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13v JU> cnArTim xxvii. THE RECOGNITION. Nob many minutes after Motlier Fr?chard went in search of Jacques; Louise, recovering her consciousness, which she had lost, through thc beat ing the old woman had given lier, to I force her to remain in the .garret, | pushed with all her feeble strength against the door of her prison, and. as I Pierre had loosened the screws, it yielded'to her pressure, and she was] freed from her place of torture. For a moment she stood at the hoad I of the stairs, with her ear strained to the utmost tension to catch any sound that would betoken tho presence of any one In the hut. But all was still, and she commenc ed to descend thc stairs, feeling her way carefully, lest she should stumble on some of the decayed boards. "They arc ali gone," she murmured. "Pierre told me thc truth; thc lock would not hold. Yes, 1 will follow his advice. If I can lind my way to t he street through that long passage, 1 will ask tho Brat passer-by to take me to that good doctor at the Hospital St. Louis." Trembling with excitement.she felt her way to the foot of the stairs, where one step further in the same direction would have brought lier in contact with the insensible .body of ber sister: and then groping for thc wall, she reached the door. - . With aery of iov she reached it, and fell,'with eajr?r.vfcvcriah hands, for the rude latch. Eagerly she tried to open it, but ?t resisted all her efforts; and tts thc truth Hashed over her mind, ber bands drop1 ped by her side, and she sonic to the floor, like one smitten with the palsy. "Locked-Locked! What shall 1 do?" The sudden change from hope that was almost a certainty, lo deep des pair, overpowered her for thc momen t. But at last she remembered what she should have thought of before. .'Pierre told mc he bad made anoth er key for it," and start ing, she groped her" way across the room toward her bed, almost brushing thc garments of that sister she was so anxious Lo moot as she passed. - With hands trembling so that she could hardly control them. Louise felt for the precious key that should assure her of freedom. A cry of joy burst from ber pallid, quivering lips, as her 'lingers came in contact with the precious object. '?fyaoa^OLc ." she exclaimed, thankfully. ""Now i will go sit once." She arose to her feet., and marie two or three attempts in the right direc tion, when her foot came in contact with tlie clothing of Henriette - v "'Tfisfclly-slie stooped down, and felt . Or rne inanimate body. .... .??A woman!" she exclaimed, in ac cents'of deepest terror. "She is cold she ls dead!" Terribly alarmed at what she could not see, the poor girl, believing herself to be in the presence ol* death, covered her face with her hands, and crouched close to the floor. "Oh, Heavens!" she cried, they have committed some terrible crime and fled!" She timidly stretched out her hand, and passed it once more over the still form. In so doing she felt the heart beat and with a glad cry she raised Hie head of the person before her. "She is not dead! madame, madame, speak, speak to me! She does not hear me. What shall 1 do? 1 cannot loave her thus!" Dear as was her liberty to thc poor blind child, she could not leave, a fel low creature in distress, and she t ried by every means In her power to awake thc insjmsible girl. . -""YThile slid "WILS Muts engaged Motlier Froohard and Jacques entered. For a single instant- ?icv stbou transfixed with surprise, and Iben, with a single thought, they rushed to ward the two girls. "Soparatc thoth at once-quick!?.' shouted Jacques loins mother, who was a few steps in advance. La Froohard did not need this warn ing cry to Induce lier to rush toward Louise, and grasp her roughly bv the arm. "What arc von doing?'' she cried. "How did you get out?" Louise clung to the body of Hen riette, to prevent the old woman from carrying her away; but ber slight strength was of no avail against thc old hag's determination, and she was . rudely Hung against tho st aircase. As If roused bi' the noise, Henriette . opened her eyes, and showed signs ol' returning consciousness. "Quick!" shouted Jacques, as ho saw ' this * movement of Henriette's, "get her out of the wr.y-quick, 1 tell you tlie other one is coming co.?' "Get back with you--a tonc?'.'" erica thc old woman, at tlie same time dragging Louise up thc stairs, and ac companying each word wit ii a cruel blow. J. Just at this moment Pierre rulered, and seeing Henriette lying upon the. iloor, and Louise struggling upon thc stairs, he understood al once Hint it was thc sister whom Louise had earnestly prayed tb meet. "Butthewoinanwhoislyingtlie.il orietl Louise to the old woman. "That's our business, and none of yours. Get along with you." As La Froohard gol Louise to tlie head of the st airs, Henriette, who bad risen to ber feet, saw Hie blind giri, and running toward her, she exclaim ed; "Ah, Louise-Louise!" Jacques seized her instantly, and putting his hand over lier mouth, pre vented lier from speaking again, or ad vancing any further. But the blind girl had caught the sound of her sister's voice, and that lent her additional strength. Uttering a cry ol' surprise and joy, she endeavored to escape from th? old . wretch who was nearly choking tier to death. "Go in-I tell you; get in with you!" cried La Frochard, as she pushed Louise in the room, and released her hold of her throat in order to shut thc door. Just then Henriette had succeeded in pushing Jacques hand from ber i mouth, and running to the foot, of tlie x-Hf.''""'