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tu n n w , n u ?THE SHADOW**: tt op the n\ ** CORDILLERA;** Or, The flaqnofia Flower. $ $$ BY VIRGINIA LEILA WKNTZ. ^ Jit* COPYMIOIIT, UW, jZl' 1 1 IIY BRVtM Wardmxk. ^4 n n n n n u n ^^lwf ^ CHAPTER T. Iii ?J^ PElTLA DEL OCCl - yf DBNTK" Partakes of i Lil ?>Y tho character of both zones Into which Mexico is divided. Merry Guadalajara is pln^d ou thr boundary lino betweeu the hot ami cold lands. Tho Corro del Col, a kind of oxtloot volcano, the peak of Tequila, and be> hind this melancholy looking mountain n complete chain of rugged hills hem ming in (he tilo Tololotlan compose the somber looking amphitheater which screens the capital of the state of Ja llSCO on the north. Hut upon the banks of tin Tololotlan prevails another nt mosphi re, and tlie traveler Qnds him self in the region of the tierra eallente, where citron trees and bananas take the place of oaks and pines and arid sands are succeeded by fields of sugar canes watered by numerous streams. Before the era of railways, when the phrase ferro earrll was an uncouth oue mill Incomprehensible to all save the padres, the I'earl of the West wns the queen of the entire rich western coast Of Mexico. Eveu today she lifts her Ivory towers, her mass of shining domes and tnorosque minarets with sweet pride. For the skies toward Which she lifts them are of such ra diance as seareely anywhere else are to he seen even In this land of radiant skies. Tree arched avenues lead la every dlrctlou from Guadalajara to In numerable villages that dot tho ver dant plain on which sir? lies smiling. And those villages, for nil that they are such mites of things, are nearly perfect as types. Low adobe houses Straggle around three sides of the town plaza; on the fourth side is the quaint Church (even tho puehlltos. the tiniest settlements of all, usually have their churches). Hack of the houses are cor ralcs and gardens, and hack of these, In turn, are the cultivated Heids cross ed and reerossed hy aeequlas through which the water comes that make* fruitful the land. Not alone are theae villages typical; they possess, more over, histories that far antedate the time when the tierce nnd warlike Nuuo do Quzzinan led ids army Into western New Spain. On a smooth, green billow of the land. Just without one of these puehll tos. are two houses. They are not al together like the rest; they are larger nnd more pretentious, and standing up there on the knoll ns they tlo they seem to command the village as a manse might command a seigniory. One morning, something like a dou ble score of years ago, two horsemen came up the willow shnded road that leads past these houses. Their eouver Hation was in French. They were 41s CUSSlng mines, Intent upon specula tions and Investments?at least the eld er of the two was. He was not a man you would he likely to pass without observing. There was something In the rostloss, wiry, nervous expression of his face that made von wonder what lie had done. Ills companion, on tho contrary, made you question what he possibly could do. He was the dain tiest, golden haired, blue eyed maanV kin that ever stepped out of n Parisian bandbox. At the threshold of the first houso. the one nearest Guadalajara, from whence tho horsemen rode, was a young girl busily engaged in stringing colored beads. She was seated upon a mat, her legs crossed In .Mexican fash ion, nnd from beneath her dress peeped two little Btocklngless feet. Her rebozo had glided from her head to her shoul ders and from her shoulders to the reed mat upon which she was sitting. "Moil Dleul What a beauty!" ex claimed the younger man. And A* ti midity wns not the principal defect to the character of this cavalier he po litely took off his hat, caused tho row els of his iron spurs to clank against the sides of his steed, and tho animal reared nnd curveted In his most ele gant manner before the porch of the house. Tho movejnont was so unexpected that the girl uttered n cry of terror and started to her feet. The next moment the horse had thrown Its rider. He lay senseless on the road, having struck his temple on a stone. When Herrcndo Oajnea, tho master of the house, had been called, when tho unconscious young man had been brought under cover of his roof and everything that hospitality could sug gest had been done, Henry Rcausolell went on his way to San Pedro. His host had told him of a doctor whom he would Und there, nnd It was nearer than Guadalajara. "Hah!" he n ittered angrily to him self. "What a milksop thnt fellow Is!" He referred to his whilom companion. Then he ndded with a chuckle; "Ho la the one whom his money manipulates. I am the ono who manipulates his roney." Which was true enough. Heausolell was Claude Cntou's agent, and he had sent his fortune out in all directions. For the most part It came back with considerable booty In tho way of per centage. It dipped Into every transac tion In the state of Louisiana (New Or leans was Cntou's birthplace), It walk ed around In slaves, It Uoatcd In boats, and It shaved pnper. Claude wan the inst rcprcsenM?TC of an aristocratic family who for genera tions had married for blood and money together. When they were not polish ing nnd rcflnlug tho original steek, they were fertilizing and cultivating their money. If It happened to bo a caBO of cousins, so much the better. The process of concentration, howev