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W HEN I grow weary with the conventions of religion and sick in my soul from feeding upon husks that the churches too often offer me in the shape of elab orate service and eloquent discourses, so that in my sickness I doubt and doubt, then I go back to the commun ion in Block Rock and the days pre ceding it, and the fever and the weari ness leave me, and I grow humble and strong. The simplicity and rugged < grandeur of the faith, the humble grat- I itude of the rough men I see about the table and the calm radiance of one saintly face rest and recall me. Not its most enthusiastic apologist would call Black Rock a religious com munity, but it possessed in a marked degree that eminent Christian virtue of tolerance. All creeds, all shades of religious opinion, were allowed, and it was generally conceded that one was as good as another. It is fair to say, 1 however, that Black Rock's catholicity was negative rather than positive. The only religion objectionable was that in sisted upon as a necessity. It never occurred to any one to consider reli gion other than as a respectable if ot ornamental addition to life in o er lands. -During the weeks following the mak ing of the league, however, this nega tive attitude toward things religious gave place to one of keen investigation and criticism. The indifference passed away and with it in a large measure l the tolerance. Mr. Craig was respon sible for the former of these changes, but hardly in fairness could he be beld I responsible for the latter. If any one I more than another was to be blamed for the rise of intolerance in the vil lage, that man was Geordie Crawford. I He had his "lines" from the Estab lished Kirk of Scotland, and when Mr. x Craig announced his intention of hav ing the sacrament of the Lord's supper z observed Geordie produced his lines t and handed them in. As no other man in the village was equipped with like f spiritual credentials, Geordie constitut- t ed himself a kind of kirk session, charged with the double duty of guard- t ing the entrance to the Lord's table and of keeping an eye upon the theo- I logical opinions of the community and more particularly upon such members I of It as gave evidence of possessing t ny opinions definite enough for state- C ment - It came to be Mr. Craig's habit to rop into the leagueroom and toward 1 he close of the evening to have a short' t Scripture lesson from the gospels. Geordie's opportunity camne after the I meeting was over and Mr. Craig had one away. The men would hang bout and talk the lesson over, ex pressing opinions favorable or unfa orable, as appeared to them good.t Then it was that all sorts of views, re igious nnd otherwise, were aired and xamined. The originality of the ideas, he absolute disregard of the authority f church or creed, the frankness witht which opinions were stated and the forcefulness of the language in which hey were expressed combined to make I the discussions altogether marvelous. The passage between Abe Baker, the stage driver, and Geordie was particu- ~ larly rich. It followed upon a very telling lesson on the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. The chief actors in that wonderful1 story were transferred to the Black Rock stage and were presented in min er's costume. Abe was particular-ly well pleased with the scoring of the blanked old rooster who crowed so lanked high" and somewhat incensed t the quiet remark interjected by Geordie that "it was nae credit till a on tae be a sinner," and when Geor die went on to urge the importance of right conduct and respectability Abe was led to pour forth vials of con temptuous wrath upon the Pharisees ad hypocrites who thought themselves better than other people. But Geordie was quite unruffled and lamented the Ignorance of men who, brought up in the "Epeescopawlyun or Metho*" church, :ould hardly be expected to detect the Antinoman or Arn.. iian heresies. "Aunty Nomyun or Uncle Nomnyun," replied Abe, boiling hot, "my mother was a Methodist, and I'll back any blanked Methodist against any blank ety blank long faced, lantern jawed, I skinlint Presbyterian:" And this he I was eagei- to maintain to any man's1 satisfaction if he would step aside. I Geordie was quite unmoved, but has tened to assure Abe that he meant no - disrespect to his mother, who, he had "ae doot, was a clever enough bud die, tae judge by her son." Abe was speedily appeased and offered to set1 up the drinks all round, but Geordie, with evident reluctance, had to de cine, saying, "Na, na, lad; I'm a league man, ye ken." And I was sure that Geordie at that moment felt that mem- 1 bership In the league had its draw backs., Nor was Geordie too sure of Craig's orthodoxy, while, as to