Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBUSHKD EVKHf THTRSDAY Mokii.v^. ^ENRV J_ JH0MP3ON, PROPKIETOB. TERMS—Per Annum iu Advance; I 80 cent* for 0 mouths; 35 cefits for I 8 months. Advertising Kates: One Square first insertion. |1.00 One Square second insertion 50 upon the most reasonable .erms. lighting their gtootajr faces 'they at ways emfled when they heard the sound of that banjo, for the player was the iife of the old mill's hnnsebold. Colonel Chenier ceased reading and i Adelaide, his sad faced daughter let j fall her sewing as tiiey both gaud upon i a lovely apparition now passing out or money to oe mane, said Colonel Che nier, puffing rapidly at his pipe. "The Yankees ought to be wilting for oe to have at least one way of getting back what we've lost.’ j The sound of a home's fret was now ' heard, and in a moment a cavalier of the true mmintaiu type came up at a gallop through the wide doorway of the mill j ani ' drew rein in front of the tnilL It was Rosalie Chenier, the colonel s ! ,Ie hftol hi * broad brimmed felt hat youngest child. She held in her hand a | » ml bowed to his home's mane. Be was lianjo of fine workmanship, dark old a bill, round limbed, compactly built with jeweled keys ami polish,-,! silvet r°nug ,elll,w . darl ‘ baired, with olive scretvs. She sat down on the stone sb p complexion ami keen black eyes, regular Every subso uent insertion 50 ani i began to play a lively medley, ma le features and a superbly poised head. A Coutract aavertif^mentK inserted up of conconlant bits snatcheil from this suit of well fitting gray clothes, with and that familiar old tune, a sort of heavy top bout*. t>ras.s spurs ami buck mocking bird performance, which threw «kin gauntlets, to vbich were added a together. the cheeriest parts of mauv * e *ther waist belt and three heavy pie- pieceeshe knew to Is, gave strong emphasis to his rather She was beautiful. In the best sense of ! brigandish bearing At his right side the word, from head to foot W.thoot 8Wa "« a '‘Kht Maynard rifle, lacking anything of a strong, almost ! Wo '" J Mws Chenier, good By MAURICE THOMPSON [Copyright INI, by American Press Associa tion.! CHAPi'EH L Til K OLD MILL An old mill, mossy from roof comb to stony base, was rumbling and growling beside its brook. A big overshot water i wheel, seemingly much out of proportion to the rest of the building slowly re i voiced with the gushing and gurgling wutei filling its slimy buckets Some wide armed oaks and slender pines grew all about In every direction mountain peaks rose against the bine north Ueorgia sky The air had all the freshness and fragrance of the south The mill fronted eastward, looking down s narrow fertile valley, now inst I beginning to clothe Itself in vernal splen dors of leaf ami flower: along the sinn ous channel of the brook grew clumps ot willows overtopped here and there by white armed plane trees ami gnarled tu liiw there called poplars A few hnmble houses, the hotm-s of poor farmers, were scattered along the slopes of the valley, which was not more than three miles in its greatest width, am! which cut through the mountains, some five miles east of the mill, by a jagged gtip called the "Month of the Pocket" Such fields as had been opened for cnl tivation in this little valley or •■pocket,’ were tilled npagainst the mountain sides, and lay red and brown in the sunlight save where the wheat and rye had made them a tender green The forests of oak. hickory and pine ran in variegated bil lows to the very tops of the mountains Wild flowers grew everywhere. In fact no other region can compare with the hill country of north Georgia for the variety and loveliness of its wild flowers Its woods and tiehLs are gaj with them from early spring until the drought of midsummer kills them A emitter o< the true mountain type. Mocking birds, brown thrashes, cat birds, cardinal grosbeaks and many other sweet voiced birds were filling the "pocket’ with song Beside the door of the old mill. In the shade of a mulberry tree now just get ting its broad tender leaves, sat a dark faced man. whose eyes had in them that peculiar gloominess which comes of long indulgence in retrospection and discon tent. It was easy to see that he was a cripple An iron shod wooden leg pro tnnled from one division of his trousers ami a heavy walking staff lay across his lap lj)s face was not unat tractive, with its broad, high forehead its well turned jaws and its aristocratic nose ami chin There was a suggestion of unavailable power In it. The heavy gray mustache drooped over a full almost sensual, month. In whose corners lurked the merest hint of that hanghti strong voluptuous development, her form was slender, lithe and graceful a* so many mountain girls' forms are. and her fea lures were of almost Grecian fineness and regularity The color of her hair was that pale, sheeny gold, so seldom seen in the south, the true harvest yel low. very thick and long plaited into two heavy braids and bound with scraps of blue ribbon Her eyes were gray green, specked with amber, full of ex presxion. clear, deep and innocent as a babe's There was that in her complex ion beyond its extreme fairness, which is best called bloom the warm flush of incomparable purity and health She turned her head slightly to one side, keeping time with a slender, high arched foot as she played v The contrast ol color and expression tietween her and the