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TSE O?NIIDATES IN BREENVILLE. A Serious Charge Made Against Col. Talbert. Oreen vi lie, July .17.?The meeting today at its largest stage numbered about 600 or '800 voters and ladies. Five . lusty MacGregors stood upon their native ' heath?Ansai, Austin, Boyd, Walker and-Martin?and withr| ' 'peculiar pleasure' ' in the faces of rela tives, friends and voters Ali candi dates were closely heard, but not en thusiastically. ?This was Ansel's home and he had. a fine and cordial wel come. Tillman, Hey ward and Talbert pulled close for second place, Tillman perhaps having slight lead. Col Talbert addressed himself pointedly and vigorously to a dispatim sent to the Greenville News from Pickens after campaign party left yes ' terday. This despatch gave details tmargingJCoL Talbert with securing CoL Tilhnan?s mail frem Pxekens post office, saying that Tillman was furious and that postmaster, "jhav?ng identi fied Talbert" was ready, to make an affidavit to this effect. Attorneys were consulted and Postmaster Morris sent his report to Washington. TALBERT'S DENIAL Referring to this at the beginning of his speech today, Col. Talbert said : "I was "surprised to see a statement published in your paper charging me with taking Col. Tillman's mail out of the Pickens postoffi . This is nothing more nor .less i;han a fake statement It is absolutely false and untrue in every respect I never re ceived any letters there directed' to any one other than myself. No man in this audience believes it and peo ple of South Carolina, who know me, wocld never believe it. I do not knew anything about Col. Tillman s mail and I ask him now if he believes I would be guilty of such a thing. CoL Tillman stood and said: "I have known you, CoL Talbert, from my childhood and without the strong est possible evidence, I would not believe it" During CoL Talbert's statement friends in the crowd encouraged him by pronouncing it a lie, "go on and siake your speech," eta . TILLMAN'S STATEMENT. Your correspondent interviewed Col. Tillman, who " had nothing to say, except that he had been telegraphed that important mail would reach him at Pickens, which mail had never been received." The meetings was held at city park in the suburbs of the town an abso lutely ideal spot for such an occasion. Dense shade, peaceful serenity, a cool spring of water and comfortable seats only one unfavorable surrounding?this only by its suggestiveness. Spring wood cemetery borders on one side of this park, suggestive of the great political cemetery of 1902 toward which about two dozen candidatesi out of 37 mre slowly but surely journeying. Tillman Sot a Fr&st. If the reports of the- different campaign meetings that have - taken place over the State aire as mis leading as th? reports sent out to the different papers concerning the cam paign meeting at this place in some respects then they are not to be relied on. What was said about 5Mr. Ansel I was correct, but there seems to have been an effort to make it appear that Tillman and Talbert were about equal favorites with the crowd and one pa per, the Augusta Chronicle, gave the crowd to Tillman and The Greenville Newe did almost the same thing. This is entirely erroneous and misleading. It was a subject of general remark here after the meeting that Tillman get the marble heart effectually, and in the wordy encounter between him and CpL Talbert it was plainly mani fest to every observer that CoL Tal bert had the crowd with him, and yet the contrary is made to appear. In ali our experience at campaign meetings we have never seen a speech, or a pre tended speech fall flatter than Till "inanes did on the crowd. There was no enthusiasm from first to last during his speech.. He was rattled from the very outset by the demand for the proof of his statement that the whites were robbing the negroes of their school money, and he did not recover from it It created indignation that he should make such a serious charge againstwhit^ men. He may not have meant it,, but that was what he said. ?Anderson Mail. Refused to Fight an American. Stockholm, Sweden, July 17.?A great sensation has been caused in military circles hereby the conduct of Capt. Arvid Wester, who after chal lenging an American, Wm. Casper, to fight a duel, failed to appear at the spot selected for the encounter. Last night in the grand arena palace Wes ter, in the full uniform of a captain on the general staff and wearing his decorations, disturbed the seance of a mind reader. Casper, the manager of the establishment, remonstrated and demanded an apology. This Wester re fused and Casper said the officer's con duct was nngentlemanly and disgrace ful. The captain then challenged the American who accepted and repaired to the meeting place at 5 o'clock this morning, with his seconds, including the secretary of the United States legation, Joseph Muir. Wester, who was a war correspondent in Cuba and South Africa, failed to appear and, as a consequence, will undoubtedly be forced to retire from the army. What Ciemson is Doing. Last week a man was pointed out to The Advertiser who is about 23 years old and is at the head of the weave room in one of the largest cotton mills. " How did he get that job at that age?" was asked. "Oh, he's a Ciemson man" was the answer. The job pays about as much as the best lawyers about here make.?Laurens Advertiser. castor a For Infests and Children. He Kiad Yob Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of SB. WOODWARD'S SUCCESSOR. Trustees are Going Slow?Many Suggestions Made. Great interest is being manifested in the filling of the vacancy in the presidency of the South Carolina col lege, ?nd speculation is rife as to who will be the new head of the State col lege. The trustees have provided for the operation of \ the college by compe tent ? authority and are in no hurry to fill the position. They propose to look about carefully and select the right man for the place. In the meantime no end of applications have been pre sented from well-known edcuators in all parts of the country, and the friends of others have been writing to the different members of the board, making proper suggestions and giving information. All of these applications and suggestions are being given due consideration by the ^individual mem bers of the board and when the meet ing is held the board will find plenty of good timber from which to select. Several of those suggested are former South Carolinians resident in other States.?The State. Dr. Hartzog Accepts. Calhoun, July 17.?It is reported here today that President Hartzog has accepted the presidency of the Uni versity ?>f Arkansas and that he has gone there to see about it. If he has accepted he will be expected to take charge Aug. L Declined by Mr. Randolph. Charleston, July 17.? President Harrison Randolph has declined the call to the presidency of the University of Arkansas which was recenti tender ed to him. His determination to re main at the head of the College of Charleston is a source of much pleas ure to the trustees, the faculty, stu dents and public generally. He has proven an exceptionally able and suc cessful president. The call was a flat tering one to Dr. Randolph. He was formerly professor of mathematics 'in the university of Arkansas. Georgetown's New Enterprise. The Atlantic Coast Lumber Com pany wiiljsoon begin the construction of a large number of kilns for the making of charcoal. This new branch of their work will doubtless prove and important one. It is yet in in fancy, as it were, but gives promise, of assuming almost gigantic pro portions later. For experimenting purposes four brick kilns were erected several weeks ago and gave most encouraging results. These kilns have the appearance of ordinary furnaees, except that there is only a small outlet for the smoke to escape.- The process is'one of smother ing. Once the wood is stored in and the fires lighted, the pile is left en closed to burn slowly for several days before it is thoroughly charred. But such a method is a crude one, for much valuable matter escapes with the gases. It ;s proposed cow to expand the business to the utmost. Mr. J. A. Mathieu, of Detroit, an expert, has been engaged and will arrive this week to take charge of the new works. Already the ground is being cleared up and the trolley line extended pre paratory to getting an early start. Seventy-five brick kilns will be built, thirty-six feet in diameter. With the process improved, not only charcoal will be |the output, but all the volatile matter will be retained from which wood alcohol, turpentine and other less important fusibles are derived. Briefly outlined the methodof ?nana facture is this : The wood slabs are piled into the almost air tight oval furnaces and allowed to smother for six or eight days. The smoke and gases given off are allowed***) pass into a cast-iron retort, out of which the " by-products' ' are extracted by distil lation. The non-volatile matter, char coal, remains, of course, at the bot tom of the kiln. To what uses these burnt wood prcP ducts may be put are almost too numerous and extensive to be men tioned. All the gaseous articles will most likely be exported, but the char coal will be consumed for fuel at the large lumber plant here.. With such an abundant supply of raw material there seems almost no limit to the out put of the kilns. Instead of burning the pine slabs for fuel, c\s is done now, hereafter they will be converted into charcoal. The charcoal process renders the wood exceedingly light in weight and proof against decay. An other month vvill see the buildings completed and the process begun.? Georgetown Outlook. The Columbia Record says: "Every rain that comes shows that the next legislature will have to put an entire ly new roof on the state house, as a result of the gross negligence of the state house committee in not seeing to it that this defect, which was pointed out several times, was property at tended to before the contractor was paid. It will cost quite a large sum to do it, but there is no other way to do about it." Lord Lister, the eminent physician, who is in attendance on King Ed