By WOLOOTT LE CLEAR BEARD.
ICopyrtght. ISM. by American Pres? Aaao
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CHAPTEft II
?H WHICH SPIDKR SAV KS HIS K VKMY'S LTFK
Back of the narrow flat that bordered
the Hvar rose a cliff of shining, black
wasalt, forming the edge of the table
sind, or mesa, ss it is called, which
stretches away fur hundred* of miles, a
treeleiM. arid plain that reaches ont of
the United Statte nearly half way
"thronen Mexico. On the edge of this
wj?v?u onr camp had been made, and
her? on the morning set for the crossing
the frreat herd was gath red.
Since long before daylight the cow
toys bad been riding hard, galloping
I
hie hand as he paeecd me.
eben ting madly as they brought
tarrying in the stragglers that bud
wandered np or down ins river Evr-y
waa trying to r o the work of three
Mounted on a gentle pony, and
sawilng bard on or* stirrup to ease the
*ber foot. I tried to help, bnt with an
srn in a sling nd an ankle incapaci?
tated one does not succeed well in
starting cattle.
A couple of cattis bad broken away
?Vom the herd, and I ?ras trying to
chase thorn back. I failed signally. I
ejould not follow their twists snd turns,
ens account of my ankle, which was
hurt by the pressme against the stirrup
?very time my horse suddenly changed
the) direction in which be was going. I
had reerly given np when Spider, his
pony cn the keen jump, flashed by and
took up the pursnit He waved his
hand as bo passed me and tried to
about, but bie throat was filled with
duet, and tbs nearest he could come to
aMs nsusl shrill cheer was a sort of
spluttering gasp.
In a very few minutes the cattle
safely reunited with the herd. I
never seen Spider work with cattle,
bis ready ekill surprised me. Cer?
tainly bs showed nous of tbs awkward
nose of which the Ballet Qirl bad com?
plained. I waa r 'turning tv? the herd,
when Spider emerged from the clond of
duet that surrounded it and cantered
forward to meet me.
"Look K-yer I" be cried in a tone of
authority as soon a? he was close
enough to be heard "You ein' got no
bosrineae here. Yon sin't no good, no?
how. In the ehape like yon are. an
you'll only do yourself np worse, Qo
up on that there little rise, where yon
tun see everything an won't hurt ver?
seif Me'n tbs boys, we'll tend ter the
r euttle all right '
Spider'n command that I should re?
tire was so plainly prompted by a solici?
tude for my welfare that I could not
have resented his tone even had it not
amused me as it did. Besides, be was
perfectly right. 1 was of no nso what-.
, ever in tbo herding. Evidently intend?
ing to see that his ordern were fnlly car
tied oat. Spider rode hy my side as I
slowly csntered toward tho rise thut he
had pointed out to me Thongh the stir?
rup leathers of the borrowed saddle
were far too long for him. though they
were pulled np as far as they would go,
and though the saddle itself was so
large that it would have had room in it
for several boys of Spider's size, still
Spider rode enperhly I naw that when
he \t9+ after those cattle The pony he
was riding on was one of my own. and
though Spider had had the choice of
several h?? und thu^n the mo?l muiinn
ageable animal <?f them all Cappy Lee
Waa the last man who had attempted to
tide the brute, lie had been promptly
bucked off Hm told me afterward thnt
he bad turned ? somersault so quickly
that be had seen tbe canvas p itch that
eW't it' d th" imclc of his trom ?rs
"How does the pony carry yon,
Spider / 1 asked as we rode along to
geth* r
"Like a bird. Concho au me's ol
then'* ho like t> an" He won t. v n >
funny bnsincw when I'm ridin *m. " re
plied Spider, with a hnpny grin, as ho
lesned forward und p.itt d tue pony's
neck Concho generally carried his ears
pointing directly town I bis tail. He
rolled the white? of his eyes in ac?
knowledgment of the f ires !iud cock?d
his earn for an Instant: tin n lie laid
stain beck again To mo los conduct
ws ? not reassuring.
