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RETURNED FROM CUBA. | - . .. 1- 'mi? <n A Tennessee ooiuieru Rebel Army. Nasiiville, Tenn., Dec. 3.- -Lieut.C. C. Blood, formerly of company G. Second llegiment, N. G. S. T., is just back from the war racked island, and is now in Nashville with friends. Lieut. Blood says that at the dedication of Chickamauga Park he was ac ' 1 ~r <1.^ coated bv a secret ageni ui iuc v^uuau Junta, Rouberto Cutrazo, and that the meeting terminated in his enlistment in the Cuban army. He was given $500 in Galloway, near his home, and $550 after signing enlistment papers en route to Cuba. - Lieut. Blood left New Orleans on E the naptha launch Kitty, which was ft wrecked on the gulf coast a few B months ago, with tnirty other white H aspirants for fame, and thre^ negroes, who represented the crew, all under command of Cutrazo. The voyage to Cuba lasted four .touai fc'n hpinc much less, uttjra, buu uouui ? ??0 but owing to the presence of several Spanish gunboats much lime was consumed in dodging. The launch Kitty landed on the eastern coast of the island, and the partv was piloted to Gen. Gomezes headquarters .in the province of El Principe, where Lieut. Blood imme~ diately commenced his labor.; as a drill master. _ _ _ _., k , - -<^5 no Spanish, his _ Auctions were made entirely by ^s, and after arduous manual labor tfsucceded in getting four or five detachments in something like working order. Lieut. Blood's expedition carried to the Cubans 100 Springfiefd riiles and j r 4_: J ??? ZU rouuus U1 Ukrtliugcs. He says be was for four months B?'\ with Gen. Gomez, the most important . engagement during his stay being the battle of El Principe, in which 35,000 Spanish troops were routed by 7.000 or 8,000 Cubans. In this engagement the Cubans lost 300 or 400 killed, wounded and missing. The Spanish loss largely exceeded this figure. The Cubans, after this battle, destroyed much valuable property and ten or fifteen miles of railroad. On Decemb^-?25, 1895, Lieut. Blood went to West Cuba and resumed his 1-1 J? r\? n i,Qri lauurs uuuor ucu. uaiuia, ??au something like 8,000 men ia his army, which was moving constantly and did incessant fighting along the trocha for four months. Lieut. Blood says the country is devastated and deserted, the men being / in the army and their families following to escape the Spanish insult and ~~~ t vengeance. After four months of this disultory warfare, Lieut. Blood returned to El oflfoin KoKoron VlTC JL liUV/lpU, TTUViO uv nguiu vvi/^wu mm labor of "drilling cigar signs." This is his term for the Cuban soldiersA short time after this the Cuban forces were massed in the hills in the province of El Principe, and it was in an assault on their position there that Weyler lately suffered such loss. The position of the Cubans is protected by a large number of dynamite mines which are connected with headquarters by electric wires and the current manipulated by keyboard. Lieut. Blood, who assisted in laying these mines, says that not les3 than eight tons of dynamite has been placed there. The electrical connections were made by an expert from New York named Gover, who was recommended to the Junta by Electrician Reid of New York city. Weyler, he says, is a "wooden manthat with the forces at his command he could surround the position of either of the Cuban armies and starve them into submission or surrender. The island is desolated, and the Cubans, non-combatants, subsist as best they can, and the Spanish army is enj' tirely victualed from abroad. The Cubans are well suppled with whiskey, rum, quinine, carbolic acid and other medical supplies. TUama ama firrA a* piv 4T>aiinnvt/1 AlIOlV OJLC UUIT 1IVU Ui OlA ItUUUMUU Americans in the Cuban army, the most effectual and prominent organization being the Texas battalion, which is under the command of Capt. Buchanan, commander of the Texas Rangers. They are the best disciplined and most daring troops the Cubans V have, and are well provided for, and fight like "devils." These Texans are supplied with a most destructive arm of German manufacture, which is ranged for five miles, and are largely used as sharuahooters. A large bounty is payable in land grants for the heads of all Spanish officers. These land grants represent the only source now left to the Cuban Junta, and of course are valuless in case of the failure of the ravolutionists. Lieut. Blood tells several very in M3IXOUUg UApCilUUV/Cd, OUlUlig UbUCid the attack of twenty Cubans on a Spanish supply train, which was guarded by 100 Spanish troops, at 3 o'clock in the morning. Only eight of the twenty Cubans returned to camp, the Spaniards having been awakened by the accidental discharge of a gun. In this engagement Lieut. Blood received a wound on the left side of