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\ ? " . 4^--. ?VOL. IV. NO. 4. v V ? v>>? *y ' ? ^T camden, s. c., Thursday, February 21, 1007. Sl.SO Per Year' MAIWA'S REVENGE V OR I imaum l? ALLAN QUATERMAIN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE. J By 'B. RIDER HAGGARD. Author of She, ^ - King Solomon' $ Minrt," Etc. ? CHAPTER - V. 8 Continued. ,_jFhlere' beto^ that small peak, fg oUj ?ui^' "Vhere 1116,1 W pa?^ *a* Q ?*1*?' " ?aU CaSilj 50 Hocke<l from men pass not there, then must JST. 5?. round tbo peak or the a !ny.* ^ daJ* J?nrney and half i^nd?hOW far ,ft the peak fr?m us?" w*,k ?nd all ^m-,rd if you xra,k f*st' at !w . , * you stantf ou the peak " Jtr . IC(!' f?r that meant a f ve nnd forty miles trudge without sleep. -1 ?,,cd to the to take . 'k em " much cooked ele Srry * ,Ucat as Le coul?l conveniently I did the same myself, mid forced Ma,wa to ??t some as we This I did with difficulty, for at that time she seemed neither to sleep nor eat nor rest, so fiercely was she set on vengeance. . Then we started. Malwr. gniding us. Arter going for some half hour over gradually rising ground we found our selves on the farther edge of a great tvush-elad depression, something like tha bottom of a lake. This depression through which we Imd beou traveling was to a very great extent covered with bush; indeed, al most altogether so. except where It ?Was pitted with glades such ns that therein I had shot the elephants. At the rtop of this slope Maiwa halted, niul putting her hands over her eyes, looked back. Presently she touched me on the arm, and pointed over the sea of forest toward a comparatively vaeent space or country some six or seveu miles ?way. I looked, r. nd suddenly I Fniv some thing Hash in the red rays of the set ting sun. A pause, and then another quick Hash. i "What is it?" I asked. "It Is the spears of Worn he's Impl. ?nd they travel fast," she answered, coolly.' , I suppose that my face showed how mtle I liked the news, for rhe went 'Fear not; they will stay to fenst ypon tlie ejephants. and while iiicy feast we shall Journey. I "We may yet escape." /After that we turned and pushed on ?gain, till at length it grew so dark that we had to wait for tbo rising of we moon, which lost us time, though It gave us rest. Fortunately none of the men had ?eon that ominous flashing of the ?Tears; If they lind. I doubt If I could nave kept control of them. As it was, they traveled .'aster than JJ had ever known loaded natives to go before, s<f thorough-paced was their desire to sec the last of Wambe's country. I, however, look the precaution to march last of all, fearing lest they Should throw away their loads to lighten themselves, or, worso still, the tucks: for these kind of fellows would t>? capable of throwing a ythlng away If their own skins were at stake. If the pious Aeneas, whose story you tveve rending to mo the ether night, liad been a mongrel Delagoa Bay na \tlve, Ancbises would have had a poor Chance of getting out of Troy- that is, if he was known to have already uiado ? satisfactory will. At moonrise Ave started on again, and *vltb short occasional halts traveled till dawn, when wo were forced to re?t ? lid cat. Starting once more, about half-past five, we crossed the river nt noon. Then began the long toilsome ascent through thick bush, the same in which I shot the bull buffalo, only some twenty miles to the west of that spot, ? nd not more than twenty-five miles on the hither side of Wambe's kranl. There were six or seven ml leg of this dense bush, and hard work It was to get through it. Next came a belt of scattered for est, which was easier, to pass, though In revenge the ground was steeper. This was about two miles wide, and wo passed it by about four iu the afternoon. Above this scattered bush lay a long steep slope of bowlder strewn ground, which ran up to the foot of the little peak, some three miles away. A* foot-sore and weary we emerged on to this inhospitable plain, some of the men. looking round; caught sight of the spears of Wambl's Impl com ing rapidly along not more than a mile behind us. At first there wag a panic, and the bearers tried to throw off their loads aud run, hut