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BATESBURO ADVOCATE A Trl-County Paper ,V' * r f ' *? iN ROGERS BAYLY bl). AND PROP BATbSBU <ll, S C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year $1.04 Six Months 50centj No three months subscriptions taken Entered at the P: O., at Batesburg S, C., as ar .ond-class matter Feb. 14, 1901. All Copy sent In must be writtei on one side only. When chaoglng address alwayj * give old post office otherwise chang< will not be made. Advertising Rates One Inch One Year $5.04 One Inch Six Months $3.?>< Ooe Inch Three Months $2 04 First page double the above amounts Local Insertions 25cts per inch. First Page Readers lOcts per line Read ers to take run of pap-r Sets pei line. FRIDAY, March S. ivuv The "Possum" eater took his seat yesterday. The Rough Riders can now retire to the ranch. We wonder if Garlington got enough to see him through. No more "Crums" for Charleston ?at least none the color of rye bread. Is it winter lingering iu the lap of spring or spring jumping up into the lap of winter? If the office seekers brigade were allowed to march in the inaugural parade, the line would extend almost to Baltimore. No married man should advocate a tax on bachelors. That would be confessing an envious spirit that is no compliment to his wife. Inauguration visitors will get a \A*o tVtaf Washinptnn has nnt nnh ac: . c i'! buv the p. y-as-y >u-stay < convicted all over the United State and that the judges and juries ar< showing little mercy. It will not bi long before South Carolina has he quoto of jail birds too. An Ohio clergyman asserts tha kissing is "intoxicating." That maj give the habit a boom in State: which have recently adopted prohibition. We wonder whether or not it will affect Lexington county's election on the third Tuesday in August. ALL OVER. The General Assembly is over and our representatives are back at home once more attending to their various duties. Out of the general work done but little was consumated, although many good bills were brought before the public eye. It is better to have the laws now in force obeyed than to put more on the statues and let them all be broken. SMITH SHOWS. The carnival company here last week "Smith's Greater Shows" was a credit to the management and for a good, clean and entertaining amusement it cannot be excelled. The animal aggregation was very creditable and the animals were all wtll trained. 1 hey traveled in their own private cars and carried with them their power for electric lighting etc necessary. COL SLOAN With the death of Col. John T.' Sloan one of South Carolina's "old school gentlemen" the state loses a prominent figure in the world of barristers. Col. Sloan was a man ioved by all who knew him and one who had but few enemies. He was a whole souled man and many are the poor ones who will miss him * greatl). His acts of charity were * never paraded and what he did for I . the poor and helpless none but those , who were benefitted knew. > THE HRST NATIONAL. The report of the First National Bank of Batesburg published in last ] weeks issue goes to show the superb condition of the bank and ren fleets no end of credit upon its officers. Notwithstanding the hard times that wehave had.or are nowpass ing through, the bank not only holds its own, but shows a steady and j healthy increase in its profits, fts i) officers have a large number of good, * staple and influential friends who ' are well endowed, either with this r worlds goods, or impeachable reputations, which carries great weight in their respective communities. THE RECORD. By the re-organization of the CoI lumbia Dail> Record effected this week it promises to be a very successful paper. The