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GUARDED IN DEATH By HER DOC.
The Faithful Animals Distress When Hm
Body Was Taken Away.
From he Philadsiphia Record.

from ne fnt1ddtpht1h >cord
Guarded By q handsome dog that had been
her constant companion In life. the dead body
Of aged Mrs. Mary Mcdonald OF 425 Lomb bard
street. was found on the doorstep at Fourth and
Lombard streets yesterday morning. The
poorly-clad woman was noticed by scores Of
passersby as she sat on the step. with her head
leaning against the door. but they supposed she
had become weary and had fallen asleep as she
sat In the sun. She was dressed In shabby
black. with n worn fur cape thrown around
her shoulders, and "A white veil over her
face made a queer contrast with her otherwise
black attire. Women and children on their way
10 the nearby grocery store noticed the queer
pair-old woman and dog-seatei together. but
no ones, suspicious were aroused by tina
woman's long rest,
Finally Mrs. Geisking. the wife OF a baker
across the street, saw tho handsome black and
white dog lick the woman's hands and faos
and then give a dismal howl as his caress was
not returned. Fearing that the old woman was
III. and could not rise from the step she started
TO investigate. As she approached she was met
by u threatening advance, from the dog. and
she reached the step, only after many kind
words to the animal. shaking the old woman's
shoulder failed to arous her. and when her
arm was raised 1t was found to be cold and
stifl. Mrs. Geisklng dropped It with a scream.
and notihe the nelghbors. A small crowd col.
lected around the old woman, but the dog kept
them all at bay. Every advance was met by q
snarl,and Policeman Gibson u the Third dis
His approach was likewise resented by the
faithful animal, but the patrol wagon was
called and the woman's body was placed In it
IN spite OF 1.-THE dog protests and growls. When
his mistress was put in the wagon and he was
left out he howled and barKed and ran wildly
about. but refused to be caught. The woman
was first taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
whore it was found she had been dead some
time, and was then removed to the Morgue.
whore the COroner's post-mortem bowed shs
had succumhed TO an attack OF heart disease.
The dog followed the patrol wagon to the
hospital. and evidently thought his mistress
remained there, "a he waited outside until
noon, when he returned deIectedly to the rooms
on Lombard street.
While no one seemed TO know the dead
woman. she was n familiar sight on the streets,
however, as police and citizens had seen her
every morning with the dog. The animal was
well kept and wore a handsome collar.
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In cities OF the frst class. This reduced
the functions OF Coroners In all places
Of tho state, save in our own city and In
Buffalo, to n mere Medical Examinershlp'
such as Is tho case In many other States.
notably In Massachusetts. Coroners In the
interior OF the State, who are almost always
J physicians, now do little more than look
into all sudden or unexplained deaths, and
either make a preliminary commitment OF
accused persons for probable cause, or call
suspicious circumstances to the attention
OF the District Attorney.
We believe that the amendments making
these changes as they were first intro
duced in the Legislature were made to ap-
ply TO the whole State, without restriction;
but that Buffalo and our own city were
finally exempted from their operation be-
cause OF tho curtailment OF political pat
ronage that would otherwise be effected.
We are bound to say that We can con-
ceive no other reason. save the ignoble
one suggested. why Coroners' juries
should not be abolished in this city and In
Buffalo, as we'll as elsewhere. We mean no
criticism OF tho present Coroners who, we
do not question, are homes and intelligent
men, when we say that tho administration
OF their Office in this city is now and has for
a long time been a series Of thoroughly per-
functory. costly. annoying and wholly use.
less proceedings. No one can doubt this
for an instant who will take the slightest
trouble to DO present at q hearing before a
Coroner. Many OF the old and valuable
practices OF the Office. such as the viewing
Of the body by the jury. have been entirely
abandoned and the Inquest" Is TANNED
through as rapidly as possible.
There Is no reason whatever why the
functions now performed by the Coroners
and their juries could not be entirely and
properly conducted by the officials 10
known as Coroners' physicians, who should.
Just as In the country. make a preliminary
investigation and report to the police cases
that may seem to merit their attention.
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case he must remember that . hoe Is theft
as well as a steam yacht.

