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Complete Success! of the Unveiling Ceremonies. Chatanooga, Tenn, May 27.-Chick amauga Battlefield: "And now yening ladies, in the name of yonr fathers' comrades, and in tiae name of our dear mother, the State of South Carolina, I bid you unveil to our View the mon? ument she has erected -.to tue valor of her sons at Chickamauga.;'. . . Such were the proud words of Bish? op El^feon .Capers today when he xdi? rected "tlie youn^-'?adi?sy'.represeiLl;iiig the various^ommaads: that made this an illtts^ons'-iattlefeld, to display the State's monument to the world..... It has been ? glori pus day and. al? though Souls^^QaroHna uiay li?t?- been a ittle slow,in doing the .right thing, right grander, has - afee, done it when once undertaken. And what a glorious country this is after -alL Tbe.xinparal leled valor pf the Ainerican soldier was today^again consecrated aifd^ this time the'Sont? Carolina soldier was honored, ft was a noble tribute to thev gallantry ofm heroes oflfee Palmetto State. At W? a, r?snumentr has gone up on the battlefield that shows the endurance and heroism of Carolina's sons. ; It was a ; battlefield: tfcat gare' a staggering record to the worlupand yet here, under the .shadow of the Stars .and Stripes* the gallant: soldier of the Lost Cause unveiled Carolina's monument. ' The Confederate soldiers,' the mea ^ho .helped tb make tfiis'bkt-. tlefield 'so famous, march e<i behind, their sofis who. wore - the ; .Uxripn, J?h& their fathers once "fought, and a few moments afterwards.the, boys..in..blue, stre^?^ouT^TnrShe " anet saluted the gallant sires as they passed by in re? view. In that youthful line .there floatedjfc?e SfSars apd Stripes, .and the/ marching Veterans bore the Stars ajxd Bars that a generation ago led tie men of the sixties on to victory, and today sons of these soldiers would have made a record such as Jthat of Ker? shaw 's^meft Tiadexv tke v?ry" flag they, once^e^yiS %f?S?<^2? the lesson ^as^ impressed that tne-men of the two ar? mies were patriots and Americans. Here on th? very hilisidjeoarer whioh the gallaif?^^raktf^&t^ti&e enenfjp' backj* to ^?i&?a?& %?g^ lias been' erected South Carolina's monument to her gallant soldiers who died and fought so bravely. ? Muc?; B&ig&t* ^S?idcVpf/. the? erection! of sucn'monumen?^?t vjhat *?*eed of that?\p|S ?see-gif to eug?gest how era^i-* fying^?t must?Save'bee'n to the old sol? di ers^c^are^j^ i tjoav of their 'services' ? tia to see a monu-' ment mark the resting place of their fallen brothers. The scene and the occasion were both glorious,' and the speeches that portrayed the battle of old and young alike. What a hap? py conception it was to have a regi? ment of eight companies of the soldiery of South Carolina in line. What a pic? ture it made, '^^at a lesson it l^ught the exis^enc^o^^^^^^irjl^g^^^? country. The speeches were all good, and the sentiments of Gen. Henrv V. Bovnton in ac??^?^^g^aS^^^were" ty, and his speech ought to be read It shows *jba. series:'of. markers to tii?'ij???i?es'^ . ii?r 'fallen" .heroes 'of^C??$kamaug?,:-: but nfiteep4.hankjl?aven* mar&brave)?.': special train isjpttftifig out- fr?m-?/yf?? Station :^ejittle.jband of VeteransJs movin^^! ^e Memphis, some no ?oubt are sagp^l- "Thank God, another duty t#onr beloved comrades lias been nobly pone; " ' But 0f ifehe ceremonies of the unveil? ing, jfae d?tails were ali : finely arr' rangec^by Gen. Walker* who. came out here f^.c-.tftat purpose, and the Caro liniansiin Chattanooga gave their as sistan??:;?and so did the citizens of Chattanooga and Gen. Boynton, who is in chaige?iSf the park. A wi?ck on th?'"Se/uth?'rn Railway" this si??.ol Atianteneeessariiydeiay?d the avivai of: the'Veterans' train and j to have-gone ori.v.with the proceedings without. v the? .woajd hare, been like *'Hamlet ~* witt tfieTrince of Denmark omitted. It was decided to wait ron the \ eterans- tram, and it was a long and