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A cowaraIy potter.

AZ II the IS per cent and two years
limit 10 the Porto Rico tarifY measure
were not sufficiently apoiogetlc. the
president came aIong yesterday with
a recommendation 10 congress that
the e. 100000 collected on inporia-
tions from the Island since the span.
ish evacuation be applied 10 the relief
Of the Porto Hiesns by the United
States Next 10 the performances of a
plain duty" the president seemed To
think the two millions would serve.
The republican majority. stimulated
by sharp home messages Of disapproS.
ai of Wednesdays work lost no time
Ip joining Mr. Mckinley in his CON
science fund. The Porto Hicans asked
for loaf. they get stone, Instead
of admitting this territory 10 ita con-
sfifsijouai rights Bnder the fag. aud
giving IL people the opportunity of
working ont their own Industrial sal.
vation through fair aud rational trade
privileges, The president and bis party
IN congress prefer 20 prDerastInate
and tenporIze ard patch up provision
al laws
II IL a cruel and eowaFdly policy
from FIRST % last ~ Detroit Free Press.
-@--s--as-s-s=s@zsas-sa--
80 Mr. Mckinley can truf,sfuIsy say
that II II no fault " hja II the demo
erata do NOT elect the next president. -
Albany sTRua.
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V0IEFIJNDS TOPORIOR|CO
The Senate Passes the ApprOpria-
ton Bill Without Amendment
or Division.
RELIEF MEASURE FINALLY DISPOSED OF.

senator Aliens Amendment DecIar-
ing Constitution Extended Over
Porto Rico Is Tabled by Vote of 38
to 17-Quay Case TO he Taken Up
April 3.
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Arritr. ~ xnnIe.

Naples. March i7.-Webater Dasis.
United States assistant secretary of
the interior. hss arrived here from
Pretoria on bis Nay to AmerIra.
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nrether-In-Ln,r ef nI.marrk neaa


ogdensburg. y 4. March i7-sid-
ney Pointer. the eldest col: by Star
Pointer. the worlds fastest PAGER. has
Eseen sold by W. II MoYatt. Of Kemp
sille. 70 McI.aren. Of Ottawa. for s6.-
sxsa
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they were innumsrahle and of identi-
cal color with them.
-NeInIcInR "a Cnne TnN,n.

Cape Town, March i7-There was
great rejoicing throughout the col.
ony upon the receipt of the news that
Bloemfontein had been occupied by
the british. The Discrimination of
the news at Port Elizabeth was the
firing of 81 guns at II o'clock in the
evening. The Inhabitants FASTENED TO
the streets and carried the mayor ON
their shoulders to the town hail.
where a demonstration was made.
The day is being observed as gen
eral holiday,
There is great rejoicing at Bloem-
fontein. whose women and children
have been shut on for months. At
jamestown great complaint is made
of the harsh treatment by the Beers
during the occupation,
Rebels are coming In daily with
their arms from the south. number
of other rebel leaders have been ar
rested
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disposed of. the senate took up the Por-
TO Riean appropriation bill.ZThe
amendments of the senate committee.
limiting the appropriation to revenues
collected prior TO January /, 1000. hav-
ing been agreed to Friday, vote was
taken on Senator Aliens amendment
declaring the constitution extended
over the island,
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creature. Of Hab...

Many 3 man now, when be starts 70 date
hia letter. make il 80, and then he uses
", 0y sords. Philadelphia Record.
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House.

Washington, March l7.-In the house
Friday, Saturday. March "a, was set
aside for paying tribute to the memory
of the late Representative Sidney 7.
Epes, of Virginia. After agreeing to
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In an interview published in the
Cape Argus Mr.. Cecil Rhodes is quoted
as saying;
81 feel strongly thatwe cannot have peace
In South Africa 30 long as we have In the
republics rallying ground for disloyalty
and disafrection. To so further. do not
think we can safely rederate till We have
had some years OF crown colony govern
ment Personally l have done with the
humid
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London, March i7.--sir Frederic
William Burton. former director Of
the National Gallery, il dead
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Aliens Amendment Tabled.

