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. .11 -J gg -i~~They Two. They are left alone id the deal' nil home, After so many year*., When the house was full of froJi.4 and fun. Of childish laughter and tears. They are left alone, tliey two- oncc more Beginning life over again, Just as they did in the days of yore, Before they were nine or ten. And the tahle Is set for two these days: The children wont one by one Away from home 011 their separate ways When the childhood days were done. Ilow healthily hungry they used to be! What romping they used to do! And mother -for weeping?can hardly see To set the table for two. They used to gather around the lire While some one would read aloud, Hut whether at study or work or play 'Twas a loving and merry crowd, And now they are two that gather there At evening to read or sew, And it seems almost too much to bear When they think of the long ago. Ah, well- ah, well, 'tis the way of the world! Children stay but a little while And then into other scenes are whirled, Where other homes beguile; Hut it matters not how tar they roam Their hearts are fond and true, , And there's never a home like the deal old home, Where the table is set for two. - TTTTTTiKTr^T?^ BY CHARLOTTE H. BECAME ClIAPTKIt X. Crushing the green leaves ami sweet blossoms under his feet, trampling down the smiling (lowers, Veuling aside the trailing sprays, his lieavt beat ing. his Drain on lire, Sir Mare hastened across the park. It seemed to him that the whole world had suddenly crumbled to ruins. He muttered bitter, terrible words to himself. If t lastars had fallen from heaven it would have surprised him less than the fact that Veronica had done wrong his ideal, the one pure, noble, gentle soul in whom he had placed all his irust. All that was beautiful, poetical, tnai(Innlv nnH ?'lin rm itiir in )> < vested in iter; and now his ideal had been rudely destroyed. "1 will never believe in any human being again while 1 live," he said to himself?"never! So fair, so lx*aut iful, so loving, so tender, yet so lost to all sense 01 what is right! I will never look again at woman's face!" He reached the railway station at Hurstwood and there, half hidden by a long black veil, he saw Clara Morton. She rose as he came up to her. "It Is well," he said, "that you are a woman; if you were a man 1 would horsewhip you!" There was such tierce, hot anger in his eyes t hat she shrunk hack. "You need not fear," he added scornfully. "Give me your proofs, name your price, and then never let your shadow fall across my path again." Dealing with a man was different from frightening a delicate, refined girl, Clara Morton found. She began a whole string of excuses. ' "Not one word," he said. "Simply repeat the story. Let me hear all the L details, and then give me your proofs and name your price." She told him the story, and then added: "My proofs are charred remains of the parchment that 1 took from the tire, on which you will plainly set-1 hese words, 'Last will and testament of Sir Jasper Brandon.'" "What doyou want for it?" he asked contemptuously. "It is not for myself, Sir Marc it is not indeed. I want live hundred pounds." "You arc modest in your demands, certainly, and vou have ruined But why should I waste words upon such as you? If I give you the sum you name, you must not only surrender what you are pleased to call your proofs, but you must take an oath to call your proofs, hut you must take an oat h to keep the secret and leave England. If you return?listen to my threat if you dare to return and address by letter or by word of mouth that hapless lady, 1 will have you indicted for conspiracy, and your sentence will probably be hard labor for life. As to your conduct, it is so utterly, horribly base, I have no patience to speak of it The woman murmured some words, lie did not even listen to them. "I have no wish to hear more," he said. "1 will give you a check for live hundred pounds on condition that you give me your proofs and take the required oath. Tremble if you dare to break it?tremble if your false wicked face is seen here again!" He took out his chcck-book, and going into one of t hestat ionotlices, made out a check for the sum named On returning he placed it quietly in her hands, and she gave him the packe; containing the charred fragments of the will, and took t he oat h upon which he had insisted. Silently lie pointed to the great open gates, and she passed out of them. They never met again. As she passed out of t he gates, so she passed out of his life. Whether t lie punishment of her wickedness ever came in litis world he never knew. Then Sir Marc went away to London. What to do with himself he could not tell. He felt that it was impossible for him to take up the broken thread of ltis life. In the tirst hot angry ilush of his disappointment he had not realized what life without Veronica would he. Now that it stretched out lie fore him in all its chill, terrible