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LONDON,S WATER.
Comparisons to Show the Volume of
 It's Daily Consumption.

In 1894 the astounding total of 192,- 100000 gallons day was reached by the combined water companies of Lon don, says Good Word This was sup piled to the five and half million in- habitants at the rate of, say, thirty two gallons head for all purposes. These figures represent an en n5 nous volume of water, though small when compared with the mighty river that flows into old Rome. We e. I only deal with the figures roughly; the sup ply fuetuates to a considerable degree at different times in the year; it is, theref7 e, not possible to be mathemat- ically accurate Allowing for a slight increase since the last return, and talk ing in other sources, to which l shall refer little later, we may pretty safe ly put the present London water sup ply at about 200 100000 gallons a day, Let us try for a moment to realize what these figures mean. With 200,- 100000 gallons of water we could fill a lake a mile long, quarter of mile wide and five feet deep. The water in it would weigh nearly million tons. This lake would stretch from the Bank of Church, yet it would be emptied in a single day to assuage the thirst of London. Or suppose we could freeze all this water, we could build up great block of ice thousand feet long, a thousand feet wide and thirty-two feet high If we allow for the ex- pansion of freezing, the block would, of course, be still larger. Sixty-fiye of the largest ironclads in the British navy could float in the water we use every day in London. When We come to compare our supply with the mighty torrent of Niagara we belittle it. The water goes laundering over the falls at the rate of two million tons min ute, or four hundred and twenty mill lion gallons. Our whole daily supply would be whirled over long before the second hand of a watch would have travelled once round the dial. And could we divert the magnificent tor rent for only three hours we could sup ply London with water for whole year at the present rate. Niagara is big thing.
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FIRST RAILROAD IN CHINA.
Went Around the Towns Instead of
 Through Them.

Mir Wu, the present Chinese minis ter at Washington, has many amusing stories to tell of the first railroad ever built in the celestial kingdom, which was constructed under his supervision in the province of Tong Chong. where Li Hung Chang reigned as giearoy. says the Saturday Evening Pose. Curt= ously enough. this road was built with out the consent of the emperor, with out his knowledge even, the pr jectors realizing that they must educate their ocuntrymen, from the highest to the lowest, by an object lesson. The road once in operation, they argued, the people, understanding it was wonder ful servant of commerce, and not great devil; that it carried freight bet ter and quicker than the old-fashioned way, and would bind the uttermost parts of their kingdom together, would no longer oppose it. Its establishment, however was missionary work of different character, even to so saga cious diplomat as MT. Wu. and, though he succeeded in overcoming the prejudice to a certain extent, he failed utterly to gain consent that the road should run through the towns and villages that marked it's route. No, no," said the leading men of those places; build your road if you must, but keep it away from us-the farther the better Well, we'll said Wu, have it as you will. We will run our road at a distance from your limits, but you will regret it for all time; and when you realize what serious harm you have done to your own in- terests don't come and insist upon our moving the road nearer your borders" The railroad was hardly in operation before the men who had opposed it be- sought him to change it's route that 1t might come by their towns and cities; but the management was obdurate, and Tong Chung received a most whole some lesson.
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COUNT PEOPLE BY MACHINERY
Facts About Each Person Will Be Tabu- Iatad tor 4t,a a,o..s..s a..s H,lentr,citx

Facts About Each Person will Be Tabu-
 lated for the Census by Electricity.
 Our first census, made in 1795, showed the population of the United States to be 100000 and the count cost Uncle Sam, who was compara- lively poor then, 1 cent for each per son. It is estimated that the twelfth census, to be made in June 1900, will show that our people number 75,0OO,- 900, and that the item of clerk hire in the census bureau alone will exceed $5 900, GOO. Clifford Howard. writing of How the Next Census Will Be Taken,
 in the Ladies Home Journal says that although the work of enumeration will be completed by the 1st of July, it will probably be two or even three months later before the last of the schedules are received at the census office; for not only must they all be first examined by the supervisors. but in many cases they will probably re- quire revision because of some error or informality. The actual counting of the people will not be done until the schedules are turned into the cen- sus office The enumerators simply gather the facts, and the office force in Washington does the counting and the compiling, which is done by electricity. In 100 days ali the facts relating to 75, ,000 eco people will be tabulated.
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Chased by a Ball of Fire.

