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THE S N Entered April 28, 1903 at Pickens, S. 0,, econd cl I . VOL. XXXVI PIC;KEN5, SOUTH CAR %NO. 3 THE EOM0N3TIAC.ER. Ho Makes an A;prcatIy :ruci:. Letter a Deadly Machin:. So expert are botn :n:l.e's now.?:11-: th:t an al j'tnretly Unrmle.s i : y kill anly pier'::;on w'ho (ii('.. 4 to t ie' it. .\ plece of ca(rdhuarti is ("1: to :1 .::, Whilch, w'hen 1,o1de:1 o r'. l; it i. an ordila'y t'nv'('l >t'. !he o: e '. Ilrs of tils :it'e sli i:lo :rirw :r. tu ee o f t i " h 4 4. ; s l i i -: . : : I ' : i It i : and f'asO e('n't;1 lalt' :ii::;- o-i sach doie:o. Ih 4oH11:dlv ia gl -I:.'c. arlndhad inl ruvo . t 01 env\elopie (ittol he cj."it+ \\. it!: i strl1 iking ( n d o(f tI:iim. u ar ; : :i:. . : this slight r 'k' a ".t.luce (lw h1a i i 5 In:1 the pa r hen!Ir I:.si .:-te'ly )II!.es hardrer. :ndich r". :I! i.; n exlo.ion. that elith :- kill- or i:niIs'. The e:iesies h( th t-ov osItruVCt i, Ie in operation by si:'lyv tturning It up side doit:i. It i.s niilly a good sized cracker box. line( \ l;h per and halfl filled with a mi:.tuCi of chlorate of' potassitun and ortlinary sugar. Into this at bottle of a powerful neh(l is In. troduced. The rentitasler of the sime In the box is filled with scraps of metal. Then the lid! Is soldered on. All that is then neeessary is to plce the box upside down at the spot in which It Is to explode. The acid eats quickly through the tork of the bottle and comies InI contact with the chlorate of potassiri. As a result of the chem ical Combination which takes place there is a terrifle explosiont.-Chicago News. THE ESPOUSAL. Anci-ent Ceremony of the Mutual Promise of MCarriage. The first p:trt oft 1h:e matrimonial of flee was anc"iently ((rtated1 the espoutsal, which took pl:.c'( s''me time priorm to the act:al (ellbrti;ioil of tinrriage. 1'hese espoutt!s con tsistedc in a nutual t r"ounisc(' n'.rrt:fe, ich was:1 made byi thie titua na1( wunm,n' befl !or"e the isnoi or i,': er m]. 1everal w i 11e:ses. After t!'eiu the I ieles of :rgirecileit of m rialge, e i i tnhl t11:)1'i m: niales. witi:"h :u' mentioned b y A utgus tine, were !"ed by1 h loth Ip'rsens. Aft or Iis he mII d verC:].d (I"li\'t >. t h) I ' - nn the r 1i (iiier .e:s :n) .aetion which w\.as e t t:1e uat1~-hatien. I:1 tie iC:'r a;'. th ti. ('.;jiansullS have al Ways I er'fl or:'mol'::il:d at. the samte tlinle as the oliiee (of :iatrimuony in all the c:hurches a:romi(l. andt It has ioi.1g h ecn customuar'y f4im' re i to he (lle."vered to the w\'olu.t. :lfter the contra t has been tnutde. whilchl has always been in the actul office of inntrilony. The ring :a:n special token l spouls age. In some of the old manuals for the use of 'foreign cnthedr"als~ before the Ininister -proceeds to the asrriage lie Is directed to ask the 'womnan's dowry--viz. the tokens of sloousage and by thee tokens of spousage are to be undleastood rings or money or some other things to be given to the Woman by the man, which giving Is called we(lidIg or cove lnantlP-. espe clially when -it is done by the givintg of a ring.