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V -y-- , oM hard who oaoar dlaa, him la oar Kncltoh U>D«ur ; J, hoi with waopiDg eyo^ Maty that ha sun*. Thy Tray has fallen-thy dear land II marred beneath the apeilei«heel, my trembling hand I things 1 feel* Ta write the thl Oh, realm of tears—but let her bear r TWa Waaoo lotheeod of TIsim No nation roes ao white and fair, None tell ao pore of crlms. The widow's moan, the ombsn’s wall, Hie 'round thee, but In truth bn strong, Sternal right, though all things fall, Can amr be made wrong. ▲ad the Sari adds: An angel’s mouth, an angel's tongue. Not Homer's could alone tor me 'greet Confederate 8 luth, —then Lre. Virginia The lines Derby In Homer, u written by the Karl of fly-leaf of a translation o' the Karl sent to Geo. I/ee. A FEUD SETTLED. The feuds, of Kentucky 'have been celebrated in song and story, and many bloody tale lias iflv wars of] a stirring refrain or been founded on the family wars “thedark and bloody ground/’ but no] feud, ancient or modern, was ever‘let- tied in a more satisfactory manner or resulted in a more lasting peaca be tween the factions than was brought of the feud the same class. Then the old feud took a new shape, for these two heirs apparent to the leadership of the sa- cient feud began a struggle for educa tional supremacy that lasted from the day they entered the college until the day they graduated, and on that da; Jeanette Jones was the victor, wi John Brown next to her. It was no triumph for Jeanette though, for she was very well satisBed in her own mind that John Brown bad made his examination to lit the occasion, and had given her first place deliberately end intentionally, and ihia made her feel that there are times when victory is worse than de feat \ " ; They had beeh on speaking terms for some time, because it was necessary on occasious for them to speak, but there was nothing like intimacy or even friendship existing between them: "' u ■ 1 ‘ • 1 1 / "■ The more. Jeanette thought about the matter the more fully was she convinced that she was the victim of John Brown’s courtesy, and jhe felt that she must let him know that she understood this to be the fact, or the laurels she had won would forever burn her brow, She could not make any excuse for approaching him until she was ready to go home. The coaches were filled, and it so happened that she got a lower berth in the Wagner that was to carry, them home. John saw the situation at a been duly ratifled and sealed after the manner known to lovera since the world began, and they then planned and conspired to escape to Ohio an< at the town of Aberdeen, known and famed as the/Gretna Green of Ohio,” be married unknown to friends relatives, who, after it was too late might discuss the question of what they would do about it The night when the elopment was to take place was set and the young people ifent their respective ways hap young people are on such occa ( The night when John Brown was to steal his lady fair and carry her away acroas the river came as dark as the most timid lovers could wish, am John could hardly wait till the da was done. He consulted his watcl every two minutes and wandem about like unto one possessed of the spiritof unrest. And finally the night fella “ Tne thick clouds hid cast a dense gloom the over i gu face of the earth, and the Setween^fhe Brown and Jones families I gla» < ‘<‘. and betook himself lo thesmok in a county bordering on the Ohio| cmnparlment «nd n„id th*™ .in river which shall 1ms nameless. How theenmily between the families arose in the first place belofuts not to a story i.f modern times, for the begin niug was far back in the early history of the State. At first it was bloody enough to suit the most sanguinary partisan, but as the county became more settled and peaceful the Brown Junes feud took the shape of a politi cal rivalry no less bitter than the old warfare, but not q-fite so destructive of the population of the county. Busi ness rivalry also sprang up, and the family of Brown was arrayed against the family of Jones on every possible occasion, and their respective retain ers always stood by their chiefs. This led to somedeplorableallairson such occasions as conventions, flection days and other gatherings, where both parties came in contact, but the leaders of the factions, advising law abiding conduct on every occasion, managed to keep the ill feeling from breaking into open warfare as a general tiling. No one accused either of the parties to the feud of cowardice, and when at the breaking out of the war Brown cast his lot with the Federate it followed of course that Jones took up arms for the Confederacy, as he was in duty bound to do even if his sympathies had not been with th&t cause. Each began as a captain of a compa ny, and during the whole progress of the strife each fought valiantly, and on more than one occasion theircotnmands met in