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j AN HUMBLEJj fcM::\ HIDRO BY THOMAS H I W!f$$-P. MONTFORT &$jM jv" (Dl ihioni 1X1 1 "i l l ii\i\si MOhlFOIil ^ ? sir ^?u'^mmbv' ^Aik. '??iMMWiir' n> iiiiiiii *""??- ^nnw ^ikura I CIIAPTRR XIII. ONi; Mi l \ IN I KARRD. Turner knew that Melvln was not gOlllg to neck.It's Mill. He W88 us' well assured of thai fuct as he would have I" en had Melvln told him so. He knew, on the contrary, that lie was go-. In? to Hi Jenkins- place. Why he was going he did not know further than that he knew the new stranger had something to do with it. The important Information possessed by a little coterie at Beckett's Mill concerning Melvln had not reached Jonathan Turner. In fact, and for aj wonder, it had not spread beyond the! few persons to whom Sam Morgan had related It that night at Ulcks' store. The reason It had not spread, and the only reason doubtless, was attributable to ilicks, with an eye single to busi ness he had seen a likely chance to til n a few honest dollars only if they would all keep quiet and patiently await the development ol" events. Tak ing the others fully into his continence, he had Bald i "If that feller's done somclhlu dret fill lor which he has to hide out from the law -which, of course, he has, of he wouldn't 'a' said so why. It stall's to reason th.ir'll be a reward out for him. if it ain't out already. Now. most glner'ly when a reward Is offered that a way circulars are sent out to all tlui postolllecs round whar the feller is likely to go, glvlu the amount of the reward, the filler's name an descrip tion an tellhl whflC he's wanted an what he's wanted for." ".lest so." Tap Sampson had agreed. "I've seed them papers a-sticklii up in the postotliee here lots of times." "Now." Hicks resumed, "my plan is for us nil Jest to lay low an keep our lUOUlhs shet. not savin a word of this to nary a llvlll soul, an wait to see If one of them circulars don't come along here putty soon 'bout Mr. Melvln. Then when the circular does conic we'll jest nab Mr. Man an rake in that reward." They all saw the wisdom of Hicks' plan and readily ngrccd to it, and for awhile they kept sacredly to their agreement. The temptation to talk was great, It must tie admitted, but that reward was a greater temptation yet. So it had como about that Turner was si 111 Ignorant of everything COll corning Melvln and in forming his opinions w as acting a 1 together on mere surmises. He bad never changed from his first formed opinion that there was something back of Melvin that was not exactly right, but be bad never suc ceeded in getting beyond that point. lb' readily conceived the idea that there was a connecting link some where between Melvin and Waite, hut what that link was he could not tell. He had no idea whether the link was one of friendship or enmity, but he was Inclined t?> the belief that It was the former, in fact, ho labored under the Impression that tin two young men had been associated together in the commission of a crime or were leagued togciiu r for the purpose of committing SOtne crime ill a Inter date, lie did not place ihcli' crime or contemplated crime beyi i foblii ry. however, but he Used it ; t i" hi cry on a large scale. When Melvl'i rode uway from the hoiis,? iht. Turner believed he had : tie t ??; und confer with Walte. I ttl ii ? pit dally mistaken. Melvln had gi tie 1 ? .b .!..n^' place, and it was ? II it. it ? i Walte that he had gone, i hi f lii.t surmises were correct W aite v,:t i :ic Of Ii ? 1;i-1 men in the w orhl he m . I ? ure to meet or with whom be wool I reek a conference. As Mels in had t dd Mrs. Banks, he had taken the life of a human being, in the licet of a quarrel he had shot down ami iu-dnully killed a young man name I VI hand, lie justified him self for the net on tho ground that he had ueh d in self defense, and in a way Ids claim was true. .lust at the time of the killing it was merely a Question ..!' win, could lire first, ami if Melvin had not" killed he would have been killed. But. on the other hand, Melvln was ic sponslblc for the misunder standing, for Mnrebnnd was seeking to avenge the honor of his sister, whom Melvln had betrayed. While Melvin might justify his net. he knew public opinion nor the courts would justify it. so he tied from the scene to escape arrest. Having met Louisa Banks and learned to love her while she wus a girl at school, his first thought when he began his flight was to go where he could bo near her. That she had married mattered little to him, except to the extent that It removed her out of his way, for he bad no very high regard for marriage nor a very Strongly developed sense of honor. Ills plan was to induce ! r to elope with him If possible, and, though she had refused to marry him when she was free to do so, ho had no doubt of his ability to influence her now since It had become known to him that she hail learned to regret the step she had taken when she bad declined him for Sim Ranks. If she would elope with him, they would go to some out of the ?world place out west and there lose themselves to every one who had ever known them, as well as