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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-07-28

In looking through our Mems SO 90
line of Shoes, we find SO pairs, which
represent what is left after large
seasons business. These SO pairs are
made of Willow, Russia and Vici
Kid. All are this seasons toes.
This lot goes in this sale GO m
at ................... OO.UU
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-07-28

oxfords, vesting top, price OF m
was ~ 80. This sale 90. Ol.JU
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-07-28
SHOES! Shoes ! SHOES I!
Clearance Sale in Our Store

Means money your pocket you need Shoes there kind
of where odds and ends accumulate is Shoe
this Sale.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-07-28
MEMS SHOES.

2O6 pairs of Mems Low.cut Shoes,
Lace OXfords. Low-cut G. alters, and
Southern Ties. Prices were, 81 40,
$3.50, 81, 50 80 and SO This sale, 80
cents, $l.lO and $3.50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-07-28

II pairs One strap Patent leather
Sandals; made of the finest CO Of
material. Price SO. This saleOG 10
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

In military prisons az offender is some
times sentenced to carr cannon BALI from
one place to another and pile them up all
day long. That s I'll. Perhaps it does not
seem very terrible bat it soon wears his
l;fc ont. 1t is practically a death sentence,
and lie knows it: he would rather be shot.
Many Z sick E:au feels the same way about
the burden OF disease that lie is Juggling
back and iorth from day to day. He would
as soon hc down with a mortal disease. II
will come to that sooner Or later.
a mans life can DC dragged out by
dyspepsia and liver complaini. The ex-
pcrieuce Of Gir. J. 7. Cardwcll, of Fail
Creek Depot. P!t;Sylvau!a Co.. Va. shows
how DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical! Dlscov-
cry saves people from consumption by
waking up their nu:ritive organism and
giving it power to supply pure. healthy
blood. which drives out blood poisons and
dead tissues and builds up sound. whole
some flesh aad muscle.
u feel it my duty. writes Mr.. Cardwel in "
letter 10 DR.. Fierce. to write YOU OF the lasting
benefits derived ,:ori the ne OF q. Pierce's
Goldc:: Medical Discovery and l;.lc Pellets;
Seven years ago I contracted 4 severe cold.
which bafleG tho skill Of one CT the best phy'
siciars i'll my State. 1t ran on and I c%o:itlnu.
ally grew worse until l concluded to write to
the Worlds D;sperSary Medical Association.
The answer to my inquiry advised me to use
'Goidcn Medical discovery and Pellets. for
indigestion and liver complaint; at this time
two months :,ae passed. IL two or three days
after | mad commenced the use OF YOUR medi-
ciic nv co,;gi; had entirely stopped. my diges-
ton was better, my low spirits driven away aud
I felt rev life and vigcr i'll :ny whole body
This marvellous "Discove-y' makes
nerve force and rugged power. 1t is !ar
better than oily cmu!siors; it does not
make fabby fat. il does not increase tie
weigh; ct corpulent people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
civilization.

Engineer Bell, of the Florida, Cen
trail and Peninsu!ar Railroad, who
was in the fearful wreck on that road
at Swansea, in this county, about a
year ard q Lalf ago, met With "
tragic and mysterious death last "oek
while on his run between Columbia
aud Savannah. Ed. Washington,
the fireman, discovered him shortly
before reaching S:iiiwell with his
head hanging out of his cab window
aud thinking him asleep, sounded
the station whistle. Upon a closer
examination he found that the engi-
neer was dead with an ugly wound
in the left side of his head. He
stopped the train and notified the
conductor of what he had found.
The fireman was arrested and upon
reaching Savannah, was turned over
to the Coroner. After making a
statement to this official he was re-
leased. The theory is that Engineer
Bell was struck by a water tank
about ten miles above the point where
it was first discovered that he was
dead.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
Riots have broken out in several

Riots have broken out in several
Cuban towns. There is great dis
satisfaction and much unrest among
the Cubans on account OF the
demand of the United States govern.
ment that the Cubans should lay
down their arms and turn them over
to the representatives of this govern
ment before the 100000 advanced
to start the Cubans in their peaceful
pursuits, aud the manner in which i
is proposed to divide that money
Gen. Gomez has washed his hands
of the whole business and the Gu
ban leaders will have nothing tc do
with the unclean thing, refusing to
sell the honor of their country and
besray the confidence Of its people
for a mess of postage. The enlisted
men of the Caban army will now be-
given the alternative of peacefully
laying down their arms and meekly
accept the S75 each, or be forcibly
disarmed. Then will the fun begin
and the United States will realize
that she will have another war on
her hand in which to shed glory and
honor on the American arms by
shooting down a helpless people in
the name of humanity and Christian
civilization.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
Earpeninrs at Swansea,


A correspondent under date OF
May IA, writes to the Columbia
| State as follows:
The small grain crops are needing
rain badly and if that need is not
soon supplied the yield will be small.
Corn and cotton, while their growth
seems somewhat impeded, have a
good color and are standing the
drouth exceedingly we'll. Gardens
are the worst sufferers. The hot,
dry weather, cool nights and bugs
and worms all together have in some
places almost totally destroyed gar
dens.
Mr.. Fred Hoffman, a farmer,
three miles below here, lost by ire a
few nights ago his dwelling and all
contents including about IS bushels
of rough rice and four sacks fertil-
izcr. 1t was the act Ct an incendi-
airy.
On last Thursday at MONDAY,
while Mr. J. L. Jumper and others
were sitting under the shade Of a
tree in his yard fire broke out in the
top of his buggy house, quickly con-
Stunning it with the wagon shed and
contents near by.
Mr.. C. S. Roofs store was broken
into Thursday night and some goods,
consisting OF shirts, hats, cakes ard
jewelry, were taken away. There
were two tramps around he store
that night and it is supposed they
are the robbers. Their names, where
they came from or where they went
no me here knows.
Mr.. II. Il. Goodwin is erecting
quite o large store and dwelling CON
bined, to be occupied by u fellow
towDsman and merchant, Mr.. James
E. CAN'T.
The Baptist Sunday school conven-
tim has been in session here for
three days, which was dsilv attended
by large crowds. Rev. n. n. Burton,
formerly of D~atesburg but now Of
Marlboro, was in attendance.
Miss Minnie Haglar of Cameron,
S. G., is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. ". H. +. Rast, who has been
en- a visit to her parents in Colleton
county, has returned home.
There will be an election here on
the 30th INST for intendant and four
Wardens.
". 7. Broker, caneid4te for State
Sena'e, seems to be on the hustle,
while W. II. F. Rast, his opporen:
here, seems urconcerned. With two
tn r opponents, Dr.. D. NJ. Crosson
and Wesley Ha'sey, the campaign
promi: g } to be entertaining.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

The News and Courier deserves
the thanks If tho people of the en-
tire South f3r its eusel plise in get
ting OFT such admirable editions dur
ING the Confederate re union in Char
lesion. It must have cost a cor-ld-
cradle expenditure Of brains and
capital to accomplish 50 great an IN
dertaking, and to Go it in sach a com
plete ard successful manner. The
series should be p~reserveda as cherish
ed souvenirs CT a great and hallowed
occasion. The series cen be gotten
from the News and Courier as long
as the supply lasts at IS cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

British, German and French SUBJ
jects residing in Cuba have notifedthe
government that they will ultimately
press claims against the United States
aggregating into the millions OF dol
lars for damage to property alleged
to have been sustained during the
recent instruction on that island.
Before the Republican party gets rid
of the elephant it now has on its
hands it will find that it does not
pay to n .dl, with thirgs that does
not concern it whether it is done
for humanitarian sake or to make po-
litical capital.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Lieutenant C. 3. Smith, a well
known member of the editorial staff OF
the Columbia State, who Unlisted and
saw service in Caba with the Second
South Carolina regiment, has been
appointed to alieutenaucy in the reg
ular army and assigned to the 9Th
infantry now stationed at Havana.
He has been ordered to report to the
Commanding General, Department
of the East, at Governors island,
New York, for temporary duty, and
on the completion Of which he will
j Din his regiment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

