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The Hampton Monument Now a Certainty. [Columbia Record, Novombor 28. J Tho Hampton monument commission thia morning, after a formal inspection of tito model submitted, closed tho contract with Soulptor P. Wolliugton Ruokstahl for tho munn mont, tho prico agrood upon, including tito expenses of trans portation and other incidentals, hoing $30,000. Of this amount $28,000 hus boon raised and it will bo necessary for tho Stato to rabie in somo way tho re mainder iu two years, tho timo agreed upon for the delivery of tho monument. Tho commission was well pleased with tho model submitted by Mr. Ruokstahl, and was only in session a few minutes. Tho contract will bo drawn up at once by tho commission and signed am) tho work will start at once. Tao monument will |bo twenty-eight feet in height, an oquos Rriau statue and a very imposing uti air, showing tho gallant leader, hat in hand, on a spirited horse and appearing to bo ready to take chai go of affairs whorovor necessary. Thu commission decided to chango sumo of tho inscription, and tho following will appear on tho baso of tho monument., which will sot just to tho oast of tho freut stops: East Side-"Governor of South Caro lina, 1870-1870. Uuitod States Senator, 1870-1805." North Side-"Horn March 18, 1818. Died April li; 1002." On tho shield just below will bo tho last words uttered : "My people, white ?nd, black-God bloss thom all." South Sido-"Erected by Citizens of This Stato, 1000." Westside-"Lieutenant Qouornl Con federate Stiitos Army." On tho eight, shields on tho western and eastern sides will bo placed tho eight most prominent battles in which he was engaged, as follows: First Ma nassas, Urandy Station, Ootlysburg, Tro ylllion, Sappony Church, burgess Mill and benlonvillo. A Thousand Dollars' Worin of Good. A. IT, Thurnes, a well-known coal operator of Bul?alo, C., writes: "1 have been ntllictcd with kidney and bladder tronblo for years, passing gravel or stonos with excruciating pain. I got no relief from medicines until I began tak ing Foley's Kidney Cure, then tho result was surprising. A few doses started the brick dust Uko line stones and now I have no pain across my kidneys and 1 feel like a new mau. It has done mo a $1,000 wortl of good." Sold by d.W. liol 1. Walhalla, and W. .1. bun noy, Seneca. Tho greatest missionary rally ovor known in tho history of tho Georgia bap tist Association took place in Columbus Thanksgiving afternoon. W. W. brooks, a Homo lawyer, made a donation of $5,000 to tho foreign mission fund. A short time ago ho gave tho same amount to Shorter College, llrooks's gift, is the largest donation ovor made in tho South ern baptist Covent ion. Tribute ol Respect. Tho following pronmblo and resolu tions woro adopted ot a rcoont communi cation of Fair Play Lodgo No. 132, A. F. M.: Whorons it hath pleased tho Supromo Architect, to remove from ns our os teemed Iii ot lier, Levis Knox, and ho is no longer with us-wo have laid him in tho aile ' crave. While he lind many noble ohnraotorintics about bim, promi nent among which bo was afTablo, kind honrted and looked at things upward, yet wo aro not alow to rumombor that ho hud his weakness ill tho tlesh mid a striving heart to ovorcomo it. Kosolvcd 1st. That while wo grieve tho donth of our brother, wo humbly resign ourselves to this attlmtion, bolioviug it wns dono by in li nile wisdom. Resolved 2d. That wo tenderly and sincerely sympathise with tho bereaved family, nuc? that our tears freely minglo with theirs as thoy fall ovor our common loss. Resolved .3d. That a blank pago in our minuto book ho dedicated to his memory mid that n copy of this pronmblo and resolutions bo sent to tho family of tho doooasod, mid that a copy bo sont to tho Koowoo Courier for publication. T. A. Smith, L. L. .Jarran!, K. B. KOORO, Committee A Household Nocossity. A good liniment is a household necos ! Sity. Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment I moots ovory rcquiromont of tho house hold and barn-yard in a most satisfactory manner. Kuli half-pint bottlos 25ots, at Walhalla Drug Co. Tho Centennial of tho South Carolina College Columbia, S. C., November 20.-Tho South Carolina College, which now bas tho g ron test attendaiico in its history, will cel?brale on tho 8th, Otb and 10th of .January UOXt the centennial of its open ing, which was on tho 10th of .January, ISO.j. l'reparations aro being made in Columbi.: for a g.alu ring of tho alumni and friends of tho college from all parts of tho country, and an attractive pro gram has been arranged for tho three days, bogiuuiug with a sorinon on Sun day, tho 8th, in ?io morning by tho chaplain, and in tho ovoning by Dr. .John A. Rice, a graduate of tho class of 1885, and now pastor of tho First Methodist church of Montgomery, Ala. While Tuesday, tho I Otb, will ho tho great day, tili; program for Monday will rood Ol' that day of unless interest and significance. The exercises will opon on Monday with briof addresses of welcome by President Sloan, Covernor Boy wa rd and Mayor Gibbes, with responses by invited guests represen ting other educational institu tions. Cn behalf of I bo colleges of tho Slate Dr. Ihn risen Randolph will Ultlko tho response. No More Settlements-Money ls Out. Columbia, Novombor 28.