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HmTs new life. ^^rWht. full of |?? P^Fr and romance! The MJ^vhen Veronica liegati to BP^^hat it was that had fallen Burlier life. What was the < la/./. I i i i^r ^^^Hlfrht that had fallen at her feet? Why wfr was it that from morning to night and from night to morning she had hul one thought and that was ahout Mare Gary 11? Christinas had passed now, and the beautiful spring! ide had set in. The air was balmy with the sweet breath of Mowers, yet Sir Jasper had not re covered much of his strength. The doctors would not allow him lo return to Ins dut ies: he must rest it' he would li\e. In vain the active, energetic I statesman rebelled. I le refused for a t line to submit. unt il, he saw t he absolute necessity for it. Then lie found Lord Wynleigh of great use to him. I le had bee 11 let Hilled as llieliihef for 1 hirst wood, and had made his maiden speech to everhody's groat surprise il was simply a masterpiece of eloquence. Sir Jasper pave up some of his duties to t lie young polit ician, aliout whom people prophesied great things. The haronet was very pleased. It had always been a source of sorrow to him that lie had no son to succeed to his honors; but lie loved the brave yon up nobleman in whom all Kat lieline's happiness seemed to be centered. When despondent thoughts cnmc to him. he said to himself t hat lie should have a successor. lie insisted upon Lady Brandon's taking Veronica and Katherine to London for part.of the season at least, and nothing pleased him lietter than to read her ladyship's) letters in w hich she told of Veronica's1 successes and triumphs. "The girl can marry whom she will," wrote Lady Brandon: "her magnificent beauty has brought all London to her feet . She does not seem to care about any one in part icular." Veronica had suddenly become famous. Her rare style of face and figure, her wonderful grace and musical voice, had made her t he observed of all. She received more invitations than she could possibly accept. Lvery one admired and liked her. But. when Lady Brandon had been in tow n a few weeks she decided upon returning. Sir Jasper was 110 better, and the doctor at renoing iiuii (Iks not think it advisable that he should delay consulting some eminent physician. So they went home again, and. as lie looked at 11is two (laughters, the muster of Queen's Chace was st ruck afresh. Kathcrlne's animated loveliness and Veronica's pale beauty seemed to have acquired fresh luster. Those few weeks in town had wonderfully Improved Veronica they had given a finish and elegance to her such as can he acquired only by mixing with the most rctincd. She had enjoyed her visit, but not much because Sir Marc was away. The season had but lit I le at t met ion for him. I Ie was not a man of fashion. A cruise to Norway had more charms for him than a season in London, lie had written to say that lie hoped to pass through Hurst wood in July or August, and would very much like to spend a few days there, to which Sir Jasper had replied by sending him a most cordial invitation, guessing shrewdly what was the attract ion; so that Veronica nau inuL 10 look forward to, and tinknowledge of it made her profoundly indifferent to all the homage ottered her. The old bittcr st nipple was st ill goirtg on in Sir Jasper's iniiul. What should he do? His heart was torn with a thousand doubts, a thousand fears. There was hardly an hotirofit.be twenty-four during which he did not again and again review all his reasons and doubts. Do as he would, one or the other must suffer. Should it he Catherine, the fair bright child, the descendant oftheprouu Valdoraines; or Veronica, who looked up at him with dead (iiulia's eyes? Which of t he two should it be? lie would have given his life to save cither. One thing !re had done. He had sent for a st range lawyer,and had made another will, in which he told the secret of Veronica's birth, and left to her the grand inheritance of Queen's Chace and Hurstwood. That will be kept by him. I!emembcriug it. he was more at ease whenever ne thought of her. He grew worse. The doctors did not apprehend any immediate danger: he was only suffering from overtaxed strength, from ills t hat might be remedied. lie did not even keep his room. Sir Jasper himself was more alarmed than the people about him. Strangesensationscame to him. There were times when he fancied, as he walked through the shady garden paths, that strange voices called him; he saw st range figures in his troubled sleep, strange faccssmllcdat him from the picture frames. One day how Veronica remembered It afterward!?he had walked in the grounds, and when t lie sun grew warm he went Into the drawing-room to rest on a couch. Veronica was there, lie