Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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agmmgggaBgKm *M0.1, mm, Prsp’r HLIBOBST COCXTT CIBCUUHOK THURSDAY, 8TATE BORROWING MONEY. The htetf of Anuh U»roline nimlo ( rran«^oieDt« T«>tmt«7 K> borrow M.OOOeod nnother riito win be imwle for #25,000 noon, uuki^g * total ot #7*>, ft. tWO borrowed by May . v ThU h ntth.e.'early for the »tate to l>e borrowing money, but the atnto treasurer think* It will be tiecewary to have It on hand by the that of the month, and be doe* not wlah to run be- Mrtd In meeting the obligations, of the •tate. The ]Bceho»d la that tho atato will have to borrow up to the full amount « irthorised hy law—JSOO.OOO—befon' general aaaeoibfy meeta agatu—Co lutnbla Record—th ult. Such a condition of affairs will dam age the reputation of the State abroad, for the butinees world will consider it proof positive that the State Is living ahead of and above Its.lnpome. Capital will not be so swift footed to enter i ffctt as a slow going Ststo, for the dol lar it long sighted and know* that settling time must come sooner or later. When it will hare a full share of the burden to bear. Uesidea the Ststo, mother of us all, It setting a bad example to Its children, ^snd with less excuse. Short crops, low prtcea, !osse< by lire or sickness, death of stock may force the business m*n t farmer or merchant, tb get help from the money lender and that Is more a misfortune than a fault. But the State knows at the beginning of the year al most exactly what it* revenue will be. When paid, and there Is no ie»sonable reason why it should not make income and but go even. — 1 It I* time, high time, for thW State to quit this foolishness, and to make laws re"define its repetition Impossible. Kot Very iong ago Seliator Tillman contributed to the State Treasury a goodly sum^nearly a hundred thou sand ilollar*—recovered after inanv years from the government, and but for tho-> pick up the Usilclencv would hgve nearly reached the great sum of' four hundred thousand do)Jar*.< The State should get even and stay so. There are two ways to do that, hither by raising taxes or reducing ex penses. Tho legislature wljl at itanexi session have the chance to dp on. jor the oilier. Tbs people will pass on its work in the primaries of 1001. Verbutu Sap. For a few weeks the good old En glish brain of the Carolina Spartan slirlll ache at the frequent sight of ths •xpfesalon, "Old Veteran.” We received a hundsoiue invitation to the dedication of the l^iuisiana Pur- «lme Exposition buildings Hi. Louis, but we being‘‘persons non gfa is” to the chief orators; Messrs Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt, did not go. there Wore other reasons be- If Profsssor 1^, WSll^- L. Moore's ‘‘ice ntoye” turns o'ul W be as claimed it will sooa be cheaperisiid cooler to stay at home than to hie>o the ntountafns or seashore. He say's tiiat one costing $200 will, with the addiiioual expendi ture of $23 for Ice, keep a room 15x15 'cool enough for a polar bear all Sum mer, day and night. They are to be put on the market- A professional gentleman sifM to ns the other day that be thought he would spmiiate a little In .grain futures. Perhaps he may change hia mind Af(<er • ulB one srho knows all about the business Jamas K. Keene, one of the most as tute operators In the sleek market, to prospective speculatorsl “Don’t do-It laOtik gt me! f've been years In the street. I’m supposed to have a geniu for the business. My resources are practically without a shore. I’ve built tips situation ,shoni me like ipUer’ web. I'm told the secrets of the world the minute they are bom. i hnvc an ear for every voice, an eye for every sign, an agent at the elbow Tif every opportunity. And yet. with all 1 know and all my power and all my resource# in this game called epeotrlatiouv' I have never been able to win ofteper than four times in seven. Wherefore, keep oiit. Now and always my word to yn.i l«, ko-'p oat.” Lsmb*'vho fall