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International Y. M. c. A.

Buffalo, Special.-Fourteen hundred
delegates, including many prominent in
all walks of life. assembled here We'd
nesday to take part in the thirty-flfth
international convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of North
America. Two sessions were held to-
day, at Which the-delegates were well
coined TO- the city and permanent Or
ganization was effected under the pres
ident Of the board of commissioners OF
the District of Columbia. This evening
the delegates attended banquet in
convention hall at which 1,500 persons
were present. The following letter Of
regret from President Roosevelt was
read:
white House, Washington, D. c., May
. 8, 1904.
MY Dear Sir: It Is matter of sin
cere regret to me that am not able
to be present at the international meet
ing of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. believe with all my heart
n your work, for. you have not con-
fined yourselves merely to talking
about what could be accomplished, but
have striven in practical fashion to
realize in some degree on this earth
the ideals of Christianity. feel that
every Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion throughout this land is valu.
able adjunct to good citizenship.
with my best wishes, believe me,
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"To the President Of the Y. M. C. A
International Convention"
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AN AUTOPSY IS HELD
Body of Young Wentz Found TO. Be
Perforated By Pistol Ball
MANY THINK he SHOT HIMSELF
An Empty s2-calibre Pistol was Found
Near the Remains, While Ball Of
the Same callbre Was Found In the
Body.

Bristol, Va, Special.-The shrunken
and decayed body Of Edward L. Wentz
was literally taken to pieces Tuesday
afternoon by physicians and detec.
tivss, in the course Of the coroner's
Inquest, which was begun at four
o'clock in the dark cavern of Black
Mountain, and was closed without a
verdict by the coming Of night.
2 At 7.30 the jury was adjourned un.
II" $40 Wednesday morning, when
the session will likely be held at
Stonega, and many witnesses were
heard. The startling feature Of the
inquest was the discovery of 32-
calibre pistol ball in the body, which
might have been discharged from an
empty pistol of the same calibre
fpl1nd eighteen feet from the remains.
The ball had passed through the fifth
rib, entering in front, had penetrated
the heart, a back rib and lodged in
the. ninmscles Of the backbone and a
nalf inches from the spine. Several
holes were found In the clothing other
than where the bullets entered, but
beneath them the body was found in
tact. The right hand was found
missing and was probably borne ewar
by wild beasts. A white pearl button,
which could not have belonged to
the murdered man, was found near.
There Is little doubt but that the ball
penetrated the heart. as the physi'
clans found evidence Of hemorrhage
in that portion of the body, and an
immense amount OF blood congested
back Of the lungs. Detectives on the
scene made careful examination Of
the pistol, finding 1t to be Smith
& Wesson, No. 85-0-50. Two car
tridges were on either side OF the
hammer, but the chamber under the
hammer contained an empty shell,
as we'll as the two lower chambers.
A loaded cartridge Of 80 calibre was
found several feet from the body.
Many articles in his pockets were
found intact.
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COST OF KEEPING HENS.

The cost Of keeping hens depends
not only on intelligent care in feeding,
but on whether the feed Is bought or
raised. says an exchange. The ration
for laying hens should be such that
the nutritive ratio to the egg produc-
ing properties should be about one in
four. This can best be produced with
cut clover, middlings, bran. corn meal.
for q morning mash, with grain in
variety, corn, rye, buckwheat, wheat,
millet, etc. a fair amount OF green
food. cabbage, carrots, potatoes, ETC.,
should be mixed In in the mash oc-
casionally or fed raw every few days.
On such rations hen may be kept at
a cost of about severty-cents year,
less If the food is raised.
Buckwheat is one Of the best Of
grain foods for fowls and adds great
~ to egg production. Kaftir corn and
millet are also good If they can be
raised or bought at a low price. On the
rations specified two meals g day Is
sufficient, the mash in the morning
and whole at night, fed among the
litter on the floor. 1t is sometimes a
good plan to cut the night ration lit
tie short. feeding the portion reserved
about the middle OF the afternoon
among the litter on the floor Of the
scratching house to keep the hens
,usy. This question OF food and their
,ost needs to De studied closely. es-
,ecially in sections where the eggs
all as low as ten cents dozen dur
.ng the summer.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
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The MILL men MEET
Important Gathering Of Manufactur.
ers in Washington city
EXISTING CONDITIONS DISCUSSED
President Heath's Analysis of the Sit.
uatlon-The High Price of Raw
Cotton and Small Returns for the
Manufactured Product.

