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Kentucky Hospitality.

a representative in Washington
tells this story to illustrate S,be
strenuous life" as it exists ia certsi,
parts OF Kentucky, says Harpers Week
ly.
A well-to.do farmer once invited an
acquaintance from neighboriug town
to dine with him. The recipient Of
this courtesy was man we'll known
IN that region for his general cranki-
ness and his propensity to use his gun
at the least evidence of what he con-
sldered an atfront. The farmer, we'll
aware OF the to1chiness of his guest,
with whom, for business reasons. he
desired to remain on good terms. al
ways Kept wary eye on his visitor.
One afternoon the testy individual.
IN conversation with his host, remark
ed: II can. account for the queer
feelings and impulses that come over
me at times. Do you know, the first
time l took dinner here l had as much
as could do to master the impulse,
when one of your sons, made certain
remark, to whip out my gun and let
co.
"Oh, don't you worry about that"
said the farmer. II know all about
your little failing in that line. MY
son j AXE was standin' in the hallway
just back Of you with shotgun. You
did well to change your mind. At
the first motion toward your hip pook-
ct my son Jake had instructions 20
blow daylight through your
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24
BuCked The Twins Trust,

In his article in the MAJ World s
Work on the Kansas oil fight, Isaac
Marcosson tells the significant story
OF how the State bucked the Twine
Trust. Kansas raises mere wheat than
any other State in the Union and the
farmers have to buy millions of pounds
OF twine to bind the shcaves everv
year. In 1899 these farmers were pay-
Ing the twlne trust an average Of Is
cents pound for twiue. The price
OF wheat was low, they were not max
ing any money. The farmers peti-
toned the Legislature for relief, and
the sum Of $1,000 was appropriated
Tor the State twine factory. The con-
stItution of Kansas forbids the State
to enter any private business; SO the
tWlne factory, to evade the law, was
established to give employment to con
Tiots. The superintendency Of the fac
tory was left to the warden and the
board OF directors of the peniten tiary.
The convicts were tsught to make wine.
The next year the Kansas farmers
were buying twine for 9 1.2 cents a
pound. Every implement store OF
crossroads general store in the State
was made an agency. The dealer
bought the twine for cents and made
the half-cent for sellingit The Kan.
sas farmer bought twine for three and
four cents pound less than his neigh.
Dor across the line in Nebraska. The
factory soon began to earn money,
Now it has surplus of s65 900, it has
paid back the original appropriation
of $l5O,OO0 to the State; and it owns
well.eauipped plant. The factory
does not make enough to supply ali
the farmers in the State, but it has
succeeded in bringing down the price
of twine everywhere in Kansas to 9
reasonable figure.
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Gen. Fit1llugh Lee.

The leading journals in the North
anG East are paying some handsome
tributes to the memory of the late
zen. fltzhugh Lee, aud it really does
US good TO read them. AS sample
OF many of the editorials We have
read, we clip the following from the
pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch:
The news of tie death of General
fitzhugh Lee carries with it sense
OF deep regret. HIS position was
such that his sudden removal from
the scene Of his useful activities can
only be regarded as closing the career
Of a notable man.
believing firmly in the cause of the
South, he left the American army to
cast his fortunes with those of Eir-
ginia. During the long and desperate
struggle he made for himself posi-
tioa among the off of the Con-
icderacy, and when his usefulness as
soldier wa3 done he retired until
such time as the results OF the war
could be determined. Then with all
the fervor Of his nature he began the
preaching Of that doctrine which
stirred anew throughout the South q
feeling of patriotism. He taught the
young men the gospel of one flag and
one nation and seconded by the efforts
OF Gordon and Wheeler and others,
did a very great deal to heal the
wounds Of the conflict.
His State honored him as it's Chief
Executive and President Mckinley
sent him to Havana as Consul Gen
eral. During those trying days pre-
ceding the actual break with Spain he
exerted every effort to prevent the
rupture, but when war became inevi-
table he offered his services to up.
hold the flag against which he had
once fought. Following the war he
occupied distinguished position in
Cuba, and when finally retired il was
with honor as brigadier general Of
the United States Army.
His place in history will be we'll
understood. Careful in the formation
OF his views, he was true to his con.
victions ua:il such time as ne could
be convinced that he was wrong. He
was splendid type of the progressive
American.
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a Columbia Garden or Eden

