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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
All For the Best.

yes" said Mr.. Cumrox, my daugh-
ter's commencement essay was very
fine" :.
did you enjoy it."
II should say so. I wish l could
write something like It,"
You regret not having applied your
self to literary pursuits"
mo. If 1 had, l probably couldn't
have afforded to give Ethelinda the
education which produced this master
piece."-Washington Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06

The AbsurdIty OF It.
Mrs. Skrapp-''It seems to me to be
so ridiculous to refer to a tugboat as
She"
Mr.. Skrapp-"That's so; tugboats do
actually accomplish some good in the
world"
Mrs. Skrapp-"Yes. and they pun
and blow about it so."-Philadelphia
Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
Doesn't Reel procate.

"Mis'ry likes comp'ny, don't it,"
Eyes, but Wen / see it comm, dats
de day I don't feel sociable Atlanta
Constitution.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
On BUDGET
OF HuMoR.
How II Oc-curd.
~

The milk of human kindness sours
And family ties are rent
Whenever family lawyers read
The letters testament.
And this is why the poets say.
Where there's q will there must &c
whey"
New York Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
A copxer.ation o,erheard.

Goodies gracious. Maude, where
are you going with that big bunch OF
roses and those boxes of candy?"
"Why, haven't you heard? They've
got just one of the loveliest murderers
In the county Jail that ever was:"-
Baltimore News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
Rather Dense.

Wigg-"He's rather dense, isn't he"
Wagg-"Yes; he wouldn't recognize
the point Of q joke if he sat down on
it.'-Philadelphia Record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
A Floodtime Incident.

Teacher-''Can you tell me where the
Mississippi River rises, Johnnie?
JOhnnie-"Along its entire length,
Plaindealer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06

The Editor-"Yes, we found an opens
Ing for you %sonnets."
The Poet-"That's good"
The Editor-"Yep. Some vandal
broke a pane in our sanctum and IL
lust fts."-New York Journal.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06

AS little Robert was leaving his
auntie's she said:
"Give mamma my regards"
"Well, where are they?' inquired the
little fellow.-Lttle Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
BRIDAL PLEDGE OMITTED.
"Obey" stricken from h Matrim0ni
Ritual OF one Church,
New York Msu and Express.

new 1ork Mou ana ENpFeAe
The general synod Of the Reformed
Church in America has eliminated from the
brides response, in It's marriage service.
The word obey" AS the Reformed Church
is one OF the religious bodies which believe
in making their forms correspond with
their communicates real belief. II probably
feels that by this action It has merely
ratified the previous decision Of tho Amer
lean wife, who has eliminated obedience
from her rule OF conduct.
That the contractual theory OF marriage
has taken deep hold OF the people is evil
denced by such acts as this on the part Of
religious bodies. The sacramental idea In
marriage necessitates obedience-nominally
on the part Of the wife: but as a matter OF
practice 1t Is found, IN such unions that
II the wife does not obey the husband, he
has to obey her.
The corollary Of the contractuai notion is
divorce. And it is the duty Of the RE-
formed Church in America, together with
that of all other religious bodies that have
abandoned tho idea OF authority In mar
riage' to tell how they are going to espouse
the theory that marriage ls a contract.
with no or duty TO obey any.
where. and also maintain the thesis that
divorce is n great evil.
Undoubtedly American society is just
now in the position Of choosing between
the old and the new, in this as in many
other things. And those who see no Sc
curity for the marriage institution. no sure
foundation for the family, outside Of an ad-
herence to and vindication Of the solemn
words love, honor and obey, TIL death do
us part at least have consistency on their
side.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
nEspoNslnlLlrlks or wrALrn.

