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?'rWj5chiih??jiii?T.: =;,. .V'?A rl?H.fc^ noi|| haa.Bttfclffij^ aria promised, if "the patents' vvo?ld Co? ?eot, ?but lie Wo?ld^glvcitb?in prdp ertycnotigh 'tb ?hakc tboi?selVes add their other si* dbl?drcii cdmfortable tor life.] g H. ti . <: . Which s?mil it be? .Which shall it he? . 1 looked at Jotin-'-Johrt looked ah me, And when 1 found that 1 must speak, My voice ?eemc? strangely low aud weak. $j "Tell me again what Robert said;" And then I listening, bein my head, This is his letter:^- . . ft fl will, gi ve A bo?so a?d land while "you shall live, If, ttl return,.;from out your seven, Oue child to me for nye is given." I looked at John's old garments worn; I thougnt of all that he had horne, Or poverty, and work, and care, Which I, tfiough willing, could not share; I thought of seven young mouths to feed, Of seven little children's need, And then ot this. "Conic, John," said I, "We'll chooso among them as they lie Asleep," So, walking hand in hand, Dear John and I surveyed our hand, First to the cradle lightly stepped, Whore Lillian, the baby, slept. Softly tho father stooped to lay Iiis rough hand down in a loving way, When dream or whisper made her stir, And huskily he said: Not her!" We stooped beside thc trundle bed, And one long ray of lamplight shed Athwart the boyish faces there, In sleep so beautiful and fair. I saw on James' rough red check, A tear undried. Ere .lohn could speak, "He's buta baby, trio," said 1, And kissed him as wc hurried by; Pale, patient Robbie's angel face, Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace. "No, for a thousand crowns not him," Ile whispered, while our eyes were dim. Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son Turbulent, restless, idle one Could he Li spared? Nay. Ile who gave, Hid us befriend him to the grave; Only a mother's heart could bc Patient enough for such as he; "And so," said John, "i would not dare To take him from her bedside prayer." Then stoic wc softly up above, And knelt by Mary, child of love. "Perhaps for her 'twould better bc," I said to John. Quite silently lie lifted up a curl that lay Across her check In wilful way, And shook his head, "Nay, Luve, not thee," Thc while my heartbeat audibly. Only one more, our eldest lad Trusty and truthful, good and glad. So like his father. "No, John, no; 1 cannot, will not, let him go." And so we wrote In courteous way, We could not give one child away. And afterward toil lighter seemed, Thinking of that of which we dreamed, Happy in truth that not one face Was missed from-its accustomed place; Thankful tu work for all the seven, Trusting the rest to One in Heaven. THE COTTON OUTLOOK. Uhili Priens nre Predicted Kven Wit h a Lnrge Crop. In conversation on Thursday with a Reporter of Thc State Mr. T. ll. Wannaiuaker, one of the largest cot con dealers in this State made tho fol lowing prediction lu reference to the cotton outlook: "One peculiarity about the cotton business is that by mutual consent all thc men who are en gaged in it, arc permitted to enter tain positive convictions and to ex press their views quite emphatically on all occasions, and should one's judgment prove wrong ten times tb one that it is right, everybody is ex pected to see the correct guess, and never mention the prophecies that failed to materallze. "You have of course forgotten those bcarisli views expressed by me last fall, and I now risc to remark that the developments in the cotton trade the present season have aston ished everyone. "Had it been admitted in the early part of the season that the crop would approximate 11,000,000 hales, it would have been conceded wit hon t argument, that !) cents would he a full price for cotton. We know that the crop will fall very little short of 11,000,000, if it does not exceed it, yet the consumption has been on such an enormous seale that we practi cally have a famine, and strict mid dling cotton is easily worth Ki l-l! cents, In spite of the fact that mil lions of spindles arc idle, as the re sult of short supplies. This condition makes the progress ol' the growing crop of supreme interest to dealers and spinners alike. There must be a yield of eleven and a half million hales of cotton In thc minimum, or a con tinued curtailment of consumption, if prices arc to he kept within reason able bound:i the coming season. "The acreage is the largest on re cord by probably, 'J to 4 per cent, and thc consumption ol' fertilizers is also greater than ever before. Abnor mally low temperature and excessive rains throughout the belt, were very unfavorable for cotton up to about the middle of .lune. Since that lime however, the conditions have been quite favorable, and with continued good seasons and a late fall, a large crop may reasonably he expected. Thc crop however is one to three weeks late through the entire belt, and the chances rather favor a mod erate yield. The crop is now passing through a most critical period, and thc next six weeks will largely deter mine thc yield. Wc must have plen ty of moisture through thc month ol August, and should drought, develop over any extensive area, there would b2 a sensational advance in the new crop months." A CoufeHHcri Murderer. Harman Truman Coates, who was committed to jail at Richmond, Yu., for 10 days for drunkenness and wlki hos been wandering in thc south for over a year, has confessed lo thc po lice authorities that lie Is a murderer. The crime, according to his confession v/as committed at Spring Valley, N. Y., May 10, 1002) and bbc victim win Louis Hull of that town. A telegr?ri from Spring Valley received toduj cmlirms thc story. Coates says lu was horn In Patterson, N. .1. Ht po<cd as an umbrella mender whlh here. Lightning struck S. .1. Walters' s av mill near Grand Hay, Ala.. Tuesdaj afternoon, causing thc Inlier tb ex ploded . iWilliam Carter, Alfred Wash big ton and Lewis Johnson, negroes were killed. Calvin Forte, white was badly scalded and will die. Two othei White men were less seriously injured. m^Wmi T?i?