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Tit for Tat. DJ "Hullo, little girl, will you toll me the Ti flows, For I haven't had timie to exIallilnc the papers,tiI And I'm anxious to know howi a tiny mi1te views 'io ubiquitous blot of political capers. PC "Has anything happened that's funny Or $I, queer ? SI Do you favor the party they chuila n ui el eted? Are the words of the editor, think you, T, sincere ? Has the weather come around as the Bureau expected ? "Is it true that the king is really dead ? h Have the rogues of the 'Lib' turned at n last in contrition? cq And do you not fear you must stand on d your head , To read the paper in that strange post- 8 tion ?' "O cs I will tell 00 the news," she Cx- St claimed, And thus from the paper inverted she T read: I "The wicked old sparrow, Wif his bow an' arrow, Has shooted that poor little (Cock tobini B dead. "lAn'en," she continued, "the awfullest M IHas happened; you never- could guess, if you'd try, Poor little Jack Iorner Ile sat in a corner, An' there wasn't a plum to he foun' in the pie. al "An' dis is the reason poor doggie got none: n Old Towser," she read, "was the vie- h< tim of theft, ti Taiuse old Muvvar Hlubbard t She went to the cupboard, g An' she oated, an' eated, till nuilin' was m left. 11 t "An' little Boy Blue went wif Little Bopeep C To see the old lady that.lived in a shoe, h Wif Little Miss Netticoat In her white petticoat, t An' tihe longer she stood, why, the short or she grew. r "An' Daffy-down-dilly has come into 11 town, i An' Tom, Tom, wif piggy, is off on a n run ; An' I'll tell oo ia story S About, Jack ki' Menory ; n Ai' now, I <less, mister, my stor.y is 0 rione." -Lipputt '. e4 It The Rise of Horace Greeley. I tl One hot day in August, 18il, an ungainly journeyman priliter' fromni Erie, Pa., was among tihe "arrivals" p in New York City. it was Horace Greeley, born twenty years )efore, on ] a farm in Amherst, N. If. From a childhood an insatiable reader, at T ten lie had become the prodigy of a his native town. His stumnip-grub- ' binmg on a farm inl Vermont, whither ( poverty drove his father's family, S his service as priniter's devil there, le and later as jot) and newsp'tper ' printer at Erie, paid little. The ci young man reaclied the metropolis ti with only ten dollars in his pocket, A while the rest of his earthly goods tc a formed a bundle which he swung in 1 his hand. After long and vain search for work lie at last secured a situa- a tion so hard that no other printer a wvould take it. 1mm it lhe w rou gl'ht twelve or fourteeni hours a day at a rate never exceeding six dollars ae N week, w After various vicissitudes ini jobh G primtinig andi( desumltor'y edlitorial j1 work, whlere lhe e'vincedl genius anid (i zeal but nio special aptitude for busi- Pi ness, Mr. Greeley, in 1841, started the Tribune. For this venture lie b< hiad borrowed $1 ,000. The first am week's losses enigulfed nearly half , this snum, but at the end of a year a the paper w~as an alssuredl snccess. 1t z< soon became the mouth-piece of all ci the more sober an ti-slavery sen timen t I ' of the time, wvhether within or with- 8gh out the Whig Party, andi rose toe power with the mighty tide of free- IV soil enthusiasm that swept over the " land after 1850. Greeley and his organ were the chief founders of the $ Rlepublicani Party, anid the most ef fective moulders of its policy. The '" influence of the paper before anld ji during the war was incalculable, far exceeding that of any other sheet a in America. Hardly a Whig or a hi itepublican voter in 'all the North that did not take or read it. It gave tone to the minor organs of the t party, and 1no politician on either side acted upon slavery without coni sidlering wvhat the Tribune would i say.-brom "The History of the p~ Last Quarter-Century ini the United States," by P'res. E. Benj. Andre'ws, in the April &ribner. 1 In Your Grandfather's Day. a p T.Lwo stage coaches bore all the d travel between New York and Bos- b ton.h $ix (lays were requtiredl for' a jour- 0l nocy between New York amid Boston. 6 Colored engr'avings, very badly a< executed, were the onily wall orna- y< muents. iia Tlhme houses wer~e ntot 1 nmeed amid I many of the streets were niot naimeid. 10 A gentleman bowinmg to a lady al- m ways scrap~ed his foot on the ground. gi The wh ippIinmg post and( pilIlory s were still standing in Boston and ei New York. Ie Vaccinatiom, had not become popu)1- th lar and smalipox was anm everyday a dhisease. l T1heo MlississippIi valley was not so to we(ll .known as the( heaurt of Africa 60 now is, of All the exports, thme lice, pitch, co tar and wvheat, went from southern Om ports and then South was regardled as S" controlling the commnerciatl situation. .'ihe first dentist to ily his trade h in America huad .pn( nofc kr I Now York anit hadneut afeinise in sot of teeth for~ Gen. Wshi1 ton after the beginning of ths cnuy it was discovered, and the first us185 made of it was as an ointment for se rheumatism, or boi SPEN)SARY YAOTS AND rIGURIB WE HAltNINGS NOT SO LIUGl AS EXPHIEOTED.. rat Quarterly Report - Unider Il qOW M1iatagemlienit-The Profit col iets ouietly of Stock on Banud. T'he following Is the quarterly rp rt of F. M. Mixon, State Conii mer, as to the operations of ti ate Dispensary for the Ilirst quartc kder his management: CoUbImJmA S. C. April 30, 1895. His Excellency, Gov. Jobn Gar Evans, and Hon. D. H. Tompkin and James Norton, State Boaud 4 Control : Gentlemen : Herewith I have t11 mor to present your honorable bod .y first quartorly statemlent of ti muditions and oporations of the Sta ispendarY, covering the eriod fro ubruary the lst to April 30th, Incl1 ve. On ebruary the 1st, the day I at inod chargo as State commissiono y predecessor, ex-Commnissiom raxler, turned over to tme the follo g goods on hand at State dispensar; lines, liquors and malt goods................... $45,199. ottlos, barrels. domijohns, boxes, corks, sealing wax and other supplies ..... .. 