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Jim and Sue. Just on the other side of Ninth Street, outside of my office win dow, is the stand of Old Sue, the “tug mule” that pulls the green car around the curve from Main Street to Ninth and up the hill to Broad. Between her and the young bow-legged negro that hitches her on, drives her up, and fetch es her hack down the hill for the next car there has always existed a perculiar friendship. He used to hold long conversa tions with her, generally up braiding her in that complain mg tone with opprobrious terms the tiegros employ, which she used to take meekly. At times he petted her with his arm around her neck, or teased her, punching her in her ribs, ami walking about around her quar ters, ostentatiously disregardful of her switching stump of a tail and uplifted foot, and threatening her with all sorts ot punishment if she “jis darred to tcteh” him, “kick me—heah, kick me; I jis dyah you to lay you’ foot ’g’inst me,” he would say, standing defiantly against her as she appeared about to let fly at him. Then he would seize her with a guffaw. Or at times, coming down the hill, he would haul off and hit her, and “take out” with her at his heels her long furry ears backed, and mouth wide open as if she would tear him to pieces; and just as she nearly caught him he would come to a stand and wheel arojund, and she would stop dead, and then walk on by him as sedately as if she were in a harrow. In all the years of their association she never failed him; and she never failed to Hing herself on the collar rounding the sharp curve at Ninth, and to get the car up the difficult turn. Last fall, however, the road passed into now hands, and the management changed the old mules on the line, and put on a lot of new and green horses. It happened to be a dreary rainy day in November when the first new team was put in. They came along about three o'clock Old Sue had been standing out in the pouring rain all day witli her head bowed, and her stubby tail tucked in, and her black hack dripping. She had never failed or faltered. The tug-boy, in an old rubber suit and bat tered tarpauling hat, had been out also, bis coat shining with the wet. He and Old Sue ap peared to mind it astonishingly I title. The gutters were run mug brimming full, and the cobble stones were wet and slippery. The street cars were crowded inside and out," the wretched people on the plat forms vainly trying to shield themselves with umbrellas held sideways. It was late in the afternoon when I first observed that there was trouble at the coiner. I thought at first that there was an accident, but soon found that it was due to a pair of new balking horses in a car. ()ld Sue was hitched to the tug, and was doing bet part faitn- lully; finally she threw her weight on the collar, and by sheer strength bodily dragged the car, horses and all, around the curve and on up the straight track, until the horses, finding themselves moving, went off w ith a rush. I saw the tug-boy shake his head with pride, and heard him give a whoop of tri timph. The next car went up all right; but the next had a new team, and the same thing occurred. The streets were like glass; the new horses got to slipping and balking, and Old Sue had to drag them up as she aid before. From tiffs time it went from bad to worse; the vain changed to sleet, and the curve at Ninth became a stall ing place for every car. Finally just at dark there was a block there, and the cars piled up I intended to have taken a cat on my way home, hut finding it stalled. I stepped into Polk .Miller’s drug store, just on the corner, to get a cigar and to keep warm. 1 could see through the blurred glass of the door the (Oininotin going on just outside, and could hear the shouts of the driver and of the tug boy min gh d witn the clatter of horses' feet as they reared and jumped, and the cracks of the tug-boy’s whip as he called to Sue, “Git up. Sue; git up, Sue.” Present ly 1 heard a sort of shout, and the tones changed, and things got quieter. A few minutes afterwards the door slowly opened, and the tug-hoy came in limping, his <dd hat pushed hack on his head, and one leg of his wet trousers rolled up to his knee, showing about four inches of black ashy skin, which he lenet over and tubbed us he walked. His wet face wore a scowl, half pain, half anger. “Mist’ Miller, kin I use yo’ ’phone:'’’ lie asked, surlily. ,: “Yes; there ’tis.” The company had the privi lege of using it by courtesy. He lirfi) ed up. and still rubbing his leg w ith one hand, took the phone off the hook with the other and put it to his ear. “Hello, central—hello! Pleas* gimme fo’ bund’ an’ sebenty- kin I get Yes, suh. mule—Ole fool; gone do nuttin three on three sixt’-fo’—fo’ hund’ an’ seben’-three on three sixt’-fo’. Hello! Suh? Yes, suh: fo bund’ on’ sebent’-three on three sixt’ fo. Street car stables ° a t; h r ee s'*t’-fo. Hello] hello! Hello. Dat you, street car stables? Hello! Yes. Who dat? Oh! Dat you Mis’ Mel- lerdtn? Yes, suh; yes, suh; Jim; Jim; dts Jjm; Jim. G-i-m, Jim. Yes, sul ; Jim, whare drive Ole Sue, at Mis’ Polk Miller’s—Mis’ Polk Miller’ drug sto’. Yas suhjyas, suh. Suh? Yas suh’ Oh! Mis’ Mellerdin, off tonight? Suh? Matter’? Dat ole Sue— she done tu’n to balking’. I can’t 'tall wid her. She ain’ got no sense. She onn pull a piun’. Suh? Yas, suh. Nor, suh. Nor', suh; I doue try ev’ything. I done whup her mos’ to death. She uiu’ got no reason. She oou do nuttin. She done haul >ff, an’ leetle mo’ knock my brains out; she done kick me right ’pon meh laig—’pon my right laig.” (He stooped over and rubbed it again at the re flection.) “Done bark it all up. Suh? Yas, suh. Tell nine o’clodk; yas, suh; reckon so; ’ll try it leetle longer. Yas, suh; yas, suh. Good night—good by!” He hung the ’phone back on the hook, stooped and rubbed bis leg. “Thaukee, Mist’ Mil ler! Good night.” He limped to the door, and ■dill stooping over and rubbing his leg, opened it. As he pass- ed out, without turning his head, he said, as if to himself, but to be heard by us, “I wish l had a hundred an’ twenty- five dollars. I boun’ ”' dat durned ole mule, her doggoned th’oat.” Thomas Nelson Page. 1 He NEW WIRE TIES. I’d buy an’ cut Leaf tobacco iu pack barns town and country, insured in best companies and at lowes, rates. Mrs. Lucy M. Norment. —-»• — Chinaberries as a Feed Fertilizer. It is well known that nearly all kinds of stock are fond of chinaberries, especially horses and mules. The Experiment Station of South Carolina re cently analyzed chinaberries taken from the tree in April. The analysis gave the be.ries sixteen and one-half percent, of moisture and eighty-three and one-half per cent, of dry matter. The dry matter was analyzed aud found to contain: , , Per cent. As > 1 4.115 i:rude protein 7 98 ■Nitrogen free extract 50.50 Grude fibre 27,53 True albuuinoids in the protein... TdiiJ ""it remains to be determined the active principles in the ber ries, and to what extent and in what manner a continuous feeding of them to stock would prove injurious The robins least on these berries and get so hilarious that they are easily captured. During the late war whiskey was made out of chiua- berries. A ton of the dried berries was analyzed as to the fertilizing value, and found to afford the principal elements to the fol lowing extent: Pounds. Nitrogen..., 28 8 i'lioHphoric ac : d It'.l Potash 55.7 The fertilizing value is 7.84 per ton. MEASURED FOR WHAT HE IS. Ben Tillman, the South Car olina demagogue and ruffian, was conspicuous in the Chicago Convention, but he did not wield the influence that the more thoughtless and prejudic ed reader would suppose. The fact is he lost favor and influ ence even with those who were inclined to be his friends. He was allowed to make a speech, a privilege he anxiously covet ed and for which he had long plumed himself, but it was rad ical and bitter, so foolish and weak it brought forth a shower of hisses and disgusted all sen sible, decent men, regardless of their financial views. He was rebuked by Senator Jones, the real leader of the free silver forces, and nobody more fierce ly denounced him than Southern silver delegates. Tillman’s speech was a dismal failure and Ite realizes the facs. A few cranks and wild-eyed enthusi asts cheered him, but his re marks operated to his own in jury and he was measured for what he is.