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;e a woman * “ Th«» that U your )ut word, Edna?" “ Ye*, Dr. L**l.r.-’ “ A«d will Botbinr I cao *ay alter your doolaioo T" Be rtood looking down at her face, hla owti etoeedingiy grave ; a tell mao About 28 yean of age, with black bair and a strong looking shaven face. He looked reaenredand r*lf-fcontained. — Edna shook her head. “ No," nh* naid; *' nothing, I am afraid." ^ Be drew In bis upper lip between bln teeth, and bis forehead wrinkled &»> be *tUl lingered. ~ “WeJV’ . be said, ‘H am. immensely norry., I don’t want to bother you ; besides, I suppose it would not do a scrap of good/ Raising his right hand, he pushed back bis hair. v ‘It seems a little diffleuit to realise just yet; 1 counted on a different auswer.” “That was hardly my fault," she ■aid, lowering her eyos. They were dark blue eyes, remarkably dark con sidering the fairness of her hair and skin. Edna was a small woman, below the average as regards height, uno girlish In figure, though she had passed her twenty-first year. “ Your fault! No, It was merely my own folly. It doesn't matter what one calls it. The name won’t alter the fact. Of course it is play to you.” “ You have no right to say that, Dr. Lester. I assure you, 1 dofi’t find it tho least amusing. 1 am very sorry— not that 1 suppose it will be quite your death.” ; . , . “No," he returned. “Mon don t die of that sort of thing. Hut life will be wretched, Edna.” He took his hut and went away, Edna standing by the window watch ing him as he dejectedly crossed the garden and passed through the gateway and disappeared. A few minutes later the door opened and a woman entered, n few yenrs older, *®d severnl inches teller than ffkrself. This was Mrs. Sinclair, Ednas sister-in-law, wife of the Town Clerk of Uppcrcombe. “ Well ?” \ Gertrude stopped just within the door. , “Oh, don’t look as If you didn’t know all about it!” cried Edna, im patiently. “ You don't mean to look mo In the face and tell me vou hare refused him?” “ I told you this morning—” “What a girl says beforehand goes for nothing. Elua, what a fool you are! You know Alfred will be just wild about it." “Alfred did not think It necessary to consult me," wa» the answer. “Of Cbursc,” EJna added, drawing near and placing an arm atmul Gertrude's waist, “of course u would bo all the same If he had, darling ” • Still, it does seem a pity,” Gertrude persisted. “Though he ha» only been a year In Uppercuinhe, «vrrjb«Hjy nw* a good woru for him- or near y every body. He has lacre as* d old Dr. An drew's practice enormously. I begin to think you are one of the new young- worn, n without a heart.” “I don't think it’s a true bill, Gerty.” “Anyhow, the organ isn't very ea»lly placed upon, dear “1 — 1 am not sure. 1 don't see why you should »ay that.” “ Dr. Lester is a mao a good many girls wouiU — '* Jump at! 1 know. That is exactly what I feel about him. lie is too eligible—Isn't that the wordy—too eminently desirable." “You have always seemed to like him.” “ 1 do like him, Gerty.? “Then, why in the name of good- ness don't you marry him and have done with Ur” Edna slightly shrugged her should ers as she turned toward the window again “Honestly, I don't quite know. r lee respon Alfred. “BlmV n..,,.p said All that Leeter would go too far. Wi be has gone too far. I natoad of oallla la an expert, be operated bi and everybody will bold him aibte.” “ Do you think it «1U damage hfk practice ?" Inquired Gertruda. “ You can’t have been listening P cried Alfred. “ Why, Alfred, I heard every word “Then, why do you ask such an aburd question r\ Injure hi* practice? Of course It wilt. Lester Is too young. People, don't care to be practiced on — carved about. 1 shouldn’t be sur- |VT passing L-xter-iHouse at : Oue uiuiutng7 abm.t fou? «nonttsy^;, 1(w(lf *^ ln(y nn ., an , lf h later, Gertrude’* eider girl awoke feverish. “Alfred,” she said, as her husband rose from the table after iirenkfast, “you won't forget to call at Dr. Hleak- lusopp's." “ D^, Hlcnklnsopn's?” asked Edna when/e had closed thvrthHir. Yes, dear. 1 tfainlr Wmn^^ught Hut be did not directly. He threw out wblcb bis sister Ignored, till oee eight about a month later, be arrived home la good spirit*. “ Lester Is going away," be said. “ Has be sold his practice ?" asked Gertrude. “ Bo would hardly go'without. Not that there .is os sub to sail." Edna sat quite silent. Her fa* was pale and her eyes ware moist. It was all she could uo pq prevent the tears from falling till she reached her own room. At dicncr she scarcel spoke, and that evening went to bed though not