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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Carrie Nation has suspended her pa
per. the Smashcrs' Mail.
Count Leo TolStoi has recovered from
his recent illness. takes daily walks
ana has resumed his work.
Santos Dumont will hereafter make
his home in London. lie has become
member OF the New English Aero
Club.
John D. Rocekcrcllcr has offered to
give S23O,OO0 10 BTyn Mawr College
ii S2"O'OOO more is raised from other
sources.
NJ. Lazarc Weller agent OF the
french Government, who will inves-
ii$atc trusts in America. says lie will
give four months TO The work.
Sir William MacCormac, Bart, Pres
idcnt of the Royal Coli2gc OF Surgeons.
died suddenly al Bah. England, where
he had been taking the course of
waters.
The Lord Mayor OF London. Sir JOS
cph Dimsdale WAS educated mt Dion,
and is the first Itton boy WHO has
filled the office of Lord Mayor for a
period Of i30 years.
1t is said that the house which Gov
crnor Iiill, o. Maine, is building i'm the
city of Augusta, and which is 10 cost
100000. will he thc most costly pri-
Vatc residence in the Pine Tree State.
When Senator Aldrich went 10 Wash
lngton twenty years ago lie was COM
paratively poor; to-day he is reputed
TO be worth $G,0OO.O0O Most OF his
money WAS made in street railroad
enterprises.
Senators Petius and Morgan are the
Oldest members OF The upper house OF
Congress. The former is eighty and
the latter setcniy seven. Senator
Bailey. OF Texas, who is thiriy-eight,
is the youngest.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
FOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Carnegie Gives Si0,oOO,Ooo to the
United States.
A LETTER. 10 THE PRESIDENT
Fund For the Establish mont OF n Col
Iege of Higher Education In Washing
ton The Government to Hold tho
Money 10 Trust. an I'm the smithson-
ian's Case-Details OF tho Project.

Washington, ID. C.-President Roosc
Selt has received letter from An
drew Carnegie in which the latter Of
fers TO make donation OF S10,000.00
TO the United States. The letter will
be referred to Congress by the Presi-
dent in special message.
Mr.. Carncgie's gift Is for the pur-
pose OF establishing in Washington
university for higher education. As
far as his idea has been developed. 1t
proposes gift after the manner OF the
beuuest Of James Smithson. the Eng
Iishmau. who gave 81 100000 for the
establishment and maintenance OF
what is now known rs the Smithson-
ian Institution. Smlthson desired the
Institution founded by him to he Il fac
tor in "the diffusion OF scientific
knowledge"
Mr.. Carnegie proposes that the uni
versity which he is to endow shall he
the greatest Institution in the world
for The DEVELOPMENT of higher educa-
zion. The proposed university will
not Interfere in the least w In the edu-
rational institutions already cstab
aished. but will supplement- them. for,
according to the present plans, Its
Hoors will be omen only TO those who
desire to take IN postgraduate
course. Mr.. Carnegie also wants the
new university to take the lead in
original research. so that the United
Estates can eventually stapi side by
Side with Germany. If not excel that
nation, ~ scientific DEVELOPMENT.
Mr.. CarneGie's pInn does not pro
pose n National University in the
sense that IN appropriation will he
asked or needed. The Government is
simply to he tho trustee OF thp mag
niiicent endowment, Just rs # admins
tiers tho fund heuuSa thed nv SmithSon.
Mr.. Carnegie has kent the pronosed
endowment n secret until he could def
initely arrange the plans and scoOe OF
the new university. Even vet all these
"details have not heen arranged. so
that little more than the outline OF his
gift can he published.
II is known. however. that he does
not propose to ask from CONGRESS- n
single foot OF land upon which the
university buildings will be construct
ed. The entire expense is to be borne
out OF his endowment. No site has
yet been selected. 1t will. however.
necessarily be very large. as II is pro-
posed to erect n series OF magnificent
structures.
With the Catholic University, tho
Methodist University and the proposed
Carnegie University Washington will
he the educational centre Cf the coun-
try.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
NEW WAY TO FIGHT BOERS
Block Houses Third Of Mile Apart,
Connected by Wire.
Only Effective Method Of Dealing With
GuerilIss, It Ia Asserted. and Many
More Troops Arc Needed

