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JULOGIES ON I HE LAI b SLNAIOR EARIE, Tin: THim ri:s in ihn house. ? 'in- Eloquent Iteinnrku of Dr. J. Wui Blokes, of OraiitfeburKi prceematlve of ilio Bevoiith Con Rrcsslonal District i" South Caro lina, Greenville Mountaineer. in the House, ol Representatives, on the 23rd lost , the liueinofs session nun suspended in order that opportunity be given for tribute to the memory of tho late Joseph U. Ivirle, of this city, a Senator from South Carolina. The customary resolutions were Introduced by lion. William Klliott, of the Firs' District, who tfuve a most accurate and appropriate sketch of the life and services of Senator Barle, with whom ho was intimately assoolated for many years. He was followed in earnest aud feeling tributes bji Messrs. l?dward L Hamilton, of Michigan, Win. L. Terry, of Arkansas, W. JasporTalbort, of South Carolina) Samuel W. T. l.m bam, of Texas, A. C. Latitner, of South Carolina, Samuel J. Harrows, of Mas sachusetts, James T. McCleary, of Minnesota, J. Wm. Stokes, James Norton and Stanyarno Wils, n, of South Carolina. The remarks of Dr. Stokes aro herewith appended in fu'l : Mr. Speaker: We do most honor ourselves when we bestow upon the honored dead the jiist meed of praise. For the purposes of earthly existence that (.raise, however high and how ever worthily bestowed, is powerless to benefit, the departed spirit. The wort1 of praise aud appreciation spar ingly uttered or wholly withheld when it would have been priceless for in spiration to noble achievement falls now upon deaf cars. Tho pulses that might have thereby been thrilled with noulcr aspiration are now dull and i:n responslve. And yet it is not a fruit less function that we perform to day. The tribute bestowed upon the worthy diad, like the quality of mercy, blesses the giver as well as the bone loiary. Our own hearts and minds are chastened and subdued by these solemn pauses in tho absorbing pur suits of active life. In tliis U8|)C0t alone thoy arc well worth the tune expended. But there id another use, lot us hopo. Powerlosa us they uto upon the dead for Inspiration or achievement, but Potentin their re Hex upon ourselves ; Ihey may be evon more potent for com fort, for consolation to the family and friends, Tlioy may even prove, fruit ful of high ideals in the minds of younger men?ideals of thought, ideals of activity, Ideals of Christian living. Mr. Speaker, it whs not my fortune to know Senator liarle intimately. Our-lives bad lew points of tangenoy, unusually few for men in active public si rviee in the same State. The circles of our tllieial functions touched but seldom : those of our social and per sonal almost never. Wo differed widely upon political questions of absorbing interest. Each W88 an active partisan of his particular school of thought, but always under the lojls of the gteat Democratic or ganization. From this aspeet it might be proi er and natural for mo to con* line myself to seme silent testimonial of eorrow for the untimely death of our fallen brother. Somesllont tribute of respect for bis memory, some mute lender of sympathy to the loved ones eft behind, might till the measure of easonable expectation?leaving to ',()-?? who knew him well the sad lOUgh grateful task of portraying bis . irtuoo. Hut, Mr. Speaker, there is another and a different aspect. While S na* tor Harle did not belong to mo in the sense of personal friendship, yet. in a wider sense, as a distinguished Caro linian, one who has contributed a worthy page to the history of our State, he is the property of all Carolinians, and I am hero to-day to testify to the country that ho has a sure abiding place in the esteem and allection of all factions and all parties in his own State. In a stiil broader sense, as a patriotic American, as u noble expo nent of Christian citizenship, ho has become the property of us all. His up right life in public station and in private walk bus become a part of the rich heritage of our common country. The measure of tho richness of that heritage it is tho high privilege of bis colleagues in the House and Senate to unfold to the country at large, in the presence of this public sorrow, this public calamity, wo stand with heads bowed : yet our hearts are aglow with generous pride over the triumphs of our fallen comrade. In this presence wo forget all differences; we bury for ever ail personal rivalries and animosi ties, and turn away from the contem plation of all save the ennobling lessons of a noble life. 1 have said that I bad little oppor tunity for personal test and study at close range of this character of Senator Karle. That is true in a literal sense ; and yet I have touched his tanfjent?, fco to speak, at many points. Olio thing has impressed me particularly, the uniformity of the impression he made upon those who came into per sonal contact with him. That impres sion must frequently found expression in a uniformity of Utterance, "Ho is a high-minded man" or a " high man " seemed to bo the form of expression spontaneously suggested in tho minds of most people ; and tho genuineness Of tho quality which it expressed was attested in tho most practical and searching way, in this, that in .he midst of heated political campaigns, when party and factional feeling ran high, no man, however bitterly opposed, over charged or, I think, for a moment sorlou ly thought of dishonesty or dishonor in the same connection with this man. Again, Air. Speaker; the ran; quality of tin1, man was concretely evidenced in Hie fact Unit though Senator Barle In 1800 led tho moat vigorous and ag gressive assaults upon what was mani festly a ground swell of public opinion, yet within four years he was elevated to tho honcli on the crest of that name popular vhvo before which ho had formerly gone down. That he should In 180<*> havo been Ohosen by popular vote in the primaries of bis party its his party's candidate for United States Senator hut com plete* the circle of a remarkable poli tical career. Hut his political career, remarkable as it was, I shall notdwcii upon. Itl.tis been minutely portrayed by others. I prefer to spend the few moments that I shell occupy the floor In holding up those characteristic qualities which constituted the per sonality of tho man. Several trait* contributed to tho ap paront