other two whom we have descrilred were much stronger than mere words can make it appear It was. in fact the contrast between the new ami the old. in all the phases of the two The big outside, far away world of wealth and fashion ami business turmoil had no immediate relationship to her life. Its doings had reached her only in the vaguest and most indefinite way. as rumors from another sphere, or as the murmur of a battle beard from a great distance. Unlike her father and her sis ter Adelaide, she hail no war memories, nor recollections of former wealth and splendor, to keep her looking back to a better day Three years old when the war ended, scarcely six when brought here to the mill, she had no distinct no tion of life beyond the limits of this lit tie valley She bad entered her eight eenth year knowing as little of social life as if she were still a child in the nursery Of nature, however she had learned much, and her father ami mother bad carefully taught her the usual routine lessons of the schools. For the rest she took to the banjo us naturally as does a mix-king bird to singing mastering its difficulties with scarcely an effort. She had found this flue old instrument hid den away in a pile of rubbish in the at tic of the mill where its owner had left ■I at some distant tune No doubt it had been hidden there, that it might escape the fate ol everything valuable which came in the way of Sherman's army As for it* rtyd owner, he may have fallen in defense of the lost cause At all events he had never returned to Claim it In the south the banjo during the days i of slavery was looked upon as a rode and savage instrument, fit only for the | hands and taste of negroes It bore the brand of everything connected with the j pathetic life of the slave The wonder ' is that long ago this fascinating lyre of | the cabin was not lifted to its proper place, which was beside the violin No doubt the secret of its neglect lay in the fact that it was treated as a negro in strnment. and regarded as one of the symbols of slave life. Rosalie Chenier had beantiful hands, white, slender, perfectly formed, and the act of playing upon the banjo dis j closed all their suppleness and grace She was not conscious of her beanty however, and was as sincere and out j right in her actions as were the birds There was something in her attitudes I and movements that would have been bizarre had the element of utter sim j plicity been wanting. She was dressed I in inexpensive white muslin npon which the flour dust of the mill would not show, and around her waist was a hand of pale blue ribbon. The pure notes of the banjo made jeans J themselves distinctly heard above the rumbling of the bulirstones, the creak ing of gudgeons and the bubbling of the flume stream Colonel Cheniei had closed his txiqk and was gazing at lio-ali" with an air ol morning, colonel." he said; then, as if for the first time noting the younger girl's presence, he bowed low again, and with a peculiarly pleasant smite added "Miss Rosalie, good morning." "Lovely morning. Isn't it?" said the colonel, the ring of southern cordiality I in his heavy voice. ‘Lively, lovely," was the answer, inn rich, sweet tone "I have had a charm j ing ride over the mountain The air is exceedingly line and I have never seen | vegetation so rich and rank Why, the leaves on the hickory sprouts are as large as the skirts of my saddle." "Those leaves will be immense when they are quite grown Mr Ellis," said Rosalie, striking a chord upon the old banjo The young man bowed and laughed lightly "I fear yon are trying to spoil the el feet of my comparison." he said, emliiif with a peculiar compression of the lips which caused his heavy mustache to droop below his well turned chin •But your saddle skirts are so enor monsly large Rosalie added He looker! down and seemed for the first time aware that he was riding one of those skinless -trees.” thousands of which had been left seal tens 1 through the hill conn try by Sheiman * troopers He laughed outright. ‘I had 'orgotten that I changed sad dies this iiinrumg." he exclaimed; "it wasn t a very happy comparison, after all but the hickory leaves »re Inst as large, all the same." ‘I haven letter for you, sir," said the cavalier, searching in a side pocket as he spoke. He let the envelope fall in get ting it out Lightly swinging himsell downward, he recovered it without dis mounting ARh' m kh the horse was tall the feat was performed with as much apparent ease us if he had stooped from a standing posture He recovered his seat in the saddle with a romantic clang of spurs and pistols The noble horse arched its neck and struck the ground impatiently with its left forefoot, scat teriug around a shower of sand and gravel The young man tossed the letter to Colonel Chenier lifted his hat again ami with another low bow loosed the bridle rein and sjx-d away up the valley at a slow gallop Just around the first turn ol the road they heard him begin to sing in a strong mellow voice a familiar old ballad He left tx-hind him, linger ing in the atr a suggestion of medieval da vs CHAPTER li. IJCTTRR KKOJI AUNT M.kKOUr.r.ITE. ness which wa* so marked an clement in ing ami said. dreamy interest, as one indulging In pa thetic fancies Suddenly the musician ceased her play- the personal outline of the high bred southerner of the ante helium days That he was a wreck which the late war ■ hail left stranded here