to the law. In nil his planning Melvin did not lose sight of the fhel that Hie man he had killed had u younger lo ot her ||v lug ami that the brother was a deter mined, desperate character who was not likely to wail for (he slow process of law to right bis wrongs, l-'roui tho fust Melvln had feared Robert Mar (hand more than he fear.,' the law, and day und night be had been haunt cd with a dread that that man would hunt him out and kih him. lie had covered his (light well, he knew, but ho was also aware of the tireless ener and set dofcrndnalTon of young Marchand, and this, added to the anx iety n criminal always experiences, kept him in a continual state of un easiness. Ills purpose in going to Jenkins' was to discover, if he could, without mak ing his own presence known, whether the man giving his name as Walte had stopped there and whether or not it was Robert Marchand. The way he bad planned to do this was very sim ple and nt the same time comparative ly safe to himself. Ho proposed to tie his horse some where In tho woods near Jenkins' house, then creep cnutlously forward under the cover of tho fences and shrubbery until he reached a position commanding a view of tho house and Its surrounding*. _ He was well awnro that It was a unl versnl custom among the people "f Possum ItldgC tO sit ?'ilt in their ft'tllll yards after supper uii hot summer evenings, tuid ho fell assured thai lu? would llnd Jenkins nnd Wnltc so sll ling if tli' luttor was there, in this way ii" could kiuIkI'j himself a- i" whether Walt? was tho man he feu ml, then steal softly away again. And* If that man should prove to be Hubert Mar? hand there was but one Illing for Melvln to do, and (hat was to Moo from the section, lie hud thai all planned out too. lie would return to Turner's for his things, claiming ho iia.i received a letter calling him back houm, and ho would go that night There would lie m> waiting for the morrow, in t an hour's delay, if Hoheit Man hand was Hielt?. However, ho was saved nil the trou hie of putting his plans Into execution, for US he passe,I along the loud a mile from his destination ;i voice hailed him from the woods, nnd. looking around, he saw old in Jenkins sitting on a log "My Lord, young feller." .Jenkins said, "but I'm pow'flll "lad to see you shore. i In en set I ill here for I wo mortal hours, mi i got to ihinl'.ln I bur want uohody noser goiu to come along." "Why hrtve you been sittin". there nb that time?" Melvln asked. "'f'ause I couldn't do not bin else Ue< I..hi I wus iloln it for funV" "Whj enu't you do ouythlug else?" "'Cause I can't ?.it n loose from this i dml 1.in lu d log. tin t ain't big enough to w a I!; off with it." "A t e Voll fit -i to tho log?" "Wri 1. sorter, I guess. Leastwise I l.n kinder under that impression the hist ! wo hours." y. Ivill rode over uenr the old man. "How did you happen to get fast to the log?" be nskod. Why. I was f:\in to split it up fol i mils." .leukbis replied, "nu I'd drove a wedge in. -tartin a right smart eraek In one eoud. Pool in sort of tired. i 'lowed I'd pet down on the log to rest. ??u like a dinned fool i set right on that crnek. I'd I.ii seiiin Ihnr a little hit when tl ? fust (hing i knowed mat mis "a' lo suenkiu wedge dew out. an the crack closed up. a ken-Lin the seal of my pants an a Imidin tin' thai so fast an light that i couldn't move." Melvln laughed. Tho situation was so ludicr-Mis that he couldn't help it. He would have laughed if Jenkins had been dying. There was nothing funny in the situation to old Hi. however, nnd when Melvln laughed it made him a ngry. "Iteckon yon think it's dinned smart tu slaild that' thin u way an laugh like a ' lame fed at a poor helpless, sutler in fi Her "Titter, hut i bet if i was out uf t! ,s im make you laugh out of t'oth er -nie of your mouth." "1 can't help laughing." Melvln re piled "The Idea of a man getting Into siiih a pickle as Hint! It's the most rhlii tllous thing i ever knew." "Waal, you'd soon hear of somcthill a d( ggi tie sight wuss ridiculous." .Ion Ictus said. "If 1 w as Jest loose from here "/ can't hclo laUQMng," Melvln reviled for 'bout n minute. Hut. say. dad burn your onery hide, ain't you goin to do OOthiO but stan' thnr an act a fool a langhin at me? Ain't you goln to help me out?" "Couldn't you get loose In any way?" "You reckon If 1 could I'd 'a' set here all this time wnitln for some durned Idiot to come along an help me?" "Hid you try to get loose?" "Did I tTy to get loose? Ceemenetty! Did I try? Lord, what senseless ques tions a blamed fool can ask! Heekon If you'd 'a' seen me tryin to tear my pauts off an a-wtgglln round here till 1 most wore myself out a tryin to git out of 'em you'd 'a' had some notion 1 tried to git loose. Did I try? Lord, sieh a question!" "Hut. you couldn't make it, eh?" Old III looked up, his face a perfect picture of disgust. With keen aud biting sarcasm ho answered: "Oh, to be sure I could 'a' got loose, but it was so nice sefTIn here tbm 1 'lowed I'd jest stay an enjoy myself! I reckoned sooner or later some idiot asylum'd come along nu stan' round here an nsk n million fool questions, an i