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4CE A WOMAN. -'. e n th your last word, Edna? As Ae,De ter . 9'And will nothing I can may alte your decisIn ?" le stood looking down at her fac his own exeedingly grave ; a tall ma about 28 years of ago, with biak ha and a strong looking shav u face. Il looked reserewd and self-contalnied. Edna shook her head. " No," she *aid ; "1 nothing, I an lie drew in bis upper Ilip betewccr his tooth, and his forehetd wrinkle as he stil. ligered. "Well ," he said, "I am iminienseh . . I' don't want to bother youl d-I suppos it would. nlot do Icrap of good.' Rtising his right hand, hoe pulihe back his hair. "It seems a litkh ditlioult to realize just, yet. I ecounte. on a diereClt aISWe.l' "That was hardly jmy fault," sh' said, lowering her eyes. They wer dark blue eyes, remarIlikttbly dtrk con sidering tile flairiess of b)r hai0r anL skin. Idna was a smnai'l . A'OIan1, belN the average as r rds heiglt, al girlish in figur , , though sho ha( passeti lid her wcty -hi t st, year. Your fat U No, it was m;erl ny own folly- It do s i't mattel' Whal one tcalls il. The i nautlo won . al tea the fact. Of courseo it is play to you. " You hav. I gh It I t to say tl at., ) . Lester. I a.sure you, I d,A hind it the least ai n gl.;i I til very 5olly not that I suppxec'k it Will be ti ite y111 death." " No," he returi1ed. " en don't die of that soit of tiing. But life "Wi be wretehud, vl.a." lie took li-, Lat and wont atway, Ednai stand;ingm by the1( wvinaow), wajtch ing hiin is he d j'vtedly cro'd the garden andt pams d uorinarzi the gtewayi and isappeartd. A fe" minutes late the door1 op ied t11d i 1 Wollnaitn n1t Irte , a few V lar.s otlder, anti d k'Vk I'al inliihe taller tIIn heitrI'e f. Tui' wt- ht' Sinclair, Elnit's '-t- , w ifu 'f the Tow i cici k of * pl) wenai. " Well ?" Gertriude, stoIpkd just within 'th-.: door. "Oh, don't loo'i ii y 'I litn't lknow ill pathti,11tly. fare Ind c ii )- , u Yj fhim, ii '. II ti' I t il 1 yo t ' :ni". . 8 M ' W t .i' ;. - h for tt i : lv ivt vu . ii t . a ' - ' lfr': d (i id n I it , - : t to qunv n' u ' w i -' 9itl.( Y" . (I ' d 'ail 0 tt' DO S -tl t Vtui ':. t: :d -i i .d . avit dome ith II a t a IAi" +dnm iht. ir-,4u'ty G rh rad persiaste" tiut' h t.ii'd te wutat" aye i y n Thou ' V r Vn. tor t 'r e itimu ' ii ti-v '. aoy litte Laoiu.s a t-- 1 to )Ih-. Au drew'-,Ill r .k' I.l h I~ ".1 D... It Lid ir wo .t u wit eln t ' .'s to ' . i .'e ~ dIVirlc'cu't,' i I I r 'enty t . plyu apon h--: 't sln L ti "1-i ar n t . -t f ou it dont--a w I you 'houle y s hit fit ,Itb' ''a~ "d D.. a. se sam na g l m n giro wu!u----" .lui that'. ofth kn.l Tht bti A ellowl wht is (oudabto hi2. t!n--' matter erioVsy, s dont aut'te gnlik of talkiyg" nes don''uiyouA .o.rd hu'n e dav done 11 wi h i ' I )k i "1 'Lti~ Ednt~a ightttle shru - herf shou2. d es at she fulne to'ward Ite winuot*~ again.'o W- fti.aat lj.11: ii' " o estitwly.li don'1kt.- qui 1know.fi fort in your (1ed'liton f0 :- er n alite i ooienit up ri- iia to ptor'cu trisRba e,7ml td , i : no>h1. n"ia if y- ha lxon t kniw wha, .ert io? yteIirt i n'.m .or for Edn wasr fo in rrd A tt ue d~nin rt a h t e ve .t n inl' irla-. ni.,lme ttenu eou tiat yor I twol Ilns." nee nlt, te b ...,g weau- gla ut'' giv quie its ut~i i~ ou alknk- winai isr me~uchhtys wine ar yhtete own, o"rTe fis ? a"ofr tel "ak "I 'dht on't ik nt: wathe ~ tire cd iO cqpree~, a, everyothtng '".. of tfalirg." "Neidat"her doi' T,"stn answered On rftrnd. lre aneht froi h is hat a wookn cing mo .ner xe han ul'sunalfco thugteagntty ofnhl powi,itae hiin cried all of oxre-hi. 'Eua he wsd hort kbit, irid btm ~ain, he old far and ,pare would. 8yuBIll tilan hit ,\trslip. 0 Ore,; mousachewh looed "u ev o " Bir E . wnro trang " rly l'h: da. he sad, pun av u -hado uerefu Operaion 'is u~t. uc'i'ful "Now, f it ad ben.-do'tv imaffine Stranuewa'.\swudb iv Alfrod. " Blenkinsopp said all along that Lester would go too far. Wel1, ho has gone too far. Instead of callinr In an export, be operated himself, and overybody will hold hiu respon sible." "Do you think it will damage his practico ?" inquired Gertrudo. "You can't havo been listening !" cried Alfred. Why, Alfred, I heard overy word "Thon, why do you ask such an aburd quesition ? Injuro his practico' Of courro it will. Lester is too young. People don't caro to be practiced on carved about. I shouldn't be sur prised if it, ruined hii.'' Ono moraing, about four montis later, Gnrtrutto's elder girl awoke feverish. " ALfred,'" she said, as her husband ros8 from the tablo aft'r breakfaist, "yOu won't forget to call atL D. 13100k ")r. lilenkinsopp's ?" asked EI na when ble latl closett tie door. Yes. dear. I think Winnie ought to have sowne Inedicino.'" " 13n, why Dr. . enkinsoppi ? Why not Ar Lester, as usual ? You have had Dr. I.:ster ever sineo I)r. Andrews went iaa." "I should nover forgive myself if \Vinni-e died iike poor Sir lEward." " Wbat utter nonsense !" cried Edna. " I may be very foolish," said Ger trude rather plaintively, " though I don't sce i by 3 on should toll ma o if Alfrod does. I nuvor pretetided to bo Iv-Is. 1But, I have lost colulidenco in Ir. Io'tcr.. So lls every body else. D... ihetkinsopp ias got ever so latny of his patients. "-1,6smen! IllUna retorted. " It iS like kicking at man while ho is dow n." " I cant, help it, dietr. Don't, look so lierce. I aiml hardily to be expected to le, Dr. I, ste explriIlnt onl Winnie if I ton't lik-leve 1n him. 1ow can anyone believe in hitu in the.N face of Whatt, ii being" laid ab)out poor1 Sir Ed ward ?"' " ri" cried Ihinat, " it makes mn1 so wildh!" A little later she set forth into thbw tovin, to wailk ol her Ill-humor witIih t U i t-s iln yeneral, ,nd Dr. Biink in uill) il Miticular. SUo Iad not gone la, hi fore0 she mt uLater hiinoelf. T.nii he Vould halLVO 1i.se1d he bl. wiut. it I v,. bIc stopped, holding out I t i - (11: uirial to so0 you waling" Y . Tho fact is, oile get . itite ex wi e that [--I ha I. sOldl mily " \ ', The falertd, " it'-it's a . o).-'ing for a wa'k. Y-u ton'i 0. (to de .-, I osV." (A." s'io cried I-li qtuel., '' ] 1',V I 1 't.1l ,l- 1 1 1 m r r u v e. ha tt th!I. i .( k m.i )t ot. ' llne to Spare " he saidi bitter'.y. "To1 rV i:, l IV (Ie 0,lieutZ.y anlOuG tI.l . f I. . I o wha t ! al thl ,w I. .\h y pr .t ." la-, flmene .twey.V 1101m1 meao as It w r gar - to I)," his nd The retuned, o.n t s ohno ,i y. i tt ll '. - i h ack gan I we. c iii- Il yll aIn t f i i) . t a "n u uiltial, adi ,ait 41 ie t-oek ihat a -1Nc aft e a h.n' (1ba 1$41 S it- it' L) h .e. a it l'a-nluid ' ut, ent--re 11. i 011V'itli 1-eaueu'.nat day be ') a sk. li imI t~eh wh.and toh refu-d. iAl in h' dc:.' ell.w ' id wa i nt. r .1)l i lipeeldh wt h) whin hi.' twa h> it'l' I hO e in lity andl sill ' 11 op1 Ilt.. t i'anner hat ie d very k wee ih-- ntl onith i tvg.l h'gitlnl ''Ia t1) n lear'in ti e ltnst' I~'l l i siiv '' n i-opIs hi am t i:i )le at thet i'aut' alI Iit I. j1tj'titt fileile(' O Silektir. *"st~1' id of egilt aril'l'd, as* lie-ihad lii '-t'd, is -ttei' }ntswodilolleibroliuhaill. 'th--I it'lleace toli' fatOwit4 i' .\ef'ed v.' hi appead somewittt'lu,'~t'tibarr-ed lid--) i r. I a) . qi ';t-er-! it ' e on ldeW'nnie: a 'lite. seei. N I at hee Lete "th atli r id I ah10 s. "' i You see, lfrnedi-i Uiner e : wt- if15 'e luycel t, wllit hny if tlret. Yoiu eeto tcan't reaon with a woi fin'I a, -iu wIit our w ife tou --tould .nor inak''e rhe attmt.b .\an dit.'' ".\'lvi sj t dear., Gaird ree hAnyhwI hp shl hill soon beg to -na abt it-i.- e n ~egrud ''d Dipisdtupnnyit," lYenaop ca' pietout gray-h 'ardd mn ofs Sixtla), n' - \ intllfW ais .\;fred entereud D.e drawin room)1, "t, i feelte too liter8l wn't agrieesr wit dear ad. Tl exp -renc poaf gnto ls' is no to' " h v ju p0 tdf. o eo i 101" ' I' I al' t ist' w o 'i torted. But he did not speak to bei directly. He threw out various hinti whioh his sister ignored, till one nigh1 about a month lator, ho arrived hoin< in good spirits. "Lester is going away," lie Bald. "Has he sold his practice ?" askci Gertrudo. " He would hardly go without. Not tbat there is imn ch to sell." Edna sat quite silent. Her fa to wak palo and he'r eyc were moist. It Wal all she could do to prevent tho teart from falling till she reached her owr room. At dinner she scarcel spoke and that evoning went to bod thougli not to sICle), early. The following morning she happence to bo passing Lester's house at 11 o'clock, and, seeing no sign of him turned and repassed the door ter minutCs later. 11.0 Was jUSt coming down the steps. " Don't let me hinder' you," lio said, when he stopped. " I am merely going to the post ollico," he answerced. " 1-1 am going that way, too," said REdna, and they walked together. " Ii it truo you aro leaving Uppercombo? suo asked prosently. " Perfectly true." "Then you have sold your practice ? " W1ll---it was principally a questlor of getLinig tho houso and so forth oil my hands ; but I havo every reason tc believe the matter will be settled thU afternlooll.' " Dir. Lester," Edna exclaimed as he halted at the post-ollidd, " if I were you I- I would not run away from It: but, perhaps, you navo buine enticing platli to Ily to.'' " No," ho answered ; sI am fortu nato enough to have the wide world t( Cio'.O from --except this one spo., and," ho added, " this is the best and the Worst on the faco of the earth." " Surely you can--you can stay il you lease," slie said. By tacit ,.-on sent tle-y tirniied their faces toward the country. No, . i ks Sinclair ; things are too linpr.. i4ln1.' hut, y,31 will livo it down," ahe urged. "Sui)ppose the0 2am1,10-the sawMD taisfortuno had happoend to Dr. drews -- " lie ohili have borne with it; Wt repuiatim was made. Mino has been pihld inl the iatkin:, as far as Upper comhe is concerned. lonesty, I anm Ip )sit.'o i.hat 114) power onl earth uhlIt, :av U a'4vd StrangIewiay's life. I am 1( ually positiveo.. ht. I was i njuldiciou. in p'formn the tperation myself so that, in a way, L was t blame10. Auy ho4w, itI.; ha 1011ru in mly practie-.", " 1a . if you eoulI ly stav your peav~t-.eo "r..-11 conuo In)ack C. Peophi W C'ai't . t 1 .1 Itu~ i taob .,' i'cW' l' are vi ry tiek's e. It in', t7ery d.octor w .,o C.1 1 uy IL priactice., yt they man 'I, 0. ow i hey d' it, ?" lie V- i'op u a tate f'l hor to pafi throl . 1 inito at imeadow a;a shu sp.,1ke. T e su t -Iblone ibritt bury anid the li d.t: We fU. 'rant with wild rosC alndl ''(..I bt to ar 4jVaritu ways,"' h. xp nil. "Sot' ta ko 1ari a ) WVork. hu' I anit 14') 110)1 W l0ilal' 1o atte m pt t. 't, 'i t.. 've.n if thore were Un opIn 11mi at 1b i-. .4ent. O'.herS reCeitkvt residet paton luatics, hypochenl. de'ione and -to ftrthi." "iot-n 11 oul't you take patientsi W"I4'd 141t, t.1a. tenablo you to--to eta at. 17';pere:>tub I?". " U.j, y u ': nl 0ie't I should have tc 1 it9 w t,-. .\lis- Sinclair." lit- ta .rn.ud to look down at hier face ad at he t am1 moment E Ina lemaneu aero-,.- th1 dilleh to plick a spray o ney~suckI '. No ser had she re 'i'veredl hem' bal ance thian she began t< pull the ble1-.romi to pieces. "\\'e'!, I)e. later'?" she said, looking up 'utdm.n "A h '. hat, sort of a thin lzIs over a far a: I amIi t 4tConcee," holi answort' Sho ihI.at. lhm- foot. pot, u Ianft.I y on h " - 1 don't1) see whiy, if it would it woub l aly help you."' Iitn.lo lene forward eagerly. Sh hen, hr nekto smell the hone3 " E na." h'le muttered, ''you a' trillne, with me1!" Slht -lhookl lher head4 slowly. " Iit. yot) -.-yot said -- "its it, 124 hinerous to re4tind one of "I am nt' inl a piosi'.ion. Thintgsar " The tidet will flow again,"' she said "'larnt- and 1 havtte th breo h undired " \''hat will your' brothmer say ?" "lhiee icried, " I am not a ch ild, I aim a wvointan, and ha~vo a right tc pha-e i m'if ; th~ough to) be sure,'" she atded, "'ymu btay not think I have lpla: ed a vtery won'uaunly par't this morn ing. as she4 Stit):l dhii4ectling tihe honey s'uo kle, and perh'llais lie would have non moret' than human to have re :istttl. \\ewill face it to0.tither," lio id. my wi.fe myii best bl~tIoved you k nownr you imv beenjof Sin1ce the Iieist week I I i~sntly shei hinted at the desirahh't AhLi ye'."iii 14C h om erdic, ot J low tft, timet in sheingto Sieti'u" he tai,' nmid r'eti-ne home lon, nou ut ).e.j .\ifred. It isn't that, I amii afraid, Oniy I dlo't wvant ilim to say anything NoNo he can say' will make thme - lit h L I I' d.feenie, so lie may as well " 1.' knowv, oharl in','' sid Ger trmui. ' yon will rit--s Ihogs aw fully."' '- \'it for aLVti ye', was theo. answer. Yo4 1 wih .,e b that time. liy the x I :in ill (2111 en iniepp." ~ os tAl r a' lcm om na1,o A.a numt.ter oft fact, ho (lid, and, wit out muchliitI lois of time11, Geirtrude bruk'I the iini 2 . IDuoringt tho ensiIng t.m i m not1.4s who for med the highest tInio ot1)44f Ihdna's d1ip)lom-'rey. It, was 'A as w''il that her sister-in-biiw Ii Vv.'ve, musjt, how to thin inetbl el mnl Alfri d~ postsssed Eu !iett. dils ('r'Itmina:1.ionl to lpure201 i thia~t he waI! I ow . rIes. Ito ive his ob)stinato siator' I to ravedl for' some11 ti me longer', thme en't, for J14dna~ apd prophesied all kindi ofivii--a pr~ophoogt destined to re main11 unfulhlle d. "U POn may word,''bi concude, "you're-you''e just like wom.an."' A nd, on Lhe whole, Lester moct witi aL mnoro cordIal receptIon thani ho ntl olpated. .-Werinmg his but on the back c hIs hojid Is one of the ways in which younIg mrua aa tll everyiody ho don' kno N much. .-if sorno then were as big as the it~eyare3, the wqrld wguld hav beeletg~.- A TLLMAN IS READY TO BOLT. The Junior Senator Paving the Way to Trouble at Chicago-What Will the Senlo Senator Do About It ? REIDVLLE, S. C. Feb. 5, 1890. Hon. B. H. Tillman, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: After my kindest regardi to you porsonally, I write to-day to bay that I have road with great pleasure your speech in the Sonato chamber on the 29th uIt. It has the ring of om SPeoeChos in 1890 on State politics,w ob lirst drew my attention to you and led mo to admiro your good sense, courage and ability, and mado me a steadfasi friend and supporter. I was born and reared near John C. Calhoun and bav< I! ways voted the Democratic ticket. While I am a Domocrat of the type of .efferson. Calhoun and Jackson I am thoroughly d isgusted with such bomo cracy as we have exem plified in Cleve land, Carlisle and their supporters. It is only a name-a sholl; all the prinoi pies of true Democracy are extracted from it. I presulme that li the month of May our Democratic clubs will be called to gether to send delegates to the Nation l Democratic convention which meett n-xt July in Chicago to nominate can didates for President. and Vice Presi dent. My religion and my patriotism havo produced such convictions of right, truth and duty that my cot. science forbids mo to take any part whatever in sending delegates to an other National Democratic convention since the control of the party has fallen into the hands of the Shylocks of Wall street. As you have doubtless soon In the papers, the Populists and the free sil vor men will both hold national con ventions In St. Louis on the 22d of July, and, after having adopted their plat forms, will, by conferonce committees, agreo to nomiorate the same candidates for President and Vice President. I Sl convinced that our only hopo to em accipato the toiling masses from the grasp of organized monopoly and te ,irivo the money changers out of the teruplo of our liberties is to enlist under this banner, and I have determined te do so. I agree with you that our pros ent financial systen is a "patent con tivanco with thievos at one end and dishonest oflicials at the other to rob ,he American people." The following I think would be a !ood plan t) car*-y our Stato ;,;'n the aat.ional reform ranks. You are aware that, the reforin movemont in South Carolina in 189), under your loadershii; .'aptured the Stato Democracy. Can wve not capt.ure it again this year for the genuine National Reformn party on the issue of the fre-e coinage of silver, and send our dielegates to the free oil ver onvcntlton at St. Louis? Will not this fu'ion ticket command the support of all true Reform elemnts in the Un ited Statteo.. vnd give us a glorious vic tory )Ver Covetoisness and corporatt greld, w hiclh arc the chief causes ol all our tro)bles'' On tho silver issuc the Denmmeraty of our State will be nearly a, unit. \Vi;l no such a courso send you intc the silver convention with an undivid ed State at your back, and ircroase youur chances of nomination for Presi th-nt ? This is what your friends ir Soutlh Carolina would like to see. ] hlie! Wvo that the cana idato who receiveN the joint nomination of the Populist, and fr-co silver men at St. Louis will be our next President. May God a< order it, is my humble prayer. It seens to me that you can car r: ) the State without any serious divislot amonng the D) 3mocrats Such a cours, Sw ill heal our d ivkiions, and prevent th or ganization of another pliltical party 5 and give us again true Democracy,i -may be under- another name, bu o wimt. in ai namo ?" I hope you will give mo your view Oi o tihe plant I have~ suiggested. You reply will not ho madic pub~lic withou e3 your permission. Stampu~ enclosed. Wit - best wishes for your- $LucLeOS, I remai. yours re3specCfull y,* 3 IR. H. REID. UNcu'-:! STA TEs SNATaN, W A~stING'roN, D). C., Feb. 7, 1896. IThe 1Rv. Rt. II. iteid, Reoidvil! e, S. C Dear- Sir-f hav'e reiad your letter o i1ruary 5th and apJpreciatoe ver-a much-I your kind words of commenda tion. In ordecr to preserve the unit3 of the whito DJemocracye of South Car olinia wo can not act (In your sugges tIin not, to send delegates to the na tional convention at Chicago. We have alr-eady catureLIPd the State D~emiocracy. We are the State Democ racy and we must rzo to Chicago as such, preparoed to bolt, if need be, and ally ourseve-s with the fr-co silver men of the West. It would be a fatal hiudor not to send delegates to the National Democratic convention and wouldl only bo0 placing it in the hands of our gold-bug enemies. if the National Democr-atic conven tion dIoes not adopt a platform to suit us and put a man on it above suspicion as to his loIyalty, we can then leave the party, buti nt beforo. Thie tlort of all true friends of sil vern and linaicial reform should be di reetedi toi lhaving the State Democratic conventioni coniposed solidly of moni of their n any of thinking so as to have it i act ais IL unit. I ret urn yourm letter with this so as to give you the lib':rty of publishling your- letter- and my Lreply should y-cu cue fit and so desire. Very sineere'y yours, B 1R. TILLTMAN. THmE lRAIN PuEonns~M.-The New Orleans P'icas tune says " Tee rain maIk ing ex per1unents conduted(. by the government were only partially sue cessfu!. So-ntitmos it, raine , and s ,metinmos it (lid not, and, even when FL tnodtest shower wvas pr-oduced, it was att suchl Ia enrmo-t~us ex peniturO of ex pilosive th at it w(ould bar-c beeni cheaper to have kept the drought. Inventors arIG still wet-king on thme artillcal rain pr1oblem, however, anid a Kansas manm hats patonted a device by which Ito ex pectis to produce rain at will at the in.-igniflcant price of tO petr show-r, Ifis apparatuis is a specitily cionStructod] gun. four-teen feet long, weighs 400 pounds, whlich, when loaded with the r-equiisito nmater'ial. d ischat-ges a mois turo-pr~odutcing substatnce to a height of oighteen milme. This invention renders a man independent of pr-ovi. . danfce, in the matter- of rains. It ha~s often been noticed that it always rains on ladies' clay at the i-aces, anmd that a Sunday 80choo lpictic canI genet-al lyb rolled on to break uji a dr iought. Niw, - when men get to runntig the raIn, they will atrranige to only have it r-ain 1 nights1 or- t. brealk up the op)positionl par-ado. In dr y tu nes, ,[olhnny will onily have to get, bilm Lgn, and take aim at th.e clouds, to brig on as much rain as his oro'ps needsj.' - --rance' hts hldf aLs manty people ale debt is twie as gr-eat its ours. - --The love of iipleasure betrays uis bun a to pain; amnd many a man, through love of fame becomes infamous. POLITICAL NEWS AND GOSSIP. Some of fhe Probable Features of iho Next CampaIgn-.The Gandidaten for Sonator and r Governor. The Columbia State furnishes the following news and gossip as to the pending campaign in this State The first strugle will be early in May, when the dlegates to the May convention are selected. Senator Ti I man and the State administration ring are already deeply concerned In the result of that election. There seems to be little doubt that in the early summer Senator Tillman is going to make his long expected break and will endeavor to take with him to the west or any other section offering the big gest Inducements the solid Reform vote of South Carolina. The first move to the successful accomplishment of this end will be the capture of the May convention and the State execu tive committee. . This done, the con vention will refuse to send delegates to the national Democratic convention to meet in Chicago ; and the State executive committee, alleged to be Democratic, will rule that in national affairs the Silver or Populist or the Silver-Populist, as it may then be, is the Democratic party. There will possibly bo little restrictions in a State primary. But some leading and active Reform ers and enthusiastic silver nion are opposod to deserting the old party. They maintain that the money question is a policy and that the free silver can be obtained as well in the Demo cratic party as out of it. So that on this line the third party people are going to find strong opposition in R form ranks. Unless, however, the ring combina tion do underground work, it is not expected that they can capture the May conventiou, nor that Tillman can carry over 25,000, perhaps only 20,000, Reformers into another party, whatever the purposes of that party may be. If this draft is made on the ranks of the Reformers, the deserters will consist principally of those rabid and blind followors of the modern Moses, and their absence will make the Reform faction-from thewlitaight out standpoint-a very .much more respectable organization. It Is there fore advipable from every view that those white men opposed to ring rule and in favor of a respectable, honest government, should remain in lie Democratic party. The time when their votes will count way be at hand and to go astray now is to scatter their strength. Next in importance will be the cam pnign for John L. M. Irby's successor. On the stump will apnear the incuin bent and Governor John Gary Evans, and perhaps a third Reformer. Thi8 is going to be one of the most interest ing political spectacles in recent years. The third Reforiner will be a representative of the conservative eloment of that faction. Enough fur is expected to fly in those joint debateb to make-to be Irish-a feather mat tress. The two known candidates will each be supplied with a car load of ammunition and they will not be particular as to how they shoot it off The possibilitis-it might be said probabilities-in the race for the gu bernatorial nomination are John U. Harrison, R. B. Watson, W. T.C. Batet and W. H. Ellerbo. None of thcse have announced themselves but neither would declino if the honor was thrust upon him. As soon as they have felt their way and ascertained the probable chances of success their minds wvill be made up. But the bees are in thdir 3 bonnets. ,If there is anything certain in poli t tics-Lieut. Gjov. W. H. Timmermnan will t be the nextStato troasurer-. Dr. Bater will not be a candidate for re-election. s Dr. Timmerman will be a candidate r for the office and it is extremely un t likely that he will have any opposi I tion. if there was op~posliion, hie honesty and worth is so wolil receg nized by all who know himi, that It would amount to nothing. In the usual course of events, Col. .John T. Sloan will be a candidate for lieutenant goveenor. There are no announccments for other oficers, but it is presumed the incumbents will be in the ring. However, there seems to be as undercurrent of sentiment among some influential Reformers to have on the next State ticket two or three individuals who affliiated with the Conservatives when that faction was in good standing. Whether this plan Is carried out or not, the next State officers w ill not be extreme men, and In the campaign Reformer. will pour some pretty hot shot into the present administration. THE STATE ASYLUM. Interesting Newso About This Excellent Insti tution. T'he Stato. What has heretofore been known as the State Lunatic Asylum is now pass Ing through a most im portan t epoch. The InstItution was founded in 1822, and in 1895 it was decided that it should remain in the city of Columbia. At the reacnt session of the General Assembly various acts were passed to close up the affairs of the old lunatic asylum and start it out as the State Elospital for the Inwane. The boamd of regents will meet t-day to put these into operation. On the recommendation of the re gents, Supt. Babcock and Gov. Evans, the State will purchase the Wvalamo~e property, which lies adjacent to an i in front of the present pr-operty. This lot of lanid consists of 108 acres and hats upon it three buildings which can be made serviceable in relicving the crowded condition of the asylum. De fore the buildings can be brougtht within the enclosure of the hospital it will be necessary to close up part of I~'mwood avenue and to change the course of the old Asylum roadl. Anti cipating thts, the General Assembly provIded for an extension -of Bull street andl the defletion of the A sy lum road so as to give greater privacy to wards occupied by white female pa tients. ThIs matter of changing the~ roads bas boon placed in the hands of three commissioners. one to be appoint ed by the board of regents, one to be named by the city council and the third by the cour.t3 coimmissioners. Until tmd roadl is determined upon01 by tis~ commission the Wallace buildings can not be used for the purpose of the asylum. Thle purchase of the Wallace property is to be met, with the Doro tha ilx fumnd and a small sl-ec'al apipro priation to be asked for each y ar. Tao Gener-aI Assembly has provided for the ad mlision of manIfestly violent cases of Insanity as emergency cases upon the certificates of two or more physiciars, and tihe order of a local (llleer, such as a magistrate, wvar-den or' aldomman. who shall be uder bond of $100 to procuro I he rcgular- order- of commnitmenott wIth in five d'~ys. Tbe utsutal quota. of convicts will be supplied the institution for the~ mak ing of tpe brick tQ be vsed in the now bnildni. The State has made a contraot klth the Columbia I'lectrio Light and Power Co. to do all the lightin , and het'oafter thle lospital for the Ieane will be lighted by the Columbia com pany, Indtead o? Its own plant. BOARD OF REGIST.RATION. Official Liut of the Mon Who Will Supervise the Now Election Law. Tho following appointmonts have boen made by Governor 10vans and con firmed by the Sonato, constituting the boards of registration in this Stato : ' Abboville-J. D. Carwilo, S. S. Bolles, J. T. 1MIN1. Aikon-UI. M. Sawyer, S. A. Wood ward, 13. 1". Turner. Anderson-J. L. Glenn, John A. Hays, J. N. Vandivor. Barnwell--L. A. Thompson, C. It. Clayton, 1. G. Jennings. Beaufort-G. W. S. Jenkins, J. I1. Harrison, J. S. Borg. Berkeley--H. W. Ilarvoy, A. It. Dennis John It Spires. Charleston-W. J. Mott, L. 1E. Wil liams, H. M. Lofton, jr. Chester-It. B. Mille, Jos S. Hiardin, A. W. Lovo. Chesterfield-C. W. Toal, James A. Craig, E. F. Malloy. Clarendon-G. W. Worsham, 11. ). Hodge, S. E0..Griflin. Colleton-C. C. Tracy, T. S. Ackor man, H. A. Jamison. Darlington-u. Lee Dubose, G. 11. Caraway, J. S. White. Edgetleld-W. A. Choatham, H. W. Daboy, -1. H. Townes. Fairflal--W. W. Crosby, John H. Noill, It. W. Hollis. Florence-John T. Wright, B. B. McWhite, H. S. Rose. Georgetown-B. Huger Ward, Win. F. Pauls, J. C. Lowrimore. Greenville-J. A. Davenport, W. A. Nosbit, C. 0. Goodwin. Hampton-B3. H. Thous, Amos J. H-arrison, Preston Phillips. Ilorry-Satuuel J. Wilson, Wim. H1. Howell, 1,. V. Dusenberry. Kershaw-W. R. Hough, Mannca Rabon. Lancaster--W. G. A. Porter, Robert J. FJynn, Robert Ml. Kirk. Laurons-W. L. Cunningham, A. Y. Thompson, J. 1). Sullivau. Lexington-W. 1[. Meotze, James 13. Addy, Goe. W. Pound. Marion-J. L. Mclnnis, I. P. Stack house, W. lBoyd 1Evans. larlboro-Alex. P. Pearson, Frank Manning, D. L. 'eIntyro. Oconce-W. A. Barron, J. L. Shank lin, W. N. Bru~ce. Oraugbuhrg-Brngg 1). Brunson, Jamtites LI. Fatnning, Julius A. 0ldwards. l'ickens-.J. 11. Kennenitu, .1. Tyro Looper, II. V. L'arr. Richlaud -W. Briggs Green, W. J. May, P'. D. McCoy. Sumter-W. S. James, J. D. Wilder, J. M. Knight. Nervous Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Prolonged deran'rement of the nervous system not only afrits the brain and mon tal powers, but develops disease In some of the vital organs. The mo.t dangerous of these indirect, results Is whei the heart is a'feeted. This was the caso of the Rev. N. V. Surface, Fawn River, Mich., who writos under date of Feb. 14, 1s)3: "Fourtoon years ago I had a slight, stroke of paralysis. Overwork bronught on naervo.s prostration. I was exceodingly nervous awli the exertion of public spe'aing caLuw:d heart palpitation that~ threatented my ~ lifo. I usedl two bottles of Dr. Miles' New I lcart Curo for my heart, trouble, anid t wo of Dr. Miles' Itestorativo Nor vino fojr my nervous ness and feel better than I ever expcted to feel again. Y can speak for hours without. tiring or having rmy heart flutter as it for merly did, and I have you to thank that I am alive today." On sale by all druggists. Dr. Miles' Book on Heart and Nervous5 Disorders itiEE b~y mail. Dr. Miles Medical C'o., Elkhart, Ind. 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We will ship this splendid Cooking Stove andi the above described ware to any depot, all 'freight charges paid, for only $12.O when the cash comues with the order. This stove Is a good one, well made, and will give entire satisfaction. Our illustrated catalogue ,of Furniture Stoves and Baby Carriages mailed free. Address L~a. F'. .P.A.D3DTT 840 BnOAn &rman1- AUrarTA, GAr Spartanburg-F. C. West, Abner Farrow, B. B. Bishop. U.nion---j. 1. Lanostor, A. U. 1 1t , .S encer. Le?s1an a r D. G. Cantley, U. Wrk. IS. Udol I itir York-1. Gd J. spoon, Thomas n. . Wither Saluda-.. M. Werz e ep son, James M. Forrest.-z Fred Kemp A CLOs SlAVl.._lA NowY tolls this story of a loso Yorker was lying back in the hav "o vorito barbor, enjo hair of lfa yig hill 8ki Iu manipulations whon a Of a fuddn his eyos bulged out as if thoy a tu;tdcd to pop from hils heal, andi tlnodd dIroped from his hand. Tbu nxt, 1 ia ute the usually staid old Gormnr bogan doing a close imuitatior of an Apea war danco, all the while holding firnly to a squaro bit of paper woll covered with lather. WhOn the 0ld follow had sobermd down a little ho po(nted to an advertisomont on the bit of Imper ask ing for information uoncorning the wheroabouts of a certain mnan and stat ing that an inhoritanco of $50,000 awaited him in Germany. My barler was tin inian. The pece of paper was tho one of many torn from an old nowspalmr to bo used ns shavlhg paper, and- it had happoned to fall to i in out of Lito half dozon barhors in the 0 shop. Hek3 had Oushed using it and was dleut to throw it away, when his eye (c-ught his namie printed on it. Another In stant and his $50,000, or, rather, his chance or getting it would have been gone, or, at least, indefinitely postpon od. If that wasn't a closo call I don't know one when I sco it." 0UIHERM RAILWAY, PIEDMONT AIR LINM. 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