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puncner wnom ae mg. The “fellow" A !,!»»!«• naml. IVrhaue Itore uw tenderer, sweeter things „ Somewhere la the BntI thank the And the claep of a Into my own that day, When I needed the touch > axudi A little baud that eoftly « ole i that I loved To strengthen me on my way. Softer it seemed thau the soft* st down, On the breast of the geutlieet dove: Hut its timid press and its faint caress Were strong in the strength of love 1 It seemed to s.y in a rtnnje swe “1 lovo you and understand," And claimed my fears as my hot^heart tears Fell over the little hand. [F. L. Stanton. Then revolver from its leathern tried the hammer and loaded, and tamed onoe more to the ser- ■r pistols all rlghtT right, air; fresh Ux A Story'of American Frontier Life. By Oapt, 0HABLE8 XIV&, U.8.A., Author of"Th* ColotuVt Daughter * “from the Rankt” “7TU * ; through tha CHAPTER VI. hovered over the broad expanse of prairie when Lieut Perry and his little party, after a brisk canter down the valley, reached the barbed inclosure of Dun raven, and the young commander led unhesitatingly to the gateway on the northern line. A sergeant of his troop and two private soldiers were his escort at the moment; a third man, by direction of Col. Brainard, had been sent at the gallop In pursuit of the distant speck which the orderly had pronounced to be Dr. Quin, and the in structions which this messenger bore were to the effect that the post surgeon should ride by the most direct route and join lieut. Perry at the north gate of the ranch. In the few minutes which elapsed be tween the announcement of' the doctor’s departure on his solitary and unexpected ride and the arrival vl tt.a little mounted escort, Perry had time to tell the colonel something of the situation down the Moneo and to make a rough sketch of the inclosure and the distant buildings. The direction taken by the doctor, up to the moment when tne black speck dis appeared from view in the waning light, would be very apt to lead him, if he rode far enough, to some point on the wire fence which spanned the western limit of Dunraven; but that point would be at least five or six miles south of the valley. Possibly there was no gateway north of tliat—certainly no trail was visible on the prairie; but the more Mr. Perry thought of the matter as he rode away the more was he satisfied that some where far down that western line there was an entrance where Dr. Quin, at least, had the ''open sesame.” Perry’s orders were, in case nothing was seen or heard of Bergt Gwynne while on the way thither, to enter the in closure and make inquiries at the ranch itself. Meantime, the Cheyenne scouts had been hastily summoned from their lodges along the Monee just above the post and sent scurrying forth upon the prairie to trail the horse’s foot prints and so work back as far as possible before darkness interposed. Gapt. Stryker, too, and a dozen of hie beet men, had mount ed and ridden forth in long, scattered line across the eastern plain; and these parties were all five miles out from the poet before nightfall fairly hid them from view. One thing the sergeant had to tell Mr. Perry which confirmed him in the belief that the sooner they got to Dunraven the quicker they would be at the scene of their comrade’s mishap, whatever that might prove to be. He had had no time himself to visit the stables and examine the wounds on the hone’s flank, but as they rode away from Rossi ter he turned in the saddle and called the non-commis sioned officer to his side. “What sort of wound is it, sergeant, that made the hone bleed so—bullet or knife?" “It doesn’t look like either, sir. There are several of them, jagged scratches in the shoulder and along the flank, like thorns or nails”— . “Or barbed wire?” suggested thelfcu- tenant suddenly. “Yes, sir, like as hot; though, wo hadn’t thought of that, not knowing of any fences hereabouts." “You’ll see fenoe enough presently. That’s where we’ll And Sergt. Gwynne, too. Let your hones out a little. I want to get there before dark, F possi ble." It was dark In the timber, however, aa they rode through and reined up at the gateway. It would be half an hour at the vary least, thought Perry, before the doctor could join them, if