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SARGE PL?NK1 Some G-ood Advice ' -Arbor?t Marrying" H Atlanta Cc A fine young soldier came to our Court House the other day, procured license, returned to his pretty sweet heart and together they went to one of our ministers and were married. I watched the movements of these young people as they sauntered around in the shades of Decatur till a flood of memories set them in the background and I lived again in the years of the sixties just as fresh as if but yester day. In '61 they had a song-I wish. I could remember ali these old songs anyhow, it went .'Wait till the war cloud is over." All marriage engagements were de clared off in those days, and upon this could be told many a sad story of why many a sweet woman has lived and never married. It was common in those days for a young man to re ceive the pledge of his sweetheart that she would never marry until his return. Many of these promises were broken, I presume, but there were many others never broken*, and to this day there is living, sad and lonely, as ever lived who still remember that pledge and hold it sacred. The world has never understood the secrets of these sad hearts and never will, but whenever I hear a flippant miss or a simlin-headed youth speak of "old maids" as something of reproach I feel in my heart a pity for their igno rance and a contempt for their man ners. A few years ago I wrote of a youug Arkansas soldier by the name of Archie, who died in Griffin after the surrender and was perhaps the last Confederate to be buried by the Yan kees. At the time I received a letter from a lady thanking me, as they had never known of his fate, and inciden tally and most delicately she told of their betrothal and of how she had pledged herself to "wait till the war was over," and for his return. "As he can never return," she went on, "I shall ever remain true and wait to meet him in heaven." I wish I could give this letter, but I am sure that it ' would shock the modesty of a woman so noble, and there are many, many others throughout the- South who have been just as true, and yet there are those who only see them as "old maids," and know nothing' of the golden heart that still is true to the boy of Dixie. At one time during the existence of the Southern Confederacy, the govern ment became impressed with the im portance of having these engagements fulfilled, and to this end Congress passed a law allowing furloughs for the purpose of getting married. At the time it was impossible to get a furlough save for this purpose, and you may conclude that there -was much marrying in these days. This reminds me of a marriage that took place during General Sherman's visit that I venture will have nothing like it in the present war nor in the world. There is no harm in giving the story. The lady was the daughter of a fine old widowed mother and the sister of four as gallant brothers as ever wore the gray. "John" was the name of her betrothed,jand to him she pledged herself to "wait till the war cloud was over." One by one this young woman lost all four of her brothers and then her mother. John alone remained, and from every battle she feared of hear ing of his death. It was under these circumstances that John secured a furlough and came home to marry. There was no display at weddings in those days. A few neighbors gather ed-mostly women-and the bride in homespun and the groom in jeans were made husband and wife. The marriage had just taken place and the couple were receiving the congratulations of their friends when there wildly rushed in from the negro quarters an old woman exclaiming: "Yankees, yankees, yankees." John had to flee or be made a pris oner, and so he left his bride of an hour and never returned again. He was cut off by the Yankees and had nothing to do but to return to Virgin ia, where lie was killed, but the young wife could mourn his loss publicly and above board, and this was much better than to go down through the world with a crushed heart without the priv ilege of telling it and being known to the thoughtless as only "old maid." Brown swears that whatever people do they will wish they had done some thing else, but I say marry before go ing away. It will at