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*4. / 'rurc i-,Tcr>OF:i<. BY Ed. II. DkCamj*. PUBLiJJHKO TUK81MY AKT> FHP'iY SL’IWCHIPTION FUICK: Canh In advance, pvf year.... $1 00. On time, per year • Tmk Lbdoeb la not reaponsible for the views of correapon lenU. ■Co-respondents who do not c *ntri- bute regular news letters must (ur- oia'h their nan.e, not for publication, but for Identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Ca-ds of thanks will be pub'isLed at one cent a word. Heading notices will be pub.ishcd at ten cents a line each insertion. Obituaru s will be published at five cents a line. All coriespondence shomd be ad dressed to EU. 11. DeOamp. Manager. the part mixture SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. fa-e. Such conduct on the road looks like a |, em „ Toifg |, OJ . t f or * Grouped greed and hypocrisy, but as wo do Together, not know the motive, we do not much tiik festival- The Musical Festival, so talked of in local circles and regarded with so much anxiety by its friends and promoters, is over, and has more than met the expectations of its most hopeful advocates An admirable condensed account of it is published in another column taken from the Spartanburg Herald of yesterday, and vre shall not attempt any detail ed tv count. The occasion drew a fine audience for the first performance, and as it advanced, the audiences increased in numbers, the interest became more inteuse, and on the last night the enthusiasm was almost unbounded. It was natural that this enthusiasm should communicate itself, in part at least, to the performers and put them at their best, and so we may safely say that never before in the history of Gaffney and Limestone College has a liner audience been assembled on any occasion, and never before did artists appear before a crowd that gave them more decided manifesta tions of hearty appreciations than did the artists and audience that faced each other in the college audi torium on last Wednesday evening, the climax of the occasion. The festival has been a great thing for Gaffney and the college. Besides being an inspiration to all lovers of fine mus.c, it has elevated the stand ard of taste, cultivated a higher ap- preciaVon of artistic talent, and done much towards arousing an ambition for higher and better things. There were many visitors in attend ance from different parts of the State, and we heard nothing among them but expressions of admiration for all that they saw and heard. The sing ing of the Choral Society, consisting of about one hundred voices, was pronounced by good judges to be a wonder of vocal performance in time, expMMion, and harmony. When it is remembered that Director Wade R. Brown has had but a few months in which to organize and train this society and that the work has been done in the midst of other heavy ex actions on bis time and energies, the public will form some idea of his high and masterful abilities in his chosen profession. He and the society, which is the offspring of his genius, Gaffney and Limestone College are all to be congratulated on the grand suc cess which has crowned their com bined efforts. This is one long stride they have all taken in the march towards high and enduring accom plishments. Limestone College under its match less president is doing the highest literary work in the country, and when this work is reinforced by the finest types of the different arts, every desirable condition is well nigh satisfied. W f ith the most beautiful location in the South, with superb buildings and more to come, with money to equip and brains to direct, with a young vigorous, and growing town behind it, Limestone College is rapidly forging to the front and is bound to become in the near future the leading female college of the whole South. NOTES AND COMMENTS. A cold wave swept down on us last Wednesday night and on yesterday morning fires end winter clothing were in demand. Cotton that is up will suffer and planting operations are retarded for lack of rain. But the fsrmers are finding plenty to do, and there is no ground as yet for serious discouragement. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We were much pleased to have with us during the festival Mr. J. E. Norment, the able, verastile, and in defatigable staff correspondent of (he News and Cornier. Mr. Norment is full of the proposed exposition in Charleston in 1'JOl, and if the News and Courier will just turn him loose for awhile on that line alone h? will be a strong factor in promoting the great enterprise. We expect to have something more to say about the ex position in the near future. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Southern railroad after having agreed to sell tickets for the festival at one fare, stopped the sale of these • tickets on Monday, the dsy before the opening on Tuesday evening. The consequence was that probably three-feurths of those who came from towns near by had to pay fulj claim at this time to locate it. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Cotton speculators have been figuring closely on the conditions that will exist when li.e next crop will be put on the market. They come to the conclusion that by the time the cotton now available is ix- hausted, there will be a demsnd fer 713,000 bales above the supply. The fanners need not strain themselves 9 to make u few extra bales on account of this prediction. These specula tors know no more about what will take place next fall, than the fann ers themselves. WHEN AND HOW THEY GO. Tli« Confederate Veteran* Will I.eave for EoulMville May :!!$tli. Chaki.k.ston, S. C.. May 3—The official route to the Louisville Cmi- Convention U. C. V., will be the Southern via Spartanburg, Asheville and Knoxville. The train will leave Spartanburg about 11 :30 a. m., May 29th. Connections may bo made from Charleston and the low country, I leaving Charleston at 11 p. m., May 2Sth. From Allendale 3:30 a. in., May 29th; taking in intermediate points through to Columbia, con necting with official train there. From the eastern portion of the State Veterans will have to come on train arriving at Columbia 10:20 p. in., May 28th, and lay over there for the uight, joining the Charleston con tingent, leaving Columbia 7 :5.i a. in., May 29th. They would make as good time, with this lay over, us if they went on via Atlanta. From the western part of the Sja'.e u train will leave Prosperity 6:ir>a. m., May 29;h; Abbeville 7 :20 a. m.; Anderson 8:20 a. m.; and reach (ireenville at 10:10, and this train will run right through to Spartan burg, connecting with the official train. The train leaving Charlotte at 9 :3o a. m., May 29th. will connect with the official train. This plan has been submitted to the Committees from the various Camps, and met their approval, so the Division Commander hopes it will be to the convenience of the comrades of the entire Division. All accounts from Louisville show that the most elaborate preparations are being made for tiie entertainment of the Veterans, and they may be sure of a magnificent and warm hearted Kentucky welcome, and a good old time. The South Carolina Division going together will be a most pleasurable occasion, and we will have a splendid time for brotherly intercourse during the day and a half of the trip going on. The South Carolina Headquarters will be at Willard’s Hotel. As many of Division as can secure quarters there are urged to do so, and make their arrangements at once, and in advance. Such comrades as cannot provide for themselves, will be taken care of by the good people of Louisville—free of all Co.-1 Men Like Dr. aotlgt; In Demand. The Cross Keys correspondent of the ‘•Progress” Union. S. C., in writ ing of the Baptist Sunday School Convention held at Padgets Creek says: “The lecture of Dr. Lodge, on Fri day uight, on education, demon strated profound scholarship, and was a great mental feast to those that were so fortunate as to hear it. It was like Moses climbing to Pis- gab's top and viewing the landscape o'er. But Mr. Editor. I shall not at tempt to give an account of the great speech, for 1 should fail. I am sorry for those who did not avail them selves of the opportunity to go and hear one of the greatest scholars and orators of our generation speak upon a subject of such vast importance. Dr. Lodge departed the next morn ing for a church near Honea Path where he was to speak Sunday. Men of such ability are in great demand. Uoue to Join the AugeD. Little Mike Montgomery, the only child of Mrs. Fannie Montgomery, died this morning at 3 o’clock at his mother’s home, corner of Mont gomery and Petty streets, after two days illness with some internal trouble, when he was only twenty- two inohths old. Little Mike was a sweet and inter esting child, and whs the cheer and comfoit of hi< widowed mother’s home, who had b-#-» bereaved of her devoted liu*la'<d buf a few short months b f r«*. In