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i Essaidiaig the conference with Prince ?abrieTs represenfatiTes, he had but kittie to say.- The escaped murderer siaturalbj refused to surrender and was 4? ?31 appearances quite firmly estab Bsbed ir. power once more.*" Lorry's ax ?j hope was that the reversal of f eel in? ir- Dawsbergen might work ruin for tat prince. He was carrying affairs "wi A a high hand, dealing vengeful ??ows to the friends of his half brother ??'i ?.mo3uraging a lawlessness that, sooner or later, must prove his undoing. Sis representatives at the conference .were an arrogant law defying set of anea who laughed scornfully at every proposal made by the Graustarkians. *We told them that if he were not veered to oar authorities inside of sixty days we would declare war and go down and tal:e him," concluded the .American. "Two monthsf cried Yetive. "I don't linderstand.'' **There was method in that ultima? tum. Axphain, of course, will set up a howl but we can forestall any ac? tion the Princess Tolga may under .take. Naturally one might suspect thai we should declare war at once, inasmuch as he must be taken sooner ?OT later, but here is the point: Before two ino atas have elapsed the better element of Dawsbergen will be so dis &2sizl with the new dose of Gabriel -Shat ii will do anything to avert a war os his account We have led them to tt?ieve ? iiat Axphain will lend moral if not physical support to our cause. ! Xxive them two months in which to get j over this tremendous hysteria ..and ! they'll find their senses. Gabriel isn't ! ?worth it, you see, and down in their fceaxts they know it They really loved young Dantan, who seems to be a ?devil of a good fellow. I'll wager my iiead that in six weeks they'll be wish? ing he were back on the throne again. And just to think of it, Yetive, dear, y GS were off. there in the very heart of Axphain risking everything!" he cried, Spiner the moisture from his brow Is just eleven days since I left J&ft&weiss, and I have had a lovely |?nrney/! 'she said, with one of her irare siniles. He shook his head grave? ly, and she resolved in her heart never him another such cause for i ind in the meantime, Mr. Grenfall .TV. you rre blaming me and hat : all that for being the real \ cause of your wife's escapade," said Beverly -Calhoun plaintively. "I'm awfully sorry. But you must remem? ber one thing, sir-I did not put her op to this ridiculous trip. She did it ?af'her own free will and accord. Be gj&DS, I am the one who met thfe lion and.almost got devoured, not Yetive, ?f you please." "Pli punish you by turning you over to old Count Marlanx, the commander of the army in Graustark," said Lor? ry laughingly. "He's a terrible o^re, j ftrorse than any lion." -"Heaven pity you. Beverly, if you fall into his clutches!" cried Yetive. "He has had five wives and survives to look for a sixtn. You see how terrible it would be." "rm not afraid of him," boasted Bev? erly; but there came a time when she JBaought of those words with a shudder. "By the way. Yetive, I have had ?ward from Harry Anguish. He and the. countess will ieave Paris this week, the baby's willing, and will be In Edelweiss soon. You don't know how ft relieves me to know that Harry will be with us :-.t this time." Yetive's eyes answered his enthusi? asm. Bol h had a warm and grateful memory of the loyal service which the young American had rendered his friend when they had first come to Graustsrk in quest of the princess, and both had a great regard for his wife, the Countess Dagmar, who as Yetiv?'s lady in waiting had been through all the perils of those exciting ?days with them. As they drew near the gates of Edel? weiss a 1-trge body of horsemen ro?e tor?h to moot them. The afternoon was wei] on the way to night, and the air of the valiey was cool and refresh . ravs 0f tjje june sim> Y.- s at last," murmured Bev ??r*y, ce aglow. "The heart of ? - . E>o you know that I have ag up on my grammar? I j the meaning of the word and it seems so^appropri is gray, hoary, o?d; 'stark' Old and strong, isn't it. rides the oldest and stron l all Gra istark - the Iron arlanx," said Yetive, look tug down the road. "See; the strange ?Cray Baan in front there is our greatest general, ov.r rrafrirst fighter, our most heai*tless \.