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SPIDER'S CHAPS. By WOLCOTT LE CLEAB BEABD. ICopyright, 1899, by American Press Asso? ciation.] CHAPTER"'IV. IN WHICH THE CATTLE ARE STAMPEDED BY LORENA'S GANG. I had not an idea as to Spider's prob? able whereabouts. The desert was so very large and Spider so very minute a speck upon its surface that it struck me after we had started out that our quest was a singularly hopeless one. Lee. however, differed from me. "I don't see no trouble in knowin where ter go. " he said. "Pug Hollis, he'll be prutty sure ter strike to'rds Agna Caliente, an Spider'll sure be in his wake. All we got ter do is ter go ter Agna Caliente, too; that's all. If any thing's wrong an that kid's alive, he'll be makin some noise er other ter let ns know. He's a star at makin a noise, Spider is. It's right in his lina" j By this time we were well away from j the camp, out cf sight of the fire. But for the pole star that hung burning brightly over our heads I would not have had the faintest notion of the di? rection in which we were going. But Lee, with the plainsman's unerring in? stinct, loped steadily along without ever raising his eyes. Lee was not a talkative person. The only sound that broke the oppressive stillness was the dismal yelp of a distant coyote, the smothered pad cf the hoofs of our . mounts as they fell on the soft sand and the regular click of the spur chains against our heavy wooden stirrups. Only once did Lee speak. t "Moon'scomin up. See? That'e fine. Cn tell what we're doin new." He pointed to a silvery sheen on the dark blue horizon, into which a few minutes 5 later the full moon climbed, streaking the rolling surface of the desert with bright light and blackest shadow and silvering the stately forms of the tree cactus that studded the desert thickly. A faint white line a mile ahead marked the course of a trail, toward which, by tacit consent, we turned our horses. Suddenly Lee held up his hand as a signal that I should listen. At first 1 could hear nothing. Then, sounding faint in the distance, there came three pops of a pistol. "That's him-somebody what wants help, anyhow," called Lee. "Over be yon* the rise, thar, they are. We c'n seo from the top. Le's hustle-quick!" Petting spurs to our horses, we soon were climbing a long, stony ridge that for miles divided the plain, concealing one half from the other. Our horses stopped of their own ac? cord as they reached the top. At first *we could see nothing. Then my atten? tion was attracted by a moving blot near the edge of the black shadow thrown by the ridge. As we locked the Wot passed out of the shadow and was at once denned as a bunch of cattle driven by three horsemen toward Agna Caliente. Who these men were we could not tell at that distance, bnt they were not of our force, and one of them, from the peaked crown of bis hat. was probably a Mexican. They were driving the cattle rapidly. One of the men stop? ped, and, turning. looked intently in the direction from which he had come. One of his companions came back and joined him. Then, after a moment, they both wheeled and galloped back to the herd, where the third man seemed anx? iously to await them. Evidently the three were uneasy about something. "They think somebody is a-fol]?rin ' 'em," said Lee softly in my ear. They ? were not far from the truth if they did j think so. Aborseuian emerged from the j .shadow, and the brilliant moonlight fell j on the diminutive form and bright, j new chaps of Spider. "' The men saw Spider nearly as soon as ?. Two of them at once pulled np their horses and stopped, evidently intending to bar the way. Spider stopped also. The men rode on. and Spider followed, preserving his distance unchanged. They repeated this maneuver two or three times until at last the man with the Mexican hat lost his temper. He turned suddenly and darted after Spiner at the full speed cf his horse. Firing three quick shots at bis pur? suer. Spider whirled about, and, with a yell of delight, vanished into the shad "HoorayP* he yelled at the top of hi* shrill voice. ow, disappearing as completely as though the earth had swallowed him. Evidently recognizing the unwisdom of getting closer to an adversary who, un? seen himself, can still see. the Mexican turned his horse, toward the herd. Emerging once more from the shadow. Spider followed as before. Just what Spider was trying to do I did not know. It was plain, however, that he was in some need of assistance, as there were three men opposed to him. I was about to start at full speed down the hill when Lee stopped me. "Hoi' on !" he whispered excitedly, catching my horse by the bridle "Don't start ter run down this vcr slope-you'll only break yer neck, an then you won't be no good to nobody Tner's plenty er time. That kid. he's jus' worryin them three chumps into a fit-without no danger to himself too Don't vcr? rrn b^w he kpcps jus' outer pistol shot': Ta-* a c.