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The People's Journal. PICKENS- S. C. A FII)RI?A 1 TI r I TO G FN. J HCNNINS. Griphic Description of' itie Bilt tice of tile Witlder-ss Whe-re Ili.' Waus Killed. Il r. T. It. Lackie, of Detroit, Mich., who was an ollicer in tle f amous Six teenth l ichigan regiment, writes to the Atlanta Jotrna a1 correction of the StatCmen11t going 11the rounds that Gen. AMicah Jenkills wis killed at (;ettysburg, and gives in tietail the cir cilstan1ics conliected with lis death in the batt:e of the Wildiness on the (;th of M1ay, I 1- to which is addedi a glowing tribute to (;eli. Jenkins from the pen ol this allant Federal officer: The circlumtalnCes ConncMtCed with the death of that. very distingished ollicer were as follows: All day the 5th and until about 10 a. Im. the ith. ;ciier.l A. P. Il ill's corps had been conitending against vasitly superior ninnbiiihers of Federal troops. Ot the fatal toornin g of the 5th Hlancock had advaliced his corps on liIR's position, and forced the latter almost back to his artillery line badly broken and worin out by i!ncessan'tilt liIgltinlg. IDis aster to the Collfedera1te ary seemed assured. (Gineral I've was with the artillery and directing the re-forma tiOll of the broken l iles. lil * had sent, for his old War h rme ( Longtreet) %%nd V wasaNxiouslwaiting hiscoming .:ailways rea1b and on1 hand at the right Ionilill he i sei omiig ow(1il the Orae 1,hnk road. his iulln ilient ml1en1 on the dou'tic-quick. resistless as the ocean tile r - s Texans are deployed into h- ad I iuii hediatel, at(1 Vance w1ith 1tha t"never it, be forgottenl yell. Th11e iillrtal Ix' springs to the front to leal Illm; : theyv halt. lie iust -o back or t1here vill bo no ad laUce' (f xin1. A rinzed:c-faced tieti of tI' hal4 t' froniit gently takes the b -r rm and turns the heaIt (l his clunrger. Ixee SOrrowully ri le overU to - W ong street; n es ti ithe 1xans. I ld roar thle caumon with shlwtted brealthl and ino(pre li lt t t : (d, battle de MODS. ''he Texans sti rike- luicock's exult alit alvance: the lihck is tretindous; neither line recoil-: biu the tangle(d forest! tremble, 11nd1 theltan, d h ie ed TexaIis alid tle( i vtraios of llan cock eItLe them)selv \ wI to the s(i ence of butchering. ('iie ainother. Tile slaughter on btilh -idtes is awful. li nn1 and Law's brnigades come3 to the aiid of 4 te1 nd ake a hand14 in the work that is 4n1; wi it a Ne.l the wvhole unec chargLesA. The 'utleral linle is furred back, hnt Wadsvoli c ome. to the aid1 (A Hlancock; the tide of bat tie ebbs and tiows. \ adswoitlh is killed: I n-street strikes the lFederal left llank; rolls it up in a cintiei m1ss tward the plaki and back ol thit lrok road. l'.verything 0now ill indicated a comlete victory foi the C onfederates. Genueral I ontg street irodte foriwarid to pieptarie andl take aidvanitag3e of thle oppori~t unity ti iniihiet a tdecisi ve bhuv4 Voin (iraniit' army. WV Ih that d ini view Jell kin's fresh hi i rade is ino ved forward to the phmkli road. Suplemi1enttd by 1 Ker.isha w's brtigol4 e rconno110iter the Situttit 4, acetmtin 114 h y tI enera\ .1 enkilns. Ma h nie' mer4 seemns a miovement im iher ittiiot ai It the imdistiiet view ob)tainied owViing tI the density of the forest misit odk then for the eneiny athIi\ ired, hillinug th gahllnt. Jtenins mut wouning~ii 1,'ng street, a iliost hunenitale istake. As ai Federal stlieri knowtt that will not 1he. expectedI of ine~ witt 14l scope of an article iintnded Ito (I close (cal1 d epa rtmen(1t, t) w ie a h i, gria phical S ketch (If so d ist inuguIishe :it ollieer as G.eneral Mlicah J1enkLins, we I hitte3d for thie work, whiich I anm in Vet the temptaIition is ISS gre'at. (41 1; somethling moi'e, thlat I ventu(re a bri retrospective vies.v oft that hero's wi recordl, and1( iunder my o4wn14i observaiti1o As co01on1e of th(le regimen(11t dlesignaite the Palmetto 'hlarp) Shoters ol Son Garolina, we joined thim at the hait of Manaissas, or I ill I hm1, as the F-et crails have it, m1 the( hot4JLtest ui < thait lield, near the 11le1nry house5(, ani dlown the slope, where so n1nmy13 of th IHamplIton Legioni fell, and14 where vali ant (deeds1 and1( good geniieral shi crowned( thie younug Coiifedeirae wvith victory and1( everhist inig famue. 