I harangued them, call ing out to them that I would eertaln ly ohoot the first man wb-> did so. and that If tney would but trust In me I would bring them through tbo men. Now ever since I had killed those three elephants single-handled I had guJnod great influence over these men, and they listened to ine. flo of? 0 went as hard ss ever ws could go: the members of the Alpine Cl^b wauld not have been In It with us. We jnftde the bowlders burn, as a Fre-.iehjnan wonld say. Whef we had dons about a mile, the began to emerge f om the belt ?red bust, ?pd Uio jrfcopp of anenrs of sea eajrt their bearers as they viewed us broke upon our ears. Quick as our pace had been before. It grew much quicker uow, for terror lent wings to aay gallant crew. But they were sorely tired, and the loads were heavy. so that run. or rather climb, as we would, Wambe's soldiers, a scrubby-lookir.g lot of men with big spears, small shield*, but without plumes, climbed considerably faster. The last mile of that pleasing chase was like a fox hunt, wc Aemg the fox. and always iu view. What astonished me was the ex traordinary endurance and activity shown by Maiwa. 81ie never even flagged. I think that girPe muscles must have been made of iron, or perhaps it was the strength of her will that sup ported her. At any rate, she rcachc.l the foot of the peak second, poor Gobo. who was an excellent band at ruunijg away, being first. Preseutly I mine panting up. and glanced at the ascent. Before us :vas a- wall of ^ock about one hundred and fifty feet in height, upon which the strata were so laid as to form a series of projections suf ficiently resembling step- to make the ascent, comparatively speaking, easy, except at one spot, where it was neces sary to climb over a projecting angle of cliff aud bear a litt'.e to the left. It was not a really difficult p!acc. but what made it awkward was that immediately beneath tliis projection was a deep fissure or donga. 011 the brink of which we new stood, origin ally dug out. no doubt, fty the rush of water from tbe peak and cliff. This gulf benetith would at the crit ical point be trying to the nerves <-f a weak-headed climber, and so it proved In the result. After the projecting angle was passed the remainder of the accent was very simple. At the summit, however, the brow [ of the cliff hung over, ahd was pierced j by a single narrow pnfli cut through it by water iu such fashion that a single bowlder rolled into it at the top would make the ell IT quite impassable to people without ropes. Wambe's soldiers wrre at this mo ment about a thougaud yards from us, so It was evident that we had no time to lose. I at once ordered the men to com mence the ascent, the girl Maiwa, who was familiar with the pass, going first to show them the way. Accordingly they began to mount with alacrity, pushing ar.d lifting their loads in front of them. When the first of them, led by Mai wa, reached tbe projecting angle, they put down their loads upon a ledge of rock and clambered over. Once up. by going on their stomachs on a bowlder, they could reach Un loads which were held up to them by the men beneath, and in this way drag them up over the awkward plnce. whence they were easily carried to the top. But all of this took time, and menu while the toldier* were coming up fast, ?creaming and brandishing their big spears. They were now wlthlng about four hundred yards, and several loads, to gether with all the tusks, had yet to be got over the rock. I was still standing at the bottom of the cliff, shouting out directions to the mpn above, but it occurred to me that It would soon be time to move. Before doing so. however, I thought, that it might be well to try and pro duce a moral effect upon the advancing enemy. In my hand I held a Winchester re peating carbine, but the distance war. too great for me to use it with effect, so I turned to Gobo, who was shiver ing with terror at my side, and handed ! hhn the carbine, look from him my express. The enemy was now about three hun dred and fifty yards away, and the express was only sighted to three hun dred. Still I knew that it could be trusted for the extra fifty yards. Running In front of Wambe's sol