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SWEET
REVENGE
Captain P. A> /AITCHEL*
Author of "ChBtUmooicV "OhlckmffiuMJtTK'* Ktc
Cop>r1?ht, 1887, by Harper A Brother*.
CHAPTER XXII.
hunting) mo game.
<mf T was the morning of the 11th of
April. 1802. I wns nonrlng tho
spot I occupied nt the opening of
* my story, whore tho bushwhncker
hnd sought to kill me, though then 1
wns alone, while now I wns with an
advancing army. Five hundred caval
ry, a division of Infantry and several
batteries of artillery were hurrying
down tho road toward tho beautiful
city of Iluntsvlllo, lying, tranquil and
unsuspecting, a few miles below. Tho
Upper cdgo of tho sun was peering
above tho horizon, gilding the crest of
tho foothills of tho plateau on tho east,
the tree tops aiul the roofs of tho neigh
boring houses. Tho flowers, which a
fortnight iMjfore wero opening, were
now In full bloom. They looked luno
contly from tho gallons bosldo the
road, they loaned lovingly against tho
pillars of tho verandas, and from vines
trailing over casements they smiled nt
the rising sun, whllo tho breath of
morning was laden with their perfume.
it was tho general's purposo to sur
prise tho city, capture tho railroad ma
chine shops and the rolling stock con
centrated thieve, then mnko up trains
laden with troops, setzo a hundred
miles of tho Memphis and Chnrleston
railroad on either hand, thus opening
coinmunlcnttoh with the army at Pltta
burg Landing oWthe Westend paving
the way for future operators In east
Tennessee on tho east. Tho enemy
must not be given time to move troops
to protect the city, for even should wo
defeat thorn they would destroy tho
Shops and run off the rolling stock. All
depended on celerity and secrecy.
The evening before wo had bivouack
ed ton miles north of tho city. Our
scouts permitted no one to go south of
us, enfolding all they met In order that
no news of our approach could reach
tho place wo hoped to surprise. Two
hours before dawn the command was
aroused?not by tho life or tho buglo,
but by whispering officers ? and tin)
march was resumed with no sound
save tho trend of men and horses amj
the rumble of artillery. Within a fevf
miles of the city detachments of mount
ed men, armed with telegraph cutting
and track tearing Implements, dashed
to tho left and to the tight to prevent
tho enemy from sending for troops or
running off the rolling stock. To nn
othor detachment which rode among
the advance columns was assigned the
duty of seizing tho telegraph ofllce.
Hoc ml
I lark, a gun! It comes from the east
ward, not half a mllo distant, where
tho railroad runs parallel with tho
pike. Artillery Is driving back a loco
motive. Tho Iron monster shrieks like
some wild boast that hns met Its death
wound.
Room I
More whistles all along tho track nr
down to the south, varying In dlstl .ot
ncss from a near, loud cry to a distant,
faint moan. This Is flue hinting?
stalking locomotives with cannon. Did
any South African sportsman cvef
Btrlko such game or hunt with such
guns?
Boom, boom, boom! Far and near
the shotted guns apeak; far and near
the metal monsters cry out In terror.
Boom]
All are bagged, except one more dar
ing than tho rest, which runs the gant
let of artillery and with a round shot
flying through its cab speeds out of
range.
Meanwhile sashes In the houses along
the rond are being raised, shutters
flung open and heads put out to learn
the cause of the commotion. As guns
boom, whistles shriek and cavalry clat
ter nlong tho rond, followed by men
rapidly marching and ortlllery horses
briskly dragging the guns, many a
citizen who the night before hnd gone
to sleep not dreaming of a foo looks
upon tho passing ormod throng, lis
tens to tho sound of tho cannon and
tho shrieks of tho engines and wonders
If pandemonium tuts come.
I am drawing near the Stallforths'.
There Is the house, with Its broad ve
randas and Its peak roof. A knot of peo
ple are nt tho front gate, but I am yet
too far to see who they are. Now I
can distinguish the turbaned Lib.
There Is a boy perched on one of tho
gate posts. It Is Buck. That girl, tall
and slender, Is surely Helen. As I
draw nearer I can seo Olnger, his broad
mouth stretched In a grin of pleasuro
ot sight of Ynnkeo troops. A figure Is
sitting in a wicker chair on tho veran
da, dark eyes flashing In a pale face.
It Is Jaquellne.
Hiding up to the goto, I om out of
my saddlo almost beforo my horse has
stopped. Buck gives a cry and jumps
Into my arms. Ginger grasps my hand.
"By Jingo, Mr. Brondyatone," cried
Buck. "I'm mighty glad to seo youl
Slnco I got hack after flghtln g'rlllns
llko"
"Mors\ Vs good fo' do eyes t' see
yo'," Interrupted Ginger enthusiastical
ly.
"After flghtln g'rlllna like a man'V
"What! Mr. Hrunderstanc, and In the
uniform of a Federal offlcerl"
It was Mr. Stallforth, Ho looked nt
me, surprised, then put out his hand.
But I always suspected the old man to
bo nt heart a Unionist
Buck kept on. "After flghtln g'rlllns
llko a man I come bock"?
"Upon my word I"
Another of tho family was express
ing surprlso to boo a former guest with
tho Union troops. Mrs. Stallforth look
ed pained, but she had nursed mo when.