-New York ''ribune. Knew Him at Once. There are "ithel' sure ways f bring lug 4 Iian hi -mlindl be'sides melnitioniing ils 41utine. A iluong theo enIndida11cs who wh'os:*e l:nime;'ie was4 ofI tIhe sort wh~iebt lease(sill 4h . tl:r as.ti( wel.S 'I hirs eask torO wh se liit it:ii' ell t wr;!VP 4the1b11er Nol't4ine (5hu 41i41. t(e wrotel lt oneiof Tho seiracy prone:som Fow:s inc1se : a n tit 'llvbr' stream- ~ grWnt 'i."woe thieec roh'esir. And -them deiredo( uc onn il was s"et0 and ilubsctrIuentl 11 s liny(led ) tt t ) pa t-. P14. rre a suanil ofi thta off1 al ny h flowers t (1tulliet andr fra grant.141( Tak uyti' iee of u sli n orl IIn 4 0ln n 1 ''('5a l te h viin dipped01111 thmCod LueilS tleI orl.Ti thorne til Ialy I. Sprink'~le115 01 small)quant i of lie at (If the flowers andi iut aih1 ayr,o linen and laer of flower'si alternately40 ,1 0ed1 gla3ss boil is' ull. Tie 5 th opr in teresse~l inO ai 'south Iect vin grthe whenC uncved a fragrantIl hss oI'il may''.'be Our tlay are5411 for 1he'( most part ove am~vil htleophl'en fle otiningl inla Iiume s hSaIe(lo some extent freounly o ithe fsdramn s~- they 1di<l' befor theo tumec. C N ~3V 91S VEWS States Will No01, li Hamp reG B y N1-w Federal L .w. STRAUS SEEN BY 0ENAOY t Gecretary Acsure; Georgian that t'. Law Will Not Be Con trued So to I-r.r:l.er _2outhernl Stus-Gena tor Didn't O;po::e Arnedne.ert. Washin;;,um,~ :\1. C, ' 1,. Seir..:11r Ba.1:un .>lilndTii call(t don .t e - retary S traus, of .e' dec1cpartlnent c V0ii1.w1'::0 and labor, and after a full Cof: :eICCe ex-)re:sedl the as.;turanc th:; the construetion which the d:: partineint will p.lace u1pon the iimlli g:-ation. law, recently issed by the atr: e, will not -pre ;ent. Georgia an I ot.ber states from p rocecd 'irg i under tie Siutuit Carolina plat to secure de sIrab'e iinnigrants. The main pohi-t to be rigi'dly observ ed is that the transac.ions must be through the legally aipointcd an:i reCogini'ed at;enCt o the rtate. In his discharge of all legitimate means 'o alI rnt iii gra.Ion t o Itie sout.hlb no point wil be made by the department as to the otirce from whicii such state officer receives money to car ry oft' these operations. Tnder this panl, Senator Bacon is positive ihere w!ll be no violation of the contract labor laws. an-d each state can re strict ilnmigrat.ion to the moSt des:r able cl.ss If it wishes. Sen.ator Bacon has staid tl'at lis oppoiiton 1it0 the im:n:igrtion bil ill had been miF:mndersto(xl. He dlid not oppose the1_ .lapn, .-:e rpasspor( t ::nlend notcu(, but decla:red that if this feat u1re wha p-esend in:leently , he tiou)ghtl it woul d]apron1ty be ao1(1pte1di by both houses. T here were otiiher featr leS in the bill Coa taining the alendinent iit ro cluced to solve 'the Japan se questinu which he did vigorously oppose, and he said they were as vital in their effe-t upon the intlustries of the soui i as the .Japanese problem was to pee ple on the Pacilic cvast. He iposed undue haste in rushing the hil! throug'h un'il these other st>etiois af feelinig southern immigiat 1mn, could be givn proper attention. Divorce Statistics. Chicao, ebi). I 9.--A dlpatch to the Tribune frot Washington, says 'hat p'eliniarv :iinates made by thy bureau11 of census as : -result of the irves:iga'an cf marr-age and di vorce cat:tMistics which bf: an last sulmie' inr:te thlat the iiumber of applienti:mns for divorce Illec 'hroutah.. out die United States dlrrirg the 20 ea" 'eriod, from 1 S87 to 1 9(l(, will reach I te enanlomous total of 1 ..100, 00o. 