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VlNT Y AND1 0'.%~ ~G, S. C.: WVE DNED)A Y, OCT, 28S. 1 . SOLACE. De summer's sumpin mighty gay, De winter's mighty sober, But jes' betwix 'en a between Am gorgeo-.s ee October. So doan' git dow';neas' 'bout do fros' Dat mek yer b,'n de wood,: De 'simmen am a-ripenia an Do 'possum's gittin good. Do watahmillion's done played out, But dah am joy in siht: De pankin's mighty t-mptin ef Yoh only coouk it ri ht. So take yoh pardnrs a.n rejoice De way dat people should: Do 'simmon am a-ripenin an De 'possum's gittin good. 2Boston Globe. FOR ANOTHER'S SIN. Sir Mortimer Barbican was an old man, one of the old types of English aristocrats-fiery, imperious and inor dinately proud of the integrity of his name and ancestry. At the time I went into his employ, years ago now, he was living alone with his only daughter at his family seat in Gloucestershire. A strange looking, tall lady was Miss Linda Barbican, with large, black eyes and pale, hard set features, bearing the traces of some inward sorrow. . Sir Mortimer, I learned, had had a son, whom he had disinherited and dis owned, owing to some act-which had brotrht dishonor on the name of Barpi can, ,nd he forbade all mention of the. scapegrace of the family. A young man, shabbily dressed; with a reckless albeit a handsome face, stood on the doorstep and scanned me nerv ously as I -looked questioningly at him. "Is my-is Sir Mortimer Barbican disengaged?" he asked huskily. "Yes, sir," 1 answered. "Will you please come in?" "Is there any one in the library?" "No, sir." "Then show me in and tell your mas ter I must see him. " "Very well, sir! What name shall I give?" "Oh, never mind the name! He'll kziow me fast enough-," he added bit terly. Sir Mortimer looked up in a surprised a--i when I communicated to him that a visitor had arrived and wished to see him. He opened the door and strode in to the room. "Father!" That was all. One short,'despairing cry, and- father and son stood -face to face once more. A gray, drawn look stole over my master's face as for a brief moment he stood eying the prodigal. who had so mysteriously reappeared. Then he found his tongue. "Soi- it s you, you hound !" he said, -his features working strangely, while there was a tone of suppressed rage in his voice; "it is you, is it? Have you forgotten how we parted? Have you for gotten," his voice rising ominously, "how I cast .you off and forbade you ever' to step in my house again? Be off *before I forget myself and 'whip- you - out, as you deserve." "I will speak," cried the younger man. "As there is ~a God in heav'en, I am innocent ! But since you will not herme, I will not try to save you. May Sbe on j~uro~n head, and may you reap as you have sown ! But you will have the comforting assurance of know ing that you have sent mre to the devil, and I curse you!" And, striding from the room, the yoaihger man passed out into the'hall. I hastened to open the door for him. Ashe was passing out into the night he turned. "Yon are a stranger to me," he said. after a brief space, "but your face looks. like an honest one. If you can contrive it, meet me tomorrow, about thistime, at the drive gate. .It is a matter of life and~death." -The next mcerning aft'er breakfast Sir Mortimer turned to me and said: - IL -you. value your situation here? Parkin; you will bear this in mind : Not a word of what you saw and heard last -might, and never mention my-my son's name to me again under pain of instant dismissal. That is all." It was with some feeling of trepida tion that I repaired to the trysting place that same evening to: await the arrival of the disinherited son. Having inquired my-name, he began: "You must first know how I came to be in this plight. Some years ago a -forged check in my father's name was -discovered. Suspicion at once fell en me, and,,though innocent, I was at once branded as guilty by my father. He did not wish to have the family name drag ged into court, so he took the easier course of disinheriting me and casting me off entirely. My enemy, whoever he was-and heaven knows 1Ithonght I had none worth speaking of-had done his work w ell. I became a frequenter of the turf, a gambler, and nearly-but, thank I~heaven, not quite-a thief. I was tempt ed some few weeks ago to join a band f burglars who contemplated robbing myvfa r a But though I had sunk low I was not q'ite bad enough for that, and, overcome with remorse, I determined to seek ams audience with -my father and warn him of his danger. The result of that interview you know, and'"' Here he broke off abruptly, a queer break in hi's voice. I will pass over the rest of our con 