Into the Clinches of the wolves after snch e w at nlhg as that have only themselves to'blame. AFTER US YEARS. The United States will at last par Confederate Hoidior* for the private personal properly taken from them by Union Soldiers. The following lettcr Iront Congressman J. T. Johnson of Spartanburg give* the way In which the robbed are required to prove their claims: 'Dear Sir: I am In receipt of your favor of the 2tth instant requesting me to furnish "you blanks for the uno of Confederate soldiers who wish to prove claims for horses, side arms and bag gage taken from them by Union sol diers in violation of the terms of their parole under the recent act of Congress There are no blanks for that purpose The claims must bo e*Ubli*hud by affidavits. Some Claimants jpar have only two hr three affidavits and seme inav have quite a ■lumber. You will police that each claimant must prove four things: 1st,-that he was a Confederate soldier and was paroled and kept that parole in good faith; 2nd, that tmn-es, tide arms or btuigage were taken from him hy U- nioh soldiers-acting under the orders of* superior officers and in violation of the terms of parole; 8rd, that the clairnairt was the actual and bona fide owner tff tho property taken; 4th, Us value- The officer administering the oath must also certify that he believes that the claim is meritorious. Allendale: F M Young, XC Triester^ J U Spanrt. Baldock : Lawrence Lazar, W—W Flowers. Barnwell: F II Anderson, R W Kiley W W Woodward, Ervin OWens, J F Green, B E Woodward, J C htaley, W Blrt. —— Bennett Springs: J II Duncan, M B Purse, I'orcv Johnson. Blackvillo— O J'ChlUy, J B Birt, B Kelly, LB Bull Bond—W R Ferguson, Four Mile—I* M Berry, Georges Creek—J W Collins, Creech, Great Cypress—Willie Harvey, Jcnktns. MartmT-WHtkcr,' • — Red Oak-J M Lutz, J S Moore, ILF Anderson, Rosemary—3 A. r.nweB E U Hycainoro-*J 1’ Ca'rtef, A R Loadholt, At a conference In Columbia last week between the railroad commission ami a nrmninent official ol the Snvan- nao division qf the Southern Railway the latter gave the assurance that at he next change of schedules consldera. ble attention would be given to pass anger service for tjataOer sutiopa uloug, the line of the Carolina Midland. If has not been deJinitcly decided wbat will be done; Abut better.- (ucilities for local travel will bo provided. Now Is ilie nick of lime for AHendwle to ask for the extension uf thc short line. ‘ ^ " ' {Munaromlias*. .wSiiiH Thla paper would Bke—to see Mel ville WT Puller, the present Chief Jus- tlce-of the tfnitod States, the candidatef*® rvU,e ^ ««»*»sMftg «f thfrUBltwMMmoeilp*-fnr c.V in « ^ or The iudga- has »wpf>G^icy lor I.«*ldej»t (jpctqeq t |,at according U* tb„ bvw of lnl9QC Ifis name fhnrt wrvlees and eharkirfer would be a platform on which ttib followers of Bryan and the dlsci- plea pf Cl^ relsnd could join without a laggard betweeii the oceans. And his howeveerttllowoil a small sum to cover elevation to that high would bo •ureand would bring the golden age of political purity and mAterlAl confidence ind prosper I tj. 3?^—- <fl . ^ j To the Gamps of U. V The free coinage of silver may be tmt the County. ^ohitng lu a round about way, via The Phlllp'pines. Those brown Htile people are weed to tin white money win -trade for bo other. The United Sttltll hereby"requeued to elect mint at San Frannisco Is working day and nigltt coining seventy five million doliars worth of silver Into pejos, evins containing 8} cent* more silver than American dollars. The Philadelphia and New Orleans mints are coining lwslier piece# for the same people. Since November tho market price of j ^~, l l U | '^ >1 l;oimm)l1 ^rcct, New Or- Ailyer has gone up nearly 15 per cent And President Roosevelt has appointed > commission to go to Europe to try to arrange an international agreement a# lb silver circulation in the East. Some bt the cotton mills In the uppc r It part of this State joined last fall in the IW movement to put down prices of ghe staple, so