Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE BOERS. 200 Boers Charged and Cap? tured a Hill on Which Were Entrenched 600 En? glish Landon, Dec 15-Lord Kitcheoer reports that 18 officers and 550 meo are missing from Geo Clements' force. Thej consist of foar companies of the Northumberland Fusiliers Judging from the message, tbese were captured by the Beera. Clements casualties, Deo 13. amounted to fife officer* and nine men killed and apparently macy weuod ed. "I REGRET TO SAY." London, Deo 15 -Lird Kitobecer's message to the war cfije is as follows : "Pretoria, Dae 14 j Clemeots brought io his force to Commando New, unopposed. The casualties were, ? re? gret to say. heavy. Killed, 5 officers and 9 of other ranks ; missing. 18 officers and 555 of otber ranks. These latter were four oom pan ?es of the Northumberland Fosi4iers, who w*ere stationed OD the bil),, and some yeomanry and othsr details sent op to support them Names and nature of wounds are being telegraphed from Cape To wo. "Broadwood's brigade took o o part in the engagement. Tbe Boers suffered severely Knox drove Da Wet north to the Tbabanobu Ladybrand line, which was held by ocr troops. DeWet's force about 3 OOO strong, Bade several attempts to get through caring the day, assisted by a foroe of Boers operating .'rora the north. Tbese attacks were driven back, though some of the Boers from the south were able lo get through the lice." BOER GUN CAPTURED. London, Deo 15.-Wiring later, Deo 14* Lort Kitchener reports that while passing the lines in the neighborhood of Thabanohu. De Wet's force lost con? siderably. The South Africa Light Horse and Thorneyoroft's Mounted Infantry captured al?-pon o der taken at Dewetsdorp, a pompon, several wagons with ammunition, 22 prisoners and some horses and mules. A portion of the enemy bas not been able to pats north. THEY WANTED HELP. Lodoo, Dec 15.-Lord Kitchener, nuder date of December 15, reports to the war office from Pretoria as follows : .'Clements bas como to see tue He says the four companies t.-f tho North . umberiands held out on tbe hilf as long as their ammunition lasted The Boer force attacking the hill w*s 200 strong, while another force of 1.000 attacked Clement's camp By 6 20 a. m. the bill was carried. Reinforcements of one eompanyof the Yorkshires failed to reach tbe top. "Clements* retirement was carried cut with regularity, boc as many native drivers bolted, a considerable amount cf transportation was lost. All their am monition not taken away was destroyed. He reports that all behaved very we!! ?EN JOUBEUT-3 SON KILLED "Broadwood has gone to Rusteoberg and supports OHpbant's Nek, which bas beeo reinforced. A flag of truce which has come into Commando Nek from the Boers, says J on ber t's soo was killed aod further reports their losses very heavy i2 AHwaloorth. Cape Coiooy. Deo 15. -A party of Brabant's horse, consist? ing mainly of recruits, engaged a superior foroe of Boers December 13, Bear Zastroo. Oraoge River Colony, losing four killed, sixteen wouoded and one hundred and twenty taken prison? ers. Boers Suffer Defeat. Report of Another Severe Battle In Transvaal. London, Dec IT, 5:10 p m -The report of another severe battle re salting io British victory is current here According to the story the fight log began at daybreak today and lasted for several hours The Boers, who numbered from 1.500 to 2,000 meo. were surrounded at the Orange River aod totally defeated with very heavy losses in killed and wounded A number of Boer.*, it is added, were captured Maseru. Dec 16 - DeWet's force was twice repulsed before it broke through ^be British lines ia the neigh? borhood of Thaba N'Chu In the third attack De Wet ?led io person, with a few determined men he charged and broke the British lines, tbs rest of tho commando fol? lowing Ho was forced, however, to leave in the hands of the British a 15 pounder and 15 wagons with ammunition and stores Commandant Haas Broek, with a commando and two guns, tried to get through Spnngkants' Nek, bot was driven back, losing 40 men. London, Dec 17-Gen Kitchener, in a dispatch received by the war office, confirms the Associated Press dispatches from Aliwalnortb, Cape Colony, of last night, announcing the capture by the Boera of a detach ment of Brabant's Horse, December I3tb, near Zastron, Orange River Colony, and says that 107 men were made prisoners on that occasion ! The colonial office, in announcing that Sir Alfred Milner succeeds Lord Roberts as administrator of the con? quered territory in South Africa, says ; his taking up bis residence at Johan? nesburg on account of bis health must not be regarded as a settlement of the caoital question. Wellington, N. Z., Dec IV -Lord Kitchener has requested that the New Zealand contingent may re I main in South Africa until the war is over, and the government of New Zealand bas consented. AN OUTRAGE. London, Dec. 15.