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VMoh Baan ** Jlo? '. ? ???A ??o{iJi?ftii-.t?h^-?iiiSl -u? otiiidr?fi? proprisbd[t?v lilli ri?tir: neighbor 'Alio haa ?uvcaRW; IdHa \?no; dr tuprai and proiiilp??, if ti)i? tintenW would (Cori scot, that Ue\woUId;glvo?-fch?ui prop erty-enough to triake thcrii?olves arid their other six Ohlldrch comfortable tor life.j v: ,.; ... "Which shall iiibeV ? Which shall it be? . 1 looked afc John--John looked afc me, A-nd when I found that 1 must speak, My volco setimcd strangely low ami weak. ''Tell me again what Hubert said;" And then I listening, ben* my head, This is his ?etfc?r: I ; "I will give . A house and land while y ou shall-li vc, If, in return, strom out your seven, Ono child to inc for aye ls given." I looked at John's old garments worn: I thought of all that he had borne, Of poverty, arid work, and care," Which I, though willing, could not share; I thought of seven young mouths to feed, Of seven little children's need, And then of this. "Come, John," said 1, "We'll choose among them as they lie Asleep," So, walking hand In hand, Dear John and I surveyed our band, First to the cradle lightly stepped, Where Lillian, the baby, slept. Softly tho,father stooped to lay His rough hand down in a loving way. When dreamor whisper made her stir, And huskily he said: Hot her?" We stooped beside the trundle bcd, And one long ray of lamplight shed Athwart the boyish faces there, In sleep so beautiful and fair. I saw on James' rough red check, A tear undried. Ere John could speak, "He's but a baby, too," said I, And kissed him as wc hurried by; Pale, patient Robbie's angel faco, Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace, "??o, for a thousand crowns not him," Ile whispered, while our eyes were dim. Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son Turbulent., restless, idle one Could he be spared? Nay. He who gave, Hid us befriend him to the grave; Only a mother's heart could be Patient enough for such as he; "And so," said John, "1 would not dare To take him from her bedside prayer." Then stole we softly up above, And knelt by Mary, child of love. "Perhaps for her 'twould better be." I said to John. Quite silently He lifted up a curl that lay Across her cheek in wilful way, Aud shook his head, "Nay, Love, not thee," Thc while my heartbeat audibly. Only one more, our eldest lad Trusty and truthful, ^notl and glad. So like his father. "No, John, rio; 1 cannot, will not, let him go." And so wc wrote in courteous way, Wc could not give one child away. And afterward toil lighter seemed, Thinking of that of which we dreamed. Happy in truth that not one face Was missed from its accustomed place: Thankful to work for all the seven, Trusting the rest to One in Heaven. THE COTTON OUTLOOK. High PricoHarc I'rndictctl Kv cn With a Large Crop, In conversation on Thursday with a Reporter of The State Mr. T. ll. Wannamakcr, one of the largest cot con dealers in this State made the fol lowing prediction in reference tu Hie cotton outlook: "One peculiarity about the cotton business is that by mutual consent all the men who are en gaged in it, are permitted to enter tain positive convictions and to cx press thelr views nuitc emphatically on all occasions, and should one's judgment prove wrong ten times to one that it is right, everybody ls ex pected to see tile correct guess, and never mention the prophecies that failed to materalize. "You have of course forgotten those bearish views expressed by me last fall, and I now rise to remark that the developments in thc cotton trade the present season have aston ished everyone. "Had it been admitted in the early part of thc season that the crop would approximate 11,000,000 bales, it would have been conceded without argument, that i) eon ts would be a full price for cotton. We know that the crop will fall very little short of 11,000,000, if it does not exceed it, yet the consumption lias been on such an enormous scale that we practi cally have a famine, and strict mid dling cotton is easily worth lil 1-2 cents, in spite of thc fact that mil lions of spindles arc idle, as the re sult of short supplies. This condition makes the progress of the growing crop of supreme interest to dealers and spinners alike. There must he a yield of eleven and a half million bales of cotton in the minimum, or a con tinued curtailment ol' consumption, if prices are to be kept within reason able bound:! the coming season. "Thc acreage is tho largest on re cord by probably, 'J to I per cent, and thc consumption of fertilizers is also greater than ever before. Abnor mally low temperature and excessive rains throughout thc belt, were very unfavorable for cotton up to about the middle of June. Since that time however, the conditions have been quite favorable, and with continued good seasons and a late fall, a large; crop may reasonably be expected. The crop however is one to three weeks late through tho entire belt, and tiic citarices rather favor a mod erate yield. Tlie crop is now passing through a most critical period, and the next six weeks will largely deter mine thc yield. We must have plen ty of moisture through the month ol August, and should drought develop over any extensive area, there would bs a sensational advance in the new crop months." A Con f'CMHCil Murderer. Harman Truman Coates, who was committed to jail at Richmond, Va., for 10 days for drunkenness and who his been wandering in tho south fdr over a year, has confessed to thc po lice authorities that ho ls a murderer. The crime, according to his confession v/as committed at Spring Valley, N. Y., May ll?, 1?H)2, and thc victim was Louis Hull of that town. A telegram from Spring Valley received today c ni li rms thc story. Coates says he was horn in Patterson, N. J. Ile posed as an umbrella mender while herc. Lightning struck S. J. Walters! s aw mill, near Grand Hay, Ala.. Tuesday affjefrioou, causing the holler to ex ploit .