least give your girl the privilege of keeping your memory green, and this is much better than living under a sorrow that you cannot divulge; marry, young soldier, marry now; never a man was made worse by being linked with a good wo man, and never a woman but what could find relief in thc comfort of ? tears and thc confidence of friends. j This trend of thought reminds of j many incidents long forgot. At thc ETT'S LETTER. fco the Young People )nring War Times. mst it ut ion. battle of Jonesboro a young man from Pike County lost his right arm and his girl "went back on him" on this ac count and married another fellow don't you sec. On the other hand, there was a man who lost both his arms close up, and he found the most devoted woman I ever kne.v joyful in his return home. He had mairied just as the war began and that marriage was his salvation. I mind me now of how they struggled just after the surrender. The man could do nothing without arms, it was thought, but he did do something, and love for a good wife will make any sort of man do something. Perhaps the reader is curious to know what an old soldier without any arms at all could find to do. A*t the surrender this family found them selves without a thing to go upon. But a crop must*be made, said the wife. It was no sooner decided upon than this frail woman gathered a hoe and proceeded to plant corn. The armless man went with her to the field and watched her at work, and you can better imagine how he felt than I could tell. At last a happy thought hit the sol dier. He could pull a plow. He was strong and healthy and willing, and he soon persuaded his wife to hitch him up, and their first day's work showed the great advantage over the hoe. To make the story short, thi3 armless con federate, as a horse, with a frail wife as the plowhand, made a plenty to do them the next year, and to buy a horse besides. From then on till now that family has prospered and has raised several children, an honor to any coun ty and a joy to their parents. But whether we will ever have such women as the old confederates were re mains to be seen. God bless them, they should never be forgot in all the excitement of whatever is or may be. SARGE PLUNKET. Return of ToraPs Army. WASHINGTON, July 20.-Arrange ments were practically concluded by the government to-night for thc trans portation of the Spanish prisoners at Santiago from Cuba to Spain. The contract was awarded to the Spanish Trans-Atlantique company, represented by J. M. Ceballos & Co., of New York. The company agrees to carry the prisoners from Cuban ports to Spain at the rate of $20 for each enlisted man and $55 for each commissioned officer, subsistence to be furnished by the company on the army ration basis, as provided for in the government's advertisement for bids. The award provides, also, that the company shall have five ships at Santiago in nine days from to-morrow, July 21; two in 17 days from to-mor row, and enough' to complete the transportation of the prisoners in 21 days from to-morrow. Two days ago Col. Hecker, in charge of the transportation of the troops in the quartermaster general's depart ment o?: the army, went to New York to consult with shipping companies concerning the transportation of thc Spanist troops surrendered at Santi ago. Bids, which he had previously advertised for, were opened at thc army building in New York to-day. Colonel Hecker returned to Wash ington this evening. To-night he had a conference at the war department with Secretary Alger, Quartermaster General Ludington,-Adjutant General Corbin. The bids of the several compauies were considered, that of the Spanish Trans-Atlantique company finally being accepted, as, in all respects, it was regarded as the best made. On thc basis of 24.000 enlisted men and 1,000 officers, it will cost thc govern ment $535,000 to transport the pris oners. The ships will fly the colors of Spain, and will be manned, probably, entirely by Spanish crews. It was remarked to-night as one of the curious developments of the war, that the United States government should enter into a friendly contract with a company, many of whose ves sels are auxiliaries to the Spanish navy, and some of which have been captured or destroyed by the navy of the United States. 