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|fi AN HUMBLE m te OlL/K%J BY THOMAS M -?- P. MONTFORT J^V>:V"'; COPYRIGHT, MOl, BY Thom as p. MONTFORT 1$mV? CHAPTER III. 8EKKINU INFORMATION. James MchiQ was la no very pleas ant humor to bcglu with. Since early morning ho had been lu the saddle, and for 12 long hours ho had followed the tortUOUS course of a dimly marked rood wblcb wound un certainly up and down and In and out among tho rugged hills that border tho Missouri river. His assertion that tho horse he rode possessed a gait llko that of a cow was Hot an exaggeration, and neither was that other assertion, that ho was hun grier than a bear, lie had eaten noth ing since early morning, and his break fast, secured at a log cabin back In the bills, had not been anything like us BUmptUOUS as he could have desired. And now, on top of these discomforts, Jnmes Molvm had BUddouly awakened to a realization of the fact that ho was lost ?lost, with night and darkness coming on and nothing to guide him back to his course. Sluce leaving Beckett's Mill he hud traveled the main road for a short dis tance, then had turned off to follow a path that led up a ridge through a dark, heavy forest. For a time he got on very well, but by and by he came to n point where tho path gavo out, and, having nothing to further guido hini. be begun to ramble about the wood in nn uncertain manner. This he contin Eod for an hour before he discovered jat ho was merely wandering nrouud ami around, and it dawned on him that bo was lost. He reined up his horse to consider bis situation and to try to decide what be had better do under the circum stances. He found that reining up his borso was the easiest thing he had at tempted that day. The nulluni may have possessed oilier strong points, but ihe speed with which he came to a halt Kvas certainly far the strongest. While Melvin sat there puz/.ling over his situation, unable to decide which way to turn, his attention was attract ed by a noise which came from a point Just beyond a clump of trees. That nolSO Bounded like some one coughing, and it brought a thrill of joy and a ray of hope to Melvlu's weary soul. (Jetting his horse in motion as soon as possible and after some effort, he rode forward until he had passed the trees. There, sitting on a log, with Ids elbows resting on his knees and his face In his hands, was an old man who had every npponranco of being a native of Possum Uidge. Melvin was glad to sec the old fel low, for ho bod no doubt that he would easily galu from him the Information necessary to guide him to a place of refuge for the night, it must be re membered that Mclvlll was a total stranger to Possum Itldgo and to the manners und peculiarities of its peo ple. Had he not been he would have been far less snuguilic of the prospect the discovery of the old man opened up. Approaching to within speaking dis tance, Melvin passed the usual BOlu n Mclvtn waa glad to nee Vic old fellow. tlon. To his surprise, the other took no notice. Approaching still nearer, he tried again. "A pleasant evening," he .'-aid. Still no reply and no movement on the part of tho other. Thinking the old man must be hard of hearing, Melvin advanced nearer yet and, raising his voice almost to a shout, said: "Pretty rough country around here, sn't it?" No reply, and not even so much as *e stir of a hand or foot. Apparently old man was totally unaware of AItvin's presence even. -*?OlUlHg desperate, Melvin drew C1080.?tm ftnd P0j8|ng his voice to Its Ulghes pitch, shouted: "Aro on deaf?" iherews}l momentary silence. Then slowly thf.o|cl foj,ow ra|g0(1 hls bentl end, lookhu, Molvln 0ver calmly and deliberately roin head to foot am, back again, sa, qU|0tly: fight?"0* f<,11('r,llr you'n-spMlln for a Melvin started Lck nnd openoi1 h|s eyes wide In nstonismont "Why. uo," he StaKnered prcuontly; why do you ask that* "Are you nebln to b\cbawcd up?" the old man continued, .,.? , lto D0 tice of Melvlu's question. "Of course not." "Are you -wantin to bo (nmipcd around hero among these sapta'g mi your hide's wore plumb Into Addle Strings nn thai- ain't a piece lo< 0f you big enough to halt a (Ishhook V" "Certainly not. What do you me\n by asking such things?" "Aro you plnln for mo to take you by the heels nn thrash the bushes off of a eonide of acres of ground with you?" "No. Hut why"? "Then what you mean by com In ft-foolln around* me this a wny? Think I'm a denied fool an don't know riot It |n? Iteckon 1 don't know It's a nice cfyy? Reckon 1 don't know It's a rough country? Iteckon It's anybody's busl news whether I'm deaf or not?" Melvin was so surprised nt the old man's words and manner that It WO8 a full minute before he recovered mull clently to make a rep'y. At last, how over, he snld: ?