-William Carter, Alfred Wash ington and Lewis Johnson, negroes, were killed. Calvin Forte, white was badly scalded and will die. Two other white men were less seriously injured. TH? ?A|??; ?^lfefS?jr ?tijlp i'd Mdfee if u profit Sttebc8?. xi The Stato i'alr.iorHiioii Ia being an* tlclpaicd already by tbosc in ohargo and Hie .premium list has beeti Issued. Thc Fair this year will bo from October il to ?ctobcr :iO\ abd Iii that time there will'bo a larger Variety of exhibits here than there have been iii recent years. The farmers of . the State are taking a great interest in the stock and poultry exhibitions aud this line will bc a lull one. Thc racing committee ls determined tbat their feature at thc Fair will not be the least. Columbia is particular ly iuteicUed in horse llcsh just now and the paddock at thc Fair grounds is sure to be full this year when the ponies are ready to run. There will bc no carnival this year by thc Elks, as the rule of the great order now forbids such festivity, but the Chamber of Commerce will en deavor lo arrange an attraction and street show that will eclipse thc one of last year. There will bc side shows, free band concerts, a lloral parado, a confetti battle, ami a handsome ball. Thc State ball will bc of course, the premier social event of thc week, but there are already proposed several pri vate entertainments of an extensive nature. The students of the South Carolina College will give a german and there will bc a cotillion also. Thc secretary will open his oflicc in Columbia on the first Monday preced ing the Fair and will be ready to re cord all entries. This year the gates will be opened at 1) a. m. and the building will bi closed at 5 in thc af ternoon, thus diverting the attention ol" the crowds lo the street shows in the heart ol' the city. All exhibit? must bo on thc grounds on or before thc 2tlth of October. The society will refund all freight charges paid by exhibitors living in the State, on exhibits raised or produced in South Carolina, provided such exhibits are shipped at the lowest reduced rate and prepaid. Thc Southern Express company, from points within its territory, will charge for laney poultry and pct stock double merchandise rates, which must be prepaid. Il* thc cor ti lichte of the secretary is obtained that the same has been on exhibition, no charge will be made for return to original ship ping point. All exhibits sent ny freight or ex press must bc prepaid and plainly marked ".Secretary Slate Fair, Colum bia, S. C.," and in addition must have thc shipper's name and address on them lo Insure their return. Unless these Instructions aro complied with the society will not undertake to re turn the exhibits. Immediately after shipping the exhibits notify the secre tary and send him the bill of lading j or express receipts, that all exhibits may be looked alter with thc transpor tation companies. The ulllcers of the Fair association for 11)0:1 are: President-lt. 1'. Hamer, .Ir., Ha mer. President Pro Tem-.1. Wash Walts, Mount ville. Vice Presidents-A.T. Smythe, First congressional district. Charleston; lt. B, Watson, Second congressional dis trlctllidge Spring;T. S. Ki nani, Third congressional district, "Ninety-Six; .1. Wash Walls, Fourth congressional district, iMountville; .1. W. Dunno vant, Fifth congressional district, Chester: B. K. Williamson, Sixth'con gressional district. Darlington; G. A. Gulgnard, Seventh congressional dis trict, Columbia. Executive Committee--M. E. Don aldson, (?reenville: A. Porter Haskell, Columbia: .lohn I). W. Walts, Lau rens; J. E. Wannamaker, St. Mat thews: .1. E. Mobley, Wi un shorn; irc dcll.Jones, Kock Hill: W. fi. Hinson, Charleston; .J. J. Browning, Sedalla; I?. M. Pegues, Cheraw: C. F. Moore, Bcnncltsville; .1. II. Wharton, Water loo: D. E. Ell rd, Lexington; J. W. Dreher, Lowiedalc. Secretary--A. W. Love, Chester. Assistant Secretary-.1. M. Cauley, Columbia. Treasurer-A. Gamcwell LaMotte, Columbia. General Superintendent. - D. E. Elird, Lexington.