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SPIDER'S CHAPS. By WOL?DTT LE OLEAIi BEARD. ICopyrtght. is*), by American Pres? Asso? ciation.] CHAPTER L Of which sp1dkk and the ballet girl arc introduced. ?'There ain' only one thiug he won't do. gn thgt't lie," said the Dallet Girl to iu. "Work? Sure he'll work, but be works all wrong. I darsn'^let 'im akin the spuds (potatoes) even. He's) orkerd. that's what he is. bnt it ain't ~.<> moro'n natcherl, bell like ho is. all lain* an arms, with Jet1 ernongh body for ter hol* 'em together an no head at all Thet'n why thev alls him Spider. 1 e'poae, bis nein all iuigs an arms. He hasn't got no other name, nut as 1 knows.'' While speaking too Dallet Oirl looked doubtfully In tbe direction of tbe cook wagon, irjar which Spider was busily engaged in scouring an iron soup kettle to large that it nearly concealed him Perhaps I would better explain tbat the Ballet Oirl was a gray bearded man. cook for the field outfit of the Circle M ranch. The cowboys bad given him this name because, aa one of them explsir. ed. tbe cook bad a wooden leg and wi.s therefore unable to danca Tbe Ballet Girl's statement tbat rapider bad no bead wan a libel. He bad a head, and. though it was small and not at nil beautiful, it was a very good one and was covered with a heavy thatch of extraordinarily red hair Aa Spider worked among the pots and pane be certainly waa awkward. 1 had been watching him all the morn? ing. I had notbin dee to da It wgs but a very short time since 1 had acquired an interest in the Circle M brand. Just before tbia a large num? ber of cattle bad been gold god driven away overland toward tbe railway, where tbey could be shipped to the east, and I ha* at once been sent forward to overtake tbe herd in order to assume its management Now, g herd of cattle that has to pick up its food as it goes along does not travel rapidly, aod 1 had overtaken it without difficulty, but the horse I wgg riding immediately cel? ebrated tbat event by stepping into a badger bole, breaking bia leg and at tbe aaae time spraining one of my pnkles and a wrist. In i bed mode up in one of tbe springleas wagons I bad been painfnlly jolted for a couple of stages over tbe bslf desert plain. Then we reached the Rio Gilg and stoppe for aha river was full from .bank to bank with rushing, brown water, far too deep and too swift for us to attempt crossing it with tbe cattle. We could only weit until tbe river fell. ?'What's tbe matter with tbe boy V I naked. "Can't be cook?" "You don' go for ter s'pose I'd trus' 'la ter try. do you?" replied the Ballet Oirl disgustedly. "No, be can't cook, aa if ha could he'd be alwns tryin some or them monkey shines er his, bo's you wouldn't dare eat notbin he'd touched. Why. it was only a week back that he took some salt an saleratus an stained it with coffee, so's it looked like brown sugar, an give it ter tbe boys ter sweeten ther slurogullion (tea) with. They said I waa a tryin ter piaen 'eu, the boys did. an tbey said if 1 did it seine more they 'd hang me on the tongue er my own cook wegen." p# "But yon know they wouldn't have done anything of the sort," I inter posed "Dunno." replied the cookdobioosly. "Tiiein boys, tbey gets mighty playful sometimes. Conrse they oughter 'a' knowed I wouldn't do no such fool thing as that. 1 foun' out who 'twas that done it an tol' 'em." "How did you find oott" I inquired curiously "Asked 'im. I said he wouldn' Ha The boys, they licked him good fer that Bod I. yon bet you." "What dij he do then ?" I asked. "Filled n>y boot up vrfth ? lasses. When I got it off?an it was er mighty long time firs' ?my foot looked as though I d varnished it an tbe varni-h hadn't dried I kicked bim with it 'fore I took it off. an then I b ing it on the wagon ter dreen It's dreenin yet Beet" He pointed as he spoke to a cowhide of generous proportions that bring over the side of the mess wagou. Fiorn tbe straps that were intended to pull it on by there slowly dripptd a stringy, brown stream of molasses. "An that ain't nil he done." the cock went on "He took some spuds what he knowed I was a-gonter bake in the ashes, an be loaded ein np with powder. When I put 'em in tbe coal*, they bust? ed in a little while an filled a mesa er biscuit I wua e-mixin plum full er burnt powder an raw pertater Some of It went down my deck inside my shirt." "Did yon whip him again?" - "Nope 1 coo Idn . not that time. He cut away an didn' come back till 1 waa eraleep. an then be got my timber laig an a saw an said he'd saw the laig in two If I didn eay 1 wouldn do nothin to him fer them there explosive spuds. I conldn' chase 'im. so I had ter prom* tea Bnt say I 1 clean fergot you wris one er tbe bosses?I wouldn t 'a' tol' yer else The boy. he ain't none so bad. He , don mean nothin wrong, an be wouldn' do a low down thing, not ter save bis neck I ain' got no kick comin. so yon won' bave 'im fired ner notbin. will yon?" toe cook stood boring bis wocden leg into tbe ground, looking at me with genuine concern I speedily reassured him If be wished to retain so eccentric an assistant. It wss h?