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SENATOR TILLMAN < rt ( At Manning Says the Solidarity ot | the State Democracy _______ I MUST BE PRESERVED IN TACT , He Would Kxact a IMed?j?? uf l?e- , uiocracy 1'roiii All Candidate*, Hut Would I'.xeept MiIinuriii This Yeui'. I The following is a part of a speech delivered by Senator Tillman at Manning last Friday: There is a matter of deep interest which will come up for discussion and settlement in the coming May convention, and as I am the representative of the Democracy of this State upon the national committee it may not la: Improper for mo to express my views on it and to inform you as to the sentiment and feel inn of the Democrats in Washington on the subject. The Democratic party in South Carolina has occupied a peculiar position for 25 years. The whites are in the minority in this State and under the reconstruction dispensation there were some !t.r>,000 more negro voters than whites. The consequence was that after the overthrow of the earpet bag government in 1 s 7 <? we adopted a system of party government and the white people of the State were educated in the employment of political methods that ohtianed hardly anywhere else. We have had an "imperlum In impcrio" or a government within a government. Democracy lias meant white supremacy, and Kcpuhlicanism meant negro equality. Tlie necessity for white unit y overshadowed the other considerations and the Democrats of the State were taught that submission to the will of the majority and loyal support of the nominees of the party were paramount to all other considerations. The lamented Hampton taught us that an "Independent was worse t han a radical." Like all of his actions and utterances in those trying days that advice was the very essence of wisdom and patriotism. His clear judgment ?his most distinguishing characteristic?saw the danger to the State, of a Democracy split, into factions and appealing to the colored vote. And l take this occasion to say that no other living South Carolinian more willingly or gladly pays tribute to his leadership or has a better realization of t he invaluable services to his people and the State rendered by this great man in '7(>. II AOi: LM I VOiCl'Vlov-m .tun riiii? .'HM n.n n .> 1. It was only after the revolution of 1890 that there was anything like freedom of political utterance and action. The convulsion which brought this about also brought with it an attempt on the part of those who were In the minority to withstand the popular will; and some of those who had been most clamorous for party regularity and submission to the dictates of a convention In selecting candidates l>oltcd and ran Judge llaskcll for governor. The Haskell movement was Iwvsed largely on personal opposition to ine, and there was never any question in regard to the loyalty of those who supported Judge Haskell to the general principles of Democracy in the nation. Following the independent action of the the llaskellltes came the rebellion of those who voted against Cleveland for Weaver in '92, amounting to some 2,000 or more white vot es, mainly in Pickens and Oconee counties. Then in MM there was another rebellion on account of the adoption of the "Colleton plan." Dr. Pope ran as an Independent candidate for governor and received several thousand white votes. So there have been three attempts to resist the will of the organized Democracy speaking through regular channels. In each of these instances those who had broken foalty with their fellows and who failed to support the nominee of the party as they had pledged, at the primaries to do were forgiven and admitted back to fellowship without any question. In each case those who resisted tlie will of the party of course felt justified In acting independently, but they were private soldiers so to speas and the desire of our people for continued fellowship and good will amnn^ the whites prevented their expulsion from the party. Now we arc confronted with a different condition of atTairs. The new constitution adopted in 1895 has eliminated for the present the negro majority. The number of negroes eligible to vote docs not exceed 15,000, but it is constantly increasing and there may be a good many thousand who are not registered who would be eligible to registration. There have !