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Mm. Window's flpotb.tng Byrup fer children Ifetninv, aoftena ill e kuuis, reduces luihunmii* WOO, allays i)u,in, euro* wliul col to, W*>,U bottle, PIbo** OaraU a wonderful Cough medicine. ? Nte. \V. I'ickkut, Van Stolon aud Uleke Avm., brooklyn, N. V., Oct. SW, IW>4. (UhcakkT'I stimulate llvor, kidney a and bowelft, Never sicken, weaken o? gripe; 10o. . Catarrh Cenuot be Cured "With local applicat Ions, eft Ihoy cannot reach the scat of tha disenae, Oatftrrh la a blood or constitutional dUeaae, and IrNyder to euro Ik you must lake internal reinediea. Hall'* Catarrh Cure la taken Intetrmlly, and aela di Yeotly on the uiooa and mucous surface. Hull'* Catarrh Cure la not a quack medicine. It was yrescrtbed by one of the best pbjalclan* In ibis country for ycarrf, and la a regular prescription. It I* composed ot tho boat tonlca Known, com bined with tlie beat blood purifiers, acting ?I'1 rectiy on the mucous sunnce*. 'I bo perfect combination of t >o two Ingredient# I" what iuoducca suoh wondorfol rowdta In curing ?*Uvrfh. JJciwl (or leftllwou'flK free, . F. J. Oiik'niy A Co., I'-ojifl., 'loleio, O. \Hold by DruffitiaiH, price 7^e. Mall's Family Pills aro tho bust. > 4 J . The memboro of tin* Kmuu ? k ?* I j?? (hlnturo cave hired detect I voft to wat di n,mii ottior. K(i?T?.llitti for Cents, Over 400,0<i0 onved. Why not let No-To-Itae ?egulato or remove your (lysirw /or tobacco'/ tfavea money, makea hvnliK ftml manhood. Cure guaranteed. 60 centa ami jl.Ou, a all druggists. j Affalra In financial and coininorolal elrolui are at a standstill, _J0tiucer Cured, Without Cyttlnff. Dr. L. It. Oratlguy. oft Inolnnatl, dona It. Bee ad. In another column. To llio Southern Maptl.Ht Convention, At Wilmington, \\ V., May fith to Hi h, 1M>?, tho Seaboard Air Lino offer* tho boat service, qulcke t routes and a ,hal I rate. In addition to the regular t>uporb double dally ftorvlee, it is proposed to run throe "Ham 1st. Special Trains" fiom Virginia, North Carolina, Fouth Carolina ami fJco gin, making lmuu: olato connections with trains from all point North, South, East and West. I' or apcclal prlntod matter, maps. tline-Libjes, rutoK tickets, sleepers and nil Information! nddross or call on II. A. Newlnnd, flen'l Aul AEiMiHs'r l)ept., 0 Klinball llouao, Atlanta, 'I'. }? Anderson, Oon'l Pass'r Ant, I'urlsmonth, Va. Jnsrr try a I0o, lox of (??irnrot?, the finest liver and br.vvoi rr/(ii aior ever made. Fltn norniatienlty curetl. No Him or nervou? rteea nfi^r (ir><t day's us?, o( Dr. Kllrie'a ft rent Nerve Ileslorei. % '? trial boltle ami l realise ft ee. J Ml. H. II. Ki.ink, Ltd., Ml) Arch St., I'bibi., I'm. 13 Tb.i ao unaig'itly vrupiloite, painful hollo, an noying pimples and other niVecliorin, which npio.ir nt aenerally at tbla roahou, mako the mo of that ijrand .l'i>ilii?' Medicine, llood'a Har.sapai ilia, a noc-casdy. Take llood'a Saraa* parilU now. It will do you wo ulerful rem I. It will purify your blood, ulve >oii an npp-tit", tone >oor norvo?, atrenctbon jour atomach, and euro all spring butnora. Heinemhilr Hood's Sarsa^arilla In thjfe'Ono Tru : IJIooil I'iirlfl,<r. SI. si* for |f>. Hood's^ Pills ^.'?to-rs.'a.aaa B. N. U. ? 15 ? l?7. Great Woiiien'n Pimtlntofi. Apropos of holiday pastimes li In of lutorcnt to know that tho Quoimj of the Belgians Is foiul of gnmo? that anvor of t'hliuco, nuigio nnd iDystloiain, Queen (Victoria1# favorite paHllnie la a i;aino of whist nut! her majesty Ig an excel lent player. i IOllett Terry colleeia pholographa ami Ib a J'ooil anmtour phnt<?grMi>hei' lier l?elf. Mine. Nordleu ia de: voted to lx>x ing and the Duchess of Fife Is a very clovpr fcncor. Lady Henry .Somerset ?enjoys driving and la very fond of kOtves. Bhe Is also an artist In oils. M^s. Asqnlth apendft most of her time ,Yl*ltlug the prisons and nliniaterlng to thb unfortunate. The Dneheaa of West ki^nster Is an enthuBlnstlc cricketer and Oouule.Hs Cowper spends her leisure in organ playing. Oliver Kchreiuer divides (her attention now between her writing and oaring for bor domestic affairs, tiht jfcnd her husband live in three small grooms nnd together do all tholr work, pjfceir eblof income Ih derived from the ?tyralty 'which coinen to tho wife from tho salo of her books. The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub. A New Botanical Dincovory.