?". cried, in a loud voice: blousa!-Sister!." "Theil why t,is(: ?Le strength of i ?mai? """'i and pushing ran dowii thc jev slater's rdt ifyy??pt j?-tnVw floor caressing her ou must h?ve ..hese miserable ?rable wretches jntlnued, turning mother, who; how" /ero aware of each' ?cit that lt would .ise more desperate to .them, "I will have ? ? "t ..ii* ise toward thc door; but ig lier movement, darted .1 placed himself directly ic door. I;'fr? ? at once!" commanded "Let usgo!" . -." " nol go!" replied Jacques, ou ld you dare; to p; ."cut ' said Pierre, going toward hi, and speaking in a low vu liadj better, warn hoi . lolence. It ls dangerous." must keep tlieni," replied thc ?man, impatiently, "If they'es hoy will denounce us." a cannot leave here!" reiterated iles. X will cry out!", said Henriette, firmly; ' I willean for help!" "Try it," was the tierce, reply,- "and sec what good it will dd. Besides,! warn you we come of a family wilt kill!" As ho said this, he rushed to ward Louise, and seizing her rough 1} liv tlie arm, d nigged her toward Ulm. "She'ls minc,v he exclaimed, "and 1 will keep lier!" -. . . Louise uttered a." scream whicl: pierced Pierre's very heart, and In fused Into him that courage which'lu thought lie was so deficient In. - "Oh, this is infamous!" lie cried, ni he rushed between Jacques ant Louise: - "Do you dare to interfere against ino?" cried .Jacques, almost besldi himself with rage. "I dare!" answered Pierre, and then ! was that in Iiis eyes which Jaeque i had never seen there before. I "Against me?" bc exclaimed again as though in doubt that he had hean aright. ''Yes, against you," said Pierro boldly; "1 have act ed tlie coward lonj enough. 1 thought because you wer big and strong that you were brav? but you are not. You light wit women-you arc a coward! In thci defense- my courage will be more tba a match for your strength." "Brave Pierre!" exclaimed Louis? encouragingly. "Depend on me, mademoiselle,'' ri plied the cripple, who seemed to hav grown less deformed, and more of, niau through his new-born courage. "What do you want?" demande Jacques, whom this new phase i Pierre's character had astonised,-ar he could hardly believe what lie saw. "Let these two women go!" was tl cripple's linn reply. : '?Indeed!" sneered Jacques: "Sn nose J refuse, what then?" As he asked thc question he look? at big biol her as if he would Intiir flatt iiim with a glance as had be? bis wont In days past. Hut pierre's new-born courage w deep. lie. drew it from a source th could still cause it to remain, and th source Wits Hie trembling, pallid g; hy his side. "What then?" repeated Pion '...what then? Well, you have said ] * '?Ye. conic ol' a family who kill?' " (.Ul A IT lilt xxvm. UHl'AKATlON. Let ..s for a few moments visit t privai G office of tlie minist er of polk The Conni de Lin ?cres is seated his Writing-table, engaged in dc thought: Around him are all tlie e deuces of luxury which wealth can pi chase, aii'tl yet lie does not appear po fort able. He has just received wt: of commendation from the king, a yeJ.A'.v.-.'s not satisfied with himself. Fica.'! had called at thc office of t minister a few hours previous,.and asserting that Henriette Girard li been ?a ken from La Hal petr ic re, a was rile:, on her way to the prison si in company with the other coridcipr prisoners, and also by producing i certificate ol' tlie guard, the valet h received ah order for the release of I Chevalier de Valid roy from the Basti The count had asserted t he lilith I ty of Hie family, and the power of office, and yet lhere wen: many thh on his ininti which he could not bl isl). He reviewed his conduct low; Henriette, and in his heart he coi not congratulate himself for tlic.pi he had tr-ken in Hie prosecution of I poor girl. He had arrested Henriette and st her to Ls Salpetrlcrc as a fallen wo an. and new she was on her way t lifc-dong exile, branded willi a crt of which bc knew sile was innoce and for which .she suffered because his pride and ambition. Wp. Hone was thus indulging in th gloom:- thoughts; lils wife entered'. ,S!i<: lind not heard that Henrie ; was condemned lo exile, and had co j to intercede for Hie unhappy girl. I h. ? few words she explained tho Libbi ? f her visit . 