-Parliament waa dismissed today until the middle of February, with the reading of the shortest of the queen's speeches, lt was as follows : "My Lords and Gentlemen : I thank you for the liberal provision you have made for the expenses in? curred by the operations of my armies io South Africa and China ' The proceedings today in th? house of commons were a repetition io min iature of the debates of the brief 6es sion The war was violently denounced and Mr. Chamberlain was further attacked The war funds were finally voted after the secretary of state for war had given assurance that the government, during recess would cordially cooperate with Gen. Kitchener in an endeavor to end the war Particularly stirriog were the remarks of John Bry-Roberts, Liberal He declared that the British treat? ment of the women of S^uth Africa was an outrage on civilization and that it was blasphemy to hold Chris tian services in St Paul's in connec? tion with the return of Rord Roberts while there were such proceedings in South Africa ? A HOT REPLY Mr Broderick hotly denounced Mr Bryn Roberts' charrges, asserting that it was criminal to make allegations which could not be telegraphed to Sooth Africa to increase the discon tent existing there He held up Mr Bryn Boberts to the censure and reprobation of nearly every member of the house of commons. These remarks were*greeted with cheers. - - ? ? - And Sumter's Grave is Un? marked. Washington, Dec 15.-The house committee on library today reported favorably the bill of Representative Otey, of Virginia, for a monument to Gen Andrew Lawis. continental hero, to be erected at or near Salem, Roan oke county, Va, and appropriating $5,000 for the same. Protection of Forests. While thc legislature is protesting the birds and animals ic wocid do wcli to give some a:teotioo to the destruc? tion of pine forests. At the prcs?ct rate they oannot last many years ana a resource that eouM be coade to yield aa immense toc?me for an iodcfioi-'e period will be total destroyed A system of forest y that would limit tho cut to trees of a certain s'as and would prohibit the boxing of turpentine of trees not to be oat for lamber uitbio a short period, would insure thc protection of the forests io perpetuity, aod would at the same time allow a steady yield of lumber adequate to the needs of the coan try. It u contended that there are legal difficulties io the way but if it is right to prohibit a man from shooting birds or animals on hts own land, except under certain oonditioas wby any BO; ftimNar regulations be applied to tree euttieg ? * f Is there any good reason for the protection of birds and to perpetuation of their species which will oct apply with greater force to the protection of our immensely valuable forests. There are additional reasons for pro tectioo of tbe forests They affect the uniformity of the rainfall Birds and animal? oannot do that The protec? tion of the forests is also the protection of game to a certain extent The curions quirks of logto bj wbioh we aro made to believe that we cannot protzet our greater interests but can and mu9t protect thc smaller onee, would be amusing were not their consequences so serious -Atlanta Daily News. The Wionsboro News and Herald receut?y ?tated that a deposit of coal had been discovered in the eastern part of the county The deposit was f.vjnd cn land belonging to M rs 8 F. DuBose A specimen of the coal was taken to Winnsboro and it is said to be a good sample of anthracite coal Owensboro, Ky, Deo 16.-Jim Hen? derson and Bud, Rowland, negroes, were hanged at 8 o'clock tonight in ?be jail yard at Rockport, Ind, by a mob of 500 perncos Henderson aod Rowiand waylaid, murdered and then robbed H S Sim* ons, a white barber, early this morn? ing The two men were suspeetoJ and ar rested and by the aid of bloodhounds their guilt was established. Henderson was shot to death in his cell and banged. Rowland confessed before he was strang ap. The bodies were afterwards riddled with bullets. SOUTH CONTROLS COTTON MARKET. That was Shown Last Week Liverpool Ignored. Special to the State New York. Dec 15 -Cotton is again very active. The market this week ha? fluctuated widely, but the net change amounts to little The bureau repoh started things going It was a big surprise to the trade, the estimate of 10,000.000 being much larger than expected Its announcement, at noon on Monday, was followed by a sensational de cline. Every broker in the ring seemed to have large blocks to sell and bids of any kind were hard to obtain Prices fell from two to two dollars and a half per bale iu a twinkling A