-- Of Bpeoial Interest (o Buffo rein from Dlseneoo of tho Kidneys or Blad der. Rheumatism, oto.~ A Bleeeinir to Humanity. A Free Gift of Groat Valuo to You. ' Oar readers wjll be glad to know that the ?evr botauical discovery, Alkuvis, from, the wonderful Knva-Kava nhiub has orored au assured cure for nil dia- i e?8*e cau*fu r>y uric tcid in the blood, or py disordered action of the Kidneys or urinary organ*. The ICava-Kava Shrub, or ft? botanists rail it. riper Methys iicuttt, grows 011 the baiikaof the Orukcp river, Ifost Inula, JuiKavT-Kava Rhiu'b and probably vins 1 (Ptptr uNfd for centuries by the natives before i ( n extraordinary j>ropetti?a became known to civilization through Christian missionaries.' In this respect it resembles the discovery of quinine from tbo pernvlan bark, Made known by the Indians to tbe rnrly Jesuit missionaries in South America, and by them brought to civilized man. It ll A wonderful discovery, with a rec ord of 12 oo hospital cures in 30 days. It acts directly upon the blood and kid neys, and is a true specific, just as qui nineisin malaria. We bnve the strong est testimony of many ministers of the gospel, well known doctors and business men cured by Alkavis, when all other remedies had failed. In the New Yo?k H'ttkly }f'?t U of Sept. 10th. the testimony ef Rev. W, B. Moore. !>. D., o i Waafclugton, D. C. j?aa given, describing his J tars or auftariug from Kidney disease and heumatiam. and Itia u|>l<l cnie by Alkkvls. Jtev. Tkontaa Smith, the Methodist minister at CoMta, Illinois, pasted neatly one hundred ?r^rtl stoM?e after two week*' use Of AIVrvI* *ev. John H.Watson. of biin*et.Tex*j.n minister it the gatpel of thirty yearn' service, w?i struck at His oost of duty by Kidnev disease. After hovering between life and death for 1-wo manths, and all his doctors having failed, he toak AI'aAvis, and wa? completely restored to healtkaudttrenglli.aud Is fulfilling hisdutiea a* ?sinister of the gospel. Mr. R. C. wood, a prom inent attorney of Lowell. Indiana, waa cured of Xbaumatians, Kidney ami Bladder dlaeaae of ten years atandinsr, by Vkavls. Mr. Wood deacriUaa hiaaself aa being in constant ruisenr, often com silllil to rise tan times durlaar the night on Imssm of weakness of the bladder. H? was mated by alt bis home physicians vllktut the least benefit ana finally completely cured in a '""Weeks by Alkavls. The testimony is an *-*s4 and really wonderftil. Mrs. James I, of Kent, Ohfo. writes that she haa tried <tar* In vain, that an? was about to give pair, whan ahe found Atkavia and waa r cored of kidney disease and restored . Many other ladies alto teatffy to the it?1 Isrativt powers of Alkavls ia the disorders peculiar to womanhood, kur Us Church Kidney Cure Cotn* ?Uv, No. 4>4 Fourth. Avenue, New -Wane, ar* the only importers of this A*w reasedy, and they, are so ansions to - ?ro?c fte -value thatjfcirtdc take of Intro iwthi they will aend a free treatment ?f Alkavie prepaid by mail to every reader of this paper who is a Sufferer - ?nm may form of Kidney or Bladder Worder, Bright** Disease, Bheuma* te^'Oropgy, Gravel, Fain In Back, lids Complaints, or other affliction to Improper action ? the Kidney* ? ~ aae, ^e advise mllfinf hfii*-' flanut and a ddreaa /,and receive the Alkavie st to yon entirely free, to 'trfnl laretlvo ptftrW isn hood ? moult. - V-. - ?' mm,!-**** Tho Crop This Year Doponds Upon Whoi) the Water Recedos. : - ? ? 4,000,000 ACRES FLOODED. A Statement Hy the Government Showing tho Magnitude of tho lit terotttn Aft'oeted Hy tho l^lood. A statoment relative to tho agricul tural intoresU oi" tho Missisippi valley, Boutlx of Illinois, has boou issued by tho Department of Agriculture at Wash ington. it is based upon u chart pro pared under tho chief of tho Weathor Huroau. showing tho oxtont of tho flood on April fl. To tli'rt chart tho Do partinout hau appended tho crop alalia ties of IbfUO, as representing moro oIobo lv than any other available data tho tho acroagoand value of tho oropa now in jeopardy. The statistics of popula tion, of the number and ftprpauo of farm a and of farm implements are those of tho censua, and the statistics of lifco httick aro those of tho Department of agriculture of January l?t, 1M?H. 