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(<AN KU SHERO .. oYr T, i0BY THOMAS on : nin IV rIni. Turner knew that Melvin was not going to Beckett's mill. Ite was as Well :ssured of' that fact as lie would have been hadl Ieivin told him so. lie knew, oi the contrary. tinat he was go lag to Ili Jenkins' place. y he was going he did not know filithr t uhII that he knew tle ivw stranger had; something to do with it. Tie Important informiation possessed by a1 little cotetite at leckett's Nill concerning Nitlvin had not reachel Jonathan Turner. ! i et, and fo a wVoIlder. it haid iot Spreal bodii hit' few personis to wIoIn Sa:n .\orgaIn had11i related it that night at Iliieks' s tore. T.'he reason it had niot spro':i. and It only reason doilitless., w\as at rilotab' to Hicks. With in 'ye ill nl to busi ness he hand sween a iikoivly t'bi:mcee t) turn it ft~v honest dollar" t, If tihey would all eetp 41hub'' :aii p ti ntly Await the( develo1pinen-t lt of eve t- Tak-. ing thle others fully- inito hiiinh he had sald: "If that felir's done sonctatit ohc't fiul for w h'ich lit' las to h01h0 o t rI tle liw- wlhiih. of cour . lit . or -he wouldl't 'i' said S, -- i - ..4 to reason thr'll bot a reow rd -iit fir hin, If it ain't out airoady. Nw, nti't giner'ly whv~en a1 reward-4 is Itfrcnd thant a-Waly ciirc'uiars' at'' sIt 1!1 to !1 fit Ilikely it) go, givinl thw a11 u1t.1 1 4- ,I r w r ,the fflt llert's mt un : m (ft -'s t i 'n ' :i'. te cli's w01 11 X i aU I -' ' whait he's waitted f or.' "I'Ve seved theit l.:1oers : 1i: p the pos l'to t li hre h f 'lots of i "ow, liesrsuidsnfpa fIorj uis all( Jest It, hy l w a kep u r notfhis 'diet. lit -t *i : a u - S:0 ti; : to Iary .1 in 3"nh at u:n t i one of the'a iituas along ioe 10 3' Sotn 1 1u \1- . \ vit. hlen when-i thet circular dk .- , ;;'o w-'l j1 st". nah Mi. Mutt a i ?11n ;i! reward." They all saw th., u 'l-j '.1,o l e s pliln azil ily nr''l to' it. 'llid for awhile. they lit-lt - .! lto teir agreeient. Thellt, :.pl t to) ta1lk Was11 getast. it tiust he a In;ittd. but that revard wva a reat'r 'ettion yt t. go it ha ' ''at a ' i lt:it Turner wats stl l i"tn!rIant f o1 n rything ('on (erniing Nit-liinaa nd iII forming Iiis (opinionls wals :-t itt a tlt' gethe I o.'' tn in'ere surnfitdses. lit' lidt tiiver'ii haged f'roun hiis1 tir'st forae'i iiIId o f lilt 1hat. there ws sominlg lat' -of NI'vin that w as not exactly r'ighitIbut h hiad niever' sue eeedeltd ini getitig bei'yiOttd that poinat. Hie readifly ''otn' ' i lt' ide'a that there was ai etnnts' i. link sotine where. beotw''ten .\I 'in andto Waite, lbut whiat that hlnl n~o i- ' '"'ibl not tell. lie had tio idea w~ ithit'i ft linik was one( tof friensiIship ' r 'touniry, bout lie was inlclinti t thi' hbf fliat it was5 the forilli'. itt fi.t. ho' isibor'ed under': toitullit' n C e're '. i eit ngitied SOnl is' ' 1. l ie dii tint crtne lob ' ''' xVo'er. but iho lixed'!l a i':'seult'. \\i'sn \!'a fr'iun the hiou'-si: be' 'llo'v ed he had ' ''tfe'wth Wl'xt 1.~'Ite. ai glelvi I - ~i o''e ii' t~tIx . ' ito ie. it It~'Ita;o t * f ' ' hthastt heihad tl'~ al>.~' 1 '' 1'I inentil theti Pei hot h>' i fi.,g'tiaretniiteit int' ito aw t i s:al hat Iad shoty h:'s tloa x: n s tu .l ust at thi' t hane zt the hkiihig it. ws int'iely ai questhin zf wh' liii i ir fit'' l t, iiand if Mel vina hait tnot kil li e weto.li htave beent' kiled. l'ont, tin the otheri haiti, Melvio'n was r's; if'oile for teuiisadtu' statsndiing. ftorN Mar'c'had was sethkintg to avent'go thei. honocr of his sister, wohozin Mel vianis had ' btrayed. While MI'lv itn aIght justIfy Ihis ant. he knetw fh pbic toinion tn'r th tour('. i ts would justify' it, so he ib-d fron ft' scen'te to 'scapie arre'tst. Hainlg tot Louisa Bhanks anzd learhned to love her while she was a girl at school, his furst thought when lie began his flIght was to go wher'e he('couild he necar her. TVhat she had inarredi iatteredi lIttle to huni, except to the extent that it rt'moved'o her out of his way, for lie had no very high regard for mar'riage nor ai veryr strongly' developed sense of