tumorous Department.
THE FUG DOG AND THE WOMAN.
A few minutes before the afternoon
train from New York got into the
Pennsylvania station the other day, a
beautiful young creature in a new
spriDg suit wafted herself over to the
man stationed at the exit gate and
proceeded to hypnotize him.
"Will you please let me through,"
she said, appealingly.
"Can't do it, miss ; it's against the
rules," said the man at the gate.
"But I do so want to meet him when
he gets off," said the beauteous young
thing looking into tne man's lace
searchingly with her imploring violet
eyes. "And he will be so disappointed
if I am not at the car to meet him
when the train gets in."
The man at the gate looked and
hesitated.
"Please,".said the lovely young creature,
rustling her silk skirts nervously
and seeming to hang on the gateman's
nod.
"Well, maybe I can take a chance,"
said the gateman, and he pulled the
gate open and admitted her.
"S'pose she's only been married a
little while," reflected the gateman,
"and her husdand's coming back after
being away the first time since they
were spliced, and she wants to hand
him out the big hug before he's more'n
landed from the steps. Well, I guess
we all have it that bad, once in our
lives, anyhow," and he looked thoughtfully
down the siding where the radiant
young creature stood, impatiently
tapping her foot.
The train pulled in a couple of minutes
after. The young woman ran
alongside the baggage car, and the
baggagemaster handed her out a miserable
little specimen of a stuck-up
hideous-muzzled pug dog, which she
took in her arms and loaded down with
caresses.
As she passed out of the exit gate
with the pug in her arms, she bestowed
a bewitching smile upon the gateman.
"And I was come-on enough to pass
her through, and to weave pipe-trances
about the reason why she wanted to
get through," said the gateman to the
station cop. "Say, I don't belong here.
I ought to be doin' spring ploughing
somewhere !"?Washington Post.
EXAGGERATION.
Exaggeration is cpmmonly held to
be the special vice of schoolgirls.
Their brothers, however, are seldom
wholly free from the habit, and in
fact, few of us are really accurate in
speech. Even in old times, when the
line between fact and fancy was drawn
with more severity than now, our good
Puritan ancestors occasionally slipped
across it to the wrong side.
An anecdote is related of one excellent
divine whose essential truthfulness
was unquestioned; but whose
tongue ran into excesses disturbing to
his congregation. In the fervor of
discourse, his facts had a way of expanding
and increasing almost beyond
recognition, so that he was constantly
saying things which, viewed in the after
light of cold criticism, were not
true. At last a deputation was sent
to remonstrate with him.
He was greatly distressed, readily
promised to exercise more care in the
future ; but before long he erred agaiu,
carried away by his own eloquence,
and a second deputation arrived.
Again he promised amendment; but
again, after a little while, he backslid,
and a third committee was sent.
The good man was thoroughly shocked
and repentant. He admitted everything.
"I know but too well," he pleaded,
"that my besetting sin is exaggeration ;
but at least it is a failing with which I
struggle. I have shed over it barrels
upon barrels of tears!"
Then one deacon laughed and one
groaned and the minister looked innocently
from one to the other to see
what was amiss.?Youth's Companion.
Att A nnriT a fiiftwiTiTPB Tpllprs
and clerks of savings banks have a
rare opportunity to study human nature.
All sorts of people, with many
strange notions of the methods and
purposes of banks, come before them.
A teller of a Boston savings bank tells
a true story of a good Irish-woman
who came to the bank to open an account.
"Please write your name on that
line," said the official, pushing toward
the woman a book and a pen.
"Do yez want me first name?" she
asked, taking the pen in her hand.
"Yes, your full name and middle
initial it you have any."
"Do yez went me husband's name ?"
"Yes, his last name, but your own
first name."
"Oh, me name before I was married
?"
"No, your given name?Ellen or
Bridget?"
"Sure, then, me name is nayther
wan o' them !"
"Well, what is it then ?"
"Sure, it's Mary."
"Very well. There are others waiting
for you, so please hurry and write
your name."
"Ah, sure, do ye want the 'Mrs. ?' "
"No, never mind that. Now go
ahead."
?'Ah, sure, mister, I would, honest;
but ye see I can't write!"?Youth's
Companion.
Broke Her Name In Two.?The
society reporter of a daily paper had
been detailed to procure the names of
prominent persons in attendance at a
performance of grand opera.
"I beg pardon, madam," she said,
approaching one of the occupants of a
private box, "but will you oblige me
Dy giving me your name
"Mrs. Archibald Jo Neeze," replied
the lady.