Senator Aliens amendment was laid
on the table, SO to II. as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker Bard Beveridge,
Carter Davis. Deboe Elkins. Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Gallinger. Gear. Hale.
Hanna, Hawley. Kean, Lindsay. Lodge,
Mcbride, McComas, McCumber. McMil-
Ian. Penrose. Perkins, Pritchard. Quarles,
Ross. Seweil, Shoup. Simon, Spooner.
Thurston. Warren, Wellington. Wetmore-
&C.
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry. Butler.
Chiffon. Clark tMont), Clay, Cockrell Gull
berson. Harris, Kenney, McI.aurin. Nor
gan. Rawlins, Tillman and Turiey-l7
Senator Jones withdrew the amend
ment he offered Thursday and in its
place offered an amendment proposing
free trade between the United States
and Porto Rico. 1t differs from the
first amendment Senator Jones offered,
as the one proposed Thursday provided
that the money collected should be re-
paid to those who had paid it.
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Washington, March 17.-All amend
ments to the Porto Rican appropria-
tion bin were withdrawn or voted down
and the bill passed without division.
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Gen. Roberts says that he found
seven British officers and AZ men
wounded in the hospital at Bloemfon-
teih and that they had been well cared
for. He adds:
81 reioiced the wounded Beers by telling
them they will be allowed to proceed 10
their homes. instead OF being made prison.
ers. as soon Is they can leave the hospital"
Roberts Welcome 10 BIoemfonteIn,
Bloemfontein. March 13.-As Lord
Roberts was being conducted to the
town to-day by the deputation Of Off
cials which had gone out TO meet him
he was greeted by great crowds Of
people, cheering and waving handker-
chiefs and displaying the utmost en-
thusiasm and cordiality. English
songs were sung, the union jack. with
four-leayed shamrock embroidered
in the corner by Lady Roberts was
raised over the presidency and the
cheering was tremendous. Lord Rob
erts has appointed Gen. Prettyman
governor and has released four pris-
oners who had refused to fight
against the British. Then that por-
tiOn Of the troops necessary TO man
the northern heights began 20 march
through the town amid the cheers OF
the people when the horse batteries
passed the contrast between the well.
fed citizens and the exhausted and
worn-out gunncrs. who sat their
horses and caissOns without sign Of
emotion. was most striking.
by this time the plain outside the
town was gradually filling with iBfan-
try regiments and immense transport
conveys which seemed to oyerrun the
ground like water Gradually out Of
the chaos order emerged. each brigade
and transport establishing itself in its
proper position in long. straight lines
miles In extent From the higher
kopie near the town far beyond could
be seen a long yellow serpent. repre-
senting regiment after regiment Of
khaki-elad troops marching on the
town.
Gen. Jonbert Expected.
Gen. Joubert was expected here
early in the morning. but the blow.
ing up of the line north of the town
prevented his coming. He remained
at frankfort with 1900 Nataiers.
Gen. Pretiyman Is succeeding adj.
mirably as governor Of the town. He
issDed proclamation to-day request
ing the bnrehers within a radius Of
ten miles to deliver up their arms. as-
suriDg them they would be paid for
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NNLL[AD. INTO PRETORIA
Gen. Roberts Promises His Army
That He Will Be First to Enter
Transvaal Capital
is 6ETTlR6 READY FOR ONWARD MOVE.
Gatacre Holds DethuIIe and RaiIroad
south of BIoemfOntein II New In
Hands of the british - Rhodes In
Interview says Republics Must he
Crushed.

London, March II. - Lord Roberts
success in handling the civil problems
at Bloemfontein and the manifest
equanimity with which the residents
of the capital of the Orange Free State
accept the British occupation momen-
tarily eclipse in interest the military
situation. 1t is believed here that the
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the British
forces in South Africa will soon push
on to Pretoria. But Great Britain is
quite content TO listen for few days
TO the aeclamations of the people of
Bloemfontein and permit the troops to
enjoy few days rest before expecting
further success. Lord Roberts made
quaint speech to the guards at Bloem-
fontein Friday. when, in his first con-
gratulatory words. he expressed pride
in their splendid march of IS miles in
2s hours and gave ample assurance of
his ultimate design.
Through a small mistake" said Lord
Roberts, II have not been able to march
into Bloemfonteih at the head OF the
brigade. as intended. lpromise YOU. how
ever, that viii lead you into Pretoria.
Gntacre Holding BethuIie.
Gen. Gatacre is holding Bethulie and
the whole line of the railroad south Of
Bloemfontein is now in the hands OF
the British. and, Gen. Brabant's col
umn having crossed the Orange river,
after forced march, at Aliwal North
on Sunday, and Gen. Clements column
being across at NanZyl, the three col
umns will form an army of IL. 900 To Is,
600 men, which is expected to replace
the forces of Lord Roberts at Bloem-
fontein as he pushes northward just
where the Beers will attempt to oppose
that march is an important question,
but il cannot be easily answered until
Gen Joubert is more definitely located.
Further news has reached the outside
world from Mafekng. dated Friday
March 9, showing that though the gar
rison was in hard straits they were
buoyed up by the knowledge that their
plueky fight was appreciated at home.
II was officially anHouneed Friday
that the British casualties at Dreifon-
tein March 10 were 62 men killed and
32i wounded. including 12 Canadians
wounded.
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The Steering Committee.

