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FIRST hale sold F?ll FIFTEEN cents. It W*m Grown By Mr. K. A. Hamilton Ami Marketed Last Saturday? lOf Hairs Variety, The first halo of thi? yoar's cotton marketed in Limrenh was raleod hy Mr. K. A. Hamilton and Hold horo Saturday for 1'? cents the pound. It weighed BOO pounds and was of the Dates vurloly. OHA ACADEMY HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL. Mr. IrvIn of Chester,, an BriklUO Man, Uns BOOU Klerled Work on the hands. Qua, August, ill. ? Prof. Paul I/. Grlor, of tho faculty of FrBklno Col lege, und family, bavo returned homo aitter several days visit at the paraon ttge. Mr. and Mrs. Nllus A. Cralg or Greenwood are with Mrs. Jane Cralg. Mr. Craig's oldest eon, ShiuuoI, ts somewhat Indl posed. Mr. Henderson and Miss Lou Mo Carlcy of l.auruns wen; tho gue?ts of Miss Alice MoOarley lust woek. Mr. James Qoldon and MIhh Hello Monies of Mountvlllo have hoou visit* lng rrlouds und relatlvoa here. Capt. James P. Sloan of Hulrston'a worshipped with the A. It. P.'s Sab bath. Work on the now acudomy is pro* greasing nicely. Mr. Irvln of Chester has boon olocted principal and has slgniilcd his auuoptanoo. Mr. Irvln has lino recommendations from tho faculty pf Krsklno Collogo. It is to bo hoped that this will boil vory successful ses sion. Hov. J, la, ilarnotl, formorly a oltl x.en of < >ra, but now of Bpartanburg, was in this section lust. week. Tho gentlemen ill stripes have been doing some right nloo work on our roads hero rocontly In Iho shape of grading down steep hills. We WOUld like for Supervisor Llumbort to come around oflonor. Mr. W. T, Ulakoly was in WoodrufT lately about tho plan ami construction i>i bla now dwelling. Mr. Ulakoly has placed tho bill for tin* huubor and will bog In tho oroctlon in a short while. A nuinbor of the Orn pooplo attondod the Holmes' toul mooting at Centrali A picnic at Knoroo was a source of pieasuro to seme of the young people last \\ eck. Mrs. Devlin of DUO West la spending BOUIU tlmo with the family of Mr. J, Eii MoCllutook. Miss itettlc llramlott Is visiting rola* lives here. Miss Allie lltU'kctt, who lias a posi tion at Columbia has boon with Mrs. Dr. s. lllakoly, A census of our population would show that it has increased hy two lately. J. Y. 11. Stomach Trouble. "I have beon troubled with my atom* Rob for tho past four yours," saya I>. I*. Hunch, of Clover Nook Farm, Croon Hold, Mass. "A few years ago I was induced to buy a hex of Chamberlain's Stomach nnd l.lver Tablett. I have taken a part of them nnd feol a groat donl hotter." If you have any tronhlo with your stomaoh try a box of those Tablet*. You are certain to he ploased with tho result. IWco 2fl rents. For sale hy I,aureus Drug Co, Kmplmstzi's Its Superiority. Tho boat test of tho merit of an arti cle is the way it sells, llransford Mills, at Owenaboro, Ky , where "Clifton" Hour is made, run night and day, and yet thoy oannol supply tho demand for "Clifton." In this city, as olsowhero, it Is tho standard by which other Hours uro guugod, and the statement that "It is just, as good as "Clifton,"only makes its superiority the more pronounced. T. N. Harksdalo, M. 11. Fowler. No in od to lour sudden attacks of cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrhoM, Hummer complaint of any sort if you have Dr. Fowlor'fl F.xtract of Wild Strawberry in the medicine ehest. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars tho Blgnaturo of On Storage and for Sale. Guano, Hay, Urlok, Wagons, Hay PreaaC*, Mowers, Hay Rake, Corn, Ce ment, und a few barrels of Coal Tar, and havo plouty room for any kind of storage j. Wade AMohrson, Manager. J. N. LEAK, Auctioneer, OlVcrs his services to the peo ple of Lum ens County. Address: IJuay Court, S. C. Office Days. Persons having business with tho Supervisor will find him or his olork in tho Ollioo Mondays and Fridays of onoh woek. H. B. IIumiikrt, Sup. L. C. Jau. 20,100?. College 61* Charleston. CHARLESTON, S. 0. USth Year Begins September 20. Letter*, Science, I nglnoerlng. Ono Scholarship to each County of South Carolina, blxtranco examinations held ttLaurensby County