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camden, s. c., Thursday, February 21, 1007.
Sl.SO Per Year'
MAIWA'S REVENGE
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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
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Numerous lives Snuffed Out
By Railway Accident
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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."