\fct?:?&? it a ?refit SUCriciA . ?V ^ . i*< *' ' : ^ . l'he obalxi-i'ulrd'or 'i?oi) lo bein? an* tlclpatcd already by those hi ohargo am! the premium list bas been lssilcd. Tho Fair this year will bo from October '?i to October :io, abd In that tlruo there will bb a larger variety qi exhibits here than there have been Iii recent years. The farmers of the State are taking a great Interest in the stock and poultry exhibitions and this line will bo a lull.one. The racing committee ls determined that their feature at thc Fair will nob ba tho least. Columbia is particular ly inteicUcd in horse llcsh just now and the paddock at thc Fair grounds is sure to be full this year when the poules arc ready to nm. There will be no carnival this year by the Elks, JUS the rule of thc great order now forbids such festivity, but the Chamber of Commerce will en deavor to arrange au attraction and street show that will eclipse the one of last year. There will bc side shows, free band concerts, a Moral parade, a confetti battle, and a handsome ball. Thc State ball will bc of course, thc premier social event of thc week, but there are already proposed several pri vate entertainments of an extensive nature. The students of the South Carolina College will give a german and there will he a cotillion also. Thc secretary will open his ofllcc in Columbia ou the lirst Monday preced ing the Fair and will he ready to re cord all entries. This year the gates will he opened at !) a. m. and the building will bi closed at ? in the af ternoon, thus diverting the attention of the crowds to thc street shows in the heart of the city. All exhibits must be on the grounds on or before the 20th of October. The society will refund all freight charges paid hy exhibitors living in the State, on exhibits raised or produced in South Carolina, provided such exhibits are shipped at the lowest reduced rate] and prepaid. Thc Southern Express company, from points within its territory, will charge for fancy poultry and oct stock I double merchandise rates, which must be prepaid. If thc certificate of the secretary is obtained that the same has been on exhibition, no charge will bc made for return to original ship ping point. All exhibits sent by freight or ex press must be prepaid and plainly marked "Secretary State Fair, Colum bia, S. C.," and in addition must have the shipper's name and address un them to insure their return. Unless those instructions are complied with thc society will not undertake to re turn tlicexhibits. Immediately after shipping thc exhibits notify the secre tary anti send him thc bill of lading or express receipts, that all exhibits may be looked after with thc transpor tation companies. The olllceis ol' t hc Fair association for l"0:i are: President-lt. 1'. Hamer. .Ir., Ha mer. President Pro Teni .1. Wash Watts, Mount ville. Viet? Pr?sidents-A.T. Smythe, First congressional district, Charleston: lt. Ii. Watson, Second congressional dis trictllidge Spring;T. S. Kittani, Third congressional district, Ninety-Six; .1. Wash Watts, Fourth congressional district, Mon nt vi ile; .1. W. Dunup ant, Fifth congressional district, Chester: P. F. Williamson, Sixth'con ti ressional district. Darlington; G. A. Gulgnard, Seventh congressional dis trict, Columbia. lOxecutivc Committee--M. L. Uon iltlson, ( J reen ville; A. Porter Haskell, Columbia: John Ii. W. Watts, Lau rens; .1. H. Wannamaker, St. Mat thews: J. F. M obley, Whillsboro; Ire? dell .Jones, Kock Hill; W. fl. llinsnn, Charleston: .1. .1. Browning* Sodalia; 111 M. Pegues, Cheraw; C. F. Moore, Bennetts ville; J. II. Wharton, Water loo: I). t?\ Eli rd, Lexington; J. W. prober, Lcwiedulc. Secretary-A. W. Love, Chester. Assistant Secretar)-.1. M. Canley, Columbia. Treasurer -A. G?mcwell LaMottc, Columbia. General Superintendent. - I). F. Ell rd, Lexington.