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The names of Eve American naval
officers appear In the 1902 edition OF
Burke's peerage. Admiral Schley's
daughter married a brother of the
present earl Of wharnciif. the daugh.
ters of Commodore Price and Magru.
der became respectively duchess of
Marlborough and Lady Abinger. Lieu.
tenant II. T. Stockton married a
daughter of Sir Matthew onslow. and
Paymaster Rodney married his cousin.
a granddaughter of Sir Hugh Owen.
OF the naval officers named only
Schley and Rodney survive.
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upon the personal invitation OF En-.
pcror William. will visit. with a spc.
ciai escort. all the ahlpbuiidins yards
and ars.naia Of Germany. is now In
Berlin m delegate to the intcrna.
uonai shipbuildinE convention. lie 10
one Of the most distinguished officers
OF the navy. and since 1897 has been
chief Of the naval bureau OF ordnance.
The admiral entered tho navy In 1861
as masters mate on tho Cumberland.
and was present at the capture OF
Forts Haiicras. and Clark In August
OF that year. lie Tough; In the famous
engagement with the MeErimae In iss:
and on that occasion rescued Lieut..
Morris from drowning. He was pro.
NOTED TO tho rank of rear admiral Ia
April. 1901.
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Modest gbav,estop,

Charleston is the only city in the
United States in which the publica-
ton of women's names is objected to
by the women themselves and their
men folks. That shows what relic
the grand old city of 1860 is. Up here
in New York our society boasts its
social secretaries. whose duty 1t is to
inform newspapers of the movements
of matrons and dowagers employing
them. The highest salaried secreta-
ries are those young women who sue
ceed by hook or crook in capturing
the most space in the daily journals.
one bright girl receives s2s a week
from the wife of a paper general for
keeping that lady's name before the
public.-New York Press.
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was maintained as to the course Of
proceedings between Pretoria and Lon
don. Finally. when the proposals
were drafted Into something like con.
ditions that could really be enter
tained. the text was wired to the Co.
ionial Secretary. Thereafter came
back In answer on Thursday. I think.
the British Govcrnmsnt's irrcducibie
minimum. Lord Miner had several
days previously received u very long
message In cipher. setting out the
home authorities view and instruc-
tons. The negotiations were nearly
broken on more than once. but the
dcpartin. Beers delayed departing.
and started to talk matters over afresh
with each other.
There was a second meeting on
Thursday and one more on Friday
yesterday. tho date Of their actual rc-
turn To the commanders. Nothing IL
ever lost To Bocr for want Of AJAX.
ins. In the beginning OF the paiavcr
the delegates opened their mouths
monstrous wide. There was dcciara.
tion that England had unjustiy pro
lies: that tn. struggle was an unequal
one. and they wished for peace. They
were able tn continue the var for
aomc time. but To stop further cHusiou
Of blood they would cease hostiiities
provided that within a year civil gov.
crnmcnt was restored to the two
states. They stipulated that. pending
that and tho withdrawal Of tho troops.
they should bc represented by an &C.
tuai majority Of at least four out Of
seven upon any administrative council
formed to conduct IN. government of
tho country. that their Haas should be
the British forces should bc cntirviy
withdrawn from tho Transsaai and
Orange Free ssasrs. and these two
countries should be recognized a. In
dependent republics.
In that .'purEaiory- period there
should be no disfran-his-mcn, Of
burEhcrs. and the Bocr osilciais should
have control Of the reins Of govern
mcnt: and. further. they would agree
mcfiy asked for by England. and
would allow British subjects To vote.
and also permit the use Of the t~o
languages. There was To be q general
amnesty for ali who had borne arms.
including Cape ruteis. Il vas toicr.
antiy pointed out by Lord Kitchener
that such demands were unreasonable.
in,slcrshie. impossible. The process
Of cutting down seemed ~cariiy slow.
but bit by bit they numbered from
stage to stage. as II was seen that
otherwise they would have To 80 back
to their commanders without any
message. Ultimately the matter was
put in a manner from which there was
no trimming possible by the British
Government setting forth the terms
they would eoneede and not 90 beyond.
These were substantially the same
conditions as were offered over one
year ago to Louis Botha and the com
mandocs at Middieburs.
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Would oi. a, solder. nsnd..

