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Cbaneet in Eoitil Mukine. f 1 > HEY Lave been slow in comI t tog to this country, but now I that they have started they 0^ r.re comics with a rush. One of the latest States to adopt the money system of working the roads is Iowa, lu that State there is to be no more working out the tax by individual land owners. Everything is to be done by the money system. New York is fast working that way. Whole counties < arc leaving the old way and adopting the new This vhauge comes hard in some Iocs litieK The old men have for so many years looked forward to the time of working roads that they do not like to have It done away with. It has been looked upou as u sort 01 picnic, u lime wben we cau get together and lalk over all our own affairs and those of our neighbors. Everybody's business is rated fore aud aft at these annual gatherings. A little mud or loose earth is hauled into the road?usually where It is least needed?and the vest ^ of the time is spent sitting under some tree or lu the fence corner. True, a few districts have always done good, faithful work. All honor to those districts. They shall have all the credit due them, but We all know, and they themselves know, that they are exceptions which prove the rule. Time aud money enough have been wasted by? men under the name of working 011 the <*oad to put the highways of the , Stale in first-class shape. But what are we getting in return? That is what troubles some incredulous souls. They are always suspicions of new things. They look on the new everywhere with doubt. So in the matter of the money system of working the highways these men profess to see grave dangers. Some districts will be neglected- The work will lead to wholesale Jobbery. The highways will he no better than they used to be. It will cost more, and so on. ad infinitum. It most be left largely to time to tell us what part of all these gloomy forebodings are to become true. It seems reasonable, however, to suppose that if we elect honest men for highway commissioners?and that we ought always to do?the work will be done fairly and in^be most workmanlike manner possible. It is trut tfcat not all honest men are competent to build roads. We will doubtless soon see to It that there are schools under the supervision of ?the State in which practical roadmaklng stall be taght. We will also be more inclined than In the past to keep competent men in the office of highway commissioner when once we have found them. The trend is in the right direction, anyhow. Mistakes may be made. We will profit by them and gradually will come a perfect system.? E. L. Vincent, in the New York Tdbanc. rei)tr?l Aid to Rood*. The* good roads tpovomeut that seems , ' j -to-be goiDg over the country Is one of the best signs of the times. It is. perhaps, a better evidence of real progress than industrial enterprise of any other character. When u community once yets well started In Rood road building it is very likely to keep it up. for every advance on this Tine gives a fresh object lesson of the practical value of good roads and the wastefulness pf bad ones. For several years past a campaign of popular education on this subject has been earried on in every section of the country by individuals and organ iza, tions, by newspapers and magazines, and to a very notable extent by the Federal Government through its admirably conducted Department of Agriculture. The railroads have also given ft very valuable aid. This work has seemed in many localities to have little effect, and there has been much to disconrage those who have devoted themselves to it But they have kept bravely on, ami now on all sides the ^ fruits of their labors are beginning to appear. It is a safe prediction that I there will be more miles of lirst-class | roadway laid in the United States this ? year tban in any previous year of our history. It has become much easier ^ than it formerly was to interest the masses of the people, the farmers. tht* business men. men of property and professional men?the public generally?in this subject, which concerns us all and touches all our Interests. Interest in road Improvement is growing into enthusiasm l'or it as o larger proportion of the ppople are coming to appreciate irs importance and ]K*ofitabl?