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[Stowaway By LOUIS TRACY. Author oi Um '?ill*r o! Light," The ?fangs oi the Morruoc" and The Caytsia of the Kansas." C?rrtiSHu 1909. by tdwmi J. Cl?d? "Whst. then? Doe* this woman come here end take all?" she cried. "Ah. pequtnlna. do not he angry?' Mid Mart* "Who save the good Cod could tell that you would come from Paris today? And the Sen bora Ingleta will be glad to give place to you. She Is so kind, so unselfish! All the men adore her." "So I bear," murmured Carmele, try? ing to still the paseton that throbbed In her heart, sine? she was awnro that neither Maria nor any other among the old domeetlcs at Las Floren knew of her engagement, and pride was now coming to bar aid. "ftbe will nave no word to say to any of them," gabbled Maria. "There Is a young Englishman -well. It Is no affair ?f mine, bot 1 am told she lores htm, yet is promised to another, an old man too. Santa Mae! That would not suit me If 1 were her age!** This homecoming of Carmela was quite an important event^Q its way. At first sight It bore the aemblance of A mere disillusionment such a* auy girl might experience under like clr cumetancea. She had been taken from Las Floren to occupy a palace at Rio de Janeiro and was driven from the palace to the hotel life of the conti? nent. During two years she had not eeen either father or lover, and lovers of the San Henavldee ilk are apt to console themselves during these pro? longed Interval*. Yet Carmela's shat? tered romance was the pivot on which rented the future of Brazil. Usd she gone straight to Iris on leaving her father and made known the astounding tidings that Verity and Bulmer were riding up too Moxoto valley barely three miles away Iris would surely have devised some means of acquainting l'tiillp Ilozler with the fact. In that event, naanmlug that he awaited their arrival, the tlrst march of so extended reconnolssnm e which he thought deairable would nso ensartly he postponed. And then?well, the recent history of Brasil would have to be rewritten, since there can? not be the slightest doubt that Dorn Oorria de Sylva would never have oc? cupied the presidential chair again. It would be Idle now to Inquire too closely into tbe springs of Philip's re? solve to take service under a foreign flag. Perhaps the lrksorao state of af? fairs at Las Flores. where there wsj no mean between loafing ami soldier? ing, was Intolerable to a spirited .youngster. Perhaps San Benavldes. constantly riding in from the front. Irritated him beyond endurance by his superior airs, or it may be that a growing belief In Iris* determination to sacrifice herself by redeeming ber bond made blm rarelesa as to what happened In the uear future. The out? come of one or nil of these influences was that he sought and was readily gtveu a commisalon In tbe army of liberation Like all sailors, be pre? ferred tbe mounted arm. and De Sylva, having tbe highest opinion of his thor? oughness, actually appointed him to command s brsoca of the Intelligent? department. Philip, trained to pin bis faith In maps snd charts, csme to tbe conclu? sion that Las Flores could be sttscked from the rear, which lay to the north? west Tbe Brasillaos laughed at the 1 notion. w her? were the troops to corns from? Barraca must bring all his men by see. There were none sta? tioned In those wild mountains. "Better go and make sure," quotb Philip. He sscertsloed tbe president's Inten? tion* ss to tbe next twenty-four hours, assembled bis little body of scouts, ssw to their forage and equipment, took leave of Iris and hurried off. When two stout and elderly fellow countrymen of hi* climbed tbe last mile of the rough valley beneath tbe Flores slops Philip and his troop s league or more beyond the Moxoto'a watershed. If Ran Benavkles were really Csr mels's accepted lover, then. Indent. Irls bail good cause for foreboding. Though the Brazilian had never di? rectly avowed bis passion, siuce be knew quite well that she would re? fuse to listen, she could not he blind to bis Infatuatiou. thily the threat of her dire displeasure bad restrained Hosier from an open quarrel with him. Her position, dlfhcult enough ft] ready, woul I e Intol'T^ble If De Bylva's daughter U'cume jeal >ih, and she had no d<>uht whatsoever t utt San Benarldea would seek to Wopltlate tbe wmuii lie loved hv <-s lontjf tell lag ?!,-? w*man he bad promise,! |q marr\ that tils affections w?re bestow cd attest here Her heart sank when she discovered thl* new maelstrom In her sea of tr.u but hero was Came 'a ncretll Iking to her and In Kngllsh. "So y i ire Irl* Yoffcef Hie girl wu-. saying ' I huve henrd ho much of yoi yet you are no utterly different from what I hjaj Ito d: ' "You have bsntd oi nre?" repeated Iris, and surprise helpod her v'? smile with * c e- hing itf her wonted nfW pm ? "Yes. on '? ' ? ? ? reatnt r. We gj id from Southampton nnd had little alee In talk of dnrtog the v< 'age But. ?f ansjfgn, i i gnnoi under* land Atliopg gft] fel h 1 \ p.(S:eni;ers \%er? yiinr un-%* and Mr Bnhner." Irls hnd IvBi rs Dqulsbed ;-i y \ of communhnrlng with Booth i ? the present de d!o k I'' the ?n. i of the two armies wen a thing of the past. Completely mystified DOW by Cnrmela's will? reference to the two men WnUM names were to often in her thoughts, though seldom on her lips, ?he could only gase *t the Senhora de Sylva in Klient bewilderment. Csrmela. feeling that she was gain? ing ground rapidly, affected a note of ( polite regret. "Please forgive r>e for being so abrupt. Perhaps I ought to have pie pared you. But it Is quite true. Mr. Verity and Mr. Bulrner came with me from Europe. We all reached Pernnm hoeo the day before yesterday. In? deed, If it were not for thorn nnd the assistance they gave me 1 would Dot be here now. No one recognized me, fortunately, and?I hope you will not be vexed?I passed as Mr. Verity's nleee. In fact, I took your place for the time." "If Mr. Verity and Mr. Bulincr are in Brasil'*? Iris began tremulously, but Carmela broke in, with a shrill laugh: "There is no ML' Ix>ok below there, near my father's tent! They have ar? rived. They are asking for you. Come, let us meet them! I must see my fa? ther before he departs." Irte' swimming eyes could not dis? cern tin figures to which Carmela was pointing. But this strange girl's trium? phant tone ran2; like a knell in her heart. 8he was not thinking now of the complica? tions that might arise betweer San Benavides and his discard? ed flame. She only knew that by some miracle ber uncle bad come to bring her home, and with him was the man to whom she was plighted, while Philip only ! ??you've oivkn i s Ai^ir^, boar ago RAKE DANCE." , ^ woukl not see her again until the fol? lowing evening. Bo this was the end of her dream. Bittersweet it had been and long drawn out, but forthwith she must awake to tue gray actualities of life. i She felt Carmela dragging her on ward irresistihly, vindictively. She saw as through a mist David Verity*! fiery hued face and beard his harsh accents. Yes, iL?ore was no mistake. | Here was Hootle transported to Brazil, i Linden House to I .us Flores! "By gum, lass," he was bellowing, with a touch of real sentiment In his voice, "you've given us u rare dance ' afore we caught up Wt1 you. But 'ere you are, bright as ? cherry, an' 'ere Is ; Dickey an* meself come to fetch you. j Dash my wig, there's life in the old dogs yet, or we'd never ha' bin able to ride forty mile through this God for gotten country'- An* damme if that isn't Coke, red as a lobster. Jlinmle. me boy, put it there! Man, but you're ' a dashed long way from port!" | Happily Iris was too stunned to be- 1 tray herself. She extended a hand to tbe sun browned, white haired old I man standing by her uncle's side. CHAPTER XVI. 8how1xo HOW BRAZIL CHOSE TIER PRES1 dent. TWO thousand fire hundred years ago tho prophet Jeremlan ex- J pressed Incredulity as to the pofl'er of an Ethiopian to | chauge his skin or a leopard his spots. The march Of the centuries bas fully Justified the seer's historic doubt, so It ' makes but slight demand on the crit? ical faculties to assume that two years' residence In Europe had not cooled tbe hot southern blood flowing in Car- ! mela's reins. I She bad bated iris before she set eyes on ber. She bated her now that she had seen her rare beauty. She ; gloated on tbe suffering inflicted by ] the presence of the faded old man who claimed her as his bride. Though II was of the utmost importance that she should hasten to her father, she returned tc \mh Flores in her rival's company, their arms linked In seem? ing friendship aud the Brsaillan girl's ears alert to treasure every word that told of Buliner's wooing. 