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JIPI! ii RUSSIA. Efforts Toward a Pacific Adjust mest Hampered-Mutual Distrust . and Hatred. Tlie Elements That Are Keeping fbe War Clouds Hovering Low io the Far East. Paris, Jan. 25.-^Considerable ten? sion is again observable in govern? mental quarters concerning the Russo Japan situation. This is due principal ly to the fact that the efforts toward a pacific adjustment have not made the progress which the officials hoped and expected. The general view of those highest tn authority is summed np in the statement that the negotiations have reached a point where practically no progress is occuring in any direc? tion. It appears that one of the most dicffiult features is the mutual mistrust and hatred which have grown np be . tween the parties. It is said that' every stage of the present exchanges developes Japan's suspicion of Bussia's good faith and Russia's antipathy to Japan. Owing to this bitterness dip? lomatic efforts to secure a middle ground are proving unusually difficult. It is understood that Rnsisa is now seeking to secare the neutralization of the strait of- Corea The strait of Corea is claimed to be a vital outlet for the commerce of northeast China and it is therefore asserted that it will be in titie interests of Europe and America to secure the neutralization of the strait. The attitude of Corea in the event of war between Russia and Japan has been the subject of much comment among the diplomats here, as it is be? lieved Corea's .giving aid to Japan might constitute two powers attacking .Russia, thus bringing in France under the terms of the Franco-Prussian agreement One of the ambassadors therefore asked Foreign Minister D?l? a?asse what the result would be if Corea joined Japan and the minister answer? ed in substance that Corea is not con? sidered to be that kind of a sovereign, independent power, whose assistance of Japan against Russia would bring about the contingency contemplated ?hy the Franco-Russian agreement. .Although the answer was conflicted in Corea, it is understood that a simi? lar view prevails that China's joining Japan would not constitute two powers attacking Russia ?kM BEADY FOR WAR. intimation io Russia That Early ?ly is Wanted-Decisive Ac? tion is Expected, ^Eokio, Jan. 26.-The Japanese gov? ernment has diplomatically intimated to Baron de Rosa, the Russian minis? ter, that an early response is desired to Japan's recent note to Russia. It is calculated here that the Japanese note reached the Russian cabinet on the afternoon of Jan. 16 and it- is felt that sufficient time has elapsed for its con? sideration and the preparation of a re? sponse. The Japanese government is conscious of the possible necessities of the military* and naval situation and is unwilling to permit evasions and delays which are designed to gain time. The course of the Japanese government; is a carefully * guarded secret. The length of time that Japan is prepared to await the pleasure of Russia is unknown. It seems pro? bable that it has been determined to act decisively within a few days. The popular temper has long opposed further delay. While many obected to Japan's taking the initiative a major? ity would now welcome the issuance of a brie? ultimatum and a declaration of war if thatBhould prove ineffective. Soma outside opinioa here inclines to the belief that the activity of the Japanese will be limited to the seizure of Corea? which enterprise, it is thought, Russia would not oppose. The Japnese government proceeds with such absolute secrecy that the people of Japan are not even informed of the exact nature of the demands made on Russia. THE CRASH INSIGHT. Tokio, Jan. 26.- The cabinet and elder statesmen conferred for an ex? tended period today. They discussed the financial programme in the event of hostilities. The Japanese financiers in general are offering very generous assistance and it is now fully evident that the government will be enabled to raise an enormous sum of money at home without having to plac9 dep?nd ence upon borrowing from abroad. THE POINTS. OF DIFFERENCE. Paris, Jan. 26 -The Russian answer has not yet been sent to Japan and it now develops that the points of differ? ence threaten the possibility of a dead? lock in the negotiations. These points &re i First, In 'Manchuria Russia de? clines fo concede such unrestricted ad? mission of Japanese as will permit the establishment of Japanese settlements. Second. In Corea Russia insists that Japan's privileged position sbonld not permit ber to establish control of the egress and ingress of the sea of Japan by fortifying the straits of Corea. Concerning - these points and the general status of the negotiations the following semi-official statement, emanating from the highest source, is made: "The question i's undergoing alter? nate phases of depression and encour agement. For three or four days it was believed that a final agreement was very near at hand, but yesterday the sitnationn became a little