Mrs. Mayor, whose slave he was, he was in the I habit of lamenting her doctrinal con dition: "She's a fine wumnman, nae doot; but, puir cratur, she's fair et.rried awa' wi' the errors o' the Epeesco pawlyuns." It fell to Geordie, therefore, as a sa- I cred duty, in view of the laxity of I those who seemed to be the pillars of I the church, to be all the more watch ful and unyielding, but he was delight fully inconsistent when confronted 1 with particulars. In conversation withI him one night after one of the meet-* ings, when he had been specially hard - upon the ignorant and godless, I inno- I cently changed the subject to Billy< Breen, whom Geordie had taken to his shack since the night of the league. . He was very proud of Billy's success 1 in the fight against whisky, the credit of which he divided evenly between Mrs. Mayor and himself. t "He's fair daft aboot her," he ex plained to me, "an' I'll no deny but she's a great help-aye, a verra con- 4 seederable asseestance-but, mon, she doesna ken the whusky an' the inside I ' a iinon that's wantin' it. Aye, puir buddie, she diz her pairt, an' when ye're a bit restless an' thbrawn aifter yer day's wark it's like a walk in ai bonny glen on a simmer eve, with the birds liltin' about, tae sit in yon roomie an' hear her sing. But when the night'! is on an' ye canna sleep, but wauken wi' an' awfu' thurst an' wi' dreams 0' c~v firne-cne nn' the hanny sarkln' s as it is wi' pair Billy-aye, It's hen ye need a mon wi' a guid grip be :ue ye." "What do you do then, Geordie?" I asked. "Oo. aye, I juist gang for a bit walk vi' the lad an' then pits the kettle on tn' wakes a cup o' tea or coffee, an' Lff he gangs tae sleep like a bairn." --'oor Billy?" I said pityingly. "There s no hope for him in the future, I car." --Iloot awa, mon!" said Geordie ickly. "Ye wadna keep oot a puir rater frae creepin' in that's daein' his )esty' "But, Geordie," I remonstrated, "he loesn't know anything of the doctrines. don't believe he could give us 'the hief end of man.'" "An' wha's tae blame for that?" said ,eordie, with fine indignation. "An' naybe you remember the prood Phari ee an' the puir wumman that cam' reepin' in ahint the Maister." The mingled tenderness and Indigna ion in Geordie's face were beautiful to ee, so I meekly answered: "Well. I hope Mr. Craig won't be too trict with the boys." Geordie shot a suspicious glance at ne,.but I kept my face like a summer norn, and he replied cautiously: "Aye, he's no' that streect, but he na-n exereeese-discreemination." Geordie was none the less determin d, however, that Billy should "come -orrit," but as to the manager, who vas a member of the English church, nd some others who had been con irmed years ago and had forgotten nuch and denied more, he was ex remely doubtful and expressed him elf in very decided words to the min ster: "Ye'll no be askin' forrit the Epees opawlyun buddies. They juist ken aethin' ava." But Mr. Craig looked at him for a aoment and said, "'Him that cometh into me I will in nowise cast out.'" ,nd Geordie was silent, though he con inued doubtful. With all these somewhat fantastic eatures, however, there was no mis aking the earnest spirit of the men. 'he meetings grew larger every night, .nd the interest became more intense. 'he singing-.became different. The men O longer simply shouted, but as Mr. Iraig would call attention to the senti aent of the hymn the voices would at une themselves to the words. Instead f encouraging anything like emotional xcitemnt Mr. Craig seemed to fear it. "These chaps are easily stirred up," te wouM say, "and -I am anxious that hey should know exactly what they .re doing. It is far too serious a busi mess to trifle with." Although (iraeme did not go down tairs to the meetings, he could not but eel the throb of the emotion beating a the heart of the community. I used o detail for his benefit and sometimes or his amusement the incidents of ach night, but I never felt quite easy n dwelling upon the humorous fea ures in Mrs. Mayor's presence, al ough Craig did not appear to mind. Is manner with Graeme was perfect. )penly anxious to win him to his side, te did not improve the occasion and -x him with exhortation. Hie would tot take him at a disadvantage, hough, as I afterward found, this was tot his sole reason for his method. rs. Mayor, too, showed herself in a rise and tender light. She might have seen his sister, so frank wsshe and o openly affectionate, laugamg at his retfulness and soothing his weariness. Never were better comrades than we our, and the bright days speeding so wiftly on drew us nearer to one an ther. But the bright days came to n end, for Graeme, when once be was bl to go about, became anxious to :et back to the camp. And so the last lay came, a day I remember