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ssFrOm Dan to Beersheba." "

During the last two or three winters
of our war, or rather springs, our men
would by kind of mutual necessity
go and serenade our general, the la
mented Samuel McGowan, the man ct
large brain, large heart and large en-
thusiasm-the man who could, in a
half hours speech, generate enough
faith and enthusiasm in the brigade to
do them all summer.
At one Of these serenades in 1864,
on the line Of the Rapidan, but few
days before the campaign opened, he
made us another enthusiastic speech;
he enumerated all the West Pointers
who had gone down in defeat and lost
their official heads before our army.
And as a severer resort they have i'm
ported from the West one, Lieut.. Gen.
Grant, to whip US out, and now, men,
when the campaign opens l want you
to whip them and drive them from
Dan to Beersheba. We knew very
we'll where the Dan was, for we were
encamped along its heights and had
bathed and sported in its limpid wa
ters, but where Beersheba was was
somewhat indefinite, but we soon
found out it was Richmond and Peters
burg.
Again in 1866 VIC serenaded Gen.
McGowan and got enthused again,
and in conclusion he said: CHOW. men,
last spring I told you wanted you to
drive the enemy from Dan to Beer.
sheba; that you have gallantly and
nobly done, and now, when the cam
paign OPENS, 1 want you to drive them
back to the Dan.' This, comrades,
We did do until we got to Appomattox,
and there they refused to be driven
any further, and when Gen. McGowan
led his division Che commanded di-
vision them back to bevouac and came
riding around our brigade the great
tears we're running down his cheeks
because they had refused to be driven
any more.-P. N. Blakezy, IN Clinton
NeUs.
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A Negro Regiment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Great pres
sure has been brought to bear on the
administration to organize a colored
regiment for service in the Philippines.
The matter is still under consideration
by Secretary Root.
1t is reported that William P. Duvall,
captain First artillery (regulars) and
lieutenant colonel Of the TwentySi1th
volunteers, will be made colonel of the
regiment if it is decided to raise the
organization. It'll also said that the
lieutenant colonel and other field Off
GERS will be taken from the regular
army, but that the company officers
would all be colored men.
: More than 10000 Americans
have gone to Europe since the lst of
May.
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Valuable Lands for Sale.
WE offer for sale the following Tracts

wv r. Ou0E lOC Sal0 Lu6 lOIlOWIuS lIdCtc
w OF Land:
1st The Hopkins Tract, situate in Pick
ems County, containing two hundred
acres, more or less.
I'd. The G. w. Miller Tract, containing
one hundred and twenty-four acres, more
or less. This Tract has upon it q good
Mill and Gin.
81. All that part of the Home Tract OF
Dr. H. c. Miller, lying in Anderson
County, being eighty acres, more or less.
These three Tracts of Land lie on the
waters of Eighteen Mile Greek. respec-
lively, within one and halfto three miles
of the towns of Pendleton, Clemson Col
lege and Central on the Southern r. r.
These Lands are finely worded, with
uplands and low lands in cultivation.
For further particulars apply to Jas. T.
Hunter, Pendleton, S. c., or John T..
Taylor, on the premises.
w. w. SIMONS,
CARRIE T. SIMONS,
RESSIE E. HOOK,
Exec. Est. DR.. H. G. Miller.
Aug 80. 1899 10 3m
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(s) Reeul station (f) Flag station.
will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phin-
news, James and Sandy Springs.
No. II connects with Southern Railway
No. IL at Anderson.
No..6 connects with Southern Railway
Nos. 1o, 81 and 3S at Seneca.
j. r. ANDERSON, supt.
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r, p. m. - A, :, a. N.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains IS and
30, 81 and 50, OH A. and c. division. Dining cars
on these trains serve all meals enroute.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. s. c.: division,
northbound o:;S 3. ln, 8:6 p. M, 6:lS p. NJ,
lVestibule Limited); eouthbound 12:8 q. m.,
BIB p. M. II "a a. nl., (Vestibule Limited.
northbound 80 q. M, 2:34 p. m. and :22 p. NJ,
(Vestibuled Limited) soutkbound, 1:25 8. M,
l:s0 p. m.. l2:aU p. NJ. (Vestibuled Limitedl.
Trains 9 and 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeping cars lerween Columbia and Asheville
enroute dnily between Jacksonville and Cincin
natl
Trains l3 AMI "a carry superb Pullman parlor
cars between Charleston and Asheville.
