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» — rnAm.u i. attkaram r «»i a rn. The llttlo vi!’nsi> . r. li <-kHi s Mill hhd never Ih'oii In *r< !i h eiote of ex- ettemeDt hi !«ll I m l.istorv. Women. t*erelien<io>l nnil n’ltli rolle<] up eleeveN riiHlnil n III y t.i nnd fro •eroee tin* town"* xhr.'ii- sjtwt or lean ed from their < |« , n uitnliw* nn<l called excltedlt Inn k nul f«>tth^aHking a hun dred qno»t !mi - tl:nv n < one pretended to ana wet Tie ehlhlren huddled about their in »hi-r>. i ntiKlnc to their aklrta. their f.i.-< •. v. hlte and their eyes wide With <vnt:d r and fear. -The men, UWMtrld.t n i-;! iimmI on the street cor ner Id f.ot i • f the (XMtoQlce and talk ed tone In r In low. hn*hed tonea. The catON- of ail thla excitement waa the heavy l*"« ipiuirf of <*001100 away off to the aaath and the lain-ly dlatlnfulah- able rattle of imiaketrj which told only too plain.y that a tiattlr wn* lielng foufht ami that men were Itelng killed aod mancied hy their fellow men. It waa In the aprlng of ISM. at the be- glaolng of the loag and bloody war lie tweeti the eooth ami the north. The people at Heckett a Mill amt all over that part of Miamnirl known aa Pc.**urn Ridge bad heard rumor* of a coining It tbey bad gone on la tbelr uoerrntful way. giving little It to wbat tbey beard ami feeling it that even If war came It •ot affect them now. right at the beginning, a battle waa betag fought almoet at tbelr Jaet a few mile* away •terting Price aod bia army of la gray were laying alege to Lei- ever’body an eVer'llnng is jest shot all to pieces same as so many hogs. Yea, alr-ee! What one tinny don’t git the other does, anti atwlxt ’em they make a clean sweep, you bet. Oh, my. but them wars Is dreadful tilings! I’ve fit In ’em enough to know, an to people that ain’t never no experlenee they’re Jest awful. But that ain’t no uae of beln akeered, an If you all had ever been In the tight places I have been In you wouldn’t be neither. Land, I jest love war, an I ain’t no more afraid of them gups than I would bo of tliat many gnats. I’d rather fight than to eat, au If that battle keeps up much longer I don’t believe I’m a-ifwlne to be able to hold myself out of It. got to keep a powerful grip on myself to keep out of It now.” At that moment Jacob Hicks gave a ■tart and stood listening Intently. From the hard road leading south from the village there came the sound of a horse lb full gallop- The rest all heard It and stood waiting In breathless silence An Inquiring glance passed from one to another through the group, but not a word waa spoken. Ten minutes passed, and then b lone horseman, wrapped In n*rloud of dust appeared on a little rise a quarter of a mile away. The women aerramed. the children aet np a cry ami the men grew whiter than ever. Ebetxearf ■perks-well. It waa not uatll the ei- rttement was over that any one knew wbat be did with himself. The horseman waa Le lost codling over the rise was a herd of cattle which the farmers from near Lexington w?rw hurrying hack into the bills In order to save tbem from the depredations of the soldiers. , The horsetnan had caught a glimpse of the cattle bpek down the road and, being Ip a nervous state on account of “Shut up. or I’ll shoot you like a dog." the firing of the guns and cannon, bad taken It for granted that the soldiers of both armies were coming. * The coolness and the flrnmesa of the stranger reaianred the jieoplc directly, ami. casting aside a |M>rtioa of their fear, they gathered alxiut him and"look ed up to him ns a superior being. The men admired him for his coolness, ami the women admired him for that and also for bis handsome features and bis magnificent ami manly form. or try to move another Inch, an HI blow your head off.’ Them waa the Identical wonla he said to 81m, for I heard him with my own ears, an I guess you heard him. too. Pap." “I did, Jason. 