asked her to read to him, and she did so until lie fell asleep: then she sat and watched him thinking how very ill lie looked, how white and sunken ids face was. Suddenly she saw Ids pale lip? quiver; he opened his arms as though to clasp them round someone whom he loved, crying in a passionate voice "(Hulia, (Hulia, my heart's love!" She touched him gently, and his eyes opened and look wildly at her. "Oiulla," he cried again, "where am 1? It is you, and yet atiot lier." "Sir Jasper," said Veronica, "you are dreaming -you are ill." He looked in bewilderment at her. "Oiulia's eyes," he said, another face. What does it mean." "You have been dreaming," remarked the girl quietly. "Can I get iuK thing for you? Shall I bring Lady Brandon?" He gave a smothered moan. "I -you are right, Veronica I was - nio^^crTaloud in BWltu love Kathcsaid Lrenl ly. Hffni I love life," she said. B"Vo7' litul 1 liat she on loupe i sa id For I han 1 love any one else in t lie Forld." lie looked up at her suddenly. "Have you learned to love me. Veronica?" he asked. " es nisi as dearly," she replied. Then I hey were silenl he mute wil h eniot ion, she wondering that he should speak to her in this strain lie who had always heen so (list ant and so rest i ved. Then he was rest less all t lie du\. When evening came, lie asked kat licrinc to sinp all her old sonps to 11 im 1 lie solids he loved hest; and Veronica fancied that his eyes tilled with tears. Then, when it was plowing lat er, lie called Kalherine to him. She knelt down hy his side, and lie drew her golden head down on to his hreast. " x 1 child, in) darlinp." he si ,d " I lave 1 been kind to you?" " AIwa.vs, papa," she replied. "Have you had a happy life Katie, I ell ine a happy life?" "Yes," she answered, "l'apa you know that I have never had one inoinent s eare or Iron hie, one moment's sadness, ever since I wasaehild." "Thank Heaven for that!" lie said , gently. "If I should die, Katie die and feave you would any one ever make you think me unkind ever make you love me less?" "No, never, papa," she said, laugh- , ing at t he not ion, "never1" "Kiss me. Tell me you love me," he said. "Will you remember in the after years t hat I would have given my , life at any time to save you from pain? "Yes, replied Katherinc,ana,obeying his wish, she clasped her tender arms round his neck. 1 love you very , dearly, papa," she said, "more than I can tell you, and I am longing for the day to come when you will be strong I and well again." Later st ill, when Katherinc was go- , ing to her room, lie ea I led her to him, and. taking t he bright young face bel ween his hands, he kissed it. "(lood night, my darling," he said; "and may Heaven ever bless you!" She wondered at t he solemnity of the words, little dreaming that siie had heard his voice for the last t ime. "You are not unite so well to-night, Jasper," said Lady lhandon. "No," he replied. "There is a st range tint tering at my heart I feel faint it will pass away. The day has been so very warm." "I wish," said Lady lhandon, "that you would consult Sir William Fletcher; they say that he is t he cleverest physician in Kngland." "1 will see about it," replied Sir Jasper. It was a lovely June night, one of those nights that never seem to grow dark: air was rich and heavy with the Odor Of tllC sleeping Mowers, the (lew lily Oil the white lilies, on the loses, on the purple passion-Mowers, the wind stirred ever so faintly the fresh green leaves. It was one of t hose nights when it seemed impossible to turn from the sweet face ol nature. Veronica had stood for more than an hour at the open window of her room, when one of tlic servantseame to say t li.it she was wanted in Sir Jasper's room. " Is Sir Jasper worse?'' asked Veronica in alarm. ''The valet, said ho seemed very ill, miss," replied the girl; "Imt there was not hing said altout his being worse." Without loss of time Veronica left her room. She had not undressed. She still wore her evening dress of rich black lace with crimson Mowers. She had taken the diamond stars from her hair, and t he black shining waves fell in rich profusion over her shoulders. On her neck gleamed a cross of rubles and diamonds. She walked through the long corridors, where the moonlight lay in great silver floods, making every! hing else darker by cont fast. Sir Jasper could not he worse, she t bought; the servants were most of t hem in bed, and there was no confusion: She went to the door of his room -a room she had never entered. It was ajar, and Lady.Brandon stood near it. She looked very pale and anxious. She had on a white dressing-gown, and was toying nervously with the blue riblxms. " 1 do not undertand it , Veronica," she whispered, "Sir Jasper has sent for you and for me--he wants us particuIsirlv Vn nnn nlon !