I was suffering, and her motherly feel
ings got tho better of hor prejudices. I
took her hand, and she did not with
draw It
"I say, Mr. Brandystonc," Buck now
fairly shouted, "after flghtln' g'rlllns
Uko a man I como back hyar to bo fos
tered roun' by that doggone old Llbl"
It was out nt last, and the boy looked
rcllcvod. I broko away and, advancing
toward Helen, put out my hand.
f * Sho turned owny from me with con
tempt
Fortunately at that moment I espied
Uttlo Ethel looking at rife wistfully
and, taking her up, hid my faco and
k my anguish In her tresses. Then, look
ft Ing up, I saw that Jack was waiting
m for me, and, going upon the verand?, I
W took both her hands In mine.
"Yo'ro tho only Yankee In tho world
I want to see," she an Id ??nthnwtnstltn?
?y.
"Golly 1" cried Buck behind me. Turn
Ing, I saw what had surprised him?
thO ffUClTillflH rldlntr ho na n^la^..
xaoy nad boon conducted to Bhelby
vlllo by the compouy of cavalry which
had captured them and wore now ft
port of tho procession of men ..and
noises hurrying by. Cnptalu tllngold
looked up at us with ft melancholy
at a re. Ho caught sight of Jack, und 1
?hall remember to my dying day the
"itfnrs', 't'? Qood /o* de eyes V sccyo\" tn
twruvtca Glnacr cnthuslasticallM.
sod look In hin eyes as they rested for
a moment upon hers.
Tho advancing army moved rapidly
on and was soon a mingled mass of
guns and horses In tho distance. The
Sun touched bayonets and flags flashed
for an instant, then were lost in a turn
In tho road. The region which had so
suddenly been enlivened relapsed Into
|ho quiet of the country.
Jnquellne begged me to go Into the
house. I declined. Mr. Stallforth add
ed his Invitation.
"Thank you, Mr. Stallforth, but 1
I must rejoin my regiment at once. This
Is no tlmo for me to he absent."
"You shall come In long enough to
drink one glass of wine to show that
you are our friend." 1 saw that ho
would bo not only hurt, but, with his
strong southern Impulse, angered If I
refused, and I reluctantly consented to
?pare a few minutes to pledge my for
mer host.
I entered the house supporting Jack
and was turning Into tho library,
where 1 had passed my time while
wounded, when Jack guided me Into
the parlor opposite. Helen left us and
went Into the library. TAb came In
bearing n decanter and glasses. 1
drank to the host and the assembled
company, promising that during the
occupation by the Union .forces I would
use my Influence to gain them every
favor and protection. I bad drained
my glass and, setting it down, was
about to go out to mount my horse
when Helen enmo out of the library
and crossed the hall, hand In band
with an ofllcer In Confederate uni
form. Ills forehead was bound with a
handkerchief, ho walked with dlfllcul
ty and, I Judged, had been severely
wounded. Jnck sprang forward and
sclred the other hand.
"Major Brnnderstane," said Helen,
"my brother."
Great God! Before me stood?my en
emy I
As at night by a flash of lightning
one may see for on Instant a landscape
distinct In all Its details, so I saw again
tho events of tho night of tho massa
cre. There were the flashing shotguns,
the soldiers coming down tho hill, a
figure with garments streaming In tho
wind running to fno for protection.
And now before me Btood the man with
the smoking pistol. Involuntarily I put
my hand to my revolver.
"I am your prisoner, sir," ho said
quickly. "You do not need your weap
on."
Helen's eyes flashed. "Would you
?boot an unarmed man?"
Jack, mute with terror, staggered to
tho gray clad flguro and clung to It,
her expressive eyes bent on me, a mln
gied flame of reproach and wrath.
My hand rested on my holster. I
moved not, spoke not, but stood star
ing at tho group that stared at me.
This man, whom I had been hunting to
kill, whom Helen had stimulated me to
pursue, against whom sho had oven
voluntarily pledged herself to aid me
In my revenge, had now suddenly ap
peared as her brother.
"I was wounded," said tho officer,
"at Fort Douelson and was brought
here to my father's house. I am unable
to endure the fatigue of flight; there
fore I nm compelled to surrender."
"Captain Stanforth, 1 have been
hunting for you for months."
"Mer
"Yoi."
"What for?"
A hush came over nil, as if nbout to
listen to n sentence of dentb.
"To kill you."
There was a brief murmur among
those looking on, then they stood
breathless, waiting for tho next scene
rn what promised to bo a tragedy,
Only Helen knew what my words
meant. I saw a spasmodlc-qulver pnas
over her ns I hod seen death touch a
comrade who had been shot In battle.
Then, gathering her forces, sho stood
?till, her face denoting tho smothered
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"May I ask, sir," said tho olllcer, pale
but calm, "why you desire my death?"
, "Tho wrong, the brutal wrong you
did."
I know not why somo demon of bar
barism should have como to mo at this
critical moment when of all others I
should have shown gentleness nnd
tunguaniiuity. Here was an opportuni
ty to make a graceful acknowledg
ment of Helen Stanforth's service and
sacrifice, perhaps to heal tho breach
between us. I threw It away. My
abandoned purpose was rekindled?1
was crazed by Helen's treatment. 1
drew my revolver nnd brought It to
bear on my unarmed enemy.
"Coward 1" cried Helen.