case he must remember that . hoe Is theft
as well as a steam yacht.
Instead OF glancing back at serfdom FOR
tho sake Of approaching the swift and sure
progress OF tho world, our dissatisfied
~Brooklynite assumes that the laborer ID as
low rs ever. As a matter OF fact. the
modern laborer has conveniences and com
forts which the highest old lords and
masters OF three hundred years ago could
not have. But the great change lies In the
fact that most OF the masters, lords and
rulers OF the United States come from the
robbed" and deprived class which our
Brooklyn Markhamite pities.
Mr.. MARKHAM's immortal poem has no
application to the United States. Here the
Man with the Hoe has as good . chance as
anybody else and may rise to any place for
which his powers fit him. Or II he sinks,
he can become a Brysnits shouter and
yawp about the wrongs" OF the " produc-
ing classes"
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phant from the war with France. After
l4i6, however, which witnessed the VIC
tory at Agincourt, all seemed changed. and,
in 1922, HENRY vi. was actually crowned
King OF France as well as OF England. Yet,
thirty years later. nothing remained OF the
conques,s OF HENRY V. except Calais In the
north and Bordeaux in the south, and
when, In 1853. the last-named city fell def
nitely into French hands, the hope OF re-
gaining Aquitaine passed away forever.
Mr.. BALFoUR can scarcely apply the
name OF triumph to this in%glorlous end
Ing OF the Hundred Years War. EDWARD
". Is described as q great warrior. and,
undoubtedly. he was successful against
domestic rivals, but when, In 1915. no
began an invasion OF France, he went
home without glory or conquest, though
with som French money In his pocket.
There was another war with France under
EDwARp VI. which resulted In the loss
OF Boulogne. which HENRY VIII. had cap
tured; the next war with France, which
took place In the reign OF his elder sister.
cost England the possession OF Calais,
the name Of which town MARY TUDOR said
would be found branded on her heart.
These contests. surely, did not close tri-
u%mphantly.
We pass to the reigns Of the first two
SrUARTs. The attempt Of JAMES l. to rees-
tablish his son.in-law in the Palatinate
ended In miserable failure. and so did the
great expedition against Cadiz under
CHARLES I. Equally abortive was CHARLES
war with France, tho principal aim OF
which was the relief OF La Rochelle. As for
the war which CHARLES H., bribed by LOUIS
NV. made against Holland. it suflces to
recall the fact that a Dutch fleet rode ex-
ultant In the Thames, and burned English
warships in the Midway. In the War Of
the Spanish Succession, splendid victories
were won by MARLBOROUGH, but no fair
minded person will contend that the con-
test ended g~loriously for England, for the
Peace Of Utrecht conceded tho very thing
which WILLIAM III. and MARLBOROUGH
had battled to prevent, namely, the access
sion OF q Bourbon to the throne OF Spain
and OF the Indies. II Mr.. BALFoUR can dis
Germ a triumph for England In the War Of
the Austrian Succession which closed in
l74S with the Peace OF Aix-la-Chapelle he
can see more than any patriotic English
man was able to recognize at the time.
We come now to the wal with France
which lasted from 1893 to 1902. What
triumph was there for England In the Peace
OF Amiens, which broke the heart OF WILL
LIAM PITT, and by which almost everything
was renowned upon the Continent for which
England had contended for nine years1
The last contest to which we shall refer was
the War Of 1912 between England and the
United States, which witnessed the repeated
defeat Of English by American frigates and
the disastrous rout Of an army Of Peninsu-
lar veterans under WELLINGToS's brother
in-law at New Orleans.
1t will be admitted that the facts are
very far from supporting Mr.. BALToUR's
assertion. He Is a university man and
ought to be well informed, but we opine
that he did not take honors in the school Of
modern history.
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A VIEW mon EXPLOSIVE
Neither Fire nor Hard Blow. WIN Explode
II, and II IL not Affected by Cold.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l3.-The Ordnance bureau
OF the Navy. under Admiral ONelll. has begun
the Investigation Of u new high explosive
known us marsitc, tho discovery ola Mr.. Hath.
away Of Wellsboro. Pa. Preliminary tests 9th.
CON have been made under the direction
OF Commander Joseph Eaton OF the navy. and
good results have 80 far been obtained, All the
great European powers are experimenting
with new high explosives with n view to 10.
curing a compound which combines great W.
locity with low pressure aud safety. The
ordnance experts Of the army have under con.
sideratlon an explosive known as thorite,
which Is claimed to be q nitrate com pound,
and now the navy has taken up marslte. which
Is also believed to be a nitrate compound. The
inventor OF marsite has not yet disclosed the
CON position OF his explosive. but he has
demonstrated to Commander Eaton that II 10
handle.
Commander Eaton recently Witnessed an ex.
hlbltion, nj Lowell. Mass. whore the explosive
was suhinitied to a number OF ,unheard.ot
tests, 1t looks like a dark clay and there was
no little trepidation when the inventor pro-
ceeded TO pound 1t with, q hammer to break IL
into small pieces. He demonstrated that 10 =
impossible to produce an explosion with il by
hard blows, and a. further trial showed that 10
would not explode when. lighted. The fame
caused II merely TO siZzle for a second and the
light went out. To explode marsite II il neces-
sary to use simultaneously the combined forces
OF percussion md conclusion. In conducting the
experiments these forces were secured by the
use OF an electric battery. and to show
Its great power a quantity Of the c, mpound
was placed In n 4-inch shell. which was
placed In an excavation in tho ground. Over
tho. hole was a screen Of steel one inch thick,
and a wooden structure was built on top. The
current was turned on. and the explosion tore
a hole In the steel plate and burst the shell Ia
thousands OF fragments. Most explosives loss
their W when IN contact with great cold.
but marsite was placed between two large
cakes OF Ice, exploded with the electric currenS
and east pieces OF Ice high In the air.
Admiral O'Neil expects that further tests win
be conducted TO learn the stability Of the new
compound and to determine its keeping
uualitlas
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Meat and Cancer.
E'rom he N0snItrl