*/,' am sorry If I have offended you, and ] 1 beg your pardon. I meant no harm, 1 assure you. I-I bavo lost the rondl." "Waal, s'pose yon have. I aJn't aOUUiU iL" . "I JthOtlffht ?An ml?VL . "Did l cause you to lose it?" "Certainly not." "Am I anywise responsible for your losln ItV" "No." "Til n It hain't none of my duty to help you to Und lt. 1 reckou." "Don't you over do anything to ac commodate people?" "1 'tend to my own business.'' "And you won't even so much as di rect mo to the road?" The old mail was silent for n mo ment. Then, straightening himself up. he said: "1 sei jest how it are, stranger. You are gwlue to keep on a foolin around here an chawln on the rag till my dander'U begin to rise, an then I'll jest uat'rolly light In on you an give you the alUiredest wust llcklll ever any body got In all this world." Melvlu drew back from the old man and eyod hbn curiously. lie didn't know what to make of such strange COUdtlCt. and be thought the man must bo crazy. Had his situation been less desperate he would have passed on without waiting to exchange another word, but under the eireuuistanee.s he felt Unit he must gain some Informa tion fioin the old man if possible, even at the risk of getting a light on his hands. So he made one more effort. "Say," he began, "darkness is com ing on, and I can't think of spending the night here in this wood." "Can't you?" the other said. "Waal, in that caso why don't you git out of It, then?" "1 would If you'd direct me." The native remained silent. Melvlu waited a moment, then added: '?l say, won't you open your heart Just a little and tell me where I can Und a house".'" "Find It anywhere you blame please for nil of me. Fust I knowed uny house had l>con lost." "You know what I mean." "Reckon you mean what you say." "1 mean can't you direct me to a house where I can spend the night?" "Mcbby I could." "W ell, why don't you?" "Don't have to." "No, but you certainly ought to be accommodating enough to do that much for a stranger." "Mebhy I ought, but the fact Is I ain't keeiin a durn whnr you spend the night. The whole world's afore you, an you can jest stop whur you darn please. Now you have heard me, an the best thing you can do Is to git. You have picked an nagged at me long enough, an I ain't a-gwlne to stand much more of your foolin." "And you won't direct mo to a"? "It ain't my business to direct you to not bin. You ain't got me hired for no sieh a purpose." "But you"? "You git!" The old man rose to his feet and started forward, his eyes gleaming with anger. Melvlu scented serious trouble and put spurs to his horse and moved on. "I almost wish now," he said to him* self, "that I had taken the chances and stopped at Beckett's Mill. It would be no worse to run a little risk there than it is to sleep out In these woods and go without food. 0 Cod, If I could just recall that one act which shadows all my life I'd give the world:" ?CHAPTER IV. THE TENDED PASSION. There were three very thoughtful and serious people at Beckett's Mill that night. They were Mr. and Mrs. Banks und Mrs. Mann. The rest of the popu lation, both men nud women, collected in little groups, either at a neighbor's house or on the street, and discussed the war and the events cf that day. But those three remained aloof, their thoughts centered on things of far more interest to themselves. Mrs. Banks had never felt nt home among the people of Possum Bldge, at least never since she had spent a year uwny at college. She knew that as a class they were good people and well meaning, but for all that she did not like them, and it was not because she did not wish to like them, but beeauso she could not. The whole trouble was that shi. and they were not congenial spirits and there was nothing In com mon between them. Unfortunately she felt toward her husband ns she felt toward the rest lie was like them, and try as she would she could not separate him from thorn. She found between herself and Iiini that same feeling of restraint, not to say antagonism, which held her aloof from the others. Instead of his presence affording her that feeling of sweet companionship which a wife should llml In the company of her husband, it annoyed and frritatod her and made her restless and unhappy. She had married Sim when sho was a mere child. Sho had liked him then, and she bad believed that sho loved him. Kh*> ??"'' ???<?r?