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Open tin* l)o?r of >'our Heart. tHwn the door of your hettrt, luv lad- ' TO the angels of love and truth Whctl the world is full of unnumlx'ied joys In the beautiful dawn of youth. 1 Casting aside all the things that mar, Saying to vVrong, Depart! To the voices of hope that are calling you Open the door of your heart. Open the door of your heart. my lass, ; To the things that shall ahide, I To the holy thoughts that lift your < soul ! Like the stars at eventide. All of t he fadeless dowers I hat hloom s In the realms of song and art Are yours if you'll only give them i mum; Open the door of vour heart. Open the door ot your heart, my friend, ! Heedless of class or creed. When you hear the cry of a brother's ( voice, The cry of a child in need. To the shining heaven that o'er you bends You need no map or chart, Hut only tin* love the Master Rave. Open the door of your heart. ? Moses (lane Shirley in Hoston . Transcript. B? CIIARLBTTE M. BREAME. CIIAITEU VII. Hy the noon of the following day peace and quietness reigned in the house of death: the passionate weeping and wailing, the tirst wild outbreak of sorrow, were over. The doctors who had been summoned in such hot haste had given their decision S?r Jasper had died of disease of the heart. There was no need whatever for the formality of ail inquest no need for examination. They had laid the illustrious statesman the man whose heart had been faithful to one passionate love in state inliisown chamber with haiurincs of black velvet and wax tapers and the fairest June (lowers about him whose ' ha should never more gather leaf or blosswin: and then with lingering looks at the marble face, so grand in its sculptured beauty, they iiad left him to the silence that should never more be broken. Veronica sat in her own room, a pretty room that opened on to the western terrace a room where she had all her lx>oks, her easel, her piano where she spent happy hours inst udy and reading. It was half parlor, half boudoir, as pretty as it could be made by taste, by art, and by atTeetion. It was dark and gloomy now. with the blindsdrawn and the (lowers all dead. Veronieasat t here silent, da/.ed, bewildered. She still wore her evening dress of black lace she had never changed it; her dark hair lnmg over * her shoulders, the beautiful face with its passionate sorrow, its untold story, was pale and worn, her eyes looked brighter and darker. What had she notsutiered sitting there what emotion. what bitter pain, what untold woeV "His daughter!" She came back again and again?to these words "His daughter." The proud noble statesman whom all Knglund revered was her father. Oh, if she could but have known it before! If she bad but bad time to pour out. t he passionate love of iter heart to him! If there had but __ ? been time to tell him how proud and """ happy she was, and how she valued Iter birthright, how she rejoiced in the knowledge that he was her father! So many things were clear to her now. She had never understood his strange manner toward her. half love, half avoidance. One thing after another unveiled itself, so that she almost wondered at last that she had not guessed the secret. And site w.ts Veronica Brandon, heiress of Queen's (lhasc. She repeated the name over and over Mir'iiii in Iht-i-Ii - \", r< in i<-:i Itriiuliin" ! ?and each time she liked il better. She was heiress of i he grand mansion, of the fair domain, of t he broad lands, .of all the wonders of wealth she saw around her she who had never known the luxury of having one shilling to spend! It was no great wonder if her heart beat and every nerve thrilled with the sudden sense of power and wealth. Henceforth site could do as she liked?she could make every one happy, she could lavish wealth 611 the things she loved best, she could do untold good. She was roused from her reverie by the entrance of Lady llrandon. Looking at Iter. Veronica realized w hat she had suffered iter face whs quite while, with dark circles round the eyes. She had wept almost incessantly since her husband's death, but now she seemed calm with the calmness of despair. She closed the door. and. coming up to Veronica, took the girl's cold hands in her own and looked earnestly into her face. "Veronica," she asked, "have you kept the secret?" The young girl raisrd her head proudly. "Din you think that 1 should bet ray it?" she asked. "I am not a traitor. Lady llrandon." "I know 1 knefw: forgive me for speaking hastily. Veronica. 