honoi'. ils plant was to induce I 'r to elope with bitu if possible, andi, though slie had refused to marry him whleti she was free to do so, he had no doubt of his~ abIlity to Iflut'nce her't now since it had become kniown to hImt that slhe had le'arned to regret the step she had taken whlen she hatd declined him for Sim Blanks. If she woutld 010ope wIth him, they' would1 go to some out of the World place out west and there lose themselves to every one wvho had ever knowni themn, as well a~s to the lawv. In all his Phinning Melvin didt not lose ight of the fiact that thet main lhe had killed hadl a younger brother liv ing and that the brot her' wtas a deter mined, despterate ,niar'acter' who was not likely to wtait fCo -i'so rcs of law to tight hls wron.iig From the Srst Melvin hadt fearedl Robert Mar chand more .thant be feared tho law, sqd day and night lie had beeu biunt ed with a dread that that man would bugt hloni out nad kill hina. lie had overed hIs flight well, he knew, but MBLE& KR BY THOMAS P. MONTFORT P. MONTFORT la littld 11114 dfrlIaIf) II7 \Ilarchand. 22122 thIs. :thlld to4 the anx vt Iy a 'iliilal 2llW:lys ei'.\2,,h 1iell , i' hilm1 ill .1 coliti l i :l ' 44! 142 - 2s24ill ss. 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Thr nyoti,2un nothen bitatin thmar 1.1 iii. h1wefor, ala whin \t nbin A.n't yo itin to hein) "Couldon' you tlORn' i tnye wanor" alo sthund tinr that fora anm daurnlie ido b tam come along anr helple?" ufe "D id you e tytong loghoutf?" ot Did "Th tdry tof e losn Get tin it Duh a trykl Lord hat BIt'es heuest ticos thlang foo cvar knkew." k "Wf you'd son mtin-a o tetin kals ol,"f an wsinnt roundfot here yost oeyielf oint youtgin to git a-luhof atCe? n' you'd''i on nton hel t"Cd oldnt yutloosei in try Lor?" all this tio wii frsmedre "Did you cr ogt l~aoitse?" j tOld ai bloomed foo, can~ apRfeco ictyue 'a' dsenme th toe tanm bitngsarffanmh a-iglnruneredt l Ot o eo yo In had som' otio IO~ buVIPltius inlce AeiTihn T'iTtUt ' 'lowed I'd Jest stay an enjoy myself! I reckoned sooner or later some idiot lsyluI'd come along an stan' round hlere an ask a million fool questions, in I knowed it'd be more fun 'an you ould shake a stick at to jest set here In answer 'eu. But, say, air you amin :o help ime or not ?" Melvilt had thought of the ti:le when t0 had met III Jenli and sought a ittle aid from himt and1M of tile treat iient ie laid ree ved, and it had oe urred to blin thait now woul he a Vogul time to retallate. So with cool Ionchalnce lie relilled: "It makes no differeice to me welth-tit ?r you get loose or not." Jenklns looked suriprised, but afteir a ioilellt lie said: "It don't, eh ?" "Certainly it doesn't. I didn't put ,ou in t here, did 1?" '"Course you dIdn't." "Then I guess I am not responsible or you be'ig t lire, am I?" "No. But what of that?" "Nothing, only If 1 11111 not the eniuse 'f yotr belig tire I ann't see that you are anly reaisont to) expect int( to help oil out." "Ain't you got a grain ofZl'mino latiot 'hliout y1oul, not nar.11y a little. peck ?" "Ohl, I a ttentd to my ownu busiutess." .enkiis was sileit andt hottutighi t 'ful or a littie while. Tien lit' saki, al. ilost litilibly: "Look here, yoing feller, I k now rhat you're a-drivin at. You're i-think 11 of, that time y*Ou cumli ner.ost 111p OVer lih'ar in the woods. an yotu're i-liyin ut to git event wit mlte lor the way I olte you that day. BIut it hait't fa ii, or thteln I wits n-settin thar waithin for ty chill to colie onl, ati nobody aiin't oin to staln to be pvestered uiletr thelim eiluInstna lnes. 1I1a1ii't o t' 1iunn iut of thouisanIi' that wouldnl't 'n' itne you viuss'n iI did. You ain't got 110 exctuste or cuttin ilp nO n1 rs with me. 