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SOUTH CAROLINA EXPOSITION. OUR WEALTH IN MINERALS AND TIMBER. A Talk With the Stnte QeolofflBt About the TrcutmrcH In the Earth. Jas. A. Hoyt, Jr., in The Stato. The forestry of (South Curjlina and the State's geological resources uro matters to which public attention has only recently been directed. Their importance is doubtless not yet fully appreciated. In the South Carolina buildmg at the Exposition there uro various exhibits of the timber wealth of the State?nearly every county has something of the sort to show. JJut in the centre of this builtliug is the Stale exhibit proper and the most interesting parts of it, perhaps, are the timber and mineral displays. Theso wore collected and arranged by tho vory competent Stato geologist, Mr. Harlo Sloan, who is an enthusiast as well as an expert. The timber exhibit embraces speci mens of the many nativo woods?the long-leaf pino, Cuban or slush pino, short-leaf, loblolly pine, spruce piue, cypress, cedar, red birch, hoach, black gum, sugar maple, red maplo, cotton wood, white ash, white oak, swamp whito oak, chestnut oak, willow oak, water oak, red oak, scarlet oak, {Span ish oak, black oak, post oak, winged elm, white olm, dog wood, sorrel wood, sasafras, hackberry, persimmon, loug leafed poplar, tulip poplar, white hick ory, black hickory, pignut hickory, walnut, palmetto and olhors. It is not gonerally known that these native woods are being cut and linished on a scale that is roally mammoth. It is au industry that has inado great ad vances in lato years, and whilo the promiscuous destruction of the forests is to be deprecated tho scientific de velopment of theso natural resources into commercial assets is a benolit to the. State financially and an aid to all other industries. For the preparation of pino and cy ptess lumber South Carolina affords some of the largest saw nulls in the United StateB. A mill at Georgetown nas a capacity of a million foot a day, one mill at Charleston a capacity of three-quarters of a million feet, and many mills along tho lower pino belt, have capacities but slightly less. Considerable attention is attaching to the superior whito oak of this State from which much is shipped to tho Northwestern States, to bo converted into furniture and then returned to the Southern States. Tho logic of this situation has stimulated tho orccliou of several furniture factories in tho inte rior of South Caroliua and others will probably soon follow. Heretofore ibo while oak of this Stale has been eilher hewn Into crossties or manufactured iuto rough lumber, solllug ut prices rang ing from to ^14 per thousand feel. This white oak, carefully "quarter sawed," is worth, delivered at Balti more, $45 to $50 per thousand foot. Commercially tho most important geological possession in this State is ihe pbosphato rock. Specimens of this are on exhibition and to those unfa miliar with tho peculiar formation, a remainder of tho departed glories of unknown ages, it is a valuable lesson to see the rocks and have thoir history explained. When asked for something about the geological exhibit Mr. Sloan first di rected attention to the display of stand ard-shaped blocks of the structural and monumental stones, chief amongst which aro the granites of this State, which arc second to none in the United States in both quality and quantity. Very extensive quarries are now being worked near llockton, Blairs, Now borry, Facolet and Columbia, yloldiug varied and superb products. Some of these quarries are equipped with tho most complete and modem mechanism for the production of architectural stones, and employ tho most skilled artisans for highly linished monu mental work. Tho Stato House of South Carolina is constructed of granite from those quarries and demonstrates tho very su perior capacity of this stone for the permanent, maintenance of a white ness of color resembling marblo, and of a durability promising practically indefinite inalterability. The specimen blocks exhibited include ail shades and varieties, rangiug through tho Scolch to tho darkest hues. A conspicuous product of this industry is to bo fouud in the "Belgian blocke" recognized as the most durable paving blocks found in this country and which are shipped as far West aa Cincinnati. Tho gran ites and gneisses of this Stato are in considerable demand for macadamizing roadways and for the ballasting of the roadbeds of railways. A largo quarry and plant at Cedar Mountain are ex clusively devoted to furnishing crushed gneiss to the Southern railway, and the recent appropriation of several million dollars made by the Seaboard A \r Line for ballasting their roadbed will prob ably lead to the opening of additional quarrica and the installation of new plants in this Stato to furnish the necessary material. The value of the atone produced in