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Fllte BALLS PROM THE CLOUDS. % YfctM Electric phenomena Arc Rare, 'But Brilliant. Tht storms that havo raged over fingland displayed roiiio extraordl 4wry freaks of lightning. ? A. Are ball foil Into Dlddop reser ? voir, near Halifax, about M o'clock p. m., and was seen by tho caretaker's daughter. Tho hall of lire illumin nttsd tho countryside. Thens wiin a !ot)S, hissing sound. A gigantic fouti tatlx was thrown Into tho air and half tht surface of the reservoir won ruf fled for ftillv live minutes. An ap palling thunderclap followed. The ftnoU of sulphur was ko strong that the lurotukcr and his family could ?caret ly breathe. Thfr fll'O hall which wrecked the v!l iuge of Stoke Hoy Its near Anodic, is described as having presented a vivid spectacle. It Is not posslblo to as certain Its true character, for there are various sorts of electrical phenomena which como under the term "lire hall." According to the best anthoritIo.h, a fire hall Is a mysterious phenomenon of spherical form which fall.-* from a thunder cloud and frequently re bounds after striking the earth. It usually burns with a bright flash and a loud explosion and occasionally discharges Hashes of ilKbiulng. Hy some scientists the tiro ball Is term ed "globe lightning," but Hie keenest enthusiast has never stopped snlli ciently long to examine It closely on arrival. Sometimes an ordinary bolt of light ning is described as a lire ball. The real fire ball is a very rare phenome non, so much so that at one tiiuo it >$AV}>*V\vr?vv* >>v ivS^S iiiv 1st only In tho popular Imagination. The French electrician, i'lante, when experimenting with bis rheostat?a kind of condenser?several times ob served balls of lire travel uluiif, the wires of tho machine and then burst with a loud detonation. This phenomenon, which has never been satisfactorily explained, presents nil the characteristics of the true tiro ball, which travels slowly cnougu for Its movements to be plainly visi ble and then explodes..- London Mail. Better Than tbe Pollceiniu. A man wii4 wondering along I'nrk How the other flft.v looking for ilu> oftlco of tho Bureuu oT M unicii?:i 1 Klu 11sticH. lie asked one or two pedes t liana where I li*? oflhv was, but 11n? v did not know. Then lie asked a po lleemnn, but the; ofhorr did not know olthor. A small nowsboy heard him linking the policeman and volunteered the Information: "Nlntoeuth tloor {Syndicate Building. I'j;;*r?r. sir?'' "Oh, yes. I remember, It Is lu the Syndicate Building." the oilier Inter rupted. Thon he chased the smnll boy nway before he could sell his paper.? Xs'ow York Commercial Advertiser. In a short tliiie the Ja|)auese popu lation of Han Francisco will leach m?#. 000. Plso'n Cure for Consumption 1 ?* an Infalli ble medicine for eniighn and colda. X, \Y. Hamiki., OceiiD drove. N'. .1,. fob. Ii. 11MKI. Kindness on earth marks the kin of tho King of heaven. Tito Kent I'roncrI|>lloii I'or < lillls and Fever Im a hottlo of Uuove'h Tahi'ki.kss Ciifi.r. To*ic. It is simple Iron and <|nidino lu n (HHteloHM form. No euro,no pay. Pri<!0'i3c. Hlohb??"Hiive you read "The Sor rows of Satan?' " Slobby --"No; 1 liavo enough troubles of juy own." Happtii- sn cannot ho bought, hut oil" of tho great hindranees t-> ltn attainment can bo removed by Attain*' Popsin Tuttl IrutUv H'h just when n woman's out of teiu per that she seems to have moat of it on hnnd. Carter's Ink lias tin- endorsement of tlm L tilled State* icovei anient ami <>f nil t m loading railroad*. Wual miy niuro ovUKuiot ? In Mexico no necessity exist* for lay ing in winter stores of honey, iiud the bee Is lazy. Mr?. Wlimlow'a Hoot III tin Syrup forolillitroa toothing, softens the ciiiiin, redtn es I nttnmma lion. allays iialn. euro* wind colic, 4.">c.n Ijott le. II. II. Oiikkn'h Hons, of Atlanta. On., aro tho only Buceesafnl Dropsy Specialist* in tho ?world. See tholr liberal offer in advertise rneal in another eolnmn of thl* paper. When a man invests lu mines he sometime* ?omos out minus. So. it Htatk or Ohio, Ci rv ok Toi.itim, ( CtM'NTV. FllANK .1. ('IIIt.NKV innke? oat h that lie l?. tlu* senior partner of ttio firm of !?'. .1. i in m i a ( "o..<iol UK buslm'l-siu tliet 'Ity nl Tok'd.i.l '< >u lit y and State aforesaid, a lid that -aid 11 rin will | ay tho sum of ONK llt'NUIIKn ixil.i \ u?a fur ench anil every case of i'atahiiii ttiat ? ann<>t )>i> cured tiy the use of II ai.i.'s t' at \ iiaii < i iik. Kll A Mi .1' II I A K v 8worn to before me mid hu!?>><'ritx-d in iny Ii presenco, t hi? fit Ii d i > "I I'll rmfuT, ?< SKA I. V A. 1). lt*W. A. W ill r | I V-'-r?w /Vd-'.v. Hall's Caturrb Curo is taken I nt .'mail v, and artsdlreetlj" on tho Mood and inu> 'ii?