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i B Itr-*i .. D!ID YC try the world renov Kins make ot boys They are the best We have them in Once tried always t ... COL We have just ree lot or the latest c see them. They ai 'Tn * ?Jjm & Alditional Local New5. ^rrm/?] Over From I.oval Page, Survey of the Heavens. J)r O. Miil-t of Xcw York, v'i Landed the chair of philosojhy i the Universefy of California ami w ;i jjave a. fine spectograph to Lie Observatory, has promised 10 giv $21,000 to meet ihe expenses of i t two years' expedition of IVof. W . W Campbell ami assistants to the South Hemisphere for ppertroscopii wot Campbel's.work with ihe spec rag; ap has been recogm/.dJ b) Amer cm . 1. f ireii'H a?tioil'aiiers as the ri jnarkable ever d?>ne, and tins goie rous gifc will enable him to comp'ci liis observations of tlio heav? ns. ',fhe object of the expedition n i study the movements of stars in tb line of sight. Already tl is work hi been done at L ok Observatory fabout tbret-'fuurths of the sky- Tw vears' woik at tlie ob-erving static O south of the equator will complete th first general survey ever made < f th heavens for this purpose. 'J Ik* in formation ucquir?.ed will hs of tit greatest iwpoittnco in conncc'io with the t roblcms of the in ivenien of lite feolar ejetc ni tluough sj at and the true coii*tirufion of the un verse. l)y use of the great si ecto graph presented hy JK O. .Mil ftveral years ago, the Lick Ohseiv-i ?ry has done iho ino-t leinaikal.! pectioseonie wink the world has evt known,?Normal Instruct r. ADVi?l*TIie,D LElTilHo Itsna&iug in the I1 .at Office rt U ? > S. C., for the we^k ni.diog Marc: Ja 4 AA 1 liJVI. Mrs F JUi r > Mr Sigauy brovn'ee Mr I? ?Ik-i ( ( h-^v Mr* \V II C? |fii',M.i Miss I/titie * ounliani Mr -N (J F/ii.t Mis Cora (in gory liobeil Hall Mr U fit Hani* <} I) IJurtiH. ISn.r Mr .Joesie .Joins A W Morgan >lr Jolui Wtsley Nelson Miss Mo-so I(<1 Miss Mali ie Wjyms Mr S E Shelby iiaroid Mo i ll Mr W M Vaialiford J eo WalJn r jjlr M A Wilson f**t*ons calling for the shove l? I ien will please say if a<i venirod, mi t will be required t<> p?y one cert to ijieir delivery. J. C. Iii>rrtt 1', M. a ii I have your Sp:- in order unless you born. From, tho that will be arri can fit nine out o: as Yvell as the tai We Ssve Yea 4) $"j >u ever 77 vncd "IVLrs. Jane Hopand children's suds? that money can buy. all sizes and prices. ,vorn. p_ocs ^k-j.r-h B O ? ?;ved, by express, a lOlIcU'Jy out. Cull exiz<3 re Corkers. /0 "^r"' .. V"V3S5?i^v' I Of best land, in wale. I offer in |M E N G ' j On ext h REASONABLE The place has an excellent i, tenant houses anil all the cot : FOUR Pi One of 1 10 acres wiih a l" j>1 ice is four miles ea-t of town < 1 between the Little and Dig l>r<?\ n For term* "o THE TIMES OFFICE NO TICS IliOM wan ATI'It. it. I'. I-'. Cmn j>1 inient# The T,'t:tr< I pon It's Two Sew reninn-s, i Wilr I<cminisovnccs uml C Studies on As* , tronomy. Mi: Kiotoi::?The .?1 iiviii-mi'in ~ Tub Tim i s i!i?rv> inmeif, A"i < H Horn 111c* Li'inial I e Ii in i- eeiices ut U ar i;tli i W;.o l?l!l\ Slljitl *> 11 leilltl* ill-' :i!ir;i l, 11. 11 . tlillot iea<lii:'.J in ill' I' Ii wa'ei m i-l ' its level aid jii'xpe ma- l? j ii 1 I 1 v j their C 'III J> 11 ill < 'S, ill" Ill - 1 Ii Hi IV I; | ;i|||':)mI In 11V.? ) I> and nni ?i i ! till ratine w Im h uln* s'.ude s ,.d i makes .1 reailv iih"." O.ie ulin ?., > i j kept up wiih Tub Iimbs is i?v?i? t ! ( ' Co! IVI-1 SH O.I till* lii-W s ?>t I lie I I.I V 11;, I all ! Then* are s<? in;; y p-? p h\el. w a I ill lint ivad a pipi'.' a . a i a .1 k-i< >< 1 comjniai i vi !y m?i hii. < ? " r lit 1 if w .? a I l 01 which we live. 1 In 10 is wo; K f.n* .1 1 intelligent iniivi ual always at I.a >1 Till* llllillll'K > t?'