The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 01, 1899, Image 8
1 IN HIS STEPS. 1 n I
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By diaries BL Sheldon.
Copyrighted and published in lx^oJi f<yrm by tilt
advance Publishing Co. of Ciiicago.
"The Sunday morning that daven ed <
the city of Raymond was exactly li]
the Snnday of the week before. Hen
Maxwell entered his pulpit to face 01
of the largest congregations that ht
ever crowded First church. He w?
haggard and looked as if ' he had ju:
risen from a long illness. His wife w<
at home with the little girl who ha
come on the morning train an hour af
er her father died. He lay in that spa]
room, his troubles over, and Hem
Maxwell could see the face as he opene
the Bible and arranged his differer
notices on the side of the desk as he ha
been in the habit of doing for ten year.?
The service that morning contained
new element. No one could remembe
when the minister had preached in th
morning without notes. As a matter c
fact, he had done so occasionally whe
lie first entered the ministry, but for
long time he Lad carefully written on
every word of his morning sermon an
nearly always his evening discourse a
well. It cannot be said that his sermo:
this morning was very striking or im
pressive. He talked with considerabl
hesitation. It was evident that som
great idea struggled in his thought fo
utterance, but it was not expressed ii
the theme he had chosen for his preach
iag. It was near the close of his sermoi
that he began to gather a certaii
strength that had been painfully lack
ing at the beginning. He closed th<
Bible, and, stepping out at the side o:
the desk, he faced his people and begai
to talk to them about the remarkabl<
scene of the week before.
"Our brother"-somehow the word;
sounded a little strange coming fron
Henry Maxwell's lips---passed awaj
this morning. I have not yet had tim*
to learn all his history. He had one sis?
ter living in Chicago. I have writter
her and have not yet received an an?
swer. His little girl is with us and wi!
remain for the time. "
He paused and looked over the house.
He thought he had never seen so many
earnest faces during the entire pastor?
ate. He was not able yet to tell his peo?
ple his experiences, the crisis through
which he was even now moving, but
something of his feeling passed from
him to them, and it did not seem to
him that he was acting under a careless
impulse at all to go on and break to
them this morning something of the
message he bore in his heart So he
^went on :
"The appearance and words of this
stranger in the church last Sunday
made a very powerful impression on
-me. I am not able to conceal from you
cr myself the fact that what he said,
followed, as it has been, by his death
in my house, has compelled me to ask
as I never asked before. * What does fol?
lowing Jesus mean V I am not in a po?
sition yet to utter any condemnation
of this people or. io a certain extent, of
myself, either in our Christlike rela
"^-??ons to this man or the number he rep?
resents in the world. But all that does
not prevent me from feeling that much
__yv-th?t the man said was so vitally true
that we must face it in an attempt to
answer it or else stand condemned as
Christian disciples. A good deal that
was said here last Sunday was in the
nature of a challenge to Christianity as
it is seen and felt in our churches. I
va*?ve felt this with Increasing emphasis
every day since, and I do not know
that any time is more appropriate than
/ the present for me to i>ropose a plan or
purpose which has been forming in
:. my mind as a satisfactory reply to
much that was said here last Snnday."
Again Henry Maxwell paused and
looked into the fact's of his people.
There were some strung, earnest men
and women in the First church. The
minister could see Edward Norman,
editor of the Raymond Daily News. He
had been a member of First church for
ten years. No man was more honored
in the community. There was Alexan?
der Powers, superintendent of the rail?
road shops. There was Donald Marsh,
pr?sid?t of Lincoln college, situated in
the suburbs of Raymond There was
Milton Wright, one of the great mer?
chants of Raymond, having in his em?
ploy at least 100 men in various shops.
There was Dr. West, who. although
still comparatively young, was quoted
as authority in special surgical cases.
