Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The long continued thine have kept Vnany farmer* from plre'parlh’g *nd planting the nvital acreage, and Tt Is gettingtoo late to plant In tboae aec- tion* where frost la dtte 1ft September., The river flood* have wiped out crop* 'over thousand* Of acre*; which will be fclven up to weed* the rest of the rear Besidea. the wheat, oat and rye crop* *1111 in the flel.l* have recelvrd aerlou* Injury, and there I* going to bea ahon- age In the food aupply nntll the crop* of 1004 are barned. This warning from the ti’est -Come* In good lime to spur South Carolina land Georgia farmer* to nurse their corn fttropa and take good Care Of their pig* fend poultry. _ The ordinance of the Town of Barn- Veil against the carrying of pl»fols Teas than twenty Inches In length or three pound* In weight, whether ex- |>o#ed Or concealed, i« in harmony with The State law and bring* the offence within the speedy jurisdiction of the lOottncll. | If this shall he the beginning of a general disarmament In thOTonnty, State, nation and world thl* will prove the moat blessed measure eyer enacte<l. Next In order la ft crusade against wnother deadly weapon, the cigarette, which perhaps record* more victim* than the too ready pistol. For as the former kill* tho body outright the ft£hrm>!Cfet of the court* 'Can count them, bflt as the other slowly aap* health aod undermine* character IV la left to guess to tell how much that ill fintlllng Invention Is doing to weaken ^he mental and physical manhood of the coming generation*. ~r, AN .APPALLING CALAMITY. The Pacelet felvet, Irldng near -Salu tUrPolk County, N. C., follows it* hrasrlinglcourse down the mountain and hill slope*, fed by numerous branches fciidoreeks until It beonmet* bonsiderable alxe, ordinarily fordable but quick to~r1*c and fall. - Soioealx-miles East of Spartanburg its course follows a narrow valley hedged in by high hill*, liere within the last t,wenty yean Its hitherto free water* have been haTheifted and have furnished the motive power for many splendid three and four story cotton mill*. Neat village* bare been built op by the riverside. Prettyplotuvea were they, all fresh with paint and surrounded with flower* In their sweetest Spring blossoms, with the green bills In the back ground like bulwark*' for their protection and the hurrying water* over their pebbly bed lulling to rest when the labors of the day were ended. There thousands of white people for laldfrg thp fann* have found hII the fear round the stockholders have been more reg- nlar than dividends from gold dines, and their securities have been gilt ♦dged. The Pacolet Mills paid last feftr a dividend of 10 per cent to share holder*and Ua stock was worth ilO on the market. Last week the rain fell stsadily for several days and nighti. saturai aoirand lllling the creek* ami branches hank full. On Saturday before day -a :—— — “"W* Court at fTampton this week, and ft Aiken next. Judge R. C. VVatta of Tlbe'raw la riding the Second Circuit this Sumrtn^r. • Cut West more leVee* broke Iftst Week on the Mi*sls*lp|fl and It* tribu- Mries flooding large acreages of the "ffneat ebru *nfl cbtlfth Jkftda lh Adirfi'1* ca. Cable* from China state that ft mil lion Celestial* are slauing in one ■province. As a c|ny.en Chinamen nth llVe On'tlie exp«hdltui‘e of ohe White oian their poverty must bo terrible. The damage done by tb« recent del uge lu Kansas to cit e* and towns is put at ftllftOO.ItW. whila the fnrfueis, suffbred a loss of $ r »,hftfl hPrt In the tie- atruction of stock, buildings apd crops. Repo ts from the Health Commlssfon ot. the Plitflpplm. Inlands received at Washington on March 27th show that since the beginning of the eptdcm’c of cholers in those ii.lserahle idisnil* last year there haye been 134,Hi7 case* of that terrible disease, of which 83,482 resulted in death, a mortality of 03 per oent- Kmall pox and the bubonic plague are now prevalent and Increasing. Pelaer, 8. C , a town of 7 000 Inhabi tants, excludes from It* Jlmlt* all law yers, edltora. actresses add - negroes, not allowing these classes of tHtizcus to establish a domicile. With one excep:. tlon the discrimination Is perhaps about right, since It tends to the peace, if not the enlightenment, of the conimnnitr. Pelzer ha* no municipal organization or government, being managed by the President of the Pelzer Manufacturing ('ompafty, which provides all needed schools, churches, hotels, banks, ly- ceum. stores, etc. The entire popula tion is employed by the company, which I* wide awake lend prpK r ea*lvtr Like Washington City, however, Pel- ser is an anomslv in municipal govern ment In thhiJ*nd of politics and spoils, wreu —BaltlntoiwISun. , -'’n'S.-iC' YiONG BRANCH PH I LOST) PLY. Some day* ago wc visited one of our rlday evening. Kefresp. * own * 011 “Rirtlon day,’’ was glad to see bv served. The proceed* . lh » l ®' r< ‘ r T could get something to tses Bverv- ,, '®*f.,but heard *'n>e of the feeders re- mark ('With a shrug of the shoulbers) thatmdStof the liens were nearly oftt While some Storekeeper* bloud burst came and a flood higher than all on record or remembrance raced down the valley of the Pacolet. The depth of the torrent at its crest b»- fngsixty feet. With Irresistible force It swept onward bearing doth and de- fttruction on its bpsom. At CHfton a- lone forty-five people In their beds at the hour when sleep Is the sweetest were borne away by the angry waters, and at other place* the death roll was fncreased to nearly sixty. The mass- iye mill* of brick and Iron went down as egg shells before the flood and In a few short morning hoars the happy talley was transferred Into a watte, a sepulchre of fortunes, and pefhaps of Tinman bodies that may never be found to receive Christian burial. The money loss to the mills thread ing this one river is conservative)v put Atthreeandahalf million dollara. Fully seven thousand five hundred operative* are deprived of employment and mutt depend for bread on Uhe generosity of fhelr employer* or the charity of the people of the State. The mill# will be rebuilt; bat it wm Be months before the buildings are re stored mad the new machinery put In } place of. the spoiled spindles and wrecked loom*. * Throughout the counties of the North Western quarter of the .State the flood of watqr was the highest ever Jcnown-and the loss in the destruction of railroad and public bridges cannot f ow be told, although it la immense. armers have suffered heavily, too, by fhe washing of their bill lands and the Covering of their bottom crepe with jftud and eand. /•- Generous contributions of money and dlothing flowed In from'(HI sections of the country. The United Slates gov ernment offered to supply nfeeded ra tion*. and the cotton mills iff other aactions of the State have offered hoiftes and employment to the operatives until the mills are rebuilt, tt no further dtaaeter* occur the destroyed mtlls will be restored before the end of the year. Up to Monday night fifty-eight dead bodice had hobo recovered tt Clifton Later report* show that afl the North'- of th* State has been sorely To rebuild the public bridges will put'mkhy counties de«p in debt. to the mills by washing land* by burial to more than LIGHTNING'S VICTIMS. > • ^ . .^Monday.week.ago George Hammick While standing In his plszza at Ander-~ -on was struck and instantly killed by' llglitulnj^—p- — v On the same day at Terry Mrs. John Spires went to the door to look at the in and met the same fate, death by a holt from the clouds. The safest place in an electric storm 1* In doors and out of drafts.^. • - ' A WAR INCIDENT. Editor W. E. i)uncan of the Aiken Times gives this report of WHeeler’s entry into Aik mi in I8li5, under the guidance of the editor’s father, John Duncan, who as a scout was making a report of hi* reconnoitering to Gen. \V h«CTer on the outskirts of AiVen. When- the report wn» finished, the scoutcalually remarked; General, we are entering the town where I was burn,” General Wheeler made n> response to the j'scftilt’s remark, htit dettberatvly drew up his reins, stepped his horse and dlsuioiiiited. When he was on the ground he unbuckled hi* sword-straps from about hi* belt and said : ’ “Here, D .take my sword, mount my horse and lead this army through Aiken. To General Wheeler’s suggestion the unpretentious scout did not assent, hut when' the general Insisted and trans formed, lijs suggestion into almost a the scout buckled Genera) W heeler’s sword aboht him and mount ed his horse. The hig'hearted general climbed into the saddle upon the back' of the scout’s home and fell in ranks. Then upon J.ye Wheeler’s superb ani mal the scout-rode into the streets of Aiken and through that town, Joe Wheeler’s sword hanging I'rora his side and Joe Wheeler’a cavalry troops be hind him. Many of his old friend* and acqualnlances recognized him, and al though they had not henrd ^f his pro motion to so high a command in~ttTc Confederate army, they, frcvertheless, raised th ir hats and cheered until they were hoarse. ULACKVILLE news. Theyftung folks will give a MuSlca'le at Txrk Halt, Friday evening. Refresh- merit* krill will go to benevolent purpose* Every liody cordially Invited. The blue stockings of Rrtston will not have to ekt baked bean* for a frhlle, a* MeS«V* II. D. an^ t. F. Htlll shipped them last we. k a refrigerator car load, 550Crates, of that delicious vegetable. Prof. (V. B. West of Frlea, Va., has been elected to hnd has accepted the position of. principal of the Graded 8ch‘J>l. MDses AnnvMHes and MftrV Grihbin have been reelected aSklstan.s, leaving only one place yet vacant. Mr. Walter Neaorn of 8avaunab Is visiting his brother, Mr A. H-, Neftom. Manager of the BlacYvilfe Exchange Bunk. Mi** Leonard Kelly is at fcnme for the aummer vacation from th* College for Women, Columbia. Winner of the Debater’* Medal Mr. Randal Kelly I* at home from the 8- C. C. I at E' r geTletd. Mis* Marie Groves has rdtiiyncd from schoolio Aiken. Mi** Pearl Klcbardson of GreenvlMe 1* vNiiing hor sister, Mrs. R.‘ B. Fick ling. Jiidging from specimen* brought In last w«"k cantaloupe shipments wi.l begin the l-st of the rnvntli. Southern Railway Agent Boland goesto 8pringti«fd ns cashier of the new Bank, aod Mr. Llgon succeed* to his raltwav.position. Mr. It. Faber Wetsslnger of Atlanta spent SundayJo town with his bnHhers.' Mr, and M r«. W. A. All of Allendale were guesrs of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene WelssTnger several da)T last week. Rev. J. D. Moure prenched an ex- Cfillent sermon In the Baptist church on Sunday'which wa* greatly enjoyed bv an^aj>i>reclative cong-egatlon'. The Tittle son of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Moloby, agSrP wbout four month*, died on tlm.'lrl Inst and was hurled In the Blackville cemetery, Father of Aiken conducting the funeral sere vices. In' their sorrow (he bereaved parents have the sympathy of the en tire community,- Mr. John J. Johnston died at hi* homo near Elko ou Monday afternoon after an Htoess of a few hours. In bi* death one of the best men in the $tate has been called away. Rev. A. BuUt conducted the funeral servlets. The Iftsctrrtffb Town Council eon tributed *100 to the Pacolet storm suf ferers^- . 1 O. F. ‘ A-DOG’8 WORK. SeveTal day* ago, a gentleman of this town while traveling from New Or- party of fourteen per son* on Um train In change of a physi cian on the their way to Baltimore where they expected to be treated, at great expense, for the prevention of hydrophobia. They had all been bit -hy^a miserable, mangy worthless little cur. The gentleman and the physi cian figured up the total cost of the conservative calculation put It at $3 000. --Th4»k«fAtl-rIhl* niftiigy little cur Was the cause ot five thousand dollars being taken out of the wealth rtf that WHITE POND NEWS. Gen. Green is here with a large army. Ho has his flags hoisted in every Held. Our troopers are but few, and are ma king a desperate tight for liberty and hope to succee'd by the help of / “a few more warm days. Misses Kate-Nixon and Joe Drum mnnd are visiting relatlyes In Au gusta. We wian them a pieman time. Mis* Maude Burckhalter is appending trome time in Barnwell with relatives. M r.s "jrrnmr' ihtrk*<nr of W H Baton w.»o a welcome guest in our town on 8umtav. Mr. E. W. Screven of Columbia was down a few days day* ago lopkingafter hi* business interest near here. ~ ' Mrs. T M Bailey of Greenyflle was the guest of her niece. Mr*. W. B. Nix on a few day* last week. We were all pleased to see the better half of our be loved Dr. Bully looking*W well and ho|>e to see h«r again soon. Mr. John William* and little sister of Chai leston are visiting their uncle Mr, II. W. 8cntt this week. ' Dr. Gyles of BUckville visited (’apt. J. N, liankinson on 8undav. Unlucky BUI. _ __ wonder why people don’t rafae alt their tfleat a»d bread we reply, Mr. Merchant and Landlord: It I* because you wont let him. Just ask Clerk Simms how many > Lien* are on record where the acreage of cotton la mentioned. - - We then found one mercl^nt fnmnor who teemed to he as happy aa a pig In the sunshine, clalhUng to be a gentle man of the 1st water and making more money off his 20 horse crop and store than the Governor. All of which may he so but the most Interesting of all the day* doings was a conversation with a veteran who rep *e*eitt<d big old Barnwell District In the Legislature before the war when ju»t anv t vekev eouldnt, get there. Al- thobgh he lms reached 70 his Ideas am tine ami he Is full of enterprising *chemes and more vioi than eftn he found In most young imm. We think it would pay our delegation to the capirol to call and see the gentleman before the beginning of apother forty days feast and learn something abou economy. (j>\tdays opting )i.iii c1m*ed us to. thihk ft little. We read w here the powers.that t>e;hor(Qwcd on the Stabs credit two hundred thousand dollar* «n May,the Ut 'Nowave have seen people before w h<r»e credit wc thought wa* too good,' but wsj suppose that In fifty years from now another Mosea will be expected to rf*e up and tear} our pos terity safely out of anv trouble con cerning State} Bond* Ac But a* the w ater I* getting deep, we will close .af ter making one suggestion to the next setting of Lawmakers, and that I* no matter how many fine dressed commit teemen meet you up at (Jnlumb a to plead for the varimut- appropriations yon just nip H little off of every fellow* Wejmd lets get even. Pont undertake It bv nrbring the a*sessm$,pk-jind let the lew stay the same, because the masses have caught Son—to- that trick ami another will have to be in vented.-.J Utah Mas. CLEVELAND ON FISHING. New YprkJune 0.—Ex-Pres'• de111 Grover Cleveland, who ts a' greaj fisher.- man, puts forth a pica in the Indepen dent for distinction between those who Hsti “reasonably” and those wbq delight in the killing. He says: “Those of us who fish In a fair, well bredund reasonable way, for the pur pose of recreation and as a means of increasing the table pleasures of out stives or our Iriends, may well regrdi the apparently unalterable dbciet- which gives to all those who fish under lliespnrof any motive-good, bad or indifferent—the name <>t ILbermeti. We cerialuly have nothing In common with thoie who fish for a livelihood, unless it be a desire to catch fish. We have in point of fact, no closer relation jdiln thaii tibU with the muiHlermi«ly incl.imd, whbse only motive In tfltiThV Louisiana parish. And there Is no tell lug how much additional trouble the cur made both by bis own bit.es and by biting other cufa who Hi tffrn bHTdlTiFf dogS amt c fj y-flfl c , women and children. Something ought tasen the danger lurking In these mangy skins that run at targe over the country. A heavy dog tax and a compulsory muzzle lav*, would help, and should he on. the' statute book*, Bentlinent should not stanil in the way. Talk about the “poor man’s friend” is all buncombe.—Green wood ludel. i A tt RE LIKE ENDED, After an illness ef two years Mr. T. K. Baughman departed this fife on May 21*t, aged about 28 years. From boyhooJ he had been a consistent, niemi her of Joyce Branch church, and In the quiet cemetery his body waits the resurrection of thrjust. lh their sorrow for the too early end ing of a life so bright with promise his loved ones have the comforting reidem- branec that all his year* were pure and stainless, and the firm assurance that safe beyoi d the floods he wait* their coming to the better world '• X. IT WOULD 81NK. Cook -Cast yonr bread upon the wa ter*.and It will return after many da Mlstrekf—Not the kind you m Mary!—Just For Fun. , Just arrived—Something new In straw bats; from 20bt* to |2 A0. sMolalr A Porter. Another big rise In cotton, the time to buy a cheap farin'. Wt j. o. Now *tr For (tele Patiersud, THJif THROBBING HEADACHE - V- Would quickly leave you If you used JDr. King’* New Life Pills. Thousands r €r iuffarera. have .proved thoi r match less nterlktor 8lck and Nervous Headache*. They make fore blood anrf build up your healtH:J» cent*, money Met If not cured- -Bdld by Creech’s Phtrmacy, C. N. BurcthaUef, Drug- flftL * Governor Rcjr*'* for the £ood suf Otta For 8*1#. Apply to J. Allen iTobhr. FATRFAX HAPPENINGS. Alter a week!* visit to relatives here Mrs, Sauna Cordray ami children re turned home on the 1st Inst. Mr. W. J. Sanders end his Mr Elliott.Sanders left on Tuesday for Florida, where.they will attend to the shipping of their watermelons an CHnralou|>e*. Mr. Cecil Ray I* visiting bis grand mother in Barnwell this week. Mr* J. F. Liglitsey who visited friend* In Auguata last week ret'-rned home on Thursday."' ~ MU*»4in4w Huiwhsw '(JmwisiiiwrsJGe visiting her brother: Mr H M. Hawley. Wc wish her a pleasant visit. Several ladies and gentlemen at tended a fish fry at -Savannah Riyer. AII report a good time. —~ . Miss Annie M<>y« who has been teaching school at Kfdlll Is now at home. Mi*s I.eiia Yon mans returned' home from Converse Co'tege oh Wednesdsv. ^he graduated this year with, the de gree of It. L. Mr** Joaie Hickson of Kline Is visi ting her aiiilt Mrs. G W. Barber. ’ „ fhe closing exercises of the Fairfax Graded School will be held at Young’* Halt on Friday night. ^amie.on/.ialihu.aJli J — .. G. —MARRIAGE. at Meyer’s June 7th, 1903. 4 :30 p. in Mill, Mr. D. A. Hart apd. Mis* Mary Elizat»eni*.SWeat by Rev. R. W. Sanders, all at. the home of Mr*. E.-L. Sweat Mr. Hart Is of Holly Hill, Merkelv County, and Miss Sweat of Barnwell County. Congratulations to this happy,couple of young friends. STARTLING EVIDENCE. Fresh evidence in great quantity I* constantly coming lu, rteetethig Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs hud Cold* jo be unequaled A recent expression from T. J McFarland Bentorville, Ya. serve* as example. Jle writes: “I bad Bronchiti* for three king few year* and doctored all the time without being benefited. Then I began takiu Dr. King’* New Discovery, and a bottle* wholly cured me.” Equally ef fective In curing all Long and Throat trouble*. Consumption, Pneumonia ami Grip. Guaranteed by Creech’s PhaT- tnaey. C. N, Burckhalter, Drug Store. Trial bottle* free, regular sizes 50c ays. and 41.00. ftke,'' ' THE RELIEF AND AID COMMITTEEMAN committee uted to sufferers by i* to utfke large catches and whose sole pleasure in tile pUrsuitis the gratitb a- tion of a greedy propensity Never the ess, we. ftnd tho*v'with wbb.o Me have so IHtle s> tnpathy, are l y a sort of unavoidable law of gravitation clashed together in the same fraternity and callgl fiyhermen. We who claim to represent the high est fishing aspiration* are sometime h refuse to bitp v There can be no worse exhiMnon than thit of an entire niiscoiiceptlUu of a wise arrangi inent for our benefit. Wo sbouhl always re member thnt we have about u* an cvei y side thou*4rlds ot those who'claim memberthip in the,, fishing fraternity, use. In‘a way,-vbey love to fisii. when the tlsh bite—and only then, iliese are demented only when the capture is consPant. utid their on y brother, c,>li coption of the pleasure of fishing ' rest* if Don uninterrupted slaugtiter. If wc Tefiect for a moment u|>on Hie ,] coifsequence of turning an army of fishermen like there loose upon fish ib t would bite every day and every hour, we shall »ee how nicely the vicissitudes of fishing have been adjusted »tld bow precisely and nreiutly the fatal attack «*f dweouretgiing bad luck selects its vic- lcs»Ui4fti*_i|iiyii wo itetclL few, or-no fish TFST ay mpU>m* of dl.« • m-tn* n'u evening w41U4wmuU lief fedmel appointiimn t, there sbould iuiincdjatellL give way to saiislactlou when we re member how many npurioua_aud dis couraged fi llermei) are spending their time In hammocks, or under trees, or on golf field*,- Instead of witu fishing outfits, solely just on account of just such unfavorable days. We have no assurances that if fish ci-'uld be easily taken at all times the tLhing water* wi thin our reach won Id,not be depopu lated. a horrible thing to contemplate. W hat ha* been said .naturally lead* to the suggestion that consistency re quire* those'nf us who arerigbtmf fishermen- tu reasonably hmit oiir&el vef* as to the number of fish we should take on favorable .days. On no acoount nhbuld edible fish tie caught in such quantities •-a*, to toe wasted. By re straining ourselves In this matter we discourage in our own natures the grow th of jgreed* we prevent .wlbked waste, we uiake it-e i-irr f r u« to h<*»i the tell betweetr- what, we may-deter in I lie upou as^decent good Iuck and had ick. or ii>> Iucg. and we m.,ke ourselves at all pointy better men and better iDher'iiim. We oqght iy*t tu forget these thing- a* we enter uisttu file pleasure of oin slimmer’* fisliiug. 4tui in any event let u* take witii us when we go no good tackle, j^id'i bait and plenty o! patience. 11 Uie wind Is in the south or west so mtifilr Hie better, but let’s g<- w^hsreyrr the Wind qiay be. If wc catch fi*h we ah.iH add XBft to our rec- rcaiion. If we catch no [«, we shal still-have the outingajul the recreatioq — more healthful and more enjoyable tban ean be gained in any other way. njro. He mid rfcli. re me your . [Orlglnat.J , f In the rooms of thtr-rcllef and aid to distribute funds coatrlb- tho great Chicago fire of 1871 Edward Tucker, a commit- tcer.iau, sat writlug. “Can you tell me how to secure aid?” Tucker looked up into the kindly, pa tient face of an old wqpiuu who wore a faded, threadbare dress that man^ years before' must hare Ixien cosily. ^ “Hnve you been burned out, mad- tom?’’ he asked. “iVcB, pa, not exactly, but we are •pmewliat atrultencd In odr elrcnm- stances. My husbsuid was a banker, lie died many ycurz ago and left us without anything to live on. and’" (con fldontinlly) “1 wasn’t bHUlfikt up right. My father bad been rich. I couldn , ’t take hold for myself.” “What was your husband's name?' “Plumber — Ralph B. Plumber of Plumber & Chubb, bankers.” Mr. Tucker started. “You knew him?*’ “Yes. That is many years was a gremt deal older jhan 1 I was a pdbr .Uiy tliep. Glv address, Mrs. Plumber.” She gave him an address which Tucker,noted, and the old lady with drew. Tucker took a checkbook from his desk and wrote a check. Then stepping to a man who sat at another d< sk he said: “Exchange check for thaf, please, payable to Mrs. Ralph B. Plumber.” The check was duly made out, and Tpcker went fo his room to prepare .fbf dinner, which he flsiralty' took at Ills ctitb. As be entered he sighed.. No one was ever In the room but bim- scif and a servant. It was a dreary frttKMVthough it was handsomely fur nished. 'Tuyker sat do^Vn and brooded for awhile, as he bad brooded many a time before, oh tl'.fe fact TtmYjylth all his radnns for the pVocurementSf a home he had no home. Why was he not married? There wore a dozen wo men among the wealthy people with whom be moved wdio bad angled for bi.ii). Perhaps It was because they an gled that he did not onre to -marry tliem. Presently he arose languidly and made bis toilet. He dined alone at Id 3 club, and after dinner set out to find Mrs. Plumber. . lie was admitted by a girl of twen ty-two or twenty-three yearsr of ago. bearing the same impress of refinement ns her mother.- She resembled ber fa ther, especially ns Tucker had known him when he was perhaps ten years older than the daughter was now.*" "YbW'nTOTlw eattprhttns mprTjltrg at the relief and aoj committee’s room, and I have ea 1 hsl to examine the case,” said Tucker In a kindly tone. He was Introduced Into the living room, where Mrs. Plumber received him with ns- tonishmenV-acd he .spt down on a chair with holes in the seat almost large enough to let him through, lie asked Mrs. Plumber about her re- j. IS lOUIt Bum BY MY PRICES; i JDV*YOILWILL FIND THEM Al^ <- WAY8 LOWER TUAN THE LOW- * EST EL3EWUERE!^J S. BARNWELL’S LEADER IN LOW PRICES. Silks! Silks! Wash Bflks,_ t 834c. inclined to complain on day* when, tlie-TPtyrhos; then, apparently satisfied that. it \vai a^ a proper-case for the commit tee to relieve' took ott its check for $500. Mrs. Plumber, to whom he banded it, was too dazed at receiving a cheek at 4U1 to notify tlie amount and turned It over to ber daughter. Margaret Plumber glanced at it ,ftjjd handetl it back to Tucker, with the re mark that there must l>e some mis take. I-t -wa» *omo time before be could convince the two of the extreme liberality of the committee In their case. V Tucker called often,Igv^v time bring Ing a check signed by the cashier of tbc relief and aid society till the abode of the Tlumbers was painted and fur- nlshefi and th'elr wardrobes renewed. Ho took Margaret Iflumber out to ftrausemeuts -and to drive anti spent NOTICE* LAND FOR SALE. RftMKW PLi’tk.—ffl flted Oftk Towfl ship, fits Acres. Havcnks Plac*.—In Red Oak Town ship, 13® Ac reif. Anni* E. DvcnJta PLACK.-In Black, vllle Township, l3f ACref. WORST OF ALL EXPERIENCES. ’ V /. . • • Can anything be worse tban to feel tbat every ml nuts will be yrtur last? Such whs the experience of Mrs. S. II. Newson, T>ec*tiir, Ala. ‘ For three year*” she write*, “f endured insuffer able pain from indigestion, stomach and bo)vel trouble. Death seemed in evitable when doctors aud all retnedie- failed. At length I was induced to tn Electric Bitters and the result was miraculous, f improved at once and now I’m completely recovered.” For Liver, Kidney. ’ Stomach and Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the only medicine. OolyrflOc. It’s guaranteed bv Crfteeh’ft Pharmacy. U. N. Bnrck- balter, Drftfglst. O’Bakwo^ Piacc.—Nea# BaTnwtll Coufi House, 558 Acres. UaiLlT Plack.—In - Rich Laud Toftrnsbip, 645 Acres. Prices reasonable sad terms eanr, T Apply to J. 0. PATTERSON, AarnwvnvS.C. ■fl DINE LIQUID .$EAt>AC!IE .CURE. ; Pot Sale Ry ToWt’s-Omi Store k Cfic&’s Pharmacy. • Wt •tltn-i-rrciting--he broight a cn&. : k from the relief and aid society which Mar- garot deellneil. “Tbere Is no further oc caztofl,” she said, “for this assistance. I—have been studying s'.iortband and typewriting and have nTSTshod myatud- los and ser-ured a situation. Now I wish. Mr. Tucker, that you would give me seme hI7iT~us Id’how I may hLou you my appreciation of your kindly in tercst which baa ^resulted in these <-iMKk«.” -.TTr ZC*'’ '**’ ' li” but one way and that would be asking too-mnei>.” — “Name It. nnd I promise you It ehnll Le dene.” “If not repugnhhtTo you.” “Nothing I can do for you would be repugnant to me.” “Ybu will not think me solflsh?” ”1 am sure you could never be seif Ish: Gome, tell me what is this re- turn?” '* -— “Marry mo.” Tbc girl looked at him as though she did not undeffttand. . “Marry you?” ” “No, never mind. Pm too old—and prosale. I’ve