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the farmers.
5. The farmers felt that they
were not welcome.
s. The food furnished was ex
ecrable and not nourishing aud
unpalatable.
6. But two or three professors
made themselves evident, ami
others being away or rem aiming
wi hin doors.
7. There seems TO have been
general dissatisfaction among the
farmers and they believe that
they have just cause for griev-
ance.
/ will take these complaints in
order and simply reply to them
by stating facts and giving data
which have full and ample cor
roboration and have been testi.
fed to by the great majority of
the influential farmers who were
present and who voluntarily gave
their good impressions of the col
lege and the kind treatment by
the officers Of the institution.
|. The Barracks were carefully
cleaned after the college boys
lett in June and the entire build
ing thoroughly tumigated and
disinfected by the West Disin.
fecting Company's method oof
treatment. The windows were
all washed aud the floors care
fully gone over by a large force
of workmen. The bedding was
aired and the windows of the en-
tire building left opened for sew
eral days in order that the rooms
might smell sweet and clean.
3. There are $50 rooms in these
buildings and the farmers were
allowed to select the rooms to
suit them in any portion of the
Barracks, the entire buildings
were turned over to them. There
were men servants to take care #
the gentlemen and women ser
wants to serve the ladies. The
buildings were lighted with cleo.
tricity all night and an abund-
ance of pure spring water con-
tinually pumped in all portions
of the Barracks at all times
Our people put themselves out
for the farmers.
The buildings all over the
property used tor the college
purposes, and in which the far
mers would be at all interested,
were standing open each day
and the professors in charge of
the various laboratories were
explaining the machines and
appliances to the crowds who
were going through the buildings
during the day. All the mules
and horses owned by the college
and all the wagons and vehicles
were placed in charge of the
farmers with competent drivers
and all parts of the farms were
in easy access TO our visitors
without eXpanse or Inconvenience
to them. In the Agricultural
Hall the Horticulturist had by "A
great deal OF labor prepared a
large display of fruits and vege
tables for the examination of
the visitors and they were at ali
times in the rooms in crowds
admiring the fruits and flowers
so carefully prepared for their
instruction and entertainment.
i. At the first meeting Of
the Farmers Institute on Tues
day afternoon | delivered the
welcoming address and | told
| 4 L. L. I L 1
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Clemson College.
President Nell Makes Reply
to Recent Published State
ments About the Institution,
Especially to Mr.. Hance's
Article.

we are IN receipt OF tne IOllOw-
ing letter from President Nell of
Clemson College, which, we pre-
sumo, is intended for publica-
ton:
| have just received the two
copies of your p paper dated Aug
18th and 18th with articles
marked in regard to Clemson
College andt he Farmers Institute.
Inotice that you have copied the
editorial from the Greenville
News on the same subject and
] shall wait with some degree
or patience to see if you will give
my reply to the Greenville News
attack which came out a day or
two later. trust that yon will
give my reply equal prominence
in the columns of your paper
along with the editorial from
the Greenville News in the last
issue containing my reply. | note
In your issue of the 18th that
you defend the farmers from
your section from the charge
made by the Charlotte Observer
which is printed in your editor
ial columns. | trust you will be
equally willing to defend the
college from the outrageous
travesty published by you in
your issue of the 18th and sign
ed by j. Il. Hance. This man
either came at night and left be-
fore day or he went around the
college blindfolded if we are to
Judge from the accuracy of his
statements about the college.
Permit me TO give a few facts
without attempting to reply to
MIR. Hance's article, because |
cannot deal in burlesque when
speaking of such a great institu-
ton as Clemson College. "The
farms, pens and pastures" con
tain the following cattle, mules,
horses and hogs which seemed
10 have escaped Mr.. Hance's
eyes: 19 registered Jerseys; II
registered Ayrshires; 3 register
ed short horns; 2 registered De-
vons; grades of cows represent,
ing Jersey-Guernsey, Angus and
Ayrshire. In another herd used
supplying milk and butter for
the students there are the follow
iUg: ga milk cows OF various
standard breeds; 43 Jersey heii-
ers bull calves; Guernsey
bull; l Holstein bull ; Jersey
bull. The college also owns 223
line hogs Of nearly all the stand,
ard breeds and these hogs are
now weighing from 300 to 600
pounds. Many of the farmers
who had their eyes open saw
these animals and were loud in
their praises. We have also IS
fine mules bought from the best
dealers in the country. We have
just purchased 2 German coach
mares from Crouch Company of
Indiana. One OF these mares is
an imported animal from Ger.
many and took the 2nd prize at
the Saint Louis Exposition over
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livery,Livery,
Livery! !

