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The Law of the Party. Democratic Constitution as Amended in Columbia. Candidtates for United States Sena? tor Still to be Chosen by Primary. Each Club to Have a Separate Voting Place in Primaries-Each Candi' didate to Pledge Himself Before- the First Campaign Meeting-A Ma j or it y Required to Elect COLUMBIA, May 21.-Toe new cou stitution of the party was adopted last night without much discussion-there were bigger fish to fry. The in*!ru meut is of great importance to the Democrats of the State. It is as foi- j lows : Constitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina as adopted in State j Convention at Columbia, S C , Maj 20, 1896: Article I. There shall be one or more Democratic clubs organized in each township or ward, each of which clubs shall have a distinct title. "The -Democratic Club." and shall elect a president, one or more vice pres? idents, a recording and a cosrresponding secretary aod a treasurer, and shall have the following working committees, of not less than three members each, vis: A committee on registration, an executive committee and such other committees as to each club may seem expedient. Articie li. The meetings of the > club shall be frequent after the opening of the canvass, and some member of j the club or invited speaker deliver an address at each meeting, if practicable j The clubs shall meet on the fourth ! Saturday in April and the county con venci?n on the first Monday in May, i respectively, of each election year : ! Provided, that- the county executive I committee may name any other day! within the same week for such club i meeting by giving at least two week's notice by advertisement in county pa- j pers. Eich county shall be entitled to j double the number of delegates in the Stare Convention as it bas members in j the General Assembly. Article III The president or five | members shall have power to call an extra meeting of the club, an at such j extra meeting one-fourth of the mern- j hers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Article IV. The clubs in each coun? ty shall be held together and .operate under the control of a count) executive committee, which shall consist of one member from each club, to be elected by the respective clubs. The execu? tive committee, when elected, shall appoint tts own officers, (except the chairman, who shall be elected by the county convention, who shall not ne? cessarily be members of said commit? tee, but a vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filed by the club, through the loss of whose mem? ber by death, resignation or otherwise the vacancy occurs: Provided, that any j officer sc elected who is not a member i of the committee shall not be entitled j to a vote oa any question except the chairman, and then only io case of al tie vote. The tenure of office of the J executive committee shall be until the j first Monday in May of each election j year, at which time the county oonven lions shall be called together to reor- j ganize the party. Every Presidential election year county conventions shall be called by the county executive com- : mittee to meet on the first Monday in | May, which shall elect delegates to a j State Convention called for the purpose | of electing delegates to the National ? Democratic Convention and to elect the j member of the national Democratic j executive committee from this State, j The State Convention shall be called by j the State executive committee to meet every Presidential election year on the third Wednesday in May, and every j State election year and State conven lions shall meet on the first Monday iu i May and the third Wednesday in May I respectively j Article V. County Democratic Con- j ventions shall be composed of delegates j elected by the severa! local clubs, one delegate for every twenty-five voters, as shown by the poll list made at the preceeding first primary election io an election year, and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, with the right to each county convention to en? large or diminish the representation ac j cording to circumstances. The county conventions shall be called together by j the chairman of the respective execu- i live committees uuder such rule, not inconsistent with the constitution nor with the roles adopted by the State j Democratic executive committee, as i each county may adopt, and wheu as- i semb?ed shall be called to order by the ! obairman of the executive committee, \ and the convention shall proceed to ! nominate and elect from among its members a president, one or more vice ! presidents, a secretary and a treasurer. I Any county convention may permit or j recognize the formation of a new club or clubs by a majority of its members. Io all cities with a population of 5,000 and over there may be two clubs tn each ward ; they shall be organized iu ; obeedieoce to this constitution, as are ? the clubs elsewhere in State, and in or? ganizing said clubs they shall have rep- ' resentation in the county conventions i spectively as said conventions shall ; iare with the provisions of this con - j ution. Article VI. For the purpose of nc o ititi? candidates for Governor L tenant Governor and all other t? officers, including solictors io the pective circuits, and Congressmen their respective districts