'T 1Reaulregard', Jackeson , lI ce, IHarto0 and Kirby Smnithi, the latter' a citize: ot Connecticut, under ( eneral Mal gruditer, we filld the gaII limt Col (om J1en1kinis withinii the de3fenisis of Y or I towni. After' the evacuation of [hat 81iront hol Jenk ins' regiment, with othieri c3overed'( the4 retireat and facing abouit ai Williamisburig met (lhe overwhielmlinI aidvan~ice of the (eemy, infl icting terri ble loss mn his ranks and14 checkinig his advance uint il the Conifederate arm' and subistenlce trainis are' ait at saft dIitance, 1and4 propeir line of defene< e3stalihedlhi. At West P oimt and otheri places hIis regimient had fought the hard battle tof thle reairguaird uinti the army13 was safei onl thle south side of the ( 'hiikahiomlily river, his r'egi. menit having stfered uniol hlardshiips and1( scyere losses ini men41 ou14 ollicers, for which lhe receiv~ed list recogniition for his gallant andl mlieritoonus co11net in1 face of an overwheling enemiy. Next we 11ind him11 at the battle of Seven lPines, or Fai r )Oaks, with hiis gallant reCg' ''ent andii one11 oithr ri' Ivinhg before himii a whole Feera111 ivision, gaininig ai good position, hiel the1( hat tie field and inthleting a loss oni the enemy abhout er(inal to the n1umber of men ini his regimhlent, only abandoin lg h11s p)oitionl when31 the aI 411y wais with drawn to the formier (lefenc1es (If Rihh mnondI, ini the dlark hours of the C on federacy which fllo~wedl the. ba1tle of Seven Pines, wheni .Johnhstoni's vague plans and operations putzzled and( coin fused the Presidlent. A ne4w star ap)pearedl on the Confed ernte horizon. it illumninlated the whole American contmient. its refull gent rays lyenetratedI the remlotest bounids of the Old World. That mnag. nificent and1( glowing orb personmied in new life to the Confederacy, vigor and swiftness of movement. Plans were speedily consummated; hostile guns must not cover the capital; the siege must, be raised, the enemy beaten to cover. Jackson in the valley receives a message, his foot cavalry are put in motion. Ie beats Banks and Shields down the valley as with a flail. C(Xn sternation is in their path. One takes refuge in Iarper's Ferry; the other across the Potomac. The great flail er returns and brushes Fremont out of his path. drops back v few foot-sore Spartans as pickets for Fremont to gape at until his (.Jackson's) return. ILee crosses the Chiekaliolily at Meadow Ridge and drives the enemy e to its common center about Grapc. a vine Bridge and Woodbury bridge- a The Seven Days' battle is on. The e second day, June 27, 1862, Longstrect h strikes the enemy's left and Jackson the right flank. The battle rages all the afternoon. The enemy hold their 4viountd. Late in the evening Lee uiwkes the final effort to count that ' da.1y's victory his own. The Texan brigade under I lood are hurled like a thunitderbolt, against the left center. c(olonel Micalh .1enkmns with his vali ant 'almetto regiment and one other against, the extreme left. The left center is broken and shattered into fragments. .Jenkins fires one volley aid charges with Cold steel. The cue. my is brolken, slaughtered, and the sur vivors drivenl into the swamps of' the Chickahominy-and only the shelter ing wings of night, saved