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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER (From our regular correspondent.) Washington, March. 27? b.?"Th? ver victorious army" is tho title nov given to the men of Geu. 0;is, whr are again fightiog and Hgaiu carry in j; everything before them. Since the first dispatches oncoming the batth of Saturday arrived, the corridors cl the war department have been filled as they were during the few weeks oi the war with Spain, with officers and uewspsper correspondents, ail on th^ alert for tho latest from the front. Kuher Actio* Secretary Meikleiohn. or Adjutant General Oorbiu is constantly on duty. They both express absolute confidence that Gen. Otis will successfully carry through hie plau to destroy Aguiualdo's army before there is auy let up in the light, and neither of them look for any serious m??. back for our troops. The regroiah'e feature of the victories has been the considerable number ot casual ties among our troops, but they are fortune of war that cannot be avoided. The lighting probably shortened President BIcKinley'a vacation as he f.Mtt word au soon a* the first de patcLfa ot Gen. O is were forwarded to him that he w .u!d return to Washington a'. our?. i\_e Aiili.ur/ Court of Inquiry has returueu to Washington, where the last witnesses win ue board. JNobouy has any authority to say what the report of the Court will bo, but the impression is general among those who have closely followed all the testimony, that it will justify every charge made by Gen. M ha about bad beef being furnished the army, and that it will recommend one or more court martials of army officers who were responsible for the purchase aud acceptance of the beef. Should this impression bo correct, Gen. Eagau will certainly catch it, for aa Commissary General, he is the man who must be held responsible, although the real fault may have belonged to some i f his subordinates. As most men approvo of a man re turning a blow for a blow, there is little personal criticism of Mr. Bryan's rebuff and arraignment ot Mr. Belmont, of N. Y , in connection with the much talked about ten dollars a plain Jefferson dinner, but many men who supported Mr. Bryan in -<Jt> regard it aa a very bad break politically, and are already a', work iu the iuloreii of other candidates. One of the is ExRepresentative King of Utah, who aid on the subject; "The wiser leaders are looking for a candidate wh will not begin his campaign with alienating a large section of the party. Such a man aa nnator Teller might stand a good show of olection. The abler politicians realize this fact, and are quietly placing bis merits before tinmen who will have the voting to do in convention, although they realizs folly that if the convention were to b^ held now, Mr. Bryan would certainly b? nominated. According to an official statement Kv t tin TT S Troniiirpr thf>r<* is no scarcity of money in ibis country On tho coutrary, he says the percapitu circulation was $25 51 on the first of the present month, against $23.83 one year ago. He taya the seeming scarcity of money haa been brought about by a large increase in the volume of business done, and by a disinclination in bank ing and commercial circles, except on the Pacific coast, to push iuto active circulation, the enormous quantity of gold coin that bos accumulated iu government vaults, and in the hands of bankers. beuor Don Manuel Azpiroz. the new Mexican Ambassador to the U. 8., has just arrived iu Washington. He speaks Eugliah and keops up with the newspapers, as may be judged by his having said, iu an interview: "Naturally my main purpose in coming to Washington, is to strengthen the good relations between the U. 8. and Mexico in every way possible, and in particular to develop tho trade and commerce which two good neighbors should have with each other. I notice that your papers reproduce Mexican press comments on the recent utterances of Cecil Rhodes, prophesying the absorption by the U. 8. of Central and bouth American coun tries; but this press comment is purely unofficial, and in no way reflects the wiews ot the govern moat Mr. Rhodes it an interesting character and tho papers were quick to eeiza uj?on his utterance aud opinion oi any private individual- Of the silly charge nindo by a paper published in the city oi Mexico, that American rule was adding te the depravity of Cuba, the Ambassador said: "That is a Spanish paper, and tho views expressed nre merely those of the ultra Spanish rh?meat, but not those of the Mexican people. No significance should !>,. attached to the utterances, simplv because they are made iu Mexico. Only a small number of our peoplo are pro Spanish by reason of auceatry or relationship. Tho great bulk of the people treat such matters with indifference, aud regard the U. S. as thjir nearest aud Itect fiionri." Secretary Long doesn't li!-e to see Sxtizanahip enter into naval affairs, is inviting Miss Marion Cockrell, daughter ot Senator Cockrell, to chria im the battleebip Missouri, which will be Unnerved at Newport News, I i ?4 , A H next Ootob?r, was one way of showing it, and at the s?m9 time paying a de served compliment to a charming young lady, who is the Secretary'? ^ personal friend. r EFFECTS OF TK\ INING. i , The Influence of Surroundings [ Upon the Habits and Destinies of Young People. ' Cities, Stale j and nations are proud of their distinguished sons; schools and collogea publish lists of their famous graduates to provo the value > of tho instruction given them, and elemeulry schools never fail to nuoutiou the great men who were staited in lifo from thoir portals. The dis1 tiimtinn han hppn won hr ihn mnn ' themselves, but everybody associated with them iu any way claim a share of the honor. Nor are the** claims wholly unreasonable. The course 1 even of a man of genius is largely 1etermined by his environment. If he should rise abovo the common level, 1 the presumption is that he had good training in or out of school. The city or State that sends forth great men may fairly be presumed to have some features of social life or custom favor able to the development of genius. A little town iu Pennsylvania has given birth to & number of eminent lawyers and politicians out of all pro? portion to its population. It would be interesting to trace, if possible, the reasons for its eminence in this respect. The people who settled in tniB town were of a sturdy and intelligent race ; they established good schools and it became a custom in the community to honor learning above anytbiug e!?j. The youth who was born there iuher ited a disposition to study and the aviUDjr w ??v\juiic, |'l 1/ itluu itm iuruo i'ur liis education and he waa stimulated to effort by the traditions of his birthplace aud the example of bis predecessors. This much is known, and under those favorable influences a large uumbjr of men distinguished in State and national life have growu up in Hellotoute. No very broad conclusions can be , drawn from this or similar observa lions, but it seems roasonable to conclude that the influence known as on vironmeut may be favorable to the development of taleat. The offsets of ( training have bee-i frequently observ. ud. A preparotcry school gains a repu , talion because its students are the honor men of cillegos and uuiversi ties; the head master dies, and in the , coursj of time it loses its reputation, , NVecaunot aflirui that it that it has (similar material to deal with, but it , appears to he similar and yet it does not meet with i s old?time success. It is a lair inference that the instruction , given is nut of the same quality. Its , courses of study may remain the same, , but there is lacking the inspiration of , a real teacher. The pupils are 110 , longer well grouuded in their etuoies and no longer distinguish themselves in after lite. This, at least, s-eras to bo a fair iu feience, for wheu we turu to less com plex problems of traiuing, such as that < f tho lower animals, we know beyond doubt that training counts for almost as much a* natural ability. The pedigree of a horse counts for ' (something, his training for a great I deal, and the jockey who iides him h often the prime factor iu a race. It is i possible that the same factors deter < mine the course of man, though it is difficult for ua to determine the factors in his case, His pedigree is not care 1 fully kept, or if kept, is not as easily measured as that of a horse; of his training we can have littlo knowledge, so numerous are ths influences brought t) bear upon him, nor do we know anything about the impulses that ride him like a jockey in his race. We may, however, fairly infar that tramiug counts for something, and that it is therefore our duty to surround the growing boy or girl with as many iu fluences for good as possible. The school training should be thorough, even though it should not be carried very far. Deficiencies iu that respect may be mads up in after life, provided a good foundation boa been laid. But above all, the home training and the traiuing of social life should be made wholosome and aleva ting. The city, state or nation which has done its duty in promoting educational influences can be juitiy proud of those of its sous who may have distinguished themselves; so also the schools and colleges may share iu niv uuuuii mm ujr tuvir provided tbey have giveu souud traiu ing and proper direotiou to their papila. Tho influences of training *r? iur reaching, and, though w? in a/ not Ik uh.e io nay juat what tboy banbona in d -Leriniu'iig tho cmrso of *1 individual, wo should aim at least t? .ua'.'.o thorn wholly Mound and wno w Death of Two Old Veterans. , Editor Union Ttmar: ?I will aoud you a few lines I run this part ot tin Kidge. I have no special news to give you. Farmers are badly behind witn , their work. Tnu ground has not ban dry enough to plow since Christinas, although they have put iu a few days. Thuy did not gat to sow the oats they , intended, and we are torry of it. Peaches are about all killed, and w? will mif< lira luxury v r niu ti. 1 h health of ciiO cmiaiu.nly is t.viera'd# gvwl now but we have had some d-atijs aiuonx our old people. J. a 'ph Iveiiy. an old citizju of four sc ire yean or in ire, died a fjw daysag) of paralja'.e. lie wis h good citizen and a . ohli^i <g uoigh'tor. lie was a tneiuoer of o>?i F.ai Kick Mulhodit<t cliMrch. lie vol ualeered in the old Pea Ridgi c -irpa uy, 5th regiment, 8. C. V., ia the civil war a id after serv ug a tew mo ?tba 1 think be wai discharged, being too old for service. Aud again death came into our c immunity and claimed another of our old citizei.s. W. G Fowler, llo died oq tbo 14th inst. of grippe. He lived only a short time after he took sick. He was a member of the Methodist church a d heidhia turm twrship at Foster's chapel. Ho and Uncle Joe, (as we called him) were' both buried at Foster's chapoi oecce lory. Bill, as be was popularly called, laid down his < lew at tho beginning of the civil war and took up his mas k?t and never laid it down until Gen. Uee surrendered at Appouiatox Wh n he enlisted in the war t?e left a wife and several children to b ittle the best they could for a living while ho was fighting f.r what the couth thought was right. His old ot s>u. George, nothing more ihau a la', weut with him and was wi.h his command when Lee surrendered. They both belonged to Col. I. G. McKiesick's company, and I havo heard Col. McKissicksiy with tsars in h's t?yes that on a certain occasion he wanted two or th 03 men out of his company to go with some out of other companies, on a very dangerous ex pediou, Bill was the first m n to step to the front and say, "I'll go." Bill never u.j ?..?u ..* .i? ?j. u..? u. unu aiui/ii KJi bi'ia wui iu a vub no had something netter, au honest heart, All that knew him knew he \vm Ir.tth. fnl aad houeat. Hke the rest of us he doubtless had some faults, Unt he was a kind aad allkciiouate husband and father, a good neighbor and a tru.and brave toldier. He &pont the most i f his lite among us and L think he drew a small ponsion at the time of his death. lie had uot beaa abb, for some years io work at hard labor for a living. Ife had been staying with his two sons the h<st two yours ot his life as his wife bad Io n dead foi several years. The old veterans are feat cro sirig over the river of death and some ot them have not e ongb of this world's g >ods left behind to give them a de< eeot burial. f do ihiuk tbat our state ought to provide -oiue way to have every old soldier who has not Bnough left behin I when they die to have theui decoutiy put away, fir there are many who never owned ? slave or a foot of land who volunte* red and f.uglit four loug years for a ! *?? suae, as brave men as ever shoulder ed a musket and I repeat it they should have au honoaable burial. V. A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. Sad Fate of Little Wesley Iirown. The River on a Boom?Other V/111'O VA#ao AW Aiviva* L ckhart, March 20 ?The river today it on a boom that exceeds a'.l booms that has boomed in some time On the 15th intt. John Wesley, the six months old child of Mr. and Mr? J. W. Brown, wa3 fatally burned Mrs. Browu hat just left him a f. w minutes to attond to some duties i. the yard, where she was alarmed b? his seres ms. Sae ran to his assistanc aud found his clothing on ii <. Exactly how it happcued pevhapwill never bo known as she, in hei baste to relieve her litile one, took ti< thought of his surrounding?, therefor: the oxact way in which his clothing caught ou lire will never b? known. H is lower extremiiiea were badly burned aud he appeared to suff-r very much uutil death c- m ? to his relief abou two o'clock next moruiag. His gri < tricks. pareuU took his remuiua 10 P?)zer, 8. C., lor burial. They huvt the sympathy of the town as they werheld in high esteem by all who hue* them. Wado Barnes has resigned hie p sitiou as loom fixer and accepted similar positiou with theGranby milColumbia, 8. C. Mr John MdhafTdo, our cloth r won bosa, hi s r-sigued his p siti m to t-.U# effect ut an early da/. His resign-* tiou was quite a surprise to all, the maiiagein-ut as wed. It doth not Hp pear as yet who his suceertior will be Mr. Marion 8rni b, one of our ea'es man and post office e'erk, h?s t>e. somewhat imiisp ?k1 f >r tho Ihh we<o< "Lock hart. wanu a nil road'' t the beading of au article in the Yor ville Enquirer. After setting form the diaadvau age.i that wo have lab o ??i under tine winter ou uccmnt of i- ? almost in-passable Condition of ti? r ad* and the heavy cxp.iuses entailed thereby, The Enquirer says: "Now there is talk of a railroad, a spur of the S >uth Carolina a:ul Georgia to ruu from Lockhart to Sharon. T la1 km deal earnest and that mod thing will be done soon?pmibly l ii summer, is cot improbable. Mr. John Hunsinger, an old pioneer employee ol this place, is a ilb ue again He is iu charge of the stable* and possibly some other reap >nsibih i is. Homo. MANUFACTURE OF MATCHES ! la One of the Large* ami Moat Important of lntl utile*. The manufacture of matches, trivial as it may seem, is one of the largest and most important existing. So large an amount of money is invested in their manufacture that in France it is a Government inoropcly and a considerable portion of the revenue of the State is derived frcm this source. The yearly value of the matches made in England alone is said to amount to nearly $10,000,000 each year, and that the numbers that the makers turn out 1 daily exceed 300,000,000. In France I the Government monopoly is let to a company , for a minimum annual pay- i ment of over $5,000,000. with a great increase if a certain number is exceeded. Among the largest factories in Europe are these of the Scandinavian ponlusula and England. In Germany, however, thero arc between 200 and 300 factories Of Hid .lonnn-n-.n ? V4 vuv u.u40giuuo I material phosphorus, which is employ- I 1 ed In the manufacture, between 1,000 and 2,000 tons are annually consumed. The general character of phosphorus is that of an exceedingly lnllammnble substance, burning slowly in tho open air and shining with a luminous appearance in the dark. In this state it is one of the most poisonous substances known, less than two grains having been known to cause the death of an adult human being, and innumerable cases have occurred of children being poisoned by sucking the ends of a few matches. On the other hand, heated without exposure to the air for some short time the phosphorus changes into a red powder, which is perfectly insoluble in water, not combustible and not in , the slightest degree poisonous. In this latter state it is mixed with other substances and placed on the outside, of tho boxes of what are termed safety matches. These matches consist of non-poisonous chemical materials that will not Ignite when struck on any or- , dinary surface, but arc immediately set on fire by rubbing 011 tho box, t whicb is covered with a preparation of innocuous red phosphorus. But, unfortunately, the public at large prefers matches which will ignite . when struck on any surface and the manufacture of these is necessarily attended with risk to the workers, the people who arc most seriously affected , being the girls who pack the finished matches in tho boxes in which they are sola. ity practice their dexterity he- , conies so great that they almost invariably take up in one hand the exact number required. All Mnnt P?y Iloard. When members of the queen's family or any wandering German relatives of high degreo visit London and occupy apartments in Buckingham palace, "by Invitation," they pay their board just like common folks in a first-class hotel. This prevents the sovereign lady from having too much company and makes things very pleasant for the palace servants. Tko independence It gives some of the royal guests is not wholly appreciated by them, but, as the queen early in her reign determined on this economical course, her subjects cannot Justly complain of her extravagance. It is a very expensive pieco of pleasure, being a guest of royalty, and even tho queen's own children must pay their way out of their allowances, when not directly under mamma's roof. jANmlnc lMpn Slemn. I In Turkey, tho jasmine is extensively grown for the manufacture of pipe stems. For this purpose the stems of the growing plant are trained with the greatest care until they have attained the proper length and size. The bark Is protected by a wrapping of varnished linen or calico. Two or three times a year this will be taken off and the bark treated to a citron juice bath. This Is said to give it the light color so much sought after. Some of these pipe stems are from ten to eighteen feet in length and bring as much as $100 each. The Wenllliy Snaaoonn. A traveler tells of treasure chambers In Bagdad that rival the tales of the "Arabian Nights." Among these multi-millionaires are the Sassoons, whose banking firm exercises the functions of a great power throughout Asia. Some members of this family have become Europeanized, having established themselves in London, and ono of them is married to a Rothschild. A passport signed Sassoon i3 a safe conduct throughout the wildest regions of the Himalayas, through Afghanistan or Persia or Thibet. They deal with the chiefs of all the wandering tribes, such transactions being mostly on honor. The Idea of failing the Sassoons is entertained with as much dread ar.d horror as death. A P#?prfnl n<?B. There is a powerful breed of dogs along Smith's sound that docs not hesitate to attack the most ferocious wild animals. These dogs hunt in pairs anu u uig oear is <i jokc iu mem. vyno dog can bring down a reindeer and kill it in a few minutes. Their thick coat is tawny in hue and in winter a thick fleece of wool covers them. They look so much like wolves it is hard to tell what they are at a little distance. Elrctrlcnl Carrrntn. A scientist has discovered that electrical currents in the form of waves rapidly succeeding one another can produce insensibility to pain and cold in the flesh, acting as an anesthetic like ether. When the currents were applied to the finger and thumb by wires, tlio 1 finger could be pricked with a pin without pain. The most uncompromising critics are usually found in our own families. AUSTRALIAN TRAMPS AN IDEAL COUNTRY FOR "WEARY WILLIES." Tli? "Snndowner" kmI HI? Mod? *i Ed? (mm?Aa a Rnl? flo la Wall Inform?* ml Fairly Moral?H? Will Work at Tim el Itut Lotm UIs Real. Australia is an Ideal country foi tramps because of its universal hospitality and delightful climate. There ur< no hardships of weather, no dangerous wild beasts to con'.end with, very few clothes required, a ^d there is seldom o night, up-country r-t least, that a man may not roll hlmse'f in his blanket ane sleep in comfort. The sundowner, no called becauso hi invariably claims the hospitality of o "station" (ranch) at sundown?an houi wiieu ue nnuwtt no win noi do lurnco away empty-handed?is tho whltf tramp of Australia. He has so long been recognized r-s a necessary evl! that at most stations a "travelers' hut' is now provided for his special accommodation; and a regular ration, usunlly a pannikin of Hour and a pound oi meat, is served out to every applicant In other places, moro democratic the sundowner takes his seat at th? table in tho men's quarters. Ho can always depend upon his supper, bed and breakfast at any station; and h? usually steals or begs from tho cook sufllcient to make a hearty midday meal. If the distances between stations are too far to he traveled in c single day. tho swngsman rolls himsell in his blanket and camps by the roadside. If the distance be but a few miles, ho revels in a genuine holiday picnics for the day, perhaps, under the shado of a giant gum tree and arrives at the station homestead, with all th? appearance of a lODg day's walk, Just as the sun is setting. The Australian tramp is of a type wholly different from the ignorant low-bred scum of humanity that one meets in some countries, and from th? whining, professional beggar of Europe and America. As a class these tramps are well informed, fairly moral, and, as the worlc goes, honest. Tho sundowner stands apart from the rest of his kind, inasmuch as he never begs for money. He will ask for a pipeful of tobaccc or a drink, a meal or a bunk, but foi tho coin of tho realm he does not petition. He is a contented philosopher with all tho instincts of a nobleman; born, of course, under an unlucky star yet satisfied with his lot so long as h< is not obliged to work, and so long ai "cnnatfnro" rnn/1 Kim One is constantly surprised at the speech and manners of those whom one meets on the road, and It is probable that fully cnc-third are men who were born of gentle parents in tho "oldei countries." Australia being an Englist colony, the sundowner is usually s native of the Firilish Isles, thougt there is a sprinkling of other nationalities in proportion to their number It the colonics. It is due to the nativeborn Australians tc say that they seldom turn tramps. Although against his principles, it must be said, to the sundowner's credit that he docs sometimes wou-k. There nrc times when evon he feels the neec of a change. At shearing time, when the sheds are full of jolly shearers and gooc wages may be demanded, he will ofter work for a few weeks; or he may fine sonic other easy way that suits his fastidious fancy. With tho proceeds he buys himself t few clothes, perhaps, and "knocki down" (spends) the remainder in the first bush public. Some there are whe wander aimlessly from one colony tc another, ever seeking new paths; others, more methodical, have a regular route laid out, whidh takes front two to three years to dover. In thb way they do not visit the same statlor often enough to be recognized. Sundowning is the outgrowth of th? boundless and unequalled hospitalitj of the Australian bush. The occaslona sundown petitioner of the old days however, has now become an army To-day the squatter fcom this wandering tramp, and feed3 him. under protest knowing well that by refusing him h< runs the risk of havii^ a woolshec burned down or some of his fat sheet killed. Rnaalan ltattle Moaga. Russian battle songs ore written in minor keys and instead of being brilliantly martial aro sad, telling of the soldier's fate. The Turks have nc war songs except those they have translated from other tongues, Germany has much military .music and that those in power apprecfeite the influence music has on soldleits is shown by tho fact that the German, army contains 10,000 musicians* rn? Dorr of Labrador. Labrador has do,/s so fierce that 8 log of wood is tied to their necks tc render them less dangerous to nten anc weaker dogs. In Kamchatka the dog; are severely trained to haul heavj loads across the ice and their temper; get soured, consequently they are surlj brutes and their drtvers manage then by stunning them with Mows over th? head, whioh is not very good tor theij Intellects. A Fear Facta. There are about 360 female- black smiths in Great Britain. Over 2,000 tons of horse-fleeh are an ually eaten in Paris. lady's foot should equal In lengtl -seventh sf her heigfht. A Deer Park. The largest enclosure for deer Is sail to be the Royal Park in Copeah agen, o 4,800 acres. JUST LEKE PLAY to do jonr\>u?iag with the f?nuine bargains *vc of for you in eroTjr li: o. Cu: e'~o Lj to im/rjva ij q iul.t'u-M ?i?ile ! weriog |iticei Lave baen unq ?h ifi-d'y Micceeaf? ?ro.u Uk? ?!a-.t; until uow we aie aide t) < II r rU'Vn templing in* Uuccmeuta in th > way of clean, bright, fresh u' tractive good* at fuc'i l).v i>*'e -s t'l it t!i-; old juth which load to hard times now leads to prosperiiy. (iivc ua a trial. J. O. WK AY. J. Ill S a llMMIlt. ^11 In O II ?HI m Just opened.. isi the eaM. side of the of the store occupied i>y 1\ M. Cohen, where nilntrra of letfi' a*.d ornr<<enlal novpltit h ar<? < (Trred >-t BUeOAIN PRISES. Yankeo W< tehes, s'em winders and m<in setters, p+1 feet tim-; pieces for ' } 1 50. Come end tco my prices. V V jr ^ V j. is..,, Young. HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIGN OF THE BIG h | a Watches, ifaj Jewelry, Clocks, ||j Engraving, I i2i And Genera! Repairing. Miss M. 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