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NEWS FROM: BISHOPVILLE. ! School Commencement;---Address by Prof. Hartz"g, Sermon by Dr. Wilson-Building Notes. Our graded school is closing these days Tbe first event on the programme was a pic? nic a: James' M di on Lynches River, 2? miles from the village, which was very eDioyaole and profitable in that it revived a fellow feeling among these who work aod grow hard. Teat evening (Friday) a select company of amateurs gave a pay performance at tbe Behool bouse Saturday wa3 given over tc rest and bosi nees On Sunday morning tbe school children marched in a body to tba Presbyteriao Cburcb aod listened to a sermon by Dr. B F. Wilson. President of Converse College. I am sore tbost who f?el a pride in the deportment and appearance of our community in assem bly bave fui! cause for feeling gratified over the complete success of tbe occasion from all view points The congr?gation numbered about & thousand and was all attention Dr. Wiisoo bad a great opportunity to plao: troth aod we think bs measured up to the occasion, and succeeded admirably in im? pressing on all some of his reasociogs and utterance The graduating clats occupied seats of honor and i? composed of Misses L Goff, C. E-id, G Reid, S Walker, D. Barrett, R DeeChampa, B Dixon, J Livingston, M. TVau, L Reams, ? Carnes, eleven in norn-, ber and not a male On Monday tbe school assembled at the Presbyterian Cbarcb to listen to an address by President Hartzog, of Clemson College, which w*s instructive and entertaining from & practical standpoint bot was not what was , expec ed from one whose reputation for elo? quence is eo great O tne evening of tbe same day tbe school j and ns friends held a ses-ion at the school boose to bear the essays of toe graduating class re*d and medal awarded All came off smootblv according to the plan. The essays and 'be music were fine Miss B anche Dixos received the medal, becaos? she earned it Tre to*n has broken ground for an opera hons?, popularly cailed 'own ball. Tbe on M frogs seren ade os e*ery cigbt. Mr J L Parrott is building a store on Main Street Dr B oth's residence is nearing completion Tbe Back is hinging fire-whatever that means Mr B W Cir es is finishing up a commo? dious stable oo Main ?Serest. Miss Fannie William- goes borne this a m and cake? ber sister, M es Bertha, with ber, as S-inool is over Miss L>zzie Stack re-urns to ber borne io Richland county this morning, having attend? ed the school ber? for tb? full session. Dr. Wilkinson, of tbe JJ S army stationed in the Philippines, is ht-re on a visit to bis uncle, Re W A Gregg. J. Thousands Sent Zato Exile. Eve y >eara largj nambo- of poor suff-rers whose langs are sore and racked wub coughs are urged to go to another climate. But this is costly and n <t always sure Don't be an exile when Dr King's New Discovery for Consump? tion will cure you at home It's the most in? fallible medicine for coughs, colds, and ?ll throat and lung diseases on earth. The first dose brings relief Astounding cures result from persistent us*. Trial bottles free at J F W De Lo rm e's. Price 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed. 4 WEDGEFIELD NEWS Wedgefield, May 7 -? few evenings ago one of our reliable cozens killed a turtle, bung it up in a tree for the sight, or I should c ?ve said, cot bis bead off When the string was cut tbe OiXt morning be walked all around Be was eben put in boiling water for 20 m:nu!es ;o remove bis shell. Turtle soup was 'ben made of bim Late io the evening the cook brought in his heftrt which was still bea:IQ / Toia sounds unreasonable, bot it is a fact Cotton planted since tbe rain is coming up, but run 13 needed very much Corn is small er than m years for this season of the year. Mr Tbom*3 A Lathrop, of Long Island, N Y wbo bas been spending tbe winter wub Mrs R. R Si :gleto3r will return to N?W York on Thorsdiy 'orrine Parler, of Parler's, Orange burg County, sister of Dr Si L. Parler, spent Saturday and Su*- dav in town MI?3 Fibrex? N-wmau, .vbo b*s been a great duff rer from muscular rheumatism, eays Cb-i.jjneriaio's Pain Ba;m is toe only remeiv teat affords ber relief. Miss Newman is a much respected