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VOL XXXIII nt Pi'.''f."Hi ^ -'m pf (.()1|g|.oqft t>f Mi1r(>]| q 1QtTO ^ f tr* i -a *: | ..dturaivan ' GREENVILL Mm < & , CTD JJ1U O 1 KJ 71? 1 YoU-oan ninke ??ut your list beforo leaving ho ST UltDIV ANT'S and get anything you want in Dry Goods, Clothin, S^oes, 11V. T J *'> ,tUt> ?? =ISotions.=^ At n. less prieo than any other store m Greenville satisfaction of knowing after you got homo and exa bought and find any urtielo not. satisfactory. You and got your money oro something just as good. Our nlothinc hllHilH'SS InnK Pnll wno immniioo .1 1roo<1 many lots of one or two Suitn. All of these 1< (lowu so low it you can find your si/o it will pay yc it away till next Fall. When you come to Greenville, come right to ! Bring tho whole family?Plonty of room for the Chi $ Yours for bargains, H. K. Sturdivant I . Greenville's Greai v N , ""7 \ /fiijiibif beanI J / ~ fJ, J. S. WILSON, P.. E. BRUCE. f*r?aident. Vice-Pres. Sec. & Trene Pickens Oil Mill Company, ?$* DEALERS IN ton Seed Meal, Hulls, Oil and Linters.^T^ ieady for business Our Ginhery has l)een running on full time all this season and we thank our patrons for their patronage. Our Mill is now grinding regularly and you can get plenty of hulls, meal or "hatting." Bring your SEED and exchange them for meal and hulls or we will pay you the highest market price tor your seed just as you prefer. Come to us and see how well we can treat you. We are not controlled by outside prices but will pay as much, or more, (or vour seed than anv other market. R. H. CURETON, Mgr. ' ' % ? 1 W. T. McFALL, J McI). HUUCK, 1 m ' President Cuslner. A 1 PICKENS BANK I I?"\ PICKENS, S. C. 1 Bcdernlcou | "T^tAL . - $ 20,500.00 J 0 ""hITS - - 1t.000.oo 1 jjkrrs - - - 105,000.00 I iif ifcJ^AY INTEREST ON Tl ME 1 )EPQS1TS 1 ]yi/\KI;, LOANS TO FARMERS. 1 By Careful and constant work the business of this ui Bank largely increases every year. 1/ ?K We solicit your business and will extend to you & Ivory reasonable accomodation. I 1 S?<^ady <!f?B tl)0 I %J olinA r .? " ?EOR? I k PRING -- SHOE -- SELLING ! A?yk(U> : j to me^ || ,,?? 5 NEW SHOES arc now coming in in I I '3 ^-ar Eoads. Wc have ivmdr* lnrfr/'t- mwl >*-" I _r UIIVI | J I V^- | pajation for this season's business than ever | before. Every Shoe Want can be supplied by us. ^^?ride & Patton. Wt , ; .. \ BHHBHH|^^?H|HH^^^^MHj^^^^HB|SBBBBHH^^^^^^^^n9HHiHH|H^|9gHBBjjjL it's..! K'S i me?Como right to ? liats and | 1 TTT2 | ~fh Caro... ?/.o kIk and and have vtfy 1 ? mine what you have can fetch it back uul naturally left a its are now marked >u to buy it and put f?TURDlVANT,8? ldron. Co., | ;,est Store. JT"" ? ' . v .w) . .>? * - ^ ayyf Without* Music is Eke your using some other COOKING COMPOUND S Mid to 99 ul ' "JUS* AS GOOD" AS | Yff" Palmatina | When You I Can Get !| PALMATINA THE PUREST VEGETABLE FAT ON THE MA&KET Thb Wesson Company | | g. JAVANKAH. OA, Singular Word. Our lnngnnge contains a won! ending I in "H" that denoUw anxioty, worrv, etc., iidd to tliiw word nnother "tt" mid it will dunoto affect ion, j >y, etc, Find this word in tho iiaruKritph lelow. "Cares" tiring anxiety and worry, these bring derail gonient of tJio digertive organs, usually resulting in indigestion. Hydale's Stomnoh Tablets euro indigos tion. It matters not whether yourstomnoh trouble is caused by worry, overwork, neglect, mahiria or any other canso, Rydalos Stomach Tn blots wil; ouro yon. They insure per foot digo< | tion and 'tassimiTntion. Tlioy tone and ifltrongtlien tlio pigestivo .orgnnn, ro<tor- ] ing tiiom to hcnlt i. Uac them and po jil health *will blem you ami fortune "ca roea' yon. PiokoiiR Drug Co., Pickeun; W. A. Sbeldon, Liberty, !'Tio a Hiring around your llngM. Get that bottlo of fthuuniaoido todiy bo fore yonr rhenmntiRiu gcte a (Inu bold aud booomed dnngorouH. 