reality, he was at a loss how to endure it. There were times even when he almost wished 11 tat lie had forgiven her. Then he recoiled from the thought. How could he love a woman to whom the word "honor" was an eniDtv sound? Sir Marc was most unhappy, He read with a stony face all the paragraphs which said that there was no oundation for the rumor of the approaching marriage of Sir Mure Caryl I ?that he was going abroad. He made no complaint, no moan: hut lie owned to himself that his life was ended, lie would close Wcrvehurst Manor, and spend the remainder of his days where nothing could remind him of the love he had lost. There was to In- no angel in the house for him. He knew that he must love Verpnica until lie died that no one else could ever take her place?that no one else could ever Into him what she had been. Had studied, it seemed to him that his grief would have been easier to bear. That he would have retained all his love: now Ids love must go, while lie was stranded. Life had lost all its attraction for him. He had freed Veronica from her bondage -of that he was pleased to think. No one could frighten her now. She was quite safe, and the terrible secret was dead and buried. .. yji-jiun1He locked away tllf charred fragments* he did iwtdetrdy Incm be could never tell whys and tlt.11 one simple proceeding altered the whole destiny of tils life. Mad there been a lire in his room when he reached home, he would have tossed the little packet into the flames: as it was. the door of his iron safe was ope it | and tie flungilte packet into it. Then he set about making arrangements for going abroad; tiut lie found that it would lie impossible?that lie could not leave England until after Christmas without neglecting duties that his conscience would not allow him to neglect, lie said to himself that lie must lie content. There was no help for it. He must shut himself up in the old Manor House, where \ eroniea,s sweet face would never shine. Time would pass when once he was over the seas he would live on excitement. Anything would be better than staying in England. Yet by night and by day?despite all his stem resolve to force t, Veronica?lie was always asking himself why she had burned the will?what her motive was ?what she had gained by it? Was it possible that the will took from hot some legacy or gift? 4*I never thought that she even cared for money," he said to himself over and over again. "She seemed so free from all mercenary taint. Why did slit destroy the will?" The more lit thought about it the more he was puzzled. the greater grew the mystery. Ik drove himself almost mad with conjecturing: and he never even faint 1) guessed the truth, it never dawned across him. So the time wore away: ho bore pa tient'y all comments and remarks. It . was supposed by the world in genera that he had been dismissed by Miss d Cyntha: 110 one had even an inkling ol the truth. He grew pale and thin our ing those few mouths: but they passed at last. Two days before Christina.* day all his arrangements were made and he was ready tosail. lie bethought himself then that it would only lit right to destroy the charred fragment* of the will, for if they fell into othei hands there would be danger: and 0111 wild day in December, when the wind was wailing and roaring round tin house, he went to tin* safe and toot from it the little parcel. The snow was beat ing furiously against the win dow, great masses of cloud darkenet the heavy skies: then came a lull in tin storm. Never until the day he die* will Sir Marc forget the hour and tin scene. With some curiosity he went to the window to examine t lie charred fragments: quite distinctly he saw t in words "The last w ill and testament of Sir.lasper Brandon." " Boor child!" he murmured to him self. "\\ iiat could have prompted hei ' to do this most evil deed?" A little robin-redbreast fell with tint tering wings011 the w indow-sill, beatei down by the snow and wind: it laj there tint tering, gasping with its lit t it life almost gone, lie was tender ol heart, this man so stern in morals: lit could not endure the sight of the lit tit mru s agony. lie uroped tlie parch ment and opened the window, lie toot the little helpless creature, he warmer it and fed it. and then bethought him self of the will, lie hastened to piet it up; it had opened as it fell, and as lu raised it he saw words that he had not seen lieferc. lie took it to the window and as he examined it his face grew white, great dark shadows came inti Ins eyes, and he cried? "t reat Heaven! How is it that 1 have never even thought of this l>e fore?" C1IAPTKK XI. (J real had been the consternation at Queen's Chace when Lady lirandon, ir few curt words, said . that. Miss d Cyntha's wedding was' postponed in ditinitely. The worst of it was then came no solution to the mystery? whether there had l>een a quarrel 01 not no one could say. All that was known was that Sir Marc had left quite suddenly one