that they could buy cheaply, sail the manufactured goods at great protit and so flourish like the wricked and the green bay tree. Now'thtey are In trouble, nearly out <H cotton arid must buy at tire highest price of the season, run on short time orahutdown and lot their operative* •hift for themselves. a Our sympathies In this matter go to tthe operatives who not content to bear tha ilia thqy had on the farms jumped "‘Into othbtii that they kftew not of. If bey are deprived of eidVdoyment by VI State meets At the closing of the mills no doubt the 13- The Institute will he conducted —a » by L> r . 11. H, Nsvlmtir: Mountaineer can point them to good Bomet and auffibient living on the /ansi Iq tlielr circulations, and all ap- plioatlons for situations should be made to Col. W. If. Wall*jo, Newberry, or Ool. Janies A. Hoyt. Greeuyllle. As Tor the irve do ayepatby and will get Wf- - • . YV ^i - In Spartanburg an interesting ques tion has been decided by Probate .Iiulge J, Gentry In the case of Mr*. Burgess v* the estate ot her falhor, duo. Grinin, deceased. Mrs. Burges* brought suit against the estate for-servlcerreiidercd her fathtxdurhig his last illness, the in nursing and Month OiirollW noTetmrrrrratlon ran-be required by a child for any services rendered a patent utiles* a written con tract to that effectt« made between thi parent and child. Mrs. Burgess was, certain actual expenses which abe had Incurred liyiursiug her father. ADDRESS OF COL F. H. CRKJBfiU C. TlrrotTglt- Please take Notice TheBtate Reunion ol U. V. C. will convene In Cnlunthia So. Ca. <f._ I2rh UUh & HiIvoL May A. D. 1903. M delcgates_to same-amt-forward to J. Jordan, Chief of Stmt. Green vineT^dT h cents per capita, tax for each Ca member of your respective camps. Tho U. (J V. will convene in New Orleans on the 19. 20. 21. & 22, of May. You will also elect delegHte* to savii.e, and forward your annual dues of U) cents per eafHta, to General Win. K lean*, * I need not remind yon that the ranks of the veterans are fast lining broken by the reaper death, and this will be a fine opportunity for those that can at tend to pass in review and meet face to lace with those who in devotion to principle passed through the trying or- dcal of the sixties, M ake an extra etforb to attend and you will never ‘regret it. The noble people of the Crescent City are making eSCLabrdinary arrangemeriTs to entertain you, and I am satisfied that it will excel in its efforts lb care for you all other reunions held in the Month. Thanking you all for the doVy fidettee and respect I have received at your hands and the many kind wishes expressed for my future welfare. I am j our’s Fraternally. Frank H. Creech, Col. Coindg. B. C. U. V.C. B. J. Uamniet, Adjutant. , CHURCH WORK. The Sunday School hHditnte Methodist Chitwch for bitier part of the Florence, 8. C., May 11. ottvWe -tVim.-’ W'th the guiding ban dor such a specialist at the helm, the : Institute, it Is safe to say, will ba a blessing to all who attend. Every liye 8unday • School of the Methodist Church should be represented—one delegate for every tifty pupils. Round trip reduced rates .45 front Barnwell) have been *e- from Barnwell) have been and their owners nlshed delegates w ho adylae Mr. P. H. Edwards, Florence. 8. (jJ, by May Ivt tbclr purpose to atu^d. 5tb. DECLARATION OK PRINCIPLES Signed by the Leading College Presi dent# and l?itySchool Super!ntendepts. “Regarding It aa beyond disciission t tliat nbiverMl education is absolutely' neeoatary for the true solution ‘ of those problems which will toreyer confront a free government, recalling that the faith of our State was pledged by our fathers to the support orkchoivlt for *11 the people by the act~of the assembly of 1710, which declared that it was tncosanry that a free school bo conducted for the youth of the province, Affording instruction in the ar$* aniT'sqtonces and useful learning; schools, Bpartanburg. ’ . John K Carroll *ui»erlniendent edu cation Yora county, YorkvIHo. . — Davis