?1 .vliouil lie I < 11. C 11', 111 1. IllUlleCl Should liH UWaht'tted lo lie* Won ders of tilings cxisti il.iii^ i.elno-ou eyes. The f.ll lll< I S t Hlk !!it? Itdl'.Ml avfe "I . the lair w ea-h r au t v\ eck, and oils wi ,? plowid in by the i mle-h Th y we j aim lit, it hi c.hret. lioll. Win. .hlTiies has fun vcw (J the laial Oil w tn? Ii it rcliaoi House 1. lo a j buiil a' Mi. Zw?n. I)i O i\>r i'aif *? *'? >. ?* p.:! i If III1 f; fills It# I 0 ll'nll i < Ill'ii 1} nlli aii'l all. Mis S .liin I ijjr,t<n is tf.i iiin^ lim* ft j!u o!j in ihis 'l.a!11 L w hi s mi el'i f \Vi* have ?UI?- hfil<) 'I II I I f <: iiw s Hin anotlur ui.l h?? built, j Mr ?<'<?. \\ rbster, wbo ha* r> si?!r i at | l'<u olet ami ifwnlly a OxlT.if.v, h ;s if T turned i<? bis old hutiif, \\ t-l-Vf. v\ MI i. he U to ena?i 0 rxtmuvi-iy 1. in p . 1 try bantu i. M 9t '1 I i 5 Su.ifc made to have money to XARGE STOCK ving shortly we f every ten men lor. 0$ 10?^ I ^ j?1 *** I y?-j>?y I <-M / 7IIE"\ mj pi ; |MRS.HOPKINS| " W R"' V WAKE JJ !.h - \ ^ i a ~ 4j$^> /$//f the county for PLACE remely <: TERMS. nine ?ooni dwelling v ith eight lveniences of ;i eountrv home. tSTIJRES. hull and pig tight, fence. Tin >n the road to Lockhart Shoals, vii's creek. i apply to ?? 4. m T7 *-? A -r turv-m ur tu J. , XV. ir/UUIVlHiK. ! it-'.l L'lMilniiliv n51 nay on Sal ii ( ! v i > m**ii?. 1 ? t ** <'i.in;i'i > 1 Al;-)la<i |'l,li.!.c| iii XQ lit I lit* C'l.x . 1'V 1 i s ? : .-* >?i I work li i-l nlii./ii ' . ) il Si'W ii ? IlKltN'ii ill-" li- f, j !' III! tt" l?i||S (HI ill" -1 il rilflH 1. ! lo l"<" 11 i | "M il of. 1'n" j Li I 1 s I. !{ ; r. I' t.1 I I:i" H I I:" 'y 1,1 "V ; !.! ! I j i 1 y "i.k ii'.d He ij...?i* j.Ii.iiiM Ih* i?. 14-i*?N i" ili i? vein,*. 'Mi.* ?ay ?> i j (I..1 SJn :.s *1 S'.KIill i lit? Ill.uM iihho t.iti ii F. I . Citation to-Kindred and Creditors i > ,i ? ,i i> (/- ; * ** *..*. i ( ' -ii'il.V i't I'i l?ni, ) I'.y. .1.1.*1?:| M. * i |-t? r, i- IJ., IY.fi Ml \\* ? ? |V,H, t'rtl.l YnliOII* ilitS Si) L I li.il i ? A iL ll*'l I j - I lr-i S i>, A '1 >1! t , it i> > i . iii ' -I- SO .1:t- ot ii rI 11. (J s 1 I \\ i s. V.v In--, ?!< c <! ? 1 l'.i"-. .Kv, 1 lif-if-im.*, t-? cito ami it111-it 11 It .ill siti?{ii ,ir ill - n hi-Ir?-i 1 iiu'i <; t-i 11 i'Ii ?: llii sil l Wt-1 V-luIll-, .I. c-im-i. t!i.r ili-y l>- null ?|>;rm', l?>-!??i iii-. Ill i 'if (v ii LOt' I'lOtil'l*, iii bf ll'- I si' I /1- io i, (J II.. >>. (i< : I 'in o 11 sit, no Ih I 11 ii il.iy or Msoch, i.i xi , itl t rj.ijiiiic. (Ion Iflllll, ill- II l/iM-Ok III III) f. l| t'l II Mil ' 'ill - .v yni I-, if any iiu-y love, \ ! > 11.- St. I <-.l!lUl!ll!tllUU 1:1 J, SIO.lt I I.O.I) <?l<tl.ll- I I ?:M'I| lllnl. r IMV ll.tinl ui'll HI* ll till *J"?.,li i| iy >/i IrOsii.il>, All'io l> t'lnii I'.ni. Jason M. (iI:i.I;K, 1 'ml ii't! .I lilies, I'.lwlisii. <! no I iio J-.1. tljy of M.lll-I l'j-l. 1 1 iii L'xmv 11MK.-4. For Rent. O m Iiiick I.ivory dt-.-iiralil |i'('??lt*il, in liio lovvi^ of (Jiiioh. A|i|i io .J i?. lIvniiKS Au')> iifEMffiiliE! j 1 - OF THE? MERCHANT'S AHO PUNTE&'S ^ NATIONAL BAU OK ONION, SO Til CAKOl.INA, 1 , At Fsiion, in the Suite ?>t South ( uro i linsi sit tin; close of business, Feb- , ruiuy oib, lltni. RESOURCES. Luaiis ami discounts . . . $10.1,221 57 (?\> u.ial is, seemedunit unseeured :i,:il;i 17 l". S. I ?o no *- to M'tuic elrculution, 15.0U0 00 ilimkiuir liousc, Inrniture ami tlxtur s 10,1108 22 other real estate owned . . 1.011 27, l> te l rotn National liana-uiol lie SCl'W Agents) 5,61)0 I'll 11 uo twill pprovcd Ite oi \ e .'.tfolits 1 llol mi Cheeks and oiher cash items . l*?\i 7* Notes ot other National lluuks . 3.UDJ UU I* factional uinviic)', hick els ami edits ..... 270 11 J Specie l.cjr.il tender notes . IS, ova 75 i Redumption niii*l with Ik S. Trcas'r to per cent circulation) . 