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4 M ?EM. ASSEMBLY. fery Little Business Disposed of Saturday. Columbia, Jan. 16.--The senate was in session hardly half an hoar this morning, and as there were so few members pressnet nothing of import? ance was done. Even-had there been v & full attendance the session would have been a brief one, for the calendar contains only about fifteen bills and ' tcrse-iourts of< them are of a local I character. Two bills received three readings. One in reference to approbating $1, OQQof Union's dispnsary protfits for ^l?e^ maintenance of a public library, r and the other with reference to hold - ing a school bond election in ,0 range . ,burg. The following bills were introduced : Senator Butler : To fix salaries of county treasurers. Senator Mciver: To amend the laws as to holding courts-in fourth judicial circuits, Senator McCall: To permit intro? duction of a bill to charter the South Carolina Immigration. Society. The house bad a good attendance, and much calendar work was done with little debate. The ?vty. bili over which there was any dgsenssioa was in reference to the bili ?gi require pay? ment foi cattle killed by the vetere narian on account of having glanders, bat the bill was killed. Senator Henderson's bill relative to having a general commutation road duty tax was restored to the calendar, and & large number cf bills were intro? duced, none of them being of general interest though they ?nay be of im? portance. . ? " Both houses have adjourned unti? Wednesday. Th* Jtecjfen Trial. 1 Washington, Jan. 18.--In the trial of August W. Machen, the Graff ?brothers and Dr. and Mrs. George E. A Lorens, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government, the proseca ; tion introduced a number of witnesses tr. prove the relations of Mac ten with the Lorenz and ?he Graff brothers. One of these* Ina Liebhardt, Maohen's ^ former stenographer and chief clerk, " testified to visits pf Dr. and Mrs. Lorenz to 'Machen at his office, but declared os cross examination that during the several conversations she was present and heard nothing said "about letter box fasteners. James E. Bell, superintendent of delivery of the Washington city postoffice, testified that the Graff fastener had been adopt? ed without any report on it having been submitted by him, although it would have been bis duty to make such report as the fastener was tried first in this city. John F. Clark, a letter carrier, described the failure of the* fastener to work at a test made in 1894' in this city, at which Machen and Samuel A. Graff were present, which, he said, caused Machen to ..remark to Grot? at that time thai unless the fastener would work without sticking he would not recommend its adoption. During the day Justice Pritchard ^shGwe? a disposition in arguments on admissibility of evidence not to toler-. ate ufineccessary delays in the pro gres?.of tfee case. Love aad tirrsrrelinir. Every mau aud,Tvcm?,ii of us who has 3red lo??g enough in the. world to gain wisdom by experience will be obliged txj ..-admit lie stra;.gi? sad union of love and quarreimg.- But. every one-of vis. who lias livedMc^iy ecoiigb to know that experience werkrth ' hope will admit thaiMvben love -quarrels with its be? loved it is just because this noble ideal of unity bas run off the track, so to speak: a virtue has gone to seed: a di? vine quality has developed a defect. The outlook for Quarrelsome love is-not so hopeless when we can understand this. f5ee how it would work if those two squabbling sisters would either of them stop to remember that it is only ?love, foolish, exasperating, unbalanced ? love, that rs responsible for the ill bred domestic criticism that spoils the home I life. If Jane ?nee honestly believed that Mary's lave made her so unpleasant she would step aghast, amused no . doubt and very Rkely touched, but al? most certainly silenced. And that would be the .end <*f the quarrel.-Margaret Deland ic Harper's Bazar. Tuarlciah Coffee. The Turkish way of making coffee produces ? very different result from that to which we an? accustomed. A email conical saucepan, holding about two tablespoonfuls- of water, is, used.* The fresh roasted berry is pounded, not ground; and about a dessertspoon? ful is put Into the minute boiler, which la then nearly filled with water and j thrust among the embers. A few sec? onds suffice to bring it to a boil, and the decoction^grounds and all. is pour? ed out into a small cup. which fits into a brass socket like the cup of an acorn. The Turks seem to drink this decoc t!?3L boiling hot. grounds and all. They I take it plain. Sugar and cream would no doubt be thought to spoil it In every hut in Turkey these diminu? tive coffee boilers may be seen suspend? ed by their long handles from the walls. The berry pounders are also at hand, and a cup of coffee takes but a few moments to produce.