Though doing a rattling good
livery business, we are deter
mined to do even better. Our
present stocks of Vehicles and
Horses are being supplemented
by handsome new carriages and
buggies and stylish
Driving and Saddle Horses.
Our livery establishment is
going to be second to none in
the State, and don't you forget
it ! Come or send to us when
you want the best, up-to-date
livery service.
REATH-ELLI0TT MULE CO.
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A STREET IN SHANGHAI.

and there wasted his substance i'll riotous
living in Foochow 70. -. This Is the dis
houses Of prostitution. The other incident
comes from far-away London. father
was speaking Of his intention to send his
son to Shanghai to establish him in bust
ness. A friend who had spent several years
as a successful merchant there remarked:
"Ah. sir. you are going to send him to sell
before his time. are your A sole mn warn
ing, certainly. But in Shanghai worse than
other cities? That Is not the present prob
lem.
in Shanghai furnished me with the follow
ing statistics, which were certainly correct
Total number Of known prostitutes in the
model foreign settlement, 1886, not fnclud
ing 100 mistresses kept by foreigners. The
total number of known houses of i'll fame
9O4 These places may be divided into three
classes: those occupied and frequented by
foreigners; those in which inmates are Chi
nese and frequenters are foreigners; those
in which both inmates and frequenters are
Chinese. 1 am dealing only with the foreign
settlement of Shanghai
Houses of the first class named ale stead
lily increasing In numbers as the foreign
population increases In this prosperous port
AS might be expected in so cosmopolitan a
community the inmates represent almost
every nationality and novelty in the world.
The most popular palaces are the ''Ameri-
can houses where the inmates COM
monty Known Dy the American girl.
What an unspeakable insult to the young
women of America. AN acquaintance with
the inner life of these girls, says Miss
Cornelia Bonnell. shows sad contrast TO
the casual judgment one might make from
the sight Of their handsome, hardened.
often disslpated faces, as, stylishly dressed
they ride in their carriages up and down
the most frequented streets behind their
Hveried coachmen." Miss Ronnell Is a uni
versity young woman who is nobiy giving
her life in a commendable effort to rescue
the girls of Shanghai. Her self-sacrificing
task is beyond al praise.
She and the detectives told me that the
houses of the second class. where inmates
are Chinese and the visitors foreigners, are
those most frequented by the soldiers and
sailors, and In general by the lowest class
Of foreigners and Eurasians. A majority Of
the girls are Cantonese imported into
Shanghai in large numbers for this purpose.
Considerable foreign capital Is invested In
this lucrative trade! The sale Of little girls
Of tender age by their parents, If the latter
are too poor to care for them, Is not legal
offense, and many children are bought in
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CHURCH WORK ON
A MILITARY PLAN

The Christian Church at Carthage, Ohio,
a suburb Of Cincinnati. is preparing for an
unusually vigorous Campaign for the fall
and winter. This is one Of the historic
churches of the Disciples, having been Or
ganized by Walter Scott in 1882, and hav-
ing under consideration plans for the cele-
bration of it's diamond anniversary in June.
1907.
The plans for the coming fall and winter
campaign are being organized along ancient
Roman army lines. The primary purpose
is the enlistment of Centurion Band" of
one hundred new members of the Lord s
army. Along with this, efforts will be made
to enroll Centurion Band of one hun
dred pupils in the Bible school.
Then in order to make these new men,
bers an integral part Of the present army of
the Lord. efforts will be put forth to enroll
a Centurion Band Of one hundred regular
new attendants at the Sunday morning
service; a Centurion Band of one hun
service; a Centurion Band Of one hun
bred new attendants at the midweek
prayer meeting
In addition to these there will be raised a
special fund of 500 in 81 pledges for general
expenses and SEQ in 81 pledges for the
new building fund
For the accomplishment Of this work
there will be organized Centurion Band"
of one hundred "Whatsoevers"-men,
women. boys and girls, who will pledge
themselves to do whatsoever they can to
make the campaign complete success.
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Sbanle Of shanghai.
Work Of the Christian Missions in the Chinese City-Need
Of Advisory Of the Prodigal Son Re
peated Many Times.