There was young Jasper Chase, the
author, who had written one successful
book and was said to be at work on a
new novel. There was Miss Virginia
Page, the heiress, who through the re?
cent death of her father had inherited
a million at least and was gifted with
unusual attractions of person and in?
tellect. And. not least of all. Rachel
Winslow from her seat in the elnar
glowed with her peculiar beauty cf
light this morning because she was so
intensely interested in the whole scene.
There was some reason perhaps, in
view of such material in the First
church, for Henry Maxwell's feeling of
satisfaction whenever he considered his
parish as he had the previous Sunday.
There was a large number of strong in?
dividual characters who claimed mem?
bership there. But as he noted their
faces this morning Henry Maxwell was
simply wondering how many of them
would respond to the strange proposi?
tion he was about t-> make. He con
tinned slowly, taking time to choose
his words carefully and giving Iii*- peo?
ple an impression they had never felt
before, even when he was at his best,
with his most dramatic delivery.
"?What 1 am ^<>in*4 t<> propose now i*
something which ought not t<> appear
Tinu3ual or at all impossible of execu?
tif n. -vi 7 :.- : r.~are thnt it will be so
regarded by a large number perhaps <
the members of the church But, i
order that we may lia ve a thoroug
understanding of what we are cousit
ering. I will ; nt ?ny proposition vex
plainly, perhaps bluntly. I want volui
Teers from the First church who wi
pledge themselves earnestly and hones
ly for an entire year not to do anythin
without first asking the questior
'What would Jesus do T And after asi
ing that question each one will follow
Jesus as exactly as he knows how, n
matter what the results may ba I wi!
of course, include myself in this core
pany of volunteers and shall take fe
granted that my church here will no
be surprised at my future conduct a
based upon this standard of action ani
will not oppose whatever is done if the;
think Christ would do it. Have I mad
my meaning clear ? At the close of th
service here I want all those member
of the church who are willing to joii
such a company to remain, and w>
will talk over the details of the plan
Our motto will be, 'What would Jesu
do ?' Our aim will be to act just as h<
would if he were in our places, regard
less of immediate results. In otha
words, we propose to follow Jesus' step)
j as closely and as literally as we believe
I he taught his disciples to do. And thoa
who volunteer to do this will pledg*
I themselves for an entire year, begin
I ning wi' h today, so to act. "
j Henry Maxwell paused again an(
! looked over his church. It is not eas]
j to describe the sensation that such '<
1 simple proposition apparently made
Men glanced at one another in aston
ishment. It was not like Henry Max
well to define Christian discipleship ii
this way. There was evident confusior
of thought over his proposition. It wai
understood well enough, but there was
apparently a great difference of opinior.
as to the application of Jesus' teaching
and example.
Henry Maxwell calmly closed thc
service with a brief prayer. The organ?
ist began his postlude immediately aft?
er the benediction, and the people be?
gan to go out. There was a great deal
of conversation- Animated groups stood
all over the church discussing the min?
ister's proposition It was evidently
provoking great discussion After sev?
eral minutes Henry Maxwell asked all
who expected to remain to par ito
the lecture room on the side. Him?
self was detained at the front of the
church talking with several persons
there, and when he finally turned around
the church was empty. He walked over
to the lecture room entrance and went
in. He was almost startled to see the peo?
ple who were there. He had not made
up his mind about any of his members,
but he had hardly expected that so
many were ready to enter into such a
literal testing of their discipleship as
now awaited them. There were perhaps
50 members present Among them were
Kachel Winslow and Virginia Page.
Mr. Norman, President Marsh, Alex?
ander Powers, the railroad superintend?
ent; HHt9n Wright. Dr. West and Jas?
per Chase.
The pastor closed the door of the lee*
ture room and stood before the little
group. His face was pale, and his lips
trembled with emotion. It was to him
a genuine crisis in his own life and that
of his parish. No man can tell until he
is moved by th? Divine Spirit what he
may do or how he may change the cur?
rent of a lifetime of fixed habits of
thought and speech and action. Henry
Maxwell did not, as we have said, yet
know himself all that he was passing
through, but he v as conscious of a
great upheaval in his definitions of
Christian discipleship, and he was
moved with a depth of feeling he could
not measure as he looked into the face?
of these men and women on this occa?
sion.
