Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r C* -WTHE*****BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ?IN? Western South Carolina. 0 . RATES REASONABLE. SUBSCRIPTION SI PER ANNUM JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. Sarga Plurkett. x The Granite of DtKalb Coming to the Front. Atlanta Constitution. y Thirty years ago a man by the j TH E LEX INGTO N DIS PATC H. X Representative newspaper. Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding; Counties hi he a Blanket. VOL. XXIX. LEXIXGTOX, S. C., WEDXESDAY. MARCH 20. 1800. XO. 20 .KUJs GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, vto#. -W. T31. MOITCKTOIT, 7E., (S V"' 1 Iu-Jrw|l f l?gQ MAIN STREET, COLUMIHA, H. C.. fQ. ' in I lm Solicits a Share of Your Xralucd Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. FT I O-tober 13-tf V^' Dame of James Wilson came into cur | country frQm AbeideeD, Scotland, and when be caught sight of the granite aloDg the Georgia railroad he said, ''here I stop?this is the land!v Tais Scotchman was aD cxpeit in stone cutting and knew the value that should be placed upon rich fields of granite. He settled down in Lithonia and cut out the first stone dow so common on the streets of Atlanta and other cities. He i9 buried in the cemetery at Lithonia and his countrymen have decorated his resting place in a most suitable manner by the erection in granite of unique statutes in the place where he sleeps. Lodg before this man of Aberdeen died he saw a verification of his good ^ L i m rvAlf O n/?n JUUgUICUl OU LUC L'JUJIUg liu^vi vauvv of this granite. Ia a few short years he had gathered about Lithonia a colony of Scotch people so numerous 1 as to make one feel in strolling there that they were along the "banks and braes of bonny Doon," or listening to the raurmer of "Af:on's Sweet Waters."' Before Wilson's death experiment had been begun to find something to take the place of granite but he al ways told his friends to never mind, that they might go off for a while but that they would return to the use of granite, as nothing could take its place. This prediction has been fulfilled. For some time the world has been struggling to find something that would take the place of this granite, and so successful did .the experiments seem at one time that the industry was dead and many people fled the region, and capital was withdrawn, but a return to granite has begun, the industry has taken on life agaio, capital and peo pie are returning and DeKalb now gives promise of being speedily what she should be, the richest county in the world from natural resources. One has but a small conception of this granite supply who confine their ideas to Stone Mountain and the region thereabout. Miles away from Stone Mountain to every point of the compass stretches great fields of graDite and hills of granite only called "hills" because of the great Stone Mountain itself which overshadows everything of its kind and stand as one of the greatest wonders of the world. Away down on the line of Clayton from any vantage ground looking iLto DeK*lb, miles upon miles of granite can be seen, sometimes stretching in flat acres like gray prairies, then rising in "hiils" like grim sentinels keeping watch over a world that is passing, to tell the tale when all else has passed away. Never touching the great mountain, enough granite could be had to build a Chinese wall around the world, and then seas of rock, if it be proper to call them seas, would remain unscarred by the hand of progress, only waiting to be turned into channels of usefulness and to thiDgs of beauty. Aiong with the predictions of the j man from Scotland, there is another V?io foifh t Kq+ I 6LUi V Ui A LUau ailU UIO iUit/u i these mountains are to be scattered i to the four winds, but it will b3 re i membered that in Wilson we had the judgment of a clear, strong man of i travel, an expert in rock work, in the ; other we have the delusion?if you bo choose to call it?of an old man j bent with age and smarting under i what he took as a wrong which crept . upon him in the grab cf progress and opened the eyes of those whom j he wished to ever keep in the stumbling path of darkness. Long, long ago, before the hammer of the Sootchman was ever dreamed of and before these rocks ho." ever had a 6car, this strange old man owned land and lived northeast of the Stone Mountain. He had raised a family here, as innocent as they were ignorant in their backwoods seclusion. The old man himself was rated an infidel, but his family were believers and members