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SITE FOB COTJBT HOUSE. Commissioners of Lee Accept Ms j Haynsworth's Off r. Bisbopvi??e, March 25.-Tbe board of commissioners for this coan ty met ?guio yesterday and after transacting considerable business relating to the interest of Lee coan ty, they, decided to accept ?he generous offer of something over two aero of land donated by Maj W.T.B. Haynsworth, as th* location for toe' court boase ?od j?il. The lott, though not cn M??L street, are sufficiently con Y soient to it ?-.d the selection gives general satisfaction. far as candidates to bi? the Tarions offices of this oew cont.:j ne concerned, "the woods are fall of them/ and the cam? paign promises to be a lite!/ one. Honor Boll. Io the report of the standing of the stud ' cots of the Sooth Carolina College for the second term of this collegiate year, we note the following : /. H. Clifton, Sumter; senior law, distln g&*h*d. . ki. ??arby, Sumter ; Soglieh, proficient. E. P. M ossa, Samter; Latin, proficieot. T.M.Moses, Samter; Snglish, proficient psychology and third history, distinguished ; physiology, highly distinguished. W. T. Grant, Sumter; history and Latin, distinguished ; eheramry and mathematics, proficient. A. C. Carson, Sumter; geology and physiology, highly outingu'sbed ; political economy, logic, mathematics, physics and electrical engineering, distinguished ; French, proficient. J. W. Brear ly, Sumter; mathematics, highly distinguished; English, history, chemistry, pedagogics and Greek, distinguish? ed: T. M. Green, Lee; history and physio logy, proficient. Court Has Adjourned. The Court of Common Pleas adjourned sine die Thursday afternoon. The court of General Sessions was in session for nearly three weeks and with the exception of one jury casa and a few e qa i ty esses the docket was cleared. The jory case was continued and the equity eases will be heard by Judge Giry at some subsequent date to be decided upon. He will either return to this city to hear these cases or the attorneys will goto Columbia to argue them before him. The following cases hare been heard since the last report was made op : ' C. 3.-Britton vs. Tbo3. L. Davis, et al. Settled ont of court. W. L. Arthur vs Diana Dargan, et si. Report of Master confirmed. Barby & Co , TS Manchester & Augusta B. B. Mistrial. Mary M. Bland vs. Richard X. Hoileman. Judgment of foreclosure and sale. MarthaB. Shiver vs. William L. Arthur et al. Decision reserved. VINDICATION. Bditor Sumter Item ; As the leading province of Editors is to direct the though ts and mould the senti? ments 'of the public, they should be very careful to lead and direct io the proper chan? cels, lest they mislead, ?nd thereby, do the public M injury, or unwillingly, do an in? justice to some o?* their fellowmen, and cause censure to rest upon them, by misunderstand? ing their spirit and purpose. Too must have been exasperated at the es lo anding verdict in the Charles. Williams case (as was natural) whereby, it appears, the law was perverted, justiee cheated sod public sentiment outraged, when you wrote your editorial a few days ago, on the Henry Burrows case, under the csption of "More Leniency," criticising and censor? ing the petitioners of the court for a light sentence. And further, you must have been ignorant, to some extent, at least, of tbs character and age of the boy Burrows, and the circumstancea es shown in court, or your feelings and sentiments would doubtless have been somewhat softened and modified. The petitioners think yon (and also Sumter Herald) have unintentionally done them an in? justice by your criticism. _ The petitioners think there ts quite a difference in the essa of Charles Williams and Henry Burrows. Tbs first confessed to willful, deliberate, and pre? meditated murder for tbs purpose of robbery. The second, a mere boy, (of quiet, peaceful, and harmless nature) in a momentary pas? sion, with the first or nearest thing at band strack ose blow, and, accidentally struck a vital point of th? head. He did not repeat nor attempt to repeat the blow, .but dropped bi? weapon. He also claimed that bis victim, made for and had his band on an axe when he struck th? blow, which was the evidence also of two States witnesses, and believed be was in danger of great bodily harm or of looting bis life. The petitioners are mainly the settled, peace-loving and law-abiding Citizens of both