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THE FRENCH SOLDIER SOME OF THE BRUTALITIES TO WHICH HE IS SUBJECTED. Ha sin gr? and Other Punishment* Wlxic?? Sometime* KnU En the Vic? tim's Death That Are Winked at, ii "Sot Ordered, hy ?he OScera. Soldiers in the Frond) army are not subjected by law to corporal punish? ment any mere than it has been a nari ?f the regulations governing tb*? Mili tary academy tit West Feint that ca? dets .should "brace" or "qualify" ??:; molasses and prunes. Nevertheless the French soldier is put through n hazing process which is most severe and several times bas caused death. The French soldier is known as Pk-t< n or Dumanet. just as tho English soldier is known as Tommy Atkins. Dumanet ?nds when he joins the eolors that life ls not all skittles fer a soldier. The thin.? which distinguishes the kazing in the French army from the hazing in American colleges and uni? versities is that it is suggested and al? most ordered by the commissioned offi? cers. An officer will say to a corporal ?r a sergeant. "You have a man here who has done so and so." naming some trivial offense, more than likely to be some neglect of the deference due to the officer. "It would do him good if ae were tossed in a blanket." The officer turns on his heel and walks away, while the unfortunate sol? dier is placed in a blanket with saber, spurs, jack boots, bayonets and such pleasant bedfellows, and the combina? tion is tossed until the hazers are too tired to continue. This ts great sport for the man's comrades, especially if they are half drunk, which they are Hkely to be. This diversion has rather gone out of favor just now, because several soldiers who have been tossed had the bad taste to die after the disci? pline. In some of the French barracks a favorite method of punishment is to kang the offending soldier up by his keels and then to spank him with a sword bayonet. In Algiers, where the men are far removed in the outlying garrisons from the central authority and at the mercy of their tormentors, they are subjected to many forms of kazing at the suggestion of the officers. At one time the "vilo" was much hi favor among the hazers in the Algerian army of occupation. It consisted in putting a man In a deep bole made in the shape of a reversed funnel dug by the Arabs in the ground as a place for the storage of corn. The unfortunate saan was left there sometimes for days, with hardly anything to eat or drink and exposed all the time to the heat of the sun. while at night the place was cold- Many died from hunger, thirst .r cold, while many others became in? sane. The military authorities when they became aware df these tortures issued an order prohibiting such a punish? ment but it is still practiced in Isolated parts of Algiers where no eye can see ef which the officers are afraid. Several years ago Prince Piguatelli d'Aragon, a young Spanish noble, ran away from his home and went to Al? giers to join the foreign legion, the refuge for men "with a past" His friends announced to the French mili? tary authorities that the prince had gone to join the legion, but the authori? ties were able to get no word of his arrival. At last a soldier suggested that perhaps a stranger who wandered into camp and had considerable diffi? culty in speaking French might be the prince. The sergeant to whom the prince had spoken was drunk at the tame and became annoyed at-tbe Span? iard's broken French, so he ordered ttiat the stranger be placed in the "vilo" without more ado. Here the miserable young man remained for two days without eating or drinking, and then a good natured sentry broke the rules and gave him food. As soon as he was rescued from the "vilo" the young man started for Spain, having most thoroughly reconsidered his de? termination to enter the celebrated foreign legion. Another form of punishment which used to be popular in Algiers was the "carcan." A piece of wood, usually the trunk of a tree, was used. The man was laid on it. usually bound so that the middle of his back would be resting on the wood, with his head and feet hanging down to the ground. His feet were tied to an iron bar and his bands to another, and. left lying face upward, he was exposed for hours to the terrible heat of the sun. Some men have survived 12 hours of this torture. A form of punishment still popular among the French colonial troops-that is. popular with those who inflict it and not with those who suffer lt-is the ucrapadine." It consists of throwing the man face downward and tying his wrists and ankles behind his back so that his wrists and ankles are brought together.