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Utilizing Cotton Seed. t ; - - - ? . Things have changed essentially s:nce the time when cottcn seed were mere waste. The prediction made when the seed began to be utilized that they would ultimately be worth as much as the lint of the* cotton has not yet been realized, but it is said that present methods of treating the seed are far from perfect. It is an? nounced, however that a new process has been discovered which not only does away with six operations now necessary to convert the seed into re? fined oil but also gives results that are ideal in their completeness. Here is a description of a part of what is claimed for the new method : "The hulls and lint removed from a ton of seed by the new process are said to yield 1000 pounds of paper stock as compared with less than 400 pounds by the method.now in use : and this paper stock is wofth in the con? dition left by the new processes from $10 to $20 a ton as compared with be? tween $3 and $4 per ton for the amount of paper stock recovered by the usual method. This alone would constitute a net gain of from $9 to $18 a ton or, on the basis of last year's product, it is contended, would save to the cotton growers of the South about $38,000, 000. " In the process of extracting the oil, the oil cake is freed from the chemi? cal and becomes adapted for use as a food product for cattle or as a fertili? zer. Under the usual method it is possible to extract only about 40 per cent, of oil from the seed, while the new process, its backers assert, makes possible the extraction of practically 100 per cent, and the cost of produc? ing crude oil by the new method is re? duced 50 per cent." It is not always ?safe to assume that -these new processes will accomplish all that is claimed for them, for they. often fail when put to a decisive test. The bare statement, however, that present methods give no more than 40 per cent, of the paper stock and oil shows how much, remains to be done in the adoption of new methods of utilizing the seed. If a way to do it has not already been found, it cer? tainly atffords a fine field for inventive genius. -Courier-Journal. The Eclipse of the House. When the Hon. Thomas B. Reed thanked God that the Federal House of Representatives was no longer a deliberative body it. is doubtful whether he foresaw the consequences that would result from that fact. The policy of making the House a nondeli berative body did not originate with Mr. Reed, but he may be said to have completed the transformation. The tendency had been marked of a long time before. The consequence of it had been a decline of the importance of the House as a factorin legislation, and a corresponding gain for the Senate. The nondeliberative character of the House has been strikingly illustrated by recent events. For the speedy passage of the Canal Bill there was some reason, as that enterprise has been before the public for a long time and has been prettv fullv discussed. But the Philippine'Tariff Bill is a measure of a very different character. It involves questions that are new, and details the practical operation of which are extemely doubtful. Never? theless it was; put through with little discussion, and certainly without sufficient consideration. The Senate is generally expected to remedy the inattention of the House, and to give the measure thorough examination, if it does not practically make a new one. It cannot be disguised that the people are coming to look to the Sen? ate to ratify the errors into which the House falls by reason of insufficient deliberation. This is very unfortu? nate and just the reverse of what ap? pears desirable. Coming fresh from the people the House ought to re? spond more fully to the wishes than the less representative branch. Be? sides, the Senate adheres to rules which, while they permit ample debate, render it difficult at times to reach a vote at all. In other words, the Senate is too deliberate, while the House is not deliberate enough. Nevertheless, the people are perforce looking to the Senate as the domi? nant factor in legislation. Even in the case of reveuue bills, which must originate in the House, the Senate exerts a dominating, almost domineer? ing, influence. Under the name of amendments, which the Constitution permits, the Senate makes new bills and forces the House to accept them, or to save what it can out of the wreck through conference commit? tees. Both the House and Senate rules might probably be greatly im? proved by judicious revision. In time the need of this may become apparent to a majority or both bodies.-Cou? rier-Journal. PICKINGS FROM FICTION. If silence is golden, a discreet silence is away above rubies.-**Life on the Stage." Most men are inventive enough in the matter of personal justification. ""Papa Bouchard." The man ia a man cnn only be recog-" nized by the woman in a woman.-**By the Higher Law." It is human nature to shrink from confessing oneseli' wrong in one's an? ticipations.