I.ondon.-A correspondent OF the
Times. wiring from Pretoria. says
much remains to be done In the way
OF partitioning the country by means
OF lines of block houses before the
British can hope effectually to clear
the Beers away from the large districts
of the Eastern Transvaal. 1t is found
that block houses n mile or more apart
are useless in preventing the passage
of Beers at night when they are de-
termined to cross. Nothing short OF
block houses six or seven hundred
yards aDart and connected by means
of formidable wire entanglements will
prove effective.
To thread the country in this way.
says the correspondent. requires time
ana men, but In the opinion Of the
military authorities 1t Is the only
method of dealing with an enemy who
refuses 10 fight and adopts guerilla
tactics. The British public must there
fore he patient.
North Of the Delagoa Railway line.
the dispatch goes on to say. the Beers
are momentarilv free from the pres
cnce OF the British columns. The
mountain ranges afford endless hiding
places for the enemy. supplies are plen-
tiCul. and wheat. which finds its way
all over the country, is carefully con-
ccaled for future use. 1t is impossible
to avoid this unless the Beers are kept
moving. and to effect this many more
troops are required.
The most notable development IN
the Orange River Colony is the con-
centration under De Wet, south OF
Hebron. of 1000 mon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
HIS GIFT M STEEL BONDS.
CarneGis's Ofrer Causing Some Embar-
raSsmrnt 10 the Administration.

CnTneGis's Oner Causing Some Embar-
rassmrnt To the Administration.
Washington, y. Cit has been
learned that the gift of S10.0O0,10
which Andrew Carnegie rendered to
President Roosevelt for The founding
of Il great institution for higher c lu-
cation was net an offer OF SlO,000OJ0
in cash, but Tie par valuc OF that
amount in bonds oc the United Statl )
Steel Corporation.
The offer OF these bonds is cmbcr-
RAISING 10 the Administration. 1winc
to the complications which miSht :gicc
il thc Government accepted them, 3ll
the President. it is u~dcrS ooG. Is now
in CORE. pOnCencc with Ntr. Carnegie
aEcut thc matter.
Ii is understood % b. ;he Presidents
desire that tho bonds be converted
.rto cash. IL this is done. the OILY
ohSt1cic in the path OF the acceptance
Z the lit OF Mr.. Carnegie viii Gc
:emoyeI. Pending Tive result OF hi;
core s9oncelce. Mr.. CagneG.c'd oEcg l.
EcilS withheld frcn Congress.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.
Hie Bride Was in Kentucky and tho
Bridegroom in Texns.

Bowling Green. Ky. - Miss Maude
Wilcutt stood in the telegraph Office
here and became the bride OF DR.. j.
w. Simmons. o. Peastcr. Texas. They
We're married by wire. The questions
were asked from the Texas end by a
Justice of the Peace and Were an
swered by Miss Wilcutt.
Miss Wilcutt at present is teaching
school in Butter County. She and Dr..
Simmons recently met while travelling.
The operator and newspaper acQuaint-
anccs were the Bowling Green wit
nesses to the marriage. Mrs. Simmons
later left for Texas TO join her hus-
band
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
$50 100000 GIFT For STANFORD.
Mrs. Jane Stanford Presentn Stocks
Bondt. and Land.

hrss Onnc stanford Presentg Stocks,
Bondt. and Lapd.
San Francisco. Cal.-Mrs. Jane T.
Stanford has transferred to Staff ford
University property worth approxi-
matcly S300)0.0CD Eighteen millions
are in stocks and bonds. all gilt-edge
securities, bringing enormous revenue
while the remaining S12,OOO,O00 are in
real estate. comprising almost 1000
900 acres.
The real estate lies In twentv-six
counties in this State. These securities
Mrs. Stanford gives to the university
consists OF income hearing bonds and
stocks. Most of them are tie paper
OF California water companies. street
railroads and municip. bonds. All
the bonds are first mortgages and all
are paying cd rates OF interest
BY separate deed Mrs. Stanford
gives to the institution her home in
this city. estimated TO he worth not
less than 100000. and it will he CON
Nerted into museum and art gallery.
In spite of this big gift Mrs. Stanford
still retains several million dollars with
which to care for many pet charities
and Tor her own private uses.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
LIBBY PRISON KEEPER DEAD.
Union Troops Threatened To Hang Turner,
Bnt he Lived Sixty-three Yrnrs.