-New York Press. The Minister Won. A minister was one day walking along a road. and. to his astonishment he saw a crowd of boys sitting In front of a ring with a small dog In the cen? ter. When he came up to them, he put the following question: "What are you doing to the dog?" One little boy said. "Whoever tells the biggest be wins it." "Oh." said the minister. "I am sur? prised at you little boys, for when 1 was like you I never told a lie." There was silence for awhile until one of the boys shouted. "Hand him up the dog!"-London Leader. Over In Sweden. ^Over In Sweden the suburban rail? way lines have to provide a freight car for intoxicated persons." "I don't suppose they label it that Way. do they?" "I don't know. Probably they brand it either 'Spirits in packages' or else 'Hardware.' " "Hardware?" "Yes. Skates." - Cleveland Plain Dealer._ ! CHOPSTICK DINNERS. A FAD WITH WOULD BE BOHEMIANS IN NEW* YORK. Chinese Restaurant* There Tolerate a Free and Easy Etiquette, and Ev? erybody Does Just About as He or She Pleases. In the last few years a surprisingly j large number of Chinese restaurants have made their appearance in up town districts in New York. The tav.-dry outward decorations of red and blue lights and huge gilt Chinese characters j are in every case the same. The same, too, are the unattractive entrances, the walls decorated with colored pictures of pretty Chinese girls and marvelous specimens of landscapes, the little ta? bles covered with white oilcloth, the general dilapidation of the establish? ment. Nothing about them seems at? tractive, and yet these places thrive, and their number increases with aston? ishing rapidity. The reason is not far to seek if one is at all familiar with the facts. There are several characteris? tics of the Chinese restaurant which recommend it highly to certain classes J and seem to indicate that its popularity is not a mere fad. In the first place it should he under? stood that, most of these places are really what they are supposed to be, \ eating houses carried on under Chinese management. The cooks are invaria? bly true Celestials, and in only a few cases are the proprietors Americans. The food is prepared, therefore, accord? ing to the most approved methods of the Middle Kingdom, with the result that in cheapness and savoriness (if you like it) it can easily outclass simi? lar places run by American cooks. The Chinese is a master of the art of mak? ing palatable dishes out of next to nothing or rather a little of everything. Not even the French cook can rival him. The insipidity of cheap chop? houses and the sameness of the dairy lunch counters are thus escaped by frequenters of these restaurants. More? over, in spite of appearances the food is prepared in an extremely cleanly manner. No one is debarred from en? tering the kitchen, and a visit thither sends one back with renewed appetite to the untidy eating room. So many who while possessed of a small share of this world's goods still affect "sport? iness" frequent the restaurant for its cheapness and grow to enjoy the highly flavored dishes. There is also a free and easy atmos? phere about the Chinese eating house which attracts many would be "Bohe? mians" as well as a goodly share of a class below the lowest grades of the city's many graded Bohemia. Visitors loll about and talk and laugh loudly. When the walter is wanted, some one emits a shrill yell which brings an an? swering whoop from the kitchen, fol? lowed sooner or later by a little Chi? nese at a jog trot. Any one who feels like it may stroll into the kitchen and try a little pigeon English on the cook. The proprietor will teach anybody to use the chopsticks and roar with laugh? ter over the failures of the novice. Ev? erybody does as he or she pleases with? in certain