Record has a field that can well afford to support I a good afternoon paper and with Mr. J. A. Hoyt as its general manager and editor Columbians can confidently look forward to an upto-date clean sheet, well edited and ably managed. The ups and downs in the past history of The Record have been fought by the late editor, Mr. I Koester one of the brightest newspaper men in the South and now that its future is unquestioned Mr. Hoyt will have less hardships to contend with than his predecessor. A RISKY EXPERIMENT. In the city of New York the throng . of carriages 011 Fifth avenue is oft011 so great that mounted policemen are ? stationed at intervals to keep them in line and extricate them when blocked. One afternoon as it was growing dark a gentleman threaded n his way to a stalled can iage and mounted to the hox beside the liver a . & \jt* llfct? till. 5 "You also know that 1 am a friend a of your mistress. Now, 1 wish you to relinquish the reins to me. (let off - the box and disappear in the throng. r Cone to my office tomorrow and yon will receive five years' wages." There was little hesitancy in accepting such a tempting offer. ^ Now there had been for some time a desperate love game between .Mr. ' Townsend and Miss Annette Van De5 veer, the occupant of the carriage. . The lady would encourage her lover for a brief season, when she would suddenly treat hint with the most | studied indifference. This blowing hot and cold on the heart alternately sets the blood coursing wildly and makes a man do very reckless things. Hut Frank Townsend was as much of a genius at the game of love as Paul Murphy was at the gallic of ches?. He made up his mind to a campaign which if unsuccessful would mark him for a fool. but. if he knew Miss Van Deveer correctly. would win her. The lady wondered why she was so long In reaching her home. When the carriage stopped it was under a porte coehere. The man on the box gave a call, which was answered by a maid, who came oni of the house and received whispered instructions front the coachman. She opened the coach door. The lady stopped out, looking about her in surprise, hut before she could collect her souses was hurried into the house. She became alarmed and turned to go hack through the door by which she had come. It was : locked. "What does this mean?" she cried. ; botli indignant and terrified. "That, you are a prisoner." "A prisoner?" "Yes. but don't distress yourself. Yon will come to no harm. Yon will he treated with every respect." Reyond this Miss Van ltemper ?-<>111 <I get no satisfaction. She at last consented to to to her room, where she was locked in. She had not been there long before the door was opened and a note was thrown in. It read: Yottr treatment of nie has made me desperate. I have kidnaped you and shall hold you till you have promised to be my wife. If yon wish to see me, ring, and I will send for you. F. TOWNSKNI). It was but a few minutes before a ring was heard downstairs. Then a maid threw open the door and conducted Miss Van Deveer to the drawing room, where Mr. Townscnd awaited her. " What croz.v freak is this? ' she demanded haughtily. "If I am crazy I have been made so by love for you." "I itomnnd to bt. home icimedi dtely. They will bo frightened at my ; absence. It Is not proper that. I should be here in your house." "As to the first 1 euro nothing. As to the second, you shall be treated as becomes the ladv you are." "Do you realize that when my Ileitis here is known, as it will be If I do not leave immediately, I shall be severely crltieised?" "All the more reason for you to comply with the terms of ransom and go at once." The lady was talking excitedly, the gentleman as coolly as if lie were an