The question how far the Increase Of cancer
among the more highly civilized nations,
which has appeared so marked during recent
years. is caused by the greater quantity of meat
which is eaten in prosperous countries is n
matter Ot very considerable interest That
nun IL by nature no. n vegetarian, in other
words that he is naturally not a mixed feeder.
may he taken as pretty certain but il {, also
certain that asthe result Of hard necessity meat
has generally in times past been to him u luN.
ury. and has but rarely found n preronleriting
element In his diet. But with prosperity and
with the greater ease with which animal food
can now be obtained we find whole nations fall
ms upon meat as a necessary ingredient OF
their daily diet: and In the very nations among
whom this change IL most noticeab bio We are
told that cpncer shows the greatest increase.
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THE TiLUiIH LrNCHERS.
Italy m That Their Punishment IL
Necessary to Full Redress.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l3-The Italian Govern
ment. through its Amha -sador here. has init
mated strong.y TO the State Department, that It
regards the punishment of the persons engaged
In the lynching Of five Italian. at Talulah. La,
o. necessary to the fun redress which Italy has
asked. Owing To the fact that the crime IL with.
~ H." jurisdiction Of IN" State courts an not
nincnAHl"t 10 Federal jurisdiction. the national
government II obliged To await the action Of
Cral International incidents caused by the
iyhrhinE al. italian subject, in the United
State have been adjusted bv the payment Of
lHdemnltlrs To the families II the persons
lyhcll"d. Congress always appropriatinR the
amount" agreed on On account Of the init
nation from Italy, Efforts will lie renewed by
the doyernment to secure the passage Os bills
providing that cases involving injury TO for
eigners shall be tried IN the Federal courts,
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coca CHEHING ~ BOLIVI4,
South American Belief in the Mysterious
Powers of the Plant.

