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SICK Whtl t.ot~hdr's eck, the house is all 11f tan -y husied in room and hall! Baut; iit ser ,ndver* will admit !!, 'Ierin a sin le bit! - -a't le, eope do a thing 'lhere - nothing anyone can bring-. Sh"e jint t lies there, and tries to fix lCki, by cunning little tricks! AnI a- for doctor-why, the word Che -couts as being most absurd. A when he comes he has to guess Ayictptoms that she won't confess; hteirlhe's apt to frown and say: 6 hould 'have hau me right away. lnie again this evening"-for , you see, a week or more! hWiv~i ather's sick-I tell you, now Y , fit;ht to hear the dreadful row! of "dying," and Ei:c 6roans! 'in lere in convulsive tones! I- ii sty runnings to and fro, rT $ange the pillow-so' t-water bag and shade; ard plaster, lemonade! !,,pi to get the doctor, quick A 1d an't you see I'm awful sick?" And 'en the doctor sits and hears father grunts his' pains and fears. res some .drops, apd tells. its,"Hum! I'm needed I sh'n't come I think he'll do all right." ther's up, perha )s, by night! i L. Sabin, in "In Lighter Vein in 1he Century. o ****** ****** **** -IA'S CITY LOVE BY HELENA DIXON. . EORGE is a perfect bore, mother, compared with Mr. Hart; I wonder i ever liked hini at all. I'm sure I can never tol - him again," said pretty Delia 1, as she dusted the chairs in the sitting room of her hoenn-a quiet house nestled among green hills loping clover fields. eorge is worth a dozen such brain fellows as uuy Hart. I wish you a see himn with my eyes or else your own open," replied Mrs. ld mildly but seriously. 'here goes George now," said Della manly form passed along the road. doesn't look this way. He knows of no use. I gaVe him back his last Sunday." nd a pretty simpleton you were lo it," said Delia's father, who e in just in time to hear her clos sentence. "There's more sense in -ge's little finger than in Hart's le body, brains and all." -eorge knows enough, father; but how awkward and clumsy he is. Iresses and acts like a clown. Mr. t is a gentleman, and acts like le acts 're like a fool, if I'm dge," sa the farmer, brusquely. I mai.i eorge Riley. He made a man. The tailor made Hart e him a gentleman according to ideas; but the man is worth more the gentleman, according to this juncture a young man be Ing unmistakably to the genus 1y entered the room, and the con ation was suspennded. Guy Hart an Apollo 'in form and feature, *exquisite beyond compare in dress conversation. He ipicked1 up a and placing it jauntily on Deliia's - bade her come and see the nest oung r'ibins lie liad Just discov near the sprinig. D~elia wvent out * im, taking her' knitting with mindful of a sheltered seat near ~rent vinme near tihe spring where vould be inivited to sit--where she sat many times with Guy Hart * gthe last fortnight, her heart lng colder towardi the old love warmerl~v towarid the new each day. y' Hart came from the city. With Smoney to spednd, and yet decter d f not to piass the summue,- in the lie came to Elnmville, where, see mnd admiring Declia Gould, he ap) -at the farnmhouse and was re d as a boarder. *hunted for squirrels and rabbits e woodls--iished for trout in the spring brook, and tirted with the * r's prettty daughter till she could *and direami of no one else. ? was an excellent readler; George *m read aloud. Guy could sing a professor; George never sang. ''could talk like a lawyer; George words sparingly. Gmuy was hand vi;George was plain. So Delia her engagement with George, - vas almost engaged to Guy. in you milk the cows to-night, V1? It looks like rain, and we want t the hay under cover," said M'r: iv", as lhe paused a moment after uchilng his thirst from the bucket *came up sparkling from the well. course I can, father, and Guy head old Molly if she gets in one - 'r tantrums." sundown Delia, accompanied by bearinger couple of pails, entered green lane into which the cows ambeen driven, ne unruly cow wvas thie last to be edi. ,Della was wveli acquainted Sn her trIcks, but with Guy for a I'ier sho did not feel afuald. She * e oned him, rather against his in .i tlon, directly in front of the old ai to awe her into being well be. red. Delia took her p~lace timiily, SI got nearly through without any Iv'itening' demonstrations. Then Guy 1t'ted anjlugly twinkle in, the brute's and hinVountarily retreatedl a din or tnik. Then the horns began iscribe a circle in the air', the foot lifted and brought