Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOi?MIGE CULED. OF REPRESENTATIVES OF B. AKD L. ASSOCIATIONS. ..^ ...". >; "ve *. T. Moultrie Mordecai, of Charles? ton, at Head of Movement Plan Proposed. No ruling or action by the tax de? partment has created more discussion and is of more concern than that in reference to building and loan sasocia tions. So -many people are directly interested that the subject is being discused everywhere. As has been stated the associations propose to do something about it, and it is likely that a conference cf those, interested throughout the state will be called soon to take some steps about the. tax. It has been suggested that the building and loan associations throughout the state,. in the various cities, unite and appoint some one to represent them at the general conference. It has been suggested also that the names of all such conferees be communicated to MT. T. Moultrie Mordecai, in Char? leston, who, it is expected, will make arrangements to get the various repre? sentatives together at an early date. Mr. Mordecai is prominently connected with such associations and is much intezested in their work, and hence the suggestion of his name in this con? nection. There are about twenty-five such as? sociations in Charleston, which is far ahead in this respect. Columbia comes next,\ probably, with nine, and there .are four or five in Greenville and Spartanfcurg. . Stockholders in the lat? ter cities are much stirred up over the ruling and they will be quick to unite with others in preventing the imposi? tion of the tax. In addition to the "building and loan associations it is ex? pected that state banks will have re? presentation in the proposed conference, because they have mortgages which are of the same character as those of building and loan mortgages Th? impressiion is that* some way will be ? found to legally avoid the tax, if not a great many of the associations will have to go out of business, which may include some in Columbia according to one familiar with the situation. Cornubia Record, March 23. REVOLUTION IN SAN DOMINGO. Gen. Pena, Commanding Govern? ment Forces, Killed-Capital City Captured. San Domingo, Republic of Santo Domingo, March 23.-The revolution? ists, under Gen. Peppin, today attack? ed and captured one of the forts de? fending this city. Many men were killed on both sides. The political prisoners in the fort were released. The revolutionists are full in possession of the city of San Domingo. They have taken charge of the cable office and of the government land lines. Foreign Minister.Sanchez has sought refuge in the Charted States consulate. 'The fighting continues. -Assistant Governor Echenicue and the comman? der of the government forces, Gen. Pena* have been killed. It is expected that the government troops outside the city will attack the revolutionists who j are in San Domingo. Gen. Wosfil has \ assumed command of the revolutionary forces. The number of men killed or wound? ed is not known, but it is reported many have been killed on both sides. Washington, March 23.-No war ves? sel will be ordered to San Domingo for the present. The Atlanta is under orders to proceed from Pensacola to Monte Cristo near fiaiten, and in the event of American interests being: en? dangered at San Domingo she will go there. New London, Conn., March 20. Traveling at a moderate rate of speed through Long Island sound early this morning, the big passenger steamer Plymouth of the Fall River line, bound for Fall River from New York, and the freight steamer City of Taunton of the same line, came into collision in the fog just east of Plum Island, the bow of the freihgt steamer raking the starboard side of the Ply? mouth and causing the death of six of those on board the Plymouth and serious injury to a number of others. Pneumonia (lung fever) having become, of late yeare, the most deadly disease of all ages, general intel? ligence in regard to its cause and what may be done to avoid it are desirable. The disease depends upon a specific vegetable organism, which, being at all times present in thickly populated districts, grows rapidly in the air pas? sages of the individual if his vitality is suddenly depressed. In these par? ticulars the bacillus' of pneumonia re? sembles that of consumption, but its multiplication is much more rapid and the poisoning from its excretions much more acute. The danger of pneumonia may be lessened by keeping the air passages clear of mucous, by avoiding chill and fatigue, by good ventilation and absence from crowded and overheated rooms. Parents. Here is a little gem clipped fro m a small boy's essay oa parents: "Parents are things which boys have to look aft? er them. Most girls also have parents. Parents consist of pas and mas. Pas talk a good deal about what they are going to do. but mostly it's the mas that make you mind." The Easy Way. A schoolboy, being asked by his teacher how he should flog him. re? plied: "If you please, sir. I should like it uoon the Italian system of penman? ship-the upward stroke heavy and the ^WD one light." The Trouble In Ar^aing. ?^ine out of ten persons with whom $?h argue say. "But you don't under? stand!" That's what you think about th^m-they don't understand.