Italian bandit ready to cut off her ear and send it to her relatives. "1 supposed, Frank Townsend, that you were reckless, but I never took you for a fool." "A fool will pull the house down over his head and the woman ho lovt 3." "Do you mean to say that you will permit this act to be known among your friends and he cut by every one of them? As soon as they hear all they will exonerate me." "If 1 can't win you I am ready to he out by the whole world." There was no promise of relenting. .Miss Van Deveor stood looking at her mptor with a curious expression. Through all In r blowing hot and cold sin- had intended to marry him. Indeed. she was desperately in love with him. If she allowed this unheard of affair to proceed it meant ruin to all concerned. There was no alternative except capitulation. "Order the carriage," she said. "It is at the door, and my roaehman is on the box. Come. I can get you home before the dinner hour." Mr. Townsend and Miss Van Heveer got into the carriage together, and the termer's coachman drove them In i lir i r home whirl) the. reach eel just its iln? faniil> wt'i'o sitting down to dinner. lie did u< t n'lcivt1 an invitation to ditto. Indeed, it was a month before the lady v.* on Id receive hint, but lie was patient and in time was rewarded by being forgiven. When the wedding occurred, at which mailt of New York's unbolt* were present and the bride promised to love, honor and obey, no one suspected how Iter consent had been won.?Merrick Augur. CHEERY MR. SINCLAIR. "Now, I want to know," simpered Miss Clementina Gibson. "what yon come courting me for. You're nothing but a hoy. and I'm forty." "Rats! Forty' You nta> be a few years older than I am, but you're ten or twelve years ibis side 01 fori> . and it wouldn't make any differ, nee to nic if you were fifty A- soon as 1 saw you 1 knew von were just the woman for me.' The man was Algernon Sinclair, a youngster of twenty-two le laid known Miss (iiltson only a fortnight, but had been \ *-1 > persistent in his attentions during that time, lie hud appeared one morning at the door os her flat and asked for Miss Gibson. help him in his search, He did step in and was in no hurry to step out. I Front that time forward he was tie- : voted to Miss Clementina Gibson. "Tickets to the theater tonight." insaid one afternoon. "Got a box. | We'll be right in among the swells, and you'll have to wear your best 1>M* .??? uhrtt ?? - - , M ??V. Ull ?> 11 <1 I jl'WCIl V VUII j have. Any diamonds? No? Well, I think 1 see my way clear to get yon some before long if a deal 1 have mi hand goes through. I'earls? Oh, a brooch set with pearls! Wear it without fall." The young man rattled on in his funny way, quite delighting the elderly lady, who had caught his fancy When he called for her in the evening and saw her attired in a pearl silk dress he held up his hands in ad miration. The brooch ho pronounced "a daisy." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven seven pearls, and that big one in the center is a hummer. I'm not going to be ashamed of my girl tonight, yon bet. Come on." Whenever Mr. Sinclair took .Mi^^ Gibson out he manifested ibis same 1 desire that she should be well dressed, and on occasions appropriate for 1 jewelry lie hogged her to produce sonic new ornament iliat she bad not 1 worn before. Mat Miss Gibson was not inclined to wear her best gown- 1 in public, though she was not dis- 1 posed to have Mi Sinclair think six ' hadn't line gowns, and dually when 1 he bet her a dozen pair of gloves ilint ^ she couldn't show half a dozen really f lirst class dresses she Drought out the ' half dozen stud said she could "go ' lost in admiration, and the next day 6 two better." Sinclair looked at tltetti, ' paid the bet. I One day lie wrote her a note to ' s;i\ that he would < ail in the sifter- ' noon u> take Iter to ride in an sit.to- ?' mobile, and wouldn't she wear tlistt (l ess witli the green figure stud's t and tun ) - on si jsnuhoi. e ' i g Gibson laughed sit hi; d< ii|U..n and A lull Oil till' ill! -S ' ^ ? (<- .m i dim l i lair called at i1 i hour appoint* d h with a beautiful macliin?