down again. I) a leiked up'Nie-batter~ed pail andl~ ed around for Guy. She heard a * .n, and', looking in thle direction "wnec it proceedled, she1 saw him ttehed on his back aicross a dis 'ed hog troughi over thle fence. ilague such anm animal as tihat. I ' ehi'eve my back is ruinedl forever." "The didn't hook you, did she, Guy? Iiasn't moved 'out .of her t'raks." ~o; I was too quick for her and 'out of her -nay) but she is -t1)0 se; rofgmy brealinmg nlby bck ovenr togconfdund1 her." Es 'your baclt really broken? Get pand try it," said 'Delia, in a ton 'Oh, inercy! She -Is -coming at me i: This fenice *wilI be us' nimthiing or etRun for youY hio!, Mid,''ttil thme galla'nt -.10 iked hampself uip, pm'ese hi iad iaiust~ his Intjupedi baok, 'tnd iQvaa ofC le a sfreak' 9f fig~lfnih 'ho next uotiogDelazjet Geor e *kileyat a ngighbbr's..NNfo tdier ploaeantly,'as though the riAg hoe1had given her and which she had worn s0 long was not pressing' like iron against his heart. ' . "What an expert at Jumping Mr, Hart Is. , He could outdo Sam Patch and not half try." "How do you know that?" asked Delia, rather tartly. "I saw him practising last night,! replied George, coolly. "Did you?" wonderingly. "Yes; you must have seen him, tool you were with him. How he did gc over that five-rel fence. Is lie stil: laid up with his back?" . Delia could have cried with vexa. tion. Guy had fallen considerably in her estimation since the day before. If Guy's inglorious exit from the lane must be witnessed, why must i have been by George? Delia would much rather anyone else. had seen it. George was brave, she kuew, and, in spite of herself, she could not help thinking that Guy was a coward. Guy Hart's back was lame Indeed, and for several days he kept within doors. One day, when he felt well again, he volunteered to carry lunch to the haymakers. Delia handed him the basket, and h kissed her fop the first tine'as he took'it. in anticipa. tion of a favorable answer to the all. important question which at length .he had fairly proposed and to which he was to receive an answer that night. Della. directed Guy to take the path across the great pasture lot to the meadow. It being a nearer way than by the lane, adding, mischievously: "Molly is in the five-acre lot, 6o you need not fear." l Dinner time came and with it the hungry men, but no Guy. The horn was blown for supper, and yet he did not make his appearance. Mr. Gould said lie was glad of it and hoped lie had gone for good, but his daughter felt concerned. She hld quite forgotten the little episode of the cow lane and anxiously puzzled her little head to fathom the mystery of Guy's strange absence. Had he been to the meadow with the lunch? No. No one there had seen anything of him. As no one else took any In terest in the affair, Della considered It her duty to go in quest of her stray lover. She walked up the path lead. Ing through the pasture. When nearly through the field she found the basket its contents scat-tered about on the grass.' All the cattle, Including a pair of huge oxen, were huddled together under an oak near by. "Oh, I'm so glad you've come, Della. Drive them away, darling, so I can come. down." The voice was surely Guy's, and it came from the oak. And there lie was, perched on a limb about midway up the tree. "Why, Guy, what in the world are you doing up there?" "Drive that vicious ox away. He Is bent on killing me. He made me run for my life." Delia did as she was requested, and when the cattle were at a safe dis tance, Guy crept down from his perch. "It Is a shame, Delia, for your father to keel) such animals on his place. The cow laid me up for a week. and now that brute of an ox has nearly starved mec to death, besides tihe shock to my nerves." "I never knew the ox to offer harm to anyone. 