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^^^Lt^.^^&;:^'^----- ?'* - --?^_!is^^i^aai?^ijyi^^^ai^as^ttia^i^a??iaLdaa^SagSB^ P THE WORK OF THE ^ GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BUT ONE MORE WEEK OF THE SESSION AFTER THIS WEEK. | i* Most of the Important Matters Have Already Been Actcd Upon?House 1 j Refuses to Repeal Lien Law. Columbia, Fob. 11.?Tliore 19 but 'a.ono more week of I ho gnnoral na- I sembly after tho present week. | ^4- Most of tho important matters before tho two houses have already I been acted upon and they will very likely bo ready for adjournment at ' the expiration of tho forty days, i Much of the time of the last few Idays of tho session will, as nstial, * be devoted to the appropriation and t supply bills. i 'PIT IP T.TTrW TAW r "" " ' The house on Tuesday killed Mr. ? Kibler'a bill to repeal the lien law. 1 The bill provoked a long discussion. The chief argument used by thoso against the repeal was that I the law helps tho poor farmers, J J enabling thom to borrow money t from the bank at current rates of c interest, and also acts as a credit h system for tho merchants. J NO FOUR-YEAR TERM8. e The house has also killed tlio HLbiH looking to four-year terms for J Bits members. It was naturally t /thought this would follow in tho r 0^vakc of the biennial sessions bill c Bind that tho two constitutional ij dnnutH would ho submitted ii logflM^Hther to the people next sumy*f Those against tho measure that tho policy of the State hold frequent electioiiB. The ^^^Hstood <>2 to 82 in favor of the JHivhich required 88 votes (tlie " ^HKitutional two thirds) for its Bge. It, therefore, lacked 21 ,J in order to pass. NO MARRIAGE RECORD. a The house after pasting Mr.i? u:n c... i 1V/IU o L/III [MUV l'?u nil HUKI'llli^ n record of inn rri ages, births and ^ deaths to its third reading, rocoinmittod the bill, which means ii? dofeat at tins Into day in the t-ea v ~ ill ho l<il lf<l the ''id*! I'or inariiago liKRCONTR&(3T BILL. Huso Inn pasa. d the Coop r !?; Moking to tlie amendment and ' jVtion of tho law lor the viola IHHIVd' labor contract*. F NO PAY FOR STOCK. no house o;: .Monday discussed ' roat length the nnttei'of pay- h< a few claims for stock killed " i... Q1..1 1. ..: : . 'Mi n tnu in.in* v ?. if i 111 i i i a 11, tut; ^^olfiims >wre &mal!, but thoy were ft rejeotod on tlw> ground that danger- 11 ous precedent would be established by their payment. 1 The StackhoiiHe l>iII to guard 11 ^?g>?inst the introduction of the boll M ftwil Hi to the Stato was pi.ssed. ?iUUAI, LIBRARIES. t H house on Monday and Mon- 11 discusftcd tit a groa*. donl o^Pngtli the lull to encourage tlio 11 e&tablishinont of jural libraries w and filially paasod it. The bill t carno over from tbo sen;<t<?. It wan t the Hiiotj in substance as Mr. Anil's t mt bill introduced in tbo house, and " Mr, Aull withdrew his bill in the 11 house and championed the Bonn to i I bill. If all?every county m tlio 1 State should tako advantago of itn 1 termH an appropriation of only $5,000 would bo required. I TAX ON DOGS. r The liouso on Monday night <: /without a word of debate panned T thowbill imposing an annual capita- | tion tax of llfty cents on d' g-?. t The !proceeds arc to l)f> expended j rif^r school purposoH m the sevoral H \ oountiea, NO "GARNISHEE" LAW. 1 I. house on Wednesday killed the l>ill to provide for u "garnishoo" s law in 1 lio State. < TELEPHONE BILL. t The senate Iiuh finally pnsHMl and sent to the house the bill to place telephone compnnioM under N the jut hdiotion of tho railroad i COmmiHsioneiP. 