Washington, March II. - Senator
Allison, chairman of the republican
caucus of the senate, Friday announced
the steering committee on Porto Rican
legislation. II is composed of Senators
Foraker, Hale, Davis, Mcmillan, Spoon
er, Warren and Kean.
Finish Reading of Alaska Code Bill.
Washington, March II. - At ten
O'Clock Friday the senate convened to
conclude, if possible, between that
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The North Atlantic Ice Code.

To protect themselves against float.
Ing Ice In the north Atlantic n system
OF mutual warning is in use, inspired
by the common danger with which
ships are assailcd in these attitudes
This system is the ice code and con.
sists of questions and replies, conveyed
by special signal flags.
AT the top of a blackboard In the
wheelhouse Is painted in white letters
"Ice Code" Beneath it in one steamer
Is this question and these answers:
1. Have you seen ice?
2. Saw heavy pack ice between lati-
tude 90 and 81 and longitude Al and ~.
3. Saw large iceberg or bergs be-
tween latitude AZ and 1920 and longi-
tude 4S and 40.
4. Saw light field ice or small Iceberg
or bergs between latitude a and 45
and longitude Al and 49,
8. Saw no Ice so far; had clear
weather.
6. Saw no ice so far; had hazy
weather.
Z. Saw no ice so far; had thick fog
With the question asked in No. l.,
and each Of the replies shown in the
following numbers, Is representation
of the flags, painted in co!ors, by which
the ships signal to each other the in
terrogatory and answer.
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BnIxnc's Picture OF George Sand.


In the published volume Of his let
ters to Nine. Hanska, BalZac thus de-
scribes George Sand as he saw her in
1893:
Il found her in her dressing gown,
smoking an after dinner cigar beside
the fire in an immense room. She wore
very pretty yellow slippers with
fringes. coQuettish stockings and red
trousers. Physically she has acquired
double chin, like capnL She mas
not single white hair. notwithstand-
Ing her terrible misfortunes Her beau
tiful eyes are still as sparkling as ever.
When sunk in thought, she looks just
as stupid as formerly, for. as | told her
after observing her, the expression Of
her race lies wholly in her eyes.
"She goes to bed at G I'm the morn
ing ana rises at noon. She is an ex-
celient mother. worshiped by her chill
dren. but she dresses her daughter
Solange in boys clothes. and that Is
not we'll. She is like n man of 20,
morally, for she is innately chaste and
artist only on the surface. She smokes
to excess and plays perhaps a little
too much the great lady"
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The Spcndthrift.

BY most men the rosy dreams Of
youth are never realized. The workmcn
must always far outnumbcr the en-
plovcrs, more than 100 to l. The man
who puts off the practice of economy,
waiting for Il time when it will be
easier for him to deprive himself of
certain pct luNurics, learns when it is
too late that he has passed the point
where he can demand of the present
that it shall help provide for his fu-
turc. Among all the acQuaintanccs l
have had in the past 40 years, not one
spcndthrift among them has retired
from business Il successful man.
Possibly YOU may look upon that
word "spcndthrift" as one that cannot
be applied to YOU. You may think it
applies only to one who fooliShly
throws away fortune. If you will
turn to your dictionary you will read
that he is spcndthrift who is improvi-
dent or waStcful. The word applies
with equal force to the man earning
$40 week and to him who has thou
sands.-Sa turday Evening Post.
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The story will appear in this
paper soon, being published Ia
instaIlmentS. Look for ii.