4T think Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the finest preparation on the murket for pileB." So writeH John C. Dunn, of Wheeling, W. Va. Try it and you will think the same. It also curen eczema and all skin diseases. Evans Pharmacy. - Mexico has had 55 presidents during the past 75 years. Thousands of persons have been mired of piles by uHing DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It heals promptly and cures efze maand all skin disenson. It gives imme diate relief. Evans Pharmacy. - First the distiller, then thc doc tor, then thc undertaker. Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., says that for constipation he has lound De Witt's Little Karly Risers to be perfect. They never gripe Try them for stomach and liver troubles. Evans Pharmacy. Standard Size Bales. MR. EDITOR : We take the liberty of calling your attention to the im portance of exerting all your efforts in favor of the adoption of the stand ard size cotton bale, which is a bale made iu a press-box, measuring on the inside, 24 inches wide by 54 inches long, and deep enough to make a bale weighing about 500 pounds. The complaints made by the trans portation companies and the foreign mills, about the difficulties of stowing different size bales, and thc damaged condition in which the American cot ton is received, and so numerous that we are sure a great discrimination will be made against our cotton next sea son, unless there is a change made and an universal size bale adopted and enforced. After a number of experiments with bales of all the differest sizes it was found that the best results could be had from those made in press-boxes 2-1 inches wide by 54 inches long, and this size has been adopted as the standard by all the Cotton Growers' Associations in the "Western and Gulf States; also by the Convention in At lanta, Ga., last May. This size (24x54) was found to press to a greater density, and when pressed at the compress, the bagging usually placed on a bale of cotton would then cover the bale completely and prevent any damage. It is well understood that the more cotton that can be stowed in a steamer, the less the freight and, consequently, the more the cotton grower will re ceive for his crop. It naturally seems that a few inches in the size of bales would make no difference, but a few inches running irregularly through an ocean steamer amounts to a great loss of space, and in stowing bales of ir regular sizes, they are so screwed in odd shaped spaces as to often break, and nearly al ways are torn and twisted out of shape by the time they reach the foreign ports. The lost spaces also form air passages and in case of a fire the damage is much greater, consequently the insurance is higher than it should be; the same complaints are made by the railroads, and by the mills when they put their cotton in ware1, mses. We think we have fully explained the reasons for this change, and that it is to your interest to do all that is iu your power to have everyone make this change by next season. As a general rule, the press-boxes will have to be made smaller, either one way or both. This can be done with very little expense by lining the inside with boards, one lining on another where the size is to be reduced several inches. Then the follow block can be sawn off to fit the box. The cost of making this change in most cases will not exceed $5. This amount is too small to spare, and thereby continue to suffer the loss caused by discrimi nations iu the past, as well as addi tional ones that will surely follow. The European mills use about three fourth of our cotton . crop, and of course they have a great deal to do with the price of cotton, therefore it is to our interest to see that it is shipped in the condition they want it, and by reducing the damage and the cost of transportation, the grower will get that much more for his cotton. We have received letters from a majority of the ginners in our terri tory, and they promise to alter their press-boxes to the standard size. We respectfully solicit the co-operation of all growers, and those interested in the cotton crop, to urge upon the gin ners thc importance of making all bales of the standard size, as thc suc cess of this movement and the bene fits to be derived from it. depend upon them. We arc confident that a large I . i majority of the ginners will make this i change, but it is necessary that thc j change bc as near universal as pos sible. We are anxious to hear from those thai, are interested in this movement and especially those that have made this change. Yours very truly, J. H. .SLOAN, Augusta, Ga., July 18. 