'versation and merely state the plan -which the remorse stricken man had formed to checkmate the robbers. LI must explain that at the back of the house was a courtyard, shut in on thrce sides by the kitchen premises of the house. It was a small wihidow-that of the pantry-which was to be the mode ingress. Young Mr. Geoffrey-that as the son's name-was to lead the urglars in their enterprise. He would conduct them through the window, and then, with the aid of myself and Siz Mortimer,.whom I was to~ apprise ol the robbers' advent, would help to over powd~r the others, two desperadoes, fo~ they had not wished to have too many concerned in the job. Frifay came, and it was, I am bound to confess, with no slight feelings of ap~ rehension that I looked forward to the work which was before me, for I was no fighting man. Of course I had not mentioned the meditated robbery to the baronelt, for that wouild have spoiled ev r 12&oclock I stolo noiselessly down to the kitehen and quietly waited till the burglamrs should arrive. I had aol long to wait. I heard the mutfl-d sou.nC which wvarned~ mae that they had com me'aced operations, and, slipping awa: as noiselessly as I had comae, I departed to atpprise nmv master of the outrage om his propeidy. I foina himi sitting in his. bediroon on a chair, clad in his (dresm1g gowi and slippers. His face was buried in i bands and he was evidently lost i: thought. At my entrance he starzed vio lently up and gazed with wonderment, not unmixed with anger, at me, as I in truded myself on his solitade. I at once came to the point. "Sr," I said, "there are burglhrs trying to force an entrance at the back." Now, my master's bedroom was at the extremre wing of the building, so ; that had it not been for the fact that 1 already knew of the contemplated, reb bery he would probably have heard noth ing of the burglars, taking for grantcl that they succeeded in reahing the din ing room, where the family plate-their objct-was secured. He gazed at me curiously for a few seconds and then cal:.uly walked across the room to his chest of drawers, which ho opened, taking therefrom a small re volver, which he slipped into his poc , handing another to me at the same tim.c Sir Mortimer took tho lead, and, fol lowing close behind him, I noiselessly stole along at his heels. Arrived at the kitchen door, the sounds inside told us we had come at the rigit moment. The baronet threw 1,opn th_ door. The gas had been lighted, nr. .. anding in the middle of the room were the throu men, young Mr. Geirey, ao from the other two, pallid and haggard looking. And then I do nel rightly know what happened, it was all done so quickly. Sir Mortimer, stepping calmly into the room, raised his revolver and fired at his son, who was waiting for me, who had lost all presence of mind, to at on the initiative. With a groan !t he threw up his arms and fell forward with i dull thud on the stone floor. The other two did not wait for more, but with incredible swiftness darted through the 'pantry, and, locking the door be hind thin, made good their escape. Just then a white rcbed ligure appear ed at the open kitehen door and gazed wildly abo;t her.- As her eyes fell on the body of the man lying prone and lifeless on the floor Miss Linda Barbi can, for it was she, rushed forward and with a noan-threw herself down beside her brother, apparently dead, killed by his father! - "My sin has found me oat!" sho moaned. "My sin has found me out !" And then, her. eyes wandering to the x little pool of blood which % as crimson ing the cold flags, she cried out: "I can bear it no longer! Father, father, the forgery was my work!" Casting ono look of concentrated hate and anguish on the wretched girl at his feet, he brushed her tremblingly aside and knelt down, moaning softly to him self, beside the body of his apparently lifeless son. Mr. Geoffrey did not die. His father had shot somewhat high, and the ball had glanced along the collar bone, mak ing a long, jagged wound. But still he was seriously ill, biii fever sctting in afterw:ard, and for some time he lay hovering between life and death. I explained fully to the baronet the scheme his son had formed for thwart ing the burglars, who,- by the way, were catured some weeks after the attempt ed burglary, and Sir Mortimer's feel ings of remorse and sorrow at t16 way in which he had wronged Mr. Geoffrey were terribly poignant. As for Miss Linda, her story can be; briefly stimmed up in the follqwing: Years ago she -had a worthless lover, with whom she was completely infatuat-1 ed. Gambling and other forms of excess had left him in low water, and his sweetheart had forged the check to give him the. money he had needed so sorely, 1 aying ihe -blame on and weaving herI subtle net of accusation around her in nocent brother. what ultimately became of her I never know. "If' I 'bad ~61y kept my presence of mind'and curried out my instructions, the baronet's hand might have been staid and Mr. Geoffrey would not have been shot. But then perhaps Miss Linda I would not have ecnfessed- Thank heaven, I there are not many w ~omen like her in the P.RAYERS BEFORE' BATTLE. - Curious Invocations bi 1Famous Historical 1 Personge. One of the earliest records in historyt of a prayer before battle is that of Chit deic,1king of Gaul, a pagan, who before. 