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Tho auHVer.
The bows Of the North American Indians
were made OF wood, bone or horn. Some
times the bow was made Of a single piece
OF wood, sometimes Of several pieces: per-
haps il was OF wood alone, or II might be
backed by sinew or by the skin Of some
animal. The material for tho weapon was
gathered, says Forrest and Stream. when
ever IL was possible. and a man might have
In his lodge a number Of sticks each Of
which he intended ultimately 10 fashion
into bow, or IL he did not live long enough
for this the bow wood would descend 10
his heirs. AZ tho most important imple-
ment Of hunter or warrior the bow was
highly valued.
Bows OF bone were made sOmetimea Of
sections Of the rib Of large animals. spliced
and glued together. and were usually backed
by sinew. Those of the antler Of the elk
were sometimes in n single piece and at
other times en- sections. bsvslled at the ends
and neatly glued and spliced. Bows Of horn
were often made Of several pieces similarly
glued and splIced. but the horns Of the
mountain sheep were sometimes cut into
long and slender rods which were laid TO-
xether, glued and backed by sinew.
Another type OF sheep horn bow was In
single piece. the horn being out In spiral
from base OF horn to point. this spiral being
steamed or boiled and then straightened
and caused to dry straight. Bows such as
these we're unusual. but they were also
very powerful and never wore out. On
the other hand. it is said that bows made
Of bone or of antler were more for show
han for use. They were good TO look a
and for a time we're effective, but after
a few years became dry and brittle.
Next to the bow, and in fact so much a
part OF it that 1t cannot be separated from
il, is the arrow, q complex implement the
development of which we may imagine to
have been very slow, and which no doubt
was well advanced toward its present form
before the bow was thought Of. We may
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fancy the arrow TO be the OOtgrowth ofs
simple stAbbinR iRptrunSsOt which devsA-
oped into a dart TO be thrown. similar %
certain toys still in use among sho ohiIdren
OF our plains Indians. w
Tho arrow consisted Of three essential
parts, the head. the shaft and the feathers,
Sometimes the shaft was compound, ooItr
s'stinG OF more than one piece OF wood.
The primitive head was very various. Tbs
feathering is comparatively q modern in-
ventiOn. 20 much 40 that to-day traditions
exist as 20 its development and the varioAe
steps toward the improved featherine of
modern times are given. Even within tho
last forty Of fifty years the children among
our wilder tribes have employed very printi-
tive forms OF arrows. using In their hunting
OF little birds arrows without heads and
having merely sharpened, ire hardened
point, arrows without feathers and again
arrows feathered after an earlier method
Of which. as practised by adults, we know
only by tradition.
The bOwstring was usually made ~
twisted sinew, sometimes put on the bon
green and allowed TO dry there. In tlta
Southwest, however. the string was sorn@s
times made OF vegetable fibre In Other
sections Il might be made Of stripe Of raw
hide or intestinee OF amin ais.
The bow and It's arrows we're almoeb
always carried on tho back 10 cases madS
OF the skins OF animals, Tho bow caee
was a long and narrow bag, just Wide
enough to admit the unstrung bow, IEti<
mediately beneath that and parallel TO ~
both cases usually being attached to a stiN
rod OF wood nearly as long a. the QutvsF,
was tho shorter wider bag for the arrows.
II was slightly longer than the arrow, ard
when arrows were to he drawn from II thSy
were grasDed about the feathers, 40 as TO
prevent, this important part or the dart
from being ruffied. 40
Among the plains tribes in old times the
best quivers and bow cases were made
from the skin of the otter, but the hide Qf
the panther was also highly valued for this
purpose, and bow cases and quivers wsE9
frequently made from the hide OF the buff
falo calf. In later times the skins or cattis
were used for the same purpose. and have
an old bow case and quiver made from the
skin Of mule, one of the pack train Of tho
Seventh Cavalry killed At the time OF tho
Custer fight.
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the French out Of Naples This album
was the Italian patriots greatest treasure.
and by his request it was placed under his
pillow whom he lay dying
Significant Of the elackncas OF the Chilean
customs officials before the latest earth
quake ia a report received by the HkeRish-
WcwphGEidn GdSeits from n correspondent
at Valparaiso, who says that It took the
earthquake TO wake the officials up TO their
duty, consisting In clearing through transit
goods destined for Bolivia. II should be
explained that the Rheniah-W Westphalian
Industries are the main contributors to
tho large export trade Of German manu-
factured goods TO Bolivia.
In the course OF a general clearance which
has taken place in the various Chilean sea-
port custom houses, the correspondent
says more than ten thousand forgotten
parcels have been discovered which were
destined for Bolivian points but had not
been cleared through tho customs. After
the earthquake disaster the goods had
been regarded as lost. A number OF Ger
man insurance companies had accepted
liability and paid out about 100000 on
their policies.
The Chilean authorities are now, II seems,
anxious to get rid OF these accumulated
consignments and have offered to FOrsgO
the customs examination and clearing
charges, hut the bills OF lading, declaration
papers, &C., are lost, and 1t is In most cases
Impossible to trace the owners.
The insurance companies are now claim
ing the goods from the Chilean Govern
nnent with view to covering their losses
by dfsposing OF them by auction or other
wise II they fail TO recover the sums they
have paid out under their insurance ar
rangements.
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smRiEing tho marriages Of all the newoom-
ers. More wives were still wanted. theeniis :
saries pathctically urged. and having seen
by the results OF che latest census that
there were women 10 spare at Orol. they
had Immediately Get out ON foot to secure
these coveted prizes.
The authorities promised to give what
assistance they could to Introduce the
needed female element into the population
of Pawlovo.
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End OT Isls Sentence.