181)8. - Charles Warren Stoddard says that, when he and other white men went to thc Hawaiian Islands thirty years ago, the native girls ran and climbed trees, looking down upon them in amusement and amazement because they thought thc white men had been peeled. - Newspaperdom utters this bit of truth: "Never judge a person by his outward appearance. A shabby old coat may enwrap a newspaper publish . er, while a mau wearing a high plug hat and sporting a gold-headed cane may bc a delinquent subscriber." - Mr. C. B. Bush, president of thc Gilmer county court, tells briefly his experience with an epidemic of bloody flux in his family, lie writes under date of October 8, 1890, at Auburn. W. Va. : ''During the past summer we had three cases of bloody flux in our family which wc cured in less than ono week with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In some instances (here were twenty hemorrhages a day.' This remedy never fails to cure thc worst cases of bloody flux and all bowel complaints, and every family should keep it at hand. For sale by Hill Orr Dru- Co. All Sorts of Paragraphs. - The best way to make a name is to have an aim. - Character cannot be bought for less than a life. - Health and happiness, only, will keep an old man young. - In New Zealand two persons workiug together coustitute a factory. - No men living are more worthy to bc trusted than those who toil up from poverty. - A woman never becomes so rich that she can resist thc temptation to wear calico shirt waists. - lt is estimated that since the be ginning of the historical era, 13,000, 000 persons have perished in earth quakes. - Tue Iuternatioual Postal Con gress elicited the fact that two-thirds of the mail of tho world is addressed in English. - Persistency is thc road to suc cess. Thc only known exception to this rule is the case of a hen sitting on a china egg. - We are commanded to let our light shine before men; the man with thc red nose keeps his light shining before himself. - In France 148,808 families have .laimed exemption from certain taxes this year on account of having seven or more children. - It costs an average of ?2,724 to bury United; States senators, but this isn't the only reason why they stay alive as long as they can. - Mrs. Harris, of Richmond, Mo., is in the habit of playing the duce. She is the mother of seven pairs of twins, all of whom are living. - t:There is one falsehood which every woman will tell." "What is it?" "She always says the frock she has on is the only respectable one she has." - The most noted stamp crank in Paris is Herr P. de Tcrrany, whose collection is said to represent an out lay of ?1,250,000, and he still sticks to it. - Mrs. Radie, a Michigan widow of 84, is learning to ride a bicycle. As another illustration of American pluck and perseverance the Spaniards should make a note of this. - "Pa," said the 3*ouogest of sev en, "why don't you go to the war?" "1 have all that I ean do to keep the reconcentrados in this house from starving," replied the parent, sadly. - Ong Q. Tow, of Santa Ana, Cal., not only haj the distinction of being the first Chinaman to enlist in the army. He is a recruit in the 7th Cali fornia volunteers and is going to Ma nila. - Among the supplies for the Cuban reconcentrados is 60,000 pounds of soap. But the Cubans are not Rus sians; they dont eat soap, and a good many of them haven't any other use for it. - Kansas is devoting her attention now to cultivating something besides hair and reformers. Her wheat crop this year is estimated at from 30.000, 000 to 40,000,000 bushels more tnan last year. - A young widow was asked why she was going to get married so soon after the death of her first husband. "Oh, la!" she sgjjd, "I do it to prevent fretting myself to death on account of dear Tom." - There are 30 cats