Jeffries, superiuteudentgraded school* Union. , A It Banks., aoperintehdent graded schools, Ker«bsw. ^ E 8 Dreber, superintendent city schools, CnUiJibla. |T C JVelton. suporintdndent city rKnrxla A iirlnrassn ‘ j*" _ ■roa-tlkming that ’a* the people of lli«: past owed a duty to us, so we ow duty.t<> all who follow us'; that cuinmonwealth exists chiefly for children pf Today and thdse of the fit• cure,’ aoiil that the principle* of the Christ ian teliylon g« well a* ot liuui'iii- Iry and of sound economics demand that we recognize and meet thl* obli gation when taken in it* widest form of expression; therefore, IVe, as An educational conference as sembled in the city of Coliunhia this April 11,11)03. do make and address to • tho people of .south Curoltua the fol lowing declaration: “I. No fre« government can long ex- IsTwlrhout an educated citizenship; this cofttllUun cannot be secure ex eept by w system of education which shall provide free school* for all the children of theBtatc—a syxtem which shall fnrnlab such training as will pro pare every child to Intelligently per forin all the service* demanded of him lip his relallofis to family, society, church and Mate, “2 The people of South Carolina have made a noble effort to meet this obligation, but the actual iact* of our educalional conditiomi show that the hattliB..Lor popular ^ducHtion ha* not vet benn cmnpletcly won, sn.l thcrciore denrundt r^piewerf»nd organized effort on the pucTof all who love tSe State Some of these facta are: (! j The lengih •Tour school term is88 4,11) day* per tLnmim; tho average in. the Uniiqd .Mate* i* 115. LJj'.The average salary A Swift Repentance school*, Anderson. - — r A J Thaekson, •uia'rintenilent city schools. Orangeburg. » . II 0 Davis, principal high school, Columbia. . ~ ~ > — V C Dibble Jr., principal high suiioui. BcDnettsville. VV 1C Tate, priocipai Memmlnger Normal Hehnol, < Jiai fasten. E C Cxker, superintendent schools, Onenwood F M Mieridan, teachers’ Gt'irenwOod. ’ W II Jones, BiiifarintenJent school*. Barn well.' C E Jolmaou. siifierintendent graded schools, Florence. ^ B; I. Jone*. superlnteuiient graiicd ' ools, Lanrcrra. ; ^ Thos G Wilkinson, soperintendent graded bhrcatr, graiicd graded schools, Beaufor^ >choo'i-, Heijlic!t*villc L - R P Pell, presklcnt Converse Collcjfe. .Spartanburg. - ) v A C Osborne, president ^Benedict of teachers!*"per month in .South Caro Una, $il.25;. In the United Stall's', #48 00; saUrypcr annum in SouthCar- nimarf 138 ]2; in the United 8 ate*, $888.00.' (8) Average cost of education per capita for enrolled pupils ip .South Carolina, *3 05; in tho United States, $20.29. (4) The statistics also show Dint 35 9-10 per cent, of the entire pop ulation and 13 of every 100 white* oyer 10 years of age are claased as illiterate •‘To remedy Ibis state of affairs I* clearly our duty now, and the- icmedy liww lw hwvdi posshkMtt-iiBBS'k Tsia tliwss schoo'a which alono can .oifer an op portunity for an education to that great mas* of oux.■/deserving and pa triotic citlz-n* who ttve in the distrtctA. ?v' ‘•In view of the supreme importance to the cninmonwcnlth of better schools in these rural districts, this cdnfcjmice, invoking: the aid of the two great geucies. the pulpit.and the press, •and the cooperation of all good*ciliiseu<», de clare* itself in favor of: * necessary alike to the moral and finan cial support of efficient public school* and hence persistent agitation for the general extension of thi« plan, already our school distrids. •‘2. Better training and payment of teacher*, expert supervision, longer scTTool terms nniFoourse* of study a he economic conditions and want* of,tlic people. 3. Theconsolidatlon. whenever prac ticable, of weak school* into larger and stronger organizations. •4. The Improvement of school house* and grounds with better equip ment College. Columbia, Patterson Wardlaw, professor of pedagogy. Bomb CaroBu* College. Columbia. L T Baker, superintendent graded schools, Lancaster.’• . - , L B llaynefc, priesldent LeesvillleCol- lege, Lee-ville. v W 3 Hogan, superintendent graded schools. Clifton. K M Kennedy, superintendent city school*. Cannier,. superintendent e+ty W I KM eX airy, 'scuool*. Marion. K C t'dunta. pyiiicipal graded schoo!. Prosperity. L W Dlcli, ktftnirlnfnrlripf graded school*, Aiken I was cashier of/6cott’s atatc bank, and Mr. Scott and tl* public bad every confidence in Hie. Nevertheless 1 de termined to avail myself of my oppor tunities'toTlfle the safe and, skip ouL-,- Bctiveen the 4th and 11 Ui of Septem ber I arranged the details for my flight and concluded to work them out on tho night of the 18th. On that evening, At half post 5 ibo night watchman no tified the that bis wife had died. 1 ex cused him from watching that night. - At 7 o’clock I went to the bank, pulled down the' shades, lighted the gas and In the cuuTio of twenty min utes had packed civvy dollar in the vaults into n satchel pi-ovided for the purpose. This satchel L placed, ea » chair outside the railing and had sat down for a smoke' when there was a Nathan Tulil*, tifper 1 ntf ndent raded^ nip rtt the di>or. I know it was one of STATE SUMMER BCHOOb. 'J’he State Summer School for Teach- irs vvii! letietd at VVinthrop College, Kock'lllll, S. C. from June 23ril to July 'Sl-t. Winthrop- College* is an excellent place for such $ school be cause of the splfendid equipment, ac eessihle libraries, nailing rooms, and extensive ucoomi’nodaiton*.Arrange ment* Ipive bicn made for boanllng in the college and thi* gives the south Carolina suinuierwichooi quite an ad Vantage oyer some other* because tbe •AMtv —a» »wini yswlwsiily lowaAS’W aw#' rfMIpMiMMnnSG iy better adv^iiitagea.’ Ai d I aa $Tl i . es of study have bcefPprovided V ' MS bi:.y uniting ft can enjoy Courses of study Have bveh pr< in Pedagogy, School Suptirvtaion, Elo- i a nd Gram mar, ,1,1 tc ra ture, Rhetoric,. Library Work. Draw ing. Sight Singing, Music, History, Geography, Arithmetic, Algebra, Georoietry,-Observation Work, Nature Study., Botany And School Uardening, Manual 'Training ^ and K’ndergarteu Principles. Some ofthe ablest leach- era of rhe State, arid Nation w ill take part trr thi* work nud a tsrjjtrTtteiKt- auee is aiiliripatvd. A special f/ature of th a school w-il] be a series of addresses by some of the r ,__ T . , ^ most , itdrqrtnPTTi mir STrcTO ■by dHh'-lfliTTi' bT "TTle and some w<»i;k will tie done looking to the KdiiCiOwtal CaTfvpalgn wbicli lia* been planned for the sunimer. A inrciLijX-Qi.UuiBiiyjm^ 1 r.iii.ti‘.mlc ate.A tul Z. A ayatcnlgltc campaign, not only witb th«*c aim* In view, but also for lira porpoae ot arousing popdlar inter est in education. The conference, therefore recom- . w . mends that a campaign executive corn-. cornmcndlUons mTttee of three be appointed to organ ize and conduet the campaign for car rying oar the purpose# of this declara- tion.^- 3~- ' • t he above Wa* signed by the follow- ing: ' D C Ileywjurd, goverPiir of South Carolina.^*——■“ O B Martin, stm»fftntendOtrt oL-edu- cation of SouthT<arolina DJ4 jfohu*on president of Winthrrtp College, Rock 11 ill. il N Suyd *r, president of Wofford College, Wpqr tan burg. ' r - — J K Baiand, princ.ipalintngloy school, Langlay. J J Dargan-, prluelpal rHra+-“*»'hmd-, Clyde - ' .. - ' ' A Coward, aaperintendtnt South Carolina Military A cade hit . Chartes-r ton. LT Mills, prineipaL-graded . school, Camden. The next.examination for applicant* i teach in- tiie uublicsclruaiaul Barn Count’, wm be held at tiurnweli, May ^ Applicants must bring peiiqJKaml T U Mel!, president Clem*onColtegc4J^i^ r *w, u ,n . u ^ ('.,iii.irn - ■: ° 'vrtdra.V5hiU'a-ai-CourU llousa. Clem*on College. J R T Major, principal Batesburg graded s>-bool, Batesbnrg. J W .Thomson, professor of. peda gogy, Wjiilbrop College, Koek Hill. B E Geer, professor of English, Fur- mail University, Greenville. N K Walker, siiperindendrnt In»ti- Tillbn for Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Ce dar Springs. ~ . ., R A Abram*, principal—grad-4 school, Yorkvllle.| Zach McGee, editor The Educational, Columbia. E R Aycock. su )erlntondent graded achoot, Clinton. It-A Dobson, principal graded school, Williston. A II Ga«que, snpeiinten.lent educa- tior. Florence county Florence. is U Edmunds, superintendent pity schools. Suimer. E C James, president Giceijville Fe male College, Greenville .Ellison Capers Jr., superintendent graded schools, Georgetown. W W Daniel, president Columbia Female College, Columbia. J P KInara, professor of English, Winthrop l lollege. Kook Hill J J McMahan, ex-State superinten dent of education of South Camlli:*, Columbia. A E Spencer, president Presbyterian Collegeof Soiith Carolins, Clinton. Thos F Jenea, principal Gray Court Owing*’ school, Gray Court. ded school, Newberry. * John 8 Derrick, superintendent edu cation Lexington county, Lexington. W D Mayfiel^, ex State auperliiteH■ dent of education of South Carolina, Columbia. ■‘KjC Paul E Grier, professor of rnathe- matics, Krskine College, Due West. E 8 Jaynes, professor of modern languHg«a t Routh Carolina College, Co lumbia. 1 - Geo B Cromer, president Newberry College, Newberry. “ J W finrtre*, prlne+pal WeWr Neck ■— SefioftT, irartsviiT8. Jeans Dayla. professor of history, South Carolina College, Columbia. E B Wallace, superintendent educa tion Richland county. Columbia. J A Wiggins, supedoteudenl graded schools, Denmark. W H Hand, superintendent graded schools, Chestei. — l>~ Graves L Knight, principal graded school, Granltevllle. Frauk Kvaus, superintendent other campaigner* will be held during the session of the summer school. itifiini lii.ilua rijgiiliir inuniq's of. work by Uig^tJacher stuileuts there wi! be lectures intended for such student* as desire sumo recreation as well a* work, l^tv a nuniberol tench era, after a hard years wotK7 do not desire regular Krrtdr," timre ‘Tlii* ar range men t; ^ A prospectus, giving full annHiinee- ment, wiU-l»e Issued u* ■.ooo-h* po*-ible from tliq offiSB'Q'f Supt. of Education County Board* arc rapidly'-making re 1 tllgin) unlfliuUHl cnnicr&itlon. a* to Instructors for h*v varlou* County Summer School* and as sixth a* lhcse._arraiigctneirts !trh perfected, tbtf tcheduIeF will be pnb- iiabed. Of all ofbTc'ourt*hips,that of'Josep Mondean of New Jersey and Cenali I’.ti l.on of Now York! .State take* the cake. BotL >*'•» r..’ and air their love talk wa* wired. Now thjy ure anxious to fiqd i preacher who can semi and rcceivi me**ages, a* they propose to long range. H Eft ’3 E X A M! V A TI ON. The Coloi ernrrd’i'loicd 3i hooThattso. Begins at 10 Oil a. m. end* at 4 p. in A._ Buis:, . ; C. 8.,E. CAUTION! This I* not a gentle word—but when you think how liable you are hot to purcimse the only remedy universally known and a remedy tliat ha* had the largest sale of any medicine in the lyorM since I8!>8 f*r the cure amrtreat meat of Consumption and Th.oat an I Lung troubled without lo*ing it* great pouularity all these years, you will be thank)ul we failed your attention to Boschee’* ’ German Syrup. There are so many ordinary cough remedies made by druggist* and other* that are cheap for severe Coughs. Bronchitis, Croup— and especially for Consumption, where there Is difficult "expectoration and coughing during the night,* and morn ing*, there 1* nothing .like Germa i Svr,up. The '25 yent size has just been introduced fhi* year. Regular size 73 centii. At Creech’s Phannaev. our force, but hardly expected to-see the president luniyeif. “I expected it was yon,” lie said ns he eutyred; ''always the Inst to go. You arc worklUftSoo hard and must tftko a rest. At n meeting of the hoard today it was decided to give you n month's leave and a gift d $500 cash.” I don't remember what I said Hi re ply, hut I do rentemhejrtlmt sdfuethiiig like horror seized Upon me lit Uio idea of my own baseness. Bight here with in rear li of Ida hand was the money 1 ifitended to flee with, and yet he was lavish in Ids praise of ray Integrity, lie remained only 'tT brief tlnfa. afitt: soon aTter Id* departuce I went outside to walk al>out and i>lan a little. 1 hadn't filven-up the idea of robhi'ry and flight, hut a^stifl._si^all voice- was, whispering Jto me wheij a hqihh'WsfB laid on my iirm, and I t'urno'd 'to con front the leadiifg merchant of tlie town. "Look here.” I'.e said as we walkeii Along arm In arm,/‘I've always done business with Gleason because 1 found everything all right, hut U'm going to begin with you tomorrow. Gleason is as good as gold himself, hut I ‘don't fancy his new* easiiler lie’s a high roller, I hear, and some day he may turn up missing With all the boodle he can carry. No fear of that In your \nno all packed up am for train time to be- come a robber. ‘•Everybody is speaking in ytmr praise,” he continued,- “and you de serve all that is said. Just keep a h vcl head and yo.u'U And the road to honor and we.-'ltli.” ., When he left me, I had to leap against a dead wall for sapjwrt. The sound of his footsteps was still in my erfrs when I suddenly Tefa +bet-4 wm* snvrd. There hud been a terrible strug gle of conscience, but right had tri umphed at last. I wa* pulling myself togother -to-veturw 4o-Gn* -hank- witernr woman accosted me hy name and said: _ “l low lucky I happened tiv see you. I was <ni my way down to Black's to Tormrc wAiftdii't tauA i-thirgv or this pachage tilT tomorrow. pr,t tu-M 1 ..ni v ... .1. It’s money I , -j.’.utu.” — In hero, and I'll give yonxr W’e all know you “Come receipt.” “Never mind that, and trust you.” Her parting words gave me a shiver. Flow lit lie ilioy k’.cu'-in.\ LJiad one more trial to imdiTgo. Almost at the linn!- of the I'inik I met two business men of high standing who were bold- edotTuvorShtion. •. , ■. -uew«r:" queried one a* I "Heard came up. dgh s dipto [ the 1 ! ' “What is It?” ‘!Yt*u ‘i cm ember brother's ollice in d_ the clerk In mj i'illiiulclpJiia wlio witb If3d,- 000? AVell, he's laa-n overhauled, lie went to Peru, no doubt expecting to have-grand times,. It secinsjhat'cYery- bo<I.v soon knew he was a-thief, a. jQ'us an objcit of contempt. lie wau- di‘V'i'd' , al.out. always a marked man, ui jijjJast—was no overcome with shame And degradation that he'ask. d to.he anrested and seirt_ back. lie was ii'Dis sdf* if-VHiiybrpbnjffvTwL Amd ■ lip did ucit have <+He 4eH»'s solid eotn- fnrt out of ,h!s funds. He will go to prison for Wi or fifteen years, and'he might ns well die then. Say. Isiv'T it a i in*T.7us ihir.g' that men will so-destroy theuLielvesT’ * * _• ‘'Take your own oftses’-’ addetl the oth- ^rr-is hr ptnerd a jntldfoh my slioulder. •‘You are youog. bwt^T**sp<‘cted, trusted and houoml 'and on the sure road-to wraitti. VoTrTiiTsTrT (TT.) tyTOOiOOO from the bank anti get away, but would that eomponsiite you for the sacrifice? -No. Even a million wouldn't. I trtt'you, the man who 1ms got trronttaw ltjinself to enjoy his plunder must set* days when he would almost five ills life to be set back in t!:e no-itioii he once held.” I passeiKoo into the hank and care fully locked the door behind me. MJT knees wen* so weak that Hvrrrt to rest for a good twenty minutes. Even my hair was sopping wet with perspira tion. \ When I felt strong enough. X carried and good for light cold* perliaj^ bntf tho satchel to the vault, opened thi . ^ m ) i\V,C X. A l A w Will offer this ' ' -r— able Sale of E3 ...... "-r a remar m * 1 •* TBe story today I* of cifeOptToriil value—Almon scn*stional. A fibfftd unportof had too many and w»«!rHrd up. I had the resily osuh. The purebsse w** made on a 50 per cent ha*!*, and lisri^ are the good* lor you aLa like price:—* One lot of embroidery worth 10c fpr the HALF PRICK SALK 5c. Another lot that could he *oli for I2lc going for ftc. Exceptional good qua ity for iOc, while they last at 10c. This lot 1* the crowning feature of the SALE: 23c quality at t offer this week »t?o a great jCb- money saving Sale of ’ lUBBONS! All silk taffeta ribbons various widths tip to 4 lu. all colors 10c yard. ■' ■ - • ••. '"*• ‘ n Yelvet Ribbons! Linen back @ 10<: piece. 14^ ••— , », m tac “ Tly —-rt—»• .•« ' ; ‘‘ 18tf ! •'. Silk Grenadine! 30-in. Silk GieiTMiue# black wbute, pink and blue, value 75c, ® 44c. ■ s s» . Frencli Ginghams! BIO XA ItlETY .OF-jvTYLES a’ RpTHul»Ic per yard lust received a full line of ZeigJcr Bros ’fine Ladies’ and 'UUlIdren’s slippsrs.' ahjoAN . L. Douglu* Men s low cut shoe* in Pat. Vicl and PaJ. Cormutf •> •-* • . ^ a . bs .I.eaUier • .. ^ ' r . ' ^ _ - _ . RKSPEC’TFTLLY, 3. KRASNOFF. . Leader In Low Prices. t Blackville, S. €. XiTI - CTTJ A New Lot of Horses and Lillies." - ’ kT ” TT The Rine^t-iic-Has CT’cr- . .i / - \ M4nl7 A whole newspaper could itot o\ er praise tliein. £u Tbexvinusl be seen to be tqjpTty^aSad. ; x : D TERMS RIGHT. BLACKmU, Sr 0 ii-—.nuratii ROWN’S HILL - TOP -STABLES. BARNWELL, - - t" With tjie help of American horse* and n , utFirT>rnT on tfie breezy prairie* Hi" l!i i:i*ii legion . 1111111*11*11* il il lii ii I' nt-.idwt* imihe qu^t wonderful enr of modem times. ' With tire hel,» of ihi- -iifrT—r'c: drive away bard times HUit biing i arhier-' of south Carolina can » nM i i«*pef tty to'all. IViib the return of peace in Soiiib A • I • « » i n tor horses and mule* - United Slate* of Ameri.'it, .District of Sbutli Carolina, In the Circuit Court, In Equity. Richard A. Springs, v* Jennie Brown et al. Ex-partoS. K. Blown. By virtue of a Decreeherein filed and dated 9th April, IfltiJ, 1 w ill offer for sale at public auction to the highest bitlder on Saturday the Ninth day of May 1U03 at 12 o’clock M. at tho Court House of the County of Baravtell in th6 Town of Barnwell in the State of south Carolina “4U that certain tract or parcel of laiftf situate, lying and being in the town of Barn well. County of Barnwell, Stateof South Carolina, containing twenty-five COTircres, more or leSi. bounded aa foK. lows: On the North by Hagood’a Ave nue, a street of said town,on the East by Marlboro Street of said town, on the South by public road leading to Ha- good’* Mill, and on the West by public' road Jeaditigto Hagopii’s Mill and Franklin Street and lands of Julius Green and JobtyJ. Harrison, Term* of Sale: Cartb . Fufcbaser to pay the Master for paper*. D. B Gilliland, Ht$ndln|' MaaCcr U. S. Court. doors and replaced the money, niidjt was not unti! tlie Iron doors were locked again that I felt sure! had won. There would be no watchman that night. I InnT*pbmuad Lt so. I took off., my coat, kicked off my shoes and made myself comfortable in an nnnrhair. I iliiEnoXfi'eT sleebv'~[;iit when the day for n*e there h»s ended, and the .Southern i.n.ui « > n get the Best Stock in the world at old tilne price*. ’ • - - r A sight of Brov n’* Beatifies, the pride of the iiraiiie-. will eonvlneo ym» that he ha* w hat you need and w hat you can pay for -gfirriic Beit Buggies. Wagim*. Harness, made hv American skilled labor, kept to go with gilt edged stock, and at correspondingly low price*- .Come to the Hill Top Stable* and see for your selves. 1 will be glad to see and serve you porter yamejit * 4» the morn I tig to re lieve the watchman I was sound asleep. It had got do the cars of the officers Hurt 1 had sacrificed my night because of the d^nth of the watchman's" wife, and the president feelingly said: “Bless tlie dear boy! lie's a man out of a million!” Am I still cashier? 1 Well, never ndrid about that 1 am still regarded as an honest man, and I doubt If you could make any of my business friends be lieve that I had ever been Tern pi o«I for an instant M. QUAD. y¥'-'d: ,„cA. . r * -i > J. W, cn i.yctoR &: Builder, Barnwell, 8. C. An expet : »*nce of 21 yesrs enables ii- to rfa i^j/atwril^ceO^trh eon ( deuce i . mi chitli- in giye the best satlsfac- 1 am prepared to submit plans -ri'l eathrrsre* and-rifalce contracts for Brick in.I Frame Building*. % Keferenges fuinisLed. B AKNW ELLrS. C. GLEXN SPRINGS MINERAL- WATER: 'Still. x The Best on the Market. For Sale By . . . S G. K. Ryan, ' iX- The Peopto’ Pharmae/; V •«