>een in the recent past evidences of Republicanism cropping out in South Carolina in various directions. There Is no doubt wo shall soon have a white Republican party appealing to these negro voters. The action of one of your United States senators in advocating Republican doctrines and voting with that party on all essential measures, contending all the while that he is a Democrat and that lie lias the right to detlne what Democracy means has brought things to a focus. The l>emocratlc party In. South Carolina, and It Ik well understood that the St ate is overwhelmingly Democratic, has a right to be honestly represented in the senate and In the house and in fact I do not believe t he Democrats of the State would intentionally and willingly elect any man to any olllcc whose Democracy was unsound if they knew it. Our present danger is Kepublicanlsm in the disguise of Democracy. Therefore the question has been raised and It is now an issue and it must be settled as to wliat constitutes Democracy and who shall define it. It is contended that wc should leave the primary juntas it is and make no new rules and regulations to prevent a recurrence of the election of a man or men whose Democracy does not tally with that of the national party. We are urged to permit every man to vote who will take the pledge, and not to require of the candidates any other pledge than the one now in rorcc. To the first proposition there can )>c ? ? Icltous about the I'diik mid lllo, at i east I do hoi think the time ha* yet n nine when we musl drive out ??f the v party Individuals who will pledge e themselves t<? support the nominees, i ^tate and national, though they may | be disloyal. It would be manifestly d unfair to penult llcpuhlicuns to vote I ina D unoeratie primary, thereby en- a dangcrlng, if they were in suilleient v nu in hers, t in Qelect ion of a genuine s Deinociai as aya list some mugwump i or traitor. I do not think, however, r I here are enough avowed Itepublleans y who will take the oath to make it nee- i essary to trace their records back to i the preceding Noveuiher election and \ see whether they voted as they pledged | t hcmsclves or not. s TO ltKOl'I..NTH CANOIDATK8. ' It may in time become necessary to ' use tlie regist ration lists at the legsil ! election to purify the clut) lists, but 1 we cannot well make the rules so ex- * acting that we.will bar out men who want to act independently in merely local mat ters. The fact that our light ^ is in l.lie primary and not at the legal ( election and therefore hardly half of s tlu* I >einocrat ic votes are ever polled ' at the legal election, would make it ' ditlicult to devise a scheme to prove ' who had or who had not supported the 1 "nominees of the party." I will not ] therefore discuss that phase of the subject, but it is a matter of vital ne- t eesslty that we. should make eandi- ! dates dctine their attitude and give 1 explicit pledges as to their actions while in otllce. Senator MeLaurin was charged with Republicanism in 11is v race in the primary of 't?7, hut he de- , nled it bitterly and I thought tie was j honest.. 1 le denies it st ill, hut hisut- ( teranees now are all in endorsement of the Republican policy, and his votes j tally with 11is speeches. We must have revision of the pledge given by [ candidates which will make it impossi- , tile for any honorable man not a l>emo- ( crat to secure t he nominal Ion if we are , to keep the party from being slabbed j in the hack and not. have a repetition | of the present disgraceful state of af- | fairs. At tills time South Carolina , really has no voice In shaping public matters in the senate, or if she has a | voice the votes of the two senators sire ( nearly always on opposite sides of siny | I^ivon proposition. This is something | tliiit docs not obtain in any other I lemocratic State and I know of no ( way l?y which we can guard against a s recurrence of this condition, except to , re<iuire a 11 candidates for the senate, . State oil leers, congressmen and other ( posit ions of honor and trust to pledge , faith iind loyalty to the doctrines and ( principles of tlie party as announced , In State and national conventions. This will leave their status as far as it can he devised in words absolutely known. Senator MeLaurin is no longer ( a factor in dealing with tlds question. ' lie is simply an illustration of what ' might happen again under the present ' loose regulations. While his actions s have shown the necessity for a revis- N ion of tlie pledge to l>e given by candi- 1 dates, the party can act without con- ' sideling his case at all. It is even (le- 1 sirahlc t hat he Is; given an opport unity. 1 to go before, the people and let them ^ show Iiiin how they feel about his I treachery. The revised pledge can he ' required of all other l>einoerats with- L out any charge of persecution or nor- ' sonal applieat ion. 