—Knoxville Tri bune. Fine South Carolina Tobacco. Mr. J. J. Ward, who has been deputized by the Darling ton (S. C.) Boar! of Trade to exhibit samples of the new South Carolina bright tobacco in Richmond, Danville, Lynch burg, etc., was here last week showing some very pretty yel low tobaccos to the interested trade, which represept the aver age of the 189C curings to date, (letter stock will hardly be re quired than this, embracing, as samples do, both mahogany and fine brights, particularly adapt ed to cutters and wrappers and exporters.—Southern Tobaccon ist. What la Thought of thn Teat Bale Shipped to Charleaton. The following in regard to the wire tied cotton bale ship ped to Charleston to be thor oughly tested appeared in the Sunday News yesterday: “The ‘wire bound bale’ was on Cotton Exchange wharf yesterday and was carefully ex amined by dozens of cotton men, brokers, exporters, spec ulators, samplers and roust abouts. The bale stood the scrutiny and the talk and seem ed (when a reporter, who had examined it the day before, came) to have swelled with con ceit at the attention. This was found, however, to be due to the loosening of one wire tie to see how the bagging had stood the pressure under the wire. No serious breaking of the baling was noticable and the wire was generally pronounced sufficient in strength aud siziTfor the pur poses. ‘But’—and it was said by about all who saw the bale— ‘the fanner who wires his cot ton will loose 20 to 30 cents a bale for the privilege, and wherein is the benefit of the change?” “The identical arguments made by a cotton man in the News and Courier on Saturday were reiterated and there was not a man who could see any possible advantage to be gained by wiring the cotton. It was ‘fighting a trust,’ to be sure, they said, but at the same time they were favoring another trust and actually depriving themselves of a small revenue. ‘'One exporter and a very prominent and progressive busi ness man laughingly said he would like to handle the crop vffred. His plan would be to have the wires changed to ties in the compress—and the differ ence in selling price would net him 2G cents per bale, this esti mate taking no account of the wires, which would certainly be worth someteing. “On Monday the wire-hound bale will be compressed and the question as to whether the wires will stand the pressue or not will be settled.” Tillman in the campaign. Senator Jones Does not Take Kindly to H im After his Chicago "Bust." Inquiry was made to day among some of the silver poli ticians as to what Senator Till man is going to do during the campaign. Nothing had been heard from him, and it was feared that he had dropped out of sight. The information was volunteered that the South Car olina Senator would be found in the heat of the campaign before it was over, although there does not seem to be the demand for him that was the case be fore the Chicago Convention. Senator Tillman has remained at his home since the Chicago Convention. He is said to be still much affected by the sad death of his eldest daughter a short time ago. She was killed by lightning while with a par ty of friends in the mountains of North Carolina. Senator Tillman has been present at one or two of the campaign meet ings in South Carolina recently, and at each place was given an ovation. He did not make any speeches^ simply thanking the audiences for the demonstra tion. It is said that Senator Jones does not take kindly to Senator Tillman, and may not call upon him for much campaign work. The national chairman, it will be remembered, responded to Senator Tillman’s statement at Chicago that this is a sectional fight, and scored the South Carolinian hard. Senator J ones it is said, does not like Senator Tillman’s cyclone powers, and thinks they might do harm in the campaign.