demand sufficient to absorb the offerings' then developed and prices steadied. Tuesday witnessed a still lower market as receipts were heavy and the liquidation not yet over But the southern markets did not decline commensurately with ours and when this became evident the shorts began to cover. Tbe buying that then set in has continued since and resulted in a recovery of almost all the loes scored early in the week. The strength has been chiefly in the nearer months the demand for December and Janu ary being quite urgent This demand ! has met light offerings, and prices have been advanced with ease A full movement and the rather dis cocraging attitude of Liverpool has been ignored and, in their eagerness to cover, the weakness of Monday has been forgotten?by the shorts January which closed last Satur day at 9 63 to 9 64 touched 9 09 on Tuesday, sold as high as 9 70 today and closed at 9 61 to 9 62 with the tone of the market barely steady. March is now the most popular month. The action of the market this week still forther mystifies those who try to solve what cotton should do The government's figures, the increase in the movement and the sensational break in prices, led the bears to believe that at least their Sum bad come and that the downward trend to values that th^y had predicted, had begun They became confident and sold aggressively The boils were dis heartened and unloaded largely at the decline. And then the market surprised both sides by its astonish? ingly quick recovery Between the 6hock of the bureau and the resulting liquidation and the technically strong local position the slim stock here and the fact thai we are out cf parity with the south everyone is much hi sea Tho bulls say the weak ones are out and that the market is in a stronger position and wiil go higher tuan ever The bears believe that when the Jancsry aborts are revered and seme cotton is attracted here, prices will go down. The only apparent certainly is lively fluctuations, bot I believe the chances to be against the market James Riordan. W. J Brvan to Start a Week? ly Newspaper. Lincoln, Neb, Deo 15 -Wm. J. Bryan gave out today the followiog statement : '*[ have for several yoars bad io con? templation the eerablisbment of a weekly newspaper, and this seems an opportune time for undertaking ic Intending to devote my life to tbe study aod discussion of public questions, I have taken this method beoaase it will bes: accomplish the purpose which I nave in view. "Through a paper I wiii be able to keep in touob with social, eoooomic and political problems. Tho paper wiii, at tbe saQje time, if successful, provide ao inoome sufficient tor my pecuniary need.?, and ibis ktcd of cork mil allow me more time wr.h my family than I bare been able to er,j ?y for several yean past. "I expect to kcture occasionally, especially in college towns, where I can speak to students ; bot my principal work will be done with the pen, or pei haps I should say with the pet*oil. "Tbe paper will be called The Com moo er aod will defend thc pr.ocipies set forth io tbe Kaosis Ci y platform I shall be publisher and editor Place ? of publication, Lincoln." Washington, Doo 17.-ri'.-natur Dan? iel of Virginia, U'.ds? introduced s hill authorizing the precio.'ut to t?e?eot treu* the brigadier general's cfii^H twu volon tecr officers, without regard to age, and appoint them b.igadier generals in the regular army, for the purpose ot placing them oo tbe rerirrd Hst. This in intended to provide for Geo? James H Wiisou and Fiizhu^h L;c. Paris, Deo 18 -The Matin publish es a cii-patch from Louden, giving an interview with O -mai: Pasha, a general of the Ottoman army, who reoeotly left Turkey clandestinely He says j (bat, accompanied by bis partisans, be will roturo to Kurdistan, wbcre,accord? ing to ht- statement thu population, already secretly armed, oniy await bis arrival to marob as one man against the yoke of Turkey. CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT The Committee Wouid Re? duce Our Represen tatioD. Washington, Dec 17 -The boase committee on census by a vote of 7 to 6 agreed to report the Hopkins reap? portionment bill, leaving the total mern bersbip of tbe house at 257. as ai pres? ent, and rearranging a number of State delegations. Tbe bill will not be taken up until after a holiday recess. TERRITORY MUST BE COMPACT Tbe only chance in the biil was an amendment requiring that the several congressional districts of the several States 6boald be composed of "con? tiguous and compact territory. Tbe pose of the ameodmeot ia to prevent gerrymandering. Under the bill the following States will lose one regresent ative eaoh: Indiana, Kansas, Ken? tucky, Maine, Nebraska, South Caro lina and Virginia The following will gain one each : Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Texas will gain two representatives. NEITHER PARTY GAINS. Based uporj present pol?tica! divisions neither party will gain advantage from the new apportionment proposed in ihe bill. Tho Republicans wiil gain five aod lose five and the democrats will gain three aa? lose toree. Tbe basis of tbe representation will be one repre? sentative for each 208.868 inhabitants. Philadelphia, Dec 17.-Gos Rahlin tooigbfr, before 4.000 people, at the Pennsylvania Art Club, bested Parer Maher in one cf the fastest fights between heavyweights tha? has been seen for some time. The boat was limited to six rounds. Camden, Deo 14 -The censos does Camden a great injustice There bas been no decrease in Camden's popula? tion , bat a good gaio. When tbe last census taken, Kirk wood and the other suburbs were all included in Camden'? population. Bat this time the census was restricted to the corporate limits of Camden. Paris, Deo 15 -The official report of the finances of tbe exposition shows a loss of 2,000,000 fraocs. The total of expenditures is 116,500,000 francs The receipts amounted to 114 500,000 francs. The loss is less than in the osee of either of tbs preceding exposi? tior. s. Washington. Deo 17 -In view of the wide pablicity of charges against the administration of the United States district coart of A'asfca, involving, as the allegations do, the integrity of sev? eral persons of prominence io both cfSsisl and uocffict.il life, as well as the just administration of thc mining laws at Caps Nome Alaska, Mr Carter, cf Montar.3, today introducta a resoictioo \r. :hc c?nate, dircc?ing the committee on jsdiciary to investigate th?, who!.? q i.srico. Washicgtoo, Doc 15 -The hou^e today pss3sd the war revenue redaction bill 'Tb?. Opposition sought to recommit: thc bill with instructions to report back a measure reducing the revenu? at least $70.000,000, and including a provision for an income tax PO drawn as to escape an adverse decision of The supreme court The motion failed 131 to 155 Thereupon the bill was passed without the concurrence cf the minority, who refrained from voting. The amendment placed io the bill yes? terday to tax rxpress receipts was de feated on an aye and nay vote io the house- 125 to 139 The pension appropriation bill carry? ing $145,145.230 was passed in exactly 13 minutes. The Tri-State Medical Association of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, at its reoeot session io Chattanooga, took steps to secure medical legislation io those States for the purpose of regule tiog or prohibiting the marriage of habituai criminals, persons afflicted with incurable diseases, drunkards and victims of harmful drugs. German railway interests have oon traoted with the Richmond Locomotive Works for 24 improved locomotives for delivery es early as possible next year The same manufactory is executing an order from Fioiand for 12 locomotives fer delivery Jn March or April. The government of Fanland waoted 36 locomotives in all, but the Riobmrnd Works could nor turn thsm out within the limited rime specified. King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, who only the other day dtciinrd to accept tho resi^naibo of Lieu'. Bresci, the brother of Humbert'* assassin, sud who promoted him 'o the rank of captain and appointed him io ihn com maod of a f-rt on the Australian froo tier as a token of bis continued confidence in the ioyalry of ? Li* gr.i?ans j md most t deserving officer, nae DOW granted bim permission ?o abandon the name of Bresoi and to assume instead tho maiden narnu of bis mother j A novel idea has been introduced j in Australia for weeding out the "man who doesn't dance" at social func? tions. Each lady has a slip of paper marked off by perforations into a number of coupons corresponding to j the number of dances on the program, and at the end of each dance she gives one of these coupons to her partner Any man who can not pro? duce a fair percentage of coupons is reinsed admission to the supper room This is what Mr. Bryan wouid style "an appeal to the stomach " Reflections of a Bachelor. New York Press If you don't want to know what a man's wife is like, study his taste in other women. Some of the ancients knew a lot. The ancient Hindoo women bad to pray io their husbands I Every woman has a longing to k?ow just bow much her husband would take on when the doctor told 1 him she was going to die. The average man doesn't get mar? ried because be loves little children. What he gets married for is because Le thinks he is going to get fed better. When one woman calls on another woman, for the first ten minutes neither of them says anything that ! the other can remember, because i each one is