'fi! is too kile,'' replied the cou abruptly. .'Too late! WiivV" "Because*she is now on her way (he place of her exile." replied Llnieres, in a lbw voice, as if li ashamed lo allow Iiis wife to kn how far his pride could control his licial dui ies. "Exile!" exclaimed the count? sinking into a chair, while a deat pallor came over her face, alarm tlie count more than he cared to sin "Why i,ave you done Ibis wie! thing?" Her husband made lier no ansy arid for many moments the conni remained with her face "covered by hand, shuddering with horror at I most unjust ?Iced that had been c? milted agu ins! a defenseless, innoc ghi. A groa I struggle was going on in ! mind. Should she al this time con all lier past life lb lier husband-si I what Heiiiici lc nad ?lope for her c I child, and for that reason urge pardon? She trembled as.she i bought ?if w her husband's wrath might bo w lie len med ill) , and for some, time could not bring herself to say il things which would alienate her from him. "When was she sent away?'' as thc countess, in a voice trcthbl With emotion. "Two hours ago." "Then there is yet time tb save from heir;,- carried to that drca< place!'' "There is time, If 1 wish hi usc replied De Llnieres, in a signifie tone. "She must, ?ic sent for!" exclah thc lady, in a linn Unie. "Must be?" and the count eleva Iiis eyebrows in a manner peenI ia liim wheo displeased. "Yes. must i e..'; repeated his v "1 will tell you why, ff you will interrupt me; for in that case courage might fall me," and in ar; manner she continued: "Befoj met you, Count de Llnieres, I i ried without my parents' consent, secretly, a poor' man. My par discovered our secret, and almost fore my very eyes they murdered husband. Soon after 1 becam motlier. My child was taken froh and left bri thc steps of Not re Dr A poor man, Henriette (?ir; father, found the child, carried his humble house and brought it u one of his own. That <-.hild i's the i .sb: ter that Henriette was separ from, and ?'? whom we sholl ld I foi ind,* had you not prevented us I ".\ *: : / ; . V ??uyl%Vtti&' ?io?3e^ Iii ;the F??uougU St.rtJtyono re. ?, .Henriette ..'hus-: tft'Rofi-: ' cave Pf,-anti loved my darling ?B tier o^n sister." .For a ?moment the countess' pause/d,1" as If ov?rcomo with emotiyn, and then throwing liersolf at the count's fee! i she said:, , - , , 'rf j ^ "Xpray yo? im intended l?mesete?, saye this girl from the fearful and un just dpocri you have ppnoubced against1 hery . For roy sako,twbo have.suffered untold' mlfiery at' hoing obligee] to be separated from my child, and i? k?bp Ihg the secret from you, 1 beg of you tb; save, her who has been a mother to ?my child, and who,'for the sake of that child, refused the offers made tu her by the chevalier. 1 beg^----'<?' Hut the poor woman could , say no more, r. Overcome by herifeellnps.'sho . burst .tnUni Hood ot tears, still kneel ing -at her husband's feet. "N cry^ tenderly did the count raise and support her to a chah-? 'His.coun tenance showed traces Or the" deepest agitation, and the gaze which he fas tened upon his wife was J mild and sympathetic. \ Turning to his table, lie wrote a few lines on the paper which, bore tho oQlcial seal of the ollic'e, and then rang thc bell. Thc automaton who acted as clerk appeared j antoni in thc count hand ed tlib pap?r, saying: ' "See "that 'this order is executed without a moment's dej<y-, and bring the person named therein/,-R?'nc- im mediately upon lier arrival.!'.-^>f"; -> The clerk I io wed and withdnw? As soon ai they were, atone again-', thc minister approached his wife, and laying his hand upon her head, said, in a voice which was singularly gentle and sweet: .'My poor'Diane, how you must have .suffered!" tn an Instant the countess had flung her arms around her husband's neck, and was weeping happy tears upon his bosom. i Now was the secret which bad ex isted so long between them and pois oned thc lives pf both, cleared away, and for the Iii st time since their mar ried lire began, they were united. (to be continued.') Finland's Sud flight. Tiic average grain crop gathered lb Finland js valued at 830,000,000! The estimated value of the 11)02 crop Is $20,000,000. While thc loss is gen erally distributed throughout Finland, says the Boston Globe, lt is almost total in the "oorthorn third of tho country. Peas and brans general h?ve failed and the potato crop has , not been gathered: the hay has rotted j Or been swept away by Hoods. The dis aster is due-to tlie late spring, thc nearly continuous chilly rains and thc early frost, in tho north there have been only half a dozen days when it did not rain. The rains also spoiled the iishing. So complete was the fail ure of Vegetation that dead birds by the hundreds have been found in thc forests. The present crop failure is the worst that has been experienced for the .last 50 years. There are all told about ?00 par ishes in Finland; 104 or these parishes are now nearly destitute. The agri cultural board has received reports from MO of thc 1!)4 parishes showing that IOU have, food supplies which will suDice thom until Christmas only. .The unripe rye and barley which the people are forced to use, malee a bit ter biend wi rich_ Liai, ?hil um y rho?;i??of refuse to'e?it. In sonic parts ot the I country bread is baked from balle.