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?OtJTTH ( V tOl^NA NKWh. Items of Utercst Condensed nn?l Par agraphod for Quick Reading. Loanle Weatherford. a young white hoy of Darlington, waa kidnapped by two man, but he managed to oscape from hit capture. Capt. H. K. 3eard. for 80 years manager of the Wentern Union Tele? graph office la Torkvllle. hus had his salary Increased to $100 per month. Three c?4ored men. driver* of ex? press wagons In Charleston, have been arrested on the charge of rob? bing pacokagee containing trading Kampa. The waste house of the Woodslde .'Hill In Oreenvilla was destroyed by Mr*. The building was Insured. The cltlaens of Alken held a mass meeting and discussed the question of prohibition In Alken county. A fanner In Manning It paying $1 por hundred pounds to get his cotton picked. John Jenkins, colored, of Florence, was bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake. He died several Sours later. D. B. Shan oh nan and Corrle E. Pue, both%whlte. are being tried In Colum? bia on the chirge of living In adul? tery. The merchants of Charleston have decided to put on a fall festival No? vember lb to 18. 4 A Columbia negro stole a pair of shoes from one pawn shop and pawn? ed the shoes to another pawn shop. Orsenvtlle business men have un? dertakes to raise SlUjO.OOO for the proposed railroad from Knoxvllle. via Waynesvllle to Orenville. Mr. Fred Wannamaker. of Wash? ington, bat formerly of Orangeburg, will Vet uns t- Orangeburg to take editorial chart* of the Patriot The grand . ury of Anderson county is ravestt gating the escape of Allan Emeraoa. Tt rs possible thst thare may be some developments. A nil wss arrested In Oreenvllle. charged with stealing a suit case from W. Oackll). He said?his name wasTaylr si.u he liv*d in Oaffnsy. Bight telephone girls In the ex? change at Column!/ walked out of the office because J. U Oliver of Charleston, rofused to recognise their us ion. While dri dng across the Southern road In Tore coenty. tho wagon in which Edwin Walker was riding, wss struck by s trsln snd Mr. Walker was thrown not snd painfully wound ad. J. F. Alt rand, who recently died In Alken, lot property valued at $7. tet to sl Thaddens Episcopal Church of which he was s member. As s result of s dispute between the City Council of Msrlon and the water company thst supplies the town with water for fire ssd domestic purposes, the water supply has been cut off and tho fire hydrants soldered up. A live? ly fight In t*e courts In In prospect. The libel suit of W. K. Qlllam against Allan Nicholson, editor and publisher of the Progress. Union, s. C resulted In a mistrial. The ac? tion arose out of an article publlsh de in the Progress connecting the defendant with the allegro murder of Moss Hughes. T. O. Will Ism*, the Newberry coun? ty dispenser)- constable, and J. C. Domlnlck h id a fight In New berry on Wednesday. Domlnlck hit Williams with s stick and Williams drew s pis? tol and fired at him once and th? n struck him with his fist. The Spi rtanburg Journal says: "Persons w v> have seen money lately report that the new $10 bills are very attractive.**, We do not know, and hearsay Is no evidence.?Union Times. Chat. 'Watson, colored., of Etloree. was shot by Constable Orlfhn and Watson's wife wss sh?d by Constable Dan til er The negroes attacked the officers. The Increase In the sales In the C harleston dispensaries has been 163 per cent In one month. Rev Mil* s C Comptoii. .if 1 .a.ii ? n-. died on Sunday night gfsSf an alines* of seversl weeks. He was a Hiptl-t minister. The Railroad Commission has de? cided that the Western Union Tele grsph Conrpanv has \lolated Its char? ter In sending paid no-** i?. ? hv mail The Bts tdsrd OH Company practi? cally fixed Its own price In buying til from Independents for export, ac? cording t? testimony in the govern? ment's sul*. J me ?li tli.iiii, of Single, m ar Lak< City, was killed at her home >n s?? - urday night. Either her husband of her paramour did the shooting. All are ootoeod. ? MemphD Walker, esloroa, who ? wanted In ChsstSf on the charge of robbing a mall pouch, was atte-t d t t Hamlet N 0 Captain W M Dum. I . win fell from an Atlantic Coast Un< t .hi ntiir I re. lib- I ?t ??? - ho in ; NC. from lb IS juris* i i c '. d Th* ?? of Rev Q, W w III irrw, ?n?t *r Sl a colored church In \. nnd his wife, have been dismiss I ? the rhargs of n oa They wai cased >f snmlng the parsons** ciiaiuj?kton waking up. Rill Hoard Compuiiy Purs Cheerful Advertising Stv>tt* Around Ceme? tery. Hill hoard advertising has taken possession of the country, but the probabilities are that no city In the I I world has within Its limits a cemetery, in fact two cemeteries, fenced In with ! artistic advertising displa\s of the ; wants, amusements and pleasures oft man. Tho two old colored cemeteries located on the corner of Columbus j and Hanover are now attractively i adorned In raiments of the loudest! hue. and passengers on the Belt Line i car will now hardly recognise th* m in their new habilaments. | The cemetery enclosures at the place mentioned are owned by two dif? ferent colored religious denomlna- I tlons, the Methodists and the Luther? ans, the former being situated in the corner and the latter Immediately to the east, fronting on Columbus street, Up to a short time ago the fences of I these enclosures were in a very bad ?t?te of repair, and from all appear? ances nothing was being done towards their betterment. Notice was taken by the Charleston BUI Posting and Sign Painting Company of the desir? ability of having an advertising board erected at this point, it being located I on the most popular route from the new Union Station, which rumor states will be opened some time this year perhaps. Proposals were first made to the Methodists for the rent-J lng of their frontage on both Hanover and Columbus strceta by Mr. Charles I R. Matthews, the president of the ad- j verttslng concern, hut the deacons In j charge were at first reluctant towards J making the agreement, but after an J entlcin pecuniary pei suasion was laid before them they gladly took up the of- j fer. The Lutherans were absolutely unwilling to allow their dead to be hid from public view by a view of a favo- J rite soft drink or an artistic view of a 11 coming dramatic attraction, and ~ no 11 terms could be entered Into with them I by the sign painters. I Work was Immediately, begun on I! the right purchased from the follow- I( era of Wesley and Whitfteld and a most substantial fence was built by the advertising company, on which I were painted the signs that showed I the unequalled advantages of a large I 1 numbir of local enterprises. The H Lutherans looked on with Interest.!! but soon the thought of what the M ">ther crowd were receiving from the J1 building of the new fence made theme feel as If they had done wrong In re- 11 fusing Mr. Matthews' offer and con? ferences were held by the' trustees of I < that body. Very soon a delegation I representlr * the followers of Martin I < Luther appeared before Mr. Mat- j < thews and asked that the same agree- I' ment be made with* them as was en- J i tered into with their neighbors. After 11 much discussion an agreement was|< completed, and the BUI Posting Com- I pany has put up a most substantial I ? fence. The method now In use for I making advertising displays is to j I paint the boards instead of using pa per posters as formerly. The new J boards are now painted with various advertisements of local enterprises. I Should the shades of the departed Lutheran-* and Methodists see fit to I take a short trip to the Union Sta- I tion to ascertain whether there has been a large amount of money spent j by the generous railroad corporations I toward giving Charleston a fit place I <?f entry for railway travellers, or I whether this much talked of edifice is. J like themselves, g mere nothing, they j will no doubt pause awhile and read j the signs that hide their present J home* from public gaze. If they fed blue, ghosts are gene? rally white, a trip to Wonderland, so the bill-boards informs them. will drive quickly away such an unnatural condition. A certain prominent citl sen of this city is reported by the boefd to be dying, but the probabili? ties are that this man's condition is well known to the dwellers of spirit land and no anticipation of his Imme? diate arrival In that country Is laid by them, if they cannot see clearly to read the valuable Information given IC them by the signs a certain section of the ix-urd-i informs them that a Oertr'n optical company is prepared to lit every one with glgSOes and will guarantee the san.e. "If in doubt," r? ads another sign, "drink a bottle of the most delicious, refreshing and In? violating drink that the world has ever known." The rest of the bill? board spie- bean notice concerning all sorts and descriptions of things gaefai. necessary, ornamental and amusing, and the probabilities are tl ' the gh > t- of thli eeetton of the R are loud in their thanks for the great beneflta lately received.~?Newi nnd Courier. .\ Hasannc \ppeui. *.\ hwnant eitlaon of Richmond, Ind. Mr. 1). c. William?, i<?7 West I n at ret I says: " i appeal to nil person- with weak lungs to take Dr. K'nu' -? Pfew Discovery, the only rem . iiy tli.it hai helped me and fully q meg Jl? to the propr! tor'- recnm i sndatton." it saves more Uvea than .p other throat and i mg p n ? put h g. h r Used as a c ?ugh and cold cure the world over. Pures . tthma, bronchitis, croup whooptiu cough quinsy, hoar* riees end phth'n Isi stops hemorrhnqva of tin lung *nd builds them up Qoamnteed al bert'i Drug Store, lee and II. Tri al b ?ttle free. NEW LOCOMOTIVES The Const Lino Puts u Xuiulicr of New Engines Into Service. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company has received all of the loeo motives that they had placed an order tef early In the spring, so that they now have sufficient motive power to move traffic promptly and without delay. In addition to the large number of monster locomotives that are In ser? vice on the various divisions over the entire system, the Coast Line has now at Rocky Mount, N. C. twenty-eight large freight engines, numbering from 977 to 1,004 Inclusive, and one at the Jamestown Exposition, the No. 1.005. In addition to these freight engines they have at Rocky Mount sixteen switch engines that are awaiting dis? tribution at various Junctlonal points for yard work. These new engines are just from the Baldwin shaps, and have been side-tracked at Rocky Mount, N. C, where they have been "white leaded" in order that their machinery will not rust and become defective. As soon as needed these monsters will be set up and placed on runs over the differ? ent divisions. The Coast Line is now in better shape than they have ever been, so far as motive power is concerned, and are ready for any emergency rush. In adddition to the above locomo? tives, twelve monster passenger en? gines of the "Pacific" type have been ordered, and which, as soon as they arrive, will be placed on the Florence e Rocky Mount-Richmond runs. These engines, it is said, will pull twelve Pullman sleepers and make a sched? ule of sixty miles the hour without the slightest trouble. The laying of the 90-pound rail over the Coast Line's main line, from Richmond to Jacksonville, Is pro greeslng rapidly. The track force have reached Winona, on the Wil? mington, Columbia and Augusta divis? ions, and will soon have the entire stretch from Richmond to Florence completed.?Florence Times. Letter to .lohn J. Rrltton, Jr., Sumtcr, S. C. Dear Sir: Todd & Downing, con? tractors and builders, Morgan City. La., have painted Devoe for 3 or 4 fears. They say It takes less gallons Devoe than of any other paint they have used. That means that a Job josts less with Devoe; not only for paint, for labor as well. They paint nothing else, Devoe ex? clusively. They have said nothing about the comparative wear of Devoe and oth? ers; oversight, may be; perhaps too <oon for that. But Devoe is the strongest paint; that's why least gal? lons; best wear, same reason. Least cost and longest time between Jobs. Yours truly 19 FW DEVOE &\ CO P. S.?Durant Hardware Company <clls our paint. The New Pure Food mid Drug Law, "We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles Is not affected by the national pure food and drug law as It contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend it is a safe remedy for children and adults. Sibert's Drug Store. The Busy Ten Hollar Rill. Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house. Around his table sits his wife, Mrs. Brown; the village milliner, Mrs. An? drews; Mr. Black, the hoarder; Mr. Jordan a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley. f.ed and lumber merchant. Mr. Prown took $10 out of his pocketbook Find handed it to Mrs. Brown with the remark that there was $10 toward the $20 he had promised her. Mrs. Crown handed the bill to Mrs. An? drews, the milliner, saying: "That pays for my new bonnet." Mrs. An? drews in turn paused it to Mr. Jordan, remarking that It would pay for the snrp inter work he did for her. Mr. Jordan handed It to Mr. Hadley, re? questing his receipted bill for lumber. Mr. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr. Brown, saying: "That pays $lo on my board." Mr. Brown again passed it to Mrs. Brown remarking that he had now paid her the $20 he prom? ised lo r. She In tum paid Mr. Black, to settle her bread and pastry account, Mr. Black handed it to Mr. Hadley, asking credit for the amount on his Hour bin. Mr. Hadley again remark ad hit it setihd for that month's board, whereupon Mr. Brown put it back Into his pocket hook, observing that ho hadn't supposed a greenback would so far. Cut nuppos< Mrs. Blown had pent to ;i mall order house for a n< w hot.net, then the $B> wouhl hnv< gone out of town never to come back. The reaaon why afr Taft has to no home.?-Form and Factory. *< occasional headach? . bei hing, bad la t< In the mouth, lack of appetite and slight nervou cos- are symptoms r?f Indigestion which when all >w< i t ? no uneared for, will d< v? lop into a case of dyspepsia thai will take n loni lime to u'et rid of. l>on*( neglecl > ur stomach. AI Ihi Ural Indie tlon oi trouble l ike ion ? thing lhat -> 111 h '?? ? t along i'? i< work of digesting the food you ?;>t. Kodol for Indlgi t and dyspx pi la v III do this. Ko ( I will mnkt your food do yon good and will enable you to i njoy what you e,,t Sold by all druggists Auction of Wartime Merchandise. Wlnsted, Conn.. Dispatch to the New York World. One thousand persons attended tho auction sale today of a stock oi* war time merchandise owned by the late John s. Wheeler, of Colebrook, a country village, five miles from here. Bx* Sheriff .Mlddlebrooks, of Wlnsted. was the auctioneer. He yelled himself hoarse in two hours and was succeed? ed by H. S. Manley, of Sandisneld, Mass. The latter also had to be re? lieved, H. I* Ayers, of Toddtngton, taking his place. The store had been closed for thir? ty-five years, and on account of the eagerness of the buyers the stock was taken outside and sold. Wheeler bought the goods at war? time prices and rather than sell at a sacrifice he closed the store in the early seventies. Today most of the articles sold "at wartime prices. Thlrty-five-year-old cigars were sold for $1.00 and $1.30 a box, and the purchasers treated all who would smoke them. Women bought all the men's old-fashioned high and flat hats. Leather boots, with red and green tops and brass toe places sold for $2.50. hoop skirts and stove black? ing brought 50 cents, a box of old fashioned tallow candles, $1.50, white stockings and women's hair nets, 45 cents, hair oil 15 cents a bottle, Mrs. WinslOW'S soothing syrup 25 cents a bottle, a bar of castile soap,- 65 cents, babies' shoes, 60 cents, linen trousers and coats 55 cents. ?To check a cold quickly, get from your druggist some litle Candy Cold Tablets called Preventics. Druggists everywhere are now dispensing Pre ventics, for they are not oaly safe, but decidedly certain and prompt. Preventics contain no quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Taken at the "sneeze stage" Preven? tics will prevent pneumonia, bronchi? tis, la grippe, etc. Hence the name. Preventics. Good for feverish chil? dren. 48 preventics 25c Trial boxes 5 cents. Sold by Sibort's Drug Store. Free Advertising Abuse. The demand for free advertising Is In extent, persistence and Ingenuity beyond the belief of any but those who have had experience In the bus? iness. A man who would never think of going Into a grocery store and re? questing the proprietor to donate u barrel of flour or into a shoe store and telling the owner that if he has no ob? jection he thinks he'll help himself to a pair of shoes will walk confidently Into a newspaper office and prefer his request for several dollars' worth of free advertising and feel mightily of? fended if refused. The solicitor of free advertising is always sure that the proprietor would be "glad of something to help fill up the paper." He Is just as glad as the groeeryman Is glad of some one to help carry off his stock without pay? ment. Time and again under the guise of news items matter is pr> s nt ed which is plain advertising and if used at all should be paid for as such. The newspaper proprietor expects to furnish a certain amount of free advertising to religious, charitable and public enterprises. If he didn't h' would be looked on as a heathen, hardhearted mercenary, lacking in public spirit. His contribution is ac? cepted as a matter of course, and rarely is he accorded a word of thanks. Sometimes he refuses to donate as much space a - the promoter of some enterprise desires, and then he Is looked upon as unreasonable and disobliging. The proprietor also ex? pects and Is willing to give a lltth free advertising to thos? who run paid advertlsments in his paper. This is a matter of business cou? tesy which is rarely abused. Put with the hordes of solicitors for free ad? vertising whieh constantly besiege the newspaper offices, with no possible claim upon his courtesies save the hope of getting something for nothing, the proprietor hap no sympathy what? ever. The duties that the newspaper pro? prietor and editor owe to the public are numerous, diverse and exacting It is high time that the public should understand that tin so duties do not include the sacrifice of a considerable amount of valuable -pace for the b< n efit of individuals or enterprises which give nothing in return.?Rot k Hill Herald. Had Tetter for Thirty Tears. ?I have suffered with tetter for 30 years an i have tried almost countless remedies with little, if any. relief. Three bo\es of Chamberlain's Salve eured me. it was a torture, it breaks out a little sometimes, but nothing to what It used to do.?P. il. Beach. Midland City, Ala. Chamberlain's "Slvo i- for -air b> peLorme's Phar? macy. Nil.Ht inojtiia nets are in use dur Ing the herring season by the 800 fish? ing smaekH of ?h? Netherlands. A nol lasts about three Reasons, but owlns to u? ises t'iom styirms and other causey between 10,000 and 50.000 new n t Hi e boughi yen i ly. CASTOR IA For Inianti and Children. 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Second?Paints, varnishes, stains and enamels of such good quality that they not only give the exact color effect required, but are sufficiently durable to keep up the attractive ap? pearance of the house in spite of the wear and tear of living in it. These are offered by the Sherwin Williams Paints and Varnishes. The Sherwin-Williams Co. not only make every kind of paint and varnish used for a house and the best quality of that kind, but they make suggestions for the selection of colors, varnishes, stains and enamels, so that any given idea can be carried out, and car? ried out with the best materials. Vou should see to it that when you* buy paints and varnishes for your house, or any part of it, or when you give an order to your painter for any painting and varnishing you want done, that Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes are purchased. In large work it is always best to have ft practical painter; but there are many little things about the house that you can readily finish yourself by usiag Sherwin-Williams ready-to* apply paints. -u?^ii|a?i '?? Come in and have a little paint talk with us. Now is the time to "brighten up" your home for the long winter months. We can tell you the best product to use for any purpose you may have in mind and secure complete finishing specifica? tions for you from The Sherwin Williams Co., if you desire them, for special work. Our line of Sherwin Williams Products is complete and we are in a position to take the best care of your paint and varnish re* quirements. , Carolina Hardware Company. SKINNER IRON WORKS For Everything ihe MACHINERY LIN E. PLUMBING,STEAM-FITTING AND >: ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES. FOUNDRY WORK AS E IALTY -CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATERNS. Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER Portable Steel Ciiges for Chain Gangs. Edgar Skinner. 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