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THE STRANGE VISITATION. Bt. Loots U lobe-Democrat It is seldon anything occurs hi tho life of the average rural agriculturist to brook the routine of Ins generally monotonous existence, but when such an event docs occur, whether it be of joy or sadness, it is apt to be looked upon as an epoch in the lives of those conceroncd from which to date. So, even unto this day, it is a common oc currence among the older citizens of the county of Denton, Texas, when the subject of spooks or other super natural phenomena are under dismis sion to hear one remark: "Well, that heals all since Jones's ghost.'' And Jones's ghost occupies a position considerably above that of the aver age ghost in that it is doubtless the only case on record wherein the testi mony of bis ghostship was accepted in the ?ollleiuont Of an estate and is a part of the public records of the above county. As a number of the parties closely connected with the following occurrences are still living, I will sub stitute fictitious names for the real: in the year 1S77 there resided on a farm in the county of Denton Mrs. Laura Jones, a widow, with two sons, Frank and John, nearly grown, and several smaller children. Willima Jones, deceased, had been a hard woikcr and suoccssful farmer and stock raiser, and at his death had be queathed to the widow and her child ren a model farm, well tilled and stock ed with the best the country at the time afforded, together with a valua ble tract of land in the southern part of the State. The following spring, after his death, a considerable number of their horses strayed away fron their accustomed range, anil, the country at that tune being sparsely settled, were soon lost track of and the usual course of in quiry served to elicit no information except that the band had been seen hcaOcd south. Early in the fall, after the crops had boon garnered, it was decided that Frank, the eldest, should make an ex tended trip to the southward and en deavor if possible to locate the truant stock, as their entire loss meant a ser ious blow to the family exchequer. On a bright September morning as the rising sun was painting with lavish hand the fading green autumn Frank Jones drow the double cinch to an easy notch under his faithful horse, and, bidding his mother and John farewell, sped away to the southward, never to return again in the llcsh. There was yet plenty of work to be done on the farm, and time winch otherwise might have dragged weari ly to the lonely widow was tilled with labor and pleasant anticipation of the absent oncs's early return. Days passed m rapid succession and an oc casional letter from Frank, describing the beauties of the country and his own hardships in travelling alone through such unsettled regions, fur nished food for discussion in the fading twilight. At last a letter came which stated that he was on the right trail and would soon overtake the slowly retreating herd. This was the last let ter ever received. Ho was thou some two hundred miles south of the home place and they began to speculate up on the .day of his probable return, Allowing for delay for grazing the stock on route homeward, a day was set which it was considered, barring unforeseen accidents, should give him ample time for the return journey. The appointed day came, but with ll it came no Frank and no tidings; 1101 the next, nor the next, and as the days lengthened into weeks the anxious mother, with moistened eyes, daily scanned the dusty trail lo the south ward. The country at this time was none too safe from marauding hands of In dians and hoist; thieves were more plentiful than now and cared little for human life when a eavey-yard was at slake. These possibilities were anx iously discussed hy the distressed fam ily and inquiry was made by letter at various points along the route from which letters had been received from Frank. But all their inquiries came to naught. They did not know whether he was still going southward on the trail or had overtaken the slock and was even then on his return. On the night of November 7 there came a sound as of footsteps on the front porch. After the usual custom the family had retired early. The lire had been burning in the wide stone chimney to dispel the chill November winds and its (lying embers were cast ing fitful shadows on the wall. The footsteps approached the door, a hand turned the knob and someone entered. John was a light sleeper and, being aroused by the sound and the draft through the open doorway, awoke and raised himself partly on his elbow, lie saw the dim outlines of a man and, reaching for his revolver, he de manded, " Who's there?" The famil iar voice of his brother answered him and he came and sat down at the foot of John's bed. They conversed to gether in low tones for some time, but, not caring to disturb his mother at that hour John vouchsafed the infor mation that his room and bed were ready for him just as lie had left It, as neither had been occupied during his absence. The dim outlines and retreating footsteps vanished through the opposite doorway, then all was still. John wondered a little that he heard no further noise from his broth er's room, but, thankful for his safe rolurn after so many days' watching and anticipating her joy when in the early morning he would tell his moth er tho glad news, he soon fell asleep, John was up early and after kindling a liro in the kitchen stove started at once for the barn to feed and rub down his brother's horse. Ho looked in tho stall where Frank was accus tomed to tio his favorite saddle pony, but it was occupied only by a stray calf. Thinking possibly he had turn cd him out in the pasture, ho searched it carefully; likewise tho surrounding barnyards, but without result. Much puzzled by this occurrence, ho return ed to the house. His mother greeted him at the kitch en door and inquired, "What were you talking about in your sleep last night? I heard you muttering sonic thing." "Why, I was talking to Frank, mother," ho replied, "he came in last night." "John you must havo been dreaming. I've been in Frank's room this niorningand it's unoccupied. The bed is just as 1 made it up tho day before poor Frank left." And tho widow heaved a sigh in her anguish at the thought of tho fate which may havo overtaken her lirsthorn. John immediately went into his brother's room, threw open the hlitids and a flood of sunlight dispelled the lurking shadows, but thoro was 110 sign of Frank. Jlo was becoming seriously alarmed and, returning to the kitchen, told his mother part of the conversa tion ho had had with Frank the night boforo. His mother for awhile rofusod to credit such a thing and ascribed it to too much supper or a slight illness, but John's earnestness in support of I his statement and Iii?, foor that Botnc (hing had happened to frank had its ofTcct, and Mr?. Jones bogatl to think that possibly there was something Wrong. However, as ( ri lain supplies j for the farm WOl'C needed in town, it was decided to hitch up the wagon, ? take the children and go spend the day with Uncle Dob Snundere, who was at that time doing a thriving busi ness In Deuten, tho county Beat of i Dcntou Couuly. Upon arrival there,, after the usual greetings and common place talk, Inquiry was made about Frank, and Undo Hob was forthwith enlightened as to .John's strange 0X? l porionco aud his uneasiness. Mr. Hauiulors, being a practical man, and a firm dlsbellovor In things super natural, ridiculed the idea and Ivied his best to cheer them up, but John's ?countenance quickly disclosed to him the fact that he was not making much headway, so in deference to their wish es he and .lohn started to the telegraph Olllco to sec if they could learn some thing from that source While cross ing the corner of the. public Bquaro, around which were grouped tho business houses of the town, they were hailed by the sheriff, who approached them, hearing in his hand a telegraphic envelope. lie handed the message to John, who, hastily unfolding the yellow paper, read: McDade, Toxas, November s, 1S77. ?To Shorltt of DontOU County, Den ton, Texas: M m found dead near hear last night. 1'apers disclose iden tity of Prank .tones, of your county. Notify his people. S. P. Williams, County Judge. Sotuothlng more than a year passed away, when through divergency of in terest, it was thought best to dispose of all the Jones property so it could be more easily and equitably divided among the. heirs, and with that end in view Hob Saun.lei -, who had been appointed administrator, rapidly dis posed of the estate until there was nothing left but one. tract of land in the southern part of the State. He was about to offer this for sale when John Jones put in an appearance and strenuously opposed it. Ho refused to give any reason for it, but, think ing it could do no harm to humor him. the administrator postponed the sale. After some months the sale was again urged by interested parties, but again John opposed it. His uncle re fused to listen to further de lay without some reason for it, where upon John for the lirst time told in detail his conversation with the super natural being which made its appear ance at his bedside the night of Frank's death. Frank had told him that he had found the horses near the town of Steiler. Mrs. Maty Williams, a Wid , ow living in that vicinity and owning a large cattle ranch, had turned the , horses into her pasture. Upon learn ing that Prank owuod the adjoining section of land, she proposed to pur I chase it, together with the stock, and, [ knowing the danger from Indians and 1 horse thieves in driving the. slock home, he decided to sell, and making . Mrs. Williams a lull of sale to the . stock, she paid him over the entire j purchase money. Not having the . necessary papers at hand, Frank was to make out aud semi her the deed . when lie returned home. This he in i structod his brother to do, bill for tear f of being laughed at he had kept his [ own couuse' until stu b time as it be came necessary for him to speak. I That time had now come, and he. do . clarod bo would contest with all his might any attempt to dispose of that I tract of land until the matter was , thoroughly investigated. Fart of his . statement having already been verified it was decided to make sonic inquiry , relative to this Mrs. Williams. With . this end in view a letter was sent to i Airs. Williams asking her for infer . malion as to the whereabouts of one Prank Jones. A short time after this she made her appearance in Demon, and, after learning who was adminis trator of Hie Jones estate, presented herself bofOi'O Hob Sauildcrs and ex hibited her receipt for money paid and also the bill of sale to the stock which Frank gave her. Her story tallied in every detail with that of John's ghost ly visitor. John Jon38 went before, tho County Court of Dcntou County and there made affidavit, which is a matter of record, that his brother Frank had detailed to him his trade with the widow and that the adminis trator was in justice bound to furnish her :i deed to the property. Although he robbed his own pocket of consider able money he carried out the instruc tions of his brother's spirit aud the widow received her own. ON GUARD The warning cough is the faith ful sentinel. It tell, the approach of consumption, which has killed' more pccple than war and pestilence com bined. It telb of painful chests, sore lungs, weak \ throats, bron- L chitis, and pneu monia. Do not suffer another day. It's useless, for there's a prompt and safe cure. It is % _ Pectoral ?1 which cures fresh colds i and coughs in a single 4 night and masters chronic ? coughs and bronchitis in < a short time. Consump tion is surely and cer ? tainly prevented, and >1 cured, too, if taken in i time. \ A 25c. bottle for a fresh ? cold; 50c. size for older f colds; $l size for chronic < coughsand consumption. 4 ! '?'"'??y k^P a l*>ttln of Ayor'n ^ CMrry FMtoral on hand. Then i or It and (aril bettor at once." wa ? /a . ... James 0, in.( C 1 % i ?ct. 19,ist?. ei gSo,ToW pi y y Dr. J. 0. Atifi, Ix>w?U. Mrm. ( on FEDEHATE SIIOE FACT()Ii V. Tin-. Wok km bn Wkkk Kkit Busy Brtwekn Making Shoes am? FlOHTING AT Tin: Fl.ONT. Augusta Chronicle. One of t!ic Bights for Hie Confederate veterans to view when they come to Augusta next mouth is the Lowrey wagOll works building. This old build ing has a much greater history than the thousands of people who pass it daily would ever suppose. The build ing is well known from its present use, ! but in the great crowds that will come. 1 to the reunion there may be a few I who will take more than a passing in terest in this building. Some of them may recall the comforts given by a new pair of well made shoes during the latter days of the Confederacy and would look with a sympathetic fooling even on the building where these sources of pedal comfort were inanu factuicd. The Lowrey shops were lo wards the end of the war a boot, shoe and harness factory of the Confederate government and remained so until the I or tunes of battle had decided that there was no longer a Confederate gov ernment. l'.y a strange COnoldoncO not only is this building here to be viewed by the veterans, but in its vory shado?" :s one of the foremen of tho institution, Mr. .lohn Rae, still an able and skillful mechanic, plying hi* business of shoe making every day of his life and mak ing the youngest members of the trade liustlo to keep even with the work that is turned out by his nimble lingers. Vesterday a reporter for The Chroni cle called on Mi. ltae at his shop on Campbell street and asked him for some information concerning the old war-time shoe factory. The old gen tleman rose from his bench and a smile, indicative of pleasant memories, came over his face as lie began to tell the talc : " Yes," said he, "the Lowrey build ing right across the street there was the last boot, shoe and harness factory of the Confederacy and a good one it was. 1 tell you. Wc had all si rt8 of machinery for manufacturing shoes, the best obtainable at that time, and I would put our product against any turned out lv the factories of the day. Our cheapest shoes were all leather and none o? the shoddy stuff of today that meets with a welling. Every man iu the building, except the super intendent, was a good cobbler and strange to say ihe superintendent was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, Dr. A. (i. Beard, who ranked as a major. Dr. Beard knew nothing about a shoe when ho started ill on his posi tion, but a more successful one never managed a shop. He was <>ne of those lim- fellows, who want to learn and do well and he did. " But bi go back to the establish ment of Ihe shoe factory. The ma chinery was originally in Atlanta, where the factory was located. It was established there by General Johnston and a Major Cunningham was in charge. During 1803, when Atlanta was beginning to be a pretty warm centre, the factory was moved to Augusta, into the same building now occupied by Mr. Lowrey. " There were uevcr less than '2M\ men occupied in the building and fre quently as high as ::n0. All of them were enlisted soldiers and detached to this duty on account of having been at some time or other connected with leather working business. Many of them were splendid shoe niakeis. Thoro were two shoe departments, one for boots for the officers and the other for the ordinary shoes for the men in the ranks. i was directly in charge ol the boot department and it would be a treat for you to sec the grand patent leather boots wo made. Only the best workmen were in the boot department, because the ollicirs would put up with nothing but the best. There were about lliirty skilled workmen making boots and they turned out from TJ to 11 pairs a day. In the line of ordinary shoos tho output ranged from GOO I" SOU pairs a day. They were not fancy shoes, but were all leather and more durable than the footgear furnislh d lo soldiers now-n-days, Wo did not work steadily toward the end of the war, as there was too much lighting to he done. We WOllld bo working hard al our trade when an order would conic that this or that general needed reinforcements. Down Would go the factory, awls would be substituted with guns and away we would go to Ihe front. We took part in lights about Charleston, at Love joys near Macon, Savannah and PocataligO. After each of these brushes we would be sent back to the factory and make a few shoes in the meantime Be tween fighting and shoe making we. had a pretty busy lime of it during Un lust days of tho Confederacy." THE COTTON GROWERS' PRO TECTIVE ASSOCIATION AND ITS WORK. Presidont Ilarvic Jordan, of the Georg'i Cotton Growers' Association, has c died a mooting of the cotton farmers mid business men of the South to be heul in Macon, Ga., November 20th and 21st, "for the purpose of de vising and discussing the best ways and means of securing to the cotton producers a fair price for the cotton crop each year." The Cotton Growers' ProtOOtivO Association has a field en tirely its own, not conflicting with any existing farmers' organization and wc believe, can be made of untold benefit to Southern cotton farmers. The Cotton Growers' Association has In view tho accomplishment of but one specilic purpose; that of obtaining a fair and just price for our cotton and cotton seed products. The method of work is bnscd upon sound business prnciplcs, and socks the active co oi.cration of every line of business in the South with the farmer towards the accomplishment of the object which it has in view. In the first place, it is proposed lO introduce new systems in marketing tho cotton crops of the South, so that every producer may receive his just share in the profits of tili? great staple. To that end, it is proposed to obtain correct statistical information in regard to the movement of the crop during harvesting period; ascertain through tho most reliable sources, first, the probable amount of cotton to be produced, and secondly, securoabsolute information as to tho exact si/.o of tho crop at the closo of tho ginning season. These statistics will bo secured from the producers themselves, and will bo far more reliable than any which havo been hcrotoforo obtained through local correspondents for uso by tho specula tor. Thcso statistics will bo sont in weekly to the headquarters of each State bureau, and from thoro forward ed to the central bureau and consolid ated. Ginnors throughout tho South will becomo nicmbors of tho association, and through them, It is expected to obtain information in regard lo tho v'coklj movement of tho crop, and ox act size of crop immediately upon close of ginning soason. Ginnors* will be supplied, at oponiog of tho soasou, with postal cants addressed to headquarters, aud will be requested to write en tho back of these cards every Saturday night the number of bales ginned that week and drop the cards into the post otlice. No halo of cotton can ho mar keted before it passes through the hands of tho glunor, and in this way. will be ascertained the weekly movement of the crop, and about December lirst we will know almost to a bale, Hie amount of cotton raised throughout the cotton belt during the season. Under exist ing conditions, this fact is never ascer tained till the following September. Alter hnviug ascertained, through local secretaries and giuuors early iu the season, tho probable size of the crop, it is proposed to go further and establish a fair price Oil the staple de livered at the ports. This can be done by Unding the amount of American cotton required for consumption du. ing twelve mouths, the price at which col ton goods aro olfered for salo by the the manufacturers. And knowing tho size of the crop to be offorod for sale, when these facts are ascertained it will be necessary to introduce a sys tem of regulating the supply to meet the demands of cotton mills. This cannot be done by forcing the crop on the market and closing it out to the buyers during the first three months of the fall. Any fanner wishing to hold Ins cotton, can place it in his local warehouse, and use the warehouse re ceipt for same as collateral security with which to borrow money from bank to pay his maturing obligations. The association is not ill any way con nected with any bonded warehouse scheme, nor will it undertake to re gulate the price of storage and insur ance on the part of our local ware houseman. The association will not forco any of its members to hold, but each member will have the right to dispose of his cotton as his best judg ment will dictate. Every member will be kept weekly posted in regard to all information obtained through the operations of the association. A Lesson in Mohai.s.?All honor to Mark Twain I Six years ago the publishing house of Charles L. Web ster A Co., of which Mr. Clemens was the financial Sponsin-, failed, owing something over $200,000. Air. Clemens left America for Kngland with the pur pose of laboring to pay that debt. Now the brave humorist and author has re turned with the debt fully paid and the sublime consciousness that he has re quited a self-imposed moral obligation. When he went away, he wrote from Vancouver, "The law recognizes no mortgage on a mail's brain, and a mer chant who has given up all he has may take advantage of the laws of in sol VOncy, and start ftoo again for himself. Hut I am not a business man, aud honor is a harder master than the law. It novor compromises for less than one hundri cents on the dollar, and its debts never outlaw." Alter he started Oil bis lecture lour he added these ex quisite lines : ?' I meant, when I be gan, to give my creditors all the bem lit of this, but I am beginning to fool that I am gaining something from it, too, and that my divalent' , if not available for banking purpose.., may be even more satisfactory than theirs." And now, with the debt paid, and the gains of a good conscience gathered into his own heart, he returns at sixty-three yeais of age to begin life again, tin soiled by memory of any wrong, an upright, happy man. In this age of solfishuess and commercialism he has taught the world a lesson that will boar fruit. GAllltll-'.l. am) Ills ClIAKIOT.? While the late General I'almcr was military governor ol Kentucky a di> turbam e occurred in a small town in the interior and it was necessary for him to go there at once. There was no train, no carriage, no buggy to be got ; the only vehicle available was a big. gilded circus chariot lofl by some stranded show company. lie didn't like it, but (here was nothing else to do, SO he got in. The general cut a great dash as he drove through a small town. People turned out in droves to see him pass. When he left the town behind and reached the plantations, tin; negroes saw him mid started with open mouths. They followed at i re spectful distance, u til presently they were joined by an old white-haired preacher, who, on seeing General Palmer In his magnificent chariot, raised Ins eyes and his arms on high and, in a voice that stirred all within hearing, cried: "Brcss do Lord, do day of judgment am come, an' dis gom< man am do Angel Cabin I hissclf. Hrcdotn, down on yo' knees an. [nay, fo' yo' hour am hyar I" The latest development In the milk business in London is to drive the cows around the route and have I hem milked in the presence, of the cus tomers. The customer is thus able to judge for himself of the healthy ap pearance of the animal, and is sure of the frc dniess of the milk. The practice is a common and ancient one in Egypt. To cure earache, roll a little black pepper inside of BOmO cotton, dip in sweet oil and put in the ear. fHE SIGK ARE MADE WELL, And the Wenk nro Kostoroil to Full Vigor and Strength nt the Hands or the Great est Henlor of Modern Times. ? ha Vau J,IliV0 yon ?"y f."1? or n.ono or weakness? UTS ?ou Doch your blood show that it contain*. Ibi. purities? Aro von nervous? Do yon iaclc gnap unit activity of mind nnd Ih-xIj ? Xre ? you easily tired? Kuvoyou lost ambition? In thorn nny iinn.it.ii .a drain ii|>on the system? Ih every organ por forming Ito proper func Moni In Other WOMMI Aro \<>ii a Perfectly Strong, Active, Vigor ous. Henlthy, HapDJ Man or Woman ? If not, yon should not do lay oiio day before yon con sult a specialist, ono to whom the human body fsnn oi*<n honk nnd who under stands every i 11 . ?. ? of weuk nvss nnd dlseiiso nml to whom the proper treatment .." ' ... .-. 1 ~* '<ir n euro Is ns simple m tho lidding of n column of figures. ?' Tt.m I --.it_For ovor 20 years, DIt..r. NEWTON Tho Lending uatiiawaVhas.ntttoloadlna Spbolallat. speclallHof thlscountry. lllsprac ., 7 . .. .. tlco has boon for yenrs larger than thiitof nil other epeclallMaeombined. RIs cures Of aft sorts of.dISMMd conditions h.iv.i l>coii tho marvel of IbAtnodlcnl profession nndtho people generali? Hin f.imo has spread Into every town nnd every l andet IbosonfTIIeteilwIthHllniauneriifdlseaPOHliaVoHuillt bis services In order that they might Ix. ma. o ? ho* liiont. W recks of liumanlly have come to him for consultation nnd medicines, who n few month" later have returned to Mm In most Vigorous lieallb to ?Ivo All in. _hUB their thanks. Mil Uiseaaes Dr. Ilalhnway tients nil diseases. Cured. J22*5. Pocnllsr to men and those OnUrrh MMf-fig)^ KSOhnK &S und all forms of .: 'orlngnnd chronic disoVderi Vni'lnnnnln nnH . 1'r-llnthnwny's success hi II i varioooeioand treatment of Variooceto and Strloture. Stricture wlthontthonld of knlh . . . or cautery Is phenomenal. Tho ps ont Is treated by this method at his m h.'i will out pain or ossof tlmo from business. This Is positively UMi only treatment which cures with out nn TPSJ'Wl-?,)r- "?>i?"?way calm the particular atten tion of siitTerors from Vnrlcoc, lo and Stricture to poges 21.28,29,;? and SI of his now book which will bo Evorv Gnao *cS*'?'ooon application. ?_* tTTi , Every enso taken by Dr. Ilnthnwny Bpoolnlly Is spocfnlly treated according to Its Treated. 1\"}"T''\" '"'?"?'??'Isg.Mioralporsonnl ?..._ supervision, nnd n | remedies used by h in Hro pronnred from the pnfeaVand^ertdrnm In Elli own lalmr.itorios under his |>er" n il overHl?! nnd nil from special prescription.! of l.lsown. I ow , llathaway makes no charge for consul "W gSrVI ISHft ff8*? at hls'onico or y rltet. I"""' wlionncaso Is taken thn ono low ?tOnal^cST6? 0"co*of ?deines.ndp? K NB,KT^!1 **ATMAWAV, M. D. JUurriON this *Avm WUJW wwriio. . ' - a*i Lost Temper, Leisure and E n ergy by the housekeeper who 11 e g I o c t o d to use GOLD DUST Welshing Powder TUK DESIGN OF THE CHARLES, i ?N FX POSITION. Under the plann determined upon by the Directors of the South Carolina Interstate und Wesi Indinu Exposi tion Company, the main buildings of the Exposition to be bold at Charleston next yoar Will he Textile, Agriculture, I.'.iehhicry and Electricity, Minerals and Forestry, Commerce and Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Transportation, Woman's, Educational and Negro. It is expected that there will be sldl other buildings erected upon the Exposition grounds and that a number of the States of the Union and of the enter prising cities will erect suitable struc tures for the display of their character istic products and resources. The purpose of the Exposition is to bring together on Southern soil reprcscnta latlvc exhibits of the arts, industries, manufactures and products of the soil, mine, and sea, and to illustrate in this way the magnitude of the resources and possibilities, particularly, of the Southern States of the Union, and of the country at large and in this way, at the. opening of the new century, to cement more closely the bonds which now unite the parts of this great coun tiy. In addition to these "domestic" exhibits, the industries and lesourccs of Cuba, Porto Pico, Mexico and the South American Republics and of the Philippines will be illustrated in such manner as to aid in the development of new and closer trade relations be tween the Culled Slates and the mar i kets which are waiting for American exploitation and occupancy. That the Imposition project is re garded with great favor throughout this country and in foreign parts is amply evidenced by the applications which have been received from manu facturing and mercantile people in all parts ol the United States, almost ns soon as the very day that the an nouncement was made that an Ex position would be held for the purposes heretofore cited, in Charleston next year. It would require far ton much space, to give even a list of the would be ex hibitois, but a few notes will suggest the variety and interest of the exhibits which will be made here next year. A .New York manufacturer asks for space "for the purpose of exhibiting machin ery for the. manufacture of eye-glasses and spectacles"; a California concern asks lor room in which to display "a great variety of cilmus product: ." The lion, lames Wilson, United Stales Secretary of Agriculture, sympathizes heartily with the suggestions to make a Good Uoads Exhibit at the Exposi tion. The promise has boon received of a complete display of Philippine products collected by the Government at Washington for tin; National Mus eum and lo be exhibited at the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. An enterprising Florldlao wishes to make a display Of decorative palms. Tin: Automobile will solve the ques tion of transportation in this country before many years, and nl least seven Automobile, Locomobile,Motor Vehicle ami other manufacturers of these horse less carriages have applied for room at the Exposition. There is a slack of ap plications from the manufacturers of engines, farming implements, road wagons, mining machinery and every other possible product of man's in genuity. A little later, after the grounds have been laid off and the sites of the sever al buildings have been definitely de termined upon, the work of appor tioning space will begin, with the cer tainty that every nook and corner cd the ten or twelve or fifteen main Ex position buildings will be tilled with objects of practical use ami ornament al design. For beauty and convenience of loca tion, close touch with the three trunk Railroad lines leading to this city, and of the easiest possible approach from the sea, the site of the Exposition is unrivalled. A Nkw Cukk Von Insomnia.? Many people complain that they can not sleep well at night. Some of thom drink too mtichcoffco, smoke too many cigars or torr.jcnt their sloinachs at sup per, etc.i etc. But there is hope for all the sleepless by a very simple device. Victor Smith says, in the New York Press : " I suppose all of us uro suffering from the Invasion of electricity. My old friend Pounce, who was a victim of insomnia for 40 years, thinks he sleeps now belter than any other man on earth. lie lost his way in the Ad riondacks and stayed over night in the cabin of a forester. His sleep was the sleep of a man just made perfect, and in the morning he found that he had not moved half an inch all night. ' It's the insulation,' the forester insisted. * You city fo'k are killiu' yourselves with contact. If you'll break the con tact you'll be able to sleep and get your nerves back.' This matter of ' contact' was finally explained to mean that our bed posts are in contact with the floors, the lioors with the walls and the walls with Mother Earth, so that whatever personal magnetism a man has in him goes away in the night time, leaving him like, a log on his mattress. The forester had obtained four glass Insula tors from telegraph poles somewhere and screwed then on the posts of his guest bed, so that the clcctriety could not inn away. Bounce, the very day ho got home, insulated his bed, and from that, moment to the present his insomnia has been hanitJicd." Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bcicke, of Cali fornia, are in charge of a signal station on the brow of a lofty peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where they keep a sharp lookout, Held glass in haml, for flies which might break out in the snowsheda thatskiit tho railroad through the rocky wilds. If a small llamc should pass unnoticed for an hour the whole chain of sheds might be consumed and the tracks endangered. Tho woman watches by day and her husband by night. No farmer need sit down and ox pocl someone to furnish him n rcady mado system or plan of conducting his farm. He must make it himself. i SUBS0IL1NG cow PICAS. We aro rejoiced to see that our COW? poaa this year are beavlor than ever before, especially ou the land which was subsoiled last fall. It shews us that we arc on the right line and are getting ahead. We have one piece of land where this is especially noticeable, bo cause only a portion of it was subsoil cd. It is an old rod clay lull, and con sidered very poor. The land has been in cultivation for no one knows how long, the oldest inhabitants having seen cotton grown there before the war. It was a badly gallicd brooniscdgc Held two years ago, when we lirsl broke it up and planted it in watermelons. Cast year we had Ibis land iu sweet potatoes, but the crop was very poor, nnd aller they were dug last fall we determined to give this field a thorough overhauling. We therefore went in there when the soil was rather dry, with two big loams und gave it a plow ing and BUbSOiting that broke the laud fully 10 inches deep?all but about one acre, which was not plowed. The land which was broken wo worked down and sowed to oats. We were rather laic in getting these oats in, and they were badly killed by the cold. In fact, did not pay to cut. Now, all Ibis land is iu cowpcas. The part which was subsoilod last fall was roplOWCtl Ibis fall with n twister, and the part not broken in the fall we turned about eight inches deep with a big two-horse plow: We sowed a bushel and a half of uUtJkU0WU" peas to the acre, worked them in with a cutaway harrow, then harrowed with smoothing harrow, then rolled. The superiority of the peas on the BUbsollcd part is very marked, the ma jority of them being fully waist high, while those on the land broken in the spring and not Bubsoilcd arc not over knee high. We fertilize all our peas will) .'?00 to 100 pounds to the acre of a cheap chemical fertilizer. An application of ?100 pounds to the acre of fertilizer analyzing 10 per cent, of phosphoric acid and 10 percent, potash will double your crop of vines it your land is well prepared. This fertilizer cau bo easily made by thoroughly mixing together 100 pounds muriate of potash with 1,000 pounds of acid phosphate to make a ton. This can be applied broadcast and harrowed in with a smoothing harrow after the peas have been worked in with a cut-away. The majn point in deep preparation is to put the land in a condition to hold water. Plants cannot use chemical fertilizers unless water is present to make them soluble; and here is where the advantage of subsolliug I comes )ii, if the subsolliug is done I while the land is dry, or dry enough so as not to he at all sticky down in, it will not run back together, and l? inches of soil will hold double the water that eight inches will. When the dry weather came on in August lliosc pea vines on the sub soiled portion, whose roots were deep in the ground, keep right on growing ? while on the part not subsoilod they remained almost stationary. I wrilo this to show you the advan tage of putting your land in the right condition. Many a disappointment with commercial fertilizers is due to poor tillage. Thissubsoiling is hard work, 1 know, and we cannot do it all at once, but wo can take a few acres at a time while the general farm work is not pressing in the fall, and the weather is cool, thus making it easier on the stock; and by so doing gradually gel our laud into better condition. All dir..ugh the Piedmont section; I where the; land or subsoil is red clay I and naturally well drained, Buhsoiling will pay and pay well. P. .1. MtiUWAM. Tin: Win at Ckop.?-The American Agriculturist is good authority on the grain crops of the United Stales. There have been many perverse conditions Which reduced w hat promised at seed ing to he. the largest c rop this country had ever made. The wilder wheat covered 28,000,000 acres and a heavy yield was promised. Mm there was partial failure in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, caused by the Hessian lly. Washington reports the highest yield per acre which is 24.2 bushels; Okla homa IS.A; Oregon IS; Nebraska IS; Kansas 10.9; Texas 17.'>. The aver age winter wheat for all the; States is 13 bushels to the acre. The spring wheat acreage was 17,012,000 and the avorage yield was 10.2 bushels. Wash ington led in spring wheat production, 18.? bushels per acre. Much of the wheat was damaged by unfavorable weather. The estimated decrease com pared With last year 1856,000,000 bush ols and with 1890, 205,000,000. Con sumers need not look for cheaper Hour and llioy may expect a poor article now and then. This report being depend able we advise fanners Iu the wheat belt of this State to sow enough lo supply every eater on their farm. The family that has ten months' supply of Hour on hand the first day of October is not much troubled by the lluctua lions in the wheat market. The es timated crop of wheat for this year is 510,00 I ,(??0 bushels. OASTOTIIA. Boars tho ltie Kind Ypu Han Always Bought \\. It. Thompson, a private in one of tho Canadian regiments that served in South Africa, was one of the four men to receive the. scarfs worked by Queen Victoria and awarded for distinguished bravery) and the only Canadian to get a scurf. Ho ran out into the face of a strong Boor fired to rescue a wounded comrade, but failed because the wound ed man was shot a second time and killed as Thompson was raising him from the ground. A sure way to remove grease spots from silk is to rub the spot quickly with brown paper. The friction will draw out the spot. I III'. SA 1,1. or HAKIMS Sl'UlNGB. What a Man With Knei'tiy and Unter prlHO IIa? Dono A New Hotel to he Ballt. Fdght years ago, says the Columbia Stato, Mr. Jumeti T. Harris, of I.aureus Couuty, bought tho property upon which was located tho llthla sprlug Unit has si nee become famous as the health giving mineral spring of tho country. At that time Mr. Harris had no money, lie had ascertained that tho analysis of tho water showed more llthla than any other known spring, so ho bought tho place covering oomo throe hundred acres. Mr. Harris bought the placo on credit, am.' at once began to develop It aud advertise it. Ho has succeeded so well that for ii.-o.iy summers past peoplo have come from all parts of the country to drinn the water, whoso health-glviug properties have boon demonstrated over aud over again. Many who havo been to tho springs havo time and again told Mr. Harris that he had one of tho most valuublo pieces of properties in tho Stato of South Carolina, If not In the country. The water Is known all over tho country today and is in great de mand. It will therefore surprise no oue to know that tho propurty is soon to bo developed on a most extensive scale. For some time negotiations havo boon in progress between Mr. Harris and a syndicate unuposod of Kastern and Auguutu, Ca., capitalists. An optiou on the property was given sumo Umo ago and a story was started that the property had been Bold to tho syndicate. In the past few days, however, tho salo has boon effected, and a company Is at onco to bo formed with a capital stock of $20:1,000, which will bo lucroasod shortly to '150,000. Mr. Uarrls gots $102,500 for n.s valuable property?only the laud upon which is situated the spring aud the buildiugs. Tho company proposes to take hold of the property us soon as possible and will orect a splendid summer and winter or all-tho yoar round hotel upon the beautiful knoll just in tho roar of the prosoDt hotel. Mr. Harris will own a nico slice of tho stock in tho company that has purchased the springs. Mr. Harris is a remarkable man and is a hustler of no mean ability. It is rare that a man can take such a prop erty, practically unknown and develop It as he has in a few years done In this case. He has tho capacity for develop ing enterprises ami iu this case has ? hown It. Mr. Harris has made tho lithla water pay for tho erection of the hotel and all tho other buildings now at the sprlngb and has accomplished what seomed to bo simply impossible. It is stated that tho now hotel will bo constructed upon modern lines and that tho Charleston and Western Car olina railway has consented to establish a station to ho known as Harris Springs, not far from tho now structure. A SUMMARY OP BT ATE MOWS. Gatliorcd Hero ami There from Our K\change.', and 01 in r Sources. ?Charleston cotton receipts are nearly up to that of last year. ?Since taking tho oath of ollioo Governor McSwceney has issued 191) pardons. ?The Southern Railway is said lobe doing tho best business ever known in its history. ?F.dgelield County will be tho do fondant in a suit brought by the wife of a citizen who was lynched two years ago. ?The lower portion of Hampton Couuty thinks of joining on 10 Beau fort Couuty on the grouni that it would bo more convenient. ?Clerk of Court Bullock, of Abbo villo, has resigned. J. I.. Ferrin, nominee in the late primary, has been appointed his successor. ?GatTnoy has voted almost un animously for an additional issue of $16,000 of bonds to increase the electric light and water facilities. ?Stato Chairman Wille Jones, of tho Democratic executive committee, is sending out Stato ami county tickets to bo voted In the approaching general election. ?Gov. McSweeny, at tho request of tho Cherokee bar, has appointed. Judge Hudson to hold a special term in Cherokee County beginning the second Monday in November. ?The Sturdivant Company of Green ville has boon incorporated with a capital Of 920,000. H. K. Sturdivant and Jos. A. McCullough uro the prin cipal stockholders. It will do a mer cantile business. ? Hon. Joseph T. Johnston loft a few days ago for West Virginia in response to a telegraphic summons from the National Democratic committee, llo will spend the time from now until the election making campaign speeches in that doubtful Stato. ?Georgo A. Wagener and associates in Charleston have organized tho Hoya) Hag and Yarn Manufacturing Company, with a capital stock of $225,? 000, all Charleston money. The com pany will manufacture yarn and also make seamless bags. ?The stockholders of the Columbia, Nowberry ?v Luurens R lilroad havo re cently reelected W. G. Childs, l'resi dont and General Manager. This road appoars to bo In a prosperous condi tion, business for the last year showing a gratifying increase. ?Mr.Geo. M. Hicks, ono of Claren don's most successful farmers, sold ono barn of tobacco a fow days ?go aggrega ting 1821 pounds for which ho realized tho net price of (455.26, being an aver ago of 25 cents per lb. It looks from this that tobacco (arming is a nlco business. ?Tho construction of a plant for bleaching and printing cotton goods Is in progress at Clear Water, S. C. Tho owners aro Georgians, and tho capital invostcd is $.100,000. Tho capacity of tho plant will bo In bleaching eight million yards wcokly and In printing three million. OUK GREATEST SPECIALIST, For 20 ycarB J)r. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully treated chronic diseas es that he is acknowledged today to stadn at the bond of his profession in"this lino. Ilii exclusive method of treatment for Varlcecele and Stricture, without tue aid of knife or cautery cures in 00 per cent, of all cases. 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S.impleaTree OINTMENT, 8fio- and Mta* CONST I PAT ION K;i'i2l??T&& great LIVER and STOMACH KEGULATt*ia?d u tjou I'l'Kii'ILK. Small, mild and anMBaa* to take: especially adapted toe children* ?an. at doses is rents. FREE ?A vial of tliose famous tittle Mali ?aX be Biven with n fi h..x or more of Pile Com. Notk h i mi i.inuinb paean Japammi 9a\a (juku i" sale only by Sold by Dr. B. P. Posey, Laureus, IIMITED Oouble Daily Service Between Now York, Tampa, Atlanta, Now Orloatib, and Pointa South and Wost. In Effect Junk :ii>, l?00. DOl'TII BOO N i). No. 403. No. 41 l.v'Ncw York, P. It, It. .. 1 00|>m 1*2 15am Lv Philadelphia, " .. 3 29pm 270atu Lv Italtiinoro, " ?? 5 r>')jnii 0 itbun Lv Now York, N.Y.P.&N. 800am OOUptu Lv Phihulolp in, "_1020am 11 '20pm Lv Now York, OD.H.* .Co. I 300pm .... Lv Baltimore, K s I' Co.|0 ROpm Lv Wash'ton, N >V W S II_. ti Srtpui LvWashington. i\ \T, K. . 7 OOpm 10 Mam LvRichmond, S.A. 1.10 40pm 2;!'>pna LvPo orsburg "_ll :i&pin fl 30pai Lvl'ortBmouth S. A. 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Por <inivk. positive and lastinff rrsults In Sexual Weakness, Impoteticy, Nervous IJebility ami Lett Vitality, use BLUR LABEL SPECIAL?double st reiiktli ?will k' \ ?? strength and tone to every pstt and effect a permanent cure. . Cheapest ?n<f best, too Pills f.1; f'V **Hf'|IWMa1MM0MMr'' FREE?A bottle of the famous lapantse Liver Pellets will be Riven with a } . t>ox or more of Msf* netlc Nervine, tree. Sold only by ^ Sold by Dr. B. P. Posey, Laurens, Oharieston and Western Carolina R. R. AUOVSTA ani> AsiiKvmi.k Shout Kink. In effect May 27, 1900. Lv Augusta.0 40 a 1 10 p Ar Ureonwood.IS 15p . " Anderson. ti 1U n " Laurena . 1 20 p U 55 a " Oreenville..... 3 00 \>M lo 15 a ' Glenn Springs. 1 ;io |. " Bpartanburg. :t 10 p^ fj oo a " Saluda. ,r> 38 p . " Bendersonville. 0 03 p ...... " Ashevllle. 0 16 p . Kv AsluivilleT7777.T7. 7iiK) a ..... "l.Hendersonvllle.17.? . " Flat Rock. 0124 a . " Saluda.9;45 a . " Tryon.10 20 a ..... 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KkticiutON,Traiho A analer: HIIMDIPO HFsioREs VITALITY ?^ ? ,|S * m Made a C\ >#} Well Man JaTO ^c^- of Me. kEAT loiltv _ RIFSfiPl1 RBMRDV produces the slmve resuli a.' In 30 days. < >?ei tyetvoui Debility, /mfiotemy yarieoeele, tailing Memory, Stops all drains and losses caused by errors of youth, It wants ott In sanlly and Lontumptlon. Voung Men teoaln Man ^ooil ami O. I Men recover Voutbful Vigor. It nives vigor end size to shrunken organs.and fiti A ma for business or marriage. Easily carried In tl.u vi st pocket. l iMTfiPTQ olio?ee|i.5< by mall, In plain , J}M L | ?.agc, wit Ii vMitUii guatantec. OR. JEAN O'HARFA, Paris ^Sold by Dr. B. b\ Posey, Ldturens.