4 * TK iADMIRAL HAKAROFF AND 800 MEN SUM BY | EXPLOSION OF MINE. GOING PORT!) TO UO BATTLE WITH : THE ENEMY MARAKOFF'S SHIP ! IS BLOWN UP BY MINE. Grand Duke Cyril Narrowly Rscapcd a Watery Crave?Result ol Naval Battle Not Yet Known ? Details of the Disaster. Ht. I'otersbunr, April 18. ? If". h: officially Announced that Yico-1 Admiral MakardT was drown id id th * time of the siukiij; of tho batI (.'. hip Petropavlov sk. St. Petersburg, April li>.?It in ; estimated that over eight hundred r men pori-hed when the PotropavioV8k H:\llk. St. Petersburg, April 13.?A nnval bsittln in ni'iVfi-iKMii r?lV i? Arthur, tho result of v. hirli is not j y.-t known. Tlio Japanese (loot, ] including torpedo beta's and tor-j podo I <.>at. destroyer, t .Isils forty, j Vice-Admiral iMukuroiV oiden d 1; 1 b | wlioio fquadrou out t I' the harbor j l,o m t-t tho attack. According to tho Associated Press informant, while preparing to draw up his lint* of battle in outer roadstead, tho Putropavlovfh dm -k a, miri" on her fdai board t- i?lo. amidship, and immodiately b--gan ; to lioc-l. IJid'oro Ili<; ercw could i ilood tho Coinpartinotils of tho vchhhI in order to keep heron an own ke d she turned tuitlc and sunk in i a low minuli-a. carrying d<\vn al moat I lie onliit1 crow. C?pt. N. J.ikcvloir, iht> (iiat)tl Ihil o Cyril and two other ofiicivs v.erc .savori l)ec,;insc tiiey wen.- sUndii <>i the upper bridy?j. The frightful loss ol life ani >ny 111" -li'ic< is nd men W51S dLit? to tho i'jicl lli>I !?.?>? <>il -- --- VI , I. < , wore at their station* re a ly f *>i :ic , lion. The I'otrojiaviov. k turn d tuillt> in u iu"i11111 i' Similar to i},e Iritili | battleship Victoria, whieh was i rammed by the t'amp.i down in !SOn. iiiid to tlin int'idi nt i'.i ih?< , Chiim-Japanos^war, when a ( r ne?! warship turned iiu*11 , nwuy ol tho crow reinaiiii:;^ alive l'ur aeveiiil days, humn.e: im; d. ; er- 1 aiely on tli?? i<pti;rnt-d hull. Win n lh> i.es\.u of CJr.uni i)uk* i'y:i V { miraculous escape n-a'-hed his par- j oiilr; liore a Do Deuin service \vu% licUl at tlx; Vladimir pnhieo. llogurdiug the disaster nt Port Arthur, tho <mi .id l)uk" Cyril ye- 1 ported tho battlfchip l'< ti\ipavlov>k sunk and tho l ito l rop rt 1> in_? . that Vice-Admiral Mak-rdi" was killed. 'l'ho reports ar" c iillift ii.g :i < to whothov tho ta^ft.s;roph.- was ih" r<sult of n tiyht will) tho ciiiiny or !u-? to 111.) I'otrop ivliv.-lc Striking i Miiiio in harbor. Tin' rep it that -hero had boon a ll.ulu s?-onis to nave origin.it,m1 <>:11 f Iln? ssipjiosi ion that the IVtiopnvlovnk could not have hiifctuliiCil such inj ri.-tjtlH-rwige. It was al.; > p liiilc.l out that it \sknown that tin? Jaj-an s?> had l;ci i> hovering in the n' i '!i 1? >rh )od foi sovoral days. I.utor it hecaino known ti .it ii.( lirftt tt'h'groni ivcnivcd l>v Crand Dnki; Yladiiair said !?ri* My thai J rand Duke Cyril had I.