the midst of the horrid storm of war and helped to make a few pages of history sodden with the blood of heroes for in those days, when men in gray met men in blue, deeds of daring were performed that made the actors immor tals and wrote their names high in the temple of fame. The people at home watched anx iously the course of their respective leaders, and when Brown was promot ed his partisans held a grand mass meeting which was still the talk of the town wiien word came that Jones had been promoted also, and his retainers met to rejoice. ito the fight went on, and Brown and Jones were in the thick of it and their braverv was rewarded, until when the days of peace came at last, it was Gen eral Brown and General Jones who came back to the little town and neither of them had performed a deed of valor that had not been equaled by the other General Brown had a son, John, and General Jones had a daughter, Janette, but Uiey passed eich other by in scorn when school children together, mid us they grew older they were never known to speak to each other. In fact, they rarely met at any social function, be cause there was no middle ground in that county. He who was not for Brown was against him, and the same might be said concerning Jones. Society was divided into the Browns and the Joneses,—and the members of one party did not associate with the other more than was absolutely neces sary. When a Brown partisan died, the Brown faction burieu him from the Methodist church north, and when a Jones died he was carried to the ceme tery from the Methodist church south, and the only-place where the two par ties rested together in peace and quiet was the little cemetery on the hills bo yond the town. John Brown and Jeanette Jones were 12 and 10 respectively when the war ended, and they grew up hating each the name of the other, as had their an cestors since the memory of man went not back to the time, and the Brown Jones feud was as bitter as it ever was as the years went on. Then came a sad blow to each. On the very same day General Brown was thrown from his horse and killed and Mrs. Jones died sitting in her chair from some sudden stroke, and the cor oner of the county rendered his ver dicts accordingly, and from the church north and from the church south sol emn processions moved, composed of the friends of each party, and Uiere and staid there un | til midnight in order not to annoy his fair neighbor and enemy, but she had made up her mind to speak to him, and when be sauntered down the aisle lore- tire he saw Miss Jeanette sitting in her seal and was about lo turn back when she called to him: One minute, please, Mr. Brown ” she said. John doffed his cup and h >wed with but speaking. 1 want to say to you/’ began Jean ette in some confusion, ‘ thaql am per feclly aware of the fact that you placed thp honors of our class on my head by not doing your best. I owe you thanks from the ordinary point of view, but under the circumstances 1 can but wish ihat you had pursued a different course.” This speech was a rather prim one, and was not well delivered, in spite of the fact that Jeanette had been coming it for hours and had it worded perfect. The young man wasmo whit less con fused than was the young lady, and for a moment he stood unable to reply. He could not lie bv saying that she was mistaken, and he did not want to acknowledge that she was correct. “You have no reason for your belief, Miss Jones,” he said, resolving on a middle course, “and if your surmises could by any possible chance be cor rect the honors go to Kentucky and to our home, and that te.honor enough.” This was a question that required considerable discussion,' arid before either of them was aware of it the light of the new day broke through the windows and the porter smiled grimly to himself as heslipped the dollar John gave him into the proper receptacle and said something in an undertone to the conductor of the car about some folks being “awfully sweet on each other.” The dispute between the young peo ple was not definitely 'settled that night, and after their arrival at home every time they met casually when go ing about the country it was renewed. It was surprising, too, how often their rides on horseback were oyer the same roads and at the same time, and if there had been any one in their secrets that one would have concluded that the old dispute between the families was going to break out in a new form, though it must be said that the argu ments of the young people were very decorously conducted and frequently strayed awav from the original matter of the school honors. One day as John went up the hill he met Jeanette coming down. This was not a very u usual occurrence, .wnd neither of them made any pretense of being surprsied. In fact, John said plainly that he came that way because ne hoped to meet Jeanette. There was that in John's eyes that day that made Jeanette’s brown orbs droop when she looked at him. With a woman's prescience she knew that he-was going to talk to her of things that had not l>een spoken of before and tell her a story that would sound in finitely sweet to her coming from his lips John turned his horse, and together they went slowly down the hill along the winding road beneath the green trees. All the glory of summer was about them, and the sapphire skies seemed to bend just above the hills to the south, while across the river to the nortli. the blue Ohio heights la / bask ing in beauty, dim, blue and far away. “Jeanette, darling, I love you. Will you be my wife?” John spoke without preface and without warning, and the girl gasped at the suddenness .of it all. “Don’t say no," pleaded the big and handsome John, as the girl bent her eyes tc£herfhorse's mane and paled and Hushed from the sweet emotion that surged through her heart. “Don’t throw me over, for I love you better than life, befter than ever any other one can, and will love you always. -You say you owe your college honors to nth and want me to have them. You moon and the whole young man rejoiced and told himself that Fate had favored him in all things. Sad dling two hones, he proceeded to wood near the home of his inamorata, and hardly had he got there when female form, clad in black and deeply veiled, stepped from the darkness un der the trees and stood dimly revealed. ’‘Are you ready, darling ?” whis pered John. “Yes,” was the whispered response, “but I thought you said you would come in a carriage.” “You must have misunderstood me, sweetheart,” replied John, “for I don’t remember saying how I would come. Let me assist you to mount.” “I don’t know whether I can ride or not, I feel so queer and foolish.” “That is natural under the circum stances. You are nervous, dear, and will soon be all righL We musthur- y, for I have ‘ hired tne ferryman to wait for me.” In a minute later the two were fly ing down the road. Boon the sound of carriage wheels came to their ears. For a few minutes John said nothing, but jt was not long before he was con- vinfced that some one was following him. “Don’t be frightened, dear,” he said in a loud./whisper, “but let us ride faster.”"' “Why?” “I think we are pursued, and if not I do not care to have the carriage be hind us overtake us.” The lady caught her bre^h, and in a moment they were going at top speed along the level river foad to the landing place of the ferry. The carriage still kept within hear ing distance, but did not seem to gain on them. Presently they came to the ferry, and hastily tying the horses John lifted the lady down and stole a kiss from under her veil as he did so. The ferryman was waiting, but it seemed to the Hying lovers that he would never be ready to cast off. “Make haste,” said John to him un der his breath. “We are followed, and our pursuers are drawing near.” The stupid boatman made a desper ate effort to hurry, and in so doing unshipped one of his oars and it Hew from lus hand and was lost in the dark waters of thfe river. Just then the furiously driven car riage drove up and a gentleman jumped out, without seeming to ob serve the three at the boat side. “Hello!' 1 cried the newcomer in a stentorian voice. “Where in blazes ou, you lazy lubber?** ere I be, sir, if you are meaning our orriEs and towns. [i:<iNTlNl’tCO KIIOM r.VUK ONK.J — — - ly .» —Ml !■■■■■ have the right of appeal to the circuit court for trial de novo. The matter waa further discussed by Messrs. Rodgers Bellinger, Burn and Henderson.' Mr. Aldrich’s amendment was voted down, -v.-’ - — Mr. Jeremiah Smith olfered an amendment that* no person shall be sentenced to work on tho-streets unti after the right to demand trial by jury of at least six. The amendment of Mr. Smith was adopted’-by an overwhelm ing majority. Mr. Hutson oHTered a substitute in tended to leave to the general assemb ly under fundamental limitations the regulation of the scope of municipa' courts and the right of appeal. Aa it is now, he explained, the right of ap peal is fixed only by charter and in towns less than 1,000 people there is no such right. The Constitution, he contended, should not fix punishments. Pending this motion the Convention adjourned. *. Yesterday the consideration of the subject was resumed. Mr. D. S. Henderson introduced the following substitute for section 7: “The General Assembly shall pro vide a uniform system for trials in the municipal courts of the cities am towns of this State and for appeals from the judgments thereof. Said courts shall have power to impose fines not exceeding #100 or imprison meut, and may couple with the im- prisoument hard labor on the streets or public works of the city and town. The trial by a jury of six, if demandet by the accused, shall be allowed in such manner and qn fluch terms as the Gen eral Assembly shall prescribe. , This was ordered to be printed ant to Tie