this State during tho year 1000 was 8285,172. Amongst the specimens of granites and gneisses are observed many from deposits which are not now being quarried, notably from Edgefleld, licx tngton, Laurens, Lancaster, York, Chesterfield, Oconee, Anderson, Pick ens, Chester apd Greenvdlo counties. * Turning from tho structural stonesj one is confronted with an exten ive assortment of tho monazlles of Chero kee, York and- Spartanburg counlios. Cherokee County affords tho most con spicuous deposit of this mineral of all known localities, and produces about 2,000 pounds per day, with an aggre gate value of $140. The contained value is thorium, which is essential to the manufacture of the incandescent mantles ordinarily observed in the Wellsbach burners. In connection with the monan Kites a collection of the associate gravel* and parent rocks is shown. Glancing ai the collection of beryls, amethysts, micas, corundum, baryta, limestones, graphites and other eco nomic minerals, one then comes to the kaolins and clays which, during the year 1900, yielded hi returns to the citizens of this State $712,630. About 20 per cent, of all wood pulp papor is composed of kaolin, known na "papor stock"?South Carolina is the moat prominent producer of "paper stock'' kaolin for the higher grades of white papor. The beds of A ikon County are unexcelled by any kuown deposits, and so superior is this articlo as it naturally occurs in Its beds in this locality lhat no washing or other pro cess of refinement is rcquirod to mako it marketable. Aiken County affords about 30,000 long tons of this kaolin each year in addition to some porcelain aud line clay. I Lillian, in lttchland County, affords tho most prominently kuown bed of fine clay in this State, aud operates oxtonsivo kilns for the manufucluro of due tiles, bricks, etc. You next arrive at a collection of the iron ores of this Stato, of which tho most conspicuous aud historically in teresting arc tho celebrated Cherokee magnottc ores. With these oros tho Confederate government operated largo furnaccB, gun foundries, rolling mills, etc. They roprcsent a vast accumula tion of particles of magnetic oro dis 8cmiuatcd through magnesian slates, dhalcs, olivino, etc. Tho exceptionally suporior quality of the irou derived from these ores must again creato n de mand for theso valuable deposits. One theu passes by tho tin ores, which occur as prospects in Cherokee and York counties, to the mangauese ores and thence to tho gold ores of South Carolina. South Carolina is the greatest gold-produciug Stato east of tho.Missis sippi. Many samples and specimens of supoiior ores are exhibited from sundry localities, many deposits awaiting capi tal for profitable development, and that some gold properties in this Stato aro susceptible of highly profitable operation is conclusively established by tiio history of tho old Dorn mine, and by tho daily curront practice of the world-ronowued Hailo gold mine, a continuous dividend payer in the great est singlo producer of gold iu tho Eas tern Stales. There on is exhibition an interesting diagram showing tho plan of the plant as designed by Capt. Tines, tho fathci of tho now widespread pro cess known by his name. There is displayed an extensive assortment of sho ores aud products from this mino. First the ctushed ore, then tho con centrated oro, the roasted ore, the gold in an amber colored solution and finally a gilded block representing tho equivalent of gold produced during one year by this interesting plant. For additional forestry specimens prepared according to tho suggestions of tho Stato geologist one is directed to tho oxhibits from Greenwood, Berkeley, Spartanburg and Darlington counties, and to tho magnificent display of pan eled specimens from Darlington, com prising curly walnut, curly pino, china berry , quartered oak, maple, oak and other superb specimens, which could with great difficulty bo surpassed. Attention is much eugaged by a most interesting botanical collection from Chester, prepared under the direction of Prof. Green. But few State or 8cieutiQc museums afford such a com prehensive aud instructive local col lection of woods. Horry, Florence, Oraogcburg, Georgetown, Sumter and Pickons counties present interesting specimens of theso forest products. Chester, Spartanburg, Pickcns, Flor ence, Sumter and Cvnngeburg counties display in their county collections in teresting specimens of their rocks aud minerals. South Carolinians are accustomed to Hunk and to speak of their State as "great," but with reference to its glorious history. This is justified and it is proper, yet South Carolina is great in many other ways that are not ap preciated in or out side its borders. It is only when he sees somo such demon stration as this that tho nvcrago citi zen realizes the extent of the Stale's real greatness. BILL ARP ON THAT