er, was more favorable to tho money than to the blood. The children had grown smaller and weaker, prettier and punier, fewer and fewer, genera tlou aiier geucratton. This last repre senlnthe of the raco had got to that pass Intellectually when ho had to buy all the business ability ho required. His agent, Reausolell, had business ability to sell and over. ??????? Down in (ho depths of her Aztec blood Ouello had a superstitious faith In the coining ugnin of Montezutna. She knew that when the god returned It would he with the rays of the rising suu, and as the blond young fellow had lain there in the road for a few moments In the early morning sun light he had Indeed appeared to her as a god. When Anally he opened his eyes, she was Standing by the door watching him, one arm half raised nml resting on the sill, her body partly turned, as if arrested. The position showed the beautiful lines of her lithe figure. He looked at her dreamily ami tried to raise his head, hut he could not. Then the girl moved Blowly toward him. as though fascinated by his look, ami gaz ed into his eyes as a little child might. "I am so sorry that my scream frightened the seller's horse." The voice was as melodious as that of the cenrontle, the Mexican nightingale. Catou had spi n inc.! his ankle. It ap peared, and in the weeks that follow ed Beausoleil came to see him dully. But he never staid long. He was dis gusted with the whole affair, he said. His opinion, however, made little dif ference to Claude, who was In the hahlt of doing as lie pleased. An agent was paid for managing business af fairs, nothing else. Young Montezutna meanwhile had won the heart of the stout, middle aged senora by commissioning Beau eoliel to fetch her the most gaudy dress pattern to he found In all Guadalajara, and he had become a great personage? a very great personage indeed?to the little brown faced children heeause he had hidden his agent never to forget to tiring them dulccs. Berrondo Onjaca also liked him hecnuse he spoke the Spanish "niuy galante." Bui with Ouello it was different?altogether dlf ferent. One day Berrendo was out in the garden by the ncequia planting a mag nolia tree. The senora had just reach ed up ami sel/.ed one of a number of chickens perched beneath the roof of the jacal. She was wringing its neck with a view to supper. Ouello was preparing the American sonor some CofTee. He liked it often. The senor, for his part, lay hack In his chair, his ankle nicely bandaged, watching the door leading to the kitch en, which f- dim time to time Ouelle would pass. In BOino strange way he could not Understand, and yet, which seemed per fectly natural to him, ho longed to re main here, away from the fuss ami fret and fume, the noise and complexi ty of things. Ho was tired of white kid gloves ami evening clothes. What claims had New Orleans on him, Claude Catou? Death, who had al ways been hanging around the corner with a pistol or a knife or sailing up the Mississippi with a cargo of yellow fever or cholera, had robbed him of all his people. As to his business affairs, Beausoleil could attend to them, of course. It was farcical for him even tu attempt to meddle in their manage ment Besides? Ouelle entered the room with a cup of coffee and a Mask of cognac. She placed the tray on a table at his side. He touched her hand, ami her lips partetl as though to speak. Her fa ther coining in at this moment Bha turned away and sank iu a huddled heap on the Door near the door of the kitchen. Berrendo was in something of an IU humor. He had not been all thin time planting his magnolia tree, It appear ed. He had been quarreling agaia with his neighbor, Crlstlno Miguel. Now. Berrendo and Crlstlno were the closest of comrades. When the detest ed Americanos hud invaded their coun try, they had fought together and suf fered loss of property together. And aluee those days hut one discord ever had jostled upon their harmonious, friendship. This discord came In the shape of bickerings over the right te the water which reached Berrendo'B land only after having crossed a field of Crlstino. Usually these wrangles were of a good natured sort. But today, decided ly, Berrendo'B temper had got the up per hand. He tried to explain to Ca tou: "Ho thinks"?referring tc Crlstln? Miguel?"that because his people have handed him down as a treasure a let ter addressed, 'AI Senor Don MiguH Hidalgo y Cost ilia, I'aroeco del Pueblo He Dolores'--why. earamha! he thinks that because of this he ought to own the whole of Mexico." Berrendo snap ped his fingers with so much em phasis that ho quite conveyed the Im pression tif having stamped his foot. "Ho claims some sort of relationship With the conqulstadores," he began again. "Have some cognac?" Interrupted Ca tou, pushing the flask toward him. "And coO'ee?" Then turning to Ouelle With a smile, "Will the senorlta fetch another cup of coffee?" When ahe returned, her father met her, having forgotten Crlstlno and the conqulstadores, and leading her to Ca tou, placed her band In his and said: "It Is well, senor; si 'stn'ucno. You are rich and will tie kind to her." And the senora, coming from the Ja cal, nodded her head so that the groat golden hoops In her en i s bobbed merri ly. And she echoed, "Yes, It UjAvell." So the next day the padre came, and before a grac^us picture of Our I/.dy of (Jundaiupe and little lighted candles shining like stars the girl whose an cestors had danced a war dance and cried "Oulcb'ka! Oulch'ka!" and the man whose ancestors had lived In a castle and written on crested paper be came man and wife. Ouelle waa radiantly happy In aplte of the clothing that came from Guada lajara for her use. This clothing amaz ed her, and at first It waa IrV?*?? remain dreased as her beautiful Monte zuma would have her. But whenever he would ahow her a likeness that he carried In a locket?that of Ids mother, he said?she would smile and, feeling of her dressed hair and glancing at her slippered feet, would say gnyly. I "And I also shall look llko that one ?mm.? one evening Catou sat looking over the mail that Bonusolell had fetched him. Ouelle was cuddled in n little heap on the floor, her head against his kuee. Catou had tried several times t.i open his mouth. At lust the words came: "Sweetheart. 1 must go to New Or leans, hut 1 can't take you, because"? Ouelle sprang to her feet In an In stant, and Into her dark eyes came a wild look. "Hut you are mine mine." In a moment she forgot her queenly healing and fell sobbing In the man's arms, her winde body quivering. "Probeclto," he said, holding her close. "I will come hack to you soon. "Hut you are mine?mine." Listen. There is going to be war In the States between the north and the Booth. I must tight for my rights. But | We'll whip those Yankees In a few weeks, and then?then I'll come to you. dear." The next day through her tears she ?aw him ride off. Ali, poor little brown wdfe! Go hack to your head stringing and look up the road that leads to Guadalajara. Your tears shall he your meat day and night, while underneath your breath you moan, "Oh, Dlos!" CHAPTER II. The magnolia tree that had been planted out by the acequla had seen spring give place to summer and au tumn to winter nearly 13 times, when at last one day old Berrendo and Cris tluo, his neighbor, hit upon a merry plan. Henceforth there should he no more wrangling. The held over which the water llowed was to be Liana's marriage portion. Of course they would have to wait awhile for the wedding. Inoeenclo, Bcrreildo's grandson, was only 12, and Liana, the granddaughter of Crlstlno, was but 0. Meanwhile, having deter mined upon the plan w hich should put an end to the contention of years, the two old men were In rare; glee. In their abandon they drank to the health of their grandchildren mure times than was good for them in Par ras brandy of the best. Berrendo was sharply denounced In consequence by his wife, hut Crlstlno, poor (dd fellow, hail no BCUOra'8 gra cious presence In his house. To be sure. Liana opened her great eyes wide when he laughed Inordinately and sat down on a table Instead of a chair. But as he allowed her to take a picture of St. Catherine that hung on the wall and cut out the saint's figure for a doll she thought, on the whole, It was rather nice. Inoeenclo and Liana had grown up together, and they were both alike in this?they were orphans. The little girl was hut .'} years old when her par ents, who had gone to spend a week with some cousins in a near by pueblo, were carried oil' by a pestilence of smallpox which swept down upon the town. The boy's mother had died In giving him birth. As to his father? well, no one ever sj>oko of his father, and Inoeenclo grew ho at last that he disliked to ask his grandfather any ?juestlons concerning hi in. However, he noticed a singular thing In this connection. Whenever by any chance It happened that he was bold enough to broach the subject Berrendo, having gruflly warded him off, wouid Invariably break Into the same little) snatches of an old Spanish song: Ce nd lam t'escaparns, P?ro dc mis bulk- quSBctot And then he would go about his work, putting and steaming at a ( rent rate). Berrendo had never been a gaucho? Inoeenclo was sure of that -SO why did he Bing this couplet? That was a gaucho's song. The devoted grandmother?she who nursed the ?tone bruises, picked out the silvers, kissed away the troubles, gladdened the young heart by her sim ple tales?had told him one thing, though. Ills father's name was Claude. Ills mother had asked that the priest should give her baby that name, too, and he had Claude Inoeenclo. "But Inoeenclo Is a name loag enough to hear every day," the old We rnau lind concluded, "and your grand father likes It better." Liana liked It too. She would have been lonely without Inoeenclo. He had been her champion and lover?aye, nod her worshiper as well ever since baby hood. Onco when the tiny, soft ?jrejd thing, a coquette even then, had put her arms around the stalwart hoy a ad lisped In pretty Spanish that she loved him he had stopped whittling his stick and answered solemnly. "But, Liana, you do not love nie as well as I'ancho Manuel. You gave him half of your banana yesterday." "Oh, al," she had nnswered, with a ?light toss of her lovely hnhy head, "I liked I'ancho yesterday, but I like you. Inoeenclo, today." And Inoeenclo had kissed her, not satisfied ami not understanding, yet trying to be content. The glamour of his love cast about her an unreal light, out of which Shono so perfect a figure that he bowed before her, while his straightforward nature endeavored to grnsp the tortuous windings of a tem perament beyond his comprehension. Yet at tlnus was ho also masterful. The day, for Instance, when unknown to them