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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY. NUIIG'JtirTION Sf.rui PKR YKAB Tit for Tat. "Hullo, little girl, will you tell me the news, For I haven't had time to cxamiue the fapers, Tin anxious to know how a tiny mite views The ubiquitouB blot of political capers. "Has anything happened that's funny or queer ? Do you favor the party they claim is elected r Are the words of the editor, think you, sincere V Has the' wcatbor come around as the Bureau expected ? s it true that the kinjf ?? really dead? Have the rogues of the 'Lib' turned at last In contrition ? And do you not fear you must .stand on your bead To read the paper in that strange posi tion ?*' ??O ees, I will tell oo the news," she ex claimed, And thus from the paper inverted sho read: "The wicked old sparrow, Wif his bow an' arrow, Has snooted that poor little Cock Robin dead. "An'en," she continued, "the aw fullest ling Has happened; you never could guess, if you'd try, Poor little Jaek Horner He sat in a corner, An' there wasn't a plum to be foun' in the pie. "An' dis is tho reason poor doggie got nono: Old Towsor," she read, "was the vic tim of theft, Tause old INIuvvnr Hubbard She went to the cupboard, Au' she cated, an' eated, tdl nullln' was left. 4,An' little Boy Blue went wif Little Bopeup To sc? the old lady that lived in a shoe, Wif Littl? Miss Netticoat ? In her white petticoat, An' the longer she Htood, why, the short er she grow. "An' Daffy-down-dilly has come into town, An' Tom, Tom, wif piggy, is off on a run ; An' I'll tell oo a story Ahout Jack an' Menory ; An' now, I doss, mister, my story is done." ?Lijrpiitcott x. The Rise of Horace Gre?te-y. One hot day in August, 1881, an ungainly journeyman printer from Erie, Ph., was among the "arrivals" in New York City. It was Horace Ureeley, horn twenty years before, on a farm in Aiuhcrst, N. II. From childhood an insatiable reader, at ten he had become the prodigy of his native town. Iiis stump-grub bing on a farm in Vermont, whither poverty drove his father's family, Ins service as printer's devil there, and later as job and newspaper printer at Erie, paid little. The young man reached the metropolis with only ten dollars in his poeket, while the rest of his earthly goods formed u bundle which he swung in his hand. After long and vain search for work he at last secured a situa tion so hard that no other printer would take it. In it he wrought twelve or fourteen hours a day at a rate never exceeding six dollars a week. After various vicissitudes in job priu'ting und desultory editorial wr/rk, where he evinced genius und ^enl but no special aptitude for busi ness, Mr. Greeley, in 1841, started the Tribune. For this venture ho had borrowed $1,000. The lirst. week's losses engulfed nearly half tins sum, but at the end of a year the paper was an assured success. It soon became the mouth-piece of all the more sober anti-sluvery sentiment of the time, whether within or with out the Whig Party, und rose to power with the mighty tide of free soil enthusiasm that swept over the hind after 1850. Greeley and his organ were the chief founders of the Republican Party, and the most ef fective moulders of its policy. The - influence of the paper before and during the war was incalculable, fair exceeding that of any other sheet in America. Hardly a Whig or a Republican voter.in all tbjjflSorth that did not, take or read It gave -tone" to?the - minor organs of the party, and no politician on either side acted upon slavery without con sidering what the Tribune would say.?From "The History of the Last Quarter-Century in the United States," by Pres. K. Hcnj. Andrews, in the April Srribner. What Some Things Have Coat. Harper's Vouhr People. The magnificent national Capitol ut Washington has cost, since the laving of its corner stone in 17911, very nearly $15,000,000, hut the State Capitol of New York at Albany, although not yet completed accord ing to the architect's designs, lias already cost almost $20,000,000, and is the most expensive built ing of modern times. The hirgest and most expensive City Hall in the United States is that of Philadelphia, anil its princi pal tower is to contain the largest clock in tho world. The greatest price ever paid for a horse was $150,000, given by Mr. M a Icon i Korbes, of Boston, for Arion, which ho bought from Senator Stan ford, of California. Axtell, the trot ter, brought $105,000 when three yours old, while in 1SKI Saint Blaise was sold for $100,000. One hundred and three thousand dollars has been offered and refused for a Hebrew Bible now in the li brary of the V atican at Uome. This makes it the most valuable book in (he world, so fur as dollars and cents go. In 1685, when the entire Dutch nation was era/.y upon the subject of tulips, a single bulb was sold for $2,200. At such prices it would pay ipetter to raise tulips than to own ft he most valuable gold mine in the world. speaking of gold mines, where do you suppose tho most valuable bit of Ore < ver smelted in the world, so far as is known, was found ? In Cali fornia or Australia or India? No, ind.vd. It was a lot containing two hundred pounds of ?juni t/.\iolding gold it the rate of $50,009 per ton, und was found in a toiu3 at lshpem ing, Mich. The largest sum ever asked or offered for a single diamond wss $2,150,000, which the l'riuee of Hy derabad, in India, agreed to give the jeweler who then owned the Imper ial, which is considered tho finest stone in the world. 