"If 1 were in your place. I wouldn't
tr*/any of th< >e trick* tt \ ours, " said
1 Iwis speak in; only of tricks of
a rrnom.in-.il p. bat Spid r mi-under stood
gas
"Yon ain't seep me d oil no tfichi
tsrdsy. 1 reckon." ho said in ? tone
th-it allowed that he was ratio r hurt nt
wfcat 1 said "You ain't a-goin ter i
note. n? ith*r r in h< rdin n >v If -
basinet, an I'm in it fer nil I'm W( rth
Ye watch'a aee'f I ain't 1 tuns' go
box-?; now Wheeling around on his
hind legs. Concho backed bltnasit to?
ward the herd ns I mounted th<? ri>o to
who h 1 Im I i ??? ? I .nid.
The lean, hongrj | kingcattk gath
ered on the [dam were Ibndel into an
indistinu''! y ti. ? thin ( loud
of duet that hung over theoi, thrown
up by their ho >fs as they pawed the
loose aaad. Here and there flashed a
gllrf of dull light, where tho sunlight
tbat filtered through the duet was re?
flected from a tossing born. With in?
tervals between them, cowboys galloped
aronnd the herd, half of them going in
one direction, half in the other. The;
passed iu front of the herd and then
vanished around its back, when they
conld only he distinguished by the pillar
of dust, thicker than that overhanging
the herd, that followed each man as he
rode.
A little to one side the foreman ist
on his horse, with Spider close by him.
Then, evidently directed by his chief.
Spider galloped over tho plain and
passed into the gorge that made n pas?
sage l>etwecn the. cliff and the river Hat
The foreman cantered up t > me.
"I recken we better get this here job
done abont as quick as we know if we're
goin tcr da it." he said us he came
within speaking distance. "We'll have
ter drive cm ail ter once too. Tho riv
er'a risin. an ther won' be no time ter
split 'em up in o bunches, an then get
'em over one bnnch at a time like wo
ongbter. Can t say bow far the water'll
rise er how long it'll stay riz, now it's
started. I jns" sent tho kid ter look at
a watermark 1 set un honr ugo. Here
be comes, uow " As he spoke Spider
rode up.
"Here's yer stake," said h j, holding
the notched stick up for inspection.
"Water was a ban an a half over it
when I gotjhere. Stake was clean outer
sight, an I hnd ter hunt for it."
"Ye see." said the foreman, turning
to me. "We'll sure have ter go er get
stuck here. Reckon we'd better gat
things n-movin. Whatjer think V"
There was but one thing to do. I
nodded assent, and. followed by Spider,
the foreman galloped back to his charge
Then there were shouts from the
men; tbe cattle moved slowly forward,
and. like a great serpent, the herd
strung itself across the plain and
through tbe gorge tbat led to tbe river,
baiting for a moment on the flat below.
"Now string 'em out an get 'em t)
runnin, so's they can't stop their-1
selves," commanded the foreman.
"When you're gettin 'em inter th?5j
drink, ride on the down stream side all
you can, so'* they can't head that way
Try'n have ii little sense, if yer can.
Now, then, ready! Let 'er go I"
The waiting cowboys pnt spurs to
their horses and started. After a mo
ment's hesitation the great mass of cat?
tle moved slowly toward the river. The
men behind them urged them on with I
shots and blows and cries. Darting tc
the head of tho herd, Hollis wormed his
way in, and with the heavy honda or
loop ring of his lariat flogged the lead?
ing cattle, patriarchal old hulls that
Were accustomed to move with delibera?
tion. Determined not be ontdona by his
enemy. Spider dashed forward and ar?
rived an instant later. The nimble lit
Me cow pony did in among the cattle
and was here, there and everywhere in
an instant, while bis rider whipped,
spurred and yelled like a madman.
A sort of clumsy ripple that reminded
me of tbe movement of logs jammed in
a river passed along the length of the
herd ; then the cattle broke into a lum?
bering gallop. Tbe gallop was much
faster than it seemed. First Hollis und
then Spider broke through the head of
tbe herd, and. riding diagonally for?
ward, tried to get to onp side of the
rush. I could see that their hordes were
going at a rate that they conld hardly
have bettered if their lives had been de?
pending on their speed.