-The State. HERE'S HOW TO KISS. Ail Alleged Kxpert's Instruction to Those ol' I JONS Practice. Thousands upon thousands ol' well educated people go through life and never learn the art ol kissing, an ac complishment in our experience worth more than all thc learning of the great Sanhedrim. Very true, people do extract some pleasure out ol' a kiss, but they never feel that blissful rap ture that tingles and dances along every nerve from the medulla bblon gata to i lie very terminal of the great sciatic. Every son of fallen humanity should feel and know the ecstatic Joy. The following rule is freely given to all those who have blundered over a sim ple little kiss, lt is absurd to think how few people perform kissing correctly. All men of sentiment read carefully: lt makes not a particle of difference whether your girl is young or old, homely or beautiful, low or tall, thick or thin, the only absolute requisite is love. Tb make the kiss a success she must lend a helping hand and not dodge, or squeal as if she objected. Not a word must be spoken. Never be in a hurry-haste mars everything. Put your right arin over her left shoulder and clasp her right band with your left. The right ann must now slide slowly down her back to her waiste-but don't be in a hurry. Senti a little thrill down your arm, anti press her doss to your heart. Look lovingly into her eyes and bend your head till your lips almost touch hers -till you feel her soft balmy breath. Let your mustache sweep lightly across her lips by way of pre liminary-but do not hurry. Aim fairly and hil. squarely. Let the four lips come softly together and smack, so to speak, into t he. sweetest homo geneousness. Look tenderly into her upi inned eyes while every tendon, muscle and nerve quivers with delight and fancy bathes ber plumage in a sea ol' bliss mid sua rs through an at mosphere redolent of joy where every passion and appetite inherited In Adam's fall Is relined and purified and all is swallowed up in love- and you are a natural boru idiot if you hurry now.-Johnnie C., in The Athenian. i'oiiiictl I'nrnjrmpliH. A well wisher is one who invests his coin in oil lands. The less wit a man has the more others many appreciate it. The will of the people" disinherits a good many candidates. Eve's fondness for apples was a i mighty good thing for tailors and I dressmakers. / ? ?. . - . ?Jtttytn II i i? TllS St?Py bf Young ?b?t?i Uafci? , linihh >n ?eut'/???. . ?. young iban . n?tucti Ulevcl?nd "Woods from, tblsstato iles In the Jail hospital iii Atlanta dangerously wounded ns a result of an attempt to rob a drug store a day dr so ago. Wood and a professional crook named Schmidt were seen to enter tho store and tho proprietor fired upon them, wounding Wood severely. Schmidt and Wood were both taken to jail and the latter's father, who lives in Edge Ueld, read of the affair in the papers. Mr. Wood is' a poor mau, having eleven ebildreu, and bas a hard time in making cuds meet, but thc. ladies of Atlanta hearing of his condition, and feeling sorry for the boy who bas been led astray, have interested them selves and will endeavor to keep the boy out of the penitentiary. The Atlanta Constitution of Wednesday in speaking of Mr. Wood's visit says: When the story of L. E. Wood's trip to Atlanta to see his burglar son was read sympathy for the distressed father caused several ladies to take au interest in the case and they will assist Wood in his eliorts to get his son out or trouble and take him back to his home in South Carolina. Thc ladies called at thc tower. Wednesday morn ing and were present when father and son met. The jailor states that when Wood saw his son, wour.ued and ill and lying across a cot In thc Tower hospital, and knew that he had been shot down as a criminal and was held as a felon, bc broke down and wept like a child. "My son, my poor boy." he cried out, "was it for this ?hut I held you in my arms when you were a babe and looked after you all these years?" Thc prisoner turned his face away from his grief-stricken parent, and his eyes, too. were lilied with tears. Thc ladies who went to thc Tower and promised Wood to do what they could to help bira keep his son from a lung term in the penitentiary, stated that they did not wisli to be placed in thc light of persons trying to thwart jus tice.but believing young Wood was the victim of an outlaw and a crook, they wanted him to be given a chance to reform. "lt is for thc sake of his old father and mother that we have interested ourselves in the case," they said, "and wc believe that boy, if given a chance to return home, will never be caught in such a scrape agalu." Wood is a poor man and has a family of eleven children, lie has very little money, but says he will spend thc last cent he can raise on earth to keep his son from becoming a convict. TOBACCO FARMERS DESPONDENT ITIIICHS Prices Improve ninny Will Drop Itu Cultivation. The Florence Li raes says t he pre sent condition in the tobacco market has greatly depressed the tobacco farmers, and it ls not to be wondered at. 11' reports from otiier towns are to be relied on few if any market ex cept Florence has more bilan one buyer, the representative of the American Tobacco company. Flor ence has her usual crops, but prices here are nothing like what they- were last year, which was a phcuomiual year. Last year, wheti tobacco was at the highest it liad ever been known in this section speculators laid in large stocks which they cannot now unload. Thc prices this year really oller speculators a good chance, but having been burned last year they keep their lingers oil o? it. The Dillion corres pondent of tlie Columbia State writ ing his paper says: The State's stair correspondent ina letter from Mullins echoes the sentiment of this entire section. Tobacco growers are simply paralyzed. A single instance will illustrate: A geutlemen who was in terested In three barns of tobacco that were sold by his tenants here on last Tuesday told your correspondent that the harvesting, curing and marketing of the lot of tobacco cost WO. The net proceeds from the sale were $27, giving nothing for land rent, guano nor time and labor expended during the long hut days and nights required to make and harvest thc crop. The high prices of last season Induced many experienced farmers to try a barn or two: others increased their acreage; a few, very few secretly let it severely alone, when they saw that the market would practically be under conbrol the next season of. the Ameri can Tobacco company and it will be very hard if not impossible to in duce such men to plant another hill of tobacoo. One such lesson as is now in evidence is enough. With prices that would pay for thc cultivation of tobacco had become an important in dustry, it gave profitable employment to thousand besides putting into cir culation a large volume of cash at a; season when without it money has been conspicuous for its absence. The result will be a return to the old stand by-cotton-which snaps its lingers at trusts and combines and has so far defeated cvrirv attempt to "corner it," and besides it's the lazy man's crop, lie can plant it any time from March to .lune, go in the lield occasionally and look at it promising a working next week go Hailing, hunt ing or frolicing then knocked about it a little and in spite ol' it all, it yields more than he generally gathers in by Christmas. Thc Toy Pistol Pest. Chicago has taken up in earnest thc very important question of toy pistols. An ordinance ls pending in thc coun cil of that city which is intended to stop the use and sale of the pestiferous little weapon by means ol' which hun dreds of l>oys are killed every year. In Chicago about if> deaths caused by toy pistols have taken place since thc Fourth of July, and others will doubt less follow In Pittsburg about half as many victims have perished in this manner In the small city ot Wllkes barre, in thc anthracite coal region, six fatal cases of lockjaw have been traced to" this summer's crop of toy pistol wounds. Cincinnati and Cleve land have had the same experience, and so it goes through tho country. As the toy pistols do no good any where, there ought to be no doubt about tlie passage of the pending Chi cago ordinance or thc enactment of like legislation in other places. At best the pistols are a public nuisance, and at worst they cause terrible de struction of life. Boys who die or lockjaw arc in agony long before tho end of thc deadly disease. Many of them are bright and promising lads, and their lives are well worth saving. Harsh measures arc not always best -as thc woman who marries a man to reform him is apt to discover to lier sorrow. .It lntHted ttfaVtttfl 'X'jfefl?tlb?jb svi? c?llati efvrlyjBPssio? of coriKf?s? Iii No vember to disc??a and ii rJosfllblo m>. tle.tho ?uauclal question, Tl?'e. Presi dent hos been eonf?bbin^ With thc prominent members of bis. party for months, seeking a solution fpr a qucs tioii, which wo have heen told thous ands of times wus settled hy the hist two president lal elections': when Mr. W. J. Bryan declared tliat tho coun try needed wore money to conduct tho business of the country, thc Re publican party and their allies, the gold bug Democrats,, insisted that the country was abundant^yppllcd with money for all needful purposes; Now President Roosevelt and tho Joading Republican politicians and pacers me clamoring for a more elastic currency to conduct the business of the coun try. The main question to be de cided is whether thc goverumeut pr the banks shall issue the new curren cy. . Those who seem to be posted on Republican politics says there will be a great battle over the matter, but wc will wager a last year's bird's nest that the hanks will win, and will be given the right of managing thc ilnan ces of this great country. In commenting on this demand on thc part of Republican politicians fer more money, Mr. RryaninThe Com moner well says: "lt is less than seven years since we were told, in tho cam paign of 18i)(i, that we had plenty of money in thc country and did not need any more. Since that time thc volume ol money has been increased over live hundred millions, and yet money is still so scarce that thc finan ciers insist upon the loaning of all sur plus money to the banks in order to keep business going-this, in addition to thc asset currency defended by the same arguments." Speaking on thc same line a "Ne braska banker says: "Thc silver dol lar which wc condemned liad nearly lifty cents'worth of silver in it, bub thc asset currency which they pro pose may be absolutely worthless. 