"Pardon me," rejoined the reporter.
"I did not quite catch the last name."
"Jo Neeze."
"May I ask how you spell it ?"
"Certainly. J-o-u-e-s, Jo Neeze,"
haughtily answered the occupant of
the box, and the reporter retired to the
foyer to fan herself.
(g* "Why didn't you come when I
rang?" said a lady to her servant.
"Because I didn't hear the bell."
"Hereafter, when you don't hear the
bell, you must come and tell me so."
-Wayside (gathering*.
tST A man loses his power when he
loses his temper.
1 SST There are too many people who p
1 like to tell bad news. g,
P3T The Union Pacific railroad cross- p.
| es nine mountain ranges. h
P&T No man's work is a failure un- M
, less he himself is a\failure. p
What becomes of all the smart D
, children after they grow up? w
P3T If you are a gentleman you will ^
i never find it necessary to say so.
PST The best preparation for the
i future is the present well seen to. jj,
' PoT A man does more toward making je
fate than fate does toward making ^
him. tl
iL! A- Cll . ..Anan? A.
par 1G 18 ooe LUlUg LU uu a vauiuv ie
pulpit and another to fill a vacant a<
congregation. m
W&T Every president of the United w
States has either been a lawyer or a tc
soldier, or both. ol
' I?" The sentence "John quickly ex- ^
, temporized five tow bags," contains
all the letters of the alphabet. al
tt&T Having a place in the world is m
one thing; but being in one's place in &1
> the world is quite another thing.
ti&T How to be a Christian. Don't
think Heaven was made for the exelusive
use of yourself and friends.
1 t&T A loud hallelujah shout does not b,
glorify God half as much as a quiet b<
smile bestowed upon some unfortunate
one. p,
VST Eight bronze howitzers have ei
been stolen from the Cbickamauga is
National park, presumably by metal gt
thieves. m
I?" Every man has an idea that if p<
he had been in Adam's place, the tt
whole earth would now be a Garden m
of Eden. m
D&T Alaska, with its islands, is said C(
to have a coast line of 25,000 miles, tr
equal in extent to the circumference of ^
the globe. tl
I?* The Sierra Nevada Range of 'D
California is nearly 500 miles long, 70
miles wide, and from 7,000 to 15,000 .
feet high. lD
I?" It takes a lifetime of experience
to teach us that we are our best friend ;
that we are our own worst enemy we g?
never learn. ^
VST The difference between perseverauce
and obstinacy is that one comes Q1
from a strong will and the other comes dl
from a strong won't. n,
J6T So dense is the water in the _
deepest parts of the ocean, that an hi
iron-clad, if it were to sink, would
never reach the bottom.
10" The word hairbreadth, now used se
for an infinitesimal space, was once a in
regular measure. It was the width of d(
16 hairs laid side by side. o<
10* Wben a man learns to mind his to
own business and leave the affairs of sii
others alone, he accomplishes a success
. as great as falls to mortals. gi
10* It very often happens that the
black sheep of the family is the one g'
called upon to furnish wool to keep CI
the rest of the family warm. T
10* "What are you trying to raise re
here?" asked the traveler; and the
farmer looked up from his work long w
enough to reply, "A mortgage."
10* The longest artificial water ^
course in the world is the Bengal ge
canal, 900 miles; the next is Erie,
363. Each cost nearly $10,000,000. er
10* The department of agriculture
estimates the total area planted in d(
cotton at 25,558,000 acres, an increase cc
of 2,036,000, or 8.7 per cent, over last
year. di
10" Suffering becomes beautiful as
when wben anyone bears great calami- ly
ties with cheerfulness, not through
insensibility ; but through greatness of
mind. Cl
10*. A young stockbroker having re- T
cently married a stout old widow with ta
?600,000, said that it wasn't so much hi
her face that attracted him as the cc
figure. - ri?
VST Among the Kondeh people, who la
live on Lake Nyassa, in Africa, the A
favorite form of suicide is to enter the cc
water and allow one's self to be de- tr
voured by a crocodile. d<
I?" When nuts and screws have be- 90
come immovable on account of rust,
pour on a little kerosene and wait a
few minutes, when they can be easily ar
removed and the bolt saved. ?*
w
18T Robert V. Roosevelt, uncle of j
Governor Roosevelt, of New York,
who has just returned from Paris, ^
says the exposition "is the worst fake
and fraud ever perpetrated."