us from comi plete annihilation. The writer's regimnient, one of the iost magnilieent regiments inl the aryli, 12 companis, 1,1-10 men, was almogt a total Vreck and ,Jenkins held our beautiful banner. Col. .James A. Hoyt, editor of TiH,: (tR-;E.NVli1.,i' NiMoN'rAINE:Fn, then ai olliecr in Col. .Jenkinm' regiment, has told the story correctly in the Confederate Veteran. Lee, is victor. McClellan is on the retreat to the .1ames river. The siege of' Iticliniond raised. The 5th (f tlhe battle cdays, . lune :1th, .enkins takes the advaniec of the battle at Fri'Lzier Farm. Beats back tie enemy. IloIds the battle groiud. Ile has commanded It. 11. Anderson's brigade in both bat ties. IIis regimental loss is severe, him self severely wouilded. Tie 'almetto regiinent alonie suistaiiilg a los of . an11d no prisoners reiported. After a marcli of over two imidred miles on half rations, we find ( eneral ,CInkins again on the old battle ground of Hull I un, or Manassas No. 2, on L.')ong street's right. 'orters' l''ederal corps left, this time h1C lightls Maxey (Gregg, ol en emies of Gatinos Mills. .1enkins' b'igade 111 so despertat lighting mit again hiiself severely woulutile(, aid brl'igade loss about -150. 11 e is on1e of the otlie'Urs mtii(lionied inm G . 1,Oigstm'eet's relrt of tills hat.tle for extraordinlary bravery and uniexcel led ieroismii. HIis brigade, inw I command of'I C(olonel .oseli Walker, of the I'al metIto Sliarp' Siooters, advatces into Maryland and goes into action inl the iattle- of Soutl I outin, sustaiing a hoss of *20, tlen back to ShtarIsbig, or Antietam,. l'hieir fiel 4)1 operaItn -was not far fr'otm Ge;n. I .ee's hieaud ptit ters b' ecomtini g d esperaflt ely (enI ged~c an tdrov tt~e t he enemiy at every ing' their wvoundmced .Ieukints with glomry ni Hl.uim~iiig tihe prtouid re&cordli of lie 'I Thus Ie ha' l he01iateni MIe('tel latn's atrtmy off thle l 'itinisithi, detro'yed'c the grandc armyll of the manit whoi4se htead qfuatters wer'e ill thet sadditle, atnd htaud ' lnght the comined~tt'c armlie's of Antie Iam to s tndstillI. 'This is the miost bloy ian diespterate Cof Ithe aiges. The toly isuark it 1eitry to lbe etr'chtedl to either was thieir battle ' laurinhg the I etty sbuargz tamtpalin th le gallhutt .1eninsI , 1bein ta~ssignted tc the dlepartmtitt of North Carolina wrfomin valuabli~e set vice alst i. hbick Watet', he vecry urtgenitly r'e * authlot'ities int Hieliotid to ite per "-i millted to shatre thle battlefi eld~s oi iN I,ee's5 artmy ailotng with fte dlivision wIIithi wIhoml lie had11 beeni soi long, an< Itocftent in bloodly contitct in dlef ense c htis cherishedt' ights atnd glorious Star md11( Ibhirt', but alas1, hits wtsh was otil cI i ited whli e .C 1mh ai t i'at, t met. ii e thec WiIlertness ott the ( )rantge I 'Ian i roadic, that fatal 4ti of' M~ay, 1811 P Although ii hits us andic minte w .1 al 3' wtart, I loved hi n tonte thle less. lbi was noble1 and1( brave, and1( such as lht avei aC2 woirld-wte giory to the Amler'i (cani Ii el omhbat tled. Th'le sp'irit 01 such men I do inot sieiep w itli the tene-e mn t 4)1 clay, but Iiv~es againa in great deeds. Tlhie ne wer genierations1 of thit South landc will have thliir L ees and1 .1 enikinis, but. now here else on1 this con-i hvex wvorl. It would be s.tct mdced t-were we onlly to find theml inl du st') 211and time11-wot'i volumes1and on14 cohl'01 -mutilated stone. It is pleasinhg to note1 the priesenice of the diistinlguishled otlicer of whom my1 feeble pen11 hals w ritteni personiified ini younlg Maj~or Micah den1 Skiins, the hero of Santiago, onie whiose dlarinig deeds have w',on tile appilaudits of the Western IIemlisphere. '14(7 Viinewoodl Ave., I )etroit, MIich. L ate a lieutenant 164m Mich. Vet. Vol. Infantry. The man who. is