-y du .vu !.... I siop?. Once we're on the level, tl we'll rnsh 'em. " Our horses picked their own v down the dark, bowlder strewn hillsi When we reached the plain, there an instant's pause. Lee drew his r j from the becket that rested under ! left knee. "Ready?" he asked. I was quite i ready as I was likely to be. but he wi I ed for no reply. Dropping the reins the neck of his horse, he sent hone spurs and dashed out into the mo< light, veiling like an Indian and pun ing his repeating rifle with both har as he went. As we came Spider swe ed his horse and drew his pistol. Tli he recognized us. "Hooray !" he yelled at the top of j shrill voice. "I kncwed you'd con We got 'em! Whoop! Yip. yip, vi Come on ! I ben a-follerin them tiriez all night." Lee and I were riding side by sic Spider was some little distance ahea shouting these remarks over his shoi der. He intended to stay ahead, too, f< ride as we might, neither Lee nor could catch him. The three men w were driving our cattle did not wait f us. Firing an ineffective shot or t\ they turned to one side and vanished the shadow of the hill. Spider turn his horse in pursuit. "Come back!" called Lee. "Cor back here, you kid! You crazy?" Spider paid no attention whateve but rode on at the best speed his poi could show. "Come back, I say, or I'll rope yoi pony an throw him!" shouted Lt again. "Have ter get within cast first, a you can't do it," returned Spider d fiantly. What he said was quite tru We were losing ground at every sfjrid We were well into the shadow now. "Come backl" I called in despai: "Will you obey orders or not?" Spid* stopped instantly. "Course, if it's an order it goes," h said. "But what d'you wanter pull u fer when we jus' got er chance ter g< them thieves?" Lee had no words t waste at the time. He took Spider b the collar of his flannel shirt, lifte him half out of his saddle, shook hil soundly, cuffed his ears and then re turned him, with a thump, to his seal "S'pose you wanter get er hole she in your fool little hide jus' because yo think it's smart, " said Lee, when h had completed these operations to hi satisfacticn. "You couldn't tell wher them rustlers was a-waitin fer yon ii the dark there. Now get them catii movin fer home er I'll take off ye chaps an spank you with 'em." To nv great surprise Spider took these corree tions and cantered away to obey hi orders without a word. But, then, Le> had always been very good to Spider. "S'pose I reelly oughter not a shool 'im so," the cowboy went on regretful ly when Spider had left. "I couldn' let 'im get so uppity, though. The: wonldn' be no livin in the same cam] with 'im. But he scared me, that's i fact. That's reelly why I thumped *inx I'd be mighty sorry if that kid go hurt, an he was fixin ter get hurt the very best he knowed. Here he comes, now, grinnin so the grin runs ever hil face all down his back." "Them rustlers was a-waitin fer me. was they?" called Spider as soon as he got close enough. "Well, jus' you look over there once." He pointed to a moonlit space between two deep shad? ows nearly a mile away. Three men on horseback were crossing it rapidly, going in the direction of Agna Caliente. There was no doubt about their being the thieves. No other men would have been likely to be in that deserted place at such a time, or, if they had been, they would have shown themselves be? fore when Spider was firing distress signals. '?Do yon suppose that those fellows will go after mere men and then come down cn us?" I asked Lee as Spider re? turned to his work. "Nope, "treplied the cowboy. "They can't afford ter take no chances, er they'd 'a' staid an fought it ont. It ain't no joke fer a man ter get ketched liftin cattle roun here. Yon c'n raise the country ter go after 'im. an if he's caught he