in this sweet southern valley, conld be discovered by a glance Before the war he hail been the ownei of many slaves, a magnificent mountain home and a broad plantation farther "down the country,’ as the phrase went Now he was the owner of the little old mossy "Pocket Mill," whose big dripping wheel and rasping buhrstones served to grind out for inm and his family a hum lile subsistence His t.vo daughters aided him to serve the customers who brought their grain thither for grinding His sons had all been killed in battle An invalid wife helped to sadden his ex lie—for this life of poverty over here in the ‘pocket’ was to Colonel Wilton Chenier, despite all It* colors and per fume. Us bird songs and Us breezy fresh ness, nothing less than exile He did | not chafe, however, as the days and months ami yesr: creeping by gave him no promise of any better fortune, but quietly and gloomily accepted his fate To-day, as lie sat there smoking his brier root pipe and rending a novel, his face was no more nor no less hopeful than it was twelve years before, when be first came to live at the mill, just as the war clonds lifted and peace brought with it niter penury to him and his loved ones It is early May and early morning The smoke from Colonel Wilton Che mer e pipe goes swiftly away on a fresh stream of mountain air that dips into the valley as if blowing out of that won dcrfnl bluesky which hang*overhead A tall, dark woman, still lithe and youth ful in appearance despite her thirty-five year* and the look of settled sorrow in big fact, cornea ont of the mill with •oaa tight work In her hand and sita down upon a weather beaten beuch tie- side her father Yon would at once know that she is the daughter of this man she is so like him As she bends over her sewing, her feature* fall into their habitual retrospective riqiose Her hair and eyes are black, her nose small and atralght, her month and chin well formed, her forehead low and broad They make a strange, dark picture these two sorrowful looking forms, but- lined against the dnll background of the old mill's mossy wall They do not seem to not* each other's presence The growling of the mill is enlivened by the song of a mocking bird tip in the mni berry tree An Ivory billed woodpecker ..la cackling merrily on the great oak [yonder by the brook. From tome in finite distance comes the mellow tin . Jiog of a cow bell . - Bnddenly a few strong notes from the Lbugo came entof the mill Thenfcn ~ ‘ J - - i g fctff Oh, yonder come* Frank Ellis down the trail " How do yon know It Is, Rose?" in quired her father, looking over the val- •'/I I* a letter from Aunt MuryucrtU." What is called the hill country of north Georgia consists of a network of mountain chains running in every di rection, with fertile valleys lietween formerly it was the home of the Chero kee trilieof Indians, and for that reason is sometimes designated as Cherokee Georgia Some groat travelers, among thorn Bayard Taylor, have compared this region to the most picturesque parts of Italy as regards both climate and ley to where the red trail zigzagged Us | scenery In many places the landscape I way along the steep slope 'Because it is a white horse, and then ' no one else would ride so fast down that trail. It is I'Vank, i am sure.” "Oh. quite likely,” said Colonel Che- ! ni:r. refilling his pipe "Where is he going so often np the valley of late?' ' He has rattle in the range np there , or something hasn't he?" suggested Miss i Adelaide "I don't know. Tin sure,” saidltosalie making a whorl cf her pretty hand and looking through It at the faraway horse man "I hope if it’s Frank he'll have some thing new to tell ns," said Adelaide. "Ifie'!! bring some papers and maga | lines, I dare say." said Rosalie. "1 am real hungry to read a new stnry " She got up as she spoke and went to a frag ment of a stone wall, upon which she climbed to get a hotter view of th* dis tant trail IVn-hed up there she sang a snatch from a simple song, plaj-ing a low accompaniment the while. "There is a moonshine establishment np the gulch, west somewhere," said Colonel Chenier, In a low voi«e to Ade laide- She started a little and after a moment’.! reflection. "Has Frank Ellis anything to do with It," she asked “He may have. I don't know It’s been rumored alxiut, and there are some detectives lurking around in the neigh borhood." said the colonel, his voice full oT doubt and caution "Ho is of a-good family," said Adelaide thoughtfully, smoothing her work, "and i thonldu't think he'd care to engage in such business It isn't honorable, is it? 1 "Most of the boys consider it none of those northern officers' business what is done down here in the monntains," re plied the colonel "But it’s against the law. Isn’t itT "Yes, against their law: bnt onr troys don't mind the Yankee law to any alarm ing extent" ^ “It wonld bo better to let distilling alone anyway, I think, don't you?' ex claimed Adelaide, in a tone of sncli earnestness that her father could no longer evade the point "Oh, the business is not the best," be said, "bnt these revenue meddlers bright find belter employment themselves than going about to destroy the property of free men." "Bnt a roan of Frank Ellis’ standing and family—I should think he’d scorn so vulgar a business." "There's a smack of daring and danger in it. and then. too. there la a neat deal is broken into the grandest alpine masses. Notably this is