'This is important for j the future welfare of the party, let him ' run if lie desires to face the people and 1 lie elected if he can get the votes, if he can win in the primary after his record is set before the people lie can 1 win much easier as an independent if * lie is denied admission. We do not s want to he unjust to him or to his fol- s lowers. ! If the Democracy of South Carolina ' wants to put none but Democrats on s guard it must decide the Democracy 1 of each candidate by rcquiringa pledge ? in writing that will delineclcarly what the candidates' opinions are and a solemn pledge to stand by t hoseopinions. j Of course men may sign a pledge and ( then deceive the people afterwards, ^ hut we owe it to our fellow Democrats ^ of the country to at least safe-guard our Democratic primaries as far as ' possible. TWO CAMPAIGN I'AKTIKH. t There is one other subject connected 1 with party policy that demands serious consideration. The large number of can- 1 didates who seek the various State c olllces and congressional and senator- ' ial honors-render it impossible in one . (lay for those candidates to have even a respectful or decent hearing. Any s man who is lit, to ho governor or sen- s ator cannot discuss public questions in any intelligent way if his time is ( limited. Some plan must be devised J by which those candidates, who till the really important offices and who will shape and control affairs, must be given sntlleicnt opportunity to make the people understand whether or not they are competent. Many of the positions which are sought are largely ministerial and the duties are well defined and these officers cannot change or shape public policy in any material degree. There is no good excuse or reason why seven or eight candidates for railroad commissioner and lf> or 20 for the other State offices shall he given time at a State campaign meeting or so little time <ts to merely get up and make their how. In the iasf State i*!i nvawu il i'n,.nl,.n/l 4 ' ............ iv iuniui live nours | for the respective candidates to speak, ,. allowing only thirty minutes for the candidates for governor and ten minutes for the others, not counting t he candidates for United States senate < who usually came last. The limita- | tion on the time of the candidates for t the important ofllees if it i>e continued | will absolutely destroy all Interest in i the State campaign meetings, and tin- ( ally destroy the primary system itself; \ and I am strongly of the opinion that ^ It would lie well, indeed necessary, to ] have two campaign days in each connty, say six weeks or two months apart | at which certain specitied candidates t shall address the people. The sug- e gcstlon lias been made that there ought j to lie a limitation on the number of ^ meetings to one in each congressional district. This will never do, liecause the people are ent itled to sec and hear the men who seek their votes and if 1 such a system were adopted there K would lie few, if any citizens at such s meeting other than those who live in t the county where the meeting is held. " The newspaper reports would have to v lie depended on entirely in order to get 1' any sort of information as to what the li candidates were saying and what lm? P ?ressli!ii thcv nwidc, fthrt this Would nean the use bl tllo pious by those rho Were able to obtain its support Ui out rol elect ions. Money would Ih> freely ised, and t his does not imply that t.lie iress Is venal. I tut few people lake lally papers, and nearly all thewcekles have patent outsldes. Somehow II of Senator MeLaurin's speeches re re published in these otilsides 01 <?ni as supplements. Ii was legitlnato advertising, but we do not want ieli men who are aide to pay for sneli dvcrtising to have ad vantage of poor; nen who ean not.. The only safe way s to have the candidates face l lie otors and let eaeli man deride for limself. I warn the people against urrciidcrlng I lie right to judge for liemselves. (loverninent hy newspairrs may lie a very pood lliinp, but 1 lie >cople of South Carolina repudiated it n IH!?0 and i have no Idea they are piing to return to it, and I am thereore prepared to urpe the scheme I lave outlined, as the best whieli suptests itself tons. The two sets of undidatcs could hepin on opposite iides of tin; State and thus not in- j crfcre willi each oilier. The people' inpliL to devote at least two days to he selection of the best men and tins 'annul lie broupht about without learinp tliein fully. If the people oso Interest in their government that government must lieeonie liad, "Kterlal vigilance is tin* price of liberty" s as true now as when it was uttered. limited by a Mob. Krnest. liewly, a negro who shot and icriously wounded Marry Dowell, a foiiiig white man :it (Juston, Ky., was laugerl hy a mob at 2.HO o'clock Tliurslay and his body riddled with bullets, riie moli arrived here early from the Huston neiglihorhood and demanded ulmission to the jail where Dewly was onlined. The jailer refused to give ip the keys and the mob battered Iowii tin; doors and secured the negro, ivhom they carried about nnnlle and a lair from town where they handed dm to a tree. A Tier he had strangled .