Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE WAR IN AFRICA. WARREN'S MOVE VERY WEIGHTY. On His Success or Failure Depends Roberts' Fians. London, Jan 15, 4 30 a. m.-Lord Robert's enigmatical announcement "no change in thc situation," does ?othing to allay public anxiety or to explain the mystery surrounding Gen Buller's movements on the Tugela .and, although there is a disposition to regard the dispatch as disposing of Saturday's adverse rumors, the week has opened in a 6tate of sus pense almost equal to thai of last week, because it ?3 recognized that feiiure in Geu Buller's present at? tempt would seal the fate of Lady smith. Presumably "no change in the situation" refers to previous die patches sent to the war office, which ?ave not yet been revealed to the public. Except the announcement .f the seizure of Potgeieter's drift and of the advance of Gen Warren, there bas been DO news from the Tagela for a week A ray of hope is in the fact tbat the same silence prevails from the Boer side Thus it BB ay, perhaps, be fairly inferred that 6en Baller bas not yet met a serious c-heck . If the announcement of Gen War rea's movement be correct, it is evident that Gen Baller's forces are spread over a very wide front-per haps 25 miles- and io the event of a sodden fall of the river bis operations might be full of danger. It is be lleved that Gen Boiler has no good survey maps of the district. This j will add to his difficulties. Sir Charles Warren's advance probably means an attempt to seize Hiangwane hill, the main post of the Boers sooth of tbe Tugela Upon the success or failure of these opera tiona depends the whole future of the campaign Until the result is known, Lord Roberts will be unable to decide how to dispose the two divisions and the reenforcements now arriving The news from other points is of no great importance. Boer accounts tell of another sortie from Kimberley on Jan 9, in the direction of Karn fer'a dam, with a brisk exchange of firing, but no results. ? heavy de? tonation was heard on Jan S within Kimberley A dispatch to the Daily Mail from .Modder river, dated Jan 10, gives a rumor that Kimberly was being bom j barded. Bastards Nek, mentioned in Lord Roberts' dispatch as the locality of a reconnoissance, is northwest of Coles berg. ! Doubts are beginning to he raised whether it will be possible to get together anything like 10,000 yeo manry Only a very smali percent age of the applicants satisfy the standard of riding and shooting A large uumber ot officers from the Egyptian army have just left Cairo for South Africa to replace tbo6e killed and wounded BRITISH DIVISION MOVES. London, Jan 15-A dispatch to The Daily Mail dated Jan 12 from Pietermaritzburg, says : "Sir -Charles Warren marched with 11,000 men eastward from Frere by way of Weeoan His scouts found no sign of the enemy at Gobler's kloof, and Colenso was ascertained to be desert? ed "There are rumors that the Boers are preparing to leave Natal, die couraged by their failure to reduce Ladysmith Ail the colonials and irregulars have been placed under Gen Warren's command "Among the Free Staters killed in the attack on Ladysmith on Jan 6 was Commandant Devinieres, who, but for his well known friendliness to England, would have been com mander-in chief of the Free State forces " The Standard published the follow? ing from Ladysmith, Thursday, Jan rt. by heliograph, via Weeoen: "The Boers are fortifying positions north and west of Ladysmith, doubt less with a view of securing a safe line of retreat should their opposi? tion to Gen Bu'ier's advance fail They sti'l surround Ladysmith in large numbers, and may be contemp lating another attack ''lt is known, however, that they are greatly depressed by th?*;r heavy losses Prior to Saturday then '.vere perfectly ccnfidi nt of their ability to defeat tue garrison *nd to take posecssion of the town " August Flower "It i3 u surprising tact,'' fays Prof. S ;. ton, ;':b-: in my travels in ai! parts (.1 tte wori?, i.?r the last ten years 1 bave met more people b'.vific used Green's Angus Flower tb?n any o'h-r remedy, f r ?ysnepjna, de? ranged liver and 3tocacb, and :or constipa? tion, i fi .d t-..r tt>nris!3 'od salesmen, or ?or persons fi.lt.' z office ; . noes, where :.. .?.*. ach-'? and ?