roubles loss. Help absolute ly rreefsary. They Goiiih HiKti. The cost of sea coast defenses come high but we must hsv^ them. The fni/1n#M ru w/nrvfr ?1A AAA Ann .v i \> i/vu uuu more 10 complete the fortiflcath ns of the sea coasts of the United States. 'J^here has already been arprcpriated for this purpi s* $28 693.4.14. Permanent projects at 31 otleient points have bt en adopti d and most are well under way. A llarKaln. One Golden E?gle Buggy $66 00quality; onp excellent set harness, quality $12.60, total 77.50, sold without dealers profits direct to you at $53 90. You can get the same goods ?. j\jui uc?i' r m 9 i /.DU, Lut why? See our adv., in this paper. Golden Eagle Boggy Co. Armenian*! Slay Tartnm. It is reported t.hat in the government of E ivan 700 Armeians from anumber of villages, attacked the Tarter village of Gnrs, killed 400 of the villagers and plundered and burned all property The value of last year's eggraroj> was three millions of dollars. All the gold mines in the world yield a little over half as much. The South is the . best place in the United Statee for \l poultry raising. The long summers J and mild winters make It an easy A matter to keep chickcta in good ccn~ m ditlon. M )