-Atcbl FC1j Globe. Some claim that coeducation encour? ages matrimony. Why not? Isn't mat imony coeducation?-Saturday Even ng Post. MUM'S SUMMER ?L?MENT. General Frost Has Received Im? portant Telegram From War Department. Gen. John D. Frost received a tele? gram yesterday afternoon from the war department relative to the enlist? ment of the militia of South Carolina in tme to participate in the distribution of the government appropriation for uniforms and equipments and for the annual encampment. The government will send regular army officers here to look into the formation of the militia, and as soon as their reports shall have been filed the supplies will be forward? ed. For that reason Gen. Frost is very anxious for the companies to complete their organizaton before the first of April, this being the year for re-enlistment. In the telegram from the war de? partment yesterday Gen. Frost was informed that the department is ready to issue magazine arms and equip? ments under section 3 of the new mili? tia law as soon as it can be determined by personal inspection by army offi? cers the number of arms required for the militia of South Carolina. Col. Parker, the assistant adjutant general of the United States, asks that the secretary of war be notified at once of the earliest date and the place where inspectors can visit each of the militia organizations of the State. Gen. Frost thinks it to the interest of the companies to reenlist at once so that they may be included in the dis? tribution of new rifles. This State will get $37,000 worth of equipments. The new law provides also that the federal government will bear the ex? penses of the militia on their summer encampments for military instruction. Gen. Frost has no definite plans in re? gard to the best time and place for holding the encampment, and before taking any action he will confer with the heads of the departments of the State militia. He does think, however, that it would be unwise to hold a big general encampment here fair week, as the members of the militia companies would be unable to leave their work, and the companies would not turn out their full strength. Furthermore, the purpose for .which the encampment is held is to teach the militia field move? ments in battalions, regiments, etc., and this purpose could not be accom? plished in Columbia during the excite? ment upon the fair. Gen. Frost will call into consulta? tion at the proper time Gen. .Wilie Jones, the head of the infantry brig? ade; Col. J. R. Sparkman of George? town, head of the cavalry ; Cols. J. G. Boyd, D. O. Herbert and Henry Schachte of the three infantry regi? ments; Commander R. H. Pinckney of the naval militia and Capt F. W. Wagener of the artillery. The best times and places of encampment will be decided in this way. Gen. Frost seems to think that regimental en? campments would be satisfactory. Col. Parker, the assistant adjutant j general, was lieutenant colonel of the I Twelfth New York during the war ?with Spain and was encamped, at ?"Chickamauga when Gen. Frost was j j there as adjutant of the First South Carolina. On accounnt of their pleas? ant acquaintance at that time Ger.. Frost is trusting that South Carolina will have "a friend in court" and will get her equipments at an early date. The State, March 22. j "2 A. C. L. BUYS ANOTHER FLORIDA ROAD. I Increases the System by Four Hundred Miles. j _ i S Florence, March 21.-Vice President C. S. Gadsden of the Atlantic Coast Line and Major J. J. Lucas of Society Hill, a director, have just returned from a meeting of the directors held in New York. It was authorized at the meeting: that the Florida Southern railroad be purchased. This road extends as far south as Punta Gorda, and the pur? chase is a significant one inasmuch as there are a number of tourist hotels along its line. The road also runs through a portion of Florida which is especially devoted to the raising of early vegetables, lt is 396 miles in length. A short road running between St. Petersburg ad Punta Gorda was also ordered purchased. It was decided also that about 40 miles of new track be laid, of which about 20 miles be built in Decatur county, Ga., and the other in the neighborhood of Punta Gorda. The Florida Southern has been oper? ated in conection with the Plant sys? tem since 1896, but is not owned by that system. The stock of this road is 81,725,000. La Soufri?re Active Again. Kingston, St. Vincent, March 22. The eruption of La Soufri?re which began yesterday continued and in? creased in activity during the night until it became most violent at 7 o'clock this morning. The spectacle was awe inspiring. The crater is belching forth dense black clouds which rises heavenward accompanied by loud roar? ing and flashes. Electrical discharges occurred at intervals during the night. Relying upon the scientific opinion that Kingstown, although covered with heavy clouds which completely obscure the sun, is not in danger, the popula? tion shows no alarm. Acording to ad? vices from Chateau Berlair dark sand is falling there, and Point-a-Pitre re? ports that strong detenoations were heard there through last night and this morning. Jackson, Miss., March 20.