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We Walk All Aro It is a conceded fact, that we can petitor in any contest on the sco We Lead Competition comes puffin catches us. We are alwa in every line, no firm da] So Much F as we do, we give the more than that AT THE We Leave Evei Then it is clearly to be s< winners. Everybody d can tell the difference in knows A Dollar From S That's the difference bet rest. Come and see w\ admit that we have a Clean Walk Away W. T. Be; DRY QOOI F. 6. AUSTEI t- II JOHN TOP s~-*i By Weatherby Chasi fx O0FTMO7T, 1000, DT WEATHER X ILLUSTRATIONS ] X ? W XXXXXXXXtXXXA Afterward V Why. n forward \v> , ?-ouiun ?r tow uiiyjpy nu? nien r week. / so off S(' ? . _ , , . y()erora, spnrln; Miss Pearl Humphries, otjf^c fm. a weel. is spending the week at ttyoj[es ?yen longer Mr. C. C. Sartor. * " /is setting casks o' Jor every one to The sale at Oapt.Briggs'Ihealtli, young sir. takes place at 10 oclock a/a with ribbons till day July 8rd. (I lot o' laughing rnuiv Mr. and Mrs. FleC^'" d1aj'"!" Jber," oalcl Alec ImpaOWleston, iiiin?" ' his brother eye dwelt for a second Church Street.^^B&ncr'8 face aud then turnMiss y\nr\MK f your net. masters, afore been attendii^Kiy more o' the yaru," ho prospending Chri^r',Tide's ebbing fast, an you'll Capt. tnd J?h 1? 80t across as It Is." i&sorbed by the interest of Willie's Mijis Bo/5ry, we bad quite forgotten about teachinyd'ur fishing, and now the rapidly ebbreturn'' 'UK tide gave us considerable ditficulty , J' In hauling In our net. The catch, however, was a good one?seven very fair fish and one 20 pounder, which, 1 resolved, should go as a peace offering to Dame Garret, the Spaniard's housekeeper. There was a small grate In the cabin of Willie's boat, and we soon had the rich, red salmon steaks toasting before It The scent of the cooking brought an addition 'to the party. A gaunt, long legged, black cat put his nose round the door and leered at Alec and me with such an evil expression that wc involuntarily shrank back, and I, at least, had uncomfortable recollection* of the stories I had heard of wltche* and of the evil eye. A cat may be n mere cat and nothing more, but'the other sort?never name inein?are uiuci the same to look at, and 1 had no par tlcular fancy for being hurried awaj on a broomstick to attend a witches Sabbath. Willie noticed my consternation ant broke out Into n roar of laughter. ? "Ha, bn. Master Topp! Afraid o Nep, I see. Come. Nop; there's a com pllment for yon! You've scared th< young gentleman with your pretty smile No need to fear him. my lads. If then ever was any witchery In him, tin salt water has washed It all out b] now. Nep's been half over tbe worh . ; and Competition walk away from every com re of Goods and Prices. in Quality. g along behind but never lys a little before them res or dreams of giving or a Dollar T most, nobody can give : PRICE MARK. rything Behind gen that we are assured lon't test quantity, few quality, but every one eventy=five Cents ween our prices and tbc liat we offer and you'll From Competition ity & Co., )S STORE. LL, Manager. yyyyyyyyyyyy p, pirate! p W ley and Alick Munro. i: ^ ny ciie8nev and alick muninx *x> qt ii. c. coultas, i X - & X with uu\ an you might nsl? liliti \ the dark for a week without Kelt hip: . spark out o' him." That was nil very well, hut v. he; Nop set up the brine st!.".'cnc:l bristle, on his tall and. arching his hack, spa: and swore at use through his Jagget teeth, all because I moved my pounder cut of his reach. I shoes! t ii advisable to rap out ss piece of Lath: Just by way of precaution. As a child I was taught to do so. and I have fol lowed the rule with success throughout life. Nep. however, was nothing man than he seemed, and in later days w< became shipmates and linn friends luuugu ii nuiiv KUU;I' HUM* uciun* i incame sniiieieiitly accustomed to liis oc centricities to bo able to pass him with out a shudder. When the steaks were cooked, the boatswain produced from one of his lockers a little canvas ling of splees and from another some rough wooden plates, and while