-"Lassie.** ? girl is never toa young to form opinions of her own se::-or to express them.-"Thc Destiny of Doris." The world may doom yon to plain living- but only von caa deny yourself plain thinking.-"Deafness and Cheer? fulness." Women love good men. but are inter ested in men whose goodness Ls more or less impaired.-.'The Man From Glengarry." The power that prepared the high? ways of life seems t<; lia re arranged that the fingerposts along the primrose paths shall rarely point to the prora ised land.--Captain Blultt" Think not. ns many say. there is but one springtide of iii''', that it is but a green and sappy youth which rushes to a brief summer and all else o?" Jiff is but a winter, long and drear and gray and lonely. Through all our life our springtide is: renewed. - "Mistress Brent." HOARFROST. j The Fabric Ont of Which This Feath? ery "VTli iteness Is Bcilt. Commonly hoarfrost is described a.? being frozen moisture, but this is not ; an adequate description of an agent I that has the power cf adorning in a j few hours such prosaic objects as gate ! posts and dustbins with all the trap : pings of fairyland. Moisture is indeed : the fabric out of which all this feath I cry whiteness is built up: but, although j it seems sometimes as if it is disturbed in a very capricious manner, there are nevertheless certain definite circum? stances which cause the hoarfrost to settle down on some surfaces rather than others. On any cold and frosty I morning it will usually be found that ? those surfaces that are the best radi ! ators of heat are also those that are j the most successful in collecting hoar j frost. It is not always realized, how I ever, that all objects are continually I radiating heat so that, no matter how much they may receive from the sun, they are constantly trying to get rid of it A fern leaf or a stone may perhaps receive generous supplies of heat dur? ing the day, but as soon as night comes it hurries to spend or radiate it, and the object that is quickest at this work will soon become covered in hoarfrost. Every one has observed how the mois? ture from the air will settle on the out? side of a glass of cold water brought suddenly into a warm room. A sim? ilar process takes place in the open air, so that as the currents of moist air travel across surfaces that are very cold they pay tribute in drops of va? por, which in warm weather take the form of dew and in cold of hoarfrost. Moisture therefore plays a very impor? tant part in the development of these hoarfrost pictures. But there must not be too much of it Some of the most delicate designs occur during the prev? alence of mist and haze, and in towns especially it is no uncommon thing for a choking brumous fog to be in some degree compensated for by a subse? quent display of copious hoarfrost Knowledge., HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Kid gloves will not mold if you pack them away carefully in a dry place. The appearance 'of a grate may be improved by rubbing it over with a piece cf old velvet after it has been polished in the usual way. Metal teapots should have a lump of sugar put inside them before they are put away, otherwise they are apt to re? main damp and acquire a musty flavor. Loops for hanging up garments are continually breaking. A serviceable loop is made by cutting a strip of kid from an old glove, rolling in it a piece of coarse string and sewing the edges of the kid neatly together. .Gilt frames may be revived by beat? ing up the whites of eggs with an ounce of soda and then, after blowing the dust from the frames with the bel? lows, rubbing them over with a soft brush dipped in the mixture. Experts in cut glass advocate the fol? lowing as the best means of cleaning: Wash the glass thoroughly with warm soapsuds and cover with sawdust As soon as the sawdust is dry brash the article very carefully with a soft brush, reaching all the crevices. It will come out as clear and sparkling as a bubble fresh from the pipe. Abbreviations In Letters. Emerson said that "in a letter any expressions may be abbreviated rather than those of respect and kindness. Xever write 'Yours aff'ly/ " But, be it said with all respect this smacks of pedantry. The close of a letter is mere formula and is precisely that part which in writing to a friend may with? out risk of misunderstanding be cut short or dispensed with. But no haste or degree of familiarity excuses care? less expressions in the letter itself. Written words stand by themselves. The tone of the voice and the glance cf the eye, which often convey more than half the meaning, are not there as footnotes. Many and many an un? intentional sting has been planted by a clumsy phrase or halting expression. The same principle holds good in con? versation.