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Rachel Window went np to hertoom ?sal faced her evening's experience with conflicting emotions. Had she ever loved Jasper Chase? Yes?no One mo meut she felt that her life's happiness was) at stake over the result of her ac? tion; another, she had a strange feel tag of relief that she had spoken aa she did. There was one great overmastering foaling *n her The response of the wretched creatures in the tent to her einging, tho swift, awesome presence of the Holj Spirit, had ?ffecte-i her as fjover in all her life befora The mo moat Jasper hail spoken her name and also realised that he was telling her of his k?ve she had felt a sudden revulsion far him, aa if he should have respected the supernatural events they had just witnessed She felt as if it were not the time to bo absorbed in anything leas than the divine glory of those conver? sions Tho thought that all the time ?he was singing with the one passion of her soul to touch the conscience of that tont full of sin Jasper Chase had been moved by it aimply to love her for him? self gave her a shock as of irreverence on her part as well as on his. She conld not tell why she felt as she did; only aho knew that if he had not told her to ?ight she would still have felt the same toward him as she always had. What was that feeling T What had ho been to her ? Had she made a mis? take T She went to her bookcase and took out the novel which Jasper had given her. Her face deepened in color ao aho turned to certain passages which ?ho had read often and which she knew Jasper* had written for her. She read thorn again Somehow they failed to tosftch her strongly. She closed the book and lot it lie on the tabla She gradual? ly felt that her thought waa busy with tho sight she had witnessed in that tent Those faces, men and women, touched for tho first time with tho Bptrit's glory What a wonderful thing life waa, after all I Tho comv> * 9 regen? eration revealed in tho fight of drunk? en, vile, debauched humanity kneeling clown to give itself to a life of purity ?sad Christlike less?oh. it waa surely a ? witness to tho superhuman in the world I And the face of Roilin Pago by tho aide of that miserable wreck out of tho gutter?aho conld recall aa if she bow saw it Virgin)? crying, with her anna about her brother, just before she left the tent, and Mr. Gray kneeling close by. and the girl Virginia ha.' tak? en Into her heart bending her head while Virginia whispered something to her. All those pictures, drawn by the Holy Spirit in the human tragedies Drought to a climax there in the most abandoned spot in all Raymond, stood oot in Rachel's memory now, a memory to recent that her room seemed for the time being to contain ail the actors and their movement*. "No, not" she had said aloud. "He had no right to speak to me after all that I He should hsve respected the place where our thonghts should have been I am sure 1 do not love him. not enough to give him my life." And after she had thus spoken the evening"* experience at the tent came crowding in again, thrusting out all other things. It is perhaps the most striking evidence of the tremendous spiritual factor which hod now entered the Rectangle that Rachel felt, even when the great love of s strong man had come very near heT. that the spir? itual manifestation moved ber with an agitation far greater than anything Jasper had felt for her personally or she for him The people of Raymond awoke Sun day morning to u growing knowledge events which were beginning to rev? olutionize many of the regular custom ary habits of tho town. Alexander Pow? ers' action in the matter of the railroad frauds had created a sensation, not only in K:i\ni'>nl. I?nt throughout the conn try Edward Norman a daily changes of po'.icy in the conduct of hin paper had aturtled tho community and caused anon* ??'ii" i lit t han any recent |K>lit Ical event Rachel Wiuslow's einging at the Rectangle meetings had made a stir in society and excited the wonder of all her friends Virginia Page's con? duct, her in since every night with Rachel, her absence from tho usual cir? cle of In r wealthy, fashionable ac ?rnaintance*. had furnished a great deal of material for gossip nnd question. In addition to the events which e< nt'-red ?bout these j?u>ons who were so well known, tli- '?? h.i l l't ? c all through tie city, in v? ry many |MM| and in laisi mesaandH??4 ial circles, rtrihgl htppaaj Ing* Nearly a hundred persons in Henry Maxwell's churcl had made the pledge t.? do everything after asking. ??What would Jesns do'.'" and the re? sult ha<l l>ecu. in many c-.ses, nnheartl of action* The city was ?tirrcd as it had never beeu As a climax to the week's events had come the spiritual manifestation at the Rectangle and the annonne? ini'tit. which came to most people lief ore church tune, t.f the actual conversion at the tent of nearly .