1 am almost mad. Von cannot realize what 1 have to sutfei you cannot understand my position. I would rather?these 1 arc not wild words, but true one-, I would rather kill myself than that the world should know how cruelly I have been deceived that J had but the ashes of my husband's love, that he never cared for me, that his heart had been given to anot her before me. I could not bear it I could not sur-j vive such a downfall to my pride, my alb-el ion inv st andimr nnd nnsition i<i the world I should not survive it." "I am very sorry." said Veronica: "1 cannot help it. Lady lhandon: it i> not my fault, you know." "Think, too, of Katherine, my beautiful child, brought up as her lather's heiress. All her life she has deemed herself heiress of (queen's Chace her future secure. <>h, Veronica, think what a blow it will prove for her! It will kill iter!" And the poor lady's 1 lips quivered again. "Then," site eontinued, "you do not know my tteople. tlie Valdoraines. They are the proud-J est people in Kngland; they would 1 1 dare not think what they will say or j do when they hear that inv child is j I disinherited, i shall never look t Item i < in the face again. I wish that I had j 1 died before this day came." "i am very grieved," said Veronica: |. "but 1 cannot help it." "Poor Katherine so liappy in her 1 V future! Tliey called her heiress of ; (Queen's Chace when she lay in her era- ' die. My pretty child, it is not right.! it is no! just. 1 have done nothing to * deserve it. All my life I was food and faithful to my husband. He litis left I me a legacy of sorrow and shame. Poor < Katherine, how is sin- to bear it. Vcro-1 i ft?I..- TIT rill . ? I ?r I 1ileaf Will It make Iter hutehliUt Uitd ilsLkr hit tnempryy" I1 "No, Shu Is too noble for that.** Jktl^ Veronica, "llavcyou forgotten what If said to her on the evening iwfore Ills death?" "No. < Ml. Veronica, iny dear, i can- i not tell her, I cannot indeed! Hhe has < been so light-hearted, so happv all her life. Until now she lias never had any i torrow, any cure. How can 1. her own mother,go to her and tell her that she ind 1 are to he driven out. awuv from that which we have always helclto U> 3ur own? How can 1 uoto her and say to her t hat she must lay down every liopo, every brightness of her life, and sutler lleavcn knows what?" "You forget that she has J.ord Wynleigh." said Veronica gently. "1 do not. 1 foresee fresh trouble there. He loves her, I know, but his friends ate proud: they would oppose his marriage to a disinherited girl, i She would in all probability lose her i love with her fortune. O, Veronica, I annul 1 >ear it!" She drew nearer to her. "You love her, Veronica. I know you do. You have said sou hundred times. You said see, 1 remember the words -you would give your life for her if she needed it, liecausc site was the tirst to love you. You said that you would stand between her and every sorrow, that an arrow meant for her heart should tirst of all piece yours. You said that. Veronica." "Yes, and I meant it," she acknowledged. Lady Hraudon drew still nearer to her. It seemed to Veronica that the breath came in hot gasps from her lips. "She does not w ant your life, Veronica: to give it would not serve her. Will you serve Iter as you said you would? Will you let the arrow meant for iter heart wound yours?" "Yes," said Veronica, "you know 1 will." "Will you save her youth, her love, her hope? Will you keep her life bright and unclouded? Will you keep her happy,as she has been? Will you serve her loyally, faithfully, as you have said?" "Yes," she answered again:and then Lady Hraudon drew l he girl's face dow n to her own. " You will do all this? Then. Veronica, burn the will burn it, and keep t he secret tint il you die." Veronica drew back pale, trembling. "Hum tin- will!" she repeated faintly. "You cannot mean that? How ran I? I dare not," She was bewildrcd: no such idea had occurred to her. "Hum the will!" she said again. "Oh, Lady Hraudon, how can 1?" "You can do it easily enough, if you wish if you will," declared Lady Hrandon. "Who knows of it except you an me? No one. Who knows the secret save you and me? Noone. Oh. Veronica, if you would l>e true to your promise, t rue to your word, hum the will and forget it." "Hut that, would be to disobey the wishes of the dead." said Veronica. "It seems to me I am not my own mistress. My my father's commands, his wishes surely I must obey t hem: surely 1 must carry cut his plans?" Lady Hrandou si ood before her erect. her face eloquent with the passion of her words. "Veronica, make no scruples, raise no doubts. Are you capable of tins great sacrifice for Kat herine's sake, for her love's sake? It is much to ask, 1 Knwn. Have you the generosity, t lie nobility, tlie grandeur of soul to make it? You said you would die for her, my fait;-haired darling Would you give life, yet withhold this?" "1 am bewildered." rt^Tiied Veronica. "1 do not know how Io answer you." "Come with me." said Lady Hrandou. "Step lightly, Veronica, my darling is asleep. Come with me." And the two ladies passed out of Veronica's pretty room together. Lady Hrandon led the way to Katharine's room: she opened the door gently and they entered together. Kat hefine had exhausted herself with weeping. ller father's deat h was t he first t rouble of her life, the tirst cloud that had ever darkened her sky, the tirst sorrow that had brought hurtling tears to her eyes. She hadexhausted herself wit h \\eeping. and t hen she had t brown herself onto the pretty white tied and was sleeding t he sleep* of lit ter weariness. Her golden hair lay in pictures sque disorder over the pillows, one white rounded arm was thrown alnivc her head even in profound slumber, her lips quivered and deep sobs came from them. She was too exhausted for any sound to reach her now. Lady Hrandon look Veronica's hand and led her t o t he bedside. "Look." she said "Veronica, see how young and how fair she is: see how innocent and helpless. Think how she has been loved and cherished. Do not throw her on the mercies of a cold world. Think of her life; do not blight it. Think of her love: do not take it from her. Veronica, if above this tender white breast you saw a sword hanging, you would not let it fall. If you saw a hand clutching a dagger and pointing it at that tender heart, you would thrust it aside. Look at her, Veronica, so unconscious of this t ragedy. W'illyou wake her to tell her that you are going to take her inheritance, her fortune, her happiness ah, even her love from Iter?"' Veronica t urned away with a shudder "Come with me again," said Lady Ihandon and this time she led the way to t he room where t he dead statesman lay. She closed the door, and, holding Veronica's hand t ight ly clasped in her own. she led her to his side. "I have brought you into the solemn presence of the dead, lie who lies t here called t his sin of his a gilded sin. Veronica, he did not foresee, he could not know, t he suffering and t he sorrow that would fall upon us. <>h. Veronica, is it just? Is it fair? Why should this disgrace fall now upon me? Have 1 deserved it ? is it honorable t hat yyc should so suddenly be deprived of our own our position, our inheritance, all that life holds most dear? Did you , love him. Veronica, this dear dead fat her?" "Yes." she replied. It seemed to Veronica that all power of speech had left her that she could not utter the words t hat rose to her lips. "You did love him: then spare him. You could do nothing so hurtful to his memory as to let this secret he known. All Kugland re vers him now. all Kngland does homage to him. lie is numbered amongst the greatest ones of the nation. <>h. Veronica, how thev .would ,1......!....... I.I... . I ' 1 >.iiiiiiiin< mill. ll|i?e \\ III I I I.I \ (' |l) VI 'II him best. if tliey knew that in very I rut h In* had left iiis \vife and child to hear thehrnnl and the hurdeii of his oncealment! They would blame where I hey have praised. You will take a hero from his pedestal. You will shaluw a grand memory, detract from a lair fame if you tell Ids secret. And vou will gain what? A fortune that von will never enjoy, tin inheitancc I hat will prove more a curse than a blessing. an inheritance that will he ihnost a fraud. Veronica, hurn that . rue! will" * * I5.it other must know of it," she ?aid. " No," asserted Lady ISrandon; "the aw.vcr who drew up that will is dead lead. I tell you. I remember that Sir lasper went to a strange lawyer whose t nnttu' was Matthews and that wine daYx afterward he said that a strange t hfhtr htl<1 happened. Fie had asked ^ Matthews to attend to some little business for him, and a few days afterward t>i he had died suddenly. 1 rememl>er it so well. One never misses much wThut |(( one lias never had. Veronica. Yt>n have never been considered or treated as the heiress of Queen's Ohaee. Yon m would not miss the distinction. Itut w Katiierine lias. Kat herine has urnw'n ft op with the thought: it has formed 01 purl of her life. Mv dear, I plead to u you, 1 pray to you burn that will. j. For Katherlne's sake, by your love for utM . ny your promise 10 shield her, for I , your dead father's sake, to'save his I name from rude comment, to shield his w memory from all stain of reproach, I, ?J! your father's widow I, Katlierine's b< mother kneel to you?1 l>og of you to si (rmnt what 1 ask!" -and Lady Bran- a don knelt before Veronica with out- a| stretched hands. s Veronica rose, sublime in her eino- . t ion: a light that did not seem to be of j1' tills world slioue on Iter face. "For your dead father's sake, Veto- ;i1 nica!" sobbed Lady Bnindon. g "I will doit", she replied. "I will bttrn the will, and I will keep the se- h; cret until 1 die--and in death I will keep it still." Lady Brandon rose and drew the girl to her father's side. oi "Swear it here," she said! "lay your M hands on his breast above his heart ' here. Now swear to inc you will never li take Kat lierine's inheritance from her v< ?that you will never layclaim to it b t hat von will never bet ray the secret of al your hirt hand parentage." T Veronica swore it. ,, "Kiss his lips," cried lady Brandon: "Micv would open to bless you if tliev r could." Veronica kissed his lips. , "it will lie bet ween us, father," she said. " this secret of ours." Then fhe started up in alarm. The V( st niggle had been too much for Lady Brrnrlon she had fallen to the ground. ., The servants who came to her help thought she was ill from grief: and they bore her with pitying words to >' her chandler, while Veronica went s: back to her room like one moving in a | d trance. Not for long had she been n heiress of Queen's Chace not for long j |, had she called herself Veronica Bran- ., don. Sir Jasper's daughter. All the nobler, lijgher, better part of her nanature had been roused by Lady Brandon's passionate appeal. Sin* forgot in her enthusiasm all that the u sacrifice would cost her. She remem- 'j he red only that slie was securing (| Katlierine%s happiness and saving her . father's fair name. ,r She sat quite still and silent, while 1 t lie birds sung outside her window, and P the sunlight brightened the whole ^ glad world how many hours she never o knew. She reflected that her golden ti dream was over, that she would be Veronica di Cynt ha now until she died. Then she roused herself. The will must lie binned before she saw Lady Brandon again. She would not read it. That would simply renew her pain, and could not benefit her. She must f destroy it at once. She went to the lio.x in which she had put it away, and I took it out. She read. "The last will I and testament of Sir Jasper Hrandon, Huron of Hurst wood, etc." She kissed the name, and tier tears fell on it. IIow ^ could she destroy it? Curiously, in- o: stead of tieing written on paper, it was ? written on tldek parchment that mH could neither tear nor cut. (>nth^H[ June day there w?is no tire She could not go down to the servaj^^^H olllccs to bun* it. tbore, he it. The only way was to made in her sit t ingroora, and there. The boll was answered Clara Morton, a pretty girl w hom Jasper had advised Iter to take as her maid. Site carefully placed the will . out of sight. and tlien, when the maid 11 entered, she asked her to light a tire in her room. w "A tire," repeated Clara Morton "a fi lire here, miss?" o "Yes," said Veronica. f; "Hnt." objected the girl, "it is so ' warm it is ipiite a hot day, miss. I ' am afraid the heat will he too much s for you." ? "There is no warmth here," said Veronica. u And tlie maid, seeing the shudder t hat made her young tnist ress* grace- u ful figure tremble, thought perhaps ^ she was really eold. Still ii was ajp st ranee t hing to ask for on a J line day: j and more than once, as Clara Morton ' lighted the tire, she said to herself 4 that it was unnat ural, and that there '' must he some reason for it. Still she obeyed. Hut the tire would not light. a Three or four times it went out. and g eaeli t ime Veronica had to ring again. M " How Iient she i> on it 1"said the girl to herself. "What can she want a tire iorr iitcro is something mysterious I ' at Mint it." ;w i,v,! At last the tire hurtled brightly; and ; ^ then Veronica fastened t tie door and|,( took out the will again. Slie held it i in her hands, looking tirst at the " parchment roll and then at the flames. ll It seemed to her as though she held t? something living. Wealth, honor: fortune. position, the honor of a noble \\ name these would all perish with the i p document when she laid it on t he VN tlaines. Should she destroy itV Was | it not like taking tlie life of some liv- . ing t hing? | will do it." she said. "not by halves, but generously. 1 make this ! sacrifice, and I leaven sees me. I make 1 it to secure my sister's happiness and | b to save my fai Iter's memory. 1 make it b with all my heart in return for their h love for me. and 1 shall never regret it." Then she parted t he coals and placed n the parchment between them. In a s few moment s t here w as a 1 hick smoke, u and. seeing no more of the parchment, she thought it was destroyed. She watched the thick smoke as it rose: what did it hear with it of hers? ; P There was some one at the door: who " could it he? She cried out, "Who is j < it?" And Clara Morton answered: |, "1 want you very particularv. if you I j, please. Miss di Cynlha." Veronica! opened the door, and the girl looked j wonderingly into her pale face. "I have brought you a cup of tea, miss," she said: "1 thought you want- a ed something." Her quick eye noted n the heavy smoke in the fireplace; she j( withdrew without a word. In a few moments she was hack again. "Miss " di Cynfha," she cried, "1 wish you | 11 wonui conic to my lady's room: I have w knocked at t lie door several t hues, and ol can net tio answer. 1 am afraid there ol is something wrong." o And Veronica hastened away not , not icinn that she had left the girl in (jj t he room liehind her. (I (TO HK L'OM'ISllKI>| j( | | rt "Tiik Hominy Trust," says the I "Sun," "incorporated in New Jersey n as the American Hominy company, p; has nobbled" that's tlie expressive word "the Indianapolis hominy mills w and cerealine works;" and then it t< asks: "is there a Hon Trust?" at There is. indeed: headquarters in the gi Chicago slaughter houses; and I log at and Hominy go together. ; in ???> ~7 - > I - I III Ml I I II il l EDGEFIELD MEETING (co&TtNl'BD FROM HAOK l.j UikiiiiM and audience was deaf to the ppoals of the chairman. Kvery upeal was mo I '*y renewed cheer* for illman and Talbert. The chairman ppculcd. saying: "I do not know ho you are yelling for, hut I ask -lends of each candidate to restore rder and let the speaking proceed in decent and proper manner." Tills ad no elfect whatever the howlim? intinued. The crowd remained; so hi Col. Tillman, though his audience as nearly frenzied. Col. Tillman ppealed to his friends and Col. Talerjj to his and fur a few seconds micthing like order was restored. In few moments the hats were in the Ir. again perforted almost with air ditting yells. The chairman again ppenled for order: "Won't you heave?"; answered by yells for Tillman rtd Talhert. Col. Tillman stood his round and friends who called on Jim" to go on were told he could andle an Kdgetield audience. "oiVK IT TO IIIM, JIM." Cries from Tillman were more Humerus than ever, something closeley re mhling what is said to have broke M>se in Ceorgia, reigned here absoitely now. "(Jive It to him, Jim,'' uices yelled, Col. Tillman's voice not ehig head. The audience was now lisolutely beyond control and Col. 'illman was speaking amid noise lost turbulent. 11.1.MAN KKSh.NTS TAI.UKKT'K AI'PKAL.. Col. Talhert appealed to his friends i l>e quiet. Col. Tillman retorted ith tire and vigor that his dist inuislied friend was again washing his nice and his time and his request as not asked for nor was it needed, lany crowded around Col. Tillman ml cheered him. Col. Tillman said Talhert would discuss issues on the jnare lie was ready. The chairman id everything in his power and is in o wise to he censured for such heavier,as the crowd was clearly beyond lie control of any one man. Til,I.MAN CAUKIKI) OUT. When Col. Tillman was carried out lost ot the audience dispersed. I?r. 'immerinan briclly announced his canidaev. as did Messrs. (Jarv and Sloan. ?ist ant lonesome cries for Talhert and 'illman broke on the sunset air. Tim luin t ree is slightly disfigured, but ith the tempting fruit still hanging n its branches was not seriously disurbed and Kdgefield was once niori uiet. CONVICT CAPTURES BOAT 'orci'il Captain and Five Men inCar r.v flint to IMoce ?H" Safety. (.'apt. Clark of the steam launch II. S. Friday nave a thrilling account r the/,rip of himself and crew up the ^nd* Thursday in company wit I ^^^^'racv. t lie escaped < >reg<m point of a ritle. forced >:u'^ a,H' 'i*n: B^MM^HB^M|iearly ten hours of tho abandoning working at Soutli 'oinC| I entered the company's liousc i thejin?rning and found a man witli gunl there. I supposed the hoys ere |f:aying some prank and paid tie irtlulr attention to him or to tlie tlier4 nen but proceeded to eat breakist, , readied my hand into mj ockei and then for the first time the Lratu tr spoke, 'Take your liands otit I yoir pockets. Captain." said lie. " 'Vou have a gun there. It is no se for you to draw it.' " "After ordering the cook to put him p a launch he ordered four of us to ie tiie other two inen in the party and lien proceed to the launch. Arriving t the launch he helped us to get oner way, all the time keeping his ands on liis ritle. "All day lie exercised the most exsperating vigilance to prevent us from etting the drop on him in any matier. or even from discussing the matin ourselves, for the purpose of formig a plan for some sort of action. We ere all unarmed. On just one occaiun during the day did there seem to e lor a single moment an onnort unit v i take Iliin at a disadvantage. That as otT McNeill's island, when lu aned over the side of the launch l< ;ike a shot at the seals. "As he was tiring, the chance foi diich I had been watching seemed tc resent itself and 1 made a move toards him, thinking to push him over bile his hack was turned. As 1 did e raised up slightly, as though lie ad an idea of shooting and in order elude any suspicion as to my intenions 1 turned my face away as though look after the boat, lie tired, and efore 1 could return my attention to im lie had turned around and reloadI Ins ritle." Tracy is still at large. lie wascorercd at Itothell, -2 miles north of cattle and a tight ensued, in which Itree men were shot. Tracy is reportit wounded. A special train with an additional i isse on tsiard has left here for lot hell. It, i.s hoped to intersept Stieri tl in I i hoe of King county and have im request (Jov. Mcltyde, who is ere, to call out the militia. A Prince Arrested. Prince Joseph of ltragan/a London lieutenant in the Seventh Austrian lussars. a section of a former reignig house of Portugal and a member l the Austro-llungariau mission to ie coronation, appeared in the southard police court Wednesday, with Liter men. charged with a criminal licllsc. Strict seerorv vv:i?? nlx?rvi,rl v the court officials regarding the aturc of tin- charges. Formal cvi nee was given that certain informa ti in the possesion of the magis ate was true and the prisoners were nianded. J'rince Francis was alloyed to furIsh bail for his appearance. Ills coinin ions were retained hi custody. It was said that the prince's defense mild be that an attempt was made ?blackmail him, that he resisted, id that thereupon Information was Iven to the police, resulting in the rrest of himself and the alleged blacklailers. I ( '** * i l|f ^ W. BOYD EVANS I . Endorsed by the Democratic Voteri of Marion County FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER He In Honored Where Hi* Wan Horn mill Thorn* Who linow lliin Itrsi S|><-nk iii Iliijlii'Mt I'miNi* ol* IIiiu. Whereas, W. lioyd Evans is a candidate for Railroad Commissioner, xl -1 MM... *i. itcauitcui i iiiiu wi-, mi* t'cinucruu)1 of Marion County, in convention assembled, endorse his candidacy and commend him to the voters of tlu State as one qualified to perform the duties of theottice with credit to him self and fidelity to the State. Whereas, W. Royd Evans is announced as a candidate for Railroai Commissioner; and, whereas, we. tlu Democratic voters of the township it , which he was born and reared, know ing him to he qualified in every partie ular to till the office to which lie as pireS with credit to himself and honoi to the State; therefore, lie it Resolved, That we, the Democratic voters of Kirby Township, in meetini assembled, do endorse his candidacy and instruct the delegates elected tt the County Convention to oHer suit able resolutions commending him t< the citizens of this State for their sup port. The above resolutions were pussot unanimously. To the Voters of South Carolina No public question of recent years ha: elicited more common interest inSoutl J Carolina, and, indeed, in the wlioli country, than that of the regulatioi and restriction of great corporation and combinations within the bound; of 1 lie law. (>f these great corporations turn* have so close a connection with on great material welfare and interests a do the railroads, as upon tlicm depend; | our intercourse and commerce witl ' the outer world. They are. indeed the very fibre of our material growtl and development as a State and a peo ' pie. Ry the maintenance of just ant equitable laws as between our peopl* and the railroads their public ser vants alone can these creatures o ti;e law lie rendered most serviceabli to the State as a whole and assist it the progressive march which the Stab has begun, and at the same time yields the best returns to those wh? own t heir stock. In tlie light of these principles oui State has enacted laws providing for; Railroad Commission, composed of rep resentative men to lie elected from he; ( people, whose duty is to regulate ant . adjust the passenger and freight rate: I or the respective roads within tin ! State with justice and impartiaiity j assuring to the people equal rights tt . u.11 uuii privileges to iiono. That the spirit of this law may 1m fulfilled it is expedient and necessan that this commission, in whose hand: , lies more of our material welfare ant . prosperity than in any other depart , ment of our government, should lit ; composed, not only of men of tin , highest integrity, but of education . experience and tried business capacity men. who by profession and training * are able to cope with the finest busi . ness and legal talent that money cai 1)11 v. Realizing as we (lo the necessityanc i utility of the most vigorous adminis tration of the atfairs of this Commis i sion and its estahlishment upon ; t stable business basis, and. moreover I that these great ends can only be ob lained by maintaining the highest standard in the personnel of its mem hers, we, the undersigned citizens o Marion County, present for your at tention the name of Mr. W. Itoyt i Kvans. a man hailing from our midst and whom we believe possesses tliosi high attributes which will qua'ifi him to meet the obligations of tin ' office to which he aspires with tin greatest efficiency and honor. We fee that a word setting out what mannc: of man he is will not be amiss. W. lioyd Kvans is the son of a gal ' lant Confederate soldier, lie is es sentially a self-made man, for hi: father lacking the means t<> bear tin expense of his college cdueution. In > met those expenses himself unaided by dint of hard work and untirini perseverance. I While still at college,Mr. Kvans wa: elected against sharp competition t< till the position of Secretary of tin Judiciary Committee of the Constitu tional Convention of and in thai I position exhibited such marked ability ! as to have attracted the attention o Win. II. Kllerbe, who afterwards, be coming Coventor of the State, ap : pointed him as bis private Secretary Mr. Kvans held this responsible pn i sit ion with the utmost sat isfaction t< | his chief, and during the last des ! perate illness of Coventor Kllerbe j covering the greater part of a year (luring which time the duties am | responsibilities of that high office do volvod almost entirely upon his should i ors, he acquitted himself with ability and dignity. Imrin^ the performance of these arduous duties, however, he fount time to enter upon and complete tin study of Law at the South Carolin; College, and has since the expiratioi of his term, praeticed his profession it > I Columbia. After the return of our regiments from the war with Spain, Mr. Kvans i discovering that these soldiers could under the National laws, claim furthei awards for their services, enterec claims for aliout fifty thousand dollar: with the War Department in Wash ington for hack pay to South Carolinr soldiers; of this lie collected and turn ed over to them upwards of twenlj thousand dollars, which, hut for hi: sagacity and energy, would have beei lost to those brave fellows. For a period of nearly eight years Mr. Kvans has been connected, in oe? capacity or another, with the Legislative Department of our Government, acting as Secretary to the various Committees of the two Houses. His residence in Columbia, tin | SOt'TlI EASTERN Line any Ceieii Coinw, fHJh"jilI'hpers and all classes <?f Mni'di?K mu.h iol. TW/ERSF^nXEGET A High Giad<* ihdlege f<>r W oiuen. Conservatory of Music. Schools of An and F.loqufcio". I For catalogue address IKiB'T 1'. PELL. President. Spartanburg, S. C. P Crseuellle Female College, *P ^TTltf *V .v- _ IIiRh Grade. Thorough ( 'o irses. ExrcelK nt Equipment. Best Climate. a, . t Write for catalogue and terms. "q 1 y*8? I'- '' -I i in >. Lrrr. I>.. Piiksioknt, ( ,Greenville, S. 0. [The World's Greatest Fever Medicine.! For all form* of fever take JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC. It is 100 B times bettor than quinine and docs In a single day what slow quinine cannot do In 10 days. It's Bplendld cares are In striking contrast to the feeble cures i made by quinine. P COSTS 50 CENTS IF IT CURES | headquarters of the Railroad ("on- pi,. Kp^flrUtl mission, renders Mr. Kvaus a neeuli- Olsi .Jyiilulll QtHyQllI H ally lifting choice for the position to , I wliicli he aspires, inasmuch as it would HMi SA LI.- A Second-11 and 1A0 .-*3 give the Commission a resident mem- s.iw (Jin System,consisting of four 00 ^ . f>er at headquarters, thus keeping the y Feeders, one 240 Saw J, otllcc always accessible to t..ose having s business before it. Moreover, liis rcsi- I.nil F lue. one i 1 saw i Loa.as Kleva1 dence at head quarters would eliminate lor s> stein, complete witli fan and dis; the matter of costs and expenses in t|.n,ut01. , wmmion. Price low. 1 ins case, wliicli are incurred by all * s I n..n-rosbl.mO> i ' .wiu iiium i?c incurred iiusoiiUit has to l>c moved by July I by all of the Other aspirants for lliis j.-.n, aiiv flirt h<-r informal ion cheer- I i position. and which, hvno means, is an 'r inconsiderable item or the State s f"Hy given. Iennscash. M.S. Bailey burden. & Sons, Clinton, S. (J. In the light of tlie facts and reasons enumerated almvc, as we have no 1 hesitation in recommending, and do ft-JJT YQUN3BLOOO ' recommend triadly, the candidacy ?>i ? ?? - * - ? - Mr- w; 'W.P* -., LllMBtR GGMPANY . J. h. hllerbe, tariner. ? ????????? .1 Ik?c I'latt. Editor Enterprise. huoustr, r ' L. C. Braddy, Farmer. , )kki(;k and Works, C " I'avid, M. I). Noutii Aiousta, S. C. jjg 2 A. H. Jordan, Editor I?illon |>U(>rSi Sash, lilinds and Builder's i ... a,('\ Hardware. I . B. Stackhouse. Bank of I ?i 1- ... ..... ,, ... , . s j()n Mooring, Siding, Ceiling and inside W. Stackhouse, Merchant and 1 noshing Lumber in Farmer. GTLv'RGIA PINE I r ltorr-v- Merchant and All correspondence given prompt atr ; rarmer. tention. 2-Julyly J. W. Smitli. Cotton Buyer. ? J. 11. Manning, Farmer. J. County. ! Caesar's Head Hotel. i > a.>. nuicKiiouse, mate senator. * ^ Douglass Mcintyre, Merchant. Open from June 1st. to October 1st I .1. C. Mace, Editor Marion Star. i- if-*' Sto S (, irnc'nant inn _<!iS2ISTSi?l*UfcjyBiyiL-Mrey?watiU N. -> ,. M reJ?r J*rercnani ann (. UsirahTe cottages for families. > ,rnler" . itesident physician. Telephone and j J-.. A. (>asque. I>. 1 >. daily mails. Hot and cold l>at.h?. H. (' tlrahatn, 1'resident Enchanting scenery, flowing springs. Marion Hank. Temperature from 50 lo 7;> degrees. \V. A. Ifrown, Member State Reasonable rates. All ministers $ "> ltoani Education. per week. Write J. H. Hramlett, Mailyinan Witeover, Merchant. rietta.S. C.. alout hack transporta: " t ion. For informal ion address, float Sinks in Congarec. '*\\ INN, Manager, , , , .1 ! C;esar s Head, S. C. ^ A special 1 nnn the state says ! riilat used by Suh-ccuitractor.IefTordson TE,,., , #l1 / \rfV,,n,, ' the government work on the Congaree 1 1 till OS tlil(l ' '11^ tlliS. river had over-turned late in thcafter noon while out in the river with Mr. We are selling lots of t hem and savI I .or. -i - * fcui'pn iiumii negroes tiDourn. Ul^ ,;>vl?y |iuiliium.t miico mono}. It was lurt herniated i !i;il Mr. Jeffords The Khuleigaiteii orjfcvn is the pretanii many <>f t lie negroes had managed t ie.M and best organ made for the price ^ to reach tlx- shore, hut it is supposed and no other organ has t he new seven " that ath>ut tive of the tiegnk\s were color keys which make it possible to 1 drow ned. News of t he accident was learn in a few minutes. Lot no one not received in the city until uhoul to prevent your buying tins organ. ' o clock I- riday night audit was ex- The McPhail I'iano Is unsurpassed ceedinglv ditlicult by phone or other- j01- tone and beauty. Terms rigltt. ' wise to get any aeeurate information. Send for priees. l>on't delay. >' At night some details were secured. . . x, m-.m^ 1 mi . . .i .v. . i .. i U. A. .MCLOro, -M r It., 1 he story was to the effect that there Office Laurens S. ('. 2 were ut>out is men on the I mat, which ' was working near the coffer dam. load- a-?* * ... - ^ r I ed with sand when the accident oc- 31 curred. Most of the negroes left as I The World's Greatest I I si?>u as rescued, before they could he - i checked up t'? see how many were miss- fure for Malaria A s ing. hut it is considered more than *;? ? j 2 likely that from three to live of the PJj , . , J i . x- i - Vt * ?' ? forms ot Mslsnsi poison men were drowned. None ?>t the *?? j-jhn.un'. Cbiil and P.??> bodies had been recovered up to it ,onu * . . 1 * i * ' ?">Qr WtMid oitjans ui?sery a:in f i o'clock Friday night. P" * , a -m. n. .cnrBtai' t tuit r_J -4tV' *. ;> wo v.k rS? ?ati?loi? T B Murdered by a Burglar. fv?*0* c T?w,c | I ' Albert C. Latimer, .1 wealthy sta- '\.J fl ti<?mit. of New York city, who lives in Sj5 )s j ? . ' ? ? P| 'i?el 1 B lirooklyn, was fatally shot Thursday * ' * , fl 1 at his home a simple with a bur- f\H jrlar. Tlie burglar escaped, leaving fl I his shoes and cap behind. Having H lwicn awakened by his wife, who heard p_.. 1 i> ,.*.1.,,, 1 fl a voice, Mr, Latime- started to make v ill' 1111 tl 1 OlllillKl |E a search. Ashe opened a closet door ^ the burglar, masked, dashed out and ( (MllfMlt ( () ' " ^ H ' Mr. Lathuer grappled with him. In - *' South Carolina. ' j the stru>;ule the robber tiled two shots Maker's White Luue. Cements, Fire flfl ; and after the second Mr Latimer fell. Krk.k T(.rni < olta ripcs. Mis assailant then leaped ovcrjiim ami . _ flm II jumped through a kitchen window, ,y 'v- H where he had enteted the house. \ ^ II Medical College ol Virginia. I and ran to the house. A thorough Sffl ' search was made of the neighborhood, ? , r \r .11 ih.w, B 1 . , , 1 . 1 Departments of Medicine, Dentistry > but no trace of the burglar was founq. .in ' , u ^B 'i I'm i" iii.in .Mr. i*ui liner was taken to a hospital', ^atalo^ue address Christopher Tonip- IH ' where the doctors, after an examine- kins, M. I>., Dean, Richmond. Va. Tornado in \\ iwcunsin. aM| Tub Richmond News says "if Mr. , , ... ,1 Rrvan intends to warn awav from the special trom Racine. \ is., says a gg| party all the Drover ( leveled Dertfo- ' ,rn;l(,? SW^P a< this county trot,. | erats and all those who refused to vote Jdi?; of Raymond cad to llusher, H for him and who reject his free silver n the township of Caledonia, a dls- H .doctrines, it would Ik^ interesting to t^ee of ten miles and alx.ut half a know where he bases his hopes for a nuU>^1df; ,:l* > "inrsday. ( .c n.au gg . party victory." Mr. Bryan haTno ob- was kllled and several persons injured. gg , | jeet i'on to Mr. Cleveland and other so- frort.v iunises and barns were wreck- H called Democrats who bolted the ticket thirty or t?;v of stock kill- M Jin IMMi awl 1000 coming hack into the fd' hundreds of trees blown down ^ [ party, hut he very rightly objects to himd rods of acres ot Rratn ruined and : their coming back and taking entire ' lier ?;???*? none, estimated at ?60,- H charge of the machines, of the party. ' he fatal result reported is at jsn the bonac ol < >. Tliysen, of Caledonia. H Tiik general rain which visited f his house was completely hlown away Texas last week came too late tosave and also the barns. The family was H the corn crop, hut in some sections 'he house at the time and allescap- IjSn i farmers are replanting. Cotton was cd serious Injury except Mr. Tliyseu, jffii jiut damaged much by the fevere "ho was instantly killed. A widow I . drought and a good crop is expected. a,K' seven children survive. ?fH| n fll