this last sad bereavement, g« m rn! syo pa h> goes out. to tbe bereuv<d mother wlo^e devotion to her liitle one was ho marked. May He wh> do th all things well, be lor stay and comfort now. Walker k Pnillip#’ roller mill has the roof on and will be ready for Use new crop of w beat. W. D. Kirby, one of our enter prising market men, is building u handsome six room cottage in ihe Southeastern part of the city. The many friends of Dr. W. 11. Dupre are pleased at his speedy re covery from what was fearrd n few days ago to be u serious injury. It is very important that aji tbe members of the Frist Baptist church be present next Sunday morning at the city hail. The nastor r»quests bli to be present. Visitors are cor dially invited. personal paragraphs. I INDEXING THE LAWS. A Duellliig Humeri. Yesterday afterni^i about <J o’clock Joe Lowery’s two story dwelling house on Frederick street was dis covered to be on fire, and b. ing a wooden structure was almost con sumed before the firemen could reach it. Our firemen, however, did cred itable work. The alarm had scarcely been sounded Defers all three of our companies with their machines wore rushing to the scene and arrived in time to save near by houses. Joe Lowery is a worthy colored man. His loss is about *100 00 We are glad to say he carried some insurance. |t«V. K. 4i, FrUc Dt-nri. Rev. K G. Price, of the 8outh Car olina Conference, died on ihe 5 1 inst., at Clicraw, where lie was stu tioned this year. Mr. Price, when quite a young man, had charge o_ work in this county and will be re membered by many for his gentleness UKl devotion to duty, who will regret to learn that his useful career has ended. Messrs Cecil it Curry have a full I force of men ut work on S. M. Little- j john’s new brick store on Limestone ; street. The first fl ior wi ! have all ! modern arrangements for a first class | business house, and the sec md will i be suitably arranged for office pur- j pase j s. While v.e have had a few light showf-rs this week, they have been 1 insufficient to put tbe soil in good j working condition, and our farmers j nro beginning to complain of bard ground. ('urn and cotton are, how ever, coining up pretty well and is being worked. Wheat and oats ar< said to be needing rain. The Gaffney Carpet Mill now has eight men on the road selling carpets. These men will cover the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf to the St. Lawr* net. This enterprise has been induced by the popularity of Gaffney carpets in the territories they will vieit and u desire of Mr. Bierck that his goods may be more generally known. To know them is to buy them. A SOUND SLEEPER. The TravelJns Mau*s Slory to I*rov« That IIVi'an It. A small knot of traveling men were congregated in the lobby discussing the vagaries and weaknesses of that noble animal, man, when Mr. Brandon Travers, a &t. Louis textile man, joined the discussion. ‘Take, for instance,” said Mr. Trav ers, "the marked difference in the way different persons sleep. Now, with me, my sleep is always sound, and an earthquake wouldn’t disturb me ordi narily, but if any one comes in my •oom and allows the door to creak the east bit I am awake in an instant, and, strange to say, if any one pro nounces my given name ever so softly t serves to rouse me at once. "I had a remarkable illustration of this about ten years ago, and it is one of the strangest things I ever had hap pen to me. “Of course, all of us have had our ups and downs, and at the time I speak of 1 was rather down on my luck and on the careen generally. 1 had been working in Kansas City, and after los ing out there I decided to go to New r Mexico. You see, I was disgusted with Missouri and wanted a change of base. “Though 1 wasn’t exactly ‘on the bog/ having a few stray dollars in my pockets, I wasn’t what you’d call wealthy, and to save every sou possi ble I ‘l>eat’ my way as far ns possible. While skirmishing around in the Santa Fe yards I ran across a carload of dressed flooring, a car with the end doors open. “This was an easy mark and a real good thing, for dressed lumber is great stuff to sleep on when you are tired out. If I had known then what I know now, money would not have tempted me to sleep in that car. but I was new to the hobo business then and did not know the treacherous qualities of a carload of lumber. How far the car was billed I did not know, it being too dark to see the card on It. but in I climbed and was sleeping with my