*. ' husks and ??str?w mixed with a little Hour. Tills product is purchased by the needy people with t heir boarded savings. Such bread contains very tittle nutrition, and is extremely un wholesome. '. . . . . The peasants have expended all their money for Hour, anil aro conse quently- unable to buy clothing. Tho danger ol' famine was realized early hy the public. Count l?obriokol?, gov ernor general of Finland, issued an appeal for help in Russia. A volun tary relief committee was organized by ^'inlanders, with branches through out the country. The Anglo-American church- here is alliliated with this committee. The senate bas decided to construct public works at an expenditure of $375,000, and it has allotted $500,000 for thc .purchase of grain, which ..wijk be sold to the people ?it cost. Seventy live thousand dollars will he-used to encourage cottage industries. The provinces and certain, pitfes of Finland have voted various''sums for relief work, amounting in all to $500.000. The voluntary relief committee has received 3125,000, but it is understood 'i\t$t ?ill this sum has been already expended. Pastor Kilburn of St. Petersburg has just returned from a sledge journey through Kuputo pro vince. Ile found 11)00 school children who were in need of food. Of this number 1, 155 were totally destitute. It'is estimated that -100,000 will bc without food alter Christmas. Busj ness -in'- -Finland is suffering; up to iNoVcmbcr IT, 20, I."iii persons had left the country this year via Hange, while unknown numbers of Fnlanders have crossed the guli' ol' Bothnia to Sweden and have taken passage from there. The effects of the crop failure on emigration, however, will be felt more strongly in 1003. Tho lOurthqimko Disaster. While lull details ol thc recent earthquake disaster at Andljan, Rus sian Central Asia. are. not. obtainable owing to lack of communication, thc brief dispatches received describe the sitflation as horrible. The tempera ture has fallen to the freezing point .id thousands ol' persons ere homc L'ss. .One section of the city has been completely destroyed; only one cotton gin and one church are standing. The Hist shock drove the inhabitants gen erally indoors, otherwise the loss of life would have been much greater. Audijan is a colton centre and exports toi ty million pounds of cotton annu ally. The population, numbering 5(5, 000 souls, was growing rapidly. The people who are mainly saris, were en gaged in cotton raising and ginning. Of twenty gins 1!) have been destroy ed.; Tho sarts are not Russians. They are private owners ol' land but live inloiti?s and towns. The houses in Anrlijliff are principally one-story high and aro built of unburned brick. .i A Kulai I'Irror. Mr. ?ind Mrs. John Singer of Denver, Col., a vc/lead as a. result it is thought, of accidental poisoning. Sin ger became suddenly ill and lils wire sent fora physician. Before one reach ed their botqe, Singer had expired and Mrs. Singer had boen stricken with convulsioiii-. She died while the I physician' was'-try lng'-So :,Voiihvci" Ubi l.tyflforlngs, hut. she revived long ;,eppi)ghA however,'' 'to* Say the single ! >vnrA "s'iH^.*': hi- ?'fspouse: to .thc doc tor's <'|jt?.'iti(bi'"'?ts*''?o what" she; had taken.! Tho physician' ' believe;' the ooijplel took -oxalic acid, mistaking it for salis; Y, ?- ..V. ? " ; ">.v. V . A'CONSTABLE; SHOT. mit Tho Mimtorons Deed Av us Conj tc rt bV ?i? Unkup?fn Nc?rij.i A clispateiito Tho State says '?tat? I Constable R. li. Nowell, wh'i?olbok-1 lng Tor contraband booze on TuJsduy hight.of last week at McCarmlckv was shot and seriously wounded by a tlegro on tho up train from Augusta.' Ho and, Mr. J. C. Halstein,. his working partner, came In on tho train from Anderson whioh reached McCarmick about ten o'clock and remained-up ns ls their custom to meet tho train-from Augusta whiqlrreaohes MiiCarmick at I midnight... Mr. Newell took one side] of the train beginning at one end and Mr.- Halstein tho.other, beginning at the other'end. intending to meet in in the middled Mr. Newell on arriv ing at an erifpty coal car about mid- j way of the train espied two men there in who seemed to be about to dis mount therefrom. He. waited until they reached the ground, and seeing Illalone of them hada jug be grappled with him, wronchlng the jug from his I hand, the negro immediately lired at | him. Mr. Newell then pulled bis gun and returned thc fire,'tiring three times iii rapid succession, but being weakened from thc .shock and about to fall, he is not certain that either of his shots took effect. At any rate; lhere was no trace of either of thc] men after the shooting was over, al though it seems impossible that he I could have missed him at such close range. A brcakman on ~bhb train staled to Mr. Newell that it was iii his opinion that a man living at Plum [ Branch, inasmuch as be had reasons) to believe that he was on bis traiu, although he had searched dllligontly for him several times sinco leaving Augusta, the train did not stop all riurq branch, hence he could not get off there and Hie fact that he was Iii the act of leaving the train herc when I tackled by the constable, would bear out that statement. Mr. Newell's wound, while not necessarily fatal, is| quite serious and very painful, the ball haying entered a little below the lungs | and to the right of tlie median linc passing down to and around thc bone and out just below the perineum. Ho >Vas Crnzy. Consternation was caused in tho red sitting room of thc Walrof-Astoria hotel in New York Christmas after noon by tue actions of a powerfully built man, evidently a foreigner, who attacked a man and a woman before ne was finally subdued, arrested and removed to a hospital for. exauiina tlon as to his sanity. On' entering the. stranger grabbed a guest by the | arm. shook his fist in his face and said rapidly and with a decided ac cent: "You're rich, you've "liad a good Christmas dinner. The encroach? meiits of organized capital on tho poor of thc country have driven mc from pillar to post until lean not get work. What righi, have you to eat when 1 am starving??' Attendants rescued tlie guest, and Hie excited man theil sprang inward a young woman, j snatched a fur boa from her neck and began to berate ber In similar lan liage. She screamed and detectives rushed in and began a struggle to subduo him. Nothing that would Identify thc man was found ?n his person. All thc way to the hospital he raved or the iniquities btought Uu.ii ?.ntt oas ivequcntc the Vanderbilt home during the. Wi J ~r ?Cornelius v.nwi?