To learn the actual number of opium
smokers is impossible, but we know
the amount of the foreign import Of
this drug, and the naive confessions of
reformed opium smokers tell us pre-
cisely the amount of opium required to
pass the yin or craving. 1t is one-f fifth
of an ounce daily. An ounce or lang
Is consumed in five days, and n catty
suffices for so days. -Four cattics are
enough for 800 days, ana another half
catty will carry the smoker to the end
of year with comfort. \ picul is
enough, then, for only 22 persons, and
$4,000 piculs is sufficient for not more
than 100000 persons.
The rich province of SZcchucu pro-
duccs 100000 piculs of opium, and the
cultivation is always increasing. At
Chungching 10000 piculs suffice for
consumption in the province and Co.
600 piculs arc exported. We may con.
clude that the smokers of that province
cannot be less than 100000. Since the
population is G7,0O0.OO0, the number
Of smokers is one in 100. In Shensi
one I'm 40 smokes, in SZcchucn one in
100. In FormoSa one in 1J is the pro.
portion In cities, where the people are
sunk to the lowest. point of degrade.
tion, and this Is the largest proportion
yet known of opium smokers as com
pared with the general population
Shanghai Mercury.
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Famine in Cotton Seed HuIIs.

Cotton seed hrlls are thing of the
past in Greeuvi!le. The recent great
demand for hulls has utilized the sup
ply and it is impossible t, secure them
at any price.
The South Carolina Cotton Oil CON-
pany, VIII ch usua ly keel 8 a | #, snr-
ply Of hul!s on hand, have sold out
completely. In ord r to supply III,
demand, hulls will have to be secured
from the lower part of the State and
shipped into Greeuville. 1t will be at
least thirty days before the stock OF new
hulls will be Oh the market.
vi lie News.
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he ledped back into the street and hur-
Ttcd up totpn.
treated an infant, l recognized my
own father. You will understand bet
ter how the second paroxysm attacked
Inc In his room when | learned that
the man who had stolen my Lilian's
heart was my own brother and that
thus. in spite Of my self sacrifice, the
offspring of my beloved would have
heritage of crime which traced back
to my own progcnitor. You will COM
prehend with what fiendlsh Joy
sprang upon the man who was ut once
the author of my being and Of all my
suffering and wrongs. You will see
why ! took the will which deprived
my brother OF one-half Of his fortune.
That Is the story Of the killing of Mat
thew Mora. Was Ii Il murder? | will
not ask for the verdict of my fellow
men, but will abide by the decision of
my Maker"
"There Is still one point which
would like to have explained" said
Mr.. Barnes. "Mora's valet positively
asserts that he saw his master In the
house that night and that he helped
him to dress In the plaid suit. How do
you account for thatT
Every easily" said Preacher Jim.
'"The valet only tells this story at my
request. After the death Of Slippery
Sam I fully decided upon my own
course. Upon one thing, however, 1
was determincd-this man Mora, my
own half brother, should right the
wrong which he had done to Lillian. 1
knew Of his visits to the rich girl up
town and feared that 1t might be diff
ficult to coerce him. The valet is n
member Of our organization, and there
fore 1t was easy for me to gain his CO.
operation. and he readily consented to
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14
Chambcrlain's C0u4h Remedy a
Great Farorifc.

TIE soothing and healing proper
tics Of this remedy. lis pleasant taste
ahd prompt and permanent cures
have made it Il great favorite with
people everywhere. 1t is especially
Ptizet !'y mothers of small children
for colds, cr"np and whonping cough,
a' it always silords quick relief, and
"a 1t contains no opium or other harm.
tu( drug, it may be given as conf.
4tn'iy /" u hahy as to an adult. For
sale Ivy +. g. Duke, Druggis'.
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Cured Of Chronic DiarrIOea After
Thirty icalS Of SUFFERING.

Il slii red thirty years with diar-
rEoea and thought | was past being
'nr'd,' says jain S. Halloway, Of
Fl'nch Carr, Mhs. Il lad .pent so
much time and moLey aud suffered so
much that had given up all hope of
rtc.vcry. was 50 feeble from the
ELECTS ct the Gialrhoea that could
10 70 kind Of lab r, C, u!d not even
travel, but hy accident | was permitted
10 fad bottle tf Cha mherlain's
Collie. Cholera ard Diari ho, Remedy.
and after taking several bottles / am
entirely cured of tLat trouble. l am
30 p eased with the result that 1 am
anxious that il be in reach Of all who
suffer IS bave." For sale ny F. G.
DuSe, Druggist.
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Diphlhe.ia is reported as being epi.
dem;c in ut least two reiehborbocds
in York county, but so far there have
been no deaths. Tie people do not
seem TO be so seriously alarned, owing
to tie fact that the disc ase yields read
lily to the ant:tox;ne remedy. The
most serious draw back is the expen.
siveness al tie preparation. 1t costs
from 50 80 to S4.0O an INJECTION and
is not easily within reach of very poor
people. A few yc:.rs ego similar con-
dtons would have created ranic,
but not SO now, thanks TO sceil c..
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14

