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The times., 1897-06-29
A SCHOOL SITE SELECTED.
New Building in lexington to Stand
on Quincy Street.


After spending the greater Part OF last
Saturday evening In inspectin the
various available sites for the three new
school buildings provided for in the recent
appropriation of Congress, the Commission
ers yesterday decided that the school in
lexington shah he placed at the southess st
corner OF First and Quincy streets. The lots
are numbered 21, %, %, "a, 25, o6 and
81, in square s, 1 80 feet by 90, and con-
tain l 3. 500 square feet.
They are offered 10y Tyler & Rutherford
at the rate of so cents a square foot,
amounting in all to SIC, 500.
The proposed site has the Endorsement
Of the president of the lexington Citizens
Association, and by the superintendent
Of the public schools. The Commissioners
will continue their inspection of proposed
sites, and their selection for the two re-
naming schools will probably be an
nounced within few days
The times., 1897-06-29
knights of Pythlas Elect Officers.

knights of Pythias Elect Officers.
The meeting Of the committee OF forty
five, Knights OF ythias, was well attended
The following officers were elected: y. A
Frank, chairman: G.. W. Heisley, vice chair
man; Henry j. Gasson, secretary; j. Kelly
Mangum, treasurer; J C. Yost, n Anderson.
N. Bunch, ID. D. Carter, S. EdInunds, trlis-
tees, 20 serve for one year. The committee
Oh ways and means made a very inter-
esting report and stated that contributions
were coming in The executive committee
reported that the excursion had been
complete success ana would have a very
satisfactory report to make when all the
returns were In
The times., 1897-06-29
His Foot Terribly Crushed.

While attempting TO jump on moving
freight train on the Metropolitan Branch
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, yes
terday, William Walcott coiored, fell
under the wheels and one of his feet
Was terribly crushed. He was taken to
the Emergency Hospital Walcot5 Is from
North Carolina. and was passing through
the city on his way north.
The times., 1897-06-29
DR.. Brennan Resigns

Dr. James J. Brennan, who Tor the
past three years has been connected with
the law division OF the architects office Of
the Treasury Department, has rendered
his resi- ignatIon. and leaves for shenan doah.
Pa, to engage in the practice of his pro-
fessions DR. Brennan lis graduate of the
dental department Of the National Uni
yers;ty of this city.
The times., 1897-06-29
Ordered to Pay AIilnony.

Justice Hagner yesterday issued de-
cree declaring James 7. Glenn indebted
to his wife. Mary f. Glenn, now suing
for divorce, in the SUN of $1O0-S9O ALI
nDny and $40 costs. The court ordered
that one-half the amount should be paid
by July 10, and the rest before August
1, 1897, and that otherw ise the said John
T. Glenn would be held guilty of contempt
of court.
The times., 1897-06-29
Ochiltree Not Seriously III.

Mr.. Tom Ochiltree, who has been i'll for
several weeks at Chamberiain's, was re-
ported improved last night. At the hotel
it was said that he was not dangerously
in
The times., 1897-06-29
Special salvation Army Meeting

A special meeting VIII be held ut the
Salvation A rmy tent, at Fifth and &
streets northeast, tonight at O'Clock
There will be talk about the Army work
throughout the world, also the unveiling
Of the general picture. The Quaker City
Band will he present
The times., 1897-06-29

BFECHAM's PILLS cure Sick Head
lDha.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