less hopeful. ''Concerning Corea, Japan is show? ing great caution in accepting Russia's assurance of Japanese paramount au? thority in Corea. Therefore, Japan feels that her safety requires the right to fortify the coast of southeast Corea, particularly Fusan, the point opposite the Japanese island of Tsu-Shima, but Kussia is unwilling to concede this, believing the effect will be to make the sea of Japan a closed sea. Concerning Manchuria the chief difficulty still open is the limitation of the right to establish Japanese set? tlements. Kussia does not appear to object to the full liberty of Japanese coming or going individually for pur? poses of trade or otherwise, but she -is unwilling to concede rights permitting Japanese settlements in villages, simi? lar to foreign settlements in Shang? hai. "There are still strong hopes that the parties'may find means of adjust? ing these points, but for the present they constitute the main issues re? maining open. ' ' The Public be Damned. A private citizen, of moderate in? come, concerned in affairs of import? ance at least to him, was hurrying North, a fortnight or so ago, due in New York on Sunday afternoon. Un? expectedly the express on which he was traveling from Florida was switched on to a sidetrack, where it remained an hour and a half. What was the reason. Surely it ought to be a good one, for the consequences were severe. Connections were missed all along the line, and our friend did not reach New York until Monday. He was but one of many whose arrival at their business or their homes was thus grossly postponed. With all the many connections through the South, thou- 1 sands must have suffered. Moreover. , the express carried the mails, to such an extent that the greater part, of it : seemed to consist of mail cars. Who can measure the possible consequences ' of holding up these letters, not to speak of the awful majesty of Uncle 1 Sam? The train had been on time. Everything was all right. Suddenly ] the word came to step aside. It was reported, we hope inaccurately, that ' the reason was the desire of a member ' of a certain family to pass. He was 3 going South, for his pleasure, and the 1 train was stopped for his convenience. 1 Had his wife or child been sick, per- ] haps not a single passenger would have ' protested, but was his whim, his mere trivial convenience, worth the serious 1 losses and discomforts of hosts of com- * mon men? He is a member of the same ' family which boasts the young man who recalled a train a few months ago, for himself also, in the result that suits are now pending against the rail? way for the damages inflicted on the passengers. It is the family which is connected in the public mind with the historic declaration which WA have used as caption to this paragraph. It is a comprehensible doctrine, but we feel rather sad about it.-Collier's Weekly. Manila, Jan. 25.- It has just been learneed that Lieut. Camp?ll W. Flake, of the 22d infantry, was killed while trying to enter Moro Cotta, Mindnao, for the purpose of examining the locality. He was accompanied by Private Foy of the same regiment. Lieut. Flake was shot treacherously, the Moros firing on the party while Major Bullard was parleying with them Moro Cotta was at once taken by assault, with no further loss to the ex? peditionary forces. The estimated loss among the Moros is twenty killed. London, Jan. 25.-The Daily Tele? graph this morning says it understands that Col. Arthur Lynch, who com? manded the Irish brigade against the British forces during the war in South Africa and who was afterwards con? victed of treason and sentenced to im? prisonment for life, was liberated yes? terday morning "on license." Lynch has not received the royal pardon. - ?II'.TV- .<>?- flWim -- Colombian N.T??VC*. In Colombia the huts of the poor are of logs, with bamboo plaited sides and mud lilied chink*:. Thc windows have wooden shutters, but no glass. Sleep? ing places are bamboo benches with hide thrown ever them, or hammocks woven by thc women, lourds of vari? ous shapes and sizes do duty lor dishes, spoons and knives. Chairs and benches are hollowed logs of wood. But the peons get their living easily and enjoy life well. They delight in music and dancing, and women as well as men are smokers. Cockfighting is a favorite amusement. The peasant women are usually bare? footed and bareheaded, with mantillas for special occasions. Their dross ia a short skirt and bodice or an ample frilled low nerked sarment called a pollera. Even th? pooler classes are bedecked with jewelry. i TRABIC END OF j ENGLISH PROMOT Whitaker Wright Dies in an Hi After His Conviction-Swen Suspected. London, Jan. 26.