'What did(1 he do, Guy?" Delia said, almost sternly. "IHI tossed1 his long horns just as that brute of a cow did, and galloped round here like a fury. IHe was right at my heels, I knew by the sound, when I reached the tree; hut I made quick work getting out of his way." "I can well believe that," said Delia, smiling quietly; "hut you surely nleednt't have stayed upl there all (lay." "I tell you, my dear', they haven't been a hundlred1 r'ods from the oak since I was fortunate enough to find refuge ini it, e:ceplt once, and then I ventured down, but the brute saw mec and canme toward me again threaten ingly." "IHI only wanted to make your ac quaintance, Heb sees you are a stratn ger'," said Delia, dryly. "I would make him acquainted with the butcher, if lhe belonged to me," said Guy, as lie hurled a stone at his bovine enemy, who was quietly gras lng a few rods away. The creature looked up and shook his amassive head as the missive grazed his back, at whlich Guy took refuge behind his companion. Delia led her faint-hearted lover into the presence, of her parenits with aniy thing but a triumphant air. Her eyes were open at last. She could not Sved a cowvard, and she told Guy so, as- gently as possible that night, when he asked her for her answer, Mr. Guy Hart left that nIght for parts unknown, a-nd ere another fort night passed George Riley's ring once more adorned Delia's plump hand. The night after its replacement De~ia whis pered, as she kissed her -mother good night, "You were right, mother; George Is worth a dozen such gentlemen as Guy."-New 'York Weekly. Hie Fooled Her, Not long ago a young man whio works in a local bank quarreled with hia best girl. He tried several times to smooth things over, but she wouldn't let him. Finally lie thought out a scheme wvhich, if it worked, would not only pave the way to a reconciliation, 'but would showv him conclusively that she liked him. Hie hIred a t'elegraphi mes senger to help him out, That evening he went to see the girl. Agai'a sh'ei re fused to imake up wvithi lhim. Just as lie was about to go the messenger boy appleared at the door'. "Is .Mr. Blank here.?" lhe asked, ex hibitlitg a telegram, "D~own at his house dley told me he .wus." T1heo young inan i'eceived flie mes sage and glanced over 'It. ie then handed it to the girl, It rettd: "C'an you go to Alaska at: once to ac cept godd posillon? Th'le Coast Mer' cantile Co." "Wait a minute, boy," said the young mani. "I may want to anuswver this." Then ho' turned .to the girl. "Mary," lie said, "shall 1 m ne'ep4 this offer?'' ''Te schetmel, worked1. .Thtey disap 1)eaired ,I-n thogparlor a1 mgomen I. Com ing~back the- .young imian ga-Ve' tihe imia segngor. boy n dollau, "'No answeg," hie enh11, Then ns. the boy 'turnedi to go' he whiepered,"tDoni't tell anybotdy 'I, faked up that message .~Kpnsa5 City Tibhp The Vegetable Garden. Clean up and burn diseased plants, manure the gardeh, plow it and leave it all winter.. Burn asparagus tops and manure the bed. You can make new asparagus and rhubarb beds and plant sets of ex'tra early pearl onions for use next March. Put some parsley plants in a box and place It in a light cellar or in a shed. Put some frozen rhubarb roots in a barrel of earth' in the cellar, where they will produce "pie-plant" for win ter use. - Dig chickory for salad and store in sand in a dry cellar. Blanch endive by tying lightly at the tips. Bury a barrel of cabbage in a well drained spot and cover with leaves. Or pile cabbages on the barn floor and cover with straw enough to prevent solid freezing. Start a mild hotbed and have home grown radishes and lettuce.-The Gar den Magazine. Poultry and Garden. Gardoning and poultry raising is a natural and profitable combination, as each helps the other and gives a va riety of employment, whereby the spare moments in each vacation are profitably utilized. Fowls are natural insect destroyers, and during the sea son when insects are most destructive, if allowed to range In the garden every morning and evening wil! render ex cellent service. It is a good plan to raise all small vegetables, such as beans, peas, onions, radishes and let tuce, by themselves In a lot enclosed by a chicken proof fence, and to have another lot the same sine for the chick ens to range In. The year following, let the chickens be turned into the lot .where the garden wts and use for a garden the lot vacated by the fowls. By thus giving the garden plot to poultry every alternate year, the soil is not only rested but wonderfully fertilized by the manure of the fowls which is absorbed by the soil as fast as it falls upon it.