A member of Swiss scientific so- ciety thus tells how he was chased by a ball of fire: At 6:30 o'clock I drove from Versoix to Genthoud. On the Malagny road the coachman's eyes be- came so much fatigued by intense lightning that he couldn't, even in the intervals, see the road. I stepped onto the box and took the reins. We had barely passed the gate of Dr. Marcel when I became conscious of bright and lasting luminosity behind me. I turned around and saw at a distance of 300 yards a ball of fire of about sixteen inches diameter. Just as the ball was about seventy-five feet to our right it burst with a terrific noise, and it seemed as if lines of fire started from it. We felt violent shaking and re- mained blinded few seconds. Then I saw that the horses had turned at a right angle to the carriage, with their chests in the hedge, with dropping ears and signs of great terror
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Vegetarians' Hearts.

The heart of a vegetarian beats on an average of 58 to the minute, that of the meat-eater 75. This represents a difference of 20, 900 beats in 24 hourA
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TROY NOTES.
TrOIans at CarnivaI-BIbIe Society
Shower of Candidates Personal
and Other Notes.

and Other Notes.
Troy, S. C., July l6, 1900.
Mrs. j. NJ. Kennedy and Miss Onie are in
A Atlanta for few days.
MIR. and Mrs. J. &. Davis are spending this
week in town with relatives.
There are many Trojans taking In the Car
nival at Abbeville this week.
Miss Isabel Escaanti is down from Due
West with DR.. J. ID. Neel's family.
The auxiliary meeting of the American
Bible Society will convene here In the NJ. +.
church Thursday, the 10Th. Sermon by Rev.
W. Il. Duncan and address by Mr.. W. w.
Messrs. Jewett Smith, J. b. Harmon and
Mrs. w. o. Sturkey and daughter, Miss
Mamie from Mccormick, attended service
here yesterday afternoon In the Methodist
church.
MIR. Dave Wardlaw and little Edna, from
Little Mountain, were visitors at Mrs. j. W..
LYONS yesterday.
NJ iss Minnie Taggart is at Liberty Hill with
her sister Mrs l.. w. Sheppard, who is quite
sick.
Mrs. Lennie Robinson with her manly son
Ralph and pretty daughter Miss Ruth are
down from Due West among many friends
Candidates from both counties showered
down here last week. We would like TO cast
vote for Abbeville county's Supervisor Capt.
Lyon He is al efficient officer.
Dr. w. 4. Hunter, from Hunters, was down
among friends Friday. Not a candidate, he
says. Guess he is the Zone" vote candidate.
Miss Nina MILESTONE. one OF Floridas
prettiest young ladies, Is W tn her sister Mrs.
H. d. Pressly, at Cedar Springs.
Mr.. Charlie Talbert, conductor on one OF
Augustus electric railways, was seriously
hurt Friday by a runaway grocery wagon.
We hear Mrs Fannie Thomson has bought
the Slbley house here, and will remodel II
and make Troy her home.
Master Arthur Brynglesen is up from Au.
gustu to see DR.. J. E. Owen : family.
Miss Emma Devore from kirkseys will
spend some Time with her cousin Miss Leila
Horne
MIR. Frazier MILESTONE left for his home In
Florida alter pleasant visit here to kindred
Nick.
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BEST GAME OF THE SEASON
The Grsenwesd Team Shut Out the
8 second TtmSsby a Score of Four TO
NotninE9Rkefty Game.

b The greenWn6 seil team arrived in town
Monday 4 sp3Sy H|aexies OF four games. Quite
crowd ef sfo0t&Ssy came up to nelp their
team out, biit I'll their cheering the Wis
itors wore;aYia&l6t6Xet man farther than
third base who Is thought to be one
OF the best heISin the South. was in the
box for GrsShwood, with "Dlck" Sullivan be-
hiud the nat. Everybody is an admirer Of
sullivan and he Is recognized AS the best ball
player in these parts getting one Of the two
hits, and catching an errorless game. The
Greenwood team Is composed OF good players
but our boys went in 10 win and won in great
style.
Our boys have been loosing a good many
games lately but they all seemed TO yet in
the game Monday. and win they would. Gil.
reath and Cleveland did the battery work
and both played a nice game. Gilreath had
the visitors ut his mercy, allowing only two
hits, and pitching the prettiest game ever
played on the home grounds. Beiers played
u beautiful short, not making an error, aud
getting two nice hits. Stweart played good
second, and is credited with q three-bagger
Calipan did good work at third, also getting
Two hits. Hill, Jenkins. and Gray did nice
work, and Of course had TO each get hit TO
even up things.
Perrin Quarles umpred the game and not
kick was made.
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WllEsTEND.
Happenfngsh md Incidents of a Week
S56nf ahe City.