Suffolk, Va. - Captain Richard II.
Turner, keeper of the famous Libby
Prison a. Richmond. dropped dead in
Isle OF Wight County. Virginia, aged
slXryrhree years.
" men taken Il prisoner at Richmond
by the incoming Federal troops, VINO
were tod OF the harsh treatment OF
Union soldiers by the prison officials,
Captain Turner was locked up with
che promise that he should hang on the
neXt morning.
His hair turned white during the
night. At the time OF his death he was
Democratic County Chairman and q
successful lumber dealer.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
ANNEX FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
President Roosevelt Has BllI Presented
For S1.OOO.O0O Structure

Washington. ID. C.-President Roose-
welt does not want new White House
or any additions TO the old White
House. but only n new building near
by which he can use for enlertain-
ments and for business, leaving the
White House free to be used simply us
Il residence.
Senator Lodge has presented n bill
providing for such building, in which
the first floor would be given over 10
dining and reception rooms. with the
executive offices on the second floor.
"a million dollars is appropriated by
the bill. 1t will probably pass the Sen
ate, but may he delayed in the House
unless President Roosevelt personally
presses It,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
Guide Guilty of rriple Murder.

A verdict OF murder in the hrst dc
gree was returned at Dover, Me.
against Henry LamberC, Il young
rrench Canadian guide and WOODS
man. LamberCs crime was trIpie
murder. the victims being j. Wes.ey
Allan, prominent farmer OF Shirley,
ais wife ana Iheir daughter. The mur-
derel set hre 20 the iarm buildings in
an efforS 10 cover up The crime.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
Proposed Trolley Tunnel

New York City.-EGwarL L. C..
Young. President of the North Jersey
street Railway Company. has an.
nCunced that there will soon he a tro!-
ley tunnel under the Hudson River.
connecting the metropolis and Jersey
City. II said that Il YVES the intcntion
to complete The old abandoned Nor II
River tunnel. 1t is said that the
Pennsylvania Railroad is back OF this
proposed trolley tunnel.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
CAMNI6ALISM IN PHILIPPINES.
Native Sentenced to Death Who Killed
Companion and Ate Body.

NUIEi IIfIIIOII stIIH 4tI" IUUys
Washington. ID. C.-Cannibalism has
appeared in the varied list of crimes
charged against Filipinos by American
military cOurts. According 10 the rec
ord of court-martial convened i'm the
Department of the Niscayas. L. L..
which has been received at the War
Department, Raymundo Fonte, ma
tive. found his working companion.
Liberato Benlro. sleep in his Qonte's)
boat.
Fontc became enraged. killed the
siumbering man with n blow of m
car, cut Off his nose and ears. ard,
according to his own confession,
cooked and ate part OF the body. He
was sentenced to be hanged i'll Capiz,
Panay.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
Man who stole $4,000 a p.u,sr

James Henry, who has served n
seven-year sentence for the theft o.
$4,000 from the United States min.
iI7Carson City, New, and who refused
I'll take Il pauper's oath recently wen.
before the Commissioner aud took
the oath and was released.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
Shoe Trade Fairly AriIvs.

The boot and shoe trade Is still
fairly active. but the busy buying sea
son is drawing TO n close. as most of
the large jobbers have already placed
orders fo2 the bulk of their require
ments for another season.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
PilgrimA Drowned.

steamer tnat was cOnN eying Cath
olic Pilgrims 10 the shrine oI 81. ftdn-
els ut Goa, Portugal, has Tounueveu,
drowning l4O persons hIty yaruo from
the shore.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
pu.pinos Renew Their Att.c,ka

The Filipino natives are aroused by
The recent closing of ports. and are re-
newinS attacks on the American
tvoopS.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18
Rebels KII Torlx rurAirh snIdiers.

Forty Turkish soldiers have beer.
killed in Yemen, Arabia. in condic.
with tribesmen, who had rebelied OIL
. account OF excessive taxation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-12-18

Churches in Indiana viii observe
,he third Sunday in January as McA
Kinley Day.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
Shrowd ThieVerv

