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taw [should ring in that u.. uuu in aio other, just at that particular time, anil tliat no one should over catch sight the mysterious ringer, was enough ito cause excitement, even in a place juvherc sensations were more common jihan they Were in that little backjwooils settlement. 1 Clark's Crossing hafl been named after the wealthy owner of the largest ?tarni in the township. It is doubtful Jf this name would have been chosen if the man who had tirst annlied it io tho cluster of houses that stood near llto npot .where the railway crossed the main road had supposed jjthat tin' neighbors would adopt tho panic, for Mr, Clark was not popular [qmong thorn. They distrusted and disjliked him. b lie was an ignorant man, but no one could say lie was positively dishonest, jffle was too acute to be caught in any itof the petty meannesses of which they Mfelt sure he had been guilty; therefore, jtliey could only watch him closely in 'ail their dealings, and probably believed liitn guilty of ninny things lie never thought of doing. { Feeling tlins toward him. it was not strange that wlion Widow Garrett's '(iff was run over on the track just below the crossing, where the railway ran through a portion of Mr. Clark's farm, that there should be a number ready to say that he had let down the fence and driven the animal on to the lw.n. /It.l ~1. - o i i <n it, rise, noi? uiu nuv ijci lutTC; i Not from ilio road; the cnttlo guards prevented that, and the railway itself yns well fenced. The eow was known to have broken Jnto Ihe wheat-Held in the afternoon. *SI>o wore a heavy, cracked, peculiarsoumling bell that was well known to all. Two of the neighbors had afterward said that, returning home late /Is from the,-village, three miles away, they had heard the eow then* nsrnin. Later still, when the express train .wont by, several liad been aroused fro;/! sleep by its short, sharp danger iSvliistle; but the train had gone on, and afterward the cow had been found S>y the section men beside the track, Itlead. Tiiey notitled Mrs. Garret, and, ;to save her any trouble or expense, fmried tlie carcass where it was found, i Tommy Garrett, freckled, underSized, hicr-cved Tnmmv?Mrs dn p. rett's dull .commoijplaco, fourtoenyear-old and only son?wont over and | .watched Uiom, and Mrs. Garrett grieved, for the eow had been a help | 1o her, and she could not afford to replace it. ' "Did tliey take l!ie boll o(7 Brindle?" file asked Tommy that evening, as lie fiat staring solidly into the Are. ' \'n '' M??\l iiwl }\ mi r?li f if jworth if. It's buried, but not deep, though." "Well, wo can't pret It, even if it isn't deep," answered his mother. "But ,3'm sorry it wasn't taken off. The 'bell nnil strap would have been worth something at tiie junkshop in town '(even if no one here wanted them. [Fifty cents, maybe." Tommy's dull faee brightened some Jtvlmt, mid his wiry figure straightened if or a moment. The old bell worth fifty cents! n pity he had not known it! This was the way the matter stood when tho second night after (he cow Jind been buried. Mr. Clark heard a tow-bell in bis wheat-field. I lie dressed hastilv irrumhllnc lnorm ,"while about people "who allowed their stock to run in (he road?although he Jwas one of them?lit his lantern and iinstencd out to the field. All the way from the house to the {wheat-Held fence he could hear the short "clink, clink" made by the bell of an animal feeding. "(Jet out, you brute!" he shouted. ns ho sot Ills lantern on a fence-post mid began to climb stiffly into the field. . It was a at ill night. Kvory sound tponld bo heard distinctly. There was n sharp "clank" of the boll, as if th^ ftnimal had passed, startled by his .voice, and raised its head suddenly to ,'Jisten, and presently the steady, half wuflled "clink, clink, clink," began again. Mr, Clark went out n few yards into ,ithe wheat, and, holding his lantern as tiigh ns he could, peered into the ire nil-darkness. "Clink, clink, clink," sounded the boll ?only n few yards away, it seemed to him, hut ho could soo nothing. "Get out, you trespassing beast!" he shouted again, stamping angrily, men to the tune o! one million <ioi1? U..w.lr ?1 -l^-n t 1C*ID| twin i/i n j utujiv Liunti t no uutuo. 