usual profundity when the engin* coupled up and pulled out of Kansas City. “I can’t say how long 1 s’ept. but when I woke the sun was high and 1 was lying on my back In the open air on a scattered pile of flooring. Just In front of me was the end of a side track, and up against the big butting post was the car 1 rode out of Kansas City in, the whole end of it knocked out as clean as a whistle. How under the shining sun I ever got there was a puz zle. 1 wasn't hurt ut all and didn't re member anything about a wreck or Jolt duriug my sleep. “While I was speculating and pound ing my brains for an answer to the puzzle a railroad man came up. For a minute he did nothing but cuss, swearing low and soft to himself, and then, catching sight of me, lie broke into a laugh. From this eloquent gen tleman of the rail I learned that 1 was stranded in Olathe, Kan., but that did not explain how I got out on the ground, together with a carload of flooring. When I asked the railroad man for im explanation, he looked down on me with a pitiful expression. •“Why/ says he. 'that’s an easy one. You must be several different kinds of an infernal fool to kip In u car of that trleky stuff. Why. man, that lloorln will fairly walk out of a car for the least little thing in the way of a jolt. When those chump* 1 ou No. 2 kicked this ear in here lust uight, they didn't set up no brakes, and she hit tiie but tin posts a rattliu Jolt. The car stopped, but the flooriu—well, it is kept right on, Just like you see It/ "That I didn't wake up I can only at tribute to my peculiar soundness of sleep, but bow I ever got out of that mess without u bruise or a scratch Is a mystery. Since then 1 have learned that holies will never sleep or travel in U car of dressed lumber on account of Its dirigible ami itutonmblle tenden cies.’’—Memphis Scimitar. I’eoplt! You Know mid I’eoptc Yuu Don’t Knuw. J. M. Carson, the pop ilar repre sentative of the Spartanburg Herald, was a visitor in the city during the festival. Richard Woods, un active you eg business inao of Ghester. altcmlid tno festival. Popular Fink Hollis, once of Gaff ney but now of Greenville, is here spending some time with his many j friends in the city and county. John Darby, a popular young farm- I er of Lnwrysville, Chest-r couniy, j came over to the city and took in tiie ! festival. Air. and Airs. John F. White, of Yorkvillo, attended the festival. Air. and Mrs. White wire once citizens of Gaffney where they have many friends who were glad to see them in the city, and yet hope tout they will i some day come back home to iive. G. D. H right, of Uik Springs, N. C.. came to tue eii} Wednesday. Dr. and Mrs. J. II. Downey, of Paco:;t, attended the festival and ! w« re the guests of Gc.pt. and .Mr.-, li. : F. Griffith. Gapt. un i Mrs. A. Tripp and ; daughters, of Blacksburg, were am on;: the prominent v. itors in the city who attended tii-‘ i.-.-’.ivsI. Dr. I’ark I ho nips.ut -vturnod to his j home in this city Tue.- '.iy from Bui- ' limort, where he had graduated in di-ntistry. Furl; is a bright young i man end we hope he will i.ang out his sign in his home city. Gapt. u :d Airs. J-. tin il. Montgom ery were uppr. ciutid visitors ut Lime- | stor.o College during tiie fe-rivui. MEMORIZING DEVICES IN THE GOV ERNMENT BUREAUS. The Method »»»• Wiiieh the Mnn« of I/CKImIi:!lou Whli II t outre»n Kn- nel* Mach Year I* rutuocJed anil Sent to 11n l*roi>er Dc{lurlmcnl. In view of the immense u: s of leg islation which congress enacts from year to year, much of it simply in the form of half hidden clauses attached to appropriation bills, strangi rs often wonder how any one cau keep track of the details and make sure that some of the miuor laws are executed. Wh'-n a bill is in the last stages preceding completion, one member after another thinks of something he wishes to throw into it before the final vote i.- taken. It is perhaps a proviso that t!. secretary of ihe treasury .sh: , .il do this, or that the secretary of the interior Klul! do that. Fp springs another member, who wishes to make sure that the duty si,all not he neglected and who tliiTct'ore adds an amendment that the seer, iary shall report to con gress at each resskm . ami so. And Iht CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. :> it gu : S hit i Ih o pi’iinanoiit law : tin* km 1 mMhig oiu* moio to the i ititt: do of tasks iilnady asnigni'd j tin? cstb itx •t oiiico r in quosticn. iu- : ing tbo c umpikil ion of one more , Airs. O. A. Osborne, of Blacksburg, was the guest of Airs. W. A. Fort $ioo Reward, $ico. The Fourier*of liit* paper will I*- pli-uscri to leiirn that there I* ut leant one riri arieri «li*- eitSe thill science ha* l>ecn able to cure in utl it *:.tii*n * untl I hut l»< 'uturrli. 