tedious, wait. The.,programme was to have'begun at 10 o'clock, but it was some-time after 2 o'clock before the train arrived*. JThe start was made for Chickamauga. The military train, started,ont and soon afterward's went the V?t?rans special. It did not take long before the column was formed. Atjjthe head marched' the brave young men. sons of Confederate soldiers, un der the command of Col. Wilie Jones. Immediately following came a band of Confederate Veterans with banners floating'. Tattered and torn flags float? ed again on the battlefield. The flag of the ~fh. regiment was carried by j James A? Taylor, .of G rangeville", that of the 10th bv- Sol Emanuel and. that of the 24th* oy Alfred Holmes. ' Then casaelhe- cartiag^s with distin guished guests, speakers, sponsors, Governor's staff and guests. The order of^pro^ession .was as fol- , lows: fe iv ' if % ? Ban?t%. VS, 1 ? I ? %f * South Carolina provisional regiment under comamnd of , Col. Wilie Jones, commanding 2d regiment of ; State troops. South Carolina Division of Sons of Con f ed^^Ve^aj^.-un^ie^'OjBman d of CommjfcfrlerJFr^jtotiler.^Hagoo^/C & Georgia military and camps of Con? federate Veterans. South.Carolina. Division. U. C. V., under command of Visiting Confederate Veterans. Merabeip, *8f ? *thf .jSbntfi Ca?o?na Chickamauga' monument ''commission in carriages. Members of Chickamauga and Chat? tanooga Park commission. Governor Ch^n/iler^ of Georgia^, and staff. Speakers and'other distinguish? ed guests in carriages.. Visitors At the head of the column was a fine local b?nd, and it was a splendid line, and one which speaks well for the pa? triotism of Carolinians, and to Gov? ernor McSweeney and Gen. J. W. Floyd is the credit of .'arranging for the attendance of the, eight superb ? com nan i es of ib^jpvif?i pf tf?e State.) As these young meir marched over the I f battl?f???rl-t?i?y- 1?t??t"'*'?a\^T?lt'^ep reverence for the men who in the six? ties ?vent forth to,- represent;, 'their State*.. * ; . ? i . .-' ?? r ? As they passed by the road skirting along th? -son.them based o?'- Snodgrass Range, as they struck the Vitteto house,- -thev saw a large marker, mark? ed: jpOth and 19th South Carolina .regiments fought for three hours on Snodgrass Range about this point/' Further on they saw a similar marker, marked: "24th South Carolina regi ment^and.- Culpepper's battery, fought ab??t one mile to the northeast of this po?B^r'anc[ near it were the flags and the;inen of. those gallant commands. Further om a's the road to/the South Carolina^"mortument 'leaves the ~majn road, was found another marker to the immortal men of Kershaw's bri - gade, marked : ? ' Kersha w's. brigade, 2d Sd,:.7th, 8th.and 15th South Caro? lina^ regiments and James' South Car? olina/battalion fought for five hours on Snodgrass Range, above this point. " It iras' but a short march i rom ?he station*, to-the'./ Slfe OF THE MOUNMEXTU the scene of one of Kersnaw's daring cha^s,'Suid leading up to the mound wher?-the monun??ht was erected was an avenue lin?o! by gallant soldier boys, and it tf-as... a pretty picture to see them stand at sajute arms as the Veterans passed by. Up to the monu? ment: the procession went, and tnere^ had .been erected a. comfortable stand, and tHis*together with the benches in. [ "front ? seated ;.alL': the visitors, guests' and civilians, who .came to. attend, the ceremonies of unveiling the mo'nuent J [to the soldiery, of Carolina... i As'soon as. the ..audience was seated Gov?rnor,K?SweijBey called the meet? ing" to order and with a few kind vro:rds^pr?&j^^ ? THE" KEV JOHN KERSHAW, the son of the distinguished Gen. ?John B.. Kershaw, who. opened the ex ercises^ith l*ayef; x;A3dr?s|c?"j w?r?j made" By Gov. Mcsweeney, Gem C. I. spader*: Hon. D. S. Henderson, Col. J. Harvy "Wilson, and Bishop Ellison Capers. As Gen. Capers concluded his ad: dress?e. rjrjes?nted to,t?e;audienc?