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CHAPTER XHL ' .OTT.tAnimm. S TRANGE tbat men win nerer iMurn tire terrible adrantaf* of n force poeted on an Impref- nable poeltion, protected by breeatworka and able to pour abot down a ateep hill at an enemy. Two men, two flrla and a boy bad defeated tbe guerrilla* and aent them back to tbelr camp. I did not fear another at tack. What I dreaded waa starvation. Indeed, I could aee plainly that our ene- mlee were preparing to carry out the etarratlon plan. Several of them went In different direction*, doubtleaa for food. One of them packed quite within range. 'Tm goin to plunk tbat one," aald Buck. I caught hla arm, and gave him a re proof which for a while atieaat cauaed him to remember tbat I waa In com taand. T wtah they’d attack ua again," said tbe trrepreeelble boy. "I could ’a’ bit that doggone 'butternut’ If eomep’n hadn’t Joggled my arm.” • There had been nothing to Joggle tbe boy's arm, bnt I thought It beet to let him keep up bis pride—It would make him more serviceable—*o I^yald noth- teg. . .. r “I aimed sight at the middle of bta breast,’’ continued Buck, "but Ju#t then he Jumped over a atone, an I mtsaed "1 thought eome one Joggled your ana I* ‘‘Some one did. Gtnyer, yo’ eonaanw ed ol* nigger, what il'yo’ go Joggle my fe’ Joet ae I was goto to plonk blmT" -Was tt yon. Hsfar -»a- , -Somebody did. yr I’d 'a* hit him. ■bar - •* If ever a party needed brenkfast. It rare. Helen unrolled the little of provision* 1 directed her to a half ration, or. rather, half of what there we* and aave the rest She 4td eo. handing me my portion, which I dnrtlned. bnt eh# argued that tt waa Important for all that I should beep up my strength and Snally preveiled on me to eat my ehare. Jaqoellae and ale thebe rmveoonaty. Bach of tm to where tbe water was drip- froo the cleft and caught the ta our mouths. Rock, when he ■lahed hla breakfast, like Oliver Twist, asked for more. It made my • heart ache to refnee him. bnt there was M altornadvo, danger waa dwarfed by tbe ’ perils that surrounded as, yet It was no leas Important My wound was he hie to pat me hors de combat at aay Fortunately until my dash the guerrilla ramp I had not been subject to aay physical strain, and by that tlma tt had healed euflrtently to prevent Its opening At any rate, tr gave me eo trouble. Tbe first thing Baton asked aftor a lull ta the fighting waa a boat this wound, fibs Insisted on fir easing It for me, end 1 permitted her to do eo. Bbe wound around It a freak bandage tern from my ehlrt atoeve and was pinning tt when, lag up at mu she aald: “Ton*ra not the first one of oar !*▼* assisted with bandagea" Her remark cot me tike a knlfa It was plain that she waa making this effort Incurring thin danger, believing me to be a Confederate. L •no went uii. »i; heard him. a-ftrunlin sotnep'n ,lik«v ’Guess 1 am bent somehow or ’nutber.’ Then he asked me soiiiep’n ’ImmiI wheth- er It was a-raiidn at the-time of the—’ what was that one?’ " ‘Tbe massacre.’ ” "Oh. yea; I know, was It I said?” “ ’Black as night. ‘That’* It; only I fo'got an said, 'Black 'as a doggone nigger,’ an he ■aid, ’What’s the’ “ ‘Word.’ ” “‘What’s the word?’ nn I took the ■pltball out o’ iny mouth an handed It to him. He took It nn rend It mighty quick. Then he looked nt me nn said, Til be goldarned If that ain’t the llt- tlest messenger to carry such n big message I ever saw In my life! Like attackln a forty flea tlon wltb a how’b aer.’ ” “What did be do then?’’ “1 don’'want t’ tell that.’’ “Why not?’’ “Well, he must ’a’ thought 1 was a baby." “Come, out wltb It.” “He took me up an give me a kW. rubbln my face with that hairy beard o’ bla’n." •Then what?" * “He went down stairs In a hurry.'an 1 didn’t aee him any mo’.’’ “Good for you! Have you kept It all a secret?" “Haven’t aald a word to any one." “That’* right. You’ve done me a great favor, and one good turn deserves another. I’m going to tell yon bow to cure yourself of that habit of using useless adjectives. If you over get out of Ibis, get a 4iotet>ook and pencil, and every Jlinr jp>u use one of tiu-m uuto _u •down. TW- ••how 9amsttsvr**>fr fotnffreiui. mil « ,| n bfi'iii yourself of a very bad habit,** • -ni do that. I.y g..l|yr At no^pse were agalu tantalised at •relng thr guerrilla” rating Jhelr din-* Mr. -1 wonder s bat they got" said Ruck. “I reckon It’s uotliin but fat pork, anyway. Who wanta to cat fat porkf- -I wtab I c.uhl g. t ibe captain." aald Jack, give me aoine “lie Ix>rd II ed < Huger Elijah r “Not In tlteee niountalna,’’ put I Rock. “Kareoa couldn't find anythlo up hem to feed anytiody with." “Iterkon dat uiua’ 'a been In a toil Ik an honey," auppl u nr Ktnrxl a-looMn (it me kind o' quar." Scrnmbllng ovt'f the uneven ground, climbing rocks, lighting my way through thickets, I explored every promise of outlet. There Affis not a possible de scent. 1 returned to the-mouth of the crevice, intending to rejoin my com panions. I heard some one clambering up and, looking down, saw Helen Stan- forth. Giving her my hand, I helped ter to level ground. “You and I,” I said, "should not be absent from the front at the same time.” “Tell me.” »be aald. fixing .her. eyes on me Intently, “what I want to know. I have led Jacpielipe, Buck and Ginger Into this trap In an attympt to save yon. The least I can cxj>cct is your confidence. Who are you?” Our Uvea depended on absolute devo tion to each other. If I should tell her that I was a southern man holding a commission In the Ynukee army, that J had sent Information north to-enable a Union general to capture the region about her home. 1 should sap our mat/i plement of strength. On the' vtthcr hand. 1 was accepting all thi* devotion under' false pretenshs. ,Th« thought was maddening: Had she not been s looking at me wltb her big hoqest eyes 1 tiellcvc I should, have shed tears of angulab. "MIks tSianfurth—licit d." 1 said, wtra and wtrat Tt irwrir witt 1 face. You and I have k mutital,pur pose—to aave tbqpe who have been led Into this peril ; There Is no tlmn for •xplanatloua. I Iteg of Jou to banish for the time this secret and think only of the work brfon.* us.” Hhe turned her ryes out to tbe far dials nt horizon, but did not are It, In tent on her own IlKnigbta. * 'rticn. look ing again at me, »t»c said, wltb a burst of Impulse: “To know that you are unworthy would kill me." da’ be sctul dc rntrfia t( ipe her gate. > bad turned flo n Id 1 bowed my bead to tx When I looked again, ab and was entering the crevice. Having failed to find an oattot In our rearf wr bad no cbolrv but to face our ruemlea. I cast my rye over tbe only mute open to a night aurprlse. w. was tbe like a gust of cold wind. Perhaps be fore morning Helen $tanforth or Jaque- lluo or little Buck or all of ua would be lying stiff aud stark Ilk# that dead guerrilla. Then a greater strength, a daring, a cunning never before felt waQed with in me. 1 crawled on till I came so near tbe guerrilla camp tbat I could have thrown a stone Into It They had no fire, and this In itself was suspicious. I thought 1 beard a voice, but It was doubtless some animal or a bird giving a note of warning to Ita mate. Glis tened, but could bear nothing which I knew to be human. At last I aat down ^ 'a on a rock and began what to me seem ed on endless vigil. It was perhaps an hour after tbat I heard umuistalvable sounds offihe guer rillas. I could see nothing, though I could bear'voices, and voices at that time of night meant mischief. Darting back to my wood, I set the paper of gunpowder on the rock under the dry ■s, keeping a little In reserve, and stone ready to use for a hammer, listened for a sign of advance. 