1 beard him apeak them very words But wbat of ItT* Strictly apeakln, ’damn’ ain’t no ensa word, on I ’low a preacher mought uae It In a case of emergency, though it ain't Jeat proper.” Jim Thom, Who had remained silent all this time, suddenly broke Into the conversation by remarking with the air of one who has convictions and who Is positive of their correctness: “Ton all hate had your say about that man, an now It’a time I was hav In mine. Some of you have reckoned one thing au some of you have reck oned another, but none of you ain’t reckoned right 1 know what that fel ler Is, an I stand ready to bet a bosa on It.” “What are the word you 'lows to speak, Jim Thorn,” Pap Sampson ask ed contemptuously, “If you knows so much about It?” “The word I ’low to speak Is Jest this, Pap Sampson, an you all will see It ar® a true word If you live long enough: That man ain’t nothin more nor less than a rascal hldln out from the law. That’s the word I speak, an It’s a word I’ll stand .to If It kills me.” There was a moment of breathless silence while the people looked from ope to another,^aud nobody noticed that one of the company colored and after abootlng a contemptuous glance at Jim Thorn turned her face away. That one person was Ixiulse, the young and beautlfnl wife of Him Banks, the man who had fled before the advance of a herd of cattle. The people of Beckett's Mill wers like the rest of humanity In that tbey were more ready to lielleve 111 of a fel that "Mr*. Fpaifc* was intensely In ear neat and sorely troubW^I. and hr,|*ltled her. Everybody knew Klieneaer Sjeirks was a braggart and u cow.ard every body except hla wife. 1b* one |h*i»oo who should hove known If l>etter than any one elae on earth. The blind. unreUKonlug faith some wives repose In their husbands would be ridiculous were It not so pathetic, and Mrs. Sparks was of that class. “I guess you ain’t got no call to lie skeered about Elyeueaer, Mrs. Sparks.' Hicks remarked presently. “You can Jest l>et he ain't gone to jlne no war an that he’ll turn up here the fust thing you know,” The woman shook her head. “You cau’t r fool me.” she replied. “You uns all don’t know Ebenezer like I do. If you uus had ever heard him talk as 1 have, a-telllu about the times when lie fit Into the war an whopped the battles, you uus would know whar he Is now. Time an ag’ln I’ve heard him n-slghin au a-hopln for a war to git started, so's he could git a otmnst to Jlne It an fight like he uster. Ht was shy. an be-wouldn’t tell you all them things, hut he told ’em to me.” Eveu Hicks smiled at this. He could not help it when he remembered how qften Ebenezer. sitting by the store stove of winter evenings, had boasted of lus brave exploits in war and yearn ed. ns a sick child yearns for Its moth er, for a chains* to n |>cat them. EIm*d ezer’s modesty, like .Ids bravery, was a mere matter of assumption. Just at that moment a lx>y came run nlng down the street In a high state of excitement, and. stopping In front of the group, jwinted out :. v Ypti sll lx-tter come au git K!x*nc sit Sjiarks otiteti the store cellar. Vauae Two hundred bushels of po tatoes remove eighty pounds of “actual’’ Potash from the soil. Unless this quantity is returned to the soil, the following crop will materially decrease. We have book* tellmg about cotnpotnrion, use ami value ol lertilurn lor various crops. Tbey ar* soil tree. ^GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Naisau St., New York. as b* rsa hair wa* barging ■ylog ■ lokrd ■to Mm vlt* Mly la tb* * •tad. *a*l k IA l<> Ns pallor “fly fur ywar lives’ - b* #b bs waa aear ~o«gb is a Irnoaf gh- one woman, young aod beautiful ami strangely unlike the people stx>ut her. I low creature than they were to bellevs looked first <>0 the stranger, then oa good of him. For this reason the mo* I be borsetnan. Tbe first she regarded ! )«frfty of those present fell at once la with unmistakable admiration, but un with Jim Thorn's Idea aod proceeded of ah otber.