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AMERICA ll SAFE IN CANADA. R Eotahlfahcd M NOW World'? Re cord for Sustained Flight. New York, October 26.-Alan H. Hawley and Augustus Host, the aero nauts of the balloon America II, for whom search had been prosecuted in the Canadian wilderness, are ?afe and have established u new world's record for sustained flight. They travelled approximately 1,360 miles and came to earth in Chlcoutiml County, Quebec, Ol' Wednesday last, but were not heard from until to day, when telegrams sent from st Ambrolse, Quebec, roached New York. Thc balloonists started from St. Louis with nine other contestants in the international contest Monday. October 17. All the other balloons have been reported. Two messages from Hawley and Host were received in New York early to-night. One was to William Hawley, brother of the aeronaut, tho other to Samuel F. Perkins, pilot of tho balloon Dusseldorf II, which un til to-night had been considered the winner. The message to Mr. Haw ley read : "Landed lu wilderness week ago, fifty miles north of Chlcoutiml. Hot h well. "Alan." The Perkins message read: "Handed Parabonka Uiver, north of Lake Chilogana, 19th. All well. Returning. Hawley, Post." Ends Hopeless Search. With the receipt of the news Hits ended the search which was regarded hy many as almost hopeless, and in which the governments of this coun try and Canada were I directly par ticipating. For, in addition to emis saries sent by Hie Aero Club, of St. L.ouis, the Aero Club of America, and by William Hawley, the United States revenue cutter service, the signal corps of the army, the Hudson Hay Company, oilier agents were conducting Hie search, scouring 'he Great Lukes and making prepara tions for entering the almost impene trable Canadian forests. Clifford P. Hannon, the wealthy amateur aeronaut and aviator of New York, had offered $1,000 to any one finding Hawley and Post, (load or alive, and this sum had hoon in creased to-night by subscription to moro than $7,OOO. At the interna tional moot at Belmont '.'ark nearly $2.000 was subscribed among the aviators this afternoon, headed by $500, pledged by Olenn H. Curtlss. Surrenders First Place. Young Perkins, who accompanied Lieut. Hans CorlclfO in the D?ssel dorf conceded immediately after tho receipt of the telegram that he and the Herman lost first place to the New Yorkers. Perkins had esti mated tho distance travelled by the Dusseldorf at 1,210 miles. Ile was overjoyed at bearing from his long lost, rivals and quickly dispatched to St. Ambrolse, with instructions to forward, a m ossa go of congratula tions to Hawley and Post. Otto Paul, .Milwaukee. Wis., says Foley's Honey and Tar is still moro tlian the best. Ile writes us: "All those thal bough) it think it is the best for coughs and colds they ever had and 1 think it is still more than Hie host. Our baby had a had cold and it cured him in ono day. Please accept thanks." Barton's Pharmacy, Walhalla; \V. J. Lunney, Seneca. TH KEE DEAD, TWO INJURED. Seventy Tons of Furth Hntomb Five Workmen in Atlanta. Atlanta, Oct. 28.-Three negroes were killed, and one white niau and another negro were injured, Thurs day morning by about 7 0 lons of earth caving in at tho lot on the southeast corner of Pryor and Hous ton streets, whore a .".-story office building or hotel is hoing built by Progressive Realty Company, The white man is Oscar Fpchureh, 030 DeKalh avenue. |{ig injuries are not serious. Two of the negroes who were kill ed aro Martin Ingram and Jim Wil liams. The third negro has nol been Identified. The cave-in was on the Houston street side of thc lot. A strip of earth about !" feel long, 12 feet high and :t feet f h ic Iv fell. The four ne groes wore completely buried and earth packed around Fpchureh to his nock. A wagon and two mules were also caught under tho ava lanche of falling earth. One of the mules was killed and thc other had tO bo shot. Wore Loading Wagon. The accident happened at 7:45 o'clock. Tho negroes were loading i loose earth Into a wagon that Fp-j church was driving. The lol at tho corner of Houston and Pryor had: been excavated lo a depth of abouti 12 foot. and tho bank that caved 111 had been undermined about two I feet. Tho foreman had warned his laborers not lo work near this un-| derminod bank. Itch relieved in 80 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold hy J. W. Hell, druggist. Till?: WHITE REPUBLICANS. Not n Feder?! Office-Holder or a * Negro Among Delega tos. Columbia, Oct. 27.