colara, of this community, and have known the boy Barrows from bia cbiidhcod, the c3lomo of colored names being headed with the name of the father of the deceased, Alex. Haynesworth. And they believe that tbe law can be vindicated, justice done, a?d mercy shown when merited, as in this case. That only was tbe purpose of the petitioners. "To err is human," and editors, like some criminals, should be excused to some extent, at least, when merited. A PETITIONER. Scarboro, March 25, 1898. Meteorological EecorcL The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the psst week, ending March 27, 1898: Oj .Temperature. s 9 M 5 I K F i 1 5 o. PS 5* Condition. 84 64 * j 74. sw V .CO ?Cloudy 83 62 72 6 sw .00 Clear 87 65 76. sw 00 Gear 83 65 74. sw .00 ^Cloudy 71 52 61 5 I .00 Cloudy 71 50 GO 5 s .00 Cloudy 80 53 66 5 sss .CO Cloudy 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ?Partly cloudy. Bain begins to be needed. millions Given Away. It is eertainly gratifying to the public to know of ooo concern in the land who are not afraid to ba generous to tho needy and suffer? ing. The proprletcrj of Dr. Kieg'd New Dis? covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds* bave given a*ay over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine ; and have the ss tis fae faction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron chitts, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and lungs are surely cured by it, Call on J. F. W. DeLorme, Druggist, and get tf trial bottle free* Itegular six? 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 Shiloh School Entertainment The eotertMcitneot given bj Prof. Salley's ecuO?lj at Shiloh, wes a pie*aant occasion, ona long to be remembered. Ii wes aa hon? or to Prof. Salley, and proTcd that he had not been truant. Tbe programme was mere tricions. Will give yon a sketch of it : Soog, Sooth Carolina Hills, by Messrs. Taylor, Johnsen, Gamble and Miss liary Gamble. Sermons in darkey dialect, by Messrs. Tomlinson, Player and Tomlinson, inter? spersed by recitations from Carrie Pluyer, Herman Player, Cris Player, R. Plummer, R. Player, C. Plammer, J Green, W. Player, Lena Player, Genera Plammer and Alpine Johnson. Dialogue, by Messrs. T. Player and J. Green. Election Stump Speech, io darkey dialect, by Clem Player. Dialogue, Ons in the Street, by W, Green, E. A. Sails?, Walker Green, W. Player, S. R. McBlrceo, Miss Lizzie Kirby, Al lean Pk;er and Miss Lizzie Keels. Under fictitious names of Col. Wayne, Sol Davis, Mast*r Paul Davis, Old Peet, Dr. Medfeal, Mrs. Col. Way EB and daughter, Nins, Mrs. Mer le Bradford and daughter, Minnie. E?ch performed their part with ad? miration. Then we had a beautiful song entitled Mother, Childhood, Friends and Home, by the four first mentioned. Last, but not least, a recitation by Hiss Minnie Tyler, The Settler's Story. It was grand, remind it g me of the reminiscence of history. ' Toar scribe was somewhat smitten with the graceful vocabulary power it was delivered in. . Now boys, hear me. A great deal is being said about the Klondike region. Bat tuke my adrice ; there is a fortuna near home than Alaska, if you will write, to Miss Lizzie at Elliott P- 0., Miss Minnie at Newton P. 0., and Miss Lizzie at Shiloh P. 0. The curtains parted for the last time, when Dr. T. R. McEIvean came forward Rod called for Hon. J. W. Kennedy, from Clarendon who responded in a short speed). His voice was familiar. We remembered him from she dark day8 of'Y6. ' Lour!. Privateer News. RAM:KY, S. C, March 28--The Privateer Amusement Club met at Mrs J. S. Bradford's on Friday night. The programme as ren? dered is as follows. Recitation, Miss Edna Ramsey ; Reading, Mr. R. B. Cain ; Music, Miss Susie Bradford; Recitation, Miss Leila Pipkin ; Music, Miss Una Wells ; Recitation, Miss Onena Well?. As prevtously announced, a part of the amusement, was a "hat trimming," Mr. Julian Bradford, the most successful competi? tor, *vas awarded a prize and bis partner, Miss Onena Wells, a boquet of flowers. Mr. Willie Lynam, was awarded a prize as the one needing the most. practice. A large crowd attended and the exercises seemed to be enjoyed by all. Tbs next meeting will be at Mr. A. J. Pipkin's. Mr. R. B. Cain has jost returned from a trip to Charleston on his wheel. He was joined at Bonneaus, by Mr. S. R. Cain. They made tue whole trip to and from Charleston, on their wheels. Mrs. J. S. Taylor, of Richland, has been visiting in this community. OCCASIONAL. Pisgah News. Corn planting is over and the first planted is np. It bas beec a fine time to plant, warm and dry. The old folks say, tbe crop will be heavy, as it was planted tn the dark nights in March. Tbs war talk hat? eauaed a curtailment of the cotton acreage here and a like increase of corn. So the "talk" is ? blessing in dis? guise. Mr. J. W. Burket is very low, with no bops of recovery, owing to his extreme age. Rev. J. Walter Kinny preached a fine ser? mon's t Pisgah Sunday lo the delight of bis maoy friends. Pisgah, Mareh 2?. ?.?i ?