we set to with our knlres Nop did the same with his teeth, growling vigorously to show ids satisfaction, though 1 had previously taken the precaution to sign a surreptitious cross over the share that Willie gave him. We made a hearty meal, and Willie, after lie had with sailorlike tidiness stowed everything back into its place, tucked himself comfortable Into ' a corner of his cabin, took the cat on his knee and advised us to follow his i example and enjoy 40 winks to help our digestion. I "But you haven't yet told me about my father," objected Alec. "Your fnther, young sir," said Willie i solemnly, "snlled once more for the i Spanish main In search o' the goulden i city o' Manon, an o' him an o' the i company o' brave lads as went with ? blm never a word has been heard tc i this day." Alec was silent for a few moments, r and neither Willie nor I cared to Inter ' rupt his thoughts. "I don't believe my father Is dead," I be said at length. "Mayhap not," answered Willie, "but If he hain't, why, then he's In the in qulsltlon's claws, an that's nigh upot ? the same thing, for you'll never sei eyes on him again, though It's sorry ] p be to have to say such a word to you.' "Jack," said Alec solemnly, taklni y my hand, "I shall search for my father 1 and 1 know that some day I shall mee tiltn njjnin. bet bow?I woilder how7" "I'm with you In the Benrcb, Alee," 1 whispered. I Willie lm<] been watching ns narrowly, with n smile of half doubting approval Renntlng his fnce. Now he spoke: "Well. well. Inds, If ever .von do start to throw nwny your lives on slch n fool's quest Just let Willie Trehnlioti know, nn tucbhc he'll ship with you ns boatswain. Captain Ilarry Irelnud was the best captain that ever stepped, at I'm thinking that this old tar can't do better than take snrvice under his son. Hut you'll never tind your father, lad. Mauon has led uiauy besides liltn to their graves, an niebbe'll be the dentil of a few more before It's ftond.'* CHAPTER IV. Three days had passed since our ad venture In Don Miguel's house, nnd as I had heard uo more about the broken crucible I began to hope that If there had l>eeu a storm it hail blown over. Put on the fourth morning, after breakfast, my father told me to follow hiui into his study, nnd 1 guessed thai an uncomfortable half hour was in store for mo. 1 was not wrong. "John." said my father, "what wer< you doing at Don Miguel's house thre< nights ngo?" "1 went to see Inez," I replied, trem bling, but defiant. "Do you often go?" "Yes, father." "Why?" He was looking at me so gravely, ant . he spoke so quietly, I knew he wai very angry. I thought, however, tha the boldest course was the best, so 1 spoke the plain truth. "Because Inez Is my sweetheart." "Your sweetheart? H'm!" and h< stared at me harder than ever. "Yes, father," I said, twirling mj cap In my Augers nervously, "and?and I want to marry her." "Oh, is that so? IIow old are you?" "I'm In my nineteenth year." "Quite true, quite true. Your state ments are generally reliable, John. II is your owe good j>oint. But I may re mind you that it is also true that yoi celebrated your eighteenth birthday Just a month ago. You'd forgottei luai lor lue moment: "No. father." "No? Well, just for the sake of argu ruent, we will say you are 18. Rathei young to marry. Isn't It?" "Yes, father," I answered, "but"? "Never mlud the 'but,' John. Yoi are too young to marry, and that's on< point against you. IIow do you pro pose to support a wife? Pardon mj asking; it's a very pertinent question.' "I thought perhaps that you"? "Well, out with it, John. You though perhaps that 1"? "That you would set me up in sonn business." "Good! I was afraid that yon wer< going to suggest that 1 might share my income with you, but I'm glad t< find that I misjudged you. Let m< see. What sort of business should yoi prefer? A fisherman's? Yon ehnl.