I?" Those who are today for you to
will, perhaps, be against you tomor- qi
row. On the other hand, you may sa
have as friends those who now hate
you, for men change like the wind. th
tGT The storing of automobiles is ^
quite a problem in New York city
now. Some of the liverymen have
declined to accept them on the ground
that they are ruining the livery t0
business. a
I?* The LTnited States never coined m
gold pieces of higher denomination
than $20. Some years ago a jeweler
at San Francisco struck gold pieces of .
the value of $50; but that was on 'n
private account.
st
J?" Fish balance themselves in wa- rj
ter by the muscular contraction of the r
air bladders. At death the muscles UJ
relax and the air bladders expand, p,
with the result that the fish is thrown
on one side and rises to the surface.
. |?" Physician (with ear to patient's at
chest)?There is a curious swelling b<
over the region of the heart, sir, which at
should be reduced at once. Patient th
(anxiously)?That swelling is my pock- ri
et-book, doctor. Please dor't reduce it
tf f ?rv mnnVi
IK \J J\J IUUVU,
AST" Two hundred and ninety mil- m
lions of dollars for poultry, the proceeds
of one year, compared with as
$186,000,000 for hogs for the same m
time, tells with emphasis the enormous tl'
magnitude of the poultry business, a'
We are still importers of eggs. la
A new cyclone story is vouched ^
for by the Minneapolis Better Way. ^
It is that a cow which was picketed on .
a rope was picked up by the cyclone
and carried up the length of her
rope?about 60 feet?where she re- 1
mained until the storm had passed, oi
! when she quietly climbed down the tb
rope and resumed her grazing. til
dam and fireside.
WHEN TO CUT GRASS FOR HAY.
The quality of hay must depend
rimarily upon the character of the
rass from which it was formed. No
ower or skill of man can make good
ay from poor varieties of grass.
Ian can make the good poor, and the
oor poorer than it need be ; but he has
o methods or processes by means oi
hicb he can give to hay good qualities
hich the grass did not possess,
hough the highest point of quality
hicb hay can reach is beyond the
ower of man to increase the degree of
ccellence which it will attain is sublet
to a great deal of modification. In
le quality of hay, as in many other
lings, there is often a very wide difrence
between the possible and the
Jtual. One of the principal of the
lodifying influences is the time at
hich the grass is cut. If this is either
>o early or too late the best quality
f hay into which the grass might have
sen made cannot be secured.
Some twentv-five or thirty years
;o there was a wide-spread move*
ent in favor of the early cutting of
"ass for hay. Many farmers who had
ien in the habit of waiting until the
icond week of July before commencig
haying in earnest, began to cut tbeir
*ass by June 25. From that time to
lis, writers in agricultural journals
Etve been insisting that grass should
i cut early, and as a class farmers
ave followed their advice. As comired
with very late cutting the mod ately
early cutting of grass for hay
undoubtedly beneficial. If grass
andB too late, much of the nutritive
atter is formed into seeds. Quite a
jrtion of these seeds are shelled in
le field or in the mow, destroyed by
ice, or fail to be digested by the anials
which eat them. The stems be)me
woody and comparatively innuitious
and unpalatable, and many of
te leaves are broken off and lost. In
iese ways much of the valuable feedig
material of the plant is lost.
But while very late cutting involves
sses, it is possible to go to extremes
i the other direction and to lose still
>ore by too early cutting than would
s lost if the grass stood too long.
The writer knew a man who for
ime years managed a farm belonging
? a town, and whose ideas regarding
le early cutting of grass for hay were
iiite advanced. This man always
aished haying much earlier than his
sighbors who bad farms of equal size
-and he always had a good deal less
*yWhat
was of more importance than
te comparison of the quality of hay
icured by himself and the neighborg
farmers, was the fact that while unir
his care the farm did not yield
jarly as much hay as it did before he
ok charge of it, or as it had produced
ce he went away.
The advocates of the early cutting of
-ass for bay assert that though a less
lantity is obtained the quality is so
eatly superior that the value of the
op for feeding purposes is increased,
his theory was not sustained by the
suit on the farm just mentioned.
During the years in which the grass
as cut so early the farm did not sup>rt
more than three-fourths cs much
ock as it bad previously done and
is done since another manager was
cured. The idea which many hold
iat if the first crop of hay is gathed
very early the rowen will be so
)undant as to make up for any
jficiency which has resulted from this
>urse was not sustained by the reims
from this farm, and it has been
sproved in so many other instances
\ to compel the belief that it is entireincorrect.
