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TIE NEWS AND HERALD. PVBLSAFED TRI-WEEKLY NEWS AND HERALD COMPANY. TERMS, IN ADVANCE: nto Year, - - - $3.00 x 3ontIs. - - - 1.50 .-.D VERTISLYU 14AT&b. &A.%11 >- I , ' k t , I L.. - N:. tal t i:irto a I O'fcvr It .0 .m i s t. it inser i.)I g r r-Lt!- f-r e;n.tra-ct adver i 4.tFa Htegular rates charged for obittnaIAes. Orders for Job Work solicited. This newspaper is not respoorsible for pinions ard views expressed a.nywhere Ibe than in the editorial column. All articles for publicatio n must be ac z.>mpanied by the t rue name of the author - id written in respectful language and ritten on oneside o.f the pa,.-r The true an-. re iired as an evidence of good faith All couimunicatsons-editorial, business local-should be addressed to THE A EWS AND HIERAL:, CO. W. L) DOUGLASS, Editor. JAS. Q. DAVIs, Treasurer. W. J. ELLioTT, Business Manager. WINNSBORO, S. C. Thursday, August 15, : 895 MAJ. WOODWARD'S CARD. To the People of Fairfield: In 1876 1 was detailed by a conven tion of the peop!@ of this county to bear the standard of democracy and white supremacy in the contest then rending with the negro and carpet-bag regime which had tWinted the murals of many of our people and was sap ping the foundations of civil-zation itse!f. 1It c -gnizing your right to call for mv ervices I looked teiier to the right hand n.r the lef hIt with face sti aizht forward n!arleud hearc and sou1l in the work set before ie. At a recent contvento' assembled after proper call and due no ice through onr paper I was again selecled to be a standard beaver of what I conscikn tiously believe is the oly% de:nocratc party in the county or Stat,. It can not be denied that this conivention represented as much patriotism, as much property, character and educa tion, as could be found' in any other which could assemble or ha-: assembled since our unfortunate split in 1890. 1 am therefore again detailed, although I preferred it otherwise. and find myself in the same position as in '76. But say some, we, and you with us, had agreed to an equal division. At a mass meeting, th*e first held in the interest of peace, I made the propo sition that each faction seleet t wo rep resentatives to be voted for, pledging myself to stand by the scheme. This was opposed violently by a 1 the Till man leaders, and Mr. Elliott's plan of selecting five from each faction pre vailed as a compromise. I commi'ted myself to this then, and subsequently through the papers, and but for an unfortunate resolutioni which passed the executive committee of the Tillman faction which opened my eves, would be there still. You remember that Irby ha.] said he wanted no peace, that Tillman had g-one back on his promises to Barnwell and Hemphill, that Aiken County, after passing resolutions looking to a di vision had recanted, pissitng a set of resolutions identical in meaning and almost in the same words, and that the plan of the Forty was practically dead everywhere. As I thought the passage of Mr. Lvle's resolution absolved, and was intended to absolve the Tillmnan faction from its obligations, I sawv no reason and see none now wvhy my side of the house should maintain the' compact. The conclusion is legitimate to any who read the resoluition then, or who will read it now, that it had been manufactured by the bosses and was being passed around to the counties for action. This much, not in defence of the position of my faction, for in my honest opinion they are doing right, but by way of explanation of apparent perso nal inconsistences. Had the ma a meeting then selected the two gentle men aftem wards chosen, or stuck to Mr. Elliott's comn premise, things in my opinion would present a different aspect, but there are many who honestly believe that without the Straightout ticket, no conservatives would have had a showing on thle other, But what will I do if I am e'ected? It is hard for one who will be in a hopeless minority to say wbat he will do; but I can state what I will advc cate: I shall advocate white supren - acv by fair and co'nstitutional means; I shall advocate it because I think it best for the white man and the negro, that the greater intelligence shiould shape the destinies of our people. I shall advocr-te it