#ii|: bj one young lap?es . whp iw?jre VP puir tne" veil from the monument. They were : For Kershaw's brigade, Miss Elberta Bland : for ihe 10th and ISthxSouth ?Satoir?a, ?&sfe 'Ad?: @rie Walk*: forwie^tti Mss IV&rSl 4>? pre; for Culpepp?rs's battery, Miss Elizabeth C. Teague. Thev were es fain there stood exposed #f Tqj^HgJfjbsO^i^^ ~*.It is built of South Carolina grap1* !]H?,?4'?t'?inb?emi?fi lfc?> Wwii* .staid: made 4)v *the Sonth Carolinians on this field. ?rf ?ith^si?&t is 4^?$s$&t?$ ? ue, original, and'ma?? especially for this work, an infantryman on one side and an ^rtillervman^ on the oth^r. So^.fca|olina'^0M cay?n$p$f& -battle. Crowning the wliole is a bronze palmetto pf^exquis^-workman sh^|s^r?[?^-a|Ti tralpfirlT^s^ jfeji}< ture the wonderful bronze palmetto at the State Hoase. On the front of the upp^s^one is the shield of South Canjjffsjfc in bronze. The inscriptions a#ft as- f&llows : On the front, compos? ed by Bishop Capers, with grand sim? plicity: "To her faithful sons at this monument, to commemorate the valor they proved and the ^li ves they -??^ \ a ;^g?m?,^t^VS6nt^:'^?p^ ? mejit^ 15th -Soxi??L., Carolina-Teg^a?t? : .Jame^'^;.^p^;::?ar?liRa' -i^^?ion. ^iI^x6?:Vonnded'-43S. missing^ ?? ;Xt0^^?nigaul?t3 %i^d?#10?^ &wh '. Carolina^^rejkh?nfc; ^ edttsomU$?? i. &J??d"^^3: --. mortally: wounded.. -40, wbunde?^?. ' "?f Gist's brigade-24th Sou'tE::C?r olina regiment." Killed"43, "wqunfed 14, missing 12. -/ , . - jy.' Culpepp?rs's battery. Wourf??^ ;?4. ? " The total neight of the'monu|n?a?.is thirty-three-feet. . ,Th? wor?k.was done by the ?teifcte ^tone" Company, Columbia, S. -. zl . Every one admired the beanrt^a?d substantial character of the monument, and especially the pose and fffcea^of the infantryman and artilleryman : on either side -ofHth* su%stantial??s1ittft. The palmetto tree'-Gapping |Jie ?monu ment is quite imposing and character? istic^ >nd .altogether Mr.'.Sfew?rt, ait the--instance ob' the cofflmission^Jbtas given a fine monument, and. already at a turn in"'the" main:"Toad -there stands an iron sign reading: "This road~<fco . the- South - ^Carolinir-TSionu ment." Is not this worth seeing? After th?-monument had un? veiled -Qoyernor "S&Srweene^ took. Treasure incrementing'' Geri. H^nry Vy Boynton,^?w^o made a* patriotic and; excellent speech.- . " Charlotte, X. C., May 26. - A special from Raleigh to The Observer says : Gov. Ayeoek says all the low land crops on the State Penitentiary farm known as "Caledonia" are destroyed, by the raging Roanoke river, includ? ing 200 acres of wheat. He says the. flood damage, in .the State ^mounts ? to mililons of dollars. Last night's rainfall was very, heavy, from an inch] and.a .half to two inches ,a?d,r a", half: ?and more rain is falling tonight/ .All streams in this sction are rising.. London, May 2G-The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria^.May 133. A. superior force of, Boers msSjple % determined'^attack on wa ..convb^'be^' ! tween Ventersdorp and Potschefstroom May 23, but were driven off, Our loss was'iour killed and. 30 wounded. ;The;-. "convoy arrived in safety. " P?or?nco. " May 2(3.- Sheriff Burch rast nrgM afrested?R.' Q ; Wilkel ^fbr'' arson. Ky>?ei6c exiges K?irtg burning of the- Chase building in which the lives of two men were endangered. Wilkes is in jail. - Hf has-re*taiho<i Shi pp. Spears ?? Ragsdale. ' ?-The au? thorities think they have conclusive etfidenc. . W?lk?s- says nothing: He. has figured in the courts on several occasions in liquor cases. The' arrest i has caused a sensation. : ? The: little boy had" come- tn with-his' clothes torn, his hair full of dust, and his face bearing unmistakable marks of a severe conflict. "Ob, Willie; Wi? i lie ?"* exclaimed his mother, deeply j shocked and grieved, "you have dis ' obeyed be again. How often have I j told you not to play with that wicked ? Stapleford boy !" j 4>Mamma,'* said Willie, washing the ? bipod from his^nose, "do I look as if I ha? been pia"!i ng wi th anybody ? " Ram's Horn. ' M JL i-JLs. JTIt. ? ]f Z - ^ ^ " WED 6 ? FI E L D. N E W S. a Wedgefield. May 23.