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An Army In Danger.


Latest Of DE-. Weir Mitchell's books
is .Dr. North and His Friends" q
portly volume filed with anecdote and
incident, much OF which must be based
upon the actual experiences Of this
cultivated physician and scholar. For
many years Dr.. Mitchell has number.
ed among his friends no small share
OF the men worth knowing in the east
and from many sources has derived
the sayings with which his book
abounds. matters made essential to
the progress Of the story by exemplify.
ing the range Of its characters.
Touching on the relative sizes Of men
is an excellent story ofsthe civil war.
When the Confederates were march
ing through Pennsylvania on their way
to the fatal field Of Gettysburg they
passed little house at the roadside.
On the porch Of it stood little girl
and her mother gazing at the unusual
sight. Just behind the fence barked
Beaver, a little terrier, giving every
evidence Of his loyalty to the Union
by his voice and bearing. At last one
of the southern commanders guided
his horse on the sidewalk and SO rous-
ed the dogs ire that the little girl ap-
pealed to her mother in fright, saying:
"Oh. mamma. mamma! Please don't
let Beaver bite that army!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-07-03
Thirteen Killed by Lightning.

Chicago. July Crowded together.
in little shanty under a North Shore.
pier, u boys and young men andsone1
other met instant death by lightning
today. They had left their fish lines
and sought shelter from the fierce.
thunderstorm that deluged the north
en partzof the city about i O'Clock.
Ten minutes later their bodies lay,
with twisted and tangled limbs sslike
a nest of snakes as the men who
found them said.
Twelve sought shelter and one es-
caped. Twelve-year-old Willie Ander-
son was injured and he lay many:
minutes before he conld be drawn ont
from under the heap. Of dead bodies.
The dead are all members Of fami-
lies Of comparatively poor people and
comprised party Of men seeking re-.
lief from the heat Of the day, accom-
panied by number Of boys who had
come to wade ard swim on the beach.
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THE NEW TENANT.

Now, when he left rry LIE drew
Close Shut the easements of my heart
And locked the door, and in each part
Strange darkness reigned. forloyn and new.
There pierced no happy sunshine through
The barrier OF fastened doors:
The dust lay thick upon the fcors
Where rosemary was s:rewn and IT,.
But on certain Cay came one
Who knocked and would not be denied
And threw the rusted easement w.Ge
And entered with the wind AID s;l1.
The dinzy webs that grief Lad SPIN.
The dust that sad neglect had laid.
The faded hangings, rent ard fra.ed.
Had vanished ere his work was GcNe
Oh. he hath swept ny heart for me
Clean Of old sorrowing and doubt.
And he hath set it all about
With peace and happy certainty!
Oh, home be glad for such as he
And very sweet nor let him find
That ghost one tenant left behind,
That silent, sad eyed memory:
-Theodosia Garrison in Harper's Ba-7l
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The late Sir Frederick Gore-O OuseIey.
professor Of music at Oxford. was once
going to call on a friend in London and
asked fellow musician. the number In
which he lived in a.certain street.
..I don know his number. answered
the other. but the note Of his door
scraper is G sharp.
Sir Frederick went of ccntentedly
kicking the door scrapers all down the.
street until he came to the right one.
when be rang the bell aad we7t jp5--
London Standard.
After all. what is pulling mans ies
but trying to make good thing stretch
as far as possible T. I,h:la dsi MA
Times.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.
skobelen Before Constantinop1e.
Vow Will You smI1e:-An
Army In Danger.

Frederic Yilliers, the famous war art
list, in an photographed sketch con-
Hibuted to a London periodical gives
this picturesque description Of his last
meeting with General Skobelef:
He was far and away the most bril-
liant soldier ever met; a man with
mad ideas and sane execution. The
last time I saw him was when the
Russian army faced Constantinople q
splendid instance Of the survival Of the
fittest, 10000 grim warriors who had
come through the terrible Russo-Turk-
ish campaign under Skobeleff, ready at
q moments notice to occupy the city Of
sultans. It was q gray afternoon. The
great general stood outside his tent,
bareheaded, scalp shaven like Mus
sulman, flowing yellow beard blown
about by the wind. had arrived
from Constantinople to bid farewell
to him. as I had been ordered to Malta
TO meet the Indian contingent Skobe-
LEFT said to me-:
Not goodby. vflliers, but au revoir.
We shall meet again. but how? VIII
it be when the Russians face the Brit
ish?' for Skobe1ef fully believed, as
did most people in. 1878, that there
would be a campaign between England
and Russia,.or will you throw in
your fortunes with us and come With
me? It would be new experience
for you.
But said, general, how would II
be IL you were beaten, for you know
we English are never defeated?
He laughed and said "Well, anyhow,
I shall be well looked after. No harm
shall come to you In your case"
never saw him again.
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HIS DIs'TINGUIsHEDVIslToR
A Pompous Reception That Amused
President Crew.

