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COURTING IN TIBET.
A Barter In Which the Wishes of tho
Woman Are Ignored.

woman are ignored.
When a Tibetan warrior, surfeit-
ad with the glory of martial life,
desires wife, he waits upon the ia
ther of the girl who has attracted
his eye and makes an offer of mar
rage. The father, after weighing
the matter carefully, for a refusal
is likely to provoke long and
bloody feud, in turn waits upon
the priests and acquaints them with
the nature of the offer, at the same
time paying to them munificent
bribe in order to secure the answer
of the deities as to whether the
marriage should be entered into.
The wife seeker, should he be dip
lomatic enough, has meantime car
ried a larger bribe to the lamas.
who "blced' both father and suitor
to the limit of safety, when the de-
cision of the dcities is given.
For a month the accepted suitor
must keep the family Of his favored
one supplied with meat and other
luxuries and must be on his guard
against rival suitors. At the end
of month the chosen one is invited
to grand feast by the father Of
the girl, where the betrothal is seal
ed by each cutting a small incision
in the arm and mingling the blood
flowing from the wound. This func-
ton of blood brotherhood having
been finished, the girl is brought
forward, smeared with grease and
various colored pigments, adorned
in all her finery and with rope
tied around her neck as badge Of
subservicncc. Then ensucs scene
of the shrewdest bargaining, the fa-
ther dilating on the good points of
the girl much in the manner of a
connoisseur of bloodcd stock. The
wishes of the woman are never con-
suited, but the bargaining goes on
for days and even weeks until O
final settlement has been arrived
at. The requisite price having been
paid, she is led to the house of her
husband, where she is subjected to
severe beating in order properly
to humble her spirit and made to
run around the village loudly pro-
claiming the merits and valor of her
husband.-W. G. Jameson Reid in
Booklovers'.
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SOME CHINESE CUSTOMS.
Tho Betrothal of Children and tho
Wedding Salutations.

"SoOHi9 odIutdNionS.
a Chinese paper describes some
amusing marriage customs. In a
small mountain village between
kaga and Etchu the bride comes
to the bridcgroom's gate and bavls
out to him: "Iicllo, brother! Eve
come"
To which the other replies, "Glad
you've come"
The bride then appeals to him,
"Iou'll never forsake me-"
And the bridegroom answers her,
Hell earn our living together"
With these assurances the bride
comes into tie house, followed by q
long procession Of we'll wishers, old
and young.
Cheap, muddy cake is distributed
to them, and thcy commence dane
ing and are not content until the
floor gives way, when they clap their
hands, crying, GLOW auspicious y
and take their leave
At Kurlta, in Echizen, the be.
tro,llal takes place when the par.
ties are eight or nine. The boy s
parents and dcputntion, number
ing from five TO fifteen, proceed TO
the girls family, who, anticipating
their coming, spread mats before
the houses and await them. After
the usual salutation the dcputation
present as a bctrothal present pieces
Of hand woven cloth for cushions
and at the same time praise the
girls family, who rcturn the com
pliment with interest. Here the
ceremony ends, and the dcputation
take their departure.
When the boy is fifteen or there.
aeSottt. he goes to stay with his be-
trothcd's family and works like O
menial at the house for q year, after
which he is sent home in fine ap-
parel. Soon after the girl comes
to her lovers house, accompanied
with rustic music and songs. The
noise and hustle are as great as on
the festival day of the tutelary god.
When the girl comes to the house,
cushions made of the cloth given by
her parents are piled one upon an
other for her to sit upon. On these
cushions the thrice repeated ex-
change of the triple wine cups. the
most important ceremony at a we'd
ding, takes place.
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~ Eor tb. poor s.aaa.;,

A lot of minstrels went to coun-
try town and advertised to give a
performance for "the benefit of the
poor; tickets reduced to sixpence."
The hall was crammed full. The
next morning committee for the
poor called upon the treasurer of
the concern for the amount the said
benefit had netted. The treasurer
expressed astonishment at the de-
mand.
81 thought" said the chairman
Of the committee, "you advertised
this concert for the benefit of the
poor?"
Replied the treasurer:
Didn't we put the tickets down
to sixpence 80 that the poor could
all come ?-London Answers.
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Trouble.