- MirfacuM of the system. Send for tcnMiiionlal-, free. F. J. < IIK.NK V ?V i o? I idedn, I). Hold by llriiirtflxts. >Ki Hall's Family I'111- are t lie best ! If you would have rich, dark., thick hair, your hkfr must be . well nourished. Gray hair, stur.tcil hair, full mg Hair, is starved hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor, is the "" food for starved hair. It feeds and nourishes. ^Ayer Company, r ~y: ? Lowell, Mm. COL BRYAN IN OHIO! .... ? His First Day There Was a Busy I One. CALLED Ul'T AULA!) OF TIM!:. \ -V ? llo lixplaiiii* the Diiloroiivo Ik twcfii a banner and an AgricijHut M An <>14 flan Hard Mil. Kenton, Ohio. S pedal it had not boon tho Intention if the Ohio Sm :c Democratic cOimr.it lee tVtt \?v Mr* >n should begtn tho &) ? ture of l;ls Ohio to*r ur.v* * -w. "( Howling i?:I'i'U sl.o .;1. e .< (iIkii was. hOAtwr ; it hH^hl eJit.Y.t . ? <???** ? ??>??? *? <* > ntnnlior of people ^ ;? ? a ^ ?' Mr. Hryan's car In the 1\*> ha/orn tlir train f.v:v t: t JK)lnt, Tho noxt ftpC.'lh w ft- U:-dt? ?t Howling Oveen. ?0 *i>d ti ? third at Klndlay tin* r~rtrr <?{ ttv- rr.:;i nas belt. Mr. Hryau announ (J durst ? the breakfast hour tb?-it> Mr.-- Hr>an would Join Min on the J?th infant in N? w York, and remain with hi in there, lio sold that after leaving New Yor>\ and making tin- tour of \\*?>*t \*irj*? ?>i. Maryland, iblewaru and New .It is /, ho would again return to the Kiupbo State and probably make H-veral Kpecohos on tliO oc itsIon of this snond vHI. an concluded tho first day of his <>'ii'.? campaign In thin city. Ho was met at tho depot by a torchlight procession j ami escorted to ? K'iu tie in the c ntar j ?f the city, where he spoke from a p?-tt form in the open air. The in 'oting j wan by far the largest of tho day and j It was thoroughly enthusiastlc. 'I' 11#; Uipuhlle'iiiH nl o h"ld a torchlight pro ce.v--.ion in tho city, with speeches In a j public hall by Senator Spooner and ! ox Congi't^miin H vim in. As a /onse? ! quince the city was full of red fire an.I ' of polill al outIiiihI sni. A niijority of ; tl.o iiio tin^it during the day were net j ho largely 'itttnibd nor so demonstr.. tive ?s t.ho?e or the Indian t aud Illinois tour of la.st week. Itaiii threatem d timing the j; inter pait t f the day. W hen Mr. Hi van was Introduced at Springfield, some enthusiastic admirer In tho crowd shunted: "Hurrah for tho farmer President!" The exclama tion attracted Mr. Hryau h attention tiinl ho said: "1 do not want to be de - led untloi false pretenses. 1 am not a j firmer. I am an agricultural^!. You know tho difference between them. A fanner makes his money on tho farm ami sponds il in town, while an agrl rultuiiiit la* a man who mak< s bis mon ey in town and spend'* It on the farm." At (Jreonfield Mr. Hryau w.ts inter rupt oil by an elderly man In the crowd who asked a question about race dis crimination in North Carolina, an I then partially disappeared bdiind oth er p< op|e standing m ar him. The in quiry seemed to stir Mr. Hryau toiiid erably, and he replied with some warmth, saying: "Don't hide I want you to stand where 1 can see you win n I answer your t,u?stion. Now let m<> tell you that an educational qualifica tion has been imposed upon I'orto Uic ? by tho Republican ndinini.st ration which disqualifies s:{ per cent of tho colored men of voting ;.ye In Ihtt tn rltory." Tho old gentleman retorted that ho (1 tl not believe the .statement, wlr rc upon Mr. Hryau continued: "NVell. I can show you a bulb-tin is Rued by your own ad mm 1strutt?m a* cciitly as the IM'th of last August, in which it is .?? luted th;:{ per c nt. of ' the -olorod population c uiutil r.\ u and write.. And this educat o.ial :-e<pi;re mcnt deprives that percentage of tho people there of the right of franchi o I >?i vtui know what per c>nt is aff"ct?tl by the North Carolina law? 1 c. m 1**11 you that it itt a g'.?al deal sinalb r p r tent, than that affected bv the l'ort" Tviean r?>strit tion. Hon't vo.j think you had better reprove yo\r own atl ministration for Its acts in I'orto itico before you compb'in of North t'uro IJ n?" : Appointed in I'l.icc o( Mr. Cleveland. \Va:*hincton. 1? . Special It i < iin I d< ivIimiiI licit tin- I'rerideu t has select ed .IihIk'- (leorgo Gray. uf 1 >e!awarc. to represent I he I'tilled States, with ex* Prtsnb lit 11 a rr ion. on The Hague per tnaiii lit arbitration tribunal Ju'i^o Cray ;s a former Senator from l>el.i ware, ami a Oeniocrat 11 ? ? \\ as a m< in !)? r of tin1 I'arh; p \:c ? rorumi sioa ami i.4 now a I'nlted State's judge for the tlii I'll J lid i i il ?ircuit. Mea\ y Registration in New York. Ni??