<w a/>i,00l with him, and In his rough way ho had always been kind to her, treating her With more consideration than sho had ever received from nny one else. At the nge of 15 she received nn offer of marriage from Shu, and, urged on by her parents, she had ncc pted him. Then came the yenr at college and a few months later the wedding. Then there cnlno nn awakening of which she had never dreamed?a sad, bitter awakening that was like a cruel crucifixion. She realized that to make marriage sacred nnd happy there must be mutual love, and she knew that oil her part there wns none, nnd sho felt that the time would never conic when there would bo. Sitting alone In her room that night, ?ho folded her arms on the table and, Plowing her head on them, wept as thOigb tier heart would break. She ?had bnowp many unhappy hours, but never any bo thoroughly miserable as that Sho fc* toward her husband as she had never felt before. Often and often she had experienced a feeling of dis llko for sour* trait of bis character, but It was not until now that sho felt that sho hated the man himself. Thero hnd been many .times when his ab sence wns .-v relief to her, but It was nover until this night, that she had wished with all hor heart that sho might novor see him again. That James Melvln bad much to do with her feelings sho could uot help but admit, although the ftdralssl caused her faco to burn with ? Tbo ltnowitf<if-A o.^.i.? mat man M that, could be Hie menus <>r making hei despise her lutRbuud wns bitterly bumlllatlug, and she wished with all her bruti tliftt Bhe'could dispise Melvlu u? wellt iviu. alas, that wns Bometblng sin- could not do. While she sat there Sim came Into the room, it wns late, and bo had walked two miles out Into the country and hack, lie was restless and uneasy and far more unhappy limn he had ever been lu all his IIIV. Mrs. Mann's prophecy, coupled with the wmds Louisa had spoken, had mnde a niUeh deeper Impression on him than he would have admitted to ally living soul, tbun he even liked to admit to himself. That there was something lacking in Iiis married life he knew old: too well, and he had known It front Ids wedding day, hut never until HOW had it oc curred to him how serious that lacking might he. That Louisa did not love ill 111 as a wife should he had been long assured, but the possibility of her lov ing another' man was something Shut had never crossed his mind until this day, nnd the bare thought of such U thing fell on him with a crushing blow. "Great Ood!" he cried aloud as he tramped the lonely country roitd. "Such a thing cannot, must nut, shall not be! It would kill me. () God, it would kill II e!" When he entered the room, Louisa did not look uti. and when he spoke her mime she paid no attention to him. lli> waited a t.nout, then asked her what was the matter. "Nothing," BllO replied between her sobs. "Then what arc you cryln for.?" he asked. " ' Nothing." she answered again. "Is it anything I've done';" he ques tioned. "No." "Is it what Maty Mann said?" "No." "Then what is it?" "Nothing." "Bui it is somcthiD, Louccsy. You know it is. Won't you tell nie w hat '.-" She shook her head. "lHd you hear what Mary Mann said this oveillll down there OU the street?" be asked. She shook her head again. ' She said you didn't love ine an that if ever you got to know that stranger you'd love his little linger better than you love my whole body. Do you kUOW what I told hei:" "No." "Well. 1 give her n settler, I guess, for once. 1 said, 'Miss Mann, you are U-lylu when you say any sieh a thing as Hint, on if yon wns a man I'd whup you till your hide wouldn't hold shucks.' Them's the very words I said to her, an I meant 'em too." lie paused as If expecting his wile to speak, but she remained silent, lie hoped that sh" would be pleased with him for speaking so strongly in her de tense, and he felt hurt when she look no notice of his words. Presently be went on, saying: "Them was hard things you snid about me down there today, Louoesy, an I'd never 'a' thought you'd 'a' done It. I guess, though, you didn't mean it. did you?" "Do you want me to tell you a lie?" she asked in turn. "No. of course not." "Then you'd better not ask such ques tions." "You did mean It, then?" She hesitated a tuorucut, then said: "If 1 hadn't meant It, 1 wouldn't have said it. Now I hope you're sat * iBflod." Sim was thoughtfully silent for al most a minute. Then he said slowly: "I know It was cowardly for me to net llko 1 done, n-ruuulu from them cattle. Hut. Lord a-nilghly. how was I to know they was cattle 'stead of soldiers when I didn't look back to see what they was?" "Why didn't you look back Instead of charging up there the way you did and making such a spectacle as you did of yourself? Of course 1 was ashamed of you. How could l help it?" "Humph! It's nil mighty tine to talk that a way as long as you ain't novel been in my place. 