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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
The Old-Fashioned Dinner.
From the Chicago lnter-Ocean.

From the Chicago lnterOcean.
In society circles there Is complaint that
the men who come to dine do not know the
art of converse ton. The strained situation
at dinner. 1.-The awful pause around the
board when a few dozen people are strand
ed, helpless. lost for something to say" is
remarked upon by a newspaper contributor.
who infers that conversational diners out
may be found If the hostess or host Will
only look for them in the right place. Lots
of men may get drunk says the con-
tributor because time hangs heavily on
their hands: lots of men are driven to drink
for lack of companions of the right kind
This seems to be going rather far aficld
for the conversational man. but OF course,
IL high society has a positive lack of men
who talk anything must do in the
emergency 1t might be pointed out that
some men are driven to drink at the mere
thought Of dining out. and that when Others
are dining out they are too much engaged
in what society reporters call discussing
the viands to do any talking. For. after
ALL Is the flow Of conversation of any con-
sequence beside the satisfaction the hostess
may feel in noting that the dinner is evil
IDENTIFY being thoroughly enjoyed?
In the good old days when friends or the
family came to dinner the ar Of CONVERSE
ton did not trouble the hostess. What
she wanted to be sure OF was that the soup
was hot and that the turkey was baked
right. She wanted to be sure that those
who preferred dark meat got all the dark
meat they wanted, and whether they pre-
ferred strawberry pie to the custard pud-
ding-or wouldn't they have both? And 1t
was her concern. not how the art of con-
yerSation got along, but whether every
body had enough to eat. II she happened
to be her own cook. the acknowledgment
of her guests that the dinner was satisfac-
terry was in the visible reduction of the
food that was set before them.
Not what have you got to eat says
Joshua Whitcomb on the dining question.
but how much?' And this was the view
of the old-fashioned hostess. Her guests
might talk of anything they pleased. there
might be awful pauses," but If advantage
was taken of these pauses to get another
helping of the salad or the mashed pota-
toes, her victory was complete. People who
go out to dine to talk or to hear somebody
talk would probably be bored at the old
fashioned dinner yet 1t had its merits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

ly from the strict letter of the records to
compose a novel of keen interest and fine
quality. She locates her principal scenes
In st. Louis and France. and sends her
characters back and forth across continent
and ocean the action swiftly shifts to
and fro. Historic personages play impor-
tant parts in the story, notably President
Jefferson and Emperor Napoleon. Talley-
rand, Lewis and Clark. Marbois and mem
bers of the leading families of ST Louis.
purely fictitious romance is devised to
weld the historic events together and to
give rise to dramatic situations partici-
pated in by Indians. frontiersmen, soldiers
and gallants from the French court. The
love story is prettily told, and wins atten-
ton from the first chapter, in which the
hero. who narrates the tale. is precipitated
by mastin into the presence OF the lady
OF his later love. to the delayed mutual
avOwal on the last page.
OUTLINES OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY; Designed
As Text Book and for Private Reading, nv
George Park Fisher, ID. d. Ii. D., professor in
Yale University. New and revised edition. Nov
York: American Book Comply.
Within a remarkably small compass, con-
side ring the vast range of the subject. is
condensed a scholarly, scientific statement
OF the story of the worlds progress from
the ancient times of which only the barest
records have descended to modern stu
dents. The authors purpose has been TO
present a connected narrative of world
history with proper regard for the inter
working Of causes and effects, and the ac-
cumulative results of the events of the
pest In short. his principle is to tell this
wonderful story with due regard for the
unity of history" He has made his work
clear and interesting. preserving far as
possible continuous thread. while OF
course breaking up his work into appropri-
ate chapters and divisions to meet the abso-
lutte requirements of the case. By the use
OF different sizes of type he has been en-
abled to add a quantity of important mat
ter of appurtenant interest and yet not in
tmately connected with the current of his
discourse. The revis!ons which have called
for the present editon-the first having
been published nineteen years ago-incude
the results of discoveries by historical in
vestigators and new views of particular
subjects by specialists. The photography has
also been revised to add new books of i'm
portance and to eliminate works that have
ceased to be useful to the student. Excel
lent maps add to the value of the work.
which Is broadly educating to all who may
read it, whether In class room or in the
home library
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Publication of the Banns of Marriage.
From the London Answers.