11 The Colorado democrats are of the h opinion thai the only wetik spot in ( their case before tho court, is that! they have but ono democrat on tne ! < bouob. Il ia bard to get democratic | justice from a republican court. < That Keutucky drought id working j great hardship on Iter cattle, but the good citizens of that Commonwealth ] found a "snbstitute" bo many years i that a drought is no inconven- j 1 S i ce at all to them, m # it iiust get the Mie'll have half truinpled down." ile tdiu filed away, following the "clink, clink," of the bell, that seemed to come from just beyond the circle of light cast by the lantern he was holding. Presently he stopped, for tbe sound of the hell had ceased. Mr. Clark listened for ? moment. Then he kicked soni> the hard earth loose, gathered a handful, and flung it in the direction in which he had lieard the bell. "Whey, you old fool!" he shouted. A light wind stirred the wheat, but there was no other sound; nor did he hear the bell again that night, although lit? searched for some time; neither did he find any cattle in the Held. lie examined tlio fence, but conld find no place where an animal could have broken in. The more he thought about it. the more mystified he became. lie feared that the bell-ringing would bo repeated, nor were his fonrs in vnin Tf somewhat earlier than 011 the previous evening, aiul armed with his lantern a stout slick which he had provided, Mr. Clark sallied out at the first "clink, clink," of the bell, and for nearly tfn hour followed it about, as he had done on the previous night, and to as little purpose. Two of the nearest neighbors threw up their windows and listened when they saw the lantern in the field, and niv.- .-Mii.miiiii surnir oegan to oe talked of in the neighborhood. Th? only result of this second visitation was to fix the Idea firmly in the minds of Mr. Clark and those who heard it, that it was really old I Itrindle's hell. The next day Mr. Clark called or. Widow Garrett. "I came," lie began, with assumed confidence, "lo buy your cow-boll. I suppose you'd as lief sell it, as you j have no use for it now?" "I should be glad to do so," assured ' tlie widow, "but they did not think it worth keeping, and so buried it with the cow." "I'd pay you a pood price for it," ho continued watching her keenly. "I'm sorry I have not got it," she replied. "I'd be glad enough to sell it if I could." The man turned a shade paler. "I?I can't always tell my cow-bells when I'm hunting my cows, they're so like tho others, and that was so different." "I'm sorry," repeated th? wWiow. "Oh. wol/. it don't m.-it I cnn. tinned Mr. Clark. "Now I come to think of it, tho boll was cracked and wasn't worth much. You'll be buying a new one, I presume?" The willow shook licr head. "It would bo a great help to me," islic safd, "but I could not raise the money 10 nuy one.'' That night the farmer decided not to go out to the Hold, hut he discovered, us did hls> neighbors, tliat tlie bel! rang just the same, whether he went out or not. Big hoys began to whistle when they had to pass the lielrt after sundown, and little hoys .would not pass iP at all after dark. The next night the farmer lay awake and listened; he did not get up until the sound of the hell eame through the field, and went up and down, un and down along his pardon fence. Then ho loft his bed, dressed himself and followed it. into the Held. A number of the neighbors stood in the road and shouted out to him. "Why don't you set the dog on it?" called one. Mr. Chirk rli<l )ml n ilnr* l?nt n neighbor brought one, nnd it was gent into the field. It. went in fast. enough, but it did not come back. Later the* owner found that it had sneaked out on the opposite side of the field and gone home. The neighbors were standing outside the fence, and Mr. (Mark inside, just in the edge of the wheat. With one accord they seemed to have left him to search out the mystery alone, only helping by advice. "Why don't you go into Ihe field before it comes," asked one, "and watch?" This ho derided to do. Near the centre of the field stood u huge Ktump. The tree had been cut down years before, and used for rails, but one cut of the log ? a mere shell now--lay near the stump, and beside thi? Mr. Clark seated himself, In the early twilight, and waited. o quiCKjy ncai cuts, wounus, uurnH ind old Horfes. Stops blood-flow initantly. For man or beiist. Sold by Iru^giatR. ?Ilemombor we start out on tho 'cash in advance" system January 1st, 1005. Do not allow your nanus Iropped from our list, a? wo need >rou now, if wo ovfcr did, A jid Iron Mineral quickly relievos permanently cures luciiiiesnon and ill stomach troubles. Has no cqna for diseases peculiar to women. Price only 60o. Try it. Sold l>y ?lrugj>Jstc. 