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H-4 3esus Do'
By Charles M. Stadion.
Bl Ow/rk/htat end puNi*/V<l <n ?nak/ort? I
4 ** Advance i*ui4i?f?tny to. of Chicago
2>Xt**
The fSnnany morning thut dawned on
the city of Raymond was exactly like
Hie Sunday of tho week before. Henry
Maxwell entered hia pnlpit to face one
of the largest congregations that had
ever crowded First church. He was
hiiggard and looked aa if ' he h* i just
risen from a long illness Hia wife waa
or home with the little girl who had
cx me on the morning train an hour aft?
er her father died. He lay in that spare
room, hie troubles over, and Henry
MasweV conld see the face aa he opened
the Bib-i end arranged hia different
notices on the aide of the desk aa he had
been in the habi t of doing for ten years.
The aerrice that morning contained a
sew element No one could remember
wtien the minister had preached in the
sncroing without notes. Aa a matter of
tact, he had done so occasionally when
aw first entered the ministry, but for a
long time he had carefully written ont
every word of hia morning sermon and
nearly always bis evening discourse aa
weil. It cannot be said that hia sermon
tft?t morning was very striking or im
Caive. He talked with considerable
tat ion. It was evident that some
great idea struggled in his thought for
utterance, but it was not expressed in
toe theme he had chosen for his preach?
ing. It was near the close of his sermon
that he began to gather a certain
strength that had been painfully lack?
ing at the beginning. He closed the
Biblo. and. stepping out at the side of
toe csak. he faced his people and began
to talk to them about the remarkable
of the week before.
*C?ur brother"?somehow the words
inded a little strange coming from
Henry Maxwell's lips?"passed away
tola aiorning. I have not yet had time
to learn all his history. He had one sis?
ter living iu Chicago. 1 have written
oer and have not yet received er? an?
ew er. Hia little girl is with us and will
remain for the time."
He, isensed and looked over the house. ,
He thought he had never seen so many
onrnes i faces during the entire paster?
ns*. He was not able yet to tell hia peo?
ple his experiences, the crisis through
which he was even now moving, but
ar-jethlng of hfs feeling passsrl from
sum to them, and it did not seem to
him thitt he was acting under a caieless
Impulse at all to go on and break to
tills morning something of the
^ he bore in his heart So he
^Went oo:
'The apprarunce and words of this
stranger in the church last Sunday
made o very powerful impression on
am I tii not able to conceal from you
or myself the fsct that what he said,
followed, as it has been, by his death
to my he nee. has compelled me to ask
ao I never asked before. 'What does fol?
lowing J>!sus mean ?' I am not in a po?
sition yit to otter any condemnation
of this people or. to a certain extent, of
myself, either in our Christlike rehv
x*-4*>rj * to this man or the number he rep?
resents is the world Bnt all that does
opt preveot me from feeling that much
^?Xnftt the man said was so vitolb true
that we must face it In an attempt to
ooswer it or else, stand condemned as
Christian disci nie* A good deal that
was said here W. Sunday waa in the
nature of a challenge to Christianity as
It is seen md felt in our churches. 1
kve fslt thin with Increasing emphasis
every day since, and 1 do not know
that any time ia more appropriate than
the present for me to propose a plan or
O purpose which has been forming in
any mind aa a satisfactory reply to
mik-h that was said here l&jt Snnday."
Again Henry Maxwell paused and
looked into the faces of hia people.
Thire were some strong, earnest men
and women In the F?mt church. The
minister ooold se*? Edward Norman,
editor of tfce Raymond Daily News Ho
had !>een a member of First church for
teo yesrs No man was more honored
ia the comiuunity There w.* Alexan?
der Powers, snnerintendc-nt of the rail?
road shops There was Donald Marsh,
president of Lincoln college, situated in
the snbnrlw of Raymond There was
Milton Wright. on?? of the great mer?
chants of Raymond, having in his em?
ploy at least I no men in various shops.
There wan I)r West. who. althongh
still comparatively young, was quoted
as authority in special surgical c i-.es.
There wan young Jasper Chase, the
anthor. who had written one successful
book and wus said to be at work on n
oew novel There was Miss Virginia
Psge. the heiress, who through the re
rent death of her father had inherited
a million at least and was gifted with
onnsual attractions of person and in?
tellect. And. not least of all. Rachel
Winslow from h*?r seat in tho choir
glowed with her peculiar beauty of
light this morning because she was ho
intensely interested in the whole scene.
There was some reason perhaps, in
view of such material in the First
chnrch. for Henry Maxwell s filing of
satisfaction whenever he considered his
Rrish as he had the previous Sunday
tere was a large number of strong In?
dividual ( har icters who < laimed mem?
bership there But as he riotod their
faces this morning Henry Maxwell was
simply wondering how many of them
would respond t.? the htran/e projxisi
tlon he whs ahout to make He con?
tinued slowly, taking time to eh.??
his Words carefully and giving the peo?
ple an impression they had never felt
before. ev?-n whu \v was Jit his liest
with his most dramatic delivery
"What 1 am going to propose now is
something which ought not to appear
eon mal or at al, impossible of ixecn
|j< i, 4 m\ ! i ? i r -.-r.re Wwl it will bo so
SI ?
regarded by a largo number perhaps of
the members of the church. Hut, in
order tint we may havo a thorough
understanding of what we are consid?
ering. I will put my proposition very
plainly, perhaps bluntly. I want volun?
teers from the First church who will
pledge themselves earnestly and honest?
ly for an entire year not to do anything
without first asking the question,
'What would Jesus do?' And after ask?
ing that question each one will follow
Jesus as exactly as he knows how, no
matter what the results may be. I will,
of course, include myself in this com?
pany of volunteers and shall take for
granted that my church hero will not
be surprised at my future conduct as1
based upon this standard of action and
will not oppose whatever is done if they
think Christ would do it. Have I made
my meaning clear ? At the close of the
service here 1 want all those members'
of the church who are willing to join1
such a company to remain, and we
will t*Jk over the details of the plan.
Our motto vriil be, 'What would Jesus
dot' Our aim will be to act just as he
would if he were in our places, regard-1
I leas of immediate results. In other
I words, we propose to follow Jesus' steps
as closely and as lirr-xally as we believe
bo taught hta disciples to da And those
who volunteer to do this will pledge
themselves for an entire year, begin?
ning with today, so to act."
Henry Maxwell paused again and
looked over his church. It is not easy
to describe the sensation that such a
simple proposition apparently mode.
Men glanced at one another in aston?
ishment. It was not like Henry Max?
well to define Christian discipleship in
this way. There was evident confusion
of thought over his proposition. It was
understood well enough, but there was
apparently a great difference of opinion
as to the application of Jesus' teaching
and example.
Henry Maxwell calmly closed the
service with a brief prayer. The organ?
ist began his postlnde 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* chnrch discussing the min?
ister's proposition. It was evidently
orovokin/ great discussion. After sev?
eral minutes Henry Maxwell asked all
who expected to remain to pass into
the lecture room on the side He him?
self was detained at the *-~nt 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
Rachel Winslow and Virginia Page.
Mr. Norman. President Marsh. Alex?
ander Powers, the railroad superintend?
ent; M?lt?n IfrifH Weflt 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 lifo and that
of his parish. No man can tell until he
is moved by the Divine Spirit what he
may do or how ho may change the cur?
rent of a lifetime of fixed habits of
thought and speech and action. Henry
Maxwell did not ns we have said, yet
know himself all that he was passing
through, but he was conscious of a
great upheaval in his definitions of
Christian discipleship. and ho was
moved with a depth of feeling he could
not measure as ho looked into the faces
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 tho first syllable
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. Tho 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 Mastei's steps, not one ptftOl pres?
ent could have felt more certain of the
Divine blessing And so the most seri?
ous movement ever started in tho First
church of Raymond was begun.
