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-—i '~»uv. ■ •.« s w - ■ • : . • •- - '<■ rell People. W : Circulatiolrtn the Count? The Parson’s Aid 4 i ■■■ Rev. lehftbod DwrreU »h<m*h4fulL» •liokad hie quill peu uad ad jueled hfi ghuMS «or# UTenly oa hi# uoee end proceeded to write hie eermon, in whloh he wne poinUnf oat the error oi allow inf merely temporal thlnf# to In- Serfere with thoee of eteranl eidnifl* nnnoe. lohabod wfee a plala, eerneet ■an. Who worked feithfullr et the pro- la ooloniel Virginia, pare muon like those of ererj parish treryw here, only that he had some into eloeer touch with his people than hare many ministers before and einoa his day. . lohabod bit his pan la hope ofln- sptration, bat his thoughts would turn from his thmne to one of the younger men in whom ho was deeply interested aad of whom lately he had seen but little, aad ha found it diffloult to select tests in Genesis aad Rerelatlona ex actly to illustrate his point. So he tat at his square mahogany table absorbed In thought and drew the plume of his quill pah book and forth la a reteotlre way across his nose. ' V James Hopkins cams in through the tor and patiently waited for the to finish the sentence which he wps writing. This lohabod finally no- fished and became aware of Hop- standing near. "I didn’t hear you, matter, 1 * answered Hopkins, aad both men sat down beside the big, book-indea table. "Parson, I’m in trouble,” Hopkins began. " aad I want your help." n AnvtMng j gap do,” seid lohabod, hesitated. Then he took lunge. " It’s about Sally Dares. I suppose you’ll laugh at mcefor com ing, ’ aad an fumbled the hat in his hand, "but I can’t make her listen to me, and I don't know what to do. She promised to marry me and now she says that she nerer will.'’ The parson waited for him to go on, but Hopkins seemed to hare finished ell he had to say. "Aad yon want mo to speak to A VICTIM OP PNEUMONIA. fee Cuban Lite ft* Out Gen. Cali Part or Bin Libre. edOubaa wi of throomi Assembly 1 died la Wi moral Hotel its oarcla, the d Istlngo ir and h ish- seek the interference Of the ohuroh lohabod 1 stoned patiently to his Into, end then b id him kindly, bat firaly, that, la rlew of his many duties, be simply oould hot undertake the eare of ^•^utwhe maeSteifma why," Hop kins persistod. " I’d feel better atout It If.T only knew her reaeoa. I re asked her time and again, aad she only ekes fnn Of me. Won’t you ask her tat much? Please now, just as a frlaod of ua both.” . ^ lohabod hesitated. It was such a bather. “ Yet, I’ll ask her,’’ bs said, at the tame time feeling angry with himself for saying that be wounx. The next afternoon found lohabod riding slowly along the shedy summer lanes toward the Dstss’ plantation, aad wondering the while why a woman couldn't be frank and outspoken In eueh matters and tare her kindly dis posed friends to much seedless labor. As he oame near the house be saw Sally sitting on the low plasaa, her work basket beside her bending oxer some bit of tewing in her band, a pic ture framed la the green Tines which grew over the porrh, aad lohabod ooald not find It in bis heart to blamo Hopkins. Sally saw him aid stood ap, drop- ting her work about her la pretty cob- usion. " Thank ybu. father’s not so sick wc should be bothering you,” the ta coming down the first step to greet him. "I didn’t know he was slek at all.” answered lohabod, in bonnet surprise. "He’e a little slek,” seld, Sally. _ _ _ . ^ "He’s gone orerto theriter meadow ,tohlssoa, who is on his staff, for the i elected by the Oubea left the United Statee, lag too, D. C., Sunday ly after 10 o’oloek at the h, where the eommleetoa douartere. The sudden ehhnge from the warm ollmata of Cuba With tbs hardships he bad there en dured to the wintry weather of Mew York end Washington is responsible for the pneumonia which reunited la hie demise. He contracted a slight sold la Mew York, which did not aseaaae an alarm- lag stage aatil the early part of last week. On Tuesday night Gen. Oarola. in compeer with toe other members of the eommlssloa, attended a dinner S iren la hie honor by Gen. Miles, end is exposure that night brought on aa attack of pneumoaia which la hie death. During the twelre hours or morn preceding dissolution Gen Gar- sla was unconscious moot of the time. At Interrals he recognised one or more or those about him. In his dying mo menta, as all through his busy aad ae- tlre Ufa, his thoughts were for his bt- lored country and its people, and among his last words were Irrational mutterings lu which he gare orders lit CffiEB) Of 8BDUL 6MKM HOSED Meoeo’s death Gereia was elected ueu- teaaat general of the Caban army, which poeitioa he held to the eioee of the war. Daring this command ha assealted and took by siege Tubes, Galea aad Guatmaro, and oleared the Interior of bis department of Spqaipb traops.