11 nil'* Catarrh t'uro Isthconly positive cure now known to tiie merileul fraternity, t'llturrii heln;. r it e<jn*litutlolinl disease, refill res aeonslltu- tloinil trcMlllii'ht. Hall's ('Hturrh t'ute is jakMii Internally, mriliijr rilreclly upon tint hnxiri i,nri iiipeoii* siirliices of Hit! system, t fiurojiy tltiht my ing t |ic fninirintion of the disease, 4,id ujviiig the p ilh III streniith py building up lne uoiibtitullon und losuriing liuture In doing l<* work, Tim idniirltrior* have so much faith in It* enrufivc j>oner.* that I li«y offer Olio Hundred Hollar* for any euse Dial U full* to cun-. Send lor list of lYkttlllOllIjil#. Addr< •*, f. J, riiKjoiV A < o„ Toledt, o Mold Ljr Hruirai*!*, Ibo. Hull * Family PUU an i*Ul» an) Hie best, during the festival. Mr.'W. A. i’ooie, of Pdcolet, at tended the festival on Wednesday j evening. Lenurd Becker, a popular young man of ripailat burg, was in the city for the festival. Landrum Brown, once a Gaffney buy but now of Charlotte, N. G., was among iiis many friends in the oily yesterday. Misses Florence Dye, Gertrude Little, Alice Gaston and IF a Bian- tuii, popular young ladies ol Blacks burg, attended the festival. Alaj. and Mrs. J. W. Wilks, t*f Wilksburg, Chester county, attended the ftslivu! at Limestone Goilege. Maj. Vi iiks is one of the most exit n- sive und successful planters in the state, and knows where to send his daughters to school to secure best advantages. lie lias one at Lime stone College. Our worthy old friend, Umde | Thomas Goudel. ek, of Gowdcysvilie, ; was in tbe citv Tuesday. Mbs i’arr.biyn, of Blacksburg, i came over to tiie festival. Aiuj and Airs John F. Jones, of ! B teksburg. w- re appreciated atten dants of the festival. E. L. Lilliejohn, a prominent mer- I chant of Biuckr-burg, came- over to | the city Wednesday. John Smith, of Clover, and well known in Gaffney, came over to the festival. One of the most at tractive and highiy apurcehtted visitors in atten- dui ce on the Festival was .Miss .Min nie E. John-on, teacher of piano and violin in Converse College. Miss Johns-ou was formerly a teacher in -Limtstone Coliegs and the has many friends and admirers in Gaffney. Ira Hut din, E-q., of Blacksburg, gave us a pleasant call Wednesday, Air. and .Mrs. E. F. Dougherty, of Biacksbt rg. cari)e*ov» i to the e-tival and were the guests of Air. and Airs. T. Duvt nport. Mrs. M ck Smith, - f Clover, came to in r home city tr- att» rid the festival. Ik S. W: hbet of Wi kinfcviUc, was in the cFy the fir.-t of the \v<ek. Mi-si-s Duty und Alary Hart, of Yorkviih*. ut-ie prominent among the mmy vinters who attended the fee!hm!. While i . t h • city they wer-- fhe goi etsif Air. and Aire. J. D Join e cirner Linn -.tone and Jclleii s bln > • i * D McCarty came over to hie old home to enjoy t! e fre.ii il. Alies B *ie AI 'X>v« II, of Spartan burg, came over to the- festival, and was the guebtof Mis; May Harris, on Logan strut. Officer Thou. II. L ickfiart w -nt to Spartanburg Wi dm sduy on business James Brown, a popular j- ung man of Cowp-tis, was a festival visitor in the city ih * we<K. the guest of Air. and Mrs. W. C Car- Deuter. Miss Yicfothi Amos and Miss i/zzie Becmr, of .“p.rtanLarg, were visitors in the city dur.iig the festival, the guest of Senator and Mrs. Il C. .Sarratt, on L'-gan strut. Dr 8 B Crawley left the cily jes- terday for a businetij Dip to Char leston. Air. and Mrs Charles Christman, of Fpartanburg. attended the May fr**tivul and were the guests of Mrs. W. 8. Liptcomb while in tiie city. Mr. a'd M 's. George Blanton, of Shelby, N. G . alt -nded the festival and wire tiie guests of Mr. and Mrs A N Wood on Frederick stre't J E. Bierck, piesnltnt and treas urer i f tile G iff .ey Garpet .Mill, is on a trip to eu-Urn citie» in the inter est of his mill. 1'rof. D. A. Dul*r<*. of Wofford Gol- legc, was one of tiie distinguished visitors to tiie festival. Warn n Dtil’tv, of Spartanburg, a prominent gentleman in li t-iness und social circles, attended the festival. K. H. Taylor, of Thickety, v.a* in the city yest* rduy. Among the prominent visitors from Spartanburg who uitr-ndt d t he f« ■>' ival were D. C. Gorrell. Will Harri* Mr. and