-Associate Justice Samuel fi. Terrell of the Mississippi supreme court died at his home in Clarke comity today, near where he was born 70 years ago. He had a long and eventful public career. He was a member of the secession convention in 80 and an oilier in the Confederate army four years. Ile was appointed to the supreme bench by Gov. McLaurin in 1897. Con^rrratlTe. She- Why don't you go out occasion ally, dearest and enjoy yourself, say at the club? He-But I don't want to get Into the habit of having a good time.-Life. THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD. The Worst is Over at Memphis, the River Slowly Falling. VICKSBURG REGION IN DANGER. Serious State of Affairs on Issa quena County Front-Refugees Come to Vicksburg. Vicksburg, Miss., March 22. Officers of the steamer City of St. Joseph, which reached here this after? noon from Greenville, report a critical state of affairs along the Issauqena county front. All along the line the water is almost level with the crown of the levees and at several points it is slopping over. New work is skiff? ing badly and at Fitter's a great cave has appeared on the old levee. Into this cavity 2,000 sacks filled with sand have been dumped without per? ceptible effect. Inspector Dulaney, who is in charge bf the work there has about decided to cut the old levee at half a dozen places as a sudden break would be disastrous to the new levee further back. This is vigorous? ly opposed by people living between the levees and feeling is said to be running high. At Duval's and from Brunswick to Chotard there is imminent danger at several points where large forces of laborers are working day and night. The city of St. Joseph brought in more than a hundred refugees, men, women and children from the Davis and Kiger places, and will go back as soon as these are discharged for others who are imperiled by back water. Four hundred head of stock have been concentrated on the high places at Australia awaiting removal, but it is feared that most of these will be swept away before a boat can be se? cured for bringing them out. On the Louisiana side about Pitcher's Point conditions simliar to those at Fitler's exist and depsite the optimism of en? gineers and levee board officials it is reared that it will be imposssible to hold the line much longer. The gauge here tonight registered 50.6 and under the hill section of the city, embracing the wholesale dis? trict, the railroad shops and com? presses, is pretty well covered with water. TEE WORST IS OVER. Memphis, Tenn., March 22.-The river continues to slowly fall at this point, the gauge tonight registering 39.6 feet. The flood conditions are becoming brighter and it is generally accepted that the worst is over. Re? ports tonight from the levees botb north and south of Memphis are that they are holding splendidly against the enormous pressure of water. The railroads west of the river are not yet open for traffic, but it is be? lieved that trains will be running by Wednesday next. More refugees arrived here today from the south and are being taken care of by the authorities. The ship? ment of tents by the government from Jeffersonville, Ind., is expected to arrive here tomorrow and a refugees' camp will be pitched in the old circus grounds in the northeastern part of the city. All destitute refugees will be given ample accommodations. The waters are rapidly subsiding in north Memphis. NEW ORLEANS PREPARING. New Orleans, March 22.-The river tonight reached the 20 foot stage, as the Memphis wave is on the way. Twenty-one feet will be reached by Saturday if the levees hold all along the Louisiana line. Engineers and levee boards are confident they will hold, and the week will see more great defensive work. In the Pontchartrain district from New Orleans to Baton Rouge less than 20 miles of levee was found slightly below the highest stand? ard, and these have been given false crowns two feet high. The only Louis? iana break reported today was on Bayou La Fourche, in front of Collec? tor of Internal. Revenue Howell's Waverlv plantation. It is about 150 feet wide. *&?ZZZ - 'LATER FROM VICKSBURG. ?2 Vicksburg, Miss, March 22.-The private levee protecting the Hamp Davis place, in Issaquena county, gave way late this afternoon and flooded thousands of acres of cultivated land. The breaking of this levee will ser? iously affect the weakened levee extend? ing from Dnvalls to Chetard, a dis? tance of four miles, and news of a break in that line is momentarily ex? pected. Phosphate Beds of Tennessee. 8 "The phosphate beds of Tennessee are the most valuable addition to the agricultural interests of the country that has been acquired in many, many years," said B. B. Smithson, of Knox? ville, to a Star man, at the New Wil? lard this morning. "The area of phos? phate around Mount Pleasant is em? braced within ten or twelve square miles. In many places the deposits lie near the surface and in other places the beds are covered by high hills. All the mining is done by the open cut and no explosives are required to loosen the deposits. The phosphates are often interrupted by large blocks of bluestone rock in which the process of leaching is not yet completed. In the beds pockets from five to twelve feet deep are often found. Where the beds have been leached and a perpen? dicular face expsed, it exhibits a series of wavy lines made by the thin lami? nations into which the rocks has been spilt by the action of the weather. Tho brown rock of the Mount Pleasant district is of two grades, export and domestic. The rock is washed, dried and screened when it is to exported. The domestic rock is not only mined direct for domestic purposes, but is the waste rock left in the preparation of the export rock. "-Washington Star. Ambl^cons. "Dear Father-We are all well and happy. The baby bas grown ever so much and has a great deal more sense than he used to have. Hoping the same of you. I remain your daughter. Mol lie.'' WASHINGTON NEWS?NDGOSS!P Matters That are Discussed by Law Makers and Others. ? VIGTOY FOR THE MINERS. President Roosevelt in the Hands of His Friends, Otherwise the Machine Politicians of the Boss Platt Stripe. Washington, March 23.