so in the more mountainous parts lying west of the Western and Atlantic railroad. The little “pocket," in which for the present we linger with the slender be ginnings of our history, lies in the very thickest of the hilly network, many hun dred feet above the sea level, ^protected from great storms—a dreamy little eden of quietude and peace The people of the region are, for the most part, simple ignorant mountaineers, fifty years be hind the age, independent, hardy, reti cent. ]x<cnliar in dress and manner, bnt brave, honest and true to their tradi tions; in many respects not unlike the peasantry of the south of France. The men are great hunters, and yon may see them stalking through the woods with the long flintlock rifles of a century past flung across their bony shoulders They Like to nothing new With them prog ress is an unknown word A few farni lies here and there are cultured folk whom adversity or the pursuit of health has thrown into these primitive valleys The lives of these cultured exiles is dry lonely and eventless. The Chenier fam ily is a good example. From month's end to month's end their existence is merely negative—that is, they are not dead. The old mill is not more bum drum in its rumbling and creaking than the daily round through which they ...Tn, The elder members have the sail satisfaction of remembering some days of glory, and they often talk over that happy time. Rosalie hears them; but it is like reading a romance. It charms her without rendering her discontented She is imaginative, and often nurses that roseate dream indefinite though it be. of one day roaming away, beyond the circling mountains, into the great | outside, the strong joyous, rushing world. If a letter Is fascinating of itself, inde pendent of anything it may contain, to ns who live in the full tide of modern progress, what must it be to one Id the deep seclusion of a place like the ■pocket?" it is. until the seal is broken a mysterious messenger from an no known country Rosalie came down from her perch upon tile broken wall, and approached her father as he began to tear open the envelope which hml been thrown to him by the yonng horseman. It was as If she expected great tidings, a message of charming import from some benign and powerful personage far away some where. anvwhere. in that romantic world oeyond me mountains The stir | in her blood wa* of that obscurely ten-1 der sort which barely tinges content- : ment with longing or hope or Indefinite . desire. "It Is from Marguerite," said Colonel Chenier, as he slowly nnfolded the heavy I white unruled sheet covered over with small, cramped writing "Aunt Margueriter quickly Inquired Adelaide, her face taking on a look of immediate rest. Colonel Chenier's hand trembled as he adjusted his spectacles A sort of ashen gravity momentarily deepened in his cheeks ‘Read It aloud, papa," cried Rosalie, ‘bnt wait. I'll call mamma," she added, and without a second's pan.se she ran into the mill and soon returned leading 1 a pale, thin, fair faced woman, whose air was that of an energetic invalid "It Is a letter from Aunt Marguerite," | exclaimed Adelaide as her mother rat down beside her Rosalie remained standing, still holding the banjo in her left hand, her sweet lips slightly parted her eyes beaming with all a child's sin cere curiosity "She is coming to see us." said Colonel Chenier, lifting his eyes from the letter and harking into his wife’s pale face, as if asking what she thought of the star tling announcement. 'Oh, oh!" cried Rosalie, "coming here' ; Is she really coming here?’ "Coming here!" echoed Adelaide A little color rose into the transparent cheeks of Mrs. Chenier bnt she re- i mained silent. "What can we ever do with her papa?" said Adelaide almost petulantly, j "Oh, I’m so very glad,” exclaimed Ro salie, her face emphasizing the state ment with a quick flush "Read it aloud | to ns." Colonel Chenier looked over his glasses at the radiant girl, and then, turn mg i back to the letter, began reading as fol lows- Savannah. Oa., May 8. Mr Disk IIrotiick 1 have st last deter, mined to write to you Hindu. Of course. I eau- oot imagine why you have not armwered any of my letters. Certalaly I Ailed each one of t them with sisterly affection. Lately 1 have ; been nursing a fear that, since I sent a email remittJou-e in the first one. five year* mm. ft J may have '.n-en stolen, and the name thief may have purloined the valueless ones with the hope of obtaining further booty. Be thia Into or no, 1 write to yon now to aay that I am coming to look for you, and to see for myself how yon are getting along. General Forbes, your old commander, was here with u» for a day or two, three years ago, aqd he told us that he had heard flint you were ruined, finan cially, by the armies, but he could not tell ns what yon were doing. I have tried. In every way, to find out something about you, all in vain. Of course. ! cannot reel content. You are my own dear, only brother, and 1 must not. I cannot, let you get entirely away from me. never to we yon or hear from you any more. I | hope 1 hie will reach you nil right. I shall fol low it in the course of n week or two. So you may expect me Mr. koowvclt will conic with me. Me will he the lietter for the mountain l air, poor man. Lately his railroad wlii-mcr I have camiod him a world of vexation. Some ! English and Dutch capitalists have com ill lied io try to thwart Ids