* not I. who would have to snfiYr Pi reonally I was much Interested in the small "cookee." as the cook's asaistant t? called, and would not have had him h ave if I could have help ed it It was tedious work, or rather idle? ness, lying to my cot notier the shade of my tent fly. watching \tlie hungry looking cattle. If they happened to be in eight, aa,they wandered ebJU looking for something to cat. 1 could never see how they managed in the coatee of a day to gather a meal, even though they shonld sprint from one bunch of the hard, wiry grass to another. They did manage it somehow, though, and their ordinary gait when feeding was very far indeed from being a sprint. The cattle, however, were seldom in sight, and at the best they were not very interesting, so I took to watching the cook outfit instead, more especially tbat part of the cook outfit where Spider happened to be. It was not at all diffi? cult to see that Spider's work was ex? tremely distasteful to him. and really it was hardly to be wondered at. Wash? ing greasy tin dishes and scouring pots and kettles are not tasks that would commend themselves to the average boy It was through this dislike, prob? ably, that most of his awkwardness arose After hurrying through with his work ho would extract from the cook wagon a bundle of leather and go to the tem? porary corral, shaded by a big cotton wood tree, where tho 13 big wagon horses were kept. He would sit thero for hours, patiently stitching at the leather with awl and waxed end nnd all the while enrrying on an animated conversation with the horses. My first efforts to get acquainted with Spider were unsuccessful. He could not forget that I was one of tho people vaguely referred to as "the bosses," to whom the cook had so often threatened to report him. Once or twice I called him over to me and tried to get him to talk, but his evident uneusiness during this ordeal induced me to give it np. After awhile, however. Spider so far forgot his reserve as to grin as he passed me. and then, finding that I took no official notice of bis many misdeeds, he gradually unbent and finally became quite friendly in a condescending sort of way. Little by little be got into the habit of coming to my tent instead of going to the corral, and at length, after considerable hesitation, he brought his sewing with him. "What ia it that you're trying to make. Spider V I asked him as be seated himself, tailor fashion, in the shade of the tent fly and unrolled bis leather bundle. "Chaps." he replied, holding them np for inspection. Then "What U it that you're trying to make, SpliUrT' I saw tbat it was a pair of chapparejos ?shortened in the vernacular to "chaps"?that he had. They are leather leggings such as cowboys wear. Orig? inally this pair was made and had evi? dently been worn by a rather large man, but Spider had cut them down to fit his own diminutive legs, and with infinite patience he was stitching up the side seams. I could see no reason why a (.ink's assistant should have so urgent a need of a pair of cowboy leg? gings that he should go to all that trou? ble to get tbe:u. In fact, I said as much to Spider. "S'pose I'm gonter bo a cookee all my life?" be replied, looking up at me with an expression of intense disgust "Well. I ain'. I'm only cookeein now so s I can save enough money fer ter buy me an outfit?the part er the outfit 1 can't make, that is." "What sort of an outfit?" I inquired respectfully, cautioned by the displeas? ure in Spider's tone. "What is it that you're going to be?" "Cow puncher. Yer see ther ain' notbin else fer me," he explained. "1 ain' never had no chance ter learn. Cowboys c'n get er brand er cattle er their own bimeby if they don't steer theirselves too hard 'gains' tho green cloth (gamble), er don* blow their money in no ether way. Then after that I c'n see what I wanter do. I c'n learn things. See?" "Bnt nobody would take yon ou as a cowboy, Spider." I objected. "You're not as big as an ordinary stock saddle. Yon couldn' hold h steer eveu if you got your rape on him." "Maybe I couldn' hoi' no steer," he cried, highly offended. "Maybe I couldn' get my rope on one, neither Jus' yon look