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BYCLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, 8. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1897. ^ VOLUME XXXIII. ISO 4. ? To look Cool and still look Neat is now the problem ! Crash Cloth Sol COMPLETE SUITS SB5.00, 6.50. If Franklin were alive now he never would have written "Don't buy a thing because it's cheap." The needs of a fam ily are so constant that it's good judgment to forestall them when 25 or 50 per cent can be saved. STRAW HATS That were $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 now 50c. Scriven's Drawers That were $1.00 now 75c. Gom to More oi 181st of next Meier. B. 0. EVANS & GO. Now the time to select your Mower and Rake. THE J Shipped in Car lots?the buyer gets the advantage in freight. We guarantee these Machines absolutely. Unequalled, the latest, the best. THREE CAR LOADS ste?wi engines in st0ck' ATLAS, ECLIPSE, ERIE CITY, And other standard makes. Our prices simply astonishing. 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Some of these are extra heavy Goods, but at the same time it will be judicious economy on your part to invest in a supply for next Winter. We always keep on hand a large and complete stock of? Groceries and Plantation Supplies, Which we sell as low as the lowest, aud will be pleased to have cither your cash or time trade. Car load Chicora Acid for sale at old price. McCULLY BROS Shoes, Slippers. Where can I get the very best fitting and most desirable as well as stylish Shoes ? Why, where have you been all this time ? Come with me and just look at the most complete stock of Shoes, Slippers, and everything in the way of Footwear, at? THE YATES SHOE CO., Under Masonic Temple, Anderson, 8. ft, The only complete and special Shoe House in the City. Our prices are low because we buy close, and for cash, and we can certainly give you bargains and enable you to save money. 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People are astonished, and say, ' well, last year this time i would not have thought that you would be living now.' i can thankfully say i am entirely cured of a disease which, but for your wonderful1 Discovery,' would have resulted in my death." AN ORDINANCE To Further Prohibit the Sale of Alcoholic and Intoxica ting Liquors and Beverages in the City of Anderson, S. C. BE IT ORDAINED, By the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Anderson, S. 0, and by authority of the same : Section L That any person who shall, in the City of Anderson, S. C, sell, bar ter or exchange any vinous, spirituous, malt, fermented, or other alcoholic or in toxicating liquor or beverago, between the hours of b' p. m. and G a. m., shall be deemed guilty o? a misdomeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be lined not less than $1.00 nor moro than ?1100.00, or imprisoned not less than one day nor more than thirty days, in tho discretion of the Mayor. Section 2. That any person who shall, in the City of Anderson, S. C, sell, barter or exchange any vinous, spirituous, malt, fermented, or other alcoholio or Intoxi cating liquor or beverage, to be drunk on the premises where sold, bartered or ex changed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $1.00 nor more than ?100.00, or imprisoned not lets than one day nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor. Section 3. That any person who shall, in the City of Anderson, S. U., sell, bar ter or exchange any viuoup, spirituous, malt, fermented, or other alcoholic or in toxicating liquor or beverage, and shall allow, permit, or suffer tho samo or any portion thereof to be drunk on the prem ises where sold, bartered or exchanged, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $1.00 nor moro than ? 100 00, or imprisoned not hss than one day nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor. Done and ratified iu Council assem bled, &c, <xc. G. P. TOLLY. Mayor. W. R. HUBBARD. City Clerk, pro loin. July 12,1S07._ THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE! Pure Blood is essential to good health. Thousands suffer with impure blood. Thousands who are afflict ed could be cured by tak ing Africana the only pos itive remedy. AFRICANA cures Rheumatism of long standing. AFRICANA cures Scrofula. AFRICANA cures Old Sores. AFRICANA cures Syphilis. AFRICANA cures Const'patiou. AFRICANA cures Exzeiua. AFRICANA cures Catarrh. AFRICANA cures all Blood and Skin diseases. A trial will convince you of its mer its. J?gr For sale by Evans Pharmacy and Hill-Orr Drujr. Co. Pianos If you pay an exorbitant price, part of your money is wasted however good the piano you buy. You may pay just as much ? or half or quarter as much, for a bad piano, but in that case you waste all of your money. To get a good piano you must pay at least a fair price, and that's all you have got to pay for an Ivers Pend?Nothing c.\!ra for mere reputation ? No waste of any part of the price. You get the first-class piano ; you get the reputation ; but you pay only for the piano. That is the Ivers & Pond plan ; that is the way they build up and hold business ; by giving ///// 7a/ue and something over. It's like getting eggs thirteen to the dozen and sugar seventeen ounces to the pound. We have other pianos too. H We keep what the people want and tell it to them straight. C. A. HEED, . ANDERSON, S. C. FOR SALE CHEAP. ABEAUTIFUL Summer Home, with hundreds of anres of Land stocked with fish and g-.ni?. A small farm open. The building ie well furnished. Located between Cashier's Valley and Sapphire, N. C, including a portion of "Sheep Cliff1 Mountain. The owner expects to make hit home in Europe within a short time, and will sell at a sacrifico fur cash or on easy terms. Address or rail on J. W. STR1BLING, Sonora, S. C. June 30, 1S'J7 1 4 l'or tlio Intelllsoncer. JUDGE JAMES F. IZLAR. An Interesting Sketch of a Dletlngul&h ed Carolinian. It is a pleasing privilege, as well as an instructive lesson, to record the lives of men of high intellectual and moral worth. The subject of this sketch deserves to be remembered among those who have honored their State, and left an enduring impress upon their times. Judge Izlar is descended from a fine old Orangcburg family. He was born in Orangeburg 'County the twenty fifth day of November, 1832, where his ancestors have lived for four gen erations. He was tho eldest son of Wm. H. and Julia P. Izlar. His boy hood days were spent on his father's plantation, who was one of the most successful planters of his day. Judge Izlar early developed a love for books. He was not only fond of reading, but distinguished himself as a painstaking, thorough student. He first attended school in Orangeb?rg County, and afterwards was sent to the Fish Pond Academy, in Barnwell County, where he was prepared for College. He entered Emory College at Oxford, Ga., in 1851, joining the freshman class, and graduated in 1855 with the highest honors of his class. It was at college that he laid the foundation upon which his future em inence was built. While he devoted himself with assiduity to the studies of the recitation room, he delighted in the exercises, and won a high reputa tion as a clear and logical reasoner and ready debater. After teaching school a year, he read law in the of fice of Thomas J. Glover, at Orange burg, for two years, and was admitted to the bar in 1857, having passed a satisfactory examination before the Court of Appeals, and was admitted to practice in the Court of Equity in 1858. At the time of his admission, the Court of Law and Court of Equity were separate jurisdiction, and it was necessary to pass two examinations. He at once commenced the practice of law at Orangeburg, and from the first was successful, although in these days of great lawyers it was a difficult task for a young man to establish a practice. Upon the breaking out of the late civil war, Judge Izlar promptly vol unteered in the first company that was organized in his County, the his toric Edisto Rifles. This company formed a part of the First Regiment S. C. Volunteers, oommanded by Gen. Johnson Hagood. At the end of the first twelve months' enlistment, the Edisto Rifles were assigned to the Twenty-fifth Regiment, commanded by Col. Charles H. Simonton, and now U. S. Circuit Judge, and formed a part of the famous Hagood Brigade. Judge Izlar was at that time pro moted to the Captaincy of his Com pany, which command he held until the close of the war. His company was on duty at F ort Sumter and later at Fort Wagoner. It composed a por tion of the garrison at Wagener dur ing the last days of the siege, and only left it on the night of the evacu ation, the command having been transferred to Virginia. Capt. Izlar participated in the battles of Swift Creek, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Weldon Road and in. the trenches around Petersburg. In December, 1864, the Brigade was sent to North Carolina, and the Edisto Rifles were stationed at Fort Fisher, where Cap tain Izlar was captured on the night of the fifteenth of January, 1865, after one of the most terrific cannonades that occurred during the war. He was confined as a prisoner of war in Fort Columbus, on Governor's Island, New York, until his parolment at the close of hostilities. Here his military ca reer ended, after a continuous service of four years, during which time he conducted himself with distinguished gallantry. Having served his country to the final issue with unfaltering devotion, he returned to his devastated home, and with characteristic courage and energy, devoted himself to the prac tice of his profession. He suffered no relaxation in his ef forts to become a master of the pro fession he loved, and carried the hab its and diligence of the student into the office of the lawyer. Close at tention to business and thorough pre paration for of the causes intrusted to his care soon won him clients, and his rise was marked and rapid. While he devoted himself with uuremitting diligence to the study of the law as a science, he did not neglect more graceful and generous studies, nor did he forget to qualify himself for a life of activity and business by gaining a practical knowledge of men and the affairs of the world. Shortly after his return from the war he formed a co-partnership with the Hon. Samuel Dibble, which exist ed for eleven wears, and until Mr. Dibble was elected to Congress. This was one of the best known law firms in the State and commanded an excep tionally large and lucrative practice. Judge Izlar was universally popu lar. The people of his County trust ed him with implicit confidence and as they trusted no other man. The rich and the poor alike regarded him as their friend. They sought his ad vice and counsel and placed their business in his hands Iiis practice was so extensive and varied that it taxed his strength to the utmost and, in fact, was limited only by 'his capacity for work and power of endurance. lie was engaged in every important cause, civil and criminal, that c^me before the Courts of Orangeburg, u.jd frequently he was employed on every cause that was tried. He was also often retained in important causes in adjoining Coun ties, where he enjoyed a considerable practice. Judge Izlar was not only the acknowledged Icador of the Or angeburg bar, until his election to the bench, but he was one of the most successful lawyers in the State. In his management of cases he had few equals. He always fully understood both the law and the facts of the case; was sclf-poiscd and cool; an adept in the examination of witnesses, and rarely lost a caso when there was a possibility of winning. He was equal ly strong before the Court and the jury. The characteristics of his mind arc strength and comprehensiveness. He has an almost unerring perception of the leading points in a subject, and to these he usually directs all hie en crg?es. He avoids the error into which so many lawyers fall, of mak ing every possible point in a case. His speeches are strong, argumenta tive persuasive and logical. He rare ly attempts to captivate the imagina tion by the embellishments of fancy and rhetoric, yet when the occasion requires he is impassioned and olo quent, and, in appealing to the feel ings of a jury, is seldom rivalled. His efforts on the stump, during his political campaigns, were happy and ! effective. The plain and practical view whioh he took of the subject un der discussion always interested his hearers, while his wit and anecdote amused them. Any notice of his pro fessional career would be incomplete without mentioning his great kindness to the members of the bar. He would gladly go to any trouble to give them assistance. His books and nil the time he could spare were at their ser vice. Judge Izlar has always been an ardent Democrat of the Jeffersonian type, and has, from early "manhood, been prominently identified with the politics of the State. ' For several terms he was mayor of his own city. Id 1866 he was chosen a member of of the Democratic State Executive Committee, and served in that posi tion continuously for twenty years, with the exceptions of four years, from 1874 to 1876, when he was Chairman of the Orangeburg County Democratic Executive Committee. Judge Izlar was Chairman of the State Executive Committee for ten years, and his influence was pronounced in giving form and direction to the De mocracy of his State. He was a mem ber of the Democratic National Con vention at Baltimore, and again at Chicago, when Grovcr Cleveland was chosen as the candidate of his party. Judge Izlar has always taken a deep interest in the cause of education. He was elected a trustee of the South Caro lina University in 1881, and held that trust until 1890. Although a gradu ate of another institution, he has abiding interest in the South Carolina College, and has has always been one of its foremost champions. In 1880 he was also elected to the State Sen ate and served continuously in that body for ten years, and until his ele vation to the Bench. He took an ac tive part in all measures before the Senate, participated in most of the important debates and was regarded as one of the leading members. For six years he was President pro tern of the Senate. In 1890 he was elected Judge of the First Judicial Circuit by the Legislature. Judge Izlar carried to the Bench the profound learning acquirod by him during the preceding years of laborious study and practice at the bar. Hia extensive knowledge of the leading principles of jurispru dence and adjudicated cases, together with his methodical habits of thought, gave him great facility in dispatching business, and he was recognized as a working Judge. His decrees were no ted for their accuracy and learning. They firmly fix his reputation as a ju rist, and will not suffer in the compar ison with the ablest opinions in our Reports. From the many that merit commendation I mention Fant vs. Guess 37 S. C, 189; Younger vs. Massey 39 S. C, 115; DesPor tes vs. Gadden 39 S. C., 131,'as wor thy of his fame. His charges to the jury, as they appear in the reports, were admirable expositions of the law, and so clearly put that the jury could readily comprehend the points they had to decide. The following words of Lord Nottingham, that he adopted as his guide, may be fittingly applied to him: "But what perhaps still more raised his judicial fame was the ad mirable habit which he adopted and which has been revived and recom mended by illustrious Judges living? of uniting the judgment to be deliver ed in every case of importance? whereby the Judge is forced to appre hend accurately both facts and law? becomes fully acquainted with all dif ficulties and objections before he com mitted himself by any opinion, and lays down and qualifies his position with more nicety than it is possible for him to do in an extempore speech." Judge Izlar was never opinionated. When a question was under discus sion he was under discussion he was open to conviction. He sought light wherever it could be found, but when, after thorough research and mature deliberation, his judgment was made up, he maintained it with undeviating firmness. In his deportment towards the bar he was dignified and courte ous. His uniform kindness has drawn from them the highest enconiums. They never fail to speak in the most complimentary terms of his cour tesy, learning andoelerity in dispatch ing business. Certainly no Judge ever had high er conceptions of right or was actua ted by a more accurate sense of duty. His judicial career was brief, but not too' brief for him to gain a lasting place among the great Judges who have adorned the bench of our State. After serving on the Bench with distinguished ability for his full term of four years, he was elected to Con gress from the First Congressional District. The duties of this respon sible position he filled with marked ability. Shortly after taking his scat in Ccrjgrese he delivered a speech fa voring the abolition of the tax on State Banks. This speech brought him into prominence, as the currency, or money question, as it was then called, was the most important sub ject then before Congress. He did not seek re-election, but determined to devote the remainder of his life to the practice of his profession. This was a brave undertaking for a man of his age without clients or legal con nections, but it is illustrative of the character of the man. He is never discontented. Neither prosperity or ad versity changes him. He seems to take with equal favor fortune's frowns and rewards. He wont back to the bar with the energy and enthusiasm of youth and is now in the enjoyment of a full practice. He has recently formed a co-partnership with his brother, Maj. L. T. Izlar. Judge Izlar illustrates the noblest virtues of an enlightened and consci entious citizenship. He is public spirited and liberal and is always ready to assist with his counsel or means in every public or benevolent enterprise. Ile has been an active promoter of the business interests of his County and State, and was chiefly instrumental in establishing the Bank of Orangcburg, which was the first Bank organized in his city. He took great interest in the militia and was appointed Brigadier-General and afterwards Major-Gcneral by Governor Ilagood. He is also a prominent Ma son, having taken the thirty-second degree in Masonry, and has held the office of Grand Master of the State. His domestic relations arc of the hap piest character. He was married in 1859 to Miss Frances M. Lo Yell, of Charleston, S. C, a most estimable and accomplished lady. Seven chil dren, three sons and four daughters, blessed this union. He is the kind est of husbands, the most indulgent of fathers. Judge Izlar is above the medium size and of commanding presence. In the abandon of social life he is at his best. It is here that his amiability of disposition finds full play. He meets and mingles with his fellow citizens on terms of perfect equality, and has nothing of hauteur or assum ed dignity about him. He is a charming companion, affable and en tertaining. His genial wit, inex haustible fund of anecdote and wide information, united with his pleasant bearing make him a great social favor ite. He has always dispensed a generous hospitality, and is never happier than when entertaining friends at his de lightful home. Judge Izlar is one of the kindest and most benevolent of men. His generosity is prodigal. This is one of the striking traits of his character. He gives to every thing and to every one who applies to him for assistance. Every appeal for charity meets a ready response from him. His nature is so smypathetic and generous that it is doubtful if he ever refused an appeal for aid. He seems to know no value in money, and freely spends his income for the good of others. Above all, Judge Iz lar is an humble Christian. While the religious clement is strong in his nature, he is absolutely free from narrowness and bigotry. He is a devoted member of the Episcopal Church. Judge Izlar's life has been marked by the faithful discharge of every duty, public and private. He is still actively engaged in the practice of his profession, and enjoying the con fidence and esteem of those among whom his life has been spent, and for whom he has labored and loved, "with the promise of years of use fulness and honor still before him. For this beautiful sketch of the life.of one of Carolina's most gifted sons, I am indebted to a most distin guished and able member of the Bar of the State. Respectfully, U. R. Brooks. Cursed God and Punished. Special to Atlanta Journal. Adrian, July 14.?This community is thoroughly aroused over the weird rumor of a divine visitation which comes from Troop's Ferry, just be yond the Oconec river and about 25 miles from here. The story, while it surpasses belief, is repeated in every quarter and the people of the surround ing country are wrought up to the highest pitch of religious excitement over it. The strange story follows : One night last week several negro turpentine workers were playing cards near the ferry. One negro had seven dollars at the beginning of the game, but lost steadily until at last he had left only one dollar. Holding this high above his head, he swore that if he lost it, he would curse God. In the next deal he lost it, and in conse quence, he executed bis oath. No sooner had he done so, than ho was heard to scream, and his compan ions on looking at him, saw that sul phurous flames poured from his mouth, cars, eyes and nose. Terribly frightened, they at first ran away, but soon returned and en deavored to relieve his sufferings. Water poured upon him was without avail. A blanket was brought forward and they attempted to wrap him with it, in order to extinguish the flames, but the would-be rescuers were kept away by some mysterious power. About four feet was as near as an ap proach could be made to the unfortu nate victim. Then, thinking that the log on which he sat was in some way respon sible for his predicament, they began 1 to saw it off near the point on which he sat. The first incision of the saw caused blood to drip from it and to fall, with the sawdust, to the ground. An ax was next sent for but its use revealed the fact that in every part the log was filled with veins of blood. Then they drew a noose of a rope over the negro's body and tried to pnll him away from his position. According to reports they might as well have attempted to draw a star from the sky. The rope in conse quence of its contact with the body of the victim, rendered as naught the great strength of those who would save him. There he sits, rumor says, consum ing, yet with no probability of ever being utterly consumed?dying always, yet not dead, living in and breathing the fires of hell, crying for water, which poured upon him causes him to scream as mortal was never heard to shriek before. It is said that people flock to sec him, but appealed by the sight, turn and flee, some with a terror that is piteous to witness. The children of Adrian are terroriz ed by the rumor and speak of it in whispers of horror. Night is no more welcomed, and sleep with them has only the meaning of a Plutonian dream. T. M. ClIETIIAM. ? "And do you think you can make my daughter a happy woman ?" asked the father. "I guess so,'' replied the young man. "What make wheel does she prefer ?" ? "Now, darling, will you grant me one favor before I go?'' "Yes, George, I will," she said, dropping her eyelashes and getting her lips in shape. "What is the favor I can grant you?" "Only a little song at the piano, love. I am afraid there is a dog outside waiting for me, and I want to scare him away. Trashy Medicines. Many such flood the market. Bo tanic Blood Balm is a conscientiously compounded medicine, the result of forty years' practice by an eminent physician. It is the best blood puri fier ever offered to the public, and is guaranteed to cure if given a fair trial. Try it for all skin and blood diseases, including catarrh and rheumatism in its worst form. One bottle of it con tains more curative and building-up virtue than a dozen of any other kind. Price $1.00 per large bottle. now it stands at home. Our retail demand is such that we buy Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.)in gross lots. It sells well and gives our customers entire satisfaction. Our sales have increased 500 per cent, within a few months. We attribute its rapid sale to its size, price and merit. We arc selling four or five bottles to ONE of any other prepara tion of the kind. It has failed in no instance to give entire satisfaction. Jacobs' Pharmacy, r^2?flB. Palnjer.M. D., Atlanta. Ga. GEN. . . E. COBB. Graphlo Story of the Fighting Where Twenty-Five Hundred Confederates Killed and Wounded Five Thou sand Federals. Atlanta Journal. The passing away of Mrs. Thomas R. It. Cobb recalls the tragic death o:: her brave and gallant husband who fell in the battle of Frcdericksburg. General Cobb was killed behind the famous stone wall at the foot of Maryc's Heights, where for three days his command, i a snow and ice, had fought one of the fiercest battles of the war. The slaughter was terrific, seven or eight thousand Federals be ?Dg killed or wounded by Cobb's bri gade and the Confederate batteries on Maryc's Heights, while the killed in Cobb's brigade numbered only 18. General Longstreet in one of his war papers in the Century Magazine, gives a graphic account of the battle, and an extract from the paper is published further along in this article. Captain W. A. Starncs, of Atlanta, was in Cobb's legion, and was near the General when he was killed. Speaking of that fateful day he said : "General Cobb was one of the brav est, the best and the noblest men the world has ever known. His soldiers loved him as a father and would have followed him to the ends of the earth. We had been fighting three days be hind the stone wall. The weather was bitter cold, and snow aud sleet had been falling. The wall was sev eral hundred yards long and was at the foot of the Heights upon which about 100 Confederate guns were planted. When the Fuderais would move out of the town upon the open field five lines of battle deep, the can non would play upon them with terri ble slaughter. General Cobb, behind tho stone wall, would order his men to reserve their fire until the Federals were within easy reach. " 'Keep cool,' he would say. 'Keep cool. Wait until they come up ; don't fire until the order ia given.' He moved up and down the line, con stantly giving these instructions with words of encouragement and himself' showed absolutely no fear. On the last day charge after charge was made until the Federals literally made breastworks of their dead. Just be - fore a charge some of our men exposed themselves and General Cobb went to where they were and cautioned them, to be more careful. At that moment, a shell exploded above him. One piece struck General Cobb in the thigh and he fell and bled to death. As he was wounded the charge ad vanced and the fire became terrific. In the midst of the fearful battle and as his life blood ebbed away he said to those about him : 'Hold your po sition, boys: hold your position; be quiet ; I'm all right.' But he was not all right and in a few moments he was dead. Two of his comrades who tried to carry him from the field were shot and killed. He was one of the most heroic men ever seen in battle, and one of the coolest. "Thebrigade behind the stone wall," continued Captain Starne?, "was com posed of Cobb's legion, Phillips' legion, tho Sixteenth Georgia, the Eighteenth Georgia, and the Twenty-1 fourth Georgia. I was in company F of Cobb's legion, of which W. B. Lowe was captain. Ex-Sheriff J. J. Barnes was in company B." General Longstreet's description of the fight before the stone wall is pub lished below : In front of Mayre's Hill is ? plateau, and immediately at the base of the hill there is a sunken road, known as the telegraph road. On the side of the road next to the town was a etonc wall, shoulder high, against which the earth was banked, forming an almost unapproachable defense. It was im possible for the troops occupying it to expose more than a small portion of their bodies. Behind this stone wall I had placed about 2,500 men, being all of General T. R. It. Cobb's bri gade and a portion of the brigade of General Kcrshaw, both of McLaw's division. It must now be understood that the Federals, to reach what ap peared to be my weakest point, would have to pass directly over this wall, held by Cobb's infantry. An idea of how wall Mayre's Hill was protected may be obtained from che following incident. General E. P. Alexander, my engineer and super intendent of artillery, had been plac ing the guns, and in going over the field with him before the battle, I noticed an idle cannon. I suggested that he place it so as to aid in cover ing the plain in front of Mayre's Hill. JTe answered, "General, wc cover that ground now so well that we will comb it as if with a line-tooth comb. A chicken could not live on that field when we open on it." A little before noon, I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any point where the troops were seen about the city, as a diversion in favor of Jackson. This fire began at once to develop the work in hand for myself. The Federal troops filed out of the city like bees out of a hive, coming in double-quick march and filling the edge of the field iu front of Cobb. This was just where wc had expected attack and I was pre pared to meet it. As the troops mass ed before us, they were much annoyed by the fire of our batteries. The field was literally packed with Federals from the vast number of troops that had been massed in town. From the moment of their appearance began the most fearful carnage. With our artil lery from the front, right, and left tearing through their ranks, the Fed erals pressed forward with almost in vincible determination, maintaining their steady step and closing up their broken rauks. Thus resolutely they marched upon the stone fence behind where waited the Confederate brigade of General Cobb. As the Federals came within reach of this brigade, a storm of lead was poured into their advancing ranks and they were swept from the field like chaff before the wind. A cloud of smoke shut out the scene for a moment, and, rising, re vealed the shattered fragments recoil ing from their gallant but hopeless charge. The artillery still ploughed through tho ranks of the retreating Federals and sought the piacos of con cealment into which the troops had plunged. A vast number went pell mell into an old railroad cut, to escape fire from the right and front. A bat tery on Lee's Hill saw this and turned its fire into the entire length of the cut, and the shells began to pour down upon the Federals with the most frightful destruction. They found their position of refuge more uncom fortable than the (ich! ' f the assault. Thus the right grauddivision of the Army of the I'utomac found itself re *.."si?? ?? innii|ij|iiiaii|riinTt/njct niwunmwi pulsed and shattered on its first attempt to drive us from Maryc's Hill. Hardly was this attack off the field when we saw the determined Federals again filing out of Fredericksburg and preparing for another charge. The Confederates under Cobb reserved their fire and quietly awaited the ap proach of the enemy. The Federals came nearer than before, but were forced to retire before the well-direct ed guns of Cobb's brigade and the fire of the artillery on the heights. By that time the field in front of Cobb was thickly strewn with the dead and dying Federals, but again they formed with desperate courage and renewed the attack and were again driven off. At each attack the slaughter was so great that by the time the third attack was repulsed, the ground was so thickly strewn with dead that the bodies seriously impeded the approach of the Federals. General Lee, who was with mo on Lee's Hill, became uneasy when he saw the attacks so promptly renewed and pushed forward with 3uch persistence, and feared the Federals might break through our line. After the third charge he said to me: "General, they arc massing very heavily and will break your line, I am afraid." "General," I replied, "if you put every man now on the other side of the Potomac on that field to approach me over the same line, and give me plenty of ammunition, I will kill them all before they reach my line. Look to your right ; you are in some danger there, but not on my line." I think the fourth time the Feder als came, a gallant fellow reached with 100 feet of Cobb's position and then fell. Close behind him came some few scattering ones, but they were cither killed or fled from certain death. This charge was the only effort that looked like any real danger to Cobb, and after it was repulsed I felt no apprehension, assuring myself that there was enough of the dead Fed ,.als on the field to give me half the battle. The anxiety shown by General Lee, however, induced me to bring up two or three brigades, to be on hand, and General Kershaw was ordered, with the remainder of his brigade, down to the stone wall, bufc rather to carry ammunition than a reinforcement for Cobb. Kershaw dashed down the deolivity in time to succeed Cobb, who fell from a wound in the thigh and died in a few minutes from loss of blood. A fifth time the Federals formed and charged and were repulsed. A sixth time they charged and were driven back, when night came to end the fearful carnage, and the Federals withdrew, leaving the battle-field literally heaped with the bodies of their dead. Before the well-directed fire of Cobb's brigade, the Federals had fallen like the steady dripping of rain from the eaves of a house. Our musketry alone had killed and wound ed at least 5,000 ; and these, with the slaughter by the artillery, left over 7,000 killed and wounded before the foot oFMarye's Hill. The dead were piled sometimes three deep, and when morning broke, the spectacle that we saw upon the battle-field was one of the most distressing I ever witnessed. The charges had been desperate and bloody, but utterly hopeless. I thought, as I saw the Federals come again and again to their death, that they deserved success if courage and daring could entitle soldiers to vic tory. - m ?m Unman Target for Bullets. Chicago, III. , July 10.?Five pistol shots were fired to-day at the breast of Inventor Cassimer Zieglen, incased in bullet-proof cloth. They were dis charged from revolvers ranging in calibre from 32 to 44. Lieutenant Sarnccki of the Austrian Army fired the shots at a distance of 10 peces. Medical men were present with long knives and probing instruments, ex pecting a catastrophe. So convinced were they of the invulnerability of the armor, however, after three shots had been fired at Zciglcn, that Dr. F. H. Westerschulte, one of their number, allowed the Austrian officer to make a target of him. Zeiglcn's bullet-proof cloth had been previously tried on dogs, sheep and corpses, but to make the series of ex periments complete it was necessary to use a human target. Many people, both men and women, offered their services in this capacity for money, but the inventor refused to permit anyone to risk his life except himself. To-day's experiments were held on the roof of Dr. L. C.Borland's private hospital, Ogden avenue and West Twelfth street. A cabinet was made of wood and iron, with aa opening near the top where Zciglcn was to ex pose his chest, covered with the bullet proof cloth, to the aim of Lieutenant Sarneeki. Zieglen exprcssedono fear of serious results and took it as quite a joke when one of the doctors wanted to bid him good-by as he stood in position to receive the bullets. The first shot was from a 32-caliber revolver. The minute the smoke cleared away the spectators rushed to the cabinet, expecting to see the little priest seriously injured, if not dead. Instead of this, he was smiling. The concussion, he said, produced a tem porary stinging sensation, but that was all. Then a second shot from the same revolver was fired, with the same re sults. For the third test, a 38-calibrc Colt's revolver was used. Zieglen explained the sensation this time as though someone had poked him in the ribs with his knuckles. There was no lasting pain. Dr. Westerschulte became so enthu siastic over the experiments that he asked to take Zieglcn's place for a shot. One shot from a 32-caliber re volver was fired at him. Beneath the cloth he wore buta thin negligee shirt, yet he declared the concussion hurt no more than if someone had given him a slight poke with a cane. The last test was with a big Colt's gun of 43 caliber. Zieglen stood this bullet as he did the rest, the only dif ference being a little greater care. A:?tcr the tests, Zieglen was stripped and examined, but not a mark could he found on his body.?St. Louis Republic. There is moreCaUrrh In (his section of the country than all other diseases put together, and iuntl the last few years was supposed to be Incur able. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and. by constantly falling to euro with local trcat iiie it,"pronounced it incurable. Science has prov en catarrh to bo a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Mall's fatirrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co. Tolnlo, Ohio, U the only constitutional cuio on tbo market. It Is taken internally in doses from ] drops to a teaspoonful. It acta directly on the blontl and mucous surfaces of the system. They oUcr ? ? hundred dollars for any caso'it fails t cur;. Send for circulars and testimonial. Ad* draw, F. J. CHENEY & CO., ?? . *3>.Sold by Druggtafs, 75c. Where the Money Goes. Columbia, S. C, July 9.?After work ing hard and late the State Board of Con trol has ".(Ijonrned for a month, but ita last work was ita moot important. After repeated efforts the Board^haa ob tained a, statement of shortages of the county dispensaries, and they now report on them. They show eighteen shortage ?. no proseen t? ?, and only one good bond araong the ninety dispensaries in the SUte.. This, ooming on top of Mr. Mayflold'e statement yesterday at Waterloo, gives strength to bis position. Mr. Mayfield, the reform leader in the Senate, said he was afraid that the State dispensary at Columbia would pollute and corrupt affairs, and make the people distrustful of their own government, and this wan un desirable. This wan without any per sonal refere noe to those now In charge, The new Constitution had given common ground for all to come together on. Tho old barroom was not wanted, but the present dispensary wail also undesirable, and he wanted to see prohibition to start: with loosl option. If necessary, make further restrictions of naie, but get rid of an Institution breeding corruption and, acmndal. He favored the features of the law. but not through State management. The shortages from February 1,1895, to December 1, J8S>3, are as follows : * February 1, 1895?A. P. DIxon ..f 988 83 Muroh 28, 1895?3. Carson. ?55 05 April 10,1896?B. O. Evans. l/'08 70 June 20, 1805-G, M. L?ngsten.. 14 74 71 February 1, ?.895?H. A. Dicort.. ? 96 Ao gust 27. 1895-G. Varn. 94 00 Jully 18, 1805-A. B. McDonald.. i!94 61 March 80, 1890?M. Clarkson...? 76 04 March 31,1896-W. H. Barron... 48 49 August 31, 1898?T. A- Scott. 4,{'20 28 8ep t. 30,1896?Wade Lamsr. 5fi2 92 March 31,1896-H. F. Z. Holta claw. 1,301 34 Deo. 1,1696? . E. Welle. 379 31 Nor. 1, 1896?J. E. Gaston.'.. 307 49 Dte. 1, 1896?G. W. Busbee.... 105 12 No v. 18, 1896-T. 8. Fennell. 242 74 Nov. 30, 1896-1. O. J. Wood. 134 15 Nov. 30,1896-J. L.;Platt. 283 58 Total..| 732~82 In addition to the statement of shorta ges from Februar 1.1895, to April 1, 1896, aggregating $12,702.82, the following have occurred since the dispensary has been une.er the management of the State Board of Control, from April let to the prenent: J. M. Daniel, Chester; W. T. Crosswell, Fort Motte; R. R Stutta, Kingstree; W. H. Williams, Mount Pleasant; E. W. Venning, St. Stephens; J. C. Mayor, Syc amore, aggregating 92,536.20. Tala places the total shortages under the State Board at 84,162,852, and for tlr period from February 1,1895, to the pr?s eit at $16,885.67.?Special to Atlanta Con ttitution. AU Sorts of Paragraphs. ? The first year after he gets mar ried a man addresses his wife as "dar ling;" after that he generally fiiys "Say ? ?s an instance of the wonderful fecundity of vegetable life, it is stated that a single tobacco plant will pro duce. 360,000 seeds. ? Unless you have an aim and ambition of yonr own you will som day find yourselif turning ?o:ue other fellow's grindstone. ? The people of this country use three times as much writing paper as those of any other nation, in propor tion to their number. ? She?I would not marry you if I lived, to be a hundred years old. He? Well, I should say you wouldn't if I had anything to say is the matter. ? "I would not marry a woman who did not know how to cook." "Oh, I might overlook a little thing like that if she had money eno^'hto ~ 'my board." ? The average weight of a dozen eggs is a! out 21$ ounces. One-eighth of this entire weight may be regarded as nitrogenous and nutritious matter, a gre iter proportion than that of meat or of the oyster. ? When one is hurried in mailing a letter, and the only available postage stara]) is found to be without sufficient glue, moisten the stamp, rub it on the gummed flap of an envelope, and quickly press it in place upon the let ter. ? Putting a live snake in his wife's bed was one of the charges on which R. M. Cunningham, a Clippery Rock, Pa., farmer, was last week arrested. On another occasion she says he put a live toad in the bed, and some salty stuff in her coffee. She is afraid he will kill her. ? A school inspector, finding a class hesitating over answering the question, "With what weapon did Samson slay the Philistines?" and wishing to prompt them, significantly tapped hie own cheek, and asked : "What is this ?" The whole class instantly answered : "The jawbone of an ass !" ? An ingenious plan to entrap bed bugs iu employed with great success in hospitals in India. It is to place a piece of wood, freely perforated with gimlet holes, under the mat tress. The insects find their way into these holes, where they may afterward be destroyed by dipping the piece of wood into hoi; water. ? At Lexington, Ky., while a gang of workmen were excavating on the line of the street railway, one of them struck what appeared to be a piece of pipe, but which proved to be a sixty four-pound dynamite cartridge. A fearful explosion followed, and five of the six negroes in the gang wer? blown to atoms. ? Mrs. Modus?"Well, George, you promised me a new bonnet" George? "I? Promised you a new bonnet? Great Scott ! When ?rt Mrs. Modus ?"Before you married mc you swore that never should disgrace rest upon my hcud through you ; and what do you calli this shabby thing that's on my head now?" ? In Europe bulls are made to work, and prove more serviceable as well as less dangerous. They are con sidered expensive by farmers who have but few cows, but if the young bull is trained to work he can furnish tread power and perform much labor that would more than pay for his keep. Idleness begets vices, and the bull is no exception. ? Wesley Richards, head of the celebrated Birmingham firm of gun makers, died recently at the age of 83 years. He was one of the inventors of the Enfield rifle, and made the first capping and breechloading rifles and cartridges in 1858. Later he invented the top-lever breech-loader and the falling block rifle, with the metallic cartridges for it. ? It is worthy of reiteration that milk heated to as high a temperature as it can be drunk or sipped, above 100 degrees, but not to the boiling point, is of great value as a refreshing stimulant in cases of overexcrtion, bodily or mental. To most people who liko milk it docs not taste good hot, but that is a small matter com pared with the benefit to be gotten from it. Its action is exceedingly prompt and gratefnl, and the effects much more satisfactory and far more lasting than those of any alcoholio drink whatever. It supplies real strength as well as exhilaration, which alcohol never, does.?Good J3o^' keeping.