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VOL. II. NO. 13. CAMDEN, S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905. Sl.SO Per Year* THE SPLENDID SPUR o ? J~x THE ADVENTURES OF JACK MARVEL. Bj ABTHUB T. QUILLBK COUCH.* ' CHAPTER XIL Joan Does Me Her Lest Service. We came, a little before midnight, to Mr -Bevlll's famous great boose W Stow, near Kilkbampton; that to-night iwas brightly lit and full of captains and troopers fesstlng, as well they needed to, after the great victory. And here, though loth to do eo, I left Delia to the care of Lady Grace Grenville, fllr Bertn'a fond, beautiful wife, and of all gentlewomen 1 hare ever seen the pink snd paragon, as well for her loyal heart as the graces of her mind, fcefn* the hslf of our Ulo wss out kissed Delia on both cheeks, and, led her awrfy. "To yon, too, sir, I would counsel bed,'*, said she, "after you have eaten and drunk, and especially given God thanks for this day's work." ; Sir BevlU I did not see. but, striding ' down into the hall, picked my way among the drinking sud drunken; the servants hurrying with dishes of roast and baked nnd great tankards of beer; the swords and pikes flung down undct the forms and settles, and sticking out to trip a man up; and at lengtb found a groom who led mo to a loft over lone of the barns, and here above a mattress of bay I .alept the first time for r""ny months between frefh linen that smelled of lavender, and In think ing how pleasant it was dropped sound ' asleep. .'j Sure there is no better, sweetet touch than this of linen %spread over fcay- Early In the morning I woke with ;wlts c|ear as water and not an ache or ounto of weariness in my bones, and kfter washing at the pump below went |w search of breakfast and Sir BevllL ffhe one I found, ready and laid, in the hall; the other seated In his writ ing room, studying in n map. and with apology for my haste handed him Mas tar Tingcomb'J confession and told my story. ? 4 "As a Magistrate I can give this Warrant, and 'twould be a pleasure, for well, as a boy, do I remember Dea kt? KUUpew. Young sir"?he rose .up and taking a turn across the room * <came and laid a band on my shoulder have flfen his daughter. it too *Iate to wOnrou against loving her?'' 1 "1*% I &ww*rad. Mushing; < tm* it is* \ ' ^ " - "She seems toth sweet and quaint. Cod forbid I should say a word against 'one that haa o> taken me! But In these times a man should stand alone; to make a friend Is to run the chance of ?oft heart, to marry a wifa makes the chance sure" "For many reasons I would blithely ?Issue this warrant. But how am I to t spare men to carry It out? At any moment we may be assailed?" ? "If that be your concern, air," an swered I. "give me the warrant. I toave a good friend beffc. a aeafarlng man. whose vessel lies at this moment In Looe Haven, with a crew on board that will lay Master Tlngcomb by the heels In a trice. Within three days .we'll have him clapped in Leunceston Jail, and thera at tho uext As3lse you shall sit on the Grand Jury end hear bis case, by which time, I hope, U10 King'3 law shall run on easier wheels In Cornwall. The prlsonera we have "already I leave yo? to deal withal} only, against my will, I must claim some mercy for that vogue Settle." ?Twas not ten mluuten before I bad the warrant in my pocket. And by 11 o'clock (word having been carried - to Delta, end our plans laid before Billy Pottery, who on th3 erot en gaged himself to help us), our horsey .Were brought round to the zate, and my mistress appeared, all read7 for tho Journey. . So, with Billy trarr-pln'j behind ms, Sway we rod* r.n the combe, whero tilkhnmpton tower stood against the iky; and tv.rnlng to wr.ve hands at tho top, found ov.v host and hostesrt ?till b7 the gate, watching uo, with ftapds raised to shield their eyes from the sun. At Launceton, Billy Pottery took fpars of-us; and p.dt/ went due south, toward Looe, r.'itlf a llgbt purse end ? lighter heart, nnciertaklng that his ?hip should 113 of' Gleyn, with her crew rendy for notion, within eight and-forty hour.?. Delia and I rode faster now toward tb? southwest; and I was recouping my flight along this very road, when I heard n sound tbat brought my heart Into my moutb. 