1 left the Democratic party to "protect the country from bad money. Is'thc Republican party going to reward me with au asset currency, which is in finitely worse titan silver?" This banker evidently thinks that he has been thc victim of misplaced conli dence, and is honest enough to confess it. Thc Augusta Chronicle says: Mean while, thc undigested and indigestible securities are in dry dock and the shrinkage of Wall street securities is estimated at over one billion of dol lars, on the stock exchange. The New York merchants, hotel-keepers, champagne dealers, jewelers, art sa loon proprietors and captains of lux ury arc bewailing thc forced economy ol' brokers' speculations and the sorely bitten rich, who spend freely when thc goose honks high. Thc money ques tion evidently is never settled. Like the pour, it is always with us. Presi dent Roosevelt may bc monkeying with a buzz-saw." Stick tu tlio Dnctois: Medical Talk, a monthly publica tion ol Columbus, Ohio, is making a hot light on the doctors. We do not know what the circulation of tho journal is but it lias every appearance of enjoying a large patronage and In lluence. Hs object, as stated in an editorial in a recent issue is to give tlic people instruction in hyg-iene-and medicine and keep them from abett ing thc doctors to make victims of them in experimental ways. Itscems that thc object is also to encourage tlic use of patent medicines and dit courage the employment of physici ans. Here is an extract from one of its editorials: "There are many urgent rcasoets why the people ought to know what thc doctors are doing J They ought- to kuow all about it. Un like the lawyers and artists and chem ists, the doctors arc asking for legis- j lation that vitally affects thc home. Thc day is past when the people can alTord to ignore what the doctors are tailing about and trying todo. The doctors are asking for laws which will Iii ve them authority to enter thc home and compel the people to submit to surgical operations to take medicine that they arc unwilling to usc. The doctors are asking for laws which would refuse burial to people who died under the treatment^ certain schools or physicians until the services of the coroner have been called upon. The doctors arc asking for Jaws which make it ditllcult, if not impossible for people to obtain proprietory remedies In which they have learned to have confidence. In fact the doctor lias entered thc home forcibly and is un dertaking to do by legislative enact ment what he has found himself un able to accomplish by winning the confidence of the people. The regular college made doctor has failed to con vince the people that bc is any better able to combat diseases than many peoblc who have not been to college." Tlic It'lorcnce Times says: "there can bc nothing in tito world more vi cious or dangerous than people trying to dudor themselves and their fami lies with drugs the composition of which tlicy know nothing and the" af reet of which is thc riskiest experi ment that could he tried. We do not condemn patent or proprietory medi cines, but we do think that they should be used wittt caution and only when somebody else in whom one can have confidence has experimented with them and learned their effects. The country is Hooded with proprie tory medicines of all sorts. Those which establish themselves and win the confidence of thc people have doz ens of inimitations which arc j often palmed oil" on thc unwary, lt would surprise the average citizen to know how many patent medicine fiends there were through the country, peo ple who ruin their health hy pouring till kinds of new drugs into their sys tem. Tliicro is but one safe way to usc drugs and that is tinder thc di rection of somebody who knows." If von are sick the surest and only sato "way is to stick to tlic doctors. They have been with, us for lo these many years, and while," like'the balance of us, they do not know, everything, they arc mighty handy to have ' about, when our loved ones arc sick, s .Min* Stint Down. i A dispatch from Whittlrisvllle, Mass., says a large part of thc cotton manufrcturing industry In that sec tion will suspend operations on Aug. 1 for one week witli tho outlook poi tic ing to further gradual curtailment in several mills after resumption bf work on Aug. 10. Notices announcing the shut-down were posted by four'of the largest companies Thursday.' lt ls thought tho decision to close was In accordance with an agreement among certain of the New langland mills treasurers to decrease the production during August on account of thc unfavorable cotton market. A Prolilh?oiit Aifcb? ?o?W ^?faio? Takes Hio oWii Ldi*?. ? dispatch from Alleen to'The State sayfi. Mr. Arthur Wi Cushman shot aha killed himself at his home, eight rallos 'northeast of Aiken, Friday morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Cushman was one of thc most prominent men in Aiken county and had hosts of friends throughout thc State. Ile was a member of the legislature from .1898 to 11)00 and was a candidate for shcriir of Aiken county in 1000. Ho ing defeated in this ruco he moved his family to Texas, where he lived about niue months and then rot urned to his home county, where lie has been farming ever since. Mr. Cushraau-has been very despon dent for sometime owing to several linaucial reverses. He was very am bitious and could not hear defeat in any mauncr. His family have known for some time that he was continually brooding over cither rca? or imaginary troubles and they have watched him closely and kept all lire arms, etc., out of his way. "Thursday one of Mr. Gush man's sons went hunting and on returning left lils gun in his room. Friday morning Mr. Cushman locked himself In thc room and wrote a note to his family, giving instructions as Lo his burial, and placing the shotgun against his heart pulled thc trigger and killed himself instantly. Mr. Cushman has been very success ful witli his farm and all thought that his worries would case. Hu was a man 51 vears of age, liked by all who knew him, and by his death Aiken