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My Lady of the North TJfc LOVE STORY /* A oRAY JACKET By Randall Parrah wTIsb*jiiiWm tmj" illustration? bt arthur b WILLIAMSON "I know It waa your regiment?the uns waa upon ovary lip. and eve . our own man unite In declaring It a magnificent sacrifice, a most gallant deed You must know I thought In? stantly of yon when I was told It was Ue act of the ?th Virginia." There were tears la my eyes, I r. as 1 listened to her, and my warmed at this frank confes of her remembrance. "I am glad you cared sufficiently for me," I said gravely, "to Ik Id me hi your thought st such a time. Our command merely performed the work given it. hut the necessity has cost as dearly. You are yet at General Sheridan ? headquarters?" "Only temporarily ai.d slnnh be? cause there has been no opportunity %e get away, the movements of the army have been so hurried and un? certain. Since the battle kUss Minor has desired to remain until assured o' Lieuteaant Catons permanent re? covery. He was most severely wounded, and of course I could not well leave her here alone. Indeed I am her gueat, aa we depart tomor? row for her home, to remain Indefi? nitely." Mut Mise Minor Is. 1 understand, a native of this Stater "Her home Is In the foot hills of the Blue Ridge, along the valley of the Cowekin.?a most delightful old South? ern mansion. 1 passed the summer there when a mere glri, previous to the war." "But will it prove safe for you nowr "Oh, indeed, yen. everybody says an. It Is entlr ly out of the track of both armies, and has completely es? caped despoliation. But you, Captain Wayne; surely you have already risked enough?" 'There Is much suffering upon both sides, but surely even you would not wish me to be other than true to what 1 look upon as a duty?" "No; 1?1 think 1?1 respect you the more" I clasped her hand close within my own. "Your words encourage me greatly," 1 said earnestly "1 have done so much to bring you trouble and sorrow that I have been fearful lest It had cost me what I value more highly than you can ever know." These words were unfortunate, and instantly brought back to her a mem? ory which seemed a barrier between us. 1 read the change in her averted face, "That can never be. Captain Wayne," abe returned calmly, yet ris? ing even as she spoke. "You have come Into my life under circumstances so peculiar as to make me always your friend. Cella." and she turned toward the others, "Is it not time we were going? I am very sure the doc? tor said you were to reniuln with Lieutenant Caton but a brief time." "Why, Edith." retorted the other, gayli, 1 have been ready for half an boar?haven't I, Arthur??but you were so deeply engrossed with your Rebel 1 hadn't the heart to Interrupt." 2 could see the quick color as It mounted over Mrs. Brennens throat. "Nonsense," she answered; "we have not been here that length of time." "Did the Major emerve fror out the late entanglement unhurt?" It waa Ca ton's voice that spoke. Muck to his eogret. T believe, he was not even under fire." The tone waa cool and collected again. "I will say good-bye, Lieutenant; doubtless we shall see you at Mountain View so soon as you are able to take the Jour aey. And. Captain Wayne. I trust I shall soon learn of your complete re? covery." My eyes followed them down the long aisle. At the entrance ehe ?.lanced back and I lifted my hand. Whether she marked the gesture I do not kno*'. for the next Instant both ladles had disappeared without. The night drew slowly down, and as It darkened, only one miserable lamp shed Its dim daya throughout the greet tent; nurses moved nolalessly from cot to cot. and I learned some? thing of the nature of my own In? juries from the gruff old surgeon who dressed the wound in my chest and re faateued the splints along my arm. It must have been midnight, pos? sibly even later when a number of rapid shots fired outside the tent aroused me, and I heard many voices shouting, mingled wltl the tread of horses' feet. The nignt-watch had al? ready dlaappearod. and the, stattled In? mates of the tent were In a state of Intense confusion* As I lifted myself slightly, daied by the sudden uproar and eager to learn Its raune, the tent flap which had been lowered to ex < lode the < old night air. was hautlly Jerked snide nnd s to.in stepped with lu. cnettDg has rapid glan< e about tti*( dim Intwi lor The flat lug lamp *t?4uead iev?al?d to iuw a short. beavy-set figure, clad In a gray uni? form. No one here need feel alarm," he ?aid quietly. "We are not making war upon the wounded. Are there any Confederates present able to travel?" A