A Pompous Reception That Amused
President Grevy.
NJ. Severiaro de Heredia, the minis
ter Of public works in the Rouvier cabi-s
net during the presidency Of N. Grevy,
belonged to the famous naturalized Gu
ban family, Of which another member,
the Comte desHeredia. is one Of the i'm
mortal 40 Of the French academy. Most,
Of the family have dark spins, suspi-
ciously mulatto. and other negro char
acteristics. This has. however. in mo-
wise interfered with tLeir standing in
Paris, where several Of the family have
long been prominent. The former MN
lister had also been president of the
municipal council Of Paris and depI-
ty from Paris rondissemeat.
His dark skin led to curious mig
take at the Elysee the day after he had
been appointed a member OF the Rou-
vier cabinet. According to immerorial
custom the new ministers called singly
on President Greyy tc pay their re
.spects. On the same day. as It. hap
pened, an official visit was expected
from the president of the republic Of
Haiti, who was to present his lettersto
the president. When ". de Heredia
arrived in the court OF the palace ,the
minor officials stationed there, who
were not famiharswith the new minis
ters features. judged from his Com
plexion that he wassthe: Haitian sdigni-
ta1y. The courtyard became very ani-s
mated With guards hurryIng to and fro
to their places, while one of the officers
Of the presidents military household
went to- inform NJ Grery Of the.dis-
tinguished visitors arrival.
M, de Hered5a received all this With
dignifed composure, for, never having
been minister before this, be thought
this ceremonial was probably the usnaI
one Finally, with the beating OF
drums, he was ushered into thesrecep-s
ton room, where the chief executive
stood ready to receive him. That e
cried he, It's only you, Herediar'
.s.Why, yes, NJ. lie President" replied
the puzzled minister. Grevy began to
laugh. Well he cried, you have
been minister only ~ hours and have
succeeded in turning my house upside
down. What viii you do later on?''
Chicago Herald.
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ALL is sELFIsHNEss.
The wise Mans Theory and How I.
Was Exploded.

The Wise Mans Theory and How II
Was Exploded.
y After all" said the wise man, what
Is It but se1fshness? The optimist who
goes through life whistling end singing
songs Of cheer is nH entitled to any
special credit because it is a pleasure
10 him to be happy. II itdidn't make
him glad to be happy, he wouldn't be
that way. So you see selishness lies
at the bottom Of his good cheer.
Then there is the pessimist- Is he
discouraged because he thinks 1t Is his
duty to mankind to paint dark pic
tures7 Not at all. His is another clear
case Of selfishness. He gratifes him
self By being unhappy and trying to
make others SO. Love, too, is selfish
ness. The maiden doesn't love the man
to make him glad It's her own happi-
ness that she promotes In looking rpon
him as the noblest work Of God. Mans
love for woman has back OF It the same
selfish motive.
So. too. the philanthropist's love Of
the world. He loves It and loves to do
great things. for II: because 1t gives him
"a satisfaction 70 know that he is doing
well.
Consider 1t from whatever stand
point you please, and you must always
arrive at the same conclusion. Every
thing that man does he does selfshly.
It. IS always. case :of gratifying his
own inchnations. 1t'-*.s..s..:..ss.. s..
Just thensthe wise man turned a SOM
ersault and skinned his nose against a
water plug. When he got up and look
ed around. with the look Of one who
was beginning to remember things that
had long been forgotten. his pupil
asked:
.swas I. selfishness that impelled you
to stub your toe? Did you do It be-
cause It brought a sense OF qualification
to your
"say, you confounded idiot the wise
man replied, you ought to have that
grin photographed. 1t won1d make q
good frontispiece to Darwins works.
Chicago Herald
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MARTIAL Law IN PANAMA.


