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cdd Drfnking cups.

When every man got drunk and vas
proud Of it in olden days. much ingenn-.
ity was expended in the construction
of queer and elaborate drinking YES
sells, and many such ere yet to be.
found in museums. especially in Ger
many
One preserved in Berlin museum
represents Diana mounted on a stag.
and surrounded by hounds and hunts
men. The cup consists Of the hollow
body Of the silver stag. the head OF
which is removable. The piece stands
fourteen inches high. 1t was made at
Augsburg in 1910 1t is also an auto
mobile propelled by ciockwork conceal
ed in the base.
Trick cups which drenched the unini-
tiated were very popular. Another va
riety contained wine and water in sep
arate compartments The. drinker who
did not know how to manage them
filed bis mouth with water. though the
cup was apparently full of Vine
The glass with the fighting hares. IN
the same museum. belonged 20 o#Fried-
rich Wilhelm l. The hares represent
two Of his ministers and boon COM pam
ions.-New York. Herald.
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Neutrality Not Violated.

Washington, April 22-The report
of Col Crowder, who investigated.th
shipment of horses and mules to South
Africa from the port of Chalmette,
La, was laid before the cabinet today
by the president. While the report is
incomplete, it developed that the con-
clusion was reached by the president,
from what he had seen of it, that
there is not sufficient evidence to show
past or present violation of neutrality
and consequently there is-no warrant
for Intervention. Col Crowder made
some additions to his report during
the afternoon, and tonight he went
over the matter very thoroughly with
the president and the attorney gene
raj.
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OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.
when PeIts Were ns Plentiful al
ya1nfo. T,, fi,e Stafe-ess

When PeIts Were ns Plentiful as
Pennies In the State.
Probably few people know that the
original name of the state Of Tennes-
see was Franklin OF that in 1lS9 the
salaries Of the officers Of this common
wealth were paid in pelts, but the fol-,
lowing is correct copy Of the law:
ABe it enacted by the general assem-.
bly, Of the state Of Franklin,an and it is
hereby enacted by authority Of the
same. that from and after the 1st day
of January, 1888, the salaries Of this
commonwealth be as follows-to wit:
..His excellency the governor, per an
mum, 100 deerskins.
..His honor the chief justice, 500
deerskins.
..The secretary to his excellency the
governor, 500 raecoon skins.
County clerk, 300 beaver skins.
esClerk: Of the house of commons, 20O
raccoon skins.
Justices fee for serving warrant.
one minksk1n.''
AT 5l0GCe LlIlie@ltei SIdlS4Ols @s1SAAAA11AA.
extended to the east bank Of the Mis-
sissippi river, and on the west bank
was that great unknown forest region
Of Louisiana. It was then terra in
cogniita, . save few canoe landings
and Indian trading pests on the river
banks. It was known as the district
Of Louisiana and in 1905 was made
the territory Of Louisiana.
The state Of Franklin, which be-
came Tennessee in 1896, was almost
as little known. The now great city
Of Memphis was a mere trading post
and was not laid out as village until
1920.
Pelts were as plentiful In those days
as pennies and much better distributed
for purposes OF currency and barter.
The pioneers were perhaps as happy
and as well contented as Is the average
citizen now.-Arkansas Gazette.
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JUST ESCAPED II gin G.
DR.. Mudd. who Mended John Wi1ke1i
Booth,s Broken Leg. ss5Es1

DR.. Mudd. Who Mended John Wf1kesf
Booths Broken Leg.
Mudd was physician, and twas toll:
his house that Booth had ridden on theit
night Of his great crime. There hisi;
broken leg had been set and there hef'
had been secreted for one day. Thef:
doctor was an educated man Of ofsrefnedf
and dignifed manner. He had neYerE
quite recovered from his surprise thstI
any one should find fault with him for I
setting a broken bone for stranger.
He always asserted that he did notf
know Booth and was not aware at thei
time that Booth had committed ai.
crime. But Mudd had been an ardentt
secessionist. He was accordingly sensl
fenced to imprisonment for life.
It was a hard fate to be called uponf4
for professional services BY: "a Wounded1:
desperate and then narroWly to escapef
hanging for. it. The trial and sentencef
were terrible blow, from which Muddt
never recovered. He had slefta deyotedf
wife at his home in Maryland andshfsI
mental suffer1ngs were so severe thati
he seemed always on the verge fStn:;fI
sanity. He had at first been puttoll
work with eelbazToW;; but, haYingf
never done any manual labor, he Was
rapidly failing under the combined
physical and mental strain For tIsI
reason directed that be be hansfenedl
to the prisoners hospital as nurse
There he made himself exce.dinslyIi
useful, and there he might haYe8re-it
NAMED had not his shomes5chesssfns
evil hour overcome his judgment Yhilsesi1
a ship lay at the wharf he contrived4toss;3 3
get aboard and secrete himself IN the
coal bunkers He was of course dis
covered, and then he learned what i,es
did not know before; that no ship
allowed to san undl it wan ascertaInea
that every prisoner vas II IDS plaess
he was Immediate placed 90 sohtaEgs 3.
confinement waare remained sever
al months.-McC Cures Magazine
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COOKING HINTS.

