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<m. THOMPSON IS HONORED. I*i< kims veterans Pass Timely Ke*o lutlonn on Vencrabl Oconee an. (Pickens Sentinel.) The twelfth annual reunion of the Confederate veterans of Pickens county was held in Pickens last Wed nesday, .lune and was attended by more than loo hoary-haired heroes, besides n crowd estimated al l.?OO to 2,000 people, 'ill of whom seemed to enjoy the exercises of tho ila>. .lune :! is the birthday of Jefferson Davis, the on I j President of thc Con federate States of America, and each year the loyal ladies composing HM Pickens Chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy, arrange a reun ion for the o! I soldiers Oil 'Iiis date. At 10 o'clock Capt. W. B. Allwood called the veterans together, and they formed in line and marched up Main siice; and Into Hie com! house, led hy the Pickens hand and the Daughters of 'he Confederacy. A large crowd gathered* in the eouri house for the exercises. Judge Mauldln presided, ami alter lie called the meeting to order Hov. D, W. 11 lot! was called upon to offer the opening player. 15. K. .Marlin. Issn., a native ol' Pickens county, hut now a prominent lawyer of Greenville, was the orator ol Hie day. and was then introduced hy Mr. Mauldln, Ile paid a tribute to the leaders and soldiers and women of the Confed eracy, and was glad that many of them had lived to this day to see the South again taking the leading part in tile shaping of this country's af fairs. Space will not pe rill 11 a synopsis of his speech, lt was prac tical, well-phrased and listened to with close attention. After Mr. Martin's address lt. T. Jaynes, Bsq., of our sister county of Oconee, was introduced and made a brief and happy talk, which was well received. COI. Hobt. A. Thompson. Judge MaUldin then read the fol lowing resolutions by the old sol diers and citizens of Pickens coun ty, which were unanimously adopted by a rising vote: "Whereas, the old soldiers and the citizens of Pickens county, in mass-meeting assembled, desire to place on record this expression of our esteem to that eminent and dis tinguished citizen and soldier of our sister couiny of Oconee, Col, Rober! Anderson Thompson, one of the six deb .?r,.. (es from Pickens District to th . Secession Convention of Smith Carolina, and to-day the sole survi vor of that historic convention; therefore, be it "Resolved, lirst- That we rejoice thal his ycari) have been graciously lengthened lo this glad day, when the Old South has come again Into ils own and taken a commandini: position in the Sisterhood of States. "Second Thai in both war and peace he hath wrought \ thandy and well, and his comrades in artus from Old Pickens District would to-daj ex tend to him in the i|iiletude of lils distant home our heartfelt greetings and wish for him and his the con tinued blessings of a long and well B|HMII life." The meeting was thrown upen to the veterans for talks and speeches, and several ot them mude appropri ate talks. Tlx- mooting adjourned about I O'clock tot dinner, which was spread on a long table tn the QOM ll house grove and was prepared and served by Hie ladies and enjoyed by all who partook of ii. The Pickens hand furnished in spiring music during the day ami ac quitted themselves splendidly, though t'he> erred greatly in not hav ?rig on their musical program "Dixie." which is dear to every Sent bern hean, and which was played on probably every battlefield of the Civil war. Dixie" should be played at every reunion of Confede rate veterans. lt was a great day for the old sol diers and their admirers. To the Daughters of the Confederacy are due ih" thank* til every citizen of Dickens county for theil" great and untiring work in arranging these meetings and for doing macy other things to honor the memory and his tory of the Confederacy ami its peo ple ami traditions. OPPO? K ItKQt'KHT Ol' Til.I,:MW. Supreme Court of the State Will De cide the Case. Columbia, lune lu. Mrs Lucy 1 lugas, the divorced wife of P. R. Tillman, Jr., np pen red before the South Carolina Supreme Court this afternoon and opposed tlx- petition of United States Senator and Mrs. M. R. Tillman, that they he allowed the custody of her two little daught ers, Douschkn Pickens Tillman and Sarah Starke Tillman, during the months of July and August, while young Den Tillman is abseil! from the State. The mother said that Senator and Mis. Tillman had no right whatever with the little girls. No decision was announced by tin Court, which said they would ta Ki the