a-yer once." Running to the ctvok wagon. Spider prodnced a small bundle carefully done np in a bit >f old canvas. It contained a rawhide lariat. Ueturning Spider I deftly coiled it in his hand and opened the leop. Then he met it and secured my water can in a manner that would have been highly satisfactory if the wa? ter can had bt?n a steer or even if it had not upset and st illed the water over me. "I didn' think erboui the can conun over on yer that a way." said Spider contritely, as with the hollow of his. hand be tried to scoop the water out of my canvas cot. "Yer see ther wasn' nothin else stickin tip that I could rope, only yer game foot. <m I thought maybe yon wouldn't like that I'll pull away this yer fly tin let the sun in Then *twon* be no tine 'fore all's dry ' After pulling aside the canvas that shaded me Spider sat down < nee more to his Hewing, while I steamed in the scorching sun "Well, I c'n throwtf rope all right.' he went on, looking at BM from time to time with a professional eve ippai ently. to see how I was cooking "I c'n ride anything that goes on four legs, an 1 c'n pack er inule as well as any man er my weight in this yer ter'toff Hut I got ter get an outfit I ain' ben savin long, an my wages ain' none too big. 80 I alu* got mach put by, an there's a lot er things ter git. Saddle an bridle an gun un spurs nn holster an belt an a horse. I got the rope, like yer saw, an I'm makin these yer chaps. I c'n make er holster an belt that'd do fer awhile, an the bridle all bnt the bit. The gun an spnrs I can't make, ncr the horse." For awhile Spider stitched on in si? lence; then he looked tip and said "Meybe it's like yer say, an nobody wouldn' take on a kid like me, ontfit or no. But if I ain' got the tools 1 sure won' get the job. So there ain' no way outer gettin the outfit that I c'n see." He paused for a reply, but his logic was so unanswerable that I had none to make, and Spider went on. "Cappy Lee, ho give me these here ol' chaps what I'm cuttin down. He give me my rope too. Him an Pag Hollis was scrappin ter see which be? longed to it, to Cappy, ho settled it like that Pug was dead sore, bnt it didn' do him no good, so now he tries ter take it outer my hide every shew ho gets. Las' night he says how I cut the lacin er his stirrup leathers, an when I say 1 didn' he says I lie an he licks me. I ain' got no use fer Pug Hollis." To tell tho truth, I didn't have "no use for Pug Hollis" either. He was a sullen, unpleasaut sort of person, and he abused his horses. I would have dis? charged him long before but for the fact that we were short handed. Help was scarce and getting scarcer; so, though I disliked this man. I had to let him stay. When Spider's chaps were nearly fin? ished, he devoted every moment of his leisure time to them. The whole camp was made aware of this fact by the un? wonted quiet of the evenings. Ordinarily, as soon as supper was over and Spider had finished the dishes, one might hear the rush of a galloping horse, then shouts and oaths coming trom the owner of that horse, followed by what was known as "language"? that is, very bad language indeed? from all hands, especially the cook. This language would always take tbe form of threats and of comment on Spider's manners, morals or personal appearance, and would always be of a most uncomplimentary nature. By these signs I would know that Spider was practicing. "I got ter keep my ridin up, "Spider exclaimed when I remonstrated with him. "I wouldn' stan no sort er a show fer a job?a kid like me?if I couldn ride. Then I ain' got no horses er my own." Still, as I saidr for two or three even? ings there was quiet, and then the chaps were finished. Spider wore them continually, to "limber 'em up some," he said. Truly they needed limbering, for the leather, when made into tubes of so small a diameter, was so stiff that Spider's knees could not bend it in tbe smallest degree, and he was obliged to walk in much the same manner that one steps off distances on a map with a pair of compasses. The report circu? lated through the camp to the effect that Spider slept in those chaps of his was without foundation, but it is cer? tain that they were never far from him. The Ballet Girl, with a grin, confided to me that when Spider rolled himself up in bis blanket for the night he stood tho chaps up against a post at his feet, so that he could see them as he first opened his eyes. Of course the men chaffed him about them continu? ally. They compared the chaps to a couple of small stovepipes, but said that of the two the stovepipes were the more flexible. Spider stood their chaff? ing good naturedly