to sleep, early. The following morning she happened o'clock, and, seeing no sign of him, turned and repassed the door ten minutes la or. He was just coming dowu the steps. v 1 * “ Don't let me hinder you," she said, when he stopped. „ “ I am merely going to the post- office," he am>worcd(T ^ “ I—I jtni going that way, too,’! Edna, and they walked together. “ is to have some medicine.” “Hut why Dr. Hlenklnsopp? Why not Dr. Lester, as usual? You have had Dr. Lester ever since Dr. Andrews went away." “1 should never forgive myself if Winnie died like poor Sir Edward.” “ What utter nonsense !” cried Edna. "I may be very foolish,” said Ger trude rather, plaintively, “though 1 don’t see w by vou should tolj^ me oo if Alfred does. 1 never'~jfirSkmied to be wise- BJt‘1 have lost confidence in Dr. Lester. So has everybody else Dr. Ulenkinsopp has got ever so many of his patients. ^ ' “it is mean !” Edna retorted. “It is like kicking a man while ho is down." .. " I can't help it, dear. Don f t look so fierce. 1 am hardly to be expected to let Dr. Lester experiment on Winnie if I don’t believe in him. How can ■ anyone believe ^h him in the face of in , < ! v/u , y ’ • »v,i Shat is being said about poor Sir Ed- ^ iaclalr; th ' ward ?" ^ “ Ob," cried Edna, “ it makes me so wild !" A little later she set forth into the town, U> walk off he*-111-humor with things in general, and Dr. Dlenkin- sopp in particular. She had not gone far beforu she met Lester himself. Though he would have passed ’her by with a bow, she stopped, bolding out her hand. “it is unusual to see you walking,” •he said. “ Ye—es. The fact is, one gets so little exercise that 1—l have sold my carnage." v - - ——— " Well,” she faltered, “it’s—It’s a lovely morning for a waik. You don't come to nee us now.” “ ILrhaps you remember the last it true you are leaving Uppcrcombe ?" she a«ked presently. “ Perfectly true." r “Then you have sold your practice?" “ Well— It was principally a question of getting the house and so forth off my hands; hut I have every reason to believe thertnatter .will be settled this afternoon.” “ Dr. Lester,” Edna exclaimed as he halted at tno post-office, “if I were you I—l would not-run away from it: but, perhaps, you have some enticing place to fly to." “ No,” he answered; “lam fortu nate enough to have the wide world to choose from—except this one spot, aud,” he added, “ this is the best and the worst on the face of the earth.” “ Surely you can-you can stay if you please,” she said.. By tacit con sent they I don't t^e why 1 should dissect myself for your edification. He Is very bum * little too Bice. 1 tried to p* rsuadi- • myself—there, you sc*, Tin nothing if not candid. Only—1 dpfi't know wnat It Is; somehow, ibeefJint didn't move ms.** When Edna was following Gertrude from the dining room that evenmr Alfred Sinclair celled her hack. “ Permit me to remind you that you are twenty-two," he said, taking out his cigarette case. “ accurate, Alf. Twenty-two and two months.” “ Of course,” he continue!. “ I need not tell vou we are glad to give you a home b* re as long a* you re quire It. Hut If you ask mo -a woman is much belter in a place of her own." "The first that offers Iteelf ?" asked Edna. “I don’t think Lester was the first. He lathe best of the bunch, though. A fellow who is bound to get on—” “Of course, that's everything !” “Oh, well, If you can’t treat the matter seriously, 1 don’t see Vim good of talking.” “ Neither do I," E ina answered. Ouo afternoon Alfred came home from his office looking more solemn ths.n usual, though tho dignity of his position gave him ae air of extreme solemnity at the best of time. Like Edna, ho was short, but carried him self at his full height; liko his sister : again, he was fair, and appeared more youthful than his years. He wore a moustache which looked too heavy for his pink and white face. “ Sir Edward Strangeways is dead,” he said, pulling up his light-colored trousers as he sat down “Then,” remarked Gertrude, “tho operation was not successful.” t'Now, if it had been, don't you imagine Strangeways would bo alive, Gerty?” he said, testily. “A bad day’s work for L ister.” - “ Why ?” demanded Elna. “Dr Lester cannot be expected to. work miracles. lie cannot cure all his patients." “Saul amongst the prophets!” ex claimed Alfred » “One doesn't look for Lester's apologist over there, Edna. He weht the wrong way to cure this one. I was talking to Bleukinsopp •bout the case ou'y yesterday. HlenK- iusopp wou d have bad a surg-tur down from London. Money w’as no object. The plain fact is, Lester is overconfident.” < ■ “ I