I turned to her scornfully. "Who
bade me pursue this man to the bitter
end?"
"I."
"Who promised to aid me?"
"I."
"Who now begs for her brother's life
at the bands of a southern renegade?"
"I? Never 1" She sprang between
me and her brother. "Fire!"
She stood glaring at me, beautiful In
her uncompromising fury. I was be
wildered, entangled In tho meshes of
her beauty, her relentless will power.
Then suddenly a cold chill swept over
me, as a blighted frost across a land
hot with tho rays of a tropical sun. 1
stood aghast at what I had done. I
had returned her Inestimable service
by a miserable attempt to force her to
beg for her brother's life. I had lost
what hope 1 had cherished of a recon
ciliation?of winning her. I threw my
weapon into a corner nnd was striding
from the room, when Captain Stall
forth, freeing himself from Jack, cried:
"In tho name of (Jod, what does all
this mean?"
"It means. Captain Stallforth." 1
said, turning, "that on a certain night
In east Tennesser n party of Unionists
On their way north were ambushed by
citizens with Shotguns. A body of
Confederate cavalry came down to
their assistance. You. captain"?
"It Is false I let! my company to
the scene yon mention not to attack,
but to protect."
It was now my turn to stand stupe
fled. Hud I been all these months fol
lowing an error?
"I come on tho ground," Captain
Stallforth continued, "just In time to
witness the most diabolical sight I
ever saw In the south. One Incident
of that terrible night 1 shall always
remember?a murder that'I punished
with my own hand. I saw a woman
flying for protection to a man who
stood nenr her. A cowardly cur beside
mo flrcd, and she fell through her pro
tector's arms. I drew my revolver and
shot tho murderer dead.
"You shot tho murderer?"
I had no tongue for other words.
This man, denr to Helen, dear to Jack,
dear to all this household, was not only
Innocent of tho crime I hod Imputed to
him, but was my avenger. I took one
step forward nnd seized his hand.
"Thank ?od!"
"You have been mistaken?"
"So far mistaken thnt had it not
been for these two women I would
have shot you down where you stand."
I strode to tho door, rushed down the
patch to the gate, mounted my horse
nnd without once looking back at the
gaping crowd behind mo galloped down
the road after tho advancing nrmv.
j [TO BE OONTT1TOKD.] J
Growing Three Bales to the Acre
HOW ONE PARMRR AC'COMI'MSIlRn IT.
Cotton Planters Journal.
In round number*, on a conserva
tive basis, the South plants about 26,
000.000 acres in cotton each year and
gots about 10,000,000 bales, thus taking
two and a half acres on an avorago to
mako one balo of cotton. When wo
consider that oil an avorago all of this
land is capable of making at least one
bole of cotton to tho aero under ordi
nary careful farming, wo realizo what
an enormous amount of usoless labor
is expended annually in the cotton
growing States from tho direct causo
of ignorance.
For a number of years, on ordinary
land, J have made 4,200 pounds of
seed cotton per acre, or thrco bales, in
other words, and knowing tho easo
with which this can bo dono, if tho
average farrr.cr only "knows how,"
has led me to writo this lit lie book,
giving to my follow cotton growors tho
benefit of my experience and observa
tion. Had 1 known what I know now
thirty years ago, when I commenced
growing cotton, tho knowledge would
have beon worth many fortunes to mo
over and over, and now that I givo
this experience to others, my one hopo
is thot tho cotton growors of the South
will mako practical uso of it and profit
thereby, as this oxporionco is now
profiting me.
One of the reasons for the paat ex
tremely low average in cotton produo.
lion iu the South per aoro is owing to
tho fact that not ono farmer ?tit of tea
ever takes tho troublo to study his own
land, and loarn what.it needs In the
way of forlilizor. Anolbor reason is
that cotton growers aro rontont to
plant one variety of cotton on all kinds
of Boil, when il is t>o essential that
differont varieties should be planted on
different soils.
Tako the average cotton plantor iu
the South today and ho ncvor stops to
ask what kind of fertilizer ho should
buy or what kind of seed should be
planted on this Held or that one. He
buys a brand of fertilizer because sorno
one else buys it, or it is rcconuncuded
by his merchant. He plants the satno
seed ou all his llclds, and even plants
tho same seed for years without select
ing improved varieties.
This is all wrong* and so long as it
remains so tho South will continue to
grow cotton at tho rato of one halo to
thrco acres, instead of making tbrco
bales to one acre, which 1 have bcey
doing for years and which the average
farmer can do himself.
Idy farm, liko thousands of others
in tiie south, is outrageously poor, but
a portion of il is fairly stiong laud.
On Ibis farm I have considerable poor
upland, yollow, or so-called mulatto
clay. It is on this land that I obtain
my largest yield of cotton, but to do
this use a complete fertilizer, by which
I mean that 1 adapt tho kind of ferti
lizer that the land naturally demands
for cotton growing. Diicctions for
the different fertilizers for the different
soils I will give later.
lu beginning your cotton crop bear
iii mind that thorough preparation of
the soil in the winter and the early
spring is very CoSuutiul to a largo yield
of cotton, i'low tho laud very deep
and put it in thorough tilth before you
plant. This is half tho race. Cotton
does not lake much work after il is up
and starts growing. It needs only
surface scraping. That is why the
negro is such n successful cotton
grower. Ho is loo lazy to plow deep
in working cotton, and the plant is one
that needs only light culture. Therd
foro 1 give this caution to bavo the
land well prepared before tho crop is
planted.
