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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-07-25
Gen Clay Dead.

Lexington, Ky, July 22.- A
message from Richmond, KY,
says that Gen. Cassius M. Clay,
ambassador Ia Russia under Lin :
coin, sholitiohi>t and author, died
at 9:l0 tonight at his home at
the extreme age uf 90. His chill
dreu were all at his bedside.
Some of them have not been In
their fathers house or seen him
ia Years because of his peculiar
hallucinalion that they were in n
vendetta sworn to kill him.
Clay was one of the most pic.
turesque figures in American poll
itics in the sixties. His home at
White Hall has been guarded by
armed men and Il loaded cannon
sits in his hallway and his room
is a veritable arsenal gathered for
the purpose of repelllng the at
tack of the imaginary vendetta.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-07-25
THE SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL
OF ATLANTA, Ca.

Is twice-a week NEWS paper, rub
lisbed on Monday and Tuesda, of
each week. with all the la;e news
the world, which comes over Il cir
leased wires direct to their office. Ia
ali eight-page seven-column paper.
BY arrangements we have secured a
special rate with them in connection
with -'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-07-25
HOWE Resigns.

Assistant Chief Constable HOWE
has resigned his position from the
force, but 1t is not known yet who
his successor will be. HOWE
1t ill be remem bered,
was chief constable in Charleston
but was afterwards transferred to
Beaufort. from which point he re.
signed and went to Chester
Columbia Record 21st.
Sta :ched goods don't always
command q stiff price.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
NAMES OF FABRICS.

Muslin is named for Mosul. in Asia.
Serge comes from Xerga. the Spanish
for a certain sort of blanket.
Bandanna is derived from an Indian
word signifying to bind or tie.
Calico is named for Calicut. town in
India, where 1t was first printed.
Alpaca is the name of species of
llama from whose wool the genuine
fabric is woven.
The name damask is an abbreviation
Of Damascus; satin is corruption Of
Zaytown. in China.
Velvet is the Italian "vellute." woolly.
and is traceable farther back to the
Latin vellus, hide or pelt.
Shawl is from the Sanskrit sala.
which means floor, shawls having been
first used as carpet tapestry.
Cambria comes from Cambria. gauze
from GAIA, baiZe from Bajac, dimity
from Dametta and jeans from Jean.
Blanket bears the name of Thomas
Blanket. famous English clothier who
aided the introduction Of woolens into
England In the fourteenth century
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
Family Dissensions.

Dissension In families often arises
from a lack of mutual consideration
among the members of the family. The
"soft answer that turneth away wrath
is forgotten for the hasty reply. the I'M
kind retort. that kindle the fire of Ill
feeling. Love does not linger in the
home where rudeness shows Its unlove-
~ qualities. 1t chooses to dwell in the
home where the spirit Of unselfishness,
of self control. OF thoughtfulness and
OF charitableness makes the atmos-
phere sweet. The woman who is quick
to take offense Is not like her Of whom
Holy Scripture says. Her ways are
ways Of pleasantness. and all her paths
are peace" Happy homes depend on
happy hearts. Home is distinctively a
woman's sphere. and she who sweetens
It most makes earth nearer heaven.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
BURIAL CUSTOMS
The Various Methods Used I'm the
Disposal of the Dead.