-The State. HERE'S HOW TO KISS. An Alleged lO.vperi's Instruction to Those ol' IJCHS Practico. Thousands upon thousands of well cdiicatcd people go through lite and never learn the art of kissing, an ac complishment in our experience worth more than all thc learning of the great Sanhedrim. Very true, people do extract some pleasure out ol' a kiss, but they never feel that blissful rap lure that tingles and dances along every nerve from the medulla oblon gata to the very terminal of thc great sciatic. Every son of fallen humanity should feel ?md know the ecstatic joy. The following rule is freely given to all those who have blundered over a sim ple little kiss, lt is absurd lo think how lew people perform kissing correctly. All men of sentiment read carefully: lt makes not a particle of difference whether your giri is young or old, homely or beautiful, low or tall, thick or thin, the oidy absolute requisite is love. To make the kiss a success she must lend a helping hand and not (lodge, or squeal as if she objected. Not a word must be spoken. Never be in a hurry-baste mars everything. Put your right arin over her left shoulder and clasp her right hand with your left. The ?dght arm must now slide slowly down her hack to her waislo -but don't be in a hurry. Send a little thrill down your arm, and press ber doss to your heart. Look lovingly into her eyes and bend your bead till your lips almost touch bers till you feel her soft balmy breath. Let your mustache sweep lightly across her lips by way of pre liminary -but do not, hurry. Aim fairly and lilt squarely. Let the four lips come softly together and smack, so to speak, into the sweetest homo geneousness. Look tenderly inlet her upturned eyes while every tendon, muscle and nerve quivers with delight and fancy bathes ber plumage in a sea of bliss and soars through au at mosph?re redolent of joy whercevery passion and appetite inherited in Adam's fall ls relined and pu ri lied and all is swallowed up in love - and you arc a nat ural born idiot if you hurry i now.-- Johnnie C., in The Athenian. Pointed Pnrhj'rnphH. A well wisher is one who invests his coin in oil lands. Thc less wit a mau has thc more others many appreciate it. The will of thc people' disinherits a good many candidates. Eve's fondness for apples was a mighty good thing for tailors and dressmakers. T?.? ?mt Stopy bf. Younf? 6?u[H karb. . Dnittii In Gcbt-i?in. . ? young th?h . named (JleVeland Woods from, this state iles In thc Jail hospital hi Atlauta dangerously wounded as a result of an attempt to roh a drug store a day or so ago. Wood and a professional crook named Schmidt were seen to enter the store and thc proprietor tired upon them, wounding Wood severely. Schmidt and Wood were both taken to jail and the latter's father, who lives in Edge Held, read of the alTair In the papers. Mr. Wood ls a poor mau, having eleven children, aud has a hard time in making ends meet, but the ludles of Atlanta hearing or his condition, and feeling sorry for the boy who has been lcd astray, have interested them selves and will endeavor to keep the buy out of tho penitentiary. Thc Atlauta Constitution of Wednesday in speaking of Mr. Wood's visit says: When the story of L. E. Wood's trip to Atlanta to see his burglar son was read sympathy for the distressed father caused several ladles to take an interest in the case and they will assist Wood in his efforts to get his son out of trouble and take him back to his home in South Carolina. The ladies called at the tower. Wednesday morn ing and were present when father and son met. The jailor states that when Wood saw his son, wouncicd and ill and lying across a cot in thc Tower hospital, and knew that he had hceu shot down as a criminal and was held as a felon, he broke down and wept like a child. "My son, my poor hoy." he cried out, "was it for this that 1 held you in my arms when you were a babe and looked after you all these years?" The prisoner turned his face away from his grief-stricken parent, and his eyes, too, were lilied with tears. Thc ladies who went to thc Tower and promised Wood to do what they could to help him keep his son from a long term in the penitentiary, stated that they did not wish to bc placed in the light of persons trying to thwart jus tice,but believing young Wood was the victim of an outlaw and a crook, they wanted him to be given a chance to reform. "lt is for thc sake of his old father and mother that we have interested ourselves in the case," they said, "and wc believe that boy, If given a chance to return home, will never be caught in such a scrape again." Wood is a poor man and has a family of eleven children, lie has very little money, but says he will spend the last cent he can raise ou earth to keep his son from becoming a convict. TOBACCO FARMERS DESPONDENT Unless Priced Improve Alon}- Will Drop Hs Cultivation. Tile Florence Limes says the pre sent condition in the tobacco market I has greatly depressed the tobacco | farmers, and it is not to be wondered at. If reports from other towns are to be relied on few if any market ex cept Florence has more than one buyer, the representative of thc 1 American Tobacco company. Flor ence has her usual crops, but prices] here are nothing like what they- were last year, which was a phcuominal year. Last year, when tobacco was I at the highest it had ever been known in this section speculators laid in large stocks which they cannot now unload. The prices this year really ofter speculators a good chance, but having I been burned last year they keep their lingers oil' of it. The Dilllon corres pondent of the Columbia State writ ing his paper says: The State's stair correspondent Ina letter from Mullins echoes the sentiment of this entire section. Tobacco growers are simply paralyzed. A single instance will illustrate: A geutlemen who was in terested in three barns of tobacco that were sold by his tenants here ou last Tuesday told your correspondent that the harvesting, curing and marketing of the lot of tobacco cost $?1U. The net proceeds from the sale were S21 giving nothing for land rent, guano nor time and labor expended during thc long hot days and nights required