day, and that t\v< or three days afterward those inter ested had been told to cease all prepa rat ions for the wedding. No one was more astonished thai Katherine when hei mother told hei the news: and at lirsl she refused U believe it. "There is some mistake, mama," slu cried: "I would more readily believi that Alton did dot care for inc.'' " t'nfort unately t here is no mistake," said Lady Brandon sadly. "Whose fault, is it?" inquired Kath erhie. "Not Veronica's? I am uuiti sure that Veronica loved Sir Man more dearly t ban I can tell. It always seemed to me that her love was hei life. It cannot be Sir Marc's for In loved the very ground she stood on. 1 /.nnn/it mwL..., t ..../I S? t?n , v (iiinui iimn l ."MilIUI II, JII?II11<(. >> 11?1 ( does Veronica say?" "Nothing. She only looks unutterably s;id and miserable, and bogs of mr not to talk about it!" "1 will co toiler myself," said Katharine impulsively. "It is useiess, Katherine," returnee Lady Brandon. "She will only be inori miserable t ban ever." But Katherine would not be cont roll ed. She hastened up to Veronica'? room and found her favorite standing by t he window. "My darling, you have beeh ill!" sin eried. " Mania says t hat you fainted." Then she started, for Veronica had turned round to greet her, and tlie change that had come over her was si terrible that the young heiress \va? shocked. Veronica's face was pale and worn, the dark eyes were tearless, but j there was in them a look offathomless \V< ?e! "Veronica," cried the girl, "it is true then' I can see from your face that it is I rue: there is no need to ask a question. You and Sir Marc have parted!" "Yes," she said drearily, "we have parted, Katherine not for an hour, a day, or a year, but forever. "1 will not, believe it! What has come between you who loved each other so well?" "I cannot tell you." replied Veronica. with a long low sigh. "You must tell me," declarred Katherine. "1 want to help you. I could not live and know that you were unhappy, Veronica. I must follow Sir Mare and til ing him hack." "I cannot tell you anything ahout ii, i\iiiiiltiim*, sain n eronica. "And yet I may It'll yon t his. lie asked me to do some! hing for him, and I refused lie placed the alternative of parting before me, and I took it. You will ask me nothing more?" "No." she rephed musingly "that is, unless you like to trust me more j fully." "I cannot," said Veronica, with a shudder; "he has gone, and we shall j not meet again in this world; yet I ' was worthy of his love. To me it seems that I have stood by him dead and j kissed him for t he last time." iler voice had in it a ring of weary despondency, her eyes were lixed wit Ii j a st range dazed expression, Iter hands J were folded and lay on her knees. She looked tip at Katherine. "Kate, give me one promise," she said "just one. Tell me that you will never renew this subject. Torenew it will he simply to give me hitter pain. Promise me that you will never do so." Her face had such an imploring look I that the young betfeas could not r resist. "1 do promise," she said; and then for one minute ttie dreary calmness of the beautiful face was broken. He "Kate, come and sit by me," she requested: "let us talk of you not of ine?of you ami your bright life, your happy love." She took the young heiress caressingly into her arms. "Some and tell me. dear, how happy NC your tire?it will comfort me a little. YOU are all the world to me it will j comfort me so much to hear that you Ml are really happy: talk to me about it." It seemed to the lonely desolate soul ( and the aching heart that there would l?e some little support, some little comfort in hearing that her great sacrifice had not been in vain?in knowing that Katherine would gain from her?Veronica's?sorrow. , "It seems so selfish for me to talk of happiness while you are so sad, Veroni- mj i ca. tir 1 "It will comfort me," she pleaded? dli you tio not know why, hut it will Sti ' comfort inc." soi "Then," said the young heiress, "1 cai am happy, Veronica. My life is so js bright, so beautiful, that I would not ' change it for any other life." She 1 paused. ' *?1 1 "Go on," requested Veronica. ",l1 : I am rich," said the young girl, ha ! "and?1 am like a child?I love my an ' position. 1 love my grand, beautiful wl ! inheritance." rai Then Veronica raised her head, and sc( ' a faint smile came over her white " . 