1 guess that Mr. Melvlu, with all Ids grand nn mighty airs, wouldn't 'a' done no different his sed' even If you do think bo's ho great." Louisa raised her head and fixed hei eyes on Sim. There was an expression In her face and a look in her eyes thill were new to him, and they caused him to shrink away from her and look on her with a fooling of fear. "Sim Hanks," she said, "j'ou be cure fill what you say, for 1 positively will not bear to be Insulted by you. i u submit to what Mary Mann may say, because I can't help myself, but you attempt to say such things nnd I'll leave you In a minute and never live with you again. Is your opinion of me so poor that you think I am going to fall In love with every man that cdines along?" "No; I never snld anything about you fit 111ii In love with anybody." "Don't you Insinuate anything of the kind either. It will be time enough for you to accuse mo of thinking that man great when I have said or done some thing to give you a reason for doing It, but not before. V >u continue to say Buch things ns that to me, nnd I'll hate you with my whole heart und despise you so long as I live." She arose and swept out of the room, leaving sim dumb with astonishment It wus the first time In her life that she had ever shown such spirit ns that, and he did not know what to make of It Still, he was more rejoiced thnn anger ed by her words, for he reasoned that they proved conclusively that she hud not been struck by Meivin's appearance and that there was no probability of Mrs. Mann's prediction coining true. Almost light hearted he went out on the street and walked up nnd down In the cool night air. He had been walk ing so for a quarter of nn ho*r when In passing n house he heard his name call ed softly. He stopped and looked around, and a womnn stepped out of "You done Louccsy a orcal wrong." tbo shadow of n tree and stood leaning over, a fenco nunr blni. It was Mrs. Ltajn^ arid, looking up into bis face, aim," she saitS,' with a pretty alt of pcultuucCi "1 am BOrry that 1 said any thing today to make you mad at U10, an l hope you'll forgive me. Won't you, please?" sim hesitated for a moment, then said: "You done Loueosy a great wrong. Mrs. Maun"? "Don't call UIO that, Shu." she inter rupted. "Don't you know I despise that nameV" "Doyou? Why?" "If you was a woman an had to bear the name of somebody you didn't love, you'd know why." "Didn't you love your husband?" "You know 1 didn't." "How should 1 know that?" "You ought to know that a woman never loves but one man." "An In your ease Dick Mann wasn't that one?" "No." "Who was It?" Mrs. Mann blushed and acted con fused and finally stole a sly glance at Sim's face that ought to have told him the whole story. But he was thinking of something else and looking In an other direction, so the effect of that SUlllc and that glance was to a great extent lost. "You ought to know that without askln," she said dcUlUtoly. "Maybe I ought, but I don't, an i reckon it don't make no difference no how." ";To, I reckon It don't, not to you any wn...' with a sad sigh. "But you'll cull mo Mary, won't you, Sim?" "Why, I guess so, If you're very par ticular about It. It don't make any dif ference to me." "It does to me. It makes all the dif ference in the world what you call me. It don't mutter about anybody else, though." "Well, I'll call you Mary, then." "Thank you. An now, Sim, you ain't goln to bo mad at me any more, aro you?" "No, I guess I won't he mad ut you, but you done Louecsy wrong. You had no right to say that about that stran ger." "No, I hadn't, Sim. I know that now. Hut I can't bear to hear you talked about the way you was, an I felt 1 Jest had to take Loueosy down a peg or two. 1 oughtn't to have BO Id It, but slnco I have said It 1 ain't golll to take no backw ater. Loueosy don't love you, an she never w ill love you, but as cer tain as my name's Mary Mann she'll fall In love With that Melvin if she ever gits to know him." "I don't believe It. While ago she got as mad as a wet hen 'cause I said SOmetllin 'bout her tbluklu hhn great shakes." "Humph! You don't know much about wonieu folks or you wouldn't set no store by that. 1 know what I'm talkin about, Sim Hanks, an, as 1 Bald before, if you live you'll see I do. Loueosy don't love you. I know she don't. Hut let hor go. Kim. She ain't the only woman, Jin there's one I know that does love you with her whole soul." "One! Who?" "Great Lord! Are you blind?plumb blind and dumb?" Sim did not reply at once, hut stood uneasily twirling his hat about in his hands, first looking down at his feet, then casting a furtive glance at his companion. When at last he did speak. It was In cold, uulmpnssioncd tones. "I reckon 1 ain't so blind an dumb as I might lie," he said, "but you ain't called no names, an 1 ain't makin no guesses." "If you wasn't as blind as a bat an dumb as an owl," Mrs. Mann said soft ly, "you wouldn't need for me to i';i II no names, an you wouldn't need te make no guesses either." "Mebby that's so," Sim replied slow ly, "an If I am blind 1 don't know that I'm sorry. There's times In a body's life, Mrs. Mann, when it's best to be that a-way." Without a word Mrs. Manu turnet] away and, entering the house, slam med the door shut behind her. Sim walked on duwu the street, chuckling softly to himself. Hut could be have seen the expression on Mis. Mann's face ut that moment and the steely glitter in her eyes he might have had a premonition of some things that were to follow. When he had passed out of sight. H figure crept out of the shadow of the fonee and stole quietly away lu the op ;. }.. h [to bk continued.] ?A Cincinnati minister recently prayed for those of hin congregation who were too proud to kneel and too lazy to stand. Look at your tongue. Is it coated ? Then you have a bad taste in your mouth every morning. Your appetite is poor, and food dis tresses you. You have frequent headaches and are often dizzy. Your stomach is weak and your bowels are always constipated. There's an old and re liable cure: Don't take a cathartic dose and then stop. Bet ter take a laxative dose each nigh;, just enough to cause one god free move ment the day following. You feel better tho very next day. Your appetite returns, your dyspepsia is cured, your headaches pass away, ^ your tongue clears up. your liver acts well, and your bowels no longer give you trouble. Price. 25 cent*. All drugglate. " I Uknn Ayor's rilla for SI years, and I cousklar them the best made. On? pill does me more rood tlu^i half a box of auy other kfud 1 r tried." Mr?. N. E. Tai.dot. than J b7 ?4 ht/.c.u3o,\m iii^?i?imn?4^. Arrlngton, Kan*. STATlv S MONUMENT I AT CHICKAMAUGA. Program of the Unveiling Ccre tuonles?-The Oration and Other i Arrangements. The unveiling nnd dedication of the monument on the Ghlckatuauga battle lield, which South Carolina is creeling to her sous who fought und who died on that historic spot, will lake place May 27, HK)1. The date whs arranged so that the veterans, sons and others going to the Memphis reunion, could easily Btop over and take part. The Cklckamauga Commissiou extend through the press of the State ft cordial Invitation to all the citizens of South Carolina, to Join in the most impressive and interesting ceremonies. For the convenience of Veterans, irons, the State volunteer troops and ?il 1 citizens attending, the Southern railway has made special arrangements and this i route will I?: the ollicial route. Tiny will announce dates of leaving vari >uB points, and rales. This oflloial traiu will he run down to | Lylle Station, near the battlefield and I about half a mile from the site of the South Carolina monument. 'I he dis tance can be easily walked, but arrange ments will he made for hacks to carry over such visitors as prefer riding aud paying. At the station the procession will he joiued by Gen. J. \V. t arnish, Chief Marshal, I. band. 1. South Carolina Volunteers, Si do Troops, under command of an officer to be designated by Adjutant General Floyd :; Sous of Confederate Votoraus, un der command of Waltor II. Hunt. 4. Veterans of South Carolina Divis ion U. C. V. fl Visitiug Veterans. (I. Distinguished Guests in Carriages. ?. Visitors The column will inarch by the road skirting along the Southern base of t) nod grate Hange. As they strike the Vittoloo House they will 800 a large marker, where the lUlh and 10th South Caro ina regiments fought tor throe hears on SnodgraSS Hange above this point. Qatberod under and around the battle scarred (lag of the luth South Carolins regiment, which led them to victory on tiic heights above, will he the visiting veterans of that command. The procession will salute and uncover as it passes the group of heroes Further on is a similar marker where, the 24th South Carolina regiment and Culpopers' Battery fought about one milo to the northeast of this point, and near it tiie Hags and the men of those gallant commands. Again the procos SiOD salutes. Furthci on, as the road to the South Carolina monument leaves the main road, will be found anothor marker to the immortal men of Kcrshaw's Brigade, marked " Kcrshaw's Brigade. 2d, 3d, 7lh, 8lli and 15th South Carolina regi ments and James'South Carolina liat talion, fought for live hours on Snod grass Hange above this point." The Battle Hags and heroes of Kershaw will be saluted. The procession now an ives on the ground sacred to the valor and the ? worth of South Carolina's Sons, for it was that over which Kershaw swept, as he drove the enemy back to their last stand on the ridge.' Arriving at the monument, the veter ans will press to the Trout, the btate Volunteer Troops saluting. The Park commissioners will have erectod a large Stage and SUtUciOUt seat iug capacity for the veteians and visi tors. Gov. McSwceney, Governor of the Slate and chairman of the commission, will preside. The meeting will be opened with pjayer by the Kcv. Dr. J. il. Thoruwell, Chaplain General South Carolina Divis ion U. C V. ' General C I. Walker, who won dis tinction on this and other battlefields, i now the beloved commander of Die South Carolina Division U. C. V , and I who haf taken a deep interest in and , materially aided in the accomplishment of the memorial about to bo dedicated, and a leading member of the commission, will doliver the historical address AddressbS will he made by the tfcm D. 1 S. Henderson of the Senate ami Col. J, ' Harvey Wilson of the House of Repre sentatives, through the liberality of I which bodies South Carolina has done this justice to her heroic sons. , An address will then be made by General, now the beloved Bishop, loli son Capers, who served on this battle field with his well known gallantry. Bishop Capers' address will lead up to the unveiling which a ill he dime by four young holies, rcpi'i senling each one of the four South Carolina cominaiu'.s engaged in the battle. For Kcrshaw's Brigade ?Miss Elborta Bland, a grand daughter of the distinguished Col. Ul bert Bland, who gave up his life fighting with Kershaw on SnodgraSS Hange. For loth and 10th South Carolina rogi ? ment?Miss Ada Orie Walker, a grand j daughter of den. C. 1. Walker. For 24th South Carolina regiment? , Miss Marie DuPro, grand niece of Co! C. II Stevens, who gallantly led the 24th South Carolina icgimout in the battle, and also the grand niocool Lieut. Col. Ellison Capers, who succeeded Col. Stevens in the command of the regi ment. For Gulpcpor'a Battery ?Miss - - As the ribbons are pulled the cover will fall and show one of the hand somest monuments in the l'nrk. It is built Of South Carolina granite, a tit emblem Of the heroic stand made by the South Carolinians on this field?on either side is a bronze statute, original, and mado especially for this work, an infantryman on one side and an arid loryman on the other. South Carolina had no cavalry in this battle. Crowning the whole is a bronze Pal metto of exquisite workmanship, sur passing in truthfulness to nature the wonderful bronze Palmetto at the State House. On the front of the upper stone is the shield of South Carolina in bronze, j The inscriptions are ab follows : Ou the front, composed by Bishop j Capers, with grand simplicity : To her faithful Sons at Cillckauiattga South Carolina Erects this Monument to Commemorate the valor they proved and the lives they gave on this battlefield. On the back : Kcrshaw's Brigade, 2d South Carolins regiment, 3d South Carolina rogiinent, 7th South Carolina regiment, Nlh Soutl Carolina regiment, 15th South Carolina regiment, .lames' 8rd South Carolina Battalion: Killed,)!."); Wottndod, 438; Miss'ng, 1. Mnnigault's Brigade, IOth South Caro Una regiment, I(Hb South Carolina regi ment, consolidated : Rilled, 20; mor tally wounded, 40 ; wounded, 170. Gist's Brigade 24th South Carolina regiment, killed, 48; wounded, 11 1; miss ing, 12. Culpepper's Battery, wounded, I I. The total height of the monument is 38 feet. Tho work was done by the ! Stewart Stone Co., Columbia, s o.aiui reflects tho highest credit on their artis tlO ta9to and skill. Around tho monument is a 18 feet chcultvr pavement Of cement, faood with granitoid. As soon ns the monument is un veiled Gov McSweonoy will turn is over to tho Park commission and it will be received by Gon. Henry V. Boynton, chairman. The ceremonies having ended, tho crowd will disperse oycr the battlefield to study and admire it. Tho ollicial trains will return to Chat tanooga in tho afternoon, and after lime for supper, etc , tho veterans for Mem phis will speed on their way, reaching 1 that point early on the moriiinir of the 28th of May. Tho markers for South Carolina troops aio placed on the battlctlold as follows: Kcrshaw's Brlgado? On tho slope of Snodgrass Range, ono foi each of tho j rogimonts. For tho 10th and 10th South Carolina j r^^r^r^^^d^k^b^^^r^^^a^^h^n^ Ihe aftcrnoou is shown by the gUUB of Bent's Battory ou tho crest of tlie ridge. Advancing from thia point, they nuide repeated charges on the- enemy, und tho point of furthest advarce is shown by tho South Oarollua mar! ( r. For tlie 24'h v* >u.h Carolina regiment the marker is placed on Kelly's Kami. Iioar the " Bloody Angle," and near the shell monument to their brigade com neinder, Oolqultt. Pot Culpopper's Battery in the l'oe Kicld, heat tue Georgia monument. The battle llag, around which the veterans of the loth and 10th South Carolina regiments will assemble is the worn ami tatterod Hag of tho 10th South Carolina regiment, it was saved from sun coder almost provldoutlall)'. At the Battle of Boutousvillo the 10th South Carolina roghnent, then commanded by Capt. K. '/? Ilarlloe, penetrated the enemy's iino, but reinforcements com ing up, the line was reformed and Capt Uarllec, Sergeant Albert A. Myers, hearing the Hag and about twenty men, half of the rogitUOUt BO reduced was it, were cut oil", tin y took to th.es .vamp, and hid until night. Sorgeaut Myers threw away the Btaff and put the tlag under his olotulug. The. parly made their way through the swamp and got l ack to the Confederate lines. Tlie remnants of the 10th and 19th South Carolina regi ments were subsequently consolidated into Walker's South Carolina Battalion, ; and so surrendered. When Col. SValkoi returned from wounded furlough, ho could learn nothing of the lOUl rcgi- 1 mcnt's flag, that of the 10th South Caro lina huiiig lined as the Battalion colors and at the surrender properly surren dered it as the Uiq. or the Battullou. As Col. Walker rode out of camp on the way home Capt Elarllce handed him a package, giving it with express stipula tion that it should not be opened until he reached homo. When ho reached I hoim: he opened it und found it the llag j of the 10th South Carolina regiment /^Vegetable IVeparali onlforAs si mih ilin g lUc L*( toil aiulH c? ula lin? ihc Stomachs cuull Jowo. is of Promotes Digcsllon.Cheerful ness awl Hein .Contains neither Opium,Morphin?; nor Mineral N?X NAH COTIC. /<*.->/? </79rW GrStM TLHrC/it.H /trust/lit Sn .'^ " . /A ,fVW?<J ? 1 /{?Uheimfiit - li- C.lt-.'.t A >Qr?l ' tjttptftflf ittw Iii'itiiy)?:?/: ft?/>v/: Xperfccl Kemeily forfonslipn rioi\iSou! Sloihach,Diarrhoen Worms,()onvulsions,l'\ w rish iiess and Loss of Sleep. 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Patent Office and the latest ilovolopcraonts in the field of invention without fear or favor. sunsciui'TiON muck one doli.au rEit year. THE PATENT RECORD. Baltimore, Md. Ii?; has treasured it moat Bacrodly over since. Tito upper half of tho Hag stall is a piece of the Hag stall id Fort .Sunder, which was used by Maj. Andor son during the attack ou the Fort of April, 1801. it was given to' Col Joseph Walker, the father of Col. ?. I Walker, by God, Bcaurogetd. Altogeth er the Hag stall is .a most historically Valuable memento. It was proposed to first lay the cor DOr stone of tho monument uof ire the dedication, l ut tlio elaborate Masonic ceremonies would have taken too much lime from the limited lime available, BO this function had to bo rolUOtantly ills ponsed with. Tho monument has a cor ner stone and in it will he deposited . 1. Col. Dickort's valuable sketch of Kershaw's Brigade. 2. Col. C. I Walker's sketch of the Kith Mouth Carolina Regiment, typo w ritten manuscript. ::. Sketch Ol l?th and 10th South Car ollua rogimonts, by Gen. Ellison Walker for Adjutant G? .end of Si .'ii Carolina. 4. Sketch of I5tl) and 2-1 til Boulll Car ollna reglmonts, by Gon. Ellison Capers. 5. Sketch of (Julpopcr's Cattery. (i Rolh of 10th and 24th South Caro Una rogimonts and Uulpopcr'a battery? the ro'ls of Kershaw's Brigade being in Capt Dickort's book, and of IOlli South Carolina regiment in Col. Walker s look. OASTOIIIA. Boars the 11,8 Kind Von Hau> Always Bought Double Daily Service Between Now York, Tampa, Atlanta New Orleans, and Points South and Woet In Effect Fed. 24, 1001, BODtnaOOHD, Dailv. Daily. No. 81. No.27, bv Now York, P. R. It. .. )2Mipm 12 10am l.v Philadelphia," .. 3 Idlpiu 850am f.v Kuitimoro, " * ?? 8 4Bpm G 22ain hvW?*1dn;don. V. K. lt... tt ?sp r. 8 ?H%m bvlUebmoiut, S.A. 1.10 Wmn i '|oo nammm. 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Ar Mm-.in, ('. ill (.,1.. V 20|)li)l] I0a.ni Ar^Moiitgciu jui'yj A & W P. 0 2?pinH ?OaTn Ar Mobile, U H. 2 55am l l.'pm Ar New Orlen na, L& N . 7 SOain 8 30pm Ar Nashville, N t: & St L., 5 35uni 0 55pm Ar MeinplilH, "_. . 4 OOpin 8 IQaiu nortuboo Nl?. NO. 402, No. 3H i.v Memphis, N U&StL.. 1 0)pm 845pm by Nashville, " . .10 55pm 930am I.v New Orleans, I. & N... 7 45pm . I.v Mobllo, " . .12 20am I.v Montgonn ry, A & W P iJ'iOam 1 30pni I i ilaeon, (' oi (tn. 8 00am l -Jopin i.v AugUHla, C W O. 0 40am bv -' .. ?Hin s.a. I.|2 uOpm 8 0 )pir Ar Ml ens. 2 48pin I) 23pn* Ar Greenwood. 4 ftnpm 2< i m A r Clietiier. t> *3pni 1 :.'j!-.tri i7v (Miarioite H A 1. 030pm6 ixiarn Lv NViimlngton, 8 a I._ ?ttopm .... Lv Hamlet B A I.. 050pm 8 lOan l.v.So 1'ioes 8 A i.. 10 55pm 003am LvKalciim. 1 Ojpm lj?Q?n Ar Henderson._.. 2^7a.n_ 1 OOiur. Lv Norlina Junction .. .. 3 l?ain 20upm 1,\ Weldon. I 20am 3 10.>m ?r Portsmouth,..." .... 7 ooam oaO|7m Ar VVasb'ton N Sc WS II. (15.am Ar ?ultimore. LS l* 00.t<> 45am Ar New York, ,) D .S N Co . |1 ;<Opm Ar Philadelphia,N YP&Nt6 40pm 5 Iumio Ar New York, " 8 4Qpia 8 Ot'am No. 14 No. li? Lv Tampa,8 A LKy .. 80?pm 8 00am Juek?onvillc.10 2Uam 7 4^pm Savannah. 1 60pm 11 59pin Columb'S ?. 6 27pm <i45am II: ?nie .. . 940pm 920am Bouthe n in ob.10 82pm lOouam Ue'tigh .t_1228am 1207pm 1 i ^c ^on^j ? ? ?.. ? 1 44am I^27j) m Norlinn Junction.'-' ? 15pm Petersburg. 4 O?ani ?? 4J)pui Uichmond. 4 ?6am B 86pm WaBhlngtonvlaPennUR 84?am u :tt>pm Baltimore " W '':<'k,n 11 53 y)na Philadelphia " 12 27pm 2 60am New York, "_3 ?ftpm b ^0am Note ?t'Dally Ex. Sunday. , Dining cuts between New 1 ork i\ntl Richmond, and Minulet ami St. Augustine on Trains Nos. 31 and 44, tcenttal time. ? Eastern Time._ MONEY TO LOAN On farmlrglands. Easy paymonts. No commissions charged. Borrower pays ac tual cost of perfecting loan. Interest 7 per cent, up, according to security. jN?. b. palmer & SON. Columbia, H O. POSITIONS 1 POSITIONS 11 NO OBJECT. Mote calls than we can possibly IUI. Gltur anteeol positions bucked by $6011). Courses unexcelled. Enter any time. Catalogue t ree. Address COLUMBIA BUSINESS i.OLlBO B, t 'ol l M IIIA, S, O. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule of I'aasoiiger Trad??, In Effect .Inn. 27. 1901. Groom Hie, Washington und the East. >.l!S.No. SS fcTo.84|No. *i Northbound. I.v. Atlanta, O.T. " Atlanta. B.T. " Uuiuctfvllle. " At liens. - I,nla. " Toccon. " Seneca . " Greenville.., " S|tartliuburg. " Gtiffnoy .._ " Blncksfmrg .. " Gnstoiiln. " t hai lotto_ Ar. Greensboro Ar. Durham ... Ar. Ituluigh . Ar. DiinvUlo. Ar. Norfolk ..... Ar. Richmond ? ? ? Ar. \V? diinglon. " Bult m'o PKW " Philadelphia ?' Niiw V.irk N? Dully Dally. 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L?uIhvI I Iq. . .T?' _7 ;>o p._ T40*p'. "A" a. in. 00 a ) 20 a J ::o h 7 Ift ? l>. in. 'M" noon. "N" night Trams have KbiKvillo, <lai]v except Suctlayi fort'iondcn I0u5n. in. and 4:60 p.m. Return*' Ing li-avii caiiideii for Kingvtllo, dally oxcopi Sntidny, s 85 a. in. und 2:60 p. in, Aluo for Bum< terdully uxcopt Sunday B.ooa. m.)0:16a. in.aud 4:60 p.m. Uoturning louvo Sumtor at S.60 a. in. 10.0:. a. in. and 4:80p. 111.,makingoonneotloa ni Klngvilla with trains bulweon Columbia und OhorluHton. Trains Icavo Sparlaidmrg via 8. U. As o. dt< vision daily tor Olondnlo, JonosvlilS, Union and Columbia and Intermediate points ut 11:45 a, in. and ?olft v. in Trains louvo Toccoa, Ga.. for Elberton, an., dniiy t]>. in. excopt Sunday, 7:00 a. in. Upturning jonve Klhorton daily 0:00 a. nil oxcepl Sunday, 2-ift p. m., making conneo* lion ni Toccon with trains betwoen Atlanta. Gtrconvlllo and (ho East. Chosaponko Lino Slonmers in daily ?orvloa betwoon Norfolk and Baltlmoro. Nos. U7 und B8--"Wasliliigloil and South wr^tern Limited " TlirOUgTj Pullman k1ci>|> liiK ''iirs between New York and New Oil. ans, \in SVufUiington, Atlanta and Monte gon.ery, and also botweou Now Torlt and Memphis, via Washington, Atlunln and Sir niiiignnm. Also ologiint PUI.T.MAN LuutAiiY QilSKII VATION OAKS but WOOU Atlanta and New York. PlrAlolllHS thorough fa 10 CoaohM 1?v twf en Washington and Atlanta. I 1., r can lorvo ail meals on route. Pullmau sleeping ears liotwooii <4rconalM>ro and Kaioigh- t'los' MHlllOotloil al Norfolk for 1 U.1. I'ei.s r< lOMrOKT, also at Ationin wiiti Pnlinion*K it. aieoi.ei tor Chattanooga and Oincinnntl, Nos. 85and 80-- "UnitedStatoa Fn?t Mali" rani lOllil botwoon Washington and Now .Cr.'eana, i.etii^' composed of coin iieH, through without shuiiKo for pni>aengors >t all classes. Pullman lrawlng-rooni Rloopingoara between New York Hid Now Ork.a. v'.a Atlunlannd Montgomery uid botwoon Birmingham and KlchuioDd. Jhilng ears sot vo nil mi-ilia enroute. Nos. !?( and 04 ? "Atlanta and N?vr York ?xi>ross," Now local (rnln bot wenn Atlanta in l Charlotte, connouting at Charlotte with brou?h triiina of mime numbers, oarrr? Dg l'lillmun Bleeping cars botwoon Chorlotta aid Richmond, Norfolk, Washington and Nevf fork. No I'nllmnn cnr? on thast trains be* ween Atlanta and Chnrlotte. Leaving Wash* ngtou ouch Monday, WoitneiJay and Ki Lb./ ? lonrlit sleeping onr will run through be1 ween Washington and Hun Kranclsoo widioul Inn,/,.. tXuiiicotlon nt Atlanta with throuch 'ulliiirin drawing- roam sleeping oar for Joele onville; also Pullman slooping oar for Brun? dek. Oonnootlon mnde at Spnrtanburg wltfc hroiiRh Pullman sleeper for Auhevllle, Knox Ulo and Clnolnnnti; also at Columbia for 8? onnah and Jacksonville. 'RANK 8. GANNON. 8. H. HARDWIOTC, Third V-P. A Gon. Mgr., Gen. Pas?. Ail,, Washington, D. O. ?V ashing ton, i>. u 1. II. TA Y LOB, J. D. MoGKlt,