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it's p to Ke iofsUr iftid dew, itnrolod throogh To greet thk boar! After thy winter'* sleep I know,bow tboa didst weep Up etelrwey* dork »t steep i meet the spring. I know feow tboa didst go Throagb sodden leeres end snow tboa didst not know * \ I’m sNrful i A way tboa didst * Unquestioning. I too beTe atmbed end crept, Up ragged petbs here stnpt. And on stone pillows slept— Many e night; Like thee, from eled to olod Blindfolded, I here trod, Often Slone, sere God— . Seeking me light Brief too, like thine, my hoar, Poor amethystine flower! For see! thy petals shower The sunset air. 1 too shell fade, end then My soai shell bloom again; Bat flower, I know not when— 1 know not where. A PATCHWORK QUILT. t a-here, Tillie,” said Rob, waylaying his sister at tbw-fnte ns she was setting out for the festal gather ing, ‘ ‘yon give this here note to Char ity, but not till you And her alone. You heart’' “I hear,” said Tillie, securing the note in her blue-bordered handker chief, which she tucked through her belt, "and all right I” I Charity, in morning costume of pink gingham, and several other ladies were on their knees on the sit ting-room carpet, spreading layers of rhite cotton upon the lining of the an upon u quilt when Tillie arrived. "It’t a scandal I didn’t have it all ready,” apologized Charity. ‘’There’s been such piles to do. We’re all ready now for the top. Tillie. we’ll get you to help us spread it on. "It’s awful hot,’’ said TUlie, pulling out her handkerchief, forget hi for the moment of its contents, and wip- her round face, which her walk heated. Charity brought forth the gorgeous- hued patch-work of her quilt. "How pretty that basket pattern is!” said Tillie. "I’m a-making the mouse- chase pattern.” Ana then the top was spreapon, and no one saw anything in the cotton that did not belong there. But an hour after, when Tillie found Chanty alone, and prepared to fulfill her brother’s behest, site found no note in her handkerchief, and no ideas in her head as to what Could have become of it Hunting for it was in vain. i “Oh,, dear!” sobbed Tillie, "Rob’ll be so mad. I daren’t tell him I lost it” Tillie Redwood was one of that nu merous, class of feminine cowards who will stoop to deceit, subterfuge, or even lies, rather than encounter the just wrath of any dark-browed lord of creation for any sin or blunder com mitted against him. "Anyhow.” she quieted her con science with, "if it was so awful im portant he can cotne over and tell her nimaelf. And if he finds out she didn’t get it I’ll go home with Jenny Hicks and stay tul they’ve fixed and by that time he won’t care, ” And ingl had Hlgginsviltewas verv sure that Rob Redwood and Charity Meadows would make a match of it if they could keep from falling out with each other long enough at a time. , But Charity was pretty and liked to flirt—at least Bob thought she did— and Bob was jealous, especially, of Jake Hargood. "I don’t care for him, Bob,” Chari ty said once, up at him, with aoft depreciation, from under her j, glancing nation, fr curled brown lashes. "Then tell him ao,” said blunt Rob. "What a big silly you are, Rob!” she answered. “He might say I better wait till he aaked me to care. The time to refuse anything is when it is offered.” But Rob shook his head, and failed to see the logic of this. "Better let him know before he does ask,” he said, sagely. Notwithstanding this good advice, Miss Charity ver^ reprehensively went bui Ji her hat of blue eyes, corn-silk curls and baby pinkness in the looking glass, the thought of Rob did come up and trouble her peace and her conscience. "He’s a dear boy,” said she, "and it’s too bad to be treacherous to him; but it shall be the last time. After this evening I’ll reform right straiglit.” But the ‘last time”often proves the fatal one time too many. Rob saw them as he was driving up the cows from pasture, went home in a rage, and did not go near Charity that week. - "Reckon you’re abotit to loee yer beau, Charity.” said Aunt Hulda Pitcher, who dropped in one day to borrow a yeast cake. "I hear tell how Rob Redwood is going off to the Injiee or some sich furrin place, to stay with a uncle.” "Lawsy!”said good Mrs. Meadows, concernedly. "I hope not. That’s awful hot land. He’ll get pi scorched up yaller!” "Oh, I reckon he won’t stand no chance of that,” replied Aunt Hulda, cheerfully. "Betwixt the wild ani- fore he gits saorched? Anything at all "furrin” neaessarily embraced cannibals and wild beasts in Aunt Hulda’s mind. "I don’t believe itl” said Charity, to heraelf. "I don’t think Rob would make up his mind to go off there with out letting me know about it.” But