FIGHT. He In Not DiHguuted With Titl itinii for Fighting In the Sen ate Chuniher. Atlanta Constitution. I was ruminating about tho tight. It is common property and cvorybody has the right to talk about it. Tillman did wrong in jumping over throo desks to strike McLaurin. About one desk was the limit of propriety. Threo desks gives a man time to cool and that makes it against the law to fight. As to the time and place, that is of no consequence now. There was a lime in the days of Wobster and Calhoun and Tom Ponton and Henry Clay when the United States Senate was as sacred almost as a church, but now a large majority of Its members got their places by conduct infinitely more dis graceful than fighting. Bribery and corruption have got so common that n man can't gee there without using a big pi.o of money and making a lot of promises. Of course, I do not include our Southern Senators, for they havon't got tho money. If we had some mil lionaires in Georgia, Clay and Bacon would havo to step down and out. And I am not so disgusted with Till man for fighting in the Senate chamber, lie had roaaon to believe that his part ner had received promises, and I reok kon ho had. lie certainly had great expectations or he would not have flop ped over to the Republicans so sud denly. Politicians have to be paid for their votes. Till man ih a true man, but he is not a great and good man. I admire him for some traits in hie character. Ho cannot be bribed or in timidated. He dares to say what he believes and he uses his pitchfork with impunity. He is impetuous and com bative, but he is sincere and every body admires a siucere man. Sincere is one of the strongest and best words in our language. It literally means unsealed?without wax?for in the olden times letters were sealed with wax, bnt if it contained no secrets it was not sealed at all, for wax cost money. Tillman is a bold, defiant stub I born man, but he is not groat. A groat man like "Webster or Calhoun WDUld I have Bald to McLaurln, "Well, sir, if I am a liar I deserve the epithet. If I am not, then you deseive it, but 1 shall not stoop to give it." I vrim we were all that great. This thing of re senting the charge of lying with a blow is a strange perversion of propriety. A man may gain his ends by cheating, ?windling, over-reacbjog hypocrisy, Don't Compkin about poor health if you won't spend one dollar to secure a full quart of that panacea for all the usual ills? V Quart Bottles, It has been used for thirty years in the cure of Scrofula, Rheumatism, Indigestion, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Catarrh, Anemia, Female Troubles, Eruptions, Insomnia, Salt Rheum, and Similar Complaints. Sold by all druggists at one dollar for a full quart bottle. Take no substitute. MADE ONLY BY THE MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit, Mich. For Sale by the Laur. na Drug Company, Laurens.trS, C. bribery or concealing the truth, but you must not call him a liar. Ho may break all tbo commamlmeuts but don't call him a liar, though that is not iu the Decalogue. All that I regrot about tbo light is that Spooner did not call Till man a liar and got mauled for it before McLaurin camo in. I want somebody to whip Spooner. Ho was the teaser that brought on tho light and was delighted that it occured be tween the two Carolina Senators. With his party It is no crime to shoot down ten thousand Filipinos, who rc fuso to givo up their country, but it shocks them awfully to havo a little fracas in the Senate chamber. Well, there are some great men and there are many good men, but great ness and goodness are raroly conbined. Addison says it takes both to make a man complete. Such, for example, as Washington and Robert E. Leo. Job says great men are not always wise and he might havo added most of thorn are mean, selfish, hoarliess and ambi tious. Lord Bacon, foi instanco, who took bribes while on tho bench, and Cromwell and Napoleon. Webster Was a very great man and long has been my ideal of greatness. Ho was called the godlike, but sometimes his human nature overcamo him. And so with Henry Clay and Bob Toombs. Tho great weakness of tho peoplo Is idolatry. Every man who climbs high up whore tho people can see him is either a saint or a sinner, according to our politics, our section, our creed. One man idolizes tho character of Lin coln or Grant, another holds both of them in contempt. I suppose that throe-fouiths of the Northern people pay homage to the memory of old John Brown for what they call his good intentions, and every Northern history and encyclopedia apologizes for him, and even so good a man as McKinley oxcused himself for not attending tbo rointermcnt of his bones, on the grouud that the pressure of official duties would not permit him to leave Washington. Most Northern men still denounco John C. Calhoun as the author of secession and