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gold Fining. Lack Lcm a Factor Than Pluck, Encrjry and Observation. The newspaper scribbler, in want of fresh copy, has a habit of telling tales of blind luck and happy accident. A drunken fool falls down on the hillside and wakes from his tur1? - v.ic UJU oicuiun iv? ujiijt-T-ii. against a ledge of wbito quartz gleaming with the yellow metal, or an idle shepherd picks up a stone to throw at a stray sheep, and, realizing its unusual weight, shatters it against a bowlder to tind it the open sesame to the caverns of Aladdin. Don't believe it! The blind goddess Fortune directs the miner's destiny less frequently than the brotherhood of pluck, energy and observation. There is as much luck in mining as in all things human, but hardly more; there is as much room for intelligent design and careful foresight as in any other busi z^ese and j>robni>Jy more. Illustrations borrowed from fact will le of service. When Thomas Kruse, at JVIaryeville, Mon., was opening up the mine which made him a millionaire, there came a story of an old man driving a tunnel into a motiutuiu at a place where he would find macadam for tho road, uri nrd fnv tli? mil 1 Whptl thfl crosscut intercepted a wide vein of rich stuff, men pointed to the incident us another evidence of the hit or miss character of ordinary mining. The real lr.cts were fur otherwise. "Old Tommy Kruse." as ho is known all over Montana, was a very shrewd and sensible prospector. Ho had found the outcrop of a promising lode on the mountain side and hud realized that, while one man alone cannot sink a shaft ICO feet deep, he can, with his own unaided energy, drive a tunnel for several hundred feet. The tunnel cut the vein, whoso position lie had previously de termined. So was begun the exploitation of a mine which has Lecoine famous in mining annals as the Drumlmnmon. It now has about 12 miles of workings, out of which has come ore of a value approximating $14,000,000. The Enterprise mine nt Rico, in Colorado, was discovered by David fiwickhimer. Picturesque stories are told of the timely aid of a lottery winning and of the haphazard penetration into a big oie body. Tho truth is quite as romantic. Never were correct reasoning and indomitable pluck more fittingly rewarded. Swickhimer had been working lor wages in the ground of the Swansea Uiuiug company, on Newman hill. He had learned the course of the veins which were being there successfully worked, and this knowledge was particularly valuable because the true rock sandstone and limestone is, in that locality, overlaid by several hundred feet of bowlders and gravel of lacustrine origin. The veins do not reach the surface of today, and hence have no i-n irmirwr In fVit'ir imsitiftTI X bwu khiiner left the Swansea mine and located a claim, the Enterprise, to tho north. Ho began the sinking of a shaft only to tiud that tho porousness of bowlders caused a flow of water which hindered progress and made tho work very expensive. A pump was at length purchased and it replaced the bucket and windlass. But in the meantime the Swansea company was pushing its levels ahead and would soon penetrate into Swickhimer's claim. Unless ho found ore in place his location would, by the terms of the absurd American mining law, be invalid. The sinking of the shaft was hurried with a tireless energy which surmounted all sorts of bad luck. Eventually ore was struck, and the plucky adventurer won his fortune. Since then the Enterpriso mino has produced $3,500,000 out of its eight iniles of underground workings. T. A. Kickard in Cassier'sMagazine. >'or Hog Thieves. A good many years before the war a certain Baptist church in the Bluegrass had a very aristocratic old gentlemun, the owner of numerous slaves and many successful running horses, as a privileged member of its congregation. Another member was a Mr. L., of whom it was 6aid and believed that bo bad a way of acquiring bis neighbors' hogs in a very mysterious manner. Mr. L. disliked the aristocratic Captain B. and lost no opportunity to express his horror of a man guilty of the cardinal sin of racing horses. One day at church Mr. L. was giving the congregation his views on religion, and closed his remarks by saying, "No man who races horses can enter the kingdom of heaven." After he had finished Captain B. rose in his dignified way and said, *'No hog thieves either, sir."