petition nuder advisement, Henry C. Tillman, of t? roen wood, a son of Senator Tillman and bro ther or young Hen Tillman, the fa ther of the children, appeared and made thc request that the Senator and Mrs. Tillman be allowed to have the children for July and August, as young Ben Tillman would be absent front lite State then, having accepted a position as secretary ot the board of engineers which would lay out the roule for the government railroad in Alaska, Under the decision of the Conit over a year ag?) the children were to be with their father during the summer months. The Senator and his wife asked to be allowed to have the children, and Henry C. Tillman said they were getting old and loved the children, and they made the request out of Justice and humanity. "My request is more to your human side than lo the strict law." said Mr. Tillman. Counsel tor the young mother, in opposing t he request, said the father gave np his right when he left the State. She wanted to make a poi ni in the allegation that she aloin' had contributed to the support of the children since the separation with her husband four years ago. and she said he ought to be made to con tribute to their support hy the Court. The question of suppoit the Court ruled out and held the , arties down to thc one question whether the Sen ator and Mrs. Tillman should be al lowed to have the children during July and August. Mrs. Du gas' attor ney would not even admit the juris diction of the Court, but reserved the right to raise this as an objec t ion. Mrs. Dugas. dressed entirely in white, followed the proceedings with closest attention. She was accom panied to the court room by her cou sin. Dr. P. I?. W. Hutler. and her at torneys. Claydon and DePass. Thc two little girls were not In Court. Scntvtor Tillman Wine. Columbia, .lune ll.-The Supreme Court this morning awarded the custody of the two little Tillman girls to Senator and Mrs. Tillman during the mouths of July and Au gust. Mrs. Huey Dugas. the mother of the two children and the divorced wife of B. It. Tillman. Jr., unsuc cessfully resisted the |K'tition of Sen ator and Mrs. Tillman to have their g ra 1i child ren while their son was a lise vt from the State. Comfort to stout People. Foley Cathartic Tablets are a spe cially good little regulator that keeps your system in perfect working or der. No biliousness, no constipation, no distress after eating, no greasy, gassy taste. A stout person who uses them constantly will really feel thin ned out and more comfortable as a result of their use. Hell's Drug Store. --Ad \. 111 >n o I II I II Collect! ?r \ skell to Resign, 11 onolulu. June IO. K, R. Sta ka ble, collector <),' the pori, io-du> re ceived from Wm. C. dcAdoo, Secre tary of Hu' Treasury, a cablegram re questing his i m i ied i.i te resignation Sinkable said bc would noi comply, insisting he world no: give up lits office unless ho was dismissed. Stakable had been pori collector of Honolulu sime Hawaii became a part of the Fnitod Slates. Ile is a Republican. Ile was asked to resign about a month ago. HOW WOMEN "~ AVOID OPERATIONS By Taking Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. Cleveland, Ohio-"My left ei<\e pained me so for several years that 1 . -~--expected to have tc ?i-^liPtfr^V ' undergo an opera tion, but the first j?jjj^J yS?v\ bottle I took o i AV Tv r? pfr'-' Lydia E. Pinkham's !|M o.^ fi'" Vegetable Com ; '-\ *' : poum 1 relieved me of th? puns in m> ?Hide ^I,J3L V and I continued its pup" tmibjji'1 >ig?jjjjj uae Un(ii i became / ) p regular and fret Qi from pains. I had 1----J asked several doc tors if there was anything I could take to help me and they said there was nothing that they knew of. I am thankful for such a good medicine ant will always give it che highest praise.' - Mrs. C. IL GRIFFITH, 7305 Madisor Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Hanover, Pa.- "I suffered from fe male trouble and the pains wero so bat nt tim? s that I could not sit down. Th? doctor advised a severe operation bu my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham': Vegetable Compound and I experience! great relief in a short time. Now I fee like a new person and can do a han day's work nnd not mind it. What jo; aivl happiness it is to he well once more I am always r??ady and willing to spca! a good word for the Compound. "-Mrs APA WILT, 196 Stock St., Hanover, Pa If there are any complications yo do not um! -rsl IIIIII write to i. fd ia l Pincham .Medicine Co. (confidential bj II II , M ass. Your lotter will bc opened road and answered by a woman an held in strict confidence. THE MYSTERY OF A Story With Local C Stribling, of Richland, ? lege. Who Received M for College Magazine. ( From Hie (Men UR1NG the past summer I il was my pleasure to spend about two weeks In the picturesque moun tains at and around Highlands, North Caro lina. The father of one of my boy hood and :ollegc elm ni? rented a small cottage in Horse Cove, two miles below Highlands, and, withins fainilv ami severe! relatives and friends, I among the number, speu! the summer there. In the crowd there were four other boys, all about my age. .