'it J { ie I'll mt.1 or i\ and vouder .limn ted e in that no found a oken tongue? it revived tlio i .v-heftt' fluid. .. Garrett?a man mentioned it to him; .id to scare Mr. Clark I'd got the bell, and tnrougn the iielu, playing .as Brindle, when lie canio out. . made nie think of Rotting liiin out again. It was easy to take the tongue in my hand -when he'd get too oloso, and it was fun! I'd have rung it again, only I broke the clapper that night I chased him. No my mother didn't know; she'd have belted use good if she had!"?Golden Days. 7.ol?'n StremioiiM I.lfo. Tho strenuous life is not now. Fo? strenuosity that is the real thing 0110 must rend Vizetelly's newly published "Liifo of lOniile Zola." Ghastly, grislr was Zola's early struggle in Paris. Ho starved with his grisette in a garret, lie wrote plays and they were not accepted. lie wrote novels and they fel: Hat. lie persevered, however, anCHnaliy came into his own, into famfl and fortune. His literary work may not last, but lie will live as the friend of Dreyfus. He was a poseur as a reformer. His attempt to duplicate Balzac's "Human Comedy" in the ltougouMaequart series of novels was, it must bo confessed, a failure. But Zola worked without ceasing, and he had liis reward such ns H \v:is. Thill ho could not enter the French Academy was the great grief of his life. 11 its exclusion was just, for his writing* j were hardly literature. He will liv# with Voltaire as the friend of the persecuted and oppressed, llis "Life" ia a bitter, strong story of a man wbos? chief gospel was work, work and evciniore work. And when 1 lluishcd th* book I wondered what became of the little gnsette with whom lie starved i>? the garret in the early days. Poor little grisctte; she was surely responsiblD for much that was best in Zola.?St. Louis Mirror. 111o Capo lo Cairo Kallronct. The Capo to Cairo railroad, the Inception of the late Cecil Rhodes, lias ; reached Ihe southern bank of the Zambesi ltiver at the Victoria Falls. The first section of the project is now* realized, over lfiOO miles of track having been laid down, stretching from Cape Town to this point. The roust ruction of the single-span bridge, which is to carry the track across the Zambesi iroraro at a hoicrlit of 420 i foot, is now being proceeded with, and the second section of the railroad will then be commenced. This section will run from the north bank of the Broken 1 fill, in the direction of Lake Tanganyika, a distance of IJ.IO miles. Heyond that point no definite course has been decided, though there are several j projected routes under consideration. According to Cecil lthodes, this trans* continental railroad was to he r?700 miles in length. While the track has been steadily constructed northward uoiu i ape iown, me ugypuun enu has been simultaneously proceeded with, and it is now l l(K) miles south j of Khartoum. Ahout another 2CHK) [ miles of track has therefore yet to lie laid before through railroad communication is established between Capo Town and Cairo. Krupp KmhoHki )? I'ri'in t The great German firm of Krupp refused to make any complete exhibit at ino r>r. 1,0111s I'air, necause i.neir exnioits at former American expositions failed to secure them any orders. They have at St. Ixiuls one remarkable machine 111 the form of a hydraulic press for stamping and embossing silverware. The silver molds are enclosed in a mold and placed in a tight tank of water. The altogether unprecedented pres sure of 8fi,OOQ pounds to the square inch is Ihcii applied, and this pressure, acting through the water, forces the silver into the linuest hair lines of tho mold. A