2 going into battla at Zuelpich, so-me 400 yiirs t ~ t,Tryed to the God oft te Ci s kcIp Aim to victory. t Bis fI :i(ing of the Huns,i and Ch18b' if (4g wonld.give him Th1vrye'would embhace the Christian faith. The prayer of a Bangarian officer be- I fore one of the battles fought for the in dependence of Hungary in 1849 was as follows: "I will not ask thee-, Lord, to help us, and I know thou wlt -not haelp. the Austrians, but if thou wilt sit on ynder hill thnou shalt not be ashamed 1 of thy children." This was the prayerj of the "Fighting Bishop" Leslie before one of the battles fought in Ireland: "O0 God, for our unworthiness we are not fit to claim thy help, but if we- a'rs'bad our enemies -are worse, and if thou seest not meet to help us we pray thee help them not, but stand thou neuter on this day and leave it to the arm cf the flesh." The one offered before the battle of Edghill by Sir Jacob Astley was: "Thou knowest, 0 Lord, that I shall be very busy this day, and if I forget thee forget thou not nie," and. then the com mand followed,- "March an, boys !" .'As King Edward advanced with -his co umns to Bannockburn he remarked to his aids, seeing the Scotch :oni :their knees: "See, they kn eel. The~rebels-are asking pardon." D'Umphraville was heard to remark: "Yes, but it is to the. King of kiags. These men conquer or die on this field.' Oliver Cromwell had -gublic prayers before going to battle-oif several deca sions-as, for instance, previops'tp the battle of Dunbar. It is a cariops fact that the English prayer book-jonstains, prayers, or at least one prayer, tobe tadt before going into action at sea, while nothing is provided for use before n gagements on land.-Newv York Herald. KILLINGS BY WHOLESALE. Four Thousand M1urders~ a Year Inr Italy.I Most Violent of Civilized Count-ries A homicide occurs every two hours in Italy. This was one of the many star-I tling statements made by Baron Garo-I falo, a distinguished Italian criminol ogist. in a lecture delivered on "Crim inaitv in Relation to the Educat-ioni of the People" in the Roman college. His audience included Queen Margherita. In Italy the annual loss of life by homicide (osually by lethal weapons) numbers abount 4,000 souls. Compared with Fraceo, for instance, she has 10 homicides a year for France's 1, and 3 for Denmark's 1. The Latin popu lations, indeed, in both hemispheres 1have a bad pre-eminecnce over the Teu tonic in crime genera:lly, and of these Latin populations the Italian -is the worst. Daron Garofalo prococded to give the reasns why. In the fir.t place, vendetta, which in Greece was he'roisin and in mdisval Europe a laudable custom, has lingered longer in Italy than in any other country ; duelin g, also, is more frequent in Italy than elsewhere. To the religious instruction given in Great i Britain and the United States of Amer ion he attributed the fact that these The manufactures of .brooglyn are AT A MALAY PICNIC. A JOLLY D;Y OF S:MPLE PLEASURES IN THE JUNGLE. )ld and Young Mingle Together and Are Ha:'py- No Tircoie Advance Prepara tion of Food-How Fish Are Captured zand Cookel For the Banquet. Of all picturesque sights a Malay pic ,ic is one of the prettiest. With the first lawn of morning the start -is made. othing as yet can be seen distinctly. k few saffron arrows of light are thrown 2p in the eastern horizon, and distant nountain heads begin to glow. Simul - aneously a stir arises in the village, md gaping villagers of all ages begin to ssue out from their graceful atop houses wd make toward the place of rendez ons. By the time the party has gather d, some 20 minutes, the horizon seems o explode, a wide rush of orange light preeds near and far, and the great hot un com'es up, panting. Then follows he most deUcicus hour cf ti-o day. A iudred hues of green are brought out uto shining relief, every dewy leaf be umnes a prisn in which rainbows float. .'he jungle life awakens into its morn ng psalm, brilliant birds twitter and oo together secking the early Lug, gor eous