he came at all It was hy no means certain that the mes senger had overtaken him, and, even if he had, was it probable that the doctor would be in great haste to come? His mysterious movements of the morning, his undoubted connection with the night signals from the ranch, the feet that he had given his commanding officer no inkling whatever of these outride Inter ests of hie, all tended to make Perry dis trustful of their poet surgeon. He would not speak of It to a aonl, or hint at the possibility of such a thing, until he had evidence that was indisnutable, hut the young officer was sorely perplexed by theae indications of some secret and un lawful enterprise on the part of their new comrade, and he doubted his sym pathy in the mission on which they bad been hurried forth. Dismounting to examine the gats while still pondering this matter over In his mind, Perry found it locked as h# had left it in the morning. The [at a low spoken word from their offlesr, 1 stood st tha hands of their panting j In silent surprise at the and impervious barriar that their track. loaded when we I don’t know that theyll benecemary at all, sergeant; but thie is a queer place, from what I’ve heard and the little I've •®«o- Keep your eye* and ears open. Capt Stryker and some of the men may down into the valley if they find no trace of Gwynne up on the prairie. Watch for the doctor, too.” Then, through the deepening twilight he strode, following the trail that led southward up the slopes. Five minutes’ brisk walk along the springy turf brought him to the crest and in view of the lights at the ranch buildings, still rix or seven hundred yards away. All through the eastern sky the stars were peeping forth, and even through the gleam of the twilight in the west two brilliant planets shone like molten gold. All was rilence and peace on every hand, and, but for those guiding, glimmering lights at the south, all would hare told of desolation. Hthfitfl him the ^yi'^y waited his faithful men. Far beyond the Monee, out on the northern prairie, he knew that comrades were scouring the face of the earth in search of their miss ing brother. Up the stream, somewhere behind them, the Cheyennes ware pa tiently trailing the hoof tracks as long as light should last; he knew that aearch must be at an and by this time, and that some of their number, at least, would be riding down to join his men. Whoever found the sergeant wee to fire three shots in air; the signal could be heard a long way in that intense stillness, and that signal was to recall the erernhlng par ties. Every step brought him deeper into the darkness of the night; yet nearer and nearer those tfrinkling lights ahead. Already he could distinguish those in the main building, the homestead, from those more distant still, In the store rooms and office. Far over among the stables and corrals he heard the deep baying of hounds, end he wondered If it was to be his luck to snponater any en terprising watch dogs. ^ bub terrier would be a thought he, with instinctive motion to wards the flap of Us holster; and it would be a wonder ii a tonen that sur rounded itself wish fifty miles of barbed wire fencing were not further environed by a pack of watch dogs of the most ap proved and belligerent breed. Once having passed the distant barrier of that gate on the Monee, however, his way was unimpeded, and, to all appearance, utterly unmarked; he had arrived with in fifty yards of the foremost building, the homestead, before he was brought to a halt Then he stopped short, sur prised, half credulous, and all attention, listening to the “concord of sweet sounds” that came floating from the open casement somewhere along the east front of the big, gloomy house. “One part of the story verified, by Jove! It’s a piano—and well played, too.” Full a minute he stood there listening. Perry was a dancer, whose nimble feet moved blithely to any measured, rhyth mical strains, and a soldier whose soul was stirred by martial music, but with Chopin and Mendelssohn, Bach and Rubenstein he had but slight acquaint ance. That any one should be playing a piano here on the borders of the IJ&no Estacado was in itself sufficient cause for wonderment; that the invisible per former was playing—and playing with exquisite