Governor Chamberlain, of Connecti-
cut, at dinner in Bridgeport to
the Philippine commissioners, con-
demned the practice of extricating
ones self from o trouble by cast
ing the trouble upon another's shoul.
ders.
Don't be like the man with RAM"
he said. And then as no one seem.
ed to understand his allusion, he went
on:
1.-THE man refer to stood in the
middle of q lonely road, holding by
it's massive crooked horns a huge
ram.
"'Will you oblige me- he said to a
passing youth, by holding this ram
till I open the gate behind me3 It is
fastened on the inside, and find I
must climb over it."
Sartins stranger, said the youth
and he took firm grip on the rams g
enormoas horns.
"The man backed off smiling strange.
ly.
Thank YOU he said. 'You will
perhaps be surprised to hear that 1
never saw that ram till to-day. The
brute attacked me an hour ago, and
We have been struggling here ever
since. As long as you stand in front
of him holding his horns firmly, he
can't hurt you. Good.by. / hope
you'll be as lucky as I have been in
getting rid Of him. +
"fhen the man valuted the fence
and disappeared. The youth, olutoh-
ing the rams horns desperately, look
ed up and down the road. He had
never seen spot 30 desolate and lone.
ly." :
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Foo Mueh Fer Her Ealah.

"Why are ySu weeping, Pencil
ope?" asked the Boston lady.
~ have lost my faith in the BIZ
bic" }" replied the child. "I can never
have the old fondness, the old hope,
again."
'But, my darling, perhaps I can
explain. Tell me what has destroy
ed your faith, and I may be able
to-
mo, no. It cannot be. I have
been reading about Naomi, and I
find that it refers to her as "a widow
womanp" - Chicago Record Her
aid. SIT I
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THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLES.
Col. Lynes Tells Of Iavanna and the Cuban
Repu blic.

largest mark cts in the world, is anoth
er interesting sight. 1t is here you
can get the best idea of the great vari
ETY. Of fruits raised in Cuba. 1t is
said that every variety Of fruit will
grow in Cuban soil except the apple.
/ visited the Government building
where Cuban Senators make the laws.
Congress was in session at the tin. Of
my visit. President Palma palace
is near by. This building, with its
large reception halls and inviting
patio, is Of much historial interest
apart from its being the President 8
home. 1t was the headquarters Of
the hated Gen. Weylcr, and in one
corner Of the building is shown the
room where Queen Isabella remained
hidden for many months when cxilcd
from Spain.
Of course, the mixing and mingling
of the races, which one sees, is very
distasteful, but upon the whole my
Impressions Of Havana alc most
pleasing, and | would really like to
live there.
On the 10Th of last May the Cuban
ltcpublic celebrated it's second ami.
vcrsary.
1t is doubtful whether any other
Republic of modern times ever entered
upon it's career as easily and success
fully as Cuba has done, having cstab-
lished record among Latin American
republics, for none of them can com
pare with her in respect to the auspi-
cious anniversary. The $500, 900 net
surplus left in the treasury when Gen.
Wood turned over the Government to
the new officials two years ago has
been increased little over ten times,
the amount in the treasury on April
30 being $5O,09O,9Ol.
The public order has been admir-
ably sustained. The educational
facilities have been increased, santa
tion has been maintained and other
improvements Of many kinds are being
provided.
TO show how thoroughly the Gov
ernmcnt is sustaining sanitary meas
urcs it is pointed out that the death
rate, per thousand, is the lowest in
the history of the island, being only
21.l9. Trade has increased consider.
ably. The tobacco and sugar crop
has been the largest in the history Of
the island.
The Cuban Congress, though hav-
ing had no experience in legislation
and, therefore, working slowly, has
passed the reciprocity treaty, the
s35, 100000 loan bill, and tariff bill.
This record speaks wellfor the Cubaus
ss law-abidipg people, end their
President seems to be the right man
for the helm OF State.
From here I shall 80 to Santa Clara,
thence to Puerto Principe, and from
that point to old Santiago de Cuba.
My next letter will contain some.
thing of interest to agriculturists and
s:ook-sa;sers. J.Oo!.eH Lynes.
Cienfuegos, Cuba, July 21.
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Hie Notea.

What she wrote: "Dear Fred
As you are aware, I shall marry Mr..
Gotrix this coming week. Will you
kindly burn all the little notes I
have sent you? i shall do 80 with
yours. Goodby. Ethel"
What he wrote: "Dcar Miss Eth
el-Your request shall be complied
with. And, by the way, your af-
fianced also holds few notes Of
mine that I wish you would prevail
upon him to let you burn with the
rest. Ever your friend, Fred"
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- The year 1904 is proving hor,
ror; but what could one expect Of a
leap year?
The horse is a noble animal--ex-
cspt when you back himto win aud
he fails to show.
- There may be such thing as
love at first sight, but love after sew.
eral sights 10 apt to be rare.
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Professional EaoIsm.

