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? ? UWIW .1 n .tf&V/:J TG SPAM. A in the I'iiiivgincs Concerning \V;.i. . ^yanbsrds Had :No Curiosity. "Los Ang. Times. It mo* \v cast of liiaenabato, in too Jbovinro of Buladan, lies a moiuitain ntry, the roughness of wliioh is probab * unexcelled ou tho globe. The . a 'avcis never penetrated tiiis region far.'iior than Biueiwbato. oilier wise ltuown as tho "Hole in tlie Wall," beratine of tho fr.nvniiif? i>eaks that on rojtii as.-i it on thrco sides, and there Again ilrlo outflanked the Spanish general a; 1 almost annihilated his army. ' The American, however, has crossed t ho ! vany to the cast and penetrated tho y obsc arcst t mi Is. As one loaves tho great valley, the bananas, mango and cocoauut groves ! give wav to a douse nndcrgrowtli, impenetrable except by narrow trails, while giant, mahogany trees, festooned with creepers to tho topmost brunches, almost shut out tlio light in places. ' Ferns of woiulrous f<rc?Nvth abound in tho shade, and a speeios of cactus, pquinpod with thorns, in contact with which evou tho khaki is worthless, abound0. Fantastically shaped peaks rise up, abrupt and precipitous, on all sides, and afford splendid sites of ob- i sorvation : jruinst tho intruder. The Filipinos ol i ho adjacent valley towns, when they hoard that "loco Americano" I was preparing to onploro this vague and j unkii >wu region, were more convinced ; than ov< that he was "loco" indeed. I The grouub is a vegetable mound j lornuo t,y iu?> ucspo.ms 01 ages. i.irat trail!.s of trees, that crumble at a touch iuto nothingness, lie strewn evory wlioro. Thoso mountains exhibit no rcgulurity of formation, liko oar Sierras, with their canons radiating systematically from . groat central range, but like ll o; . .?of South Africa seem to be j-Mitbhui icgether iu terrible confusion. The rivers I'ow between procipilous cliff-. an 1 in sojee places disappear altogether in underground channels. ..ver; here a prodigality and recklessness of nature, unknown in more northern latitudv a, is apparent. One of the peculiarities pf {be great forest that, i forcibly impressed the writer was the dearth of animal life. Astray llock of pcrcuming parrots, u few wild pigeons, i a wild hog rushing across the trail, or a fow monkeys were all that eoubl bo seen. 13?er tracks in large numbers wore to be i found at the water's edge, but the deer kept out of sight. However delicient, though, tills region i may ho iu vertebrate life, it fully makes j up for it in its plethora of insects. Ants, | from microscopic sizes to monsters over . an iuc.li in length, ore found everywhere ] in countless millions, and woo botide the uulucky individual who runs ufonl i of Ihnut. The rotten tree trunks arc the home of enormous centipedes whose j piiiifis nro far more serious than those! of their California couterpartH. Uetwoon the centipedes and tlia ants a ceaseless warfare is carried oil, bnt tho victory is invariably with the ants, who carry %tkHv ictim away poncotiioal, after he: has succumbed to the numerous bites of ! his tormentors 011 the underside of his 1 body, which is unprotected by a horny shell. .11 incessant bir/.'/.ing proclaims tlio existence, if it wore not made inauiiest 111 more disagreeable ways, of winded insects. In every conceivable sli.1 r?e iniil tlmv l>n-?? ....1 , 4 iW| aim All sumo places almost render life unbearable. In tho deeper and inoro reuioto recesses of these mountains, where great trees and parasitic growths form almost a solid roof, even at midday a semitwilight prevails, and tho moisture drops from tho trees almost like rainThe ground is like velvet, dark aud yielding, and damp almost to saturation. A small leech, thin us a hair, inhabits these damp places and inserts itself between leggings aud slioos and gorges | itself with blood till it resembles a ' small jKMicil. After coming off guard 1 one morning, fouling a tickling sonsa- | tion in my feet, I took off shoes and legirings and picked off at least a dozen ; of these nuisances, all distended to the , bursting point. I felt quito weak for! days afterward. Tho streams are the I home of a species larger than tho little j land h-ech. When the bnttalioucamped ! /ma .. ? * ^wiw.ivvhhaiu, lutiu a iuiig ana weary climb, by the aide of a beautiful