diers were two men? captains, I sup pose?one of them very tall. I put up the 800-yard flap, and sitting down with iny back against the rock. I drew a long breath to Heady myself, and covered the tall man. giving him a full sight. Feeling that I was on him. I pulled, and before the sound of tbe striking bullet could reach my ears I saw tlie man throw un his arms and pitch forward on to his head. His companion stopped dead, giving me a fair chance. I rapidly covered him and tired the left barrel. He turned around once and then sank down in a hesp. This caused the en?my to hesitate. They bad never seen men killed at ?uch a distance before, and thought that there was something uncanny about tlie performance. Taking advantage of the lull, I gave the express back to Gobo, and slinging the Winchester repeater over my back, I began to climb the cliff. When we reached the projecting an gle all the loads were over, but the tusks still bad to be passed up. and tbls, owing to 'their weight and the J smoothness ot their surface, was | very difficult task. Of course I ought to have abandoned tbe tusks. Often and often have ] since reproached myself for not dd tag so. tn deed, t think that toy obstinacj about them Was downright sinful* bd? I always was obstinate about things aud I could not bear the Idea of leavlna those splendid tusks which had cost me so, much pains and danger to couit I by? Well, it nearly cost me my life, and did cost pooi' Gobo his, it* will shortly be seen, to say nothing of the loss Inflicted by my rifle 011 tbe ene my. When I reached the projection I found that the men were trying, with their usualy stnpidity, to hand up the tusks point first, Now tbe result of ibis was that those above had nothing to grip except the round, polished surface of the Ivory, aud this, iu the position in which they were, did not give sufficient hold to en able them to lift the weight. I told them to reverse the tusks and push them up. so that the rough and hollow ends cnuie to the bauds of the men above. I This they did. aud the first two were get up in safety. At this point, looking behind me. I saw the Mutukus ft reaming up tho s.ope in a rough, extended order, and not more than a hundred yards away. Cocking tho Winchester, I opened lae 011 them. I don't quite know how many I missed, but I do know that 1 never shot betier in my life. It was exactly like pheasant shoot ing at a hot corner. I had to keep shifting myself from one to the other, firing almost with out getting a sight-that is. by the eye alone, after tlie^ fashion of the ex pert* who break glass balls. Hut quick as the work was. men foil thick, and l)y tbe time that 1 had emptied the carbine of its twelve cartridges the advance was for the moment checked. I lapidl.v pnshe.l iu some more car tridges. and hardly had I done so when the enemy, seeing that wo were aho.it to escape them altogether, came on once more with a tremendous yell. H.v this time the two halves cf the s.ngle tusk of the great bull alone remained to be passed up. 1 fired and fired as effectively as he roic. but. notwithstanding nil u,.jt I could d<>. some men escaped my hail enrr >U,leiS' amI I lo 1,sc<,|>d the IVejsenliy my rifle was again emplv. I - slung it over my 'back, and draw lug my revolver turned to make a bolt of It. the attackers being now quite close; as I did so a spear struck the clin: close to my head. The last half of the trsk was now vanishing over .he rock, and I sung out to (Jol.o nnc: the other man who had been pushing it pp to vanish af ter it. Cobo, poor fellow, required no sec ond invitation; indeed, his lia$te was his undoing. He went at the projecting rock with a bound. The end of the tus.; was still project ing over, aud instead of grasping the rock bed caught at It. It twisted in his hand; ho slipped, he fell. , \\ nil one Wild shriek he vanished uto the abyss beneath, his falling body brushing nie as it passed. I* or .? moment we stood Aghast and presently the dull thud of his fall smote upon our ears. Poor fellow, he had met the fate which, ns ho ,'iad declared, walked about ii ose In Wambe's country, -Tlicu, with an oath, the remaining man sprang at the rock, and clambered over