The following account Of the transi-
ton of the Ogden party "from para
disc to railroad wreck" is from the
pen OF Mr.. j. +. Chamberlain, the
stan correspondent Of the New York
Mail, who was on the wrecked train.
His STORY appeared in the Mail un-
der Richmond, Va, date line, and
is in part, as follows:
The educational pilgrims from the
North stepped from paradise at Colum.
bia into quite the other thing at
Greenville. At the capital of South
Carolina there is college for girls,
presided over by Miss McClintock,
which is located in garden that
comes nearer to being the Garden of
Eden than any other place | have ever
seen. 1t is called the old Preston
place. 1t is a sumptuous old South
crE estate, in the heart of Columbia
that for about century belonged to
the Prestons and the Hamptons, two
wealthy South Caroliana families
whose lives we're interwoven by mar.
riage. They planted ferns of beauty
there which were to ripen into per-
lection only after they, the Prestons
and the Hamptons, had vanished from
the place and from the life of the city
and State.
'Some one of those old aristocrats
knew trees and shrubs. Not only did
he know what beautiful exotics would
grow in his garden, but he must have
imaged the forms they would take in
their maturity and the aesthetic rela-
tion they would bear to one another.
Here in triangular group stands
a wonderful cedar of Lebanon, whose
outline against the sunset glow was
the summit Of all things majestic and
graceful; o tall white pine that looks
as If it might have grown on Maine
hills; and ginkho tree of China fan
tastic, delioately pinnaoled.
"All about grow lovely magnolias Of
the South, sweet-olive trees, and q
score of other beautiful species; among
them wind paths in bewildering m azes,
bordered with roses of every tint,
hanging in the perfect fullness of lus-
cious bloom. At one point is beau
tiful old fountain, surrounded by q
ylistenipg pool. The fountain is
haunted. Once nun of unhappy life
was buried on this spot, and in the
moonlight she rises in the nhite gar
ment of her novitiate and broods over
the water.
Among these romantic walks, in
this garden of enchantment, the edu-
cs.;cnai visitors wandered until the
luxurious summer night fell. It seems
as if they were not really awake, but
were in tlJ midst of some dream of
Xanadu.
SIN the line of contrasts, I think
few of US will ever encounter anything
more striking than that jump from
the paradise beneath the cedar of Le-
banon at Columbia to the bloody bend
at Greenvilla
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Us We were then ordered one after
the other 10 draw from this hat slir
Of paper. all blanks except one, which
had some mark, which when drawn
would determine the one TO be shot.
a each one drew his slip Of paper il,
was handed to this sergeant. who
looked at it and then ordered you
back in line. About dozen or so
had drawn when it came Miller turn.
lie drew and handed it TO the ser
gca :, but he poor fellow was not or
"crcd III line, u had been our good
fortune, but vas detained and put in
charge Of this squad We wcie then
ordered about face and with sad heart
wc left poor Miller a. we marched back
to the bull pen.
1t was then slecting heavily and we
were trying to build such fires as we
could to keep from freezing to death
when a vollcy rung out on the air and
which told too we'll the fate of poor
Miller. lie had ben shot, yes, mur.
dered. Miller was a fnc specimen Of
man, standing perhaps six feet in
his stockings, of fine physique, with
regular features, and wore a black
beard. He was the senior Of the ma
jority of US, being, / should judge,
between 80 and 30 years Of age.
never knew positively, but it was
said that he had q wife and chill
drcn.
In conclusion, let me say that as it
has fallen to my lot out of the few of
US that are left to write this, perhaps
the saddest episode Of the Civil war,
| have done SO truthfplly and to tn G
best of my memory; and, too, that it
may be handed down to our children
and our children 8 children, that the y
may know Of the sacrifice made in vim
dication of our right and honor and
in defence of our beautiful aud be
'oSCo oOutulauo. DuL the span OF
forty years has wrought many changes
to the world; we have shown that We
are as brave and good in peace as we
we were stubborn and unconquerable
IN war, our wrongs can never be for
gotten, but are forgiven, the bitter.
ness of feeling has about died out
aud in the language Of the eloquen t
Terrell, Of Georgia, we are a regener.
ated, reunited, an indissouble people,
and under one flag are striving togeth
er for the common good Of all, and
for the advancement of this great and
grand Republic.
B. Frank Ford,
Company D, 2nd, S. G. Regt, S. T.
No. 60, Bay street, Charleston, S. G.
May 10th, 1908.
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His First Live One.