of a little log -church which had been built very near the foot of the mountiin, on the steep sida. His family had loDg since dispared of ever getting the j old man to enter their little church, i and nothing was thought of it when j the old fellow upon every Sabbath j morning filled his bow-basket wiih j corn and salt and sauntered off to j the forest to "gentle" his cattle and . bogs. This had been his custom for , years upon the Sabbath mornings, and he scoffed the idea of there be- j ing any good in churches or in ! preachers. K So matters stood when a man by j - \ * \ I the came of Cloud?Aaron Cloud? : visited the section, bought the great mountain for perhaps a pony or a ; shotgun and announced that he was going to build a hotel and a great tower on the top of the mountain and turn the place into a summer resort for folks of fashion. This all transpired, andourstraDge j old man soon saw his family depart- j ing from their backwoods simplicities j and takiDg on the airs of the fashion- 1 able people who congregated at the mountain. It was soon plain that ; the dissipation and extravagance eo j common at resorts of fashion was sure to enter and contaminate the simplicities upon which our old n.nn on dnfo(t A Q ff?r SUAUgC uiau o\j luuwu uui>wvf >.v >. him, he never changed, save to grow sorrowful over a change he could not stem. Upon a certain Sabbath morning the old man in returning from where he bad been salting his cattle and "gentliog't his hogs, chanced to pass near the little church at the foot of the mountain. He had no thought | of entering the church?he had never entered. His pants were rolled up to his knees, for he had been wadiDg the streams, barefooted and in his shiit sleeves with his bow basket on his arm. He was never expected to meet the people at church but suddenly our old man halts?he is listening to the loud old preacher and surely something has caught the attention of the old man. What does the preacher saj? It must be sojnething very remarkable, for our old friend wishes to catch the words and draws nearer to the church, with his hand to his ear. What does the preacher saj? "By prayer, my brethren and sisters, we can do anything?even yonder mountain, brethren and sisters, could be moved by prayer and faith?faith, brethren, faith and prayer, would scatter that great mountain like chaff before the wind!" Nothing on earth could have pleased this straDge old man so much as to scatter this mountain. Scatter the fashionable people and move the hotel and the tower and never hear of Cloud again. He liked these words of the preacher?by prayer, by faith and he whispered them as he walked nearer to the church, even to the door, and then inside. Such commotion was never seen in a country church before. His good old wife clapped her hands and ruD to meet him, and his children shouted for joy as they all huDg upon him, while the whole congregation shed tears and went wild over the scene. Such a "big meeting" as grew out of the incident was never seen before and maDy joined the church?the old man joined. The story is too long to give all the details, but the old man became a praying member of that church and the burden if all his prayer was for the Lord to move this mountain. A storm came and blew away the hotel and scattered the tower, and Aaron Cloud returned to Griffia and from I there went to Florida and has never I been seen again. In time our strange old man moved up into Habersham, j V?o r\nr% a c Inn al 5 z? rpflima f>ld ftS i wu" "v I he is, and smiles as the trains are | loaded with granite and throws up his hat when the dynamite booms and scatters the rocks to the four winds of heaven?"like chaff before the wind" is moved this greatest of mountains, and I leav6 it to the reader to say whether the old man should be cured of his delusion or i live and re joice over God's mysteri- j ous ways. But no matter what has been, the i granite fields of Dclviib are greater I than gold mines and they have open- | ed up again and give the greater j promise cf growing on to a fulfill- | ment of the expectations of the grand ! Scotchman who was first to see their j worth, but died before the tirro. Sarge Plunkett. I have been afflicted with rheumatism for fourteen years and nothing seemed to give an}r relief. I was ' able to be around all the time, but i constantly suffering. I had tried ; everything I could hear of and at i last was told to try Chamberlain's | Pain Bulm, which I did, and was ira- j mediately relieved and in a short j time cured. I am happy to say that it has not 