Disposal of the Dead.
The disposal of the dead among CIV
fliZed nations has usually consisted of
one of the following three ways:
Firstly. of closing up the body in earth
or stone: secondly. of burning the body
and committing to earth the ashes.
and. thirdly. the embalming Of the
body The earliest form of interment
Of which we have any account was
that Of the. paleolitbic cave .dwellers,
who burie0 heir dead in natural grot-
toes and crevices In the rock similar to
those in which they had lived.
When we come to the later stone age
we find that the people throughout
Europe buried in chambered barrows
and cairns. Next comes the bronze
age. with its changes. and among 9TH
ers the burial of the dead. The cham
bered barrows passed away. and In
their places barrows were frequently
used without chambers, and cemeteries
Of stone cists set in the ground were
largely employed. Frequently a nat
ural eminence of sand or gravel was
the place assigned for burial, and
around it were circles of standing
stones. During these prehistoric times
crema ton was also practiced side by
side with the simple interments of the
people. In pagan times it was custom
airy, whether the dead were buried
with or without cremation. to put In
their graves such articles as urns or
vessels of clay, bronze, gold or glass,
clothing, personal ornaments. imple-
ments and weapons Of warfare.
Cremation was largely abolished
when Christianity spread over the
country. and the interment of grave
goods was restricted to kings and
priests, who continued to be buried in
their royal and sacerdotal robes and
with their insignia of office.
Down to the tenth century cremation
was customary among the tribes locat-
ed along the Volga. Here also human
sacrifices in honor of the dead pre-
vailed Records of eyewitnesses of the
horrible ceremonies have come down TO
us. Charlemagne prohibited this usage
among the conquered Saxons under
pain of death. In India the living wild
ow was In many instances down to
1929 burned with the corpse of her hus-
band.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
Anather Word For II.

ssHenry." said Mrs Smudgers. glanc-
ing over the front page of the newspa
per. what do they mean when they
say that one train telescon"d another?'
ssThey mean. my dear. that It rushed
right into 1t. 1t is a bad kind Of COLI
sion.'
"Collision? Then why don't they call
II a collidcoscopa instead OF a tele-
scope ?'- Kansas City Journal
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
On the 1nstallment Plan.

Mrs. Browne-Oh. what lovely wed
ding presents! Such beautiful silver
ware and such rare china, Wasn't II
nice to get such presents?
Mrs. Greene-Yes. 1t was. but we are
now beginning to pay for them on the
instailment plan.
Mrs. Browne-Pay for them? On the
fustallment plan? Why. Mrs Greene.
what do you mean2
Mrs. Why. the young people
who gave us wedding presents are get
ting married. and we have to send them
wedding presents Lippincott's
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

ssBut why" asked the authorities.
care you young women so interested in
this antigamhling crusade?"
J, because" was the reply. IF we sue
coed marriage will be the only game
Of chance left open to the men," Chi
cago Post.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
No CajoIery About II.

"Why did ron LET that girl cajole you
into subscribing for her bnok?"
aCaiole me. She didn't cajole me.
she irst looked into my eyes and drew
one Of two long breaths" Chicago
Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Too Confident Standpatters.

The standpatters continue to assert that
its all up with the Iowa idea" Gov.
Cummins we are told. is good as dished
so far as the tariff is concerned The Presi-
dent has been won over. Well enough is to
be let alone not only until after the next
presidential election, but long as any
body Is enjoying a profit from business
The issue is made up. The republican party
stands for perpetual and undiluted protec-
ton. Reciprocity looks well on paper, but
1t will not work. Partial revision of the
tariff is out of the question. Touch one
schedule and all become involved. And so
on. Those who want the tariff revised
should go over to the democratic party.
where they properly belong.
This sort of talk Is too confident and ag-
sressive by half. Gov. Cummins is far
from being dished. He represents the tariff
views of his state and section. and controls
the Iowa situation. He is on the cards for
denomination this year, and. OF necessity,
the platform must conform to the views of
the men who are to support him. The mid
die west Is strongly for 1udicious tariff re-
vision and for trade-promoting reciprocity.
This view has dominated the section for
years. and will not be abandoned at the
suggestion of anybody. even of President
Roosevelt. Neither Cummins nor his party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
Trade in Manchuria-

We are told that if we are to hold what
we now have in Manchuria In the way of
trade and especially if we are to increase
the volume of our sales, we must hustle.
Why. of course. That is true of the situa-
ton in general This is the age of CONNER
c1al strenuousness. Russia Germany,
France. Great Britain, all of our rivals
for trade are hustling. There never
was in the world before so much energy
and alertness exhibited in the chase for
business. We do not mind the heat of the
competition. All we ask is a fair field, and
the open door where that has been guar
anteed. If we lose in those circumstances
we shall have nobody to blame but our
selves. But we shall not lose. The United
States Is In the game to win, Is winning,
and will continue to win. Long may she
Wini
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Diplomats at st. Louis.