A sentinel at the Fort Of vincennes
had a curious experience the other
day. A well dressed individual ap-
preached him and tried to wrest his
gun from him. Failing In this. he
wrenched the bayonet from the end Of
the gun. and. putting the point TO his
breast. said to the astonished soldier;
Strike. II you are not a coward
The guard had by this time turned out.
and the man. when taken before a
magistrate. explained that he had had
SO much trouble in his family tha, he
wished to die. and felt he could die
happily at the hands of a soldier
Paris Temps.
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The following letter descriptive OF
the Boer delegates-their appearance.
mode of life. and views on peace-has
come from u special correspondent In
Pretoria:
As n matter OF fact. from nrst to
last. while Schalk Burger. the vice
president. and the rest OF the Trans
wal government. with the exception
Of Rcitz. were In favor OF peace on any
or no terms. and Louis Botha shared
their views. steyn. De Wet and Do
lnrcy were for demandin. impossible
conditions. OF that. however. anon.
The nrst protocol set out: That
whereas Great Britain was responsible
for the war. etc. and by force OF arms.
etc. they were willing To sue for poace
on the undcrstnndin. that their rights
should be rcstorcd To them at the OF.
pirntion OF n fxed period. etc. All that
was brushed aside and the delegates
after q while. with some disputation
among themselves. settled down to
draft less Objectionable terms. hut
Brcr Bocr Ii quaint compound. sus-
picious. and slow to move In any ap-
proved common sense direction. Like
nearly all primitive peoples. he has no
fear OF nskin. too much. but u con.
stant dread Of scekin. too little. lie
goes on the principle that arrange
mcnts and concessions arc tho out.
come OF entirely low. selfish motives
on the part Of the other side.
Poor Mr.. Stcyn was more down on
his luck than any Of the others on the
~rnr 80 pr.satin H- srn. e,rNa,ts and
out OF sorts. and as he stepped out
Of tho train his hat fell on more than
once. Hut his cycsiEht IL very bad
worse than I thought IT, There Il
something more seriously wrong than
an ordinary cold and Inflammation. A
local medical man was called In Ind
IL prescribing for him. Within fo~
minutes of their arrival each party
vas conveyed TO a temporary rvsi'
dcncc.
Scntrics were placed at the gate
ways OF their abode. The soldiers In
question were drawn from tn. escort
or guard OF honor. II was conceded
that the Beers could see whomsccvcr
they wished. or go where they ~iiicd.
In company Of an ofaeor. The only
understanding was that the delegates.
unless by express consent. should not
discuss politics or the var with their
visitors. Scores Of female relatives
and few of the stcrncr sex could be
seen walking abou, daily In the garden
or iounEinE upon the scrandas and
balconies chatting with the Bocr lead
crs. Dciarcy had visits from his
daughter. who resides with her hus.
band In Pretoria. as well as from old
burshcr friends. Doubt and suspicion
cioudcd the Bocr generals mind as
they did those OF his colleagues. dc
struyius frankncss and easy inter.
course.
And yet Delarcy and the others
were anxious 10 know what the true
situation OF affairs was. what chance
there Was for assistance from abroad.
and how much the English would con.
cedc them. He said they would insist
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ch.an and Cnn.niinr.