well. It rs a bright, crisp winter day. The air was shimmering in the frosty ight. The mountains, with their shin ng heads piercing through the light luds into that wonderful blue of the estern sky and their feet pushed into he pine masses, gazed down upon lack Rock with calm, kindly looks on heir old gray faces. How one grows o love them, steadfast old friends! ar up among the pines we could -see he smoke of the engine at the works, .nd so still and so clear was the moun an air that we could hear the puff of he steam and from far down the river he murmur of the rapids. The majes ic silence, the tender beauty, the eace, the loneliness, too, came steal ng in upon us as we three, leaving Lrs. Mayor behind us, marched arm a arm down the street. We had not one far on our way when Graeme, urning round, stood a moment looking ack, then waved his hand in farewell. ,rs. Mayor was at her widow, smil ng and waving in return. They had rown to be great friends, these two, .nd seemed to have arrived at some mnderstanding. Certainly Graeme's canner to her was not that he bore to ther women. His half quizzical, some that superior, air of mocking devotion ae place to a simple, earnest, almost ender, respect, very new to him, but 'ery wng. As he stood there waving his fare r'ell I glanced at his face and saw for moment what I had not seen for ears, a faint flush on Graeme's cheek Lnd a light of simple, earnest faith in is eyes. It reminded me of my first ook of him when he had come up for mis matriculation to the varsity. He tod on the campus looking up at; the moble old pile, and there was the same right, trustful, earnest look on his oyish face. I know not what spirit possessed me -it may have been the pain of the nemory working in me-but I said earsely enough: "It's no use, Graneme, my boy. I r'ould :all in love with her myself, but here would be no chance even for The flush slowly darkened as he urned and said deliberately: "It's not like you, Connor, to be an 1s of that peculiar kind. Love! Not actly! She won't fail in love un ess"-- And he stopped abruptly, with mis eyes upon Craig. But Craig met him with unshrinking aze, quietly remarking. "H~er heart is mder the pines." And we moved on, -ach thinking his own thoughts and :uessing at the thoughts of the others. We were on our way to Craig's hack, and as we passed the saloon ;lavin stepped fr'om the door with a alutation. Gr-acme paused. worst of it, didn't ?" Slavin came near and said earnestly: "It was a dirty trick altogether. You'll not think it was mine, Mr. Graeme." "No, no, Slavin. You stood up like a man," said Graeme cheerfully. "And you beat me fair, and, bedad, it was a neat one that laid me out, and there's no grudge in my heart till you." "All right, Slavin. We'll perhaps un derstand each other better after this." "And that's true for you, sir, and I'll see that your boys don't get any more than they ask for." replied Slavin, backing away. "And I hope that won't be much," put in Mr. Craig, but Slavin only grin ned. When we came back to Craig's shac~k, Graeme was glad to rest in the big chair. Craig made him a cup of tea, while I smoked, admiring much the deft neat ness of the minister's housekeeping and the gentle, almost motherly, way he had with Graeme. In our talk we drifted into the future, and Craig let us see what were his am bitions. The railway was soon to come. The resources were as yet unexplored, but enough was known to assure a great future for British Columbia. A! he talked his enthusiasm grew and car ried us away. With the eye of a gen eral he surveyed the country, fixed the strategic points which the church must seize upon. Eight good men would hold the country from Fort Steele to the coast and from Kootenai to Caribou. "The church must be in with the rail way. She must have a hand in the shaping of the country. If society crys tallizes without her influence, the coun try is lost, and British Columbia will be another trapdoor to the bottomless pit." "What do you propose?" I asked. "Organizing a little congregation here in Black Rock." "How many will you get?" "Don't know." "Pretty hopeless business," I said. "Hopeless! Hopeless!" he cried. "There were only twelve of us at first to follow him, ind rather a poor lot they were. But he braced them up, and they conquered the world." "But surely things are different," said Graeme. "Things? Yes, yes, but he Is the same." His face had an exalted look, and his eyes were gazing into faraway places. "A dozen men in Black Rock, with some real grip of him, would make things go. We'll get them, too," he went on in growing excitement. "I be lieve in my soul we'll get them." "Look here. Craig. If you organize, I'd like to 'join," said Graeme impul sively. "I don't believe much in your creed