The foreign as well the native orators
were well chosen for the st. Louis exer-
cises. France and Spain were in evidence
yesterday in the persons Of their respec-
tive ambassadors. and the result was ex-
cellent. M. Jusserand and Senior Ojeda
both spoke inspiringly and so as to pro-
mote the ends Of the great enterprise. They
were heartily and sincerely applauded The
Star only few weeks ago called attention
to the fact that the foreign representa-
tives residing here were beginning to find
their voices for public addresses, and ex-
pressed pleasure thereat. The old style
diplomacy of intrigue was closely allied
to silence The new style. of more direct
approach. accommodates a little oratory.
and, of course, the better that may be the
better the service performed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Republican National Convention

The New York Tribune has the following
Information from Birmingham, Alabama:
1.-THE republican situation in this state
Is becoming more complicated.
There Is every indication that there will be
a split in the party, and two delegations
will be sent to the next national convention,
one for Roosevelt and one for either Hanna
or Fairbanks"
This row grows out of the celebrated
Lilly White" proposition, and one could
wish to see that proposition submitted to
the next republican national convention. If
it is submitted; what will the party Of
Abraham Lincoln do about 1t? What will
be the attitude of those republican leaders
who live in states where there are two
parties, and where the colored man is not
Disseminated against at the polls? In
Ohio there are over thfrty-one thousand
colored voters, and in Indiana over eight
cen thousand To what extent would 1t
strengthen Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Fairbanks
at home were they to give their indorse-
ment ID those republicans in the south who
after rising to influence with the aid of the
colored vote are now copying the demo-
Gratis in cutting it out of the political equa-
ton?
Again. What better time than next year
for the republicans to consider the whole
question of the southern situation? We
hear of republican committees in Alabama
Mississippi. Louisiana and South Carolina
but what do they represent? Delegates from
those states attend republican national con-
ventions. but what is their power at home :?
Would any party leader consider a nominal
ton wisely made for which those delegates
grouped together, had turned the scale? 1t
is no reply to say that those delegates are
not responsible for their helplessness at
home. The fact remains that they are
absolutely helpless and that by no means
at their command could they throw single
electoral vote to their party's national
ticket.
And still again. Shall we not hear some
thing from the republicans in their next ma
tional platform on the subject of the whole
sale acknowledgements in the south? Not
the stereotyped deploring of the fact Not
an argument showing that the Constitution
of the United States has been violated. But
something that will commit the party to
action in behalf of equitable and constitu-
tional representation in Congress. The lat
est attempt to obtain relief through the
Supreme Court has failed. The matter is
now up to- Congress. The Fifty-eighth
Congress was not elected on that issue, and
that will be used as an argument against
action next winter. But how about the
Fifty-ninth Congress? Why should not that
issue enter into the campaigns for the cleo
ton of that Congress? Why not take the
sense of the country on a question which
affects the whole country? 1t is not a
southern, but a national question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Alaskan Boundary Case.

Yesterday was important in the history
of the diplomatic relations between the
United States and Great Britain In this
city the formal statement of the American
case in the Alaskan boundary dispute was
transmitted to the British embassy, While
in London the corresponding statement of
the Canadian contention was handed to the
embassy of the United States These state
ments will now be scrutinized, the Ameri-
can by the counsel for the Canadian gov
eminent and that of the Canadians by the
American counsel. Thus each side Will
familiarize itself with the claims and proofs
of the other and on July next, the counter
claims and proofs will be filed in similar
manner This will constitute the taking of
evidence as far as the program Is now ar
ranged. September the joint commission
of six will meet and receive the briefs Of
the counsel for each side. which will con-
stitute the final argument Thus In four
months the case will be before the COM
mission for its consideration, unless 1t
should itself discover discrepancies and de-
fciencies In the claims or proofs which it
might wish to have cleared through further
exhibits or statements.
This method of procedure is preferable to
open hearings, with the presentation of the
case in detail. for the reason that the work
of settlement is thus advanced without
constantly irritating the two sides. The
Canadian temper on the subject Is very
tender and clashes are likely to occur from
time to time even with the matter thus
conservatively administered. The Ameri-
can public feels reasonably confident that
the contentious of this government are too
firmly founded on fact and records and
previous agreements to be weakened now
by anything Canada may bring forward
in attempted proof. In any case the COM
position of the tribunal. with three on each
side precludes the possibility of verdict
like that rendered by King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway in the adjustment of the
Samoan claims. That finding was a seri-
Gus weakening of British and American
confidence in the efficacy of the old method
of arbitration. although it did not affect
the prestige of the process provided by the
International court at The Hague. In this
case. however. nothing is at stake of a
character suitable for submission to The
Hague tribunal. The United States does
not admit that the matter is subject to
such adjudication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Albanian Campaign.