\ York. Special -He ivy regitra tten retains from ^1! secli'Jiii of Great or N? w York, the ilivt day of registni tion preliminary to the pr< stdentiil ??lection in P.HW. are coming in slowly. The rcfribtratio:i did not end until In o'clock, ami it was midnight Ix'foie returns bcjian to come in. Knough i.? known to warrant the prediction ihsl the registration the lirst day will ex ee?*d <h" legislation upon the corre sponding registration day four yearn ago, when the figures were i;W,22,>. Ircncii Cruiser nt New York. The French cruiser 0eellie, Hear Ad miral Richard, and a crew of 486 men, Is at New York/ I teats the Record of the Oregon. Santa Harbara, C'al., Special.?Tho battleship Wisconsin mule a ku<v<k.h ful trial trip. Owing to rough weather a late start wnn made. Or. the westtn'n run oxer a 32 knot (ourso an average of 17.89 was made. Tho average for four hours was 17.25 knutu with strong Ihlo allowance in favor of tho ship, In a spurt of speed of 18.5 was attained. After the speed trial the ship was tiu-iv ed over to Admiral jKautts and staff for <nan<HHivcrI<m testa. The Political Ques Ion Box. Kvansvllle, Ind., Special.?(Jovernor RoofPTott reptlet to Mr. ttryan's n*s-r lion that ^he President asked for an army of 100,000 men two months before the Philippine war broko out by say lag that the hill for an Increase of the army was introduced by Senator Cook nil, of Mlfaouii, * Bryan sup porter. and waa fnMpdtfd to meet ths threatening conditions la the arehlpel "At tho tlaao tho President'* rec OOT '? coHialon mm iaamt* CHOP CONDITIONS. Official lUillctii) of tho Cotton l^lt Situation s {taction Director I*. 1 \ Uko. afNcv Or leana, civiN the following summary of tho weather j,nft ? rnp eoi\diCon* In ITio Cotton b'dt (Jill'illK the IVit k: Tho m*"U l' yip i aturo f < i the \v ck whs again markedly abo.e ti e normal I at idl stations in tho ?-??i (*?it 1 m'Ii lh?? Killing from I dcgi ?.?-?* al Nv\V Orbai.s at?<i ^ j*.?-< Crtsti to 1- '1 Uic s .it \'ashvii)< turn"B the 1?-t t\v? J howovci;, 11;?"? temperature .n J was h low normal. ? \ o; t nvni ! >a-; i i.o i ! i ho 11?<?! v a\ o i' I g south and oi T< \cti? until iitftiiK thn ;nv? of the tee '5c xvh? n light i * . i .U. 1 Oi ?il .1 lew fcC d< I A i* ii n I T< uhe. n ? \v? :'(? a1! ?? i?vtvipit:it:on ur.fl \! U pb M'f-ul #!iowi>h I ha t port iof) of t ho cot : ? n I . it e;st of the ;'t.M..,; named above ?h<,? *tis wi ri' reported at *e itt i <1 pl.Xt?& throughout tho week, and duing the last two rt."\ys uric ?|Ultu,go;it ral. l.oulsiitn Weather c uwlHions higii ly f?\oni!de for haivo'iug i ' ??;*, pick leg .otton and ripening cane; s liowciv-' 1'ridny and Saturday beneficial to cm.' and iegntahloi and improved ???>:i liti? n of g.amnd for f all plowing ami ? eding. Cotton picking well adv n od .mi I in some 1<? allt !es moie than hall gatho ed; yield light a..d generally no top crop la making. A f< w mills havo started, bat hiigar making will not be onio general b fore tho li'.st dooade of (lctober; cam* pr-:in? iHi'M ii 'ar.'o tonnt'fj ?; some fa'I p.ant ing being done. line threshing is p.'o IIX'Jl.l , llli I'.lJit 1 ft L' ii J J J I / JJ l!J. i ' t'J ' -.-it . faetorlly, hi't a largo portion of tho Crop is yet mi Ho' II' Ids in shock or stack, and a considerable acreage has not yet I i'. n cat. Texan Itaiulc^s week over nearly the whol 1 of the State, favorable lor gathering crops, cotton plikh.g rash'.'I. pickers sea! cc, early cottc^i all o,:e:i, picking half <ompiete<l in pla os. oa land crop very spotted and nlmo I a f Mlni o in soiii ? localities', go >d In others, yiohl as a whole considerably below the average; li e harvesting pro grossing, yield good; corn gather.n^ continues, yiohl below avorag ; who it Rowing ? oinmene. d; sn ar om:o m Mur ing, crop good in plaeen; f ill truck gardoniiiK progressing ;.b>ng the Arkansas Light rain generj*Kon r.th and Vttj; cotton Pt king progressed rap idly and under Ja vorablo,/-condition-s mo t ,ill will bo i>U,kod Within from 'JO to r.O days, general outlook for litlie over half oi op. Mississippi Cotton continues to op n and Is being pi, ked rapidly, half of tie crop gathered ia many places, yield grows lighter as the season advan-is showers < hocked opening and retarded picking slightly la; I of week; pe..s. po tatoes and turnips Improvid by raiss; corn genet ally a small crop. Alabama Warm and wet week, rain fall ex e slvo in some eastern and southern counties, retarding picking of Cotton, which will )>r i lic.iily all be gathered in the next tw> weeks, witii I very light yield. < on-id. r.ible corn ! housed ; all minor crops k ttisfactory; ' f.,11 plowing being pushed, with indi cations of large acreago be:ng devoted to wheat at'd oils. Coorgia Cotton pi king progressed favoiably in ?it j.oi thorn counties, but w is retarded and the st ;p'<- soaie what injured In porlioji^ of middle and pouthern so t o:is by too uch ritti; where not damaged by re ent ra'n i 11 e tpiality of the staple Is good. l-'iorida ("opious rains t reat ly iia provtd iiine, vcwct potatoes ? nd vo"' | a Ides, l>ut .1. lave.