^ner-.i t.ad fselmg^ from irregular habits exr-t. that Gre n's August F ower . a grand rernei*. ii does not ii jure lb" sys>w by friquent ase, ?? d is excellent for sour stomacos Aud indigestion." Sample bottles free at Dr A J ('nina's. Sold by dealers io ail civilized countries. 12-18 More Daten in Vicinity of Ladysmith Than Britisb. London, Jan 16, lam -Gen ? Buiier's "latest authentic word as to what he and bia 30,000 are doing I was wired from Springfield after hie . first forward 6tep. Striving to think j ! out thc unknown, London is confused j ! by surmise and rumor and disquieted j j by suspense Spencer Wilkinson, j the lucid military expert of the I Morning Post, asserts that the Boer j force in northern Natal is larger than j Gen Buiier's and Sir George White's j together, so that the Boers are abie j yet to oppose Gen Buller with a I j force superior to his own. j Reports from the Boer camps affirm I that the circie of investment has : j been drawn closer by the occupation j j of 3ome hiiis near the town, thus I j liberating reinforcements to oppose I Gen Buller Although the war pages i of the great dailies today are almost barren, the telegraph instruments click cea8elesely. Yeomanry recruiters are getting only one and one half companiea out of upwards of 1,000 applicants io the metropolitan districts, the others failing to meet requirements : and, although the provinces are doing better, the raising of 10.000 yeomen is far from easy A strike among the military tailors is another perplexity. KRUGER ORDERS MEN TO THE FRONT London, Jan 16.-A dispatch to the Daily Mail dated Saturday, Jan 13, from Lorerjzo Merques, says : "President Kruger has issued a proc iamation ordering all burghers to the front. The Volkstem, the Transvaal official organ, suggests that the mo? ment the British cross the border the gold industry should be irretrievably destroyed "President Kruger also issued a circular, dated Jan 8, to Boer com? mandants and burghers, urging them to show more energy in the Trans? vaal cause He quotes Psalm 22, verse 7, as God given instruotions to the burghers, and says that the Brit ish have fixed their faith in Psalm 83 He also quotes Psalm 89, verses 13 and 14, and asserts that he has searched the Bible without being able to find any other mode which can be followed by the Boers, who must fight Mn the name of the Lord.7 "Commandeering is proceeding busily at Pretoria, where the town guard ia exchanging Mausers for Martinis, the former being badly needed at the front lt is said there are nearly 3,000 British prisoners in Pretoria." SAW A BRITISH COLUMN London, Jan 16 -A Standard dis? patch dated Saturday, Jan 13, from Durban, says : "A man who has just arrived here from SpriugSeld says that a British column, proceeding to the relief of Ladysmith bas crosssd the Little Tugeia When he ieit it was facing the B;er position on the Big Tugeia and a Howrzer was shelling the Boer trenches. .'He FavB also that 270 wagons, laden with commissariat stores for Ladysmith bad left Frere, and it was expected that the column would joio hands with Gen White Mooday even? ing '.The- traction engines have been doing; excellent work in hauling heavy wagoDs out of holes and swamps This they accomplish with the greatest ease. "Britisb patrols have discovered parties of Boers in the direction of Emersdaie, between Frere and E?t ooort." IN THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY. Orange River, Friday, Jan 12 - Gen Wood, for the first time in the campaign, has established a post io the enemy's country. With a force of all arms he took up a position Jan 6 at Zeupfpaos drift on the oortb side or the 0<&e?e river in the Free State. THE CLAIMS OF ITALY. Washington, Jan 13 -The Italian government has signified to the gov ? ernment of the United States, in tue j polite and courteous method known ! to diplomacy, a wish that the persons I guiity of lynching the five Italians at Talulah, La. last sp ing, should be punished Heretofore in cases of the lynching of Italians the matter has bren compromised by the payment of an indemnity, but this does not meet the present demand of the Ital ian government. As under he existing law tue trial and prosecution of such cases as this is left entirely io the state