very elastic bounds. The limit is reached sooner in some places than in others, for while some of the houses are Indore midnight at least perfectly well conducted others are of more than questionable respectability. It is curious and interesting to note that under American management the tone of these places is lower than when the Chinese are Sn sole control. These new up town places aro? not so good, either in a moral or a culinary way. as those down in Chinatown. It is usual to speak as if Mott and Pell streets were the city's sink of iniquity, and so they are in some respects, but there are no Chinese restaurants ?D the neighborhood as disreputable as one or two up town. The clientele of the down town places is above suspicion as a rule. Chinese drop in foF their meals, and dwellers from up town come either from curiosity or because they have learned to like good Chinese eooking. Up town the bilis of fare are more lim? ited. "Yockainan." "chop suey" and "chowman" are the pieces de resist? ance. They answer the purpose cer? tainly, for 23 cents* worth of some kinds of chop suey served with rice will make a toothsome dish for two people. Tea is served free of charge, ard the quantity ts not limited. But no one should Judge the Celestials' cu? linary skill by these up town houses. Many of the guests in these restau? rants come regularly. Frequently men and women come with pails to buy the food and take it home. Negroes are in dispror,K;r?ionate?y large numbers. They seem to like the Chinese, and Indeed the noise in the kitchen reminds one of the similar condition of southern kitch? ens nuder negro management. How? ever solemn the Chinese may seem to he in public, he ls a cheerful creature in his own kitchen. Talk and laughter, even music during "off" hours, float out to the dining room. All the servants swill ready to break Into smiles at th?' smallest provocation. They are always ready to exchange jests with their pa frons, hut familiarity never becomes impertinence. The Chinese doesn't care what happens so long ;:s he ts left unmolested. Ile likes every thing To he slipshod and merry.-New York Trib? une. Hi* Tank. George-With the assurance of your love I could conquer the world (?race-That will not be necessary All you have to do is to conquer papa - London Tit-Bits. Why should a novel writer be an ex ;raordinary looking animal? Because nf his tale coming out of his head. Philadelphia Ledger. The man who lives for himself alone j Is apt to be neglected by the world at J large.-Chicago News. I THE DRUMHEAD BUSINESS. A Huge Lons laland Industry Which Prosper? by War. Few people know that more than half the banjo and drum heads sold in the United States are made on Long Is? land. Near the railroad station at Cold Spring is a little red build.'ng sur? rounded by frames, in which skins are stretched for drying, while near by is an artificial pond, with wooden sides and bottom, filled with a chemical mix? ture. It.is an unpretentious establish? ment, but in our two wars and in the peace between it has fathered a great deal of noise. The business was estab? lished in 1SG0, and success was almost immediate. Competition was strong after the rush of war orders was over, but the business has advanced in im? portance until now there are but three factories in this country whose opposi? tion can be felt. Two of these are In Brookhm and the other at High View. N. Y. New York markets furnish the salt? ed raw skins from which* the drum? heads are made. The hair is removed from the skins by a chemical bath in the artificial pond, and the skins are then stretched on the racks and dried. A thorough scraping removes any par? ticles of fat or flesh that may have adhered to the dried skin, which is then the thickness of parchment. The skins are thoroughly bleached in the drying process and are then ready for cutting into heads. During the Span? ish-American war the factory was fair? ly swamped with orders for drum? heads, 500 dozen heads often being or? dered at one time. The principal de? mand was for the "tenor" drum, on which a loud accompaniment to the fife or bass instrument can be pro? duced. Kangaroo skins make the costliest drumheads. When dressed, they are showy, but beyond their appearance and name they are of no greater value than heads made from calfskin. Sheer skin is used for cheap toy drums.