14,406. achinery'and olilco lixtures 2,589. orse and wagon........... 50.1 Making a total of ........... $12,246. This amount of $62,246.43 appealrs -Comnissioner Traxler's labt qua rly statement-uider the head msets-as stock on hand. The toi stock, " as used in this connection, isleading. it is calculated to mi itd some to the erroncous conclusi iat there was on hand at the timc 1ok charge, wines, liquors and mt oods to the anouint of $62,24-.4 'lhon, as a matter of fact, the wimn quorm and malt goods which I irned over to ime amounted to on 15,199.67, inclusive of the $2,671.23 ntraband 'goods which i merged Iin is moechandise at the time of his hi hock taking. The difforence hetwei bo $62,2t-16.4:1 " stock " and tl 45,199.67 merchandise on hand, rc osents tile valua of the bottles, corli iaehinery, horse and wagon, etc., 2dicated in the above itomized stat lent. The greater portion of ti 15,198.67 (fully hroo-fourth1s), ;ock on hand, represented caso good ith 50 cents per galion added to ti -iginal cost of the liquors, to cov )s of bottling, boxing, labor at :lor expenses incident to priepait for market This wis an improp id unbusiness-like method of takii ie stock : but as my predecessor ke0 J supply nor- other representative it Junts into which to charge his pI ases of bottles, corks and other sit lios, nor pr'olit and loss accoint, in hiCi to carry all losses arising fro is source, I withdrew my o)jection id accepted stock as thus ttikcen. Of tihe $15,518.401, cash in Stt relasury and itn safo on Pebutarmy l. ; per Nlr. Traxler's report, upon i (uaimnationi o' the logislative cot Ittee, appointed to examino tihe at mats, it was ascertained that tl ato Treastirer's 0ooks showed $105. ss than Mr. Traxler clained. T1 nouit,6 tiue for merclhanmdise pu ased by him prior to tilb expirtlait his terI Of ollice inld ifalling di .e titue my induction in1 ohlice all ortlyafter-watds, wits $:1,286.02. A r paying thebe atccounts, as well as h iditional liabilities of $1,7I3.79, h sh ba'ance w as red uced to $9I.45:1 Quite a discrepancy exist, ini tL Iparenit nt prtofit whiich he, claimsi vye accuJIIUc ainee the bieginning icrations in1 .July3. I 893, s) thex closI < is last tquater. By reter'ence to Itis last q uarted' pornt, which is hereto attacned, yt ill ob)Serve the claium is sot up that, 'oist of *151,29)5.51 has accrued. Sact a matnifest error. The not priofit 4 em nary :t 1s t, w as *111 1,959).82-$319.1332 less than elai med. This latt< 'olit ($1 11,1139.82) is subject, to a sti rthetr revision anti redluctiotn, [ro ,o fact that the coQuty dlispensei toks show nearly $14,000) tess thtan Li nount which Mr. Traxier clali its due by them on .Janmutry 31s~ hoe differoences atre bAing r'apidi Ijusted, and I am giving them Lhb alouts attention which Lime exigci es of the ease demnands. I won apress you with the fact that, 'inging down this pr'ollt to $111,051 , I have made no reduction on a mnt, of tihe ircre'asedl prieu0 whti r. Tral laced ont thbu *45,1991.4 erchandise on hand tFebi'uary i. ad 1 (1031 50, the net prit w'ouild1 ill further reduced to the amtiount 0,000. The error in arriving at time proe as made by computing the Stat r'ofit on goodts retmaining unsold ands of the vatrious county dispensei A vast and almost incotnceivab moutnt of work, in the shane of ovt aulinog tihe book1s, of the State tdispe rey fronm thte beg inn ig of operatio the close of the last, q uatrct w ecoessrry, ini order to presetnt ani 311ligible, compren'Qtsivo antd businett ke report Lto you1r honorable boartd rio close of this quarter. Antd i ou take Into con.idornation tile fat nat I htad the utndiiv ided Limo ofn resent cief ibook keeper for (only I.l inat mthlti of tile g itrt~Or in te pros uttion of this wvorkI, I feel conlith;, mat1,ou will (conoitude( thatit tite atttou fwork accomltIp1lied is imineniotse. ofore stated, I am now turning ni ttenition to an adj ustment oIf the ti utted balantcs wiV tich my)3 predtce~ss, ainted was duo bly tile various ~oun;l sponsers wh len he turned over LI Isiniess LI) me otn ebtruary 1st, arI >,pe to he in a posi'tion by thte clo~ the of the sumnmoir to repJot, a cor etc andi satisfactory adjutstimient, (3 samte. IL is ai wterk that requiril curacy aind painstak lng car1e ; at um can gather tan ade~quatec ideaM of Li mgeness oIf time field to be covert Crder3 to iteach Lthis adnijustmen btein you are reinded(( thtat, ever mm it deotail of each (coun ty d ispensi .tst, be exained 30 3 ito since( tile lb nining