taste and feeling—one of the loveliest of the “Lieder ohne Worte,” the “Spring Song,” was a fact that con veyed no added astonishment to his soul; he never knew it until one sweet night long after. However, matters more pressing than music demanded Mr. Perry’s attention just here. He had reached Dunraven, after all Neither dog nor man had challenged. Once within those barbed and frowning barriers, all the encircling objects spoke of security and rest Far away towards the corrals he heard the sound of.voieee in jolly conversation; a rich, melodious laugh rang out on tha cool evening air; he heard some on* shouting genial good night to somebody else, and then the slam of a distant door. Presently a light popped out frbm a window in what he believed to be a storehouse, and all was still again. Even the piano had ceased. Now was hii time, thought Perry; and so, boldlj mounting the stops, he stood upon s dark portico and strode to the black shadow in the wall before him where h< knew the main doorway must be. II was his intention to knock or ring. Up stairs dim lights were shining through the open windows, but on this front oi the ground flow all was darkness. Hit gauntletod hand felt all the face of the door in search of a knob or knocker, but nothing of the kind was there; neither was there such a thing on either dooi post Just as he decided to hammer with his clinched fist the piano began a *Hs waited for a pause, but none oame. This time the musio wee vehement and ‘The gate is locked •We. Ywl raid Mr. spirited, and no hanging of his on oaken doorway would be audible against such rivalry. Uncertain what to do, he con eluded to reconnoiter the eastern front A few steps brought him to the corner, and there lay the veranda before him, bathed at its farther end in a flood oi light that streamed from one opened Venetian window, and through this our Uined aperture poured the grand tonei of the melody. “That fellow can rattlr more music out of a piano than any man I ever heard," muttered Mr. Perry to himself, as be strode down the wooden gallery. “Wonder if if • that boas oow puncher I met this morning." Anothw moment end he stood at the open win dow, rooted to the spot, and with hh frank bine eyes fairly starting from theii sockets in amazement at the sight thai met them, all unprepared. Acroes a specious room, hung with rich curtains, eupetod with costly rage ol Oriental make, furnished with many * cozy chair and pouch, and tables covered with dainty brioHt-lirao. and shelves with tempting books, lighted by several largi and beautiful astral lamps, some with colored shades of crimson and gold and delicate tint of bine, there stood oloee to the opposite wall a large piano of tb« dam known u the “grand,* rare enough weal of tin tits railway towns hot utterly long march l railways, muss torn .«s: ru or hers, a week’s learestof tha Tea itself preparation he fed renoe’s - The breath than the interior ef a t xJXL_ee_- ■mm l in in me _ the key board was a young, exquisitely fair and graceful woman. Even as he stood there in the full glare of the parlor lights, she lifted op a pair iff soft, shaded, lustrous eyes and raw him The music stopped with Tannhauser was undone. The firm, 1 wliite, shapely hands fell nerveless in her lap; a pallor as of faintness shot over the wild eyed face, only to be In stantly succeeded by a flush that surged up to her very brows. Startled she might have beat ter an Instant; scared —not a bit of itt One instant only of hesitation, then the rose and swept gal lantly forward to meet him. Instinctively Perry’s hand went up to the visor of hie forage oap and bared the bright, curling crop of hair. Speechless with amaze, be could only bow before her and wait her question; but it was a moment before she could speak. Brave as she was, the sudden apparition of a strangsr staring in upon her solitude from an open casement was a shock tliat served to paralyze the vocal cords. He could see that rite was making gallant effort to control the tremor that had seized upon her and to inquire the pur pose of his coming. He could see, too, that the sight of the uniform had reas sured her, and that there was neither in dignation i:or displeasure in her beauti ful eyes. Reserve, of course, he expected. “Did you wish to see any one?" was finally the form her question took; and Perry had time to comment to himself, “English, by Jove!” before he answered “I did; but let me first ask your par don for this intrusion. 