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By WOLOOTT LE CLEAR BEAKD. fCopyrlght. 1899. by American Press Asso? ciation.] ( HAPTKFl 111 m wmcn spidf.k my.ntkhiol'mi.y ij:avks . CAMC It whs in .i most dismal frame of mod tint uc returned to our camp, rather to the plncc where onr c:unp had Wen. Onr reception wan corresponding |f dismal. In fact, it would be nearer the trntb to say tbat we had no recep? tion, for while we .vere trying to ?et ike cattle over the river the Ballet Girl had packed np everything there was to pack and had departed in search of a ford or a boat or some means of getting across without having to ferry himself over on bis timber leg. as bo told ns afterward. Therefore there was uo din Mr awaiting us when we arrived and ao means of getting any. When, after considerable search, we ??ally discovered onr missing kitchen, it bad succeeded in crossing, and then, te the fbce of the rising water, it had to return. It was qoite nightfall when H reached us The Ballet Qirl was in a particularly bad humor. For tbia rea? son our supper, when we got it. was a sfftelched one. Still, bad as it was, it was welcome. Am the ana gathered about the fire their teas tobhlmj at though his heart would break. spirits rose amaxingly. even though their wet clothes steamed more than flee scalding coffee that the cook poured lato the big tin cups. It waa all in the Amy'9 work?of a cowboy. We had scarly finished supper when I noticed that Slider wss not there. It was so ueuaual fa* him to absent him? self from a meal t lat I want in search of him, fearing that something might as wrong. It wss some time before 1 could find him in the darkness; but. Bearing an odd sound irom bebind my teat. I followed it With his srma tasowa around tbe neck of the horse that he had ridden tbst dsy. Spider sobbing ss though bia heart would I stood atill for a moment, sur? prised. He had not hesrd me. end 1 new that be would be terribly morti? fied should be find that I had been a witness of his weakness, so I coughed in a discreet manner to warn him of my approach. Tbe effect waa instantaneous Spider etraigbtened up immediately and began to hum s little tnne to himself, wbile the horse loosed sround at him with an expression of mild surprise ut his sudden cbsoge of mood. I asked, him why he did not come to supper He answered tbat he "didn' seem ter want none joe' novr somehow.1 This waa very startling. When I com mended his bravery snd magnanimity "la doing wbat be bad done to save the Ufa of an enemy, he observed that "it ,wafu' do great shakes uooow," nod tbat aa he intended* to equare matters with Hollia sooner or later be didn't want Bollis drowoed. as tbat obviously would prevent any inch r'.ckoniug It was like Spider to attuch the low cat poaaible motive to anything that be might du. bat I knew better There was no use in saying anything more. 1 held out my hand Spider winced ns he took It Then I found that his ripht palm had been cut almost to the bone by the rope tbat hud been milled through it I took him hack to the cump and dressed his hand as well as I was able with the limited resources at ojr com ?und. and at last he rolled np in his blanket and fell into the deep sleep of atter exhaustion. 1 had retnrned to my own tent and snt under the fly. looking out at the dismal landacsi>e sud feeling very blue indeed There was nothing, aa far aa the eye could reacb. but rock, cactna and taod. How tbe cattle were to live 1 could not see Something mr t be done I was nhont to call the foreman for a consultation when I saw him coming townrd me. "Evenin." he r. marked as though he had not seen me beforo that day "Thought I'd come over an see ?-hat wa'd beat do with them there critter* while tbe river's goin down We can't atsy here." I didn't in the len>t know what to do Furthermore (he river was not going down. It whs rising "Yass. st) 'tis. That's what made me think that maybe, after all. we ll have ter take thn herd ter ol Lorena s rang** fer a bit Cun t do no lietttr as I c n re "Where is LofCSnVfl range?" I asked ?*Is tin re feed t h? r? " 'llont 40 inilM down the, river (?1? yes. then- ?? grass there all riuht enough ' He spoke so dubiously that I asked f?>r an ssplsaatlos "Oh. jrei tie re * glass last ? |Q right i aoagh,' he repeated "Unt iBCSl LofSBS, bc'l tber?? t<x? 1 d-a t Iths LfOfeaa bobs too well Bc'i ? greaser, si tlx rs sis * BO Worse one uov. h* 11 I. s got an all fired bud lot BfOBS hurt. lOO, down th* IS to Agua GsHcata Tccj'II have ter pay fm the ose er tbe range, of course, .ml uie. Anyhow, it looks liko it's-all we ?'n do." I was not borrowing trouble. I said that 1 thought wo'd better start for Lo rena's as soon as we could get away in the morning. "I reckon.' Igffd the foreman. "Now there's another thing I wanted ter say. You see how we was at the river thisuiornin We're short handed, that's what we are. an we want more help." This fact was not news to me. and I said so. "Well, we're sliorter'n ever now," the foreman went on. "Hollis he won't be no gf)od fer awhile?ono of hin arms is a foot an a half longer'fl the other, an It'll take er month tff get it back where it was. Now there's that kid ? Spider He done some mighty good work ves'day in the herdin. not ter talk '?rbont that job ho done fer Hollis? a man what Iliad tffe throw him down all ho knowtd. S'pcso we take him on." "Dot what will the cook do?" I ob? jected. "He's all ri^ht. We c'n pick up n Chinaman er sunthin fer him bimeby, an now he says the kid'll be a eight more use roun the cattle than ever he was with the cook outfit. 1 gness we c'n call that settled, so fnr es the Bally Qnrl goes. Course I know the kid can't do a man's work yet. an I only mean ter give him boy's pay fer now, till we see how he does. Are yon willin V" 1 was perfectly willing?more than that. I was delighted to give Spider his chance, bot I did not cay so. I only asked bow Spider was to get a suitable outfit?apart from the horse. If he had taken a fancy to the ugly brnte he had ridden that day he might have the creature and welcome. "I gness that lets us out?the horse,' responded the foreman. "The boys has got up a sorter chip in fer the rest. Hollis, he'll come op with ccnsid'able of it, I reckon. He will fer the chaps anyhow. He owes it. " Hollis certainly did owe the chaps, bot I was ratbor surprised from my knowledge of the man that ho should so readity acknowledge his debt. "Oh, yes, Hollis is mighty grateful, I reckon," replied the foreman when I expressed my astonishment. "Hollis'U come down with the money all right, don't you fear." There was something peculiar in the foreman'a tone that made me suspicious. "Does Hollis know that he's expected to contribute?" I asked. "No. not yet He will, though. I'm a-gonter see him now." The foreman bitched bis bolster conveniently for? ward and departed. I shouted an order after him to the effect tha+, whatever HolKs might or might not be willing to give, there obould be no coercion in the matter. I never knew whether or not this order was obeyed. I rather think it was not I did not witness the announcement of Spider's promotion. Long before sun ris* I bad started out with the foreman to arrange with Lorena for the use of his pastures. The herd was to follow us. As the foreman had said, I found Lo? rena to be a most villainous old Mexi? can and surrounded by a most villain? ous crew of followers. He knew that we were at bis mercy, and therefore over- i charged us frightfully. The pasturage on bis range was good, and that at least was a comfort, but I didn't at all like the prospects in other ways. Two days later, when the cattle arrived, we camped, as