<vn wound e l and that the l'clro}>avh>\>k had been lost witho U mentioning a light, 'I he rpDfirfn !ic?r?<? in lu'n ot.ii.. in-11(h: Thiit Grand Cyi i', botw< on vlu in and lln- 111roiii) t.hcio is only I s i 11 |f 11? life, V. in WOUndcd, I'.IK that tho F^tropavlov.-.k wa.> I sr. London, April 115.?Tho WYnttl) i 11 r-1 CI* Gii/'tlC ])!]hli^hi'9 1 his ill" tnrnoon a Paris rum ?r thit \': < ? Vdmiiiil Mikaroll has I,? ?*.? tiiKcn prisoner. St. P?;ter<d)urg, April 1-5.?Another report in to the efl'eet (hat. Ih. Grand Duku Vladimir rec ived a toiegram irom lirand Duke Ruii*. I brother of (band Dukn Cyril, an-1 nouncing that tho Rotrv.pavlovsk. of which Cyril wa? Hrwt olliccr, ha i iiCen blown up by striking a Ivuft <ian mine, only I'oiir ollic.trs ts-apiug. Grand Poke Cyril'H wound was said to bo uligkt. (Mill In) lU'port Mmlp ol Sinking of l!nt?t. Hear Admiral I'rinro Ouktomnky wired from Port Arthur Thursday that tho Hez-Ura hm, ono o( tho Russian torpr-d) but. J-stiMynv aont. out during tho night to r<oon* noitro, Hi.ptwated fri?m lb - rot ol the float. 0.ving t> tli? bad weilhcr prcvniliiig, and was Mirroundid by Japanese torpcl > boat destroy era and WftH sunk in (1 .e llglit. Five men woro saved. Admiral Ouklomaky adds: "I h iv? taken command provis-. i loimlly of the (loot sinco tho disaster to tho Petroprtvlovftky. During V > 1 . r, 4V.' - .. .% .V - v ' sh ,yrvV, ^.^.'1* .. ... ( -v. . - the maneuvers of tho batUoslnps of tho squadron tho Pobicda struck against a mine amidships on the starboard side. Slio was able to regain port by herself. Nono on board her were killed or wounded." .1 i?? l.nitl Mine* K?ir KukbImu VoksoIh. It lias boen beamed from Japaneso sources that the attack on tho Russian P-prt Arthur ilMot yoster morning was [>la.nni.'d and pal into el lout in the following manner. A t daylight the Japanese torpedo boats made a demom-tralion before the port and at I ho t-am > inn ? laid mines across the outer 11 trance to the harbor. 'I'lion thfv retired and joined tiie main squadron. The squadron then advanced, and a8 it dii near, the Russian ships were seen coining out. Tho battleship [>,.i u >- ~e -1 4 vvixr^/uT lUYOii niriiCK UUb "1 1110 mines i;ii,l by th > .Inpanose torpedo boats ami wan destroyed. Cl> Inn Sup pi io* KiihmI.i tvl I !i Food for Army. .1 ipniK-ne journals express dinconL'ut, says a Times dispatch from Toliio, nt ( himi's fniluro to enforce or attempt to onforeo neutrality on the Lino river, whore the whole disi i... . l ii ' in*" n?i-5 .IUIMH'1! LO OUCOinO II source for nuppijing Russia with foodstuff**, transport animals and vehicle i. Tho papers due I are that Japan !?eel<j> no lav?r and asks only fair pi ?y, and that China's conduct is cav-'ii -in 1 nn^ratuful, c insid^ring that Japan is defending her integrity. New Trial Keiuseil in Franklin Case. Jud^o Kiugli hist iii^ht refused to llu> motion made by .ittorneys for iho Southern railway, in the Finnklin damage suit, for a new trial, and also th<' motion to have tin) jiiry'ri verdiot roluced, .1 . ?i vkiiii n jjuvu ivLre), mime l< i*M 11K11II ;i20,000, for an alleged inmlt ro i-ivod while rid'ng over tho li. oof tho Southern r.iiiway, The Southern railway gave nolie? Ilnntigh i hei i ;i ttoi neyg, M essrs. Uuthran, L>o.t11 v'c Cothran, that il.. y wuul.l api c.il lo tiie Supmno aourt. Pnncr From f.n'tnn Hon. Win. M. Mo-vard, mombcr of < .Tci-s !V >:n (hn* sent to t!? MiwniiaeturoiV Kocord a v poeii::imt <>i lii!" 11#{?