-?.?"- T ss Pi . *?>?. H*. . to untaiu aumittance._ _. Thc Rib h th of January. Tlie following date, covering a peii?d of 15 years, have been ecaaiilcd from vhc weather bureau, records at Colombia for the. month of .I anual ?KM 1'KUATU R1?. Mean or normal temperature) degrees. The warmest month was tl1 I SOO, willi an average of 54 degr< The oddest month was that of willi an average of .'18 degrees. Tlie highest temperature was ". grees on .lau. 1>V 18.08 ant^ lilli, The lowest temperatura was l[i de grees on .lan. 13; 18!>f> an(?2Slh. 1897. Average date on which ,\st killing frost occurred in autumn, <ov. otb. Aycragc"date bli Which . inst killing ?frost occur)cd in spring, March 21(1. MtKCil'iTATiOX. Average for the month. .'I 80 inches. Average number of days with .i)l of an incli or more, 10. The greatest monthly precipitation was 7/83 inches in 181(2. The least monthly precipitation was 1.07 indies in IS'.K). The greatest amount of precipita tion recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 2.03 inches on .Tan. IS, 189-. The greatest amount of snowfall re corded in any 21 consecutive hoir s (re cord extending to winter bf 1884-85 only) was 5 indies on Jan. 18-1!?, 1803. CUUinS AND WKATHISK. Average number of clear days ll; partly cloudy days 8; cloudy days 12. WINI). The prevailing winds have been from thc northeast. The highest velocity of the wind was 3f> miles from thc southwest on Jiihi 27, 1000._ 'rule i nj* A (l vim (UKO ol' Ignorance. The Columbia papers tell bf a most vicious and criminal practice that is being carried on there for Hie c-xtor lion of money from negroes and wc doubt not it is carried on to a greater or less extent in many other places and that ignorant white people as well as negroes are made tlie victim's. Exorbitant, interest is charged for loans and false papers made lo covtr thc tracks ol' the Shylocks who lend it. The Florence Times says "it is well that one of these vultures has been caught and his wings clipped but nothing like what ought to have been done to him has been dunc. Peo ple who would abuse thc law und make it a cloak for oppression and extortion ought to be put, to hard labor for life. We would cheerfully record snell a sentence. The negro may prefer this kind Of Slavery to the. paternal form of forty years ago/but he does not seem to thrive so under ils yoke. We have no right to take advant age of ignorance and Impotence whether it bc in a.white skin or a black and such treatment is Well cal; Ciliated lo breed a race of wild beasts in the place of quiet and .tractable laborers. A leading peculiarity and characteristic ol' thc negro race is that they will always Hock to vultures of this kind for all their business deal ings and make their bargains with thc most child like confidence, while they are the most suspicious creatures bri earth of really honest* people and most thoroughly afraid of their friends. No amount of : experience teaches 111 e i n ca 111. i o nor ju d g ni c n t ? " Tin: .lapane.sTiuiblT^T?i?'?ther praise for their up-to-dateness. (The Tokio government has Just orderiYl several X-ray machines from this ttymtiy to be used for the purpose of detecting mint thieves who swair Jrfitl coins. y: 4<i t of 'S. S?.'i, de S'.U). TEXAS FEVER May be Regarded as a Native Disease in this State. WHAT DR. NESOM SAYS ABOUT IT Cftusotl by tho Bite ol' tho Common Cottle Tick. How tho Htoclt Liiiiv Greatly Decreased tho Disenso. Thc following urtioleon Texas fever in cattle was written by Dr. G. E. Nesom, State veterinarian,- and is publisdcd for thc benefit of our farm ers: Vov the benefit of the many stock owners who read tills paper I desire to call special attention to thc cattle dis ease, now commonly known as Texas fever, but possibly better known In South Carolina by the names of bloody inurriao, red wuter and distemper. So great has been the inroads of this disease on the cattle industry of this State during the last four years thal many men, especially breeders o? beef cattle, have become so discouraged that they have abandoned the busi ness altogether. From a business standpoint this is quite detrimental tu the live stock industry, as it often drives out many men who have the means and could successfully continue and leave it in thc hands of thc others who have not the means to en gage in other business, where such severe losses are not incurred, lt is also robbing many people of those staple necessities in all families, milk and butter. Besides lt ls discouraging breeders who ure ab ' present engaged in Hie production dairy ot cattle, and deterring others who might engage in it but for the fact, tii-.it they fear they might incur severe losses. 