of operations of the d isper ryv. I wold~ respectEful ly aisk your esp LI attoittion to tlmbe rephort of Lih ~islative commtittoo. as am result< cir examintationm of tho books an counts of the dispensar3 for LIh esent qjuarter', antd wvhih is ineon rated in this report. I am pleaisel say thtey gave every trainsautio oi' closest scr'utiny, atnd ais a resul their labotrs founid the aiccoutnts 1 accur'ately kept aindt the butsines nduted~ uponi a sondti~ busites., basis te (of the commltittee p~ersonaLlb per'vised thte taking (of thle stooi thout any assistance of my book 0o)0r, and it is gratifyinig to me t own the reosult of the committeo' vestigation is sutch as to justIfy thol tmendation of tmy busitness courts tile conduct (If this iummonse an Laidly incr'easing business. I'hat you may moro)V easily anid s peed grasp wit h comrnl'ehensioni and san aetion the detuailed report as hterell forth, I shall pu'eeede ity statemen assests and liabilities and profit anu . and liabilities- for the quarter, endiNg January 31st, iinmediately following it iL' withr the same report as reversed- by tme, in conformity with the true status of the case. 0 In conclusion, I would state that, despite the Rice and relentlebs war fare so constantly and vigorously waged against the dispensary by its implacable enemies, It has withstood the ordeal well, and has come forth from each coulliot stronger and more vigorous. It is rapidly gaining in ilnancial strength and by the close y of my first year's service as commis I' sioner, I hope to soo every obligation ) incurred liquidated. the legislative appropriation of $50,000 rofunded to the Stato and every future financial y transaction conducted'upon a spot osh 0 basis. O After paying all indebtedness in n curred from the beginning of opera tions to tie close of the quarter onding 31st January last (18 months), the bal ance of cash to the credit of the dis r pensary was $9,453.37. The total in. 3' dobtedness unpaid from the beginning V- of operations to the close ,of .my llrst Y: quarter (April 30th) Is .14,033.95. The cash in State treasury to the crodit of the dispensary, $75,523.75; making a balanco of cash on hand, after paylng all inu-red indebtedness, of $31,480.80. All of which is respectfully submit ted. P'. M. MIXSON, Commissioner. H The tabulated statements which fol -- low this portion of the commlissionor's report are practically the same as thc tabies contained in the report of thc legislativecommitteo recently publish of ed. The stuatoment of the value o0 nI the contraband liquor soized during IS thc qu'lartAer-the mont hs of l"ebruary, - March and April-places the total n value of all such liquor at $8,459.50. It AN INTI 0tIMI'INUI ItlCMINISCIN0l The 1ast. Days ol' tIle Souttin ('on. 1y leieracy On the Wing. ly of A writer in the Southern I'resby to torian is giving historical reninis st cences of Charlotto, N. C., and in th( n last issue tells of the visit of .Jlersor ic Davis to that town in the closing dayt p- of the Confederacy : :s, A site on Tryon strect in front 01 as the present expiess office marks thc ,e- spot on the paveient where Jeffersor to Davis stood on the 15th of April, 18115 as and received the telegram containing s, his first-intimation of the assassinatloi i' of Abraham I incoln. I will try tt u-r narrate thu particulars of this as re Id lated by a participant, my old frien 1r Col. Villiam ,lohlnstont, w1ho ha3s dont r so inuch to adorn and develop Nortil g Carolina. t I was stand i ng,'" says Col. .1 oh nston u- b "on my piazza on South Tryon street r- when I saw a mounted troop of somt p- 1500 moen COmmnianded by (Ge noral to Vaughn of NIississippi ridi ng ldow n tit M strCet, at the head Of whonm r1(10 tlrCt. s, distinguished looking leaders and tih m1iddle figure I recognized as tit( te slender but erect and stately form () t, the first autt on ly I'tsident, of tho in Con federdCy. I rapidly crossed th<. [I- street anid joiell I Mr. Davis who ha( e- then alilhLd and was hitching hi e horse and on offering to relieve hin: 2recived this gentle answer, ' NIy deal It- sir, I have so long been accustoied tt r- waitiig oi anid doinitg for 1113self that mn I can linish now,' btt, lie ord iall13 te took my arm and walked withi me int( I the house assigiled as his lodging plact f- in Charlot-te. is "The 'resident had ben oxpceted( is by ra!i and tIo thbe depit ils host, . 7. Northern mtan whIo affi,etrwards gavt t mutch testimon~sy about hin, had gent .0 to meet his d istinguishtod guest. Th. >f locked doors of the house compolilled u: if to wait on the steps for the return o. the host, and the crowd which had 13' gathereti in front grew larger ant mi larger and called eagerly on the chicl a of their choice for what proved thie h1 last speech which the leader of the Io0,1 mn cause was ever to mnake. And wvaitini .on those steps, eveni in that trying nr critical hour Mr. Davis made a grea il speech, cear, powerfuil, calm bitt sad mn as if lhe knew It to bear h Is last father 'i' 13y words to his faith ful people. Alread3 te there iooedt resting on him tihe sd weigh t of that cross which lie was sc t. soon untd so heavIly to bear for tht ly South, which hiis pale wor'n feature it, showed lhe had ever borne sincc or ri- hnimhatd been placedl the oath anda Id duties of hiis trying ollice. Anud sadidem in still lie gr-ew when a telegraph olicial 1. pressed to htis side andlt handed Iimt c- the message of lynocolni's sudden ant :h fearl a Itak ing oil, antI cautsed Iti 7, anguished lips to exclaim, 'This is an t. extraofrd inary comuitlcation,' wh Icl ie lie repeatcd heavily and wecarily as il of lie were stunned or dtazed. lIFe dIid nt aLs the crowd cal led on him i to (do, reado lit, the message to others, butt i took i1 I's and~ read it aloud atnd I saw its depres In sing flect on his face. his speech, hii '5. aictio) s, as if he realizedl that tlhi le sudden andit misguided stroke of an: itr- obscurme assassin wvould be mi'sjudged n- and inliIictedi upon01 his high muinded as bitt tnow ln'Ostrate people0 of thbe Sout, as5 for whomi he was willing and ready tc n-: die, but not to be miisunder'stoodl and( - j malligned. MI r. IDav is' escorts t' itt Chatrltte were M cbs. llenjain, ci, or his cabinet, and his priv'ate se'e' ty tatry, Col. I latrris. and his imillitry te e'scort. T1he cainlitt held se~vert' e- mieti ngs in the old1 i'lice of the. nit Charlotte (Observer whtich Mr. Tren mit hlm i was too sick to attend and the' is prtoceed ings otf w hichl woro nevet' mide ty publ)1ic. Theseotmeetitngs were, I th itnk. 1- thbd last ioer held by the Contfedor'ath LIr ('abi1net, for' Sherman was pretssin1) Ly from Italcighi tc Grteensbor-o atnd here it the escot, of Mtr. D~avis dlisbantded id though somfe mietmbers of the cabi net so went with Mr . D~avis to AbbevillIe, S. n- C1.,. atnd thence to Wtashtingten, Gt. uf Anud thben Mr'. D av is, who11 ini the patlth as tof lIrokeniditge and I'~'agani wasn 1(d matk ing hiis way to Cubai, was ove to tithkon at, suinrise ott tite Ioth of MIsy, xl , 1t,. in onte (if two tnts whichl htad t, beett pi ted for Itisi party, neat' a Ii ttle 'y swampi ~ in a p1ine forest nctar Irin''IvilleI, m(ittG. , by Col. lI arnidon who witht 150 '- picked men~l of the lei fth W'iscnsint I- tegitmen t had .)oen551 st, out, from Macon to ehfect Is captutro. T1he 3- catptutred p)arty cosistecd of the I 'r e sidetit, hiIs wife and sistidr-int-law, hiis >fiaesecretsttry, Mrin. Iteagano, of d' 41Toxa, sont teamtster's and a few un t e armted sold iers. MIr. D av is in the cold '-tand dar'kneiss of thbe dawnt ha td thrown la shawl over' his shtoutlder's whttn a n1 pr'ivate cf t.)he lei rst, M ich igan Itatlted t him.i Col. iHarndlon thtent camte uip andit ti fit-st atddrtessed the Il'ostmiaster- Gineral, s Mtr. Rehagan. who courtectusy said, .'" Gentlceen, yout hatve taken 'the ol Sgenetral hi itself." Tihe tdoiay catused ,by Mrs. Datvis who wat~d to go L.o hter' -home in MissIssippi had forced Gener'al . 3asil D~ukes' cJavalry oeo"t to lotave s the par-ty the daty before, and Mr. r' Davis thought was the caus~e of hi o captutro. All of the party were paroled I oxcopt the Presidettt whose subse<(utt~ I mprilsonmnent is commton hiIstory.' -Col. Hfarndon's description of tho -fallen obieftain Was "tallishi, thIn u featured and ner~lvous but vot-y dIgnIlled t and stately, and one who woulhd pass in ang' crowd as a highatoned gentle.. THE OUTLOOK FOR OROPs,^ Report of the Weather Bureau for the Week Ending June 18, 1805. The weather during the past week woo more nearly seasonable than it has been sinoc the beginning of May and were it not that rain -is badL needed in portions of the State, t would have been eminently satrefao. tory and favorable for crop growth as it was for farm work. The reports from all portions of the State are of a more encou-raging tone, espooially as to the staple crops, although the so-called minor crops show the greatest improvement, ex cOpt sweet potatoes in the western counties, where draws aro still scarce and there Is slow growth of those I lanted heretofore; these two causes, t is estimated, will reduce the crop in that 0etion to less than half the crop of last year. T..0 temporaturo deviated but little from the normal, excopt on the I Ith (Tuesday) and on the 17th (Monday), when it was considerably below, the deficiency having been about 6 de grees on the first date and nearly 5 oi the last. On the others days of the week the daily muean temperature approximated the normal. although the nights woro cool and the dayA correspondingly hot, The highest temperaturo reported was 100 oi the 14th at Oakwood, Alken County, and the lowest was 58 on the 12th at Kingstree, and on the 13th at I3atesbu rg. The mielan teolmpe rattiro of the week, for the Statc, was about 7(6, and the normal for the same poeod is approximately 78. T Ielore woro sulicint and very beneficial showers in Barnwoll, Beuu fort, Grecnvillo, Darlington, Ker shaw, Orangeburg, Chesterlild, Spar tanburg, Sumter, Union and Willians burg counties, wherc (rom I to 2 inches of rain full over the greater portion of their arene. In I'ickens, Oconce, Anderson, Abbevillo, Edge field, and Charloston and Hampton counties the rainfall was very light and entirely insuffiient. In the coun ties not enuinorated in either of the above lists there was gonorally rain, but hardly enough for tho needs of the growing crops, especially gardens, which arc falling very fast and being burned out by the hot sun. The places having the heaviest rainfall during the week were Cheraw with 2.5(i inches, Kingstree 2.21, Groonwood 2.061, Mont Clare 2.01)0, St. Matthew's 1.(0, Cam den 1.9:3, Statesburg 1.17. Rain foil inl So0me0 po-tioll of the SLate -I evety day of the week except the last, but on the 151,h and 16th (Snaturday an( Sunday) the rain was most general. The average of foity correspon dents' ep)orts, who reported raitnfall for the wou-k was 0.85, and the tnor mal for the Stato for the same period is applox imiately 1. 12 inches. There was hail inl places on the I:lth, but the (amiage, which was slight, was conIi ned to limited areas. The winds were (Iuite Variable, eXce pt that they were steadily et - ly during the lattur portion of the week. 'lere was a marked deliciency of sunshine along the coast, and a slig lt deli-ielcy in the western counties, while inl the central anId southern count-es tlire was a slight excessoverP the usual. Cottonm miade bit little gr-owih dur ing the week, nevertheless its gen ct-al condition is grecathy imiIproved. Itcports of injury from lice continue ft(t rom ar-nwellI. Orangeburg, K ersh aw, and somec other- counties, but the gr-eater- inmber of corresptondentis re por)(t the p lant healthy, althoug h fr-omu two weeks( to a mtottl undci-sized. 1"ields where no fer-tilizers worme uised ar-o said to look " sorry." The crop is generally wveil wor-ked, and clean, with an average, though u nev en, stand. and ini good condition to "- gr-ow off if favor-ed by the weather. Moe i-ain would be highly benmeleial over- a large por-tion of the State. (Cor-n continues to impijrove ini con dition. In lorecnco coutitiy worms andl gr-asshiopper-s ar-e i njuring the stand, but Injury froem weorms seitms to be de crecasing generally. Early cot-t is tassellinag atd hms been ot- is belitng laid by. Stubble fields ar-c being pro~ parcd atnd planmtedl to cot-t and peas. Warmier nights and r-ain at-c the itndi cated nceeds of the cl-el. Rice planting is about inished along the entit-o coast and June ile is ger muinating well ; the whole crop is said to look most piromisimig. Ulplanmd tlce is being plented in Now herrzy and sonic other western coutities. It is saidl to be lat-gel y ini the naturt- of anm e r peri moent with most fatrmers. Repor-ts of the yield of oats contttinue conflictinig, but it will aver-age atbot 75 por cetit. of a full crop). Wheat is yielding well geinorally butt the act-cage plated is small. Melons have impr~loved grecatly and~ at-c puttintg on fruiit. This year's gr-owth of vine is not as rank as it sometimes is, but this, it is said, wil11 not necessatrily losssen the size of thte ctrop. A lar-go act-cage of ptens being sownt. P'eas are gr-owing slowly. In New hcirty cotuty a lat-ge act-eage of Get mnan tmillet Is being sown lot- a for-age 1tarly ft-nit of lit-st class quatility has blcomoi( abundanut. I 'caches are 05s)cci ally line. Si pmfenitsf ott a lat-ge scale, to Norther-n imar-kets wvem-c begun duri ing the week. In Datriingtonu coun ty peatches.5 plu tms antd gr-apos at-c tottinog. T he gr-ape crop getneral ly prtomtises t~o be aL lar-ge onel. Theli tob~aco crop Is dloitig ver-y well aune gr-owing finely: it is bspokenm of most enthutsiaistical ly by a correusp~on do it from WVilliamtsbturg cottnty as the lest over- seen in thatt or- any other county. Irtish puotatoes lar- dloing we'llI gen - Ct-ally, butt potiato bug~s aire biecotmingr ti-ottbh-some ini places, bitt as yet at-c ntot ai 5er0iu mtenaice. Sweiet potato draws are very sciatce int thbe western portiont of the S3taite. Those platled have nuot girown well, b~ut shtow somte improevetmet, latter!y. They ar-e of lar-ge gtrowth w itlt medimnt y ichl on the coast. GIardetns are~ doing well whet-c ther-e was etnogh r-aini, butt it laces they have beetn altmost burtnt out, by the hot hitn. Grtasshopports arid wet-rms art' proing de~ sttructltyc it lelor-ence countuly. I taini wvould be very lenclicial to gatrden over a lartge poti on of the State, andt~ ini places is impertiively nteeded to savei theam. ---Rev. lenrty WV. Mahoney, thme ol est Hbaptist ininister- in thme State, diled at, Itis home neat-r 'tack viflIle, Clar-endoni CJout my, on the 18th ist. HeI was in It is 11 t ear and1( haid labotred in the work oif thme munistry for- sixty-four-s year-s. lie wats bot-n in Martlbor-o County, D)-cembot- 28, 1804. lHe labor-ed In the cotitls of Sumiter-, Dlilngton, Rich land, Kershtaw, WV11iimhurg, Clatron tlou anid Geor-gotown. lHe died ini oct-feet peae and conaciousenoss, the spam-k of life fadIng out as quietly as thle light of a candle that dr-ops down Into its socket. The fumno-al sot-vices were held at Cavalry Chutrch, Claron doni loitnty, and Rev. 0. 