h0nt ahe City.
Carnival week egan with a warm time
proclaimed the S&bbath as day Of the past
big Bob, aun9hnqed that that grestest Of
owned by George Noble.
solved this SssEs The "pubIio square" has
'sSs TssseSn sfui1 ofsvisi,ors enjoying the
carniy and she company Of their friends in
I6sS s2soosyeltr Mckinley platform offers
fotr fre years of "the full dinner paid"
Td4 HI an-Stevenson' g cling to the shadowy
fQxjnHf the inevitable "l6 to l."
3KaSterday's State announces Col. Hoyt as a
lsDztte. The Abbeville people hope TO see
CIV rally tothe front.
S31E and Mrs. John F. Livingston, Jr., are
whiting relatives 10, the city.
Mrs. Pope, Miss Nellie Pope and Mrs. David
Henn5ng uf Columbia. are visiting at Mrs.
DeBrnbt tts this week.
( MJsx Anhfe Liddell. OF Lowndesvlle, is Wis.
itin6 the Misses Caters this week.
4 SW. ID. Wilkerson has returned from
h6f<& &tSft to relatives In Charlotte.
4 M5H Nell Reese, who has been visiting In
G6{{Spville, Ga, is at home again. -
I.epa Donald, OF Donalds' is visiting
isaSaiiieL Livingston, daughter of Senator
AStnEstcn. d fSeue eca, Is In the city visiting
MisBMary Lon Smith,
Missi Maggie Hudgens. OF Honea Path, ia
visiting Miss Mary Milford.
q Miss Sail Giles and Master George Giles
or Anderson are attending Carnival this
week. saig
s ! Master Harold Kennerly, OF Greenwood, is
visiting James Templeton.
Mr. Ernest ;Ylsanska, who has completed
bis course at Exeter, and who has stood sue.
cessful entraDce examInation3 TO Harvard
University, Is ~ home for the So miner.
Miss Papsy Wyman. Of Aiken, Is visiting
her sister Mrs.J #. MeKinnon.
Miss Louise Brownlee, Mr.. jamie Pressly,
and Miss Jene Pressly, of Due West, are Wis.
iting friends here.
!, Mrs. G. w. Speer. OF Monterey, was in the
city last week.
Miss Sallie Wharton, Of Ivar is visiting Miss
Mamie Cox.
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w. d. Barksdale Locals.

The finest -four. TrysaGrsndeur.a
Good stock OF stoves all Sizes. Come and
see them. - . ...
Fruit jars all sizes. Extra rubbers.
A splendid lot of siopee crockery.
Canned goods of all kinds.
Hams. breakfast bacon.
New wwhitecottolene, very fine.
Nice trench candy In bulk.
Pure muscoyada molases the finest we can
get. - -.
All kinds OF goods at low prices.
- Come In, 80.
June 5. 1900. W. D. Barksdale.
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Ifyou need an apatizer call at the Speed
Drug Co.
We invite your attention to our line OF
soap. MIlford's Drug Store. Phone 107. !.
We guarantee Milford's Liver medicine to
give satisfaction or money refunded. Mil
ford's Drug Store. Phone lN,
For strictly high grade shoe, one that will
always look nice and hold its shape. Buy
James A. Banister's shoe from
Cobb e. McDavid.
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making money, and saw the steel cuts they
use To print the money on. The money has
TO 60 through fifiy.twO hands before II IL
ready to be received. In going through these
places so much is seen and so much heard
that IL Is almost Impossible To remember one
third.
BOTANICAL GARDENS AND THE PARKS.
The Botanical Gardens are interesting and
beautifully arranged. Here you see all kinds
of tropical plants, such as coffee, tea. bread
fruit and flowers. The green houses are large
and have many curious and beautiful flowers
in them. The parks are one of the striking
the Public Buildings the grounds are He'd
with flowers, evergreens, statues, fountains,
and the grass Is kept like carpet.
CALLED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
On Saturday we visited the White House,
and President Mckinley must have been out.
We we're admitted only to the East Room.
The room is furnished In white and gold the
crystal chandeliers there are beautiful Life
Washington. and Thomas Jefferson, are In
this room. The White House grounds are
large, and kept In perfect order. In the az
!ernoon we attended musicale given hv the
Marine Band on the lawn back of the White
House. crowd OF elegantly dressed people
were present TO enjoy the music.
AT CHURCH AND IN THE GRAVEYARD.
Sunday we attended Presbyterian church
in Georgetown. After church we drove 10
Oak Hill cemetery. Here we visited the
graves Of John Howard Payne, author OF
"Home, Sweet Home, ,"1 and James Gillespie
Blaine. The remains oftPayne were brought
from the Old World by w. w. Corcoran and
laid to rest in this beautiful city OF the dead.
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Attractions for Small Politicians.
Columbia Record,

Col. uoyt endorses Rev. w. K. Richardson's
assertion that small politicians use the dis
pensary to ride into office. II that be true,
II Is no argument against the dispensary.
Some very small politicians have tried To ride
into office on prohibition. Every issue at
tracts office hunters.
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1914 linen sheeting at Haddon's
For new up.to- date neck wear look at Had
don's
ShOe-laces. shoe.horns, polish for tan. black
and vicl-kid, backing, etc. Ot Cobb 4 Nc.
Davids.
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We are often asked why it Is our drinks at
the soda fountain are better than they get
elsewhere. Our answer is, we use the finest
crushed fruits and juices that money can buy,
and we know our business.
Yours to please,
MilfOrd's Drug Store. PhOn" lO1.
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FAIRBANKS PLEDGES INDIANA.

The audience appreciated the deft
turn which Mr.. Mckinley gave to i'm.
perialism and cheered most heartily.
When the president closed there was
loud calls for Hanna but Colonel
Grant, chairman of the local commit
tee introduced Senator Fairbanks, of
Indiana, who in a brief address declar-
ed Mckinley would be reelected and
pledged the vote Of Indiana for Nc
Kinley. In response to renewed calls
for Hanna the national chairman ap-
peared and said the Republican, party
Of Ohio and the United States expect
ed every man to do his duty and do it
earnestly. Hanna caused a laugh
when he said the Republican party at
Philadelphia had done its duty and
mckinley had concluded to accept"
and "the party must do the rest"
/ Mr.. Hanna was followed by Charles
Emory Smith, postmaster general,
who said it was evident that this
gathering was entirely satisfied with
their candidate and their national
chairman. He went on to say that
four years ago the battle lines were
drawn as they were today. He spoke
sarcasticslly of the Kansas City plat
form, charging it with being full OF
Inconsistencies. He concluded with
a high tribute to President Mckinley.
LODGE GETS SARCASTIC.
Senator Lodge was recalled and
paid a glowing tribute to President
Mckinley, saying he resented unjust
criticisms of the president during a
trying time when he was doing bis
full duty. He referred to, Bryan as
the nominee of "mixed tickets" and
said there was no possibility of Bryan
forming a cabinet and named the
leaders of the several conventions as
material from which selections would
have to be made.
Col. Samuel Parker, of Hawaii,
explained how politics was run in the
Pacific islands. He said he was not a
speaker but rancher or COW boy.
He supposed one reason Roosevelt was
popular was because he was cowboy.
This was the first mention of Roose-
velt's name and 1t created applause.
He said they had a Democratic party
in Hawaii, also an ice trust. They
were glad to be admitted >as a state.
He had come colleagues who wanted
to come back here when the senators
were elected. He said he had heard a
great deal about Imperialism but when
he came to Canton yesterday he was
admitted without waiting about. He
was q cabInet officer of the late Queen
Liliuok alani and one would have to
wait week to see her. He was glad
that kind of imperialism was over in
Hawaii. This closed the speech-mak-
ing and the notification party went to
the luncheon. 49, -.
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"P'p.m. "a" q. m. IN" Night.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETwNM

DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GREENvILLE.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trs;ss seaad
on these trains serve ali meals snroute.
Fra,ns leave g spartanbsSrs' A. & e divirien'
(Vestibule timited); southbound 1925 g. m,
8:15 p: m, II "a g, M, (Veshbule Limited
rains leave Greenville, A. and c. division,
northbound, 90 a. m, 81 p. m. and :22 p. NJ,
(yestibuled Lmited) southbound, l 80 q. na.,
l:80 p. M, 12 80 p. m. (Vestibuled Limited)
Trains Is and 14-Elegant Pullman Parlor
cars between Charleston and Asheville viii be
inaugurated about June lst.
Trims 15 and 18-Pullman Sleeping ears be-
tween Charleston and Columbia; ready for oc-
cupancy at both pointsat $50 p, IN.
Elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping
-c8rs between Savannah and Asheville enroute
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
FRANK S:GANNON, J. NJ. CULP,
Third V.P. b Gen. Mgr. Traf. ManagSr,
washington, D. G. Washington DO
". A. TURK, S. q. HARDwICK,
Gen. Pas Agent. A. Gen. Pas: Agent
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in congress assembled have full legis.
lative power over territory belonging
to the United States subject to the
Fundamental safeguards of liberty,
justice and personal rights, and are
vested with ample authority to act for
the highest interests of our nation and
the people entrusted to its care.
"This doctrine, first proclaimed In
the cause of freedom, will never be
used as a weapon for oppression. I
am glad to be assured by you that
what we have done in the far east has
the approval of the country.
"The sudden and terrible crisis in
China calls for the gravest considera-
ton and you will not expect from me
now any further expression than to
say that my best efforts shall be given
to the immediate purpose of protect
ing the lives of our citizens who are in
peril, with the ultimate object of the
protection and welfare of China, the
safeguarding of all our treaty rights
and the maintenance of thOae princi-
Piles OF imperial intercourse to which
the civilized world is pledged.
II can not conclude without con-
graduating my countrymen upon the
strong national sentiment which finds
expression in every part of our COM
mon country and the increased respect
with which the Americanism is greet
ed throughout the world. We have
been moving in untried paths, but our
steps have been guided by honor and
duty. There will be no turning aside,
no wavering, no retreat. No blow has
been struck except for liberty and
humanity and none will be. We will
perform without fear every national
and international obligation, The Re-
publican party was dedicated to free
dom forty-four years ago. 1t has been
the party of liberty and emancipation
from that hour not of profession; but
of performance.
1T broke the shackles of four mil
lion slaves and made them free, and
to the party of Lincoln has come
another supreme opportunity which it
has bravely met in the liberation of
100000 of the human family from
the yoke of Imperialism.
"In its solution of great problems,
in its performance of it's high duties,
it has had the support OF all parties
in the past and confidently invokes
their cooperation in the future. Per-
NIT me to express, Mr.. Chairman, my
most sincere appreciation of the COM
plimentary terms in which you ocn-
vey the Official notice of my nomina-
tion and my thanks to the members
of the committee and to the great
constituency which they represent for
this additional evidence of their favor
and support"
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PRINTING AND ENGRAVING.

We next went to the Printing and Engrav-
ing building and were shown through Dy q
dark eyed young lady who showed us through
an though she wished we had stayed In South
Carolina. But nevertheless we snw them
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incompetent and hostile, would be
disastrous and still more unrelieved
disa.te to our pcsterity. Your elec.
ton m cans not only protection to our
industries, but the maintenance of a
sound currency and of the gold stand
ard, the very cornerstones of our econ
omio, and, financial welfare. Should
these De shaken as they would be by
the success of our opponents, the whole
fabric OF our business confidence and
prosperity. would fall into ruin. Your
defeat would be the signal for the ad-
vance of free trade, for the anarchy of a
deutschland unstable currency, for busi-
ness panic, depression and hard times
and for the wreck of our foreign policy.
YOnF election and the triumph of
the Republican party, which we believe
to be as sure as the coming of the day,
vii make certain the steady protection
of our industries, sound money and
vigorous, intelligent foreign policy.
They will continue those conditions of
good government and wise legislation,
so essential to the prosperity and well
being, which have blessed our country
in such abundance during the past
four. years.
Thus announcing to you your nomi-
nationals the Republican candidate for
the presidency we have the honor also
to submit to youthe declaration of prin-
ciples made by the national convention,
whichswe trust will receive your ap-
prevail We can assure you of the
faithful and and earnest support of the
Republican party in every state and we
beg you to believe that we discharge
here today with feelings of the deepest
personal qualification, this honorable
duty imposed upon US by the conven-
fsf,n. q ~, 81,