Americans who go abroad must ex.
pect to be robbed right and left" said
a young man who recently returned
from brief European tour. "Onc ex
poets to be held up for all sorts Of
tips. but when the beggars follow you
home you can't help feeling a sort of
admiration for their ingenuity. | went
over on one of the Red Star Line
boats. and the first thing 1 did on
landing at Antwerp was to 90 to the
cable office and send message to nv
mother, announcing my safe arrival
L paid the toll and thought no more
about 1t until got home when, among
my mail; found n letter from the
Antwerp operator, addressed in care
or my mother, saying that through an
error he had not charged me enough
for my cablegrlm sent on such and
such q date that he had been obliged
to pay the difference out of his own
pocket, and as his salary was very
small and lac had large family and
all that sort Of thing, he felt sure
would reimburse him. The amount
was trihing one, and did send him
foreign money order 1 have since
learned from experienced travellers
that had been made the victim of
systematic form OF robbery. and that
scarcely cablegram is sent from the
other side unless it is OF business
nature, that is not followed by some
such plea from the European opera
tor."-Philadeiphla Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
A TYPICAL eucKer.shop.
Vow These Concerns which Prey on tbs
Unsophisticated Arc Run

InSophisticated Arc Run.
The typical bucket-shops are gener.
nlly dingy and IN lighted because they
nrc located in old buildings whose
landlords are particular regarding tho
tenants ability to pay and care moth
ing FOR the tenants business. A quo
tatlon board occupies one side of the
room. as in stockholders Offices
throughout the land. and the custom
ers sit before it and study the quota
tions from the New York Stock Ex-
change. A ticker" whirs and clicks
away impassively, and a clerk chalks
the quotations on the board or else
records them by means of cardboard
numbers. Uptown the quotations
come by telegraph from wire direct
from the downtown" office. In GER
tain Instances bogus quotations are
given. but this seldom happens In tho
metropolis-the patrons would not tok-
crate it-though 1t takes place In in
land towns. When n customer desires
10 buy a certain stock-it is really 10
bet on rise in the price-he Gives the
cashier his money, or, theoretically. his
margin. and receives Il ticket" or
receipt, wherein the firm acknowl-
edges having purchased n certain mum.
Der Of shares of certain stock for
the customers account and risk. NJ
the last quoted price. Thus. If you
wish to go long" of five shares of
Atchison stock at As, you deposit So.
and receive your receipt showing you
have purchased the five shares at 451s
the fraction representing the bucket.
shop commission for buying. which is
the same that Is charged by members
OF the New York Stock Exchange.
Should the stock rise to 46 you would
cash in" or take your profits-receive
the difference between 451A and 45Js.
the last eighth being deducted for the
selling commission, so that on a one
point rise you make S3.75 on your five
shares. On the other hand. If the price
declined * point to 44A you are
wiped" you lose your entire So. The
commissions for buying and selling
are houses rake Off" and you really
have run OF only S71@ cents for your
dollar. In the smaller bucket shops.
where they take orders for two shares
and even for one share-they deduct
both commissions at once. so that your
ticket would read. Bought one share
OF AtchisOn at 45k," instead of 45IA.
as In the others, or 40, as it would be
in legitimate Office. Should the price
decline to AL you are ''wiped"-the
shop allows for a decline of but three
quarters of a point, so that you get
only a T5-cent run for your money.
Where stocks huctuate more than
fraction in day-and all active stocks
usually dot is very easy to be wiped
out. If you sell stock short" the
procedure Is the same.-Edwin Lee
fevre, in Harper's Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
INC DEADLY I,ouhont.

The boating season has barely
opened and yet two distressing fatal
ties are reported in which ten lives
were lost. AT Philadelphia party OF
young picknlckers In a rowboat were
swept over one of the most dangerous
dams in the Schuylkill River and seven
out OF the eight occupants were
drowned, while at Cleveland three
young men were thrown from a boat
into the river and sank before help
could reach them. This is indeed a
doleful Inauguration of a season usual
y so fraught with peril to the thought
less and inexperienced rowers. We
doubt, however. whether even this ter.
rible warning 50 early in the season
will suffice TO check the needless PEG
pie who risk their own and other peo-
pies lives In a pastime that should
only be undertaken under the most
careful direction
TO the foolish people who rock the
boat and 70 the thousands OF would
be Oarsmen who go rowing upon
streams that hide dangerous currents.
these early fatalities should prove an
effective warning. We doubt wheth-
or they viii. and the way Of safety
for their companions is 10 stay on land
and let the venturesome ana inexperl.
enced boatmcn put only their own
lives in jeopardy -Pittsburg ChrUnl.
Gle Telegraph.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