'ft is estinated titt three fauiths of the a n;li; ai ir.s 1 ::, been g"ra nt:i"'1, se t': the statistics w\henP? emurn,ibu i w"i'l show that in the' pe -iod ttet. -more 'than a millon divore:r ht: 'e been' al!low etl. On 1ir 'mI ace, O'. rie.t Cou' i Dii a. im.t .u o ! noy.. iw t Ie rh r , :n f .a-.e. , 2i I. has111 auv w hn graud juryi and11 ai new,one canotti(t be drani until the States app:eal . A decisioni by tihe sit Iir'Ime (cour i is nlot expie.:'ed forj at least thirty daiys. Half a Million for Church. Atlanta, Feb. 19I.--rtere Is ai on Il'eachtree street I le sinest eliurich in the soulthi, n-t a cost of $500,000,i whichi will nloc'essItate the sale of. tihe preentf First chuiirch of Chi . Sceti st, oni Baker street, wvhich Ia valued at $20,000. Sentenced for Robbing Boy. li ttlo W\ill Ie M (ltont last (',hi stmnas night as hei was1 Coming fromn at Chri islimas tree' wIt:h his basketi r of goodi: thanigt;( Canita CIa us ha d give ht'imi i St erling F'le'wellyn , ai negro, wasI sentenIcedl to flye yene 11In the pei.. tetiar bW y .JudCge W. I1. ltelton in sutperior corIt . Th'le nleiro ci'mer upt 111n(l aiii cll f hIst Pnil, oarl so.g-.a . '!.EA OF GUt!L..TV 11Y TZRU'7 FU. lncxpected Action by Naval 8' C rmlinition . . F . . S . ilo tr .co :i . al Flaes ec:.1any n - ::._:-, y e.;l::tr-ation, in 1 e I. . -king a In .. .n of the S.:mI' ::n a ni - :1 : !i-1 wer: fi:tcd $5,60( ea:h an i co.s; 'I Judge 8:(ye::r. T:'V indlhi:!1n'nts against the <l.!,=r e iiuits were niolle pros: ed, as it ..;. Sf cri bty A,\ s1"Itant Distrct - o:'n"y Akermiant that. thecy wCe' no'. 'I( l:l incip)als In a:y of the transac: :ns:, but ner;ely ei1l:yees, who had mi!y execuied what they had been or cKed to do by their employers. The in( S aggregated $: 0,OOt. 'I'i: action was uinexpected. The Ic'fen.dants were notIfied, thlrought hcir attorneys, that they might ap war co plead. This turn in the case had not been. renerally an.icipated, though it was 1:noI that Mr. .Shot:.er and his coult el had made a trip (o Washington 0 see the attorney general regarding he Iur)pentine trust investigation. .11:lge Spcer admainistered a seve're e(tulre to the defendants in passing iecnce. 'Tht sentences do nat affect, . In mly way. Cl! Anltirian Na- v:,1 stores. 1i . ry t'(c:ia 1y ortaz1ixed by the on.,olidati'n of the S. P. Shotter IT )Ibsiness; of ihe( Cono1 ddai.lted' con . irn is .On.itrutd. as being: \.ih !in tih aw. Al. (i1e IS h'rman1 ( he ha:mr,d of dirp f o\ 1 of 1.\ -rienn Naval -tra)' roip :yiv. lIQ i;.:! e wi!! be contio:' 1 ju1' is it w :: 'ro (cd!ng beforit the 1,. au ,t ,5 11itoll was lalnlccl. ClERK IS OUTWiTTE" BY T h!IEF SuCCwCds in Cnrrying Of-f Troy of Pi'::cious C3Ger.w. -, :-y m11 my was r l ! if h ' :'('n ,1 .a ant+.: d al .1 Ii l u \,' h of tr(:'nt1:e11 for ca n :; : \ box of o dse stonies m s producei by nte Cle'r .or t y wen' thr uh alic! trying to an!ee ta;.it.:fa tor stoneO. The strang.er (lid ntot appnr t o he satlis titd, and said he wnuld send his wife around in the afternoon. A e left the sores. and .a the clerk supposed the tho ow e1::lltoncls r aug rctumd to it1O sel-'. a Tere r ' irf oCe.si to arne the afx om the s He,if in. the afte rno( n. and it wns then dis co%,rcd 1hat the box thn had been rc!rnU:) e:ntained only '1issue paper Instead of t1he v"aluall; jewels. lM was i:l(n'ii :! ;:1 :l ( ,panm (' w%ithl thle box for wh ch his hadl been substI tuted, xce! I : in g a ri!le smaller. C r - . ' - Go biri.. i1(. . I :: In ' .t1ti na on *n': . - ..y...diet votefi tep p v: : licedTanRber icagd tLttake City, \'l.,i e.