1 Tho Henato nt'ier eonpidenihle , Idisciission pHHPC i to a third readi>l^ tho house bill to provide 121 * B|'(icmry tcholarshipA. ' '* iijfclMCNSAIUKS. 1 Tho Benato hf.H pftftsf d tho hill in- | trojuood by Senator Brico provide f ing that corn munition may vote out | or establish di.~pensr.vioH. Tho bill Iwas argued at length in tho sonnto 1 [at the night Bosaion <>n Monday. 1 'Senator lirio? strongly attacked I the wholo dispensary system. . SIDHJTRACK8. The senate has pasted tho bill to froqiure railroads to oonstiuot, imtiolain and operate industrial IsidotraokB. The bili provides that |the lir.it coat shall bo borne by the ^^ H'entorpriflcH t > which tin* tracks aro lo ')0 Pal^ l,y Vftfoflda during tbe yoara folHL I WAR SWEEPS LAND BELOW RUSS1 BULGARIAN BAND SLAUGHTERED BLOODY BATTLE BY TURKISH FRONTIER GUARDS. Under Cover of Nlglit Bulgarians Fl From Field, Leaving 12 Dead. Berlin, February 14 --The Frai: fur tor Zoituug's Salon ic corr< pondent telegraphs that a Bi garian band numbering 100 1 jeen attacked at Dchumbala rurkish frontier guards, who we "oinforced by two companies ii fan try. The battle, the corresponde 'epflrts, lasted a long time ni he Bulgarians lied at night, lea ng twelve'dead on the field . T Turkish loss was ono man kill iud two wounded. >uci'iano VIUJ'AII'j inThlUtATIUHi LAW, Yokoma, Folrnary 14,?Tho lo lussinu cruisers which sunk t Vaour Maru had first appeared ho Tsugaru strait on tho 11th i sorting a transport from Vladiv tuclc. Another steamer, Zonal Jam, also mot tho Russian crni re, but escaped from them. All traffic between Hakodate ai ^omri has been suspended owii o Russian Raiders. (Jrert indi lation is felt here over the sinkii if a commercial steamor, and it lelioved that it is a violation international laws of warfare. /x M J rj Ainrc vu?Tin .>1 B JL* ?\ i> IJ1 i t OF JAPS. St. Petersburg, Feb. 15.?A cor vinication from Viceroy Alexic net received confirms the repo f the lunding of K\000 Jnpaues oops at Chemulpo. The vicort dds that reports havo been r< eived of attempts to cut tho tel< raph wires along tho Chin?\ lustern Railway and alsjvto d roy one of the abiiJtmMiits of il nngari bi idgos/r-""The8o attempl 0 adds^vvoro immediately detcc 1 ~ V i i^vrn.i decisive measures taken t nard the railway. What Are 'I hoy. Clmnibcrlnin'H St^nmch niul Liv 'al?!ctf?. A now romrdy tor stotniu oulbiliousness, ftml (!onsti|):itioi ml ii good oni'. Prion 2"> cents. Fi tie by Pickens Piiif? <?