knowed It'd be more fun 'an you could shake a stick nt to Jest set here an answer 'em. But, say, air you aimln to help me or not ?" Melvln had thought of the time when he had met III Jenkins nnd sought a little n4(] from him niirl of the treat ment he had received, nnd It hnd oc curred to him that now would be a good time to retaliate. So with cool nonchalance he replied: "It makes m> difference to me wheth er you get loose or not." Jenkins looked surprised, but after a moment he said: "It don't, eh?" "Certainly it doesn't. I didn't put you In there, did I?" "Course you didn't." "Thon I guess I am not responsible fo- you be'.is thore, am I?" "No. Hut w hat of that?" "Notnlng, only if I nm not the cause of : our being there I can't see that you have any reason to expect me to help you out." "Ain't you got a frrnln of accommo dation 'bout you, not nary a little speck ?" "Oh, I attend to my own business. ' Jenkins was silent nnd thoughtful for a little while. Then ho said, nl most humbly: "Look here, young feller, I know what you're a-drlvln at. You're a-tbink In of that time you cum acrost roo ovor thar In the woods, an you're a-layln out to git even wltb me for the way I done you that day. But_tt hain't fajr, !?F i for then I was u-settlu thar waltln fv>r my chill to come on, qq nobody ain't 1 Holn to stao to bo pestered under tbeui circumstances. Hain't ouo man out of j h thousuu' that wouldn't 'a' done you , WUSS'u I did. You ain't got uo excuse ' tor cuttln up no capers with me, 'cause you ain't no tiger worklll on you. so you ort to help mo out." "Well, l guess i will this time, since you put It that way. Hut how shall I proceed? shall I cut you loose?" "An spile my puUtS? Clrcut Sam Smith! Not UltlCll yon won't." "How. then?" "Why, Jest maul that wedge In thar till you open up the ernek enough to let me loose. Lord, looks like you'd have sense enough to know that much with out belu told." Melvin took up the wedge and stuck It In the end of the log. Then ho took the maul and begun to pound it with all his might. Slowly with eaeh blow the crock opened until dually the old man found himself released from his humiliating and wearisome imprison ment. The moment be was free he rose to his feet and started toward home with out speaking one word to Melvln or even so much us grunting a "Thank yon.'" Melvin looked alter him a Uio tucut in astonishment then called to him. saying: "Where lire you going. Mr. Jenkins?' The old man gin need back in sur prise as he answered: "Why, borne, of course. Whnr eis? you reckon I'd be ti-goin?" "Well ?but ?you seem to be in a great hurry, don't you?" "Not special. Why?" "Oh, 1 thought you must he by your walking off that way without a word.' "I ain't got liothln that 1 know of to stay here to talk about. Have you?" "Nothing In particular, I guess. I presume you think your family are un easy about you and you want to get home to relieve their anxiety".'" "Reckon nobody ain't much uneasy 'bout me." "Don't you suppose your folks are searching for you?" "Not any to hurt. Hain't no ft Iks but the old woman, an she ain't likely I to strike out tin trap80 round buutiu after me." "Why?" " 'Cause she 'lows I'm able to take keer of myself, an she Qggers that I'll turn up somewhat- some time all right. Then she ain't able to bother after me nohow." A thought occurred to Melvln. "Perhaps that Mr. Waite may come out to look for you." he sold. "I be lieve he is stopping at your house?" "Hain't no Mr. Waite stoppiu at my house," old SI replied. "That so?" "I wouldn't 'a' said It if it wa'n't so." "Mr. Turner said a man of that name came over here today to secure board with you." "Waal, he did come." "And didn't stop?" "He ain't stopped ylt." "Is he going to stop?" "Said he was." "When?" "Putty soon." "This week?" "Mebby?this week or next." "Where Is he now?" "Went ou down tho country some whar. Goin to stop when he gits back." Melvin drew a sigh of relief and. re mounting his horse, rode back to Tur ner's. He decided that there was no immediate need for him to take his de parture from the Ridge, so he would re jiain ou a few more days. It would have been better, far better, however, for both himself and others If he had gone then. CHAPTER XIV. THE SECRET OUT. It is difficult for two people to keep a secret, much less a half dozen. "When Pap Sampson advised the men at Hicks' store that night that It would be best for no one to mention to Sim Banks a word about the meeting be tween Melvln and Louisa, they all agreed with him, and each of them promised not only the others, but him self as well, that bo'd abide by that ad vice, and every man there kept that promise most sacredly. Yet, for nil that, the Information they Were guarding from Sim reached him In the course of time, as they might have foreseen that it would. Sam Morgan In an unguarded mo ment told his wife all about It, but was careful to caution her to mention It to no one. She earned the secret safely in her bosom torn day or two; then, Unding it too much of a burden to any longer bear alone, concluded to share It with her very nearest and dearest friend. Mrs. Mann, mit folget ting