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that the appointment of an infant prince
under the continued regency of the
dowager empress would be fraught with
serious danger to the dynasty. So long
as the dowager empress remained there
was no hope of palace reform and no
hope of undermining the court and remov-
ing the methods of barbarism that chung
to the court under her control.
Hopes for China.
Now there are hopes. The best men In
China realize that there must be reform
at the head; that the country can never
take a place among the civilized nations
so long as the palace Is polluted by the
presence of eunuchs corrupting the SOW
ereign from infancy to manhood. Conf
dence is expressed that. under the prince
regent. who has seen something Of for
eign courts, has knowledge OF foreign
civilization and is supported by Yuan
Shih-kai, there will be genuine attempt
at reform. At the present moment the
question OF palace reform is under con-
sheraton. Foreign influences are urging
that advantage be taken of this opportu-
nifty to begin anew and put an end to the
rea ctionarieS
If disturbances, fomented by the Chi
nese revolutionaries abroad. occur, they
will not be anti-foreign. like the Boxer
movement Chinese feeling toward for
eigners is now in most parts decidedly
friendly. But they will give some excuse
for foreign Intervention. This is the real
danger
1t is not to the interest of some great
powers that China should be too strong.
and China is daily renewing her youth.
II uprisings come they will possibly be
accompanied by unfortunate incidents,
and outside powers may philanthropically
offer to step in to restore order. If this
takes place then China will be trans
ferred from the greatest potential market
of the world to the sphere of influence
of certain favored nations. Whatever
may be the purpose of other powers. the
intention of England and America Is
plain For them strong China and a
reformed China mean fresh markets,
fresh forces for world peace and greater
world prosperity.
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Up on Capitol Hill

II must still look pretty green" re-
marked Senator Cummins of Iowa to Sen
ator Flint of California. as they strolIed
arm In arm, down the Capitol corridor
the other day. I've been here a week
now and am beginning to find my way
around a little. I've got SO 1 don't 60
into the document room when I'm look
ing for the barber shop, nor into the res
taurant when I'm trying to find the SEN
ate chamber.
Its plain, however, that l haven't got
over that back country look This morn
Ing. as / came through the door, d guide
walked right up to me and said with an
been looking for
You can't see the Capitol properly,
sir, without guide. Don't you want me
to take you around?
II told him l would be glad to accept
I his offer If l only had the time. but
was In hurry to get In the chamber be-
cause / wanted to introduce couple OF
bills and wasn't just certain how it should
be DONE
Don't you know, | really believe it
wouldn't be such bad plan, after all. to
get shown around the Capitol by shat
man. III think it over
All THESE stories ABOUT senator IlilmaI
TO the effect that his recent illness took
all the old-time fire out of him and left
him in a condition where he will be
nothing more than a harmless spectator
OF the proceedings of the Senate, which
he used to enliven to no small degree by
his pitchfork tactics. are certainly all
to the bad. Uncle Benjamin is right
back on the job in the old form that made
him famous. He demonstrated this to the
queens taste while the matter of re-
bukfng the President was under cOnsid-
Grafton.
Once more he arose from his seat
on the center aisle and brandished his
big hand over the chamber. Once more
that half plaintive, half threatening
tone issued forth from his mouth. And
once more he fixed his quizzical eye on
the republican side of the chamber to
see what Messrs. Aldrich and Hale
might perchance have to say TO his on
slaught.
He even cast e. glance in the direc-
| ton Of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
the Presidents particular friend, and
the senator of telephone fame. whom
in the past the doughty south Caro-
linian has always delighted to twit
| This was conclusive evidence that the
fire eater" is still in his prime.
| And the curious thing about it is
| there doesn't seem to be a senator. not
even republican, who really minds it
much.
He delivered his parting shot in the
debate on the Presidents message when
he hurled this declaration across the
aisle:
some senators may consider that
they need investigation. but, thank God
don't.
Senator Hale smiled, and anybody
who was watching him real closely
might have seen that he even nodded
his head just wee little bit, as much
as to say, That's my sentiment, too,
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| though, of course, I daren't say it that


Some one brought Capt. Pete Riley bat
news the other day. Capt. Pete is the
chauffeur of the elevator that takes yor
up to the gallery floor of the Senate
that is. if you happen to be a senator OIL
a member of some other privileged class
or away down into the bowels Of the
| bles of his own. has Capt. Pete, and fol
that reason other people shouldn't go tc
him with theirs. But this man did. Says
he to Pete, my good friend Mike Is dead
He passed away last night"
"And what was the mather with him?'
says Pete.
Faith, it was gangrene," says Pete'i
friend.
Thank God for the Color" says Pete.
X !: j:
Charles William Fulton, senator from
Oregon-the one who is just now having
| troubles out home-has been having trou-
get a committee to act on a measure, he
tried to get the interstate commerce
committee to act on his amendment to
the railroad rate bill. But for some rea-
son the committee didn't act.
In fact, SO long was the delay that the
senator from Oregon began to have a
slight suspicion that 1t didn't care when
it acted. He used to talk about it a great
deal on the floor last winter. and this win
ter. just after Congress convened. he
walked straight up to the Duke of Yves,
Virgin-that is to say. Senator Elkins, the
chairman-and asked him right out when
that report would be forthcoming.
1.-The committee Is working awfully
hard said the duke "but somehow we
can't seem to get that report ready But
I'll promise it before the Christmas hoii-
days
Thanks" said Mr. Fulton.
And he said nothing more until yes
| terday. when Senator Aldrich suggested
that the Senate adjourn until Saturday
and on that day transact nothing but rou-
tine business. and then adjourn until
January i.
Up jumped Mr.. Fulton and said he: Il
understand that will not preclude the
| making of committee reports"
on no. replied Mr. Aldrich.
Then Mr.. Fulton assumed his most smil-
ing and courteous air and. bowling and
scraping to everybody in the chamber.
especially in the direction Of the duke
h. spoke as follows:
II am especially careful to have that
reservation made. I exercise this care
because l am confident that the chair
man of the committee on Interstate COM
mefce is very industriously at work pre-
pairing a report en- Senate bill No. 423
which was referred to his committee in
the early part of the last sxion. Dur
ing the late hours OF the last session he
very earnestly expressed his desire and
affirmed his intention to report the bill
before the adjournment this session for
the holidays.
Il am in deep sympathy with the sena-
tor. because I know he has been labnrng
very earnestly to get up report and has
found some difficulty in framing II just
as he wants 1t. I have no doubt he viii!
shortly solve the difficulties and will b.
here Saturday early asking leave to sub
nit the report. 1t would b, bitter dis
appointment TO him were he prevented
from so doing by an oversight in the
order now proposed"
The duke smiled. The whole Senate
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smiled 1t was a fine example of SEN
atorial courtesy. But the repo t.?


When a Capitol correspondent wants to
mention that a member of the Senate or
House was on the job h SAYS he was
ION the floor" Sometimes he says that
member sat on the floor for some
time.
But the correspondent doesn't mean
what he says There are chairs in the
senate and House. And benches ION
the floor is just formal, parliamentary
way OF saying that member was i'm the
chamber.
But there is a man who actually sat
on the floor during d SESSION OF the
House, and he is the one and only one
that ever did it. History relate;h not an
other case. He was recumbent in fact as
Well as expression. His trousers, the
rear end of EN-, caressed the CARPET He
held his knees in his hands
j. SIoat FaSSet of New York is the
man, and the sitting incident occurred
when Chairman Perkins OF the select
committee appointed to punish President
Roosevelt so Severely brought in the
committees recommendation Tension In
the House was at high pitch, both on the
republican and democratic sides of the
chamber. Scarcely had Mr.. Perkins taken
the moor CHATS another fine parliament
airy colloqualismD than all the seats in his
immediate neighborhood were occupied
Mr. Fassett started for that section of
the House in order to hearken to Mr.. Per-
kins' dulcet tones without missing a word
he couldn't find a regular sitting down
place so he sank, tailor-fashion to the
moor. There he squatted, foolish looking
but comfortable, during all of the pro-
ceedings.
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FRAUD ORDER ON SANTA CLAUS
Barred Mails, But Can Get Letters
at Dead Letter Office.

Postmaster General Meyer today an
nounced that he would not renew his or
der issued in December, 1907, permitting
delivery to charitable organizations OF
letters addressed to Santa Claus"
Numerous complaints have been made to
the Postmaster General by many chart
table organizations that, owing to the large
number of such letters taken by the Va
rious charities. while the order was in
force, 1t was not possible to investigate
each case. and that the presents gwen
out fell into the hands of unworthy per-
sons. The practice also was objected to
on the ground that it tended TO make
beggars Of children.
The Postmaster General has directed
postmasters To treat the Santa Claus
letters in accordance with those sections
of the postal laws which provide that let
tiers bearing fictitious addresses shall he
sent to the division of dead letters an
less the addresses of the senders appear
upon the envelope, in which case the
letters Will be returned to such adj
dresses.
II is estimated that more than 5000
letters are addressed by the children OF
the country To Santa Claus annually.
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B. AND o. FINANCES.
Statement of Earnings and Expenses
for Month of November

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's statement Of earnings and eX-
penses exclusive of outside operations)
for the month of November. 1908. as COM
pared with November. 1907. shows gross
earnings, 1908, $5.94S.OS5: 1907. $6.99S.553
decrease, 81. $50 46s. Expenses 1908. $4.OO7.
sO7: 1907, $4,994.007; decrease. 1886 29O.
Net earnings, 1905 $3.50, 27S; 1907. 81 OO4,
1876: decrease $6a11S.
For the five months of the fiscal year.
as compared with the same period OF
1907, the statement shows: Gross earn
ings. 1908, $40 052 $40: 1907. So. $50, i01; de-
crease, S6.277. s51. Expenses, 1903. $19,-
6O6, 4S1: 1907. $25.333 sol; decrease. 5,727,
no. Net earnings 1903. 1.348. 159; 1907,
Sl1, SO6 800; decrease, $3.50. TAI.
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Charged With Uncle's Murder

MILTON. Fla, December 1S.-Dave
Adams. a we'll known farmer, residing at
Holt, twenty miles from here. was shot
and killed at his home. and Bug Adams
his nephew. has been arrested, charged
with the crime
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RALEIGH, n. c.. December 1S.-As a
result of a quarrel over craps game at
Kerry early yesterday Joseph Aston shot
Walton Carr dead in his tracks and fed
He had succeeded in Guiding the officers
until. last night and il is thought he es-
Line train. Both men are negroes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-03
Must Pay the Piper.

won't the people of the town of
Bambrrg pay nice taxes next year,
asks the Herald of that city. Cur
school taxes will be ten mills
divided as follows; three mills for
school house bonds. four mills for
school purposes and replacing the
new building, and three mills consti-
tuition tax, making a grand total for
schools alone Of ten mills. The State
levy IS 5 1-2 mills, and adding to this
the county levy of three mills and
town taxes of eight mills will
make the citizens of Bamberg pay
taxes of 26 Is mills. We don't mind
paying taxes when we get anything
for it, so we are not complaining
about he school levy, but there was
no use for the legislature to create
new offices, raise salaries, and make
extravagant appropriations" .Bam-
berg has many .conveniences and she
must learn that those who dance
must pay the piper.
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Stern. and Solemn.

Eve, the colored ministers Of the
A. NJ, E., the A.; A.; n. e., F: Zion, and
the G.. NJ. E. churches Of the United
States. in conference assembled in
the city Of Washington. do hereby
raise our voices in / stern t and solemn :.
warning to the coming Republican
national convention not to put in
nomination for the presidency eth
er President Roosevelt or Secretary
Taft on. pain Of having arrayed
against either, Of those gentlemen
at the, polls next Npoyemllb'ee9rc, emllb'ee9rc, the al
most solid colored vote, Of the
North"
Great Caesar! It makes us shud-
der 70 think what it will cost the
Trust hackers. of the Republican
party to stem this revolt. The col
ored troops fought nobly and the
colored politicians evidently intend
to emulate their example.
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Warned Three Times.

After having dreams for three
nights in succession which she inter-
preted as warning of her husband s
death, Mrs. John Coyde: of Brook.
lyn, N. Y, was tod Sunday that
he had fallen dead on Bay Ridge
train while crossing the bridge. II
knew this was coming said the
gray-haired woman. For the past
three nights I have had dreams that
could mean nothing else. In the first
dream l saw my husband carrying q
platter of raw beef from which the
blood was dripping. The next night
I dreamed of my mother, who is
dead, doing the same thing. Last
night I thought heard my hus-
bands footsteps. but when | went
to the door there was no one there.
| warned him after each dream, but
he laughed at me. | knew he would
not come home alive after the last
one" Coyde was sitting in the train
reading a newspaper. when he top
pied out of his seat to the floor.
Death was due to heart desease.
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How to Clean White Gloves.

Nothing is so economical for ordinary
wear as white dorEkin gloves. for they
last we'll and wash almost unendingly'
but their success lies in the secret of
careful washing. The gloves should
be put in warm water. not too warm.
and gently rubbed with a good soap.
Take each glove singly and soap II
into q ball in the palm Of the hand
Rinse by gently shaking in the water.
When the rinsing is well accomplished.
soap them again. and then without be-
ing rinsed squeeze them until ail the
water has run out Straighten the
gloves. don't pull them, and hang to
dry where there is current of air;
do not put them near fire. The dry
ing takes rather long time. and at
first the gloves look spoiled. says Home
Notes. But they are real success
when once dry. and they must be
briskly rubbed together to get rid Of
the Stiffness: then they are ready to
wear and as good as new.
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CARE OF SKIRTS.
Howeto Clean, Press and Lay Them
-, Away ProPeriy.

Howexo Clean, Press and Lay Them
-, Away ProPerly.
Here is a practical plan for cleaning
and pressing skirts. says the New
York Anleriran: brush them first. then
..whisk, of .,with.a -clean~.brush damp
ened In ammonia and warm water.
Any stain cam be removed If rubbed
cut at once with q mixture of equal
parts Of ammonia. alcohol and water:
After the skirt is. thoroughly cleaned, !,
brushed and dried lay it OF, the press
ing table or board, pin each pla1t down
in the proper fold, cover the skirt with
a piece of dark woolen goods which
has been previously dampened and
then press.
To remove dust from silk skirts do
not use a brush, but wipe them with a
piece of velveteen, which will not wear
the silk and will remove the dust very
much more satisfactorily than brush.
Silk or ruf1ed skirts should be fitted
out with tapes sewed on the lower
ruffles. by which they may be hung
upside down. This prevents the skirt
from sagging and the ruffles from
dropping.
Gowns Of delicate material should be
put away in long boxes or drawers,
each skirt being folded in plaits. into
which it should fall when being worn.
The bodices should be stuffed with
tissue paper; also the sleeves and
trimmings filed out with the paper.
Wash frocks should always be put
away in trunks, boxes or drawers,
whether they have been worn or not,
for in hanging they grow stringy, are
more easily affected by dampness and
lose their freshness before they are
worn.
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How TO -Waeh Chanoio.

; Every one does not know the secret
of washing chamois skin 80 as to
make it as good as new. Wet the
~chamois in a weak solution of washing
soda and water, rubbing plenty OF
white soap into it, Let it lie for two
hours, then rub between the hands un'
til clean. Rinse In q weak solution OF
soda and water with little soap shak.
en- in. II rinsed in pure water, 1t be-
comes hard. 1t Is the small particles
of soap that give it silky softness
Wiring in dry towel and dry quickly
pulling and brushing well.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-03
Seven Terrorists Hanged.

At St. Petersburg, the seven
terrorists who were condemned to
death by a courtmartial for complici.
ty in a plot against thelive of Gran
Duke Nicholas Nichilaivitch and M.
Ghtcheglovitoff, Minister of justice,
and whose sentences was, confirmed
recently by Gen. Razenkamp, chef
of the generalstaff, were hanged at
daybrake Sunday at Lizzy Moss oppo-
site Kronstadt. Among those who
suffered death were Calvino, the sup
posed Italian, who had in his pos
session when arrested a passport
issued to the real Calvino, the st.
Petersburg correspondent of two
Italian papers, and three women, two
of whom were l8 and 10 years old,
respectively.
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How to Entertain Guests.

For an evenings entertainment take
the names of. some drugs or medicines
such as peppermint, chloroform OF
laudanum. Write each name on slip
Of paper and cut between the letters
then wrap in white paper ,-SoWdel
fashion, each word forming powder
Give one to each guest. together with
paper and pencil. requesting them to
write an article on the inclosed, medi'
cine. its uses and abuses. Appoint q
judge to read the essays and pronounce
Judgment the best to receive a priEo.
OF course the funnier they are he,oet
ter. In one case peppermint wss War
ranted to cure all aches. from head
ache to heartache.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-03
Reduce the Acreage.

The Spsrtanburg Herald, publish
ed right ii the heart 81 the biggest
cotton mill district, in the South.
warns the cotton farmer against
making a big cotton crop this year.
AS the Herald says the average far
mer don't pay much attention'to the
cry for q reduction in cotton acre
age, and the production Of supply
crops. He:keeps. on increasing the
extent Of his cotton land. says the
Herald, and is content to buy Wes-
tern corn and, bacon. The cry for
a smaller cotton crop next season
has just been made by the cotton
growers in convention at Dallas,
Texas, but we doubt that single
farmer has resolved to cut down his
acreage this season in response to
this appeal.
This cry has been disregarded in
recent years, during q period Of
great prosperity, and the farmer
hasn't suffered, but has on the 9TH
er hand proftted. This year diff
ferent conditions exist in the coun-
try at large, and the farmer should
think twice before he does his part
towards raising a bumper crop. The
Herald says in the warehouses Of
the mills of North and South Caro-
lima there are thousands bales of
cloth for which there is no demand.
In some instances this cloth has been
paid for but the jobbers having no
d mand for it, he does not order it
shipped. The cloth market is unset
tied, to say the least, and by many
it is declared to have "gone all to
pieces
The mills continue in operation
and their product continues to ac-
cumulate in the warehouses. If this
condition continues, it will cause a
sharp break in the price! of cotton
before another year, and it certainly
presents factor the farmer should
consider before his next crop is put
in the ground.
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their dnty at imes.::swhen it was
against his clients, and we trust he
viii NOW: lend all his = influence to
having the lay enforced. he Ger
tainly.wilI ahavesa great sdeaIeto do
along this line to repay for his past
efforts at. having the guilty go; un-
punished" This is serious. arraig.
ment, but we believe it is Just, But
the Judge now sees things from a
different view point. and will see
that the scales Of justice are held
with even poise.
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Who is the Man?

The Aiken Recorder says: "We
have not yet seen any persons, call
ing for the nomination Of Bryan,
explain where he is to get the 242
votes necessary for his election. Will
not some one of his supporters give
this important information" Can
the Recorder name candidate and
explain where he is to get the 242
votes necessary for his election?'
If the Recorder will give us "this i'm
portant, information" we will drop
Bryan and support its candidate if
he is a good Democrat. 1t is up to
the Recorder to name the next Pres
ident.
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Bryan Answers Critics.

Some of the big newspapers, have
been pleased to call, Mr.. Bryan "a
dictator" They insist that he per
NIT the democractic party to do as
it pleases, and that he stop dictat,
ing what should be done. In ans
swer to the charges Of these news
papers Mr.. Bryan says:
"How, could | be 2 dictator!
What have l, with which to force
one single human being? What
have Iwith which to influence one
single vote? I have no patronage
with which to corrupt you. lnever
had. have no wealth with which
to buy you. / never had. | have
no corporations behind me with
which to terrorize you. l never
did,"
This is conclusive answer, but
it will do no good. Republican pa
pers will find something else to
bark on. They know that thing they
say about Mr.. Bryan are not true,
but that does not make any differ
,ence. They say anything to injure
him with the people, but their tricks
will amount to nothing. They know
Mr.. Bryan and they know these pa
norc