From the LONDON Answers.
The custom of publishing the banns OF
marriage dates back to the primitive
church, for Tertullian. who died A. ID. 2i0
states that warning of intended marriages
was given among the early Christians.
1t appears that the publication of banns
was habitual in many places long before
there was any general law on the subject.
since Gregory w Ql9S-l216) speaks of the
banns (from Latin bannum, a proclama-
ton; Anglo-Saxon, ban) being given out In
church. according to custom. The practice
was introduced into France about the ninth
century and in l176 was enforced In the
diocese of Paris.
The earliest enactment on the subject In
England was an order made in the synod
of Westminster in 1900 to the effect that no
marriage should be celebrated till the banns
had been published in the church on three
several Sundays or feast days. This rule
was made obligatory throughout the church
by the fourth Lateran council held I'm Rome
in 1215. BY act of parliament banps must
now be given out in England on three Sun
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

it's rot. you'll have your salary weekly az
the time you're at 1t just the same az II
Won we're We. king, till I can place you.
In the meantime, keep your ears and eyes
open and watch things. and your mouth
shut I'll speak to Mason and he'll De
ready for you tomorrow morning; Son, ,e
round in the morning; there's nobody about
then, and we want to keep this thing DARK
till it's done. Obermuller mustn't get any
idea what we're up to- He don love
you-no-for shaking him?'
Hes furious; wouldn't even say gooo-
bye. I'm done for with him, anyway l
guess But what could do?
Nothing, my dear: nothing. .. lou .a re
smart little girl" he chuckled: Ta-ta!
(To be continued Monday0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23


A Dutch painter, Jan Van Beers, has hit
upon a scheme by which his paintings may
always be satisfactorily authenticated. On
white paint he places the impression of his
thumb and forefinger in black, which, as
prosecuting attorneys will TESTIFY, is Sig
nature which cannot well be forged. HAD
the old masters done this and left regis
ter of thumb marks it would save cons1d-
cradle difficulty.fn the present day. but had
they been equally conscious of the value
of their works 1t is probable that they
would have long since been forgotten.
X X
A whole gallery of paintings has re-
Gently been added through the W1lstach
beauest to Museum Hail. Philadelphia.
The funds at the disposal Of the trustees
were not sufficient for the acquisition OF
paintings by the masters Of first rank SO
1t was determined to expend them In
works by less famous men or the con-
temporary schools Thus the purchaser
confined himself to the little masters of
Italy and Holland. and in the collection
are to be found canyases by Carlo Dolcl,
Domenichino, Alonze Cane and Brandi.
Some idea of the value of the late
George F. Watts paintings can be OBJ
tained from the announcement that his
canvas entitled Progress" has been pur-
chased from the New Gallery exhibition
for the sum of 1850 guineas
There is now being held In Paris at the
Pavilion de Marsan a remarkably fine ex-
hibition Of French paintings OF the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Bath Tubs Of Glass.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

No longer can the clearly hygienio por-
celain bath tub be reckoned the leader In
bath tubs. for this essential household
requisite has now q rival-an importation
from Germany. This latest development
in bath tubs is of glass, thick plate glass
and moulded in one piece. OF course, in
the homes of the very wealthy there are
bath tubs Of much more costly material
than plate glass, but this newest conner Is
designed for ordinary use, the same as the
porcelain type. There are not very many
glass tubs obtainable as yet. but those tnet
have arrived are attracting attention, par.
glass looks so bright and clean and fresh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

"Gracious," he exclaimed, you look hot."
so / alb" replied the man with the hand
kerchief, its edough to bake eddybody
hot to have a cold like this id su5ber. -
Philadelphia Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

The author of this engaging narrative of
life hundred years ago, centering round
the Louisiana purchase, has followed his
tory closely and employed as far as posi-
BILE the actual words of debate and of ne
gotiation. But she has departed sufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

In order to worthily commemorate this
gift of Judge and Mrs. OConnor 1t is pur-
posed to erect in the main hall Of the new
building a tablet to the donors, the COM
mission for which has been given to Miss
Clara Hill Of this city. Miss Hill is tenn
porarily occupying studio in the Art
League building, and on last Wednesday
she completed the working model Of the
memorial. 1t Is rectangular panel, wider
than it's height the prominent feature of
which Is an inner tablet properly inscribed
in Latin. To the right Of this tablet, in
high relief. is a figure Of st. Luke the
Evangelist, whom tradition declares to
have been artist as well as physician, and
to the left in relative position is a figure Of
St. Thomas Aquinas. the learned monk OF
the thirteenth century. whose writings are
still In use In some educational institutions,
and whose likeness has been made familiar
by the painters OF the Renaissance. Above
the tablet. building II up to q graceful ter
Dination, IN low relief. Is q reproduction Of
one OF Botticelh's youthful. sweet-faced
Madonnas set in q wreathlike frame, which
In turn In being upheld by two kneeliug
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
A. Cure for Eczema.