7">i tit) Total .... ik'n.tfj; 05 ; LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in . . $ 60,(VI sun.in > i tiiid 01,-is m | (Juoitnlcd profits, less expenses and tuxes paid . . . . 5,780 II j ..attonal UuiiK notes outstanding l-V Line m ot iter National It.t..lis , '.l,41S,.'5, individual deposits subject to check ..... ldO.lift 07 i (.Vrtilied cheeks . on | Hill.-* Payable Preiaium o:i llondsohl 1,751 4s ! Totul .... 524 l.Jtid 05 State of South Carolina, ( i ouuy oi Union. I I. George Munro, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Geo. Munro, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before uc this i.'lst day ot February, 1001. Ciiahi.es Holt, Notary Public. Cohkect?Attest: 1'. M. Kahk, ) A. II. i''osTKU. > Directors. T. C. Duncan, \ PORTUGAL MUST EXPLAIN. Trouble Over Abduct ion of Ilruzliliin Consul's Daughter. Oj'okto, Feb. 20.?It is understood the Brazilian government will demand explanations from Portugal for the attempt to abduct the daughter of the Brazilian consul hero and place her in a convent against iho wish of her father. A collision between the police and students last evening resulted in .tnumb v on both sides being injured, i'he institute was outercd and the professors protested to the government. A dispatch received here from Rio de Janeiro says the mob at that place stoned the Portuguese representative on account of the incidents at Oporto. 'Conjurer" .11 the Toll-*. Layonia, Ga., Feb. 20?Sheriff Chvlfeltcr arrived here yesterday with John Jones, a negro, who is a terror among tho negroes as a "conjurer" mid poisoner. Ho doctored Williaty Browu, an old negro, and seems to have known soino herbs and their notions, as he kept the pnnils ut Brown's eyes diiated and caused his muscles to draw and twitch. Brown prosecuted him and at his commitment trial ho was bound over, J. M. Wells going on his bond. Ho jumped his bondsftinn, who had him brought back On his return many negroes would not let him get near them. Her Comb Exploded. WiNXSBoito, S. U., Feb. 20.?While attending services in tho Episcopal church hare, Miss Louise Ellison was sitting just in front of the stovo, in which a hot fire was burning. A comb in the back of her hair became so hot that it blazed up, and before she could succeed iu withdrawing it some of her hair was singed and her lioad blistered. A gentleman < xtinguished tho flumes and thereby i iwoiite.1 the young lady's sustaining any very duuguorous injury. I'Mwiird and iiis M->tor. CliONBKRO, Feb. bij.? King Edward, by special request of his sister, tho Dowager Empress Frederick, will remain until Fnnilay. Empress Frederick took an airing in a wheel chair this morning, King Edward walking by her side. IS PRACTICALLY A REDUFF Minister Conger's Itirall From Chinn IJegreiled I'her.'. ijoxdox. reh. 2f>.?The ljall Mail <lazctto's correspondent at Poking, wiring under dace of yesterday, says: "United states Minister Conner's recall, which is practically a r-.-hulT, is very generally regretted. Ic is feared that his uncompromising attitude will ho exchanged for a 'policy that will prove unnecessarily he lie vole nt. " i'o.lay's meeting of ministers was concerned iu drawing up u lis: of iho provincial officials implicated iu the Boxer movement, whose punishment it intended to demand. "Iho romuiuiug clauses of the demands of the powers will talto six months to settle. "Too Germans continue to punish Chinese troops guilty of brigandage and bloodshed. They have gained a magnificent reputation for military efficiency." MOTHER'S HORRIBLE DEED iSIie Claimed Iho Act Was *'Aii InspU ru'f'in Kroni lleaveu." Pjttsbl'Qi, Feb. 20. ?Mrs. Maggie Doi thorn, ag.-d iiG years, walked out on tho Twenty-.second street bridgo early today with her two children, aged 2 and 4 years, and when in the oonterof tho structure quickly picked nj? tbo litt!o ones and threw theiu into the Mouongahola river. Beforo sho could follow sho was arrested. Boats put out at ouoo and jrc-scuod ono of tho children, but tho other was drowned. Tho woman was evidently demented. Sho told tho police that tho act was an inspiration from heaven. Sho lias been under religious excite mont for several weeks and has been almost constantly proving, Tho babe who was rescued wa s taken to tho South Side hospital. It i- tnought he will rife from exposure. 12i? body of tho girl wn< rtcscored. ( THE GREAT STEEL COMBINE. L'i.dci writing s?yndlcato (<?t) tile Cream of lilg Deal. PiTT8B.yr.CJ, Feb. ?Tko Pittslurg Dispatch says: Ail uiMlerwiiting syndicate of "inu'.ers," wita $10.),000,000 capital, will sjcuro lily "cream" of tiio big deal for j tiie organization of rc.o United Stales f te. l corporation. 'J'uis iutormation i r.?.? ? from I'itisburg *rs interested in tho argot;:.iions. .1. i'ierpont Morgan will receive 0 >0tor perfectingthe*, nrrncypiuenr, and it is said that it is proliuhi tint th Carnogio eompuuy vvii! nut receive tin* amounts tho stockholders arc credited with obtaining for tiu'ir^ncat property. It :s stated that it is tho proposition of Mr. Mot'g :ti to ?>. rtnil tho "insiders" ?tho directors ot me various compnuios to b > mc'.u ich, < w pt tho Carnegie com- j pany? to subscribe to tho capital of tho underwriting syndicate, wliicn is placed at Olivj.OJO.OOO. lIus oapitaii/. itioti was lsis. d on the earnings of all the plants ! to 1 a fair a into the combination, and it is tho intention ot tbouuderwriiii'pr syndicate, of which air. Morgan will bo the ncad, t > guarantee the operation of tlu? plants for one year from t> - organization. At the end of that time there will be a division made to the underwriting subset".! era, who, it isestitnated, will receive as tlu ir share about three tootle in stock nr par ami wliatover is leit of tkeundirwriiing capital. WHEELER OUT OF POLITICS Tulle of His Candidacy For Congress Unauthorized. rJA>i;r.Ncrc, .v a., xco. no.?a personal frioii l of General Wheoler has just received a letter from the general, who is in New York, in reply to a letter of inquiry as to the reported candidacy of General Wheeler for congress, to suecoed Judge llichardson, the present incumbent. The statements sent out from Washington were unwarranted and without authority, and iho story had 110 foundation or tact. G- ueral Wheeler has bo11 in New York for sonic weeks with his daughters and the clipping sent him by his friend was the iirst iutoruiatloti he r. 1 I of tl 3 story. General Wheoler stated to a close personal Ir'end some weeks ago that ho was n retired army officer and dirt not intend to got in; ? .1 scramble for a political otlioo .lie said ho appreciated, what the people of the Ikghtli district had done for him, and he was grateful to them for the honors bestowed upon him in the pas*. Ho is our of politios, but is still interested in the district ami has been very active in using his influence with old irieiids iti both houses in behalf of the T nnossoo river appropriation and other bili.s that affect the district and the stale, us well as tho south. RAN OUT !M NiGHT ATTIRE. Isurty Morning I'ire In a Mimpbh Hotel Clauses a funic. Mi-MI'IIIS, 1'. b. 'JO?A fire, supposed to have been caused by crossed electric wires, broke out this morning at 7 o'clock at tho Cordova hotel and the flames quickly spread to the upper story ami roof. Servants awakeued tho guests auil they rushed out i:i hot haste, souio of them in night attire. Th? lire department gc: to work promptly aud succeeded in extinguishing '*'e flames before they could spread to the lower stories. Toe t;;y i r story n't.I roof woro wrecked t-v t.i no i water. Too i.'.s- tot t oe : u tiding, which bolongs to Nap neon Ili.l. wiil fall below ?)0,l>00. Mrs. 10. S Drool; , tlu lessee, loses about %o00 bv damage to furniture. Insurance full. Ifliiz hi I >el rolt. Dr.rr.oir, Feb. ? ! ? ".re which originatod early to 1 iy in .-onto unknown manner on the top floor of the 4-story brick building at to >') Woodward avenue, occupied by Griunell Bros.1 inu-ie house. caused n total loss of over $110,000. (ir.mteli Dros. estimatedtueir loss at -*100.0 0. with 03,000 insurance. Tuouiy lire-.' dry goods house, adjoiuing, was damaged 510,000. Remembered Too Late. Speaking of the queer doings of abBcntminded people, the following anecdote Is related by the London Globe: "A very irritable man left his house one morning to attend a race meeting some distance off. in order that he might have enough money to pay Ills hotel bill lie tied a sovereign in the corner of his handkerchief. In the train lie drew his handkerchief from his pocket, and noticed the knot In the corner. 'Now.' lie said to himself, 'what was it 1 wished to remember?' Much thought failed t > enlighten him upon the point, and at last, in a tit of passion he hurled t he handkerchief out of the window. Then lie remembered." Apj?!yln? the Rnte. After Sunday school little Ned and Ills younger cousin. Uorton. wore permitted to piny in the yard on condition that they would lie very good nud quiet. They had not been out long when Ned's mother heard loud screams. Upon investigating tho cause she found her small son sitting on his cousin, pounding him vigorously In spite of Ilorton's pitiful walls. "Well, mamma." Ned exclaimed, "I wanted to teach him tho golden rule, and lie said he wouldn't learn It." ? Detroit Free Press. Went All the \Vny. It is said that the reason why there are no snakes In New Zealand Is that it is at the direct antipodes of Ireland, and that when Ft. Pntrick banish; <1 the snakes from Ireland 1i!s bless!tig went right through the earth and banished the snakes from New Zealand nl-o. Protected In lied. la fnntiago In tho better class of houses the bedsteads are surrounded wlih a close kind of netting, beginning at the lloar and gathered at the lop. h's I- Intended ns n protection against tarantulas, the bites of which nre poisonous. Tho Chinese study phrenology. Judging a man by the development of his f,,..,.l,r.oi1 nr.,1 .. ? - ? ? ? 1 ? - *? ? u uuumii 117 luo lorm I mul slr.o of tbo back of her cranium, ' * vs-?i, ' , ,ZM ^ THIS IS A MAN'S METHOD. HI* Way of Mnkltic o Carpet Jr??* '^j pain While 111m Wife Warn AW%|| V "I want bolb uiy upper aqd lower v ** halls recarpcted." was the remark -J Charles J. Jones of East Walnut Hills " v made to a well kuown carpet "And I'm going to move out of the^?^^ house until you Guisb the work! I'll leave tlie choice and color to you! My wife is out of town, you see, nud I want to surprise her upon her return. There is only one condition to this bargain?I must ask you. as we are old friends, to give me a small figure in tiro carpet." "All right!" said the carpet man. And Charles Joues staid away from home for two days, while the carpet man's hirelings banged away with their hammers, and he hugged himself as he thought of the surprise that was In j store for his wife when she returned. I Last Thursday the carpet man called Jones up by telephone and announced that the carpet was laid. "It's a dark green!" said the carpet man. "I'm glad of that!" answered Jcnes. "And as small a figure as is consist* out with the carpet!" roared the carpet man. "I'm gladder than ever!" said Jones. Tliof nvntilnrr twm I'lettn/I lila lioir n utwl jca3 satisfied that the carpet was a peach. The next morning he uiet the carpet man. "How much do I owe you?" Inquired Jones. "It Is $98.05." said the carpet dealer. "What!" yelled Joues. "Where's the small figure you aud I agreed on?" "Why. on the border of the carpet!" ^ sold the amazed denier. "It's a morning glory vine with pink and white flowers! You've got a bargain at that figure!"