In an address a few days ago at the
celebration of the one hundred and
fftieth anniversary Of the incorporation
of the town of Greenfield, Mass, Sen
ator Lodge made some remarks that 1t
would perhaps be well for men Of
wealth generally to consider. 1t is un-
doubtedly a too common impression In
this country that u wealthy men fail
to contribute as they should to the
benefit OF society, that they are ever
lastingly bound up to the idea of ad-
vancing their own interests and wei
fare and are to a very large extent in
different 10 the needs of that great
public from which they have derived
their fortunes.
AS a matter Of fact, however, the
wealthy men Of the United States are
the most generous in the world in their
benefactions and II is a little remarka-
BILE that our people generally seem to
utterly fail to appreciate this fact.
Take the statistics, IL you please, OF the
last dozen years of what our wealthy
men in America have given to public
Institutions, to say nothing OF charity,
and compare them with the benefac.
tions Of the wealthy men .of foreign
countries. ana II will be seen that the
Americans are very greatly ahead OF
any other country. Still there are peo-
pie here who feel that our wealthy men
are not doing all they ought to do in
the interest of the many demands FOL
%pecunlary assistance.
Senator Lodge urged that one peril OF
an accumulation of fortunes and a con
eentration Of capital IL that Of IRE
spOnsible wealth and the idea he sought
to impress was that whatever contrib
uted to the tyranny Of wealth or to itI
undue power in the commonwealth II
dangerous to the welfare Of the state
The Massachusetts senator said
"Weslth which recognizes its duties and
obligations is in its wise and generous
rises n source of great good to thu
community. But wealth which. II in
active, neglects the duty 1t owes to thu
community, is deaf TO the cry Of suffer
inc. seeks not to remedy ignorance an'
turns its back upon charity, or which
II actively employed, aims to disre
Fard the law, to prevent its enforce
ment. or by purchase to control legisla
ION. IL irresponsible, and, therefore
dangerous TO itself and 10 others
over against this. the senator points
out, is the peril Of the demagogue, wh
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
CHAMBERLAIN AND HIS CRITICS.

The not very distant future may show
that Mr.. Chamberlain has a longer head
than his critics. In the matter OF the
grain tax, levied as one Of the means
Of carrying on the British-Boer war,
which the government has just re-
mitted, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Richie contended that it was properly
imposed as the result of a great ma
tional emergency" Granted; but what
a nation has once done, a nation may
again do in such matters. Mr.. Cham
berlain in his estimate Of the necessity
for closer relations between the mother
country and the colonies, for the COM
mon good Of all I'm the face OF COM
petitors and enemies increasing in
strength and aggressiveness, thinks he
sees a great national emergency and
one that is likely to become perma-
nent. The colonial secretary has given
the matter much thought. AS it pre-
sents itself to him 1t shows an emer-
gency, indeed, in comparison with
which the incident used to justify the
late grain tax must sink into absolute
insignifcance. In the colonial secre-
tary's view, the question he has raised
involves the preservation Of the pres
tige and position of his country among
the nations of the earth. II his coun-
trymen do not appear TO see the matter
in the same light that he does now, he
need not consider as hopeless the task
which ne apparently has set himself of
converting them. Greater feats in that
line have been accomplished in modern
British history. Wilberforce's was such
a one. That OF Golden was at least ten
times greater.
Mr.. Chamberlain. familiar al he IN
doubtedly is with the parliamentary
history OF his country, must at this
moment find great encouragement from
an analogy afforded by the closing year
OF Cobden's agitation and the opening
days of his own. The cabled report
Of the debate in Parliament Tuesday
night says it is predicted that "the gov
rnnient will relegate the thOrny ques-
ton OF n tariff preference to a royal
commission, which viii insure time for
a full consideration OF the matter and
a thorough test OF popular opinion"
| This Ia practically what was lone by
the Peel administration In the last stage
of the Golden movement, when at the
latter's request the proposal for free
trade was referred TO committee OF
Parliament for a public hearing. Free
trade became a law within some six
months afterwards. Mr.. Chamberlain
must congratulate himself that his
proposition has reached already the
dimensions OF importance that Cobden's
did after nine years OF agitation, and
which render II impossible to be
brushed aside, and advance It to the
front place among public questions OF
the hour.
While the Chamberlain proposal may
not ind a place upon the statute hook
as soon after It's governmental ~refereh se
for public hearing as the greater change
in fiscal policy proposed by Golden did.
vet there is a likelihood on the whole
that the project for a closer CONNER
cial and political union with the colo
mics will. in the nature OF things, gaiu
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
RoNoR REFoRE SUCCESS.