ward, comes of a long line of distin guished medical men. Edward Lister was physician to Elizabeth and James I. and his younger brother, Sir Mat thew, filled the same office to Anne of Denmark, Jan es 1, Charles I. Martin Lister, son of Sir Martin and nephew of Sir Matthew, was a famous zoolog ist and a?so second physician to Queen Anne. Lord Lister is now 75. His discovery, in 1867, known as the anti septic treatment, rendered possible the operation on the King. Lord Lister has the distinction of being the first medical peer. Poisoning the System. It is through the bowel? that the body is cleansed of impurities. Constipation keeps these poisons in the system, causing head ache, dulncss and melancholia at first, then unsightly eruptions and finally serious ill ness unless a remedy is applied. De Witt's Little Early Risers prevent this trouble by stimulating the liver and promote easy, healthy action of the bowels. These littie pills do cot act violently but by strength ening the bowels enable them to perform their own work. Never gripe or distress. J. S. Hughson & Co. . il BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE. Monument to Confederates Rear ed on West Virginia Mountain. Elkins, W. Va., July 17. ?A Confed erate Veteran's monument was dedi cated today on top of Valley mountain near here in memory of southern sol diers who fell at the lonely spot. There was an immense parade, several thou sand persons being present. The money was raised for the monument chiefly t>y a number of wealthy Eng lish residents of Mingo Flats, W. Va., Bishop Peterkin of the Episcopal dio cese of West Virginia was orator of the day. During the Civil War half a dozen or so of Confederates were killed in the skirmishes there and were buried in a lonely spot on top of the moun tain far away from any human habita tiom The monument is not an im posing marble shaft, but is a plain slab of native West Virginia stone, nicely engraved and finished by an old Confederate veteran of Randolph county. Wife Murderer Lynched. Owensboro, ., July 17.?Joshua Anderson was taken from jail here early this morning by a crowd of men and hanged to the crossbeam of the city scales. Thursday night Anderson went to the home of his wife, three miles from town, called her out and shot her three times, instantly killing her. The lynchers battered down the pris on door, and while some went to the prisoner's cell to lead him out, others of the mob surrounded the jailer and his family to prevent them from giv ing the alarm. Anderson was soon secured and in a few moments was led across the street from the prison where a rope was placed about his neck and he was hanged. The mob then dispers ed quietly. No arrests have been made. Anderson was the first white man ever lyached in Daviess county. * Age of Senatorial Candidates. To the Editor of The Item. Those of your readers who are inter ested in the campaign now going on in South Carolina, for United States senator, will probably be interested to learn someting about the ages of the six candidates, and we therefore give below a table stating where and when the candidates were born. In compil ing this table, we have been much as sisted by sketches in Garlington's "Men of the Time." We mention the candidates according to their ages. William Elliott, of Beaufort, born there September, 1838, and is now 63 years old. George Johnstone, of Newebrry, born there April, 1846, and is 56 years old. Dan S. Henderson, of Aiken, born at Walterboro, April, 1849, and is now 53 years old. John J. Hemphill, of Chester, born there August, 1849, and will be 53 next month. Ashbury C. Latimer, of Anderson county, born in Abbeville county on the last day of July, 1851, and is near ly 51 year's old. John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, was born in what is now Greenwood cunty, October, 1863, and is now 38 years old. It will be noticed that both the can didates whose name commences with ?Henderson and Hemphhil?were born the same year. All the candi dates are native Carolinians. McDnoald Furman. Privateer, Sumter Co., July 16, 1902. _ The Barn Did Not Dodge. "The first job I got at my profes sion after leaving the university sev eral years ago," said a graduaet of Ann Arbor, according to the Detroit Free Press, " was up in New Hamp shire, and it was no job at all. In other words, I was fishing along a creek when a farmer warned me off and wasn't a bit gentle about it, either. He wanted ? stone for the foundation of a new barn and he was going to get it by blasting a big rock on the steep hillside back of the spot. I took a look at the route it would have to travel and I made up my mind that the old barn would suffer. I de cided to have my revenge on him by not saying a word, bnt by and by my conscience got the better of my pique and I said to him: . "'If you set that rock to rolling down hill you'd better figure on where it's going to bring up. ' ". have,' he replied. " 'Do you want the old barn made kindling wood of?' " 'No, o? course not.' " 'Well, then, you'd better go slow.' " 'Who are you?' asked the