'flu- Shah of l'crsiaand the Hultan of Turkey each possesses a prayer mat, or rug, made of diamonds and pearls, and valued at something over $2,500,000 apiece. The largest and most expensive rug in the world, made of the ordinary materials of which such things are manufactured, is owned by the Carl ton Club of London. A broken wooden horse,with which .Napoleon Bonaparte played when a child, was recently sold for 1,0001 f ranees. Think of paying $250,000 for a single meal I That is what a wealthy Roman once did, when he wished to impress a dozen guests with his dis regard for riches. The most valuable of modern paintings is Meiesonier's "1814," which was bought by a Frenchman for $170,000. The same gentleman paid $150,000 for "The Angelus," by Millet, of which you all have doubtless seen photographs or other reproductions. Ruining: the Roads. Carolina l'luntor. Nothing illustrates the inconsist ency of human nature more than the well-nigh universal call foi an im provement in our public highways, especially when it is considered that this demand comes from the very class of men who do them the most injury, und wlmt is worse ah injury that is simply inexcusable and for the perpetration of which they should be heavily lined. The injury to which we allude, and which nearly all farmers, who live on the public roads, are respon sible, is Che practice of using a part of the road in making their crops. The evil has grown to such an ex tent that on many of our most im portant roads it is impossible to travel in a vehicle without running into freshly plowed dirt. When it conies to two vehicles passing this is only accomplished by both of them running over corn or cotton rows. This condition of affairs is in the highest degree discreditable to those who are responsible for it, and. if the law is powerless to stop it public opinion ought to condemn it in such an unmistakable way as to make these trespassers ashamed of their inexcusable greed and carelessness. If the people who live in towns were allowed to encroach on the public domain in this reckless fash ion there would soon be no streets, for they would soon dwindle to mere lanes, und very narrow ones at that. The remark was attributed to the late Horace (ireeloy, the famous editor, that the way to reform was to reform, and so wo say to these tresspassers that the way to reform in this direction is to let the good work first begin with themselves and then they may reasonably look for an improvement in the roads. Let each fasmer not only stop plowing in the road,""but see that his neigh bor does the same thing, and when this is done he will have done some very necessary work, and in which he can take pride. As things arc at present it would be simply a waste of both time and labor to attempt anything like im provement in our public roads, for the reason that the very men that would be most benefited would be the very ones to destroy the work. Instead of injuring the roads the farmers should take pride in keep ing them in good order and at the same time make them look as well as possible. In Your Grandfather's Day. Two stage coaches bore all the travel between New York and Bos ton. Six days were required for a jour ney between New York and Boston. Colored engravings, very badly executed, were the only wall orna ments. The houses were not numbered and many of the streets were not named. A gentleman bowing to a lady al ways scraped his foot on the ground. The whipping post and pillory were still standing in Hosten and New York. Vaccination had not become popu lar and smallpox was an everyday disease. The Mississippi valley was not so well known as the heart of Africa now is. /tffl the exports, the rice, pitch, tar and wheat, went from southern ports and the South was regarded as controlling t he commercial situation. The first dentist to ply his trade in America had opened an office in New York and had just 'finished a set of teeth for (Jen. Washington. Coal oil was unknown. Shortly after the beginning of this century ?it was discovered, and the first use I made of it was as an ointment for < rheumatism. i ^_ A Durable Ki.oou Stain.? i , Take one-third turpentine and two ( thirds boiled linseed oil, with a lit* , tie Japanese dryer added. Buy a can of hurt sienna, and blend it1 ! thoroughly with this mixture. This gives a rich reddish brown. Mix , the paint quite thin, so that it will run readily. I ->\ it on with a good sized brush, stroking the brush the way of the grain of the wood. Put1 on severul coats, allowing each one to become perfectly dry. lastly, give the floor a good coat of varnish, and when thoroughly dry it will be found as satisfactory as a stained lloor can be and easily kept clean* The varnish gives it the appearance of polished wood. It can be kept in good condition by simply dusting und wiping off with an oily cloth. A loving, sympathetic nature is like sunshine, which brighteus all it touch es. Without charity we oan do noth DI8E EHRARY FACW AHli FI0URE8. TMK i:.vi:\j\?iH not so I,* roe ? A? fcXI'JKCTNn. Klr?t Ouai-iei-ly lleporf Under the New MiiiuiKriiinii Tin' Profit Con him* Chiefly nf Hiook on UkihI. The fnllowlug Is the quarterly re port ot F. M ViMin, State Com in is i-loner. as tu the operations of the State D'ApeOiiHry for tho lirst quarter under his management: Columbia, 8. C , April 30, 1896. . To His Excellency, Cov. John Gary Kvam. and Hon. D. H. Tompkinp, and James Norton, 8t?te Board of Control : Gentlemen : Herewith I bavo the honor to present your honorable body tuy first quturtorly statement of the conditions and Operation? of the State dispensary, covering the period from February the 1st to April .'K)tb, inclu sive. On February the 1st, tho day I as sumed oharge as state commissioner, my predecessor, ex-Commissioner Traxler, turned over to me the follow ing goods on hand at State dispensary: Wines, liquors and malt goods^.