'eais oul ain't nlo ager workin oin you, s ou oit to hel) il' ut." "Well, 1 guess I will this time, shince 'Ill put it thtt wiy. Hut how Shl:l I roree d? Shall I cut you loose?" "Alt spile Imy palts? Gireat Sam mith! Not much youl Won't." "IHow, then':"I "Why, Jest 1111111 that wedge inl thnr Ill you opein up the Crack entough to let le loose. Lord, looks like you'dl have ense enougi to know that much with uit belnI told. " Melviln took u1p the wetdgo alnd] stuck t in tle end of the log. Then he took lie mauli1i1 ald beganl to pound it w Itl 11 his might. Slowly N Ith eaIch blow lie (rack opelled unlt0 finally the old Lnnit found limself released from his illa 111ting," and wvearisomei imprison lit-lit. The moment lie was free he rose to 1s feet and Started toward h11ome witht mt spentklug one word to Melviin or !veII so inuch as grunting a "Thantk -ou." Melvin looked after him a mo neat in astonlishment, then called to ilm, saying: "Where tate you going, Mr. Jenklns?" The old inan glanced back In sur p)risc as he answered: "Whty, homt, oft 1or 1. Whar he yout reckoin I'dl he0 a-goin? " "Well-but--you seem to he in a "Not special. Why?' "Oh, I thotughlt you mtust be by your walkinig oft' that way without a wordi." "I ain't got niothtin thait I kntowi of to stay here to talk ablouit. Have you?" "Nothting in par'ticular, I guess. presumte you think your family are unt riasy about you andt you want to get home to relieve their anxiety?" "Reckon niobodly ain't much uneasy bout me1.'' "D)on't you suppose your folks are senrebing for you?2" "Not any to hurt. HlaIn't no folks but the old1 woman, an she ain't likely to strike out an trap~se round huntin after mie." "Why?2" "'Cause site 'lows I'm able to take keer of myself, an she- liggers that I'll turn up soimewhar some time all right. Trhien shte ain't able to bother after meo nohow." A thought occurred to Melvin. "Perhaps that Mr. Waite may como out to look for you," lie said. "I be lieve he is stopping att your house?" "H~aIn't ito Mr. Walto stoppin at my house," old Si replied. "TLhat soz" "I wouldn't 'a' said it if it wa'n't so." "Mr. Turner said a man of that name came over here today to secure board with yout." "Waal, he did come." "Anid dlidn't stop?" "He aint't stopped1 yit.". "Isalie going to stop?" "Said lie was." - ' "When?'" "P'utty soon." "This week?'" 'Mebby-this week or next."' "WVhere is lie unow?" "We'nt oin downi' the country some whar. Goin to stop when he gits back." Melvin drew a sigh of relict and, re mounting his horse, rodeo back to T1ur nter's. Hie decided that there was ino immediate need for him to take his (Ie parture from the Ridge, so ho would re nain on a few more days. It would( have been better, far better, however, for both himself and othlers It he had gone then. CHIAPTERI XIV. 'THE RECRtET OUT. It 1s dliffleuilt for two people to keep a secret, imucht less a halt dozen. Whien Pap Sampson adv'ised the men ait Hicks' store thatt night that it would be biest for no one to imention to SlIn laiiks a word about the meeting be tweent aelvin and Louisa, they aill aigretti with him, aintd each of them promised not only the others, but him self a1s w(ell, thit. he'd~o abide by that ad vlee, amid every moan there kept that Yet, totr all that, the information they wuere guar'diing fronm 511m reached him in the course of time, as they might hiav'e foreseen thant it would. Samt Morgan i an uniguarded glo ment told his wife all about It, but was car-et'ul to caution her to tOestion it to tno one. She carried the secret safely in her hosonm for a (day or two; then, fininig it too mruch of a burden to nyogi'~, beam' al, oncl..e. to share It wlth 'her V &rT riirest in.il dearest friend, Mrs. Mann, not forget ting to gaution her against brlathlng a word ofit to another living sojiul. Mrs. Mann, less scrupulous than her neighbor or perhaps less afraid of Sim, did not hesitate to reveal to him the whole story. She so thoroughly de spised Louisa, for the simple reason that Situ loved her, that she was only too anxious to avail herself of such a propitious opportunity to injureo her. Then Slim, the cruel wretch, had coolly scorned her love and humiliated hei thereby in a manner that would bc galling to the heart of any woman, anti she was not sorry that it had fallen i her way to be able to make him winee, for once in his life, under the sting of the cruelest knowledge that ever falh to man. She did not stop to