respotnsible for the investigation no0w beinig cairriedl onl by a special committee of the Ilouse cof Representives is Neils Gron. le camle fr'omi Copenhiagen to Washington to mal~ke public Capt Christmas's secrtet repoi't to the D~anishi Governmenmt, asserting a necessity of brihbing Coin gr'essimn anld preCss associations to carry through tihe purchase of tihe West Indies by the Untited States,. TIhie G ron family, thloughm not belon1g ing to the noility, is very distingulishl ed itn Copenhmugen. ic is a native of i)enmlark, buit received his edcaltftionl in America and hived hero for many years. ic hans spenlt thes last two years traveling, and hlas written a number' of ai'ticles of a descripitive nature for American and D~anish periodicals5. In 1900 he Iiguredl priomninenitly inl the " expose" of the aihleged plain of the Standard Oil Com nany o buyn the nanish West 111(10. GENERAL WADE HAMPTON, 3qIdIer, Statesmai ainl Citizen. L'ho Grconville MountaIneer, April 12. The bell is tolling the requiem of )outk Carolina's foremost citizenI Vade Ifampton is dead, and a nation fill mourn the departure of a man who ras exalted in character, superb in ac ion and wibe ill council. Southern iii hought, word and deed, lie was yet atlolic in sentiment, liberal in dispo ition and kindly in couluuct. His ten crament was truly conservative, and et whenu aggressiveness was demand d by the occasion, there was the dash nid daring of A Chevalier Bayard, with 11 the civic and military virtues as eibed to "tlhe good kiiglt,'' whose iyalty, purity and scrupulous honor 'on forI him the title of a "cavalier 'ithout fear and without reproach."' I ieutenant General Wade Ilaimpton, f the Confederates States army, was orn oin the 28thi of March, 1818, in lie city of Chaileston, witlin sounl of Id St. Michael's chimes, anid he died n Columbia at 1 o'clock on Friday, ypril 11 thi 1902. lIe was the third of Bu is family to bear the inunie lie made so ne lustrious and honored, Ilandl his giand. or ather served with distinctioni as a sol lie in the lRevolutionary war under Ok darion and Suiter, belonging to the jl avaliy regiment commnantided by Col. ti ivii. W aslingtoi, of wiich lie was ieutenant colonel at the bittle of, Eu. Aaw. His son, Wade Ilaijpton, was a O danter with extensive interests and th arge estate, and lived at Millwood, a ew miles from Coliinnia, where thie t e Iiird Wade lampton was reared in V uxury and Illuence, but was taught I) le iianlI1y vi rtUes iie rei i'Clining in luenees that were cliairacteristic of Iiis ,I long life. wi ( I. IInIiipton was a gradtiate of tle South Carolina Colege, mati after- of wvard studied law, but without anly inl tention of enuterinig upon the practice of tihe profession. lie Was recognized it, inl earlv life as one of thle proininent ien o tle State, thouogh his time was w not occupied so mch vitli public at- pI lairs as with hii: landed interests in In South ( Ca'olina and Al ississippi , devoL- Of ing himsellf to the activities of a planter with anple for)C tune, and using for1 re- in creation thle ild a'd tile gul rather thanl wiling away time with listless of purpoie inl iashiioii's circles. lie was <h called upon to serve tle people in tle if I 4egislature, and Iiade an excellentt re- i cord inl that body 1'1 Common selse and sotul juidgnienit. lIe was a ncinm her of the State Setiate when the war broke out, and his political sentimenits s were str4onlgly coiervaittive, not bciog a incline4 to a Ihsmneml .ber1menit of' tlie Union. e Whlet i 1lie State (Iciled iitpon a t. w itlirtawal friom te l'in he promlit pt- I lv oflfered Ilis selvices as a piivate inl a the dlefeice of South ( Cair4olta, but was 4. shortly afterwa ud givet ii thIorit.y to olratalze, a1 ,omanun111 of* inf~antry,3 ar-il lery atid cavalry, wIIthi I.mC1 te knownO h as the l lamptont Legion, atnd achieved c gIeat distinction inl eaci '11111 the ser'vice. lie conunanidedl thle inifatrty the I''irst Mlaimssas, :ui was w44tted c; ini (lhe head. lI the campijaign~t on1 the Ii icaisedl thle distinictiin ald ame of I its leadercl, who was again wiound~edt ( after perfoi tuingl gallanit andh elfeetive ( service. lie wvats commisso41 ne11 , asi 1uiv brigaidier getneral on the :25th of du rly,1 18I:3. aun was assignedi to thle conm iniandt of1 a 'availry briigadl uiiler' Gein. V irginia. Gen. I Iaimnypon wvas hettcefoithi ideni titled ithi thle cavalry service, aut in i the Alary landi cunpaigti or I Sm' lie was in chuarget of thle rearI gutaId of lie caiv adiry dIivisionl in the miovemenuit west wardu fromi l-'rederick &'ity, a per'ilous I andt imi)portanit poisit ion, as (lie ieteiny w as pr'essinig tlie Conf i edleates w ith vigorl mall persistenc4e. lie wans often -.. .b.en y Stuhaitfo d41'et ached service, aida intis h i le was uti~ncommonly sue t'i'ssll, enthaninig his reputation ans a - skilltul andiu dainmg ;tia(Ier, wh'ose valori I m1114 capjtaiy won fo lon onti nue~tttild a promlotioni ais thei' wvar progre lssed'. 114e I w~ais ai pariticipantt ini Snt~'s raid in ihe l'4rear ot Memaile's army,', itol li'hi me tic a ettnmy's (imdrly ne4ar i Ietl Iishunrg 4n ihe wais wotutinIed thirit innis, alill two) of * hmwr ar ns .li rtnan 1 /i THE RACE Dores ntiL I4deta 4)11 the start buit oni lie littishi. It's staying power u hith c'ai at itt hiisine.ss. \thany a luui starts ofl ini 4 the ratce for buisiiess Sneer'tSS wiith a ht'.'rst of speedc~ whichi stuiis to aissure vitIory. I 'resent ly be begjins to failer I uitol at~ list hei falls ai fails. The cause ? Genaly h'5 "stnach 1) Ionl.'" No in a is strongerc thatn his stralcch. htiusiess d haste leadl to carecless at' I tirreular ean htig. The stomach :uil other 'organis of fa chget'tionl .iid ttritjin becomeji diseaise', I I Tihei bodyi is inlepiteily tnoniishzedlandiu so) grows wea k . strengtheniis te stoniah .inI so etiietit enis 111e whleh body Iwhih depend41t' os on Ill the stomiachi for Itlie nonrtiishmenclt fiomi tI whiichi strentgth is tiide. There is nio alcoolh ini' "olen Med i ' D~siscver, " atiid it is enirel v free fro. 0Ipiiit eoca:inel aiii all otet liinarcot ics. Accept ito sublst itte f'or Ithe t 1)iscov- y' cry." There is no medicitte "'jnst as good " for' dli5sas of the sItomiaclh andl allied orgiani. '"Youtr '(oltti Medical I scov'e y ' ha~ pe r forted ai w~onde4 fiii cure. wrai t ir. .\1. IH. Houie, of' Clharletsti,. Panikliii co. Ark. "I had the. worst case. of dys pe'.-di tile' dociors siy, fthat they ever saw. Alict i tyang seven doctors and everyiting I eu coit herio with noi benefit, I trled hr. P'iter t Goldten MedA~ial ti, govery, and ntow 1 ala5 enredu." * Dr. Pierce's Pleasanit Pellets cure connatinatlin. cc cl eIll chi Its quality influences " Sh the selling irice. l Profitable fruit re growing insurod on/t tl when enough actual nc Co Potash ' is in the fertilizer. co Neither guan/i/v nor Co good qua//v possible tol without Potash. cc oil Write for nur free books eli giviig det.itS. C.lFRAN KA1.1 WVORKS. I .c N ...gen. Nor C ity. ';t..t jI Tered Very heavily in this ba ttle, joI irly one-hal If of his men being killed ge wounided. til in tihe 3rd of August, 18s3, just I c Imionitl after the (vettysburg fight, si untiI)LOnI waVs promoteil iuajor-general fr< dI alssigtned to tihe comiiiantIl of I Oil valry division. (en. Stuart was t >rtally wCunded at Yellow Tavern 01 the I I l of May, I 8f I, and (I ied e next day. Iilamptoo wast the rank- (I g ollicer, and took command of the cc valry corps of the Army of Northern n1 irginia. lie defeated the raid of of hlIgreen and Kilpatrick, and after CC veral days' fighting lie gave Sheri- th nI a check at Trevilian's statioln, of biehi broke up lthe Federal plan of nettire with Hliter and the capture ill Lynichibirg. lit, captured 3,000 il -0ione's 1111d larIge q itiantities of war m aterial, sustaining a loss of 719 men twenty-three days. Inl September, cc t[I, le struck the rear of, Granit's V ily at City P oint, capturing .100 tiL -isoners and britnging away 2,186 el eyes, a.1 shortly afterwards in an- e her action le captured 5)00 prisoners. el In -'ebruary, I1;SI5. lie was promoted V( mtenianit, general and assiigied to tlie el mmnziitilid of the cavalry inl the arm1y e .Josepli E. dohist(,I, where lie ron- ta Iedl conspicuotis service in checking le advance of Shi ernman and in select g the battle-grotind of, Bentonville, hich was the scene of his last en igemeni t with the Fluderal troops. Ili .tter the close of hostilities he re- W lle(l life 1s a platr, and gave his -tentioni to tle large inlterests in Mis- w ssippi, where lie was eingaged when dilled upon to lead the movement for y le redemption of the State in 1876. , is courage and coolness under h l1 ccliistaicst, coupled with his sa- N acity and discretion, made an endur- o i,, success of what was regarded by e ially as a iopeless 1111dertaking, and N C Was crowned w ith civie honors that veli sirpassed tle briliatl :l:rd in lillitary life(,. In 17" he met wi an i accident- h 'hi le hiunti11:ig near (Cohlumbnia whIiich a insed thie loss of a legi. atI while his a fu still humiis in the bahiice he was eel to thle Un[it ed States Senate, in liichi e xaltedl posit ion lie served until 0 II . liI wais appioin tedl by I 'resident C levelatid in 181:; Lto thie position of om)11missioner of Ililr oads for the ~ iited States, whtich lie resignedl in 89 7 , anit has sinlce t hat ti me Ibeen ou t 'I the pulblic service. (sen. I lamptotn's career ha~s been so - min-ttt aiti tilicienit thati eulogy upjoni is l iie and character ale not retiuiredl o b rm ft~ orthi thie admtoi rationi ol' his on litrymeti. No mati had more l)er oil friends, and his amniabihity was io consicuousiit a trait, that all men veret5 drawni to him with unfailing' nagnietismn. h-ull of. yeas atni of labors ie has gone to an lonolc reid grave. 2A 1,1, l'0'(Ill 11 C(IN\'CNT I()N Ilow~ to l'etierti ~\iti the i lee erea t itir~, of thle State I )emo erai xecuitive commiiillec, has sent to thie several county c'hiairmteni the follow itng iilic'ial call for the May State con vent ion: I )car Sit: Your at tent ioni is respect 1lly cailhi'l to thle foltlowinig resoluI otions adop tedc at a me iet ing of the St ate I )ec ratiwe extenutive comminitteec of A pril I., 11)2, ati yout are earnestly 'esoluttiotis ate carrieci tout iii yonr -outy: l isol ved , Iirist, Thlat ini accord(antce w ih section iiI of thle constituItioni of hie I eitii(ratit partly ofi Siuih Caro ita, a Slate cionvenitioni is ILereby -alledl tot take place at 12 o'clo~ck tm., \laiy 21>t ., I 12, in the city of Ciolumi lIesol vedl, seconid. ( 'ountyv chair neti titchrughot lhe State are hierebiy list ruetedi to call thie I )cmocratlc clubs if thle vat iin ti oun(tieis to aissemiible ot 'aturdal~y, Ain'il 2th, for the puirpiose freoigatizinig antel elec~iting delegates c thle counlty iconvent ioni to be held on lay .5th in accordattee with artiele 2 f thle contistitult ion (of (lie I )emocratic arty ofi Scuth Carolina. kTe county onivenitionls wheni so assemblledl will leet del egat es to (lie State e l yvenltion, md each county will lie entiitled to iiutble its re'presenitatjin ini the L~egis.. Ittule mi that. (onivention aiid to elect eounfty lhairitiati atI a nietmbher oif iue Slate 1)c'inonattcieeetive comli cit tee, I ept'5 