the skull which necessitated trepaning, and also a wound in the right anKle, v from which he still has a lame leg. Shortly after receiving these wounds he determined to quit the Cuban army and this was not an easy task. In order to get away the young American had to traverse a section occupied by the Spanish, and through the province of Havana, in which the whole Spanish army is often concentrated! Blood says he sp9nt twentyfour hours on hands and knees while passing the pickets and guards along the trocha. These guards are eight deep, and it was absolutely necessary to pass them to get to a port where a Cuban "filibustering" steamer was expected. The trip was made without accident, and he got aboard the steamer "Three Friends," which in due time and after evading the Spanish warships discharged Blood and several companions on Long Island Sound, from which point they tramped to New York city. When the party arrived in New N York on October 28, he had thirtyk three cents in his clothes, the clothes ^ being linen, hi? uniform as lieutenant wL in the Cuban army. He applied to Senor Estrada Palma, who gave him $7, upon which he has reached Nashville and gotten a suit of clothes. BSSS^k Lieut. Blood advises no one to go to ^^^^BCuba; says the Cubans have all the they want. M&KiSHUKte further states that an American HBBjMfflBfl^everything to lose and nothing to Cuba. Spanish Atrocities. Havana, Nov. 25.?Joss Yiera, 80 years of age, was murdered a few days :? fn?oK?lln noat- .Tariiflco. tiro ILL vaiauttJAv, uvm4 v t vince of Havana, by the Spanish guerrillas commanded by Major Gregorio Soria. The case of the unfortunate Viera is another proof of the cruel warfare carried on in Cuba by the Spanish army. Viera was a man of wealth in Oaraballo and esteemed by his neighbors for his ehaiity. Among bis properties was a rich J arm near the village, to which Soria went with his guerrilla and notified him tbat before two days he must leave his estate, which would be burned. Viera protested against this measure to the mu_ :-: 1 n,i(linmtiae nf P!a*Qhollr? IllCipui auuuunKivo v/l the only answer was his arrest, and the only judge of his cause the same Soria was appointed. 4Ie was chained and guarded in the church, which in Caraballoas in every other small town under the Spaniards, is now a prison. He was left there two days without even water to drink Meanwhile Soria and his men reduced the buildings on his farm to ashes and outraged his family. After this atrocious act the guerrillas returned to Oaraballo, and, taking Viera out of the church at 11 o'clock at night, they tied nim up and after a short verbal sentence pro"o'lnnwl hir Snria hfl was-"tnTri kn | pieces bj.^b^^aks^Tthe soldiers" ills terrible cries did not save him from the assassins. The son of Viera, as soon as he knew the fate of his father, enlisted with Cuban guerrillas. He wrote a letter to Soria in these terms: 4kI will avenge the death of my father, be sure. You and all ycur countrymen only know how to kill old men, women and children, but not to fight face to face those who can stand against you. Is this the way in which Spain intendsto win the love of the Cubans?" The guerrillas of Soria killed near Caraballo another old man of 74 years. He wasD. Felipe Piloto, also a wealthy farmer. He was ar rested with his five daughters ana was shot before their eyes as a traitor. His only crime was asking Soria not to bum his estates. But these are not the only crimes of the Spanish troops near Caraballo. Senor Sscundino Rodriguez, a merchant of large capital, whose business is worth from $60,000 to $80,000 a year and who was also engaged in sugar raising on the estate "Kosario," received word from the Spanish Major Lanrada to abandon all his properties m accordance with the last decree of Gen. Weyler ordering all the country people to gather in the towns. He asked permission to appoint some guards on his estates to take care of them during his absence. Laprada arrested him and sentenced him to death without trial. Cases line these are of daily occurrence since the decree of Weyler above referred to. The Spanish columns burn all the country estates and kill all the pacificos they find in their way. as in me nrsi months of Weyler's rule in Cuba a reign of terror is in full sway again. In the Spanish official reports of imaginary engagements with the rebels all the victims of barbarous massacres appear as insurgents killed The KeeplDC of Liquor. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 3.?In the Supreme .Court yeterday there came up a case on appeal, the circumstances of which are unknown to the people generally, and which involves not only the rights of the citizen, but the legality of the Dispensary law itself. From the facts submitted to the Supreme Court it appears that Anderson Chastian, a white man, was arrested last July, charged with storing and keeping liquors contrary to the Dispensary law. The case came up from Oconee County. On the face of the proceeding appers that Chastain was raided by constables and in his place of business there was found two and a half gallons of corn liquor which was seized and confiscated. Chastain was brought up before the court, Judge Townsend presiding, for trial. The defendant argued, through his attor-1 neys, that it was no crime for a man to have liquor in his possession in his r\rrrn Virtiicn fnr rmrermal nsfl anH tllflt the State must show that he kept it for the unlawful purpose of barter or trade or sale. Judge Townsend, in his charge to the jury, used the following language: "If one keep liquors he must have the proper stamp on it. The question is, did he have legally th6 right to keep the liquor without the stamps? If so, he must show that he bought it through the regular channels, the Dispensary, or that he obtained from the commissioner the proper stamp." The attorneys for Chastain, Messrs. James and Sbelor, hold that the Judge erred in making such a charge, because he should have charged that there was no crime in having liquor in one's possession for one's own personal use, and mat one had a right to so keep it unless it could be shown that he kept it for purposes of violation of the law, which does not seem to have been proven. The decision of the Supreme Court in this case will be awaited with much interest, for upon it depends whether the most law abiding citizen can keep liquors for his own use in his own house lender the Dispensary law, or whether every man who does so is liable to be hauled up before a court. The Register learns that the gentleman in question was not, is not nor never has been a dealer in "blind tiger liquor" and if that is so the sentence of one year on the chain gang should be abrogated.?Register. I>emocr?tlc-Ilepublican Party. Indianapolis, Dec. 1.?Chairman W. D. Bynum, national committee of the gold Democrats, has returned from New York where for five days he reviewed the political field with some of the eastern money men. As a result he has called a meeting of the national committee to be held in Indianapolis, December 10, at which time several matters of interest to sound money Democrats and to the world in general will be discussed. Among them will be the future of the sound money Democracy. This is one of the principal topics in political circles and there seems to be a general belief that there is now no hope for the reconciliation of the gold i and silver wings of the party. This is the belief of the eastern men or many of them," said Mr. Bynum. There is a movement on foot among some of i the prominent leaders of the party," said Mr. Bynum, "to form another and a new party, to be known as the 'Democratic-Republican party,'around which will rally the commercial interests of the country under a sound money llag and with proper tariff i regulations elected under the advice of a commission of busness men." SCIENTIFICALLY HANDLED. What Observer Bauer SayH About tlie Phenomenal Combination. Wednesday Observer Bauer, in charge of the United States weather bureau of Columbia, was seen by The [ State and asked to furnish some iight i 4Ua MA/tnli'aii A>1 m TTa Ct*\ VP Thft uu uic pcuunai obv/i ui? ~ ? State the following, which will be of peculiar and general interest: Today's storm is the result of combination of circumstances under which alone this section of the country ever experiences weather, the like of which is common in more northern latitudes. On Saturday a storm centre developed in the Gulf of Mexico and took an east northerly course, moving across Alabama and Georgia to the coast, and thence over the ocean following closely the Gulf Stream, a path usual for south Atlantic storms. The influence of that storm began to be felt in Columbia on Sunday evening, when the wind suddenly changed from the soutn to the northeast, and chni?t.li7 rain hfi<ran and con tinued until Monday night, by which time the storm had moved so far to the eastward that its inlluence was no longer felt in this section, and clearing weather could be expected, _JE)ie charted weather on TiloSday morning showed that "a storm of considerable "euerfiry had appeared to the southward of Florida, causing the northeast winds to continue in this vicinity all day Tuesday,and by the middle of the afternoon light rain began again due to the second storm. Tiu:? /nw 1? 