don't get ter jail alive. Them fellers was gonter take these here cattle across the line into Mexico-it ain't more'n 20 miles from Agna Caliente an sell 'em there. Better get them cat? tle over the divide an movin to'rds hom?, though, as soon as we kin lt's mos' sun np now. " Tne cattle, tired and thirsty, started willingly enough toward our camp hy the river, but they moved very slowly, after the manner of cattle. We had onr bands full in hurrying them, all three of us. As Lee had said, it was nearly sun? rise The cattle had hardly crossed the low ridge when the summits of the hills were reddened by the first beams of the sun that shot up over the level edge of the desert. This reminded me of the foreman's threat concerning Agna Caliente and its inhabitants. I had forgotten it until then. "How far do you think we are from the camp?" I asked Lee. "Our camp? Ten er 'leven miles. More maybe, " he replied. "We can't get there in an hour, then," I said. "Perhaps I had better send Spider on ahead to tell them we're all right " Lee objected. He could see no reason why we should send any one away There were only three of us as it was, and there was plenty of work to keep ns all busy. Evidently he had not heard what the foreman had said, so I told ? him. It did not seem to alter his opin? ion, however. Spider threw up his hat and shouted. The hat fell beyond his reach, but he picked it up without dis? mounting and evinced a decided in? clination to depart immediately for j Agna Caliente. I sternly restrained Lim ! "So the foreman said he'd go over to ; Agua Caliente for a visit, did he? Well, ; unless we meet np with the boys as j they go, them thieves what holds forth : in the town will see an awful lot er fun I by two hours from now. When thefore ! man says he'll do a thing, that's the ; thing he does every trip," commented ' Lee, rriuninir delightedly. "But we're sure to meet up with the boys-we ; right in their track." he added, wit) ? reassuring nod. j The foreman was even better than '. ; word Hardly had Lee finished speaki 1 when a cloud of dost that had bi j rapidly moving- over the desert pro\ j to be the wake that followed onr m< Except Hollis, every one of them v j there, even the Ballet Girl. He h I screwed the spike that decorated t end cf his artificial leg into the f( rest cf his weeden stirrup and was r: ing straight and well, his long gr beard blowing back over In's sbouldi Th2 heavy pistol that always hung iii s belt was re-enforced by another, a: across his saddle a ri?e was balanced. While the boys noisily greeted L and Spider the foreman rode direct np to iae and without preamble Deg? to explain the suddenness of ids appea ' ance. "You see, 1 dion" say 1 wcnldn' sta off before the time I set. " said he. . didn* mean ter. though, when yun lei but the boys they got dead anxiou Ther's been a lot er them rustlers f'o Agna Caiiente hangin roan the plac? an we all thought yon migbter stackf np agains' some trouble. So the bo^ got kinder scared np for yen. Wh; even the Bally G url. he starts out a gives nie fits fer lettin you go withoi the lot cf us back er you. He saddles u a horse an gets out his guns an sweai he'll lead the boys himself if I don start out. He's dead game, the Ball Gurl is, an I tell you these boys is mighty'good lot er boys." "But I told you particularly that yo weren't to attack Agua Caliente," sai 1 reproachfully. "You weren't goin to do that, were yon?" The forema: looked somewhat dubious. ''Dnnno." he said candidly. "Th boys was kinder mad, an if we hadn' found yon I reckon they'd 'a' give Agu Caliente a little shake np, whether F< let 'em or not. Min'," he added, wit! his usual scrupulous regard for th truth, "I didn't say I wouldn't erle 'em. Where's Hollis ?" I had no idea where Hollis was; wa about to ask the same question myself The foreman went about among thi men, making inquiries, but no ene hac seen him or apparently felt much trou bled about his absence. "He drawed all the pay that wa; a-comin to him, didn't he?" asked on< of the men. "Well, then, he jus' tool an skipped over to Lorena an his gang, where he belongs; that's all." Thal seemed to be the general opinion, and there was a decided feeling of reliei that he was no longer with us. The cattle moved along merrily, each man doing his best tc hurry them. Never befare had I imagined that a wooden leg