'i ho total aroa under wator on April 0th was about ld,80o square miloa, of which 7,lloo miles wore in Mississippi ; <1,000 in Arkansas; l,7oo in Missouri; t.VOO in Tonnoaaco, aud <150 iu Louisi ana. Thia region, in I8l>0, no far as can bo dotorminod from tho Homowhat in 4 dotlnito boundary linea of tho flood, had a pop^tion ol of whicfy. 1HU,'10?, or about one half, wore In Mississippi: <joo.ttJJ5 in Arkansas, and tho remainuor alinoBt equally divided betweou Missouri and 'ionnossoo. Taking tho entire region, the oolorod population outnumbered tho whitoa in (lie proportion of IS to 7, a third pre dominating in the llood distrietflof Mis sissippi in tho ratio of more than f> to 1, and in Arkanaaa iu that of 2 to 1. In Missouri and Touuobboo tho population of tho flood district la largely white, in tho former Btato in tho proportion of 10 to 1, and in tho latter, 20 to 1. Tho llood diatricta, it is eatimatod, contain about HO, 600 farina, of which 18,ft00 aro in Mississippi; nearly 10,000 in Arkan Has, and a like nuinbor about equally divided between Missouri and Tonnos ?eo. TIioho farms liavo a total aroa of about Jl.HwO, 000 acres, oho half of which in in Mississippi, and rather ovor% one fourth in Arkansas, the proportions in .Missouri and Tenncsueo being about the aaino aa ir? tho case of tho number of tjjo farms. ,<v, The total value of these farms, with thoir implements, etc., is close upon sixly-flvo millions of dollars, and here, also, tho proportion in tho abovo States is about tho name na notod abovo. Tho total number of acres, at the taking of the last census was about two million and a half, and woro last year dovotod to cotton and corn, to winch crops nearly 0"> per cent, of the entire acreage cultivated ia devoted. Tho ontiro voluo, including ono and one quarter million dollars for livo stook, and four hundred thousand dol lars for crops on hand, is over eight unci one-half million dollar . Tho weather bureau predicts a fur ther extent of tho Mood aroa, but no attempt, of course, has boon, made to OKliinalo how groat, it will be. Tho bureau publishes a map of tho country Hooded and says: "Tho flood water iu western Mississippi is just beginning to return to tho Mississippi river, at a point iust north of Vieksburg. It is ex pected that this flood will pass into tho Mississippi between tbo month of Ya zoo. ami Milikon's landing, a few miles to the nor th.^Tho great strain expect ed during tlW^hc.xt few days will bo on tho ' Louisiana side. Heroic work is now being done on the loveosof North ern Louisiana, and it ia expected that they will bo held in. Will I'livchase t lie .left' Davis Koine. A Stato organization of tho Daugh ters of the Confederacy has been per fected at Montgomery, Ala. Miss,Sarah Jones, of Camden, a sister of (leu. H. V. Jones, was eloctod State president. Tho Stale organization determined that its llrst work should bo Iho purchase of tlie big :>ld house hero, winch was oc cupied by JolVerson Davis whilo tho scat of tho Confoderrto government whs in Montgomery, and transfer it into a home for indigent Confederate veter ans. A strong organization was per fected. "i'he Commission Appointed. Tho President has announced tho ap* I ointment of Senator Edward O. Wol Cott, of Colorado; Hon. Charles J. Paine, of lioston. Mass., and ex- Vi.ro President Adlai I!. Stevenson, as com missioners to an international mone tary conference. These appointments are made under act approvou March ;id last "for tho promotion of an interna tional agreement for bi-motalism, " ami by its provisions do not rcquno con tinuation by the Semite. A New System. r ecrctary of Agriculture Wilson ha* initiated a new system of seed distriA but ion in liis department His aim is ( to diversify, n? far as possible, thy f irm products of the country, and to this end ho is making a specialty of se lecting new and valuable seeds fj,vtn' all parts of the world and putting thorn in t he bads of farmers likely fo uso thorn to advantage. Swept lly ii Cyclone. A special to tho St. Louis Republic from Hamburg, Ark., says news has been received of a hurrieano which de vastated Iho country near tho Outchita river. Several plantations were swept clear of houses and stock. The wind was followed by boil which destroyed crops. (ierniany'ft Protest. Oormany makos a vigorous protest against tho sugar clauso of the Dingley bill, claiming it to bo a violation of an agreement heretofore mado; she throat ens to rotaliato in tho niat??r of impor tation of American pork; several other foreign nations make protosts against the bill. Senator Voorhces Daniol 'Wolscy Voorhcea, ox-Unitod Stfttos Henutpr from the Htato of In dian*, in dead. Ho had long boon a soil'oror ot rhoumntiHin of the heart. Victim of Hlnnc. Mr. Skomcr? Mr?. Sapmind, I am pro log to bring a visitor around this even ing to Introduce to your daughter. 