justify Shorman in burning Columbia. Here ;n Georgia this idolatry is already tak ng shapo in our silly hurrahs for our ca ndidate, for Governor. But, as usual, the loudest shontora have axes to grind and are dihgontly engaged in setting traps to catch tho people. Bui. this is the shadowy Bido of politics and I won't ruminate any further about it. If the ground van dry enough I would work some in the gardon, and not brood ovor things that will soon pass away. I thought that spring had come two weeks ago, aud exclaimed, "Hail, gentle ?prlug," liut she didn't hail?she only sleeted?and they say that old wintor is lingering in hor lap The old rascal, he ought to bo ashamed of himself. My best rellof and com fort is to play with the grandchildren. Our little girl of live has had her little feelings hurt, and is very indignant at at what hor Cousin Will said. She told me about it: "Grandpa, I told Cousin Wdl that when he got to bo a man and I got to bo a young lady, he m ist marry mo, and what do you thiuk he said?'* "I don't I know. What aid ho say?'* "Why, he said he would eeo ahout it. Wasn't lint moan? He ought to bo glad to marry rue. If he don't mind, I will mar/y my Cousin Kalph; and then I reckon he won't soe about it. He's mean, ain't he, grandpa?" Another little chap was saying his prayers tho other night and prayed for Cod to bless grandma and grandpa and Aunt i Mary aud Cousin John and several others, and then he said: "That's all, Lord. Ain't that all, papa?" "No, you didn't pray for your Cousin Jenny." "No, papa, I won't pray for her, sho's mean; I wish Cod would send a cow to butt her over." All of our little ones arc going to school now, and teel their consequence. I am taking more interest in our public school than I ever did. Our 12-year-old, who lives with us, is absorbed in her studies, and lovos her books and her teacher, and is proud when she gets marked perfect or away up in the nineties. Of courso I help her with her sums every night, for soino of them are very hard, and sorter strain my old mind. There aro flfty-thrcc pupils in her grado ((ho sixth), and yesterday forty-six of them had the sums done correctly, and when tho teacher asked those who had no help to hold their hands up not a hand was held up. They all had help. That makes forty-soven teachers for ono grade, and I am pleased to be on o of them. I wish that the school teachers of those children could roali/.e how much influence they have over their pupils. Tho teacher can mako the school lifo of a pupil pleasant or mlsorablo, and I am glad to believo that our teachers aro kind und conscientious. I havo several grandchildren there, and Intake note of their progress. The days of old Isham aro past. The old man wns a stern and rigid disciplinarian. Ho wore slippers In the school room, and some times would slip up behind a boy who was making horses or dogs on his slate and would . uddonly mash tho boy's faco down on tho slato and rub tho picluro out with his nose. Ho used to have fights with the big boys and loved to maul obedience into their rebellious souls. And thero was Hotnan and Judgo Warner and my father and William II. Seward, all Yankees, who had to subdue the big boys by hard fighting, and if a teacher couldn't whip a boy and subduo him ho was turned oil as incompetent. My opinion ia that I got most too much whipping when I was a school toy. I atill romombor how John Nor ton whipped mo on a boil and burstod it, and 1 ran homo yolling and my unit her cried as she doctored it up and my father mado mo go back. But John Norton waa a good foachor, and ho had a hard time with Jim Wilson and Jim Craig aud Jim Wardlnw and my brother Jim and Jim Alexander, tho doctor who diod 1 >st fall in Atlanta, and sovoial other Jims. I never knew a boy named Jim who wasont devilish at school. Verily there Is something in a r.amo, and now Jim Smith is go ing to run for Governor. Belter not toll a Ho on him; ho would jump over forty desks to whip a man. Birx Aiu>. It Is intereating to note that John O. Milburn,of Buffalo, in whoso house President McKinley was tenderly cared for after being mortally wounded by the assassin Czolgolsz, is a Domocrat of sufficient prominonco to ho thought of by the New York Democracy as a I candidate for Governor of the State. Col. Miko Brown, of Burn well, has b ?in allowed by the United States Sen ate $110,000 for the destruction of property by Sherman's army. OABTOIIIA. HAMPTON AND HOOSKVKLT. The Old Hero 1h Neuring Hih Eighty-Fourth Birthday* Tho Columbia correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle writes as follows of an interview with Con. Wade Hamp ton, who consented to ta'k for publica tion on tho present status of affairs: . General Wade Hampton, who it? ap proaching his 8-ith birlbday, has been very ill for weeks, but istlowly gather ing strength aud today consented to