A.report has gore abroaathat Gen.
Joe Wheeler was srubbed in CHARLES
ton by the management of the Con-
federate reunion. He did lot ap-
pear in the parade because there was
a misunderstanding. The carriage
was sent to the Charleston Hotel,
the place appointed for him to take
it, while be waited for the convey
ancs at the residence of Maj. Brawley.
It was only one of those unfortunate
mistakes that occur on every coca
sion Of q public nature.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Private Secretary Evans, who has
lust returned from tho bedside Of tie
sick Chief Executive, reports that
Gov. Ellerbe is doing we'll and is
taking great interest in the erection
Of an eight room dwelling on the
place.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

A sensational report was sent all
over the country last Sunday that
ex. President Grover Cleveland had
died while away from home on a
camp hunt on Lake Huron. The
report proved to be a fake sent out
probably by some penny a lin@r"ho
wanted to create a sensation to sci!
bis production.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

The June term of court for Ker-
shaw county will convene on the 5ih.
Crawford the constable, who is
charged with killing Mrs. Stuart, in
Columbia, will be tried. There are
about thirty witnesses in this case.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Reports have it that Aguinaldc,
the Filipino leader has skipped by
TIE light of the moon and his where.
abouts cannot be discovered. The
last heard from him was on April
Goth, when he was taking leg bail
from Luzon in a carriage.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Chicago mil]ionaires are too proud
to admit that they prefer oleomar-
garine to good old time honest but
ter, but they 90 all the same, accord
ing to a witness before the pure food
Investigating committee last week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

The Virginia Democrats baVe &c
c,ared in favor Of electing United
States Senators by the people and
have asked for the primary system
of nominating all State and county
officers. The South Carolina plan
is preferred.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

The former Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes which was sunk in the
channel at the entrance Of Santiago
harbor as a meaps of barring it TO
the American warships, has sailed
from Santiago for the Norfolk navy
yards. This is the first captured
Spanish vessel that it has been
able to put in a seagoing condition.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

The cotton report to the Agticul-
tural department at Washington
show a reduction in the cotton acre
age from 8 to Is per cent. in all the
cotton States.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

In Montreal the people are'praying
to have a plague Of caterpillers re-
moved, while We in Lexington are
pestered by swarms of flies from
which we pray "she good Lord de-
)iy:r U.s."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
St. Stephen's Congregation.

The place Of divine services for the
immediate future of St. Stephens
congregation will be in the Episco:
pal chapel. Our congregation and
he public may expect services at
that chapel every Sunday morning
at II o'clock, except on fifth Sun.
days.
Sunday school service every Sun
day morning, at $50, at the Episco-
pal chapel.
Pastor J. G. G:aichen.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

A doctor, three Ct his children aid
a negro housekeeper were burned to
death at Dalton, Ga, on May 10th,
by the explosion Of a kerosene lamp.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Ex Governor Flowers Of New
York, died suddenly last week from
acute indigestion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

All the railroads are competing to
haul Admiral Dewey across the con-
tinent on his arrival in this country.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

4 negro preacher dies and two
others are made very sick by drink
ING poisoned buttermilk at Buera
Vista, Ga last week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Rear-Admiral Watson has sailed
from Mare Island on the city of
Pekin, to relieve Admiral Dewey.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
Warming.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY The PUBLIC
i that Henry Hi Ter, b-tter known as
& ,se, left my emp o5ment Monday morning
without canse, after contracting fcr the
year to labor On my farm. All persons
giving him employment or h%arborog him
in any way will be prosecuted to the full
extent Of tie law.
". @ NJ. BERLEY.
May II. 1889 -5a2). pl
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
NV Y BODY