80 id.-key contented himself by lis? tening to Coke's Homeric account of 1 the Andromeda's wrecking, and If he i interposal an occasional question and thus drew the girl's sweet voice into the talk It was Invariably germane to the strange history of the ship nnd her i human freight. Cnkc'v. narrative was picturesque and lurid Every incident centered In the striking pereoMltty of Philip Hosier. From the instant the second Rhell struck the winch and laid him appar ently dead on the forecastle to the very hour of this coming together at Las Flores. Hoste? held the stage. It was he who took Iris on hla shoulders and brought her to safety through the ?poms of the wrathful sea, ho who carried her to the hut, he who crossed Fernando Noronhs alone to protect her. Coke was Impartial. He would have minimised his own singular bravery In running up tho ship's signals had not Irll glrefl him a breathing space while she enthralled the others with her description, otherwise Coke skl| pad no Uns of his epic, "Ton'll roo'leet," he wlteered in a roles thai rasped lilts 1 flic "you'll roo'le. 1. Mr Verity, rs I said t<> yoti thai Roalef was good enovgh to take fbarge of th" bridge <-f n battleahlp By well, sry'ow if pd *aid the.chan? nel Heel 1 shouldn't 'are bin talkin' through me 'at. Look at Mm now. '13's ill. reel Irre tnsn Dom V/ot's* Ms-name ' got Sink me, If it wasn't for til- f< ' nl 'ome an* ihs fac* Owl the Andl edS's skipper ought to keep 1 ? f politics in t ils crim* ?11 town IT? 1 tl 'are 1 cm in si the game nicself." It might hoped iint Carmela*! mood \N<?ui(l soften when the dl'scov . ?? d h?r rival's hapless love, but that would be expecting tomething whU h her bursting southern heart could not e, A volcano pours forth lava, not watt r. it scorches, not heals. Irl?, Willing or not, had sapped her Salva? dor's allegiance. Carmela wanted to i those curved lips writhing m pain, those broWII eyes dimmed, that smooth brow wrung with the grief that knows no remedy, A fierce joy leaped up In her when Verity Rpoke of an earls departure. "Tou see, Iris," lie explained, "these Brazilian bucks may he mouths in set tlln' their different es. Dickey an' me, 'elped a lot by our c nsul, squeezed a pass out of the president?beg pardon, miss, but 'e is president, in Peraam hueo at all events." he said In aa apologetic aside to Carmela?"an1 the sooner we make tra< ks for ole Kng land the better it'll be for all of us. Wot do you say to an early start tomorrow? We'd be off tonight on'y I'm feared my rheumaticky bones wouldn't stand tbe racket." The color ebbed from Iris* face, but she said at once: "I shall be ready, uncle, dear. I promised Dom Corria to look after the hospital appliances that are so much needed by the poor soldiers, but the Senhora de Sylva will attend to that much more effectually than I." "Good! Then that's settled." Carmela, of course, did not believe in a woman's complacency In such a vital matter. She was ever prepared to spring, to strike, to wrench their plans to suit her own ends; but, contrive as she might, she could not succeed in leaving Iris alone with Bulmer. Full ef device, she was foiled at each turn. The day wore, the sun went down, the starlit sky made beautiful a parched earth, but never a word in pr'vacy dkl Irls exchange with her husband to i>r. Carmela's mali< e was not hidden from her, but she despised it. There was some ease for her tortured brain In de? feating It. If the Senhora de Sylva had only understood how thoroughly the Englishwoman loathed her petty jealousy it was possible that the few remaining hours of their enforced inti? macy might have been rendered less irksome. The future Is the most cunning of plaj wrights. No man may tell what tho next scene shall lx\ And no man nor auy woman could guess the mad revel of hate and war that would rage that night around the placid home? stead Of Las Flores. Behind the veranda was a huge ball? room converted by the exigencies of the campaign Into a dining hall for the many inmates of the Onca. Tho Hra zlllan indies, the sailors, some sick or wounded officers who were not con? fined to bod. even tho household serv? ants, took their meala there in com? mon. Supper was ?erred soon after 0 o'clock. When cigars ar.d cigarettes were lighted and the company broke up into laughing, gossiping, uclsj gronps. the place looked m? re like a popular rout icutnl cafe than a ronm in a private i inuston Thougb De Byivu, General Etusso, San BsuaviCea nnd some score of members o# the president's staff w ho usually dined tit tbe tinea were now absent, there was no lack of lively chatter. A very Babel of tongues mixed In amity. The prevalent note was one of cheery animation. Carmela exerted herself to win popularity, and a president's daughter need not put forth very strenuous effort! In that di? rection to be acclaimed by most. Iris was listening with real Interest to Verity's description of the finding of Macfarlane In the Andromeda's boat by a Card iff bound collier three days after he had drifted away from Fer? nando Koronha. "The yarn kern to us through the consul at Peruambuco," he said. "Evi? dently, from wot you tell me. It's a'.l right. Poor ole Mac *gd a bad tlm? afore *p was picked up. but 'e wan alive, an* I'm Jolly glad of it, for 'e'li be 0 first r;;to witness w*en this busi? ness comes up in court." "Wot court V" demanded Coke sharp? ly. "The court that settles our claim, of course," r< ; rted Verity, with a quick ferret look at his fellow conspirator. There'll be no claim. The president means to Mump t:;? lu Itylo. You take my tip an' shut up about courts," said Coke. "It'll cost Brazil a tidy penny," re? marked Bulmer thoughtfully. A crlado, a nondescript manservant attached to the household, stooped over Iris and whispered something. She gathered that she was wanted in the pateo, or courtyard, which, owing to the construction Of the house, stood on one side Instead of in front, where the lawn usurped Its usual position. "Who is It?" she asked. "Colonel San BenaridCS, senhora." "Tell him to wait." she said, hoping to gain a moment wherein to decide how best to act. "It is urgent, senhora?no mesmo tempo, the colonel said." "Co! That is my answer." Iris had no wish to meet San Hena? vides. if she wen? seen with him in the dark pateo at this late hour fuel wi uld be added to the fire of Carme? la*! foolish spile. She was aware of Carmela's covert glance watching her from the nth r end of the !"ng room. What was ' ? be done? Why not send Carmela lu her stead? They were ni niosl < f the same height and dressed somewhat alike (u flowered muslin. It would be an amusing mistake, though annoying perhaps to San Denn vldos. At any rate, Carmela would not object, nnd Iris a*as fully reuolved not to keep t he t ryst In person. She walk'd iralght to her enemy, ??Colonel San Benavldes awaits you in the pateo." sho said In English. "A wall i me!" There wn m> mistaking the gleam In those Jel black eyes, The smolder? ing fire fl 11 d into furtuu e heat at the Implied hull nlty of such a mandate being delh ? rd by iris. (To Be Continued.) flHHMlMCSSS?rr??r? ? ?-viui*: 1TESTAPIENTJjr t* | BIBLE STUDIES' ELISHA SUCCESSOR TO ELIJAH Restitution Work and Judgment Work Foreshadowed ? Farty-two Youths Torn by the Bears?A Child Restored to Life. II Kings 4:25-37?March 12 "The uift of (Jod is eternal life through Jesu* Christ our Lord."?Ilomans 6:23. OUR lesson follows In order the one of a week ago. Elisha was with Elijah until the whirl? wind separated them and .ook Elijah out of sight. Ills mantle diop ped to Elisha and Elisha's prayer was answered that a double portion of Ell jab's spirit might rest upon him. The same miracle occurred to bim as to Elijah the prophet. On the other side of Jordan be began his career as a prophet. At Jericho the supply of water came from a brackish stream, unpalatable and unhealthful. Elisha went to the fountain and there performed a miracle similar to the one performed by Moses at the Wells of Moses at Marah. To this day the spring Is known as Elishn's Fountain. Again we read that one of these "sons of the prophets." or students, died and that his widowed mother was in want and that the Prophet Ell- ^ ?ha helped her I >' to exercise faith. She had a cruse of oil. which In? creased in supply as she poured It from vessel to vessel until she had sufficient for all her debts. Several other miracles of a re st o ratio u ary character are BtaUng the woHn. noted, the most prominent of wbich Is related In our lesson, namely, the restoration of a boy to life and health. The thing connected with Elisha's ex? periences which has attracted to him world-wide attention and general rep? robation was his curslug of forty-two youths. A Just Rebuke and Profitable Lesson The thought Is that he condemned them. Just as Jesus said to some with most kindly art. "Woe unto you. scribes and Pharisees." etc. So Elisha pro? nounced woe or blight upon those youths of various ages who taunted him. He declared that something would befall them. Divine Justice would square accounts and vindicate him. Forthwith two she bears came upon the rabble, put them to flight, and forty-two of the mob were torn and wounded?more or less. Opponents of the Bible read Into this tho forty two children were killed, but nothing Of the kind is stated We are to remember tnat the Israel? ites under the leadership of their King Ahab and Queen Jezebel had been turned to Idolatry, and that although the Prophet Elijah had re-established the true religion, the King and Queen and the major ty of the people merely tolerated It. These youths who had tiraded against the Prophet were prob? ably the young men and boys of Jerl- . cho. \ Elisha Considered Typical. Our Interest In this story of Elisha's experiences after Elijah waa taken away Increases as we consider the fact that he, like Elijah, was quite a posi? tive and typical character. We have already Intimated a correspondency be? tween Elijah and the nntltyplcal priests and between Elishn and the antltyplcal Levltes of the Gospel Age. Elisha may also typify the Ancient Worthies, Into whose hands the Instruction and bless? ing of tho world will be placed at the inauguration of Messiah's Kingdom: "Princes In all the earth." From this standpoint wc might think of Elisha representing the secondary class of the spirit-begotten ones tlrst, and that his crossing of Jordan represents the death of this class of antltyplcal Levltes. With this view the after progress of Elisha and his work of judgment and restitution already referred to. corre? spond well with what we should ex? pect at the inauguration of Messiah's Kingdom under the "princes." The healing of the water-spring would well represent the healing of the stream of Truth. For long centuries error and superstition, combined with Satan's great falsehood. Ye shall not surely die. have made the waters of vav^v^ IS! Tn,th bracklHh *^-a j -xr ?t>*-j^v unpalatable, un? healthful. The putting of tho salt Into the F o ti n t a In or spring symbol? ically represents tho cleansing from untruth and error, through the co-operation of the Church In glory, which, while bere, is appro? priately styled, "the salt of the earth." The restoration of life to the dead is to be one of the grenl features of the New Dispensation Messiah's King (bun. And this power v. in be exercised doubtless it n ugh tho "i iin. es" of that Raiting :ht dead. time, ty pi lied, we I Those most to be f.i who will mo t tho and li ? i ! e ej\in Bented 1?.? E I Im, >-\ en as ihn part nts of this child whom Elisha raised fr< ? i the dead had made gracious provision for the ! rophet'e comfort. Ileve, by El ?i. .1 will he thos. til lily npprci lab '*! rim es." retire In reverence Is the chief joy und powei of life.?Ruskln. WOMAN RETURNS TO CIRCUS. tftcr Finding Relative? ami Paying Them a short Visit Negro Woman Res?mee Wo. k Columbia, Feb. 2s.?Martha Caiit, a negro woman with the John !loh inson circus, has returned to tli : dloW j after visiting relative! in Orarv ig. 1 Sim was stolen on the streets >. Or angeburg thirty yean ago, when she was tive yean old, and it aas I y ac? cident that she learned her real name. Her circus name is Llszb Lewis, but Martha has no Special hankering after that cognom? n. Th< Robinson circus is wintering In Cincin? nati, but those conne< ted with n are reheaning in Springfield, Mo., end it Is there that she has gone. Martha Cain has never married, and says she intends to follow the circus as long as she is al le. "What else can I do?" she asked in reply to a question m xo whether she intended to be a circus woman as long as she lives. It is In? teresting to note that the manage? ment of the Robinson shows are re Bpectors Of the wishes Of Southern i audiences In one respect. When showing In the South Martha Cain is a side-show performer, but wv i showing in the North and West she is a member of the big show. Her spe ialty is aerial performances, and Is said to be a fine actress. AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS. IM ; bablo Southerners will bo Paid for Cotton Seised During War. Washington, Match 1.?Thousands j of p< ?pie in the Southern states being paid for cotton, s-ized at the end of the war by the Federal Gov? ernment, is, alter a quaru r of a cen? tury of earnest work against dis? couraging odds, within the hope of things obtainable. The friends in Congress of the claimants of cotton Beised by the Federal Government un? der the "Captured and Abandoned Property Act," when hostilities had ceased, are in the nearest way to ac? complishing the long delayed act of n stitution that has ever been ap proached. Time alter time a committee of one house or the other of Congress has reported favorably on these laims, only to be blocked by the oth ei house. Now it appears that the two houses are agreed that it is time that this money should be restored to its rightful owners. Today me con? ferences of the two houses of the committees on revision of the laws agreed upon the Hartlett amendment to consolidate the Acts respecting war claims, so that the proceeds of cotton seised under the "Captured and Ab? andoned Property Act," now in the treasury as a trust fund, might be restored to those who submitted their claims to the Court of Claims, with proper evidence, without being required to prove loyalty. The fund amounts to $4,886,671, of which South Carolina claims are $422,517. TO SELL PATROL WAGON. Motor Patrol Takes Place of Old Pa? trol Wagon in Columbia. Columbia, March 2.?If the city po? lice department of some of the South Carolina cities can use a patrol wag? on, they might get in touch with Co? lumbia. This town bought a motor patrol several weeks ago for the ac? commodation of violent drinkers, and others who do most of their riding under protest, and the wagon patrol has been advertised for sale. If one is not in s hurry to nach jail, the wagon patrol should serve the pur? pose, and an opportunity is offered some aspiring city to buy. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? gard for any case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by Hall's Catarrh Jure. P. J. ('HENRY A CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known ! \ J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe htm perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially itde to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALD IN G, KIN NAN MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken inter aally. acting directly Upon the blood ind mucous surfaces Of the system, testimonials sent free. Pries 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hairs Family pills for consti? pation. Tin- Manning avenue section of the city Is doing more building at the pres i nt time than all of the ether por? tions ol tie k It) put together. Among the buildings going up In that section are stores to replace several of these ! urncd Bhortly before Christmas. \ l leree N Igltl \lnrin ? s the hoarse, startling cough of s child, suddenly attacked by croup. . e n i( aroused Lew i < hambb < of \< i t1 a certain rented) Dr, King's New i ? oven I?. w hat e no f< :???? VVe ! |y on d for ei oup and for < oughi . colds or any throat or hing trouble." S.i do thousands of others. So. ma) j ou. Asthma, haj f \ ? ,-. la grippe, whooping cough, heinorrhna? i rly be? fore it. .*."< and 11 ? Tri tl I ? ttle fi ? ?*. Sold by Blbert's Drug stole. REGRETS HIS MARRIAGE. Walter T. Rockling Seeki to Ann Marriaae to Alma Williams. Columbia, Feb. 2S.?Attorney Geo. R. Rembert, representing the plain? tiff, appeared before Judge Robert E. Copx s In Rich kind court and asked for an annulment of the marriage of W. T. R?chling and Alma WTilliams. The defendant made no response after the notice was served and the cas<dfe was referred to Mr. A. D. McFadden, master in equity, who was instructed to take testimony and make a report of his findings. The annullment was sought on the grounds that Rockling was: intoxicated at the tinv. of the marriage; that the woman ^ook ad^ vantage of his condition, and thalK when he recovered his mind he re? pudiated th" marriage and refused to recognize the matimonial bond. It Is further eharg? 1 against the woman that she has a lawful husband living and that she is furthermore a woman of notorious character. The mar^ riage from which Rockling is seeking relief took place on the night of De? cember 11 last. EXTRA SESSION MARCH 20? President Inclined to Advance DatS. ?Doubt Practically Impelled. Washington, March 2.?The last vestige of doubt that there will be an extraordinary session of Congress, called by President Taft to consid-itt the Canadian n ciprocity agreement; in the now practically certain event of the- failure of that measure in the present Congress, disappeared today, w h< n it became known that Republi? can leaders had been called to the Whlb H ise for s consultation. ft "The die is cast." said one of the Republican Senators alter returning to the CapitoL "Mr. Taft has decided that there must be an extra session and that he will call it earlier than April 4." FIVE YEARS ON CHAINGANG. POpe B. Havlrd Found (.uilty by Sa luda Jurj. Saluda, March 2.?Pope B. Havird was found guilty on the charge of as? sault and battery of a high and gravated nature this morning and was sentenced to live years on the countv chaingang without any alternative of a fine. In passing sentence Judge Sease delivered such a lecture as has never been heard in the court room at lu<ia. It was calmly done and the im? pression made will be lasting. Havird. who was convicted on the charge of trying to ride down and of otherwise maltreating Miss Carrie Mitchell, a young woman school teacher of his community some fet days ago becssise she had whipped one of his children In school, was told that he might he sure his sins would sooner or later find him out and that the heavy hand of the law would ar? rest him in his wayward career. Has Millions of Friends. How would you like to number your friends by millions as Bucklen's Arni? ca Salve does? Its astounding cures in the past forty years made them. It's the best salve in the world for sores, ulcers, eczema, burns, boils, scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes, sprains, swellings, hrulses. old sores. Has equal for piles. 2"c at Sibert's Drug Store. Politics In the Poatofluv. The glaring impropriety of turning over the management of the postal busihess of the United States to the manager of a Presidential campaign, has become Obvious to all men of ail parties. Mr. Hitchcock, as we have always gladly admitted, could learn to manage the business of the Post offlce Department as well as he has learned the ins and outs of party poli? ties. He is the unhappy victim of .J| situation that he did not create. But it Is Impossible for him or any other man to serve these two divergent in? terests at the same time. How could any man. in BO distracting a predica? ment, give wise thought i nd direction to postal affairs, or rid his mind OfT political motives when he has decis? ions to make? The scheme to pen? alize the magazines, though pretend? ing to have a postal revenue motive, has no merits whatever from the rev? enue standpoint. If second-class i .Ag ter at ?>ne cent a pound is not pa\* Ing enough, a very simple and obvious device would be to Increase that rate i>\ 25 p< r cent, or even f?0 per cent. Such an increase would imme? diately wi|.ill the existing deficit, would change no relative conditions ? questions in that brt>ao^ ! tdowy zone between newspapers an 1 periodicals, that no man can he : . t l> allowed to determine.?Review \ Kpo< la I Medicine for KldltCj \a;5 meniK. j Mans elderly people have found Uv !'?'?' Kidn v Itemed5 a quick relief ?>>i permam nt ' ? m lit from kidney . .I bladder ailments aod f?om an? ioj ng urinary Irregularities due to advancing years. Isaac X. Kegan, Farmer, Mo., says: "Foley*j Kidney Itemedy effected ? complete eure i^ my case and I w ant othi rs to know it."' w. w . Slbert.