81 do not know what advice to give
you, for there is much obvious advice"
declared President woodrow Wilson in
hts final word to the Princeton gradu-
ates last week, yet l would say, Do
not seek success-seek honor" And
President Wilson went on to explain
that there is no need to tell young peo-
pie to seek success because the instinct
Of success lie in all Of us. but should
put honor before success. at is not
disgraceful," he added. ito 20 down
having failed II we leave some men
who know that we would not forfeit a
good name for mere success"
While many words Of wisdom are
pouring into the ears of our young
men and women just setting out from
college walls, It lie doubtful If any more
appropriate ~hdmonltion could be
offered-an admonition that applies
equally to the strong men and women
battling bravely in the world Of achieve
ment at all stages Of their careers.
Everything hinges upon the standard
by which we measure cur success.
Success counted In dollars and cents
may be dazzling, bit If 1t is merce-
nary simply it cannot be substantial.
Success gagged by social or CONNER.
cial position likewise looks at only one
side of the problem. II financial indie
pendence or social prestige is to be
won only by dishonorabie methods,
such success may be more blighting
than failure.
Honor before success IL but another
way Of saying honorable success. 1t
is useless to disguise the fact that his
tory dlscloses a constantly changing
idea Of what constitutes honor and
what action is honorable. In the days
Of the medieval robber barons, loot
and pillage were no marks of disgrace,
but In this twentieth century era no
man can come by anything honestly II
he thereby deprives another Of some
thing that rightfully belongs to him.
Our code of honor today is higher by
far than It eve was before, and the
constantly advancing ideal Of honora-
Bile dealing is one Of the Distinguishing
signs of progressive civilization. Some
things that pass as honorable now, will
not be so recognized a few decades
hence. 1t is the duty Of cultured
people having the highest educational
advantages not only to put honor be-
fore success, but TO contribute In every
way possible toward raising the tests
OF honorable success.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
sncrLAR .nOrs Ar rnn ruLrIr.

washington Post: A Brooklyn bishop
has decided to establish a FIRE Insurance
company for the beneht OF his church. We
had always supposed that FIRE insurance
was a part Of the church creed, anyway.
Pittsburg Dispatch: Thn western church
which has advised its members to eschcw
the use Of the telephone probably found
a basis for its action In the provocation OF
profanity which Some kinds OF service fur
nish.
Baltimore American: At a church synod
lately the BRIDES promise TO obey was
stricken out of the marriage service. Syn
DDS need not worry themselves about the
matter. The brides have long ago at
tended to the matter will a t~horoughness
and energy which leaves nothing to be
desired.
Boston Globe: The Presbyterian minister
at Oswego. N. Y, who has made a con-
tract with a %billposter 20 bill the city ad.
vertising his sermons, has shocked the con-
sentative element Of the place, but he may
get an audience. Later on. also, he may
learn that the best place to advertise is In
the newspapers.
Chicago Post: There Is wisdom in the
suggestion Of the Brooklyn divine who de-
clares that the churches should form a
combine along the lines of the Steel
trust. Fortunately, moreover, there are
enough pious and prominent citizens con-
nected with both the churches and the
trusts to supervise the job and bring It to
completion.
outlook: Commercialism in politics, with
Its Characteristic venality, and the deca-
dent civic spirit which at once satirizes
II and tolerates II both in municipal and
state administration have long been a
matter OF notorious infamy, in the eyes
OF civilized nations our national shame
and reproach. The details of this political
profigacy that nave been published during
the last six months have at length burned
into the conscience Of the churches a con-
viction of the moral danger threatening
the national life, and Of their own duty TO
sound the alarm and urge the remedy. En-
couraging notes of the awakening con-
science demanding a moral revival and
reformation have been sounded recently in
various branches of the church, and 1t is
none too soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14

