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Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
The Rhodes Scholarships.

I, Iifa cecil Rhodes did many great
things. In death he did the greatest
one Of all when by his Will he estap-
lished two scholarships at oXioro
University, England, for each of the
present states and territories Oh inc
United States. This constitutes one OF
the nobiest legacies ever left to peo-
pie by a citizen Of another country
He was generous to students of Ger
man BIRTH to be nominated by the
Kaiser, and also to those in the Eng
lish colonies, though by no means SO
generous. since he endOws but nNe
German scholarships, and two in each
of the English colonies. The codlcii
in which he explains his reasons lor
this great bequest gives the Keynote
to the nature of the man, who. with an
his faults, was one of the few master
minds of modern times: For good
understanding between England
Germany and the United States will Sc
cure the peace of the world and edu-
cational relations form the strongest
tie
These scholarships, as far as they
affect this country, mean that mere
after 100 American boys, presumably
graduates of our colleges, shall be sent
each year to the famous Old EnSlish
university for the finishing touches Oh
, their education. The provisions are TOT
, Il three years course there, and the
amount of each scholarship allows an
income of s45OO for this time, or $1,000 a
year, and the student ought to get
along very comfortably on that The
+ details Of the selection of the two stu
dents from each state, each year, are
yet to be perfected but that will not be
| difficult matter. Scholarship Will not
| be the only basis of selection as Mr..
Rhodes specifically urges that the
/ physical and moral qualifications be
| also considered.
The American educational world has
only warmest praise for the act of the
South African empire founder and the
spirit which prompted it. 1t is not
| that better advantages are afforded the
student at Oxford than at the great
American institutions of learning, but
! it is the opportunity for observation
! and travel abroad which is particularly
valuable. and particularly the oppor-
| tunity to learn more of the history, in
stitutions and customs of the mother
| country. The number of American
students who will go to oxford is pro-
| portiOnally too insignificant to affect
our own universities or our own people,
| but it will be large enough to more
| closely unite the great English speak
ing people. That it will Anglicize the
young men of America, or any part
of them, is a ridiculous idea. There
| is much more reason to believe, as
| one English editor has remarked, that
the American youth at Oxford will
| have more effect on that ancient seat
of learning than it will have on them.
| Now, to make things even and to make
the Rhodes bequest effective in it's
broadest sense, there should be found
| ed. by some Of our multi milliOnaires,
an equal number of scholarships in our
American universities for young Eng
| lishmen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

1t is the habit of Bath-hOuse John of
Chicago to give poor devil dime for
a drink when asked to do SO, to send
provisions to the family of an unfortu-
nate constituent occasionally, and to
help him out on his rent when he is in
arrears. The constituent doesn't stop
to consider where Bath house John
gets his money. He is too grateful to
be particular as to that detail. But he
goes to the polls on election day and
votes for the man whom he reckOns his
generous bcnefaCtor. THIS is the way
Bath house John wins.-BostOn Herald.
That is the method of many a boss
in other cities than Chicago. Their
generosity, even though it is not
wholly unselfish in nature and though
the source of their wealth will not bear
investigation, does vast amount of
good. 1t is not unnatural for the con-
stituent to be grateful, and one vote at
each election for his benefactor can
we'll be understood and pardoned; but
when he comes to voting a dozen times
in as many precincts, terrorizing those
who would vote for the other man, and
assisting in the colonization of hordes
of hoboes in the interests of his bene-
factor, the constituent carries his ex-
preston of generosity too far. Bath
house John of Chicago has no use for
the man whose conscience or time will
allow him to cast only one vote.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

The New York Mail and Express
does timely service in pointing out
the injustice that has been done the
massive intellect of Griggs of Georgia.
Inc place of leader of the coming
democratic congressional campaign is
MS not by chance, but by fright. For
ne Is the first and only man in
erica VINO has been able to furnish
fuii. clear, succinct and wholly salts
factory definition of what Democracy
OF today consists. He defines n
democrat as anybody opposed to the
poilcy OF the Republican party"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

The Massachusetts legislature ha.
decided not to appropriate $4,000, OF
any other sum, for a statue Of Benja
min Butler. The action is very mucl
to its credit, or rather to the credit O.
the people of Massachusetts, whose al
most unanimous protest caused tn,
resolution to be dropped as though i
were red hot potato.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

1t doesn't signify much that one of
hrugers sons and "a of his relatives
nave taken the oath of allegiance to
England. That is only a fraction O.
one per cent. of his descendants and
relatives. and the rest are still armed
to the teeth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

New Hampshire's Fast day is April
IL, week before that of Maine. The
New Hampshire proclamation, by the
way. like many of those issued in the
Granite state, is a remarkable docu-
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Senator Depew greatly enjoys the
numerous jokes which come his way
concerning his wedding, but how about
the blushing bride?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
How Could She?