1 had not long to wait. A man must have stumbled. At any rate, 1 heard something which convinced me the ene my was coming, and, laying on my percussion powder, I raised the stone and brought It down. Horror of horrors! The grass was blown away without being kindled. The last chance was gone! It was dark as pitch; not even a ray of moon light to protect us again- f the coming cutthroats/ Wait a bit. There are several spears of grass smoldering, a spark on tbe end of each. I gather them and put the ember ends Into tbe hollow of my hand, where I hold the reserve gun powder. A flash—a mere bit of flame no bigger than a pea! I nurse It and put more grass with it, shove It all under the wood, and a beaut|£ul bright flame shoots up that gladdens my heart A, Joyful shout from the fort sends a pleasant thrill Uirongh every fiber In my body. Ping! A bullet within an Inch of my nose 1 dart away Into tbe darkness and In another minute am la tbe for tress. * • ,* I had scarcely g^t behind the breast work* when' the glare of the burning wood showed me half a dozen men dashing up to the lire, and 1 knew they* would try to scatter It. rU'to.iti.1 omiibi U»r>et. fic^ ipJO Jh* CAPITAL NEWS AND N0TE8. HBOBO OUttfiT AT WHIT* HOUSE. Booker T. Washington Dinsa , With Fres'dent Boosevelt and JPamily—The Usual Order of Affaire Not Disturbed. roenlad Ginger. On < »ur rlgbl. not far 1^*1, -Ta’ ole fool,” ref. >rtr d Rock. “Hi IW tan* face of a rock so r ert could a raven carry ml k m ti!< h waa no (talh i, T 9 tb “Don’t he no ■mart II IM* k.” said Ja< k. rr r* H-k |irwjerfed 1 u su a*h "A raven could lak t 1 In- hamlle of a wlill e an euetuy HI mtie d o\ tin backet In Its mot itb a ltd fly a Itb 11. bout He would an> car njca couldn't be?" Noil ring an abut idau Mi Then Jack and Ku«k fell ti with each other which could the roost remarkable fabriratioi tbe wherewithal to satisfy* Um “I seo a darky coming.” aald Jack -with a white apron aud cap and i tray on his bend covered with gout things to ent” *Tbat‘a nothin.- said Ruck. “1 sec a toasted goose waddlln up tbe bill with the stufilu tumbUu out of a bole In hie breast'* • “Yon little fibber, you don’t see any inch thing. 1'U tell you what I » see a big table down there among tb« guerrillas covered with smoking bevf i iuu imiu'wmnK -You know I'm charged with being In league with tbe Yankees.’* “Yes, but your accusers are robbers and murderers. If I thought that”— She broke off with a frown and turned away. ‘The guerrillas built ■.firs and. after cooking and eating breakfast, loitered about eome chatting, some playing carda, while other* devoted themselves to tbelr wounded companions, making them as comfortable as possible on bade of boughs covered with blankets. 1 took advantage of tbelr Inaction to learn how Buck bad succeeded In de livering hie message to the scoot he waa to meet at Huntsville. As 1 could not question him before the ethers without giving up my secret, I drew him Into tbe cleft behind us. “Bock, did you find tbe man 1 seat you to meet st Huntsvillef* “Reckon I did.”* . “Tell me about It" “All right As soon as I gdl Into town I went right to tbe squar an stop ped in front o’ tbe boteL I hitched my ponv *o a poet an wait Inside. A man In me office said, 'Sonny, what ff yo’ want?’ an 1 aald, Tm goin up oa the gallery,’ an he said, ’What fo’F an 1 ■aid, •Fo’ to see the town.’ Then I went op stairs an waited till I heard the clock strikln an counted thrtecn.” * “Not 18, Buck. Clocks don’t Arlkrf 18." "Well, don’t yo’ see, that clock at Huntsville is a different kind. It ■truck either thl’teen or fo’teett, 1 couldn’t tell which." “Never mind the dock. Yon’ic In- renting all this. Go on." “Well, Just as tbs clock struck a man he came out onto the gallery. He had tbe doggonest eyes 1 ever saw—Just like tbe wolfs In ‘Red Riding Hood.' At first be didn’t take any notice o’ ■M, loo kin’s if be wag bothered 'caose I wag thar an be expected somebody. Then be watched me with those sharp & hia’n, an at test he «ld kind o’ i day. boy,’ an I Mid, i It I wm to Myf rar jar ffsnft Gome, let's gt> arid *rt Bbe was so earm-st about It that I feared she would. -Indeed irtic started, but Helen caught and drew her back. Throwing herself Into Helen’s arm*, the covered her face with her hands. ftow.T- One. two, three?" Four bullets fled at the llttto knot of men below. We could not aee wbo waa hit. but all turned aud started down the declivity, though one man dropped before be had gone ■ dozen yards. We |<««t no time In reloading and bad a new charge ready In every piece before seeing any signs of tbelr return. Hut Buck, who took more time and made more fuse about his work than all tbe rest together, bad scarcely rammed his charge home and filed the percussion rap on tbe nipple when three men made a dash at the fire. Two of them reached It end began to kick vigorous ly. | took del I Iw rate aim at one of them and shot him through the bead. My gun bad scarcely cracked when Helen let drive at tbe remaining man. He staggered, but kept on kicking at tbs fire. I snatched Rock’s gun and finished him. dropping him on tbe bant ing brands Tbe third man. wbo bad started *forward several times and each Urns turned hack, got out of sight as quickly as possible. “Look a’ darT* cried Ginger, pointing to tbe east. 1 turned my bead, and there above tbe horizon waa tbs faintest tract of itava ' IcosTiavztx] A Washington special to the Atlanta Constitution gives the following account of Booker T. Washington’s visit to the White House on Wednesday evening, where he dined with President Rooie velt and bis family by special invita- tidb: Booker T. Washington, the well known negro educator, president of the Tuske gee, Ala., ipstitute, was a guest of Presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at dinner at the White Houae tonight. Washington is probably the first American negro to dine with a President of the United States and his family, although it was reported that President Cleveland once entertained a negro friend at the White House board. ^ Since President Roosevelt occupied the White House there has hardly been a dinner or luncheon withoat its guests and as the President has been so free with his invitations no special list of guests is prepared and the ushers do not know who the guests will be until they arrive. Tonight, just before 8 o’clock, a negro in evening dress presented himself at the White House door, and, giving his naipe, said that he was to dine with the President Booker Washington has made several visile to the White House and his face is known there, so be was at oncO admitted into the private apartments and the President notided of his arrival. No other guest arrived and the dinner was soon served Dinner at the White House since the Roosevelts have occupied the mansion has been a family affair, Miss Rouse velt and tbe two children appearing ai the table with father, mother and guests After dinner the President lakes his gnests to the library, and there, over cigars, things political and otherwise are discussed. Tonight tbe usual order of affairs was not disturbed on account of the color of the guest of honor, and Washington left the White House about Id o’clock, ap parently very much pleased With his dinner and hu chat with the President > IN A HUMOROUS ^ WN. . Hicks: “ lie says Christian Science makes him tired. You should hear him swear about it.” * , Wicks: “The idea! W r hy should he bother so much about it?” Hicks: “He has to. He’s the Coroner you know.” -r ♦ _________ a Mistress—Bridget, you kissed lhat policeman last “night.' New, I don’t want to see you doing that again. Bridget—All right, mum; Oi’lf plug up the kayhole the uixt toime he calls. -Tit-Bit. Styles—You may like him, but I can’t help regarding Bodge as a cur. He takes no pains to hide the con tempt he has for his wife. Harris—That’s right. I should think less of him if he did not have contempt for the woman who would consent to be his wife.