residmt of the village of Gray, N Y , end makrs tins statement for the benefit of others similarly efiLeted. This liniment 13 for sale b:' A J China. Bequiescat in Pace. The '"Saye'ville Tinses, a promising infant of j uroahem, is dead It made its fioai ap? pearance 00 Frida* last and at thit time was apparently in its usual health, but the insidi? ous fo* of all infaots, the lack of proper nutrition, was getsing in its deadly work and it expired without a struggle a few days since Picnics." Last Friday was the day of ptcnics and hun? dreds of children and not a few older folks spent tbs day to the woods having fun gatberiog spring flowers red bugs and things of liae character, without which a ptcr.ic woold be robbed of more than half its pleasure aod tbe keenest of i's remembrances Tbe Gladed School gave holiday and the more than three hundred poni's were free to j 10 the pie ic parties For several dave they bad thought more abont the picoics than of lemons aod had madp more plans then could be carried out in one day, bat nevertheless they were out for a gooa time The Presbyterian Sunday School pic? nicked at Providence. The crowd goibg to Dalzell on the Northwestern R R Tbe B?pti3t Sunday School picnicked at Sumter Jonevon on the Sumter and Waterte R R. COM WfiX'CEM &-NT AT BIS3 OPVILL6. Interesting Exorcises at Closing cf the Graded School. Biehopv?le, S. 0 , Muy 7 - The commence meot exercises of the Bishopville Graded School which bas been in progress here for tbe past few days, wae brought ?o a close last nicht. The entertainment from Srst to last was a most enjoyable affiir, and those who were fortunate eooogh to attend from the beginning to the end were only sorry wheo the graduating exercises, wbich were the last ot? tbe prograaa, were finished last night The school closed one of its most successful terms last Thursday. The Principal, Prof. P. 8. Stobl, and bi3 four competent assistant teachers, Misses Jennie Muldrow, Bees: Oeonis Lida Scarborough and Sue Siohl have taken great interest in the school, ?nd the general attendance during the past session was very good, probaoly larger than at former sessions. The first on the program was a picnic, given for the entire scr.ool at James' Mill last Fri day. The woods were full of children and many grown up ones who bad gone from far and near to spend one pleasant day fisbiog, bunting and roaming on the bt-aatifol banks of Lynches River Sunday at ll o'clock Rev. B F Wilson, President of Converse College, preached the baccalaureate sermoo at the Presbyterian Cbarch. The church was packed to its almost capacity, and many stood in the gal lerv to hear Dr. Wilson's eloquent address. He read the tbird chapter of Jobn, and based bis remarks on the will of man. Monday morning at ll o'clock the church was again packed to hear Prof Harlzog, President of Clemson College. He made a most excellent address, having taken for bis subject, Education from an Agricultural standpoint Be emphasized the fact that it was necessary, in order to make a good farm? er, to study farming. The last but not tbe least on the program was the graduating exercises at the academy last night, tn which eleven pretty yoong girls received their diplomas aa graduates The graduating class was composed of the following young ladies: Misee3 Lottie Goff, Mamie Teams, Louise Reames, Blanche Dixon, E bel Car.nes, Jennie Livingston, Rea Des Champs, Sallie Walker, Goldie Reid, Connie Reid, and Dora Barrett. At the beginning of the school Prof Stobl offered a gold medal to tbe one that made the highest average, and last night be presented the medal to Miss Blanche Dixon. MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 22. New Special District Set Off by County Board of Education. Col J. A Rbame and Mr T N. Griffin, of Magnolia, appeared before the County Board of Education Moa day and presented a peti? tion signed by a large majority of the tax pavers cf the territory io and around Magaolia and Lynchburg, asking that a special school district be set off to include the villages of Magnolia aod Lyrchbnrg and contiguous territory, said district to be known as Mag? nolia School District. The boundaries are given