1st*,Ma efA*m Via/1 JLXlia OCUUUUj U1 X' 1U11VIM ObVXiU| UHU. its starting, point far to the eastward of the first or Gulf storm, and its centre probably did not at any time touch the mainland. The course of the second storm was along the Gulf Stream, practically parallel to the coast. The above outlines the first part of the combination, a ad would in the summer time have given this section only precipitation in the form of rain. The second part of the combination of conditions, and to which is due the moisture of rain,sleet and snow which marks the unusual character of this storm, was a vast area 6f high barometer with unusually low temperatures covering almost the entire continent, excepting only the southeastern portions of the United States, and includiug South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. As has already been stated, the prevailing winds were from the northeast and north since Saturday night, flowing into first the Gulf and then the Florida storm, and gradually lowering the temperature approximating the degree of cold \rom whence the winds came. The foregoingexplains the phenomena ol snow and sleet so early in the season, which, had it come two or three months later, would not have been at all remarkable. To explain why such a storm was possible so early would require a re view of the weather of the entire month of November just ended, and behind that the more difficult and impossible question why November ex hibited the weather it did over the entire North American continent, for the latter question is bej'ond the ken Of meteorology in the present stage of its advancement. However, the accurate observations of the weather bureau afford a basis of comparison be tween the past month's weather and that of the previous year's weather, and also enables certain deductions tc be made as to the results that are likely to follow certain types of conditions. By this means the possibility and more than that, the probability ol the present weather can l>e explained. Briefly stated, November exhibited abnormal weather over1 the entire range of observation, especially during the latter portion of the month. The climate and crop bulletin of the weather bureau for the month of November, 1896, gives a terae summary of the temperature conditions, as fol lows: "November, 1896. has been a month of very exceptional' temperaJ 1!1! * * * mi.. L i? lure couuuiuiis. - iiie lllusl uutc worthy feature of the month was the exceptionally low temperatures which prevailed almost continuously through out the month from the upper Missis sippi valley westward to the north Pacific coast, giving most remarkable departure from the normal, the defi ciency being greatest over Montana and the western portions of tha Dako tas, where it /anged from 15 to 27 de ^rees per day throughout the month, Over the entire region from the north Pacific coast to the upper Mississippi valley, the average daily deficiency generally exceeded o degrees per day. On the middle Pacific coast, over the central plateau region and middle Kocky Mountain slop9, the month averaged colder thaa usual, but the de iicjency in temperature was generally slight." Extreme low temparature and ex treme high barometer readings are generally coincident. In other words, when the barometer pressure is high the temperature is low. In the sum mer type of weather there exists an area of quite stationary high barome ter far to the northward of the borders iL- J ni.i .1 oi me unuea otai.es, uau storms generally form near, when it is remem bered that continental distances are considered, the southern edge moves to the southward, further south dur in'g some years than on others, and consequently the area of probable storm development moves also farther south.If this deductionis true it should lollow that during the November just past, especially during the latter portion of the month, the storms of the north should have developed in the middle and Rocky Mountain slopes instead of the northern slope and the British northwest. An examination of the daily weather maps for the past two weeks shows this to have been the case. This answers briefly why we are experiencing mid-winter weather fully a month or two in advance of the time it is usual to expect it. As the reason for tie early southward movement of tha high area is not known, it is impossible to accurately predict its continuance, or to say positively that the winter will be one of unusual severity, or that the advent of spring will ba early or late. It is not even known whether the solution of the problem involves terrestial or solar investigation, but the first manifestation of the answer will be seen in the northwestern portions of the United States and British Amer ica. J. W. Bauer, Observer Weather Bureau. Japaeute Auctions. Japanese auctions are conducted in the following manner: Each bidder at an auction writes his name and bid on a slip of paper, which he puts in s bcx. When the bidding is over, the box is opened and the goods declared