talk for publication in regard to tho proposed visit, of tho President to tho Charleston Exnosilion. Genornl Hampton declares cmphati cnlly that President Roosevelt will now bo given a great ovation, and that the welcome winch ho will receive will be one which tho President will always remember with pleasure. Ho deplored recent occurrences and spoke with re gret of the probablo effect,, upon the Stato of South Carolina. Tho General speaks with soiuo am usement of an incident which happen ed several years ago. General Hamp ton was at that time a Senator from this State. Hon. Hugh S. Thompson, formerly Governor of South Caroliua, afterwards comptroller of tho currency under Grovcr Cleveland, was nt that time one of tho heads of the civil sorvico department, and young Theodore Roosevelt, of Now York, was also a high ollicial lu that department. Roose velt had oven then shown symptoms of his strcnuosity, and was tho butt of some very sarcastic witticisms at the hands of tho editor of tho Washington Post. RoOBevelt was ready to invado the sanctum of tho editor, " bust" his bottle of vitrol and throw in a few punches in tho face just to show that editor how llorce ho really was. Gov ernor Thompson endeavored in vain to dissuade Roosevelt. Finally they saw Senator Hampton approaching and by unitu.;i 1 consent decided to let the Gen end decide the matter. General Hampton's readiness to grasp a situation in a crisis and his calmness when the nerves of others are taut, probably saved this State from a second revolution in 1870, when 10, 000 determined and desperate South Caroliuan8 (and somo from beyond the Savannah) came here with rilles across the backs of tbtir horses " just to sec the Stato Fair." A word of com mand from Hampton and the garrison ot a thousand Union soldiers here would havo been as chuff in the hands of these stalwart farmers just out of tho Confederate army. Hut when they gathered around his homo and called on General Hampton for a speech, he fold them that be hoped that they would enjoy tho State Fair where there was a lot of stock on exhibition. The " boys" caught the inference. Tbeto was no stock at tho Fair except the horses and mules which they had ridden into tho capitol city. They understood that there was to bo no physical demonstration, but that the leaders of the Democratic party desired to win the victory by methods which would prevent bloodshed. It was just such advico which Gen eral Hampton gave young Roosevelt, and the editor of the Washington Post was not a victim of strcnuosity. It is to bo hoped that General Hampton, having agaiu properly gauged tho tem per of the people ot South Carolina, will be given the samo deference by tho President which was shown on that former occasion and that the nation's executive . will attend tho Exposition. His person will be guarded carefully by the pooplo of South Carolina, even by those who at first disapproved of inviting tho President, but the State's honor is now at stake. Gkn. MAIIONB'S Cow.?A story was told during tho war of n cow that Gen. Mabono, of Virginia, insisted on tak ing with him, because he was a con firmed dyspeptic and thought ho was obliged to havo a milk diet or maybe die, for the lack of it. General Lcc was often bothered with tho cow. One day ho said: "General Mahone, we will bo obliged to leave that cow behind.' "Can't do it, sir. If the cow stays behind, I must resign." So tho cow was actually along on tho day General Grant received the surrender at Appomaltox, ami tho cow went along homo with General Ma bono to Petersburg. Tho httlo general carried cooking utensils and bedding with him and was noted for bis comfortublo way of eating and stooping in the army. Ho said very often that if ho had to go through anothor war ho would go tho samo way, according to Chicago Timos-IIorald. A Chester man is exhibiting a shingle l.i sound condition, from tho roof of a house built more than sixty years ago. It is snid that tho averago lifo of a 9hingl3 in modern limes is not more than twenty years Thursday, March 20, will bo South Carolina Day at tho Charleston Ex pos iton. Asthma "Oik. of my daughters had a terrible case of asthma. We tried almost everything, but without re lief. We then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and three and one-half bottles cured her." ? Emma Jane Entsminger, Langsville. O. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral certainly cures many cases of asthma. And it cures bronchitis, hoarseness, weak lungs, whooping-cough, croup, winter coughs, night coughs, and hard colds. Three ?tiM t 21c, Mc, II. All drofritt?. Consult your doctor. It ho ?eyn take It, theq do n? he tttt. If ho teilt you not to i ale a it, then don't take It. He know*. I-etye It with him. We uro vlllln?. J.O. AY KK CO., I^ntell, It V.l. ICS OF CAROLINA'S PAST HlHtoric Corner of the Exposi tion?Fire-Proof Prot eet ion Needed. JaB. A. Hoyt, Jr., in Tho Btate. The collection of historic records and relics iu tho southwest corner of tho State building has intorestcd many visitors to tho Exposition, and there aro always Bightseors around tho cascB in which this display is mado. It is the first timo that South Carolina has ever attempted to display or to illustrate that iu which in many respects sho is richest, the treasures of the past. A visitor entering tho building is itnmcdialely attracted to a handsome case containing 15 or 20 battle-scarred Confederate Hags, and occasionally when an old veteran sees tho colors of bis regiment, tears are shed over theso precious mementoes. In an adjoining case ono of the Into pictures of General Hampton occupies a conspicuous posi? tion, while immediately under it is the original Ordinance of Secession, which, next to the Declaration of Independ ence, is tho most notable Staio paper in existence iu the United Slates. The biiliinco of tho spaco iu this case is do. voted to somo of tho choicest relics from the collection of tho Wado Hamp. ton Chapter, Daughters of the Con federacy of Columbia. This collection includes tho battlo sword of Generai Hampton with which many a bloody charge was led. Auospecial effort has been made to includo in this collection articles illustrative of tho home manu factures of the people of tho South,and especially tho women of tho Confeder acy during tho dark days of blockado and privation. An adjoining case contains distinc tively tho exhibit of State records. These are too numerous for detailed description. Many quaint acts of the General Assembly during the period of the pioprietary government aro shown. It is notable that one of these provided for the encouragement of ship-building in tho province. Among the notable records on display are several treaties mado with the ludiansin tho early his tory of tho State, and the original re cord of the charier of the State of Georgia mado at tho tune of the grant of that franchise by His Majesty, King George. In ono corner is shown the oldest piece of wi itiug, and probably tho oldest article of any kind preserved of the llrst settlers of tho province. It is a record of the proceedings of the colonists one year after the settlement at old Charles Town, which was copied aud reproduced in Rivcis' History of South Carolina. It is probable that this record book was brought on the ship which first ma le a permanent set tlement on our coast. Indeed, records arc shown during tbercigus of Charles II. of England, William and Mary, Queen Anno and the Georges. Tho (plaint old English writing will prove of oxceeding interest, oven though it be not very inlelligiolc to people of this generation in Carolina. Tho famous .Jackson vase is on dis play, draped with tho Hag of tho Pal metto regiment and the Hag of a Mexi can regiment captured in Mexico. Ono of the medals given survivors of tho Palmetto regiment is also shown. In adjoining cases ere the old great seals of the Slate, including the original wafer seal made by order of tho Gen eral Assembly in 1770. The original Ordinance of Nullillcation 1j on dis pl ?y, as is also the scabbard of the siword of Stato with tho curious mono gram tl W. M.," which some aver to be that of William aud Mary of Eng lnnd. In wing cases on tho walla arc shown the autographe of many of the proprie tary govornors of tho Stato, and many papers illustrative of tho colonial his tory of Carolina, which will well repay tho careful investigation of students of history. Tho " tar and feather" papers col lected by the late Dr. H. W. Gibbesare strikingly interesting, whilo autograph letter:! are shown of all tho notablo olllcers of the State during the Revolu tionary war, some of which havo never been published. Such of the Revolutionary rolls of tho Stale as arc in condensed form and can bo consulted havo been placed in these frames for examination. Nono of these rolls has been published. The only roll in existence of Sumter's brig ado is on display. This exhibit was collected by Assist ant Secretary of Slate J. T. Gantt, at tho especial request of tho Stato com mission, and is exceedingly valuable. It is attractively arranged, oil portraits of Calhoun, Marion, Sumter, Moullrie and Pickcns forming tho docoration of the wall?!. Mi8h M. Ii. DeVoaux, a bright dam sel of Summcrvillc, is in charge of this exhibit aud lakes pleasure iu explain nig any of tho oxhibits to visitors. I havo ox pressed iu a previous loi ter tho rather general fooling that U is not exactly proper that those invalu able relics, which no insurance money can replace, should bo put oven tem porarily in an lnllammablo building such as all the Exposition buildings arc, for thoy all aro more sholls covered with tho stuff know as staff. Fire feeds on this staff like a ravenous wolf on a fresh carcass