\ s . Iw tt Israel1, one1 of th ;:.eu ii ( 1 'ors, was brought before (Cir'uit I 11(ige Pah ner' onl a wit ofi heas oPr-. ets. After argiument Israel wa.s ois bharged , Flowers and hisa frien- w- re 11i1) dismissed. The railroad'Is dv ((ctiv(s1( ar n1w onl the trail of the' 3arrett to Head Seab)oard Air I.nc. Now Yor'k, l"ah. il9. -Thf'e li:.rald tays It Is untlieds.t.OOd 'that Wi1ll i1 .. arirettI., first vice pres iJentil of the ~ cabjoard Air LIne, will sne:d the ate Alfred Walter, its pre bhln1 of hatI re:uf. Direor y;' of t he :* ' od vill holdr1 neennon Te.M 2' a REAR-AMEan I errna Drug Co., CLurni1bus, Oi o. Ge:tlem m: --. f:r t!. c uw Of P :&n now cheerfully recon7w1atud yoi we Iho is in ied Of 1:n1 invigo"rlti, Very res X-- ) - ~ - REAR-AD? It.F ALL the mten and wvome.n who have ut '-lloe?: w ":i e (sumem') ia1ls ;:iving t.he p)? it;h certifieat('s. 'u:t,(. n:ow:m thc"n one who hais been :l: 'iot:;: 'u((: itl(r:1'aiiti ' ,r("t\l11 peoplo fr.( "I., i.:otrl: ::i!'' illlut ' .:tv . 'r>v t-sellsit2 "i ( n : -l Classes Re, !:i ! ) . in r tpi . uli t'. :-1 e'"t' iderat."ionls, th .. n v.. I:.-: ionial' for P \\ \':l: reevIh fann- of h1ighI deretc hec 1ta;y\, fromI t b::!1 .tf Rg-t'ress, from tl :rrb1,, f t he'r en and nh k.i3'.i and the w: 2 :.: ('.i I itiv 1 t:1S. 1~t?,. c i\.:2(~ :A t~ ic~h i . W i l:,v e: e u' 1)1t: Ito p :I buit a1 1:small 'incere TeE In prt". n Ine lt eti tmv: of Admir11 li1,k of .tltr ,".-ailles. W 'o e stir' that: hi:< (".t-:inial will l no)lti; In bu t a ; g :iiitne ". ih .1 do l1U hers"' go, hl i:i". 1hletranl: ,,A'ti' ejpth!":e testimony tc .he .Admi: is al ':tg t her I oo hu.0 I :ut r.. !,ec n rest si : c ti: It his tetimony i ynature. Genuine Endo Our tt-stimotlir.l: are atndi :1iways have bec' t.est.i;i(e:, with which we take no liberties wO In tht, u."c of testimotni:les we have alWay good faith, have pu blished t hem in good Ia misunderstanding c"oncernig ' thent, it, has cecurring after the testimonial has b)een fu: A Captain's Iudolph B. Schwickrdi, Capt. 39th N. ton, D.C.: ilaving the fullesi conidence in the cffi4 ia remnedy for ("Htarrl-Ii troulble, I eomtnid: it .-hould be in every b o:us luld." Killed by Target Mant. W arren, Oh'iio, I :U. 19.----At(;irard1 tiehard Hi !1Um,:st re L' , co< n :i tol of a (nt;yv'ti a1 d \re,: as shot an1 edci by Pinnier Enya 1rt , ajdi-. intrgedi targef mani:. 1E caviri t!c' .oo fat,llVe1 .151L4!tI'11i od Hn kUlQS TI2(1 I (O1Q1 - i iii t z oeilrilg1t Ci te et mo :u as be..... ForoAtCFpta.n n k vng oh.fii1a boat.'ie i hec It -h :t he ..iy l:lng :o Jld ko Kile. b Targetn -:Man.!goo t i .har b- i l~ le:: , 0(1'1n ad1 othe a a 11!d by:Pii, EI:~ in!t inurd > f h cr was: inied. Thin te~ I , r 4 o2' he i utn. "i hS. sii r';s sto at. th bow to ny cffs.n..