The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 27, 1901, Image 8
A POKER FAIRY TALE
QUEER CLIMAX OF THE WIND UP
JACK POT OF THE GAME.
Manir Displayed Wonderful Peevers
.f Perception and Analysis. Won
the Pool and Saved His Opponent
the Amount of the Last Raise.
4*Manxy was one of the best poker
players I ever saw. He was a good
winner and a good loser. He played
Us cards all the time for everything
tiley were worth and then some more,
and he played & game that was simply
insoluble."
The board of trade man leaned back
in his chair and smiled reminiscently.
"Manxy not only had Jjloyle down so
t?at he could recite the poker rules
sack wa rd and say 'slr' after each
"word, but he rose to the higher science
.f the game. He made a careful study
.f erery man around the board, and he
serer played a card but what he darted
a keen, sweeping glance at erery play?
er and drew his conclusions aa to what
taey were about to do. If a player had
any little tricks or habits that asserted
?etoselves in spit? of efTorts to repress
ft?nu Maury knew them by heart
"I will never forget the night he took
Garter into camp. Carter was a good,
coo), nervy player too. He was an old
player and possessed splendid judg?
ment. One night we had been playing
ser eral hours, and as it was getting to?
ward daylight we agreed* to hare one
more round of jack pots and then ge
home. We had our round of jack pots,
tar?e of which Carter won, and then
decided on one last consolation jack
pot- with no limit but the roof and $5
to-come in. Carter raised the come in
to $20, and ererybody dropped out ex?
cept Manxy and one other player.
Manxy called for three cards, showing
that he had only one pair or nothing at
; all; the other man took two cards, indi?
cating that he must hare threes of a
kind, or else he wouldn't have paid $20
fer "the privilege of playing any longer,
?od Carter stood pat.
"That looked bad. Garter had nerer
aces known to stand pat on anything
bot something that was worth while.
He must have had something pretty
good to raise the come in to $20, and
ais standing pat argued that he either
had fours or else a straight or a flush.
He had betrayed a nervous start when
he first picked up his hand, and lt
argued that Le had seen something aw?
fully good. Now, Manxy had seen the
-start that Carter gave and knew his
style of play well enough to argue that
Carter had seen something even better
tban a straight or a flush, and that was
a straight flush, something that comes
?nee in a great, long while in a poker
game. In fact, Manxy came to the
conclusion that Carter had a straight
flush, and the fact of the matter was
that a straight flush in spades, king
high, was just exactly what Carter had
--seen in his five cards when he picked
them up.
""Manxy deliberated a long time be?
fore he came in with his $20. but he
was out $73 or $100 on the game, and
as it was the last pot he determined to
stand a good bit of money in the hopes
of mal ing a recoup. He drew to a pair
of tens and caught one more. Manxy
started t_ie betting with a $10 bill. The
other men dropped out. and Carter saw
thc $10 and raised $25. That looked as
though . Manxy's surmise -about the
straight flush which he thought Carter
was holding was .good. He deliberated
for some time Then he said: . ?
" 'Carter. ' I think and ererybody
around here thinks you're got some?
thing belter than fours. I was. playing
yon for that. But now I'll tell you.
Carter, what I'm going t? do. I've no?
ticed that your eyesight 1s bad and that
tobacco smoke when it is right in front
of your face always Interferes for a
moment cr two with your vision. Just
as you picked up your cards I noticed
that you puffed a great cloud of smoke
out of your mouth and that the cleud
of smoke was in your eyes when you
looked at your cards. Now, I beliere
that you think you hare a straight
flush, but I don't beliere that you read
your cards correctly. I am going to de
something that may seem to be awfully
bad poker, considering the hand I hare,
but I am going to play you for your
poor eyesight I see your bet of $25
and raise it $25 mon*: on the ground
that your eyes deceived you. You'd
better study your cards before you see
my raise.'
"We all waited in breathless silence
for a moment, then Carter quietly
threw his cards face upward on the
table.