-New York Post QUAINT COLONIAL NAMES. . How the Offspring: of Our Firr.t Colo? nists Were Christened. It is an interesting study to trace the underlying reason for many of the cu? rious names which are given to the off? spring of the first colonists. Parents searched for names of deep signifi? cance-for names appropriate to con? ditions, for those of profound influ? ence presumably on the child's life. The Rev. Richard Buck, one of the early parsons in Virginia, in days of deep depression, named his first child Mara. This text indicates the reason for his choice: "Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home empty." His second child was christened Gershom - for Moses' wife "bare him a son and called his name Gershom, for he said I have been in a strange land." Many names have a pathos and sad? ness which can be felt down through the centuries. Dame Dinely. widow of a doctor, or barber surgeon, who had died in the snow while striving to visit a distant patient, named her poor babe Fathergone. The children of Roger Clapp were named Experience. Waitstill. Preserv? ed. Hopestill Wait. Thanks. Decide. Unite and Supply. Madam Austin, an early settler of old Narragansett, had 15 children. Their names were Parvis. Ficus. Piersus. Prisemus. Polybius. Lois, Lett iee. Avis. Anstice. Eunice. Mary. John. Elizabet!:. Ruth. Freelove. All lived to be threescore and ten. one to be ?OL' years old. Edward Randall's children were named Truegrace. Re? form. Hoped For. More Mercy and Re? store. Richard Gridley's offspring were Return. Relieve and Tremble. "Child Life In Colonial Days." French Bakers. Bakers in France are subject to re? strictions and regulations undreamed of In England. In the fortified towns along the frontier they are bound by lav,' to have a certain stock of flour al? ways on hand in case of emergencies. The bakery not only has to be kept clean, but the baker has to deposit with the local authorities a certain sum of money as a surety for tho prop? er conduct of his business. The law also looks after his weights and measures, which circumstance places him iu the same position as the British baker, but in addition the btw regulates the price at which bread can be sold. Napoleon III ordered on one occasion that iu loaf about equal to our quartern should be sold for uot more then six? pence, and this at a time when we were paying eightpence and ninepence. -London Tit-Ri bi. A Sympathetic Memory. In a western Massachusetts town lives a young woman who i.? blessed with both discrimination and tact. The first of these admirable qualities she has displayed by her two mar? riages. Her first husband was a minis? ter, a most delightful man. He died, and after a lapse of five or six years she was united to his only brother-, who was a successful lawyer in New York. On her library desk stands a picture of the first partner of lier joys and sor? rows, and one day a curious caller ask- [ ed whom tin* photograph represented. "That." said the hostess, with evi dfmt emotion, "is a picture of my hus? band's brother, who died eight years ago and who was very dear to us both."-Youth's Companion. An Kinhnrrn*M?ng La ag;h. During a fanny turn on lise stage at the Wainui Street theater. Cincinnati, one night :i man in the balcony leaned over tlic railing convulsed with laugh- ; ter. During an extraordinary burst of hilarity his fais?- teeth flew from his : mouth and fell in the lap of a lady who was sitting in the parquet. Those near looked up and saw the toothless man waving fra utica Hy to the lady to pick up his teeth This caused a gen? eral laugh at his expense. The teeth were returned by an usher.