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Wings of the Bird.

The wings OF the bird. four in number
each measure about 20 feet by Il
feet. and are of silk. They are fat. ex-
cept for an upward turn on the inner
measurement. Each wing is strength
ened by three steel rods running length
wise and by smaller braces crosswise.
1t is said that the airship weighs about
loo pounds and that with Mr.. Manly
on hoard the total weight will be about
1850 pounds. The sustaining power is
estimated at about 1000 pounds The
machine is cleverly constructed, SO tina (
the weight is widely distributed to ev-
cry portion. The area of its wings is
much greater in proportion to its weight
than is the area Of buzzard's wings 10
the weight Of the bird.
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IL VIII Pay Xnu

To learn bookkeeping, Penmanship Telegraph
ing, shorthand, and Typewriting at the Wash
ington College of Commerce. Harper Building,
467 ST. NV. Actual business from the start
Expert teachers. Low rates Of tuition
au2l-30t-d6Su u. G.. CLARK Manager
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RATIonAL BusIAEss COLLEGE,

laps NEW YORK AVE,
Win move AUGUST 25, 10 S0o-sCS ID ST " W
Gregg and Pitman Shorthand. Experienced
Teachers. Moderate rates
HARRISON l. WRIGHT. Principals.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Letters, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering

Session begins 18th September Fer Cata-
logue address J. NJ PAGE, Chairman, Char
lotteSville, Va. BOT
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ACME SCHOOL OF sTEEoeRAPHY AND TYPE
WIRING 12n5 STRAIT A W

Stenography. Typewriting. and all Business
Branches thoroughly taught by competent
teachers Preparation for civil service exam
nations. English taught 10 foreigners.
PHONE MAIN orgy auIs- 3at
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ROCKVILLE. MD, ACADEMY FOR BOYS
Home life and individual care and instruction.
Terms moderate Address w. p MASON, L. S.
IN. A. yls- 2nos
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ST. MARYs ACADEMY

Alexandra, Va.
Boarding and Day School for young ladies
and children, will reopen Monday, September g.
Terms moderate.
Address SISTER SUPERIOR. auls-sot
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Individual Instruction.

The secret Of the success Of this school lies
in its method Of dealing with the student in
dividually. In this way the pupil is interested
from the start. There are no idlers
Those who graduate in shorthand and type
writing will be guaranteed positions. Fifteen
calls in one day
Call write, or telephone. IT'S better TO call.
Catalogue and map Of the United States for the
asking.
$500. coo aggregate annual salaries of former
students aul6-H
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HAMILTON INSTITUTE,
Opposite White House, LAFAYETTE SQUARE Board
ing and Day School for Girls ana Young Ladies
Exceptional educational and social advantages
Write for illustrated catalogue MRS PHOEBE
HAMILTON sEABROOK. Principal.
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Its Powerful Engine.

A fifteen horsepower gasolene engine
is located in the center of the frame
work. This is situated in a rectangular
framework running at right angle to the
central frame, and here also is located
all of tie machinery of the flying ship.
In the center Of the rectangular frame
are two steering wheels and the buttons
ard throttles by which the engine is to
be nayigated.
Immediately back of the propeller, and
three feet below the elliptical frame. is
the car in which the helmsman will
stand to guide the vessel on its course
through the air. The car is two feet
wide, three feet long and two feet in
depth. The man at the rudder must
stand at his work No provision is
made for him TO be seated
Back of the steersman's car. a con-
tinuation of the main framework. are
the two rudders. one an upright steering
apparatus two feet in height, the other
extending outward in horizontal direc-
tIon.
The airship IS provided with cehter-
board about six feet long and three feet
high. made of silk. which will aid the
ship from falling off before the wind
An apparatus to reduce the speed with
out reducing the power OF the engine, is
attached to the framework in front of
the center board. II is V-shaped con-
struction of silk, open end to the bow Of
the ship. 1t is worked on hinges and
may be opened or contracted according
to the will of the guide
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WOODS
COMMERCIAL
COLLEGE.