- ?a .... .j . ..V. IMIV 1 I.-IV l.-? IU ? 111111' IH'itl . I 11* looks so si range I am half frightened. Come in." Veronica entered the statesman's chamber. It was a large and magniticently furnished apartment. She saw wonders of rosewood and buhl. Sevres china, statuctts, pictures and books. On the lied with itssilken hangings she saw Sir Jasper Sir dasner, with a grave l(K?k on his face and dark shadows round Ids eyes. She went up to him, and his eyes, looking into hers, told her that some st range, wnrevealed secrets was between them. "Close the door," hesaid ?"fasten it. securely; no one must interrupt me. Marie, my wife, come here. It is you who will have to forgive me. I have sinned against you; but. my sin always appeared to me in a better light than that in which I see it now. It is a gilded sin a sin so shrouded with sentiment, reserve, poetry, sensitiveness, that I hardly know where the wrong begins or ends a gilded sin, inv poor Marie, and the punishment will fall on an innocent head. Veronica, come nearer to me. 1 have sent for you I have a story to tell. Kneel here where 1 may sco your face. Keep those eyes dead Glulia's eyes fixed on me to the last, that my st rength and my con rape may not fail me. Marie whom I have wronged, give me vour hand I have a story to tell you." The night lamp was partly shaded; its feeble rays fell on t he grave face.on the dark wistful eyes, on the thin white hands fell on'the two kneeling figures, on Veronica's beautiful face and Lady Brandon's t roubled features. The wind, when it st irred, sent a great .spray of clematis beat Ing against the gat^s, outside the beautiful, solemn summer night lay brooding over the fair sleeping eart h. Sir Jasper told his story, clearly, plainly, distinctly, describing his motives, blaming his own fastidious, sensitive reserve, blaming his own shrinking from pain, blaming his own weak 1 i(i r (loud ? 1- I^^Mmt name ffi PPnd nut look men HP^IIVO." ^^?snid Lady lhandon, "yon Hffl^ays lovod her l>est, Jasper, (ii dead always tin* West ." r" Vou have boon a good, t rue, tender, faitld'ul wifo to mo, Marie," he retornod. "but she was my llrst lovo." Veronica had listened like one In a dream. This was her history then: and t ho golden-haired sister whom Assunta had never ceased to mourn was her own mother! She was the daughter of the famous statesman Sir Jasper lhandon, who was looking witli such wistful eyes into her face. "Von are my own child, Veronica," he said, while Ladv lhandon wept as one who could not he comforted "my own daughter dead (tuiiia's child! I have longed so often to take you in my arms and tell you so. I did not love you when evil spirits whispered to me 1 hat you had cost, your mot her her life; but I have learned to love you since you ha ve been here, my daughter. Kiss me, Veorniea. Say 'Lather!1 to me just once." She laid her fair face on his, half frightened at its deal hly chill. "My father-my dear father!" she said. "Von love me, Veronica you forgive me?" "I love you. and I have, nothing to forgive. See fat her, I kiss you again." Then Sir Jasper took two packets from under his pillow. "There is aiiot ln?r t nunc >?>< i... - ? told," he said: "and lids, my poor Marie, I know you will foci. I fool it myself: but I cannot I dare not die until I have done Justice to fliulia's child. It is the law of our race one that I have noil hor the power nor the right to change that, failing a male heir, I he oldest daughter shall succeed. You, Veronica llrandon, are my eldest [laughter, so you are my heiress the heiress of (Queen's Chace and the domain of 11 urst wood." "That cannot he," cried Lady llrandon "that is too cruel; it will kill Kat herine." "I hope not," he said faintly. "It. is cruel Heaven knows I feel it to he so: hut it must he done." Lady llrandon had drawn her hand from his feeble clasp: her faee (lit hod hotly; her eyes were full of angry tire. "Sly child shall not he robbed," she cried. "I will appeal to all Kngland. 11 shall not he." "All Kngland could not prevent it. Marie," he said sadly. "Mv eldest daughter must he my heiress: after my death she becomes baroness llrandon. lam quite powerless in the matter." "It is wickedly unjust," she cried. "I wonder at you, Sir Jasper you who all your life have passed for an honorable man. You must not, vou shall not, do my child this wrong.'' "Hush. Marie"' !