-Black wood's Magazine. Man Made Volcanoes. A man made* volcano exists in Bel? gium, which has been burning con? tinuously for nearly 100 years and emits vast columns of black smoke, rendering the neighboring country bar? ren, baked and utterly unprofitable. At Bruie, France, is even the most remarkable volcano made by man. Originally it was a mass of coal, mil? lions of tons. One day about a century ago the coal caught fire, and it has never ceased burning. The summit of the smouldering mass has a genuine crater. The Left Over Baby. A woman went into a big department store and checked her baby while she shopped. When she went tc get her baby, she found she had lost her check. The manager said she would have to wait and when all the other babies were taken out she could have the one that was left, but the tva hy left over was a colored baby. This \v::s all right however, as the woman was col? ored.- Atchison Glebe. Ilia Choice o?" S.ipri'U'P.i. "It is true.*' said the person of high ideals, "that you have attained pros? perity by your writings, but you have produced nothing that will ?ive." "Well." answered thc comfortable litterateur, "when it <,?n:t,s to a ques tion of which shall live, myself or ni;, writings. 1 didn't hesitate to sacrifice my writings." fier Cn?T^cnf, Mrs. Gr?w?lls-My husband is con? tinually quarreling about trifles. Mrs. J lowells-Well, my dear, the less one has to quarrel about the bet? ter.-Chicago News. CLOUD FORMATIONS. "Whet Causes Thens to Assume Snob Variety Zn Shape. A good idea of the correct reason for varying cloud shapes may be obtained by watching the steam from a railway engine under different conditions. As it issues from the funnel it is trans? parent water vapor. On a moist, cloudy day it will hang in thick, fleecy masses in the traci: of tho train. In dry. bright weather it will rise in light thin wreaths, which quickly disappear, and again when the engine is sta ?Hiing in a station the steam will collect in masses above it. These are practically the conditions of cloud formation. The shapes vary according to height above the earth, to the temperature of the particular air current ir which they are floating, to the force and direction of the wind at the various altitudes and also in some measure to the electrical condition of the atmosphere and the amount cf dust in it. As a rule, the higher the clouds the lighter they are and the more widely spread. The so called, mares' tails and mackerel sky are good examples of this. Some of the former are over five miles high and are believed to be com? posed of minute particles of ice. The clouds in a mackerel sky are generally about three miles high. The heavy cumulus clouds which so. often look like vast mountain ranges are only found in the lower and moist: er layers of atmosphere. Their lower surfaces are from half to three-quar? ters of a mile above the earth, while their higher points may range from two to three miles in elevation. Still lower than these come the heavy flat masses of nimbus or rain clouds which are seldom more than half a mile above the earth. ? Sports of the Crusaders. In their amusements Christians and infidels mingled very readily. During the truces the two frequently engaged in jousts and proved one another's skill in horsemanship, in the use of the lance, in thc wielding of the sword and in the hurling of the spear. All. even the knights of the religious orders, entered with zest into these friendly rivalries. Both Christian and infidel were extremely fond of hunting and falconry. A long section in the assizes is devoted to the laws concerning the latter subject. Ousama in his autobi? ography devoted many pages to ac? counts of hunting experiences and to the art of falconry. The crusading leaders took their hunting dogs and fal? cons with them as a matter of course when they set out on the holy war. As the close proximity of the enemy exposed both parties to constant at? tack, hunting agreements were made by which each might hunt in security on disputed territory. Gifts of dogs and hawks were interchanged, and friendships were sometimes formed be? cause of the mutual interest in breed? ing hunting animals. - International Magazine. TAME FISH IN A RIVER. A Traveler** Story of What He Sav* In Upper Burma. When in camp the other day, I was riding through a village when the vil? lage headman asked me if I would like to soe "the fish." I, not knowing what the headman meant, at once went with him down to the banks of the stream, foUffwed by several villagers with baskets of sessanum and paddy mixed together. Then the thuggi called "Lay, lay, lay, lay," for a few moments, when, lo and behold, a large herd of ngatwe, or big, short, flattish fish, came up just under our feet and were promptly fed by the Brennans. The fish wore amazingly tame and tolerated being stroked and petted even by me. There were in ali about thirty-three of them, varying in size from eighteen inches to three and a half feet long, the larger ones having a girth at the gills of about thirty inch? es. They would go away and come back whenever they were called. The villagers told me-and 1 see r.o reason to doubt what they say-that these same fish come up against the monsoon flood at the end of .lune and go