It in safety. Aghast at the awfulness of what had happened. I stqod still, till i eaw the great blade of a Matuka spear pass up betweei* my feet I hat brought me to my senses, and I began to clamber up tho rock like a cat. I was half way round It. Already I had clasped the hand of that brave girl Malwa, who had como down to help mo, tho men havlna sera mb.'ed forward with the Ivory, when I foit a baud felzo mv ankle "Pull, Malwa, pull!" I gasped; and she certainly did pull. Malwa was a very muscular woman, never before did I so keenly appreciate the advantages of the physical devel opment of females. fhe tugged at my left arm. the sav. age below tusreed at my right leg. till I began to realize that something mu?t ere long give way. Luckily I retained my presence of mind, like the man who. when a fire broke out in Ills house, threw hi* mother-in-law out of the window and carried his mattress downstairs. My right hand was still free, and in It was my revolver, which was secured to my wrist by a leather tlioug. It was cocked, and I simply held It downward and fired. J he result was instantaneous-- and, "o r.ir as I am concerned, most satii^ factory. 1 i:e bullet hit the tu:t31 beneath tuft somewhere. I am suro I don't know where. At any rate. he le?- go of my leg. and plunged headlong Into the gulf beneath to Join (Jobo. ' In another moment T was on the tof> of tbe rock, and xoing up the remain lug step like a Ja tup-lighter. A Mingle other >oldler appeared in pursuit, but one of 'my boys at the top tired my elephaut gun at Ijjni, I don't know If he hit hi tn or only frightened hioi; at uuy rato he v?u. Ished wlierco lie came. I do know, however, that he vert nearly lilt me, for I felt tbe wind of the bullet. Another thirty seconds, and I and the woman Malwa were at the top of tbe cliff, panting, but safe. (To be contluued.) A FEARFUL WRECK ? ? . ?? Numerous lives Snuffed Out By Railway Accident ? ? ? ? ? - ? OTHERS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Heavily Loaded Electric Train Jump ed the Track at Sharp Cam Hear Woodlawn Road, in the Bronx. New York, Special,' ? The White Plains and Brewster express, a six car electric train on the Harlem di vision of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, jumped the track at a curve near Woodlawn Road, in the Bronx. Death List Grows. New York. Special. ? Twenty dead, two fatally hurt, and 14."? others more or less seriously injured, is the re sult if the wreck of an electric ex press train on tho New York Central Railroad at Two Hundred and Fifth street and Wehster avenue Saturday night. Of the large number of in jured, r?0, aecordiilg to the hospital and police reports, are seriously hurt, hurt, and the death list may be in creased within the next 24 hours. Most of the others are suffering from lacerations or shock, and will recover. From Chicago to Savannah. Chicago. Speciaj. ? A proposition to establish a State-owned railroad from Chicago to Savannah, (hi., was suggested to Corporation Counsel I a1 wis by (Jovernor Hoke Smith, of (Jeorgia, in a letter. Oov. Smith declared that such a line would re duce freight rates and would have a *reat iniluencc on trade relations with the South. The letter says: 4,I am much interested in the rail road rates from the lakes to Ocorgia. Our State owns a raihoad from At lanta to Chattanooga and there is a strong sentiment in" favor of extend ing it to Savannah. If Cincinnatti could reclaim control of the line built by its citizens from Cincinnati to Chicago, and Cincinnatti and Chicago would join a movement for the con struction of a line from Chieago to Savannah, there might be a through trunk line from Ccieago to Savannah, operated solely for t lie purpose of paying expenses and interests of the actnal cost, of construction without the burdens of watered stocks and bonds. Such a line would prove ben etieial not only to the great cities through which it passed but to a broad territory adjacent to the line. It would reduce freight rates more than 25 per cent. It would have a most marked influence on our trade relations." Five Easiness Houses Burn, Pittsburg, Pa., S]>eeial. ? A tiro which threatened the destruction of