transformation of public senti ment referred to. Of the minor traits perhai'b none paved tbt) way more fully to this, remarkable ronais-anoe. of pop ularity than ti e. unifoim sincerity and courtesy of tho man. Ho wielded the keen edge of sarcasm and ridicule with the deft hand of a Saladin : but in (he fiercest contest of partisan heat hu rarely lost his suavity of manner, and never within my knowledge did ho fail in dlgnilicd courtesy. Above tho tur moil of excitement that surged around him, his spirit was sereno and kindly. Ab some lall elilT which rears its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway braves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds arc spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Yet bo was not lacking in spirit. Nom onicker than ho to respond to studier'. oIToppo. Tho only occasion upon which hoard him speak luring the heaud e*?u-,? *ign of 1800 prose nted tust suol' an In ban.ee. In tho midst of ils speech someone in the audlonoe mako a remark whion he, Sonator K ii Ig (theo attoruey-goneral of tho State and a candidate for gov :roor), coiiotruod a?t tell, cling upon nid integ rity. Prompt ttu tho report after ttio Hash, and sharp as tlio oraok of a pid tolf caino Hio rcspoiibO. Vet uouo .vas readier than be iu make amend when tho offense was withdrawn. Another thing has Impressed me, Mr. Speaker, us l have touened the lived of those Who have boon iu touch with tho lifo i 1 Senator Kane ; that is ttie firm hold ho held upon tho con fidence and love of the ChrUtlao deno mination to which ho subscribed bib frith. More than once have 1 been surprised to Und tho namo of Joseph li Karle honored in the home clr lo of a bumble mom bor of the Boptlst Church. Honor d as a soldier ? Y< s. Honored BS an emin, at lawyer ? Yes. [louored as a jurist atiu j*. i judge? Y. B, all this: and then I thought there was a tenderer element In the inceuse of uonor to Liu name as a Christian states* I man and exponent of Baptist culture, integrity, an 1 tiJi. lily. Such recognition, abiding in tho breasts of his eo-religionista living in the byways q iUe us frequently as when living on the thoroughlares of thought and activity, constitutes, in my judg ment, the highest possible attestation to the quality of tho man. Mr. Speaker, there can bo no worthier epitaph written of any man than that which is written iu the hearts of the bumble a thousandfold more than that reflected In tho plaudits of tho proud. II 1 were to attempt to sum up in one term the quality which lay at the j foundation of the character of Senator Karle. 1 could lind no litter term than the single word faithful?faithful to social obligations, to political obliga tions, to public obligations, to private obligations, to family obligations, and, back of all, faithful to his obligations to bis God. In this last consisted tho secret of 1> is power, as it has constituted the secret ol ail truo power, of highest power, in all the aged. The fathers, iu framing our langu age, recognized this elementary fact. In rll the experience of the past, full ness of faith In God has ever been the condition of highest fidelity to human trust and responsibility. Tho man who hac; had most faith In God ha9 ex hibited highest fidelity In ail relations to bis fellow-man. And so it has come about that the effeot has its name from tho e(DoleUt cause. Tho faithful man primarily is the man full of fuith in I God. Air. Speakers, this is tho noblest lesson, the. most valuable message that i comes buck from the mute lips of our dead colleague to those of us who sur vive him. I have every rouson to believe that the full faith in God which inspired I and sustained fidelity to all duty and trust inspired and sustained him in eis last earth'y moments. It could not be otherwise. The faith that had illumined the pathway of duty in pub lic station and in private walk must also huve illumined bis pathway through the dark valley into the bright plains of celestial Lot mortality. The same creative hand that implanted that faith in his breast, and tilled his breast with immortal aspiration, still I reigns, and He is just. The existence 1 of the faith, the abidlug presence of j the hope, is the highest guarantee of the fulfillment of that hope. Strong Son of Uod, immortal Love, Whom we that have not seen Thy face My faith and faith alone embrace, Believing when we can not prove; Thine are these orbs of light and shade; Thou madest liie in man ani brute; Thou raadest death ; and I". Thy foot Is on the skull which Thou bast made. Thou will not leave us in the dust; Thou madest man, be knows not why; H e thinks he was not made to die; Anil Thou ha.-t made bim ; I llOU art just. Mr. Speak r, this is tho message borne back to us from his silent tomb. Let us profit by tho message and the lesson. And now what shall I say, what word of comfort utter, to the widow in her weeds and the orphan in his woe V 1 can do nothing better than point them to that lesson and that prayer. Mr. Sneaker, in one of the most oeautiful prose poems ever conceived, Longfellow portrays the bitterness, tho sorrow, tho gloom, the hopeless desolation of one whose life companion had been snatched away from his side. His wanderings finally led him (by chance, shall wo say V) to a rude little chapel in a foreign land, whoso open door Invited the weary wanderer to its darkened coolness. Ho went in. Silence a<.d solitude abode with tho coolness there. Noth ing was there to move the spirit to devotion. The rude pictures and funeral tablets did not appeal to the artistic sense. Vet the appointed hour and the man had met. The tlavs and weeks and months of weary sulTering had wrought their appointed purpose. Through the blinding toarsthat welled up from a heart burdened with bitter recollections, sore and bleeding, he read on a marble tablet this incrlp tion : " Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely im provo the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future with out fear and with a manly heart." Ilo accepted it as a message from the silent occupant of the tomb. Ho arose from the ashes of his grief with a new purpose and a new hope, deter mined to meet the future with a brave heart. Through their blindirg tears may tins widow und tho orphaned children, as they assemble around tho faithful