COURT F. WOOD, LIN, IL. D., President.
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF UNPARALLELED
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$5OO,OOO.OO

3lI East Capitol st.
Telephone East IS.
Day and evening ses-
sions.
Open all the year.
Special proposition to
August enrollments.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-04-08
CLOSE TAX COLLECTION.

Pickens, April 2. 2.-County Au-
ditor Keith reports that with the
clssing of the books on March
18th last all taxes had been paid
except $3.50. 20, and this includ les
the Z per cent. penalty, Of which
probably 80 per cent. will be col
lected. The property returned
in this county amounts to 81, 200, :
900 in round numbers. In 1870
only 81, 600, 200 was returned for
taxation. The value of land is
gong up every day.
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ng match down here.

Ing match down here"
Senator Tillman said he hard
~ knew what to talk about, and
he wanted to be excused. He said
ne had to make speech tonight
and hs had no idea what he would
talk about. He said that be would
always have the most pleasant re-
collection of this visit to Charles
ton, and that if this was sample
OF what was to come he was sure
the subsequent proceedings would
interest him all the moro.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-04-08
Happenings In Fhe State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Cor>
resp ondents of The Columbia
State.
KILLED BY a TRAIN.

Wedge6eld, April 2.-Coroner
Sam Flowers of Sumter came
over this afternoon to hold an in
quest over the body of William
Green, eolored, who was knocked
of the Wateres trestle this morn.
ing by the through freight, re-
ceiving injuries which caused his
death.
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BURNED BY INCENDIARIES.

Greenwood, April st h e
Greenwood graded school building
was destroyed by fire at 2 O'Clock
this .horning. The engineer of
an outgoing freight train on the
Seaboard Air Line was the first
to see the flames. He gave the
fire signal, which at once awaksn-
ed John Stevens, young man
living in Greenwood, who has
been fireman on the Seaboard.
MIR. Stevens, John Major and
Prof. f. G. Coker, superinten-
dent of the graded schools, were
the first to arrive. Prof. Coker
and Mr.. Major entered the build
ing and found unmistakablo signs
of incendiarism. Kerosene had
been poured all over the floor.
-Subsrribe to The LANCASTER
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Z Let Justice Be Done.
There Should Not Be One Meas
ure for the Ignorant and
Another for the In
fluential.
Landmark.

otateSYllle Landmark.
The trial of Haywood for the
killing of Skinner, at Raleigh, has
been postponed until July. In ar
guing for prompt trial Senator
Woodward, for the prosecution,
said:
"Let 1t not be truthfully said
that our courts have one measure
of justice for the sixteen-year. old
boy who committed q shocking
murder in Rockingham county last
week, and another for a lawyer,
who knows the law and yet deiles
it. In reply to the reference of
counsel, ] will say that there is be-
hind this prosecution healthy
public sentiment which demands
that justice be done though the
heavens fall The good name of a
young man now filling apremature
grave, demands this trial, a ver-
dict and vindication. The aged
and inGrm father, bowed with
this double grief, as with tottering
steps, he is nearing his decline,
asks that justice be done the men,
ory of his son. The yeung widew,
IN her sorrow and bereavement,
and her little son whom this pris-
oner has made an orphan are be-
hind this prosecution, begging that
the hand of justice bs not stayed
iii av.ngibg the murder Of this
faithful husband and father"
Governor Aycock has ordered
special term of court, beginning
April 18th, for the trial of the
negro boy who killed Mr.. Blair in
Rockingham county last Friday
and Judge Long, of Statewide,
will preside at the trial. The ne
gro will be railroaded to the gal
lows-will be promptly convicted
and hung as he ought to be. But
if he had prominent influential
family connections and could en-
ploy able attorneys his trial might
he postponed. Public sentiment
is doubtless very much against
him, but instead of&siting for the
feeling to die away they do not
even wait for the regular term of
court. Moreover, the nsgro's con-
duct IN the case strongly indicates
that he is of unsound mind, and
under favorable conditions he
woull stand q good chance of ss-
Gaping on that plea. But he will
have no such opportunity. He
will be hung as he ought to bs,
and that promptly.
But If a difference is to be made
should not the offenders against
the law who ars ignorant, humble
and without neral or religious
tralning-should not they be more
favored! Are thoy not the more
excusable for wrong doing9
1t is not pleasant to say these
things; it is to us most disagree.
able to make such com parsons.
! But a proper regard for justice
and right and desire to soc all
men equal before the law compels
this statement. Alas that the
words of King Lear should be SO
truth:
Through tattered clothes small vices
do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurt
less breaks;
Arm it with rags, and pigmy's straw
will pierce it.
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White Man to Hang
In Colleton County.
Allie Adams Convicted of MUIR
dering Henry Jaoques-An-
other White Man Con.
victed Of Man
slaughter