could be used to advantage in driving cattle; but. when wielded by the Ballet Girl, I found that it had a wonderfully accelerating effect. When at last we reached the camp, I was thoroughly tired out. My ankle and wrist ached, and there was nothing I desired so much as rest. I started at once for my tent, and as I did so Spider rode up to the foreman and asked what orders there were for the day. "Orders? Why, you little fool, your pony can't hardly stand on his legs, an you'll tumble outer the saddle in a lit? tle more," replied the foreman, with a gruffness assumed to cover his approba? tion of the boy. "Go'n turn your pony out an turn yourself in. Quick, now, 'fore I make you. " Tumbling on my cot, dressed as I was, I slept for hours. On waking I be? came conscious of the rumble of distant thunder. The brilliant sunlight, that usually lit the desert until it was near? ly as dazzling as snow, had disappeared, leaving the sand cold and gray. I thought that dusk had fallen, but my watch told me that the middle of the afternoon had barely passed. "Reckon we're a-gonter have a little weather." remarked the foreman, who met meas I came out of my tent, ".lus' lookover yander. " He pointed to the eastern horizon, where masses of dark clouds, veined here and there with red lightning flashes, were piling them? selves np into the sky. From the north another storm was rising, even more rapidly. Except the foreman and the Ballet Girl, none of our men were in the camp. Sume distance away the cattle, that had been brought in the night be? fore and had failed to wander off to a sufficient distance during the absence of the men. were gathered on the mesa, guarded by Spider and Lee, who were riding around them at a steady lope in opposite directions. The two thunder clouds rose higher and higher, spread? ing around the horizon and narrowing the strip of blue sky that still shone be? tween them. "It ain't common ter have one thun? derstorm round here, let alone two," observed the foreman. "The cattle feels the thunder, too-they'regettin oneasy Reckon I better go'n give the boys a han. " The cattle were uneasy, I could see that from where I was standing. They tossed their heads and lowed and moved here and there among themselves. It grew darker each moment and the cat? tle became more restless. Sometimes, when cattle are in this condition, the sound of the human voice will tend to quiet them. Spider began to sing: .'Ther was an ol' geezer, An he had a wooden leg, But he never had terbae.ker. So terback he had ter bec Another ol' geezer Was as sly as er fox. An he alw's had terbaeker In his ol' terbaeker box.' Spider's voice rang shrill and clear over the desert, bis song measured by the regular hoof beats of his horse. He passed back of the herd, and only an ! occasional note above the lowing and j muttering of the cattle could one hear. ! The air had been still, but now little ' putt's of wind began to arise, and ghost : ly little whirlwinds careered over the ; desert The strip of blue sky was re ' duced toa men- thread: the darkness became thicker: the herd was an indis ; tincl mass, except when the lightning j i showed everything in an instantaneous ! photograph. The foreman, riding at i full speed, had nearly reached the herd. I but, as shown hy the lightning, his c . ..: .;: .? - ?. IpSS? Ipf .4 dozen shadowy h?rnernen cJiargcd do\ on thc herd. horse seemed to be standing stilfin ungainly pose on the desert. Then ( erything was darker than before. Once more Spider came to the fro of the herd. He had increased the spe of his horse, for in quicker time th; before his song went on : "Jus' stop drinkin whisky An save up vcr rocks. Then you'll alw's have terbacker in yer ol' terbacker" The two storms met. For a mome there was blinding light, followed by crash that split the sky. A dozen sha owy horsemen, that seemed to rise o of the ground, charged down on tl herd, shouting and waving blankets, I saw six flashes from the foreman pistol. The Ballet Girl, who was stan ing nea/me. lurched toward a rifle th; leaned against the wheel cf the co< wagon. The herd tossed and surged like bei ing water. Spider darted forward 1 try and hold it. For a moment it hes tated. Then, with a roar of gallopir hoofs, it broke and rushed madly awa: The thieves had stampeded the cattle. The lightning gave one more vivi flash and ceased. The crash of thondt that followed seemed to tear open tb sky, for the rain descended like a liqni curtain that concealed everything. [TO r.r; CONTINUED. 