this way and brought up in the hrothels.
They are often subjected to much cruelty.
until they become OF such age as to he
profitable to the keepers. The various fraud
uent divorces through which girls are OBJ
tanned are pitiful commentaries upon tho
helpless condition of the Chinese girl.
Within the foreign settlement "A girl cam
not be held in one of these houses against
her will. but probably not one girl in five
hundred knows this. and TO those who do IL
would rarely occur that there would he any
chance for lettering their condition by
Gaping from known evil to something I'M
known. especially If the unknown involved
a foreign policeman. To a Chinese girl.
ignorant. easily imposed upon. and per-
haps already the victim of cruel deceit.
far more rational and dlgnified way OF es-
cape would be through suicide, and this sad
road to hoped-for freedom is Travelled by
hundreds OF lifeweary girls.
1t is probably true. however. that in the
majority of cases the girls are not at ALI
desperately unhappy in this life. for either
knowing nothing different. or. If knowing,
hopelessly cut OFF from 1t. they settle down
to get the most enjoyment possible out OF
their good food. pretty clothes and the
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A corps of artisans have fairly begun the
construction of a new Notre Dame convent
at the southeast corner of North Capitoi
and X streets 1t is of the Italian renais-
sance in style of construction and will cost.
it is expected in the neighborhood of
$40 900. 1t is to be four stories in height
and will be constructed of red handmade
brick The convent will have frontage
of thirty-eight feet six inches on North
Capitol street and depth of hfty-four
feet two inches X street
The >cornice will be supported by hand
somely carved brackets, and the attic will
be lighted by dormer windows. Slate of a
greenish tint will be used in the covering
of the roof. and the building will be sur
mounted by copper cross. The main en-
trance, on North Capitol street, will be
elaborated by trimmings of white limestone.
with columns of the Dorc order on either
side of the doorway. On the portico will
appear the inscription, 'Notre Dame Con-
vent" There will Also be an entrance on K
street which will be somewhat less pre-
tentious than that on North Capitol street.
The vestibules of both entrances will be
finished in mosaic. The first floor OF the
building will contain the parlors of the
convent. the Fortress office. and several
smaller rooms.
The second floor plans show the superior 9
room the Community of st. IgnatiuS' hall.
an infirmary and a pharmacy. The third
and fourth stories will be devoted almost
entirely to dormitories. The interior finish
of the whole building will be in hardwood
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NEW NOTRE DAME CONVENT
ON NORTH CAPITOL STREET