because all white men sanc:ion and approve it and the tmost intelligent colored men themeelves wan- it. I shall advocate it because it is a law of nature's God, written in every book from the Bible down, that t helwhite man shall occupy no subor dinate position. Bat I expect the white man to assert his supremacy by the power end virtues of his intellect and supe-iority of manhood more than by the tricks of the ballot-box, or 1rauds upon the registration books. I shall oppose the abolition of the 2-mill .sc hool tax, because I regard money spettt by the S-ate in the education of its citizens as inrestmnent for its own good purposes. It is c'aimed and properly that education does away with crime, and therefore lessens ex penses of goverinmeunt, hence money given for educationt -. purposes is money taken fro~n one hanu of the giver and returned with interest to the other. If education ~s good for the white man, it must be good for the negro. Christianity and civilization recognizes the fact, ar.d tax themselves over and above the 2mill lax to impart learning to the ignorant every where. To educate one portion of our citizens and 9bstruct. the learning of another portio'a. irs t> mnake ourselves ridiculous--in fact con tempt~ble-in the eyes of the world and would by a onsing sympathy for those di-ctrmi Sated against, supply them with in~ti tutionsof lea'rnintg from abroad, which would eclipse the s'a'eliest structures which,.could be ere'ed by the State for thaewhites. I shmall oppose the boa-ted Minisippi plant for regulatintg the sufrage. Thits n'a is based un.an th' idea of htavinz a high poll taX, n failure to pay wlich ferfeits the right to vote, and also allo.vs the commissioner of registra iion to propound questions to the ap plicant for registration a correct an Lwer to which may or may not bar his registration. I am informed that a practical application of the law in Mississippi has resulted in the disfran chising of all the negroes and about half the whites, which means that the monled men of the country are in the saddle-something we have all fought against-and that poor men an-d ne groes are relegated to the rear. A party who had asked for a "fish" and bad received a "st rpent" wou!d, we all admit, be in bad fix, and we could not commend the aiver. What shall you say of him who Loasts that he gave a viler serpent in the di-pen sary when by more than 9,000 majority you had asked for prohibition? Yes. bar-rco i s in every county, riot, blood shed, infringements of liberty and a thousand and one other iniquities with the State at md and turned into a hos tile camp, her ba) onets at the throats of her citizens who dare denounce such villainies, and for wl ose baneti ? I shall fight this itiinity whether I go or not and as long as it sheds the blood of South Carolinians and invades the privacy of her wome 1. I have briefly touched some of the issues. To elaborate or enumerate all would take time and too much space. I had hoped to do so on the stump, but people are disgusted and disinclined to hear men who will not pandt r to their whims, and I felt that it was no more my business to go to meeings and talk than yours to came out and hear. In conclusion if my views suit you come out and vote for me and for the Straightout demecraic ticket, for I believe we all agree on vital points at least, but recollect I am begging nothinig, simply disch-irging a duty, and can well air.ord to - stay at home aid attend to my own bu-iness if you think you can find parties who will serve you better. T. W. WooDwYanD. MAJOR WOODWARD'S SECOND LETTER. M1r Editor: Some -tatetncits are nade in your recnit article headed '20th August" wh'ch histo. ically, are untrue, and as my name is associated wth them and the ungeneroun infer ences which may be diawn-and as s)me think were intended shou!d be drawn-I am entitled to the following nertioni: You sa3 "the negroes have se n fit to endorse the Leagne-that is the Straightout Democratic-ticket." "This il not in the l(ast afrlct white supremacy." "It will always remain." ere we agree exactly, as is well known I have preached this idea upon tvery corner in your town, and at very cross-road in the c.>unty-con ending all along that this bug-a-boo f negro supremacy was a myth used y the bosses to whip the people into ie and really believed by no sensible nan in'South Carolina. We part company however when ou state that "it makes the negro a actor in politics, which would not ave been the case had3 the aforesaid ticket not -been run." Any lit'lce oi ored urchin in your town; will dis >ove this and show clearly that the lfteenth amendment to the Federal Amstitution made the negro a ''factor" n politics, and I fear one that will abide for a time. "Those of you who do not want this factor in politics should vote for the division ticket.'' That is, come out like men and vote the division ticket and vou will annul not an act by Congress simply, but you will re terse the decree of the American peo ple in convention assembled and chang e he sentiments of the civilized world. ll of which would be nice if it were true, for I always thought there w as a great deal of lying and stealing about this matter just as thcre3 was in the sham election which it is claimed called the present convention for whose dele gates we are about to ballot. Let me make an assertion, this seems to be the order of thbe day. But for the putting out of the ticket no onservative would have beeni on the Tillan :-late, unle s they had selected him for us, for the mass meeting .de dined to accede to the proposition ade by me for each faction to select i's o.vn~ candidates, which I insisted n, because I t ad been informed of the plan with the names of the parties selected for us bj a good friend I had in the Tilltman faction. After which they were preparing to g> back on d~. Ellioti.'s ptan as wvas foreshad owed by the Lyles resolution in the executive c~mmittee, an t were only brought to their senses {/i7er the action of the Straightos.t Convention and our ticket was in the field. Even then, if ommon rumor is to be believed, their ticket was nominated more in the interest of cfice-seekers, who are to tpe.r next year, than in the interest f eace and harmony. N;w another statement and I will cluse. But 'or the reluctance of the mass meeting to accede to our most easnb!e proposition, and the subse quent action by the executive commit tee, which conviced me and many of y faction thiat the usual tactics of delaying things so as to prostrate all efforts on the part of the Conservatives towards organization was to be prac ticd again, no ticket would have been run by us, or if so, I certainly would would not be on it. The Tillmanites are then clearly responsible for the bringing out of onr ticke, the appear ee of wh'ch introduces "the negro as a factor in politics." A priori then, the Tillmanites are re~ponsib e for his "introduction," not the Straightouts. And this is God's troth. The negro had retired from the ballot b~ox, gone into his hole, and wa< conducting hitn selt with great political propriety, when Irby and Tillman realizing that it was necesary that fresh devilment e distilled in the hearts of onr people, that new causes for treaches and heart-burnings were nteeded or they might come together, miumeed the 'housetops" with a flaming l.e in their mouths that tnere was da:.g.r that the b'ttom rail would again aet on top. They go out of their way to build tire on the terrapin's back and when he c uWlS to shake off the c iais. you see ai effort t>, rute the p1l ties of the 4 tate. If thia b - re he might do e: e w hat the aic ion otr Cons~er va' ives ha. torced him to do ini Rich':and and :ehere, run his on' n tic:.et. In r..-IXUE OX PA'; -rnwt:E ) THE STRANGE STORY Blan QilatefllaillsWifle -OF BY I. RIDER IIAGGAr-D, AUTHoR OF "SHE," "Kixo SoLoMON'$ MIN:ES," "j.dSS," "CLEo PATRA," ETC. A NEW AFRICAN ROMANCZ Then the darkness came on, and we took up our appointed places each with a rifle in his hands and peered out into the gloom in silence. Occasionally one Df the Boers would light his pipe with a brand from the smoldering fire, and the glow of it would shine for a fev no ments on his pale, anxicus face. Behind me one of the stout fraus lay upon the ground. Even the terror Df our position could not keep her heavy yes from their accustomed sleep, and 5he snored loudly. On the further side >f her, just by the ie. lay little Tota, wrapped in a kaross. She was asleep also, her thumb in her mouth, and from time