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.
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and mucous surfaces of the system.
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Take Hall's Family Pills for con?
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The final bid submitted to the gov?
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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.
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guaranteer to remove.
all facial ?iscolora?
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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
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"_ 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