1 troubled face. "You are sure of that," she question- ? " ed eagerly?"quite sure?" : "Yes, indeed 1 am.', replied Katlie- he ! l ine. "No one could even guess how ra ' dearly 1 love the Ghace." ha ' "Now tell inc alkiut your love," said pa j Veronica. St . " What can I tell you, dear, save that on ' my love and my life are one that 1 ],,i have no thougat, or wish, or desire, ^ , that does not begin and end in Alton? , Now, has that comforted you?" ' "Yes. more than anything you could 1 . have said. You could have thought of y1 I nothing that would comfort me one in . half so much. You will leave me now, ca . Kate ?I am the better for your com- an ing. dear and when me meet again a 1 all will he forgotten, except that we m) I love each otlier." ^ "It had not been all In vain then: jn i the sun of her life had set in darkness ^y 5 and gloom, but she had made one at least happy. So the past was mention- cr< I ed no more. She tried to bear her life. ? She never complained. She was like a devoted daughter to Lady llrandon. su She was the most loving of sisters to gr . she young heiress. But day by day <jr r the grew more and more sad; she grew ^ pale and thin: she began to hope that i,, - iicaveil would take pity on her and *" i let her die soon. So the winter months P" r came round, and at Christmas pre- S'1 ; parations were begun for t lie marriage sh F of the young heiress. I.ady Brandon an : had inviteel a large circle of guests, tli _ and one of them, not knowing of the of - recent contretemps, having just re- W( : turned from Spain, spoke of Sir Marc i?. 1 Caryll, and said that he was going to , - take up 11 is residence abroad. ; Veronica overheard it. She did not ,MI J speak: the lovely face grew paler, and l a inist of unslied tears dimmed the , beaut iful eyes; hut soon afterward she an ' went to Lady Brandon's room, her p?i > marvelous self control gone at last. m< She stood before her with a look tiiat Cc 1 Lady Brandon never forgot. tit You must let me go away." she in said; "1 cannot remain here. 1 can- fa not liear it. You must let me go home ' to Venice to die." rc Then she wept as she had never wept s|j ) in her life before, as one who had no 1 hope -wept until Lady Brandon was ' " alarmed, and she herself was exhaust- 1,1 ed. Then Lady Brandon said to her ' n ^ "You shall go: I will take you. You ne shall go to Venice, or w here you will: ai ' only wait wait, for my sake, nut il t lie he wedding is over." wj So for t lie sake of the woman who had influenced her so strongly she . , waited, but it seemed to her and to , every one else that those days brought w< r her nearer dea' h. ? " 1 >o people ever die of a broken heart?" she thought. "A year ago 1 er : was strong and well. 1 had color in te my face and light in my eyes: 1 had co st rent h in my limbs and joy in my tli heart. Now my strength has left me; to people look grave when their eyes rest w - on me; life is a heavy burden that 1 > would fain lav down and why? What "1 has happened? I have lost in\ love! Vl < The man who took my heart from me ar r has left me, and 1 may hide it as 1 an I mav 1 am ninimr fnr <?n<? Iru^L i fare before 1 die. oh, Mure, my sweet- op heart, could you not have trusted me f] even ever so little? I shall send for . him when 1 am dying, and ask him to ? hold me in hisstrong arms. Oh. Mare, you mitfht have trusted me, for you an . were all 1 had in the world!" dci So she wore her heart and her life ^ I away, lon^in^ only for death, that. oll dying. she might see him again. ^,r |TO BE COSTINUKld |^|j A Orooiu Hint His ( rip. ' Kather an uncque ease was tried Je| , Monday at Newberry. The observer r.' i says: "The court was engaged the NVJ I greater part of the day in the trial of u' the case of Rev. L. P. Cola ltd of both ll" > Kdcn. Mississippi, against the Sourh ern railroad for $1 ,ttt>t?.ltn damages. ' on the afternoon of the Jt'th day of ,in May, ltioi. Mr. Roland, who had Just s,( 1 ' completed his course at the Lulh -rn Ct' theological seminary in Charleston, jV went to the Southern depot in that 11 eity and left his valise, taking a check for the same and paying ten cents for \! 1 its storage over night. It was to go out of the cit y the .'10th on the early morning train, which was also to carry Mr. Itoland to Springfield, Orange| burg county, where he was to get mar- an ; ricd that afternoon. In the valise w' j was his wedding suit.. When Mr. I to- ,n ! land reached Springfield and presented I his check to the agent the valise was <M I j not forthcoming, and he had to net ul I married in his second best suit. Hence I this suit. The valise came in ah "l I right the next day: but the damage had then been done, and Mr. Itoland cminiiiicm inf injury 10 mis reeling at one cent less than $2,()()(?. The Jury frc gave tlu* plaintiff $i:u> damages. (I, Akhth Willi Miller (M| Capt. Capers agrees with T. K. pa Miller about the appointment of negro oi> physicians on the pension boards, lie frc says that he bad declimed to with-'TI draw bis recommendation of a colored w'i physician on the pension examining alt lniard both at i lreenville and at Colmn- tioi bia. and has advised the department \ 'n that if the colored physicians recom- s'ei ; mended are not retained tliat he will slo decline to make any further recom. it mendations in that particular matter, 'oe <'apt Capers takes tlie position that it '1'h \ is not a social matter, but simply a tin business proposition, and a just roc- so j ognition of merit in two unassuming . ?n< reputable, capable physicians of the 1 has ME COTTON BEET. 4 di i fe I 8C >W ths Crop Looks as thil Harvest o(j Season Opens. ! ^ ??, JRMAL DEVELOPMENTS NOTED, tit P' iicli Dependn on the Weather l>nr- 71 re inji the Month of August. W pi The l'r<>|( Opening Kupldly. cf It The ^rowln^r cotton continues to ^ ike normal development over tlic en- w n ?? > ? di V. .n-.u, KiKpi/ ill IIIIJIVCI1 lOVillllllCS. itribubed throughout tlic dtfferenl utos, whore local droughts, or poor r'' Is, insects and improper cultivation at used slight deterioration. Attention called to the special and exhaustive ^ ftort from Texas which In licates a ndition seldom. If ever, excelled. 1,1 nee that report was iss ej, tb->.rc P' ve been heavy rains ove we rn a, d southwestern Texas, t ie re, ns ^ lore drought prevailed, and these ^ ins may develop the plants in those Jtions, as the season is not U?? far ^ vanced to make an average crop. ri! Open bolls are no longer confined to c< ;xas, but liave l>ccn noted in a numr of States, ami the crop is opening ^ pldly in (Jcorgia where a "first bale" w s already been marketed. While the P' st week, covered by the attached sl ate reports, was an unusually hot " e, the temperature has been much ver during the current week, and al- '' ough not low enough to be harmful, 111 has generally been below normal. ie carlincssof the crop, evidenced by e factof fall grown IkiIIs being noted w every section of the belt, also inditcs that the crop is heavily fruited, id the plants, no doubt, already bear fair sized crop, with a full month, or c< are. of time during which the plants >' n take on fruit without danger from H jst, however early frost may occur, ei hether It will be a record breaking al op depends on the weather during si LlgUSt. P: In North Carolina very warm, dry. ti tiny weather prevailed during the 111 eater portion of the past week, and d ought appears again to be causing d me injury to crops, except at places tl the extreme eastern and western a rtions of the State, where light Cl owcrs occurred on the 15tli. Cotton 11 mds the droght well; it looks green id healthy; has made go<wl growth in n c south portion, where the weed is 'I goou size ana plants are rruitlng 1 Ml: in the north portion and on stilf ti ads the plants are small and are ;i cddlng forms considerably: where n inrest the crop is blooming to the top. ti In South Carolina showers occurred every county, but they were partial id generally light, and at a few lints only did they supply enough aisture for the need of growing crops, it ton improved in a number of locali s, but gsnerally it deteriorated durg the week, depending on the rain11 distribution. Over by far the eater portion of the State there are ports of blooming to the top, of edding, of the-plants turning yellow, id .. fe*\ rep'irts of rust. Ceneraliy c plants are small, but blooming t jcly, and in few sections there are tarly full grown IkMIs. The crop as vhole is In a condition to be greatly nelitcd by rains, should they occur thin the next two weeks. t In Georgia the weather was gencrly dry during the week In the north* .\stcrn and portions of the middle unties, and rain is badly needed in lose districts. Light to copious shows occurred elsewhere, with high mperature in all sections. Cotton utilities promising on the whole alougli it is shedding, blooming to s p and being damaged by the boll evil in scattered localities. In the s ujority of sections the plants made gorous growth during the week and e heavily fruited in the northern j:l id middle counties, with nearly full (' own bolls in some ticlds. The lirst u en Ixills are reported in Ihjrke and 11 nomas counties. In Florida cotton on uplands is suf- ' ring for rain and there is much rust id some shedding. The plant is ling better on lowlands, where a fair ' owth is maintained, although copis rains at this time would do a ' eat deal of gmxl. A few Wills near c ground are opening. In Alabama, scattered showers were a L'eived in many central, cast cen- 1 al, and a few southern counties, fi th a few heavy local rains, but the c< rv long drought continues practically tl ihroken in many western middle, and oi rthcrn counties. Cotton continues n an. and. while small, it is healthy ti (1 holding up remarkably well: in ; d Slions where moisture has been re- t< ived, it is taking on new growth: as b .vhole, it is well fruited through eon- tl tiling to bloom too heavily at the tl p: there arc several complaints of tl edding of leaves and bolls, and a c< iv complaints of rust. ' U In Mississippi as a rule, the partly ri nidy showery weat her has kept cot- 1 n in a healthy growing condition, d although the plant is small, it is ,v 11 formed, blooming freely and ilting satisfactorily, except in about j n of tlie north-central and northeast- j " i counties where it is greatly in need ' '' a good soaking rain, blooming to " e top and shedding arc reported from S1 osc counties having dellcicnt rain- t* I Laying by cotton isgencrally in i II progress. I n In Louisiana showery weather with i aiucnt thunderstorms prevailed i roughout the week over the greater ; rtion of the State. Some rain oe- j rred every day in the week in one ,H rt or another of the State; the show. were local in character and ranged ; |)( mi a mere sprinkle to a good rain. ,1( ie condition of cotton has been somemt improved l>y scattered showers, hough (lie rainfall has not been suf- , < ient for the. needs of the crop, except scattered localities. The plant is aerally small and growing very j j( wly, hut lias a healtyy appearance: ! sj is blooming to the top in many (j alities, and in places It is shedding. ie crop is fruiting well in some secns, while In others it is not doing well. Fields are generally clean c; i the crop looks healthiest where it C < received the best cultivation. p< In Tennessee acarly all growing K - ops *??re seriously affected by the ought. No rain of any consequence 11 during the week, excepting a few uttered shower* on the iwth and Uh. Cotton is fruiting fairly well; lere are Some complaints of blooming . the top and of shedding. Tobacco checked in growth by the dry eat her; it Is very irregular in some dels. In Texas on the ltith, the cor resindents of this section, numbering id, were requested to make special port regarding the cotton crop; they ere advised to Include In their rents information as to the dcvclopent of tlie plant for this date, the ndition of the soil as regards moisire, effect of the recent rains, extent i which the boll weevil are prevalent, bother or not there Is rust or shedng, and the date when picking will gin, if not already in progress. The ports below are representative ones, id have been chosen with a view to iving as many as possible of the cot>n-produclng counties included in le bulletin for last week. As regards ic condition of the cotton plant, ractically all c ^respondents east of line running through Nueces, Bee, arnes, Gonzales, Caldwell, Bastrop, ee, Williamson, Burnet, Llano. San iba, Lampasas, Hamilton, Mills, and lence westward to the upper C>>loido valley, thence northward to Wise mnty, and from Wise northward to ic tiorder, the cotton crop is normal' developed, making rapid growth, ith moisture ample generally f- r resent needs, and in nearly all inances is fruiting very satisfactory, re.stof this line, the plant Is general very small, is scantily fruited and i many sections has not hadsutlicicnt loisture to give relief from the promged drought. It seems that the e?[uent showers of the past four ecks has developed the usual num?r of Insect pests, and in scattered lotions shedding. In the lower ra/.os valley the boll weevils are bejming more numerous and are cauxlg considerable damage; elsewhere lis pest has not appeared in sutliriitly large numbers to cause mueli pprehension. Boll worms and sharplooters have appeared in scattered arts of the northern and south-evnral portions of the State, but have ot caused material damage. Shoding is complained of by corrcsponents in the south-central portion of ic State and the lower Brazos valley, rid at scattered points in the northrn portion. Cotton is opening as far orth as Tarrant county and pieking i ; becoming general In tlie southern j unties. I'icking will lie general in ic central portion between August si unci loin, ana 111 tne northern poriati of the State between August loth nd September 1st. The crop is allost universally in a line state of culivation. How (o Secure (iood Luck. l>r. Henry Wallace gives the followig plan as the best to bring good ick. Me says: (Jo to sleep at ten, ake at six, and get up when you rake. Eat what is set before you nd don't grumble. I)o tbe work that es before you in tbe very best way on can, all the while thinking bow uu can do it bettor. Until you are >rty do more than you ask pay for: ftor that you will got pay for more lian you do. Don't wobble either in our walk or your purposes. Don't iarn to chew or smoke or drink. >on't allow yourself to lie or swear or ike advantage of the necessities of tie unfortunate. Look habitually on lie bright side of things, but don't jar to look on the dark side when it, . turned toward you. Helieve that od intended you to be a credit to lim and that nothing really bad can appon you so long as you trust Him. !e economical without being stingy, lain spoken but not rude. Me as tirewd as you can but honest by all leans, for no one wants to employ irewdness without honesty nor diplolacy without sincerity, if misforunes come, make tbe best of them nd don't cry over spilt milk. If you o all these you will be lucky, for you ill be the sort of man always in deland everywhere in all this wide orld. A job will always be waiting r you and the older you become tbe lore profitable will be your job. We ':llll ovArir . I,1*.. ..I....... V V. ? V ? J ?n mi IV.UUD lll? tl I H I \ \Z | i remember it us it contains ipxxl adice, and is sure to brim; success to