| work :n 1 did son e damag'1 to cotton, tho li- !U of whii h will ho picked by the l-.th, 'be <??i? erop will be llr,b?; cllru trees an l pin. ap pb .j are doing well. Foulh Parolina Continued warm, with li>:ht rains in eastern and western and heavy in .eatral p??rti??ns; cotton picking interrupted, l.ol's opening slowly, but litt!?* bM't in the t'e'ds, ne.v growth staite.i, b'coming fr-oly in placis, but unlikely to rip<'U, s. a I si - rind improved r.viutlv; tine luop of Juno rie.- being harvested. North Caioli/i:t- Idght rains from 1st to at h; but iienllb-ient in amount. f<d lowed bv fill", very warm weather; fall plowing still backward, but popula tions are ulidi r way for largo crop of winter wheal; pickinur ?otl.?n delayed tJi-st of week, but pushed towards tho clo. O will b'e completed within two we ? Ks; iio top crop T. nno Hot' Warm, dry weather, fol low.! In-i of wo< k by KOOI rains In miiitllo and w.-stern dlvlsauis; cotton in bottoms opening slowly, picking la full pros?resand the crop which l? generally short, is being unthcrni rap idly; preparations for wheat seeding progressing well and considerable iiroa*s air. .dy planted; mm h corn c t for f:irat-*e; minor late crop.-- doing fail ly well. N v llow I'cvcr Reported. One h-.:id:< 1 and thin eon now ease-.-, of yullow fever have bi e:i officially r?i pi>rtod ni Havana sin..' (V.tobcr 1st Thore is no longer any doubt that the disease li:m atUu ke?l Major Peterson, chief commiss-ary. and I'r.itik lla>^?? gcii'oral manager <u the lla\ana l>run/-u ??f i In* North Ainoi icaii I rust Cinn pany, who were taken i:i I nnr'dny. Mi.-s Natalie Mrown. a slonographor in tho employ of tho tru-t company, is al so til with the di^ue. .fiother Demonstration by Tlinerc. llazleton, Pa, Sp?t ? J a I. \hout COO strikers < omj>o-?<'i of iih'H from M- .\ doo ami otho.r so::tia<ip towns, ami thin oltv, Kath?M?.l at M< \<loo ht?for>< dawn Friday moraine m;ir<h??d to th?? I'toavor Meadow <<>Hii ry Hrotl' < r.-{ Si ('umpiiiy, which ha I boon li< ;?t in steady operation sinro the inaugu ration of the strike, th?Mi otmc mound to Cnyka sti!; plugs. east of the city, nnd from the stripping* mnrrh^M right Into the heart of llazlelon. TJio col' Uery. however. had akeidy suspended. Tho parad?* dispersed in the city and the 11011 rcttirnr>d<io their homo*. So oral wottien werrt in tl*> crow J. Tli.r Cotton *Ncvd Market. Jackson, Miss.. Spe lal? Numerous nw n are being held by cotton oil manufacturer* of Mis isslppl with a view to rontT^ng prices to bo paid for seed. The lull's are now paying $16 per ton and r* the crop is i,o per cent, short, it is the general belief thit thc.prhr wUI advance to at least $IS within the next few days. E. Bertwew. a saloon passenger on the stdUBfir Havana, 4t New York, has yellow xotr, and hnbten ic moved '.o flwiabarcd Island Hospital. IIIKOUGilOUl TUB COl.NTRY I lie South. The comhlno of Louisiana rice plant ers, to ontroi the .output tor the next four ytvir.-i, Is said to be assured. 'ft . M> I -ippl Medic <1 Association, it) annual se-hlon at Ashovllle, N. C.. ll-tcuul to the address of I???- Harold X. of Chicago, prmldent. The |C p Mil-m <ommltt^|ir of the hall lichgate district of Went Virgln l'i h: s appoint* d James Christopher, ><f l human. i<? t (if vn'incy on tho legis lative ti<- kt-t ciustd by tho dtellnalion < ?! !?".?irfit.\ S. Laudfclreet. Mr. Chrlsto phcr is in the employ of the Davis ('oil ,cii>l t'ok" Company. of which Mr. l,:uii| t:o!'i is general manager. '! If Tri State -Med lea I Society ot 'liiiv'- ?? Alabama and (K'drnlfti IH v <? ?n in ('hattiwif'-'ga, hat* taken to secure nuHIieal legislation la :!,* . ? th:ee .Stale* for tho ipu:po.ro of rr ??""eg or prohibitIiir tho niitnI**->?** 4. habitual (jiuiin.tU, poisons svffll**L ( i. with inctii.ible disuses, drunkards and vi tins <>f ha>i mfal drugs. The North. The navy department will use ail ?\ nlnblo marines in arslstlng Ooneral Ma- Arihur to make up lor the lo>h of vo'i.nte ra soon to ho brought home Iro211 the Philippine#. In Wii-hlngton it is thought an anti Anglo-Saxon movement will la' projoc l?d ;it the Spanish Anuricin Congress to be Im Id in Madrid next month. The Ladles' Auxiliary of the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen, in ses sion at. St. Louis, has derided not tu I c!u. g* the insurance features. Tl e e has been a heavy fall of snow i in il<*? l{i<> (iraitiie vallwy |ii iexan. j Governor I'iagree, of Michigan, ha* iumiiuuuwI i t. i Jitt u^Hl .jegtiga t politics at the end of his term. j Kdwin Fletcher, one of a family of .