? Philadelphia Inquirer. HOME LIFE ON THE WANE. Encllali Hostesses Accused of Betas Perpetual OndabonU. Slowly, hut surely, the pride the English hostesses took In their home. In their reputation for hospitality nnd in their ability to plan pleasant little entertainments for their friends is passing away. The smart young hostess tio longer cares to welcome her guests among her Lares and Penates; It Is no longer her earnest desire to display her housewifely genius; no longer her ambition to shine as n "clever little woman who so thoroughly understands just what every one likes." There are too inauv Irons lu society's Arc to look after nowadays for her to fritter away time lu this fashion. Moreover. people want Incessant novelty; they are bored with even good menus, they tire of certain surroundings, they must have everything n little In atlvnnee. and as little as possible like anything that obtained n decade, to say nnthimr *\t ttrn iliw.n<lno 'f'*..- U V* ? MU m \uii\ n, UqU. 1 UU9 It Is ?c rush with our friends la unhomellke fashion from rest a urn nt to restaurant. like bona tide travelers: thus It la we Inhospitably, one might almost venture to say meanly, stsk our friends to share expenses with us in the little pleasures we should onee have offered thetu. The commercial spirit Is Indeed rampant in us iu this mlvauced age. One almost dreads to think what next must be sacriliccd to It and what will be the home life and the English housemother of the next generation.?Ladles' Pictorial. When Yon Day Dollies. A father was commissioned by his small daughter to buy a dozen little bisque dolls. Iler Instructions were so many nttd so detniled that the father found himself hesitating to perforin the commission. "See here. Ethel." he said at last. "I'm afraid I'll make some awful tnljituke. Don't you think you'd better wait until your cold Is better, and tlieq m you can go Into town some day with mamma and pick out the doll babies for yourself?" "Oh. no. papa." cried Ethel. "I dp so want them right off. And. papa. I'll tell you how to choose them, .lust pick cueii one i:p ami loo'.; straight into Ita eyes, and if it looks nt you as If It really and truly loved yon. why. you buy It."?New York Run. No Pile* In Slij'il'rflper*. "If I was n haldhcadcd man I would get mo a;i cilice on one of the upper floors of the tallest skyscraper In town." remarked an attorney. "Why? Because I'd never have to brush a fly from my hairless pate. Files stay near the ground, seldom getting more than 30 or 40 feet above It. The only fllea you get In a skyscraper are the onea that stray up through the Interior of the building and they are mighty few. You will find them on the lower floors, hut Just keep your eyes open when you are In high buildings, you'll see mighty few of the little pests above the th'itfl or fourth floors."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hired by the Hoar. When Reinenyl. the famous violinist, was a young man, he was engaged by a parvenu to play r.t a dinner, the agreement stating that he was to furnish music from 8 o'clock to 11. Hs began with an andante movement from Mozart, n composition which opens very low and soft. The host turned to his guests. "That's just like those musicians." he said, "1 hired him by the hour, and see bow slow he plays."?Kansas City Independent. Didn't Work Well. "We couldn't get along with tW? Office boys." .- .% ;>?*. % "Not enough workV' J "That wasn't it; each was afraid he'd, get here In the morning before tbe( other."?Chicago Record. Old Frlenda. j f Snarley?Old friends are the best ! Yow?They are If they don't get rich! before you do.?Syracuse Herald. * 4 X ml