to ?'1111)1011 her against breathing a word of It to another living soul. Mrs. Mann, less scrupulous than her neighbor or perhaps less afraid of Sim, did not hesitate to reveal to him the whole story. She so thoroughly de spised Louisa, for the simple reason that Sim loved her, that she was only too anxious to nvail herself of such a propitious opportunity to Injure her. Then Sim, the cruel wretch, had coolly scorned her love and humiliated her thereby In a manner that would be galling to the heart of any woman, and she was not sorry that It had fallen In her way to be able to make him wince, for once in his Iii'?', under the sling of tho crudest knowledge that ever falls to man. She did not stop to consider what might be the result of her act. Med dlers never do. The after consequences of gossip are somethlngwlth which thoy ore not concerned and of which they take no thought. I'. was so, In this In stance at least, witli Mary Manu. It never once occurred to her to what se rious lengths her act might lead, but It Is doubtful whether she would have been able to control her tongue even If she had known It was only after nu Impatient delay of two or three days that she secured an opportunity of speaking with Sim. Then she proceeded to pour Into his ears the whole Story as Sam Morgan had told It at the store. Sim listened quietly until she had finished, after which he calmly said: "That Is all you have to sny, Is It?" "All!" she exclnlined wonderlngly. "My land, ain't it enough?" "Is that all?" ho repeated, with quiet firmness. "It In," she replied. "Now do you want to hoar what I have to say?" he asked. Her heart gave a little Joyful bound, and a thrill of pleasure ran through her. Sim spoke so quietly, so calmly, that sho was sure ho was not hurt by what she had told him, and in tho space of half a minute sho had reason ed It out that It failed to hurt him bo cause bo no longer oared for his wife and took no Interest In nnythlng she did. She felt assured that what ho had to say would prove to be a renunciation of Louisa, and certainly nothing he could say would bo mors acceptable to bor, except It were a declaration of love for herself. So softly and demure ly aba replied: "If you care to tell ma."_ "Then listen," be said. "Every word you have told uie Is a He, a willful lie!" Mrs. Mauu staggered back as from , the effects of a heavy blow. Kim's | words, spoken so quietly, so positively, so unexpectedly, completely disconcert' ed ber. in one breath they had dusbed all her newly formed hopes and opened her eyes to the fact that the one great desire of her soul would never be real ised. Siek at heart nnd pale with dls- I appointment, she stared at Sim for u I full minute In painful silence. Hut presently a cbauge came over her, and the paleness of disappoint" ment on her face slowly gave way to the flush of auger, ir she could love with a passion that but few women know, she could hale equally well. Fixing her eyes on Sim, with such an expression of deadly hatred as he had never seen in any human eyes before, she said: "Sim Hanks, you are a fool, a poor, pitiful, mls'ablo fool, an I despise you with my whole heart ami soul. 1 de spise you WUSS'U I despise tin- meanest BUake that ever drawed the breath of life or crawled In the dust. 1 bate you! 1 hate you!" Ordinarily Sim would have been as tonished at this sudden and vehement outburst, but at that moment he was not In a state of mind to be astonished at anything. With a wan, weary smile, he said: "That's a different tune, Mls'us Mann, to what you sung that night up thar when you told 'bout lovtn me." "What if it Is?" she snapped vicious ly "Oh. nothin. It don't make no differ ence to nie what kind of tune you slug, nary a particle on earth. I'd jest as lief you'd sing this kind us the other, an 1 don't know if 1 wouldn't liefer. But seems like you've changed a heap." "S'pose 1 have? Is It any sign 'cause a body's a fool once they're goto to allus be a fool? An I was a fool then, Sim Banks, a plumb dowurlght idiot fool. If 1 hadn't 'a' been, I'd never 'a' thought that 1 loved the likes of Buck a mls'able tiling as you. l.ord, yon make mo pi "Oi sick with your fool Cllnglu to Li cosy's skirts when she's doin her very hosi to kick you off. You ain't got ns much sense nor as much backbone as a dshworru." A Hash of anger swept over Sim. "Mary Mann." he said, with some Bplrlt, "what I do Is my own business, nu as long as I don't step on your corns you ain't got no cause to squeal. No matter what I do nor what Loueosy docs. It ain't takln no hide off of your back, as l kin see. so I reckon you mougbt jist as well save your breath for some other purpose." "Humph! I reckon you mean to say that It ain't none of my business." "I do. Mls'us Mann; I mean Jest that exactly." "Waal, mebby it ain't my business; but. for all that, Sim Banks, I'm hound to say tlint you're a foul an that ev erybody knows you are.'' "Waul, If 1 am It's tho Lord's dolli's. lie made me that a way, an I can't help it. If you got any quarrel to make about It, you hotter go on to him." ? "You're sieh a sot an determined fool," Mrs. Mann