Mrs W. 8. Montgomery, Mm* Jessie Thompson, Mr and AGs W. A. I.iw, ThomiH Seriven, Lturcii* Fleming, Ham Guvis, Mr und Mrs. II. E. Ravennc, Arthur Irwin, Mrs. Fuul Betty, James J’urkir and R G. Moseley Win. C. Thompson ci.ni" up to the city from liia farm* to attend the ft sti vul. Abini'iut, Meeting. A meeting of dm Alumnae A-etoci- atiofi of Limeslon Coll g<- is c.ilbd for tomorrow aft'moon ut four o’clock, In the colhgc sr.dety hull A prompt and full utt.nditn<e is earnestly desired us business of im portance must he transacted M. E Alt Kft; 1’res. public doeum. nt which few peruous outside wili ever lend und at which not one congressman i:j ~>ij will ever glance. But the work will he done und the report made, as ordered by congress, for there is no one to utter a protest. It is nut the business of tiie head of a department to ask ire re; why. it is enough for him th.it i!. - lewmal.itig power haa issued Its comm .: ! and fur nished him wit!) the men ud the mon ey required to do tin* wiThe char s who toil painfully t'm nu.i the process of collecting the data and preparing the report do not bother their brains with the conundrum. Who is going to read it when it is linishcd and in print V They are there sin ply to obey orders and draw their salaries. But how does any otie keep track of tiie odds and ends of laws tucked away in budget bids and the like? When the aci uiiiu lation of statistics for a whole session is bound up in a fat book in the chron ological order of their approval by the president, how is any one to dig out the details that the secretary of the treasury and the secretary of the in terior must know7 This is the work of digest clerks and indexers, who take each enactment and cut it into bits. One bit in the leg islative appropriation act. another in the sundry civil act. a third in an ur gent deficiency act. a fourth in a gen oral deficiency net and a fifth perhaps hi a special staiute, all relate to one subject and belcng together. Each subject has its proper place under one of the broad heads, legislative, execu tive or judicial, and again under one of tl<e subeategories as pertaining to the senate or fhe department of the in terior or tin* circuit court of appeals or what not. When, therefore, all the fragments of legislation for a session are shifted about and regrouped ac cording to topics and the topics arrang ed in their normal order, we have a very simple but effective digest for ref erence ou my subject touched by con gress. With a pretty exhaustive Index add ed we can d> either of tv.M I'.iugs — consult Die index f-.r tin* c title of a certain subject or search the body of the book for the subject itself, in Its place in a certain invariable order of topical sequence. For example, if we wish to ascertain how much it has cost to light the New York-postolfice build ing for a certain year, we may either look in the Index under "New York" or v.e may turn in the digest itself to the executive branch of the govern ment. there find the appropriations for the treasury and in the group of public buildings under treasury jurisdiction follow the paragraphs down till we come to the particular building in which we are interested. ,So much for the convenience of the officers charged by law with such and such duties. Willi the orderly distri bution of functions between the sev eral bureaus and divisions of each de partment there is no difficulty In each functionary's learning from the digest just what lie Is to do and usually how lie is to do it. But what shall keep congress remind ed of tin* reports and recoinmeudations which it has ordered all these persons to prepare? Here comes another mem orizing device. A standing rule of the house of representatives requires the clerk of that body to submit at the be ginning of every session a list of the reports which any of the laws say shall lie made to congress duriug that ses- sl it). lie Incloses the list In a formal letter of transmittal to the speaker, and letter and list are printed together ns a document. Each page Is ruled in four columns, tiie lirst containing the title of the officer and the nature of the report required of him, the second it reference to tiie volume of laws author* izing the report, the third a citation of section or page and the fourth the date i*t which tin* report Is expected or the period within which It may be present ed or the frequency with which it is al ways necessary to have a certain class of reports ready.