'I'd like to see Miss Passay," said the
man at the door.
You can't" replied the maid. ''shes
got the toothache.'
Impossible, for I'm from her dentists
and I've got her teeth here in this pack
age"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
Her First Marketing.

Mrs. Youngv!.c-I want to get some
salad.
Dealer-Yes m. How many heads?
Mrs Youngwife-O! Goodness, | thought
you took the heads off. | just want plain
chicken salad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
THAT CHAPTER.

A Chapter on SCOTS Emul
sion often holds a prominent
position in the histories Of
weak children.
The gist of that chapter
'sually reads like this:
Child weak and thin
began with small doses Of
ocott's Emulsion three times a
iay-after a week appetite i'm.
proved-soon a little stronger
child more lively-weighs
more.
And SO it goes till the child
is reported well and strong.
Send for Free Sample.
SUIT & BOVINE, Chemists, 4oo Pearl ST.. N. Y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Now who will found scholarship so
that few hundred young Englishmen
may come over to American colleges,
each year?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
The Reason of IL,

Fred-You won't lend me a "V?" Why
you loaned an TX" to Borroughs, and
he's almost a stranger to you.
Ned-Well?
Fred-Well, I'm an old friend
Ned-Exactly, and | don't want to lose
you.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
Monochromaiic,

Brown her eyes and hair and gown,
Brown her dainty little shoe;
Also, she's engaged to Brown
That's why | am blue. q
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Hjbernicism,

Laborer (wavinG nag)-YeZll hav ter
turn back. This sthrcet's closed.
Driver-What's it closed for?
1-aborer-BekaSe it's list been opened be
the tillyphonc company ter put dow
their wires. That's why it's closed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

An enterprisng New Yorker mas
pcen heavily fined for filling Poland
water bottles with bogus water.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
The Cook ladv's Eavorite,

Mr.. Hauskeep-Heres the roast beef
cooked to death again. Can't We ever
have it rare?
Mrs. Hauskeep-Tm afraid not. The
policeman on this beat likes his meat
well done.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

anyway, that Augusta murder is an
Impressive temperance lesson Aost
murders are for that matter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
LENS LOCtEl
SCREW

Astigmatism is probablys most COM
mon defect in refraction eyes and is
usually a defect in shape cornea, it
being either flatter in a cein meridian
than at another, usually right angles
to it. This defect is of twr three diff
ferent varieties and requi. much skill
to accurately correct. Itdg of lids.
weakness in eyes and perlS some pain
and headache are the syfoms. This
can be corrected by c. H.RIZZELLE.
Expert Eye Refractionist.6912 Water
St, Opp. Hotel North. Ht, $50 to 12:
1.3O to G. Wednesday and Arday even
ingS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

The Saco division of the Portland
street Railway will be in operation by
July. and in the same month the cars
VIII whiz between Augusta and Win
throp.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

The Mckinley memorial fund in this
State has now reached $3.50, accord
Treasurer Dow. Several counties are
yet to be heard from and it is likely
that the $4,000 mark will be passed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Portland doesn't like it because the
state Grange meets only in Augusta,
Bangor and Lewiston, and the Beard
or Trade will try to get an annual
meeting in that city soon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

a Portland clairvoyant declares that
there will be heavy fall of snow,
April % and %.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

QO notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot he held T"spoa
sibIe for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Aadress all com III nicattOns relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, publishers
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Aroostook has local Carnegie in II.
A. Edwards who offers Caribou $1,000 as
nest egg toward the erection of pub
lie library.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

1AiG signature e On eyezy boz Of the genuine
Laxative Br0m0- Quinine ral,sA
the remedy that eures Q eol1 d - ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

this early spring talk, if we should
nave sleigh ride, Fast day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

is fast getting to be a serious question
where the supply of fresh fish for the
State is to come from. OF course that
city is the great market for Maine and
the dealers there hardly know how
they can fill even moderate orders. For
some reason the fish seem to have
abandoned the coast and the off shore
fleet has practically done nothing of
late, and in fact not for weeks, and
even the Hampton boat fishermen have
had no luck. The fishing business is
for the time locally dead. OF course
there is now and then a good catch, but
| of late even Capt. Warren A. Doughty,
supposed to be in close touch with the
fish, seeing them pretty frequently, and
now and then dropping them line,
doesn't know where to find a school.
The shippers are completely puzzled
over the existing state of affairs. The
same situation exists at Boston and
Gloucester. The fishermen are of the
opinion that the old saying is true
one, and that there's as good fish in
the sea as ever were caught" but at
the same time the question with them
is. "Where?' and it is pretty i'm
portant question with us all.
A young fellow was heard in Port
| land, the other day, telling a friend of
the dance they had out in a neighbor-
ing town. I'VE didn't at first know
| what we should do for a fiddler" he
| said. "and We're forced to fall back on
Uncle Cy. He's a good fellow and can
saw off few tunes. like the Devils
Dream, and the Irish Washerwoman,
but he isn't up to date, and he doesn't
| know more than five tunes at the
| most, and sometimes he runs 'em in
| together Uncle Cy was doing his level
best, when a tramp came to the door
| and asked for something to eat. Dad
| called him in and fed him well. Dads
built that way. He takes 'em all in,
but he tries to make 'em earn their
grub as a rule. That fellow put MIN
self outside of big feed, and then he
said in low voice to Uncle Cy, Can't
| have a round or so with that fiddle 2
| Uncle Cy gave it to him, and great
| Scott, you ought to have heard him.
| Fiddle, l should say so, to beat the
band. That fellow was up to date, too.
There was no Irish Washerwoman in
his. Not much. He gave us music we
| never heard at the corner before, Dad
tried to keep him the next day, and
| offered him a job on the farm, but he
wouldn't hear of it, and went off. Fid-
die. There's nobody in the city a
match for that fellow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Bangor proposes to have the most
distinguished Memorial day orator.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

William Gillian who died, last
week, at the age Of 1872, could well re-
member the sea fight that "thundered
O'cr the tide" when the American En-
tcfpriSe overcome the English Hoxer
in 1914. 1t is claimed for Mr.. Gillian
that he was one of the characters in
Mrs. Stoves famous book, The Pearl
of Orr's Island''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

n man from the West who was here
recently fell into conversation with
full of the greatness of the West ana
talked about the big farms ana big
crops of his particular section, ana
wound up by saying: Il suppose you
do manage to pick up living on these
little Maine FARMS The old Maine
farmer smiled sadly, and replied,
y eS. and a few years ago some OF us
invested money in your section, ana IL
is there yet. 1t was a permanent in
vestment guess" The Western man
changed the conversation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Eleven years ago G. F. mple. pro-
springs, started in businesstIe was the
first one to attempt such amterprise in
the city and 1t proved sucGful. Five
years ago the business was lsed to 9TH
er parties. This lease has wv expired
and the proprietor has agailssumed d.
rect control and during the ming season
he proposes to thoroughly e{p the busi-
ness with all the latest metds for de-
livering water IA clean andlre state.
One gallon dailyNper month. .........7 .75c
Each extra gallon daily per onth. sc
One-half gallon daily per mth....... .5oc
All orders promptly attend to by
q. F. TEME-E,
Sole Proprietor
mart. .dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

1t would be sort of a joke, after all
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
JOHN r. HILL.

BY the Governor:
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of state.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09
!lM8lN0NB G{Ql@2klQ'
Love Sonnet of an Office Roy.

When her and me were here alone. at
noon
And she had bit a pickle square in two
| set and watched and listened to her
chew,
And thought how sweet she was, and
pretty soon
She happened to look down at me and
say:
You seem so sad. poor boy; what's
wrong with you?"
And then l got to Shiverin all through
And wished that l was forty miles away.
| tried to think of some excuse to make.
But something seemed all whirly in my
head,
And so the first blame thing 1 knew l
said:
ITS nothin' only just the stummick
ache
Sometimes l almost wisht that l was
dead
For settin' there and maxim such a
break
Chicago Record-Herald.
Last but not least came the Calais
election.
Out in Wisconsin they are getting
the worst blizzard of the winter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

NIAGARA FIRE ms. co. OF N. Y.
HAROLD HERRICK, Pres. GEO. C.
HOWE, Vice Pres. GEO. w. DEWEY,
Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-09

Out in Wisconsin they are gettin!
the worst blizzard of the winter.
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The.icr Audiences.

Have you ever noticed that theater
audiences always assemble in the re-
verse order to the prices Of admission?
The cheapest seats are occupied first
and the most expensive ones last.
Those who so to the extreme back
upper perches are always on hand be-
fore the doors are open and wait with
heroic patience to be admitted. Those
who occupv the seats little lower il
position ard little higher in price
come next. Then the balcony begins
to ill from the back downward. from
75 cents a seat in the back rows
through 81 and $50 to 50 down in
front.
On the orchestra foor is the same
condition O. affairs. those who occup;
the most expensive seats entering just
before the curtain rises or shortly after
it is up. while the boxes are usually
not occupied until tie first act is we'll
under way.-New York Herald.
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.cou,aence~ or e.Bes:n."

Commence or begin: The best Writ
e1s. and the best speakers. also. prefer
begin to commence" for all every.
day purposes. The reason for this pref
erence is not. as socle have said. that
begin is older. fer commence" is Of
very respectable antiquity: nor is it.
as others have said. that begin" is Of
Ans!o-Sazoa origin. for words Of
French or OF Lain origin that have
been fully adopted into our language
are just as good English rs native
words It is rather that begin has
the strength OF simplicity. whereas
commence" has faiien into Gisrepute
from being associated with she cheap
fnery CT writing Elizabeth a. Withey
in Ladies Home Journal
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NOTE: In addition to the above service
trains Nos. Is and IS run daily between Charles
sleeping cars. 40. Is leave Charleston II 90 Q.
NJ arrive Asheville 200 p. ii. Nc. l6 Leave
Columbia 30 q. n. arrive Charleston ~ e
o. n. both at Charleston and Columbia. These
srai,,s mako close conpec,ioDs st Colurahi
with through trains between Fiorid;! pcin;s
end Wash:ng gfon ard the east. Trains Nos. u
end Il carry Elegant Pullman Parlor Cars be-
Ey.een Charleston. SummeryiIle and Asheviiie
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church, the prayer meeting, the Sab
bath schools and even the home would
speedily decline into that state that
Grover Cleveland called an "innocu-
Gus desuetude.'' In truth, she is the
hope of the world and her PROCESS the
best sign Of the coming millennium.
AS to her influence for all that is good
in educating and refining mankind, no
man ever wrote a more beautiful SEN
tence than that of Sir Richard Steele,
when he penned that: ''To look upon
and love fair and virtuous woman
and be loved by her is liberal educa-
tion.'' And so let me say to the
young men, these sons of confederacy,
don't despair; don't grieve for col
lege education; don't lament your
poverty but get married and your ed
ucation will begin. Sometimes the
course is long, but it is happy Ny
own has been running for nearly fifty
three years and is not completed, for
1 have not yet received diploma nor
taken the first honor. I am still a
school boy.-Bill Arp in Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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Re Patient With Pussy.

If you want to train cat properly.
remember that pussy is not the STU
pid animal pictured by common super
stition. Cats certainly are not so in
tclligent as dogs. Neither are they SO
sociable. But once they get to know
what is wanted of them they are easi-
" induced to do it to the best Of their
ability. Kindness and patience go q
long way with cats. A little whole
Some correction is good for dog. but
use whip to q cat for one time only,
even if ever so sparingly. and its value
as a trick animal is destroyed forever
Cats are simply bundles of nerves GOV,
cred over with fur. and even an unkind
word or q glance from any one they
love will cause them acute suffering.
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SOLVING A PROBLEM.
The Green Country Brakeman Who
Introduced the "saw By"

-
Introduced the @Sayy By"
Many years ago green country boy
applied to the superintendent Of a
western railway for work and, some
what against the superintendent
wish, on account Of the danger to life
and limb attendant upon such occupa-
ton, was given place as brakeman of
a freight train.
On one Of his first trips it happened
that his train met another freight train
at q station where the sidetrack was
not long enough to accommodate either
Of them. The conductors were debat-
ing which train should back UP to a
point where they could pass when the
new hand ventured to suggest that nei-
ther should back; that they could pass
each other by means Of the short side
track if the thing was managed right
The idea excited good deal Of
laughter on the part Of the old train
men, but the boy stood his ground.
ssWell, how would you go about it?''
asked one Of the conductors, conudent
that the lad would soon find himself
against a stump.
The boy took I'D stick and traced in
the sand q diagram to illustrate his
plan.
"Good graciorsm said the conductor.
AI believe that will do itr'
And it did do it. Today every train
man in America probably knows how
to ''saw by" two long trains on q short
sidetrack, but it is not so generally
known that the thing was never done
until an inexperienced country boy
who became the manager Of a great
railway line worked out the problem
for himself.
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aaay iDa.:y ezos::-; Sunday
20 -. r>2s ..:r>c2.i - s]c,, ,,cc-":9 2':
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Il : eEcsP: sao6sy soa Z, sgri-e l;.s.:as
oa ol5ar, 9a.;.T:ll1 u. Gaesss
80 p, #eaeaeoro IS "a Less.
.cr&rce daily excsp; Sunday IS Z T., AZ
I've t,2-iiuescn % Peo, Baaaettav:iie 6 !
u, .iSsz, 70 = e Les7s Fio.sne
aaasy on.y 90 n. arrise na.;;nGtc
6 505s Il
Isezvs Gibeon daily except saads7
yc, B=nueitsviiis 90 u, arrive oar;b:
"a B O. 6 Il, ieas- Darlington & tt N, S:
qce Tlcience u : II. Leave 1's:e5aci;
Zig except suaaeg 30 ? u, t.sesae 9
tc, Eartsvil.e y 90 3 Il, 3as;sytan :.
N, STRIVE Fiore1cs Z 80 = II. Leave %:
;ngto:l Sunda3 oo!y 8 SO n, s..i7e :,
ace 5 IS : n.
< gEvLEs ING 2 Dtg::Ss:
Seo'l Jaaager &au'l "a.
q Il. EAE280S, Trafic s:saaet:-
T Il 2ME2S0N Gen'l Pass ) p"
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,

STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE.
PoslToRY, SUMTER, 8. C.
P ID 20 0gpilal $1,000 90
Surrlcs sod Profits $4,000 90
Ada.tIonni Lieaiiity Of Stock
hcids-; in excess Of thei-
s,ock $1,000 90
so,a: r,o,ee,ion 70 deposi'ors, SITS eoo 90
Traosac:o &c ern; Baking 8ns,ress
Spec:a a''eot,on given to coilec;ioas.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deaos,.s OF 81 aoG upwaeds received In
teresi allowed AT the rate OF /; Per ce"t per
aunum, CT awoacts above S. aud aot exceed
ing S305, psyabis quar,eriy, on hsst Gays OF
jsnuar5 April, Jaty n1d Oc'3oer.
r VI. WALLACE
R.;. EpMyxDs, Pre- ,dent
Cashier
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The Best

Published in the United States for Demo
Gratis and for all readers is the
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CONDENSED SCHEDULE

IN effect Je1ossy 18Th, 1901.
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sDeily tDaily except c:n~hay-
Trains Sc end 81 csrry through Pplirns'
salate gnfe; Sleeping Cara between ssv
ycrS ~, 3aco7 via AUgus.s.
d E%ERSGE L N EBERs0N.
Traffic NeuaGer Gen'i Pasc. AcI
aXaNLY Gen1 %anaeer
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aDally except Sunday
t 90 minutes for Glnper
Trains Nos 80 d aa a e opera da,ty
Trains Nos %, 35, II, IL. l3 Il Is and 1e
are operated daily except sunday
CONNECTIONS.
At Camden with Southern Ry; "a 4 md
Line.
Al Lancaster with L 4 RR
AZ Catawba Jet with Seaboard Ar Line
A. Rock H;.l With Southern Railway
At Yorkville with Carolina & osth es
ern 4.
A. BIacksbu5g with uthern Railway
ST Shelby and Eutherford,on with S a
At Marion with ourhern Ra.lw-y.
SAMUEL HUN p-es,ae
). TRIP. Superintendent
E. Fl. SHAW. Gsn'I passanoA-
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ANIMAL EXCURSION.

On Sunday, June 15, the Hermansollne Maennerchor will hold their annual ex- cursion to North Beach on the steamer Cyphus. Music for dancing by the Old Guard band.
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Government Bonds.
Cotton.

Reported over the private wire of : L. Nc. Lean < Co.,. 2J Broad street. New York; New Haven office $40 Chapel street. Iu- blnger Building Norman A. Tanner. manager,