1 have quite frequently published more 01 less extended accounts of this disease and do not think necessary to repeat at length what I have already said. The South Carolina experiment sta tion has left a few copies of Bulletin 72 on this disease and they will be furnished, so long as they last, to citizens of this State who will write for them and state to what extent they are interested in the cattle busi ness. Texas fever may be regarded as a native disease in South Carolina, just as we think of chills and fever as soon as tile Mississippi Valley is mentioned. lt is now well known to be a spec! lie disease of thc blood, caused by very small animal organisms entering Hie body through the bite of the common callie tick, and by Its growth and multiplication destroys thc red por tion of the blood and causes very high fever. Iii cattle, except cai ves, it va ries in its intensity in direct propor tion to the agc of thc animal,' or, in other words, it is lightest on young calves and increases in severity with Hie age. of the animal. Thc question lias frequently been asked if til is dis ease has been caused by ticks, why all cattle did not die before the war, when ticks were so common in this State? That is a vital question and Hie answer to it is that when cattle arc allowed to run at large and all of them are continually carrying ticks throughout the year they acquire a perfect immunity to the disease as young calves. As stated before, calves do not seem to suffer very greally from this disease, and when they have for all TuAV" uG'so far as our knowl edge goes, and may carry ticks in great numbers with perfect immunity for thc balance of their lives. EFFECT OK THU STOCK LAW. When our agricultural system under went its modilications subsequent to thc- war, and stock law was passed, the number ol' cattle in Hie Stale was greatly decreased, and those few that were kept were penned on small areas, and herds of near neighbors were allowed to run on Hie same pasture. Beside, when people began to see their cattle more constantly they seemed to have taken mure interest in their care, and especially in getting those ugly and filthy ticks off of them. The result bas been that since the stuck law went into effect ticks have rapid ly disappeared in all parts ol' Hie State, but especially in thc upper country, where lhere is less woodland, more bare ground and colder winters; il is now ditlicult to lind many farms in Greenville, Bickens and portions ol' Oconee, Anderson, Laurens, Spartan burg and Cherokee counties on which callie arc infested with ticks. These counties, and even as far south as far south as Hampton, have roany farms in Hiern on which a tick has not been seen for years. Many of Hie older citizens say that in one or two years after thc stock law went into effect thc ticks seemed to have disap peared as ii by magic. Now what has been the result of this change? Where the ticks still remain the cat tle are still immune to Texas fever, as they were In thc old days. Hut where the ticks have disappeared and the cattle have had no access to them during their lives they have had no opportunity to become immune to this fever. The result is that as soon as these tick-free cattle arc brought into contact with thc ticks they develop. Texas fever and a great many of them die. SOME CONCHETE FX AMTXKS. Thcro are many concrete examples that might be given to prove this idea and a few will lie given as fol lows: A. woman and her children came over from Georgia lo a cotton mill in Oconee County and brought with them the family milk cow, covered with ticks. Now, at thc mill in question, as at many other mills, there is a com mon pasturo lritu which the mill hands are allowed to turn their cat tle. The cow went in with thc others, the ticks on her lilied up and dropped olf, laid a batch of eggs, which hatch ed out a corresponding number of seed ticks, and these in turn were picked up by thc ot her In the pasture while grazing there. The result was that a number of Hie. other co wa died; some wore very sick, lost flesh, gave no milk and remained quite poor for a long lime, while still others did not seem to have suffered at all, as they had already acquired immunity. Loss $200. A similar case ocurrcd at one or thc cotton mills at Anderson, where cows that arc frequently moved from farm to mill, from mill to mill and frmn mill to farm, were allowed to mindle freely in a common pasture. In Ahls case the loss was?about ?.'IOu. { .lust a few weeks ago about olghlyor ten of the best cows at Williamstim died in a common pasture used byla number of people nt that town. ) About thc 1st of November past Ml'. J. F. Uland, Jr., Mayesvillc, shipp/d to his farm from Western North Carolina 125 good grade Short/horn steers. In two weeks seventeen of DR. HATHAWAY. SS Recognized as the Leading and - ^ Most Successful Specialist In (hi His line in the United States, V - flX * _x "_ My euro for this disease ls ( ^?TrinTlli Pi ?oc?ttlng ordahgerons HUI V-W "W*"1 V ual attention; and treat its. tlon and eoreness ia allayed qhd the canal heals ? I_ ". i "This disease is tho enlan VArirUin?l? the vitality. It weakens VW IUUUVIU form certainty just as qui any other disease, and their strength ls,;being dr ed, and learn tho cause of yourtrouble. ' Send fo Blood Poison j^v-juia? WIUUU B UIOUII bones, failing hairdo I Viii tell you frankly who'thor 6r hot you Archi drugs,in os quicV.. if not quicker, tltno than any 1 wiltoo eradicatedfrom tho .system forever..