falhoi 'h tomb, read the sumo lesson and realize the rich heritage which is theirs-tho heritage of an unsullied history, the heritage of an immortal hope. Theirs be the hopo, the e<isola tion ; thelra and ours the lesson and tho prayer. May tin y and wo gather inspiration from his lifo for a better lifo? I.i fe thai dares eend a challenge i<> its end And v.hen it cornea, say, Welcome, friend! The Kinc; op Spain.?Alfonso XIII, tho bov King of Spain, was born on May 17, 1880. ho that ho will bo IU years old on May 17 next. According t > tho Constitution, ho will bo of ago at 16. Although fond of play, ho is also studious, and bus mado a good use of the opportunities bo ban had for learning. Ilia father was Alfonso XII. do was tho eon ot the notorious Isabella II. who was driven from tho throne of Spain. Isabella ascended the throne as tho daughter of Ferdi nand VII and Maria Christina. As F. rdinand had no son, he repealed the Salic aw estab ishod by Phillip V, w inch excluded women from the suc cession, and proclaimed Isabella his successor. This shut out his brother, Don Carlos, who was tho heir presump tive, and result* d in tho latter taking up arms to maintain bis rights when Isabella was declared Q men. Tho Cortoa after a time confirmed Isabella's titlo to tho t rono by voting that D.m Carlos and bis heirs should 00 exclud ed from tho throne forevor. Tho pres ent Don Carlos Is tho grand-nephew of Ferdinand VII, and bis mother was tho si9ter of tho Duke of M >dena. Ho married tho daughter of tho Duke of Parma, who brought him a largo for tuno. When Isabella was dethroned In IrtOH Sagas?.a, as the official representa tive of tho peoplo, Offered him tho Crown on condition that tho country should have a Constitution, and that Church and State should bo soparatcd. Ho roj'-ctod tho offer. Ills eon, Don Jaime, holds a commission in tho Rus sian army. Should ho again reach tuo thremo, Don Carlos would reign as Carlos VII. For his second wife, he married tho Princess Mario Hjrthado Rohan at Prague, who brought him anothor fortune. ?A tirm of applo growora In Kansas reports that they nave had to set up 3,700 rabbit traps In their four orchards to fight the rabbit pest. 1MIK VSl'S OF THE SKA. The Origin of Curious und Fatnlllar Titii'h Aiiioiik sealarlug Men. lu the early days of Boglleb naval organization, Vissels uf war had douhlo crews, a military one for tightlllK pur poses and unothor of mariners tor uav igating duties. lu cot sequence, a largo number of English sei terms bave a military origin. At that time, tho rank of admiral was unknown, and the chief ollicer of I the squadron was called a constable, or ' justice. The term admiral as now used | is derived from the Arabic "amir," or j "emir," a commander In 'Amir-al- I Bahr" commander of the sea.) The early ISngllsb form was "amiral" and is still preserved as such by the French. The title captain is not a naval, but a military one. Originally, the real captain of a ship was "master." A mil itary ollicer was pine d on board, though he knew nothing of the nauti cal matters. Gradually Iiis importance increased, while that of the master diminished proportionately till at the present day the master's otlice is gradually becoming obsolete. Com modore comes from the Spanish "co mendador." Tho title of lieutenant is borrowed directly from the French, and is meant as a place holder, or one who to k the place of the captain when absent. In termer days there were not cadels bat volunteer?, but with t 10 gradual ad vance of politeness, the term cadet was appropriated from the French. Boatswain is derived from the Saxon "swein," a sei vant. The term quarter master, as used in army ami navy, ap peal's to De confusing and anomalous. In the army it is the title of a commis sioned ollicer who performs Important and responsible duties. In the navy ho is simply a warrant ollicer directing subordinate duties. In old ships, and in olden limes his position was a more important one; so much so that be was considered to be the lourth part of the master?hence the term quartermas ter. Tho. ship's cook was once, a groat j man, and there are instances on record of ills being promoted for ellieient preparation of food. The ship's stew ard was originally caterer. Tho terms larboard and starboard come from the Italian "questa board a" and "queMa boarda," which by rapid delivery became starboard and lar board ; but owing to the strong simil arity of sound they were changed into starboard and por' (Latin porto, to carry), tho tir-e of ?erms in the original form having ben tho cause of many accidents. Gangway has boon handed down from the days of tho ancient gallery of tho Phoenicians, Carthageniuns and Romans, it having been a board which ran along tin? whole length serving as a passage for the rowers to and from their scuts. It was also used as a rest ing place for the mast and sail when not in use. The cockpit, in the lowest part of the vessel hi losv water, used during an ac tion for too treatment of the wounded, is derived from tho old days of the i Knglish spoi t of cock fighting; but this i has been modcrniz d and is now kuown I as the "Hats"?why, no one can ex plain. Lubber is from the Dutch, meaning a lazy, cowardly fel'ow. Anchor comes from the Latin ' an chora" or "uneora," which up to (iOU H. G. consisted simply of a huge stone with a hole through it. The peculiarity of so many portions of a ship's rigt'inir bearing names do rived fiotn the trappings of a horse can only be accounted for from the fact that tho early warships wore manned by soldiers as well as sai'ors, tho nat ural consequenoo being that they, tho ? sailors, adapted s>ome of their terms to meet their l. p y. Among tho various I rop.'s, etc , will bo found bridles, whips. j bits, stirrups, and the like;. J'lio old b u. well known son term grog was originated by u term of de rision und disgust when Admiral Vorn on, in 1745, introduced the wise innova tion of making his crew drink their spirit ration diluted with water instead of meat, as they bad hitherto done. The sailors did not like the watery business, and in revenge nicknamed the ailmiral "Old Grog" and bis diluted mixture as grog', from the fact tl at he generally wore an overcoat of a color then known as grog ram gray. Faiiu Cures.?According to Tho New York Mail anil Kx press, the votaries of electrical science "express their feelings now and then in singular ways. O.ic gentleman has in his sitting room in this city a revolving glass dish with cushions which gene rate electric sparks. When the mechanism is in motion there is a tor rent of sparks between two brass con ductors attached to the contrivance ac companied hy a fusilade.of tiny reports. He claims that it produces n/. ine and prevents the headaches from which hi' formerly SUiTerod. A woman with the same fad has a bedstead, washstaml and three chairs made of iron decorat ed with brass. The iron is magnetic, and she believes that it exerts b.