Kingston, Jamaica, June 3o.-The
steamer Orinoco which arrived here
today from Colon, Colombia, reports
that martial lew has been proclaimed
in Panama owing to a report that the
rebel forces are being reorganized.
It also appears that considerable
fighting is in progress in the interior
and that the government s=sending
reinforcements, arms and ammunition
to the garrisons and also to certain
coast towns. 1t is further reported
that stringent precautions are taken in
Panama in consequence of the fear
that the rebels will attack the city
Similar conditions obtained at Colon
when the Orinoco left.
The governments alleged cruelty to
political prisoners is said to be the
cause Of the refusal of the liberals to
accant tho @nnacA terms
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A JossHousE.

Pen Pfcture.o the One In San Franz
eisco's Chinese Quarter.
In one corner Is miniature wooden.
warriors frantically riding a fiery steed
toward joss who stands in his door
way awaiting the riders coming. A
teapot OF unique design, filed with
fresh tea every day, and very small
cup and saucer are always ready for
the warrior This represents man
killed IN battle, whose noble steed,
missing his master. refused to eat and
so pined away and died. A welcome
is assured to them in the better
land If the work of man can accom-
plish It. The horse and rider are to
them (the Chinese) what the images Of
saints are to Christians. In another
corner is a tiny bowl Of water. The
gods occasionally come down and
wash. At certain times Of the year di-
rect questions are written on slips Of
paper and put into the hands Of one
Of the greatest josses. These disap-
pear. and then the joss either mods OF
shakes his head in answer.
On the altar or affairs are several
brass and copper vessels, in which the
worshiper leaves a sandalwood punk
burning in such a position that the
ashes will fall on the fine sand in the
vessel. When one Of theseis fu..i.. it is
empued into an immense bronze vase
on the balcony. and this, in turn. is
emptied into the ocean. The Chinese
take good care Of their living and new
er forget their dead. Once year, the
fourteenth day Of the seventh month,
they have solemn ceremony by which
they send gold and silver and cloth to
the great army Of the departed.
A furnace is a necessity in a joss.
house. 1t is lighted on ceremonial
days, and paper representing cloth.
gold and silver is burned. the ashes of
the materials being, in their minds.
useful in spirit land Private families
send to their relatives and friends
whatever they want by throwing the
gold. the silver and the cloth paper.
also fruits. into FIRE built in the street
in front of their houses. The days of
worship come on the lst and 18th of
each nlonth.-AIolern5C Culture.
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# You Cant See Well Call on
BECKER OPTICAL COMPANY,
PHONE AZ

For,the next 80 days, while our Opiti-
cal Parlors are being remodelled with
the building in which we are, We will
make special prices.
Office over Store just vacated
by Levi Brothers, next door to
O'Donnell & Co. The most COM
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make glasses in all the latest shapes
and forms, straighten cross eyes with
out the use of the knife or pain. We
have the only lens grinding establish
ment in North and South Carolina.
Is years experience. Will fill your
physician S prescription with the great
est accuracy.
Prices reasonable. No ready made
glasses handled. Testimonials like the
following from one Of South Carolina's
most prominent citizens on file.
Chambers of R. G. Watts, Judge
Fourth Circuit
DR.. Arthur Becker, Manning, S. C.:
Dear Sir The glasses you made for
me are superb and supply most salts
factorilv long felt want. unhesita
tingly recommend anyone who desires
glasses to patronize you and am conf
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you furnish them With the best
wishes for your prosperity. am
Yours truly,
R. r. G. Watts.
Do not neglect this opportunity and
thereby abuse the greatest organ God
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Office hours from 9 a. M. until p.
nj. and ? p. NJ until p. M, every
day except Sunday.
BY consulting us yon get the work
Of an expert at no more cost than an
ordinary optician.
ARTHUR BECKER. NJ. d. d. o.
Manager.
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sEATENcED IMPOSED upon
COLONEL Wa. NEAL.
Vas Given -Four Months in IaiI
and Fined 1000.