6iuce returned.?Josh Edgar, Germantown, Cal. For sale j by J. E. Kaufmann. OBITUARY. Died Id North Augusta, Ga., Feb- | ruary 10, 1899, Mrs. Alice E Ass- I mann, in the 4Gih year of her age. | She was thedaughterof thelamenttd ! Uriah Crout, who lived for a number i i of years at Leesville, S. C. Mrs. Assmann grew up suirounded by good Christian influences, and at the early age of 12 years she was confirmed by the Rsv. Adam Efird in Cedar Grove Lutheran church ir> Lexington county, S. C. In this church her membership remained until after her inariiage to Col. W. J. ioomonn ca?ora1 roarQ PDrn whpfl fillfi DV * M* J VM* v vi > ? v ? _ transferred ber membership to St. Stephen's church of Lexington, S. C. Having moved to North Augusta in the summer of 1898, in November of I that year she became a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran church of Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Assmann was one of nature's noble womeL! And that natural nobility was still more exhahed by gract! Living, she was universally admired and loved. Dead, she is universally lamented. She was gentle, yet firm and decided. Her life was pure, generous, benevolent and a benediction to all who came within its sphere. Calm, clear common sense, good judgment aod high religious principle marked her every day walk. Id health and in sickness she adorned the doctrine of Christ, her Saviour, by her consistent and exemplary conduct. She loved her church from principle and was ever loyal to it. On account of physical inability, as she bad been sick for years, she was unable for a long time to engage actively in church work; but it wa6 a great joy to her to hope ?and at times it seemed that her hopes might be realized?that she would be fully restored to health, when she could again take up active work in the church which she loved so much. But God ruled otherwise. She was taken for a batter service in the Church above. As we mourn her death and think of her now, we cherish the thought as expressed by one of her friends just after her death: "A better wo- | man never lived." We will miss her, but not as those i who have no hope. The bereaved husband and weeping sisters should be cheered by the hope and assurance nt a klioc.'fiil ro_nninn hfirnrr? fhe shadows of the grave in God's sanctuary above. M. O. J. K. I ! Died, at his heme in Lc-xiDgton, S. C, in the 15:h year of hia age, Wadp, the youngeat son, of Mr. Luther Craps and wife. Our kind heavenly Father has called little Wade home at an early age, before his feet had been tempted to turn and trod the darkand downward path of sin. His life budded here to bloom in heaven. He will be missed in the Sunday school and at the cotton mill, and his place in the home circle will always be vacant. He will be long remembered \ by his friends for the little deeds of j kindnesses which he did. He awaits ! I father, mother and two brothers on i the golden shores of eternal ages J 1 which bounds the beautiful land of ! Beulab, the far away home of the j soul. May God bless the bereaved i family. Peaceful be tbj silent slumber, Peaceful m the grave so low. Thou no more wilt join our number; Thou no more our songs shall know. *Y?t again we hope to meet thee, When the day ot life is tl id. Then in heaven with joy to greet thee. Where no tarewell tear is sbed." Mrs. C inie Frye. Lexington, S. C. Mrs. Eilen Boland was born October 26lb, 1822, and died March 15th, 1899, making her stay in this world 76 years, 4 months and 7 days. She was the mother of ten children, seven of whom are living and three dead; grand children, 44, 30 living and 14 i T l j /? aeaa; great grauu uunuicu, u uviug. . In early life she connected herself I with the Methodist church and died ! in that faith. She leaves a large ! connection and a host of friends to j mourn for her. We trust their loss j is her gain. Iu 1863 her husband j and one son were taken up from the battlefield to meet the Captain of their salvation, leaving her a widow in this world to battle against the storms of t life for 34 years. She was laid to rest in the family graveyard. Rest mother from thy labors, thy work is done. A. 11. T. How's Th*s! "We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for &Dy case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe bim perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Mar- t vin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter- j nally, acting directly upon the blood j and mucous surfaces of the sjstem. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug- ; gists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. i The Postmaster's Joke. I A few days ago the assistant postmaster of Port Chester, Penn., sus- i pected the carriers of haviDg stolen j some oranges he had in the office, | according to a local paper. So he ! bought another stock, and asked a ' neighboring druggist to inject into | them some drug that would make ; the thieves sick, but not injure them The druggist iDjVcted water and then J informed the - carriers. They of course stole the orange?, and when the owner entered the office he found them all very sick. In a little while they were writhing on the floor. Then j the joker thought the druggist had j made a mistake, and ran to him for j a prescription. He prescribed brandy, and it took $5 to relieve them of their j pain. Some of them got a little over- i cured by the medicine, or on the ! other side of a normal condition; but j they enjoyed their superior's joke all j the same. ?. i 1wT-i. - i Pharmaceutical Era. The youDg man's face was flashed and his manner was strangely agitated. As he addressed the fair gill before whom he stood, a faint tremor I was noticeable in his voice. "Miss Blanch," he said, "I hesitated about coming to you, but my I feelings have overpowered me at last. ! Will it be too much for me to ask?" "Pray go on,'' said the maiden, with heart wildly beatiDg, as his voice faltered. Yes, they were coming, the words that she and her dear mamma bad so long waited for. i "Pray go on,v she said agaiD, as he still stood, looking at her with burning eyes. "I came to ask you, Miss Blanch?" "Yee," she smiled encouragingly. "If it would be too much trouble for you to write .off that receipe * * - ? which you said you had lor warding off tbe grippe. I am sure I am goiDg to have it, and those confounded doctors always charge two prices for a prescription. Billings on Hash. Josh Billings Hash is made uv kast cff vittele, homoginius, abnormal, and at times uneak in its nature. Hash haz dun more to push the human family than ' enny other kind uv mix phood. It will be impossible to lay down enny specific rule, to create this abtruse, and, . at the saraetime, gentle phood. Ennything that will chop fluently will produce hash. No one haz taken out a pattent yet for the production uv this promiskious viand. Hash rrquires but little cooking, but may be compared to a foundered horse?goes hoof wVipn wpII wfirmf-d ur>. For the "v-ww ' - 1- ? kreasbun uv hash, tallent is uv more impoitance than genius. Finally, hash may be likened unto the human family?from sum stand points it iz fair, from others it iz bad, and from all, suspishus. ?? ? J. R. Hill, Packsville, S. C, wiites I have used Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine for Dyspepsia with better results than I had from a long trial of Zeiliu's Regulator, which I found not so good. Never had any good ; results from Black Draught used. i Rural Delivery. Twenty Routes to Be Established j in the State. The Chief of the Service iu the State Organizing the Woik?Six Already in Working Order. Rural mail delivery is a new thing | iu South Carolina, but a start has been made and the result will be watched with interest. This territory is under the charge of Mr. Fred E. Bach, which includes the country from the Savannah river j to the Deleware river, and the ex- | penses of the work are directly from a special appropriation of congress. Mr. Bach works in .connection with the congressmen, and if all the plans are successful the new delivery will | be a great advantage. It is already ! extensively used in the East. It has been determined to estab- | lish about twenty of these rural de- ! liveries in South Carolina, and Mr. Bach has been steadily at work for | some time. Six have already been j established and he is at present at ' work on a route from Bamberg. The routes cover about twenty-five | miles each and will ultimately do j away with the star routes and fourth class postoffices. The system is very much like that used in the city, the planter or dweller in the country having his mail i delivered at his door daily or at the ; longest every other day. If a man ' does not live directly on the route, ! the earlier leaves his mail at the ! nearest house, thus saving him pos- ! sibly sending several miles for the j mail. For his services the carrier j gets $400 a year and furnishes his own horse. The stations established from , which routes leave are Orangeburg, Copes, Elloree, St. Georges, Smoakes j and Leesville. From Orangeburg j one route goes, the carrier delivering