Over for future consideration. TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. Section 8 of the article on municipa corporations was then taken up. As amended and adopted it rends thus:. See. 8. The corporate authoritieso duties and towns in this State shall be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes, said taxes to be uniform in respect to per sons and property within the jurisdic tion of the body composing the same; and all property, except such as is ex empt by law, within the limits of cities (I towns shall bejaxed for the pay ment of( debts contracted under an thority of law. License or privileged taxes imposed shall be graduated so as to secure A just imposition of such tax upon the classes subject thereto." There was quite a debate over the motion of Mr. Bellinger to authorize and require municipiuilies to tax the capital stock of banks and other corpor rations. The motion was tabled. Iff are i yo ‘He me,” answered the boatman. As the newcomer's voice rang out there were two exclamations in unison from the ladies, and each tore her veil from her face, just aA the moon broke through a rift in the clouds,and there was such a tableau as is rarely seen anywhere. At the side of the boat stood John Brown and Mrs. Jones, white near the carriage stood General Brown and Jeannette. For a space the length of which, none of the parties present have ever tried to compute these four stood as if transfixed, while the boatman looked with wondering eyes from one to the otHfer. The general was the first to recover himself. “John—madam,” he said, “Will you please explain yourselves?” To this very reasonable request neither replied. “It seems,” resumed the general, after a solemn pause, “that some mis take has occurred.” “Mamma, were you going to elope, too?” inquired Jeanette, whose mind had gone from cause to effect and back again, and aided by woman's in tuition began to divine a dim way what had happened. Then explanations followed, and it was discovered that there had been two elopements planned for the night instead of the one we know ot. “We’rediscovered,” said the general gravely, after the matter had been fully explained. “Shall we go on like fools or go back like sensible people and get married each to the woman of his cnoice, like men and women and Christians ought to?” That is all. They went back and were married, and the writer hereof sets it down as his own conviction that they have lived happily ever And so the feuu en< since. ended. was one day when the two factions do not owe me anything that your love met and passed no jeering word or in suiting remark lietween them and when each went his way decorously as becomes Christians in a civilized land. Then the years went on again. Mrs. Brown, fair to look upon, anuasstately as a queen, became the leader of the Brown faction, while General Jonto, the courtly and polished gentleman in all things, pursued the even tenor of his way. having regard for the sex of his opponent, and gradually peace be gan to settle over the community. The Browns and jhe Joneses were as bitter toward each other as ever, but their partisans noticed that there was an unwonted quiet between the imme diate members of the families, and those who were not of the blood of either began to see that one might be- 1 to the faction they were opposed decent sort of a per will not repay a million times over and leave me hopelessly indebted to you I know we belong to two factions who I have been at war always, but cannot | go down the way in peace with each other? Cannot we forget that our families are enemies, and by join- I ing hands make the old hateful feud a thing of the past to be forgotten for ever? Won’t you say yes, dearest?” The young man grew eloquent in his earnestness, and yet the girl said no word nor gave him even a glance. Surelv this wasthe day of triumph for her when she saw the hereditary enemy from her home, begging a favor at her hands, and tri-1 work this mornin umph was in her heart, but not of the sort that the warrior feels when hit enemy lies vanquished before him. It was the triumph that caused the maid- I en * * a, long years agone, Memphis Commercial Appeal. Told In a Dream. Asheville, N. C., Sept. 26.