suppose,” said Elna, “ the Strangeways wished Dr. Lester to operate ?” ^’That won’t count. Nothing suc ceeds like ituoeess, and no'.h.ng fqi » like failure.” “I dare say Dr. Lister is qu ; t'rs skillful as any surgeon In London,” Edna returned. •* He may be or he may not. How Odd It is that a woman can never see the essential fact of a case ! Unt 1 now, Lister has carried all be fore him. He has us d the knife wh« re the steady-going old practitioners would have let their patients slip. Of course, tie's very up-tu-date. 1 dare **jr Le has saved a few Uvea—” “Oh, that's nothing T* cried Edaa. - “ You seem to have bad your fur v«y “Oh," she cried, brui-quely, “] never remember uuphasaut things. I thiok mv •♦»ter weeitl brr very pleased, whenever you have time to i»pare." “ Time to spare !” he said bitterly. “Tin re is little difficulty about that. Of o>ul-•l , , you know what ell the (own knows. My practice has fallen away from mo aa if it wore a gar ment.” "Hut." she returned, trying to speak cheerfully, “ it will com-- luck aguiu ! It t« o > a matter of time.” “ V. ry likely. Hut, yeu see, Miss glacialr, one has to live somehow in an while.” Ho were.*, he went his rounds more Jiljlheiyt than usual, and at 4 o'clock that afteruion, after a long debate with hliuself, turned hU st-p# towanf Sinclair s bouae. II * bad rot cat- red Its door since tnat day ho «sk-d Eina to be his wife, and she rvfu-ed. Ai* though be wn« no longer in a position to a*k any wo.naa to be his wife, he could not r«»Lt the temptation to act on her suttgustloo. There wha note soul in Uppcroombv with whom be war on terms of Intimacy, and her sympa thetic manner had seemed Very sweet this u orniiig. *• Hut, on nearing the house, he saw Hlenkinsopp s carriage at tne gate and a few yards further on Sinclair, las load of entering, as he had pur posed, Lister passed the brougham, then came face to fact witu Alfred, Who appeared some what cm bar rasaod. “ Mrs. Sinclair all right?" inquired B rt . | oW r Laater “ Oa, quite—er^lt’s only Winnie; littlo lavarlsb. lyiuk here, Lawler you know what women era." “ Kslhcr rash to boiMt." “ You see," Alfred blundered Pn, “ if it were myself It would be dif ferent. You can't reason with a wo man, and with your wife you should ueVvr make the attempt. Mine took it Into her head to have |i lfl °kin sopp " " My dear fellow,” said Lenter, "your child could not be in better hands. I hope she will soon be all right again.” And be walked on swiftly with his eyes on the ground. Depend upon it,” Blenkinsopp, a stout, gray-bearded taan of sixty, wai saying as Alfred entered the drawing- room, “It is better to be a little slow and quite sure, my dear lady. The experience of generations is not to be upset Tn a day by a few callow youths.” “ I have just parted from one of the uufi<'dged,”said Allred, when Ulcukin- sopp had gone uud-Edna re-entered the room. "Dr. Lester did not see , Oh.” cried Gertrude, “ I would uot have it happen for the world." “Gerty hasn’t the courage of her convictions," said Edna. “ Dr. Blenkinsopp says he has lost nearly all his patients," Gertrude re marked. “The population of Uppcrcombe js .If) 000; mostly wise persons !” exclaim ed E ina contpinptuoiftly. “Gerty,” said Alfred, alone with his wife that evening, “what is the matt- r with Edna? I cannot understand her to-day." “J always thought yop underotood women so thoroughly, dear.” Anyone would think Lester had retained her for tho defence,” grum- oled Ajlred. ‘ Not that 1 wish to bo down on the man.” I—1 think he has.” said G-Ttrude Hut she refused him. I Lave con- gTatulated myself on the fact more than once. ‘ ngs are too unpromising.'’ “ Hut you will Uvekit down,” she urged. “ Suppose the same—the same misfortune had happened to Dr. An- urows ” “He could have borne with it; Ms reputation was made. Mine has been spoiled in tho making, as far as Upper- combe is concerned. Honestly, 1 am positive that no power on earth could have saved atrangeway's -life. I am equally positive that I was injudicious in performing the operation myself; so tnat, in a way, I was to blame. Any how, it has cuiucilmy yractic**." “ Hut ifvyuu could only stay your "would come Pack. People aievery flck>e. It isn't every doctor who can buy a practice, yet they man age. How Uo they do it ?” He held open a gate for her to pa-s through into a meadow as she spoke. The sun shone brightly and the hedges wars f agrant with wild ruse and honeysuckle. “O i, there are various ways," he rip.amed. *• Some take parish work, bfit i and too unpopular to attempt to get Dial, even if there were an open ing at