on the payroll of the United States army. These cats guard stores in government ware houses against rats, mice, etc., and save the government thousands of dollars yearly. - There is a continual warfare go ing on between the good and the bad in man's nature. Ile who indulges in drink to excess weakens the defences which religion and morality erects against the assaults of evil. nt . -<m Walking Erect. Very few persons walk well. Thc iittle girl of six summers, with her pretty new dress ou, walks as straight and elegantly as ever she will, lier little feet are thrown forward with an elasticity peculiar to that agc. Thc little girl of thirteen begins to bc care- j less, bends her back forward, and goes ! diving into the school-room as if she were going to swim. At sixteen she steps along with short steps, striking her heels hard on the floor with a dou't-carc-for-anybody sort of walk. At eighteen she thinks more of gait, and tries to recall that of her earlier childhood. The boy of eleven, with his new thick boots, plants his foot like a soldier, and never knows that his boots disturb anybody. Many children are taught at home and at sohool to walk on their toes. This will do in a sick room, when one has squeaking shoes, but it is not natural or elegant. Put thc heels down light ly at first, and thc toes last; this keeps thc body erect, instead of bend ing the body forward as a person must bend who walks on his toes. Mr. H. A. Pass, Bowman. Georgia, i writes : "One of my children was very delicate and wc despaired of rais- ! ing it. For months my wife and I i could hardly get a night's rest until | we began thc use of Pitts' Carmina- j ti ve. \\re found great relief from thc '? first bottle.'' Pitts' Carminative acts j promptly and cures permanently, lt : is pleasant to thc taste, and.children take it without coaxing. It is free from injurious drugs and chemicals. Hill Orr Drug Co. " Misery in Spain. As for the unfortunate people, whose ardent wishes aud vital inter ests are trodden rough-shod under foot, it cares absolutely nothing about Cuba, the Phillippines, the colonial possessions or the war. It asks only for work and food, and for these it asks in vain. It is impossible lo con vey au adequate idea of the misery and want which the ill-starred masses have to endure in order that this or that minister may retain his plate and play his role. The Spaniard is a very temperate and much-enduring indi vidual, who can eke out a living un der conditions which would appal not only an Englishman, but even a Ger man, ile can live and thrive on a species of course peas (garbanzos) and dry I,read and olives, without meat or vegetables. This Spartan fare cost next to nothing. When, therefore, he is said to bc in actual want, what is really meant is that he is dying of hunger. And such at present is, un fortunately, the condition of large numbers of the working classes. I say of the "working classes," in order to put the case as moderately as possible. But there are other layers of the population as well who are lit erally starving. Throughout Spain, for example, the school-masters those whose mission it is to impart elementary instruction-are terribly underpaid-on paper. In reality they are not paid at all. With the excep tion of two provinces, these wretched Spanish "dominies" have not seen the color of money owing to them for ten, twelve, twenty months. In various parts of the country these teachers of the future generation have openly taken to begging in the streets. The soldiers who sacrificed their health and who lost their limbs in Cuba and the Phillippines are still the unpaid creditors of the nation, while the money which the government expressly stipulated to pay them has been hand ed over to the rebels as au inducement to keep the peace. And everybody now knows how it was kept. A few days ago a sergeant decorated for his bravery iu thc colonies walked about the streets begging a crust of bread, until the crowd gathered around him and took pity on the pariah. The widows and orphans of thc thousands of brave youths who lost their lives in Cuba are dying slowly ol* starvation. The proportion of women to men in Spain has become very unfavorably for the former, and iu Madrid alone there are about *JS,00U more womeu than men. And few can realize the meaning of this terrible fact. The soldiers in Cuba at this present mo ment have unsatisfied claims against the government for six months' pay and entertain scant hopes of ever re ceiving it.