1 think he will be a good cat^h for her. Mrs. Sapmlnd? What sort pf person is be, Mr. Skemer? \ Mr. Skemor? IIo is a wealthy planter. Mra. Sapmlnd? I don't care how ; wealthy he h?, I'll never let my daugh ter marry an andertaker^-Boston Cou rier. Ilave a smile for all, a pleanant word for everybody. To snceeed, work hanl, wrawtly ?4 lac?? atty. . A Possibility That tho Extra Tax Levy Will Bo a Light Ono. POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY On 8, l*o?toftloca <?uartuiteo IIoikIr Will bo Aecoptod?AImndoii* od the 8tttU-l>aniiifto for Murder. Tho taxpayers of tho State will re joice to know that thoro i s (it loust u chance of th<\ amount to bo raised by special lovyfor tho supplemental school tax l>oin^ only about 315,000 instead of 8118,(100. This will make a big difl'or onco in tho lovy. Comptroller Norton a fow days ago went u communication to tho Stato Hoard of.Control asking for a "direct report as to tho amount of dis pensary profits that will bo available for tho purpOHO of application to tho school fundi Th? roply indicator tho possibility of tho result suggofttod abovo, but there is as yet absolutory no certainty about it. He has asked for a moro si\ooiflo report from tho board. When that i^ obtained Mr. Norton will ask tho Attornoy-donoral to construe tho tonus of tho Constitution as to hov eral nice points involved. Then he will be in a position to go "ahead, consider 'everything in connection with the mut ter may bo sometime before thin is lln ally known. All over tho State the tax payers are tnl.ing tho Soonest interest in this matter ami are expressing dread of an extra lovv of one-half of ono mill, as Becmod likely at first. ?Tho Stato. A Washington special under date of tho 0th says: "Nuinborsof letters have been coming to tho Senators and Con gressmen from South Carolina Demo* crats who want postoilleea. Senator Tillman called on I'ostmastor (lenoral Gary and asked him for a plain state ment of his policy as regards postoDlces in South Carolina. The Postmaster l lenoral replied in substance as follows: 'No Democrat need apply where there is u Republican lit for the oilico. In cumbents will not bo disturbed but will be allowed to till out their terms, and as noon as their terms expire I shall ap point the best Republican in aif4hl. Uf course, fourth-class postolHcos, in re mote places, whore the pay isHmall will bo tillod by Democrats, as lieretofoio, but oven in thoso places if a competent Republican wants to bo appointed he will get tho place. ' " A epoeiul to tlio Stato from Hamborg, of April 10, nays: "it linn dovclopod lately that the people of our neighbor ing rival, Denmark, in their oflorts to overthrow tho act creating the now county of JJamhorg, havo not yot lost their animosity uiul have employed a Georgia lawyor named (>. W. M. \N'i I - Mams to puali the caso and appear be fore the United States Supremo Court for an injunction restraining tho opera tion of tho now act. establishing the county. .Fust what suecoss ho will meet with in hard to aav, but at the biwno timo tho people of Ramborg aro not abashed at Mr. Williams' new move aud ftro going right aliead with the business of building the court house irrespective of tho anticipated injunc tion. " .Stato Troasuror Timmorman says that after a careful con ideration oftho requirements of (ho now insurance de posit act, ho had reached tho conclusion that he could accept from insurance companies, in lieu of a cash deposit lo the amount of $10,000 approved surety bonds in that amount issued by guar nnteo companies doing business in this State. Ho is of the opinion that this, will fully carry out tho intention of the aut in that it will all'ord ampin protection to the policy holders. -*??