dozen eager voices answered him, and men began to crawl out of their cots onto the floor. "We can be burdened with no help? less or badly wounded men,' he said , sternly. ' Only those able to ride. No, my man, you are in too bad shape to travel. Very sorry, my boy, but It can't be dous. Only your left arm, you say? Very well, move out in front there. No. lad. It would be the death of you, for we must ride fast and hard." He came to a pause a half-dozen cots away from me. and seemed about' to retrace his steps. Dim as the! light was, I felt convinced I had for? merly seen that short figure and stern face with its closely cropped beard. "Moaby," I called out, resolved to risk his remembrance, "Colonel Mos by, isn't It possible to take me?" ?"Who are you?" he questioned sharply, turning in the direction of1 my voice. "Wayne," I answered eagerly, "Wayne, of the ?th Virginia." In an instant he was standing be? side my cot, his eyes filled with anxious interest. "Phil Wayue, cf Chariotteeville? You here? Not badly hurt, my hoy?" "Shot and bruised, Colonel, but I'd stand a good deal to get out of this." "And, by the Eternal, you shall; that is, If ycu can travel In a wagon. Here, Sims, Thomas; two of you carry this officer uut. Take be .-clothes and all?easy now." The fellows picked me up tenderly, and bore me slowly do..u the central aisle. Moaby walked beside us as far as the outer opening. "Put aim down there by the fire," he ordered, "until I look over the rest of these chaps and divide the wheat from the chaff." CHAPTER XXIV. A Night Ride of the Wounded. It was a wild, rude scene without, yet In Its way typical of a little un? derstood chapter of Civil War. More? over It waa one with which I was not entirely unacquainted. Years of cav? alry scouting, bearing me beyond the patrol lines of the two great armies, had frequently brought me Into con? tact with those vatlous Independent, irregular forces which, co-operat<ng with us, often rendered most efficient I service by prey.'ng on the scattered! Federal camps and piercing their lines of communication. Seldom risking an engagement In the open, their policy was rather to dash down upon some outpost or poorly guarded wagon train, and retreat v* 1th a rapidity ren? dering pursuit hopeless, it was parti* san warfare, and appealed to many Ill-adapted to abide the stricter die- j cipllne of regular service. These bor der rangers would rendezvous under some chosen leader, strike an unex? pected blow where weakness had been discovered, then disappear as quickly as they came, oftentimes scattering widely until the call went forth for soiii ? fresh assault. It waa service! not dissimilar to that performed dur? ing the Revolutionary struggle by Sumter and Marlon in the Carolinas, and added in the aggregate many a day to the contest of the Confederacy. Among these wild, rough riders be? tween the linea no leader was more favorably known of our army, nor mo: e dreaded by the enemy, than Mosby. Daring to the point of reck? lessness, yet wsry as a fox, counting , opposing numbers nothing when weighed against the advantage of sur? prise, tireless in saddle, audacioua In resource, quick to plan and equally quick to execute, he was always where leaat expected, and it was seldom ho failed to win reward for > those who rode at his back. Pos? sessing regular rank in the Confed? erate Army, making report of hla op? erations to the commander in chief, his peculiar talent as a partlsau leader had won him what wss practically an Independent command. Knowing him as I did, I was not surprised that he should now have swept suddenly out of the black night upon the very verge I of the battle to drive his Irritating' sting into the hard-earned Federal vic? tory. An empty army wagon, the "U. S. A." yet conspicuous upon its canvas cover, had been overturned and fired In front of the hospital tent to give light to the raiders Grouped about beneath the trees, and within the glow of the flames, was a picturesque squad of horsemen, hardy, tough-looking fel? lows the most of them, their clothing an odd mixture of uniforms, but ev? ery man heavily armed and admirably equipped for service. Some remained mounted, lounging careles?ly in their saddles, but far the larger number were on fcot. their brldle-relns wound about their wrists. All alike appeared alert and ready for any emergency. How many composed the party I was unable to Judge with aecuracy. as they constantly came and went from out the shadows beyond the circumference of the Are. As all sounds of firing had ceased, I concluded that the work p.anned had been already accom? plished. Undoubtedly, surprised