<> deal lit lie mob riddled Ids body ,villi bullets and t hen quietly dispersal. The shooting which caused the ynchintf took place Thursday, Dewlv lad been ejected from IMckoral's sa0011 at Huston aiid later meeting Mckeral at t he railroad station opened ire on him. The shots Hew wild, liow ver; and struck Harry l)owell,a byit ander. seriously wounding him. The le^ro was arrested and brought here is a safeguard against lynching. Jounty Jud^e Hawaii held an inquest mi t lie body, ret urnhiK and lindinjx t hat leath had resulted at the hands of a nob of persons unknown. She SiiiamIumI His I'jice. Last Tuesday a genuine sensation iccurred at t lie Sout hern depot near he baKL'atfe room, in Spartanburg. \ comely looking younj,' while woman ?y the name of Mrs. Fannie 1*. London walked up to Mr. Sam. \V. Wood, vlio was standing near Hie ba^pi^c oom, and si ruck him a very severe! ilow in the face with a buttle. The nan was fallen instantly and lay slunkhI for about a minute or more. ' A lien lie arose and attempted 1<> deiart his assailant administered several ticks upon his person. Otlleer Mulligan. who was nearby, arrested the bcigerent and she immediately gave >ond. The blow received by Mr. Wood s a very painful one, a gash being inlicfed on his forehead over the eye. uirl his head is considerably swolli n. riie woman claims that Mr. Wood had icon talking about her, and thereby ittempting to injure her. Mrs. (hidden came to this city from (ireenville oine time ago and for a while resided it Mr. Wood's, who runs a hoarding muse near the depot on Magnolia ilrcet. l-'or a month or more she has leen boarding at Mr. Pearson's on I dagnolia st reel. A New I ii vein ion. A special l<> the Itinninghani News nan Jackson, Miss., says: The lirst vguiar contract ever made in the .yorld to to pick cotton my machinery .vas closed in (Ireenville a few days igo since, and the, lirst experiment .villi the machine will be made on a limitation in Washington county next 'all. A Pittsburg man is the inventor of the device and for the past ten roars has been conduct ing experiments n the vicinity of (Ireenville. lie now dainis that t lie device has been modelid on a pract ical working basis and eels confident t hat he will revolution'/n t llll ^<ll toll tv'llll.'ilw* l.nlil ( Id. ' 1 unv witvii \jiv i\ 1111mW.ti i y 111 I i ii" i louth. The machine, lie admits, is J aluelcss except on the level uplands, o\v valleys and prairie grounds, lint, iven if it should prove successful wit h his limit, itselTeet on the labor (piesion in the south will be very marked. A l-'irc in Noi'lblk. A special from Norfolk, Ya., says ire started Thursday in the building ?f the Virginia Candy company store in Commercial place and gained such lead way that at one time it. was bought the entire block bounded by j Commercial place and Water street md lioanoke avenue would be dest royid. The losses aggregate $8.'),000, Tilly covered by insurance. The priniipal losers follow: Virginia Candy oinpany, $20,000; II. W. McDonald. 1(2,500; M. 1 lofheimer \ Co., $1,500; j. i . ivoiicris >\ i;o., I >lsi?;it?.* 11 'rinting company, $4,000; Old Domiiion Paper company, $1,500: other llrst 12,000. I >amage to buildings $ 11,000. < it i 11 y ol' Forgery. A special from Cape Town says l'rlness liadziwill. who lias been on trial icrc before the supreme court on the ihargc of fogery in connection with intes purporting to have been endorsed >y the late Cecil I lb odes, was sentened to two years contlncment in the louse of correction. The attorney general made a long address in which ic said: "Nothing could be more gross md treacherous than the princess' helavior throughout." He appealed to he Jury to arrive at a verdict on the ividence which would rid society tcm>orarily, at least, "of a cruel and dan :erous woman." A I'ardon Granted. The governor has granted a pardon n the case of Mattlson Jenkins, a nero convicted In Pickens county of as ault and hattery with a recommendaion to mercy and sentenced to three nonths on the gang. Mr. J. P. Carey /rote the governor that this negro lad beaten a worthless negro who had asulted his daughter and that a lardon was eminently acted. Press association. i Georgetown the Place of the Coming Annual Meeting. PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED. Itltleft and lh'ivi'8. iiIho a , I itani|ii?'t. I'ropowtMl G\fill's lull III ItoHlOII by Wnti.T. The followingcompleted programme i of the annual meeting of the State : press association at Georgetown has J heen issued h.v President Anil of the \ association: WKDNKHDAY, MAY 28. I Association eonvenes at court house j at tt.HO a. in. i Address of welcome by lion. \V. I>. [Morgan, mayor of Georgetown. , Address of welcome by I Ion. Walter j Hazard, president of hoard of t rade. Response hy K. II. Anil, Esq., president of State Press association. ! Miscellaneous business, appointment of committees, etc. Report s of ottleers. "How to Publish a Good Newspa- I ; per in a Small Town" weekly, John I Rell Towill, Ratesburg Advocate; dally Harlwcll M. Ayer, Plorenee Times. "The Country Editor; a business Man or a Philantiopist" James T. I'.aeon, Edgelield Chronicle. "The Typesetting Machine in a Small Olllce" Jos. L. St.opplehein, Spartanimrg Headlight. General discussion of the above sub| jeets. M iseollaneous business. A IT ICR NOON SKSSION. " I Iciw 1?