to make and harvest the crop. The high prices of last season induced many experienced farmers to try a | barn or two; others increased their acreage; a few, very few secretly let I it severely alone, when they saw that ] the market would practically be under control the next season of the Ameri can Tobacco company and it will bc very hard if not impossible to in duce such men to plant another hill of tobacco. One such lesson as is now in evidence is enough. With prices) that would pay for thc cultivation of tobacco liad become au important in-1 dustry, lt gave prolitable employment | to thousand besides putting into cir culation a large volume of cash at a season when without it money has been conspicuous for its absence. The result will bc a return to the old stand by-cotton-which snaps its I lingers at trusts and combines and has so far defeated everv attempt to "corner it," and besides it's the lazy man's crop. Ile can plant it any time from March to June, go in the Held occasionally and look at it promising a working next week go fishing, hunt ing or frolicing then knocked about ita little and in spite ol'it all, it I yields more than he generally gathers | in by Christmas. Tho Toy Pistol Peal. Chicago has taken up in earnest thc very important question of toy pistols. Au ordinance ls pending in the coun cil of thal city which is intended to stop tlie use and sale of the pestiferous little weapon by means of which hun dreds of boys are killed every year. Ill Chicago about I? deaths caused by toy pistols hav? taken place since thc Fourth of July, and others will doubt less follow in Pittsburg about half as many victims have perished in this) manner In the small city of Wllkes barrc, in thc anthracite coal region, six fatal cases of lockjaw have beeu traced to" this summer's crop of toy pistol wounds. Cincinnati and Cleve land have had thc same experience, and so it goes through the country. As thc toy pistols do no good any where, there ought to be no doubt about the passage of thc pending Chi cago ordinance or the enactment of like legislation in other places. At best the pistols arc a public nuisance, and at worst they cause terrible de struction of lire Hoys who die of lockjaw are in agony long before the end of the deadly disease. Many of them arc bright and promising lads, and their lives are well worth saving. Harsh measures are not alw ays best -as thc woman who man ic.1, a man to reform him ls apt to discover to Iber sorrow. +.' ;? lu ?tatGu ttihf ??D fsMd^ Vvi?? tallad.early sessio? of c?ntfres?jn Ko Vcrflbt?r to discuta ?ud if rJosalb?o sc>. tie the fluaoclal duesti?rj, Tbe.Prcsi dent has been udnfitbblng frith tho prominent members ot his. party for months, sc .lng n solution for a:ques tion, wbicu we have been told thous ands or times was settled by the last two presidential clectionii: When Mr. W. J. Bryan declared that thc coun try needed more money to conduct the business bf ibo country, thc Re publican party and their allies, the gold bug Democrats,, insisted that thc country was ubundantly^upplicd with money for all needful purposes; Now President. Roosevelt and tho leading Republican politicians and papers aie clamoring for a more clastic currency to conduct thc business of the coun try. The main question to be de cided ls whether thc government or the banks shall Issue tho new curren cy. Those who seem to be posted on Republican politics says there will be a great battle over the matter, but we will wager a last year's bird's uest that the banks will win, and will be given the right ol' managing thc finan ces of this great country. In commenting on this demand on thc part of Republican politicians fer more money, Mr. Bryan In The Com moner well says: "lt is less than seven years since wc were told, in tho cam paign of 185)11, that we had plenty of money iii thc country and did not need any more. Since that time thc volume ol money has been increased over live hundred millions, and yet money is still so scarce that thc jinan* ciers insist upon tho loaning of all sur plus money to the hanks in order to keep business going-this, in addition to thc asset currency defended hy thc same arguments." Speaking on the same line a Ne braska banker says: "The silver dol lar which we condemned bad nearly lifty cents' worth of silver in it, bub the asset currency which they pro pose may he absolutely worthless. 1 left thc Democratic party to "protect the country from bad money. Is'thc Republican party going to reward me with an asset currency, which ts In finitely worse than silver?" This banker evidently thinks that he has been thc victim of misplaced confi dence, and is honest enough to confess it. The Augusta Chronicle says: Mean while, the undigested and indigestible securities are in dry dock and the shrinkage of Wall street securities is estimated at over one billion of dol lars, oh thc stock exchange. The New York merchants, hotel-keepers, champagne dealers, jewelers, art sa loon proprietors and captains of lux ury are bewailing thc forced economy af brokers' speculations and thc sorely bitten rich, who spend freely when the ioose honks high. Thc money ques tion evidently is never settled. Like the poor, it is always with us. Prcsi 1cnt Roosevelt may he monkeying with a buzz-saw." Stick tu tho DOCCOIH: Medical Talk, a monthly publica tion ol'Columbus, Ohio, is making a hot light on the doctors. Wc do not know what the circulation of the journal ls hut lt has every appearance of enjoying a large patronage and In Ihicnce. Its object, as stated In an editorial iu a recent issue is to give thc people instruction in hygienc-ant: medicine and keep them from allow ing the doctors to make victims of them in experimental ways. Itseems that thc object is also to encourage the use of patent medicines and dis courage the employment of physici ans. Here is an extract f. ?ra one of its editorials: "There arc many urgent reasons why the people ought to know what the doctors are doing. They ought to kuow all about it. Un like the lawyers and artists and chem ists, the doctors are asking for legis lation that vitally alTccts the home. Thc day is past when thc people can atTord to ignore what the doctors are talking about and trying to do. The doctors are asking for laws which will give them authority to enter the home and compel tho people to submit to surgical operations to take medicine that they arc unwilling lo use. Thc doctors arc asking for laws which would refuse burial to people who died under thc trcatment'.of certain schools or physicians until the services of the coroner haye been called upon. The doctors are asking for laws which make it dilllcult, if not impossible for people to obtain proprietory remedies io which they have learned to have confidence. In fact thc doctor has entered the home forcibly and is un dertaking to do by legislative enact ment what he has found himself un able to accomplish hy winning the confidence of thc people. The regular college made doctor has failed to con vince the people that he ls any better able to combat diseases than many peoble who have not been to college." The Florence Times says: "there can he nothing in thc world more vi cious or dangerous than people trying to doctor themselves and their fami lies with drugs the composition of which they know nothing and th'? af fect of which is thc riskiest experi ment that could ho tried. We do not condemn patent or proprietory medi cines, but wc do think that they should he used witli caution and only when .somebody else in whom one can have confidence has experimented with them and learned their cll'ects. Thc country is Hooded with proprie tory medicines of all- sorts. Those which establish themselves and win thc confidence of the people have doz ens of Immitations which arejoften palmed oil' on the unwary, lt would surprise the average citizen td know how many patent medicine fiends there were through tho country, peo ple who ruin their health hy pouring all kinds of new drugs into their sys tem. There is hut one safe Way to use drugs and that is under t he. di rection of somebody who knows." If you arc sick the i-'irest anti only safo way is to stick to the doctors. They have been with us for lo these; many years, ?ind while, like tho balance of us, they do not know, everything, they are mighty handy to have '.about when our loved ones are sick. Milln Stint. Down. i A dispatch from Whltthisvlllc, Mass., says a large part of the cotton manufroturing industry In that sec tion will suspend operations on Aug. 1 for ono week with thc outlook1 point ing to further gradual curtailment in several mills after resumption bf work on Aug. lt). Notices announcing the shut-down were posted hy four'of thc largest companies Thursday/ lt is thought tho decision to close was hi accordance with an agreement among certain of thc New England mills treasurers to decrease thc production during August on account of thc unfavorable cotton market. KIMmmm< i A P'foHHiietit Alfc?li do???j' t?fiiie? Takes IIIo oWn liI?U. A dispatch from Aiken to Tho State sayp. Mr. Arthur Wi Cushman shot ahQ killed himself at his home, eight | milos "northeast of Aiken, Friday ? morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Cushman was one of thc most prominent men in Aiken county and had hosts of friends throughout the State. Ile ? was a member of thc legislature from 18i)8 to i wo and was a candidate for shedir of Aiken county in 1900. Be ing defeated in this race he moved his family to Texas, where he lived about niue months and then returned to his home county, whore he has been farming ever since. Mr. Cushman has been very despon dent for sometime owing to several (inaucial reverses. He was very am bitious and could not bear defeat in any manner. His family have known for some time that he was continually brooding over cither real or imaginary troubles and they have watched him closely and kept all Ure arms, etc., out of his way. "Thursday one of Mr. Cushman's sons went hunting and on returning left his gun in his room. Friday morning Mr. Cushman locked himself In the room and wrote a note to Iiis I family, giving instructions as io lils| burial, and placing thc shotgun against lils heart pulled thc trigger and killed himself instantly. Mr. Cushman has been very success ful witli his farm and all thougbtj that Iiis worries would case. Ile was a man 51 vcars of age, liked by all who knew him, and by lils dcatli Aiken county has lost one of her staunchest citizens. Mr. Cushman Icaycs a wife, three daughters and four sons, who arc all prostrated with grief at the tragic death of the kind and loving husband and father. Mr. Cushman had threatened to kill himself two weeks ago. At this time lie stated that there