and Un States Senators and all county offie except magistrates and masters and s ervisioi's of registration, a direct mary election shall be held on (he Tuesday m August ot each eled Year, and a second and third prim each tvro weeks successively thereaf At this election only Democratic wi voters who have been residents of State twelve mouths and the cou sixty days preceding the next gen< election, and such negroes as voted Democratic ticket in 1876. aid as h voted the Democratic ticket conti ously since, to bp shown by the ce ficate of ten white Democratic vote who wiil pledge themselves to supp the nomioees of such elections, n vote, provided that no person shall allowed to vote except bis name be rolled on the particular club list which he offer* to vote at least five di before the day of the first electii Each club shall have a separate pol 1 i place for primary elections The club rolls of the party sh constitute the registry list and shall open to inspection by any member the party, and the electiou under t cause shall be held and regulated i der the Act of the General Asseml of this State, approved December 1888, and any subsequent Acts of t Legislature of this State. The St; executive committee shall meet on t Friday after each primaiy, or such ott time as may be designated by the cha man. to canvass the vote and declare t re?ult as to all State officers. Congre! men and United States Senators. 1 contests for all nominations at prima elections shall be heard first by t county executive committee of t county in which such irregularitiee m have occurred, and may be reviewed the State executive committee, who action shall be final ; provided, that vote shall be counted for any cant date who does nor file with the chairm; of the State executive committee, with the respective chairman of t county executive committees, a pied j in writing that he will abide the resu of such primary aod support the noe inees thereof, and that he is not. n will he become the candidate of any fa tioD, either privately or publicly su< gested. other than the regular Denn eratic nomination ; provided turtbi that no candidate shall be declare nominated unless he receives a majorit of the votes cast for the office for whic he is a candidate : Provided that tb pledge of such candidate shall be file ou or before the day of the first caa paigo meeting of the county or Stal respectively. Article VII. The officers of tb State Convention shall be a president one vice pres dent from each Congref siooai district, two secretaries and treasurer Article VIII. The State executiv committee shall be composed of on member from each county, to beelecte by the county conventions on the fir* Monday in May of each election year When elected said executive com mitte shall choose its own officers, not neces 8arily members thereof prior to sai< election : Provided, that any officer s elected who is not a member of th committee shall not he entitled to a vot on any question, except the chairman and then only in a case of a tie vote The State executive committee sha! meet af the call of the chairman o any five members, and at such time ant place as he or they may appoint. Tb? member of the national Deroocratii executive commmittee from South Caro lina shall be elected by the May Stan Convention in 1896, and every foul years thereafter, and when elected ahal be ex officio a member of the State ex? ecutive committee. Vacancies on said executive committee by death, resigna? tion or otherwise, shall be filled by the respective county executive committees. The State executive committee is charged with the execution and direc? tion of the policy of the party in this State, subject to this constitution, the principies declared in the platform ol principles and such instruction,by reso? lution or otherwise,as a StateConvention may from time to time adopt, notincou sistent with this constitution, and shall continue in office for two years from the time of election, or until their succes? sors have been elected. The committee shall nominate Presidential elector*, aud if any vacancy occur in the State ticket or of electors, or of member of the national executive committee, by death, resignation or other cause, the com? mittee shall have the power to fill the vacancy all by a majority of the whole committee. Article IX. The vote in the respec? tive counties for all of the State officers. Congressmen, United States Senator shall be transmitted by the chairmen of the respective county executive com? mittees to the chairman of the State executive committee as early as practi? cable after each primary, who shall proceed to canvass the vote and declare the results. Article X. When the State Con? vention assembles it shall he calied to order by the chairman of the State executive committee. A tempo rary chairman shall bc nomi? nated and elected by the Conven? tion, and after ifs organization the Con vention shall proceed immediately to the election of permanent officers and to the transaction of business. When the business has concluded it shall adjourn sin die. Article Xi. Before the election in 1896, and each election thereafter, the j State Democratic executive committee s b a i I issue a cali to al! candidates for State offices toaddress tbe peopie ot the different counties of the State, fixing the dates uf the