aa follows ; "Tba northern boundary line to begin at a point on Lynches river formerly kno*.n as "Sanders' Ferry" aod leading westward, or nearly so, along the biehway from -said ferry by "Sanders' Cross Roads" to a point on said highway at and immediately in front of the residence of Henry V Anderson Thence in a direct lice to the W. C k A Railroad at a poiot west of and two miles distant from Magnolia. Thence ic a direct line to the point where Douglas branch crosses the pablic road leading from Lynchburg to Shiloh Thence in a direct line to a point immediately io front of the "Jes;e Smith" resideoce on the highwav leading from Lynchburg to Lake City. Thence in a direct line north of Hinson's residence back to Lyocbe'B river ; and up said river tn the starting point." The petition was granted by the ho*rd and the new district will be known as Magnolia School District No. 22. A petition will now be gotten op for per? mission to bold an election in the district to impose an extra levy of 3 mills for school purposes This will be done at once, and tbe election will be held at an early day. The people of Magnolia and Lynchburg with the extra taxes tho3 obtatoed will be ebie to or gsnize and maintain a Graded School, which they have long wanted. The ball game Monday afternoon at the old bicycle park between the Sumter club and a team froai the Sumter Telephone Man? ufacturing Company's shop resulted in a victory for the Telephone shop team, tbe score being 6 to 3. Only eight innio?s were played, as darkness prevented the playing of the nioth. A severe rain and hail storm peesed across the country from Providence to Bishopville Monday afternoon. A great deal of bai! fell, but no damage was dooe to the youDg crop3 as both cotton and corn are yet too email to be seriously iojared. Hail is also reported to Pave fa?eo io Clsreodon County in the vicinity of Summerton. Be-srars of a Cough. A cough is not a disease bot a symptom Consumption and bronchitis, wbich are the most dangerous and latal diseases, have for their first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough ap? pears are easily cured. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has proven wonderfully successful; aod gaioed its wide reputation aod extensive 3ti!e by its success in curing the diseases wbich cause coughing. If it is not bentfici-.I it will not cost you a cent. For sale by Dr A J China. The Associated Charities. After several days effort the Ward Com mittee3 created by the constitution bav? been selected, and will promptly begic the work of canvassing the city for addition*! mem? bers. Toe following excellent committees have been secured : Ward No. 1-Miss Lucia Roach, Chairman Mrs E H. Moses and Misa Loula tinja*'' worth j Ward No. 2-Mrs Marion Moi?e, c/air mao, Miss Marie Lee and Miss Mary tfugb son. Ward No. 3-Misa Annie Graham Chair? man, Mrs. H C Moaea and Miss Julia Outtino. Ward No 4-Mrs Geo W. Dick: Chair man, Mrs J. F. Laughery and Mrs. R. K Wilder. It is suggested tbat the four Chairmen agree on a defioite system of work and make the canvass at once. C. M Horst, Jr Secretary. ---- Don't Lot Them Suffer. Often children are tortured with itching and burning eczema and other skin diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the raw sores, expels imfiammation, leaves the skin without, a scar. Clean, fragrant, cheap, there's no salve On earth as good. Try it. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c nt J F W DeLomae's. 4 MEETING OF CaMP DI K AN DERSON New Members Enrolled-Officers, Delegates and Sponsors Elected. Pursuant tecali, Camp Dick Anderson. No 334, U C V , met in tbe C >urt Hon-e at 12 m May 6tb, Commander J HarTey Wilson, presiding Aa tbe aonaal meeting bed been postponed until this date, the first nosiness transacted was the ejection of officers. Tbe following officers were elected : Capt P P Gaillard, Commander. J D Wiider 1st Lieutenant W D ScarDoroogb, 2d Lieutenant. Perry Moses, 3d Lieutenant. H C Moses, Adjutant R J Brownfield, Historian Dr Jno S Hugbaoo, Surgeon. The other officers are to be appointed by the commander. Tbe following new members were elected, all being properly vouched for : Matthew C