consider what might be the result of her act. Med diers never dto. The after consequence, of gossip are something with which tlhey are not concerned and of which they take no thought. It was so, in this int stance at least, with Mary Mann. I1 never once occurred to ter to what so rious lengths ter act might lead, but it is doubtful whether she would have been able to control her tongue even if she had known. It was only after an impatient delay of two or three days that she secured an opportunity of speaking with Sim. Then she proceeded to pour into i ears the whole story as Sam Morgan had told it at the store. Sim listene( quietly until she had finished, after which lie calmly said: "That is all you have to say, is it?" "All!" she exclaimed wouderingly. "My land, ain't it enough?" "Is that all?" he repeated, with quiet firmness. "It Is," she replied. "Now do you want to hear what I have to say?" ie asked. Her heart gave a little joyful bound, and a titrill of pleasurte ran througl her. Situ spoke so (quietly, so calmly, that she was sure lie was not hurt by wlat she had told hint, antd iIn th space of half a mitnute she had reason ed it out that it failed to hurt him be cause lie no longer cared for his wIfe and took io interest in anything she (11d. She felt assured that whitat ie hat] to say would Drove to be a renutinclatiou of LouIsa. 1111d certainly nothing hte ecould say would be more acceptable to her, except it were a declaration of love for hersilf. So softly and demure ly she replied: "If you enre to tell te." "Then listen," ie said. JAEivery wordl you have told tmle is a lie, a Willful lie!" Mrs. Mann staggered back as froi the effects of a heavy blow. Simi' vords, spoken so quietly, so positively so unexpecttedly. completely disconcert, ed her. III one breath they had dashet! all her newly forimed hopes and opene( her eyes to tite fact that the one grea desire of her soul wvould never be real ized. Sick at heart andl(1 pale with dis appolutment, she stared at Sim for I full minute in painful silence. Iut presetuly a change caime ove hetr, tid tite paleniess of disappoint met~ ont hter face slowly gave way t thte tlush of anger. If site could byv with ta iassin that but fewv womnel know, vble couild hate e~itually well leixingi her eyes on Sim, with sucht al expriesslin of deadly hiatred1 as lie ha< never' seen itt any htuan eyes befCore she said: "Slut latnks, you are a fool, a poor lpitifutl, mtis'able fool, an I despise yoi with mty whole heart and soul. 1 de spise you wuss'n I dleslise thte mteatnes snake that ever draw('d the breath o life or ..rawled in the dust. 1 hiate you I htate you!" Ordinarily Sinm would htave been as tonished at this sudden and v'ehemen: outburst, but at that moment he wa not In a state of mind to be astonishes at aitythting. With a wvan, weary smilt he saidI: "That's a different tune, Mis'u Mann, to what you sung that night n: thar when you told 'bout lovin me." "What if it ls'?" site snapped vicious ly. "Oh, nothin. It don't make no diffet ence to me what kind of tune you sing nary a patrticle. ont earth. I'd jest a lief you'd sing thtis kind as tho othei an I dlon't kitow If I wouldn't liefe: But seems like you've changed a heap. "S'pose I have? Is it any sign 'caus a body's a fool once they're goint allus be a fool? An I was a fool ther Slut Ianks, a plumb dlownr'ight idic fool. If I htadn't 'a' bieen, I'd never 'i thought that I loved the likes of suc a mis';able thing as you. Lor'd, yo nmake meO pltumtb sick with your fo< elinwin to L.oi:('esy's skirts when site (doin her very best to kick you off. Yo ain't got as much sense nor as muc backbotne as a flshtworm." A flash of anger swept over Slim. "Mary Mann,." he Bald, with sonm spirit, "whtat I do is my own business an as long as I don't step) on your corn you ain't got no cause to squeal. N matter what I do nor what Louces ddes, it ain't takin no hide off of you back, as I kint see, so I reckon yo moutghtt jist its we'll save your breat for some other purpose." "Hlumph~i I reckon you mean to sat that it ain't none of my business." "I do, Mis'us Mannt; I mean jest fta exactly." "W'aal, nmehiby It ain't my busintess but, for all that, SimtT" I':s, T'mi boum11 to say that you'ie a fool an that er~ er'body ktnows you areo." "'WaalI, if I ama it's thle I .ord 's dlolit' IIe itade me that a-way, anu I eani hell) it. If you got aniy quatrre'l t< miake about it, you het t'r go ont < htim."' "'Youi're sicht a So'ilian determtIneci fool," Mrs. Mannn t.anil. Ignoring Slut'. last remtariks, "thaiiit you wouldni' t hie lieve a thingt atg'in Lotute's'y if you se'i It with youri'own e.yes. 'Thlem words told. y'ou arie the t rutht thle ipluith gos pel truth,. ant I'd h~e whIll to sw'ar' t' 'emi with my hand lifted tip to heaver ant the Blible opein befotre ity eyes.'' "'I doit't b'l leve tiltry at word of it. Mis'us Mann, an I wouldit't h'lleve natry a word1 of it if you was to stant up hero an sw'ar to it till y'ou drappedltO in your tracks. It's ever' speck a mis 'sble lie!" "j t's ever' specks the God's ttruth." "T say It's ta lie!" Mrs.. Miaan was silerit for a little whIle, but hers was not the silence of th. vannished. I was nl nr. paring to deal a narder blow. AS She P stood with her eyes tixed on Sin sho muarveled at the change that had come I over her. She thought of how dearly 13e had one(! loved that iani and of how thoroughly she now despised hili, , Of how one' she had longed to make him happy and of how now she (elight- a ed iI makIlg hm suffier. Of a truth a "bell has no fury like that of a woman n scorned." Truer words were never ut- d tered, nor ever was there a woman to whoin they more perfectly appiled than they did to Mary Mann. Calmly, far more calmly, than she felt, she said: "I reckon you know Sam Morgan, 1 Sim glanced upl) in surprise. "Mle know Sam Morgan!" he ex- 1 claimed. "Land, what a question to I aski Ain't I knowed Sam Morgan from the day he was borned?" "An, knowin him that a-way, I want to ask if you ever knowed him to tell a 6 lie?" "I never did. Sam Morgon ain't no C liar, no matter what elso you can say 'bout him." "Then if he was to tell you anything you'd b'ileve it?" S1n began to suspect to what Mrs. I Mann's (estionls were leading, and a E sensation of fear came over him. How- E ever, afteri a little hesitation lie an swered. "Yes. If Sam Alorgan was to tell me anything for a Bible truth, I'd b'lieve "IEven if it was them words I spoke ( to you 'bout Loueesy an that Ar. Mel- I via?" Sim's face blanched to i deadly I whiteness, and a dreadful trembling sei'ed im. If Sam lorgan said those thinigs, he couldn't doubt them, and in spite of himself, in spite of all his ear nest desires, he would have to believe I all Alary NIann had told him11. It was I hard, heweve', to rellntuish the last I vestige of the fond faith he had iII his I wife, and, beaten back to the last ditch, he made a finli stand in her de fenmse. "Sam Morgan won't soy no sich wvords!" le Cried in toies half pleading, ( half defnant. "Sam Morgan won't Iiev or do0 it!" "1Ie will." Irs. Mann Ipersisted, with unrelenting cruelty. "lle has said 'eii already, an he'll say 'oil ag'ini."E "I don't. believe it. Sai won't lie." "Sam won't lie, but he'll say them words ." "I'low do you know Ie will," "'Cause he has already said 'em, an lie won't never take hack his words. It. was him that seen the nieeth be tweenl Loucesy an Meivlin, an it was him that heard them two talkin love. If you wa'n't a fool, sim Banks, a plumb, seniseless Idliot, you'd know from what you've seen ain heard that ILoueesy loves that man. Aly Lord, ever'body else knows it an has knowed it for weeks!" Sini shook his head. "I don't b'lieve it. I don't b'lieve it." he repeated. "Loueesy wouldn't never (10 no sieb a thiig." r "No, vou wouldn't b'lieve it, I guess. . If she was to tell you so herself." "Smhe ain't never a-goln to tell nie so." "I guess not. She'd be a fool if she did(. W~hat shc'll (10 will be to dieny it. A wife ain't likely to stan' up an tell somec man ashme loves him, then go an tell her' husband ail 'bout It.'' "She never told that man that, an you'll never' wake me b'lieve she did." "WanI, you ask Sam Mlorgan. 