the next day Rob’s mother was over.. saw her from a window of patchwork to- of pink and white in put gather muslin for a quilt. She was going to have a quilting the next day, and had not quite finished her own work on it; so she did not go down sCairs now, but she could hear the conversation on the porch below. “This here they’re a-tellin about Rob a goin’ off to the Iniies ain’t true, is it?” Mrs. Meadows asked, as she set out the big cushioned rocker for her visitor. "Yes, shouldn’t wonder if it was,” returned Mrs. Redwood, shaking her black sunbonnet dolefully. “His Un cle ’LUah, he got rich out there, and wants aim to come mighty bad, and he ain’t plum made up his, mind, but he’s a-studyin’ about it considera ble.” "Shucks! I hate to see him a-goin’ off there. He’ll get baked to a crisp. I ’low to tell him so. I s’pose him and Tillie’ll be over to Charity’s party to-morrow?” "THllie will,” replied Mrs. Redwood. "I do’no whether Rob will or not. He says maybe he might and maybe he mightn’t. It’d depend on circum stances.” "Now, that’s too bad of Rob," said Charity* dropping her head on the windowsill and brushing away a sud den tear with a square of patchwork, "when he’s went and stared away so long already. He’s just right cruel to me! But if he don’t want to come to he needn't, and I’ll dance Hargood till I drop on the m th J floor.” According to the Higginsville eti quette regulating quiltings, the ladies usually assemble in the morning, and on the principle gf duty before pleas ure, devote themselves wholly to the task of getting the quilt done. By the time that is accomplished, the young men begin to drop in, and so continue to do until dark, when "the fiddler” arrives, and the grand fun of the occasion commences. The morning of the quilting while Mias Tillie Redwood was embellishing her charms as befitted the occasion, her brother Rob sought the privacy of the smoke-houise, there to address himself to the business of writing a note to Charity. After an liour’s hard work he wiped his perspiring brow and surveyed the following: • '*■ "Dean Charity: I want every thing to be settled tonight for good mi alL If you care for me more than oome to tout don’t too happy to live, know how good Hove 'rt ondecided-like and to Jake, don’t send ao forme. Ill go to the 'tkeeriM search and [die. - <-, could bear the sight of this quilt I wanted to get rid of it—Look e-hero, Tillie, how do you reckon i letter got inside of lit Why, it’s sealed, and it’s for me, an-Oh, Tillie, it's from Rob, assure is you live 1” Charity tore it open with breathless eagerness, while Tillie looked on, scar let and apprehensive. ‘Chanty,” said she, "it must ’a fell out of my handkerchief that day when we was putting on the top of the quilt Rob did give it to me for ou, but I lost it, and didn’t want to all you nor him; and I didn’t s’poee it would make a sight of difference.” "It’s kept Rob and me apart fora whole year,” said Charity, almost breaking into a sob. “Oh, said Tillie, remorsfully, "I never ’sposed 'twas that! I-^I thought 'twas your flirting with Jake Hargood did the harm, amdancin’-fcohard with him that night Rob was there, and right, so Rob waited in vain fop- iv Til chore boy—whose tow head and freck les he would have hailed as a welcome vision that day. He cherished a feeble hope until after dark. "It’s just possible,” he said, loth to resign himself to his doom, "that Til lie forgot to give her the note, or something, ru step in there ftp- a minute, and I’ll know mighty quick by the looks how things air.” So Rob stepped in, and ran against Tillie in the passage way, on her way to the kitchen. He dTuthed her by the arm. "Tillie,” said he* "did you give it to her?" And Tillie laid up future worry for herself bv telling a fiat fib, as the onlv way of dodging an immediate scold ing. "Bid she say anything?” queried Rob, anxiously. "No! Let go, Rob!” said Tillie, twisting her arm away and darting off. The door of the dancing room swung >en, and Rob could see in. A quad- lie waa in progress v in which Charity —having concluded that he waa qpt coming—waaJdancing spiritedly with i of young fellows arriving ing the naval forCea at that moment swept Rob into the room, and the swinging door concealed him. Jake and Charity were not far away, but had their backs toward him. “They say Rob Redwood’s goin’ off to furrin parts,” said some one in the pause of the dance. "Is that so, Charity?” "I suppose it is,” replied Charity, coolly. -1 . ‘ . ROD llippea from the shadow of the door and walked out unobserved. ‘Rob Redwood's gone to the In dies,” was the news Charity heard two days later. It was Aunt Hulda Pitcher who brought it "For a whole year,” she added. "His uncle made him promise to stay that long, if he come at all, an’ I reckon he will.” "A year—a whole year?” went echo ing through Charitya head. low would the world seem without ear— and any Rob Redwood for a whole y twelve' mouths—three hundred sixty-five days? e went into a brown study oyer the matter, while her mother and Aunt Hulda talked on indifferently about the fall soap making, preserv- ng quilt-pieceing, etc. "I v got a awful nice new pattern of a quilt,” Aunt Hulda was say fag. "Hita called the Calendar—takes three hundred and sixty-five squares to make it.. Better sen’ an’ git Uie pattern, Cbaritv.'’ 