as they were, the small Federal force left to guard this point had been quick? ly overwhelmed and scattered. The excitement attendunt upon my release had left me for the time being utterly forgetful as to the pain or my wounds, so that weakness alone held me to the blanket upon which I had been left. The night waa (oeldely chilly, yet I had scarcely begun to feel Us discomfort, when a man strode forward horn out of the nearer group end stoud luokiug down uyou tue. lit was a young: fellow, wearing a gray artillery jacket, with ugh cavalry boot.: coining above the knees. I no? ticed bis thinly set jaw, und a pearl handled revolver stuck carelessly in his belt, but observed no symbol of rank about him. "Is this Captain Wayne?" he asked, not unpleasantly. 1 answered by an inclination of the head, aud he turned at once toward the others. "Cass, bring three men over here, and carry this officer to the same wagon you did the others," he com manded "briefly. "Tlx "him comforlr ably, but be in a hurry about it." They lifted me in the blanket, one holding tightly at either corner, and bore me tenderly out Into the night. Once one of them flipped over a pro? jecting root, and (be sudden jar of his stumble shot a spasm of pain through me, which caused me to cry out even through my clinched teeth. "Pardou me, lads," I panted, ashamed of the weakness, ' but it ?lipped out before I could help it." "Don't be after a mentlonin' av It, yer honor," returned a rich brogue. "Bure >m me feet got so mixed oup that I wondher I didn't drap ye en* toirely." "If ye had, Clency," said the man . named Caas, grimly, "I reckon as how the Colonel would have drapped you." At the foot of a narrow ravine, lead? ing forth into the broader valley, we came to a covered army wagon, to j which four mules had been already at? tached. The canvas was drawn aside, and I was lifted up and carefully de? posited in the hay that thickly coveied j the bottom. It was co Intensely dark within 1 could see nothing of my im? mediate surroundlnga, but a low moan told me there must be at least one other wounded man present. Outside I heard the .tread of horses' hoofs, and then the sound of Mosby's voice. "Jake," he said, "drive rapidly, hut with as much care as possible. Take the lower road after you cross the bridge, and you will meet with no pa? trols. We will ride beside you for a couple of miles." Then a hand thrust aside the can? vas, and a face peered in. I caught a faint glimmer of stars, but could distinguish little else. "Boys," said the leader, kindly, **l wish I might give you better transpor? tation, but this is the only form of ve? hicle we can find. I reckon you'll get pretty badly humped over the road you are going, but I'm furnishing ycu all the chance to get away In my pow? er. We shall guard you as long as necessary, and then must leave you to the kindly ministrations of the driver." He reached in, leaning down from | his saddle to do so, drew the blanket i somewhat closer about me, and was ? gone. I caught the worda of a sharp, short order, and the heavy wagon lurched forward, Its wheels bumping OVtf the irregularities in the road, j each jolt sending a fresh spasm of j pain through my tortured body. May the merciful God ever protect me from auch a ride again! It seemed Interminable, while each long mile we traveled brought with it new and greater ugony of mind and body. The hours that followed were all but endless. I knew we had reached t bo lower valley, for tho road became more level, yet the slightest jolting now was sufficient to render me crazed with pain, and 1 had iost all power of restraint. My tortured nerves throbbed; the fever gripped me, and my mind began to wander. Visions of delirium came, and I dreamed dreams too terrible for rec? ord: demons danced on the drifting clouds before me, while whirling sav? ages chanting in horrid discord stuck my frenzied body full of blazing brands. At times I was awake, call? ing In vain for water to quench a thirst which grew maddening, then I lapsed Into a seml-consclouanesa that drove mo wild with its delirious fan? cies. I knew vaguely that the Major had crept hack through the darkness and passed his strong arm gently be? neath my head. I heard him shouting In his deep voice to the driver for , something to drink, but was unaware of any response. All became blurred, confused, bewildering. I thought It was my mother comforting me. The faint gray daylight stole in at last through the cracks of the wagon cover; I could dimly distinguish a I dark face bending over me, framed by a heavy way beard, and then, merciful