><< , nuiti, nauiy. I'" not reproach me, my dear; I have suffered enough. Listen, Veronica. This is my will; in it you will And repeated the story of my lirst marriage in it you will find that 1 have made yon what you are my heiress. Ilmvomado liandsome provision for Katherine handsome provision, Marie, for you." "You have rohbed us!" cried La<ly Brandon. "What am 1 to say to my friends when they hear of this?" The baronet cont inued "Tins second parcel, Veronica, contains all the palters you will need to prove your ident it y i he cert iIleal e of your mother's h'rth, marriage, and ileal d. There is the certificate of your birt h also, and every ot her paper which your Aunt Assunta thought necessary to prove your claim. Take them, Veronica. Kiss me, inv daughter; my strength fails me. Promise me one t hing in your mot her's name will you promise. Veronica?" With her wldte lips on his which were no less white, she whispered "I promise." "Be kind to my wife and Katherine," lie said. "Promise me." " I will," she replied. Then she raised her head, for a long quivering sigh from him frightened her. "(Jo and fetch Katherine," he said? "Kate my own Kate." "Are you worse Jasper?"cried Lady Brandon, forgetting her anger in her tea r. A smile that. Veronica never forgot came over his face as he turned to her. "No, not worse better," lie said. "1 see it all now." And the next moment he was dead. The two horrified spectators stood looking at each ot her, unable to move. 1 Lady Brandon cried out "lie is dead lie is dead, Veronica!" Then, going up to the bewildered girl, she seized Ixithher hands. "Veronica," she cried, "hide these papers. Promise me, swear to me, 1 lint you will not mention one word of all this until I have spoken to you again. Swear it ." "I promise," said Veronica. And then Lady Brandon seized the bell-rope and rang a hasty peal. fTO DK OONTINURDl t It I I I * 4 1 llV Jl 11 I ? 4 " " Francis Snipe colored, well known in police circles as a bad character, made Ids last bin IT Saturday night 1 when lie entered t he store of A. Calvi, 1 an Italian, at the corner of King street and I lodgers alley in Charleston. Snipe, who was in an intoxicated condition, went into Calvi's establishment and demanded a lxittlc of beer, and when refused he drew ids pistol on the Italian, but before he could tire Calvi laid his own revolver down from a shelf and as quick as a Hash tired one shot at the desperado. Snipe fell to the floor, his heart being pierced by the Indict. The shooting attracted a large crowd of negroes who made many threats, but they did not attempt to carry them out as two police otllecrs stood on guard at the store door, holding them at bay until Lieut. McManusand a squad of officers arrived from the police station. Upon their arrival the street was quickly cleared of the crowd. Calvi was placed in the patrol wagon and sent to the Station house widle the dead l>ody of Snipe was removed to the City Hospital. It is almost a forgotten fact that we once, had in this country a political party of anti-Masons. This anti-Masonic party had a ticket in the field at the presidential election of 18112. William Wirt of Maryland was its candidate for president and Amos Kllmakcr of Pennsylvania Its candidate for vice president. This ticket of the antiMasons carried one State (Vermont), thus getting seven electoral votes. derson. H^^^M^^tmpe of freedom liber^^raRtcs ure as Indestructible :is H Bf m R^Vntnd it centers all the differences ^HRie great political parties of 11n Hg. it was ho In the time of Jeffor n and Hamilton. It is today. It vvit? looped that t he war would settle, that the tStales weredestruetihie and could Iw amalgamated without their separate rights into a e"ntrallied nation; and at lirst the Supreme Court of the United States leant that way, but whether by the influence of freedom or trade or self interest, the pendulum lias swung the other way, and the latest ut to ranees recognize t hat indest ruct it)ie oharaot er. The TarilT, the Trusts, Imperialism, they are the burning Issues of the day, representing in their different aspects the antagonistic views of the l>emooiutlc and Republican parties, Issuing out of and revolving around the unsettled issue Of the war; whether or not this shall he a centralized government against t he people or one for t he people; recognizing, respecting and enforcing their wishes and rights. That matter should be viewed not as a Northern or Southern question, hut as an Ainnrieau question; and to lie measured by the yard stick which the heroes of the ltepublic hewed out at Valley forge and Camden. Til K TAKIKK. What is it? The (iovernment does not collect taxes directly on property as in the States; hut in its multi-form governmental departments it must move, and it Is supported by a tax on imports; and that tax should only Into an extent that is needed to run the government and no further, for the simple reason when it goes further tho consumer, the people, have to hear it. The people must eat food; they must, wear clot lies and when they till the soil they must use agrL-ultlira 1 implement s, and when t lie tal ilt is laid high on these necessities of life It oppresses the people. The principle of I he protect ive t arilT. for the protection of the producer and not t ho consumer, starton In sectionalism; and for the sake of building up a centralized government with an enormous surplus in the Treasury, to be OeCUlat.ed and ollindei-eil nimn l.v in-. I I'v? "J * 11* horde of oltice holders of the party in power. The Democratic party has always stood against that. The South, now that she Is becoming the great manufacturing center and will in the future he greater and' greater in that line, she should not forget t hat the greatest good to I lie greatest number should rule: and not the seltlsh maxim of special privileges to t he favored few. Just attliis t line there is a great up-J heavalatthc North and West among Republicans on t he tarilT. The great ex-portersof t he count ry are liclng met with the cries of ndalitory tarilT in the countries where they are trading. They arc told that we will not trade witli you without a tariff If you will not trade without us without one. Reciprocity is demanded by many and the light is on even in t he tyranny with which Cuba is treated. ()ur polit leal wisdom dictatesa raising high of the banner of tarilT reform and tarilT revision. TUUSTS. We hear a heap of these things in our day and time. They are the natural outgrowth: the legitimate ott spring: the real progeny of the Republican pet doctrine of the protective ta ritT. We never heard of such things in the Democratic days of low tariff, hut in order to get on the inner ring of protect ion, corporal ion buys up corporation,stocks are watered, men turned out of posit ion, the number of laborers reduced, coin petit ion throttled and a tarilT being placed on a class of goods manipulated by the amalgamated concern, all American consumers of the product most l>ear the burden in paying t he price. The cry of the people now is and ought to be that Trust goods must tie 011 the free list. Let us stand lirm in that position; and there may lie some hope of bringing compet it ion t hrough t he foreign markets, if it lie t hrottled at home ny t he "captains of progress" as the promoters of these giant ic engines of oppressions are called. As long as t he Republican party is in power we need never expect any relief on the line of Fedral legislation, for l.luor lifi. aniuiiulu n? t l>" ........... ..? ...V M? jn im.i V)II tin- \ III the associated Trusts to t)e used in campaign funds. The snow on the part of t lie- President to attack the infamous Beef Trust and the Railroad Trust, known as the Northern Security Companies, is but bombast and show. The cry will come that t he Sherman Ant i-Trust law is not suNicicnt; and tlie Republican party will not extend it. The hope of t lie people is in the exercise of the reserved rights of the States; through their legislatures and cou.its; and better t han all else in the building up of healthy sentiment on the subject. I stand here as 1 have stood in my I place in the legislature opposed to those aggregat ions which t hrot tie cornpetit Ion and oppress the people, whether it be in the Railroad world, in the solution of the transportation problem, in t he Industrial world, in the manufact uring of goods, or elsewhere in the sale of goods or the production of raw material. The country cannot thrive if competition is kept down. The talk of progress is a mockery, if the prosperity is confined to the few and the many are out of employment. It is time to call a halt on t his line. The American people will no more a now commercial despotism and tyranny and absolutism, than they will allow governmental despot ism and tyranny and absolutism. They have often spoken against the latter in no uncertain terms. They will speak against t he former in more emphatic terms if t he evil is not checked. No one hut the blatant demagogue will cry against corporat ions as such and against the investment of capital for the purposes of trade and enterprise incorporations, business could scarcely be transmitted without such intermediaries. We hail the Intrdaction of capital within our midst and pledge t he good will of the State for its protection to the fullest extent ; but corporations as well as people must obey t he law and when the tirst principle of commercial life, competition in trade, is threatened, then it is time that the law in its enactment and prosecution should be strong enough to protect the people against corporate power in the shape of Trusts. sine suusimjcs. Akin to this trust question is the Ship subsidy question. It naturally grows out of the Trust idea, as the trusts grow out of the high tariff idea, it is all protection. Protection of the favored by taxationon the people. It is all Republican. Its details can be discussed at any time in the campaign. Knough to say at this initial meeting that in Its principle lies its condemnation. The idea of spending millions per year for a stated term of years ( ;for the benefit of favored owners of favored linesof vessels in the name of building up our merchant marine is too monstrous to meet our approval. Even t In' ltepubliean managers have stopped the Iniquity in the House of Kepresenativesasthey find that the people are revolting against it. I M I'KUI A I, ISM . The Republican party invokes for the American people in its foreign policy the idea of imperialistic expansion. A broad line of demarkatlon is thus drawn l>etweeu those In this Republic who wish to adhere to the fundamental principles of liberty estale lislied in the Revolutionary struggle; and those who wish to sail in far of seas, and own by conquest if need be, far oil lands. The dilTerencc is clear cut and mimist akahlc. We ought to adhere to the American doert ine and not espouse t he (Jont inental idea of dependent Colonial government. In Mr. Monroe promulgated his rule of American action which lias become a part of inter-national regitlatIon and law, and surely if we embark in Oriental and Continental acquisitions and contests we relieve the other nations of the world from the implied obligation to respect the Monroe doctrine; and the question of the "survival of tlie fittest," is Hung wide open even on American soil. Expansion of t rado is one thing, expansion of territory with or without the consent of the governed beyond American domain is another thing. No appeal to religion, no appeal to trade, ho appeal to world wide fame, can justify us in embroiling our people in European and Asiaslic contentions and turmoils. The markets of Ih? world are open to us by treaty rights; our t rade is expanding and improving. China. Japan, the A rgentlne Confederal ion and all of t lie South American States want our cotton goods and ask us to enter. And all \v?- win11 is <i lower iarm which will help us lo make cheaper goods; and more conlidence in ourselves and energy in put t lug our goods before the world. There is much in the old cry that the "Constitution follows the Mag," hut that other cry that "trade follows t he Hag" Is all rot. Our goods will he sold in foreign markets if we make tliein tosuit foreign tastes, foreign riecessit ies: and we can make t hem cheaper if we take the tarilT olf the kind of machinery that manufactures them. If t he capit alistsof I he count ry have more surplus capital toinvest there are waste places enough in the South to build tin; latent resources suttlcicnt for development: and plenty of people to do the labor who are willing to do it. Let it Ih' spent here and not in distant fields and far olf regions. It is not my purpose nor is it necessary to enter into the discussion of St at e issues and Stat e policies. That belongs to t hose who arc seeking essentially State oltlces. Enough to say that 1 congratulate you and the people of the State on living in a period of harmony and good feeling. All shades of fractional policy and discord have passed away. Whatever of personal differences as to the candidates may exist can he settled fairly in a primary. The white people are (letermined to perpet uatc their supremacy and if there he any who wish t o embrace Republicanism wo are tolerant to let them do it. As for my own personal candidacy I have only t his to say. I am in the race for the united States Senate In the exercise of an honest and laudable ambit Ion. I am running not for ornament's sake or advertisement; hut to win if possible by t he exercise of all laudable means: and I ask the aid of the people of the State. If elected I shall carry t<> the discharge of my high duties the best, endeavors of which I am capable and the most earnest efforts to keep the grand old State abreast of the onward march of American enterprise and American progress. THE RICE INDUSTRY. Kepnrt SIiciwh That liousiunn and l'oxuM aro in (ho Lend. The census bureau in Washington issued Friday a report on the rice industry, including cleaning and polishing, showing a capital of $2,(101,1152 invested in the HO establishments reporting for the industry iu the United States. This sum represents the value of land, buildings, machinery, tools and implements, and the live capital utilized. The value of the products is given as $8,723,72(1, to produce which involved an outlay of $182,033 for salaries of officials, clerks, etc., $205,585 for wages; $230,203 for miscellaneous expenses, including taxes, rent, etc., and $7,775,522 for materials used, mill supplies, freight and fuel. Since 1880 the number of