When I descended, which did as
soon as the man had been gone several
minutes, 1 found the old lady to be
very nervous.
"Why!" she said, starting to her
feet in alarm at my entrance, 81 clean
forgot there was anybuddy in the
house but me"
$50 you wish I had come down be-
fore and prevented the loan you
made?"
"No, ] pitied the poor cretur' SO.
He'll pay it back if he can, and if not
it'll be jest another orphan we've
helped. Most like bein' 80 old, both
of us up'ards of seventy, we shan't do
for no more as we have done, and we
shall git buried some way"
"Don't worry. If he doesn't pay it
will, T" was my reply.
"You needn't think nothin' about
it. I've saved the mortgage money
and given a man lit on the road to
heaven, and I'd oughter be satisfied.
be satisfied" she said ferven'ly.
"And you have reason to be, said.
We did not go to bed, either of us,
and in the morning returned to the
city.
But did not forget the old lady
nor the burglar. felt convinced that
he would return the money on the
exact date when the note was given, if
at ALL and accordingly, in just one
year, I made it convenient to visit the
old lady at her residence.
This time was so fortunate as to
see her husband, and I Immediately
discovered that he was just such an.
other guileless person as herself. They
were expecting the man to pay the
note, and it lay ready for him on the
mantel when l entered.
Sure enough, at ten o'clock firm,
stalwart man walked up to the door,
where the old lady met him with
cordial grasp of the hand.
"You did git work." she said.
eyes, 1 did, and 1t was you that
saved me from crime. l had tried
every way to find something to do un-
til that night. and the fifty dollars
put me on my feet square and firm. 1
got chance in a shop where 1 got
good pay, and here's the money and
the interest"
"The INTEREST," didn't ask you no
interest"
"But I mean to pay it.
1 do not know whether he ever heard
that l was in the house that night or
not. 1t doesn't matter. saw him
several times afterward, and he seemed
both prosperous and honest, and
don't doubt that he was. The fact did
not tendto make me neglect my hobby,
which was that crime, when it is not
disease, is either the result of inherit
ed evil tendencies or of misfortune,
snd that circumstances keep and make
some men honest and others dishonest.
-WaYerley Magazine.
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Force of GRAVITY Varies.

The variations in the force OF grav-
ity have been studied by Herr Kel-
inert, Prussian physicist, from OBJ.
servatlons at twenty-five stations
along a line from Kolberg to the
Schneekoppe. The results show that
an abnormal increase in the gravity
can be traced to the presence of dense
rock masses below the surface, and an
abnormal decrease to the substitution
of lighter materials. Certain assump-
tions make it possible to estimate the
thickness of these subterranean strata.
On the Pomeranian lake plateau a
layer about 230 yards thick gives
increased intensity, while near the
Schneekoppe a decrease where the
surface density is not lower is probably
due to subterranean layers more than
200 yards thick. The disturbing ele-
ments are probably not deeper than
twenty or twenty-five miles.-Trenton
IN. j. American.
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A MODEL HAUsFRAU.
Quiet Tastes and Domesticity of the
Empress of Germany.

Quiet Tastes and Domesticity of the
Empress of Germany.
1t is stated by writer who is in a
position to know, that there is no
snobbishness about Augusta Victoria,
Empress of Germany. All through
the German Empire the Empress is
cited as model hausfrau. She never
interests herself in matters of State,
but gives her whole attention to her
large family OF children. About the
only affairs outside of the royal home
IN which she interests herself are her
charitable works, which she person
ally attends to. Augusta Victoria was
not accustomed to luxury when she
was girl, and it Is all the more cred
liable to her that she has not been
spoiled by her change in circum.
stances. Her father was Duke Fred.
erick OF Schleswig-Holstein Sender
burg. 1t was an obscure and shabby
little court there, and Augusta and
her three sisters we'll knew how to
practice all the little domestic econo-
mics which the families of impecuni.
GUS German mobiles are so often com.
PEELED to resort to. Although dukes
daughter, she learned to bake and
sew and darn and make over her own
frocks.
But, the day arrived when Prince
William, destined to become kaiser,
visited the court OF PrImkenau. Prince
William looked with admiration on
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The way to get better position is
to more than fill your present one.
1t takes higher degree of courage
to be laughed at than to be shot at.
The man who rides hobby thinks
nobody else is making any headway.
The man who knows himself we'll
will know good deal about other
men.
To sneer at religion is to make it
that much harder for somebody to be
good.
A jury of ravens would not be long
in declaring that linnet could not
sing.
When self-righteousness gets up in
the night to pray nobody else can
sleep.
The degree of every mans manhood
is determined by how much he saysno
to himself.
1t takes backbone to take any kind
of stand that will leave man stand
ing alone.
Religion is in bad way where no.
body is being persecuted for right
eousness's sake.
Love is dead when the husband be.
gins to grudge the money it takes to
support his wife.
More of that kind of religion is
needed that will make q man do right
every day in the week.
A much better thing for the church
than star preaching is good wholesome
personal influence. Horn.
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asks. He was an assisted Inning fant
and had to 30 protected against all
sorts of dangers besides those found in
his native codntry. The main dangers
feared were from the Eskimo dogs, the
hungry Eskimo himself and the loss
that would come from neglect OF un'
skillful or careless herders.
The Eskimo is little removed from
o wolf. He is hungry and savage and
the reindeer ia eatable. Consequently
there was trouble. The Eskimo dogs
are thick about the station and Eskimo
villages. Dogc are part of Eskimo
wealth, as the only pack animals OF
the frozen north up to the arrival OF
the reindeer, but are easier to get than
to feed. So when the reindeer were
brought to the Teller Reindeer Sta
tiou at Pert Clarence the Eskimo dogs
made an attack on the herd. They
were ont for gam and Lad to be driven
off again and again before they learned
the lesson that it was not good to at
tack the herd. Then they gave their
attention to the sled deer that were
kept about the station for hauling.
For time even the presence OF men
failed to restrain them. One or two
deer driven by themselves were too
tempting, and for weeks they were
liable to lie assailed by bowling pack
of ki.yis. The station had brought @
party of Lapps to take charge OF the
reindeer, however, and the Lapr
! knows how TO deal with dogs: Ihe
Lapp carried a knife with blade ter
or twelve inches lcng,and has o hand!
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Cause n Run OH Thermometers.