Superintendent and Judge ot Probate on duly 10th. Tuition ?10. Hoard and furnished room in Dormitory, $ 10 per month. All candidates for admission are permitted to eom|K)to for Boyce Scholarships, which will pay #100 a year. For cata logue, address Harrison Randolph, President MIRANDA'S PINGPONG By O. B. B?RGIN |'P Ih nil over; finished; dono with; exhausted I So nin I! Ho Ih Miranda! Hut Htiio Noel Hartley Ih mh fresh ns a rose and wonders why tho Rev. Arthur Ql'Ontorox thlnkH bo uUcn of her. Tho Rev. Arthur niHo wonders?many things. In crises like these Mlrnnda nud I have HotiwtiinoH hinted desperately to one n not bor of nn otornnl Separation, with a capital H. Wo have drawn pathetic pictures of how wo would dh vldo everything between uh, nnd Hho Should go and live With her mother, while I itrodo into life's highway* manfully putting the past behind mo In order to become great, ami. Instead of going to theaters, upend my even ings sitting by the lire, waiting her :? ? ! lep mi tho stair. Miranda would nlwnys net quite worked up by this pn thetlc pleturo until nho remembered that It was useless taking half the things, because her mother bad no In tention of turning the bouse into a BtorngO company for the furniture of others. Ho tho trouble generally blew over. Hut this tinio It went ns far ns my making out a list of tho things In my "den" before we wero reconciled. Miranda saw then that she was on tho brink of nn nwfltl precipice, and It made her shiver. Ho It did me, be cause there's a beautiful bronze Brit ish lion (from Japan) In my "don" Which she has set her heart upon hav ing, and I know wo should have squob blcd over that. When shcenys, "Dicky, i'OU'ro such a dear!" pats my brow and with the other bund Inhos the very thing I don't want her to have, the pathos of the situation degenerates In to farce, and -und -oh, you know what young wives are like! The next time I mniry I shall choose n solid, estima ble lady of mature ago, with n false front and without what llttlo Noel ?nils "parlor tricks." As soon as Miranda told tho Rev. Arthur Or en tor ox about her projected ptngpotlg tournament he smiled In a pleased way and said that he himself otltd b(? the first to take a two shil ling ticket. Ho also threw out dark binis that Miss Jarvls would liko to be iked. They're not really engaged, be cause the Rev. Arthur hasn't enough money to marry, but he calls Miss Jar vls "dear Bister" mid looks at her, If he thinks he Is unobserved, In the same way that Sir Lancelot did at Guinevere When Klllg Arthur was out. Of courso Miranda knew all about this "go-hllty passion," as she calls It, ami that was why she told Miss Jarvls that the Rev. Arthur was colic; to play nnd then in formed him that Miss Jarvls would also bo there. So she had them "In the net.'' ns It were, and tho members of the blanket club almost cried when told they were too old to play, q'o please them, Miranda made a special rule that If they liked to take tickets they could gel some one elso to play for them, and, us tho old men were fond of excitement, they pawned their remnlutng blankets and bought twelve tickets for the tournament. "It do my old 'curt good to ?et a little pcimiskus sport like this 'ere," said Gaffer Hind ley to Miranda, "ami I've got four quarts on with Joe Rurrldgo as little mlsslo"?pointing to Noel-?"'ill play for mo and knock his ugly 'end off. I do 'ear its \>w Mistress Jarvls' sewing club be n-goln' to try to knock us out, and there's twelve on its wants little mlsslo to do her liest for us. It do i'nrm our old 'carts, It do, to have a bit of real sport like this newfangled game, Most ns good US a day's ratlin' It be, surelle." When Miranda asked her little niece Noel to slay with us. she said that Noel's blue i yes, golden hair, mournful face, with Its "I do want to be loved before heaven claims mo for its own" kind of expression, made her uneasy. It did mo also. I knew the child, and I was also aware that heaven could get along very well without her for u time, nt all events. She was a little demon at lawn tennis and could pick up nny new game In ten minutes. He sl.le.l. its she told me, she hail