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r im BUM III IIMHI li LOSING | FLESH \ Jin summer can be prevented A bytak-m, W Jr.oil 8 r."i^ision * !,* a*- ?erfcf.r!ai in sun.iner .> FJ B Inwi. v.. 'f are weak or 0 1 run down, it wul build you up. 9 St ;<! for free sample. SCOT 1 <k BOVCNE, Chemists. W 2 4r*>4'._' IV.-.rl Slrtsrt, New York. A C?' all THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLES. ^r. Bruce Snider Writes an Interest:ng Description of Life in Cuba. Santa Clara, Cuba, Aoril 14. 1001. " A Mv dear Mama: I know you are wailing* to learn mote of I he particular* concerning my latest nmre. Well, after a five months trial of loneliness and unhappiuess at Seltna I came to the conclusion that it would be well for me to move away to some place where i would find new interests, for there was absolutely no pleasiiie in lile for me there. My courage, while not altogether gone was rapidly declining, and really 1 was near the point of giving up my position with nothing in sight; aft hough I suppose I would have held on a long time before doing sticb a thing. Although J had worked hard there and suffered the greatest inconvenience on account of my business, my efforts were not appreciated, as was most strongly impressed upon me when the time came for me to leave? - ' ? " I -i I Hey uenieu me iravc ui ausnur lor a period of thirty days. ] vianted that assurance. as I did not caie to cut loose entirely bef? re knowing something of the position and country which I wa< a I >< nit to adopt. They refused to let me oft; and 1 simply puiled out on my man, a* the saving goes. 1 lie oftei which I had received from this company I considered a fjood one, paving abou' $.'.0 more a month than I received ,11 Selma. Not knowing anything ?i ouf the company or country 1 HrjX little anxious about what i w:s doing; but after spending tic eral days down here I am quite sat siied with the deal, have an easy position, and one which I think will soon lead to a better one. Santa Clara is a town ot 1 ^ AAA r\/?Ar\ 1 o oK/utt Oftft 5Uy i y^wv (i vv/<<v ? w rniies east of Havana, the latter being about 300 miles south of Port Tampa, Fla.; took 55 hours traveling from Columbus to this point, not counting 36 hour lavover en route; was 26 hours on water; enjoyed the trip very much. I have encountered many queer things down here, although 1 have been onthe Island only four days The soil must be the richest on earth and climate the most delightful. You have no doubt been impressed that it was the most ^ sickly place to be found, but that is all a mistake Like everywhere else there is some sickness here (no yellow fever), but there is certainly less sickness here than in many of the Southern States. Temperature never above 92 nor below 62. I am still in my winter clothes although sugar cane is ripe, and I do not feel too warm. Have a good breeze all the time, but in the sun it is very hot. The streets are very narrow? lo to dO feet wide; sidewalks - ?1 ?..* > ... j u'ulu IDCII^i too ut -i i?i ?.?>. pie are not expected to walk abreast?1 mean two abreast. Always one behind the other; and frequently when von meet any one on the sidewalk it is necessary for one to step down on the street to pass. The houses are built of stone cemented over and painted yellow or white. Kverv house is a fortress in itself. Doors of iron and iron bars across every opening, No windows, and practically no window glasses. The edge ul the house comes right up to the street, and in the center of the building is a squaie opening 15 to 30 feet with no covering whatever, which is supposed to be (lie piazza, aod in which are placed fernc. palms,shrubs and flowers. The uining table is kept adjacent to this open court. Ked rooms, kitchen, etc., are heated around, | all opening into the court. In the ? mu.u Luhttay is usually kept tho 'family carnage, and under the: | kitchen you will find where the horses, cows and pigs reside. The young ladies?and some of( them are fairly good looking?never | walk* on the streets unaccompanied! by an older female; usually an old; but?: woman understood to V. her grandma, 'i .ie girls are not unlike: j the white girls in the stales., a:j . J ' | don't wndtrsrai.u how they coulu be1 , kin to the old black woman, but evidently it is a fact. The girls all go bareheaded in the sun, and yet some of them have beautiful complexions? j powdered to kill though, which no 1 dtubt accounts