said. The cclebrant was the Rev. Father
Clark rector of Gonzaga College.
The August of that same year saw the
arrival of five additional sisters, and in
September there was formal opening Of
schools, with an enrolment of 30 girls.
OF the eight members of the original COM
munity. but two survive, but at present
there are twenty-three sisters engaged in
the school, which has doubled its member
ship In 1876 the present school house
was built, and during the same year the
community chapel was finished and dedi-
Gated Meanwhile the grOtto of our Lady
of Loudres was in the course of construc-
ton. and through influential friends at
Rome, many privileges have been obtained
for this devotional little sanctuary. A rec
ord kept at the convent tells Of wonderful
answers to prayers made at this shrine.
The cementing of the ceiling with bits of
rock gives eavernous appearance, and
this work. as well as the rim Of the foun-
tain. was done through love of "our lady"
by devoted friend-Mr. Mahoney
The school proSpered beyond all expec-
tation. as it's present flourishing condition
attests. Some of the finest young Catholic
women Of Washington are members of its
alumnae association. The sisters have pre-
pared 5000 persons-children and adults
for the sacraments. and the activities of
the convent reach out in many directions
As the community increased in numbers
more house room was needed and through
the generosity Of Mr.. Hoover a house on
X street was added to the convent prop
erty, and a story was built to the main
part, for music rooms. Until his death in
1889. this gentleman was a great benefac-
tor Of the sisters.
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of the finest hand work. The baths and
toilet rooms every floor will be hand
sOmely finished in mosaic.
1t Is thought that the new convent will
prove decided improvement to that sec
ton of the city. The old house which it re-
places was built by society Of charitable
Catholic ladies. under the leadership of
Mrs. w. T. Sherman, with a view OF esta6-
fishing a convent that would be the active
center Of good works. Application was
made to the superior general of the Sisters
of Notre Dame in Namur. and In Nc
vember of 1872 Sister Louise, the provincial
superior of the United States, visited
Washington to arrange for q foundation.
1t was decided to open parochial schools
under the direction Of the Jesuit fathers.
and accordingly, on March Z. 1873, Sister
Lidwine arrived from Cincinnati and was
installed superior Of the new convent. Sis
ter Clare and Sister Mary Clemence were
her first companions. The former from Gin
cinnati. the latter from Philadelphia. With
the cooperation and assistance Of the char
table ladies before alluded to the sisters
began their labor of love in Washington.
opening ella sses Of evening schools for those
unable to attend during the day. Needle
work was taught with great success. and
the community Of three pioneer laoorers
soon felt q pressing need Of recruits
From the twenty-five dollars month
given them for their support the sisters.
by strict economy. had managed to mt up
a room as tiny chapel in which the
blessed sacrament was exposed. Through
the kindness of friends and Of their sisters
in Philadelphia they were supplied with
yestments and altar furnishings, and on
the I'd of July. 1873. the first mass vas
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Solomon whose name means peace
able" was the son of King David of Israel
by Bathsheba. his wife, in connection with
whom some of the most tragical incidents
in David's life occurred. Solomon was
chosen by the great David to succeed him
self on the throne of Israel and judah, he
being put before and over his older brothers
as king; and We Fad. that far above even
this distinction. 1.-THE Lord loved solomon.
And behold the result the uplift of that dl-
vine love for Bathsheba's son of peace:
Solomon loved the Lord And it is as true
this day as then 1t was that I'VE love God
because He first loved us"-if We do, in
deed, love Him. After the manifestation
and declaration of So!omon's love toward
the Lord in prayers and sacrifices at the
great high place of Gideon. while he slept,
the Lord demanded of him, Ask what
shall give thee" We read that the Lord
appeared to Solomon in a dream by night"
and spake to him. Thus had He often be-
fore spoken to His leaders. This dream"
of Solomon's was different from ordinary
dreams which, while often vivid and cir
cumstlntial, are generally fancful or par
take of oar day thoughts and doings. Sol
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| cheap ffattery Of their infatuated visitors
| And remembering that this life Is not Of
| their own choosing. but that they are In it
as slaves, one cannot feel that they are
stained with quite the same shade Of sin as
girls who have voluntary chosen IL, from
whatever cause. In the case of these girls
there Is reasonably a greater hope for re-
Spouse to Christian teaching than among
foreign girls Of the same class Another
fact that brightens the prospects of the
girls In the brothels is that rich men not
infrequently take their concubines or sec
ondary wives from these places
Chinese man may have only one wife,
but he may have concubines ad liDitum, or
rather ad argentum. The romances OF China
are not as rule between husbands and
wives, but between men and the girls they
meet in houses where their leisure time and
money is spent. Here love affairs flourish
and many girls are bought by their overs.
to be taken into the home concubines, a
position perfectly honorable in the eyes OF
the Chinese though less important than
that of the wife. Some of the richest men
and highest officials of Shanghai have taken
their secondary wives from among these
Foochow road .Mandarin's daughters" as
they are called in Chinese slang. friend
told me:
I'm Chinese family where am acquaint-
ed the lord of the house has gratified
taste for curio collecting in the selection
of his wives. His real wife Is Shanghai
woman. No. is Soochow girl, No. a
Cantonese. No. from the north OF China.
The gentleman has certainly displayed
tuteneSs. for the dialects of his wives are
so different that they understand one an
other only with difficulty, which places
restraint upon the conversation even of Chi
nese women, and thereby insures an un-
common measure of domestic peace. The
man who formerly coupled the Chinese
house where we live was the proud posses
sor Of eleven wives and thrty-four children.
He moved out because 1t was too noisy for
the neighbors.
The work Of rescue carried on by the
National Florence Crittenden Association
in Shanghai Is the first organized Christian
work of the kind I'm China. As yet 1t is i'm
tied to solitary cases out of tens of thou
hands who need the help of the cultured
Christian hearts and hands of American
college women who believe in the conquer
ing power of the love of Christ. Many mis-
sionary societies are at work in Shanghai.
so that the city has exhibited products Of
our Christian civilization. as well as speci-
mems of the degradation possible where
there is much of Christian preaC hing but
not equal amount of Christian practicing.
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OLD ST JOHNS, PORTSMOUTH.
To Celebrate the One-Hundredth Ami
versary of Its Erection Next Year.