'Twas the blast of a bugle, and came from behind the bill in front of ut. And fit the same moment 1 understood. It must be Plr George Chudlclgh's cavalry returning, on news of their comrades' defeat, and we were riding straight toward them, as Into a trap. "Quick!" I orl?d; "follow mo, and ride for dear life!" And striking spur into Molly I turned ?narp off tbe rond nnd galloped across the moor to th? loft, with Delia close after me. We bad gone about two hundred yards only when I h^nrd about, and, glantlng over my right fehoulder, a green banner waving on tbe crest of the road, nnd gathered about it the vanguard of the troops?some score of dragoons; and those, having caught eight of us, were pausing a moment to .watch. The shout presently was followed by another; to which I made no answer, bat held on my way, with the nore of Delia's horse now level with my stlr rup; for I gnesned that my dress had already betrayed as. And this was the case; for at the- next glance I sew ?WWItt mgddnV^n&fhemiaTee (roar the main body and gallop In a direction at an acute angle to onra.' On they came, ydllng to u to halt,' and scattering oyer the , moor to ln-; tercept us. ?* Not choosing, however, to be driven eastward, I kept a straight coarse, and trusted to onr horses' feeetness to carry, os by them, out of reach?of their shot.* In the pause of their first surprise wej had stolen two hundred yards more. Ij counted and found eight men In pur-, suit of us; and, to my Joy, heard the, bugle blown again, and saw the restj of the troop, now gathering fast above, move stesdlly along the road wltbout| Intention to follow. Doubtless the, news of the Cornish srccess made them wary of their good order. ! Still, eight men were enough to run from; and now the nearest let fly with his piece?more to frighten us, belike,' than with any other view, for we were far out of range. But It grew clear that If we held on our direction they; must cut us off. i Only now with good hope I saw a hll)j rising not half a mile In front, and. somewhat to the right of onr course/ and, thought I, 'if we can gain the; hollow to the left of It, and put the: hill between us. they must ride over! It or round?In either case losing much] time.'* 86, pointing this ont to Delia.? who rode on my left (to leave nay pis-j tol arm free and at tlie same time be; screened by me from shot of the dra-J goons) I drove my spurs deep andj called to Molly to make her best pace. I The enemy divined our purpose; and; In a minute 'twas a desperate race fori the entrance to the hollow. Bnt our horses were the faster, and we the lighter riders! so that we won, wlth! thirty yards tov spare, from the fore-j most?not without damage, however, j for, finding himself balked, he sent a bullet at us which neatly cut through! my rein, so that my bridle was hence-] forward useless, and I could guide Molly with knee and voice alone.1 Delia's bay had shied at the sound of it, and likely enough saved my mis tress's life by this, for the bullet passed within a footjfrefore her. Down the hollow we raced, with three dragoons at our heels, the rest going round the hill. But they did little good by so doing, for after the hollow came a broad, dismal sheet of water, about a mile round and banked with black peat. Galloping along the left shore of ?4hls, we cut them off by near half a mile. But the three be hind followed doggedly, though drop ping back with every stride. l' Beyond the pool enrae a green valley, and a stream flowing down It, which we jumped easily. QIancing at Delia as she landed on the further side, I noted that her cheeks were glowing and herself brimful of mirth. "Say, Jack," eke cried, "Is not this better than love of women?" "In heaven's name," I called out, "take care!" But 'twas too late. The green valley h>>re melted Into a treacherous bog. In w.llch her bay was already plunging ov?>r his fetlocks and every moment sinking deeper. "Throw me the rein!" I shouted, and, catching'the bridle close by the bit, leaned over and tried to drag the horse forward. By this Molly also was over hoofs In liquid mud. For a minute and more we heaved and splashed, and all the wfclle the dragoons, seeing our fix. were shouting and drawing nearer and nearer. But just as a bracc of bullets splashed Into the slough at our feet we staggered to the harder Slope and wcro gaining on them again. So for twenty minutes along the spurs of the hills we held on, the enemy falling back and hidden, every now and again. In the hollows?but always following; at the en J of which time Delia called from( just behind me: "Jack, here's a to-do; the bay is going lame!" There was no doubt of It. I suppose he must have wrung his off hind log In fighting through quag. Any way. ten minutes more would ?ee the end of his gallop. But at tills moment we had won to the top of a stiff ascent, and now. looking down at our Toot, I had the joyfnlest surprise. 'Twas the rooore of Temple spread bolow like a map, the low sun utrlk ing on the ruined huts to the loft of us, on the roof of Joan's oottago. on the soar of the high road and the sides of the tall tor above It. "In ten minutes," Bald I, "wo may bo Mfc." Bo down Into tho plain we hurried; and I thought for the first time of tho loyal girl waiting In the oottago yon* der, of my former ride Into. Tomplo. and (with angry fthamo) of tho light hoart with which I left It. Past the peat ricks we struggled, tho sheep cotes, the straggling fences?all so familiar; crossed the stream and rode into the yard. "Jump down," I whispered: "wo have time, and no more." Glancing hsck, I saw a couple of dragoons.already com ing over the heights. They had spied us. Dismounting, 1 ran to the eftttnge door and flunng it open. A stream of light, flung hack against th? sun, blazed Into my eyes. I rubbed fhem and halted for a mo ment stock-still. For Joan stood In front of me, drocised in the very clothes I had worn on the alny we flrst met?buff?coat, breeches, heavy boot*, and all. Her back was toward me. Ml it tke Oar, where the coat had boon c?t afrai from my wound. I saw tbe rents al) darned and patched wtfh peek thread. In her hand was the mirror I had given her. ?t the sound of my step on the threshold she turned with a short cry? i cry the like of which 1 here nerer heard, so fan wasltof miiH joy. The glees dropped to the doer and waa shattered. In a second her arms wsre about me. < end so she hung on itfy neck, sobbing snd laughing to gether. 44 Twas true?'twas true! Deer, deer jjsck?desr Jsck to'come to me; hold me tighter, tlghter-^for my very heart if bursting!" ' ^And behind me a shadow fell on the floorwsy; snd there stood Delia re tarding us. "Joan." said I. hot with shame, tak ing her arms gently from my neck, "listen: I came because I sm chased. Once more the dragooners are after me -not qre minutes away. Ton must lend me a horse, and at once." "Nay," said a voice In the doorway, "the horse, If lent. Is for me!" Josn turned, and the two women ptood looking at each other?the one |wlth dark wonder, the other with cold disdainfulness?and I between them, scarce lifting my eyes. Bach was Jbeautlful after her kind, as day and pight; and though their looks crossed for e full minute like drawn blades, Neither bad the mastery.' Joan was the first to speak: * "Jack, If tby mare In the yard?" j "Give me thy pistols and thy cloak." f?he stepped to the window hole at the pnd of the kltchcn, and looked out. ''Plenty of time." she said, and point ed to the ladder leading to the loft pbove?"Climb up there, the both, and pull the ladder after. Is it thou they jnraut?or she?" pointing to Delia. | "Me chiefly they would catcb, no doubt?being a man," I answered. I "Aye?being a man; the world's full ?f folly. Then. Jack, do thou look ifter her. and I'll look after thee." She flung my cloak abovU'her, took ny pistols and went out at the door, ^s she did so the sun sank and a dull shadow swept over the moor. "Joan!" I cried, for now I guessed icr purpose and was following to bin ler her, but she had canght Molly's jrldle and was already astride of her. "Get back!" she cslled softly, and then, "I make a better lad than wench, lack." leaped the maro through a gap In the wall, and in a moment was breasting the hill and galloping for the iilgh road. "What think you of this for a hiding place?" asked ^.jslth a laugh. But Delia did not laugh. Instead, the faced me with biasing eyes, phecked herself and answered, cold as Ice: | "Sir, you have done me a many Erors. How I have trusted you In turn It were best for you to remem r. and for me to forget." | The dark drew on, ?nd Rttii we sat there, hour after hour, silent, angry, waiting for Joan's return, Delia at tbe entrance of the cottage, chin on hand, scanning tbe heavens and never once turning toward me; I further Inside, with my arms crossed, raging against myself and all the world, yet with a sickening dread that Joan would never come back. ! as t&e time lagged by, this terror grew and grew. But. as I think, about 10 o'clock, I heard otep coming over the turf. I ran out. 'Twas Joan her self and leadlug Molly by the bridle. Sho walked as if tired, and leaving tbo mare in the stable followed me into jthe cottage. Glancing round, I noted 'that Delia had slipped away. ^ | "Am glad she's gone," said Joan, ;shortly. "The rebels 'ill never trouble thee more, lad." I "Why? how" ! "Listen, lad; nit down an' let me rest imy head 'pon thy knee. Oh, Jack, I did It bravely! Eight good miles an' Imore I took the mare?by tho Four jhoi'd Cross, an' across the moor past iTober an' Catsliole, an' over Brown iWllly, nn* round ltoughtor to the nor' west; an' there lieo the bravest quag? ?oli. a blaelf, bottomless hole!?an' Into jit I led them; an* there they lie, every horse, an' every mother's son, till Judgment Day." . "Dead?" w "Aye?an' the last twain wi* a bullet apiece In their skulls. Ob", rare! Deal* heart?hold my head?so, atween thy hands." ! "B\it, Joan, arc these men dead, say you?" ? ! "Surely, yes. Why, lad, what be four rebels, up or down, to make this |coll over? IJast novcr nxed after me!" I "Joan?you are not hurt?" ( In the darkness I -sought her eyes, and, peering into them, drew back. ! "Joan!" ? "Hush, lad?bend down thy head, and let me whlBper. I went too near ?an' one. that was over his knees, let ?fly wi* his musket-an' Jack, I havo *>ut a minute or two. Mush, lad. hush ?there's no call! Wert never the man could ha' tamed me?art the weaker, &n a way; forgle the word, for I loved thee so. boy Jock!" Her arms were drawing down my face to her, her eyes were dull with palu. "Feel. Jack?there-over my right breast. I plugged the wound wi' a peat turf. Pull It out. for 'tis bleeding Inward, and hurts cruelly?pull it out!" As I hesitated *he thrust her own hand in and drew it forth, leaving the hot blood to gush. "An' now. Jack, tighter?hold me tighter. Kiss me-oli. what brave tlmen! T glUer, lad, an' call wl' me ?'Church au' King!' Call, lad?'Churcli an' " The warm arms loosened, the head sank back upon my lap. I looked up. There was a shadow across the entrance, blotting out the star of night. 'Twas Delia, leaning there and listening. (To be continued.) ? AsirotprpuY VM Frtack jf fttMrte ?tl SWAI WT fiWII ? Minister Monte** Calls'on Foreign ?Hl Submits ^rUoui Paris, By CibNnRniK upon In structions government, Dr. Motono, tho Japanese minister to Franco, csllod Minister Dei Cssse this even ins ud submitted rep resentations on |ekatf of Japsn con cerning the proline* i of the Russian Pacific squadroned Kamhanh Bay. An official commnnlqMtsn Issued after the meeting states that Minister Monoto's communication ?d character of a formal protest against an alleged vio latlon of neutraut|^> but was to ob tain assurances ths^L France would ob serve strict neutftfity. The exact twvyi of Japan's repre sentation has not bffn disclosed, but it is understood, while having the us ual courteous fons of diplomacy, they set forth that serious apprehensions had been arous4q~fryv the stsy of the Russian warshipc.Ja Kamranh Rav. and that urgent desire that French neutrality be plassjabsyond doubt. The terms of w Muucb responses, although not given out, tend to -give ample assurances upon all the ques tions raised. Besides these 'general assurances, the conference doubtless permitted of the explanation of tho French point of view concerning (tar stay of Russlsn warships In Kanwanh Bay. It is maintained that this was at most a brief sojourn, and not a prolonged stay, pfflclal information leading to the belief that the sqsndron actually left Kamranh Bay last Sunday. No Japan ese ships were in the vicinity during the stay of the Russian squadron, and, therefore, it is held, it had not the character of giving asylum to a belli gerent against the attack of the ene my. It remains for Toklo, to which the French reply was sent, to say wheth er ths assurances are considered suf ficient. The opinion prevails here that M." Del basso's answer is of a nature to tftovefit sJftlous complica tions. However, the attitude of Soci alist deputies promises to bring up the entire question before the chsm ber. M. Presens, one of Jaures' chief lieutenants, has given notice of his intention to question the government on the presence of Russian ships In In do-Chinese waters. He holds that neu trality has not been observed with sufficient vigor. The appearance of the question as a political issue in political quarters, leads to the feeling in pome quarters that Rojeetven sky's presence in Indo Chinese waters constitutes a consider able mehace to France, and may oper ate to weaken the bonds between Russia and France. Ordered to Move On. Paris, By Cable.?A telegram receiv ed here from St. Petersburg and under stood to be of official origin says: "The Russlah Admiralty haa notified Ad miral Rojestvensky of the grave dan ger to peace which will be entailed if the stay of his squadron oft the coast of Annam is prolonged contrary to the laws of neutrality. Ntf doubt is en tertained that the admiral will carry out the formal Instructions sent to him." Facte Not Established. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The fol lowing statement on the subject of Kamranh Bay has been made: "If Rojestvensky Is still at Kam ranh Bay, ho will romaln outside the throe-mile limit as he did during his long stay off Madagascar. Naturally. Japan will file a caveat, just as she would file one with the United States if Rojestvensky should approach the Philippines. Japan's protest is in the nature of a warning. The facts yet remain to be established." 8quadron Reported to Have Left. St. Petersburg, BY Cable.?Reports are current here that the Russian sec ond Pacific squadron haa already left Kamranh Ray and is on the way to Vladlvastock; but the government will proceed with action on the Japanese protest as if I he squadron had not con tinued its voyage. A special service was held at the Admiralty church to offer prayers for the safety of the squadrona nd Its successful arrival at Vladivostock. Testifies in South Carolina. Windsor, Va., Special.?Deputy Sher iff J. H. Kiniry has arrived at the State prison here with John F. McCarthy, who is serving a term in thf prison for robbing a bank at Newfana, and with whom the deputy has bean on a trip to South Carolina. In that State McCar thy testified in a BoetoOtaa,.jrobbery case, having been taken fflffru a wit ness at the request of tha South Caro lina authorities. McCarthy will leave the prison again soon, to appear as a witness at Newfane In tha case of a man who is datalned there on suspicion of hsving been implicated in th# bank robbery for which MeCdrtBy la noW serving his sentence. Wrecked In Burning Bridge. Rome, Oa., 8peclal.?A* part of tha first section of the northbound Clncia *nati and Florida limited, on the South ern railway, wa? Wrecked In a burn ing trestle six and a half BfllM from Rome No one was killM but aeveral of the crew were Injured. The section carried only baggage, express and mail cars. The engine passed over tha burning bridge, but the two cars fol lowing went Ihto the burning struc ture. VIMIOSEOF SOUTKIN COTTON South Carolina Division off tha South on* Cotton Aoooclatlon Takoo Up Mr. Wagoner's Suggestion. Columbia State. The officers of the 9outh Carolina division of the Southern Cotton asso ciation have taken up the movement started by the Southern Wholesale gro sses, to push the use of cotton bags or sacks made of cotton. The matter wss presented In detail In The State of Thursday and has attracted attention all over the South. The Idea Is to carry out In a practical way one of the propositions on which the Southern Cotton association was founded?to Increase the market for cotton goods, as well as to reduce the acreage used In the production of ootton. While some want to create a great er demand for cotton goods In the Ori ent to supplant the costly silks, the practical business men of the whole sale grocers' association have seqn an opportunity to declare that the mar ket can be expanded right here at home by demanding that manufscturers use cotton Instead of burlap and Jute for bagging. Indeed there has been some talk of the people of the South resorting to the use of white duck, cottonades and other cotton fabrics for clothing in the summer and thus show to the world that we prefer wearing apparel made of our own home staple. This wss done per force during the war be tween the sections, when necessity re quired the Southern people to live ?ery, very economically. To some this might appear to be carrying the move ment to an extreme approaching fa natlslsm, but the earnest leaders in low effort to gvi cotton into the con trol of the producers think that by next summer they will have the peo ple of the South willing to use cotton ! goods to an extent unprecedented. While this wearing apparel proposi tion may appear to be somewhat chim erical, yet there is much force and %g ic in the movement ,to demand the use of cotton Instead of burlap In mar keting grain, in shipping fertilizers, and in other commercial uses. This would increase the consumption of cot ton by hundreds of thousands of bales. Mr. F. H. Weston, secretary of the South Carolina division, has sent to every county organisation an earnent appeal to stand by the movement for the increased use of cotton in the man ufacture of bags and bagging. He has also written to Mr. Geo. A. Wagener, of Charleston commending the move ment of which Mr. Wagener is tho leading spirit. Following is Mr. Wes ton's letter to the county organiza tions: "I am sending you under separate cover by today's mall an article In reference to the use of cotton bags. I consider this one of the most Impor tant matters that our association can undertake. You will recall that at the time the association was formed. It was not only to meet the present em ergency, but to endeavor to enlarge the field for cotton goods. There Is-no reason in tlje world why we should buy articles for our 'consumption?especial ly fertilizers?sacked in anything but cotton bags. I wish you would read carefully this marked article, and also the editorial; and if possible get your county papers to publish it. Later we will ask the county organizations of the association throughout the State to adopt resolutions reouestinar th? f*?p miz.tr companies and others who use sacks 'to use anly cotton sacks; and ?we should give the preference to those fertilizer companies and merchants ?who use cotton sacks. "A representative of tho State asso ciation will shortly go to Charleston for the purpose of conferring with the fertilizer people and will ask them to use cotton sacks." Following Is a list of counties in which there are organizations, with the names and postofflces of the presidents and secretaries: Aiken?W. W. Wool soy, Aiken; B. P. Holley, Aiken. Anderson?W. H. Glen, IJberty; J. W. Rothrock, Anderson. Barnwell?F. H. Creech, Barnwell; H. L O'Bannon, Barnwell. Bamberg?John W. Crum, Denmark; J. D. Felder. Denmark. Cherokee? R. C. Sarratt. Gaffney; S. D. Parrott, Gaffney. Colleton?W. C. Brant, Getslnger; J. B. Dodd, Round. Chester?P. I* Hardin. Bascomville; John 8. Nunnery, Wylle's Mill. Clarendon?E. D. Hodge, Alcolu; A. II. Rlchhurg, 8ummerton. Chesterfield?John T. Hurst; Ches terfield; D. M. Barrentlne, Chester field. Edgefield?8. T. Williams. Ix>ttlo; J. 8. Minus, Edgefield. Fairfield?8. C. Cathcart, Wlnnsboro; J. F. Fooshe, Wlnnsboro. Florence?J. B. McBrlde, Florence; H. M. Aver. Florence. Greenville? H. B. Tindal, Greenville; G. M. Wllktns, Greenville. Greenwood?J. M. Gaines. C.alnog; W. L. Anderson, Ninety-Six. Georgetown?W. K. Curry, Rhem's postofllce; W. E. Snowden, Chopper postofllce. Kershaw?W. K. Thompson, Liberty Hill; C. V. Blrchmore, Camden. Lancaster?T. J. Strait, Lancaster; George W. Jones, Lancaster. Laurens?A. C. Fuller, Laurens; B. Y Culbertson, Madden. Lee?Samuel Bradley. Bishopvllle; R. W- McCutcheon, Bishopvllle. Lexington?E. J. Btheredgo. Lees vllle. Marlon?Dr. W. Stackhouse. Dillon; Mark Stackhouae. Marlon. Marlboro? R. M. Pegues. Kollock; R. L, Freeman, Bennettsvllle. NewbeTry?R. T. C. Hunter, Pros perity; W. K. Sllgh, Newberry. Oconee?Paul Strlbling. Richland; A. H. Ellison, ftentca Orangeburg? J. E Wannamaker. St. Matthews; G. L Salley, OTangeburg. Pickens ? J. T. Lewis. Anderson Mills; J. L. Morgan. Pickens. Rlrhland?W. W. Ray. Congaree. Saluda?J. H. Watson, Johnson; H. G. (Trouch. Saluda. Sumter?A. B. Stuckey, Sumter; P. M. Pitts, Sumter. 8partanburg? E. Ia Archer. Spartan burg; H. 8. Lipscomb, Trough. Union?John D. Farr, llnlon. Williamsburg?J. Davis Carter, I>eo; R. H. Footman, Greenville. York?C. E. Spencer, Yorkvllle; J. M, BUrr, yorkvllle. A IOUSE WAIMING The Opening of the Thornwell Orphan* ?9* After the Fir* Disaster. When the Are occurred at the Thorn well Orphanage on the 4th of Novem ber last, there were hard times (or a while (or two hundred orphan children, rhey hsd neither pantry nor store house, and had "old mother Hubbard rone to the aupboard." she would have found that the cupboard was not bare; It was gone! All the pickles and pre serves and dried (rult snd other little supplies fixed up (or the winter use were gone up in smoke. And in addi tion, all the flour and meal and bacon snd rice and molasses snd vinegar and augar and tea and toffee had been food tor the devouring flames! There was not even a kitchen left, much less a storehouse; but the people (God bless the people, their hearts are all right!) the people came to. our rescue and now we have completed and arc ready to open a handsome new building 100 (eet one way by 65 the other. It is cover id with tin and it took flfty-five squares to cover It. The floors are of brick laid in cement. It has been furnished with ranges and stoves. The Majestic Range Company of St. Louis, gave us a splen did new range and two portable bakers. But It woefully lacks something. There is not a dust of meal Ubr a grain of rice, nor a cruise of oil, nor a pound of sugar,?there is nothing In the store house. Why, not even a mouse has gone there to hunt his dinner; not a fly is looking out for the pickings! And yet on that storehouse 250 children and their teachers ar* dependent for their dally bread. It is time for a house-warming! Lei us have it. What have you at hand that you can send? Do cot wait for a com mittee to call on j ou or a preacher to set after you. The third week of April Is our reception week. Everybody will be at home. If you get your gifts sent in that week it will not be too late. Somebody asks, "What are the children going to do for something to eat till then?" If you are the one who asks, we will just say that there are fifty two reception weeks at the Thornwell Orphanage, but the third week of April .r. reception week in particular. It is to commemorate the flre and to make us feel good that once more wo have a kitchen and dairy and storehouse and the trimmings that go along with them. Do not forget. Send something every body! Pill that storehouse for once. It is a right good sized room and there is no danger of overcrowding. God bless you, dear friends, and may He pat It Into your hearts to make glad the (atherless. Send provisions in barrels and boxes to Thornwell Orphanage. Clinton, S. C., and cash to Rev. Wm. P. Jacobs, Clin ton, S. C. Arrested For Arson. An arson warrant has been placed in the hands of Comptroller General Jones' special deputy for J. Ed. Boyer, In whose store the big flre which de stroyed fifty houses and places of busi ness at Brookland. across the Con garee, started from the explosion of his kerosene engine. The evidence which the Comptroller General has gathered Indicates that he had made prepara tions for the flre by moving out his goods. The warrant was issued under the special act of the Legislature re quiring the Comptroller General to in vestigate all suspicious fires. Mr. Boyer Is more or less prominent in the town and his arrest has created a sensa tion, although It was not altogether unexpected In certain well-informed quarters. The evidence Is circumstan tial so far. but It is strong; on its face the solicitor had advised the arrest n-t once, as it was roported that Boyer was making preparations to leave the country. Boyer took his arrest calmly, being allowed to come to Columbia nnder guard to consult an attorney. The preliminary examination has been sot for Priday morning at 10 o'clock before Magistrate J. P. Merchant, at Brook land. A peculiarity of the arson law in this State is that a man cannot be punished for setting flre to his own place, but if. as a result of that fire, other houses are fired or are within the legal danger limit he. is liable for in dictment for arson. To Celebrate Return of Flags. Tallahasse, Fla., Spcclal.?The spe clal committee In charge of the cele bration arranged for the official re ception of the Confederate battle flags of the Florida troops has Issued invitations to the several chapters of the I). A. R. and camps of Confederate veterans, to attend the celebration, which will be held In the hall of tho House of Representatives at Talla hassee, on May 2, at 10.30 a. in. Will Get Some Money. President Sloan, of the South Caro lina College, has received a letter from William Jennings Bryan notifying him that the South Carolina College has been named as one of the ?5 State Universities he Is directed to name In article 17 of the Phllo Sherman Ben nett will, setting aside $10,000 to bo divided equally among such universi ties. The amount each University will get after Inheritance taxes arc paid will be $368. the Interest on which Is to be used to purchase an annual prize for the best essay discussing the prin ciples of free government. The gift was accepted with thanks by the ex ecutive committee of the trustees. Mr. Bryan says he has so far established such prizes in nineteen States. 75 Per Cent, of Peaches Killed. Atlanta. Ga.. Special.?After a trip through Georgia, State Entomologist R I. Smith, said: "There Is no doubt about the fact that 75 per cent, of the peach crop north of Atlanta Is a to tal loss as the result of the recent cold weather. All the orchards throughout that section have suffered, some more than others, but from per sonal examination and results from various sources, I feel safe In saying that there will not be more than ono fourth of the crop in this flection." PALMETTO AFFAIRS Occurrences cf Interest In V?rlw? Parts of the State. ?'*" Charlotte Cotton Market. These prlccs represent prices paid to wagons: Strict good middling 7V4 Good middling 7'i Btrlct middling 7% Middling -7Vi Tinges C?\4 to 7.00 Stains 5Vt to t>% Geneal Cotton Market. Middling. Galveston, quiet 7 New Orleans, steady 7% Mobile, easy 7 r?-16 Savannah, easy ... 1 7% Chariestou, quiet 7% Wilmington, dull 7V4 Norfolk, quiet 7% Baltimore, nominal ' 7-% New York, quiet 7.8(1 BoHton. quiet 7.80 Philadelphia, quiet 8.05 Houston, quiet 7% Augusta, steady 7 1-1G Memphis, steady 7 Vj 8t. Ixnils. steady 7 J?-HJ Louisville, firm 7% Palmetto Items. It is probable tha. Isadore Thompson of Greenville, will havo a hard time to get a pardon. In 1003 ho killed Arch Sullivan in Greenville and was sen tenced to serve the rest of his life in prison. A petition stating the enso Las been received. Acting upon his usual custom. Gov. Ileyward sent tho petition to the prosecuting attorney, who in this case was Senator Dean of Greenville. The latter declares, in an ?ndor8ement received Tuesday, that. Ihe prisoner should be made to servo at least a sentcuce for manslaughter, as there was little in the ease to rec ommend a pardon. It is declared in the petition that Isadore Thompson killed the man who seduced ills daugh ter, refused to marry her and then went about bragging of what ho had lone. However, the Jury seems to have thought that there was enough in Ibe case to have tho accused sent to the penitentiary for life. Bib Smalls, the North Carolina white man who was convicted of murdering a negro, will not be banged at Dar lington on the 5th of May. as lia's been generally expected throughout tho State, and has been strongly hoped by many peoplo in Darlington county. His attorneys havo perfected the appeal to the Supreme Court Just In time to aavo his neck, and he thereby getting a year's respite, if i)ot a reversal and new trial. Notice of the perfection of the appeal was given Governor Hey ward by Smalls' attorneys, and tho Governor has notified the Darlington Rheriff to hold up on the hanging. The appeal also includes some faint hope for the life and liberty of John Na'\ also white . convicted along with Smalls, but given only a life sentence, inasmuch as the jury recommended him to mercy. James Moore, a negro lnborer at work on the excavations for the new bank building on Main street in Co lumbia, lost his life there in such a Rtrange and unusual manner that bin felloy workmen's superstitions havo l>cen aroused and it has been difficult to get them to work amain. Moore was standing beside a six-foot embank ment, when part of It containing brick* gave way and fell against him, and although the impact of hardly more than a ruble yard of the stuff, he re ceived injuries which resulted in hia death three hours later. He was trip ped by the cave-in against a wheel barrow board walk, the brick mashing his head and neck against tin* board. Comptroller General Jones is doitr* a bit of "trust-busting" on the side by raising the tax of the returns of big corporations. The raising of the Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical Company's return from $700,000 to $.'{,000,001) has been followed by raising the re turn of the Standard Oil Company to $200,000 from $?>,r?.000. The par value of stock Is put down in the return at $100 a share, and the capital Is placed at $100,000,000. with over $98,000,000 of that paid in. The stock is being quoted in the market at $070 a share. It is demonstrated that a gigantic cor poration with Us various properties has a market value of over a billion dollars. The people of Rock Mills township in Anderson county havo voted an ad ditional tax of four mills for school purposes. The vote for the special levy was unnnlmous. not a single vote having opened It. Many of (lie dis tricts in the county have voted spec ial levies to support their schools, and the movement for better educa tional facilities is steadily progressing. In one Instance, at least, in addition to the voting of a speclnl levy, the principle of consolidation has been successfully carried out. The rails in the new railroad con necting Union with the Seaboard Air Line are now being laid - rapidly. A large force is already at work without the corporate limits of Union, and the rails would be run right into where the new station will be located were It not necessary to build a trestle In the iear of L.'G. Young's residence. Tblp tiestle will be an eftpeclal:y heavy one. about 45 feet long, and will require about two or three weeks to be com pleted. Fer several days Capt. D. J. Griffith, a railroad conductor, who hap boon grading out for the new railroad yards, has been working ahead of the track gang in order that the roadbed vould be In first class condition. Gov. Hey ward Wednesday offered a leward of $150 foi the ^rre*t of thfl pei son who burned the barn of L. F. Stanford in Union county on th* night of April 2nd. The offer of re gard wan made at tbo leqi.est of So llcltor Sease. The Spartanburg Herald Company, with $10,000 capital,, and with A. K. Oonzalea, W. W. Holland. If. Wat son and F .!!. McMasters as corpora tor?, was commissioned.