-ooo after we reached the colt ige we became acquainted with twit typ ical mountain bovs. .lohn and .lack Smith. They were twins, and had been living in this Cove ever since the time ol their birth, about eigh teen years before. The.', were wadi acquainted ' i'll all the mountains, streams, trails, etc.. in that part of the mountains, and wore also well informed as to all the ghost stories mysteries, legends of the different hollows and mountains. One of theil tales was to th1 effect 'fat a noted mountain climber had cliniebd about 150 feet down an almost perpendic ular cliff of solid stone, and had ??ar?'Od his name on the side of tt.e cliff. Our story is not intended to discuss this feat. However, we want to mention the fact that in the place described in this tale there is what appears to be a name carved on the rock in the side of the mountain. On the second night after our ar rival, in tolling us of the many in teresting places we should visit, the boys mentioned Kalalanta as being the highest dwelling house this shh of the Rocky Mountains, and as a point from which the most beautiful view in North Carolina could he ob tained. Seeing I hat we were inter ested in the place, thev went on lo tell us a tale of mystery which had gained a good deal of credence in the last few years. According io the story. Kalalanta was the prop erty of a rich widow who lived in one of our great Northern cities. For several veals she wr>s accustom ed to spending the summer here. On iii.-se visiis she was accompanied by her son. who was about ten veals old. and her daughter, who was two vears his senior. There was no mys tery connected with the place at the time Of I hese visits. One winter while they were al their Northern home, the daughter contracted a dreadful disease. The w idow carried her to I he great doc tors and surgeons of the world, but thev were all puzzled, and none of them could relieve her. The disease caused the girl to have violent spells in which she was endowed with al mosi superhuman strength. She would lose her mind in the lits, and at limes wou'd not even recognize her mother. Everybody soon began to ft .-ar her. Her mother was frantic, and did not know what to do. One day she thought, of this beautiful mountain homo and decided to brave the winter weather and carry her children to this home. She reached the home in safety, but soon wiis stricken with the dreaded pneu monia, atid after a short illness she died, leaving her daughter to the .are of her young son, who was only twelve years of age This death seemed to make the daughter worse. Her Hts began to seize her oftener. The mountain eers, who as a rule are very super stitious, soon began to believe that be was posessscd of an evil spirit, -neb as those spoken of in the time >r Christ. This belief was greatly strengthened when one night the. lit io hov disappeared, and was never leard of again. Some thought the >vil spirit in the girl had seized him md hurled him into the region of lai knees. Tliev began to shun the ii ri, and soon they would not go lear her home at all. Soon her Uipply of food began to give out. .>be became hungry, and was almost vtarved. Still none of the hard ?earted mountaineers would help 1er. At night she could be heard to IC rea m and cry in a most fearful manner. lt was terrible to hear. Ino night she began screaming, but Ulddenly stopped. She was not heard again that night, nor for seve ral nights following. Finally, two ar three of tho bravest mountaineers mustered Up courage enough lo visit the house and see if she was still there. They entered the house and searched it thoroughly, but found nothing of her. They spread the news, and soon parlies were organ ized and the country for miles around was thoroughly searched, but r KALALANTA. olor-Written by Stiles Student at Clemson Col edal for Best Short Story ison Chronicle. ) no tr,ices of her were found. So the common belief was that