said, ignoring Sim's last remarks, "that you wouldn't be lieve a thing ng'ln Loueosy if you see it with your own eyes. Them words I told you are the truth, the plumb gos pel tint'', an IM 1m- wltlln to sw'ar to 'em with my hand lilted up to heaven an the Bilde open before my eyes." "I don't b'lleve nary a word of it. Mls'us Mann, an I wouldn't b'llovo nary a word of it if you was to stan' up here an sw'ar to it till sou drapped In your tracks. It's ever' speck a mis ?able lie!" "It's ever' speck the Cod's truth." "I say it's a lie!" Mrs. Mann was silent for a little while, but hers was not the silence of the vanquished. She was onlv ore paring to deal a harder blow. As she Stood with her eyes 11X0(1 on Sim she marveled at the change that had come over her. She thought of how dearly she had once loved that man an I of how thoroughly she now despised him, of how once she had longed to make him happy and of how now she delight ed in making lilm suffer. Of a truth "hell has m> fury like that of a woman scorned." Truer words were never ut tered, nor ever was there a woman to whom they more perfectly applied than they did to Mary Mann. Calmly, far more calmly, than she felt, she said: "I reckon you know Sam Morgan, Sim?" Sim glanced up in surprise. "Me know Sam Morgan!" lie ex claimed. "Land, what a question to ask! Ain't 1 knowed Sam Morgan from the nay he was hornedV" "An, knowhl him that n-way, I want to ask if you ever knowed him to tell a Ho?" "I never did. Sam Morgan ain't no liar, no matter what else you can say 'bout him." "Then If he was to tell you anything you'd b'lleve it ?" Sim began to suspect to what Mrs. Mann's questions were leading, nnd a sensation of fear came over him. How ever, after n little hesitation he an ?swered. "Yes. If Sam Morgan was to tell me anything for a Bible truth. I'd b'lleve him." "Even If It was them words I spoke to you 'bout Loueesy an that Mr. Mel vinV" Sim's faco blanched to a deadly whiteness, end a dreadful trembling seized him. If Sain Morgan said those things, he couldn't doubt them, nnd In spite of himself, In spite of nil his ear nest desires, he would have to believe all Mary Maun had told him. It was bard, however, to relinquish the last vestige of the fond faith lie had in Iiis wife, nnd. beaten hack to the last ditch, he made n final stand In her do fenso. "Sain Morgan won't say n<> Bich words!" he cried In tones half plea ling, half defiant. "Sain Morgan won't nev er do it!" "He will," Mrs. Mann persisted, with unrelenting cruelty. "He has said 'em already, an he'll say 'em ng'ln." "I don't believe It. Sam won't lie." "Sam won't lie, but he'll say them words." "How do you know be will?" "'Cause bo has already s' ' em, an ho won't never take back ti:? words. It wns blm that seen tho meetln be tween Ixnieesy nn Melvln, an it was him that beard them two tnlkln love. If you wa'n't a fool, Sim Banks, a plumb, senseless Idiot, you'd know trom whnt you've seen nu beard that Loueesy loves that man. My Lord, everybody else knows It an has knowed It for weeks!" Blm shook his bead. "I don't b'llevo It, I don't b'lleve It," ho repeated. "Loueesy wouldn't never do no sich a thing." "No, you wouldn't b'llovo 1t, I guesB, If she was to tell you so horsolf." "She ain't never a-goln to tell me so." "I guess not She'd bt a fool If ?h? did. What she'll do will be to deny It. ? wife ain't likely to ?tau' up an tell some : QU she loves him. theti go OU tell her husband all 'bout It." ?She never told that mau that, an you'll l ever make nie bilovo she did." "Waul, you ask Sam Morgan. That's all 1 got to say. Yon Jest ask bhu." ? I will, an I dou'I b'llove he'll suy It's so." "lie will say it's so, ever' wold of It. "If he does, may Cod have mercy on me!" [TO l I CONTINUED.] DISPENSARY S'JHOOI, FUND. What Kach County Gets on the Allowance Upon Enrolment of Pupils. The comptroller general has at last receiveil ali the reports from the various counties as to the amount Deeded from the dispensary fund to make up the per capita school allowance as required by tho constitution, and he has proceeded to make the apportionment of the school fund derived from the profits of the dis pensary. Of the total amount of $100, out) paid into the Echool fund by the State board. $5,000had to go for summer schools, and it took $10 880.16 to make up the detic encics. A statement of the deficiencies bv counties has already been pu' died. This left $70,013 80 to ho apportioned among the several counties upon the basis of total enrolment in the schools This has been done as follows, and the warrants have been sent to the several counties for the amounts indi cated : Enrol ? moot Pupils. Abbeville.s 1ST Alkou. 8 280 Anderson.1^ 203 Bamberg. :i 1 Bam will.? :;i i Beaufort. <> 801 Berkeley. 0 0?0 Charleston.12 511 Cherokee. I 500 Cbostcr. c? 204 Chestcrt'wdd. I 3111 Clarouilon. ti.Kis Colletou.5 r>">0 Darllugtou. 0 005 Dorobester. :i<?7o Bdgtfi hi. ii (80 Falrflold. 0 400 Florence. 0.O40 G< orgetowu. ? ?01 Oreenvi le.12,752 Oreenwood. 0 415 Hampton. 1 ?<?:{ Horry.5.1'?8 Kershaw.5 'AH'i Lancaster. 0 D04 Laurons . 8,141 I> xlngton. .r) 74 \ Marlon. 