before, on the banks of the river. Our ostensible reason for camp? ing there was. of course, that we would be on hand at the earliest possible mo* ment when the river should fall enough to allow us to cross Bnt really we chose this place, the foreman and I, in order to bo as far away as we could from the wicked little town o* Agua Caliente, the headquarters of Lorena and his friends At best the town was far nearer ns than we liked. The dis? tance was only 20 miles or so For a week cr two after we arrived we did not seem to me to have much cause for alarm. In fact, I would have beeu rather relieved bad not the fore? man kept up a continual croaking. The cattlo were in no way interfered with. It iff true that many ? 1 onr men would avail themselves of every possible op? portunity to get to Agua Caliente. and would frequently stay there much longei than they ought; but this, in view of thu time that had lupsed since they had seen a town of any kind at all. was no m< re than one must expect. There was little for the men to do. In fact, for this first fortnight, the life settled back to its old monotony ns far as I was concerned. To Spider the new responsibilities that he had as? sumed seemed a never failing delight. He worked iudefatigably, and at night was qnite ready to go to sleep without the preamble of setting the camp by the ears, according to his former habit. Apart from other reasons. I think that Spider would at this timo have consid? ered such an outbreak beneath his dig* nity. unless committed for weighty and well considered reasons. Besides, his outfit arrived, which placed him. when the first stunning shock of surprise had subsided, on the pinnacle of all earthly bliss. Spider might well be pleased. The "boys" had done their best, and Spider was eqoipped from head to heel with cowboy paraphernalia?saddle, bridle, epnrs and all His chaps were resplend? ent. The new leather made his legs, so the men said, look like those of a newly batched chicken, they were so yellow Ho taken with them was Spider that he was nearly thrown several times the first day he wore them because, instead of looking to set- where his horse was gcitiK. he was admiring his logs Hut a glory greater even than the ( hups l iv in his "gar.'" the hravv pistol, that with its holster and well filled car? tridge til-it Spider proudly buckled aronml his waist ll'* seemed la have grown two inches lulleras be strutted , about the camp The untflt would have been v. fully Incomplete without this weapon. If a herder becomes nnhorsed, the half v |)d cattle will attack him oft? ner than not and without this nit uns 1 of ?h ti ose he wonld be belph i Bpidei threw himself Into his work with au energy great?-r, if possible, than before. Lack of energy was at no time ?? one of Bplder*a faults, end this most fortunate, for wo needed bin and every cno on whom we could depend inore and more as the days passed by Matters in tho camp were going from bad to worse. TbOM men who went most frequent? ly to A gnu Calltnte began going offen? er than ever. Sometimes they would leave their work in order to go there, and when they returned they would he tilled with tho malignant whisky preva? lent in that region or with the still mere malignant mescal. Could we have replaced them these men would have been discharged at once, hut we could not replace them. Fof a time I was comforted by tho reflection that If soon as their money gave out this conduct must cease It did not cease, tut in? stead it became worse than ever. Some of the cowboys left. Some became so useless that, great as our need was, we bad to discharge them. Of all the men who went often to Agna Caliente, Hollis alone would return sober. ?'An he's jus' the las' one I care about," said tho foreman as for the hundredth time we were holding a council. "He's