-< your head. A poacher? No? Well I'm afraid 1 can't think of anything else for which you are suited. It h very sad. but really I don't think yoi can support a wife at present. I'oln number two. John!" "But, father"? "Wait a minute. I have two mori points to urge yet, and then you cat have your say. Point number thrcethe lady is a foreigner. Point numbe four?I have other views for you. Nov let me hear what you have to urge oi your side." "I love Inez." "Ah! And"- i 'il i>\ "She loves me." "<! . J .1 rjt- - t s. "And"? T "Nothing else." "Well. John, they are both, no doubl very cogent reasons. I shouldn't ad vise you to trust too much to the sec ond, by the way, but I am afraid the; are not sufficient. Now, sir, listen t me. You are an idle, good for nothin scamp, and from every side I liea nothing but bad reports of you. Yo and your companion in mischief, Alej ander Ireland, are a disgrace to th town. Don Miguel tells me that yo utterly ruined an experiment of hi which had taken months of constnn work and had cost him a largo sum o money. lie had just brought it to successful conclusion when you cause him to spill his precious liquid on th floor, nnd he demands that 1 sha make good the damage. What do yo say to that?" "That you won't do it," 1 auswerec for I knew my father. "Well, no. I don't consider that h was engaged on lawful work, so I sha refuse to pay. But that Is not th point. Your conduct is slniply dii graceful, and I have resolved to put 4- ~ U I #v!\4a ( ?*%?! n nlnA ??< , 1 . I Biuy IU II, A III! \ t.* UUUIIIlt'U II Bl/iOiOill for you nt Clare Ilall, Cambridge, au you shall start off there In two days." "But I want to go to sea," I cried. "I choose that you shall not." "Am I to be a parson, then?" "Certainly. Have you any objc tlonV" "I hate the work!" I said sullenly. "Oh, that's unfortunate, but I'i afraid I can't alter my decision. No go and remember 1 forbid you to pen to Don Miguel's daughter." | "But, father"? "This discussion is nt an end." Thus It hnppened that two days at er the conversation with my father was on my way to Cambridge, co ' demned to tit myself by hard stilt1 for the calling of a parson. , My father was Inexorable. The 111 be said, bad proved a congenial om - TO THH DBAF. I A Rbh lady cuied of Jeafness a r noises in l lie head by Dr. >Mcholsoi ? Artificial Ear Drums, gave $10,000 his Institute, so that deaf people unal to procure the ear Drums may have tlx ' free. Address No. 12,004, The Nicb on Institute, 780, Eighth Avenue, N< Tort, U. 8. A- 87 I Have You J Backache ? T ire M Pains Across the of an Unnatural 1 They Wle The most s Complaint, one t ' m VaiimfiN This is a pu: [ yC in use that will c \Qr triptic acts directl [ normal healthy c m RE ASS W9t (jjk OKXTI.:M!S:? Iw I imve been sin W> emitted front the liver mi to lie down except abort fluid. Tbroe quartern ol l .^|l I was completely fll MR Icrk terribly Inflamed n 3 Inllvtcnce or nti opiate. . aide and able to attend l VSK. nearly two vear*. r \U You may publish na I 1 may bo benefited by It. ? Since then this gentle " Vnuizhn'ii f.i '?| ao fnr, nud am now < 1 jlBk If you have any < ' "T LYON MANUFACTiUE r^Nw and he will a j Of all druggists or Sent : *sBW4casBwrcsB?T*:e&s? 1 iny ten nrothcrs ami must, therefore, be the best for me too. I combated , "But I want to go to sea," 1 cried. j the theory vigorously, but without proi duciug any effect on his mind, so I had i to submit and go. 4. \r? fotl.A- Iv/vimU* /X n 11*41.* I U1J i.uuui uuugui u luufii imiv galloway and having escorted me to the town boundaries and seen me fairb ly started on the road to York gave tne i a paternal blessing and a not too heavy - purse and then turned back home, r It was the last time I saw him, for v when years afterward I returned to a Whitby he was dead. He was a good father to me, though in those days 1 used not to think so. But he lived by rule himself, and so he would have had the rest of us do the same, and from that effort on his part arose whatever there was of trouble among us. t, From what I hnve seen in the case of I- other families I should Imagine that we > were not lu this respect unique. y It was with a heavy heart thumping o beneath my jacket that I rode slowly g along the queen's highway. I was r separated from my sworn shipmate; 1 u was going to a life that