-London- Telegraph. - The pueumatic tube was original ly introduced in London in 1858. Doctors CanT Cure It! Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors. They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease ; on the other hand, his condition will grow steadily worse. S. S. S. is the only cure for this terrible affliction, because it is the only remedy which goes direct to the cause of the disease and forces it from the system. I was afflicted with Blood Poison, and *be best doctors did me no Rood, though I took their treatment faith fully. In fact, I seemed to get worse all thc while. I took almost every so-called Moo J remedy, but they did not seem to roach the dis ease, aud had no effect whatever. 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O. 3. ANDERSON & BRO. - In modern naval conflicts oppos ing vessels seldom comes within two miles of each other until the vanquish ed vessel strikes her colors. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE Condensed Schedule in Effect June 20, lffl. STATIONS. Lv. Charleston. Lv. Columbia.... " Prosperity.. " Newberry. .. " Ninety-Six... Lv. Greenwood.. Ar. Hodges. Ar. Abbeville. Ar. Belton. Ar. Anderson Ar. Greenville. Ar. Atlanta.. Ex. Sun. No. 17. G SO a m G 45 a ni 7 42 a m 8 00 a m 8 21 a m 0 00 a m 0 05 a m 9 40 a m 10 10 a m 3 55 p m Dailv No. ll. bu a m 11 00 a m 12 00 n'n 12 15 p m 1 09 p m 1 25 p tn 2 05 p m 3 20 3 55 p m TO .ATLANTA. CHARLOTTE, WILMINGTON, NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORltf BOSTON, RICHMOND. WASHINGTON, NORFOLK. PORTSMOUTH. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 8, 1896. dOTJTHBO?Ni. No. 403. No. 41. Lv New Yo?k,'Via Penn R. R.*ll ?0 am *<? OD pm Lv Philadelphia, " 1 12 pm 12 09 am Lv Baltimore " 3 15 pm 2 60 sm Lv Washington, " 4 40 pm 4 30 am Lv Richmond, A. C. L. 8 56 pm 9 05 am y 00 p m STATIONS. Lv. Greenville... " Piedmont... " Williamston. LT. Anderson Lv. Belton ... Ar. Donn aids. Lv. Abbeville_ Lv. Hodges. Ar. Greenwood. " Ninety-Six.. '* Newberry... " Prosperity... Ar. Columbia ... Ar. Charleston Ex. Sun. No. 18. 5 30 p m ? 55 p m ? 10 p m 6 00 p m 6 80 pm G 55 p m ? (X) p m 7 15 p m 7 40 p m 7 58 p m 8 65 p m 9 00 p ra Daily No. 12. Lv Norfolk, via S. A. L.*8 30 pm *3 05am Lv Portsmouth, " . 8 45 pm 9 20am 10 15 a m 10 40 a m 10 55 a m 10 40 a JU ll 10 a ll 35 a ll 15 a m 11 50 12 10 12 25 1 80 1 40 -2 50 a m p m p m p m P P Lv weldon, ar Henderson, Ar Durham, Lv iHI rhum, Ar Raleigh, via S. A. Ar S'Uiford, " Ar Southern Pines ' Ar Hamlet, ' Ar Wadesboro, Ar Monroe. Ar Wilmington ' ,.*11 28pm*ll 55 am _12 56 a m ?1 48 pm f7~32 am f4 lo pm . f7 00 pm flO 19 am *3 40 pm 5 05 pm 5 5S pm 6 56 pm S 10 pm 9 12 pm *12 05 pm L.*2 16 am . 3 35 am ' . 4 23 am ' ?. 5 07 am . . 5 53 am ' . 6 43 am Ar Charlotte, ?0 am *10 25pm 6 40 p m Daily Daily No. 9 No.18 STATIONS. Daily Daily No.14 No.10 630p 8 30a 9 07a 1004a 10 20a 10 30a 10 54a 1125a 11 40a 2 45p 7 80a ll 10a 1145a 1255p 132p 150p 202p 225p 238p GOOp Lv_Charleston-Ar '* .... Columbia." .Alston." ".San tuc." M.Union." ".Jonesville_" ".Pacolet." Ar.. Sjiartanburg.. .Lv Lv.. bpartnnburg.. .Ar Ar.... Asheville.Lv 640p 2 40p 155p 12 55p 12 3Sp 12 2 lp 12 09p 1140a 1120a 8 20a ll 00a 9 30p 8 50a 7 46p 7 30p G53p 6 42p G15p GOOp 3 05p m i Ar Chester, " ........... *8 03 am 10 55 pm Lv Columbia, C. N. A L. R. R.~..~7.-fG 00 pm Ar Clinton S. A L. 9 45 am *12 14 am Ar Greenwood " . 10 35 am 107 am Ar Abbeville, '. .ll 03 am 1 35 am Ar Elberton, " . 12 07 pm 2 41am Ar Athens, " . 113 pm 3 4? ara Ar Winder, " . 1 56 pm 4 *?s am A r Atlanta, S A. L. (Cen. Time) 2 50 pm 5 20 am NORTHBOUND. "P," p. JU. "A," a. m. Pullman palaop sleeping cars on Trains35and SG. 37 and SS, on A. and C. division. Trains leavo Spartnnburg, A. & C. division, northbound. 6:::7 a.m., 8:00 p.m., 6:10 p.m., (Vest?bulo Limited); southbound 12:20 a. m., 2:43 p. m.. 11:34 a. m., (Vestibule Limited.) Trains leave GrceuviUe, A. and C. division, northbound, 5 a. in., 1:55 p. m. and 5:22 p. m., (Vestibuled Limited) ; southbound. 