and a heavy, driv ing rain beats through it as it would through thin cloth. Yet I am told that the relics aro as safe here as in tho Secretary of State's office in the cupitol, for the shelves in which the relics are kept in that < flico are of pino and though the building be fireproof, a conflagration onco started within would burn up the shelves and their precious contents in short order. So that tho I i n k under which tho relics aro exhib ited at tho Exposition may sorve to convinco our h gislators of the wisdom of providing an absolutely lire-proof repository for their preservation. If it docs this tho exhibit will havo accom plished more than any ono intended. Ono of tho most interesting exhibits at the Charleston Exposition is located in the treasury department of the Uni ted Suites government exhibit in the colonnade on the west ot Cotton Palace. A coining press from tho United States mint is daily operated in striking the official medal of tho Sonth Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposi tion. The press is a highly finished machine run by an electric mot >r at a speed of 00 revolutions per minute, I each revolution stamping a medal 15 Miivutes sufficient to give you most delicious tea biscuit using Royal Baking Powder as di rected. A pure, true leavener. which is the size of a $20 gold piece. Tho design represents tho llguro of Liberty stauding on tho globo; em blems of tra'le and commorco aro typi fied by a railway train and ricc-lield; ships and a light house are soon in tho harbor. The reverse side is covered with a well defined inscription of the Exposition; a wreath suggests the sta ple products of -tho State?cotton and corn. Tho medal is a very attractive piece of melul work and is for sale whero it is stamped, and is readily ox changed for a quarter of tho current coin of tho United States. Asa sou venir of the Exposition, this beautiful coin is ono of the nicest lnomcnloes that visitors can take away with them to remind them of tho glories of tho magnificent government exhibits at this Exposition. IN A HUMOROUS VEIN. " Why, pa, Uns is roasl beef!" ex claimed btlle Willie nl dinner on (be evening when Mr. Cbumpleigb was present ns the guest of honor. "Of course," said the father. "What of that?" " Why, yon told ma this morning that you wore going to bring a mutton bead home for dinner this evening." It happened during a political cam paign. " What if I am out a good deal nights?" ho said in answer to his wife's reproaches. " It is in a good cause. Only by tho most strenuous effort can wo preserve tho integrity of the local government." " I should judge from your breath," she returned coldly, " that you were endeavoring to preserve it in alcohol." One of the Texas friends of Repre sentative Cooper met him yesterday. " You smoke, don't you?" he asked. " Sometimes," said Cooper. " Take this," remarked tho Texan. " Tins is eomelbing like a cigar." Cooper took the weed, lighted it and puffed three or four tunes. " Yes," ho assented, " this is some thing like a cigar. What is it? ' " One day," says an exchange clerk in a Philadelphia department storo, " an old fellow from tho country came up to my de8k and, laying down a package said: 'Young man, here's a suit of uuderwear that I bought here seven years ago. It is too small for mo, and I would like to have it ex changed.' I was thunderstruck al the nerve of tho man, but I managed to say something about the lime limit on such transactions. 'Well,' said he, 'I know that, but I've never had 'em on, aud this is the first time I've been in town since the day 1 bought 'cm.'" It was evident that the obedient little maid was troubled. '? Mamma insists that I must not sec you any moro," she said, regretfully. The resourceful young man only smiled. " Well," ho replied, carelessly, " if she is satisfied to have US inert in the dark I am." Coal Dealer (anxiously)?" Hold on! That load hasn't been weighed. It looks to me rather largo for a ton." Oliver?" "faiu't intended for a ton. It's two tons." Dealer?" Heg pardon. Go ahead." ?Tit-Hits. Sonator Spooner, of Wisconsin, and half a dozen other Senators were at luncheon the other day in tho Senate restaurant. Spooner told a story. " Isn't that one of Chauncey Dopew'p stories?" asked Senator Wetmoro. " Not yet," replied Senator Spooner. A Now Engl?nder, about 70 years old, having learned that Dr. Ilenrj Van Djkomadc occasional expedition* t) Canada and elsewhere in search of big game, recontly sent to him a pen drawing made by himsolf of a stag, and underneath placed this motto in largo lettors: "Thou shall not kill." Dr. Van Dyke, in acknowledging re coipt of the drawing, thanked hie frioud for bis kindness and auggestcd that under certain conditions a more appropriate toxt would be Acts x, 13: " Riso, Peter; kill and eat." Homo of Iho late l.