It seemed to him that the most fitting
word to be spoken first was that of
prayer. He asked them all to pray with
him, and almost with the first syllabic
he uttered there was a distinct presence
of the Spirit felt by them all. As the
prayer went on this presence grew in
power. They all felt it. The room was
filled with it as plainly as if it had been
visible. When the prayer closed, there
was a silence that lasted several mo?
ments. All the heads were bowed.
Henry Maxwell's face was wet with
tears. If an audible voice from heaven
had sanctioned their pledge to follow
the Master's steps, not one person pres?
ent could have felt more certain of the
Divine blessing. And so the most seri?
ous movement ever started in the First
church of Raymond was begun.
"We all understand," said Henry
Maxwell, speaking very quietly, "what
we have undertaken to do. We pledge
ourselves to do everything in our daily
lives after asking the question. 'What
would Jesus do':' regardless of what
may be the result to us. Some time I
shall be able to tell you what a marvel?
ous change has come over my life with?
in a week's time. I cannot now. But
the experience I have been through
since last Sunday has left nie so dissat- J
isfied with my previous definition of ;
discipleship that I have been compelled
to take this action I did not dart' be- ;
gin it alono. I know that I am being
led by the hand of Divine love in rill
this. The s;u*:<r Divine impulse must
I have led you also. Dowe understand
fully what, we have und< rtaken*:"
"1 want to ;;-!.: a question." said
j Rachel Winslow
Every one turned t< -;?r<l her. JI<-r
: face glowed with a bea* ty that no love
! liness could ever create.
J "I am a little in doutt as to the !
i
ov/urce o? our KuovvieUge concern
what Jesus would do. Who is to dec
for me just what he would do in
case? It is a different age. There
many perplexing questions in our ci
lization that are not mentioned in
teaching of Jesus. How am I going
tell what he would do?"
"There is no way that I know o
replied Mr. Maxwell, "except as
study Jesus through the medium of '
Holy Spirit. You remember what Chi
said speaking to his disciples about 1
Holy Spirit :
" 'Howbeit, when he, the Spirit
Truth is come, he shall guide you ii
all the truth, for he shall not spe
from himself. But what things soe-*
he shall hear, these shall he speak, a
j he shall declare unto you the thir
I that are to come. He shall glorify n
for he shall take of mine and shall <
I clare it unto you. All things what:
j ever the Father hath are mire : the]
' fore said I that he taketh of mine a
shall declare if unto you. '
"There is no other test that I kne
of. -'We shall all have to decide wh
Jesus would do after going to th
source of knowledge. "
"What if others say of us when ^
do certain things that Jesus would n
do so?" asked the superintendent
railroads.
"We cannot prevent that, but "v
must be absolutely honest with ou
selves. The standard of Christian actk
cannot vary in most of our acts. ' '
"And yet what one church memb
thinks Jesus would do another refus
to accept as his possible course of a
tion. What is to render our condu<
uniformly Christlike ? Will it be poss
ble to reach the same conclusions a
ways in all cases?" asked Presider
Marsh
Henry Maxwell was silent some timi
Then he answered.
"No; I don't know that we can e:
peet that. But when it comes to a gei
nine, honest, enlightened following (
Jesus' steps I cannot believe there wi
be any confusion either in our ow
minds or in tho judgment of other*
We must be free from fanaticism o
one hand and too much caution on tb
other. If Jesus' example is the examp]
for the world, it certainly must b
feasible to follow it. But we need t
remember this great fact-after w
have asked the Spirit to tell us wha
Jesus would do and have received a:
answer to it we are to act regardless o
the results to ourselves. Is that under
stood?"
All the faces in the room were raise?
toward the minister in solemn assent
There was no misunderstanding th
proposition Henry Maxwell's fae
quivered again as he noted the presiden
of the Endeavor society, with severa
members, seated back of the older mei
and women.