Hollis was ahead, with Spider imme?
diately behind und trying to puts him,
and. aided by his light weight. Spider
succeeded in passing. Ho readied the
outside of the path pursued by tho herd,
and. wheeling his horse, swooped down
on tho flank of the body of cattle, still
yelling und flogging as he urged it on.
Hollis also had nearly pasasd out of
the danger linn when his horse lurched
forward and fell, throwing his rider
some distance from him, directly in
line of the rushing herd that was bear?
ing down npon them. He had stepped
into n badger hole. The horso scram?
bled to his feet and galloped on. bnt
for a moment Hollis, apparently stun?
ned, lay where ho had fallen
No one could do anything to help?
there was no time, in another instant
Hollis rose unsteadily to his feet There
OtossrlagIns fan steel bull 0/ Ins Herd, he
Jin >t.
was I bowlder a few fast distant, and
he made for it in a limping run. lb
drew a g4stol us he knelt behind tho
rock, and hurriedly covering the lore
mod bull of the le-rd, now terribly close
to him. helired. Tho buUplunged head
1< ng against the bowldsf and hay with
his bnd]f j imim d across it.
The cuttle WOTS Dot quite stampeded.
If they had been thsjf would have piled
themselves ons on top of soothe? over
Ihs DOWMsf and tln-d ad hull that rest*
ad nsjalnat it until, with tin it combined
Weight, tie y would have slmosl crushed
|he loch if- If- As It was they turned to
OM SUN and the Otbi r as they real bed
Ihs Impediment, and left n little open
space around it. as though the rock were
a candle and the space the light it shed
Another mo moot and tie' herd had
passed, followed by a cloud of flying
dnsl This cloud was peopled by COM
boys who wnesd thelf hand- to Hollis
as thi y went by hiia and 1 bontl d Words
of ironical consolsttoo or conneel Ons
of the seen sdvised him to engage
Spider as I riding teacher. Hollis was
not pleased. He made this plain iu his
replies to the rough jokes that were
showered upon him. He was not at all
the sort of person that could enjoy a
joke when at his own expense.
The herd reached the river and the
yellow spray was flung high in the air.
i Then they slowed and stopped, heaving
to and fro. They were prevented from
breaking down stream again by the
cowboys, who stood ready to foil every
such attempt, nnd try as they might
they could not return?but not an inch
forward would they stir. The river was
rising fast, and more short handed than
ever, now that Hollis was unhorsed, it
was aJl that wo could do to hold them
where they were.
Far In the van of the herd stood
Hollis' pony, girth deep in the water.
; Hollis caught sight of him Retarded
by his cowboy boot heels, three inches
high. Hollis walked laboriously through
the deep, soft sand toward the herd that
I etood bunched together, half in, half
? out of the stream. Going up to the
nearest cow. Hollis put his hands on
I her shoulders and vaulted neatly artride
: of her lean back, and before the aston*
I ished animal had time to remonstrate
in any way he had swung from her back
to that of another which was standing
next to her. From this one he swung to
a third, until at last he reached a part
of the herd near the middle where the
animals were so packed together that
they were almost incapable of move?
ment. Theu ho rose to his feet and
started to walk, stepping from one
backbone to the next.
It was a crazy thing to do. Once be?
fore I had seen a man attempt to swing
from back to back, and it was a dan?
gerous feat enough. Such a feat as
Hollis was now attempting was ten
times as dangerous. Should he fall be?
tween the cattle they would close over
his head and almost certainly drown
him.
For some distance Hollis succeeded
well enough. Each back winced as his
foot pressed it, und the head belonging
to the back would toss angrily. The
j heads were all pointing in one direc?
tion, and in order to avoid them Hollis
passed diagonally across the herd in
much the same munner that a boat
beats to windward. He completed his
first tack. With one foot on the back of
a cow, the other pressing the spiual
colnmn of a vicious cream colored bdl,
Hollis tried to turn. The bull threw up
his head and attempted to plunge. He
was too closely confined to succeed in
this, but he unbalanced Hollis, who,
withdrawing his foot from the back cf
the bull, placed it on the creature that
stood directly behind him. tottered for
an instunt, then regained his balance
and brought his foot forward once more,
replacing it on the bull's back. Just at
this time Spider came galloping down
the bank. Palling his horse almost on
to its haunches, he stared in blank
amazement. He would not have been
more astonished, he told me afterward,
if Hollis had appeared in the guise of an
angel flying over the herd und be
"conldn' think er nothin more unlike?
ly'n that."
Hollis saw Spider at the snme mo?
ment. Once more he tried to turn, and
this time he succeeded. As he did so his
foot slipped. He made a couple of quick
steps to recover his balance. He more
than recovered it. He threw it the other
way nnd fell backward at full length
between the cattlo.
Hollis' struggles to rise probably
frightened the cattle even more than his
fall bad done. They heaved and surged
frantically to clear themselves of their
burden, and in an instant had opened a
space between them through which
Hollis dropped with u scream that I
heard, distant as I was. far above the
noise of the cattlo and the shouting.
Then the space closed over his head.
Not for a moment did 1 suppose that
I should again see Hollis alive?not once
in a thousand such occurrences would 1
have had an opportunity. As it was. by
a miracle of good fortune, he came up
near tho heads of tho cattle between
which ho had fallen. I saw his hand
..?hitching at n born, The head to which
thi horn belonged bellowed and tossed
in its efforts to free itself. Twice it
broke his bold, and twice Hollis reap?
peared, grasping for his life at the
nearest support.
Spider instantly turned his horse and
spurred straight into tho press of cattle,
striking and shouting and trying to
scatter it. Only on the edge of the herd
did ho succeed Tho rest of the cattle
were packed too closely, and tin. vas
?01 time for them to move. Still spur?
ring. Spider snatched his lariat from
Where it bnng ou his saddle, closing thj
loop In order to increase its length. He
IWUng it and cast The rope fell fair
and true across the neck of the steer to
which llollis was clinging Hollis grasp?
ed it instantly
Tho cattle heaved and pushed as they
felt the strain of tho tightened line over
their backs. Spider tried desperately to
bring tho end of his lariat to the saddle
horn, where be could secure it, but ho
Wai forced away by the cattle until the
rope would not reach. Then the cattle
gave back a little. Hollis took in the
slack afforded by this movement, and
opening the loop with one hand, tried
to get it over his head and shoulders.
"Le" mo have it!" shrieked Spider.
??La' ma have the slack -1 can't get tho
rope t' the horn 'less yon do 1 can't
pull y'out with jus' my ban' Le' mo
have it? quick I"
Hollis strained the rope harder than
ever. Though be conld not get the loop
over hi** shoulders, bo did get one arm
through, and then, clutching the lariat
iu his hand, ho j rked the line danger?
ously as he struggled to rise between
the cattle
"Slack oil till I e n fast the roper
called Spider despairingly "I can't
hoi' ter my saddle else.'
The rope was straine 1 until It sung
like a harp strinu. With ii quick turn
? f his wrist Spider wrupped the end of
the lariat around his hnnd nnd h< Id on
with all tie' stri nf tb <>t hi> tough litt 1 ? -
body Clinging to the born with his left
hand, be was dragged further and far
tin r out of his saddle. Finally his hold
on the horn was br< ken, bis pony dashed
riderless up tho bank, while Spider
hung by tho rone, counterbalanced by
Hollis at the other end. j
"Let go!" I roared to him as I pushed
niy horses down the bank in order to
attempt the assistance that I knew I
could not give. "Let go the line and
get out while you can! Don't yon see
they'ro closing around you? Let go!" j
Spider heard and shook his head. He
had no intention whatever cf letting
go. Dragged upward by Hollis' superior
weight, ho was hanging with his feet
just touching the water. In spite of his
desperate hold the lariat war, slipping |
through Spider's hands. His face was
getting white under its tan, but his
teeth were set and still he held fast.