Washington, Special.-The American
Cotton Manufacturers Association re-
sumed here Wednesday for its eighth
annual session. The meetings are being
held in the banquet hall Of the ArlIng-
ton Hotel, and will last two days.
About 200 members of the associa-
ton were present. The programme of
the morning session included addresses
by W. G. Heath, Of Monroe, N. c., pres
ident of the association; Secretary Cor
telyou, Of the Department OF Com
nerce- and Labor; R. M. Miller, Jr., OF
Charlotte, N. c.; Prof. R. c.. Carpen.
ter, OF Ithaca, N. Y, and J. w. Nor
wood, of Greenville, s. C.
President Roosevelt Is to receive the
members Of the association at the
White IIouse.
President Heath in his address said
the most serious condition now con-
fronting the cotton manufacturers is
the high price of the raw cotton,
coupled with the small returns for the
manufactured product. The manufac-.
turers are largely responsible for this
condition, he said When the price of
raw cotton began to go up recently,
they had told their customers that the
increase was due to speculation and
manipulation. This, he asserted, was
not the case. The high price of raw
cotton was due solely to a response to
the law of supply and demand The
scarcity of farm laborers in the South,
Cue to the migration of the negro to
the cities, is one Of the serious condl-
tons to be met. To meet it the immi-
grafton Of Italian and other foreign
farm labor will have to be encouraged.
Touching on the labor problem, Mr..
Heath asserted that while. the right Of
labor to organize was not questioned.
neither should the right of capital to
combine be questioned. The power of
labor organizations. he said. was being
put at present time to dangerous uses.
1t was menacing individual rights; 1t
was even asking the government to fix
the hours of labor. These develop
ments, he concluded. threatened the
very principles Of the government.
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Honors SImonton.

:. Richmond Va, Special-Chief Justice
Fuller Of the United States Supreme
Court, sat with the other judges in the
special session of the Federal Circuit
Court Of Appeals held here Tuesday
in memory of the late Judge Simonton
The judges. other than the Chief Jus
tice. sitting during the memorial meet
Ing were Judge Purnell, of North Car
olina; Judge Brawley. of South Car
DINA; Judge Morris Of Maryland;
Judge Goff, of West Virginia, and
Judge Waddill, of the District Court OF
Virginia. Resolutions from the var
ious districts in this circuit and from
various bar associations. city and State,
were presented. with appropriate re-
marks, the chief justice being among
those who paid tribute to the departed
jurist. The flag on the Federal build
ing was at half mast during theme
mortal exercises.
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Obeyed Orders.

Capt. Hank Spurrer. OF Pittsburg,
an old Ohio River steamboat captain.
was in the lobby at Seelbachs Hotel
for while last night.
~ remember well my first trip up
the Ohio" said Capt. spurrer. "I was
in command of the Sally Ann. Mr..
Comstock, the mate, was at his sta.
ton in the front. According to his
notion Of things the steamer was get
ting little too close to certain flats
which lay along the larboard side.
So up he comes to me and, with his
hat cooked or one side, says:
"'Cap'n Spurrer, you're gettin'
leetle too close to them flats. Hadn't
you better 60 about?:"
".Comstock. I replied. you Just go
forward and attend to your part of the
boat, and I'll attend to mine.
"Comstock went for'ard in high glee
and yelled out:
"'Boys, sec that thar mudhook all
clear for letting 60?
"'Ay, ay, sir; all clear
"Let go, then, said he.
down went the anchor. out ratified
the chain. and like fash the Sally
Ann was brought up to standing.
"Comstock walked aft to me, touched
his hat and politely said:
Well. caD'n. my part Of the boat
is attended to. It's in ANCHOR" Louis.
willie Herald,
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GauBBING OUT sruMps.

Grubbing out stumps or trees is a
hard job, if all the roots are removed.
1t does not pay to dig out all the roots
except in road building or digging eel.
lars. The best way to remove small
trees from the soil is to cut them down
six or eight inches from the ground.
Dig the soil away from the stump,
from four to six inches deep. cut a
length OF stove wood from the stump
and cover the roots with soil. 1t is
much easier to cut the tree twice than
cut it through the tough roots the first
time, as it is hard job to work out a
chip long enough to fell the tree ex-
cept hewing out little Mt time by
taking tiers Of chips. When cutting
the stump the blocks may be split off
in thin pieces working around the
stump to get the narrowest side each
time. The roots remaining in the soil
will decay in few years, causing the
soil to settle q little, which may be
filled and reseeded.-J. II. Andre, in
The Epitomlst.
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: Household Pests.

nconnect ctiol with the desired abb
:senSe Of che dreaded bed-bug, a wri.
ter In thes June Delineator gives the
SOUND if9somewhat Irish advice that
special preparations must be made
before his arrival" Beds are to be
sta;sen apart and washed at intervals
With carbolic water, and "Dalmatlan
powder freely insterted in the Gran
MES. frequently opening beds and
bed clothes; to the all: and sunlight and
all anliness are also 'enjoined, and
the writer assures the housekeeper
tina ts"unless one lives in an apart
sMent house and has undesirable
neighEorsn all will be we'll with her
and her beds, as as.->"bedbugs cannot
ithsiYe where cleanliness exists Pre-
cautions against invasions of moth
and silver bugs are also included in
the article. AS to moths, the writer
says: The principal thing is to, use
something that has strong odor.
Moths are overcome quickly by any
powerful odor and will not enter a
chest where it can be perceived" !"
sTurpentine Is recommended as having
a clean dor, not unpleasant in the
attic and much to be preferred to-
moth tails; ana, best of ALL, by hang
ing the garments out of doors for
half hour the dor is removed en-.
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THE FuN-FLowER CARNIVAL.
Columbia People and Visitors Will
Have a Great Entertainment.


Have a Great Entertainment
Columbia is preparing for spring
carnival which will exceed In attract
iveness anything before attempted at
at this time of year by the capital
city. The Chamber Of Commerce Is
back of the undertaking; and has re-.
ceived assurance from a number Of
towns IN the State which indicate thsaS
the attendance will be as large as the.
crowds which gather In Columbia
fair week. The day OF attractions on
the streets will be one of the best
carnival shows that could be obtained,
and the great night attractions will
be the fireworks-the fall Of Pompeii
by the Pain Company, presenting a
ballet OF 900 people.
But the great feature Of the week
will be the floral parade Thursday
afternoon, May 26.-There will be two
miles of vehicles gaily decorated, the
procession being led by the king and
queen in State. The coronation will
take place at the State capitol just
before the gorgeous caravan proceeds
up Main street. This feature alone
will attract many people to Columbia,
for the most beautiful feature Of
reunion week last year was the floral
parade. Thursday night there will be
a grand ball, which will equal in pomp
and circumstance the State balls Of
fair weeks. Indeed it Is proposed to
make the Fun-Flower carnival an an
nual fete, and the ball will be as
much of feature as the State ball Is
fair week.
The chamber of commerce has Sc.
cured reduced rates on railroads, ana
has procured two of the best bands
in the State. There will be a grand
tournament Wednesday. and knights
from all over the State will participate
for the prizes in gold, aggregating
$3.50, and for the silver cup for horse.
manship.
Another feature which will draw
many people to Columbia is the gath
ering Of the Elks. There will be a
meeting of all the lodges In the
State, and number Of other secret
orders are preparing for like cele-
bratlon.
Columbia is prettiest just at this
time of year, and the people Of that
city think that spring floral carnival
is just the proper thing to give pleas
ure to the people OF the State at big
spring jollification.
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WATER FOR sHEEp.

Sheep need water most in dry sum.
mer, but when the grass is -resh and
growing well less is required. You
might as well expect your dairy cows
to produce milk. some seventy or eighty
per cent. OF water, as to expect your
breeding ewes to raise lambs that are
drinking milk on grass alone. In. win
ter when they are eating dry feed more
water is taken than when they are sup
piled with roots or silage. Ordinarily
a sheep should have from one to six
quarts of water daily, according to
weather and feed. There is no place
in which sheep will take water with
more zest than in shed. In such a
place water does not freeze nearly so
rapidly as outside. A shallow trough
is best. and In very cold weather. if
the water is not wanted after the sheep
drink, 1t may be drawn off TO prevent
the accumulation Of ice. 1t is mis-
take to try to water them in the same
trough in which cattle drink.
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Nav Give City to Chinese.

New Chwang, BY Cable.-Of the five
Russian regiments which were in gar
rison here, four have left and the other
received orders to go today, butSthis
order was cancelled an hour later. The
Russians are strongly entrenched at An
Ping, where the guns from the New
Chwang forts have been sent. Colonel
Muenthe, the military adviser OF wee.
10Y Yuan Shi Kai. commander-in-chlei
OF the Chinese forces, arrived here this
afternoon. 1t is believed he came to
New Chwaug to confer with the Rus
SLAMS regarding the proposal to turn
New Chwang over TO the Chinese. Tne
Russians are known to be commuril-
eating with the Chinese brigands and
to be stirring up state OF terror
among the natives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-18

A woman in society is Obliged 10 keep
and balls. She seldom allows herself a
quiet evening at home. Her whole time
is taken up in keeping engagements OF en-
tertaining in her own home.
Her system becomes completely run
down as consequence. She soon finds
herself in condition known rs systemic
catarrh. This has also been called ca.
tarrhal nervousness.
If every society woman could know the
value Of Peruna at such time, il they
could realize the invigorating. strengthen
ing effect that Peruna would have, how
much misery could he avoided. ..
Letters from society women all over the
United States testify to the fact that Pc.
lF7fa is the tonic for run down, depleted
nervous system,
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Five Men Killed.

Carbondale, ILL.,, Specisl.-In ar ex.
plosion at the shaft OF the Big ..luddy
Coal & Iron Company, in Herrin, five
men were killed instantly, five serious
" injured and twenty others Slightly
injured. Tic dead are: John Miller,
Richard Reins, Fritz Seiberg, Evan
Williams, Thomas Green.
Six kegs of powder awaiting distri-
button to the men OF the day Shift eX-
ploded, having been ignited, Il is sup
posed, by the premature turning on OF
the electric current, which operates the
machinery of the mines. The bodies
of the dead men were frightfully man.
gled.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions Reported by Department
for Past Week. go 8.

S0nuiti0nS hePoFteQ py O6PaItmeHes
for Past Week. 55s.5 8
The week ending 8 a. m., May 9lh,5
had mean temperature OF SO degrees.
which is slightly less than one degree
below normal, due to cool weather dur.
ing the first, and warm during the last
of the week. There was more than the
normal amount OF cloudiness, and the
deficiency in sunshine was harmful to.
rice and cotton.
The rainfall was below normal, and
ranged from mere trace to over an;
inch and half The western, and the
second tier, from the coast, Of eastern:
counties had the largest amounts, the
north central ones the smallest. The
showers were local in character, and.
largely insufficient, but It is safe to as
sumo that in one-third OF the State the.
drought has been relieved, CT nearly
80. although more rain would prove:
beneficial in all sections. Hail occur
red at few places, doing no damage.
The week was favorable for the rapid
progress of farm work, and staple crops
have been planted with the exception:
of bottom lands and late rice. AS aErule
cultivation has kept pace with the
growth of crops and fields are free;
from grass and weeds. Cut worms, bud
worms and birds continue to damage
stands of corn on bottoms, and COL
orado beetles Lave appeared on white
potatoes.
There is general improvement
noted in corn where showers, occurred.
in stands, growth and color, but where
the rainfall was light, or where none
fell, 1t remains small and yellow. Most
Of 1t has received its first cultivation.
and some its second. Considerable re-
planting is being done.
Cotton Is coming up better, and
stands have improved materially. DUR
Ing the last week, and generally the.
plants have a healthier look, but on
ICQp duu clay lduuo 6Cl hlaaIlOh dueh
growth continue slow and unsatisfac-
tory. Early cotton is being replanted
in many sections, while later plant
ings are coming up to good stands on
sandy lands. Some have received its
first cultivation and has been chopped
In the southern counties. Sea Island
cotton was greatly benefited by the
showers and humid, warmer weather.
Tobacco transplanting is finished, but
growth has been slow. The acreage Is
only from one-f1fth to one-half that OF
last year. Oats are poor, and are head
ing low In all sections, except on moist
bottoms. Wheat is more promising,
and although low. is heading we'll, and
is in bloom. White potatoes are poor
in the coast districts, and promising in,
the interior. Shipments have begun
from the former sections, also OF beans.
Truck is late. except strawberries that
are hearing exceptionally we'll. Excess
sive dropping Of peaches is noted in
all save the fridge" sections, where
from three-fourths to full crop is in
dIcated. Early peaches and plums are
ripening along the coast. Apples and
cherries are promising in the western
counties. Sweet potato sprouts are
scarce. Minor crops are in normal con.
dition. ]. w Bauer, Section Director.
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THE POULTRY BUSINESS.

A careful study OF all the details OF
the poultry business is essential to the
success Of every fancier or breeder.
Even the matter OF caring for the eggs
that are to be hatched is OF greatest
Importance. The little life germ within
that prison is a very delicate thing and
is very easily destroyed. a sudden
movement will often separate the
atoms that form this germ of new
creature Of its kind, hence in gathering
the eggs that are 10 be hatched the
greatest care should be observed. They
should be taken from the nest and
placed in the egg basket very gently.
and If they are to be set within.a lew
days they should not be touched.
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Arrested for Fraud.

Berlin, Specialize Post publishes
a news agency dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg which says that General
schwedoff lost over half million dol
lars through speculation In stocks and
took the money from the Red Cross
treasury. In order To avoid scandal
the Empress Dowager. who is the pro-
tertress of the Red Cross Society. and
friend Of Gen. Schwedoff. reimbursed
the sums. The dispatch further says
the Prince Galitzin and Count Lansky
also have been guilty of Irregularities
in connection with the Red Cross man
agement.
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Ordered Submarine Boats.

Newport News, special.--From re-
liable source comes the information
that contract has just been awarded
the Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
for the construction OF two large sub.
marine boats desired for service with
the japanese navy in the war now go.
ing on In the Ear East. The shipyards
here refuse to confirm or deny the re-.
port, but 1t is believed here that the
yard has been rushing work on war.
ships contracted for In an indirect way
for the Mlkado's government for some
time past.
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Premier Balfour declined to take
part officially In the cotton congress at
Zurich, switzerland.
Henry NJ. Stanley Dead.

London, Specialist Henry M. Stan
ley. the African explorer, whose death
was announced in these dispatches;
early Tuesday passed away peacefully
shortly after o'clock. He was quite
conscious 10 the last and able to ,recog-
nize his wife. Before he died Sir Henry
expressed wish to be buried at his
country seat, Furze Hill. Pirbright.
Surrey. The question. however. is be-
ing discussed OF burying him beside:
Livingstone, in Westminster Abbey &
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Discussed Freiaht Rates.

Atlanta, Special.-The discussion of
freight rates occupied most Of the time
of the Southern Vehicle Association
here. The report OF the freight commit
lee composed of A. D. Bellamy and J.
B. Creighton, dealt almost entirely
with technicalities and suggestions of
interest to the members Of the trade.
Officers will be elected tomorrow and
the convention will come to a close.
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Free Treatment for Women.

Any woman wishing 10 be placed on the
list OF DR.. Hartman's: patients for free
home treatment and advice should imme.
daiely send name and symptoms, duration
of disease and treatment already tried.
Directions for the first months treatment
will be promptly mailed free Of charge.
No free medicine will be supplied by the
doctor, but all necessary directions will be
furnished.
Read what the above ladies have to say
OF Pcruna as a cure for these cases.
Address Dr.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
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Injunction Asked.

Louisville. Ky. Special.-The Wreat-
croft Coal & Mining Company fled a
suit in the United States Court Wed
nesday asking an injunction against
the union miners of Hopkins county to
prevent them interfering with ncn-
union men employed by the plaintiff
company. About so union miners are
made defendants.
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THE LEVEL.

nail a similar piece three-eighths of
an inch longer than the other. This
makes a good grade. In the middle OF
the long piece nail OH either side short
pieces so as 70 hold a common carpen-
ter's level. Place the short leg on the
starting point OF the ditch and move
the other end until the bubble is level.
In this way you will have ditch with
a three.eighths inch grade to the rod.
Continue this throughout the entire
length Of the ditch.