* “lie’s ao Bely that look rbanged to 004 Be as sbe turned ber eyes on tb« Lard. If bs peo sarn aatd .ni* a man as herself that “Ok to annout right. To be a bead aod re tbelr belief that be was tbt Pap- Sampson she roped the earth w mg at •b,* f* * kills I! egrs ftyt aa they were U> war. tbe pw sobmb Ridge saw a drsadfai la tbe rattle af tbe maafertry t -»tj bs bosmtag of tbs bswvy raasna ; ^ M yo *-tj a n id aa war Is la reality, is tbe tm g, (>M a»a**4 «* sfx-k* Tbe] ties af tbeae peupir it saa a tbasa | a y m terror atrtrbea Ibal tbey bi II dUed ibesa wNb a I tbs pswa* Is moaw WMber bi sf as* aad leetwr tbst la lade I - ba»a I —Tbey’ro aevsaia, tbsy'ea a<w< affarted bod lltorji h ft I *Mir* I Imp Ml sf Its** sas at bead kion tj "Aa ibey'ro a kill ■aa kaswa as I*** Ramp • «tnyta aa a akaagbterta aa a 1 Wag hsea b* a rsl ap ts as ) tbey ffw- kty. gy fs* yaa* Rvi seacie *b"».a fc>a brad | Tbsa as tbs ftsM mswalag sf lbs ted wb* — » Would bate mad ger, and bb alto* bin* aad make *1 ibal bs bad dua It waa aU vary a b •f tt er hi isaat. »»■ trail r mj\ rane ami •tou tly malutalm rd that he m"' was ewvrect. Hu dtd Jaea « Huberts Kim M l I •J. CURIthd. that li< p waa right. TbOBj t«. itrAA* I 1 fffasfi | t at( «ftkrci 1 iMMlltoR*. •■ 4 llt»y feR O uQ IbAt II *A« lAT Ullliw-Ot OB TtM •m to mala P frit j IaIa tIk*lit. fttt«! 1 A**tU*Af •IH*' rl of aW ref »to [ IaIa aamMMm l AtHtUl lAtllft iw them le § rft rrvroW Au ASIA rb A* A bmlf • I r ■ q ity K Wltb tbr Of be rft H we* dif if (toft r*to» ( .ad •* at 4 aad a rd <0 aRms “L M right * j Tea. ’ a au 1 MW Hi Jest l»ecn married a year?'' “I dare to speak the truth.” Mrs, Banks replied cuttingly, her Ups curl Ing with scorn. “I'm plumb ashamed of you.” “Then you don’t love me none,” Sim whimpered broket^ beartedly. “A wife what loves ber old maii ain't goto to run him down afore other folks. Lou ccsy, you don't love me; you don't love me:” Mrs. Banks. Instead of being touched, gave ber husband one scornful glance and turned and walked away. With her utter want of tact Mrs Mann said: “I guess. Sim Banks, I-oueesy’s been a-contrastin you with that Mr. Melvla. au I reckon she thinks you ain't much shakes compared with him." Sim's eye* flashed fire In an Instant god. trembling with anger, he cried «“You ar* a lyin. Mrs. Mann, w hen you say any slc)i a thing as that, an if you was a* man I'd whup you till y but* wouUa'i bubl stuivks. Jlaln't no body got no call 10 speak nary a word g*To l-oueesr, an I ain't r»»o to *ta atltl an let no ek-b a word be -pok*. Berkeley 1,197 bale* of sen islands. Round bales were packed in only nine counties of tbe State in 1899, the *- bales averaging 257 pounds. Laurens and Barnwell counties packed nearly two-thirds of the round boles, which , doe to tbe round bale ginneries operated by Mr. Blalock at GoldviUe,. Laurens County., and Mr. Mike Brown ., at Barnwell. Tbe average weight of the square jales was 401 pounds, or nearly twice that of tbe round boles. The overage cost for ginning and baling square l»al:8 in the various counties was as follows:. Beaufort, 81.84; Pickens, fll.GC; Georgetown, and Spartanburg, $1.62; Greenville, $159; Oconee aod Wil liamsburg, $1.58; Horry, $1 55; An derson, $1.52; Richland, $1.43; Cher okee and Hampton, #1.39; Darling ton, 81 37; Chesterfield, $1.36; Berke ley and Florence, $1.35; Lancaster, $1.32; Laurens, $1.26; Saluda, $1.25; Barnwell and Union, $1.23; Dorches ter, 81.21; Bamberg and Edgefield, 81.18; Aiken, 81.16; Darlington, $1.13; Fairfield, $1.11; Kershaw, 81.10; Greenwood, "Lexington and York, 81.09; Marlboro, 81.06; Marion and Sumter, #1.05; Abbeville and New berry, 81-04; Chester, $1.03; Claren don and Orangeburg, $1.02. But these figures are light comparud with the cost of ginuing and baling sea island