—Yes terday afternoon the 17 months old girl baby of James Green, living five miles south of Asheville, suddenly disappeared. By dark hundreds of persons were searching for the little toddler. One of the searchers was Ja cob Morris, employed on the Yander- bilt estate. He searched till midnight and 'then went home and to ted, whereTbe had a vivid dream to the ef fect that the child was lying asleep in an old field three quarters of a mile Jorris started for ning, but soon felt com pelled to turn back and visit the loca tion indicated in his dream. There he found the baby sleeping soundly, where it had wandered, rag doll in hand, pillowed on a atone. She was ^>1 long to the faction they were o: lo and still be a decent sort of a per tetter feeling be in the community, deserted his party. It was not that party fealty had grown I saluting an embaasadresa weaker, but the charity tnat covereth - What further was said belongs not I boys, aged 8 and 11 years, a multitude of sins spread its white to this story, for there are some things Thompson, at Blossburg, aboi over the whole people and I that sound well when time andcireum-1 ty miles west of this city, w mantle made them understand that others might be good men and women and not believe in all things aa they did. Now g strange thing happened. John Brown and Jeanette Jones were test north to finish their education, and it happened that they were sent “ e college, and it being a co-1 to make open announcement il institution both entered treaty of everlasting pence which had to sing. ‘My lover is mine and I ajn I unharmed except that her legs were his,” and she simply put out her hand I torn by briars, in a bland sort of a way toward John, who seized it and kissed Has if lie were | . “Playing with a putoi. Birmingham, Ala., Sept 24.—Two not | boys, aged 8 and 11 years, named about twen- were in a these two brave young people conclud 'd that they had not quite the courage of the stance may be fully considered, but (room playing with a pistol. Ashot was heiurd and the mother rushing into in cold words in black and white. Suf- the room, found the younger lad lying floe it to say that the question of what I on tbe fioor dead with a bullet hole in the people would say come up, and | his forehead. The older brother said some one on the outside fired through the window, but it is thought the two were playing with the pistol whan it went off. ‘ • -— ... municipal indebtedness. Section 9, as reported by tile com mittefe limited the bonded indebtedness of each municipality to ten per cent, of all the taxable property. On motion of Gen. Gray, the limit was put at eight percent., with the proviso that for temporary purposes there may be issued revenue bonds or certificates of indebtedness, with the requirement that such scrip shall be taken up as soon as practicable. Major Barker olfered a substitute which was ordered to be printed, and to lie over for consideration today. RjXEMPTIONS. Section 10 of the ordinance read as follows: That cities and towns may exempt from taxation, except for school pur poses, for five successive years manu factories established within their limits after the adoption of this Constitution, whose paid up capital is not less than $10,000.” Mr. Stanyarne Wilson moved to strike out this section entirely. He urged that the exemption dil no real good, and that it was an unjust dis crimination in favor of a certain class of business men. Further remarks were made by Messier Henderson, Patton.- Hayns- worth, Sheppard, Sloan, Buist. Burn and Timmerman in favor of the ex emption, and by Messrs. W. D. Evans, Clayton, Efird and Talbert in opposi- ion. Pending . further debate the Convention took a recess till 8,-p. m. Last night after some preliminary >usiness the Convention resumed the discussion. Mr. Floyd offered the fol owing amendment: “Provided, that before any such ex emption is allowed by any city or town in this State it shall be submitted to vote of the people of said city or town for their endorsement or rejec ion." After some further debate the sec tion, as thus amended, was adopted >y a vote of 80 to 65. Section 11, giving towns and cities general authority to “protect tbetives iberty, health and property of thecit- zens” was stricken out as unnecessary. Sectiqn-12 was passed. It forbids the -introduction of any armed orce into the State, except “on the request of the Executive.’” THE DISPENSARY LAW. The next section considered waathe ollowing: “In the exercise of thp police power he general assembly shall have the right to prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of intoxicating liquors or beverages within the State. The jeneral assembly may license person? or corporations to manufacture alid sell and retail intoxicating liquors or bev erages within the State under such rules and restrictions as it deems pro- >er; or the general assembly may pro- libit the manufacture and sale and retail of intoxicating liquors and tev era&es within the State and may au thorize and empower the State and county officers, both or either, under he authority and in the name of the State, to buy in any market and retail within'the State liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it deems expedient.” Mr. Clayton'of Florence offered the following substitute: “In the exercise of the police power, the general assembly shall have no au thority to license the sale of intoxicat ing liquors or beverages by persons or corporations within this State. The general assembly may prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor, and