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A7 - -TH 1 -/' Es VOL ---N PICKONNS SA C THURSDAY A YEAR Silver Dollars Given Aw Greenville, S, We have placed iu our store a Silver Dollars. We have had made fc will unlock the box. With every Ca given key attached to a tag. Keys month lfter October 1st, and the Hol be given $5.00 as a preiCmt. This is a new and novel way we hi in cash what we have heretofore paid greater nuniber will be benofitted. AT SMITH & You will find the b Men's Wear at GREENVI Sole agents for Stetson's Stiff Hats. Se IN A SINGIS NIGHT. The- Terrible Trial of a Young Wife I4eft on Guard. "Wbat a beautilut suung woman ! And yet her hair is white as snow." " And her complex ort fresh as is a child's. Strangb, is it not '" Thus c-poke two loungers on a hotel porch. But they did not know the his tory of that snowy hair. * * * * * * * From the time Harry Wells fell In love with Mamie Clausen at church socials until the marriage In the First Prebbyterian church, the entire com-. munity gave minute consideration to their affairs. Mamie's father, John Clausen, was a prominent commission merchant in a Pennsylvania town, generally considered wealthy, and al ways lived like a man of means. Mamie was pretty, dashing, a local belle, and a general favorite. Harry's family lived a few intles from town. and they, too, were people of reputa tion in the county. The marriage was in every way a suitable one. Harry was educated at Princeton, and although he had at one time-the reputation of being wild, he had sobered down and was such a frank, manly young fellow that he was generally forgiven any indiscretion. The marriage was the occasion of general rejoicing. Mamie s father gave her an unusually good send-off, and the details were sent far and wide through the State. Harry had studied law for a while and had settled down into a country notary, drawing up deeds, and doing backwork of that sort. They lived about four miles out of town, and two milos from old John's. He had built them a pretty modern cottWe on a detached trtion of his farm. Harry had his office, an ornh mental little structure, a few rods from the house, and there tley lived as happy as two birds. Gradually Harry picked ip business, and finally, through his father, he be came trustte for some minor heirs. They were an od. lot of children, with a half-crazy mother, and no end of coal lands and mining investments. It was a good thing for Harry, although it gave a naturally lazy man some ad ditional work. The worst thing was that it obliged him to go to Scranton now and then, and leave Mamie. When Harry had to go away Mamie would get in her pnaeton and drive to town, and there were always some of the young people ready to go out and keep her company. Harry always insisted that she mast not stay alone. For a law-abiding State, Pennsylvania has a pretty rough element in it, and there is a general sense of uneasiness. One August afternoon Harry had an unexpected summons to go to Scranton about a suit connected with the minor heirs. He had recently sold some of their property and had been making various collections, which left in his hands about $4,500. When he found that he had to go off at a few moments' notice he wrapped up a bundle of papers and this money and took them into the house. Mamie was making preparations for a picnic they were to go to the next day, and begged him to wait until the day after. " But, my dear child, I haven't time even to go to town and put these in the baric, so you'll have to take care of them. I'll try and get back in two days at the furthest; meanwhile no body will know that the money is here." Then he explained to her the value of the papers and handed her a canvas bag, in which was the $4,500 belonging to the minor heirs. " Where w ill I keep it, H arry ? Be. tween the mattresses ?" " Just like a woman I No. But I declare I don't know where to tell you. The most insecure place apparently is often the most secure. Any place, dear, but between the mattresse'. I leave that to you. But you must guard it, if necessary, with your life ; for re member the money is not ours, and at all hazards I am responsible. I don't really suppost there is the least dange~r, for no one knows I have it. But one ought to take proper precautions, and I beg of you not to admit any tramps while I am gone. Tell Sarah not even to allow them to eat a biscuit." " All righ t, dear ; w e won't