the. mo nent. Others receive reaidctiLpatlenW—lunatics, bypoeben- driacs an i ao forth.” “Then 'couldn't you take patient*? Would not that enable you to-to stay at Uppercoinho?” “On, y-s; only first 1 should have to take a wife, Misa Sinclair.” lie terned u» l«N»k down at her face, and at the same moment Eioaleane i aaraaa Ute dltefi w> p uck a spray of honeysuckle. No sooner bad she re covered her ha I a nee than she began to pull tbe bhvaoni to piece*. “Well, Dr L>Mter?” sheaaid, looking up suddi-niy. “ Ah ! that sort of a thing U over as far as I am ronowroed," h* answered. Hum beat bee loot patoieeUy oo tea grass. “I—I don't ae* why. If it would—if It would really help you.” He leaaad forward eagerly. She bent her neck to smell the boaey- suck i*. “Kina." he muttered, “you are trifling with me I” She shook her bead slowly. . “ Hat you- you said—” “ Is it gen irous to remind on* of a mistake ?" she retorted. i position. Things fire hh " B Rwono BOLT. Tn* Junior Senator Pavtng in# Way for Trouble at Ch caao—What Will tha Senior Senator Do About It f -> j I • ileiuviLLK, S. G, Feb. 6, 1896. Hon. B. R. Tillman, Wnshington, D. 0.: Dear Sir: After my kindest i^garda to you personally, I write today to sajr that I have read with great pleasure your speech in the Senate chamber on the SUth ult. It has tbe ring of your speeches in 1890on State politic*,which first drew my attention to you and led me to admire your good Sense, courage and ability, andunade me a a lead fast friend and supporter. I was born and reared near John C. Calhoun and have always voted tbe Democratic ticket. While I am a Democrat of the type of Jefferson. Calhoun and Jackson, I am thoroughly disgusted with such Demo- crlcy as werhave exemplified in Cleve land, Carlinfb and their supporters. It is only a name—a shell; all the princl- rom it. I presume that in the month of May our Democratic clubs will be called to gether to send delegates to tbe Nation al Democratic convention which meets n xt July in Chicago to nominate can didates for President and Vice Presi dent. My religion and my patriotism have produced such convictions of right, truth and duty that my con science forbids me to take any part whatever in sending delegates to an other National Democratic convention since the control of the party has fallen into the hands of the Shylocks of Wall street. As you have doubtless seen in the papers, the Populists and the free sil ver men wifi .both hold national con ventions in St. Louis on the 22d of July, and, after having adopted their plat forms, will, by conference committees, turned their face* toward agree to ndr.inato tho same for President and Vice President. I am convinced that our only hope to em ancipate the toiling masses from the rasp’ of I’rhsp of organized monopoly and io drive the money changers out of the temple of our liberties is to enlist under this banner, and I have determined to do so. I agree with you that our pres ent financial system is a “patent con trivance with thieves atone end and dishonest officials at the other to rob 'be American people.” The follow log I think would he a good plan to car-y our State toto the national reform ranks. You are aware that the reform movement in South Carolina in 1890, under your leadership • aptuied the State’ Democracy. Can we not capture it again this year for the genuine National Reform party on the issue of the free coinage of silver, and send our delegates to the free sil ver eon ven lion st St. Louis? Will not this fusion ttexet command the support of all true Reform elements in the Un ited Stales, and give us a-glorious vic tory over covetousness and corporate greed, which arc the chief causes of allour trohbles v On the silver issue me Democracy of our State will be nearly a unit. Will uo: such a course send you into the silver i-ooveqUoo with an undivid ed Slate at your hack, and Iccraaae your ebaocee of nomination (or Preei- tiobi? This is what your friends io South Carolina would like to see. I beJeve that the candidate who receives thejoiat nominatioa of tbe PopulisW and free silver men at St. Louis will be our nrxt President. Msy God so order it, is my humble prayer. It seems to me that you Tanwatry the Slate without any serious division am ing the D mucrats Such a course will heal our divisions, and prevent the orgaa<i«tion of another palitioal party, and give us again true Democracy, it may be under another name, but “wbet'a in a name ?" I hope yeu wilt give me your views os the pisn I have suggested. Your reply will not be made public without your permission. SUmpenclosed. With best wish*** for