Don't add lard, molasses or sugar 70
bread Il you wish to Keep well and be
wholesome
Potatoes baked thoroughly, but not
allowed to turn dark, are the best to be
used Tor creamed potatoes.
n salad dressing curdaes when being
mixed, add a little cold water, STIR stir
quickly, and It will become quite
smooth.
Il tea Be & ground Ike .coree or crush.
ed immediately before boiling water IS
poured upon Il, it vii. Yield nearly dou-
bic the amount Of It's exhilaratfng quail
ides.
if q sliced onion and carrot are cook.
ed with veal twill be found that the
favor OF the rather tasteless meat ts
much improved. Veal outlets rely for
their favor on the tomato sauce that
IS usually served with them.
"a delightful favor IS sometimes gfy-
en- .to steak By placing st overnight IN
d bath Of Oh and vinegar. In the morn-
;fnr It is wiped before Tie broiling, but
enough of the mixture has been alb
sorbed to give It a decided flavor.
II in making split pea soup a teacup-
ful of whipped cream is put in the
tureen Just as the soup is poured over,
the improvement IN favor Of the soup
viii be noticeable. This puree has
sometimes fat, even watery taste
that3is not at all agreeable, which the
whipped cream entirely removes.
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GEN OF ORR TORY.
Hon. Emory Speer's Beautiful In
PRODUCTION Of Fr. De La Nor
iniere.

ID introducing Rev. e. de Ia;
Morimere at the Academy of Music
Macon, Ga, pr1l "a, Judge Speer
used the following languages
Ladies and Gentlemen South
land Glones, vii the theme of the
reverend and beloved orator whom
this evening it IS my privilege to
present.
Sz9ssH low rational are its associa-
ttions How the heart tthrob qnickens,
and the tear unbddden comes. when
we recall that farSnaung battle line of
gray. For q. thousand leagues on the
mountain crest, IN the dark defle, on
snany sHick field by many fa
nous food, from The green slopes and
tangled forests of iIginia, to- the
flower sbegemmed pralfles OF the Lone
Star state, with Watchful ward and
bayonetss bright, with steafast nerve
and deadly am npheld glory
the Red Cross flag until; with reeklng
tube and non shard their aNant
hearts were sti1ed, and The warriors
banner took to meet the war
Tors soul @
seven years have flown since
Sthe yernal beautIes Of that spring,
when the heroespf the gray fnrled the
conquered banner. Wittfh OUT gyalant5
ffoemen, then, We are brethren now.
The buds and Blossoms IN orchard and
IN wood, the sfecnna field, the spring.
ing corn hiich ngaied theeyes Of the
worn aud wasted veterans coming
home, but sharbingered thegroWth OF;
EEhas great .AHnerlcaniSm ito come, fer
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Bnby,s Name.

But why did xou name your baby
after his most disrcputable eencestorss
the surprised friend asked the proud
young mother.
We'll. you see ] expect him tos inasss
prove on the former bearer Oft the
name. Indeed. he hardly can help S
because the ancestor was so very bad
If i had named him after the nostsdls
tinguished member Of the famiiy tle
might not have lived up to the name
Rabies hardly ever do when they aTas
named for great personages, as y have
often noticed."-Sew York Press. ss1
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W9DD MEN iyERsARY.
Yoa Can doia This Great iasurance Or
iiisr for IWo Dollars.

Friday, ie'a;iy June 6tt7h, is the Twelfth
Anniii,vasefsary of the so,Tfganiz zation of The
Woodim1isn 81 the e World, the 4th largest
life insurance fraternity II ii the United
States. The growth of The order IN
the short space Of % years has been.
phenomenal; the membership now
exceeds 2lO, ,0oo and moro than SIC, 600,
0oo have been paid in settlement Of
death claims.
The growth and popularity Of the
order resulted from merit alone and
anyone examining the plans under
which it operates cannot fail to be
convinced that it is the best and most
business like of all fraternal insurance
orders ard thatzit affords its members
the greatest security and the cheapest
insurance to be had. A reserve or
emergency fund assures a limit Of
only 2ssssessments year. No extra
assessments, no step rate ssplan increas-
'iail ing asmoant Of assessment each year.
The assessment rate is always the
same as IS established:for the age at
coming. The rate is graduated accord
ing to age from IS cents per thousand
at Is to 25syears to 81 Is. per thousand
for 50 years.
To.commemorate the Twelfth Ami.
yersary it has been decided to reduce
the entrance fee to SO for one day only.
This includes medical examination
and all other expenses. Applications
should be handed In to some member
of Hollywood Camp at once-al ap-
plcations must be. in on or before
May 7tla
If You want insurance-you certain
ly need insurance-now is the time to
secure-s2 admits you to membership
in the Woodmen of the World if ap-
plication is made between this date
and May 7th.
Literature and full particulars may
be procured of r. S. Hood, Clerk, or
any other member of Hollywood Camp,
". of W. Sumter, S. 60.
April l5r1na.
A petition for the pardon Of Albert
DeBlain, colored, who was sent to the
penitentiary several years ago for man
slaughter, has been gotten up and Mr..
&c. Haynsworth went to Columbia
last Friday to present it to the Gov
ernor, DeBlain shot Peter Blair to
death in fight that occurred III the
section of the city known as Golden
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PELLETS OF SNOW 4: { /


How Thsy. TllnEi hndd BRIT q
dfrohdaek lke1 f6n.
on q good ariff tsnnakIng dxy thes
Adirondacks the SNOW comes not ainss:
the star shaped fakes that looksds
pretty when porhtay ayed:pns page of the
dictionary, but % 1ssnna4l pellets Ihess#
pellets are IN shape Ike tiny Whastas
footballs usually and they come gotE:s|
cand tumbhng down a s. wind as the2
had been licked ftcr Tor "a aAii,, haifss;
BACK gods of the gale. alAdid Set
they roli ana tmiiibbii tumble and Bound ssheysS
ind lodging places, and as the fd1eIs
Eazes he seer flhens iia in e ohSs
tie crest of the; road cut Higher aaesS
higher grows the pae, falrmlng dsSas
a vertical wan, but before this sllsas
risen three inches # Is seen 20 overhanss.
the gulch. ss,,ssssssss|
IS peI1ets Il some way SIS eaeh :othsta
bricks would, until the serhangd gdsne1S
shaps q fifth as great as the eleYat ionosSsE
the wall, and then, oussand
possible as it would seem 1.-The unas@
custoned observer, a lip forms onsthes'
crest of the wal, and soon.ft begingsagss
droo,p and hang down. Wider and dlslols
ger It grows, farther and fartherIfgg
droops, q & unul its sbape iis s preciseI akss kss
the lp m formed on d huge wave |asas
s Il breaks on q shoal water. beach I 5fsS
+b,a,f are ten feet wide and hang down
three feet clear Of all, though sbutsssz
or eight inches thick where theys9oaaasss
the chin Of the wal, are not unceIas s9l,ss|
mon. mon By what ma SIC S i that thess
frozen, oblong pellets that so bounding
along as smerrily as footballs form!S1s1nntesg
such a shape as th.lt? sOf coursesst[fc:att thss
storm continues a tine usnally comes
when the lips breat; Off because ftheEs| S
great weight. And then no neWssssslpss
forms to replace the lost one. The gtloNs
merely drops over into the Zee of;.1hss
wall and gradually fills the cutting
Scribner's.
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Eow She Voted.