^-;"' * % After the daolaratloa of war be tween the United Statee aad Spain, Gaa. Milas commanding the American army, seat bis rsprsseatatlrs to Gaa. Garcia and subsequently the American aad Oubaa general! cooperated la their moreateat against Santiago. All the oSoars who participated la the aetlre work around Santiago bear tee- ttaway to the great aid, ssslstanns **** loyalty maalfested by Gaa, Garcia daring the campaign. ^ When the Cuban amsmblr mat at the oloee of the war Gaa. Garela was one of the principal ad risers aad was sleeted chairman ofthe oomahlmtoa directed to oome to the United Statee aad confer with the aathoritias hare with refer- enee to the work la baad. TAB LAST FLAG OF TRUCE. OeL H. M. Bade* Lite's Slag el Trace he said, epolo- r Aaythlag 11 "yon know I wll Hopkins tha pluage. her f” lohabod inquired, looking at bis M^lala my reaseu to your embarrassed oclier with tome emcee- asked,- looking squarely at Id ~ Tr Tee.’ T ' rmiwerefi, feeii " Yes," said Hopkins, you to ssake her naarr. " and I want me. Yon ry i oould do It. You know r<f be a good husband, and you oould talk about It— and axplain things,” be ended rather *lohe&>d was silent. He considered a moment. " Well, James,’ 4 hr answered, " I’ll speak to Sally Dares for you, but she has many men to choose from, you know that, nod I’m but a poor pleader. Still I’ll try." Hopkins looked appreolatlre end offered the parson e plnah of snuff Than he rose aad the two mew shook hands and Hopkins went out Into the summer world. lohabod looked after him with some oomplaoenoy. So it was thld that had baaa heaping him away. He would straighten - out matters with Sslly Dares. The girl whs a fool not to keep a ssaa Ilka Hopkins if oaoa she had the laek to get aim. Meantime, there was bis sermon ; so he went beck to the table and again gently rubbed his aoee with his feathered pea aad tried onoe more to get the drift of his argu ment. Tha next afternoon lehabod rode orer to the Dares’ plantation, where he found two of his younger brethren tbeauelree in M1m Sally’s With patleaoe and long he waited until they reluo- now. but I couldn’t think what else would bring you again so soon.' Mot but you’re always welcome," she added, seeing lohabod’s erldent em barrassment. He dismounted and sat down oa tha broad plassa bench. Ha might as well get through with his fool’s errand and be done with It, so he said : " 1’ra oome on behqlf of Hopkins.” . Sally smiled la enjoyment of the situation, but she kept silent. Irideatly she wouldn’t help him, eo lohabod continued, " He wants me to aik you why you won’t merry him.” Sally hesitated end stroked her work with her needle. “ Do you think I ought to tell him, parson T” she asked. " Yes, I do," seid lohabod, with paro chial firmness. "Will you promise to tell him, If I m^feiJelly lobabed—<* feeling much reltereu and emlllog beck encourage ment at the fair girl before him. 11 Well.” said Sally thoughtfully^” I think. I'd be willing to tell you my reason : but you see, It’s not wholly mr own. Suppose we leare it this way. I will think about it and I will send you word what 1 decide and we won’t talk about it any more, pleaae,” she ended, rising. lehabod judged that he was expected to go, and so ne took bis leare. His rislt was most unsatisfactory, but he had done what he eould and he was glad the business was ended, so far as he wee concerned. He wee sorry for Hopkins, poor ohap, but perhaps he would be eetisfied with Sally’s reason. No f’lwbt it was a good one, for the girl seemed Terr sensible, and so lohabod rode bask contentedly to the parsonage. ju - - - S he eext morelag, as lehabod was ting at hla big table, Sally’s little black boy brought him this note . r—I would be frank in I purpose to marry Bee II Samuel, chapter, MJ Uam BViUs w a*v am van anem ■ ■■■« | —— ■ battle which be supposed was about to ooour, and in which be understood there were only 400 Spaniards to com bat. . Just before he died he embraced his sou. ” ^ *- Her. Father Megee, of St. Patrick’s ehuroh. was with Gen. Garela tn the end, administering the last rights of tbeCatholio ohuroh. Other members of the commission and Mr. Reubens, their counsel la this country, were also la the bed ohamoer when the end oame. The remains were ham dlatelr pre pared for burial aad were plaoed on a bier la the «oom in which he died. A large Cuban fisg serred as a oorerlng, and the head rested on one of smaller dimensions. The face wad bust were left exposed to public rlew. The fea tures had a remarkably life-like ap pearance aad gare no indications of the sufferings which the deceased bed as! tee Battery under com mar d of body By direction of Major General a detaohmeat of soldiers from B & Sixth Artillery, under eut. Oex, was detailed guard for the remain*. , . After Goa. Garela’e death steps west taken to notify the gorernment officials here, aad also the rxeoatlre commit tee of the Cuban Assembly, which has Its headquarters at Marlaqio, Cuoa. ' President McKinley maalfested his sympathy by sending a suitably word Tha Columbia State says that Col. R. M. 81ms