ny boy that follows it. An Important Itulmj;. The postmaster general has issued n order providing that after October , l!H)2, each person desiring the rural ree delivery service must erect at his (standby the roadside, so that the iie carrier may have access to it wit lint dismounting from bis vehicle, a lail lxix conforming to the speeitcaion approved and published by the epartment. Such boxes as conform i the requirements may be stamped v the manufacturer. "Approved by ic postmaster general," and will km 1 come within the protection of ie law passed at the last session of mjjress. making it a criminal otTence ? tamper with mail receptacles on iral free delivery routes. The order rovides that the same box must not u used for more than one family, crept in the case of near relatives or lose residing in the same house, and iral carriers are directed not to serve lose who subsequent to Octolier 1 ave not complied with the requireicnts of today's order. Agents, injectors and all other oilicers of the (stollic department are prohibited din becoming agents for the sale of iral free delivery boxes. Deputy Collectors CliAiiKCtl. Major Micali Jenkins, who has asimcd charge of the collector's otllce, ;is made no change in the otllce force, nd most oftlie clerks there have licen immissloned. Two changes have [ en made hi tlie list of deputies, owever. (tenrge Washington Murray, ppuinted by Collector Kocster, has sen supplanted by E. W. Screven of olumbia who is a staunch white lieablican. Deputy Collector Harper, ppointed also by Collector Kocster. ' [is been supplanted by Deputy Marlal Adams, who has Iteen for some me connected with t lie United States j larshal's otllce in Charleston. 1 respectfully announce myself as a indidatc for re-election as Hail Koad ommissioner. Conscious of duty well rformed, 1 request support. J. C. Wilborn. L * h ' __ MOTBEKTttl Lilt AND fKMEST COMNSV.niAKI.WlN. S r MASIRVS MIST 'sUidiM aides'' 9 Is the Leading Cold Water Paint ^3 Dealers tn Building Material of all Kindt Colinai?^ -1 [Successor to O. I'. Poppenheiin,] a?:j KING St., CHARLESTON, S. C. General Hardware q Specialty. AGENTS FOR Bpckkye Monvkrs, Bkinlky Pi ??\vs. Oh vkk Chilled Plows. OFFICERS. George A Wagoner, President; George Y. Coleman, Vice President; l.G. Hall, Secretary and Treasurer. Correspondence Solicited. Sumter Military Academy. Sniuter Female Seminary. . \ CHARTERED. SUMTER, S. C. NON-SECTARIAN. Clarence J < ) wen?, A >\I.. Iv I), Pres. Departments: Literary, Scientific Leading to Degrees, H. L. It. S., A. R. Conservatory of Music, Pianoforte, Vocal Culture, Violin. Director Is a graduate of tlie Royal Conservatory. Lcicsig, Germany,Commercial School: Stenography, Typewriting, Rookeeping Art. Elocution and Military Courses. Accessible and Healthful location. Superior Faculty, Magnificent buildings. Expenses Moderate. Schoiarsiiip in each County. Next session opens Sept. l~th. Write for Sixty-page illustrated catalogue. icwHrasr=: I Cliartered 1n"?U. Courses for degrees. Strong faculty: goo<l etiuipment. Stands for t horough l 'olleire work under nositive < 'ln-iut i;i?? ii.u......i ... S I model ate cost. Next session begins Scpi. 24, iting. For catalogue address, (JKOliF.E It. CROMER, President. Presbyterian College for Women, Colnin 1 >iii H. C. Thorough Training in all Departments. Careful attention to Individual Student. Address, EFPIIEMIA McCLI XTOOK, President. TonversOollege. A Higli-Giadn College for Women. Conservatory of Music. Schools of Ait ami El'>qution. For catalogue address UOR'T P. PEER. President. Spartanburg, S. C. ^ v " 3 CfBiiiville Fecials Gillege, * '"V' {. /C lljgh (trade. Thorough Courses. Ex e"Vn.' ^pop'aciit. Rest Climate. DEPUTY AHL KILLED. I orchestra of 8 pieces has been engaged Icontini ki) FROM p vop t 1 ! for the season. which Will render se iected music during tlie morning, , . , , ,, , , . , | afternoon and evening. ^^9 his trail and followed him towards Co-: ^ Club House is located just a few lumbia some four or five miles, then yards from the ilote-l for ttie comfort ^ turning toward Horse bridge we traced Hod pleasure of thegentlem< n visitors, ^ him back again into Aiken county, and and the management has put forth ..w nun in me yarn oi?v?o euori ior com ion ana pleasure his mot her's house near Horse bridge. ?'J','u> Hnli**s and children. He saw us as we approached and I Every room is connected with the miinri ?/? hi?, ?. . maiii oilieo ?