studying the other's dress. When a poor yoong man marries a rich giri ali the women say he is mercenary, but when a rich young man marries a poor girl, they say euch a love is the most be&utifoi thing io the world Mayor elect Peor, of flaverbill Mass, is a genuine workingman-a shoe cutter by trade, who bas worked for years at tbs beocb, and bas saved a little com? petence from his earnings. Before the town of Bradford was annexed to Haverhiil he made a record there as selectman for uprightness and judg? ment The funny thing shoot his election as mayor is that the Socialists attacked him a3 not being a genuine laboring man, because he done not be'iong to any labor onion, al? though he ba3 for years' worked in tbe same ehrp and under precisely the same conditions as Bradley, whom tbe Sooialiets ran for Governor. A mothers' club of twenty five macrons, of Chicago, adopted a street gamin of ll years, and set about mak? ing a useful member of society of bior The boy stood it for a few weeks, taking directions from his twenty five mothers, not infrequently pointing in twenty five wsys Finally recollections of the one mother he had elsewhere in the city came upon him, and he ran away and found her. Thereupon he informed his twenty five foster mothers : "I ain't no twenty five kids, and I ain't going to be good no twenty five different ways ali at once." "The first official chapter of the beer scandal, which is to be tbe greatest reproach upon the fifty sixth congress, was written when the Re? publican members of the ways and means committee formally agreed to the war tax reduction bill The leading section of the new bill pro? vides for a reduction of the tax on b?er amounting', it is estimated by the committee, to $9,833,712. This brings the total of the reductions pre? poned by the bill to $40,000,000, which is $10,000,000 more than was recommended by the President and tl se Secretary of the Treasury. "The reduction on beer is effected by increasing the present rebate of ii per cen: to 20 per centum, which is equivalent to a tax cf $1 60 a bar rei oo beer, instead of the present net tax of $1.85 a barrel It is understood that this reduc tion upon an article which has been considered a fair subject for taxation j by all parties was accomplished with j (he aid of all the Republican mern ? bera of the committee exeept Hop zins, of Illinois, who stood out against it to the iast Those mem? bers of the committee who were not in-the first instance favorable to tbe beer reduction were, it is said, forced ? into line by the chairman of tbe National Republican Committee Senator Hanna waoted tbe tax re? duced. and the chairman of the Re? publican Congressional Committee, Mr Babcock, re enforced this demand on the ground that the action was a necessity "Nothing except tbe whip and spur of the campaign committee could have forced the reduction on the Ways and Means committee. The members of that body are too familiar with this subject to be mis led by that plea for relief which has been raised by the brewers -New York Pre?s. Mr Justice Potter, ct tbe Pennsylva? nia Supreme Court, tells tbe Presby? terians of rhie country tbat they ought to consolidate, as the Free Brethren and the United Bret bern ba.ve dooe in Scotland Moderator Dickey says there's nothing to binder aside from a few noeuloritles and prejudices Madrid, Dec 16 -Thc German i rai r. in g frigate Gneis^nau bas fouoder C-! off Malaga, 65 miles cast northeast of Gibraltar Private disparohes say that 140 per-oos were drowned I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very line quality. The flavor is del? icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence or 40 cents per gallon. H. ii. ?STEEJV T?fcW ?CHBD?LJS NEEDED. Business Men Bequest Change of Schedule on Bishopville R B. A petition, signed bj the merchants and other bosiuee9 sen of this city,- bas been forwarded io the Atlantic Coast Line officials through Agent C G Rowland asking that a more convenient schedule be operated be? tween this city and Bishopville Tbe present schedule after a trial of more than a year has been found to be the most inconvenient for the pe-ple of Bishopville that could he contrived end a positive irjorv to the busi? ness of Si tater. The schedule" was pot toto effect against the protest of the nosiness men of Sumter, and having been given o full and fair trial it gives satisfaction to oo ose, un le?s it be the railroad people themselves. The people of Bishopville ba*e a great deal of business to transact in Sumter and have to make frequent visits here ; and if there was a quick and convenient scbedol there would oe much more travel- between the two places. The preseot schedule is so arranged that the Bishopville people cannot coo;e to Sumter by rail and spend a day without spending two nights here also The j train from Biebopville arrives late in the *fteroooo and returning leaves the next morning about 9 40. The most convenient schedule that could be arraged for both the Biehopville and Sumter people would bs to bare a traio leaving Bishopville io the morn ing to connect at Elliotts witb the C.S. & m. morning train, end returning connect at Elliotts with the evening train on that road that leaves Sumter at 6 45 This schedule would enable Bishopville people to leave home after an early breakfast, spend tbe day in Sumter and return home to supper. It is to be hoped that the petition .will be favora? bly considered by the Coast Line ?metals and that the schedule will be arranged to mee? tbe needs of the communities interested. Piano Recital. The recital at the Sumter School of Music Wednesday Bight was one of the regalar monthly recitals which occur on the last Wednesday night in each month. This recital having been postponed from the re? galar night in November so as not to con? flict with qjber entertainments The attend? ance was very gratifying to Miss Ewe!; sud her pupils, and the audience enjoyed the entertainment to the fullest extent. The following was the programme : Cn Roller Skates. T. O'Keil! A Forest Lullaby. C. W. Krogmao Miss Janie Spann. Waltz, Mies Susie McKinney On the Heath, Gustave Lange Miss Bailie Jones. Kissing on the Sly, Mies Janie Spann. Valse Lente, Mrs. A. E. Virgil Soog of tbe Mill, Miss Margerite McLeod. Melodie in F, Rcbusteia * MICB Louise Motes. Hunting Song, Miss Slessor Mason. Song of Cora, R. A. Keiser Miss Nellie Eppereoo. Merry Sunshine, Mrs. A. K. Virgil Seberzstto, Schmoll Miss Era Eingman Angel Serenade (Mandolin) Brega Mr. Robert Warren. Elbiata March, S. B. Mills Miss Alice Moses. We have been selling Bagster's Teachers' Bibles at $1.25 fer eighteen months past, and it bas always been the greatest bargain ever offered io tbe book line. H. G. Ostetn & Co. The works of William Gilmore Simm9, the o.tiy great coveliets South Carolina ever pro? duced have been out of print for many-years, but recently one publisher has issued ac eiitioB of his complete works. Simms' worS3 are for sale by H. G Gateen k Co. Holiday goods, books, art calendars, cares, booklets, popular novels and children's books. Unusually large stock to select from. Come to us fer Christmas goods. H G. Osteen & Co. Min i i mumu Half Bates to Bichmond, Va, and Beturn. Annual Convention, Southern Educational Association, Richmond, Va., December 27 39, 1900. Ou account ot tbe above cceasloe, South? ern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Richmond, Va., end return, from ali sta? tions OB its Hoes at rate of one first class fare for the round trip, plus $2 membership fee. Tickets will be sold from Washington, D. C., and points iu Vi-ginia and North Caroli? na Dec. 26ib and 27th. with final limit Dec. 31st, 1900, inclusive ; from points in other southern states, Dec. 25th and 26th, with final limit Jan. 2d, 1901. Southern Railway offers best service ever afforded to Richmond, Va. Fast time and convenient schedules. Through sleeping car between Birmingham, Atlanta, Greenville, Spartanburg, Charlotte and Richmond Ho? tel dining cars on all through traios. For detailed information as to rate?, reser? vation, etc., call oo or write any agent of the Southern Railway on its coonectioos. S. H. Hardiwick, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. mm? ? i mmm Christmas Holiday Bates. The Atlantic Coast Line will sell roaop trip tickets at rate of one and ooe-ibird first class fare for round trip. Coupon Agents will sell to all potnt8eastof the Mississippi and south of the Ohio aed Potomac Rivers, including Wa?hingtoo D. C. Tickets sold December 22nd. 23rd, 24tb, 25th, 30?b and 31s', 1900, ard Jai.nary 1st, 1901. final limit January 4 b, 1901. Iroc cUd signature form tickets, Iimi ed to coc tiouos passage in each direction, will be used between competitive point? These tickets may be s:>ld to students of schools and colleges on December I5tb to 21st 1900, iccloaive, with final limit January 8tb, 1901, upon preseotatioa of certificate signed by the Superintendents, Principals or Presi? dents thereof. _-*mmM-muma The books that all children should have, the books that will encourage a love *br good literature caa be obtained from E. G O?teen k Co., at the lowest prices. All of the latest novels are on sale at H. G. Osteeo * Co's., book store. They have a special vaia? in a lot of $1.50 books that they are selling for $1.00, all recent and popular books. Christmas cards, caleodors, booklets, art edit ion e of famous poems in great variety and exquisite designs at H. G Ostesn & Co's., book etore.