Havnsworrh, Rev Geo H Pooser, S J McFad din, B M Powell, D C Anderson, E W Par? ker, E H Garrett, W L Berke, E G Brown The following resolution was adopted : "Resolved, That the adjutant erase from the roll of membership of the camp tbe names of all who fail to pay their doee by June 1st, 1901 " AQ election was held and the following delegates and alternates were chosen to repre? sent the camp at tbe reunions io Colombia and Memphis : Columbia : Delegates-P P Gaillard, Tbos V Walsh, B F WiUon and John H Terry. Alternates-E W Moise, W M Graham, T D DuBoae, E F Borrows Memphis : Delegates-J Harvey Wilson, A J Moses, Jas D Blanding W C D Stiles Al? ternates-E W Moise, P P Gaillard, R J Brownfield, H C Moses The commander was given power to bil any vacancy in either delegation The following resolntioo was adopted : Resolved, Tbat our camp request Miss Lao* nora Blanding, the granddaughter ot him whose name every South Carolinian loves and every Sumter County boy reveres, Lieut. General Richard H. Anderson, and also the grand daughter of our loved comrade, the survivor of two wars, Col James D Bland? ing, to act as our sponsor at the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans to be held at Memphis Tenn. Resolved 2d, That the Commander of our camp be requested to appoint, at bis conven ience, one or more Maids of Honor to repre? sent 03 at said reunion Miss Sadie Burrows was chosen Sponsor and Miss Adele Mo9?s, Maid of Honor to represent the camp io Colombia. Col. J D Blanding asked tbe privilege of presenting a banner to the camp The banner was accepted by a rising vote and the camp then aojonmed --mmm***t Food Changed, to Foison. Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like those of arsenic, but Dr King's New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bow. els, gently, easily but surely, curing conitipa. tion, billiousnesf, sick headache, fevers, all liver, kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's. 4 THE CONCERT ON ?<?E GREEN We have a function in our town Neither quiet nor serene, Which tends to cheer us after work : 'Tis the Concert on the Green. It gives somewhere to roll the babes To imbibe the ev'ning air, To croon and crow and chuckle loud, While their fathers gaza and stare. The little boys and girls are here In shirt-waists, red caps and blue ; 'Tis fun to see their antics queer, And the many things they do Th? big boys come, and perchance, they Bring some blue eyed lass along ; They fnd a seat somewhere remote And forget what's going on 0!d folks too, come for the ado : Look aod listen with delight; It kinder briogs hack mem'ries dear Of days more happy and bright. But to the :,boys in blue" we owe For ali we have beard and seen : Good fellows ! those boys of ours Who give Co^cprfs on th?? G*ei?n# DAN E AT HAGOOD. A Very Enjoyable and Largely Attended Affair. Providence, S. C., May 4.-We feel it incombant upoo us to write you of our dance at Hagood, on tbe night of the 3d inst. The Sanders hall, where tbe dance was held, as tbe merry makers dro*e OD presented the appearance of an enchanted castle with fl*?b ing lights and sweet strains of music We entered to behold 'be lovely decorations that seemed to carry out the above illusion until it was almost a certainty For although some fair b?-"d.< bad bong the bright banners and lovely flowers in the tasty and oeaut ful decorations; yet our eyes were immediately claim-d by the vision of the fairest of H i I God's works on eanb-South Carolina's lovely daughters Here they ?ere assembled ?n array, which to our susceptible e;p3 rival ed the lilies of tbe field and even Solomon's glory We came down to earth long eooogn to note some of the costumes-a:?d on the morn foltowi'.g our rotes tell na that per haps the most srrikir.g costume was that of silver gray fiille france, with pis-menrrie o' a darker shade of steel, made accordion p<?it ed skirt, wi:h sleeves to the baddice Anotber was of a glossy silk, called peau de so r, ot a lovely shade of crpam This was trimmed with a live sb^cte cf cherry olored velvet, witb what seamed to be silk tuile in the neck mad? so lovely a suit as to b? commented opon by ail wbo were privilege i to enjoy tb sight--and ils wea-er ! bow can m> pe'j express my approval but in a long drawn ob The n?tenle s present wer?? : Mr ??nd Mrs T 0 Sander.