The sympathetic woman was visiting Charles
own prison and her heart wss almost bursting
with pity for the poor prisoners. She passed
THEM one by one and never uttered a word
she was instructed not to speak TO the inmates
and she had given her word The temptation
soon became too strong. however. as she
saw one poor chap, listlessly sewing shoes
Poor man. began the svmpat hetic woman.
"tsn Z that terribly mOnotOnOusp Won't YOU be
very glad when your sentence has expired?"
No, ma' am" came the doleful reply.
"mine's q Me sentenoe."
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international Courtesy
Ernm lhs rnIIcr

FTOW FHe T1IIcr
An exceptionally pretty girl with an Eng
lish nag lieutenant at her side was standing
on a chair on the pier watching the racing. On
a chair behind were two Frenchmen. The
lady turned around and said in French, Il hope
do not obstruCt your view"
"Mldemoiselle, quickly replied one OF the
VII
The sun., 1907-12-01

We had planned for unusual December Sale and marvel
Ousy interesting January Saebut you getting both in one
The prices marked goods tell how badly values have shat
tered and how great the opportunities
The Holiday Season usually prompts expenditures
Of This be compelled spend much
did last unless because half the money viii
far the whole did.
The list OF special articles enumerated in this advertisement
suggests economies will
helpful TO you in selecting sensible Holiday gifts.
The sun., 1907-12-01

A curious addition to the worlds preas
is a sheet the first number of which has
just made It's appearance at Moscow. n 10
entitled the BoejakdVG qGsetG or VGgGbOMds
Journal. Its contributors are chiefly
trampb. vagTants. thieves and bad charao-
ters Of every description, who are invited
to send in their confessions or experiences
for publication. Some Of these gentry even
send readable poetry.
The agents pTOUocGssUrs who are employed
by the police in all large Russian cities are
likewise invited to come forward with
stories of their exploits, the chase and cap
ture OF criminals and similar matter.
The paper announces that Il will shortly
publish a series of pictures OF notorious
criminals, with their autobiOgraphies.
brief but interesting ceremony took
place the other day in Rome. when Gsn.
RicciOtti GaribaICii handed over to the care
OF Signor Rava. Minister of Public Tnstruc-
tion, the collection Of books, letters and
other personal property belonging to his
illustriouS father, to be deposited in the
newly established mussum and library of
the Risorgimento Nazionale. -..,..
The most interesting feature of the col-
ecti0n is a complete series OF letters giving
much Of the inner history of the war be-
tween Austria and France and the troubles
in Poland. covering the period between
1850 and 1881. There is also a sword OF
honor presented to Garibaldi by his ad-
mirers. and finally an album containing
photographs OF s2e Of the famous thousand
Heroes with whom Garibaldi landed at
Marsala in 1880 with the purpose of driving
The sun., 1907-12-01