cotton, which was as follow* on bales averaging 347 pounds: Charles ton, 88; Berkeley, 17.06; Beaufort, 86.96. Tbe average cost of. ginning and square baling 864,714 bales of uplands, averaging 491 pounds, was $1.29; while the average cost of ginning and round baling 3,602 bales of uplands averag ing 257 pounds was $1. * Tbe entire crop of cotton raised in Ibis country ib 1899 was 9,645,974 bales, of whi<!h 9,043,231 bales wsre square uplands, averaging 498 pounds in weight and ginoed and valued at au average cost of $2.03 per bait ; 500,464 balsa were round uplands averaging 259 pounds aod ginned aod baled at aa average cost of $1.15; and 97,229 bales islands averaging 388 pounds ia f \ a Cat I T Awnup# ecu The av« MS Km! i tor $4 i*t **• utl. < sr< >g a uale ■ hi per bale, of ginning of cottoa l la aa 10 SDV r yuu guia New rsy wi von i »r. a a I IV m, X. 1 UR t« U maker » (ram *• orgaatu omoCs to Mr. A at iiga KV .1.* .'T >1 mm M ■■ s o«**4s Wu*a So <ts«ff BR vWm a aad awrawtraSlaMa f>*er aHaeff aa m.mo af tk*m sswa**! So aaay aa fast as tboW irvmnRRR RmSa nosskl *nr? r t b* so. same sot Ron a _ soAmg tBoSe fsraw SnesS MSo lam •Wtsthma nbR* two a* Ikeso nosaoR fata«a4 1 ao whoS* |a*^olstlmi off tbo VUtaf* oa* a« IftMP trf j# m4 A Vttv |MI1B |r. ft fed IS > ftpii AtT SMftSMiAA I Af S iffSlal As«• Am ft Avsmil At (Am » w r ■ **Ww Tb<si| Tbs i f Hi thMt of Ik s waa 1 a spat sapay ' ith i X< so math tel visit sub Mr • a« '*>■ ami d» • ' TR It L -II MOSS I a*4 a tv at fat res. > sauala in* cot an is fro ol Its mam II A.! ‘ I I It Sftft IpoIj SVIa4 A SsiSS AflMMAA ft AfAftk o sAfilrdt f«Ars I A Mu AA I A fts* TV r bmg I* If Hi (As lArf^i Iftlltf 1 '# (■$ |flff tfciff'V 4 Am| a<rsI ftA^fSdA' Wrs Is tm sftAA^vf. as4 mi kodr Is fotag to to bnrt" TW >■ kasW*4 aronad. and ta th*W oxSet Hoy saw a lall too*:ag yonag maa wNb a pair af kern Mark *y*o aad a firm cast of foanSn- that w*r* retrntstod to tow* rsnpeev and even utoslwswo. He ih*r*. and from ■y Urd. M's Jaot awfnir way yon say mat Uraa'ma remarksd. "aa well may y er all them tkseeamls that hflted. far they are a-dyto la aa never ssoppia to as thrtr- Where are t Maas la pray for ’om. aa I’m a-gnli to Re tt." ■atring her artloas to her words, the woman koelt la tbe etrset and prayed long aad fhrrewtly, but sbe prayed all alone. Brerybody sis* was too excited to Baton to ber petition# even, much teas take oart In tbem. Tt*# aboly awful" Jacob Hicks re- with an ominous shake of bis A “’Pears Jest like tbe whole Id Is goto sll to smash an that tty soon there ain’t goin to be no to nothin. Seems like I can most “Ton tms ms| a •ao y4*a**« I ot I think sa o hat I t I II monarr t* sti I’m nr*wg etro If tbe tawrdto toms* sa •Sd man a ttsra I hat* anhA an I asiti say. that that MWr Is a yrrnrWr an that he's an hla nay np to Inmron Rmy 1 tar e to mah* aa eyo» let mmt Ih prea* h ( at lb* Oama Ami ftRsrvttft Imwm m % *“ l*AA AAMfMMMU I Ml AA«# Mlkl tbst | AA i'SB Cftft fttsS krr-p Ml A ftAf IA If (ill : IW tPfftAA AmvAMK AMI I (AU JTAAI . right Bute yon atR’l a gome to rhaa^ j my mtad none. The words I spoke at ■ret I spank ag'in sa them nords Is that that f»Urr ata t an mere a preach *r than a raMrft te—Rery a apevk more." “Jaaoa Roberta If that frtloe a la’I an arenrber. aa yon air ao thwd shorn af it. maybe yon‘11 |eot la* good enongh to I 1*41 ns a hat amlrr the sua a* may be." I*ap Hampaoa tbutuprd hie rah* | I dowa on lb* ground aad self M re )TI ^ V (CHOI rotrnwraR | 1* BY to! NTILs 1 * Ai ft# # bAAllfVB « f | l ib# Uam a rtTitml III bftfofA II Wftft ofti Mr. Daniel C. Koper. of tl be cea-w* 1 the hall wee rtuwverts wee wnmg to let hi* pi irrfttj 1, who le a i native of >** mb Can> i r>( i t 1 Twees, and lof -rmr IA. h to prwparv a with refi i m e i 1 « cottoa 1 * * ( ibcjr voahI bft At A rMtt.i ol ib# ( if 1*90, w bicb it Ubt ly to be I »KHl KB fWftAftftft. A *• Vftft IIOUAm