"'You're right/ he said quietly. 'I
thought ? had a spad* straight flush,
king high, in my hand. What I thought
was a nine of spades was a nine of
clubs. I lose.' "-Chicago Tribune.
Steer Clear of Sm ?kl a sr ?Tara.
"I seldom advise my patients to stop
?noking. because I know it*? a waste;
ef breath to do so," remarked a subur?
ban physician yesterday. "In many
cases I do advise moderation in the use
?of the weed, and when a patient has a
weak throat there is one thing that I
positively insist upon, and that is that
he shall not ride in the smoking cars
attached to railroad tr*;ins> Breathing
that atmosphere for hr.If an hour will
do a man more injury than smoking
half a dozen cigars in the open air or in
a properly ventilated room that is not
crowded with other smoker?. Smoke
if you must. I say. but steer clear of
smoking cars.'*-Philadelphia Record.
There is only om* sword factory In
the United States, a Massachusetts
concern, and that one has ample capac?
ity for supplying the domestic demand
for swords. The saber lost its efficiency
as a cavalry weapon as far back as the
war of the rebellion, and the increased
range of rifles has made the sword
equally obsolete as an Implement of
actual combat. It Is about as danger
eus now as a bandmaster's baton and
serves much the same purpose.-New
Torfe Tribune.
The Sword.
MICE QUICK TO LEARN.
So Say? a Maine Maa TVko Find?
Them Interesting Pets.
Out on Forest avenue is a mouse
fancier whose residence, lest he lose
caste with his neighbors, is withheld.
In a pen he has half a dozen or so or?
dinary field mice.
"They are the most sociable pets I
ever had," he remarked, "and any one
of them will rise to attention as he
hears my step approach the pea. I
have had these young ones about six
months. They don't live long when
cooped up, and they will come freely
to my hand to eat or drink. Some of
them are so tame that they will climb
to my shoulder and display not the
slightest alarm at being touched. They
haven't acquired so much faith in all
humanity, however, and have refused
to trust any one else so far.
"While mice eat a great deal for an
animal ao small ,when food ls abun?
dant, they can exist for a surprising
long time with next to nothing. Any
one whose house has been invested
with mice and who had passed weary
weeks when everything that possibly
could serve as food was carefully un?
der lock and key, finally calling to
service an active ferret will appreciate
this fact He is a mighty aggressive
and tireless forager after food, not
hesitating at wails or similar obstruc?
tions, through which he patiently
gnaws a path. As a test of persistence
in thia line I hung a basket of food
from the ceiling by a rope and after
a week's fast placed a mouse at a hole
in the ceiling above the basket. He
descended some eight feet or more on
a slender cord and safely reached als
haven, later climbing up again.
"All of my mice I have taken from
nests about the premises and notice
that they invariably seek shelter be?
low or behind something, never In so
exposed a locality as almost any other
animal would select For a nest pa?
per, cloth or any soft material seems
to satisfy, and the exceeding fineness
with which it is chopped suggests some
mighty artistic work with their teeth."
-Portland Express.
A VERY PARTICULAR BIRD.
If the Bat ki a p Dish Didn't Smlt Him,
He Wont Unwashed.
"Birds have as much character as
human beings," said a specialist on
birds. "Some are the most arrant little
aristocrats, while others are regular lit?
tle plebeians. I had a little fellow
some time ago who, despite all my ef?
forts, would not bathe. Each morning
when, with his white porcelain tub in
my hand, I approached his eage, he
would resolve himself into the sulkiest,
dreariest little ball of feathers you can
possibly imagine. I coaxed and plead?
ed; I even bribed. Bathe he would not
So consistent was he in his determina?
tion not to bathe that I named him
Tramp. One morning I broke the tub,
and In Its place I took a shallow blue
and white dish of Japanese ware.
Tramp eyed me for a moment with all
his old hostility, and then as be caught
sight of the pretty dish he flew down
from his perch with chirps of joy and
darted into the water before'I could
take my hand from the cage.