the property of the highest bidder. * So Died a Hero. A few days ago we published the sad story of a young professor, wounded to the death in the machinery at Clemson college, S. C., sending a message announcing approaching end to his old preceptor, Gen. Stephen D. Lee in Alahama and receivinir a lovine farewell in return. We republish to day from the Norfolk Virginian an account of Engineer Will James's dving adieu to his foimer chief, Capt. V. E. McBee?a message pathetic for the very courage of it: "I will die this morning from injuries received in railroad accident." The engineer had made his last run, and at that supreme hour his heart yearned for Ihe approval and sympthy which he knew his friend and superior officer of other days would accord him. In this re public where we have no royalty, men do homage only to heroes, such as the brave engineer who daily ta kes his life in his hands. To those who knew Will Tomaj uroa on iHpnl Anori neer. A man of splendid physique, fine-looking, fearless, swift but sure, he lived the ideal engineer; he died the ideal engineer. In the wildest, wierdest, spot on his mountain run, he lost his.life:?li "Seems fitting that -5Hsh a man as he should go to meet his God from such a place as that cut at Round Knob, where the iron road toils around and around the grim, forbidding mountain's side until at last, in glee and triumph, it mounts the giant's shoulder, and, thence, runs smoothly on into the river vale beyond. There is always the reminder in this picturesque place * aat here science and skill have overcome nature and received the reward of success, as Jacob in the older days wrestled with the angel until he won the wished for blessing. Here man has asked of God and received, and, here we choose to believ6 God heard the prayer of the dying engineer for mercy on his soul. The brave man's wife and little child have a rich inheritance in the honor of his name.?Richmond Disipatcb. flat. 111*1 nf RntiAf) Rnarl The following timely and sensible remarks are taken from the Southern Cultivator, and we reprint them as supporting the position long held by The Times and Democrat. A rough, rutted road is an impediment to transportation and destructive to vehicles and patience. It seems paradoxical to construct good roads and proceed at once to cut them up into ruts and | holes by the use of narrow tires. : Broad tires, in drawing loads through fields and on farm roads, sink less deeply into the soft earth and employ 1 less draught to move them than do ! narrow tires. The narrow tire has a slight advantage over wide tires on 1 rough, rutted roads. Should wide tires be used, however, there will ba no rutted roads. Their broad surfaces nerform the work of rollers in keeping a smooth and compact roadway free from ruts. They distribute the wear over the surface of the road. The difference bet wen broad and nar row tires may be summed up thus: Wide tires do the work of a pounder and consolidate; narrow tires do the work of a pick and itear up. While the times demand the construction oi improved public highways, the inter est* of the taxpayer imperatively de maud that the work shall be preserv ed and made permanent. The use o( broad tires enures to the interest ol the farmer, and should b3 adopted 1 without delay. UnfaJUiled Prophecy. New York, Dec. 2.?The tidal wav< i of renewed prosperity which was pre dieted to follow Mcfonley's election has not yet reached New York. S( , far from it every one sajs business if poorer now than it was before the elec tion. Of course, '.the thoroughfares i present their usual thronged and rush ing appearance at thin season, but the stores are not doing the business thej are accustomed to. a.nd every othei _ line of business is suffering in prop or tion. The only explanation offered is . the old familiar one: "There is nc money in circulation." But how it ii to be got into circulation is a conun drum which no one now evenattempti . to solve. The claim of the newspapers that a healty business revival is being , felt is mere stock in trade, which th< . great metropolitan journals, do no! l seem to be above condescending to . in common with the more provincia . press at a need. One of the brightes hnsineaq men on one of the bipffest O the big dailies is authority for th< statement that business all along th< r line is even more depressed than be fore the election. He comes in contac j with business men of every descrip . tion and should know whereof h< . speaks. The opening up of a few fac . tories after the election was the meres r pretense and was lacking in botton arid substance. But the reaction wil ccme because it must come, say all; bu ' the most conservative prophets an fain reluctantly to defer tho turn ol ' the tide to next fall.?Columbia Ksgis | ter. Sli HnnnrAil P?riinnn Poisoned. Milwaukee, "Wis., Dec. 4.?Wha i is thought to be an attempt at whole sale poisoning, in & large measuri successful, was reported to the healtl s departmont to day, when informatior i was given of the sudden and seriou; illness of about one hundred families 1 numbering between 509 and GOO per ) sons, living in the Northwestern pari of the city. The cause of the sicknesj I was traced to bread sold at a bakerj , owned by OLto Figlesthaler, which has a very large trade. To-night an ! analysis of the bread showed that il i contained arsenic. The 600 persons Eoisoned are living, but a large num erof cases are considered serious, il i not critical. Mrs. Figlesthaler, the ; wife of the baker, stated to day thai i she thought that some one had delib) erately put poison into the box con taining the llour from which the bread i was made. The police are convinced from the investigation to-night thai arsenic was placed in the bread with ; intent to cause the death or serious illness of Figlesthaler's customers, with the object of ruining his business. Arrests will be made to-morrow. Thawed With a Vengeance. , Jay, Me., Dec. 2.?Fifty or more . sticks of dynamite exploded about fi i a. m., while being thawed out by Italians at work neak Jay, on the j Portland and Rumford Falls railroad . extension. Orlando Rocca, an Italian, aged 18, was killed almost inutantly, both legs being blown off and his head seriously crushed. Antonio D'Amorita was seriously injured and four l Englishmen were badly shaken up, ; two of whom were carried to the hos i pital. About 50 men were working i near and many were thrown down, > but were not seriously injured. The I explosion shook many buildings across the Androscoggin river, in Jay. * } . t TWICE WOOED; THEN WON. YouDg Man's mind a Blank as to His First Courtship. \ Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 2.?Miss Edith Marchus, of No. 263 Forest street, this city, who has just married William E. Higgins of Sandusky, has been twice wooed and won by the . same man, the latter, however, having no recollection of the first siege he laid i to Miss Marchus'heart, i Mr. Higgins is about twenty-two years old, and up to the summer of 1895 lived with his parents in Sandusky. , He went to Elyria, where he obtained a situation with the Johnson Electric i Railway Company, and one day in August of that year, while at work as a lineman, an insulator fell from a crosstop and struck him on the fore, head. At the time he complained of a i peculiar sensation about the head, and as time passed he daily became more confused in his thoughts. Fearing that he would be ill he re turned heme and was prostrated for iour weetcs. w nen ne nau recDvereu his health, apparently, he returned to Elyrjo re-entered ilie employ of the railway company. Oa Saturday , evening he announced to his landlady that he was going home to spend Sunday, and she becam9 alarmed when the young man did not return. For a long time no trace of the young man's whereabouts could be found, though his father]traveled hundreds of miles in the hope of learning i where he was. Finally, a friend of the family who had been to St. Louis said he believed he had seen the young man in that city. The father went i there, and found his son working for an electric company. To his father's joyous greeting however, he coldly said: "Excuse me, but I do not know you." Then for the first time did the father suspect the truth. The young man had lost his memory, and all efforts to revive it proved fruitless. The boy didn't know where he came from, and oo Via tttoo rlaaivnni! nf vocnlttinrr 4Via mystery of the past, he accepted his father's invitation to return home with him in the hope that his memory might be awakened. It was supposed that when young Higgins should reached home and see his mother he would again be himself in every respect. But he did not know her, although she wept on his shoulder and repeated to him all those fond names she used in addressing him when he was an infant and a growing child. He could not recall anything of his past. Then a delicate surprise was arranged for him, which, it was hoped as a last resort, would awaken his memory. Miss Edith Marchus, of 263 Forest street, this city whom Mr. Higgins had been engaged to marry in October, 189.1. war sftnt. fnr Shft arrivfid. and . was much moved by the presenca of her lover, whom'she had mourned as i dead for so many months. The young man treated her with re spect, but his demeanor plainly indi: cated that Miss Marchus, whom he ' would have married but for his mis) fotune, was as a stranger to him. Miss y Marchus had formerly lived in Sanf dusky, and having moved to Cleve land, she was prevailed upon to re main at the Higgins home for several - days, in the hops that constant asso ciauonj wouia remncu9 young rugf gins' memory. L All efforts failed, however, but Mr. Higgins developed a strong attachment for Miss Marchus, which ripened 5 into love, and they were finally mar. ried in this city. I A Convenient Invention. * An Orangeburg farmer comes to the } front with a new invention in the ' shape of a Lubricator for oiling veJ Ulrtl/v mU/v/v1n Inl^infW 4 Vk nrt ff IIIWIO W HCCiJ VY ibUUUb taaiu^ liuurn VAX ' the axle. It is inserted in the hub 1 between two of the spokes. When you want to grease your wheel all you have to do is to withdraw a plunger, ' which operates with a spring, and put J as much oil as is needed on the axle. > Upon being released the spring closes 3 up the oil hole until it is opened lor ' oiling up again. It is a very ingeni3 ous and clever device, and is oound to J be used generally. With these lubri> catora a vehicle can be oiled up any> where along the road ia less than one - minute. The patent for this valuable I invention is owned by the National J Lubricator Company of Orangeburg, \ S. C. Mr. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and i T? # at A-. i ' x'roprieior 01 me wrdugeimrjj j.iuit? 3 and Democrat, is the manager of the * company, which is a guarantee that it * is all right. The company wants an agent in this county to sell the Libri' cators. See advertisement in another 5 column. ^ Power of Magistrates. j Spartanburg, Dec. 3.? Judge Gary 1 prepared a decree yesterday bearing t upon the widely discussed legal status B of the magistrates of the State under I the new Constitution and the recent . legislative act creating and defining the duties of such ollicers. He renders a rlAr.isinn at variance with the recent opinion of Judge Earleand dei lares that magistrates have j urisdiction. * He holds that the evident intention of 3 the Constitution makers was that legls1 lation enacted previous to the adop1 tion of the Constitution should remain s in force until repealed and that the ? practical and only material effect of ' the act of the last legislature was to ; change the name of the magislriai 5 office from that of trial justice to magr istrate, who retains and is now author, 1 ized to exercise all the power formerly 1 held by the trial justic3.?State. t ??? ; Shocking Fate of a Lady. Florence, S. C., I>3c. 2.?About ! 2:30 o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Buck> heit wife of Carles A. Buckheit, the ; baker of thiscity, was burned to death. While in one of the rooms of her dwelling house, by some means or 1 other her clothing caugt on fire and [ before assistance came her life wasde; stroyed. Slie leaves five children, the oldest not more than twelve years. ' How to Carve a Turkey.?Insert the carving fork across the middle of the breast bone. Cut through the skin between the breast and the thigh. Bend the leg over and cut off close to i the body and through the joint. Cut I through the top of the shoulder down through the wing joint. Shave off i the breast in thin slices, slanting from the front of the breast bone down toward the wing joint. Carve only from the side nearest you. Tip the bird over slightly, and with the point of the knife, remove the oyster and 1 the small dark portion found on the side bone; Then remove the fork from the breast and divide the leg and ; wing. Cut through the skin between the body and breast and with a spoon I remove a portion of the stuffing. > Serve light or dark meat and stuffing, as preferred. I - .* It la Bald That of all the diseases that affect mankind, diseases of the kidneys are the most dangerous and fatal. If this ha CA VlAm i4- ia 4V?of iV>A I WV WW, UVTT AUipWMUII Alt JUS HU?U KUW kidneys be kept in a healthy condition . The use of Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will do this. It is the "ounce of prevention" in these troubles. The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey, Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits. For further information address The Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia, 3. 0. \$ AGKKNTS WAKTJflJjjl 8?-? In each county in South Carolina $ Jj| to -introduce a LUBRICATOR for d ?? oiling vehicle wheels without re- $ $ moving. the wheel from the axle. It $ gj is a reccnt South Carolina inven- & tion, and will sell rapidly, as it is & $ a very convenient device. Exclu"'ik s'v0 territory gi*en the right o $ man. For particulars address, p ? NATIONAL LOBHICATOR COMPANY, 8 Lock Box ifo. 43, & J - ORANGEBUIl^ S. C. J A : r_~ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY doesn't always mean a chance to get work, It's a business opportunity to have a chance to save money on the necessities of life. You can find a chance like that at our store. We are,now offering WELCH & EASON'S PERFECTION FLOUR Superfine Quality at -94.50 barrel Beet Patent Flour at 4.25 barrel Choice Family Flour aU.r- 4,00 barrel BEST GRANULATED SUGAR In 100 pound sacks at -5c pound In smaller quantities at 5^c pound GOOD GRANULATED SUGAR In 224 pound sacks at 4%c pound In 100 sacks at 4#c pound In smalller quantities at So . pound RICE 1 At 40, 50, 64, 70 and 80 cftnts a peck. GOOD TOMATOES La 2 pound cans at ...5o a can...60c a dozen In 3 pound-cans at ...60 a can...72c a dozen PURE LARD-BEST QUALITY. 