in the prospect I loathed, and I had not been ale lowed to see my sweetheart even to say u goodby; sufficient reasons, all of them, s for gloomy thoughts, it My meditntions, however, received a ,f somewhat rude interruption. I had let n the reins fall on my horse's neck, and d he was jogging nlong quietly with very e little guidance from me, when the II sound of something moving in the u hedge at the side of the road made him swerve violently to the other side 1, and start suddenly forward. I was taken unprepared, and, being an uu ie skinrui horseman at tne nest 01 times 11 was deposited with more violence thai e grace on my back in the middle of tin s- road. I lay there for a few second: a dazed with the shaking, and when p got up and looked nbout me to sei <1 what had caused my uncomfortably ' rapid dismount, there was Alec stand lug looking at me, with Ids face nl twisted up in the effort to look con cerned, when as a matter of fact Ik c- was shaking with laughter at my u:i dignified maneuver. "Hurt, .Tack?" lie asked at lengtii in with exaggerated solemnity. \v "No," I nnswered shortly. "Was i :k you who frightened my horse?" "I suppose so, but us you're not hut it does uot matter." "Doesn't It? It only means that 't- ghall have a pretty chase before 1 c.atcl 1 him again. That's nothing, is It?" n- "Willie bus caught him," said Alec. |y "Willie Trehalion here too?" I [vo ra ooirrnruEA. ] 'e. ' to 1? To Retrenoh. "Home is the dearest place on earth, remarked Bilkens to Wllklna. rd "Tea," replied Wilklns, "that's wb we quit housekeeping and went t to board."?Columbus (O.) State Journa jm That two men may be real friend ol* they mast hare opposite opinions, aim aw lar principles, and different lores as >ly' hatsods,?Chateau briaad. ! I?f ?f Thsse 8j d Feeling ? Dis/aness ? Nervousness Loins, or in the Bladder?Sleeplessness Color or Scalding Urine. ian LfiICidney 1 uccessful remedy for all forms of Liv hat has effect*"* sonic remarkable curei n's Lithon rely vegetable preparation and the on ffcctua'Iy cere Dropsy and Gravel. V y on the Liver and Kidneys, rcstorin ;ona:ticn and eradicating all disease. WIT Eg SMm AJ C'no' 3 Ki Trrlns fortlir'"o voir. ?r->:v Air. ? r^"rrt.I !)ropi i ?i n.n. J >. ili t |..t> sK'sli'iXBKiO 11..11 1 cuuni ll'St I'll it HI !\ aflor hrlii : vl. KM'i y ll.-Pi!!' wrs ro.nplett !y 111 ' a tallnn w,t" >ii n? > rinpi M-roitii.i t;t vcrel tlmrs. Ii'il :ir ih?' (Inif I Ihi^hii s?>Iiivt ViiiiuIiii' i l.llhontvip ii'l rjt'i'linr T'siM. I i. an imal'lo to in i m>i n-M <>r ulrep I i:av. i.pr-l < ,-ihttM'illi h< t Vis ii^Iiii'm I.W'ionf rlpllt to my Ii;u1ucj.<. f ami uotv riUv my liurtp, u tliiDC 1 bi cuih oT Uly statcinc:.; a" von ilf.-Iro. 1 nr.i glail to glv? I Your J t rnlv It. J. r.r.Tf IMt. MaJ. 18th man \vrilo? ud-Vt ("..itc of Au;r. il. 1" i: liiiiin l'iii." lip. i5 n i>t-r;iiuist."ut cure. I n joying ace.l It.j." if the ?'jOv ; syr:sptj,-..i write to t!ie M< <SMG CO.-, 45 So. fifth Stre dviee yen by let let' In regard to your c on receipt cf price to any express f I _ i TRY IT ting from female troubles and doctors cannot j help them. Physicians are so busy with other they do not understand fully the peculiar ailments and the delicate orsranism of woman. What the sufferer ought to do Is to give a fair trial to BRA KSFIELD'S Female Regulator which is the true cure provided by Nature for all female troubles. It is the formula of a physician of the highest standing, who devoted his whole life to the study of the distinct ailments peculiar to our mothers. wives and daughters. It is made of soothing, healing, strengthening herbs and vegetables, which have been provided by a kindly Nature to cure irregularity in the menses, Leucorrhcea, Falling of the Womb, Nervousness. Headache and Backache. In fairness to herself and to Brad* 'feld's Female Regulator, every suffering woman ought to give it a trial. A large $i bottle will do a wonderful amount of good. Sold by druggists. *9 Send for a nicety illustrated free book on the subject. The Bradflcld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. After March -lth, any storv of an a'tompt to assassinate Presiden' McMcKiuley should le tnken with a grain c.f*salt. No one short of a raving madman would contemplate such a thing if he paused tolhiuk who would succeed to the throne. 