-Exchange. THE LITTLE OLD SPINET. Do rou see the little spinet standing in the cor? ner there? Great-grandmother loved play it when she was a maiden fair. Sunbeams through the window twinkle, fiiek'ring on its yellowed keys. And we almost hear the tinkle of the old tim? melodies. Great-grandmother gowned in silk, with higli heeled slipper?, .flinty lace. Sat there, whiic a smile of pleasure lighted up her fair young face; From without the rose scent lingers, drifting on the summer breeze. While she plays with fairy fingers ail the old time melodies. And thc littje spinet wait3 her patiently these long, long years. Till its mellow voice is broken, harsh, a\d has the sound of tears, Yet it seems the sunbeams straying, fiiek'ring on its yellowed keys. And her fairy fingers playing all the old tinv melodies! -Mary Small Wagner in Optimitt. A CASE OF LAW. The Decision That Wa? Rendered by a Bao ut o Solomon. Law is a complicated thing, and some of its decisions seem not to he founded in equity. Probably most readers will pass that criticism upon the case recorded below: Basutoland, being broken and moun? tainous, was until recently the resort of lions, leopards and other wild ani? mals. Now, however, the hillsides which were once the resort of these savage creatures are the pasture grounds of tens of thousands of cattle. Nearly all dangerous animals have been driven away from Basutoland, but not long ago a leopard appeared on the outskirts of a village. The animal soon became as badly frighten? ed as the villagers and sought safety in flight. The next morning the inhabitants turned out for a hunt One of the hunters was climbing a steep rock when he suddenly found himself face to" face with the leopard, whose re? treat was cut off by the rock itself. Neither the man nor the animal could escape the encounter. The dilemma was an awkward one, for the climber was unarmed. Realiz? ing his danger, he put forth his hands and in desperation caught hold of the leopard on each side of its jaw, hold? ing it at arm's length and calling for help. The leopard clawed and tore his captor, but the man held on till help arrived, and the beast was speared. Now came a question of law. By Basuto law the skin belonged to the chief, who must reward one of three claimants-either the man who speared the leopard or the man who held it so that it was possible to spear it or the man who, being warned by the bark? ing of his dog. first discovered the animal in the village. The Basuto Solomon decided the case as follows: The man who speared it could not have done so but for the man who held it. and the man who held lt could not have known of Its existence if the dog had not first warned the village; therefore the credit for the killing belonged to the dog, whose owner was entitled to the re? ward.-Youth's Companion. Jfow She Hates Him. A young man and a young woman lean over the front gate. They are lov? ers. It is moonlight He is loath to leave, as the parting Is the last Ile is about to go away. She is reluctant to see him depart They swing on the gate. "I'll never forget you." he says, "and if death should claim me my last thought will be of you." "I'll be true to you." she sobs. "I'll never see anybody else or love them as long as I live." They part Six years later he returns. His sweet? heart of former years has married. They meet at a party. She has changed greatly. Between the dances the rec? ognition takes place. "Let me see," she muses, with her fan beating a tattoo on her pretty hand, "was it you or your brother who was my old sweetheart?" "Really I don't know," he says. "Probably my father." - London An? swers, Rang In Its Third Ceatury. The bell on historic old St John's church, in Richmond, where Patrick Henry made his famous speech prior to the American Revolution, rang in the twentieth century. This bell is thus given the distinction of being the only one in this, country, with the possible exception of that on old Liberty hall, in Philadelphia, that has rung in three centuries. Old St John's bell has an interesting history. Many years ago. when the old structure for which It was made was repaired, the bell waa removed and sold. Later its last own? er presented it to the Virgi?la Historic? al society, by which it was restored to the church.-New Orleans Times-Dem? ocrat Shopping:. Shopman-This matches your sample perfectly, madam. Customer-It certainly does. It couldn't be closer. Shopman-How many yards do you wish ? Customer-Oh. not any yet! You see, this is the very first shop I've tried! London Fun. Where the Guilt Lay. "You say the play was entirely with? out a villain?" "Yes-that is. if you choose to omit the author/'-Indianapolis Press. Curiously, the men who are easiest to get along with are the very men who have no faculty for getting along.