"Let go! Let go, now!" I called
again. Spider did not let go, and then
it was too late. A bunch of cattle, con?
fused by the stir, that were lumbering
aimlessly about, crowded against him
and hemmed him in A? I rode I drew
my pistol and tired three shots in 'rapid
succession. It is a distress signal that
is universally known, and if it was
heard it could not fail to bring the men j
back to Spider's aid.
For a moment no one answered.
There was no time for an answer. But
I did not realize that then. I rode at
the cattle and fired three mere shots,
this time straight into them, and three
of them rolled over into the muddy wa?
ter. I was so close that I could not
miss, and I would cheerfully have sacri?
ficed the whole herd just then if it
world have helped Spider out. But my
pistol was empty, and all I could do
was to try, with the able assistance of
the little bay mare I rode, to scatter
the cattle that held him into the herd.
Indeed the mare did far mere than I in
the minute that followed. Seeming to
realize tho situation, she plunged,
kicked and even bit as she tried to force
her way.
The press got thicker and thicker.
The little mare could only struggle
faintly against it. I was quite close to
Spider now, tut I might as well have
been a miie away, for I could not reach
him. I caught sight of his red head
only once. The rest of the time I conld
see nothing but the strained line that
hummed between the bcv . d the heavy
man that was try<- f; to climb by it. I
ccnld still yell, ?ad I did. Three shots
came back in answer, and in another
moment help had arrived.
The cattle that held us into the herd
were scattered. One ot the cowboys
caught my mare by the bridle and lod
her, protesting against the indignity,
up the bank. As we went I turned my
head in time to see that Cappy Lee had
picked Spider up bodily by his belt and
that he looked moro spiderlike than ever
with his legs and arms nourishing in
the air as he was lifted to a scat in
front of his rescuer. At the same time
another man cut Spider's rope. Then,
carrying the loose end to his saddle
born, he took a quick turn and gal?
loped away. Of course the strain on
Hollis' arm must have been terrible. No
man conld have held on, even though
his life depended upon it, but Hollis
had secured the loop around his wrist
and had no choice but to come. Bump?
ing over the back of one cow after an?
other and yelling frightfullly as he
came. Hollis at last dropped with a
splash into the shallow water near the
shore. The cowboy cast loose the rope
from his saddlo horn and cantered after
Lee.
Released from control, the cattle
scattered and soon, except for the three
dead ones, there was rot a cow in sight.
Another attempt tOfiOSS the river then
was impossible We had done our best
and had felled.
[TO HE CONTINUED. 1
!!? ????? Of'
Fixed the GrtH Company.
?TU fix 'em," said a Capitol Hill citl
aen when he got his gas bill a couple of
mouths ago. "Nine dollars and eighty
cents, hey, when we've been out every
night with the exception of two or
three for the past month! I'll move,
that's all, ut the end of the month, but
If I don't make that gas meter of mine
work overtime between now and the
day I move it'll be because I rim out
of matches, that's nil! I'll eat up about
$40 worth of gas and then let the darn?
ed gas company keep the J>3 I've got on
deposit!" I
So from thai evening on as soon as
twilight fell the Capitol Hill man made
a tour of the house and lit every jet
from cellar to garret.
?Til teach 'em to bunko folks!" be
said to himself savagely as be started
all the burners a-going.
Along toward the end of the month
he and his wife picked out another
house and made arrangements for mov?
ing. The Capitol Hill man was de?
lighted when the gas bill read $29.00.
?This is one time they won't gOUgO
me!" he shouted exultantly as he danc?
ed around with tho bill in his hand.
Three days before the day set for
moving his wife was taken 111, and of
course the moving had to be declared
off. She is only now convalescing. The
Capitol Hill man paid the $20.00, and
bis friends are now telling him the
Story about Cue man who robbed his
own trunk.?Washington Tost.
tun albaliatle.
Oliver Wendell Holmes enjoyed that
humor host which was id* his own pro?
duction. OU one occasion he was hold?
ing forth at great length ou the sub
jeet of cauulhnllsut, and. having
wottud liltiuelf up to the proper pitch,
be turned sudd mly to Thomas Bailey
Aldrlch, who was sitting near him.
and asked: "Imagine! What would
you do If you were to meet a euuul
bair
??l think," Mr. Aldrlch sweetly re?
plied, "that l should stop to pick nn
acquaintance with him."