-* pap. r Iliads {ion- tin' : t :i! c < .f t!\" < < .:1mm 1)1)1 nt. i !n a loiter to the Manufacturers1 Record ho \\ 1'iIOH : ''A I) ul two liio.'ilhs ai?) I reepi s; (1 ihe agricultural d >partiiu-iii iii" iu iiiv ..-dilate the subji . I of the nixititr?> of paper from o i o.i si.. Iks, a,,<l to public!) , tho rcMiili i in u bulletin, tho mvcs- , ligation t i us1* <rt<iiii if it wan now f (lone. wh>?ro an 1 iiow, ami wi.'u what refill is. This i11v.jh!i{ilium ij i! ^oin^ on, tin (I so far lias r <-iiite?t in lituling out that I> 5;jCr i matin from cotton it .lks All 11;ta, (la., I?y Moritag l>ros. The sample of il whicli I soml you was | i<>air.j<l by tho ilo. .?> ?* ? r t * * in. i ii:ivo lso iimv'osi in I ho j nhjoot except t" havo nil tlio inloriaatinu oht;imiihlo , r-?<'iir <! rii.d j;.v. n pah! icily in th?? cotton states. H looks as ii papor iV-un <\>ttoa stalks in n mi and ill >iv niv millions in it." Ttirt rv/1 aiw v>uu;ic ui riuuy Sudden Deaths. ["hero lr. a dl.ioaso prevailing In this country most dar.r-'orous lecaur.e so deccpr . ! || ( JT.\\\ tiv=t. Many sudden 1 11 v ."\ ' I' ' deaths are caused by -1 j ' heart disease, V*T\ v ^r)"A pneumonia, heart r J ;Y\!\ 1 <** f.\il.:re or apoplexy J r* aro f:ci1 ?he result i,NJ V y) cf kidney dlscaso. II ' /I I kidney trouble is alf rjrr -*v ii \ \\ < ' -ved to advance th". . Vi^ \ U I " kidi'O y-pot s o n e d v^\\ ' * ' bl od will attack the vital organs or tho kidney.; th jm:;clves bicak down and waste away coll bv coll. Bladder troubles mcst always result from a dcrang ;ment of the kidneys ?.nd a cure is obtained quiche t by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you arc feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, iiver and bladder remedy. It corrccts inability to hold urine and : raiding pain in passing it, and overcome., that uiipha mt nece .?ity of bolng compelled to Z > c flen during the day, and to get up many tim ; during the night. The mild and the extiaordlnary effect < f Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderf .il cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and sold by ail druggists In fifty-cent and one-dollar size 1 bottle ;. You may f'h'*'h ive a sample bottle of thl mderful now lis HlsWSWifElmwiffiBi c jry and a book thai fl.ll about it, b ;th Homo of ttunnip-Root. r.cnt free 1 y mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer In this paper. Don't make any mistake, but rcmomber Iho name. Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. V., on every bottle. .llnkos ii Clean Swoop. Thorn's nothing liko doing ,l tiling thoroughly. Of all tlio haIvom yon over heard of, itnoklou'.* Arnica Sdvo ia tlm heat. It. flwcmls iiwav iihfl fliir/ta hm?? sokoh, briiiHo-s, cut*, )>oii?, uicorn, skin eruption* ami pilcH, It'n only 25o, and guarantood t>> #ivo BiUiflfuotion, by Piokoun Drug 0o? I : . ) : ' ' .! BLOODY DUEL FOUGHT IN GREENVILLE, WATCHMAN SANDERS SHOOTS OFFICERS TUCKER AND BROWN AND IS SHOT IN RETURN. I Brown, thp Oniu u/;?? * , v..., Hindoo WIIU IS HOIC to Talk, Declines to be interviewed But Evidence Shows That Sanders fired first Ball. j Tn a duel fought on Pino stroot tho 12th, Pol iconi<111 Tucker was shot