> Secure and Maintain < !ounI i v ('orrospondenco" T. .1. Drew, I >ai button Messenger. "The Lights and Shadows of News- j paper Lite" Kev. W. 1'. Jacobs, D. D.. (>ur Muni lily. < Mini un. General discussion of the above subjects. M iscellaneoiis liusiness. Parade and inspection of city lire depa rt inenl. KVKNINO SKH8ION, 8. MO." "The Tendencies of Modern Journalism." II. H. Watson. (ire"nwood Index. "The Newspaper as an Educator" .1. K. Eooshe, News and Herald Winnsbo ro. General discussion of the above subjects. M iscellaneoiis business. Tlll'KSOAY, MAY 29, 9.MO A. M. Excursion up the Waecainaw river, visit to rice plantations and old colonial residences and Pawley's Island. KVKNINO SKSSION. S.MO. . Annual address by Col. .1. II. Estill, editor Savannah Morning News. ntlllAY, MAY .MO, 9.MO A. M. I Uisiness session. "How to Make a Country Weekly a Financial Success" A. It. Jordan, Dillon Herald. 1 "The Moral Responsibility of an Editor" Itev. W. II. Groover, Southern I ait Rerun, Columbia. Opening (lie (Juery Hox ami general discussion of queries and the uhovo subjects. Miscellancous luisiness. lleportsof committees, election of otlleei's, etc. Kill I) A V AITKUNOON, Drives through and around the city | and visit to the largest lumber plant in the world that of the Atlantic Coast Lumber company, and other inanufacI tiring plants. K III DAY lA'KNlNO, it.00. banquet tendered by the Georgetown board of Trade to the association. S ATP lll)A Y, MAY .*11. Association leaves Georgetown. All the railroads in the State have . granted transportation for the mem- ( hers of the association and one depen- . dent female member of our respective j families. Those who desire trans- , portation over the Columbia, New- | berry and Laurens railroad should \ write to President A till; and those . who desire transportation over the other roads must address the secretary. The conductors on the G. and \V. railroad will honor the passes is- i sued to the members over the Atlantic I Coast Line railroad and transport us I from Lanes to Gcorgstown and ret urn. ' The citizens of Georgetown are ar- , ranging a most enjoyable programme ' for our entertainment during our stay ( in I heir city, and it is tlic purpose to j make this meeting a most interesting ' one. We hope every editor and pub- | lislier in the state will attend, accompanied by his wife or some female ? member of his family, so they can enjoy the occasion with us. The editors and publishers who are not members are cordially invited to come and join the association. I Hy order of the executive committee. C. C. Langs ton, Secretary. ' THII'TO liOSTON. J The Merchants and Miners Trans- !> portation company, through their 5 southern representative, Mr. .). W. ' Smit li li'ivn /ilTni'n/1 < l>" I ....... wh .tnM ?ri <11 lull <l must delightful trip over their line ( from Norfolk to Boston and return. 1 They will glvo us t ransportation hut " it will cost $11 for meals and state ( rooms going and returning The ( other expenses of the trip, I should think, would not exceed $10, making the ent ire t rip of a week cost about $30 for actual expenses. I have done J nothing so far in perfecting arrange- i ments for this trip, as it was the tin- ' derstandlng that, we were to go to 1 Charleston from Georgetown, but as ? the exposition is to close the day we ? adjourn, it will not lie advisable to < take this trip. * The Boston trip will be a delight- ( fill and restful outing and can l>e ( made at a nominal expense. I will I not undertake it, however, unless as many as 25 signify their desire to take it, and 1 must know not later than the loth of May in order to per- 1 feet arrangements. Those who have c already written me or spoken tome, J, will please drop me a card at one? and j others who desire to go will please do (i likewise. If I do not hear from 25 by c the 10th of May, I will not arrange 11 mt " 1 1 1 1" i > i ? i i mmm for the lrip, As neon as I hear from l lie requisite number, detailed an nouneemen ts will be puhl'shcd. I want t.? sav, also. that. I have Just bad a cuui'creiiee with tin; cit l/.en>? f tieopgetown. and I want to uiye ii|)nii even editor and publisher in the State the importance of attending the annual meet. The people of tieorgelown a re noted the world over for v their openhcartcd liopitality, and <>n this occasion it is their purpose to exeel all former records, and what they v undertake in this line