1 "Maybe I will,” answered Charity. "Rob don’t care for me—not a bit, said Charity, that night. “He woldn’t have gone off this way if he did. And I’ll be a fool if I don’t marry Jake Hargood if he asks me^ But then,” she added, lialf ruefully, "I always was a fool?” In proof of which she flatly refused Jake Hargood when he did ask her. And she borrowed Aunt Hulda’s quilt pattern, and straightway set to work pieceing her "Calendar.”.quilt, making only one square a day, and remarking to herself as she finished each one: "One day less to wait Not,” she dismally, when the up. if he didn’t care for me then, he*won’t now. But it'll be a comfort to know it when he’s home again.” There were several squares yet to be pieced before the quilt would be fin ished, when word came to the Red woods that Rob would be home in three days. ."Just the day of that quilting last r,” said Charity, all in a nervous utter. "I’ll hurry and finish this right off and have a quilting the very same time; and maybe Rob’ll come to this one.” She got out her invitations in a tre mendous hurry, pressed Aunt Hulda into immediate service to get the re- uisite amount of cooking done for e occasion, and devoted herself to the finishing of her quilt "Rob’U be home to-morrow morn ing, sure,” said Tillie, who had run over the day before the quilting to render Charity what assistance she might. «"We had a telegram. Un cles coming, too, to start an estab lishment here and take Rob intopart- narship. He'll be awful rich—Why, Charity Meadows, what are you rip- tip that lovely basket quilt for?" fra to,” answered Charity, ** cotton for my new quilt The E tat ingtit. nob waa mere, a seen it; but he sayed afterward I shouldn’t tell he was there. An’ I J ust ’lowed all along ’twas Jake made lim get mad an’go off. I s’pose,” added Tillie, faintly, as Charity retul her note again, witn dewy eyes and flushed, dimpled checks, “that Rob’s got to know all about it now.” “I reckon he has!” said Charity, in tone that left no room for doubt. And so, the next afternoon, Rob . „ , Redwood, smoking his pipe on the m mat period porch of his ancestral halls, > was startled by the vision he had looked so eagerly and so vainly that day a year ago—of Jimmy Tibbs, freckled and tow-headed as of yore, scramblin over the fence and making towan him. flourishing a note. ‘Uobd land!’ 7 quoth Mrs. Rod wood, as she looked out of the window, shortly afterward, “Whatever’s the matter with Rob? He’s a-dancin’ round there on the porch like as if he was a plum idi’t.” Charity’s quilting was a brilliant success this time, as far as she and Rob were-concerned; and they never fell out again—at least not before they were married. And of all her house keeping outfit, Charity most prizes her Calendar quilt.—Saturday Night > 'WITH GREAT GUNS. Correni>oii(lence Between Secretary Her bert and Adjutant General Watte, Columbia, S. C. t July 2.—The State naval militia, that long neglected arm of local defense, seems to be in great demand and favor just now. It was recently inspected by the Assist ant Secretary of the Navy, and now it will have a chance to practice target shooting with big naval guns. The following correspondence will explain itself and give all the neces sary information in the matter: Navy Department, Washington, D. C., June 28th. His Excellency, Governor John Gary Evans, Columbia, S. C. Sir: The department intends if pos sible to send a war vessel to ’ Charles ton, 8. C., for the purpose of affording the naval militia of your State an op portunity for target practice with great guns. In order that the depart ment may be able to carry out this in tention if the ships should be available it is necessary to know definitely the most convenient time for the State forces to drill on board the ship for two or three days. The dates should be stated accurately. When this in formation is received instructions will be sent to the rear admiral com: IMPROVEMENT. WHAT THE STATE OBSERVER SAY# OF ALL THE CROPS. Th* W**kly BwlUtln of th* State Westhsr •ad Crop 8orrloo~A Word as to the To bacco Crop of Sooth Carolina. Columbia, July 4.—The following weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and the crops of the State is sued yesterday by State Observer Bauer is of general interest: The past week opened with crops needing rain over a considerable por tion of the State, but particularly in Spartanburg, Greenville, Pickens, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Anderson, Abbeville and Aiken counties. There were also dry districts in other por tions of the State where the need of rain was not quite so uggent. During the week showers were numerous but very partial, some farms, or even fields, having all the rain needed, while ad joining farms or fields hwl little or none. Beginning with the 29th (Satur day) and continuing through to July 1st (Monday), the rains were more evenly distributed, and no portion of the State but that received some rain lantic station to confer with the State authorities, and, if possible, carry out the plans for the instructions of the naval mititia. It being impossible to temporarily transfer to a receiving ship any of the regular crpw of the ves sel the naval militia will be taken on x>ard for drill during the day only and landed at nightfall. In this connection the department wishes to repeat that the forces will be j-^ 6 expected to furnish their own mess gear. Rashiqps will be issued if de- uired at the usual eost, not to exceed thirty cents per day per man. An im mediate reply is requested. \ ery respectfully, H. A. Herbert, Secretary. Hon. II. A. Herbert, Secretary of 1st. e 28th o Governor Evans has just been be- erred to,this office. In reply, I will state that from 22nd to 27th of July, inclusive, will be time most suitable for the naval militia to go on board ship. Hoping you will be able to give us these dates, I am very respectfully, your obedient servant. J. Gary Watts, Aand I. G. 1... . . A Strange Cnee. Indianapolis. Ind., June 30.—The death of Brice Carter, a wealthy and irominent contractor of this city early his morning, was the culmination of a strange case which has attracted at- ention for the last seven years. That ong ago Mrs. Carter complained to the police that a servant girl whom she had just discharged was slowly xnsoning her husband but detectives vho investigated reported that Mrs. barter had no grounds for her accusa- ions. Several months later Mrs. Carter repeated her accusations and appealed to the police, but no attention was paid. She told her story to the grand Mr. Carter was called and said xe believed his wife was insane. At intervals of a few months Mrs. Carter, who appeared to be sane on all other matters, has repeated her act. Early this morning she was aroused by Mr. Carter, who was suffering from stomach pains, and before a doctor ar rived he was dead. An autopsy re vealed no poison, but the stomach will >e analyzed to clear the mystery Af lis death. An Uuljr Case.' Atlanta, July 1.—Sheriff Jones of Twiggs county, arrested a negro man and two negro women today as acces sories to the^nurder of William Nobles. Vlrs. Nobles and her daughter are still in jail, with the negro man and wo man who were arrestedjast week. Mrs. ^obles’denies having taken an active hand in the murder. She admits that she paid $10 to have it done. Judge Smith has called a special term of court for July 9, to try the case. Unlucky Navel Cadets. vVashington, July 1.—Naval cadets who have finished their six years’ course are assigned to duty in service to-day and commissioned as ensigns, with the exceptions of three men for whom, though they had successfully passed their examination, there were no vacancies in the line, and who were neligible for the engineer corps, to hien they might have been transfer red had they not been deficient on that branch. During the week there were washing rains in Kefshaw county, where fields are becoming grassy, being too wet to work. There was also an excess of rains in portions of Florence and Barn well counties, hindering cultivation. There were local high winds doing damage*oye^ limited areas, to trees, to cottort and corn in Chesterfield, Ker shaw and Williamsburg counties. The sunshine during the week was less than the normal, averaging only about 58 per cent, for the entire State, and ranging from 49 at Statesburg, Sumter county, to 92 at McCall, Marl boro. county, but it was generally suffi cient for the needs of the crops. On the 25th there was a hail storm in Marlboro county, but it did little or no damage; on the 26th there was a hail storm in Chesterfield county that did some damage to crops. The temperature was quite even dur ing the whole week, and on no day did the departure from the normal exceed three degrees. It was slightly above on four days and below, or normal, on three, making the average for the week as nearly seasonable as it is pos sible to determine. The highest temperature reported was 100 on the 25th at Blackville, and on the 26th and 27th at Loopers; the low est reported was 62 on the 29th at Bates burg. The mean temperature of the week for the State was about 80, and the normal for the same period is approx imately 80. The only existing unfavorable con dition is the continued deficiency in rainfall in portions of the State. There were showers every day during the past week in some section or other, but they were generally light, with mark ed exceptions. The rams of the latter portion of the week fell after many correspondents had mailed their re ports, and so do not appear in this week’s summary but will appear in the figures of the next bulletin. The heaviest rainfall for the week i£ report ed from Charleston with a fall of 2.84 inches; there were ten other places with amounts from 1 to 2 inches. The of 40 rainfall reports is 0.90, and the normal for the same period is approximately 1.29. a result of the generally favora ble conditions, as shown by the above weather review, there continues to be a marked improvement in all crops, and fanners are well up ' with their work, the fields being, with a few ex ceptions, clean and well cultivated. The staple crops, cotton and corn, small but growing well The Tormer being noted as the smallest for many years at this season. It is vigor ous and has a good color, and is put ting on squares freely; first blooms were generally reported during the last week of June, which is considera bly later than usual. In Anderson and some other of the Western group of counties its worth has hither to been greatly retarded by nie dry weather, but now looks promising. Sea Island cotton growing fairly well. Old corn is being laid by all over the State, as the weather permits. It is in the silk and tassel, and, although its stalk is short, yet its color is good and promising generally. Bottom land corn is said to be in excellent condi tion everywhere and making rapid growth. Some corn being planted on oats stubble, but peas are receiving the preference in many places for planting stubble. 5 ~ r ~ ^ Wheat thrUshing is nearing comple tion with generally satisfactory yields, but nothing extraordinary. Late oats are a good crop in Sumter, Fairfield and Horry counties, and possibly gen erally so. The tobacco crop was greatly im- f roved by the rains of the past week, n Williamsburg county some has al ready been cut, and it will soon be fit to cut in portions of Florence and Darlington, counties. _Peas are growing well lately, and a large crop is being planted on oats stubble. The showers have enabled 1 peas to germinate quickly. Mejons have made decided improve ment and are promising a large crop, but are so late that it is feared they will not ripen in time to find a remu nerative market. Advantage was taken of the showery weather to plant sweet potato slips, and the crop now promises better than at any time this year. Gardens suffered most from the dry weather, and in portions of the State are practically ruined. However, it is said they cah be replanted, and with favorable weather yield large crops of fall vegetables. ’ — : ~” s Peaches are scarce and of poor qual ity in Horry county, but peaches, as well as many other varieties of fruits and berries, are generally quite plenti ful. The quality of the fruit varies in different sections, but is generally very fair. Apples are plentiful, and, though small, are of excellent flavor. The State is remarkably free from insect pests, none having been reported the past week; the weather conditions are generally favorable, and with the crons in a satisfactory condition, the d-summer outlook is most encour- mn summer aging for farmers. * Laughed at the Laah. Jacksonville, Fla., July 1.—Bessie Seymour, aged 20 was cruelly whipped by her father yesterday because she re fused to renounce her lover, Mr. Wheatley. Last night she fled to her lover’s home ana marriage will follftw as soon as the girl recovers from the whipping. - ■ SOLO BREAK OF BURGLARS. Dacian Keeape of Federal Ladlow Street Jail. New Yore, July 4.—Three desperate postoffice burglars, Joe. Killoran Chas. Allen and Harry Russell, prisoners oif the United States government, held up Keepers Edward A. Schneer and Chas. Schoen at the muzzle of three shining revolvers in Ludlow street jaU, seized the keys that opened the three doors between them' and liberty and made good their escape. All this occurred in broad daylight, just at 8 o’clock this morning. The streets were crowd ed, as they always are in that neigh borhood, the escaping prisoners went down Ludlow street to Broome, where the men separated and were soon lost in the most crowded section of the streets of New York. The story of the escape of these men was told'by Schoen and Schneer as well as by a civil prisoner who hap- G ned in the office at the time and was > excited to make even an outcry. “Iliad just entered the jail,” said Schneer, “to relieve Schoen, who was the night keeper. The three prisoners took their exercise in the inner court of the jail between the hours of 8 and 9 o’clock every morning. They are sent hack to their cells when the other pris oners take exercise between 9 ana 10. Just as I entered the door, the three prisoners pulled out their revolvers and covered Schoen and myself. They are big men and very fierce looking. ‘Hold up your hands,’ they shouted at us, ‘or we’ll blow your Dutch heads off.’ At the same time, they yanked the bunch of keys to the three outer doors out my-hands. I was frightened badly as I looked into the barrels of three loaded revolvers, but shouted as loudly as I could. Allen started to unloch the door leading from the hall where the hold-up took place, while his comrades still menaced us with their revolvers. A crowd, however, began to gather in Ludlow street as they heard the unusal noise in the jail, and Allen could not open the door quick enough. He then, with an oath, smashed the big plate glass and reached through and opened the latch. This let him into the office, with three heavily barred iron doors between him and liberty. We kept on shouting all the time, as the three desperadoes rat tled the big keys in the heavy doors. As they opened the doors,'they locked them behind them, leaving us power less to follow in pursuit. The outer of the three doors they left open and left the bunch of keys in the lock as they had no time to do anything else. The crowd had reached great propor tions by this time. A number of policemep came running up and the E risoners had to make lively tracks up udlow street, the crowd and the po lice right on their heels.” At Broome street, one block north of the Ludlow street door from vyhich they escaped, the men separated. Rus sell keeping on, Allen going east on Broome street and Killoran taking the westerly direction. At Broome and Clinton streets a young man, Louis B. Os!ran, was fast catching tip with Allen, when the fugi tive turned upon his pursuer: “Now sneak, or I’ll pat an air hole through your heart,” he said. Ostran then S ve up the chase and Allen was soon it in the crowd. Sheriff Tamsen’s warden. Henry F. Raabe, was greatly annoyed when he was asked about the escape. “It was all because I lay down and took a nap after giving the keys to the keeper this morning,’ 7 he said snap- Jeffersoitville, Ind., July L—A| horrifying sight met the eyes of Mrs. John Gan ole at 10 o’clock this morn ing when she visited the Bennett fami- ly at 278 Maple street In a room on the ground floor she found the lifeless form of Ella Bennett ag«d W; Omer, 1 aged 5 and their mother, side by side, the latter gasping for breath and un- conscious. Mrs. Bennett had made full preparations to kill her children and herself. She carefully dressed herself and chrildren in spotless linen for their burial. The mother lay in a comatose state, while the bodies of the chrildren with distorted feat ures were by her side. No motive | is asigned for the deed, and what poi son she administered is not.known. Mrs. Bennett was the wife of Benson Bennett, a locomotive engineer, who committed suicide at Indianapolis a few month ago. He Upeet the Boat. Pittsburo, June 30.—Molly Mfeson I and Isaac Adrian were drowned in the Alleghaney river near Brilliant station last night. Harry Mason, the hus band of the woman, is locked up in jail charged with murder for upsetting the boat causing his wife ana Adrian to fall out of and lose their lives. The three persons mentioned, and a young man named Barber, were crossing the river on their return from a picnic. Mason and his wife, who had been | drinking and quarreling during the I day, kept H up on the skiff. The boat was stopped and Barber threatened to hit Mason with an oar if he didn’t sit I down. In taking his seat, Mason threw [ his leg over the boat and upset it. Mrs. Mason and Adrian were drowned. The other two swam ashore. * A General Slaughter. * Hopkinsville. Ky., July 1,—It was I learned today tnat in Trigg county] Saturday night, Frank Closton, a des perate character, shot and severelv wounded a neighbor farmer named | John Rhodes, auer a quarrel Another farmer named Hammond, attempted to assist his friend, Rhodes, and was killed by Closton. Several hours after-J wards Colston went to the house of an- ] other farmer in company jrith a wo man and was ordered to leave the pre-1 mises. They refused and attacked the | 'aimer, who killed them. I have notified Under Sheriff Harry Sherman by telegraph; that's all. I have sent no word to the United States authorities.” “Have you any idea how the men secured their revolvers?” was asked. “No, I haven't,” he replied. “They were known to be desperate characters and I' supposed you had them searched every oay?” “Oh, yes. That is they were searched last when they were sent down to the postoffice building on Friday for amination. ' “Have <you any idea when they se cured the pistols?’’ “No, I haven’t. No one has visited them since that day, so far as 1 know.” The men were dressed in very unob trusive citizens' clothes when they es caped. The men are famous criminals and since one of Tamsen's men shaved them in the prison they have had the appearance of ordinary citizens. The prisoners were regarded by the United States secret service men as a most im portant capture when they weft ar rested on Amsterdam avenue on the first of last June. Their bail had been fixed at $10,000 and they were to have come up for another examination on Tuesday next. The police have sent out a general alarm. A Desperedo Killed. Hopkinsville, July 4.—News has just reached here of a terrible tragedy in Trigg county late Saturday evening. Frank Colston, a desperado residing in in 5 that county, had a difficulty with and shot and severely wounded John H. ligh farmer, named Hammond, present and who was a friend Rhodes, a farmer of his neighborhood. Another who waii of Rhodes, attempted to assist Rhodes. Colston then shot and instantly killed Hammond before he could render any assistance to his wounded friend. For some reason Colston, after wounding Rhodes, did not shoot him again, probably thinking him dead. ilston did not attempt to escape nor did any one attempt to arrest him, but he went on where ne was going when the difficulty was begun. A few hours later Colston, in company with a prostitute, went to the house of anoth er farmer. The farmer ordered the desperado and the woman to leave his place. They refused to do so and at tacked the farmer, who, securin weapon, succeeded in killmg both ston and the woman. 'Sot- ig of a policeman named McDonald, when a speedy inshoot struck him on the head felling him unconscious to the ground. He was ti pital, where he died today of hemor rhage of the brain caused by the blow from the ball. SATE MONEY By writing me for Catalogue and prloee—Highest Grade BICrCLBB, BUGGIES, HARNESS, SEWING - ^ MACHINES, DESK AND OFFICE FITTINGS v at wholesale prices to consumers. This means exactly whet.lt says—I went yoa end I went year trade. Remember, High est Grade at loweet prices. Do not fell to take advantage of thls offer. 1 act square and honest, and expect to “keep everlast ingly at It,” and If It does not bring success IwlU be badly FOOLED. I will bay anything for yoa here and give yoa the advantage of the Chicago Market. Write me for what yoa want, and I will send yoa prices. BENJ. BEALE, TT0 WARREN AVE., CHICAGO, ILTu ORGANS * , Special Sale. Special Prices. Special Term*. GREAT CLEARING SALE. Three Hundred Ferior and Church Orffane, from neted makers, at Prime Coat to reduce stock. Hast bo sold. Floors brooking down. Can't carry them through dull summer. Got too many, Price no object. Profit not con sidered. Mast unload. ist possfMc Only •!.OO, y. Ohe-hai terms tor pay- ei.ao, as, os, half saved by bnji Killed at the Bat. Philadelphia, June 30.—William C. Dewes, a young paper hanger, was one of a party of men who were play ing a scrub game of ball yesterday. Dewes was at the bat facing thepiten- of a policeman named McDonald, Easiest meat. 0 monthly, Ing now. Bargain Sheets Bendy. Write tor them. . Mention this advertisement and Paper. RIDDEN 4 BATES, SmDnib, Gt MOTHERS READ THIS. THE BEST REMEDY. For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dys entery, Nausea, Coughs, Cnolen. Infantum, Teething Children. Cholera Morbus, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, Fains, Griping and all diseases of; the Biotnaoa and Bowels FITTS’ CARMINATIVE * Is the standard. It carries children over the critical period of teething, and is recommended by physicians as the friend of Mothers, Adults uid Children. It is pleasant to the taste, and never falls to give . satisfaction. A few doeea will demonstrate its superlative v(rtuea. Friee Mots, per bottle. For sale by druggists, and by .- In the South** J to do ao in the qnlokMt time have concluded to make eome very liberal offers in bedroom salts to seeave at least one customer at every poet of. flee In the next sixty days. Please read tola advertisement carefully and send at once for one of oar spef rial offers. OurgreatofferNo.l consists of one Solid oak Bedroom Salt with larga dresser with 30x34 bevel mirror, one large washstand with ease, one « ft • bedstead fall width. This salt of furniture la worth in say furniture store not less than $35.00. Do not think for once that it is a little cheap suit for we assure yoa it is not, hat a large fall else salt eqaal to anything on the market * In order to start the sale of these suites and to keep oar men busy and introduce our business In your neigh- * borhood, we agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point in the South fer $15.00 when the cash comes with the order. 'Phis advertisement will poariblv appear twice in this pa per, therefore if you are Interested cut this out and send with $15.00 and the suite will be shipped to yoa. If it is not just as represented yoa mar return the suite at oar expense and your $15.00 will be refunded to yoa.. Oar catalogue containing many ulas- tratlons of rare bargains and boose furnishing goods will be sent to yoa upon application. The suite above described is a spe- | rial bargain and does not appear In the catalogue, therefore It u useless to write for Illustrations of this suite, and while you are delaying writing someone else is getting the bargain. We assure you that we will not ship but one suite in your neighbor, hood at this price. Atter one suite has been shipped In the neighbor* hood the price will go to at least $30.00. Mj, F. PADGETT, 846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. MACHINERY AT FACTORY PRICES. - Every Ginnery should be equipped with the Thomas Elevstlag and Dlstribating Machinery for handling, cleaning, ginning and packing cotton. One single continuous lint flue sad con denser tor a battery of two or more gins. Revolving double box steam prees, self- I packing. No hands employed except to | put ties on bale. No belts. No pulllee No screws to give trouble. Saves labot and Insurance, improves grade of cotton and makes money. We offer also an ex- tensive line of cotton gins, presses, eane | mills, corn mills and saw mills. Also Talbott, Llddel, and Watertown | engines. Our Bice Huller, which prepares rice I ready for the table or market should be at {every mill. V. C. Badfiam, • GENERAL AGENT, COLUMBIA, M. C. — ”^ ^ ^ 3J ■ E E JS US ™ ^ 4 . GOOD ADVICE- . | .ydefttR &’a«sreP «oJ ,srM ekaT TAKE IT. ! . b b ■ bf b b b -b L L L 21 al 21 21 FOR SALE £7 THE lURRiT mm CO., COLUMBIA, 8. C. [Strawberry Plants And in fact all kinds of plants can be SET OUT tT by using the ^ iMcSnEBRY AUTOMATIC transplan teb. 'V- ) -• 1 Killed In a Church. Cprdova, Md., June SO.—Lightning struck the Baptist Church here today while the morning service was in progrees. Arvali Randall, a young farmer, who had just arrived, was in stantly killed by the shock, as were also a pair of horses standing near by. . ■ i THE MURRAY DRUG OO. Columbia, 8. O. LIFE, LIVER AND KIDNEYS. Wards off malaria, Is a pleasant and Invigorating medicine. Effectual in the cure of dyspepsia, Indlg w headache, son stomach, ate. A vaEmblL liver regulator. Oonee* promptly ali-ffw* ordors of the kidneys. Wonderfully bene ficial in female complaints, laken along effectual cure for chills. after A good driver and two dHUpfen are all | the force necessary to set from three to | five acrao of plants In a day, and EVERY PLANT IS WATERED J I at the time It is set out, and some dry soil is drawn around the plants so that the ground will not bake. No waiting for rain. Set out yoor plants when they are | ready. Get a machine and plant' for your I neighbors. You can earn enough in one I season topsy for the machine. Easy terms. Send for circulars, prices and testimonials. | SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT CO., 349 Meeting St, Charleston, S. C. 5 - Mention this paper. TlFE FOR THE" LIVER AND KIDNEYS. with quinine Is an < Agnair IN LARGE 35c*, SOets. AND $1.00 BOTTLES. Bold wholma* by TO HUKKAY DBUG CO., OOUDKJBAfcQ. pleasant to take, grateful to the stom ach, curing nausea, sick headache, soar stomach, etc. Relieves the dlstreM of dys pepsia and indigestion. Is a valuable Uver regulator, acts directly On the kidneys. Wonderfully beneficial In female com plaint*. It expels more worms than most of the vermifuge* Taken along with quinine will care chills. Gives an appetite taken before meala, after meels olds' i. la large 35cte, soott and $144 Bold whoumle by - THE MURRAY DRUG CO. - - COLUMBIA,'B. 0. ‘ §M H 1