at tines. moe or less, reeds a rfgnlat
ing me-. line. Feel l.rguid and dnl'
energy strength and appetite gone
Need sem thing &c clear up The SIS
tenn a.d reStor- it 10 Il healthier con
di.iol. H lions Liver AMI kidney
Regulator meets these requirement $
Excels as a remedy in habi:ral conssl'
patton, indigestion aad all their attend
ing ills, ana as / regulator to the kid
neys.
2Ic., zoe. and S1.00 bottles.
wholesale by MURRAY DRUG CO.,
Columbia. s. G.
For Sale at THE BAZAAR.
Mar 15-ly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17
ALL OFFICERS RE ELECTED.

Gen. Gordon If Tennessee moved
that the convention 60 iLto election
Of it's commanders. He nominated
the following fer reelection:
Cymmandcr-in chief, J. B Gordon.
Command department of Army Of
No:thcrn Virginia, Wade Hampton.
c. mma1der department Of Tenn
essee, Stephen D Leo.
Commander department Of the
trans Mississippi, ". L Cabell.
The rules were suspended and
Gen. Gordon Of Tennessee, conduct
ed the elections, each Of the nominees
being unanimously elected.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-17

Three regiments of volunteers
have been mustered out of service.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
A NEW YEARS STORY.
By S. B, McManuS.

l want to tell you this New Years
night, what happened jist year age
in Hank Harmons blacksmith shop.
'Tain't much to tell, nor over much for
an outsider to harken to, but it means
mighty sight to me and the boys,
an |, for one, list like to think of 1t
an talk it over and kind of hug and
embrace the words, eXpressin' it as 1t
were, and hold the sentences like
bitter sweet morsel under my tongue.
My strength don't in any wise lay in
relatin' things and incidents, and it
will be good precaution, when l warn
you not to break in into me and ac-
cordingly interrupt me, for it will take
fine-haired and top sawyer work to
make my story look as if it had any
sense or meanin' at all, except to me
and the boys as understand it com
plete.
Jist a year ago tonight we met in
Hank Harmon's blacksmith shop to
celebrate the day by gettin' so para
lyzin drunk. that we could disremcm-
ber the miserable homes we had
sneaked away frum and the heart
broken and down-lookin' wives and
children we had left in them. We hung
hoss blanket over the biggest cracks
in the sides after Hank had fastened
the door. and then we was in shapeful
condition to guzzle and pour down
our red-hot, thirsty throats, jist as
much of Joe Howard's rod-hot, pizen-
hot whisky as we could manage to get
with our tremblin hands, to our weak,
waterin'. disgraced mouths. After this,
we know what would most likely hap
pen, judgin' of course by what had
happened before-we would fall over
amongst the cinders and hoss hoof
jealins and old wagon tires and drag
teeth and scrap iron, where we would
sleep like hogs-hogs as had lost their
self-respect-until the cold and the
uncomfortableness would wake and
sober us enough to crawl home to our
wretched houses, which we would
make wretcheder and mlserabler by
our comm
We talked of this tonight, and we all
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
Ian MncIarcn ON the Church

Why should the church leave her high
place and come down into the arena.
where she Will be put to shame2 DO
men come to church for petty pleasures
fit only for children, or for the satisfac-
tion of their souls and the confirmation
of their faith? Would Christianity have
begun to exist II the Apostles had been
pleasing preachers" and bright men"
and had given themselves to "soclals'
and sales and "tnlks"? The church
triumphed by her faith, her holiness. her
courage. and by these high virtues she
must stand In this age also. She is the
witness TO immortality, the spiritual
homo of souls, the servant of the poor,
the protector of the friendless, and n
she sinks into place OF sccond-rato en-
tertainmcnt then 1t were better that her
history should close. for without her
spiritual Visions and austcrc ideals the
church Is not worth prescrying.-tan
Maclaren In the October Ladies' Home
Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28

like livin', lovin' thing to Jim-had
moved into a little old untidy frowsy
house with bowed in roof and anglin
shutters, in a part Of the town where
self-respectin' folks didn't generally
try to get. And Jim knew, and we all
knew that he and the rest of us and
lot more had built Joe's house in the
park, and that every nail in it if it
was counted a dozen times, wouldn't
count up as many ner tenth as many
as the tears shed fer its putin up!
We callated that one of us had hand
ed enough hard earned money over his
counter to pay for the grand stairway,
every inch of which was the premium
work of an artist and a man as made
grand stairways for livin' and never
botched and l reckoned, jist maxim
rough, unfigurin' estimate, that L had
traded enough with Joe one time and
another to as much, or may be more,
than pay for the plate glass windows,
not mentionin' the stained ones, that
looked like flower beds set into his
walls, with wreaths and roses and
young children and blue sky and grass
and things. And there was my wife
and youngsters at home-if such a
place as we had finally got to could be
called home-with the windows filled
with old quilts end cushions and not
enough in the cupboard to eat to much
more than prevent them from goin' to
bed hungry. And this was New Years
night! 1t wasn't a cheerful, CLOWN
outlook, no odds how perseverin' one
tried to be chirk gleeful over it.
Hank Harmon remarked as he took
his place at the table. with his back
agin the door to prevent anyone from
droppin' in unexpected. that likewise,
maxim rough, uneducated callation,
he he'd helped Joe Howard in the build
in of his mansion, as the newspaper
called Joe's house-quite consider
able, even to the pinchin' of his fam
lily for provisions and clothin. Hank
callated he had done rs much toward
the house, as the putin in of the
plumbing - pipin' - chandeliers. with
the furnace throwed in for fair meas
ure and good feelin'. And speakin' of
the furnace, Hank happened to recol-
lect that there wasn't a stick of wood
or a pound of coal in his house, and
Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
set close to the edge of the table BY

set close to the edge of the table BY
me.
Jist then, Jim Green began to cry.
And it wasn't g drunk. maudlip'
swashy cry that makes ono tired. but
a great, man, heart t-breakin'-heartl
full cry, not loud nor noisy, but low
and heavy with bitterness and re-
morse and the useless wishins that
you hadn't done some things. And
while Jim cried we all looked away
and kinder above each others heads
and l sneaked my cup of whisky from
the table and emptied 1t without max
in any splashin' in the pail where
Hank tempers his hoss shoes. After
spell, Jim got where he could speak,
and we was all willin' he should have
the floor. He said he didn't know how
many houses he had helped to build,
but expected he had done his share,
but he did know, with a sad certainty
of one heart he had broken by his
wayward wicked ways. Jim didn't
say whose heart it was, but we all
knew it was his mothers. And she
had died alone and neglected jist
year ago. So many things happen just
a year ago! Then Jim begun again,
Che could talk like his father l sus-
pecD and said that while he knew he
had killed the one who loved him best
and the one that he loved best in the
world, killed her with cruel shame and
sorrow-with Gods help he was re-
solved to make her glad in heaven to-
night, that he would never touch an
other drop of liquor as long as he
lived.
There was stiffness for a time and
like big. ragged evil wings and the
uncorked jug sent out a smell that put
one in mind of venomous snakes and
close by danger, while the smutty,
creacked lamp flared up and then al
most went out as if even that little
puny, crippled light was ashamed of
its company. Pretty soon, Jim Cam
eron pulled his legs out from under
the trembling table, and Strengthening
himself up as best he could, bein' so
tall and standin' as he did right under
the caves of Hanks shop-said, Boys,
l have a notion that amounts to dead
certainty, that my wife and l will
move back to our old home before long.
We are both homesick for the grass
and geraniums and big trees in the
front yard. and the stone dog on the
door step, and the little room where
our babies died. / think we shall go
back pretty soon. because you see with
Gods help and God for a witness and
Hank Harmon and my neighbor, Will
liam Wren, for witnesses, l now SOL
| EMMY promise-with my dead chill