the evil spirit had carried her soul, body | and all-to tin" region below. The | mountaineers began to have a fear and dread of the place, and it was not long before the only visitors to the place were those who went in the daytime to see thc beautiful scenery. Some months alter the death of the girl, the voice was again heard at the house. lt sounded weaker and shaky, "m. the people near wore ready to swear that it was the same voice. The boys went on to say thal liol many months before the time of our arrival at the Cove, a voting man had become lost in the part of the mountains near Kalalan ta. and had stopped in the house out of the rain. Soon he heard that dreadful voice, and could hear some thing moving slowly towards him in the dark. A broad Hash of lightning lighted vip the house, and all that he could see was two bright, flash ing balls of lire moving slowly to wards him. Ile lied out in the night, but the object seemed to fol low him. Ile ran to his home, (the way seemed to come back to him after the scare.) but couhi not rest, for that dreadful cry was still ring ing in his ears. "Since this inci dent." the boys said, "the awe of the place has inci eased." Of course my companions and I were Hied with curiosity, and In stantly decided to visit the place on the next day. We were not at all superstitious about the place, and laughed at the idea of its being the abode of spirits. The night follow ing this story, I could not sleep. My companions slept soundly, but all through that long, tiresome night I imagined that I could hear the cry of the girl, and I determined that night that before I left, the moun tains that summer I would solve this mystery. The morning of tin? next day was cloudy and foggy; so we did not leave on our trip to Kalalant.i until in tile early afternoon. Hy that time the fog had risen and the clouds had be.MI blown away, and we concluded that we could get a pretty good view from the mount ?tin. In order to reach our destination it was necessary to climb the mountain al most to Highland-, and then go around the ridge by a circuitous route to the house; so it was late in the afternoon, almost sun-down in fact, before we got there. The house looked very much the same as any of tin' nt.my other summer homes of the community. Upon closer examination we could tell by the architecture that the house had been planned and constructed by a master hand. The main part of the house appeared to have six rooms; the kitchen and dining room were under a separate roof and were joined to the main part by a covered passageway. The yard showed that it had at one time been a well or dered flower gurdon, but it was now almost entirely overgrown with weeds and briers. 1 noticed that a well-worn path led up to one of the doors, and I wondered at the time what it could mean, as I understood that the house was uninhabited. From the front yard of this house I beheld what I consider the most beautiful scene that lt ever fell my lot to behold. I don't believe my youthful montaineer informers were exaggerating in the least when they said that it was the grandest view in the mountains of North Carolina. Below me, stretched for several miles straight In front of me, was the beautiful valley known as Horse Cove. lt was a level piece of coun try and was covered with the rich, green mountain grass characteristic of that part of the country. A small river Mows through tho center of the valley and many smaller streams empty into it. In the fading sun light those streams resembled the prettiest mother-of-pearl and gave the valley the appearance of having a pearl setting. On my right rose a large mountain, known ns Black Rock on account of the large, bulg ing rock which covered almost one side of it. A small stream of water was (lowing over this rock, and the rays of the setting sun passing through the water caused most of the colors of the rainbow to appear before my eyes. Extending from the further side of this mountain al most entirely around the valley was a ridge of lower peaks. This fur nished an excellent background for the picture. On my left was another large mountain, which stretched away to my left, gradually converg lng toward ard finally meeting the ridge which .oi med the background of our picture, thus entirely enclos ing the picturesque little valley. My companions and I gazed at this scene for some time before we real ized that night was rapidly ap proaching. My companions began making preparations to leave, but 1 decided to take the first step in my