farmer, as he turned on me. " civil engineer, sir.' " 'What's them?' " 'Fellows who can see an inch or two beyond their noses.' "He asked no more questions, but got a blast under the rock and let her go. She went. She took a beeline for that bairn and knocked the struc ture into the middle of the next week, and as the pieces ceased to rain down, the old farmer spat on his hand and held it out to me and said: " 'Dum my cats if you didn't know as much as a lightning rod man ? Why didn't you tell me that the old barn ; couldn't dodge?' " Columbus, O., July 16.?An agree ment has been entered into by the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers, the I Barnum & Bailey and Buffalo Bills' shows by which, after the present sea son they will not compete with each other as outdoor entertainers. One will show in the United States, one in Great Britain and the other on the European continent. After two years tbey will change places and an ex change will be made every two years thereafter. The agreement was made at a meeting in Detroit last Thurs day. Richmond Va., is getting too pro gressive. She now has a colored fe male highwayman in her jail. '"I am usmg a box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and find them the bestjthing for my stomach I ever used," says T. W. Robinson, Jastice of the Peace, Loomis, Mich. These Tablets not only correct disorders of the stomach bnt regu late the liver and bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Pric6 20 cents per box. For sale by Dr. A. J. China, j THE MINEIS' CONVENTION. President Mitchell Opposed to a General Walk Out?Appealed for Aid for Strikers. Indianapolis, Ind., July 17.?If the voice and influence of President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, shall prevail with the members of his organization there will be no general strike of the organization. In his I speech in the convention this afternoon Mr. Mitchell advised strongly against a strike and urged that the bitumi nous miners continue at work and that a system of assessment upon the members of the order, which he out lined, be carried into effect as the best means of affording aid and support to the striking anthracite miners in the east. His recommendation, if it had been adopted by the convention this after non, would have settled the entire question for which the convention was called, and an immediate adjourn ment would have followed. A motion to adopt them provoked a long debate, in which the general sen timent was against the ordering of the strike. The men from the anthra cite regions finally asked that they be allowed to hold a caucus to deter mine upon an expression of opinion as to what they thought the conven tion should do, and asked an adjourn ment pending the caucus. This was granted. In the convention three speeches were made by members of the anthracite districts, asking that the soft coal men walk out, and twice as many were made by the anthracite men urging the soft coal men to con tinue at work. The Oregon Desperado Escapes. Black Diamond, Wash., July 17.? Tracey has escaped again. He has eluded the sheriff of King County and many picked men, who had ad vanced on his hiding place three miles from here last night. The posse ar rived at Tracey's hiding place six or eight hours after he had left. He had taken a row boat and gone to the east end of Sawyer Lake, presumably about 2 o'clock this morning, . accompanied by two confederates. The chase from this point has been abandoned. Whitney as a Prophet. A story is going the rounds about William C. Whitney and one of his negro hostlers, says the New York Times. Mr. Whitney had noticed that each time he visited his stable this man watched every move he made, and, upon one pretext or another, managed to keep near to him from the moment he entered the stable till he left it. The financier was greatly puzzled by the conduct of the negro, and one day he called him aside. "Peter," he said, "why do you. fol low me around and watch me so close ly every time I enter the stable? You must have some good reason for your actions. What is it?" "Has I gotter * spiai ,' sah?" "Certanily." "Ps pow'ful 'fraid dat it '11 spoil de charm; sah."* "Spoil what charm? What do you mean?" "Well, sah, it's dis yere way. Ev'ry mawnin' I looks up de entries fo' de day's races. Den I names things in de stables fo' de hosses, see? De wheels of the kerriges; de heads, an' de tails, an' de harnesses, whips?ev'ry thing in de stable's done gotter name of one of de hosses dat'll run in de races to day. Fo' instance, when yo' comes an' yo' touches things. Whatever yo' touch, I plays. Dat air wheel that yo' just shook, ter see if it's sound, is named Gold Heels, an' dis nigger 's g wine ter pia Gold Heels, fo' de limit." Mr. Whitney laughed heartily. "Are you lucky, Peter?" "Lucky? Why, Mr. Whitney, dem bans of yum knows mo' 'bout prophecy dan ole 'Lijan hisself" Florence, July 17.?The tobacco market was formally opened today with the largest "break" that has oc curred in the history of the market. Over a hundred thousands pouads were