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A STRANGE STORY. Desecration of a Grave Seems to B Fulfillment of A Premonition. A small card in the Columbia Sta of Sundar from the town of Blair'S in Fairfield cwuntv. says the Colum hia Sta:e. bringzs to mind a romantii story and one which has its pathos Tnis card was as fc.llows: To the Editor of the State: The grave of Col. Provence a Rock Creek church was dug up an the :asket broke open a few night ago b.y parties unknown. Ve under ;taincd Col. Provence was buried abou years ago. Something should be done by th< right parties, whoever they are. t< see if the perpetrators could not b< ap,,rehended and dealt with accord ing to law. Is it possible we cannot rest in th( grave. The friends and family will regre tj learn this. Not knowing the ad dress of any of the family I take thi: way of notifying them and hope yot will pubiish same. Blair's, April 7. J. V. Blair. In course of conversation yester day, Mr. W. H. Lyles told of cer tain circumstances which make th< act )f vandalism doubly strange. Mr. Lyles knew Col. Provence well for they made their homes on adjoin ing plantations, and although Col Provence was at the time of his deatt about 6o years old and Mr. Lyles wa! a young man, the friendship betweer the two was strong. "The account of the desecration o: the .grave of Col. David Provence,' said Mr. Lyles. "arouses in my mind sincere regret, as it seems to be the fulfilment of a premonition which wa! entertained by Col. Provence foi months before his death. "For many months before hi, death he frequently spoke to me o: his dread that his remains shoul some day be disturbed, or that th< plowshare should turn the soil abov( his grave. At that time my famili owned the land on the other side o the public road from Rock Creel church, and on a beautiful knoll op posite to the church and a few feel from the public road was a large roct with a V shape opening facing th( church. His special request to mi was that he might be buried in tha1 opening in'order that his grave should be protected forever from the plow share. This was done, and when th< tract of land was subsequently sold a small square was reser;ed on ac count of the grave. Now. 31 years after his death the thing that h< dreaded has come to pass: the caskei has been torn open and his bones ruthlessly scattered upon the surfact of the ground. "He was a man of brilliant intellec1 and of rare qualitites of heart. Hi had served gallantly in the Mexicar war and was promoted on the field o battle at Buena Vista for gallantry and received a captain's commission He was one of the principal heroes of the defense of Port Hudson dur ing the War of the Confederacy as the colonei of one of the Arkansas regi ments holding the centre of the works of defense of that town, and it was said of him in this account of his lift from which I read that during the entire siege he left his post only wher he sallied forth to destroy the enemy's works or thrust the bayonet into his loins. Although in feeble health neither dangers nor privations, not exposure, nor physical infirmity abated one jot of his martial valor oi his unceasing vigilance. Having mar ried Miss Hall, of Fairfield district he purchased and settled on a planta tion adjoining my father's, and in the troublous times subsequent to the war I came to know him well." Mr. Lyles said that he could in nc way account for the desecration oi the rude rockwalled sepulcher. Col Provence was buried with no jewels and enmity is hard to believe, for he knew few who hated him enough tc so profane his last resting place. Had the act been committed shortly after his death, a reason might have bettei been sought for, but now after 31 years, it is amystery. What He Asked For. "I say, Mahlsticque, old fellow," cried Dauber, bursting into the studic where his brother artist was at work ays a exhane, "I suppose vot don't happend to have a fiver that's no use to Vol ?" "I won't sav that I haven't. old boy. replied NIahlisticque. cheerfully. Let's have a look." He unlocked a drawer. rummaged in it for a moment and then produced a crisp ?5 note. "Here vou are. my son." he said handing it to the delighted Dauber. 'Take it with my blessing and don't spend it in dissipation." Exit Dauber bristling wth thanks. Twenty minutes later he re-entered. t bristling with profanity. "Here. I sa. vou all sorts of bad words ras cal.' he shouted. "that five-r's bad." "I know it is,'' replied Mahlitsicque, calmly: "Know it is!' bawled lhe infuriat ed borrower, "then what the deuce > did you lend it to me for?" "Steady. lad, steady," said the oth - er. soothingly: "don't get excited. You asked me if I'd got a fiver that was no use to me. and I gave you one. I can assure that it's absolutely no use to me whatever. You're welcome to-" But Dauber was gone. Lo Rates to Havana, Cuba, and Re turn Via Southern Railway. On March 29th, 1905, the Southern Railway company will operate Per sonally Conducted Excursion from points in North and South Carolina to Havana, Cuba and return at the very low rate of one fare plus two dollars ($2.00) for the round trip, which includes meals and berth on steamer. Tickets will be sold on March 29th, 1905, to connect with steamer night of March 30th, i9o5, (about 11.40 D. M.) Tickets will be limited for re turn passage on any steamer leaving Havana, Cuba, until April 13th, 1905, final limit of tickets to be April 16th, 1905. Stop-over on return journey will be 40 allowed at points in the stae of Flori da south of Jacksonville within final W limit of ticket. 6 For further information as to reser vations on steamer, schedules, etc., th address any agent, Southern railway, pr or p R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Southern Railway, In Charleston, S. C. tr If Se Very Low Excursion Rates. Via the Southern railway to the th following points: Kansas City, Mo.-Southern Bap tist convention: May Ioth-17th, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 50 cents PL for round trip. Tickets on sale May O( 7 to 11 inclusive; final limit May em '23d, 1905. CC St. Louis. Mo.-National Baptist m Anniversary, May 16-24, 1905: Rateo one first class fare plus 25 cents for o round trip. Tickets on sale May 14 15-16, with final limit May 27th, 1905 Asheville. N. C.-South Atlantic Missionary Conference, May 17-21st, !905. Rate one first class fare plus -. 25 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 16, 17th; final limit MayB 23d, 1905. Fort Worth. Texas-General As sembly Southern Presbyterian church May 18-26th, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus $2.oo for round trip. IN Tickets on sale May 15th, 16th, 17th; final limit May 31st, 1905 Toronto, Ont.-International Sun day School association, June 2o-27, 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 5o cents for round trip. Tickets on sale June 19, 20, 22, 23, 1905; limit June 30th, 1905. Hot Springs, Va.-Southern Hard ware Jobbers association June 6-9, .. 1905. Rate one first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets on O -sale June 3, 4, 5; final limit June 13th, Savannah, Ga.-National Travel- - ers Protective association of America, Lv. May 16-23, 1905. Rate one first class Ar. fare pl"e 5o cents for round trip. L.v. Tickets on sale May 13-14th; final Ar. limit May 26th, 1905. Ar. Savannah, Ga.-Fourth Annual Tour'nament Southern Golf associa- Ar. tion, May 9-13, 1905. Rate one first Ar. class fare plus twenty-five cents for AAr round trip. Tickets on sale May 7, ~ 8, 9. Igo5; limited May 15th, 19o5. Ar. -The Southern railway is the most -. direct line to all of the above points,L. operating Pullman sleeping cars, high A. back vestibule coaches, with superb dining car service. Lv For detailed information apply to -j any ticket agent this company, or i R. W. Hunt, G Division Passenger Agent, Charlestn, S. C. The Wonderful Egg Producer, The great increase in pro f duction of eggs has giver "International Poultry Food' a wonderful reputation all over every State. We guarantee that it cannot be fed to hens at any time, winter or sum mer, without showing a large increase in eggs. You do not hare to use the food at an e. Ara expense because it will make you more money after deducting its cost. One extra (egg per month will pay the entire cost of feeding it and often more than doubles the supply. It contains no poison ous or injurious ingredients and bas very superior merits. It Gives a Glossy Plumage. it prevents sickness, pro motes good health, causes young chicks to grow very rapidly, invigorates the diges tive organs, supplies material for bone, muscle and feathers, and is very beneficial during moulting season. It invig orates the egg producing or gans and hens will lay more and Ionger. It wil prepare your chick ens for the market more rap idly than any other prepara tion and has been used for years by prominent chicken breeders. 'hy Rob Yourself of More lhan 3 Cents per Poundi On Cotton? Do you want to get from 1 C I I cents for cotton next fal ,ile other cotton only bring! 1-2 to 7 cts? Do you want to grow cottor at will bring a difference it ice sufficient to more thar y for the picking and fertilizer fact will almost cover the en e expense of makingthe crop so, I can furnish you the ed. Every ten bales wil ing $125 00 to $150.00 more an other varieties. 50 bush s will plant 50 to 60 acres iould make 40 to 50 bales it in your pocket from $500 )to $750.00. One year' :perience with these seed wil >nvince you that this state ent is true. I am plantini ily Florodora this year. Well bred Berkshire an< :>land China Pigs for Sale. J. A. BURTON. est Mineral As phalt Roofing, C. H. CA NNON, ear G., N. & L. Depot Dr. R. M. Kenrnedy, DEINTIST. Iewberry, - - S. C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. (schedule in Effect April z6, 19o5.) .No- 52. Daily. Newberry...... ...... .12.36 p. m. Laurens ...... ......1.50 p. m No. 2. Daily. Laurens............. --50 p). m . Greenwood............ 2.46 p. m. Augusta.............. -5.20 P. m. Anderson .. .........7.10 p. m. Nc. 42. Daily. 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