—Boston Transcript. Value of Drnniatle CritlciMui. Franklin Fyles, writing of ’The First Night of a Flay” in New York in The Ladies’ Home Journal, says that most of the men who write of plays and act- iuj, are able and honest. This, that or the other critic n ay have Ids whims und caprices. Ids likes and dislikes, and these feelings luca:. out in his writ ings. But the average of judicial fair ness Is high. The writers are adequate ly paid by their employers and, as it rule, they are left untranimeled in their honest judgments. Their work Is doim under hard conditions, and trained lucu only can do it with facility; The performance is never over before II o'clock. Usually It lasts half an hour longer and not Infrequently drags along until 12. A* the “copy” must lie in the office, three or four miles away, not inter than 1 o’clock, there Is a ne cessity for quick thought and composi tion. The critics are lidliietitlal with the public, but their judgment Is not conclusive. If th y were to combine in piake a poor play sm.cccd or a good play fall, they could not do It. 'i ho most they could do would be to send people to the theater or keep them away during the lint week or so. Aft er that the play would depend upon It Rabbi Davi.! Klein,.’ilH E. Main street, j victim wonders why he should be to Columbus, (>., writes tho following to j weak, why his food gives him no Dr. Hartman in regard to Pe-ru-na: “It strength, why his blood should be so iffonls me great pleasure to testify to the curative merits of your medicine. Pe-ru-na is a well-tried and widely ii.*ed remedy. Especially as a specific for catarrh of the stomach it cannot bo excelled. Po-ru-na will do all that is cisitned for it.” w. Rabbi David Klein. People afflicted with catarrh of the stomach complain of lassitude, all-tired- out feelings, their blood becomes thin, nervous system deranged, food scorns to do them no good, continuous and in- cnauing weakness. The unfortunate thin. Mr. Alex. Carter of Van Buren, Carter Co., Mo, says: “ I had been troubled with dyspepsia and indigestion since 1870. The best physicians in the country could do no good. I visited the Mullanphy hos pital iu St. Louis and received no iienefit. The at tending physi cian told me I had narrowing of the outlet of the stomach, and the only remedy was to have it cutout, which I refused to have done. I then visited West Baden, Ind.; Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico; Sweet Springs, Mo, and Monituu, Col. I also took a great many different kinds of medicine recommended for dyspepsia, hut found no relief. Last February I read a testimonial for Pe-ru-na in the Central Baptist that suited my case and I determined at once to try it. I have taken two bottles of Pe-ru-na and four of Mau-a-lin, and I feel like a new man. None of my friends believed I would get well. I would not take any money for the good your remedies have done me. 1 * In catarrh of tho stomach, as well as in catarrh of any other part of the body, Pe-ru-na is the remedy. As it has often been said, if Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh of one part, it will cure catarrh of any other part of tho body. “Summer Catarrh” «ent free by Pe- ru-na Drug M’f’g Co., Columbus. O. ■(■■ Ml—. q Buys a lot 70x140 facing Buford Street, snap, We have several desirable dwellings that are real bargains. You can pay for them like paying rent. Cali and see us. DODENHOFF & DARBY, Insurance and Real Estate. i 1 Ion itssri liotjs. Although tiiere are more than 1.000 styles of flics manufactured for au- iffers. the oi l standard flies, first pat terned in England over a hundred years ago, are still regarded with favor by sportsna n. Makers are turning out new tiles every day and adding to the list kept by sporting goods houses, but expert fishermen find that some of the old patterns cannot he Improved upon. The coachman, grizzly king, professor, brown hackle and black gnat tiles are over ICO years old and still bold the fisherman's affections. Another thing noticeable Is tho differ ence in the fishing rods. Years ago a man would whip a .stream with a rod weighing from !> to 12 ounces. The rods of the present day run from two to five ounces In weight. The rods are now built on different Ilr.es and are shorter. A good, serviceable live ounce rod Is about nine feet long. Almost everything used by fishermen nowa days is const rneted on more scientific principles.