"We all understand." said Henry
Maxwell, speaking very quietly, "what
wc have undertaken to do. We pledge
ourselves to do everything in our daily
lives after asking tho question. 'What
would Jesus do If' regardless of what
may be the result to us. Somo time I
shall l>e able to tell you what a marvel?
ous change has com? over my lift with?
in a week's time. I cannot now. But
tho cxi>erienee I have beou through
since last Sunday has left mo so dissat?
isfied with my previous definition of
discipleship that I have lieen compelled
to take this action I did not dart) be?
gin it alone. I knew that I am being
led by the hand of Divine love in all
this. The same Divine Impulse must
have led yon also. Do we understand
fully what we have und? rtaken'f"
"I want to ask a question." said
Rachel Wiaalow
Kw v one turned toward her. HfV
face glowed with h beauty that no love?
liness could ever create
"I am a little iu doutt_as to tho
ovum* oi our Kiiowie?Ko concerning
what Jesus would do. Who is to decide
for mo just what he would do in my
case? It is a different age. There are
many perplexing questions in our civi?
lization that are not mentioned in the
teaching of Jesus. How am I going to
tell what ho would do?"
'?There is no way that I know of."
replied Mr. Maxwell, "except as we
study Jesus tfc rough the medium of the
Holy Spirit. You remember what Christ
said speaking fo his disciples about the
Holy Spirit:
11 'Howbeit. when he, tho Spirit of
Truth is come, he shall guido you into
all the truth, for he shall not speak
from himself. But what things soever
ho shall hear, these shall he speak, and
he shall declare unto you the things
that are to oomo. He shall glorify me.
for he shall take of mine and shall de?
clare it unto yon. All things whatso?
ever the Father hath are mine: there?
fore said I that ho taketh of mine and
shall declare it unto you.1
"^here is no other test that I know
of. iWe shall all have to decide what
Jesus would do after going to that
source of knowledge."
"What if others say of us when we
do certain things that Jesus would not
do so?" asked the superintendent of
railroads.
"We cannot prevent that, but we
must be absolutely honest with our?
selves. The standard of Christian action
cannot vary in most of our acts."
"And yet what one church member
thinks Jesus would do another refuses
to accept as his possible course of ac?
tion. What is to render our conduct
uniformly Christlike? Will it be possi?
ble to reach the same conclusions al?
ways in all cases?" naked President
Harsh.
Henry Maxwell was silent some time.
Then he answered.
"No; I don't know that we can ex?
pect that But when it comes to a gen
nine, honest, enlightened following of
Jesus' steps I cannot believe there will
be any confusion either in our own
tuinds or in the judgment of others.
We must be free from fanaticism on
one hand and too much caution on the
other. If Jesus' example is the example
for the world, it certainly must bo
feasible to follow it But we need to
remember this great fact?after we
have asked the Spirit to tell us what
Jesus would do and have received an
answer to it we are to act regardless of
the results to ourselves. Is that under?
stood?" j
All the faces in the room were raised
toward the minister in solemn assent
There was no misunderstanding the
proposition. Henry Maxwell's face
quivered again us he noted the president
of the Endeavor society, with several
member j. seated back of the older men
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?
sult of their experiences in following
Jesus in this way. Henry Maxwell
prayed again. And again, as before, the
Spirit made himself manifest. Every
head remained bowed a long time. They
went away finally in silence
There was a feeling that prevented
speech. Henry Maxwell shook hands
with them all as they went out. Then
he went to his own study room back of
the pulpit id kneeled down. He re?
mained tht 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 the city of Raymond had ever
known. j
" CHAPTER II. j
Re that with he abldeth in him ought alto to
walk even at he walked.
Edward 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
pledgo in good faith to do everything
after asking. "What would Jesus do?' I!