to time her father would come to Look at her. So the hours wore on while we waited for the Zulus. But from my intimato knowledge of the habits of natives I had ittle fear that they would attack us' at night, though, had they done so, they ould have compassed our destruction with but small loss to themselves. It is not the habit of this people, they like to fight in the light of day-at dawn for preference. About eleven o'clock, just as I was nodding a little at my post, I heard a low whistle outside the laager. Instant ly I was wide awake, and all along the line I heard the clicking of locks as the Boers cocked their guns. "Macumazahn," said a voice, the voice of Indaba-zimbi, "are you there?" "Yes," I answered. "Then hold a light so that I can see how to climb into the laager," he said. "Yah! yah! hold a light," put in one of the Boors. "I don't trust that black schepsel - yours, Heer Quatermain; he may have some of his countrymen with ..---: /f {N ae. im into the laager and asked him the news. "This is the news, white men," he said. "I waited till dark, and creeping p to the place where the 7nl"a oo ,,mpeefl1onyself behifa stone and istened. They are a great regiment f U2mtetwas, as Buar Botha yonder hought. They struck the spoor of the wagons three days ago and followed it. o-night they sleep upon their spears, o-morrow at daybreak they will attack the laager and~ kill every body. They are very bitter against the Beers, be ause of the battle at Blood river and the other fights, and that is why they ollowed the wagons instead of going traght north after Moslikaayyo." A kind or groan went up from the ;roup of listening Dutchmen. "I tell you what it is, Heeran," I said, "instead of waiting to be butchered ere like a buck in a pitfall, let us go ut now and fall upon the Impi while it leeps." This proposition excited some discus on, but in the end only one man could e found to vote for it. Beers as arulelack bhe dash which makes great soldiers; uch forlorn hopes are not in their line, nd rather than embark upon them bhey prefer to take their chanco in a Laager, however poor that chance may e. For mn., own part I firmly believe bhat had my advice been taken we hould have routed the Zulus. Seven been desperate white men armed with runs would have produced no small 3ffect upon a camp of sleeping savages. But it was not taken, so it is no use talk Lng about it. After that we went back to our posts, rnd slowly the wearytight wore on to ards the dawn. Only those who have watched under similar icircumstances while they waited the advent of almost ~ertain and cruel death can know the ~orturing suspense of those heavy hours. But they went somehow, and at last in bhe far East the sky began to lighten, while the cold breath of dawn stirred bhe tilts of the wagons and chilled me to bhe bones. The fat D~utchwoman behind ne woke with a yawn, then. remember Lng all, moaned al'oud, while her teeth ~hattred with cold and fear. Hans 3otha went to his wagon and got a bet 1o of peach brandy, from which he ac a tf rw and akin atemt o be cheerful as he did so. But his af ected jocularity only seemed to depress us comrades the more. Certainly it )pprssd me. Now the light mm growing, and we iould see some way into the mist which ti hung densely over the river, and to-ah! there it was. From the other ;ide of the hill. a thousand yards or or from the laager, came a faint hum gamme to a cuiant--the awful war chant of the Zulus. Soon I could catch the words. They were simple enough. "We shall slay, we shall slay. I; it not so, my brothers? Our spears shall blush bleod red. Is it not so, my brothers? For we are the sucklin:s of Cial:a; blood is our milk, my brothers. Awake, children of the 17rnt-:t, awake The vulture wheels, th.' jacki: snilis the air; Awake, children of thet Umt'A,. -ery aloud, ye ringed mei; There ' ;he foe; we si;.:: .,:ay thu . Is it not so, my brothers? S'gee! S'gee! S'U'e!" Such is a rough tran:;lation of that hateful chant, which I often hear to this very day in mny dreams. It does not look particularly iri pioinr on paper, but if the reader oiluh !:Lv. 1;ard it as it rolled through t:.itili air from the throats of neariy th.