Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. Hi \\N\ I ITIKIW KKO\| (II I; SI'l. CIAL CORRICHPONDKNTS. ?M of Interest irvntn ?11 Parts ot t+umtrr ami Adjotnlng louutie*. NOTICE TO COBRIWPONDKNTH. Mall your letters to that they will ?emoli this office not later than Moo day when Intended for Wadneexiay'a ?aper and not later thaa Thursday Tor Saturday's Issue. This, of count*, applies only to regular correspond? ence, In case ef Items of uausnal sews valus. se*?d In immediately by eiall. telephoae or telegraph. Such sows stories are acceptable up to the aour of tot a i to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday a ft ernao a sad Saturday's paper Friday after DARK KiKVMt Dark Corner. Nov. 9.?There is nothing interesting hereabouts to ?write. Cotton is almost all gathered aad sold. It bringing a good pric e. Mi yet many farmers are not out of debt. I attended the election at Bloom Hill yesterday, everything passed off pleasantly. Nearly all the colored esters foted for all or part ot the State and county ticket, and one colored man voted straight for Lev? er. There was very little Interest shown for lt. H. lib hardson by the osIored voters, not near as much as was two years ago. Perhaps, and pa the time will come, when they (the colored voters) will not look tip on the white man as his sgtf my In polltlca I haw heard that Mr. John T, ln grsm of central Privateer, lost a line horse one day last week by the horse getting off of one of the bridges over POCOtallgo awamp. near Heck's Swim? ming pool, broke his back and re ana In ed in the water all the night and was pulled out next morning. The horse died shortly after it was got tsn out of the water. Mrs. Douglas We-ka has been quite etck but Is better again. Mr. B. D. G'ddlngs and Mr. A. 8. Weeks killed a seven-foot gator in the mill pond laut Monday even lag. It Is getting late in the year for gators. so thinks old II. T. Cotton In Hehls. Mr. Isaac M. Loryea, of Sumter. Spent last Week in Clarendon County and traveled ,.vcr the 1 dirt" road, snaking Manning. Davis Station. Sum merton, Paxvllle and Silver, and was Impressed with the immense quanti? ties of cotton In the Heids unpicked. For miles and mile. <?f farms on either sub- of the roads traveled th? y were white with the fleecy stuff. On only two farms did he observe a i? u negroes eng?*-! in pb king the esg> ton. and be w .is ISSprcSOSlI with the Inadequacy of ktbet and that if our labor remains so unreliable and h i i I to secure, a serious problem ton fronts the cotton planters. It is sssg thing to cultivate, but another thing to place it In the market. 1'nqucs tftooally thousands of dollars worth ?f cotton remain In the fb ids. which if placed on the market would put ?e much sjMSSjgy in circulation that SK?w lies dormant. This Is one of the reasons In all probability which has caused the merchants to mar\ i #4 the comparatively dull busin* s during the Saftet part <>r QelebSf and for the month of November, TII\NKs(.|\IM, PIMM I \M\iiO\. ??lirt <.l\e Thank*" S?>* <.o\ci nor \n-< I Columbia. Nov. 15.?Oov. Ansel yesterday issued his "Thanksgi. Ing Proclamation" In whbh he orders a holiday for No\ember -'t. The following is the prirlmitfiHi "Wr? have, ss n pggsjgg und a,-* a eXitte. many things to be Ihonkflll foff as thl* g????d year nineteen hundred aad t. n We b gwstllence and fumin* . the health o4 our people haa been rernarkani. sntod. the earth has righted bet fruit?? in < . ..| fu?-asure. va?- have gffOSH Sn?r^d In many \sa\* ,im| ,,ur r? - Hgioun ,?ni I be gtfsgssl Hhertlet nave ksssn pr le led an increased. "Hearing in mind the-, many bless lags. We ah ? ibl got fOffjef the ||SSje nor th?- isofi |(.r our annual thanksgiving, but In W sordk gee with time-honored > ustom observe one day for prai-e. pra>?r and Kratituoe to Ood for all these things "Therefore I. M. I'. Ans? I. governor of the St >|r .,r South i' irollna. Jo hereby d< -iifn.it. gg | appoint Th?r-* daf. th?. ilth dav of N<?\, mher, A. I? Itio. as a day of general taonkaffH ing. ' t the ,. d'b put selde th? Ii labors f.-r th. day, sesesgble In their char hes and in Ho ?r homes and ajive th.ink-. i ? i;.. i -..r his many na?*r< I'M mi1- I hem. to the Mate snd to th ? niton l. t ihem also of their sajhetanex give lo th poor and t<? the n< ?