'That's .all I got to say. You jest ask him." t "I will, an I don't b'lieve he'll say fit's so." "Ie wil say it's so, ever' word of it. "If he does, may God have mercy on me!" t , ['ro BE CONTINUED.j -D)uring the past twenty-one years 'Georgia has paid out in pensions to Confederato soldiers thme snug sum of 5 $6i,458,857. Many a school blazy and shiftless,4 when she , doesn't deserve the least bit of it.> h She Can't study, easily a falls asleep, is nervous i ml and tired all the time. 9 "And what can you ex h pect ? Her brain Is being fed with Impure blood and her whole system is4 * suffeting from poisoning.4 SSuch girls are wonder o -fully helped and greatly S ,changed, by taking Sarnaparinai Hundlreds of thousands 1 -of schoolgirls have taken It duiring the past 50years. Many of these girls now + have homes of theIr own. > They remember what cured them, and now they give the same medi cine to~ theirown children. You can afford to trust a Sarsaparilla that has been b tested for half a century. t 81.00 a bottle. All draggists. n If your bowels are constl. A pated take Ayer's Pills. You> can't have good health unless ri you have daily action of the> n bowels. 25 de,. a box. " One box of A yor's Pills oured my ai dyspepsia." L.D. CAnnWILL Jan. 12,1809. -. Bath, ZN, Y.b Well. tho Dodtos n h ate any'Eoorpan atevern I an possibly recoivo rite the dotor frey. wtou w0iA re sa prompt 0. dl DR. J.0. AYEnt, Lowell, Mass.C 'UN8ION LIST DECREASED ro Pensions for Negroes -The New 4aw is Working Very Well. The State pension board has com plet I its labors for the year 1901 and ad >urned. Every application has beer Lost carefully gone over and considered ud the result of the operation of the ow act has been to most materially re uce the number of names upon the sts. One source of the reduction iE )und in the fact that the new pensior Lw only allows pensions to widows 0: Aldiers actually killed in service, and ridows who have reached the age o 0 years. This statement shows the gures for last year as compared to thos f this year: A B C rota 900..... .... .. 46 302 7,298 7,70 901............. 24 201 6,213 0,43t Decrease...... 22 161 1,085 1,26 These figures, however, are subject t omo slight changes. Here is the statement of the numbe f pensioners in each class in eac ounty : A B C Tots Lbbeville ....... - 2 130 13 Liken .......... - 12 178 19 Lnaerson........... 2 9 359 . 37 lamberg........ - 2 48 5 larnwell........ 3 - 105 10 leaufort....... . - - 27 2 lerkoley........ 1 - 87 8 Iharleston....... 2 5 77 8 herokee........ 1 6 151 1. hestor.... ..... 1 3 89 9 thesterfneld..... 1 4 130 13 Ilarendon....... 1 3 118 12 lolleton ........ - 2 287 28 )arlington.. .... 2 1 187 10 )orchester ...... - - 09 6 Idgefield ....... - 6 91 0 'aitfield......... - 8 103 11 '1oronco........ 1 2 128 1 leorgetown...... - 2 36 ;rconvillo... ... - I 325 31 Ireenwood...... - 5 115 12 lampton..... .. - 1 113 11 lorry..... ..... - 7 144 16 Eershawv........ 1 2 108 11 iancaster ... .... - 8 114 2p jaurens......... 1 8 209 2) iaxington....... - 9 131 14 darion......... 3 8 180 11 darlboro........ - 2 109 1 4owborry....... - 5 137 1. )conce.......... - 3 162 1 )rangeburg...... 1 4 122 1 'ickens......... - 2 236 2 lichland........ 1 5 156 1 ialuda........... - 5 141 1 ;partanburg..... .- 23 507 5 lumter..........- 6 159 1 Jnion........... 1 4 135 1 Nilliamsburg.... - 7"--16 1 irork............ 1 0 219 2' Total........... 