-The decis? ion of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission has just been made pub? lic and will doubtless be regarded as a victory for the miners, not only in that it awards to them the increase in wages for which they originally struck, but in that it refutes the economic propositions advanced by President Baer and other mine operators. On this subject the Commission says, "Undoubtedly the proposition that men who own the property and carry on the bnsiness must control it is generally true and its maintenance is necessary to the political and eco? nomical welfare of society ; but it is j also true that where a business is of such^ magnitude and its physical conditions are such as to constitute a natural monoply, it is affected with a public interest which cannot be ignored by those who control it."' While submitting that they do not feel authorized, under existing conditions, to advocate compulsory arbitration the Commissioners recommend a law pro? posed by Charles F. Adams which pro? vides for federal intervention in time of extensive conflicts between em? ployers and employees. The specific awards of the Commis? sion, by which both operators and miners are bound, give to the latter a general 10 per cent increase in wages beginning with April 1902. Men employed nine hours are to be paid on a ten hour basis and provision is made for an increase in wages of 1 per cent for every 5 cent increase in the wholesale price of coal above $4.50 per ton, for pea coal. The average price of coal is to be determined by a commissioner appointed by a United States Circuit Judge and paid by the operators. The miners are per? mitted all the ' check-weighers they may demand but they are to be paid at the miners' expense. Any increase in the size of ? miner's car is to be met with a proportionate increase in wages. It is further provided that all disputes arising during the period for which the Commission makes its awards, shall be adjudicated by a ' "joint conciliatory commitee" to con-I sist of six members, three to bo ap? pointed by the operators and three by the miners. In the event that an agreement cannot be reached by this evenly divided committee, the com? mittee shall select a seventh member who shall cast the deciding vote. No discrimination shall be made against union or non-union miners and all awards shall stand until March 3, 1906. The special session of the Senate of the Fifty-eighth Congress has adjourn? ed, after ratifying the Panama and Cuban treaties. Attention now turns to the action of Colombia on the canal treaty and the magnitude of the un- j dertaking to which the United States has committed itself. It is estimated j by those who believe in the success of the agreement, that about the autumn j of 1904 some 20,000 negroes armed with spades and picks will invade the isthmus of Panama and begin digging. It is said by the engineers that 20,000 will be a minimum force of laborers and that as high as 50,000 may be em? ployed at times. There are now about 1,000 men at work under the French company and every foot of the ground for the canal has been broken. There is no contract labor law which applies to the isthmus and doubtless negroes from all the West Indian islands will be imported and a few may go from the United States, although those al-, ready acclimated will be given prefer? ence as the amount of sickness will thus be materially diminished. Labor on the isthmus commands from 40 to 50 cents per day. There are now on the route of the canal thoroughly equipped hospitals and these will doubtless be kept full to overflowing as none but Americans will be given the higher grades of work. All de? tails of the construction will be deter? mined by the Isthmian Canal Com? mission, the members of which the President will appoint as soon as the treaty is ratified by Colombia. The provisions of the Cuban treaty, as ratified, will not go into effect until the next session of Congress, as it has been so amended as to necessitate favorable action by both houses, and Senator McEnery of Louisiana tells your correspondent that he believes the agreement has been virtually kill? ed, that the House will inevitably amend any bill approving it and thus precipitate extended discussion in the Senate and that the upshot will be ul? timate and absolute failure of the 1 whole project. Senator Newlands in ! troduced but subsequently withdrew, I an amendment inviting Cuba to be? come annexed to the United States. The Senator is confident that when he reintroduces this amendment next year it will meet with