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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
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imp; ihc Stomachs and 13owvis of
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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
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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