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THREADS OF Fil By MAETEA M'OULLOCH WILLIAMS. [Copyright, 1806, by the Author.] "It do seem like a pity, but I s'pose lt must be did." Aunt Clarissy Hughes held her step son's brand new "store breeches'' be tween her and the light and looked crit ically at their flat, firm seams and their general excellence of finish. Stephen bought them Saturday, wore them to As bury meeting Sunday, folded them with nicest care and laid them away in his drawer against the bran dance. It was to come off Friday at the Sulphur Spring. This was Monday morning. Since daybreak he had been afield with the negroes. 2\ow it was 10 o'clock. His stepmother felt in each pocket of the garment, scratched her head with a needle from the knitting she had just laid down, pinched the cloth reflective ly, sighed and repeated plaintively: "It do seem like a pity, but Melony's his own aunt, and it won't do to make her mad. Lemme see! What does she say?" With that abe unfolded a crumpled strip of paper, evidently torn from an old letter, and read for the fifth time: DEAR SISTER CLARISSY-Please loand me the patrons of Stephen's new breeches. Them my William McKendree seen or iiim at Asbury meetin house yesterday. He say he must have a pair like them and his pa have gone to town after tho cloth. .No more at present. Your affectionate sister, MELONY TAYLOR. Aunt Clarissy laid it down with an other sigh, then stepped to the back door and called shrilly, "Reuben!" A small black boy in white cotton shirt and trousers popped out of the kitchen door and half strangled himself trying to say "Ma'am !" with his mouth full of watermelon. Aunt Clarissy looked at him a half minnie, then said apolo getically: "Yon'il have to wait awhile, fieuben. When yon git done eating, go round to the horse block, git your mule and put him in the stable. Be sure you give him plenty to eat. Then you play about till I call you, but don't you go near the parster. The bull is loose to day, and don't you git hurt anywhere, " adding, apparently to the air, "Brother Dan'l thinks as much of his niggers as he does of William McKendree. If any . thing happened to one of 'em hese, I reckon he'd turn Squire Hughes right oat of the Asbury church. ' ' Then after a little undecided pause she called, "Jane, are you busy?" "Yes'm; shellin peas," came in a thick, throaty voice from the kitchen's gloomy depths. "Where's Ann?" "Here, but she's got er powerful mis ery in de spine of her back. " "Dear me alive! Tell her to go home and let me send her a mustard plaster to put on it. What is Laura doing?" "Ain't dis waush day? You oughter know she done gone ter de creek wtd Mammy and Lon. " "Well, I d chire! She had no busi ness to go. I mean to tell Stephen to put her in *he field for it Where are Rachel and Silvy?" An inarticulate smother of con temptuous laughter preceded the reply. "Kache is er projickin soiaewhars arter blackberries, I spect. I done sent Silvy down ter de big bottom arter rcas'in ears. De gyarden com is all gone, and de boys tells me de's er God's plentv on 'em down in dat forrard fieL" "Yes, and Stephen said that wasn't to be touched, he sent way off for the seed-you know he did. I'll tell him just as soon as he comes to dinner. " A mountain of dark flesh covered with white Osnabur rolled into the doorway and said with abroad, judicial gravity: "Miss Clarissy, you'se er church mem ber. Ef I was you, I wouldn't say things whatJF. knowed I wasn't gwine do. Whut's de matter? How come "you wan tin ever'body all ter once?" Aunt Clarissy got pink to the tips of her ears. She was a small, apologetic looking woman, with mild black eyes set deep in a white, wrinkled face, al together a striking contrast to the stur dy figure that fronted her across 20 yards of sunlit space. Steadying herself on the doorpost and half turning about, she said peevishly: "No, I won't tell him. I hate a fuss, and you all know it and impose on me. I just wanted somebody to help me, but I reckon I can do the work myself." "Dat'll be de shorest way," Jane said, nodding her blue turban. Then relenting, she added as she disappeared within, "I'll send Silvy des soon as she fetches de corn and shucks it for de pot." Aunt Clarissy heard nothing of the postulate. Breeches and scissors in hand, she was making her way to the company bedroom, where Stephen never set foot. Sitting down by the north window, she began carefully to rip apart one leg of the fated gannent, murmuring to herself as she did it, "I know 'most Stephen wou't like it, but Melony wants the patron, and how else j can she get it?" An hour before sundown Reuben and . his mule were rrottiug home. The rider j sat perched on a big bag of watermelons j and gripped with his right hand a roll ; of cut newspaper tied about with a blue yara string. About the same hour next day Aunt ! Clarissy was saying to Silvy: "There isn't so very much to do, .Silvy. I've fixed the pocket and the front piece and sewed on the buttons. The leg is ali basted UD, and be sur-4 you sew it before Friday. " "Yessum, I wiH,"said Silvy,adding ! as her mistress walked away, '"but i'll j take inypledgur time "bout doin ir, sho' i es I'm cv nigger." In rho vernacular of middle Tennes see, Squire Hughes was very "well "fr'.'* He had six sons, 50negroes, a thousand acres of rich lund and money at inter est in the county town. He had the shell of a house, unplastered within, un painted without. The only books in it were the big Bible and Wesley's ser mons: the only pictures, a profile of the first Mrs. Hughes, cut after h<-r death from the widower's description hence not startlingly lifelike-and a blue green r. :." .* ' .? * .<-- T amen te*fl the door of a 'Conn**jticut clock. There had heen a few school books, too. but as the elder boys mar ried and set np homes of their own the dog careel readers, arithmetics and so on were scrupulously handed over to them, along with the feather bed and furniture, the cow and calf, pair of horses, gun, clothes and a year's supply j of meat and cora. That, in Squire Hughes' estimation, furnished ' 'a good start." Each son was set free at 16 and given ! a stout young negro, with tho use of all ! the land both could cultivate. With any sort of industry it was easy to lay up $500 a year. If the youngster pre : ferred spending to saving, let him feel I the pinch of it when he came to want a ! wife. So far none of them had felt it. I John, Thomas, Joseph and Daniel were men much after their father's pattern, who saved and thrived and kept their families in spare abundance. Whatever the land supplied was used without stint. Luxuries from outside cos t money, so were reserved for high days and hoii I days. Piety, too, ran in the family. The ; Hughes boy? "got religion" and joined the Methodist church as regularly as they married. Indeed, it was a sort of condition precedent to the holy estate. Both happened before the subject of them was one and twenty. Consequently there was a mild surprise through the Asb ry neighborhood that Stephen, at 23, was still single and a sinner. A sin ner, too, of deepest dye, as the "people called Methodist" reckoned such things. ]j e knew several games at cards, owned the best quarter horse in the county, was suspected of having been to more than one cock fight-above all was a dancer of renown. And dancing was in Squire Hughes' eyes the abomination of desolation. He knew it only by hearsay. It was his proudest boast that he had never been nearer than 1*00 yards to ''such carryins on." Notwithstanding, he said no word to Stephen. His boys once set free were free, he was wont to remark. But on his own plantation he was master. Once, when Stephen went across the yard whistling "Old Dan Tucker," t is father called him indoors and asked the circuit rider who hap pened to be visiting them to "hold prayers" in behalf of this especial sin and sinner. Stephen knelt through it in outward calm, in inward fury. His an swer to it was a bran dance in the grove adjoining his father'3 