-'? tnd especlall] in the orphanages within th. Stite And let us all make Special pi ?? ? t for the cnttniod goodness of <b>d to us In the . onilnff years." RESTAURANTS. They Really Had Thair Origin In the First French Revolution. The rcHtnurunt of the present time hud its origin In the first French revo lutlou, toward the close of the eight eenth century. And the reputation of the French for good cookery und the delicacy of taste in eating as well a* In producing toothsome dishes and morsels dates practically from the sumo time. That revolution meant ruin to mnir noble families, and I heir downfall meant rnin also for their chefs, so some of the latter hit upon the Idea of opening houses where dainlies pre pared by their skilled hands could bi obtained. If the experiment succeed ed the chefs would be us well off a when in service. The idea was pleas lng to the public, the restaurants did a large business, and the proprietors had no renson to regret the revolution from a monetury point of view. Then it occurred to others that the people might appreciate being educat ed up to this tine cookery, and many books on the culinary art were pub lished und sold well. One of the most noted of these was "The Oourmnn AI manack." which appeared in 170S. Restaurant really means "restoring' and was applied to these places be cause you went there to have some thing to revive or restore your failing ?trength. MAKING NEEDLES. Various Processes Through Which the Steel Wire Must Pass. Needles nre made from steel wire, which Is first cut by shear*, from colN Into the length of the needles to be made. After a bath of such bits as have been cut out they are placed In a fnrnace, then rolled until perfoeti \ straight. Next the needle pointer takes up a do/en or so of the wires and rolls them between his thumb and finger, with their ends on a (urging grindstone, first one und then the oth er being ground. The little steel bob bins uro next fed Into a machine which flattens and gutters the heads, after which the eyes are punched. They are uow complete needles, bill rough and easily bent Careful heat trig and sudden cooling gives them the necessary temper, and nothing remains but to give them their tiual polish. On a coarse cloth needles are spread to the number of 40,000 or 50.000. Emery dust Ls strewed over them, oil Is sprin kled on and soft soap daubed over the cloth, which, rolled tightly, is thrown Into a pot with others, where it rolls about for twelve hours or more. When taken from this friction bath the needles require only rinsing in clean hot water, when they nre ready to be sorted and packed. ? Chlengo Tribune. Fulton and the Clermont. The first trip of ltobert Fulton ni? tric Hudson river in the Clermont wn> thus deserlbed in the American Ottl sen of Aug. 17, 1S10: "Mr. Fultou's ingenious Steam Bogt. Invented with a View to the Navlga tlon of The Mississippi from New Oi? lcans upwards. Sails today from tla North Itlver, near the State Prison. In Albany. The Veloslty of The Steam Boat Is Calculated at four miles su hour. It Is said that It will make progress of two against The Current of The M Ississlppl. and if so It Wll certainly be a very valuable SCfJQlsl tlon to the OOBSBaseeg of the Wester. St ites." According to lid ward 11 a ga ma Hall's history, the Clermont made th trip to Albany in thirty-two hours The state prison referred to Ktood on the block In New York now bounded by Washington. West Tenth. West am; Charles streets. In old Creonwlch ell l?ge Vassals That Faded. There was a time when it was be lleved ggjggjbtf to prevent seasleknes?. by means of speeially constructed ves sels. says the London Chronicle. Tin Calais-houvrcs. a twin ship, was used on the channel service for many years Croat things were expected from this but she proved a slow boat, and her passengers were by no mans immun, from seasickness. Another attempt In this direction was the Castalia. in WUol the saloon was suspended like s bammoek with a view to minimizing the pit* hing and tolling. This turnet) out mi utter failure. If the rolling was less than in ordinary vessels the pitching wjix quits as bad and. more o\et\ tl twinging mcehnnlsm OCCt slonally Stuck, After a very few trips across the ehannel the Castalia was taken off the service. Easy Figuring. Aseuni I Suppose you haven't had time to BfUfS OUt .vet bow tnueh your Cashier took) Hank PrssMsttt <>h, \ es. We knew lu a \ cry -hol t time. As, um W hy. I thought he took a groat deal. Bank I*rselden1 Exactly. We menu h id to e..lint m hat he left. Why Ha Resigned. "So yen resigned!*1 "Yes I couldn't stand the way the firm trusted me." "Wh it tibi they do?" "Took my name off the pay roll."? Eli hange. Beginning. Bs slwsyi beginning Never think th it yog ' in reisi or thsi you have ntf limd the end. If US think out selves mete than beginners It Is a sign that US OSTS hardly yet begun M/tn tbli ? and st once becomes the i master of beings that d?? not think Rtlffou. The UUg to get out of self-love Is to love Ood. ? Phillips Brooks. THE DEAREST GIFT. A Pathetic Incident In the Life of Rob? ert Browning. A young .\ merle a u woman was trav? eling one day in an Italian railway conch, the only other occupant <>f the compartmenl being an elderly gentle? man Observing the Interest of ibe JOting woman in the country through which they were passing and seeing glso that it was new to her. the more experienced traveler pointed out ob? jects and places of note. Prom scenery the conversation drift? ed to books and authors, until some? thing suggested to the young Amerl cnu one of Elisabeth Barrett Brown? lug's sonnets, which she quoted. She was astonished and abashed be cause the gentleman made no reply. but during the rest of the ride sat look? ing Intently out of the window, hav? ing apparently forgotten the very ex? istence of his traveling companion. As they neared the station where the young lady was to leave the car she said timidly: "I fear. sir. that I have offended you. Perlinps you do not like Mrs. Brown? ing's poetry .M The man slowly turned upon her tear dimmed eyes, and in a voice full of emotion he said: "Madam, that sonnet is the sweetest, as its singer was the dearest, gift God ever gave to me." Her traveling companion was Rob? ert Browning.?Youth's Companion. A CURIOUS ANIMAL The Sea Cucumber Can Part With and Replace Its Organa. Among tin* < urious animals which in? habit the sea sre tnay take the holo thnrla. of sea cucumber, so called from its reeemblgnce to the cucumber. When this animal is attacked by an enemy it does not stand up and flglif, but by a sudden movement it ejects its teeth, stomach, digestive apparatus and nearly all Its Intestines and then shrivels Its body up to almost nothing. When, however, the danger is past the animal commences to replace the organs which It has voluntarily parted with, and In a short time the animal Is ns perfect as ever it was. Dr. Johnstons kept one in water for a long time, and one day ho forgot to change the water. The creature in consequence ejected its intestines nud shriveled up, but when the water was changed all Its organs were repro? duced. Although the animal is not oaten in Europe, it is a favorite with the Chinese, and the fishing forms an Important part of the industry of the oast. Thousands of junks nro annual? ly used In fishing for trepang, sis the animals are called.?London Tit-Bits. Cows That Never Drink. The "wild cow" of Arabia, in reality an antelope, the Beatrix oryx. Is said never to drink, which is probably cor? rect, for unless these animals can de? scend the wells they can find no drink? ing water for ten months in the year. There is no surface waler. and rain falls but precariously during the win? ter. Only once during my journey did I find a pool of rainwater, caught in a hollow rock, and even this I should have passed by without knowing of its existence had not my camels sniff? ed it from a distance and obstinately refused to be turned from g*nng in that dlrectiou. These antelope, how? ever, are provided by nature with a curious food supply, especially design? ed as a thirst quencher. This is a parasite wli'u h gmws on the roots of the deeert bushes and forms a long spadix full of water and juice. The antelope dig deep holes in the sand In Ofder to gl I at these. ?Wide World Magazine. Easily Explained. "They have* to adln 1 in the old world." said a New \ ork theatrical man. "that wove got them beaten on ?Very count. Talk to them about the matter and they ? an only quibble. "?oh. yes,' said an English banker to me the other day, 'you've got a great country, the greatest country in the WOrkl, there's no denying that.* "Then he gave a nasty laugh. "'Hut look at your tires,' he said. 'Your terrible tiros are a disgrace to mankind.' "*<>h. our tires.' said 1. 'are due to the friction caused by our rapid growth.'" Man's Early Building. The ruins of successive human hab? itations unearthed in Asia show how man advanced f^om primeval savagery to the pomp ofBahylon and Nineveh. First he improved the caves in which he dwelt b) leveling the floors and cut? ting windows 10 give him light. After? ward he Constructed entirely artificial habitations for himself, at first rough? ly made tents of boughs and leaves, then huts of mud and finally dwellings of wood nnd stone. Spiteful. "Yes," said the engaged girl, "Oiek Is very methodical. He gives me one kiss when he comes and two when he gOOS away." "That's always been bis way," re? turned her dearest friend. "I've heard bus of j^iris comment on it." Thus it happens thai they cease to speak to each other. Fell In With the Argument. "The leading queslion," said the colonel, "is the financial one." "night," replied Ibe major, "and i was Jusl about to ask you b> add .<? |0 that *1<? I boitowed from you yes lerday." Hude Remus' Magazine. "Tie? easiest thin:: I know of," snys the philosopher of folly, "Is to begin to save up some money next month" - ('level iml I eader. in reverence Is the ohlef joy and power of life. ? Kuskln. IMPALED BY AN ARROW. Pinned Through the Neck to a Tre*. Yet He Survived. It was iu the summer of 1859 that George Wainwrigbt ami Bell Speaker, each In charge of a train of freight wagons, were beaded for the Missouri river to bring supplies back to Colors do points. The Indians \ ere very troublesome lu those days, and these two OUtfltl always camped together for protection. One night they hud ar? ranged the camp, with the wagons forming a circle, and everybody but the guards was to be inside. Wain wright preferred to sleep in a clump of cottonwoods about a quarter of a mile off. and there he fixed himself with his negro servant as a bodyguard. Neither the camp nor Wainwrigbt was disturbed during the night, but early the next morning while Wainwrigbt was sitting on the ground with his back to u tree drinking his tin of cof? fee an arrow from on unseen foe en? tered his neck at the right of the jugular vein and was driven with such force as to impale the victim to the tree. The negro, believing his master was killed, ran to Spencer's camp and gave the alarm. Spencer and some of his men rushed over to Wainwrigbt. Instead of being dead Wainwrigbt was not even seri? ously injured. Spencer cut the arrow off close to the point of entrance end then gently drew Wainwright's head forward until he was released. The victim suffered but little Inconvenience from the wound, and by the time the trip was completed it was entirely healed.?Los Angeles Times. THE WAY OF THE SWISS. Foreigners Regarded as Egyptians and Treated Accordingly. A foreign resident In Switzerland was fined 10 francs because his little girl had plucked three buttercups growing on a piece of land on which she and some half dozen Swiss chil? dren had for years been accustomed to play. The land had recently ( hanged hands, and its new owner had put up a notice forbidding the plucking of flowers. A passing gendarme had found the children migrants delicto and had forthwith instituted proceed? ings against the little foreigner, while letting the little natives go scot free. The child's father appealed against the sentence and by dint of bard fighting, which entailed, of course, expense, forced the higher court to reduce the fine from 10 francs to 3?1. e.. 1 franc for each buttercup. When I tried to learn the whys and wherefores of this case I was told by a Swiss that one-half of every line lev? ied goes to the gendarme who reports the offense for which It Is levied, and also that Swiss gendarmes cannot fair? ly be expected to be tpiite so alert in taking proceedings against their own country people as against foreigners. Further. I was told by an American that in Switzerland all foreigners rank as Egyptians and that the one Scrip? tural injunction that is faithfully obeyed there is that which ordains that Egyptians shall be spoiled.?Foom "The Latter Day Swiss" iu Cornhill Magazine A Famous Opal. The mosf famous opal In history was that which was worn In n ring by the Boman senator Nonius in the day of the triumvirate, its size equaled that of a medium sized hazelnut, yet its beauty and brilliancy rendered it a marvel among the dilettanti of Rome, especially when it was known that the goldsmiths and money changers had set Us value at $1,000.000. Mark An? tony made overtures to Nonius for Its purchase, intending, it is thought, to present it to Cleopatra, but the senator refused to part with It and for fear that it would be taken from him by sheer force sought safety In flight. Here history loses all trace of this fa? mous gem. there being no record of its transference from Nonius to any of his family. At a Wedding Breakfast. After a marriage recently the bridal party partook of a sumptuous break? fast, toward the end of which a young? er brother of the bride got up and said solemnly, raising his glass: "Ladies and gentlemen. 1 have to propose a toast, which, however, must be drunk standing. Please take your glasses and rise up." The guests, although somewhat be? wildered, did so. "Now." said the young scapegrac e, "if you will remain standing for a few minutes I'll find out who has been sit? ting on my new bat."?London Tit Hits. Russia. Russia did not break into European history until couipartlvely recent times Rurlc, a Vurcnglau (biet-, seems to have been the first to establish a gov? eminent, about 802. Rurlc's descend* ants ruled amid many ups and downs till Ifi08, ai which time the real history of the country may be sjild to begin. With the KOltturj exception of the United Slates of America, the progress of Russia under Peter Ihc Great and Catherine II is unequalcd for rapidity In Um history of the world. Bringing t>)wn the Average. "It is said that there are 120,000 hairs on the average human head." said the baldhended man. "Too had 'hat you've pulled the aver age down so low. my dour,*' said his wife. Yonkers State-man. A CruH Companion. "Win do??s he Hay that her face Is like one of Browning's poems?" "Because it has some haul lines hi it " Buffalo Express. ah art is in Its origin connected with religion ? Ulrlcl. CYCLONE FORMATION. The Mechanical Laws Are the Same as In a Whirlpool. Any one can make the exact counter? part <>f a cyclone if be so desires, of course a cyclone is caused by the air over a big area getting warm atal light with small pressure. This air Consequently tries to rise almost in a body BUd leaves a partial vacuum he hind, but tbe outside cold air rushes in from all sides. Now. it is a scien? tific and mechanical truth that when a fluid runs in from all sides toward a central point it causes a whirlpool 0? rotation of the Quid. The exact ana! ogy of a cyclone, then, although with the fluid water instead of air. is sw n when the stopper is pulled out of the bottom of a basin full of water. An almost perfect vacuum, as far as the water is concerned, is caused by the water immediately over the Stopper running out. The rest of the water rushes in from all directions, and a whirlpool is the result. Tin?.? Is one difference here from the air cyclone In the air the force with which it rushes toward the center greatly com? presses the air whirling at that point and makes it very dense - so dense. In fact, that a straw carried in the cen? tral whirl can be driven Into a big block of wood without bending. Of course in a whirlpool the water is not compressed, remaining practically the same in density .all the time. That Is one highly important property of water: it is practically Incompressible Nevertheless It is very interesting to see the whirl form In a basin and know that the mechanical Laws are the same as in the formation of a cy? clone many miles wide. ?Harper's Weekly. NEW JERSEY TEA. Red Root, That Did Good Service In Revolutionary Days. You housekeepers of today whose fa? vorite brands of orange Pekoe. Eng? lish Breakfast, India and Ceylon, etc. diTuse their fragrance over your tea table would hardly suppose that tea. or, rather, a fairly good substitute for It, was cnoc made from the leaves of one of our prettiest New Jersey wild flowers. Vet so It was in the old tur? bulent days of the American Revolu? tion, when they had so much trouble over the imported article and used various beverages as substitutes for that to which they had become accus? tomed. New Jersey tea, or red root, as it is also called, is a low growing shrub with many branches, seldom over three feet high, and is found from Canada to Florida, growing usually in dry wooded sec tions, it is very abun? dant in New .Jersey, for which it is named. It blooms profusely iu July and is so showy, with its many pan icled white blossoms, as to be quite worth a place in the gardens as an Ornamental shrub. It has a dark red root, with leaves downy beneath and very much veined, by which it is easily distinguished from the pure tea. An infusion cd* the leaves prepared in the same manner as the genuine article has somewhat the taste of ordinary grades of the tea of the orient, but is not supposed to possess sny of its stimulating properties. Exchange. Dulwer Lytton and His Chorus. The Priucess von Racowttss met Bulwcr Lytton in the Riviera toward the end cd' the fifties. He was then, she says In her autobiography, "past his tirst youth: his fame was at its zenith. He seemed to me antedilu? vian, with his long dyed e tuis ami his old fashioned dress. He dressed exact? ly In the fashion of the twenties, wita long coats reaching to the ankles, knee breeches and long colored waistcoats. Also he appeared always with a young lady who adored him and who was followed by a manservant carrying a harp. She sat at his feet and ap? peared, as he did, In the costume of 1S30, with long flowing curls, called Anglalses. He read aloud from his own works, and in especially poetic passages his 'Alice' accompanied him with arpeggios on the harp." A Tree Climbing Dog. A government official in Bavaria con? nected with the forestry department has a wonderful dog. w hic h is SB clev? er at climbing trees as a cat. If his master fastens a handkerchief up in the tree tops the animal will clamber up after it in the nimblest wav and never fails to bring it down. He was taught by his mother, who was famous as a tree climber. The clever animal has won several medals by his ex? traordinary talent and takes particular delight in climbing silver birches, not the easiest tree in the world to scale. for the trunk is particularly smooth and slippery. Wide World Magazine. Kindness to Animals. "What I believe tn." said Mr. Eras His Pinkly, "is kindness to dumb anl mala." "Yes." replied Miss Miami Brown. "I has hyubed dal some folks kin lif a chicken oll de roos' so gentle an' tender dal he won't have his sleep disturbed skn'sely oono." Washington star. Tho Alternative. Flgg My Wife wants a -lew silk dress. Fogg Are you going to let her have it ? Flgg Yes. It's a case of* si?.s or stilus Boston Transcript. Unreasonable. M;->. sh.trpe (severelyii? Norab, 1 can And only seven of these plate- When are the other live? Cook ?in surprise Sure. mum. don't ye make no al ow ance for ordinary wear an* tear? Philosophy is nothing but d tlon.?John Beldet*. I \ PRI SS STRIXE ENDED. .hi-e> <it> Hin Kl nail) ipcept <<??? panie*s Term-. New fork, Nov. 12.?The ?