—TFasht/iflrfon Star. Mrs Lease has been about her husband’s drug store, has read patent medicine almanacs, has studied all kinds and quali ties of disease and has learned to diagnose cases at first sight. She has given very full atten tion to a disease which has afflicted South Carolina for about six years. She has stud ied causes aud effects; she has watched the peculiar results of the disease on all classes of peo ple in this State. She has ob served how it has turned neigh bor against neighbor; broken up social and family relations; turned friendly communities in to camps of bitter hostility; how very small men have gotten in to exceedingly large clothes thinking the fit perfect; how genteel and respectful speech has been turned into vulgarity and profanity, and seeing and knowing these things she has given her opinion of the author of the disease—she says: “Till man is a miserable wretch.”— Greenville News. Harvest your'pea vines with McCormick mowers and hay rakes. Welling & Bonnoitt Agents. AN HONEST GOLp PAP’R. The Springfield Repub^icen Does Not Cell People Anarchists. Reduced to its Ihst analysis, the charge of “anarchy” hurled against the supporters of Mr. Bryan for the Presidency takes ANENT OUR Tillman entered the Chicago with a h„ comes out a sorely belittled and bedraggled personage, t The style of harangue which ba has been accustomed to use in Carolina cotton fields the form of John Altgeld, the' much eT9n for the disorderlies ' — in the Democratic Katienal Convention. Able demagogy is applauded by that blage. but the pure “c governor of Illinois. AItgeld is an “anarchist,” people say, ‘ “ Chi. . . and the Chicago he is a leader of convention, hence the “new Democracy” means “anarchy.” This is an interesting proposi tion, that the Democracy is an archistic because AItgeld is an “anarchist,” and, as fearless and independent debaters of current affairs, what do we think of it. We don’t believe it for a moment. Neither do we believe in AItgeld, but, at the same time, it is possible to do him justice. According to our Boston correspondent, who quotes from the letter of a friend “knowing Atlgeld well,” the governor of Illinois “has never given out an utterance which could be tortured into a socia listic expression.” As a matter of fact, that is probably true. AItgeld has never avowed him self an anarchist and he has never given expression to an archistic doctrine; yet he is con stantly characteried as an an archist. When the incidents of the man’s public career are subjected to close impartial analysis, it is found that they furnish no satisfactory evidence to substantiate the charge that he stands for anarchy. Of course, he stands for protest against the existing order, and we, in common with others who try to judge him with some fairness, cannot fail to see a taint of demagogery in his na ture. He is not the sort of po litical leader a conservative man wants to follow, yet he has never done anything, or said anything, so far as we know, that warrants one in classify ing him among the anarchists. And if there is any doubt what ever that the governor of Illi nois is anarchistic the charge that Bryan or his party is an archistic falls at once. The truth is that people are in much the same frame of mind as the conservative classes of England were in the days of the Char list movement some 50 years ago. The Chartists were wildly denounced as “red Republi cans,” and that was quite as abusive an epithet as anarchis tic is now, simply because they wanted the suffrage extended, members of parliament paid, and a few other things, every one of which the people of the United States at that time en joyed. All things considered, McKinley promises to make the safer executive at this time, but in order to make this clear to the people it is not necessa ry to show that Bryan stands for “anarchy”—nor, indeed is it possible to do this.—Spring field Republican. MIHERAL WATER Condensed Testimony. Chas. B. Hood, Broker and manufacturer’s Agent, Colum bus, Ohio, certifies that Dr. King’s New Discovery has no equal as a Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. St. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies that he was cured of a cough of twe years standing, caused by La Grippe, by Dr. King’s New Discovery. B. F. Merrill, Bald- winsville. Mass., says that he has used and recommended it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it than any doctor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hemming, 222 E. 25th St., Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of Croup, because it instantly relieves. Free Trial Bottles at J. A. Boyd’s and O. B. Davis’ Drug Stores. TOOTHLESS FOR YEARS. Now a Third Sot ia Growing in the Old Lady’a Mouth. A case of third dentition is noted in Canton, O., and it is an extremely rare occurrence. Mrs. Francos Bergmeyer of North Plum street is the sub ject, and she is highly pleased over the probability that she may be again enabled to use her own teeth in the mastica tion of her food. A reporter called at her home the other evening, and she showed her two lower molars on either side and her lower front teeth, all of which are just cutting through. She stat ed that her gums were sore and that the third set of teeth had been growing rapidly from the start, four weeks ago. Mrs. Bergmeyer was 9J years old last January, enjoys good health and has been toothless for years.—Cincinnati Enquir er. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and LaGrippe when Lax ative Bromo Quinine will cure you in one day. Does not pro duce the ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put up in tablets convenient for tak ing. Guaranteed to cure, or money refunded. Price, 25 cents. For sale by O. B. Davis. ness and coarseness for Tillman is famous, missed mark and left the noisiest of Presidential candidates impaled on his own pitchfork. It is a rare commentary on Tillman and on the constituency that makes a demi god of Tillman thot the most reckless and bla tant National Convention ever held in the United States has been unable to stomach him.— Pittsburg Leader. The old adage that politeness pays, had a singular demon stration in the terrible railroad accident at Atlantic City. Mr Ohl, a bartender, had a seat in one of the wrecked trains, but seeing a lady and child stand ing in the aisle he got up, gave them his seat and went back to the rear of the train. He is alive to tell the story, but the occupants of his seat were kill ed.—Augusta Chronicle BRYAN AND SILVER. Campaign now Degun re absorbing Interest The National will be of more than any since 1876. The contest will extend to every State North and West, and Massachusetts will be as debatable ground as Michigan. The Democratic standard-bearer, William J. Bryan, will take the flag of Free Silver into the very citadel of Gold, and from first to last the struggle will be sensational. There will not be a dull week from now until November. The -State Is the Leading South Carolina News paper supporting the National Demo cratic Ticket and the National Demo cratic Platform. It is the admitted cham pion of the great issue of dimetallism, upon which the battle will be fought. It has always been a good newspaper, and will be better than ever during this struggle. It will keep the people of South Carolina closely informed of the progress and prospects of the campaign No Democratic seeking Democratic news and doctrine can afford to be without it. Campaign Rates. To place it within the reach of every body, The Daily State will be sent from this time until Nov. 10th to any address for $1.75 and The Semi-Weekly State for 40 cents. The reduction is great, and to get the full ad van.age of it sub scriptions, with tie cash, should be sent at onee. Address, THE STATE, Columbia, S. C. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. COLUMBIA, S. C. Session begins Septemberaotb. Ten regular Courses, with Diplomas. Special Courses, with CertlUcales. Hoard, $8 a month. Well appointed Laboratories, Chemical, Physical, Biological, etc. Gymnasium. Total neoea- sary expenses for the year exclosiveof travel ling and clothing), from (123 to fits. Women admitted to all Classes. For further information, catalogue, etc.,ad dress the President, JAMES WOODUOW, For Sale, F our shares of stock of the People,a Bank of Darling ton, amounting to $100. Apply to SPAIN & THOMPSON. Attorney*. Tobacco Hogsheads ■■■ mm i v j-m Turning, Planing AND