To get the host results In cotton
growing rotate your crops. Cotton is
a clean crop, by which we mean that
it is generally cleaned in the laic sum
mer and no growth is lofl oil the land
except the collon plant itself, which
docs not leave enough on the land to
help feed the fertilizer the following
year.
In selecting fertilizers each farmer
ItiUul bo largely his own judge., as lo
the needs of his land, but a few gene
ral ink s ft'ill t>how any one of ordin?r)
intelligence how to use fertilizers illlel
ligcnliy.
If the btalk growth of your cotton is
excessive use a fertilizer in which the
percentage of phosphates is large. This
will largely increase the fruiting opac
ity of tho stalk ami give you tho very
host possible result.
If the stalk growth is weak, puny
and spindling and the foliage Of a pale,
sickly yellow color, use, a brand of
fertilizer that is made, up with pleul}
of po'ash in il, which slimulatcs Hit;
stalk prowth. If the bills are small
and it? for lor and show a disposition not
to mature fully, potash is the one in.
grcdicnt that will remedy the evil.
Theso rules simplified mean that
where your land is such thai the stalk
needs stimulating use nitrogen and
potash largely, and where you need
more fruit depend largely on the phos
phates.
If you wish to hasten the maturity
of Iho crop, so as to escape frost, use
phosphates, but if you wish tho cotton
to keep on growing late you will roach
your end by the liberal use of potash.
Tho avcrago collon growc. who will
keep these, simple rules in mind cannot
make a mistake, for ho will well know
from experience just on what field ho
needs more stalk growth or on what
Hold this stalk growth needs ictaiuing.
It is the following of these rules which
has enabled mo lo increase my yield
of cotton on the sanio land from 1,000
pounds of seed collon per aero to over
4,200 pounds.
In striving for the best results in
cotton growing and lo make two or
three bales lo the acre, of course the
farmer must fertilize, heavily, but il
pays best. It will not do to depend on
200 pounds of cheap fertilizer per aero;
\ou can never icacll the best results
in that way. I use as high as 1,000
pound-- of high.grade fertiliser per
acre, and oven more at times, but in
doing Ibis I got Iho very best rcsulie.
I have found Shut by increasing tho
amount of fertilizer, say from ?7 to$9
per acre, I bavo been able to gel an
extra hale of cotton, which I claim is
very good investment, when you con
sider the fact that il takes no moro lo
cultivate a well-fertilized acic than one
that is poorly fertilized.
If you And that your land is of tho
heavy alluvial character and contains
much feed substance and an excess of
nitrogen, depend entirely on ihe phos
phates as a fertilizer, and on such land
you can uro the largest quantity and
bo sure of gelling the very best results.
Ono of tho great mistakes which
many farmers mnkc in the South in
cotton growing?and, in fact, with
many crops?is that ihoy apply all the
fertilizer at the lime of planling, or
before, and then leave the crop togrow
and mature with that, failing to givo it
another application. A moment's
thought will tell any scnsihlo man thai
this is wrong. Every cotton growor
knows that every year bis cotton puts
on enough squares, or hhapes, to make
three or four times as much as it docs,
but that the plant sheds tho greater
F part of these shapes. What is the
reason for this ? It is want of strength
in tho soil. Tho shedding, which al
ways goes on in July on crops not
properly fertilized, comes from a weak
ness which the wido-awake farmer will
remedy. This is dono by applying
forlilizor to your cotton as you work
tho ciop. By adding this strength to
tho soil nt the cotton plant's roofs you
onnblo it lo retain tho shapes. In
othor words, you givo it slrongih lo
hold itf imil.
Hero Jios ono of tho great mistakes
which the majority of collon growers
make. Thoy never think of feeding
tho cotton plant but once. That is in
tho oarly spring. Some tunes the fer
tilizer is put in the ground in Fobru
ary. Uy duly, when tho plant needs
stronglh to keep tho fruit it is taking
on, this fertilizer is exhausted. It has
been used up by Iho youug plant, or
washed away by tho spring rains. Just
when the plant needs strength most it
has least. This is tho time when tho
proper fertilizer should bo applied as
you work the crop, putting it close to
tho roots of tho plant ns you plow it,
then covering with a light furrow. If '
your plant has plenty of stalk at this
atago, but needs more shape, or is
Rhodding its shape, use a strong phos
phate brand. If tho stalk is small and
need* pushing, use a brand that has a
good percoutugo of potash in it, and
also plenty of phosphates.
It is this Biniplc feeding of tho cot
lou plant at the proper time that helps
mo mako three bales to tho aero. This
could not bo dono in any olhor way
that is practical.
In planting my crop I givo tho plant
good distance, both in width ot rows
nnd in the hill. You cannot crowd |
cottou aud get tho best rcsullB. Con
sider the, quality of your laud. You
know about what size stalk you will
got. Thin tho crop according to tho
quality of your land.
In this connection 1 wish to say that
a great many fanners allow their cot
ton to grow too thick in the row, often
allowing two stalks in the sime bill.
A liltlo care in Ibis simplo matter will
add 8overal hundred pounds of cotton
to each acre, as the best results cannot
bo had where the plants aro too close.
Years ago I used to make an avorago
of 1,000 pounds of seed cotton per
aero and I thought 1 was doing well.
On tweuly acres I usually got about
fourteen bales. I commenced along
tho lines I havo indicated in the fore
going pages and the result was soon
2,000 pounds per acre. 1 continued to
add tho right fertilizer to tho land, to
apply it at tho right time, ami it was
not long before my crop went beyond
4,000 pounds per acre, and all done by
simplo methods which I have tried to
mako plain lo my friends in tho busi-1
ncjB in these pages.
It is a simple thing lo do, but to do
it you must be watchful and observant.
You must watch every part of every
Held. If you llnve a part of one held
that is'wearing away, plant peas on it,
or haul in humus, or rest it. Do some
thing Lo bring it up lo the average.
When you plow your lands in early
spring don't be afraid of gelling too
deep, and when you apply fertilizer
don't feel that you are throwing away
money. You nrc simply planting
money (hat will come up a hundred
fold.
Study each part of cvrry (ieltl and
put just the kind of feitilizcr on each
it needs most. Don't bo content to
apply the same fertilizer nil over each
Held. Ono part will likely n< ed a
different brand from the other.
When the plant begins lo fruit in
July then add a light application of
fertilizer at each working. If you And
the plant is holding the fruit then
withhold the fertilizer until it shows
signs of failure. Thon apply and con
linue lo do so until you feel that your
cotton plants have taken on a full crop
and will be able to mature samo in
good time, before the coming of frost.
I know a great many farmcis will
say that lo grow as much as llire.c bales
of cotton per acre is what Ibey call
"lancy farming," but 1 know from ex
perience that it is praclical'farming. If
I nm anything I am practical, und I
bcliovc in getting the most out of your
land you can. I used lo think it was
impossible to raise two bales of seed
cotton per acre, but I found by expe
rience that it was an easy matter not
only to grow Ihal much, but more.
1 am honest in the belief thai the
groat majority of cotton growers in the
South, if they will follow the directions
I havo laid down in the simplest lan
guage I know how, can increase their
avorago of cotton per acre at least 100
1 per cent. In a single year, and if they
will continue lo follow the directions
given tho th.io will not bo far away
whon every acre that is planlcd und or
' tho directions given will yield an avor
ago of over one halo per acre, instead
> of one-third of a bale, as at present.
The experiment is well worth trying.
Plant fowor acres and make more; that
i should bo the policy of the cotton
1 growers of the South from this lime on.
It will pay every ono who starts out to
follow this rule.
FROM A BACHELOR'S VIEW.
A man who isn't afraid of womon is
afraid of mon.
A woman spoaks of hwing been to
her dentist, with the samo pride a man
tells of having won a thousand dollars
On UlO election.
A woman- can make herself believe
anything she wants to, and she can
niako a man who loves her believe
moro than sho can mako herself bc
liovo.
Patience and careful training will
euro most any woman of singing.
It is tho drinking man who has the
biggostcontompt for the man who over
eats.
The thing for a couple to study when
thoy fall in love is how to keep from
falling out again.
The poor man's son is tho rich man's
heir.
lleforo you can win you must loam
not to lose
Women droam thoir thoughts; mon
think thoir dreams.
Any idiot can make monoy; not one
in ton thousand can kcop it.
Tho world judges your successes by
tho failures you keep it from discover
ing.
Tho man who doesn't, fail isn't al
ways a success by a long shot.
Auy sonsiblo woman would rather
Win an argumont than ho right.
Tho diiToronco botwoon mon and wo
mon who lio is thattho women don't
mean to; tho mon do.
A slide down hill s ecnu< ton limes as
swift and fast when you arc on it ns
when tho other fellow is.
When womon are coing to havo a
club mocting to dchnto an imporlnnl
question their first preparation for it
concerns Iho lunch aud lloral decora
tions.
Any man can stay singlo until somo
woman makes up hor mind sho is going
lO have. him.
Soli tho avorago man grief with a
I mttammmmmmmmmmm?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmt^^mmimm^
(The Worlds Greatest Fever Medicine, I
For nil forms of fever tako JOHNSON'S VHILL ami VISi'MMl TONIC. I
It Is in. timcB hotter than quinine and does In a single day what slow qul' I
nine cannot do in 10 days. It's splendid cures are in striking contrnnt to tho I
fechte cures made by qulnino.
COSTS 50 CENTS IF IT CURES.
....OSBOUNE'S....
Business College and School
of Shorthand.
Aetna1 Business I Augusta. On.
Cut>?i> Tiuar?. I Situations secured
MNITIONH! I'O.MITIONSM NO OBJECT
Morb o?n? than wo tun ponglhly All. Gimr
iiiilcc <if |h>m;( Inn? Imcihfxl by V>000. Coursoa
unoxttolloO. Kntor any tlino. UitUilouuo fmo
A?VIri'iif, UOMI Mill A IllIHI N KHH <><)I.tiKOK I
Coi.i'.mi-.ia, 8;D.
P
Feel Badly?
from Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Want of Appetite. Lou o
Strongih. JUaok of Energy, Ac? Take a
few doaes of
Murray's Trop. Mixture.
A Genuine Blood Tonio.
Jft 4 CFK AT'8 j Send For Catalogue.
nXPl^K I Ad.Iroea W. H. M aefet*
CObiiKGH, i(0moial Ooort SUenog,
Columbia, 8. 0, | rapher,) President.
label of joy on it and he'd be just as
happy as if he got the real thing.
It takes cold, hard nerve for a man
to sit up in his club aud brag that hie
wife is president of a club with some
Grook or Latin name.
It's funny, but the girl who would
marry a drunkard to roforin him would
uovor think of trying to mako rulllos
out of barbed wire ?New York l'reBs.
Gkttinu thk Old Man's Consent
?44 It wes Bottled sometime ago that
ho was to marry my daughter," said |
tho father of a girl of tho period, " but
it yot romaiucd for tho young man to
got my consout. It was merely a
formality, bowovor, as I hud cut no
riguro whatevor during tho campaign,
my girl arranging matters to suit her
self without coueulting me or my
wishes.
44 Now, I remembered with what
trepidation I had approached my wifo's
father when I asked him for her band,
and 1 made up my mind that when
that young man showed up to ask mo
for my daughter's hand 1 would have
revenge, not only for what I bad to
pass through when I urged m> suit,
but for being shoved into tho back
ground duriug tho present proceed
ings.
44 Well, ho called at my ofllco yester
day, and I "ii<i iny office hoy to admit
him and leavo us alone and soo that
we Were not disturbed.
44 'Just dropped in,' said he, easily,
declining to take a seat, 4to toll you
that 1 am going to marry your daugh
ter die middle of next month. It will
bo an informal a Hair, so you may con
sider yourself invited without further
notice. Good day."
44 Before I could catch my breath ho
was gone, and when 1 complained to
my (laughter about his treatment of
me, all tho comfort 1 got was that I
could consider myself fortunate in get
ting an invitation, as it was to bo an
exclusive affair."?Detroit Free Press.
The three greatest, shipping ports in
the world are New Yo k, Liverpool
and Hamburg.
"l et the GOLD DUST twins do your work."
GOLD DUST
makes tho clothes white and clean without injury to
tho Jabric in any way.
Housework is hard work without Gold Dust."
For greatest economy buy our larco packaco.
THE N. K. FAIRDANK COMPANV. Chicago
The Entering Wedge
To your consideration is gen
oral ly tho cost, though cost should
always bo rolat.ivoto valuo to boa
fair tost. The lumber we soil may
not always be tho cheapest iu price,
but it's always cheapest in tho
long run, because wo give tho host
valuo. Thoroughly kiln-dried,pro
perly sawed and planed, you'll
find it "matches" woll, and will
bo a life-long sourco of satisfac
tion.
R.H.Hudgens & Son.
THE YOUNGBLOOD
LUMBEK COMPANY
AUGUSTA. GA.
Urficit and Woukb, Noam Auqusta h. C
Door*, H?hIi, HIIikIh and ItnilderV
Hardware.
FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING AND
INSIDE FINISHING LUMBER
IN GEORGIA PINK.
All CorroRpondenco given prompt at
ten lion.
FALL STYLISH
Prom tho Up-To-Dalo Carpet House
1517 Main Street, Columbia, .S. 0.
MU.1JAL, CARPE)T CO
Write us for Samples of anything in
our line. Goods shipped anywhoro in
tho {State f reo of ft eight. Wo are al
ways busy. No dull days with us.
When in Columbia, come and sec US.
Anybody can show you the place.
MONEY IN IT.
THE WORLD hap monoy In It, and
a IIa- im: a Education will h( Ip
you Ret your share. Our mi th
ods will furnish the foundation for your
fortune. Inquire about us. Huslnf kh
lie n aro calling upon us almost dully
'or employees.
Stokes' Business Oollf ge
390 Kino St., Oiiari.khton 8. (!.
IDLE MONEY.
Wo can ubo it for c-itton. Will noil >.
limited number of our 7 per cent, certill
nates. Interest payable January and .Inly.
The best cotton mill investment ofTered.
Amouiio to suit. No depreciation, lie
dean able on Hiiort notice Gtutranteetl
by $60,000.00 vaUl in eavital. Ho
mil direct and on recoil >t of money we will
mail certificates same day.
S VlNGKRVII.I.n itJFO. CO.,
J. I?. I.ii.rh, Pres. and Troas.
KingcrviHe. 8. 0.
F.E-M Medicated Cigars
AND
EE-M Srrioking Tobacco
u?cr uncrs of Tobacco tbftttuffer with a
tarrh, Asthma, or Bronchitis. Wognaran
lee an Ri?solulo and permanent cure of
Catarrh anditistho only known remedy
for Hay Kever. If your drogfrlat or grocer
does not keep H. write KK-M < O., Atlanta
0a., for Kroe Bample Trade supplied by
Carpenter Hro?'., (Jrecnvllle, 8. C? or
Crutch bold & ToIIihou, Hpartanburg, 8. C 1
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and which lias hocu
ir. ?\so tor over 30 years, has horn? tho signature of
^~j2 ? and has hocu mado under his per
iZ /^7y/7^/ sonnl supervision since its infancy,
v. -fi&Syy, /-cUcAx^i Allow no ono to deceive you in this.
Aii Counterfeits, Imitations and ???Just-ns-good" are hut"
ISxpcrimohts that iriiie with and endanger tho health of
Inlauts and Children?Kxporioiico against Experiment.
CASTORIA
Oastoria Is a harmless substitute ?'or Castor Oil, Fare
fjorh', Drops and Soothing' Syrups. It is Pleasant* It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its atfo is its guarantee. It destroys Worum
awl allays Fovorishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
C it relieves Toothing Troubles, euros Constipation
I.uletiey. Ii- assimilates the Food, regulates the
...... m Dowols, giving liealthy and natural sleep.
auiuiron's Panacea?Tho Mother's PHomU
' N B CASTO RIA ALWAYS
tf? Mcavs the Signature of
..
4*
t
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
1111. CfNTAtlll COMPANY, 77 MURRAY BTHCCT, NEW YORK CITY.
?mb?- ?*
J. 0 SM ITH, tho oldest, dealer in Monuments in Lnnrons county,
Htill has Iiis place of IntsinnPH in Clinton. Pooler in the lu st
3&
na'ive and imported front Italy ami abroad. Tho latest designs, work
done in tho most artistic; lashi n, promptly, and terms reasonable and
satisfactory. He solicits your patronage and thanks you in advance.
Your attention 'o the Out of Clinton's exceptionable rm I road facilities.
Call and examine hi* yard
J. C. SMITH, Clinton, S. C.
IT WILL COST YOU ONLY ON K CK NT TO KIND OUT A I to II T TI1K
"KliX MATTRESS;"
Tho q t dlty, tho tiu i ? \ito?, tho prlcos, an 11 to ai/.o?. Dam i i ?."? ? pHVil; ilm?
ply say, "R1CX,'1 and sl|,rn your name?!refillI, nivin*.' luldres'
Dexter Broom and Mattress C o (
? ELZER. S C
Columbia, Newbenry & Limn I! H
Passenger Schedule in cITco.t July 21, 100b
Subject 10 change without notice.
kahtkhn STANDARD timk.
Uead Down.
Leave.
Atlanta HAL. 7 45am
Athcnn.10 ) lam
Llbcrton.11 10am
Althcvillc . 12 28pm
Greenwood.I2<l8|>m
Ar Clinton-Dinner... 1 hxpiu
U. ?V \V.V
Leave.
Glenn Springe.10 twain
Hpm-tanlnir:-. .11 45
(Ireenville.12 01
Waterloo! .12 52pm
Ar Laurenn.Dinner.. 1 Hi l.v
ltcad Hp
A rri ve.
8 uo pm
5 2 pm
4 K pm
;i If) pm
2 IS i in
21 (i pm
Arrive.
?1 (0 pin
10
3 00
2 Oi
No. 53
Leave.
12 55pm
1 05
I 2T)
i 37
ti
1 40
1 64
Laurent).
Parks . . .
Clinton
(loldville.
Kinarda.
(iary.
?lalnna. .
Ncwhcrry. 2 10
Prosperity. 2 21
Hlighe.-2 34
Little Mountain. 2 38
t hnpiti.2 5"
Hilton .2 58
While Kock .. ? 02
Halentine . 3 07
Irmo .. ."... 8 10
Lenpliarl .... Ii 22
Ar Columbia .... ?"> 35
No. 2
l.oavo.
Laurcns. .mhi
Parka.... _ (i It)
Clinton. tilt)
Lv
(loldville.
Kinarda.
Oary.
Jatupa.
Ncwnerry.
Prosperity.
BliKlis .
Liltlo M < HI n i e i II
Chapin....
Milton
.... 0 63
. 7 OS
. 7 17
... 7 2t>
.KM)
_ h 2ft
8 42
.. .. x 65
_ 0 16
!) 24
White Kock. !) ??.>
Halentine.0 37
lrmo.0 62
Lcaphart .... _10 02
Colombia.10 3 >
A. C. Ii.
Leave
Columbia.3 46
mm. tor.4 66
unarleston.h to
i :h
No, 62.
Arrive
1 r, pm
1 40
I 25
1 12
1 06
1 to
12 55
12 12
12 211
12 20
12 10
12 o:i
11 57
li nt
It 40
it in
11 33
11 20
No 85
A rrivo.
r> iitiaui
I 50
1 BO
3 61
3 to
3 31
3 22
3 hi
2 '*2
2 02
I .Mi
I 3!)
1 20
1 21
I 15
1 (H)
12 18
12 1.0
Arrive
II 10
0 It)
7 UO
tllarria Springe. * Daily except Monday.
For Kates, Timo Tallies, or further in
formation cation uny Agent,or write to
W. <L Childs. President.
T. M. Kmkkhon, Traf 11 fl M'gr.
J. K. I iviN<i8ToN, Hoi. Al-'i, (Jolumbia,
B.C.
11. M. Kmkkson, Gen. Freight and Pan
sender Aj;t, Wilmington, N. c.
Col(;maM-Wngoner
Hardware Comminv
(Successors to V,. 1*. J'opiicniieim),
Wholesale nml Hctnil Dealers In
Arms, Ammunition, Agficui
.lural Implements and
Hardware.
Or every kind and description. Seno
postal f??r TriceB.
King Street, Charleston, S.?*C
A Young Man
Should Altona a college with an oMablish
cd reputation. A diplnmn from ('nnvcrrtc
Coinn erciat School iiinkca it easy In accuro
1 lie deal positions. Thorough work; beat
equipment; poflitions puaramcod.
ddrf fis It. W. OKTHI NU Kit,
Hfiarlannun;. H r
MONEY TO LOAN
On farming lande Kasy paytrto.ita. No
com miaalona charged. Sorrower pays an
tualcotlofp rfceth k loan. Inlcrcal 7 |>or
cent, up, aec.o ding to security.
('.II ?Hill', IM | I I.\
JNO. I?. I'AI.MKK ,V. HON.
Columbia, 8. 0.
?WESTKHIINDI?
trains
Double Daily Service
CAPITAL CITY ROUTE.
Shortest line bet ween nil principal cities
North, Kast, South und West.
Unequalled Schedules to Pan-American
K.\ position at Hutlalo.
SciiKnuiJts In Kfkkot Skit. I, 1001. ^
north IIOIlNn.
l.v Savannah) Central T.
Kairfax .
Denmark.
Columbia, Kaslorn T..
Camden.
Chcraw.... .
Ar II am lot . . .
l.v Calhoun Kails.
AbhovlllQ....
Greenwood.
Clinton .... ...
Carlisle.
Chester
t'alawba Junction....
Ar I lain let.... .
l.v Hamlet.
A t I alciyh.
Petersburg.
Itiohmond.
Washington.
Baltimore.
rhiladcl|>hia.
New York.
Port (-mouth- N or folk.
No. fid.
.11 4tyni
. l 34am
2 I.'?am
. 4 loam
.> .'!"am
. 7 12am
. 7 40am
. 1 iHipm
1 :t torn
. 2 01pm
. 2 66pm
. :i 43pm
. 4 10pm
. l 45pm
I liipm
. 8 00am
.10 37am
. SI 46pm
II 2rtj>m
. 7 05pm
11 25pm
. 2 50am
. 0 30am
. 5 50pm
No. 3
2 l< pni
358pm
1 80pm
7 12pm
H Oopiu
i)43pm
ID I5pm
?i Ham
4 .'{Sam
6 ui am
6 17 am
li33am
7 03am
7 ll'iam
10 lOam
10 35pm
1 24 am
5 isarn
U 20am
K) 10am
11 ?.'.'.am
I :10pm
1 2 ipm
7 OOarn
l.OCAl, ATLANTA TO CLINTON.
l.v Calhoun Kalls.
Abbeville.
Greenwood
Clinton.
No. VI
11 47am
12 22pm
12 40pm
1 35pin
booth HOUND.
Daily
No. 31.
l.v ( horaw, Kaslorn T.. ? 7 isam
(!amden. o 26am
Columbia Central T.. II 40am
1 "eiimark. 11 OSlam
Fairfax.11 Mam
Ar Savannah. 1 I7pni
Jacksonville. <! lupm
Tampa. (i ham
I <v Ca taw ha. Kaslorn T 0 45am
Chester .If 2U.?m
Carlisle.lo Wain
Clinton .II :t7am
Orooiiwood ..1224pm
Abbeville .12 48pm
Cnlhouu Kails. 1 16pm
A r Athens .2 lOpin
A I Ian 1.1 . 1 66 pm
local CLINTON TO ATLANTA.
No 53
l-v Clinton. 2 10pm
(Ircenwoid. 305pm
Abbeville .3 83pm
Calhoun Kails. ... 4 I Ipm
Dailv.
No. 27.
11 l.-pH
12 63a iu>
1 Ota m
2 27am
3 I 'Ml III
I 52am
0 10am
'> 40 pm
1 (ifiain
1 42? in
2 06am
2 56am
8 40am
I 16am
1 18 m
li 2Main
it ixiam
Ar AthciiH
A t fan I a
6 43pm
X COi m
No. ?30 connect* at Washington with tho
l'ciinn\ Ivnnin Railway Ituftaln Kxcrcss,
arriving HnlTalu 7.88 a m.
Columbia. Ncwhcrry A l.aurena Kail .j
way train No. r>>, leaving Columbia, Ifninif
elation.at 11.83am dally.onnimcleat(Jllii*"
ton willl HAL Ky No M, affording short
cat and <|uiokc8l route- by aevcral hours t<>
Atlanta, ChAttnnooga, Nashville,HI. I.oui?,
Chicago and all points Wcat.
(Mose connection at Petersburg, Itioll
mond. Wftftlllnfttnii, Porlnmonth-Norlolk.
Columbia. Uavaunahi Jacksonville and
Atlanta with diverging linen.
Magnificent vestibule trains carrying
through Pullman sleeping cam between
all principal points.
Kor reduced rates, Pullman reservAtions,
olo, apply to
Wm. Hun,Kit, Jit , 1). P. A.,Havaniiah,On.
J. M. Hakii, 1st. V. 1'. ani> if. M , It K I.
Hunch,U P A, Portsmouth, Va.
$2.r>oooo IN GOI.D GIVfr.N away
10 our uKentA hc6h!o< the regular commie ?
siona. for selling our Hplcndid lino MOM- m
DAY HOOKS for tool . No big prlsee 1
to a few, but <v?*ty niv ni gets a share. 1
Kificcn yeara' business record back of Ibis 1
olTor. Handsome sample-case oullitonly m
35cents, delivered
Order nut lit and securo choice of terri- 1
lory at once. Address I?. W. i.i'ilH.lt ?
PUB. CX>., Atlant?.G?.