-< i.4tousand war riors, singing all to timf-i, he tt id have found it imipressivo I1,inh. 4 Now the shielis in-:Lin io appear over the brow of th' rise. Thf-.y vamnh b4 companies, each con pally alist a hun dred strong. Al t. ejit iwr tie ro were thiirty-onie com)~ipan .-c. I e. nu-d them. When all were over tL.y firne-d them selves into a triple liive. then trotted down the slope t.oward u-4. Al a dis tanco of a hundred atil fifty yards, or just out of shot of sich um; Ls we had in thoso days, they halted and began singing again: Yonder is the k;raal if Ce i, hite man-a little kraal, my rot hers; Weshall eat it up; we shall tr:umpl: it fla, my brothen. But where are the white mi:'s c;.t tIc-where are his oxen, my brother.?" This question seene-d to puzzle them a great deal, for they sang the song again and again. A t. last a herald came forward-a great man with ivory rings on his arm -and, putting his hands to his mouth, called to us asking where our cattle were. Hans Botha climbed onto the top of a wagon and roared out that they might answer that question themselves. Then the herald called again, saying that he saw that the cattle had been sent away. "We shall go and find the cattle," he said; "then we shall come and kill you, because without cattle you must stop where you are; but if we wait to kill you before we get the cattle they may have trekked too far for us to follow. But if you try to run away we shall easily catch you, white men' This struck me as a very odd speech, for the Zulus generally attack an enemy first and take his cattle afterwards; still, there was a certain amount of plausibility about it. While I was still wondering what it all might mean the Zulus began to run past us in companies toward the river. Suddenly a shout an nonnced that they had found the spoor of the cattle, and the whole Impi of them started down it at a run until they vanished over a rise about a quarter of a mile away. We waited for half an hour or more, a but nothing could we see of them. "Now, I wonder if the devils have . really gone?" said Hans Botha to me. ' "It is very strange." "I will go and see," said Indaba-zimbi, t "if you will come with me, Macumazahn. C We can creep to the top of the ridge and - look over." At first I hesitated, but curiosity 1 overcame me. I wvas young in those I days and weary with suspense. t So we started. I had my elephant I gun and ammunition. Indaba-zimbi had ~ his medicine bag and an assegai. We -vj wo tlhe top of the rise like sports men stalki'ng a buck. Th tre other sid'h was strewn with rocks, among which grew bushes and tall grass. "They must have gone dowvn the Donga," I said to Indaba-zimbi. "I can't see one of them." As I spoke there came a roar of men all round me. From every reck, from 1 every tuft of grass rose a Zulu warrior. 1 efore I could turn, before I could lift a 1 gun I was seized and thrown. "Hold him! Hold the white spirit fast!" cried a voice. "IHold him or he will slip away like a snake. Don't hurti him, but hold him fast. Let Indaba zimbi walkc by hi.3 side." I turned on Indaba-zimbi. "You black devil, you have betrayed me!" I cried. "Wait and see, Macumazahn," he an swered, coolly. "Now the fight is going to begin." CHAPTER V.J I gasped with wonder and rage. What did that scoundrel Indaba-zimbi mean? Why had I been drawn out of the laager and seized, and why, being seized, was I pnot instantly killed. They called me; the "White Spirit." Could it be that they were keeping me to make me into medicine? I had heard of such things being done by Zulus and kindred tribes, and my blood ran cold at the thought. What an end! To be pounded tup, made medicine of and eaten! However, I had little time for fur ther reflection, for now the whole Impi was pouring back from the Donga and river banks where it had hidden while their1 ruse was carried out, and once more formed up on the side of the slope. I was taken to the crest of the slope and placed in the center of the reserve line in the special charge of a huge Zulu namd Bombyane, the same man who had come forward as a herald. This brute seemed to regar'd me with an alTec tionate cur'iositv. Now and again he poked me in theo ribs with the handle of his assegai, as though to assure him self that I was solid, and several times he asked me to be so good as to prophesy -- how many Zulus would be killed before1 the "Amnaboona," as they called the Uce ers, were "eaten uo."j At first I took no notice of hi:n beyond scowling, but presently, goaded into an 'ger, I prophesied that he would be dead in an hour. ie only laughed aloud. "Oh! white spirit," he said, "is it so? Well, I've walked a long way from Zululand, and ] shall be glad of a rest." And he got it shortly, as will be seen. Now the Zulus began to sing again We have caught the white spirit, my urjrher ! my brother! Iron-tongue whispered or him, h .:i' a i'. out, my brother. Now the Maboona are ours -they are n'ready dead, my brother' " So that treacherous villain Indaba zimbi had be'trayed me. Suddenly the :hief of the Impi. a gray-haired man I naed Sustusa, held up his assegai, and instantly there was silence. Then he spoke to some indunas who stood near him. Instantly they ran to the right and left down the first line, saying a -] word to the captain of each company as 1 they passed him. Presently tht-y wvere at the respective ends of the line, and simultaneously held tip their spears. As they did so, with an awful roar of "Bu lata Amaboona"-'"Slay the Beers," the entire line, numbering nearly a thousand men, bounded forward like a buck startled from its form, and rushed down upon the little laager. It was a splendid sight to see them, their assegais glittering in the sunlight as they rose and fell above The Hot Weather Will soon be on in full force and you will need light goods. We have them in great variety and beautiful styles. White Goods in plain India Linen, very slicer and pretty, Checked and Striped Muslins, fancy effects, and Dotted Swisi. Beantiful styles in colored Liwns and Jackoiets, fine Dinities and Swiss with colored dots. Big variety in chcap Lawnrs from 3J. and up. 1)uck, Per cals, Ginaham, in variety of styles and quality. Satteeas for waists, hand some and new. We have the third order in of those Silk S!rt Waist. Take a look at hem. Light weigiit Serges in b ue and black, ju-t i be thing forskirts. Just received, a second supply of Lace a-id Embroideries, Insertions to match. Irish Poiuts are all the go; eee them. li/illinery.-: We i ave beci buqy in this line, but in.- it ceived new Qhpplies and the stock is still full. The goods are stylish aii.h lice right. We are endeav ori-.: to please and satisfy every cuztom I iolite aitention and nice work. SHOES. + SHOES. Wc eoI$ lea.-e You in his li . t.r wvr- have tie zodz, and Ladies' Ovords in black and tau-all styles an] qus iii s. Geinri. White and Negligee S iirts, Gcaze Underwe.ir, Ties, &c. FULL L1NE Sr'7YLISH STRAW HATS. We want your tra-le and feel confide it gooid will never be eheaper than now; so now ii the time to bay. Come and see us. CALDWELL & RUFF. From LaGrippe. ow Dr. Miles' Nervine Brought One f Kentucky's Foremost Busi ness Men Back to ei-alth. s ffenles,7 :f: ' arpe-ti ie ftenre.i u Vj is.th Ta \j\ new )i ic} A3it a e reseathead wh an peuMrtes W.eveoped stt ncr r envni h ~r~som esy~m andweprrit appears ave pysiabou t A"n 1 an '0 se tse vee atts oft~ Laerilited, us eless fast m -e a: attakin y hiev nervousfortem w th chseert thai lif wa osyied o. .I had n~t silep rcmre ti wrn- to mon-.~thsi exept bne tla a an th facstort wah.l radn wakr. I.W r, tt a~z~iit. his' conu~dion Lit seemed like of prointialn ofrutne that I .earnrd .i Dr thle Rstoraniv e ortrvinper aoe, fosn w ays a b omence Dsi:'. I~ beganc to mpov d in tonhealth' men I had farilally cued since ~ and reccomendd tyou srede t a n of mfried, nbot e of whom~ ha c'faildtec thakmfrdgs, thwhstoencIhave me themYagain. 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Diarhc~a nd hoeraMorusColc? Wear Lewis'Accidentnsuance She and ll Bwel roubes jonce and you will never change. The It awavreleve whe prpery u-IinuranIce goes for "full measure." . Telk with your dealer who sells Lewis' lied. C .es. Prepared by I- DR. E. C. JETER, T1 Physician and Surgeon. .iA. .L. COMPANY. -Ofrers his pr< fessi:nal services to the peole of Fair fi,-1d. Pstoffice addre ss, Tenkinsville, S C. C. M. DEMPSEY, Manager, 'J.4.1y oath C arolina Div., 230 Main Street, NOTICE. Columbia, S. C- OR SURV K T!NG. T ERRA CIN( FLeveline, Drawing, Etc., For sale by Apply to T .B~;AE ohn H. McMaster & Co., '.'inrjboro, 