$45,199.07 Bottles, barrels, domtjobns, boxes, corks, sealing wax and other supplies. 14,400.79 Maehineryandohioo fixtures 2,089.97 'I'dis amount of $02.240.4.'! appears in ex-Commissioner Traxler's last quar terly statement?undor the head of assets?as stock on hand. The term stock, " as used in this couneetlou, is misleading. It is calculated to mis lead some to tbo erroneous eonoluslou that there, was on hand at the time 1 took oharge, wines, liquors and mult goods to the amount of $112,240.43, when, as a matter of fact, the wines, liquors and malt goods which ho turned over to me amounted to only $45,199.07, inclusive of the $2,071.23 of contraband goods which merged into his merchandise ut the time of his lust stock taking. Tbo difforeneo between the $02,240.4:1 '?stock". und the $45,199.07 merohnndiso on hand, rep resents the value of tho bottles, corks. 50.00 Making utotul of $02,240.43 I machinery, horse and wagon, otc, as indicated in tho abovo itemized stato ment. The greater portion of the $45,198.67 (fully three-fourths), as stock on hand, represonted*case goods, with 50 cents per gallon added to th? original cott of the liquors, to cover cost of bottling, boxing, !ubor and other expenses incident to preparing it for market This was an improper and uubusinessdiko tnothod of taking tho stock : but as my predecessor kopt no supply nor other representative ac counts into which to churge bis pur chases of l>ottles, corks and other sup plies, nor profit and toss account, into which to carry all Josses arising from this source, I withdrew my objections, and accepted stock as thus taken. Of tho $45,548.40, cash In State Treasury and In safe on February 1st, as per Mr. Traxler's report, upon an examination of tho legislative com mittee, uppointcd to examine tbo ac counts, it was ascertained that tho State Treasurer's nooks showed $105,112 lesu than Mr. Traxler claimed. Too amount duo for merchandise pm - chased by him prior to tho exoiration of his term of~office'and .failing duo tho time my induction in otl'.eo and shortlyiaftorwards, was $34,28l>.02. Af ter paying these accounts, us well as his additional liabilities of $1,703.79, his cash balance was reduced to $9,453 37. Quito U discrepancy exists in the uppurent net profit which ho claims to have accrued since the beginniug of operations in July, 180.'!, to tho close of his last quarter. By reference to his last quarterly report, which is hereto attached, you will observe the claim is set up that a {>rolit of $151,295.51 has accrued. Such s a manifest error. The net proUt on January 31st was $111,959.82-$39,335. 09 less than claimed. This lutter profit ($111,95U.82U8 subject tu n still further revision und reuuetion, from tho fact tha' the county dispensers' books show nearly $14,000 less than the amount which Mr. Traxler claimed was due by them on January 31st. Those differences are bjing rapidly adjusted, and 1 am giving them that zealous attention which tho exigen cies of the ease demuuds. 1 would impress you with tho fact that, in bringing down th?s profit to $111,959. 82', I have made uo reduction on ac count of the inereused prico whieh Mr. Traxler placed on tho $45,199.07,] merchandise on band February 1st. Had I done so, tho not prolit would be I still further reduced to the amount of , $10.000. I Tho error in arriving at tho profit was mado by computing tho State's profit on ? *"ds remaining unsold iu hands of ti,~ various county dispensers. A vast and almost inconceivable amount of work, in tho shaue of over hauling the books, of tho State dispon sary from tho beginning of operations to tho oloso of the last quarter was necesbrry, in order to present an In telligible, oomprentdvo and huoinesa liko report to your honorable board at tbo close of this quarter. And when you take into coiitdderation the fact that i had tho undivided time of my P'ebent chief bookkeeper for only the [ tast month of the quarter in tho prose cution of this work, I feel confident lhatyoii will conclude that the amount of work accomplished is immense. As befoie stated, I urn uow turning my attention to an adjustment of tho dis- | putcd balance which my predecessor : claimed was d?e by the various county '. dispensers when ho turned over tho business to mo on February 1st, and hope to be in a position by the oloso | of tho of the summer to report a com plete and satisfactory adjustment of tho same, it is a werk that requires ; accuracy and paiustaking care : und you can gather an adequate idea of tho i Y?U CAN'T STAND i\w Wift Millich? l-i 11;r, old - fashioned pill, p no I? ably, And there's no reason why you should. You can get better help, and more of it, with things that are easier to tako and easier in their way ft?Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets. They're the smallest in size, and the pleaeantest remedy, all the way throngh. In every derange ment of the liver, stomach, or bowels, these .tiny Pellets will give you more good. They have a tonic or strength ening effect on the lining membranes of the intestines. This assists and increases the natural action of the bowels, and permanently eure? Jaun dice, Biliousness, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Indigestion, and consequent stupor or drowsiness. For breaking up attaoks of Colds, Chills, Fovers, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, and kindred dcrungements re sulting I n>iii severe exposure, nothing can equal thorn. Thoy'ro guaranteed to give satis faction, in every case, or your money is returned. You pay only for tho good you got. This is true only of Dr. Picrce's medicines. What offer could be more busi ness-like ? For colic, cramps, and pains in stomach, nothing equals Dr. Pieroe's Extract of Smart-Weed* largeuefM '?f the fle'd to^WTeovurcd in order1 to nach ttih? .iment. ?rinn you are i niirjlol that every ?Item i?i n< tall of ??iii'b county dl-qi'ii?or | i-o i-xMo?iInlo ?luee tue be vi Ii nine <if ?p i.ti'i^ i-f lbi< tli pon? aary. l -vo-dd n speclful'y ask y mr <>-pc atu-utl >ii i ? ti c m|M?ri ul Ihw Ifgh l?l'\e ? ???lunulU ?\ b* h i *?-u.C 01 their examination ol the L.Kik? und accoUU'H ..f th ? (ii>i; -ii>.ti \ lor iho uesei.f, ?(??!?, aiiu wulch i? incor porated tu thlo report. I am pleased to say they gave every transaction their ?-ior.?-r.T, scrutiny, und aa a result of their labors found the accounts to lie accurately kept and the business conducted upon a sound bueineso basis. One of the committee pereoually supervised the takluir of the btock, without any assistance of my book-1 keeper, and it is gratifying to me to kuowu the result of the committee's investigation issuob aa to justify theirJ commendation of my business course in the conduct of this immense aud rapidly .'nercaslng busiuess. Thatyou may more easily and speed ily gra>p wiih comprehension and sat istaetion the detailed report as heroin set forth. I shall preeede my statement ol assents and liabilities aud profit and le.s w'tb Mr. Traxler's report of assets and liabilities for the quarter ending January 31st, immediately following it with the same report as reversed by me, in conformity with the true status of tho ease. In coucl?sion, 1 would state that, despite the tierce aud relentless war fare so constantly and vigorously waged against the dispensary by its Implacable enemies, it has withstood the ordeal well, and has sumo forth froi each conflict strougcr and more vigorous. It is rapidly gaining iu linauolal strength and by the eloso of my lirst year's service' as commis sioner, I hopo to see evory obligation incurred liquidated, the legislative appropriation of $50,000 refunded to the State and every future financial transaction conducted*upon a spotcrsh basis. After paying all indebtedness in curred from tne beginning of opera tions to tue close of tho quarter ending 31st January last (IS mouths), the bal ance of cash to tho credit of tho dis pensary was $0,453.37. The total in debtedness unpaid from the beginning of operations to the close ,of my llrst quarter (April 30th) is 44,033.05. Tho cash iu Statu treasury to tho credit of tho dispensury, $75,523.75; making a balance of cash on hand, after paying ah Incurred indebteduess, of $31,480.80. All of which is respectfully submit ted. l?\ M. MlXHON, Commissioner. Tue tabulated statements whloh fol low this portion of tho commissioner's report are practically the samo as the tables contained in tho report of the legislative{eominitteo recently publish ed. The statement of tho value of the contraband liquor seized during the quarter?the months of February, March and April?pluces the total value of all such liquor at $8,450.50. TUG OUTLOOK VQR OH?JP& Report oi l he Weutlier ltiireau I'm*the Week Ending June 1H, isnr>. The weather during tho past week was more neurly seas-unable than it has been since the beginning of May, and were it not that ruiu is badly needed in portions of tho S<ate, it would have been eminently satisfac tory and favorable for crop growth as it was for farm work. The reports from all portions of the State are of a more encouraging tone, especially us to tho staple crops, although the so-called minor crops show tho greatest improvement, ex cept sweet potatoes in tho western counties, whore draws are still scarce I aud there is slow growth of those i planted heretofore ; these two causes, it is estimated, will reduce the crop in that section to less thau half the crop of last year. Tho temperature deviated but little from the normal, except on tho llth (Tuesday) aud on tbo 17th (Monday), when it was considerably below, the deficiency having been about 0 de grees on the lirst date and nearly 5 on the last. On tho others days ol the week tho dally mean temperature approximated the normal, although the nights were cool and tho days correspondingly hot. Tho highest temperature reported was 100 on tho 14tli ut Oikwood, Alken County, and the lowest was 58 on the. 12th at Klugstree, and ou tho 13th at Bitcsburg. Tho moan temperature of tho week, for tho Slate, was about 711, and the normal for the same period is approximately 78. Taore wore sufficient and very beneficial showers In llarnwoll, Beau fort, Greenville, Darlington, Ker Wc Offer You a RBflBOV Which INSIJKI-? Safety of Life to Moth er anil Child. EXPECTANT MOTHERS, "MOTHERS' FRIEND'9 nobs Confinement of its Pain, Horror and Risk., My wifO UHOd M MO'I'IIKltS' KltlKNP" IK) I fore I.ii ill of lior in it child, slio did not snaor from CHAMPS or PAINS?WO* quickly i relieved iu tho critical hour suffering hut Iii He she hud no pains uf tcrwurd und her recovery wuh rapid. |i),']D. Johnston, Etifnulu, Alu. i Scut hv Mull or Kxpross, on receipt of nrfrf*, $1.00 nor bottle, llook "To Molh 1 DM" niullod L'rco. ItltAllHKI.P ItKUIILATOIt CO., Atlanta, (la. 80LD BV ALL DRUGGISTS. THE LAUKENS ISAR II V. HIM PHON. Oi I?. BAHKMDAliR SIMPSON & BAHKSDAI/10, Attorneys sit Law, LAUR?NM. SOUTH CAROLINA Mptwinl Mltetitlon gl veil to tho InvoHti ?- - ?? i. ? i? hi tu if. ami collection of claims Ii. w. It.\ 1,1? I., w. HIMKINA. w. w. ItAl.f, It A I.e., SIM KINS A HALL, Attorneys nt Law, Laukkns, South Carolina. W II i.r^. licc In >i|| MtHtft and United Stile* Cmut. H|>ccIhI Hltenlion givon OolleetioiiH. ). T. lollS-mn. W.U. KM' ' KV JOHNSON A IIICHRY, a ITiiKNKY.s at law., O i i it 1 ? I h fi i < i 11 < i fr>t iv< -nie ol I'nlilie Si | ii uro. LAU HUNK, - SOUTH CAROLINA \V. H. MARTIN. Attorney at Law, Lauicknh, - South 0aMolina* Will p- ictlec In nil Coin Is ol thi Si i!h Amiii.i? ?ii ifivi-n to i'o(l??i'rl in-. TWO II Ii ADS ARU BliTTJiR THAN ONIi. In comblnittion there U power. If < ??i want to purchase, material writ* for Information. Our experience m?y aid you. Combine with i u? and see. ?i AVQV&TA t.VMHF,K CO., leading Manufacturer* of Door?,Sa?fi, Wlml? Moulding*. Lumber, Laths, Shinglet, Ac. ["Buy of the Maker.'' _Auqu?ta.Oa. ' I Highest of all in^vcnkg \ jw.v.--Sr?st^^To^^Pport I v*^2??L Powder Mth&ijuvmx pure shaw, Orangeburg, Chesterfield. Spar tanburg, 8umtor, Union and Williams burg countirs, where from 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over the greater portion of their urea*. In Vickons, Oonoe, Anders m, Abbeville, Mdgo tleld. and Charleston and Hampton counties tho rainfall was very lig'it aud entirely insufficient. In the coun ties not enumerated in either of the above lie ts tbero was genoraMy rain, but hardly enough for tho needs of the growing crops, especially gardens, which are faliiug very fast and being burned out by tho hot suu. The places having the heaviest rainfall during the week were Cheraw with 2.50 inebes, Kingstree 2.21, Greenwood 2.00, Mont Clare 2.00, St. Matthew's 1.00, Cam dec 1.03, Statesburg 1.07. Hain foil In some portion of tho Stato ou every day of tho week exeept the last, but on the 15th and 10th (Saturday and Sunday) the ralu was moat general. Tho average of forty correspon dents' reports, who reported rainfall for tho week was 0.86, aud the nor mal for the State for the same period is approximately 1.12 inches. There was hail iu placeson tho lathy but the dumage, whioh was blight, was confined to limited areas. The winds were quito vurlablc, except that they wore steadily easter ly during tho latter portion of tho week. There was u marked deliuieuey of stilishilie iilon;: the coast, and a slight deficiency in the western counties, while in tho central and southern count'es there .was a slight excess over tho usual. Cotton made but little growth dur ing tho week, nevertheless its gen eral condition is greatly improved, j Reports of injury from lice continue from Barnwoll, Orangeburg, Kershaw, uud some other counties, hut the greater number of cor respondents ro port tho plant healthy, although from two weeks to a month undersized. Fields where no fertilizers were used are said to look "sorry." The orop is generally well worked, and clean, with an average, though uneven, staud, and iu good condition to " grow off " if favored by the weather. More rain would be highly bonefieial over a largo portion of tho State. Corn conti mies to improve in eon dition. In Florence county worms and grasshoppers a>-o injuring the stand, but injury from worms seems to bo do creasing generally. Marly corn is tassolliug and has been or is being laid by. Stubble fields are being pre pared and planted to corn ami peas. Warmer nights and rain are the indi cated needs of the crop. Rico planting is about finished along tbo entire coast and .1 tine rice is ger minating well : tho whole crop is said to look most promising. Upland rico is being plented in New berry and some other western counties. It Is said to be largely in tho nature of an etperl ment with most farmers. Reports of tho yield of oats continue conllicting, but i), will average about; 75 per cent, of a full crop. Wheat Is I yielding well generally but theacroago planted is small. Melons have improved greatly and are putting on fruit. This year's growth of vine is not as rank as it sometimes is, but this. It Is said, will not uocessarily losssou the si/. 3 of the crop. A largo acreage of peas being sowu. Ueas are growing slowly. In New berry county a largo acreage of Ger man millet is being sown lor a forage crop. Early fruit of lirst class quality has become abundant. Peaches are especi ally fine. Shipments! on a large scale, to Northern markets were begun dur ing tho week. In Darlington county peaches, plums and grapes are rotting. The grape crop generally promises to bo a largo one. Tbo tobacco crop Is doing vory well and growing finely; it is spoken of most enthusiastically by a correspon dent from Williamsburg county as the best ever soon in that or any other county. Irish potatoes are doing well gen erally, but potulo bugs are becoming troublesome in places, but us yet are not a serious menaco. Sweet potato draws are vory scarce in tho western portion of tho Stato. Those planted have not grown well, but show soino Improvement latterly. They are of largo growth with medium s it In OI1 the coast. Gardens are doiug well where there was enough rain, but in places they have been almost burnt out by the hot sun. Grasshoppers und worms are proving destructive in Florence county. Hain wo d bo very beneficial to gardens ov. r a large portion of tho State, and in places Is imperatively, needed to save them. ?Secretary Olney has written a letter to tin; cushior of the Farmers and Merchants National flink of W?COj Texas, in which" ho ha- Clearly laid down the duty of eit'/."iis of tt o United States in the observance of strict neutrality as between the Spanish government and the Cuhuu insurgents touching armed assistance, but also as to rendering aid and en couragement in a financial way. The cashier wrote the Secretary asking him if his bank would be permitted to act as a depository for contributions from Cuban sympathizers in the United States, and tho Secretary in his reply quotes from the Supreme Court, to show that snob action on the part of the bank would be in violation of tho duty of its olllcors to the govern ment and in contravention of I he neutrality laws. ?Tho women of Alexandria, Va, I prompted by a desire to commemorate I the virtues of the mother of H ?hott F. Lee. propero to erect in that city a monument' to her m? inory. An asso ciation for this purpose bus been formed in Alexandria, railed tint Anne Ijoe Memorial Association. Tnls as sociation lias Issuer] a call to the ladies of the South for all in raising a fund adequate to provide M sh ift b< fitting the worth of the lady und the eminence of lit r son. ? The right kind of education will develop character. STATU MOWS IN HR HOP. ? merest in? Not?? from Various Sour qps. ?Tho Anderson County teachers, institute will bogiu on July 1. School Commissioner Russell hau engaged ' some of the beat talent in the county to conduct the institute. ?Miss Lizzie Rettis, a popular young lady of Trenton, Edgetieid County, died recently of blood polson Icg caused by picking a pimple on her j face with a braes pin. ?Judge Sirnonton bus dismissed the | case of Pratt against John Gary i Evans et al., involving the registration law. This was the case brought by Dr. Sampson Pope of New berry, and since the reversal of the GotT de cision the verdict was anticipated. ?Two wbito prisonors esoapcrj from jail in Anderson on Sunday morning. Tbey woro Stiles Smith and Will Chapmun, the former charged with larceny, and tho latter with violatlou of the dispensary law. They made a wrench out of a pieco of irou that had been used as a poker aud with It took olT tho nuts which secured a pieoe of iron over a bole in the tloor, and made their way into the parlor below and then gotout tho window. ?Kev. Henry W. Mahonoy, tho old \ est Baptist minister in the State, died at his home near Paekville, Clarendon County, on the 18th lost. He was in his ?1st year, and had labored In the work of tho ministry for sixty-fours years. Ho was born in Marlboro County, December 28, 1804. Ho labored in tho counties of Sumter. Darlington, Rioh land, Kersbaw, Wiilllatnsburg,Claren don and Georgetown. He died in perfect peace and comciousuess, the spark of lifo fading out as quietly as the light of a candle that drops Oown into its socket. The funeral serviees were hold at Cavalry Church, Claren don county, and Rev. C. C. Hrown. of Sumtcr, conducted tho serviees. ?Mr. Thomas A. Sherard, a promi nent citizen of Anderson County, drop ped dead on tho 17tn inst., aged 71 years. Ho bad just started a mau planting peas near his house and came back into tbo yard, whore another mau was at work, when suddenly he threw up bis bunds and started to fall. The negro caught him. and his wife, who was stand lug in the door, ran to his assistance. Then he gave one or two gasps and died with his head in his wifus lap. His loss will be keenly felt by his community, cspeeial i ly by the poor, to whose he never turned a deaf ear. Ho was ongaged in the mercantile business, and had ac cumulated a fair share of this world's goods. ST. VITUS DANCE. A Physician Prescribes Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Blkhart, Ind.: My dnughtor Mattle, aged 14, was uiillrted lust spring With SI. Vitus dunce und ner vousness, her entire right side was numb and nearly paralyzed. Wo consulted ti pny ?^??r? Blclan and he prescribed i'r. Miles' Restora tive Nervine. Kite took three bot ties before wo s:\xv any certain signs of Improvement, but uftwr that slio begun to Improve very fast and I now llilnk she, is entirely cured. Kliu lias taken nllio bot lies of tin- Nervine, but no other modlchio of any kind. Knox, Ind., Jan. 6, '96. II. W. IIostettek. Physicians proscribe Dr. Miles' Roinodlos because they are known to be the result ol tho long practice and experience of one ol the brightest, motnbora of their profession mid are carefully compounded by experi oncodchemists, in oxactaccordance with i>r Miles' prescriptions, us used in his practice On sale sit ull druggists. Write for Dr Miles' ISook Oil the Heart and Nerves. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Blkhart, lud. }\v RfilfV Remedies Restore Heali'i. CIGARETTES (Cigarettes .by<ty W.DukcS-::;8iCo. IMC AMERICAN 1 :1ACC0 CO" .< i // j none Vr:.*.* ? . '-.r. \ *.'1' f MAC ... i ,"!OM Qtr&fr? Totaneo ANJ) A?8CLCJTI?l\ ; Who is Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable Hair Cutter and Shaver, ? -UNDER qPERA HOUSE. -??? ?A ri , ... convert of the Salvation | Army irr Seattle, Wa?h, gave a start- ! ling proof of the genuineness of his pro- i fo-atoo of repentance by a aking public ; announcement that be was nn eteaped ! convict. tiKving sixteen years yet to ?>rve in the Leaven wo^th, Wuhh?--, ii>*nitentlary. and thai be was ready t go back u> jail. A few days ago & fuard from the poolten'lary arrived n Seattle, Identified the converted cmvict and took him baok. ?Rev. Dr. E. H. Floss, editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate, told the Dot,ton Methodist ministers re cently that the negroes were absoulte ly sure to continue to be a distinct race. Over 6,000.000of trie American colored people, he said, were of un mixed, blood and I 000,000 of mixed blood included not only the half whites, but those who bad as muoh as one-sixteenth of African blood in their veins. ?Ralph Swinburne, who recently died at Charleston, W. v.i., at the age of 00 years, is said to have been the oldest locomotive engineer in this country. Ho was born in England, and was associated with Gee. Stephen son, the inventor of the locomotive, before coming to Amerioa. ?A circular has been issued by Governor Mitohell, of Florida, calling for a meeting in Jacksonville of the mayo? of cities and general passenger agents on June 25, to make arrange ments for t he entertainment of the National Editorial Association, which will hold its noxtmoetiug in Florida. ,?C. M. Mills, formerly of Tryon, N. "., has been arrested on a charge of embezzling money order funds of tho Government, to tho amount of $.*>00, and was held till the Federal court in bond of $10,000. Don't bo talked iuto having an opera tion as it may cost you your life. Japanese Rile Cure is guaranteed to eure you by Carpenter Bros., Green vlllo, S. C. Mon are made munly, the old made young and vigorous by Magnetic Ner vine. Sold by Carpenter Bros.,Cre? n vlllo, S. C. Mental depression, wakefulness, lost manhood caused by errors of youth or lator excesses quickly cured by Mag nutio Nervine. Guaranteed by Cai pentor Bros., Greonvillo, S. C. Johnson's Oriental Soap is far su perior to all the other so-called medi cinal soaps for bouuttfying tho com plex ion. Sold by Carpenter Bros., Greenville, S. C. Magnetic Nervine quickly restore s lost manhood and youthful vigor. Sold by Carpenter Broo., Greenville. S. C. pi LE CURB A Now mid Complete Treatment, OOUttSttlUJ <> .tuproi'.i'roisir.r,, esp.-ut.? ?f ointment and tw* Uoxnx of Ointment. A never-falling Curo for Pile, of every nature and degree, it awEea mi qperatloi with Um knife or lujoctlonx of curbollo acid, Wnlol arc pnlnful and seldom n poru.iiuent euro, und often ri-xullltiK lu death, unnecessary. Why endur? this terrible disease? We gunmntoo <? boxes to oure any ease. You ouly uuy foi '.menta received, tl t? box? S for IS. Sent by mat) .tiinruntoea Isauod by our i;thI??. OflMCTIP ATlft-RI Curod. Plies Prevented, UUIMO I Irft I lUri by Japanese LlverPollets the ?reut I.1VKH nud BTOM AOlf KKOW.ATOR end BLOOD PUHIFIKB. Small, mild nud pleiixuut tu take, et peel Olljr adapted for chlldreu'uustt. W? Uo*e? fcj ceiitn. OUABANTEE8 lesuod only by Carpenter Uros . Greenville. S. C PORT ROYAL & WESTERN CAB olina Railway. "Augusta and Asbevillo Short bine." .). H. ( lev land, Receiver. Schedule ill elfeet March 25th, ik! 1.5. Lv Augusta. 0 4!i am 8 00 pm Ar Greenwood.12 28 pm 12 80 am A in lei sen.M OO pm . 1.aureus. I JW pm 7 15 am Greenville. 805pm 046am Spartan burg. 8 20 phi ....? Hal ml a . I ?4110 . Hendersonville. .. .r> 10 pm . Ashcville.(i 20 pm . IAshcville. .T.TlTo? am. Spartan burg.1140 am . Greenville.11 55 am i 20 pm I.aureus.... .. 1 ?.'J nm 7 'M pm Anderson.!i 20 am . Greenwood. 2 30 pm 5oupm Ar Augusta. 8 20 | m S .'$5 am Savannah. ._5 55 am (i 00 pm Lv Greenwood.5 53 pm 2 88 am Ar Raleigh . 120 am 12 00 n'n Norfolk. 7 00 am 1120 pm Petersburg.(i tK) am 5 43 pm Itie.hmond . t> 10 am (i 45 pm TO ATHENS, ATLANTA and POINTS WEST. Lv Greenville. 0 48 ant 11 ;v> am Lv a nderson. 0 20 _ Augusta. 0 46am . Greenwood.12 48 pm 2 42 pm Ar Athens. 303pm 5 00pm Ar Atlanta.4 Oil pm 7 46 pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L. and 0. AG. Kailway, und ut Spartanburg with Houtbem Railway. For information relative to tickets, rates, schedules, etc., address ft. I.. Tt?|M>. Irnv. Pass. Agent. lV.,|, t'U.vlci, Uvii. I'mm. A gum. AtliriiHa, Oa, J. S.Curoton. Agent, C II. Speights, Clou. Agent, Greenville, S? J. It. Fant, Agent, Anderson, S. C. South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Co ?THK CHARLESTON LINK. Schedule iii elici t March iii. ISflft, COLUMIIIA DIVISION.?EtiRt.llound. Lv Columbia. 060 a Akllrnnohvlllu. tier,u Lv Bnmohvlllo. it:io nm Ar Charleston.ii tit) um Lv Columbia. i M pin Ar ('hurlcston.H 40 pm West Hound. Lv Charleston. 7-tiua A v ('oluiubiii.I] 03 an. Lv Charleston. 680 pu Ar HranohV die. ?00 pis Lv Branoln iiio."". s if> jim Ar Columbia. . 111 hi pn. AUGUSTA division.?West Hound. Lv Columbia.. -: > .1 .u 4 20pni Ar liranohvlllo. 73ftam u:ioj,tn Lv HiiincliN lllc. WSSftpm S00 ]>rn Ar AiiKiistu.12 l.j pin 1045 pm 1: el Hound. f.v A Uriels. :i 111 pn A !? (trnnolivlllo. .0 25 \>iv Lv llranolnillo. 710 am Ar Columbia. in 10 pu. GAMDEN I1KANCII.?Bast Hound. Lv Columbia.B50 on Ar (lamdon . . 120ft is. West Hound. Lv Camdon.346 pm Ar Columbia.11110 pin CONNECTION. At Columbia with Southern Hallway to and from nil plants in upper South Mid North Carolina. Through tin inn between Charles ton and Ashcville. N. O. ! Any othor Information, folders, maps, oto i will be til i-ii islifi i on Oppl foal ion to i k. s. iiowkn, Oonoral Manager, Columbia ' s. c. \? A. RMBKSON, Tronic Manager, Charles ton, s. 0. i (?. ii. I'aiiks, Travollng Agent,Columbia k. c. Columbia, L?nens an I New berry R. R. Northbound pin urn ?I 18 in II? 1 (Ml iii (II 8fM IMU .'I 40 0 .'7 .. :t 49 n Ift 8111 884 8 34 s;io :i 21 h stii 8 12 s ih) 2 w? 1 so 2 n 7 nfl ?2 41 (1 V? 2 Id li 40 ?2 8? (I So 2 21? U "2 2 2 2ft 0 Ift S aliohs. ? old til bin ... ItOiipluirt .. Inno HiikMilIno . While (took ( Inn lull) l.lttl HiMiiitnln Slii^lm I'rositerily Nowliorry . Jala (I ray'a La no Klnnnl (luhlvillo . Dover Clinton t outhliotrnd pin nin .. 4 ?0 11 Ifi I A5 11 2S ins 1187 ? 2ft 11 46 ft 8ft 11 60 ft ftfl 12 0 2 ? Ift 12 18 (l 2J 12 Ik (ill 12 21? 7 08 12 4:i 7 lift 12 51? 3 47 I Oft 7 57 1 10 H 10 I 17 * 2S I 25 H 80 I SO P. K. SOU UNIT El IT, Agent at I 'rotporltyj IO?TUEB? RAILWAY CO. PIED MONT AIR LINE* ?OHDINMU ?JH ? UUIJi ?UP i Northbound Mar 18 th. lNl L.v Dairy Allan UotlmejlJOO Atlanta a time Noroross...... Iluford.. , MS I.W p ie.00 'l0.40 Uulueivllle.. Lula. Cornelia. Mt Airy. Tocooa. Westminster . Sonoca. Central. Greenvtllo.... Spartanburg.. Uaffueys. Dlajkebuw... King'sMount'n Gantoala... . Charlotte . . Danville... Ar. Rlohnaond Ar. Wise.ilugton ..| Ml Baltim'o P.u.R.1 8.00 3.29 p Fstm'l Me> 3? Dally 11 u us 118 . l-o* m it m 1.01 v 6.31 ' 5.4*1 eon 6JS? 11.40 No.H No. 18 Dally KxHui ? 45 p 6 ST p ?.18 p 8.20 p 13.00 8.00 a Philadelphia. Now York. Southbound. Lv now York P.R.K " Philadelphia. " Baltimore.... " Washington.. 10.1ft UUtf n No. 37 Dally Klchrnond.12.05 a Danville. Charlotto. Gastonla. King'sMount'n Blaoksburg_ Gaftpoys. Hpartanburg.. Greenville. Central. Senoua. Wostmtnstcr.. Toecoa. Mount Airy... Cornelia. Lula. Gainesville.... HuTord. Norcross. Atlanta K time 5.41 n 0.35 I PI pi 10.06 P1935 a|l0.6*> allots 11.25 11*0 ULM 14.41 1 ' " SM AI? 4.10 4.SO 5.U0 ?Vi 6.21 Ii.:. 4-40 p a 4 85 i a1 & 86 i u 0.M I a] 7.0? ? 3 7.93 I ?{ H.01 I a i u S.S0 i 6.CO u BJM pi 11.2ft pi. 8.(0 a .i . 6.20 a I.i. f rum I ? ~ Np.afi No. 11 No. 7 Dally I Dully IflxSun 4 90 p!l2.16 n 6.55 p " 9.20 p 10.49 pit 7.20 ?.42 16 12.55 p 1IJ7 12.28 115 P 6.10 11.00 11.40 12.31 1.00 1.57 2.4ft 3.00 12.05 u 3.31 p Atlanta Ctlmol 3.60 p 4.47 6.U C.2J 6.26 ??' 6 4ft a| p 12.10 p| p 12.66 p J 1.17 p 1 2.0') )> J a.fo p 4.10 ) 6.91 p 5.51 l 0 10 l 0.45 I 7.08 i 7.12 i 7.3ft p .. 8.t3 pi 7.13 8.: 5 p 7.50 .., tf.lt p 8.97 a iti.oo i> '.'.ii 0.00 p 8.30 11.30 0.:-ti 7. 2 '?A" m. in. "P." p. m. ' M." noon "N." night. Nob. 37 and 88?Washington and Southwestern Vestlbuled Llmltod.Through Pullman Sleepers between New "X ork and Now Orleans, via Wasu Ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, ami also bo* twecn New York and Memphis, via Washing ton, Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Curs. No*. 85 and 86 United States Faat Mull. Pull man Bleeping Cars between Atlanta. Mont gomery aud New York. Nos. 11 and IS, Pullman Sleoptng Car h-uwoen Richmond, Danville and Greensboro. W. A. T?RK, S. H. H AKOWICIC. Gen'l Pass. Ag't, Ass't Gonorul PUSS Ag'% Washington, D. O. Atlanta, GA. W. B. RYDER, Superintendent. C.iurlotlo, North Curollua. W. B. GKEKN. Goa l Supt.. W ASSlNH'l un, D. O. J. M. GULP. Trnmo Mn'gr. Yrnshlu^tou D. O. B0UTHKRN RAILWAY CO. (KA8TKKN .HY8TKM.) Condeiimid Schedule In l?IY?o9 Juno 19th, I HOfi. Trains rim by 75t i Meridian Tim ?. STATIONS. Dully _ I No. II. jT Charleston . 7.80 a m " Columbia.II 10 a III " Prosperity.'.i; 4 -i m Ar Nowborrj . ?? .u ... pm Ar. Clinton .... t Kx Sun i. -.'.6pm " Laurena... (K* sun. 13.10 p tu ?? Ninety-Six.i l.ttripni "Greenwood . I.R7 p in " KodgOH ..-..I 'M7 p ui """""^buex tile.j 3.60 pm " Helton ..| 3.10 pm Anderson. . 4 10 p in '? Sein o.i . .>.Pi p ni " At hint. i~"~. .. . ..T..... I 0.00 niu I Dallv No. 1?. STATIONS. I.V. Greenville..110.16am " l'l?dmoiit. 10 47 um ?? I! WIHIantxton. ....... 111.07 am " Anderson.,,. ". 111.10 am ?? Beltoh. . .V............ ,| 11.46 am Ar. Donald's.112.16pm l.v. Abbeville.?.j 11.68 am " Hodgoa.j 12.33 pui Greenwood. 12.66 pm Ninety-Six.| 1.13 pm Luurdns tKx sum...110.40 am Clinton (Kx Sum.| 11.10 am New terry Prosperity. Ar. Columbia. Charleston. llotweru t'oluiulilu und AhIic vlllo. Daily. No Id. Haily. I Dally. I j Doilv. No. 16. jNo. 13. I STATION'S No. 14 P..> p mi 7.2?atn i.\f harii-sion.tr 8740pm 11.30ain 6.00 a m 11 .i.v.mrl.v CohnnliluAr. 1 3.5!>pm 1.26am 6.80 a m 13.10pm*'... Alston .." s.tftpm 1.10am 0.47 am1 1.10pm)" ..Santuo .. ." 1 61pm 12.04am 7.88 a ml LSOpmr'..Union. "I 1.06pm'i 1.46pm 7.39 a m] IMpnu1' ? .lonrsville. " 12 40pm I l.24pra 7.51 a ml 2.07pm," . Pacolot.. . ." lS.Ztpm 11.00pm R.lii a in 2.4opm'Ar Spurt b'g l.vill.46am 10 46pm 8.20 a Uli .1.I'm.in I,n Suurl'b'gAr ll.lsam lo :tU|)in 10.00 ami 5 SOpmlAr Asheville Lv I ].ltiain p 30j>m Trains leave Spartanhurg, A. andO. division, northlioimd. 4.2tia. in., 8.10 p. iu..6.18p. m., 1 Ves tlbuled Llmitodl; southbound, 1.0J a. in., 2.60 p. ni., 11.37 a. in., (Vestlbuled l.iuiltedi. Trains leave Greenville, A. and O. Division, northbound, 3.2Va.m.,2.l4 pm., ami 6.37pm.,I Ves tlbuled Limited):southbound, 1.67a. in., I.IOp. U.i 13.38 p. m?, (Vestlbuled Limited 1. Trains leavo Seneca. A. nndC. Division, north bound. 2.03 11. 111. and 12.41 p. m : southbound. 8 00 a. in. and 6.51 p. in PULLMAN SKRVIOB. Trains 15 and 10 between Asheville and Co lumbia malte ConnOOtloil at Columbia with b\ 0. & P., trains 3> and 3d. und carry through Pullman sleeping earn between Akhcvillu und Jacksonville. Pullman Haiuce Sleeping cars on Trains 36 Slid 86, 87 and 38, on A. and C. Division. V/.A.TURK, S.U. HARDWIOK, Gen. Pas. Agt. As'tGen, Pas. Aut. Kas Sya W. II. GUBBN, J. M. UULP. Gen'l Superintendent. TroMo Mgr. Washington. D. C K. BKRKfiLEY, Supt.. Columbia, S.O. Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUG US TAR. H, CON DRNSBLf SOH BDU LB. IN RPFEOT JAN. 27. IWfi. (lohiK South. Lv VVliminjrton.*:?:io pm LV .dm ion.j. 021 pin No. lift. No. 61, Ar Ploronoo.A. 70t)pm Lv Kloronco.*7i?pm Ar Sum tor. sjbl |un I.V Sinnier. siltl pm ArColurabla.?10390 pi m 16 an. 4 21 air 1? IHhiq 11 06 um I No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Control lt. It., leaving l.anesS.IW a m, Manning 9.16 am. (ioliig North. No. Wl~No. 63. Lv Columbia.*& 20 tun *4 25 pm Ar Sum tor . 04:1 um 5 4?pm No. 60. No. 60 l.v Stimter. 0 43 tun '6 47 pin Ar Florence.sou um u .-ion l.v Florence. 7 85 am . |,V Marion. 8 10 am . Ar Wilmington.11 60 out . ?Daily. No. x\ ruiiB through to Charleston, B. ('., via cut ml Ii. It., arriving Manning Bj*j| p. m., Linn s 7 do p. m., Charleston ?? 4b p. m. TrainsOI1 South anil North Carolina It. U., leave At kins it 40 a. m. ami 080|>, in., arriving Luoknow ii in a. in. and * on p. m. itoturning loavo Luoknow 0 46 a ninntl tJ?Op m. arriving Atkins H ir> a tu and 5 Ml pin. Dally except Sunday. Tnnns on ll.trtsvllle It. It. leave llartsvlllo at 4 .K) a in, arriving PloydMoOO it in. Iteturn ingleave FJpyds046pro. urilvlug iittrtsviiie 10 IF> p in. Daily OXCOpI Sunday. Trains on Wilmington, CnaduOUrn and Con way It It leave Cbnuoonrn II III a in. nrrlvo at Conway I46pm, returning leaiu Conwayat 2 30 n in, arrive Chadbourii 4 Ml p in, lonve Chanbourn585pm.urr'voni iini> atti20pm, returning leave Hubs 15 a m, arrive At Cliud botirn t?0U a in. Daily oxi opl Sunday. JOHN F. DIVlNRiOon'l SupU J. It. K KN LV, Qen'l Manager. T. M. KM KIISON. Tralllc Manager.