j mail daily. From the other po9ts j two routes go, the carrier taking | them alternately every other day. The two new routes now being ! established at Bamberg go to Colston i and to Hartzog. It does away with j two star routes and some fourth j class postoffices. The progress of the work is beiDg watched with interest by those who will be benefited by the routes if they are successfully operated. fa^VERY-DAY 9 . UCDATCMI CI 11L>1\U1iJ1U i ' Struggling through life, cursed with catarrh. is a common experience. How /JV \ evcr '1cro'c l'lC catarrh genname or other i it p fc best ^^^^-^^snnds' of others ! have been permanently cured of catarrh ! l>y Dr. Hartrnnn's successful reme<iy | Pe-ru-na. Here is Mr. Ingalls" letter: Dr.S. I>. Hart man, Columbus, 0. Dear Sir:? IV-ru-na and Man-a-lin ; have cured me of one of the worst cases of catarrh any one ever had. My case was so severe that. I was compelled to discontinue my business, that of conductor on a railroad; but I ain now entirely well.*' Ordinary treatment of catarrh is for local relief. Cures arc not expected. Dr. Ilartman's method eradicates catarrh absolutely. (let his latest book and learn how to combat this insidious I disease. The l'e-ru-na Medicine Co.. | Columbus, <>.. will mail Dr. ilartman's j books free on application. 11. A. Scolt, Hurt. Tenn.. writes: ' I feel very thankful to my Maker and your great medicine that I am j cured. I would not be without I'e- j ru-na in the house."' J'e-ru-na has been curing catarrh for j forty years. It plucks out the roots | of catarrh and builds people up. All druggists sc 11 it. i Vote cf Charity. Washington Star. There is a government official now J at Washington whose face would ; close the doors of a beauty show j with a snap before he could get with- j in a mile of it. and yet he is not uu- j happy. On the contrary he has a j sunny nature that makes his face a flower garden all the year round. | The only criticism that can be made ; of him is that he is as conceited j about his homeliness as handsome j men are about their beauty. That may be unusual, but it is true. The other day he was talking on the sub [Row ^ Absolutely 1 Makes the food more de QYM. gAxma PC* i j ject of Lis look. "Ten years or more tig"," be said, } | I was a candidate for Congress in my ; State, with no show to wie, but plenty of enthusiasm in the good cause. I , had been makiDg a tour of the die- ] trict, delivering speeches, and at one ! place I remained over night at a ! farm house in lieu of a tavern. I j retired early and about an hour j I L* 4?^ T k Anw.1 thn Li o n? i fo i lttlfl X UCU1U LUC UUOl auu UIO nm I | come into their room, which adjoined j j minp, with a rather loosely huDg i door between the two apartments. I i presume they thought I was asleep, j because they talked along so I could j very easily bear. I was not inter* . ested in their conversation, however, until they began to talk about me. I It was general at first, and it narrowed down to my personality, the woman arguing for me like a good | fellow. At last she explained: 'Why, John, you owe it to the teaching of i the B:b!e to vote for him and to work for him, too.' John couldu't exactly i see why, and I rose on my elbow to | hear the liue of argument. 'You do,' she explained, 'because you have no right to make his burden any heavier than the Lord made it for him in the first place. You ought to do all you cau for a man with a face like his to make Lim forget it.'" ? ? ? Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy. This remedy is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough and influenza. It has become famous for its cures of these diseases, over a large part of the civilized woild. The most flattering testimonials have been received, giving accounts of its good work: of the aggravating and persistent coughs it has cured: of severe colds that have yielded promptly to its soothing effects, and of the dangerous attacks of croup it has cured, often saving the life of the child. The extensive use of it for whooping cough has shown that it robs that disease of all daBgerous consequences. Sold by J. E Kaufmann. ^ I Getting Even. Now, said the lawyer who was con- J ducting the cross examination, according to Spare Moments, will you please state how and when you first met this man? I think, said the lady with the sharp nose, that it was Never mind what you think, inter- j i \ * t _ I rupiea tue lawyer: we waut iacis bete. We don't care what you thiDk, j and we haven't any time to waste in | listening to what you think. Now, j