Florida plans: but at i.i-t | tie has fdrmed an alliance with Home t'hfcago j and New York men. and the wore! seem* j over. Ills health Is hurt, however. Ml 1 f have made him promise to come wfth me Inn- yom delightful mountain region. As I write. I grow chil.h-hty Impatient to we you and Sue ami Aiiclnl to. What is your youngest daughter’s name? You know I have never seen her if she is al all tike Adelaide. I shall love her dearly. I hope Sue’s health ui good. I used to fear it would entirely fail. You need not answer this letter, as we shah go al once to Augusta, where Mr. Roosevelt has Mime affairs to arrange, thence to Ah Innta for a few days, and then to i ou. Mr Roosevelt will go to C'atnnia Springs, but i -.hall remain with yon for Millie weeks. I an fodpate h happy time, and !io|v some good may come ol my visit. A» ever, your affectionate si <tcr. MAilUPCHITE CliKMUlt llo'lHKVKI.T. Colonel Chenier liftcsl bis beat! as he finished rending ami for a spai-e he turned the letter idly in his fingers, gaz ing at the distant mountain tups as it Irving to see beyond them into the “low country" where, in the heart of lovely old Savannah, his only sister lived, rich childless, exclusive—an aristocrat of the most ultra southern type. He was look ing in his memory at the grand man sion, the she iy streets, the fanciful clumps of old palmetto trees, the spa cious halls and parlors, the heavy old time furniture, the lace, the damask, the tapestry, the curtotrs bric-a-brac treas ures, the paintings, the statuettes. Mrs Chenier and Adelaide looked at etveh other mutely, despairingly, as wo men do when suddenly overtaken by some extreme exigency Then with a common thought they turned inquiring ly toward the old mill as if to say to it ‘What can lie done with Marguerite Chenier Roosevelt?” "Where can we put her to sleep?" ex claimed Adelaide. Mrs Cheater made a-t impatient ges ture as her only response. "A small remittance," said the colonel, glancing back over a part of the letter There was just the slightest ring of dis dain in his voice. "For several years we never so much as inquired at the postoffice or dreamed of a letter," he presently added in a softer tone, “and the mail service has lieen quite as demoralized tn the south as politics and finances.” "Well, we must begin to prepare at once." said Mrs. Chenier, lacing the lin gers of both her hands together, and glancing from her husband to Adelaide: "we shall have no time to lose." "But, mamma, wh::t can wo do? How can we prepare?" cried Adelaide em phatically "Oh, Marguerite is a plain, sensible woman, after all," said Colonel Chenier trying to speak lightly, "and I don't doubt that we shall get along all right.’ “But, Wilton," interposed Mrs Che nier, "j-on know we have no room and not even a spare bed for her." 'TU give Aunt Marguerite my room and bed," said Rosalie quickly The women looked at each other. "Bless tuy little girl." cried the father, pulling Rosalie down upon his knee and kissing her cheek. She seemed a t ere child to him. Colonel Chenier, for the moment, had forgotten all his troubles in a sudden realization of Rosalie’s Iteauty and sweet ness. His wooden leg had vanished. He had not lost his fortune. The old mill was u castle in Spain Mr*. Chenier and Adelaide began at once to plan certain rearrangements of the household furniture and to talk over possible additions to the pitifully scant supply of necessary comforts Rosalie was entirely free from the em barrassments of the situation She had never known a better state and her sur roundings had never distressed her. The birds of those fragrant mountain groves were not more free anil happy than she in the ignorance and innocence of her healthy and fervid yonth The simple food, the pure water, the monutain air and the variegated scenery had made her growth perfect She Itad come np as a flower She had deveUqied, as do the wild things of the forests, to thesym metry of nature's model While the family waa thus grouped and intently bnsied with the matter in hand, a tall, angnlar yonth came sham bling np the road, bearing to the mill a heavy irag of corn. Rosalie went into the mill to make it ready fer grinding the corn Inside the mill the boy set tbe bag down, untied the string at it* month, then lifted it and ponred the bright golden grain into the hopper, smoothly grooved by the friction of long usage. Rosalie took out the toll in a little cedar measure, pouring it into the mill's treasure box. Then she pressed the lever which raised the flood »ta- and im mediately the music of tbe flume and the creaking of the gudgeons began The old building trembled throughout its frame from roof to foundation. When the grinding wa* done, and the mill had ls-en stopped, Rosalie held open the big while the lad. with ,. small wooden scoop, shoveled the meal into It The meal was now all in. and Rosalie stooped to tie up the month of the bag “There," said Rosalie, drawing her self lightly up and touching the Irag with her dainty foot, “it's ready for yon now." As he took np his load .