<>' f Walter Besaot, E. S. Ellis and Barry Pain contribute tbe stories in the April issue of The American Queen. "Easter Flowers sod Baster Church Decoration" is a copiously il? lustrated article, contributed by Martha Mc? culloch Williams and illustrated by Hudson. The article treats o.' Easter Day io New York City and pietnres the famooa St. Thomas Church bedecked with Easter decorations, th? flower markets of the city and scenes among the poer. Tbere are fifty original articles of special interest to womee, including 9'Beauty and the Toilet," "Lifting tbs Skirt Proper ly," "The Queen's Literary Club," '.Cook? ery," "Spring Fashions and Fabrics," and; the "Newest Miliuery." The coter is in colors, and is done JJ Rammler. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones op the whole system, acts as a stimulant to tbe Lirer and Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures Cob- | stipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleep, lessness and Melancholy. It is purely vege? table, a mild laxative, and restores the system t? its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 5Oe a bottle a J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. S Sinking Fund Loans. Mr. D. H. Means, clerk of the Sinking Found Commission, on Thursday issued a warrant for $28, 000 for the County of Anderson r?o> the purpose of building a Oiuit House and a jail. Thia amount wria acceded to some ti..ne ago by the com? mission, but the delay in issuing the warrant was due to irr?gularit?s in the red tape necessary to obtain the fonds A warrant was issued on the same day for $10.000 for the County of Greenwood for sundry County pur poses Both these loans were grant? ed by special acts of the legislature. -Columbia Register, BULBS GOVERNING MUNICI? PAL PKIMARY Adopts, d by the City Democratic Executive Committee. 1 Tbe Cit? Democratic Executive Com? mittee fcbali consist of eighteen members, ten of whom sbali constitute a quorum for the transaction cf business 2. Tbe officers shall consist of a Chair? man, a Secretary and a Treasurer. 3 Tbe Chairman, Secretary and Tieasurer shall constitute the Finance Committee. All bills before being paid shall be approved by the Chairman and Secretary. 4. Meetings of the Siccative Committee may be called st any time by the Chairman, countersigned by the Secretary. 6. A Primary shall be held on Tuesday, April 5th, 1898 between tbe hours of 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. The Managers shall take an oath before a Notary Pablic or other officer qualified to administer oaths, that they will fairly conduct the election in accordance with the rules of this committee and the laws of the State regulating Primary elections. 6 All Democrats who have been register? ed io the city for the election on April, 12tb, 1898, shall be allowed to rote on takiog the following obligatioo : "I am daly qualified to vote at this election and have not voted before to day." 7. No colored person shall be allowed to vote except those who are well known as Democrats. 8 Ia C'se a voter is challenged, if the three managers decide ba is entitled to vote, his vote shall be cast, or if the three decide be is not entitled to vote, bis vote shall be rejected but if the board is oot unanimous, theo tbe vote shall be pkeeed by tbe voter in an envel? ope and sealed, his name written thereon and tbe cause of challenge endorsed on the en? velope and placed in a ballot box. When the vote is tabulated these envelopes shall not be opened, bat shall be left in the box for tbe action of tbe Executive Committee. 9. The box shall be locked at 8 a. m. and voting shall bs allowed continuously from that hour until 7 p. m., when the voting shall cease aodthe managers shall tabulate the rote and sign and make their returns in du? plicate, one of which shall be placed in tbe box with tbe votes, and challenged votes in envelopes, and be delivered that night to the Secretary and the duplicate return shall be delivered to the Chairman of this Commit? tee 10. The Executive Committee shall meet oo Wednesday, April 6th, et !0 a.m., at the Court House, to hear.'contests aod declare the election. . ll. Should a second Primary be necessary it shall be held on Friday, April 8:b, at the sr. me boure and under the same rules end reg? ulations as the first. 12. In the event of a second Primary the Executive Committee shall meet on Satur? day. April 9th, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the Court House, to hear contests and declare the election. 13. Should a third Primary be necssary if shall be held on Monday, April 11th, at tbe same boars and nuder the same roles and reg? ulations as tb9 first. 14. No vote shall be counted for any can? didats unless be has filed with tbe Chairman of the Executive Committee by Thursday, March 31st, 6 p. m., the following obligation : ''J hereby pledge myself to abide by the result of the Primary as decided by tbe Executive Committee, and to sopport the ticket cs nominated." He shall also pay by that.time his assess? ment for the expenses. 15. The Secretary under tbs supervision of the Chairman shall prepare a poster or posters to be placed at the Polls showing the names of the candidates to be voted for. The name of no candidate who bas not complied with role 14 eh ail be placed thereon. 16. No ballot shall be counted unless it contains tbe names of at least one of the reg? ular candidates for Mayor and the names of seven of the regalar candidates for the office of Alderman. 17. Tbs candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for the office of Mayor and tbe eight receiving a majority of the votes cast for the office of Alderman shall be declared the nominees of the party for Mayor and Aldermen. 18. In the event that no one of the candi? dates for Mayor shall receive a majority of the votes cast, theo the two candidates receiviog the highest and next highest number of votes sbali be tbe candidates to be voted for at the second Primary. 19. Ia the event that eight candidates for the office of Alderman shall cot receive a majority of the votes cast, theu the candidates in regular order, receiving the highest nam* ber of votes to a number, not exceeding two more thaa the number necessary to complete tbe ticket, shall be the candidates to be vot? ed for in tbe Second Primary, aod the same rule shall apply to the third Primary should it be necessary. By order of City Democratic Executive Committee. H. BTTTKKBSBO, Chairman. H. 6. OSTSSK, Secretary, The assessments levied on candidates are aa follows: Each candidate for Major, $5, each candidate for Aldeman, $1. Tbe assess meat are to used to defray the expenses of the election. The following named gentlemen have been appointed managers of the Primary elec? tion : J. fi. Everhart M. D. Moore, and J. A. Reuno. The following' resolution was adopted by the Executive Committee : Resolved, That the Chairman of this corn? ai; tee is authorized and directed to prepare a list of the whits Republicans, who are qualified to vote, aod to band said list to tbe ms.oag*rs of tb* primary election, and the managers are authorized to receive the votes of the citizens named in said hst, if they de? sire to vote in tbe Democratic Primary. Attention Veterans. Dick Anderson Camp will meet at the Court House ia Sumter at 12 o'clock m. on Monday, April 4 tb. All members are requested to be present, as there is much business to be trans? ected. By order J. D. BLANDING, P. P. GAILLARD, Commander Adjutant. All Sumter paper please copy. -- Go to Bed. The best possible thing for a man to do when he feels too weak to carry any? thing through is to go to bed and sleep as long as he can, says The Medical Record. This is the only recuperation of brain power, the only actual recu? peration of brain force, because during sleep the brain is in a state of rest, in a condition to receive and appropriate parsicles of nutriment from the blood which take the place of those which have been consumed by previous labor, since the very act of thinking burns up f?oli.? particles, as every turu of the wheel or screw of tho steamer is the re? sult cf consumption by fire of the fuel in the furnace. A McKinley "Pears He May Not be Able to Hold Con? gress ie Check." Congress for Independence of Cuba and War if Nec? essary. PEACE TALK IN MADRID-TER? ROR IN HAVANA. Special to The Daily Item. Washington, March 29.