-, Sr, Dr and Mrs M S Ki k Mr aod Mrs W M Lenoir, Mr aod Mrs T JOS 0 Sanders, Jr, Mrs E R Alston Misses Le???? Bpykio, S-?die Burrows, Theresa J?mef?. <jhirlotte Boykin, Addie DaB-se, Lizze Boykin, E'eje Sanders, Bartie Sanders, aurie Sandere, Emma Haile, Mattie .ove Meagre J ti Myers, A F Ney le, Dr B Mc? Laughlin, Hammie Boykin, A H Sanders, R A Love. W A Alatoo, J E Sanders, Eugene James, Robt Graham, W M Lenoir, laurance Do Boee, Scott DuBose, J E Gaillard, - illUm Burrows, R C Folk, C E Sanders, ?nd many others too numerous to meutioo Tbe bes1 and most enjoyable eveut of the evening wa? the german which was o<'8t efficie th led ny Mr. J H Myers of Camdeo, with Miss Leia B?ykiL. F Commencement at Wedgefield. The commencement exercises of the Wedge? field Graded School, W P Wver, of Virgin? ia, Principal, aod Miss Evie Wilson, Sumter, S C , will take place in thp Academy Hall on tbe nigbt of May 22d Tne exercises will consist of charades, drills, recitations and delivering of medaia Rav J C. Bailey wiil deliver the address to the students. OFF FOR THE REUNION Sumter Sends a Very Large Dele gation of Veterans to :oiu;; bia. The Conf< derat?. Veterans mov*-d on Co lombia io force this morning af:d if 'be cap ital city ?3 Dot crowded tbe OPX'few dava ir will not be tbe fault of Sumter A Urge crowd left for Columbia on th? Soothe o traio st 6 50 tbis morning a'?d many more went on the 9 35 A C L paaseoger This train carried five coaches crowJed uoti! stand? ing room was at a premium The train was well filled when it arrived at the depot and the Sumter delegation of Veterans and SODS of Veterans and the large nua.ber of ladies who acromo ?n ed them bad to crowd io as beat they conld. The Bennettaville train came in with fi?e coaches crowded, and it went through to Co? lumbia, running as the secocd section of the regular train. Capt. Lucius said be bad 375 passengers on board. This crowd came from Bennettsville, Darlington aod way stations A number who expect to attend the reun? ion could not get off this morning, and they will go over tonight or tomorrow morning. f^m 1 ? ? wm - ?? RESOLUTION OF THANKS Adopted by the Faculty the Char? leston Medical College. At the first meeting of the faculty of the Charleston Medical College be d after the re? cent annual commencement the following resolution waa adopted : "Resolved, That tbe Dean be requested to return to Rev J A Clifton, of Sumter, the Faculty's thanks for the -more than interest ing sermon that be preached to the gradna ting class at Bethel Church on the nigbt of Sunday, March 31st, 19 1" P Gourdin DeSaussure, Secretary. Charleston, S C Killed by a Mule. On Thursday last a negro plow band work? ing for Mr J M Richardson, of Clarendon, met with a violent death. Just after sunrise he started from the lot for the field riding bia mole, but before he had reached the field the mule became frightened and threw him Hf ?ras caught in the plow gear and waa dragged aeveral hundred yatds, the mule kicking and pawing tim He was so badly injured that he died within two hours after tbe accident. FOUND DEAD. Pisgah, May 1 -Oiiver HawkiDS, colored, waa found dead near bis home this moraine Re bad been sick with consumption a long time, ard could hardly get about Last nigbt be went fishing by himself, and on returning home some ti joe before day was taken with a nemorrbage and bled to death. There waa no sign of any struggle in death. He put bis hat and fish cut of reach of the blood. He wjia about iO years old, and lived in Ker? shaw county J. fi. D. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. It came to the Englishman's turn. "That reminds me," he said, "of a fieuced clever conundrum. Ah, let me pee. What is that that is covered with feathers and stands on one leg and barks like a dog?" "Covered with feathers, stands on one leg and barks like a dog, eh? Give it up. What is it?" "A stork, of course-ha, ha!" laughed the Englishman. "Oh!" His companions were silent for a mo? ment. One of them scratched his cheek and looked puzzled. 