-American Queen. > Smobiug In Bank?. In every bank hvXew York there is a rule against smoking, and it is doubt? ful if any depositor*or visitor ever saw a coil of tobacco smoke sifting through thc atmosphere in the big counting houses- that is. no visitor who is ex? cluded from the building promptly when the bank close*. But if the curi? ous could squeeze Their way through ?hose closed portals in the afternoci grey would" be treated to a\very differ? ent sight. The rules against smoking in all the bi:: banks of the city apply only dur? ing banking hours. After the doors are closed and locked oue can transform himself into a human volcano with perfect freedom-:ind be does. And i "he" is legion.- New York Times. IMMIGRATION SOOTH. Large Parties Attracted to South Carolina aad Elsewhere. The work of the last decade in in? ducing immigration to the southern states by the land and industrial department of the Southern railway, assisted by the rsidents and the va? rious industrial organiaztions of the south, is bearing results that surpass expectations. Large parties pass through Washington almost daily on their way to the south to take up new homes. Special attention js being paid to the farmer immigrants. They are being attracted from Canada and JEurope. Representatives of a party of 200 prospective German immigrants of the north, states and the fatherland, accom? panied by officials of the railway com? pany, passed through the city last night to make a tour of inspection of the south. They are desirous of get? ting aa option on 10,000 acres of land, and will visit the more productive states to find a suitable location. The land will be selected with a view to its fertility, advantages and the health? fulness of the community. Mr. M. V. Richards, head of the land and industrial department of the railway, is pleased with the results Attained in South Carolina. He says there are a number of feasible and well-considered colonization projects under way in the south at the present time. South Carolina," said Mr. Rich? ards, "feels the effect of the extraordi? nary factory development which for several years bas attracted to itself not only the most able and energetic men of . tbe state, but the better class of farm labor as well. The mill men have reached a point where they realize that the source of their labor-the rnraU districts-must be replenished with people to meet local demands for the raw staple, a well as supply the markets which the mills have brought into existence with such marvelous rapidity. "One of the movements referred to contemplates interesting Scotch immi? grants. The Scotch Sgured promi? nently in the early colonial settlements ic both the Carolinas, and many of their leading and most progressive citizens are bf Scotch or Scotch-Irish extraction. The environment is high? ly favorable to Scotch immigrants. "Another movement looks to the provinces of Canada for reinforce? ments of the rural population. A con? siderable colony of French Canadians has taken irp kinds near Summerville, and it is expected that many more wili follow in the near future. These peo? ple, like tbe French and Italians of the .continent, are exceedingly close farmers nod skilled vinyardists, and are specially well adapted to condi? tions in the Carolinas. "Other communities are making efforts to attract German immigration. While different sections have their preferences, the German farmer is everywhere. acceptable. No more wholesome influence can be introduced into sicgle-crop sections than the methods of the German farmer, illus? trated by the German himself. It is a method which has retained and con? served the fertility of the soil of the fatherland through hundreds of years devoted to constant cultivation." The officials of the Southern Rail way Company are in receipt of infor? mation to the effect that a large num? ber of the Boers of the Transvaal are desirous of immigrating to the United States and locating in the southern states. A letter was- received at the j general offices of the railway today from South Africa inquiring as to the adaptability of the various states of the south to the habits and pursuits of the Boers.-Washington Star. The Floods \n St. Petersburg. The heavy floods in St. Petersburg recently drove to the surface 250,000 people who prey upon the tolerance of housekeepers by living in their cel? lars. The return to underground lodgings of the army of illy nourished persons has added enormously to a <leath rate which was already much larger than that of any other Chris? tian capital. It is part of an un? written code that a lady or gentleman should not know where cellars, garrets, lanriury rooms, or servants' quartets are, and a genuine St. Peters? burg householder never does know from one year's end to another. Mrs. McCormick, the wife of ?be American Ambassador, after she and Mr. McCormick had moved into the palac? they now occupy in St. Peters? burg, became conscious of singular smells. The fragrance of stale her? ring, onions, soapy water, boiling cab? bage, penetrated ic her drawing room. As a competent housekeeper she made inquiry. No one would tell ber at first, but finally the butler admittted the odors came from those who lived ic the cellars. Lived in the cellars! How ccnld that be? To the horror of the servants, she insisted on going to the cellars, were she actually found sixty-eight permanent dwellers. She