"Yes." replied the western man. we
sometimes make mistakes in hanging
a stranger. I've known of several in
stances where we hung up an innocent
man"
And what do you do in such cases7''
was inquired.
"oh. we even things up by passing a
resolution that his gain was our loss.
1t doesn't cost anything. you know.
and always soothes inauiring reia-
tives."
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that their fing. the "vierkleur." should
be retained. He spoke of their recent
successes. In particular his own over
Won Donop's convoy. and the capture
Of Lord Mcthuen. Il took on the
latter occasion over s57 OF Lord
Methucn's column prisoners. inciudin.
wounded" he observed. "why.
could hold out In the Western Trans.
vaal for two years more" added tho
Bocr general. who Ia. fear. xuiYcrin.
from that sad complaint. 'swciicd
head" But to man who has lived
upon the weld among very homciy.
untrayeied people such boastfuincsx
is. under the circumstances. surely
pardonabic. Dciarcy II n man among
and over his Bocr compatriots. He
Is honest and downright In his deal.
in.s. and was so before the wnr-a
Bocr whose word WINS his bond. He
further hotiy declared that II hc
fought he would fisht. as In tho past.
ais an honorable foe. and would do
nothing to forfeit tho good name Of
himself and his burshers. Lord Kitch.
cncr. VINO surely is a dipiomatist IA
well aa a aoidicr-and hc has had
varied experience In both capacities.
at least In E.ypi-rceciycd tho dele
gates at his residence.
The Transvaaicrs. with but ono or
two isolated exceptions. wcrc for
Immediate cessation Of hostiiitics.
even To leaving tho Free staicra To
themselves. In the end. ! believe Il
has come to this-thcy arc To hav.
tho dubious honor Of being the last
TO come In and to give up tho further
useless. ~anton spiiiins Of human
blood. s,cyn. who is. fear. breaking
up physically. voted for continuing
the struggle. but his influence counts
for little beside that Of the pusnarious.
plump. s~art. saturnine Christian DO
Wet. who ia the real burwi.cr master
OF mo Free State. Dciarvy's was
practically tho only bciiieosc voice
raised for var To tho bitter end from
tho Transsaai. AIR. Roits. tho state
secretary. need not bc too seriously
considered. Hut let this justice bc
done In Gen. pciafcy. who deserves
the need Of honest mems praise: he
said: IF tho commandocs or busrhcrs
aCrrpt w" FsHsHeh HaE VIII autur
by their verdict and como In. for
have done my duty. n not. will dic
In the field. fighting for the old GOV.
crnmcn, and the old nag" AZ last
tho voices OF the burshcr womcn-or.
at least. a majority Of them-arc now
for peace. and that has not been with.
out its influence for settlement in the
deliberations.
To give a succinct account Of the
conduct of the negotiations IL diHicuit
bu, no, impossible. The customary
embargo vas laid upon our cabling
news. Even letters. mark you. arc
not yet out Of the censor's list. and as
for the claim of the press TO be in.
formed Of all matters Of public i'm.
portance that is an cxtravaEant dream.
The statement OF the Bocr case and
claims was reduced to writing more
than once. Constant communication
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r,.e.d.o, C.,asil.n.s.

A beginner in newspaper work in a
southern town who occasionally sent
STUFF to one Of the New York dailics
picked up last summer what seemed
to him a big story HurryinE TO the
telegraph Office he "queried- the tcie-
graph editor: Column story so and
SO. Shall I scnd7- The reply was
brief and prompt but to the enthusi.
asst unsatisfactory. send 600 words
was all 1t said. Can't be told in less
than 1900" he wired back. Before
long the reply came: STORY Of crea.
tion OF world told in GOO. Try it,
New York Post.
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Limi,s Fees Of phy,ieisn,.

BY legal decision the Paris courts
have Just settled that g is an or
binary fee for the visit of doctor
in Paris. A man and his wife called
in a woman doctor. whose bill was
sfterward made out at rate of 81
for the FIRST visit and 81 for the 9th
ers. A lawsuit followed and the court
gave Judgment in favor of the pa
tien,s. saying that - is the custom
airy fee in Paris for people in medium
station of life.
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A colI,e,ion Of eralns.

The Paris Faculty of Medicine has
collection of 2.200 brains. carefully
prepared and cataiogued. It is the re-
suit Of thirty years of painstaking In
vesdgation. and is declared by the
mcet eminent among French experts
to be an invaluable basis for the ad.
yancement of neurologic studies.
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SAILS TO HELP e,cvcL,srs.
South African Man the Inventor Of
Useful Contrivanes.

Oesfui CortftSance-
As all other motors have been ap-
piled to the bicycle. II would have
been very strange IL the sail had been
omiticd-the sail. the oidcs; OF mo-
tors. the Invention Of which al .-.p.
,ian tradition ascr!bcs To isis. who.
weary OF the siow. progress of her ro~.
crs. sna,chcd on her veil and allowed
the wind 10 distcnd H. =. q. Smith. OF
ilocmfon'cin. devised a yacht bicycle.
with iaiccn sail which. with favor.
able wind. would sometimes so for
hours ~i,hou, the aid Of pedals. and
these vehicles were quite fashionable
among South African spoTtsmcn bc-
fore the Bocr var broke oui.
Twenty-Five years ago very similar
machine was devised and cssayed in
France. Numerous have been the at.
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vandaI. in Washina,on.

Since the Washington monumen,
was opened fourteen years ago. 2,Os2..
900 persons have ascended to the ton of
the shaft. In spite of efforts to pro.
tect the monument from vandais two
of the large memorial stones in the
Interior were deface- recently by
the removal of letters Of the inscrip-
ton. The work was done by two
men. who escaped before 1t wss dis
covered
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Used s,ro,o Isoousoe.

Congressman Haon of Pennsylvania
rose TO a question of personal priv
ilege a day or two ago. and in the
course of his remarks said that the
men who had been circulating n Ger.
tain report about him had hearts "as
black as the SCOT in the innermost
flues of he'll
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tcmpts TO use sails on wheeled ve
hiclcs- The earliest continuance OF
the sort probably. was the "aying
coach" devised by Don Jose Roscasa.
a Spanish officer Of artillery. in 1892.
This was a boat. with masts and sails.
mounted on three wheels. II also had
cranks. so tina, 1t could be driven by
hand. II was therefore mo,or.,ri.
cycle with n compound motor.
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plaque Races Unsba,ed.

The plague is still raging in the
East to such an extent that it causes
tens of thousands of deaths every
month in inuia. Medical science seems
to be at loss in coping with this hor.
rnr
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Mexico. Lilipu,isn Navy.

Mexico's navy is the smallest one
in the world in proportion TO the
population. She has two dispatch
vessels. two gunboats and Ave second
class torpedo boats. These are manned
by 90 officers and 500 men.
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The boy picked - the soiled ribbon.
but before his hand had touched the
knob the door opened and their visitor
came out and passed him. his usually
bland face wearing so black a look
that the younger man stopped to
glance curiousfy after him. Then he
pushed open the door.
A girl sitting by little sewing table
lifted her face as he entered-a face
not beautiful. but which had worked
untold mischief in its short career.
what is the matter with reyton,
Betty7" he asked abruptly.
I'VE had a discussion" said the
Girl, With laugh. AID told him the
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E;oures That Apps,I.

The highest magniiying power OBJ.
tanned with the object glass of mi
crosoope enables the eye TO distin-
guish one tvohundred and -four-million-
even-hundred.thou part of an
inch
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waiter scott. Deficiencies.

Scott is said to have written "wav-
erley' in less than six weeks. He
wrote very rapidly. seldom revised.
and as a consequence his novels are
full of biunders, inaccuracies and
anachronisms.
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Powerful, irri,ant Poison.

The most dangerous vegetable ir.
ritant poison is that of the itchwocd.
tree of the Fiji Islands. One drop of
the sap falling on the palm Of the
hand is as painful as the touch Of q
hot iron
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-13
I,roc stud Of Norses.

The largest stud Of horses kept by
any private individual Of late years
was owned by Mr.. oppenneimer of
Hanover. in whose stables 600 horses
stood flve years al
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Land in heu South Mal.s.

OF the 1879 million acres which make
up New South Wales almost three mil.
lion are water. and 22,T0O.00O are
mountains and sterile lands.
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Fortunate is the man upon whose
face nature has written q letter OF
credit.
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shc said softly. Then she flashed
another glance into the intense face
above her. DO you want TO know
what made me tell him about thosc
fowcrsT- shc asked. very low. Il
helped Chloe pack your boxes ycster.
I found that old hair ribbon
In your desk
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21
THE DREAM is OVER.

The love affair Of Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm. of Germany. whica
has caused stir in four nations, is
now about 70 subside.
AT least the poor crown prince is
suffering from jaundice, is on sick
leave, and has Oeclined all social rep,
resentatiye ana military engagements
of. Nervousness and anger over his
love affair have brought on tae disa.
greeable, if not dangerous disease, His
father the emperor of Germany. must
at least cease his scold ng and let the
affair dc coues blow over.
The romance Of the crown prince
with the lovely American girl. Miss
Glades Deacon. took place at Blenheim
palace, the home of the Duchess Of
Marlborough The Paris newspapers
declare that the crown prince OF Ger
many fell in love VITA the American
girl 1T first sight and that he paid her
tae most devo,ed court dancing with
her constantly and being. wtn her ey-
cry moment possible, lie delayed his
visit much longer than -e intended,
and departed only when he was sum
marty ordered home by his father
The Frenea diplomat says that be
fore ne LEFT Blenheim the royal youth
declared his love for Miss Deacon
and asked her to plight troth to him.
He gave her diamond ring that had
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21
when Anesthetiea We're New.

When Anestheties Were New.
1t was predicted that the most Sc
rlous maIpactices would follow the
Introduction Of the an@sthetic art. 1t
was feared that the art would be used
by the robber, by the murderer, by
those who were DESTROYS Of commit
ting deeds Of violence, and that, IN
short, it would be a means Of putting
the most dangerous and ready weapon
Of evil ever dreamed Of into the hands
of the evil disposed, the worst dis
posed Of the whole community.
1t was argued that the practice, how
ever safe and successful 1t might be-
was sinful, was opposed to the diyinely
appointed decree and could not be sus-
tanned except in direct defiance of
righteous law; for, was not man born
to suffer, and was not pain part Of
the curse that had fallen on man by
his first disobedieuce to the Almighty
viii?
1t was insisted on by more prac-
teal group Of DIRECTORS that as the
process Of anasthesia became general
IN its application the mortality Induced
by annsthesia would Of itself be tie
death warrant Of the declared adj
vancement and bring all its glory 70
the dust.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

been given to 'nim by his grandmother,
queen Victoria, pledging himself that
ne would make her his wife in the
face Of the whole universe.
He wrote to her constantly after his
departure and managed to see her on
the continent. His unexplained alb
sence. his sudden anxiety to visit GER
tain places tnat never before interest
cd him, nis general demeanor and the
absnce Of the ring aroused the suspi-
clons of the kaiser, wno questioned
him.
The diplomat-autiaor In lie Matin
says the youth Of twenty told the en-
peror the plain truth, having inherited
much of the fathers courage and force
of character. The kaiser tried to rea-
son with his son, but could not change
MIN. Then he commanded, and the
son refused to obey. He chung to his
determination to marry the young
American beauty. -
Wnen the duties entailed by his po-
sition and ranK were emphasized he
declared that he was wiling to sacri-
flee lne wealth, rank and the throne H.
self to wed tine woman he loved
The latest cab.egrams state that
rince Metternich, the German ambas-
sador in London was instructed to get
back the crown princes indiscreet
love token, acting privately and unof.
fcially. So the prince approached the
duke OF Marlborough. as it was at the
dukes country seat, Blenheim, that
the crown prince met Miss Deacon,
she instantly surrendered the ring at
the dukes request.
Now that Emperor William has both
the ring and the boy back N his pal
ace, he win doubtless show mis- son the
hopclessness OF his love. and that he
must forget the beautiful American
Igirl,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

Grand jury has quite an interest
ing communication in this issue. The
court house question is one that will
not down, and the members of the
GARD of county commissioners may
as well make up their minds to the
fact that the people win NOT be con
tent until they have a temple of jus.
gee commensurate with me needs
and requirements of the county.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

The petition for charter Of .ne
brunswick Planning and Forwarding
Company appears elsewhere in this
issue. lnia enterprise wiz pprove a
yaluaole acquisition to the manuract.
uring interests Of tao city ana it is
sucn industries that 20 to make a
great c.,y. we wish the gentlemen
interested an abundance of success.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

w II, Topper & Co, the newly mp
pointed agents Of The Mallory line are
able and competent business men, and
IT is safe to say that the immense
business at This end Of the line win
be safe In their nands.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21
Throuuh cans 10 savannah.

To accommodate the increasing tray
ell between Brunswick and Savannah
the Southern Railway will hereafter
operate two extra coaches on tae train
leaving Brunswick at 6:25 a. m. every
Sundsv, &c go through without change
fhls win insure comfortable trip fer
all wao desire to spend the day in Sa-
vannah.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

Take careful observation Of
the retail district in any city. and
the merchants who advertise are
always the most successful.
Come right here at home and
the same rulo prevails, and is it
surprising You are not going
whore you are not wanted, and
the merchant who does not ask
You to come looks like he does
not care for your trade. Read
the advertisements in tne News
patroni2e the advertisers, and
you will not only get the best
goods for the least money, but
you will help a Brunswick insti-
tution-Tne News.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

NO MYSTERY

Il is no longer a mystery why WI.
son, the Photographers business So
steadily increases in magnitude. The
reason IS quite obvious to any one
taking the trouble to inyestigate
step IN and see the quality OF work
ne IS maNing, and you viii 40 longer
wonder-n you ever did.
fhe proof IS the thing come and
satisfy yourself.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21

brunswick has more buildings now
unTer contract than she has ever had
at any single time in her history. This
is thoroughly healthy sign
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-08-21
An Ex.Chief Justlce 5 onlnlon

Judge o. E. Lochrane, OIL Georgia.
in letter to DR. Bigger, states that
he never suffers himself to be without
bottle of Dr. Bigger's Huckleberry
Cordial for the relief of all bowel
troubles, Dysentery, Diorrhoea, etc.
etc.
Sold by all druggists, csc and soc
bottle.