-neli cial inllucnco upon her nerves and brain, inducing sound sleep and strengthening all tho tissues of her body." No wonder originator of such fakes as electric belts, shots, etc., pro.-par. ? Parisian women tire discarding bird-) for animals as trimmings for their hats. Small chinchilhis, not un like rats in appearance, have become a favorilo form of adornment, and it has been suggested that the new fad, if carr'ed as far as the wearing of birds, may even extend to guinea pigs, kit tens and puppies. ?When a man begins to suspect that ho is a fool it will not be Ion;; before bo knows it. It is warm nnd weary work that 'tin- woman has to undergo who cooks the year 'round for a big family. Thou s a n (1 s of women whose husband;' are only in moderate circumstances have to bear this hardship uncomplainingly. If a woman is in thoroughly good health it does not come so hard, but when, as is fre quently the case, the poor woman is suf fering from the pains, nervousness, debility and ill-health that are a result of weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine or ganism, the task is too much. I Under these circumstances, unless the right remedy is used, the poor woman will soon break down completely and fill an early grave. Over oo,coo women have testi fied to tin* marvelous merits of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, Many of their names, addresses, photographs and ex : perienees have been published by pertnis ! aion in Dr. I'ierce's Common Sense Med 1 ical Adviser. The ''Favorite Prescription" cures all weakness and disease of the deli cate and important organs that bear matern ity's burdens. It makes them well and strong. It builds up the nervous system. It makes weak, sickly, nervous, fretful wo men strong, healthy, amiable wives. All medicine dealers sell it. " My youngest daughter, Mrs. Julia Rauhe, was all run down with nervous prostration and' lung trouble," writes Mrs. Julia Ann Gibson, of Nickcrson, Reno Co., Kansas. "She took Ur. I'ierce's I'avorite Prescription and 'Golden Med ical Discovery' and was cured." If you want to read the testimonies and see the photographs of many grateful pa tlcnts who were cured by Dr. Pierce's rem edies send for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. Besides telling about these cures it tells about the home-treat ment of all diseases. 1,008 pages. Over 300 illustrations. Send 21 one-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing only, for paper covered copy. Cloth-covers 10 cents extto. Address Dr; K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, I TUB PA HM BUS' IN8TI1 UTES. j Arrangements for Organizing Auxll- j imy Clubs (<> iiio C'loinsou Bxperl nieni Stall. The following statement has boon issued by tho authorities of Clemson Colli go, and gives a comprehensive vlow of tho design and purposes of the proposed Farmers' Institutes. Tho plan adopted is calculated to bring the the fanners of tho State into eloser con nection with the institution which was primarily intended for their benefit, und every one interested in agricul ture should carefully examine the plan herewith submitted and roadlly co I operate in m iking it a complete suc cess. The statement is as follow--: Tho Farmern' Institute Committee held a meetlug today, and adopted the following plan of work: The State is divided into livo divis ions as follows : 1st Oconeo, Diekens. Greenville, Spartan burg, Cherokee, York, Chester, Union anil Laurons. Jid. Anderson, Abbevillo, Green* wood, Saluda. Newberry, Lexington, Ltlehland, Falrtlold and Kigeiield. 3rd. Alken, Barnwell, Llampton, Bcuufort, Colleton, Dorchester, Bam* berg. ' >i*angoburg and 13 rkely. 4th. Lancaster, Korshaw, Che.ter lli Id. Marlboro, Darlington and M arion, 5th. Sumtnr, Clarendon, Florence, llorry, Williamsburg, and George town. If possible independent institutes shall DU belli in each one of these di visions, and the times shall bJ arrang ed for each division separately. An agent to be designated by President liartaog shall proceed Immediately if possible, to each one of these divisions, and make arrangmenls for holding the Institutes. And they shall ut tho same I time interest tho farmers toortoi:, ?/ > in each county, clubs to bo known by the name, of Auxiliary Experiment Clubs. The general bond of which clubs shall be Clemson College Experi ment Station. Those agents shall explain to the farmers the obj 'ct ol this club, as fol lows : l'Kli.MANKNT ORGANIZATION IN EACH i E ich shall have the privilogo of I j sending delegates to the Annual Kami- i crs' lustitute at Clemson College, I whioh shall continue one week. Mach club shall select their own delegates, not more than live from each club. Accommodation will be provided in the barracks at actual cost, which will be about fifty cents per bead. These clubs when organized shall consist of a president, secretary and executive committee of live, who should bo elect ed as soon as possible, and be locatetl in i some central position in the county. The executive committee shall have authority to make arrangements for holding institutes in their county after this year, and to determine the place, etc. These clubs when organized shall 30nd to Prof. J. S. Newman, Clemson College, S. C, Professor of Agricul ture, and Vice-Director of the station, m tiee of their organization, with a list of their ollloors and mombers. These clubs shall be permanent, anil if desirable, officers may bo elected for l .vo years. The members of the club shall be entitled to any information pertaining to agricultural and horti cultural interests that they may desire, and will be invited to correspond with the Agricultural Department in a;l matters pertaining to their interest, and it will be desirable that these clubs shall co-operate with the Experi ment Station, and conduct experiments that may bo suitable to olima'e, to soil, and industry, and to furnish Informa tion to the dcimrtmcnt. COUNTY. Tho department will take pleasure in furnishing those clubs with bulletin?, und any other thing which they may have for distribution. Hut one club shall be organized in oaoh county. Tho agent shall not organ'/..1 the club-, but only to interest gentlemen in the matter, and explain the purpu-e.