This rejoinder cast such a gloom over
Dr\ Holmes tii.it during il.o ie>i of the
dinner his conversation was limited i>>
in niosyllubles. San I'ranclecj Argo
aaut.
RonkMa
Hooks are sweet, unrepronehlug com?
panions to the miserable, nud If they
cannot bring US to enjoy life they will
at least teach us to endure it.?"Vicar
of Wakelield."
Oat of Sight.
An English cotton buyer in Memphis
was talking with the clerk of one of
the hotels the other day when a com?
mercial traveler came up. "How you
feeling, Bill?" said the clerk as he ex?
tended his hand. "Oh, I'm just out of
sight," replied the drummer.
After the commercial man had been
assigned his room the Englishman
turned to the clerk and inquired what
ho meant by "out of sight." The clerk
explained that be meant he was feel?
ing line, and tho Englishman recorded
it in his little book.
Tho next morning when he same
dowu to breakfast the clerk, following
his usual custom, asked how he felt.
The Englishman thought it n good time
to try some of his newly learned slang
nnd. with the air of one who has solv?
ed a difficult problem, replied, "Oh,
you kauu't see me at all!*'?Memphis
Scimitar.
Motion nml Cr.Ioz*.
The relations between light nr.! the
eye are wonderful, and the rapidity of
the vibrations of the atmosphere nec?
essary to produce color sensations are
amazing. To got the sensation of red?
ness our eyes are affected 4S2.000.000
times in a second: of yellowness, 540,
000.000. and of violet,*707.000,000. So
that the seven hued rainbow, whose
firm and subtle flame is reared out of
drops of water that are ever shifting,
plays upon the human eye in a manner
so astounding that the strongest mind
might stagger beneath the awful reve?
lation.?London (ipinion.
Too Loii? to Walt.
"If yon will get my new suit done by
Saturday." said a customer to a t/iilor.
"I'll be forever Indebted to you."
"If that's your game." replied the
tailor, "the clothes will not be done at
all."?Indianapulis Journal.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash?
ington are red brick "ities. red brick
being the predominating building ma?
terial. In Washington the sameuess is
relieved by the granite public buildings
and marble business structures.
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York._.
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,Kx. pass. 'Ex.
bun.' only bun.
Lv. Augusta
Ar. Sandorsvil'.e.
" Tonnille _
7 00a 9 30a, 5 20p
100p!1243p 832p
130p:i250p 840p
Lv. Tennille. 5 40a 8 50p 1 3 10p
M Sandorsville. 5 50a 4 00p| 3 23p
Ap. Augusta.?J 9 OOal 7 lOpl 8 30a.
?r??;i..:n.n?! Mix. |Daily| Mix
I Daily Daily ;Dftily Ex 8u Exsa
Lv. Savannah..
?* AUendals...
M Barnwell...
" BlucLville
Ar. Batesburg.
Ar. Columbia...
12 05a!12 15p
4 00a
4 lfia
4 02p
417p
fl85a
7 25a
10 15iv
i
[1280p
410p
54 p
810p
5 05s
r> us
7 45s
GOOal 0 00p
... I Mix. I Mix. Daily
Dr.il, Dail> ;Ex su ^ su cxMa
9 35p 11 80s
Lv. Columbia.|U3Ca, 125a! 6 00a|
Lv. Ratopburg....!.j.I.I 215p
ArTBlackville....| llSp 805a 1015a| 4 50p
" Burnwell
" Allendale,
Savannah
1 27p| 8 80S 11 00a| 9 I5p
.I 100p! 943j)
3*:0p! 615al .I.
705s
8 32s
8 4SS
8 I is
IU 33s
Atlanta and Beyond.