_ ? ? -?? Tho State Railroad Commissioners have issued tho statement showing the earnings of tho railroads doing business in this State for tho month of Decem ber last as compared with the earnings of tho same mouth of tho preceding year. The total earnings for tho month were $717,017.00, against. 07,40;). 1 1 for December '01, Tho not decrease was $?>0,411.01, or O.fiO nor cent. There was an increase of 20,050 tons in tho tonnago, but tho passenger earnings showed a decrease of $0'-.,,'>">1.38. .??? At Yolkvillo the jury in tho damago caso of the administrator of Williams suing in behalf of Mrs. Williams and her sou, I'M ward, tho wife add child of (l\o murdered man, Williains/i.against | Marion It. Reese, returned a verdict in the sum of #0,000. Reese's estate is amply able to pay tho judgment, it be ing estimated that Reese at tho timo of the murder was worth about iMo.OjO. An appeal will be taken to tho Supremo ( 'oil it. ? The State railroad commission has re ceived from the citizens of St. Louis, Mo. , a most cordial invitation to attend the annual convention <>f tho railroad commissioners of all tho States to bo ( held in tha. city on May 11. The moot - nisr will be an important one. All three of the members of the board will go,' as will also Secretary Duncan, who is like wise invited. ? -- The Old Dominion Fire Insurance Company, of Alexandria, Va. , has noti fied tho comptroller-general that it had decided to withdraw from tho Stato of South Carolina. Tho company ^i\es as its reason for abandoning this State the recent legislation on the subject of insurance. This company is tho second thus far to abandon this Stato on ac count oftho Rainsford act. ? Tho South Carolina Society at Wash ington. D. C. , will givo a banquet on tho 23d of May at either tho Shoreham or Mbbitt hotel. Mr. Win. Aiken, Mr. , C. A. Douglas and Judge Rucher have been appointed a committee to make arrangements for tho banquet. ? . ' Tho annual commencement exercises of Clatlin University, tho colored col lego at Orangeburg, "will takcplaco dur ing the week beerinning with tho 2.*>th inst., at Orangoburjj. Tasty invitations lmvo just b'oen issued. ? ? A Richmond. Va., special says: "It is stated upon high authority that Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, is ^to retain his place as commissioner of railroads, to which ho wan'iV'PoiHtcd lw Cleveland. Gen. Hampton s intimatV frienda here say .that Secretary oC . State. Sherman a few days ago sent (ion. Hampton word that he need giye him self no t^dublo, that ho would certainly fmretaiac<i by tho new Administra tion." 1 At Colwrnbia the Tory brought in .a rerdictof manslaughter against J. W.. Powell, a prom inont citizen, who killed Walter Hloan on February 24. Tho trial oooauiutd ?i* day*. t THIS THADM OUTMJOK. Flood* Have 1'", fleeted HuhIuchs (Seri ously- f'o( ton Ativan com, Mosul'#, 'ft. (i. Dun Si Co. 's wookly yoviewr of trade for tho j?ast week is ft? follows: "Out of 4,00(1 failurea with liabilities of $00,762,601 in tho flrat quarter, 24 bank failures covercd mora than a fifth of tho amount, or $12,744, UiO, and U, 84/5 failuroa with liabilities of &10,U47,802 or nearly three-fifths, aro elasaiflad thie wooli according to branches of business, leaving only G87 failures and leas than a lifth of tho lia biliiios, 812,000,010, in br?)uohosof man ufacture or trado not njieci fio<l. Only two of the l.'f Manufacturing clAsgoKana only four of tho 10 trading olatsuos show liabilities for tho quarter largor than last your, and only flvo manufacturing asul three trading show largor average liabilities*. For tho month of Aftkch, oid v throo manufacturing and*Tour trading classes show larger amounts than lust year and only two snannfaotur ing and fivo trading enow a larger aver ago of liuhilities; in ulmo?t every caso also it is shown that tho increase is duo to o ii o or two oxcoptionally largo fail- j urea in that cIuhh. lu spito of iiooda, whioh must have materially ulVoctod the prospect, ootton lias only advanced l-Hduringthe week. The fato of thoso who wore absolutely certain that tho crop of 1800 was very short has loft but littlo confidence for further speculation. .Speculation in wool has boon (shocked bv the possibili ties that duties may tuko elloct April 1, and