24 201 6,213 6,4 On a basis of $100,000 the class A pe iioners last year got $72 each; class 116 90' class C, $12.30; on a basis Mi50,000 they would have gotten in clas ,s B and C $19 52 and $14.62 resnectiv y. This year the class A pensione 6vill gct $90 each. class B about $29. nd class C about $22 :35 The receipts have been sent to t 3cveral counties for the pensionersI sign. As soon as they begin to coice the warrants for the individual pe1I-So Drs will be sent to the several cler ks court. There has been considerable interc in the matter of the three negro m( whose applications have been approve (nd soeic of whom have been otn pre aus pension lists. The case from dree wood attracted decided attention au com meat. The State board rejected all of the a plications from the negroes on t) grounds that their names did not appeC un the rolls of the respective compamni to which they were credited on the Co Federate rolls and recordR on fie in t: A&djutant Gene am's office, and that th had no author ty to issue pe isions other than enli.:ted soldiers. CAPE~RS IS A RISPUBLICA: Will Act With Party in Future His View of the Situation. Mr. W. E Curtis, the Washington cc resp~ondent of the Chicago Recor Herald, writes as follows : " I am not so vain as to suppose tlb my appointment as district attorney f South Carolina wi'l make any gre difference in the political affairs of th State," said John G. Capers this mor ing, " but I am sure that it will be grn ifying to a large class of young me who, like myf-elf, have become d issi isfied with the policy and the platfor of the Democratic party, and are see ing more congenial political associatlor My family have always been Dem crats, and I was more or less active as member of that party until the Chicaj convention of 1890. With many othe in my State I could not endorse ti platform or support the nominees, ii cause we have no sympathy with ti Populistic ideas they represent. TI Kansas city convention of 1900, havir renominated the candidate for Preside) and reaffirmed the platform of the pr vious campaign, we were again cor pelled to reject the ticket, and we d oided to support the Republican carnd date. I contributed all that I could the election of President McKinley spent six weeks on the stump in tI amp~aign, chiefly in Maryland and Wei Virginia, and I suppose that I am no, reckoned as a Republican. A least 3xpect in the future to act with thi yarty because It represents progressiv doas and patriotic policy. "I can not say anything about novement to organize a white Re pul lcan party in South Carolina, althoug can say that the Democratic orgamnizs ion and its leaders no longer commnan he respect and confidence of the bette lasses of our people, and its nationa o-Icy is relpudiated by the commercia nterests and the intelligent and cen Ightened sentiment of the State. ope that we shall be able to organize topublican party In South Carolina tha v'ill be a credit to our State and repre ent the best elements of that comn iunity. I am not a political leader, bu shall (10 everythIng In my power ti romote the movement. I have no fea: f negro supremacy. That danger ii assed, and it can not he used any longe: y the polIticians to create public senti sent and excite prejudice against thi tepublican organization. I am not authorized to speak foi enator McLaurin" said Mr. Capers, ir onclusion. " He is able to speak foi imself, and I understand that he in mnds to do so next Thursday at the teeting of the Cotton Manufacturers ssociation at Charlotte, N. C. From hat I have heard of Benamtor McLau. n's Intentions I am sure he will leave o doubt as to his political attitude." It appears that Mr. Capers is not the rat gold Democrat appointed to office p' the President in South Carolina, nor ill he be the last. There seems to ho > doubt of the Intention of Mr. Mc inley to aid in the organisation of the esat Isfied element among the Demo. ats, which Is quite numerous in that ate and has always pro tested against e domination of Senator Tillman and e Populist element ofthe par,.y. Tho r.~q r ' Our books, telliv.a .tc ot. of rridizers 'est adapted for a.Ll _Cr)e, ar a Iq!1."- 1 .1. lG~n GFRMAN N KA 1. w W2, D Rtepublican organization in South Caro D lina for the last few oars has consisted B of a small number o w iite and colored 7 politicians, who have ele cted themselves Sdelegates to conventions has recoim 4 monded themselves and each other for 8 Federal office. They have had no fol. 3 lowing except among the colored people, 5 who have not been allowed to vote. At 2 the last Presidential election only 3 15179 4I votes wore cast for the Rtepublicani 0 ticket in outh Carolina, and In 1896 I f only 8,281. In the election for members 7 of Congress 1,529 Republican votes wore 1 cast in the first district, 122 in the 1 second, 332 In the third, 165 In the B fourth, 151 In the sixth and 505 in the ,( seventh. In the First district the Do 0 mocratic candidate had no opposition. 