-d'ien'1oNew .1 tne Vno , -uh 02' (2(0.Ili~)l ni:t(1~V* I'l h Io' I(j14 ( I . ~ .~ (82' **i l110B([N PRAN cran- for a short Period, I ii' vuluaL'!c remiedy to any rg OiniC. - pectfulivi, PhIILIP IICHrIORN. AIRAL HICHBORN. sed Peruna and found it beneficial Iin facts, we would be overwhelmed benetited by Peruna stop. to give any i writing testinionials for publica-1 and luisiness considerations forbid otherwise would be glad to do so. presented. cusants of people without any solii "runa:. and low Ilegree, from the army and e o tllges, from high oli lic ials in the s"hcrwoian:a, 'romn the military man pr ccent. of those actually received. timony. :l iichhorn we apprecile the high 4 speal to others as it does to us, thul r>d won d have inpolled a man in such01 ali reiedy, however valua ble. ito i an"wer letters of inquiry, but, the Sgiven iin his exact words, over his rsements. n given in the exact languaige of the intever in adding toorchatnging them, s received them properly signed, in ith, and if there has arisen a slight been some unavoidable complication rnished us. Letter. Y. Vol. Inf., writes from Washing. acy of Peruna, both as a tonic and as its use iii the strongest possible terms. /T' E Andl it is to your1 advatntage mi Bnnua[lfl Sale aind take advam JE-THUiD DISCOUNT ON Cl CHILDREN' ec valuecs we0 arc offering yoi lec goods, but this season's g< workmanship is the prlodutct ~turer, Schloss Bros. Co. Evei richly worth the original pi )rth your considecration. It bri ers' cost for the same goods t< No goods charged at Sale id for. No goodIs sent out on appro Ve H ave Barg Come a.r jo13 jdel \': r . \,'\ Pastor Uses Pe-ru-na. Rev. P. E. Swanst roi, box 228, Grants murg, 'is., writes: "I feel that it is my duty as well as a )leasure to let you know that I am en irely cured. I hav tuied Peruna ae orditig to your per.o:aldirections and am very glad that I found a medicine 'hilh would cure me after three years >f suffering." Editor's Recommendation. red .M. Armstron:, :.V cditor, Dattly Jazet; , Delaware, Ohi:, writes: "It gives me great plea:-ura to be aile o recommend P",runa to everybody vho is looking for a fir::t-vla,s toin. 'wo bottles completely cured me and tow I am enjoying the be.,t of health." on,ressmen Endorse Pe-ru-na lion. W. E. Airews, llastiiig., Neb., orterly vice-president of Hiast ing ollege and ex-muemhor of th Fifty ourth Congress, write;: "I cheerfully reconmend the prepara ion, Peruna, as a he;althful tonic and a uecessful remedy for eatar:ch ini ts ,arious forms." Author Praises Pe-ru-na. Mir. Robert E. Ilanvey, well-known uthor and lecturer, Writ's from 11'i. Aincoln street, Chicago, lii.: "I was in good health until about four rears ago when my back becane lame tnld sore. 'I'ho pains kept iuereasiig vith severe twitches and slow exhaust ve aches. Having read of 'eruna, I iecided to try it. I found relief in tei lays. Within three momnt I was w'll nce more. I give all thanaki to Perutrw' SUTS I are not shop..worn, out tOds iht u p St yle,c and'ti: of America's foremost manu y article We haVe in this sale ice, and -the one-third off is ngs the price below manufre c xlay. prices. Alterations must le~ val during Sale. ;ains. id Get Them 120 Sou.th uMa Sat,