"Extremos in the weather." re.
marked druggist who handles large
line of thermometers, "either in cold
or heat create run on thermometers,
and though had o rather large stock
on hand, tho fall in the weather which
started on Sunday last nearly cleaned
me out. On Monday, l think. l sold
more thermometers than on any other
day that have been in business. Or
dinarily people give but littlo atten-
tion to thermomet but let q very
severe change come and they will havo
them, it matters not how much they cost.
I don't exactly understand 1t. bat it
appears that many persons are Iaore
thoroughly convinced that it 10 very
cold or extremely warm wien they
read their own thermometers. Another
thing is that they seem to enicy see.
ing the mercury 90 down or riso ani
for that reason like to have the weather
measurer in their possession. Trade
was exceedingly dull in thermometers,
but somehow, though, they are gen.
orally bought freely at Christmas
time, there were but few purchasers
until about Monday last. Then it WAS
very actiys.".- Washington Star.
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u 49,. .e-E, & HaN .Bc 81. h--S -
ready pretty thick and still falling,
Chico came into the kitchen looking
mighty well fed, and bringing an ap-
parently dead sparrow IN his mouth.
The cat had evidently made a pretty
meal, but had an eye to future con-
tingencies, so he deposited the bird in
IN overturned basket in the corner
and went out. Presently he came IN
again with another bird, deposited it
in the basket and went out, to reap.
pear still again. loaded as before. In
fact, these trips kept up till ten or a
dozen sparrows had been placed in the
basket, and then Chico curled up
under the stove to take snooze.
The kitchen is a pretty comfortable
one and by-and-by things began to get
kind of lively in the basket, as the
heat got in its little work of restoring
to life the half-frozen birds. First one
then another of tho sparrows turned
heels under, stretched his stiffened
legs, spread his wings and came to.
Presently the whole catch were up and
out, futtering about the room, perch
ing on the shelves, helping themselves
to crumbs and feeling quite at home
generally. Indeed, they waxed gay,
and set up such a chirping that they
awakened Chico from mis- snooze, and
when the big fellow arched his back,
stretched himself and made for the
basket, thinking to refresh the inner
cat with toothsome sparrow. such q
look of astonishment depicted itself
on his features as was never seen. But
the birds were by no means slow to
take in the situation.
At Chico's first move they began to
make themselves scarce, and before
he recovered from his astonishment
the last one had flown, trusting rather
the ills they knew not than a catas.
trophe they wot of. But if ever a cat
was fooled, Chico was. He stayed by
the basket all day, and refused to be
comforted because the birds "nre moi
there. No doubt the next time he
finds o good thing he'll hold on to it
and let the "rainy day" look out fol
| itself.
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THE MEN WHO LOSE