<>., Piukcu hiutcr & "Pickens, Liberty. Who Pays the Piper. F:c advertising, in the genera y nccopUd sense of (hat tern ly8 tli.) Columbus Citizen, is 11 < lio most desirablo kind; but it evci(helcs.s iv fact that the grei nlk of paid newspaper advorti [i'j, costs the advertiser notiiin That is to anj', it indirectly r< urns to him not only tho ainoui nvosted, hut a profit in wluch tl hole commit iity shares. Tlu: hulk of newf-pnp-r ndve ising is placed by mojehftuts. Tl toir>y it costs in paid almost who y in salaries and incidontala i ldividuals in the community i . i.: ..u <i, .. -i i' -i fiuuii ui'j imveniHUi" rtJHiovg, hat hia rolurn is not wholly lro ho general t r;t<lt? heseeka, hut al ho injection of thin amount nonoy into the trade of his cor ninity, with tho result of onlnr ug it, perpetuating it and mull dying it* resourced in all forms ndiiHlry. Tho merchant fools the pulse >i\>sporous <>r adverse conditio noro dolicalely than almost ni ither member of the communit tfewspap.jra pay by f.ir tho larg >ortion of expenses in building i he community. Their investme h not nearly ah great in machiner took and other forms of tangil >roporty an in brains and braw That is tho reason why mon pent with them by local nu hants brings two-fold returns ,he present and tho future. The newspaper is an inslituti Yorking for tho welfare of tho coi nunity in both material and oth 08D"Ct?. in realitv imikiiM nai 5 a rertini?g froe.; The intolligont advertising ]i iron of such n nowspaper O'j rlbutea to the happiness nnd pr< :>eiity of the community nt t amo time ho prornoteH his on jiiHiness intere-ita in the preso . iwl 1u Va i )ia fj'\i? ?*/I \ t/\ ? f ai? /*i?a< ..... ...JO ..... ."U.IUUl'VM r profits and uscfulnefta in tho I bliro. In The Mori'j Spring Time. In tho merry apilng time the fosl mninria raiorobe, k<>oIIi forth detcrujii to colonizo every luimnn orginiam. thin t>roll ' ?? lina invaded your ?y?t allow ns to HiifiRont IlyduloH Tonio. T remedy free* tho blood from ranla microbes MimiuutrH noixonoiiH mm from tho slalom, fthmigtliouKtlifl ut-rv nml rostores robust health. llyth l'onio isgiinruntni'ri. Pinkous hrogC Piokoua; W? A. BholUoii A Co., Lil>ei ?a?fi'ii CZAR'S CRUISER[A. SINKS INTO SEA. IN VICTIM OF JAPAN'S MEN OF WAR IN \ PORT ARTHUR FIGHT GOES TO THE BOTTOM. ? -4 lee JAP TROOPS REPULSED IN HAND TO HAND FIGHT, ik- . )8" Passengers From Port Arthur Tell of ll* Askold's Remaining Afloat From u,s Tuesday until Saturday and l)y Then Going Beneath irc the Waves. Oho Foo, Feb. 14.?Passengers who have arrived from Port Artlinr K!Lw fllA RnHsinii fit-ill.nv Ao_ 1(' bold, which was damaged in Tuesv* day's hattlo in the roads outside of '10 Port Arthur, waj kept afloat till oc' Saturday, when it sunk in thirty fathoms. It is also reported that 12,000 Japanese troops were landed at i>r Dove Bay last Wednesday morning he and that tlioy wore mot by the Russians, who engaged them in a s- hand to hand light. The reports o- say tho Japanese were driven back. 10 [t is also repoited that Japanese 8- troops have been landed 40 milos further wi-st. h! The Russians have explained ig their roason tor firing on the Britg ish steamer Fu Ping, in which )g tliree of the Chineso crew were is wounded. They assort that the of vessel was leaving port without clearing. Tho Br itish steamer Wenchow is being held by the Russians for (1_ refusing to deliver Japanese pas,{} sengers. rt Tlie German flagship Hnnaa h?* 0 arrived here for coa.l. Her movoments are boiivg watched with in n. terest. Sr\ie left Port Arthur three ?? ?.wk8 ago una nas Bince mat umo jq been cruising in the gulf of PeChi Li, and along Korean coiist. It is also remarked that the Gorman s steamer Clio Foo was given preferenec in having Port Arthur over Q other vessels. A?lviC)S from Dainy, dated Wednesday, stated that everything was quiet there. } It-.