* gen Diseases of WOS????? S to health thousands ot suffering women. Sen Chronic Bis??^^?s; down to health thousands ot suffering women. Send ~^?Sfy special i ..Dipcnfle, St<, Vitus Dane ls equipped with the inost approved X-Itay and i Home Treatment eountrlcs. Correspondence confidential. J. f>S Inman Building, .22J S. Broad them were taken sick, and when the State veterinarian arrived he found them to have a few small ticks on them and unmistakably allec.ted with Texas fever. Seven of the sick ones died, causing a loss of about. $200.,. , j Near the middle of October Mr. M. E. Rutland, of Batcshurg, shipped down 200 "rade shorthorn steers from Hey ward County, N. C.- Soon Texas - fevcr appeared and a- casual- inspec tion showed that they were infested . with young ticks, gotten in the cars, stock pens, or on the road from' the depot to the feed pens. He lost t'en head, valued at about $3.50. Mr. J. D'. Whittle, of Blackville, . has just had a similar expericnoe- witlr a similar lot of steers from this same section of North Carolina and will be fortunate if Iiis loss is not more than 3.100. - - . i T?RUK?L QATTfLE UT. A SI EI.KSS. lt is no fault of thc North Carolina cattle. The facts are that all. ..of-I-UA western part of North Carolina is above the Govern mell t quarantine linc, and cattle raised there' never have ticks on. them nor flo. they ac quiro'lmmunity lo Texas fever. . vi A very striking case is that of Mr. W. A.-Myer's; Clio,'S.- C.*' He nins ii dairy and bad . some tine- milkers on -rrrf.cn wl?t?" nan not, uceii u'Tjiclc Tor years. Some time last spring1 ?I limn* came along driving a bunch of cattle and wanted to. turn them into M-iv Mycrs's pasture for the . night. ..Tl?eSj permission was granted and the cattle, taken out the.next, morning, but they lett some "souvenir" ticks, which soon found their way. on to WrrMy?r"? milkers'. XII a few., weeks hclost.eight of his best milkers and.his .dalry busy ness was seriously injured' iiy thc sick ness of tile cows that did not die. Many more cases could be given, but these will show what a serious matter this question nf Texas fever is getting to be in South Carolina. Poison from Tool li. Anton Anderson of New York is dead as the result of a light in the course of which lie struck iii.-, oppo-' neut in tho moiilh. Anderson's knuck les wore cut by .thc'lilbw 'against the teeth. The next (lay his hand pulted and a physician interned, him. t hat he was siiirering fr?nif;.blood 'poisoning. Anderson would t/OG permit amputa-' tion, and the pdisoii ' spread to toe body. Eventually the hand was taken, off, hut too late to save the patient,.. Killed by a Negro. Oliver Wldeman, colored, shot and instantly killed W. Iv. .lay?, a prend nenr> white man in the Banks neigh borhood, about four miles east of Troy, Friday afternoon. Widenia-ti was raising a rowr"and* was ordered off the place by Jay. ile became enraged, drew a pistol and shot. . The. people aie very much 'incensed and a "lynch ing is feared if Widemah/.is caught. Tm-: boll weevil is to lie ext'eVfrtTt'tat ed in Texas if 'rt conecrte'd course of action throughout the Slate can 'fl ing about that result. Ac ?a conference held under the auspices of the Com mercial Club of Hallas and to which members of the Slutc-'.U'gis.laturer,. Slate oilieials and repr?sentatives ol commercial bodies anti farming inter ests were invited the* preliminary steps were taken for waging an active campaign against Hie pest. . Tlie leg islature is to lie called-Upon to make a liberal appropriation to bc used for weevil extermination. Dp. C. J. OLIVEROS, -SI'KC IA LIST tm . .'?..'.> BYE, BAR; NOSE AND TH BOAT. Kit of Spectacles Guaranteed. Oiu-tcK 1J21 and 1-121)'Maifon Street' Columbia, S. C. from, and ship your Produce to R. T. Daniel & Co. Wholesale vt Retail Fish & Produce. 500 KING ST., Charleston, S. C. Carolina Portland . Pom on f Pn cn ARLESTO'N "^LlliLIU V,U.> South Carolina'. Gager's White Lime, Cements, Fire Bricks, Terra Cotta Pipes. . 5-27-Iv. , Mndo, ono particular th In? bettor thou au'jj ono ciao, and such ? man 11 o?? who ijas con'?l'??'d 9 endeavor thfniuWfcatcr?d ull of ?la energy u .ul ability.on.'tb,, i r-oejo-tty; licitas Chos?jfio?'b?tj : 'Early'In"iny io-?fcrf's'lonal career ? Tccdlziid'that c:iiron?'.Vn?J-nieJ^V(>r'<rnot\^!>r.irfMy'j?u'V?' :ou?on which their importance warranted;. >.Sa\f. th *. t :(h4^^ajV?"Veq?lrcd-??8j)C!:lal ?U ss whtoh'the bu?y practitioner could never acqulrh. For more tean twentyyear* i have dc ted.v?ySRlloaclualy?ly?t?.U?o ctudyund trt.-itmeb| of thone dlstiaw^ud ihVf?vV'iS' " ingj^eopimcnd mo to thol?patlontj.ia aa evKlonco, .<it tny.?Ulll and aWlltjan mrSj&cia re spfcjial cQUnscl.to physicians with obstlnato and_ ob..anro .caaes.'