-, and ask their co-operation in the organization thereof, with tho re quest that they report their result, (as has been slated to tho lOxperimeut Station at Clemson College) us soon as practicable. The clubs shall be entirely non-poli tical, and the obj ct and purpose of the organization is to advance tho syste matic and regular holding of insti tute-; tbrougb which tho resources of the State, tho agricultural interest of tho State, and material interest of tie State may be advanced and biueilted. All clubs a toon as organized are re quested to elect delegates to the An nual institute to bo held at Clem-on College, beginning the second Monday in August next, anil to send a list of their delegates to lJrof. J. S. Nowman. These agents shall obtain iuforma tion as to what local talent can be uti lized to hol]> at the institute, and what subjects. Institutes may bj hold ono or two days, as tho farmers may disire, and make arrangments for holding the Institutes. And they shall at the same time interest the farmers to organiz I in each county, clubs to la; known uy the nemo of Auxiliary Experiment Clubs For the purpose of fneiIiLiitin^ the work of thu Experiment Station at Clemson C< liege, and for bringing the work into closer touch with the farm ers, the above outline for organ zing Auxiliary Experiment Clubs in each county is given. THK DKCLAKA ION OF WA It. Congress Takes Prompt Action t!i???u Itequesl ot'tlio President, The President sent the following message to Congreas on tlio L11 inst, recommending u deolaration of war against Spain: The Senat? and House of Kopreaenta tivea of Hie United State? of America! I transmit to Congress for its con sideration and appro. al copies of cor reopondence recently l)ad with tho representative of Spain in the United States, with the United St;ttcs Minister at Madriil, and through the latter with tho government of Spain, showing tbo action taken under joint reso lution appioved April 20, 1.SUS, '-f0|. tho recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba aril Cuban waters and directing the President of the United Stales to use the land and naval forces of the United States tj I carry these resolutions Intooffoot." Upon communicating to the Spanish : minister in Washington tho demand I which it became the duty of theexecu- 1 livo to address to the government of Spain in obedience to said resolution, j tho minister asked for his passports I and withdrew. Tho United Staten I minister at Madrid was in turn ooliflud by tbo Spanish minister for foreign af fulrs that tho withdrawal of the Spanish repr?sentative from United states had torminattd diplomatic relations be tween tho t vo countries and that i 111 cial communications between their respective representatives ceased thcrowitii. I rec: mmend to your especial atten tion the note addressed to tbo United States minister at Madrid by tho Span isn minittor for foreign affairs on the 21st ins'.., whereby tbo fore-going notl lloatlon was conveyed. It will bo per ceived therefrom that tho government of Spain, having cognizance of the I joint resolution of tbo United Statt s | Congress, and in vlow of tho things which the President !-> thereby reejuir cd and author!-/, d to do, tosponds by 1 treating the de minis of tils govern-I ment as moesuroB of hostility, follow ing at that instance ImmoJiuto and complete soveranco of rotations by Its nation, which, by tho usages of nations, accompanies an existent state of war betwoen sovereign powers. Tic position of Spain being thus made known und tho domuudo of tho United Stal-s being denied with a complete rupture of later course by tho not of Spain, I am constrained in exer cise of the power und authority con ferred upon me by i ie joint resolution aforesaid to proclaim under date of April '22, 1808, u blockade id certain ports of the north coast of Cuba lying between Cardenas and H ihia lloudu and of the port of OionfuegOS on the south coast of Cuba; and, further, in exercise of my constitutional powers and using the authority confer rod upon me by the act of Congress approved April '22, 1803, to issue my proclama tion dated April '2-1, 1808, calling for volunteers in order to carry into i fl\ et the said resolution of April 20, 1808. Copies of these proclamations arc here unto appended. In \ lew of fie measures so taken and with view to the adoption of such other i measures as may bj nceccs-ary to en- i able me to carry out the expressed will > of the Congress of tho United State, in the promises. ! will recouimond to your honorable consideration the adoption Ol a joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists bjtween the United St.itos of America aad the Kingdom of Spain, und I urtre bneedy actio Gere on to the end that the di Unit! ... Ol the national status of the United Slates as j a belligi rent power may be known, and the assertion of all its rights and the maintenance of all its duties in the ; conduct of a public war may bo assured. (Signed) William McKlNLKY. ExcOUtlvo Mansion. Washi.igten, j April 2"), 1808 The following bill reported by tho foreign ? 11 airs committee in the Liouse ! of Uoprcscntatives was passed Immi dl i atoly and without division : "A bill declaring that war exists be tween the United States of America und the Kingdom of Spain. t?? It 00U010U, OtC, "First?That war bo and the same is hi reby declared to exist and that war has existed since the '21st day of April. A. 1>. 