They remained a little longer, talk
ing over details and asking questions,
and agreed to report to one another ev
ery week at a regular meeting the re
suit of their experiences in following
Jesus in this way. Henry Maxwel
prayed again. And again, as before, the
Spirit made himself manifest. Everj
head remained bowed a long time. Thej
went away finally in silence.
There was a feeling that prevented
speech Henry Maxwell shook hands
with them ail as they went out. Then
he went to his own study room back of
the pulpit and kneeled down. He re?
mained there alone nearly half an hour.
When he went home, he went into the
room where the dead body lay. As he
looked at the face he cried in his heart
again for strength and wisdom, but not
even yet did he realize that a move?
ment had been begun which would lead
to the most remarkable series of events
that "he city of Raymond had ever
known.
CHAPTER H
He that saith he abideth in him ouzht also to
walk even as he walked.
Edgard Norman, editor of the Ray?
mond Daily News, sat in his office room
Monday morning and faced a new
world of action. He had made his
pledge in good faith to do everything
after asking. "What would Jesus do?'
and as he supposed with his eyes open
to all the possible results. But as the
regular life of the paper started on an?
other week's rush and whirl of activity
he confronted it with a degree of hesi?
tation and a feeling nearly akin to fear
He had come down to the oiSce very
early and for a few minutes was by
himself. He sat at his desk in a grow?
ing thoughtfulness that finally became
a desire which he knew was as great as
it was unusual. Ile had yet to learn,
with all the others in that little com?
pany pledged to do the Christlike tiling,
that the spirit of life was moving in
power through his own life as never be?
fore. He rose and shut his door and
then did what he had not done for
years He kneeled down by his desk
and prayed for the Divine presence and
wisdom to direct him.
He rose with the di y before him and
his promise distinct and clear in his
mind. "Now for action." he seemed to
say But he would be led by events as
fast as they came on.
He opened his door and began the
routine of the office work. The manag?
ing editor had just come in and was at
his desk in the adjoining room. One of
the reporters there was pounding out
something on a typewriter
Edward Norman began an editorial
The Daily News was an evening paper,
and Norman usually completed his lead?
ing editorial before ?S o'clock.
Ho had been writing about 15 min
ates when the managing editor called
out "Here's this press re?>ort of yes?
terday's prizefight at the Resort. It
will make up three columns and a half
1 suppose it all goes in?'
Edward Norman was one of those
newspaper men who keep an eye on
every detail of the paper The manag
ing editor always consulted bis-.chief in j
matters of both small and large impor !
tance Sometimes, as in this case; it was
men ly a nominal inquiry
Yrs rn ? Let me see it. '
Be took thc typewritten matter just :
as it came from the telegraph editor 1
arni ran over il carefully Then he laid j
the sheets down on bis desk and did j
some very nara thinking.
"We won't inn this in today, "he
said finally
The managing editor was standing
in the doorway between the two rooms
He was astonished at the editor's re?
mark and thought he had perhaps mis?
understood him
"What did you say?"
"Leave it out We won't use it "
"But"- The managing editor was
simply durn founded. He stared at
Norman as if the editor were out of his
mind
"1 think. Clark, that it ought not to
be printed, and that's the end of it.'
said Edward Norman, looking up from,
his desk.
Clark seldom had any words with the
chief. Norman's word had always been
law in the office, and ho had seldom
been known to change his mind. The
circumstances now, however, seemed to
be so extraordinary that Clark could
not help expressing himself.
"Do you mean that the paper is to
go to press without a word of the prize?
fight in it?"
"Yes; that's just what I mean."
"But it's unheard ot All the other
papers will print it What will our
subscribers say? Why. it's simply"
Clark paused, unable to find words to
'say what he thought
Edward Norman looked at Clark
thoughtfully/ The managing editor
? was a member of a church of a different
denomination from that of Norman's.
The two men had never talked together
on religious matters, although they had
been associated on the paper for several
years.