?Louievilie Courier-Journal. A ? Tln?U INwlo "Isn't Mr. Duinply light on his feet for a big man?" she asked of her escort who regards Mr. Dumply as a rival. "Not a particle lighter than he ia in his head "?Detroit Free Press. What Others Say. The United States governmen is in a transition state. It look well on p iper for Congress to dt clare that the only object is t secure a stable and independer government t< r the island of (.bibs but the ultimate aim of the sam government is the acquisition r Cuba. It will be an accomplishe fact before the five-year-old boy are old enough to vote. Thi country is going to wheel in' line with England, Russia an Germany, and when they see desirable vineyard they will se icnre it although a dozen or thousand Naboths have to b Jrlain. When a covetous peopl set tiieir neans on tne possession of another, a Jezebel and sons o Belial ran always bo found read; to assist in the robbery. Carolim Spartan. It issujrjiested that there sliouh be no poli'ical campaign thi year and we think the suggestioi la good one. With war busines will be depressed to a large extent and our people will be in n< condition to listen to political har rangues. Let the candidates an nounce their platforms of princi ]>le and pay the county papers t< print them and save the expense and weariness caused by a canva of the state. Even if the wai should be brought to a termina tion there would be no desire t< have a State campaign. Ifindivi dual candi lates desire to mak< speeches let them do so on theii own accounts at such place am time as the people may desire t< have them. Newberry lierak and News. It is an historical fact that tin FT Ci Anaonfni'l in ? L. IIHCU uctci in i war that actual hostilities did no precede a declaration. In the \va of the Revolution there was nc declaration from either side. Ii the war of 1812several encounter; took place at sea before war wa; declared. The American fleet saiied against and c'eaned out the Algeria* pirates without a declaration o I war. In the war with Mexico, the in I vasion of I'nited Stales territori j and firinji on her troops was made the basis for a declaration of war In 1SG1 both sides fell to work without any official mouthing. Vail- in nnr hlfput war hpforp S formal declaration we seized t merchant ship and a few hour? later proceeded to give Spain i blow on the solar plexus by tin capture of one of her warship; the Alfonzo XII, with a thousant of her mangy soldiers.?(ireen wood Index. 'J he politics of this countn should be conducted by a lot oi mon and not hv a lot of sissies Such men are too goody-good foi this earth and should be translated. The political prohibitionists announced a ticket recently. It is i 'kind of mixtrvv' The name o Dan Tompkins is on the list.Then is some incongruity about this to Dan Tompkins has been one o the uhead devils"of the Dispensary crowd ever since the law wen! into force.?Abbeville Medium. When we see these brave you nj soldiers preparing to invade Cub; h-o i.?ol pvpp.xsive oitv lor them "v 1V"' v"v ~ I knowing what they must expec from the' climate.'' That climai is but another name for the dead !y water of the country. If th United States would send putwater along for them to drink they conld defy the climate.Mobile Register Those fellows who have bee yelling for war have a splende opportunity to give the countr a manifestation of their zeal b marching to the front. We ca never whip the Spaniards by bon barding them at long range wit paper wads-?Piedmont Head light. During the late war more m< died from measles than from ai other disease. Somehow measl yot away with a man before I knew it and it was hard to tt when lie had really recovered. W it . are not in possession ot any stall I ties on this subject but any o soldier you meet will con fir , {what we havesaid above. Yello lever is not a circumstance measles.?Abbeville Medium. ? The depth ot sincerity in tl ^ chicken eater crusade against tl a wis key gluttony was exhibted ] their recent convention in Col 11 m }1 bia when they trotted out a 1< e o| office hunters to lead them i e the