Special to The State.
Walterboro, April 3.-All of
this week has been taken up IN
tina trial OF two murder cases in
the general sessions court. George
Murdaugh was put on trial Nom
day morning for the killing of
JAS. Polk during the Christm = $
holidays. Tuesday night he was
found guilty of maaslaughter and
sentenced to three years on the
chaingang.
Wednesday morning the case
OF the State vs.. A Adams, Henry
HOff and w. B. Adams was be-
gun. The case went to the lury
last night at 8 O'Clock, and ver-
dict has just been returned at 4
O'Clock by the jury, acquitting
Hoff and w. B. Adams and find
ing Allie Adams guilty of MUIR
der, without recommendation to
mercy. Judge Gary sentenced
hlm 10 bs hauged GU the first Fri
day in June, -
1t will bo recalled that Allio
Adams shot Henry jacques, u
quiet and peaceabls citizen, on the
18th day of Fedauary last, near
Cottagevills, with a gun loaded
with buckshot.
The defendant on trial admit.
ted that he shot Jacques, but
claimed, that he did 80 in order
to save his own life.
The difficulty between the two
men started on Sunday, Jan. 4.
Adams lived about Is yards from
tho man; Jacques children we're
playing in his yard. Adams
told them to hush their fuss. Mrs.
Jacques had something to say to
Adams. He became enraged and
cursed her and her children. She
sent for her husband, who was at
the houee of nearby neighbor.
jacques came home, secured his
gun and shot Adams with a load
OF buckshot. Adams then had
Jacques bound over to the circuit
court
The day before jacques wa.
shot ne went six or eight mile.
from home and spent the night.
Allie Adams and his brother, w.
3. Adams, met him on his way
back home. From the testim on '
it was shown they were going ts
trade horses with Henry Hoff.
Allie and w. Is. Adams stopped
at one Ackerman's house, 40 or
SO yards from the public road.
Allie saw jacques going along the
road. When passing the Adamses,
jacques threw his hand back and
he was shot by Allie Adams, so
tho latter claimed.
| II p
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fillman'S Flain Talk,
AT Banquet Given by the City
Council of Charleston.

From Tho News and Courier of
Friday.
Senator Tillman had to respond
to the call for speech at the
banquet rendered him by the City
Council at the Charleston Hotel
last night. Mayor Smyth, in in-
PRODUCING him, said that the AL
dormen wanted to hear enc Of the
Senator's characteristic speeches.
The Senator spoke briefly. Ho
said he had come here as the
guest of the Medical College fac
ulty, and he added that it afford
cd him great pleasure to meet the
people of the citv once more. ~
have had the pleasure and dis.
pleasure of visiting Charleston on
many occasions and under many
different auspices, he said, "and
In my time l have had unique ex.
periencs here. l appreciate the
courtesy extended to me, how
ever, and | can only express the
hope that if we did have any un
pleasantness In the past it has all
disappeared. l want to say in
1ustice to myself that have been
misunderstood by the people of
Charleston. The revolution of
1890 was run on the principle
that there were other parts of
South Carolina besides Charles
ton. | thought that the rest of
the State had been in obscurity
long enough. But l never tried
to injure your city. l never al
lowed myself to forget Charleston
or the part she had taken in shap
ing the history Of the State. I
had to fight you because you
fought me. (Applause.) In that
respect l was like the man who
was once taken prisoner by the
Indians, They were escorting him
to the place where he would fur
nish the amusement for the dance
of death, but he remembered that
he had a bottle of whiskey in hir
pocket, and he quickly got them
drunk. After wards, he said that
he had killed as many Of them us
they had klllre him. And this
warrants mo in saying thut
whipped you as often as you
whipped me.
"When l was Governor | was
not allowed to deal with you like
other sections of the State - You
were 50 much in love with your
self down here that you couldn't I
see beyond ren-mlle Hill, and
you didn't sem to know that
there was anybody else in South
Carolina. If had to resort to
harsh methods, 1t was only done
to carry out the law.
81 want to claim for myself
that since l have been in the Uni
ted States Senate have tried to
represent South Carolins as q
whole, and to lsok to the best in.
terest of every community. If
have helped Charleston it was
simply a matter of duty and not
because l was trying to get you
to change your attitude toward
me. | didn't care whether YOU
gave me your votes or not.
never wanted your support unless
l could get it with your own con-
sent. If l can ever serve Chars
lesion, trust you will fnd me
ready to do it. l bear no ill-will
to you.
"l want to say once and for all
that 1 recognize you as South Car
0liuians and I hope you recognize
me as one. | have great lsve for
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TO Cure n Csld In One Dan

: Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money if 1t fails to cure. f. w.
Grove sslgnature is on each box
25c.
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MAJ. 7. o. SANDERS DEAD.

MAJ. L. o. SANDERS DEAD.
Sumter. April 3.-Maj. Thorn :
as .. Sanders died at his homo at
Hsgood on Tuesday afternoon, in
his 10th year. Mr.. Sanders has
always been prominent man in
the State. He was for many
years a director of the State pom
ltent ~, and. for several years
leasea the State farm. He was
one of the oldest mem bers of the
State Agricultural society, beng
vice president.
He leaves a widow and the fol-
lowing sons. Hon. 4. X. San
ders, at one time a member of the
Legislature and chairman of the
board of directors of the State
penitentisry, and Msssrs. Julien,
Z. w. and L. O. Sanders, Jr.
ANDERSON COUNTY FARMER KILL
ED BY HIS OWN TEAM.
Anderson, April Mr.. Chas.
Milford, white man about 40
years of age, was accidentally y
killed about five miles south of
here this afternoon.
He left hele in wagon by
himself under the influence OF
whiskey, and when near his home
was travelling plantation road,
when the wagon ran into = small
ditch by the roadside and he wa,
thrown OUT, two of tho wagon
wheels passing over his breast,
killing him instantly.
The wagon was loaded with 8,
900 pounds of fertilizers. There
was no witnesses to the accident.
Milford was married and had sev
eral children.
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LEDGER. $3.50 per annum
The Monticellonian., 1903-10-01
BITS ABOUT STORKS.
How the Birds Are Favored by tke People of Holland and
 Denmark.

In Holland the nests of storks are gen erally on the summit of a tall post, put up on purpose tor them, on which is fixed an old cart wheel. Says an English writer: A Dutch gentleman of my ac- quaintance has one such post in his grounds within sight of his library win dow, but he improves on the cart wheel by having an iron framework for the reception of the nest. The first year 1t was put up, toward the end of June, a solitary young stork used to come daily and carefully inspect this framework. 1 saw him there myself one day, stand ing in the empty receptacle exactly like would-be benedict inspecting an empty house, contemplating the view and wondering if the drains are all right. The verdict was apparently favorable, for next season saw the nest occupied by the newly welded pair. Their power of wing is very fine, and on hot days have watched them ascending in spiral circles, hardly moving their broad black wings, till they have looked no bigger than flies. After the young are matched they appear to be suspicious of one another and unwilling to leave the nest unguarded."
 Denmark is the country which is especially favored by these fine-looking birds. In the towns you may see many nests on the buildings in close proXim- ity to one another, and the birds them selves feed unconcernedly in the mead ows and roadside fields. In the country nearly every farmhouse has place made for the storks benefit in the gable end of the thatehed roof. And they are generally occupied.
 Storks have no voice; the only noise they make is "klappering" tsnapping their great red mandibles rapidly and loudly). Thus they greet one another. generally by throwing back the head until the upper mandible rests on the back; but occasionally "klappering' is performed with the head and bill in the ordinary position.
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Easily Found.

The fact that America is a very big country never strikes one so forcibly as when he has travelled a couple of thousand miles due west, and still finds the prairie stretching out before him. A young member of the British nobili- ty was over here last summer, ac- companied by his inevitable valet, James
 They saw the seaboard cities, tar ried for a time in Pittsburg. in Chi cago. in St. Louis and in Kansas City. and then struck out into the great west Somewhere near the edge of Colorado the train was delayed at a small station. and the passengers got out to stretch their legs. among them his lordship and James, who seemed in a brown study.
 What's the matter?" asked his master
 "I was just thinkin'. my lord" said James. that Columbus didn't do such . mighty big thing when e discovered this ere country, halter halls said and done 'Ow could e 'elp it?"-N Y. Tribune.
The Monticellonian., 1903-10-01
LIGHTS FOR TRAINS
How Electricity Is Utilized in Ger
 many and Austria.
Successful Method of Attaching Dy- namOs to the ANIes-Each Car Provides Its own Lights
 Best of Many systems.

The various attempts during the past few years to introduce electricity as a means of light on railway trains. and the many experiments connected herewith. have proved that only very limited number of the different systems now in use may be termed technical and eco homie success. A railway train running difficulties which are easily overcome in the application of electricity from sta
 tionary plants. These obstacles accounts. late when we take into consideration that an even volume of light must be provided for the same train, not only when it is
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in motion, but when 1t is stopping at sta tions as well.
 To the casual observer it would seem that any arrangement which will admit of all the lamps of a whole train being lighted up from some one central dynamo must in the nature of things be the most practical method which might well be adopted. Theoretically, this could only be possible when based upon the assump- tion that railway train would always be made up with the same number of cars, and that the central accumulators had been tested and finely gauged to train the length of which is invariably the same. The best solution of the problem has been found in the method which en- ables each carriage of a railway train to be lighted separately and independently of the others. For example. in the Dick system. explained below, each car is sup piled with small dynamo which is at tached to the axle of the car wheels. This dynamo drives the necessary current for creating light into the lamps while the train is in motion. Simultaneously, small battery is charged with electricity from the same dynamo. This battery then serves the purpose of keeping up the current while the train is stopping at stations. Generally speaking. however, the lamps should be fed as long as possi- ble directly from the dynamo in order that the battery may be spared. During stops and when the train is going at slow rate of speed up steep grades. the lamps are always fed from the battery. The aecumu,ators are charged while the train is in motion. and this is the case by day as well as by night.
 The different systems of electric rail- way ligh-j now either in use or being ex perimented with in Europe are known by the following names: Auvert. Kull, Stone. Bohm, Moskowitz. Jaquin, Vicari- no, Dick. The last mentioned. or the Dick system, has been adopted by the Oesterreiche Schuckert- Werke. in Vi- enna, Austria, and this company has fit ted up large number of railway car riages with this apparatus.
 The machinery and apparatus of the Dick system are divided into four parts, namely. dynamo, storage battery, ap- paratus safe, and circuit wires. installa- tions, etc.
 The illustrations show how the dyna- mo is attached to the aXles of the car wheels, whereby the current is generated by means of friction. The average num- Der of volts produced by the velocity of