-'IterThan Gold. i), "I was tionli'eil for several yearn with ;>r ?shr? nie. imlig?t-tio:i nuil neivoiiH <! l>i 1> a; j ity," write* F. J. (5? ? on, of TjaueaMer, j | N. 11. "No renin !y I <*'|>? ?1 ine until I . began nsit;jc Klct'lr.c 1 intern, which oi I J inn morn goetl than II the m? dioiniM I j over used. '1 liny I live slxo kept my j. \v fn in ?'xi*<'lm'ii health fu;1 year.H, SinI ;<n_> h ? !< ctlie r.ilter.'i are jwt for 11? female tronhh t-; H al they aae n fnaiitl >t I toui(!anl? in"ifjorator for weak, run down j | wonvii. No oilier m< dici'io can t ike its | I pi ict! id our i:imuv. j ry mem, Uuly it. j .r>().\ Kal infliction gu inmtt-eil l?y Piuk* ens Drug Co. K- A New History. (! Announcement lias been ninde of llio oarly inane of a now hisiorv 10 i f the United States, l>y Measra. D. C. heath ?!<: Co , one of the best r~ known school book publishing 10 houses. The work is by Mr. Wad'1* dy Thompson of Atlanta, who, by to the way, is a son of Ex-governor 'n Thompson, of South Carolina. AlH() though the author nucCi>sarily m takes the Southern view of tilings ?<> and devolopes tho historv of the of country witli tho purpose of gi\ing prominence to the South, yet such fi- peculiar fairness to all sections i* pervades tho work that it ban been of strongly endoived both by Gen. John 15 Gordon, whoso recent of dentil has thrown tho South into na mourning, and by G?n. II. V, Hoyn)V ton, a Federal oflicer of gieat cxy. pcrience, now of tho Chickniiiauga or and Chattanooga National Park ij) Commission. nt Such endorsements establish f<?r yt the look a unique record of fair,|e n08'j. Those who have soon tho adn> vancc sheets aro unstinted in their i>y commendation of the author on )r. account of his painstaking care, in liiH suppression of personal opinion and feeling, and indeed tho l)n ominont art which has enabled him to produco a work thus shown (>|. to bo just to the North as well na (l_ to tho South. The South demanda nothing hut t 'no truth. *; Sick Headache? )H- Food doesn't digest well? he Appetite poor? Bowels vn constipated? Tongue coated? nt It's your liver! Aycr's Pills u- are liver pills; they euro dysfu pepsia, biliousness. 25c. All druggists. Want your mntiMni lio or beard a beautiful brown or rich black'.' Tli^n uso iv. BUCKINGHAM'S DYEl?f,,Xr. 10(1 Oltl Nolle? of >/la*l 8?ttUm?r>t. Iuh I will npply tr/ 7. B. Nowlwry, Prolmft riu Judge, on tlio 27 Ji (lay of Pobumry, tor 1004, for n 'inal a til meot of the oetut*. r<??, of Nero II (.Hiiro, chwnsod, And rink to I < hum j aiDmiRK a 4? a< mmisnutor. " V Iwao Ifallnm, 4BIH SCANDAL IN THIS STAT CAUSED BY THE REPORT OF T CAPITOL COMMITTE. Declares That Gross Frauds Were P petrated Upon the State in the Construction of the Capital? Contractors and Architect Scored ?Col^ lusion implied. The report of the committee a pointed last yoar to investigate t completion of the State Capil waa submitted to the General A serably last wook. Tho repc makes very serious criticism of t work done by the contractors, M Ilvain, Unkefer & Co., under t supervision of Architect Frank ] Milburu a.ul the original commi sion. Those members of the com mi aion who approved of the final r port of the contractor and of tl architect were Gov. McSwteny, V B. Ccopor, Secretary of State Representatives Gantt and W. . Johnson and the following froi the Sinking Fund Commissior Senator Mowor, Representative Harvey Wilson, G. Duncan He liticmr A tlnrnou finnfiro] T 1 Pl~" 1 """" ? v> j v>imiv?ai , " ' Durham, ComjJtroller General, an It. H. Jonningp>Stato TioaBurer.Tl Governor and tho Secretary of Stal wore also members of the Sinkui ing Fund Commission* The Investigating Committoo roport sustains tho protests and from time to time bj Senator Mai shall, which were not heeded h tho commission, and hia minorit report to tho legislatuie, whic brought about tho investigation. \ The Invesrigatigating Committc consists of Senators Robeit Aldrio and It. I. Manning, Rapie&L'nti tives J. Q. Patterson, AI. J. Rav lineon and 1'. Y, Williams, h whom the report in signed. A go\ eminent architect from Washing ton FUdtains ilie committue's criti cisiin. Jn brief iho charges arc that Mi burn loft much Hi thu pp. oilic.it in to the ''discretion" of the aichi tect, anil used '.hiit discrotioi :vgni ist the station in lores'; th'i tlio work as d<?no <1 cs not cttipl, with requin ments, ai d is a irai on I ho stati ; : hat th? huihliig c in raiH-imi excused the contr: dor I"r< in doing w. rk for which tli* , we?o paid, ?uul tl.ut was w< rt tl.OlHiind4 (if dullni>; (h it n ht-t ceiling in tlwcorridoJ ?iin roiiiov.'i HiidappiOpriatud I'} th>) c> tr;\. tdi'H.aiid r<*|jlac< <1 wii It $f>00 wui tli ( shoddy galvanized iron; thu mar thousands <>f dollars worth of m?i terinl belonging to tho Btate wo sold by the contractors, and that brother ol onoof t lie building com missioners, Mr. Ountl, ni:ide rnoiip on tho t rannsiction ; that a part < tile portico is unsafe, and tho dom a * iiiOiiHtrosity." In concluding tho coinraitte aay?: "Your committee do n consider that it Coined within thoi duties to d. t' l'niiiio questions c law involved in tho matter* em hiacod herein, hut would regard icmnrkablo, iruhod, civil or crinii nil, or both, t> hring iheso male lactorH to justice, and to sonio*e> tont t<> redreaS tho wrongs of tli | statu. " It recommends that approprial lrg.il stops be taken to recover, possible, from ''Frank P. Mdbur and Mcllvain, Unkefer ?fc Co., t much as possible of t!io dumttgthe state has aulTurod through tho misconduct and breach of ootitrai and bucIi other b'gal red nun i may 8eem to bo advisable;" tin the i)io>t glaring and damaging d foctrt in tho work b) repaired ui der tho authority of the Leuid: turn until Mich time h8 the fiiluijO of tho e'ftto will admit of tl whole work being doi)> ovor in manner to conform to tho origin denial). A l remflndous sensation in ere tod. Architect Milburn declin* to appear bofuro the committee. Cold Wave Coming. If yon lmvo Hydalos Elixir in I houso when a cold wave is oominjr, j need not foar attacks of Jlmnohii Pneumonia, Coughs, Colds, etc. B dales Elixir taken when attack bcgi ntvor fail* to ohcck I ho progress of t : dis< ase. It is equally nnccewfnl ohronio cjihoh of throat and Iouk discai Pickens Drug Co., Pickens; W. ?