determination to clear up the mys tery attached to this place by remain ing in or near the house during the night. My companions gave me all ol' the lunch which they bad not enten. and left me. I told them to take my horse and tie him at J cer tain place about a mile down the road, where I could lind him In case of an emergency. I then sat down on the front door-step and began my long watch. At fi ist every muscle and nerve of my body was strained listening tor some sound. How ever, I soon became tired and sleepy and almost went to sleep. Suddenly the stillness of the night was broken by the most hideous cries that I have ever heard. I was awake instantly and jumped to my feet, amazed. Hut soon I remem bered all, and determined to find the source from which the cry came. I stalled toward the Dnck of the house, but again that shrill, heart rending cry broke into the stillness ol' the night. I was so frightened that my heart almost stood still, my ?uioe*s shook, my hands fell limp at my sides. Xever before nor since have 1 heard such a mournful and yet fearful cry. I soon regained some of my strength and realized that something was coming towards ?ne. I had just enough sense left tc remind me to run. I was not armed and did not have a light of any de scription. I believe I broke all known records for the mlle in run ning from the house to my horse thal night. 1 could hear, or thought I could hear, something coining oi softly through the leaves after me and once, looking back, I thought could see In the moonlight tw< bright, shiny objects moving aftei me. 1 thought of the descriptions had read of the bright eyes of tin Prince of Darkness, and I thought i might be he after me. So I quick ened my pace to its fullest extent Hy luck 1 succeeded in reaching rn; horse, and as he seemed fired by tin same fear and restlessness that was, we flew on down the moontah at a dangerous speed. We reachei the cottage in safety, however, am 1 was soon on my pallet, hoping ti : ease my mind In slumber. But sue! was not my luck. I rolled and tum bled that night and could not sleei Almost every minute I imagined could hear that hideous and vet iii1 ifni cry. like some one in distres; My thoughts were too many to men tien on that long, tiresome night, thought of how all my life I ha been trained by my parents an i teachers not to believe in supers! I tious tab's. 1 bad been taught froi j infancy to know thal there were n I such things as spirits on this eartl And yet, as I lay awake on that har pa'. Iel that night 1 began to bel te v that I had found an inhuman bein) and that, after all, this early teacl lng and training was wrong, an that there really were "spirits" an ghosts living on this earth. I ha only one consolation, ?md that w: the fact that I would have anothc chance the next night to test tli truth. With this consolation 1 mind 1 went to sleep some time i the early morning, and got a fe hours of pleasant sleep. I rose tl: next morning more determined tba ever to solve the mystery. All mon lng I was nervous and restless. About the middle of the afternoc I began making preparations to vis Kalalanta again that night. I trie to persuade some of my companiot to go with me, but they all flatly r fused. I borrowed a pocket this! light from one of them, and. taklr my revolver and a large, sharp me; knife, I saddled out my horse at started to the scene if my recent a venture, thinking that with the on fit in my possession I von ld he ab to ??tand against man ir devil, fastened my horse at the same pla< as on the previous night, and walk? on to the house, arrivng there ju about dark. I took my seat on tl door-step as before. 1 managed, hot ever, to keep awake this time, had waited probably two hon when, as on Hm preceding night, heard that fearful cry. lt did n scare me so much this time, as knew what to expect. I decided th it came from one of the back roon of the house. I went round to tl hack and started Info one ol' tl rooms, when I heard somethll move. I jumped back quickly, bi approached again, this time holdii the flash-light in front of me. I sa the same two bright lights th seemed to follow me In my flight tl night before. I was closer this tim and soon the idea came lo me tb they were the eyes of some v i beast. I jerked out my revolver a. aimed at tho portion between the two lights and fired. Instant there was a sharp cry of pain, at then I was sure thal my enemy w CLARK CONVICTED OF MURDER. Florence .Mun Given !.-!fe Sentence for Killin,. Wife. Florence, .lune 9.