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tumorous department. Knew How to Vote Straight.? An amusing story was told by one of a group of politicians at the Republi- ] can headquarters yesterday, says the Cleveland Leader. The story also goes to show that Harry Bernstein has i been rightly named and that be is in- < deed the "Czar" of the Sixteenlh < ward. < "It was about two years ago," said < the politician, "and a case was being | heard in which certain charges relat- i ? c:~_ . log to political maneuvers IU IUE I teeDth ward bad been made. I "One of tbe voters of that ward was < od tbe witness stand and be was being j closely questioned. ] 44 4Who did you vote for?' asked tbe inquisitor. < 44'Harry Bernstein,' was the reply. | 44'Who instructed you how to vote ?' ] was the next question. ] " 'Harry Berstein,' replied the voter. < 44 4How did you cast your vote ?' he ) was asked. t 44 4Wby,' replied tbe voter, 4I went ( to the booth and told the man there to i put a cross in the circle under tbe 1 chicken with the short legs.' I "The voter had voted the straight t ticket, and his description of the Am- < erican eagle, which is found at the | head of the ballot, was a new one to t me." I Stood the Test.?"Eyes tested free i of charge." I So read the sign above the door and ( Starboard Mike, an old, gray-whisker- ( ed tar, was attracted thereby and en- { tered the store to avail himself of the y opportunity, says the Detroit Free ( Press. t The test made by the occulist was | thorough and severe in an honest en- t deavor to find some excuse for the ; professional recommendation of a treat- [ ment or for the fitting of a pair of ? glasses. But the search seemed fruit- g less. i "Why, my good man," confessed the ( ko knd rcncfltpH ftll of his c Ut'UUllOtj OAIV.1 uv uau .Vj/v-vv- ?... t tests twice over, "why, I don't find anything the matter with your eyes, f The sight seems remarkakably accur- j ate and strong. What troubles do e you experience yourself with them ?" ] "Narry trubble, at all, sir," replied s the old salt. "jNle eyes is ez stedy ez be them o' a young galley scullion. ] They's narry a man that walks th' t deck 'at ken out-see me, begorrab." 1 "Then why did you come in here, t sir?" asked the aggrieved occulist. t " 'Arrab, now, me man, Oi jes' wun- f ted yez t' see a pair o' good beacons j onct in a whoile, jes' fur th' luck o' th' thing." j Tom Stuck Up For Himself.?An * English general, in reviewing a corps J of cavalry, suddenly stopped before a splendid-looking fellow and asked ab- . ruptly : "Which is the best horse in the reg- . iment ? 1 "No. 40, sir." . "What makes you think he is the c best horse?" "He walks, trots and gallops well; . is a good jumper ; has no vice, no blemish ; cariies his head well; is in his prime." * "And who is the best soldier in the * regiment?" * "Tom Jones, sir." "Why?" 1 "Because he is an honorable man, is f obedient, tidy, takes good care of his 1 equipment aud his horse, and does his * duties." J: "And who is the best rider of the T best horse?" . "Tom Jones, sir." "And who is Tom Jones?" "I am, sir."? Pall Mall Gazette. Reed on Sheldon.?"Reed," said ? a senatorial friend of the ex speaker a T few days ago, "what do you think of this administration, anyhow ?" Mr. Reed did not answer; but slowly turned around in a magnificent and ponderous circle. "Well?" inquired the senatorial f friend. "Far be it from me to instruct you e in pantomine if you don't understand it," said Mr. Reed, as he walked away. "Sheldon's newspaper," said Mr. 8 Reed, in discussing the Kansas minis- ? ister's experiment with the Topeka Capital, "reminds me of the nondescript of fable which could not live on land and died in the water." 8 The incident in the senate on Thurs- ? day when Senator Penrose said Sena- e tor Galinger lied, and Senator Gallio- 1 ger said Senator Penrose lied, was described to Mr. Reed as be sat in the . ways and means committee room. "Well" he commented, the ayes 1 seem to have." ' The Power ok Keen Wit.?As 1 everybody kuows, Senator Chandler's ' sarcasm is something to fear. It isn't every seuator who will openly ac- s knowledge being afraid of it. Seuator c Money was, however, frank enough 1 the other day. Mr. Chandler had ask ed him whether they ever held elec tions in Mississippi. Mr. Money replied in an evasive way. "I wish the senator would examine x his miud," said Chandler in his iuno- e cent manner, "and tell me whether he 8 thinks there was an election." "Oh, yes," was the answer, "there 8 was an election ; but I didn't know s * - - - > i t t wnac lO say aOOUl li : x am aa anatw of Senator Chandler as I would be of a ? monkey in a powder magazine. I have J been a victim of his wit too often." Senator Chandler chuckled. It was ? the highest compliment