Pr0tecGirls lave been instituted
in the chauceIy court to e' lin the
city Of Chattanooga from !ayirg the
bo"d iss,e Of 100000 wi ich will
s'"n be due the G ncinnati S ,u,hern
Railway G mpany. TIE grounds of
the iui unctioMs are that, According to
tt c State constitution, the ou"s we're
Ill's ally issued.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14
Cu's ana Bruises Quickly Healed.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied
d" cut, hrqise, burp, scsld or like
ri"'y ~il INSTANTLY allny the pain
and heal the parts IN less time than
any other treatment. Unless the in.
Jury is very severe it will not leave a
scar. Pain Balm also cures ,heuma-
,ism, sprains, sweIlings and lameness.
For sale by +. &. Dixie, Druggist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14
Growing Power of the Bible,

The Bible is still to direct the farces
Of our civilized life, only it will do this
with tbousandfold more power -
Rev. DR.. Ct. w. Davis, Presbyteri. n,
st. Paul,
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES,
Scholarship Appointment.

Miss Nena Gill,land, daughter of
the late DR.. Il j. Gilnland Of Easley,
). g., has received the appointment
from this State to the Dread institute,
Worchss:er, Mass. Miss Gilliiand Ie-
ceived her education at the Agness
Scott Institute, d. catur, Ga, and the
Vrsiui. College !or Young Ladies,
Roanoke, Va She is we'll qualified
to pursue the course at the institute,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-14

S. II. Balkwiu, Columbus, Ca,
whites: | occasionally give
TEETHINA Pow der to kee p my teeth
ing chi'd's gums softened. 36-2t.
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4 Natural Inquiry,
NONGi. en- The IlDrSe.

The Joke is Oh IN Auburn (Mc) man
who mixes up bran for his horse every
night and who also uses SawduSt for
bedding. 1t seems that his wife, who
sometimes assists in the care of the
horse. changed I'll" barrel cOntainin. ::
the SawdiiSt to where ihr bran barrel
had lr"n standing. The husband. not
noticing the change. fed his horse with
snwGust and bcddcd it down with
bran.
Enn"b:inG Influence q: Love.
He WHO loves God and mCn not only
complies with divine rrrnire,r mt,
bnt Cnnoblcs his own character, sancti-
tics his own lifa.-Rcv. Dr. l.. a. Gran.
dali, Baptist, Chicago.
Divine Lc,r
Where divine love gairs admittanco
to Er@t!a lcart. !.l#t individual as
cends the sCalc Cf miracles and meets
the warmest wish CT men and angels. -
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy, Christian
Scientist Boston.
The farmer is now recognized and
esteemed rs hc has never been before"
remarks The Southern Cultivator.
Spinach is quite popular in the New
Orleans market from September to
March. Broad leavcd flanders and en-
tra large lraved savoy are excellent
varieties.
Some experiments appear to show
that it is not COED practice to use an
excessive amount of nitrogen to n crop
of cotton i'm expectation that n crop of
corn the following year will get any
particular benefit from It,
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stormy Day SIGNALS.

In Newton, Mass, the public schools
are closed on stormy days, but rs it
dcvolvcs upon the superintendent to
determine what constitutes Il stormy
day." the pupils frequently have no
means of knowing whether or not
school will keep when the weather
is threatening. Arrangements have
now been made whereby the Boston
weather bureau will send forecast to
Newton each morning. and u3on the
receipt of the same signal flags will
be hoisted over the schoolhouscs for
the guidance Of the pupils.
Knowledge.
What is knowledge? 1t is not men,
ory. 1t IS not familiarity with facts. 1t
Is not observation. 1t is not even expe-
ricncc. 1t is I'll these put to soak in the
human mind. / is all these digested by
the human brain. So we put facts into
the thought hoppers Of boys and girls.
They are ground in tue thinking mill
of life and they come out as knowledge,
ideas which can be baked into the bread
of wisdom. This gives strength, gives
purpose an makes for power. .-Rev.
Jenkin LloJ Junea, Episcopalian, Chi
cago.
Natural Inquiry.
Papa" said Tommy Treadway.
"Now, Tommy" replied Mr.. Tread
way, 81 shall answer only one more
question today. SO be careful what
you ask"
eyes, papa"
"Wcil, so on"
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A GIRL
OF GRIT
By Major Arthur Griffiths

A band of arch conspirators endeavor
to secure the fortune of the hero and
they stop at nothing to gain their end.
They are foiled after desperate efforts
and much is due to the charming
heroine, the girl of grit"