The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 01, 1900, Image 4
HOW BOURS PITCH THEIR LAAGERS.
\ Always I'ut Tents Between Parallel lines
k ol Hills.
A. O. IIuIoh, tho Australian oonc
j?poufleut who was t'upt u roil by tin?
Huot's ami released by ProHltlout Steyu,
writing ff'o*i lliugheiKdorp, sh y * :
"Vo^siMy u uiay interest Rutflb^,1
nten ml women, too, for Unit ma"' ' 1 *
to know what "a lighting lunger ' ls 1 l''"*
and, as I have Hot-n half a '
them from the enemy's ^ 1 1 "
wall, a t'pugh pi n sketch l!',ay,
amiss. In war times'' ! ne\ci
under any <;Trcum^1a,,,'v"
laager In the oy* eountry 11 theie
are any kople>^ll,<nit- No l"n,tor 1,<,W
secure he JF* f,,,u'-v lliu,M'ir ,Vm' al
titelc noV^ lcr "" ""'lv 's !l 1
within "?l 1
i-onif "''1 always j?lf? lies his laapr
jj^^a place of safety between two p.ir
jHllcl lines of hills, so that an a! lark
cannot bo made n {>? > n him. either front
or rear, without giving l> i hi ?> u im
mense ndvatipige i? v cr tln? attack. ug
force, if tin* < nrini is ten tunes
as-??tr?Ag !n numbers. By this means
the Boers mauc tueii
impregnable. If lliey have a choice of
ground they pick a narrow ravine or I
gully, with a line of hills frmil and I
rear, eovorrd with .small, rocky j
bowlders and hushes. The.v d i *,\ e their |
wagons in between these hjlis.
"The women are plaeed in safely, i
for it is a nol'leeabl" faet I I J :t t very I
large numbers of women have follow
ed their husbands and brothers lo the .
, war, not to ad as viragoes, uol to mi !
1 Bex themselves, nor to handle the i!ll>\ ,
but o mi the wounded. to comfort I
the living and to lay out the dead, i
have heard .tlieiu singing round the
ramp tiros in the starlight, hut it was
tix-tx* tJioe -(.uijif iwii . J/J
songs. I base seen them kneeling by
the side of men in the mooubght, hut
not in wantonness, hut in mercy, and
many a man who wears the British
uniform today ran benr me witness
that 1 speak the truth.
"The foot Mounts lake np their posi
tions among the rooks and shrubs on
the hills in front and rear of the
laager, l-Jaoh scout has his i . 1 1 1 ? in
his hand, his pipe ill his teeth, his
bandolier full of cartridges over his
shoulder and hi* scanty blanket tin
tier his left nnn. No fear of his sleep
I n .if at his post. ||*> is fighting for
honor, not for ptiy; for hoim*, not for
glory, and ho irtinws t'b.it on his neute
liess the lives of all may depend, lie
knows that his comrades and the w u
men trust him, and lie values the trust
a*? dearly as British sobber* ever < i m I
No matter how lire I he may be. no
matter how famished, the I'.oer sent!
no| Is never faithless to his orders."
HOW MUCH
YOU EAT
In not tho question, hut, how ir.ueli you di
gest, because food does good only when il
Is digested and nsslmllate-1, talieu up by
tho blood and id (id ?? Intel uuniolo, nerve,
bono and t Issue. Mood's Hunmpnrllhi re
stores to tho stomach jtM powers of dlges.
tlon. Then appetite It natural met ho'tlthy.
Then dyspepsia Is gone, and strength, ela ?
llcity and omluranoo return.
Stomach Trouble? "I havo had
trouble with my stomach and at Ihne.s
would ho very dizzy. I also had sevcro
headaches ami that l i r? ?< I feellni; W'heu I
bail taken three bottles < ? r Hood's Sar?a
parilla t was relieved. " Mas. Anoii.jsa
JAHVIS, 6 Applotou Kt.. liolyoke. Muss.
Hood's Sarsaparilia
Is tho Host Medicine M ? ? i n ? v ( 'a n . I luy
So. '?i.
Interesting I \per meiits.
Prof. Muhso. of the I iiivornity ol
r.onoa, has rofontly roniplotcd :i
Boriea of IntorcHt Iiik oxporiinontn for
tho purpose of obsor vi iik tho tompora
t.uro of tho body during tasting airl
tho rait.' of assimilation of ?aib<;.i\
ratt s. Tho oxporinu nts donn-ast rat
(h I tho officary of sugar in raising t h ? ?
temperature of an animal which ha<l
fallen during ;l fast. I'pon tin* :? ? I -
ministration of sugar tho t ?-iii p?*i at ? i r .
rose rapidly during lift ??? -n i u 1 11 : 1 1 < ;
and in 0110 or two hours loathed n:<
maximum. A ft *?!" broad Is j; i \ ? : i 1 1 1 ? ?
temperature will nso nmro > lowly
than in tho casv 01 sugar, oiv ug to
the greater diffionlty tho animal has
in assimilating tho food. I'rof. Masso
hays that with susiar ho has sia<iM<l<0
111 retr ring tl]e vitality of dot;:* in a
serious st ;>fo ?<? hVpoJ hermia whllo
tho ailmi/listration of idbfttr.on to oth
failed to savo thoir lives.
Weary
-- VlfontBn
. Rest and heip for weary
women arc found in Lydia
Cm Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound. It makes wo
men strong and healthy to
boar thoir burdens, and
ovoroomes thoso ills to
whloh woman aro subject
booauso ihoy are women.
|*LydtI E. Plnkham's VtgtUMf. CompnuncT
Is known from coast to
QOMstm it Itas oured more
slok worn on than any
Other modioinom its
mro ovorywhor *
aro constantly
thankful tettors
In this
MRS. AST IS ABSENT
She G?flC on a ^r'P *w friends,
FAMILY IS GREATLY DL'IORALIZLD
(till Si* y a if H i Writes l h At Some of
the Chlhlie u Arc Sick Sho W ill
Hurry Home.