or your church, but I'll be blow ed if I don't believe in you." Craig looked at him with wistful eyes and shook his head. "It won't do, old chap, you know. I can't hold you. You've got to have a grip of some one better than I am, and then, besides. I hardly like asking you now." He hesitated. "Well, to be out and out, this step must be taken not for my sake or for any man's sake, and I fancy that perhaps you feel like pleasing me just now a little." "That I do, old fellow," said Graeme, putting out his hand. "I'll be hanged if I won't do anything you say." "That's why I won't say," replied Craig. Then referently he added: "The organization is not mine. It is my Mas ter's." "When are you gong to begin' asked Graeme. "We shall have our communion serv ice In two weeks, and that will be our roll call." "How many will answer?" I asked doubtfully. "I know of three," he said quietly. "Three! There are 200 miners and 150 lumbermen- Three!" And Graeme looked at him In amazement. "You think it worth while to of'ganize three?' "Well," replied Craig, smiling for the first time, "the organization won't be elaborate, but'it will be effective, and, besides, loyalty demands obedience." We sat long that afternoon talking, shrinking from the breaking up, for we knew that we were about to turn down a chapter in our lives which we should delight to linger over in after days, and in my life there is- but one brighter. At last we said goodby and drove away, and, though many farewells have come In between that day and this, none Is so vividly present to me as that be tween us three men. Craig's manner with me was solemn enough. "'He that loveth his life'-gobdby. Don't fool with this," was what he said to me, but when he turned to Graeme his whole face lighted up. He took him by the shoulders and gave him a little shake, looking into his eyes and saying over and over in a low, sweet tone: "You'll come, old chap, you'll come, you'll come. Tell me you'll come." And Graeme could say nothing in re ply, but only looked at him. Then they silently shook hands, and we drove off, but long after we liad got over the mountain and into the wind ing forest road on the way to the lum ber camp the voice kept vibrating In my heart, "You'll come, you'll come," and there was a hot pain In my throat. We said little during te drive to the camp. Graeme was thinking hard and made no answer when I spoke to him two or three times till we came tho the deep shadows of the pine forest, when, with a little shiver, he said: "It is all a tangle, a hopeless tan "Meaning what?" I asked. "This business of religion. What quaint varieties-Nelson's, Geordie's, Billy Breen's-if he has any-then Mrs. Mayor's-she is a saint, of course and that fellow Craig's! What a trump he is! And without his religion he'd be pretty much like the rest of us. It is too much for me." HIs mystery was not mine. Black Rock varieties of religion were certain ly startling, but there was undoubt edly the streak of reality through them all, and that discovery I felt to be a distinct gain. CHAPTER VII. TnEr FIrsT BLACK ROCK CoMMUNIoN. THE gleam of the great fire through the windows of the great camp gave a kindly IIwelcome as we drove into the clearing in which the shanties stood. Graeme was greatly touched at his enthusiastic welcome by the men. At the supper table he made a little speech of thanks for their faith fulness during his absence, specially commending tjie care and efficiency! of ~r. Nelson, who had had charge of the camp. The men cheered wildly, Baptiste's shrill voice leading all. Nel son, being called upon, expressed in a few words his pleasure at seeing the boss back and thanked the men for their support while he had been in charge. The men were for making a night >f it; but, fearing the effect upon Graeme, I spoke to Nelson, who pass ed the word, and in a short time tered from the grub camp to the office, where was our bed, we paused to take in the beauty-of the night. The moon rode high over the peaks of the moun tains, flooding the narrow valley with mellow light. Under her magic the rugged peaks softened their harsh lines and seemed to lean lovingly toward us. The dark pine rasses stood silent, as in breathless adoration. The dazzling snow lay like a garment over all the open spaces in soft, waving folds and crowded every stump with a quaintly shaped nightcap. Above the camps the smoke curled 'up from the campfires, standing like pillars of cloud that kept watch while men slept, and high over all the deep blue night sky, with its star jewels, sprang like the roof of a great cathedral from range to range, covering us in its kindly shelter. How homelike and safe seemed the valley, with its mountain sides, its sentinel trees and arching roof of jeweled sky! Even