county has lost one of her staunchest citizens. Mr. Cushman leayes a wife, three daughters and four sons, who arc all prostrated with grief at the tragic death of the kind and loving husband and father. Mr. Cushman had threatened to kill himself two weeks ago. At this time he stated that there was nothing else todo. I lis confidant and friend talk ed to him at tlie time and tried to en courage him, telling him that there was nu need to do violence to himself as bc was doing well and could get all thc financial aid he needed, lt was thought then that Mr. Cushman had becu dissuaded from Ins purpose, but thc result Friday morning shows that Hie idea of self-destruction had taken too linn a hold upon his mind. LIQUOR SEIZED. g li si Cur Iioad ol' Si nil' Taken Churre ol' by Otllcers. A special from Columbia to the Au gusta Chronicle .says: Keveline ollleers here seized a carload ol' corn whiskey Saturday afternoon believed to have been assigned to a local dealer. The ?.seizure was made on request of thc collector of internal revenue of Geor [gia and will he held until an investi gation now being made is completed. The stull' passed thrungli herc some time ago being consigned from Spen cer, N. C., to Savannah, Ga., which is the way local dealers work, making thc shipment interstate and safe from the hands of the constables. Thc con stables, however, got busy with thc internal revenue oillce in Georgia and when the car came back Saturday tile revenue oillce here was requested hy the Georgia oillce to hold the car. Thc dealer herc Unding the car watched so closely had it billed to Charlotte, N. C., but the train was stopped atltlandiug street station and thc car seized, "lt contained 105 kegs each holding 4 7-8 gallons of corn whiskey valued at about SI..00 agal l?n. Thc revenue otllcers herc will hold it until the otllcers at Spencer, 11 N. C., where the car originated, as I certain whether thc government tax is paid or nut and if not it will bc con fiscated. If it has been paid thc stuff will bc released, as thc government has nothing to do with thc state's law. Meanwhile the constables will not lu?e sight of the car as long as it ia-in this state and the local dealer ls simply out a carload of whiskey. I Constable Cureton this morning re ported to Chief Hammett that he had [seized the distillery run by .1. D. Stan I sell In l'ickens county and about <>t)0 gallons of whiskey. Stanscll was caught taking whiskey from the gov eminent warehouse for illegal pur poses and as thc government gauger violated the law in letting him hav it, he will be prosecuted by the United States government. August for :?- Yearn. The following data, covering a peri od of :i2 years, have been compiled from tlie Weather llureau records at Charleston, South Carolina, month of August for 02 years. TEMl'EltATUJlK. Mean or normal temperature, 81 dc g rees. The warmest month was that of 11)00, with an average of Sd degrees. The coldest month was that of 1874 with an average of 78 degrees. The highest temperature was 100 degrees on August 4th, 18M). Thu lowest temperature was 02 de grees on August loth, 1871?. Average date on which first "kill lng" frost occurred inautum, Novom ber :i0Lli. Average date on which last "kill ing" frost occurred in spring, Mardi ard. Average for the month, 7.22 inches Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, I.'). The greatest monthly precipitation was li?. 18 inches in 1885. Tile least montly precipitation was 0. 10 inches in I DOO. The greatest amount of precipita tion recorded in any 21 consecutive hours was 5.80 inches on August ?l?th and Hist, 1885. CLOUDS AND WKATII EU. Average number clear days, 8; part ly cloudy days, I tl: cloudy days, 7. WIND. The prevailing winds have been from the Southwest, 20 per cent. The highest velocity ol' the wind was '.to miles from tlie Basti on August 28th, IS1.):?. Statlun: Charles ton, S. C. Date of issue: July 2:?, 10ja. L. N. Jesu nofsky, Local Forecaster, Weal her Ihircau. Wofford College ?TS? Twenty-two bed rooms, dining hall, class rooms and study hall all under one roof. Steam heat and electric lights. A. M. DU FUE, ll BAD MASTER, Spartanbing, H. (j. I SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, 1|S .1 INO AND bUMBc?, ANY QU ? Columbi DR. HATHAWAY Recognized as the Leading and Most Successful Specialist tu His Doe in thc United States. Th* FpeelaSkt 11' noiv Indispensable.. Iii alt walks' of hid Utero ia a demand Xor ihS iriifV: who can do ono particular t'.iln 5 better-Utan aa? ono else.and such a man ls ono who has confln/jd Ula eiul^avor to, and t-eiitorou. all ot lils energy and ability on thc ?pee i al ty .ho has chosen to't oin'" ? Ufo'? work. -, " ? . ? ' . ' . : .' " 'f iiKJ*^^^^ Early til tay prufeaslonal career I realized that Chronic Dtseasoj vero not being gi vim tho a.tont.on waie.i their ltnportanco warranted. 1 saw that these diseases required o special fit ness which thc bu?y practitioner could never acquired For wore.ihaa twenty years, I have*de- | voled myself exelualvoly to the study and treatment of IhcsQ dUcaacsuaad tho fact tha^physl-' clan* recommend tao to their pat lon ta la an evidence ot my sit Ul and.ability in my'spb'c?o?^We. I' gi vo special counsel to physicians with obstinate* and absouro casca. 