please tell us when and where it was j you first met this man? The witness made no replyCome, come, urged the lawyer; 1 ! demand an answer to my question. Still the witness was silent. Your Honor, said the lawyer, turning to the court, I thiok I am entitled : to an answer to the question that I j have put. The witness will please answer the question said the court in impressive 1 tones. Can't, said the lady. Why not? The court doesn't care to hear what i I think, does it? No. Then, that's no use questioning me any further. I am not a lawyer. I can t talk without thinking. I ; Kev. E. Edwards, pastor of the j English Baptist Church at Miners- i ville, IV, when suffering with rheu- i matisrn, was advised to try Chamber- ; Iain's Pain Balm. He say*: "A j few applications of this liniment | proved of great service to me. It i subdued the iLtlimmation and reliev- ! . . - _ i ed the pain. Should any sufferer I profit by giving Fain Balm a trial it : will please me." For sale by J. E. ! Kaufmanu. The famuus American trottiDg atallioD, Hamilton, 1-4 years old, was put to death last week by chloroform. Baking Powder Hire ilicious and wholesome DO CO.. NEW VO?K. Filipino Mail Secured. Official Communications Ciptured at Ciloocan. Washington, March 23.?The capture of Caloocao, in the Philippine islands, island of Luzod, by the United States forces recently, resulted in the confiscation of considerable mail addressed to the insurgent government. It includes a number of letters of Aguinaldo and other leaders and brings out some interesting facts about Filipino official methods. Postal Agent Vaillo at Manila has forwarded some of this mail to Acting Postmaster General Heath. One letter is addressed to Aguiualdo's socalled Secretary of the Treasury aod is a reply to a request for money. The writer is apparently the fiscal officer at Lucena, Luzon, to whom the insurgents had entrusted the duty of squeezing the merchants and he apparently confiscated for the insurgents' cause a lot of cocoa fiber belonging to a large tobacco company. When asked to turn over the pro ceeds the ageDt rcmarKea mat orny $3,500 had come into his bands, and that amount he bad paid to the troops who were clamorous for more. The letter is written in very fair Spanish. Apparently Aguinaldo's treasury officials are running short of paper, for the outer covering of the letter is made of sheet paper, written all over, torn out of a record book, and it was tied around with a fragment of Manila bagging. Another letter captured, received by the post office department, was sent from the provincial governor of Antipolo, addressed to Anguinaldu's Secretary of the Interior, in which he apologizes for not being present at Malolos at the promulgation of the constitution, assigning as a reason that the telegram commanding bis presence, though dated Jauuary 21, only reached him January 23, two days late. To atone for his absence be says he ordered all the local municipal presidents to get up demonstrations and cry: "Long live Filirnnn indpnpndpnnp and down with , __? ? annexation." This is signed by Governor Jose Eliros, Governor of Antipolo. Some intercepted letters to Aguiualdo himself have come into the possession of the post office department. ...? . If the Baby is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old aud well tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cure9 wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea Twenty-live cents a bottle. It is the best of all. Summer Homes' Folder, 1899. Mr. W. A. Turk, General Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway, is collating information for ? - ? ? i-i 11 e .1.1 Summer Homes ruiuer ior iuo ensuing summer, giving tie names of proprietors, post office addresses, at or near what station, conveyance used, number of guests, terms per day, week and month. This information will be printed in an attractive form and a large edition published and distributed by the various agents of this immense system throughot all sections of the country. Persons contemplating takiDg boarders for the ensuing summer are requested to apply to the nearest railroad agent for blank to be filled out giving the above information, and forward at once to W. A. Turk, General Passenger Agent, "Washington, D. 0., so that it may reach him not later than April. Strength. "I see that the scientists have prov ed that a growing squash cau lift j 5,000 pounds." 