- On Wednesday night before a large and appreciative audience the closing exercises of a most "sucessful session of our. graded school were held. The academy halls had been artisti? cally decorated'for the occasion, and the program which consisted of recita? tions, declamations, drills and cha? rades reflects great credit on the prin? cipal Prof. W. P. Wyer and his assist? ant, Miss Evie Wilson, also Miss Bet? tie Aycock. who assisted in the train? ing of the scholars and presided at the piano, for the manner in which each act was - carried' out. It. proved that much time and care had been expend? ed in the preparation. Following is the program : . Prayer-Rev. G. H. Poozer. Chorus by the School-Wake ! Wake ! Wake ! ' . '. '; "' ' ' Recitation-Essie Troublefield. - Recitation by-four little girls1-When my Dollie Died. Vocal solo-The Song That Reach ed my. Heart,''-Miss . Helen McLau rin.vf.- ; ..; c~ . -. ? ' Declamation-Modern Education Bernie Thomas. . Declamation-'''Railroad Crossing" . -Harry Mellett ; Fan Drill by 16 girls. Dialogue -<( Rival Orators " - ;.Frarik Thomas. Thad Troutman. . *zf Recitation - Little Perry's Com? plaint-Frank Mellett. ...Recitation- 'Aunt Tabitha"-Ma? ble Mellett' . .. ? Brownie Drill by 14 boys. Recitation-Grandma at the mas? querade-Bessie Aycock. Recitation - Headache. Just for jjfchool-Luther Wright... - Add ress-famous Li te ra ry F i gu res of 18th -Century-Rev? jTC. "Bailey, a Solo-Miss Helen McLaurin. / Charade-i?Dr. Cure AIL"-Elliott Thomas, Willie Poozer, Marion Mel-* lett. Misses Carrie Wright, Nan Mel? lett, Mabel Mellett, Beatrice. Mellett, Eunice Burkett . ' ' -. . a - Address and 'delivery- ' of ' Medals *Prof. W. P. Wyer. : j Valedictory-jSlI??t^ Thorak '* "Farewell Sorfy&&& J^atQT^Bj the .?fti?ol. fep At the begtem^jjof -the. rs?ssion Prof. Wver ana:^^ss'VWi?s??^'Qffered medals in their'?^esj^elfrive Tttbpbis to the ones that]'ia^^uecl ".^e^pghest ^?^erage marks cg'Ting:y?e-vear. Bernie Thomas was tfe(^*inn'0^|'",the former and Albert ?Teock^ jFf:,*! and Helen Weinberg the ^teV. \ ' ' /j X One of the features of '-the. ^ening was the address by Bey;'-J. '.?. P*?e7' The solos by Miss ^.H?le-rr.. ;MbLarurin "were also thoroughly enjoyed. ' - The present pri?^p?l' ari d'assistant seemed to have giVfn general satisfac? tion and at* a meeting, of., the board pf' trustees on' fast Thursd?'y they were" unanimously reelected tor" another | term." ....- ' '"j r- y. ' > ? Prof. Wyer left for his home in War renton, Va., on Saturday. --' " ' Miss.es. Lottie and Minnie.Goff, of Bishopville, came over to. attend the exercises j&n-Wednesday evening. I ? I Miss Ailie Kelley- is attending the? commencement exercises of Chicora College?; ^reeiiyi?le/ 51 V. We have had lots .of. rain-in the-past two weeks which means farm work is behind and grass is growing. ' Several I deer have been seen rn the swamps as the result of the freshet, but fortu? nately the law protects them now. M AYES VILLE HAPPENINGS. School News, Items of Local laterest Personals. Mayesville, May 28.-The heavy ..rains of the past few days are appa? rently : over for a time, at least and Tanners are beginning to go to work i once more. The rains were quite I heavy here and came near causing ! much damage to crops. In some fields ! corn and cotton are under water. Cot? ton chopping will be the order of the dayifor some time now. [? Tjie Mayesville High School will [ elose a vt'ry successful session on Thursday. The present teachers. Prof. E. E. Thornwell, of Fort Mill, and ?Miss Manette McCutchen. of Wil? liamsburg County were reelected for next year. A picnic will be given the scholars on Friday at Mr. G. W. Mc? bride's, near Salem. ^liss Ada Mayes entertained a num? ber of friends at tea on last Friday evening, a most pleasant evening was spent by all the guests. Mr. F. A. Males' condition for the past few days is very