*>0 of the worst characters in the neighbor? hood, together with iho conversion of Rollin Page, the well known society and club man It ia no wonder that, under tho proa snroof all this, tho First church of Kay tnoud csine to the morning service in a condition that made it quickly sensi ftre to any large truth Perhap* nothing had a*tnni*hed th ? Lople more than the irreat chauife that 4 come over the minister since lie haat proposed to them the imitation of Jc*~"? Hi roodoct The draiiuitic deliv <tw\ i.? . -<-??..?t aas.--.-- . -f^zALiL**-*** ? - "~ thriii. The self satisfied, contented, easy attitude of tho lino figure and the re? fined face in the pulpit had been dis? placed l?y a manner that could not be cornered with tho old stylo of his do livery. Tho sermon had become u mes? sage It was no longer delivered. It was brought to them with a love, an earnestness, a passion, a desire, a hu? mility, that poured their enthusiasm about tho tt th and mado the speaker no more prominent than he had to he as the living voice of God. His prayers were unlike any tho people had over heard before. They were often broken. Even once or twice they had been actu? ally ungrainmatical in a phrase or two. When had Henry Maxwell so far for? gotten himself in a prayer as to make a mistake of that sort ? He knew that he had often taken as much prido in the diction and the delivery of his prayers as of his sermons. Was it possible he now so abhorred the elegant refinement of a formal public petition that he pur- | posely chose to rebuko himself for his previous precise manner of prayer? It is more likely that he had no thought of all that His great longing to voice the needs and wants of his people made him unmindful of an occasional mis? take It is certain he had never prayed so effectively aa he did now. There are times when a sermon has a value and power due to conditions in ! the audience rather than to anything new or startling or eloquent in the words or the arguments presented. Such conditions faced Henry Maxwell this morning as he preached against tho sa? loon, according to his purposo deter- 1 mined on the week before. Ho had no new statements to make about tho evil j influence of the saloon in Raymond. | What new facts were there? Ho had no startling illustrations of the power of the saloon in business or politics. What could he aay that had not been said by temperance orators a great many timea ? The effect of his message this morning owed its power to the unusual fact of his preaching about the saloon ay all, together with the events that had stir? red the people He had never in the course of his ten years' pastorate men? tioned the saloon as something to be re? garded in the light of an enemy, not only to the poor and the tempted, but to the business life of the place and the church itself. Hr spoke now with a freedom that aeemed to measure his complete sense of the conviction that Jesus would speak so. At the close he pleaded with the people to remember the new life that had begun at the Rec? tangle The regular election of city offi? cers would bo an issue in that election. What of the poor creatures surrounded by the hell of drink while just begin? ning to feel the joy of deliverance from sir. ? Who could tell what depended on their environment? Was there one word to be said by the Christian disci? ple, business man. professional man, citizen, in favor of continuing to license these crimes and shame producing in? stitutions ? Was not the most Christian thing they could do to act as citizens in the matter, fight the saloon at tho polls, elect good men to the city offices and clean tho municipality ? How much had prayers helped to make Raymond better whrfe votes and actions had real? ly been on the aido of the enemies of Jesus? World not Jesus do this? What disciple could imagine him refusing to suffer or take up his cross in tho mat? ter? How much had the meml>ers of the First church ever suffered in an at? tempt to imitate Jesus ? Was Christian discipleship a thing of