race?some of them politi s ianswhnha(') cut their eyeteet ' Ion*; betore and accepted all tl y "suggestions" in sight. Some < 1 them are not prohibitionists at a but dispensary men. Jack an j Jill went uj> the hill and the came back a<;nin;and thechicket cackled; and the well didn't ru l drv either. It's all over for S while now. The convention hi conventioned. and the candidate > have accepted the "suggestions - ? i i 11 j aim hi*? iiuKifu i ni?,ii luuciiu !?Vurkville Yeoman. Some newspapers express as * tonishment th't tlie Charleslo * militia will not go outside < Charleston to light as was ar " nounced from that city. We se 1 no reason for surprise. If on .memory is correct only thre men of the Charleston militi 1 were willing to obey orders dm 1 ingthe Darling'on riot. The ex } cuse of the others was that the 1 ... ? J might "be called upon to tire upo their friends/' The same oxeus is in order now for Charleston i a ^ perhaps more Inendly to the Spa ( iardsthan to the Darlington riot ers. The militia miirht have I r ^ fire upon their Spanish friends they leave Cl'arleston.?Abbe vilie Medium. * We are in favor of paying tho; fraudulent bonds issued by Grove I Cleveland in Conledera'e monej 4 ?Piedmont Headlight. Business has already begun t . feel the effects of war?from a . sides conies complaints about ? falling off in collections etc whig can be attributed to nothing els ; than the fact that thiscoiintrv now at the beginning 01 a wr k with ^pain. What the futui i holds in store for ns cannot L ; foretold, but, if the dullness coi i tinues lor several months, it wi .> amount to positive stagnatio < which will be very disastrou i But business or no business w . must resign our selves to the it evitable war has been declare and we must make the best of i ' Darlington News. f Now is the time for those fier r editors, who have been cursin . out congress for not plunging th country in war with Spain soon* . to show their zeal by marching I i the front. They should be mac f to put up or shut up. It, is a soi > snap to fire paper wads and le r the other lellow face bullets.f Piedmont, Headlight. I If the anti-liquor monomaniat will point out one biblical pro in support of probition of alcohi ? by law that will not apply wi 1 equal force against fried eliicke ' :n iw, ? l.n,.L-f.il * I lie JU1UI I1IUI IUII \>lll UKIIJUIXI 1 received. Yeoman. Somebody lias discovered th April is a month of startlir events. Here is the record: A pi e I'd, 1775, battle of Lexingto April 24, 1S46, first enjrageme of Mexican war; April 12. 1SG Sumpter fired on; April 13,18G n surrendered; April 14,1 SG1, Li (j coin's first call lor troops; April v lSt>5, Lee's surrender; April 1 ' T i nnnl n a jca c II n t (1 111 y lOUU, U1 IIW1 II WO.JW^?..?VVV.. - .. n is quite a rocord Cor April in tl v United States, and now he |j conies April, 1S9S, and war is d [_ clared between the United Stat and Spain. njj Everybody Saya 80. Cascarefs Cand v Cathartic, the moat v IV derful medical discovery of the ape, p ant and refreshing to the taste, act pe j and positively on kidneys, liver and bov i _ 1 cleansing the entire system, dispel c< "" J cure headache, lever, habitual constipn 1|i | and hi.iousness. Please buy and try a of C. (C. to-day; 10, ?>. Ml cents, bold rr e j guaranteed to cure by ail druggists. \y TMDF : RA^PILL! ^ndTonic Pellets. 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Those h irig business with the County IS l" erintedent of Education will g - ern themselves accordingly, y ^ABOR D. LkSESSE, Conuty Supt. E< e is Notice. n I will be in niv office in court house in Kingstree iS. ion SATURDAY of each w< ' % o and during my aoeenee, i i leave my office key with Mr. C. McClam. E. M. Smith, Judge of Probate, Williamsburg Co., ('.! r TE3NIE IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULT! K WARRANTED. PRICE 50c is I ^ OArATIA.II.LS., Nov. 16, U raris .iK^uicmv \ <>.t p?> Mv. a_ Gentlemen: Wo sold lust year, POO bottle -r GROVE'S TASTELLS8 CHILI, TONIC and bought three cross already this yenr. In nil o? 10 penence of ll years, In the draft businosa, never sold an article that gave such universal 10 faction ua your Tonic, Tours truly, AllXEV. 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