critical. : Gol. J. Harvy Wilson is attending the reunion in Memphis this week. - Miss Ada Mayes is visiitng the fam? ily, bf Mr. E. B: Muldrow this week. Mrs. X. F. Mayes is attending the commencement exercises at Chicora College, Greenville, where her daugh? ter. Miss Emma, will graduate. Mrs. E. B. Muldrow is visiting the family of Rev. G. G. Mayes, at Green? ville; S. C. Mrs. Henry Wells, of Marion, is vis? iting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Fort and son, , of Wedgefield, spent Sunday at Capt. W. W. Fort's. Mr. Henry Atkins, who has been in the mill business at Blaney, Kershaw Co., is at home again. Dr, and Mrs. T. M. McCutchen have i M gone on a visit to Williamsburg Coun? ty. ..V % ' Jr r ? . Mr. Joel McFadden is at his posi? tion at Mr. McCutchen's Pharmacy again. ' A large number of commercial trav? elers have been in town lately. The town is still improving the side? walks on Main Street. It is probable that the town will be lighted at an early date with the latest improved gasoline arc lamps. One has been re? ceived for trial. They will be a great improvement over the present lamps, both in economv and service. j'?? 1 \ ; ".' , ... .:./ ...al. PISGAH ITEMS. . Pisgah, May 27.- Weare in it right, I mean the farmers. It 'commenced raining Saturday morning and has continued ever since. I understand that .the, heaviest fall of water in years, br possibly ever seen, fell in the Smithville section and around Dr. Britton's on vesterday afternoon. Some of the people there consider "their crops ruined or nearly so. We cannot plow any this week, making two weeks in the busy time of the year. Without the most favorable, weather "now on, some crops will be entirely lost by grass and wet. The prospect is gloomy indeed, but the sunshine may come to stay awhile af? ter this and'thihgs take on a brighter hue. , The big freshet in the Wateree river last week went beyond .all-records. I 'understand the fine" oat crop of the river plantations is gone, as well as a large quantity ol 'other crops literal? ly drowned out. Oats here are prema? turely ripening owing to the rain. They are headed out too short to' cut well. 1 . Dysentary is about but no serious cases that I know of. Mrs. J. D. Evans has been quite sick of late,- but is better. - ; Hugh H. Evans,' Jr., is home from Clemson, came to see-his sick- mother. "Mrs. A. P; Vinson of Sumter is -visiting her son Mr. L. S. Vinson. ~*?Mr. George K^gersT, bf .BTsftopville, is visiting'his brothers, T. M. and C. A. Rogers. In ''his: speech in 'Sumter in the openingof-ther'senatorial campaign.in 1897, -Senator Irby said, '*If you elect McLaurin it- will- be the opening wedge to the - fprmation.pf a republi? can party. ' * Prophetic ' words. Jrby was tru? to-the principles of his par? ty, and sb was Evans: . McL?urin*s. Greenville "speech was just such a one as those Who kr??w him would expect^ But; he-wiH-find out that the backbone of the democratic party in this State value their principles too high and sacred to be bought by'a few dollars. The: people "of this State -can nev%r fbr-: get the oppression they" received from :the party, after the war, and the same -old rascals.are in.it'.'today, augmented by a few recruits'from the South bf a we?k order.r.. _ . . . -Mr. Oliver Mbsely' who lives near here was standing in his piazza, yes ? terday when he "was.stunned by light? ning for sometime : a. cat near him was. killed; . He had.a narrow escape from deaths. He is a son of Hon. G. W. . Mpsely bf Kershaw Countv. Southern Ry. Schedule. Schedule of Sumter Branch trains, effective 12:0? a. m. Sunday, May 26th, 1901.' . No. SO leaves Sumter 6.40 a rn, ar? rive ; Charleston 11.15 a ru, Columbia liam. . No 82 -leaves- Sum.t?r .10.58 ". a m, ar? rives Camden 11.55. No 84 leaves Sumter 3.30 p m. ar . rives Camden 5.40 p m. No 81 arrives Sumter 9.05. a m from Columbia and Charleston. No.'83 arrives Sumter 11.45 from Charleston;' '-'-? No. 85 arrives Sumter 5 p m from Camden and Charleston. KENDALL INSTITUTE. Programme For. Commencement Week. Friday, May 24. . Concert-Primary Department. Sunday, May 26. Baccalaureate Sermon. Tuesday. May 23. Musicale and Drama, (Punkin Ridge, j Thursday, May 30. ' Cantata-Jephtha and His Daugh? ter. . Friday, May 31st. ; Graduating Exercise, j Iii order to meet our expenses an j admission of 10 cents each evening I will be charged. The public is cor? dially invited. . % C. Watkins, Principal/ May 2S-4t - ill > * mm? j: Chattanooga, Tenn., May 27.