several city blocks in Alleghaney, across the Alleghany river from Pittsburg, destroyed five business buildings and three dwelling honses. causing an aggregate loss of $200, 0(H). Four lire enmnauics were sent to Alleghany from this city to light the flames, and a number of firemen had narrow escapes from falling walls. The fire originated from an explosion in the basement of Ken yon 'a dry goods stroe and Meeting Hall, a live-story structure and quick ly spread to other buildings. What caused tho explosion ia not known. A $60,000 Cotton Fire at Elberton, Oa. Elberton, On., Special. ? Fire early Sunday destroyed the Southern Rail way depot, 100 bales of cotton, eight freight cars and contents, and a pas senger train. The loss is about #80. 000. Sparks from a passing train are said to have ignited the cotton. Swainsboro, Oa., Has f 75,00 Fire. Swainsboro, On., Specinl. ? Fire here caused a loss of $7o.0(K). A total of but $20,000 insurance was carried. The origin is sup)M>sed U? have been incendiary. The first start ed Jos. Ehrlieh's dry goods store and that, the McLeod building, the Mason & Clark skating rink were destroyed . News in Brief. Seventy-one bodies of those who perished by the sinking of the steam er Larchmont off Block Island were recovered, ami but 10 persons arc known to have survived. An interruption to the Thaw case, or even n mistrial, was threatened by the illness of the wife of n juror. Several buildings of the Cramp Shipbuilding company, including the pattern shop, were burned. One of the causes why Raymond F. Ayres got s Dnkota divorce was that his vile fas too fond of ire cream. William F. Walker, t usurer of the Savings Hank of New Britain, Ooilii-, is accused of cinbczaling over bwlf a million dollars' wortlj of bonds from the iflstift'.tion. A New Jersey po?Bc is sear^hin* for a negro wba attempted an assault on Miss Mary Wells, near Camden, Proceedings were bogun in Phila delphia to prevent the extradition to New York of I>r. Richard C, Flow erf, accused of swindling. LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS \Vhat Wfcs Don 3 by ths Legislature During the Session That Ended Saturday Night. The legislature oi" South Carolina closed Us session and adjourned sine die on Saturday evening. It had been a busy, but ml her harmonious bovly, ami the tired members ere glad to net away. The Carey-Cot lira n l.iil was signed by the governor at 1:41 Sunday morning and this most important pieee of legislation was clotted and by the terms of the hill the entire State was put under absolute prohibition until the pioper steps can be taken to put the new law granting counties the right to have dispensaries into operation. Through an t.flieial advertisement Governor Ansel has ordered every dispensary in the Slate closed at once, and, under the order, they are to remain closed until the new county boards of control are appointed and commissioned. This order was issued Saturday night by the (Sovernor. There will he prohibited in South Carolina until the new pmn of <???:? trolling the whiskey Ira Hie is in oper ation. This may take several week.:, though in some counties it will not take very long. In Orangeburg county,"" for instance, the new county board has already been selected and recommended to the (Sovernor, and as soon as he i-sucs the commissions ihe board can take charge. If the n-w administration dicides'to purchase the stocks of present dispensaries the dispensaries can he reopened with very little delay. It is possible that in some counties the present boards ami present dispen-e;:; may all be reap pointed bin in others there will l:e radical change:. The Ca icy-Cot bra 1 1 bill is now in full force and ell'e.d. and it legislates out of oiliee every dispensary oliicial. ih> matter what may !??? hi* position, hiijh or low. Fro a ;he hoard i t :'i rc;etors and eoinmisiei e:\< ? 1 the State dispensary down to c *: : : 1 1 y dispcnsaiy clerks and bottle washers, they arc a!! out of oiliee. There IMM or :>??) persons thus thrown out of posiii-ms. and a large number of these l.ohl positions in the big whole ale d!