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m I p GOOD EOADS NOTES. ft snTiciont to pare aU tlio stroeis ia tc^ra with asphalt, brick or other good ia> IK terial ^7. v/TX^i vy.\/* ■. Toll Gates In New York A Practical 1,9*30*2. Towns in Soath Carolina aou v.aiL's »n ^ew xofk. xowns in tSoutlT Carolina located K' f '*4 1 ^ ^ * The agitation in favor of better ami, near to the Htato lino and not far from d | jP ilcauer highways has aronsccl a pub-’ Charlotte, N. C., havo lost machjrade l'//' s - - ; 1; tiil-i;- —■- »?»- 1— a » ' ’ 1 — , - - , — - *** L» 4*VU3 lie eentimont that is not likely to be of late, as the farmers prefer to haul satisfied until tho roads uro every- over the good roads into another State where both good and free. A lawyer in preference to using tho poor roads I of their own State. This experience j has bean instrumental in inaugurating ! a movement for good roads ia South ' Carolina. SAW MILLS. /I f^v/vrix uiivi free. A lawyer in Albany, N. Y., writes as follows to a local paper: “By common consent tho doll gates and toll bridges which surround Al bany aro voted a public uuisauco that should bo abolished forthwith. Their tolerance does not argue well for the intelligence or morals of tho commun ity. That they have been tolerated for an hundred years in the past does not indicate that they must necessarily be tolerated for anothe'- hundred years to come. Some tim^ or other, and that in tho near future, these relics of barbarism will be prohibited forever. Thera will never bo a time moro fav orable to begin tho preliminary pro- 1 cecdinga than tho time being. I am awaro that tho tall gale nuisance is pretty well entrenched in law; or the tho forms of law, but I deny that they have, in justice, any right to legal existence. I am also well awaro that any bill designed to abolish them will meet with tho desperate, sordid op position of those who claim to bo en dowed with so-called ‘vested rights,’ to wit, a perpetual right to plunder the public until the end of time. “Take, as an instance in point, tho old wooden bridge at Waterford. That masstvo structure was built by a cor poration, chartered in ISO'3, tho cor porate life of which was limited originally by statute to seventy-live years, after which tho bridge, with all its appurtenances, was to become a free public highway, owned by the people of tho State of New York. Many years prior to tho year 1878, with tho usual disregard to the rights of tho people, that manifestly wise and juat provision of tho charter was repealed, and, consequently, this use ful and substantial structure, the builders of whitfh were amply repaid for their investment, is now ‘owned’ by a close corporation who render no useful and necessary service to the people of the commonwealth, yet who admit that they divide, annually, a clear tfet profit in cash of $8000. “It is, perhaps, more than probable that the earnings, or toll collections, from this bridge are sufficient for ad ditional profits at least equal to that amount, which may be divided each year in the form of liberal salaries to the officers, but there is no informa tion aooessible to the puliio on that point. I have been informed, how ever, that not infrequently the toll col lected from to crosadollars within a use Items of Interest. Neglect ruins the best roads; only wears them. o— Each rod in width adds to tho road fish, only nibble at the bn two acres per mile. nrelntorfett. [people are dca$ifore they <!lc. Nifce climbs blghViough to suspl- |ve church Ike little acres pe Poor highways are incompatible with the public welfare. Keep tho roads clean aadihe atten tion thus called to them will soon re sult in their being still farther im proved. Public opinion is all powerful. When frea roads ara demanded by tho people, means to mako them all free will readily be found. Facilities for easy travel and for hauling freight long distances are amply provided for by the railway. Wo now want equally go cd fccilitio for short-distance travel on tho com mon roads. A legislative committee in Connec ticut is giving hearings on tho sub ject of bonding the State for money with which to build good roads; to give it authority, or at least veto pow er, in tho choieo cf roads to be im proved; to develop continuous lines of well-made highway, and to make road building easy for small, poor towns. If yon need a oaw irlU, any str<\ writs n.e tw*fi>r« buylnt; fist-where. I have the mart completo line of mills ofAmy (b aler or Miuuufnctuier in tho SouiIl Very highest grade Stones, ly luw prices. at unusual- WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY, Dinner*. Moulder*. Edgor*, Ile-Saws, lluud Saw*. Laths, etc. ENGINES AND BOILERS, oras swat ♦h tho method and i Cowards are ever dylJ but tho brave man never dies t|his time comes. The devil don’t care ho prays on Sunday. If he can remaining six days of the | With the Holy Spirit, 1 man can do wonders. W an extraordinary man can , How to make others serv ( ns up is our problem, Cbri was to get down and lift e help them. ] A coin Is not simply a pie It is a stamp 'd piece of silvo tion is rot simply a human 1| Imurint of the King’s face d a man him the Ik. irdlnsyy ut Him, ut little, and lift problem rs up, to >f silver. , A Cltris- Tbo jere. T *^3gle twenty-four hears, 09, Culifornlik “Goodroad*” Lea; Oat on the Pacific coast they write the name of their new association in one word, as they say that they have plenty of “roads,’’but few “goodroads. ” For ten years they have had educa tional talk and unsatisfactory legisla tion. Two years ago a Bureau of Highways was created to visit all the counties and collect data and statis tics on road matters, with a view to preparing suitable road legislation in 1897. As a result of their report, three bills were framed, one creating a Department of Highways, another defining its duties, and a third provid ing a special tax for the work of the department. Tbo Governor signed the first and vetoed the others, thus creat ing a department without duties to perform and perfectly useless. The “Goodroads” League was therefore formed to cultivate good roads senti ment, disseminate information and secure such legislative and executive action as will ensure good roads to the State. It is proposed to form associa tions in every county to • affiliate with the State association. Government Uond Wort;. Daring the past year tho Bureau of Road Inquiry of the Agricultural De partment has devoted most of its at tention to practical work, but has been limited by tho fact that no money is provided by Congress for actual road- building. What has been done has been by means of contributions from those interested, the Burean simply superintending and controling the work. Under these circumstances the Government should not be blamed for the location of the sample pieces of road that have been built So far they are five iu number, and are at New Brunswick, N. J.; Geneva, N. Y Kingston, R. L; Warren, Penn., and Ithaca. N. Y. General Stone thinks that, if the jnannfacturers remain will ing to furnish the machinery free, an expenditure not exceeding $500 by the Government for eaoh locality would eall forth enough subscriptions to build from $2000 to $10,000 worth of road at most of the 116 agricultural colleges and experiment stations. A Moment of Awful Sinjiensp. “The nervous strain on the engineer I of a fast train is something enormous," I said one of them the other day. “Not 1 only tho lives of the passengers aro at stake, but there is the constant fear of running over some one on the track. An accident, no matter how innocent tho engineer, is always a kind of hoo doo.” “What was my worst accident? I shall never forget it. If it had been traced on my mind by a streak of lightning, it couldn’t have made a moro lasting impression. It happened one bright noouligbt night in November. We were spinning over the rails at fall speed across country where there were few people passing at that time of night, when 1 looked out and saw the figure of a man lying across the track not ten feet in front of the en gine. I stopped as quick as possible, bat too late, of course. We had run over him, and the lifeless body was is 1 WJ TBW^BPTItm and found his hat, a piece of his coat sleeve and one of his shoes, but the rest seemed to be further back under the train. I backed up the engine and got out to look again. There