- A j special from Dayton, Tenn., says: At I {he. Richmond Mine of the Dayton j Coal and Iron Company, two miles i from Dayton, this afternoon, a terrific i explosion of gas, formed by the collec j lion of coal dust, resulted in the death I of twenty-one men, all white, and I most of them married and with fam j ilies. . . Steppsi Into Live Coals. "When a rbi'd I burned my foot frightful. I ly." writes W II Ead?, of Jonesville, Va., j "which caused horrible leg s* res for 30 years, i but Eucklen's Arnie* Suive wholly cured me after everything else failed." Infallible for lluros, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and Piles Sold oy J F W DeLorme 25c 5 FACTS IN A FEW LINES. France bas 22 organ manufactories. Africa contains SO.000,000 Mohamme? dans to about 200,000,000 inhabitants. Twenty-eight different kinds of food are needed to feed the animals in the Berlin zop. There are about 117,000-novels in the Paris National library and nearly G9, 000 volumes of French poetry. . During the siege of Peking the mem? bers of the diplomatic corps and the missionaries who were shut up in the British embassy ate SO mules. The city of Moscow will expend 4S, 000,000 rubles, or about $24,000,000, on new waterworks. The city has now a population of over 1,000,000. A Christmas tree for dogs was one of the features of a . Chicago man's celebration of that holiday. The man has eight-dogs, all fond of candy. He has no children. A permanent life line, consisting of a strong wire cable, has been stretched along the entire distanc? of the Chicago drainage canal, 34 miles, to be used in case, of accident. - . The American quail imported into Sweden some time, ago seem to thrive and increase in n -mber. It remains to be seen,, however, . whether the birds can stand the long winters there. The apartment which the late King ?Humbert' of Italy used to occupy at the Quirinal has been shut. Nothing will be changed in it, , and none but mem? bers of the royal family will be allowed to visit it. ; . There are 23,77$ young men in .the medical colleges of the United States, less than half as many, 11,S74, in the -law schools and only about one-third as many, S.2G1, in the theological sem ..inaries. Italian macaroni. is "t?o. longerj made by hand, but by machinery.* According to the British consul at Naples about 70,000 cases of macaroni are annually exported -to England and 500,000 to" the United States. - The town of Eatonville, Fla,, has 1,200" inhabitants,, with not -a single -white among them. It has its full -quota of public officials, a bank and other business establishments requisite in a town of its size. " . Th? lake regions seem to be attract? ive to people. In Ohio during the-last' ten years the largest rate of increase in population.-was in the lake cities- and counties. > The same 'conditions are true of the states., of ^Michigan and Wiscon? sin. % About. 11,0^000. Italians are exposed-, to malarial fever. '.There "are "about 2,000';000 cases' every year, with "an average7- mortality 'of 15,000. 'This proves that mosquitoes are more" dead ly .in italy than snakes and tigers7 tm India^;; f : - ?T" . =S E - London has- a' new! dance caHefl the O? Lv V. z -The- couples. - are arranged as. in. other. quadrilles, but -the. mu? sic rattles" right through.. the. dance, without.a pause, embracing the.most popular movements used in ordinary .quadrilles and some new ones. There are 1,100- Chinese pupils In Queens college. Hongkong, varying 'in age from ? up to 23, and many bf them have family cares irr the shape of a wife and children at home. Each - year sees, a decrease in the proportion bf married schoolboys, and the aver-, age age becomes less every year. Tuberculosis has been placed among the diseases which are subject to quar? antine. The c?mmissioneor of immi? gration has so- decided in the case of a Japanes?-who arrived at San Francisco from Japan ill with this lung trouble, ?tvwas decided that the patient could not land, but must return to the port from which he sailed. _. - Belgium holds the world's record in canals, having 53o miles,'which carry 8,000,000 tons a year. The Subject Aroused Her. "Up to Jim Biodgettfs. eh? They say Jim's wife isn't much of a talker.** "She Isn't? She kept me up until after 12 o'clock and never gave me a chance to get in a word edgeways." "What was she talking, about?" "About the chances she had to get married before she met Jim.'"-Cleve? land Plain Dealer. That One Word. Tess-I understand Miss Krusty ac? tually paid me a compliment the other evening. Jess-Not quite, but she came as near it as could be expected of her. Tess-What did she say V Jess-She said you were "very charm? ing, but" - Philadelphia Press. Told One Too Many. Mrs. Stay holme-You visited Venice. I suppose? Mrs. Struckojle-Oh. yes. indeed! We had a delightful time wheeling about the streets of the quaint old place. Brooklyn Life. Stnjres of Progress. "Do you attach any credence to the theory that men are. developed from m&keys?" said Wiili? Washington. '"T think that some -are." said Miss Cayenne. "The others appear to have remained stationary." - Washington Star. lils Salary. Tommy-Paw. teacher wants us to tell her what is the salary of the czar of Russia. Mr. Figg-Twelve million dollars a year, with board and dynamite free. Indianapolis Journal. The Test. "Strictly speaking, are the Filipinos easterners or westerners?" "Blessed if I know! Do they say de? pot or railway station?"-Detroit Jour? nal. A Dnnsrerous Complaint. If you rell a woman she is good, she may thank you. Tell ber she is pret? ty, and she will love you.-Chicago Times-Herald BANKERS' EDUCATION. ! The Bankers' Magazine notes aa effort in banking circles tb help, bani; clerks to "acquire a-broader l^row?edgsj."?^ of the banking bu?iness through ai course of study that can be pursued without, interfering wit!* their regular? business." Many bank clerks seem to wish for means of self education so as to pre? pare themselves fer the "higher duties'* " of their business. The recent conven-. . tion of the Ameincmr Bankers' asso? ciation voted ?10,000 to give a scheme of education a ste-rt. As a rule bank- > ers, it appears, work by "the rule of thumb." They learn by practice ano!" ; gradual accretion of knowledge, not having any sort cut to general princi? ples. The Magazine shows this entertain? ingly. "On examining," it says, "the. questions which it is proposed to ?rc-. .71 pound to bank clerks to enable them to educate themselves by discovering;' *\ the answers thereto the wonder air oncer arises that up to this" time tne'fcanfc- " lng business of the cotfntfry has been carried on with" any success-'at ali r' without this knowledge, f wn?eh-it i3 y - now proposed to impart,, .being pos- - sessed by? bank employees. ,r-Some of the eminent bankers at the convention, among'them Mr. Cromwell 'himself; "y confessed that they did 'not tniirk they could offhand answer th?^'qn?sfions? Mr. ' Thompson of the * Se^rj?r^ Ka-""- " tional Bank'of New York, jtorfostLta'- - tion which propounded " a : series - of. banking conundrums to ?ts.employees, jestingly said that the officers in ask-.. ? '_ lng these questions desired to educate their bright young employees so that they might do the work, rutff?febiisl- "~ ness of the bank and let the ?ffleer? ": ? draw the salary." " - - - . . ? r - - The Embezzlements Ixr 1809. Although the embezzlements-of-1900 . - show a decided increase, over' these pl, ..." 1S99, it. is to be considered that the to-.. tal bf last year , was ?he "smallest in 23 year's. The figures for 19??" are' $4,-' " 602,134 as compared with $5;2??;S7? in . 1890; - an increase of $2,383,7&?i B?rge . as this som appears, itis fariJdow"ti2e~::^ average of the last 23" yeac?^?w3iicliris . $7,339,506. %- ir t. r; s yhe losses for. the year are-distiabnt* -77 ed ai, follows : Stolen \ by. public. \ offi-r. $156,900; from roan assodatjens, $125, lob; by postoffice %mploye^:^|&27;:z??* miscellaneous- kealiiigs?^9^j390?3?isk^": : employees have the un^ntiaHeirefiDta-; Iyy .tion of heading the rand ~ more.-than three^ourths ?q? the(.-bank - total* was. taken, Jby sis : .einpljCjyeesl'in. ,. .Newport (Ky.), ,Fort: Worth ' iT?x.)/ Elizabeth (N.J.),. Buffalo, Kutl^d (Vt)-;; and New York etty banlo?not?f con'di-" :~J tions: which would not? l??ve^?xl?ted c zz had the embezzlers been tinder p roper- ya surveillance and thu banks* ije??-con- -'T.XB ducted upon safe bu.?ioss methods* . ; Sm '?. There is nothing discouraging in the--jjg increase for the year,, however,- as ,-itJs - rr still far below, the average. ..The jcojn-..<yr-t-rg paratively small sums embezzr|d are. an evidence of the general 'prosperity' ~in:1^ of the country.' In ?3S3-? 'th?" t'ota?s''BTy5t were $26,504,000 and in 1893-4 $35,263-, 714, and these wert? bard time ? years^igrasj -Chicago Tribune. ; - ? T [:r . . ; V.F srai "FACTS IN A FEW LIN?S^j^ - Ont of 40,000 vessels entering Chi? nese port? every year- 20,000 . are 35rfC??3 ish. --.*.?:. ncifSx^asannoat. 1 The game of billiards- first'eai?i1 fsto^aa^. fashion in England and Prance^ in^th^ytraci' sixteenth century. : .-XJ. JS&SSTS?* The world's stock of paper meneyjfcarairj now $900,000,000, equaLto-the existing stock of gold coin. [ .. y M ?to? set. On the island. of Alaska ^?mUes- 9?nr ? -west of Juneau,, a large,^?sit.o| gjgk sum has been di ? $r ^er?iS"! r??nirr ?TOS? . London ice dealers get much of t^ehr stock from ships which bring it'from the mountain lakes cf Norway. r f ; p, . St Louis now claims to b?;i'getter *.'?.. literary center than Cfticag??^ tlf? .ground that ft has more writers^ July is a month of thundersi^s^i?1^ Hungary. Last July 33 :persoifs^ sad sasxn 2S6 sheep were killed by. lightning. :&a? Nearly 75,000 tons of corks are needT im ed for the bottled beer ?ind aerated wa? ters consumed annually in Britain. . jj. Oil for combusti?n is now supplied to Los Angeles factories at $1 per bar- 't^. rel. About 100,000 barrels a month are , vu .." r ""X used. . There are 10,000 islands between Madagascar and India. So far as known at present only GOO of them are . inhabited. Eight million pounds' worth cf -fish are landed at En5lish ports every 12 . months. This includes sheUrish, but not salmon. " . Up to 1SS0 France Lad only: private high schools for girls. Now there are 40 lyceums supported by the state and. 2S by cities. According to Bianco's works on.the fiora of the Philippines there are 2S genera of palms, with S7 species, os* those islands. A family of five generations is n?VT living at Sunderland, the ages of tlu representatives of each generation be? ing respectively 90, GS, 50, 30 and 10. The Fayal mine, located at Eveleth. Minn., has cleared shipments of a trifle over 1.200,000 gross tons of Iron ore for the season. This is the largest ship? ment in point of tonnage ever made by any mine in the world. War vessels are more "tonnable" now than they were only a few years ago. Nelson required one man for ev? ery four tons ot burden in his ships. Modern machinery enables vessels ot today to do with one man to every 17 tons. A London paper commenting on th<? i fact that upward of 100,000 horses J had perished in the South African war ^ up to date sees in this condition of 1 affairs a potent reason for the success JH of the motor vehicle as a military ad- -