buttexlies come forth to dry their paigled wi.gs on leafy shrub.;, while ar in the jongle oft en tho hoarse, gdt ural, fearst.::o growl of the Malayan iger sound. bass to -he chorus. The picni-kers are now under way. Beforo them is a march of six or seven niles through virgin jungle and open paces of country. That will consume one two or three hours. Somo of the emales are mounted upon elephants f there are any well to do families in he village. They sit very gracefully on heir lofty mounts and enjoy the ride, f we may judge from their faces and requent peals of laughter. Most of tho >arty is afoot. They are in holiday cos ume. A funely woven sarong of cotton >r silk forms the lower garment of men und women alike. The sarorg is many ed and the most graceful of gar nents. It consists of a piece of material f suitable length sewed together at the ide, both ends being open. The upper ud, in wea ang, is tucked nearly and ightly 'togetlier with the hand and eld securely around the waist by a lelt. Sontrines these krosangs, or >elts, are richly jeweled and worth as nuch as 2,010 silver dollars. But we hall not see that sort at a picnic. The tpper garment of men and women alike s a cloth or cotton jacket (kabaia). In tead of buctons the women use for fas nings a number of gold or silver >roches. Tleo men largely affect brass uttons. O.er this jacket the females var another sarong, which is made to neet over the head, and serves the lainsel as a shade, and when she deases 'as n veil. The feet of all are rotected by a kind of wooden sandal. 01 these garments are loose, are a poem or harmony of colors, and there is no old that does violence to beauty and race. This is a poor enough picture of ur picnic party, or 70 or 100 Malay men, women, boys and girls passing, king and laughing along their pleas Lre way. The braves carry somne spears and paraings, in case a tiger or leopard nolest. The fair bear along a little rice ad curry spice. The bulk of provisions hey trust Tuhan Allah to provide at the tienic- ground. "How very nice," I ear the gentle lady reader say. "Why, >reparationl of mneurs and pies and con ections, you know, is such a bother." Our outing party now feel that they ave gono far enough and they may alt, no mater just where-for every vhere is lovely-so long as they are in he vicinity of a mountain and its water 10o1s. So a pot>l is chosen as one likely o contain in its black depiths a suf iciency cf good, fat fish. The men at >nce prepare to dynamite this pool, or Ise throw the fish paralyzing tuba root ato the water. Then 20 men leap into e pool, while a number of women are tationed at the shallow and lower end o catch the escaping finny tribe. Ah, m big fish are caught ! They must be ying dead or benunmbed at the bottom f the pool. And now the boldest swim ners dive in and far down. They search he bottomn, they even thrust their hands nto the water filled caves of the rocky 'ides. One by one the divers come pant g up. -Soeno of them grasp in each land a great. shining, silvery fish. What uck ! Two itsh tat a time, each 10 or 15 >unders. Then the stolid Malay relaxes, 0 shouts, he praises Allah, and the vhole camp becomes a scene of rejoic ag, as the spoil is flung alive into the ot of already boiling water, or squirms rilling, roasting, frying, on ground ires kindled by boys and girls as the >rey was' being taken. Riee is also pre ared, and Ldore long the whole party is teated around the green banquet board, ~njoying fish as you like it and curry md rice such as only the Malay house vife can concoct. The joysomne meal nished, the partv betakes itself to smok ng. chewin;. betel and telling stories, :der all of which influences it is not surprising that the next sene is a gen 3ral siesta, which lasts till about 3 'elok, when the old nman of the party visely observes it is getting late and1 it is time to be starting back. Night must at overtake them, or they may meet Stripes or Spots, out also for a picnic, and vastly l'referring fresh meat to fish. -New York Independent, The Expansilon of Ice. Ice never bursts from freezing. As oon as the liquid of which it is co'm Osed is frozen solid expanusion ceases. LEhe cracking or bursting of ice is >rought about in this way: When water .s subjected to extreme cold, ice crystals vill gradual.; form on its surface until he same are covered with a thin coat of hat appears to be wet snow. From :his outer coating of ice crystals all sub mequent freezing goes downward, the c thickening ac~ording to tihe degree >f cold. The water which is being con erted into ice now begins to expand, reating a pressure upon the unfrozen rater below. This pressure is both lownward