your succ-ms, 1 remain yours respectfully, It. H. IUID. Usuyo STATfcrt Senatk. Wahui.ni. ius. D. U, Feb. 7, l«9fl. The It* . R H. K<id, Reidvlile. S. C Dear Sjr-lliaic y^ir l***” " f February oth and appreciate very much your kind words of commend* llfl POUTICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. Ssme of fhe ProbaHs Fsatums o< ins Next Campaign—Th# Ganaidstss Ssnatcr and Governor. The Columbia State furnishes the following aega and gossip as to ths pending campaign in this State : The first struggle will be early In May, 'Vhsn the delegate* to the May convention a-e selected. Senator Till man and the State administration ring are already deeply concerned in the result of'that election. There seems to be little doubt that In the early summer Senator Tillman is going to make his long expected break and will endeavor to take with him to the west or any other section offering the big- geat inducements, the solid Reform voteof South Carolina. The first move to the successful accomplishment of this end will be the capture of the May convention and tbe State execu tlye committee. This (bine, the con vention will refuse to send delegates The tie CoiumMa The tide will flow again,” she said, I tion. In order to preserve the unity “and and 1 have three hundred a 1 of the white Democracy of South Car year of my owa." olina we can not act on yoursugges- “ What will your brother say ?“ | tion not U> send dt legates to then* “ You seam gaMafe mb a " She refused him when he wan pros perous.” Ho can’t be described as prosper ous now.” said Alfred, “And upon my life l don’t see what there Is tn the oss of his practice to make any dif ference.” C. “ D m't ymi ?” asked Gertrude, with a superior smile. “Youmf*an to tell me," he cried, ‘that the fact of this-call It a mis fortune—has caused Edna to—to care for him ! Tho trirl must be an idiot.” That is just it, dear. Girts art* idiots." * Anyhow, I shall have nothing to say a'lout it-— "Elna is twenty two. You can't pfCViUTTiOTr -aid NTrs Sinclair "T alm< * wish 1 had not b^l Dr. Hienkin- r* Oh,” the cried, " I am not a child. I am a won an. r*4 have a right to plraae myseif; though to be sure,” the added, “you may not think I have pla.vod a very womanly part this morn- lag.” <• She looked very demure, very pretty; as she stood dissecting the honey suckle, and perhaps he would have been more than human to have re sisted. “We will face it together,” he said. “You will ho my comrade as well as my wife—my best beloved vou known you have been since the first week I saw you ” UreiK ntly she hinted at the desirabi lity of retursin^. '-Ah; ya**. :i he answered, "I might' to lose no time in seeing Sinclair.” “Come around after uinner to-night,” sh>* r.iul, and r■■turned home alone, not without trepidation. That afternoon she took Gertrude into her cor fldenoe. Now,” she concluded, “you must tell Alfred. It isn't thatfam afraid, on'y I don’t want liim to say anything we should both regret all our lives. Nothing he can .say will make the slight* st difference, so ho may as well yield with good grace.” Y"i know, darling;” sa^ Ger trud'’, “ yoJ will mLs things awfully.” “ Wait for a year," was the answer. You w«H see by that time. Hy tho- bv,-of .tll« , course you "must make an excuse to Dr. H eukinsopp.” /.* Oh, of course,” said Gertrude. “In f.i ‘t, between ourselves. I have never b.'*i u quite sutii-fi d. Oh v I d° hope AKF’d will come home in a good huui >r !'' ' “ As- a matter of fact lie did, and, without Itiu ,'h'lot-s of time, Gertrude broku The oiqws. Duriny the ensuing pLrfjcnu d the blgbesT tional conventioo at Chicaga We have already raptured the State Democracy. We are the State Democ racy and we iuu*t go to Chicago as such, prepared to bolt if need be, and ally ourselves with tbe free silver men ,"f-orihe West. It would ho a fatal fruder not to send delegates to tbe National Democratic convention and would only bo placing it in the hands of our goid bug enemies. if tbe National Democratic conven tion does not adopt a platform to suit us and put a man on i» above suspicion as to his loya'ty, we can then leave the party, but not b fore.