prtq a das <*** sad* s Wt ar- •a. be owner of d doodad a ny far dance s y.mng pan rod to noo tt. thnnght o* Jim l a fttgttire from anggvotrd H. * “W under o hat now." som* um "that ho s hod f« aft I la "lowd. I l*npr he aia I broa sa killed notaxly ~ 11 teks rrmarkrd. with a shod-1 drr. “bat like mortgh that's )**l wbat »i bear tbe groans an the cries of the thousands that are mangled an dyln. My Lord, my Lord! I wonder wbat world Is ever goln to come to sny- jsm. "An the wust ain’t begin to come ylt,” Ebeneter Sparks said solemnly. "Lord, tbe war ain’t fairly got started, aa this flgbtln ain't nothin to wbat It will be before It's over. Jest wait till XM’ve seed flgbtln as Tv* seed It, with tkousands an tbonsands of men a-figbt- tl an ever'body a-glttln killed! That thar’s war share enongh." "I wonder If that war'll git herer some one asked in trembling and fear. At this question the men and women all looked inquiringly and with wide eyes in one another's face os If in- ▼King an answer. After a short pause ■bencaer Sparks sold confidently: "Land! ' Of course that war’ll git bera. How can It help 11 when It’s so ■igbT Yes, sir-eel You bet it’ll git bera. Why, tbem two armies will wal- Wp each other all round over the country Jest llko a paasel of dogs wal lop on* another all over ever*whar whan tbey git to flgbtln. Conroe that wain gtt bera, Jeat as shorn as any one of tbe “Aa we'll all bo killed.' In terror. to be." Ebeneaer re- “Doo't am bow It ■■a ba balped with all tbem guaa oa i poppin away all tbe time _ away. Yea, str-ee! My Is Boto shore to gtt killed. Fly for your UvetT’ he had come and bow be bad ao sud denly appeared Id the vlllagQ were mysteries, but they were mysteries the people did not stop to consider Just then. Had an augol from heaven ap peared among the denizens of Beckett’s Mill ac that moment they Would scarce ly have considered it strange, for to them It was a day of strange and mys terious happenings. “What do you mean?” the stranger demanded of the horseman. “And who Is It that Is coming?” _ v “Them armies,” the horseman re plied. “Oh. my Lord, they’re a-comln, a million of 'em, with guns an cannons, an they’re a-killln an a-siaughte-rin an a-slnyln an a burnlu erer’thlng in their track. Oh, fly, fly before It’s too late!” The horseman spurred his horse and attempted to ride on, but the stranger took hold of the bridle with one hand and with the other dfew a pistol from his pocket, which he |K)luted at the horseman’s head. * “Damn your* Re said." “You make another squeak or try to move another Inch and I’ll blow your head off. What Ao you mean by soaring all these wom en and children mit of their , lives? Haven’t you got a particle of senseT* “But they're a-comln. 1 tell you." tbe ether protested la trembling tones, his eyes starting from tbelr sockets, “a million of"— "Shot up. 1 tell you. or 1*1 snoot you like a deg. Haven't xoo sense •• know % drove at chtlr from thrown down tbe gauntlet aad Is wait ing to see If anybody Is going te be foolhardy enough to take It up Tbe young stranger, having quieted tbe fear* of tbe people at Hcckrtt'a Mill, bad departed on bis way giving no ac count of himself further than to state that bis name was James Melvtn. He tab! nothing of whence he came nor whither be was golng.nor bow be hap peued to be among them. Very naturally the people were cu rious about blm aod equally aa natural ly they fell to discussing him aa noon as be was goue. Tap Sampson being recognized aa the village oracle very properly resented tbe audacity of Jason Roberts In dar- lug to dissent from his conjectures, and In uttering his last speech be felt that be had certainly put Jasou down for good and all. But Jason was more teuaclous than Pap supposed, and after pondering the matter a bit be said: “I may be mistaken, of course, an so may you, Pap, but mistaken or not my notion Is that