MnctM of in undertaken, tad aatfafaction guaranteed JOHN SISKROfTS SHOPS: FOR ADULTS FROM |3 UP. mis V.tSKETH and Undertaken’ supplies si way* on hand at low nrloea Also CYPRESS SHINGLES and LUMBER at the lowest prices. T. C. Jeffords, Jr. Janl’96—lyr. t-W**»4"M'»***+***++-M'***t " Jewelry, Watches. Clocks Ae. ;; \ | I have begun to buy my Fall stock] ] • -of clocks, watches jewelry, silver. • !ware, novelties Ac. I will be in po-! [ ] Isition to sell goods at very low prices] ] • 'and guarextee everything as* • , .represnted. ] ] Repairing of watches, clocks and] ] ' 'jewelry done at reasonable rates' > ! land work ouarektkkd. S. WOIMX, Jeweler and Silversmith, DARLINGTON, S. G OH THE CONTINENT. For rates ef board, apply to SIMPSON A SIMPSON; For water, apply to PAUL SIMPSON. - ggBBSBBageggmaggHgg* LAW CARDS. JOHN I. DMICIM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DARLINGTON C. Will practice ii State aU Federal cearts. Office in Armory Building. J. J. WARD, Attorney- at Law. DARLINGTON, 8. C. Will Practice la the Cearte ef the Fesrth Ctrcait. Mchm-lyr. Newton villa— Alioe.. _ Breeden’*. BennetUvllie.. Mande villa. Robin’* Keek.. Mont Clan.. Darlington.. Elliott.......... St. Chari** Oawego........... Arrive Sumter No. tt.—South Bound Loeal Freight. (Monday*, Wednesday* and Fridays.) Leave Sumter Opwego 10 team St. Charles 1041 a a Elliott’*.. La by B. O. Woods. Robert Maefarlan. WOODS & KiCFABLAI. (Sons—or* to Woods * Spain.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Darlington, s. C. Office* over The Bank of Darlington. JanlO’M—lyr. B. W. Boyd. G-W. Brown. BOYD & BROWN- Itteraeji tad Oonnaelers tt Lav Office in 8. Marco building, op posite Court House. DARLINGTON, 8. V. Janl’96—lyr. T. H. Spain, H. T. Thompson. SPAIN A THOMPSON, Attorneys at Law, Darlington, - - - 8. C. Office* in Darlington Onerds’ Armory building, flrat floor. Special attention given to practice in the Probate Court. Mch26’96—yr. Ex-Judge J. H. Hudson, R. L. Uergau homTibgai, Immis t Gsamtors it Im. DARLINGTON, 8. C. SPECIALTIES: Real Estate, Corporation and Commer cial Law. Pro tlce in 3rd and 4th Circuits. Septum lyr. - ■ "-Tlf"" —— '• •••#•* # eeeeee jFfttlAW Ain V/ Railroad. .In effect Jan. 1, No. 12.—NORTH B( Leave Herenee. Palmetto Lartumton Floyd's...... _... sS&miir. Cash’s.. Ohttm*_ MoFarlan Morves’i.,„ 1$ Arrive VFeAnihmv " J'S** _ No. $8 SOUTH ROUND. Leave Wad «eboro 3 00 RmnMlt’a 9 IS ■—ffit’a MeRNHapH Cheraw................... 8 40 pm Cash’sdnSndu Society Hill 4.96pm - eJLiti oWplh 6 25pm >oan sound. '•••••••••••••••' TRAIN NO. ■—Daily. NO. 9S MIXED. Southbound. Leave HarUville ejSO Floyds 7 95ja^m Darlington ~~*~...7 48 a In Arrive Florence- 9 Warn NO 94—MIXBP. Leave Florence Darlington Floyd* Arrive Harteville liQSam ll40*m 12OS pm 109pm ’.sr byneuae - Darlington Mont Clare Bobins Neek.._......... Mandervflie BeanetteviUe - Breedens Alice......................... Newtonville Arrive Gibeon..— 510 p No. 91.—South Bound Loeal Freight. (Tuesdays, Thursday* and Saturdays) Leave Gibeon -••*••••••••••••••••••• 9 40 am pm 990pm NewtonviUe.. Alice . Bennettsville Mandeonrilie Bobine Neck ••••*•••••••' Mont Clam Darlington - Syracuse........ leaner...................... Eliott’s..................... St. Chnrit*. Oswego Arrive Slimier NOTE.—Train No.« 9 Mam to team 1017am IS 10pm ItMpm 2 00pm 9 40pm *Wpm 9Hput ..«18 pm 4Mpm 6 90pm ton and Sumter; and foe „ ,, via Florence; and for all points North. Train No. 62 makes elose connection at Ftoecnoe from Charleston and fcum all points North and at Darttagtan from Columbia. N orth eastern railroad. Dated Jmm 2nd, 1899. Train* going south. Ko.85 No.29 NoJSS • • am ?s Le. Florence... . 894 “ Kingstree 8 n At. 819 Le. XadmIm. .. 499 919 At. Charleeton . 696 11 19 880 Trains going north. NO.78 NoJB NouH • • « am pm am Le. Chnrieeton . 466 490 780 At. Lanes - . 700 662 8 81 Le. Lanes 7 00 662 “ Kingetree . 710 !*••• Af. JPIovqimAm*•••.*• . 898 796 * Daily, t Dally except Sunday. sjlst M’o" In sffeet ApL £1,1696. soun BOUND. Arrlvs Lsavs Sumter......... Arrive Columbia.:. Leave Florence Attivu No. 5' nr con via Central Lacee 8 94 a m, ~~