and outward, and in case the water unduer observation is in a vessel he sides and bottom of the receptacle supply the resistance. As the freezing process continues the pressure upon the confined water and air in the interior of thle bulk increases un til something yields. If the vessel be tronger than 'the ice stratum that bhas formed over the surface, the layer of ice will be bent upward at the center, that being the weakest point, on account of the fact that the outer edges of the con gealed mass are frozen fast to the sides of Ihe vessel in which the experiment is being nade. In this condition the center o the ice continues to rise or "bulge" until it bursts from the resistance of the water below. Could the vessel be tap ped from below and the water drawn off, no amount of freezing would be suflicient to crack or bulge tihe ice layer on the surface. -st. Louis Republic. Again the New Woman. "Are yeu doing anything with your camera nlowMae? "Yes, indeed. A ta'rglar got into our room the other -.ight, cnd Nan held h' whil I so his nhotogranh by fli MIR RARE READl \j eIs Now Complete in Ol .Fall S1004 Every Department And. blyeta uill do them.elves an injistice. if tlhev fail to see us before making t uhir %inter pumrcha.u.s. It i. iipossibb-. to 4,; i :jnt in the limited space ai have.1 uis, to the differetit departments of of or--, and we ft-el thait w. are well enough known in the territory tributary to : , . not to require us to 4ent-r itto a detaile.l description of it. Onr a;:;!i mercasing business has w i aaunted us in bnving, The Largest Stock We Have Ever Bought .\n.d should we I so tortuniate as to enj yi as liberal a patronage from our Iiendlis t-his .season as we have in the past we will have no reion to regret our Our buyer paid particular ". attention to the purchase of Foslery, Ilaving bought in all nearly 1OOOO Pairs In which there are some excellent values. We w6uld call partienlar attention to one case, 750 pairs, of Misse3' Narrow Itibbed, full regular made, at 10c per pair. These are regular 15c to 20c goods. One c-ase, 900 pairs, of Boys' extra long and very heavy woven seam, at 15C per pair. These goods retail everywhere at 25c. One case, 1200 pairs, Ladies' fast black, full regular made, at 10c per pair. These goods must be seen to be appreciated. OUR DRY GOODS STOCK Is Complete in Every Department. onr line of Dress Goods at 25c per yard in all-wool fabric%, are worthy of speeial mention. Will be pleased to sentl samples on application. Those who were fortunate enough to secure a pair of our celebrated all-wool Tarheel's last year will bear testimony as to their worth, but they are better made this season, and our large contract for them warrants us in selling them at$3 90 per pair. If these are too dear we will sell you a pair from 45c up. CAPES. Well we havea few of them, abont 1,000 we should say, and the lady who buys withont seein'z onr stock will have enuse to regret it, for she will pay more mon ev. We can sell a good Beaver Cloth in black or navy, neatly trimmed in tur and braid for One Dnllar -good-: that sold last season from $2.00 to $2.50. S OES.t Oar stock in this line is better than ever. We carry no shoddy shoes. Every b pair is warranted solid or money refunded. Judging from the way our tables are piled we must expect to do some business in this line.......If your boy wants a suit we have them from 65c up.......If yonr husband wants a suit we have them from $2.00 up.......Our all-wool black Cheviot at $4 50 cannot be duplicated for less than $6.50. AMS. f This is the line we have made our reputat:on on, and we are bound to sustain e it. Onr competitors may advertise sanple hat and Job Lots, but shrewd buy ers who want the best goods for the least money see-e us. - AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT. rhe Itemarkable Demonstration Made Ev ery Friday by the Jews In Jerusalem. The Jewish population in Jerusalem is said to be about 12,000, and it is t:',adily increasing. I entered two of the synagogues, but their dirtiness, poverty, and bareness, and the absence of beauty and taste in their decoration, formed a I-rz-at contrast to both Christian and Zi7u'ammedan edifices. The Jews, how ever, make one most remarkable dem onstration in Jerusalem every week. On Friday evening, just before the begin uing of the Jewish Sabbath, they repair in great numbers to a spot facing a piece of the old wall, and there bewail the fate that has overtaken the Holy City. The "wailers," as they are some what rudely called by English visitors, include Jews of every class and every ag:. Some I saw wore rich and costly gabcrdines, and others the same gar ment of more common material. There were Jews of nearly every nationality, including Russia and Poland, and many of them wore the lovelock which is pe culiar to the children of the tribe of Benjamin. A more impressive and pathetic sight it would be impossible to imagine. The whole company stand with their faces to the wall, and they chant, not together, but each one for himself or herself, a litany of lament over the fato of the City of David. The litany is in Hebrew, and every one present had with him the Hebrew prayer book. There is no unison or harmony in this recitation of sorrow and humiliation. Each one as he arrives begins to deliver his lamentation, bend ing frequently to the wall, which he be lieves to be a remnant of the old city. While the "wailing" is at its height, one hears a general, confused, but pene trating note of woe. Of the intense sin cerity of this weekly service there can be no doubt. Many of those who take part in it are deeply moved. Some of the men and nearly all the women (for women also take part in it) were shed ding tears. The Turks, no doubt, view the performance with complacent scorn, but in its combination of patriotism and religion it affords a striking testimony of the vitality of the Jewish race. Statesman. MUST GO "ONE BETTER." We Build and Furnish Our Homes to Sur pass Our Neighbor's. Perhaps the most common revelation in the building of new houses is that nearly universal desire to excel our contemporaries-a desire doubtless im planted for some wise purpose, but which often leads to most extraordinary results, for the reason tha; many of our fellow mortals are considerably off the track, and when we surpass them in any direction we only go still farther astray. Thus, when a man has more money to spend than his neighbor he examines his neighbor's house and pro ceeds to build one "just like it-only more so." His neighbor's rooms are 10 feet high. He will have his 12 or 14, build three stories iustead of two, and cover them with a pretentious roof. If his neighbor has a four sided cupola sur mounted by a plain pyramid, he will have an eight sided or circular tower, with a covering, for which there is no adequate word of description, mathe matical or otherwise. His neighbor's house is wood. Hisshall be of brick, Roman brick, terra cotta, granite or polished marble, separately or in com bination. His neighbor and his neighbor's wife have common glass, pine finish, ingrain carpets and a cherry table. He will have oak, walnut, mahogany, plate glass, brussels and velvet, and a thousand other things, not because they are more suitable or beautiful-they may or they may not be, that question does not enter into his calculations-but because they. cost mor~e, because, in certain directions, they surpass his neighbor's-very likely surpass them in the wrong direction. Good Housekeeping. Lincoln's Last Law Case. "Speaking of Lincoln's birthday," said Senator Palmer, "reminds me that the very last case Lincoln ever tried was one in wvhich I, too, was engaged. It was in Springfield, in June, 1860, after Mr. Lincoln had received the presiden tial nomination. Old David Baker, who had been a senator in the early days, had sued the trustees of Shuttleff college, my alma mater, for expelling his grand son, a lad named Will Gilbert. Mr. Lincoln appeared for the prosecution. I w the college attorney. Mr. Lincoln came into court, and the judge said to him: 'Mr. Lincoln, I'll argue this case for you. You have too much on your hands already. You haven't any case.' And he explained the law and applica "'Well,' said Mr. Lincoln, with a smile, 'don't you want to hear a speech from me?' "'No,' said the judge, and the last case Mr. Lincoln tried he-well, he didn't try it at all. "-Washington Post Wrong Diagnosis. "What you need is exercise," said Dr. Morus, after an examination of Mrs. Bellefield, who had called him up by telephone. "Doctor," replied the good woman, "being an unmarried man, you do not know that bargatin days and remnant sales have bee'n going on in the dry goods stores for about a month." "Oh-er, in :har case, what you need is perfect rest. I think I shall have to order you to the Bermudas for six or eight weeks.'' - Pittsburg Chronicles Telerauh. An Acquired ziabit. "You heard Mrs. De Voe recite 'The Lost Child' last night, didn't you?" "Of course." "Notice the queer way in which she worked her chin?" "Certainly; but you know the reason of that?" "Double hinge in her jaws?" "Oh, no! She worked in a chewing gum factory for five years before her marriage and had to sample every lot turned out."'-Detroit Free Press. Realistic. Enthusiastic Artist-Do you know I painted a picture of a lion so naturally that it had to be placed behind bars? Enthusiastic Aunthor-That's nothing. I wrote a novel ao full of burning em o ton that it had to be printed on asbestus pages for fear of consuming them. London Tit-Bits. Girdled by a Railroad. The American firm which finished the connecting link of 50 miles in the chain of railroads enciroling the island of Jamaica performed a great feat in engineering. The road runs entirely through mountains and morass. It has 27 tunnels, 193 girder bridges, 13 via dcs and 11 tower bridges. It is said that no such tremendous obstacles were ever met by engineers in a 50 mnile stretch. The cost averaged more ti.an $100,000 a mile. Not Either as Yet. "Er-I want some sort of a presdn for a young lady." -0-0-0-0 We will &ay uothing about our GRoCERY STOCK-they are so cheap they are not worth advertising spce. Every man, wouian and child in Clarendon County will need somcthipg for the winiter, arid we extend to all an invitation to come and see as. Our salesmen will take pleasure in showing you through our stock, and it they caunot sell you, they *will make it very ifltereatiucg for those who do. O'DONNELL & CO. SUMTER, S. C. Great Slaughter Sale of CLOTHING! Having recently purchased a very great bargain in broken lots of Clothing we will offer the public Great Bargains in same. Remember, the Goods are new and warranted to be as represented or your money refunded. Below we quote you prices on some few of the many bar gains to be had: All-wool blue Sack Suits, warranted not to fade, at $6. All-wool gray Sack Suits, at $3.50. All-wool mixed Sack Suits, at $5.00. All-wool Clay Worsted Sack Suits, at $8.50. All-wool Clay Worsted Sack Suits, at $7.50, All-wool ( lay Worsted Cutaway Snits, at $10.00. All-wool fancy Worsted Cutaway Suits, at $8.50. OUR FURNISHING GOODS AND HAT STOCKS ARE FULL OF REAL BARGAINS. A sk to see our fine Clothinlg at popular prices and be onvinced thlat we are selling goods as advertised. ..... r aflllfin-lre nr usulWUn. AUn elUMTEDS C.2 18 MOSES LEVI, 1896. Business is Business. I extend a cordial invitation to every muan, womaa and child in Clar ndon to visit my store where they can see oie of PRE LARGEST STOCKS OF GOODS in Manning. I know that these goods were bought in first-class mar. ets where the cash is an important purchasing fa-tor. In buying goods )r the cash it is to get the advantage ot all the discounts, whereby I can ive the benefit to my customers. i realize that to gain and hold trade le purchasing public must be satisfied. I claim there is no house in this section better equipped to give values A~ that my selections in, DRY COODS and NOTIONS Can not be excelled. Families laying in a winter supply should bear i mind that I make a specialty of selling everything in the' Dry Goods ne. My assortment of BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, ETC., Is too large to itimize here. Come and see thew. SHOES! SHOES! Everybody knows that this line is one of the r.ost important in a General Mercan le establishment and I will guarantee that I have not only a large stock, but the very ist makes. Don't forget it, that I can satisfy you in shoes. Diothing, Hats, and Gents' Furnishings. Any man or boy can be fittcJ in this department. A large assortment to select -o, and the prices -ire low. Our Neckwear and 'nder clothing is tuebest we have rer carried. HARDWARE. CROCKERY AND TINWARE. -This line was selected with great care and we can supply you with everything you 'ish. CO-W&and 5W 'mr fine line of harness. Cro SEs The Grocery Department is one 'f the best equippe Lhe State. My st-ple goods -e bought in such quantities that I car. compete with any in~ tht- State. Saffice to say that I wont be udersold. I am also paying the hicl n or cotton and roduce. Yours truly, MOSES LE DLOT ING I CLOTHING LOTHING for MEN LOTHING for BOYS LOTHING for Children. :ine clothing! edium Clothing Common Clothing! I think I cafn say without any exaggeration that I have one of the best stocks of (lothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods for Men, Boys and Chi!dren that has ever been brought to Sumter. If you want A- REAL CHEAP - SUIT You can get it. If you want A Miediilll Price Suit . have hundreds for vou to select from. If you want -:- Fine, -;- Tailor-Made,+Perfect-Tting +Suit, You will find a good assortment of the most popular fabrics made up in Cambridge, Prinecton and Ox ford Sacks and the latest style Cutaways. No other house wvili show you a larger 01 better selected stock; No other house will sell you cheaper, and no one0 will appreciate youir patronage more than - Yours truly, The Clothier, SUMTER------ S.C.