-At 3 o'clock t afternoon Whitaker Wright was s tenced to seven years penal servitu At ? o'clock he lay dead on the fl of a small room in the , law com Whether he took his own life by poi! or whether death in its natural con robbed the law of its fulfillment, v not be known until a post mort examination is held ; the indicatio however, point to poisoning. The career of this man, who v known on three continents, closed ii startling tragedy. All London toni? is thrilled with the news of it. such human tragedy has been enact in England for many a year. Until nearly 8 o'clock tonight t body of the man who formerly h controlled many of the world's m? kets, and who had been courted royalty, remained upon the floor the room where he fell, for, as a co victed felon, Wright's person had h come the property of the crown. The home office finally gave perm: sion for its removal and the body w given over to the jurisdiction of t coroner. It now lies at Westminst mortuary, where almost all the corps taken from the Thames are laid on The inquest probably will be he on Thursday. Mrs. Wright, the dead man's wif is an American. She now lies ill the magnificent country home whic Wright had in Surrey, An examination of the body, mac at a late hour tonight, points strong to the fact that death was caused t poison. The post mortem examinatic will be held on Wednesday. TW??? Fearful Mine Disaster Near Pitts burg Kilts Many Miners. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 25.-An explc sion in the Harwick mine, of th Allegheny Coal Company, at Cheswick aixteeu miles from Pittsburg, promise to add one of the greatest tragedies o years to the already long list of mi m fatalities. Even the officials of thi Allegheny Coal Company, the owner of the mine, do not know at this tim? the number of men entombed in tin chambers of the mine, 220 feet belov the surface, but a conservative esti mate places the number at 184, General Manager George* Scheetze, sf the coal company, who is in charge Df the mine, gives little hope that many of the men will be brought tc bhe surface. The first ray of hope thal sny of the men bad escaped* the tre? mendous concussion of the explosion lame at 6 o'clock tonight,, when Adolph Georgie was brought to the surface stiill living. The explosion occurred at 8.20 this morning at the bottom of one of the shafts, and was presumably caused by fire damp. It was 4 o'clock this afternoon before it was possible to make the first attempt at rescue. Robert North and Jack McCann, one of the engineers employ? ed by i:he Allegheny Coal Company, tried to get into the mine by way of the stairs through the air shaft. They managed to grope their way some distance, but were finally driven back by the foul air. The main shaft into the mine, 220 feet deep, was made useless by the explosion, which hurled both cages, one of which was within thirty feet of the bottom of the shaft, through the tipple, thirty feet above the surface. THE COLOMBIANS. They Are Hospitable- rv* pie and Like Uood litTinjr. The Colombians are a hospitable peo pie and receive strangers cordially, lt is customary for a stranger to scud cards to those whose acquaintance he desires, and etiquette demands that the recipients of the cards call within a few days. The dining tables of the rich are spread with fine linen and set with handsome cut glass and china. Among their beverages, in addition to wines, riro echada, barley water; orehada. which contains almond juice and sug? ar; agra ss. the juice of unripe grapes; naranjada, orangeade and a prepara? tion of chocolate thick as gruel. A dish for invalids is sopa dc pan. A raw pgg is broken upon a slice of toast, rind a hoof broth is poured over it. A break? fast often consists of several courses for instance, fruit, poached eggs, with stewed tomatoes :?;?d rice: tish, chops fried in ej?gs and herbs mid n tori illa con seso, brain omelet, swee; potatoes or other vegetable and coffee. Saf? fron is a favori!;> flavoring for soup. Chicleen or game pie's contain a variety of vegetables, hard boiled carers and oih.er ingredients. A common dish among th?' poor- is a stew cn lied sin coche. Another standby is rice and red bean*, kier cooked in lard, with a lit? tle rassado idried beef) for a relish, is a tidbit among thc lower classes. The flesh of the iguana, a species of land lizard, h regarded a* a delicacy anti is said io resemble chicken. The natives ?Hi (ho sides of living female iguanas and take from them strings of eggs as large ns plums. They hang these eggs in fhe sun and dry them for future ? consumption. WHY WINE FIRST TO HOST, lu America a Mere Formality, bat lu Italy a Real Necessity. Tiie wino was opened dextrously by the wailer, who before serving tl?? guests poured a few drops into the host's gkiss. "Why did this waiter give you a lit tie wine before helping the rest of us?' asked a man of curious mind. "Oh." said the host, "that's always done." "I know it's always done. That doe* not answer my question, though. Here, waiter," the man persisted, "yea tell me why when you open a bottle oi wine you pour a few drops into the host's glass before serving the guests." The waiter smiled and answered: "It's a matter of form, sir; an old custom, a politeness. Its origin lies in the fact that after the removal of the cork there might be left in the neck of the bottle a little dust or a few speck? of cork. The first drops poured out would in that event contain the dust 01 the cork, and thus the guest were he served first might get this refuse; hence the host is given the first drops. ? "As a matter of fact, if you know how to open wine you have no difficulty in keeping the bottle's neck clean. The custom, therefore, is a formality in America. In Italy, though, it is a real necessity, for over there they p?tir a little oil in the necks of their bottles of native wine before corking on the ground that this makes the wine air tight. No doubt it does, but it also in some cases gives to the first glass from the bottle a decidedly oily flavor. There? fore the first glass the host gallantly takes."