brook, clear as crystal, running over shinty rocks, few could resist th> temptation to baths; but tlio si.vy iu tho water was short, as the leeches showed (heir appreciation of American blood iu a very prunouueed manner. As one progresses higher up to the maiu range, t he character of the ground changes. Evidence of volcanic action becomes more pronounced. Extinct : iters abound, while the groat stroums of lava which can bo traced by the scanty vegetation rhey support, offer mute evidence of a onco terriblo activThe rnahog.iuy trees and other denizens of a low or altitude have all disappeared, the air is cooler, the insect life Io.m abundant, and the parrots and monkeys have entiroly disappeared. The great control valley stretching front Manila to Dug upon cun Ikv soon in all j its splendor, and at sunrise on the > mountain top it is a magnificent sight, |1 as tho ntist slowly rolls away, to soe ; tbe windings of the Ilio Grande dourly outlined among the banana and cocoanut groves, and rice iKtddies of tho plain. , To the l-'ilipiuo of the valley this | pionntaiu country is practicably a terra - iwcogulta, a ad w(ll long remain so; it is I ill > abode of evil spirits to him, ami I ho natives are of a different and probably more ventures ?iue moo, although in a three weeks' incessant walking we oa| countered only one small group. Tliyy wore clad only in breechcloths ami armed with spears. Conversation was Iin]M>ssible, except by sign*, and their gaze seemed riveted on the great American pack mule, stalking majestically along, while the sight of kn ) armed sol! diorscompletely duinfoanded them, and they were glad to be allowed to depart in peace. These savugcs live in hous< built in trees, twenty-five or thirty feet off the ground, and subsist on lizards, auts and other insects, &c., ground up and pressed into a sort of a cake. Of a liorco tribo known as Alsailes, or head hunters, from the habit of putting the heads of their captured enemies 011 poles round their dwellings, nothing could be seen, although doubtless many of them watched our march tlmmgli their territory. Periodically those people make raids through the valley, murdering all who cross their path, and then retreating back to their almost inaccessible mountain homes. Under the American regime it will l?e interesting to watch tlio attempts to civilize those people, nomadic by instinct uud brutal in disposition. The object of our search in these rugged \ mountains was Gon. 'Lacuna, but we failed to find iiiui and returned to San Isidvo under Gen. Funston's command. ITEMS UF GENERAL NEWS. Many Matters of More or l.css Interest Briefly Told. Chns. W. Whitlneh and Lena Seiglo, Springfield, Ohio, won a purse r?f $100 by being married in a lion's eu^e in thai city a few nights ng'?. In the presence of a I a lire crowd the couple was escorted to the cage by a brass band. The Woman's Christian Temperance I'tiion of Texas lias decided to make a teuiperntioo campaiirn. The liquor interests have raised n fund, said to amount to 5? 100.000. for the i?nn> >*e <d batting the prohibition sentiment, j which is said to bo growing rupiiy in Texns. William L. McLean, of (iloversvilie, N. V., has engraved on the head of an ordinary brass pin the entire alphabet in script capital letters. The \voik was done with an ordinary engrnvi tig tool with the aid of a powerful magnifying glass. Becauao student non-union laborers from Booker T. Washing- j ton's Normal and Industrial Jnsii- j tututc and other S.i. <,jr.i 'ollegeB | for negroes are enVUoy, ^ V the : University of Chicago, 3yft'uiii'/'i I workmen vete called out Am at rift" ; ITidny. The unions **einn tided that the student laborers with drawn from the big hent.it J plant, where they were at work. .. J Reeling otf -181 miles in 400 minutes, the Twentieth Century : limited on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road Saturday smashed records for fast running on thnt systom and verified asser- : tions made by officials that a sixteen-honr schedule could if necessary be maintained between Chi- ! eago and New York. The train to miles west of Buffalo was two j hours and twenty-eight minutes behind its schedule and arrived at the Grand Central station in Chicago only 28 minutes late. ? i Iwo Interacting Sermcr.s llev. I). M. Austin, of Charlotte, preached two instructive apd eloquent sermons in the Baptist I church Sunday, the first at 11 a. m. and the other at 3 p. m. Mr. Austin conducted a protracted meeting in the snmo church about 1 twelvo years ago, at wlticli ranch j good was accomplished. Few min- ' isters visit hero who are esteemed 1 more than Mr. Austin, and it is , hardly necessary to say that large , audiences ci'^oiwl liim ??' l\rul< i r-> | Hcrmona Sunday. The News ot Gelt* Hill. It now looks as if the farmers in this section will have to wait for Jack Frost to nid them in laying by their crops, as the rains for the past ton days hnvo rondered it iin- J possible to do any fann work. Tho Gold Hill and Flint Hill schools will open next Monday. The indications are that the attendance at each of the schools will be fully up to that of former sessions. Messrs. Windle, Kpps and Crook are threshing the little wheat there is in this section. A party of young people were delightfully entertained at the home of Mr. B. M. Fasis on Saturday evening. Saturday is Children's Day at Flint Hill. The Gold Hill band will furnish music for tho occasion, Roy. r y Res. Johnstons for U. S. Senator. Tlif purpose of our Democratic primary is to give the people an ; opportunity to tind out something j of those who aspire lo tho posi i lion. To give an opportunity to j judge of tin' character, ability and titucss for the position, so that a I judicious selection may bo made, i and the voter may be able to cast 11 its ballot intelligently. In the] i canvass which is now on the Slate for tho I nitetl States senatorship, there are six a-pirants. < )ne must be chosen. They all stand on practically the same platform. There are no issues among them. The question then to be decided is one of personal titness and intellectual i ability to stand up with the giants ] of intellect in the senate and deI fend Democratic principles and j the rights of the people. Ueorge Johnstone, of Newberry, possesses in an eminent degn e the ; qualifications to til him for this exalted position. Ho is a son of the late Chancellor Job Johnstone,! whose opinions rank in literary ability and legal erudition with I those of tho greatest chancellors and judges the State has ever produced. The son has inherited in great measure the intellect of the i r., t n. ~ 1 i -i ' ii * ' 1 i.iiiii'l mm 111 It l lllieilCCl IMIH lliu; the advantage of thorough training in the best schools of this country and Europe. After attending the schools of his comity, he was sent to the noted Slahtown school in Anderson connty. From there he went to the A'S'ual. thence to the Citadel, and with other cadets, tonic up amis and marched to the front in defen o of the Southern ranee. After the war was over, he went to Edinburgh I'niversily, in Scotland, where his education was completed. Iteturiiitig home, lie read law in the oMiee of Fair A* Pope, and was admiited to th ? practice. 11 s nhi! ity as a lawyer and an advocate was soon recognized and his services were in demand. During reconstruction, he took an active part in redeeming the State from the hands of the alien and the oppressor, and if that part of history wore written up. U would reitd like ii romanci'. In IS?: ho wns elected to the Legislature, in which body ho solved for eight successive years.; retiring voluntarily. During the; creator put of that, time he was; chairman of the ways and moans committee. He was n strum* ndvo- , eato of the South Carolina College i It'.il PiU!* A I -1 ' - > ! ....v. ...v> j'1' * umi uuriug U'.s torniB of spi Salafln 111 o Legislature Hrt good I\i helping to reorunu'V.!1,) clip Jfitate unci reopen the SontV^(.(||l,, fmu College and the i '* white youth of the; ! e\;de. and was recognized as 0110 of the leading members of the Legislature. And while he favored these institutions and helped to reopen them, he was, and has always been, n true friend of the denominational college, because he believed there was work for both to I do, and wh.ttever was contributed to the education of the youth was so much contributed to the good citizenship of the State, and time and the concensus of public opinion have justified that judgment. In lb(.K) he was elected to Congress from the Third district. Tie was chairman of the; committee on privileges and elections, from ; which Mr. Ciispwas elected speaker, and Mr. .Johnstone was one to i whom Mr. Crisp looked constantly ( for assistance. He was defeat< d for re-oloction because he would ; not endorse and advocate tho bu!>- | treasury scheme, which illusion, nt i that time, had taken possession of; the people. Even thoso who were , its most, ardent ndvocntes, and some 1 who were the beneficiaries of such advocacy have since learned the correctiu-83 of his position at that time. rpt * j. ue people ot tins .state are now | in the enjoyment of their sober j judgment, they are not torn by party strife and factional feeling. I The appeal is made to this sober! judgment7n the selection they will be called upon to make for the highest office in their gift. It is their duty to measure up tlio candidates by the standard which' every true Carolinian should set for such a position; character, tit- ! ness, intellect, ability to stand up ! shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm. hand to hand, intellect to intellect, with any member of that body. In Goorge .Johnstone, of Newberry, you have a man who measures up to the standard. In times like these there is a demand for men, not lime servers; statesmen, not politicians. There . are momentous questions to he settled, and above all, do we need ' men who are able to grapple with these questions in the National Congress, and to do eo intelligently and with a wisdom and foresight horn of (ho states In the public service of George Johnstone, which has been but briefly outlined, there is not a speck, but his escutcheon is clean uud pure. Time and subsequent ?r 0T * m -^zrthr -wry.-r^ ? r events Iiiiv*? ju.-tilled the positions 1 wliirh lie h is taken on ail public tjne.-tions, ami it has been 'lemonist rated that lie pnssesats that wisdom and foresight so essential to the true statesman, and so necessary in the man we need today in tlio Senate of the United States. i Tho time and the man have met. Pointed Parages. If the wife is untidy the husband may try to get untied. The average uiau imagines that he inherited Job's troubles. Truth is mighty enough to become more prevalent than it is. No man is half as good as he expects hij daughter's husband to be. vjne wny to avoid disappointment is to seek something other people don't want. Tt is easier to get a man to lei I you how a thing should ho done than it is to got u man to do it. The man who is alw.a\s calling for the fool-killer would be the I lirst to hide if he saw him coming. After making his first public speech the average man cannot understand why he isn't famous the next morning. It is almost impossible to convince a man thai wealth doesn't buy happiness unless he is in a position {.? provejit to Irs own sat isfaet ion. A bach lor says a man's opinion is sometimes bast <1 upon the oj in ion of a worn in or upon n >lhing? ; HM.1 it lliiisn't m il.-.. mm.]* - ijitTeroiieo which. ii nra &v y n c ^ 2*7. ? va i For Hcprosoutative. We ;iv; iiiitli iri/.i'il to announce JAS. K. iiKAMt V'.?K D, of t'luver, us a candidate for reelection to the Ilonsu of Represent at ive.s, subject tot It art ion of the Democratic party in tlui approaching primary election. We art; authorized to announce FllANlv V. Mi VAIN, of Yorkvillu as a candidate for election to the House ol' Rep-c.v nta: i'. os. sit) > j,- 't to the action of the Dvtnooi..ti party i:i lho approarhir.^ primary election. We arc authorized to nunonnec ,T. It. 11A1EK us a candidate for re eli -lion to j the Hon so of Representatives, subject 1 to tho action of the Democratic party in tln? primary. For Probata J ad 30. Tliauks, thanks many times, to nty nam toiis friends for their kind suffrage for tlio last fourteen years, and hope for a continuance of the same for another; term as 1'rebate Judge. No one ean appreciate such kindness more than I do. AV. II. McUOHKLE. For Magistrate. Wri are authorized to annonnce .T. I'AUKON MILLS as a candidate for roiiiu?ni?it?oo.il ? . . 1 - .41*. - r ^ - - ?rri,.uu? ?.? tw m?- unirt: ?ii ma^i-finite of Fort. Mill Township subject to dm! recommendation of the Democratic j primary. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate of Fort Mill Township, i subject to the action of tin* Democratic prininrv election. J. W. M.CELMANY. July 15, 1803. Crar.ty Supervisor. I hereby announce mys. If a candidate for the otlico of Comity Supervisor, subject to the result of the Democratic ! primary electiou. T. G. CULP. GR&fcS EXCURSION j To Columbia and Return rib*| Traiu arrives at Fort Mill at 8 a. in. Tiekots on sale at E. W. KIMBRELL'S. FILES CURED. A GUARANTEED CURE iu from ?<) to l>0 days. For :?0 days we will send our $1.C0 package of mm HERB PILE CURE on trial to any address for 3? bts. AMERICAN INDIAN MEDICINE CO.. 5125 East Trade St., CHARLOTTE, N. 0. A. OLIVER, IT UPVrco C! t T\nr n .. W..W-OP, . ,r.. I'.uui oo ?tiUiS ' REPAIRING. Prices reasonable and all work guaranteed to bo lir;-.l class. Shop one door below .Ardroys drug store. DR. J. L. SPRATT, SURGEON DENTIST. Office mi Hunk building, Main Street, I Fort Mill. S. (J. Aft vr December 1, ortieo will l>o closed every Monday. - - - ?????????? Fine Photographsj When you go to Chariot L don't fail to p?y n visit to MDER'S PSGT8. GALLERY. We niako all tho latest styles and sizes, at reasonable prices. 1 W. Fifth Si., Charlotte, X. C. Mexican fltiar; <ion't f-tuj ra or near the mrfaoo, i ? tissues to tho boae cud u.'iVoS out ! 5 Tnl ^-UJH j For a Lame Gael: / r: t ? ?torc J , iLOCr or, in fact, all La ncss of 3-our body that will drive on flamniaticn d <yu Men Msistas?.^ ! If 3*gu cmrnot rca; self ?et cone . ::o it is esscnti; i that rubbed in most tb Mexican Hurtr, ovcrrrtT's tTio ni!mo?its rf hrvfo.s .'? > itijailesh liruiir uiiii j.ain kiO r n i s QHITT1 M &J3 /\ H U /ik 11 Lo THE ORE JIT \ OF TZS.DE J?. tjnilin;* tlie Prij\e Centers eradi heat ? Resorts of (he ioui I H NORTH, EMS' g ni^h-Cla;;") Vestihulfi Train b?"tv.'fon rioiv Yorll an<l / Cincinnati and b'lor.da L * A&heviXte. ;'i Nsw VorK and Florida, oiihf < and 5bvonnkhi or via ;; ?ir.var,n&I>. Ij Japorlor Uinln^-Car S?rvSc< p] r.A'Cvllcnt Service and Low f o \v r\ * ?>f K C' ftmli ??? ^ rv # ICspoahlon. Winter Tourist TScknts to i reduced r.-.lor.. Par u?fn('?u Information, liter: epply to nearest ticketrngtuit, or S. IX. 1IARQWICK, Conoral Pasicn/fer S!#ertt, ICashlnttoa, C. C. IV. W. HUNT, C(c. Pastengor Jlyer.i, Charleston, S C. pccru vnv io. icca. ^ wT-^ietgcna'LTr.smty.- x:z.y-z: AT THE Drug Store OF 33, T. 6, KE&GBAH \<>u will fiml llie most complete I nn<l freshest stock of Drugs nnd Patent Medicines in this section, hh well as a complete line of Toilet Articles and Stationery, and all of the best CI G A R S, CIG A RETTES, CHEWING A SMOKING TOBACCOS. I've had years of experience in tne ; drug business, and also as a practitioner, and in either branch of my business you can depend upon be ing treated satisfactorily. T. B. Meacliam, M. B. S. J. KIMBALL, DBAT.EK IH Buggies anil Harness, ROCK HILL, S. C. tJBT"Wo sell the "Itock Hill Buggy" the best baggy ou the market for tho mouoy. I ang Lis iment t roof .nfivcrrh tho!^m?c1cs am| I w'?? w_ <* t?iti>';UoUt htf^ 9 CF? noness and Sore- \ there i 3 nothing t he r-ain and iu- - Ickly as -liCciliil Ltn^Hiient. :li the spot youri.j assist you, for the liniment be g roughly. :ng Liniment 1 i !1 ri'-stic nnfmnls. In fnc^ n.-.t" ; v boor wl.ut tbo panotitis. rl ERN WAY HIGHWAY \TD TIZ/HJEL. ipal Comrnorcla! E r ^ OI1U Jt S?*^ th with tho | T and WEST. 1 .8, Through Slcapin|(?Cara n if * Vi- OrSuont) vlu Auanta. R 'ointo via Atlanta and via M ?r via Lynchburg Danville Richmond, Danville and ? on all Through Trains. r P.aicn to Charleston ac> ur*S:a.e end West Indian all ilotorls now on sale at uturo. itime tatters, ratas, ete., add rats W. H. TAYL3K, Msat. Cen. Pass, JStlanta, Cm. I J. C. BEAM, ' | District Past. Jlgant, jjg J&tiuKia, tim. I ?T'T'i1 'if ViA1ir'i*n?Tjy ^UN DRY ^ that are not found on linon fresh from Ths MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, Clnirlotto, N. C., are rust stains, ink stains, fruit stains, and especially scorehos from ovorhe-tted irors. Tunt is what wo particularly guard against, flockles*, llawloss, immaculate?whito as white can be, or as strong of color as when yon bought it (if originally of a color pattorn),your washable upparoi is returned clean, woll washed, well ironod. Shipment made from Fort Mill every Thursday morning and laundry returned Saturday mornings by? Til. L. McEUIANEY, Agent. J. U. Traywick & Co., DEALERS IN FINE JjIQIJOHS AND WINES, No. 4? ICast^rado St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. 0.