that could have been bestowed upon him.?Washing- } ton Post. 1 a teT "I saw him kiss you just before t he was leaving," said the sour visaged t aunt, and she said it in a regular dull v thud tone. "Yes, auntie." i "Well, I can realize that it would be c the last thing he would think of." c And she sailed out as though she had 1 scored every possible'point. i iUiscrUancous Reading. THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. [t Was Outlined In the Nebranka State Convention Last Saturday. The Democrats of Nebraska held their convention last Monday, and the occasion was marked by intense enthusiasm. The platform adopted is lookid upon as a forecast of the next Demicratic national platform. Opposition to trusts and imperialism is the keyA ' 4' ? *? * ^ ntvutncl L)Oie, HUU lutrc Id a UUl jjiuicou a^aiugv .he action of the Republican party in ;urning the currency of the country >ver to the National Bank trust. Ringng speeches were made by Thos. J. Nolen and W. J. Bryan. Mr. Bryan's speech before the Demicratic convention dealt almost entirey with money, trusts and imperialism. He charged the Republican party with practicing a deliberate fraud upon the voters in 1896, by holding out the iope of international bimetalism, when ;he leaders neither expected nor desired the restoration of the double standird, either by independent action or ay international agreement. He said :hat the Republicans were opposed to ;he tree coinage of silver at any ratio >r under any conditions, and pointed o the fact that the secretary of the reasury and the leading Republican papers were talking in favor of the jold standard at the very time that he commission was in Europe trying .0 get rid of it. He said that the ratio )f 16 to 1 was the only ratio that was iiscussed, and the only ratio for which iny considerable number of people vere working. He denounced the ;urrency feature of the financial bill, md said that the Republican party lad never in a campaign advocated he retirement of the greenbacks, and t would not be able to defend that nil before the country. He said that i national bank currency, secured by government bonds, could not be a pernanent settlement of the currency question, unless we had a permanent ind increasing national debt. On the trust question he reiterated lis condemnation of the Republican 4? ?. ?!*? f/ilt if noo. mrty, sayiug iuo pcoiucub ?cu u uw rssary to denounce trusts in bis message ast December, but did not recommend i remedy. "A Republicau congress," said Mr. Bryan, "listened to tbe reading of the nessage and then proceeded to estabisb a Paper Money trust, which gives o the people a larger chance of injury, ind to the banks a larger opportunity or profit, than any other trust in ex steuce." He said the Republican party was jowerless to interfere with the trusts, >ecause the leading Republicans were :onnected with the trusts, and the pary had to rely upon trusts' contribuions to carry on the coming campaign, le presented and defended his remely suggested at the anti-trust meeting n Chicago last fall. Mr. Bryan, continuing, said : "The lesire to impose import duties on goods :oming from Puerto Rico compelled he Republican party to disclose its mperialistic tendencies. 'This bill has aroused a storm of irotest from Republicans in public and irivate life. But why should any Retublicau be surprised ? Imperialism neans that the people brought under he flag are not to share in the guarmtees of the constitution.' It is amaz ng that Republicans contemplated the >ermaneut acquisition of the Philip ?iues without .stopping to consider the uture status of the Filipinos. Are the Filipinos to be citizens? Are they to >e allowed to come to the United States with their Oriental methods of iving and compete with American abor? What good does it do to exlude a few Chinese and then bring in >y force 8,000.000 Filipinos? Are the Filipinos to expect to participate in >ur elections? Is a presidential conest to be determined by the returns rum the Philippine Islands? Are tbe luestions which conceru our owu peo >le to be decided some day by the enators and representatives in conjess from the Philippines? And if he Filipinos are not to be citizens are ve going to change our constitution o as to hold them in a perpetual state if vassalage? Can we expect anything nit their hatred so loner as we rule hem through carpet bag government? "The Republicans have studiously ivoided a discussion on the Philippine [uestion. They have opposed considiration of that question by theory that lotbing could be done until ^he insurection was put down. The Puerto lico tariff bill, however, gives us some dea of the treatment the Filipinos nay expect, and Prof Schurman, one ?f the president's commissioners, says hat this bill will arouse suspicion in