sold at prices ranging from to 30 cents a pound. New York, July 17.?It is announc ed that the stockholders of the Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical company have approved the issue of 87,000,000 collat eral trust bonds for the purpose of funding its existing indebtedness and returning part of the working cash capital. This was made necessary by the recent acquisition of some valua ble properties at an outlay of about the amount of the bond issue just approved. London, July 17.?Details of an im portant move . by Russia which has evidently been suppressed hitherto by the censor, have transpired in London. This move is no less than a proposal by the imperial government for an in ternational conference to deal with trusts. Mother Always Keeps it Handy. "My mother suffered a long time from distressing pains and general ill health due primarily to indigestion," says L. W. Spalding, Verona, Mo. "Two years ago I got her to try Kodol. She grew better at once and now, at the age of seventy-six, eats anything she wants, remarking that she fears no* bad effects as she has her bottle of Kodol handy." Don't waste time doctoring symptoms. Go after the cause. If your stomach is sound your health will be good. Kodol rests the stomach and strengthens the body by digesting your food. It is nature's own tonic. J. S. Hugh son <fc Co. The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and the Washington South ern, forming the 115-mile line between Washington and Richmond, are to be double-tracked the entire distance. A contract for the first twenty-miles out of Richmond has already been let. The work involves more than double tracking, as part of the line is to be entirely rebuilt to eliminate curvature. It is understood that the work will require a year for its completion. These two roads carry a very heavy traffic, as all business, both passenger and freight, of the Seaboard Air Line, Southern Railway, Atlantic Coast Line, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio be tween Washington and Richmond pass es over them. j CHOLERA IN THE EAST. A Serious Epidemic ; Forty Thou-1 sand in Manila in Camp. < St. Petersburg, July 17.?Official I dispatches announce the serious spread of cholera in Manchnria, accompanied by great mortality. Out of 643 cases at Inku, 477 died up to July 4. At Kharbin there has been 575 cases and 322 deaths up to July 10. At a score of other places affected cholera sta tions have been established and the passengers on all trains are inspected by sanitary officers. Manila, July 17.?The municipal health of Manila has decided to remove 40,000 natives from the slums to subur ban camps, in an effort to check the spead of cholera here. The object is to clean and disinfect the disease centres. The camps will be sanitarily conducted. The municipality rents the ground, builds the camps and feeds the indigent persons. Resisted the Officers. Augusta, Ga., July 17.?South Caro lina deputy sheriffs passed through the city yesterday, enroute to Saluda, with a prisoner by the name of Willis Daniel, wanted as an accessory to the alleged crime of murder. Daniel had a gun-shot wound in the neck, inflicted by one of the offi cers. It seems that Daniel was located down in South West Georgia and the officers notified, although no arrest was made. Daniel resisted arrest. He first ran from the two officers. When closely pursued he turned on the officers and began to fire at them with a pistol. The fire was returned. At the fifth or sixth shot, Daniel fell to the ground and the officers rushed him. As the officers were upon him the negro raised up and again endeavored to use the pistol, but was promptly knocked down with the butt end of a pistol. The last lick took all of the fight out of him and he was handcuffed. Peace in the Philippines. Manila, July 17.?An extensive drive, with the object of capturing the Ladrone chiefs, Montalhn and Feli zardo, and 50 of their followers, is progressing in Ca vi te province. Twelve hundred constabulary, commanded by Capt. Baker, moved today at daylight, forming a complete angle-shaped cor don, covering 60 square m?es. Patrol launches are guarding the rivers. It is expected to close the cordon on Sat urday. Mine?la, Texas, July 17.?The Texas and Pacific passenger train, east bound, today went through a bridge over the Sabine River, five miles from here. The baggage cars and two coaches were wrecked,. Baggage Master H. M. Peck, of Marshall, was killed outright. About thirty passen gers were injured, but none seriously. Portsmouth, N. H., July .17.?A 19-foot whale boat, containing sixteen waiters and waitresses-employed at the Oceanic House, Star Island, Isle of Shoals, who had gone out in the bay this afternoon on a pleasure trip in charge of Skipper Fred Miles, was capsized during a sudden squall and fourteen of the occupants were drown ed. The other three were rescued by fishermen, who put out from the shore in their boats. Charlotte, N. C, July 17.?United States District Attorney A. E. Hol ton was attacked on the streets of Winston today by Mr. N. Glenn Wil