—Boston Trans cript. “ Pardon me, sir,” began the ped dler of the supplies, “ but may I ask what is the style of your typewriter ?” “ Right up to-date,” replied the business man, enthusiastically. “ El bow-sleeves, lace insertion, shirtwaist and all that sort of thing.” “ That white cow,” said the wag gish farmer, “ is the one that gives milk.' r “Ah,’-’ exclaimed the city girl, “and those brown ones, I suppose, give be^f- tea.”—Philadelphia Pnaa. “ What did yon find on that vessel which washed ashore this morning ? ’ asked the Cannibal King of his chief “ Only a shipwrecked shoemaker and a case of sherry, sire.” “ ’Tis well^slave. Make me a sherry cobbler for dinner. I have often heard of such a delicacy.” “ a New woman.' IMPRESSED WITH BOOSEVELT. District Wltorney Capers Talked With the President—Blalock Hss Little . Chance of Appointment. C’apt. John G. Capers, Untied States district attorney, who want- -to Wash Iggton last week to urire the appoint Thkot or l. w l o . revenue collector, has been interviewed a* to the retail of bis mission, and when asked if he did not consider Blalock politically dead, hr replied : - No, I do not think so. The patieni'* rz rc-mities arc somewhat cold, but bis heart la Mill beating. Bet,atop McLau ■ in Mill earnest y Indorsee Blalock, nut as it was a Republican appointment far desired the Republican Uadrr* to apeak out la their own way. This they did. and no one waa more emphatic than Dr Clayton in argiag a reconsideration of the matter iu<! the appointment of Mr Blalock. The I’reentoot finally agreed to leave It open for a few days wua the ] statement that there were I sons beyond political had guided him in det« ly as to oar caodi late jaowever. It mty’>« autt ted, do not affect Mr Uf I charai ter, but art rath of as oplm >a on the lhat Mr Btahxk tacks the at live ability and training for tb< infulfin*, trw, tbe diftc many deputies and agents " Cspt Capers, aud he was dee presard with President Roosevelt earnest, hoccst manner,” be sab straightforward staUroenU and < hentive grasp of the S uthero si were most unnaual for any N President, especially a new Pregideat I Mr Roosevelt told as that he would not j “ No suh,” said the old man, “ my bov didn’t steal de mule; he wuz practiPin’ ter j*iue a circus, en whilst be truz a-turnin* er a double-somerset up in de elements he lit on de mule’s back, en de creetur got scart, en tun away- wid *in>!”—Atlanta Constitution. “ What brohe off the match between Mr. Yearsley and Mia* Kertlip? “ All 1 know abdut it ta that he dyea his whiskers anti she bjeaches her hair and 1 suppose they found each other “ I saw you sitting in a car last night when therA-arem several.hsrars standing,” she aaid rather frigidly. “ Yen,” be replied, “ hut my wife was there, you know, and the ladies who stood were aik young aud good looking.” T t n one of lb<*e who stood I him to lead her away to re they c- uid be aliot- — >rd’Herald. fe— Home duties are * weariness, and social pleasures have no attracUoi^ P On, rf the by Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip tion is this: "it has made a new woman of me -” There’s a world of meaning in the words. It means the sparkle brought back to the eyes; the com plexion tinted with the rosy hue of healthy blood; the form rounded out anew in graceful curves; the whole body radiant ^Dr.^Pierce’s Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong and sick women well. It dries debilitating drains, heals inflammation and ulcera tion and cures female weakness. It makes new women of those prematurely aged by disease. „nr Pierce’s medicine* are Uro tost I have Mr*. C. NcIk n. Chemawa. Oregon. «My health wa* badly Kwn wh« rcoh*ult J him by lHt« . My ™mb* were cold and my head hurt me contla^ w&ld .