-mil went away, tho yonng girl followed as far a* the door. Her mother and sister were earnestly discussing the dreaded visit of Marguerite Chenier Roosevelt Colonel Chenier bad resumed his pipe and novel (To be continued.) Dress-Making. Having recently moved into tho new a|mrtments prepared for me in | the Hewitt Building, on the North ! side of the Public ftqunre, 1 am now 1 l,i r/i n rtlrm prepared to resnltf n.y work of dress- 1 ” ' ! nmking with bettor facilities than | ever before, and desire to solicit a | eontinuanceof the public's patronage. ; ! Ah measurements taken by- menus of ; ! the McDowell Garment Drafting Ma chine, and perfect fits guaranteed. MRS. L. E. WILLIAMSON. l.AW (AKIIN. W- F. DARGAN. Attorney at Law, • • S.C. Ofliceover lilaekwell Bros, stoie N ! OTICE is hereby given tl a th ■ holders of the Bank of Darlington will be held in tho President'* office ou Tuesday, January 12, Iflil'J. 2t L. K. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. west side of M Marco's mill (>ond, is positively forbidden and will be pun ished to file full extent of tbe law. li. A. HOWELL, Dec. 31-8t Lydia, S.C. RP. Poke Root and Potassium is the greatest blood purifier of the age. It curt * all Blood and Skin Diseases, Primary, Sec ondary, and Tertiary Syphilis 'whore all other remedies fail. P. P. P. f Prickly Ash Malaria and Broken-Down Constitution ]\T<>T1CE is hereby given that tres- maianaaiiu passing upon my lands, on the Waycross, Qa. Dr. W. H. Whitehead: Dear Sir—At your request I will state my case. Some years 1 ago I centracted malaria in its | most violent form while living at Newark, N. J. I consulted various physicians and took j numberless preparations recom mended as “sure cures,” but it stuck to me like a brother—or more like a mother-in-law. 1 finally came South, and while Every one should use P. P.P.; nearly hero tried new remedies, said to every one needs a good medicine to always cure malaria, and it still purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, stuck to me, and you know the P- p -> broken-down condition I was in when I came to your P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium), and.I improved rap idly, and am to-day in as good health as I ever was—tu fact better. As a remedy for a brok- endown constitution it has no equal. Yours, etc., T. P. Cottle. He—“Do you think there is any truth in the saying, ‘Dis tance makes the heart grow fonder?’ ” She—“I’m sure of it. I like you ever so much bet ter when you are away.”— Brooklyn Eagle. Pronounced Hopeless, Yet Saved. From a letter written by Mrs Ada E. Hurd, of Groton, S. D., we quote: “Was taken with a bad cold, which settled on my Lungs, cough set in and finally terminated in Consumption. Four doctors gave me up saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Saviour, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles; it has cured me and thank God 1 am now a well and hearty.” Trial bottles free at Willcox & Co’s Drugstore, regular size, 50c and ^Tnmithegrcttes’t 1 • [all diseases of the liiiiii and Potassium will cure Syphilis, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Syphilitic Rheu matism, Mitlaria,Old Sores, Blood Poison and Dyspepsia, If your head aches and you arc out of spirits take P. P. P., Prickly A»h, Poke Root, ai.d /or a Tired Feeling, Impure Blood, Dis tress after Eating, Dyspepsia, Pairs in tire Baek, Headaches ami Nervous Pros tration and Debility and Weakness all yield readily to P. P. P. Fob Sleepless ness, Exhaustion and Malaria use P.P.P. Catarrh and a Shattered Constitution, both male and female, nothing better tiian P. P. P. ladies whose systems are poisoned and whose blood is in an impure condition, due to Menstrual Irregularities, ate peculiarly lienefited by the wonderful tonic and blood-cleansing properties of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and cure known for Lady (engaging servant) — “You seem to possess every nec essary qualification. Have you a sweetheart?” Servant—“No, mum; but I can soongetone.”— The Comic. Ll PPM AN BROS., Proprietors, SAVANNA!!, .... GKOKOIA. Sold by J. A. Boyd and Willcox A Co. Good Looks. Good looks are more than skin deep, depending upon a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the Liver be inactive, you have a Bilious Look, if your stomach be disordered you have a Dyspeptic Lood and if your Kidneys be affected you have a Pinched Look. Secure good | health and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters is the alterative and Tonic acts direct- j ly on these vital organs. Cures Pimples, Blotches, Boils and gives a good complexion. Sold at Willcox & Co’s Drugstore, 50c. per bottle. No one can ever tell what a woman will do next. If any one di<l tell, she would be sure to go and do something else.—Somer ville Journal Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at Willc ox & Co’s drug store. 0 V CIB^ 0-10 li. W. BOYD. GEO. W. BROWN BOYD dt BROWN- Attorneys and Counselors at Law Oflice in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. D Ah'LI A’CTOS C. fl , & P. PhOMiT PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL BUSINESS. J. J. WARD. K. O. WOODS. WARD & WOODS. Attorneys & Counselors ut Law, DAltUXGTON, S. C. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts Special attention paid to all matters pert lining to the buying, selling, rentingor leasing of real estate. Any pirn having business in this line won fil do well to call on the linn, who have control of some of the most de- :orable property in the town and county. J. K. NKTTLKS. C. S. NKTTLKS. Netties & Nettles, Attorneys & ( ounselors at Law, DarlingDiii C. II,, Si. Will practice in all the State and Fed eral Courts. Prompt personal at tention given to the collection of Claims. 8. W. DARGAN. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN & THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Office, Hewitt building (up stairs) north side of tho Public Square. Darlington, S. C' r. E sim Attorney at I aw, n.mu.Ycrox.c. a.,8,C> Will practice in Circuit Courts and Supreme Court of South Carolina Prompt attention given to all busi ness, and special attention given eol- i lection*. P. Bishop Parrott, Stenographer and Typewriter, t^'Olllce with Nettles & Nettles, art LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING SOLICITED. Testimony reported in short-hand . and type-written transcript of same : furnished at reasonable rates. Good Spelling, Correct Punctuation and Neat Work Guaranteed. | Jan. 8-1 vr. House Established iSjo- W. M. JONES. w. H LEE. I. P. LEE JONES, LEE & CO., COTTON FACTORS, Norfolk, Va. Liberal advances made on consign ments. Correspondence and Shipment* So licited. Refer to Tlie Norfolk National Bank and Citizens' Bank, of Norfolk, Va. PETER BOY/LES TVJES first-class House and Sign Painting; Kalsomine Work a specialty. In addition to my other work, I am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING, etc. rr- Ho solicits the patronage of Darlington. P ALMETTO RALROAD. In effect OctoberJJ5, 1891. Leave Cheraw 4 31%). nr. Kollock 4.50 Osborne 5.15 Arrive Hamlet 5.40 |EH Leave Hamlet 8.30 a. m. Osborne 8.50 Kollock 9.20 Arrive Cheraw 9-40 WM. MONCURE.Supt. H ARTSV1LLE RAILROAD. In effect Sept. 20, 1891. DAILY MIXED TRAIN Leave Hartsville 4.55 am Jovann 5.20 a m Darlington 9.00 a m Palmetto 9.25 a m Arrive Florence 9.30 a m Leave Florence Palmetto 2.15 p m Darlington 2.35 p m Floyd’s 8.10 p m Jovann 3.30 p m Arrrive Hartsville 3.50 p in J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt. C HARLESTON, SUMTER AND NORTHERN RAILROAD CO. In Effect October 5, 1891 ■ NORTH. SOUTH. 3 1 P. M. A M 5.00 0.50 Charleston 0.45 8.15 Pregnall’s 7.25 8 55 Eutawvillo 9.00 10 30 Sumter 9.50 11.20 Lamar 10 03 11-33 Syracuse 10.10 11.40 Darlington 10.31 12.01 Mont Clare 10.40 12.10 Robin’s Neck 11.04 12.34 Handeville 11.20 12 50 Bennettsville P. M. P. M. 1 Trains 1 and 2 have through cars between Charleston and Fayetteville. All trains daily except Sunday. J. H. AVER1LL, General Manager. 2 A. M. 10.40 9.00 8.20 6.50 5.55 5.42 5.29 5 14 4.59 4.41 4.25 . M. 4 A. M. 11.30 10.00 9.20 7.50 0.50 6.43 6.30 0.15 5.59 5.41 5.25 A. M. c. & D. and C. & 8. RAILROADS. In effect Sept. 20, 1891. Leave Wadesboro 4.00 am Bennett’s 4.15 a m Morven's 4.22 a in McFarland 4.32 a m Cheraw ‘h!>8 a in Cashs. 5.10 am Society Hill 5.25 am Dove's 5.43 a m Floyd’s 6.51 a m Darlington 0-05 a m Palmetto 0.15 am Arrive Florence 8.30 a m Leave Florence 8.35 p m Palmetto 8-50 P m Darlington - 9.00 p m Floyd’s 9.11 p m Dove’s 9 17 p m Society Hill 9.37 pm Cash's #'52 p m Cheraw 10.08 p m McFarland 10.30 pm Morven's 10.38 p m Bennett’s 10.45 p m Arrive Wadesboro 11.00 am Freight Train. Leave Florence 6.80 a m Arrive Darlington 7-16 *1 111 l-euve Darlington 8.40 p m Arrive Florence 7.25 p m A. F. RAVEN EL, President, N -MANUFACTURED BY— WHY IS THE W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE cen^P^vien THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONET? The Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co. CHARLESTON, S. C., ^ C,vcayttuh egi a- /LrwijfdV' li. I HMEII & m 3IS Blnifls, Doors, Manutacturers —OF— Sash, ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. In effect Nov. 15,1891. No. 27. Leave Florence 1-35 11111 Kingstree 2.32 am Lanes 2.50 a in Arrive Charleston 6.00 a m No. 28. Leave Florence 10.35 p m Kingstree 11.49 pm Lanes 12.15 am Arrive Charleston 2.40 a m No. 53. Leave Lanes 11-45 p m Arrive Charleston 1.15 am No. 78. Leave Charleston 1.20 am Ijuies 8.25a m Kingstree 3 43 am Arrive Florence 4.45 a m No. 14. Leave Charleston 5.18 p m Lanes 7.05 p m Kingstree 7.24 pm Arrive Florence 8.30 p m No. 62. Leave Charleston 6.00 a m Arrive I-anes 7.25 a n No 7« stops at Lane’s and Kiugs- tree; No. 14 stops at all stations be tween Ashley J unction and Florence on signal; No. 52 stops at Monck's corner, St Stephens's and I-ane’s. No 27 stops at 1 juics'h; No. 28 stops at all stations between Florence and charleston on signal. No. 53 stops at St. Stephen’s and Monck’s corner on signal. No. 52 stops at Monck's corner, St. Sterphen’s, Lane’s, Greeleyville, For- reston, Wilson’s Mill, Manning, Sum ter and Wedgefield. No. 53 stops at Sumter, Manning, Wilson’s Mill, Forreston, Greeleyville, Lane’s, St. Stephens’ and Monck's Corner on signal. Nos. 52 and 49 connect at Lane s with trains to and from Georgetown. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. (MIOXTXalDIINraS — AN D — Building Material, ESTABLISHED 1842. CHARLESTON, S. C. April, 20 1889—1 BOOK-KEEPING, ■JBRYANT STRATTON BUSINES! Thorough, Practical Instruction. Graduates assisted to positions. El flOV”Catalogue free. Write to 'BRYANT S, STRATTON BOSINESS COLLEGE, LOUISVILLE, KY. TTSTEY Pianos and Estey Organs art made upon honor, sold upon merit, and ■*“’ am known the world over. The Estey Organs have been manufactured for forty-live years and fully deserve the praise accorded by all who purchase them. They are constructed to meet all requirements for parlor, church, lodge or school. They can be purchased on easy terms ol the KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY. OARPENTER Organs are first elass in every respect. Solid walnut cases ^ neat in design. Varied combinations to suit all classes of music. The E. P. Carpenter : ompany, Manufacturers, factory at Batt eboro, Vermont, have had many vears ot experience and are perfectly responsible. They fully warrant all organs for eight years. THE KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY buy in large quantities and sell them wholesale or retail at lowest prices, quality considered. Write for catalogue and price list. w It is a seamless shoe, with uo tacks or wax thread to hurt tho feet; made of the best fine calf, stylish and easy, and because we make more shoes or this grade than any other manufacturer, it equals band* sewed shoes costing from fl.UO to $:>.i)0. fee 00 (senoine lland-flewd, theflnestoalf «P9a shoe ever offered for $5.00; equals French Imported 8bne« which cost from $S.0Uto $13.U0. fe 00 Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe, fine calf, iP"9b stylish, comfortable and durable. The be»t Shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as cus tom-made shoes costing from $6.<X) to feO SO I'ellce Hboet Farmers, Railroad Men Wa and Letter Carriers all wear them; ftnecalf, seamless, smooth inside, heavy three soles, exten- . ENGLHin PIANOS TJ Largest Producing Plano Factories IN THE WORLD. 8EE these CELEBRATED PIANOS before purchasing elsewhere. Manufactured by IEW ENGLAND PIANO CO., BOSTON, MASS. THE KILLOUGH MUSIC CO., FLORENCE, S. C. General Representatives. sion edge. One pair will wear a year. One c - *' tls prlc . a shoo for comfort and service. 'So _ __ sr who warn fe^h 50 Sue calf; no better shoe ever offered at 9dSa this price; one trial will convince those ant feO £& and S^.OO WorklnHiunn’a shoe* are very strong and durable ' are very strong and durable. Those who have given them a trial will wear no other make. Bftva’ 9‘J.OO and 01.75 school shoes are D w Jr O worn by t he boys everywhere; they sell on their merits, us the Increasing sales show. ■ chillAA 93.00 11!»ml-sewed shoe, best ■■CIVlJtsD ixmgola, very stylish; equals Frenea Imported shoes costing from $4.00 to $6.00. Cradle** *4.50, 9’d.Od nud *1.75 shoe for Misses are the best fine Uor.gola. st y 1 Ish and d urable. C'Rtttlon.—See that W. L. Douglas’ name and price ore stamped on tbe bottom of each shoe. TXTfiAVER OrgatiB are Hold the world over and are noted for their pure ** tone, handsome design and finish. Prompt and easy action. Maufac- tured by Weaver Organ and Piano Company, York, Penn. THE KiLLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, AGENTS, iFuonEjsraiE, s. o. Insf W For Sale by A. J, Broom, Darlington, 8. C. Highland Red. This famous stallion will ire at Mo- Cullough i Blaekwell’s stable* until April 15, when he will be sent to Ken- noky to OU an engagement. tf The Killougli Music Company Send greeting, and are happy to announce business ir reusing, territory ex tending, new branches and agencies being established. The Holidays are approaching. We can help to make home happy if you will try us. We want to send you complete catalogues and full reformation free. Busixkss Rii.ks: Huy direct; Sell direct; One price; Lowest price; Assume freight*; Warrant all good* sold; Have satisfied customers or none. NOTE OUR SPECIALTIES. PIANOS—Behr Bros., Ste'nway, i ORGANS—Estey, Carpenter, Weaver, Estey, New England. | Farrand & Votey, Kimball, For any kinds of musical goods apply to us. Address THE KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, FLORENCE, S.C. N. B. When in Florence call at our store in new hotel building. 71LMINGTON, COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect Nov. 15, 1891. No. 23. Leave Wilmington 0.25 pm Marion 9.35 p m Arrive Florence 10 20 p in No. 50. Leave Florence 8-30 a m Sumter 4.35 a m Arrive Columbia 0.15 a m No. 27. Leave Wilmington 10.10 p m Marion 12.40 p m Arrive Florence 1-20 a m No. 52. Leave Sumter 8.40 a m Arrive Columbia 9.50 am No. 58. Leave Florence 0.40 a m Sumter 8 00 a m Aarrive Columbia 9.30 a m No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 7.45 a m. Manning 8 21 a in. Train on C. and D. Railroad con nects at Florence with No. 5*. No. 51. Leave Columbia 10.45 p m Sumter 12.04 am Arrive Florence 1.15 am No. 78. Leave Florence 5.00 a m Marion 5.44 a m Arrive Wilmington 8.55 am No. 59. Leave Columbia 5.35 p m Sumter 7.00 p m Arrive Florence 8.15 p in No. 53. Leave Columbia 9-25 p m Arrive Sumter 10.32 p m No. 14. Leave Florence 8.50 p m Marion 9.35 pm Arrive Wilmington 12.20 a m In addition to above, train No. 49 leaves Columbia 7 00 a m daily except Sunday, arriving Sumter 8-20 a m. Train No. 48 leaves Sumter 8.35 p in, daily except Sunday, arriving Colum bia 10.00 p m. No 53 runs through to charleston via Central Railroad, arriving Man ning 10 39 p m Lanes 11.17 p m, charleston 12.50 a m. No. 59 connects at Florence witlr c. & D. train irorn cheraw and Wades boro. Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec tion at Wilmington with W. & W. Railroad for all points North. Trains on Florence Railroad leave Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4 40 p m, arrive Rowland 7.00 p m. Return ing leave Rowland 0.30 a m, arrive Pee Dee 8.50 a m. Trains on Manchester & Augusta Railroad leave Sumter daily except Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59 a in. Returning leave Rimini 12.30 p in, arrive Sumter 1.40 p- in. J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.