>y t lie return system of call ia lul U t sum nit r. when hi | itoll. und t(iiict and ellicient service Is at once opened tire on our party with always guaranteed. Every room is a shotgun, and then made for the furnished with new furniture, the swamp. Our party separated and famous "Rex" mattress lielng used ou headed him olT from the swamp and every lied. drove him back attain to higher* The culinary department is conground. He secreted liimself in a venieutly arranged in every respect, dense thicket in a little hollow and ?nd und(>r the supervision of a good opened tire again on us, which was Reward and Chief, of many years ex,. * . , ? ' , . , perienee. replied to t?y our party. Aliout lo or ( y W(>U equipped livery is run In con12 shots were tired at this place. He nection with the !! < < . v. acre teams, then ran olT up tlie hollow and turned single or double, or saddle horses may hack toward the swamp, when I head- .be had at a reasonable prices, od him oil" again. Mr. Aiil lieing be-1 The climate is cool and desirable, hind mo, did not notice his sudden 'ho elevation, that we have gives us turn, and Jclfcoat lieing concealed in , the advantage of t lie slightest breeze. . thicket s?,,t A". 1" Mio^as was passing him. Ahl fell from Ids. Springs, which lias a wide known horse mortally wounded and only lived \ reputation for its natural healingqualia few moments after we readied him. 1 t ies. We who were left still pursued Jeff-1 A quick hack line will convey the coat, lie tiring at us and we at him. 'guest from iticli Hill, on tlie Southern He fell to tlie ground the last shot 1 ( Hy.. which is only a 10 minutes ride to tired at him and we thought him dead. | Hotel. hut. upon a thorough search we found I lr, or rates, or other information ad, i j . . ? (1! Ik. had gotten away. I Wiutk Stonk Lithia IIotkl, 1 carried Ahl s body to Wagoner. | ,1. T. 11 auius. ii a Wv^t who re an inquest was held and tlion I! Proprietor, .Manager.*' brought liiin to his family in Aiken ' and finally he was laid to rest at Klko. I Poocnr'c? Lloiri Ufli'Dl his old home.'' I liduDul D Hudl! (lUlul. Mr. Weeks says M r. Ahl's deat h has j i caused intense feeling and excitement j OpCD iTCUl J11DC lSt. tO OCt006r lSt in this county and his friends an; on 4 000 foet abovo se;i levcl IV)plllar a in rie hunt after .letfcoat. I his all resen t, Room for :I0o guests. 3<i miles happened on I uesday, the 2-d inst. from (Ireenville, l'i from Itrevarcl, N. On Wednesday Sheriff Aid -rman to- o. Desirable cottages for "families, gether with a posse took up the chase, Resident physician. Telephone and and thev are still hunting for this des- daily mails. Hot and cold baths, perado, JeiTcoat. Knchanting scenery, flowing springs. Temperature from at) to T."> degrees. The bargest Hrlck Hotel in Hie Rcasonabl.- rates All ministers, s*;? per week. \\ rite .1. R. Bramlett, Ma.South. rietta.S. altout hack transporta.... ., , t ion. I'or informal ion address, \\ c l>eg to announce that the \\ lute j j,> <; |\\ Manager i Stone Pit hia Hotel'' at White Stone Co-sar's Head, S.'c. Springs, S <\, is now open for the re- -" "? cept ion of guests The en t ire house Is Piiiioc 'lilt I ( )l'<) "111 built of brick, covering more than one * HUH'-' illitl V/l^clllD. acre of ground, surrounded by many acres of tieautiful shade t ices of many We arc selling lots of t hem and sav varieties. Nat lire alone has done every- ing every purchaser much money, thing for the beauty of the place, and ... , and toget her w it h i he efforts of an ex- . ' 'u> mdergart en organ is l he pretperieneed landscape gardener has made ' 'IS' ;in<l liest organ made for the price if still more tieautiful than any one and no of her organ has t lie new seven could imagine. The hotel is located color keys which make it possible to on the highest surrounding hill, over- learn in a few minutes. Let no one looking deep valleys on eit her side, and prevent your buying this organ, so build that every room is cool and The McPhail Piano is unsurpassed .I,. .. ,, .... , .. . , for tone and beauty. Terms right. 1 he Hotel has22. > feet frontage with Send lor prices. Don't delav. a two story pia/./.a extending the entire length, which Is well lighted by L. A. MeCord, M'K'H., electricity. The rotunda is "o.x"o feet Ottlce, Laurens, S.C. extending to the third floor illuminat- ? cd Willi more tlian electric 1 s. . fT. . . ijs^iwsasr Memcal College o! Virginia. The dining room is 40x7f> feet 011 the ,, . . ,, , , , lu first Uoor just to 1 lie rear of t he main ivsiauiisnen i. as, I oflice containing 20 large windows, .. , . equipped with 12 electric fans and hV) IViiar ments of Medicine Ientlstry electric lights. The lakes' parlor is and IM.armaey. For pirtlcuhirs and also on the 11 rst Moor a .d Just to the ';'} Y.111, ? J1,' sS t an istopliei I onipright of the olllce. ki,,s- M " 1,ean- WclimonU, \ a. Each lied room floor has a large bath room wif h hot or cold water. The hall I TViilllVl I Ml'tlniM room which is the largest In theState, 1 111Ul 1 U1 llilllU I being 40x120 feet, is located on the] ^ ^ ninnir-'iviv fourth Moor, containing .'to large win-{Oilt (. () . ^ MVX.1, ?vv l-IVVHIl ill UIIIKfll III - " ~ ' HIUIlIl CitirOll na. clusters. In the rear of the hall room ? , ?,.,A will be found a cafe, where litfht re- , <'^rer^ White Lime. Cements, b ire freshments will l>e served every even- Bricks, lerraCotta ! tpes. in? at a small cost. A well selected />-27?ly.