-Joshua Humble, in The Epitomist. The Poultry Yard. The above illustration shows a typi cal Leghorn. This breeQ, though small, was at one time very popular, especially with those who lived in the country, but the demand for larger market fowls has grown so rapidly that the all-pur pose fowls, such as Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes, have almost entirely displaced them. White Leghorns have pure white plumage, with clean, yellow shanks, lot-aks and skin, and when fully ma tured the males weigh about four pounds and the females from three to three and a half. They are counter parts in all else but color of the brown Leghorns, and possess all and possibly more of the many good traits of the WHITE LEOKN MALE. Leghorn family. They are slIghtly larger than thme browvn Leghmornms, andl their eggs are ab~out as large ais those of the largcr breeds. They are sprighit ly and always on the hustle, though they stand confilnement remnarkablly well, andl~ a (dozen henis ma~y be0 kept in a very small peni. Many people0 on tihe farm object to them on account of their- color, claim ing that they are shining marks for hawks and small animals whleh prey on the poultry yard, hut this viewv seems hardly well taken, since it has been1 Shown that the broods are con stantly being robbed even amon~mg those that are totally black. Color makes no difference, and unless a better ob jection for discarding them can be advanced, we see no reason why they should not regain their former pres tige. 'There Is certainly no prettier fowl, if we fancy -solid color, and they cer tainly have merlt.-H-ome and Farm. Berkshire Hogs. Will you please give a young be ginner in swIne growing something about the BerkshIre breed, history and introduction ini this country. GEO. Rt. STAHI. We cannot do better in reply to our correspondent than t*' give what Prof. WV. D. May says of this breed. Prof. May is in the MIssouri Experiment StatIon, and~ is a gentleman who has madeo a study of live stock. He says of thme Berkshires: From 1820 to 1828 thme Berkshire was very much imiprovedl by Lord Uarring ton, who devoted much tIme anmd a great dlent of care and jludgment in developing what was even then thme most! popular breed in England. That the efforts of Lord Barrington were so signally successful Is attested b~y the fact that most English Berkshires trace their anmcestr17 to his herd, A. B. Allen, who Is authority on the sublject-, states -that the first importa tioni of' Berkshi~es 11nto the Uflited States was miade in the year 1823, by John BreCntutall, of New J1ersey. In 1832 a Mr. Hiawes, an 'Eniglrshman, mnfde tihe second, and afterwvards other importationis at Albany, N. Y. In,. 1839, Unagg and WVait, of Orange C'ounmty, -N. Y., bi'ganlimporting largely andi entgagedi exteinsively in raslng and diss4emInating thme b~reed thlrough ouit thme gr'eat corn WVest. Thle Berk shire limmediately becamue very Popu-1 ar, and fatmey prics wore paid for .tie anmimnis timghout thle new r-ork-pro ducing (erritoty. They were especiallg esteemed at the time for their quality of crossing, and thereby improving not only the common but other breeds of swine. The Berkshire was no less than a faithful companion to man in the sub Jugatloi of the gt'eat West. It fol lowed him In all his. journeys into the new and undiscovered countries awaiting to yield ip the bounties of their soils. From year to year infu sions of new Berkshire blood has fol lowed the first, until to-day the great pork-packing regions of our nation are world wide famous, not only for the amount but In the quality of the product. So in early days, as at the present time, the Berkshire held first rank throughout the Mississippi Valley. Its success has come largely through the fact that its promoters have been of sound judgment coupled with that skill and discernment that has enabled them to develop those essential quali ties of a perfect aftimal that ia now almost a machine in its regularity, while eliminating those.ipoints that are 'detrimental to the highest success. The flesh of the Berkshire consists of well marbled streaks of lean ansi fat, and this fact alone will readily distinguish it to any one familiar with one slaughtered product. Not only does this great essential recommend the breed to the one who raises pork for home consumption, but it is taken into consideration by best butchers oi the market and is no small factor in determining the animals that bring the top prices. With these points of superiority al ready acquired, and with the best in terests of the breed in the hands of such eminent and successful men as now compose the Berkshire Assocla tion, the continued and future leader ship of this breed is assured.