farthest outlying lands. That was three years back. Ev ery summer since the dance had been repeated, with Stephen's name heading the list of managers. In fact, it came to be a recognized social event and di vided honors fairly with the other great occasion-As bury protracted meeting. The two assemblies indeed fairly marked the line of social cleavage betwixt goats and sheep. The young folk, left to themselves, would have been nobly im parital. Few pious elders, however, had Squire Hughes* habit of letting children j go their own gait. There were many j freethinking followers. of Tom Paine among the settlers, who came thither from Virginia and the Carolinas. Danc ing was their chosen pastime, and came to be to their pious neighbors symbolic of unbelief. That was a busy week for Stephen. Besides his own crop, he had charge of the plantation. Work was pressing on every hand. In addition, the bran dance was nearly ail on his shoulders, and that meant at least three days out of the crop. He rose early and lay down late and by dint cf doing two men's work himself got affairs in such shape that the most critical could not say he had not time to go a-pieasuring. The strain made him only intensely happy. His heart was in it all, and he had much ado to keep reels and breakdowns from bubbling constantly over his.lips. There was very much more in it than a day's merrymaking. Until two month.; back he had never seen a girl that could make his heart beat faster. One look at Nancy Eton sent him head over ears in love with her. She lived ten miles away, but Stephen managed to cross them at least once a week. In reward, he saw Nancy, sat opposite her at table, maybe exchanged a dozen words with her. The rest of the time Major Eton held the floor. He was Nancy's uncle and guardian and had no other thought than that Stephen came solely fer the benefit of his understanding through tho major's elegant conversation. If Nancy herself was wiser, she made no sign cf it. She was a bit of round, dark, rosy, dimpled prettiness, with a small, sprightly wit and full of gay good hu _ytffliBfflB) j ml ^^^^^^^^^^ ^ fl "Jlino tr 'most Stephen won't Uhr it." mor. Ic did not need a f rin and negroes in her own right to make her a wond< r fully taking young person. Stephen would have spoken long before but for lack of opportunity, Go when or how he would, there was always tnt- major. Judge, then, bis happiness in th.; knowledge that he was to have her to himself a whole day, with a ten mile rete-a-tet" at either end of it, for she had agreed that he might fetch and carry her upon th. - fateful Friday. That meant getting ni long before day, but in such a cause what was sleep? Stephen got barely au hour "f it. of course chere was v> !>*. a barbecue for dinner. Thc dancing crowd had given ' 0 pigs and Iambs: These were brought to the ground at sundown the day be forehand, slaughtered, dressed, cul each in half ana laid up<-n clean sticks over an earthen tror h 2 feet deep and as many wide, with a bed of hard wood coals glowing dusky red at the bott To cook it properly requires about hours, so by 1 o'clock at the latest must be over the fire. Eternal vigila is the price of barbecue quite as ni as of liberty. As the coals die out fi oues are added from the log fire bl az at one side. About every ten mini the meat is basted with salt water, the last hour's cooking "dipney" ta its place-a wonderful compound sweet lard, strong vinegar and stron pepper. That part Stephen knew could trust to Uncle Si, the head t becuer. Getting it all tinder w though, kept him out of bed until 2 the morning. To shave and dress fe momentous occasion by light of a can that just makes darkness visible is small ordeal. Stephen managed it fail though his trousers seemed to him to less comfortably than at first. He co not stop to worry over it, though, was due at Major Eton's breakfast ble, and it would never do to have horses blown before Nancy got sight them. His passion for her had cost h a new buggy and a set of double h ness. This was the first trip in the n rig. If he came back from it engage he would count the 500 the lucki investment of his life. It was a fair world indeed that S phen drove over-one in full flush summer greenery. White mists ] folded athwart the billowy tree to dawn winds blew fresh and cool in 1 face. Birds sang strong and clear fr< hedgerows dripping dew, cornfields silk and tassel gave out a fine, faint f: granee. In the bottoms morning gi or overran them and hung, bells of wh and blue, and pink, and purple, a .scarlet, in wreathy vistas or made a ci pet over the rich dark mold. Breadt of clover were all a-shimmer with gr dew, the scent of grapes and peaci came keen and sweet to the nostri rabbits ran and partridges piped in t yellow wheat stubble, and over ail 1 the tender, tremulous shining of ear est day. Bran dances are peculiar there, an ot growth of pioneer times that lags sup fluous to our own. The first settlers h vivid memories of assemblies and cou ty balls in the seaboard states. Lackii ballrooms, they built big bush arbc in some grove beside a spring, beat t earthen floor hard and smooth, cover it an inch deep in bran or sawdust, s the fiddlers and the prompter high one side, made rough tables for the ba becue dinner and asked all the conn to come and be merry. Dancing begi as early in the morning as enoug dancers could be got together and last throughout the day. Waltzes were u: known, the cotillon even looked ; askance, but the good company gave i whole heart and mind and feet to tl qr adrille and the Virginia reel. St phen's bran dance had a few modei improvements, notably in the musi which was to be made by a full strir band of much local renown. The] would be broiled chicken, boiled han cake, ice cream and fruit of all sorts i supplement the barbecue, not to mei tion tea and coffee, lemonade and fres sweet cider. Then, too, the invitatior were simply gorgeous-printed in co ored ink upon cream laid embossed p< per. Only ladies received them. An man of good soical standing was free t come if he pleased. If an objectionabl one appeared, he was promptly warne off thc grounds by the floor manage? who upon this occasion was to bedec himself with a sash and a badge worth the chief of a militia parade. It was agreed upon all sides tba Stephen had "laid himself out,:'ove { the affair. His heart swelled wit] pride as he drove slowly past and fcum everything going exactly as he wouL have it. It was a good omen, quite gnoi enough, in fact, to banish his super stitious feeling over being forced to tel his love Friday, notoriously the day o ba -Juck. About three hours later hi i stood on Major Eton's piazza the hap piest young fellow in the county. Hi had come, seen, conquered-at least h< had reason to think so. Nancy had re i ceived him with unconcealed empresse j ment, fed him upon smiles, broilec chicken and waffles-all were equally I adorable. Now she was beside him al I in vapory white, with a red rose at hei belt and another in her hat, critical!} i admiring the turnout which stood al ; tho steps ready to receive her. Majoi Eton walked slowly around eying it al all points. Virginia bred, berated him self as an expert in matters of equipage. Stephen was all impatience to be off, but it stood him in hand to bo in the major's good graces; so he dared not hurry him. After the third round the ! major pulled off his hat, wiped his fore head reflectively with his red silk hand kerchief and said patronizingly, "Pret ty fair, Steve, pretty fair; very well in deed for a young fellow's buying. I could have done better, of course, but . I'll know more about it after I've tried it. Jump in, you two, and let's be off!" I Stephen stood aghast. Could it be i possible that the major meant to trust his 200 pounds to the light, narrow vehicle that he had counted would put him in such delicious proxnnitv to Nan \ cy? Desperately affecting to misunder stand, he said: 4 "It is time to go. Come, Miss Nancy I Good morning to you, major. Toni, let 'cm go"-this last to he black boy who stood at thc heads of the champing, fiery, silver roans. Major Eton put on all his Virginia gentleman's dignity to say, "I hope, Mr. Hughes, thai I misunderstand you. My nicer accepted your invitation for us both. Wc go or stay togther." "Certainly, certainly-glad to have yon. I didn't hear. Let me help you in," Stephen said breathlessly, Lut through set teeth ami with eyes of smothered fury. It was not so much the spoiling of his ride with Nancy as thc ridiculous figure he would cut driving up before thc crowd in such a plight that moved Irita to wrath of th'1 deepest dye. What if Tom Beasley, thc rival j be most dreaded; should overtake them ! on thc road! That, at least, should not ; happen. With scant ceremony Stephen i bundled tin- major in. handed Nancy into the narrow space beside hin:, clam bered np, braced himself against thc edge of the scat which alone was visi ble between them, and sent thc silver roans away ata slapping pace. The road ran straight over a region of long, un dulant swells. His span could take over twice the weight now behind them at top speed. Go they must and should even if they had to breast ruinous steeps. Go they did. The first mile was cov ered at such a rate that Major Eton could only sit breathless and silent, while Nancy, pale to the lips, clung openly to Stephen's arm. But neither war, pestilence nor earthquake could long stop the major's tongue. Reaching forward, he laid a hand on the reins and said, with his usual serene patron Ile sprang out and rushed away. age : 4 'A very pretty spurt, my boy. Your cattle are speedy, truly, but rein them in a bit. We do not want to be the first arrivals. Let the common herd gather before we come oa the festal scene, " "I can't; I'm manager," Stephen said laconically, giving the nigh horse a little flick of the whip. The sound set the me't'ed creatures off again ata rate that made the buggy groan and sway in most unorthodox fashion. Major Eton began to fret. "Really," he said, twist ing his bulk about, "this is a remark ably uncomfortable vehicle. I don't seem to have elbow room. ' ' "It was meant to carry two," Nancy said demurely, while Stephen shut his teeth on an oath. The major went on affably: "Doubtless, doubtless. Buggies are a low bred, democratic sort of con veyance anyway. You should have seen my grandfather's carriage-chariot, I had better say.- It held a dozen with comfort-a round dozen-not counting coachman, footmen and outriders. Yes, a coach and six is the truly genteel way of traveling. Couldn't you," to Stephen, "manage to give me a little room by sitting on the floor?' ' By this they were at the creek, only a mile from the arbor. Stephen was reckless with blind rage. Without checking the horses he slid down on his knees, steadied himself against the dashboard and said, "Get away, lads." The roans knew what that meant go for all that was in them. They tere along the wide, dusty road, raising such a cloud as fairly hid them from all eyes. It was in fact a dusty whirlwind, out of which came now and again the flash of paint and gilding, the rattle of chains, the quick thud of hoofs. The road was fairly thronged with other comers, but all gave Stephen room and to spare. "Must be going for ihe doctor or his marriage license," Tom Beaseley said as the swish of a long silver tail let him know wiro it was that was flashing past. After a minute he added, "Thought I heard old Bee-Martin's pipe in there, but sho'ly Stephen wouldn't put up with him in place o' Nancy, and it's a dead moral certainty that one buggy can't hold 'em all." At last Stephen had a ray cf hope. He had distanced the rest in spite of the major. When they came abreast tho barbecue pit, he would excuse himself upon the plea that he must stop there, give the reins to Nancy and by taking a short cut across the creek be at the ar bor in time to receive and welcome her. To face her, he sank to a half sit ting posture. He had just opened his lips when "Cr-a-s-sh!" came the sound of breaking thread. Aunt Clarissy's basting was most substantial, but could not stand the play of Stephen's vigorous muscles. Evidently Silvy's "pledger time" was later in coming than the bran dance, and Stephen must face his ladylove with a gaping slit from pocket to knee. The horror of it made him dumb. After one downward glance he crowded the reins into the major's hands, spraug out and rushed away with Nancy's soft, cruel laughter ring ing in his ears and Major Eton chorus ing, "Next time, young man, don't be in such a hurry that your mother won't have time to get your breeches done." Stephen easily got home and was made whole as to his raiment. The wound to his affections never healed. Nancy tried hard to "lure the tassel gentle back again," but that thought less laugh cost her an excellent hus band. For Stephen joined the church that fall and at Christmas married the circuit rider's daughter and kept her in cotton wool the rest of her life. It was only two years, but to this good day her husband keeps faith with the mem ory of thc woman who caught his heart "in the rebound. " TUE END. Iteinar cable Eighteen Letter Names. Did you ever step to think that: there is anything remarkable in a name of lb letters where they compose both the given name and the surname? Note the following remarkable list: Lucius Domi nus N< re, Nicholas Copernicus, Wil liam Shakespeare, Emanuel Sweden borg and Napoleon Bonaparte. By .spelling the name of thc discoverer of Ann rica as. the Italians de, Colombo, it, wi;h tin- Christopher, makes another name <>i' is Jitters. The above six, each with lsl'trer names, ar ' among lae best known persons of history.-St. Louis Republic. Easily Fixed. "Remember, boys," said the teacher, ?'that in tiii" bright lexicon ot* yoi th there's no such word as faiL" After a few moments a boy raised his hand. "Well, what is it. my lad?" asked the master. "I was merely going to suggest," re plied tia- youngster, "that it' such is the , case it would be advisable to write to the publishers of that lexicon and call their attention to the omission." : Condensed Schedule in ESc.it June 11th, 1S' . No ll No No. 0 No. 12 ; y Daily EASTERS TIME. Dai y Dai y I 530p 7 00a:Lv. Charleston ...Ar ll OOo 817p J )(X p 7 41:) "..Summerville.." 1018a 732p i 7 50} 8 55a "-...Branchville...** 8 52a 602p i 824p 9 23a ...OrangebuJ r... " | 822a 529p ; 920pl015a - .. Ringville.... " 730aj 438p ! . 10 48a '. Camden-JunetionLv. 350p i.1! Oil Ar. ...Camden.. ..Lv. 300p IOICp y 00a Ar-..Columbia.... Lv; 645al 355p "530p 7 nt Lv... Charleston 7TAT ll O aj 8.17p 750p 015a .. . .Branchville-. ** 852a| 602p 819p 941a '. . .Bambers.-.-'4 824a! 533p 831p 9 52a " . . Denmark...." 811a 519p 850p l0J0a .' .Blackville." \ 7 56a 5C3p 957piU 09a ...Aiker. . . " 7 02a 4 Gop 1045p!ll51a Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv " | 620a| 310p Ex. Sum Ex. Sun. onlv Sun. Lv Augusta .i 7 00a 9 30a 5 21p Ar. Sandersville.i 100p 119p 9 09p - Tennille. 130p 130p| 921p I Lv. Tennille.! 5 15a 310p: 310p " Sandersville. 5 25a 321p 3 23p Ar. Augusta.: 9 00a: 710p 8 30? ; Mis. Mix. : iDaiiV Ex sn Lv. Allendale. 6 45a'. " Barnwell. |7 25al23 p " Blackville.: 7 45a lOOpj Ar. Batesburg. ? 3 30?' : Mix. : Mix. j Sun. 'Ex su Ex sui only Lv. Batesburg.,. 425p;. " Blackville..10 20a 7 00? 10 15a I " Barnwell.10 i5a 7 35? 10 35a j Ar. Allendale..-i.;- 830?.ll 15a Atlanta and Beyond. " Lv. Charleston...| 7 (,0a 5 30?. Ar. Augusta .ll 51a 10 45? ;. " Atlanta.. 820? 5 00a. Lv. Atlanta.li 00? 515a 4 00? Ar. Chattanooga. 5 45a 0 25a 8 40? Lv. Atlanta.! 580a] 4 lop Ar. Birmingham.jil 20a 10 ICp " Memphis, (via Birmingham)... 930p 7 45a Ar. Lexington..! 500}) 5 00a " Cincinnati. .j 730? 7 45a " Chicago. 7 15a. 5 30p Ar. Louisville. 7 35? 7 55a " St. Louis. .I 7 04a 000? Ar.Memphis, (via Chattanooga)..I. 7 4\.*a To Asheville-Cincinxiati-Lonisviile. EASTERN THIL'. .No.34 No.;'/j Daily Dal i y Lv. Augusta.7. 24Up 98 U .. Batesburg. ; 4jLPa 12 07a Lv. Charleston. 700a 5 30? Lv. Columbia (.Union Depot I.il 40a 8 30a Ar. Spartanburg . 310D.1125a " Asheville.i 7u0p: 240? " Knoxville.I 4 15a: 7 20? 44 Cincinnrati.! 7 30pi 7 45a " Louisville ( via Jeflico)..:.j 6 50a To Washington and the East. Lv. Augusta. 240? 30-J " Batesburg..... ., 419pl2 07a " Columbia v Union Depot).' 5 23p 215a Ar. Charlotte.??. : 845p: 9 15a Ar. Danville.._ 12 55aI 1 22p Ar. Richmond. 0 00a 625p Ar. Washington.7 40a; 905t> " Baltimore Pa. E. R.i 912a 1125p Philadelphia..1135a 25Ca " New York.I 203?; o23a Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for all points North and "West. Solid Trains between Charleston and Ashe ville, carrying elegant Pullman .i^ifet Parlor Cars. Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington and the East : a.so for Jackson ville and all Florida Paints. FRANK S. GANNON. J. M. CUL?, Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr.. Trailic Manager, Washington, D. C. Wasliington, D. C. GEORGE B. ALLEN, Div. Pass. Agt.. Charleston, S. C. W. A. TURK. S. H. HA RDWICK. Gen'i Pass. Agt. Asst. Gor. l Pass. Agt. Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. LANDS WANTED, PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALE ate reqa?sted to put :hem in my hsnds tor ?a!e. I nm in constant receipt of sc aranv lot ter? cf enquiry about lands from Northern and Western parties, ti at I may be able to tfiect sales for those who will give me accu rate detailed descriptions of wbs.t they have. No charge will be made unless satisfactory sales are made. Descriptions must be sucb a3 can be guaranteed ase must give: No. of acree, location, charecter cf land, proximity to railroads, poet offices, schools, churches and tov. ns, kind of hr prove ents. Communications strictly con deot, when so desired. JAMES G. GIBBFS, State Land Agent, Nov. 10. Cc'cmbia, SC BOARDING HAVING TAKEN the House on Main Street second door soutb of the Nixon House, I am prepared to accommodate a lew regular boarders, and also lodging and meals to transient customers. Terms reasonable. MRS. W. B. SMITE. Sept. 8 NEW M N IN TOWN. Blacksmith and Wheelwright. IHAVE OPENED ON LIBERTY Stree j near corner of Harvio Street, and soiici ; any work in my line and guarantee satisfec- ! tioa. j Horses Shod for 30c. all round, if : Horse is ia good condition- -Cash or Equivalent. G -niral rep 'ir work of all kitd; done at j correspondingly low pricts. I hr. ve rtft-rer.ces frOu Lcit people of M*;rs- j viL'e where I wjikfd the past vear and 'rem ; j Camden, where did business tor i 7 y firs, j J Special promptness giver, to work or ? I physicians and enst-s of urgency. W. T. HALL, Wheelwright r.d Blacksmith Feb 2[-: OSBORNE'S Ans ** a.. Ga. Actual Business. No Text Books. ; Short time. Cheap board. Semi for Catalogue. Line M Company of M Carolina. j CONDENSED SCHEDULE, Io affect November 20th, 1898. SOUTHBOUND. " No. 35 i No bli LT Darlington, 8 02 ac Lv Elliott, 8 45 arc Ar Sumter, 9 25 an Lv Sumter, '4 29 am Ar Creston, 5 17 am Lv Crestgn. 5 45 am Ar Pregnails, 9 15 as: Ar Orangebsrg, 5 40 am Ar Denmark. , 6 12 am NORTHBOUND. No. 32 No. 5Gj Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm Lv Oraugeburg, 4 00 pm Lv Pregnails, 10 00 am Ar Creston, 3 50 ps Lv Crecton, 5 13 pm Ar Sumter, 6 03 pm Lv Sumter, 6 40 prc Ar Elliott, 7 20 pc Ar Darlington, 8 05 pru jDaily escept Sunday. Trains 82 and 35 carry through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping cars between New York aod Macon via Augusta. T. M EMERSON, H. M. EMEESON, Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agi. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Macsger. ATLANTIC COAST LINE North-Eastern R. R. of S. C CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Dated No. No. No. ApL 17, '99 35* 23 53*_ am pm Le Florence 3 25 7 45 Le Kingstree 8 55 Ar Lanes 4 33 9 13 pm Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20 Ar Charleston ? 03 10 50 8 0 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. No. No. 78* 32 ; 52* am pm am Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 Ar Lanes 8 03 6 14 8 32 Le Lanes 8 63 6 14 Le Kicg8tree 8 20 Ar Florence 9 20 7 20 am p in s m ?Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 52 rans through to Columbia via Cen tral R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-acd make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. k D. R. R. leave Floren daily except Sunday 9 50 a m, arrive Darling; ton 10 15 am, Hartsville 9 15 am, Cberaw ll 30 a rn, Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, ar rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennettsville 9 17 p m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlington 10 05 a m Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 GO a m, Bennettsville 7 00 a m, arrive Darling ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar ri Te Florence 3 15 am. Leave Wadesborc daily except Sunday 3 CO pm, Cheraw 4 45 p m, Har svi e 7 00 a m, Darlington 6 9 p rn, arrive Florence 7 CO p m. Leave Dar lington Sunday only 8 50 a rn, arrive Flor ence 9 15 a m. J. P. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIYINS, Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Scp't T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent Atlantic Coast Line, WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A? GUSTA RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. Dated April 17, 1893. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. 55 No. 35 p. m. Leave Wilmington *3 45 Leave Marion 'Js 34 Arrive Florence 7 15 p. OJ a. m. Leave Florence 7 45 *3 26 Arrive Sumter 8 il 4 29 No. 12 Leave Sumter 8 57 *9 40 Arrive Columbia 10 20 11 00 No. 52 runs through from Charleston T' Central R. R , leading Charleston 7 a. n:.. Laces 8 34 a rn, Manning 9 08 a m TKAINS GOING NORTH. No. 54 No. 53 a. m. p. m. Leave Columbia *6 40 4 CO Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 13 No. 22 s>. m pm. Leave Sumter 8 05 *6 06 Arrive Florence "9 20 7 20 a. m. Leave Florence 9 50 Leave Marica 10 30 Arrive Wilmingtor 1 15 ?Daily. |Da;!y ercept Sunday. No 5 3 runs through to Charleston, S. C. -ia Central R. R., arriving .Mann.eg 5 41 p ru. Lares G 17 p tr, Cbarkston 8 00 p m. T:-air soo Conway Bracea leave Chaocourn 5 30 p ii , arrive Con v.ay 7 40 pm, ^turn ing leave Ccnwey 8 30 a rn, arrive CheC b tirri 1! 20 am, leave Cbt-drcnrn ll 50 a m, arrive Hub 12 25 p rn, returning eave Eab 3 CO p m, nrrive Cbadbcurn 3 35 a rn, Dai'.y escept Sunday. J R KENLY, Gen'l Manager 7 M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. fi. M. EMERSON. Gr;."! PA S Agent l?Q5BUY$AS3.50S f 3,000 CELEBRATED '.KASTV.EAROIT''doable Wt snddeobte knee. KepuUr J>$.50 BOT ' 2 Fiefe Knee Pant Suit poins at St.95. A NEW si lt FREE foran? of the:*? suits which don't give satisfactory wear. Send No Money.cw w* w 1 ana scud to us, .tai e ncc cr boy andsay x\ hether larye or EmaU for aere, ar.d we v iii send you the suit by cx;>re>s.CO.P.. subject to examin ation. i< it can exanr.r.e it at your express o ice and if fonnd perfectly "satisfactory and eqi:at to snits sold in yonr town for 3.50, pay your express acent ocr pec a5 offer price, |.gs *n.1 exr-ro chartres. THESE K EE-PANT SUITS art for boj from 4 If ii years of act , and ar.' retailed everywhere nt f't. a. Made with double seat and knees, latent l>99s:y!o .->.<: illustrated, made from a special vTo r-rosisticjr, beavj weisht, ALL-WOO!. Oakwell cassimere, neat, handsome pat tern, tine serge lining. Clayton paten ; interlining:,pad. ding.staying ;ir.d reinforcing, s !k ar.d linen sewing,aar tailor-made tbronshoot, a slit anv hov or parent would bo proud of. MIK FREE CLOTH SAMPLES ct Hov*" Oloihin (suits, overcoats or ulsters), for boys 4 TO 19 YEARS, write for Sample Book So. SOC, contains fashion plates, tape measure and full instructions how to order. J en'o Sait and Overcoats madt- to order from Si.CO cp. Samples sent tree on application. Address SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Inc.), Chicago, Uh * CSe rs, So bn * * Co. are t*oroc cJT reUatle.-Editor.}