establishments increased 204 percent.; capital 303 per cent., and value of product 118 per cent. The increase in the industry in Louisiana and Texas is very marked, their production having advanced from 75,573,85(5 pounds in 1800 to 170,010,203 pounds in 1900. an increase of 137.5 per cent. The statistics show that tlds industry is being transferred from the South Atlantic States to Louisiana and Texas. The 80 establishments cleaned 398,002,018 pounds of rough rice, valued at $7,184,208. From this were obtained 243,031,200 pounds of clean rice, and 155,570,818 pounds of byproducts. Included iu the quantity of rice milled are 39,414,459 pounds of foreign rice, received principally from China and Japan,and handled by mills on the Pacillc coast, in New York city and in New Orleans. The report continues: "The large production of 1899 re(IllCi'd t.hi> not Imniiptu f/... o.n i ..VV aiil|/Ul|Al IV/I lyllU 11 r>Ul 1 year ending June III), 1900, to the low figure of 75,380,704 pounds which was only 24 per cent, of the consumption, besides furnishing 70 per cent, of Its total consumption in 1899 this country exported 12,947,009 pounds of clean rice, or 5 percent, of the total production. The solution of the irrigation problem in Louisiana and Texas will enable the United States to show a rapid increase in the annual rice production during the next decade undisturbed hy the large variations in the crops of the past ten ycrs. Carolina I'oHtoJIlcH lltiriictl. Three postottices in the south were destroyed hy lire Friday night as shown by otllicial dispatches to the chief postofflce inspector. These were at Westville and Kolb, S. C., at each of which the loss is complete, and at Pronto, Ala., where the lire is reported to have been of Incendiary origin. * SUTHEASTKKN LIME AND CM \Wi Airents for .1 tio(Mijss KfaOy ?hml MASIRV'S I'AINT Is t lie Leading J'aiiit 011 the Dealers in Building "TMVERSli A High-giul0 (V il.^e for \V< Schools of A : * una 10local 1 p/\" ?) ? I ?V P 4 > A. 4 . i [The World's Greati For nil forms of fover tnko JOHNSON I times hotter thnn quinine and does in I do In 10 days. It's splendid cures tiro I I made by quinine. COSTS So CENT ATLANTIC COAST LINE K H C> C<)N I)KN S1AI > Sc11KI> 1' I.K. Trains Doing South. Dated April ltt.li, 11102. No35 No 22 No.73 * * * a in p in p in Lv Florence 3 20 7 65 " ICingslrcc 0 07 Ar Lanes 4 30 0 22 pin Lv Lanes 4 30 0 22 7 37 At ('liarlestou .... boo It 15 it 20 No.71 No.70 a in a in Lv Florence 0 4.7 " K ingstree 10 50 .... Ar Lanes lion Lv Lanes II ?H> n 40 A r ( Man lesion I in II 3.7 Trains i Soing Norlh. No 7<S No 32 No .72 * * * a in p in a in Lv Charleston 7 on .7 20 il 4(J Ar Lanes 8 37 0 46 8 16 Lv Lanes N 37 0 45 " Kind's tree H .71 Ar Florence o 45 7 55 No 50 No 58 l> 111 p 111 Lv ('liarleston 120 5 25 Ar Lanes 0 00 7 28 Lv Lanes r> 00 " Kingstrec Ar Florence 7 40 * Daily. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central li It of S C. Trains Nos. 78 and 52 run via Wilson and Fuyetlville Short Line?and make close connection for all points Nort h. Trains on C. & D. IL 1{. leave Florence daily except Sunday 10 05 a in arrive Darlington in 30a in, llartsville 1 55 p in. Clieraw 11 45 a in., Wadesboro 12 50 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 8 no p in, arrive Darlingto 8 25 p in, Bennettesville 0 22 n in, (iihson lo 20 p in. Leave Florence Sunday only 10 0 ) a m, arrive Darlington 1030a in. Leave (Iihson daily except Sunday 5 50 a in, licnnet tsvillc 0 50 a in, arrive Darlington 8 15 a in, leave Darlington 7 5o a in, arrive Florence o 15 a in. Leave WadestKiro daily except Sunday 4 lo p in, Clieraw 5 15 p m, llartsville 0 15 a in, Darlington 0 20 p in, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Darlington 85o a in,arrive Florence 0 15a in. II. M. Einor5on, < Jen'l l'ass. Agent, .). IL Kenly, (leneral Manager. F. iM. Emerson, Trailic Manager. Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It. artificially digests t ho food and aids Nature In strengthening and recon* itructing the exhausted digestive or* gang. It istho latest dlscovereddlge?t* ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efilciency. It in* tlantly ralievesand permanently cures feyejapsla, Indigestion, Heartburn, FLafrleaee, Sour fitomaoh, Nausea. Slok Headache, ?aitralgla.Crampsana all other results of imperfsctdlgestiea. PrtMDOe. fcfedfl. I/ftrgeslJio contains 24 tlaeg ntiaJJ&2A. Boakal) abantdyspafiaiamntlefllrM ProggrH by e. C. OeWITT A CO., Chicago* ^TTTTwoom^^ Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Conway, 8. C. (Jul Kiel) Quick. Several Augustans liavc just, become rich through the generosity of their late friend, II. F> Plant. These v\ugusians were given stock in Hie Plant Improvement company, which