The results of chemical investigaon
go to prove that extremely early
itting of grass is not profitable,
hey show that the grass plant conins
more nutriment when the seeds
ive formed, but before they have be>me
hard, than it did at an early peod.
But they also prove that very
te cutting is far more economical,
s the development of the seed is acimpanied
by a diminution of the nuitive
materials in the stalk, it is evijnt
the best time for cutting is very
on after the plants have passed the
iwering stage.
Not only is there a gain in quantity
id quality by deferring the cutting
' grass for hay until the plant has
ell approached maturity, but there is
so a decided gain in the degree of
ise with which it can be cured and
jpt from heating in the mow or stack,
cut before it flowers, grass contains
very large portion of water, and algether
to much time and labor is retired
to dry it enough so it can be
fely stored.
Unless special precautions are taken
lere will always be risk of heating if
ie grass is cut before it has made its
11 growth. In a choice of evils it is
;tter the quality should be injured a
itle by allowing the grass to stand
o long than it is to have it injured a
great deal by heating and moulding
the barn.
Owing to the difference in the charter
of the soil, or to the fact that difrent
varieties are grown, the grass
the different fields of many farms
ies not ripen at the same time. Upon
ich farms, if the grass in the earliest
pening field is cut as soon as it is
;ady, that in the other fields can usilly
be harvested when it reaches the
roper stage.
Upland grass sometimes ripens two
eeks earlier than that on lowlands,
id this enables the farmer, who has
ith kinds, to cut each sort when it is
; its best. But when all the grass on
ie farm ripens at about the same peod
it will be impossible to cut all of
at the most favorable moment.
In such cases it will be well to comence
the haying as soon as the grass
the earlier field begins to flower so
i to be in the midst of the work when
ost of the grass is at its best. A lite
of the grass will be cut too early
id a little will be harvested too
te to be of the finest quality; but
ie bulk of the crop can be secured
hen it is in nearly its best-condition
r being made into hay.?J. E. Reed
Practical Farmer.
V3T There are three things which
lght to be considered before some
lings are spoken?the manner, the
me and the place.
parting.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Published
by Exchanges.
CHESTER?The Lantern, June 22 :
The county Democratic executive committee
met, as per call of the chairi
man, on Wednesday last at 11 o'clock
' a. m., in the offices of Caldwell & Gasinn
A call of the roll indicated a quo
rum present, and without loss of time
the committee got down to business,
i Mr. John S. Withers, who had been
selected secretary for the committee
at its last meeting, was at his post.
The first matter that came up for attention
was the assessment of candidates,
and after considerable discusi
sion the following schedule was adopted
: Candidates for congress, $7.50;
for solicitor, $7.50; for house of representatives,
$7.50; for clerk of court,
$10; for sheriff $7.50; for county supervisor,
$7.50; for treasurer $7.50 ;
for auditor, $7.50 ; for county superinsendent
of education, $5; and for coroner,
$5. A committee of two, consist'
ing of the chairman, R. B. Caldwell,
Esq., and the secretary, Mr. John 8.
Withers, was appointed to arrange for
the meeting of the state campaign
here on the 26th of July. The question
of whether or not the magistrates
should be put in the primary was discussed
; but the entire committee
i seemed to be of the opinion that there
was no reason for making any change
in this matter, and the question was
disposed of without any formal motion.
The committee adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman.* The removal
of the general offices of the
Carolina & North-Western railroad to
Chester has been mentioned in previous
issues of this paper. The building
is one of neatness and beauty,
containing tastily finished offices
' for the many different departments
connected with operating a railroad.
Here you find the general manager,
train dispatcher, etc., with a corps of
busy stenographers and typewriters,
several of whom are ladies. This falls
in with a modern idea that women can
do almost anything, even run a railroad.
Here too, by just looking on,
one can get a fair idea of the volume
of business and system there is in railroad
work. The present Carolina &
North-Western, under different names
and ditterent management, nas grown
from a few miles to over a hundred.
Passing from the general office, we see
nearby the round-bouse or railroad
shops, where all kinds of repairing is
done. The first of the three buildings
is 25 feet square; this is the storage
room for all railroad supplies. Here
we find pieces of-machinery in great
variety, the names of which would not
be intelligible to the majority of people.