THOUSANDS have discarded the idea
OF making their own cocktails. ali
will sft-r giving the CLUB COCKTAILS
Q TAR rial. Scientifically blended from the
choicest old lqdOrs aud me lowed with ssc
make them the perfect cocktails thattney are.
Seven kinds, most POpuar Of which are Mar
sini (Gin base }, Manha,tan (Whiskey b.se).
The following label app:ars on every
bottle
Guarantees under tho National
Pure Food ard Drugs Act. Ap-
proved yuns 3oth, zoe. Serial
q. p. NsJ3LEIN q BRO. Sole Props.
Hsstioss Nsw York LonSos.
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We twelve months work in eleven months In
stead clearing imposing January Sale the
anticipated events generally do and
a January Sale in December.
There are causes that have aided in borrowing
month from 1908 buying done during the
weeks that there was great drain on the
resources OF warehouses.
Goods thar under ordinary would remained
i'm warehouses for six weeks longer forced into mme
dae activity drawing on the 1908 reserve.
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A brave attempt to solve the vexed
domestic servant problem is being made by
an association OF Berlin hausfrauen. who,
like their sisters in most large cities. suffer
from the unsatisfactory conditions under
which hired help is obtained. Il is pro-
posed TO organize a central institute where
young women. with or without means,
will undergo thorough course OF domestic
training with view 10 nc them for duties
in parlor, kitchen and nursery.
The only essential condition GOr adrnis-
sion is that applicants shall testify to a
decided liking and show aptitude for house.
work OF various descriptions. When pro-
ficiency has been attained the girls will be
equipped with a uniform something be-
tween a servants and a nurses dress, and
it is understood that employers win address
them as sister"
Thus the difficulties caused by the grow
ing aversion on the Fart Of the modern
hired girl to what she regards as badges Of
servitude in the shape Of caps and aprons,
and also the hated description servant" I"
will. it 10 hoped. be overcome,
The sun., 1907-12-01

A consular report issued on the trade OF
Kobe. Japan, states that motor boat build
ing is fast becoming an important industry
in Japan. The majority OF motors used by
river craft are now Of Japanese manufact-
ure, and they compare favorably with those
Of other countries.
A boat OF ten horsepower costs SAs2,
against ssl6 for the American article. A
British made motor costs in japan 81 200.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1907.
God n.ks no man whether he will
accept life, You must frkc It; the
only choice is how.-Iicnry Ward
rnr sAlLlNG oF QUE rLEEr.

1t is reported from London that Ja-
pan has placed herself on the side Of
peace, and will reduce her annual en-
penditures for naval and military mat
tiers many millions of dollars for the
next six years. No doubt this is a
wise economy. fully justified by the
straitencd circumstances of Japan,
but. 1t is also wise craftsmanship and
gives abundant proof that Japan is
not seeking a quarrel with anybody.
How much this retrenchment and con-
spicuous attitude of peace Is due to the
dramatic performance of President
Roosevelt cannot accurately be csti-
mated. but IL was very noticeable
fact that the excitement and virulent
antagonism in Japan to the United
states which followed the anti-Japa
nesc riots In San Francisco We're in
stantiy quieted when President Roose-
Welt announced his intention OF send
ing on q peaceful mission to the Pacific
ocean sixteen Tirst-class battleships.
That fact needed no further argument
10 the Oriental mind. They we'll un-
derstood it. and peaceful assurances
were not only made by the government
party, but by those OF tho opposition,
VINO had been raising the trouble. We
thought then. and we think now that
Ii was brilliant stroke on the part of
President Roosevelt TO bring 10 the
mind of the people OF Japan the fact
that undue excitement of the people
of any nation might produce the most
serious consequences. We have never
heard word since then about anti
japanese riots. In fact, a more out
tageous treatment of the Japanese in
British Columbia has been amicably
settled. Aside, too. from the diplomatic
effect of this protracted cruise, 1t will
oe unqucstionably a most instructive
experience to our own fleet The cruise
will no doubt be successfully accom-
plished, but, whether It is or not. ii
Will tend to bring out the weak points
n cur naval organization and educate
2ur men, from rear admiral to cabin
boy. in way that nothing else could
do II will certainly make an impress
sion upon our Eastern friends that
suipasses all diplomatic corresponds
eDcS u =.
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VIII. IiIpL1NG,s pRlzE.