The Balkan war cloud" which has been
hanging over all Macedonia for some time.
has now concentrated over the province OF
Albania, which lies on the western side or
the Turkish peninsula and Immediately
southwest of Bulgaria. Twenty thousand
Turkish troops are concentrating at Is
kub. on the line of the railroad from Sa-
lonika, the only line penetrating this noun
famous and forbidding region. The pur-
pose, 1t appears from the dispatches. is to
advance on Prisrend. town in the heart Of
the Albanian mountains but accessible from
Uskub through a chain of valleys. A move
ment is looked for within week. but 50
unreliable are the news sources. save those
which find unusual means Of communica-
lion. that the progress Of the campaign will
Re followed with difficulty. The official dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02

In Iowa has taken the back track on the
tariff question. Senator Allison. IT is an
neunced. will write the platform. and while
he has not been ciassed as an aggressive
revisionist. he has not been classed as an
intolerant standpatter. He is probably
much nearer in sympathy to Gov. Cummfns
than to Senator Aldrich. With, therefore,
Gov. Cummins renominated and reelected
on a platform repeating, the views which
the Iowa republicans have for several years
entertained and publicly proclaimed-and
such is the promise at present-why shall
he and his friends not be in position next
year to be reckoned with In the matter Of
the national equation? s.,.s... 49,
AS for the President. it is not susceptible
of proof as yet that he has taken his stand
with the Aldrich contingent. His recent
tariff speech. as The Star noted at the
time. was the least successful Of those he
delivered on his way to the Yellowstone
Park. IT was not characteristic, In that 1t
was not altogether clear. He left much to
be desired as to just what we might expect
from him on that question in his recon-
mendation to- Congress next winter. His
position may be difficult. He may think 1t
advisable for the moment to choose his
words with extreme care. But 1t will be
necessary for him to touch upon this topic
definitely in his next message. or in some
other way before the meeting Of the next
republican national convention; and in the
event that the revisionists do not find
themselves in full agreement with him
they may take their case into the conven-
ton and fight it out in the platform COM
mittee. No revision in twenty years If the
good times last so long is no shibboleth to
go to the country on, with tariff bill con-
structed in starvation times hampering the
greatest volume of business ever transac ted
and steadily growing. 1--..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
The Cleveland Boom.