called in a policeman and had them all turned out. Mrs. McCormick mentioned her singular discovery to the Countess de Montebello, the wife of the then French Ambassador. "That is noth? ing," said the Countess. "My sister and her children were coming to see me. My maid said : " 'Madame, I would earnestly ad? vise you not to have the children come. ' " 'What do you mean? Why not?' I said. " 'I don't mean anything, only ? think the children should net come. They might get ill.' "I asked her what she meant by such nonsense and questioned her sharply. She was distressed, and only after a long t^'me would she say, mys? teriously : There are fifteen cases of dipthe ria in the house.' '1 found that more rhan one hun? dred people lived in the cellars and that, as the maid had said, fifteen children had the diphtheria.'' Some thousand actually live under the Winter Palace. Not ?rnly that, but recently a dairy with several cows was found in full operation in the Im? perial cellar. The cows had to go, but the people were not disturbed. That would have been out of keeping with Russian carelessness and noblesse oblige.-From our Correspondent, St. Petersburg, Dec. 20, 1903.-Collier's Weekly. MILLS COMING SOUTH. Prominent Cotton Men Investigate Price of Cotton-New England Capital Will Build More Mills in Cotton Belt. . The cotton mills of New England will be mDved south next jear. Mr. J Myles Standish, of Boston, and Charles S. Washburn, of New Bed? ford, Mass., two of the most promin? ent cotton men of New England, have just completed a tour of the south made for the purpose of investigating the condition of the cotton crop and the amount now in the hands of the farmers,, and have made this state? ment. It is said that provided there is no adverse legislation in this state there will be a number of new mills built by northern capital in this state soon. As they are now situated, it is almost impossible for the New Eng? land mills to enter into competition with the southern mills in the manu? facture cf the cheaper grade of cotton fabrics, which are shipped to Russia, China, Japan and the Philippine Isl? ands, and it is said that they hope that by establishing mills in the south they will be able to get their share of this trade, and in this way make up for the small profits realized on the goods manufactured in their northern mills for the domestic trade. It was not until a few years ago that the southern mills began the manufacture of the higher erade cf cotton fabrics and the New England mills were then in a position to control the prices on this class of goods. When there was an increase in the price of the raw material the mill owners would sc cordingly issue a circular announcing . a corresponding increase in the price of the manufactured product, but since thc southern manufacturers have turned their attention to the import? ance of the home market, and begun supplying the jobbing trade" with the best grade of fabrics, the New Eng landers are no longer in a position to dictate the price of this grade of goods. The New England operators have been contemplating closing their mills o? account of the high prices wnicb they were compelled to pay for the raw material, which they claim rakes away every cent of their profit. It was at the solicitation of these manufacturers that Messrs. Standish and Washburn determined to make a personal investigation and determine exactly how the crop stood, and re? port .to the manufacturers if there was any prospect of the price dropping to a lower figure when the supply held by the farmers is*placedon the market. The investigation has satisfied them that the supply now in the hands of che farmers is not sufficient to affect the price of the staple, even if the whole were turned loose in one day. They do not think that cotton will go any lower. What to Do With Them. Gen. Hampton always loved a joke and thoroughly etfjoyed his own. He had large planting interests in Missis? sippi, which necessitated the employ? ment of many slaves. There as in Coumbia he had extensive grounds around his dweliug, and it was often quite a tax upon his good wife to keep them in thorough order, especially those ic their Columbia home. In spite of every effort the trash and dirt would collect and she was constantly I appealing to the general for extra ser? vants to make things clean. When t&e Federal gunboats began to come down the Mississippi river and tneir soldiers raided the surround? ing country it became necessary to find a place of refuge for the negroes. Mrs. Hampton was at her home in Columbia and the general fighting in Virginia. i One morning fifteen hundred negroes arrived at her door. They came unex? pectedly from the plantation in Mis? sissippi, and there had been no pro? vision made for their keeping. Mrs. Hampton telegraphed the gen eral at once, saying : "Fifteen hundred negroes have ar? rived from Mississippi I What must I do with them?" General Hampton immediately wired back:. "Put - them to cleaning up tne yard." . And that was all she could get from him. i Better Than an Ordinance. "I was in a Wyoming town when there came a fall of four feet of snow," said a