convenience, of custom, of tradition? Where did the suffering coma in? Was it necessary, in order to follow Jesus' steps, to go up Calvary as well as tho Mount of Trans? figuration? His appeal was htronger at this point than ho knew. It is not too much to say that the spiritual tension of the First church reached its highest point right there. Tho imitation of Jesus which had begun with tho volunteers in the church was working liko leaven in tho organization, and Henry Max? well would, even thus early in his new life, have l>een amazed if he could have measured the extent of desire on the part of his people to take up tho cross. While he was speaking this morning, before he closed with a loving appeal to tho discipleship of 2.000 years' know!* edge of the Master, many a man and Woman in the ehurch was saying, as Rachel hud said so passionately to her pother "I want t<? do something that will coal me something in tho way of sacrifice. I am hungry In suffer some? thing. " Truly. Ma/.zini was right when he said. "No np]>eal is quite so power? ful In tin* end ns tho call. 'Come and suffer ' " The service was over, tho great audi ! enco had gone, and Henry Max w til again faced tho company gathered in the lecture room as on the two previous . Sundays. He had asked all to remain who had made the pledge of disciple ship and any others w ho wished to bo j included. The after sen ice seemed now ! to l?e a PJMOStJSity. As ho went in and faced the people there his heart trem? bled. There were at least 200 present, j The Holy Spirit was never so manifest ( Ho missed Jasper Chase, but all the others were present. He asked Milton Wright to pray The very air was charged withdivino feasibilities. What conld resist such a baptism of power? How bad they lived all these years , without it? They countaitd together, and there 'were many pray is Henry Maxwell dated from that mooting some of the astHnfM events that afterward became a part of tho history 01 tho a) irst church of Raymond. When finally they went home, all of them were impressed with tho joy of tho Spirit's p ?wer. Donald Marsh, president of Lincoln college, walked homo With Henry Max? well. "I have reached ono consclusion, Maxwell," said Marsh, speaking slow? ly "I havo found my cross, and it is a heavy one, but I thall never bo satisfied until I tako it up and carry it." Maxwell was silent, and the presi? dent went on: "Your sermon today made clear to me what I havo long been feeling I ought to do. What would Jesus do in my place ? I havo asked tho question repeatedly sinco I in ado my promise. 1 have tried to satisfy myself that he would simply go on, as I havo done, at? tending to tho duties of my college, teaching tho classes in ethics and phi? losophy. But I have not been able to avoid tho feeling that ho would do something more. That something is what I do not want to do. It will cause mo genuine suffering to do it. I dread it with all my soul. You may bo able to guess what it is." "Yes; I think I know," Henry Max? well replied. "It is my cross too. 1 would almost rather do anything else." Donald Marsh looked surprised, then relieved. Then ho spoko sadly, but with great conviction i "AJaxwoll, yon and I belong to a class of professional men who havo al? ways avoided tho duties of citizenship. Wo havo lived in a little world of schol? arly seclusion, doing work wo havo en? joyed and shrinking from the disagree? able duties that belong to the life of tho citizen. I confess with shame that I havo purposely avoided the responsi? bility that I owo to this city personally. I understand tbat our city officials are a corrupt, unprincipled set of men. controlled in largo part by tho whisky element, and thoroughly selfish, so far as tho affairs of city government are concerned. Yet all these yeais I. with nearly every teacher in the college, liavo been satisfied to let other men run the municipality and have lived In a little world of my own, out of touch and sympathy with the real world of the people. 