"I had found the way to his heart,
and his morning bath now became a
daily source of joy to both of us. But
ont fatal morning I broke the blue and
white dish. In an apologetic manner I
brought to Tramp once more the regu?
lation white bath dish, hoping that his
cleanly habits were by this time so in?
grained that he would overlook- the
prosaic appearance, of .his tub. Not so.
An angry* flutter of wings, a threaten?
ing little beak, a perfect tempest of
shrill cheeps and twitteriiag* and then
sulky silence on the topmost perch.
"So it went on till I secured another
blue and white dish and then peace
and harmony and morning baths
again."-New York Commercial Adver?
tiser.
Railroad Man's Prsiyer.
An old railroad man. having been
converted, was asked to lead in prayer.
The following was the response: "O
Lord, now that I have flagged thee, lift
up my feet from the rough road of life
and plant them safely on the deck of
the train of salvation. Let me use the
safety lamp known as prudence, make
all the couplings in the train with the
strong link of thy love and let my
hand lamp be the Bible, and. heavenly
Father, keep all switches closed that
lead off the sidings, especially those
with a blind end. O Ix>rd. if it be thy
pleasure, have erery semaphore block
along the line show the white line of
hope that I may make the run ef life
without stopping. And. Lord, give us
the Ten Commandments for a sched?
ule, and when I hare finished the ma
on schedule time and pulled into the
great dark station of death amy thou,
the Superintendent of the universe.
say. "Well done, thou good and faithful'
serrant: come and sign the j>*y roll and
receive your check for eternal happi?
ness." ilailroad Gazette.
Turkey Droves Ia A ta eas.
The turkey merchant its the most
wonderful of street venders. He ar?
rives with 200 or 300 birds, which he
drives about town for a week or two,
selling them one by one. He iu armed
with a long pole, with which he 'ouch?
es up lazy or quarrelsome bird?. They
gobble continuously, and he shouts
above the din. "Gallous. gallapoula.
gallopulesl" ("Turkey cocks, little fur
keys, little hen turkeys!",) When one
drove meets another face to fare or ai
right angies, they pass throng!) with?
out confusion, and no hird changes
masters.- Scribner's Magazine.
Viarffe? the Sij-rn.
"How is it." asked the victim, "that
you charge me .".*> cents when the sign
says. 'First class hair cut l.T> cents*' "
"F.^T you haven't first class h.nir." re?
plied the barber.- Philadelphia North
American.
The English statute mile U 1,700
standard yards.
FACES.
In the ere that lights to meet us and the face
that smiles to ?reet us
Are the shadovrs ot the future ?ind the impress
of thc past.
And the cheek that io its dawning fiu&bed as rosy
as the mo m ra j
Stows the outline of its beauty us it fades away
at last.
And the little children's faces mil their ?Imple*
are the traces
Of the maiden's glowing beauty sad o2 maa
hood's brow of care.
And the prophecy of gladness ?ad the shadow ?I
the ?adDees
To the thoughtful eye that graeth are they
lurking ever there.
But the faces that are nearest ?ad the facta that
are dearest
Ar* the true, tie tender faces that our treat ?sd
loving win;
Then, when coma* to them the sheding; when the
rosea shall be fading.
LO? the rmm with light Sitmrias? shall we ase
fae aod witton.
-haman's Ufa.
MARRIED HANKER HIMSELF.
Tike Wed?las Cassate Aient Throsgk
s Dessl Over s> H?>rtfrece.
"Never heerd bow I got tho beat of
ole Simmons, did you?" queried the
farmer from the upper part of the
state, who is visiting hi? son. "You
knowed tr hat a skinfllm: he was?
Worst I ever see or read about
"Well, you been flopptn rc a: nd a good
bit ''bout ele widderers gitan married
agMn, so I'll tell you hov 1:: was. Sim?
mons held a mortgage on that south
forty. He beat me outen the money
on a sharp dicker, and I been ready
ter put the scalpin knife enter him
over senee, but I calkerlated thet I'd
have ter settle or give bim the land.
While I was savin up ter clear off the
mor'gage I got a intermaahing frum
Si Duke that ole Simmons was payin
'tentlon ter Banner Watslng. Si gi*me
the hint and same time tole me he was
lettln on ter be Planner's ?tiddy Jest so
as ter devil Simmons.
"When I went ter see the ole skin?
flint 'bout glvln me a leetle more time
on the mor'gage, he kinder giggles
round and looks like he'd been stealin
sheep and ast me what the talk was
'bout SI and Harmer. Now, I ain't no
college perfesser, but I see right off
what way the wind was bio win, and I
spun a yarn 'bout it bein common re?
port as how Hanner and Si was goln
ter hitch.
"I thought ole Simmons would have
a spell, but I braced him up. all the
time a-tellln him thet SI and Hanner
would be a good match. Well, the up
shoot was thet he said ef I'd git SI ter
move to Indianey and stay there 1
could have the mor'gage cleared with?
out pay In a cent SI was blamed glatf
ter go for $50, and it cleared me 'bout
$1,500. But ole Simmons was so tar
nel mean In talkin 'bout it thet he got
my mad up, and I sailed in and mar?
ried Hanner myself. Thet's the way
you got y er new mother-in-law, and
ef you ever hear of me bein knocked
over you investergate ole Simmons."
Detroit Free Press.
A Fine Old Government Cloek.
It is a fine old clock which stands In
the senate lobby fronting the main en?
trance to the senate chamber. For al?
most a century it has been ticking
away, night and day, and now it Is as
good as ever.
The old clock is about eight feet high,
and its frame Is solid mahogany. Its
face is about a foot and a half in diam?
eter, and the, name of Thomas; Voight,
Philadelphia, shows by whom and
where It was made. It used to stand in
the old senate chamber, now the su?
preme court room, where Webster and
Clay and Benton and all the famous
men of the past debated great ques?
tions. If the dock could only talk, it
could tell many tale? of dramatic inter?
est
Upan the mahogany case ls carved a
large shield, with stars to represent the
states. When the clock was built there
were only 17 states In the Union.
Washington Post.
? Qaeen Wk? Married Her Brothers.
At 17 year? of age Cleopatra was
married to her half brother, Ptolemy
Dionysius, who was then IS. Thia was
because of the will of his father, who
left bim the throne on condition of the
marriage with his sister. They reigned
Jointly under the guardianship of the
Romans until Cleopatra became dissat?
isfied with her brother's attempt to
gain sole power. She plotted agalust
him. and, obtaining the aid of Julius.
Ca*sar. she brought about Ptolemy's
death. Thereupon she married another
brother, a boy of ll. whom she later
poisoned, assuming sole power 43 li. C.
With her death (30 B. C.? ended the dy?
nasty of Ptolemy in Egypt.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Year Cos* a ry.
Don't forget to give your can.iry the
best ef water and seed every day. See
that kr has a good tish hone. Clean
his cage every day. Keep him out of
cae bot aun ?nil the glare .of ul^bt
lights and yet let him have sunshine.
Talk to hita: talk to him with a kind
voice. Let him out of the cage occa?
sionally. We give crumbs of broad
soaked ia milk, lettuce, chickweed, a
little piece of egg. sometimes a little
fruit, a uut and lots of good things sud
let him eat or reject as he pleases.
Remember he is a prisoner u con?
finement, dependent on you every day
for health and life, and constantly
strive to make him happy. A little lu
cent looking glass will add greatly to
his happiness. Take care that neither
gnu nor other light reflected shall daz?
zle him.
M?**t Tactics* of Men.
"Claren?.-? unintentionally offended .
the aspiring young poetess."
"In what way V
"TI?? sent hern gayly decorated waste- |
basket MS n. birthday present"- i'hila- :
delphi? Record.
The ancient Mexicans had .i year of
18 months of 20 days each.
Some Polynesian languages have on- i
ly seven consonants '
LIBEL IN ENGLAND.
Not Hard There to Gire Canse For
Actions at Law.
England's libel law is a terror to the
defendant*. A short time ago a young
playwright sold a piece to a London
manager and drew a small royalty
each week, which was paid by check.
One week when the playwright pre?
sented the check to the bank for cash?
ing it was returned to him marked
"No funds." The playwright had the
check framed and hung conspicuously
in his study. He took pleasure in
pointing it out to visitors and making
biting comments until one day the
manager's lawyer called and told the
young man that he was committing
a serious libel on the manager, where?
upon the check was taken down at
once.
Over in England the railway com?
panies, er at least one of them, put up
in the station placards bearing the
names of passengers who had violated
rules of the road, with addresses, the
nature of the offense and fines impos?
ed. The offenders took the matter into
court, and now the placards show only
the words opposite the offense, "A
passenger."
It frequently happens that names
given to villains and ridiculous charac?
ters in fiction will duplicate in real life.
A certain English novel had its scene
laid on the west coast of Africa, and
the villain of the book was a major
In the army, supposed to be stationed
there. To the novelist's dismay there
appeared one day out of the unknowm
a real major, bearing the name ef the
villain of the novel, who also had been
stationed on the west coast of Africa
In vain the unhappy author protested
in the consequent action that he had
never seen or heard of the plaintiff.
A verdict for the latter was given,
with substantial damages.
A Birmingham lawyer held that one
could libel a man effectually enough
by leaving out his name. He brought
an action against a local paper for
persistently omitting his name from
its reports of cases ia which he pro?
fessionally was engaged. Presumably
he imagined that the loss of the ad?
vertisement he would have obtained
by his name repeatedly appearing was
damage enough. He was nonsuited,
however.
' THE BLACK VENUS.
An Ug-lT Stone Figure "Worshiped hr
Peasants of Brittany.
Even false religions die hard, and
there are reminders of all extinct
faiths stiil existing in the world. One
of the most cuaious relics of paganism
which are still worshiped in a Chris?
tian country is the gigantic black
stone figure of a woman which is to be
found in a forest of the district of
Morbihan, in Brittany.
It is known as the "Black Venus,"
but probably dates far back of the
time when the Greeks and Romans
worshiped that goddess. Antiquarians
assert that this ugly idol belongs to
the age of the serpent worshipers, one
of whose subterranean temples is in
the neighborhood. This would make
the figure far older than the Christian
era.
The statue is that of a huge,, un?
couth woman, with a sullen, angry
countenance, her form enveloped in a
loose mantle.
The superstitious Bretons have al?
ways worshiped the figure, asserting
that it has power over the weather and
the crops. If the idol is neglected, they
declare that the grain dies on the ear,
and if the anger of the black woman is
further roused a tidal wave sweeps
over Morbihan.
Twice the stone was cast Into the sea
by pious folk who hoped thereby to put
an end to this idolatry, and twice the
peasants dragged it back and set up sn
altar before it.
About two centuries ago Count Pierre
de Lannion, on whose estate the figure
stood, in order to save the statue from
both friends and enemies, dragged it
by 40 yoke of oxen to his own chateau
and set it up in the courtyard. He cut
an inscription on the base of the pedes?
tal, declaring tba figure to be a Tenus
carved by Caesar's soldiers.
The count and his chateau are both
gone, but the huge black woman, over?
grown with moss, still stands tn the
forest, and the peasants still beseech
her to bless their crops.
Cost of a London Foe.
A London fog is an expensive visita?
tion. A day of it, counting the day at
eight hours, is estimated to cost any?
thing from ?50,000 to ?100,000 in hard
cash. No small proportion of this goes
to the gas and electric light companies,
which have to supply about a third
more power than usual. But there are
also the railways. Fog signaling is
expensive. At Clapham Junction alone
?50 has been spent by a single railway
company during a day's fog in extra
pay to the plate layers. When the red
light cannot be seen at a distance of a
hundred yards, the plate layers become
fog signalers, and for this they are paid
a shilling a day in addition to their
regular wages and fourpence per hour
overtime, providing the overtime does
not run into a second shilling.-London
Chronicle.
When Mr. Gladstone was alive, he
was once discussing with some friends
at Hawarden castle the greatest day in
the world's history. Each member of
the group was tusked lo say on which
day he. in the past or the future, would
prefer to live, it being supposed that he
should have Iiis present knowledge and
afterward return to his present exist?
ence. .Mr. Gladstone chose a day in
Greece when Athens was at its highest
glory._
A Different Point of View.
Willie (crying) Mamma - boohoo
Joe hit me with a great big brick. Boo?
hoo!
Mamma And what did you do to
him. dear?
Willie-I hit him gently with that
same lil tie brick he threw at me.
Harper's Bazar.
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North-Eastern R. R. of 8. ?
.CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated No. No. No. No.
Jan 14, 1901 35? 23? 53* 51?
Le Florence
>e Kingstrec
Ar Laces
La Lanes
Ar Charleston
am pm
2 34 7 45
8 46
3 38 v 04
3 38 0 30
5 04 10 55
a n
9 40
pat ll 2?
? 45 71 3f
8 30 1 Of
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. No. No. No
78? 32? 52? Bo*
Le Charleston
Ar LaDea
Le Lape*
\s Kiugstree
4 r Florence
am pm
6 33 4 49
8 16 ?15
8 16 ?15
8 32
9 26 Y 25
am pm
am pu.
7 00 4 Ol
8 82 5 3?
5 3?
7 Of
Wk sa p rt
. Dailj. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 62 runs through to Columbia via Gen
rrai R. R. of 8. C.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson anr
Fayetteville-Short Line-and make dos?
.?onnectiou for all points North.
Trains on C. A D R. R. leaT Florene*
ini'v except Sunday 9 50 a m, arrve Darling
ron IO 15 a rn, Hartsvilla 9 16a ia, Cher**
.130 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p m. T>?AV.
Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, *r
rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennettsville 9 1*
om, Gibpoii 9 45 p m. Leave Florene
Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlingtor
.'O 05 a na
Leave Gibson daily except Sunray 6 0<
.i tn, BenneUsville 7 00 n tn, arrive Darline
oi 8 00 R tn, leave Darlington 8 50 a ra, ar
rira Florence 9 15 am. Leave Wadesbor
iaily except Sunday 3 CO pm, Cberaw 4 4R
pm, Eartsvflie 7 00 a rn, Darliopton * 6 2<
pm, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar
liogton Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrive Flo
'nee 9 1 f> a m.
;. R KENLEY, JNO F. DIVINE.
GcVI Manager. Gen'! Sup t
R. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
T. U . ?y URSON C?n't P?vw. Aeenv
tm CURES WHERE ALL ELSE rAILS. "53
H Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Q
In time. Sold by drugi 1st?. Bl
CONSUMPTION
ASK YOUR FRIENDS!
YOU FISO THAT THERE ARE MORE
Used bj people who know a good piano that
any otter make. Its became Stieff Pianos
are better aod cost less than others.
MoriDg, Taning and Repairing ; Accom?
modating Terr?t. Catalogas sod book of
suggestions cheerfully giren.
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
Warercoms, 8 North Liberty 8treet.
Aiken and marali street!.
BALTIMORE, MO.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, Cm
City and County Depositary
Capital stock pail ia, . . $75,000 00
Undivided sorplui, . . . 16,000 00
Iadividoal liability of stockholders
in excess of their stock, . 75,000 00
Transacts a geaeral banking business ; also
has a Saringa Baak Department. Deposits of
$1 and ap ward rece;.red. Interest allowed as
the rat? of 4 jar eaot. per anemia, payable
semi-aannaily.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
M asios Molas, W. F. Rmara,
Vice-Presides t. Cashier.
Jan 31.