died at his reeldeaoe near that olty un last Saturday after aa lllaees of a fortnight. For some time he had been la declining health, but he brarely battled against disease tUl the last. Surrounded by his family and e few friends he entered tranquily Into reet. Robert Moormen Sims was bora De cember Ith, 1834, aad was reared la Lancaster County, and graduated at the South -Carolina Military academy la 1860. He had scareely settled In business when the outbreak of the war are the signal for him to rally la de- i of his State. He roluateered ai prlrato la Capt. John D. Wylie’s com pany of the Ninth South Carolina rol-. unteer regiment oommaaded by James D Blending. It was not long before he was appointed adlutsnt and Inspector general of Brattoa T s brigade,and la that capacity ha saw hard fighting and bore his full share of U. He wss of that eooPuBohtruslre courage thffl stops act to think ot ostentation in the performance of duty, but seems simply to ignore danger. After passing through sereral desperate campaigns ’ Col. Bhbs rose by promotion to the ad- f: MOBY OF A eff-ia CAROLINA A quiet business ssaa, a oily in Ontario, related lag expartenee f “ My father was dead, and had been dead some year*. My 1 mother aad youngest sister for sobm time after his deetAUredwithme» Oath*approach of my slater’s wedding dny my mother was unexpectedly taken from ua by the of death. Tha aad ereat poet- my sister's wedding till a year that time, aad heir lorer want away again to resume hie business affaire.. But the wedding aerer eren- Before the year wee eaded 1 CBABLierox Distkict — Presiding 1 dor—A J. Stakes. *- Allendale—A. J. Oeaihen, Jr. Beeafort—A. 1. lofts. • /' Berkeley-W. H. Thrower, Hheell. year one of tha bitterest looses of my Ufa la tha death of my farorlte sister, who had Hred with me for years, aad to whom I had become almost a second father. Her death oame late In the fall of the year, with in a faw keeks of Christmas, tasked tha ana who was to barn been my brother-in-law to oome aad spend that day with me. He promised to come, feeling that from a common grief we would derlre mutual comfort. 4V Cfaristmar ere arrlred aad I ex Oeoted my friend' that night. But I did not look for him till late, as he had to oome quite a distance oa horse back and might not bd able to start until late la the day; la fact, I felt that I would not be surprised If I did not see him until 1 or 8 o’clock la the morning. The other members of household retired for the night, hut sat up awaiting the arrlral of geesl. Reclining in my chair by leader in the family sitting room commenced to beguile the time with the Christmas Globe and other la ter eating reeding. matter. Half an hour or so passed aiway; when I put aside the papers, feeling that I did not care to reed any more. This was rery unlike myself, as I had been la the habit of alttlng till midnight some times iperusing, with interest polities discussions of the day or poring orer my business affairs, and nerer l hard to concentrate my tb powers. But this night I felt restless and apprehensire, aad at ’ tha same time a litle despondent. 1 glanced at my watch; It was 10:46 o’clock. The time seemed rery heary. The house seemed quieter than It had for years Placing my elbows on my knees and renting nij faoe la my hands, I oom menoed to think, or, father, to muse Praseatlr thwelaek la the next i •truck IT and somewhat aroused me.' Its last stroke had scareely done ribrat* lag when I bead a rustling sound at ipatbj by sending a suitably r ed letter, aad Vice* President Hobart sent his card- Amoo enjoying company, •suffering tently had gone, and the at once to oellrer hla m and then he proceeded " R;rerend this business, somebody else. 12 Terse 7. " With rtspect, lam ” Y’r obed’t, • " Sally Daym.” lehabod opened his Bible to the second book of Samuel, the I8ta ohspter, and ran his finger down fcrthe serenth rerse and read. "And Nathan said V _ roung man. and be ashamed to treat him to whom you’re betrothed in such a fashion/’ he ended. listened attentlrely anfT er- her neokerohlef. "It’s no different from the way I bar* treated the others,” she answer ed at last, with no attempt to seem Im pressed with her own faults. "If James Hopkins would oome a-wooing, let him bespeak himself aad not go bothering tha •I ed said unto Derid, Thou art the min/’ —ffhef then lohabod eat raoantly looking at the table for e long time. "Miss Sally told me to fetch an answer,” said the little black boy at his elbow. , ^ " Tell your mistress that I will bring it orer myself,” said lohabod. who quantity, oerstand [fa ao suoh Treat bother/! replied , eandldiy/Wttb thealr of one walres the , point merely of " oaly you don’t seem to un- what your actions mean to James Hopkins. He’s no man to be ferersr chasing after a woman. •'There are ssaay girls la the county who’d be glad of him.” "They’re welcome to him, and you may tell Jaatee Hopkins the same, and giro him my beet good wishes,’’ replied ■ally, with all •weatnoee. So the Interriew ended. It seemed to lehabod ueslees to disease the subjeet farther. He had done hie duty, end It wee Bearing supper time, so he took his leare and rode away, amused aad rather eorry, aad wondering which of the other young men was to marry the > girl la the parish. Her plo- baek to him as she had geettiest Still at thb Front.