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The People's Journal. PICKENS S. C. ,.COAlS OF FIRE.. The night wias closing down over the hills of San Francisco. It, was cold and the biting wind whirled down the lighted paveient of Market street and blew the rags of smoke--only one could not see that-from the face of tle waxing moo which began to flare faintly ab'ove the myriads of colored lights. BlitTkImS turned up his coat collar and thliruiSt his hanid', into his pockets, and betl forward at an angle against the wind. le walked swiftly, reek )ecsjh. never feeling it as he roughly isled passerby after passerby, nor heeding the h.ard glances that were di reed at him liby tle disgruntled ones. His brainI was in a whizl. Ile was conscions of a thim desire to get among It was the tumul11t withlin hliml callng for respoonse in his environment. Eiummb. e liarrington had just re f1usei hm. It wNas 101 tle first tilie. b t ws vast.y ditfertnt from the *'.0: tinmes. &i0: this oce:1sion 1 ha1d beenb11e li uiponl him that she me '.Im whtShe Fan .:11nma!,e::l wa :.ay eveti mite who s' cA i:ch was so genle Ah hem s:W no at :' .aitkm. ha a h sh n ant ;I. * 1 l-is1. @ : Sh was in tha 0.0:1!.a dIw at :h.,t A ht - '. ust p ao b k War f h b h h.im~ fo".t. te. soet .\ VN a n . h ' "W iin: for 'a [ ath fer Ioa o opposite G;att idiand,"' with a sSs tioni of dlrarnaatiu (mpjhaasis. Ile -a.' followint'. the thet'n irevain i faion01 in Sarn F'rarncisco)~ suiies in theii choj'ee of pl~ace, lie was5 Hoiiewhat in won. der to hind hims.'elf nio ony.r rert. ful , bu1t conlimun ictati ve, "So am I,"' the strantger retuirnedl lic knocked his cigar againit the rail and~ replaceid it between his lips. ii I am going to jonrp overboard~ when we get there. N ow don't betray nn.,' he said qIuickly , " for if you shioulMI'i would merely cause me the trouble of makling a return trip." "' I have no iitetio~n of bet -ain you,'' Blflfkinrs said iiia Ilayinge tone. " That is just wha suressed to do myself." ugin Thle two stared at each othier. Final ly the stranger ventured, " What for'?'' "' What are you din'itii or torted fllkinus. tire "' I have no0 hesitation in tel lirg you. I am suffering from a Iin~gerinrj' an incurable disease. It riot only makes me wretched, butt unfit for work.I have no means anid I haven't any de sire to become a public beneficiary, so I'm taking this way ourt of it." A pause, then hie added, " One confidenuce deserves another." "Oh," said Bliff~knns, with a p~ainful effort, " same old trnoube- ,i.:." Tired Out "I was very poorly and could hardly get about the house. I was tired out all the time. Then I tried Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and it only took two bottles to make me feel perfectly well."- Mrs. N. S. Swin ney, Princeton, Mo. Tired when you go to bed, tired when you get up tired all the time. Why ? Your blood is im pure, that's the reason. You are living on the border line of nerve ex haustion. Take Ayer's Sarsaparilla and be Sl.@0 a tbotlie. quickly cured. Alt druggitst. Ask your doetor wihnt he titks of Ayer's S irAparilla. ie kitows all -tslt thi g:raiid ('nt f(atn i medtitte. Follow his advice and we wUl 14 satistlied. C e AVKY Col . Lowell, Mass. Thrown you oTer'.' Blitykins nod ded]. What's the nuatter'. Nothing, Only she says he don' care for me. ("h, dol't you lheve it. Neve Say die:you". win l Im mI I the Il :n. "No:. it's nit 1:30."* Wli!Tkms re vnid ed. de:'.y. I ought to see n ago. on.y I was such an as. '' oy y0 on",*'!. Og h - Iontth. ;0 and hv.\ .1 1. a d y w . . : Of th :0 ue f:-ac u a ;he man.111 sto'sd0 m i hat I -n ii i~ i t N'' I. V, 1 1 "W Ita .V ain i) .w. "N- n .:..i'l 10 hav e -- I . 