away about October every year. They can recognize individual fish by marks, scars, etc.. which they pointed out to me. Tho Mon is nearly dry in thc cold and end of jhe hot weather, and the fact that these fish return to this one village landing stage every year reg? ularly and never go to any other is quite worthy of remark. A villager who kills any of then; has to undergo a penalty of 10 shillings by common consent, and great care is in conse? quence taken of them. The ngatwe of upper Burma is a very short, thick tish, tapering rapidly from behind the gills to the tail, has long feelers on both upper and lower lip and has no noticeable teeth. Ile makes very goo;! eating and has but few bones. I have often heard of tame fish in tanks, but a herd of tame lisa in a monsoon river connected with the great ira wa cl i is a very bizarre phe? nomenon.-Bunns Cor. London Field. Mrs. Winks-Why in ihe world didn't you write to me while you were away? Mrs. Minks- 1 did write. Mrs. Winks-Then I presume you gave ihe letter to your husband to mail and he is stiil carrying it around in his pocket. Mrs. Minks-Xo; I posted thc letter myself. Mrs. Winks -Ah! Then, it is in my \ husband's pocket;-New York Weekly, i C?:s"nt-N?' Typesetting. When a Chinest; -rompositor sets type, ie places ?hem i-i .t wooden frame JJ >y 1."? inches, 'ibis frame bas twenly fine grooves, each for a line of type, ??nd the type rests in clay to the depth . i' a quarter of an inch. The types arc if w< od. perfectly square, and the com ) <:.'"?. bandies them with pinchers. ATTACKED BY A HERON. Boy Trie* <? Captare the Bird and Xearly Lo.se.s Hin I,i?e. 'Tve hunted everything from gray squirrels u> grizzlies." said a veteran Philadelphia sportsman to a writer in the New York Times, "and the nearest I ever came to being seriously injured by any sort of game was one time when a wounded bird attacked and tried to kill me. "I was a boy then and went down to a creek that ??owed through my fathers farm to watch for a mink, it was carly in the evening and a blue heron came and sat within tempting gunshot. I kfhew it would spoil my chances at mink to shoot the bird, and I didn't in? tend to do it, but. kidlike, I raised 'he gun and took aim just to see how I could kill it if I would. I lowered the gun and then raised it again. Every time I raised it I would touch the trig? ger gently. After awhile 1 touched it too hard, the gun went off and I start? ed toward the heron, which was wound? ed. "I thought it would be a good scheme to catch the bird and started to do so when its bill shot out like a sledge hammer, and struck me between the eyes. When I came to my senses, it was dark, and it was several minutes longer before I could remember where I was or what had happened. A little harder and the bird would have killed me. I shudder even yet when I think what would have been the result if the bill had struck one of my eyes." The Awakening:. The meanest man on earth has just been located. His mind had been wan? dering with fever for three weeks, and when he came back to his senses and opened his eyes he saw a fair face un? der a white cap bending over his pil? low: "Who-who are you?" he gasped. "I'm the trained nurse." "The trained nurse! Oh, good Lord! And how much am I paying you?" She told him, and he turned his head, groaning in the soreness of his afflic? tion. A few moments later, though, his face lit up with a flash of hope. "But I'm back in my right mind now, ain't I?" "Why, yes; I think you are." "All right, then," with fierce exulta? tion. "I give you notice for tonight!" New York Commercial Advertiser. Origin of Oar Secret Service. The United States secret service had its origin in the early sixties under the auspices of the war department. It ac? tually grew out of the fact of Captain Lafayette F. Baker of the Union army offering his services to Secretary Sew? ard as a police scout to gather informa? tion concerning the Confederate army. During the war the United States be? gan the issuance of greenbacks. Then came the first appearance of "green goods" men. By an act of congress in 1S61 or 1SG2 $10,000 was appropriated for the maintenance of Baker's'service to suppress counterfeiting. The super visiqn of the service was then under the solicitor of the treasury. - New York Tribune. In the Studio. "Your work bears the closest kind of inspection," remarked the girl with the dimple. ""What infinite pains you must take with it!" "Perhaps." replied the artist; "but. do you,, know, I enjoy the pains." "TL?rn." she rejoined, with a bright smile, "you. too. pursue art for art's ache."-Chicago Tribune. Beep Sen Life. In the abysses of the oceans, below 500 fathoms many animals have either imperfect eyes or none. Their condi? tion in this regard affords a suggestive parallel to that of cave life, ami the causes are probably the same. Science is of tiie opinion that ali deep sea life originally emigrated from the shal? lows. Macedonia has a population cf about 4.00U.OOO. Three-fourths are Christi.-;:: and one-fourth Turks. Nearly half are of Bulgarian ancestry. Wif? * We have four children. "With the first three. I suffered almost unbearable pains from ?2 to 14 hours, and had to be placed under the influence of chloroform. I used three bottles cf Mother's Friend before our last child came, which J^^s is a strong, fat and ??f healthy boy, doing V* my housework up V^JeT to within two hours ^^v^j^^pt^-x of birth, and suf- ??\ jf^^^^X fcred but a few hard y^l^^^f ^ ^ pains. This lini- / ^ J Y~ ment is the grand-1 A 9/j cst remedy ever ^?Bhl?&?H $ made." ffif^W?Sl ll Mother s f Wi Friend 1 rf\ will do for every woman what it diu for the Minnesota mother who writes the above let? ter. Not to use it during pregnancy is a ? mistalic to be paid for in pain and suffering, j Mother's Frier.J equips the patient with a ; strong body and clear intellect, which in tum are imparted to the child. It relates .he muscles and allows them to expand, It relieves morning sickness and nervousness, ft pets all thc organs concerned in perfect condition for thc final hour, so that the actual labor is short end practically painless. Dan- j rer of rising; cr hard breasts is altogether I avoided, and recovery is merer/ a matter ol | ai.:wdiys. D i. ... .i so': .Mother's Friend for 5* a bottle. | liic Bradfield Rc^alntor Co , Atilinta, Ga. j Sen 1 .or oar ires illustrated '.molt M ':--?M^^^J__ _], i ''por infants and Children. ' ? I Always Bought" sin-Haling ^FobdandBegula- ? ^ fi ; ?ng^StoaacisaidBowelsof 1 JjeaiS the / 1 ?j?^?--S Signature /Au fjj tremoles Digeslion.CheerPul- ! ?I M lip .ii ^isa^clRest-Containsneillier ii Ar ^ JP o W jil Op'mn .Morphine nor Mineral.- ul M Vi \\J j NOT "NAH c o TIC . ?fr IV | fc* j frapcofG!dJ)rS*JaELP!TCHEf! M ^SkW^^ Pumpfcui Seul' 1 W $ ?oelutUSc?S- j *?U a S M ^feisr '5?rc? * I BB A Wik . ?iCaitaiudeSoda* 1 S Bl lil Hint* Se?d- I H ll A^y 1 Clarified Sagar ijigftj ?[ ? ttteytven. rlaror. / M JVW ? .' A /JV A perfect Remedy for Constipa- i ? V fl* U ? U i Hon, Sour Stomch,Diarrhoea JB I \fof Worms .Convulsions Jeverish- -fe I IT C?I# ?I??AM ; ness and Loss OF SLEEP. 1 \J* j" Q | (j f g f FacSiJT?Ie Signature of dL*#k^: 1 Thirfu Yoare _^?^3^^ I iilllljf I Oui d THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CfTY. HorsesrniMules. We took in a lot of : Good s Y'jiing : Stock : Which have since fattened up, and being acclimated are really more fit for present use than fresh ones. The time approaches when planters are pre? paring for the next year. Come and see them. They will be sold worth the money. HARBY & CO. Deo 18 SIRS. L. ATKINSON IS PREPARED FOR The Fall and Winter Season ' With a large and artistic collection of ?TRIMMED MILLINERY.! The public are requested to call and see the display. The largest assortment of Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hats for ali tastes from the "Picturesque Gain bow''' to the simple street hat. Misses and children are not forgotten. Styles for them this season are quite ele? gant. Tailormade Hats are all the go in New York. We can show you quite an assort? ment of them, and at reasonable prices. We are in our new store-three doors below old stand. Come and see our hats, and we are sure you will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please. MES. L. ATKINSON. Oct ?) THE STANDARD Warehouse Co. COLUMBIA, s. c Has a Storage capacity of 20,000 Bahs of Colton ?tores and insures Cotton 'or 15 cen's per Bab* per month or fractional month Lower rates on 500 Bales and above, ^pe cial rates for six monti's and season contracts .Ali railroads running into Columbia permit Cotton to be stopped for storage and reshipped at any time during the sea? son at the througii rate from original start? ing point, with only :i trifle charge for re-handling. Cotton consigned to Columbia has the advantage of active com pt tition when sold, and loans can always be secured on our Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No commission or other charges for selling cotton. Correspondence solicited. H. L. ELLIOTT. Manager. Nov 13 v MONEY TO LEND. ON LONG TIMK at 7 per cen? interest. LEE & MOISE. Oct 1> 3m Sumter. S. C. Tie Lamar anil 1st Complete MaM?ffi? Sill Geo. S. Hacker & Son, .MANUFACTURERS OF Moulding & Building Material. office aod Warercoms, Kiog, opposite Caa non Street, CHARLESTONS S. C, .^^.Pnrchasp our raake, which we gu?rante superior to aay sold South, and tberebj pave money. Window and Paney Glass a Specialty October 16-0 3?or Cash or on Approved Papers. '2 60 Saw Lnc?tnus Gioo w.tb Feeders aod 00'-<3eD=ers. 1 60 SMW H*l! Gio with Feeder and Coa? denser. i Extra heavy Witgfa'p Preaa, s 5ne ocr, ecrrple'e. 40 fen of 2 inch Shafting. A H Ec ;:ron repair Appiv to W \V DESOEAMPSA CO , W?PHPkv. S C. Or 'o A. A STRAUSS, Ai>r:i 17-tf t?ayesville, S. C. NOTICE. HAVING secured offices npstasir over DeLorme's Pharmacy, we are fitting them up temporarily and will be ready on and after January 1st, to resume our practice. ALFORD & ALFORD, Dentists. Dec, 31-3t.