Frosessloha5 E99lsT.
How would you have liked to
act in Shakespeare's timer"
my dear sir;". answered Mr..
Stormington Barnes, II have every
respect FOR Shakespeare. aas "a writer,
but I am glad I never met Sim per.
sonally. There is nothing more an
noying to the artistic temperament
than to have an author thrusting
himself in with suggestions as, TO
how his lines shall be read. Wash.
ingtonl Star. :ss.;:s;s ss:;.s
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His Stock.

Customer (severely)-Do you sell
diseased meat here?
Butcher (blandly) Worse than
that. II
Customer (excitedly)-Mercy on
usl How can that be possible?
Butcher (confidentially) The
meat I sell is dead-ab absolutely dead,
sir.
"Ohw
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p e. "a GS ~ oE2 H & !.
Bsass the SIhs Kind You Have Ahays EoBatt
''s;;'''' :; lsz2z;zss:::;z'sz

- Honestly, now, if you saw s reai'
1--WE woman who looked anything like
the pictures in the fashion papers,
wouldn'. .youicall for help 81,
IF WON . doesn't get angry.
when asked her age it's pretty sure
sign that she is 8 grandms stksr. sSsS 81
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- Some mon quote the soriptural
phrase, "Charity begins at home." as
an excuse for loving themselves above
their fellows.
= It's difficult, for man to climb
to the top Of the ladder, but it is
dead easy for him to alide down
again.
. Sometimes a man 8 love- for hor-
ses il but a HOBBY. Sis
Barsipg hand organs some good
comes out Of everything. sfsSa
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Punishment.

Punishment.
Doliy-The wretchi and 30 ne
has been proposing toSboth Of us?
/ Polly-It seems SO.
DOLLY wish we could think OF
some fearful way to punish him.
Polly-I have an idea. M
Dolly-What is it?
Polly-You marry him. n
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Blue Ridge Railroad.
Effective Nov 20, 1903.

Elective NOV ~, 19o3.
wEsTBoUND.
No. ii idaily)-Leave Belton $50 o.
M; Anderson SIS p. NJ. Pendleton 4.47
p. m.; Cherry 4 81 p. M; Seneca 5.3l p.
No. daily % except pi'' sundsy)-Leave 81 nd
Bolton 10.45 q. M; Anderson ll.O7 q. m.;
Pendleton ll.32 q M; Cherry H. SO a. M;
arrive st Ssnees ll.57 g. m.
No. s Sunday only)-Leave Bolton
1l.45 q. No.; Anderson 1l.07 O.. m.; PEN
dleton 1882 q. No.; Cherry l1.39 a. NJ;
Seneca LOS p. M; arrive Waihalla LBS
p. m.
No. (dailv except Sunday Leave
Anderson 1890 g. m.; Pendleton 1850 a.
NJ: Cherry l1.09 q. m.; Seneca I.O5 y. m j;
arrive Weihalla LAO p m.
M. (daily)-Lsave Bolton 9.l5 p. No.;
arrive Anderson 9.42 p. N.
No. 2s Sdaily except sunday)-Lesve
q. m. ,.i1 sl
EAsBoUND.
NJ: IL (dailyl-Leave Walhslla 8 S5 q.
Pendlston 25 q. M; Anderson 1000 o.
m.; arrive Bolton 1925 q. m.
No. 15 daily except Sunday )-Leave
Seneca 90 p. m Cherry 2.19 p. m; Pen.
dleton 226 p. M; Anderson 8 10 p. M;
arrive Bslton 3.85 p. m.
$40 p M; arrive Belton 5 IS p. N. :,
No = daily Leave Waihnlls $40 p.
M; Seneca 5.Sl p. M; Cherry 8 80 p. M;
Fendleton IL p. M; Anderson 7.80 p.
M; arrive Bolton Z IS p. M
NO. "a tdaily exceps Sunday )-Lsave
Anderson 7.so q, = o.; !, srsiys 12, Bsi.on $40
Greenville, 9. 6. }
;. r. ANDERSON, Snpt.,
II. Anderson, y. G..
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PYR RAMIDS OF !

ing its richness, purity and
strength. The time to cure
a boil is before it devel-
ops, when it is in q state
of incubation or formation
in the blood; for boils are,
after all, only the impuri-
ties and poisons bubbling
up through the skin, and
this will continue in spite
Of poulticing and lancing
till the blood gets rid of
its accumulated poison.
The way to stop boils is
to attack them in the; blood,
and this is what S. S. S. d
blood has been thoroughly
-
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wOFFORD COLLEGE.

81 An IAWoonUy =. y.
HENRY N. SNYDER, Lit. D.,
M. A President.
Four full College courses. Favor
able surroundings. Cleveland Science
Hall. Gymnasium. Athletic grounds.
Lecture course. Library facilities.
51st year begins Sept. 2lst, 1904.
For catalogue apply to
j. A. GAMEWELL, Sec.
Wofford College Fitting School,
Spartanhu'g, S. C.
Elegant new buildings. Careful
attention to individual Students.
Board and tuition for year S110.
All information given by
A. M. DUPRE, Head Mastere
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Alleeheny, Pa June IL 1eos.

Allegheny, Ea., Juno IL, 1908.
From the ego OF twenty or thirty was eors1v
sfaieted with large, awful boils on my face ana
they would break out in apother part OF the body
shd shIs continued Sor ten yeerg: tried every
did me any good. had but little faith in s.. g. 8.
DONG me sood when began IL, but after taking
I continued on with the medicine, taking sig kots
tics, and oil the boils entirely disappeared Five
never been bothered since, showing hat the cure
the noet haa some thirty or a xa9ry OF
entirely rid og then, by your great purifier
s.. g. g., puts me under O debt Of gratitude te
you. henry ZINN.
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Obituary..

Mary Jesse Son, wife OF Charles
Frey, was born October Is, 1870, in
Lexington county and departed this
life November II, 1904 She was
bat,zed in Infancy aud at an early
age was confirmed ia Cedar Grove
church, Lexington county, S c, in
which congregation she remained a
fai'bful mem Der until her death.
Toe interment took place in the
cemetery near Leesville, S G. Rev
Juatus performed the grave services.
Rev. J. G Graichen the sermon
based on Isaiah LVIV:6 on Sunday
morning, December 4;h. at the mem.
o,ial services held in St. Stephens
Evangelical Lutheran church at Lex
inetop, S G
May God bless all who have been
80 sorely bereft with the rich conso-
lations of His grace. j. G &.
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Whole Family Consisting Of Father, Mother and TWO
Daughters FouIy Murdered and Their Bodies Burned!
The Scene Of the Horrible Tragedy Was at renon and Theory thar
the Husband and Father Committed the Awful Deed

| lieve in the murder theory, and as a con-
sequence the intense excitement i'll the
town cannot be realized. All business
| is suspended, and the people OF the town
and surrounding country are securing
the neighborhood in the hope and expec-
tation of finding some clue to explain
the horrible affair. Soon after the fire
| had died out the county chaingang pass
| ed through the town. The authorities
have blood hounds in connection with
! the gang and these were brought into
requisition with the hope that their keen
scent might finally discover the murder
Gus fend, if such an one there be.
Mr.. Hughes was about 45 years old
and was a merchant of the town. He
| was in all respects most admirable cltl-
zen. was successful in business and pop
ular generally. Mrs Hughes and her
two daughters. aged about II and 10,
were leaders in church and social circles
and their terrible fate creates the deep
est sorrow.
The house in which they lived was a
| cottage. Mr.. Hughes had under con-
struction a large residence which he ez-
| pected soon to occupy.
A later special from Trenton shows
that murder was committed. The fire
was at first thought to be accidental, but
it was found there was foul play. MIR.
Hughes had his clothes on and there is
evidence Of he having had his glove on
his right hand. Both the girls were
struck on the head with some heavy ar
ticle. like an axe, and placed back in
bed as if they had not made struggle:
Mrs. Hughes head was under her pillow
and her head was smashed in.
A further and closer investigation re-
vealed the fact that Mr.. Hughes had a
bullet hole through both temples. His
body was at the door and pistol was
in his hand. 1t is believed that the
murder was committed i'll the early part
Of the night and that the house was
fired to hide the crime.
The family was temporarily living IN
house owned by Mrs. George Asblll,
and beautiful home on their place is
about completed, and the family were
anticipating a happy Christmas in their
beautiful new home, but now every
,, member has gone to home beyond, So
; licitor Thurmond is on the scene and will
leave nothing undone. The whole
country is in a state Of excitement. Peo-
pie from everywhere who have heard
of the affair are coming in to do what
they can to help solve the great mystery
and place the crime where it belongs.
Governor Hayward received a de-
spatch from Solicitor Thurmond giving
the bare details and requesting blood
hounds.
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Christmas
Holiday Rates Via Southern Railway

Holiday Rates Via Southern Railway.
The Southern Railway will cell ex-
cursion ,ickets between all points
east of the Mississippi and south OF
the Ohio and Potomac rivers, for
ope and one third first class standard
one way farce, for the round tip
minimum rate fifty cents) Tickets
on sale December 23~d, 24th, rs b,
31st, and January l. 1905 with final
limit for the return January 4, 1905.
For teachers and students OF
schools and colleges one and one
third first class one way fares, for
the round trip (nininum rate fly
cents) between all points east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio
and Potomac rivers and points in the
Central Passenger Association. Tick
cts on sale December Itch "a b, in
elusive, with final limit January s b,
1905. For further information re-
ga,ding rstee, train service, etc,
consult ticket agent Southern Rail-
wao, or h. w. Hunt,
DIV. Pas. Agent. Charleston, 5. q.
There are SAID to be sixteen. can
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Evening Record.

Evening Record.
Trenton, S. c., Dec. S.-The people
of this town are stirred with excitement
and horror this morning over the fear
full deaths of Mr. B. B. Hughes, his wife
and their two daughters.
At o'clock their house, which Is
situated in the centre Of the town, was
burned to the ground The building
was wrapped in hot, seething mass OF
flames when the first citizen arrived,
and had there been adequate fire ap-
paratus it would have been impossible
to save the house after the alarm had
aroused the citizens. In the excitement
of the moment it had not occurred to any
one that the family had not escaped.
but when it was seen that none of them
was in the vicinity the sickening thought
that they had burned to death took hold
of the minds Of the people, but moth -2g
could be done to relieve the dreadful
suspense until the fire had practically
burned itself out, although by super
human effort enough Of it was saved to
reveal the horrible truth, though wheth-
er arson had been added to nlonstrous
murder was not definitely determined
AS soon as al investigation could be
made it was found that the charred and
almost unrecognizable body and feat
ures of Mrs. Hughes and her two daugh-
tiers were in bed; seemingly as if they
had never been aroused. 1t was hard to
determine, on account of the condition
Of the bodies, whether they had been
murdered or suffocated, though the fact
that they were in position just as If
they had been peacefully sleeping, made
the suspicion become strong that they
had been murdered.
The body Of MIR. Hughes was found
about the door leading from the kitchen
to the dining room, showing that he had
been aroused from his sleep either by
awaking while being suffocated by
smoke, or had gotten up upon hearing a
noise made by burglars, and, coming in
contact with them, was killed. These
are the suppositions, but so complete
was the wreck from fire that the evi-
dence was very incomplete in behalf of
either theory.
From the way the fire burned it seems
evident that it started in the kitchen or
dining room, and those who disbelieve
the theory of murder hold out that Mr..
Hughes, being awakened by the flames,
went to see what the trouble was, be-
came overcome by smoke and met his
death in the fire. As against this theory
it is held that it would be strange that
he did not arouse his his wife and daugh-
te1s, the position Of their bodies indi-
eating that he had not done so.
The vast majority of the people be-
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Clemson C,llees will give holiday
from December % to January
Seventeen young men were admit
ted to the bar by the Supreme court
on Wednesday.
Following was the official vote in
South Carolina for President: Parker
528G3: Roosevelt 2 271 Debs, 80
ciahst, %; Watson, populis", l.
". E Boyd obtained verdict
against the town of Camden last
week for falling in ditch and break
ino his arm. BE sued for S.. 900
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STRAIGHT Facts.

4 whole lot of fancy phrases can b. writ
ten about remedies, but it takes facts to
prove anything-good straight facts: ana ana
TannopiIine is the best cure, for piles on
the market. 1t cures absolutely. Has a
healing, soothing eff .cr from the start. 49,.
All druggists have it for S1.O0 jar. ASK
for Tannopiline and don't dare take SUB
stitute
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Trespass Notice.

ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY
Il notified not to trespass in any man
ner whatever, upon my lands. The
law will be enforced against all persons
SO doing. Cpd DAVIS CAN'T.
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There are SAID to be sixteen can
didates for president of Cuba.