meeting?, and also in? viting the eandidares for Congress, United States Senate and for solicitors, io their respective districts and circuits, to be present and address the people A* such meetings only the candidates above set f.irth should be allowed to speak. Article XII. It sba!' be the duty of each county executive committee t > ap? point meetings in their respective coun 'ies to be addressed hy the caniddares for the GeDerel Assembly and for the different county officers, all of whom except magistrates and supervisors uf registraton shall he elected by prima? ries on the last Tuesday in August of each election year under <he same rules and regulations hereinbefore provided. Article XIII Each county delegatioo to a State Convention shall have power to fill any vacancy thereon ArticleXIY This constitution may be amended or altered at any convention called specifically for that purpose, the call for which shall specify the changes to be made. Article XV. Any county failing or refusing to organize under the provisions of this constitution shall nor have rep? resentation in the State Democratic Coo potion. It will be noted that there i* a new rule by which all candidates for State officers are to file thcdr pledges to abide the result of the primary on or before the first campaign meeting. Tbe question now is who is ??oiog into tbe primary and whether it will be as popular a- ever. - II ?J? ????-^? The Mississippi Flood. . ST. LOUIS, May 22 -The Mississip? pi river is now within three feet ot the danger line in front of this city This morning the guage registered 27 feet-a rise of nearly two feet during the past 24 hours. It is ex pected that the danger line wili be reached by to-morrow night, and serious damage will result to proper? ty owners and storekeepers ate mov? ing their effects to upper floor? Advices received from upper Mis? souri, Illinois and Iowa poirts state that the rivers in those sections are on a rampage, and pouring an im meuse volume of water into the Mis? sissippi. Old river men declare that the flood of four years ago will be exceeded by the present rise. Dan? ger warnings have been issued to all points between Keokuk and Cairo. GRANT AND UNCLE BEN. The President Remembered the Old Man Who Was Kind to Him. D. R. Garrison told a story to Gen? eral Schofield at the Dent House which illustrates to a certain extent the kind heartedness of General Grant. Grant was a great lover of horses, and while he was president he came on a visit to St. Louis, and Mr. Garrison, at that time president of the old Pacific road, took him out to his farm. They started off in a buggy for a drive, and after go? ing some distance met an old man go? ing along on a horse. The man was in his shirt sleeves and wore a straw hat, but Grant recognized him, and, stop? ping the buggy, he got our, and walk? ing up to the old man put out his hand and said: "Hello, Uncle Ben! How aro you and the old woman getting alone?" The old man was Uncle Ben Sapping ton. He welcomed the president and said that lie was getting along very well. He remarked that tivy were hap? py as long as they had enough to eat and a pipe and a little tobacco. "Uncle Ben, wouldn't you like to Iv postmaster of Meramee township?"' ask? ed rho president. Uiiele Ben said lie would not object, and Gram: shock hiru by the hand and said: "God bless you and your wife, Uncle Ben. I think of you often. " "When Grant ?rot back in the buggy, tho tears were streaming from his eyes, and he said to Mr. Garrison: "Poor old Uncle Ben, He has a big heart. I re? member, '' ho said, "when I and my wife, living in that house over there, did not have anymore to eat than need? ed, and old Uncle Ben would come around to the house at night and leave a basket of provisions on our doorstep. He was afraid to come and give Thom to us, thinking that he would possibly hurt our feelings. God bless his mem? ory!" Uncle Ben Wits made postmaster, and after living to a ripe old age he joined the great majority and was followed by Grant a few years ago.-St. Louis Re? public. More Kees Than Kind. Hostess-Well, there is one very creditable thing I can say about my husband. We have lived together over 20 years now, and during all that time I have never heard him swear once. What do you think of that? Guest-I think it the most remark? able case of self control I ever heard of. -Boston Courier. The Mississippi. Mississippi was originally Meche Sebe, "Father of Waters. " It was first spell? ed Misisipi by Tabott, a Jesuit explorer, anti one consonant after another has been since added until it is now leaded down. The Choctaws called it tin - ' 'Long river;'' the Illinois Indians knew ir as thc- "(Treat Fish river;" on old maps ir is designated as La Grande Bivieve, Biviere Conception, Riviere Baude, Fleuve Sf. Louis, Rio del Esperitu Santo, Rio Escondido and many other names. The Indian tribi-s thar lived on its banks named different sections to please themselves, and it is said that from itss<v:ree to its mouth it was orig? inally called by more than 100 names. Some philologists doubt the correctness of the translations given above and com? monly received and think tin1 original word means ' 'all ? he rivers of the earth. ' ' A SHEPHERDESS CF SHEEP. Sho walks-th- lady of my delight A shepherdess <.f sui ..;>. Ecr?ocks ::r<- thoughts : she ke?.?jM thea Sh"- guards them from ti:; -t.. p :. Sh-- ] -ads them <<n th" fmgraas height And folds them ia for sleep. She roams maternal hills and bright, Dari: valleys safe; sad doe?: Hi-r dreams ar" innocent at night Tho chastest -tars may peep. Sh-- walks-tho lady <-r.' my delight A slitrpljorc?CS? Of SUOt'p. She holds h< r little thoughts in sight, Though gay they 1 a:: and leap; " She i.