Here's TO the men who losei
What though their work be e'er 10 noblJ
planned
And watched with Jealous care,
No glorious halo crowns their efforts grand
Contempt Is failures share.
Here's to the men who lose!
Ifirlumph's easy smile our struggles greet
Courage is easy then;
The king is he who, after fierce defeat,
Canup and fight again.
Here's to The men who lcse!
The ready plaudits Of fawning world
Ring sweet in victor's ears;
The vanquished's banners never ara M
furled-
For them there sound no cheers.
Here's to the men who lose!
The touchstone Of true worth is not success;
There is higher test
Though fate may darkly frown, onward to
press,
And brayely do ones best.
Here's to the men who lose!
1t is the yanqu sheds praises that sing,
And this the toast choose;
"A hart-fought failure is noble thing.
Here's luck to them who lose."
George q. Broadhurst
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home. Once there, Ford soon found
that foster mother must be provided
for the infant, and SO a frightened,
trembling, bleating she goat was
brought to the house to take the place
of the parent he so missed. ltwas
only after much combined force and
persuasion the goat could be induced
to adopt as her own the unkidlike or
phan placed in her care. But the
time came when foster mother and
foster child were as happy and con-
tent in their relations to each other as
if the sight of nimble-tooted blue
haired s'nanny" sucking a clumsy
black bear cub was of the most ordl-
nary condition of affairs.
The bear, which was named Jack,
waxed fat on goats milk; and more
docile, tractable beast never grew up
under the guardianship of a humane
and loving master. In the earlier
days of his adoption the baby was
baby in truth. He would not be left
alone. And it would have been har-
er heart than Ford's that could have
resisted the pitiful whimper OF the
little fellow whenever he thought that
he was to lie left alone within the
house. Had there been any to see it
in those days they would have wit
messed a strange sight. The great,
broad.shouldered man following his
fock as they grazed on the bunch
erass-sometlmes five or six miles
from homeland as he walked the
steep mountain side. where it was so
almost perpendicular that it seemed
that only the goats themselves could
gain a foothold on the rocks, he Cdr.
ried the cub in his arms.
When Jack grew older he was trained
to herd the goats. Previously a num-
Der of dogs had helped Ford, but the
bear and the dogs could not agree,
and SO the dogs had 10 go. Jack took
their place well, and they were never
missed. For several years the bear
continued to help Ford, until the lat.
ter sold his ranch and prepared to 20
to his old home in Europe. Then q
number of his neighbors tried to buy
the bear. Ford refused to sell him,
and said that ii he could not take
Jack with him no would not go. The
difficulty about shipping the bear was
overcome, and now he and his master
are living contentedly in the old coun'
try, enjoying the fruits of thir long,
lonesome stay in the California noun
tains.-San Francisco Call.
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ground. Then straddling them and
holding their heads erect with his left
hand he drew his great knife in his
right. The reindeer could not rise.

In their position they could hardly
struggle, and the Lapp was ready for
battle. He had hardly got into posi-
tion, though the operation had taken
but moment, when the dogs were on
him again, eager for reindeer meat.
With one sweep the Lapp cut at the
first two dogs. There was wild howl
of pain, dripping of blood and the
two leaders lost interest in the fight.
The other dogs were nothing daunted
by the fate of the first and still pressed
forward. The Lapp swung his knife
back and forth with loud cries, and at
every swing some. dog was yelping with
pain and retiring to give his comrades
a chance. BY the end of minute
there were but two or three dogs on
the active list, and with q final Whoop
the Lapp frightened them into retir-
ing to respectful distance. The
Lapp stepped aside and released the
reindeers' heads; II an instant they
were on their feet. He leaped into
the sled once more and in few SEQ.
onds only cloud of snow flying into
the air told where he had gone"
In case the dogs pluck up spirit for
pursuit after first failure. the Lapp
repeats the process of disposing of his
foes until enough have been killed or
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-28