tftilly, \\t ii I. .low, ( 'hiajriilan, I-ir the benielit of the I )emocrats itn th mc severial count iqs the seecretaryv of It e ccitnnulltee hias prepiared an'd is 0r tintg tout the followjing dlh o iheI 1)emocra ts 'if 8111h Ca jirolina:i v I or theic bieticit of Ite brorai )t ers ii i i riganiiz ing thle )cmnocratic TI Dl CA STOR I A For Infants and Children,. o he Kindi You Have Always Dought at~#jr of D AVegetable PreParationforAs similaing thle ood andieg ida tiig the Stomachis anBowels of' Promotes DigestioniCheer'u ness and Rest.Contains neither OpiumDItorplline norl twnral. NOT NARCOTIEC. &,rA eIleSSal& Aside fet 0 Aperfecl Iliedy rorConsfipa lio n, So ur S to macI%, Diarrhioca W~ormis ,Conivuilsiois ,Fcverishi ness and Loss OF SLERI FacSiotilc Sinature or D- Nc L-YNII I EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. Belling 13E1ve0 rty this year, the following informa )n is given: The State Democratic executive mmittee has instructed the county airmen to issue a call for a meeting the respective townshij) and ward ibs to be held on the fourth Satur y im April. When convened these ibs shall each have a distinct title, rhe ;Democratic club," and all elect a president, one or more -e presidents, a recording and a cor ponding secretary, and shall have 1 following working committees of t less than three members each: A inmittee on registration, an execu 'e committee and such other con ttees as may be deemed expedient. lch club shall elect a member of the uinty executive committee, under the atrol of which the clubs shall be held iether and operate. The county ox Alive committee shall elect its own icers, except the chairman, who ll be elected by the convention. Lese officers need not necessarily be Lmbers of the committee. The clubs ill elect delegates to the county con ation-one delegate for each 25 iubers and one delegate for a ma 'ity fraction thereof. T'hie county convention, when as nbled, shall be called to order by , chairman of the executive con ttee, and the county convention Al proceed to nominate and elect >im among its members a president, e or more vice presidents, a secr - ry and a treasurer, and shall be held the first Monday in May. The county convention shall elect legates to the State convention, each unt being entitled to double the tmber of delegates as it has members tle general assembly. The Statc nveition has been called to meet on e third Wednesday in May in the city Columbia at 12 m. Each county convention must,, at c meeting on the first Monday in riy, elect a iember of the State Ic ocratic executive committee. Each county delegation to a Stat e uivention shall have power to fill any LCaicy therein. Tie State conven n shall be called to order by the airman of' the State Democratic ex utive committee. A temporary tairman shall be elected by the con ation, ad when organized shall ect a president, vice president from cl Congressional district, two secre rics aid a treasurer. U. X. GUNTER, n., Secretary. Montana will have at least one ex bit at tle St. Louis Exposition which ill attract attention. The State will :nd the tallest man in America--Ed ard leaupre, aged 21, who is 7 feet 1.2 inches in height and weighs 367 )u(s. Ile sleeps on the floor in ho Is because no bed is large enough to old him. On tle ranch where lie has orked live years lie often takes a I, 0 pound horse under his arm and irries it about the pasture. He can alk olT with 2,000 pounds on a straight it.. Unlike maiy giants Beaupre is ell developed generally. His chest lesure 5-i inches, hips 64, iieck 21 eadi 28 and wrist I10. His spani with 11m5 extend~ed is 92 inches, and( lie ears No. 22 shoes. Electricity hats increasedi tihe power I' sea coast lights to that of 8,000,000 andiles. T1he mniner'al oil lamp of the