through tho stomach and probably fatally wounded, Ellis Sanders, night watchman ut tho Southern railway station, who fired tho fu>t gun, was shot in the region of the lungs, and policeman IJrown \vlir> nv. i? ' -- .. ..n n III! 1 UUKUr III! the time, was slightly wounded inj tho leg. Thero wore no eye witnesses. Tucker whs removed to Black's ; sanitarium for treatment, and at a1 latO hour it was said that he would ! hardly recover. Sanders is like-j wise mortally wounded. Ho could not speak when found. Tucker was in no condition to givo a graphic aecouut of tho alTtiir, and while! h.) was peparing to t-11 his story! ho liftcamo weak and had to l?o quieted. Brown, who will bo the'. limn ?uneHH, wnuui not, talk, ami' just how the bhooting began is a matter of s nne speculation. 1 nteuso excitement was caused in p??1 ive circles when it was lir?t ropm to l that the shouting had taken I ph.e>. Tmmoriiak'lv after tho shoot-! ing, Policeman Tucker was taken ' to his homo on Highland avenue J only a few blocks from the scone of tho tragedy. Hero tho members1 of his family and many of his friends, including ex-Chiuf Ivenno- , dy, Ma>or MnJion, Chief Bjcknoll and others, gathered about bin bedside awaiting the coining of phy- ' simians wno nail been hurriedly j summoned. Oftioer Tucker's mind was clear I'lit he was very weak, and it wa-i not thought wise to allow him t<~> <lo nuicli t ilking. ITu ^aid tli/u Ollicer iJrown and himself were ppsnng1 through Pino street, next i t > tho Southern station when they !i mot Watchman Sanders, who im- i medhitcly began cursing the two i Diiicera. Tucker attempted to put 1 his hand on Sandors' shoulder, sav- I iig: "No, now you must not do|| that," or words to thnt effect, whon I iho watchman immediately drowj; his pi tol and began shooting. Aj number of shots were fired, Tucker j ] lid not know just how many. One il of the balls entered his abdomen m ,ind it wns several moments before |< ho sudiciently recovered himself to!1 iluvw his pistol and fire. Ho ?1 i?1 i not knov. whether Brown shot or not, but he was confident his was tho bu 11 t which struck Sanders. I 'I'Iki .....1.1. ' ' 1 . ..v. n.ui >iiii(iii was wounded in tliol i-hoftt in tlie region of thehourt,'< and it H doubt fnl if he will recover. Oflioer Brown was slightly wound-, ed in tlic leg, but though lie vv?i8 j al'lo to got nbout without any in* ' ('onvenh'iice, ho declined to be in-!' torviowGil, saying that ho would1, rather Iho fuc 1 h lie knew to come . out lit tho proper time. There1' arc no other witnoeac:* to th<? phoot- j( i n LI Whiell oronrred in <>iw. ,.f i darkest spots of (lie city and only n ft)w steps from an old bo<ir disronsary on (Jo.->k street over which Sanders had a room, .hint after tho affair, Sander* staf/^eit d into a small restaurant i near his room and said "Boys, I'm '' shot.'' lift had nothing to sa\ about the sh< olin# and soon after j became so weak that, ho could not 1 talk. 1ft' WAN t linn f u Lr u nolo, I' ? ? .i II ?/oi ? ? i r i to Iiih room ai.d a physician wan summoned. ***** ?earcoly any )motive could 1?