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ILLMAN-FAVORS ADEQUATE NAVY CONPIDENCE IN' WILSON AND THINKS CONGRESS WILL MAKE SUFFICIENT PROVISIONS. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capitol. Columbia. Special from Washington.-Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, chairmaii of the senate committee on naval af fairs, held a brief conference with President Wilson a rcw days ago on proposed legislation for national do feiise. He said, after leaving the White House, that the chairmen of the senate and house military and na val affairs committees will meet In a formal conference at the White House after the president has received re ports and recommendations from Sec retaries Garrison and Daniels. "I am for a safe and sane policy of naval and military expansion," said Senator Tillman, "and I believe that the people will indorse whatever pro gramme the president proposes to congress. I think it is safe to sa-y that President Wilson, in his recom mendations to congress, will strike a happy middle ground between the damned jingo who would inlvolve this country in war and the advocate - of peace at any price. "I take no stock in this talk about an appropriation of $500,000,000 for the army and navy and I do not be lieve that any other.sane member of congress does. I believe that there will be increases in the naval appro priation for defensive weapons of warfare. "In making up our programme we will not pay any attention to the in fesnal fool jingo wvho would lead the Democratic party into something from which it would never escape, but we will prepare to defend ourselves and not let the other fellow catch us with our breeches down. "There is no real demand where I have been for an extravagant expendi ture of nioney on a navy and an army just because a lot of foreign nations are In a bloody war. We are going to carry out the Democratic platform and provide an adequate navy. There will be a number 'of increases in ap propriations for submarines and other defensive sea craft. By the time con gress meets we will be able to come to some reasonable conclusion as to what we should play down." -Senator Tillman was at the White House about the time the news of the German concessions was carried to the president. Asparagus Growers Organire. Special from Aiken.--A meeting was held here of the leading asparagus growers of South Carolina who have organized themselves into an asso ciation for the purpose of the better production and marketing of aspara gus. This is one of the first co-opera tive associations of its kind in this part of the south and comprises as its field the entire state. J. B. Knight of Greenville is president, B. R. Till man, Jr., of Tr-enton, secretary. Direc tors, D. B. Day, Trenton; F. T. Car. Iwile, Ridge Spring; B. M. Ashill, Ridge Spring; B. Rt. Tillman, Jr., Trenton; M. C. Kitchins, Williston; J. L. Shuler, Williston; D. E. Crouch, Elko; .B M. Hair, Elko; Otis Brab ham, Hlattiesville. It was estimated that the amount by this association will approach 300 caroas nxtseason with a steady and onsantincrease each year. Cattle Tick Cost $90,000,000. Washington.--The cattle tick cost the United States approximately $90, - ~ 000,000 durigig the past year, accord ing to estimates by 1Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the federal bureau of animal industry, recently. This includes de struction of the cattle, decreases in valu? of hides and rn production of milk, etc. Constables M~ake Heavy Seizures. State constables operating in Char leston under the direction of Sheriff Martin seized 13,400 bottles of beer during August, according to a report (filed with Gov. Manhing. Other seiz ures were: 27 one-fourth barrels of beer, 18 one-eighth barrels of beer; 649 quarts of whiskey, 1,464 half-pints of whiskey, 37 quarts of wine and much champagne asi brandy. One beer wagon was seized. Gov. Manning said that he was very much gratified with the report and that the cam <paiga would be pushed harder. LaRoque Succeeds Herbert A. Moses. Hecrber't A. Moses of Sumter- resign ed as private secretary to Gov. Man ning and 0. K. Laftoque will assume 'lis new duties at once. "I resigned some weeks ago," said Mr. Moses, "but Gov. Manning and myself agreed it would be best for me to remain while he -was on his recent trip. My resignation was caused by the neces el'ty for me to return to my home in 'Sumter. The transfer will be made probably the end of this week." Mr. L.aRoque is well known throughout Ahe" state, Visitors to Get First Hand View, Visits to the state, ct gnty an1. n u. hicipal, penal, correctional and char itable institutions in 'Richland county will enable visitors who attend the joint meetings of the South Carolina Conference of Charities and Correc tions and the Conference for the Com mon Good in Columbia on September 7, 8 and 9 to get at first hand a knowl edge of conditions existing in them and of the problems with which those in charge of them ' are contending. Parties will be made up on the after noon of September 8 and 9 to inspect the state hospital for the insane, the penitentiary, the state tuberculosis hospital, the state reformatory for 'negro boys, the new Richland county jail, the Columbia jail, the Richland almshouse. The Conference for the Common Good, which held a very successful session in Columbia in 1913, will con cern itself at its approaching meeting mainly with econinic topics. The Conference of Charities and Correc tions, which has held regular meet 'ings for a number of years, will have under discussion this year the proper treatment o fthe short term prisoner and the bes tmethod of dealing with the pressing problem presented by the feeble-minded. At the opening session of the con ferences at 8 o'clock on the evenin3 of September 7, Gov. Richard I. Man ning will deliver an address on "The Farmer's Problem in Marketing His 1915 Cotton Crop." Albert S. John stone, secretary of the state board or charities and corrections, will speak the same evening' on the "State Board of Charities and Corrections; Its Functions and Alms." The program for the meetings of the Conference for the Common 'Good and the Conference of Charities and iorrections on the mornings and evenings of November 8 and 9 are varied and interesting. Wllliamston Folk Want New County. Special from Greenville.-Some - 400 to 500 citizens of the Williamston sec tion met in Williamnton to discuss the feasibility of taking steps looking to the formation of a new county. The advocates of the new county hope to cut off parts of Anderson and Green ville counties, about 197 square miles from Greenville anI 209 square miles from Anderson. This would make the proposed new county contain 406 square miles, which is six miles more than the requirements of the consti tution. The meeting held showed the en thusiasm of the people for the new county. J. C. Duckworth was elected permanent chairman of the movement. The citizens of Williamston have guaranteed to float from $25,000 to $30,000 in bonds for a court house and a jail, in case the county is formed. Williamston would be the county seat. Roughly speaking, the lines would run across Greenville county through Grove Station, thence toward Fairview and to the Laurens county like; thence down that line almost to Belton, and loop round then back to the starting point. No permanent surveys have been made. Governor Manning Fills Vacancies. Gov. Manning has announced the following appointments: L. Rembert Dixon of Bishopville, commissioner of state and coun-ty elections to take -the place of Paul S. Dobeon, who has moved out of Lee county. WV. H. Willimon, supervisor for Greenville county, from September. 1, 1915, to January 1, 1917, on recomn mendation of the Greenville delega tion. Mr. Willimon succeeds himself. John L. Caskey magistrate for Lan caster county, to succeed I. T. Hunter, deceased.. T. A. Patrick, commissioner of state and county elections , to take athe place'-of F. A. Gross, now a magis trate. J. F. Strain, magistrate for Chero kee county, to take the ple'e of J. R1. Hughec, resigned. Address Southern Conference, Special from Wasnington.-Mem bers of tne Southern Commercial con gress asked D. C. Roper, first assist ant pastnmaster general, to deliver an oridress at the seventh annual meet ing wvhich is to be held at Charles ton December next. Mr. Roper Iprom ised to accept providing public bus iness does not keep him in Wash. ingto".. His subject will probably be "The Relation 'of the Parcel Post t< the Farmer and Business Man." New Charters Issued By Secretary. The Merchants and Farmers' bank of Cheraw has filed notice with the secretary of state of a 'ldecrease in capital from $125,000 to $100,000. The C. L. Schmnancke Grain Comi pany of Charleston was commissioned with a capital of $3,000. The peti tioners are: George M. Schmnancke and C. L. Schmnancke. The Bluitman Shoe Company of Sumter was commissioned with a capital of $11,000. The petitioners are: J. E. White, 3. N. Brunson and EJ. W. A. Bultman. The Bluffton Wharf company has been commissioned with -a capital of $500. The petitioners are: D. H. Hleyward, J. C. Snyder, BI. B. Crosby, A. E. Mulligan and W. J. Fripp. 'rhe Farmers' Warehouse company of North has been commissioned with a capital of $3,000. The petitioners are: J. M. Davis, J. A. Langston, J. B. -Punkett, A. H. Jones, F. L. Witt and L. K. Etheredge.. The Ninety-Six Warehouse company has been commissioned with a capital of $1,300. The petitioners are: D. M. Lipscomb, J. C. Wier, W. F. Ander son. W. 0. Seltt. 2. Slmm. HOLD MEETING IN COLUMBIA third Triennial Convention of Pel. lagra Experts In October Will At tarot Distinguished Visitors. Columbia.--It has been definitely decided by the several committees that the third triennial meeting of the National Association for the study of Pellagra will be held in Columbia October 21 and 22 next. Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the United States public health service has assigned I)rs. Lavinder, Goldber ger and Voegtlin to represent tbe~ser vice at the meeting. Drs. Sier, Gar rison and MacNeal of the Thompson McFadden pellagra commission will attend. The headquarters of the association will be at the Jefferson hotel, but the scientific meeting:s wil be hIe'd in the amusement hall of the state he ipital for the insane, through the courtesy of the regents and C. F. Williams, M. D., the superintendent and Iamnera of the hospital staff will contribute papers but their subjects have not yet been announced. From foreign countries papers have already been promised. Among these are: "Vitanines and Pellagra," by Dr. Eugenio Bravetta of the Provincial asylum at Moibello, near Milan, Italy. Dr. Bravetta is now surgeon in the war zone of northern Italy. "Alimentation by Corn Prorinets in Healthy Individuals and in Pella grins" by Prof. P. Albertoni and Dr P. Tullio of the University of Bo logne, Italy. Drs. Sandwith and Sambon of Lon don have been contributors to tae previous conferences and will yo doubt send articles for this meeting. It is essentially desired by the coii mittee to have a paper on "The His tory of Pellagra in Great Britain" for this conference. An article on the historical side of pellagra in Egypt, Canada and other countries is also expected. These papers have already been promised from this country: "The Etiology of Pellagra" by rr, George C. Mizell, Atlanta. Papers are promised by Dr. Roy Blosser and Dr. R. T. Dorsey, Atlanta, but the titles are not given. Dr. J. LaBruce Ward of Columbia, will read a paper on "Pellagra and Pneumonia in a Child of Three Years." Other papers promised are: Dr. H. W. Rice , f Colunbit on "The Cause of Pellegra in Connection With 200 Children." Dr. E. B. Saunders of Columbia an "Central Neutritis in Pellagra," and Dr. J. W. Babcock on "Further Stud les of the Medico-Legal Relations of Pellagra." Fell Through Bridge. Union.-R. L. Rochester, his wife End several children, one an infant, fell through the bridge into the "For est" when they attempted to drive over Rice's bridge in a wagon recent ly. The bridge gave way and the team, wagon and occupants fell a considerable distance into the stream. They were severely bruised and the infant came near ebing drowned. Increase Fire Fighting EfficIency. Charleston.-The efficiency of tht Charleston fire department is to be greatly increased when the new 1,000 gallon a minute, triple combinatior motor pumping engine. MARKET REPORT. Prices paid for cotton, cotton seed, corn, wheat, oats, peas, etc., on the different markets in South Carolina during the past week: Fort Mill-Cotton, 9c; corn, $1.10 bu; wheat, $1 bu0 ;oats, 65c bu0; peas, $1.25 bu; butter, 20c 11b; eggs, 200doz7. Camden-Hlutter, 35c ib; eggs, 20c do0Z. ('heraw-Cotton. 8%e4 ; corn. $1. 10 bu wheat, $1.10 bu; oatIs, 50c bu; bu tter, 25c Ib; eggs. 15e doz. Conway- Hutter, 35c ib; eggs, 15c doz. Jounesville- 'otton, 8%'Ac; butter, 20c Ib; eggs. 20c doz. Hleltonv-( otton, 9c; corn, $1 bu; wheat $1.25 hu; oats, 6,5c bu; rye, 1.25 bu; but ter, 25e lb; eggs, 5ic doz. Ridgela pdb-Cotton, 9e; corn. $1.10 ho; oats. $1 bu0; peas. $1.75 bu; butter, 25c 11b; eggs, 1-ie dloz. illon-Cotton, 8%',c. Kingstree-H~Iutter. 40c Ib; eggs, 15c doz. Spart..nburg-Cotton, De; corn, $1 hu, wheat. $1.25 hu; oats, 65c ho; butter, 25c Ib; eggo. 3tic d1oz. Walterboro-Cotton, 8%2,c; butter, 25x Ib; eggs, 15e dloz. St. Geoorge-B3utter, 35c Ib; eggs, 5c doz. 10dgelleld-Corn, $1.10 1)u; wheat, $1.50 bu; oats, 60c bu; rye, 1.50 bu; butter, 25c Ib; eggs. 20c doz. Lancaster-Corn, $1.10 ho; wheat, $1.40 1)u; oats. 65c bu0; rye, 1.50 ho; 1eas, $1.50 bu; hutter, 25c Ib; eggs, 17%Ac doz. Abbevilleo-Corn, $1 bo; wvheat, $1.25 ho; oats, 60(e bu; b)utter, 25c IIb; eggs, 15c doz. ('lnton-Corn, $1.15 ho; whteat, $1.25 bu; onts, 650 bu; rye., $1.10 ho; peas, $2 bu0; hutter. 25c 1;b eggs, 25c doz. Chesterfield-Corn, $1 1b0; wheat. $1.85 ho; oats, 65c bu0; butter ,25c Ib; eggs, 15c CTharleston-Cornl, $1.05 ho; onts, 50c bu2; rye, $1.25 hu; butter, 20c Ib; eggs, 18e dloz. St. Mlatthews-Corn, a~e ho; wheat, $1 1bu; Oats. 60e' hu; rye, $1.r50 ho. ()ra ngeburtg-C-orn. $1 bu1; wheat, $1.20 bu; o t s, 60e bu0; rye, $1.25 bu0; peas, $1.65 bu0. tIaaurens5--CornI, $1.10 hu; wheat, $1.25 hu: on~ ts, 70e bu0. 11ambe(rg-Corn; $1 hu; wheat, $1.25 bu; oats. 65ec 1hu. I )arlngtonI-Itter, 40c 11b; eggs, 80c Allendale&-lutter, 3Ce Ib; eggs. 200 doz,. &XXX now isthe tim fo rail goodm SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. School opened at Thornwell orphan age a few days ago with 360 in attend ance. ('ain's hotel, which. has been run at St. Matthews for a number of years by Mrs. F. C. Cain, has been leaseid b~y W. P. and C. L. Pricket t and they are now in charge. The women of Spartanburg will hold a mass meeting on the afternoon of September 12 in the interest of pro hibition. The service will take the form of a mammoth prayer meeting. TNIERNATONAL SIJNDAYSIloOL LESSoN (Dy O. E. SELLERS Acting Director of the Sunday School Oourse of the Moody Bible Institute.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 12 ELIJAH'S FLIGHT AND RETURN. LESSON TITXT-I Kings 19:8-18. (Road Ontire chpter). O . 'EXT-fle still and know that i am God. 1's. 46:10. Elijah's great victory over the prophets of Baal which resulted in their extermination is followed by a most notable prayer service on the top of Mount Carmel (18:42.45). So confident was the prophet that at the arising of "a little cloud." he hastily suninoned the feasting king and urges his departure to his home, "that the rain stop thee not.".- The God whom Elijah had honored so signally that day laid his hand upon the prophet (18:-I6) so that ho was able to outrun tho king's horses to the entrance of Jezreol. There he is met by a mes senger of the wicked queen (19:2) who had been the protector and pro vider of the slain prophets. Getting his eyes off of God and seeing only a vile and wicked woman Elijah not only ran for his life out of Ahab's do mains but also "went a day's journey into the wilderness" to the protecting shade of a juniper tree (v. 4). I. The Discouraged Prophet, vv. 4-8. Old and young, groat and small, we all have our periods of discourage ment and frequently despair. Chris tian's encounter with Giant Despair appeals to us all for it is so true to life. At Carmel, Elijah controlled the king; in his palace at Jezreel, Jezebel soon shattered his good resolutions, if ho had any. We must recall that it was her prophets Elijah had de stroyed. There is a suggestion in the fact that Elijah did not enter her presence (18:46). Yonder in the wil derness, his Gethsemane, Elijah prayed a vastly different sort of prayer than upon Mount Carmel. Jezebel Is still in power. heathenism is not overthrown, his efforts had been but trying to "dam Niagara with bul rushes." No one who has ever heard the ora. torio "Elijah" sung will ever forget the bitter agony of "It is enough." The prophet who alone had been ex alted to the heights was alone capable to sounding such a depth of human despair. The sources of his discour. agement were his physical condition, his loneliness, inactivity, mental reac tion and a feeling that his cause was lost. God's first remedy was to feed his fainti:g servant and then give him a task to perform, viz., a journey to Mount Horeb (Mount of God), for God loved him just as truly now as pre viously at Carmel. In this new strength Elijah went "forty days" (v. 8; 1 Pet. 2:2). ii. The Encouraging God, vv. 9-13. God's second remedy was to give Elijahr his word though this time it suggested reproof. "What doest thou here?" Elijah is out of place. In re ply lhe begins to rehearse hris loyalty to God, and how bad the others were and then in seeming petulance he adds, "and they seok my life." "I only," are the words of the selfish man and when Elijah used them lie too was a backslld'den servant. It is true that there was great apostasy in Israel but the prophet was far froni being the only true servant remaining. (Seo 18:4; -20:13; 22:35, 41; 22:8). This is a favorite way the Evil One has for paralyzing our efforts. There is no evidence but that the 7,000 were as brave, certainly at that moment more so, than Elijah. G0(1 then continued his treatment by giving the prophet a vision of himself and of his meth 0(1s for advancing his kingdom. A ser'ies of symbols made thre truth plainer and more impressive than words alone could possibly have (lone. Leaving the protecting cave Elijah first met a wind which "rent the mountains," a type of Elijah's past activity. This was not God's chief power nor method. The mighty wind which destroys is as nothing comn. lpared to the silent forces which cre ate. I i. The Result, vv 14-18. As a soy erefgn remedy God now sets before Elijah three definite tasks to perform. Elijah still speaks of his faithfulness as though the success of The Cause depended upon him. The man who assumes that attitudeo in the work of God's kingdom will, like Elijah, soon be set aside. Elijah's first task was to avoid Isr'ael and go to Damascus and "anoint"-set ap~art for special service--Hazael (v. 17), who was to be the instrument of punishing Isr'ael. Iils next task was to find Jehu, the commander in chief of Ahab's armay. and set him aside to be0 the king, not immediately but to'bo in training for that ofmee. Elijah's work is now not flhat of fire and wind, but of the "still small voice." To others is delegated (lhe more spectacular tasks which therse typify. In this connection (v. 17) those are strange words, "shalh Elisha slay." To fully understand threm we must be familiar with that prtophet's life anid work, also with that accomplished by Jehu. (See II Kings 2:23, 24; Hoe. 6:6, 6; Isa. 11:6.) Elijah's third task was to appoint his successor and surely nio herder task ever comes to any of us than to turn over ourt work to nother. SLINN The New Fable of Everybody's Friend and the Line-Bucker. In a sequestered Dump lived two Urchins, Edgar and Rufus, who went to the Post with about an equal Handi cap. They got away together down the broad Avenue of hope which leads one Lad over the hills and far away to the United States Senate Chamber and guides another unerringly to the Fed eral Pen near Leavenworth, Kansas. When Edgar was a Tootsey he re ceived a frequent dusting with Ex tremo Violet Talcum Powder and was allowed to play with a flaxen-haired Doll named Celeste. About the same time, Rufus began to take Cold Baths and was propped up to look at Pictures of Napoleon and John L. Sullivan and Sitting Bull. At School each was a trifle Dumb. If Edgar fell down on an Exam, his Relatives would call a Mass Meeting to express Regrets and hang Crape all over the Place. If Rufus got balled up in his An swers, his immediate Kin would pat him on the Back and tell him he was right and the Text-Book was wrong. Edgar would emerge from the Feathers every morning to find his Parents all lined up to wish him a new set of Police Regulations. They held up the Rigid Forefinger and warned him that he was merely a Grain of Dust and a Weakling and a poor juvenile Mutt whose Mission In Life was to Lie Down and Behave. Rufus would be aroused each Sun rise by a full Military Band of 60 Pieces playing "Hail to the Chief who in Triumph Advances." Between the Buckwheats and the Sorghum, the two Family Boosters would slip him the pleasing Informa tion that never since the Morning Stars pulled their first Harmonies had there bounded into the Arena another such Prodigy of Intellectual Brilliancy and Physical Valor. Consequently when Rufus hit the Fresh Air, with the McGuffey under the Arm, he wore his Chest about a foot in front of him. He ackuowledged with a Slight Nod the Salutation from some Member of the Town Board. Edgar, staggering under a Ton o1 Restrictive Advice, would spot Rufut E I ''' i # T Smeared and Disarranged. at a Distance and sneak into an Alley, because he didn't wish to get Blood all over his Clean Waist. Whenever Edgar was forced into a Battle and came home smeared and disarranged, his Mother would go to her Room and Cry softly and Father wvould Paint a vivid Word-Picture of a Wretch standing on the Gallows with a Black Cap over his Head. Then Edgar would crawl to the Hay Mow and brood over his Moral In firmities andl try in a groping way to figure out his Rlelation to Things in General. But, when Rufus appeared all drip ping with Gore, his Seconds would cool him out and rub him with Witch Hazel and pin Medals on himt and in dicate to him on a Chart the exact latitude and longitude of the Solar P)lex us. His Parents made the Grave Mis take of backing him to the Limit. They pumped him full of Courage every Morning and set him out to Lick all Comers. No wonder he became as pugnacious as U. S. Grant, as conceited as a Suc cessul Husiness Man and as self-as sured as a Chautauqua Lecturer. Everyone disliked him intensely but Just the same they stepped off into the Mud and gave him the entire double width of Cement Sidewalk. Edgar, on the other hand, was one of the most popular Doer-Mats that ever had "Welcome" marked up and down his Spinal Column. All tnuose who scratched Matches on him and used him as a Combination Hall-Tree and Hitching Post used te remark that he didn't have an Enemy in te Woml.t~ They had corraled his Goat, so he had to play the Part himself. It had been dinged into him that True Politeness moans to wait until' everyone else has been Served and then murmur a few Thanks for the Leavings. Besides, his Parents had convincedi him that if he went Fishing he wouldn't get a Nibble, and if ho, climbed a Tree he would fall and break his Leg, and if he tried to ma nipulato more than Two Dollars at one time, he would go Blink. Therefore, when both were in Col.4 lege, Rufus acted as plunging Half-: Back, with Blue Smoke coining from his Nostrils, and achieved the undying Distinction of being singled out by Walter Camp. Edgar sat up on the Bleachers with 2,800 other More Students and lent a quavering Tenor to a Song about Alma. Mater. Even the Undergrads cogld not take the Tuck out of Rufus. He was fresher than Green Paint and his Work was Raw, but he was so Resilient that no one could pin him to the Mat and keep him there. When a Boy has been told 877 timea a Day for many Years that he is the Principal Feature of the Landscape, It takes more than ordinary Doctoring to Cure him. He left College thoroughly convinced that the World was his Oyster and that he had an Opener in every Pocket. He began grabbing Public Service Utilities by Strong-Arm methods, whereupon a lot of Uplifters became excited and wanted some one else to head him off. lie put things Across because when he tucked the Hall under his Arm and began to dig for the Goal of his Im mediate Ambition, all the Ftrieads of Public Weal were scared Blue and re tired behind the Ropes. Edgar took his Degree out into the Cojd World and began to make apolo getic Inquiries regarding Humble Em ployment which would involve no Re sponsibilities. Ile became an Office Lawyer of the dull gray Variety with a special Apti. tude for drawing up Leases and ex amining Abstracts. lie could not face a Jury or fight a Case because the fond Parents had put the Sign on him and robbed him of all his Gimp. But a Nice Fellow? You know it. Anyone who had a Book to sell, or a Petition to be signed, or a Note that needed endorsing came dashing right into Edgar's Office and Hailed him as the Champion Patsy of the Universe. -Not one of these ever ventured into the Lair of the Street Railway Czar, for he knew that Rufus might jump over the Mahogany Table and bite him in the Arm. Even Edgar, when ho made a Busi, ness Call on Doyhood Friend and lov ing Classmate, was permitted to waita in the Outer Room, resting his Hat on his knees, and mingling on terms of Equality with the modish Typist and the scornful Secretary. And when they wvent away to look att some Properties, Rufus took the State, room while Edgar drew an Upper. Any great big Brute of a Man with; a TPigerish Instinct for pouncing on each Good 'Thinig and then hanging on to it like Grim Death, never can win the Esteem of the envious but anaemio Gallery. Everyone at the Club referred to Edgar as a Good Old Scout, but when all the Push gathered at the Round Table and some one let fall the Name of the High-Binder, they would open up on Rufus and Pan him to a Whis per. Tlhen Rufus would enter in his Fur Coat, upsetting Furniture 'and Serv ants as he swept through the Loun, ging Room. Immediately there would be an Epi4 doemic of Goose Pimples and a Rush to shake Hands with him. Rufus was sinfully Rich, but never, theless Detestable, because his Family; had drilled into him the low-down Habit of getting the Jump on the Other Fellow. Edgar may live In a Rented House, but he will always have the inward Satisfaction of knowing that he is a sweet and courteous Gentleman with. Pinik Underwear, and a Masonto Charm on his Watch Chain. When Edgar answers the Call, the Preacher will speak briefly from the Trext, "Blessed are the Meek." If the Death Angel succeeds in pull ing down Rufus, the same Minister will find a Suggestion for his Romarka in those inspiring Words, "I have fought the Good Fight." MORAL,: The Scrapper is seldom beloved but he gets a Run for his Ticket. Useful on Occasion. "You mean to say Crimson Gulch has an anti-gambling law!" I "Yes," repliedl Three-Finger Sam "We had to have some way of break ing up the game when a tenderfoot come along and gets to wtuning all the money."