aoiuo largo fhipmonts from ahroaudiavo boon countermanded, whilo traders avo loss disposed to sell, lint trading botweon doalors makes up moro than half the alos of 12,739,400 pounds for tho week, and since sales in nix wooks sit. these markets of 70,404. (SUM pounds, it. is not improbable that many mills have, as is claimed, a lull year's supply. Tho do maud for men's goods has diminished, tho first round of purchases having boon completed by many buyers with results fairly encouraging ami tho de mand for dross gooda, oupocially of tho Jowor grade has caused an advance of ;> per cent, in somo linos. Tho iron in dustry is hampored by tho contest be tween iMesaba ore interests, which pre vent.* six yet any settlement of ore prices and leads many !o expect further decline in liuished products. Tho Illi nois stool works and tho works of Olivor & Co. and JJyers & Co. at Pittsburg are stopped by labor difficulties and somo furnaces have stopped becauuo tho pro duction of pig had outrun tho demand for finished products, and heavy stoelw* renamed unsold A Ilen'M Itoium'fcablo Fust. The length of time a hen can ?ur ylvo without food or water lu Home' thing remarkable. About tho middle of September an Ohio farmer put u setting hen In an empty Ivarrel, placing a lid on top. He forgot all about tint hon until three months after, when ho was surprised to find It alive. It had remained In tho barrel during all thai tlmo without a drop of water or food. In a very e!iort time It was restored ttf the flock as well as ever. No i*8o (<> Vry. No uAo to frol ami worry nnd tteli mid w.rntoh. Tliut won't euro y?iu. Toltorlno will. Anysorl of Jtkin Tottor, Kczoimi, Salt KIhhiiii. lifiiKwonn or moro nlirnalon of Ui<? hUIii. At limit ntoron, or by mull for Mo. In stain pnfrom J. T. MiU|itiino, Huvtmnuh. (in. Worth Koolnj?. An amusing Instance of the workings of Jin inquiring mind Is given by Mr. Frederick Crowest In his "Musical An ecdotes." The company of one of the opera houses, at the close of a London Rea son. had arrived at Liverpool to em bark for a continental tour. The musl cal Instrument# were being shipped with the rest, and among them was the double bass, or "Mr fiddle," as it Is also called, not cased as usual, for this mem ber of the string family will stand a little rough treatment. It soon attracted the attention of Iho Jack Tats, three or four of whom set t lud round, scrutinizing it with keen Interest. Hy the order of an officer they soon dispersed, but not long afterward another bluft seaman was discovered secretly watching it witli wondering eyes, lio was asked his reason for standing thus Idle. "Well, yer know." sold Jack, "I'm Juflt waiting for to sec the length of tho bloke's arm that can play that there fiddle!" A girl likes to believe a man Is ab yi-nt-minded so she can have an eicuso for taking care of him. HALL'S Vegetable Sicilian HAIR REN EWER Beautifies and restores Gray Hair to its original color and vitality; prevents baldness; cures itching and dandruff. A fine hair dressing. It. P. Hall & Co.. l'roiw., Nashua, N. II. SoM by all Druggists. FUlLtf1 ?IE/IIJII Bvery ingredient in Hired Rootbccr is health' j giving. The blood is] improved, the nerves 1 soothed, the b torn a c hi ' benefited by this delicious' beverage. HIRES Rootbeer Quenches the thirst, tickles tli? palate ; full of snap, sparkle and effarvf sceuce. v< A tamper ancc drink for everybody. M* ?If >; T?? CkMlM I. HUM C*? htnlililli ' ^ Wm wwK D5f ? _ 1 trumpet calls* Ham's Mora Hound* a W?rnl*? N?t? ta Iho U ??otlcei?od. THB roan who Is onvloua of pvll- do ors \vl?l BOO/1 bo nu evil doer hlxnaelf, Thp inau who will not live u\> to blB couvlcttona is untrue to himaelf. Where tho tern pev&ture In Just right for u Mil at It Ig too warm for u jblnnor. Xou know too man when you kntvw tiio company no keena. * ^,, 10 rery on? wlio hnsHo leach children DUght to bo taught of tJoil. The existence of a personal devil Is not doubted by any tnio Christian, Whon people find out that It la bless ed to glvo, they never want to stop. Whenever1 faith moves a mountain, lovo njiould direct whoro It le to go. The I^ord can make It as easy for us to love our enemies ?s our friends, Make the devil let go of the children tind he will soon ha.vo to give up the world. The Christian's