?
So many letters come t'> i n ?? of lute
asking about the Confederate Veteran
t h ;?t I am oonxtralned to answer
through the pic.s-. i Is a mm : n t ily jm >
llshod in Nii.vhville by Oaptala S \
thiiiniughnm.
'Hi In ftiniiulK tiic. tu aav that .vim
I ) i v Ih is not t !ip only hero of bin k.nd.
William M. Form by writei i'1*'
I , w |.? ville, Ark . that the:o I In Uitle
|{'?< k I ho grave ?.'f l>avld 1 )'?? I < I . who
w hen only IX year# of age win til
rested nmir t hero a* a <-!'? ' minor
taut papers found on his perum. t.Mi
eiui .-de, 1 J'- ? or' that lnwt
and offered him n pardon If he won d
dis lose the 11 Ames 'f tlx 8*1 fiom vhom
ho g< t the inforniaii it. i.ll > Sam Da
vis, he reftuu'fl and mild he would d e
first and he did die. lie wrote a h M r
to }? | -i mother, \v io then live I in At
lanta, Cass e unify, lexa-*, telling h' i
of his it. 1 1 i in i*l y fate. My friend ay.
I e l a s a ropy of t hat letter and h is
r:eea the grave in l.itlle Uo. k, whim
(.me frond* have marked with u plum
while > haft. I nave Writbii him t?
.send a c >PV "f 'be letter to the Vet ra i
iiin! if possible u p'.i I graph < f 'he
nun lile shaft . Siedi loyalty and II lei
ll j v miu't be preserved and put t n iv
o-ird.
We a e ill demoralize I at o r hou-e
;i n n home, tor Pie mittermn miee:?i\>i
has gone o|| mi a t.tip to It uiie and v. id
lay there, 1 re< k m. until 1 write li? r
ih: I .le->.ie or htir little c'hlldieu or
some Other member ()f the family is
sli k. Then she w ill < tune on the Hrs'
train. She has got kindied ami friends
over ther? , lotK of t'aein. and they will
|;et p her until she goes the grand
rounds, for stir live I there twenty-w
i n years. She and I were aim im li:*
| pintieern of Die Hill City. In fai t w _?
I are ilie only living persons wli > wet.4
! living in Rome when we moved tin-re.
i lift y yeaiu ago. Just think of i' Htul
: | ; nder it. How surely and rt'-althilv
i a p! pulat i n pn ?**???? away. How insidl
I uiis I., Time, the unrelenting old ras -at
1 Only fif?y v??hi'm him! not a man ??r w.?
| man 1 ft but my wife and I There
! were then about l.ahO pt?onle In Rome
I '.ml now there are ten tlnu.s that mini
I In Kvery old settler Is tie id nave
i r. lonel T. W Alexander, ami he < anie
! tlnt'C years after I did. livery la. wye ,
every d t lor, every preirdier and tea' h
er, everv mei'rbant ami inetdiaiile are
! dead, old Judge I'li-ei wo al. J. W. IT.
j Pnderwvod, Judge Wright, (aeneiul
lllaek. Alexander. Sbian, Shorter. I ?i
Itattey, Hr. l'mlerwootl, nil strong and
ratable men i eould wtlte a b.iok
j about ea h of {hem. And then there
was old .lake llerml >n and 11 g John,
the Mum hausetis of the town, who
were ready to swear that when they
lirst sit! Ie<l 'here away bark in the
thirties the Coon river was a little
sp, i in; brum h. old Jake deflated that
? lie had seen a fre.-'het that rose to the
j (Mini trie on eotirlirju e hill, ami the
thermometer was 24t? In 'he shade. I In
always s-aid thermoni eter. and neeeiit
? >d t'lf llrst syll ible. My little boy had
an old fa; hi m <l rubber ball and show
i.i| it 1 1 1 I'ntde Jake ?ntl he reinarkel
t !? a t he once had a hall made out of
? hore enuft Injun-rubber." ami li
' would bonnet' out of si^lit, and one tla>
J }><? bounced it o!. -common haul and it
! never c me down till next day. and
i t lion his little th?K grabbed It and it re.
' beund'd, took the th.g up with i'. and
i he had never jee.n the iio^ or ball since.
' old Jake ludievetl liis own lies. 1 heard
him .cay tune thnt when lio^ killilli;
I lime eitioe round he heated rocks on
i e.uii wide t>f the mill p uid and threw
j l hem i:i and drove the hotfs t'arou?:h
| and they fame out clean on the other
! ;id?'. lUn John kept the only :alotui i t
town. A saloon was failed a gr> . ei \
Hi. n and Kin John's grocery was a
1 i ml mark the loaflnK plat t> - f >r In
kept a comfort aide henrll on eaeli side
of the front <lot?r. They were outside
nil the sidewalk and were >;? nrally < < -
| ' f u pied. Old Jake II. radon could be
round there half the day, .Mid in-: .ion i
firave lii-n bis whl key fie.1 ax an nttrac
? 1 n II" was a drawing card and drew
the thirsty men like molasses tlr.iw<
(lie Some intes 1 wonder where they
are ie w w hat they are <ii?inir. for Swe
(leiiburs fays that folk; will pursue the
same t .? ?up at ons in the next worl I
1 hit they do j-t this, but with greater
diHieenee and no I'.reaier perfection.