= -. rH o. 3. u s-s 70 zHi ~ ~r
During one Of my trips through
Europe" says Charles Hawtrey, "I
found myself in small village with
no fazors. They had been packed in
my handbag, which left at the hotel
'whereI had stayed the day before.
There was no barbershop in the place
andI was in qusndary as to how I
might get shaved. The inn.keeper
told me that there was a man in the
village who occasionally shaved peo-
pie, and determined to risk o cut or
two and send for him. The amateur
barerb arrived and after little hesita-
tion he said to me:
"Will you please, sir, lie down fat
on your back while I shave you, sir?'
Thinking that it was probably the
custom Of the country, Istretched out
comfortably on my back aud nearly
went to sleep while the fellow shaved
me, so light was his touch When he
had finished I said:
1 am curious to knew why you
asked me to lie down to be shaved?'
Because, sir, was his ingenious
ssply, I.nsyer before shaved a live
man. AZ,
Il may add that I sent for no more
amateur BARRIERS to shave me during
my trip. ."-Clevelands Plain Dealer. s
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The Record of Emotions.

We cannot al aays charge it to old
age wien We iud our foreheads are
crossed with distressing network of
tiny lines. 1t is not always age that
makes those disagreeable rows across
our foreheads and around the eyes.
There are some grandmothers whose
faces have hardly wrinkle and some
granddaughters whose brows are as
scanned as they might be at sixty.
Time is not responsible for these exist.
ing little lines. A good many of them
may be charged up against worry. II
one gets in the vay Of fretting over
everything that has gone wrong and
everything one thinks likely to go
wrong, the record upon ones face will
be a mark which is hard to erase and
is far uglier than the lines the happy
years bring. .-Phiiadelphia Inquirer.
- Some men prefer to do their hay
max no hu Uo a1;1bt
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STATUE to Forrest Unveiled Mt Mem
phis.

"cu Puls: 1cuu., NAY lO.-lO the
accompaniment Of martial music and
in the presence Of thousands of cti :
zens and visitors.the equestrian bronze
statue Of Lieut.. Gen. Nathan B. For
rest was unveiled this afternoon in
the park that bears the Confederate
general 8 name. The statue is the
work of sculptor Neihaus. 1t was
cast in Paris
Little Miss Bradley, a great grand.
daughter Of the dead hero, pulled the
silken cord which exposed to view the
handsome monument. The munich
pal officers declared a half holiday for
the occasion and the city was crowded
with visitors. In the parade which
preceded the unveiling were: Capt.
Wm. Nj. Forrest, son of Gen. For
rest. With Capt. Forrest was his
family and in other carriages rode
Col. D. G, Kelly, Of Nashville, sur
viying member Of Gen. Forests old
staff, who surrendered with him at
Gainesville. Ala, and several of For
rests old escort.
The ceremonies. a, Forrest park be-
gan with an Invocation by the Rt.
Rev. Thomas E. Gailor, Protestant
Episcopal bishop of Tennessee. Gen.
S. I. Carres then made brief speech
giving history Of the monument.
He was followed by Gen. George W.
Gordon, who delivered the dedica
tory address. Gen. Gordon said in
part: @
""We have not assembled here today
to glorify war. We. are , not here to
exalt the direful art and eauguinary
science of human carnage, but to ga :.
lutte and accentuate the name, and to
commemorate in language, in bronze
and in marble, the masterful prowess
and martial genius of Tennessee's, if
not Americas, greatest, most original
aud dazzling soldier-Lieut.,- Gen.
Nathan Bedford Forrest. We declare
this durable testimonial, so imposing, ;
so impressive and 80 expressive Of the
character and career rof the man to be
the imperishable proclamation of our
veneration for his memory, our graft
tude for his services and sacrifices
and our admiration for his valor and
genius.
5"His natural endowments both phys.
iosl and meuta! were extraordinary.
He began his military career at, the
age Of 40, the same age at which
Caesar began his conquest of the ca.
ton, and like the great Roman, he
never lost battle. He was one OF
the worlds few commanders who
could personally engage in the combat
and at the same timc direct the action
of his men. He accomplished more
with sthe resources aat his command
than any couamsnder developed BY
the war--at the same time displaying
more personal -prowess than any; and
thereby establishing greater claim
than any to. be called "the American
Mars" ,.
Mayor j, j. Williams aoco pied the
statue on behalf OF the city Of Mem
phis. II &. q 3..5
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: Some men prefer to do their hay
making by gaslight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
"JUST LIKE THE YANKEE,'
AIM OF JAP AND COREAN