'Tin sorry," he said at last, apologet? ically, "but I don't quite tumble. The feathers and the standing on one leg are all right-but how about barking like a dog?" The Englishman smiled and stroked his mustache. "Well, to tell you the truth," he said, .that was my own idea-to-a-make the answer more difficult, don't you know."-New York Sun. In Former Dara. Tears clung to the long lashes of Egypt's queen, to say nothing of the headless slave who weltered in his blood at the foot of her gorgeous divan. It was plain that the daughter of the pharaohs had received evil tidings. In the streets the newsboys could be heard hawking The Evening Monolith. "All about the football game! Corinth Latin, school, 10; Alexandria Polytech? nic, ii" they were shouting. "Now, wouldn't that scald you!" fal? tered the queen and burst into tears. Detroit Journal. APHORISMS. Brutes leave ingratitude to man. Colton. The root of all discontent is self love. -J. F. Clarke. Discretion in speech is more than elo? quence.-Iiacon. They that know no evil will suspect none.-Ben Jonson. No man is happy who does not think himself so.-Marcus Antonnius. Delicacy is to the affections what grace is to beauty.-Degerando. Ile that takes time to resolve gives leisure to deny and warning to prepare. -Quarles. When desperate ills demand a speedy cure, distress ls cowardice and pru? dence folly.-Samuel Johnson. A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.-Prentice. There is a department which suits the figure and talents of each person; it is always lost when we quit it to assume that of another.-Rousseau. Dliiconracred. "You used to be something of an altruist." said the friend. "Yes." answered Willie Wishington. "I was a theosophist for awhile too. But I had to give up. I've- tried being a whole lot of things, but I nevrtr get far enough along to lind out what the naines by which they are called actual? ly mean."-Washington Star. PANAMA CANAL l?EA IS OLD. Early Spanish X?vir:**tors Saw and Talked of Its Advantages. Tho advantage of a canal or navi? gable channel through the isthmus ox Panama is so obvious that it is not surprising to find th*.- 'nica cf such a waterway was seriously considered in the early days of Spanish conquest in the new world, says a writer in the Newcastle (England) Chronicle. In the year 1527 the famous Cortes. beiDg then in Mexico (or New Spain), sent three ships on a voyage to the Moluccas in charge of Alvaro de Saa vedra. The expedition was an un? fortunate one as two of the ships were lost on the outward vo3'age, and Saa vedra did not like to carry out his in? tention of returning by way of the city of Panama on the Pacific side and thence across the isthmus. His view was that at Panama he "might unlade the cloves and merchandise that he had, that so in cartes it might be car? ried across the plains fouer leagues to the river Chagre, which they say is navigable, running out into the North sea not ifar from Nombre de Dios, where the ships ride which come out of Spaine." In his "Discoveries of the World" (published in 1555 and translated by Hakluyt and published in England in 1G01), Antonio Galvano, governor of T?mate, in the Moluccas, says of Saa vedra: "If he had lived he meant to have opened the land of Sastilia de Oro and New Spain from sea to sea, which might have been done in four places namely, from the Gulfe of St Michael to Usaba, which is 25 leagues, or from Panama to Nombre de Dios, being 17 leagues distance; or through Zaquator, a river of Nicaragua which springeth out of a lake three or fouer leagues from the South sea and falleth Into the North sea; whereupon doe saile great barks and crayers. The other place is from Tecoantepec, the river of Vera Cruz in the bay of Hon? duras, which also might be opened in a straight which, if it were done, then they might saile from the Canaries in? to the Malucos under the zodiake in a temperate climate in lesse time and with much lesse danger than to saile about the cape of Bona Speranza or by the straight of Magalan or by the northwest" The Greatest Electricians. A vote was recently taken by The Electrical World and Engineer on the 25 greatest names in electrical science during the iast