VerSary OF LIS Srect1ou NeAs I e51.
From st. Nicholas.
Next year one of the most interesting
churches in all New Hampshire will cele-
brate the one hundredth anniversary of it's
erection, although the church society is
much older than the present building. This
is Old St. Johns Church. in the town Of
Portsmouth. AS long ago as the year 17S2
there stood on the site of the present st.
Johns Church a small and simple house Of
worship called Queen Caroline's Chapel.
This name had been given to it in honor Of
Queen Caroline When word went across
the seas to the royal lady of the honor
that had been done her, she showed her ap-
probation by sending to America a hand
some service OF silver for the altar. and
this communion service is still in use by
the church. She sent also to the church
two chairs one of them being still in use
In the church The other chair was de-
stroyed when the chapel was burned many
years ago.
But perhaps the most interesting Of all of
the queens gifts to the church was the
Vinegar Bible" still to be seen in the
church. What kind of Bible is the Wine
gar Bible?" you may ask. 1t was a Bible
published in the year I'LL in Oxford Eng
land, by a man named John Basket, the
kings printer. The printer made a blunder
in setting up the Parable Of the Vineyard
so that it read the '.Parab:e of the Vine
gar" Forty copies Of the Bible with this
mistake in them were printed before the
error was discovered and rectified. 1t Is
said that but four copies are now in exist
ence. and one of them Is the copy Queen
Caroline sent to the church named in her
honor. Another copy Is in the famous old
Christ Church in Boston; one is in the
Lenox Library in New York. and the fourth
is in Christ Church, Philadelphia. These
copies are very valuable.
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IN MEMORY OF REV. DIR.
WILLIAM E. PARSON

A special service in memory of Rev. DR..
William E. Parson, late pastor of the
Church of the Reformation. this city, was
held Sunday, July %. at Eaglesmere. Pa.
DR.. Parson, for a number of years before
his death, had preached at Eaglesmere for
two months during his summer vacation,
and his eloquent and forceful sermons al
ways attracted very large congregations,
while his delightful personality endeared
him to all who were privileged to meet
him.
Rev. DIR. Charles Albert Of Philadelphia
delivered the memorial address DIR. Albert
Wasa devoted and lifelong friend of DR..
Parson, and his eulogy showed how deeply
he admired and loved his friend.
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MONSIGNOR FALCONIO
ON PLEASURE TRIP

Mensignor Falconio Of this city. apostol
delegate of Pope Plus X to the United
States, will arrive in Duluth on the steamer
North West next Tuesday evening for a
brief visit with Bishop McGolrick. He will
be accompanied by Bishop Burke Of AL
bany, N. Y. A delegation Of the knights
OF Columbus and the clergy of Detroit will
be at the dock to meet the distinguished
prelate and escort him to the episcopal
residence.
reception will be rendered him wednes-
day evening by the knights of Columbus
at the Catholic auditorium
Monsignor Falconfo and Bishop Burke will
leave Duluth for st. Paul Thursday, where
they will be the guests Of Archbishop Ire
land for a few days. They are on a pleas
ure trip and VIII visit many OF the west
ern cities before they return to the east