was nothing else to do. His confidant and friend talk ed to him at thc time and tried to en courage him, telling him that there was no need to do violence to himself as lie was doing well and could get all the financial aid he needed, lt was thought then that Mr. Cushman had been dissuaded from his purpose, but I tho result Friday morning shows that I thc idea of self-destruction had taken too firm a hold upon his mind. LIQUOR SEIZED. Car I jowl ol' Stun" Taken Cl mr ?cc <>1'| by (>Ulcers. A special from Columbia to thc Au gusta Chronicle says: llevenue officers here seized a carload of corn whiskey Saturday afternoon believed to have been assigned to a local dealer. The. seizure was made on request of thc Collector of internal revenue of Geor gia and will he held until an investi gation now being made ls completed; Thc stutl' passed through herc some| time ago being consigned from Spen cer, N. C., t(t Savannah, Ca., which is the way local dealer? work, making tile shipment interstate and safe from thc hands of thc constables. The con stables, however, got busy .with the | internal revenue otllce in Georgia and when tlic car came back Saturday thc revenue ollloe herc was requested by the Georgia olllce to hold tho car. The dealer herc finding the car! watched so closely had it billed to Charlotte, N. C., but the train was) stopped at mantling street station and the car seized. 'It contained Kio kegs] each holding 4 7-8 gallons of corn whiskey valued at about $1.50 agal l?n. Thc revenue olllcers herc will hold it until the olllcers at Spencer, i N. C., where thc car originated, as certain whether the government tax is paid or not and if not lt will bc con fiscated. If it has been paid the stuff ] will bc released, as thc government has nothing to do with the state's] law. Meanwhile the constables will not lose sight of the car as long as it I hv-in tills state and the local dealer is| simply out a carload of whiskey. Constable Cureton this morning re ported to Chief Hammett that he had (.seized thc distillery run by .1. D. Stan sell In Pickcns county and about OOO j gallons of whiskey. Stansell was caught taking whiskey from the gov ernment warehouse for illegal pur poses and as the government gauger I violated the law in letting him haye : it, he will be prosecuted by tho United States government. A u ? us t l'or ;>~ Years. Thc following data, covering a peri od of .'12 years, have been compiled from thc Weather Bureau records at Charleston, South CaroJina, month of August for 112 years. TES I TH K ATI J H Ii. Mean or normal temperature, 81 de grees. Tile warmest month was that of 1000, with an average of 8ii degrees. The coldest month was that of 1874, with an average of 78 degrees. Thc bigness temperature was 100 degrees on August 4th, 180?. Thc lowest temperature was 02 de grees on August 10th, 187??. Average date on which I i ist "kill ing" frost occurred in auburn, Novcm Iber 30th. Average date on which last "kill ing" frost occurred in spring, March 3rd; Average for tho month, 7.22 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, Bl, The greatest monthly precipitation was 10.18 inches in 1885. Tlic least numbly precipitation was 0.40 inches in loot). Tlic greatest amount nf precipita tion recorded in any 2-1 consecutive hours was 5.80 inches on August :toth and Hist, 1885. CLOUDS AND WRATH mt. Average number clear days, 8; part ly cloudy days, 10: cloudy days, 7. WINI). The prevailing w\nCtA lia vc been from thc Southwest, 20 per cent. The highest velocity ol' the wind was 9.U miles from thc Hast on August 28 th, IStKI. Station: Charleston, S. C. Date of issue: .Inly 2;t, lw:i. L. N. Jesunofsky, Local Forecaster, Weal her Bureau. Wotton! College Hi^li? Twenty-two bed rooms, dining hall, elass rooms and study hall all under One roof. Steam heat and electric lights. A. M. DUPRE.IIEA D MASTER, Spartanburg, S. (j. VOOLUMBSA LUM SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, I INC? AND LUMBER, ANY QI. Coiumb DR. HATHAWAY. Recognized as the Leading and Most Successful Specialist ?a His Hoe in thc United States. The FpeclaU<;l ii noir Indispensable, iii alliV?ik?of llf? there ls a demand tot Ike lnaii who ca-? do ono particular fain:: totter than any ono else, and fuck a mail isono who kej confined , hl.i endeavor lo, and centered nil of HU energy and ability on thc specialty he lias chosen for his .life's wor?i. , . '-. }?". v 1 Early lu my professional enrcer I realized that Chronln Diseases were not being given the a tent.on whica their importance warranted. I jaw that thoso diseases required a special fit ness which tho bu?y practitioner could never acquired For mote.than twenty years. I h?ve'dc- j voted myself exclusively to thc study and treatment of these, dtscascg^aad^lbp fact, that plyrsh.j clans iceoinmcnd mo to their patient* 1* aa ovldenco of my s!illl and ability? in'iny's'p?c?a?'life. ?;? ^ tflvc special counsel to physicians with obsttnato and obso?re casc*.\."-- -,. . , , I havo devoted particular nttcnt! .) ?O chronic diseases of mcri and women, and no other' class of dlscaso requires inore intolllgi nt hnd export treatment, lt ls a fact fliat a'majority of -? men owe tho seriousness of their condition to improper treatment, and'a.faUurp .ty realizo thci .. importance of placing their case in tho hands of a skilled and expert specialist. r., t i-V :. * > "? i .?