'What would Jesus dot' I havo tried even to avoid an honest answer. I can no longer do h>. My plain duty is to take a persclinl pavt in this coming election, go to thy primaries, throw the weight of my Influence, whatever it is. toward the nomination and election of good men and plunge* into the very depths of this entire horrible whirlpool of deceit, bribery, political trickery and aaloonism as it exists in Raymond to? day. I would sooner walk up to the mouth of a cannon any time than do this. I dread it because I hate the touch of the whole matter. "I would give almost anything to be able to say, 41 do not believe Jesus would do anything of the sort,'but I am more and more persuaded that he would. This is where the suffering comes to me. It would not hurt me half so much to lose my position or my home. I loathe the contact with this municipal problem. I would much pre? fer to remain quietly in my scholastic life with my Classes in ethics and phi? losophy, but the call has come so plain? ly that I cannot escape i 'Donald Marsh, follow me. Do your duty as a citizen of Raymond nt the point where your citi? zenship will cost you something. Help to cleanse this great municipal stable even if you do have to soil yonr aris? tocratic feelings a little.1 Maxwell, this is my cross I must take it up or deny my Lord.'' "You have spoken for mo also." re plied Maxwell, with a sad smile. "Why should I, simply because I am a clergy? man, shelter myself behind my refined, sensitive feelings and, like a coward, refuse to touch, except in a sermon pos? sibly, tho duty of citizenship? I am un? used to the ways of the political life of the city I have never taken an active part in any nomination of good men There are hundreds of ministers like me As a class wo do not practice in the municipal life tho duties and privi? leges we preach from tho pulpit What would Jesus do? I am now at a point where, like you. I am driven to answer the question ono way. My duty is plain I must suffer. All my parish work, all my little trials or self sacrifices, are as nothing to mo compared with the break? ing into my scholarly, intellectual, self contained habits of this open, coarse, public fight for a clean city life. I could go and live at the Rectangle the rest of my days and work In the slums for a bare living, and I could enjoy it more than the thought of plunging into a fight for the reform of this whisky ridden city It would cost me lcs3. But liko yon. I have been unable to shake off my responsibility The answer to tho question. 'What would Jesus do':' in this case leaves me no peace, except when 1 say. 'Jesus would have me act tho part of n Christian citizen.' Marsh, as you say. we professional men, min? isters, professors artists, literary men. Scholars, have almost invariably been political cowards We havo avoided the I sacred duties of citizenship either ig norantly or selfishly Certainly .Jesus in our age would not do that Wo can do no less than take np this cross and follow him." These two nu n walked on in silence for awhile Finally President Marsh said "Wo do not need to net ulone in tIii:* matter With all the men who have made the promise, we certainly can have companionship and strength even of numbers. Let us organize the Chris? tian forces of Raymond for the battle against rum and corruption. We cer? tainly ought to enter tho primaries with n force that will bo able to do more than nttOT a protest It is a fact that the saloon element is cowardly and easily frightened. In spite of its law leanness and corruption Let us plan a campaign that will menu something bo cause it is organized righteousness Jesus w mid nee great wisdom In this J matter Ho would employ means He Wonld make large plans. Let us do so If v e bear this cross, let us do it brave? ly, liko men. " They talked over the matter a long time and met auain the uext day iu Henry Maxwell's study to develop / i IN HIS STEPS. "What VOouia 3c*u* Co?" By Charles M. Sheldon. Cvjjvriahted otwi jniHinhed In too/c form by the Advance /'?Mu/imy On. ??/ CwOlgO. plans. Tlio city primaries were called for Friday, llnmors of strange and un? heard of events to the average citizen | were current in political circles through out Raymond. The Crawford system of balloting for nominations was not in uso in the state, and the primary was j called for a public meeting at the court- | house. Tho citizens of Raymond will never forget that meeting. It Vfas so unlike any political meeting ever held in Ray? mond before that there was no attempt at comparison. The special officers to bo nominated were mayor, city council,* chief of police, city clerk and city treasurer. Tho Evening News in its Saturday edition gave a full account of tho pri? maries, and in an editorial column Ed? ward Norman spoke with a directness and conviction that the Christian peo? ple of Raymond were learning to re? spect deeply because so evidently sincere and