been working hard at plngpong In order to ?lick Brother Tom." I had n little practice with her before the tourna ment came off, nud she? But I antici pate, Miss Jarvls, nlthouKh she loved Ml inudn dearly, did not like the success of the blanket club. After nil, we were only newcomers, nud WO ought, like Agog, to have "walked delicately" for a fow years before bursting Into such meteoric fume. It occurred to Miss Jarvls when she saw the special rule that It would be a sporting kind of thing for her sewing club members to enter en masse. Though most of them were the wives of the blanket club incn, she never seemed to realize that n bouse divided against Itself cannot stand. So she bought n dozen tickets for the sewing club and, when Miranda remonstrated with her on this prolific expenditure, ns good as hinted that it was no business of Miranda's. New comers In the place could not he ex pected to understand "tho dear peoi le" as well as she did. Of course when sho got "nnsty" liko that Miranda nightly prayod that tho blanket club players would smlto tho feminine Amnlokltea of tho sewing dun hip nud thigh. Noel was so populnr In tho vlllngo that the landlord of tho Spotted Dog, ns she Informed mo after tho tourna ment was over, "put bin last shirt on her," a phrnso which, I understand, In sporting- parlanco menus that ho risked all his spare cash on tho event. I wasted a good deal of time teaching Noel how to "serve" Into the double edges of the big mahogany table -which we borrowed from the vlcnr. It was Just the right slue (nine feet by five), but the double edges gave a sort of piquancy to the play which I thought would bu lacking In a mere ordinary tnblo from a professional place, Mlram dn wits to look after the tea, nnd I was to lead off against the vicar, who, In stead of practicing, went to the Rritlsh museum to hunt up ancient authorities. He said that before undertaking so se rious a task he wonted to see whether tho Athenians had ever played tho game under another nnme. But, In spite of Ids putting It In that way. he grew Just as keen about plngp'mg ns anybody elso and actually nindo hit wife practice with him one evening. They quarreled for the first tlmo In thetr lives because she would serve into his waistcoat, nnd he said It was tak ing a mean advantage. When tho eventful evening came, we had the old sewing clubwomen on one side of tho room and tho blanket fund Old men on the other -'Montagues nnd Ga pulet?," tho Rev. Arthur called them. Burridges nnd 11 lud leys would hnvo been nearer tho mark. Then the vlcnr opened the proceedings in hi jj?*^ A V-^k 4-" '4r -A^ 'Ar^ 4- '-^ ^ '-iV '-A ? ^ A; A; at -' A" ? * A; A4 ^ 'nfr' ^ 4- '-^ -J^4^ ^ ^ W W If Lamazes Kugcies and Wagons Cheaper than Anybody. Come and See. LAU RENS, S. C. Dw HC I sutil iii : : it* i.-hided way, as If Ik? Wei'O it n penny rending, timl from lucre1 force of hnbll announced Hint "Alt'. Recitation would give a Smith." Bo foro ho could hu prevented young Sill 11 ll I oenn on "It was at Flores, Ii? Hi" Hnstores," and Noel WI18 tlx' only [)i i s<mi | resent who had the pluck to stop him. II?1 h is hated her 0V01* since. \Ve Blurted with inyBolf ami the vic ar, und he didn't play badly for a be ginner, nit hough hetween "serves" ho freipiently stopped to explain that he 11:<11 sei n a picture of "Prehistoric Ping pong" In Punch and that If any ono would give hhn Mr. Reed's address he would communicate with him on the subject, us even prehistoric animals hnd their feellngH ami could douhtless he Influenced for good if treated with kindness. When he lost, he became n Utile testy; BO we played It all over ngnln, and I let htm, as Noel Bald, "romp home an cn.y winner." That dear child la learning the most ex traordinary expressions from her bos om frlond the landlord of the Spotted Dog. After Miranda had won her gnmo ngalust the church warden no one elso in the village professed to understand pUlgpong or to have the hardihood to piny It In public, so nhout I) o'clock wo came to the Caputota and Montagues, the Hurrldges ami the II lud leys, the blanket fund and the sewing club. Noel told me afterward, with a seraph ic smile, thnl she and the landlord of the Bpottcd Dog had arranged with the villagers that they were net to In terfere. The landlord had a dim sort of Idea what Miss .larvls was going to do, and he worshiped Noel to BUCh an extent that the child bcllovcd that if he could have "got at" the Hcv. Ar thur's modest glass of tnblo beer ho (the landlord) would have "hocused'' the poor curate or "painted Ida Ml," whatever that may mean. When old Mrs. Porridge's namo was called, she mulled at Miss .Tarvls and said, "Do 'e tell the gentry, dearie, as his reverence Is golll' to play for me, and God he good to us all." She went to Bleep again, and old Hlndlcy got up and paid, "Utile inlssie he a golll* to play for I, nnd I've got four quarts on her I" Then this seraphic child, with eyes of heavenly nine (she's only twelve), her golden hair flowing down her back (blue ribbon), white tennis things, blue sash round her dainty waist, white doeskin shoes and another blue rib bon at her pretty throat, floated up to the table, produced a lucky penny w ith \ hole in It from her pocket anil held It out to the Rev. Arthur, with a BUllle so Bweet, so pure, so holy, that old Mrs. thunmcl burst Into tears and said "the pretty croctur' Is a moi't too good for this world, and It do seem savage like for a girt big man to worrit her 10, "W what's thai for?" asked the Rev. Arthur, taken aback. "Toss for service, please," said Noel. 'Your call." The Uev. Arthur called, "Head." ?Tail, 1 think," said Noel politely. "Yes, tail It is. I nerve." "Cer-certalnly. Hy all means, Miss Noel." sold lilt Rev, Arthur. "Von go to the other end," said Nod, "and. mind you. keep within the Hues of the table." "I I don't see Uny lines," protested the Rev. Arthur. Noel explained, "You?-you won't think nio unkind If I win'.'" asked the Rev. Arthur, who Is the tonderest hearted nmn in the world, "Certainly not," replied Noel. " 'Twouldn't be sportsmanlike." "V think we are ready to begin," said the Hcv. Arthur after ft bewil dered '.iso. "I h j been ready for the last llvo mlnm.v Noel declared. "I am anticipating your service," said the Rev. Arthur. Something happened. This si null child "served." A streak of whlto flow over the net, touched the tablo In the left hnnd corner and disappeared through tho doorway. "Ono?love," called the umpire. She served again. This time tho hnll caught on the edgo of tho table nnd went Into tho stove. "Two?love," called tho timplre. Noel took another ball. It touched the tnblo, smote tho Rev. Arthur light ly on tho nose and divagated Into Mrs, Burrjdgo's lap, "Throe?love," called the umpire. Yet ngnln. This timo the ball lodged In tho Rev. Arthur's lower chest. For, so nwlftly It flow, the sight Couht not follow it in Its Hlght. "Four?love," called the umpire. And once more. Tho Rev. Arthur, With Hashing eyes (ho wua beginning to get excited) returned the ball into the net. "Five- love," called the umpire. Noel bowed. "Your service, Mr. Orontorex," nnd turned back her cuffs. "If the ladies win pardon me, I will divest myself of my cont," said tho Rev. Arthur. "Strip, by nil means, if you like," said Noel. And he stripped. Rut It was no good. The gamo went Ott until It became twenty?two. Ho made two. "?John I.lvesey and Mrs. Ohtmmol," called the umpire. "Our turn ngnln, I think," Bald Noel to tho Rev Arthur. "Pin playing for John. Your service, Mrs. Olummol. John won. "Martha Raggett s and?eh?Chumpy Poo," called the umpire. "I piny for Joe," said Noel. "I sup pose you are Martha Rnggotts?" "I am," snld the Rev. Arthur, nnd ho looked like another Martha who wna "cumbered with innny on roe." They played thnt game until the Rev. Arthur began to Improve. Resides, tho blood of his ancestors boiled In Ida veins. Rut It boiled to no purpose. Noel won easily, "JBIIhU Bands nnd Jano I.ovejoy," cnllM the umpire. "My service, Jane," said Noel to tho Rev. Arthur. Tho Rev. Arthur did not llko it, but ho piny (Hi nnd lost. "Thyrxa Thlstlethwnyto and Tom Oerrldge," called tho umpire. Thyrzn did a little better, for weight began to ten. "Sarah Tborno and Martin Clarke," I called tho umpire. "Better make the gaino ten points, fviMb. instead of twenty." suggested ? No ! 1 ncouruglngly, for she wus begin* nlug t" lire. - rtuhily, If I bo umpire allows uh," flsi !d i ho llev, Arthur. Scrub Joined Thyrza with a slightly damaged nose. "Annn Jones and Old Coulston," call ed Ihc umpire. "(Jo It, mlssle," said Old Collision. "I s< o myself n-drluklu' that beer, 1 do." Mlssle "went it," but, in spite of all f.hc could do, the llev. Arthur made the imr.ie Heven ten, "'rime to sponge off, 1 think," sug gested Noel to Anna Jones. "I'b I beg your pnrdonV" said Anna Jones. "II ?('; < r hiuonls," ( xpltlllicd Noel Kind ly. "I'm going to have a bun and gln< gor be< r." Tho Itev. Arthur inwardly Imped 11 ??y would dlntgroo wit.i her. Il<', too, id roil Noel, but he carried the money of the sewing club and was preiiarcd, If neec. .-ar.v, to d!o on the Held <>f lion ur. lie loused down a lemon squash prepared by the fair lingers of Miss ?larvlu. "I wear your glove upon my helm," ho whispered. "Mind Hint child doesn't knock It oil." Raid Miss JnrviH sternly. "If you I : > tl i ere ei.it of a thing like that! - I'll nevi r forgive you." The landlord <>f Iho Spoiled Dog gave Noel a cake of butterscotch to "top off" with, and, a pretty color In her cheeks, she danced back to the ta ble. "Suppose," she said politely, "wo lump the other games and stand or fall by this one. I think you Will (hen be" she looked at the list "lOII/.nbeth llnlsoy, Kelurah Hunks, Allco Manns, Jeinluui Ward and Mad Kitty." "1 I I hi ill. so," said the Hew Arthur. "Oh, what n duck ho is:" said Mad Kitty, beaming rapturously upon tho poor curate, "isn't he a duckt" Miss JnrviH hastily pulled (ho crazy ?lit I l ad; Into her seat and told her to bo go ill. ??1 w III," Bald Mad Kitty; "but isn't he a duel. ?" Noel poised her racket reflectively. I'm he.per Jones, Silas Poorbody, Scrutiny Eyed IIIIJ, Sawyer I lord and Cargo the Shepherd, and I must bo very careful, because (hey have twen ly quarts of beer on me between them." I "Twenty what?" gasped tho Itev. Ar thur. "Quarts," said Noel gently, "nnd they have asked mo to supper at the Spoi lt d I >og If i win." l'..e:i Mira min gasped at this rovcla liOII. fortunately she Wtt8 cutting cake Itlld did not realize Its full Blguiflcnuco, The Itev. Arthur bowed gallantly. "I wish the ladies had so good a champion I also,'' he said kindly. Ho glanced at Miss ,lur\ is, and his line features cloud ed ever, for she Crowned. "A slip of a child." she whispered contemptuously to her neighbor. Her disdain stung the Itev. Arthur, who was generally pretty good at field sports, and he began to serve ns hard as he could, after previously stipulat ion thill this filial game should be twen ty points. Amid tremendous excite ment they crept up to eighteen all. There was agony In (be Itev. Arthur's ?ye, for Miss Jarvls, coldly contemptu ous, applauded Noel vigorously. Noel, seeing bis distress, purposely served into tin' net, (ben blushed scarlet. She "carried the beer of the blanket club," yet had betrayed her trust because sho loved the llev. Arthur. Ilor pretty lips Irembh d. The Itev, Arthur saw and under stood. With Hue chivalry ho also serv ed into tin1 net, mentally vowing to re fund (heir losses to the members of (he sewipg club. He w ould not bo outdone in magnanimity by a slip of a child. "N luolccu all," cried the umpire. "We'll make the next Haul stroke Your service, M iss Noel.'' Noel WHS so unnerved (hat she sent over nil easy ball. The Uev. Arthur, with n hypocritical pretense of activ ity, dr ive it Into the net, bowed and announced himself conquered. Noel threw down her racket, flung her arms round his neck ns ho stooped lo her tllld Kissed him. Then they went ? IT hand in h ind to Miss Jarvls, who began dimly (?i understand that there are liner Illings In the world than win ning a plngpong tournament. "Noel has heilen ine," said the cu rate gayly, "and I'm proud of being beaten no quickly." Noel made them both u pretty coW;* tesy. "I nut twice beaten." she said. "Will you and Miss Jarvis coine and have your evening oats with us at the Spotted Dog?" We all went. "Took his grueling like a man and a gentleman," said the landlord of tho Spotted Dog. "I'm gohl' to church next Bundaj I" Queen. Emergency .Medicines. it is a great convenience to have at hand reliable remcdios for use in ra-os of accident nnd for slight injuries nnd ailment s. A good limincnt nnd one that Is fust becoming a favorite <f not a household nccosslty is Cham1 orlatn's Pain Halm, lly applying it prompt iy toa cut/brulso burner it allays the pain nnd causes tho injury to heal In about one third tho tlmo usually requiredj and as it I? art antiseptic ll prevents any dan ger of blood poisoning. When Pain Ralm is kept at hand a sprain msy be treated boforo Inflammation sets in, which insures a quick rccovory. For sale by Laurons Drug Co. We have a few moro nice spring and summer suits, which wo aro closing at a-great sacrifice, preparatory to going to New York and h.iying fnll goods. Our preparations for fall will eollpso any previous effort and wo know this is tho placo tor you to como and get your supplies. _Davis. Roper A Co. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO! I havo purchased a largo quantity of GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO,? Pure and unadulterated. Orders, lo be filled, must be placed before September, 1st,, as supply Is limited. Delivery cannot be promised before Decomber 1st., but the effort will be to supply It for Pall Wheat sowing. This la the first Peruvian Guano to be brought here since the war. Farmers who want it MUST APPLY KAftf.Y. W. C. IRBY, Lawrens, S.C. , The "Poketer Of a Cut [Original.] My grandfather, u veteran of the Mexican wer, t<>1< 1 me this story to Il lustrate mi axiom that opinion is more powerful than law: It W?IB back in (he first half of the last century, when the regular army of the United Stales was a little fninlly, so to speak, that a young artillery oili cer was ordered to report at the then frontier post, Fort I. Mnnton Bur uet was one of (hose folioWH whom ev erybody loved. Tall, massive, with light hair and blue eyes that formed a pleas ing contrast with a pair of round, rud dy cheeks, he struck, the fancy of every one at the moment of meeting and im proved on acquaintance. The hello <?f the post was Colonel Iloughton's daughter Kdith. whose lllr tatlous bad commenced with endete at West Point and continued with ofllcers of all grades and ages, though she was slill only twenty two or three. At the time Burnet reported at the fort she was engaged In a mild affair with Ma jor Stoddnrd, a native of M isslsslppl and a man of forty. lie continued the adage "No fool like an old fool" by be coming Infatuated with a girl who was only enjoying what she considered nn innocent amusement. At any rate, to flirt was as natural to her as to breathe. As soon as Burnet appeared on the scene she dropped Sloddiird, took up with the newcomer and found an ex perience entirely new to her by falling violently In love with hill). Stoddnrd was furious. It Is question able whether ho was more malignant toward Burnet or Kdlth Houghton. It Is said "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Eiere was an Instance where a scorned man was the fury. Stoddnrd was so unable to conceal bis feelings that he soon had the whole garrison laughing at him. He determined to show them that It was no laughing matter. In the army, especially at frontier posts, all the olllcors play i>oker; nt least they always did In the good old times. One evening a party of officers, Including Stoddnrd and Burnet, were engaged at the game when Stoddnrd suddenly turned upon Burnet and ac cused him of cheating. "You lying scoundrel!" said Purnet. "What do you menu?" "That will do," replied Stoddnrd, ris ing. "No more play tonight. We have another matter of more Importance to attend to." Some of those present remonstrated Willi Stoddnrd, while others turned their bucks upon him contemptuously. All knew he would challenge Purnet. iiiul he did, though he found it Impossi ble t<> lind any one of the ofllcers to bear his message and act as his second until Purnet requested one of them to do so. The meeting took place early the next morning a mile from the fort on the river "bottom." .lust before it occurred Burnet told his second that he Intended to purposely miss his man, giving ns a reason that, as the two had been suit ers for the same girl, she was Interest ed in the affair ami be was uncertain which of the two she preferred. Be sides, to kill a brother ofllcor In a duel would mar bis life and bis military ca reer. Ills second protested against this, but was unable to move his resolution, Whereupon he declined to serve, and Burnet selected me, but kept from me his intention. At the first tire Purnet fell with a ball in bis right side. Stod ilard was unhurt. It was a melancholy party thnt car ried I ho wounded man back to the fort, for the surgeon pronounced the wound fatal. The nfflllr put an end to any un certainly as to lOdlth Iloughton's pref erence, for she was w ild with grief ns soon as she learned w hat had happened. However, after her first giving wny to her feelings she nursed Purnet so ten derly that he pulled through. At thnt time the effect of the mind on the sys tem was not understood as It Is now, but even then it was apparent that" the men tal stimulant Burnet experienced in Edith iloughton's love turned the pcnle. The colonel made no comment on the nfflllr till Purnet was pronounced out Of danger. Thon be sent for Stoddard, with whom he was closeted for an hour In bis private ofllco. After the interview It leaked out that ttie colonel had demanded Stoddnrd's resignation, Intimating that if it were not forth coming be would prefer charges. Stoddard refused to resign, nsserttng that he would Stand trial, taking a change of venue to another post, where the feeling was not prejudicial to him. The colonel, not desiring that his daughter'** name should be mixed in the affair, felt constrained to let the matter drop. It was at this point that the rest of us Interfered. Wo called o meeting of the ofllcers of the post and unanimous ly decided to give Stoddard "the cut." The next time any one of us met him we walked by him with Ihe salute, hut with no other recognition. Stoddard had not counted on this, and it affect ed him nt once, lie bore It for awhile without any action, then applied to ho ordered elsewhere. l?'or two months while ho was wailing for a change ho lived with U dozen brother ofllcers, not one of whom would speak to htm tin Officially. Now that bis Infntuntlon for the git. was somewhat cooled by her action, our ircnttnont broko him down, and when he went nway ho looked like an old man. But this was not the last of it. No class of iueu nro so hard on each other In ease of wrong doing as soldiers. A statement of tho nffair was sent to Stoddard's new post signed by every one of us, and on hla arrival he found himself cut. Then ho resigned and spent the rest of his lifo in obscurity. Burnet married Edith IToughton and afterward distinguished himself in the civil war. P. a. MITC1IBL. Geo. Johnstone. R.H. Woloh. A. C. Todd. Johnsone, Welch & Todd, LAWYERS. Will Practice in all Courts, State and Federal. Office, Law Range. <jT Money to T<onn at reasonable in terest. Laurkns, S. 0. Car of high grade Wagons just re ceived. So j us for prices. R. P. Mllam oc Co. If it doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bit ters. See the now goods wo aro displaying on our 10 conts countor. You will sco goods that you have paid "? cents for always here for only 10 cents. ?. M. & E. H. Wllke?. 'Now, good digestion waits on appe tite, and health on both." Your first duty in buying goods la '.<? yourself to save all the money you I an. We claim to have all you want, j ist what you want and at the prlco you want. * What more do you want? Davis, Roper & Co. Remember cue stook of out gb>s> U tho brightest and. best you will Rod anywhere. Our prices are always lower than you will llnd elsewhere. S. M. & E. H. Wilkos. It would take, a burglar to break i" some shoes. OurH aro easy from the start, and thoprico)pleaso. Tho liu'j. Straw hats at your own price or cheaper than you can oxpcot them. Call and soe us. Davis, l topor & Co. Expect big bargains at Davis, Ropor ?fc Co. If you want to know what a dollar is worth tako it to Tbe Hub. Lots of good things In our ladies' de partment. Don't buy until yon euc them. D.ivi.-, Roper .\ Co. Seo tho new china closets we are showing, they are new designs and highly polished quartot'ed oak, and you can buy at the prices wo nro offering them. S. M. fc K. II. Willie . Society Sealing Wax III fancy color-, at Pleomhlg Bros. Jewelry Store. A handsome assortment of Secret LockOts just opened. Call tt> s< o us, Fleming Bros, Seo our bargain shoe counter. $1.00 ami $1.20 values for 70 conts. The Hui?. Everything for everybody and every thing correct. Even tho correct time from Washington every hour. Palmetto Drug < ?. A good thing for a rainy day?one ol our neat new Umbrellas: 75c, $1.0U and $1.50. Tho Dub. Now Is tho time to buy your low cut shoes In men's, ladies and childtcn'.-. All going at a big sacrifice. Davis, Ropor i\- Co. If you want the correct time set y nil watch by our clock. If you want your prescriptions 11 lied correctly have them Tilled at Palmetto Drug ( o. Just in Hoist Now Turnip Seed.-. Ouo fourth pound paokago 10 cent-. No danger of getting llio wrong kind. Kennedy Hie-.. Tho best Is the best. So everybody says. Try "It" and Peggy O'Neal at Palmetto Drug Co. Wo carry a compli te line of the best quality Rogers silver table wave. !i you need anything in this line wo can Save you money. Try us . 8. M. & 13, II. Wiike?. Special value in solid black and .-??lid white organdy. W. G. Wilson iv Co. Wc have "It" and Peggy O'Neal. Ask our soda man. Palmetto Drug Co. " Big reduction in ladies' oxfords. $2.00 patont colt oxfords $1.75 at Tho Hub. The great Celery Tonic, $1.00 bott'e for 50 conts. Palmetto Drug Co. Our Now Discovery is sold by W. W. Dodson, LaurensDrugCo. and Youngs' Pharmacy under an absolute guar antee. Price $1.00. At last wo havo found a roach de stroyer, 25 conts a bottle. Palmetto Drug Co. Now Is the time to use International Stock Pood to prevent your stock from dying by uso of damaged corn. Every package guarantor. , R. P. Mllam & Co. J. O. O, Fleming it Co. have tho new crop turnip seed in all the varieties. Soo their ad. 1,200 pairs half hose, 10 cents value, to go at ? cents. J, E. Minter .\ Bro. A hat for 10 cents. Cet a roll ol cropo paper. Palmetto Drug Co. Special values in light coats and line pants. J. K. Mlnter.v Uro. And tho best of all the prices arc the lowest for tho best at Davis, Roper it Co. Cropo tissuo paper. All shades, it) conts a roll. Palmetto Drug Co. TRAGEDY AVERTED, "Just in tho nick of Itlmu our little boy was saved" writes Mrs. W. Wat klns of Ploasant Ci?y, Ohio. "Pneu monia had played sad havoc with him and a terriblo cough sol In besides. Doctors treated hitn, but he grow worfo every day. At length WC tried Dr. King's Now DUcovety for Con sumption and our darling was saved. He's now sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, It's tho only sure cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung dis eases. Guaranteed by Lturom Drug Co. and W. W. Dodson. Trial bottles freo. Tnco 50 conts and $1,00. THE WEELITTLES IN YOSEMITE PARK. ? mounts Three Broth Yosemlte Valley FIND THUIR ATTENDANT, Fresh Supply -OK ?ff SEED Just received. All varieties. Seed of crop 1902. j;o, G FLEMING & CO, GOB STUDENTS. 06 INSTRUC TORS. University of North Carolina. Collegiate, Graduate, Law, Med icine, Pharmacy. Thorough Instruction, High Standard, Strong Faculty, Fine Equipment. New Dormitories, Address Water works, F. P. Venable, Pres.. Central Heat.ng System. Chapel Hill, N. C. Arrival of Rubber! Our Fall Slock of Rubber Qoods is here and they arc lli kind of goods that every bodywants?the kind you al ways pay for whether you get them or not. Thes< are high grade goods, made exclusively by makers who have a reputation lor turning out reliable products. A little difference in quality makes a very great differ ence in durability ; So get the best. Costs you no more than the poorer sort. Bulb, Fountain and Combination Syringes, Hot Water Bottles, Nursing Bottles, Etc. W. W. DODSON To Cure a Gold in One Day Tak* Laxative Brome* Quinine Tablet*. tVLjb s?v*n Mtiiton boxM * m in p?h la m?>n?i*. Thfa signature, y^jGyr Cure: G-;n in Two Days. on every