1 . o Why should fifty cent dollars be ! buch.Sv.ful things at home, but all light when it comes to imposing thorn ' n the iii no cent Filipinos, as is now prop sed by Secretary Gage. J An | imperfect skin J 1 , is always caused by 2 , bad blood. Remove the 2 , cause! Improve your g , blood. How? By tak- 2 , ing the blood purifier 2 < that has stood the test 2 ,t i for thirty years i i Jofynstoh's! SareapariHa) 71 ! QUART BOTTLB. ( ' 1 It has thousands of t 1 happy friends. Quart t 1 Bottles soil every- i 1 where at $i. ( y | "THB MICHIOAN DftUO COMPANY.'* 4 ? P*tro<t' Mtc*' i L Urmwttm tat UwlR ) Tk? Wmmmrn IMQm Uwm Wfc ( ? J FOR SALE BY Dft F. C d DUKE, UNIO#, S. C. ^' rmptoms? I ! ? Headache ? ;?Chills?Urine flg Frouble" 1 er and Kidney triptic I ly medicine now au^iiii o juuiiuii- ras gf them to their jBt sovr it f | CY8, R. C., July 21, 1SOT. y of the cellular tlKsua, ort time. I wns uiinMn led and saturated with tic, perfectly helpless, except while under the \^ML s mid am now comfort;d been unablo to do for '?k\W t, ns sumo poor sufferer J^RHog. S. C. Vols., ISflO. liuvo hud no return edical Director of et, Brooklyn, N.Y. jffi especial case. office, $ I .OO a bottle. ^ GENERAL NEWS NOTES, Wbi e the Uousa voted down the canteen, it wishes to bo distincly understood thaf. it hai 110 desire that liquor reform slouli begin at home; tii?i ij, in tho House restaurs*. - - - Ifow to Cure Croup. Mr 7? P. rov u Kn 11roo noor A mn_ >? * J f ' V.O L.WRI A. A IUO n'a Duchcs count v, N. Y., says "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the beet medicine I have ev<r used It is a tine children's remedy for croup and never fails to cure." When given as sjon as the child becom s Inane, or even after the croupy cough has developed, it will prevent the attack. Th's should ho heme in mine and a bo'.tlp of the Cough Remedy kept at hand ready for instant use as soon as these symptoms appear. For sale by F. C. Duke Drug:st. Oh, yes, Constant Reader, Great Britan fenrod to guarantee the neutrality ot the* canal against all other natioi?. 'Ihe trouble is to find some* body to guarantee tho neutrality of Gmat Britan, Iu default of anyone eke, Uncle c'am prefers to undertake that task himself. Among the tens of thousands who have used Chamberlin's Cough Remedy for colds ard la grippe during the past few years, to our knowledge, not a einple esse has resulted in pneumonia. Tho?. Whitfield & Co, 240 Wabash avenue, Chicago, one of the moat prominent reian uruggisnu mat city, in speaking of lhi.% sayr: "We recommend (. hanifcerliu's Cough Remedy for )a grippe in many cases, as it uot only gives prompt aud complete recovery, but also ccuuteracts any tendency of la grippe t> result in pneumonia." For sale by F. C. Duke Druggist. Poor Forakei? He has been lickrpittleiog at the heels of Hanna for a year or two now, hoping thet he will bo "retailed in (ttlee when bis term expires next year and now it is announced that ho will probably not even bo indorsed for the post by the Republican Convention. The reason given is tho anti saloon opposition, but everybody understands how I he case really : tand?. The Jlest Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened wiih Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plas'er. When troubled with lame t ai.v or pains in the side or chest, give it a tiial and you nro certain to t e more than p'cueed with the prompt relief which it affords. Pain Balm also cures rbeuma'inn. One application give? relief. For eale by F. C. Duke Druggist. Northern papers are sli)l discussing means to supple lynohings. How would it do to try decreasing criminal assaults. COTTON SEED WANTED. I want all the Cotton Seed in Union County. I will pay THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for your Cotton , 8eed. Bring them to my Ware ' House near Spillars' Stables. 88tf. B. V. GIST.