-. w 11i< h he R drove himself, and ibe> -;?;! ?1 out in- 1; to the country. During the ride a t man ale; d with a camera waved his li hat. Sinclair slowed up. d "He wants to take our picture," he ft said. "Let's have one." L "No, no; we don't want a picture." yes. we do. Fire away, Mr. Photographer.'' jj There was a click and the picture was taken. tThe next day there was a ring at Miss Gibson's floor. She opened It and there stood MY. Sinclair and an- ' other man with a warrant for her ar- , rest. She east an astonished look at 5 Sinclair and turned pale. d "Who and what are you anyway?" b "Robert Williams, detective." S Mr Williams, recently pretended S ?_???_______ I "LIKE: I BBQATS I LIKE" I 1 h is uiu' i?r i lu? law - i ?l mil lire t hat a 11 111 i 1 i?^s | nua I urn a ft or t hoi r kind. If you plant i ni'orior ^a rdon simm! you w ill have |io(ir vcjfi'talilis. I f \ ?n plant yood send \"??11 will ha vu p < u u I vi ?_i i 1 a I >i< s. Lot us hoIp you l?? so I oo t yniir sood. \W have nil 5 naml an assort moid of t ho host variotius ol ya r< Ion soot i sii i t a h|? lop this net ion. Also Main-yti'ou ii Si m ? I I'otat >os. (>nion Sots and < 'ahhapo plants. I _ Loads sold on their merits only. ! hey guarantee themselves. (k no. us hor iuisini-ss, j IhtliAii ilS-UAIN DUUfi CO., I i i. j i. ? ?' * i iic vutiiny anci uru.^ House. i BATI:SBUK(i. - . s. C. v -0 0 t "0 v_< V < . ? ':":a ' *' *&'n: < 9?!i^ i ? LEI US SELL YOU ! Your Fertilizers % "j " We are n > v re.i ly to mike shipment o! all grades of Main "i ^ factored l'e; :' 1 he pr-jper 1"' r.ilizers for every Croj ^ Ask for ? PALMETTO STATE Bl<ANDS 3K ?*< ivenit. Mil ; oi i'otasl r. . Ni te of Sods ?: ' A I ) \;*ited Ferti1 -vs. n ?' ifactu-ed !l!.v.>d and Tankag jAj r.d otton 1 e<. iv/ . 8 ii #. './'iiiitiiu rt5i unm Lit), H i;:i Di:i.L JONI-S, Manager, Jfe c}| Ninth Moor Skyscraper, i oiumhia, S. C. ?L ,m' ??" n!i. i iii.m ?>i a Great Britain cannot get along ^ r.*; '' ,l,l"<1 ' > out our meat, says a report; buti " i . , :?* r. prcM o?l( i to i an- . . ... .. .. . sa.ui,; i >! ! ?v j?. .:iH1 Wiih no 'J wouId be different if those \*.. . in fcfiui- than ir he pie had to pav American price; burying .. si in i- ?New York World. hawk in lii'i i>:. ,n. 'i ll" photograph 1 'he a.- >! snake. ~ an<l u,n!' '' jionliur.- ' had |K.,.? , v.ij^vjuVrtJ <\ ' *ont : >!.. ..I v. la h.nl j,;. vyVfir 1v?4YV IffCi titit-d tin- one <- . hie own Mr. Williams j. I ho Mai filled with! stoii'ii plop. . all of \\!ii h h. long<ul l?) tile I lv ill UltO; tiou The brooch wit ii "vi | i : I'ls \\; s in : 1 ist / oi .v. 1 t i.y his client, and e\ i ,):< < j ), halt dozen ,-U ' dresses that woi I i t was oil 9 list of niis-in an ' z-: % I l.i (let i ii\? hail I?? 11 given the ' preface to this little story hook r * t /s ^ ivhich was tIni; : .Miss (lib on, house- " l r .Mr 11i 1st id !: id (piar- \ Vu "eh 'l with lior employ. r ami had h ft * I ^ Iter ci vil . n>wing vengeance. Some /' * ^ line a; r lici departure the house i r\s I r ^ (vas cut ei < <1 when I lie owner was t r , iway and a large (piantity of property ' * aketi Considering Miss C.ili en's ' > hreat, Mrs. Mlekforl suspected that ' * he had given the information that / > ed to tlie robbery. Mr. Williams was ^ )ut on the ease and by ills skillful / landling of it secured tlie return of *4* housands of dollars of property and i handsome fee for himself. I ..miss uiuson now doing a term In he penitentiary, has vowod ven-? ' * ;eanco on the "Jlttlo whlppgrsrapno^4 ' ? ,8 sho calls him who "talked soft^"to \ \ ler for a brief season only to trap m ' ier. When she gets out of Jail she Is i " / ;oing to do something very terrible to , " * ' A itiii, hut what it i to be she h. * ps J r ? <>?,. .. h... ****** 9 employed in what his fellows have , , nblKHl th'.' "blandishment department j :>r trapping old maids."?J?Unor T. ova. j WORSE THAR EARTI There is not any better Salve than QUAKES leWitt's Carbolizecl Witch Haze, alve. We hereby warn the public iat we are not responsible for any v>><, kinp ? . \. 1< inces, eai ijurio.is clfe'. tr. causod tro.n v/om. ,Us ; t.cnv llsi :ss or poisonous nr.; at ions o! out leWitt's Carbolizecl Witch Hazel ?: ; b( well to rend alve, the original. It is pood lot berth; ' t:. * * >i:;e thinps e aythinp when a salve is needed, i more c\s a talet ut it Is especially good for piles, i, tohU at . u..c..ce ilu:im? old by Dr. F. B. Gunter Drug cart) ,, . So tore. \ Ireal estate bargains Improved Town Lots | Farm Lands. y I Th ree elegant "arms witi i i ii s? flno nipp VinnQP'*0111 miles ot ItatoHbur^. 1 une nice nuuse NVell watered. In a W()(Kl (s i i i -ii slat e <>t" cultivation. A. and lot?1 ^ acres splendid water pow it wm ho (T . T-x . . /. developed on one. 3 in liatesbarg I or Tract No. 1 contains 33 acres and n I *11 4 1 a 4-room house. ) Sale 01 Will tiacie Tract No.2contains 172 acres and v / p 1 new dwelling. d 101 iarm land. Tract No. 3 contains 125 acres and A comtortable house. ^ Terms ot sale One-Fourtli . PASII, balance on time so: Prompt bervice. Icmed i).v mortyaye ot'preinih I Willi lis ii is a quick sale and a cheap price. J, il'yon svant to buy. let us know what you want, )) we'll '^et it. \ " you want to sell, see us, we'll sell it. t tipf/.ohiivirf Dno 5? n lain i ' * I miU/OUUlg ilCd1 DblOlC uu. ^ W. J. McCARTHA, Manager if OHO BHHL TIM MERMAN. Attorney. Batesburg, li. C, ps mmmmmmmmmmm^hmm ib? r r i - ir HBA:- -Jg 1*7?RJfiSE? SSg I'sanjdas AHsnhtoV IM | sariHcins oNiaivma 9 hrf "0 'S BiqiLui[o;> fe-s | ?|j */-0 v'/^ o 9 fiESS aiwsanoH/,. bb&; || odsojiiw * !>P*M H 4ojr?i?.j ui | *s.\. >11n^j i' lllJOO^I 'sil in 11 (| 1 wULl T13fe 3MK || " | Hiamiiiiiaiiii" iiiuj^a?.-- Jl .-V,a HIH.U VV1LII UlSDalt'h I TCI ' |g COLUMBIA, - S.C m\' " I ForEvrything; Good to Eat m ? Fresh and Up=to=Date, jjo to with-v :id:R,:E:e3:E;:E2 peo- j i:or!, BATESBIJRG, S. C. THE I ^ateshurg '^Lot/e/ cOakert/ & w-zcztzMr.is_skM* 11-n Inifii?a? <(> v I ' Sow puree/ fo f&eceioe (Drr/ers for \ ^rend, Rolls, Cakes | a nd Pies I In Any Quantity. !|: - //',/// CVz/'c a ySnec/ti///. [\'. \. MBYGR, Proprietor. i; 'WW. ".WMWWWW'.W" t Carolina, several years ago. | A man, now middle aged, who e * A resident of the shaken city, boyhood home was in the san e lerwhile he felt that his duties required t''(" n't" w;:s wont to ret; , vc-iy .. . , . , , . severe f"<het tha' swept the o'd him to remain there to do what he homcfead a. ny. "And -.he , !x, might for the suffererf, sent his six thing r saw of ,^u,ct" e -could say rth- year ol t son out ot the d. nger and at a thiilling pom of tin n :-a:i\e, ons confusion to the youngster's grand- he was >: >;] ug < .>.n< enn on the fa the; in New York. Three days af- ' v".n "'l'.1' ven ter the boy's arrival the Charleston ! ic q^inv-idt ' ^ 1 re .ne invaria <ly querv. bat rran received this telegram from his ! "Oh. J a on'i .< 1* h m on the the father: 'Send us your earthquake piano."- Jj s nth and t.dce back your boy." >/ 1 Cioni/iti/iion for -^4 tare A.