beverages, within the State, or may authorize and empower State and county officers, both or either, un der the authority and in the name of the State to buy in any market and sell and retail within the State intoxi cating liquors and beverages, and un der such rules and regulations as it deems expedient.” This provided considerable discus sion, which was participated in by Messrs. Doyle, Bellinger, Clayton, Senator Tillman and others, when fur ther debate on the section was post poned anti! Friday. Immediately after the preliminaries this morning tbe Convention recurred to the discussion of the dispensary fea ture proposed to be put in the Con stitution . Tbe pending question w on the amendment proposed by Mr. Clayton of Florence. Mr. Sheppard opened the fight by moving to indefinitely postpone the amendment which in eiract prohibits the Legislature from licensing the u~ of intoxicating liquors or beverages by persons or corporations within this State, but giving to the Legislature the right to authorize the State and county officers, iu the name of the State, to buy and sell within the State such liquors, under rules and regula tions to be provided by the Ijegisla ture. After consideraole discussion/ by various members Senator Tillman got twawgrinii wwy" ■ > tt "'*yr■ ,; “This discussion hiis developed aome thoughts that I shall lay before yoh/ Being responsible in a large measure for the dispensary law, and believe it to be tbe test solution of tbe whiskey traffic. I have advocated it here and abroad. The idea has gone abroad that this convention would settle the constitutionality of the dis pensary law, but would go no further. I favor and will aid in engrafting any article that will forever prohibit sa loons from opening in South Carolina, but do ndTlet us tie our hands by this measure, which a change of sentiment may prove to be unwise or which an averse decision of the courts may show to be suicidal. 1 * I am forever opposed to the open, licensed bar room, but the people can- riot afford to support a constabulary to enforce prohibition, and should the Supreme Court decide against us, we would be forced to prohibition, and prohibition without the police force and the money to enforce « would be free whiskey practically.. Much has been said about here farriner lawyers, so I move that this debate be adjourned till tomorrow to allow us farmer law yers and the legal lawyers to get to gether and see if we cannot formulate a section that will forever close the bar-rooms in thi* State to individual license, but at the same time not force a possible alternative of prohibition or free whiskey. At 2:15 the Convention receded from business till 8 p. m., first adopt ing Senator Tillman s motion. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED. ProfenBor William* Welch >’o Longer Con nected With Clemnon. re morn JLUMBIA, S. C., Sept 27-—The board of trustees of Clemson College concluded their meeting early yester day morning, and the members turned to their homes on the ing trains. All of jhe members were present except Messrs- Stackhouse and Norris. The main object of the meet ing was to hear the report of the in vestigating committee- The resigna tion of Williams Welch was accepted. The report which the committee sub milted wap not given out for publica tion. The board was asked if they hftd anything to give out in eeference to the work of the committee. ’ “Yes,” was the reply, “we wish to say in the first place that under the circumstances it was unfortunate that the word “investigation” was used, for the committee really was appointed more for the purpose* of inspection in order tc satisfy the board that the de partments were working together har moniously. It will te remembered that the committee was appointed prior to the appearance of certain ne wspaper criticisms. While the com- mittee was not charged with trial work, it did give especial investigation to the departments criticised, namely, agriculture and .mechanics. They found that whilfeAnuch remains to te done before they are completely equipped and developed they are pro gressing in such way as to meet all reasonable expectations. We are glad to state further that most of the re commendations of the committee were adopted by the board of trustees. That thejvarious departments and branches thereof are now so arranged and co ordinated as. to insure, we believe, ;ood and efficient work in the future, ’he college has teen nut into five na tural divisions, and tne head of each charged with and made responsible for the proper conduct of his depart men. And the President charged and leld responsible for the supervision and management of the whole." Have any^hanges teen made in the faculty ?”v Yes. Mr. Williams Welch, the in structor of drawing, tendered his resig nation, which was accepted.” “Is there foundation of the rumor that there is discord among the fac ulty?” was asked. “There has doubtless been iriore or qss indiscreet talk, but not more, per- laps, than can te found in other col- ege communities. Upon the whole, the faculty of Clemson College is a strong one, and will compare favora- )ly with any college in the country.” This ought to stop all the idle ru mors that have been going the rounds concerning Clemson College. It is ah utter impossibility to start a college on such a scale as Clemson and not find some who believe it all a fake. Clem son has her enemies but nearly every man who has the good of his State and people at heart sees that it is a fraud undertaking and is already do ing much good for South Carolina.