-There ls not, i according to one of tho leaders, a ! Federal office-holder or n negro on tho Hst of delegates to the Republi can State Convention, called by Na tional Committeeman John G. Capers, which ls in session this afternoon at the Columbia Theater. Under the party law, the delegates ? are limited to the number of mom- i hors of tho Lower House of the Gen- ] eral Assembly of the State, (124.) In addition to the delegates them selves, there are lu attendance num bers of alternates and visitors from different parts of the State. The delegates said they .were not after patronage, hut were determined to organize a party that can at least elect Republicans to Congress from the South. Capt. Capers said, before the eon- [ ventlon opened: "The Republican party in the na Hon will need the two Congressmen ? this year from Virginia, tho three) from North Carolina and the three! from Tennessee and the one who is apt to be elected from Alabama and Georgia," and he added, "They may need one or two from South Carolina after 1912." Capt. Capers insists that the at- ! tltude of himself and associates in this movement on the negro question ! is misunderstood. "We do not care," he said, "what the Republicans do with the negro In the West and North, even to sending' negroes to Congress from out there, if they care to, hut I am determined, and so are my associates, that the Southern negro, who ls, with a few exceptions, too lacking In thrift and j interest to register, and who is a j dead load to the Republican party in the South, shall no longer keep us in ! helpless political bondage for the | sake of palliating the negro vote of the North and West." Roth Speedy and lOlVcfVetive. This indicates the action of Foley Kidney Pills as S. Parsons, Hattie1 Creek, Mich,, illustrates: "1 have been afflicted with a severe case of kidney and bladder trouble for which I found no relief until 1 used Foley ; Kidney Pills. These cured me en-; Uroly of all my ailments. 1 was ; troubled with backaches and severe! shooting pains with annoying uri-' nary irregularities. The steady use ; of Foley Kidney Pills rid me entire-: ly of all my former troubles. They , have my highest recommendation." Barton's Pharmacy, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. CAPERS DI0X1FS TH IO RUMOR. 1 No Rupture with Taft-Hitchcock Not in Sympathy with Movement, j Columbia, Oct. 2t?.-Capt. John G. Capers to-day emphatically de nied that there lind been a rupture in the relations between him and, President Taft as a result of his calling the white Republican eon-' ventlon for this State, thereby kick ing the negro from politics in South Carolina. While he did not use strong lan guage against Postmaster General Hitchcock, his words in relation to the Postmaster General were not at all cordial, and it is evident that their relations are not of the (dosest kind. He said to-night that the Post : master General was not in accord with the movement in this State and lind forbidden the postmasters of the Stale to attend. There are over 2nd delegates in Columbia to-night to attend the con vention. There are a number of postmasters here, but they tire not, here as delegates. Mr. Capers slated positively to night that the negro had been kicked i out of politics. NURSING MOTHERS show thc beneficial ef- ! fects of Scoffs Emulsion in a very short time. It not onlv builds her up, ; but enriches the mother's milk and properly nour ishes the child. Nearly all mothers who ! nurse their children should ; take this splendid food tonic, not only to keep up their own strength but i to properly nourish their I children. FOU 8AI.IC HY A bl. DRUGGISTS Send 10c, nnmo ot pnpor nn<l till? nd. for our bountiful SuvinK* Itnnk find Child's Skutoh-Uook. Knelt bunk conmina? Oood Luck Fenny. SCOTT & BOWNE, 100 Pearl St. New York NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. Notice ls hereby given that tho General Election for State and County Officers will be held at the voting precincts prescribed by, law In said County, on Tuesday, November 8, 1010, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in Novem ber, as preset Ibed by law. Tho qualifications for suffrages are as follows: j Residence In Stato for two years. In the County one year, lr tho poll ing precinct in which tLo elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any elec tion of any poll tax then due and payable: Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months' residence in tho Sta ie. If otherwise qualified. Managers of election must require o' each voter the production of a registration certificate and tho proof of tho payment of all taxes, including poll tax assessed and collectible during the previous year. The pro duction Of a certificate or the re ceipt of the o Ulcer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: (1) Governor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State Olll cers; (.1) State Senator; (4) Mem bers of House of Representatives; (5) County Officers. On which shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for as such ofllcers, respectively, and tho office for which they are voted. Before thc hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subesribe the Constitutional oath. The Chairman of the Hoard of Managers can administer the oath to the other members and to tho Clerk; a Notary Public must ad minister the oath to the Chairman. The managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. in. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except in thc city of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. Tho Managers have tlie power to fill a vacancy, and if none of tho Managers attend, the citizens can nppolnt from among the qualified voters, the Managers, who after being sworn, can conduct the elec tion. At tiie said election separate boxes will ho provided at which qualified electors will vote upon adoption or rejection of amendments to the State Constitution, as provided In the following Joint Resolutions: Trre question of adopting each amendment shall be submitted at thc next general election to the electors as follows: Those In favor of tho amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "ConstRuional Amendment of Sec tion. . of Article.., of the Con stitution, relating to .-Yes." Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the follow ing words plainly printed or written thereon: Constitutional Amendment of Section.., of Article ... of tho Constitution, relating to . . . .-No." No. 500. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved hy the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. That the following amendment to Section 7, of Article VIII, of the Constitution be agreed to: Add at the end thereof tho following words: "Provided. That [he limitation proposed by this Sec tion, and by Section .r>. Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded Indebtedness Incurred by the town of Darlington, whore the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purpose of drainage of said town and street improve ments, and where the question of in curring such indebtedness is sub mitted to Ibo freeholders and quali fied voters of such municipality, as provided In the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded Indebt edness." Approved the fourth dav of Feb ruary, A. D. 1010. No. 580. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend Section 7. Article VIII. of Hie Constitution. Relating to Muni cipal Bonded Indebtedness, by Adding a Proviso Thereto as to Certain Towns. Section 1. Re it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to tho Constitution of tho State of South Carolina be sub mitted to the.qualified electors of the Stato at the next general election for Representatives, and if a ma jority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each. branch of tho General Assembly shall after such election, and before another, ratify said amendment by yeas and nays, that Section 7, Article VIII, relating to bonded indebtedness, be amended by adding at the end thereof tho following words: Provided, That the limitations Imposed by this Sec tion and by Section fi. of Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded Indebtedness Incurred by the towns of Aiken, In the County of Aiken; Camden, in the County of Kershaw; Cheraw, In the County of Chesterfield; Clinton. In the County of Laurens; Edgefleld, in tho County of Edgefleld; and St. Matthews. In the County of Calhoun, when the proceeds of said bonds aro applied solely and exclusively for the build ing, erecting, establishing and main tenance of waterworks, electric light plants, sewerage system or streets, and where the question of Incurring such indebtedness ls submitted to tho qualified electors of said muni cipality, as provided in the Consti tution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Approved tho 28th dav of Feb ruary, A. D. 1010. No. 581. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be lt resolved by the Genera) Assembly ol' the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7,ArtIcle VIII, of the Constitution, he agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: Provided further, that the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, of Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded Indebtedness In and by any municipal corporation when tho pro ceeds o*f said bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the pur chase, establishment and mainte nance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such Indebtedness ls submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded In deb ted nee. Approved the 28th day of Feb ruary, A. D. ir?in. No. r>8:t. A JOINT RESOLUTION Purporting to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, bf the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness'. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7. Article VIII, of the Constitution be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: Provided, further. That the limitations imposed by this Section, and by Section 5, Article X. of this Constitution, shall not apply lo bomb d Indebtedness incurred"by the city of Aiken, but said city of Aiken rr ay increase Rs bonded In debtedness In the manner provided for in said Se-tlon of said Article to an amount not exceeding fifteen per ct nt. of the value of the taxable property therein for the purpose of establishing, extending, completing and repairing a system of water works, sewerage, electric lights and power." y Approved the 2Slh day of Feb ruary. A. D. 1010. No. 5SO. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina,That the following amendment to Section 7, Article VI ff, of the Constitution, be agreed to: Add at the end thereof thc following words: Provided, further, That thc limitations imposed by this Section and by Section .">, Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply tc bonded indebtdedness incurred hy thc town ol' St. Matthews, but said town of St. Matthews may increase lb bonded indebtedness in the mannet provided in said Section of said Ar ticle to an amount not exceeding fifteen por cent, of the value of thc taxable property therein, where tin proceeds of said bonds to the ainoun of twenty thousand ($20.000) dol lars, shall be turned over by tin town council of said town of St Mitt I hews to the duly appointed Commissioners of the County o Calhoun, for the purpose of aldin: in the construction of public build ings for the County of Calhoun. Approved the -28th day of Feb mary. A. 1). 1010. No. 50-1. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposinj to Amend Section 12, of Artic! V, of the Constitution, Rolatin: to Associate Justices. Section 1. Be it resolved by th General Assembly of the Stale o South Carolina, That the followitlj amendments lo the Constitution o South Carolina be submitted to th qualified electors of the State at th next general election for Representa fives, and if a majority ol' the elector qualified to vote for members of th General Assembly voting tberoo shall vote In favor of such an amend ment and a majority of each brant of tho General Assembly shall alto such election, and before anothei ratify said amendment by yeas an nays, thal Section 12, of Article \ of the Constitution, relating to Al soclate Justices, be amended h striking out in lines 3, 1 and ">, th words: "but If the lour Juctlces eqi ally divide In opinion, the judgniet below shall be affirmed," and h striking out the word '"two" In Un 8, and inserting in lieu thereof woi "three," so that when amended, tl same shall read as follows: "Sec. 12. In all eases decided 1 the Supreme Court, the concurrent of three of the Justices shall 1 necessary for a reversal of tl judgment below, subject to tho i*?< visions hereinafter prescribed. Whei ever, upon bearing of any cause < question before the Supreme Cou in the exercise of tts original or a pellale jurisdiction, It shall appear the Justices thereof, or any of thei that lhere ls involved a question constitutional law, or of the con fl I between the Constitutions and la\ of this State and of tho Unltt Stiites, or between tho duties nt obligations of her citizens under t] same, upon tho determination which tho entire Court is not agree or whenever the Justices of sa Court, or any two of them, desi it on any cause or question so li fore said Court, the Chief Juslb or in his absence, tho presiding A soclate Justice, shall call to tho 8 slstance of the Supreme Court, i of the Judges of the Circuit Coin Provided, however, That when t matler to be submitted is involv In an appeal from the Circuit. Cou the Circuit Judge who tried the can ? shall not sit. A majority of t . Justices of tho Supreme Court a ', Circuit Judges shall constitute ! quorum. The decision of the Coi j so constituted, or a majority of t Justices and Judges sitting, shall i final and conclusive. In such ca j tho Chief Justice, or. In his absein the presiding Associate Justice, sh preside. Whenever the Justices the Supreme Court ,and Circi Judges meet together for tho pur pc aforesaid, if the number thereof qualified to sit constitute an ev number, then ono of tho CI rei Judges must retire; and tho CI rc Judges present shall determine gi f ot which of theirl number shall rc-i .ire. Approved the 2Gth day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1910. No. 51>5. ? JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend Sortloi) 2, of Article V, of the