he mind of the Filipino as to his fuure condition." Mr. Bryan proposed as the only conisteut settlement of the Philippine piestion a declaration of the naliou's >urpose to give the Filipinos independ;nce as soon as a stable government is istablished. "When that declaration is made," ie said, "hostilities will cease and it vill be easy to establish a stable goviromett. To independence should ilso be added protection from outside nterference. Not a protectorate, such is European countries exercise for the poliation of the protected, but protecion such as this nation has exercised >ver the republics of Central aud ?outh America. It will be sutficieut or the United States to announce that iny molestation of the Philippines will >e an unfriendly act. If our nation vill stand erect and exert its great nfiuence in behalf of peace aud justice ind liberty, no nation will dare to oucn tne rnnippines, jusi as uu imion has dared to disturb the republics vhich lie to the south of us." i Imperialism, Mr. Bryan said, had ts inspiration in the desire of the syn- i licates to extend their commerce by :ouquest, and he said that he was wiling to endorse the language of Benjanin Franklin and say that "cool and dispassionate posterity will condemn to infamy those who advised it." He also read a letter written by Abraham Lincoln, November 21, 1864, to Mrs. Bixby, of Boston, a mother who bad lost five sons in the civil war, i and contrasted it with the sordid assurances of those who say that the trade which we secure will be worth the blood that is spent for it, and asked why the people who wanted the trade did not purchase it with their own blood, instead of the blood of othA H rvOArvl A^Q OAna I Ci O OVUO( . OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. Senator Morgan Discusses Their Relation to the United States. During the discussion of the Puerto Rico government and tariff bill in the senate last Tuesday, Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, spoke on some of tbe constitutional phases of American occupation of Cuba, Puerto. Rico, aud the Philippines. He declared that resistance to American authority in Cuba would be as much rebellion as it is in the Philippines. Tbe national power must continue to exist in all tbe acquired islands until congress shall legislate in their regard. "The world," he declared, "must be amused at our discussion of the question whether the Philippines are part of the United States while we are voting armies, supplies and money to suppress the insurrection of one of the many tribes in those islands." Mr. Morgan said the question presented to the United States was fourfold: 1. Shall congress provide a civil government for the island of Puerto Rico ? 2. Shall we leave tbe island to its ** r * Q present iorm 01 goverumeui. r 3. Shall we abandon it and recognize its independence? 4. Shall we suffer it to float out among the nations as a direlict to be picked up or captured ? As to the islands acquired from Spain, Mr. Morgan maintained that the treaty of Paris was the supreme law of the land. Referring to Cuba he said : "That treaty requires us to occupy the island. We cannot abandon Cuba without disgrace and without violating our pledged faith to Spain. Nor can we abandon Puerto Rico or the Philippines without inviting anarchy and internecine war." Congress therefore should provide schemes of government for them. The president would then govern the islands until congress should otherwise provide. "The inhabitants of Puerto rico," he said, "ought to be given as full citizenship as any native inhabitants of a country annexed heretofore. We have not debarred from citizenship any native inhabitant of any territory annexed. Those who have not chosen to retain their former allegiance have become citizens of the United States without regard to race or any other condition. I believe if Puerto Rico is a foreign country we cannot pass laws to be enforced there." Concerning laws of Puerto Rico, Senator Morgan maintained that congress should provide laws that should be uniform throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. In conclusion he said that no bounds to our territory were set by the constitution and no limits were set to our expausion. He welcomed the Philippines us a part of our territory because it might become a new home for many colored people of the south ; as a new market for American silver mines; as a new and great American mart at Manila ; and, too, as an extension of the power and influence of the United States." MR. TALBERT TRICKED. Scheme Worked to Get Private Pension Bills Through the House. New York Evening Post. Uncle Jasper Talbert was the victim of a trick the other day when the house passed 95 private pension bills, said to be the largest number ever passed there