University of South Carolina Libraries
i i ^-THAKK THE LOT ELL SI I fto Tfcein More Than to Other* I* Due (he I Fair Play Accorded to Wheelmen. [I i Prom the beginning of cycling in this I .Oountry the makers have been its strongest B bulwarks, and to them is duo the credit for the I 'proud position riders of the bicycle hold. To I 'the members of the trade, therefore, we owe muoli, as it was their ptuok and their money that have mado for us our position. tcoTnr'i.1, h. lovell. .monR the men wno early felt the benefits iyelinK. end did not hesitate to expend ney, is Colonel lien. K. Lovell, of Boston, insurer of the John I*. Lovell Arms Conily, of that city. Their firm name has n a familiar one for over fifty years, havbeen estaldished in 1840. doini; a sportKoodn and mm business. Beimr in a Bindreil trade, it war but natural that they Should engage in the making ami selling of bicycles. Tln'ir siicrcw has been unbounded, as they have made a name fot the Lovell Diamond Oveiey that is a familiar housefcold ono in every hamlei in tlx- land. It in 'not possible to iiavc <I<>no that wiihout cost, and a considerable ono. too, a-- readers hi * Cur rout iitoraturo will admit, for have not all ot ns oiicoiintoi oil i ho symbolic words "Lovell Diamonds To estimate tie gross aniounl that li.'f' been xpeuded tor advertising would In; a ditli 'iin task, hut it is said ihat ^Considerably ovor "rlO'.OOO was spoilt bv Mh?m during IMfM. All the big Eastern dailies '|iml entire panes, wiiioli eost lots of money , j PlUld the neooo;;;;;. tilled innuy pages exploiting Lovell Diamond Cycles, o Can it he wondered at, then, that cycling has liecomo popular, wuen men like Colonel iliovell spend sueh sums to make it so? \ Colonel L ivull is Treasurer oT the John P. (Lovell Arms Couipany. and is a man of nre business attainments, acquired by long exKrieuce and an aptitude possessed by few. private life lie has won tin- respeol and esitceni of every one he has been brought in contact with, while bis public record is , equally good, on live dilTerent occasions roji. resenting his town in the Legislature.serving in both brunches. He served on the staff of Governor Long foi three consecutive years, . and is now .a ineniheroi Govoruor Greeulialge s Staff. He 11 flh Linen a delegate to four National conventions, ami there is not an office iu the gift of his townsmen which would not lie at his disposal wore it not for his groat business responsibilities. There is no man In the bicycle business more respected than Colouel Benj. H. Lovell. aud no better bicyelo is made in the world than the Lovell Diamond. r " The 1,astro. Hie pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies.may use the California liquid la*, ntive. Syrup or Figs, under all conditions makes it their favorite remedy To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of | the California Fig Syrup Co., printed near the bottom of the package. Always Cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Bad Breath, Deblll* ^ ty, Sour Stomach, Want of Appetite, Distress L After Eating, and all evils arising from a . weak or disordered stomach. It bnilds up | from the first daee, and a bottle or two will eure the worst case*. and insure a good appe' tlte, excellent digestion and result in vtgor[ ous health and buoyancy of spirits. There Is no bsttsr way to insure good health and a lone life than to keep the stomach right. L Tynor's Dyspepsia Remedy is guaranteed to < dp this. The Tranquitizinc After-Dinner i Drink. For sale by Druggists Manufactured by C. O. Tyner, Atlanta. Every Mother Hhoaltf Always linn ' a bottle of Parker's Oinger Tonic. Not hing ec yood for pain.weakness. colds aud sleeplessness Wife used "Mother's feirnd" before ttrst child-was quickly relieved;suffered but 1 tttle; recovery rapid E. F.. Johnston. Eufaula. Ala. 1 use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in my family and practice.?Dr. <? W. Pat ....... Mi..I. IH'IJ 1 f aftliet c<l with sore ? yes use Ih\ Isaac Thompboii'sKycwatcr. Druggists sell at ~"k p<-i-bottle i \ Always Tired Describee a dangorous condition, because it means that tho vitality is becoming exhausted by reason of impoverished blood. Give new life to the vital fluid and the nerves and muscles will grow stronger. Hood's Sursapnrllla gives strength, becauso it makes pure, rich blood. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the only true blood purifier prominently In the public pye today. $1; six for ff>. | ?i ii- n: 11_ the after-dinner pill and j HOOU S r*l I IS family cathartic. 25?. j CI ?ET8 TilE BEST D A T H D I tn cn?' world. Scud to IV I COlllllbllD A(08Qf? RlB|bllMOO|N Y C I ffW. j ASK YOUR DRUQQI5T FOR >?I * THE BEST F^OOt> FOR Dyftnpnt!C,Dc!icatsJr.firui ana IlAGED PERSONS JOHN' CARLfe A SONS, New York. * 1 AIKEN IS FOB PEACE. An Equal Division 1 r Now Assured li Tbut County. At a meeting of the Democratic Ex ecutivo Committee of Aiken Count} held on Saturday the following resolu tioiiH were adopted: "Whereas, it is the earnest desire o the Democratic exccutixe committee of Aiken County that unity of nctioi may be had by all of the Democratic voters of the county in the approaching election for delegates to the Coustitu tionnl Convention, and that pence anc harmony may prevail among the white people of our county; and to that end we, as such committee, do hereby prescribe the following rules to gov cm and control said election for dele^ gates to said Convention. Therefore, be it Resolved, 1st. That all candidatei to bo voted for 111 the primary electioi shall conform to tho rules governing their candidacy as prescribed by tin State Democratic executive committee and shall, in filing their pledge as re quired by said rules, state therein t( which faction of tho Democratic party they belong. 2. That tuere shall be an equal division of the delegates between the Re formers and Conservatives in making up the ticket to bo voted for in the goneral election, and which said candidates to be voted for in the general election shall be chosen in the following manner, to wit: The two Reformers receiving the greatest number of votes in said primary, and the two Conservatives receiving tho greatest number of votes iu such primary, shall be declared as the nominees of the Democratic party for Aiken County for delegates to tho Constitutional Convention. The following were also unanimously adopted, which are on the same linear the above, but not as explicit: Whereas, it i? o! paramount importance that peaceaud unity iu ourDeniDprufin fill. I 11*' itutnltliulubl /i?i 11 firm foundation: Resolved, That it is tbe unqualified sense of tbe executive committee of tbe Democratic party of Aiken County, in meotiug assembled, that an equal division of Conservatives and Reform memberHbip shall prevail in tbe Constitutional Convention from Aiken County, and we call upon all voter's to lay aside all factional prejudices and vote for two Conservative and two Reform candidates in the primaries to nominate candidates to represent Aikeu County and work for this beneficent result as a solution of the problem, and we firmly recommend this plan as deserving of success, and wo hope all will work for its accomplishment. lt>w*H then moved that the Conservatives be given equal division on tlnj board of election managers. Tuts was adopted unanimously. THE WEATHER ANI> CROPS. There lias Been a Marked Improve mcnt During the Week. Director Bauer has issued his weekly statement of the crop conditions After a summary of the week's weathei he snys: "Ah a result of the generally favor able conditionu there continues to be i marked improvement in all crops am farmers arc well up with their work their fields being with a few exception clean and well cultivated. "The staple crops, cotton and corn are small, but growing well. Th former being noted as the smallest fo: many years at this season. It. is vigor ouh and has a good color and is put ting on squares freely. First bloom were generally reported during tli last week of June, which iH consider ably later than usual In Andetsoi ami some other of the western grou of ( ounties its grow th has hitherto bee greatly retarded by the dry weather but now looks promising. Sea islam cotton is grow ing fairly well. vMil corn is ueiug lain iiv nil .?vo the State, ns the weather permits 1 is in the silk and tnssel. it ml althoug its stalk ir. short, yet its color is poo and promising generally. Bottom lan corn is said to he in excellent eonil tion everywhere and limning rapl growth; Rome corn being planted ^ oats stubble, but peas are reeeivin the preference in many places tc planting stubble. Wheat thrashing is nearing oomph tion with generally satisfactory yield: but nothing extraordinary. Late oal arc a good crop in fluiutor, Fuirficl and Horry counties, and possibly gei ernlly so The tobacco crop was greatly in provetl by the rains of the past wool In Williamsburg County some has a ready been cut. and it will soon be f to cut in portions of Florence an I>urliiigton counties I 'ear. are growing well lately, and large crop is beiug planted on oal stubble The showers have enable pens to germinate quickly. ine tonacco ero in the neighbo hood of Hock Hill is suid to be vet tine. Three years ago none was cu tivntcd here. Tin. Umi effort wi successful in raising a crop, but was so badly dninuged by the sovei storm in the fall that little was renlizr from it. Hast year thoso who mm the second trial were successful. Th encouraged others and this year tliei are in that neighborhood about sevr hundred acres in tobAcco. It is doir well and much of it is now ready I "lay by." PB. SCCMAJiiN. physioians, who disc-overed a tlight pulsaiiou of the heart. The victim also gasped and the doctors declared that life was not extinct. The current 4 was again turned oil in (til) force (1,740 volts), where it was held for 211 seconds, when it was again turned off. Buchanan was dead at 11:23 a. m. Mrs. Buchanan returned from Rhine C Cliff at 10:30 o'clock. She was met at the depot by an olllcer from the prison. j, She wished to be driven to the prison. ^ but it was thought best not to allow , this, so she was driven away, aud is supposed to have been taken to Mrs ? Sage's private apartments. Ins undei- * stood that in her intef*H?w with. . Governor r,rt ' dh her Knees. The Governor, wAo was very much affected, trld her that as far as i | any assistance, he coi Id render was con- I cerned, he would glikily tlo it, but that c he could not possiby prevent t!ic Jaw J tak'nc its course. I As scou as Buchanvn was pronounced p r dead the body was.urued over to the 'J physicians and the pst mortem e.xami- ti ' nation ?egun at 11|J) o'clock. All of the physicians in atPudunce took part in the autopsy. The persistence wi i which Buchan- g, * an clone to life marbd his case to the ht I end. Since the dcntli>f the wife, whom ? , he had murdered onlpril 23, 1892, in H order to re-marry to wife whom he } had previously divtred, his case has been marked by uiertuinties which have made it farms. He at first *h seemed likely to escie suspicion, and Mx was not arrested ur.tJune 6th, following the woman's dep. His trial was delayed until Marchp, 1893, and dur fJ.'J, a j ing its early stageais acquittal ape f peared probable. Vten he was con- j .. I victed, April 26, li, a motion for tar ' a new trial was ma, and the quesII ; tipns put to the urt were such as 1' that a decision w uot rendered ^ 11 ! until August 14th, fowing, when he tcet ', ! was sentenced to dijJstober 2, 1893. tio' (I On August 15. 1893p was brought here, and has been 'e uninterruptI edly since, with the ceptiou of two e t days, when lie was tin away to be . re-sentenced?once flew York and j once to Albany. Hcase has been I (' twice before the Codof Appeals of ! ? d (he State, once be the Supreme I ^ > | Court of llie L'nited.ites, aed'uny d I number of delays i unusual legal I * proceedings have ued its course .? ? through tlie lower e and Federal "Z I Courts. Invitations his execution j ' ' were sent out four ies by Warden S Sage, but in the firsiree instances, j s* I on one ground or an r^ a respite was ' j secured and the inll'ii of the death j / Is penalty was postpon ed finally, aftei ; Id every means of sta the execution ij. | was exhausted. itre?d two applies- / lions of the deadly trie current to I overcome the tenaciith which the , ! man clung to life man Picr< The Sernei Trick. ,)cau it < conn d The power of cluing motion- cond less with the littrnd projecting n forward for an iui to tune in one l" j{ ' ts of the most wondeif the serpent's corre id ; muscular feats, an<ae of the high- ____ est importance tc animal, both ~~ when fascinating 1 tim and when V' r' mimicking aome ii ate object, as, A T for instance, tlio (and bud of an ' aquatic plaut, iierj only referred jL llH to on account of tjset it produces ^ on the humau mu^eu hancing the V rc serpent'a straugeu In this atti- A tude, with tho roijnwiuking eyes ^ |? fixed on tho boholface, the effect ^ may bo very curjnd uncanny.? V 10 Fortnightly Revi' a - ' V Ltack of money chief oanso of to auicKie in Franc* _ j 1 , Drowsy Nods are Bids at Auction* An auction Bale story corner froi Philadelphia. A refrigerator war pu up. It was a good-looking artich aud $10 was bid. "Ridiculous," sai the auctioneer, "who bids $11?" man in the corner nodded, aud for moment it looked as though ho woul get a bargain, but somebody ele shouted $12. The auctioneer looke at the mau in the corner and got at other nod, and after some delay, sorm body went u dollar better. "Fourtec I'm bid," shouted the man with tb hammer, and he shouted it four c fire times, and just before ho declare the lot sold came another nod froi the quiet bidder, and the lot was sold "Your ice-box. What name?" aske the bookkeeper. But the man onl nodded his head and appeared not t to* Sowed Tares lor Hajr# Qaite a number of farmers neat JorneliuB, Ore., havo sown tares for i?y. Tares are becoming very popu?r with the farmers where they have een tried, making an excellent pasture for pigs and producing four ',r ve tons of fine hay per ?*"? - -W rork Post. Tobacco Stinking llreath. Not pleasant to always carry around, bul t don t compare with tho nerve-destroying >ower that toLacco keej>s at work night unii lay to make you weak and impotent. Dull >yee, loss of interest in sweet words and ooks tell tho story. Brace up?quit. NoTo-Hac is a sure quick cure. Guaranteed y Druggists everywhere. Book, titled "Don't 'obacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away," t*e. Ad. Rterling Remedy Co., New York itv or Chicago. Netlee. i want every man and woman in the United ates interested In the Opium and Whisky tb! Lu to have one of my hooks on these diesee. Address B. M. Woolley. Atlanta, Ga., >x 881,' and one will he ??ot vnu free. Every Came But the Rlsbt One. Your headache: You lay it to every oanee it the true one?indigestion. So few people low what Indigestion really Is. Hardly know ey have it. The cure Is Ripans Tabulee. ig.e one gives relief. Ask vour druasrLt. few is lite Time to Cure Year Ceree li Hind error n?. ll lake* them out perfect, .nd gives comfort. Ask your druggist. 16c. C. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says : " Hall's Carh Cure cured my wife of catarrh tlfteen irs ago and she has had no return of it. it's uro cure." Sold by Druggists, ? k Irs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children thing, softens the gums, reduces inflamms1, allays pain, cures wind colic. 26c. u bottle. 'hero will bo an enormous poach crop Id State of Washington this yoar. r E R?AD - . v v w v 11 y, IIIC C/~?p * you tig woman '/ who i!> taking flHJBB) / Doctor Pierce's JtevedX*- Favorite Preu^," ( * scription. In I 3" TA ? ?1 (. maidenhood, woI tiv * J\*k ? manhood, wife' \miS* - jlW. ' hood and 1110thJflR' t erhood the " Pre, scription" is a supporting tonic rf y'jvt/ t and nervine y ^ ? that's peculiarly /Vrt adapten to her 1*?p ^ needs, regulatiw , > ing, and strength- i / yL ening the system | # ' and curing the j ngements of the sex. Why is it so j y women owe their beauty to Dr, j re's Favorite Prescription? Because [ ty of form and face radiate from the ! non center- health The best bodily | ition results ftotn good food, 1'esh air ' exercise coupled with the judicious >f the "Prescription " I teaches the origin of the trouble and i cts iL MS Exhaust< arc made to produce larger use of fertilizers rich ill f Write for our *' Fanners' Guide," is brim full of useful information fc: fa wiM make and save you money. Add GERMAN KA hear. "What name?" was ngaiu shoul ed, aud somebody leaned over and re peated the question in stentoriai tones. The man made a quick move ment, rubbed bis eyes, aud wanted ti know what was the matter. "I didn' buy no ice-box," he said, "I've bee asleep." "This ain't no place t sleep,"' said the auctioneer, "ant you'll pay for that box or stand th difference oc the resale." There wa a warm altercation, and lawsuit i threatened. A nod is as good as i wink to an auctioneer that kuows hi business. ? Atlanta Constitution. Philadelphia's eon net 1 recently jnssed a boulevard ordinance whicl vill cost tbe city SIC,000,000 for im iroving and extending the boulcv&rdl )f the city. r. The Sunflower. ^ Somo monthb ago wo called atten* t tiou in this column to tho wonderful > productiveness and profit in cultivatd ing this plant which grows iudependent A of drought or raiu. Wo now tako ? pleasure in quoting tho following from d tho Boston Trnnscript: if1 "S. ]). Cone, a South Dakota farmer, d will this your plant 100 acres of Rusi' sian sunflowers. Tho yield is from ' thirty to forty bushels por acre, and u the seed produces about one gallon of it' oil por bushel. The oil is high-prioed, >r and is what is kuown as the nearest d approach to the oil of olive. After u the oil has been extracted the seed ' meal makes a good cako for cattle and d horse feed, much superior, in fact, to y that made from the flax. Then the 0 stalks, which will number about 13,000 * to the acre, will yield five to six cords pf fuel about equal to wood, aud worth u in the neighborhood of $15 per acre." !* ?Atlanta Constitution. D ? 1 | Odd Mexican Custom. Tho Mexicau who acquires fame and j j fortune never forgets or ueglects his t | poor kin; ho treats his more impes i cuuious relatives in a queor way. Ho "H I takes them into his household as ser% ! vants, giving them tho most menial p [ service, but never denyiug the relationi Bhip or attempting to conceal it. Thero ! are many instances whore a rich Mexi| can's mother is bis conk, his sister his r parlor maid aud his father or his ^ . brother his butler. ? New York Muif . i and Express. i ! "" ' ] A canning factory is abiut t<> !??> estab-' ' lished at Honolulu, the first in Hawaii | Bdbiiiit BSOLUTEF The Create. ,*i Discovery of *.mc Age. KENNEDY'S I Medical Discovery. DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS., l Has discovered in one of our oommon pasturo weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula j down to a oommon plgiple. I He has tried it in over eleven hundred cases, and never failed except in two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two hundred certificates of its value, all within twenty miles of Boston. Bend postal card for book. A benefit is always experienced from the first bottle, and a perfect cure is warranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it causes shooting pains, like noodles passing . through them ; the samo with the Idver or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in a week after taking it Bead tho label. If the stomach is foul or bilious it will cause squeamish feelings at first. No change of diet ever necessary. Kat the beet you can got, and enough of it Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bedtime. Bold by all Druggists. JOHNSON'* t-KII I.I. ANI> l- KVKIt TONIC Con* ?ou SO cnti * hottlo If P fiif. y??w? ?nd not tins'.* cent unlet* it do*.. Whit doe it ouref ? lit. Chills ar.d Fevtr. and. Bilious Ke?sr. Srd. Typhoid Krvsb. <111. llaiuorrhacfo K?rar. 6th. D?niu< Favor. *th. Meaalos 7th Nmiral|(ia. Hth 1* Gri.ipa. Money back tfona bottle fai'a. Ask your dea'sr anou it. A ti GikcBpkaP. BavaiiMh.Ua., Proprietor. r? to a void ~FTiTs ussi U0N TETTERINE Sp| T;-.. only painleis anil harinleM ? * cliNK for the worst tyt?? of Kczrina, | n I Tsltcr, It tifiworm.ufly rouah (>atoli? WlJ ? oa on the f.ira, crusted scalp. III (ironn<! itch, cli.i ??. chsn*. pint* ()T Plw Pol*'-ii f oiiiiryorpoi-c.no**. I p In short a li. lidum. Sond Mr. id ljfistari.ps or c-tsli to .1. T. Shuptnne, w H Savannah. Ua., lor one Pol, if you> ' druggist don't keep it. 8. V U.--28. VOI I CAN SAVE MONET S By Ordering Your TURNITURE, PIANOS AMD ORGANS, ETC,, rauaa E. M. ANDREWS, CHARLOTTE, N. 0. OTWrite for Prices and Terms. BPr*TM I* H II i ii ! hair balsam nrtdglp^ClrtnKa ami l?*?ntllU? the hair. "^ I'fumolei s I i *1111 int *\ jrajfr- ^HNovcr Falls to Rcutor* Gray Jlatr to Its Youthful Color. Curt a ?calj> <li A ha i tilling. lh! Soils S and better crops by the ? ^iash. ? a 142-page illustrated book. It JV rmers. It \\ ill be sent free, and y ress, A ,1.1 WORKS, {_( Naiinu Street, N'ew York. ^ 4 ,j . "Tf, i DR. BDCHARAR DIES r IN THE EIjROTBICAIi CHAIR. f He Wu Sentenced to Death Four , Times But on Four Occasions His 3 Counsel Stayed Execution. ' Dr. Buchanan was electrocuted on Monday morning at Sing Sing, N. Y. 1 The ourrent was turned on at 11:21 at ) the rate of 1,740 volts fot four seconds, I reduced to 400 volts, left on for 30secr onds, when it was turned on 1,740 volts again and gradually reduced until it was turned off 58 seconds after it was I first applied. Buchanan entered the ' room with his eyes closed and did not open them at all. He walked along beJ aide the attendant without assistance ? to the ohair. His leg was slightly t scorched, and smoked during the last > few seoonds of the execution The body was perfectly motionless after the ' current was turned on. Thirty-two ( seconds after the current was turned 1 off Buchanan was examined by the