unconsc.i usness came, and I rested as one dead. (TO BK CONTINUED.) One Old Thing. Raid thy superstitious friend of the conservative bride who eschewa ex iretnes in dress: "I do hope nhe will have good luck I wonder If she wore anything old?" "Yes, tho fashions," said the frieud, whose motto is "Style or death." Did She? "Do you know . Ethel," said Grace, "I overheard George say to Fred that al? though he loves tun and wants to pro? pose, whenever he is near tue he is too nervous to speak." "Then, my dear," replied Ft bei, "1 suppose you will be calling him up ou the tele* phoue soon." Modern Russia.. Hm.siu has been described as "the land of ideals, the laud of monotony, the lund of variety," and it is also "tha home of tnclodratna " It Is oth? er things, too: The land of melan? choly, tho land of dam lug and laugh? ter, the land of tyranny, and the laud of liberty undreamed of by tho shackled west " The shackles aliud* ed to are those of uouva?Uou. BANK B?YS PROPERTY. ITH.ST NATION Ali PAYS $21.000 FOR MAIN STREET BITE. Building Occupied by Ladies* Outfitt? ing Company Changes Hand?win Probably Build New Homo at Borna Time in Near Future. The site and building now occu? pied by the Eadies' Outfitting Com pany haa practically been purchased by the First National Hank from Messrs. Manning, Rowland and Shore. The consideration named in the agreement to purchase Is $21,000. The lot is slightly over twenty-seven feet wide and is 224 feet deep. This price paid is as high as for any prop? erty which has changed hands in the city and shows the steady rise of val? ues in real estate in the city. The site is a desirable one and a new building such as the bank will prob ably buill will he a decided ad-' dition to that part of the street. Mr. J. Lt. MeCallum, the cashier Of the bank, stated Tuesday morning that the bank had not yet definitely decided on any plans for the future which it was willing to make publie at this time. He stated that it was probable that the bank would build a suitable home on this site, although what kind of building it would be could not yet be stated. Plsgah News and Views. Pisgah, June .'io.?Heavy rains have fallen in the last few days in this sec tion and north of here. Old corn is about laid by and cotton will receive top dressings during this week. Crops are very spotted, even on the same place. Everything points to a medium crop. A trip through a part of the Antloch section, Kershaw county, show the crops to be very ordinary. They are nicely worked hut small and scattering stands. Much on the nice lands will be lost from wet weather and grass. Lee County Union held a session at Antioch church Saturday and Sunday. It wa.s so hot that the attendance was not as large as usual. Rav. S. 13. Hatfleld preached the missionary ser? mon on Monday. The meeting was interesting. The next one will be at Cedar Creek church near BiBhop ville. The ordering of the dispensary election' by the Supervisor was a foregone conclusion from the first. Last year there was about 2200 votes cast in the first primary when all voted and eliminating all names dead and moved away, there is only about 1800 more or less registered voters in the county. So the petition for the election will go way beyond one-third. An inspection of one of the township books not long since amply verities this assertion. I do not consider the j money in it was what governed a number of the petitioners for It but they rather have whiskey sold under the forms of law than this miserable, low down, blind, sneaking traffic in it. Money does not influence some men by a long ways. Every now and then guns fire in the night as the signal for the clans to gather to divide out the precious stuff. Let the Webb law be amended so it can't come In dry counties then you can prohibit the Importation Of it. When election day comes let every voter turn out and vote as he sees for the good Of his country, then the result should be satisfactory to all. All wish the effort to have a coun? ty fair touch success. Kershaw coun? ty has a fair each fall and it is a credit to the county. Sumter county is possessed with resources that would make a fair second to none In the State and with the proper men behind the effort it will be so. Peaches are very poor and scarce In this section. The trees are all dying from some cause. A good tree agent could place many orders here. One who represents a reliable firm and whose trees would be acclimatized here. The grand jury certainly showed great consideration to the magistrates in not letting it be known who the careless fellows are. Men are elected to ? their offices properly and if they can't or will not, they should step down and out and let some one who can fill them. So a lot of us are not registered. Fine legislators to let this illegal thing go on and not correct it. The traction engine which was pur? chased some time ago by Mr. E. (\ Haynsworth to be used In plowing on his farm has done some good work recently. About eighty acres were broken up by the engine und other Work will In* done later. The engine does the work of sixteen horses, when in use, hut is entirely too heavy t'<u plowing crops or cultivating the soil, further than breaking it up. A government report tell* of the future In bull frog raising. suppose this Industry will x?> fo ward with leaps and boundi Greet ville News. THE GETTYSBURG REUNION. FORMER FOES MEET ON FAMOUS FIELD As FRIENDS. Intense Heat Fail* to "Cool" En? thusiasm of Veterans or Both Sec? tions. Gathered in Thousand* to Celebrate Seml-Centennial of Mem? orable Engagement?Address*** bf Secretary Garrison and Qoveraoe Teuer ? Gen? Young Wins Hearts of "Yankees"?Hocesivcs Ovation. Gettysburg, Pa., July 1.?In the piti? less glare of a sun that sent the mer? cury bubbling over the hundred mark and m;ide clothes a burden and a bath only a delusion, the armies of the North and South today began the formal exercises set to mark the semi? centennial of Gettysburg. Veterans to the number of 15,000, the army officers estimated, tiled into the big tent set apart for the exercis? es, sat in the haze of heat for two hours and shook the camp with their cheers when the speakers made refer? ence to a reunited nation. Every seat under the canvas was taken long be? fore Secretary of War Garrison and Governor Tener, the orators of the1 day, came chugging up in their auto? mobiles. Although the men in grey were far outnumbered by those in bide, there were possibly a thousand Southern? ers in the amphitheatre, and what they lacked in numbers they made up in lung power. When Governor Tenet finished hi9 speech Gen. Bennett IL Young, com mander-in-chief of the Confederate ; Veterans, rose slowly and bowed to him. "I can give you something that no one else can give you," he said. "We will now give you the 'rebel yell.' " Nine famous Confederate generals and a thousand Veterans of the South gave it so loudly that it was heard far back in the camp toward Gettys? burg. * mJm When Gen. Young stepped forward to deliver his address he was greeted with enthusiasm, the Union veterans, led by Commander-in-Chief Beers, giving him three lusty cheers and a "tiger." He took as his keynote the convic? tion of each side in the great strug? gle that each fought for a principle which each believed was the truth. One of his opening Statement? was that the. Northern soldiers deserved more credit than the Southerners for the promulgation and successful) realization of the present great Re? union, which he characterized as the greatest movement of its kind In the i world. This compliment to the Northern veterans was greeted with loud cries of "no," to which Gen Young quick? ly replied: "I know uetter than you ^ do." His speech captured the aud? ience and he was overwhelmed by handshakes. Among the two hundred guests on the platform were Governors Mann, Virginia; McCreary, Kentucky, and Eberhardt. Minnesota; Senator Pen rose, of Pennsylvania, and the fol? lowing Confederate generals: Robinson, Texas; West, Georgia; Thomas J. Shaffer, Louisiana; A. I>. Williams. Florida; E. M. law, Florida, and Carr, North Carolina. The invocation was delivered by the J Rev. George Edwards Lovejoy, chap lain in chief of the G.urd Army of the Republic. The benediction was to have heen delivered by the Rev. H. H. Hatnill, chaplain general of the Confederate Veterans, who did not appear. All through the night the veterans poured into camp, took graciously of what small blessings fate passed out to them for a few hours and found I permanent quarters when the hard I pressed regular army officers could get them ready, l.ate today Major Nor moyle, second in command to Brig. Gen. Liggett, estimated that more than titty thousand men are quarter? ed In a camp intended to hold forty thousand. Through persistent efforts, how? ever, every man has been cared for as well as possible. Thousands have been given quarters in the big tent and hundreds of others In smaller tents ' used in the day time for speech-mak? ing and reunions. No officer eared to estimate the number of Southerners here. There are more than 5,000 from Virginia, and it is probable that one-quarter of the total number is represented by the men from l?i\i< Many veterans got no further than one meal