Stand up. VIM a. Neal ~ said
.sJndge Gary after he had refused tie
motion for a new trial In the rather
saemarkable case against the former
s1pssrIntendent Of the State peniten-
fiaIy. : Have you anything to say why
1zmsstould not be sentencd, the jury
zsing convicted you OF failure to turn
Bpsf money TO your successor in Office
w1ff1n 80 days after he had quail
fed3s, -
Thep nsoner at the bar with superb
SELF control turned TO his attorneys.
1. Boggs shook his head. s Moth
InE,,' replied Col. Neal to the ques-
t7ms of the court.
A hush fell npon the court room.
There was pity in the hearts Of many
3er The man who, deserted. it's said,
by many whom he has befrieaded, has
sutfered the reproach Of many for the
p1st three years, had Just been coz
1icted bysa jury of his countrymen and
was now standing IN the presence of
efhe court awaiting cond demnation upon
the least Of the charges preferred
against him.
Judge Gary. with touch of enc
hon in his voice, proceeded to pro-
neunce the sentence, which is that
Col Neal shall pay fine of s1,OO0
nad be confined in Richland county
jal for four months. He will not be
required to work or to wear stripes.
Judge Cry said
IL do not propose to harrow your
5eelings by expressing any views I
may entertain with reference to this
ease. / simply desire to state, how
eyer. that I derive no personal pleas
11e in passing the sentence of the law
upon you. I take it the conviction
Itself will be sufficient admonition to
yua therefore, will content myself
with simply passing what l conceive
to be the penalty warranted by that
verdict. The sentence of the court is
that you pay the sum Of 81, 900 and be
EonEned in the county jail of Richland
Bcr the period of four months. / will
not go to the extent of confning you
to labor or even to wearing stripes. I
simply content myself to sentence you
TO the county Jail taking that to be a
Sufficient requirement under the law
as conceive it. Take your seat.
Soon after the sentence was pro-
nounced the attorneys for Col. Neal
gave notice of an appeal to the su-
preme court, and asked for Col Neal
to be released on 5000 bond, pending
the action OF the higher court. This
was granted.
There was not much furry or blus-
ter or speechmaking on the motion for
"A new trial. But the reasons assigned
by the counsel for Col. Neal are very
rzustic, charging unfairness and Par
tiaIity on the part Of the Judge presld-
ing. Judge Gary declined TO notice
this charge against him, but remarked
that he was willing for his charge to
the jury to be his only defense. he IS
willing for the supreme court to decide
The issue.
When the court opened, Mr.. julius
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GOT Y. i. NEAL FOUND GUILTY.
he Failed TO Turn Over Money TO.
His Successor.

Columbia, June 29.-s1 The State VS.
8 w A Neal, Indictment for failure TO
turn over moneys to his successor.
Verdict: Guilty, with recommen-
dation to the mercy Of the Court. j.
N Vanmetre, foreman.
slhte highest punl attached
bv law to the crime OF which a Neal IS s
ssfennd guilty fine Of one Thousand
dollars and Imprisonment not exceed
7ng twelve months
What deal Of history and wnat a
record Of political ups and downs there
rs An this briefly told story. Ten years
Age, even five years ago, who would
have dreamed Of such a verdict against
HE man who was once called the
King Maker and the Mark Hanna
nf South Carolina politics?
a week ago the verdict was notsex-
pected, and it was stated IN paper
that It was merely astechnical offence
and trial, but Attorney General Bel
s4inRer threw his great ability, and all
his force aud knowledge into the case,
aad ifs credit there be 1.-THE verdict
1t belongs to him and to the straight
forward presentation Of the law by
Judge. Earnest Gary. Itswas a hard
5oaght legal battle, and no lawyers
could have done better than did
aessrsJulius T.. Boggs and z. H.
Nelson. elhnger had the sup
port Of Solicitor Thurnaond. Mr..
Nelson made capital argument for
iis client and presented the cause in
Sfhe strongest way, and insisted upon
The point that Col, Neal swore thatshe
had turned the money IN question over
sfD the bank and that it had been prop
aE1y spent, and that the State had not
proven this to be incorrect.
sA Attorney General Belinger was SUI
perb IN his oratory and appeals. 1t
hikes man to attack men, and facts
and condi tions as he did today In his
argument. He flayed the defence and
did not spare Col. Neal or his wit.
aesses.
Judge Gary held that if Col.
Neal collected the money in question,
and did not expend 1T for legitimate.
purposes, and then failed
10 turn it over to his successor within
thirty days, then he was guilty under
The statute. The payment to the
bmdsmen was not a compliance with
the statute and not at defence
Judge Gary held that the law egcus-
ed htWo classes: Children and idiots
5or the insane. TO plead insanity it
nanst be shown that the party could
mot distinguish between right and
wrong. Hf the party knew the differ
5ence between right and wrong insanity
Ras= =notsa defence, but if he did not
know the difference between right and
wrong twas complete defence.
hen the verdict was brought IN
and read MI. Boggs moved for new
sttrial, and it was decided that the mo-
Hon vi be heard on Monday morn
ng IN the meanwhile Col Neal IS
,nnder bond and was not deprived of.
his aliberty If the new trial is not
allowed it's generally thought that an
appeal TO the Supreme Court viii be.
;taken It may be noted that in the
Assman case, which is the only other
ease of conviction under the same
astattntes as Col Neal, the offender was
sentenced to three months In the coun-
81 jai News and Courier.
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Kansas City, Mo-, June 3o.-Mis-
souri, and Kansas are suffering from
hot winds that threaten great damage
to corn. Atchison, Kansas. reports
the greatest drought in northwestern
Kansas since 1850, a warm wind hav-
ing blown from the south almost un-
ceasingly for the past seven days.
Abilene, Kansas, reports los degrees
weather with many fields in south
Dickinson county ruined. Mexico,
Mo-. dispatch says the thermometer
in that part of the State registered 1O1
yesterday and today, and if rains don't
come soon the farmers will have to
put theirstock on the market immedi-
ately to save it. Sedalia, No.. reports
103 degrees in the shade, with the
statement that another week of similar
weather will make certain failure
Of the corn in central Missouri.
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Vow VIII You smiIef