Of scion and stool, together. Tbav
should each have two or tbrcc buCs
above the cleft The scions must be of
wood of the preceding years growth
and no older TO is important to- use
sharp knife Tor making the cuts When
tho scions are inserted and .a ploce
al the cut surfaces should Doe COW
cred with grnfting Clay and
cowdung well kncadcd together I'm
equal proportions into suG maslic
my be used in place of wax. but an
things considered wax IS most dosir-
able.
a good graftIng.w wax for general uso
may be made as follows Resin. four
parts by weight. bocswax. two parts.
tailow one part Melt together and
pour into pail OF cold water. then
grcosc The hands md pun the wax un.
til 10 is nearly white. in the same way
that moIassos candy is pulled Ira ap.
plying the wax. place So in warm water
60 soften for use if too hard Crease
the hands. 10 prevent Dr. siIrs.u. TO
th'm Grating is generally performed
with greatest certainty 5ust as growth
starts in The spring. Th. buds 9n fro
scion should not hnvc started q the
Imo they are inserted plums euo,
ol.y gra0 best just before thr growth
s.ar,s-Farn and Firos.dc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
Vacation schools.

Sixteen years ago a physician. DR..
VIM. n. Barrlnger. then superintend-
ent of schools at Newark. n. j.. pro-
posed and the citizens OF Newark ac-
cepted. the plan of vacation schools.
Since that time one city or community
after another has followed the ex-
cellent example. until now there are
probably a score or more in which it
is in practical working. Nature study,
cooking, wood carving. bent-iron work,
drawing. painting. basket weaving.
caneseating, athletics are some of the
subjects taught. The wOmen's clubs
have been most active In encourage
ment of this progressive movement.
Physicians will certainly help to make
it general, and see that proper athlet-
les and physical culture are parts OF
the programme. Such schools right
~ managed, are surely great proven
tives OF disease and helpers in estab-
fishing high grade OF healthful life.
Coupled with the vacation Fairgrounds
they constitute a powerful sanitary as
well as moral influence for the better-l
ment Of the lives and bodies OF the
coming generhtlous.-Ame Medi-
cine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
many acres in so many hours. ana

many acres in so many hours. ana
there Is little variation from this.
In all this steam power farming the
tuel problem comes in for not little
consideration Primarily it does not
determine whether steam power shall
take the place OF horse power on the
big farms, but incidentally IL does q II
feet the cost and method OF work. In
regions where coal is comuaratiyclv
abundant and cheap. the fuel problem
scarcely affects the question mt ALL
but as we penetrate to the Far West.
where coal is scarce. the cost OF har-
vestlng increases fraction. until in
some States it is one cent per bushel
for wheat greater thanin Ohio or Penn.
! sylvania. On the other hand. in Cali
fornia the cost is relatively lower.
! There oil is used as fuel. and
California petroleum is VIGOROUSLY
cheap and abundant. Ii has come to
be the favorite fuel with the farmers
who operate the steam traction en-
glnes and harvesters.
In the great wheat fields OF tho
Northwest, where coal is relatively
|
utilize the grain stalks as fuel. These
are naturally too soft and lnfiamma-
bic to be of much value In their nat
| ural state. A bundle of the dried
wheat stalks will blaze up and dlsap-
pear in flame and smoke in fraction
or minute, but 1t may be possible 10
treat them in some way so that the
flame Will not consume them so read.
lily. Several attempts have been made
to use the grain stalks for fuel by
soaking them. and then COMPRISING
them into small compact brick forms.
In these experiments some sort OF
binder has been found necessary.
Pitch. tar and different kinds OF soil
have been mixed with the wet stalks,
and when hydraullcally pressed into
shape some eXcellentresults have been
obtained. The stalks have also been
cooked with steam, and then pressed
together with some sort of binder.
After ALL the cost of fuel for the
stearS power machinery is no greater
than the cost of food and bedding for
the horses. Recently this was figured
out one traction engine representing
twenty-five horses. and the balance
was considerably in favor of the ma
chine. In considering the relative diff
ference between the two, it must be
remembered that while the horses
must he fed the year round. the fuel
for the engines is needed only during
the short planting and harvesting sea-
sons. When the crops are planted or
harvested the engines require no more
fuel. Considering the short season
when work is rushed on the farm. this
should place heavy balance in favor
Of steam over horse power for farm
ing on large or cooperative scale
George T. Walsh, in Harper's Weekly.