50 pound cans per can 13.0C 20 pound cans per can 1.25 10 pound cans per can 75 5 pound cans per can . 4C 3 pound cans per can... 21 COMPOUND LARD. 50 pound cans per can 12.7 J 20 pound cans per can l-is 10 pound cans per can....? 70 5 pound cans per ean 3J 3 pound cans per can 2i Good Rio Coffee 18c pound Best Rio Coffee 20c pound Higher grade Coffees at very reasonable prices. CANNED MBATd CHEAP. Corned Beef 1 pound cans 10c Corned Beef 2 pound cans 20c Koast Beef 1 pound cans 10c Roast Beef 2 pound cans 18c Potted Ham, small cans, 5c can, 50c dozen Potted Ham, large cans, 103 can, f 1.00 doz. Potted Tongue, email, 5c can, 50c dozen Dried Beef, Armour's, 1 pound, 18c can, |2.00 dozen. Dried Beef, Armour's, % pound, 10c can, fl.20 dozen. Teas at 25* 50, 75 and 91.00 pound. Every style and variety. We make it to your advantage to buy your Groceries of us* Try us. A?A ? **/***?? aF Aiir Pri/tAQ 1 t iS ft uok a wipj vi u?u *??wvu ? ? handy and novwy little book,., WELCH & EASON, UNIVJCKSA.L PROVIDERS, 18S and 187 Meeting and ^7 Market StsM OHARLKSTON, 3. U. j | j; Down Go Prices J| j; Clean to Bed Rock. J| < A Revolution in the Piano and < i ? Organ Trade. Old Prices bur-J j J; ied. New Fall Offers that; | 4 Break the Record. <i I > Elegant New Upright Piano, onty $183 * < * Best Pianos, Old Makers, only $237 * j | Mirror Top Parlor Organ, 11 stops, $57 , ( Superb Organ, Richest Case, only $63 i < | Sample bargains?Our Entire Line Hednced? < I? Lowest Prices ever known o.i Stundard lnstru- 4 inents?Thousands of dollars sa\iii Buyers. 4 t > Lenders always, we s<-t the pace in l.-av 1'rices 4 II ?This Ad. means business, better un-swr it. 4 < > Send for New Special Offers, Fall 1896.! ||l UDDEN& BATES, I i > *? Savannah, Qa. \ | > All Sheet Music at Half 1'rJce. < ] * Small Instruments at Wholesale Kates. < < * WANT : 4 A PARTNER j IN | E^ERY TOWN. . Postmasters, Kali roil Areata, Genera Store Keepers, Clerks, Ministers, or any other person, lady or gentleman, who oaa devote a little or all of their tlma to oar bus! ess. We do not want any money in ' advance, and piy large commissions to tboee wno worK ror ui. we nave toe oeas , la Family Medicines on earth, aid cai pro* r dace lots of testimonials from oir home people. Send for blank application and clroalar. ~7 Address .'a ' a URAZILIA.N MEDICINE CO., 844 Broaiway, Aa?mta, t*a . ENGLEBERGr nyr1!? RICE HULLER. |j The only mashlae that la oaa operation will ULKAN, UULUJ ruuum rough rice, putting it In merchantable coo! dltlon, ready for table use. SIMPLE AND EASY to manage. Write for price* and terms* ALSO Corn Mills, Saw Mills, Placing Machines, ; and all kinds of Wood-working Machinery. Talbott and Llddell Barnes and Boilers i on hand at factory prices. V. C. Badham, S General Agent, * ? COLUMBIA. S. C. m Advice to fflothert. '' . ? M ; Wa take pleasure in calling yoar atten tlon to a remedy so long needed in carrying children safely through the critical itage of teething. It is ah lccalcnlable i blessing to mother and child. If yon an 1 disturbed at night with a sick, fretfal, 1 teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, it ! will give Instant relief, and regulate the bowels, and make teething safe and easy. It will cure Dysentery and Dlarrhosa. ' Pitta Carminative Is an instant relief for | colic of infants. It will promote digestion, l give tone and energy to the stomach and t bowels. The sick, puny, suffering child will soon become the fat and froliokltig Joy of the household. It la very pleasant to | the taste and only cost 25 oentdfcper bottle. 'Sold by druggists and by - 1 THE MURRAY DRUG OO.f i i Columbia, 8. 0. SEE " 1 ? HERE. IS;Y0URLIV?R ALLRHHT?, Are your Kidneys In a healthy coodltion? If so, Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will keep thein so. If not, Hilton's Life for the L ver and Kidneys will make them so. a zsc Dome will convince you of this fact. Taken regularly after meals It Is an aid to digestion, cures habitual constipation, and thus refreshes and clears both body and mind. SOLI) WHOLESALE BY ; Tht Murray Drug Co.; j COLUMBIA, 8. 0. ' AND ! Dr. H. BAKR, Charleston, S. 0 ! ENGINES, " BOILERS, j SAW MILLS, : GRISTMILLS, ; AT i FACTORY | | PRICES. I IE. W. SCREVEN, 4 ! iCOLUMBIA, S. C.