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The Ring: of the Matterhorn By John J. a'Becket It la need leas to remark that tba de? arest of tbe redoubtable Matterborn waa made ai eafely aa tbe climb op bad Wen No prouder American girl lived than Florence Rodney when she reached the Hotel Mont Cervin. The young fellow had been very charming Coming down the Matter born ia not aa united to conversational advances aa a 5 o'clock tea. but it pnta a man and a woman on infinitely more intimate and appreciative terms. A more tired mortal than Florence Rod wry when she got back did oot. to ber mind, exist on.the earth Having done a detd wbicb so few of her sex ? mild emulate, she felt that sha bad earned the right to he very good to herself Tbia tired, healthy girl <vus an heiress presumptive to $10.000 a year. Why shouldn't she be good to herself? She took to her bed as soon ns possi? ble aod fell into slumber as quickly as if she bad dropped into it down a preci? pice of the Matterhorn. Without exaggeration she slept for 86 hours. She would wake on) ? j turn over on the delicious rest of hei pillow aad tbe balmy delight of a cornhnsk mattress and return to sleep wit i grat? itude for being able to again experience so delightful a sensation. But at last sis felt rested 1 She got Op snd took a cold sponge bath, aa In? vigorating aa potoible. and prepared her self for breakfs.>t with a warm *ager aoae to meet Stalley What a fresh. ] eager, keen, healthy boy he was) She liked a young fellow who scaled the Matterborn in that careless, offhand fashion. He waa a man after her heart. Jod den tally be waa a florid, handsome yorth. If loose cool blue eyaa were to over quiver to love's expectancy, what kerning beacons tbey would bet But Mies Rodney pulled herself up sharply all each a ridiculous thought Nice way for a girl to feel toward a yonng man eae aad only known for a few hours, aad that with a rope around their waists moat of tbe time aud clinging breathlessly to the shaky points of the ao ally surf see of the Matterborn. Any Utile shopgirl conld feel that way. And yet thai la the way Mise Rodney felt. See waa an booest girl, snd she wasn't going io disguise to herself bow much eae was Interested in this charming fellow. Ho bad been so manly and con? siderate oo tbe way down. And he Joined his easy, athletic ability with each delightful grace, thai perfect sim? plicity and self possession and thought fem sen which mark the ideal gentle asaa. Still Mlea Rodney checked her ?elf up when she felt that enthusiasm woo getting the better of judgment, flee would be nothing if not her cool, dignified self, which did not prevent aar arraying herself in her best gown, aad. brushing her hair very carefully. Mlea Rodaey had a conviction that at least she waa tbe beet looking woman that bad ever coquetted with tbe Mat torborn. aod In this she wss not wrong. She did not anything of her comely, ingenuoua companion of tbo mountain At last she inquired where be waa. To her regret, and it waa real? ty a keen disappointment tbat she felt, ?be waa to? l that Mr Stodley had left tbe day after hia return from the Mat? terborn He had received a telegram tbat had soromoned him to London in bot haste Miss Rodney then ssked for ber mail It would have been so nat? ural for him to leave some message for ber. To her increased disgust there was aothlng for her Well, she bad climbed tbe Matterborn I Tbat waa safe Noth? ing cook) rob her of this magnificent vindication of ber womanly prowess She sighed to think she wss not ths first It would have been no harder to have been ths pioneer than to have stood third ou tbe list or fourth. How over, tbe company was small enough to make it exclusive and a brilliant dis? tinction to belong to it Having downed the Matterborn. Miss Rodney felt an inclination to return borne It was not pleasant to be trotting around by herself It waa too bad tbat tbe youog innn had been telegraphed for He might at least have left a mes? sage. Surely there was as much reason frr bis feeling an interest in her as for ber having snrh a warm spot for him in her heart She. a woman, ami a girl at tbat. hud done something that even be. a strong, vigorous, courageous ruun. bsd felt prond of schieving Miao Rodney headed struight for Lon? don She ran across the Vaasar profess? or and her small following in Paris. "Howdid yon find your friend?" she a* *ed of Miss Rodney 'Oh. I waa received as well ss I crnld bsve expected But this friend is rather cold ami keeps very much apart.' she answered smilingly She certainly wss not libeling the Mutter born In London she went into Low's Ex? change to see who waa registered there, and while in that quaint trysting place for drifting Americana met a young anau from New York. He was an old ac "Th'tt,' hr aas? rrr?l, v. the i:>iri ot Cor* i i n'itt,n." quaintnm ??. Hi lavltl rj bei t >gO to tbe Lycniu und pfomlscd to mil f^r bet at tbe Metfopole lb; * evealag with bia mother and ajeb I He did so. and Mi?s Rodney enjoyed the evening thoroughly After the then t? r the young fellow proposed a supper at the Savoy ' Miss Rodney, who felt like a laborer after a hard day's work when she reflected on ber weary climb np tbe Matterhorn, was bent on restful plessnre and gladly assented. It was a gay little supper with cham? pagne. The American palate is nowhere more pleasantly entertained than at a well ordered dinner or supper. Near them st a table eat a man with a handsome yonng woman. Tbe girl waa a fine type of tbe British female at its physical best. There was a suspicion of cosrseness about ber. though she was a sleek, well groomed animal creature. The man was red faced, with a blotchy complexion, large nose and n sciaggly mustache. His hair was thin and his general appearance dissipated and blase. He did not pay much attention to tbe girl. Every now and then he felt of hi9 mustache in an absentminded way that suggeuted the wandering mind of a shattered good liver. He stuck his mon- I ocle into his eye and inspected Miss i Rodney with ncool air of appraisal that j brought her American spirit to its legs in a moment. She gave one contemptu? ous glance at him. which did not have the effect of visibly disconcerting the man, although he transferred his atten? tion for half a moment to tbe rest of the party. "Who is tbat?" she asked in a low, indignant tone of Mr. Ramsay. ."That," he answered with a half sneering smile, "is the Earl of Carring ton, one of the biggest blackguards in the United Kingdom. He bad a stroke of something or other two weeks ago, < and I am surprised to see him so much on deck again. But it is hard to kill that sort of a reptile." "Who is the girl with him?" in? quired Miss Rodney. "Tbat ia a young woman from the Qaisty named Ethel Camperdown. She used to do a skirt dance there very bad? ly. But she is, as yon see. a very pretty girl. She is not doing tbe dance now." "I sbooldn't think they wonld let j thst sort or>people in here," said Miss Rodney disgnstedly. I "What! A lord and a well behoved young woman who acts like a perfect Jady!" retorted Ramsay. "They are glad to have them. They add to the general attractiveness." Miss Rodney ccnld not refrain from stealing another glance at the man whom her aunt had proposed as her husband. Her detestation of him in tbe abstract, when she knew nothing of him but what minor had to say, was considerably enhanced by the spectacle he presented. He wss evidently a little the worse for liqnor and was drinking champagne freely. During tbe conrse of the conversa? tion Mr. Ramsay spoke Miss Rodney's name clearly enough for tbe noble lord to bear it He braced himself up and stared at her again with considerable interest Miss Rodney chanced to look hie way at tbe moment. He raised bis champagne glass with a slightly un? steady band, and, without withdraw? ing bis glance, held it a moment and then raised it to his line- He had the air of drinking to her. With a curl of her lip Miss Rodney turned away her face with a fresh movement of disgust They were through, to her relief, aud Mrs. Ram? say rose. As they passed the table where tbe earl and his companion were sitting. Miss Rodney carried herself with a hantenr which seemed to afford tbe noble lord not a little amusement. With some remark to the girl, be rose and followed them. He spoke to a man in tbe hall, and then returned and told his rnddy faced Gaiety girl some? thing wbicb he and she both found rather laughable. Tbe man to whom be had spoken took it on himself to open the carriage door for Mr. Ramsay's guests, and heard, naturally, the order he gave the driver to go to the Metropole. j The next morning at about 10 a serv? ant brougnt Miss Rodney a card. She picked it up with tbat pleasant interest one feels in a caller when one is in a foreign land Her cheek grew hot as she read it. Then, acting on an im? pulse, sbe tore the card in two and said coolly to the servant - "Yon can take tbe card back. That is tbo only answer." Abont 20 minutes later the servant brought her a note, written on the hotel paper. The address was in a loose, scrawling hand. She opened it and glanced attho name at the bottom. Her temper was not improved by seeing that it was ouco more tbo hated name of Carrington. Her first movement wa9 to treat it as sho bud tho curd, but the curiosity of a woman led her to read it Dear Mini Rcxlru-y- l>on't ace why you are ao dcvilUh rude to a follow. Your aunt put it la I your way to make a tidy pot of money by marry, ing me. If I refuse, it in to go to you. 1 wanted to let you know that 1 don't refute. I will marry you any time you like. You've got to make up your mind in the next nix or seven months. If I you refuse, I get It, *o you aee I'm only doing th? <!>?<(nt thing in khowing my willingneaa to I take you. Wc don't have to do any lovemaking, you know, though I ahould he charmed to do a I little el that too. You ought to let me know what you waot to do. Yours, if you want me, CAItKlNOTON. Miss Rodney shook with passion as she read this low, insulting note. Tbe man evidently realized that he would be no loser if he should be rejected. He would inherit then. This letter was an sttempt to force her to repulse him. It 1 was only too evident that ho preferred j the money without herself. Tho girl had never felt such u blinding rngo as at this moment Shu gMBCOd around tho roOR)bopeh-^ly. heating the ground impatiently with bet foot. Ob? how | Miss Rodney longed to be a man I Her eye fell on her riding crop. For one moment an almost Irresistible desire J invaded her hotly beating heart to give Iba mlaerahle cad who h >>\ with >ueli studied Im ! nee Insulted her woman? hood one lesson which should be a fit* tin-.,' answ< r as wt II Hhs discarded tli" will Idea almost i; ttuitly with a shud? der that lie could debs a ber t>? such u temptnti? n She hurriedly r so nnd at once went down stain to the waiting earl Ths drawing room was empty, happily, save for tho detestable Hgnre sitting with long legs StretchedOUt and hands thrust into Dockets With her head well in tho With a muttered oath lie clasped his ftmuls to Iiis head. air and her eyes fixed stea'dily on him Miss Rodney advanced quickly, but with a dignity all her own. Carrington lounged to his feet and made a slight bow, but without remov? ing his bands from his pockets. "Yon are the Earl of Carrington?" ??At your service," he replied, with a mocking inclination. ?'Then, when you have removed youi hands from your pockets, there are a few words which, for my own sake. I wish to say to you." "I am glad to see you ure so much of a lady," he said sarcastically, slowly removing his hands. MI have never fully realized the in snlting nature of my aunt's proposi? tion, revolting enough to me even had you been a gentleman, until I saw yon. Wij answer the mommt 1 heard her unseemly condition was 'No.' Even yon mnst see that it is 'No' now more than ever. Never presume in any way to address me again. You are a libel on man." She turned, and. without waiting to bear the words with which he resented her cool contempt, walked steadily from the room. As she disappeared Carring? ton sank suddenly into a chair, and, with a muttered oath, clasped his hand to his head. That strange whirling sen? sation in his brain, as if the top of his sknll were off and his cerebrnm was being flushed with a flux of icy liquid, had come upon him again. He staid there for a few moments, his teeth set and a horrible scowl on his face. Then, with tight clinched hands, he rose, and, walking nnsteadily out, got into the first hansom he saw and bade the driver hurry to his lodgings in Dnke street, Piccadilly. ??s? [to be continued.] FLANNEL WAISTS. Colors and Style? For the Nevreet Woolen Shirt Wulst?. French flannels now come in every va? riety of color and shade, instead of being confined to a few tones of red, pink and blue, as was formerly the case. They are greatly used for shirt waists, and this is true for warm as well us eold weather, Since at the seaside und mountains it is always uecessary to be pn | .4red for changes of temperature. Embroidered flannels show a dot or a fleur-de-lis in white or black on a colored ground. The genuine shirt waist of flannel is made without a lining and is much less full than such waists have heretofore been. Sometimes there is hardly any fullness at all at the collar, and the back la now quite plain. The sleeves also are BERtlE COSTUMK. scant, and are not always of the regula? tion shirt style, with a cuff perfect? ly phut, tight sleeves being DOW often preferred. The advantage of an unlined shirt waist is that it ran he washed, and as some of the prettiest are of white or cream tlanncl this is important. The costume illustrated is of navy blue serge. The skirt is plain in front, has stitched plaits at the side and a watteau plait at the hack. The triple bolero is ornamented with cords of white cloth, and the triple pelerine is adorned in the same manner. The i'mhi sleeves have lim s <>f Stitching. The sailor hat of white straw is trimmed with white quills and a large choii oC pale blue tulle. JlMttC CllOLLKT? Da uirer. Tic I'm ill: |*rcHiUcl)l Art? yoll aware the cash lor has taken n half interest in a yacht *? The Confidential Adviser N<>. Per? haps wv Inn I I i*t ta*r set' lie iloos uot he cotne ii full Hedged skipper. Indian? apolis Joui::;?! c In: ? st, "If I jfr.l voice/' . !;ed his Leader. NIGHT IN THE WOODS. EFFECT OF THE AWFUL SOLITUDE WHEN FIRST EXPERIENCED. The Awe Insplslnic Stillness Make? Sleep an Impossibility For Many and DrlnK? Vl?is)SM of Terror to Uannt the Tired Senses. The awe inspiring stillness of the first night in camp! You lie on your back vainly courting sloop". Vainly, I say, because of the very intense still? ness which should woo it, but does not, as you are unused to it. Your guide lies motionless, only his heavy breath? ing denoting that be is alive. It is sec? ond nature to him to sleep in the heart of the wilderness, and his tired body no more than touches the sweet scent? ed pine boughs when he slumbers. It will be so with you when you have accustomed yourself to the preternat? ural quiet so different from the rumble of passiug vehicles over paved streets aud which affects you not. But tonight your eyelids are opened wide, and in? stead of the blissful forgetfulness which you anticipated, your every sense is on the alert to catch and di? vine the meaning of the strange noises which fill the woods of northern Maine. In front of your rude camp, which Is left open, the smoldering lire smokes and crackles, each snap of charred em? bers sounding to your ears like the re? port of artillery. It is a strange sensa? tion, this Hist night in the woods. Away up on the mountain side a fox barks. The weird howl echoes and re-echoes down the mountain side un? til it seems to reach the lake and float over its glasslike surface until it is swallowed up in the dark water. A night owl makes bold to disturb your already troubled mind by perch? ing on a big pine not a hundred feet away and sending forth a screech "that curdles your blood until you realize what it really is. Directly back of you is the lake shore. Suddenly comes a soft tread over dried brush. Surely some one is steal? ing up to your camp. You rise to a sit? ting position and await the marauder's next move. Then once more you hear the snap, snap, snap of his feet as he cautiously draws near. Louder and louder, you cannot be mistaken this time; this Is no trick of the imagina? tion. Now he must be directly beside you, with nothing but a wall of boughs be? tween. You can stand it no longer, and, with a half suppressed yell of ex? citement, you seize your gun, spring to your feet, dash aside the light canvas that falls over the front of the camp just enough to keep out the smoke and run out prepared to shoot on sight. There is a mad scramble, a crackling of twigs, a mad splash, and?the head of a very badly frightened muskrat can just be seen on the lake's surface as it frantically pushes its way into the gloom. You creep softly back to your boughs rather ashamed at yourself and glance furtively at the guide, who sleeps peacefully through it all. At last na? ture asserts herself and gradually you feel the drowsiness of approaching slumber steal over you. You slightly raise your head to take one last look at the flickering log that splutters away outside. Hist! What's that? Two fiery eyes set in the framework of impenetrable gloom beyond the fire seem staring di? rectly at you. Like coals, they burn and the words of your guide, "Oh, yes, thar's plenty of bar ro'u yere," come back to you with awful import. Then you hear the tread of his cushion padded feet moving here and there, but those awful eyes never once turn from you. They burn you with their hypnotic, baleful glare, and with a calmness you would not have believed you possessed, you softly reach for your rille. A muskrat may be a joke, but a hun? gry bear prowling within 20 feet of you is an unsafe guest. You know you are as white as a sheet, and your hands tremble as you briug the piece to your shoulder and aim directly between those awful greenish yellow eyes. Sup? pose you miss; but, no, you will not. Your linger presses the trigger. The roar of your rifle sounds like a clap of thunder, aud its reverberation* roll aud chase each other over the tops of the piues and spruces aud startle a thousand sleeping creatures who ren? der night hideous with their frighten? ed cries as they scurry or fly away from your vicinity. It's a rude way to awaken a man, and no wonder your guide jumps up yelling like a Co manche Indian and nearly knocks out the back of the camp as he runs against it. When he finds you pale and trem? bling aud hears you declare that you have shot a bear, he mutters incred? ulously and, lighting a lantern, goes out to investigate. You hear a loud French-Canuck laugh as he returns carrying by the tall a headless chip? munk, which he tosses at your feet. "You wan good shot, in'sieur. You beet him square 'tween de eyes. No shoot better meself, but ah tlnk you nnrve, what you call, onstrlng. you better take wan good dreenk 'n go to sleep." So are sounds magnified in the si? lence of a first night In the Maine woods.?Portland (Me.) Express. They Spilled Over. Marjorie never erlci when any little mishap befalls her and has been known to sustain without shedding a tear se? vere bumps that have rapidly acquired a black and I lue aspect. Uul the other day Arn mint a, her dearly bred and tenderly cherished doll, fell Into the open grate and received a contusion of the nose which wits most unpleasant to couteniplutc. Marjorie winked very hard for a few minutes, aud then, run nlng with her lujurcd Aramlnta to her mother, she hurled her head In her lap, lobbing, "OU, mamma, I don't want to cry. but my tears have all come un? fastened'." No Wild and Woolly West. Easterners Lave an erroneous Impres? sion about the vast plains country that stretches eastward from the Hanks of the Rockies to the wheatlields of the Dakotas. It is a region where crimes are far less numerous in proportion to pop? ulation than they are in the densely settled regions of the eastern and mid? dle states. If tho Botnbreroed ruffians with pis? tols and knives in their boots and car? tridge belts a round tbeir waists are not In the cattle country, where, then, are they to be foundV Where are those Alkali Ikes. Lariat Bills, et al., who tire at the decanters in barrooms and at the silk hats of tenderfoot strau pers?the villainous deaperadoes whose lynching bees and other harrowing nn ecdotes make up considerable et' the stock in trade ol' >ur eastern comic Illustrators? I do not know. For inauy years I liave wandered through the great northwest on horse? back, stagecoach and in canoes, as well as in the palatial Pullman sleeper of the great transcontinental lines, and I have never discovered any of the Qerce, bewhlskered dime novel heroes. Dur? ing all my travels In the Dakotas, Mon? tana. Idaho. Washington, Oregon and British Columbia I have never seeu a man hurt or witnessed any sort of row, and I would feel 1UUCU safer to strike across the mountains or plains aluue on a broncho and unarmed than I would to walk up Clark street at night !n Chicago?St. Faul Globe. A Coffee Hint. A French housekeeper says that In her country it is an invariable rule to add a little butter and powdered sugar to coffee beans while they are roast lug. A very small piece of butter 1? needed to the poun<;, a bit perhaps as large as a hazelnut, and not more thr.n a teaspoonful of powdered sugar. This treatment Is the secret of the pleasant burned sugar davor In French coffee. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use; bnt that Is a wisdom without them and above tbem, won by observation.?Lord Bacon. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule in Effect May 6,1000. 5o.ll No. :5 Daily Duily EASTE11N TIME. No. 6,3013 Daily Daily 6 20p 7 00a Lv 6 58p 7 41a " . T25p 8 55a " . 7 Kip 9 28a M . 8 i?p 10 15a " . . Charleston . Summerville Branchville. . Orangeburg. .. Kingville . Ar, 11 10a| 815p . M 10 30a 7 28p 9 10a 8 41a 7 55a 11 45a Ar 11 40a " . ..Sumter.Lt| .Camden.Lv< 0 30p 11 00aI Ar.. Columbia.Lvl 7 lOal 4 00p 60-Jp 533p 4 43p 3 00p 250p 6 2upi 7 00a 7 ftp] 9 15a 7 40pi 9 40a 802pl 9 5ua 820p 10 07a 9 3>p 11 00a 1020plll 51a Lv... Charleston " .. .Branchville M .... Bamberg .... " "_Denmark_" M ....Blackville." ".Aiken." Ar.Aueustaun.d.Lv " Ar 11 loal 815p 8 50a1 flOOp M 8 27a 5 Sip 8 13a 519p 8 00a! 503p 7 03a. 3 55p 6 20al 310p NOTE: iu addition to the above service trains Nos. 15 and 16 run daily between Charles? ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. m.; arrive Columbia 5:55 a. m. No. 10 leave Co? lumbia 1:35 a. m.; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Sleeping curs ready for occupancy at 9KX)p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These trams make close connections at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and WflKhoo'tnn and the ?ti.it._ No.i5:No. 3 GREENVILLE. jNo.12 No.10 Daily!Daily Double Daily Service.!Daily Daily 1100p 1 55a 250a 7 00a 0 50a 10 Ka 11 4Ua 7 00a Lv 8 55a " 9 23ai " 11 Ofta " 155p. 44 . Charleston . . Branchville .Urangeburg .. C >lumbia .. . Greenwood 45p;Ar . ...Abbeville. . Ar m '.Lv . Lv 815p 7 00a 000p 533p 400p 12 40p 4 20a 3 45a 1 35a 8 15p 3 35p]Ar 12 20p'i 4 1opiAr ..Anderson. .Greenville. 1120a 610p . Lv 10 45al 4 45p . Lvl 10 15a1 530p Ex. Sun. Sun. Ex. only: Sun. Lv. Augusta _ Ar. Sandersville. M Tennille. 7 00a 100p 130p 9 30a 12 43p 1250p 5 20p 8 32p 8 40p Lv. Tennille_ M Sandersville. Ar. Augusta?. Lv. Savannah.... M Allendale. M BarnweU... " Blackville... Ar. Columbia_ Daily 12 05a 4 tioa 4 15a C00? I Daily Daily 1215p 402p 417p OOOp Lv. Columbia. Ar. Blackville 44 Barnwell Allendale. *? savannah. 11 :x)a 1 L2p i 27p 3 20p Daily 5 40a 350p! 3 10p 5 50a 4 iwpi 3 23p 9 00aI 710pl 8 30p Daily I Mix Mix. Daily 6 !55a 7 25a 10 15a Ex su Kix. Mix. Daily Ex su Ex su exMo Exsu 5 05a 015a 7 45a 1130a 1 25a OUOn'. 305a 10 15a | 4 50p 3 20a 11 30a' 8 40}) 10dpi 9l5p 6 15a Atlanta and Beyond. Lv. Charleston... 7 ooa 52up ? Av. Augusta .11 51a 102?P ... 44 Atlanta. s20p| 5 00ai.... Lv. Atlanta.1100p 5:?>a 400p Ar. Chattanooga.1 5 4?aI 9 45a, 8 40p Lv. Atlanta. .I 5 40a| 4 15p Ar. Birmingham.;ll B5a WW M Memphis, (via Birmingham?... 80tp| 7 US Ar. Lexington. " Cincinnati. " Chicago.. . 50Op 7;50p 7 L6s Ar. Lonisvilh " St. Louis Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga) 5 00a 7 45a 530p 7 30p 7 ^ 7 04al ?iOLp 7 lOpI 7 40a To Aaheville-Cincinnati-Louisville. jM?lsi No 130 j Daily Daily ;<o?'i> 9;50p 4 48p 12 07a EAST Kit N TIM a. Lv. Augusta. " Batesburg. Lv. Charleston . _ Lv. Columbia tUnion Depot). Ar. Spnrtnnburg . " A^hcville . " Knoxvtlle.. Cineitutnati. Louisville ivia Jpllicob. . TjOa.noap 11 40a I 7 55a 3 Mi) li 25a 7 15p fifiOu I 4 15a 7 Afp ' 7 3op, ; 16a ?'i .Via To Washington nnd tho East. Lv. Angus-a. .. " Bntesburg. , ? M Columbia i Union Depot). Ar. Char atte ,_ Ar. Dan vi 1 ??. Ar. fctiehinoml Ar. Witahingto ? . Baltimore \i. 11. M Phitadc ph. New Vork 4 45p 1 - t'Ta 5 55 pi 2 15a ... |S I0|i H 4ea ~ T.Mn T?.-n ' c UOa S25n , ,?.V. KdJu .... V 12? i! 25a .. Ill;;;a 2.Via . I 2u3pl ti 13a Bleeping Ca: it an betv.-i. Charleston and Allan n, v\ A it : u king connection* a; Atlanta for till imin Xoi I la a i i Went. so.].i Trai is hutwoen Charleston and A she viI e Connee'ioi i C>'umWa with through raitM for Was tic ?: ?> ??? id tbe Kast; also for'Jacksou ville t?e" nil ;?'? r a i ointa. I I v ti a .? \'C)N, .V V. i JCLP, '1 <i V'-P. Ken : [gr., Trs I ! ? Mraiagor, N? ? lingl.m. I>. CL .i-.>.;. .?n, D. ?L ti ;;?...?.... iLLSN. ; iv. i. i. A'.rt.. < ear ? ston, S. C. W. A TV!"'. h. PABDWICK, Pen. Tmhs A-t.. Asst. t-:, i.Paw Aft, Waal iugton.D. C. Atlanta.tie. f^fcOTASH 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 farmer's library. They are sent free. GERMAN KALI works, 93 Nassau St., New York. Sonfh Carolina ml Georgia li tension B. S. C( H Schedule No 4?'.n effect 12 01 a. m., Son day, D.cember 24, 1899. Between Camden S. C , aud Blacksburg, S. C. WEST. EAST. 2d cl 1st cl ?35 *33 Eastern time. 1st cl 2d c. ?32 ?34 p m p m STATIONS. p m p m 8 20 12 50 Camdro 12 25 5 3C 8 50 1 15 Dekalb 11 C2 4 50 * 9 20 1 27 WeatTille 11 to 4 SO 10 50 1 40 Ktrebaw 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heatb ?oringa 11 20 3 15 113) 2 15 Pleasant BUI 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 Lancet er 10 55 2 35 1 CO 2 f 0 Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Spriogdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 2G 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 iO HOC 3 10 3 40 Rock Rill 10 00 10 4. 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tirzah 9 30 8 CC 5 30 4 20 Yorkv.lle 9 1ft 7 3C 6 00 4 35 Sbaroo 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 (i 20 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 9 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 Biacksburg 8 15 5 3C pmpco h m an Between Blacksburg, S. C, and Marion, N. 0 W6ST. BAST. 2d cl ?11 1st cl ?33 Eaetera time. 1st cl 2dc. ?32 ?12 a m 8 10 8 30 8 40 9 20 10 00 10 10 10 25 10 50 11 15 11 35 11 45 12 05 12 25 12 60 p m d m STATIONS. 5 30 Blacksburg 5 4ft Barls ft 60 Patterson Springs 6 00 5 20 6 28 6 38 6 66 7 10 7 22 7 35 7 40 7 68 8 15 p m Shelby Lattimore Mooresboro Henrietta Forest City Rutherford ton Millwood Golden Valley Tberrof I City Glenwood Marion a m 7 48 7 32 1 25 7 1ft 6 65 6 48 6 38 6 20 6 05 5 65 ft 40 ft 37 6 17 5 00 a m p m 6 4C 6 20 6 12 6 00 60 40 20 50 25 05 50 45 20 00 m West. Gsffoey Division. East. 1st Class. 15 I 13 EASTERN TIME. STATIONS. 1st Cl?83 14 I 16 p m I 00 I 20 1 40 p m a m 6 00 6 20 6 40 a to Blacksburg Cberokee Falls |Oaffoey a m 7 50 7 30 7 10 a m p m 3 06 2 40 2 20 p c ?Daily except Sunday. Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C, at 5 a tu, making close connection at Blacksburg, > C, wiih the x'Uihtrn's train No 86 for Cbar- y lotte, N C, and all points East and connecting with tbe Southern's vestibule going to Atlanta, Qa, and all points West, and will receive pas? sengers going East from train No 10, on tbe C A N W K K, at Yorkville, SC. at 8 45 a m, and connects at Camden, S 0, r.tth tbe Southern's train No 78, arriving in Charleston, 8 17 pm, Train No 34 with passenger coach attached leaving Blacksburg at 5 30 a to, and connecting at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida train for all points South, Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 12.50 p m, alter tbe arrival of tbe Southern's Char lestor. train connects at Lancaster, S C, with tbe LA C H K, at Catawba Junction with the SAL, going Katt, at Roik Bill, S C, wits the Southern's traiB, No 34, for Charlotte, N V., and all points Lust. Ctncects at York? ville, S C, with train No 9 on the C a N W R K. for Chester, S C. At Blat-kebuig with the Southern's vestibule gong East, and the South? ern's train No 35 going vTsvf, and connecting at Marion N C with tbe Southern both KasCan>i West SAMUEL HI NT, President. A. TRIPP. Sui crintendent. S.U. LVMPK1N. (Jen'' Pwasencr Ar?nt. Atlantic Coast Line Company of Stroth Carolina. CONDENSED SCHEDULE' Io effect SOUTH. January. ]4th, No ?35 No f57 8 02 Lv Darlington Ar 46 43 10 48 55 45 25 45 15 Lv Ar Lv Ar Lv Ar Elliott Sumter Sumter Creston Creston Preg nails Orangeburg Denmark Augusta Ar Lv Ar Lv Ar Lv 1900 NORTH. No f66 8 05 7 20 6 40 6 18 ft 27 3 60 10 00 02 2d a m 2 30 p m p tn ?Daily fDaily except Sunday. 't rains M hi <i 35 carry through Pullman Palnce Buffet Sleeping Care between New fork Htid Maron via Augusta T M EMRRSON, H M EMERSON, Traffic .Manager. CJer.'l Pass. Agt J R KEHLT, Gen'l Manager Life and sp Fire Insurance? C.hW ott me, at my residence, Liberty Street, lor both Life Mid F.re Irsu rat ce. 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