1 havn devoted particular nttcntlou to chronic diseases ot inca and women, and no other class of ?liseuse requires more Intelligent nnd expert treatment, U is a fact (hat a 'majority bf . men owe tho Korlousness of their condition to improper treatment, and aiallu'rotp realizo tho Importance of placing their case In tho hands of a skilled and expert specialist. '. ?V'jR^VH B>I^?..^...^v n^t??B?4>> Overindulgence, Indiscretions nnd excesses aro not the only:' {\SRl VOUS ?CJUSCI?V causes of un Impairment of sexual strength. Such a derango mt*v*Bwwmj inent frequently cornea from worry, overwork, mcntal-.stralrii'j etc.. which gradually wcAkcns nnd injures the system before the unfortunate victim realizes the true nature of lila trouble. Nervousness, weak back, dizziness, loss nf memory, snots before the eyes, despondency, etc.,often arc thc first symptoms of nn Impairment of manly vigor, and lt neirlorted serious results nrc sure to follow. 1 want to talk lo every nina who has any ot these symptoms or weakening of his manly functions. I cnn promptly correct nil irregularities, and ' under my skillful treatment you will have restored all of thc streunt h and glory ot your man hood. Wliothorvou consult mo or not, do not jeopardize your hculth by experimenting with ready-made medicine*, freo samples, so-called quick cures, etc.. as "ie most delicate organs of jj the body ure Involved, and only an expert should tia entrusted with your case. Send for free booklet, " Nervous Debility and Its Family of Ills." ? . My cure for this disease la gent?o and painless, and often causes no detention from business or other duties. It Involves NTB'IPTIII'P cutting or dangerous surgical operation. I inproper treatment will result lu serious Injury. I give each ?MISO lndlvld Jtl \J nat attention, and trent Hs every requirement. Kvcry obstruction is removed, and nil discharge soon ceases, lnUamma* lon nnd soreness la allayed and tho canal heals up promptly and permanently. Scud for free book on Stricture. ? I Thia tfisOaSO ts tho enlargement of veins of tho scrotum, which fill with stagnant blond, causing a constant drain upon li ??f IPflPPlP thc vitality, lt weakens the ?Mitire system nnd sana away nil sexual strength. 1 cure th ls disease with the same uni- ; I Ul IUUUUIU form ce rta! ll ly just aa quick aa oonsUtent with medical seloncc. Probably more men are afflicted with Varlcocolo than : nv other disease, nnd their strength la being drained away without their knowing the cause. Come tome at once If you think you aro affllct dfaud learn tho cause of your trouble. Semi for free booklet on Varlcocolo. _ . ^ , _ . This borrtlilo dlsoaso la no longer Incurable, and when I say tanti can euro tho most sevoro cose I do so because I 41 fin il PniQnn know Just what my treatment baa accomplished. If you ha-vo sores, pimples, blotches, nore throat, fains in the JIUUU I UloUII bones falling hair or any symptoms which you do not understand, lt ls Important that you consult mc at once, and ?Ul toll von frankly whether or not you aro an unfortunate victim, t will guarantee to euro you without tho usc of strong and Injurious n,T lo as uulok: if not quicker, time than any known treatment. My cure ls a permanent one, and la not raero patchwork,and tho disease ,-lU be eradicated from tho system forovor. Send for my free booklet, "Tho l'oison King." ^? r? m Women who suffer from thcailmnnts peculiar to their sex aro cured by my gent?o and.painless ill Wfinflf?tl method of treatment, which avoids all necessity for surgical operations. If you suffer fromhearlng-. JlgCnouo Ul viuiiiuii down pains, backache. Irregularities, louehorrhoa, etc., write me about your case. 1 havo restored I 0 health thousands ot suffering women. Send for my freo booklet on Women's piscases. ?. , ? r\? _ My specialty also Includes all other chronic diseases, such as Rheumatism, Catarrh, Diabetes, Bright's .iirfinin UiSfiriSnS Disease; Stomach, Liver and Kidney Diseases. Piles, Fistula, Rupture. Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia,St. Jill UUIU a* iuuu?ww Vitus Dance, etc.. and all who want skillful, expert treatment should write me about their case. - My otllco - ? equipped with thc inost approved X-Hay anti electrical apparatus, so that my patients get tho bencllt of thc latest discoverlea of science. . ?:???ij?M?i I Invite everyone to consult mc without charge, und will refund railroad fare one way to all who toko "irt?Y&P I fPi?T?Tlfi?lT treatment. If you cannot see me In person write for symptom blanks and full information about my euc-' ?Willa* ? 1 v?*?ss?v?ai? cossfuj plan of borne, trcatmouv by which I have ou rot I patients In every State in tho Uulou audio iorcljja ouutrlcs. Correspondence confidential. ..-^ J. SS inman Htiilclintr. 