In popularity among the English people
with time. Action in a commercial way
tending to distress British industries
and trade on the part of prott ctionist
rivals will contribute 20 this result. SO
would a narrow escape from actual war
with any n Of these powerful com
petitors. The latter is a menhce which
may arise at any moment, with the
effect Of bringing the British people to
q realizing sense Of the need Of ma
terial assistance from the colonies, and
the a~dvisability Of granting concessions
through the tariff in order to secure
1t. Then would be Mr.. Chamberlaln's
opportunity, and he well knows that he
needs but wait perhaps a little while
to have It present itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
CUT OUT EDUCATIONAL FRILLs.
MOth-Eaten TrnppingS of Colleges
should he Banished.
Saturday EveninR Post.

SATURDAY ENtHiHB ApS"
A rich. self-made Chicago man has put
himself to a great deal of trouble to write
a book tending to show by statistics and
other facts tina for purposes OF success In
business the college education is a failure,
Many of the college people are laughing at
him-and beyond question he does go to
the extreme of an extreme. At the same
tine the man is honest, and the SOUND ldea
in his book will bear fruit.
There is a theory that the body can be
properly developed only by forms OF manual
labor which are otherwise absolutely use
less. Hence a boy scorns TO learn farming
or gardening or a trade, and spends years
in studying foot ball, hand ball, polo and
billiards. There is a theory that the mind
can be properly developed only by forms OF
mental labor which are otherwise abso-
lutely useless.
Let the ordinary college graduate hon
estly answer this question: Except for
making a front" how much use have your
Latin and Greek, your analytical geometry
and dinerential calculus, ever been to you
The fact Is that at the basis OF much
sport" and much higher education lies
the notion that there Is superiority In
ability to do, or plausibly TO profess ability
to do, what the mass of mankind has not
had the leisure to learn to do.
As the run Of humanity is secretly snob-
bish, the craving for ornaments that are
supposed TO constitute the gentleman"
for the useless hands and impeding fril-
ieries that are supposed to constitute the
lady" would perish indefinitely but for
one unsurmountable fact. That is-more
and more the world is getting TO he .
place where only the worker, only the
lusty. alive hustler" can maintain a foot
hold. And the colleges will have to recog
niEe the fact and to drop their beloved.
moth-saten trappinEs OF m~sdiasvaltSm-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

School graduates are the real opponents
OF optimism, and June Is their time to
spiel.
Hon. Joe Chamberlain is in a position
to appreciate the full force Of the late Bill
Aliens remark about making the vote too
ID unanimous"
An Indiana merchant. filled with the
spirit, burned his stock of tobacco as a
druidical offering for his past sins. The
stock burned well. 1t was built that way.
Hetty Green is said to be the owner OF
a Si2.5Oo automobile. 1t is barely possible
.Hetty is getting gay In her old age, but
that she is getting exttavagaht-perish the
thought.
A German scientist is about to investi-
gate the internal economy OF process but
ter In Chicago. He might attain the
same end more expeditlously by blowing
out the gas.
For the present at least Kansas is not
disposed to press the lawsuit against Colo
RADIO for a larger share of the waters of
mountain streams. It is believed Kansas
could be persuaded to loan Colorado a few
tubs.
Several cities are congratulating them
selves on the prospect of a noiseless
FOuTIn Oh july III InlS luSldnCe, at least,
anticipation and realization will not pull
together-not II Young America knows
himself.
In c~ondemning the use of telephones as
a sinful practice the old order of German
Baptists display considerable wisdom.
There are times when 1t is mighty hard
to use the telephone without smashing
one OF the ten commandments.
Former Senator 2. o. Wolcott of Colo
rado has been retained as counsel in a
Islander suit between card clubs at Glen
wood Springs. The ex-senator's v~itriolic
tongue and his rainbow vest will surely
make the slanderers look like thirty cents.
Some envious fellow discovered hat a
bridge tender in Chicago has been drawing
a salary Of 5000 a year for watching a
bridge that has not been opened for two
years. Twas ever thus. Every time a
man falls onto a good thing some enSous
mortal pulls his hammer and gets busy.
Here and there a dash OF pathos mingles
with the tragedy of the food. A Sedalia,
Mo-, paper reports that wv. NJ. Johns is
nursing a huge boil on his neck and is
unable to attend the present series of base
ball games To get 1t In the neck
under such circumstance sounds the
depths Of sorrow.
A touching incident OF the flood at st.
Louis commands half a column editorial
in a local paper. During a tumult occa-
stoned by the rising waters a watchful
levee onicer FASTENED TO the firing line and
In his rush overturned a can OF foaming
beer. A swim of two blocks brought the
oficer beyond the reach of the thirsty
mob.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
a LOST CAUSE,
Proposition to Change Name of Epis-
cOphI Church Voted Down.
poston TranacriDt.

COpnl Cnurch NOteu down.
Boston Transcript.
The majority Of dloeeses in the Episcopal
church have so far voted against a change
OF name. Nearly 1900 clergy and $4,000
communicate have voted In the negative
and III clergy and 2.OOO communicate
have voted positively In the affirmative.
Some dioceses took no action. a few were
divided and others postponed the subject.
There are other dioceses to be heard from,
but these will not affect the result and
many Of them will swell the negative vote.
After the apparent interest in the change
Of name, which first came In a demonstra-
tive way from the west, there Is now a lull
in the discussion Of the subject Many
prominent clergymen OF the advanced
school who were expected TO champion the
cause of the change have come out posi-
lively against It, IL lie now lost. While It
may come up with a formidable front at
the general convention, 10 meet In this city
in the fall of 1904, II is now believed by the
most conservative that the subject will be
quickly laid upon the table. Not a few OF
the representative bishops have treated the
matter indinerently, and argued siren
ucusly that the church attend to "vaster
issues" The unpopular side OF this whole
discussion has been disclosed In the fact
thai IL IL nothing more than an aspiration
ANMsN
Of a certain type of churchmen. These
have considered the name in the light OF a
Misrepresentation Of their own claims. To
get rid OF the legal title and obtain a his
torical name would be the entering wedge
10 other changes. Tho sO-called Catholic
party in the Episcopal church Is not slum-
boring. Recent events have proved hat It
is well organized, Many OF It's number
hold responsible positions and have In
creased their influence. But the conserva'
tive east is also shrewd and far-sighted.
New Hampshire has voted positively for a
change. while Maine has voted 1t Down.
This seems strange TO one familiar with the
tendencies in these respective dioceses, and
vet Il does not alter the conviction that the
eastern dioceses are the strongest opponents
u the a
The matter may now be said to be set
tied. and the title Of the church will GER
taInly have a new lease OF life for many
years 70 come
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
A Liberal SENTIMENT.

A week ago today President Roose-
welt participated in the dedication at
Washington City Of a church, he being
identified with the denomination. He
delivered what it is perhaps proper to
call a sermon and II was characterized
by a spirit of liberality that was en-
tirely worthy of the chief executive of
the republic and has received less at.
tention than in our Judgment it merits.
The president urged hat not only the
particular church of which he vas
speaking, but that all American
churches, should give more attention to
looking after the spiritual interests of
the people who come to this country
from abroad.
Referring to this an eastern paper
says that in contrast with the liberal
sentiments Of the president there are
so-called statesmen who talk of pushing
the immigrants back again into the sea
for no better reason than that they are
poor, that they come from the south
OF Europe and that they acknowledge
obnoxious creeds." 1t is evident that
President Roosevelt does not share in
this un-American spirit and that he will
not be found among those who are
ready to close the gates of this republic
against all foreigners.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14

would seek to create classes and then
set n class against another, "the
deadliest enemies to our liberty and
our democracy that the wit Of man
could imagine"
The responsibilities Of wealth are
very great and they are increasing from
year to year. 1t is an impressive fact,
which should not fail to receive the
serious attention Of those who are ae-
cumulating wealth.