5'.* It t -'a t te l. .. -aw..r.ih 1 w . 1 ; s n .di-a s w g e w n' Iikin hd not1kow .hi *u hn .. 5 c ~ - a ivhh- :. *, *' ,he ca g ta he e o t . ar j a "I 1 l1J you have3 ' hue, .1 , . h ateratlti. seching tone. A I~imseu1. ~ts* In~ rouighly. JBlillkitns ltooked att h'im squa)I'~lrtiri ghmiee totok m t~t als nit twit I . i tie am111 broadeciothl (oal. ltiothten took ai step backwardt. Thei oil mut-. I ered ai c'urse. The oll (r'M jaws dIrop-. 1)1d. A mlomentl the~ly st~ it'( i, te Eunabel le a voice lrok e thet - el, 1 G eorge, please take me away1'' A party of tourists, a do.ea, in al camel~ up btehindu thtemi, laugh ing and chat-termgls. TIhey bore themu past .and T1he. lirst engine turned out by the Balwm Locomotive Works, seety years ago, weighied atlt ten tons ahmt wast used on what is now a part oif thet leadg roatd. It was advertised by the road as employed inI case of fui - Iweather, but in stormy weather bor -3 I were substitutedi. Tlhere were hninue . lhve miles of rail road in th -i ( -~( States when Mr. Babliwt look~ theor der for thn lirttetll~.t...leor BILL A1P CARRIEI) MAILS. lie Tells of thle Difl'ert1Lc Now usti tlie Lotig Ago)--P'ost(age TIhen Very IIigh. A tlanta Ocnstitution. .Now you young people, girls andi boys, excuse me for telling you a story about the old ties. Sixty-four years ago, whil I was twelve years old, imy father was the postmaster in our town and had to make contracts for cat rying the mail to other n Aighboring towns. lie gav these contracts to needy men an1d tle pay was generally one dollar a day. )ne of these Men got sick anil my father miatde mc take his place ati ritle the mnail to Roswell all winliter. It was twenty-live iies away and 1 had to ride there and back in a liy, atnd h paid 1ue the 1ollart for every trip. was a bitter winter and sotncinues Iheni I got homne I had to be h otT of the horse, for I was fro:en u and helpless. Unhtt I was a tu h n hardy boy and always ready ilext trip. On niy iirst ride tlet. 2' etywj ' on iuy route tid not know nte. used to knit socks and send town by the ohl man to se1 to :ltI hack sote coffee or sutgar r - - cOpper as, or soinc it tle th t - didtn': know tue, anh! 1 rinembe' one old wotnatt c'aiue ou't and sal .re youth Ald I iughed ;i s. ' 1 au :.ot afe n and s '.: Y ota-se a c "pt :.IA.' the .1,4 v t. -v w - T YY hvl Itn4tVI 1 .: w.b 2 an" b- h. ye aj the a a th ItI- -- 4. t'h 4' an.1 L 7L % t 1 - - a - - - it~ . i - -1alw * . n4..tate, ju.t 1 lii'' prize2/ to. both lic IV ' 12 - 2 2) .~ I ut, the the lara he e boyd lir 1. 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The Kind You Have Always Bought 'Boars the diginaturo In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA Tilt CENVAUR COMPANY. NEW VORIt CITY. at Cost! [N h a e i n u n ~ n s , w i ~ n 's, Buggies, Phaetons and Wagons solute Sacrifice! I f. .:i. it, int Coino andi ~( 10ee for m. hb- o ll k i l ,am e . I~:r~:' l ov er b4 ut w I mve a1ll~ fW- 4 gOI II4 44 r1 I hi or 4441 d paper. l g'olig II elO r e 11n dib' coehl :1444 s4.4 is. We ar lw y ARLES & McBRAYER, RC &4% CO., I III i nd lii' f ND GRAN ITE 1011y none 44i4~ 1.4 firsi-la Ii SL iiii bu' ~ly mI P4 Iua r t Mii canL give I he lowest T 'IE & (00., AmneIerson, 8. C. 50 YEARS" 'A EXPERIENCE' n. TRADE MARKS t &DESIGNS r Annyone lenling n ilket (' nnd 1 1r~p I nmay -i'(I i pr 144 l ra j I k14 (Il on ntha $414q~4yCia iile iii )Jndkl Jtic a A ri lii h (4 r I d .~I4 Iar atCCciri4g~(~. c IMUNN( i~ 4r I~l7~((4 & Cu. 'od- r-e cork 4 )Cliac tto 25 fle, St.illLola, 1ashgonD.i "DR, J. P. CARLISLE ---DENTIST, rn Groenvillo, S. C. ornco ovor Add isons Drug Store, aj)12-19tf.