-?(tide climbers. fell 72 feet from .\ chimney at Attleboro, Mass., and was | niit.-d. Tho steamer City of Seattle, which J 4ii-.-iv* -I fit Seattle, Wash., from Skag ! way, Alaska, brought 2SL'S passengers j ami $Y;it).OUU in gold. j Gowrnor Pingrce's bills for a popiw ; lar \ i>!i> on a Constitutional amend j ment. i<< liix railroads at actual value [ aii< 1 fo;- the. repeal of special chartors, I base been passed by tli" Michigan Leg islature. The members of the Carlisle Indian j iiool football l?Min were received at i tl?r* White House and shook bands with j President MoKinley. I w. Y. Powell, who for s.'.vcii years ! ha* hi en grand president of the Ordoi of Hail way Telegraphers, was ?^polled from the organization by a largo ma jority of the votes of the delegates pllvHHI-t. The board o*f Indiana and ixgro mis sions <>;? tho lioiiiiiu Catholic Church in* t in Washington City at the Catho lic rniveivdty. A fuml or JGJ.OOO was appropriated anions the various dio ceses in which the tiii-moiis are loeat I ed. Prom reports of in-coming f.ea rap* ! tii!nu it is learned that not for many years have there been so many meti at e- to navigation as prevail In the North Atlantic Ocean at present, and it is understood that the- shipping in li rests of 1'liilndclplila ai'e about to i nite in a pniTion tlmt the Vesuvius be a. si.nn-.'l to the work of blowing mp ! (!.'? uuii'crous dfielicts that scatter I those yeas. Foreign. Iiai on 1 "a\a, Italian Ambassador, baa prist r.tid his ere'lentials from his new iiinsf* r. King l-jiirm-tnuel. 'i be C.i] iv Colony Parliament was proi't'guetl Saturday. A new modern post office building for t hf? Philippines is t<> built in Ma. nila at an t.irly date. Pour distinct agitations are describ ed by a correspondent in China as anti Oytiastlc rather than anti-foreign. The expedition against Paotii:g-Ku has .started in two columns. A plot to burn a portion of San Ho ii. In go is aai.l t*> have been discov ered. The lloers under C.eneral DeWet are active In Kroonstadt district. Ceiieral Maden-Powe.'l has arrived ??t Pieioria, where he has taken charge of the Transvaal and Orange State polic 11 is olliciallV announced that Ll Hung Chang. Prime Chlng. Jung Lu, l.lu Kim ^ i and Chang 'Jhih Tung *? ?m po. e the Chinese peace conimifs.on. A proposed unnlitlcation of tlnr gigan t i, Ht id railway contract bus te n made t he is. ue of the political cam paign in Newi'oundl.iml. A special dispatch from Glasgow says another case of bubonic plague bas been discovered in a part of the city hitherto free from the disease. Lieutenant Amdrup's Greenland ex pedition arrived at Copenhagen after exploring as tar as 07 degrees L'2 minutes north. Mrs. Krng* r is very ill in Pretoria and drlveis of vehicles have been or dered to walk their horses past her llOUSe . Miscellaneous. Po? pondent. Mrs. Louts Mills pr>it oned herself and her baby. :?t Kssex, Ml, ii.; ili?. <)iild died and the tnotlu r recovered. it is thought the futility among tub ing vessels operating 0:1 t ti (?r<ind Hanks will aggregate :tt?0 from tligalo of .?M'pU'Utlier lii. Ail were well on Hxjdorer iv>\ry', fteoiner. the Wind ward, on August. 1'. and ihc vesid w is en route for I'apu York, to reach Lieutenant Peary. Richard .1. Carroll, long chief money order '< lerk <tf Branch 1C. New York Por.t Oflhe, has been arrested for forg - iiik and raising nroney orders. King George ?.f Greece has arrived In Paris to extend trie Exposition. lred T. Hyatt, a logger at Melrose, Mass . ha* been shot and killed at Kendall .Station. Wyo., by Leigh Cut ler, who robbed the lody of $200 and a watch. President linmrrer cf t?c Interna tional Coopers' I'nionopposes dropping Internal revenue Htamps from ono eigth and one-sjxth boer and ale bar rels t-e-nu?e it wrvhlrt throTv mmy men out <9t ^ork. Th'?W*"are C.000 members of the Or der of Railway Telegraphers. New York Board of Trade and Trans portation has declared against the war stamp ta f. For successfully defending hit -car and killing * train robber, Biprwi Messenger O. E. BsxUr, of 9L, LwU? Mo.. h?? been glvea flMO bjr On Ad am* Express Compaay. RHEUMATISM. CATARRH ARt ULOQD ! DISKASKS?CURE f-RuF. n n. n. cure* dffp- smte-l Cft*A* after nil clue falls If you havo uc-h?H In | t'OiH'H, joints o! back, av.ulltii ^'luifl^. I jOMjfc C'Olltl'Ul of niUSCl '3. tilliHcil b-Vtll ifnttlng In eara, mattery, rlimy <1 illUlliu. HOlCS <\U lining of tt.i <?; , >tluoat. 