Con stitution, Relating to Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Siate of 3outh Carolina, That the following imendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State it the next, general el oct lon for Rep resentatives, and if a majority of the 'doctors quail fled to vote for mem bers of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment and a majority of each branch of tho General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify said amendment by veas R-hd nays, that Section 2, of Ar ticle V, of the Constitution, relating to Associate Justices, bc amended hy striking out the word "three" In line 2. and Inserting In lieu thereof the word "four." and striking out the word "eight" In line G and Inserting the word "ten," so that when amend ed, the same shall retid as follows: Foe. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum foi tho transaction of business. Thc Chief Justice shall preside, and lu his absence, the Senior Associate Justice. They shall be elected foi tia term of ton years, and shall con tinue In o?dee until 'heir successors shalt bo olocted and Qualified, and shell he so classified that one of then shall go out of offleo every wo years Approved tho 20>th day vt Febru ary, A. D. I ?HO. No. 500. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposlni an Amendment to Article X, of th< Constitution, by Adding Thcrelc Section 14, to Empower the Cltiei of Greenville. Spnrtunburg and Co lumbla, and the Town of Manning to Assess Abutting Property fo Permanent 1 mprovenients. Section 1. Pe lt resolved hy tin General Assembly of the State o South Carolina. That the following amendment to Article X, of the Stat?. Constitution, to be known ns Reetioi 14, of said Article X, be agreed t< by two-thirds of the members elect ed to each House, and entered on tin journal respectively, with yeas ant nays taken thereon,, and be submit ted to the qualified electors of tin Siete at the next general electloi thereafter for Representatives, ti wit: Add the following Section ti Article X of the Constitution, to bc and be known as Section 14: Sec. 14. The General Assembl may authorize tho corporate ant boi l ties of the cities of Greenville, Spat tan burg and Columbia, and the tow of .Manning, to "levy an assossnien upon abutting property for the pm pose of paying for permanent Int provements on streets and sidewalk Immediately abutting such property Provided, That said Improvements b ordered only upon the written cor sent of two-thirds of thc owners c tho properly abutting upon th street, sidewalk or part of either prc posed to he improved, and upon coi dillon that said corporate authoritic shall pay at least one-half of the cost of such Improvements. Approved the 20th day of Fohn arv. A. I). 1910. No. 003. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing t Amend Section fi, of Article X, ( the Constitution of 1895. Reba lng to Ponded Debt of CouniU and Townships. Section 1. Pe lt resolved by tl General Assembly of the State < South Carolina, That tho followin amendment to Section G. of Artic X, of the Constitution of thc Stai of South Carolina bo submitted i Hie (nullified electors of the State i the next general election for R?pr sensitives, and if a majority of ele tors qualified to vote for mombo of tile General Assembly votli thereon shall vote In favor of sin amendment, and a majority of eat branch of the General Assemb shall, after such election and befo another, ratify said amendment 1 yeas and nays, that Section fi. Artic X, relating to the bonded debt of ai County or Township be amended 1 adding at tho end thereof the ft lowing words: "Provided, That tl limitation imposed by tills Seeth shall not apply to any Township the County of Greenwood, nor to ai Township' in thc County of Sala;! through which, in whole or In pa the line of railroad of Greenwood ai Saluda Railroad shall bc located ai constructed, nor to the County Saluda, such said Townships Greenwood County and Saluda Coil ty, and the County of Saluda bel hereby expressly autohrized to vr bonds in aid of tho const rued ion Hie said proposed railroad, und such restrictions and limitations the General Assembly may proser! hereinafter:" "Provided, That t amount of such bonds shall not < coed eight per centum of the asse ed valuation of the taxable propel of such Townships." Approved the 2 fi th day of Feb! ary, A. I). 19 10. At tho close of the election, t Managers and Clerk must procc publicly to open the ballot boxes a count tho ballots therein, and c< tinue without adjournment until t same ls completed, and make a sta ment of the result for each office a sign tho same. Within three di thereafter, tho Chairman of I Hoard, or some one designated by I Hoard, must deliver to Hie Comm stoners of Election Hie poll Hat, I boxes containing tho ballots a written statements of tho results Hie election. Managers of Election.