-Philadelphia Record. HE WON THE AUDIENCE. The Way Fred Douglass Got the Best of Captain Rynders. The inexhaustible sense of humor in Frederick Douglass kept him clear of any sense of gloom, as was never bet? ter seen than on the once famous oc? casion when the notorious Isaiah Ryn? ders of New York, at the bead of a mob. had interrupted an antislavery meeting, captured the platform, placed himself in the chair and bidden the meeting proceed. Douglass was speak? ing and. nothing loath, made his speech only keener and keener for the inter? ference, weaving around the would be chairman's head a wreath of delicate sarcasm which carried the audience with it. while the duller wits of the burly despot could hardly follow bim. Knowing only in a general way that he was being dissected. Rynders at last exclaimed, "What you abolitionists want to do is to cut all our throats!" "Oh, no." replied Douglass in his most dulcet tones; "we would only cut your hair." And. bending over the shaggy and frowzy head of the Bowery tyrant, he gave a suggestive motion as of scis: sors to his thumb and forefinger with a professional politeness that instantly brought down the house, friend and foe, while Rynders quitted thc chair in wrath and the meeting dissolved itself amid general laughter. It was a more cheerful conclusion perhaps than that stormier one-not unknown in reforma? tory conventions-with which Shake? speare so often ends his scenes; "Ex? eunt fighting." - Thomas Wentworth Higginson in Atlantic. Which Is the Lancer Income* Here is an interesting problem in mathematics: Two clerks are engaged, one at a salary which begins at the rate of $100 a year, with a yearly rise of $20. and the other at a salary conir mencing at the same- rate, but with a half yearly rise of $5. In each case payments are made half yearly. Which of them has the larger income? Who is not tempted, to say the for? mer? Yet the latter is the correct answer, for in the first year the first clerk re? ceives ?100; but the second clerk re? ceives $50 and $55, which amounts to $105 in the year. The first clerk in the second year gets, to be sure, $120, but No. 2 gets $G0 for the first half year and $65 for the second, or $125 in all. Gin In England Im the Old Days. Before intoxicating liquor was made dear by taxes and its sale was regulat? ed by licenses the use of it in England was astonishingly common. Not only were there in London 6.000 or 7,000 regular dranishopsy but cheap gin was given by masters to their work people instead of wages* sold by barbers and tobacconists, hawked about the streets on barrows by men and women, openly exposed for sale on every market stall, forced on the maidservants and other purchasers at the chandler's shop, un? til, as one contemporary writer puts lt "one-half of the town seems set up to furnish poison to the other bsJt.** In the \ursery. "Mamma, why do landladies object to children?" Mother-I'm sure I don't know. But go and see what baby is crying about and tell Johnny to stop throwing things at people in the street and make George and Kate cease fighting and tell Dick if he doesn't stop blowing that tin trum? pet I'll take it away from him.-Tit Bits. Their Celebration*. Hicks-Going to celebrate your wood? en wedding, are you? Wicks-Yes. Hicks-Well. I guess I'll celebrate ray wouldn't wedding. It was just five years ago that that sirl from Chicago said she wouldn't marry me.-Somer? ville (Mass.) Journal. Properly Diagnosed. Lushman - I'm troubled with head? aches in the morning. It may be on account of my eyes. Perhaps I need stronger ?la?ses. Dr. S!,::,i!'- Nn; I think YOU miroir nerd w> :? ?asses nnd fewer at night.-iv . . I ,n , -ri ,v:v i,-?.-><.** in -<:.<?.. VA^V- >? i-.:** ' ->) ":<ira de \n iff??ilr*rl. - '*'; ... I THE ISLE OF NOBLES. I A Famous Historic Site, the Cradle of Saxon Liberty. Tlie isle of Athel ney, or the "isle of nobles," as the name signifies, is one of the most famous of historic sites. A thousand years ugo it was a low islet covered with willows and aiders and surrounded by fens and overflowing marshes, altogether inaccessible except by boats. There King Alfred sought refuge with a swineherd. a:.