01 thin blood. then t;i!<?- It. I' li , j mLUIi euros to nitty cured by mak- 1 ir k tin* blyfBd |'un aii I ) i< h * >\ ?.? < ."{??<?'? j positive #mr?s to pet feci health. Tiy ; It. M It Druggist*. $1 Trial treat ment frro by wrlttng H l> H 3 j Mitchell strftU, Atlanta. C?a. l?es< rib? j trouble, uiel medical advice fi t e. When a rtinn takei !<???> in o'i iv>< It arid rye to bio?k up a edd it'.; tit ? ry 1 tint iu:? k,a him feel rocky. licit t?V?r t no llowtds, Kopinltvr what utht you, he i Ju'.'lm I > ft , ?*aMi?*? r, >? ? 'tt v.'ill n?v?ir i;>jfc,vvell uli'i; \ m i>. ???(?( him |>tlt I itf ill A A'amch K?. t < 1: t*! ii.tlurw, euro )mi uitnunt a gritnj <>r |? .i? ?. |>ruUl''? ?*?*} (lilt VI fit I lliuVHtlluDIS, en-1 V. ? I j!?nt lUOI'tltJt t(1 Mlirt K?*ttltl?{ >?>?!? ItXrtMtl o.icW. l'Am*iiKi? < J.thly I' ll Inn 11 <, t h? tfftijiiliiu, I'ttt up In mft<d ???>j:v???, fvocv i.?1? Ittt llHS t.'.t'.O. Mllllllpod OIt It. UoiV.WO of uuitadona. Tho lit hlttsh of tho erar.b?rr .? 1; causing tho turkey to wear a worrCl loo A. ' Salesmen Wanted, f I w ? hoie-M. rotiulilc mnn; <>xjn : Ii-ih-o not ?il.sr?. lih'iirtvi'y; Mllu-y (XI.'I <'\|,. u-es I ?ltl. ! i'ooi losrt Tvbncou Woika Co., Ui iU\.iu t l:y, \ n. F.voii tho oroiun of tooioty vvlil sometime* turn Boar. KI TS pcrir vi?-ntly cured. NollU'ir norvo.n. tio?s a f tcr itr?t d.t y * un?? >?f Dr. i\Iitin'?? t ? ro 11 j Norvo Ke?i<<r< r.t: trU: tmtrl.i iitwl t r-<nti-??l'rn.i ? I). It. II. K t t sKj Ijtd . '.ill Arch si.. I'liilit, I'.;. , Hlol-bs?Vor.r vft?iks didn't !ik ? it up in tho moui^ta rs I untbruuvd. ' S.obbs?Nuklive didn't enr* for the1 air," 'niold.s?"How win that'.'", Flol)bs-~"Well, the only air tho 1 nil lortV* daughter know va.-j 'Tlio Uluo and tho tJray,' and after tho llrst wcvlt wo sort of ^ot. tirod of It." \\ a itir(l. A tr/ivcllnj: i >it o-timi: In ein'li S(.ttt)inrn ? <M t?i *H't |?er iiiotitti hi.?l triivollin,' ii !o?; ox|??ti? ?t x Wohip )y iKM'cv^ary, A<l?lr? ss j I'kkicks Tobacco Wokkh to , IvmoKb, Va. ? . . / The hutidiors or Hcriin liavr? a ctv,' ous way ?'f inl'iiriiiing tln-ir ctis^i icri ; of tin; days on whirh frt'sli s^iis.'i^i-m are made by placing a cliair. Ouvt rt il with a liii'go rh'itn api'itn, at tho sidt* of tho shop *luor. Pt'?.NAM 1'ahki.khi Dvf.1 <l<> If t >tnill till1 hitiuli or .".[?^>t tlio kotth'. ,Sul.| l y ;:!! titng (^Id-.d. Koine mouN favorlto por.umo In a clovo, '!'<? Cure a fold In Dur I>av. TrUo 1.a x a i i vi> BuoM) t?uim.VR TAni.r<?. j All druggists rotuuu thQiuoucy i! it htildto . euro. II. W. CJkovk'h sjiguattiro yu t-ach box. ! 2Ce. ? After ft man I.h marriod ho xhouhlif t havn i ft sIiik'o Jili-a. HELP FOR WOMEN WHO A Ki: ALWAYS TI K!:i>. " I do not ft'td vi-ry wtdl, 1 (tin so j tirod all tho time, i d*? not know w hat is the matter with inc." Ymi hear those words every day; as often as you meet your friends jut t often are those words repeated. More than likely you speak the same si^nifi eant words yourself.-and no doul K'^oti do feel far from well most of the time, i Mm. Ella Uieo, of Chelsea. Wis., whose portrait we publish, writes that the sulVered for two years with bear- , inp-down pains, headache, baeUnehe, and had all kindsof miseillble feelings, nil of wliieh was caused by falling and Inflammation of the womb, ami after doctoring with pliysjejans and numer ous medicines she wafit ntirely cured by Mns. Ti.la Rirr Lydia TO. Pinltham's Vegetable Com pound. If you urn troubled with pains, fain tin if spells, depression of spirits, reluctance t<> anywhere, headache, backache, mid always tired, plea.se re meml?er that there is an absolute remedy which will relieve you of your suffering' s,s it- did Mrs. liiec. I'roof is monumental that Lydia K. l'ink ha m's Vegetable Compound ia the greatest medicine for suffering women. No other medieine has made the cures that it has, and no othor woman has heli>ed so many women bydii?-ct pdvii o as has Mrs. I'inkhani; her experieneo is greater than that of any living per son. If you aro sick, write and get her adviec ; her address is l.vnn, Mass CATALOG or FREE! SPORTING GOODS. RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, l.onikl St., ST. I.OMS, JI<). /HTUTINO ? loihloar. IUCI.I.I1, FREE GUN CATALOOUB 681 Pages. , CAMP OUTFITS, wmrs, axLSKS0 OA1CBRAS, Swrttg llicfeiMS. SCHMEUER ARMS CO., KANSAS err*. HO, UrgMt tporHflC CoodtHouM In Anwrioa* Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup grippe ud n?M?pU??. ?Jfc ? A WORLD ?without MUSIC Wo ,11 ).o a vTi:*ic it ad In H; Iti\tlilt! -it li'DiOi Vo i cxi>t'ct t ) l?ny ii(i of ' I I! O folll > tliua Why no; now'/ An liiKtnuiionl is 'hiniuirt< u'? I'llllT I H i ll III ? 11 t, Hh III Vl<f<tllir>l>i. I f V..II |(ot o ,o of l!ll< it t :k U || It l' d Iiiu'mVH I i il 0>* III MJJO \< 1 !l not nfToet \X It U 1 liO M-M (?'<>< "1 II Vo ) ?;|J'< frolit how, till' tli*y yo i ijouuhl it. ,.;y Pf ice Is Right. ORGANS $35.00 UP. PIANOS $175.00 UP. tr/" Writ*' l'or< itlitlouuo Rl\<t 'fl'criim, A d f.'hl, i/I. A. 1V1 ALONE, Columbia, S. C. pawMILLS, CORN MILLST V CANE mills, rice L i HIJLLERS, PEA HIJL K I.ERS, ENGINES, BOIL ERS, PLANERS AND MATCH ERS, SWING SAWS, RIPSAWS. nml 11 I oIIkt kinds of wood winkingmaohln ory. .My S?-rj?t'M lit I (14 Ileum >aw Mill a. i. ... i. . i.. k -?? 11t i-i i .OJ..I /???.* n jMrtUut t 111 i 11 fwr ili?? m-??!??>? on tjn? innr?i't, quick, fi'MUnitM Statu 1 ;r H. I> Sniilh Mio'liino < '? >nt j-uuy wood workiiiK inii<')iuu?ry, l'of lu^ll <1 iliii: Jilaia blidl) valvo. Autoti.atlo, and < 'orfteK writo in?*: Alia.*, NVutortcwo, and Strulhurs !c Wills. V. BALM I AM, 1326 Alain Street, COl.UAtUiA, C. A Rea?pii/\vliy we get so many orders ringings, Hollers, Saw Hills, (irist Mills, i5rick "lachincry,(iimiing Mach inery, Machinery Apptnteiwincos ami SupjiTies in (ienoral is I "KASV." Wtaon in neod, ?)r?>|? us a lino and wo will do ih" re*!. A i-ar load of tho oclf?1.>rntoil ".Spriuklo" Wood bjdit 1'ullcya just iu. W.H.UIBBES k CO., < OI,| M HIA, S, ( . SHOFS NAD J! 11 ,> ull Iinvc; Ix'i-ii i>;iv liiji 1<> **'? f'"' *li?<o . h 11 i;it or >v r.. i ><"u; la * >S'5 ?'V )?."."><> hi' ??*?'? will vini'c von ili.it llu-v n r<* jus! as K?><??1 in ?'\ ??!?>" n it v ui.ii <i?M fri'.iu !fil I' * !???>?. < )v?'f 1,?(?).??*??? w ran-rF. w c USfc". FA-i COLqi^ L UYELETs FACTORY WaouoN Mass. Ore p-ir of W. L. Doughs ?3cr 5'} 50 s*o?swiii will oo:!tivelv oMwsar two na'" i c f oiJlr.ary S3 cr S3.SO SiiGCS* I 5w> liirgcst imilii i*. of nn-n'ri dn iisul >jl;{ ,">0 -nIku's in Hi<> u orlil. Wo in;.Wo mill m!I i>i<>s~** *.'! ;iiitl fIiiich Hull) uiijr ollivr t n it minimf.\rI iii ?? i s In tln< 17. H. BEST $3.50: SHOE, 1'ilO I >11 u! .1 . Am. I) ? (??iui'1 :: ??>" ??i' > -'x < - infor?. ?i"l win i? l- !'c? t> ? r ? Khollt ll "'*?>? M. riu'y . it ?' \ r I ? stif iitlrlic I ..II |Svi hIIut I'll'" I'tcjumr! ?tun:tu r<l hi* ?'.????? Iff" I ! i "il i.. 1hk?) llmt lite ?< ?'< r> [ t riTt f.r Cicir uinncj t . .. t!i v . ?ii I ?Iwwln if. BEST $3.00 SHOE. Til I: IM tM).N r ? rc W I. nml ? nii-h'M'' l.-Hij j?iv ?,.n r ini>k?* in Imoiium? 'I'SI K V A IC ?' 'I'll II I' )>'!'. > our di-nltr tltoiilti k tL? ?i? ; vr' ),* \T"* r?:ir ?!...;?/ rxrlu-nc ^ a I ?? 1?! h toi/Hk T ?Ui no ??? l??f i?til ?* ? J i: rt11 on hrvr.c \V,jL> w ::)| nnm?* pr? taitip. *1 ?? n l?< t|.?tnV k f ? t??ry. ? ? ' ?iitg i*ri? ??? ai M*t<* k ?f??! i .-ithrr, ??/*? n Our ?hf. ? v.I! r? it'll \??ii W. is. I ii I .t h Mum' ? ml t? ?a f??r ccrr'opf. ?in or ri|> toe. < otnUyue Free. 'U S ???!, .M il?n. A ATIONAL [JIJSINKSS COLLEGE, ROANOKE, VA. WORE CALLS FOJUiRADUATES THAN IT CAN SUPPLY, 5cml i'or Catalogue. Kilter Sept. 4. CIIAS. !?:. KCKKKIJC, ('resident. Mcnll 'ii wlioro yon saw imtlco of School. WHEAT and OATS FOR SALE! 1>J May acotl wheat from a crop that yield ed 8.1 to 85 bushels per acre, reolcanod by a apodal need whent cleaner, lu new two bushel bagi#,price per bushel, Seed Oatsgro\ta In NurfirUAroHnii from ToXus Ked Kust Proof Seed, tho Noith Carolina crop yielding 80 biifhuls per acre, price 50<\ per bushel. Trices on oars at Cbarlotto, N. C? freight to be paid by buyer. 'IVrrna cush with order. CHAKf.O'ITK OH. & FKRTIMBKU CO., FRED OLIVER. LlIATlIiOTTK. N'. C, HDADCV new dikcovfkt;,i?n, l/K O T fluek r?t|of ?n<1 #nr?* n..r?ft cum Hois u(t#?i.iuin'?l??n l liulnml Kr> ?. sr. u K. uasiM '* sun*. s?s it, ah??u, <J*. 9 ATTKNTION l? f*cilit;?t?*'l If yon mrntlon thl? paper when writing Advertiser*.. So.42 That Little Hook For La diss,, o'.'A AI.I(jf MAHON. ItOCiHUtUt, K. y. MMCUES "MEW RIVAL " FACTOKYLOADfD SHOTCUH SHELLS ^ f W>ll^y ? y ~t?f?wt MVAI." tm ?^ LA30R WORLD. "* ???. - Memphis. Ten a., l'ollre Deportment /tas Just inaugurated the eight hour tiny. Prussia h'aH among Its woi?ii?nff fliissi m nu ll who each earns ? U'sm (hull $H>5 a year. | 'I he miners uf the Yukon District, ; Alaska, ii is *aid, employ .VJSo nun, ; who rceeivu nu :*\-<l*i;i^? wage ot $1 uu j hulir. A strike of miners ;it Itaskott, Ky < i for jecognltion of the union, involv* j ilit? h?wer wages, h;is been won l?y i i tu> nu n. j The average weekly earnings <?f ? farm laborers in Ihr.dand, given by j recent reports, is js-i.io in \Vniea.$l.W; in Scot hind. $1.10; in Irelainl. $-lo. The Pennsylvania Shi to I-'ji ?