181)8, including said day, between tho United States of America arid the. kingdom of Spain. "Second ?That the President of the United Slates ba and he is hereby directed and empowered to use the en tiro land and naval forces of the United States, and to call Into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several Stales, to such extent as may be necessary to carry this act Into i licet." The Senate went into scorot s ssloc on receiving the Bouse war bill. Mr. Davis moved to lake up the House war bill anil then to amend the House bid by adding a few words which the Sen ate committee had agreed upon. The Senate, agreed to the Uouso war bill. Amendments of the foreign re lations committee were dropped. THE ISLAND OV CUBA. A Comprehensive Description of tho Country mul iis Itesourocs?The Great Variety ol its I'roduota. Tho island of Coin* Is situated in the Caribbean Sou: it is tho largest und most western of tho group called the West Indies, and its western extremity j terminates at tho entrance to the Gulf 1 I of Mexico, midway between Florida j and Yucatan. Cubu is 111 miles from I tho latter peninsula, UU from that of Florida, 105 from Jamaica and r> from liaj ii. The conliguration of tho island is very irregular, resembling Bomowhat tho aroof a circle. Its greatest length, from east to west, is 1,12s in lies, und its entire court lino, 1,710. Its greatest breadth, in its eastern part, is ab >ut 1 tm miles : Its least, hi the oi o viiicc of Havana, miles, und Us average breadth 50 miles. Around tho island arc innumerable islets, keys and hanks, many ol ?vbieh are teparattd from the coast b,y nartow straits, greatly faoiliting navigation for small vessels of little draught, but rendering it on the other hand Im possible in some places anil CXtrutUOly dangerous in others for Vessels of muco draught. Along the coast, ehe Ity on the south ern side of the island, ..??e extensive tracts of land in process of formation, covered in some places with u species of brushwood called manglares. which are the source of a profit iblo industry, tho bark, which is rich in tannin, being used for tanning. These land-, are inundated at high tide, bat, being left bare, when the water recedes, toe air is contaminated by tho vegetable matter, rotted by the action of the water, producing marsh and other in fections fevers Fortunately, their malefic action is limited to the region inundated, o ving to the sea beet /. s and the land winds, which constantly purify anil cool the atmosphere of the island. in other parts of the island, instead of manglares, there arc low lands, which are Inundated during tin: rains, in which springs id fresh wati r abound. They are covered with slpo ranns lud other aquatio plants, and, at uttle cost, arc drained and util /. d for agriculture. The orography of the island is de termined !>y a chain of mountains, which, like a backbone, travc rses the island from east to west, having no great elevations throughout its extent, except a few isolated groups of but. little height, but very abrupt, until it reaches the eastern coast, in the uro I Vinco ol Santiago du Cuba, wboro it blfuroatos, und, rising suddenly, j ?ins I a group caiiod sierra del Cobro, with peaks S.OUO feet in height, resembling and funning apparently the beginning of the mountain obain of II lytl, which rises on the other side of tho canili dol Vienio, and which is visible from the Cuban coast, The rivers aro navigable In the eastern part of the island only : hut they aro always available for purposes irrigation. They aro for tbo most part of little length, on account of their sources being very near the coast, hut their abundant waters, utll i id for tho irrigation of the Qelds, as is now being done in too province of Havana, aro a source of incalculable wealth to the agriculture of tbo country. Tliu sub loll of Iho country is formed ! of chalky rocks of primary formation, extremely porous, having tho pecu liarity ol forming vast caverns, like the oaves of Bchamar, in Matan/.as, ! which are one of tho natural womit i of the world ; in many plaoos these rocks rest upon others of slaty forma lion, and in tho center of the island they are combined with the slate nod serpentine arid granite rocks, which predominate in the OAStt rn part of the island. Tho latest census, takon in ISN7, gave a total of 1,081,000 Inhabitants, of whom 628,000 wore blacks and I ().">:(, ooo whites. Taking together the natural increase, in the population and that in immi gration, of which there has always Boon considerable to Cuba, and tin; lack of a census in 1805, tho total popu lation may be estimated at 2,0(10,01)0 souls, of whom 000,000 aro colored nod tbo rest whites It is to bo borno in mind that in Cuba the censuses that bavo been taken show that tbo colored race is diminishing. I Havana, capital of the Island, is a city of 220,000 inhabitants, with lint! I promenades, bou ovnrdi and streets, i first class hotels, with restaurants equal to those Ol MfW York, I'aris, Hucnos Ayr? a, etc. throe theatres in which first-class companies perform; one of ihoin, tho Ttatro Tacon, being Considered ono of the lincst in the world ; < luhs and sOOitrl and scientific J institutions, all of which togother con- ! stltutes tho main part of tho Intel leotual 1 fool mod rn p< oples. In the oathedrrl aro buritd tho remains of Chr'aloihor Colu nbus and his son, Dh go; among soveral fino ' wildings aro tho palacoof the governor-goneral, Kc>a1 mukcs II??- ?**?.! pure, wliulcsuuic und ilclictoud. Absolutely Puro the resilience of the bishop und the university. A few cigar factories m i worthy ol a visit. The city has a'so BOtxie line promenades and public squares, and is lighted by electricity. ! Toe ether oitb u ol the Island are of much loss importance; the principal aro Matan/.as, Puerto Prinoipoaud Santi ago do Cuba, with some 10,000 inhabi tants each, and Cionfugos with 25,000 I All these towns have good holt Is und rapid and easy means of couimuuiua I tion among themsolvos and with other countries. The r loh ocas and fertility of the soli of tho Island are universally known: every kind of vegetation peculiar to the tropics grows there with extra? ordinary luxurlaoce. In Cuba there are cam-fields Which for twenty years have yielded abundant crops yearly from tho first seed planted : all kinds j of roots and tubers grow to an extra ordinary size. Many vegetables, such as corn, pota toes, sweet potatoes, various oleagi nous horbaceous plants produce two or three crops a year. A number of agricultural products I which could bo cultivated with great . profit In Cuba is so largo that it would j bo a useless task to attempt, their en umeration in this brief sketch. Sulli.'c i it to siiy that all tho tropical products I and many of those of the temperate ' zone may bo profitably cultivated in Cuba. Sugar ai.d tobacco are the chief ele ments of the agricultural wealth of the island ; tho sugar crop has reached maximum of 1,800,000 tons. - - ?.?. ^? THK WKATIIKlt AND CHOPS. Valuable Information for All Who Are Interested in Farmititt Opera i Ions. The following is the weekly bull? tin Issued by the weather bureau in Columbia as to the com! it ion of the crops in this Slate : 0? i.i Mio \. 