7 001 Marlboro. :> 327 Oconoo . 5,23 ) Ncwbcrry. s.i 10 Orangeburg. 14,115 Pickens. 4,700 Riculand. ?,< 25 Baluchi. 5.152 Bpaitanburg. 18,807 Buniter.10,082 Union . 5 102 Williamsburg. 0,404 York. 10,045 Total. 281,801 Dtficioncy fund. Bummer Bchoo!. PROGRAM OF THE REUNION. IIow the Time Will be Spent in Columbia?Hampton to be Honored. The Stale, April .7. Everything is now looking bright for the success of the coming State reunion of Confederate veterans to be held iu this city. All along the line the com mittees are hard at work, and much is being accomplished. Everything points fit this ttagc to the grandest gathering of veterans ever seen in South Carolina. Columbia is trying to do her part to the bcBt of her ability, and those in charge of the arrangements believe that she will accomplish what she has set out to do. Last night there was a regular meet ing of the executive committee of the reunion, and Gen C. I Walker, the commander of the South Carolina di vision, was present to consult with the committee in tegard to the programme. After a brief discussion, some sugges tions of the committee being adopted, the following skeleton programme was arranged, it being subject to additions from time to time until the reunion May 8 ?Convention assembles in the new Columbia theatre at H:'.i() p m. Welcoming address by Mayor Earle on behalf of the city, and by sotue member of Camp Hampton, to be selected, in he half of the local veterans. Response by Geu. C. Irvine Wa ker, commanding South Carolina division. Tribute to the dead soldiers of the Confederacy Welcome to the Georgia veterans by Mr. W. W. Lumpkin ; response by Gen. A .1. West,of Gootgia. Annual address by the Rev. J. II Thornwcll of Port Mill At 7 p. m., reception of sponsors by local LANGUID Many a school girl is said to be lazy and shiftless when she doesn't deserve e least bit of it. She can't study, easily falls asleep, is nervous and tired all th? time. And what can you ex pect P Her brain is being fed with impure blood and her whole system is sufficing from poisoning. Such girls are wonder fully helped and greatly changed, by taking V 4 Hundreds of thousands of schoolgirls have taken it duriuKthe past50years. Many of these girls now have homes of their own. They remember what cured them, and now they give the same medi cine to theirown children. You can afford to trust a Sarsapar?la (hat has been tested for half a century. Si.to n bo?le. All druggists. If your bowels arc consti pated take Aycr's Pills. You can't have good health unless you have dnily action of the bowels. 25 <t*. a boi. M Ono liox of Ayor'tt Tills cured my dvneopsla." Cariuvii.i,, Jan. 12,1R99. _ Hath, N. Y. Wrllo ihm Doctor. If you liavo any complaint whAtevar ami iloilrn tlie Imst mouical advlca you can noMlbty rcretre, wrlto tlia doctor fronly. You will rocolva a prompt ra ply, without coit. Addrcit, l)h. J. 0. AYKIt, l owol). Man. sponsor* null Daughter* of the Confed eracy at W right's hotel. May 9?Convention assembles at the theatre at 10 a. m Husiness. Gen. Rofser presented Conveutiou reas beiiibles at *t p. in Business Adjourn ment at 5:30* |?. in . when the entire con vention will march in a body to the home of Ueu Wade Hampton and call upon the agud hero, paying their re speets and hearing a few remarks from him The Daughters of the Confeder acy are to meet the veterans at (Jen llampt n's and then and Here will be bestowed upon the cavalry chiettain the bronze soutberu cross ol honor .\t 8:8 > p. m., presentation of the sponsors at the theatre; programme to bu an loutcjd. Hall for sponsors. May tu?Convention assembles at It) a m Business. Appearance of clnl dreu of the city schools of Columbia rendering Confederate s mgs Final I adjournment. Grand parade assembles at 1 o'clock and moves at l:-50 through Main street for Elm wood ceuioUry j where memorial day exercises will lake I place and the presentation of southern j crosses of honor by the Daughters of the Confederacy will be made. At 8:30 O'clock at the Stute capitol reception in I the hall of the House of Representatives I to the sponsors Tho committee decided to extend an invitation to tue Governor of tbo State and Iiis staff to head the battalion of troops that will form the military escort to the vel< ran.s on the occasi in ol the parade The committee also d aided to i t quest Maj W. H Oibbes to take chirge ol the sponsors, Geu Walker Btatiog that he wished to have some one with whom he could deal diri etlyin tho matter of tho appearauco and c ire of the sponsors when needed Maj Oibbes is to be as Bisted in thi< work by a committee of ladies to he selected by the Daughters of the Confederacy. A resolution was adopted requesting The praotioal side of science is reflected in A monthly publication of inestimable value to the student of every day scientific problems, the mechanic, the industrial expert, the manufacturer, the inventor ? in fact, to every wide-awake person who hopes to better bis condition by using bis brains. The inventor, especially, will find, in The Patent Record a guide, philosopher and friend. Nothing of importance escapes the vigilant, eyes of its corps of expert editors. Everything is pre sented in clean, concise fashion, so that the busiest may take time to read and comprehend. 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The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature LXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. m Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THf CLNTAUn COMPANY. NIW VOrlK CITY. tho band to propare for the sessions cf the convention and tho parade tho fol lowing Southern airs . " Dixie." "Hun nie blue Flag." "Maryland, My Mary ladd," ' The Girl I Loft Behind Me," " Way Down on the SUWAUCO Hiver," "My Did Kentucky Home," " Listen to the Hocking Bird," " The Contraband" and "Oh Mister Hero's Your Mule." Mayor Barle reported that practically all of the available halls in the city had been tendered t< the committee for use during tlie reunion. This committee was instructed to prepare the largest one of these for ubo in ease of emer gency. OASTOniA. The f?c- j Double Daily Service Between Now York, Tamna, Atlanta New Orleans, and Points South and Went In Effect Feb. 24. 1901, BOUTHBOOND. Dally. Dailv. No. SI. No. L'7. l.v New York. P. R. K. .. 12 f 5pm Vi lOan l.v Philadelphia, " .. 3 i?pni :<.'>iiiu l.v Baltimore, " t> 45pm r> 22am LvWaahington, P. K. It... 05>pn*. 8 35<wi hv Richmond, S.A. I.io mpm li'Mpt LvPo ersbnrc " .... 11 B> i>m i lOpm Lv Norltna Junction. 2 00am 3 3>pm Lv Henderson. 23oam 't ?5pu. l.v Raleigh. 3mann oopr* Lv 80 Pin?S. ('.'Turn (; .' 7|>rr Lv Ramie!. ?.'iuam H PM>rr LvCohtmblid.si am 10 30(>m Ar8ava?nah.vi opm 2 20am Ar.ia? ksonttlle. 3 80pm a foam ArTampn. 600am FOOpm No. 4 a. No. 41, l.v New York, N.Y.I'.AN. ?7 .V kin 800pm Lv Philadelphia, " 10 loam 1120pm Lv New York. () l>S. .Co. KKOpm_ I?n??j4H^erft ? l* I hi .'10pm l.v WaHli'ton, N .V \V V1111"' " (i 30pm Lvl'ortBnoutli U.A. I,. W? Hell n !n ui,Xn I.vVVohhn.0ftj j? p* I230pn LvNorllna June. , . ?i a lopm LvHendcrson.8'' 111 i 2 4 pm LvHalf'ph .i I lie 1 J iWjm I vSnuthern Tinea . _< , | ?l pm LvHamlet.e10(,?j 800pm Lv Wilmington. y<- 830pnr ArObarlotte. ?;nl ? 10 4?pn LvCheiter. 10 o . i 11 20pn LvOreenwood.12 0l 1 32?m Lv Athene. 2 10pm 4 08am Ar Atlanta |. . 8 86nm 6 30am Ar Augusta, C ?t W 0 _ fl inpm . Ar Macon, Cot j a . 7 20pm 11 10am Ar Montgomery, A STW P. 0 20piull OOam Ar Muhl to, It A V.ft am I 1 ptu Ar New Orleans, LSi N 7 HOain K 30pm Ar Nashville, N C .t st L.. 35am o DBpm Ar Memphis, " . . 4 00pm H 10am KOBT II BOUND. No. 402. No. 88 LV Meinphts, N C & -St I... 1 <? 'pn 8 I ipm l.v Nashville, '? ..106 pin 030am Lv New Orloaus, L & N... 7 46pm . Lv Mobile, " . 12 20am l,v Montgomery. A & W V OiOam 1 30pin l.v Macon, C ol (?:?. s OOain 4 20|?m Lv Augusta, ? & W C. '.? 4 am Lv Atlanta? 8.A.L.I'iuupm 8 01pm Ar Athens. 24Mptn I' 2'tpn A. Greenwood. 4 topm - 4m Ar t'heater. [I 3pm i - ?> m l.v ? harlotto UAL.U30pmft unarr. Lv Wilmington, 8 ? 1. 330pm .... Lv llamlci s A I. DoOpm 8 lOin LvSo i'lnes 8 A L. lU.'xpm 003ai LvKaleigb. i n pm n :in: Ar Henderson.2 7a,n 1 00 m fv Nb'rllna ..unction .. .. 3 lOam 2 00pm lA Weldoil . 4 J"air, 3 t??i m Ar Portsmouth.... .... ? ooam ti&0pn Ar Wasb'ton N & W S I?. i; .Vain Ar haltimoro, Ms P Co.to 45 m A r New York, O O 8 8 Co . f i 30pn Ar Philadelphia, N Yl'&Nto40pm ??> loan Ar New York,_^_ 8 40pm 8 Plain No. 11. No. lit; Lv Tampa, 8 A LRy. .so pm 8 00aii Jacksonville .. .".to tom? ~ 1 HlVailllftll. ('olumbla s. Ilnmlot . Hutithcm 1'incB.. [taieigh . .. Henderson. f> orliua >lunction Petersburg. Richmond. 1 60pm 11 i Upin 6 27 pm ? 4r>am IHOpm U20iim 10 32pm 10 Mim 12 28am 121 7pin 1 Hum 1 27 pm 2 1- nm '1 I >pm 1 OOiini t 4 pm 4 6t>Am >. 6,ii VYashtngtonvial'ennRR 84'-am ;< K?pi) l'hlladelphia " 12 27pm 2 Man New York? " lonrr Ii 80ftn Note? ?Daily Kx. Kunday. i>iini<(? urn between New York und Richmond, and bandet and 8t, Augustine on Trains Nur Hl and 44. iOential time. $Kasiern l imo. Dental Notice. S. F. Killings worth, Abbeville. S V Ccutral Block, Position?! portions'.! no orjfot. Mor? oalli than \v? . iiu |ion<i0>ly All. Gnnr niiU ?r>f ensii i.iiis linckt'il by StA* 0. Colinen un?xi'?iicd. Rater any time, ('atelecjie free Addrrii. COLUMBIA HCNINKts ^oi.lkok Colombia, 8, C. Call i lip 'ic 10 ' ;i on i i 2 ?pu tf*. SOUTHERN RAU.V. Oondensod Sohedulo ??? I'suMengHi I'rali In ISfTeot Jon. '-" I Orcouville, Washington mm i II ?? East Noil It bound. Lv Atlanta, C.T " Atlanta, K. T, " t4nhie*vtlle. ?? At huns. - hula. " To*.a.. " s<>iHH'a. " tirecnvlllo " bpnrititihurg No. DJ No. .i- No m Dull) Daily. :> Jy 7 Ml a 12 W) in 12 - I * 6u n l ou pi 1 1 1033 a V. M pj 8 0? '.i u"> h: ... !iu.">? ik 8 4-1 p| 8 83 I .1 ?? !? h.i pi 4 I? i 12 62 p 4 u> i> ft 05 i' a .i41> 6 -a i> ? l-i " p li l.l |> 7 u. I aiTnov .. ! i 28 p '? W P ? ; " ?luekshtirg .! 4 47 p 7 uj i> " Uastouta. i ?"> 4" P " Charlotte .. t>4?) p 8 i - i> ? Ar .Greensboro , 51 I' 4- 1'" 1 Ar. Durham . 8 ?>?' a ? ?' ? ? Ar. Raleigh . -'? IW a ?"? ??' '?? a Ar. ban vi ll?i ^ . 11 26 11 1) ?I p Piftl Ar- Norfolk...... I *? au n 8 i ?> ii - Ar Richmond .T .1 0 U? 0 1) inj ?> J ?? Ar.Wnsltlngtou .i 11 4'-! ? ? ?? p.i im*o pur..1 8 0:1 11 n!.". ?? Philadelphia. 10 13 1? II 85 ?' " Now- V<u l{ .1.12 43 m l ? tXJ y Front tlx K'isi i<> Gi-vcnvllU i at* > 1? |Ko. 3.1 Ni>. 31 PoiUlll?i>?in-l. l:.lllv. i ?a ?<?_;_ GvTTTTTnrn: it. 1! ts nil; r i ?? Phllnuclplmi I u .'pO ii fi 33 p ?? Baltlmmo.. . ?1 82 11 U M pi.... ?? Washington.. Ill K> a i" ??'? 1? \ Lv. Richmond ? Otnn'li W pill 00 p{ll in v Lv N?,rf..llt .i ? Ii p 7 W p V 4u p * 4? I Ly. Danville . ... ft 48 p 6 <W_a 010 a 4ie- * I.v Rnlcfgh .860 |> l w * luila i 00? Lv Inn lion . . 4 43 p, 2 a i M ? j , Ar. Columbus;! lai II 50 n s 85 p .. ; s 35 | ?* Mncin . s :in ? ', oj p i. :,'. n 7 ?>' | " Rriiiisw li-lc... I sii'i p ; I." a . ?"r_.l u ? .in ? i.-. ' ' - ...i ,, , . TiiTT.. ~i Ti ... ~" ^?rT'-i"" !\T' i ;?. f"1"' j Ko.ll. No.I.V 7 Xo.lit, N 12lk> a . i.v.. Siiviuinali . \r . 6On s .4 2sa .. i._v liltK-kvi ?? Ar. 2 6t i i uo a, 11 no p:Lv (ii.ii,.-; n Ar ; iuTtj s 15 f T 41 ii 12 in ii " Suiilnu-rvlll?." ." "'7 a ? :>l p 1105a 7 00 n " ('oliiluhia . " II 00 |> 330p 1225(1 Sid! II " .. N?wln rry.. " i Ii ::i j> '.'i?i p 1 ?"*."? j> ft 50 ii " . .(Iri onw.l? " I 7 55 i?-12 20 p 2 15p 10 15 n ?? . IPulvi s . ? " j 7 :t0 ji(ll f>5 4J I ;t*?p ?35 a Lv. Alilx-vlilo Ar "5 hi p 12 25 p ^8 top lll5 a Lv I ??;'-.?; .Ar il 15 p'iTTo" s _V:i.'.ji [? ;., ii I.v \: in A1- ; i) i\ 4y ~t 1 \:>\> 12 2il p A r..?; !.?;??>-. ?;!?? t.v film p U !.. a "2 54 p !> ?4p I.v...?4.avill.-.. Ar *1 23 a 12 2T5 V X p o 13 p Ar Upiirtauburg Lv U M a ll 1(4 s < 15 i.] " ....Ashtivillo..., "| .. 8 00 a 4 Ifiai. . .....j " ... Knoxvillo... " ) 2ti a 7 80 p . IA r.. < "ii,- inna'i.. I. v .. 8'TfcTS 7 40 p . Ar ..l.?ui>vii!i> ..Lv T" 7 |S a "A" a. in. "P" p. in. "M" uoon. "N" night. Trains lonvfl Klngvill?, dailr ?-m-.-pt Suudayi for I'mindon 10:15a. in. niul i i><i p in Rotura lag loiivfi t'aindon for Kingvllto, iiaiiv ?xt*apt Bunday, 6:iCta. m. ami 2:5a p in. a. ho for in ter daily except riundaj s.o a. in. 10:16 a. m und 4:6op in, Rpturiilng leavo Sumtor m it.vi h. in. 10.05a. in. unit 4:tMp. iii..innldiigoonnaottoa st Kingvtllo with trains uotM t-ou t ohtmbia iu,3 Oharlostoit. Trains loavo Hnnrtantnirg via ft, U. .*.? 0. ill vlsioii daily for QloiiOnlc ,loiiesviile, Union and Columbia and Interinodlitts points at 11:46 a. m. and 0:16 l>. in Traina loave'1'occoa, C4a-, f'-r Rlb<*rton, Qi? dully 4:25 p. in, axevpi Hundny, J:00 a. m KtiinrmiiK loave Klbsrtoil tlnilT " ou a in. eri-Bjii Sunday. 2:15 p. in., malting eonnt*9 (ton nt Toeeou with trains botwoen Atlanta, Ureenvlll* and th? Hasi. Chosapoiika Line Steamers In daily service between Norfolk und I n I more, Nos. ?7 and 8fc?"Washliigioh sie! 8onth weslern Limited." ThrouuTi Pnllmnii ?, <?.?;> Ing enrs between New Vork and S'i-w Orlonns, via WasHtiiirton, Atlanta iu"l Mont' fomerv. and n i an del ween New \'.,r.: ,i n | stempnta, via Waahiiigton, Atlanta and Mir mlnghaiu. Ahn elegant IVm.man LiiiiiaiiV OUHl n v a rioN (/Alt?l>el\ve<-ii Mlnnta and N'i*v? York PirAtclasi ihoroiigiifare eoneboa be tween Washington and Alinni i Dining --ari serve all iiieaH en route, Pu Iman si.in| curs between <4reonsbnro and Rule gli, ( ,.,/ OOline t p >ii n' Norfolk for Ol.l? PoiMTCoMPOl T. Also n I Allimiii wilTi l'n Imitn U. it. ?.?<?< si for Olint innooua and Cineiiiiiall, JS'<>i 35nud :>: ? ?? l ntted Stales Past MatP'runi solid boiweon Wnsbiiiglon und nv%v Crleana, beliik' com -oKod ol eoacbea. ihrmiirti without ebailge fur , in*aengers of Mil ,-la-i-tes. Pnl.innn dra wing-room sleeping ears between New Vorst and New < irlvuns, via Atlanta und Montgomery an.I between lilriiiiiiglintii mid Riobiiioud, Dining enra serve nil meals en route, Nos 'A\ nn I 81 ?"Atlnnta and n'ew Tor) Express," Ni-w 1??! train botween Atlauti aim Chariot I e, coinieollng ?t Charlotte w.ib Mirotigh iinins -if ?.<?? ?, niinibera o?ny lug Pnllmnii sleeping j betwueu Chsrlo-u and Rtelimond, Norfolk Wi Oungton and NV\* York, No Pnllmnn 'am -i ideas trains he tweon Atinmn and Charlotte. Leaving Warh? lagt on oaeh Monday, VVodna4day and irriday a tourist aleeptng car will run throne;}) b* tweon Wnsliington nnd smi Frsuolauo with i elf.Con neat ion nl AUa-un with thmu ,:ti Pullman drawing room sleeping oar for. la- it son villo ; Also Pnlliiian sleeping ??ar for llrune wtrlt. C'imieoiton nind? at Rpnrtanbufg wita through Pullman aleoper f>> Aiheviile, Knox* Tille nnd Clnoinnatt; nNo at C"lumbia for ,sa? vannab and Jaeksonvtlie, FRANKS. GANNON, s. H MaIiDWJOK. Third V-P. ?s Gen. Mgr., (Jen Pat*. Agt., Washington, D. C. Wanliington, I), a W. M. TAY LI >lfi. J, 1> MoGUU), Ash'i Gen'l Past. Ag't., Prnt AT'kt AKsnt, _Atlanta, (is._Greanville^S. DEATH DUST KILLS ?fco Buos,RoAeH& Am ?.-???6. '(pOToNDU'?o. cf)PiDER6, Flie?. Fleas. AND ALL INSECTLIF?. 11 V fJCATH TO iNSEf.TA IO AND 2^? CENTA ?2 ALL DEALER S THtC*0QOl lias t hi ?//< u ( a. " BA LTI MORL; MO. '? 11 I>t'iiiIi" ilost ir not for Bale l?j your lenlor, wo will upon recclpl <ii ?? cents lend yon (ho largo package ?y mt II post aid .' MONEY TO LOAN On farmirg land*. Fanv paymontt. No ommlstlonscharged, borrower \>n\p ae ml COil of perfecting loan. IniercHt 7 per ent. up. according to pomritv. jNO. B. PALM RR -V SON, Columbia) 8 c