authorities, the national government is weil nigli hopeless to meet ?I;!4 request cf the kalian government AN an outcome of this embarrassing position the president will probably make fresh representations to ccu gress urging the speedy passage of the pending bills intend? d to remove horn state courts jurisdiction in cases where persons claiming treacy pro tection arc the victims, and transfer? ring jurisdiction over them to the f?d?rai courts One o? ib< rgomcnis ac van ced for b o?d inp on to the philippines is that su^ar can bj produced cheaper there than it can bc in tbe United States, and a better quality of cotton can bo grown there tr? an in thc So3?herc States, and yet there are some Southern men who are hankering tor expansion. Tile General Assembly. Columbia. January 13 -Today, the House, without a dissenting ! voice, passed to its third reading the bill repealing the Income Tax Act I Mr Rodger's bill to provide for a record of marriages by imposing a small fee for recording the license Dassed its third reading Resolutions looking to extending the time for taxes further than already extended were lost There was another skimish about the salary of the State librarian, but the "only lady office-holder io the State" won and got the $200 extra salary. The Gruber bill to establish County Courts has gone through the House, and the amendments. a3 to which counties should be and should not be exempt, is the only possible hitch now The Senate bill looking to the readjustment of the salaries of county auditors was killed. On motion of Mr Montgomery the House agreed to a concurrent re solution to hold memorial services in memory of the late Governor Ellerbe on Thursday next Mr McCullough's bill providing for extra Courts, where needed in any county, was passed without opposi tion It will do much to expedite legal business SENATE. The senate took the first steps today looking towards the completion of the State boase, the committee having instructed Chairman Marshall to draw up a bill in accordance with Architect Shand'e plans. After tbe Senate opened the commit? tee on judiciary, through Senator Hen? derson, reported fovorably on the following bills : Relating to the appoint? ment of magistrates ; relating to salary of treasurer of Kershaw ; joint resolution requiring the attorney general ro investigate the Virginia-Carolina Chem ical company and other like corpora? tions ; relating to the service and summonses and transcripts from magis trates' courts Tbe fame committee reported unfavorably on the publication of petitions for pardoo before fifing with the governor and the bill was rejected A concurrent resolution from the house appointing Friday, at noon, as the time for the election of seven members of the board of trustees of the South Carolina College, seven of the board of trustees of Winthrop, aod five of the board of visitors of tbe Citadel, was referred to the committee on privileges and elections The house bill to validate the erand jury of Union County for 1900 was passed The bili providing that no person engaged tn teaching a free pubiic school shall be a member of the board of trustees was recommitted in order tbat the Superintendent of Education may have ao opportunity of being heard on the bill. Senator Waller's bill providing that the weight of a bushel of bolted coro meal snail be 46 pounds passed to a third reading. The state boase committee, met today during a recess of the senate and elected Senator Marshall chairman Architect Shana made a report as to toe cn?t of completing the building according to original designs He says : "ID many particulars the cost of construction is greatly reduced by the introduction of modern methods, which are equally strong, durable and as effective in appearance as tbe old way "io many instances the original design has already been obanged and it is impossible to carry out the original intentions in all details, but the draw iog presented shows the building exaot ly as intended, except as regards the roof and dome The original drawing i called tor a much flatter roof tbao is j I now upon tbe building and called for a tower thirty feet square at the base, to be constructed of roarb e. The al'errd shape of the roof as it now stands would not be in keeping with the towiT. as originally designed, nor could such a tower be executed in marbie, as ?tier? intended, without enormous expense and without reconstructing a deal or the interior o' the building. The dome shown in the drawing wheo work i ed out in alli its details would make a J handsome addition to the bu!Idin?r, and I executed iu Portland cement wm be durable and fireproof. "I give baiow toe detailed figures of mv estimate : '.Front and rear porticoes. with monolithic columns, wirb steps 1 ?ad?"g from front porticotoground OOO; dome, $15,000 ; repairing roof. ?*2, 0?0; woodwork, ?1 500; pl i^";u.<: corridor, ?1.000; tnisz . : . ?10, 000 Total ?214 500 "li itu two po rt i C'S have one row of columns on >y, instead of two. a; do cr from above estimate ?75.000 This will no: detrsct fro:? the appear ance of the butUung, tl- ?ugh two rows would add ti. 'c? d-entry Tho ?U-^CS tion of patting ...;< row !>r e lame.?, instead o? t&o. :.- given ic report ol .Vir John K. N :-..:::**.?.. t?>e w^nsl 'J - ? ir : : ' r. submitted in 1884 to a eo.m fiji?t?i? appointed to report ?>t: 'A: completion or the State b-?u;-o Ti: roof t.i tho bniidins t? it* v< ry bad c >n ditton and shoo d have iovm? drat? art y t:<>n The copper coven?:g <>: th-; dectt roof ;y in bad condition and beyond r."p->ir This pat J of thc roo? .-!?'.':;? bo recovered, ami ail valleys ;?n<: goiters relined a* soon ae possible, the building and it* contents aro being damaged by ieak* " Senator Marsball was iustrucreo ! thc committee te draw ?ID a bill for t I completion of the building according ! Mr Sbaod's plans _ SHORT SESSION OF TH ? HOUSE. Columbia, Jan 15 -Tho hou j met today and in a few hours' tit ? had gone through with the calend j and then took up a few local met I ures. j Ina short Thile the passing ov j of bills left over from "last ye resulted in reaching the bills whii had not been on the desks of ti members for 24 hours, and then ll ! house had to adjourn after an efJ'o had been made to revive certa measures The only considerable fight w over Mr Rogers" motion to recomo] the bill to repeal the income tax lav Mr Rogers thought that the la ought to be given a better a: further trial He was not prese when Mr Mauidin's bill, repealic the law, was given its second rea? ing, and that was why he made h fight on the third reading. By a vote of 31 to 'no furtbt count" the house refused to recon mit the bil! on Mr Rogers' motion. Mr Ashley and Mr Bacot put ? clincher on the votes and the bill wt ! given its third reading. AH bills down for their third reat ing were passed and will go to tb senate Mr Graydon'a bill to reduce th salary of the phosphate inspector t $800 was taken up. There was som effort to delay action. Mr Prince wanted to inquire inf work of the phosphate inspector, an thought the bill ought to go ovei I He had some views he would like t I present. In deference to Mr Princ j the bill went over without action tc day I Mr ? B Ragsdale bad a bill limit :ug the number of acres of lan which an alien may own to 100 acre? Mr Ragsdale was satisfied with th Act of 1896, limiting the ownershi i to 5u0 acres, and the bill, by hi request, was killed ! Mr Ragsdale's joint resolution t authorize the sinking fund commie j sion to refund two hundred doilar ? to John McSween, paid by him unde protest for alleged back taxes, whic were net jostiy due, was given it second reading Speaker Gary appointed Measr B*cot, Prices and Stevenson as special committee relative to th message on the drainage of tbe Stat and the .redemption of certain land-? The following new bills were propose? today : Mr Westou : To authorize the pay meet cf two notes now held by tbi ; Carolioa National Bank, which the1 paid unon the endorsement of Col W ? A Neal, then superintendent of tbt j Penitentiary, and endorsed hy him a ? 8oporinreodent, and for which th Penitentiary received the money Mr Duke" : To provide for rbi issuing of bonds for school purposes. Mr H E. Johnson : T> amend (bi law as to carrying concealed weapons Mr Wbartoo : To provide for pen eions for paralyzed soldiers and sailor: of tbe Confederate army. Mr Ashley : To regulate the gr&?t io?; of bail by magistrates. Mr Whieonant : To amend the pres eat Act as to barbed wire fences Mr M auld in : To fix thc salary o the clerks of the H'use acd the clerfc of the Stnate at ?500 per year, bu not io affect tbe salary of those cow it office. Mr Youog, of Samter : To regulate tbe foreclosure of mortgages so as tc make it unnecessary to have a persona representative io foreclosing mortgages especially in small estates. Mr Siokler : To smeijd the law a to the foreclosure of mortgages on rea estate Mr McCuiioush : A memorial f.oco the trustees of the Sou'h Carolioa Col? lege relative to tbe building of a hail for the Rfudeuis to board a?. A grea: aecessicy ! SENATE. There were bur few senators abseot j when the senate met tonight and rh?> j went through the brief cai-ndar within I an hour The seoarc rr-iused ?o concur J in th'.- house amendments to thc county ! court bill These amendment-) exempt ' <-d nearly half of the counries from the operation cf the bi?!. Set a o G'U ! ber mads the raorioa of c n ooncur ?ronce, sistine that ser* ai ors wanton t 1 i'HCi' conf?rence on tbe biii Senators ! Graber and Henderson wcrd ?pp i r J t ' d I a cornmittec cn Conference j Toe .v ca : i c recurred in t he House ityendmcnta to ?lo; bill to provide fo? am ct-.d merits to carier-, milmed, ! stearn boa: ?!.<} mu&'ctpai carp.nations ; being ?:x erupted Thc r v! was r : cj to be enrolled Thc concurren* resolution <i tba House prnvttiing fen memeri?/? services to Governor Ellerby |ron Thursday was ai-ret-d t.; Sena "cr s i W. A B*yan ..>!?;: Livingston we ? i[ ; oic-'ec ??n the part of the senate : : ?:aK? the ar; ??. : hit Thc o??i ii ?.?.;.;?: .: to s um rr. ms .. ? and :r; i.r-cri of judgments fr.-:m maj: : i cu'??t?2. no* ice o? amend m ' ti : cu third I : i-.... ,!;t; being given Thc \ >io?" re so !uti?.>n o? invesrtgai.e thc sn ea! o>.i fer ti liz i cruse tv as parsec to a th:r.i reading without debate ; Af there have r/oen many inquires as to tnc exact provisi ns ot thc r?solu i tion, the (ex- is given : i Section 1 That the Attoroey Gener ! al of the State of South Carolioa bc, j a?d he is hereby, instructed and re j quired to forthwith institute an investi I gation to determine by what authority j { the Virginia Carolina Cheminai Com- j j paoy are doing business ia thia Stare j ! Whether said company has compiled i with the laws of ibis (-tate, regulating j ! foreign corporations, and whether said j j company, or any person or corporation j I who may he engag.-d in the ferrii:zer j I busice.-s wit bin this stare, has violated, or is violating, tbe provisions of the laws of this State probioltinj: trusts and combinations, anti that he institute, such prcceecings, civil or crimir.ai. as i mr.y bc rjfee^-ary to prevent and nun ; :sb the violations of such taws against tri:~r* sort combinations j Tte fciSowiog new bills were I , introduced : Mr Mower : To emend Section 1 of j the Act regulating the foreclosure of mortgages Mr Graydon : To amend the proce dure relating to the Supreme Court Mr Marshall : To direct tbe superin- j tendent and board of directors to take up two notes discounted in the Carolina National Bank for the Penitentiary These are two Neal Dotes, one tbe C. W Ragsdale Dote for $2 OOO. aod tbe W. W Russell nore for ?600. The presiding officer appointed Sen ators Graber and Manning on the riwamp land drainage commission, and tbe Senate adjourned until 12 o'clock tomorrow PEACHES AND BLUBBER. A Story of Arthur Stringer and an 03 ford Professor. Canadians are very touchy on the subject of climate, as Rudyard Kipling discovered when he somewhat thought? lessly dubbed the Dominion "Our Lady of the Snows." When Arthur Stringer, the young Canadian poet and author, first went to Oxford, he carried with him letters from Prof essor Goldwin Smith of Toronto to Professor York Powell, the distinguished historian of Christchurch. The old Otford don, like one or two other Englishmen, had very vague ideas about (?anuda and somewhat sur? prised the young stranger by inquiring if he got aloug nicely on English roast mutton after living so long on frozen seal meat. The young poet gravely protested that he perhaps missed his whale blubber a little, but tho next day cabled home, and in less than a week the finest basket of autumn peaches ever grown ;n Ontario, carefully pack? ed in sawdust, was on its way to Ox? ford. A short time afterward the young author was again dining with the rcgius professor at Oxford, and that gentleman produced at the meal a fruit dish loaded with tremendous peaches. '.Most extraordinary," said thc old professor, "but these peaches were sent to rae today, and I'm blessed if I know who sent them. From the south of France. I suspect, so I saved a few of thora for you. Stringer. They will be such a novelty, you know." Tho Canadian very quietly took a I steamship company's bill of lading from his pocket and handed it to the professor. The professor gazed at the bill, then nt the fruit, then at the poet '"I lind some whale blubber, too. pro? fessor." said that young man. "but I simply hud to eat that. These other things were crown on my uncle's farm in Kent county. Ont., you know. Ile lins 200 bushels of thom every year, and he sent me over a basket of little ones along with the whale blubber." Saturday Evening Post. A Landmark In tbe Way. A large stone that is one of thc land? marks of Fairfield county has raised a dispute that will probably have to be settled in the courts. The stone was planted ai a road crossing of the old Boston and New York turnpike, which now forras the niaiu street of the vil? lage of Fairfield, in 1797 by the an? cestors of Henry I. Flint, a prominent business man of Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Traction company operates a trolley lino through Fairfield and re? cently decided to place larger cars up? on that lino, bur when the first car was run to Fairfield it was nuable to pass the corner owing to the prox I Unity of the stone to the truck. Mr. Flint was asked to remove the land? mark, but flatly refused to do so. The traction company officials say they will take legal action to have the obstruc? tion removed.-Hartford Courant. Uses of Opaline. According co the Boston Journal, a new article called opaline has been placed upon the market by a French plate glass factory, presumably a Fr?lich invention, though this :s not mentioned. It is described as a vitreous ; mass, absolutely free from mot?is, acid j proof, of a grayish blue opal color and I resembling artificial ice. It is cast and j rolled into huge plates of from So to i 100 square feet surface aroa und from one-half to one and a half inches thick, j Large surfaces, it is said, caa be lined j with a single plate without a ;'"int, and i it is superior to marble, in that it is I acid proof and remains spotless. The i plaios have a smooth and a rough sur? face; i!:<" ;:;!:-... to render adhesion to mortar siuv. though for partition walis it is furnished smooth on both sides. His Dinner Costume. Pali rino has iou yet got over tbe loo- d'Orieans" dinner costume. Thc French pr?tend? r presented himself at ' a dinner ; o ty given by an Italian K-duchess there in white Umv breechc??, white silk stockings, whit? waistcoat. ? velvet smoking jacket with the orders of ii.'- (tolden Fleece and ol' Charles \ on tue breas! and in sh'?,.s with dia? mond buckles. lie explained that that was t!ie way he dressed for dinner at home. II )!:ic Manners. The young wife's ideals begin to be j shattered when she sees her husband j jiut his feet on the best chair.-Phila ? dolphin Record. WIND LYRICS. East wind Through gates . f ?.r^ri. with sapphire set, I slr:-! ?1 dawn to fly. -..-hilo yet The clouds with silver dew aro wet. On wings that brush the morning star Of song a f?r. North wind From fields cf frozen ^ars I blow, I Lear the irar:!^ flowers of snow That fall : the earth below. With pur?: celestia] lips to bless In s<;!t caress. So:?*.:i win-! - On wings of perfume, born of snring. Sweet memories of the south 1 i ring; From :.in!s and Kies.-'.ms {.ink thar fling To heav'n their gladness in an ecstasy t.;f melody. West wind Back through the cates of gold ar..] rose, IVhcro late the >:ar evening u'wwj, I slip, before the evening's clos?, <>n p::.:or:s woven of a sigh, Into the night I ?<x-m to >llo. But, hush! Hie night will soon pa? by. Before the lark, when morning breaks. Thc east wind wake?. -Carrie L. Ward in Oanaid. FIRST AMERICAN PATENT. Granted at Bonton In 164S and Call? ed a Monopoly. To the general court of Massachu? setts belongs the honor of granting the first American patent. This was im 164$ and was then designated as a monopoly. It was confined to the re? gion controlled by Massachusetts, and the one issue apparently included al the invention of the inventor connect? ed with engines that depended upo? water for their motive power. The limit of the monopoly was 14 years, and the court not only retained power to forbid exportation, but to prevent exorbitant charges upon the public for their use. The patent was issued in this form: 'MENKES MONOPOLYE. "At a generali Courte at Boston the 6th of the 3th Mo 164S. The cor't con sid'inge ye necessity of raising such manifactures of engins of mils to go by water for speedy dispatch of much worke with few hands, and being suffi? ciently informed of ye ability of ye pe? tition to peforme such workes grant his petition (yet no Othr per sen shall set up or use any such new invention, or trade for 14 yeares wthout ye li? cense of him the said Joseph Jenkes) so farr as concernes any such new in? vention, & so it shall be alwayes in ye powr of this co'te to restrain ye ex? portation of such manufactures & ye prizes of them to moderation if occa? sion so require." This inventor, Joseph Jenkes, or Jenks, as it would now be spelled, came from Hammersmith, England, settled in Lynn in 1643 and died in 16S2-S3. aged SI. He was a black? smith and machinist, made the dies for the coining of the "Pine Tree" money and built the first fire engine in this country, altogether a man of great Inventive genius and the ancestor of a largo number of descendants. One of his sons removed to Rhode Island, where he built several mills.--Boston Transcript. An Absentminded Bridegroom. Robert Dewar, brother of Lord Wil? liam Dewar, thc British scientist who was the first experimenter to liquefy air, is a remarkably absentminded man. It is said that on one occasion ho left his home early one morning and repaired to the house of a friend, in which there was a tine library to which he had access. That afternoon his relatives and friends searched the neighborhood in vain for him. At length he was run 3own in this library. By his side was a new suit of clothes. "It's a nice man you are," ironically said the spokesman. "What's the matter now?" returned Robert irritably. "Your bride and the preacher are waiting for you this two hours. Don't you know this is your wedding day. j man?" j "I declare," said the groom. "I'd for? gotten all about it I Wait till I dress, and Til go along with you."-Saturday Evening Post. SALARIES OF OUR PLAYERS. The Pay of Actors Varies From $10 to as M nen as? .S?OO per Week. Franklin ryles, writing of "The The? ater and Its People" in The Ladies" Home Journal, touches interestingly upon the earnings of actors and cor? rects the oft repeated reports of thc enormous earnings of players. "Sala? ries vary with circumstances," he says. "The manager may lind at $20 a week a player whose moderate talent exact? ly lits a part of considerable impor? tance. Ile may have to pay $150 if th? role is singular and tit candidate* scarce. If he wants celebrity in addi? tion to ability, he may be willing tc make the salary $000 a week. In that case lie takes into account the public value of the name and makes a feature of it in his advertisements. "Xot more ?han tin actors in Amer? ica, aside from the st::rs. receive as much as $230 a week, and not mor? than live actresses are paid this amount. In fact. $150 a week is excep? tional, ami $100 will engage an excel len? hero heroine, a Line comedian or a delineator of eccentric character. The wages run down to $73 for a sou? brette. iug< tit:-' or old man. io $50 foi an old woman, juvenile man or juvenil* woman. ; nd so along t<? utility and chorus men ami women at $12 or sis s week. Those are the wages ot" thor? oughly competent actors in companies ol' good L;rado." T!<-r Little Confidence <::m:e. ..Were playing railroad train." she said as she pulled her father's paper away, "and I'm tho conductor. Tick? ets; phase." Ile took :i card from his pocket and handed ii to her. She looked at it in? tently for n minute and then handed it b.-i< !:. "That was issued yesterday.*' she said, "and isn't good today. You'll lia ve tn pay cash or get off the train." Me gave her a dime. Ile knew he had been "worked," but what else could he do?-Chicago Post..