7t1 o1ad .C . C. and Do'. Linder & rean, and .L. Ro.:boro, Ridgeway, S. C., and rec izvzs m~ 1l druggtists at TW EN TY-FlV ca a c ENTS 3-1ti woa.. dene rmsco~ssaren..raw I ->nlu'in;.; ~a:w L. n 'he ar.eze. and their ierce fa-.: - intently on the foe, -hile tL' shok beneath the hunder or t-e? r i.,h'nr feet. I thought f my poor friends the Dutchmen and rembled. Vhat chance had they Lgainst so nany? Now the Zulus, running; in the shape >f a bow so as to wrap the laager round mn :three sides, 'xere vithin seventy -ards, and now fram (very wagon broke ongues of fire. Over rolled a number )f the Umtetwa. im t the rest cared lit ;le. On they ruslg-d right up to the aager, striving to force a way in. But ;he Boers plied themn with volley after rolley, and packed as the Zulus were, he elephant guns loadw-d with slugs and mall shot did frightful execution. Only ne man ever got on to a wagon, and as ie did so I saw a Boer woman strike him n the head with an axe. IIe fell back, nd slowly, amid howls of derision from ,he two lines on the hillside, the Zulus trew back. "Let us go, father!" shouted the sol irs on the slope. among whom I was, o their chief, who had cone up. "You iave sent out the little girls to fight .nd they are frightened. Let us show ,hem the way." "No, no," the chief Sususa answered, aughing. "Wait a minute and the ittle girls will grow to women, and vomen are good enough to fight against 3ers'" The attacking Zulus heard the mock ry of theikvlw and rushed forward gmain with a roar. Bu, thae Boers in the aager had found time to load, and they not with a warm reception. Reserving heir fire till the Zulus were packed like beep in a kraal they loosed into them vith the roers, ard the warriors fell in ittle heaps. Mnt I sa: that the blood f the Umtetwas was un. They did not nean to be ,-aten back this time, and he end was near. See! six men had eapt on to .a wagon, slain the man be ind it and sprung into the laager. Chey were killed there, but others fol' owed, and then I turned my head. ut I could not shut my ears to the cries >f rage and death and the terrible S'gee) 5'.qer! of the savages as they did their ork of murder. Onco only I looked up Lnd saw poor Hans Botha standing on a ragon smiting down men with the butt )f his rifle. Then assegais shot up to ards him like tongues of steel, and hen I looked again he was gone. I turned sick with fear and rage. But las! what could I do? They were all Lead now, and probably my own turn vas coming, only my death would not >e so swift. The fight was ended and the two lines n the slope broke their order and oved down to the laager. Presently -e were there, and a dreadful sight it ras. Many of the attacking Zulus were .ead-quite fifty I should say, and at east a hundred and fifty were wounded, ome of them mortally. The chief ;ususa gave an order, the dead men .ere picked up and piled in a heap, -hilo those who were slightly hurt ?alked oif to get tome one to tie up heir wounds. IDut the more serious ases met with a different treatmeont. 'he chief or one of his indunas conisid red each case, and if it wats in any way ad the man was taken up and thrown ato the river w.hich ran near. None of hem oftered any objection, though one oor felloswam to skore again. I!e cdid .ot stop thero lon:-. however, for they ushedJ hi m back and drowned him by Orce. Nervous Prostration Cured by 2r. Miles' N'ervine. Prolonged derangement of the nervous ystm not only afl'ects the brain and men al powers, but develops disca..c in some of he vital organs. The most dangerous of hose indirect results is when the heart is .ected. This was the case of the Rev. N. .Surface. Fawn River. Mich., who writes ~nder date of Feb. 14, 1s05: 'Forten-ear-ag-Ihad-- sig--srok-o >aayi..vrok.ruh onnrvu 'urteeno myeart agoubled andlgh tok ofDr lierestorat iewa eceeinglfr y nervous 1ess and feel bet ter than I ever expected to el again. I can spek for hours without iring or hlaving my heart flutter as it for nerly did, and I have you to thank that I mm alive today." On sale by all druggi.;ts. Dr. Miles' Book mIear't ar.(d Nervous Disordlers FRUEE by ail. Dr. M2.s Mledical Co., Elkhart, Ind. . ns' raeisRs01e83% P'ull Supply nud( Vnriety Of SeCed. 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