*ar;ior. Does he look flke the eagle or the hawk'.'" A moment later the parties met, and the newcomers swung into line with the escort Two men roce up to the carriage and saluted. One was Count Marlanx, the other Colonel Quinnox of the royal guard. The count lean and gray as a wolf, revealed rows of huge White teeth in his perfunctory smile o? welcome, while young Quinnox's face fairly beamed with honest joy. Iii the post that he held he was but follow i -? g in "the footsteps of his fore?V.?h?'rs. ??wc history began in Graustark a mox had been in char ero of the eas if m 6E0R6E BARR W$ I UK M'CUTGHEON, HH ec*-*-,;.* v.v'i'fc k..;...>/; Author o? -*Gr???tart:- <?&.r? * * .:*-*.? j ggS Cowrtskt. ?04. hr Dodi ''.?SiSl was called, was~past his sixtie"th year. For tweDty years he had been in com? mand of the army/ One had bat to look at his strong, sardonic face to know that he was a fearless leader, a savage fighter. His eyes were black, piercing and never quiet; his hair and close cropped beard were almost snow white; his voice was heavy and with? out a vestige of warmth. Since her babyhood Yetive had stood in awe of this grim old warrior. It was no un? common thing for mothers to subdue alsobedient children with the threat to jiive them over to the Iron Count. "Old Marlanx will get you if you're not good," was a household phrase in Edelweiss. He had been married five times, and as many times had he been left a widower. If he were discon? solate in any instance, no one had been able to-discover the fact Enormously rich, as riches go in Graustark, he had found young women for his wives who 'thought only of his gold and his lands in the trade they made with Cupid. It w?s said that without exception they died happy. Death was a joy. The fortress overlooking the valley to the south was no more rugged and un? yielding than the man who made his home within its walls. He lived there : from choice, and it was with his own j money that he fitted up the comman- j dani's quarters in truly regal style. Power was more to him than wealth, though he enjoyed both. . . Colonel Quinnox brought news from the castle. Yetive's uncle and aunt, the Count and Countess Halfont were eagerly expecting her return, and the city was preparing to manifest its joy in the most exuberant fashion. As they drew up to the gates the shouts of the people came to the ears of the travelers. Then the boom of cannon and the blare of bands broke upon the air, thrilling Beverly to the heart She i wondered how Yetive could be so calm and unmoved in the face of all this homage. Past the great Hotel Regengetz and the tower moved the jay procession into the broad stretch of boulevard that led to the gates of the palace j grounds. The gates stood wide open and inviting. Inside was Jacob Fraasch, the chief steward of the grounds, with his men drawn up in line; upon the walls the sentries came to parade rest; on the plaza the royal band was play? ing as though by inspiration. Then the i gates closed behind the coach and es-1 cort, and Beverly Calhoun was safe ! inside the castle walls. The Iron I Count handed her from the carriage at the portals of the palace, and she stood as one in a dream. CHAPTER XI. frpyi HE two weeks following Bever I ly Calhoun's advent into the j I j royal household were filled j J with joy and wonder for her. j Daily she sent glowing letters to her father, mother and brothers in Wash? ington, elaborating vastly upon the ? paradise into which she had fallen. To j her highly emotional mind the praises J of Graustark had been but poorly j sung. The huge old castle, relic of i the feudal days, with its turrets and ! bastions and portcullises, impressed her with a never ending sense of won- j der. Its great halls and stairways, its chapel, the throne room and the armor closet: its underground passages and ! dungeons all united to fill her imagina- I tive soul with the richest, rarest joys j of romance. Simple American girl that she was, unused to the rigorous i etiquette of royalty, she found embar- ! rassment in the first confusion of j events, but she was not long in recov- j ering her poise. Her apartments were near those of ! the Princess Yetive. In the private in- j tercourse enjoyed by these young worn- : en ail manner of restraint was aban- ! doned by the visitor and every vestige j of royalty slipped from the princess, j Count Halfont and his adorable wife, j the Countess Yvonne, both of whom ! had grown'old in the court, found the ? girl and her strange servant a source of wonder and delight. Some days after Beverly's arrival there came to the castle Harry An? guish and his wife, ihe vivacious Dag? mar. With them came the year-old cooing babe who was to overthrow the heart and head of every being in the household, from princess down. The tiny Dagmar became queen at once, aud no one disputed her ml3. Anguish the painter became Aaguisa the strategist and soldier. He planned with Lorry and the ministry, advanc? ing some of tile most harebrained proj? ects that ever encouraged discussion in a so)emn conclave. The stud- cautious ministers looked upon him with won? der, but so ; . .. i .!e did ho make his proposals -ar thai they were forced io consider them seriously. The old Count of Marlanx held him in great disdain and did not hesitate to expose his contempt. This did not disturb Anguish in the least, for he was as optimistic as the sunshine. His plan for the recapture of Gabriel was ridic? ulously improbable, but it was after? ward seen that had it been attempted much distress and deiay might actually have been avoided. Yetive and Beverly, with Dagmar and the baby, made merry while the men were in council. Their mornings were snent in ',''.<. shadv inrk sur times the princess was barred these simple pleasures by the e: fies of her position. She was o' to grant audiences, observe certai: toms of state, attend to the chi that came directly under her su sion and confer with the nobles < fairs of weight and importance, erly delighted in the throne roon the underground passages. The: nilled more to her than all the She was shown the room in which ry had foiled the Viennese who tried to abduct Yetive. The dui where Gabriel spent his first da; confinement, the tower in which 3 had been held a prisoner and the astery in the clouds were all plac unusual interest to her. Some of the people of the city t to recognize the fair American girl was'a guest in the castle, and a ce amount of homage was paid to When she rode or drove in the sti with her attendant soldiers, the p? bowed as deeply^and as respect as they did to the princess herself, Beverly was just as grand and cious as if she had been born wi scepter in her hand. The soft moonlight nights chai her with a sense of rapture n known before. With the castle liantly illuminated, the halls and d ing rooms filled with gay courtiers harpists at their posts, the mili band playing in the parade ground balconies and porches offering 1 most inviting allurements, it is no i der that Beverly was .entranced, had no terrors for her. If she thoi of it at all it was with the fear th! might disturb the dream into which had fallen. True, there was littL nothing to distress the most timk these first days. The controversy tween the principalities .was at a sti still although there was not an hou which preparations for the worst v neglected. To Beverly Calhoun meant little when sentiment was aside. To Yetive and her peopie probable war with Dawsbergen me everything. Dangloss, going back and forth tween Edelweiss and the frontier nc of Ganlook, where the best of the po and secret service watched with sleepless eyes of the lynx, brought settling news to the ministry. Axph troops were engaged in the ann maneuvers just across the border their orvn territory. Usually th were held in the plains near the Ci tal, and there was a sinister sigr canee in the fact that this year ti were being carried on in the rot southern extremity of the principal] within a day's march of the Grausti line, fully two months earlier tl usual. The doughty baron repor that foot, horse and artillery were < gaged in the drills, and that fuily S.< men were massed in the south of ? phain. The fortifications i GanlO' Labbot and other towns in north* Graustark were strengthened with most the same care as those in t south, where conflict with Dawsberg might first be expected. General Mi lanx and his staff rested neither d nor night. The army of Grausta was ready. Underneath the castl< gay exterior there smoldered the fire battle, the tremor of defiance. Late one afternoon Beverly Calhoi and Mrs. Anguish drove up in state the Tower, wherein sat Dangloss ai his watchdogs. The scowl left his fa as far as nature would permit and 1 welcomed the ladies warmly. "I came to ask aoout my friend, tl goat hunter," said Beverly, her cheel a trifle rosier than usual. "He is far from an amiable perso: your highness," said the officer. Wh? discussing Baldos he never failed 1 address Beverly as "your highness "The fever is gone, and he is able 1 walk without much pain, but he is ? restless as a witch. Following instru; tions, I have not questioned him coi cerning his plans, but I fancy he i eager to return to the hills." "What did he say when you gav aim my message?" asked Beverly. "Which one, your highness?" aske he, with tantalizing density. "Why, the suggestion that he shou? come to Edelweiss for better treal ment," retorted Beverly severely. "He said he was extremely grateft for your kind offices, but he did no deem it advisable to come to this cltj He requested me to thank you in hi behalf and to tell you that he wil never forget what you hare done fo him." "And be refuses to come to Ede weiss?" irritably demanded Beverly. "Yes, your highness. You see, he stil regards himself with disfavor, being ? fugitive. It is hardly fair to blame hiu for respecting the security of tb< hills." ? "I hoped that I might indi.ee him ti ,] give up his old life and engage in some thing perfectly honest, although, minc : you, Baron Dangloss, I do not ques^ rion his inteyrrity in the least. Ht should have a chance to prove himsell worthy, that's all. This morning I pe? titioned Count Marlanx to give him a place in the castle guard." "My dear Miss Calhoun, the princess nas"- bogan the captain, i "Her highness has sanctioned the re quest" interunptcd she. "And the count has promised to dis? cover a vacancy," said Dagmar, with a smile that the baron understood per feetly weil. "This is tl <. first time on record that ' old Marians Nhas ever done anything to oblige a soil save himself. It is won? derful. Miss Calhoun. What spell do you Americans cast over rock and met? al that they become as sand in your fingers?" said tho baron, admiration and wonder in his eyes. "You dear old flatterer!" cried T?ever ly so warmly that he caught his breath. ; "J believe that you can conquer even that stubborn fellow in Ganlook," he said, fumbling with his glasses. "He is the most obstinate being I know, ?lTid v.-t in ton mini'tots v(Ml c-.tidd hrint? "He still thinks I am th? princess?" "He does and swears by you." "Then my mind is made up. I'll go to Ganlook and bring him back with me, willy nilly. He is too good a man to be lost in the hills. Goodby. Baron Dangloss! Thank you ever and ever so much. Oh, yes; will you write an order delivering him over to me? The hospital people may be-er-disoblig? ing, you know." "It shall be in your highness' hands this evening." The next morning, with Colonel Quin nox and a small escort, Beverly Cal? houn set off in one of the royal coaches for Ganlook, accompanied "by faithful Aunt Fanny. She carried the order from Baron Dangloss and a letter from Yetive to the Countess Rallowitz In? suring hospitality overnight in the northern town. Lorry and the royal household entered merrily into her project and she went away with the godspeeds of all. The Iron Count him? self rode beside her coach to the city gates, an unheard of condescension "Now, you'll be sure to find a nice place for him in the castle guard, won't you, Count Marlanx?" she said at the parting, her hopes as fresh as the daisy in the dew, her confidence supreme. The count promised faithfully, even eagerly. Colonel Quinnox, trained as he was in the diplomacy of silence, could scarcely conceal his astonish? ment at the conquest of the hard old warrior. Although the afternoon was well spent before Beverly reached Ganlook, she was resolved to visit the obdurate patient at once, relying upon her re He dropped to his knee. sourcefulness to secure his promise to start with her for Edelweiss on the Cvl!t,v. morning. The coach deliv ered hoy at the hospital door in grand sirflP^.Vj.-.: :':.>: visitor was ushered into snug -rale anteroom of the governor's office !;er heart was throb? bing aaa her -..uiuposure was under? going a most unusual strain. It an? noyed her to discover that the ap? proaching contact with a humble goat hunter was giving her such unmistak? able symptom's of perturbation. From an upstairs window in the hos? pital the convalescent but unhappy pa? tient witnessed her approach am! ar? rival. His sore, lonely heart gave a bound of joy, for the days had seemed long since her departure. He had had time to think during these days too. Turning over in his mind all of the details in connection with their meeting aad their subse? quent intercourse, it began to dawn upon him that she might not be what shg^srssumed to be. Doubts assailed him, suspicions grew into amazing forms of certainty. There were times when h? laughed sardonically at him seifipjor being taken-in by this strange but charming young woman, but through it all his heart and mind were being drawn more and more fervently toward her. More than once he called himself a fool and more than once he dreamed foolish dreams of her, prin? cess or not. Of one thing he was sure -he had come to love the adventure for the sake of what it promised, and there was no bitterness beneath his suspicions. Arrayed in clean linen and presenta? ble clothes, pale from indoor confine? ment and fever, but once more the I straight and strong cavalier of the hills, he hastened into her presence when the summons came for bim to descend. He dropped to his knee and kissed her hand, determined to play the,game notwithstanding his doubts, j As he arose she glanced for a flitting j second into his dark eyes, and her own j long lashes drooped. "Your highness!" he said gratefully. "How well and strong you look!" she said hurriedly. "Some of the tan Is j gone, but you look as though you had j never been ill. Are you quite recov j ered?" j "Tilcy say I am as good as new," he j smilingly answered. "A tri ile weak i and uncertain in my lower extremities, i but a few days of exercise in the moun 1 tains will overcome all thal. Is all well with yrm and Graustark? They will give nu* no news here, by whose order I do not know." "Turn about is fair play, sir. It is a well established fact that you will give them ra news. Yes. all is well with me and mino. Were you begmning to think ihui I had deserted you? lt has been two weeks, hasn't it?" "Ah, your highness, I realize that you have had much more important things to do than to think of poor Baldos. I am exceedingly grateful for this sign of interest ;".vclfnre. Your visit is the I . ricnee of my lifo." "li she cried suddenly. "Yoi -o stand." covrijs DZDW] . Ono? Too. Lit nat's the name of the feile rj on ver sister? Little Jobs ^. ?1 know vet Pop calla MANIPULATION Ol WHISKEY Will Be Affected 3$ the Pure Food Laws. Washington, Dec. 19.-Representa? tive Longwarth today introduced to Secretary Wilson of the department j of agriculture 20 whiskey distillers j from all parts of the country, who came to Washington to ask the secre? tary the question "what is a blend?" This is a question that has given the department more trouble than all others raised under the new food law. It has caused great alarm among the distillers, some of whom declare they will be driven out of business should the department pro? ceed to carry out its announced inten? tions as to labeling. The delegation represented all ol the independent distillers of the Uni? ted States, with an invested capita! of more than $20,000,000. They pre? sented to Secretary Wilson a brief outlining their contention and stating the reasons why the ruling of the de? partment, under the pure food and drug act, should not be enforced. The ruling of which complaint was made is, in effect, that the mixture of neutral spirits and Bourbon and rye whiskey, to which harmless coloring and flavoring ingredients- have been added, cannot be branded "blended whiskey" or, indeed, whiskey at all. The hearing was informal in char? acter, Secretary Wilson and Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemis? try, discussing the subject. No conclusion was reached at to? day's conference and none will be reached until the subject shall have been considered with other represent I atives of the whiskey interests. WOODMEN ELECTION. Hollywood Cami> Selects Officers for 1907. At the regular meeting of Holly? wood Camp, W. of W., Wednesday night the following officers were elected to serve during 1907: a C. C.-W. .'B.Boyle. C. C.-S. H. Edmunds. Adv. Lieut.-J. B. Raffield, Sr. Clerk-R. S. Hood. Banker-F. A. Bultman. Escort-J. A. Warren. Sentry-L T. McCoy. Manager-C. M. Hurst. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lu? cas County, ss.-Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., do? ing business in the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of $100 for each and eA-erj- case of catarrh that cannot be cure 5. by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of De? cember, A. D. 18S6. A. W. Gleason, (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, and acts iirectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. The final bid submitted to the gov? ernment for the Dick lot on the southeast corner of South Ma::: and Caldwell Streets, which was accepted, was $6,000. The first bid wa-- 8,000, but this was later reduced tc $6 OOO, which was about $2,000 less than the lot cost Messrs. Shore, Manning and other asocia tes. ?For 20 years W. L. Rawls, of Bells. Tenn., fought nasal catarrh. He writes: "The swelling and soreness in? side my nose was fearful, till 1^ began applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve to the sore surface; this caused the sore? ness and swelling to disappear, never to return." Best salve in existence. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. . ? ----------- Back Gives Out. Plenty of Sun-ter Readers Have This Experience. You tax the kidneys-overwork them- j They can't ?ieep up th i continual srrain 1 hf back gives cat-it aches aid pains ; Urinary ?roubles Ft ts in. Don't wain longer-*ake Doan's Kidney Pills. ir'urater people tell you how they act. J. A. I?ur?css. dork and bookkeeper. resid? ing at 31T V.'. Liberty Street says: -.My ba?c has been in a bad condition for a number of years. Afc times it was so weak 1 could not .rei about and there was a constant dull pain across the loins. Tin- Nf.-n.-tions from the kidneys were ill out of sorts, very dark-ard contained a brick dust sediment and were too frequent \>i action, disturbing my rest at night. My eyes watered terrfbly and pained considerably. 1 saw Doan's Kidney Pills and heard thens spoken so bigldy or that ? pro? cured them ai Dr. A. .1. China's dru?store. I may s:>y tba the result of their use very much pleased me. for I reit a hundred per c?-m. better, the pain in my back left, my eyesstoppea watering and my eyesight im? proved while thc kidneys were regulated and I could sleep ?..r- night without having to get up. Poan's Kidney Pills acted like a charm on mt- and I eau recommend them." Foi- sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster - Milburn Co., Buffalo. N\ V.. sole FRECKLES ?ND PIMPLES REMOVED In Ten Days. Nadia ola The Complexion Beautifier is en? dorsed by thousands of grateful ladies, and guaranteer to remove. all facial ?iscolora? tions and rtstore the Beauty of youth. The worst cases in twenty days. 50c. and $1.00 at all leading drug 6te.es. or hy mail "repsrr'l l?y NA*n^v*' Tu'' T Cf?. ^2rs. Ten* Master's Sale. By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Marion Moise against Wairen Brown, Hessie Thomas and Harrison Brown, I will sell, to the highest bid? der, at public auction, at the Court House in the city .>f Sumter^ In the county of Sumter. Va the t< of South Carolina, on saledaj in Janu? ary, 1907, being- the sev -nth daj of said month, duri..-, the usu: tours of , sale, the follov ring described real estate, to wit: All of that tract of lard, in the county of Sumter, j nd State aforesaid, containing eighty-five and one-half acres more or le* and hounded now or formerly as follows: North hyland of Singleton, East by land of estate of . Anderson, South by .:rate of Brad? ford, and West by land of W. C. D. Styles, being known as the White or Curtis land, and being tue land that was conveyed to Catherine Brown by Marion Moise, by Deed dated the 2ord cf January, 1905. Also that tract o: latid situate in the City and County of Sumter, in said' State, designated as lot No. 10 Walker Avenue, bounded on the North hy lot of DeLorme, East by Walker Avenue. South by lot of Sumter Lowry, and West by lot of Ha raptor. Lewis, being the tract of land conveyed to Cathe? rine Erown by Warren Brown on the 23rd day of January, 2 905. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to: pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Master for Sumter County! Dec. 15-3t-law laster's Sale? By virtue of a decree of the Court, of Common Pleas tor Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Arabella P. Moses against John L. Partin and William R. Mc-i Leod, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the Court House in the city of Sumter, in the county of Sumter, in the State of South Car-j o?ina, on saleday in January. 190 being the 7th day of said month, d ing the usual hours of sale, the lowing described real estate, to vt All tha*. lot of land with the tx ings then ??, situate in the city county of Sumter, and State said, and sounded as follows: by the puylic road :hat lea?2s the city .f Sumter acre: Swamp, er-st by land of Will tin, south by a ditch, thc which is the line, and on the land of Thomas Wilson. T szlc cash. Purchaser to . ?y pers. H FRANK: WILSON, Master for Sumter County. Dec. 13-St aster's By virtue of a decree of W\\^ Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County; in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Esther McFaddin against' Washington McFaddin. I will s^Il to the highest bidder, at public o.r-ctionr at the Court House in the city of Sumter, in the county of Sumter, in the State, of South Carolina, on sale day in January, 1907, being the sev? enth day of said month, c" iri :g che usual hours of sale, the following de? scribed real estate, to wit: All that tract of land i : Sumter county, in said State, ntaining twenty-seven acres, more or less, bounded on the north by land of James Frierson and R. L. }.LcFaddin, south by land of R. C. MeFaddinV wes: by lands of James Frierson and R. C. McFaddin, and east by land of R. C. McFaddin. Ti. rms of sale cash. Purchaser to p:iy ? jr all necessary papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Master for Sumter County. I . c. 15-3t-law j THTTTTTi't *W If fl ' f KILLTHE COUCH I AND ?URE Tfte LU fies "_ CONSUMPTION Price Um I OUGHSand 50c & $1X0 ISOLDS Frc? Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for all A HA.\'i>. Boston, Dec. 20.-The "H?b" once iiore has distinguished itself andi maintained its reputation for strict morality. An American tojv repre? senting a drinking man waving a bottle in the staggering stage of in-, toxication has been placed under the ban by the police, and street fakers who have been doing a rushing busi-v ness selling these toys, have been or? dered to stop the sale. The Women's Christian Temper? ance Union objected to their sale on the grounds that the display is. bad for Boston children. NEW CONSUJuAR COURT. Shanghai, Dec. 20.-The United States consular court was opene* here and the occasion was celebrated last night with a banquet by the* American association. The new court is designed to give the long needed protection to Americans residing in. China. It will have jurisdiction over? all civilized and commercial proceed? ings in which Americans are concern? ed. MAKING IT HOT FOR ICE TRUST. New York, Dec. 20.-Attorney Gen? eral Mayo began suit in the supreme court under the Donnelly anti-tru^t law to dissolve " the ice trust. The complaint charges thc companies, with restricting the harvesting of ice La ?Matine, Massachusetts, Pennsylva? nia and New York. The restriction enabled the trust to sell ice "costing; $1.90 per ton for $14 a ton. Alleged sales in New York show a profit of 71 to 84 per cent. The complaint further alleged that $33,-.. 000,000 of the companies' $46,000,-, 000 capitalization is water. New "York Mecca for Criminals. There are 10,000 prfessional crimi? nals at large in New York city to? day, according to police cstimtesi They include bank robbers, burglars* fiat thieves, commercial swindlers^ confidence men, pickpockets and shoplifters. ' A larg^^pcrceiii^25^s:f ex-convicts whose pictures -are m i Rogues' Gallery, and who are kno1 personally to the detectives of the. central office. As many as one hun? dred of these professionals have been, picked in a single nigl;t by Inspector McLaughlin's detectives only to be. set at liberty in the morning to pur? sue, their criminal vocations. In other states, notably in Massachusetts arid New Jersey, they have a law undera which known criminals unable to\ give an account of themselves may be sentenced to short terms of impris? onment as vagrants. The law warless so well that many rinssachusctts and? New Jersey crooks have deserted their homes and come to New York.. -New York World. Marrying Titles. It is estimated that some 500 wealthy American women have mar? ried titled fore;gners and that the ag? gregate of their dowries exceeds $200,000,000. The mjbst heavily dow? ered bride was the Duchess of Rox burghe (nee Goelet), with a fortune? of $40,000,000. Thc others include> the Duchess of Marlborough (nee> Vanderbilt), $10,000.000; the late Lady Curzon (nee Loiter) $5,000, 000: Countess -Castellane (nee Gould), $15.000,000; Mrs. Vivian. $12,000,000; Baroness Halkett, $10, 000,000; Lady Winiam Beresford?. $3,000,000; Princess Colonna . (nee Mackay), $2.".0B,O00; Countess vcr? Larisch, $4.000,000. Thirty British, peers or eldest sons of peers and f?rty-f??r Englishmen with courtesy title.- or baronetcies married Ameri? can w . -n.-St Louis Post-Dis? patch. . Worth More Than Rea! Coin. A tv if] known photographer who? recently paid into his bank a sover? eign which appeared to be much worn was astonished a short time after? ward tu find its value had been cred? ited co him at 21 shillings, it appears that <>n reaching the mint the coi? was discovered to be a clever coun terfeit. made of platinum heavily g?d ( .:. At the time at which it is sup? posed to have been made it was worth about seveii and sixpence, but at the present price of platinum a SOY eign's weight of that ponderous metal is worth much more than a sover? eign's weight of g'dd.-Amateur Pho tographer. PRESIDENT! A ii NOM IXATION1 Washington, Dec. 20.-President Roosevelt sent the following nomina? tion to tho senate yesterday after? noon: Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Guatamala an. Honduras, Jos. W. Lee, of Maryla