1 liad no idea there was a woman at Dunraven. My knocking at the front brought no answer, and hearing the piano, I followed the veranda. Believe me, I am as surprised as you could possibly have been.” Perry’s voice was something greatly In his favor. It was modulated and gentle when in conversation, and with even a caressing tone about it when he spoke to women. Evidently the sound was not unwelcome to this one She stood erect, her fingers interlacing as she clasped her bands in front qt her and looked him well over with her brave eyes The color ebbed and flowed through the creamy whiteness of her face, but the ruses were winning every moment—the red roses of the house of Lancaster. “And—you wished to see—whom? - she presently asked, with courtesy in every word. “Why, I hardly know," answered Perry, with a smile that showed his white teeth gleaming through the curl ing blonde mustache. “A sergeant of my troop has been missing since morn- 1 ing. HU horse came back to the fort i just as we were on parade at sunset, bleeding and without his rider. We have searching parties out all over the prairie, and I was ordered to come here to the ranch to make inquiries." She hesitated a moment—thinking. “My father is at home, but I fear he is not well enough to see you. Mr. Ewen is with him, and he might know. Will you—would you step in one moment, and ! I will go and ask?” “Thank you very much. I wish you would not trouble yourself. I presume I can go over to those stable building, or wherever it is the men sleep; they would be most apt to know if our sergeant has been seen.” “Oh, not it is no trouble; besides, they are all asleep over there by this time, 1 fancy. They have tqbe out so very early, don’t you know.” But Perry had stepped inside even as he offered to go elsewhere—a fact that the girl had not been slow to notice, for a quizzical little shadow of a smile hov ered for an instant at the corners of her pretty mouth. “Pray sit down,” she said, as she vanished into on adjoining room, leaving Ned Perry standing gazing after her, spell bound. He listened to the swish of her trailing skirts through the dimly lighted room beyond, through an invisible hallway, and then to the quick pit-a-j>at of her feet up some uucarpeted stairway. He heard her moving quickly, lightly, along the corridor of the upper story until the footfalls were lost at the rear of the house, then a distant tap upon a door way, and a soft voice, barely audible, calling, “Papa.” He heard her speak again, as though in response to inquiry from within; he heard her raise her voice, as though to repeat an answer to a previous question, and this time her words were distinct. “An officer from the fort,” she announced; and then fill lowed sensation. He heard a door quickly opened; he heard men’s voices in low, eager, excited talk; he heard her sweet tones once more, as thobgh in expostulation, saying something about the sergeant, lost or wounded, and they were merely inquir ing for him; he heard a stern, harsh in junction of “Silence! that will do!” some quick, hurrying footsteps, a man’s spur red boots descending some staircase at the back of the house, a colloquy aloft in fainter tones, and then—closing doort and silence. He waited five—ten minutes, and still no one came; but the murmur of voices in subdued but earnest controversy was again audible on the second floor, and at last a door was opened and he heard the same stern tones that had command ed her silence before, and this time they said: “That is entirely my affair! 1 will see the gentleman myself, and let him know my opinion of this impudent and —and—burglarious intrusion.” “WhewH whistled Mr. Perry to him self at sound of these menacing words. “This is bearding the lion in his den with a vengeance! Now trot out your ‘Douglas in his hall,’ and let’s see what it all means. I’ve seen the girl, anyhow, and he can’t take that back, even if he turns me out” He heard a heavy step, accented by the sharp, energetic prodding of a cane; it came slowly along the hall, slowly and majestically down the stairs, slowly into the lower front room, and presently there loomed forth from the darkness into the broad glare of the astrals at the hanging portieres the figure of a tall, gray haired, spectacled, alimly built and fragile looking Englishman, erect as pride and high spirit could bold a man against the ravages of age and rheumatism; sharp, stern and imperious of mood, as every glance and every feature plainly told; vehement and passionate, unless twitching lips and frowning brows and angry, snapping eyes belied him; a man who had suffered much, unless the deep lines and shadows under eyes and mouth meant nothing but advancing years; a man who entered full of wrath and resentment at this in varion of his privacy—this forcing of hiz guarded lines; and yet—a gentleman Ned Perry’s instincts were all of little worth. The young soldier had been standing by a center table, coolly scanning the pictures on the walls, and determiping to present a rather exaggerated picture of nowdisbDOe as reward for the hostile laagtage of the proprietor of Dunraven. He expected to beer m outburst of to- vectira whan that gentfcmsn reached the room; but no sooner had he passed ths portion than he halted short, and Mr. Kray, flaming suddenly, was amazed at the pate, startled, y* yearning look in 'Our of our men, a sergeant, rode down tiiis way quite early this morning and failed to teturn. His horse came bock I bleeding at sunset, and we feared some ! accident or trouble. Searching parties are out all over the prairies, and the colonel ordered me to inquire here." “Does your colonel take ns for ban ditti liere, and ascribe your desertions and accidents to our machinations?" “Far from it, sir, but rather aa a hos pitable refuge to which the injured man liad been conveyed," answered Perry, with a quiet smile, determined to thaw the liauteur of Dunraven’s lord if cour tesy of manner could effect it. “He is utterly mistaken, then," an swered the Englishman, “and I resent— I resent, sir, this forcing of my gates after the explicit understanding we had last year. As a soldier I presume you had to obey your orders; but I beg you to tell your colonel that his order was aa ; affront to me personally, in view of what 1 has passed between us." “Nothing has passed between you, 1 Mr. Maitland," answered Perry, a little tartly now. “We have reached Fort Rossiter only within the last fortnight, and know nothing whatever of your understandings with previous command ers. Permit me to ask you one question and I will retire. Have you heard any thing of our sergeant?” “Nothing, sir. I would hardly be apt to hear, for my people here are enjoined to keep strictly to our limits, and all we ask of our neighbors is that they keep to theirs. 1 presume you have destroyed my fences, sir, in order to effect an en trance." “Upon my word, Mr. Maitland, you make me rather regret that I did not; but I had the decency to respect what I had happened to hear of your wishes, and so left my horse and my men out side and footed it a good half mile in the dark" “Ah! that sounds very like it!” replied Mr. Maitland, with writhing Ups, for at this moment there came the dull thun der of rapidly advancing hoof beats, and before either man could speak again three troopers with a led horse—all four steeds panting from their half mile race —reined up in front of the eastern por tico in the full glare of, the lights, and the sergeant’s voice was heard eagerly hailing his lieutenant “My luck again!” groaned Perry. “I told them tn count in half an hour if they didn't hoar from me, and of course they came.” (To be continued.) Talbott & Sons, Richmond, Yo„ NO HUMBUG. CHINESE PRESENCE OF MIND. MINUFICTURERS, furnish Lowest Esti mates on all kinds of Machinery, Engines and Boil ers, Saw Mills, Old Do minion Corn Mills, Cot ton Gins and Elevators, Cotton Presses, Prick and Tiling Machinery, Plan ers and Wood-Working Machinery. W rite to me for prices be fore buying. Y. C. Badham, General Agent, OOUHnMBBI-A-, S. O. Feb. 90, ’90.—lyr. ill M SumM . •CO. C. TOALC, HENRY OUVCR Geo. E. Toale & Go, MANUFACTURERS —AND— WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Doors, Sash, Dltnds, Builders Hardware, ANB M Miiig MiM. OFFICE AND SALESROOMS 10 und 12 Hayuc Street, CHARLESTON, - - S. 0 Write for Estimates. May 31,1888. Schedule of the Hartuille R. R. Genuine Bargains In tlie following Goods : Clothing, Overcoats, Hats, Caps. Buggy Robes, Ladies’ Jerseys, Children’s Blouses, Ladies’ Balmorals, Valises, Trunks, and Boots. -*?SH0ES A Sf KGIALTY.^- Call and prices will be given in Store that will astonish yon. 9. 7.1» A 7.40 8.05 M. HABTSVILLB. S. C., Dec. DAILY MIXED TRA1 Leaves Hartsville, Leaves Jov&nn, Arrive at Floyd’s, Making connection with the Booth bound passenger train on the Cheraw A Darlington Railroad. RETURNING. Leave Floyd’s, 10.00 A. M Leave Jovann. 10.80 “ Arrive at Hartsville, 10.50 “ This train waits two hours, if necessa ry, for the North bound freight train on C. &. D. R. R. J. L. COKER. President. Respectfully, January 16, 1890. J. G. McCALL, (Cl)f punk of parUitflttm, fort his quivering face. A PMIonoplier Relates an Instance of Their * Wonderful Self Control. “It is not along the broader lines of so cial life alone that we can trace race char acteristics and distinctions,” said a seedy looking individual in front of a Chestnut street hotel, buttoning up a well worn fall overcoat closely to his throat so as to con ceal the still more worn summer coat be neath, and drawing on, with careless fas tidiousness, a pair of kid gloves that were badly in need of repair. His general appearance was that of a broken down sporting man or a word politician who had been subsisting for many months on the expectations of an appointment when the civil service law is repealed; his air was that of a millionaire just sauntering out after having enjoyed a sumptuous dinner, but, according to his own state ment, he was neither. “I am a student of social science,” he said, “and nothing delights me more than to study national peculiarities and char acteristics as tliey are revealed in the trivial occurrences of every day life. “To illustrate, I went into a Ninth street Chinese laundry the otlier evening. The heathen had neglected to send my linen home. That, however, did not strike me as a race peculiarity; it is rather a class characteristic common to all laun drymen.no matter what their nationality. But something occurred while I waited that did strike me. “It was just about dusk. The streets were crowded with people going home from work, and in the room half a dozen Chinamen were busy ironing at different tables. A coal oil lamp that hung in the bulk window had just been lighted. A good deal of oil had been spilled on the outside of the bowl in filling it, and sud denly this Sought fire and blazed up, not only endangering the red curtains draped about the window, but threatening to cause an explosion of the lamp. “A Chinaman on the far side of the room saw the flames and uttered a single exclamation to call the attention of the others. That was the only sound made by any of the Celestials, and none of them left their work except one nimble little fellow, who jumped lightly and quickly into the window. “But the flames had been seen from the street, and instantly the room was filled with passers by, who rushed madly in, each one shouting directions at the top of his voice. “ ‘Throw the lamp into the streetf ‘Dash water upon it!' ‘Run for a police man!' ‘Strike the fire alarm!’ they cried, and one excited individual yelled; ‘Take a club and smash it to pieces!* “Meanwhile the little Chinaman in the window had quickly seized a large, damp cloth from his table, and while his fellow countrymen looked calmly on amid all the confusion and hubbub he wrapped it around the burning lamp and held it there till the flames were completely smothered. Then he quietly returned to his work without stopping for a moment to discuss the occurrence, but it was several minutes before the excitement died out among the Caucasians who had crowded in and they were ready to de part “Now this difference of behavior in the face of danger and amid exciting circumstances does certainly indicate a fundamental and characteristic differ ence between the oriental and the occi dental races. You may say that the conduct of the Chinamen resulted merely from oriental apathy, or you may attrib ute it to the fatalistic habits of thought engendered by eastern religions, or you may say that the occurrence furnished a confirmation of Herbert Spencer’s theory that hurry and overwork have resulted in a condition of nervous insta bility among all the races of the west But whatever you attribute it to, I toll you the Chinaman's method of action is the best when you have to deal with a coal oil lamp that is about exploding. “You couldn’t lend me e dime, oonld you, to pay my car fare? I want to get to Richmond, where I am announced to lecture before a conclave of the Theo- sophical society.” — Philadelphia In quirer. A peculiarity about the blind is tha* there is seldom one of them who smokes. Soldiers and sailors accustomed to Maofc- ing, and who have tool their sight in continue to smoke to a shoe* while, but soon give up ths habit. They say that it gives them no m AH! m STORE! To the Cittzens of Darlington and Vicinity: I take this method of thank ing you for the very liberal pa tronage heretofore extended to me by you, and respectfully so licit a continuance of the same. I call your attention to mv large and well selected stock of Ladies’, Gents’, Misses and Children’s Boots and Shoes ; not surnassed by any other dealer in the State. I call special at tention to my Custom Made BOOTS and SHOES, which I warrant to fit and give perfect satisfaction. CHAS. BULTMAN. Dec. 19, ’89—6m is Laborers, j __ C. MOONEY, Dealer in ALL STYLES ®F BURIAL (MTS, -HAS OPENED A- SATV-nsros departs ent. And from and after this date will receive deposits of One Dol lar and upwards, and pay (Quarterly interest on the same, at the rate of five p“r cent, per annum, under regu lations to be made known at the Bank/ This a favorable opportunity for Farmers, Clerks, Mechanics, Factory Operatives, To Save Their Earnings. W. C. COKER, BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. Cashier. Darlington, S. C., June 18, ’89. JUST BEUETYMD A Large Supply of the Latest Improvement on the Celebrated Golden Rye Whiskey Drops, DIAMOND DROPS, IMCetma.©, Sole A=>ent. Mr. S. Manne proposes to sustain to the fullest extent the business recently conducted by his father, and to this end so licits a continuance of the patronage which has heretofore been accorded the firm. Jan. 30, 1890. FOR C. & D. AND C. & 9. RAILROADS * PxztiPSKT’aOrricE ) C. & D. axd C. & 8. RAILROADS, t Charleston, S, C., May 12,1889. J On and after May 12, the train) on these roads will run as follows (Sondn ex cepted) every day: DOWN TRAIN. L*»ve Wadesboro Itennetts Morven’s 6.86 McFarland 6.60 Leave Cheraw ".30 Cash’s :"‘46 Society Hill 8.02 Dove’s 8-22 Darlington 8.42 Palmetto 8 66 Arrive at Florence 9 16 rp TRAIN. Leave Florence 8.10 P M Palmetto 8 26 Darlington 8.36 Dove’s 8.62 Society Hill 9.12 Cash’s » 17 LenveCheraw 9.43 P M McFarlan 10.08 Morven's 10.20 Bennett’s 10,85 Lake Wadesboro..... 11.00 Freight Train going up. Leave Florence 7,00 am Arrive Darlington 7.45 a tn Freight going dowu Arrive DarlinSton S.00 p m Leave Darlington 3.50 p m Arrive Florence 4.10 p m A. F. RAVENEL, Pres. 0 H Marter Transportstion. 3STEW SOECEUT-TEE ORTHE A STER N RAILROAD. Charleston, S. C., May 12, 1889. N On and after this date the following schedule will be run : GOING SOUTH No. 27, Daily. Leave Morence *1 35 a u 1 Leave Kingstrce 2 29 a tu Arrive Lanes 2 60 a m Leave Lanes 2 50 n ra Arrive Charleston 5 00 a m No. 23, Daily. | Leave Florence *9 30 a ra 1 Leave Kingstrcc 10 65 a n Arrive Lanes w 11 20 a r Leave Lanes 11 20 a * I Arrive Charleston 1 SO a m No 63. Leave Lanes *7 60 P. M. Arrive Charleston 9 30 p. tn. Train No. 03 takes No. M South of Lanes Train on C & D R R coin ets at Flor ence with No 23 Train GOING NORTH. No, 71, Daily. AND A EAEGE / SSORTMENT or th* — ut FURNITURE NOW ON THE American Market. Aug. 22, ’8» ly VFVtt Red THE njVESl OF - Rust Proof Oats - is - POR SALE - BY - Wig!, Mull It Go., Darlington, S. C. September 26,1889—tf. Lewenthal & Hennig, — DEALERS IN THE — OELEBE-ATE Farmers’ Alliance Bye Whiskey. GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Corner Pearle Street and Court House Square, DARLINGTON, S. C. December 19, 1889—3m Read these Prices. Nos 52 runs through to Columbia via Central K R ofS C. Nos. 78 aad 14 run solid to Wllmingts N. C., making close connection with W. W R R for all pclots north. J R. KENLY, J. F. Divrxa, Supt. Trans. Gcn’l Sap't T. M. Emerson, Gen’l Pass. Agt. U * Call at IILIINGTON COLUMBIA AM AUGUSTA May 12, 1889. GOING SOUTH No. 23. i Leave Wilmington RAILCOA Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 60. No. 27 Leave Wilmington Leave Marios Arrive Florence Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia Leave Florence Arrive Sumter No 62 No 68 at Leaving Lanes 9 16 A M., Manning 8 53 A M. Train on C & D R R connects nt Flcrencs with No 58. GOING NORTH. No 61. ; oeave Colambln. Arrive Sumter adapted to Leave Sumter Arrive Florence yooag man confront- i a change. toy cannot see to have said tha* they .-AT ENTS, Caveats and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Patent business conducted for Moderate Fees. Our Office is Opposite U. S. Patent Office and we can secure patent in less time and at less cost than those remote from Washington. Send model ,draw ing or photo., with description. We advise, if patentable or not. free of charge, Our fee not due till patent is secured. A Liras Rook. “How to Obtain Pat ents,” with names of actual clients in your State, County or town sent free. Address, O. A. SNOW A CO. Opp. Patent Office, Washington, D. C Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry, j^Repairedand Warranted, -AT- Jmlry Stow. , P. EAR 1,000 yards assorted Worsteds at 10 cts, worth 20 to 40cts; A full line Cashmeres at 121 and 15 cts. We arestil I run ning our famous 25 cts. yard wide Cashmere in all shades more popular than ever this season. 45-inch Henrietta at 50 cents. A large line of Black Goods consisting of Cashmeres, Henriettas and Imported Reps from 15 to $1 per yard. ! A well selected stock of Ladies’ and Misses’ Wraps consisting thro "* h of Jackets, Modjeskas and New Markets. A specially large line of Staple Dry Goods, and Notions prices that move them rapidly. SHOES. Our line of Shoes is large and complete and well the wants of the people. We continue to maintain our reputation for selling solid goods. Gents' Furnishing Goods, Our success in the Gents’ Furnishing Goods Depaitment war rant us in the belief that our Clothing and Hats Men’#, Youths’ and Boys’ suit the people, both as to quality and price. We carry always in stock a full line of Hardware, Crcckery, Tin, Harness, &c. GROCERIES. The Grocery Department is large and kept well supplied, at Rock-bottom prices. HARDWARE. At the Hardware Store, Managed by J. H. Early, is Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam Engines, Ac., in fact everything that comes under the head of machinist’s supplies. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. October 31,1889. "C 24 )) ■ 9 38 p in 10 39 n m 3.20 a u 4.40 a a 4 40 a m 6. 16 a m *10.10 d m 12.40 p ■ 1 20a m flO 83 a m 11 66 p v f0 20 a m 10 28 a m Cbarltstan via No. 78. Leave Flortaco, Leave Marion Amvt at Wilmington, No. 69 Leavt Sumter Arrive Florenco Leave Colombia Arrive Sumter No. 68, 1 No 14 Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive «t Wilmington •10 36 p a 11 68 p m 11 68 p m 115am 4 85 a m 5 20 a ■ 8 84am f6 37 p m 7 50pm •5 20pm « 82 p m •8 14 y m 8 4* p ^ 11 50 pm • J A m Leave Charleston Arrive Lanes Leave Lanes Leave Kiugstree Arrive Florence *12 26 a m 2 45 a m 2 50 a m 3 10 a ta 4 20 a tn No. 14, Leave Cnnrleslon Arrive Lanes Leave Lanes Leave Kingstrce Arrive Florence *4 30 p ra 6 28 p ra 6 28 p ra 0 46 p u 7 55 p m No. 52, Daily. Leave Charleston Arrive Lanes 7 o0 a ra 0 10 a m * Daily, f Daily except Sun Train No. 62 tikes No. C2 North Lanes 1 ’wSKsSi Train No. 14 connects at Flor Train on C & D R R for Cheraw Wadesboro, N. C. with ..and • •; - - r •Daily. tD* 11 / «oepl Sunday. No 63 rune through to Charleston, via Ceotral R R, arriving Manning? 04 P K Lance 7 42 P M. Cbarleatoa 9 30 P M. No 69 conuecto at Florence with CAD train for Cheraw and Waaesboro*. Noe 78 and 14 make close eonnecllea at Wilmingtou with W A IV RR for all poisti North. Train on Florence R. R. leave Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4.40 P. M., arrive i . I Rowland 7.00 P. M Returning leave K®? 1 Rowland 0.30 A. M.. arrive P»e Deo 9.00 A.M. Train 0u Manchester A Augusta leaves Sumter daily except Sunday. A. M„ arrive Pinewuod 12.01 P. M. turning leave Pinewood 19.30 P. rive Sumtor ‘ 4;-, 00 m KENLY, M. El . DIVINE* < m MW: