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?/6e I Stowaway Py LOWS TRACY. Autheref the "Pillar ef Light/1 The ?ing? of the Macmng" and "Tk? Captain of the Kmmi." CarrnJHt. I9?9. by Edwc4 J. Clode Now. on this second night ot the voyage, white the ship was pioddlug fteedUy southward with that fifteen point Inclination to tbe weat tbat woull take ber far Into tbe Atlantic soon after daybreak. Philip remem? bered **> wnt v ? niece and felt sorry tbat when stie pa Ml former runt* to the Andromeda fata bad decreed tbat he et*ould be serving bis time on so? other vessel It gare him a thrill when be beard tbat tbls charming girl knew his name, and It seemed to biro for an instant that she was looking into bis very soul, analyzing htm. eure hin- for some sign that he was not aa others, wbicb meant tbat there were tome whom she bed bitter cause to distrust. At hot rate, she bad left a memento of bar too brief appearance on board fts the shape of the bag. He would contrite to take on his own shoulders its mission in Montevideo. Then ou ?wturnlng to Liverpool be would have an excuse for calling on ber. He did 00? know her name yet. Possibly Ca, jk*n Cote would mention that in te.eet'ng fact when his temper lost Its raw edge. it W4M strange that be should be thinking of Iris, fsr stranger than be could gu?**s, but his thoughts were robcofliectcoa, and he was In nowise neglecting tbe safety of the ship. Hosier heard Coke reading the rl it act to the shellbacks who were up poeed to keep s sharp lookout ahead But tbe captain did not monopolise the ConversetIon His deep notes rurnhicd only st intervals. Tbe men had some? thing to say. He returned to the bridge. X "One of them scallywags ses 'e 'as aaen a ghost.'* be anoounced with tbe calm air of ? roan who states tbat the moon will ri?<e during the next hour. "Oh. Is b.? the jtan who reported a ghost outside the lasarette last night?' "I e'poee so. Did 'e tell you about ft? That's where abe walks." "?ber That's b's yarn?a female jrhost. a black *un. black clo'es anybjw. I'll take the foreuoon watch, an' you might overhaul the ship for stow? aways after breakfast." "Tea, sir." said Hosier. And that is how it fell to bis lot to discover iris Yort.e, looking very white and misera? ble, when the hstch of the lazarette was broken open at half past 8 on Thurmlay morning! A tramp steamer Is not s complex organism. Hhe Is made up of holds, bunkers, boilers snd engines, with ses nty?s crom mod at ion for officers and crew grouped round tbe funnel or stock in tbe hows. When tbe boats were ??ripped of their tarpaulins snd a few lot*kera and storerooms exa ro? tted tbe only available hiding places ware the shaft turn.el. the holds ind lbs lazarette. a small space between decks, situated directly above tbe pro peller. where a reserve supply of pro? visions Is generally csrrled. But the door of the lazarette was locked and tbe key missing. There Was nothing for It but to force the lock It was dark in there, and Uozier waa undeniably startled by the spec? tacle ot a slim figure, wrapped in a hang ulster, standing among tbe cases and paruage*. ? N .w. out you comer' be cried, wwb g gruffness thai was Intended only to Cover his nwu amazement, but Iris, despite the horrors of seasickness and eonttneineut in the dark wits not miiid ad to suffer what she considered to be aarpertln? ice o? tbe part ot a second adorer. Ml am Miss Yorke." abe said, coming forward Into tbe half light o? the low ay deck. "Any explanation ?fl my preaeuce here will he given to the cap? tain and to no oth?*r person " Thai hMsaidad wagaj -person" is aapa tSta of many meanings. Hozler ??lt that Its application to himself was dl > ttrs-tly unfavorable. And Iris was Cjulte dignified and self possessed. She had given a few deft touches to her ?air **Of course I did not know to whom 1 was spesklng." he managed to say. far he now recognized tbe "ghost" and waa more surprised than he had ever faeen In his life before. That is rnstterless." ssld Iris frigid |y. "Where Is Captain (Joker "On the bridge." sstd Philip. **l will go to him. Please don't come with me I tried to tell you that 1 would unlock the door, but you refused ta listen Will you let me passT' He obeyed in silence. Iris hurried to the deck. Tbe light aeeuied to dazzle ber. and her steps ware IB uncertain tbat Hozler sprang forward and caught her arm. "Won't you sit down a moment. Miss Torke?" he said if you searched the whole ship fa i could not hsve chosen a worse place to travel In than tbe Uuarett* "I was driven on? twice at night by the rata," she gasp.aj Too bad' ' he whispered. "Hut It was your own fault Why did you do It? At any rate, wait here n few initi? ates before rou leeet the captain." "I am not afraid a| meeting him Why should I lie? lie knows m "| meant only that you are hnrdly able to i '"'it I seem to say the wrong thlnp. every time. There Is notii lag really o worry about. We are not fsr from uueuustown. We can nut you asht'iv th? r?' by losing hull a I day." Th.? girl had been Ml, racked hi body and distratight in mind, but lh< summoned I half laugh at his words. I MToi a I still saying the WT1 I I th'ng. Mr. Ilozier," she murmured. ?'The Andromeda will not put lv Queenstoun. | roi > this hour 1 bee. a passenger, not a -utwuway. M\ UU< cle knows uow that 1 am here. Thl you. Vor need not hold me any Ion er. I have quite recovered. Cap:. C>ke is on the bridge, you said? I ? find ray way. T hi . ship is no strnr. er to nno." Ar i away she went. Justifying be statements by tripping rapidly ! i ward. Thf Biete sight of her ere: ' boundless excitement among su is members nf the crew as a*ere on de W!, mi she re:v bed the 1 ridtfO, Wll " Capiglu t uht was propped sgnlust churt huQSO, she had lost a good deal of the pall - ami woebegone semblance that had demoralized Hozlcr. Coke beard the rapid, light footsteps and turned his bead. Certuinly he could not have been more stupefied had he seen the ghost reported over? night. "They told me I should find you here, captain," said she. "1 must apol? ogize for thrusting my company ou you for a long voyage, but?circum? stances?were?too much for me? and" Face to face with the commander of the ship and startled anew by his ex? pression of blank Incredulity, the glib flow of words conned so often during the steadfast but dreadful hours spent in tbe lazurette failed her. "You know me." she faltered. "I am Iris Yorke." Not a syllable came from the Ira e and astonished man gazing at her with such bovine stolidity. Uis shoul? ders had not abated a fraction of their stubborn thrust against the frame of the chart house. Uis hands were Im? movable hi the pockets of his reefer coat. Had he wished to terrify her by s hostile reception he could not hn\ ? succeeded more completely, though, to be just, he meant nothing of the sort, his wits being Jumbled Into-chaos by the apparition of the last person then alive whom he expected or desired to see on board tbe Andromeda. But Iris could not Interpret his mood, snd she strove vainly to conquer tho fear welling up In her breast because of the grim anger that seemed to blaze at her from every line of Coke's brick red countenance. In the struggle to pour forth the excuses nnd protesta? tions that soundod so plausible In her own ears, while secured from observa? tion behind the locked door of her re? treat, she blundered unhappily on to the very topic that she had resolved to keep secret. "Why are you so unwilling to ac? knowledge me?" she cried, with a nervous Indignation that lent a tremor to her voice. "You have met me oft en enough. You saw me on Sunday i my uncle's house." "Did IT* said Coke, speaking at last, but really as much at a loss for some? thing to say as the girl herself. De had recognized her instantly. Just as he would recognize the moon if tho luminary fell from the sky and wn!i as little comprehension of the cause of Its falling. % Of course she took the question as a forerunner of blank denial. This was not to be borne. She fired iufo a dl< rect attack. "If your memory Is hazy coucorniu ; the events of Sunda;, afternoon it may be helpful if I recall the conversation between my uncle and you In the sum? mer house." she snapped. Some of the glow fled from Coke'.: f*ee. "Wofs that you're sayin'?" demand ed Coke, coming nearer and looking her straight in the eyes. "I beard every word of that interest? ing talk." she continued valiantly. "I know whst you arranged to do, so I have proinisci?to marry Mr. Buhner? when I he Andromeda?comes back!" A light broke on Coke's Intelligence that Irradiated his prominent eyes. Ills heavy Hps relaxed into a cunnin; grin. "Oh. Is that it?" he said. "Artful old dog. Verity! But why in?w' didn't 'e tell me you was cotnin' aboard this trip? We 'uvent't the rigid flxln's for I lady, so yog must put UN with the best we can do for you, Mis Yorke. Steady, now . You ain't a-goln* to faint, nre you? Hi! Below there!' he yelled. ' Tumble up, some of you!" ?ogjsf was the first to gain the bridge. He had followed the progres i of events with sufficient accuracy to. realize that Miss iris Yorke had met with a distinct rebuff by the sklp|M?r. end. Judging from his own experience of her *>hys!^al wenkness when sh" emerged into daylight, he was not sur prised to hear that she had fainted. " *Kre. take 'old." gurgled Coke, whn had nearly swallowed the cigar in his snrprlse at Iris' unforeseen collapse "This kind of thing Is more In your line than mine, young feller. Just lay 'er out in the saloon an' ax Watts to >lp. His missus goes off regular w'en they bring 'im 'ome paralytic." Philip took the girl Into his arms. To curry her safely down the stSC] stairway he was compelled to place her head on his left shoulder and clasp her tightly round the waist with his left ami Some loosened strands of her hair tOUChod his face. lie could feel the laboring of her breaM. the wild beating of her heart, and he was exceeding wroth with that uu known man or woman who had driven this insensible girl to such BtTSltl that : she was ready to dare the discomforts and deprivations Of ? voyage as a stowaway rather than be perse, ute.l further Iris was laid mi a COUCb in the mOSS room, and the steward summoned Mr Watts. The chief officer came, look ing sheepish, it wns manifestly a great relief when he found that the "ghost" was unconscious. "Oh, that's nothing!" he cried in re spouse t > his iunlor's eager demand if d*Mp\ "YOU KNOW MB," SHE FA.LTRRKD. "I AM IRI8 TO Ii KU." for information as to the treatment best fitted for such emergencies. "They all drop In a heap like that w'en they're worried. Fust you takes orf their gloves an' boots, then you undoes their stays an' rips open their dresses at the necks. One of you rubs their 'ands an' another their feet, an' you dabs cold water on their fore? heads an' burn brown paper under tholr noses. In between whiles you I give 'em a drink, stiff as you can make it. It's dead easy. Them stays are a bit troublesome if they run to size, but she's thin enough as it is. Anyhow, I can show you a flue trick for that, j Just turn her over till I cast n lashin' i loose with my knife." Watts was elbowed aside so uncere? moniously that his temper pave way. Hozler lifted Iris' bead gently and unfastened the neck hooks of ber blouse. Hi? began to chafe ber cold hands tenderly and pressed back the hair from her damp forehead. The "chief." not flattered by his own re? flections, thought At to sneer at these half measures. "She's on'y a woman like the rest of ?em," he growled, "even If she is the owner's niece, an' a good lookln' gal at that. I s'pose now you think"? "I think she will want some fresh air soon, so you had better clear out," said Philip. His words were quiet, but he flash? ed a warning glance at the other man that sufficed. Watts retired, mutter? ing sarcasms under his breath. Iris revived, to find Philip support- | lng her with J degree of skill that was remarkable lo one who had enjoyed so little experience in these matters. She heard his voice, coming, as it seemed, rapidly nearer, urging her to sip some? thing very fiery and spirituous. In? stantly she protested. "What are you giving me?" she sob bod. "What has happened?" Iris poshed away the glass and sat up. "You carried me?" she said. "Well, I couldn't do anything else." "I suppose you don't realize what It means to a woman to feel that she has been out of her senses under such con? ditions?" "No. but in your case it only meant that you sighed deeply a few times and triad to blie my fingers when I wished to open your mouth." "What for? Why did you want to open tny mouth?" "To give you a drink. You needed a stimulant." "Oh!" By this time a few dexterous twists and turns had restrained those wan? dering tresses within bounds. She held a hairpin between her lips, and a wo? man can always say exactly what she means when a hairpin prevents discur? siveness. "I am all right now," she announced. "Will you please leave ma and tell the steward to bring me a cup of tea? If there is a cabin at liberty he might put that portmanteau in it which I brought on board at Liverpool." llozier fulfilled ber requests and re? joined Coke on the bridge. "Miss Yorke is quite well again, sir," he reported. "She glee that was puz- %, ' jSaMm \m /.ling to Iiis hearer. In BSfl^fial fair seems to have Vji, U-Jtim Hr planned." agreed hi ICTuteV. ' Philip. "Hut, as i fit EE?\\ \ J / was saying, she \\ I asked for the use told the steward Hi to give her mine ? until we put into "pkftty foxy. Queerisp.wn." WASH tit Coke, who had lighted another black ami stumpy cigar, removed it in order to speak with due emphasis. "Put Into b?II" he said. "Hut surely you will not take this young lady to the river Plate!" cried the astonished second officer. "She gnaw where she was bound w'en she kern aboard the Andromeda," said the skipper, frowning now like a man Who argues with himself. "There's her portmanter to prove It. with a label, an* all In her own 'and wrltin'. It's some game played on me by 'er an' 'er uncle. Anyow. (he fust time aha sees land again it'll be the lovely 'arbor of IVrnamhueo, an' that's straight 'Ere she Is an' 'era she'll stop, an' the l.est thing you can do Is spread the notion among the crew that she's runnin' away to avoid tnarryin' a man she doesn't like. That sounds reasonable, tin' it 'appens to he true. Verity in' tue talked It over last Sun? day p. m." "T<? avoid a marriage!*' repeated Hos ler. "Yes. that's it." all I CoUe. "Bot I >?... 'ere. me boy, tins salla under m, ! flap. Pm - wot (I*;. e ill 5: ? Iti In ? motive pare bua p -??<'?:'?;.!, of sort, while mile's oh the ship's \ <n ? ?. You keep your mnut'.i ihut an' win!, the other e; ?? an' leave it to roe to give yon the cUansi o( your life. K!i. wot1" Philip IIo: . r did not strive to ex? tract the p:<?eise meaning of the skip? per's words. The process would liavi been difficult since Coke himself *?<?ul?i not bare supplied any reasonable an ysis. Somehow, to the commander's thinking, th? presence of the girl se ed to make easier the castiug n v,. of the ship. Exactly how or whoi bearing her strangely begun voyage might have on subsequent events he was not yet in a position to say. "Queenstown!" he chuckled. "Not this journey?not if ruj uame's Jlmnai 1 Coke, the man 'oo is s annin* on all that is left of Ms 'ard earned savin'?:. No, sir; I've got me orders, an' I've gol me letter, an' the pore old Andromeda gets ripped to pieces in the Recife or I'll know the reason why. Wot 0 card to play at the Inquiry! Owner's niece on board bound to South Amor leg for the good of *er health. 'Oo even 'sard of a man sendhV is pretty niece on a ship 'e meant to throw away? It's providential, that's wot it is, reel providential! 1 do believe ole Verity 'ad a 'and lu it." (To Be Continued.) CAMDEN AGAINST MOVKMli.MNT. Chamber of Commerce Takes Prompt Action to Prevent Annexation of Doykln Section to Surnter County. Camden( Jan. 12.?a special meet? ing of the chamber of commerce was held here this afternoon to discuss the question of ths Boykin section being annexed to Surnter county. A committee was appointed to show the citizens of Boykin where it would be to their advantage to remain in ECer shaw county. It is hoped that all differences will soon be adjusted and the matter ended. The question of having the "Florida Limited" stop here was brought up and a committee was appointed to concentrate their efforts to that end. Twenty-five new members were tak? en in. WOODMEN MEET IN COLUMBIA. Conference of Leading Officers in City Thursday and Plans Made for (lath? ering. Columbia, Jan. 13.?About BOO Woodmen of the World of Jurisdiction I, which includes the entire State of South Carolina, will come to Columbia March 14 and 15 for the gathering. Plans for the meeting were discussed Thursday at a meeting of the leading officers and on account of the accomo* dationi given by this city it was de < ided to hold the conclave here. There are about 25,000 members of the order in South Carolina and the Columbia camp will have a "lc^ rolling" on one of the nights of the meeting at which time about -?ta will be initiated. There are about ?JU Co? lumbians already secured for the class. The following officers were among those present: Head counsel, Robert Lide, Orangeburg; head advisor, Tom C. liamer, Bennettsville, head clerk. R. S. Hood, Surnter; head escort, W. Hampton Oobh, Columbia; head watchman, W, E. Lee, Anderson; head secretary, R. N. Edmunds, Parksvllh ; head manager, C. A. Power, chairman, La irens; a. v.. Booser, Columbia; j. E. Carroll, Vorkvilb ; M. G. Bryant, Bock Hill; M. J. Spears, Lamar; L. !. Parrott, 6f Bumter appeared la-fore' the soveri Ign camp as the represen? tative of the Bumter camp. Head ? k keeper, Fred C. 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W-w.-I-f,?No. i. *Whm buying i cough medicine for children bear In mind that Cham? berlain's COUgh remedy is most ei feefual for colds, croup and whoop? ing COUgh und that it contains no harmful drug. For sale by all deal? ers. TT mJn-7/7 AI 8 7 ES uc INIQUITOUS GOVERNMENT CESSFUL I Klngi- 16:23-33?January Z2 "Riohtooutneet eseJief* a nation: but s'.n it a repromh to any pioplc."? i'rvv. CHE Omrl dynasty of Israel was e. successful one according to world* ly standards, but a failure from the Divine standpoint Omrl. a great general, succeeded to Israel's throne after the death of Jeroboam. Ho was very suc? cessful and conquered the Moabites, to the East of the Jordan, putting them un? ser an annual tribute of the lleeoc ol two hundred thousand sheep. He built a new Kapital, the city of Samaria, and success* fully outranked Jeroboam as a misleads of his people, .along religious lines. Ac? cording to Israel's Covenant with the Al? mighty there was but the one Levltical priesthood and the one holy temple of Je? hovah's presence for the whole people of Israel, and it was at Jerusalem. As worldly wisdom guided Jeroboam to com? pletely separate the ten tribes from the two tri bei by establishing new places of worship and simplifying the worship arid symbolizing Qod by a golden calf, so the same spirit of worldly wisdom suggested to Omri a still fur? ther departure from God and a still closer ap? proach to the cus? toms and Idolatry of surrounding na? tions Omrl died, or, ac? cording to the rec? ords. "Omri slept With his fathers." We are not from \r*J* this declaration.to draw the Inference that as a wicked man he went to eternal torment and that the na? ture of the tor? ment is sleep. Nei? ther are we to think of Omrl as saintly and going to heaven and to imagine that those In heaven are M asleep. Neitherare we to think of him a hfoabite flock of sheep. as having gone to Purgatory and that the experiences there are drowsy. We must leave all such un scrlptural notions respecting the dead, good and bad. We must come back to the Bible and from It learn that all who die. like St. Stephen (Acts 7:60). fall asleep to await the morning of the resurrection, when the Redeemer will call all forth from the tomb (John 5:28. 29. Rev. Ver.) Ahab and Jezebel Ahab's name signifies. "Like his fa? ther. " And surely he was! His name was appropriate. His was a reign still more successful in unrighteousness. For twenty-two years he devoted himself to ! the further undermining of true religion and to the introduction of the worst forms of licentious, heathen idolatry. He was greatly assisted in this course by his wife?Jezebel, the daughter of the King of the Bldonlsna Her name signifies chaste; yet she used her great Influence with her husband and throughout the na? tion for the f'irtherance of unchastity in connection with the orgies known as the religious rites and ceremonies, connected wl,vi the worship of Baal and of "Ashto revn." the female divinity worshipped. Lessons Here For Us All civilized people are deeply interest? ed in earthly governments and their suc? cess. We all crave social and financial prosperity. Nevertheless It Is still true that prosperity is injurious In proporUon as it separates the peoplt from the Divine arrangements and the blessings which thereto attach. Only righteousness can truly exalt a nation. Every form of Ini? quity is Injurious, however it may at the time seem contrary to this. Ours is the day of the greatest worldly prosperity this earth has ever known. But alas! it is not a day of religious prosperity. On the contrary, there never was a time when unbelief in a personal God and in tl'.*? Bible as his revelation was so general amongst Intelligent people. Our church edillces are becoming temples of fashion, concert and lecture halls, while the real worship which alone Is pleasing to the Almighty Is far removed. The worship of Mammon, the bowing to the golden calf, the sacrificing of lives to the acquirement of wealth, belong to our day as truly as to that of Ahab?but on a more refined scale and therefore the more deceptive and insidious. Continually we find that God uses the wrath of man to praise him. The effect of the prosperity of Ahab and Jezebel was two-fold: It en? snared and de? graded one class, while it aroused and separated from itself anoth? er class?those who worshipped God In spirit ami In truth. Such left the ten tribe kingdom and its Idolatry and Idf stifled the m sclves with the tWO-trlbS kingdom of Judah and its true worship. So It is today The success of Mammon, the re? jection of the Bi? ble by tho Higher Critics and their lordly boasts of ability to give us somethirg better than the Word of God. and In gen _ , , ...... l oral Mammon wor Ahab, Jesebel and hlljah -h|p |a awaken. as tupes. in, the moro sent? ry people of our day to separate them? selves and to say In the language of Joshua. "Choose ye this day wham ye will serve; as for nie and my house, we will serve the Lord." Antitypical Ahab and Jezebel As nil Christian students know. Jezebel. Ahab and Elijah were used of the Lord a8 types, anil their experiences foreshad? owed much greater things in the experi? ence of the Church, spiritual Israel, dur? ing this Gospel Age. Ahab typified Civil power. Jezebel typt fled a religious system. The Improp r marriage of Ahab and Jesebel, contrary to the Jewl h Law. typified the ajtfrtsge or union of Church and State. Ti7k prog? ress of evil under this union is portrayed In the Book <>f Revelation, where Jesebel Is specially mentioned b> name (ltcv. 2:2e L'3 > The Lord charged that tho anti typical Jesebel, the Church system, was suffered or permitted to teach and seduce his people from th< proper course of Christian living. The samt? Scriptures represent Elijah, who was persecuted by Jezebel, through her husband, as a type of true believers of this Age persecuted by a false Church through tho arm of civil power. Hettcr It Is to be envied than pith d Herodotus. LETTER UM! J. f. lilfEI J. W. HARPER WRITES FROM H AI*.AN A. CUBA TO MR. lt. S. HOOD. Will Surrender When Time < omos For Trial Stated in Leiter COCSOOSSl i 'or Sheriff Epperson. From the Daily Item, Jan. 13. Mr. K. S. Hood was the recipient of I a letter thil morning that caused him no little surprise, the said letter be? ing one from Mr. J. W. Hraper, the ?layer of Ed. Boeaard at the passeng ? r station on Christmas night, who is ;n Habana, Cuba, enjoying life as much as possible under the circum- | stances in which be has placed him? self. In the letter to Mr. Hood was en? closed a letter to the Sheriff of Sum? te? County In which Harper stated that he was in Habana and that he would surrender to the sheriff as soon as the time came for trial. 1 AFTER NATIONAL COHN SHOW. Col. Watson Reejaeala Information About Entertainment Exiienses. Columbia, Jan. 11.?"The Carolinas ' will send I strong delegation to the National Corn Show. Kindly advise me by wire average total cost to city entertaining National Corn Show, as South Atlantic States Exposition wishes to present imitation and in-^ ducements for next annual National " (' ?'n Show to he held in Columbia, a most e< ntral city for corn belt. South Atlantic States1 Corn Exposition, re cently held, ans s great success and South'! corn crops this year have stimulated our people to point ? f^sj inviting showT to be held in our terri? tory In 1912." This telegram was adressed today to Geo. II. Stevenson, secretary and treasurer of the National Corn Show, which is to be held in Columbus, nhio, from January 30 to Februarys 12, by Commissioner Watson. The telegram means that the Columbia ' hamber of Commerce, the State de? partment of agriculture and the State of South Carolina wdll make a de? termined fight for the greatest corn exposition in the world. This would ? celebrate the movement of the corn ? belt to the South. There were 125,000 visitors to attend the National Corn Show last year. The sum of $50,000 was given as prizes and there were 22,000 exhibits. - i The house fly is getting it in the neck, but unfortunately there are so many of him. CASTOR IA . For Infants and Children, S The Kind You Have Always bought Bears the Signature of ANNOUNCEMENT! TO THE PUBLIC ? Having sold to Mr. J. J. Whilden the blacksmith, wheelright and repair business, conducted by nie in this city for a number of years, 1 wish to express to my m my friends and customers my A sincere appreciation for the liber? al patronage given me, and to ask that they extend the same to my successor. Mr. Whilden is a native of this county, a good business man, experienced in this . line of business, and in position to serve you to the best advan? tage. He has just sold his shops conducted by him in Florence, and moved to Surnter, where he expects to locate for his lifetime,* This will necessarily insure you satisfaction. J. I). SHIRER. The business heretofore con? ducted bv Yon Ohsen ov Shires^** and recently by 1. 1). Shirer 6i Co., having been purchased by me, I wish to announce to the public that the business will be continued .it the same stand and that it will be my constant en? deavor to render prompt and sat? isfactory service. J. J. WHILDEN. Tiano Tuning, Mr. Edmund R. Murray offers his services to thOOS who need sn expert snd experienced Piano and Organ tuner and repairer. References fur? nished snd work guaranteed. Address BDMUND R. MURRAY. , Surnter, a C