FRANK S. CANNON, j. III. CCLP,
Third V-P. N Gen. Mgr, Traffic Mgr,
Washingt u. G.. Washington. D. c..
w. TURN. S. H. HARDWICK,
Gen. Pass. AIT. As'tGen. Pass. Ag't.
Wnshiu-,n.,. ID. c.. Atlanta. Ga
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 16, 1885.
Fast Line Between Charleston and Cot
umbia and Upper South Carolina, Nortt
Carolina.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
GOING WEST, GOING EAs+
ANO, So. No. 69
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When Nature is overtaxed, she has
her own way of giving notice that assist
ance is needed. She does not ask for
p'until it is impossible to get along without
Boils and pimples are an indication that
system is accumulating impurities which
T. !; they are an urgent appeal for assistance
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AN UNFA|L|NG SIGN THAT
MATURE is APPEALING he'll h.

n. H.,
Several bols and carbuncles broke upon causing
great pain and annoyance. Ny blood seemed to be in
rioous condition, and nothing took seemed to do
Sa any good Sir bottles of s. s. cured completely
6 and my blood has been perfectly pure since"
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Nos. aus and 4OZ "The Atlanta Special," Solid
Vestibuled Train, Of Pullman Sleepers and Coach.
man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester,
G.
Nos Al and 3S, "The S. A. L. E1press,n e,olia
Train, Coaches and Pullman sleepers betveeu
Portsmouth and Atlanta.
For Tickets. Sleepers, ETC., apply to
Joseph NJ Brown, Gen'l. Agent Pass. Dept
VIM. B. Clements, T. P. A., 6 Kimball House
Atlanta, Ga.
E. St John, vice-President and Gen'l. Mango,
V. E. McBee General Superintendent.
II. W. B. Glover, Traffic Manager.
l. s. Allen. Gen'l. Passenger Agent
General Officers, Portsmouth, Va.
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Irritating stings, bites, scratches,
wounds and cuts sooehed and healed
by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saliva
sure and safe application for tortured
flesh. Beware Of counterfeits. Evans
Pharmacy.
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Many comets will be seen during the Twen-
ticth century. The most interesting is Hal
iey's-last seen in 1885. 1t is due in 1910 or
1911.
A clever rascal recently succeeded in selling
to the peasants of a remote town In Russia
tickets which purported to admit them to
Paradise.
Tarbintar, an Indian word. meaning tele-
graphy without wires, is suggested as the
signal word that shall designate the new wire
less telegraphy.
English aeronauts are getting accustomed
to crossing the English channel in balloons
and are determining important matters In
their flight.
It has been proposed 20 sen from Var
mouth some $4,000 high dried" bloaters for
Tommy at the Cape. as an extra dainty for
tocsting over the camp fires.
The Baltimore Society OF the Sons of the
American Revolution has determined to erect
a $4,000 monument in that city to the Mary
land patriots who fought in the revolution.
Import OF tobacco from Cuba increased
100000 pounds, or $50 per cent, during the
ten months ending with October. In October
alone the increase was $4,000 pounds. or 1O5
per cent.
Sailors trousers. or trombone pants" as
they have sometimes been called. expand In
bell-shape at the bottom so as to be the
mere easily kicked off in case of the wearer's
falling into the water.
Smoke nuisance represents loss OF $4,000
90 or G5.O0000o year in London alone. and
no one can estimate the human suffering it
entails by shutting out the invigorating sun
shine and by poisoning the air.
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POINTS Anour PEOPLE.

"Harald Winge" is the title OF the latest
drama by Henrik Ibsen. 1t has three acts,
and the scene Is laid in Norwegian mine
Mayor Gray OF Minneapolis has issued an
order forbIddng messenger boys from entering
saloons or Wholesale liquor stores or carry
ing liquor to patrons of the messenger COM
panies. DTS
The marquis of Lorne. in spite of the fact
that his wife is a daughter of the queen, is
but commoner In official documents he is
usually styled "John Campbell. commonly
known as the marquis OF Lorne.'
Sir Fleetwood Edwards, the queens pri-
vate secretary, is the only ons OF her ma
jesty's advisors who doesenot come OF dis
tngulshed military family. He is the son OF
stock broker, and has risen to his high po
stion by sheer merit.
Sir Hubert Parry who has been appointed
professor of music at Oxford, has charming
property at Highnam Court close to Gou-
cester. The house and the church which
stands In the grounds were built by Gambler
Parry. Sir Hubert's father.
Lord Rosebery occasionally amuses himself
after dinner by writing verses. He does this
In the midst OF the conversation and laughter
OF his guests and without neglecting his
duties as host. The verses are always good
and correct In meter and rhyme.
Hon. William Mckinley Osborne, consul
general at London, is cousin of President
Mckinley. and in 1896 was secretary of the
republican National committee. He is in this
country on leave of absence from his post OF
duty and will visit relatives In Ohio
Since his Inauguration MS president Mr.. Nc
kitnley has never seen play Each of the
Washington theaters has placed n box at his
disposal The mistress of the White House.
however, Is rather fond of the play and fire.
quently visits the theater with friends.
Theodore c. Hurd. chief clerk OF all the
courts OF Middlesex county, Mass, has been
celebrating his achievement of the prophetic
are OF . hree-score years and ten," with every
faculty unlmpaired and able to do as hard a
days work as when he was lad Of 49,
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His Oacr Was Declined.


Jesse Bartlett Davis. who has been
prominently before the music-loylng pub-
nc since the days of the Church Choir
finafore company, denies the report that
sue INTENDS to retire from the operatic
stage On the contrary, 1t is probable
.hat she Will head company of her own
peiofe the close Of the present year. Un-
hAe many opera singers, Mrs. Davis has
naae IL practice to attend church SER
wees on Sunday whenever possible, Once
She went to a local revival MEETING Tho
m mas was led by an angular young wo-
ono %, s'ohishlngiy clad. and gifted with
voices tue most stridently dscordant
LIES sI,oes mrs. Davis had ever heard Her
singing was so bad that Il fascinatad har
ou', nevertheless, 1t seemed 10 de,iah,
o'hers In the congregation.
Immediately after the sern,o,
i ,,an VINO shared her pew sbowed ~ gr oat
, nns IN her, and turned with sat;s'
heu smile ana said: ''''s
=, showed you at once, You ara one
sh mem opery singers that gave that
, smWm iast night in the operv honsa5 :
sine,s a, So Well. that girl that led tho
hos, ~, sne's my darter, and she's the
an, ,ssh-rouhd singer in the state Ana
sic you Know any one that wants mn
voca, ssosh' send EN- to her She giyes
anian ana peanny lessons for ousr,s.
srns iou don't want to take No loo.
Mr. W your She's great on trills"
Iv ,a LAWS thanked him. hut fort,,not.
intended offer. '''heo MS we'll
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An Intere.ttnK secrc,.
Denver Republican


Attorney Wells Henderson OF New York
City is at the st, James hotel. Attorney
Henderson is an old war horse of the
legal profession. His connection with the
Hayes rilden presidential contest brought
him the most prominence. In 1876 tho
National democratic committee appointed
Tour lawyers, after the famous 10 7 yo q
TO meet at Gramercy park to discuss the
question OF whether there was court OF
proper authority to entertain motion TO :
a writ OF mandamus to unseat HAYES an /,
seat ridden. The attorneys selected were
Jere Black. David Dudley Field Scott
Lord and Wells Henderson.
mat was an exciting meeting, pro-
longed through the right until dawn. :"
SAID Mr., Henderson yesterday. "The peo-
Pie OF the United States were in Torment
waiting for the decision. One way or an
other 1t seemed SIRE to cause fighting
ana bloodshed, We held the Nation In
our hands for those few hours-and the
weight OF the responsibility was terrible.
We finally decided that there was no COM
petent court. How did We reach that de-
cision? None but the four of us VIII ever
know. The records of that meeting were
sealed up In package and put in the
vault OF the New York Safe Deposit COM
pany. The instructions upon the package
arc that II shall be burned unopened when
the last OF the four lawyers is dead, They
are all dead but myself now
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A Brave Venture.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
In deciding to make contest before the
general assembly for the offices of gov
ernor and lieutenant governor, the DEM
ocrats proceed upon their rights as we'll
as upon most righteous case; but they
also adopt line OF policy exposing them
to many adventures and to serious dis
advantages.
Aside from possession, which Is said to
be nine points of the law, the republican
incumbents are backed by Incredible odds.
Legislative bodies are proverbially uncer-
tain. They always embrace impressionable
IL not purchasabe elements. They be-
come the easy prey of the lobby that has
its jacket lined and it's nerve on tap. There
is scarcely State in the Union whose
name and fame have not been put to blush
in the election of United States senators
by the operation of corporate interests
having plenty OF money. Rarely, IL ever,
has aggregated capital, capably mar
shaled and adequately led, failed to get
all 1t has demanded Of the weak. pliable
and venal men. who too often compose
the balance of power In these State legis-
latures.