^ pensarv in Columbia. Some of iiie county dispensers and their clerk-, may retain their position under t'u new law. but their jobs in i!.c Slate dispensary are gone. In the positive column oi' legisla tion perhaji.s the Fro.- 1 hiil, to i ivi - tigate the railioads through an inter session commission of six uumhcis of the (iencral Asscmhlx. should rank next to the dispensarv legislation. This commission is intemlrd to w?rk out the Charleston problem lirst, but its powers are urea! and ii may take up inter-State and ini ra-State intes. schedules, equipment. height. d day.* and many other matters vitally ai fecting the people of the State. Also a far-reaching ell'eci will lie the act outlawing dealing in futures in this Stale. This is the ( rorgin law oil the subject and n< l only does away with bucket shops but 'forbid* buying or selling except i*i a legiti mate way. In this the House had its way, having substituted iis bill for the Sanders hill passed in the Senate. Yet another verv import an: net pus-ed was the Johnson pure food act, which prevents the sale or n:anu fact lire of utishrauded or ?lv!*;t ions or poisoner* drugs ,?r fuods. 0? still more importance is the i e\v act limiting the hours if lalx-r it Ihe cotton mills and other IV-tones to <>2 a week, beginning next duly, and til) hours a week it tie;- nc.\t dan. nary 1, with the proviso that (i't hours lost time may he mad.- u)? in the cour-e of a ???!?. A companim act is that amending the child labor act so as to forbid woiii'.'ii and child ren under ! I working niter night. The net looking- to the establish ment ot high seliO'ds throughout t''.C Stnti? is of special itn>%ri-:nuct to the rural districts. It is limited to towns of 1,000 population or less. It pro vides for a special bvv, not cxt ced ing two mills in any school disnict desiring such a high school, and car ries au appropriation of :n>O.I>00 for aid through a State high schnd board to poorer districts. Ihe present l/c.i-laturc mo!" no proprintion totalling neailv a miili '.i and a half, about #*.200.000 nunc lha i can be raised by the reduced hvy combined with tjie other sources oY income, in spite of the fact that ill" tax values have increased Wi.OW. It increased ? 1 1 * ? pension appvopia tion to )ji'J"?0.0(i?>. but reluM-t! I . p. k any other chn;t'.'t - t | ?? >?oiis. the llouse itself i ilii.tg th" 1 i-! t<? app.< - piiate tflo.OOO l? r aitilb-ia! limb- I; r veterans. It voted for tit. veterans' reunion, bet Si>u:.tor !t?- n?hs bill to establish a \ J ?? ? a ; ? - " i it Ii !'i? ry was again killed. This legislatni " u a p;t; licuhn l\ liberal to the colleges. which this year without my attack-. \\ iu throp yets i ion t,i j|d<' to e dona tion r?f t'.|- a pr.?ct bvl :?"'io>i. which will !;;> % ? l " ? i.r i-akln. ro'rtu lor about J.*)! m ?; c ?i:i>-. I'm ident dohn/on :ay-. It decided, hov.cvcr t!j-.i u woe.M not heln the new I* > !i- Ii, <\ ; trial Mfliool 1'iv 1 1?" '- ! i > m !!? $05,000 for build in*. . ?? J-i.Mt-d t-.-o much like an? ?t l;<-i- ' .n;,. i ? - tion budari.v i:?t ? e.-.hi e.;?r. 'ihv t?Tpt^3 s'.ij;. !>d v- : : ; i ;? ? 2 V 000 *ite on bend. 1i:i i-- the ,i: <f the Federation of W-. nva's club-. Some Bills That Y/oro Passed. Among the other r.eis of gencr:>l application and int'-rcst hi?ve boon ti:e following : Providing h penalty tor the suspi cion* p^messiou of sat'e-c racking tools or paraphernal in of any kind. Regulating the gatheiing and mar keting ol" oysters and other she'd game. To provide tor instuiu^ public building** partially in old line eomapnies. Creating a State house and grounds commission with a:i appropriation of $l.~>,()00 to cnclosc l lie grounds with a jflO.OOO tetaiuing \Vali ::nd beautify the grounds. To compel polite court nuvrs to an swer venir. Appropriating $10,000 1W a monu ment to Calhoun at Washington. Providing for a commission to erect a monument to (ieneral Sumter at Stalehuig. To ratify the counstitutional amendment regarding municipal honded indebtedness. To cede to the Federal government jurisdiction over lands in Georgetown Beaufort, Charleston, Aiken and An derson counties. Authorizing cities and towns to furnish water and cleetiic current to J jm'isous and linns outside ol the cor porate lmits. (Jiving magistrates jurisdiction over gambling eases. To extend the authority of the rail road commission as :<* depots at other than junctional point-. Mai ng it a misdemeanor to leave an animal dead or maimed on a street after tluee hours* notice. Authorizing chaiimeu of boards of township ?*onuni>sionei s to adminis ter oaths in the course of duty. Providing for the time county uf tieers terms shall beyin. MR. BLACK WOULD SHOOT Dispensary Director John Black Pulls Qun on Mr. William P. Nor folk, Blender for the South Caro lina Dispensary ? Norfolk's Evi denco Before Legislature Investi gating Committee Causel Trouble, H-ving Resulted in Rccomincnda tion of Removal of Black and Other Members of Board ? Second Time Black Has Lost Temper Because of Investigations. Columbia, S. ("., S | 1. ? State Dispensary Director J?>lm III nek on Thursday afternoon attempted to shoot Mr. William 1'. Norfolk, blond er for the Stale dispensnry. The in cident took place in the romn of the dispensary board, at the Capitol, where Mr. Norfolk had ;;one to so- ? euro his pay cheek. Black came in while Norfolk was in the no in and demanded to know what he was doiiu; there. Norfolk renlitl that he cutne for liis check, whereupon Black ordered him out. using violent lau^ur.jjio. Norfolk did not leave immediately and protested against the l.invisaue of the director, loach then drew his revolver and ad vaeed upon Norfolk, when Mr. CiitT j Mobley ond others interfered. Nor folk, who appeared to be unarmed, then lol t the room, and the incident seems to be closed, nltiiouvh m> at tests have been made. At a recent meeting of the legisla tive committee appointed to investi gate the affairs ot' the dispensary.* Mr. Norfolk gave the most damaging evidence a^ain^t the member* of the dispensary hoard, and ir was largely on this testimony that both houses of the Legislature recommended tliist the Governor remove Black and oili er members of the boa.d. Norfolk I had testified tliat an amount of whiskey for which the board paid $100,000 of the Style's money, had been worth not more than half that amount. Thin liquor was purchased from Clarke Bros, and other whiskey dealer*. He also testified that there were great opportunities for under the dispensary system. Mr. Black was, at that time, at Hot Springs, Aik. It was Director Bh'.ck, it will be remembered, who held, up Chief Pis jMMisary Inspector I'ra/ier Lyon, in front of the ColumVa Motel dur ing the investigation la -t summer, threatening to shoot 111" in pector and usintr threatenin" laniMinue. This matter was earreid to (iovernor lley ' ward, but a removal of the director was not then ordered. Bolt line at Memphis Memphis, Special. - I'mnnil linnul ion of i sale nt about t it : t'?.* acres in a corner of I lie Montii'iiu-iv Park race course was made l>v i !<?? New Memphis .Turkey Club ln?hiers where! iv the property i< deed ed to the Illinois Central I ? ti i 1 1 ? i:*. <1 Company in consideration <?! a sum not made public. The ground uiis acquired for the Illinois C<utral,n propsed belt line around this ?- i t v . It is stated that it v. ill in no v. ay con flict with the track proper or en vironment#. Bumncr County Richer by Unclaimed Foe?. Gallatin, Hpeeial. ? Int'laimed ices to the 0 mount of jjl.44o.7l which have bean in 1 lj v bund# of County Court Clerk Hairis Uuwu fur more than two year?, have, through peti tion of tin* l ink, been escheated to the county, to be held subject to the order of the county court for the parties* included on the list ,when legally callcd for by the rightful claimants. Willi Um Wits. "You say you were in ibe saloon at the time of the assault referred to in the complaint ?" questioned the law yer. "I was, sor,\ replied the wi?<uess. "Did you take cognizance of the bar-keeper at the time?" "I don,t know what he called it, sor, but I took what the rest did.,' ? Milwaukee Sentinel. A local wit says that he know* some people who could do you a fav or and make you feel meauer than some others when they turned you cJown. ? Giles County Record. little Girl. ? "Please let mother have a love-storv book." Librarian ? "Yhy doesn't she como herself?,' Little Girl ? "She can't : father aiul 'er's been fighting, ami -die got tw? black eyes!" ? Ally Slope.'