the night seemed kindly, and friendly the stars, and the lone cry of the wolf from the deep forest seemed like the voice of a comrade. "How beautiful! Too beautiful!" said Graeme, stretching out his arms. "A night like this takes the heart out of me." I stood silent, drinking in at every sense the uight. with its wealth of loveliness. "What is it I want?" he went on. "Why does the night make my heart ache? There are things to see and things to hear just beyond me. I can not get to them." The gay, careless look was gone from his face. His dark eyes were wistful with yearning. "I often wonder if life has nothing better for me," he continued with his heartache voice. I said no word, but put my arm with in his. A light appeared in the stable. Glad of a diversion, I said: "What Is the light? Let us go and see." "Sandy, taking a last look at his team, like enough." We walked slowly toward the stable, speaking no word. As we neared the door we heard the sound of a voice in the monotone of one reading. I stepped forward and looked through a chink be= tween the logs. Graeme was about to open the door, but I held up my hand and beckoned him to me. In a vacant stall, where was a pile of straw, a number of men were grouped. Sandy, leaning against the tying post, upon which the stable lantern hung, was reading; Nelson was kneeling in front of him and gazing into the gloom be yond; Baptiste lay upon his stomach, his chin In his hands and his upturned eyes fastened upon Sandy's face; Lachian Campbell sat with his hands clasped about his knees, and two other men sat near him. Sandy was reading the undying story of the prodigal, Nel son now and then stopping him to make a remark. It was a scene I have never been able to forget Today I pause In my tale and see It as clearly as when I looked through the chink upon it years ago-the long, low stable, with log walls and upright hitching poles; the dim outlines of the horses in the gloom of the background and the little group of rough, almost savage looking, men, with faces wondering and reverent, lighted by the misty light of the stable lantern. After the reading Sandy handed the book to Nelson, who put it in his pock et, saying: "That's for us, boys, ain't it?" "Aye," said Lachlan. "It Is often that has been read in imy hearing, but' I am afraid It will not be for me what ever." And he swayed himself slightly as he spoke, and his voice was full of pain. "The minister said 1 mighit come," said old Nelson earnestly and hope fully. "Aye, but you are not Lachlan Camp bell, and you have not had his privi leges.- My father was a godly elder in the Free Church of Scotland, and nev er a night or morning but we took the books." "Yes, but he said 'any man,'" per sisted Nelson, putting his hand on Lachlan's knee, but Lachian shook his head. "Dat young feller," said Baptiste "wha's hees nem, heh?" "He has no name. It is just a para ble," explained Sandy. "He's got no nem? He's just a par omble? Das no young feller?" asked Baptiste anxiously. "Das mean not' Then Nelson took him in bhand and explained to him the meaning, while Baptiste lIstened even more eagerly, ejaculating softly: "Ah, voilal Bon! By gar!" When Nelson had finished, he broke out: "Dat young feller-his name Baptiste, heh? And de old Fad der-he's le boa Dien? Bon! Das good story for me. How you go back? You go to de pries'?2" "The book doesn't say priest or any one else," said Nelson. "You go back in yourself, you see?" "Non; das so, sure nuffr. Ah!" As if a light broke In upon him. "You go In your own self. You make one leetle pryer~. You say, 'Le bon Fadder, oh, I want come back, I so tire, so hongree, so sorree!' He say, 'Come right 'long.' Ah, das fuss rate! Nelson, you make one leetle prayer for Sandy and me." Nelson lifted up his face and said: "Father, we're all gone far away; we have spent all; we are poor; we are tired of It all; we want to feel differ ent, to be different; we want to come back. Jesus came to save us from our sins, and he said If we came he wouldn't cast us out, no matter how bad we were, if we only came to him. O Jesus Christ," and his old Iron facd began to work, and two big tears slow ly came from under his eyelids, "we are a poor lot, and I'm the worst of the lot, and we are trying to find the way. how us how to get back. Amen." "Bon!" said Baptiste. "Das fetch him sure!"] Graeme pulled me away, and with out a word we went Into the office and drew up to the little stove. Graeme was greatly annoyed. "Did you ever .ee anything like tat?" he asked-"old Nelson, the hard est, savagest, toughest old sinner In the camp, on his knees before a lot of "IBefore God," I could not help say ing, for the thing seemed very real to me. The old man evidently felt himself tlking o so me one. "Yes I suppose you're right," said Graeme doubtfully, "but there's a lot of stuff I can't swallow." "When you take medicine, you don't ] swallow the bottle," I replied, for his trouble was not mine. "If I were sure of the medicine, I wouldn't mind the bottle, and yet It acts well enough," he went on. "I don't mind Lachian. He's a highland mystic and has visions. And Sandy's almost as bad, and Baptiste is an impulsive little chap. Those don't count much. But old man Nelson is a cool blooded,' levl headed old fellow; has seen a lot of life too. And then there's Craig. He has a better head than Ihave and is as hot blooded, and yet he is living and slaving .away in that hole and really rr[Cotinue on next paste.