unselfish. A part of that editorial is also a part of this history: "It is safe to say that never before in the history of Raymond was there a primary like the ouo in tho courthouse last night. It was, first of all, a com pleto surprise to the city politicians, who have been in the habit of carrying on the affairs of the city as if they owned them anil every one else was simply a tool or a cipher. The over? whelming surprise of tho wire puller last night consisted in the fact that a largo number of tho citizens of Ray? mond who have heretofore taken no part in tho city's affairs entered the pri? mary and controlled *it, nominating some of tho best men for all the offices to be filled at tho coining election. "It was a tremendous lesson in good citizenship. President'Marsli of Lincoln college, who never before entered a city primary and whose face even was not known to many of the ward politicians, made one of the best speeches ever heard in Raymond. It was almost lu? dicrous to see the faces of the men who for years have done as they pleased when President Marsh rose to speak. Many of them asked, 'Who is heV The consternation deepened as the primary proceeded and it became evident that the old time ring of city rulers was out? numbered. Henry Maxwell, pastor of tho First church: Milton Wright. Alex? ander Powers, Professors Brown, WTil lard and Park of Lincoln college*, Rev. John West, Dr. George Maine of the Pilgrim church. Dean Ward of the Holy Trinity and scores of well known busi? ness and professional men. most of them church members, were present, and it did not take long to see that they had all come with the direct and definite purpose of nominating the beat men possible. Most of these men had never been seen in a primary. They were complete strangers to the politicians, but they had evidently profited by the politician's methods and were able by organized and united effort to nominate the entire ticket. "As soon as it became plain that the primary was out of their control the regular ring withdrew in disgust and nominated another ticket. The News simply calls the attention of all decent citizens to the fact that this last ticket contains the names of whisky men, and the line is distinctly and sharply drawn between the machine and corrupt city government, such as we have known for years, and a clean, honest, capable, businesslike city administration, such as every good citizen ought to want. It is not necessary to remind the people of Raymond that the question of local option conies np at the election. That will be the most important question on tho ticket. The crisis of our city affairs has been reached. The issue is squarely before us. Shall we con? tinue the rule of rum and boodle and shameless iacompetency. or shall we. as President Marsh said in his noble speech, rise as good citizens and be? gin a new order of things, cleansing our city of the worst enemy known to municipal honesty and doing what lies in our power to do with the ballot?to purify our civic life? "The News is positively and without reservation on the side of the new movement We shall henceforth do all in our i>ower to drive out the saloon and destroy its political strength. We shall advocate the election of men nom? inated by the majority of citizens met in the first primary, and we call upon all Christians, church members and lov? ers of right, purity, temperance and home to stand by President Marsh and the rest of the citizens who have thus begun a long needed reform in our city." [to he continued.] Ilia Style. "I have been considering your appli? cation for an editorial position." said the managing editor, "and 1 sent for you today that/ 1 might get some idea of your style " ".lust so." replied tho bright young man. "Wellt you will observe. I am wearing a blue suit, plain, but well cut, ind a brown soft hat; quite the proper thing for this time of the year. Will I do 7" in Cobaw In Cuba the kitchens are always on Hub roof or in the courtyards back of the house. Only twice a day does the Cuban housewife or servant prepare meals?at 10 o'clock, when she (Miters tile kitchen to make ready 11 o'clock breakfast, and at t> o'clock to cook the dinner, which is served at s. An Dsieosisolons Proas Absent. it was a critic who uprose on the tirst night of the late Charles Koado's drama. "It's Never Too I.ate to Mend,' nt the Princess theater. London. In 1805, ami vehemently protested against the Hogging business in the Jail seeue as being inhuman and untrue to life. However, it was true to life, and tho discussion that ensued tended to crowd flie theater for many mouths. Tin???? Lortns c;iri*. Tody Jennie tells me .voting Woodby proposed to her Inst night. Viola -I don't think 1 know him. Is I he well oft? Tody -lie certainly is. She refused hlm.?Chlcago News. Good Roads. A Cheap and Substantial Way to Build Them. Aiken Journal and Review. AH will admit the great importance of this subject, especially in A;ken county, where we have bo many nun dred miles of poor roads whose worst features are the sand beds If by any means we can kill them, we shall be able to change the above expression to good roads and the main difficulty will be done away The bony car? casses of our horses and muies show only too plainly the terrible strain going c u year by year It is a poor preacher, who afier showing the people their sins does not point out a remedy, and this is the object of this short atticle. First: We have two of the best elements to build with, sand ard clay The latter is easy to reach throughout the County, but we cannot build a house unless we have a good foundation, and the same rule will have to be applied to a road By some strange provision of nature on all sand bed roads will be found below the loose sand a hard and poroua bed, Imming a substantial foundation to build upon It wouid take a scientist to tell us how and why this occurs, nevertheless, it is an impor? tant tact. Second : Too main difficulty is to g3t rid of or change tho lo<se sand into a hard road b'd By aotual measure ? ho lop *and varies from two to four mokes derp Oar plan is a very simple sod ohcap ooe, by spreading clay oo the top from ooo to two mobes thiok, Mcoordiog to the depth of (he leoee sand and mixing it by plowing or harrowing so the sand aod olay will be thoroughly mind together. One and one half iochs of clay on a three inob bed thoroughly mixed will make a good first class road after a few rains. % Do not put the clay on top without mixing, (he sujoess is in the mixing, and you will be surprised to see bow little olay it takes to kill a saod bed, aod bow inexpensive a mile oculd be changed to a good toad Now a word about the width of roads Tbe Gran'tcAville, Laogley and Mootmoreoci roads should be twelve to fifteen feet, but most of our county roads from eix to eight feet aod well rounded up to the eente*. We propose tbat every neighborhood through (he county form a road olub, appoiot a manager, and every farmer voluotanly furnish a team, shovels aod picks so tar as able, theo have a road bed for certain days when all oould unite aod work together to push the work. November, Decem? ber aod Jscusry are the best months of tbe year Do not watt for oar County Commissioners or tbe chain gang or you will never save a road. We must remember that they bave hundreds of miles to look after and besides tbey are net olay io g lbs sand beds and are not prepared for this kind of work. It oan best be done by neighborhood olubs bringing out (heir (earns, meo, etc It bas been published (bat it wculd cost $80 to olay a ten foot road a mile long The plan suggested will cobt little. Not a dollar in money and a mile of sand bed oould be killed io a few days. By actual test on several roads it bas been foupd (bat little olay oeed bo hau'ed, especially oo narrow roads. One inob of olay where sand is (wo (o two and a half inches deep ; ooe inch and a half where three inches deeo ; (wo inohes where four and a common turn shovel is (he best tool to mix it with. Now is (he time to push (he work all over tbe County. Let tbe new century dawn upon us with many a mile of terrible sand beds killed. Robert Powell, Chairman of Road and Streets Commit? tee, Aiken Improvement Soo. The Baptists of South Carolina cer? tainly have not an exalted opinion of our "great moral institution M The report of tho committee on temper ance at the State convention gave the dispensary the "scant praise" that it waa "an improvement on the barrooms," but deprecated the fact that tho State was applying to educa? tion the money made out of "this awful business " But the convention was not disposed to admit that the dispensary was better than the bar room ; and therefore it recommitted the report in short order ?The State CUBAN OIL euros Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheuma u and Sores. Price, 25 eta. Sold bv Huphpon-Litfon Co SEKD US ONE DOLLAR EM?ta?a? . , 1 ?>?> vi.t.rn H,:h cr?d.- RKSSKVAlR tOkt *>D WOOD m siova, !?.? f rfliTnt o.O.UM subject to ?BaariaattMt. imin Ii al ,?? i r, :>.t / -. ' rirut ii t* mm s , later *..*. r?n ? ?n orn ! u fsee 4, VjJ -vTCVt catalocue. .,' Iii ? tp* ? t*< <??(? is m:-* s">. p. <m-> I v .. i. . M ? I- r. tu t | l.- ? r.i. r \11 ? ;.. 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Wee:*31| EASTERN TIME, j K-isr *3i. 1st Cl?3s j STATIONS I MCl-ss. p. m h m. 12 40 Oamden 12 1? 1 05 Dekalb 11 37 1 17 Westville 11 25 1 45 Kerebaw 11 10 2 o5 Htatb Sorincra 10 67 2 10 Pleasant Hill 10 f>2 2 30 Lane eter 10 35 2 Riverside 10 2t 2 55 Spricpdell 10 10 3 05 Catawba Junction 1 00 3 15 L slie 9 5G 3 35 Rock Hill 9 41 3 40 New Port 9 15 3 50 Tirt? b 9 10 4 00 Yorkv.lle 8 55 4 20 Sharon 8 4G 4 35 Hickory Grc*e 8 i? 4 50 Sim roa 8 15 5 20 Blacksburg 7 5 p. m. a m Between Blcoksbarg, S. C , ard Marion N. G Weet ?11 EASTERN TIME East ?11 2d Class STATIONS 2d Ciase a. m p m. 8 10 Blackeburg, ^6 40 8 30 Earls ~6 20 8 40 Patterson Surin^s b 12 9 20 Shelby 6 C i? 00 Latttmore 4 ' 0 10 10 Mocreetioro 4 4C 0 25 He rietia 4 20 10 50 Forest City, 3 60 1115 Rutberfordtoo 3 25 11 35 Mi lwood 3 05 11 45 Golden Valley v 2 rG 12 05 ^Thermal City 2 45 12 25 Qlenwood 2 2C 12 50 Mariou 2 00 p m. p. cj West. Gaffoey Division. E*st 1st Class , EASTERN TIME 1st Cleas 15 j 13 I STATUTS 1 14 1 16 p m am 5 30 6 00 5 45 6 20 6 00 6 40 p m am Btacksbarg Cherokee halls Gaffoey am p ob 7 45 6 35 7 30 6 2S 7 0 6 01 a ml p m ?Daily exc pt Sunday. Trains Nos 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg with trains on tbo Gaffney Division. Train No 3'2 connects at Camden with the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points south. Train No 33 leaving Camde? it 12 it p si. going West, makes connection at Lancaster, 8 C, with the L k J R R, at Catawba Junc? tion with the & A L. going north, at Rook Hill with the Sootherr Hv going north. Train No 11 connects at BlacksbB'g with the ^Southern Railway from the South- AI Marion, N. C, \?itk the Southern Ry going West. 8AMUBL HUNT, President. A. THIPP, Superintendent. 8. B. LUM PK IN. Gen'l Piisenrer Ag~nt. Onion Sets AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, aod freab Garden 8eedf for the season's planting, now on band F?LL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first clasfr Drug ISt' re. Prescriptions carefully com--' pounded at reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Get 25. Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, st my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu ranee On y relisble Companies rep? resented. Pbone No 130. Andrena Moses* Oct 'i5?o a. Wim t m, Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k QLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE; HOME, of New York UNDERWRITERS* AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $76,000.000 Feh 2R SI QK BUYS A $3.50 SUIT X.000 t kl.r hUAlr.D?'kAM'*fcAUOtT'*dsaM? tt and double km**. S ?nlsr ?S.tO Bo?*' ? 1'irCf knrf l'?nl S jilt FOIBf at SI.95* a MiW Mil ran torany of tbebcbulte which don't trive satisfactory ?cur. 9 Send No Money. state ?irr of boy aaSeajr v hcthe r large or small e>r ane. and we * ill sendyou tho suit by espi eaa,C > >.IV, subject to examin? ation. Yowcaaeaaantnett at your express oftice and if found perfectly satisfactory and equal to t>uits sold In your town for paj your express atrent cur special ?ffer prirr, ?pr?uebsrs*** THESE KNEE PAKT 817ITS srtfst boy* from 4 to IS yraraaf aa<l arereiailel everywhere at ? ' .'?>?. Made ?Ith double seat and knee*, lades* l*?!?*i}le as illustrate, made from a special wear?re*latlair, If??j **? It'll. ALL-WOOL Oskwell cat*is>ere, neat, bandeome pat torn, fine serge lining, t'lsytoa patent interlining, part ding.etuy i>ur *n(t reinforcing, silk and linen sewing. ? ?tioi ? m?dr ihronchsnt, a suit any hoy or parent would be proud of. KOR FKKS CI.OTH HAMI'l.RS tt Ho??' rin h m (suit*, overcoats or ulster*>, for boys A TO 19 SSaSSj write far Hsaple Reek Ko. OOC. contains fashion plat** tape measure and full instructions bow to order. ? ra'e Salts sad Oiertoat* Made to srder fnta fe.OS ?r Samples M.nt (reo on application. Adder?*, S6ARS, ROEBUCK & CO. I Inc . Chicago, lb ' ,S*?r?, HorborV a to. are f .nronchlj r? titble.-Kd t0%", DR. W. B ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, >I'M 1 RK S C OVPIOS H rus--^ a rn t.) ?30 p. tn?) 3:1? to b:8U i? ti>. 1 ? or the Sumter Drj Goods Co. Kay 3 ~6ra