century. The partic? ipants in the ballot were 277 members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, who were requested to ar? range the names in the order of sup? posed excellence. The following list therefore, shows not only the men who were chosen, but also their standing in the esteem of the institute: Faraday, Kelvin. Edison, Bell Morse, Henry, Tesla, Elihu Thom? son. Maxwell, Ampere, Siemens, Ohm, Hertz, Davy, Brush, Wheatstone, Helmholtz, Gramme, Steinmetz, Ront? gen. Sprague, Plante, Marconi, Oer? sted and Joule. However, two other ballots were taken for comparison with the one just mentioned. The opinions of 25 eminent members of the institute were embodied in one and those of 25 professors of electricity in colleges in another. The former group placed Maxwell second and Hen? ry fourth, showed an equal preference for Bell and Edison for fifth and gave Tesla the fifteenth. The college pro? fessors put Maxwell third and Edison fourth, were equally divided between Hertz, Henry and Elihu Thomson for fifth, accorded Bell and Morse equal honor and ranked Tesla fifteenth. A Snag Fortnne. From the whirl of gossip in the finan? cial center, says the Philadelphia Rec? ord, comes a little story of the contents of the strong tin box belonging to Wil? liam L. Elkins. Away down in the bot? tom of it, according to the story, there is a single certificate of stock of the Standard Oil company which has not been touched for years. The certificate calls for 10.000 shares, which at the present market figure represents a face value of more than $S,000.000. The head of one of the large trust compa? nies practically admitted the other day that the story was true. Twenty-five years ago the Belmont Oil works, which belonged to Mr. Elkins, were ab? sorbed by the Standard Oil company, and the 10.000 share certificate formed a part of the price paid. Why 1001 Seems Familiar to Him. "It may sound odd to you," said a bookkeeper, "but the date 1901 seems already more familiar to me than 1900 ever did. You see. we don't get a cipher at the end of a year date but once in ten years, and we get two ciphers there only once in a hundred years. Practi? cally no man ever sees more than once in his lifetime a year with two ciphers in it. and as a matter of fact it never gets to be familiar to him. and so 1900 seemed just about as strange at the end of the year as it did at the begin? ning, whereas a year running out with figures, to which we are accustomed, does seem familiar. Actually 1901 seems like an old friend, and I'm glad to see it."-New York Sun. San Francisco'? Libraries. A movement is on foot in San Fran? cisco for the gathering under one roof of all the special, technical and gen? eral subscription libraries in that city. There are in the California metropolis a dozen scientific societies which are struggling against the odds of rent, taxes and other inevitable expendi? tures and which would welcome any reasonable proposition for a consolida? tion of their collections of books. Ron tine. Dr. Schweninger, Bismarck's famous physician, bids us "beware of routine." which he evidently holds to be harmful to health. This squarely challenges the old no? tion that regular habits conserve the vital forces and prolong life.-New York World. FEEDING A PYTHON. The Biggest Snake In Captivity Had to Ke Forced to Fat. The East Indian python, 27 feet 6 inches long, the biggest captive snake in the world, was fed at the zoological gardens of the Bronx last Friday after a hard fight. The snake, a female, ha? refused to eat voluntarily,. In the den with her are two other pythons, one 26 feet 4 inches and the other 23 feet 6 inches long. Any ono of these snakes could crush and kill an ox. Into this den Chief Keeper Snyder entered, accompanied by two assist? ants. The smallest python, which was in a water tank, was covered by boards, and the other was covered after dan? gerous maneuvers by blankets to pre? vent it from seeing the fight with its huge companion. Keeper Snyder threw a blanket over the head of the biggest python and re? treated to the small door. There, awaiting his chance, he grabbed the hooded monster just behind the head and jerked it through the opening. Other keepers were waiting outside, and as each foot or two of the serpent was pulled forth they grabbed it in turn and pulled it farther ont of the cage. While this was being done the two keepers still in the cage threw them? selves upon the massive moving coils of the great constrictor, and, though in? peril of being i?wrapped and crus?ed,. they succe4-:' :?