Lr. Charleston. 7 03a 520pi
Ar. AugCSta .11 51a I020p
" Atlanta. 8 2?h> 6 ton
Lv. Atlanta.1100p 830a
At.Chattanooga.I 545a 045a|
4 00p
8 4UP
Lv. Atlanta..| 5 40a! 4 l\i
Ar. Birmingham. -11 85a iOOOp
M Memphis, (via Birmingham)... S05p 7 Iis
Ar. Lexington. .
M Cincinnati...
M Chicago.
Ar. Lonisvills
M St. Louis
Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga).
500p
7^>p
7 l.'>a
5 00s
7 45s
5 30p
7 30p 7 50s
7 04aj 000p
7 lOpl 7 40s
To Ashevillo-Cincinnati-Lonisville.
BAST CRN TIME.
Qaily 1 Dally
j 300p 9 30p
I 4 I5p 12 ?ij_s
5 ??j li i> ?5
I soap: o.TOp
4 45p 12 07a
?68p 2 15?
1 9 lOpl 9 40a
l.'51a [top
8 00a "3 Sp
IiY. Augusta.
" Batesburg. _
T.v. Charleston.
Lv. OolumbUt it'mou Do pot). ,114ua 7 .\>s
Ar. Bpartanbnrg .I ttloplll ^5s
" Ashe\i>io .I 7 OOp 2;t7p
M Knoxville.I 4 lte 7 20p
" Cincinnnatl.! 7 30p| 7 4.r>a
Louisxni}.' j \5n Jellico). .. \ .. .| 0 5ea
To Wash'uRton and the East.
Lv. A u trust a.
M Ba'.esburg.
M Oolunibla I Union Depot >,
Ar. Charlotte._ .
Ar. Dan vi fie.
Al l.'l'-'tltlHMiti
Ar. Washington.. .I 7 ;>5a .-.">?;?
" Balliraore Pa. R. U.| Q12a|ll2Sp
" Philadelphia. . II 85a 2.Wa
New Voi k . 208p 6 Ills
Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and
Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at
Attamn for all points North and west.
? Solid Trains net wean chni-ieMou and Ashe
Sille
Connections at Oolnmhla with throuph trains
for Wnshingti n and i he K ; al>o for Ja, kson
villc mi'', mi Florida r>,oits.
FRANK S. GA \N'(?N.
Third V 11 ,v Uen Mgr.,
AVnt.l<i::K,"n. ! >. C.
QUOhUiE B ALLRN,
Div 1 :?--. A|
Charleston, B. C.
If. A. TURK. B. H. HARD WICK,
Gen. Pass. Agt-j Asst. Uen Pass Ag*.,
Washington. D. C'. Atlanta, C4a.
J. M. C?LP,
Trnni?' Manager,
\\ a^hiUKlvi^.D. C
tt.
"/^OTTON
^Culture"
is the name
of a valu?
able illustrat?
ed pamphlet
mwhich should
be in the hands
of every planter who
raises Cotton, The
book is sent Free,
Send name and address to
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
Life and
Fire Insurance.
Ofcll on :ne, at my residence, Liberty
JMreel, for both Life and Fire Insu?
rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep?
resented. Phone No 130.
Andren? Moses.
Oct 'i5?o.
BARRED PLYMOUTH MCiT
EGGS
From Thoroughbred Prize Winners
$1.50 FOR 15.
Safe Arrival Goatsnteed.
L. C. DARSEY,
Box 12. Sunny Side, 6a.
Jan 31 2m
FOR SALE.
EXTRA FINE
BARRED PLYMOUTHS
Also, Egge for Hatching, 15 for $2 00.
Nicely Packed in New Baskets]
JOHN A. CULLOM,
Ridge Spring, S. C.
Jan 21 4-n
South' Carolina and Geonia Ex?
tension B. R. Company.
Schedule No. 4?In effect 12.01 a. m., Sun?
day, December 24, 1899
Between
Oamden S. C , and Blaoksburg, 8. O.
WEST. EAST.
2d cl 1st cl let cl 2d c:
?35 ?33 Eastern time. ?32 ?34
p m p m STATIONS. p m p m
8 20 12 50 Camdm 12 25 6 30
8 50 1 15 Dekatb 11 C2 4 50
9 20 1 27 Westville 11 to 4 30
10 tO 140 Kerebaw 11 35 4 10
11 20 2 10 Heath Soringa 11 20 3 15
1133 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 Lane 8tor 10 55 2 35
1C0 2?0 R'.veraide 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 Spriogdell 10 30 12 40
2 30 3 10 Catiwha Jui.cion 10 20 12 20
2 tO 3.0 L'elie 10 10 11 00
3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40
4 10 3 55 New P.>rt 9 35 8 20
4 45 4 f 2 Tirsab 9 30 8 00
5 30 4 20 Yorkvilie 9 15 7 30
6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 60
6 25 4 50 Eickcry Grcre b 45 0 20
6 35 5 00 Sm>ma 8 35 6 00
7 00 5 20 Bluckeburg; 8 15 5 30
pmpm h in a qq
Bet w*jf o
Blaokhhorc, 8. C , ard Marion. N. C
WhST. EAST.
2d cl U< cl lot cl 2dcl
*11 *33 Extern time. HI *12
a u i) tu STATIONS. am p m
8 10 5 30 blai keburg 7 48 0 40
8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 10 Patterson Sprint'* 7 25 o 12
9 20 6 (0 Sheiby 7 15 6 < 0
iO CO u 20 Lf.f.imc:e 6 65 4 fO
10 10 t> V8 Mrorept-oro 6<8 4 40
.0 23 6 38 Rsartstia 6 33 4 20
10 50 6 5^ Forest City 0 M 3 50
1115 7 10 Rotbeifordtcc 6 05 3 25
11 35 7 22 Miiiwrcd 5 lb 3 05
11 46 7 35 (.rider. Val'ey 6 40 2 60
12 06 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2 45
12 25 7 f>8 Glenwood 5 17 2 20
12 iO 8 15 X&riou 5 00 2 00
pmpm h m p m
Weet. Gafloey Division. East
lei C'aes I EASTERN T1VK. ; let Ola SI
15 113 I hTATIOi^S | 14 I 16
p to h m a m p m
1 00 6 00 T Blftcluburg 7 f 0 3 00
1 10 6 . 0 Cherokee Kalis 7 30 2 40
1 40 6 40 ICJrtffney 7 10 2 20
p ii' ?? m a m p m
?Drtiiyeic.pt Sunday
Train No 3- leaving Marian, N. C , hi 5
a ui, waking cl< conncction at BlaaSSBU ?. B
? ni b the Boatbera'e train No 36 for Char
lotto, N C. and all |>? >intBaal aim connecting
with iba Southern V tMtibalf g 'ing t? A'lanta,
(la, and nil polritl Wstt, and wiM receive pais
p?ngers g"inu l'a.-t fr< m train No IS, on the C k
N W R R, at York v ill.-. SC. at S -J:? a m. and
connects at Catudcn. 8 <'. with the Southern'.*
(rain No 7*. arriving in Ckarleatoa, 8 17 p m,
Train No %4 wild naaaeagat coach attached
leaving Blaekjhurg at 5 St a in, ai i connecting
hi Kock Hill wmIi the Sottisara'i Florida train
f.>r :.ll points Boa Ik,
Traia Nn laavii g Caatdan, S O. nt 12 ;o
p n, at *r the arrival of the Southern'.* Char
lot ii tra n connects at Laaeasier, s C, with
the 1. & C H K, at Cntawha -Junction with
ti e -' A 1.. i;> lag East, at R< . k Hi 1. S C, with
the Southern's irais, No S4, for Charlotte, N
0, and ail points Ea t. CcBwSSta nt Y<rk.
rille, 8 C, with train No t cn the C ? N ? K
K. lot Chaaicr, S It. At Blackttmtg ?I ? lha
>auihern's vectibale goint Kaat, and the South?
ern's train No M going West, aid connecting
at Marti n N C v.ith the Southern to h Kast'm d
w aat.
SAMT KL HI NT, President.
A. THIPP. Superintendent.
S.D. LV.MPK1N, Geo'l Passeog r Ag-nu