A cynical bachelor listening to SsoIaaM
women who were discussing ien1aaas
suffrage was asked By one cf thelnsfot
his views on the question ssssssssSsss
He replied thus, with great deibera
ton: IL once heard OF womanSWha
was asked how she had voted the
recent election. In my plum ceaoreds
gown, was the answer.
Then the cynical bac chelor bowed and8E
escaped. Ckicago Chronicl
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Easter Elections at stateburg.

stateburg, April 21.-The Easter
Monday elections Of the church Of the
Holy Cross Stateburg resulted as fol-
Wardens-Dr. W. ". Anderson,
Mr.. j. e. Frierson.
Vestrymen-H.sL. Pinckney, Sr., ~.
r. FLUID, DE-. r NJ. Dwight, j. S.
Pinckney, Screven Moore, E.. 2.
Burgess, W. ID. Frierson, ". j. Rees.
Delegates to Diocesan Council-J.
S. Pinckney and P. Burgess, Drs.
Dwight and W.ssAnderson.
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A RIVER or LAND.
sAstonfshfns Amount of Earth That
Flows Down the Mississippi.

sAstonfshfnE Amount of Earth That
Flows Down the Mtsstssippt.
.The capacity Of the Mississippi for
filing up canals and old channels ds
something awful, says John Swain q
Alnslee,s. eminent engineers have
Found that the amount OF solid matter
Annually carried past Yicksburg IN sus-
pension is enough to make block OF
eaSfh 500 feet high and a mile square.
FIFTY feet OF the top Sof this Is spread
around on the valley between here and
the sea, and the rest goes out Into the.
gulf Of Mexico to build up more CONT
nent. ssssss.e...s .4..s.
.Think what that means. Instead OF
"a river Of water this Is a rire- Of land
If would make a solid stream of earth
I'VE feet deep and nine feet wide fow-
ing night and day as fast as a man can
walk, four miles an hour, all sliding
down off the northern half Of the coun-
try toward the sea. Year In, year out.
that endless line Of earth goes on. It
would take force Of more than $4,000
men working in eight hour shifts to
th.ow the dirt into the stream. suppos-
ing the river bed were rigid and an In
exhaustible supply Of dirt on the bank.
It would make 25.000, 600 wagon loads
every year. .s
But here-what are the use OF such
figures? Below yicksburg-a above
It, too, to an extent-we have the earth
itself to speak Tor it. Except for the
occasional fragments OF the line Of
bluffs along the. eastern edge below
here which bob up at Fort Adams, at
Natchez. at Grand Gulf. at Baton
Rouge, at Port Hudson, there is noth-
Ing about the level OF the high water
river except the artificial levees. These
are in places miles back. great earthep
banks, sometimes thirty feet high or
more. sodded and free from trees.
which protect the wonderfully fertile
region behind them.
And all this level country which
the river overfows and fertilizes is
constantly increased By this river of
dirt which the Mississippi brings down
from the inner region. gathered ell the
way from the Rockies TO the Allegha-
MES. Sometimes the river starts to eat
away this land that it has made. In a
single sumnler. if it will. it eats away
half mile OF it out Of some bend. 1t.
cuts it out sometimes an acre At o
r.
leyees and all else.
.sThe river is notea uniformly moving
stream. One side or the middle moves
swiftly; the other parts are still or
sluggish. Sometimes even these run
up stream. The swift part is the chan
mel current and runs in the deepest sec.
tons. 1t makes crossings whenever
driven off shore by a promontory-
These crossings are dumping places
for the surplus earth the river las.
picked up in the bend it is eating.
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YorkMilie, April 22.T65e suit Of
Samuel W. Mitchell against certain:
members o,f Hickory Grove Camp,
Woodmen of tie World, and the Sow
;eiign i Camp 81 the order for $4,000
damages ffor int injuries received during
initiation, began hefe this afternoon
and promises to have unusual Interest.
Judge Watts IS presiding and there
are lawyers s'eat and witnesses fom Far
away Nebraska.
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Notice TO Telephone Subscribers.

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Subscribers will please add to their
directories the following
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Summerton-1O Carrigan Bros, mdse,.
near Summerton.
202l7 Ingram, ". H., res, States
burg.
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summerton-12 Moore, Dr.. NV. r.,
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sllIEl:DIlGlEfIEiD news NOTES.
aasd FINES for 6orfng ciasses-Per
sond Hems ef lnferest.

#edgefsld, April 9.-Ffocuring Tie
necassitiesfor the snstenance Of life
isa probasm HE IaboTrng classes have
seoinffonltinx them ,ss shfssyear Statistics
pfoTe thatspSoE7sions cost fea1ae CON
ssdinsrsonesthsf more 41oWssthan they
ala three years ago. But there. is nc
relief IN sight, for The. PLANTER is not
i7n shane To- Increase wages, and Che
merchant Is selling his groceries at a
s1aailsssr pfu than ever. SO. it rs
lsft With t6seilnl eto work Their oWn
safSa tion Plant more corn and raise
more dogs Ef spaYlng 81 per bushel
fots Corn Wl not convince a plansaT
fSat hehas been: negIecHng hisc corn
d66ot. knp 'ala VIE. And 49,
scShts Bacon ought to create. 81 more
fi;eddI feeling for the halsifsstarved
LITTLE pigs that aTe often left out In
tie. weather W7tho even q Eshelterat
nsght
One ofsoIr rG1endst thoGght.of walk;
Ing ii down Co tie xsposiitiion, but after
reading an sedltorlalln Ihe State on
The $1-5o rate On Tuesday he has
decided It Is cheaper to take the cars,
don see how he can get out of it
nov without taking The trip. 5ss
Messrs Thomas,
5Hnf mn FRA IN " sEor;;, and Miss
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Phy.ically. Not Mentally. 81 !

Phy.icnlly. Sot Mentally
Dick-You were born to be q writer.
Charlie.
Charlie Dlushlngl ly)-Ah, you Seem
Some Of the things Hve turned
Dick-No. was thinking Whist ~
spleudid ear you have for carryingas
pea Stra Y Stories. sssSSSSsssssss
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Cairo, Ill. April 21.-Although no
complete list Of either the victims or
of the survivors Is yet obtainable, in
vestigation today indicated that at
least one-half Of the l50 people on the
City of Pittsburg were lost when that
i'll fated steamer was boarded yester-
day at Ogdens landing between this
city and Paducah. Many of those who
we're brought to this city are suffering
from injuries. exposure and fright.
The number aboard was about equally
divided between passengers and crew,
the latter suffering the greater loss in
casualties. The names of many Of the
eroustabouts' we're not known and
the number drowned or burned is not
likely everto be ascertained.
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AGENTS WANTED

Life Of t. Dewitt Talmage,
by his Son, REV. FRANK DEWITT TAI
MAGE and associate editors of Christian
Herald. Only book endorsed by family.
Enormous profit for agents who act quick
ly. Outfit 10 cents. Write Immediately.
Clark & Co., 222 S. 4th ST., Philadelphia,
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Hi. scheme.

His Scheme.
Filbert-.aren't you afraid to be so
knowing about poker when your wife.
is around?
Kilty-Quite the contrary. 1t is the
man who laughs the Ioudest over a
poker joke who knows the least about
the game My wife knows that. and it
is my cue to be the man who does the
loud laughter.-Boston Transcript.
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MEMS FROM The WIRES.

Washing ton, April 21.--Secretary
Shaw has forwarded to Surfmen John
r. O'Neal and Horatio Drynkwater
each gold medal for conspicuously
heroic service in saving life from the
wreck of the schooner Jennie Hall
near Virginia Beach, Va, December
81, 1900, Silver medals also were for
warded to George W. Whitehurst, ".
II. Partridge, John H. Carroll, j..
". Sparrow and Bennett M. Sim
mons, all members of the Dam Neck
Mills Life-saving Station, Virginia
Beach, for bravery on the same occa-
sion. n.
Washington, April 21.-Without a
word Of discussion Of the merits Of the
measure, the senate today passed the
river and harbor bill, carrying appro-
priations about SIC, ,0oo, 900. So thor
.oughly had The: bill been considered
by the commerce commission that
every senator was content that it
should pass as reported from the COM
nj ttttee.
Washington, April 21.-The United
States Supreme Court today granted
leave the State of Washington to
file an original bill for an Injunction
against the Great N Northern Railroad
Company, the N Northern Pacific Rail
road and the Northern Securities Com
pany in accordance with the petition
Of that State recently filed in the
Court. The opinionsin the case was
delivered By Chief Justice Fuller, VINO
stated that the Court had always
exercised the utmost care in its pro-
3ceedings ia original cases, and the
present decision TO grant leave to file
was intended to he entirely Withont
prejudice TO either party at interest.