In camp und one look :it the crowded tents and then started bach home as quickly as they could k<<. The real exodus, however, wll >iol begin until Thursday or Friday, for thou? sands who might have left sooner es pect to stay over the Fourth to see President Wilson. Her Dilemma. Mrs. Newedd (excitedly) ? "Oh, John, dear, please hurry and send off a telegram for me Newedd - What's the matter?" Mrs. Newedd - Why. *1 k a correspondence course In ind ttte cake I made is tun over the oven. 1 want to them quick to find out what tiotttwu lL>?aius Transcript. THE MILITIA IU ENCAMP. BLEASK'S ONLY sr ATFMFNT ON MILITARY SITUATION. Governor Awaiting Oaaetal Notice of Conference in Washington Between South Carolina N. O. OfhVrs and Injr Portlier?PeeOl Sun*. However. Secretary of War. Before < onunent Matter will lleaeh Satisfactory Ad? justment aiiti Kncampments will bo Held. Columbia, July l.?Pending the ar rival from Washington of official no? tice of the conference which the South Carolina Congr teamsu, Gen. Wilie Jones and Col. Julius K. Cogswell held yesterday in Washington with Secre? tary of War Garrison, relative to the military situation, Governor Blease to? day said that he preferred not to have anything much to aay concerning the matter. The Governor did say, how? ever, that he feels certain that the matter will be straightened out and that the military companies will be able to have their encampments. The proposition of Secretary Garri? son, that all the military companies encamp at Government expense, ex eept that pay for members of the de? ficient companies be retained by the Government until such eompantoi shall have passed an inspec held not less than three m ter encampment, meets wit ap* proval of Governor Blease. Not Exactly Her Opinion. "I'm sorry I ever married you!" shrieked the bride, on the occasion of Their First Quarrel. "You ought to be!" retorted the groom, really an* gry and bitter for the first time. "You beat some nice girl out of a good hus? band'."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. She Caught It Sarah, the new maid, waa unused to city ways. One day soon after her arrival her mistress noticed a pail hanging from the gaa bracket in the ball. Suspecting the country girl, she called Sarah and asked what it all meant. "Well, you see, ma*axni" re? plied Sarah, "the master said the gaa T/as leaking, so I put up the pall to catch lt lrreverent Youth. The curate was learning to ride a bicycle, and in a misplaced fit of teal sot off on hie own. He thought be ?jould manrge by himself, so started downhill in a somewhat wobbly man? ner. The road was wot and muddy, and it waa not long before the ma? chine had skidded and the cerate waa floundering in the mud. A youthful member of the Sunday school watched the catastrophe with evident pleae? ure. "Here endeth the first leeeon** r.3 chortled.?London TU-Btta. Making It Ample. Joel Chandler Harris, the author of Uucle Remus, waa at bis desk one night when an old-time leporter look? ed over and said* "Joe, how do you ?pell graphic ? With one T or twq?" "Well," said the kindly Uncle Remus, who was too gontle to hurt even a common adjective, "if you are going to use any, Bill. I guess you might as well go the limit." Geo. H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND EMBADMER. Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT ODD J. D. CRAJG STAND, SOI N. Main Street Day Plume fcSU. Night Phone SCHEDULE SOUTH CAROLINA WESTERN RAILWAY. No. 7. No. S. 5.00 P. If. 10.40 A. It Lv. Hartsville G.24 P. M. 11.04 A. M. Lv. Lydia. 5.32 P. If. 11.12 A. M Lv. Young. 5.37 P .M. 11.17 A. M. Lv. Aicot 5.33 P. M. 11.81 A. at Lv. Bp'ville. 6.07 P. M. 11.47 A. M Lv Mans I .s. 6.12 P. If. 1152 a. M. Lv. Meredith. 6.21 P. M. 12.01 P. IL. Lv. Aman. 6.28 P. If. 12.08 P. IL Lv. Du Boss. 6.37 P. M. 12 17 P. at Lv. Brent. 6 55 P. It lt.ll P at Ar. Sumter. No. 6. No. 8. 8.35 A. If. 3.00 P. If. Lv. Sumter. 8.53 A. If. 3.18 P. at Lv. Brent y 02 A. If. 3 27 P. M. Lv. DuBose. y.tiy A. M 3 34 P. M. Lv. Aman. y 18 A. It 3.4 3 P. It Lv. Meredith. 1.21 A. If. 3.48 P. M. Lv Manville. y ;ty A. M. 4.04 P. M. Lv. B'p'villa, y.r.n a It til P. at Lv. Alcot. 9.51 A. M. 4 23 P. M. Lv. Young. I?.01 A at 4.31 P. M. Lv. Lyrita. ta.SI A M. LSI P. M. Ar. Hartsville No. 6 leaving Sumter 8.35 A. at connects from North and West and for Darlington and Florence. No. 8 leaving Sumter 3.00 P. M. connects for the North and West and from Florence and Darlington. Note that this schedule is not effec? tive until March ?. lltS. For further information apply to J. T. CHINA, Agent, Sumter, S. C. C r tlRAVR?, T u Hamlet, N. C.