close imitation of handwork is thus made in the space of a few seconds. The pressure used is several t linos a a great as that in a cannon when the charge is tired. Where Women Vote. in ronr Mates?wj'onnng, ' oiorado, T'tah and Idaho?women possess the right to vote on equal tonus with men at all elections. Either full or partial suffrage for women exists in twentynix States. In eighteen States women possess school suffrage. In Kansas they have municipal and school suffrage. Montana and Iowa permit them to vote on the issuance of municipal bonds. In JftOH Louisiana granted them the privilege of voting upon muchi I Alia **fkl ?i t(n?? f/k iiiilill/i nv n/in/11 it With this exception, the Southern States have been slow in advancing the woman-suffrage cause. The women of Wyoming, Colorado, I'tah and Idaho vote for Presidential electors.?Ka runs City Journal. ilftlcnon'i Kolfii of Condud, Here are Rome rules made up hy 'hoinns Jefferson which have seldom ecu seen in print. You boys ami girls will enjoy reading hem: I. Never put off till to-morrow wha: ou can do to-day. O V/vMAi* 4HAIIK1A niiAtl>Ar /a. ... I,. 4 nwuwic uuvnai 1UI VYUUI on can do yourHclf. 3. Never upend your money befor* ou have it. 4. Never buy what you do not wanl >eeauso it Is chenp; it will be denr tc /on. 5. Pride costs us more than hunget cd cold. 0. We never repent of having entet oo 1UU?.?Boston Traveler. ? _ CNJCSMS?fsJCS3rsKNJfNj|ij 11 SOUTH CAROLINA \ \ STATE NEWS ITEMS. | Big Bazar Planned By Daughters. iuo vviiiiani Wallace Chapter or the U. D. C., of Uuion, are planning j for a big bazar to bo held next month i to aid in securing funds for the erec- I tlon of a monument to the Confeder- j ate dead of the county. In addition j to this an active canvass will be made ! for subscriptions, and it is hoped that the whole amount of $5,000 will be raised In the next thirty days. I * ? New Carolina Industries. Thft turner In _ 1 I Vfti vno ill OVUIUV1 11 lllUUCl I lill | development for tho week just closed j ?s reported to the Chattanooga Tradesman Includes tho following How Industries for South Carolina: : Union?Electric power plant. Greenvlllo--$20,000 granlto company. Westminster?$20,000 knitting mill. I | Buffalo? $10,000 supply company. Yorkvtlle?$20,000 knitting mill. I ? ? Geologist Travels in Wagon. w oivm.ii, ? mi to traveling through the country in a covered wagon with a driver, spent a day and night in Union. Mr. Sloan is making a topographical survey of i that section of the state, and left for the West Springs neighborhood, twelve miles north of Union, where aro located several gold mines and wncro inero aro evidences 01 ueing i good veins of magnetic iron ore. * * Paper Goes to Atlanta. The Southern Presbyterian, an old j and established family newspaper, 1 which for some time was published in J Charleston and Columbia, nnd which ! Tor tho last eoven years has been own- ' ed and edited by Rev. J. F. Jacobs, of Clinton, has been sold to the Rev. T>r : T. B. Converse, formerly editor of The Christian Observer, of Louisville, Ky. j It is Dr. Converse's plan to mov# tile Southern Presbyterian to Allan- ! ta and publish it there. The change will be effected about January 1, 1905 ! * Verdict Against Ashley. Tliero was an interestintr trlnl nt Holloa Path a few days ago. Joshua , W. Ashley, a loading citizen and representative-elect to the legislature, j was charged with disorderly conduct on October 31. General M. \j. Hon- | hajn and B. P. Martin, of the Andor- 1 eon bar, represented the defendant. And Hon. W. N. Graydon, of Abbeville, | prosecuted the case for Honea Path. ! The verdict was against Ashley, and bo was sentenced to pay a fine of $30 or to serve on the gang for twenty , flAVH. Flag Given to Cotton Mill School. I*aurcns Council 'No. 34, Junior Or- j der of United American Mechanics, with interesting and impressive cere- j monies, presented a Bihlo and a hand- I ponn* American flag to the Laurens : Cotton mill school. The exercises j WOtVi nrf?i/Uwl ovm- >\v f 1 lor. I voy Terry. Tlie ceremonies wore opene.1 with ' prayer. offered by .lobn F. Holt, which was followed with a song, "My Conn- ! try. 