1:25 a. m., 4:05 p. m., 12:30 p. in. (Vestibuled Limited). Trains ? and 10 carry elegant Pullman sleeping cara bri ween Columbia and Asheville, enroute daily between Jacksonville andCincin natl. Nos. 13 and 14.-Solid trains, with Pullman Parlor Cars, between Charleston and Asheville. FRANK S. GANNON, J. H.CULP, ThirdV-P.<te Gea. Mgr.. Trallic Mgr., Washington, D. C. Washington, ?. C. W. A. TCRK, S. H. HARDWICK, Gen. Pass. Ag't. As't Cien, Pass. Ag't. Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. ? P!0Gc H-sm H C. i iE ATTIE Keceivei. Time Table N . 7.-Effective ?VI--" - . J.-W. li-tween Anderson and Walhalla. No. 402. Lv Atlanta.S.A L.(Ccn. Time) ?12 00 n'n Lv Winder, " . 2 40 pm Lv Athens, " . 3 13 pm Lv Elberton, .' . 4 15 pm Lv Abbeville, " . 5 15 pm Lv Greenwood, " . 5 41 pm Lv < linton. " . 6 30 pm A r ColiTio blaTc. N.\t L~ R. R~ Nc. 38. *7 50 pm 10 40 pm 11 : 'J pm 12 31 am 1 35 am 2 03 am 2 55 am Lv Chester, Av harlotle. S. A. L .. S 13 piu 4 25 am .':10 25 pm *7 50 am Lv Monroe, Lv Hamlet, Ar Wilmington Lv Southern Pines, Lv Haleigh, Ar Hendeason Ar Durham, ' Lv Durham 9 40 pm ll 15 pm 12 0i) am *2 16 am 3 28 am t> Mi) am 8 O J am 12 05 pm 'J 00 am 11 25 am 12 ?7 pm i 7 > 2 am f4 1 6 pa? f5 20 pm flO 10 aV Ar Weldon, " . Ar Richmond A. C. L. Ar Washington, Penn. R. R, Ar Baltimore, " . Ar Philadelphia, " . Ar New York, " ., *4 ?5 s m S 15 am 12 31 pm ? 40 pm 3 51) pm *6 23 pm *2 45 pm 7 35 pm 11 30 pm l i'Sam 3 .=0 an? *6 53 aiA Ar Portsmouth S. A. L. ?r Norfolk " . ?"Daily. tDaily, Ex. Sunday. .. 7 25 am 5 20pm , *7 35 am 5 35 pm ? Daily Ex. Monday. W E.STI50CN I) E ASTRO (WD. No. 12 STATIONS No. ll. First Olas?, Fir?t Olas-, Dailv. Daily. P. M.-L-ave Arrive A Si. $ 3 35.Anderson.1100 3.51).Denver.1? 40 4 05.Autnn.10 31 4.14.Pendleton.10.22 4.23.Cherry's Crossing.10.13 4.21).Adara's Crossing.10.07 4 47.Seneca.0.49 5 ll.WeHl Union .i>.25 r>.17 A .Walhalla.Lv ;? 20 No. ti, Mixed, ND. 5. Mixed. Daily, Ex euc Daily. Except j Sand.) Sn tulay I EASTBOV> i). WESTHOOND. I P. M.- \rrive Leave- P M. 1 s 11.10.Anderson.ll 10 f 5 55.Denver.11.3S f 5.43.Autnti.11.50 ; s 5X1 .Pendleton.12 02 ; f 5 li.?.Cherry's ' 'rossini.12 14 ; f 5 11.Adams' Crossing.12.22 1 s 4.17 1 .Seneca. I 12 46 j H 4 lo i .Seneca.i 1 45 | s :*? 3S.West. Union. 2 Ot! j s :!;>.Walhalla. 2 l!> ! ii.) ll - nlsTs'ation ; (!) Flag staMoi A i . .-.'so stop at the following stwi to ta1." .:. or let off passengers ; I' nevs, J . ,\>ami Sandy Springs No 12 connecta with Southern Util No 12 HI Anderson. No ii connects with Southern Kail Nos. 12, '?? and 3S at Seneca. J. R ANDERSON, Su? Nos. 403 and 402 -'The Atlanta Special,-' Solid Vestibuled Train, of Pullman Sleepers and Coach es between Washington and Atlanta, also Pull man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester, S C. Nos. 41 and 3S, "Thc S. A. L Express," Solid Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Atlanta. For Pickets, Sleepers, etc., apply to B. A. Newland, Gen'l. Agent Pass Dept. Wm. B. Clements, T. P. A., 6 Kimball Howe Atlanta, ??a. K.St John, vice-President and Gen'l. Manger V. E. McBee General Superintendent. ll. W. B. Glover, Traffic Manager. T J. Anderson, Gen'l. Passenger Agent. General Officers, Portsmouth, Va. ATLANTIC; COAST UM. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, WILMINGTON. N. C., Dec. 20,1S97. Fast Line Between Charleston and Col umbia and Upper South Carolina, North Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. GOING WEST. GOING EAST ?No. 52. No. 53. 7 00 am Lv.Charleston.Ar 915 pm 5 26 am Lv.Lanes.Ar 7 36 pm 9 35 am Lv.Sumter.Ar 6 20 \>a? in 55 am Ar.Columbia.Lv 5?'jpni 11 SS am Ar.Prosperity.Lv 3 13 pm 1210pm Ar.Newberry.Lv 2 57 pm 12 50 pm Ar.Clinton.Lv j -J 10 pm 1 10pm Ar.Laurens.Lv ? i 45 pin t 2J pm Ar.Greenville...Lv | 10So am :< I?pm Ar.Spartauburg.Lv i ll 4'J JIU 6 12pm Ar.Winusboro, S. C.Lv li 41 am :; "J i pin Ar.Charlotte, N. C.T.v 9 ::i atn ii 1)5 pm Ar . Hendersonville, N. <^...Lv ;i is ?un 7 00 pin Ar.Asheville, N. C.Lv S 20 an; * Daily >.'. 52 and 53Solid Trains between'.'har. und Columbia,?. C. H. M. EMERSON .TOO'L Passenger ager.t .1 R. KRNtiKY. Gennral MauiiiT. v M .. M KRSON, Traffic Manage?