The Commoner5
William J. Bryan,
Sliter and Publisher.
LINCOLN. - - Nebraska.
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South Carolina ii Georgia &
Non 11 Cflipy.
Schedule No. 4-In effect 12.01 a. m., San*
~* December 24, 1899.:
Between
Cumden 8. C.. sod Bloeksbsrg, 8. G
WEST._ BAST.
2d cl 1st cl 1st cl 2dci
?35 ?33 Easters time. ?32 ?34
pm pm STATIONS pm pm
8 20 12 56 Camden 12 25 5 3Q
8 50 1 15 Dekalb ll C2 4 50
9 20 1 27 Westville 11 56 4 3C
10 50 1 40 Kershaw ll 35 4 lo
11 20 2 10 Heath Borings 11 20 3 15
11 35 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35
.1 00 2 PO Riverside 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 4o
2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20
2*0- 3 20 Leslie 10 10 1100
3 .10 3 40 , Rock Hill 10 00 10 40
4 '10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20
4 45 4 02 Tinah 9 30 8 06
5 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 7 30
SOO 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 5Q
6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20
? 35 I 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 06
? 00 5 20 Blacksburg; 8 15 5 30
pm-pm am am
Between
Blocksberg, 8. C., tod Marios, N C
WEST. EAST
2d ci 1st cl 1st el 2dc
?Ti ?33 Easter? time. ?32 *12
am nm STATIONS am pm
8 10 5 30 Blacksburg 7 48 6 46
8 30 6 45 Saris 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 50 Patterson Spring? 7 25 6 12
9 20 ? 00 Shelby 7 15 6 00
10 00 1 26 Lattimore 6 55 4 50
10 10 6 28 Mooresboro 6 48 4 40
10 25 S 38 Henrietta 6 38 4 20
10 50 6 55 Forest City 6 20 3 60
1113 7 10 Rutberfordton 6 05 3 25
11 35 7 22 Millwood 5 65 3 05
1145 7 35 Golden Talley 5 40 2 50
12 05 740 Thermal City 5 37 2 45
12 25 7 58 Glenwood 5 17 2 20
12 50 8 15 Marion 5 00 2 00
p H pm ampta
Weet. Gaffney Division. East
1st Class. { EASTERN TIME. ! 1st C?es?
15 1 13 I STATIONS. j 14 j 1?
pmara a m p m
1 00 S 00 ' Blacksburg 7 60 S OS
I 20 6 26 Cherokee Falls 7 30 240
1 40 6 40 Gaffney 7 10 220
praam am pm
.Dany except Sunday
Train Na 82 learing Mario?, N. C., at
a tn, making close connection at Blacksbarg,
C, with the Southern'* train No SS for Char?
lotte, N C, and all point* East and conneeting
with the Southern'* vestibule going to Atlanta
Ga. and all points West, and will receive pas?
sengers going Eastfri>m train No 10, on the C th
N W R R"at Yorkrille, S C. at 8 45 am, and
connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern t
train No 78, arriving in Charleston. 8 17 p rc
Train No 34 with passenger coach attache
leaving Black-burg at 5 30 am, and connectin -
nt Ruck Hill with the Southern's Florida trai:
for ?ll joints South,
Train No 33 learing Camdon, S C, at 12.6?
p m. a'ter the arrival of the Southern's Char?
leston train connects at Lancaster, S C, with
the L ? C R R, at Catawba Junction nitfc
the S A L, going East, at Rock Hill. S C, with
the Southern's trail. No 34, for Charlotte, N
C. ard all points Eait. Crnnects at York
ville. S C, with train No 9 on the C ? N W R
R. for Chester, S C. At Blacksburg with the
Southern'? restibule goinc East, and the South?
ern's train No $5 going West, ?nd connecting
at Marion N C with the Southern both East and
West.
SAMUEL HUNT, Pr?sident?
8. TRIPP. Supariateadent.
A.B. LTT*KTN. <W? PasMUcer Ag*ot