-The f lowing Managers of Flection ht been appointed to hold the elect at tho various precincts In the s; county: Cherry HUI-W. A. Kelley, Mill Nicholson, M. c. Crnino. Clemson College-T. A. Gordon P. Lewis, L. C. Dowdy. Damascus -M. H. Loo, N. H. C ter. Preston Loo. Double Springs-M. L. Phllll W. II, Mongold, W. C. Barker, Earle's-Ellas Earle, L. S. Bole man, E. P. Ables. Fair Play-A. P. Hunt, W. H. Da vis. P. F. Qrubbs. t Friendship-w. M. Campbell, J. P. Bowen, .1. M. Burdett. High Falls-O. C. White, J. M. X. Clarke. E. J. Hunnicutt. High Falls, No. 2-0. M. White, J. F. Hunuicutt, E. M. Morgan. Holly Springs, B. M. Lee, C. Black well, w. E. Black. Joeussee-A. L. Whitmlre, H. J. Patterson. J. T. Cash. Little Uiver-J. S. Sheppard, J. L. Talley, F. L. Moody. Long Creek-Ceo. Matheson, T. J. Thrift, Hampton Cobb. Madison -.1. L. Bryant, J. P. Arve, Hill Williams. Newry-G. P. Watson, Lawrence McMahan, A. .1. Brock, Oak wa y-W. C. Myers, W. A. Powen, H. Li. Vernor. Providence-- J. B. Lig?n, W. Hunt. Handy Harris. Richland-Chas. L. Veiner, T. B7 Wyly, W. T. Hubbard. Salem- Will Talley, W. L. Hag erty. Joshua Parker. Seneca-Y. C. Langston, H. F. Al exander, T. li. Slribling. South Union-Clarence Cole, lt. B. Fendley. n. M. McGuire. Tabor-J. T. Porter, H. C. Moore head. J. A. Knox. Ta m assoc- J. D. Cowan, J. B. Sat toifield, Jas. M. Husk. Tekoona-B. C. Brock, J. J. Simms, W. C. Callahan. Tugaloo Academy-W. Y. Smith, T. L. McWhorter, Pieman Long. Walhalla-M. H. McDonald. W. M. Fennell. J. M. Beatty. Westminster-John E. Mason. W. M. Bibb, t. P. Keese. ' Wost Union-Mack Neville, C. D. Browning, E. Pearson. I Picket Post-N. Tolllson, A. N. . Todd. Walter Cowan. The Managers at each precinct ' named above are requested to dele i gate ono of their number to secure j boxes and blanks for the election at ! Walhalla Court House on Saturday, ? November 5th, 1010. J. E. KELLEY. G. A. NORMAN. J. M. PARRON, Commissioners of State and County Elections for Oconee County, S. C. I D. A. SMITH, Clerk. ! October 13th, imo. Cross Anchor Has $20,000 Fire Spart an burg, October 2(5.-Fire at 4 o'clock this morning, which was discovered by persons coming to the city for tlie circus, destroyed the large general merchandise store of M. C. Poole at Cross Anchor, this county. The entire building was burned to the ground and al) of the contents destroyed. Mr. Poole es timates his loss at from eighteen to twenty thousand dollars and covered by about five thousand Inssurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAS TOR I A Stat?' Charities Conference. Greenwood, Oct. 21.--Special: The second annual State Conference of Charities and Correction will be held at Florence, S. C., December : 8-9 next. The first session held at i Columbia *n year ago was highly ln I foresting and brought together for I conference and discussion the repre sentative philanthropic workers of ! our State. I It is hoped that all persons Intor ? ested lu dependent children, in the ? relief of suffering or correction of ? wrong-doing,will realize that they are I invited to attend the a preaching con ference. A program is now being prepared by the executive committee I and will bo announced In due season. A. T. Jamison, President. AFTER SUFFERING ONE YEAR Cured by Lydia E. Pink liam'sVegetable Compound Milwaukee, Wis. - " Lydia B. Pink liam's Vegetable Compound has made inc a well woman, n::d I would like Lo toll the whole world of it. I suffered from femn lo trouble and icai l ui pninsin my back, iliad the best doctor:; and they all decided 1 hat I had ti tumor in addition * > my female trouble, and advised an opera lion. Lydia E. I Pinkhum'u Vegetable Compound made me a well woman and J have no moro ! backache. I hopo I can help others hy I telling thom what Lydia E. Plnkham's ' Vegetable, Componed has dono for 1 mo."--MKS. EMMA IMSK, c-.y:> First SU, : M i lwa.uk ce, Wis. I The. above is only one of the thou ' Hands of grateful letters which uro constantly hoing received by tho Pinkham Medicino Company of Lynn, Mass.,which prove beyond ti doubtthat i Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Oom? I pound, made from roots and herbs, actually docs cure these, obstinate dis eases of women al ter all other means 1 have failed, and that every such Bllf I orlng woman owes il to herself to at I least give Lydia E. Pi uk ham's Vegeta ble Compound a trial before submit ting to an oporation, or giving up hopo of recovery. Airs. Piiiklmni, of Lynn, Mass., I inviten all sick women to wrlto I her for advice. Sh? lins guided f 11 o 11 s ? 1.1111 M to health una her ? advice is free.