4 This condition of things has been so 1 seriously impressed upon the mind of 1 tho President bahe is impellod to oen 2 courage the gold Deniocrats in their op. ,8 position to the Tillman regulars, with o the hope of stcing a new Republican 0 organization that will comnand coni 1 donce and support in the State. For 2 that reason Mr. Capers has been recog 5 nized, and only the other day another 7 young Democrat by the name of Capt. 18 Chaffee was appointed postmaster ti 2 Aiken upon the recommendation of 6~ Benator McLaurin over a prominent 0 colored leader by the name of Dicker j5 son, who was recommended by the Roe .t publican State committee and the few 3 cepublican leaders that are left in South 8 Carolina. Like McLaurin and Capers, Capt. Chic belongs to what is familiar 38 ly known as the ' Old Plantation Aristoc at racy,' which has never been comfort 3. aoe under the leaderhip of Tillman. a He was a captain In the Spanish war and - made a good record. Hosfppoitment hS e- been approved by the best people of the St teand wtae cfolowed by other ap 3 pointments of at simihir chairacter, ats vacaucies occur in the Federal oilices. to JOHN C. CALIToUN's FORMA L WoOINo. in -Though an ardent lover fretti g at a timk's slow course until his wedding >f day, John c. Calhoun wrote but one leter to his sweetheart--his pretty Ht consin, Floride Calhoun All the other i comwsications, wn the lovers were dl, reparated, were made througth her mnoth dbhin axirety for the rriva oplte ofappy date and will bet roediy ohe ao v-cancis ourh in the edie ' Homce. he toth joy he has foun inhrcopn Ls th ete runo ' : IMAWOI un IToghves mremuche aifreting hat le time' slow cosee uaenti hispres''.n f aym oe for yoluu; wtew buth one oletterr this satthermt his prt-y tcin, whichmse Cahu hAy omen oftits permnntature. When mre loersonarl carmaitaer mahe impreoune mytb iolen but shot ber tasir aditre quir the rpe ul reexressingeob beisanxty or id the arrivaland twet iap poaitiond the amalee andlovabl coarac p. lihterfulshaed inite toathe' attrac teiounal feroina eaty itpreiddon >r are the jorms fowhiyo he cony .sthequ er rtndtsbytsehedrily at oft youiveeignhtyisfestionishat n- onvyer o yourubec ito ylou holdh in peaet wiigsevture.- WMay Gere prsorvl nhyou. attra, thloe :myso heay b e s. vilntbsant befrahu' latigh and ra lonutrkcst the legal presenel f hisb obmragy oetfmn, oand iret ther pstionate amiableunlovabte cohisac strlemellshe ithinnperence and t he happlness ofrte uniteage attr;ac at aceo tied topoucpecuneary oie r ae te intrs, bywhcho happie andone *t iurose ad isby tfee the durbilty at and yor proereint his cstalished ,v wing torveumost ae Gd redere vond. m yg lovtemy enit'pis do ,tdsrs.I A is ftyaant nvt e. Jublecient Calouis amgarriagainsta ah mprudenclk wihter ea msodcofne thf hs Sadriny.gI setleetu and (lietl there rs afenef, say Gonr;ge Wunsuessfunl, ina moe te Ldis'greabe Jouna wroetyi bujot no "om ableopjusto etson, I wouaelways een wretched Itoul bare r selents. poethikee"uc n tresnoveuthem DFton who ufril to yetart twas ateyto ngaed te peunae t~s beoeintre, ne happlynear Bostone He as for~ bay ayeale pin thlectrer itadhrpoet iUnS his custo y6e - iet tems s--red an tendr.' I grd A ariae ettemn fi liesa ANditu.ItI Ao safty against Ti.//'E. Sbl aciet.E s ATar agaNStSth emodisagrealt/MOn to have poery buDth t s not tobfalora jstale bt Itu e woudt e bel wpnreced.Ipt ould e rsplid pvt. On-ev Jarmirg Iand. Ftony whoets fN 4t commssios acharey eorroeri taye ap Stamicostry, iedrectinly nerstp. c et was fcordany toyer ~i curr c OlDRolmbi, fR. O POSIION! 1POITIND! 5CNOO T. Moalrealta we l npn rossely of i cuar ainte yof ption lareickae by mail0 ost unxld Enteir lans time. payments. 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