considerable support from republicans. Senator Elkins is already on record as favoring annexation and others admit that they favor the proposition but are not ready to be quoted in favor of it. Mr. New? lands says that it will be much wiser to press immigration before the island becomes filled un with undesirable im? migrants, and the leaders of both par? ties admit that annexation is certain to come some time. Senator Newlands does not stand for anything in the character of forcible annexation, but would merely extend such an invitation to Cuba in order that the idea might grow and gain strength. One of the gravest errors of President Roosevelt's administration took place during the closing hours of the recent session and should ?trove a warning to him of how utterly unsafe be is when "in the hands of his friends." After nominating two excellent men for the very important position of Assistant Treasuer of the United States, ano receiving declinations from both, the President listened to the advice of Senator Platt of New York and at his earnest request nominated Major j William Plimley. By ways that were I dark and tricks that wt re vain Mr. j Platt secured an immediate favorable report on Plimley's nomination and he was confirmed by the Senate. Then protests began to reach the Senate and the White House against the appointment and the nomination was recalled. Meanwhile, Senator Depew who, to his credit be it said, knew nothing of Plimley, hastened to assute the press that Plimley had his endorsement. So strongly became the protests, however, that an investiga? tion was made and it was discovered that Plimley was an utterly unfit nominee and the President withdrew his name and substituted that of Hamilton Fish who commands the respect of prominent members of both parties. It was only by accident how ver, that the President was saved from an appointment which must have re? flected seriously on his administration. NOT THE HESSIAN FLY. Within the past two weeks great damage has been done to the oat crop in four or five counties in this section of the State by small green frys, and it is feared that in some sections the crop will be wholly destroyed by the ravages of the pest. f3"T It has been generally believed that the insect was the Hessian fly, one of the greatest pests, and the most de structive insects to small grain known to farmers. The authorities of Clemson College were appealed to for information as to the best measures to be pursued for combating the pest, by farmers in sev; eral counties and irf response to this appeal Prof. C. E. Chambless left the college yesterday on a tour of inspec? tion through the section in whieh the oat crop has been attacked by the fly. Prof. Chambless will reach this county next week, it is thought, and will inspect the damaged oat crops and advise the farmers what steps to take to exterminate the pest, a Prof. Newman, of Clemson College, writing in reply to a Sumter county farmer who had sent him specimens of the insects for identification, along with a request for a remedy, for the pest, states that the insect is not the Hessian fly and .that it will be a part of Prof. Chambless duty, while in this section, to determine what the pest really is as well as to find a rem? edy. The insects attach themselves in great numbers to the underside of the oat blades and appear to suck the juice from the plant. A field that is attack? ed has the appearance of having been scorched, the oats are brown and withered and in some fields are al? ready so badly injured that there ip not much propect of their revival, even though the insects can be ex. terminated. THE GIRLS OF KASHMIR. Why They Are Not as Beautiful aa They Once Were. The girls of Kashmir in former times were sold and carried away to the Punjab, in India. They commanded a large price, and parents in moderate circumstances for centuries past have been in the habit of parting with their daughters to place themselves in easier circumstances, and the daughters have generally been quite willing to escape from a life of penury and labor to one of opulence and ease. A laboring man in this part of India cannot earn over $2 or $3 a month, while many receive for their daughters as high as $1,000. There are some cases where $5,000 was paid, but the usual price has been from $100 to $500. The practice became so common as well as so damaging that a severe law was enacted prohibiting any one from removing any woman from the coun? try, but it is said that the business goes cn now as it has done for hun? dreds of years, and to that practice may be charged the fact that the wo? men of Kashmir are not as beautiful as they once were. The process of taking all the beauti? ful girls away, leaving only the ordi? nary and ugly ones to continue the race, has lowered the standard of beau? ty. Most of the women and girls pe1" form ?eld labor as much as the men. and their dress is of the coarsest and plainest materials, consisting of a gar? ment like a nightgown made of white cotton. There is no effort to have it fit. The condition of women in Kashmir is a very sad one. but one from which there does not seem to be any present escape. It ls a constant struggle to live, without the least hope of any ac? cumulation or of ever seeing better days. The mon only receive about 5 cents a day and the women generally about 3 cents, and that will provide only the coarsest food.