Berrendo nml Crlstlno had do elded upon their merry plan. The dren were making little "adobea and building toy Jacals out under the mag nolia tree, fetching their water from the aceqtlla In miniature ollas. "Why do you sigh, Inoeenclo?" nsked Liana, stirring her wet clay vigorously. "Is It because the English that tho padre glvea you for your lesson tomor row Is so hard?" ?'No; liiere Is another thing that makes me sad. it will be Ovo long months yet before I am 18, Liana." Inooonclo made tho annouueomout re flectively. "And then there Is such n weary time to wait before I shall be u num." "Well, when yon get to bo n man what thou?" "I shall marry you Oral of all. And then I shall go far Into the Immense forests of the mountains there"?he pointed to the distant peaks of the Cor dillera, beyond which He Topic and San Bias?"and I will hunt und hunt nnd hunt"? '1 he hoy broke olT for , moment to listen to the wind playing delicately In tho blanches of the tree hove him, a rapt expression on his handsome, swarthy face. Did he hear his Indian forbears calling "Yu -hi-omm!" "Yes, ami I wilt sleep on a bed of grnss. 1 wli! follow the traces of the stag and the jaguar, I"? "Hut what will you do with me?" chimed in Liana, the foi tin lue in her asserting Itself. She stOj pod her stir ring ami dropped her stick. She let her little chin fall into her clay soiled hands and looked at him womlerlngly. "Oli," said Inoeencia, laughing and forgetting "Yo hl-ouan." "1 shall buy you a home In gay Guadalajara. Would you like best that It should he near the great quadrangle of the Plaza de Ar mas, where the military band plays, or close to tin? governor's palace, where the Mowers are so beautiful, or next to the big cathedral, where they burn a million lights?" "Why, Inoconclol" exclaimed Liana admiringly. And then she added, "I think 1 should like best to he near the dear Santuarla." She rubbed her pret ty chock up and down his arm affec tionately. "Heeni.se, you know, I love It so." For several years now th<> good padre had been taking her nnd Inocenelo there on the feast of Cuadalupe to Join in tho Qcsta of the people. Tho vast nave of the Santuurln, crowded with kneeling forms, and the dazzling splen dor of the white nnd gold altar had quite stolen away tho child's warm re ligious sonl. Tho children went on playing quiet ly for a few moments, each busy with separnto thoughts, until Liana Inter rupted the silence. "Y'es, I love the Snntiiiiriu, and it would be kind of you to buy me a house close to it. Hut, no - 1 should want to go with you, Inocenelo. Gruud fatber will bo old and withered then and only have two teeth left. Oh. no; I should want to go with yon, decid edly." "You couldn't, Into the deep forests. Ton are a girl," remarked Inocenelo dryly. Liana's Up trembled for a second. Then she rejoined with a dainty tri umph In her voice: "Ah, well, perhaps I shnll not want to marry you at all!" It wns nt this Juncture tl \t Inocenelo had brought Ids lips together in a mns terful, grim fashion?a fashion which he had nnd which grandmother saw sometimes, but seldom Liana. "There Is no i se in many words. I like them not. Hut I am going to mar ry you." The next evening, when the padro oarne to hear their lessons and they were ?ated around the little table with the kerosene lamp In the center. Liana Informed his revere...-.' that Inocenelo had spoken to her "muy mal." The padre pulled a face, and. draw ing the hoy close to him, whispered something in his ear. Inocenelo smiled and stood uncertain for a moment, tapping his forahead gflgnlfloantly. "He Is going to lieg your paretoei la ?aglish," the padre explained. Then came luoccuclo's rich, mellow voice, with a childish treble In It: "Mccs, l ask of you par-din. Zee hands I kiss of you." "Isn't the English tongue funny, pa are?" laughed Lin IUI merrily. "May 1 learn it too".' I'll study hard." No wonder they loved tin good padre of their little pueblo. He \\..s a man into whose being something better than mere scholarship had passed? woodcraft and weather wit, the friend ship of animals ami a delicate sympa thy With the life of <d,iidhood. The gentleness of his manner contrasted oddly with tho bigness of his physique. And he was quite content to spend his days in ids humble little corner <>( the earth. He was too fastidious as well as too lowly to care greatly for the flinging up of caps In the street. Y'es. the Padre Antonio was one of the EllsllO kind as against tin- Elijahs, ono of the sort that heal bitter waters with a handful of sail, make poisonous pottage wholesome with a little meal, find quiet. Simple ways to deliver poor widows from their creditors ami se cure homes for orphans, in the pocket of ids cassock you could always Hud a deck of cards, hut Hint WHS only for the game of solitaire. Ills sacristan and servant, old .lose, had carved llilll a sort of card (able out of the trunk of a tree, and instead of going oil with his plpo or his cigar, his (Into or his guitar, as other padres did. he would go to his little table ami have Ids game of solitaire. Several years before lie had said to Berrctido nnd Crlstllio: "The little ones are bright. They ought to go to school." And the two old men hall' to themselves had responded In hopeless tones: "SI, padre." Neither of them had ev or done that. "There's line stuff In both of those children, and there's no reason why 1 shouldn't teach them myself. I will." So spoke thO pndl'O alone a few hours later to hi;, cards. And ever since then he had been true to his word. At first he hud begun by lifting them to his knee und tolling them of those wonderful things called eitles, full of people that could rend nnd wrlto, and about steamboats and steam cars. And I hey hold their breath in amazement, while the tendrils of ambition commenced to feel around and aspirations began to stir nnd hum In their young henrts like wnklng bees '? *?w? -mmm.n urutuIMV of ?orlng. TO HK CONTINUED. ? A pious old lady happened in at a Christian Endeavor meeting. She was much Impressed hy the young people's earnestness, and especially ploaoed with tho slnglnp. She said, "Oh, I do love to hear'om sing ! They sing with ?uoh venom." HOW IHK Ii VW 1H ENFORCED. (jotters From tho ittnyorn of Citicn With Suggestions About die pe unary. The following re pi lea to the circular letter of Governor McSwoou'y have been received from mayors if town? and cities in reference to the enforce ment of the dispensary law i Mayor Arob H. Calvert, of Spartan* burg, says as to the sentiment of that ulty in referenoo to tlio enforcement of the law: "There is tome opp< sltion to tho law here." Intendant Win. ll. Richardson, of Summervllle, bays bo ''thinks the law is being violated to a limited extent" in that town. Ho makes tho I lllowlng suggestion as to constable- : "A relia ble constable, not of our localit y, might do some good, as wo BUP-pect tonic par ties." Mayor J. J. Waters, of Rook mil, says he needs a special com table ho caueo "wo arc near the State line, be ing a border county." He says the law Is being violated "to a considerable ox tent, hut in a way wo cannot prevent." Uo says furthor: "There arc blind tigers hero patronized by all olasf ??- of our people who drink, but tho police arc unable to got evidence to convict. My opinion is that this is because there is no dispensary established here. 1 believe thoro is a growing sentiment In favor of the establishment of a dispen sary, hut don't think in caso of an eloc tlon now that one would ho allowed. 1 thii k in tho course of a fow moreyoars tho sentiment will demand it, as wo got no revenue and yet have liquor sold In considcrablo quantities. A special constable hero would help to suppress tho illegal sales, and to catch blind tigor liquor. 1 lind as a rule it is hard to got policemen, who have u variety of duties to perform, to look oftor the ispensary law with tho same interest is special constables." Intendant W. A. Smith, of McCor miek, says: "1 think ovory magistrate should he requested to enforce tho law '.o the letter or step down and out anj let ono In that will." Intendant Smith lidn't add that tho samo accusation he makes against magistrates might also apply to some mayors and IntendantB. Mayor W. U. Kennedy, of lvingstree, writes In reply to the question whether the city council is In favor of the strict enforcement of tho law: "The Intend ant is a dispensary ndvoca'.u, but majority of council an opposed." Mayor B. T. Wille? x, of Marion, says: "I think tho enforcement of tho dls peneary law depends to a grea*. extent on tho city and town officials. In any town tho size, of Marion tho law can ie absolutely enforced by tovn of? dale." Tho mayors of Plokona and Chester say th 1 'hw is enforced and they have no suggestions to make. Mayor Ci. b\ Tolly has replied to the circular letter of?OV, MoSwe-.mey In refer?.nee to the enforcoim lit 0! Uie dis pensary law In Anderson by the police authorities without tho aid of State constables. Mayor Tolly's answers io tho queries of tho chief exeoutlve are .is fodows: Q?Is tho dh?p< neary law strictly ?. n forccd In your town V A?Hmphlically yes, there is not a town in tho State where it is better enforced. Q?? liavo you givo Instructions to your police to enforce tho law ? A?Yes, and they have faithfully performed their duty. Q ? 1).) you need a special State con staole to assist tho municipal author ities in its enforcement. A?No. Q?Is the sentiment of your town in favor of the dispensary law and its strict enforcement? A?Tho people hero are divided as to tho bust solution of the. liquor quo - tlon, hut all favor tho strict enforce ment of tho law. Q?Are you and your city council in favor of tho strict enforcement, of tho law Y A?Yes. Q ?Is the law being violated in your town at present and to what extentV A ?No violations of any kind. Wo do not tolerate blind tigers or any other tigers. Thoro is no liquor sold hero outsldo of the dispensary. Cj ?Havo you any suggestions to matCO as to a bolter enforcement of it or any change In the law itself ? A?No, but if every town and city will enforco tho law as strictly as wo do you wouid not havo any use for the constabulary. Tho Intendant of Walhalla says that tho law Is not strictly enforced In that town. Ln reply to the question wheth er the Bcntlmeul of tho town is In favor of tho law and its enforcement, Intend ant Holleman replies: ' Not in favor of tho onforcomont." Llo says ho is sath tied "that thoro aro soveral blind ilgirs ln and around tho town." As to suggestions, Mr. llolloman says: "F.u forco it in tho larger cities and IVOW08 and smaller onoB will ho no trouble." Mayor Wm. Andorbon, of Blacksburg, says tho law Is being enforced in this town "as far as it is possiblo to be dono." Ho says ho "can't say that the sontltnent of our town is ln favor of the law U*olf as a solution of tho liquor problem." Intondant Harnes, of liitlgo Spring, says the law is not enforced In that town, and adds: "Wo aro in favor* of a dotootlvo to got tho ovldenoe and wo will enforco tho law." He adds: "I am satisfied it (tho disponsary law) Is bolng violated by at h ast one man, and ho is getting his liquor from tho dis pensary." A9 to suggestions as to tho bottormont of tho law, ho Bays: "1 am sure, if tho dispensers would do their duty strictly wo would havo fowcr blind tigers." Intondant liarnos, as a supplement to his answor to tho cir cular qu )8tt018, wrltos: "In rogard to tho bettor enforcement of tho dis ponsary law, wo suggest that moro at tention bo paid to tho disponsors, for wo fool B?ro thoy soil liquor to parties that rotail it. Wo aro satlsllod that the greater portion of liquor sold in our town comes directly from tho dispen sary." OUR GREATEST SPECIALIST, For 20 years Dr. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully troatcd chronic diseas es that ho ia acknowledged today to stadn at tho head of his profession in this line. His exclusive mothod of treatmout lor Varlcocole and Stricti.ro, without tne aid of knife or cautery curea in IK) per cent, of all cases. In tho treatment of tho loss of Vital KorcOB. Norvoua Disorders, Kiduoy and Urinary Complaints, Paralysis, Mood Poisoning, Hheumntism, Catarrh, and die oaaoa peculiar to women, he ia equally aue.eeaaful. Dr. Hathaway'a practice ia more than douhlo that of an? otnor apec laliat. Caeca pronounced helpless hy other physicians readily yield to his treatment. Wrlto him today fully about your caae. Ho makoa no nhargo for conaultation or advice, either at Ida odice or |>y mail. J. Newton Hathaway, M. 1)., 22jj Houth Broad atreet, Atlanta, da. dean tho __yy TlM Kind Yoj Have Always BougM The Saving of by the use of Royal Baking Powder is considerable. Royal is economical, because it possesses more leavening power and goes further. Royal saves also because it always makes fine, light, sweet food; never wastes good Hour; butter and eggs. More im portant still is the saving in health. Royal Baking Pow der adds anti d y s p e p t i c qualities to the food. Imitation baking powders almost invariably con tain alum. Alum makes the food unwholesome. Money Thereto no baking powder so economicat in practical use, no matter how little others may cost, as the Royal ROVAl PEKING POWPca CO.. 100 WlttlAM ST., NEW YORK, TUM PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. The Significance ?>r Hl? Victory?The Uoiil Htamlard Endorsed aiut (he Colonial Policy Approved. President McKinley was tho truest of lu.no:- at the \>ai quet of tho Union League In Philadelphia, one. of the old est and most influential Itipublloan or ganizations in tho country. Hlsrectp tion was enthusiastic, and muehluipoi tanco ??'S" attached to his address, as it was his ii: -t public uttoranoo slnoo tiie reeent victorV of his p rty. The President spoke as folio1.?: "Gentlemen of the Union Let??".c : An after dinner speed) is to me always a dillicalt performance : an after elec tion epe> eli after a dinner Is still a inoro dtfnoult task, au-J 1 shall do little moro than make acknowledgement to ] this patriotic association for its un ceasing loyalty to the government ; for tho earnest Bupport it has given to the preseut administration in the trying years through which it has pasta 1, ami express my sincere thanks for the groat honor this meeting and demon stration bring to me, sviiieh should be shared by my distinguished associate on the nutional ticket, the vice presi dent-elect, as well as those connected with me ?n the conduot of puhlie utTairs. We are always In danger of exaggera tion On an OCOas on of exaltation over a political victory, anil while tho rosuit is mainly due to the etTorts of our splendid party there is sometimes a tondonoy to elvo too little credit to other forces which, silent though they may have been, wore none tho less po tential. We must not, withhold gener ous acknowledgement from thu\ great body of our oltiz ns who, belonging to another parly, powerfully assisted in Lho achievement of tho result which you ci leb Ate tonight ; nor from that other largo body, former members of ;>ur own party who, with honesty of purpose separated fro n us a few yearo ago on financial Isauos, have now re turned, and are home again to Btay. Nor Is any accounting for tho victory either juot or accurato which leaves out of tho calculation tho almost un broken column of labor engaged In me ehanics and agriculture, wtiieh reject ed the false doctrine of class distinction as having no place in this republic, and which rebuked those teachings which would destroy the faith of Amer ican manhood In American character and Amor loan institutions. Tho bush ness men in every part of tho country, represented by this great organisation, were a mighty factor In the recout con test. And may we not also ascrihu much to the lnftuoncu of the home, with its atlliliation ? In any previous election was it greater, or in any did tho counsels of tho lircslde determine moro largely tho vote of the oluotors ? " Nothing in government can bo more Impressive than a national elec tion, whore tho people delogato their power au I invest their constitutional agonts with aulh iri'.y to execute their behests. The vjry charaetor of tho transaction clothes it with solemnity. It is serious hisinoss. Its issues are always momentous. What a lesson in BOif-gOVOroment it teaches. Sixtceu mil lion voters on the same day, through out every section of tho United Stales, depositing thidr mandate and record ing their will. Done by the people In their communities in tho v ery precincts of tho home, under tho supervision of their own follow citizens and chosen oilcinle, and to Insure its freedom and Independence the ballot a soorot one. (Jod (orbid that any citizen selected for that sacred trust should over attempt to divert the will of tho sovereign peo ple, or tamper with tho BftUOtltJ of their ballots. "Some disappointments follow all olcctloiid; but all men rejoice when an election is so doe slvo as to a bnit of neither dlaputo nor con test 'I'ho value of a national victory can only ba right ly measured and app*eclated by what it averts as woll as by what It accepts, it Is fortunate for the party in power if It understands tho truo meaning of ?.ho rosult. Those charged by tho peo ple with administration and legislation aro ri quired to interpret as weh as to execute tho public will and its rightful interpretation is essential to its faith ful execution. Wo cannot over-esti mate the great importance and tho far reaching consequences of tho oleetoral contost which ended on tho (Ith of No vombor. It Is not tho triumph of an individual, not altogether of a party, but na emphatic declaration of tho people of what thoy believe and would havo maintained la government. A great variety of subjects was presented aud discussed in tho progress of tho onmpaign. Wo may differ as to the extent of tho influence of tho several ! 189U08 involved, but wo uro all agreed I as to certain things which it settled, j It records tho unquestioned endorse j merit of tho gold biandard, industrial i Independence, broader markets, com mercial expansion ; reciprocal trade, the open door !n China, tho Inviolabil ity of public faith, tho independence and authority of tho judiciary and peace aud beneUceot government un der American sovereignty in tho Phil? : ippines. American credit remains, tho I American name is unimpaired, tho I honor of American anus unsullied, aud I tho obligations of a righteous war and ' treaty of peace unropudiated. I .Liberty has not lost but gained In strength. Tho struoturo of tho fathers I stands up'oS tho foundation on which J they raised Lt'&cd I: t?d..y a;} It has I been in tho years past and as It will be j in tho years to come, the 'govornmont of the people by tho neoplo and for tho people.' Bo not disturbed, there is no danger from empire ; thoro Is no fear for tho republic." Gov. Roosevelt followed President McKinley. Lie said in part : " There was no doubt about our posi tion before tho election and thoro is no doubt about it now. Wo aro going to carry on the policy that has been pursued during tho past four years. It has boon the signal good fortune of this nation, on the first occasion when It mixed in tho world's polities, to fix the standard to which tho other nations of tho world will como In dealing with the alTairs of the great Asiatic nation. We have kept tho currency sound. We have kept the gold standurd for the past four years, and it will ho kept In tho coming years. And tho nation has decided that tho flag shall tloat over the Phliipplno Idlands. Peace shall come in them ; a constantly In creasing measure of solf-governmont shall bo given them ; but first of all order must bo restored in them." What is Sauce kok the Goosk.? Tho groom entered alone aud said confidentially, " Do you use tho word 'obey' in your man iago service, Mr-?" "No," said the minister, "1 do not, usually." " Well," aald tho ex pectant lb.'iiodiet, i"I have como to ask you to marry mo now, and I want It used." "Certainly," replied tho other, "It shall bo done," and presently the couple stood solemnly boforo hlra. "James T-," said tho clergyman, " do you take this woman to bo your wed led wife?" "1 do." "Do you solemnly promiso to lovo, honor and obey her, so lon^ as you both shall liver"' Llorror and rebellion struggled with tho sanctities of tho occasion on the bridegroom's face, but ho ehoitlng ly responded, " 1 do," and tho meek brido decorously promised In hor turn. After tho ceremony was over tho bride groom said excitedly aside to tho gravo minister : " You misunderstood mo, sir, you misunderstood me! I referred to the woman's promising to oboy." " Ah, did you, indeed ?" serenely an I swered his revoreneo, " but I think I what is good for one side is good for i tho other, don't you? And, my friend, it Is my advice to you to say nothing moro about It, for as an old marrlod man I can tell you, you'l1 havo to oboy anyhow 1" Lifk's Disappointments.-?"By the way," said tho man who had stop ped at a farm house to water his horse, '? fifteen years ago a poor boy camo this way and you took him." "Yes?" queried tho farmer, some what surprised. " You wore kind to him," wont on tho strangor. " You fed him, gavo him words of encouragement and an old suit of clothos, put tivo shillings In his pocket and sont him Oil his way re joicing, lie told you at tho time that he never would forgot your kindness. Am I right?" " 1 bellevo you are," replied tho farmer. " Ho said that If ho prosporod he would see that you nover had occasion to regrot your kindness to a ),0)r, struggling lad." "Land eakos, cxclalmod tho farmer'o wife, excitedly ." It sounds almost like a fairy tale, don't It f" "Woll," contlnuod tho stranger, 'ho told mo to tell you that ho Is still poor." Anl as ho drovo away the farmer wont out and kicked tho pump vicious ly while his wile throw a rolling-pin at tho chickens. OASTOniA. Bears tho >j Kind You Have Always Bought INDUSTRIAL AND GIvNI^RAI,. ?The tirst Thanksgiving Day was Feb. 22, IHM. It was appointed by the Bottlers of Maesaohusotta for a general fa?t on account of scarcity of provi sions, but changed to joy and thanks giving by tho arrival of a ship with supplies. ?Tho praclice of oiling roads to koop tho duet down was begun in Cali fornia a fow yoars ago and Is extend ing to acvoral parts of that Stato. The dry season Is so long that tho idea of obtaining duBtless roads Is naturally attractive to Callfornlana and the sue cobb that has attended tho uao of oil for this purposo promises to cause Its even moro gonoral adoption. ?It is Stated that the first Anglo Saxon to ontoi tho Forbidden City at Pekln was Mr. llonry Savage Landor, with whoso roraarkablo advonturos In Tibet a fow years back tho world ha* boon made familiar. With character istic love of hot wator, ho had gone out to Northern China just before tho war began. Ho was all through the war and has a largo number of In teresting photographs of tho principal tights. ?Some discussion has arisen amoi.g automobillsts as to tho gender of tho horsoloss vohlclo. lie or she, that Is tho question. The Academic Fruncaleo has lately sot out to determine the matter, and, It Is said, has arrived at tho conclusion that "ho" is the proper pronoun for tho automobllo. This In spito of tho fact that yachts, steam engines and othor Inanimate means of travel aro "shos," according to popular usage. ?Tho New York Jewish Messenger says : " Tho Governor of South Caro lina was recently called to oluclato at tho marriage of two of his friends, Non lsraclitos, to two Jowosbos, alBtore. The former would not bo married by a rabbi, and the latter would not bo married by a Christian minister; 80 they compromised on tho Governor. To give a special 'Jewish' flavor to the wedding a goblot was brokon. When Judaism becomes ldontiQod with a hit o' glass no wonder Its hold Is 80 fragile." ?An example of tho chances In tho United States for tho bright and en ergetic young man who stay In ono p'aoo Is furnished by tho SUCC08B of Cliar'-js M. Hayes. At tho ago of 19 ho was a clork in a railroad ofilce at St. Louis,his salary being $40 a month. That was 23 years ago. Mr. Hayes has becomo president of tho Southern Pacilic Railroad, which is the largest system hut ono In tho world. Ho will have a salary of $?.r>,000 a yoar and will bo highest ealariod railroad man In tho world. ?Tho longest electric railway In tho world is to be built in Montana, aaya tho Engineering and Mining Nowa. The proposed lino Is from Hillings to Great Falls, some two hundrod miles, and tho plan la to oporato It entirely by electric power, which la to bo supplied by generating stations on tho Missouri and Yellowstone rlvora. The road would have a considerable tralllc In coal, oros and othor heavy freights, and would bo tho tirat lino with auch tralllc to be worked by olootriclty. The plan Is perfectly foaalblo a.idaeema lo present advantages, especially where largo wator powers are available aa In Montana. ?Somo time ago, tho Philadelphia K ?cord aays, a Philadelphia man moved to tho suburbs, and dotorrnlnod to keep hone. Ho wont personally to a dealer and plckod out a number of largo, line looking ones, thinking with pleasure of tho nlco new laid eggs that ho would soon enjoy. Several weeks passed, and thoro woro no eggs, although all tho members of tho house hold woro aroused at dawn overy morn* ng by tho incessant crow ng of the jhlckons. This wont on for some time, tnd tho new euburbanlto bocamo dlarmod. " I've boon cheated," ho t hought. Thon ho callod In a nolgh nor, and was very much amazed when (.old that his chickens woro all roostora. A persis tent cough is at first a friend, for it gives warn ing of the ap proach of a deadly ene my. Heed the warning before it is too late, be fore your .lungs be c o m e in flamed, be f o r e the M doctor says, "Consump M tion." When the danger M signal first appears, help f J nature with eh?rra| HDon't delay until yt ur lungs are sore and you cold settled down deep in your chest. Kill the enemy before the deadly blow kills you. Cure your cough today. One dose brings relief. A few doses make the cure complete. Three aliea: 25c. I?r an ordinary cold ; 80c. tor the harder cold*.; $1.00 lbs moil economical for older caact. " i consider yotir Cherry Pectoral tlif, host remedy for ?-<>t<l? and roughs tout all throat ulTcrttons. I have used It for HO years and It certainly beats them all." I), R. LtlMNRTt Dee. 20,1808. Union, N.T. Write Ihm Doolor. If yr>u have any complaint wl.atover ami itcalre tho beat medical ail vlr.n yon run i..,ssii.iv recetvo, write tno doctor freely. Vou Wilt receive n prompt re ply, without ext. AilrirPHi On. .1 c AYl it, bowel!, Maaa, ^^^^^^^^^ MONEY TO LOAN On farmirg lands. Kaay paymonta. commlaaions charged, norrower paya tual coat of perfecting loan. Intereat 7 cent, up, according to aocurity. jNO. h. palm Kit * SON, Columbia, 8. 0