- so circumspect an?: r:;;ht: She has her soul to kee?: Shy walk; - th.- lady cf my delight A shepherdess of sheen. -Pall Mall Gazette. j MY FIRST CAMPAIGN. At Fcri Yuma, in tho southwest cor? ner cf Arizona, Iii " had long boon mon? otonous, s ) wc heard with mach pleas I uro that several bands < f Apaches hud j "jumped" their reservations and were ; on the warpath. Preparations wore ?it ; I once begun in anticipation of expected i j order.-; to round tho Indians up. Soon j j we received the crders by telegraph, I I and at once tock tho field, j Tho other officers of my troop wore i either on leave cr on detached service, j so I was temporarily in command cf \ my trotn). I had graduated frcm the I i Military academy but a short riinebfi i foro, and had boon cn but few scout.-:. ; Still I had soon enough field s ;rvice to ? I make me quito confident cf my ability j to c ommand my troop. Tho number of hostile Indians was j reported at about 30, divided into sev- | ? eral bands. As the direction which they j j had taken was net definitely known, it was considered bi\st fer the troups to separate, as a single troop could easily capture a band of the hostiles, or even the whole lot in caso the bands should unite, while by separating the chances i of striking the trails would bo greatly I increased. I hailed this plan with delight, for as ! long as my troop was with any one of j the ethers, I, hoing thc junior officer, ? could merely obey the crders given to ! mo. But alone I would be free to cxer j eise my ingenuity. j Visions of success rose before me. i Here was an early chaneN to win fame, 1 and perhaps a brevet as an Lidian fight j er! I was alene, and would plan the I capture I intended t o make. Old ser I g?ants with a troop are fond ; f giving ad I vice to the "youngsters" just ont cf the i academy, but I would make them un? derstand that they need not attempt I that with me ? My route was toward the northeast. We proceeded rapidly, searching eager? ly for Indian signs, through a desert covered with cactus of immy variet ios. Snakes, tarantulas, centipeds and other similar creatures abounded. For two days we did not see the slightest sign of an Indian trail, and I began to fear that I was not to have a chance to win my spurs. But on the morning of the third day we struck an Indian trail, and my hopes rose. They were short lived, for the trail was an old one. We soon lost it and resumed our march in the original direction. Next day. soon after an hour's halt for dinner, the scouts reported an Indian trail. I hurried forward to inspect it. It was a very plain one, and even to my tuipracticed eye it was evident that the band was much larger than we had ex I pected to meer. I concluded that the several bands must, by a preconcerted j j plan, have concentrated at some point. I I was delighted at this, for instead of j capturing one band I should capture all. ! Without loss of time I gave rho nee- j j essary instructions, took precautions rr, j avoid fallitig into an ambush and gave j I the order to advance. Oid indian hunt- | j ors say: 4'If you see Apache signs, be ; very careful; if you don't seo signs, be i much more careful. " If the Indians sus I peet they are being pursued, they will I destroy, as far as possible, ail signs of j their trail. The clearness cf rho trail we ! were following assured me flair the In- | : dians wore blissfullv unconscious of our presence. j Tho scouts, however, were directed to j remain near the column, and in order j not to lose any of the credit cf the cap i turo I followed (dose on their heels. We j moved rapidly, and th-.* frail grew warmer every minute. We were at the most not over two hours behind the Apaches. It was growing dusk, and I began to ! fear that vre should not come up with j them that night, but would be forced to ? go into camp at dork. The country had j become rolling, so that we could not see j any distance ahead, and this should j have made mo more cautious to avoid an ; ambush. But I did not anticipate anv i thing of this kind, for I still had no rea- | j son to think that thc Indians had any idea we were close on their trail. As we came over thc crest of a small hill the scouts pointed out to me a thin line of smoke rising beyond tho next rise of ground. I at once halted and dismounted my command. Und', ?ubtedly the Indiana had gone into camp unsus? picious of our approach. I could hear my heart beat with ex? citement and anticipation, but in order j to lay my plans correctly it was neces j sary for me to see the ground myself : After a moment's hesitation I concluded j to take the first sergeant with me. We tied bunches of grass on our heads i and then crept forward ten yards apart until we came to the crest of the ob I strutting hill. I peered over, drewhas ' tily back and took along breath. There ? they were! There was no doubt of fha:, j i for they were not 100 yards away, and j at the first glance I saw thar rhey were j almost as many men as I had. This was rather more than I had bar- j gained for. I had expected to meet ten j j or a dozen, or, in ease the bands had > i united, 30 af most. However, I was in ! for it now. It would never do to re ; treat, and my glory would be all the greater from such a capture. I rook another glance and then beck- J . oned to my sergeant to fall back a short distance for a consultation. As he came ! up to me without waiting for me to i speak he said: I 4'Lieutenant, I think" I He got. no further, for at that point I i tho thought flashed thivaigh nryiniiid: "There! As I had expected, he is going to presume on his position as an old soldier and give mo advice. " ? did not want any advice. I wanted the credit, and tho win ?lo credit. I knew that his advice w< -aid be g ? d, for he was an old Indian lighter andu level headed man, but that was all the ni'>re reason foi- my not wanting to hear his advice, for no doubt I should be jj> ?u."iief<l by ir. mid rh< n ? ?should fool in honor bound to acknowledge Irl - sharo in the success. Therefore, as he began to speak, I said, perhaps rather too abruptly: '"Never mind, sergeant, what you think. Join the troop and have ir n adv to attack as soon as I come back. " With a suspicion of a smile on his face, but true to Iris reparation as a splendid soldier, ho obeyed without a word. I again crept forward to thc crest of the hill, and protected by my mask of grass made a thorough survey of the grt ?und. The Indians, as I hod expected, be? lieving themselves absolutely safe, had : raicen no precautions to guard against a ; surpris.*. They had gone jnro camp on j thc bank of a small stream, which at I this point made a bead away frein me and then back again, forming a V, with j the Indian camp at the vertex. The stream had at the bend cut into the op- ! posite bank, making it steep and hard to scale. Their campfires were lighted, and the j Indians were evidently preparing sup per. Their rifles were stacked a little in > advance on one side. My plan was quickly formed.. I would send small detachments up and down | the stream to cur off escape in those di- j reef ions and would draw up my main j body behind the crest where I was. j They would have perfect command of j the camp and could also pick off any | one who attempted to escape by sealing j the opposite bank. When everything should be ready, I would advance ?done as far down the slope as possible, and as soon as discov? ered would call on the camp to surren? der. At my call my men would appear at the crest with their rifles cocked and aimed. I hoped by this plan to capture the whole camp without firing a shot. I returned to my troop and carefully : explained the plan. Again I thought ? that I noticed one or two peculiar smiles on the men's faces. I paid no attention ! to them, bur made tho details for t he j two parries to cut off the retreat up and ; down the stream. I selected trustworthy noneommis sicned officers to command these parties ; and started them for their designated ; places. I then deployed my menas skir- ! mishers, and after waiting a sufficient length of time for the two detached par- i ties to reach their places I gave the or- \ der for the men to advance cautiously to the crest of the hill. It was quite dark by this time, and with a sigh of relief I saw my plans j completed without any alarm having been given. I cautiously advanced alone till with- ! in easy speaking distance, when I step? ped into plain view and called for the surrender of the camp, at the same ; time telling them that escape was im- ! possible. I was perfectly astounded to see no commotion, no confusion in the camp, j but in reply to my summons a voice an- ! swered in good English: "All right, old fellow, we surrender. jKTow march your men in and have some : supper. ' ' I recognized the speaker as one of the captains from the next post, who was in command of a company of Indian scouts, that I had mistaken for a baud of hostiles. The juke was on me, and I had noth? ing to do hui to malee the best of ir. So, hiding my chagrin as best I could, I gave the order fi r tho men to return for . their horses and march into can:]). The captain r;>ld mo that all the hos? tiles had returned to their reservation, but when his scouts had reported to him" that we were following him he had guessed that we had not heard of j their return, but had mistaken his com- j pany for the Indians. He had thought that it would be a good joke on meto let me go ahead and capture his com- : pany. After supper, when I went to inspect the horses, rho first sergeant said to me: ''Lieutenant, I starred to tell you that I thought that those were friendly Indians, and when you sent me back to the troop I cautioned the men not to shoot unless I proved to be mistaken. " lt would indeed have been a dreadful ; mistake if any one had been hurt. So I thanked the sergeant for his thoughtful? ness and at the same time mentally re? solved that the next time I would listen : to his advice. Ir did no* take long after I returned : to my post for the story to leak out. But it was .' longtime before they tired of telling how I captured a company of \ our own Indian scouts.-Lieutenant J. C. W. Broods, U. ri. A., in Youth's ^ Companion. Michigan has been called the Lake ; State for an obvious reason. It is bet- I ter known as the Wolverine State, from the former presence of great num.- j bers of these animals in its forests. THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE. The Perfect Vehicle Will Come Into Use SloTTly b::i Surely. A litrlo reflection will convince any one that th" u>e of motocycles, or, in other words, horseless carriages, will improve the roads. Gem ral Morin of France is anthority for the statement thar rlio deterioration o?" common roads, except that which is caused by the weather, is two-thirds due to the wear cf horries' feet ami oi?o-rhird duo to the wheels of vehicles. This being the case, if the same amount as usual continue, to be laid out upon the roads, and the continued damage decrease two-thirds, then the amount spent will go to in? creased and permanent improvement, and the roads will br- "as smooth as a barn floor. " There are many questions to be solved, *.aany difficulties to be sur? mounted, before the unexceptionable vehicle appears. It was a long time be? fore the difficulties Of making sewing machines, revolvers, repeating rifles, typewriters and typesetters were over? come. Yet, examine them! It is all plain and simple, and not at all marvel? ous now, and we eau hardly imagine how any mechanic could spend years of time studying over such easy problems. So it will be with the motocycles. The mountains of difficulty will sink into molehills, and the ingenuity displayed will be found to take the form of judi? cious application of ordinary mechanic? al appliances, approved by the final umpire, the common sense of mankind. Those who build automobiles must not permit themselves to think that they were boni with all the carriage makers' lore inherent in them. A man may be a first class theoretical and practical mechanic and not be able to make a good vehicle to run on wheels. The per? fect carriage, as we know it today^, is the aggregate of the years of exhaustive trial and experiment and the improve? ments on that experience made by 1,000 men of genius. If the carriage builders bestow upon the new carriage all the art acquired in building the old, and the motocycle men learn the reasons of the convention? alities of the trade and adapt their im? provements to them with reference to the opinions of those who are not preju? diced against innovation, they will both work together in harmony and with one purpose, and, so united, they will make rapid progress in the devel? opment of the inevitable vehicle of the future. -Cassier's Magazine. Should Plays Be Printed? Moliere objected to theprmtmgof his plays on the ground that they were meant to be acted on thc stage, with the costumes, scenery and illusions per? taining thereto, and not to be read in the closet. It was also inferred that Shakespeare entertained the same notion as Moliere, seeing how indifferent he was as to the fate of his plays so long as they were popular on the stage. There is also the explicit declaration of Hey? wood in the following terms : "It hath been no custom in me of all other men (courteous readers) to com? mit my plays to the press. The reason, though some may attribute to my own insufficiency, I had rather subscribe in that to their severe censure than by seeking to avoid the imputation of weak? ness to incur greater suspicion of hon? esty, for, though some have used a dou? ble sale of their labors first to the stage and after to the press, I hore proclaim myself ever faithful to the first and never guilty of "the last." The author of the mest successful comedy of modern times exhibited the same indifference to, or rather dislike of, the primer. When 4 *The Schcol For Scandal" met with so brilliant a re:-er. tion, from its first appearance on May 8, 1777, Ridgway, the publisher, agreed with Sheridan as to its publication, but h"c never succeed? d in getting the manu? script. He applied to the author in vain, and ar length got au answ? r. Sheridan said that iie had been i?? years i udeavcr ing to satisfy himself with rho style of the play, bur had not yet succeeded. The printing of the play was done in? di pendent *y of the aa: hor. He presented a mannst ript copy of it to his married sister. Mrs. Lefaun, ar Dublin, to be disposed? f for her own .a: ?van rage to the managers of the Dublin theater. This brought her 100 gai:-.eas and free admis? sions to flic theater, and it was from the manuscript thus procured that the Dub? lin edition was printed.-Notes and Queries. English Ship Names. The naming of ships is one of the difficulties that the admirait}- overcome by using the old names over and over again. To adopt a new name into thc navy seriously interferes with the serv? ice signal books. The old names are in the code, and are as convenient for the ships of today as for those of Nelson's time. But the introduction of a new name necessitates an alteration in all the books. That is why the old names survive generation after generation.-London World. Charcoal For Potted Plants. Charcoal is the most beneficial to pot? ted plants if broken in pieces the size of small chestnuts and added to the soil in the proportion of 1 part to 20 of earth. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. Probably the last chance of the season. One car load Horses and Mules will ar? rive about March 23d. H. UAMBY. Sumter, S 0 , March 20, 1S96. i ki