*t??ry lu? npietor estimates tliai thu' Industrie* lit i he State employed ?iKN.iKW nioro persons iit I1)00 ihan I hey did in I SHU. During the second quarter of tlii-e year the percentage uf unemployed * in >.'ew. York was L'n.7. just double the number out of work for the SlUilO period last year. '1 here are about1 .'io.000 waiters in New York City, and thirty per cent, of them belong In .seven different un ions which formerly atliliated with tliu Kttights of Labor. A pension for old employes, similar lo (he oue adopted last January by thu Pennsylvania Kailroad east of l'ltis I burg, will go into effect on lhe IVnn j sylvania road west of Pittsburg on I January 1, 1001. Fifty per cent, of the Coke oven* f In .McDowell and Mercer Count left, j \\\ Va., have been put e?ut of blast, i throwing t?t:l of employment loOO men. i It is said to be due to the dull mar ) ket for the product. , A resolution has been adopted by . the Indiana 1'Ydcration of I.aboi' ask ing that a law he passod prohibiting j the employment by street railway coin >>> v-JT 'uij^SSSjlSSJi w ho are addicted to the use of iutox* ! Icants; it? A ?o\4j srlieino i+K++rii( ~proJeM?'</??j> a < !i orfTa iii.ui to make a fort lino raiding ;iHi.teaUts. lie Is fenolifg Ixi acres of .swamp land for nil a Hi.if atom farm, ami will lie ready for business in l la* fall. Thirty sown alligators have already been placed on the farm, and I In- promoter exports to realize ->?'??o? oil his scheme next year. The alligator, next to the rabbit, Is said i ? be the most prolific of animals, and where there is a ready demand for 1 hem there is more money in raising them than any oilier animal. 'That there is a demand for them now Is shown by Hie fact that ttu^ronioter ?f this farm has tiled away in liis ofileo more orders for alligator* than ho hopes to ln> able to supply in two years. There Is a steady call from tourists for small alliKaiors, while the many uses now made of Alligator- skin give a profitable value to the hide of the full grown saurian. South Carolina and Georgia . Extension R. R. Company. ^ . ? SCHEDULE NO. 3. ? ?|| I>j Effect 12:01 ii. in., Sunday, Doc. 24tb, Iff Botween Camden, S. O., mid Hindis* bur (J, S. C. West. HKBt. 35 33 02 31 EASTERN TIME. 2d ClafM 1st Class 1st Class 2d Cla<*? Lo.Ert l'assng'r l'ussuy'r Passn^r STATION B. Daily ox. Daily ex. Daily ox. Daily ox, Sunday. Sunday. Sunday. Suuday, p. m. 8 'JO 8 50 0 UO JO 50 11 'JO 11 35 12 :io 1 00 1 20 2 30 2 50 3 10 4 10 4 15 5 30 6 00 G 25 (i 35 7 00 p. m, p. tn. J 2 50 1 ] 5 1 27 1 40 2 10 i: 15 2 35 2 50 3 00 3 10 3 20 8 40 f 3 55 4 02 4 20 4 35 4 00 6 00 5 20 p. in< Camden DoKalb Wusiville Kurntinw Heath Bprings Pleasant iltil LanCO-SlUt Ilivorsldo RprltiKdoll Giitnwbn Juno't IjaslI" Rock IHI1 Now Port Tirzah Yorkvillo HLaron Hickory Grove tJrnyrjm Ulncksburg i. m. 11 25 12 02 11 50 11 35 11 20 11 15 10 55 10 40 10 30 10 20 10 10 10 00 y 35 9 30 9 15 IK'O 8 45 8 35 8 15 n. in. p. m, 6 30 i 4 frl> 4 3<>x 4 10 3 IS 8 W 2 33 1 00 12 40 12 20 11 00 10 40 8 20 8 00 7 30 0 60 <; 20 6 0) 6 3(1 a. m. Ilclweeu UIuek?l>?rK, S. C., and Marlon, N. C. West. 11 S3 Host. 32 ia EASTERN TIME. STATIONS. 2d Class 1st ClftM Mixed 1'asgnK'r Daily ox. Daily ox. Sunday. Jjuniiny 1st Clfws 2d (Jiasi l'ncfliig'r Mixed Dally ?x. Dally ex. Sunday. Suuduy. a. m, H 10 8 30 h ?0 0 20 10 00 10 10 10 25 10 60 11 15 11 35 11 16 12 05 12 25 12 50 p. ra. p. m. o. m. 5 30 Blacltnburg 7 48 5 45 EttrU 7 32 b 50 Fattr's Hpk'b 7 25 G 00 Shelby 7 15 6 20 Lattimoro 6 f>5 6 28 Mooreaboro 0 48 C 38 Henrietta B 38 6 55 Forest City 6 20 7 101luthorfordton6 05 7 22 Millwood 5 53 7,35 Golden Vnlloy 5 40 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 7 58 Olonwood 5 17 8 15 Marlon 5 00 p. m. a. m. VVE8T. (?Hftoey Division. 1st Class. 15 13 Dally ux. Sunday, p m am 1 00 6 00 1 20 C -20 2 40 6 40 p. m. a. ni. EASTERN TIME STATIONS. Blackaburg Cherokee Jb'olls Gaffaoy 1st 6lnss. 14 16 Dally ex. Bond*/, n m pn; 7 50 5 00 730 240 710 aao ?' ra. p. rn. Train No. 82 leaving Marion, N. 0., at 5 a. 3i., making close connection at BlaoKiVurg, 8- 0., with the Southern's train No. 86 tot Char:otto, N. C., and all point* Eaat. and connecting with the Southern'* vestibuW got lag to Atlanta, Ga., and all potato Wait, and will receive paeaengeit going East from trala No. 10 on the C. A N.W. B.B.,at York villa^ 0? at 0.45 a. m., add connect* at Oaiadaa, with the Southern'* train No.TOarrtT neeting at Book Hill, 8. C-, wttfc th* Sooth era* Florida t?ala for allpotat* Boat*. , Trala No. 89 laavlaf Caiadna, fl? 1180 p.m.^ftar the arrival of (M Charleston trala ooaaaate atlaai with tha I? A Cm fc a> fliUti with tlM B. A. Lw S? Oi. wtthttw Charlotte. H. 0., aid aeota at YorkvtUa, iw.a ml.w.