"Come in here a minute. Clark, and
shut the door." said Norman.
Clark came in, and the two men faced
each other alone. Norman did not speak
for a minute. Then he said abruptly:
"Clark; if Christ were editing a daily
paper, do you honestly think he would
print three columns and a half of a
prizefight in it?"
Clark gasped in astonishment Final?
ly he replied. "No; I don't suppose he
would."
"Well, that's my only reason for
shutting this account out of The News.
I have decided not to do a thing in con?
nection with the paper for a whole- year
that I honestly believe Jesus would not
do."
Clark could not have looked more
amazed if the chief bad suddenly gone
crazy. In fact, he did think something
was wrong, though Mr. Norman was
one of the last men in the world, in his
judgment, to lose his mind.
"What effect will that have on the
paper?" he finally managed to ask in a
faint voice.
"What do you think?" asked Edward
Norman, with a keen glance.
"I think it will simply ruin the pa?
per," replied Clark promptly. He was
gathering up his bewildered senses and
began to remonstrate. "Why, it isn't
feasible to run a paper nowadays on
any such basis. It's too ideaL The
world isn't ready for it. You can't
make it pay. Just as sure as you live,
if you shut out this prizefight report,
you will lose hundreds of subscribers
It doesn't take a prophet to say that.
The very best people in town are eager
to read it They know it has taken
place, and when they get the paper
this evening they will expect half a
page at least Surely you can't afford
to disregard the wishes of the public to
such an extent. It will be a great mis?
take if you do, in my opinion."
Edward Norman sat silent a minute.
Then he spoke gently, but firmly.
"Clark, what, in your honest opinion,
is the right standard for determining
conduct ? Is the only right standard for
every one the probable action of Jesus?
Would you -.ay that the highest, best
law for a man to live by was contained
in asking the question, 'What would
Jesus do?' and then doing it regardless
of results? In other words, do you think
men everywhere ought to follow Jesus'
example as close as they can in their
daily lives?"
Clark turned red and moved uneasily
in his chair before he answered the edi?
tor's question.
"Why. yes. I suppose, if you put it
on the ground of what they ought to
do, there is no other standard of con?
duct. But the questions are : What is
feasible ? Is it possible to make it pay ?
To succeed in the newspaper business
we have got to conform to the customs I
and the recognized methods of society. J
We can't do as we would do in an ideal
world. '1
"Do yon mean that we can't run the
paper strictly on Christian principles
and make it succeed?"
"Yes: that's just what I mean. It
can't be done. We'll go bankrupt in 30
days. "
Edward Norman did not reply at j
once. He was very thoughtful.
"We shall have occasion to talk this ?
over again. Clark. Meanwhile I think j
we ought to understand each other
frankly. I have pledged myself for a ?
year to do everything connected with
the paper after answering the question.
'What would Jesus dc?' as honestly as
possible I shall continue to do this in
the belief that not only can we succeed, j
but that we can succeed better than we i
ever did.
Clark rose. "Then the report does
not go in'.'"
"It dees not. There is plenty of good
material to take its place, and you
know what it is. '
Clark hesitated.
"Are yon going to say anything
about the absence of the report?"
"No: let the paper go to press as if
there had been no.such thing as a prize?
fight yesterday. "
[TO nf: CONTINUED.]
lits H?*;>?*rt?ry.
"What have yon Leen [?laying flaring
your presen! lour?"
"We played 'Hamlet' and 'King f.ear* j
on the stage," answered Mr. Storming
ton Harres.
"Were there n<> comedies in your
repertory V"
?.( j ti ]y i.ne. Wh-M we ca mu to count I
no ih . box ?frico receipts, it was nsnally
"Much Ado Aliein Nothing.' "--Wash?
ington Star.
1
&The Vanderbilt Millions.
New York, Oct '26 -Senator
Depew to-night gave out a statement
of the terms of the will of the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
It sbows the fortune ie estimated
at $70,000,000. Alfred Vanderbilt
will get about ?50,000,000. fie
thus becomes the head of the family.
The wiil gives Cornelius Vanderbilt
about $1,500,000. It gives to each
of his remaining brothers and sis?
ters about ?7,500,000 Alfred of
course not included
Out of the spirit of affection and
for the purpose of satisfying all of the
members of the family Alfred Gwuinn
Vanderbilt gives his brother Corne?
lius enough of his inheritence to make
his fortune equal to that of the other
members, namely $7,500,000. Sena?
tor Depew says tbatCornelius Vander?
bilt has accepted this arrangement
in the spirit in which it was offered.
With the cumber of comparjies be?
log organized to build automobiles
I they ought to be cheap after awhile
There are eighty oompaoies already
organized with ac alleged capital of
?430,000,000.
Expansion ?ethe natural law of . . .
vegetable . . . life -Seorc-tary Long
at Milwaukee.
The learned and scientific secretary
mast be referr?Dg to weeds. And his
logic araooots to (bis : Since it is oat
ural for weeds to expand, let 'em ex?
pand -Springfield Republic.
MW Carolina ai Georgia Ei?
tel! B. B. Company.
Schedule No. 3-Io effect 12 Ol a. m., San
day, October 1, 1899.
Between
CamdeD S. C., and Blaoksborg, S. C.
Weet *33 j EASTERN TIME. { East *32
lat Clasj. i STATIONS. I 1st Class.
p m. a. m.
12 40 Camden 12 10
1 05 Dekalb ll 37
1 17 Westville ll 25
t 45 Kershaw ll 10
2 05 Heath gorings 10 57
2 10 Pleasant Hill 10 52
2 3J Lancaster 10 35
2 45 Riverside 10 20
2 55 Springdell 10 10
3 05 Catawba Jonction 10 00
3 15 Leslie 9 50
3 35 Rock Hill 9 40
3 40 New Port 9 15
3 50 Tirzah 9 10
4 00 Yorkville 8 55
4 20 Sharon 8 40
4 35 Hickory Grove 8 25
4 50 Smyrna 8 15
5 20 Blacksburg 7 55
p. m. a. m.
Between
Blacksburg, S. C., and Marion, N. C.
West *11 j EASTERN TIME, j East *12
2d Class. I STATIONS. j 2d Class.
a. m. p. m.
3 10 Blacksbnrg 6 40
3 30 Earls 6 20
s 40 Patterson Sorings 6 12
9 20 Shelby 6 00
?0 00 Lattimore 4 50
10 10 Mooresboro 4 40
10 25 Henrietta 4 20
10 50 Forest City 3 50
1115 Rutberfordton 3 25
1133 Midwood 3 05
1145 Golden Valley 2 50
12 05 Thermal City 2 45
12 25 Glenwood 2 20
12 f0 Marion 2 00
p. m. p. m.
West. Gaffoey Division. East
1st Class, i EASTERN TIME, list Class.
15 I 13 I STATIOSS. j 14 J 16
p m a m ampm
5 30 6 00 Blacksbnrg 7 45 6 35
5 4'> 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 6 20
6 00 6 40 Gaffoey 7 10 6 05
pm ara _ a ra pm
?Daily exc-pt Sunday.
Trains Nos 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg
with trains on tho Gaffuey Division.
Train No 3*2 connects at Camden with the
Charleston Division of the Southern Railway
for all points south.
Train No 33 leaving Canadeu at 12.40 p m.
going West, makes connection at Lancaster,
S C, with the L & C R K, at Catawba June
lion with the S A L. going north, at Rook Hill
w'th thc Southern Ry going north.
Train No ll connects at Blacksburg with
th'i Southern Railway from the South. Ac
Marion, N. C., with the Southern Ry going
Weit.
SAMUEL HUNT, President.
A. TRIPP. Superintendent.
S. B. LUM PK ?N, Gen'I P.issenirer Agent.
Atlantic Coast Line RallroaO
wnp
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
In affect November 20th, 1893.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 35 No 57?
Lv Darlington^ 8 02 arr
Lv Elliott, 8 45 am
Ar Sumter, 9 25 arx
Lv Sumter, -4 29 am
Ar Creston, ^5 17 am
Lv Cresten, 5 45 am
Ar Pregoalls, 9 16 am
Ar Orangeburg, 5 40 am
Ar Denmark. 6 12 am
NORTHBOUND.
No. 32 No. 5??
Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm
Lv Orauceburg 4 00 pm
Lv Pregnalls, 10 00 ac
Ar Ore.'ton, 3 50 pm
Lv Creiton, 5 13 pm
Ar Sumter. 6 03 pm
Lv Sumu-r, 6 40 po
Ar Elliott, 7 20 prc
Ar Darlington. 8 05 pm
JDailv exc"pt Sunday.
Trains S2 and 35 carry thr?a<ch Pu?lma:
Palace Buffet tteepips "cars between New
York ard Macon via Augusta.
T. M EMERSON, H. M. EMERSON,
Traffic ManHgsr. Gen'l Pase. Apt
J. R. KENLY. Gen I Manager.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condensed Schedule in Effect June 11th, 1899.
No.ll Xo. 3i
Duily Daily j
EASTERN TIME.
530p!
609p
7 50p
824p
9 2Up lu I.'a
7 00a Lv.
7 41a " .
855a " .
923a! " .
. Char>s:on .
Suininerville
. Branchville.
.OrangebuJir.
. Kinjrville..
?No. 6iNo.l2
: Daily j Daily
Ar;ll 00a! 817p
. - 110 isa! 732p
" ; S ?52a! 602p
. " I 822a 529?3
. " ? 7 30a 4 38p
. ' lu 48a *. < hamden JunctionLv
.?ll40a Ar... .Camden. Lv!
... 350])
... 3uop
1010p ll 00a: Ar... .Columbia.Lv; 0 45a! 355:
530p? 7 OCaLv. . Charleston ...Ar ll Ola!
7 50p! 9 15a .. .Branchville... " 8 52aj
819p! 9 41a " .... Bambers 8 &a
831p; 952a " .... Denmark_" j 811a
85Upl01Ua " . ..Blackville." 1 7 5Cai
957p:U0Va' ".Aikei ... " . 7 02aj
104op'll 51a Ar.Auiru.staun.d.Lv " j 6 20a|
81<p
602T>
533i>
519p
5 (Wo
400b
310?
Sx. ? Sun. Ex.
Sun. only Sun.
Lv. Augusta .! 7<J0aj 9 30a! 5 21p
Ar. Sandersville. 100})j 119p 9 09p
" Tennill<-.? 130p! 130p| 9 21p
Lv. Tennillc .j 5 15a; 3lOpJ 310?
M Sandersville.? 525a 321pl 3 23p
Ar. Augusta.| 9 00a; 710p| 830p
} Mix. i Mix. ?
lDaily?Exsu:
Lv. Allendale.
" Barnwell..
" Blackville
Ar. Batesburi,'
645a' . ...
7 25all230pl.
7 45al lOOp!.
. 330p!.
j Mix. ! Mix.
IEXSUEXSU
Sun.
only
Lv. Batesburg.. ....!.I 425p.
M Blackville..ilO 20aj 7OOpllO 15a
M Barnwell.!10 45a 735p ;1035a
Ar. Allendale.!.j 830p,ll 15a
Atlanta and Beyond.
Lv. Charleston... 7 UOai 5b0p.
Ar. Augusta.1151a,'1045p.
u Atlanta.? H20pj 5 00a.
Lv. Atlanta.liOOp! 515a 400p
Ar. Chattanooga.; 5 i?a? 9 25a 8 40p
Lv. Atlanta.
Ax. Birmingham.
" Memphis, (via Birmingham)..
' 530a; 415p
ll *)?r
?30p| 7 45?
Ar. Lexington..
" Cincinnati..
" Chicago.
500p ; 5 00a
730p 7 45a.
7 15ai 5 30p
Ar. Louisville.} 7 35p! 7 55a
M St. Louis.j 7 04aj 600p
Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga)..!.[ 7 40a
To Asheville-Cincinxtati-Lonisville.
KA STERN TIME.
Lv. Augusta.
Batesburg. .
Lv. Charleston...
Lv. Columbia t,Union Depot).
Ar. Spartanbuirg .
" Asheville .
" Knoxville.
'* Cincinnnati.
" Louisville (via Jellico).
jDaily'Daily
i 24/?pi 9 3??
4 19a! 12 07a
7U0ai 5oUp
1140a! 830a
310p;1125a
700p| 240p
415a! 720p.
73?p| 745a
.I 650a
To Washington and the East.
Lv. Augusta.
" Bate3burg.
.* Columbia (Union Depot).
Ar. Charlotte.
Ar. Danville.
Ar. Bichmond.
Ar. Washington..
" Baltimore Pa. R. E.
" Philadelphia..
M New York.
240p| 930p
419p 1207a
5 23p 215a
845p 915a.
1255a 122p
T??a
740a
912a
1185a
203p
625p
905p
1125n
25Ca
623a
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, ?arrying elegant Pullman Buffet Parlor
Cars.
Connections at Columbia with through trains
for Washington and the East ; also for Jackson?
ville and all Florida Points.
PRANK S. GANNON. J. M. CULP,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. a Washington, 1>. C
GEORGE B. ALLEN,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston, S. C.
W. A. TURK,
Gen'l Pass. Agt.
Washington, D. C.
S. H. HARDWICK,
A_-st. Gen'l Pass. Agt
Atlanta. Ga
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure.
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests the food an"\aids
Mature in strengthening and recon?
structing the exhausted digestive or?
gans. It is the latest discovered di pest?
ant and tonic. Ko other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. It in?
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
S?ckHeadache, Gastralgia, Cramps,and
all other results of imperfect digestion.
v Prepared by E. C. DcWltt & Co., Chicago*
(.or sale in Sumter by Husbson-Ligon Co
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
North-Eastern R. R. of S. C
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Dated No. No. No
Aol 17. '99 35? 23* 53?
ara nm
Le Florence 3 25 7 45
Le Kiogstres 8 55
Ar Laces 4 33 9 13 pm
Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20
Ar Charleston 6 03 10 50 8 00
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. No. No.
78* 32* 52*
am pm am
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00
Ar Lane? 8 03 6 14 8 32
Le Lane? 8 03 6 14
Le Kingtree 8 20
Ar Florence 9 20 7 20
am p in am
?Daily. |Daily except Sunday.
No. 52 runs through to Conmbia ria Cen?
tral R. R. of S. 0.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and
Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close
connection for all pointe North.
Trains on C. & D R. R. leave Florence
daily except Snnday 9 50 a m, arr^e Darling?
ton 10 15 a rr, Hartville 9 15 am, Cheraw
ll 30 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p in. Leavt
Floreoce daily except Suoday 7 55 p m, ar?
rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennettsville 9 17
pm, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence
Sunday only 9 30 om. arrive Darlington
10 05 a m
Li'avp Gibson daily except Sunday 6 00
a m, Benr.etteviile 7 00 a m, arrive Darling?
ton 8 00 a m, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar?
rive Florence 9 15 a m. L?*ve Wadesbcrc
daily except ?>ur:Jay 3 < 0 p m, Cheraw 4 45
p ra. Hartsvilie 7 00 a tn, Darlington 6 29
!. rn, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar
?netou Sunday only S 50 a ra, arrive Flor?
ence 9 1 'j a m.
J. R. KENLEY, JNO F DIVINE,
Ger.*I Maniger. Gen'l Sup'?
T. M. F.iiERSON, Traffic Manager.
H. M . EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent