? ? 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.
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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.