My baby had Eczema 80 bad that
it's head was sciid mass of scabs,
aud its hair all came out. I tried
many remedies but none seemed TO
do any permaueut good until l used
DsWi:l's Witch Hszel Salve. The
Eczema ia cured, the scabs are gone
and the little ones scalp is perfectly
clean aud healthy, and it's hair is
growing beautifully again. I cannot
give too much praise to DeWitt's
Witch Hazel SaIve.-Frank Farmer,
Bluff City, Ky. 10 buying Witch
Hazel Salve look out for counterfeits.
The name Z C. Dewitt & Co., is
on every oox. Sold by all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
Health

Means the ability to do o good day.
work, without undue fatigue and to
find life worth living. You cannot
have indigt stion or constipation with
out its upsettog the liver and pollu
ting the blood. Such condition
may be best and quickest obtained
by Herbine, the best liver regulate,
that the world has ever known. Mrs
D. W. Smith writes, April 8, 1902:
Il use Esrbine, and find it the bes;
medicine for constipation and regu-
lating the liver I ever used" Price
so cents. Sold by The Kaufman
Drug O..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
Consistency.
Saluda Standard.

Saluda Standard.
VINO ssys this country is not g
consistent place 10 lave il? In Penn,
sylVauis there Is factory which turns
out idols for the Chinese to worship,
while the same state has factory to
turn out missionaries to convert the
Chinese to Christianity Exchange.
That's nothing South Carolina
sells Lqaor, aud takes the pay
money made by selling liquor to
teachers to teacn that it ls wrong to
drink lq1or. Woere can greater
Inconsistency be found?
And the trouble is every. citizen of
the state is particeps criminis, unless
they speak out individual sentiments
to the contrary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
Bryan Coming to So. Ca.

Wm. Jennings Bryan said few
days ago in New York paper that
he would visit South Carolina some
time this month, and arrangements
will accordingly be made for his
reception in Columbia. Mr.. Bryan
said:
II shall 90 as far south az South
Caroline, and will speak in Virginia
and North Carolina, and that is as
far as I have my plans made"
Mr.. Bryan is to deliver free lec-
lures wherever he goes, says the
paper, and will paw his own expenses.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
ESCAPED an Awful Fate.

Mr.. H. Hagsins, of Melborne, Fla ,
writes, my doctor told me I had
Consumption and nothing could be
done for me. I was given up to die.
The off4r of a free trial bottle of Dr..
Kings New Discovery for Consump,
ton, induced re to try it. Results
were startling. I am now on the
road to recovery and owe all to DR..
Kipg's New Discovery. It surely
saved my life This great cure is
guaranteed for all throat and lung
diseases by The Kaufman Drug Co
Druggists. Price SOC and Sl.OD.
Tii.l bottles free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
10000 Miles Of Railroad.

john H. Kirby, large lumber or
orator Of II ,ustop, Texas, says that
the British government is about to
build 10000 miles of railroad in
Africa and that the crossties re quired
in the construction are to come from
the States. MIR. KIRBY, who expects
to get large part of the contract,
says the ties will COST S40,Q00,0O0.
The line will not be 10000 miles
long, but with it's connections will
cover that distance It will traverse
the entire continent, from rorth to
south.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
Pension Claims.

The humber of claims for pensions
fled for il juries in our To-day war
with Spain is now 10000, and at the
present rate there will soon be half
as many claims as there were men in
the war, although but 10000 went to
Cubl and but two or three regiments
to Polt) r co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have no. already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swacp-Root and how to
find out ifyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EC:N
send your address to kss|5g-lsAas.,,:: a.,::HEssssEs
Dr. Kilmer & Co., ,Bing g:
harton, N. Y. The =ls.s Gsi - sassssss:22
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Rooe
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
For Eardi Gras Festivities.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Offers
Special Rates and Route to New
Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola.

Seaboard Air Line Railway Offers
Special Rates and Route to New
Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola.
On account Of the Mardi Gras
Carnivsls at New 0 leans, La Mo-
bile, Ala. and Pensacola, Fla,
February 10Th 18th. 1904, the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, will, on
February 8 b to 15;h. Inclusive, sell
special tickets from all coupon stat
ions, at rate OF one first-class fare,
plus 25c. for the round trip. Tickets
are limited returning to February
Goth, but fiual limit may be extended
to March 5tb, by depositing with
joint age,t and payment of 5Oc.
Stop over is allowed under certain
condition at many points, bothgoing
and returning.
The Seaboard cffers choice of
several routes, including the new way
via Savannah, Jacksonville and across
the entire State of Florida. The
Seaboard is The short line to the
South.
For detailed information and
specific rates, Call on Seaboard agents,
or address Jos. ". Steward, Trav.
Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. G
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
What Are They?

Chamberlain . Stomach and Liver
Tablets. A new remedy for stomach
troubles, biliousness and constipation,
and a good one. Price 25 cents
For sale by The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
Al -ncongraity.

A $4,000 minister to Panama is
very much like putting hundred
dollar set OF harness on forty dollar
mule.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10

cures made BY Dr..
Kilmer'e Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
: and BLADDER remedy.
Il is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the emi-
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and is
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
It Keeps the Feet Warm and
Dry.

Ask today for ALIENS Foot-Ease,
q powder It cures Chilbiains,
Swollen, Sweeting, Sore, Aching,
Damp feet. At all druggist and shoe
store:, 25:. 16
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10

The most reliable preparation for
kidney troubles on the market is
Foley's Kidney Cure. The ksuf-
mann Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10


A bill to amend the law as to the
! graduated tax on incomes.
A bill to impose tax on glf:s, III
heritances, devises, bequests and
| legacies in certain cases.
A bill to provide additional mea'
sures and remedies for collection on
past due and unpaid taxes upon GER
tain property, which has escaped
taxation.
A bill to amend the code OF laws
of South Carolina, 1902, in reference
to the State board of assessors and
it's duties.
A bill 10 reference to the duties OF
chairmen of local boards of assessors
and their compensation.
The general bill providing for an
elastic road law to fit the require
ments in the respective counties, was
passed with it's amendments and was
sent to the senate, where it origina-
ted. Mr. Lanham's bill to require
vestibules to be affixed to electric
cars in Charleston passed it's third
reading.
Thursday.
In the senate today the bill OF
Representative Toole to provide for a
special township road tax brought
fourth much discussion. ALI senator's
who spoke on the bill favored good
roads.
The bill to provide for the compile
ton of the state house was up IS q
''third reading" bill. A number of
senators began to discuss the matter
of improvements on the state house,
but it was developed that the report
of the state house commission had
not yet been presented, and the
whole matter was left over for con-
sideration.
The senate debated the fertilizer
bill throughout the whole morning
session, the question at issue being
one OF purely legal concern. A num-
Der of amendments we're discussed,
when finally on motion of Senator
Ragsdale debate was postponed until
tonight, as so many amendments
were offered that senators could not
determine where they really "were
a." on this particular bill.
Among bills introduced was one
by Senator Ragsdale Of Florence to
prevent the use again of dispensary
bottles which had already been used.
Although the senate voted yester-
day against the resolution as 10 the
jurisdiction of the United States on
lands granted the government in this
state, in reference to criminal cases,
it reversed itself today, and at the
last minute the senate refused to
concur in the house resolution.
Senator Manning offered a number
of amendments to the bill presented
by Senator Hardin in reference to
fertilizers. Mr.. Hardin's bill included
"cotton seed meal" in the general
fertilizers inspection law.
In the house MIR. Kings bicycle
bill, which was continued from yes
terday. was taken up. It was
changed so as to allow the bicyclist to
proceed without dismounting, if he
received permission to 60 on. The
A
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10
DO YOU GET UP
WITH 4 LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know Of the wonderful
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-02-10

In the house MIR. Kings bicycle
bill, which was continued from yes
terday. was taken up. It was
changed so as to allow the bicyclist to
proceed without dismounting, if he
received permission to 60 on. The
fine was reduced from $40 to S.
TIE house passed the bill by a vote
of 33 to II.
Mr.. Deschamps' bill relative to the
establishing of experimental farms
by Clemson College, was ordered to
third reading without discussion.
Mr.. Kibler's bill to create the posi-
tion of insurance commissioner was
next taken up. The question of
electing commissioner was discussed
at length, but it was finally agreed
that the Legislature should elect the
officer. The bill, after minor amend.
ments. was ordered to third read
Jog.
MIR. Mauldin's bill looking to an
agreement of companies as to rates
and mutual protection, was ordered d
to it's third reading.
Mr.. Richards bill for an increase
in the number of scholarships at
Winthrop college, was vigorously and
eloquently advocated by it's author.
MIR. Dorroh proposed an amendment
that the scholarships be paid out of
the regulsr appropriation for the
support of the college, but it was
killed by an aye and nay vote of 63
to 80. The bill was then given its
third reading. Il provides 800 for
each scholarship.
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Davis bill to require mills to provide
seats in mills for the use employees
when not actually st work.
Mr.. G. B. Davis of Berkeley, au-
thor of the bill declared that he had
done so from a humanitarian stand.
point.
He spoke earnestly in behalf of
young girls Just coming into woman
hood, who cannot afford to stand on
their feet all day.
Capt. Smyth explained that mills
have straps attached from loom to
loom and when the machinery is
running easily the operatives may
cit down. Some looms are construct
ed with seats attached.
The committee after the visitors
had retired made a favorable report
on each OF the bills, the vote being Z
to 5.
The following bills were introduced
with reference to the tax question:
A bill to require the payment OF
annual license fees of corporations
doing business in this State, and to