Washington, D. c., June 26.-(Spe-
cial. )-The Japanese propensity for
reaching out after all the good things
worth copying in national life was IL
lustrated this week when Major Syl-
yester, chief of the police Of the capi-
tai city, and president of the Interna-
tional Police Chiefs association, re-
ceived two letters, one from Toxic and
the other from Seoul. Both were writ
ten in fairly good English and con-
tanned the necessary fee and requests
for enrolment as members of the as
sociation. This was originally an
American institution but has gradu-
ally taken in the chiefs of the large
cities of North America, and here and
there a European official. Major Syl-
yester is complimented at the letters
he received but is at a loss to know
just how to be equally polite in return.
II his foreign brother police officials
were so polite as to use the language
of the person addressed ought not the
Washington chief to use Japanese and
Corean in return. The major thinks
he may be able to master the Japan.
ese language after few years study
put he is utterly hopeless of coming
to satisfactory conclusion in wres
tie with Corean.
"What VIII the Answer Be?"
The Japanese official is Tsumsyuki
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27

Adachi, inspector general of Japanese
police, and the Corean is Sin Tai Hue
who signs himself as superintendent
Of metropolitan police" which, by the
way, sounds very much like an Ameri-
can police title. The aJpanese official
was so considerate as to send the
chief of the international association
copy of the police manual of his dis
trict and as every word of it is in
Japanese Major sylvester has not yet
been able to detect the difference be.
tween police methods in Japan and
the United States. Inspector Tsumay-
XII Adachi has requested copy Of the
"Acts of Congress- referring proba.
bly, to such acts as relate to police
questions. There will soon be new
edition of the police manual of the dis.
trict, and not to be outdone in cour.
tesy, Chief Sylvester will send each of
these foreign officials a handsomely
bound copy. They will have the ad
vantage of him in their ability to read
| 1t. Still all this shows tie interest
Japan and her new pupil are display.
ing in things American and how they
are preparing to utilize that hich is
good in preparing them for their new
part as a world power.
w. w. Smith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
STILL A FLYER
TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED
AGAIN ON EIGHTEEN HOUR
SCHEDULE.

New York, June 26-After a confer
ence on Sunday lasting more than
four hours the officials of the New
York Central & Hudson river railroad
decided to restore the eighteen hour
schedule of the Twentieth Century
limited between New York and Chi
cago.
This step was taken after a careful
secret investigation of the wreck at
Mentor, Ohio, in which nineteen lives
were lost. The railroad officials found
that the evidence in the case did not
warrant the belief that the wreck was
due to excessive speed. The eighteen
hour runs will be resumed at once, :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
CADETS ARE
DROW NED
DANISH TRAINING SCHOONER IS
RAMMED AND SUNK BY BRIT
18Th STEAMER.

Copenhagen, June 26.-Last night
camille training schooner Georg- Stage
was rammed and sunk by the British
steamer Ancona. The Georg-Stage
sank in minute and half. Twenty
two cadets wero crowned and fifty.
seven were rescued. The boys were
all in their hunks at the time of the
disaster. The Ancona was consider
ably damaged. Thus far only single
body has been recovered from this
sunken vessel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
PRESIDENT ExEMPLIFIEs FIRST
PART OF BIG STICK
-
POLICY.
WOULD AVERT BOYCOTT
Steps Are Taken to Paeify the celes-
tials and to Restore Americans in
Favor With the GuiIds-Landlns Of
the Exempt Classes Will be Faeili-
tated.

Washington, D. c., June 26. - By d.
rection of President Roosevelt, action
has been taken by the administration
which not only will facilitate landing
in, this country Of Chinese of the ex-
empt class, but will also eliminate
from the emigration bureau such ad-
ministrative features as have been sub
jects of criticism by the Chinese. 1t
is the declared intention of the Presi-
dent to see that Chinese merchants,
travellers, students and others Of the
exempt classes shall have the same
courtesy shown them by officers of the
immigration bureau as is accorded to
citizens of the most favored nation.
Representations have been made to
the President that, in view of alleged
harsh treatment accorded to many Chi
nese seeking landing in the United
States, the commercial guilds of China
have determined to institute a boycott
on American manufactures. These
representations, backed by the author
ity Of the American Asiatic society
and commercial bodies throughout the
country, induced the President to
make an investigation of the situation
with a view to remedying the evils
complained of If they we're found to
exist The subject was discussed
thoroughly by the cabinet, and the
President took it up personally with
Secretary Metcalf of the department
of commerce and labor, who has sup
ervision Of the immigration bureau.
Orders Are Issued.
AS a result of the inquiry, orders
have been issued to the diplomatic
and consular representatives OF the
| United States in China by. the Presi
dent himself that they must look close
lily to the performance Of their duties
under the exclusion law and see to II
that members Of the exempt class
coming to this country are provided
with proper certificates. The certifi
Gates will be accepted at any port OF
the United States and will guarantee
the bearer against any harsh treat
ment. Such treatment indeed, will be
the cause of the instant dismissal o1
the offending official, whoever he may
/ be.
!. In addition to the Presidents orders
Secretary Metcalf has issued instruc
tions to the immigration officers
J. which, it is believed will remedy the
difficulty heretofore complained of by
the Chinese government and individu
ais. It is anticipated that the actor
taken by this government to meet the
objections by the Chinese will elimin
ate the possibility of serious trade diff
ficulties between China and the manu-
facturers of this country.
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HAY TAKEN
ILL AGAIN.
SECRETARY OF STATE PROS
TRATED BYgATTAck or OLD
AlLMENT.

Newbury. N H., June 26.-secretary
of State John Hay was prostrated by
an attack of .uraemia at his summer
home here last evening, but early to.
day mis- condition had been relieved by
a local physician and two Boston spe
cialists and it was expected that the
secretary would soon be in his usual
health. The attack, which was similar
to others experienced by the secretary
during recent years, was attributed to
a cold contracted on his journey from
Washington to Newbury last Saturday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
CURZON OUT !?
VlcERoY OF INDIA MAY RESIGN
BECAUSE OF A
QUARREL.

simla, India, June 2e.-1t is rumor-
ed that the viceroy of India, Lord Cur
zon of Kedleston, has rendered his
resignation or shortly will do SO in
consequence of the decision Of the
home government whereby Lord
Kitchener has been given complete
control Of the army in India.
viii Not Be Accepted.
London, June 26.-While it is con-
sidered quite possible that Lord Cur.
zon may tender his resignation be.
cause the course taken by the home
government is directly at variance
with his views it is not believed that
1T will be accepted.
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Killed in Storm.

New York, June 26.-Three men are
believed to have been killed when the
three upper stories Of an apartment
house in One Hundred Thirty-sixth
street were blown down in a terrific
thunder storm late today.
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GERMANS DEFEATED.
REBELS IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA
DEFEAT kAlsER's FORCES
AT AMoAs.

Capeuown, June 26.-The rebel lead.
er Merengo has defeated a German
force at Amoas in the Karas noun
tains, German Southwest Africa All
the German ammunition supplies were
carried off by rebels. The losses are
reported to be heayy.
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$*%%.Rx-1<]*.a.<..g.s.*S-t&**-AsI<
THE EATHE

Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, with showers in the west and
central portions. Cooler in the ex-
treme southeast portion tonight and
warmer in the east Tuesday.
Local Weather.
9 o'clock last night :. ;. ...... 80
n O'Clock this morning !. 8. :. 10
Q O'Clock this afternoon. $685.. ..SO
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HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
FLAMES CONSUME PROPERTY
vALUED,AT 100000 IN
CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, June 26.-The building
occupied by the Willard Storage Bat
terry Co. was Quilted by an early morn
ing fire today. The upper floors of
the Fairbanksa Morse & Co.'s ware.
house were destroyed. The loss is
S1O0 900, ,s.%t