5.C., April l!"i. I80H The mean temperature for the week was normal but over the western, northern, ami northwestern counties the nights wero too cool for the growth of crops, while the day temperatures were BUtliclcntly high to^.warm the ground and bring up Bond recently planted. The mean temperature for the week was (13 which is also the nor- 1 mal for the same pern .1. There was a wldo range of tempera ture hotwei n the western and eastern portions, Viz ! between Ul on the 20th at Gllllsonvillc and ,'10 on the 21st at Greenville. L ght fro its were observed on the mornings of the 20th and 21-t In Piokons, Greenville, Saluda, Union, Nowbjiry, Lexington. York, Cnoster, and Lancaster counties, but no.hing was Injured. The rainfall for the week ?vus heavy unit well distributed, and over the greater portion of the Stale was needed and will prove bonclicial, while over limited areas in the west central coun ties the ground was previously too wet and farmwork will be furfur dolayed Ovor the m utheast- rn. cas'.ern. ami northeastern counties the rain was timely for oats and for putting the soil ir. condition fi r transplanting tobacco. Twenty live piac s roprOSODt na all portions of the Slate, reported amounts of rainfall of one. Inch or more, four of w hich had over two Inches, with oxo s slvo falls of'I 73 ami 4 25 at S>. Paul and 101 la r< sui clively. The average of all reports is 1.10 and the normal for ; in- same poi iod Is approximately t> v2. ? L'ght hail fell on the 2:! I at (? ivan and i CneruW but did no damage. Tho sunshino varied greatly over the Stale i)ut averaged 8ii per cent *? f the possible. High winds accompanied tho thunderstorms ever Now berry Co i ty do?tioying fi u t, trees and blew Ing down fences. Tho wonthor on the who'.! wa favorable for farmwork, whioh pro grossed rapidly and is now well ad vanced. Corn planting made fair progress and upland corn in most counties i nearly all plantod, so no i>>.t..>m land: have Ih on planted. Complaints of poor .-lands of corn are general and Includes all portions of the State. Some of the earliest planted has been plowed up and re planted, while replanting is necessary in many places owing to cut and bud worms and the poor germination of seid. Marly corn that was cut down by frost is coming out slowly, In gen oral tho nights have boon too cool for corn to grow woll. Kirly corn, in places, is large enough to plow. The lu k of tho cotton crop was planted durh g the week, and only in tho extreme northwestern counties docs any considerable area remain to be planted. K .rly planting is coming up to irregular stands while later planting is coining up nicely. None has been chopped-oat yet. In tho northeastern counties rain was needed but has been copiously sup| I od. O.its arc small and hackward In Qarnwoil, Hampton and lieaufort coun ties owing to the dry wiutor, but the recent rains sviil tieiu lit them. I u other port ions of the. State oats are very pro mising and are heading. Tho rains of the week will assure a full crop. The. reports on wheat arc aniformly favorable and IndlOitC a full crop Wheat is hcadincr. Tho work ol tranuntnr.ting tobacco mad a rapid progress, although tlx ground was too o ry in places during I tho llrstot tlx* we k, bat tho weailn i conditions wi re gci ? rnlly favorable. In the it w st i Ice districts planting is ncaring compl* tion und rood stands are the rule throughout the entire rice raising sections. Irish potatoes ort i>, Ing dug in Char* loston and lleaufort couotloe, bul tlx yields are pixir : later p anting jook: more promising. I'otato bugs havoap peared in Churn .-ton County, Swoet potato si p- aro coming up nicely in most places, although a few complainti aro received of their not growing well. Musk melons lire eoniing up nooriy and are, later than USUul. Walt r melons have poor stands in K Igi held, Marnwell, O.'angeburg, Florence mid Williamsburg counties. Gardens are generally late but re cently have hi en doing weil. Largo shipments of strawbcrrlos, bean.-, peas, potatoes, and cucumbers being made from tint Southt i n truck districts, and of straw berries from the Williamsburg and F.orcnco districts. More, corn ami other f lod crops than usual ate bolrg planted In Spar* tanbui g Count.'. Farmers are well up w ith their work except In portions of Laurons, and Su luda counties where it lias boon de layed hy too much rain. J. W. Hai ku Director. - There is no limit to the ago at which a man can make a fool of him self. -Silver money 250 years old ie still In Circulation In somo parts of Spahl. OKIUIN OF THE BICYCLE. li Mitr Be Traced ?* Far Back as the Sevciitceiit Com ury. In Vit? April Dumber of St Nicholas Frs.uk II. V z 'tolly ha? to ii " i he story of the Wiiei i." tracing In u or fut 13 Illustrated article tbo evolution of to bicycle. Mr. Vlzetil'y says: it has been often said Holt "to ti UC the origin of the bicycle we must g< back to the bcgli nlng of tho c< utttrj;" and us tl is has not been denied it is probably lru< . I shall try to show that tho bicycle grow from I'xperluicuts >" tho tlftot n tho and sixt' i nth c< utUfli ? at d tl at the wolerlfere, Urs! h \ ate i it 1000) wu* tue eailh'st form <f tlu "?Uf<ly"oft -day. The ti el attempts to ri.;o wheels date back Ht far as the it leeutb e? ntury. True, the n aohlnes then made were crude, e uuisy uud im* perfect: yet they deserve tuoi I ? n, for tbey v. ere a distinct i U p in tl e history of the wheel. The llrst ol th< s w ..o u heavy cai ringe driven by m ans of ropes attach) d to and v outi ' r old i ? axlotrcc. To the i nd of the rop? - ? poi ? was tit d. and this i o s. i- u.