. _ffo?t jilly: :?j??c?al JlnO?' lervous f Ji t '"?'"'""ti' iTVI '^T?fTiTtTrtTl 1 j Overindulgence, indiscr?tions a?d excesses aro j??t th^^?y!; causes of- rn lnipatrnient of ecxua.1 strength. - Such n rternn35fo'~,: incnt frequently comes from worry.,'overwork, mental straln? ijt which gradually weaken:! and Injures in6'ayotenr before the unfortunate victim roolizes^ B truo nature of lila trouble. Nervousness, wjeak I .nc lc. dizziness, loss -of memory; np<ju before D cyea, despondency, etc.? often ttr? the flrat Hymploms of an Impairment of manly vigor, and if. glectedjserious results nrejsurc tp follow. I want to talk to ??very ninn win? hos any of theso tnptoma OT weakening of his manly functions, l ean promptly correct nil irregularities,, and ? deranvisklllful treatment you will havo restored all of thc strength and glory of your ihan- '* nd. Whether you consult mo or not, do not jeopardize your be'alth bv experimenting .with"' idy-mad? medlclnha, freo samples, so-called.quick .cures, etc.. at.thc most delicate orrans of s'bodyare Involved, and only ahexpert shonld lio entrusted with; your case. Send for freo nklet, " Norvous.Dcbility and Its Fanilly.of Ills." . ('? ? ' :. i , . ... '.'??'?'?'; i-'VjV' ':..?*-''.''. ..''.,. ' ?'.'.' . . "'"y'-'jF&J. ro.ntlo ana painless, and often causes no dotcnllon'from business or other dutle?. It involves rtOcui operation, linpropcr treatment will result in serious injury. I give each casa ln<2lvld cvery requirement.-"Every obstruction ls removed, rind*all dlschargo soon ceases, intiainma up promptly oifd'pfcrniano'ntly. Send for free book on Stricture. ??mci\t*(velns.'of Ahe aorotum, which lill with ptainant blood, causing a constant drain upon tho eutt.rc Hyat?m an ( ?Ans away'all sexual strength. 1 cure, thin disease with thc same uni- ? ok -as consistent with medical scleiiec.'-Probably moro men are afflicted with- Ya.-lc?eolo than alncdaway without their knowing tho capbe. XJoine lo me ct buco if you think you aro alli let- ! r^ice Jjooklct oil VaHcti?crc. . ? * > is'rto'lftliger. incurable, nhct when I Boy thotl can euro tho most severe caso I do so becauso I - treatment has .accomplished. If you nave sores, pimples, blotches, sore throat. pains lu the r any Bytitptoms Which you do not understand, it ls important that you consult me .-vt once, and 1 unfortunate* victim. ' 1 will guarantee to euro you vltbout tho uso of strong and Injurious . kQowu treatment. My euro ls a permanent, one, ah?. ) not iiidro' patchwork, and. ths dtae&ss t d;fjr, my-Xrg^ bookley VXpc I'o.lijon, King.", ft ht Who, Fwffor-?r?m Ihoallmnnts peculiar to their ?ex'aro" careo, br ?ty acntlo anil^parniess od of treatment, which avoids all necessity tor surgical operations. >i you euCer Oom oearing 1pains, back ac ho, lrrcgiilarlticH, leuch?rrhea, ctc.?wrll?m?tabout y?urcase. 1 havo restored far my.frei) booklot?u Women's Diseases. . ly. ni so include s all other chronic diseases, such as Rheumatism. Catarrh,1 Diabetes, Bright's >iniictr, Liver and Kidney "DlHeases, Files, Fistula, Kupturc. Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, St. cf. etc., and all -who want skillful, expert treatment should write me nbnut their case. My ofDco electrical apparatus, so that my patients got tho benefit of -tho latest di seo vc rle; of science. ... ' .. . ... t'*l?%?: . ?Cri '; - '.. - .' :?. ryono to consult rnewllhour, charge, and will refund raUrqr.d fare ono way to all who tako If yon cannot sec mo in person write fhrn}{mptoiu .'-'.inlfj aird'full information about my sue of home treatment hy which I have cured patients iii every aiatc In the Union and in 'lorolgtt i AW A' St-. -Atliinin,* Cia. is.?tie which is palatable. nlensantto frikeaTirl can bc rolicd up Ori tu act gently, but i honmghly.cleansing the ent ire system of all impuni les. Shelia remedy ls Moxie v's Lomon Ei'i/.ir. lb ls a plcasatiC lemon tod ?fe, accept-liblc to the most) delicate st?m MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR. Pqsit'rvcly cures, all diseases arisioir.from. impurittr?uln^hc blood, irfth??i; ing Catarrh^ vydig?itioh,"Chrdnic.Constv^ Livcrnuilples;; etc. Every pc-son in thc land r.cccls a powerful blood purifier every jSpring. You necdjit; Von want thc best-the standard. That is ? ' ; H i ' BlSiv^KK OF DAiXGEROUS SUBSTITUTES. *" itrlE?N? ACiTDE benefits instcad of injuring .the digestive.organs as ' rrrany so-cillcd ?.>.t?^?iofc '?if. RHEUMAC?D? is a powerful alterative, but 'old 'people or ?hi hire ri can take it with absolute safety. ' . \-1-?--? - .. Pricc^t.oo at"Dr;:^^ists, or .express prepaid on receipt of price. ^o^bitt^hemical Co., = ? Baltimore, fiel., U. S. A. .fh-^^cdy ofSwe&Hauro & Mullein Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, LaGrippe anc all Th^atasiciJLung Trowblfts.:MADEof Pure SWEET Q?M, MULLEIN & HONEY. ^^^^??^?^MM Paint* their Wagons, and Agrlotiliural Iinpiemc'ntSj to preserve t hfciiv fi*bia; ?Hjitiw- from weather. A single coat of '?? ?Y?asury's. Wago'fi k Colors is siiiJU.-ii'iij. .Apply yourself in a few minnies. Color Card free. "SOtJTffl^l^N LBllv ?& CHMBNT CO., ".'I'argesf m?cale.rs In Building Material of All Kinds. I f our full, line of Hardware is not bel ter than oilier, don't buy it. Our salesmen are out'. * ;':' ~ GdlemaO'Wagenet HaMIare Company '. 3t?3.KlN(i Rt., . , CHARLESTON, S. C. 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