>. "i .9. \ .t '..; *f ^ jf IM.-.*,*.^...,-. Ta*>t???l?4t? Overindulgence, indiscretions and excesses aro not the only; I^Hl wi?US IJoUPsILV causcB of un Impairment of sexual Btrength. Such n derango wMcaa m j men t frequently comes from worry, overwork, mental strain, etc.. which gradually weakens and injures the system before tho unfortunate victim realizes the truo nature of his trouble. Nervousness, weak back, dizziness, loss of memory, spots before the eyes, despondency, etc., often arc thc llrst symptoms of an lmpalrnicntof manly vigor, aud it neglected serious results arc sure tn follow. I want to talk lo every mau who hus anv of theso sy inp toms ol weakening of lils manly functions. lean promptly correct nil irregularities, and under inv skillful treatment you will have restored ult of Ibo strength and glory of your man hood. Whether y<m consult mo or not. do not jeopardize your health by experimenting with rcadv-madc medicine*, freo samples, so-called quick cures, etc.. as thc most delicate organs of the body arc Involved, and only nn expert should Ins entrusted with your case. Send for freu booklet," Nervous Debility audits Family of ills." f\* * ? My cure for this disease ls gent?o mid painless, and often causes no detention from business or other duties, lt inv<..ves .JsTPIPT ll PP no cutting or dangcrons surgical operation. Improper treatment will result in serious injury. 1 give each case Indi vi 1- ? WM iy?MI \J ual attention, ami treat Its every requirement. Every obstruction ls removed, and all discharge soon ceases, Infl?mala- '; lion and soreness I? allayed und tho canal heals up promptly and permanently. Scud for free book on ijtrlutu.ro. , ?i\'-).r^ m m m I This disease lt the enlargement nt veins of the scrotum, which fill with stagnant blood, causing a constant drain upon Vf ii ITlPPPPIP the vilnlltv. 11 weakens thc entire system nnd sum away all sexual strength. 1 eure thin disease with the B&me unl V Ul IUUUVIU flinn car Uti ll ty just as quick ns consistent with medical suionuc. Probably moro men ntc aUllctcd with Varlcocolo than any other disease, and their strength ls ticing drained away without their knowing tho cause. Come tome at once if you think you are afflict ed* und learn tho caine ?if your trouble. Mend for free booklet on Varlcocolc. nt f t r% ' This horrible dlsoaso ls no longer incurable, ?ind when I nny thatl can euro tho most sevoro enne I dp BO because I E<1 fl fl fl PnHQfin know Just what my treatment lias accomplished. If you have sores, pimplos, blotchos, sore throat, pains lu the mUUU I UIOIIII bnnert failing hair, or any symptoms which you do not understand, ills important that you consult me nt once, and r will toll vou frankly whether or lint you are ah unfortunate victim. I will guarantee to cure you without the usc of strong and injurious ?irT.Ji tn a? miluk if not quicker. Hmo than an? known treatment. My cure ls a permanent one, and ls not mere patchwork,and tho disease will be eradicated from thc system forever, s?ml for ray freo booklet, "Thc Poison King." r? i n j Women who suffer from theallmonts peculiar to their FOX aro cured by my gentle and,painless IllCOSQPQ flt VwfliTSPn method nf treatment, which avoids all necessity for surgloa! operations. If you suffer from bearing-. LP I OCiCVClOO Xl* II uiiivii down pains, backacho, Irregularities, louohorrheu, eic, write mc about your oase. I hove restored . to health thousands nt sufierlria; women. Send for my freo booklet on Women's Discuses. ~_ . . ? _ My specialty also Includes nil other chronic diseases, such as Rheumatism, Catarrh, Diabetes, ?lrlght'o . 9 lirnri?P IJnSfirlSfiS n?scasc. Stomach. Liver and Kidney Diseases, Plies, Fistula, Rupture, Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, St. UMBU a* iv? w?w?^>w vitus Dunce, etc.. and all who want skillful, expert treat men t should write me about their case. ? My oiKco - is equipped with thc most approved X-llay and electrical apparatus, so that my patients get tho benefit of thc latest discoveries of scionco. ?j- _ i _ _ I invite everyone to consult me without charge, and will refund railroad fare one way to nil who tako Hf??T?P I PP?? XSfilP?l L treatment. I f you cannot soc me in person write for symptom blanks and full information about my suc BBUIIIU ? eessful plan of homo treatment by whluli I have cured patients in every State in thc Union and iu foreign countries. Corresponde nee confidential. ^ SS Inman BiiHdimr. 221 S. Uroad Street. Atlanta. Ga. Denillv IjfK'Kllil'U I'Mnsli. At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon three persons were killed and more Lhan a score injured by lightning at New Hope Church, Appomatox Coun ty, Va. Thc dead arc: Paul Gowen, Charles Austin and Aubrey Wingfield; while among the more seriously injur ed are: Eugene Turner, Nathaniel Morris, Tom Coleman and Napoleon Patterson. A meeting of the James River Baptist Association was in pro gress, and a large uuinher of men took refuge under an awning, near the building, when the storm came on. Lightning struck a tree in front of the awning, causing the disaster, and throwing thc great crowd on the grounds Into a panic. - A New lleiiictly. At Pasadena, Cal., Miss Alice Dane apparently a helpless cripple and de prived of perfect speech for many years, has suddenly had the use of her limbs arid vocal powers restored as the result of an accident. Miss Dane had suffered from spinal trouble and had tu hobble about on crutches, and could scarcely speak above a whisper Wliilc ascending thc stairs at her home she fell and the last step struck against her chest. Immediately the pains from whichsh? had sulfered for many years left and being taken to a ' couch and lying there for a while she got up and to the surprise of every one walked about without thc aid of crutches. Many physicians had treat, ed tlic case unsuccessfully for years. GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. Greenvale, S. U. --riff v; "T.