for much of the I o..a K^.,nt-v T-tuU uro seldom j cm latv; vvuuvji ????vw ... v wv- ? worn by the women; sometimes they | wear a black lace veil over the head, j bub as a rule t bry wear no headcov-1 ering at all. Umbrellas are unknown here. There are very few! lehurehes, Today, Sunday, every business house will be open until i p.m. This afternoon there will l>e :i great game of base ball, and everyone is expected to have a good time. There are not more than 1"> Knglisli speaking people in this town. Everyone of us is trying to learn a little Spanish so as to make ourselves agreeable with the natives. They! seem very kindly disposed toward us ail d we are invited and freelr ad-; % ' mitted into the best homes. We J have coffee (^caffa'j at 7:30 a. in., breakfast at eleven and dinner at 0 ]>. in. After supper we go out on theplaza (a small park in the center; of tlio town) and eniov the cool; breeze? mid sweet music, Nearly! everybody turns out. Praticallv all trading is done iu Spanish currency, though U. S? money is very acceptable. One dol-j lar in U. S., currency is worth $1.3.) Spanish silver, $1 U. S? gold is worth $2,011 Spauish gold. The price varies from day to day, which causes much confusion in the keeping of accounts, One feels like be is ge'ti'Jg (he betier of a bargain; vi Ikii he ill rows down a$lO bill and j is given $13..r?0 in Spanish silver tor j it. Prices are very high on some; I articles. A neck lie which may be j bought anvw here in the I . SM fur j j 25 cents will cost $1.23 or more in j Havana; understand some articles} i are reasonable though. 1 went to uj I lirst class store last night to buy uj collar; could not understand what the fellow said; called in an inter- J preter who told me that there Were; no collars in stock, but thev would1 make me one and have it ready this J I morning. i;iu not, wse my measure ! or ask the style desired, so 1 uni real| lv a little afraid to call for the article. It is hard to realize that the tremendous resources of this island have so long been neglected or an- j j appreciated! The natives are lazv 'and want to do everything *'iuaiiariu'' I tomorrow. They make a living so! 'eHSv they seem to have lost * lie art i of acquiring wealth. A family in the,' country will have a small banana j patch which supplies them with food j nearly the entire year:thoy need very j little clothing, so 1 guess they think they might as well live 011 the easy side of shady street. The soil is as' rich as can be?practically 110 sandy | rocky or waste land at all. Vet the! country is thinly settled. There are 1 some immense sugar plantations?j mailv thousand acres of sugar cane 1 in a single patch; indeed some of i thef plantations are so large they have j individual railroads to attend them. 1 The company 1 am with is more a development company than a rail-! road. We have ho road in operation ! at present, but some f>00 miles under construction, will be in operatiou i nf -a voir Th?* conitmnv owns , juomv \ji. t* ~-""x *? ? ? large plantations and extensive mining properties which they will operate in connection with the railroad. I believe there ire many chanees j down here for a youug man to come to the front. i)f course tlvere are many inconveniences and diavt backs,: but the laud is rich and bound to! prosper in the hauds of the people who are turning their money loose down here. For mvself. it could hardlv be con-, J ~ sidered a sacrifice to make the move; i did. While 1 hated to go so far! awav from home aud kindred, and it required a great deal of reso-i lution to kiss those dear little chil-j dren good bye for so long a trip under such vague circumstances; yet, on the bright Easter morning 1 thought that the step I was taking was symbolical of the day?a long! period of tears and suffer!ug hud; preceded?I felt little less than crucified, l bettered that a brighter, day had come. And so 1 pray that; I may find it. With much lore {ft jail, " Bkuce Ssidk*,., ? V- WINE OF CARDUI *f g I has brought pormanent relief to a mil- I iion suffering women who were on their H j way to premature graves. Mrs. Mitchell g was fast declining m health, w hen Wine ot v arum pcriormea a wonderful cure" H in her case. She suffered with the ago- I tiles of falling of the v. oinb, lcucovrhcBa H and profuse menstruation. The weekly H appcar&nco of the mensesfor tw o months H sapped her vitality until she was a phys- B ieal wreck. Hp;- nervous system gave H way. Then came the trial of Wine of H Cardui and the euro. Mrs. Mitchell's E experience ought to connuend Wiuo of Cardui to suffering women in words of burning eloquence. fv WINE?CAEDDI is witlnn the reach of all. Women who try it are relieved. Ask vour druggist for a M l>ottle of Wine of Cardni, and do not take a substitute if tendered you. Mrs. Willie Mitchell. South Oatfon. N. C.: "Wine of Cardui r>nd Thedford's BlackDraught hare performed a mirnenlons cure in my case, j hud been a crest sufferer with falling of the womb and lencorrbfea. and nr monsea came every week for two tnootba and were very paln/ul. Mf huaband Induced me to try Wine of Cardui and BI-ek-Drlhight. and now the letieorrtxra hi* disappeared, and I am rcatored-t > [ erfeel health." In esuea reoalrlng apeelsl ^ I direction*, mldm*. giving ^ JHMy j sTiuH.an*. "Tlie IjhI.'M' t.f. I fgSg? 6gSff / tV"ry Ivpartuietit." The \ JaftS. I'ti.cianooga Medinaa Co., 7 y Chattanooga, Term. C tilu?j;ow lias penny trolley cars. They are double-decked. Eczema, salt rheum, fetter, chafing. ivy poisoning ana an .skui mrmo aic quickly cured by I )e Witt's Witch HazLeSfilve. The <-ortain pile cure. Wallace Sc Johnson. Pavements made of ?:ood intentions are bettor than none at al'. A snrpicai operation is not necessary to cure piles. lieWitt's \% itch Hazel Salve saves all that expense and never fails. Beware of counterfeits. W,iliac & Johnson. Never mil of nnlil to-morrow the man that von can do to-day. Mr .lair.es Brown of Pntwnouth. \*a. | over 90 years of ajje suffered for years with a bad sore on his face. Physicians could not heln liini. lie Witt's Witch llazel Salve cured him permanently. Wallace Johnson. AVItenever h doctor dies, an nn' ' * * I ' 1 4 i*_ * I 'leriafver mines nis tesi inenu. t Datijjer, disease and death follow noplect of the bowels. I'se f>eW3tt\s Little Early Ki<ers to regulate them and you will add yar- to your !if?* and life to your years. En*v to take, never *rrip. Wallace & Johnsnu. The up-i"-(late chemical hlnnde no.v Iras her treses Kloridiked. The bilious, fired, nervous man cai>not successfully compete with his hen it h ? rival. DeW'itt's l.ittlc Karlv ifi-ers the famous pills f-?r constipation will remove the ratisu of your troubles Wallace & Johnson. Men who are considered well-' to-do are sometimes hard to do. "The doctors told toe tuv eouph was incurable. Onr Minute Cough Cun* made me a well man.'' Norris Silver. , North Stradford. X. II.- Because yon have not fonud relief from a stubborn can ph. don't despair. One Minute Cough Cure has cured thousands and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Wallace & Johnson. The bone of contention tonally lias but verv little meat on it. "A few months ago. food which I ate for breakfast would not remain on . my stomach for half an hour, i ns<-a i one bottle of your Kodol Drspesia Cure and can now eat my breakfast and other meals with a relish and my food is thoroughly digested. Not hi rip equa f> Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach troubles." H. S. Pitts, Arlington. Tex. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. Wallace & Johnson. The fool and his tat iter's money are soon separated. Dyspeptics cannot, he rong lived because to live requires nourishment.! Food i? not nourishing until it is di Rested. A disordered stomach can nor digest food. it must hare assistance: Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests all kind.* of foot) without aid from the stomach, allowing it to rest and regain its natural functions. Its elements are exactly the same as the natural digestive fluids and it pimply can't help but do you good. Wallace A Johnson... At Stackley's OUR STOCK OF SPRING GOOI1 PUBLIC IS INVITED TO Ci A Fine Line ot LADIES' HATS, LACES. / Reynold's 12.50 and $3 SI Remember, we will not be under Stackley's WELSH HIGH St Send us vour name on a pr pleasure in sending you, as illustrated catalogue. The Welch Nec oct 20 Ho! For The Sea, VISIT ATLANTIC Bi SULLIVAN'S J Thirty-five minutes from O'harle: Ferry LJoat and a charming spin 01 Hotel. Sea Fish in abundance. I For rates write to .In 27 2m The hat factories of Hie United \ Stales give employment to 125,000! people. A SPRAI NEF A NKLE gUIOKLY , CCKE1>. "Atom* < ime ] oilh-n-il fr<?m a sever-! sprain of the ankle," says Ue<>. E. fury, editor of the finide, Washington, Ya. j After using several well recouituend-. ed medicines without success, I tried! oi. 1?, T?.,S? iMlm nnH <i m I \ ll?l 111 ill: I Klin J* i aiu i'finu, uiiu ..... pleased to say that relief came as soon as I began its use ;iT*rl a complete run: speedily followed." .Sold by l>r. I). C. Scott. The taliesl r.ian in tlie world is not above criticism. You may as well expect to run a steam engine without water as to find * au active, energetic man with a torpid j liver and you may know that h> liver' is torpid wl.r ii he does not r?-li>h his! food <>r feels dull and languid after; eating, often lias headaehe and somej times dizziness. A few doses of Cham-! 1kmIain's Stoniaeh and Liver Tablets! will restore his liver to its normal func-1 tious, reuew his vitality, improve his! digestion and make him fee! like a new ' man. Price, cents. Samples free at' I). C. S'Ott's drug store, Shoes were worn in ICgypt 2.200 j years before Christ. Mr. W. .S. Whedon, t-asfiier of tliej First National I lank of Win terser. Iowa. ! in a rccentjletter.gives some expericnee j with a carpenter it: his employ. tiiat| will he of value to other mcehanies. j 1' -? !'-irrw.nfer wnvL-incr *!? ? > r* r. , lor me who was obliged to stop work tor several days on account, of being j troubled w ith diarrhoea I mentioned to I hitu that 1 had been similarly troubled | nnd thatCliamberlaiiiVColie.C lioleraand! l>iarrhoea Remedy bad ei\red me. Hebought a bottle of it from the druggist; here and informed hw rhat one dost f cured him, and lie is again at Ids For sale by Ihr' !?.('. Se^rr. The Bible is being transited, into ten I'lnTippir.e island dialects. I A ?**IKT>r&ll MEDICINE ! It speaks- veil fir (tlumberlasw'sj fc'ougW Remedy when druggist-; use it in their <m nffamUies- in preference to} any othex. "I..liavesold?t'haniberl.iiu's; Cough Remedy for it ler.tr, tssdive yeurs with complete* Satis3lc-JLof> t> .my.se'.ti and justonie^#."* v*y - 5>r4gg:jtt': Gold- sniithj. A"an Kften, :N. V. "I have nl-j, ways used it in my own family both I for ordinary coughs and colds and for j the cough follow iug la grippe and tind it very efficacious." K^r sale by I>r. I> CSoolJL... % r Spring Goods! Cash Store. ' WWirrffiB?MMBk . A >S IS COMPLETE, A'XP TILE- , kLL AM) EXAMi: h SAME. . RIBBONS. satins. sn/rcs. noes? the best in the County, sol J. No trouble toslvow goods Cash Store? a NECK . ZHDDL. istal e??d and we w/Il' take ; sw>? ab our- new* / Lr "HTicrfi. Rp.linnl" HAKTSVILLli, S. 0. ' " " shore I THE !ACE HOTEL. SLAND. 8. 0. ston. A delightful riife on th?i the Trolley. All ears pass- thelooking and Service unsurpassed^. . J. L J AC OBI T ijpsseeaiid Manager. The newest ami largest schoolin St. Louis has l*?e?' mimed alter Eugene Field. Call at I). C. Scott'* drug store and? get a free ,+aiiiple of Cl amlierlaiir*Stotnaeh aixl Liver l'able.ts. They are an elegant physie. They also improve ' tlie appetite, strengthen the digestion* and regulate tlte liver and bowels. They are e^y to take and pleasant itieffect. Manchester, -V. XL., olaims to' hare file Largest shingle mill in theworld. To Cure a Cold if* One Dap; Take Laxative Iiromo QuinineTablets. All druggists refund thenullify if it fails to cure. E. W... H rove's signature is on each box.in*. A lar^e head is about as much evidence af brains as-a paper- collar is of a shirt. Dr. Cady's Condition Powders. Are just what u; horse needs when ir . bad condition. Ttuiic,. blood purifier an*' vermifuge. Tbry are - noS food bus mediohif and tbr best i* iwe to put norse M) prime couuiuon. itw ; > ct.per packnge. For sale by D.*C. Sewtt.. There is somethmic mysterious- Iv attractive about'all mysteries? except hash. You Know What you are Taicmg"When y<*t take (irwe's Tasteless t:l?II Tonic because the formula i> ? plainly printed on every bottle showing '"Fat it is simply iron and Quinine in a tasteless fornix No cttfc; Jiopuy. " *?. Don't refuse to accept crumbs ef-comlon^because they-* are- noti whole bakeries of bliss. The Best Prescription tor Mdaria.v drills uwri Fever is a buttlo of ' GrovesTasteless drill Tcnicv. Jt {> Mini ply iron ami quinie in a tast'rie) form, No cure?no pay. Prive >">ft The man who has money -fn throw at the birds is id-ways aliraiui o^spraimn;: Ins wrist*' Bloo^ iVe-Cough,. ?jnd Woi k.s off. the Uoith'. Laxative ProniO'lioiiuue Tablet* i curea cold in ,?ue day, .Xo lurt, ivj i>py. Jtriee cents.. <D Thin on ?re?y box of "tho jmtttfw** Laxative Bromo-Quiaine x*w?ttuLimtdr tbftt ram ? ?ujkl In on* t%*?