liams, a prominent Democrat of Yad kin County. The attack ?"as the re sult of a trial held fourteen years ago, in which Holton offended Williams. Sinde this occurrence the two men had not spoken until today, when Williams denounced Holton before a large num ber of people and struck the district attorney with a cowhide and a cane. Holton declares that after Williams attacked him he struck Williams with a monkey wrench which he held in his hand. ' Bystanders separated the men before either was seriously hurt. Chicago, July 17.?Damage esti mated at thousands of dollars was wrought to property in various parts of Chicago tonight by the terrific wind and electrical storm, which swept in from the southwest and out over the lake. Several persons were injured. Store fronts were blown in, elevators unrooged, chimneys, sign boards and trolley wires tumbled down, down town business houses flooded by the downpour of rain and along ihe'harbor front a score of small bathing houses and outbuildings were torn loose from ther fastenings. Tne *winc attained a velocity of sixty-eight miles an hour. Swains^oro, Ga., July 17.?While attempting to arrest Charles Johnson, an alleged outlaw, wanted upon the charge of murder, J. T. Flanders, a deputy sheriff, was shot and instantly killed today by Johnson, whom he had overtaken upon a public road. A posse is in pursuit of Johnson. It has remained for the Italian woman to break all maternity records. Madeline Granatta, in the course, of nineteen years of wedlock became the mother of sixty-two children. This extraordinary statement is vouched for by ttfo or three thousand witnesses, who testify to its truth in a petition now before the Italian Government, asking for the woman a yearly pension of 1,800 lire (8360.) Of Madeline's children fifty-nine are boys and three girls. Eleven times in succession in nine years she gave birth to triplets, three times four boys arrived at one birth and once five boys and a girl. The other twelve were born singly, but very close together. The woman is a native of Nocera, a little village near Naples, and at 57 is incapable of gaining her livelihood, hence the peti tion. The Best Liniment for Strains. Mr. F. H. Wells, the merchant at Deer Park, Long Island, N! Y., says : "I always recommend Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment foi strains. I used it last winter for a severe lameness in the side, resulting from a strain, and was greatiy pleased with the quick relief and cure it effected." For sale by Dr. A. J. China. PI S CTS CURE F ai* CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Cough Syrup, in time. Tastes Good Sold by druffpists. SUMPTION : ^ A FACT ABOUT THE "BLUES" What is known as the ??Blues' is seldom occasioned by actual exist ing external conditions, but in the great majority of cases by a disorder ed L3VER._? THIS IS A FACT which may be demonstra ted by trying a course of They control and regulate the LIVER. They bring hope and bouyancy to the mind. They bring health and elastic ity to the body. ' TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. In every town and village may be had, the that makes your horses glad. 6UH AND LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving no tice to my friends and the pub lic generally, that, having re gained my health, i have re opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, Sewing Machines, &c. Prices reasona ble, work done promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to No. 22 West Liberty Jstreet. two doors from Osteen's Book Store. R S. BRAD WELL. k PAINT SHOP kept by a practical painter of 30 years' experience, where can be got Lead and Oil mixed any color, also Ready Mixed Paints and Paints for different use, such as Floor, Roof, iron, Tar nishes. Bronze, Sandpaper, Put ty, Gold Leaf, Dry Colors, Calso mine, etc. I want some work painting and upholst?ring. I will paint your house, Kalso mine or paper the walls cheap, foe while at work I am very apt to find a Sofa. Rocker, or Sideboard that needs scraping an d varnishing, also upholstered. I have some pretty colors in Morocoline, Hair Cloth, Mohair Plush, or I may find a Car riage or Buggy that I will paint for ten dollars and give you a set of harness free, or paint the buggy for five dollars and no gift. Buggy tops $9.00, fitted on Wheels, steel tires, painted and put on ready for road, $10.00 per sett. Shafts, paint ed and trimmed, ?2.00. Agent for CounciPs Self-lu bricating Axles. Offi.ce in Curtis House, No. 326 South Main street. H. B. CURTIS. Thon e 196. I paint signs. ^The Best Paper Published in the United States for Demo crats and for all readers is the Twice-a-Week Courier-Journal The equal of many dailes and the supe rior of all other semi-weeklies or weeklies. Issued Wednesday and Saturday. 104 copies a year, and you get it for only $1.00 ? YEAR. The Wednesday issue is devoted to News Matter, the Saturday issue to Home Matters Uberai commission to agents. Sample copies cheerfully sent free to ali who will ask for lhem. 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