'Tis of Tlire," by the school. The presentation speech was made by the Hon. R. A. Cooper, and in behalf of the sellfKtl Mist. I .I) Harris; nrinr-innt accepted the Bihle and fiag. "Dixie," rendered by the. school, elicited another round of applause. Carolina School to Celebrate. Th?; South Carolina college, at Columbia, which opened with the greatest attendance in its history, will cele- I brate on the Sth, Oth nu 1 10th of January next, the centennial of ittf first opening, uhirh was on the 10th of January, 1805. Preparations are being made for a | gathering of alumni and friends of the college from all part*! of the country, i ajid an attractive program lias been i arranged for the throe days, beginning j with a sermon on Sunday, the 8th. The main exercises will open on ! Monday with brief welcome addresses I by President Sloan, Governor Hey- j ward and Mayor Ulbbes, with responses by invited guests represent Ing other educational Institutions. On behalf of the college and the stato, I)r. Harrison Randolph will make tho response. m e Electric Rone! Organized. At - I ? >1L f? I ? I 111 iiit-L-iiiiH VII IIIC SIOCK- I hoKlcro In Atlanta, C.a., the Atlanta and Carolina Hallway Company was formally organized. The company, as has l)f.cn stated, propose* to build and j maintain an eieetric lino from Oreenvi 11 f?, (hi* Mate, to Ailar.*, and the promoters promise that Atlanta will enjoy a reduction of onothlrd In both freight and paKBenger tariffs. The right of way of the proposed line paases through Llthonla, Uwrencerllle, Hoachton. JofferHon, Commerce, OnrnetvlUe, Ca., end Anderson, 8. C. Rjr unanimous consent of the stockholders present at the meeting, the capitu) Htock v.as increased from 000 to $2,000,000. The following directors were elected: John R, Hosch, I)r. W. P. Dolaplerre, John fl Hill, L. F. Sells. Henry Br?7.elton and H T. Kdgerton, all of Ho*chton; J. H. Thompson, of Oalnes rule, and James Sawyer, or Hnellvlllo. Tho follc/wlng offlcera wore elected by the directors: John H. Hoech, proaldaot; J. n Thompson. flrso vice president; W. P. Dolaplerro. second rice president; M. T. JSOgorton, secre DU KUt ! A' I papt I & !^j It 11 I won Iambics forn t> omn ney, jUOl in cc? , .practice, among the helpless too poor to purchase relief and has proved so successful In every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Sv/amp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The regular fifty ccnt and nomo of Hwaiup-iioot. dollarsizes arc sold by all good druggists. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. tary; Jo? aph A. McCord, of Atlanta, treasurer; C. J. Hadcn, of Atlanta, ohicf counsel for the company. The president, first vice president and secretary will have charge of stock subscription and offices will be opened in the Prudential building, Atlanta. * Second Fire in Orphanage. The Thornwell Orphanage Seminary building at Clinton has again suffered from fire. The flames caught In the roof from a defective flue and was burned to the ground. Workmen bad Just finished teeting a new furnace and the building had been closed for the day. The Are was discovered early, but as the town has pot yet put in Its waterworks, the efforts to put out the names wero of no avail. The fire soon reached an eighty-five foot tower and became a hugo pillar of flames. Efforts were then diverted to the iiiuivciiuu ui nit? ivicv-oriiHCK nuine, a. dormitory building on the orphanage campus, and the recitation hail of the Presbyterian college, both of which were threatened. Both buildings were adequately protected. The Thornwell seminary for orphans. which was the name of the burned building, was dedicated in 1883 by Governor Hugh S. Thompson, whose death in New York a few days ago the people are now lamenting. The building was in process of construction for eighteen months (luring which period the labor and other bills were promptly met at the end of each week, though at no time were the funds In hand sufficient to pay them a week In advance. Tliip was the main educational Ftruclure of the large institution and con tainod in addition to a largo chapel some six class rooms. The loss is right thousand dollars, with only one thousand dollars of insurance. It falls, therefore, as a heavy Wow upon an institution which only a few dayu ago had a similar loss in the burning of inomoiral hall, the dining hall of the orphanage. Help is needed as never 1 efore. END OF BITTER FIGHT. "Two physicians had a long and stubborn tight with an abscess on my right lung," writes J. F. Hughes, of DuI'ont, CJa., "and gave me up. Ev vryuuuy ifiougni. my time nan come. As a last resort I tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. The benefit I received was striking and I was on my feet In a few days. Now I've entirely regained my health." It conquers all Coughs, Colds and Throat and I,ung troubles. Guaranteed by Pickens Drug Co. l'rice, 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. if WEDS UNSPEAKABLE TURK. Alabama Girl Contracts international Marriage in New York. The first International marriage in New York in several years hns just taken place, an alderman officiating. Th? bride was Miss Ellen Scott Marks, daughter of Samuel H. Marks, a wealthy Montgomery, Ala., merchant. She met her husband recently in Munich. He 1b Hohmoud Labib Mohfirrom Ri?v/ a Mnhnmn/lan r?h vel/ilan He tft>es not speak English. Cholera Infantum. This rUHoaflo has loM Ui tonrovs Binco ChamberkUa't GoUq, Oholwjm fmd Diarrhoea Remertf earao Hilo gopaval tiao. Tho uniform uooew wbiofe attends (lie line of Uili remsdjr la all cuhcs of bowei oom plaint* in ahttdraa l\nu m fl fl A It ? Aurrwltx* w^amww Ua valuo hrv? baeomo kaowa. For (tJb Ky J'lckoiiB Drufl; 9ior^ A*rl*'? Dm? Hk>rw, 't N. ItuoU?, liberty. tf THIS DANK IN BAD WAY. Concern at Gaatonla, N. C., to B? i' n P A/>*l war#- U Tho North Carolina corporation commission Wednesday, ordered Hank Kxamlner Ellington to go to Gaatonla and take charge of the Oastonla Hanking Company, until tho Judge of that district appoints a rocolvcr. Appllca tion for such appointment >b to he > made at onco. The total reaourceg and liahilitle* of the hank are $281,000; capita] stock $100,000; amount due depositor* $126,000. l' " I ' . . 'I IOBS DIVERTVOTES r-\ iiim I T I I in anarp vvimams lens Vhy Democrats Lost Out. N NHCHING PRIME CAUSE ier of Democratic Minority in House Speaks in Spartanburg. Reverts to Affair Which Occurred in Statesboro, Ga. with o nromlsp made cus: den tioE dlis sou H lyn< trie keu gua clai roa mil ic : I thlHM rt-i PC! Ro pr. tor ha wl w< th. T\ <le ex lo\ wl foi fOT in Ml for wh Ik oui crc cai 1st wh pni th< tlo op 0(1 CO Ih T1 SI! it' tt a" n< w 11 11 ri (1 ii <1 after whim oiviui- ?. > ...... A great, deal lately has been said about the "solid south." These same people said nothing about a solid ne- j >;ro south, created by them and virtually maintained by them down to 1 1875. The republican party, having j deliberately and of a set purpose , drawn the race line, having made a bid for the negro vote as pre-eminent- | Iv the negro party, now accused us of race prejudice because we were j forced?compelled, whether we would or not -to accept the alignment which ; it drew. What they call race prejudico i you know and 1 know to lie race 1 knowledge. The whlto men of tho , south will hardly split up in their YOifH until i no negroes nrsi uo. , Acid Dyepepsla a Very Common Die- j ease. Ft in tnflieatod by sour sfconmah, ' heartburn, tongue ooated and flabby, ' rtomnoh tondwr and bowels sometimes ! sometimes constipated. Pereulas i snflferlng from Acid Dyspepsia are ?ually thin and bloodlees. Honvctfcne* 1 Ifco sufferer is fleshy, but the floah Is flabby nnd unhealthy. A Itadlonl <Mir* off thin rl Itr/iatt/i ?ati Kft ivf?. 1 .1 il 4m a short tlrae by taking ono or two lty#iile niomooh Tab lots afWr oaoh meal and whenever tlio Mtomaoh >0 out of j orrtor. Thoy are harmless and can 1>? i Inkm at any ttme and as often ? 