ban' in glove with Lo rena an the hull gaug. It's them what get the boys away?it's their reg'lar trick. They wants ter weaken us all they can an then sneak the cattle. Been stealin cattle fer years, they have, only no one couldn't prove notbin. They ain't takin no chances they c'n help, but the river's goin down purty fas' now. an they know it. so I reckon they'll make ther try for our herd in a night er two?t'night. maybe. Better get tho cattle together. There ain't no ose in onr foolin ourselves?things don't look none too gaudy, no way you c'n see 'em." What the foreman said was perfectly true. 1 fully realized that now, and at once gave orders to round up the cattle. Tho river had fallen considerably, and it waa decided that we shcnld move the camp and gather the cattle at the near? est ford, 12 miles below. In this way it was just possible that, if the river al? lowed us, we might get across and away before there was an opportunity for trouble. All of our men were at supper that night, and all of them, with the excep? tion of Hollig, were trustworthy. The others had been weeded out days before. As the hasty meal was finished the fore? man stood up and made a little speech to the men. It was very short. "Boys," he said. "I reckon you all knows what yen got ter do. New you wanter saddle np an do it jus' as quick as you know how. There'll be trouble else at both ends er the line. Now'a the time ter start." The boys saddled and started. In a few minutes, except for the Ballet Girl, who waa hurriedly striking camp, there was not a human being in sight. Driving the spare horses ahead of me, I went directly to our new camping place, gathering by the way what few cattle I could get. I was the first to ar? rive at the ford. I built a fire to guide the others to this point oad eat down to keep it going until the cook could come up and relieve me. Few of the cattle had strayed far. Followed by a shouting cowboy or two. "I reckon you all kiiotof total you got ter do." small bunches soon began to come in. These bunches would be united on the river bank, and their herders would gallop off after more. Then the cook wngon drew up at the fire, which was utilized by the Ballet Girl for the man? ufacture and maintenance of a huge pot of coffee, kept for the benefit. oJ all comers. There was no time to stop and eat. The men came and went and came again, all of them, except Spider and Hoilis. I had not seen them siuce sup? per. I began to get very uneasy about Spider and made Inquiries as tho men came in. Cappy Lee, it seemed, was the last to see them. It was early in the evening. Spider wns spurring along di? rectly in Hollis' wake and both of them heading for Agua Cali' nte. It was long past midnight when Lee in? formed me of this. Calling the fore? man, I hurriedly told him about Spi? der's absence and in whose company he was last seen. I also told him that I was very much afraid that something had hnppened to the hoy and that I in? tended to etart out at once in seurch of him. "Ridin jealous er Hollis, Is'pose, like be always does," said tho foreman. "Well, I reckon you'd better go." he went on. aftff thinking a moment "Oughtn't ter go alone, though" ? "II?? won't go alone, you bet you,' Lee Interrupted MJui' wait till I sad? dle up a fresh horse an get my rifle outer the wagon. I won't he long." ??What about yer work!" aaked tho foreman reprovingly "Have ter get 'long without me the best it kin, I reckon," responded Leo as he walked away to make his prepara? tions The for man made u quick sti id'J alt? r him und then stoppt d "lie hadn't no hmdw ? ; t. r tall: like that, hut 1 reckon he's right 11" ought t? r go. an may I e I'd d< ue the same it I was him Look here. Don't von get in? ter no tights you c'n In \v 11 yon don't come back by an hour uft< r sun np, er if ther'a anything hen done t< r that ther kid. I'll let the cattle go. an I'll take everyone Cf the boys?I'll bead 'em luyseii?an I'll burn Agua Caliente an ?boot every man ther is in the place." I laughed. "Yon needn't ter laugh." cried the foreman indignantly. "You know I don't talk 'less I mean it. If me an the boys can live ter do it. I'll do every las' thing I said." At first I had thought that he was joking, but it was as ho said. He meant every word. Of course I would not for ? moment consent to such a plan as , tlnSt he proposed, one that might in- I I volve the killing of men who had net ! j done or intended us any harm. 1 gave ; I the foreman orders to stop where he i ! was nntil the following noon, and then. I if we had not returned, to send a search party. lint I cculd not see that we were in any danger. "Danger V" responded the foreman obstinately. "Well, I reckon maybe I know some better than yon do. If you I ain't back when I said, we'll all be a search party. I'm boss when yon ain't here. I'm a-gonter hoi' all the boys as they come in an give 'em a night's rest. ' We c'n start work in the mornin one way er another?an hour after sun up. Hoi' on a minute. " He ran to the wagon and took out a rifle, which he fastened to my saddle. "Take this along. Maybe you'll want it," he said, shoving a handful of car? tridges into my pocket. "Here comes Lee." As he spoke the cowboy, freshly mounted, came cantering up, and we started off. "You needn't be afraid of us hurtin no innercent men." the foreman called after us reassuringly. "We wouldn't do that." He waited until we were some distance away, and then, making a speaking trumpet of his hands, he bawled: "In?Agua Caliente there?ain't? no?innercent?men!" [TO UE CONTINUED.] EAGLES AND THEIR PREY. A Giant Bird VThoac Race Haa Hap? pily Become Extinct. There is at the present moment at the Natural History museum a model of the skull of an eagle so gigantic that the imagination can scarcely tit it into the life of this planet at all. The whole head Is larger than that of an ox, and the beak resembles a pair of hydraulic shears. Unlike most of the giant beasts, this eagle, which in? habited Patagonia, appears from its remains to have differed little from the existing species. Its size alone distinguishes it. The quills of the feathers which bore this awful raptor through the air must have been as thick as a walking stick and the webt \ as wide as car blades. It would have killed ami torn to pieces creatures as large as a bison and whirled up into the sky and dropped Into the rocka the gigantic caiapaced animals of prehistoric Patagonia as easily as a modern engle of C alifornia does -the laud tortoise on which it feeds. Eveu today there are few carnivo? rous animals, whether birds or beasts, which have so wide a range of prey as the eagles. Like the kluged drag? ons of old story, they can ravage earth, nlr and sea nud feed promiscu? ously on the denizens of all th."ee ele? ments. From serpents on the burning desert to seals ou the everlasting ice, from monkeys in the tropical forests to marmots on the Alpine slopes, from dead sheep on highland hills to pea? cocks in the Indian jungles, no form of fish, fletb or fowl comes amiss to them, and the young eagle, driven by the in? exorable law of his race from the home where he was reared, finds a free breakfast table wherever he flies.? Cornhi'l Magariue. Eniilly Settled. They fell into conversation ou the avenue street car, as men will to pass away the time, and when one of them happened to mention he was from Pittsburg the other turned to him with: MPlttsburg, eh; Dear me, but now singular!" "How do you mean, sir?" was asked. "Why, I was iu Plttsburg 21 years ago ami lost 10 cents in a street car. 1 \ias thinking of the incident just be? fore you spoke to me. I suppose you couldn't inform