ing no attractions for members of the
household. The most crying fault in
the American house of moderate di-
mensions is still that the parlor is
made too formal, and is not given the
true home atmosphere.
From the architectural arrangement
of most detached houses the parlor is
rarely one of the best lighted rooms
nor is there any need that it should be
nor is it generally as we'll provided
with artificial heat. For these reasons
it is mistake to furnish in cold tones,
such as white and gold. Delightful
as the contemplation of such room
is, it is not comfortable nor home
like, nor is it worth the time and pa
tience it requires to preserve it in the
midst OF full-fedged nest of young
Americans.
The color scheme is the most i'm
portant part of furnishing; there
should be certain warmth in color
ing, and this will rarely be found in
gilt papers or moquette carpets. If
the rest of the house be simply fur
nished the parlor can still be elegant
with mating and rugs on the floor.
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three or four years, for the
Government bought them
from the Siberian deermen and put
them there. And the reindeer, are
fourishing and multiplying. That is
the report that comes from the far
North from the men who were put. in
charge of the deer and told to teach
the Eskimo how to use and raise them.
This verdict of success with the rein
deer is thought to mean great things
for Alaska. Just now there's little to
eat in the biggest part OF that big
country up North. Get up above the
Aleutian chain Of islands that make
stepping stones for giants half way
across to Asia, or go over the mount.
ain wall that faces the coast of South
ern Alaska, and food must be got fl ON
the outside, fits to be had atall. Little
or nothing can be raised, wild animals
are scarce and cattle couldn't live there
even if there was anything for them
to eat.
But the reindeer pastures-they're
immense! There are 400, 900 square
miles of land covered with the fibrous
white moss, and all on earth it is good
for is to feed reindeer. The pasture
lands run back q thousand miles or
two from Bristol bay and stretch across
the Yukon and far to the north-even
to the ever frozen region of Point Bar.
row. According to the calculations of
Sheldon Jackson, there is pasturage
for 100000 reindeer on the Bad
Lands of Alaska. and as reindeer are
worth 50 or $40 apiece there is a
chance to do very respectable bust
ness in the stock-raising line in that
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o hospital lor wouuueu uvsS. -"
Lapps were always victorious, and no
reindeer were killed. After o round
of battles and proper amount OF
slashed skins had taught the dogs that
reindeer were private property there
was no more troubles The dogs around
the present reindeer station pay no
further attention to them. AS the
reindeer enlarge their circle to reach
other villages, however, the process
of education has to be repeated. Ii
will take some years and good many
sore hides to teach the canine popuia-
tion of Alaska that there is q close
season for reindeer.
The herds are safe from the natives.
The only reindeer meat that has gone
down their throats has come from
number of reindeer that died from
sickness. The Eskimo apprentices not
being particular about such tribes as
the cause of death, promptly approprl'
ated the flesh aud all else that was
chewable abou. the deceased deer, and
made o holiday feast. Five reindeer
were killed for food for the whites and
the Lapps in the first winter. Ihe
others Jared well.
The danger of lack of food melted
away on the test. There is plenty for
the increase of centuries. The troubles
that come from unframed herde1s IS
being gradually lessened. The Eskl-
mos are skillful enough, but they learn
from the Lapps. Milking, however,
was trick that the Eskimos had some
difficulty in acquiring. Before the
Lapps came some experiments had
been made, and the first time that the
Lapps attempted to begin the opera
tion on COW she started like flash,
leaped the fence, knocked down
herder and ran away. On inquiry 1t
was learned thai the customary way
of milking had been to lasso the Sc
lected COW, throw her down and while
three men held her on the ground the
fourth drew the milk. The COWS had
apparently acquired q prejudice against
the operation, and it took nearly year
to convince them that milking was a
harmless, pleasant exercise in no way
to be regarded as signal for a riot.
According to tie enthusiasts the
domestic reindeer are going to solve
the transpor tation problem for Alaska
as we'll as The food problem for the
Eskimo. The dog teams are expensive
carriers and not efficient either. Al
aska is land of magnificent distances,
with settlements hundreds of miles
apart. The dog teams can travel only
fifteen to twenty-five miles day, can
carry only few hundred pounds, and
| as food for their support must be
| packed, they cannot make very long
| journeys. Reindeer can travel farther
| in day, draw much heavier loads
| and in camp con forage for themselves.
| Sothe reindeer team, the sled and the
| Lapland harness will soon become as
! lyrical of Alaska in the front pages o.
! the school geography as OF Lapland
} Buj Just now there is call for a few
thousand more reindeer. If they cal
: be secured the herd will increase at
.s ie RAPID rate. Just now it is slow, u
vi thee are only five or six hundred COW
at he stations So it will be SOM
ol tine before the 0, 900, 600 reindeer vii
81 daken the Alaskan SHOWS and strall
81 81 thu capacities of the Alaskan moss pas
NC tues.-San Francisco Examiner.