The republican leaders. the following
dispatch from Syracuse shows. are begin
ming to take the measure of the Cleveland
boom:
Timothy L. Woodruff today declared
that In his opinion Grover Cleveland would
be the democratic nominee for President
next year
Mr.. Cleveland's attitude he said, in
dicates to me that he is already a recep-
tive candidate for the presidency. and there
favor among the members of his party.
In my opinion 1T will be Roosevelt and
Cleveland
Mr. Woodruff is confident that Roosevelt
will win
Mr.. Cleveland cannot afford to be more
than receptive candidate, but he is that,
by a large majority. His friends are at
work and they are making progress. 1t
must be admitted, too. that they are NOV
ing upon well-consdered lines. Their pur-
pose Is to show the country that their
favorite Is still man of strength in the
pivotal eastern territory. When this is
done they have reason to believe that an
important point in their game will have
been made.
The south gives the real Cleveland boom
ers no serious concern. The Parker, the
German the Olney and the Hill people
may dlsport themselves there to their
hearts content. Canvasses of state leSfS-
latures mean little Interviews with local
statesmen mean less. Invitations to speak
are issued almost upon the polite spur OF
the moment. Any democrat of national
reputation is welcomed as an orator In the
south. But In the matter of the presidency
the south puts success at the polls above
every other consideration. The Cleveland
managers. therefore. are proceeding upon
the assumption that If they can convince
the south that the ex-Presdent is the best
man for the sections where the battle will
be fought. the south, forgetting her ob1ur-
cations Of 1896 and since, will turn to Mr..
Cleveland again.
= There has been a fair start to this end.
The New York World and the Brooklyn
Eagle have both declared for Mr. Cleve-
land In terms of the highest praise. His
nomination, they believe, would insure sue
cess at the polls. The New York Sun has
all but hoisted the Cleveland colors. There
are at least two other New York city
newspapers certain to pronounce for Mr..
Cleveland If the prospects continue bright.
And all of this Is intended to give assur-
ance that the ex-Presdent has elements
of strength superior Tor use In New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut to those pos
sessed by any other man whose name has
been mentioned In connection with next
years nomination.
Mr. Cleveland's receptions en- route to ST.
Louis and while there have shown that
popular interest still attaches to the man.
Is Mr. Woodruff correct in his predictions
Are the opposing candidates to be Roose-
welt and Cleveland?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02
A Habit Without Excuse,

From the Baltimore Herald
The tobacco spitter's work shows II,
strongly at the advent OF spring The con.
dition OF the corners and other places where
politics and business are discussed ia evi.
dence that the grinders of the weed have
oeen ABOUT. and now that the open cars are
coming into use one can hear and see the
juice flying from the rear seats right and
left out into the street. In public buildings
even those newly painted. special provision
has to be made for the splitter. or he makes
1t for himself. The spitbox. or cuspidor, as
1t is sometimes called in an attempt I'd
dignity 1t. is kept in stocks at the stores
as If 1t were a necessity Of life. Europeans
smoke bad tobacco and use the vile olga
rette, but to their credit, be 1t said, they
do not chew tobacco and spit on the side
walks and In public buildings. That the
time may come. and speedily. when the
American habit of chewing tobacco will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-02

patch cannot be trusted as long as the
Turks control the lines. Yet en- this cam
paign much depends bearing on the welfare
of Europe. The fighting that is practically
certain to come between the Turks and the
Christian revolutionists will take place on
the very borders of Bulgaria. Indeed 1t
will be participated in by some thousands
of Bulgarians, who are deeply enmeshed in
| the coils of the Macedonian intrigue. For
all practical purposes the interests of Bull
garia and those of the rebellious Mace
domains may be regarded as Identical
Sofia the Bulgarian capital, lies only a
short distance across the border which sep
arates the provinces. and is the headquar-
tiers of the Macedonian committee, one OF
the most persistent revolutionary juntas in
the world.
An element of great danger in the prem
ises lies in the manner in which the So
called reforms are being received by the
affected provinces. The dominant Turks
do not countenance them and are continu-
ally throwing obstacles in the way of their
success. The consuls appointed by the
powers to supervise the reforms are hood.
winked and thwarted at every turn. A body
of Christian gendarmes was to be installed
to enforce the DEGREES of reform, but as
fast as they have been installed the Turks
have expelled them and the British consul
has declared that 1t is little short of muir
der to continue to appoint such policemen
in the affected provinces. The opposition
to the reforms does not come from the
Turks alone, but from Christians as well,
the latter believing that the welfare of the
provinces depends rather upon wholesale
reaction against the sultan than upon the
execution of the present program of piece
meal and partial betterment. They profess
total lack of confidence in the sincerity
of the sultan in the prosecution of the re-
forms forced upon by the recent rescript
of the powers. Russia warns the sultan
that the reforms must be strictly enforced
or the powers will intervene. There are
suspicious that Russia secretly hopes to
see Bulgaria involved in the turmoil. SO
that she will have a reasonable pretext for
openly occupying that province with her
troops and thus completing the dominion
which She now exercises over 1t by virtue
OF an absolute diplomatic control. The
game Is complex and filed with exciting
possibilities.