that feller Is rich an that he has come here from somewhar to buy somethin.” Pap gave a contemptuous sniff and Indulged In a little incredulous laugh. “You have said that, Jason Roberts,” he remarked, “an mebby you have said true words an mebby you ain’t But If you thinks they are true words meb- oy you can go fudder an say what that feller Is flgurin on buyin.” “Oh. 1 don’t know’,” Ta son' replied. “Most anything, I reckon.” “That won’t do, Jasou. It vfon’t nigh do. You can’t edge out of a box lu that aort of way. The fact Is you ain’t nanotion under the sun w hat that fellef Is here for, an you mought jest as well say ao.” “An you ain’t no nojion neither, Pap, no more than I have.” “I’ve said wbat he's here for, Jason, an I’ve said tt boldly, an, as' I remark ed. tbe worda what I have spoke I stick to. an HI routiner to stick to ’em as long aa Qab’H’s got a button left oo bis cool That feller Is a preacher, an bee"— “Too hare eaid that Pap. aa thar ain’t ao see ta too rhawia your hash may tie ttist ww* # <>r •Mturthia." another added "I reck on he's uxiet iimcsu enough (o do any- thing. Judgio by bis looks." "Or he niouglii ’a’ ruMwO a honk, for all we*know. land, like a* not he's got a bushel of money bid about him somewhar." . These were all merely surmise* 6a tbe |iuri of the speaker*, for none of them knew a thing on earth alxiut James Melvin. It I* strange, however, bow near to the truth a mere surmise may nometlme* draw. That J*rae« Melvin was a fugitive fn>rp tlie law wax a fact and that some'of the ether sumiiaex smacked strongly of the truth were also facts. All at once at this point the attention of th<' villager* was drawn away from James Melvin and fixed on another subject.- .Mrs. Sparks had come dash- lug In among them, her face pale and haggard and her eyes wet with tears. “Whar’s my old man?” she cried. “Whar’s Ebenezer? Hain't none of you uns seed nothin of him? Oh, my Lord!” ,, - Not until this moment had any one noticed that Ebenezer Sparks was ab sent, and consequently nobody was in a position to enlighten bis other half as to his whereabouts, Mrs. Sparks looked eagerly from fne<- to face,, then broke fortli In heartrending lamenta tions. “Ob, my-poor, brave, foolhardy El*e- nozer!” she walled. "I’ll never git to see him no nvoie, neveir'In. all thla world! He'll be killed! He's shore to be killed! I Jest know be will!” “Why, great granny, Mrs. Sparks,” Hick* exclaimed, “whatever has got Into you to make you talk tbat n-wtf^? Who or wbat Is* gbln to klll lEbenezer, do you s’poeo?” “Oh, my Isird, Jake, the war'll kill him! It’s Jest shore to, an I won’t nev er git to lay my eyes on him ag'in.” “Why, land of Goshen, Mrs. Sparks, bow do you go ’bout flggerlu that put? How’s the war gwlue to kill Ebenezer when be ain’t got nothin to do with It, I’d like to know ?" “Bat he’s a-gola tp have somethin to do with It.' Itoa’t you all know tbat tkrni can no os an tbem guns has dose ■ot him pfamb crazy aa made him ee I git R got kotnhed It nil tent?". “DUI you 'low retched clean lo RampMin a«ked. the war ba< Hick*’ cellar ‘an war you tin m d<>U ’ Pap down tatcra thar hxikln round ntong for a battle to whupV” Ebenezer grinned, hut made no reply. Hla wife, however, who had come op Just In time to hear Pap’s question, •aid “I reckon. Pap Sampson, you all thinks you uus is powerful smart My land, didn't none of you uns never start nowhar.an gtt lost oo the way? Humph! Like as If Ebenezer couldn't- ’a’ fell Into that cellar or got sort of rattled an run Into It by mistake! Reckon the next thing you all 'ill lie tryln to make out that Ebenezer are a coward “Lord, Mls’us Sparks, we don't need to do nary sich a thing as that,” Pap Sampson replied promptly. "Ebene zer hits done made that all out as plain as the nose on your face hisself. Yea, slr-ee.” “Guess Ehenezet-.an Sim Banks haa done showed Jest how brave they