—Io Riehard Harding Deris’ description of the Rough Riders’ Fight at Guaslmas, la Serioner’s Magsslne, there Is a story of aoowboy good te read end remember. One trooper. Rowland, oi Demlag, was shot thmugn the lower ribs. He wss ordered by Lt. Col. RooeereU to fall book to the dressing station, but there Surgeon Ohuroh told him there was nothing he oould do for him then, and directed him to sit down aatil he could be taken to the hospital a* Slboney. Rowland sat down for • minute aad then remarked restlessly, "I don’t seem to be doing much good here,” and picking up his carbine, returned to the front. There Roosorelt found him. 'I thought I ordered you to the fQfef 11 "Yee sir, you did; but there didn’t seem to be much doing bask there," he replied. He was seat te Bibouy with the rest of the wounded and two days later he appeared la oamp. He marched aa hill all tha way from Slboney,a»4l0' stood oa Gt* low plassa, one arm rest- rln ae-oorered the a which . d post, ob her fair hair, little the a little orer her brows eyes, so filled with mischief. She oertalaly was the prettiest maiden la the parish, lehabod thought. Mere oaador compelled the admission, and said •dor compelled the admi wondered if the tea eakeo would be .ji: ? f|S&j orerdene, aad aooordlagly applied hla riding stick aad hurried oa toward tha P *Ihuriag*th* Sunday nooning Hopkins same to ••• tbs parson, aad when he laaraed the result of the interriew. he was much disappointed. "Didn’t the tail yoa why t" he asked, looking dubiously at lohabod. " I don’t beliare she has nay reaeon, lehabod answered. "Perhaps she needs tobeodattA. OdtOSoahOryenF ' maa. and don’t come bother- «tlt> id the next day Hopkins rode orer tha Dares’ plantation aad again himself, with aome doubt, it i true, aa to the wisdom ot his coming, was aot to be coaxed aad the la- short aad much to the point. “ Aad hare I a reaeoa?" Sally asked, sharply. "Aad harea’t I told you these twenty times that I don’t lore As If that weren’t i like somebody else/’ retorted " Per haps you’re i to Ed Clark, row." i ballke I may hare, though I iher thorn,” answered .with ao sign of resentment. you tell why?" again de- T was, but I didn’t seem te he doing any good there.” They rare him up as hopeless after that and he continued his duties and he wont Into the fight at Baa Jana Hill with the hole still throagh hie ribs. Grn.,Lbr Has Gonr to Cuba.- Gen. Fltshugh Lee aad staff salted for Cuba Sunday afternoon on the trans port Panama. Crowds of people lined the wherres at Sarannqh as the trans port passed down the riror.' As the tug boats eut loose, the siren taken from tha Spanish orulser Almlrante Oquendo after the battle of Santiago and now on the tug Cambria, screeched the Panama a parting salute. Gen Lee. will remain outside of Ha- ana until January 1, when he will an- tar the eity. The Panama will land at Marianao, where Gen. Lee will establish his headquarters on tbs oamp site selected by Cm. Hecker for the Serenth corps, aad will remain there until be enters HsbBna. With Gea. Lee oa the Panama were the members of his staff aad other army oQesrs. The psrhr numbered about 100, Including oirutaa clerks, orderlies and couriers. * The corps headquarters wagon team was also oa The Paaama earridd no troops out side of Gaa. Lee^ gtaff aad other offloers aooom churches of Norway are fully 700 years old, aad are still Is aa excellent sials of preeerre- TheTT timbers here saooetefully ed the frosty aad almost arotio wiatars, beoause they hare beea re- -- my. og those.who ed were Senators Foraker, Mosey, Proetor aad Ohandler, aad Major Gen erals Lawton aad Wheeler. Gea. Garela left a Targer family, only one of whom, Justo, a captain on hie staff, wap with him when he died. His widow aad Mercedes, a daughter 17 years of age, ere at Thomasrilla, Ga, where the girl Is quite 111; Mariao, 19 years of ago, is with the mother at Thomasrllle, and Col. Car loo Garela,' aeotber eon, is in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, who married an American, Is bow lirlag In Parts. Gen. Garcia’S mother is still allrs aad resides la Ha- I utant generalcy of Longstreot’s le was serfral times wounded. In the trenches abound Richmond he saw the eorpe gradually dwindling under the hammer strokes of orerwhelmlng num bers, and It was his sad duty ta bear the flag of truce at Appomatox that led to the capitulation of .Lee’s shat tered columns. This flag, a simple towel, wee borrowed by a Federal officer oa the field and wee hot returned. It la now la the poeoeosibn of Mrs. Gen eral Ouster, who proeerrea It as-a pre cious sourealr. Charleston Bethel—8. Cumberland—J. M. Oollstaa—H O. Mousoa. N. Rountree. . ■R. L. Holroyd. , >—H. W. Humphries. Herleyrllle-I. M. MeKimf' HendersonriH*—D. Hooks. MoClellaarille—J. F. Way. Port Rorel—B. 1. Tumlpseed. Ridgsrius—J. L. Ray. Bound O—B. K. Moore. BL George’s Stetloa—W. B. Duaeea. St George’s Circuit-W. T. Petriekf St haul’s Mlsstoa—W. R. Buehenaa St Stephen’ * Mission—D. A. Patrick. SemmerrlUo—G. P. Watson. SB] a is, i Gea. Garola, whose name will be erer linked with those of other patriot* whQhare fought against urequal odds for the freedom of his country, has had e moot aetlre end reried life, much of which has been spent in fighting for the cause of Cuban liberty, which he had the satisfaction of seeli satisfi seeing ecoom- S, lithed eo short a time before his eath. He was a man of ealtur* aad reffhement, of splendid education, and came from a distinguished family in Santiago de Cuba prorince. He was born la Cogquln, Oct 14, 18M, and wee therefore In the elxtleth year of his. age. Gea. Garela was educated la Ha* bana aad la apaia—laJLfM he was married to Isabel Vales. Gea. Garela wee the original epirator la the uprising of the Cubans against Spain la 1808, and la that war, under Gomes, he attained the rank of brigadier general. In October of 1861 he captured the towns of Jaiquanl and Hal re and recruited many hundreds of patriots. He had oommaad of the eastern departments during that rero- lulon after 1871 and won many notable rlotorles. While the rerolutioa was la a critical state lu other prorineee and its outcome woe uncertain he main tained it with rigor in the territory under hie oommand. In 1886 whlla reooanolterlug with his escort, he was (suroounded by 1,000 Spaniards. Preferring death to cap tore and subsequent execution at the hands of his enemy, he attempted oal- elde by plnelag hla r*rol>er nnder his ohln aad firing. Returning home Col. Sima waa elect ed to the State Senate by the Demo- ore te of Lancaster at a time when the Legislature was orerwhelmnlngly Re- publicAtfa| Finding that he wee power less he iwTused to serre longer. ! He wee engaged la busintse la Rook Hill when the year 1876 opened la the midst of a political storm. Whipper and Moses had been elected judges aad Gor. Chamberlain refuted to Issue them commissions. In an Incredibly short time the whole State qulrered with excltomment. Mass meetings were held erery where to declare stern resistance to this attempt at debauch ing the judiciary. Out of this turmoil arose the new born Democracy. All ere* In two worlds were turned to South Carolina. The whole Union was In suoh a state of polUloal ten. seemed ai If our Palmetto State would again inaugurate a contest that would end la elril war. Northern Demo crats, especially Mr. Tlldea, (eared the hot temper of our people. But Demo cratic politics were under prudent guidance. The eggreaslre end conaer- ratlre element closed hands in compro mise, nod la August nominated an en tire State tioket, repreeentatlre In character, eomooeed of men of whom It oould be truthfully said, they eou. ht aot the positions hut the positions ■ought them. On that ticket Col. R. M. Sima was nominated for secretary of State. Col. Sims serred as secretary of Stele for tkree terms and rolunterlly de clined reelectlon, although a re nomina tion was reasonably assured. Daring Clerelend’s first administration Col. Sims was boarding oBoer of the port of Charles too. Since then he hat been the door of the sitting room. Think log that my rlaltor had oome upon me unawares, I looked up expeetently and was fully awake. The door swung mysteriously, back, and four persons, or, rather, shadow*, glided toward me t adranolnk abreast through the apart ment. They were my lather and tpother. ei>d my slater’ leaning on the arm of her lorer, whom I had been ex peetlng la the flesh. They looked as natural ss when in life, and their faces were rery happy. This I obserred as they drew near my chair and l felt ao fear. Presently they paused, and my sister, with a rery bright smile, said ‘ George, we are all. together now The rlslon paeeed. I eat in contempla tion for some time, and then retired I knew my guest would nerer arrlre “ In the morning a messenger oame with the Intelligence that about ml' night my friend bed been found by tt roadside deed. Bis horse bad remali ed near the spot where the rider lay proetreted, end to all appearances the eauae of death had been the stumbllni: of the horse aad throwing of the rldei orer an ugly heap of stones. -I asked at what time did he think the accident happened. He answered that those in attendance had concluded that death that It kad-takirpTace about an hour before the finding of the body. Just the time of my rlslon, ! thought. 1 went away with the man to look after the i-emalae of my friends. I found that a person known to us both had seat the mes sage. After the funeral rites were orer I told some of my nearest friends the story of that night. I seldom tel It now, but thoee happy faces are often In my mind and are always an Inspira tion to me.”—Toronto Glob*. la prlrato life. Col. firing. Tb* ballet oame out between his eyebrows. For moaths be ley between life and death, but wen eared finally by Spanish surgeons who had owed their own Urea to El* mercy. The Spaniards, bettering he was about to dir, gare him B pardon. The hole whleh the bullet mad* when It entered the obla and oame out between the eyebrows was alwayj risible aad show* plainly la the calmness of duth. For hls partlolpatlon la the rerolutloaary morement, Gen. Garela was seat to Spain, where for four years he was eonflaed la castles and fortresses, re maining there until ton peaee of Saa- jon. He then returned to the Halted States nad together with Jose Marti attempted another rerolutioa. Ha landed la Cuba with a faw followers, bat the country wee tired of war and wanted to try the home rale offered by Spain. He eapitalated Is the Spanish oroee la order to sare his few followers aad was Spate la 1880 where he remained under surrelltenoe until IBM, when the last rerolutioa broke out in Cuba Then he escaped to Fraao* aad later to New York. His morements sine* that time aad hie aetlre participation la the war are familiar to many newspaper readers. After ooming to this country ha endoer- ored to got aa expeditkw to tba Island of Cuba te the steamer Hawkins, bat this met with shipwreck te a storm aad the eergowas lost. Gea. Garela was the test maa to leare the ressel. Sims wes a brare man, aa honest a true man sad a Christian. Duty with him wes lor*, he nerer shirked It, Wkea la the storm of battle, the riels- sltudes of politics, or the trtels end temptations of prlrate life, his pleas ant, genial, unaffected manners made him mends eren where. la him passes away another of the Old Guard--reli ant In arms, patient end courteous 1a CM. Sims was first married to Mies Catharine 0. Luoky, of Mecklenburg, N. 3., who bore him two sons and died 1a 1867. In 1869 be married Mice Ada Sims, of Colombia, who with sorer*! children eurrlre him. S', of Olympia, Wash.. Is »a oommempretlre tablet Uadaueted by his tellurs Oea. Garela made m " another atteai for the 1m urgent*, (Bern & to ship stores ■■ ip time obtata- tag the ship Bermuda. Ha was later- oepted, howerer, by the United Statee author!ties aad was arrested oa tha charge of filibustering, bat was re leased oa 88,000 bail. He forfaited this bate aad la a final attempt tended on tha sastera coast of the islaad with ooa of the temei expeditions that erer reached OubaT — —A eat was fousd oa the wreck ef the Maria Tereea at Its present resting pteee, aad had to "be removed by fores. This brings to mini the foot that when Fort Sumter fell late Union'bands, after the eraeuatlea of Charleston,. 1a Febraary, 1808, the only occupants of the battered pile of masonry were a oat aid alltter of kittens. TAs sailors took them away, and they were dis tributed as mascots among the govern ment reesels. —The elty going te piece rret of the Olympia, the flagship of Admiral Dewey during the Meella fight. The design will be done te relief on copper, the central attraction being a figure representing Fame. Suspended from tb* arms ot the figure and falling across the friwt of the body will be streamers, on which will be inscribed Dewey’s order: "Grid- ley, you may fire when reedy.” —The peaeaetdrees worn by the quees ef Italy when ebegeee moustalaeerlng is beeomlag to her aad b aa Idealised edition of the aettoaal costs me. The bodies le ef red, embroidered with gold, aid beneath this some* a short red pettleont aad a blaek silk apros. la addtttes she wears a blaek allk gold- embroidered jacket, a red keed cover ing tied with a yellow bow aad round her neck her well-kaowa pearl*. —All the flags te Gloucester were put at half mRt^ip day last summer whoa the body of a soldier who had died te Cuba was brought horns for burial. He was oaly a privets, add in bo other eeuatry la the world would saeh honor ham been done te eae of saeh humble Welterboro—IF. M. Duncan. ' Chaplain lad Reg. S C. V.—P. Murray. Assistant editor Southern Christian Advocate—B. A. Weber. Oousbuxt Disyuict—Preetdiag *11 der.G. T. Harmon. Abbeville—J. W. Daniel. - Antreville—8. W. Hoary. ~ Butler—W. O. Winn. Ookeebury—J. C. Chandler. Donalds—W. B. Wharton. Greenwood—R. A. Child. Kinard’s—J. J. Stevenson. Lowadeaville—W. 8. Stokes McCormick—W. T. Duncan. ML Camel—Henry Stokes. Newberr/ St—Welter I. Herbert, , Newberry CHy Miaeion—J. W. Speak*. Newberry Circuit—D. Tiller. Ninety-Six—W. L. Watt. Perksvillo—Supplied by J. C. Holley, Phmalx-M. M. Brabham.; Princeton—1. G. Price. Prosperity—W. H. Arlatl. Saluda -A. 8. Lesley. Yerdery—G. R. Shaffer.' - Waterloo-S. T. Blackman. Rector Cokesbvry School—Peter Itokee. Colombia D larmier—Presiding lldcr, B. T. Hodges. Columbia, RtebatdsuB. Columbia, Washington W.-1 MoLurs—L N. Stone, --m-*- North Pickeae—Supplied By 0. W. aad Bateaville—B. M. Hebert- SOB. ' Pelaar—T.G Herbert.. -A. -fi, Watson, f. &, Porter. Piedmont—T. C. Ligoa. Reidville-O. H. Clyde. Seneca aad Walhalm—J. L. Daniel. « . Starr and Iva—O M. Abney. One to V, be supplied. Townvllle—L L. Inebinet. Traveler’s Rest-J. P. Attewsy. WalhallaOt. end Newry—H. W. Whit-, aker. One to be supplied. - . . Westminster—R. R. Dagnell. WOliemston end Belton—P. F.KIlgo. WUlieauton Ct—Supplied by R..G. Martin. West Pickens -J/L. Mulllnix. Assistant Sunday School Secretary— L. P. Beaty. WUliamston Female College—S. Lea der, President. Mamon Distbict-Presiding Blder, W. C. Power. - Bennettsville—C. W. Creighton. . Beanettsvllle Ct.—A J. Ceuthea, Sr Blenheim—R. S. Stackhouse. Brtghtsvin*—W/HTBaker. —' Britton’s Neck—T. B. Reyaelds. ^ Buckrvllle—G. W. Gatlin. Bayboro -B. M. Merritt. g entenary—G. R. Whitaker. lio-T. M. Dent. Conway Station—J. W. Blklns. Coaway'Clrcuit—W. 1. Barr*. * Dillon Station—O. *0. Herbert. Latte-J. I. Beard. Little Rock- James A. Campbell. Loris N. L. Wiggins. —r— Marion—T. 1. Morris. McColl Mission—Bap. T. L. Belvln. Mullins—S. J. Bethea. North Mullins—J. K. McUsla. - North Marlboro—W S. GoodWlu.— Waccamaw—D. A. Celhoaa. OnaaeiBoae Distbict — Presiding - Blder, H. B. Hrowne. - Aiken—A. J. Stafford. Bamberg—T. C. O’Dell. Branchvllle—W. A. Bert*. Barnwell—W. A. Wright. Boiling Springe—J. 07Frierson. Denmark -W. W. Williams. Idisto—J. O. Yeung*. ~ wer Bt. Matthews—M. W. Heok. ngeburg, St. Psnl’s—B. O. Wstsee. mgebarg, City Mission — 1. Z J '■ "" r, ""' rrr ’'■ '• '• • ' * geburg Clrcnll^IT P. H«t»#n. _ je—E. A. Wilkes, denes—G.-D. Mem. iiinywiiimmiii Mela Bt.—8. H. jllmmer- Columbla, Green Bt. and Brooklaad— ,aff#V and J. W. N< T. E: Mahaffey a Colnmbia, Richland and Granby-J. 0. Abney. Sdgewood—N. K. Melton. Hyatt’s Park—To be supplied. Idgefleld—R. C. McRoy. Fairfield-M. L. Banks. Jr. • Fort Mott*-Supplied by J. C. Welsh. Granltevlllo-N. G. Ballanger. Johnston - John Owen. Lenglev—J. H. Nolsnd. - - Leeevule—J. F. Anderson. Lexington—W. M Harden. Lexington Fork—Supplied by J. N. Wright. Lewiedele—J. R. Sojourner. Ridgeway—A. R. Phillips. Upper St. Matthews—J. W. Ariel] Wlnnsboro—J. D. Groutf i Sonthern Christian Advecete—John O. Willson, Editor. ^_Oolumbin Femals College-^. A. Rice, President. Xpworth Orphanage—G. H. Weddell, Baperintondent. Payne Institute—G President. Flokbxcb Distbict—Proeidiag’Blder, Marina Darma. Cheraw—H. J. Can then. Cheraw Ct-J. B. Walden. Claussen-M. H Footer. Clyde—J. S. Abercrombie. Darlington—0. B. Smith. Darlington Ot—Q. W. Davis. Florence—P. L. Klrtou. Georgetown—J. L. Stokes. Georgetown Ct—J, A. White. Hartsvllle St—J. W. Humbert. Johnsoaville—G. F. Clarks*a. Kingetree—W. 8. Martin Wsu. Welker, •-r* ITEMS OP GENERAL INTEHBUT. ", * r 'ct ——— —Revoage is the oely debt it is wrong to pay. —The way to get rich is to spam lets than you earn. —Japan 1* about to have built thq. most powerful battleship afloat —An inereaeed use of crude rubber threatens to exhaust the supply. —Civility Is the lowest prlee we pay for things, and repentance the highest —Some of the string beans which grow In Peru ere as Tong as a tafia's arm. —Aa average of 606 vessels dally leave tb* Thames for ell part* 0 f the world, ; ——v-— ^ —la Havana there was a street named after General Weyler. Its name has been'bhanged. ' ~ —In Belgium there ere 183,000 ilquor establishments of all kinds, or one •very 89 of the population. —Jobe Waanamakar carries one mil* lion five hundred aad fifty thousand dollars te life Insurance policies —It Is estimated that the pensions from the Spanish war will amount to fifteen or twenty million dollars per aaaam. —Hx-Amtstaat Postmaster General H. G. Rethbone, of Ohio, has been ap pointed to take charge ofthe postal eervlee la Cuba. —The real name of the eovoliet who Is known to the world as Jules Verne is Glohswlts. He le a native of Warsaw aid Uvea at Amiens, Fraao* —The pleasure that some men feel at being able to borrow money, lee’t a circumstance to the j ly of the other fellow when he gate It back. —Mrs. Leland Stanford has a collec tion of je weir valued at 88,000,000. She has complete sets of diamonds ja colors —white, pink, blue aad yellow. —The City of Pekin whleh reaehod Francleoo recently had among its cargo 161 bale* of Japanese raw silk, valued at ulna hundred aad tweaty-ona thousand dollars. —Callforalahas forty mountains, the heat peaks of which are more than feet above the see. Colorado he* fifty-nine peaks, which ere more than 18,000 feat in altitude. - _ —A priaoeae^ a oouutesr, a daoheee, aad the daughter of a reigning prince were amoag the 4,000 thieves, profes sional aad unprofessional, who were arrested In Paris during tha past year. —It la said that tha first watch of whloh there le nay record, weighed two pounds. The smellest bee just bmn made by a Swiss factory. Its dial Is about oae quarter of aa tech in dia meter aad it would taka Ivs huadred of thorn to walgh a pound tkgMiEmmJ JaIIam r wmermmwm ^uevAA^EX E• Lqks City-W. H. Klrtou. Lamar—G. M. Boyd’. Lana—O. L. Durant. Salters—R. 0. BoulWart. Scranton—J. M. Lawson. South Florence—R. M. Du Bees. TbamonSVllle—R. W. Berber. Union—A. 1. Holler. Ganna vi uls Distbict—Presiding 11 Jar, J. B. Wilson. Anderson, Bt. Joha’s—W. W- Denial Anderson, West Bad—8. B. Harper, leeleyaad Betheeda—J. 1. Nushtoa Fountain Inn—J. W. Shell. Greenville, Buncombe Street—W. A ^nwavtll*. St. Peal’s—M. B. Kelly. Gre«BYiIl*, City Mills—D. W. Ksllez. Greenville Ct—J. O. Counts. Greer’s-J. 0. Roper. It is s blweed peiied In e wemnn’a Hfk when e deer little stranger comes driving down ( oat ef ctattUend te ranks its home is her heart end cell her mother. Yet the m jority ef womes ep-. h this time wiih end miagiviag for themeelvee end the ranectefi. little see. The mother’s hlghee ifi,000 It eoets two hemelf of the propertiee of ecripbon. It gives enderanee to tae ot heart fore bodes seme, weakness or imperfection in the be by while the wem- aaly netnre feet* its own sufferings; nad per* heps e little mice ef veal- ty about bar figure makes her dreed thet its ettreo- tivs contour may be de stroyed by sMteniity. hut a* e matter of feet when • woman is la per fect health and condi tion, motherhood should only serve to enhance and accentuate her phy sical attract!van sea. Bv- ' ary expectant mother should know end avail health-giving, nerve-toning Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- specific etrangth aad ef matsrmi OfBMtmsvaM wa aaausemnmnu^ « promotea thorough, noalthy, constitutional vigor and rccupcrati motherhood sms am fortable; insure* the baby's perfection and it's bs ve eoargy. It make# and comparatively com pet serves the mother' ily ettractiveneae. kUaabrth Kull. n 1 fi. L, writes: moyant spirit end . Merrick Street, Pew- I have Uksa Dr. nerce’s crtptiou sad cmaaot spsak too weU I have had fifteen babies, end always had etimee I had to have two doc king year 1 rrsacriptioa ’ last -July, and In September Vgnve birth to two little gina, and I never had audC aa easy time. I had no docter, and was not in psi w half U the SS bAes. Mr weight is aboet two hand red pounds. My twins when bora weighed ten fWrajh each. - They arc fine girls, now fear la many cams where constipation is one the agfravating ceuaes of dt tease, Dr. e neeaant PeUeto should be need la naetioe wife the ‘ 1 Favorite They or* the ■ < uth Bfenchvllle—D. Z. Deatzlor. Springfield—G E. Stokes. Swenewee Mluion—Sep. by J. T. Me- Far lane. Wegener—Sup. by I. E. Smith. Wegener—Sup. by 1. E. WllTieton-J O. Davit. Rocx Hill Diarnicr—Presiding XI der, J. B. Campbell. Blacksburg—D. M. McLeod- Blacketocks—P. B. Ingrehem. Chester—J. S. Grier. Chester Circuit—J. B. Treywlek. Chesterfield—A. F. Berry. Best Chester-W. H. Miller. Fort Mlll-R. A. Tongue. Hickory Grove—B. M. Grier. Jefferson—L. L. Bedenbeugk. Lancaster—J. X. Carlisle. Lancaster Circuit—G. O. Leonard. North Rock Hill—J. Barr Harris. Richburg-J. C. Stoll. Rock HiQ Station—J. 8. Beasley. Rock Hill C&c ' - - J. H. Thacker. Tradeevllle—Allan McFarlane. Van Wyck—R E. Mood. ' YorkTille—A. N. Branson. York Circuit—S. H. Booth. JPAKTANBDfta Distkict — Presiding Elder, W. P. Meadors. Belmont—8. D. Vaughn. - CampobeRo -ft. H. Beet. Cherokee—W., J. Snyder. Clifton—R. W. Spigner. Clinton—J. L. Harley. Xnoree-J M.Fridy. Gaffney—W. H. Hodges. renit and Laurel Street — Gaffney Circuit—Snppliad bfl 1. ,T. Creech. . Jonesville—X. H. Beckham. „ Kelton—J. N. Isom. Laurens Station—R. H. Jonee Laurens City Mission—Sapplled by.J; M. Shell. North Laurent—D. P. Beyd. Pacolet Mills Station—1. S. Jenes. ' Pacolet Circuit—8. A. Nettles. Sentnc-C. B. Burnt. Spartanburg, Central—M. L. Carlisle. Spartanburg. Duncan—W. A. Falrev. Spartanburg, City Mlmloa —1. B. IlljlEi — • Unloa Station, Grace Ohureh—W. A. Maasebeeu. Union City Mission—F. H. Shuler. Whltmir*r-W. B. Justus. SoMTaa Distbict—Presiding Elder, T. J. Clyde.*- Biahopville—E. P. Taylor;—' Bethany—G. H. Poo**r.\ Camden—J. Thornes Pete. Camden Circuit—W. B,Yerdia. * Forreston—Foster Speer. r • Heath Springe Station—D. A. Phillips. Jordan—W. A. Pitt*. Kerahaw—J. G. Beckwith. t Lynchburg—E. W. Meson. Manning—P. B. Well#. New Zion—W. B. Wiggins. . Oswego—N. B Clarkson. . Richland-T. J. White. Santee—A. T. Dunlap. —^ Sumter Station- -J. A. Clifton. Sumter —Magnolia Street Mission— W. A. Kelly. Snmter Circuit—Supplied by 8. 9. Bailey. Smithville—J. H. Graves. Weteree—J. E. Strickland. Wodgofleld—J. R. Copelaed. —Why do men beoome bald ^ Bo- eauaa tEoy wear oloe* hate end caps. Women are never bald except by dis ease, aad they do aot wear close head- gear. Men never lose hair below where the hat touches the head, not if they have been bald 20 years. The close cap hold# the heat and peraplra* ■ lion ; thereby the hair glands beoome weak, and tke hair fall# out. —A 6(10,000 equestrienne status of Gdoerftl Sherman li just beirff oom- E leted by tha sculptor, Augustus Bt. 'softens, to be erected in Boston. ■J&j, i