* « The effort ofalTtrue friends of sil ver and ffnai.cia! reform should be di rected to having t5t; State Democratic convention compos* d solidly of men of .tkclr way of ttanking so as to have it act as a unit. I return your Lth r with tVis so as to give you.too lib rty of publishing your letter and my roplyvff??uid you nee fit and so desire. Very sincerely ^ours, B U. Tillman. sopp, and I feel sure those powde won't agroe with dear Winnie. ’ “I Stall speak to Edo*” tm ramutp I'pin'ou of Edna s diplomacy, it was quit: .as w. II that her sLter-in-hiw va- not proeot. The strongest man, huv. ver, m-st bow to tho inevitable, nn,l Alfred possessed tufficlcht. dis- crxinintt-uia iu pai’gfldm. Ihat he was now rl< s- to move his obstinate sister, lie rqved for some time longer, then -.ent for Edn i and propht sied all kinds of i vil -a prophecy destined to re- nuir. uafuifli|cd. “Uoon my word,"he' cone u led, “ >*ouVe--you’re just like a .worn tn." „ - Ah i. on (he whole, Lester met with t mi rt* oordial reception tbaj) he antU cipatod. Thk Rain Pboulem—Tbe New Orleans Picayune says: “Th* rain making exprrhncnti conducted hy the government w> ro ou’y pnrtialiy suc cessful. Somtimes it rafnec’, and s.im"times-it did not, an<f, even when a min't-it shower was produced, it was at silch a enormous ex penoituro of. ex plosive that it wculd have been cheaper to have kept t ie dionght. Inventors arc still working on tbs artlfical rain prubiero, however, aail a Karsas man has p itejilcd n.ticvJae-by wblok he e« provided* - -for* IV'ct 1 - hi pr-niuce rain at will at the in-ignillcsot price of $0 per shower. H 8 apparatus isaspcci-tUy constructed gum fpurtoaa feat long, weighs pounds, which, when loaded with the requisite mat* rial, discharges a mois- ture-prodUeing sub<tunce to a height of eighteen niHes. This invention renders a man independent of provi- denc'. io the matter of rains. It has often been notic' d Dial it always rains on ladies’ day at the races, and tha} 1 a Sunday rchdol picnic can generally bo (syol+cd on to break up a drought. Now, /when men got to running the Eflin. tihey %ifl jirran^'e to only have it ruin at nights, or to breakup tho opposition parade. In d;*y Umcs, Johnny will only hayo to get his gun, and tu«o aim at th • c'ou'is, Ur bring^On a* much ratn as his drops n» o is." —\Y iritg hii-hst on the bsck of j,., hi* h '-ad is i ti,i of t!>e ways in whh h * —E'c/m b ’8 half a» many people a- yr-TTTT r Tuini'mtett ev ?ryb»idy he don’t f Uiitted State*, bfi( her national « no v ninth. —I/some men were as big as they think they are. the world would bhre to cm oulargwd. debt is twice as grejt as ours. —The love of ’.pleasure betrays us in? to pain; and many a man, through love of fame become* infamous. to meet in Cj)ie&g<?; and the State executive committee, alleged to be Democratic, will rule that in national affairs the Silver or Populist or the Silver-Populist, as it' may then bo, is t(io Democratic party. There will possibly be little restrictions in a State primary. But some leading and active Reform ers and enthusiastic silver men are opposed to deserting the * old party They maintain that the money questit n is a policy and that the free bijvcr can be obtained as well in the Demo cratic party as out of it. Se that on this line the third party people are going to find strong opposition in Re form ranks. Unless, however, tho ring combina tion do underground work, it is not expected that they can capture the May conventlou, nor that Tillman over uX), “perhaps only 20.000, Reformers into another party, whatever the purposes of that party may be. If this draft is made on the ranks of the .Reformers, the deserters will consist principally of those rabid and blind followers of the modern Moses, apd their absence will make the Reform faction—from the Straight- out standpoint—a very much more respectable organization. It is there fore advLab'e from every view that those white men oppos'd to ring rule and in favor of a respectable, honest government, should remain in :he Democratic party. The time when their votes will count may be at hand \i:& to go astray now is to scatter their sirengtli..^- Next in Importance will be the cam p ttgn for John L. hf. Irby's successor. On the stump will apoCar the incum bent and Governor J >hn Gary Evans, arj perhaps it third Reformer. This is going to be ouu of the must in ing political spectacles In recent yaara. Thu third Refornier will be-a representative of tbe conservative element of that faction. Enough fur is expected to fly in these joint debates to make—to be Iriab—a feather mat tress. . The two known candidates win each be supplied with a car load of ammunition and the* will not b»- particuiar as to bow they shoot it off Th* possibilities—it might be sale probabilities—in the race for tha gu bernatorial nomination are John R. Harrison, U. B Watson, W. T.G Bates and W. U. Eller be. None of these have announced themselves bus oeitfcer would decline if the honor tarusi upon him. As soon as they have felt their way and ascertained the probable chances of success their minds will b* made up. Hut the bees are In their bonnets. If there is anything certain In poli tics Lieut Gov. W. H. Tim merman will be the nest State treasurer. Dr. Rates will not be a candidate for re-election Dr. Timmerman will be a candidate for tbe oQo'- and it is extremely un likely tbnt be will have any opposi tion. If there was opposition, hi- honesty and worth is so weill reoug- nlx<4 by all who know him, that it wouid ainobwt to ootbing. in the u-ual course of events, Col. John T. Sloan will be a candidate fo* lieutenant goveenor. There are oo announcement* for other ^ioers, but It L (.resumed Abe tacumhAu will in tbe ring. However, th.ire to be an undercurrent of seotimeol among some influential Reformers to have oo the next State ticket two or three individuals who affilialod with the Conservatives When tnat faction was In good stending. Whether tbi- plan la carried- wut or not, the nex*. state officers will aot be extrome men. •iml in tho campaign Kefor.u r- w W pour some pretty not shot into present administration. State bps made a contract with Electric v i>ffht *•* Power Co. to da all the fighting, and hereafter tbe Hospital for tbe Insane will be lighted by tbe Columbia com pany, instead of its own plant. BOARD OF ^GIST-RATION. 0‘f c.si List o* the Men Who Will §upsrviss “ ■'C tfie Nsw ElsCiroh Ca W. The, following appointments have been made by Governor Evans and con firmed by the Senate, constituting the boards of Eegistration in this State : Abbeville—J. D. Carwile, S. S. Uolfes, J.T. El'IsT Aiken—H. M. Sawyer, S. A. Wowk ward, D. F. Turner;. Acdvrson—J. L, Glenn, John Hays, J. N. Vandiver. * B*rnwell—L. A. Thompson, C. Clayton, I. G. Jennings. Beaufort—G. W. S. Jenkins, J. Harrison, J. S Berg. Berkeley—H. W. Harvey, A. Doings; JohzrR Spi res. ~ Charleston—W. J. Mott, L. E. Wil- TJB A. «* i R. H. H. the THE STATE ASYLUM. Intsrast.ng Ns*s About Tnis ExcsEsnt Inst- tution. The State. What has heretofore been known ss the Slate Lunatic Asylum is now pass ing through a most important epoch. The institution was founded in IKJJ, ‘ '* vas dei-tled ' should remain in the city of Columbia. At the ro lent session or the General Assembly various acts wuro passed to close up the affairs of the old lunatic asylum and start it out as the Stat Hospital for the’ In-nne. Tbe b)tid >f regents will meet t.'Jsy to put these into operation. On the recommendation of the re- kent«, Supt. Babcock and Gov. Eivans, the Stato will purchase the Wal .ice property, which lies adjacent to an i io iront of tho present oroperty. T:iis lot of land consists of 108 m res and has upon It throe buildings-which can be made serviceable in relieving—the crowded condition of the asylum. Be- foAa the buildings can bo brought within the enclosure of tbe hospital it will be necessary to close up part of El'mwood avenue and to change the ourse of tbe old Asylum road. Anti cipating this, tho General Assembly -cxtenRion of BuTT street and the deflccti >n of the Asylum road so as to give greater privacy to wards occupied by white female pa tients. Tt ts matter of cfianghig tin roads has been pac'd in the hands of throe commissioners, on** to bo Appoint ed by the board of regents, one to bo named by the city council and the third by the county commissioners. Until the road is determined upon by this commission the Wallace buildings can not be used for the purpo-e of thi sylum. The purchase of the Wa'lac* property is -to be met with the Doro tha Dix fund and » small spec al appro priation to bo asked for eaeii y a-. The General Assembly has provided for tho admi sion of manifestly violent coses of insanity as emergency cases upon the c a rtificates of two or more physician), and the order of a local ttictr, such as a magistrate, warden or alderman, who shall be under bond of 8I0U to procure ihe regular order of commitment within five days. The U"UAl quota of-convlct* will be supplied the institution for tbe mak ing of tbe brick to bo used in tbe new building. liama, H. M. Lofton, jr. Chester—R. H. Mills, Jos S. Hardin, A. W. Love. Chest*.;rfiMd—C. W. Teal, James A. Craig, E. F. Malloy. Clarendon—G. W. Worsham, E. D. Hodge r ,S. E. Griffin. Colleton—C. C. Tracy, T. S. Acker man, H. A. Jamison. Darlington—It Lee Dubose, G. II. Cyaway, J. S. White. Edgefield—W. A. Cheatham, H. W. Dobey, H. H. Townes- Fairfield—W. W. Crosby, John H. Neill, R. W. Hollis. Florence—John T. Wright, B. B McWhite, H. S. Rose. Georgetown—B. Hugor Ward, Wm. F. Pauls, J. C. Lowrimore. Greenville—,!. A. Oavcqport, W. A. Nisbit, C. O. Goodwin. Hampton—B. H. Thous, Amos J. Harrison, Preston Phillips. Uorryr-Samuel J. WHson, Wm. H. Howell, E. V. Dusenberry. Kersnaw—W. R. Hough, Manors Rabon. Lsncastor-^W. G. A. Porter, Robert J. Ebynu, Robert M. Kirk. Laurens—W. L. Cunningham, A. Y. Thompson, J. D. Sullivan. Lexington—W. II. Meetze, James B. Add}’, Goe. W, Round. Marlon—J. L. Mclnnls, I. P. Stack- house, VV. H tyd Evans. Marlboro—Alex. E- Pearson, Frank Manning, D.-L- McIntyre. Oconee*—W. A. Barron, J. L Shank- iio, W. N- Bruce, - - — : jc , Orangetmrg—Brigg ' D. Rt^nMjn.’ James H. Fanning. Julius A. Edward*. Pickens—J. H. Kennetnur, J. Tyra Lniper, H. W. Farr. Richland — W. Brig is .Green,. W. J May, P. B. M' Coy. Sumter—VV. S. James, J. D*Wilder, J. M. Knight. Nervous Prosiration Cared by Dr. Miles’ Nervine. Unioo-J B Lanoaster, A. H Filter, R. 8. Speacar. WiUiamsburt|-fD. G. Caotle#, c Leaesne, W. 8. Eddr. York-I. B. Gordon, J. R Wither spoon, Thomas C. Beckham. Saluda—L. M. Wertx, Frad Katnp- son, James M. Forrest. * A Close ShavA.—a Nsw Yorker tells this story of a close shave: “ I was lying back in the chair of my fa vorite barber, enjoying his skillful manipulations, when all of- a sudden M* eyas bulged out as if they loU ndt d to pop from his head, and the iczur droped from his hand. Tbe pent min. ute the usually staid old German began doing a close imitatlor of an Apache war danee,'all the while bolding firmly to a square bit of paper well covered with lather. When the old fellow had sobered down a.little he pointed to an advertisement on the bit of paper ask ing for ififormation concerning the whereabouts of a certain man and stat ing that an inheritance of 160,000 af ailed him in Germany. My barber was the man. Tbe piece of paper was the one-of many torn from an old newspaper to be used as shaving paper, and it bad happened to fall to him out of the half dozen barbers in the shop. He had finished using it and was about to throw it away, when his eye caught his name printed on it. Another in stant and his 650 000, or, rather, fata chance of getting it would have been gone, or. at least, indefinitely postpon ed. If that wasn’t a close call I don’t know cue when I see it.” Southern' Railway. PIEDMONT AIR UNO. CssdenMd SchsduU »f Ptnmafr Trslas. Northbound. Jan. S. I8W> LV. Atlanta, C. T. “ A Hauls, X. T. " Uuturd . fl “ <;»:!mst1I1s .. I Mb ■ Luis. “ CuruvlU ... ■ Mi. Airy. .. “ T .ccoo " Wootiulnstsr • Bates *• ( ou.ml SUp " tareoavllls ■ • Sa>t> “ OiuirtiuiUu'g S IS |> ** tlsgusys “ I. u Imi'ilig . 1**P • klug'o Ml. " '.«l uu ... ... Ar. < .xtU'US . I 3t p [ " LoimIIIs ... lUSvftl Vos. No JS Dolly 13 00m 1 uu p r,t N* < ■> No J*‘V* I3 lD»Jly U IS p 13 lo * 13 M S >. 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Overwork broupht on nrrrou proatratlcn. 1 wav etraediacly nt rvoos anu 'the exertlna of pnblic op- axinj <-it heart palpitation tuat throat' I UM«t tse bottks of I'r Mih-o' New Cure for my heart tnuiMc, and two of lir Ulioa' Kostontive Nervtso for n y fN-rnyu* oeao and feel better than I ever e-.p» u*d t< feol again. I can oprak for hours without tiring or having my heart flutter as it for merly did. and I have you to thank that I am ailve today.** On sale by all dm "gists. Dr. Miles’ Book on Heart and Nervous Disorders KKEE by nialL Dr. lilies tlcJli-al Co., Elkhart, I rid. Dr. Milos’ Robots Krslore Roiilth. 125 Coiikifis Stove OCTTTT rom 03JTL-Z- $12.00. Deltvarad to your railroad depot, ail freight okarrss paid. Read this dseeription carefully. This splaadid Cooking Stov* is No. fl; has Tour 8 Inch pot holes; 16x16 inch oven; 18 Inch firs box, 14 tnehss high; 61x36 tneh top* aloe smooth casting. I hart sum this stov* mads for my trad*, after my own idea, combining all the good points af all medium priced stoves, and leaving out the objectionable feature* Beyond all doubt the beet Na fl Cooking Stove made, for the price. Fitted with S pot*, 2 -pot covers, S •kellets, 6 griddles, 3 baking pans, 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 iron tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to make customers and friends in svary part of the South, for the purpoee of introducing our buaineas to new people, and to renew oar acquaint ance with old frienda. We will ahlp thie splendid Cooking Stove and tbe above deecribed ware to any depot, all freight chargee paid, for only $12.00 when the cash comes with th* order. Thie stove la a good one,-well made, and' will give entire sat! af action. Our illustrated catalogue of Furniture, Stoves aad Baby Carriage* mailed fra*-. Ad dress Acwttsta, Q a. *• UaSorys. 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