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 office very
early and for a few minutes was by
himself Ho sat at his desk in a grow?
ing thoughtfulross that finally became
a desire which he knew was as great as J
it was unusual He had yet to learn,
with all the others in that little com
pany pledged to do the Christlike thing,
that the spirit of life was moving in
power through his own life as never be?
fore He roso and shut his door and
then did what he had not done for
ye.irs. He kneeled down by his desk
and prayed for the Divine yreseuco and
wisdom to direct him
He rose with the day before him and
his promise distinct and clear in his
mind. "Now for action," he seemed to
say But he would bo led by events as
fast as they came on.
He opeued his door and began the
routine of the office work. Tho 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 e\ ening paper,
and Norman usually completed his lead I
ing editorial l>eforo H o'clock
Ho had DttB writing about 10 min
ntes when the managing editor called
out "Here's this press report of yes?
terday's prizefight at the Resort It
will make up three columns and a half
I suppose it nil 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 hiachief in
matters of both small and large itnpor
lance Sometimes, as in this ease, it was
merely a nontiual inquiry
?*Yes- no Let me see it.'
He took the typewritten matter just
as it came from the telegraph editor
and ran over it carefully Then he laid
tho sheets down on his desk and (lid
some very hard thinking.
**We won't run 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 dum founded. He stared at
Norman as if the editor were out of his
mind.
"1 think. Clirk. 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 he had seldom
been known to change his mind The
circumstances riow, however, seemed to
be bo 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 of. All the other
papers will print it What will cur
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 religions 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:
"Clara, if Christ were editing a daily
paper, do you honestly think ho 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'3 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 net have looked more
amazed if the chief had suddenly gono
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.
"Whut effect will that havo on the
paper?" he finally managed to ask in a
faint voice.
"What do you think?" askec* Edward
Norman, with a keen glance.
"I thi : k 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 basts. 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 say 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 oughtf 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 tho newspaper business
we have got to conform to tho customs
and the recognized methods of society.
Wo can't do as we would do in an ideal
world.'1
"Do you mean that we can't run tho
paper strictly on Christian principles
and make it succeed?"
"Yes: that's just what I mean. It
can't bo done. We'll go bankrupt in 30
days."
Edward Norman did not reply at
once. He was very thoughtful.
"Wo shall have occasion to talk this
over again, Clark. Meanwhile I think
we ought to i nderstand each other
frankly I have pledged myself for a
year to do everything connected with
the paper after i nswering the question,
'What would Jeans dot' as honestly as
possible. I shall continue to do this in
the belief that not only can we succeed,
but that we can succeed better than we
ever did. "
Clark rose "Then the report does
uot go in V"
"It dees not. There is plenty of good
material to take its place, and you
know what it is.'
Clark hesitated.
"Are you going to say anything
about the absence of tbe report?"
"No: let the paper go to press as if
there had been no such thing as a prise*
fight yesterday. "
[to ni cont1nukd.1
him Repertory,
"What have you Ihh?u playing nurlng
your present tour?"
"We played 'Hamlet' and 'King Lear'
on the stage," auswered Mr. Storming
ton ltnrr.es.
"Wore I here uo comedies in your
report nry V"
"(inly one, When we came to count
lip the box office receipts, it was usually
?Much Ado About Not hing.' "--Wash?
ington Star.
fcThe Vanderbilt Millions.
New York, Oct '26 ?Senator
Depew to-night gtive out a statement
of the terms of tho will of the late
Cornelius Vanderb It.
It ebowR the foitune is estimated
at $70,000,000. Alfred Vanderbilt
will get about }|;50,000,000. lie
thus becomes the hsad of the family.
The will gives Cornelius Vanderbilt
about $1,500,000 It gives to each
of his remaining brothers and twis?
ters about $7,500,000 Alfred of
course not included
Out of the spirit of affection and
for the purpose of satisfying all of t*he
members of the family Alfred Gwuinn
Vanderbilt gives his brother Come
lius enough of his inheritence to make
bis fortune equal to that of the other
members, namely $7,500,000. Sena?
tor Depew says thatCornelius Vander?
bilt has accepted this arrangement
in the spirit in which it was offeted.
With tbe number of companies be?
log organised to build automobiles
tbey ought to be cheap after awhile
There are eighty companies already
organised with an alleged oapitai of
$430,000.000
-?'
Expansion isthe natural law of . . .
vegetable . . . life ?Secretary Long
at Milwaukee.
Tbe learned and seit ntifio secretary
must be referring to weeds. Aod bis
log io araoaots to this : Since it is nat?
ural for weeds to expaod, let 'em ex
paod ?Springfield Republic.
South Cuilitt nl Gaqtfa It
tension R. B. Company.
Schedule No. 3?Io effect 12 01 a. m , Sun?
day, October 1, 1899.
Between
Camden S. C , and Blacksburg, 8. C.
West ?33 I EASTERN TIME. | East ?32
1st CUes. I STATIONS. | let Glass.
p m. a. m
12 40 Camden 12 10
1 05 Dekalb 11 37
1 17 Westville 11 25
1 45 Kersbaw 11 10
2 05 Hf&tb Snringti 10 57
2 10 Pleasant Hill 10 52
2 3 j Lancaster 10 35
2 45 Riverside 10 20
2 55 Springdell 10 10
3 05 Cutawba Junction 10 00
3 16 Leslie 9 50
3 35 Rock Hill 9 40
3 40 New Port 9 15
3 50 Tirsah 9 10
4 00 Yorkville 8 55
4 20 Sharon 8 40
4 36 Hickory Grove 8 26
4 60 Smyrna 8 15
5 20 Blacksborg 7 55
p. m. a. m.
Between
Blaoksbarg, S. C, aod Marion. N. C.
West ?11 I EASTERN TIME. I East ?12
2d Glass. STATIONS. | 2d Glass.
a. m. p. m.
8 10 Blacksborg 6 40
d 30 Earls 6 20
8 40 Patterson Snriogs 6 12
9 20 Shelby 6 00
tO 00 Lattimore 4 60
10 10 Mooresboro 4 40
10 25 Henrietta 4 20
10 50 Forest City 3 60
11 15 Rutberfordton 3 25
1135 Millwood 3 05
11 45 Golden Valley 2 50
12 05 Thermal City 2 45
12 25 Glenwood 2 20
12 fO Marion 2 00
p. m. p. m.
West. Gaffoey Division. East
1st Glass. I EASTERN TIME. (1st Gloss.
15 I 13 I STATIONS. | 14 | 16
p m am ampm
5 30 6 00 Blacksborg 7 45 6 35
5 45 6 20 Gberokee Palls 7 30 6 20
6 00 6 40 Gaffoey 7 10 6 05
p in am _am p m
?Daily exc.pt Sunday.
Trains Nos 32 and 38 connect at Rlacksburg
with trains on the (Juffuey Division.
Train No 81 connects at Camden with the
Charleston Division of the Southern Railway
fur all points south.
Train No 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 pm.
going West, makes connection at Lancaster,
S C, with the LAC K K, at Cntawba June
lion with the? A L, going north, at Hock Hill
with tho Sou.hern Ry going north.
Train No 11 connects at Blncksburg with
the Southern Railway from the South At
Marion, N. C, with the Southern Hy going
WeH.
S AM IT EL HINT, President.
A. TH1PP, Suvcrintendent.
S. B. LUMPKIN, Uen'l PusSMfSf Agent.
Atlantic Coast Line Railrca?
Company of Sntk Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
In affect November 23th, 1B98.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 35 No bit
Lv Harliugton, 8 02 aoo
Lv Elliott, 8 45 am
Ar Sumter, 9 25 arr
Lv Sumter, [4 29 am
Ar Creston, )5 17 am
Lv Crestgn, 5 15 am
Ar Pregoalls, 9 15 am
Ar Orangeburg, 5 40 am
Ar Denmark, 6 12 am
NORTHBOUND.
No. 32 No. 66|
Lv Denmark, 4 17 pm
Lv Oritugeburg 4 00 pm
Lv Pragnalls, 10 CO am
ArCrecton, 3 50 pm
Lv Creiton, 5 13 rni
Ar Sumter, 6 03 pm
Lv Sumter, 6 40 pre
Ar Kl?ott, 7 20 pro
Ar Darlington, 8 06 pa
3 Daily psc<*pl Sunday.
Trains 82 ?ml 36 carry through Pullma:
Pulses Buffet sh pios; mra between Kae
fork aod Macon via Augusta
T. M EMERSON, H. M. BMB*80K,
Traffic Manager. GeaM l'a6e. Apt
J. R. KBNLY, (,tin l Manager.
Southern Railway.
oft
Condensed Schedule in Effect June 11th, 1890.
No.ll No. 3i
D?ily Dailyl
uasteiix TIME.
630i)
6 O0p
7 50])
8 24p
7 OUa Lv
7 41a "
s "
9 23a " .
9 2Up 1U 3i
Charleston
Btunmervilk
Branch villa
,Ot angebvua
Kiugville
|No. 6iNo.l2
Daily ,Daily
817;?
7 Dp
?02p
5 29p
Ar|1100a
'? |10 18b
. " 8 62a
. I 8 22a'
7 30aj 4 38;i *
. 10 48al " I'amdcn.lunrti mLv .I 350p
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lOJOp 11 00a AColumbia.. Lv 45al 355p
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8i?p;
831pj
8 50p
957p!
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9 1f*\ "
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. " 8 24a
. M 8 Ua
. " I 7 56a
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only
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Sun.
Lv. Augusta .I 7 JOa 9 30a] 5 21p
Ar. Sandersville . 1 JOp 119p 9 09p
" Tennille . 1 JOp, 130p| 9 21p
Lv. Tennille . 5 5a, 810p, 3 10p
M Sandersville.< 5 !5ai 3 21pl 3 23p
Ar. Augusta.| 9?<0u! 7 10p| 8 30p
'Mix., Mix. I
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Lv. Alleudale.
" Barnwell...
M Blackville
Ar. Batesburg
6<5a..
7 Saa 1230p'
7 4fej 100p'
. 330p'
I ML:.' Mix.
Ex . u Exsu
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" Blackville.ilO&a
- Bernwell.|10 4ia
Ar. Allendale... .|.
Sun.
only
4 25p.
TOOpilO 15a.
7 35p 10 35a
83Up.ll 15a
Atlanta and Beyo; id.
Lv. Charleston... 7 Uta 5o0p
Ar. Augusta.1161s 1045p
Atlanta. H20-)| 6?0a
Lv. Atlanta.1100)' 6 15a
Ar. Chattanooga. 5 45 M 9 25a
4 OOp
8 40p
Lv. Atlanta..
At. Birmingham.
" Memphis, lvi* Birmingham)..
Ar. Lexington.
M Cincinnati.
M Chicago..
At. Louisville
M St. Louis
5 80a; 4 1.V,
naoa'io lo.?
oaopi 7 4.,i
SOOpi 5 00a
7 30p! 7 45a
7 15a 5 30p
7 35pi 7 55a
7 04a| eOOp
Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga).1 7 40a
To Asheville-Cincinnati-Lrmisville.
eastern time.
Lv.
?.?
ajV
Lv
Ar
Augusta.
Batesburg.
Charleston.
Columbia (Union Depot)
Spart anburg .
Asheville
Knoxville..
Cincinnnati.
Louisville (via Jellicob,.
Daily
2 4cp
419a
7 00a
140a
blOp
700p
415a
730p
Dally
~9 30p
12 07a
8 30a
11 2.ki
240p
7 20p
I 745a.
I 650a
To Washington and the Hast.
Lv. Augusta.
" Bateiburg.
*? Columbia (Union Depot).
Ar. Charlotte.
Ar. Danville. .
Ar. Richmond
Ar. Washington.
" Baltimore Pa R.
" Philadelphia..
M New York.
240p| 930p
?119p!l2 07a
I 23p 215a
f _45p
L 65a
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7 40a
b 12a
11 86a
2 03p
916a
122p
flg&p
?06p
1126o
25Ca
623a
Sleeping Car Line between Charleiton and
Atlanta, via Augusta, making conne ctions at
Atlanta for all pointn North and Weal.
Solid Trains between Charleston aid Ashe
vi ile, ?atrying elegant Pullman Bufltt Parlor
Oars.
Connections at Columbia with through train*
for Washington and the East; also for Jackson?
ville and all Florida Points.
FRANK S. GANNON, J. M. CTJ .P,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. C Waahingt >n, D. C
GEORGE B. ALLEN,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston, S. C.
W. A. TURK,
Gen'l Pass. Agt.
Washington, D. C.
S. H. HARDWXK,
Asst. Gen'1 Past. Agt
Atlanta. G a
Kodol
Dy
spepsia Cure.
Digests what you eat.
It art iflciall y d i gests the food an11 aids
Nature in strengthening and r ^con
Btructingthe exhausted digestiv? or?
gans. It is the latest discovered dist?
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. I < in?
stant y relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heart turn.
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nat sea.
Sick Headache. Gast ralgi a, Cramps and
til other results of imperfect digest loa
. Prepared by E C. DeWitt & Co.. Chicago.
I or e id Mim'er by Hugbeoo-Licon Co
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
North-Eastern R. R. of S C
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
TRAINS GOING SOOTH
Dated No. No. No
ApI 17. '99 35? 23? 53?
i tn p m
Le Florecce 3 25 7 45
Le Kiogstree 8 56
Ar Laces 4 33 9 13 p m
Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20
Ar Charleston 6 03 10 50 8 00
TRAINS GOING NORTH
No. No. No.
78* 32? W*
am p m am
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00
Ar Lanee 8 03 6 14 8 33
Le Lanep 8 03 6 14
Le Kingetrce 8 20
Ar Florence 9 20 7 20
am p m am
?Daily. fDsMy except Sunday.
No. 62 ruas through to Colombia via Ceo*
tral R. R. of S. 0
Train* Not. 78 and 32 run tu v ilson and
Fayetieville?Short Line?and make cloi'
connection for all points North.
Tiains on C. 4k D R. R. leave Florence
daily except Sunday 9 50 a m, arrve Darling
ton 10 15 a u\ Hariuville 9 15 a m, Chersa
11 30 a m, Wndesboro 2 25 p m. Leavt
Florence dsily except Sunday \ 65 p m, ar?
rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennett6Tille 9 11
p m, Gihfon 9 45 p m. Leave Florence
Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlington
10 05 a m
Lesve Gibson daily except Sunday 6 00
a m, Benaeitbville 7 00 a m, arrive Darling
ton 8 00 a m, leave Darliogion 8 50 a m, ar?
rive Florence 9 15 an Lenve Wadeeboro
daily tierpt tteeday 3 00 p m, OWrae I 45
pro, Hartsvilie 7 00 a ra, l>arlirmton 6 29
\ ro, arnvt Florejicv T 00 p m. Leave Dar
linglOd Bendaf only | 50 a m, arnve Pier*
ere 9 I ? a m.
J. R. KEN LEV, JNO F DIVINE,
Qta'l Mtoager. Gen'i Bap*t
T. V. BMIR80N, Trsfhr Msnsuer.
H. M EMERSON, G*n'l Pasi. Agent