let the tramps have a drink, even, and I'll take care of the money, you may be sure." Harry bade his wife good-bye, and Mamie gave up the picnic. At the end of two days she received a tele gram from him, saying he had been detained, and telling her to get some one to stay with her for two days, when he would be at home. She drove into town andl one of her old friends went out with, her. At the end of two days she had another telegram saying that he was detained until the next day. Her friend went home, and in place of Harry came a third telegram, and so every day for ten days he, was e eoted home, and every day came a di sppolinting telegram. By this time she had become acoustomed to her oharue. which she had set like a bag of seed beans in a corner of a darki closet opening from her room, ay!by JU &&. ,5stw hdrdsron Mak:.Monpy.ox -iotiaining r us :a. 4mwiberoefokye,smnfM J:wbfih sh .?urcU'tg-aE~q 4j can .i4q W tshj fIrae ders p ey 4 ive of Id .9 n WM MAW~d for * BRISU!&iWE!R" /:tw9 .. I~ est of everytilugint h. 9 j& :% e. Po pla Pices ! eoui diecal l fi e as 5 o The afternoon of ,thatejjt- dy.was a 40ot4 I1I)*Y gitprneQ..,fdi ,hed stone upi.tairs to take a nap re fresh before dressing tomeee Hirty, longest absened Itehad ever maE3.frow AfterE ,tIe a.9 e u and tld be 0'16e' 'Was af dd'n'dh~ wno wanted somethide to eat and whO wound41obberpe iges . " Yopi oughtn't to leave him a minute.-ap.ne, P$ar h; Go down ab'd watch himlifnlT: SfH'c8dhe*do:*n' and send him off." . - She J .eede.rsejf quickly. and .vent do l,' ito find .how lat-it- had. L.9idwn. Wh'h she reached the kitchen she found also a .iessenger with another telegram, but the next day without fail, Harry wrote, he would be home. As ehe turned into the kitchen Mamie heard 1 the tramp and Sarah in evident dis pute. " Yes," said the fellow, " when that time comes your mistress will have another ironing table, helping you, in. stead of wearing her Sunday clothes every df." " .".* - " An' spoilin' everything for me to do over. I think I see her. I've work enough to do" answered the honest Sarah, ~i 'ed..to'.have -a.chat I over he ew A -. . Mam d . pe'less-looking' I fellow, unm l(. '-tITresse4, who, witia a certa n gentlemanly instinc\, rose up as she came in. . "I suppose niy .g-irr toldIj6o we had nothing for you, and that it will be a great kiadn es if you~will leave as soon Yes, she did juet tha , jnadam, I I took 1tiupd' *st,to'besg t' wasn't so .urgenq. The truth is; I'm very hungoy add deadj tred,- .sind, I didn't believe hut thafyou would give t me something,& to:; ellt.;.; At'east I've I waited to ask you in person." ' r Women are soft-hearkeol ;creatures. Mamie went and got ilm something to eat hersolf. The darkness that hvAid A been increasing for some time came down rapidly, and 'theredburst 'one of those terrific thuinderstorms '-hat gath er so rapi ;iy and with such force in that 'cout ry. After Its strength was spent there fell steady sheets of rain that brought the creek.over.the.bridges before morning. " Madam, It's 4o use talkin- You car't send'q fellod but in such a sto2-m," said t he' tramp, Wq oshe three stood on the porch watching .tlip storpm "I'm m.sorry,. ,gut l'.venQ place for you. " What!1 in a house like thisit It's a pity there isn't a cranny for a stow away. 1.wa~ walkigg around It,. wait lng for blio -irl, and' it 'seems to- me it ought to hold threa people." " You-d 'e ve'ry impertinent. I tell you I have' no p lace fQg~you, and the stfl~tn Is -riefdfbrbdkfrig akag." Even as she spoke the rain oame down in blindlng sheets, and lightning streaked the heavens. "Well," he said carelessly, "we don't go much on manners on the road, but I know I wouldn't send a dog out such a nigh t as tais. I'm not a particular chap, lcastwise not nowadays, and I'll have to insist on your giving me some sort of shelter, if it's only in your dog kennel." The man spoke with decision. Maie felt tanat allter all they were really in his power.. " I will keep you on ene condition," she said. " There is a loft to the house, a sort of garret, which is very comfortab'e. It is closed with a trap door, and you may sleep on the lounge there if you will allow us to lock the door on the outside." "Bless my stars and gaiters I" he said, looking at her curiously. " I don't care if you lock the door." They took him upstairs, and he climbed up the steep attic stairs. The women shut the door as he politely bade them good-night, and they fasten ed the pagIod,,hspripy, Mim chuckle to himself as be kick ed ott his boots. "i'd take the key, mum," sait 8.srah. Mamie took the key with her and the two descended to ahut up the house. After they had made every thing secure. they .won b4ck upstalr8. " You musi s rdep I -lt'uy room to night, Sarah," the mistress said. Sarah dragged in her bedding and made a pallet on the floor, and then, after the custom .of women, they ox amined the closefs, -looked Onder the bed and piled the chairs against the locked door. The rain was still fall ing heavily and the night black as in.Temistress and maid went to bed, and, although worried and anxious, went to sleep. After midnight Mamie found her self awake and a bright light shiaing in the room. She started up and saw that it was the moonlight. The storm had cleared away at last. She got up, unable to compose herself immediate ly,, and went to the window. The moon was shining brightly. As she stood looking at the peaceful scene before her she saw away down the road, for it was as bright as day, several horsemen. It was such an un usual sight at this hour that she stood watching them as they came nearer. To her surprise, they turned up -the 1ieu leading toward her house, and on I reaohing the gate came into the yard. She was almost paralyzed with fear. The truth filashed- Scross her. They' must have learned that she was alone- - that she had this money, and they had - come to get it. For a moment she was paralyz-d. She rememlered Harry's Ast words: " You must guard it with your life if necessary." c She ran to the sleeping Sarah and h wakened her. She got down Harry's sI rift3. The aloeeping girl was soon tj thoroughly awake, and she explained a tp her their condition. "It's the tramp that's done it." a "The tramp? No. Sarah, the key, al the key of the attic." t( She flew up the stairs, unlocked the p padlock and opened the trap. The c man sprang up at the sound. V, "Come, come with me." His own ti senses alert and hearing the noise of w the horse below and the steps about h tLe house; he followed her without a H word. At the fos i.4)f the stairs she ni stopped. o S.1 have a large sum of money in the tt house, and those men have come to get 01 It, thinking I am alone If they kill me p, that money must be guarded." pi " What have you ? Pistols, shot- se guni ?" he whispered, taking in the at whole situation.' cc " Here is my husband's rifle. It is (a loaded." to " list ! Where are they going to ei break in ?" The steps came boldly on a 1he piazza to the front door. t . "Get behind me. I will fire at the hi [irst man who enters. How many bar- di rele a'e there ?''. co "Six, all loaded" at ".Very well. Keep this cane in your m band i'or me-in case I need it." ju "There was no storming of shutters. vii rhqy heard the key applied to the a loor softly. It opened, and a man fol- a owed by two others confidently on- h( ,ered. The "rst figure walked direct- wi .y to the stairs. He had taken but a lo itep w ben three shots came in rapid m succession. There was a heavy thud ; b5 ,his man dropped and bhe other two fe .urned and ied. Sarah ran to the be window and two horses galloped down yE 1he lane. of " Don't faint, madam; there is work cc ret to do," said the tramp. Tj Mamie caught hold of the rail for in iupport, and then went into the room. th " Get a candle, Sarah." cl They lighted a candle and gave it to w he tramp, who went down stairs, the lo wo women following with.brandy and th ,mmonla. The man had fallen back- hi ward and lay with his face and head w oward the door. tr " Aha," said the tramp curiously, al iolding the light and peering into the It lead. man's face, " he's fixed. Shot brough the head." in Mamie advanced and gazed at the tt white face, across which a thin, death- m Ike stream of blood was trickling. at ;be fell back with a wild shriek. in It was her husoanus dead body si hich lay before her.-Argonaut. -It is a source of satisfaction to find n he phosphate Industry of the State at ooking up as shown by the last annual w eport of Phosphate Inspector Vance. L'he year's work shows an increase of o ove- $15,000 in royalty as compared with tha prAeding ycar making ia 1 6ggregate royalty turnedlnto the State reasury -for the year, of nearly $40,000. P( 'he industry eaems to be recovering m rom the long period of depression f aused by the discovery of phosphate leposits on a large scale in Florida and W rennessee and the consequent compe- c ition growing out of this fact. Before c ,his discovery the South Carolina phos )hates had a practical monopoly of the d )umness. -A man who actually had a marble -i '1art died recently in a Hartford k [Conn.) hospital. His heart was so t1l 3Overed with a deposit of calcium salts, el >f *which marble is composed, that b when struck by the physician who per- o: L. rmed the post inrtem examination it h rave out a sound as of stone. It offer- it 3d the same resistance that a piece of e aiarble would. Calcareous deposit. h ,bout the heart are common, but in no o netance heretofos noted has so much a f the organ been turned to stone as in a ~he ease of this Hartford man h -Violence .caused 2,378 deaths in b areater New York last year, and more 0l led of pneumonia than consumption. ri yi -h "If any one present knows of any just ti cause or Impediment, why these two per- p sorns slfiould not be jOined together in holy 3{ snitimony, let himn now speak." TIhat is the challenge of the old nmarriage -service. It is a --. . the challenge i of church an d. g P state,, and r rarely is au- tl swered. Bunt t, if that -chal - lenge were /offered to a science how p often would a she forbid the g banns, in the woman's n health and d /- happiness. 0 T'housands E of, happy y tnaidens who S have looked .. . to mnarriage as '. the consumn m ati on of r -r - - - -- -their - enrtily '3 happiness, have found it a blight to thep :>ody, a miartyrdoms to the mnind. The irreg- c ular andc painful periods of inidenhoodt were looked uiponi as a part of the common lot -of, woman, and so, neglected. Wife hood brought with it debilitating drainsD and the trial of motherhood left an inflamed v and ulcerated condition, of the womanly s organs. . Theni followed the slow decay of d body and ininid ;the one tormented with a pain the othiet iritable, or despondent. ScLcee which cannot forbid the banns of marriage, can unmdo these sad consequences. 5 It is the handl of science which offers af- 5 flicted wonmemn that nmarvelous medicine, y, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It pos- ri itively cures irregularities, female weakness and disagreeable drains on the system. It allays inflammationi and heals ulceration. It makes the trial of motherhood easy and brief. If brings back lost health and c beauty. ' Favorite Pzescription "contains di no alcohol, whisky or other stimulant. 11 Nothing Is "Just as good " for women as E the " Prescription." Accept nmo substitute. Womnen single or nuarrie d will find inval uable advice in Dr. Pierce's Comnton Sense Medical Adviser. Sent free on receipt of stamnps to defray cost of mailing only. t Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper edition. For cloth edition at stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Piere,. Ruffalo, II. Y. ( I,4 ARP DIUCU88ISS TIMI., HE STIANGE FIGURES 1900" he Georgia Philosopher Tackles the Century Question-He Thinks it is About Hettled. If a ma'n can dodge around the 20th ntury question it is a titting time for Im to conider the shrinkage of time noe he was a boy, and to ponder upon ie reason why the years grow shorter ad shorter as he grows older and wiser, ad how the period is surely coming ben there will be no years or months 2d time will be no moret Accordin4 i scripture this thing called time is a rishable, elast,ic and compretssilo -uation adapted to man -in his state of robation and not at all necessary to Ls Creator wbo said " before the w orld as made lam." God always speaksof lmself in tha present- tens5 "I am." -) Is one eternal fiow without begin ng of ye vs or end of days. We can )t comprehend this, but as we near Js goal we can almost catch a glimp-e its possibility. That time i6 com essible and elastic all of us have ex. riencea for sometimes the hours em very long and sometimes very ort. In our dreams we sometimes udense hours and days of events in a w delirious moments. I never shall rget the anxiety and agony of a long rort to keep my brother from fighting duel and how I helped to write all e correspondence between him a'ii. s adversary and how at the last tne tel could not be avoided an how I ,refully selected and loaded his pistol id measured off the distance and then ado another ffort, to pacify and ad st and prevent Tbe duel, but all in ,in, and be stood to the mark id fied and fell. The report of Run that was fired at the back of our ouse at a i quirrel awaked me and it is this report that condensed all the ng trairn of thought and events into a Dm nt's space. My wife was sitting my bedside with her hand upon my verish brow and dtclared I had not en asleep more than a minute-and t I remembered every line and word that correspondence, and when I re vered from my fever could repeat it. ie time of hours was condensed into ements. Just so those who were ought to be drowned and were resua Lated tell us that a panorama of their cole life came before them as they it consciousness. Every word and ought and deed and every scene they id witnessed from their childhood is as vivid and real if It were just anspiring. There can be Lo doubt iout this experience of many persons. is wdl confirmed. We are just on the verge of know g wonderful things and my faith is at we will know when we put off this ortal coil and our souls are released d free. We have implanted with us a apark of d!vinity, but only a ark. But alas how little we do know and >w utterly helpless we are. We know >t whence we come, nor whither we e going. We cannot make one hair hite or black. We nannot tell by what ysterious power we raise our hands move our feet or wink our eyelashes. e cannot add a day or'an hour to our Ion, nor foreeee the accidents that ay befall us as we move t) and fro on e land or sea. We cannot escape the stilence that walketh at noonday nor ake ourselves secure against tire and iod and famine. What pitiful crea res we are, and yet we see every here around us young men who are inceited and proud of their ma-uhood their money and we see young girls ho are vain of their beauty or their 'ess when they played no part in the rmation of the one or the earning of ie other. A beautiful woman is close in to the angels and she should be iaokful that God made her so, but is has no excuse In the world for ring vain. Humility is her loveliest enament. As for these conceited and aughty young men who strut around ifine clothes that they never earned r that they got by short cuts and din onorable means, they excite only pity e contempt. When we look upon themi e can but exclaim with David, "L'>rd hat is man that t,hou art mindful of 1m?" Young men, why don't you hum Ie yourselves under the mighty hand SGod who made you, you bave net the imotest idea who you are today and yu don't care if you havent. You ave traveled 300,000,000 of miles since is last year and got back to the same lace you started from. You travel ).000 miles an hoor and overyday in a sumomersault 25,000 miles round rid don't know It, and you don'L care you don't. Che Creator is your en ineer an I runs your train without a jn-off or a collision and you never ink of HIm or thank Elim. You seem >think that yo.u are doing it. I reckon the 20th century problem is bout settled. It is an old problem and erplexed mankind away back in the gee. The question used to be whesther se year p riotr to the birth of ChrIst as 1, B. C., or 0 B. 0., and the mathe taticlans and astronomers settled it own at 0 B. C., and begun the now ra with 1, A. D., and it remained 1, A. I. for 365 days. But aside from this de6 problem Is purely a mathematical ne, foi' If it takes 100 years to make a entury it will take 1900 years to make Fcenturion, and they will not have eased until next January comes. What a world of confusion those old opes and monks and kings got our bronology into. With some of them ie year began with 25th of March, rith others 1st of January, ard Christ is and Easter. One time the year ras set back three months and at nther time 12 days. The ye~r was ividled into 9 months and 10 months nd 11 months and at the last into 12 ionths. They treated old father Tim': coording to their whims. Julius Cme ar stuck in a month to gratify his anity and he called it July. This sade Augubtus Caesar jealous ard ho Luck in another month and called It ugust. But about i50 years ago all Christen em got the divisions of time settled own upon the present basis and I hope 1 will stick. We do not know that the aviour was born 1899) yeard ago last Ihristmae, but that is as near as can e approximated, and it is near enough 3r all Christians to observe and bei bankful for. 1900. There Ja a meaning in those guresu. Everytimie they are written n a letter~had or a ledge ent a bankr bowe or check or hotel register or. printed on a newspaper they moan something. The pens of Christians and infidels and Jews and Gentiles are all writing it visible and Indelible upon the paper. Every moment of Laile it is being written all over the wor.d and every mark establishes a fiet--a great fact that 1899 years ago there was a hirth-a notable birth, and old lather Time suddenly stopped the old calendar ard began a new count and called it Anno Domini. What a wonderful (vent it inust have been that el'e'-d the record of the ages and-start ed ino on a new cycle. Hw in the word did I.i happen? The Greeks had their caiendar and the Romans had Lhr irs and the Jews had one that wa-s handed down by Moses. The Greeks had the olyphiads and the R.0mans the birth of their ancientelty, and the Mo hammedans the flight of Mahomet, but all were overshadowed and still are by the one set up by a hardful of friend less Christians. What a wonderfui thing is this date, these four simple fIgur Ls. We write these everyday and see them everywhere. Then let us ponder over what they mean and prove. BIL. AnP. H1OW MUCH WAS I)iC4WEY A HElILO? Tho itigid Test of the Courts is Holing Applied---is Glory Measurett by Slatitice and Matheuatics. Tih Washing ton correspond 3nt o' the Augusta Herald brings to notice the fact that one of the most remark anle cases ever adjudicated by the court of claims to njw under discus sion. L..duceu to its last analysis, it meat's Uiat one of the most august branches of the national judiciary is to determine just how muesi of the hero there is about Dawey. The fury of de nunciation an. the fervor of fanatical eulogy aic to be alike disregarded. Toe measure of his glory must be sub mitted to mathematical and statistical tests. It is a cas3 the like of which has never beon brought up in a national tribunal since the beginning of n tions and tribunals. The furore which was raised several weeks ago when the gi eat admiral chose to present to hi6 bride tho house which the peop)le hmd given him is responsible for the pecu liar importance which attachei to the forthcoming case before the court of claims. It may be true, as Mine. de Sevigne said, that "the world Is neith er foolieb nor unjust." But there cur tainly are exceptions, for while it does seem utterly irrational, it cannot be denied that the littlu incident of that house has cast a.shadow upon Dewey in the public esteem. It is argued that he knew the inferi ority of " the Spanish tubs" when he sailed into the harbor. The danger from the torpedoes is discounted ; and a large number of people who believe, at least, that they are fair-minded, talte the posit, on thbat De iy is.entitled to credit chic fly becauseof the Sphinx like silence h-3 maintained during all those weary days between the battle of Manila and his return to tbhe bosom of his country. If he really contended against an cqual or superior force, then he was, indeed, a hero, and not a child 01 chance. If he did not, the prejadice against him which exists in the minds of so many of his fellow-co.%ntry men will be strengthened. It it: well known to the average clt iz,-n that the government, awards a bounty to the naval omiicers and men engaged in war. This bounty is esti mated according to the relative eti ength of the contending forces. The battle of Manila occurred nearly two years ago, but the bounty has not yet neen paid. The payment, of it has been delayed until it could be determined what, were the odds of battle. The claim for the bounty is in the hands of of the navy, who Is now practicing law in Washington. " Can'st thou make a net for the winds ?'' said Job. Can you weigh he roism before the court of clalma ? woud b aparallel inquiry. Will the hero of Manila withstand "thbat, illrco light which beste upon a throne," or will he be, as some waggish parodist called Napoleon III., "That fierce beat who Jights upon a throne." That's the question. The argument In the court of claims began on the 101,h Inst. upan the claim of Aumiral Dewey a'.d 1,he offloers and maen of his Iquadron for the "head money " arising out of thbu destru.lon of Montm'jo's Ib.:, in Manila bay. Trne contention of the cla~mnants ie that, the force of thbe enemy was superior at Manila bay, and also that the land bat teries and submarine mines should be Iconsidered in aetining the question. Aasistant Attorney General Pr'adt argued against thbe claim for $20. "head money." taking the ground that, the statute expressly stipulated "vessels"4 and contained nothing as to "land batteries." Mr. King, who opened for the claim-~ ants, first. explained hoe ithbe amnoun; of thle bounty upon thbe eig ht, destroyed vessels were calculated. The report of Ad minal Montejo show ed that w lin he went, to Xubig cay, jiet prior to the battle, he had aoardi live snips 1,875 men, whose regular comlnl mont waa by the illsial re'cordsi 931). lHe theen quoeted Aumniral Dewey's opiiun thai, tne force of the enemy In the engage meat, was superior. Tihere were four ele men ts-the tor ped o boats, th e w ar ships, the shore batte-ies and the sub Imarine mines. Each of these ele me.nts was a menace to the euccess ol Dawey's flbot, and as such should be counted in l issing 3D the rIg hts of tbe clai manits. --After a debate on the Phillppine qjutio.tn between Edward M. Sheppard and Professor E. R. A. Seligman, of Golombia University, a monster au dience in Cooper Union, by a rising vote of 80 per cent,. of those present, voted not to sustain the course of the administration. I WANTED A few thousand feet of one inch Quarter Sawed Oak Lumber. G A l'E D ESK CO., GreenvIlle. 8. C. MAXWEIA, WANTS TO RESIGN.--The result, of a court of Inquiry hold at An napolis, Md., In the case of former Ca det R. 0. Donaldson, of Tennessee, who was compelled to leave the academny a few days ago on account of a Christmas escapade, has boon a re-q'aest by Cadet J. D. Maxwell, of South Carolina, that he be allowed to resign. Mr. Donaldson gave trstimonv before the court Impli cating Cadet Maxwell, whose case has been a very singular one, in that up to the very last hestrenously denied hav ing any connection with the ecoapadza. His emphatic assertions of innocence enlisted the sytnpathy of 10presenta tive A. C. Laitimnor, of South Carolina, who appointed him to the academy. Mr. Latimer visited Annapolis early in January, stoking Information about the case, but stAting that he did not want to shield the boy it he wore guilty. The refuisal of Admiral McNslr to give him information led almoti, to a per sonal encounter beitween the two men and a final adjustment of their diffor ences b-fore the secretary of the aavy. Repreent tivo t' lchardson, of Tenniessee, enjoys the uniquo dist.ine t,ion of having received more votes f ,r Speaker of the House than were ever before received by any unsucceesful candidate for that oflite. He r eceived 156 votes, while the next highe st num ber ever receIved by a defeated candi late was that given for Mr. Carlisle in the. Forty lirbt Congress. A-New Book For Men Special Arrangenents Whereby a Free Copy Can Ile Obtained by Every Reader of This Paper. - For wee'ks the presses havo been litsy turning out tlt) elllino is edit [on of )r. .1. Nowton Ilathaway's new book "M a nil n oss, V ig or, lealth l- necessary to satisfy the ulblic- de inand. Dr. llatiawlayM' has reserved a llititet n1uinhei'r of thuese books, arrittwed III snd free by nai ti I i all ri tlers o: thits ipei-r wlo seld inamues :1id 1 till address to hun. For 20 years l)r. 1latiai%;ty has onilned his practle. al ost exclively tit d isesIes of inen, and during tIhat lii- hei has re-orIl inure Inen to health, igur, useflness :nd1 'llppilness tha11 any ten otier dotors lin Ih lenititiutxr cinhhied. IJr. iathawayI irets and1l il I s' a inothiod ontirel his ow i. disI1ovie and perfeeted by himinsel? a Ii s exluiv b1N hilni. oss i f VitallIt. V'arleoete, Stirleturi. I uilod I'oIsoilg li Its (fitfrent stages. lhuttItix, Weak laiek, all inuiner of nrln:i r. eoinP lailits, I, Sort's and Skin Ilisiasis,. ungillir 5I.iSe.a IIi all foruns of Kidney Trouibles. IIIs tienienIt frIl limder toned inen restIIres lust %lt a lity a, n11d inlakes the paIktlilt a strong, ell. ir ulls ilil. 4 Dr. llathaway suc ess in tilt Ireatimniit of Varlectel and StrietuIre witiort the aId of knife or cautery Is Ihei'inal. The patilet is treat od by this iet 1110at his owi hi ue with lout palin or loss of tine froin toisies. Th i sI . I I.it .y thi only troatilllt whleh r wIt hout an oer ation. I)r. Ilathiaway calls the partiinlar itton. tion of stforers initi Vileiitie and Stricture to pages 27, e, 29, 30 andi1 :t of Ils neow hoik. Every (ase taken Iv )r. Itathaway Is specially troati na iii fi leIug to its Itat uIri. all ider aI Is go n eral personal sieirvisonx and all reimodlosiused by1 himi arei pre pared ferom the putrestand belnst dnrugs lxi his own laboratorles Iuntider hIs personal oversiglit Ir. Ilatlaway makes no chargi' for consulta tion or advice, eitlher at hIs offie or by nal, and when a case is taken the one low foe covers il cost of mneileines and professlional seryties. )r. Itathaway always prefers. when it Is possi blo, to hiave hits pallents call on imxx for at leas ono Interview, biut this is not essential, is he ha curod scores (if thousunds of patients in all see tions of the world whom ho has nuever seen. 11I System of 1Mon Treatnott is so perfocted ths he can bring about a cure as surely and spoodil as though th11 patient called daily at his otnco. J. NEWTON HA VIA WA , M. D. Dr. Ihathaway & Co., 2% South Broad street. Atlanta.Ga MSNT10N THis PALER1t WHEN WRITING. Dr, 1 1h"' "Y o There's No Mismnating here of your feet, anid our shoes are of qualily and rc niemn tcs Oucr line of rienx11e flIsok. HIoliday Footwear is of hxigh gra Ie. The goods aire not madle to fool those who buy lhurlriedlhy, but to satisfy Ithose who dlemanud LW We are showing a charming-5 EW- assorttrenut of Men's and.-gg EW Women's Slippers from 50c to -wg mg- $16) per pair. - - - - -gg PRIDE & PATTCN, 106 S. Main Street. Eir FIrst doer above ipser mb & Itusse'li's, CUT PRICES! Elat;, Rincy F'eathxers and Tn faats-Caps at a groat reduction. [L'dhos' andi MIsses' Jackets at. Cost. Mfust' ho sold by . Xmas -see th'em before cour slize is Old1.. fWCan gIve you a Ja~kot fromx di~ to 10 00. The Misses Rogers, Il15 S. MAIN STREECT. Gr post Stradley & Barr. Positively Cash. ..mm . .. . ......... GREENVILLE'S GREATEST STORE "THE NEWV S R This store's busiiess, ending with the old year, is phenomenal and to continue to merit your patronage shall tie 0u conistan t aim throughout the new year. We have proven time after time the truthfulness of our slatements, and the straightforward princiIliCs upon which this businiess is con ducted. and to further ex pand our business along these lines we shall provide the best goods for the people at the lowest prices, and lower than same qualities can be had elsewhere. Cj Our Big January Sale (if White floods, Embroideries, Laces, Madrass Cloths, Percales, Nuslin Under wear, etc., is attracting much attiention. Commencing Monday moriing, next, we will adi many additions. . Special Mention. 200 yards ice and 12%/ac Crash for ladics suits and skirts at 6c a vard-new patterns. 200 pieces fine all bilk Satin liibbon. Will go on sale at 10c a yard for choice. 1,560 yards tine 40 inch India Linens .:value l8c and 25c. for 12 %c. A Percale Bargain. 2,500 yards fine 12'c Percales in new sprifig patterns in this sale 100. One lot, 36 inch P'ercales, dark and light, at "Ic Embroidery Values. 5,000. yards of 4% yard strips. Sold by the strips 26c to b8c according to widths. Novelties in Ladies Neckwear 2(K) fine Mull Ties, embroidered and hem stitched edge-just the thing-in this sale 18c. One lot lHobinet Tics, 35c value, only 25c. New Shoes Arrived. A now shipmeb t of ladies Line shoes. QWRemember the above sale and take advanitage of tthe opportunity. MAHON & ARNOLD, NO. 2xx UPPER MAIN STRICT, J. H. MORGAN & BRO.'S OLD STAND. Agensts for McCall Bazar Patterns. OUR POLICY FOR 1900 Strictly Cash and Lowest Prices. No Credit. h'irlst we wishi to tifhnk cur cus8 tomeurs and friends for thtei r liberal p)atronalge dulrinig the past year. Inl staLrtin1g the New Year we have dcidedl to 8el1 for SPOT CASH ONLY. We have come1 t o the conlulsionl that at spot cash busmness will be more satisfactory to both ouri cus tomiers and( ourselves. 'I.'hcro tore jwill adopt thle caLsh systemi. It -will enable us to sell you goods from 1 0 to 20 per cenit. cheaper thani in doing a credit business. You get more goods for your money andI do not have to pay for the goods that some1 (111 else got anid would not pay for. - We will from week to week haveY! rare bargainls to 'ir, so) waltch this spaice anld comel tol oulr store and1( get prices. We will conIvinCO you that at cahil store is the pIlace to buy a 'i' rie this week ladies Muislin Unlderwear~ I bought in September whe prices were low. I wil'sll thiemt aL tile smtallest mlargin of pro(.fit p)osile. All that OWO us8 accounts pllease eall and settle as5 we wish to close otur books. Thani ing1 you all for past favors unil sli ting your p~atronage for 1900, promlisinig better goods and inore goodls for tihe money in the fliture than I ever gave in the pa'st;. Yours for business, R. L R. Bentz iaeader3 in fLow Prices, The Cash TPry Goods Store,