<ud Randolph Churchill's friends onco luod to have Lord Salisbury reinslato his erratic lieutenant. Salisbury listened lo them patiently and then asked: " Have any of you ever had a carbunclo on the back of your neck?" ?? No," was the reply. " Woll, I have," retorted his lordship, " and I don't want anothor." " Now, air. Havo you been mar ried ?? m I think so?wunco." " What do you mean, air?onco ? Whom did you marry ?" ? A wumruan." '? Come, como, now, air; don't trifle with the court. Of courao it waa a woman. Did you over hear of anybody marrying a man?" " Yea, sir, my sister." CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Beam tho ??natura?! FROM A BACHELOR'S VIEW. Idealists plan things; plain men do them. Thoro aro any number of ways to get worse; the only way to get better is to do it. The right kind of man doesn't wait for an invitation to kiss a girl. be. waits for a chance. You don't havo to look at a girl to know if sho is pretty; look at the men who aro looking at her. Six weeks after tho first of every January the biggest cast-olT collection iu this country is made up of discard ed New Year's resolutions. You can't make a silk purso with a college education. Send your pennies and somo ono else will get your friends. Women can stand an efTcminate man better than men can stand mascu line women. A boy can understand the argument of a switch every time, when reason ing willi him is all Greek to him. The same kind of man who runs af ter you when you have money will run away from yoi when you haven't. Being a llunucier is lettiug some body else make money for you. Dynamite can't blow a man in pub lic life so high as too much talking. Noah got along in the ark fairly well, in epilo of the big crowd ho had, because his mother-in-law wasn't there. To enjoy the sublimo respect of his wife a man mubt make her believo that tho easiest thing'for him to do is to make money. You can never discourage an about loving. If she can" -icr husband she is content to or children; if she hasn't au m she will manage to get alo. g her pets. It'e tho privilege of a worn ;st friend to abuse her other fric. .o to her. A married man is apt to get mad if he liuds out that his wife isn't worry ing about him. Some men live and learn nn.l sorao devolo their time to trying to forget what little they know. Many a man would bo able to livo on his reputation if it wasn't necessary to cat once in awhile. Every man on earth has his faults, but the girl who is engaged to bo mar ried is positive there is one exception. That candidate who places himself in the hands of his friends at the con vention is likely to bo left on their hands after the votes havo been counted. A ConrsE Takks a Drink.?A cor respondent of tho Richmond Times gives an amusing iucident related to him by a reliable and trustworthy gen tleman, which he says occurred in his county. In the good old days before the war there resided in bis county several gen tlemen who were great friends, each of whom were fond of bunting and wero jolly friends in the chaso. Ou one occasion one of these gentle men becamo violently ill, and was soon pronounced dead and laid away in the death chamber. Four of his old friends and chums, who never forsook him, even in death, gathered at his home to pay one of tho last sad olliccs to their old departed friend?that of sitting up with tho remains. In those days it was customary to set out something to drink for the guest who might bo visiting. These old companions of the dead man had taken their "toddy," and after doing so three of them coucluded to take a walk out in the open air, leaving tho I f jurlh gentleman to keep watch over tho dead. While tho other watchers wero out tho lonely sentinel thought ho would go into the room to soo if everything was all right with tho corpse, but to his horror, that which ho thought was dead and inanimate, had arisen from Ins couch, gono to tho table or side board and was pouring out himself a drink. Overwhelmed with fright, the watchman mado a mad rush from tho house, leaving his friend to tako his I drink alono. T?r Druggists Havk Fun.?A Philadelphia druggist has made the fol lowing collodion of amusing missivos that have boon sent to him from time to time: ? I havo a cute pain in my baby'e stummick. Please give bear' thing to euro it." " My litilr girl has eat Ui of bu.tons. Please send a nenu he en dosed boy." ? Door doctor a dog bit my m tho leg pleaso send some coi 3r and cutter oyes." Pleas send by bearer one k jstal card. Also kindly give bearer, my son, some licorice root." I M Doer doctor wot is good for Lircfoy , fever send somo quick 1 got it." M Lot my Johnny havo a glas of sody water. I wul como mysolf but I am washing. P. 8. Uio live cents is for the sody water." m If you can fill tho enclosed pres cription for 25 cents, do so. If not roturn by bearer." OABTOHIA. B?fcM tho _/> I* Kind You Haw Always