Mv venerable friend Major Avery
) i V > ; oil H iwald stre.'t. the I'ei dl t I' e
nf Itoine It e\:entls f:o n llroatl street
to the br i d lie and was thickly Keltled
lliiitv live. y<ai;? a;c and Is yet. but
t:,is ir the only family thai lived then,
tlilitv two year' ai;',>. ard when tie
bnlit his ho-i. e Tblnk . f i'. All gone
within thirty !\w> y.jrs Honie is tliir
ty'milf>? di ? t n r i ?' m 1' r'ei ; ville and
Hi-' i i\'M 1 i ml at e all ot c ip icd by f ir
n i rs, luit n. t one of them lived along
line before the riol war. and 'be
rivr .still sings as it flrrw.-.
"!"or nieii may eome and men may
. Hut 1 ^o on forever."
M> wife will i f .'no hr>:ue t i t^pend
birthday m \t week. 1 know. She
knows 'ha' many of her numerous ff
springs will gather at 'lie paternal
: Hi an - 'on Mil have I gift of some fi-rt
( and ki s her ' lassie tu'ow and stroke
: ln>r t:-. \ . ? v. h.-r I haf i. where sho tri
1 umnhs o\ ? ? ! m? Not a crav hair on
her head, tior a dark ono <>n tniiii-. t? it
,.he U fiitc'.iir.g up pretty fait. 1 re
? meuit'i i" v* In it I a> >.^ i ilii?'? as old as
! fiie w.'s ;iiul .^i\ veil's later I w;v< ju-t
' twice a old. .iTid n >w I am sevfity
f(.,,r. Now let the jvhool boys and L'irls
! do i!iat :-um ??ii I tell how .dd mv wife
I i.
Hut tin- frns.niun of tin* day is about
?hf nt'Rrd I.tki* I! nuino's K.'-St, ho
I' will rnt litc.vn I >r. I. illy, llir ablo yoc
rMary of iho St'.Mnian institute for no
groes at Tu.-v al< < s i, roporis to iho
l'rr-by loriaa n**nora I n.*somhly that no
progress has horn mud*1 In rolorod ov
nnroliration. and that Industrial train.
ing Is a failure, and oat of 1 . 2 4 .1 negroes
educated to mechanical pursuit*, only
three are following the trades they
have learned. He declares that agri
culture Is ?ho only calling open to th?
negro and the only one that will keep
him oui of the cities and out of crlmo
and the rhainRnn* These ?r* tii?? in
sults at Stlllmim and Hooker Washing
ton's schools. We are glad to find o:io
preacher who has got goo.l, hard sens*
concerning tho negro and dares to
speak It. Of esure. we can't atop HV>k
rr Washington from teaching, nor the
north from giving him money, hut we
i p the Presbyterian church trovy
I our money on the o tgru. \
Pliore are 4.000 in the piiojH a?id
! u^utiK ^ > t (Jeor^iii now. to my r.o
( liiPR of thorm we have lynched, a : > < I
i iiiodI of Hum have hco:i c lu -ate. I. I. t
Uuth got l<> farming. Th it unit* lii
li<-Lt ??r nature ami will I < ? p !>lni out of
crime.
Hilt tho higgext H0{:f .'it ion I ?? t. ' ? < ? M i -
llion of Key. Mfiiry Frank. if New
York AiotJ\jjiulilua ch.uch, p.eit.lcJ i
Ji?t HmiMny. in wlneri he *?<? dared la*' j
4' iv i tl g frcccom t y yitu tn-i:ro Ins
i d ;i dlso^t i (him (A i hue. Tli-it lit' ii lap
1 ? 1 1 y lapsing iyt.> hai'lim I >: in and will
I . oo:i he (<:iK ex nn t . II" e :k i i I him
I ti h a ivj uial I. vast, more ilu'.u* i ?'
i t'Oininui.i'y Until u wild b ill. He ad
J ^li}' h iliil n ft rri'ji v h" ? i { . . t : f !> j
j th*ai ami t'nTc ilnv inu-t go agiia i i
i f \MYr'l ? lid cIciom* t i I' hi i i
l ;t,vt in lli<' ii i ? ?:? j 1 1 i r j tin* f an hi-e 1 '? !
; t \k< n from litem. T.mt * . u Mend's |
ll\-M>d. I il II '? I M/W W r . i t I ' 111 .I.'' ? j
i il, and I <im afraid <f Anything tint j
j ronuM fi in a .ViinUc ? i i< .? h i I h tv
! n't forgone i lli-nry Ward 11 < li r yet
! Mil y ho Hi people would 1 ! 1: o to nwn
, them again ni.d work lln-ia ia a mi < j
i congenial eiinu than N*> l-ngl ill 1 !
I ami liny would go to making < ?t:?m
| and hike our lahoreis from <air ! i in
\ and ci.-al lleldx iiimI ir n ml \V *
will hnvo tn wntrn them 0-ih w-s lo
tliev aii' id way. i up to -ume 1 1 ? ? vilmejil
*- lim aip in i\ i <<4i> l<> (J. 1 *?
i
rii<- Soil, ilisi '?? ( 'o-opera 1 1 vo As^o'lii- j
lion, puldislii r hi' tin- \i'\v \ ui'k \" i ?l k h J
/idl ill);:. lias seemed from 111" Appel
I ; 1 1 ? ? I ? i in of tlic Supreme ('olirt in j
Nriv \ <n 1% l ily a lever-. il "f I In* jildi
nn iil awarded against It S;i iiiih I
I'lime. wliu i - 1 ? iuicd to he ilamaiM-d
liy tin' pnMlr.'vt ii ii in th" \'<>lks Zcltun^
? ?f an alleged Hl-elmis I ?? ! (??!' addressed
to thf members Hi' III"' < 'ig:i rm.i Kits'
I li tri'iia I iniia I I 1 1 ion In this IrltiT liisj
I 1 1 ia ii 1 1 1 ? i* of runducl ing Inisinc-s was |
i ri il ii ix il, and In- was called a "ti?ni?.
iii**ii I liiiiiNt' Itons" ami a "niiscj'a hli) j
' " itix.ti.ua limjl jjjtjjj nj' J i j j s . \ I
J la !<? lrili|lli!il rcfi'iTi'il t<i the f ji ? -t that J
' test itiioiiy wms given nil (lie trial as In j
, the sigiiilii ain o of tin- word " : ? ; 1 1 ? . " ' in !
indicating a person wlin \va? an mil
: c;i s | to lie slililllll'il l?tV llis fellow ,s. It j
: was un necc^Mi ry, In* said, to luive re
i collide In evidence of tli.it description.
, 'I he term wns one of ancient origin in
ils a ppl if ;i I ion t<. persons (if tl'si'e|ilile,
meaning "paltry or sluiMi.v fellow." It j
wa> cntiifly free from ? i ? ? 1 1 ! > t . the
Com I said, thai the piildifiit ion wai j
I i I m - 1 o 1 1 s per m', The i>'\'ei-?al was ]
,is\I.Tcd. mainly, hecanso of i lie im
piopcr admissiiin in evideiiee oil the
part of plaint iff of the report of a com
' mM le<* t a > on? ? Uiiit io ??'l ?-?r?-,iif?* to
. I ertilill I II! I ges.
Tho Exnmplo Not Always f-ollowod.
Hill -Tliey s,*i \ there is il good deal
to l>c leiirneil from the lmsy hoes.
.lill So i here is, Imf? as a rule, pen
? pie are not mmviou'* to take points from
them. YoiiUorii state-.iiian.
Soulh Carolina and Georgia
Extension R. R. Company.
yt'firiTl.F, no. :i.
In F./Toot 12:01 a in., Sunday, I >00. 24th, 'US)
I ???( worn ( 'hiihI c n , S. <?., uiid Hindis
l?ur?, S. ( \
Wist. Kant.
35 :tt 3J 34
FASTKHN I I.MK,
2-1 Cias* 1 <1 < I-t Class 2'I CI a*
Lo.Krt l'liMHiiy'r l'n.-utug'r l'liftHUK'i
81 A HuN8.
hiiilypx. Iinlly ex. I 'ally <vx. I) vlly ox.
Siiiuliiy. Sunday. Hun. lay. Sunday,
in
:io
I'. H?. p.m. P. m. I
n 20 l 2 50 Cnindcn 1 J 25
s 50 I 15 l>t<K iilb 12(12 -1 M?
1' 20 I "J7 West villo n 50 4 :?o
II) .VI ] 40 K'Tflmw 1135 4 10
11 "Jit 2 in lli'iilh RpriiiKS I J 20 3 l*>
j i :ir? 2 ir> I'lrasimt 1 1 til n i.< :* oo
12 3n 2 :?>."? l.'iin'UMt' r I 'i bfi 2 35
1 (Hi :? M? l:iv?>rsi<li> i <? to l (to
i -jo 3 w> HprmiMeii i" ft iv io
2 .'10 II in CiiiiiwIph .luno't in v.o 1 2 20
2 .ri0 :i :o i,. >ii.> loio lioo
:i in :i 10 K>><-k Illil io no io 10
i io Nc-w i\irt ?.? :i:> h 20
I 15 1 oj Tir/uli !( ;in ? 01)
.10 1:0 Yiifk viiio ;? 15 7 :to
1; 00 1 Sharon ;? ? >(> 0 .'0
II 25 4 .'0 1 1 1 ? ? k < > f y drove s i.'> 0 20
ii .i > ft nu Smyrna K 4> 00
7 00 5 20 lliiu-ksbur,' 8 15 f? :i0
l?. in. p. in. ii. in. n. in.
1 Ic I >>???? 1 1 IUii<'li!*l?urjj, ii ml
Mkrlon, N. <'.
\ Kast.
II 83 32 12
l AjVfF.US '11 M E.
S I \TKiNS.
_'i! ("lass 1st Ciii'tf . fff < ')a?s 2d Ci.-iM
Mixed Pa-*m:'r r.i?siiK*'r Mix<?d
I >ally fx. 1 niily i'x. T>aliyo.x. Maliy i*x,
Sunday. Stind:iy Sunday. Sunday.
?i in, j'. in. h. in. p. in.
rt 10 5 .ill 7 H 0 40
.h so r> i ". r.'u U 7 :i j ?". 2ii
* 4 I M> l'litl i 's Spfl's 7 25 6 12
;i 20 0 00 Shi'lliy / 15 0 OJ
lenO ii 20 I.altlnioro II ,'iTi i ,'AI
III 10 t > 2^ M"ureshoro 0 IS 4 40
in 2'? 'H ll"iiiMu l ? ii.1 4 .0
in ,'x) l> 55 l'nri"l City Ii 2.1 .'1 50
II 15 7 iniiiilhorfordloin'> i?5 3 25
11 .U 7 22 Mill Wo. d 5 .?< M Oi,
11 |'i V : t '? ( ? r 1 1 ' t ? m i Valley > i i 2 50
| J 05 7 in I'lmrmnl City 5 :t7 2 4ft
12 25 7 58 (iliMHTii.nl 5 17 2 20
j'j *,0 s : .*? Mnrlon 5 fV> *2 00
i.. in j'. in. a m. p. :n.
WhfllV < in II ney IMvlslon. KAST.
Ift < Ih-- . I t Cluftm
15 1.1 EASTl'.ltN TIMK 14 10
I'.nly > \. - Jktliyoi.
S u inlay. HTATIONH Huiniay.
p m ii m , * ni p in
I 00 6 uo llliu>k-),>nr? 7 50 3 00
I 2n 0 20 ChornViOi! l ulls 7 HO 2 40
: i'J 0 10 (ia!Tn?'y 7 10 2 2C
p. m. a in. ??? in. p, ni.
Train N >. .12 l?*avlii?; Marlon, N\ at 5 u.
:n.. in >i k 1 1 . k i'IoSO I'nniu'otioii at HlaoJokurfl,
S. ('., wllh tlio .-oKthcrn'.i train N<>. SO for
Char ni to, N. ami all p..lntH I'ant, mid
'?iiinvtuik' wltli thn Si'iithnrn'ii vwlll'iilu ><???
iti?f to All'intt. On,, and all potntn Wwt, ahil
will riH'dvii pnwiiKiir" ^oln^ I'.u^t rum train
No. 10 ontho <*. ?<c N \S'. U.l(.,nt Yorkville.H.
at 8.45 n. in., uu<l oopin'ctn Ht Cnnulen,
s. t'., with th? houthorn'n train No. 78arrlv
l ii kf In ('hH4li^(no, S. at 8.17 p. ill.
Train X-vOt with pai>H<?nK?r eiMi-h aUn<*.hiui,
having Ilia.'kshiuK at 5.30 >?. m., nn<l con
?ifvrtlm? at Kock >1 1 it, 8. witn 'lie Houth
ern'a Fiornla train for all point* South.
Train No. leaving <'ani?li*n. 8. t\, at
12.50 p.m.,aft? r tho arrival of tho 8>>uthrt !?'?
< l;arl?4tuu train ?*onnoc s* at I.an<vv*l??r,S,C.,
with thr I,. ,fc c. It. It.; at t'ataw^a Jnnctlon
j rr:th thn ??. A. I/., Ro?n^ P.n?t. at Hirok Htli,
8. with too Southern's train No. 34 for
Charlotte. X. C.. ami All [lolntn Ennt. Con*
nociM at Vorkvlllo, 8. C5.. with train No. 9 on
ih* 0< A N. W Ik 14., for Ch*?*tt?r, 8. <?. At
Itiaok?t>ur?r with tho Soutbern'a Toatlbuie
I k'olnj; Fast, and tho Southern's tralo No. S3
| koI X A\>?t, an<) connoting at Marlon, N.O.,
with the Houtnhera both K?mtTWi#\Vesk
8AMUF.L HUNT.
? l'reeldent
A. TRIP?.
8upcr1nt*n?1*nt.
\ .. 8. B. LUMKIN,
^ Oea'l. RuNOfir AyeaU
STATE TO OfiT MM I A MILLION.
fir. Veldcll I'inUs l.onx Rccords
a i ul Voucher*.
A fto: .tJi ,i:t two mw-'Jia of mo~t ifc
? 1 ' '!* WO|k (I Mil p;l illHt l kitlg H'"IT<*h a
number r?t papri 3 worn foun;l In the
T-uti-y.i'.i 1 tiW ! .!i j < ( in a I tin* Stale rap
itol Saturday al'ainuon. which nituu
in tho long mn t'Uy establishment of
claim* against the federal government
which will, even if com promises arc
r ftv< tc.i place a balance of half a mil -
lkn dollars in the treasury < f tin- Stale
df Sou'h Caroibn. l,x? ? ** (hit* / yen ?
tlx* wi n y march for tho f imo.in
'Mack's 1 h i t?i t A" on the revolu
tionary and ? : |j ? ? r war < 1 i.ix h.ia been
going on. 'i hia c-xhiWt vay an ab-y
Iru'o ncre.-sity to ih'' establishment of 1
Hid principal claims of tho State
against tho I'nited Stat pov eminent, j
ami for I )*(? past six nrmths has b< en '
Hi" m oh t defilml record 11 tho 1 losses
: ion of the Statu. The credit of liud
iiiK t*he valuable document togotlvr
villi Agent Mack's ???? on i report he*.
l?> Mr \V. ii Yebleli of
Ihld, and Chief Clerk Je -s? '1'. c.'antt
r /??????<? <>r Hi.. Re< r? tarv of State,
who urged that Mr. Ycddoll he em
ployed to mako tho sourch. Day afbv
<1'iv Mr Yeldell has limn working h?n
way through the pile of musty records
In the "ruhhish r?;c??" of the eapito!,
going through an endless variety of
papers from 1700 down to date and
arranging them in order witi* indcxis
as to their loculity. lie had nearly
completed his work when he picked up
a. bundle of' papers yellow witn 11*40
and glanced at it. llo waa about to
throw it aside when his eye eaug'ht
the word "Mack." Ilo opened tho
bundle and then n woio found every .
one of the precious pipors and vouch
er.'; so Jong booked for, accompanied by <
Ag< ; l IMnckVl report rnado In 1 KP.t) oT
which 1 lie. searchers havo never been |
(1 bio to tl nd a copy, and which w'lh !
Uow <iih:t'ji iniHsane to the lcgislaturn
in December. I860, saying: "Not hav
ing recovered ian> M these claims, he,
of ??, n.rse, will not be entitled to any
commissions but having spent" ?
shows that Muck did not receive, tho I
$1S,000 payment on tho Mexican war j
clai.ms that, tho federal government j
claims to have made.
On tho outsldo of tlio papers in
Mack's handwriting appears this sum- j
niary of the claims erf the State due tho ]
federal government:
War of 1K12 (with Interest
to U0.S oaly) . ,. .. . . $20 230 . 00
Florida war (interest) 2u.000.00 ;
1 Mexican war (principal)... 32.lfi2.41
Interest, on above (1S'?S) 23,i)0o.'h)
[Revolutionary war (no in
1 Total ul
Total $3l?4,310. 17
Oil this cnt^1 Slim no interest after
(x'S is calculated. With interest the
total claim would amount to about one !
and a half millions of dollars.
Agent Mack's report, 'aiado in IS'iS
is already in Senator Tillman's hands. |
and upon it ho Is about to secure t'.i'
adjustment of all 1 1 1 ?? claims rave
t'iiose relating to tho Kevolut i; nary i
war. Mis hill covers the war of 1X12
and Florida war < laims and interest,
less J is. 000 tho government claims to
have paid Mack. Tho find yesterday
shows conclusively that Mlack did not
p'celvo this amount, and presents th??
absolute "proof to sustain all the Ilevo
' lutionary war claims with interest. fo?
WO yciir.M. This even if compromised
will give the State a surplus of about
! half a million dollars after paying
[ claims of about $l!()0,O00 that, the gen
j era] government is pressing against
| r'io State. Everything is included in
j th" (liinnncttU found. lCve.ry vouchor :
! is there in printed form with refer
I onees to leginl.it Ivo aetion thereon,
j There is S2 page;? of printed matter in
i the portion gi\ tig these vouchers.
'1'lM.se are not the records Mack was :
i to li Jo in the comptroller's office, but
those iile<l with the legislature and
? >n.-;c<| u< nt.lv ate all the more com
plete.
In iT'JIt a Revolutionary war claim
settlement wax made but all claims in- J
j eluded in tliis report were subsequent- I
! ly made. Every paper desired has
j been found.
Senator Tillman's present bill pro.
i v ides that no commissions will be
j paid to anyone for collecting the !
claims. This a. olds many pi tt falls.
The Senator was notified by wire of
the invaluable find, and he wired back ;
frr all the documents to be sent by ex- j
pres.-? to hi til on the first, train, his ovi
Intention being to put in ait
amendment that will not niako I'n.-le
Sam. ;-<? desirous of pushing his claim* j
.?gainst South Carolina. Eventually ;
Micro is no doubt that the treasury of
South Carolina will be about hilf a
million doll:>s least better off as a 1
result of this tin. I in that gold mine of
a "rubbish room."
A New Men for Oiling Buggies.
A new styjeofaxie is being used by ,
the Roelr Mill Muggy Company, by ,
whb h fhe lr'KR> Is oiled without re- j
moving tho w.^tsss. The oil Is p.v.ired
into a chamber, frptn which it is car- ,
ricd by the motion of the wheel to the j
?'?} grfM?ves the top and bottom of j
the axle. The Idea is an excellent one j
it.- a vehicle built with this style 01 |
n.vle will rm much longer with one i
oiling. sa\(ng time and annoyance.
News items.
*1 lie governnr Iviving received the i
resignation of N. -J . Cox a.-? cnagis- |
trate in Simpson Creek township. j
1 lorry county, has appointed .Jno. I*. !
I'.oyd to succeed him
The State railroad coimiiission has j
nsked the aMerney general to furnish j
an opinion setting forth the rights of j
the < ommission as to ^flowing tip' rail- i
roads to collect excess fare, returnable 1
at the er.d of the trip, from piu"6en- j
gers failing to purchase tickets uix'h i
boarding a train. The reasons the |
roads regard such a regulation nn
i bsolute necessity have already been
fully set forth. The attorney geheral
has not yet given Ms construction- of
the act gcver'^ng ?,-h? matter.
The conference of the two H<*t?e?
ott tho naval appropriation Mil dccided
to report a disagreement on the armor
plato amendment of stenate and
also on tho Senate amendments relat
ing to tho terms of Annapolto cadets
and oceap and lake .surveys. An
agreement has been reached trpon all
other itema of the bill and a partial re
port probably will be made at the
earJyi rate. ?
The Companla Transatlantic Espan
ola.jwhlcto prior to the Spani sh war
maintained a steamer service between
Xe?r York and Cuba, will establish a |
lit* between New York and Spain.
V
Fcrhapa you hive tfrcafy discoverer! tint
pov.dcfj and wishes will not curc
tkesc eruptions on your lace.
They may cover up and sup
press, hut they cannot re
move. Hashes, boils, ss't-rheuin,
shingles, hives, cczerns, tetter, etc.,
are but surficc imitations of a deeper
trouble. And
That s
Tlie question lor you now is, ? auw iu u.-Lc Kid hlorti
good Llood; how to get rirl of all these impurities in your
system. Everybody knows the answer, ? a perfect Sarsa
parilla. No ordinary Sarsaparilla, such as you can buy at
almost any store, will answer; it must he a perfect one.
There is such a Sarsaparilla, and it differs widely in every
way from all other Sarsaparillas.
That's
r\
"The only Sarsaparilln mndc vndcr the pcrsonnl supervision o!
three graduates : a graduate in pharmacy, n graduate in
chemistry, nrO a graduate in medicine."
$1.00 n bottle. All druggists.
"I had frequent and most painful boih. 1 was treated by 3 number of phy
uciuns, but they did me no good. I t ied many kind* of patent medicines, but
without cll'ect j but when I tried Ayer's Sarsapaiilla I got hold of the right thing,
for I was soon completely cured." ? R. 1', Crow's*, Attica, N. V.
flic Part She Didn't l ike.
Tlie oilier day n wee little woiiiiin
w lio lives lii ji suburb saw :nnl heard a
donkoy t ???? t ho liist time, xa.v* theCiw
ciunati F.mpiirer. She talked about it
continually alter getting home.
It was a "good donkey," it was also
a "beautiful donkey." In fart, the
ehlM went completely Through hor
sim.1l store of adject ives. And when
her father came home at night he
heard the adjectives all over again.