- " T .1 1 oiiciuuii ? uw,, Jjiimriy. Officers Save Bank. A rejort reached Charleston lr Wednesday morning of an nttnm ' made t > rob the bank of iJorclx , tor at St. Georges Tuesday nig ? by six masked men. Thoy we ( fired tn by constables armed wi i Winchesters and | nt to ? BANNA DYING; ? HOPE ABANDONED er. UNEXPECTED CHANGE FOR WORS IN SENATOR'S CONDITION. ? j Mr. Hanna had Sinking Spell and Puis mcnnnaaxcwl iA/n!o* l?.%?l wiwupfjoui &u ii vsiu vviioi aim iiau Only Slight Flutter of Heart. l>- Washington, lA*b 14'?Thi3 hr ho boon regarded throughout ns tli :ol crucial day in Senator Hannah In ,9- roic battle for life. It b^nn wif rt assurances of ouito mi ontiniisf.; ho character. Tho iiCwh of thn .hi c- from the sick room wan announce he shortly after 7 o'clock a. in Tli P. senator, tho doctors said, had paei 8- ed a peifectly rpiiot night. Hi temperature at 7 o'clock was 103.' 3. pulse 120 and was etrong arid reg 0, ular, and liin respiration was dt ie clared to. be satisfactory, althougl yr no figure was given. ). At intervals ot two hours diuinj j the night Sonutor Ilanna had boei aroused and given nourishment after which he immediately re j suraed sleep. The doctors supple monted this announcement will p the statement that tho condition o lfj the senator at this time surpas&Ci 10 all their expectation?, Tho slateraynt hardly had hooi (g issued when an unexpected chang( for the worse took place. Dr. Oh , ler had gonfc to Mr. Hanna's roon and Dr. Carter and Secretary Elme: [0 Dover had stepped down to tin dining room for breakfast. Dr ^ ltixey had not arrived and tho srm ator was alono with his nurses Suddenly his mpid breathing ex cited hbirm, and other signs of dis ^ trtjsa cy.nsed a hurried summons foi '' [)hvsicians. On thriv almost, inl* stant arrival his pulse was beating at tho alarming rate of 137 and hii y respiration was above 40. A Skcond Sinking Spf.m.. A lapse of n< ar'.y iwu hours then intoi vt-uftd without news < xe pt. ?>1 tha must n.d. finite chaiuctt r, Mich Ia8 ''no changes" \\!.e; 1 tul<!e;.ly al " ! 2 o'clock, li fie cnliilivo Dick, o Oh ie, uml Mr. I)i.v? r came Iron " the BtiDiitor's apart imwitH with ilm 1 .shocking i Mnauiconii i.t that tin ^ penatiT had ^ulVend ai-> tl.c r .s? v it binkii.g 8;io 11 a id had iiiile 1 u i i<*i 1 ly to ronp:)iid It; all stiii.u anls to!in;iii-I iI'd to rc\ ive Iium ^ I Tins i t! '.s c..m ? lil<" ? 1) > t 1 ?in h {acinar sky. Ti c ! 11 t I c- r r i?lo: t Jjhad hen thiongfd through nt t!;?? " da/ \vmh an.voin i (pnr> a.* !>< th. I Kciint i r'?? ? .i.d. i u .n 'lli.. *' news I'mui th<i hick r? i<m cmu.-c-I ;i ' hush throughout tiio lo' liit-H. llr. Mend ill McConuick. the seii* nti r*8 fon-m hi<v, wits (ii-|>;itc>litid 11 in liiisto fo/ moi\> |ntVv'ciluI Mi,niil.-.lltH, Til Ke CilKC, I 'II L lh?? 11? X t \ report a f?*w lnii.ute* lnlm-, siii.l that tllO (InClOlH <1 -cl.ii-fil t'l ' IV 1(1 to b>? O;, 1 y ii (ju ol |? r11hp n i i mil oh, but at ill.' moMt, ? 1 linns. e Th? n wuhiii a k| a.'u i 1' thief * minuter I ho | ?a i it mil cil, lir c011atii?>?i811< ss returned utid by tl? exertion of his wonderful wi.l I- ,W... ?- II > - urnaiAM IXI llil C?'UIIluU l( 11 pull lii 111 sell' t?111 ?J ; ill wli t l! f 1 doctors and tliojjii at. tlio Ii<?tls?i I * ro '* gurded as u most minculou? man c nor. Hut the fight was by > ' 10 moans wun. Although tho aftor noon rolapse hud been rnlii-d 1'i'oti tc it had h ft a badly weuktjned lYuim it' for future but|h?a. Tho resti ra n lives vv< re continued and tho houu iP tor doted ngain it to a stupor. )? What I)k. Cautku Said. ir n* n??l..r'? -i ?: e *< JXI, V/'II vgi o ui>BC I I j> I IOII I'l 1.111 3t sinking spell, ukmIj public short] after .'I o'clock, was iib follows: "At 1:30 o'clock n vory unox pected sinking fpi;11 on inn on. W '* nt < nco started to woik on the Sen a tor, but he fuiled to respond t t;il tho restoratives applied. Durin 10 t)iis p|) II tho pulse cntindy disnp n pound from the wrist and only i slight 11 lit tor of the heart could b dotected. Wh kont ??r?nlvina olhfl - - I riv-r) a- atimulantfl and finally got a aligli etl renpome Now ho ha* a j-.n-tt good pulse and ?!.-<) ref?piratioThe Spell was decidedly \vor.*o tha (h?* oiin thia morning.'' on r?fysi<-rIons ('IrciniistiUico. One wuH pale ai d snilow rind the otlie ^ ft'exlt nml rony. Wlicrc the difTi'inoc< "H Mi... xvt.f, iu i.i.^i.i..-. i.?wt . ,^UW 1.T7T7 in will! IIVUIlll H M? " I)r, K.ig'H New Life P'IIb to maintui '' it. By gently nroiiRing H o luzy org i .' tb *y eo 111 el po<??l iligeatio'? m il lteuu <J ' cnrintipntion. Try tl)< in. Only 25 o i Piokenn Drug Co. Announced His Text; Thon Fulfilled I ist U?l^'Kh, N 0-, Special.?llo> pt J. A( Knykemlftll,J>n?tor ol Coiiut *s- church, Buncombe comity, ha ht jttlt Jimuouuc?<1 |tih l?'xt from flen irof-hH, 45: "I wi'l go owl bpg hit i'oh bof6.t;e I -lie," whon he auddeni loeW and foil ('e.d.iu tho puluii I . I \ r. III I IIIHliM?llillli I III ! !0| I oeW'lf.' :: gi 0 j """ " " """" " ^ "**' ] You can nm 18 | ST U J t D1V ANT'S 5 Dry Goo< ll j __ () At a lops pi ico tli satisfaction of kn bought and find ; and got your mo i I Our Clothing n pood many lota o down ho low it vr ' j it away till noxt * When you oo 1 I Bring the wholn fi : | H. K. HIT 1 Tne Country Editor. It i , to h\v {lie 1 ea?t, a thank-I I. j.,v. 11 is anyt hins* le s than I* sunshine and io-mm II > is expect1 cd to write up nil thogiod tilings j .said and d<>np, j,n?l to l>i> n blind ( as a v.iinifi'C hat in <ti\ ;iuht to the' I ; ... , ' (hif ctrf a:.{] impcr!ti-lii nr. t l 111 ' | low I) i.nd < in:nU; il v. | If he happ. fs lo In* a husl h-r ! for in-w 8 an-1 11 i a to pul/ii-h it all . , . 1. .. f ... . .. r.. . ii . .. i. . . 1 it iiuiii ii? i r im i?i i>*rf i iteii 11 j 1 J?? k I i!]x? i as being 111<?i?ihfoue- j . an t <1 pping I)i>s apc><Mi ii>t i oi li r! people's |.i", v. tier - ho lias no btisi-j iit'f-3. If he happens to be of nj (|iiiet, retiring kind, and not a | walking arycii il, and dot-H n->tpub-{ Iisfli the truh, the public pro i ii"iince8 11ik number N. G It' hoj uneta ii man who lias been icceiv-j i n g his pap' r and bo niu-b r? c.uir-j ! "g*> to a*k fur the price, he i? told thai the paper d n.'t coin i regular , *i fx I that he (1 os not propose to j l??y for something liiut lie docs u >t rocei v(?. 1I'? inunt aid in t/iviug publicity I in nil oloctidif, diiirch affairs, ' | marling s, h eial events, niul write 'in column obituary eulogistic of ! tho 7th c ?imu i f ono of hi* nub ' Hc.rib"rs \\b;> bad not ev* n paid bis or her subset iptisn. 1 IId H incumutlerably boiled down bec-auflc bo <1 (H not g? t out n week1 ly "tiado edition," showing tho ? ? | great trade reroute* 8 ntul ndvnn tug. h of t lie Ion ii . When lie cnlln on some of thoae enterprising merchants for an a 1 he id told, with a Mongolian smile, I that advertising d<>e? not pay, y hence it in a delightful pufitimo? country journalisin.?Exchange. o Pcrfi ? t ConlMcnce. Whero t'ir-ro >i8?)1 to l>o a feolinx of ,, uneasiness nlid \v(?i'rv in tlio household when u child showed symptoms of croup, ? there is now perfect coi lhUvce. Thin i* >. owing to (ho uniform kiio.hiss of Oliimlici'inin'H Cough It medv in the tre.itII ment of tlmt di-onse. Mip. M. t. 15ns v ford, of l'oolesyilh', Md., in speaking of r her experience in Uio iifo of thut remedy buy*: "I lmvo ii world of o mlhhnee in t Cliiiinl'orlnin'rt Cough Homely for I lmvo y lined it with pprf? srccefB. My child Giirlnnd is auMeet to Bevere attacks of ' croup, and itnlwuyn given liitl) prompt n relief." For Kulo by l'ickepH Drug Co. nud Hunter ft Pickens, Liberty. Burned to Death in Molten Metal. A Special from Pulaski, V?i., *? says: A piece of the jnckot ol the ^ Dora Furnace bur?t off Tuesday in morning ot 5o'cl< ek, allowing about 'I two car loads of molten inotnl to i escape. Wilbur Smi\h, an em ployo, wftfi caught in tMo stream of ! motal aiul burrud t) death inr. atantly. No one e\te wrt^^oriouB* !i ly injured. One colored ^ifian was d burned lightly. \ ^ X\ Rlicumatin paiim aro ^iniokly volieVft l applications of Kiu?^u?Afcrt ve arid try H. 25i^g?WFloi l)rnn MWr ^j <aa /* urdivant ^EKNYILLE^ 3~ST?E kc out your list before leaving home?Con 3 and get anything you want in Is, Clothin, Shoes, Hal ?=Notions.? inn any other store in (Jrocnville and nn< lowing after you got homo and examine wl) my artielo not satisfactory. You can fet uoy ore something just aa good. 1 business last Fall was imaieuse, and natu f ono or two Suits. All of these lots are n< )u can find your size it will pay you to buy Fall. me to Greenville, como right lo f.CURDI unily? Plenty of room for the Children. Yours for bargains, \ Sturdivant Co! iireenville's Greatest i 'MIMIWBMgriTilfPWMTr !! ?I !!! 11?I ? IBIMIMBII ! ??MIL? ** TIT-"" | M W.T. Mcl'A!il>, V j <w rrcsid- ul \ | PICKENS ^ P3GKlSfc?^ C CAPITAL J? PROFITS ^ DEPOSITS ^ \V;<: PAY INTKRI-ST ON ' M MA KM LOANS TO I & V* By Careful and constant worl &/ Hank largely increases every ye W .Ve solicit your business and vL every reasonable accomodation |j -^F RES Garden : I o ? } PLENV ? OF ' Er ) j Pickens Drug ( / The Completest Di W. T. McKAI.fi. .1 S WII-SOM I'n'hidcnt. Vicr-1 -4-Tlie Pickens OH Mi ?-?Die A Liens 1 4T>*Cotton Seed Meal, Hulls, Oil Now ready for /-X / * ? ' 4 wur iGinnery nas oeen running on and we thank our patrons for tl Our Mill is now grinding plenty of Hulls, meal or " luiiig your SEliD and exclull or we will pay you the^^^j are 11 (>^MB|?Ssffi <? VJ?? 2; \jM no right lo |j 1 have the a at you have 0 ^ ch it back B J >'v marked 9 / / it and put cu I I \ I i ' Store. | M if 5. c. ,40 - tossooSB||/^I'iP DKPOSL'i^^Hfl^HHH the business of J[ Bfl aj. 9 will extend to you V Jl ~ f >J|h| 1 I 1 ?rrafftei? > ; m v Ifii iiW fH I , I mil ^ -o-.^. [ ....! .. >_<?r~?v>.^-LJgfcs .' i? v nutrno \ ? -i W j ' "ik v yjMUi 'rea. 8fo. & Treofl Am and Linten.^m jSmStMSM full j&giflj teir ofl