-eu I a? a I V I' in front o' t'ie \" biel . and I by tili? in* aus It '.vas slowly drawn forward. Littli! ?fta ? mi ? in the c-jnUt *y fol io vim : v. t in t ?? "Memoirs ui Flonry l-Ytherstom " it is told that .1 Jtsuit ml-s'or.ury nuuted Ken-, who was travoHig down the Gauge*, lavina I mls*eti v. bout thut plied at >?gular luUrva c bjtweou poluta he v .. o visit in his j uriiey, inaJu up for I - time by >u lit my a small carriage |u ?pel *- ? i by level a. Hocuu-c so few di tills tir ti I . the truth ul the author's nocet 11 has been doubled or discredited 1 y man v. I 1 ono of Kngland's < ldci el nicies? St O ilea'at Stoke Pug la?Is a 1 1 ido ?? of sunn- il glasa on which may be toi 1 a cherub aotridc of a booby h >rae, <>:? wooihn ??wheel." At the sides, In sofara e pauels two young men attln il in Puritan dross, one playing tb? violin, tho other, with bands in h s pookots, siii',king a pipe 1* it from this do Igil that the llrut thought ol (he ho by horse of other rays was taken ? Ii jloro tho tt-jyul Academy ol Sciences, in lOtKt. i)/. ?nun r< ad .1 i>? per dos? ribmg a vohiclu driven by t 1? pedaling of u foot man, whostjod lu u box behind, aim rested in- bunds on u bar level will, bis chin, uit.c e .', t the back of an awning above tho rldoi in the conveyance. This may prov that Potherstone's aeeount was not uf> true. On man 's vehicle was followed by another, hulltonasotnowha< -.no a plan, by an Englishman named Ovon ilen, about I7U1, for a description o' the machine then appealed in the Uulvors al Magi./inc. The vobiole was said to be ''the best that lias hitherto boon in vented.'' The distance covered "with eas ." by this rude veil ich- is Stu C to have been six mile* an hour: with n "peculiar exertion," nine or ten mile-. Tho steering was done with a pair ol reins. It. W. HA 1.1.. I. VV. SIM KINS, W. W.U.\ 1,1 ?A 1.1., SI M KINS ? 15ALL, A t (ornt'N v. ;il Law, Lai kins, South Carolina. Will practice in all State ami Uniletl Slates f..ml. S|>oeliiI attention itlvon I'tlllt'lM HHI.-, II. y. simpson. ?' l). uakksuau SIMPSON iV HAHKSDALK, Attorneys at law. LAURKNS, SOUTH CAROLINA Special attention given to the invest' gallon of title- ami collection of e'aioi W. il. MARTIN, Adorno,*, at Law, Lauhk.ns, - Si,i iii Cakomxa. Will practice in nil Courts ol' this Stan A ' I (? Ii I loll liiVIIII to i'iiI I eel i, iii s. (-?HARLESTON & WK8TKKN CAW.' iit>a Railway Co. " Augusta ?nd Aei ? rille?hoii Line." foheauls iu edcct Ooi 3rd, 18<J7. Vuj utile.. " > 14? pm * r ? ir?onwood. '2 17 pm . I.v > nderson. 6 10 am Ar I au?-oiip. I !.r) im 7 i11 um fJroouvillc. 20i)jm l?? am Olcnn Springs..... 4 05 pro .... Kpariauburg. 3 od pir 9V an Snluda .5 3 mV . Henderson ville II 0? pro . AtuiovlUQ. 7 00 run . ... liV rVuliovl?o. 8 2 ^,?" . Sparinn b?rg.Ii i". nm t :t pm Urecnvlllo... ? .VII ? am i?Opm l.iuirona. I fi pm 73^ pm A ndeison . 7 i0 an. Urocuwood 2 'J8 pm H 31 pm1* ArAuuustn ."?' ' ? in I 10 am Kr AiVon. < v > v? i.v ?rco! v ilo. ? i du ?i? Ar Clinton. 2 10 p;r Nowberry. 2 A7 pn ' i upoilty . ;< i:< mr Columbia .... .... 4 So pm Sum (er. 6-12 pm | Lanes.. . 7 is pa I I v i \ nrlcsTon .. 7 0U an lanes tili m tor. Columbia . Prosperity.... Newborry. (Minimi.... Ar (ireanvillc.... 11 SO art 11 IHI m> 11 58 an 12 H? i-tr I'J rin orr I'luso c >nn ii'ti i i a' 'tree wood lor all conns n ; A. i.. and C, v G. Uatlwivi anr* u Spar ??> ? nr:: Ith Southern UallvtQ' Vot In'oi'iimtloii r*ilt\tWo to iioxo!i m'v* ('icib:'-' i?tn ?id^rop? VV i i U A I (i. (Jen. i n- An? no AiiiMiBtit, (Ja. T M KM KltSOX, Trnlllc Manago I K (irlllin Auent; II Spri rlits. (Jcil Agouti tlrconvUlo, 8. ?'. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Co:i?lru?r<l S<ill< tllllr in l it"! February -., t;03. ST AT I (iNS. Olm r last ou Columbia.... TT.... Prnaiiaiity. KowUrrT. KilliM) i?i.t. I I! CQI1W (iiiii . ll'xlvei..... _. A?1wv1l)?i. !?" Awi?rton. . . . QroouvIlK. Allan;?. . ...TT. STATIONS. Ar Ar Hl prnviilo .. 'Mpillnntit ... WlllliuintOB A itnornon . K.'?,.???" 1 louualda Abi.rvl'. o . f' ? (i I fellWOOd . Nhioty-Hlx., N( vi.PITT . , Prosperity. < 'olumbla CiiWrlMion . No, 7t. T lo a i II Co a i Vi 11 vi la w |) i i p i 1 4J. p I 2 M f i _ A 111 : " ? SS j". i 4 i? p i V p i fif ilv No. Ii. . i? S5 ? i i<> :>& b i II IM H I n ?E K i 11 .to ft l ia m p i 11 *? H i TJTJ i> . 1 w n i : I 25 i> i J 2d Ii i 2 s; i. . H CO i> i 5 fl?~p i flail\ huilrl S'l ATM iN.S. Ti?n U ?'?'? ?? .... i ?ten iai.v. ". 10 Wl.A i "... 10 An S?(ttp 10 lil>a 2 ..in 10 6<.u 2ST|i 11 '.'..:. 310 11 4i m !? .'? 2 46|> 7 0 Train? I ?1c C]tl3 K ri Ar l.v Ar "IV nn<l WnifrlmiY No U|No.HI Ai si'-Wll :< ? . ?? i?V< 0:?<r . " $ tbn\ t> .'? h . " : .?p, 7 |4p . " i i*p 7 nop . " i. :*;>' * 68p " ! ? Up (\ Vu l.v 11 46rt 6 Wp Ar il avi BOilji l.v s ?AifC Hls'.p |>. in. " A," n. in. in curry ?!i pnnl Pnllmnn Ml l' i'ml'iil Mill A?Vevii e. ?? I'.S -Hi. Columbia. . A -h Uli. . . Siititua.. I'nioi)... <li)llf.'S\ 111* ? '<-! ? ]: t uilmrg. biuiriniiliiirg. Ash. i . ?iiroulo dnliy be; worn Jricksonvi!:< uiiul 'Inein nnM. Tinins lrnv?? SjiininnlMirw, A. O. division, northbound, rt:!.J it.ni., I :B! p. in., fliio p.m., JVi's llnllc l.hullciil): s..ii !;!,. Mini l.' .iin hi., 8:1' p. in , II 4 H. ill., I V*k iln.ii I.Im11Oil. 1 Trains Ion vu tili i-iivli". A. ibid ('. iHvMon, Ijni; liliO'iln , ,.">:'"? ii in., .':.?; li, in. und 5 p. in., (Vnstiin ."'i l.luil ' ? ? iilxniiut, i .i m,, 4:oo p. in., Iii:1m p. in iVu Ihn.cd Limited). I 'II 1 i inn :i ' rl'l loo. PuPiufui iin'ni'c - ? -i.'ii? wiro on Trains 06 and BP, Iff nuil fcs on A. nnd O. uivl<loii Tl.:.: .: S. <: ft S' S'ON', .'. M I i I.i\ Third V-P.?lion. Mgr., Tv,V. V\ iinMrRton, W. A. TUKK, H, II l 'M ''?' ICKi Ur:i. Pi?t?, Ajf'i. Aa'll-iun. i tirii Arft. Wuti.uiu" in, D.O. AiIhuia,Gn Dealers in all kinds of liowY Veliiclcs 'l| Gl'.UVAIS ST. - ?O >LUM ?l A, S. C STATE AGEN'I S FOR I^idclel 1 & Co, CHARLOT TE , N, C? We arc headquarters lor (he best ^Q f^r^^ Now is the time to buv" threshing machine on th< (?ci our prices. They will interest you. Studebaker Wagons, ) Leaders in Dearing Harvesting! Machines, i Their Lines. " MALSBY & COMPANY, 7 S. FORSYTH ST. ATLANTA, OA. -dKNKUAI. ACJIONTS Fou- - ICrie City Iron Works, The Geiser Manul; turing Company The New Birdsall Company, Mun#ei improved vstem ForGinningCotton, R. Hoe & Company, Henry Disston & Sons, James Ohlen & Sons, Gardner Governor Company. Penberthv Injector Company Who is Will Whiiener ? is our Fashionable Hair Cutter and Shaver. -IN BENDELLA HOTEL.