lay the body. I nearly -fainted when I saw its distorted foria. I felt like a mur derer. “Did I know the man? No, not personally. He was a scare-crow from a neighboring corn field." -Detroit Free Press. Cork Stoue YuvemcnU. A new German building and floor ing material is known as Knock’s cork stone, is damp proof, absolutely water proof and practically lire proof; is sound proof and ulmost proof against wearing out. It can be blocked and colored to represent tiling, or can ba finished to represent any wood de sign; can bo varnished, polished, stained or finished in almost any way desired. It is very easy to tho foot iu walking, harbors no insects of any kind and is very easily kept iu order. Best of all, it is simply and easily made. The refuse from cork factories is ground up into a meal and mixed with a similarly made ten bark meal; with these is mixed some ground pea nut shells or like vegetable matter, together with paper waste, alum and water. Tho mass is molded into bricks and dried in the suu or in kilns, when it is ready for use. The same inventor has produced another mate rial which he claims is not only as good as cork stone, but very much better.—Philadelphia Record. A Kina a* Liveryman. In Norway there is a “pretender.” He isn’t actively engaged in pretend ing, but he keeps a livery stable. He is Ivar Tofte. He traces his descent straight down from Harold Hearfager—Harold the Fair-Haired—and says he is really King of Norway. This Harold’s date the chronologere give as from 860 to 933. In his own district Ivar Tofte ia considered King, and disputes have been brought to him to settle just as if he were King, dieputes which would not be taken to the real sovereign. How Bond Repair* Are Slade. r A sample of wasteful and extrava- > gant road work was lately noticed by the Government Road Commissioners ia a Canadian town. For seventy-fire ▼ears broken stone and gravel had been plaoed on one street? until there . KumIab an*. Enormous quantities of Rnssiaa eggs are consnmed in England; dar ing 1896 St. Petersburg alone shipped to English ports no fewer than 69, • 500,000 eggs, these being carefully as sorted and “packed ia the best straw in oases of 1500 each.” The total quantity of eggs from all Russian porta is 280,000 eases, or the anormous total a Two Houra Has Knofth. That some men require olr a few hours’ sleep out of the nveAfour Is certain, but Alexander von mmboldt must have been a marvel Inlhis re spect, ns he was lu others, lie told Max Muller that, as a young Ian. two hours’ sleep was 'all be wauld. “but ns I grow older 1 need four. When l was your age,” he said to > iller, “I simply lay down on the sof: turned down my lamp, and after tv -hours’ sleep I was as fresh- as ever. It is a mistake to think that we want even or eight hours of sleep.” llumhddt died st the ripe old age of 81. Gained t'orty-KIzM I*oiin “I had a strong appetite for Hqucl, which was Uu boglnniug of tho broakinghowu of my health. I was also a slaro toltea and coffee drinking. I took tho gold dire, but It did not help mo.” This is a portion of an Intervlowlcllppod from tho Daily Herald, of Clinton Iowa. It might well be taken for tho sublet of a temperance lecture, but that Is noqour ob ject in publishing it. It is to show how a system, run down by drink and disease, may be restored. We cannot do better than quote further from the same: “For years I ws: “ " unable to do my work. I could not Bleep nights or rest ( L days on account ol - continuous pains in , ^ my stomach and f / back. I was unable to digest my food. U « *A vsrur*: •■ti' painful urination were frequent, and mv heart’s action became increased. I left my farm and retired to city life, for I was a con firmed Invalid, and the doctors said I would never b 0 well again. “Soon afterl hap pened to use four boxes of Dr. Will iams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and ttince then I have been free from all pain, headache and dyspepsia. I eat heartily and have no appetite for strong drink or tea or coffee, ant ft twenty years younger. "My weight has increased pounls. I cannot say too much for Dr. Williamf J Plnk Pills and claim that they have cured uc. “John B. Co<k.” Subscribed and sworn to before ne this sixteenth day of February, 1397. A. P. lUttKKU, Notary Pulic, To people run dowu iu health, from fhnt- ever cause—drink or disease—the abo| torview will be of interest, The truth is undoubted, as tho statement isswoa to, and we reproduce the oath hero. Fo any further facts concerning this mcCslne write to Dr. Williams’ Medicine Comiuy, Schenectady, N. Y. The name and address of the subj<$ of above interview is John 11. Cook, 4204 South 5th Street, Lyon, Iowa. • OY® Both tho method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant aud refreshing to tho taste, and nets gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys, Liver and Dowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels cc*lds. head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup cf Figs is tho only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to tho stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most! healthyaud agrocabloeubstances. its : many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FSG SYRUP CO. ‘SAN FRAKaSCO. CAL. tOUiSVILU. Kt. HEW FORK, H.Y. NORMAN’S NEUTRALIZING OordiaXv* The Safe*!, Surest and moat Pleaiant Remedy for ail affection* of ihc aiomach and bowel*. For incipient and chronic DIARRHOEA, CHOLERA MORBUS, CHOLERA INFANTUM AND FLUX, It I* unsurpaaaed. IT CURES ...DYSPEPSIA... and all derangement! of the digestive .organs. Price* 25 and 50 Cents. NORMAN’S Indian Worm Pellets. The PccrlcM Lxpeller of Talbott nu«I LidiU.li. Engleborg U..-« liullor, In itock, qulok delivery, low [irioo*. V. C. BADH AM, No. 1326 Main Hi, Columbia, S. C. make Home Attractive! The mellow tone of a good Piano or Organ will ‘efreahaud rc9t tho pirvuta, niiiusr th. children and keep them at home. Do you want one ? 1 am prepared to nipply vou with the ino*t dcairnblo P.auo or Organ the m-»r- ke: afford*. Don’t .n> you can't afford it until you know my liberal term* and low pr ce*. Onlv a i^>*ti’.t. »rd i* ne eaur) toaak uio lor catalogue, term* mid price*. Add res. M. A. Malone. COLUMBIA, - SOUTH CAROLINA^ C ONVERSE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL. *l'urlaiil>,.rii. t'. HmRLESTON COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, t’har.p.lon, H. I’. The laruct, be*t equipped and mo*t up-to- date BUSINESS COLLECe In the St .U«. Mon- position* upon toour Krndnnter. than w. can fill. Write at once for catalogue. II. W. GLTSI.VMUII, llu.lnr.a Mannser. Spartanburg, - - S. Q BISHOPS DON’T ME. vi i a b Mm lonua .ii'.-s • * = « v. 7 v. .• givs tuturowa wori$ in * tfccy macs -•WORfrUSh 5m.ll, nU.ly .agar coated and ruy to taka. THE ftEST LIVER RILL ON THE MARKET. Price, 10 and as Cent*. SOLO EVERYWHERE. JL tus.9 prove B -low \ tbo keen ” - nuhop VA , <Jaty Krf, rn VALUAi,^-' D 0 q«TT. Prom r.ithvp Karanaujh: _ _ Th. following i. f.o n ll»T. BUbop nau h. D i). to Ur. M. A Btaun.m., ttoreh. I»dl “I cont.-si that l hat. been wlue.ont to Agar, m adWiiMmcnu In regard to fnadteia**. but f»-d self .0 much n d.ouor to your “ \ KOMAUU* LIV Elt-M EUICIN K,* 1 that I fo*l It n wawof grajj- tuit.im iryown part, and JusUtfn t*a pibUo ra- ouir. . that I rhou. l wat*. tbl. objection, you to publish whitleror pmaybavJJ ftM.l Allow writtsn In Still lO puoiisa m• •»*—/ —— - * •. regard to ths cbArscter snd v»lu« rinMay ma-iy a fufferer b? tnacli tWM’dtM clnos. May many i ltavA*Ai;aiL bj thvm u * 1 have besi." H. k an B»rr»bylcr;nn* Believe la It. JUv. Or. Criiman curtJ of VyptptM and /..W*- mutism. , _ . , Edgefield Cumberland ProsbytRtlan Chorea, J K. n. CrUraan, U.D., Fomor, > 4 KoahrUU, Teun.. K- 'XXS* { 4 I UBTIRKu -to CITY LIVE. MONTHLY SUFFERING. QTaluabUi to mo. I btya* Its u»3 years ays aod ttcuNd m. of both dyipejam ami rhtum.iUm and kMp. m. m |wrf^t hr.l-.h. | pr.fcr to order U from you direct for 1 a tow then that I g.* tb. gon- Btno and It fre»b. I am to iiart on tho 1JI mut, tona '* 0t 110 8j,nod ot Tcnr.orroo at Clare- Mod. If I e.n .«rr. you la any wav will b. glad to do £0. “ ’ y in any way oa too trip I IU»poCtful!/, ^ B. 6. Cpmci*. ft A Pittsliurg woman lias such! fd di vorce on the ground of extreme crFlty und alleges that her husband hnsfeeu accustomed to throw silver dollai her. A more frequent cause fd vorce is the failure of the h us bad throw enough dollars about the Ifisc. $1.00 for 14 Ceuta. 14alzer*B seeds never fall. They i grow and produce every time. We v get 200,000 new customers this year, this trial offer of 1 pkg. Earliest Red Beet 1 pkg. Early Spring Turnip 1 pkg. 13-Day Radish 1 pkg. Bismarck Cucumber 1 pkg. Queen Victoria Lettuce 1 pkg. Klondyke Melon 1 pkg. Jumbo Onion 3 nkgs. brilliant flower seeds Now, Jons A. Salzek SibdCo.. La Wis., will mail you free all ot splendid novelties and their and seed catalogue, upon notice and 14 oenU postage. BEK Fewer French ships pass tbroug Ruer, canal than German, Italian, oi Dutch. Catarrh Cannot be Cared With local application., as they cannotloh the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a bl| constitutional disease, and in order 1 it you must take internal remedies. Catarrh Cur. i. taken internally, and l rectly on the blood and mucous surface, pDa Catarrh Cure 1. not a quack mediolne. prescribed by one of the beat phyalcli _ this country for years, and is a ruEUlsgS' scription. It is composed of the best known, combined with the beat blood ihc at produces lag catarrh. Send for testimonials, fiti F. J. Cawrav A Oa, Props* ToMA 'T’housands of women are troubled at monthly inter vals with pains in the head,' back, breasts, shoulders,sides hips and limbs. But they need not suffer. mam* These pains are symptoms of dangerous derangements that can be corrected. The men strual function should operate painlessly. IneM makes menstruation painless, and rpgular. It puts the deli cate menstrual organs in condi tion to do their work properly. And that stops all this pain. Why will any woman suffer month after month when Wine of Cardui will relieve her? It costs $i.oo at the drug store. Why don’t you get a bottle to-day? For advice, in cases requiring special directions, address, giv ing symptoms, “The Ladies’ Advisory Department,’’ The n 6L Jjbo'* U.»i>luU, Cor. £U an4 M rfnn Sts. I Kl. l/mli, It j. ( Rrtprrlt.l Mrs — “ Wt hire toll'id yur Liver tit*.lt« i’.u far* bvncflciU a* an Apvnr.-it ail Lire* Re.'iilator. ltd*** all Uuu it It recoin mt-ided to do.’ Itcspeafuliy, Butiiiu or llcucf. Oa th* trial of our ear* air (net Zcilin £ Co. their eouniol eulii *• When bimiocue' encoetor* were crocking bi Kory nuie with ttu.ir iveth in the forveti ot Uermanj, Zeilia’e anevst irs were Princes lathe 1!oj*4 of Drscl.’* Wmle wo lavl.o no * lilm to Jewl-h or.ifin. much lee* hi tiein* ** 1‘rlucee in the B»u*e of 1 r.iel.’’ we prefer en cnceclrjr of h'incet Anerlcene t > ihe hinLa.t scht ia t-l r.;na-i>Ktie ot unnKht ou» Jews. ISflware of Kedi.-me'' £ 0*>., 1 Chee* I rrpreevato l j tbeori,: n nor article eared Liver Boi ere pi'lure aa Y * I R t Hie original which Ihi auoie. ‘ a it *rfr*ph of Dr. >1. A. Sun nom on the ^ aedieiao Chattanooga Medicine Chattanooga, Tenn. Co., Mrs. R0ZENA LEWIS, •«a Otniville, TqiaSo tftvt i •1C "sttlV* 0 • 0,Jr • l, b l , W '» OSBORNE'S /; sy HMihedti c <@etteae COLD-BREAKERS laltoUhoura. WILL CURE YOUR COLD tftC. ft BOXoAt Druggist* or THE COLD-BREAKER CO., 1*UUKS, - • SOUTH CAROLINA. * id - C 0 ^ S 2 11 c *•• •'to i, J E; * 5* Ss - e e • *T = o w £ r e a O *s6a s2S FARM SEEDS •slMr’i Ms srs Warrsitet U fret ire. , t. Welter, uaejavllle. P» uu.ni.-ivh toe world \ i Jr hwvhvle Selevr • core, J. Iirvlhvr, ’ i 1 Vu.. ni b«b. b«ic T . ud r. HiJut.i I leev, br »ie«‘v» IN beeb. Kelur'. eeie re. If jue doebt, wntelbvei. Wvwl.bte I sew cuvtemvri, kveee will xad ea Kiel IS DOLLARS WORTH FOR lOo. I ?»»>»■ areto, Hre pee. Seed Tewh. I l Jf*:, Sep*. J.ro.Ue* Ceio. vu . In-J I .ledtne Mir aeamoih heed < eivlofur, i«liU( ell J a u. |V00 relh iiriMe fcr k«t tor M merrcUiue eern end eett, -Prohlrlv, . eeaple of .env, ell leeilvd you epe: ®f bill IN. pottage. peeiUrety werto rote «vt * I tori, leoouo bbto. . . Sard Patataea et,i toewu. d Pleeea eend thle adv. adoag. >6 pkfv. revile.I < e.etoble — ,1.00. Catalog alone. In ** A. G. A RULE PICTURE OF CMCUMPTIVES •—Head Eaekiil *7:1-14 cared hw hraarh by breath „ IFlEATOa for pamphlet to O. B. Vubmbb. Barth, Oat., Pend 60 cent* for NASAL JNHPJRATOri No druf*. or • tafia ft. N. D.-No. 3—’Ml FITS