\art“ me intoronvul.^o^ Hjal ^jLrVwo^e. I?e*crlption and one of ‘GoWen Medial Di»- rovery ;made a new woman out of me. Dr. Pierce’* Common Senae Medical Adviser is aent>w on receipt of stamp” to pav expense of mailing tmfy. Send a i one-cent stamp# for the book in naper covers, or 31 stamps for it in cloth 1-ud- ing. Address Dr/ R. V. Pierce, No. 663 Main Street, Bufhilo, N. Y- THE YOUNGBLOOD LUMBEK COMPANY Al'CUSTA. ua. Owe* **» Wosxs. Nobth Acorrr* R. C Door*. Saab. Blinds ‘and •Hardware. Bander's FLOORING, AIDING, CEILING AN0 IN GEORGIA PINE. All romspondeace riven prompt gt ton uon -- Coleman-W a^ener Ilartlwnn* Company. (hurt*t—on to t\ P l , «»f m), Whole*.*]* »n<l KHaiI I>etlm Id | Arms, Ammunition, Agricul tural Implements and Hardware I * ;rv kind and descr 1 pi ton. Send for I‘rice*. >g Street, Charleston, 8. C. Ht JB I rn I n M CHAPTER XIV. A BONFIRE DElENHE. ORNTNQ, noon, afternoon, passed with no change In the sltuatioa. AH my com mand slept during the day, and even I got two of three hours of tired nature’s gweet restorer, tbough I would not cloae my eyes till Helen had promised not to take hers off. the guer rillas till 1 awoke. During the after noon all began to Buffer from hunger, but I would not allow the scanty bit of food remaining to be eaten. Buck got over the noon meal bravely, but when aupper time came he clamored for aomethlng to e&t. “Now, see hyar, Mr. Brandystone,” he argued, “you Just give me my shar’, an I won’t want any mo’ when the rest of yo’ have yo’a.” “You must wait. Buck. We shall have to faat long enough anyway. The longer between meala the longer we can hold out” “All right,” he said bravely. “I can hold out aa long as any of yo’." As evening came on a horrible thought loomed up suddenly. If the night should be dark, there was nothing to prevent the guerrillas stealing up on us unawares and capturing our strong hold. “I must find a way out of this," I muttered and began an examination of the face of the rock In our rear. The deft where water dripped slanted up-- ward, a narrow ofienTffg Time wider than a man’s body. I crawled Into tbe crevice and by using hands and feet moonted to tb'e sntmnlt I stood En chanted by the spllndld view. North ward and eastward the Cumberland mountains reared tbelr heads, a succes sion of wooded crests; westward <he flair plain of middle Tennessee; south ward Confederate territory cut off from ua by war and setting aflame the Imagination as to what was taking In tbs newborn nation. An un dulating horizon divided m 1 lx lived tny head to escape her gaze. scattered about, 1 resolved to build a bonfire, with a view to lighting up our enemies should they attempt to ateal upon us In the night As soon as It was dark enough I sent Buck and GJnger out to gather wood and, selecting a flat rock midway between those on the flanks, scooped together some light, dry stuff for kindling and ns fast as the wood was brought me put It on. When nil was ready, we returned to our for tress. But how light a fire? There was not a match In the party. IndeetJ the only means of Ignitipn we possessed was a percussion cap. I sacrificed two car tridges and poured the powder they contained Into a bit of paper. Intending to explode ypwith percussion powder Night attacks always occur Just la fore dawn, and 1 felt .confident that we should hear from the guerrillas; if at all, between 2 and'3 o’clock in the morning. At 1 I awoke the command and Issued our remaining ration. It was eaten ravenously, and when thi? last morsel had been consumed 1 told all to be ready'Trrthe slightest sound. 1 was going down to the unllghfted Are, and In case they heard meliammering the percussion powdeA they would know 1 had heard the enemy approach ing. Then; taking Jack’s revolver, I sallied forth. I passed down to -my firewood. In spected It to see tbat it waa all right, then went on farther, crawling on my atomaAi and listening. , Noticing what In the darkness 1 supposed to be a log, i rtfstrtred to crawl up behind It for concealment. Ob reaching It I raised my head and looked down Into the face of a dead man. It wa* the body of one of the guerrilla* we had *hot during v the day. Thl* uncanny object, encoun tered at dead of night, startled me There were tbe ghastly akin, tbe sunken cheek, the open mouth, while the eyes were staring up at the heavens as If aw tsondesa htofien fines the log. 1 drew back. A conaciousneae of fivUtoj oi. struck m* An Interesting Story.—It u tod that the Cheyenne Indians of I Oklahoma, are the bast farmer* of any 1 Ittbiaus that have bnen lately on tbe war path, and the manner in rah cb the reformalipo wa* brought ab« ut make* an interesting story. It began with an Indian agent’s oftering to give every Cheyenne boy a calf who would help him to milk hi* cows for three | fflvwnn ■wtot 1 Rruif 11115 s Attfqdgffr ffr-faalHdff' fgt iff* vffiif“’ny'th<- arnronhe tribe. These three stuck to it, and when each of them had earned a calf, a dozen move boy* offered their aervices The agent then asked them to help h m plow, promising lo give them all the corn they could grow. Tec of them agreed, aud they raised 3,000 bushels I appoint a man to an office j whom be would not be w | point to tbe same peiaition lie aaid the beet element race waa perfectly willing in tbe Boulb llUag tr> ap [n tbe North f the negro to be Judgei by character and merit, and that he re garded Bot her Washington aa highly aa any public educator he knew. He said he considered him Ute greatest and wisest leader and adviser the race bad produced in many years ” * J^MEW MAH rOH COLLECTOR. ' jiolda a Secret Session * The State Republican executive com mittee met in Columbia on the Itilh inst, the aestion being held in the colored Y. M C A ball, and there was a good atten dance of the member* of the committee Slate Chairman Dsaa waa there and pre aided. He has just returned from Wash , ,, ... .ington Tbe committee met behind of corn, t^ttch they aold, aud the money C |“ ied doori ftnd held seMl(JIi lbll they received enabled them to buy continued from about uooa until after 9 thirty-five steer*. By this lime every o’clock that night. Indian at the agency was interested, The most important and signifi-ant the boys all wanting herds of their own announcement made after adjournment and the men equally eager. The result effect that the committee had is that this agent’s wise move has unanimously endorsed George H Hu* r ue ,he Cheyenne,, ,8 h„ been , I ,°ol the best farmers of any Indians in I that position to succeed the late E A that region. (Webster. Mr Hnggius has been in the race from the first purely as a business The question of an international!™ 4 ? « 1 . « , , ,, land the committeemen say ho has not postage stamp has been frequently ht the eDdor8cmeat t Lt has been agitated through the daily press and given him more than one Postmaster General has The committee elected E. W. Screven conceded that such would prove a great a member of the State committee to sue convenience especially in the case of a ceed L W. C. Blalock, resigned Mr certian class of business correspond- | Screven was also named as tne commit 'tee’s choice for the position of national committocn-an This is however,mere 1 , an endorsement, as the national com' mittee at its next meeting elect* & man to fill the vacancy. Chairman Hanna has already named John G Capers to fill the vacancy until the committee meets. Mr. Capers is evidently not the 1 “My hsir nat fs turning gray very fa Hair Vigor stopped ■ restored tbe natural E. Z. Ber.omme, C< mg out end l. But your e failmg and color.”—Mr*. J.oes, N. Y. I It's impossible for you not to look ojd, with the color of seventy years in your hair! Perhaps you are seventy, and you like your gray hair! If not, -use Ayer’s Hair Vigor. In less than a month your gray hair will have all the dirk, rich color of youth. v-// ! .** If year dtwggist ei-mM s»tnl ti« »t»S «!■’iljr and w* will r*pr y.'i »'»'!.la I - •hi* .iiOcit* tb« ol tout n«*rr«tr-r» , flTw. A <1< J. C. AVER CD., Lowsll, FALL STYLES o From the l , p-T*»-I>*te Carpet Honac, 1617 Main SUeol, Columbia, C. MUTUAL CARPET TO. Writo u our line. lh* State way* busy. X<> dull figyi When m Columbia, coroe a Anybody con *b»w you the for .SnwpJea of any thing m Goods shipped anywhere la free of (raght. We art a!- with ua. til sen ua. [dace. A- Young Man Should attend a college with an establish ed reputation. A diploma from Convene CotLit errial School make* it easy to secure the t>est positions. Thorough work, beit equipment; poeltion* guaranteed. Address B. W. OETSINQER, • Spartanburg. 8. C. a v cg2®* ; SCHOO'“S»ORTHAND Arijtal Busmesst^ Ga Cheep Peard Rr»iTti a r<f,_^ stc F.t*V\ Medicated Cigars AND ' EE-M Smoking Tobacco] For user* of Tobacco that suffer with Ca tarrh. Asthma. <>r Bronchitis. We guaran ies an absolute and I'ermanent cure of Cfarrh and it is the only .known remedy lot liOJl f«VOJ. U iomt..lr«.nnr«l griioer doe* not keepifi wrTte EE-M « O . Atlanta, A*e*t»ee oaoH^w fiwde jiuhpUed bv “v-w ‘Mtinga#*- — MONEY IN *IT! T HE WORLD • XS aucoy in U, And a■ Ddrio-j-- Elucat on will help yiu get y ur ehare. Oar moth-’ oj* will furnLh tae fouorfalion for your fortune! Inqul-e a'v.iut ue. Burlnses moo *rp calling upon u* almoet dally for employees. Stokes’ Business College 399 Kma St., I'harlkstox, 8. C. Feel Badly? ence. So far, however, no scheme has proposed which would entirely eli minate the element of international jealousy, for ouch country in' the Postal UHion would naturally want to run the issue. One proposition, mado some two or three years ago, was efi the union to delegate the duty to the I choice of the Republicamorganization in Swiss Government, but even this had I the S tate - its objections! features. It is now re ported that M. Mougeot, the French) —An editor has been inspired, after secretary of State for posts and tele- M 0 °hiog over his list of delinquent suh graphs, will shottly bring <the matter I . *° com P0 8 e the following before the Postal Union but as yet the , ^® ar t0 our hearts is the silver P r °P“ ,e ’ 1 brUI S' »»« it to vie.; Ibo -Uhoat over the “jealousy” question have not ne cktie or collar and all the strange not been given out. At present the things which tons seems so new: the union has an agreement by which the wide spreading eag'e, the arrows be'ow colors oj stamps of denominations B, the stars and the words with the equal to 1 cent and 5 cents have been J^ange ‘hipM^ey tdH assimilated, and also the weight which |‘™hera.' wb are glad that we know Ut may be sent for these equivalents, but ot her ’twill come In tlif>rf> the matter rests r 'ght well: the spread'eagle dollar, there the matter rests. | the star spangled dollar, the old silver ^ ^ * | dollar we ail love so well.!’ » “ I went so' high in de balloon 11 —Men prominent in the naval service could heah de angels singin’,” said the {of the nation openly and emphatically old colored deacon. * assert the charges against Schley will be “Wka+fer you come back, 'deD?” * naU ? n * d » notwithstanding the strong L,wi ' had somewhat sensational evidence in favor of the admiral. —King Edward has been fiercely at- he wm-waked. “ Kazn hit wuzn’t my ioUntion ter d£ Angela dat way; ’aide*, I’d Do tou suffer from Indigestion Dyspepda, Want of Appetite, Loss of btrength. 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