light should shine tho brightest whero It Is needed the most. The dovll Is always certain of catch ing somo mother'H boy whero he baits his hook with a moderate drinker. It la Impossible to dlaeourago the man who has learned In whatsoever condition ho finds himself therewith to be content. Tho man who nits on a limb and saws It off la a Solomon compared to the one who thinks he can sin without having to Buffer. Say to tho mountain, "Remove hence to yonder place," la Cod's way. Man's way Is to peck at It now and then with his llttlo shovel. Some one recently called tho atten tion of a Chicago paper to the curious fact that a man may bo elected Vice President of tho United States who could not serve as President In case of tho President's death. Tho reason for this is that the Vlco President may be as young hb 30 years, but tho Presi dent must be 4I>. Wnr.N billons or costive, ent r Ci^caret., enmly cathartic; cure uiianinU'ecl; 10i?25c. If nrtltcted with soro cj im use Dr. I. Thorn r KOnft Kvo wutor. I>rviix^isls hu\\ at ttksa bottlo. , _ - --- ? in miui mm ?? MM? ? ? ? Mi M1MCLES ( I IIuIouk to (in older ago than ours. Lilt \v? Btlll havo things that rcmiiul ub of the misty past. Undor Unto of March lGth, 1807. Mr, II. 8. Lipscomb, of Pacolet, 8. C., wrltoB: "Pleuso find chock for 3 doz. RHEUMACIPE. It la working miracles in this country." Mr. Lipscomb is hut ono of tunny who suffered with rheumatism. Ho was curo'l, and being n merchant, lias Loen Belling and recommending RHEUIWftCIDE to all his friouda ovor''f>inco. It Is purely vegetable, a magnlflcont. blood purl ller. Bold by all Druggists. Prlco $1.00 per bottlo. THE BOBBITT DRUG CO.. lUloigh. N. C ANDY CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION w * BA* 50* ALL duikmisis ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED I? w??tiMtion. c**e?reu ?r? ih? iu??j uu en tori. REASONS FOR USING Walter Baker & Go.' s Breakfast Cocoa. t. Because it Is absolutely pure. 2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process tn which chemicals are used. , 3. Because beans of (he finest qiuiily are used. 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural fV.Vor and odor of the beans. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less thjui one cent a cup. ? 1 no sure that you get the genuine article made by WALTER RAKIiR A CO. I. til., Dorcheater, Ma48. l.'stabilslied 1780. Potash /s a necessary and important ingredient of complete fer tilizers. Crops of all kinds ?eqntre a properly balanced manure, Tile best P fertilizers contain a high percentages of Potash. All about l'otash.-ihc result* of !t? use by actual ex periment on the best farms in tbt United Stales ? it. told In a little bnuk which we publish And wiil g\udly mail free to any farmer in America who will wilte for i?, GERMAN ^ALtWORKS, 03 Knijanu at. Now York. H. N. U.? 15.?'07. fr Knlltllng, Bridge, #% B ATlklAft r"rLr.rCflSTINGS Knllroad, Mill, Machinists' and Factory Supplies, nulling, racking, Injectors, Pipo Fittings, 8r?ws, Files, Oilers, etc. IP*lasl ovory day; work 180 bands. LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY, AUGUSTA, tiKOItGlA. ELECTRIC ,N effect r *"??w ? *IIW Inhaler UURKH and re stores ?li> sense <M TAHTIf, fcOIKl.L ami llK.lltlNU, . . . 91.00. W. 11. M.HITII dc CO.. WuO nlOt^y., Pr?p?. H liCfliTC W'o w ant ono ngoutin thin Comity HUtn I O* to Hull to families. Oust paying nrllolo nit vnrtli. Wo |>ar nil expOnso. Address Olyza Choiti. Co., Washington, I). C. i 6 TfPMfltfPQ The Improrrd Mammoth French AHilVuvH&Vi White. For ?ale at We. per Im., by I. XV. TANNKR, Union City, Tonn. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE ? im'ioiiB Kpr 14 ycpiB tlila bJioo, by merit nlono, tin* dUMnceri nu oouipetitorB.' .j Indorsed by over l.OQO.pOO wotirera as the ; beet lit style, fit diKi (hirhl>ility of noy ahos : ever ofTerort at 83.00. _T . ItU niricte lu all the LATEST SHARKS and j Bf Yt/ES and of ovory variety or l*?tner, i Ono doaler in t\ town tfiveii exclusive ?alo ?ma atlvqrtUeil in lonal paper on receipt of reaoonable order, tvwrfte for cataioguo to W. Ii. DOOOIj A8, Brockton, Maee. - MILLIONS TMt if put up in &Dc. * !.(,() l'0t. tic* , ii n d| lifarn tiftdo m.ii U . or uo(i8 1 aiiCKKN? cd from llUOLKKA, GULPS nud LICE by neiug I'UJB DURHAM H06& CHIC KEN CHOLERA CURE which cure* ev?rr run- and OllABAlf 1Y.l$S to etop Ihft dircaRC. 8old by all . <ll IIJfJJUBt . #lld D1W * (hnnts, or Buraplo lot lie hy mail for ' Al l-, TnKo no "ther. I KK JiO POWDkKS. 'li Mimonlnltt free. trade: MARK Manufactured only by The Durham Cholera (\ro Co., Durham, N? QL A groat hide line for iTrtimimira. $8 mined d Aiicimlrx. <?'?. Actual bu'lnra*. Notoxt . buoxj. Bhon tinio. Cheap board-^oud for catalogue,,} <^ee Them ^ When you are talking: Bicycles, don't be content until you have seen the new Loyell Diamond Models of '97 They arc the top notch of bicycle engi neering, and science must now seek to de velop other fields. The perfrct point of PERFECTION is readied only by the Lovcll Wheels. On this fact critics agree. Why not look them over carefully, study their strong points and note their beauty and elegant finish. Their points of superiority t ?ro so simple a child can understand them. We stake our business reputation of over 55 years that there was nover so perfect a wheel made. It leads them all. Investigate and you wdl.ride no other. Please call and examine, at our lootl agencies, or at our stores, 147 'Washington and 131 Broad ?t., Boston. He! {able Charlotte Merchants Call on them when jou go to Ch'arlotte, N. O. Wrtu thfin if you do not fto, and 1-tve your ordera flllfcd oy mail. In nntvroiing advurmenienU klndl/ aif>v tlon thU fiapsr. f T1 0 BBH Wantlee. Tl!e?. SaaJj.Dcoi* tfiUi Ucyuftfctlw, eto. College andTblrtf. MlWHMA '-KlJTWORB. heasonaMe PrloM rAlMiliU Write Now# & Time* Pt'K- House. PnR w TTTTS ?E- M. AN j> KB ws, Ift-is V/.Tf?di ? UftfuJ Uft&Also Pianoa, Organs ?fc Bloyolee M ft B P* m 7-t jrarn experience rnnMm I MbMI ea Mr "i?no scientifically tf cat and ILB mm Iff* B_? M_ km cflci-tuully cute Cancer and Tumor* without tlio' knife. Mpape book *ent fr<y<. Arf-lrersDr. h. II, OrAtifior, | | ia \\ n?t j^ereotu . afreet. Cincinnati, 0. . , ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Mailed Upon' Application. None Uonnine Without The Above Name-Plate. John P. Lovell Arms Co. II OS TON, MASS. A list of Hftrenliis In 8ecou<l-l*A?<t Whe?l? mtlltd oa application. butter Three Mlnuiretl rhfl i being applied by thn li'Tsr or bandl* umkft* the dartier re vol**, about uoo time* la oo* minute, nnd with ?o much <as? that * child can <to i lie churning. Th* cM fashion churn or Ju can bo u?ed with our power, 'llic flueit quality of crunulatod butter ana more of It for the wis* Quantity of milk, Imuada ejulor Autl In leaa tlaia than with any other churn. Kveryt>ody wanting on* now. fwcura early the only light t^i hu In your oouuty. It U as easy Lthan t m LIUHTHlMO CHUKN &K CO , Charlotte, K. a MACHINERY and SUPPLIES. ENGINES, BOILERS, bAW MILLS, CORN MILLtf, WIIKAT MILLS, PLANERS, UKIUK MACHINES, MOULDERS, GANG EDGERS. And *11 kinds of Wood Working Machinery. No on? In tlio South c/in off*r yru higher do Roods, or at louver prloee. Talbott, dell and Wet?rt-)wn Engines. We are only a few hours rld<* from you.- Write tor puces. Light, Variable Feed Plantation Saw Mill* a Specialty. V. C. BADHAM, OBNKBAXj AGKNT, Columbia, - - S. C. , HOT MISLEA0ING. Ma Danger, In Curing One Habit of Forming . Another. oussfeac-r 1 he cure endorsed by Nat. Gov't. laMileM *e?f\?.ofet>r theeebetn* &y*Urta?3?^ For Terms etc., Addreee TUB KKELSY INSTITUTE, Or Drawer 27. Colombia. ft. a. Woney in Ohickons GOOD LOOKS# PAIN - When you see a "g ood-lookinf" woman, you nearly always Ke a healthy wonts. Beauty la really health. It id tke attractiveness of face aud form that comas naturally when wcaknessaad pain are absent. Sickness end pain drive attractive ness away. It ia difficult to make women be lieve their tortures can ke cared at home. The popular belief is that thor must suffer on and on ? or go to a physician, and reveal secret# that he ought not to . Niuc-tcnthsof women'* troubles can be cured without physician ? aid. . Moraxiiixnips "WIWES Of _ _ is a remedy that stops the drain on the system. It stops the pains that drag ami pull at the organs of womanhood. It makes them strong and wall. It makes them attractive by making them healthy. Price $1 per bottle. SOLD BY ALT. DEALF.KS U gUMm, - ? ? - .a. ??? -?? nw.jQj TjIQUID paints 1} 0CCOMXCBEC f - ~TAI Wr DCRHAM.tr.a , pr^a^riMiwiiii MM* rMimrnVbii