-ness. n?? .1* tlin lioci'iiiinf <?f jt era of road building in this country. . which is equivalent to saying that we are making surer the way to the substantial development and progress of the country. , Representative lieidler, of Ohio, has In roduced in Congress a bill which should receive the hearty support of men of ail political opinions. t- Vfr-ta emphatically a measure for the advancement of the public welfare: it is hard to conceive one that would better deserve that title. .The Beidler hill provides for the assembling of a convention representing the War Department, Postoftiee De-partroent. Agricultural Department, Interior Department of the Federal tlovernment, as well as every Stale and Territory in the Union. Such a convention would lie comfat posed largely of men who have made a |H special study of the construction and H care of roads. From it we might therefore reasonably expect recommendatious that would be of Immense ^^^^ulue to Congress, the State Legislatcounty hoards in their legisla ' 4* tire and administrative provisions for road -work. The convention might also lay the basis of a national good roads policy that "would benefit the country quite as much as the Government's labor aud expenditure for river and harbor improvement. The Beidler bill is ou? of the most practical and promising measures thai has been proposed to Congress in a long time.?Atlanta 'tJa.j Journal. MYSTERY OF A SPDER'S SPINNING. How l)or? Ho Snrrffil In Dr.aniiij Ills V>h So Taat? How does a snider spin n ih:oad from one bush to nuolhcr at a height from tit" ground and theu <1: a?v i: so tight? asks a correspondent in riic New Century. Every one who has ever walked through a country lane eailv in the morning has felt the strained threads upon the face, and often these threads are many yards long, but the way iu which it is done remains ? mystery. He does not fly across, drawing the thread after him. for In* has no wings. Neither does lie descend to the ground and then climb the opposite bush, for this would lead to immediate and hopeless entanglement of the gossamer filament. How then docs be do it? M. Favier. a French scientist ha.r discovered that a thread one yard long, will support by its: own buoyancy iu the air, the weight of a young spider. It would thus be in the power oi a juvenile to spin a thread of that length and trust to air currents to carry 1: across and attach it to an opposite bush so that lie himself could then pass over and draw it tight. But many of those threads, to judge from their strength and consistency, are not the work of young spiders, and ns every observer knows, thej- are often many yards long and drawn so tightly that the face Is instantly aware of their presence when breaking them. The work is nearly always done In the night time, so that observation is difficult. * If the spider has any human nature In his mnke-np?and many of his habitwould lead us to suppose that lie has? he would he gratified at the perplexity which he causes and Mould advertise his performances as zealously us do less gifted human gymnasts ami even some popular preachers. WORDS OF WISDOM. Justice without wisdom is impossible.?Fronde. Magnificent promises aiv always to be suspected.?Theodore Parker. He is only a well-made man who has a pood determination.?Emerson. A soul occupied with great ideas best performs small duties.?M. ilartiueau. Labor is the great producer of wealth; it moves ail other causes.? Daniel Webster. Youth will never live to ape unl'ss they keep themselves in health with exercise, and in heart with joy fulness. ?Sidney. ' Xiue-ieuths of all the misery in the world arises front a false estimate plaeed upon the value of things.? Franklin. The man who laughs Is the man v.'ho wins, and the niau who laughs is iuvariably the one who absorbs most oxygen.?S. I*. Burke. The ills of life ate sufficiently li:..l to bear, without adding to them the wear and tear of discontent and rebellion.? Eliza hot b Cady Stanton. You may have in a bouse costly pictures and costly ^maiuents, and a groat variety of decoration, yet, so far as tuy judgment goes. I Avould prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you can give me in the way of decoration which the highest art can supply.?John R rigln. To me it seems that the soul, in all its higher actions, in original thought, in the creations of genius, in the soarings of Imagination, in its love of beauty and grandeur, in its aspirations after a pure and unknown joy, and especially in disinterestedness, ih the spirit of self-sacrifice, and in enligutcned devotion, has a character of infinity.?C. G. Ames. X I.ittle Philosopher. Out 3u Riverside there lives a little chap who deserves a place in the world's philosophy along with Mrs. Wiggs and David Hurum. He is by nature sunny, and is apt to take the world as it comes along. Ills that are childhood tragedies to most youngsters he usually passes by with a smile, l'or this he rightly has been considered something of a wonder, hut the climax came the other day. lie had gone to play with a neighbor's child and the hoys, seeking excitement, had managed to climb to the top of a big tree. Our little philosopher had only just reached the top when his fool slipped ?ua lie ion to cue grounu. mnever utteml ? word, anil it was the screaming of the playmate that attracted the attention of the mother. The doctor came and found two had fractures of the leg and hip. The little fellow Imre the setting of the hones patiently. After it was done the mother slipped out of the room to hide her own tears. A faint little sound came from the room where the Injured boy lay. She hurried hack almost hoping to find liim crying. "My son." she said, "do you want something? I thought 1 heard you call." "Ob. no. mother." answered the little fellow. *'E didn't call. I just thought I'd try singing a bit." And ho went 011 with the song.? Chicago Chronicle. The Mont Valuable Statue. The most valuable statue in the world is that of the god Diabutsu. in Yokohama, Japan. It is G31-2 feet high, weighs 450 tons and contains 300-pound weight of pure gold. t 1 ,?rv fgljl ThfrfcfcST $ [!!I It is pure. | ill I I< is gentle. ^i 111 ^ ^ p^easant* i$ ||j| It is efficacious. jii;jj|i It is not expen.sivi y | ;H It is good for chil gji|| I ?! !Nj It is excellent f<>" $; T. . f :? 