The coming general assembly of Ken
lucky is an unknown quantity. Already
The railway political combine, which Sc
cured the election of the republican can
didates on the face Of the returns, claims
mat 1t owns and controls from twelve TO
twenty members of the general assembly
elected as democrats. Whether 1t does or
not, it is vast aggregation of organized
capital, and having spent SO much to
reach It's present point of vantage is it,
likely to haggle over twice as much again
to confirm its dear bought and ill-got, but
indispensable, triumph?
In this light the proposed contest takes
many risks. 1t risks an unequal struggle
on the enemy's chosen ground. It risks
the election of Mr.. Blackburn, whose re-
turn to the senate of the United States
ought to be unimpeded for he was as
clearly named for senator as was Mr. |
Ioeoel Tor governor In the event of
failure, due to the money of the combine.
1t risks dissension and confusion along
with defeat. 1t may be Superb" as was
said of Cardigan's famous charge at
Balallava, but is It "war?"
Assuredly the railway political trust In |
'ltes the trial and is eager for the fray;
ohseious OF the upright purpose and al |
, ~, ne courage of It's sack of shekels,
llea 10 the brim. But. as we> said, the
senuemen proposing the issue, have a
good case at law and equity. and they
ought to be old enough to know what
hey are about In this as in al, other
'ontentions, may the god OF battles smile
ipon thoee that have their quarrel lust
ma paralyze the hand that would corrupt
he very foundations of law,
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the judgment Of the British war depart
mcn,. TO be utterly useless. General
Gatacrc tried them In Cape Colony. Me-
thuen at Modder river and Butler again at
Tusela river. General Joubert and Cen
cral Cronje have compelled Great Britain
to admit their genius. the matches
craftsmanship OF their stubborn lines and
the superiority OF their cannon. This IL
the kind OF n foe that Baron Roberts and
General Kitchener will have to confront,
when they reach Natal. and II is such an
enemy as they have never met before and
such an one as their country has not
faced. since King George tried to crush the
American revolution. Who shall say that
these two splendid soldiers shall not flnd,
like their gallant predecessors. the yawn-
ing grave waiting in South Africa to re-
ceive and close over their military repu-
tatiouss
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ROMANTIC nut UNTRUE.


General Piet Joubert, commando r i'm
chief OF the Boer army, Is a man OF diver
saed nativity. The old general himself
Is no authority on the subject OF his
natal place. in the opinion OF American
romancers. some Of whom contend that
he was born In Philadelphia while Others
declare that Louisiana gave him TO life,
Nevertheless. General Joubert. all uncon-
scious OF the razzlc-daszle row In America
over his natal antecedents, afnrms that
he was born about 10 years ago In Cape
Colony and that no trelkked when five
years old with his parents to the Trans
vaal region.
The story that he acquired his knowi-
edge OF tactics under Stonewall Jackson
Is pure rot as he was never on Jack
sons stan and has never, from Majuba
to Tugela river employed SO much as
a suggestion OF General Jackson's Napo-
leonic tactics OF rapid marches and furi-
ous charges at unexpected times and
places.
General Joubert acquired his frat
knowledge Of firearms when, as a boy.
ne defended his route from his homo to
the school house and back again. from
Wild beasts and savages with rifle. 1t
was the practice In those trying days.
when the sturdy Hollanders were trekking
before the advance Of British usurpatIon
% arm their boys With rines under the
n,unction to protect themselves and their
sisters from the perils Of the veldt. It
y these boys ana their boys that are
aow pottins the British troops on Brit
|sh territory from the kopjes Of their
'stive heath.
The Beers Do not charss. They would
y idiots % DO %. Men with rides can't
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more's the pity. Colonel Holland is right
! however. in his proposition, and In that
for constitutional amendment, and 1t Is
severe misfortune that imperial Texas
! That has for exhibition more, perhaps,
than any other state in the Union, has M
provision whereby to make such exhl.it
and 10 disclose to the world the fact For
it is PROFESSIONALLY true that in agrlcul-
tural area and productiveness none of her
sisters can approach her. That we are
full OF mineral wealth, coal and iron, 1t
is equally true. Eastern Texas and South
western Texas contain some of the finest
qualities OF the limonites and the hema-
tites. and the wonder Is that they have
not heretofore been exploited. There IL
no reason why Texas should not rival
Alabama as an iron producer. While coal
is plentiful the lignites abound in all
portions of the State.