they generally p tccomplisli. If any editor falls to at- s Lend it will be his loss. I am very | mxions to have a large at t endance and 1 earnestly Urge every editor in the 1 State to lay as'do for four days the rout hie of daily work and take a pleasnit outing, li will do you good itnri | K'ive you strength and energy for your :l titles. Let no editor or puhlishcr in | the State fall to attend tliis meeting. I would he glad to know as early as q possible the names of those who expect to attend the annual meeting, so I that arrangements for their entertain- < inent can be made. ^ Don't fail to write me at once if you desire to take the Itoston trip. I K. II. Anil. President. Ilirds Tliui Trap Snake*. \ lii the southern part of California ;J there is a st range bird called the road runner. Kew birds can lly better than | Litis one. hut rarely does lie ever rise front t he ground, and t hen only when q hard pressed* lie prefers to escape front man or beast by running, and as '| lie can easily out run the swiftest horse I 11is speed saves him from all his cue- (i niies. The male bird is not larger than a commoq barnyard rooster, and I his feathers are as gavly colored as those of the peacock. The I ten is of dark brown sagebrush color. The . road runner lias one mortal enoim r the rat tesnake. This reptile is fond |. ot devouring the road runner's eggs whenever iI ironies across a nest in the sageburush. I in t the road runners often have opport unities of revenging themselves. Whenever they come across a sleeping rattlesnake, sunning; (. himself on a warm rook, they immedt- ( ately prepare a trap lor his dest rue- u tion. Prickly pears abound in those t regions. 'The road runners, generally H a pair, at once lie-in picking up the ' spiny covered leave of this plant and piling t hem ahout t he sleeping snake ^ In a circle. When their work is com- ( I leted they give their enemy a few ' peeks toawaken him, and then retire v to watch the result, in vain the rat- h tlcsnakc tries to escape. The ring of prickly leaves holds him a prisoner. At every move he makes the spines prick him, until at last in despair lie turns, hites himself and dies. Travel- 1 ers often come across these circles ot '' dried leaves, with the dead snake in '' the centre. At lirst no white man 1 would believe the Indian tales of this ,l strange method t he road runners cm- 1 ployed in killing their mortal enemy, K but they have since heen oliserved in .' the sict hy several eminent natural- {' ists. who have corohorated the stories ' told liy t he I ndians. Killed With Murine Hoard. ^ The Augusta Herald says Harlem's ' colored social circle was treated to !' ipiite a sensation Thursday night hv " the killing of one of the leaders. .1. ^ K. Uodgers, of Warrenton, who has heen in Harlem teaching school for s' about a year, lias for some time been al outs willi a carpenter by the name " of .lobti Henry Pollard, who also figures in t be colored social rim;. Why the bad blood should have been again brought to the surface is not ' related, but. Thursday afternoon the teacher went to a building where Pol- *), lard was at work and proceeded forthwith to make t be atmosphere sulphur- f( ously heavy. Pollard stood the curs- ,.( ing of the teacher for a minute and o then picked up a lx'> board used by ti plasterers, called a "smoot hint; board," n wit h which he hammered I lodgers on ' the bead. The skull was injured, but :l no, one thought the dittieulty would () result in anyt hint; serious, bast nitrht v, Ivodgers went to the home of Will Saunders and before going to bed Complained of his head hot hering him. Still no signillcnnce was attacked to ti the light, until the negro teacher was ol found this morning lying dead in his w lied. Pollard has been arrested and h field until the coroner's jury can bold t< in impiest. h . w For The Complexion, j| The complexion always suffers from el biliousness or constipat ion Unless the y< Kiwels are kept open the impurities tl join the body appear In the form of jt insighlly eruptions DeWitt's Little |, Karly itisers keep t he liver and bowels w In healthy condition and remove the atise of such troubles (. 10 Hooper, ' Mbany,(fa., say: "1 took DeWitt's Little ICarly Itisers for biliousness 1'liey were just what I needed I am eeling better now than in yejirs." , Never irrlne. or dial ri?cu s.ifn " T-. ~ ' '?" 1 tnd gent le The very best pills. I)r. E. Norton. ai An Alston Mystery. Thursday afternoon some children ilayhitf on an old deserted farm near \lston found a newly made grave. I'hey immediately reported the grueiome discovery and the coroner was P; aimmoned from his home 20 miles d? iway. The grave was opened only ot o 11 nd that It was empty. It- could ?c readily seen, however, that a small 'Oflln had been buried, but had I won 'amoved. The entire police force of Alston, consisting of one man, is hot >n the trail and determined to tinMirth the mystery. The State. \ What i! is CosiiiiK Um? Ueprcsentatlve Hay of Virginia * Friday Introduced a resolution direct- ^ ng tiie secretary of war to inform the louse as to t lie cost of the army in die lMiillippincs since may 1. 