are,” Jason Roberts observed, with a laugh “One of-’em a bidin In a cellar an the other’n tearin down tbe road Hppoty cllppety, an all. on account of a drove of old cows. Say, I bet the war’d soon be fit If they uns had a whack at It.” “Lord! Wouldn't Jt, though?” Pap said, with a chuckle. “Why, It’d Jest be whupped all to frazzles In no time.” Then everybody laughed—everybody except Sparks and Banks and tbelr wives. The two first bung their heads In shame, Mrs. Sparka bristled Ber husband's defense, whi Banks gave her husband a look full of disgust and coolly turned her back on him. Mrs. Mann noticed the conduct of Mrs. Banks and promptly called atten tion to It by saying: "Lord, Looecay, you ain’t nigh so quick to at^nd np for yonr husband as Betty Sparks It for her*a. Ton acta for all the world Jest Ilka yon is plumb ashamed of 81m.” “1 am,” Mrs Banka replied flatly. “Who could help being ashamed of a • f ]*B ' i * - ig the r« tame of the folly exploit mg (his w< This ia the the history tbe •utiaik-i T • >'s o first re other a he cea wrt of rre gather* tn«l which is fticle lunch- •as bureau. IU kind talpRptr Mate* 1 bv cot re* I that he 9oml towing Taeec dare. He at > aod bills act og ’ oa M>h “ 4 SLi.' the iti-ea.-** agita- MBthewper ” at or a ttatarday ba given a alii the lai ty toomtnf to riuee hie M»ce got oat a thoaaaad macing a •* grand rloa- lay evening, to which .ml all ** were lavtted. A local deaenbea the “ grand rloasag ” iggsat dniak the town ever xxience and through the census sou- BmCow^TBc WflEHn ~gTrfT'* TmV atqount of information reUltog to tbe cotton industry, ami one of the most interesting tables is that •bowing the production of cotton by counties. Tbe figure* for this Stole will prove especi- aily interesting to our readers, the yield Being 876,445 in commercial bales or 837,105 in five-hundred pound bales, which are distributed as follows: THIN Commer cial bales ... 28.047 26 889 .. 39 615 .... 17,704 ... 38,100 ... 3,908 ... 18,188 5,389 Abbeville Aiken. Anderson,. Bamberg »•«••. Barn well Beaufort Berkeley Charleston Cherokee 10,; Chester 21,045 Chesterfield 14,193 Clarendon 21,866 Colleton 8,048 Darlington........ ,' f 29,552 Dorchester 7,569 Edgefield 20,125 Fairfield.. 22,212 Florence 19,137 Georgetown 1,305 Greenville 26,809 .Greenwood 28,884 Hampton 14,755 Hqrry.. Kershaw...... Lancaster...... Laurens... J.. Lexington Marion Marlboro....... Newberry. Oconee— ,10,695 Orangeburg 65,149 Pickens 11,323 led up in Richland 12.573 iifc &S. siTu'diT:. .t: ... h wa 5,281- 17,727 20,499 39,993 14,352 28,939 39,194 26,245 500 Ib bales '-’MOO 25,044 38,456 17,817 38,048 3,3 >4 11,888 3,707 9,700 19,133 18.919 22,512 8,099 29,462 6,234 19,304 21.618 18,991 1,296 24,645 26,987 15,028 5,194 17,458 18,576 85,888 13,024 187,685 38,467 24 240 9,972 62,071 10,320 12,605 istffif Lots of people hive thin hair. Per haps their nts I HAIR hair; per- their haps children have thin hair. But this does not make it necessary for them to have thin hair. One« thing Awn you may rely upon— nail visor it. makes the hair healthy and vigorous; makes grow thick* and It cures, dan- also. It always restores color to gray hair,— all the darh, rich color flf early life, Jltatis 'anil 33,747 5J.404 17,062 20,318 33,119 Spartanburg 36,739 Sumter 50,670 Union... 18,258 Williamsburg: 20,630 York • *••*4 • • e.e* •V^.e * • « 36,037 Orangeburg County has 4he honor of leading the rest of the counties in (lie production of cotton, while Sumter la second on the hat and iGeorgetown haa grown the leant. Charitotvio County produced only tea Rlaad cotton, yielding 5.389 bales of a* »44 t aad Barkalov are the only no r< longer need of our looking old be- ger king ore your time. Sl.a0atottl*. “ A* * r*i to tfa* h*ir Vigor h*e on «qu*l. gteoa no perfect everyway. lira. A. M. Aeg. U.to L for rwtortag tier* Arar'i Ayor's It hoe *tv»* Btbbbl,