1? ma?wsajy to roll ore tli? stomach. Trial ?l?e 2F>c. l-'nmtly sfcso, 60c. tf 1 PACKAGE OF GOLD M1391NG. Double Eagles to Amount of $12,000 Mysteriously Disappears. A Han Francisco dispatch unys: Of- | flrinlR of the Wells KVirgo Kxpross Compnny and a force of apodal detectives have been seeking trace of $12,000 of gold which has disappeared from the company's local office. The money was in double eagles and wan delivered to the company's agents for uhlpments to San Joso I find nothing bofetor tor Uver d? movecnaat amA oaettpatloa thaa Obambartain'B B*o?ruuafc <a?d Uv?r TnbUrt*.?I... V. indrMM, Dec Iftatoaa, lav*. For sale by Piekeaa Drug Co. Chaff** Grand Marshal. General John M. Wilson, chairman ui ine inaugural commmm, naa appointed lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, chief of staff, U. S. A., to be grand marshal of the inaugural parade Id Washington. OVER BILLION OF GOLD. United States Holds More than Fourth of World's Supply 0f the Precious Metal. A Washington special says: The director of the mint, in his annual report., shows that the output of the . coinage mints at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans, which were In operation throughout the fiscal year, was the largest on record. It e8'?^ tlnmtfln thn nrold stock of the world to U80 as money on December 81, 1903, at approximately $6,600,000,000 of ich about one-half Is visible banks and public treasuries, " he estimate for the stock of the Itod States at that time is $1,300, ,000, of which 1859,000,000 was in treasury and national banks. uring the year the mint'B assay oft sold $22,924,719 worth of gold bars 1 2,096,890 fine ounces of silver for in the arts and manufactures, .le private refineries sold $3,248,843 rth of gold and 17,196,166 fine ices of silver for tho same purse. Estimating for the amount of coin lted and deducting old material ;d. the net consumption in the year estimated to have been, gold, $24,r,9'62; silver 20,7 19,743 ounces. The al domestic coinage of the Philadelia, San Francisco and New Orleans nts amounted in value to $228,202,1, while the number of pieces exeted, Including the coinago for the ilippines, Venezuela and Costa Rica is 219.353,142. t PRINTERS' CLUB INJOINED. nnser f.omoanv at Atmnta Wins Suit in Superior Court. Judge J. H. Lumpkin, of the supe r court, nt Atlanta, Ga., Friday af noon, granted an interlocturory Inictlon to the Dr. Blosser Company, ainst the Employing Printers' Club, ote & Davles, et al., restraining the fendants from Interfering In any .y with the business or the labor the plaintiff. nils injunction is considered by the lintiff to be a great victory, as the presentatives of the company state is more sweeping than the first refining order, and will last longer, inaining In effect from the present ue until the final disposal of the se, unless the order Is changed or voked by the judge at some future no. ) The case is of Interest to the people Atlanta 011 account of the events bich led up to the filing of tho tin it id the prominence of the parties con'rued. WHO (>l uil' mnnKB 111 inv tstory of the typographical union was insed by this contention between ihe r. lllosser Company and the EmployiK Printers' Club, for a while the rinting trade of the city being almst at a standstill. > I I n ft w t< t' in /\iwin.??. Fifteen Hurt by Explosion. Fifteen men entered the Acme mines, near Charleston, W. Va., on Cabin rreek, with a can of powder, which exploded and cloven were hurt, nix seriously and one perhaps fatally. Puts an End to It All. A KrlevouH wall oftimes comes a? a result of unbearable pain from overtaxed organs. Dizziness, backache, Liver Complaint and Constipation. But thanks to Dr. King's Now I..lfe lMlls, thoy put an end to it all. They fir<? ccritln hut ihnpmiiili Ti-? f '-v WW WWQU. * ? J iUOIU. Only 25c. Guaranteed by Plcken* Drug Co. tf SECOND JAP WAR DIET. Convened In Toklo to Provide Further Funds for the Conflict. The Emperor of Japan formally opened tho second war diet at Tokio Wednesday. Ho rodo through the crowded streota In state dress, escort ed by a scoro of lancers and acconi panlcd by the crcv.u prince of hi? ?taff and some memberH of tiia Imnpr. inl household, to the house of parliament, where both houses wero asternhied in the chomhor of representa* tlvea. METHODI8TS CLOSE WORK. North Georgia Conference Adjoumi Aftor Interesting Meeting. , After hearing tne appoirKuio^'* 01 Bishop Duncan for the ensuing twjlve months, selecting Newnan as the plfcoo for the next meeting of the body, adopting resolution J advocating "greater prudence In the uae of tobaroo," and anoth*r extending thanks for courtesies, 'ha thirty-eighth an* nual session of the 'North Qoorsla conference adjourned ml "Marietta ftlonda/ night