0. Brtowvtn, of GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. Latest Items and Curious Notes fom Ouir Exchaniges. -Hon. Josiah Patterson, upon In vitation of about a hundred of Augusta's most prominent citizens, irrespective of thecir own financial views, has con Buned to delivor an address in Aagustva on the financial question On or about June 24. -Ralph iwinburne, who recently died at uharlestlon, W. Va., at the ago of 90 years, its said to have boon the oldest locomotive engineer in this country. He was born in England, and was associated with Geo. Stephen son, the inventor of the locomotive, before coming to Atnerica. -The grave of William Penn, in the old Quaker gravoyard at Jordan's, in Buckinghamshire, 10ngiand, is visited annually by many miembers of thn Quakers set. Penn wars buried on August 5, 1718, and the day is celebrat ed every year by a pilgrimage under taken by Quakers frum all parts of l'Tngland. " -Mr. E1xumn Percival liewis, of Washington, who took the degree of Pn. D. at Johns Hopkius University ti on June 12, has been nominated for the jl position in the University of California ml recently Oilled by 'rofessor Harold ci Whiting, who was drowned in the fc wreck, of the Colinia, otf tie l'acific L coast. st: -lh)ring the terrible spell of hot of weather in New York about torn days at ago a btret, beggar fainted and wts tl taken to the hospital. When tihe at- O tondaits undressed him they found that lhe WaIs wiearirng four coats, three waistcoats, three shirts and two pairs t of pantaloons. iHe had not succeeded, j, however, in keeping out the heat. CI Mr. John Wainamaker hias increased v his life insurance to tihe remarkable aggregato of $2,000,000. 110 is the most heavily insuret man in. AmneriLa v and possibly it the world. John B.|v Stotson, of Philadelphia, hias policies on his life for $750,000 and iHamilton l)isston for $6i00,000. Chauncey M. n Depow is said to he insure d for $500,-- i 000. n ---W. T. Hornaday, whoi has iade a Close investigatior or the iatter, says that there are now orly 200 wild )uf- p faloes alive in tie United States--150 e in the, Yellowstone Il'ark, twenty in P Colorado and thirty in Texas. This C retmanitlit of the vast herds that once roaled over the plain shows how nearly one of thbe iost typical of N Arreirican wild animals hivs reached tj extinction. --I 'resident Cleveland has signed an order bringing the employees of the r: great Goverrnienrit Pri'intrng (Alice, over 2,500 in nuiber, iider the pro- I teetionl of the civil service rules. 'T'lis b will gratify tire (inployees who peti tioined for it, but it, will he distressing 0 news to rmany Coigiessmre.r Who have y been able to get jobs for needy Con stituitions. -A r'ecent convert of the Salvation Army in Seattle, Wash, gave a start, ling'proof of the geniuinreness of his pro- , fessionm of repentance by iakinrg public anniriouneeirent, that ie was tin saped convict, hIav'ing sixteMI year's yet to I serie inl tire ILeaveiworti,, Kansas, enitenitiary. antd tlat lhe was ready 1: to go back to jail. A fetw days tgo Ia v. guard froi the penitentiary arrived a in . s attle, id entilied the ek;n verte.d Conllvict and took hini backi. -Seretary' Olney Ihas wrilttern a letter to thne cash ir of the l''armriers and M er'chants National Illank of Waco, Texas, in wvhiich he hats rcarlhy laid downr the dut~y of citizens of the United St~ates in the obser'vanice of strict i neutrality as bietweern thre Spanish governmuent, arnd tile Cuban but also ats to r'end(er'ing aid andI en cour'agement in a Ii narcial way. Thre cash ieri wrote thne Secretary asking im n if hris banik would be petrmittctd to , act as a depository for conitriburtions ~ fr'omr Cuban~ sympa~thlizers ini the United Stautes, andI the Secretary in his replIy riunotes ft'rii the Surpremen, Counrt to show that such raction on the par't of tire baniik woul be11) in violation of the dluty of its ollicers to tire governr menit and in eon tratvention of tire neumtr'ality laws. -Mmr. T1homias A. Sherard, a promi- ti nent citizen of A nderson Conrty. dIrop- W peCd dead on the lith inst., agcd 71 1) yeatrs. Hfe hadi ju ist strited aL man t plarnti ng lpeas near his house andi~ camre iback into the yanrd, i where anothber i' man wvas at wor'k. whlen sudtdernly ire ~ thrnewv up hiis hands and started to fallI. The niegro~ cauigh t himri, arnd hiis h' wvife, wiho was standing in the door, t. rantt to hiis atisitance. Then lie gave ta One Or twoi gasprs anid died wvith his al head in hris ivife's lap. H1is loss will be "5 keenly felt biy his com)rmunity, especial ly by the p)oor, to whom lie never turned a deaf (Sar. lie was engagedi in the ~ imiertile buisi ness. and had ac nnumuilated a fair share of this world's oOdls. V / i '7' STANDJ ^ prob11,ablyi . AridA tIhere's no reason0i / ~~ wh y iou should. aCanr get better - llir. :iirl mioreC of ~ ~ li, it mu tilings that re ean~sie'r to tatke)~ all ner111 ('txt ,' i h('ir waos--Dr Pierce' CiiI igt~ht inTey'i in rmehe salest rri'rt;ir li' ini ze, actin of t he dic, I~i i~prsrsant iies remed y, stir iron'or'erertyuderange men. oit llive~ri ttack, of bolds, gohill. Theyve a Itt ini sten- T inlg 0'ertorn sthee ciin mouemb1(1rnes riease theaura actineo the atn howelsi, in open anentl'y ure Jany ice, riiousness, pa Dilnes foi'urn qtomadh VInd't 'i igetn an conequen :l Hr' Ior'' drew ites. Foru obreakinguny attck ofe 1o)dsa ClI'hil(eesRemtsme-s ragion indredas dridngements re surtlt , iiingsvr exl r posure s ing xThre ofSuarat eed.t iests EXPECTANT WOeYa SU 8SSfety of Life Moth "MOTHERS FRIEND" Robs Confinement of Its Pain, Horror and Risk. My wife used "MTIilts' FilEND" bo. ror birth of ier first child. she did not siffer from CiltAi 'S or 'AINS-was quickly iollevett at, tho critioal hour suffering but Iittle-sho hadle no pains ttforward and her recovery wits rapid. I-,. R. JoiNs'roN, Eufaula, Ala. Seii by Mail or Express, on reoeit of price, $1.00 per bottle. Book "To Moth. ers" maiiled Free. it.lhFIF.al) ItWITILATOIt CO., Atlanta, 0a. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. -The womien of Alexandria, Va., '0m1)ted by a desire to coinienorate . virtues of the tother of Robert E. 30, propose to erect in that city a onuIment to her memory. An asso ation for this purpose has boon rined in Alexandria, called the Anne Ie Meinorial Association. This as ciation hits issuted a call to the ladies the South for aid in raising a fund lequate to )"ov'ide a sliLft befitting e worth of the ladyf alnd the emuinence lie.r son. )on't be talked into having an opera on as it may cJoSt you your life. panese Pile (ure is gliaranteed to 11r0 yoll by Carpenter IBros . Green ile, S. ). Men are made nun uly, the old I.ade ming and vigorous by Maginetic Ner ino. Sold by Carpenter tros., Green. IlIe, S. C. Metal l dopression, wakefulness, lost lanhood caused by errors of youth or ter excesses quickly cured by Mag 3tic Nervine. Guarantect' by Cat Bnt.er ros., Greenville, S. U. Jonlsoa's Oriental Soap is far sun .1ior to all the other so-called imedi nai soaps for beautifying the cotu exion. Sold by .Carpenter Bros., reenv ille, S. C. --Rev. l)r. N. 1H. Iloss, editor of the asliville Christian Advocate, told ic lloston Methodist tuinisters re motly that the negroes were absoulte sure to continue to be a distinct tee. Over 6,001),000 of tle A muerican llored people, lie said, were of un ixed blood and 1,000,000 of mixed ood inclided not only the half lites, hut those who had as nuclh as ie-sixtecenti, of African blood in their illis. ST. VITUS DANCE. k Physician Prescribes Dr. Miles' Restotative Nervine. Ir. llies Aleilcal Co., El khiart, incl.: Aly datighteir Mat i0, aged 14, was a ileted st. spring with St. Vit us danceu ail n1er ltisness, her entiro right side was iumb tii iearly paralyzed. We consultIed a phy elani antd ho priescribed Dr. llies' Restora ve Neirvlne. She tWok three bottles before' 11 saw any c'ertain signs of lmproveiient, at atfter thatt she began to improl~ve very st. and( 1 niow th Ink siho is entirely cureil. IC e ha tatken nine bot ties of the Nervine, ii. no Othier mledieilie of any kind. niox, 1Ind., Jan. 5, '95. 1l. W. IIosTETTER. hysle'ianis prescriboe Dr. Miles' R~i~eedies 'cause they atri knoiwnt to be the re'sult, of 1t long prat~tite andit expeirienco of 011e of ie brighitesl., miembehrs of their profcssion. id arel ca:refully c.omhpounidedh by ex perl sced chiemilsts, in exac't accordanie with D~r flits' presciipt.ionis, its used in his pirattee. On sale at. all druggists. Write for I)r. iles:' litok Oil tile heart, ando Nerves. iDr. lIes Mied leal Co., Elkhiart,, Inid. )ORT1 R~OY AL & W l'T1rERN CARt oli ni iiIWly. 'A uglmsta anud ohteville Short l~ine." J1. II. ( leve'lan, se'eiver. Schedlule in ceee March 25tht, !)3. Atiguistai...........9 9 l (0 i r (Greenwood......12 28 pi 2k n Anidersonl.... ..... is 121 laurents..........1 :; 38 7i~a tireenililie....... 305~Im 11,a Spartanburng.' . . Pi2 Saluida ....... .... 4S 10 Asedroville..... 5o pm sheill........ pm ...... 8~ea'laihui'.. m 7 15 am1 Ureeivile......h ....i....2e 111 i~airilq. :5; m ........PI A iulci'oii.m..........a Arheil-leo.... ...... :sod ........s pi Atish vlfe.. . . 2 i iam ...... Gr(t'leell........5 ilam 20 pm; r Noarens......... I 3am 7; 30 pm Andtersii. . . .. 0 mP ........l~ Slienwoo...... 1 pm) an in) pm r) AuistNa....... I4A'0' Ait m ' 835am v' Ureenwoode... ..... 53 a'n II am r (ialergh............ 20a 1 ' Norfolk i.............7.i am) ti 0 1 Pieersburg...1.. lG 01 am 51: 1pm r Andheris...............'m~ (1~l rA tIgulsa...... ..... 9 il 7I5Pl liettuie, ottn.........s r~ Ala1t. .....li. .'. oa.nt.45O is n tti. A ge.n ,(. II. 8'liIway and1 Ageinfrmto (relatilve, to ick.srts .1 II. ait Aihi, Aenso'ass. ('en. Auguala, Ga. Aget, Greenv It~i 'e, C., J .ti Fan, Ag4 .ent- ,r nde~rson%, Oi. I'. n u l . . .,b~er I .athh , Slangles, &e A Now and Co R 1UPPO1SITORi' plot Trontanent consmting ot 3ozes ofOinten(apsuies of Ohitnaent and two f Ve nature A ever-fal Oure for Pilot with the knfo or a o. knian or ionlei toe anuan edom tns of car 110o aol , watch reu ting in doath, umiportnaanet cure, and often this terrible disetse? j' W, urW -oxeS to cure a oes, ogu a6nitee >enfoits rooolved. $1 a box. for to b luarantoes Issued by our agents. .ent by ma. N P ed. PUes Prevent.d, the great LIVER anid fiTOM a nEGY1U-Ver Pandt iIAJ. PUBIFIERI. tinall, mitt an A roa tn take, espoolally adapted for children's Ul). 60 e, t GUARANTEE8 isau'ed only by Carponter Br3iou, Greenville, S. 1 IOUTITERN RAILWAY CO 4BsTERN as5tuas.) PIEDMONT AIR LINE. QONDENSUD SOUEDULA OF PA88N ha TRAINS, Vefatnll . Northbound No.6J 4 8 No.1)a No. 18 May oteh. 1405. Daily Daily Dally 1 :xSuc Lv Atlan ta o tim12.00 m 9.00 p 7.60 a 4.35 5 Atlantaa time 1.00 p 10.00 P8.63 ao "L.R " Nororosa...... .....1.. 0.40 Plit.33 a (.- I "Duford........ ......11.13 p10.06 a 7.n g ": ?stnolvill.. 2.25 D 11.43 p10.35 a -Is3 I "Aa........... ......12.05 a 10.58 a .01 g Cornelta....... ....... 12.82 a 11.22 a ..a * " Mt. Airy ...... ....... 1.86 a 11.25 a $.av g To"oo..............1.C4 a 11.80 a .. Weathianster . ........1.43 S12-.24 .. .Senoo........ ........2.02 a12 41 l. Cen'ra ..... .. 4.45 2. a I.W. Groonvi e ...8.27 p18.29 01 2.14 y .. 8 artan urg. *.16 4.21 a 3.19 p . G finea. ............05 a 4.10 p. " Backsbfurg,.. 7*.1 1 5.22 a 4.1 y .4.. Kig'sMout'n...... 6.45 a 8.00 p, Gast 91............6.08 4 6.26 y . Ar.Charlottu. 8.20 0 6.50 al 0.21 Ar )anville . 12.00 C1.40 p I..0P p . ,r. Itichmond.... 6.00 a1 4.40 p. 6.00 a Ar. Washlngtfon.. 6.42 a 8.0 pi ........ " Bm11111,'o1.n.n. 8.00 11.25 p ............ Philudelpba.. 10.15 3.10 a-......... " Now York.. 12.63 ni 6.20 al............ - -- . If' ti' Bouthbound. No.37 No.35 No.11 No. 11 Daily Dlaly Dahily ExSur New Yorlt P-1it 4.30 p'12.15 I. " Ph1iladolphla.. 6.6 p 7.20 0 Daltimore..... 9:20 p. 42 a. Washington... 10.43 P11:15 t . Richmond.'... 12.05 a 12.m6 p 12.05 a. Danville. 6.40 a 0.10 p, 6 45 a Charlotte...... 0.35 a11.06 p12.10 .. Gaitonia.... 11.0 p12.55 p ....... King'sM ount'n ........ .... 1.21 p ........ I DIaoksburg.... 10.47 a112.18 a! 1.47 p. 11 Guffneys ...... . .. 1.3 2.051 .. "Spartunlburg. 13 al I.5r a, 2.1"0 0 ... .... Greenvill. 8 p 1.7 a 4.10 lI.... . Central........ 1.16 p 2.45 al b.3.' 1, Sencea. ....... ...... 3.00 a 6.51 p . IvWestminster.. ......... ... .1 . Tot'coa........ .....1.54 a' ) I.. Mount Airy. ...............67.8 . '.30 a Cornelia....... ............7.12 10.60 a Lula........... 4.47 a 7.35 p' 7.(2 a Gainesville.... 8.31 p 5.04 a 8..3 p 7.23 a ftord...... 8.96 p 7.50 a " rcross ...... I... .. .. 9.11 p H.27 a Ar Atlanta tImo, 4.55 6.25 a 10.00 p. u.30 a Ar AtlantC timc 3.65 1. .5p a 9.00 p) 8.30 a "A" a. m. 'P.'" p. m. ' M." noon "N." night. No.9.37 and 38-Washing ton, and Southws storn Vestibuled Limited,Through Pullman Slioperm between New York and New Orleans, via% Wash Ington, Atlanta and Montgomory, and ulio be Iween New York and Memphis, via Wnshing on, Atlania and Birmingham. Dining Cr ma. Nos, 85 and S United States Fast Mail, Pull man Sicoptimg Cars hetween Atlanta, Mont gomery and New York. Nos. 11 and 11, Pullman Sleeping Car but won Rtichmond, Danville and G roonsboro. W. A. TURK, S. 11. liAAltDWVICK.5.. Gen'l Pass. Ag't, Ass't General Pas . '.g's WABEHINOTON, D. C. A TLANTA, GA. W. B. RYDS)R. Supeorintendent, Ciamloitte, North Carolina. W. H1. GREE21N, J. M4. CULP', Gen't Supt.. Traftlio Mu'gr. WVAmnzwoToN. D. 0. Washingtun D. 43, SOUTHEIRN RILiiWAY CO. (ECASTEiIN hYSTEM.) (ondensed Schxedule In Effee .June 10th, 1898. Trains rmt by 75thi Si Lriian~ -rIme. STA TIONS. Daily ____ _____No. 11. .Lv Chlarleston.................... 7.20 a an Co..u........... ........... ...,.11.10 a InI "Pros'peri ty......................... .'4 1' mI ArNewberry.. ............p37 p m1 A. Clinton . . .. Ex SunL ......... 2.: y mI Laumens... iEx Stun ...... 310 1)1m ~Ninet3:-SIX . ...... ... 13 p m "Greenwood ............... 1157 pim "Hodges...........................17 p m Abbeville ....I.. . '.50 pzm "iHelton .1........ ..... .10 p mt "Anderson................. ...... 4 10 p mn " A i~tlant...................... 9.00 pmn ST1AT1IUNS. iaily ________ INo. 12. Lv. Greenville. . ....... 1.15 amt " PiedmloItt...... ......... 17 am11 " Williamnston............. . . 1.7 ami " Anersn .. .~. . '..11.10 am r. Dotnld'.......................25pm~ Lv. Abboville ........ ... 11.58 amn "Hoogs .~"~^ le 33 pm "Green wood. .. ...........1355p Ninety-Six ........... .... .3p " tLurenIs EKx Sun ..........10.40 am "CnonIls Su... ........111.10 amn 4ewlierry ........ ... .........~..0pin "Prospuerity ................. ........ 2.37 pm Ar. c7oluumi I................... . .55 pm RHot aeen (ColumbIa and( Asheville. Daily, I Danily. | Daily. Daily. No. I5. No. I3. ISTATIONS No. 14.1 No 10. 1.3"p n 7.2.Jnau l..tlOmareson.r, 0.Xpm~Inuli '~a 6.11 a mt I1.25am:rn (olmihinar. 3.5J 1 .25airn 6.50. a m1 12.l1Ii:...Alton. 8.00j1 1.10am1 3.17 at mi 1.l0pmn' 4 ..Sanltuo. ... 1.53pm 12.04am .a 7.22 a mi l.:'.0pm' ". . Union. " 1.05pm iI .45pm .39: a mn 1.53pm " ..Jonesv'illo. " 12.4Opmt 1.24pm ?.I1 a mI .2 07pm " . P'acolut.1.23pmI 1.09pm 1.10 a131m;2.4bpm 'Ar Spart'b'g'Lv 1l.45amh10 45pm 1.120 an in 3.l0pm'L~v Stnrt'b'g Ar li.lt8am lo.30pin 0.0a. .0gi Icvll Lvj 7d0gm 0.30pm Trains leave Spartanbuirg. A. and C. diiion, north bound. 4.26 a. in., 3.10 p. to., 6.18 p. mi.. Ves tibuled lilmitedl; Sothboun01d. 1.05 0. mI., 2.50 p. in., 11.37 a. mi., (Vestibuled L.imiitedi. T1rains leave Grteenville, A. am11 C. iiiision, northlbouind, 8.29ia.nm..2 1.4 pm..n and 5.27pmt., Veo tibulod l~xmited s; sotthbounid. 1.57a1. mI., 4.10 p. T'rains leav'e Sene'.a. A andl 1. 1Division. north-i boanna. 2.02 0. mf. a nd~ 12.41 p. m . soth boLud. 3.06 0. mf. and( 5.54 p. rn TraMn. In anri if) between AshevIllo andr Co-. lumibin marke conneeetton0 at Coltumbiai with I". I'. A p. t'-a M atnd So. andi carry thiroughi P'ulmninget a ,'t lt noon Ashevillo and . IIIchtonv'ille. Pl'.lmatnt I 'i nro Slee~ping( ('ars on Trains3 85 Snd 88, 87 and1 318, 0ou A. andlh C. I)is~ion1. i.. A. TC'1IJ, 5.11. lIA H 1)W I(K Gen. Pas. Agt. As't (1en 1'.. .Wbt ElaS 4Y W. H. VIR EEN. J 5t1.1' Gen't Superlatendelnt. 'ltiali M3q. Washing ton D. t' a DENK~LQEY, Supt, ts.'i,.V