-Philadelphia Inquirer. British Museum Treasures. Among the many costly treasures to bc found in the British museum is the "Mainz Psalter." the second book known to have been printed that bears a date and which is valued at ?5,000. The books printed by Caxton represent to the museum a fortune in themselves, i while the Elgin marbles represent an j enormous value only to be estimated i in millions. The Rosetta stone might ! fetch anything from ?100,000 to ?150.- j 000.000, and the Nineveh bulls with i human heads would be cheap at ?50. ooo. MIXED THE LETTERS. Serious Result of a Fool Man Trying to Be Facetious. A well known citizen of Clay Center had been invited to an evening party.! He wanted to go, bnt his wife declared! that she had no gown suitable for the occasion and asked him to send "re? grets" to their hostess. The man went down to his office and penned this face? tious note of declination: "We regret that your kind invitation must be declined for all the convention? al reasons, but the real reason is that half the family has nothing to wear. My wife's latest dress is over three weeks old, and her hat is twelve bom? out of date. You will appreciate tie hopelessness of the occasion and ex? cuse us." He thcught this pretty good, and he determined to write a note to his wife also explaining that he would not be at home for an early dinner, as she had asked him. He said in this note: "I have turned down your invitatioo because I am going out to another even4 ing party where the guests are not ex? pected to wear anything of importance.* Sorry I won't be there? to kiss you goodi night." And then the fool man carelessly sentf his wife's note to the hostess and the hostess' note to his wife.-Clay Center Times. , "Mercuriale Svrords/' When was lt usual to insert nimiing mercury in the backs of swords? This was a comparatively common practice among the Italian, French and Spanish swordmakers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but it was more of a fancy than anything else, for it never came into general use. It was not, of course, used for rapiers or the lighter kind of swords, but for the heavier cutting swords. The method was to cast the blade rather broader at the back than usual, with a hollow running down it. This was half filled with quicksilver and sealed up. The idea was that when a blow was struck with such a sword the quicksilver would fly to the point and so increase the weight of the blow. This theoretical advantage, however, did not at all counterbalance the gen : eral clumsiness of the weapon and its unhandiness in guarding, and so the mercuriale swords, as they were called, from which their ingenious inventor hoped so much, were rather military curiosities than practical successes. London Answers. ^ \ Something: to Be Thankful For.'^^ . A Scotchman who has a keen appre? ciation of the strong characteristics of his countrymen delights in the story ot a druggist known both for his thrift and his philosophy. Once he was aroused from a deep sleep by the ringing of his night belL He went down to his little shop and sold a dose of rather nauseous medicine to a distressed customer. "What profit do you make out cT that?" grumbled his wife. "A ha'penny," wes the cheerful an? swer. ' "And for that bit o' money you'll lie awake maybe an hour," she said impa? tiently. "Xever grumble o'er that, woman," was his placid answer. "The dose will keep him awake all night We must thank heaven we ha' the profit and none o' the pain o' this transaction." A Primitive Clock. "^-T A naturalist, while visiting Great Sangir. one of those islands of the In-' dian ocean known as the Celebes, or Spice islands, found a curious time re? corder lodged at the house of a rajah. Two bottles were firmly lashed togeth? er and fixed in a wooden frame. A quantity of black sand ran from one bottle into the other in just half an hour, and when the upper bottle was empty the frame was reversed. Twelve short sticks, marked with notches from one to twelve, were hung upon a string. A hook was placed between the stick bearing the number of notches corre sponding to the hour last struck and the one to be struck next. The sentry announced the time by striking the hours cn a large gong. - . -, j Conspiracy. Y "Squibob, you are still reporting for the Daily Bread, aren't you?" "Yes." "Say, I am going to spend the even? ing with the daughter of old Professor Xoett, and he doesn't like me a bit I want you to help me through." '.Me? What can I do to help you?" "Call on him in his study about 8 o'clock and ask him this question: 'Pro? fessor, to what do you attribute the decay of Darwinism?' " "What good will that do?" "He'll spend the whole evening argu? ing to prove that Darwinism Isn't de caying."-Chicago Tribune. Late Realization. "I now realize," said the pig as they loaded bim in the wagon bound for the butcher's-"I now realize that overeat? ing tends to ?horten life."-Indianapo? lis Press. Is one of the things you need to aid you to enjoy the spring weather. We can supply it. A large stock of new styles opened today. Prices right-$1.25 to $5. Our Low Price Leader at $1.24 Can't Be Beat. . Cr. ?STEEN & CO. March 24. 16 W. Liberty Street.