*y guided the squirming: folds toward the exit When finally outside in the corridor behind the* cages, it took the utmost strength of ll men to hold the snake, which weighs over 200 pounds, in a comparatively straight line, though aided by pressing it against the wall. Another keeper by the aid of a kmg. bamboo pole pushed four freshly killed rabbits down the python's throat and^' the serpent was safely put. back in the-* cage tail first A stream of water from a hose was at once directed feto its:* mouth to prevent the snake from d?$~ gorging its meal, but to no avail, for the rabbits were cast forth again. It was decided to repeat the opera? tion, for snakes cf such size are too valuable to be allowed to commit sui? cide by starvation. Again did the keep? ers enter the cage, and after another struggle worse than the first the oper? ation was repeated. This time, with four fresh rabbits, it was successful, for the python con? cluded to retain ber repast When re? stored to the den, both the other snakes were in a nervous, ugly mood, and po? licemen kept visitors away from the glass front of the cage. The 23y> foot python, after being fed In like manner for nearly a year, now readily eats its semimonthly meals of chickens without persuasion and is growing in length, girth and avoirdu? pois. The 2G foot 4 inch snake, which is a male 10 inches in diameter and 225 pounds in weight will be fed in a few days. He is the worst customer of all to handle.-New York Times. Esterhazy In Misery. Major Count Ferdinand von Walsin-. Esterhazy. who figured so prominently in the Dreyfus case and who was de? nounced by Mathieu Dreyfus as being the writer of the famous bordereau which brought about the two convic? tions of Captain Alfred Dreyfus on the charge of treason, has sunk into utter misery. His divorced wife's suit against her mother, the Marquise de Betan court. for an allowance on the grounds that she is in profound distress and un? able to support or educate her young daughters has brought forth the fol? lowing letter, written by the major to his wife and dated London, Nov. 1: 4tI have been unable to write to my chil? dren recently, not having the money to buy a postage stamp. 1 am at the last extremity of strength, courage and re? sources. I have not eaten for two days until this morning in the work? house. I have no clothes, am shivering with cold and am compelled to warm myself by entering churches and mu? seums." "A woman with a pet dog cs.n make more kinds of a fool of : herself than any other human being under the sun," savagely remarked one of the salesmen in a Chestnut street jewelry store yesterday A girl with an ugly brute of bull dog came in this morn? ing and said she wanted to look at garters. I showed her several ven* handsome pairs, but she wanted three all alike. I thought she meant three pairs, but it turned out she wanted three garters, two for herself and one to match them for her dog. A friend of hers who had just returned from abroad had told her it was quite the thing in Paris and London for dogs to wear garters on the left, fore legs to match those worn by their owners. Did you ever hear of such idiocy. Of course the garters were much too large for this grl's pet, and she decided that she would have one made to order. She felt herself very much ag? grieved because we wouldn't undertake the commission for her and she flounc? ed out of the store in ajpretty rage/" - Philadelphia Record. ?TENTS ?Caveats, end Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-f Jent business concucte* for MODERATE FEES. SOUP. Ornee is OPPOSITE U. S. PATEN ro-nctj >and we can secure patent ia less time thia ?hose j r remote from Washington? ( ? Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-? [tion. 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