''And mi you liked the donkey, dar
ling, did you?" he asked, taking the
tlnv lass on his knee.
? oh. yes. papa, I liked him. Thai is.
i liked him pretty well, but I didn't
like to hear him donk."
Several hundred people from lllin is
will visit .Maine during (lie summer
while the rla ins are ripenim;. The
people who compose the excursion are
grandsons and granddaughters of peo
ple who went to Illinois from Maine
before tlie prairies were ploughed
young folks who never saw the sea
iwr a hill as high as their heads.
Are Yoli I teliy!
If so, something i? wrong with your
skin. Ask your druggist for Tetterine,
and you can cure yourself without a
doctor for oO cents. Any skin disease,
ringworm, ec/emii, t < rheum, etc. Or
send ">() eentH in stumps for box prepnid
to .F. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, <Ja. Try
a box.
To Prohibit Scandalous Publications.
It bus I icon proposed in New York
lo prohibit b.V law the publication ,,f
scandalous matter found uii the per
sons or in the possession of suicides
or of those who have attempted sui
cide. 1 his would be a good thills' to
do. Persons who take their own lives
lire often insane. If not actually
deranged, their minds are Jn so morbid
a condition as to unlit them for calm
and accurate statement. H often hap
pens that, with the intention of ex
plaining their act. they leave a letter or
scrap of paper which refloats cruelly
upon thi? character of one or more
l.\llig persons. I he newspapers print
the letter under prominent head-lines,
mid the injured person has no redress.
A mere denial counts for litile, ail 1
i here is no defence against the calum
nies uf the dead.
I ho Ferris wheel at Chicago Is to be
soil for old junk. It made
profit during the World's Fair, one-half
of which went to the fair company. It
has since kiiii k $?oo,<nh) for its owners
and it will cost $:}0.ooo to tear down.
Do Your rent Acho nml Hum?
Rhnke iiitoyoiu shoes Allen'* Foot-Tv\so, ft
powder for tin* fuet. It mtvktt* tl?hl or
leMv shoes Toe] easy. .Cures Cufus, lltinioiis.
' Swollen, Mot, Smarting ntnl Sweating Feet
and I arrowing \nll-. :??1.| l>y nil <1 nurcl-t s
h n I s'too stores. 25 ets. Hum |>1<* sent FKKK.
Address Allen .S. Olmsted, I.eltoy, N. V.
Clohlen and Diamond Wedding*
were ceelbraied by Cd*l couples in
Prussia In 1M?P, and ihe stale d;s
fribrtcd jubilee medals to each hus
band ' ' i Merlin and the I
province of Bran lenburg the number
of these couples was 1 lu.
Tlie lie* I I'refcer 1 1? 1 1 <? ii rw I Chill*
? ml Fever is a t>ottl-? ef (Jhovfe's I jhim.i h
Liiii i. Tonic. It is s icfl.i iron nu.| in
ft trt-tel.w.s foray Xo.ciiro.-n,, ^iiy. Price 'iov\
| Soup kitchens were ) perfectly prop
rr method of charity in l^iVivhen this
| oldest of Philadelphia charities was
1 started, just as it was then the Justl
| liable thine to treat diphtheria with
i sy rup and flannels instead of antitoxin.
1 here are now eleven soup houses in
Philadelphia supplying .xu.ooo iiersons,
with a total of MUMnni ipiarts of Roup
I and 250,000 )ssfr cs of \7T course.
It Is a pauperizing charity. A late can
vass shows that of 218 families sup
plied only eleven could, by the most
liberal construction of rules, bo record
ed as needing the aid. '
The rapid advance In war Teasels is
fairly Illustrated In the fact that the
.British Ironclad Warrior, launched In
MtiO, has been retired from active SOr^
?ice as being Intffo^mra. > ji
I
The is-it-hct-enough-for-you flend j
is making life miserable.
Von Will Never Know
nhat Kood ink ia ujilci.s yuu usu Carter's. It [
co?ta ud inuru Uimi iKiur lull. All ilcuh ra.
The grizzly out at the zoo says tins j
weather is unbearable.
It require* no eTperieRfM t?? tl wiili Pep- j
n m I'akh.k-r I'iks. Simply boiling your j
i?o(mIh in tin* dyo Is nil Hint's necessary. Sold ;
by alt tlrugxis'.*, ?
1'ow wives are .striking their bus- j
! bands for seal .< k i n saqaes.
'I'd < lire a (Ol<l in On(< liny.
j Jake I.axahvk I.teM-t Quinine Taih.kth.
I All druggists refund iho money if it fails to
| imi re. E. \V. Uiiovk's tdgnaturo on oaeh box,
| ^ * ? ?
No, Maude, dear, a lightning caleula
[ tor Is not a man who predicts thunder- 1
j storms.
1*1 so* ? Cliiio for Consumption I* nninfulli- j
bio medicine l'??r i'diwIis ami eobls. N \Y.
I J> vmi'CI.. Ocean <ii'ov?', N. ?!., i'e!>. IT, U*>i.
_ _
I
| Mrs. Wlnslow'sSootbf lis; Syrup for ctil lilren I
: i rot softens t Ik* i{ii iiih, red nee* I nil amine- |
j lion, allays pain, euro* w iml colic. :J*>c.a but lie.
F f TS permanently cu reil No fit* or nervous j
? nens af ter !lr*t il ay?n use of l>r. >\ line's Great '
! Nerve Jtestorer.8? trial bottle and treatbef reu j
l?r. H. li. Kmnk, l,??l .SMI AreliSt. Pbila, Pa.
. . ... -
A. M I'rli st, Drugglat. Shelbyvllln, Ind.,
I says: "iiall's Catarrh Cure k1 ves the best j
J of satisfaction. Can get plenty of tcMimoul I
j al*. a* it e?ir?,>? every on? who takes it." !
j I 'ruk'KiHt.H sell it, 75 \
Some people never talk about their '
neighbors beeause tli^v are too busy i
! talking about themselves.
A LCOHOLIC LIQUORS
' ' * and NARCOTIC DRUGS
Make INEBRIATES.
T?1B KGHLEY CURE,
- CURLS TUMI.
I'Mlontii board and kd^e i'i the lu?tituUoi??
Addru*.i or call at
THE KEELEY INSTITUTE,
moo I' >ain Street, COl.UfUilA, H. C.
A Famous B to,;,
A ropy of tho minoua' book, "In Hit v
| Sti'iw," will I?m luteilitfl to any porson sending i
. u 1 t hu naino uf <??<? yuuuK person who ex- y
: peotM to filter a l i ?i - 1 n? ? - . C.jllofjo within th?
! uext CO dny\ and four *41 hum X^jo may at*
! tend at soino tlnuv
Write your nami< nnd add rotten all i lfl
, ADi>ur.rf.s
j B. W-, GfcTSINGfR, Manager,
! coNvnusc conniiUCiAL sctioou
HPAKTAN IHTItO, - H. 0.
We Contracts
WITH TUB KAItOK.KT AM) MOST
ItlCJU'ONM IIJiK MANUKACTUHKR8 Of
! M At II IN Mi \ aim .un<n ,->i iT;.!"".
' AND AIU: JREPAJUD TO OFFER YOU
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. OUU TACILI
' T11C8 AHE HE I OND TO NONE.
Complete, 'Ginning Equipments,
Complete Power Equipments,
i A SPECIALTY.
|\V. H. GIBBI3S & CO.,
COLUMBIA. - S. C.
/I WORLD
m jb w r /"? w
without
t
Would >?? ?
dronry place.
M usio la ?it In
eviration -a tonlo
You expect t<
l>uy an organ 01
t lnr?o ?-om? tlm?
"\V >? y not now ?
An Instruinnnl
Is furnlturo ? lt'?
outer t a I n in e n t.
It 8 I HVOHtlIl?llt
1 1 you Ket una ol
tins Standard
makes r<-|ire-ent*
ril by in<\ ago v\ 1 1)
not nITect It. I'
will In* at nond
llvo yi'ars from
now, hs the d?j
J you bought It.
? My Price !s Right
ORGANS $35.00 UP.
PIANOS $175.00 UP.
f&~ \V rite for Catalogue and Term*.
A?l?lreMN,
M. A. MALONE,
Columbia, S. C.
POWER
PLANTS
FOR FACTORIES AM) MII.I.S.
Engine*! CorlUn. A mtomutlc, plfcln ?ld?
vi*l vps.
IJollcrs, Heaters, Pump*.
Miw >1 Ills, from small Plantation Mllli
to tho Heaviest Mills In the Market.
All kinds of Wood Worklnjf Machinery)
Flour and Uoru Milling Maobiuery.
Comploto Ginning Kystcms-Luramui,
Vnu Wlwklo and Thomas,
EukIum, Bollord, Saws, Gins la Stock fot
quick Unlivery.
V. C. BADHAiVl & CO.,
1326 Main St.,
CQLUtt&U, - . s. a
KEEP AWAY FROM THE SHOP
"DOCK IIILL" BUGGIE8aro"A Little Higher
W in Price, But ? " they stand up, look well, and
' * above all, keep away from tho shop Only
a dollar or eo higher than cheap work. Why not use
them when this is the case?
*?> Soo our Agent or writ* dlroot
ROCK HILL rSSSSaS
Wfl N C H EST E mm
FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS^^Tfe
"NewRSval, " " Leader," and "Repeater"
Insir.t upon having them, take no others and you will get the best thells that money can buy.
ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM.
HOICE Vegetables
will always find a ready
market ? but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the threat secret how to ob
balanced fertilizers. No fertil
izer for Vegetables can produce
a largo yield unless it contains
at least $% Potash. Send for
our books, whifh furnish fyU
information. . We send them'
free of chaige.
GERMAN KALI WORKS
y ft Kmm Nww T?l>
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of well
fEO. E. NISSEN & CO., ,
u U/AHANQ
Lightest draft, most WW nUUtlU
durable and (finest finish. l>o not
take one claimed to he as good. If
not sold in your town, write us for
prices.
WINSTON-SAM*.*!, !V. f.
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 &3.5Q SHOES BMW
Worth $4 to $6 compared 4
wirn oiner manoi.
Iu)l<>iv4'<l Uy ov#r
1,000,000 wcMren.
TTicpi'niiiHO have w, I*
Doughs' name ?nd price j
?lamped on bottom. Take^
no substitute f Jaimcd to he
a* good. Your dealer
?hould keep them ? . il >
? not) we will send * piir?
on receipt of price Ajx. i$C.
ft'
M
wi
cKwrmm
|ntra for carrlaxr. State kind or leatnv,
?Ue, and width, i>l*i? or cap to*. Cat. (re*.
,W. L DOWUU m ? CO.. Bracttm, Km
Money in Chickens
Tor la iumy* wm Mod a Ml
wzssz'iz&rsasss-'
mm Mmim, (mm ? tMk worfcMy
tor d?ll?ri ??> natMwtH ?
.jrrfcr*. |l fm 0*m I
teanjaagi
NodU " r i) SiumIi m*
CO. lA UuirJ Wrfloi, fltw ??fkf
ITTCTTMW U fgt)?UW? ujamm
91 W?9?pin>kM WtiUIIMKI llNlf.