D~oty Systeini," wvhichi was almost in niversai use pr~eviou.s to the introduc on of electricity, did not, exceed 54, 00 candlles in (lie strength of its luminilationi. HaSicSik " I first used Ayer's Sarsaparilla in the fall of 1848. Since then I have taken it every spring as a blood -purifyin g and nerve strengthening medicine." S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans. If you feel run down, are easily tired, if your nerves are weak and your blood is thin, then begin to take the good old stand ard family medicine, Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's a regular nerve lifter, a perfect blood builder. si.0oabottle. All drurrists. IAak your ctor whlat ho thinks of Ayer's l ouu fal i 1 eiO.s Foilow his O~VCO and wo will be, satisnerS. J. c. AvYFn co., Lowoll, Mass. rhe Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist. e 'liscoverer of Swamp-Root at Work in His Laboratory. There is a disease prevailing In this untry most dangerous because so decep e. Many sudden deaths are caused by -hleart disease, pneumonia, heart failure apoplexy are often the result of kidney ease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad nce the kidney-poisoned blood will attack vital organs, or the kidneys themselves ak down and waste away cell by cell. ten the richness of the blood-the albumen leaks out and tihe sufferer has BrIght's sease, the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-.Root the new dis very is the true specifIc for kidney, bladder d urinary troubles, It has cured thousands apparently hopeless cases, after all other orts have failed. At druggists In fifty-cent d dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free mail, also a book telling about Swamp ot and its wonderful cures. Address .Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and mnn this panpe CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the oignature of. In i Use For Over Thirty Years SCASTORIA at Cost! eything. chaII iun our01 hulliness, we will spli rs, Buggies, Pnaetons and Wagons asolute Sacrifice! ta~ke' our 1 wo4l for it,~1II bu cona4 ail see for *your un11 IP he Ivinl(. V. e r- IIr t h !.Ibco'k, C ourithiuul, TIysonI & role41 the4I ''i s-on,or, Ta';ylor'10 (l:u Ch looga. ohce falkila w r ig to) sell ourI S is pret ty' well overI but( we have a1 few bartgalins enIII or c'lerk hire, owni our own r'e)ository and Ithinig we ha:ve' for enShIO or " I~ paper. Polito I ii (Greenville' comeI ami( see us. We are aliways IARLES & McBRAYER, S reets. Gim'NNVI LI,, S. C. W ILL E. WH[IlTI & C O. alIeI all himls' of AND GRANITE a1 pos4'ta Iearl withi our adhlress wvillI brinug a man11 14e, We buy inl car lots an ad cain give the lowest ) COP'IN(G 8PICCIA IA'TIES. iIHITE & 0., Anderson, S. C. TlIME TlABlE No. 2. 2&~"Suipersedes TIime Table1 No. 1. R fcetive 12:01 A. M. , Feb. i1st, 19101, Iteadl I)own. - or N<> 10. STA TIONs. No.~ lI9. Mxed- Mixed. i01:4(0 a mn..... Liv. Pijekens Ar..2:55 p ini oNl 10:;45 a i,,,,*I4 rgus......2:15 p m -. 10:55 a m1.1....Paso'......2:30 P mI 11:00u a1.......*A1.riail's......2:25 P m1 OH, 1:05 a m.....*M aubl(1in's...220 p mi 1: I5 a mn...Ar Easiey Liv......:15 l m1 -o 12. STLATIIONS. No -i lina Mi'xed. '_____ Mixed. .a :00 Pm II..Lv. P injilinS Ar..6:40 p iin a4:0 lp m......*Ferguson'n..... 6:30 p mn 4:15 J) mI..*Parsoni's.... 615 P mI 1:20 P m.......*Ariail's--....1:10 p mn -1:25 ib im..*Makli's... :05 lb m L.E:10 p in'..-r Easley Lv. .. .... 6:00) p m *4Flaig Statlions. All lrrains (daily exceptb Sunday. -No. 10 (Conniects withi Southern Ilaitlway >ro. No. 33. No. 11 Connects with Southern Itailway No. 12. -No. 12 Connects with Souithernt Iailway No. 11. No. ll Connects wvithi Southern Ilailwvay 4. ( DA-F'or alny in formaltionua pl1y to 'iiid J.1T. TAHLO11,