traveller, "and being told that there was no ordinance in regard to cleaning the sidewalks I was expressing my sentiments when the landlord of the hotel, who bad set men to clearing a path to his door, turned to me with : " 'Don't be in a hurry, stranger. Bill will be along by and by and make it all rigbjfc ' "I found that Bill was the city marshall, and a couple of hours after breakfast he came along with a double-barreled shot gun. He passed the hotel to say to the saloon keeper next door : " * Jack, there's four feet cf snow here. ' ' * " 41 see it.' g " 'Going to clear it off?' " 'No.' " 'All right. I'll be back in about an hour, and if you haven't started it I'll begin to shoot it off.' "The hint was sufficient and the saloon keeper was soon at work. There were several others who hung out, but were brought to time the same way. lu one instance the marshal had to begin shooting but no sooner had the double-charge ploughed through the snow and smashed ont a pannel of the j door than a man and a snow shovel j began work and kept it up until a j path was cleared. They don't need J many town ordinances in the far West, j A man and a shotgun can most always put things through. Jost received another large shipment of "Pitt," Ost? en's Book .Store. Jan 18. -3t A Drawn Battle. "Well, Hans," 1 said to the big, cherubic-faced German who sometimes does odd jobs for me. "I hear you've been on the warpath." "Vot. vas heem?" inquired Hans with a puzzled frown. "The mayor told me he had to fine you and your brother for fighting," I explained. "Oh, yah, dat vas so," assented Hans, with a pleased laugh. "I vas verocious undt Yacob he vas verocious, undt so ve had a leedle paddle." "Which licked?" I asked. "Ob, neidervon; ve vas bod yust efeu, " answered Hans earnestly. "How's that?" "Veil, Yacob, he called me a fool, nndt so I called heem a fool, undt so ve vas efendere, " exclaimed Hans. " Undt den Yacob he called me a big fool, uudt so I called heem a big fool, nndt dere ve vas efen again. Undt Yacob he called me a liar, undt so I called heem a liar, undt dere ve vas efen some more times. "Undt den Yacob he called me a big liar, undt den I hit heem, undt so I vas a leedle aheadt, ain't it? "Budtden Yacob he hit me, undt so dere ve vas efen some more all ridt. "Undt den der policeman run us bod in, undt dere ve was efen dere. "Undt der mayor h? vined me five chillings un vined Yacob only half a crown, undt so Yacob vas aheadt, ain't it? "?udt den I porroWed half a crown from Yacob to help pay mine vine, undt so dere ve vas efen again all ridt, all ridt. "Undt you pet you ve was going to stay efen now. It don't pay to paddle, so Yacob says, undt I guess he ?nows vatvasvich." concluded Hans, nod? ding his head sagely. Leader of the Japanese. Everybody nows that Japs are great soldiers, but few know who is the greatest of them. The Lord Roberts of Japan is General Viscount Katsura, who became prime mininster of the country two years ago. He began his fighting tareer in 1867, during the civil war, which resulted in the overthrow of tfce old order of things in Japan and the adoption of western civilization. He was only a lieutenant then, but he became famous for his extraordinary courage. He was always in the tickest of the fight, always the first to volunteeer to lead a forlorn hope. After the civil war was over the new government sent him to Germany to study military matters. When he re? turned to Japan he took a leadig part in reorganizing the Japanese soldiery on the European model. Practically he is the creator of the modern Jap? anese army. During the Ch ino-Japanese war he had the opportunity of leading his men to battle and discovered that the trouble he bad taken to train them had not been thrown away. He marched his army through Kora to Manchuiia, winning dozens of victories on the way. His name became a terror throughout that country When he got back to Japan nothing was good enough for him. He was the idol of the people, and all kinds of honors were showered upon him. General Katsura believes that the Japanese soldiers are the best in the world, and says that. he would not fear the result if he had to lead them against any white troops.-New York Press. COTTON HABKET. [ The receipts continue light on this market and thn high prices do not bring out the little remaining in the country as rapidly as expected. To? day middling is selling for 13%. Plenty of "Pitt" at Osteen's Book Store. Jan 18-3t How to Make Money. Agents of either sax should today write Marsh Manufacturing Co., 538 . 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HARBY Wishes to call your attention to the fact that he has ju?t returned from the West, where he purchased A CHOICE LOAD. They are nice and a well selected bunch. No trouble to show or drive them. A call from you will be appreciated. You are sure to be pleased. A full line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness alwavs on Hand. Sep 'Jo x WHISKEY I MORPHINE! CIGARETTE I ALL DRUG AND TOBACCO HABIT. j HABIT. ? HABIT. | HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Colombia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited