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THE ROOK. With swift and swelling boom. The waves on the rock ran high, And the rushing spray shot every waY Beneath the darkening sky. The rock rose black and stern, with a cruel pride roSo he: And every drop that touched his top Ran shuddering back to the sea. And far to the mxistY left, And far to the misty right, Each billow ran like a hunted man With naught to stay his flight. When there, at the distant south. Where' the sky and the water cling, A sail unfurled at the edge of the world. Like agentle spirit's wing. The night came quickly down: The waves grew ebon black; There pushed a gale behind the sail, And sped her on her track. Swiftly the fair ship came; A stately thing was she. "Come neir. come nearl Your port is here!" Chuckled the rock in the sea. For her no warning voice; For her no friendly bell; Only the fright of the desert night, And a laugh as if from hell. She strck-en his-traitor heart, She reeled from the horrid shock. And downyith.her crew, cre half they She sank at the foot of the rock. And the rock rose black and stern. With a flaunting front rose he: And every drop that touched his top Ran shuddering back to the soa. .iLse Moirgan Sill in New YOFk Sun. A LEAD PIPE CINCH. "A dozen years ago, when I kept inAdrian," said theliverystableman, "I had an dipetience whlid it gives me a pain even yet to tbink of. A fellow rode up to my door one after noon and asked if I cared to buy the horse he was on. The animal was a seven-year-old dark bay, with no blaze and only one stocking, in pret ty fair'condition, but rough-his tail and mane full of burrs. I found him sound. He seemed gentle, and the. chap only iated $125' for him; npt. dear for such alik'ey looling horse for livery w'ork' as prices were then. "There was n6thing ~suspicious about the mai. - He said he had been teaching schobr back in' the country, and looked it.-* The horse was taken. for a debt, and' he had a regulai bill of sale for hin. But the animal was no inore good to him, because he had had the .hakes, was sick of the we't. and was.going back home to Mas chusetts by-.the cars from Adrian. To cut it short, I got the horse for ;100, with a good saddle and bridle thrown in, and he went off on the' next train east, as he said he would. I had the horse cleaned' up and was well pleased with my bargain, espe cially after I gave him a jog of a few blocks'in harness and concluded he. would be a mighty serviceable'road-. ster. - "The next morning two men, who named themselves Sutherland and Hutchinson, got off the train from Detroit at .Adrain, to sell county rights for a new patent churn. They wanted a horse to take them around i among *he farmers and. I let - them have my new roadster. When they eame back' i'"tlie evening they en gaged him for the.,next day,.and I was gladtoseehehadnot beendriven very hard. So -it went on three or four days. Every morning they drove him out, and in the evening engaged him for the next day.. Blut tey d ~ e,,ohve uch.lie about giving up and going away dis-' couraged. I suggested they had bet ter stay over to the county fair, which was to open the next week, when -d-hey could show their churn to every body in that- part of Michigan, and would be likely to do well. "After a little talk the idea seemed to please them, and they agreed to stay. I posted them on where to get their license and space, and hire a tent and so on,- foi' all of which they thanked me warmly. Then they concluded they wduld have to hire a horse to take.them out tothe grounds and back, and maybe drive around a bit, and they would engage the one they had been using. They would payefor him for every day, whether they used.liim.or not; -only they stip ulated that I was not. under any cir camstances o let any one else work him during the fair week. "Of course I. agreed to- that, and one of them hainded me a$20'bill in advance to bind the bargaih.. I couldn't have violatedmy part ofthe agreement if I had wanted to, for they took him away early every morning and kept him until long after dark,'-but he never showed a sign of hard work, so Ihad no reason to complain. And they remarked, 'two or three times, what a comfort it was to have the horse onewas used to and had learned to trust, particu larly for a person who didn't pretend to be much of a driver. Sutherland always drove. He was a stout, hesilthy sort of a man. Hutchinson was a little dried up looking chap, viho said he didn't know much about '-orses and was rather afraid of them. "At our nountfy 'fair-the same as it is nowadays at pretty much ak county fairs-the fat hogs and blood ed cattle and patchwork quilts and such like were just a good excuse for horse racing-the only near home chance the deacons had in the whole year to do a little quiet betting pn a. trot, and as-our~ mngers gave lib-. eral purses they-used 'to draw good stock and have. fin~e races. . So they seemed to the public anyway, but the fact was that there was a regular, ring of racing men who had 'it 'all fixed up among themselves to divide the purses aid milk the public pock ets by throwing the races. That was all found out: afterward, but not in time to do any good.. "They had one mare of the Gold Dust strain-Sultana they called her -that could have won in every event she was enterc:1 for if allowed, but that was not their game and there is no doubt she was pulled in the two mile "trot, best two out of three, on the third day, letting a black horse 'named Nabob come un der the wire, winner by a head. "That evening Mr. Sutherland, who had bet on Sultana and solaced himself afterward with dihard cider, accumulated quite a jag, and when in a good mood for freeing his mind met .up with a chap named Carter, who owned Sultana. To Mr. Carter he-confided in a voice like a foghorn his private impressi~n that the mare was no good; thatls was a cow; that it was a dead skin on an inno cent public to match her against a real horse like Nabob, and. so on, in such an aggravating way that final ly he got Sultana's owner hot and mad all the way through. To clinch all the p.ant churn man swore he was hiring by the day a common livery stable plug that he would bet could beat Sultana a one mile heat anyway, and he pulled out a roll of bills like a fat man's leg to make his bluff good. "To Mr. Carter, who was out for the dust and meant business all the time, that proposition seemed a pe culiarly juicy piece of pie. He knew well enough that his marc could beat Nabob any day.and at any distance, and the idea of any fool matching a common livery roadster against her made him happy, especially for a one mile heat, which was the surest thing she had. The upshot of their wrangle was that they actually made a match for $500 a side, one mile heat, be tween Sultana and my roadster, to be trotted the iext morning at an hour when the track would be free if they could get the managers' per mission, and the money was#nt up in good hands, safe to go to the win ner. To get the managers' permis sion the trot Ifad to be represented to them as a bit of fun for a basket of wine, just to teach a lesson to the churn man, who was too brash for his own good, and they thought it would be quite a joke. "A few minutes after the match was made, Sutherland's partner in the churn business wobbled into the saloon where the horse talk was go ing on, and he was full as a goat. He seemed flabbergasted when he heard and succeeded in understanding what had been going on, and the two part 4rs hid quite a row, Hutchinson calling his fat friend all kinds of a fool for what he had done. But when some outsiders interfered in the in terest of the public peace, which seemed liable to be broken, little Hutchinson turned on them savage as a mink, and swerving right around, as a drunken man will, he swore h6 would stand by his partner, whatever his partner did was right, and he would back his partner with every dollar he had. Then he flashed up a roll -of money, like the other chap's, except that it seemed to have grown up to maturity. There must have been at least $3,000 up on each side outside the stakes before the bluffing and calling down came to an end, and drunk as the churn men were they tookgood care the money was in solid, responsible hands. "When the story of the match got around the next morning, there was a feeling of sadness in the commu nity on account of all the churn men's money being up with Mr. Car ter and his friends, for it was felt that those who had not got a piece of io good a thbig had actually lost just so much. But that cloud had a sil: ver lining. *Two innocent looking young chaps-students fron Ann Ar bor they said they were-strolled in to the town to see the fair, and being at the track when the trot was'about coming off simple mindedly put a few dollars on my roadster. "Well, people literally climbed over each other to get at them,.offering all sorts of .dads to grab a 'share of their pelf. They got three to one, then five to one, and when the horses 'efscdringais high as ten to opie. It might have seemned strange, if any body had thought -about it at the time, how much money they had being only students-and.how ably theyr. caught everybody's bet and wvorked up the odds, but all said it was just-youthf ulpigheadedness that made them act so and quoted wise sayings about 'a fool and his money' and 'more money than brains' and so on. "I didn't have a cent up. When Sutherland brought the horse home after the match was on, he didn't seem to me even a little bit drunk. He told me what was up, offered to deposit the value of the horse as se curity he would not be harmed and said he would give me $100 if he won and $50 anyway, so I told him it was all right so far as I was 'concerned, but I was sorry he was going to lose his money. He sort of smiled, but then seemed to recollect himself and sighed, remarking that 'it couldn't be helped now,' but he wished I would let Hutchinson stay in the stable that night with the watchman, to seethat *io harm came to the horse, because he didn't trust those racing men. "I knew of course that Carter and hisgang had too sure a thing for it to be-worth their while to drug the horse, even if they had the chance, but humored him, and Hutchinson staid. For a man who didn't know much about horses, the way he rubbed that roadster down and bathed his legs, fed' him, tested his shoes and so ot was really surpris ing. A queer sort of feeling floated into my mind, not exactly suspicion, but the biggest uncertainty I ever felt, and I concluded I wouldn't bet. And the next morning, when I saw it was Hutchinson and not Suther land who took the reins, and that he suddenly looked like a driver from way back, I was quite satisfied-that I hadn't.bet any, though .I could not say why. I just said nothing to any body. "Well, the trot came off. My liv ery plug went away from Sultana at the quarter; was two good lengths ahead at the half; at the three-quar ter .the pace was so hot for her that she broke and went up into the air, and by the time her driver got her down again to a square gait she was too far behind to even save her dis tance. You never saw such a sdene of dismay in your life. The public howled and gnashed its teeth. My! How folks did swear that day! As for Carter, he was just wild; swore it was a put up job, said the horse was a ringer, and demanded that all bets should be declared off. But the churn men proved the honesty of their position easily enough by me, and the bets were paid. "Mr. Sutherland didn't wait to close up his churn business. He just left it. He and his partner, after giving me the $100 he had promised, took the next train for Detroit. And the two college students left at the same time, seeming satisfied with the fair. And most of the currency of Lena wee county left by that train. "I felt 10 feet high that night and wouldn't take $10,000 for my road ster. In fact, Irefused $5,000. In my mind's eye I had a world beater, one to take out on the grand'circuit and win everything with it "But along in the forenoon of the next day, an Indiana sheriff from Marshall county, I think, if I re member right, came to town looking for a stolen horse and found him. Yes, you've guessed right; it was my roadster. The owner of the horse The bill of sale, in his name, which I had, was a forgery. Proof was clear and I could do nothing but give up. The owner was square enough, how ever, to give me back the hundred I had paid to the thief, so that on the whole transaction I was $140 ahead and had no right to complain. "About a month afterward the facts came out, and Carter had been right. There was a put up job, and the pretended churn men, the stu dents, the thief, the real owner of the horse-and the sheriff, too, I guess-were all in it. Hutchinson was one of the best drivers in the land and had trained the horse, so the gang knew they had' a cinch on Sul tana, but to work it so as to get all out of it that was possible they had to play their comedy in the fine way they did. "The horse was one with a reputa tation already, and as he had a blaze face and three white stockings his marks would have given him away away if he had not been neatly dyed, and the dye would have worn or been washed off if they had not so engi neered things as to keep him practi cally in their possession all the time I nominally had him. To renew his color and maintain him in good rac ing form, ready for a big effort, was easy enough the way they arranged matters, and they played their game through from start to finish without a fault, the effect thereof being per fect in the nature of what I now hear spoken of as a lead. pipe cinch on the boys."-Philadelphia Times. T173D TID-R FISH COMPANY WHOLESALE SHIPPERS OF resh ih t all i uls te hms; Our regular seasun for -sbipnents of fte.h fish (packed in ice) being now opeD,l we are prepared to ship you any desired quantity. Ciarleston is the only market south t.at can offer a large variety of fish, and, being situated on the ocean, where they are caught, must be fresh. We solicit your patronage. 22 AND 24 MARKET ST., CHARLESTON, S. C. If so, buy the The best stone Moore County rit, for grinding corn ; requires less dressing; gives less trouble; -makes better rueal, and cost less money than any mill in the world. Next is our The only mill in the hiI M world that will, in .one operation, take rough rice, hull, clean anl polish it ready for niarket or table. Plantation and Other Saw Mills. ALSO - - Bottom Factory Prices. V. C. BADH AM - GENERAL AGENT, cocUramIA, s. C. . C. LESLIE, WHOLEsALE AND RETAIL. COMMIssION DEALER IN ish Packed foF Ccntry Orders a Specially io chaiges for pa-king. Se-nd for price list. Consignments of cuntry produce are respectfully solbeited. Poultry, eggs, etc. . Stalls Nov. 1 and 2 F~sh Market. Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Market st., east of Bay. . . . . CHIARLESTON, S. C. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. DAMON LODGE No. 13 cy ' mett every first and third 'Thursany 'nights. Every ;member requested to at -tend regularly and promtpt - ly. Visiting brothiers al J1. II. R:anv, C. C O . E.-Winiran. K. of R. &. S. Pure Drugs and Medicines ALWAYS ON HAND AT The Well-Known and Reliable DRUG STORE OF r, W, M.Brockinton In addition to a full and complete stock of drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, we keep a complete assortment of Patent Mecdicines, Toilet Articles, Eye-Glasses, Spectacles, And the thousand and one things usually found in every first-class and well-regulated drug store. ONLY FIRST-CLASS SODA WATER FOUNTAIN IN MANNING, S. C. MANNING Coeiate Institute. Seventh Annual Session Begins Septemfber 2nd, 1895. Fri~s Pruary, intermediate, high .-4hool and collegiate. p-.edfor e.dalo.u. E. J. BROWVNE, Principal. JAS. E. DAvis, Chairman Board. T. T. R a AL T.ecretaryT and surer. . WE ARE READY ! Our Fall Stock Is Now Complete. C. We are prepared to show the largest and best variety we have ever carried. IN DRY GO OOD Our purcbases in this line were made on the basis of 5-cent cotton, and will be sold accordingly. Among the bargains in this department will be found 100 pieces standard prints at 4 cents per yard. 130 pieces zophyr ginghauis, equal to toil de nords, at 6 1 4c. One case bleach, 5c, well worth Ge. One case 4 4 bleach, 6c, good value at 8 1-3c. We have a comnlete line in a'1 the newest styles and CAPES! CAPES!CAPES! colors. We particularly invite your attention to our line at $2.50 and $3.00. These were bought at a sacrifice sale for spot cash, and without doing any injustice to our competitors, feel justitied in asserting that they cannot be duplicated for less than fifty per cent in excess of our price. SEE FORL YOURSELF AND BE' CONVINCED I Our $1.50 and S1.75 lines will also bear close inspection. We are showing some nobby effects at $5, $7.50 and $10. Our line of Carpets- Rugs and Mailings "I ER OMPLETE CLOTH ING We have made some improvements in our store, wvbich has enabled us to carry a more complete line line in this department than ever before. We will sell you a good Clay Worsted at $5; an All Wool Cheviot, in round, square-cut or double-breast.rl, at $6.50. HATS HAT We believe we have justly earned the reputation of being the Cheapest House in this City in this line, and we are fully prepared to sustain it this season. S You are doubtless aware of the unprecedented 0.' ROEHS advance in this line. We aft pleased to state Sost of our stock was bought at old prices. Our - women's Dongola at $1.50 (every pair warranted) are good value. Our line of men's goods, made by L. M. Reynolds & Co., of Brockton, Mass., will be sold at last year's figures. In Our Line of Groceries, Crockery, Glassware and Tinware You will find an excellent assortment for household and table use. O'DONNELL & CO., BUMTR. S- C NEW YORK HARDwARE! RACKET STORE MANNING, S. C. Do not fail to call and look over our stock. To look is to buy. IF OUWISH A H41 T -~ You WILL rID -- 'R, 9. * Becoming Styles and Sensible-Shiaps : To Our Clarendon Friends: PRICES RE ASONAMI~. EWe are now prepared to offer lower prices than ever. Call or write for whait you want. Our Stock is complete. We have addeld to our* im ens: st .ek of Yarn c~u an i o ie in touch with Ne - lhardware a large line of Yo'rk as our gcods comie to us. direct from that city. Paints, Oils, Etc., at Low Figures. Our endeavor is to keep anHansadesRubradetigLehrEc UP-TO-DATE HOUTSE..Hres adeRbe n llig eteEc Great bargains in guns, pistols, etc. We carry a complete line "oHaqatr o odr ht n hls(odd~u mt) Velvets, Egn upis etnec Silks,HedaresfrCoigadHaigSoe(Wrnd) Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers, Laces, and. Other Trimmings. fl' Noin, Toys, LIE S O ST R Men's and Boys' Underwear Hats and Caps.SU TRS.C GIVE US A CALL. SLIGADMKN MISS ANNIE DAVIDSON. S O S E O AS V L CET THE BEST do nthbedeceivedby aluing advriements ad be ldto think you can get the best made, Yuwl aemnyo orso ilb aigyu hepr Most Popular ou bu fro reliable manu rapution byhonestand square.,E dealng, you wil then get bility. Yiou want thse one that, is easiest to manage and isTH Tere Is noneInthe ol tha ----- parts, fneness of nis, beauty in appeaance, or as as many NEW TCOME on b hs eutoatic Tesion, Double Pe, ald ~ J . FE.I'J 2 the minimum. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. AL OTE KID OFFRIUEJS ASC AP o o.I..S r. Lris Mo DAg .Lso zm s.Y c5as*Fa&5ersc, ca. ATrrSLI, Ga. C M .B. - - - - - S* . FOR SALE BY EnginosuppExsminainietc tionHoradachesrtilrbefelr nCookinSHEPHEDHain SUPPLY (Wrrnel) ~HE REG.LVE ALLOEXSTORE Maririig, S. ., SUM.TER,.lS..C. - - -.... SE~k i LLI NG AND MA IN A LL SHOES EXCLUS]~7ELYXIM Immens siockmatheu liketread--that i,."befre)therise r. ~ ;is-You wiillisaveelmoney mon your(Gshoe. bill by main yu sho pur mid.. i ileYt t .~,'; 2.PLAicuebJa ses1 from s. bdiv.1 liuotisn I o apciE,,di $___. Chl onc emve th cus wicLLo. T OA COBERNSO FUSITUR EST PRCESP b. dElih. BRiWN, MANNIN. gt.h tenion for acher 's l ob he no Man Sn ol iad b o vrn themgseles cod FALL ANNOUNCEMENT Lares ID (pIMll Store 1il Slate OUR BUYERS Arc constartly in the market, and we are daily receiving the CHOICEST AND NEWEST NOVELTIES of Foreign and Domestic Manufacture. THE TIME HAS COME WHEN YOU Must think about Fall and Winter Goods. We want you to connect these thoughts with our Stock and Store. OUR PREPARATIONS FOR FALL Business have been made on a very generous scale. With a view of offering buyers the utmost latitude of choice in styles and prices, WE NOW SUBMIT OUR STOCK, which represents oar taste and judgment, to the critical eat (.f publ!c opinion, and hope to hear your ioice in the reneral verdict. WE LAY SPECIAL STRESS Upon the good qnality of our goods, as we aim to keep the bert of every grade and kind. WE CAN RECOMMEND OUR STOCK THIS SEASON with that earnastuess and candor that only comes from a positive knowledge that it is above criticism in quality and style. Equally desirable goods will not be duplicated elsewhere during the season at our prices, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK An examination of our goods. We shall not importune any one to buy, feeling sure that if our stock will not :wake buyers, nothing we can say will win customers. We hope that it will be as much pleasure for Mail orders will you to see us as for receive prompt attention. us to show goods. J. RYTTENBERi & SONS, N. W. Corner M~ain and Liberty Streets, New York office: l92 West Broadway. SUMTER, S. O, CLAREND ON'S HEADQUARTERS IN SUTERI For Honest Goods and Popular Prices Is Levi-:- Brothers'-:-Bazar FALL OPENING. Elegant Goods and Most Splendid Attractions Investigate the golden opportunity our new stock affords. We simply ask you to come and see our goods, assuring all that they will find the highest grades and uniform prices. Our new goods must be seen to be appreciated. Samples sent on application. ~- The largest-assortment of Dress Goods | QQ UUQ ever brought to this city now open for your inspection. This line includes the newest, latest and most correct styles in cheviots, Scotch effects, two-toned silk and wool, English covert cloth, with smoother weaves, black and .domestic dress goods. - Shoes for Men. Shoes for Ladies. Shoes for the Little Ones. Shoes for Misses. Shoes for Boys. In this department will be found laces, ladies' N~t|HS.and gents'-handkerchiefs in lace, silk and cotton, in all sizes, colors and styles, and at the lowest prices; hamnburgs, thread, needles, pins, soaps in all the latest styles and fashions; hair-pins (plain and fancy), perfumes, towels, white and colored bed spreads, doylies and hosiery for men, ~,adies and children, in all styles, colors and sizes, and at prices to suit all; underwear, hats (trimmed and untrimmned) for ladies and misses, all the newest and best desigos; velvets, satins, ribbons, and many other notions.. [Low-Priced Clothing for Men, Boys and Children Best Flou.r. Best Baoon. Best and Cheapest Canned Goods. Tin-ware. Willow-ware. Wbenu you visit S.a ni a' l-- us andI un-ko our store y our* headquarters. Polite and at temtive salesmen~ always in attendance. No troul-le to show gook.OCall and examine our goodls and prices be.fore purchasing elsewhere. Come earl. and avi~d the rush.... Highest Prices Paid for Cotton. I-EV BROT*-IER0,