224 S. Bro?d Street, Atlanta, fia. Deadly Lis-hlniiiK I'MUHII. At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon irec persons were killed and more tian a score injured by lightning at? lew Hope Church, Appomatox Coun y, Va. The dead are: Paul Gowen, liarles Austin and Aubrey Wingfield; dille among the more seriously i nj ur ti are: Eugene Turner, Nathaniel lorrls, Tom Coleman and Napoleon 'atterson. A meeting of the Jumes liver Baptist Association was in pro ress, and a large number of men ouk refuge under an awning, near thc wilding, whoo the storm came on. lightning struck a tree in fiont of hu awning, causing the disaster, and blowing ihe great crowd on the rounds into a panic. A New Remedy. At Pasadena, Cal., Miss Alice Dane pparenlly a helpless cripple and de rived of perfect speech for many ears, has suddenly had the use of her mbs and vocal powers restored as the ?ult of an accident. Miss Dane had ill'ered from spinal trouble and had j hobble about on crutches, and could iarcely speak above a whisper IThile ascending tho stairs at her home ie fell and tiie last . step struck gainst her chest. Immediately the ains from which she had suffered for lany years left and being taken to a ouch and lying there for a while sho ot up and to the surprise of every one .alked about without the aid ol' rutones. Many physicians had treat, d tile case unsuccessfully for years. ' GREENVILLE ii)02-'o:i. FEMALE COLLEGE. Greenv'lle, S. C. College of highest grade. Degree :ourses and specials. Faculty of 18. Ireatly improved equipment. Pure maintain water. Climate rarely squalled. For catalogue and terms vrlte E. C. JAMES, LITT. J)., Pres. Wilson's Freckle Cure. Inaraniced x) rem o v c l<'ree kies, Jun Burns, Tans, Moth ind Pimples il so as a oilet cream Money r e iiirncd if it ails. Price ?Oe. Trial ii/.e 2f>c. >o postage. If not sold by your druggist, write I. R. WILSON & CO, Charleston, H. C. iaesars' Head Motel, CAESAR'S II FAD, S. C. 1,000 feet above the sea. Views into I icv?ral States. Temperature from f>0] o 75 degrees. Dry air, breezy nights, krystal spring water. Popular resort, lome life for guests. Telephone and lady malls. Resident physician. Fur nan University Hotel. Hack linc( rom Hrevard, li. C., or Greenville, S. ). Reasonable rates. Open from J une | 1st. to Oct. 1st. For other informa ion write to J. E. G WI N N, Mgr. Caesar's Head, S. C. Wofford college. Henry N. Snyder Litt, D., M. A.,1 President. Nine, professors. Four courses leading to thc A. B. Degree, gymnasium under director. Athletics I ?rounds. Course of lectures by the iblest men on the platform." Next Session begins Sept. 23, MOX J. A. G AME WELL, SEC'Y, Spartanburg, S. C. WE HAVE tlie most perfect sys tem of homo treat ment ever used. Wo cure CHKONIU Did-' KA s KS of both sexes. Wc cansave you time trouble and money. ( Write for Literature ^t^^r^^=j*^?^Pr^a?ulSytnplom Blanks Dil. REYNOLDS ?Si CO. Rox Z, Atilinta,, On. BER & MPG. GO. ITiirtlOR PUNISH, MOULD* ENTITY. a, e. G. m Continues to make Miraculour Cures READ THIS LETTER i ALMOST A MIRACLE. DILLON, 8. O., Avg. l?th, 1WJ. .* Gentlemen.:-In September, 1899, I took rheumatism In a Tory toad fora. *n ? month after th? disease started I had to give up my work and so to nea. It continued to grow worsa until my anns and bands wera badly drawn,' so touch so that I could not-uee them. Hy lees were drawn baok until my feet touched my hips. I was aa helpless aa a baby for nearly twelve months. Tho muscles of my arms and logs woro hard and shriveled up. I suffered death many times ovar. Was treated by six different physicians in MoColl, Dillon and Marlon, but nona of them oould do mo auyjrnod, vin til Dr. J. P. lining, ot Dillon, oaino to eoe me. Ha told mo to try your Riinoii ACIDE." Re cot sae one bottle of tho mediolne and I bagan to taka it and before the first bottla was used up I neron to (ot bettar. 1 aged five and a half bottlos and waa completely cured. That was two years aro, and my health has beon excellent over since. Have had no symptoms of rheumatism. I regard "RHKUMAOID?M RS by far tho best f?raody fox rhmimaUem on tho market. I cannot say too much for it. I have recommoifded lt to other? since and it has cured them. Willi say further, that I began to walk In about six days after I began to Uk? RnaOMAOiDB," with th? aid of crutches; in about tbrtfo months after I began to take lt, I could walk as good as anybody, and wont baok to woe* again. _._Very truljr,_JAM EC WILKES. AH Druggists, or sent express prepaid on receipt of fi.oo. Bobbitt Chemical Co., . . Baltimore, fid. White Stone Lithia Water. THK BKSTLITHIA WATER IK AMERICA. THE LAUOKST AND MOST MODERN BUICK. HOTEL IN TUE CAROLINAS OK GEORGIA. THE COOLEST RESORT IN THE STATE. . 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Its peculiar adapt-, ability to diseases originating from disorders of the kidneys, bladder and liver, sueh as dropsy, Bright's disease, diabetes and uric acid calculi, and all forms or dyspepsia, rheumatism and gout, is to he expected from thc splendid analysis. It has been noted frequently that visitors before coming here had to follow every meal with some form of corrective, or conline themselves entirely to predigested foods: soon discarded these entirely, being delighted to find that the water alone-nature's own remedy-su (Heed. Of thc many who drank this water this season for ten days consecutively, not one but experienced decided benefit and a perceptible gain weight, varying from two to live pounds. L. C. STEPHENS, M. D. For rates and particulars, address - .t "Wliite Stone I^itiliisx Water Co., WHITE STONE SPRINGS, S. C. OUR AGENTS MAKE $100 to $200 Per Month. -SELLING THE FARMERS MANUAL. Toff8 BOOK 1. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT, Contracts, Mortgages, Deeds, Book Keeping. BOOK 2. 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