-uike of driven end helpers, employed by t**' trans-con tlnentls. expn ss companies, was formally declared off this even? ing, end it was nnnounceo at strike headquarters that the men will re? turn to work on Monday. The cloee Ol the strikt was 'or night about by the Ken Jersey str ku*, who voted Um? today to accept the terms upon which the companies et fered to take back th ? men. They bad rejected the terms last n'ght, but a conference of the strike leedsrs, with Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey CUy, and President Towne, of tke New York Merchants' Association cleared the way lor the agreement this afternoon. The New York strik? ers \?ued Thursday to accept tae companies' offer, subject to similar action being taken by the men acroas the river. The agreement provides that the men shall be taken back without dis? crimination, except for acts of vio? lence during the strike. Each com? pany will take up with its employees \ the adjustment of wages and hours. Recognition of their union. tae chief issue for which the strikers held out for several days, is not granted, however, but the Open sh?>i? policy is to prevail. The agreement between the expres? companies and their employees docs not effect tin- strikes of chaffeurs. cab drivi rs an 1 drivers for depart* ment ?tores, who at first quit work in sympathy with the expTSCS em I ployees and later presented demand** j in their own behalf. Secretary F?rst? er, of the International p.roth rhood of Teamsters, declared tonight that the fight of the chauffeurs and cab drivers will continue until recognil'on of theie union is won. Negotiations between the striking store drivers and their employers are under way. and it is hoped a set? tlement will soon be effected. ADVANTAGE* or DIVERSIFICA? TION. Reports Presented at Meeting of Farmer-' Institute Worker- Show Value of New Idea. Washington. Nov. 14.?The advan? tage of reduced acerage and diversifi? cation of crops was emphasized in reports presented today by prominent farmers who are attending the Amer? ican Federation of Farmers' Insti I tute Workers. Practically all of the States and terr'tories are represented among the delegates. James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, addressed the delegates and gave it as his opin Ion that the department's most 1m 1 portent work was in making official j tests and laboratory work effective through the medium of farmers' in? stitutes. I Secretary Wilson discussed the bumper crops, the high cost of living 'and the wide margin between the price Obtained by the farmers and by the middlemen who distribute the farm products. lie mid the solution lay in buying in large quantities, in selling direct from the producer to the consumer or some other such step to cut dews the middlemen's profit. \ PK. BUSINESS. Poat OthVc and Kx press Office Both ?Mit of Horsey Order Blanks Where does the momy k<?'.' That is the question now before tin- cley of Sumter. The poetoffiCS ami the Kxpress office wire both entirely out of money order blanks Saturday, Which Shows that loth of those I places have done a big business re I cently, for otherwise they would not have been caught in such a tix. Possibly the money has been sent to Jacksonville. Pis., or K?hmen 1. Y;i.. both of which places being \>ry popular with the users of the money oid< r blanks of these two carriers in the mar past. Possibly the money has gone elsewhere to support some charitable institution or for s. me philanthropic purpose but that i* extremely doubtful. it is peculiar that these two pieces should be out of blanks now when tin y have proved so ver> pop ular lately,?or perhaps, thai very popularity was the cause that thsy should all be used up. , r>ie Barbers** on iTtb. ? >n the evening of Novemtn'r 17th. from f t" 11 oYhu k. then rill be served M delightful supper consist? ing ? 1 hsrttecue shoal si the resi? dence ..1 Mr. i- w. a Bultman, i"i thi benefit of tin- Lutheran church of th - city. The affair will be un der t I?? direction of a committee of ladles and gentlemen who will , to it that <\-r\thinur i< Axed up in style .111.1 that tie Mil ..1 fare will t. v<rv i' mptlng. Two years ago there was a barbe . oe servi 1 by the ladies and gentle? men of this congregation ? le has not yet been forgotten The committee promises to excel even the affair of two y*jsrs age Tl< k? ts at> now ing - >ld for l# cents es< h.