<>! lound for tl.o shouting Oflieer Ouroton, the station houso keeper, p;ii<l that earlier in (ho day OI1U corH Hrown, and, ho thought, Tucker had arrested a negro woman mar the railway station for disorderly conduct of Home kind and that yesterday afternoon Watchman Sanders, who appoared to W drinking heavily, camo to tho guard house and wanted him to allow tho woman to come out on ^ hail, Bnying that she was hin cook. Mr. Curoton Buys he told tho man that ho hnd.no authority to act in tho matter ami that Bandera muat *oo Chiof Bocknell. Ollic.ir Cure- ] ton thon loft tho room for aomo causo and while ho was out tho | chief ca.no in and Bandera mud j arrangements for giving bail the woman and 8ecuro<l hor relea?o. j] Tho laet Policeman Curoton saw J of Banders ho was curbing tho wo-|< f , h;, i... man for being arrested. It in saul that tins is not the first time Sanders has attempted to take the Jifc of an officer. Several years :igo while under the influence of ! liquor ho attempted to shoot Chief | Kennedy and would have done ho I had it nat been for Sergeant Gunnels, who shoved the weapon up i before it. was discharged,?Groenj ville News, 13tli. /-\ rt~* " I uiucor Tucker died Thursday i andSanders di<:d Raturdayeveninft. Mrs. Wyatt Aiken Dead. i Abbeville, April 15. ? A t?*leI gram was received here ^yesterday (Irom Washington announcing the death of Airs. Aiken, wife of Con-! gressman Wyatt Aiken. Mrs. Aiken was tho daughter of | B. 8. Barnwell and has livud hero ; i ? 1 i . ^ ? * * .in 01 ncr iilo. She has been in Washington with her husband! during tlin session of congress. jj Mrs. Aiken's mother and brother, i. J. Foster Barnwell, wero called to1, Washington several days ago and wore with hor at the time of her i ! ( dentil, which occurrcd,at noon yes-, ( terday. i Her body will reach this j>hic<? . nt L o'clock today over the Sea-ij board Air T,in? " j C Crum Confirmation Again Goes Over. 1 Washington, April 14.?Tho, namination of W. I). Crum to be ' collector of customs at Charleston,' ' ' I S. (',, was callod up in executive 8 gysHion of tho senate today by Son-' * ator Gallinger, jv Senator Titlmnn, who opposed * tho continuation, explained that lie wan not well enough to make a 1 Hppeoh today and tho nomination 1 went over out of courtesy to him. 1 Senator Tillman expects soon to ' return to liia home in >11 tli Carolinu and possibly may not bo able , to attend Congress again before adjournment. I ' In that event the nomination probably will fail of confirmation . v and the president will inako an- ' )t hor yor?eQ nnnfunlnuwf 1o hold ^ 1 i * * over until the noxt, soss y 1 1 ' A Freak of Nature. jj 1 killed ii chicken a lew tl.iys ^ ipo with ii larg.j and a small side t( mil of (1 ilt'orent color?, the largo ni<le was fcolid black and tho small sido pp>cklcil with white. Tho, large bid > on dissection sh<>w<' 1 to j 1)0 a perfect rnalo, and tho small si ^ " j u perfect female. Now is a good lime to up ,u your pigs for w11.t< i* meat. If Iann April 1st, and do not weiirli 300 it pounds l?y Dec. 1st, net, with lifleoii or twenty pounds of fat from '1 it, they arc not lit to brag on, are Dnly fairly good. If .-xtra tlu'y (, will go to o50 or 400 pounds. Vo? <? f treated properly tliey will muki; li, Ji to U pounds per dav. Agricolist. llest Cough Medicine for Children. When you l?uy u cough medicine IVu* ?< unall children you want mm in wliieli j, you can place implicit confidence. You ivant one that not onlv relieves luit aires. You want mm that is umpies- j lionuhlv harmless. You want one thai J, is pleasant ?> take. ('h>Mn<ierlain's (Jong , Uemedy meets all of those conditions. rhcio is nothing so good for the coughs ' ind colds incident to childhood. It is ; j, dso a certain proventivo and cure for roup, ami there is no danger whatever from whooping cou^h when it is giv< n. It has been used in many epidemics of that disease with perfect success, l-'or s> ?ale by I'ickons Drug (Jo., ami Earlo's el -i <iK .juuf, i iciumik; iii;(I llunter .V | fiukciiR, Liberty. I Death by Pisioi in his own Hand. 'l Columbia, April 1 1. ? Mr. Albt". N tun Vanderhorat, ;i young man j' holding a positii.n with tlio Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co , in I nin p city, fatally shot himself enrly thin 1 ii(>r11i11^ in liis ? illoo ut the phnn- ^ |>luto factory. No oru- Was present | :it lho time, When tho shot wnn ? hoard by the othor employes they si rushed to tho ollico to find tho K> young man lying on tlio door with J a bullet wound in his head. He [ wan living, but unconscious, and it will i.ever ho known definitely how tho accidoiit occurred. He kepi n; pistol in his desk, and it is pio- p sutned that he win handling it with .Y' the barrel,pointing upward a and ^ t li si f. 11 v/ flnnin n.isili i iv H' 1 I'iniwi tj A " I I' ploded with I lio unfortunate l'ebult, J' ileHoribod. Prompt medical atton- >1 Lion was ^ivcn lina and ovurythin# "J that wan possible for human Kkill n iv a a '.done in order to Pave his life, [' but ho died. The body wan taken to Charleston, accompanied by Dr. P William Weaton and his Bister, Mrs. William Wof?ton. Muscles sore, joints painful iliouiaatispi. Sore muHotoa or painful joints, may \v mean an approaching attack of rhenma <1 jam. Elliott'a Emulsified Oil Liniment w rubbod on the n licet ad parts will relieve b Iho pain and aorenesB, and prevent oi rheumatism. Ellioi's Kmolflitled Oil < Liniment ifl a Hfttinfanlnw riililtinrr u... moot for nil Horontvsp, Hlifinnn* aihI Innio- l\ H088 of jointa or musoloH. Piokon* Drug 1) Co,, Pickens; W. A. Sheldon, Liberty, ei J \ \> f. ... \\ ^ V . t From Gainesville, Texas. ' % I will try to Bond you a low dojuL^h ."Tv; 'Jja Wo had tlio pleasure of visiting. Frank Lark Saturday and Sunday^ All are getting alongalright around* Pilot Point in Denton county:, Brother Frank and I tried tho now buirtiv. V?tL I "ii" l-:i- s*1 ... . , ~ uanv,IUU ?* Ull Willi y" . swimming head. It pays best to rido oil a cultivator. Myself and boys will run three cultivators next '4 week. That moans fifteen acres The cockloburr i3 up and has from two to six leaves. Wo are ; compelled to prepare our ground again before we plant. Some sav the burr is a good fojrfeslU- A"".?vs<x ^ X' I can i:iiso my own guano at home. Aint it hard, friend, to buy guauo md raise Jones' big boll to pay for it with. Well come to Texas and vvoid that. Let mo say right horo f any young men of 1'ickeuB want o try Texas, just corao ahead.' A'agcs will bo nvpr ? ... .% xtvu(?i DU^H. I am offered .$ '{ a day to stack itraw at throshing time. Haven't loeed any deal jot. It's apt to be :ery warm and I might faint. Will ust Fay Texas can furnish moro iard jolts of work than any other lountry I cvor *s\w, While getting >ig pay, you'll earn it. y Next is :i few words about tho >ricc of Wind ill floolr T' ... wwuuiy. JLI< . .? ?v< h cli\HSt'(l oil. First class, $40; ccond class, $:50; third class, $20 o ^25. Wo larm tho $80 land. T nil use the $40 land next year if ,t .1 * i ? uuu i ony. 't ?\' ; ( Oiio of the cot respondents says t's too soon to write about wheat, > ?ut. ours in uo pretty we can't keep roil) tolling about it, for it is noary in the boot. Oats uro beautiful. .ft ,*vN liy the wav. u?<< l?n<i ?;i'i "?" , ...... .. iiv? gwuac t>r dinnor recently. They are line. Cill you one and try it, is my way -;'V| ^ d prove what 1 say. _ Mr. Editor, tho Texas history of ears ago is an interesting book. ? 'h? Mexicans trying to crush Tex8 under foot, ol.l Santa Anna and - ( ' fa he A l.imo MriHsaern, t lio way Trav- / Mk vie, Cro kot and Fan on fought i tii'Mi-1 iiu-. moments at San An >nio, Texas, would Hiuely ho in- T* \ r stiii; to any ono who likes to ( iw\ history. 1 "iay write eomo bout it 1 *i r on 1! a<?rooal>lo. I k on! wh-Io basket, it seems \ kt- 1 hour Mr. I'Mitor Bay: bile it ow II. As wo arc in town today will Id a few more items. Snow is ti\n or six inches deep i Kan -as. Country produce is out of si^ld. ood h'M.s ;ii(! fort v cents in Gamosi!l . 1 "ii.'jjs are f.'o cents a dozen. Kvtrylt tly with overcoats on; ... < i ..iiHin'* u>vay on account l' tho euld northerner blowing. \v Windy. V t.ival Sensalinn. There was :i \>\ft sensation in TiOesville,^ ml., when \V. !i. Hrown of that place, !: ) v.\ ! to die, Inul his lifo ,v.<l Ivy Dr. K'i ('? New Discovery for onsiinipt * ?:, Hi- writes: "I endured isi.it", i.?!?! a;: m?'- 1'ioin Asthrtnin, but >ui* N w Discovery (('vo me immediate diet' ami soon thereafter i tVreteil a com* 11 ! cure. ' Similar cures of Consnmpim, pneiinioiii i, bronchitis and grip aro mi v ui.itiuii nut with tlx* line!) on tin* tliird SnndiU^fl he ft?il') \in^ olVwois Uj4fl I- Lcnlov, I'M- I'JH ; ' ). M. W<M lit* prt;si.!(:iit i!i>.ii jBt \ g ilcv as coniniitloo \ Hotvin^ |>io^nim: flj 1'iof \ I 111 hi I i'Q^I > B C. Olinj , 15 tninig fl 9 V A 1V'? tor. Tin u fid ? flj 1 hi I it ? HB a tilings' II fnrod HuraptHously. <S :^i; \vn? thou ci oclud^H spK ,n,i liiot'o lullsic. A'ij> i!i I .,); loot witli (ho Bupttat olsurch TH riv dii tNo fli'Ht 8unciaj in .). r. \t<-fii-v. I'ich. To ll;nt> and to Hold. To havo and to lioM a lioaiitifill comlexion in desired l>y (ivory woman, , Diiii;* or ol I. Few women mo hi. ssod ith nature's most desiml gift?a ;{ood ' implosion; but ovory woman cim imrovo 11or complexion t>y tlio judi -ioiu h<- of Kydalo's Liver Tablets. Toos< iblets prevent tho blood becoming laem d with bile whioli deposits in tho vin layers, eansinar that mmblv ??* ?<><? - --rf ..J. ic<i called u l>id complexion. Thoy inko tlio skin clour mid white, tho nyoa right, tho Btop bonyant. Fifty Chooo- \ to (Joated Tabhta in each box. l'rioo, ' "> cents per box. Piokoim Drug Co., ickens; W. A. Shnhlon, Liberty. Sciatic ltlioiimatIsm Cured. "I have been mil j -ot to wointio ihflilmtism for yoavn," hiivh K. H. Wnhlron, t I ? * ..? i ?? iuuii iiiiuriion, (own. "My jointH ovo ftilV an>l ft- ivn mo muoh pnin nnti isuoiiiforl. Sly j in Ih would erupt . .s* lion I ht?mij*111onc?tI np. f used Chumrial i*s P.iin Balm atnl hnvo bfldO llior* onred ilnva n6t hnd ft p&{t) <>r lie from t' o o it tronhln for many jgk ninth*. ft h o?rtniiiiy n ihohI. worn lor- v il linimont." For ?nlo by Piokona I'Ug Ooi, iiml K?i !< '.. Dnig S;oro,TPiok^| ifi, And Hunter k Piokouw, Iiiborty. Ml * 1;