—New York Mail and Ex press. Not InprcMMcd. Nothing shocks the devotee of won der more than the complacence with which the native of a town In which Is situate some so called wonder of the world views the phenomenon. It is well nigh impossible to remember, no matter bow surprising a thing may be on first sight, that it will pall upon the vision after seeing it for 20 years or so. It was under circumstances like this that a resident of Feat tie. who had made the long journey from his home with the express object of gaz ing at Niagara fa!is. nut a callous omnibus driver. Seated iu the vehicle, the tourist exclaimed, “I: n’t that won derful!” The omnibus driver threw cold water on his enthusiasm by answering: “Humph! Nothing very wonderful about It. It g'x's over, I suppose, be cause it can’t help It.”—Kansas City Independent. FREE 1- -SAMPLE HARNESS FREE. We maLo the t> <■ s t ilj.W iann h a r n e * * on earth for the money. fc> c* n <1 for Oataiojji’.o and see lor yourseu. \ V/e control I the f a c- l toryanri i ;>eil dire .’t d toibecon- H \ s u m i; r at l/.J wholesale 1 price*. Tils li a rc-gol-i:* SlS.oc harness fiat tn order to irtro-lu,- • our . .'a and ii' t Airetts workiofr. for tho n, st ntu-'ty day* v,t will sell tUum for St.M, end irivo o ia uvo if you sell seven. Cat till* out nod send to us v.i:li 1: .00 as a guarantee of good 1 .it.li, we w ill seed the iiarncz* to you by •«pr*s* C. o. c. t t.> -.xt.ninaiUn, and if you nnd it alt \.c claim and j/ericctly satisfactory, pay tbe Ex po;, a Al at toe balance. S4.es anotake the h*r- !.'*•». Glhowi'sc i:vy n .d.:n-. When cash in full, Sf.frb, acts si£ ini* a the ordr-r, we send free s It an in- Idtsi'.: 1 f-sd, worth 91.00. This *ln- I <* barn -1 is : < f -- •i.cine oak stock either «ickl“ or Ulro!^ i-. •!. * v.itu patent leather t>!!nri:i, < Itrb t. ivr-rcbeaks; heavy bresat ( Mar :ci'l erb : . . r strap saddle, double a-.d stlteh'o rn • / >i parts ar.-accurately mado l ’<1 uevred be < ■ il- : ed labor. Order immedi* ttely. ;(,r.i(,:»j.uot r wb< n writing. i' iff LIM:: 11 Ce. ■•t'J0-:t.341‘earhern St. Chicago irui* JVITUKTC. HAMMOCKS HAMMOCKS HAMMOCKS HAMMOCKS HAMMOCKS FLOWER POTS FLOWER POTS FLOWER POTS FLOWER POTS A. B. GAINES. Hi tt; fi tied Tn|»c. It re:>!Jy v.otild appear that the folly and absurdity of our war office are j boundic: s and bottomless. The prime mini-ter cf New boiitii Wales tele- graphed home offering 100 army serv ice wagons for t.se in South Africa anil received in reply an accept.inee of the proposal, to which was added an inti mation that the wagons must he sent from Australia to England in order that they might be officially Inspected at Woolwich before they were tiuul’y dispatched to the Cape. This insane arrangement Involves a useless voyage of nearly Iff,000 miles and tin* waste Of two mouths. Surely there must be. some offlciai at the Gape who Is ca pable of Inspecting these Australian wagons. —London Truth. Ill* Dlatlnrtlon. “Yes, sir.” sa'' Broncho Bob, “when I was east I was a regular literary lion. I got in with some people who are Interested In dialect.” “But you can't write dialect." “No. I can’t write It. But I kin talk It great.”- Washington Star. Heavy l.o-« by 1 Ire, We rcgr<t to learn ti nt Mr. Hon- deison Carr/I. oM'htr .ke township, lost I is gititjiry and ninety bales of cotton last Sunday flight by liro. Mr. Juif.es Green 1 *d three and Mr. Curjoll had two bales burntd ut the sariio lime. Til's is a «< Vefc lots to these fii nti* men. sr d, so far aa w« cun b arii t Ik- li e car lint L it counted for. 1 In re v. ro lio;urant’e. Notice. Advertising is called by some an art. If it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment than the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be able to write more convinc ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. In a Etcre v/here the employer sells goods side by cidc with bis clerks it is nre that lb# employer will not be the best salesman. The reason issimple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments carry weight because they are convincing. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of detail, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you have not tried it, why not begin? If you have tried it and are not Mtis- bed, let u* know about it 'I * Nlifii ? itutlDiin* In tlir UulTncy Dmitri S,-ho'i!-. him itmkr t»i!Ui‘ii aoirik'u* tl in* on i r la fiii' Mav Pt'i, tUtM, I, . U. ItVAlU*, J. H. Turn km, J. F. Oahiiktt, Tru»t«o*.