185)8; ilso the cost of maintaining the civil C ind military government in the islinds, the cost incidental to the insular iervice of the war department and itlier items of cost connected with t lie K'cupation and possession of the Philippines by the United States. Surgeon's Knife Not Needed. Surgery is no long necessary to cure dies. i)eWitt's Witch lla/.el Salve lures such cases at once, removing t he iece8Slty for dangerous, painful and txpensive operations For scalds, cuts, uirns, wounds, bruises, sores and skin llseases it is unequalled Beware of ounterfelts. I)r. K. Norton. ?Jfk i i . 11 | The World's Greate I Kor nil fornn of fovor tnko JOHNSON* I times better thnn quinine an?l does In t I do In 10 ilnyn. It's splendid euros nro In H made by quinine. COSTS 50 CENT! What I lilvo I'di'. I)r. (hit In io used to say that 11 um?t* n il' more religion, good sense au<l Kiel ry In t he following t lian in all ot her i 1111lar efforts he had ever read: live for those who love me. Kor those I know are true; 'or t he heaven that smiles almvo me, A ml awaits my spirit. too: 'or all human t ies that hind me, 'or the task my (Jod assigned me. 'or the bright hopes left behind me. And the good that I can do. live to learn t heir slor.v Who suite red for my sake: 'o emulate 1 heir glory And follow in their wake: lards, martyrs, patriots, sages, 'he nobles of all ages, Vhose deeds erown history's pages, And Time's great volume make, live to hail t he season. Ity gifted minds foretold Vhen man shall live by reason. And not alone for gold: Vhen man to man united, kiid every wrong thing righted, 'lie whole world shall be lighted As Eden was of old. live for those that love me, With all lhat is divino, 'o feel I hut t here is union ,Twixl Nat ure's heart and mine; 'o profit I >v a III iel ion, lead truth from Holds of lielion, row wiser from conviction, fulfilling (Sod'sdesign, live for t hose t hat love me, Kor those that know me I rue, 'or t he heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit. too: 'or I he wrongs t hat need resistance, 'or the cause that needs assistance, 'or t he lilt lire in t be distance And l lie good t liut I can do. The Standard. < "??ii I?I \<tl IllMMlttlC. Coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronehit is, titer throat and lung trotihles arc uickly cured by One Minute Cough Jure One M inule Cough Cure is not a lore expectorant, which gives only lunporary relief 11 softens and liquies the mucous, draws out the intlamaion and removes t he cause of I he disuse. Absolutely safe Acts at once One Minute Cough Cure will do all hat is cuimed for it ."says Justice of he Peace, J O Ilood, Crosby, Miss." My wife could not get her breath and as relived by the first dose it has ecu a benetit to all my family Dr. K. Norton. WirelesH Telegraphy. Prof. It. A. Fessendcn, who has hargcot the wireless telegraphy exeriments of the weather bureau long the Virginia and North Carolina oast arrived in Washington Thursday nd conferred with Secretary of Agriulture Wilson and Willis L. Moore, liief of the weathr bureau. It has een rumored that Prof. Fosse tide 11 ? about to resign from the weather uretni in order to put the fesults of is work to commercial use, but this ; a question still unsettled. If the eat her bureau continues to back Tof. I'Vssenden in his work it. is proosed to have the results insure to the iterests of the government service enerallyand not to the bureau alone, 'rof. Fessenden announced that, his rstem is now practically complete nd that the work for the next few lontlis will be the perfection of dclils. Cruelicully SIiii'vihk. "After using a few bottles of Kodol Ivsnensia ('ore mv win. nn.ni?.<i/i ...... el and permanent relief from a severe nd chronie case of stomach t rouble," ins .1 Iv Holly, real estate, insurance nd loan agent, of Macomb, 111. "Kern* using kodol Dyspepsia Dure she duId not cat an ordinary meal wft lint intense suffering She is now enirely cured Several physicians and lanp remedies had failed to give reel'."' Von don't have to diet Eat ny good food you want, hut don't verload the stomach. Kodol Dysepsia Cure will always digest; it for on. Dr. E. Norton. Quit and do it without any reservaions about next time or any period I' swearing otf. There is just, the one ay to stop gambling and that is a aid one and you will find that it will st all the manhood you have, if you ave the disease badly. Some of you ho do not acknowledge that you have can hardly wait for your place to use or to get your suppers before >ii arc hunting the game; and you link of it. all (lay and you dream of all night and try to pick lucky unchesout of the street numbers. YtA<VAMAW LINK SI KAMEU8.?The I t Steamer will leave the wharf at Con<\y every Mondtj and Wednesday morning r Georgetown ai 4 o'clock touching all inrmodiate points: and will leave her wharf Georgetown every lured ay and Friday orning for Conway at 7 o'clock, touching all intermediate points. I). T MoNelU, n ?1? ? ? uwn i Agi arm rreas., tH)n*ay, 8 C John 8. lleaty, Agent, Georgetown, B.C. I'onwHy l.o<lge, No. 90. Knights o ytlila* will moot regularly the first and I lr<l Thi.raday nights of each month until 1 erwise ordered. 