The counties OF Burnet, San Saba.
Travis, Llano etc. contain some OF the
most superior of GRANTEES, limestones,
sandstones and marbles. equal to those or
Massachusetts,. New Hampshire and Ten
nessee rivalling them in strength and
Durability and in susceptibility to the
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stephen r. Austin was the editor There were
six copies struck of ct HARRISBURG poio'e
The press was captured BY Santa. Anna ep o
one copy Of The paper, The Telegraph -
said 10 Do In existence. But. what may IN I.
tereAt you more Is that in my colleepon OF
rhetorical pa hase iNfye No. "a OF the Iele-
graph. the INST copy printed at San Felipe
II - nicely preserved and contains COPY
Of the last letter written by Travis from the
Alamo. and also a complete account OF that
tragedy and list OF the martyrs. AS you
seem much interested In such matters
tho-ght you would like to know that the last
copy OF the first paper published AT san
Felipe is treasured as u deserves yours
truly. Or. Alex Dienst.
+ acknowledging DR.. Dienst's courtesy,
have, In reply to- him said that my intorma-
titn Is that G.. Il. Cotton. 1929, edited the
ffst paper here, The tradition or statement
that stephen u. Austin was editor may Obtain
frcm the fact that he used the paper for
publishing his proclamatlons and official no,
tees. which must have been the principal
matter comprising It's coumns--as tho same
press was exclusively used OF Nacogdoches by
Or, Long for promugating his official an,
houncements All the same. these relics OF
1896 should be in the historical archives at
Austin as treasures OF the old belonging to
the new century just a-dawning. J.R'G.
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THE posr,s LAY SERMON.

And tomorrow is Christmas Day-th'
/ most wondrously significant OF all thu
three hundred and slxty-nve that round
out the calendar year.
Every date In the years that loose theii
hold upon the present to drop into tn,
abysmal past marks the anniversary OF
some great event In the evolutionary
progress OF time and history. But not
one like the 25th of December, in the
year Of our Lord, calls to mind In every
cline and country. where dwells the chill
dren of men. the deeds. glory and sacrifice
OF one man. This one man, Jesus OF Naza-
reth. lives alone In the universal heart
and bends His intervening sly npathy to
meet the mysterious hunger OF the uni
versnl soul
Many nations and many peoples cele-
brate the anniversaries OF the natal days
OF their heroes and the annual recur-
rences of the dates on which conspicuous
deeds were wrought out to elimination.
but this Nazarene carpenter and His com
ing hour is the one man and the one
event which make the one universal hero
and the one eternal Transportation.
Pronounced 1900 years ago by Pontius
PLATE hereto, and cruc!fed between two
thieves. He still lives in the enlightened
conscience OF civilization. with His sphere
of influence contracted neither by in
ternational boundaries nor the edicts of
militarisrl, an everlasting God. Ian Mac
laren has said; mo ruler could make n
plan without counting in Jesus; no treaty
could stand unless It had Jesus name;
no peace could last month unless 1t had
His blessing" And Ian Maclaren. this old
world yet young and aged, SCARED and un-
SCARED. righteous and unrighteous, knows
has said the truth.
How shall the day. that gave this mar
velous man In thu image Of the Godfather
TO the redemption of men, be observed!
Not In worldly pomp nor vulgar outward
show. but In the hearts OF His children
with n tender gratitude which shall find
its expression in gifts from parent to lit
tie one. relative to relative and friend to
friend. as tokens Of Low. and peace on
earth and GOOD viii to men. And In acts
OF charity. Not the careless charity OF
the street that yields to the opportunities
Of the professional beggar but the
charity that the recording angel puts
down on the red ink side of Heavens
vast ledger to your credit-the gracious,
and orphans and teaches them that Jesus
still lives In tho consciences of men and
women-the charity that puts warm
clothes on tho shivering waits of the
streets and slums-tha charity that lifts
the weight Of despair OFF the hearts OF
The sick and weary and heavy laden Do
not forget, you that are wealthy, careless
and happy, to do such honor to the one
tender. divinely mercifui King whom God
has given to the conscience the humanity
and the spirit OF man. ard the pillows OF
the future Will bring back your cast bread
thrice sweetened.