1 RAILROADS AGAINST BILL Opposed to Proposed Legislation I Grcen?-Gaynor Case. WASHINGTON, May 5.-The house jt diciary committee gave a hearing on th bill introduced at the suggestion of At torney General Griggs to provide fo the removal to the proper district for tria of persons, indicted for offenses agaius the United States. The bill was pre pared to cover the cases of Benjamin D Greene, John F., William T. and Ed ward H. Gaynor and Michael A. Con nelly, who -were indicted by the grane jury in the southern district of Georg? for conspiracy to defraud the Unitec States in the contracts for the improve ments at Savannah and Cumberlaiu sound. The indicted persons were ar rested in New York, but Judge Browi refused to allow their extradition tx Georgia on technical grounds pertaining to procedure in New York. Colonel W W. Daily was thc first speaker. He said he represented certain railroac corporations and appeared to call thc at? tention of the committee to some dan? gers involved in the passage of the bill. Such a bill applied to civil as well as t< criminal case might, be contended, worL great hardship, especially to railroad and other corporation officials. If indicted outside the district in which they were resident they could be arrested ana dis? graced, though innocent. CONSIDINE IS DISMISSED. It Is Now Possible to Pull On? thc Wolcott-Smith Fight. NEW YORK. May 5.-George F. Con? sidine, a member of the Broadway ath? letic club, and Jimmy Bayard and Kid Thomas, pugilists, were discharged today after having been arraigned in police court on the charge of attempting to conduct a boxing match without a li? cense. The magistrate held that under the Horton law no license was necessary. This decision makes possible the pulling oft" of the bout scheduled between Joe Walcott and "Mysterious Billy" Smith. Well Known Officer Dead. MEMPHIS, May c.-William G. Pride, a member of the detective force of the city, and for 23 years connected with the police department, either as detec? tive or ranking officer, died last night. Pride's life was filled with thrilling events. He and one "Curley" McCune were at one time the two best known detectives in the south, being close friends of Pinkerton of Chicago. British Steamer Ashore. ST. JOHNS, N. B., May 5.-The Brit? ish steamer Montpelier of the Elder Dempsey line of Liverpool, from Cardiff, April 7, and Las Palmas April 20, for Montreal, while bound up the St. Law? rence, went ashore last night in a dense fog at Duck island, 3 miles from Cape Ray, at the entrance to the Cabot strait. Nothing has been heard from the crew. The ship is probably a total loss. Pensacola's Rapid Growth. PENSACOLA, Fla., May 5.-At the fifth anniversary of the Young Men's Busi? ness league President W. K. Hyer, Jr., delivered an address, pointing out that the population of Pensacola has in? creased from 14,024 in 1895 to 23,112 in 1899, a gain of 64.S per cent, or nearly 13 per cent per annum: while tin? for? eign exports have increased from $3, 207,000 in 1895 to $14,581,321 in 1899, gain of 34<>.3 per cent, or more than ?>!! per cent per annum. Submitted to Chancellor. BIRMINGHAM, Abu,May ~>. - Tie- ease in which the trustees of the University of Alabanui seek to set aside the sale <>f certain university lands in Walker county to the Sloss-Shefl?eld Steel and Iron company has been submitted upon briefs without argument. Chancellor Carmichael now has it under considera? tion. _.fe. BILL TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF ARMY Measure Providing For Its Reorganization. A LIEUTENANT GENERAL Bill Coi:fors tlie Rank Upon General Miles-3Ir. Tillman's Amendment. Several Additional Batteries of Coast and Field Artillery Authorized. WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mr. Walcott, chairman of ch:- postof5.ee and postroads committee, today reported the postoffice appropriation bili. He gave notice he would call it up for consideration on May 16. The resolution offered by Mr. Teller of Colorado expressed sympathy for thc Boers at the request of the author was laid over until tomorrow. Mr. Teller gave notice that he would then call it up immediately after routine business. The following bills were passed: To establish a branch soldiers'home at or near Denver; to provide for the hold? ing of a term of circuit and district courts of the United States at Superior, Wis. The bill to increase the efficiency o? the military establishment of the United States, better known as the army reor? ganization bill, was called up by Mr. Proctor, in charge of the measure. Tho bill proposes to change the method of staff appointments by detailing officers from the line for departments of the ad? jutant general, inspector general, quar? termaster general and commissary gen? eral. It also increases the rank ot' Gen Miles to lieutenant gent ral and General Corbin to major general. One hundred and twenty-six batteries of coast artil? lery and lsS batteries of field artillery are provided for. After one or two amendments to thu phraseology of the bill had been made Mr. Tillman of South Carolina moved that the fifteenth section of the meas? ure be amended so as to read as follows: "That the senior major general com? manding the army shall have the rank, pay aud allowances of a lieutenant gen? eral and his personal staff shall have the rank, pay and allowances authorized for the stan! of a lieutenant general.'' The amendment proposed by Mr. Till? man had the effect of striking out the provision making the section apply only to General Miles, the present com? mander of the army. It was agreed to. Mr. Berry moved to strike out the pre? vision in the army reorganization bill for lieutenant general. It was lost, 8 to 44. APPROVED BY GOVERNOR. Captain Crossland ls Found Guiltj and Sentenced by Courtmartial. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 5. - The courtmartial convened by the governoi to hear the charges and countercharges resulting from the Paver-Crossland diffi? culty on Military day of the Street Fail last Oc:ober, recently made its finding.-" and submitted them to the governor. Captain Crossiand is suspended foi four months from rank and pay, while the charges against Lieutenants Paver and Garside are dismissed. These findings have been approved by Goovemor Johuss >n. (Governor Leary?s Report. WASHINGTON,May 5.-Governor Leary has sent to ike navy department anothet of his characteristic official reports about allah's in Guam, including die results o* a census taken under his direction anda financial statement of the first six months of administration, which shows a gratifying and growing surplus of Mexican dollars in rho island treasury. Largest Tool Plant In World. PITTSBURG, May 5.-The American Az: and Tool company has purchased 3.1 acres of river frontage at Glassport, near here, and will erect thereon a ?500,OOO plant, the largest of its kind ever built. It is intended to centralize the plants o? the combine at this point. One hundred men will be employed. Merged Into National Bank. PHILADELPHIA. May 5.-The City Na? tional bank, one of the oldest and best known financial institutions in this city, has decided to merge with the Philadel? phia National bank and all accounts in? ciden! to the City National bank will be transferred to the Philadelphia National bank. _ Elect Officers and Adjourn. OPELIKA, Ala., May 3.-The state con? vention of the Daughters of thc Confed? eracy has adjourned after being in ses? sion three days. Eufaula was selected as the next place of meeting. Mrs. John A. Kirkpatrick of Montgomery was elected president. In Memory of Bazaar Victims. PARIS, May 5.-Cardinal Richard, the archbishop of Paris, today performed the ceremony of the dedication of the chapel in the Rue Jean Goujon, erected to the memory of the charity bazaar vic? tims bv Count and Countess Castellan All Previous Records Broken. PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The month ol April was a record breaker for the mak? ing of coins at the Philadelphia mint. The total number of pieces of money made was 9,831,100, the value of which is $12,954,480. In January, 1S99, th?! value of the output was $14,022,000, bul the number of coins stamped was not quite 2,000,000. Three Perish In Burning Mine. BRISTOL, Tenn., May 2.-A report has reached herc that the Toms creek coal mines in Virginia have been on fire since Saturday. Two men are reported as" having lost their li vos Saturday and an? other is 1 Sieved to have perished yester? day. The mines are isolated and news is difficult to secure. Lumber Company Chartered. RALEIGH, May 4.-The state has char? tered the Northrop Lumber company of Wilmington, capital ?20,000. lt will operate saw, planing and shingle mills. O TA S H gives color, flavor and firmness to all fruits. No good fruit can be raised without Potash. Fertilizers containing at least 8 to 10% of Potash will give best results on all fruits. Write for our pamphlets, which ought to be in every farmers library. They are sent free. ? GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. Life and Fire Insurance. Cfill on me, at my residence. Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Only reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 330. Andrena ]?Ioses. Oct 25-0. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGG'S From Thoroughbred Prize Wiuners ?1.50 FOR 15. Safe Arrival Gaaraoteed. L. C. DARSEY, Box 12. Sunny Side, Ga. Jso 31 2m FOR SALE. EXTRA FINE BARRED PLYMOUTHS Also, Eggs for Hatching, 15 for $2 00. Nicely Packed in New Basketsj JOHN A. CULLOM, Ridge Spring, S. C. Jan 21 4m M Carolina ai Georgia fi tisioi R. E. Company. Schedule No 4-ID effect 12 01 a. m., Son day, December 24, 1899. Between Camden S. C , and Blacksborg, S. C. WEST. EAST, 2a cl 1st cl 1st cl 2d c? *35 *33 Eastern time. ?32! ?34 pm pm STATIONS. pm p ru. 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 30 8 ?0 115 Dekalb ll 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 Westville 11 60 4 30 10 ?0 1 40 Kershaw ll 35 4 IO 11 20 2 10 Hfatb Soriogs 11 20 3 15 113) 2 15 Pleasant Hill H 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35 1C0 2f0 Riverside 10 40 i 0O 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba jonction 10 20 12 20 2 50 3*0 Leslie 10 10 1100 3 10 3 40 Rock Bill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tirzah 9 30 8 CO 5 30 4 20 Yorkv;l!e 9 15 7 30 6 00' 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 ?0 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 6 35 5 CO Smjrua 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 ?lachsburc 8 15 5 30 pm pm a ID am Between Blacksburg. S. C., 3nd Marion. N. C WfcST. EAST. 2d cl itu cl 1st cl 2d ci ?ll *33 Entero time. ?22 *12 am Dm STATION'S. am pm 8 10 5 30 Blscksburj: 7 48 6 40 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 ?0 Patterson Springs 7 25 o 12 9 20 6 f 0 Shelby 7 15 6 tO iU 00 S 20 Laitimore 6 55 4 :0 10 10 6 28 yocresboro 6 48 4 40 10 25 6 33 lleurtetia 6 38 4 20 10 50 6 55 Forest City 6 20 3 50 1115 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 65 3 05 11 45 1 35 Go!d:n Valley 5 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 Thermal City 5 37 2'45 12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 20 12 ?0 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00 pmpm am pm Weet. Gaffoey Division. East 1st Class I EASTERN TIME. I 1st Class 16 I 13 j STATIOKS. I 141 16 pm am ampos 1 00 6 00 " Blackeburg 7 60 3 08 I 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 1 40 6 40 IGaffney 7 10 2 20 pm am am pm .Daily except Sunday. Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C., at 5 a to, making close connection at Blacksbarg, S C, with the Southern's train No 36 for Char? lotte, N C. and all points East and connecting with the Southern'? reit ibu le going to Atlanta, Ga, tindall points West, and will receive pas? tan gers going East from train No 10, on the C & N W R R, at Yorkville, S C. at 8 45 a m. and connects at Camden, S C. with the Southern's train No 78, arriring in Charleston, 8 17 pm, Train No 34 with passenger coach attached leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a tn, and connecting af Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida truin for ra 11 points South, Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 12 50 p rn, alter the arrival of the Southern's Char? leston tr.r.n connects at Lancaster, S C, with the LA C K K, Rt Catawba Junction with the S A L. going Ka.*f, at Kook Hill. S C, with the Southern's train. No 34, for Charlotte. N C. and all points East. C< nreefs at York? ville. S C, with train No 9 on the C ? N W R K. lot Chester. S C. .At Hlack^buTg wi;h the Southern's vestibule going East, and the South? ern's nain No 35 going West, and connecting ?ir Marion N 0 v.?11 : the Southern both Ka*I ar.d West. SAMUEL HUNT, President. A. TRIPP. Sui crintendent. S.B. LUMPK1N, Gen'" Passen gr Ag-ot.