-.T^J College of highest grade. Degree courses and specials. Vacuity of 18. Greatly improved equipment. Pure mountain water. Climate rarely equalled. For catalogue and terms write E. C. JAMES, LITT, p., Pres. Wilson's Freckle Cure. Guaranteed to rem ove Erce kies, Sun Burns, Tans, Motil and Pimples al so as a t oilet cream Money r e turned if it fails. Price ^20cTRHLL^'-WV^^^ 5c postage. Jf not sold by your druggist, write I. R. WILSON & CO, CliurlcHtoii, S. C. Caesars* Head Hotel, CAESAR'S HEAD, S. C. .1,000 feet above the sea. Views int o several States. Temperature from 50 to 75 degrees. Dry air, breezy nights. Crystal spring water. Popular resort. Home life for guests. Telephone and daily mails. Resident physician. Ent inan University Hotel. Hack linc from Brevard, N. C., or Greenville, S. C. Reasonable rates. Of MI from .lune 1st-, lo Oct. 1st. Eor oilier informa tion write to .). E. G W INN, Mgr. Caesar's Head, b. C. "WolToi'cl college. Henry N. Snyder Lift, D., M. A., President. Nine professors. Kour courses leading to thc A. B. Degree. Gymnasium under director. Athletics Grounds. Course of lectures by thc ablest men on the platform.' Next Session begins Sept. 23, J SUKI. J. A. GAMEW ELL, SEC'Y, Spartanburg, S. C. WE HAVE tile most perfect sys %sFr A*2SS? <st\ lem of borne treat /t? k"^i& *\ wicht ever used. We u3 fe^?S^ SH cure Un HON io DIS EASES of both sexes. We cansave you tillie trouble and money. ?^^g^e^A Write for Literature fJ^Crj^^^^^Rg^?CTE a 11 cl Sy T n p I om Blanks blt. REYNOLDS & CO. Ilox Z, Atlanta, On. IB&R Sc MFG. GO. INTERIOR FINISH, MOULD J/VINTITY. ia. ?. Ct. Continues to malle Miraculous Cures READ THIS LETTER i A L Ll O GT A MIRACLE. DILLON, 8. 0., Ana. 18th, 1001. ? Ocr tinmen :-in September, 18W, I took rheumatism la a rery bad form. ?.:l * m?nth after th* disease started I had to vive up tay work and so-to bed. It continued to grow wort? until my arma and hands were badly drawn,' io tnnoh so that I could not -uae them. My lesa were drawn baok until my feet touched my hips. I waa as helpless aa a baby for nearly twelve months. Tho musoles of my arma and loirs wore hard and shriveled up. I suffered death many times over, waa treated by six different physicians In McColl, Dillon and Marlon, but none of them could do mo auyjrood, .antll Dr. J. K Ewing, of Dillon, came to see mo. Hs told me to try your ? KBXUHAOID?." He got me one bottle of the medlolne aad I bsiran to take lt and bof ore the first bottle was used up I bogan to got better. 1 ??od five and a half bottles and waa completely cured. That was two years ugo, and ray health has been excellent ever ainoq. Hara bad no symptoms ot rheumatism. I regard "RIIKOMAOIDB" as by far tho best remedy far rheumatism on the Harket. I cannot say too much for iL I huVe reoommonded lt to others alnoe and lt baa cured them. Will say further, that I began to walk In about alx days after I began to Uk* RnaOitAOiOE," with tl>? aid of crutches ; In about three months after I began to take lt, I could walk as good as anybody, and wont baok to work again. _Very tmlg,_JAMBS WILKES. m I ?Sj! AU Druggists, or Bobbitt Chemical Co., tnt express prepaid on receipt of fi.m. - Baltimore, fid. 1 White Stone Lithia Water. THE BESTLITHIA WATER IN AMERICA. THE LARGEST AND MOST MODERN DRICE HOTEL IN THE CAROLINAS pit GEORGIA. THE COOLEST /. RESORT IN .THE STATIS. S All modern improvements, electric car line from Southern Ry. to Hotel. Well shaded, pleasant grounds, scenery equal to the mountains, and all amusements found at first class water places. Come., to White Stone Lithia Springs for health or pleasure. Read what the noted Dr. L. C. 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Its peculiar adapt-, ability to diseases originating from disorders of thc kidneys, bladder and liver, such as dropsy, Bright's disease, diabetes and urie acid calculi, and all forms of dyspepsia, rheumatism and gout, is to be expected from the splendid analysis, lt has been noted frequently that visitors before coming herc had to follow every meal with some form of corrective, or confine themselves entirely to predigested foods; soon discarded these entirely, being delighted to find that the water alone-nature's own remedy-sn Meed. Of the many who drank this water this season for ten days consecutively, not one but experienced decided benefit and a perceptible gain weight, varying from two to five pounds. L. C. STEPHENS. M. D. For rates and particulars, address AVliite ?tone I^itliisx Wittier Co., wu ITU STONE: SPRINGS, s. ?. OUR AGENTS MAKE ?100 to 8200 Per Month. -SELLING THE FARMERS MAIN UAL. BOOK li BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, Contracts, Mortgages, Deeds, Book Keeping. BOOK 2. 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