1 It :s convenient u ^ ;!? It is perfectly safe % :1| It is used by milb i ji Kfl; ;j i It stands highest. EMI rr... ; l|i j'l Xi ywu lu' 3 ? produces. r.< !:! '; r % 1:< J ? !'ij . BSE TAYLOR'S S Science in Business. In a recent issue of the Journal of ; the British Society of Arts some strik- j ing examples of the effect of the use I of science in German factories are j given. In 1840 154,000 tons of beef j root were crushed, from which 8.- ! O0o tons of raw sugar were produced J ?about 5 1-2 per cent. In 1860 1,500.- | 000 tons were treated, and produced ' | 128,000 tons of sugar?8 per cent, j i Last year 12,000,000 tons were crush- > | ed and yielded 1,500,000 tons of raw j j sugar?12 per cent. This increase of j ; quantity, us well a* percentage of i I product is due entirely to scientific ; { tenatmant TK a iw< + i An a f il et* i uv.anuriu. imc piuuuv. nun ui ui; ! colors, chemicals and' dyes In Ger; many shows a corresponding Increase : I in production and dividend-paying ca- j ! pacity, which is due to the constant j l maintenance of laboratories or trained 1 j scientists, whose only purpose is to j I improve and cheapen processes. New York Women's Ctubc. I The New York Ladies* Club, now j ! nonexistent, was the most exiiusive ' in the metropolis. Its Initiation fee j i was but $20, and the annual dues 1 1 amounted to $30. It costs $25 to join j i Sorosis. while something like $33 will ' ! pay the dues and for the various 1 breakfasts and dinners, says Ainslce's . Magazine. You can become a patron- ; ' ess of a fashionable hospital or a i life member of almost any old thine i for $100. At the newly 'luarterod i I Woman's Club in New York, dining ; and writing rooms, dressing rooms : ! nnH attendant mnirls slppninp- rr?run? I where for $1 you may put up for the i night; lockers, where a change of | clothing may be kept; telephone, teie- j I graph and messenger service, Turkish j | and Russian baths, with a trained ; nurse?all these are obtainable with i | annual dues of hut $15. I 1 Chew Tons of Gum. Cleveland claims to be the head- ; | ouarters of gum chewing and chewing \ gum. says The Chicago Record-Herald. | I It Is asserted tliat more guin is manu- ! j fartured in that city than any other, j j dlfforence in population not being con- ; j sidered, and the two greatest manu- ; ! facturers of chewing gum are number- j j ed among the merchant princes. They ' find It difficult to spend iheir Incomes, i j Rut Chicago can claim the second 1 ! place, and the best judges- estimate | ! that our people use about a ton ol I a riov?thnt Is. 2.000 boxes con- ! ftuiai u ***?j > " ---? i tainlng 200,000 pieces and costing j $2,000. That is a very small expend! j turc for the amount of pleasure and j good that is derived from the hahit; ] for. while gum chewing may not be J refined or elegant, it is considered ) very healthful, it aids digestion, pre | vents dyspepsia, cures Insomnia, cod- i cent rates the mind, and promote? j meditation. ? Lavender Leave*. The waving eorn was fcwn and gold. ' The damask roses blown. Th* bees and busy splnning-whcel Kept up a drowsy drone. < When Mistress Standlsh. folding down j I litr linen, white us snow. Between it laid the la vender, thie summer long ago. \ J Tlu* slender spikes of grayish green. Still moist with morning dew. Reciiled a garden sweet with bo* Beyond the ocean's blue; An English garden, quaint and old. She nevermore might know; And so she dropped a homesick tear i That summer long ago. The yellow sheets grew worn and thin, ! And fell in many a shred; Some went to bind the soldiers' wounds. And some to shroud the dead. And Mistress Standish rests her soul Where graves their shadows throw. And violets blossom, planted there In summers long ago. But still between the royal rose And lady Illy tall Springs up the modest lavender Bestd.