-De? troit Journal. Clean Sydney. In Sydney the streets are thoroughly cleaned every night, and any -one throwing refuse or waste material of any sort on the street is arrested arni fined. All the kitchens in the larger residences are on the top floor, and all the clothes are dried on the roof. What Har? Her. Mrs. Heartless-Just to think my husband fell and broke-and broke Mrs. Simpythetik-There, dear; I heard all about iL The poor man broke his leg. lt's a great affliction, ? know, but Mrs. Heartless-Oh. I didn't mean that! You haven't heard the worst. He was carrying my new Venetian vase when be fell, and broke it too.-Ohio State Journal. Temperate. Grimsby-So you want to marry my daughter, sir! What are your princi .jtes? Are you temperate? Fledgely-Temperate! Why, I am so strict that lt gives me pain even to find my boots tight.-Pick-Me-Up. Close Resemblance. Contractor-You won't sell me a car? load of bricks on credit? Dealer-No. Me and my brick are very much alike. We're hard pressed for cash.-Philadelphia Record. SOUTHERN RAILWAT. gsuaaasan Snfcadule ia Effect Jan. IT, MOL fo.ll If?. S IN?. 6i?od KffiD*fr ****** ron. Daily Dailj 5 29n j T 88?JLT. .. Charleston ... Ar HJOa 815? *00w 7 41s, " .. ouauasrville.. " 1080a 72?j TS?pj8 36a " ...Branchville. . " 910s 680? 7589) tSki " ...OrAagobnrg... " 8 41a 583? 847p;W 16? " .... Xiagville .... " 7 66a 443? ll ?a ll ?ai ..Sumter. .Camden. .Lv .Lv 800| 260? ?38??li 83al Ar^. Columbia.^. .Lv| 7 lOaj 400g 620* 7 $DnfLvr7t?narW?>a~. .Ar ll IQ?:' ?!!? 780S I liai " ...Branchville... - 8 50ai 60Op 755H 940a] " ....Bamberg .... ? 8 27a?58?? 80Cp 9*vaJ "....Daamark....?1 81Sa 61?p 824p,1007al M ... .Blackville.M 8 ODa; 5 03? 924p!ll00a| ".Aiken.u 7 03ai35?? R) 30p ll 60a}Ar. Anguata andLv " j 6 20al 310p fcuTh?: Ia addition to the above service trwin? Nos. 16 sad 16 ron daily between Charles ten and Col UM bia, carr j in g elegant Pull mas sleeping oar*. No. 15 leave Charleston ll ."00 p. m.;arrive Columbia 8:00 a. xn. No. 16 leave Columbia 1:3G a. aa. ; arrive Charleston 7:00 a m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:03 p. m. seth ai Charleston and Colombia. Thea* trains aiske close connections at Colombia with through trains Between Florida point! and Washington and the east. Connection with traine No*. 81 and 82 New Y?rk and Flor ida Limited between Blackville, Aileen and. Aa gusta. Ne tl leaves BlaekTille at b:48 a, m.: Alkea 9.40 a. sa. ; Augusta 10.20 a. m. Ko. ia leaves Augusta e.&i p. m.; Aiken 7.16p. m.: Blackville 8.96 D. as. Pullman Drawing Koon? ?aeepors between Augusta, Aiken and NV? York. Trains Noe. 8 and ll carry Elegant Pull atan Parlor Cars between Charleston, Summer ville and Columbia, connecting at Columbia with the Famous New York and Florida Lim? ited. Sun. ?SE only Sun. I Sun. Lr. Augusta _ Ar. Sandersville. " Tenaille. Lv. Teanille .. " Sandersville. Ar- Augusta. T 90a! 9 SOa 100pU2?8p 180pU260p 620? 832? 8 OJ? 5<0a: 350p 660a 4 ?Op 9 ?On! rr Lv. Savannah.. M Allendale.. " Barnwell.. ? Blackville. 12 80s 845a 4 18a 423a urn .m 486p' 4?9p sidp l*3f 84A* 606f Ar. Bateabnrg 8 ?9 Ar. Columbia. ? 10a 6 UM 946? Daily Daily Mix Sx cu Daily ezMe Lv. Columbia. ll 8?a 115a! Lv. Batosburg Ar. Blackville " Barnwell . M Allendale. M Savannah . eeoaJ llOp 124p 165p S06p 2 67a|10S0a S 12a 1130a 3 46a 1130a 5 00a! . 7 ia? 888s 10 20a Atlaata asi Beyond. Lv. Charleston?.i 7 uOaf 520p?. Ar. Augusta.Ill 60a 10 20p. " Atlanta.1 S20p 5 00a. Lv. Atlanta.+ 10 35p 5 30a 4 00? Ar. Chattanooga.? 2 40a| 9 ?5a. 840p Lv. Atlanta. Ar. Birmin ghat. " Memphis,( via Bir'mgam) Ar. Lexington " Cincinnati. " Chicago.... 6*0? 4 15* 12 n'a 1000p 665p 716a 9SlaJ 5C5p 12n*n 7 tOp 8 30Pi 7 16a 500a 746a 580p Ar. Louisville. " St. Louis .. 740p 704a 7 60s 600c Ar. Memphis. (viaChatt) 710p Ta ?skariUa-Cimainmati-Loviswilla. UISTBUX TIM. Lv. Augusta... " Batesfrurg. Lv. Charleston Lv. Columl?a (Unie* Sayal) Ar. Spartaabarg " Asheville .* Knoxville m Cinfiaaaast " Loumril^ (vnWoHSao) BQRp 44#p T55a Daily i2 m Ta WaanLns**? asd th? 2?**. Lv. Augusta.. M Batea barg. " Columbia (Uniea Depat). Ar. Charlotta.. .... 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YOU FIND THAT THERE ARE MORE Used by people who know a good piano teat any otter make. Its because Stieff Pianos: are better and cost tees tbao others. Moving, Toning and Repairing ; Accom? modating Terms. Catalogue and book of suggestions cheerfully given. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warercoms, 9 North Liberty Street. Aiken and linvale streets. BALTIMORE, MD. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid, ia, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, . . . 16a000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their stock, . 75.0C0 00 Traosacts a general banking business ; also has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed a; the rate of 4 ter ceot. per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.' MABIOX MOISE, W. F. RHAMI, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan 31. Sofltb Carolina and Georgia lr B.B. Schedule No. 4-Io effect 12 Ol a. m., Sro -I December 24, 1899.; Between Camden 8. C.. ?od BUcksbnrg, 8. 6 WEST. EAST 2d cl 1st cl let cl 2dcl .3a ?33 Eastern time. ?32 *34 pm pm STATIONS pm pm 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 So 8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westville 11 50 4 30 10 50 1 40 Kershaw ll 36 4 lo 11 20 2 10 Heath Borings 11 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35 '1 60 2 f 0 Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 22 4$ 2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 ll 00 3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Pott ' 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tirsab 9 30 8 00 5 30 4 20 Yorkvillo 9 15 7 30 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 6fl 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 Blackeburg) 8 16 5 30 pmpm am am Between Blacksbnrg, 8. C., a?d MirioB, N C WEST. EA8T 2d cl ist cl lei cl 2d ci .ll ?33 Bastera time. ?32 ?12 am pm STATIONS am pm 8 10 5 30 Blacksbnrg 7 48 6 40 1 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson Spring! 7 25 6 12 9 20 6 00 Shel bj 7 15 6 10 10 00 5 20 Lattimore 6 55 4 50 10 10 6 28 Mooiesboro 6<8 4 40 10 25 6 38 Hei.rietta 6 38 4 20 10 50 6 56 Fore*! Citv 6 20 3 5C 1115 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood 6 55 3 05 11 45 7 35 Golden Talley 5 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 Thermal City 6 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 26 12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00 pmpm amps Weal;. Gaffney Division. East 1st Claes. i .EASTERN TIMS. I 1st Claas 15 I 13 J STATIONS. I 14 ! 16 . pmam . ampm 1 00 6 00 " Blacksburg 7 50 3 00 1 20 6 20 Cherokee Fallt 7 30 240 1 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 10 22C pmam ampo .Dany eiCfpt Sunday. ? Train No 32 leaving Mario?, N. C., at a m, making close connection at Blacksbnrg, O, with the Southern's train No 36 for Char lotte, N C, and all point* East and connecting with the Southern V vestibule going to Atlanta, - . Ga, and all points West, and will receive pas? sengers going East from train No 10, on the C & N W R R, at Yorkville, S C. at 8 45 a rn, and connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern 8 train No 78. arriving in Charleston, 8 17pm Train No 34 with passenger coach attache leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a rn, and connectinj af R<?ck Hill with the Southern's Florida trail for all points South, Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 12.S0 p m, after the arrival of the Southern's Cbar-\ leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with the L ? C K R, at Catawba Junction ?itfc the SAL. going Es i-t, at Rock Hill, S C, with the Southern's traiB. No 34, for Charlotte, 5 O, and all points East. Connects at Yerk ville. S C, with train No 9 on the C a N W S - R. for Chester, SC. At BlacksbuTg with th? Southern'* vestibule going East, and the Soatk. ern'? train No 35 going West, and eonnecting at Marion N C with the Southern both Eaat aid M West. SAMUEL HUNT. President > S. TRIPP. Superintendent. A.B. LlTpKIN. Gen'! Passen? r Ag-nt.