— Register. Music In Onr Kara.” Eight cent cotton and plenty of it Thaus the prospect, and it means that the Piano or Organ so long -desired need not longer be waited for. Buy it now and pay when your cotton is con verted into cash. See Ludden & Bates' atest advertisement in this issue of ,heir great Mid-summer Clearing Sale. Three Hundred Fine Instruments at /our own price for Spot Cash, or a ittle cash now and balance November 1st, or on smallest monthly payments if preferred. —-— They will suit you as to the terms, and all the world knows that when they mean what they say. Write them atSavanah, Ga. for Midsumer Bargain ists, and don’t delay about it until the best bargains are gone. 3t. The Gang Will Hang. Fort Smith, Ark.. Sept. 24.—The Slack gang, compowd of Rufus Buck, *ndian, Lucy Davis, a negro; Lewis )avis, Sam Simpson and Maomi July, Creek Indians, who operated in the Creek nation and of whose crime is murder was the least brutal, were ijed yesterday. The jury was out only three minutes and returned a verdict guilty and the death penalty. The Corn Crop. _ . This is apparently to te the greatest corn year ever known, and the season is now so far advanced, according to a contemporary' as to reduce the chances of disaster to a minium. In 189J/tee raised the greatest corn crop ever grown, but we are going to ren der It insignificant this year. In 1891 corn covered 76,204,000 acres and yielded an average of twenty-seven bushels to the acre. This year the corn fields amount to 82.304,000 acres, or S.OOOiOOO more than in 1891, and all reports indicate a larger yield per acre than in that year. But at the same average yield the crop will amount to 2,222,208,000—two billion, twohrind- red and twenty-two million two hun dred and eight thousand bushels. Corn is worth about fifty cents a bushel, not only in the markets, but in feeding hogs. This crop will ^therefore add $1, 111, 104,000 to- the-eouairy’s wealth. Think of it! More than a billion dol lars of actual wealth produced in a single year in the shape of'a single crop. .„ * Impaled dn Iron Spike*. i Savannah, Sept. 24.—John Hodges, a painter, at work on a wall thirty-five feet from the ground, was killed to day by the falling of the platform upon, which he arid another painter were working. Hodges was impaled on a barbed iron picket of a wire fence, which pierced his body thinking the heart. Fi ve inches of tbe iron entered the man’s body and was held by the barbs so that it was with difficulty that it was lifted from the fence. Death was almost instantaneous. Charles Burnham, an other-pain ter, was seri-i ously injured. The accident was due to jhe ropes which held the platform being eaten by acids used in washing the walls. / King Cotton Still Rule*. Life for the Liver and Kidneys, the most popular medicine of its kind, is freely recommended by Physicians, Druggists and others, and the wonderful success it has attained it has won solely on its own merits, and for which it has obtained for it self the appellation of “The coming Liver Medicine ot the South.” ,‘Life for the Liver and Kidneys” or “Chill Cure,” works like a charm-and sells very fast.” A. II. Perkins, Waxhaw, Lancaster Co., S. C. Tbe Court of List Resort.’ Those who have failed to get cured elsewhere of the LIQUOR, MORPHINE and the TO BACCO Habits and Nervous Exhaustion, are invited tc correspond with THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, (or Drawer 27) COLUMBIA, S. C. N. B.—The treatment is adminis tered in South Carolina only at Co lumbia. We can refer to ex-patients near you. > PIANOS <5 Monthly ORGANS $ S2 MonthlyJ iTHIMk” !l ,w /’“ h4 * pfcWMM i»n , l »>*ne- ’ 1 I 111 * IX f,, :l (i„,. or Parlor Orfjan' 0will lie to your v ifr h;.'I; i Mr, ii, mid Sowlong( )they have wanted mid waited. . DOX'T WAIT TOO LONO. { They wont l»e with you for ever, uutkethen) happy while you can. kTHINk’’ how T " r Y eavily yon can now 1 t I IIIINIX buy n mipert)iimtriimc£lon 6ur pnatallment plain*, and pay for it almost without^ k misaing the money. — -+ ACT QUICK -K ^Writefor Midsummer Sale Bargain SheeH ’3 0 0 Superb instrument* on easiest| tterfn* ever otfer«*<l: YOt-ll own pricey .for GASH; Write for particulftro. f Kut BK Ot H'K- BMn:»*in* rollln|rout| ^ilaily. Strain a point and buy NOW.g LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, Ca. ARK YOU A SUFFERER FROM IN FLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM? Ashbvillk, N. U., Aug. 14, 1894. Twelve years ago, I was a sufferer from Inflammatory Rheumatism, and for five years I was almost completely, disabled, of ten being confined to my bed for months at a time My whole sys'em-was permeated with the dlseise, affecting different ptrts of my bod). fiedical treatment failed to do me noy good, and I tried different p o- piletary medicines without any benefit. 1 was advised while In Durham to try Mrs Joe Person’s Remedy. I got dozen bot tles, and when I was on the third bottle I began to improve,, and by the time ! had taken the six bottles I v as entirely cured, and have never had anyTeturn of the dts- ease since. I believe it to be a sp< ctfic tor inflammatory Rheumatism. s' Y . , . P. O. Box 385 1> BROWN. mmedd AND School of Shorthand aad Telegraphy. raiz&rmsxsjz h- *• *«• paid to Aacaata. Wei ture te in the bootbern States, and In order to do ao In the quickest Mum have concluded to make some vert liberal offer* In bedroom suite to secure at least one customer at every poet of fice In tbe next sixty days. Please read this advertise meat carefully and send at once fur one of our spe cial offers. T Our great offer No leonslstoof one Solid Oak Bedroom Bolt with large dresser with 90x94 bevel mirror, one large wasbsteod with case one 6 ft 6 bedstead full width This suit of furniture Is worth in any furniture store not less than 935.00 . Do not think for onoe that It is a little cheap suit for we assure you it Is not, but a lame full size salt equal to anything on tbe market. In order to start the sale of these, suites aud to keep our men busy and Introduce our business in your neigh borhood, we agree to ship one suite only U> each shipping, potut In tbe tooth fei $15.00 when the cash cornea with the order, 'nits advertisement will postdbly 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 you. If It is not just as represented-you may return tbe suite at our expense and your $15.00 will be refunded to you. Our catalogue containing many Illus trations of rare bargains and bouse furnlshlnz goods will be sent to you upon application. The suite above described is a spe cial bargain and dote not appear In the catalogue, therefore It (s useless to write for illustrations of this suite, and while you are delaying writtpg someone else ts getting the bargain. We assure you that we will not fbip but one suite In your neighbor hood at this price. Atj»r one suite has been shipped in the neighbor hood the price Will go'lir at least. $30.00. i* «\ paogett, 846 Broad .street, AUGUSTA, GA. XjIFEj “ FOR THE LIVER AND FOR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGB:STION AND ALL LIVER AND KIDNEY TROUBLES. Sold wholesale by The MurrayD.»ug Co. COLUMBIA, 8. C. Strawberry Plants Ami iu fact all kinds of plxnti can bo SET OUT by using the McSHERRY A UTOM ATIC TRANSPLANTER. A g **d driver and two children ate all the force necessary to set rrum three to five acres of plants iu a das, and EVERY" PLANT IS watered at the time it Is aet out, and some dry soil is drawn around the plants ao that the ground will not bake. No waiting for rVn. Bet oat your plants when they are ready. Get a machine aud plant for your neighbors. You can earn enough iu one season to pay for the mxclt-ne. Easy terms. Send for circulars, prices and testimonials. SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT UO., 249 Meeting St., Charleston. S. C. Mention this paper. Delightful Results. LET TEL FROM JUDGE BALD WIN, OF MADISON, GA. Dr. \V Fitts; Tlnnwn, Us. Dor After having sought In vain for variom remedies for theirs of teething 1 tried your Csiuiinative wild most satis factory and delighttuLKsuits. It Is p eas- ant lo tike assuhges pain and produces reel without Oupor. No patent should be with out it during the tee Iring period Who has once tried l f , for It is indeed a magic medi cine fof babies. Ve y r-ijieetfuliy, JUDGE U. W. BALDWIN. .k For sate by :TTHE MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia, S. C. MACHINERY AT FAC PRICES. I very Ginnery should be equipped „ _ the Thomas Elevating and Dlstrtbutln. Machinery for handling, cleaning, g'notug and packing cotton. —^ Ouesingleoontinuonolint flue and con denser tor a battery of two or more gins- double box steam pram, self- hands employed except to packing put ties on bale. No belts. No palliea No screws to give trouble. Saves labot and Insurance, Improves grade of cotton and makes morey. Wc offer also an ex- tensive line of cotton gins, presses, cane mil* corn mills and saw mills Also Talbott, Llddet, and Watertown engines r our Rice Haller, which prepares rice ready for the table or market should be la every mill. V. C. Badham, llENEHAL AOINT, COLUMBIA, S. C.