~] Tax Notice. County Treasurer's Office,' Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., Oct. 8, 1902. The tax books will be open for the ollection of taxes for the fiscal yeas ommencingJanuiry lst,1902, on the 5th day of October, 1902, and .wil remain open until the31st day of De ember, following, after which time s ?enalty of 10 per cent attaches ti inpaid taxes. The following is the ax levy: For State purposes, five (5) mills E'or Ordinary County Tax, three (3 .ills. Constitutional School Tax :hree (3) mills. Total, elever 11) mills. (Exclusive of Spe ial School Tax.) Special .on( 1) mill School Tax, School Dis :rict No. "24." Total, twelve (12: nills. Special two (2) mills School rax, School Districts No. 16 and 17. rotat, thirteen (13) mills. Specia) :hree (3) mills School Tax, School District No. '21." Total, fourteen 14) mills. Special four (4) milh School Tax. School Districts No. "7;' -9," "19," "20" and "22." Total, fif :een (15) mills. Every male citizen between the tges of twenty-one and sixty years. ?xcept those incapable of earning a ;upport from being maimed or fron ther causes, and except those whc tre now exempt by law, shall be leemed taxable polls. Any person liable to road duty may xempt himself by paying annually iereafter before March 1st a commu :aion tax of one.dollar to-the Cosn ,y Treasurer. S. J. BOWMAN, Treasurer Clarendon County. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUINA, County of Clarendon. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. he Union Mortgage, Banking anc Trust Company, Limited, Plaintiff against Sarah E. Dingle and H. P. Spear and A. H. Silcox, as Administrators with the will annexed, of the Es. tate of F. A. Silcox, deceased, De fendants. Tudgment for Freclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A Tudgment Order of the Court of Com non Pleas, in the above stated ac. ;ion, to me directed, bearing date of gay 7, 1902, I will sell at pub ic auction, to the highest bidder foi sash, at Clarendon Court House, al Manning, in said county, within the egal hours for judicial sales, on Mon. lay, the 3d day of November, 1902 eing salesday, the following de scribed real estate: All that tract or parcel of land sit rate, lying and being in the County f Clarendon in the State -aforesaic ,o wit: Eight hundred and twelve and 50100. acres, bounded on the North by lands of Millet and Cald ell; on the east by lands of Hortor snd Nixon, on the South by lands of Pack; on the West by lands of Mc Knight and others, as .will appeal per the plat of R.~K. Rutledge, D. S made for the purposes of divisior January 21st, 1860. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. ELBERT DAVIS, Sheriff Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., October 8, 1902. L10-4t STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Clarendon. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Julia Pierson, in her own right and as Administratrix of the Estate o. Toney McDonald, deceased, Mari etta Cooper - and Leila Dukes Plaintiffs, against Emma McDonald, otherwise called A my McDonald, Richard- McDon ald, B. A. Johnson and Julian E. Mellette, copartners as Julian' E. Mellette & Co., Defendants. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A Judgment Order of the Court of Corn non Pleas, in the above stated ae. :ion, to me directed, bearing date of Karch 29, 1902, I will sell at pub. ic auction, to the highest bidder for ash, at Clarendon Court House, at 1anning, in said county, within the egal hours for judicial sales, on Mon* lay, the 3d day of November,1902,be Ing salesday, the following described eal estate: "All that tract or parcel of land, .ying being and situate in County Lnd State aforesaid containing thirty hree acres, more or less, and bound ad on the North by lands of Estate >f M. Levi and lands of J. W. Mce eod, East by lands Mose Dingle and ands of Abram H1ouse; South by ands of Estate of M. Levi and West >y lands of Aaron Weinberg and ands of Joe Dingle." Purchaser to pay for papers. J. ELBERT DAVIS, Sheriff Ciarendon County. Manning, S. C., October 8, 1902. t10-4t 3TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Clarendon,. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ' Karion Moise, Plaintiff, against Daniel Bilups, Samuel Wright and Mitchell Levi and Ferdinand Levi, copartners as Levi Brothers, De fendants.. Decree Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A udgment Order of the Court of Comn non Pleas, in the above stated ac ion, to me directed, bearing date !arch 28, 1902, I will sell at public Lution, to the highest bidder, Lt Clarendon .Court House, at danning, in said county, within the egal hours for judicial sales, on Mon. lav,the 3d day of November,1902, be. ng salesday, the following described 'eal estate, on the following terms: Enough cash to pay the judgment ereinbefore ordered to be entered n favor of the Plaintiff, together rith all the costs and disbursements >f this action. and the balance upon credit of three years, due and pay tble in three equal annnal instal nents with interest from the date of ale at the rate of eight per cent per nnum, payable annually. The said nstalments and interest to be due on he 29th day of January of each rear; the time portion to be evi lenced by the bond of the purchaser nd secured by a imortgage of said >rem~ises so sold: "All that tract land situate in said ounty and State, containing Five iundred acres more or less and ad oining lands now or formerly of alton Billups, B. WV. Cutter, A. D. itherspoon and others, and the Ublie Road leading from Sumter to summerton.' Purchaser to pay for papers. J. ELBERT DAVIS, Sheriff Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., October 8, 1902. [10-4t odol Dyspepsia Cure Dlgests what you oat. Geo.S. Hacker &Son MANUFACTUJERS OF -R O = Sash Weihts and Cos V yJ Doors, Sash Blinds, Moulding and Building Material, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sash Weights and Cords, Hardware and - Pais. Window and Fancy lase a Secialty, A DORN YOUR PERSON DORN YOUR HiOME: Fine Jewelry, Fine Silver ware, Cut Glass, China,: Bric-a-Brac, Pict ures, Mirrors, LAMPS AND- 'ELEB&AIT NOGWLTIES. Watches of the Best Flanufacturers.. All goods handled are sold with a guarantee. I do not handle any plated ware, therefore everything bought fromme can be relied upon as being of the best. All goods bought from: me wi)' be Engraved FREE OF CHARGE, My repairing department -is under my personal. supervis-, ion and I guarantee all work entrusted to me. Come to see me. Earnest A. Bultman, SUn1ThR, S. C. TO CONSUMERS OF' Lager Beer. We are now in position to ship our Beer all over the State at the folowing prices: EXPORT. Imperial Brew-Pints, at$1.10 per doz. Kuffheiser-Pints, at...90c per doz. Germania P. M.-Pints, at 90c per do. GERMAN. MALT EX-. TRACT. A liquia Tonic and Food for Nursing Mothers and Iravalids. Brewed from the highest grade of Barley Malt and Imported Hops, at....1.10 per doz. For sale by all Dispensaries, or send in your orders direct. All orders shall have pur prompt and careful attention. Cash must accompany all orders. GERMANIA BREWING GO., Charleston, S. C. IS ELOPOIS010 in your blood ? Physicians..call it'n1alailal'Germ. It can be seen changing red bloodyeliow under. mlcersop.~ It works day and night It turns your com pleiled yellow. Chily~, aching sensations creep down' your. backbone.! You feel weak and - worthless. ROBER TS' CHILL TONIC winl stop the trouble now. It entirs' the blood at onde and~ drivefout- the' yellow polsdn. If neglected and when--Chtis Fevers, Night-Sweats and a-gen-~ era-'Ibreak-dowy come later'on, Roberts' Tonie will cureyona then-but'why-wait? .Prevent Ifuture sickness. The lUnania m turers know aI-about tis-yel low poison and have perfected *Roberts' Tonic to drive It doit, n6udislz- your syrstes rest-ore appetite, purlfy# the blood, pre vent and cure Chills, Feversand *Mala'a. It has cured' thousam ands:-t wHilcure- youtor your money back. .This Is fair. Try it. PrIce, 25 cents. THE R. H. 10RYEA DRUG SORE C&*THE LpJII L Every attention will be shown visit ors and we especially invite the people to visit our handsome store to inspect our lines of Gent's Furnishings Clothing, and Hats. We handle no goods but those which we can guarantee. Our Tailoring Department is perhaps the largest in the State and our tailors are experienced workmen. A Suit made by us is sufficient war rant to fit. Come to see us. ),. DAVID& BROe Cor. King and Wentworth Sts., CHARLESTON, - - S. C. W HE N YOU COME TO'TOWN CALL AT WELLS' SHAVING SALOON Which is fitted up with an eye to the comfort of his culstomiers. .. ... HAIR CUTTING IN ALL STYLES,. SH AVIN&i AND SH AMPOOING Done with neatness an dispatch. ...-.-.-. A cordial'invitationl is extended... J. L. WVELLS. Manning Times Blorck. -