-Ind-lana Farmer. As to Close Pasturing. There is a general complaint that our common grasses run out, are not at all fit for permanent pastures because Very early they give way to wild grasses and to weeds. It is true some grasses will sod the land completely, and make a fairly permanent pasture, but as a rule they will not furnish so much succulent pasture as does some of the other grasses that do not form so complete a sod for tramping or for close picking. Indeed, many timothy pastures are completely destroyed be cause the animals are allowed to run over the field long after they are un able to get even a living from it. Late pasturing In the fall results in close pieking and much tramping on the surface. Usually the fall is so dry that many grass roots get'tramped up with the fine dust. Need -we wondei4 that a good meadow pastured closely in the fall as a hard-nicked timoth? pasture, should turn to white-top, to wild grasses or even to cheat when It is so abused in the fall? If forage is given, if plant-food is added in sufil cient quantities to act as a top-dressing of manure, then tramping the per muanent pasture in the fall will do much less injury. The available plant food will tend to revive the old grasses andl to nourish the young grass that may spring from volunteer seed. Feedhig pumipkinis, fodder or sorghum while the stock is still on pasture nt only gives additional food for the stock but protects the pasture. It' means much to the pasture if it is allowed to: remain as a sod. If the fail grass is allowed to fall over occasionally and givenm a chiance to gr'ow more rank, all the commllon grasses will hold from year to year luch better than they, usually (10. The most Iersistent grass that furnishes forage in profitable quantities will be greatly benefited by. a partiail fall growth to c'over the sod in winter, or by feeding. on p~asture! sufliently as to produce a top dIress ing of manure over the entire area., Seattering tihe rottedl manure from the b~arniyard1 or from the rotted straw' stack'ls upon0 tihe permanent p~astuire is sure to lengthen the life of thd pasture and to increase its yield of fora go. When tihe small pigs ar-e allowed to run withm larger hogs they often be0 come completely covered with liee. When they become thin the hair gets long anmd looks coarse, it usually in dicates the presence of lice. Coal- oil and lard is a good remedy for killing lice on young pigs.-W. B. Ander-sony in the Indianapolis News. - Commereial Methode. If the man whose life is 'spent on tihe farm would use his brains as well as his hands, lhe would find results much more profitable1 than at present. Itis all wvell enough to understand what is Tiecessary in farm operations; but of what avail is it if plans are not carefully laidl and as carefully exea cuted1? Trhere is a city business mani who wvas brought up on a farm andl is now spending someC of lia cityi earned money at the old occupation. Largely, as a matter of sentiment, lhd bought tihe old homestead, and 'aftet a time used, it for- a summer home)t feasin~g the land on tihe share planj One summier, being at the farm conaldi erablly, lie noticed the rather slip-shod mnethods of o)prationl, anid the nex4 year took charge of the farm hil self, engaging the necessary hellp to do the work. Tlhen he looked carefullji Over the place and planned just what Ire would do with it. He hand lid trouble after his help discovered that his knowledge was not wholly theo' retical. TYhe farmll imTakinig' soind money, solely as a farm, and wilt mako more in the years to comie. It .is rumt as a businiess priulOsitlonl. anhd ever.I detail of its hahlulinig carefully conaldi eredl. 'lhe conmmercial rules applie(g to farming will bring suc'cess-In' dlanapolis News. St'ka in French Serliuls. 'An examphles of the Ferench feuile. tonist's attitude towards style, let ud take two gems from the wol;k of Pont son dui Terra ii. One,. of them is:- "Tlhd man's hiandsl wer'e cold and clammy like thiose of' a serpient." The oilier: "T~he counlt. p~aced uil and downm the gar-den, readling .thda newsp~aper, with ia l hds behind his back.'' - he Academy. With 20,200 phly'sIcianis Germany has one for every 1700 inhahbitan | IPalmetto, State, NI sI Alleged Loss Is a Mystery. Nothing can be learned in ColUm bla regarding the alleged loss of $18, 000 from an express package en route between Augusta, Ga. ,and New York. J. F. Fant, route agent of the Co lunibia division, believes the loss oc curred outside of his territory. The package was in Columbia two hours between 3:30 and 6 o'clock in the morning, but has been traced to New York in apparent good order. * * * Fire Destroys Much Cotton. Fire in the cotton warehouse of the Eureka mill at Chester destroyed 1, 500 bales of cotton, resulting in a loss of between $80,000 and $90,000. The Eureka mill is located about a quarter of a mile outside the corporate limits of the city, and little aid could be tendered by the city fire department. The company has its own fire appa ratus and fought the flames with all its force. * * * Record in Collection "of Taxes. Mayor Rhett's administration in Charleston has scored a record held by few municipal administrations in the respect of the collec.ion of taxes. During the past year 99.1 of the as sessed taxes was paid into the city treasury, which beat the record of last year, 98.8 per cent. The best record made by a previous administration, that of Mayor Smyth, when 98.4 per cent of taxes was collected. Many cit ies are entirely satisfied with the col lection o. all but fifteen per cent of the taxes assessed, but the Charles ton administrations of recent years have been scoring records in this re spect.' * * * Actors' Society Aids Prosecution. A New York dispatch says: The re tainer of a special attorney and other necessary expenses incident ~ to the pros,.ecution of George Hasty of Gaiff ney, S. C., accused of the murder of Milan Bennett, and Abbott Davidsoa, actors, will be defrayed by the Ac tors' Society of America. The Ac tors' Society. alleges that Hasty, who is a hotel proprietor, oi December 15, killed Bennett and Davidson be cause they resented an insult to two women members of a dramatic com pany stopping at Hasty's hotel. In deciding upon this action, the soci ety adopted a resolution giving as a reason therefor that peculiar circumii stances attended the tragedy, and that Hasty is a resident and prol)erty own Or in the town in which the shooting occurred. * * * Cotton Growers Re-Elect Old Officers. The South Carolina division of the3 Southern Cotton Association met in Columbia the pasi week in annual conivention, th~e following officers lbe ing elected : E. D). Sit th, president; Hf. B. TJinldall, vice preCsidet; F. HI. Weston, secr-etary, anid P. H-. H-yatt, treasurer, the old officer's, were untan imiouisly re-elected. An e'xecutive commiait tee, comp~losedl of RI. .\. C'levelan~d, llichard( Singleton, F. M. F'arri, R. M. Pegues, \Wid Stackhouse ani J. E. \\a innmaker-, wvas elected. Reusoluttions plroviding for a finiancial age-nt, I lie ritction of 25 per cenit in acreage, except where therte was onlly onte plow to ten am-es, and a 10 cent tax oin e:tchl bale is "-ask ed(," wer-e adopted. Eight delegates. at latrge were elect ed to the New Orleanis conventioni. * * * Another Duncan Property in Court. The Unuiont and Glenin .Springs r-all road, anothler- pr-operty in whtich Thos. C. D~uncan, fot-mer- ptresidetnt of tile Union and fluffalo cottn mills, was heavily interested, has been placed in the lhandt~s of a recolver- in thle United States circuit court at Charles tonl, in rrnswer- to c'Ottpllaint andl peti tiotn filed by3 thle Mercantile Trust & Deposit company of' Baltitmore, IEliwln WV. R~obertson bleinig appointed thle r ceiver. Tlhe Union and1( Glen~n Sptings trailroadl ti-avet-ses a number of' town ships in Union county, beginning at a point near Carlisle, cr-ossing the Brioad rivet- atnd extendhing to the huf. falo cotton mills, It has a nutnber of extensions and the r-oad is the pos sessor of contsidierable i-eal estate, franchises andl otlher property. * * The Colleton Mill Case. Complilaint has been filed in the cir cutit courtt at Charleston by J1. A. IRob inson, dloinig bulsinless uinder- thle tname of Robinson & Shackleton, on behalf of himself andl othert creditotrs of the dlefuncet Colleton cotton mills, agaiust H. WV. Black and1( a ni'imbiler of other stockholders fot- $3.052.37, alleged to be dute on promtissor-y ntotes. The propetty of the C2olleton mills was sold un tder o)rder or tile cour t SOme time ago, buit the amilount irealzed was not large enloughl to dlischlarge the debuts. The pr-Ceet suit is broughlt to enfor-ce the stockholders' Ilia'ility, pide~ild by general assemuubly, itude whlich the tills werNt- inlcorpor-ated. Thell prayer Qi' compillainant is "that ene cieretndants be adjudged to .pay tho amount of thoir- resp~ective liabill ties as- stockholders of the said Colle ton cotton mills for th-e satisfactioni of the dlebt of the plaintiff and cr-editors. Thle case will lbe hoard at the next terml of the circutit court. ** Sliver Service for Cruiser. The tnew ctruiser- Charleston, Cal) fain Witnslow,. was receivedl with fulli honors by citiz1ens; of Chlarlest~o'n Wed nlOUday and wvas pien'ented the silver sm-vice by -Mayor- Rhlett in the nam~le ...... 6Vthecity, fezf $10a940 amed. The presetan 94! diekice took place abard the. 0se The service consisto' of'a 1argg punch bowl - and ladle' of silver, in lined with gold. Thegowl is about two feet in diameter, weighs three hundred and twenty-five ounces an'1 has a capacity of ten gallons. It rests on a heavy substantial base, set'in a silver platter. The handles of the bowl show two edges with outspread wings. The sides bear the seals, of the City of Charleston and of the navy department and beautifully wrought views of Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, St. Michael's church and Battery park, the views being iypivl of Charleston. The whole piece is encased in a oatin lined oak box with silver trimmings, appropriately an scribed. State College Adopts Resolutions. The faculty of the -South Carolina college learned with deep regret of the death of Dr. Walter B. Hill, chan cellor of the University of Georgia, distinguished as a citizen, a publicist and an organizer and leader of high er education, whose personal and of ficial influence was widely and benor icently felt beyond the limits of his own state, and who has lately testified in the most grati'ying way his Inter est in the South Carolina College. At a special meeting the following resolu tion was passed: - Be it Resolved, First, That this fac ulty express its deep sympathy with the family of Chancellor Hill, and with the faculty of the University of Georgia, in the personal and public loss sustained in the death of our la mented friend and colleague. Resolved, Second, That a copy of this minute be sent to the widow of Chancellor 1111 and to the faculty of the University of Georgia, and pub lished also in the daily papers of Co lumbia and Atlanta, and that a blank pago of the faculty minutes be re served for thia entry. * * Sea Island Cotton Men, Meet. The executive committee of the Sea Island Cotton :Seed Association met in Charleston last Monday and dis cussed matters in connection with the efforts of the association to control the sul)ply of seed and by removing it from the market create a monopoly for the South Carolina planters. The association was organized a year ago andt at the meeting several days ago it was determine(l to leave the con trol of the matter in the hands of the executive committee, so well pleased was the association with the work of the committee during the past yeai'. it appears that the "foreign" raisers of the long staple cotton have to pur chase annually a fresh supply of see( from the original Carolina producers, its the seed from their own cotton b)rings forth a deteriorated grade of staple. By making it impi)OSSible to p~urchase this seed, the Carolina plan ters 1ho1) to shut off competing prod ilet and the efforts or the association ire being directed towards this end1. All seed above that actually neces sary t'or replant ing! or their own crops will be (lest royedl in crushing oil ilsi. ind thbus eliminate from the market to the dlisadvantage or the so-called "'forelign" or "alin raisers of long st aple in (Georgia, A labam a anad other comnumit ies where experiments have been naide wvith mor-e or less suc cess. SUCCESSOR To MORALES. Vice President Caceres Takes Charge of Affairs in San Domingo. General -Meorales' resignation as [)resident of Santo Domingo has been tenderedC~ and accepited. lie will leave Sanm Domingo oni board the United Sta tes gun boat. Du buquo bound for P'orto Rico. Vice President Cacores, who has been acting as president dince the time General Mtorales fled ronm the capital, is now, accordinig 0 thle constitution, president of Santo !omingo. The change in tho government ace. lot impair the negotiations for a reaty between San D~omingo andl the [Jnited States. VENEZUELAN CASE SERIOUS. ~risis Soon to Come, Says Official of French Foreign Office. Thie Vbnezuolan question, although vershadowed b~y tihe Moroccan con erence, is occupying the serious at ention of the foreign office in Paris, mut the strictest discretion is observed n this direction. A high dliplomlat, however, declaredl hat it alIght be considered certain he moment was rapidly approach ng when a crisis would occur in Von rzuela. 1HIED AT MOROCCAN QUESTIOsN. Jpper House Has Enough of Irritat ing Resolution for the Present. Thle senate made it iplain at Wed iesdlay's session that it had all that t wanited to hear for tile present on he Moroccan question. Thiere wvera we opportunities to resume consider. ition of the subject, but both were wevlded andl apparently with the as tent of all the members.. Having hiad its day in court, the ros. >lution dealing withl the subject was placed on the, calendar-. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Assqmbles In Columbia WIth Dispen. sgary Matters the Principal'Business. Tha South Carollina gmeoral assyn bly convened In Columbia Tuesday. Governoci' Herywood's message treated. among otheir things, of the efforip he has1 made to suppress Iawleamlehs. 'The principal busiineossm to transa'eted at this. gesiton will he the co'naidera tion of thle dispeonsary law, whliph'n been repdilated by nearl-y Ihalf of the cmutis la fihn sitt. Thp III Wind. WIem a- eyelone, struck the glace Gentle- Jane vas whirled t rough space "It's all right," said Jane, "I know But it was an awful blow!" -Sunday Magazine. Different. He-"I feel like a 'two-year.old.'" She-"Horse or popular song?", Town Topics. The only Way. Smythe-"Bjohnson says his wife neverkilsobeys him." Brown-"No. le never gives her any orders."-Somerville Journal. Good HeavensI "They say she married him for ble money." "Yes. And now they are so poor that she has to press 'his trousers." "Alas! A real case of the Irony of fate."-Chicago Record-Herald. Regularly. "Has young Plunger any holdings (n the Skadmore stocks?" "Holdings? Well, I guess! He goes three or .four times every week to see old Skadmore's daughter."--Chicago Tribune. "Yes," remarked the race horse, "alt. iny achievements have been due simply to putting my best foot forward." "Yes?" replied the mule; "now I find that I accomplish most by putting my best foot backward."-Pilladelphia Pi'ess. Jealousy. "What's Barnstorm doing these days?" Inquired Yorick Hamm. "He's murdering Julius Caesar every, pigbt," replied Hamlet Fatt. "Playing Brutus?" '"No; playing Caesar."-Louisville 'Courler-Journal. Why the Major Was Angry.. "What's the Major howling about?" "Well, this being a holiday, he's got to carve the turkey." "And did that upset him ?" "Yes; somebody stole the turkey."-. Atla nta - Constitution; Up to Father. "Here, Willie!" cried the boy's rather, "you mustn't behave that way. [verybody will be calling you a little lutton. Do you know what that is?" "I suppose," replied Willie, "it's a >)g glutton's 'little boy."-Philadelphia. Press. Trouble. . . Teacher-"And if your father earned lve dollars and your mother took away 'our~ dlolilrs from it, what wouild that nakd?" Hlira m-"Trrouble."-New York' Even. ng Telegram. Correet. "Now, gentlemen," said .the lectureri >n commerce and manufactures, "mien ion one of the most important collat ral branches of the oil busine'ss." "Writing for the magazinee," prompt y responded the student who keeps breast of the timues.-Pittsburg Post. After a Bargain. "The cashier has skipped with $18, 00 and they've offered a reward of 500 for the fugitive." "You say he has $18,000 and $50,is ffered? Oh, fudge, U'll raise that bid. nyself. These bankiers are no "spo'rt Lt all."-K1ansas City Times. Jonlier. H-igh-"So you have given up your algh ambitions and are gbing to follow troutine life?" Jinks-"Yes; I decided it would be onesome up there on t~ e top rung of he ladder of fame. I' going to stay lown 'with the push."-Detroit Free Press. Not There. "Judge," said Mrs. Stavent to thb Miagistrate, who had .recently come to board ;with her, "I'm particularly Anx Lous to have you try. this chuicken soup." "I have tried it," replied tile Magis trate, "and my declaionl is that the chicken has proved an alibl."-Phila. delphia Press. At the Hotel. Guest--"Didn't I telegr'aph you fo'r the best room in the rhoiso?" Clerk-"Yes, sir." O'nest-"Why didn't you save it for. me?" Clerk-"Pyve ah.eady, given t'he best ,roopn -in the house to'lifty 'people to night, and .I thought you wouldn't liko to be crowded."-Cloveland Leader. *Shrewd. The. Lady-"I wanlt to get a box of clgars-fotr a-pr~sent t6--" The Clerk-"!Ve, Sih iss. DaO6e your fiend like a mild 'or " C T.Uhp Lady-'!Oh,, anyr hgind, so they're 'hie' Clerk--"Yes, madam. Shall I send! -them Iiome~t~o your husband or ivill you take them?"---Wshing*e