1). A.Si-ivky Chan. ('nm. .1 C. Himvuv k. u. ah \l hv 14t.h tm ~CL KTTKT> ST^VV^kv^ ttorney and < ounBelor at Law CON wav s (5 Office "? 8?iv k 1oiTTOrT?u^ LOUIS. ^.(3. alls piompily answered night or day. lTITTTETnKA^ Physician and Surgeon, Conway, 8. C Oflho in 8piv?v Building B. B. Scarborough, Conwat, 8 (j. ATTORNRY AT l.AW. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Conway, S. C. : * u st Fever Medicine.] 8 CHILL AND FOVDR TONIC. It Is 100 I k Mingle tiny what slow quinine cnnnot striking contrast to the feeble cures I 5 IF IT CURFS Wilni gjfli and Conway fiaiiroatl. Sont 111 ound.- No. 07. l?nil.v except Sunday. a. in. Lv Chadboiil lie 7 45 " < llurendon 8 l<> " Ml. Tabor 830 " Loris 8 55 " Sanl\ml n I<w4kj[. ' I>ay 2<IS^M i1 " I' ' " Adrian 030 am * A v {,'onway io oo am Norl 111mxiiid. No. OS. I >,i i ly except Sunday. Lv ('oilway ' 10 20 am " Adrian 10 3!) am FrlvetU lo-i2 am n Huyboro io lu am ' Sanford 10 45 am 1 " Loris II 05 am " M l. Talxir 11 20 am " ('larcndon 11 :il am 1 Ar. Clindhournc II 50am Southbound. No. 07. I>uily except Sunday. 1 .v t.'hudbourne 11 |o am " <'I ii t' i'Mi 12 lo pm Ml. 'I alor 12 4o pm Loi is 12 55 pm . " Sanford 1(5 pm ! " Ibiyboro I n p?, " I Tiveils I 21 pm i " Adrian 1 in pm A rConway 1 in pm N'ort lilxuind. No. 20. Dai lv except : Sunday. Lv (Joiiway 2 30 pin Adiian 2 55 pm i'rivet Is ;j (Hi pm I " I lay born 3 15 pm I " Sanford 3 25 pm " I.oris a jfn.iii " M t. Tabor 4 20 pin " Clarendon 4 50 pin Ar ('hadbourne 5 20 pin A TLA NTIC C<> A ST LI N 10 itailroad Company of South Carolina' I Condensed Schedule. Trains Coing Soot h. ! >aled Nov. Ill, ISnsi. No. 55* No. 25. 1\ M. A. M. | Leave Wilmington. 2 45 *4 15 !.eave Marion : 0 24 Arrive Florence 7 15 Leave Florence *7 15 *2 AI Arrive Sumter H 57 2 5(1 No. 52 A. M. Leave Sumter 8 57 *0 10 Arrive Columbia. 10 20 lino No. 52 runs t It rough from ('ha rleslon , via Central It. Ic. leaving Cimrleston 7 00 a. m., Lanes H 21 a. in., Manning . l) on a. m. Trains <loing Nort h. No 54* No 52 AM I' M ! Leave Columbia *0 40 *4 15 Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 25 No 22 V M Leave Sumter *8(15 0 00 A rrive Florence 0 20 7 20 | Leave Florence 0 50 i.eave Marion .... lo :w> Arrive Wilmington I l."> * I )ailv. No runs through lo (Charleston, S O, virt Central R It,arriving at Manning (i 01 |> in, Lanes (i Id p in, ('liarleKton S :to p in. .1 R Kenley, (ieneral Manager. T M Finerson, Trallie Manager. II M Finerson, (Jenl. Pass. A^cut. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It. artificially digests the food and aide Nature in strengthening and reconstructing the exhausted digestive or* gana. It lathe latest, discovereddigestant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efllclency. It in* stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Slolc Headache, (iastralgia,Cramps and all other results of imperfect digestion. FrteotOC. ar>d$l. Large slr.econtains 2V4%lm?? Fit ttU ?1m. Book all about dyspepsia mulled free P?*P?retf by S. C. DoWITT & CO.. Chicago* rn?.y cujng blood luwb?r company AUGUSTA, GJ\. okkick and wohks, North Augi:sta, S. C. l)(K>rs, Sasji, Blinds and Builder's 'Hardware. Flooring, Siding, Ceiling and Inside Finishing Lumber in GKORGIA PI NE?? All correspondence given prompt attention. .lulv2 ly *1 The World's Greatest MI ^ure f?r Malaria, A. ???? For ait forms or Mjilnrlal poison ^5 tig takn Johneon'* chill and Paver Ionic A taint of Malarial poisoni ng Ik your blood m??n? inisory and PfcrJ faUure. Blood ri<edlctne?oan'tca" ?Kf Mala-la. poisoning. Tbe antidote j&s tor it i? JOHNSON'* rO NIC t < bottit tc-a?r | II $9it? ?i {?otc $ -j* jjiin ! Conway & Sea Shore n~:i J nam UHU l>aily Kxtepi Sunday. In efl'voi i$ >j?i '2, 1901. Pia hh -tin 1.?,N >. I't L * ??('? iiaav H) Afn Leav - l'i ?e I il iii'l H 30 ain . AttIto N'yit n ???*i h K 45 aro I* or<lib'juii<l.?No. I I L?a* n Mjit'o lif viii 6 30 pm 1 ine Island 6 45 |?m Atr'no on*ay ...U 15 ?m I). 1 . MnM.i I <l??n. Ms'iacct . fvD? LIKUro I Tun <li,ysKir!KlRn!"t Would be glad to have names of all suffering with dropsy. O. K. ('<)!,LIJM hllorSY M Kl>l('l K K (JO., 31213 Lowndes Building, Atlanta, (la