From ne Chicago Record.
The Indians regard the coca with extrems
reverence, Won Tschudi. the Austrian sci-
enlist. who made a most thorough study OF
the ancient customs Of the Incas. says: Dur
Ing divine worship tho priests chcwed coca
leaves. and unless they were supplied with
them II was believed that the favor OF the god
could not be gained. II was also deemed
necessary that The supplicator for divine gracs
should approach the priests with an
'acull,cO' in his mouth. IL was believed
that any business undertaken without
the benedictiOn OF coca leaves would
not prosper. and TO the shrub Itself
worship was rendered. During an interval
OF more than 800 years Christianity has NOS
been able TO subdue this deep rooted idJla.
try. for everywhere we md traces OF belief
In the mysterious powers Of this plant. The
excayators in the m nes OF C,lro del Pasco
throw chewed coca upon tho hard veins Of
metal, In the belief that IL sot,eus tho ore
and renders more easy TO work. Tho
Indians even Mt the present time put coca
leaves in tho mouths of dead persons in order
10 secure them u favorable reception on their
entrance into anothsr world. md when a Peru.
Wan on a journey falls in with a mummy he,
with tlnid reverence, presents TO II some coca
leave, rs his plpus uTerng."
one OF the s%cl3ntIh, explorers who has boon
working up N this region told me his cv.
Ierltncr with a coca chrWer, "A man was en-.
ployed by. me- he said. In very lahorious
digging. During the five days ana nights ha
wur IN my service he never taste food ant
tooH on'' Two hours sleep each night, hut At
i%ntetvhI~ OF two hours m a half or threr nora
he repeatedly chewrd about hall an ourr, %,
coca leaves and kept an '%arulli"o' contiluev
IN MS mouth, ! was constantly beside nm,
and. therefore. had the opportunity to rlp-oy
ohSerN" him. The work for which hat ru.
gagged him being lni,hol. he a,rOmuurIul r.l
on a two days Journey acrps1tnp lcvrI rrutI.
Though on foot. lie kept pa"' oi my mIIp u't
hItcd Only Tor the Ciil'Car I"hrw NJ Uu
leaving me he declared that h. won't wI.Ggg
ehgag" himself again Tor tho SAM ~. luf =
work aud that he would 10 through u wrhrit
lood " | would but allow him u sufficient -unlY
o. coca. lhe village priest assured M maj
never known him " be Ill In his life"
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Shedding Their Fools Caps.

Tearher-F rst class. In fools caps stand up! II a
mlu lad, nj tn commencement OF the Christian era.
started 70 la up 81 per year. when would he have
secured his nrst dollar
CIass-At the close " the year !.
Tracher-Correct when would he have laid up
the last cent Vt his second dollar
Ciass-At tn close Of the year =.
reacher-COrrcct. Now. when would he have
%oorral!ed the last cent Of his lyoOth dollsr1
Glass AT the end OF the booth year.
Tea hsr-Correct. Now 20 to your seats and take
OF those caps. You know more than the folks who
are smart.
P. s-rhere are as many cents in . dollar - there
ere years In . csuturyy
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Descendant OF a signer Killed In South
Africa,
l'rom "A, Birminphdm Ag,. H,yald.

Lieut.. Charles Carroll Wood OF the Lancashire
Regim.nt who was killed in battle with the Beers
in tho Transyaal the other dav. was OF Southern an.
cestry, He was the son Of John Taylor Wood. who
distinguished himself in the Navy OF the Confeder-
ate States IN tho An ericAn Civil War. After the fall
o. the Confederacy, John Taylor Wood concluded not
to remain in the United states. and he took up his
residence in Canada. His children have been
brought up az subjects Of tho British Queen. Lieut.,
Woods mother was a Miss Mackubin OF Maryland,
who spraug from the famous CAROLS OF Carrollton.
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For the benefit OF Col. BRYAN. Jackson
Day has been prolonged 50 a. 10 come the rest
OF this month and all OF next. He has a long
list OF Jacksopian engagements and was forced
to ask for an extension OF time. He will not
catch up with JACKSON until long after WASH.
IYoToN's Birthday. The busiest performer In
the United States.
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In a long speech to . short audience In
Washington. the Hon. GEoRoE sEwALL BOUT
WELL put forth the dreadful notion that some-
body or other Is trying to dish the republic
and set up an empire on the ruins. The guilty
person ought to DO smoked out. Mr.. BoUT-
WELL should name him and move that he be
condemned to the Hole-in-the-Sky to which
Inuranr
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To TIE EDITOR or TIE sUs-Sir; In the story
in to'day's Sun headed "Discord In Two Churches.
It should have boon mentioned that both Of the
churches are FOR colored people.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. IL. 4 CONSTANT REApEa,
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The medal presented on the Massachu.

The medal presented on the Massachu-
sets yesterday to Lieut.. vIcroA BLUE BY the
women Of South Carolina was a graceful COM
pliment. we'll deserved. Lieut.. Blue was one
OF the many men recommended BY the Presi.
dent for reward for distinguished services
whom the fight to increase the honors assigned
to Rear Admiral ScHLEY prevented from
receiving any recognition on the part OF the
Government.
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Our correspondent 10 mistaken. The churches rs-
ferred to were Identified as Of colored congregations
by the word Zion, the common styls that denote,
colorod churches.
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II our trends vho Jdror n' MN Manuscript por
publication v,,h 10 hare r,iscied articles r,'h'nsd' hsv
su,i in oil case, send iiampi for nat purpon
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T.. W. Whites Locals.