-Tho appro priation of $500 tnado fur tho Comptroller Qonoral to make settlements with tho various county treasurers hus hoou ox hausted, ami until Homo provision is mado there cnn ho no further set dements. Tho Comptroller, at tho last session of tho Conor.?! Assembly, requested a largor appropriation, as a sottlemont often ro- j quires the work of experts for several days, and experts cost about $10 a day. For some reason, howovor. only $500 was given, and, ou account of tho tangled condition of some of tho county books in various counties, the money has boon spout. Tho books in barnwell, Laurons, Greenville ?nd Oconoo counties have hcon .straightened out and a settlement has boon mado in ono or two of thoso ns woll as in about twenty other counties, but there still remains about twenty other counties with which settlement should bo mado, including Richland. Tho annual set Cements aro of considera ble importance to tho count ies as woll ns tho officials, as it starts oil tho now year with a oom parr Mvoly clean balance shoot as woll as givos tho public an idoa as to tho county finances. On account of many of tho old ofllcors going out of ofllco this year a settlement is of moro than usual importance and tho county ofllcors, as a rule, aro anxious for thom. It is not known yet what tho Comptroller will do about tho matter, hut Homo dc-1 cisi?n will bo arrived at in tho noxt few day H. A Royal Snowballing. London, November '?'J.-King Charles, of Portugal, and his party spent tho last day of their visit at Chatsworth shooting in tho pheasant preserves. The King, who is a magnificent shot, did great exe cution. The whole district was covered with deep snow, but tho day was blight, tineen Amelie and tho ladies of her suit joined tho party at luncheon in a big mai (pico. While awaiting tho lathes, King (diaries and tho other shooters throw snow hulls at a mark. This was too tamo for the king, who, catching Marquis Dcsovoral, tho Portugese am bassador to Croat britain, ofl* his guard, made an accurate shot at tho dignified diplomat. King Charles's example was quickly followed, and the whole party engaged Uko school boys in an act.vo snow battle. Wbilo nono of thc missies woro actually aimed at his Majesty, a number of distinguished personages WOI'O less fortunato. For sonic minutes the fun was fas! and furious, the King being the most activo and ono of tho most accurate among tho lighters. The unusual incident was greatly enjoyed by a largo number of spectators ami rustics wdio had gathered near by the road way. Full of Sarcasm on tho Gallows. Kir mingham, Ala., November 25. Frank Duncan, said to have ben ono of thu must not sd snfe blowers in tho couti try, was hanged hore to-day for the mur der of Poliuomau Ktrkloy in March, 1000. Tho drep foll shortly before noun. Dun can's neel, was brokou and ho was pro nounced deau in twolvo minutes. Ho marched to tho scaffold with a firm step. Ho made a long speech to 100 pcoplo prosont, reasserting his innocence. Ho made a sarcastic tiing at the police, de claring that ho had boon porsoonted. Tho ', crime ocourrod on March 27, 11)00, when, after an assault on tho safe of tho Stand- ? ard Oil Co., Policemen Adams and Kirk? loy arrested two men. On tho way to jail tho suspects broke from tho oflicors, firing on thom, killing Kirkley nnd fatally wounding Adams. Some days hitor two mon woro arrested at Anniston anti three at Chattanooga. Among thom wore Frank Miller and Frank Duncan, both cf whom woro identified hy Adams boforo ho died. Hoth woro tried for murder, Miller getting tho death sentence ami Duncan a lifo sentence. Miller was hanged on Juno 10. Duncan later re ceived tho (loath sentence for tho mur der of Ko kiev, hilt escaped from jail. Ho was recaptured in Florida a fow weeks ago, where ho had just robbed a bank. Ho was brought back boro and rosoiitoncod to death. Foley's Heney and Tar positivoly euros all throat and lung diseases. Refuse substitutes. Sold by J. \V. Doll, Wal halla, and W. .1. Lunney, Seneoa. Russian Reforms. St. Petersburg, November 20.-Tho congress of representatives of tho Kus siau provincial Zomstovs, which has hoon in session since last week, to-day ad journed sine ?ho, after a session rejileto with strong recommendations for a bet terment of tho general public of Russia. The czar has taken groat interest in tho meeting, and, it is learned, intends to givo tho recommendations Iiis pomonal consideration, lt is generally believed Ibis morning that tho movement marks tho beginning of hotter timos for tho Russian peasant and tho country at. largo. It seems certain that the czar will begin [to carry out the resolutions adopted hy tho first of tho year. Mill Won an Appeal. Columbia, November '2(> -Tho caso of Henry Strickland against tho Capital City Mills has been sent back to tho Cir cuit Court for a now trial by tho Sn promo Court. This is ono of tho most interest ing cases heard at tho April terni of court, being a suit for $3,000 for injuries received by Strickland, an omployco of tho mill. A verdict of $1,500 was re amed and the mills appealed. Big Mules, Big Plows, Arc being adopted hythe ? jz? Most Progressive Farmers. J& I'VE GOT 'EM, AND NOW IS THE TIME TO USE 'EM, ' " ' '. Chattanooga Reversible Disc Plows, Mallory Plows a rn di a Full Line of Chilled Turn Plows. 9 A. X-j Disc Harrows, "?Tvi?? G rai n D ri 11 s. 1 KNOCK OUT ALL COMPETITION IN MY LINE. )R.e s p e ?5t fu 11 y, BY, SENECA, S. C. Blankets, Comforts, Counterpanes, Rugs, Art Squares, Pictures, Easies, Funiitttre, Cooking Stoves, Groceries, Tinware, Crock ery, Glassware, etc. Be sure to see my stock. Wanted, Peas. Cane Seed, Corn. Home made Syrup. 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