The award of the Nobel literary
prize to Eudynrd kipllng was de.
served, though 1t must be regarded as
representing rather past labors than
present achievement. There was n
time when Mr.. Kipling lowered over
all contemporary men OF English let
tiers as giant among pigmies. When
haps no poet ever sang to so large n
living audience. or received SO ready
an outburst OF applause. Mr.. Swim
burne, d poet doubtless destined to
take higher rank in the annals of
literature, lived and wrote, us Ii WERE
side by Side with Mr.. Kipllng; but
where Swinburnc found one listener
Kipling found ten thousand. kipiing
wrote straight to the hearts of the
Anglo Saxon people. Into those hearts
he poured the problems of England,
her ideals. her faults, her character,
vigorous thoughts put into braciug
language, and swung In meters IF
splendid rhythm. And because OF
the nature of his themes and
the immense popularity of his man
ner OF handling them, he wcAl,
as nc was bound to win, great
power. lie grew to be man from
whose frown Prime Minister might
shrink. He became, in short. from
poet a statesman. and few English
statesmen ever had so large and so
enthusiastic a constituency.
That was what one young man &C.
complished for himself with pen aud
a pot of Ink. If tho later Mr.. Kipling
is altogether different creature: if
he is dull. wilful, perverse; IL he Is
abstruse, eXultant,y technical and diff
ficult; IL he has forsaken the simple
themes of common living for weird
tales OF spirit children or involved
fomilies from the realm OF mechanics,
If. in short, he has quite lost the
strong grip he once held upon the
hearts of men--nevertheless ali that
he did in his younger days still stand
upon the books to do him honor. II
he should never write another line,
his achievements have yet been great
He has deserved we'll of his country,
and the Nobel prize is his by right Of
strong conquest.
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\ SOUTHERN CHARACTERISTIC.

The New York Times publishes the
Following from its New York cor
respondent:
You know raid one of the South
trners, as he walked away from the
senate after 'JeT' Davss speech was
over, he left out the but thing no
has said since he came 10 WASHINGTON.
iheard him say the other night that
ne was no kin TO Jefferson Davis. the
president of the Confederacy [ wish he.
had told the country that to-day"
In the same connection the Savannah
Press suggests that the newspapers
Stop calling him jeff and spell it out
''deffriesn every time.
That's q good one, and we doubt
not that Senator Davis would prefer to
he called by his full name with all
his faults, he is Southerner enough to
tote his own skillet and stand or fan
~ MS own personality.
Call him what you will says p.
W. Lish;ner, in the Pittsburg Dis
patch, he remains representative of
II type of Southern Individuality which
Is as distinctive from ali that Ne
know and think of in the North as
Two peoples can be distinctive one from
another.
In our cooling Northern latitudes
ne, to great extent, fuse our mental.
". In The warm South they seEregatr
II and each stands for himself. i am
the captain of my SOUL is a masterful
thought with the Southern human
entity, no matter what the size OF MS
soul. or whether he be statesman ~
fool: and that is q quality which
brings TO the surface all there is In a
man that Is either worthy or worth
Lass.
From arlstocrat to cracker III,
sIieeeh-Inaktns southerners are rervid
TAeiI' Individuality is ever asser,fve. I,
-, therefore, the fact that. while tho
Northern man in Congress has larrely
raped laws ana policies, the Southern
man, as on individual, has made 81
impression and memory which all
tacfIes 70 few OF his Northern eontenl.
pqraries."
This characteristic OF the southernei
has often been subject of discussion
in these columns, but we do not REGAL
ihat il has hitherto been recognize.
and emphasized by amy NoYther1
Triter the Southern people have VOTE,
!pgether as . mass because they coul.
VOL do otherwise. but Mr., Lightne
y quite rigst IN saying that the South
IA man tnkes pride in his own per
aonality and never fails to ASSERT !
when occasion demands He thinks 10
iualself and acts for himself, an
hsses suffers his identity 10 be los
4 Ill !
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first said they cou:d advantageous,

first said they cor:d ndvantageously
place 100 invitations; then 1t was i5o:
then 200. Downing with freedom was
inviting likely London people. Jack,
in correspondence with inquirers, wa.
issuing at least twenty-five invitations,
No one In Medford was to be asked
not one citizen. The host had laid
down that rule for the party. and he
grunted scornfully II one spoke OF
breaking the rule. II don't want 'enl
to come here and eat my victuals. and
thcn throw stones at me behind my
back. But he was forced to make
exception Without abating their at
titude OF censnrc and disapproval. sew
eral citizens formally applied for In
v!tations. iIr. Hope, OF the Advertiser.
wished to be present; Mr.. Mees, Of ths
Weekly Bulletin. claimed adrnissioni
and one or two moro were coming.
Old selby called at Kings Cottage and
craved tickets for self and wife, ut
will be treat for me poor VIE. and
God knows tbs cruelty hard on a young
woman to get no treats from year'a
end to years end Tho host endear.
ored to refuse the honor OF Mrs. selby's
company; 1t was a mans party: no
ladies were invited. Come. now,
young Crnnden. yell not grudge me
poor young wife seat at your public
luncheon table. -. Tha'anks, young
Crunden. Ye were always good la'ai;
knew your feather
In relation to the luncheon itself,
Jack had been most active.
Let EN- have a good substantial
snack" said the host.
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T7 HE wedding of Miss Nellie
Brown Hunt, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert j. Hunt, 20
4 Mr.. 1lingman Colquitt Moore,
OF Upton, Ga, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Fl. p. Moore, of Macon. will be
celebrated at 1880 o'clock this evening
In the home OF the bride, the Rev. Nj.
S. Colonna officiating.
The maid of honor will be Miss
Mamie c. Hunt. sister of the bride.
and the best man, Mr.. William Dem
ham. of Thoinasville, Ga.
The ceremony will be witnessed only
by relatives and intimate friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Moore will go South for their
wedding trip, and will have their fu-
ture home at Upton.
Among the out-of-town guests to be
present at the marriage will be Miss
Sara Louise Hayes. of Thomasville, Ga.
and Miss Effie Conn Broninski, Of
Kentucky.
Hcrbcrt-Pnrkinson.
At ESQ p. NJ. to-day In the home OF
Mrs. Jordan Christian Parkinson, of
No. sos East Leigh Street, her daugh-
ter, Florence Gwathmey, will be given
Herbert, tie son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Gusts Herbert, of this city. The Rev.
DR.. George w. Mcdaniel. of the First
Baptist Church, will officiate.
The bride, who will come in with
her brother-in-law, Mr.. Carroll Taylor,
Will be attended by her sister, Miss
Lyle Warren Parkinson. as maid II
honor. Mr.. John Seiden Herbert, the
brother of the groom, Will be his best
man
Two dainty little ribbon holders win
be the brides nieces. Misses Helen
Gray Taylor and Miss Annie Warren
Gordon of Roanoke.
Other attendants will be the ushera.
Mr.. Frank Stringfellow Burwell and
Mr.. Arthur 3. Gravatt.
Ncislcr-Pullcr.
Miss Kate Elsmere Puller, daughter
of Mrs. Cornelia Fuller, OF NO. 2016
Jefferson Park Place, and Mr. Samuel
Neisler, of Abbeville. S. c.. We're mar
red at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
in Leigh Street Baptist Church, the
Rev. Mr.. Dorset performing the cere-
mony.
The church was very handsomely
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paper in the head lines of the account
given OF the hearing before the Cor-
poration Commission occurs the ex-
PRESTON:
Attack Made on Supreme Court
Decision in Richmond and Chesapeake
Bay Case Assailed by Mr.. Christian"
And in the body o. the article 1t is
said that l spoke in reply to Mr.. An
derson, severely critici2ing the State
Supreme Court for its action in the
Wheelwright case"
This conveys an incorrect notion Of
what I said. My position was that the
former case decided by the Supreme
Court was very different In It's facts
and circumstances from the one before
the commits on, and was an eN parte
proceeding. and, therefore, that neither
the decision of the court nor it's line
of reasoning could. upon familiar prin-
ciples. have controlling or authorita-
tive weight in the pending application.
will be greatly obliged II you viii
publish this correction. for should
be very sorry that any ono should sup
pose me wanting In that high respect
which l deem due to the courts from
every citizen, especially from every
member of the bar,
FRANK w. CHRISTIAN.
December 10TH
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In the crowd, nor permits timsolf 10
be led by the nose. II was .his nanful
quality that made tho Southern peopie
advocates OF states rights, which is
but another name for Individual rights.
and made the Confederate soldiers the
best fighters the world ever saw.
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The District Attorney of New York
has declined Jimlazen Hyde's offer to
pay in million on condition that he
can come back to this country with all
forgiven. Jimhazens absence from
his native strand is thus one OF the
most expensive absences on record, but
few deny that 1t Is worth the money
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The objection to the new $50 gold
pieces Is that they do not stack we'll,
says the argus-eyed Washington Her
aid. Being originally from Missouri,
we decline TO turn in a verdict OF
guilty until George B. Corteyou has
shipped us few stacks to try few
tricks with.