-Greater excitement prevails in this city to? day than at any time heretofore. Members of the S?pate and House, as well as the general public, anx? iously await the outcome of to day's session. Senator Allen has introduced a resolution recognizing the independ? ence of Coba and demanding the immediate intervention of the United States Government. Capt. Sigsbee had a lengthy con? ference with Secretary Long at noon to day, but the tenor of the confer? ence bas not been made public. President McKinley may send an? other message to Congress to-day or to morrow. He is very [much afraid that he cannot check Congress and carry ont his own policy. Congress is growing more restive and impa? tient u^der the restraint imposed by the policy of the President and cabi? net and may take decided action im? mediately that will bring the solution to a crisis Senator Morgan stated again this morning that he would introduce a resolution declaring war, in the Senate foreign relations committee. MADRID EXPECTS PEACE. Madrid, March 29.-The Madrid press this morning gives expression to the opinion that a peaceful solution of tbs present serious complication will be found. The prevalent Spanish belief appears to bo that the United States will not go to war. TERROR IN HAVANA. Havana, March 29 -The Americans are badly frightened. Consul General Lee says that the situation is very crit? ical indeed. An outbreak of anti American feeling is feared, should the situation grow much more serious. F?LL TEXT OF THE COURT'S FINDINGS. The Court Finds That the Battleship was Destroyed by the Explosion OF A SUB MARINE MINE, Which Caused tho Partial Explo? sion of Two or More of Her Magazines. Washington, March 28.-The fol? lowing is the full text of the report of the naval court of inquiry into the Maine disaster transmitted by President McKinley to Congress to? day : In re explosion of the U. S. b. 8. Maine.-Before a court of inquiry, Key West. Fla. U. S. S. Iowa, first rate, Key West, Fla., Monday, March 21, 1898. After foll and mature consideration of all the testimony before it, the court finds as follows : 1. That the United States battle? ship Maine arrived in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1898, was taken to buoy No 4, in from five and a half to six fathoms of water, by the regu? lar government pilot. The United Stales Consul General at Havana had notified the authori? ties at that place, the previous even? ing, of the intended arrival of the Maine. 2. The s tate of discipline ou board the Maine was excellent, and all orders and regulations in regard to the care and safety of the ship were strictly carried out All ammunition was stowed in ac? cordance with prescribed instructions, and proper care was taken whenever ammunition was bandied. Nothing was stowed in any one of the magazines or shell rooms which was not permitted to be stowed there. The magazines and shell rooms were always locked after having been opened, and ?fier the destruction of the Maine the keys were found in their proper place in the captain's cabin, everything having been re? ported secure that evening at 8 o'clock. The temperature of the magazines and shell rooms were taken daily and reported. The only magazine which had an undue amount of beat was the after ten inch magazine, and that did not explode at the time the Maine ?'.est roy ed. i torpedo warheads were all d iu the siter part of the ship the ward iwm, and neither caused nor participated in the de? struction of the Maine. The dry guncottou primers and detonators were stowed in the cabin aft and remote from the scene of the explosion Waste was carefully looked after on board the Maine to obviate danger Special orders in regard to this had been given by the commanding of ficer. Varnishes, dryers, alcohol and other combustibles of this nature were stowed on or above the main deck, and could not have had anything to to do with the destruction of the Maine. The medical stores were stowed aft under the ward room and remote from the scene of the explosion. No dangerous stores of any kind were stowed below in any of the,, other store rooms The coal bunkers were inspected daily. Of those bunkers adjacent to the forward magazines and shell rooms, four were empty, namely, "B3," "B4," "B5," "B6." "A15" bad been in use that day and "Al6" was full of new river coal. This coal had been carefully inspected be fore receiving it on board. The bunker in which it was stowed was accesible on three sides at all times, and the fourth side at this time, on account of bunkers "B4" and 4,B6'' being empty. This bunker, "A 16," bad been inspected that day by the engineer officer on duty. The Gre alarms to the bunkers were in working order, and there had never been a case of spontaneous com bustion of coal on board the Maine. The two after boilers of the ship were in use at the time of the disas? ter, but for auxiliary purposes only, with a comparatively low pressure of steam, sod being tended by a reliable watch. These boilers could not have caused the explosion of the ship The four forward boilers have since been found by the divers and are in a fair condition. On the night of the destruction of the Maine everything had been re ported secure for the night at 8 p. m , by reliable persons, through the prop? er authorities, to the commanding of? ficer. At the time the Maine was destroyed the ship was quiet, and therefore least liable to accident caused by movements from those on board. 3. The destruction of the Maine occurred at 9:40 p. m. on the 15th day of February, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, she being at the time moored to the same buoy to which she had been taken upon her arrival. There were two explosions of a dis? tinctly different charaoter, with a very short but distinot interval between them and the forward part of the ebip was lifted to a marked degree at the time of the first explosion. The first explosion was more in the nature of a report like that of a gun ; while the seoood explosion was more open, prolonged, aod of greator volume This second explosion was, in the opin? ion of the court, caused by the partial explosion of the forward magazines of the Maine. 4. The evidence bearing upon this, being principally obtained from divers, did not enable the court to form a defi? nite conclusion of the wreck, although it was established that the after part of tbs ship was practically intact, and sank in that condition a very few min? utes after tbaforward- part. The following faots in regard to the forward part of the ship are. however, established by the testimony : That portion of the port side of the protective deck which extends from about frame 41 was blown up, aft, and over to port The main deck from about frame 30 to about frame 41 was blown up, aft, and slightly over to star? board, folding the foward part of the middle superstructure over and on top of the after part. This was, io the opion of the oourt, caused by the partial explosion of two or more of the foward magazines of the Maine. ? At frame 17, the outer shell of the ship, from a point eleven and one half feet from the middle line of the ship, at?d six feet above the keel when in its normal position, has been forocJ up so as to be now about four feet above the surface of the water ; there fore, about thirty-four feet above where it would be had tbe ship sunk uninjur? ed. Tho outside bottom plating is bent into a reversed V shape, the after wing of which, about fifteen feet broad and thirty two feet in length (from frame 17 to frame 25), is doubled back upon itself against the continuation of the same plating extending forward. At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken in two and the fiat keel bent into an angle similar to the angle form? ed by the outside bottom plating. This break is now about six feet below the surface of the water and about thirty feet above its normal position. Io the opioion of the court, this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mioe situated under the bottom of che ship at about frame 18, aed somewhat on the port side of the ship 6 The court finds that the loes of the Maine, on the occasion named, was not in any respect due to fault or negli? gence on the part of any of the officers cr members of the crew of said vessel. 7 In the opinion of the court, the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines 8 The court has been unable io ob? tain evidence fixing the responsibility for the destraction of the Maine apon soy person or persons. (Signed) W. T. Sampsoo, Captain U S. N. President. A. Marix, Lieut. Com. ? S. N., Judge Advocate. The court, having finished the in? quiry it was ordered to make, adjourn? ed at ll a. ns., to await the action cf the conveoiog authority. (Signed) W. T. Sampson, Captain ?. S. N., President. A. Mariz, Lieut. Com, U S N., Judge Advocate. U. S. Flagship New York, March 22. 1898, Off Key West, Fla. The proceeding? aud findings of the Court of Inquiry in the above case are approved. (Signed) M.Sicard, Rear Admiral, Commander in-chief of the United Staten naval force on the North Atlantic Station. Iodine as a Detective. Another use has been found for the vapor of iodine. This is the discovery of alterations in manuscripts. Professor Bruylats of Lon in, the discoverer .of the process, nc* : that when a sheet of paper which had been sized and fin? ished was moistened and, after being thoroughly dried, exposed to the vapor of iodine the part which had been moistened became violet, while the un moistened portion became brownish yel? low. It appears that when a manuscript has been altered both the nature and extent of the alteration can be deter? mined by the use of iodine vapor. Those parts which have boen rubbed become brownish on exposure, and when the rubbed part is subsequently moistened it becomes blue, the depth of the color depending on the length of time that the exposure had been allowed to pro? ceed. The process is believed to be due en? tirely to the well known fact that when iodine is put on starch tho starch be? comes blue, and the difference in the tint is dependent on the fact that a por? tion of the starch which is contained in the size has been removed in the process of the alteration of the manuscript. Oddly enough, the same process will reveal the extent of pencil marks which have been erased by rubbing. The iodine vapor brings out the lines which have been traced by the pencil point disturb? ing the surface of paper, even though the rubbing has been so carefully done that it has not removed any of the sur? face of the paper itself.-Pearson's Weekly. _ A Great Book. There" is in Utica an old man of un? usual .intelligence who is known to have graduated from no college, and yet whose * perfect English, including syn? tax, orthography and pronunciation, would stamp him as an educated reen in any company. One night this cid man was seated in the rooms of the Cogburn club, when he consented to be interviewed as follows: "From whom did you get the founda? tion of your education?'* "From Webster."^ "Daniel Webster?" "No, but Noah Webster, through his spelling book. When ? was 12. I cpul? spell every word in thattj?ok correctly. I had learned all the reading lessons it contains, including^at one about the old man who fomM some rude boys in his fruit treex<5ne day, and who, after trying ki?ti words and grass, finally pelted them with stones, until the" yotflg scapegraces wero glad to come dorn end beg the old man's pardon.'5 "We*R?er^s spelling book must have [ been wonderfully popular." "Yes." Aid a genial smile lighted np the ancient faH^^There were more copies of it sold thano^uv other work ever written in America, j^ienty-four millions is the number up to ?83P. . and that had increased to 86,000,000 'a 1860, since which time I have seen no account of its sale. Yes, I owe my ed? ucation to the spelling book."-Utica Observer. Living in Fans in late years for per? sons of moderate means has been great? ly simplified by the Bouillons Parisiens, which have succeeded the Duval restau? rants. One can get a good dinner at these places for a small sum-far better than one finds at more expensive places in London. Atlantic Coast Line. MANCHESTER AND AUGUSTA R. B Condensed schedule-In effect Mcb 20, 1898 TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. ?35 No. f57 e. tn. a. m. Lr Darlington, 7 55 LT Elliott, 8 40 Ar Sumter, 9 25 Lv Sumter, 4 29 Ar Creston, 5 17 LT Creston, 5 45. Ar Pregnalla, 9 15* Ar Orangeburg, 5 40 Ar Denmark, 6 12 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. f56 No. *32 a. m. p m. LT Denmark, 4 47 LT Orangeborg. 5 20 DT Pregoalls, IC GO Ar Creaton, 3 &0 LT CrestOD, f 43 Ar Sumter, 6 33 Lv Sumter, 0 io Ar Elliott, 7 25 Ar Uarlirgtoo. 8 15 p. m. p. CJ. ?Daily, fDaily except Sunday. Trains 32 and 35 carry tbrcagb Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cara between New York and Macon ria Augusta. T-Jmf.r80?. H. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager, Gen. Pasa. Agt J. R. Kenley, Gen'l Manager.