enough in themain, but at first he resented this allusion to tbe stiffness of his chaps, so for a long time the men called him Stovepipss in? stead of Spider. But, like most pleasant things of this world. Spider's chaps were too good to last. One morning he appeared without them and went about his work very so? berly. Never before had I seen him in such dejection. I inquired as to its cause. Without a word he brought me the blackened and shriveled remains of what were once his proudest possession and laid them before me. "It was that ther Pug Hollis what done it," ho said at last in reply to my repeated questionings. "He took the chaps when I was sleepin las' night, an he propped 'em up with rocks like as though they was stovepipes, what tho boys had called 'em. an thfrn he built a fire under 'em. They didn't smell none too good when they was a-cookin. an tho smell woko me up. It was too late then?they was liko yon see hero That's what he thinks is a joke." Hollis' notion of a joke did not at all appeal to me. So thoroughly disgusted was I that 1 expressed my intention of discharging him at once, much as we needed help. I did no* care to have such a man around. Spider, however, would hear of no such thing. "You wanter bounce him jus' 'cause he burnt up them chaps er mine, au that's the only reason yon wanter bounce him now. when you want every man yon c'n get. an more, too," said he. "Them chaps ain' nobody's look? out but mine, an if I like such jokes as them, why. them jokes goes, that's all. I don't ask nobody ter look after my quar'lsferme You ain' gonter bounce Pug Hollis." I mildly differed from this last state? ment. "No, yon ain'?yon can't do nothin erbout it at all," persisted Spider "I tot1 you 'bout them chaps myself, so yon can't. Yon said you wouldn' do nothin 'bout nothin what I to)' yon." I had never said anything of the kind. But. nevertheless, in inviting Spide/'s confidence I had certainly implied a promise to make DO use of it. His posi? tion, therefore, was unassailable, and I had to retieat from mine with what grace 1 could Hollis was allowed to I stay I Besides, just at this time we needed men more than ever The river fell somewhat, and it was decided that we should attempt to cross it with the cat tie and pursue our journey toward the railway The water was still so high that there was considerable danger that jome of the cattle w ould be swept a way | and drowned aa they crossed, but on the other hand the pasturage where we then were was nearly exhausted, and it was impossible to say how long we might have to remain if we neglected to avail ourselves of the opportunity this fall offered me. At that season of the year the water might rise at any moment and keep ua from crossing for an in? definite time Therefore it seemed far better in every way to expose some of the cattle to this chance of drowning rather than to run so large a risk of starving them all where we were. Before reaching the conclusion there was an earnest debate, which Spider followed most anxiously. When the de? cision was reached. Spider, knowing that every hand would bo required in the herding, begged to be allowed to form one of the force, and. after consul? tation with the foreman and the Ballet Girl, I consented, and as a temporary measure Spider was taken on as a cow? boy. This was a season of joy to Spider As the glad tidings reached him ho be? came so exultant that he was unendnr able. At our earnest request he subsid- j ed somewhat after awhilo and after he had gone about from man to man try? ing to borrow the necessary equipment ?horse and saddle?for the crossing on the following morning. We thought we had heard the last of him and were just about to turn in when a sputter- | ing howl from Hollis was followed by a j volley of bad language that was un? mistakably directed at Spider. The gist of this language seemed to be that he (Hollis) was poisoned. The investigation that immediately followed proved that this was not true. It was only that Spi'ler had discovered in some way the hiding place of a carefully hoarded bot? tle of whisky belonging to Hollis. Emp? tying the whisky on the ground, Spider had filled tbe bottle with a mixture of his own invention, the nature of which did not transpire, except that kerosene was one of its more prominent features. Consoling himself in advance for the hard work that the next day would bring, Hollis had taken some swallows of this mixture before he discovered what it was that he was drinking. Then followed the remarks to which I have referred. To these remarks Spider made an? swer, averring that they were entirely uncalled for, as the quality of the liquor had been rather improved than other? wise, but that he supposed that Hollis must be incapable of judging. Hollis became annoyed at this and in? dulged in further language, which was only hushed when at last Spider was captured and expiated his crime by a frantic dance, inspired by a well plied lariat end. Then the camp was at peace for the night. [to be continued.] SPRING MILLINERY. Hew Ideas For Materials and Trlm mlngi For Hats and Honnefs. Tulle, silk net and lace compose a vast number of spring hats, with the addition of flowers, especially violets, primroses and roses. Toques entirely of flowers are seen and are of generous slse, two kinds of flowers ot'tenest appearing in them, as forgetmenots and small pink rosebuds violets and convolvuluses. Some toques are composed of grapes and foliage, aud grapes are largely used also as part of the trimming of hats and bonnets, being one of the most noticeable novelties of the spring. Berries, foliage of all kinds, moss and twigs are among the most im? portant millinery trimmings. Hats of taffeta ore simple, pretty and new. They are made with bias folds or si:i:.\n waist. are plaited or shirred and are trimmed with drapery and a cluster of flowers. Among tbe daintiest of nove'ties is the toqUC of inonsseline tie soie of different colors delicately graded. Sometimes there are different shinies ol tin* same color, sometimes delicate tints of differ? ent colors, Choitx of ilie mnueeeline and flowers are the decoration. An illustration is given which shows a bodice of cream surah, tucked all over very closely and finely. It has a collar of turquoise groagrain, which forms a plastron in front, and is linished with a bias edge of cream satin. Si\ crystal buttons fasten the plastron. The outer part of the sleeve is of turquoise gros grain edged with satip ami adorned with crystal buttons; the under part is of tucked surah. The collar is of turquoise grosgrain, trimmed like the sleeves. JUDIO Choi.let. In the time of Louis Qunlorze In France food in general was placed up? on the table in one huge dish, and each helped himself with his naked band. As late as the middle of the sixteenth century one glass or goblet did duty for the whole table. 'Mio Noble Animal. Trader Don't you want to sell thnt horse? Farmer Nuw. 1 keep him extra to haul broken down automobiles back to town.?Indianapolis Journal. Sixteenth Century Apples. Apples Le so divers of form and sub? stance that it were infinite to describe them all. Some consist more of aire then water, as sour puffs called Mala pulmouea; others more of water then wind, as sour Castaras and Pome wa? ters. To be short, all apples may be sorted into three kinds, sweet, soure and unsavory. Sweet apples ease the cough, quench thirst, cure melancholly, comfort the heart and head, especially if they be fragrant and odoriferous, and also give a laudable nourishment. Soure apples hinder spitting, straiten tho brest, gripe and hurt the stomach, encreaso phlegm and weaken memory. Sweet apples are to be eaten at the beginning of meat, but soure and tart apples at tbe latter end. All apples are worst raw, and best baked or preserv? ed. Philip of Macedonia and Alexander, his son, from whome perhaps a curious and skilful herald may derive our Lan? cashire men. were called Philomeli ap? ple lovers because they were never without apples in their pockets. Yea, ell Macedonians, his countrymen, did so love them that having ueer Babylon surprised a fruiterer's boy they strived for it that many were drowned.?Dr. Thomas Moffett iu 1575. Plants That Intoxicate. Bumblebees, butteriiies and beetles are habitual drunkards. In some of the southern states insects alight on certain plants, drink heartily from the blossoms and fall to the ground stu? pefied. After awhile they rise and fly around, just as drunken men would, do if they had the power of flying. Their antics are especially amusing unless oue does not know what is the trouble. In this case the suspicion that the in? sect world has gone crazy is upper? most. A scientist who had observed the drinking and its results collected a teaspoonful of the pollen to see if it would affect a man the same way. He swallowed It and in a few minutes found his pulse beating faster and a rise of temperature. Then he distilled some of the blossoms and gave himself a hypodermic injection in the arm. He became decidedly dizzy as a result. By further experiments he founti an oil de? rived from these plants which affects human beings and animals alike.?New York Telegram. The Rogue Saved the Judge. A judge of the English high court was once arrested on suspicion of hav? ing burglarious designs on the house of a friend lu Mayfair. The police officer charged him in the police sta? tion with loitering with felonious intent, and the prisoner's description of him? self as one of her majesty's judges was received with a grin of sarcastic deri? sion. At that moment an old offender was brought In who happened to catch sight of his lordship's face, which he had good reason to remember. "You here, my lord!" he exclaimed, with unfeigned astonishment. "Well, this beats cockflghting." The rogue's unsolicited corroboration of the judge's declaration saved the situation, aud his lordship was allowed to depart in peace. Staying; at Home. A lady residing in North Columbus meeting a girl the other day who had lately been iu her service Inquired: "Well. Mary, where do you live now ?" "Please, ma'am, I don't live no? where," rejoined the girl. "I'm mar? ried."?Indianapolis Journal. ATLANTIC COAST LINE North-Eastern R. R. of S. 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BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS From Thoroughbred Prize Wiuoers $1.50 FOR 15. Safe Arrival Goaiaoteed. L. C. DAR3EY, Box 12. Sunny Side, 6a. Jan 31 2m FOR SALE. EXTRA FINE BARRED PLYMOUTHS Also, Eggs for Hatehiog, 15 for $2 00. Nicely Packed in New Baskets] JOHN A. CULLOM, Ridge Spring, S. C. Jan 21 4m Mil Carolina, and Qeorgia Ex? tension B. B. Company. Schedule No. 4?In effect 12.01 a. m., Sun? day, December 24, 1899. Between Camdeo 8. C, aod Blaoksborg, 8. C. WEST. EAST. 2d cl 1st ci ?35 *33 Eastern time. let cl 2dcl ?32 ?34 p m p m STATIONS. p m p m 8 20 12 50 Camdcn 12 25 6 30 8 50 1 15 Dekalo 11 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westvil'a 11 50 4 30 10 50 1 40 Ker6baw 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heatb Springs 11 20 3 15 1135 2 15 Pleaeani Hill 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 L?ngster 10 55 2 35 1 00 2 fO Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Spriogdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 CaUwba Jui.ction 10 20 12 20 2 to 3 SO Leslie 10 10 11 00 3 10 3 4? Rock Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 51. New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Ttrzab 9 30 8 CO 5 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 7 30 6 00 4 36 Sharon 9 CO 6 60 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grete 8 45 0 20 6 35 5 00 Smj roa 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 ?lackeburg; 8 1: 5 30 pmpm am am Between Blaoksborg, 9. C, aod Marioo. N. C WEST. EAST. 2d cl ?11 1st cl ?33 Eastern time lei cl 2dcl ?32 ?12 am o m STATIONS. 8 10 6 30 Blacker.^ 8 30 5 45 Earls 8 40 5 50 Patterson Sprirg' 9 20 6 (0 Shelby iU 00 q 20 Latcmore lo 10 6 28 Mooretboro 10 25 6 38 Kraiiatia 10 50 ti 5f> Forest City 11 15 7 10 Rmheifordtcc U SB 7 22 Miilwcod 11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 12 15 7 40 Tbeiroal t hj 12 25 7 ?8 Glenwood 12 L0 8 16 Marion p m p ui a m 7 48 7 32 7 25 7 15 6 55 6 -8 6 38 6 20 05 lb 40 37 17 00 i m p m 6 40 20 12 10 f 0 40 20 50 25 05 50 45 2 20 2 00 P m WcPt. Gaffoev Division 1st Class. 15 I 13 EASTERN TIME STATIONS. East 1st Cleia 14 I 16 ptnam am p m I 00 6 00 I Blackeburg 7 60 3 CO I 20 6 20 Cherokee Kalis 7 30 2 40 1 40 6 40 |Gaffney 7 10 2 20 pmam am p m ? Daily except Sunday Train No 32 leafing Marion, N. C, at 5 a ui. tnxking close connection at Blacksburg, S r, wt"h ibe Southern's train No 36 for Char? lotte, N C. and all points K.ct and connecting with the Southern V veriib.ile going to Atlanta, Qa. and all points W>.-t. and will receive pas? sengers going East fr>in train No 10, on the C A N WIK, at Yorkville, S C, at 8 45 a m. and connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern's train No 7$, arriving in Charleston, 8 17 pm, Train No 34 with passenger couch attached leaving Blackeburg at 5 30 a m, end connecting n? Rock Hill wiih the Southern's Florida train for all f ointe South, Train No 33 leaving Canaden, S C, at 12 50 p m, attir the arrival of ibe Southern's Char? leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with the LA CK K, at Catawha Junction with the S" A L. going Katt, at Rook Hill. S 0, with the Southern's traiB. No 34, for Charlotte, N C, Hnd all points Karl. Connects at Y<rk ville. S C, with trail. No 9 on the C * N W R R. lor Cheswr. S 0. At RliukfbuTg wiih the South? rn's vestibule goitif Last, and tl e South? ern 's Main No 35 p?<it.g AVeni. and connecting at Marion N 0 with the Southern both East atd We-t. ?AMUEL HUNT, President. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. S.B. LI'M PK IN, tien'l Pmseng r Ag-nt.