-Accepting a verdict of guilty of murder with rec ommendation to mercy, Howard Clark, of this county, to-day was sentenced to life imprisonment' for the murder of his wile. Anita Par rot! Chirk, al their plantation near this city last spring. Tlie case came to trial al the Court of General Sessions here to day. Ai the close of the testimony oMhe state the attorneys for tho de fense offered to accept a verdict of guilt v. with recommendation to mercy, without putting In any evi dence. The attorneys for the State agreed to this and recommended to the jury thal they render their ver dict accordingly. Judge S. W. G. Shipp then submitted the case to the jury, who retired and alter IO or 15 minutes' d?lib?ration return ed a verdict of guiliy, with recom mendation to mercy. Judge Shipp sentenced the man to lite imprisonment in the State i>eni tentlary. Clark received tin tonco in his usual calm manne the least emotion did he show though Judge Shipp spoke of t grot he felt In having to in this duty, on account of friei p for the young man's father, the late Fred Clark, at one time Representa tive in the House from Florence county. it was thought the plea of the de fense would be insanity, but this was abandoned after a number of ex perts had been called here to exam ine the accused, among them hoing Dr. Babcock, of Columbia. lt is understood that the agree ment as to the verdict was condi tioned upon a further agreement that there would be no attempt made to secure a pardon. The indictment charged murder and alleged a pre meditated killing by means of a pis tol shot and by strychnine poisoning. The testimony produced was sensa tional and revolting. The court room was crowded to its utmost capacity throughout the morning. Don't Lose Sleep Coughing nt Night. Take Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound, it glides down your throat and spreads a healing, soollfing coat ing over the inflamed tickling sur face. That's Immediate relief. lt. loosens up the tightness in your chest, stops stuffy, wheezy breathing, eases distressing, racking, tearing coughs. Children love il. Refuse any substitutes. Contains no opiates. Boll's Drug Store. - Adv. human. The animal jumped at me, but I stepped hack and avoided his blow. In my quick jump I lost my light, and there 1 was. face to face With the beast in the dark. I shot again at the spol where I though! the animal was, and again I heard a cry of pain. I was becoming accus tomed to the darkness by this time, and I coub make ont the form of the animal as he made ready to spring ai me again. I raised my revolver and shot again, bul he had already sprung, so I missed him. His blow was well directed this time, and I was knocked down and my pistol was knocked from my hand. I then thought of the knife. I jerked lt loose from my belt, where it had been fastened, and as (he beast made another spring at nie, I aimed the knife at his breast, and succeeded in piercing him to the heart. The blow knocked me down again, but this time the beast fell on top of mo, a lifeless body. I was not long in freeing myself from his body and Unding my light. I (lashed the light on the lifeless body, and to my sur prise, before me lay the body of a lean mountain panther. The mystery ol' Kalalanta had been solved. Instantly I knew what had become ol' the little hoy, why the maiden had disappeared so sud denly, what it was that had scared the young; I also knew that the halls of fire I had seen were the eyes ol' tin- panther shining in the light. I knew that the hideous cry was the cry of the lonesome panther walling l'or his mate. I was sure that he was the only panther in thal part of the mountain. I soarcehd the rooms and lound what appeared to he tho skeleton of another panther, so f concluded that either the hoy or the girl had killed the mate before they were finally devoured, and thal this last panther, faithful to his mate, had gone to the house every night and sent forth that hideous, yo? piti ful wail. So the entire mystery of Kalalanta had been solved. ? re turned lo the cottage that night and slept soundly till morning. When I awoke ibo next morning I found that in some way the news had got start ed, and later in the day when I went lo Kalalanta, I lound that a crowd had gathered there -among the rest a near relative of tho widow, who said that the house would soon bo remodelled, ns be intended spending the next summer lhere. He invited me to be the guest-of-honor at a spend-!he-summer party in celebra* Hon of tho solving ol' the mystery of Kalalanta.