- the cottage wall. The spider spreads her gossamer Across it to and fro? The ghost of linen laid to ibleach One summer long ago. ?New England Magaxlne. W""" ' k y .? I Why ip.of f"i_4s rajTvily laxative e. \ ladies. >r business men uriilsr all circumstances, ons of families the world over, as a laxative, with physicians, have the best laxative the vrorld rokee Remedy of Sweet Gi ghs, Colds, LaGrippe ? TALE OF A BASHFUL MONKEY. Simian at Philadelphia Will Only i Chum with a Cat. mu r# l lrAi? TKa I I DK AlK) nas J!, UU&IUU1 luuunc; . tuc keepers call him "Bashful Willie. He was born in the Garden one year ago, and is the son of the large Japanese monkey, whose destructive proclivities have earned for her the sobriquet "Carrie Nation." Carrie was with Willie in a separate j cage until he was fcur months old. He i was then placed in the large cage with ! the other monkeys, but he was found j to be too bashful to live in their com- ! pany. He kept on bowing right and j left, but was too timid to eat or even 1 drink In the presence of others. A special cage was placed in Keeper j McCrossan's office, and there lit so:! ; tude Bashful Willie Is thriving. The I only company he enjoys is Snake j Keeper Hess' white cat. which has . become famous for having one blue : and yellow eye. The cat pays regular ' visit to Willie and allows him to pull ; her tall through the bar. A few days ngo Willie had a cough, and it was thought advisable to bring 1 the mother to him, but even Carrie was repulsed by Willie, who screamed loud and burled h!s bead in a corner. , ?Philadelphia Ledger. I Old ifaf. Macks of Chairs, etc.. win lie ; dyed with Pin n asi Faoei.kss Dyes. 1 he Knghsh language is spoken by J1J.oO1.1,'>00 people. Monter.y, Mesieo. is to have an electric 1 >ai!.y?ad system thirty miles long, calling for a: . ".penditure y $d,50l),?J00. Ho*'* Till*.' Wo ofTer One Hundred Dollars Reward to; j nay ea.se ot Catarrh that cannot be cured by ' Poll's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chenet J. (?:>., Props., Toledo, O. j We, the uudersigne I, have known F. J.Che- i rev for the last 15 years, and believe him per- j ,'eetly honorable in nil business transaction! j and financially able to carry out an} oblica ion made bv their Arm. West & Tbcak, Wholesale Druggists .Toleda, i Ohio. W\Lr>:xu.KiMSAXiMARviv.Yt'holfsalcDrj,;- i gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh fur. is taken Internally, not- i log directly upon the blood and mucous sur- . of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. ; kioUl by all Druggists. Testimonials free. i flili s Family Pills are the best. Orders have been i-cu d to the Russian police to forbid t!:e sale or use of pho'.io- J graph rollers for the reproduction of sacred j music F CI S Dcrmanently ou red.No Uts or nervous- j ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great j Ncrveli'Siorvr.F'2trlulbottlcundi.realise free t Dr. Ltd., Ml Arch St., Fnita., Pa. j A lovers quarrel often serves to breatTj (he monotony ?I happiness. Mr". in.-d-Av'o H" jihlngvjyrup for children ' i toothing,riolten the gum.?, reduces in'lurnimi | lion,allays rniu,cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle ; It i< much easier to expound the truth j than to nail a lie Piao'a Onrs cannot bs too highly spoken of as aoough care.?J. W. OTJbien, 322 Third < Avenue, S., Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. <5.l'l-M * Hearing, as a rule, is more acute with the right than with I he left our City Nephew?T noticed that the hir- j rd man didn't drink coffee for break- , jj fast. YMeuffi I \>St U 1 IS NOT A C ft Bl IT IT ri IDPC r? i 1 And all dltu-nnen orlftnq from i in purl tie Injur* the dlf/e.stirr orj/tm*. i'ntnrrh, i dienppenr under the p-neerful Mood pun !| TWO BOTTLE! Gentlemen:?I take pleasure In bearing of your ** Kbeumacide- Two tx>Ula* cum be of any IwmeSt to you In advertising you Yours truly, W. H. BAND, All Druggists, $1.00, or Bobfvitt Chemical Co., > RMHSnHBHHH |.v Becaxii Its component parts are all whiles It act* RentJ/ without unpleasant It is wholly free from objectiouabl Tt contains the laxative manciples It contains the carminative princi] It contains wholesome aromatic ] agreeable and refreshing to the All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientificallj Its value is due to our method of m the orginality and simplicity cf To get its beneficial effects? buy Manufactured by (AuroRrfiA pa; San Frn.nr.i8co. C Louisville, Ky N EOF SALE BY ALL LEALING I pBIBSSS jm and Mullein 8SSSy?JS I and Luut? Troubles. Thoroughly tested rs. All IXri-gjrlsts. 26c, 60c and tl.OO. J F* A Qoldcn^ul^ ^ of Agriculture: | Be good lo your land and your crop N will be good. Plenty of Potash qualujTn (lotffln fiinnfirs. w v v iivii w 111 ii vi v i j We Wh?nafao!jre the Most Ccmpl^tu Line of Cotton Gin Machirerj of Anv Company In the Wcrld, namely, the i PRATT, WINSHIP, MUNGER, EAGLE, SMITH. We also make Linters for Oil Mills, * Engines and Boilsrs. We also sell everything necessary to complete a. Modern 61nning Outfit and furnish our cos- * ? A *iL iT.li j.s.SUJ ..J : i tomsis Him run qbuiiou pians ana ina terial bills for construction of neoessary I houses for our plants without extra charge. The Continental Gin Company,;. 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