not been brought up in the refined way yon have. I had to scratch when very young. And, now I'm on my shortcomings, I may aa well confess that the relief and aid money you have received did, riot conic .from. the committee at all. It la merely a re-* turn of money loaned me by yonr fa ther when I was sixteen years old and a clerk In his bank. He advanced me $500 to start with In business. I re turned tbe amount, but think of the Sioney It enabled me to make! I con sider, j^u and jour mother entitled to rtuiNv, No; for me to aspire of Mr. plumber's daughter oment he was again the 'Mahtnrct Plumber the bank- ,11 kilter. Margaret continued to him as he proceeded, then the meaning of it all seemed to break upon ber, anrf She threw herself Into his arms. V THOMAS BARBER JCDSON,, TERSPAS3 NOTICE. -*r’* Any and all persona are hereby for bidden to enter upon the lands of the undersigned, In Barnwell Township In m~ _■ 1 j the County of Barnwell, State of ftquth Carolina, known at Uim-ZiaaeUjPlace, forvhe purpose «f pasturing-C&ttle of ' other stock, cutting or removing wood or atraw, gathering ffnit or making path* or (11 any wav whatever from trespassing upon said premise* under penalty of ptofcecntlon to the full ex tent of the law for each "and every offence. ,T. R. McGahan, ^ Iftt June 1509. - V - ^ ] Taffeta and 50c to 75c quality to be closed out at 83^0. Black Silk 3U-in. fine quality worth $1.25. bargain price 92o. Fine Quality Satin 32-ln. value $1.25. my Bargain Price 95c. Colored Corded 8ilk, black, white, pink, h.liie. red and lilac worth 83o. Bargain Price 64c. AV hito Goods! A Few Special Bargains: Details tell best the storv of splendid viiluee. -f White lace stripe madras, value 16c, bargain price KV. Corded and Lace Lawns, value v l»>c, to go as long as they ln«t 10c. _ White Mercerised Linens, a beautiful line of patterns, worth from 25c to 85c per yard, your choice njc. - , ' I'Jjx India Lawn for 8c. ^ * r —- - Joe 20c 2.‘)C 30o "iX”'" Vv t 10lY, “ 12.1c. “ ISc.’V “ 20c. 'r V Velvet Ribbons! 1^ Linep back @ 10c piece. 1^- 14 'yf-a I2c ” 15c ‘‘ ISc " Corsets. Corsets. 1 carry the most complete line ot corset*. Every new style can he found here, from the longest to the shortest. Thomson’s Glove-Fitting, R. A G., American Beauty. , Have your new Spring Jre*» fitted over one of our new style deep hip corset*. Wa- up to $L.25. ON MONDAYS AND-FRIDAYS ONLY: 7 dans ‘‘Good Luck” lUking Powder for 26c. 7 lbs. Ann A Hammer Soda for 26c. 7 cakes Octagon Soap for 2oc. Sxakes Fairbank’s Soap for 10c. L E A D E R I N L O W -P RICE 8. WHITTLE'S STABLES, lb,U KVILI.E. S. C. nr: JTJ ' ♦ A New Lot of Horses and Mules. The Finest lie Has ever , ' • ' ——‘ —-v- —. L Had. _ - ' _ • .. _ _ _ '■ar' " A whole newsjiajier^ould not over praise them. They must he seen to he --v- TER M3 RIGHT. fMCKVILLE, S. C- HILL - TOP - STABLES. |HH|P BARNWELL, * - - S._C.HPHHI With the help of American horse* and mules bred on the bre-v.v ‘ walrio* the British legions conquered their Boer antagonists in the most wonderful war of modern times. - With Che help of thl* same type of stock the farmers of south Carolina can drive away hard time* and bring back plenty and prosperity to all. With the return of peace In South Africa the demand for horses and mules for use there has ended, and the .Southern Buyer cun again get the Best Stock lh the world at old ti;ue. prices. _ ' A sight of Brown’s Beauties, the pride of the prairies, will convince you that he. has what you need and w hat you can pay for.. £)^The Best Buggies, Wagons, Harness, made by American skilled labor, kept re go with gilt edged stock, and at correspondingly low prices. Come to the Ilill^Top Stable* and see fiu* your selves. 1 will be glad to see and serve you BArasrwicLL, s. c. 1 GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER. , Run. Carbonated and C^intrar Ale«! The Best 00 the Market. ftrSaieByTv-. € V V ■ MS G. K. Ryan, • BePeojilej’ hi ■ >.