. While calling on a t'arl Junction girl the other night a young man seated himself at the organ and ask ed: "Are you musical?" Oh, yes," sbe dnswercd, "but if you wish t cr play anything don't mind my feel ings in the least." ? Kansas City Post. The days are getting longer, ami pay day further apart. ? Boston (ilobt* A thousand Pcnnsylvanians want to be Colonels on the Governor's staff. But any deferential negro can make a man Colonel. ? Atlanta Journal. The wintry powers are going U? work in a way which indicates a pre ceptiou that only six weeks or so is left in which to rescue the season from the slushy character of a mild winter. ? Pittsburg Dispatch. Russian caviare is now listod at !j*HI a pound. To avoid bothersome ex planations afterwards, tell your deal er at the time that it is the short, not the long, ton that you want. ? Richmond Times-Dispatch. If you live in Virginia, North o* Smith Carolina, and are unable to obtain Argo Red Salmon from your dealer, send money orde.- for two dollars ($2) to-day. to tin* advertis ing department, of Alaska Park ers' Association. Richmond, Va., 01* Atlanta. Oa., and we will deliver tt? your nearest railroad depot, freight prepaid, a box containing one dozen calls of Argo Red Salmon, a can opener and a cook book, with beauM f ill colored illustrations, giving thir tv-nine different recipes for preparing the delicious, nutritious and appetiz ing Argo Hod Salmon. LJet your money order to-day, "To-morrow I never conies." Just For Fun. I'ii Iter ? "Do you suppose we cau ?ct a drink of booze at this house ? Chuller ? ??'Of course, we pan." 1 'utter ? "What makes you so sure? Chillier ? "Look at all those auto mobiles standing outside.'' ? Cleve land leader. Truth to tell, the task thus set did keep the Bureau of Vital Statistics pretty busy.- Philadelphia Ledger. Had Manager Pcay let the people down here know in advance that Speaker John was the foreorduined and chosen administration candidate ? Ham's own choice ? the good ladies would have given him a function. ? C.'arksville Leaf-Chronicle. By the way, when the colored In ops reach the Philippines, unless that regimental hand has learned ?oine other tune besides "You're al ways in tho Way," it had better play nothing. The lads are liable to be a Kit touchy. ? New York Telegram. There is talk of putting two con ductors on the Pittsburg street cars during rush home, in the hope of get ting the fares one man is apt to ov ci look. But there ia always the fact that two conductors can knock down more than one. ? Wa4iington Post. ( andidnies for cf.lgress might pos sess their souls with patience until Judge II: 11 has taken the oath of ? !' lice. ? Cmlatin New*. Dreams are froth. So. S-?07. DRKAPKI) TO NAT A Qnnkcr Couple's Experience* TIow many persons dread to rat their meals, although actuary hun gry nearly all the time! Nature never intended thi:? /?i'.oiiUl be so. for wo are given a thin*. ? ailed appetite that should guldo r.n as to what the ryolem needs at any time and can digest. But we get In a hurry, swallow our food very much as we chovel coal Into the furnace, and our s^nr? of appetite becomes unnatural and per verted. Then r.*e cat th?* wrong kind of foo:l or cat. tco much, and there you are ? indigestion an3 Its accom panying miseries. A Phlla. lady said the ether day: "My husband end 1 have been sick and norvous for 1& or -0 j ears froin drinking coffee -- feverish. indlges ilon, totally unfit, a gO"4 pRrt of tbe time, for work or pleasure. AVe act ually dreaded to eat our meals. "We tri*?d deetorr and patent med icines that counted up into hundreds of doPars. with little if any benefit. "Accidentally, a small package of , Postum camo into my hands. I made j some according to directions, with i surprising results. We boMi It ! snd have not used any co.foo slr.ee. I "The dull feeling after meals bat left us and we feel beLter every way. Wo are so well utlsfici with Posturu that we recomnicnd It to our friends who have been made slcl; and nervous and miserable by coffoe." Name giv en by Postum Co.,Battlo Creek, Mich. Road the little book, "The noad to Wellvllle," In pkga. "There a a Rea son."