44Whew ! What couldn't au onion lift." Constipation of the Bowels may be easily cured by a few doses of Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate ol 73 cents per square of one inch 8; ace for Srst insertion, and 50 cents per inch l<>r each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made with thoee wishing to advertise for three, six and twelve months. Notices in the local oolnmn 5 oente per line each insertion. Obituaries charged for at the rate of one cent a word, wten they exceed 100 word*. Marriage notices inserted free. Address 0. M. HAEMAN, Editor and Publisher. A Column of a Hash. Alger has gone to Cuba. Cuba has been divided into four military districts. The Seaboard Air Line will reach Columbia via Camden. Guv Pengree says be will not attend the Democratic banquet in New Yoik. One American and fifty Filipinos were killed, and fifteen American wounded in a battle recently fought at Iliolo. Tbe State Board of Health has decided to institute quarantine regulations after April 1. Tillman and bis paity bave returned from Cuba much pleased with what they saw. The small town of Liberty, DeIvilb, Tenn., has been almost wiped oft' tbe map by a cyclone. Nineteen dead and thirty-four missing is the record so far of the Windsor hotel fire last Friday a week. Alger is accredited with saying that the volunteers returning from Cuba will be mustered out in Savannah, Ga. : The Curative Properties, Strength and Effect of Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine are always the same. It cannot be equalled. Alger has notified Gen. Miles and all interested that he (Alger) was the chief cook and bottle washer of Uncle Sam's war dogs. Miss Katherine Grindley, daughter of the gallant and brave commander of the Olympia, Dewey's flag ship, was in Columbia last week. Those who smoke will find the very best cigars, cheroots, smoking tobacco, pipes, etc., at the Bazaar. Remember this when you come to town. Authentic advices from Havana state that the Cuban Assembly has dissolved. This leaves Gomez and Uncle Sam bosses of the boneyard. Pretty Mrs. Hughes, an exceedingly handsome woman, dressed in widow's weeds last week in Green ville, duriDg her tiial for the murder of her busbacd. To restore the Clear Skin, the Bright Eye, the Alert Gait and Sound Health, use Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. Prominent railroad men have conferred with the Inter State Commerce Commission in reference to the adoption of uniform freight rates. Dr. Lapponi, the Pope's physician, is said to be ill with bronchitis. The Pope, it is said, ignores his physician's prescriptions and is in very feeble health. President McKinley has praised Captain Sampson for running away from Santiago at the time Cevera's fleet made its bold dash from the harbor and Schley sent the whole fleet to "Davy Jones' Locker." Practically without cessation it has been raiuiDg throughout the northern pait of California since last Sunday morning. All fears of drought have long since been dis ii - t - i -?4: ? ? peneu, ami iu mjiue mxuuus iucid are serious apprehensions of floods. Flushed Clieeks, Throbbing Temples, Nausea, Lassitude, Lost Appetite, Sallow Complexion, Pimples, Blotches, are warnings. Take Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.' By the spreading of the rails on the Atlantic Cjaet Line in the city of Augusta, Ga., last Thursday, the first class passenger car was derailed and falling down a slight embankment, cut a complete summersault. The passengers were greatly shaken up but fortunately no one was seriously hurt. All the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, mill owners have voluntarily advanced tbc wages of tbeir employees irom $115 to 5*1.25 per day. The sigoa of returning prosperity, under the helpful influences of the Dingley tariff law, are coming nearer and nearer. Isreal D. Hargelt, t;a ward of this nation," made tor free use of Uncle Sam's cash while postmaster at Rocky Mount, X. C., and as a consequence he is now rusticating in jail with the shadows of SiDg Sing looming up before him. For the next three or four years this gentleman of color will probably break rock for the government for his bread and stripes. Ramon'* Pepsin Chill Tonic contains Amorphous Quinine to neutralize and destroy the parasite iu the blood: Pure Iron to enrich and tone up the blood, and Pure f-l-Ll. tJ... nu.uuic ffjIMU n? U't^cot C'CIJ uv.-ic It lccomiuends itsell to physicians. Tasteless and guaranteed. ">"c. For sale ly (I. M Htrtnau and J. E. Kanfmann. Joba Sherman, McKinley's Secretary of State up to the breaking out of the Spanish war, and a well known statesman, is dangerously ill at Kingston, Jamacia.