organized as a holding company, when Mr. Plant began building railroads and hotels in Florida years ago. His pioneer friends in the Southern Fx press company acted as directors and were given stock, which they held for years without realizing a cent on it. and had begun to look upon as worthless. The consolidation of the Plant system and Coast Line has made the "worthless" worth $250 and this is how a whole lot of people have Income suddenly rich. Mr. I). F. Jack will draw out $250,000In cash and a number of others will get less amounts. It is said that nearly all of the pioneer express men arc affected by the rise in the stock. Pkkk Scholarships Converse College offers live scholarships worth $100 each, through the Federation of Women's Clubs, to the live young ladles in South Carolina who stand the best examinations for entrance to the Freshman Class. The date for the examination lias been tixed for July 11. Any young lady wishing to stand this examination in Orangeburg will please send her name, at once, to Mrs. II. C. Wannamaker, President of Dixie Club, Orangeburg, S. C. Tiik Republican slogan for the coming campaign Is: "Iveep011 letting well enough alone." This will be an interesting campaign cry for the peo, pie who are unable to obtain meat as ; food because of the exactions of the , trusts. It will also be an interesting , cry for the consumers generally whose [ Income has undergone no material in, crease, but whose living expenses have doubled because of the control which the trusts have over the necessities of trusts. tNT ('OVI''A\ < )' ! ! K^TON S. j 1-SfiS^ "Standard Shades" I ('old WaterP&lhfc' I Material of i*: Kinds rcolxFGETl juicn. Octisorv dory of Music. )!?. lY-;* catalogue addnss H 'ELL. i'icndu;'. Sparianlung, S. C. i8t Fever Medicine. ] I'S CHILL AND PBVBR TONIC. It Is 100 I ft hIiikIm <l?y wliat slow qulnlnn cannot ti striking contrast to the fooblo euros 1 S IF IT CURES. T ~ V O QOP| LUMPER COMPANY 1 #vviouss*rA. can. fl )i fk:e an i) Works, North Augusta, S. 0. Doors, Sash, I SI i i ids and Guilder's I bird ware. Kiooriiitf, Siding, reding and Insidc^^ Finishing Lumber in S (! El > U<! I A LINE ! All correspondence given prompt atfl tent ion. 1 .1 uly ly I If -I liHtiSd! S HBtlll (10(61. 1 Open from June 1st. to October 1st V l.ooii foci alfovc sea level, l'opului? m -1. I loom for 'J oo guest s. ::o mil* ?B i t loin <; rernville, 10 from Iheyard, N flnj , ('. Heslrable cottages for families.? Resident physician. Telephone and? daily mails. Hot and cold baths. Fnehanl ing scenery, (lowing springs.? Temporal ore from ">() to 70 degrees? Reasonable rates. All ministers $'S per weel\. \V lit e .1 . H. Ihilitl let t . Ma BH riet t a. S. O., tilxnit hack transport;? tlon. For informal ion address, ^^B .1. \. (i W 1 N N, .Manager, ""^? Gin System Bargaiu.? FOR SALIC A Second-Hand 21? Saw (Iin System, consisting of four i? Saw <!ins and Feeders, one 240 Sa? Lint Flue, one 240 Saw Thomas Kiev? tor System, complete with fan and dfl trlbutor, good condition. Price lo? ? Thisoutlit has to lie moved by .It? loth. Any further information che?H fully given. Terms cash. M.S.Hal? \ Sons, Clinton, S. C. ^Bj^B " I \ The World's Greatest jl 1'iL'.: for Malaria. A r it .I** ui M filarial potnoi , ^B j i hi *nnS ? hilt t <J Pfye , . -a a ht*.* M. tirtnJ I it h T.ifvr* tti. > : I WB | J 1 !??p? C on way^TSeaTshtmj Railroad. iB: Daily Except Sunday. ! ; In effect Sopt 2, 1001. ||| Li S)u(bhoun t -N'. l.'? y : L'aveu Conway 8 < Leave I'iue Island 8 Arrive Myrtle lirach ,..&^B on b bound.?No. 14 Leaves Myitlo lieaob 6 "... Leaven I'ine Inland & 45 ; , Vrrivc ' on?fty 0 v H. 1 . MoNtid. Gen. Manairi^B^jV'; Cun way Lodge, No. IK). KnighttB^ Pj rhiaa will meet regularly the tTrstH third Thursday nights of each month brother wise ordered. fM&0$ r>. A.8PIVBY Chan. Cfc>?f|I J. C. Sl'IVKY K. H.&8 kSpl Mhv 14th. hH / ^ ?f|||| i \\I AIX'AMAW LINK 8TE . >1 KKS. I H Yf 8ienuior will leave the wharf way every Monday and Wednesday for Georgetown ai 1 y utock. toucoing *i^K||?jli termedntte ( oinUt; and will leave her ?Wj||??s at Georgetown every I n.**day and KrB||||S|! morning for i ou way at 7 o'olook, touoH||{ffij|| at aM tn?errner|!a?o pdnt*. ^K&g|sS I). T McNeil. Geo 1 \gt and Iron* , Unrttt., S t* ^V^.*w^WVAyW%^\/S/\/WV/\/VV/\/VAAA.^^^?| Carolina Portland ( (MVWMlt (\) CHAItLES'J^MB V>L111L111 v>U?, South Caroli |||||| (lager's White Llfric, CcmonU,^^^^^ Hrleks, Torra Cotta Pipes. (kI|||||| mi G. FHl^T^TALVEYT^g Attorney and Counselor at La Bra Conway k 0. Or PICK in S.tivv lt')il(J;nC' Physician and Surgeon, ( ONWAY, 8. C I Otfioc in 8piv< y Building H lOTscarb^^ CONWAY, 8 C, flR|B3j| ATTORNKY AT LAW. HjB iV,r 7f. iTT'mjTTIIcrO^ L01113, ?.0. TCH Calls promptly answered or day. Hn|