me whether che money was ever found, could you7" "Why. yes; 1 believe I can. I found a dime in a street car about 21 years ago and have been looking tor the own? er ever since. Here it is. It must be? long to you." "Thanks. You are an honest man. Here's 2 cents to reward you." The Pittsburg man pocketed the re? ward as the other pocketed the dime, and then they closed tho incident. Washington Post. ??Off" For "Of/* I always say "1 bought it off Jones," nnd up to now, through so constantly hearing people, my late father includ? ed (he always used to pronounce cof? fee as eorffeel.talk iu this way,thought it was right. Still this would be only in conversation. Writing to any one, saving I had bought anything, I should put "of Jones" or "from Jones." I suppose "from Jones" would bo per? fectly correct. 1 have heard this form of speech in many different parts of the country, but most frequently, I think, iu and near Liverpool. The use of "off" for "of" and "off of" Is common In the uorth of England. Notes and Queries. A Dreary Thoroughfare. Of all dreary roads few have such desolate surroundings as that leading from Jerusalem. The road winds among rocky hills which for miles seem destitute of every living thing save occasional flocks of long black hailed goats and sheep, apparently eating pebbles and attended by a youth? ful shepherd. The steep hillsides are dotted with numerous holes and caves cut in the rock. Indianapolis News. For a linger nail to reach its full length, an average of seven-twelfths ; of an inch, from 121 to loS days of , growth are uecessary. Fixed the* Om Company. "I'll fix 'em," Hi?d a Capitol Hill citi? zen when he got his gas bill a couple of mouths ego. "Nino 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, at the end of the mouth, but If I don't make that gas meter of mine work overtime between now and the day I move it'll ho because I run out of matches, that's ail! I'll eat up about $40 worth of gas and then let the darn? ed gas company keep the $5 I've got on deposit!" So from that evening on as soon as twilight fell the Capitol Hill man made a tour of the house aud lit every jet from cellar to garret. -I'll teach 'cm to bunko folks:*' he said to himself savagely as he started nil tin? burners a-going. Along toward the end of the month lie 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 $21).G0. "This is one time they won't gouge me!" he shouted exultantly ;n he danc? ed around with the bill in his hand. Three days before the day set for moving his wife was taken ill. and of course the moving had to be declared off. She is only now convalescing. The Capitol Hill man paid the $20.00. and his friends are now telling him the story about the man who robbed his own trunk.?Washington Post. Humors of the Law. In a recent bankruptcy case, in speaking of justices of the peace, they are said to be "officers by no means in? fallible, frequently Innocent of law and actually sometimes known to construe the abbreviation affix designating their office, *J. P.' to mean 'judgment for plaintiff.' " A federal court. In explaining that the functions of a charge d'affaires were uot shown by the literal transla? tion of the terms, illustrated by say? ing, "To appoint a person chief builder could not be understood to invest him with the ecclesiastical functions of the pontifex maximus."?Case and Com? ment. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. w?V mm w Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17, iroo. ! o.n No. a aily Daily eastern tim2. 7 00a Lv 7 41al " . 620p 658p T25p| 8 55a 7 5dp| 9 23a 8 45]) 10 15a No. 6 NO.il Daily iDailj 111 45n 111 40a . Charleston .. Ar ill 10a Suuimcrvillo .. " ,U30a . Branch villa. . Orangeburtr. Kingvllle .. Ar ..Sumter.Lv N.Caniden.Lv 9 10a 8 41a 7 55a 815p 7 28r fiOOp 633p 4 43p 300p 250p V5WpillOO*Ur Columbia.Lv 7 10ml 400p -\)pi 7 OJajLv... Charleston ... Ar 11 lJaj 8 15p 7 25p 9 15?) " ...Draaehville... " j 8 50a flOOp T40pi 9 40a " .... Bamberg .... " I 827a! 63Jp ? Q2pi 95u;i Denmark .... M ? UB4 I i:>p I ftp: 10 07a M ...Biackville....." 800a 503p Ol?pIlluOa ".Aiken.u i 7 03n, BSBf Wa>p!ll 51a Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv " t 6 2oal iUjjj ^N?TE? S addition to the above service trams Nob. 15and 18run daily between Charles? ton aud Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11 :ou p. R.; arrive Columbia &KM a. m. No. 16 leave Co? mbi? 1:30 a. in.; arrive Charhnton 7:00 a. m. 6leaping ears ready for occupancy at 9:00p. m. oth at Charleston and Columbia. These traim aaake close connexion* at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and Washington and the east. Connection with trains Nos. 81 and 82 New Tork and Florida Limited between Biackville, Aiken and Au gust a. No. 81 leaves Biackville at 8:40 a.m.. Aiken 9:29 a. in., Augusta 10:10 a.m. No. <fl leaves Augusta 6.25 p. m., Aiken 7.08 p. m., Biackville 7.55 p. m. Pullman Drawing Room tlcopers between Augusta, Aiken and New brk. _. c_s-=a?!?. _ .- a- Z?~ Kx. ;Sun. Ex. j bun. I only I Sun. Lv. Augusta Ar. Baadenville. " Tennille. 700a 0 30?! 520p 100p!l2 4?p| 8 32p lSOp ttlOp 8 40p Lv. Teanillv M handorsville. Ar. Augusta. 5 40a 360pl 310p 5 50a! 4 00p| 3 23p ?? I 9 00?! 7 lOpl 8 3ug >r? Mm 'r?-o.?; Mix. lDRhy| Mix. ;Dail> DailyiDaily ?;x8U!ExM Lv. Savannah.. * Allendale.. Barn well " Blaclivillo. Ar. Bat Osburg. 12 05a 12 15p 4ii0a 4 02p 4 15a: 4l7p Ar. Columbia. 600a . 410p fi 85a!. 7 25a 7 54p 10 15a Slop 12 3Up 6 00p 935p 11 30a Mix. 5 05s 6 15a 7 45i Lv. Columbia.11 30a| 125a. ?Oua Lv. Bat Osburg. Ar. Blaekvillo.. M Bar.uwell ... M AUeadale... 11 Savannah... ? 1 Up 3 ;op 805? 1015a 3 2c a 1100a 215p 4f)0p 915p 7 05? 8 32s S IN! 100p! 943p 0 12s 5 15al.1.110 851 Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston. 7 00a 520p Ar. Augusta.;11 61a.lU2.ip Atlanta.1 8 2?p Lv. Atlanta.11 OOp Ar. Chattanoojr.v.1 5 40a Lv. Atlanta.. Ar. Hirmiucham. 6 Memphis, (via Birmingham). Ar. Loxinptpn. M Cincinnati. " Chicago. b UOa. 6 3Ua 4 00p 0 45a| 8 40p 5 40a! 415p 11 85a;l?U?p 805pi 7 15s 6 OOp 7 80p 7 15a Ar. Louisvillo. 7 30p ?' St. Louis. 7 04a Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga) lOp 5 00l 7 45s 6 30p 7 50s 6 00p 40s To Asheville-Cinciunati-Louisvllle. I no 1341 no Dl DellylDany IASTI.UN TIME. Lv. Augusta. " Batesburg. tv. Charleston . _. Lv. Columbia (Urion Depot). Ar. Spartanburg . " Asheville . Knoxville. ...., " CHncinnnati. Louisville (via Jellit ?)... 3 0np! 9 30p 4 4f.pl 12 07b Ii0*,11 11 4?a'i"* Slopiii 2?a 7?0p 287p 415a! 7 20s 7 30p| 7 45? 650? To Washington ond the East. Lv. ?itgust?.77.1 800p 4 45p 5 55p 9 10p 12 o'a 0 OTa Baieshurg. M Columbia (Union Depot). Ai\ Chariot t e._. ___ Ar. Danville._. Ar. Richmond . Ar. Washing*,on. " Baltimore Pa. M Philadelphia, jj Now York Bleeping Car I ,in< At lanta, via Auri h R. R. 12 07b 2 16b 9 ?Ql Tb?p r, 25p 7 on 850p r< 12?>1125p .1 35a| 2 .We ...1 20Bpl Oils Iietween Charleston and a. making connections at Atlanta t'<.r all im ?in tu North and west. Solid Trams between Charleston and Ashe Vil> Connections at Columbia wth through train* for Wnshingtnn and the ivist: altto for Jackf?on tille and all Florida 1'oiuta. V-iANK S. G W S'ON. J M CTJLP, third V-P Set-Jen Mgr., Trnnli Manager, Waahington, U.C. >\a.-i',u?;tv.^.D. C GKOUfctK B ALLEN, UlV I BN A?t.. i harleatoa, B. O. W.A.TURK, B. H. HARDWICK. Gen. Pas-?. Aet . AsKt. ?< ii, Peas Agt., W ashington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. CHOICE Vegetables will always find a ready market?but only that farmer can raise them who has studied the great secret how to ob tain both quality and quantity by the judicious use of well balanced fertilizers. No fertil? izer for Vegetables can produce a large yield unless it contains at least 8?,; Potash. Send for our books, which furnish full information. We send them free ot charge. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New Yo.k. Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Ooiy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 130. Andrena Moses* Oct 25?0. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS From Thoroughbred Prise Wtnoers $1.50 FOR 15. Safe Arritsl Guaranteed L. C. DARSEY, Box 12. Sunny Side, Ga. Jad 31 2m FOR SALE. EXTRA FINE BARRED PLYMOUTHS Also, Eggs for Uatehiog, 15 for $2 00. Nicely Packed in Xew Basketsi JOHN A. CULLOM, Ridge Spring, S. C. Jan 21 4n South Carolina anil Georgia El? ten B. B. Company. MOE Vm! _ Schedule No 4?Id effect 12 01 a. m., Soa day, December 24, 1899. Between Camdeo S. C , and Bltoksburg, 8. C. WEST. EAST. 2d cl lit cl ?35 *33 Eastern time. 1st cl 2d cl ?32 ?34 p m p m STATIONS. p m p m 30 bO 30 10 15 00 35 8 20 12 50 Camdeo 12 25 5 8 50 1 15 Dekalb II 02 4 9 20 1 27 Weatville "11 60 4 10 60 I 40 Kerebaw U 35 4 11 20 2 10 llratb Soringe 11 20 3 11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 1 CO 2 fO Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Spricgdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20 2 60 3 4.0 Leslie 10 10 11 00 3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Pott 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tirzab 9 30 8 CO 6 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 7 20 6 00 4 35 Sha'oo 9 00 6 tO 6 25 4 60 Hickory Grove 8 45 0 20 6 36 5 CO Smjrna 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 BUtUeburg; 8 16 5 30 pmpm a id am Bet wees Blackeburg, S. C , and Marion. N. C WEST. EAST. 2d cl ?11 1st cl ?33 Extern lime. let cl ??2 2dcl ?12 a m o m STATIONS. a m 8 10 6 30 Blackfburg 7 48 8 30 5 45 Karls 7 32 8 40 5 50 Puuersoo Srringe 7 25 9 20 C CO Shelby 7 15 10 00 S 20 Latnrcore 6 65 10 lo 6 ?8 Mooteebora 6*8 10 25 6 38 Heilten* 6 38 10 50 6 5f< Forest Oily 6 20 1115 7 10 Rutherfordt'on 6 05 11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 f 5 11 45 7 35 Golden Valley 5 40 12 05 7 40 Tbeiroal City 6 37 II 25 7 68 GUnwncd 5 17 1?. 60 8 15 Mariou 5 00 pmpm am p m 6 40 20 12 to to 40 20 3 50 3 25 3 05 2 50 2 45 2 20 2 00 p m Weet. Gaffoev Division. 1st Claes 15 I 13 EAST EPN TIME STATIONS East let CIms 14 I 16 p ra 1 00 1 20 1 40 p m ? m 6 00 6 20 6 40 a ra ' Blacksburg Oberokee Kalle |Gaffuey a m 7 60 7 30 7 10 a m p m 3 00 2 40 2 20 p m ?Daily except Sunday Train No 3".' leaving Marion, N. C, at 5 r tu, ur<kitig close connection at Blacksbarg, S wi h the Southern's train No 36 for Char? lotte, N C, and all point* KaM and connecting with the Southern'* vestibule going to Atlanta, Ga, and all points Wast, and will receive pas? sengers going Ka-t fr? in train No 10, on the C A N W K K, at Yorkville. S C, at S 45 a m. and connects at Camden. S t', with the Southern's train No 78, arriving in Charleston, 8 17 pm, Train Mo 34 with passenger coiich attached lea \ ing Blackshurg at 5 30 a tu. ai d connecting i t Road Hill with the Soatbora'l Florida train fnr ? il \ oiatfl South, Train No IS leaving Camden, S 0, a: 12 50 p m. alter tb? arrival of the South? m's Ohar lati i tru a conaccta ti Lancaster, s C, with :l?' LA t' K R, at Catawba Junction with the S A L, going Rest, a* R<k k Hi 1. > t . with the Southern's ttaia, No 34, for i barlotta, N <. aid ;,u p**.nU Katt Cianoeta it Y<rk rille, S v.ith ti ?in Mo 9 n? tl a C ? M U K II, lor Cbenter? ? C At Btackabnrg vita the Soutbt t a'* veetibalc j:<> i m K . m. Bad tl e South em's train No?Sgiiog M'cai, aid rownceting at Marion MC with tin Swntbcrnbotb La.?t ai d We t BAMUKL IHM, Preetseat. A TRIPP, Superintendent. S B. LI MPK1N, Gen'l Passen? r Ag-nt.