* there he lay concealed from the invading Danes for the space of a whole year. The re? sort of his chieftains to this place caused it to be known as the "isle of nobles," which may be regarded as the cradle and stronghold of Saxon liberty. After Alfred regained the possession of his throne he erected a Benedictine abbey on this spot and "endowed it with all the lands in the isle of Athel ney." The monastery has entirely dis? appeared, but its site is marked hy a stone pillar erected in 1S01 by the own? er of Athelney. The pillar bears this inscription: "King Alfred the Great in the year of our Lord S79, having been defeated by the Danes, fled for refuge to the forest of Athelney. where he lay concealed from his enemies for the spell of a whole year. He soon after regain? ed possession of his throne, and in I grateful remembrance of the protection he had received under the favor of heaven he erected a monastery on this spot and endowed it with all the lands contained in the isle of Athelney. To perpetuate the memory of so remarka? ble an incident in the life of that illus? trious prince this edifice was founded by John Slade. Esq.. of Maunsell, the proprietor of Athelney, A. D. 1801." London News. THE MAN WITH THE ADZ. Wonderful Accnracy of His Aim at the Botcher's Block. Outside a butcher shop twenty or thirty persons stood watching a mcA at work with an adz. He stood on a large oaken block, such as meat is chopped on, which he had taken from Hs legs and placed on the curb, sloping toward the street. The surface of the block had become scarred and rough? ened from use. With clean, accurate strokes of the adz the man soon made lt as smooth as a mahogany table. It was the wonderful accuracy of his aim that made passersby stop to look at him. He paid no attention to them. A single false blow would have ruined the block. When the job was done, the man helped the butcher mount the block, collected $3 and went off to keep another appointment. "It bas taken me twenty-three years to learn to chop like that," he said to a reporter. "My charge is from $5 to $10. according to the size of the block. A block requires evening off in that way every three or four years. I have customers now that I had when I first began business, twenty-five years ago. In all that time I have spoiled only two blocks, and they were during the two years of my apprenticeship. The butch? ers eau get their chopping blocks put in condition by sending them to the sawmill. But it is more expensive, and they cant spare them so long from the shops. There is enough work of this kind in New York to keep myself and half a dozen others busy."-Xew York Press. Korean Men's Hats. Th* quaintest feature of the pictur? esque costumes of the Korean men is their hats. They are mousetrap-like arrangements made from the hair of the- wearer's- ancestors. This priceless possession is handed down from father to eldest son. who reaches the goal of his ambition at the moment when tlie family hat is placed upon his head. Another grotesque form of Korean headdress is the mourning hat that is worn, in rural districts by the eldest son for three years after the death of either of his parents. This conical shaped affair of rushes or rice straw is as large as a bushel basket and extends to- the shoulders. The Valve of Exercise. The brain that never calls upon itsell for work must become dull and stupid, and it is the same way with the mus? cles of the body. They are filled with blood vessels that should be up and doing. The blood has several purposes, and one is te carry away the wast? fluids of the body. The lungs are a sort of refinery, and the blood is a dis? tilling agent. If the blood becomes thick and unhealthy and sluggish the body does not keep its youthful state. Eyes grow dull, lips lose their redness, and the complexion is sallow and un? lovely. lt is an easy and simple mat? ter to make exercise a habit. Wart Cares. Vinegar ani cooking soda in solution are said to make a capital cure for warts. If the wart is kept moist with it for ten minutes several times a day it will disappear in the course of a week or so in ordinary oases. Another cure is to touch frequently with acetic acid or nitric acid, but one must be careful not to irritate the sur? rounding skirt by dropping either acid. Why They Spoke. "We had known each other slightly," said Miss Evvy Waite, "but never to j speak to until one day while out ska-.- j ! ir.g I fell down quite near him. and" t "Ah. yes:" replied Miss Peppery. j That broke the ice, of course."-Phila j delphia Tress. Choosing a Minister. Dean Everett usr?l to sar that parish committees had no more ability choos? ing a minister than a minister showed in buying a horse.-Boston Christian Register. The man who becomes his own doc? tor 5ms ? foo! for a patient tis trnlfr ns the man vim n^s as his own lawyer . n* a fool for a client. H* wh*i has neither friend nor enaray i? without talent*, powers ctr energy. \.a r**er. THE REGION OF UNREST. Alarming tors Come From Corea. Riots of Daily Occurrence and Japan Said to be Landing an Army. American Marines Kept Down a- Riot io Seoul. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-Reports ef an alarming nature continue to poor out of the far east. These include tbet statements that the Japanese are land? ing an army at Ma-Sam-Po, Corea. ! and that 3C0 Russian troops are cross? ing the Yalu river. The reported dis? patch of a Chinese armv of soldiers trained by European officers beyond the great wall to observe order in Manchuria cannot be confirmed here, and the reports of the Japanese at Ma-Sam-Po and the Russians at the Yalu are discredited at the foreign office here and by M. Kurino, the Japanese minister to Russia. While the Russian government understands^ the situation in Corea to be disturbed and possibly threatening, it has nv information of a situation grave enough to warrant the landing of a large Japanese force there there. Russia freely admits Japan's right under existing conventions to land in Corea a reasonable number of sold? iers to preserve order, but the land? ing'of an army at this stage of the negotiations could not be viewed with equanimity. M. Kurino is in no way anxious because of the delay.in Rus? sia's response to the latest Japanese note, and says that Japan is not press? ing for an immediate reply. NMWEGMN ein WIPED OUT. Trondhjem, Norway, Jan. 23.-The town of Aalesund was completely de? stroyed by fire today, the buildings burned including the church, school and shops. The damage is estimated at $4,000,.0G0. The entire population is homeless. Provisions and medical stores, which are greatly needed, have been sent from here and Bergen. Aalesund is a busy seaport trading town of Norway with ?rer8,C00 inhab? itants. Two persons perished in the flames, one steamer was burned in the harbor and it is feared that othes; will be de? stroyed. Supplies of money, clothing and provisions are being sent' from all parts of Norway.. How to Make Money. Agents of either sex should today write Marsh Manufacturing Co., 538 Lake Street, Chicago, for cuts and particulars of their handsome AL?MIN3IM CARD CASE with your name engraved on it and filled with 300 Calling or Business Cards. Ev? erybody orders them. Sam pLe Case and 100 Cards, postpaid, 40c. This Case and 100 Cards retail at 75 eents. You have only to show sample to secure an order. Send 40c. at once for case and 100 earea before some one gets ahead ?f you. Sept 16-8m Anvone sending a sketch anddfcocrlption may quickly ascertain oar opinion free whether an invention is probably patentables Oommunter? tions strictly con?denttaL Handbook on Patenta sent free. Oldest aeency for securing patenta. Patents taten thronen Munn <fc Co. receive special notice, without chance, in She Scientific American. K handsomely illustrated weekly. Tersest cte. colatio.1 of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a vear: four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. MUWI&Cfc*,B'^ltewYort n*An?i Office, fBS ? St- Washinoton, D. C Shad! Shad! Shad! Now in Season. Place your orders for Oysters and Fish with COLUMBIA FISH AND ICE CO., COLUMBIA, S.C Satisfactory prices, quick service. "Bom can matte money now selling our large South Mullet while eggs, etc., ara so very high. Dec 2.-2$$. PUBLIC SALE OF A VALUAOSLE aid very productivo plantation comprising two tracts, situate? in the Waxhaw District of Lancaster County, South Carolina, ard known ae the? Waxhaw Plantation or Witherspoon Plac^ and Cureton Landa respectively, the fonn ! er being 126S?^2 acres, more or less, an? the latter 372 acres, more or less in area, and both tracts adjoin. This land ie aboafc 9 miles from Lancaster Court House, ?? the Charlotte Road and aiso not very far distant from Waxhaw on the Seaboard Air Line. The soil is red clay and very fertile. This plantation is also well adapted for stock-raising. The Waxhaw Plantation is the historic birth-place of General Andrew Jackson. The undersigned will sell at Public Auc? tion on Monday, the first day of February 1904, in front of the Court House door at one o'clock p. m., at Lancaster C H., S. C., all the above described two tracts of land, a more particular description of which can i be found in the Lancaster Ledger and Lancaster Review of Lancaster, C. H., S. ?. The Waxhaw Plantation, firstly above i described has been sub-divided into six I tracts, and, if not poid as a whole, will be I offered in tracts according to a plat, a j copy of which can be seen at the office of I the Watchman and Southron. Improve ; mentu consist of tenement houses and out i buildings scattered over the lands. ; Terms of sale. One fourth cash, balance in equal yearly instalment" of one, two, ! three, four and live years, or all cash at i the option of the purchaser : the credit payment* to bear interest and to be secur? ed to the satisfaction of the owners. A cash deposit of $500.00 will be requir? ed of the purchaser. WIESENFKLD &, COMPANY, 70ti Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. William Carneg. of Dwight, Lancaster County, 8. C., A?ctieneer. Jan ?-?t