In this same building is the stationery
room. The next room is the
machine shop proper, which is a conveniently
constructed building 45 by
125 feet. This is divided into three
departments?iron, wood wprk, and
painting. The first named is under
the skilful management of Mr. W. J.
Morgan, of Atlanta. In this department
we find the planers, lathes, drills,
etc., a detailed description of which
would be interesting, but space will
not permit. We also, noticed a drill
sharpener made at Buffalo, N. Y.
This machine contains a wheel of carborundum,
which will cut the hardest
steel. Drills of any size are clamped
down and sharpened with the greatest
accuracy. All the machinery of this
department is now being placed, most
of which was made by the Niles Tool
works, Hamilton, 0., and is of the very
best quality. We pass on hurriedly to
the wood work department, which is
in charge of Mr. S. D. Scarborough,
an experienced car builder, who has
been with the C. & N.-W., for a number
of years. None of the machinery
had been placed, so we passed on to
where Mr. Joffn Reid puts on the finishing
touch, making a thing of beau
ty and comfort. The working force
will consist of about 20 hands, and the
power for running the machinery will
be furnished by a 40 horse power engine.
On the yard tracks were several
freight and passengers cars undergoing
repairs. Just beyond the several
tracks is the coal bin, the capacity
of which is said to be 100,000 tons.
The third building is a two story
structure containing the office of the
master mechanic, Mr. J. S. Booth,
who has charge of the entire shop.
These shops will be quite an addition
to Chester, since it is a certainty that
the road will be changed to a standard
guage and extended in both directions, i
Superior service in convenience and 1
connection will increase traffic and !
travel, and no doubt will even do a <
great deal more than now towards i
building up the city.
CHEROKEE?The Gaflhey Ledger, |
June 22 : Up to the time of going to J
press on our last issue, no conclusion
had been reached in the case of Jesse '
Wesson for the killing of McBrayer in {
Blacksburg. A verdict was rendered,
though, Tuesday, which was guilty of
manslaughter, and a sentence of two
years in the penitentiary was imposed
upon him. Wesson is a colored man
of unexceptional character, as all who
know him can testify, and has the i
reputation of being a very peaceable <
man ; and his unfortunate condition ii
a matter of sincere regret to every one. <
However, according to the law, Wes- i
son's own statement, and the testimo- i
ny of the witnesses, Judge Benet had
no alternative but to pass sentence i
upon him, which was the lightest in
his power to impose in accordance with
the verdict of the iury. A petition
for Wesson's pardon will soon be gotten
up and we feel sure that it will be i
liberally and conscientiously signed. I
The case against Zack Spencer, for i
violation of the dispensary law, was i
continued. Case of Thomas Patterson
and Morgan Spencer for malic- I
ious mischief?setting fire to grass on
lands of another?was continued till
next court. Levi Gossett, for wife I
beating, was continued. Clifton Smith, i
for assault and battery with intent to i
kill?continued. Newton Allen <
was next arraigned for larceny. He I
was found guilty and sentenced to fif- I
teen months' imprisonment and a fine I
of $1.00. The case against W. I
Ellis Ray, for assault and battery with '
intent to kill, was continued. Next |
on the docket was the case against W. i
H. Self for assault and battery with in- i
tent to kill. Verdict, guilty of aggravated
assault and battery, with sentence
of fifteen months or $100 fine.
Capt. J. B. Bell represented the defendant.
Jake Phillips and S. B.
Byars came next with the charge of
violating the dispensary law against
them. Guilty and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment or $100 fine for
each. They were represented by
Messrs. Hart and Bell. Henry
Thomas was charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons. Verdict of
guilty of aggravated assault and battery,
and sentenced to eighteen months' '
imprisonment or to pay $150.00. He
was represented by Messrs. Butler &
Osborne. Case against W. M.
Moore, alias Jack Moore, for assault t
and battery with intent to kill. Not c
guilty. J. C. Otts, Esq., was the de- e
fendant's attorney. The court directed
a verdict of not guilty in tho case
against John C. Blackwell. No bills
were found in the cases of A. C.
Painter and John Byars for obstructing
the highway, afcd Rand
Spencer and "Haly" Pennington for
adultery. The docket was an uuusually
light one this term, and Judge
Benet quickly disposed of the cases on
hand. Prof, and Mrs. Wade R.
Brown are now in Denver, Colorado,
seeking pleasure and recreation after
their hard work at Limestone college
during the session just closed. They
will probably be away all the summer,
but we hope to see them back at their
posts when the college opens up for
next session. Thomas F. McDow,
of Yorkville, candidate for solicitor of
the sixth judicial circuit, was in the
city a few days this week shaking
hands with his friends and circulating
among the people in general.
UNION?The Times, June 22: We
regret to learn of the death of Mrs. C.
B. Bobo, of Cross Keys. She died
Tuesday evening. She had a stroke of
paralysis some three years ago, from
which she never recovered, although
she was able to get about recently with
assistance. She had another attack
two or three days before her death,
which so affected her throat as to
cause her death. It it is with regret
that we learn that our esteemed friend,
Dr. A. E. Fant, is still confined to his
bed. He has been paralyzed in one of
his legs for sometime, which has deadened
it. He some weeks ago stuck a
splinter in his foot, and was not aware
of its presence on account of there
being no feeling in that foot. It had
been in his foot some weeks before it
was discovered. The splinter was e
some three inches in length. He has u
a bad foot from tbe effects of the swell- u
iog and inflamation. Policeman ^
Brock bad a hot race a few days ago ; c
but he got bis man. A row was in 8
progress over on factory bill in a
Negro bouse somewhat noted for dis- *
turbances. Frank Brown and Sol. v
Meador were fighting over some mon- c
ey. Mr. Brock was called. When he v
got there the birds bad fiown; but he 1
got on the track of one and finally
sighted him, and the race began. Sev- e
eral of the factory boys joined in the 1
chase, and after a mile or so down tbe 1
branch, the Negro, Meadow, hid bim E
self in a thicket. The thicket was a
surrounded and they began to beat up 6
the bush for the game. Sol. recognized ^
that be was cooped and he gave up. c
It seems that Frank Brown was the r
aggressor and there was no occasion for r
Sol. to run. But he just could not 9
help it. Brown has not been caught. a
Sol was bunged up considerably in tbe *
row. Court convened in Union b
Monday, Judge James Aldridge pre- b
siding, Solicitor Sease and Stenograph- c
er Campbell in their places. The fore- 0
noon was taken up in routine business, b
Tbe judge, in charging the grand jury, a
gave them to understand that he did y
not wish the time of the court taken 1
up with little trival offenses, that ,f
should be tried by magistrates, and y
advised them to throw out such cases, b
The following true bills were handed
in and disposed of: State vs. Charles ?
Jennings, incest; nol prossed. State lf
vs. Jas. Henderson, forgery ; continued. *
State vs. Sam Glenn and Sicily Glenn, b
house breaking and larceny; not guilty.
State vs. Joseph Meisenbeimer alias
Enrich Meisenbeimer, bigamy ; plead
guilty and was fined $500 or sentence &
of two years in the penitentiary or
county cbaingang. State vs. James G
Bennett, assault and battery witb intent
to kill. This is the shooting j(
affair between Mr. Bennett and Mr.
Bishop, last February, an account of
which appeared in The Times. Messrs. ^
Munro & Sanders represented the de- j
fense, while Mr. DuPass assisted the ^
solicitor. Not guilty. State vs.
Camillus Rodger, murder; not guilty.
State vs. William Becknell, bastardy; ^
dismissed. State vs. Jake Jeter, lar- jg
ceny ; one year on the chaingang and f|
$1. State vs. Thomas Norris, violation ^
of the dispensary law ; case continued. w
State vs. Geo. Lipscomb, assault and Q{
battery; sent back to magistrate. a
State vs. John Collins, murder; not
guilty. Milo Evans, for assault and
battery with intent to kill, etc., was j
tried and found guilty. His sentence w
is to pay a fine of $130 or serve four p
months on the chaingang. ^
LANCASTER?Ledger, June 23: l
Hon. Thos. F. McDow, of Yorkville, ti
candidate for solicitor, is over on a u
Visit to relatives and friends. fc
Died, on the 14th instant, an infant < <
child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Love, C
of the Longsville neighborhood, aged el
two days. At the Presbyterian E
manse, at 6 o'clock last Tuesday after- ai
noon, Rev. Chalmers Fraiser united1 iu
the holy bonds of wedlock, Mr. T. C. n
Hicks, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. h
Maggie E. Milling, of this place. e<
Mr. Peter Phillips, of Flat Cyeek towu- IV]
ship, died last Monday evening. He vv
Kaon offliotod fnr flnme time with tl
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a very painful sore on one of his legs, R
and he died from blood poisoning. He b<
was about 60 years of age, and leaves af
two children both grown. His remains ?
were interred at Flat creek church
Tuesday. Mr. James R. Massey
brought us a cotton bloom from Colnnel
Springs', Cane Creek farm, man
aged by Mr. Jas. F. Addison, plucked
on the 18th instant. Mr. Massey says
that Mr. Addison's faim is as good as
be has seen this season, and that he
has 75 acres of cotton that will he
thick with blooms in another week.
The trustees of the Lancaster
graded schools met Thursday afternoon
and elected the teachers for the
colored school, having already, at a
>revious meeting, elected the teachers
or the white school. The former
eachers were all re-elected with the
iddition of Eunice Jones, of McContellsville.
The faculty now stands:
d. D. Lee, principal; Laura Hinton,
ielen Thompson and Eunice Jones,
issistants. The school was excellently
nanaged the past term as is evidenced
>y the unanimous re-election of all the
tld teachers by the board. A
tfegro woman on Mr. Clanton's place,
tear the Haile Gold mine, who recenty
returned from a visit to Gold Hill,
tf. C., is reported to have smallpox.
nl? e n nnunrnnr
LUC I fclUL YftkO icicgiajiuvu wu \JIWVIUV.
ilcSweeney last Tuesday, and he
>romptly forwarded the report to Dr,
Tames Evans, of the state board of
lealth. We understand that Dr. Gregtry
is attending the patient and that
ivery precaution is being used to present
the disease spreading. During
he several years that smallpox has
>een prevalent in the state, this is the
irst reported case in Lancaster couny,
and it is so near the border of the
lounty, about 18 miles distant from
be court house, that our people need
lot get alarmed. A party of young
nen seining in Bear creek, one day
his week, dragged up an old bomh
bell which bad probably been thrown
n the creek when Sherman's army
lassed through here, 35 yeays sgo. It
vas a harmless looking iron ball about
he size of a cantaloupe, and from its
laving been in the water so long, it
vas thought to be as harmless as it
ooked. One of the finders of the old
elic had a curiosity to see its contents,
ind after cutting for awhile with a
>ocket knife ou the leaddike looking
netal, with which a hole in it was
ilugged, concluded it would be best to
nelt the plug out. It was carried into
he field opposite Mr. Walters' store,
lear the factory, and a fire built on it,
vitb the result that au explosion soon
iceurred which made some of the intabitants
think that the Chinese had
iome right up through the center of
he earth and were waging war here,
earing up a place in the ground as
arge as a half sack of flour and scatering
particles of the shell for a dis
ance of 50 or 75 yards. Fortunately
to one was very near which accounts
or no one being hurt.
GASTON?Gastonia News, June 22:
lira. J. A. Bell, of Clover, is visiting
flrs. M. E. Glenn. Miss Margarei
Jlenn is visiting relatives in Yorkville,
J. C. The vagrant laws of the
own are now being enforced. Work
3 plentiful here now and there is no
xcuse for idleness. But it seems that
i few ''sharks" have come in to prey ofl
if the regular workers, to gamble, etc.
rhe town authorities are to be com ended
f?r their diligence and deerve
the moral support of our citizens.
Joe Henry, George Clyburn,
lenry McCollough and Henry Hale
'anniro A nftors VftlltprH ft V
V CI C UCIUIO OIJU1IV 4*MU,v.w J
harged with gambling. Henry Hale
vas released and the others went to jail
0 slay till court. They have been
oping around town for some time; but
scaped till Wednesday, night when
hey were scooped in by the police at
he Loray. Others were present bui
ade a safe retreat. Preparations
re still being made for the proper eelbration
*of the anniversary of our
)eclaration of Independence. The
ommittees are busy. The float will be
eady and will be a beauty. The paade
will consist of a long line of hand*
omely decorated carriages. The boys
re training for the ball games with
rorkvil!e. The band ifrill be right on
and. Water will be plentiful. Your
rother is coming. Your father is
oming. Your sweetheart won't seriusly
object to having someone to hold
er sunscreen. Be on hand, come right
long and bring your neighbor with
ou. Who is it that don't want to see
he boys catch that greased pig ? Who
1 it that don't want to see the fireworks?
Hundreds of dollars are to
e spent just to remind you how our
Drefathers struggled. Somebody will
lake a speech. Come and see who it
). "Meet me at Gastonia on the
'ourth of July. A hot time it will
e."
SOUTH CAROLINA MISSIONARIES.
amethlng About Tbelr Locatlou lu the Clilneie
Territory.
[reenville Mountaineer.
There is a great interest manifested
1 the safety of the Christian missionries
in China, many of whom have
one from this section of the country.
fact South Carolina has furnished a
irtre Dronortion of the missionaries
om every denomination, and naturlly
their relatives and friends are
uite anxious about their welfare.
But so far as can be ascertained there
i only one South Carolinian in the disjrbed
district around Pekin and Tien
'sin. This is Mrs. Gilbert Reid, who
as Miss Sallie Reynolds. She went
ut to China about eight years ago as
missionary of the Methodist Episcoal
church, south, but returned to this
Duntry, and while heie was married
i Columbia to Rev. Gilbert Reid,
horn she had met in China. Dr.
;eid was a Presbyterian missionary
ut conceived the idea of founding an
iternational Institute for the educaon
of the higher class of Chinese, and
pon this plan he has been workiug
>r the last few years. He has the
mfidence of the powers that be in
hina and is quite close to the ruling
lass. He has visited this country and
lurope in the interest of his scheme
nd is regarded as a very able man.
Mrs. Reid is a sister of Dr. S. Reyolds,
of this city, and Dr. Reynolds
as not heard from her since bereceivi
a letter written about the middle of
larch, in which the "Boxer" trouble?
ere mentioned only casually. When
lis letter was written Dr. and Mrs.
.eid were at Pekin, and Dr. Reynolds
elieves they are still there. Inasmuch
i mail and cable communication is
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See our Agent or write direct.
SOLD BY GLENJ
interrupted, Dr. Reynolds is naturally
very much concerned about bis sister's
safety.
Nearly all the Presbyterian missionaries
from this state are in the Mid- . m
China mission, as it is called. At
Hangchow is Miss E. C. Davidson, of
Yorkville. At Kashing are Rev. and
Mrs. W. H. Hudson, the former a son
! of Mr. W. A. Hudson, of Greenville.
They are in no danger at present. At
, Sinchang are Mrs. P. F. Price and
' Miss Rebecca Wilson, who is a sister
of Dr. B. F. Wilson, of Converse ool,
lege. At Soochow are Rev. Dr. and
' Mrs. H. C. DuBose, Dr. and Mrs. J. R.
Wilkinson, Miss Addie Sloan, Miss
Emma McKni&bt and Mrs. M. P. Mc
Cormick. Dr. Wilkinson is a medical
missionary who went from Qreenviile,
and his wife is a daughter of Mr. G. D.
Barr, of this city. Miss Sloan is from
Columbia and Miss McKnight's family
live in Greenville. At Chu Chow Foo
i are Rev. Mark B. Grier and his wife,
' Mrs. M. B. Grier, M. D. Mr. Grier is
i well-known in South Carolina as a
i member of the family of that name.
I All these are stationed in the Mid;
China mission except Mr. and Mrs. .?
Grier, who are in the North Kiangsu
) mission.
Of the missionaries maintained by
the Southern Baptist convention, Miss
< Lula F. Whilden, whose relatives live
in Greenville, is at Canton, in the South
i China mission. In the North China
mission, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hartwell
> and Miss Annie Hartwell are at Tung
Chow, province of Shantung, which is
i south of Pekin. These missionaries
> still retain their membership in the
; First Baptist church of Greenville. In
> the Central China mission are several
> South Carolinians. Re$. Wesley W.
> Lawton, of Hampton county, and his
wife, and Rev. W. E. Crocker and bis
i wife, from near Gaflney, are at Chinkiang.
Rev. T. J. League, of this county, *
and bis wife are missionaries working
on the Gospel Mission plan. They
i have recently been in this country and
i are now en route to China. Their
work is in Sbanluog. -Rev. and Mrs.
Royall, who was Miss Sullivan, of Anderson,
are also working on tbis plan,
but they are now in Anderson.
Of the Methodist missionaries, only
one is from this state, so far as can be
ascertained. Miss Johnnie Sanders, of
Union, a missionary sent out by the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the M. E. church, south, is at Shanghai,
out of danger.
Rev. J. A. Ingle, who married Miss
Rhett, of Charleston, is an Episcopal
clergyman whose work is in Hancbow; ,x
but Mr. and Mrs. Ingle have not yet
returned to China. Their recent visit
to tbis state is remembered.
As well as can be learned this com,
pletes the list of South Carolina mis?
sionariesin the Celestial Kingdom, and
out of all this number only Dr. and
' Mrs. Reid are in the Pekin country..
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