Mrs. Kendall is nothing IL not I'm.
pulsively genial. and the imperturba-
bility Of certain characters has often
curiously irritating effect upon her.
She was shopping one day at certain
well known stores and, having COM
pleted her purchases, took leave Of the
assistant who had served her with
a friendly Good morning." There was
no reply. In that hardworking dam.
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sells busy career there was no time
probably for the minor gentlenesses
Of life. "Say good morning and smile!s
exclaimed Mrs. Kendall impetuously.
The girl stared in mute amazement.
..Then shall remain here until you
do" said the great actress in the most
persuasive but yet in the frmest tones,
This was too much for the girl. Good
morning" she said, and burst out
laughing. From that hour Mrs. Ken
daps appearance at the stores in ques.
ton was the signal for an outburst OF
geniality.-Philadelph Telegraph.
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New York.June 30.-The relief from
the killing heat of the last week
which was promised today in the
shape of thunder storms, did not ma
teralize. There was an increase in
the deaths reported today over yester-
day. though the number of simple
prostrations was not so large Up to.
midnight tonight nineteen deaths from
heat had been q recorded and twenty
prostrations. The deaths yesterday
numbered eleven.
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Pendleton, June 29.-W. B. Williams
committed suicide today at his home
near Septus, eight miles abovesAnder-
son. Williams while serving inathe
capacity Of constable last fall, shot.
and killed Jesse Green, colored.
Whether or not from this cause it will
be left for conjecture, but since then
Williams has been depressed in spirits
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

According to The american Lawyer,
there are In the United States no fewer
than 250,000 habitual criminals.
Gold seekers in Alaska have found
at Chignik bay, only five miles from
the harbor, a coalfeld II miles in
length.
Since the treaty Of peace was signed
in 1911 Germany has not extended her
territory by a single acre on the conti-
nent of Europe, but she has increased
her population by 5000, 900.
The legislative council Of Victoria.
Australia, has for the sixth time re-
jected the woman's suffrage bill. It
has also rejected a proposal to submit
the question to a referendum.
The Howard Gardner Nichols Memo
rial library building, which has recent
" been dedicated in Alabama City,
Ala, is said to be tie first building
erected in the state expressly for Ii.
brary purposes.
Hohkonigsburg. in Alsace, the re-
mains Of al early medieval castle, is
to be restored by the kaiser after the
manner in which Pierrefonds was re-
built by the architect Violet le Due for
the Empress Eugene.
One hundred and forty-one tourists.
composing parties, are said to have
climbed Mont Blanc between June 6
and Oct. Of the year 1900. OF these
climbers 80 were Swiss. IS French. Is
German and 13 American. No other
country was represented by more than
five climbers.
Probably the most remarkable elec-
ton ever held in this country was that
for seven municipal officers at Eudora,
Miss, recently. Only eight votes were
cast, seven Of them by the candidates
who were elected, and six Of those cam
didates were judges and commissioners
Of the election.