See the goods we are now offering at and
10 cents.
You should not fail To see our and 10 GEMS
counters. They are filled with desirao'e
goods.
Look Mt the bargains on the ) and 10 cents
counters at l.. w. Whites. Don't let every,
last always. The goods now offered cannol
be duplicated.
here are some OF the goods on our ! cents
Ginghams, yard wide Brown Sheeting. yaro
Bleached HoInespun, light colored outings
and colored Lawns. The widest and prettiest
Laces ever offered at cents yard. Wnite
checked Nainsooks and Il great many other
useful articles.
You should not neglect 10 buy some OF tnose
best bleached goods. They are worth l2E
cents, but we will sell them at ~ cents Il
yard. )
We will sell you the best Percales at 10
cents yard. They are sold everywhere al
12% cents.
Look at the large assortment OF Hamburg
Trimm ings we are now Offering st III Genus.
II you need anything In this line 1t will pay
you to see our stock.
L. w. White has a line OF mattings which
cannot be excelled. The designs are hand.
some and entirely new.
A cordival invitation Ia extended 10 all to
come and see us. Our midsummer trade
was never better than at present. Every
morning our store is filled with eager, ear
nest, buyers. Our goods sell themselves.
Quality and prices are right, and all good
judges Of Merchandise fully appreciate their
statement. L. w. White.
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Santuc Personals.

Santuc, S. c., July Is, 1900.
Miss Maggie Bonner, an attractive young
lady of Due West Is spending sometime with
her couain, Mrs. Crowther.
Miss Willie Cochran is visiting relatives al
Hodges.
Miss Sallie Nil ford is In the city. the guest
of her cousin, Miss Ollie McIlwain.
Mrs. Lark Wilson and little daughter are
quite sick.
Mr.. w. H. Parker has the finest crop In our
vicinity. He Ia now through laying by while
the rest Of the farmers are still hard at work
trying to kill the grass. II nothing happens
Mr.. Parker will make four hundred bushels
Mr.. T. NJ. Crowther boasts OF having the
first ripe water melons, and they are exceed
ingly fine.
Nils Rose Suber, a popular young lady, OF
Antreville, is spending the week with her
cousin. Mrs. Fannie Crowther.
Mr.. Edd Vickery, of Hartwell: Ga, spent q
few days with his cousin, Mrs. Milford.
There Is to be a picnic at Cold Springs on
Wednesday, the 25th, and one at sunny slope
on Friday, the 2Ith.
We expect TO take in the sights at the car
nival. 49,
Mr.. T. G. Liddell was In our midst Monday
Mrs. DR.. Keller and Miss Ludie spent Tues
day with their aunt, Miss Jane Gordon.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Three
young ladies of Santuc have Invented new
kind OF pocket for carrying fruit
Nr. Prince Bowen visited his mother in An.
derson last Saturday and Sunday.
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WOOD WORK !! (.
CABINET WORK !!
New Shop New Material FAITH
full and Efficient Service.

MIR. JAMES TAGGART having finished
WI his new shop, which Is located on bis
home lot, Main Street, Is now ''at homep 70
all callers who may need wood work ON their
vehicles. He has had long experience, and
everybody admits his skill In workmanship
and his fidelity in the performance Of bis
contracts. 81. =,
He is fine worker in wood, and can do all
sorts of cabinet work. He is anxious TO dc
any work in his line, and he will be glad to
see you. and talk TO you about whatever may
be needed, II.
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A fresh lot OF American Preserving powder
and LIQUID, Just In at Speed Drug Company.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

T. B. Callison and Joseph Lake, leiuell
Township.
p. b: Cnllison, ]. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake. kirkseys Township. -, u,
Fellowship Township. . -,
., j. Add. CalbSln, Joseph Lake anu Il. W.
I1wnsend, Br25ks Township. ,,,o OIL,
r"w%shiS. o.; @i tiss9h"d A. X Watson in"'A0 Hill
hppevHH =. G., Jan. II, l"".
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Close connections at Greenwood for all points on
s. A. L. aud c. & 6. Railways, and at spartsnburg
with Southern Railway.
For any information relative to tickets rates. sched
ule etc., address
WI. CRAIG. Gen. Pass Agent, Augusta, 60.
E. NJ. NORTH. Sol. Agent
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.