in one day. Mr. Talbert is the tall and severe member from South Carolina who makes a specialty of obstructing private pension legisla tion, or at least of compelling its friends to meet the parliamentary require ments. Under the old rules Friday evenings were set apart for the consideration of private pension bills and bills removing the charges of desertion, but as Talbert insisted on having a quorum present to do this business, and as it was almost impossible to get a quorum out on Friday evening, some change had to be made, and so the day session of alternate Fridays was seiecien instead. An attempt was made before changing ihe rule to get the resolute South Carolinian to permit husiness to go on Friday evenings without a quorum but he would not yield. Many of the Democratic members pleaded with him but it was ho use. His reply was "petition me no petitions, sir, today; let other hours be set apart for business." The pension workers had tried to get him out of tfoe way by iuviiing him to the house restaurant for "congressional cold tea," served out of a bottle with a distillery brand on it, but this would not work, for Uncle Jasper is a very religious man and very temperate. They tried to get him down to a bite of luncheon ; but be told them bis di gestion would not permit him to eat late in the evening. Finally, Dr. Norton, of Ohio, had Talberl notified that some of his cousins were iu town and wauted to see him right away at the Metropolitan hotel. That failed, too, for when Uncle Jusper learned of the presence of his cousins he said that he was not half so much afraid that they would get lost in Washington as that some bounty-jumper or coffee-cooler would get his hands into Uncle Sam's strong box. In the consideration of these private pension bills a motion is first necessary that the bouse resolve itself into a committee of the whole for considers tiou of tbe bills on the private calendar. To pass such a motion requires, when the bouse membership is complete, that 179 members shall vote or be recorded. Once the motion is passed, however, and the house has resolved itself into a committee, 100 members constitute a quorum, aud it rarely happens that that number cannot be obtained. It is the other 79 who are hard to get ou Friday peusion occasions, and here is where Mr. Talbert had been putting in his work. On the first Friday when the new rule became effective, true to his purpose, he demanded a quorum, and it was obtained. But be did not stop here, for whenever a bill came up of whicb be did not like the looks?and this is true of nearly all private pension bills ?be would demaod a quorum, ana me scurrying and hurrying to get the necessary 100 men would follow. His demands became so annoying that a plan was devised for keeping him quiet. It i was more successful than any of the cold luncheon, hot whiskey, or waiting-cousin schemes, since it appealed to a characteristic of Mr. Talbert which is always in evidence. He likes to talk about South Carolina and bis own experiences, and is too polite to ask anybody attempting to talk with him to desist. So nine of bis best friends in the house equipped themselves as for a relay race, and one by one engaged him in conversation on pine, sweet potatoes, cotton mills, and almost everything that is of interest in South Carolina. When a particularly atrocious private pension bill was about to come up, two of the relay racers would sit with him in animated conversation, and in that way the reins for once fell out of bis bands and a huge stack of private bills went through. Mr. Talbert has now an inkling of the way the scheme was worked, and says that the committee will have to think up some new plans to trap him, as he will be very taciturn on the next pension Friday. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Summary of the News That la Being Published by Exchanges. GASTON?Gastonia News, March 20: News was received here yesterday of the death of Mr. W. L. Miller, a prominent attorney of Abbeville, S. C. He was a brother of our townsman, Mr. J. Y. Miller. Friday night John Love, colored, who lives on Mr. R. F. Boyd's place near Pleasantridge, had the misfortune to lose his house and contents by fire. Nothing was saved. CHEROKEE?The Gaffney Ledger, March 20: Terrel, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Jobnsoo, died at thoir hnm? in this citv on the 16th inst.. "MV" / after a short illuessof pneumonia, and was buried at Limestone cemetery on the 17th. Rev. Tom Leitch preached three times Sunday in the Limestone Street Methodist church to large congregations. The meeting is going on this week with two services a day, at 3 and 8 p. m. The Negro Chambers Crawford, one of the wounded prisoners id jail, was quite sick Saturday aud Sunday, aud suffered much pain in one of bis wounded limbs and had consderable fever accompanied by nausea. Yesterday be was more comfortable, with less fever but some nausea. Mr. Stewart, the wounded prisoner, seems to be doing well and is recovering as fast as could be expected. A new postoffice, to be called Goforth, has been established at Mr. J. I. Sarratt's store, near Goforth's mill, in this county, and Mr. Sarratt has been appointed postmaster. Goforth postoffice will be a great convenience to that section and Mr. Sarratt's' well known business qualifications and accommodatin? disposition assures the patrons of good service. Messrs. J. A. Carroll and E. R. Cash, who have been north to purchase machinery for the Limestone cotton mill, to he built at this place, returned to the city Sunday. They bought the full machinery for a $200,000 yarn and clotb mill and it will arrive in Gaffney in September. Work on the site for this mill has al ready begun and work on the mill will be commenced at once, and prosecuted with the usual vigor of the promoters, so as to have it ready for the machin-| ery when it arrives. CHESTER ?The Lantern, March 20: There are 22 prisoners in jail awaiting trial at the approaching term of court. Dr. S. A. Weber uud Rev. Mr. Booth, of Yorkville, spent last night iD the city at Rev. J. E. Grier's. They were on their way to Richburg to attend the Missionary and TTMiinolinnnl institute. Ml'S. L. D. Chi Ids received a telegram Sunday conveying the sad news of the death of her brother, Mr. L. Peak Murphy, one of Union's most promising busiuess men. Mr. and Mrs. Childs left Monday morning for Union to atteud the funeral President L. T. Lichols, of the Commercial and Manufacturers' club, in his first annual report says: "On looking over your register I am pleased to note that during the year the club has been visited by 700 visitors, registering from 116 different cities and towns, and 23 different states and countries." Add to this the fact that not more than one-half of the stranges who come within our gates are introduced at the club, and you will have some idea of how many strangers come here within a period of one year. The building for the spinning mill annex to the Spriugsteiu mills is nearing completion. Most of the machinery has arrived aud will be placed at once. The weaving department will shut down in about two weeks, long enough to make the necessary connections with the spinning ? TWK Honortmpnts will he ODer I UU 1IJ JJUVU VIV|7M> -r ated by the same steam plant, with two additional boilers, which have been placed. The new machinery is of the most modern and up-to-date type, which is calculated to increase the standard of these already popular goods. News reached the city Saturday morning of another burglary at Cornwell. This time the postoffice Col vie & Co's. store, and Strong McKeown's store were broke into We have very few particulars; butou: informant says only a few knives, razors, and a bicycle were taken. A strange white man was seen neai White Oak riding a Columbia whee that answered the description of th< one stolen, and it is supposed that b( was the thief. A posse is out aftei him, and we hope the guilty one wil be brought to justice, for it is time ? stop was put to such operations in tha part of the county. The suSpectec thief is described as a man with sandj hair, red mustache, and wearing s large hat. Yesterday about nooi Admiral George Dewey passed througl - - 1 a tL. me city in a special train over uu Southern. About 100 people had gath ered at the depot to get a look at th< famous gentleman, and as his trail came in calls for "Dewey" anc "speech came from all sides. The ad miral very promptly appeared at th< rear door of bis car, and the momen the crowd got sight of him, they gav< him three rousing cheers. He saic in reply to the persistent demands o the crowd for a speech, that he coulc not speak. He told tbem, though that he recognized the "rebel yell" ai he bad heard it before. He said thai he bad been spending the entire forenoon reading a book written by t southern lady, and that be was enjoy ing it immensely. Some one in the crowd said to him that he ought tc have Mr. Bryan along with him to dc his speaking; the admiral quickly shook his bead and said. "No be can'i speak for me." About this time Mrs, Dewey appeared at the door, and was introduced to the crowd by her bus band. She said something to him, anc he explained to the crowd that she wanted to hear the "rebel yell" again and she was accommodated as best the boys knew bow. J. W. Means, Esq. stepped forward and introduced Mayoi Hardin to the admiral, and the mayoi extended Chester's greeting to the hero. As the train moved off, the crowd once again gave tbem the yell Admiral Dewey is a handsome gentleman, and much younger in appearance than we expected to see him. He is evidently not a speech-maker, or be would have had more to say, for at times during the short stop his train made here, the silence on all sides wat ?nm?uih?t. emhArrnsainD'. LANCASTER?Ledger, March 31: Messrs. Thos. F. McDow aud G. W. S. Hart, of the Yorkville bar, and Messrs. E. D. Blakeney and J. Harry Foster, of the Kershaw bar, are in attendance on court. Ben Billings and Joe Thompson, both colored, were convic ted before Magistrate Caskey last week for failing or refusing to pay poll tax and sent to the chaingang for 20 days each, failing to pay the fine of $20 each imposed by the court. On Wednesday last, Mr. Samuel H. Brewer, un aged and highly respected citizen of the Flat Rock section, died after a short illness. He was 83 years of age and leaves bis wife and one son, Mr. W. F. Brewer, of Kershaw, surviving him. His remains were interred at Kershaw. After a protracted illness of Bright's disease, Rev. Chalmers Moore, pastor of the Heath Spring Presbyterian church in this county, died last Friday night. He was about 40 years of age, and leaves bis wife surviving him. Mr. Moore was an excelleut Christian mau, aud was greatly loved and esteemed by bis flock, and by all Christian people of every denomination. His death causes great sorrow not only at Heath Spring ; but wherever he was known. The remains were interred at Salem church on Saturday last, after funeral services conducted by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D., D., of Fort Mill, assisted by Rev. Chalmers Frazier of this place. The court of general sessions conveued Monday morning with his Honor Judge Aldrich presiding. Solicitor Henry aud Stenographer McCaw were both on hand, and the wheels of the court were soon in motion, the grand jury having brought in bills promptly. The oucii trier! was Hi/ftinst William M,ow VMWV l",vv* " ~~o~~ Rutledge for larceny of cotton, and resulted in a verdict of guilty. He was sent to the cbaingang for two years. The case against Frank Thompson fur housebreaking and larceny gave the chaingang another band for two years. The case against Peter Dye and Richard Baskins for larceny was continued, and that against James YVhitaker for larceny was thrown out by the grand jury. The case against Thomas Knight for selling cider and breaking the Sabbath was remanded to the magistrate. The following cases were nol prossed : The State vs. Gilmore McDow for larceny; against Thomas Knight for violating the dispensay law ; against Adam Kirkland for obtaiuing goods under false pretenses ; against Steven F. Hough and Frank Hough for disturbing religious meeting ; N. N. Phillips for disposing of property under lien ; ugainst J. Cautb en for assault aud battery and carrying coucealed weapon ; against Alexander Blackmou for assault and battery with intent to kill ; agaiust Lum Truesdell, Ed Truesdell, George Patterson, VVil liam Curry, Wyutt Duncan, Joe Williams, Win. Reeves, Thomas Bailey and Charles Jackson for assault and battery with intent to kill; against Sam Boyd for violating the dispensary law; against G. E. Ferguson and Gilmore McDow for malicious mischief in cutting trees. The grand jury made a special presentment against Philip T. Pnuthpn magistrate at Heath Snrines. , 0 4 W with being implicated in the stealing of J. J. Bridges' cotton last fall, he having bad in his possession one bale of the stolen cotton. They also recommended that P. T. Cauthen be removed from bis office, and H. W. Mobley be appointed to fill the vacancy. On motion of the solicitor, a certified copy of the presentment was forwarded to the governor whose duty it will be to carry out the recommendations. As we go to press the court is engaged in the trial of the case against Richard McManus charged with murder. The , grand jury was dismissed yesterday t afternoon, and the court will probably . wind up today. , r ? ? Human Ostrich a Fraud.?A sinl gular case of side-show fraud has der veloped in Baltimore. Arthur Shutt 1 has for several years been figuring as s "the man with an iron jaw" and as > "the human ostrich." It seems that r bis method was to take a bag of carpet 1 tacks, broken glass and nails and by a i skillful manipulation of bis right band L transfer it, not into his mouth ; but inI side his loose shirt. He became adroit ' in this and became a "human 09trich" ' for exhibition. He says be has ap? peared before audiences in circuses, > sideshows and museums ; but bad nev > er been challenged and compelled to - swallow the articles, in fact, until Sati urday night a week ago. i It seems that on this occasion some I college students had made a large - wager that Shutt was a fraud and did i not really swallow the articles which l be claimed to swallow. In order to J test the question, 8hutt was made to 1 strip to the waist, and rather than be f proven a fraud he actually swallowed I watchchains, nails, screws, pins, tacks, , knifeblades and similar articles. The i result was that the next day Shutt had ? to go to Johns Hopkins hospital and ' be operated on to have these things i removed from his stomach. They are - now on exhibition in the hospital mui seum. Shutt is recovering slowly and > living on liquid food?quite a change > from bis bill of fare as "a human ' ostrich." ' ; SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 4. . In Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, Dec. 24,1899. ! BETWEEN ! CAMDEN AND BLACKSBURG. , WEST. ; EAST. I 35. 33. EA8TERN 32. 34. 1 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. , Class. Class. ! Dally Dally Dally Dally Except Except Except Except ' 8undy Sund y STATIONS. Sund'y Sunday P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. 1 _____ a on 19 V) Hum Hon 19 25 fi 8/1 8 50 1 15 De Kalb 12 0*2 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westville...- 11 50 4 30 10 50 1 40 KerehaW 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heath Springs. 11 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 ..Pleasant Hill. 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 ....Lancaster.... 10 55 2 86 i 1 00 2 50 ....Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 ...JSprlngdell.... 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba J'c'n. 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 11 00 3 10 3 40 ....Rock Hill... 10 00 8 40 4 10 3 55 Newport. 9 35 8 20 ' 4 45 4 02 Ttrzah 9 30 8 00 5 30 4 20 Yorkvllle.... 9 15 7 30 0 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 85 0 00 7 00 5 20 ...Blacksburg... 8 15 5 30 P. M. P.M. A.M. A.M. BETWEEN BLACKSBURG, S. C., AND MARION, N. C. WEST EAST. 11. 33. EASTERN 82. 12. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally Daily Dally Daily Except Except ? Except Lxcept . Sund'y Sund y WATTfTWS Sunday Sund'y f A.M. P.M. A.M. P. M. 8 10 5 30 ...Blacksburg... 7 48 0 40 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 82 0 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson Spr'g 7 25 0 12 9 20 0 00 .Shelby 7 15 0 00 10 00 0 20 ....Lattimore...- 0 55 4 50 10 10 0 28 ...Mooresboro.. 0 48 4 40 10 25 0 38 Henrietta.... 0 38 4 20 10 50 6 55 ....Forest City... 0 20 3 50 11 15 7 10 Rutherfordton 0 05 8 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood... 5 53 8 05 < 11 45 7 35 .Golden Valley 6 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 5 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 ... Glenwood.... 5 17 2 20 12 50 8 15 Marlon 5 00 2 00 P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EAST. First Class. EASTERN First Class. 15. | 13. TIME. 14. | ie. Daily Except Daily Except Sunday. Sundays P.M. | A.M. STATIONS. A. M. | P. M. 1 00 0 00 ... Blacksbnrg... 7 50 8 00 1 20 0 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 i m a 4A 7 1(1 O *VI 1 1U o iv uauucji t *v ? ? P. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg with trains on the Gatfney Division. Train No. 32 connects at Camden with the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points South. Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p. m., going West, makes connection at Lancaster, S. C., with the L. <$. C. R. R., at Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going North; at Rock Hill with the Southern Railway going North. Train 'No. 11 connects at Blacksburg with the Southern Railway from the South. At Marion, N. C., with the Southern Railway going West. Number 33 will stop at Kershaw for dinner. Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst, Elgin. Caskey's, Sprlngdell, Roddy's. Leslie, Ola Point, Newport, King's Creek, Millwood, Union Mllis, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain. SAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TKIPP, Superintendent, S- B. LUMPKIN. Gen. F. and P. Agt. CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN RAIL Schedule Effective Dec. 17th, 1899. XortbBonnd. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed. yo. 10. yo. 60. so. 62. Leave Chester... 8 10 am 9 40 am ArYorkvllle 9 15 am 11 2*2 am ArGastonla 10 10 am 1 10 pni ArLincolnton...ll 07 am 3 20 pm ArNewton 11 50 am 4 30 pm ArHickory 12 13 pm 5 15 pm LvB 15pm ArLenolr 1 IB pm 8 15pm I d?a Mi*p.i Mixed. aiiuiu nvuuu. lasntnfjM. . .. yo.?. yo. 01. yo. 63. LeaveLenolr 4 30 pm 5 00 am ArHlckory 5 28 pm Lv8 15 am 7 10 am ArXewton tt 00 pm 9 10 am ArLlncolnton.... 6 50 pm 10 10 am ArGastonia 7 54 pm 12 30 pm ArYorkville 9 00 pm 3 08 pm ArChester 10 11 pm 5 15 pm Connections at all junctions with Southern, S, A. L., S. C. <fe G. Ex., L. & C. L. T. NICHOLS, Address E. F. REM), Auditor, ' General Manager. Chester, S. C.