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A HEROIC KNITTER. No Yarns of Danger Could Deter Thi* Placid Old Lady. Coming up from Washington to New York ono dny, n woman was soon to make herself cum foil aide In one of tho big clmlrs in the parlor car and when tho train was well under .vay she | eeeded to take out some pretty Bilk knitting work, which would Boom an ideal occupation for a journey of 0 few hours, as it involves no eye strain ami gives one a joyous sense of time well spent. Hut she had accomplished only a few rows when the porter walked through the car. IIo looked at the woman knitting, paused, hesitated n moment as if bo wanted to say some thing, then changed Ills mind aud wont on. But In a few minutes he returned with the conductor, who walked dir? ly Io tho chnlr of the busy one mid without the least hesitation said: "Heg pardon, madnin, but thai, you know, is against the rules." "I don't understand. What Is it that's against the rules?" "Knitting," replied the conductor briefly. She laughed, then looked ttpprohon sh e and uncertain as to the next move of this seemingly harmless lunatii presumed to tell her that knitting was against tho rules. But she decided to humor him. "Hut why knitting?" she nsked. "I nm allowed to read, 1 believe, and to piny solitaire. Why this restriction en knitting'.'" The conductor spoko again. "Perhaps I Should not have said it was against tin? rules," he said. ' wnfl putting it too strongly. Hut wo never allow a passenger to knit with out a warning. Have you over thought how dangerous these steel kuittlng nee dles would be in ease of an accident?" Tho woman meditated. This man ??'.,.: possibly not as mnd as ho see:.; .;. "Isn't it rather farfetched." sho nsked. "Accidents?serious ones -don't happeu very often, and If one should a little matter of a knitting needle or so wouldn't make much difference, I Ihonld think." The eidire enr was listening now, tad the conductor lold of a wrecked train from which the body of n w< 1 ha?l been taken. There was no i\\ par. enr cause for her death. She ha 1 i eon taken out of a mass of wrecktifjo Which had formed a sort of roof over her. lea via.? her little er no space i,i which to move, but quite safe from every thing lytt the possibility of fire, which had. however, been averted. The surgeons had I eon nt a loss t,> ac count for her death till one of them discovered that she had been Stabbed through the heart by a sharp steel knit* ling needle out of tho work which was still In her hands. "There was another ease, too." con tinued the conductor. "In one of my trains several years ago there was a passenger who insisted on knitting after 1 had warned her, and I went away. An hour or so afterward the car gave a sudden lurch. That woman happened to bo stooping over her work to pick up a slltcli or something, : lie said later, and la some way or olhor one of her knitting needles pierced her eye. sho never recovered the sight*of it." The passengers all womb-red what the woman with the knitting noello would do. They thought sho would stop. Hut she didn't. She only sighed. "Well. I've got to finish this for John's birthday?Monday?so I guess I'll take tho ri*d<," and plneldly took up her knitting. And the conductor walked away, looking volumes Hint micrht have been condensed Into one sentence, "Wouldn't tliat jar you?" and disappeared. And nothing whatever happened.? NOW York Times. A Prophetic Dream The following prophetic dream was related by the president Of a theolog ical seminary: It had been the custom of one of the professors to Invite all tho students, with members of the fac ulty, to dinner at a hotel on the annual Thanksgiving day. on the morning of that day the wife of this professor suddenly fell dead in her dressing room at 8 o'clock. That morning at 7 O'clock one of the BlUdoiltS wok.; up Hem a bail dream. He hail dreamed that he sat down with tho usual Com? puny at the Thanksgiving dinner and that Immediately one of his fellow stu dents rose in his place, saying that it was his painful duty to announce t.> the company that the wife of their host had suddenly died at s o'clock that morning, This dream, liowovor, be bad instantly banished from his mimi as an uncanny probability ami bad thought no inure about it. Hut on going fo the dinner and taking his scat with the company ho was unspeakably amazed to seo the student seen in tho dream rise and to hear him make tho announcement made in the dream. Making Steel Pens. Briefly described, steel pens are made as follows: First the steel is rolled into big sheets and then cut Into strips about three Inches in width. The snips are heated to a bright red and are then allowed to cool gradually, which tem pers them. They nro next rolled to tho necessary thinness and aro cut Into blank flat pens, and tho pons who.; flat aro usually stamped With tho brand er tho name of tie.! manufacturer, To fthttpo the pens f.i tho n. proCe Tim rounding makes thorn hol i tho int: end distribute it more ovoaly v..: i could bo done If they we;v bar. o hnrden them tliey aro heated to a flu ? ry rod anc'i ihtu suddenly cooled, not only Pardons them, but makrfs ti: >..i elastic. The polishing, pointing I finishing cumo next, and then (hey aro ready for use. The Jlttl ? liu'.js \a tl pons at tho end of the edits eervo I * make them moro elastic nad to fY. tato tho C'?v/ of tho ink. National Dinner?.' Deport. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 6.?In the an nual report <>f the National Ginners1 ussociutiin issued today the total number of bale.: of cotton ginned to Dee. 1 is placed at 11,064,000 and tho total crop for the season is estimated F2.873.00u babs exclusive of lirvters or repacks The report by states follow..: Amount ginned State to Dec. 1 Total crop Alabama 1,173,000 1,330,000 Arkansas . . 781,000 'jr>.r>,t>oo Florida . 781,000 71,000 Georgia 1,763,000 1.1127,000 Louisiana 398,000 452,00(1 Mississippi 1,318,000 1,636,000 Missouri 47,000 f.7,000 N. Carolina 519,000 658,000 Oklahoma 438,000 005,000 S. Carolina ...1,061,000 1,227,000 Tennessee 286,000 .T?>,000 Texas ...3,188,000 3,614,000 Va. and Ky 8,000 10,000 Total 11,064,000 12,873,000 Assessor's Notice. Till?) Auditor's ?fllco will be open from tie' 1st day of January to tho 20lh day <.i February, 1000, to make returns "i pel "Mil properly, and real estate, where any changes have been made since lasi return for taxation in I.aureus. For iho convenience of iho taxpayers, ilio Auditor or his Deputy will attend iho following named places to receive returns for said year, to-wit : licniio, January 11 tit. from 10 a. in to ,' p. III. Clinton, January I2ih. from 10 a, in, 1 > p. m. Clinton Vills. January 12th, from 5 p. nt. to S p. ni. Lydia Mills, January 13, from 9 a, in. io I. m. Mountville, January llth, from 10 n, m, t'?'.' p. ni. Cross Hill, January l.tlh, !ro:n 11> a. lib io '.' p. in, Wall io, January 18th, from 10 a. in. Dr. W. ( Thompson's, January l"th. I i ? >tn 10 a. ui to 2 p. m. Martin's Store. January 201h, from !? i in, to I'4 m. Ilrowi , on, January 20th, from I p m ? i irpc's Store, January '.'ist, from '?' a in io 12 in. Princeton, January 21st, from 1 p m lo I p in. Tumbling Shoals, January 23d, from 10 a m to 2 p m. 1>. !>. Harris's, January 25th, from 10 ; in io 2 p in. Abner liabb's, January 20tli, from 10 1 in to 2 p ni. V. A. While s, January 27th, from 10 i m I" 2 p in. Cook's Store, January 2Sth, from 10 n i to 2 p i Stewart's' Store, January 20tll, from 10 i in to '.' p in. Voting's, January 30th, from 10 a m lo 12 m. Pleasant Mound. .b,unary iJOlbj '.' p m 10 I p m. I .an ford, Februarv 1st. from !> a in to 12 m. Ortt, I'- binary 1. from I p m t<> I p m. W'-itis Mill, February 2, from 2 ]> ni Lo s i> m. All male citizens between tho aces of :i ami 00 years on ihc 1st of January, xcopl those who are incapable ol earn" a* a support from being mained or from ?iliPr causes, are deemed polls. Cop led rale veterans excepted. All taxpayers are required lo give Townships and No. of School District: also state whether property is situated .n town or country. After the 20th of February, 50 per cent penally will bo attached for failure to make returns. c. A. POWKH, Dee. b>. I skin id. Auditor. Why not a FAMILY GROUP? While the whole family are at home. We are especially fitted to do group work rain or shine and deliver same promptly. See our line of RIOTURE MOULDING NICHOLS' STUDIO. KV* fr? J>f\. A ^5 c MIL in r-1 ?the riu> Once again the circling seasons bring us to tli Gladsome Christmas Tide, when all civilized year lias been one of varying fortunes to lost all great calamities?all disastrous convulsi n ? < and pestilence, so that all of us should pan >e in I I take an inventory of our countless blessings, and divide our joys and try to fiSjj J share the sorrows of our loss fortunate fellows. ud tho way to do this is to in- \; j) pect the varied assortment and most beautiful ilannv Ho itlav I inn Ii? * of tho Kurth rejoice. The N . ; yet it has been free from raj iure; free IVoin vvar, famine ''{ ' mad rush of business un< i J Manufactured and bought expressly for Christmas Presents a?B? ?' 9BBD Si < j 1 i Beaut it'ul editions of th< most choico and '-intoi'ost in.r Hooks Thoro is noth ing more, appropriate for a Christmas present than n a .rood book. If yo\i want to inspect t hr? latest novelties, the handiwork of expert ar tists, go to tho Palmetto Drug Company's. Rooks! (-rr-A---i ~r"-~~?" Pocket Books! In leather goods, we have ;i nice assortment o. iff] 10 cenl I I!! lormci'iy sohl 1<>v 50c. und V '.? Pocket books thai v. :tc ftft <\.t o und $1.50 now 50 ;- ? ' cent . V-' 1 hese prices did due to ?. enrried-over; lock, but are f'# Ill jK'lk'C > ? I . 11. Tlie greatest variety of Ladies' Fancy Goods, Writing Desks, Manicure S ' Jewelry Cases, Latest Shapes and Wares in Toilet Sets, Fancy Plush and Lea-! *r ;;; Goods, Unique Oriental China and Brass Goods, Old Gold and Uonum Silver < ?oods, etc. 4 \ 4L + ihe biggest lino of TOYS, uinbracing the urns- novel conceptions of both E European and American makers. Don't forget, that you can find everything E for the Hoys and Girls at our Store. 3: i ill 1 1 Santa Claus L AUKENS, uarters - - South (II 1 I around* Pot tor Wnsps at Work. The fondly cumohldno, or solitary UH.ip:. contain some CUt'lOUS workers. Scat" aro miners und dig tiny tunnels In llio earth; soino nro carpenters mid CUl Climinels in WOOd :uul then divido the space Into ehnmbers i>y partitions of hiudi soino i"ii!<i oval or gldbcliko mud nests on branches or twig*. This homo may ho partitioned into several tiny'rooms, Into which nro put various small insects captured by tho mother Wasp and upon which the young wnsps feed. - St. Nicholas, ? Notice l<> Iho PllMff. The Hall property on IMinpton Bt. has been posted ropontodly htii in spiie of dial fact, tlx family nro much annoyed hy trospnssera. Particular ly is I his tl>6 ease on Fridays ami Sal unlays when th?> hoya go on tb<> plncn in troops with dogs mid sometimes guns, ami give groal trouble. Tho dogs II the poultry, kill it. ami Iho fowls cither disappear or return lo (he yard with uin^s broken by Knit ?hots Wo dislike extromoly to he unpleasant hut if bucIi constant ami (Ingranl trospasslng continues, wo will have to it-sort to law. M, i,. Copoland. i Ih (did in ini comedy r Iii? early are laid ti ll:< < liar llio inlinlil lion ol' Hie KingT? N?;w fLIfoPHI a Tho bout in tho world. Sri- Hu' 11('anuini il?o of ? China from which j oi; chn scltf-f (?irinlfnnti ni'oHonl, ni H. M. & ?, ii. Will. 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