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'hio ih"", are not only absolutely
groundIess, but are OUTRAGEOUS
lies with thin veneering of
truth in minor particulars only
sufficient to give them plausibilty.
n large majority of these asser-
tlons must have been known to
QUITS to have been false when he
penned them, as the public must
conclude when the facts are given
them. The other statements are
but twisting Of transactions gath
cred by this sneak from the desks
of his fellow clerks while their
backs were turned and informa-
ton sltted through keyhoIe, of
which innocent pastime this saint>
~ eX>cIerk has occasionally been
found engaged.
If the members of the board of
control have really treated this
man with less consideration than
he deserved in his dismissal, as he
claims, and have at times been
less harsh with the shortcomings
of other clerks whom we believe
to be conscientious and honest
men-and these shortcomings
we are glad to say are not
greater than is found among the
employees of any mercantile house
doing an equal business - as
QUITS claims that we have
done, to this estimate of his chu.-
acter land to his abortive attempt
ed blaCkmail, for we all have
names Of whiah we are Jealous,
and there are some men in the
State who are only too ready to
believe any assertion derOgatorv
to- an officer of the dispensary)
and to this alone must he attribute
the fact.
That many of the daily papers
o. the State have dignified his
abusive and outrageous attack
upon the character of number of
gentlemen with admission to their
columns, makes this plain state
ment to the public necessary.
Were the people of the State all
acquainted personally with the
men whom he has maligned, and
with QUITS, no reply would be
made, and we desire this fact un~
derstOOd. In due time evidence
showing the details of all trans
actions that have been questioned
that merit a reply, will be given
to the public.
j Dudley Haselden.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

T WILL BE IN LANCASTER for
Il y short time to settle up the &C
counts due T. NJ. Fitzpatrick & Bro.
all parties owing the above firm must
settle up at once When leave ali ac>
counts unpaid, will be placed in an
officers hand for collection. DON'T
.FGt TO heed this notice as it will be
positively the last time I Will be here.
J. III FITZPATRICK
Oct 9, '99
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AN ALLEGED OFFER.
Gen, Otis Receives Message
From Gen. Pic del Pillar.
Will Hand Over Aguinaldo and
Army for Half Million-Spau-
iards who Attempted to Sell
Out, Killed.

Manila, Oct IS. Gen Otis has
received message purporting to
come from the insurgent general,
Pho del Pillar, offering to sell out
his army and deliver Aguinaido
into the hands of the Americans.
Although not satisfied that the
offer is authentic the policy of
Gen Otis is firmly set against buy
ing surrender.
Pho del Pillar offers for the sum
of $4,000 to refrain from at
tacking Manila with his army;
for the sum Of S25O,OOO he offers
to surrender his army after a
sham battle, both sides firing into
the air; and for the sum of $500, .
600 be says he will procure the
overthrow of the insurrection and
the capture Of Aguinaldo, Palermo
and other leaders.
STRAINED RELATIONS EXIST.
In the course of his cOmmuni-
cation he refers to Aguinaldo in
contemptuous terms, indicating
that strained relatians exist be-
tween them. Reports are being
received from districts occupied
by the enemy that the Filipinos
believe Pho del Pillar has an au-
dacious plan to break through the
American lines into Manila, and
seize the archbishop.
Possibly the rumors were
started with the idea of helping
TO make deal with the Ameri-
cans. 1t Is needless to say that
the Americans will welcome an
attack of that sort. There has
been much speculation of late re,
garding the whereabouts of Pio
del Pillar. The recent attack at
Laoma was credited to his men.
1t is believed he is in the vicinity
of the San Mateo valley with
force of from 500 to 5000.
The ten Spanish soldiers, cap
tured by the FiIipinos and who
for a time acted as officers for
the Filipino artillery regiment To-
Gated IN the vicinity of Santa
Rosa, De Lagunda de Bay dis
trict, determined to surrender
their artillery to the Americans.
Their plan was discovered by the
Filipinos, who killed seven of the
conspirators, the other three es-
Gaping to Manila.
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FRIGHTFUL BLUM
DER,

Will often cause a horrible
Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best
in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old
Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils,
FeIons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions.
Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25 cts box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Crawford Bros Druggists.
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The Terrible Mistake or GeOr~
gia Doctor.

bonneville, GA, Oct 17-Dr.
l. L Rents, prominent physi-
clan of Dupont, was arrested to-
day, upon indictment by the grand
jury, on a charge of malpractice,
in having removed half of the
kidney of woman, instead of the
ovaries, which he intended to re-
move. The woman deld. There
is much excitement in the COM
munity.
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NOTICE..

"A IL PERSONS HOLDING claims
"a against the estate Of II Jackson
Gregory, deceased, are hereby otified
TO present the same duly verified and
those indebted to SAID estate must come
forward at once aud settle with the
Undersigned.
W II Gregory, Admr.
%reeT & Hines Attys for Admr.
Sept. 80, 1913 weeks.
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Dewey Will Stay Two Days.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. II. pri
vate telegram received today says
that Dewey will arrive here on
October oath and remain two
days, returning direct to Wash
ington.
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HASELDEN HURLS HOT SHOT
AT QUITS.
lntlmateS That MOre'S To
Come.
Alleged That the X>Bookkeeper
Was an neutrality-suspicious.
Mild Compliments Paid His
Ability.

Below is given the reply of Mr. j
Dudley Haselden, former chairs
man and present member of the
State board of control, and chair
man OF the subcommittee of in
vestigation, to the charges recent
ly published by deposed Book
keeper D A G QUITS. 1t speaks
for itself:
To the People of South Carolina:
| haye delayed reply to the
series of abusive TRADES puolish>
ed in the daily newspapers of the
State over the signature Of d A
G QUITS until their conclusion.
have been satisfied that the peo-
pie of the State, who may not
know this man QUITS, at least are
sufficiently we'll acquainted with
most OF the men whom be has
been aligning TO defer a con-
clusion rs to his statements until
n further and a contradictory as
sertion should be made. 1t has
given me, personally, and the
others whose fate it had been to
incur his malice, pleasure to know
that this confidence has not been
unfounded.
1t has been my policy since
have been membe OF the board
of control, and it has been that of
my two colleagues, whom the X
clerk of the Y commissioner des-
ignates as the majority faction of
that body, to give to the details
of dispensary management the
widest publicity. The dlspensary
is the peoples institution, its
management is their business, and
they of right are entitled to such
information as will convince them
and keep them convinced, that it
is honestly and compctently con
Quoted. We do not attempt to
deny that it offers temptation to
the dishonest who may secure
place and position in it, and have
long realized that its best safe
guard and sureSt protection
against the thief and the rebate
taker is an open board meeting
and the full glare of the public
eye into its lnnermost workings.
A realization of this fact, and
of the further fact that the best
way and the only way to purify
it, rests in this publicity, prompt
ed the ma ajority of the board to
give the facts elected by the re
cent investigating committee to
the public in all their details, in
stead of attempting to cover up
and to cure the defects laid bare
therein within secret board
meeting. Whether the facts de.
veloped warranted the suspension
of Mr. Douthit, the public can de
termine. | believe that the affi-
.davits published are sufficient
reply to any suggestion that the
removal of the commissioner was
due to any factoinal feeIingln the
board. Until these affidavits
brought to light a condition OF
affairs which surprised us, MI
Douthit was in hearty accord anC
had the unreserved support of {
majority of the board of control
and would have it today but for
these facts. L believe that he ha.
been given consideration that b,
does not deserve, in view of them,
and 1 am astounded that two O.
my colleagues on the board o.
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"No" Dispensal y.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Greenwood, Oct lin the
election here today to decide
whether dispensary should be
opened in Greenwood there were
236 votes cast, 81 being for the
dispensary and 175 against it.
So "dispensary" lost.
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control can strive to keep him in
the position of commissioners.

Shipping Clerk Black, in call
ing some of tie facts elected to
our attention (speclfc instances of
mlsmanagement affecting the efli-
cient discharge of the position he
held) was protected by the board
In thus courageously doing his
duty, and would lave been pro
tected, it matters not upon whom
his charges reflected.
But, unlike Black, so long as
QUITS held his job he had nothing
to report to the board, although
he knew that three out of the five
had recently voted to retain him
In his place while the other two
acqulesced because it couldn't he
helped, and hence would protect
him; although, like Josephus
Woodruff, he kept his little note
book, eavesdrOpping the conversa-
ton and taking notes of the sup>
posed errors and supposed dis
honesty of Commissioner Vance,
to whom he held the position of
confidential clerk. The facility
with which dates and incidents
are quoted is astonishing, and the
fact that they were taken all at
time when Commissioner Vance
was befriending him daily and on
two occasions saved him from dis
mlssaI, is equally astonishing to
any fairly honest man. But the
contemptibIe Ramsey Sniflles, who
was bcguiling himself into Mr..
Vance : confidence, knew. or
thought he knew, how to play his
game. He Judged other men like
unto himself, and doubtless fond>
ly cherished his little note book,
which was to serve him in such
good stead, to blackmail his posi-
ton back again, whenever he
should be 0usted for either of his
failings, incompetency or dIshon>
esty. OF these tailincs, the for
mel OF course had long been
known to us, and the latter we
had good reason to suspect, but
unfortunately gave him the bene-
tit of the doubt and retained him
rs courtesy to n member of the
! board of control who lived in the
county from which he came, and
TO preserve if we could harmony
IN the board, as we knew his dis
missal would enrage two mem bers
of the board who were tied to
HIM by some bonds we were un-
able to comprehend.
That olackmail was contem-
plated by him and relied on, is
plainly shown by the threat, which
he even went so far us to give to
the newspapers, that he would Law
bare certain inside history if his
suspension were made permanent.
1t will be noted by the public that
he did not "blow off his mouth. -
in his own classic language, until
the board of control had invited
him to 1t by making his suspension
permanent-a very good evidence
that the authorities there did not
fear its production.
| Tnat they, or any of the gentle.
men whom he has so maliciously
malign2d and slandered had nc
cause to fear his revelations will
be indisputably shown to the pub,
lie in due season. That the worst
that he knows has not been told
by him, as he says, it is easy to
believe, from our knowledge OF
him, and of the opportunities for
stealage which he has enjoyed
during the six years he has beer
connected with the dispenssry,
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The governor has pardoned r
n Rsker, of Pickens county,
charged with violating the dispen.
esary law. The chief witness
against him now says the evidence
on which he was convicted was
false.
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Hdueate Tour Bowels with Cssosrsss.
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Daily camera., 1899-01-13
he un. u-r IT,.

"Why is i; ,ha: ar engagement ring
usually has diamond. While wedding
r.ng : pain gold AFFAIR."" asked the
ireXpe .@eEced miss.
"Because" replied the experienced
matron, ''if thirgs are not up TO the
girls expectations il is a simple matter
to break an engagement, whereas when
the wedding ring is produced .he groom
knows that il VIII be 100 .ate for her
TO back out. The engagement ard we'd
ding rings mark the difference between
expectation and realization. promise
and fulfillment. Chicago Post.
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rine Churche. in Man,l..

By far the most striking character.
fstic Of Manila is the number, size and
splendor of the religious edifices.
Though the walled area is only about
25O acres in extent, within these limits
are half dozen churches, including a
cathedral The spires and bell towers
of these massive structures form the
Of the city. The oldest of the existing
churches, that of St. Augustine, was
founded more than 300 years ago. That
It has withstood the typhoons and
earthquakes of three centuries is proof
of it's solidity and also of the builder Of
its architect, a nephew Of the builder Of
the Escurial at Madrid.
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A STRANGE BEING.
What Rosa. Did for the Argentine 4

What Rosas Did for the Argentine Re.
pubiic-His Wickedness.
For extraordinary, incredible, dia-
bolical wickedness the name of Rosas
has become proverb in South Amer
lea. 1t is barely twenty wears since
he died; yet when the people 0: The
Rio de La Plata speak of him we seem
to be hearing of some half-mad Ethi-
opian sultan, or hero Of the Arabian
Nights; creature of other clay than
ordinary men; being half deyllsh,
half divine, slavishly worshiped by all.
capricious, vindictive, ruthless, slay-
ing his enemies, his refractory slaves
and even those who dreaded and hated
in silence; not to be caught unawares,
proof against plots, free from ordinary
human infirmities, knowing neither
fatigue nor fear; violent, too, and ian
tastic, striking astonishme9t and
kind of supersitious dread by his MAD
freaks, his dangerous banter and his
fits of savage generosity or cruelty.
Such is the Rosas of popular tradition;
nor does the picture so drawn seem
exaggerated in the light of authentic
records. But Rosas was more than
this; he it was who gave the first real.
solid government to young nation
which numbers today 100000 and has
the largest city of the southern hemls-
phere for it's capital He practically
secured internal peace-with brief In
terruptions-to country torn by in
cessant revolution and civil war. He
was the creator of the Argentine con-
federation-by force, perhaps; but
force was the order of the day; and
he arose from among a crowd of cau-
dillos, party chiefs, half soldiers, half
brigands mostly as despotic in spirit,
as regardless of law and restraint, as
contemptuous Of human life as Rosas
himself. To him more than to any
one it is due that Argentina is one
country instead of containing half a
dozen rival and discordant republics.
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LIVELY ooosEBERRY JUICE.

sparkling Champagnes Manufactured
from Fruits Other Than Grapes.
Adulteration of articles of consump-
ton is, of course, a fraud upon the pub
lie unless due notice of it is given.
But, according to the Lancet,a redeem
ing feature of the deception in these
days is that adulteration generally oc-
ours in some wholesome form. Mar
garine is an excellent food substance,
though it is not butter; the potato is
very nourishing, but it should not be
found in bread. In the same way
champagne is an excellent and invigor-
ating beverage, which in it's cheaper
do with grapes. Gooseberries, OF
course, have placed champagne within
the reach of everybody. There was
time when it all came from vineyards,
when the poor had to treat the wine
as case of sour grapes. But even in
cant tales of proprietors buying up
Normandy orchards of apples, and 1t
is stated that many owners of large
pear orchards in France are under con-
tract to send their entire produce to a
firm Of wine merchants in the cham
pagne district. Lord Palmerston is re-
ported to have told a deputation of the
trade who waited on him that there
was never a good champagne year in
France unless there was good apple
crop in Normandy However, though
perry, cider and gooseberry wine are
excellent drinks in their way, they are
not champagne, and perhaps the
public prefers to pay little more for
the higher-priced name.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plainfeld, LII.
makes the statement. that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated tor a month by her family physi
clan, but grew worse. He told her that
she was hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure her.
Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption; She bought
a bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles, found
herself sound and we'll; now does her
own housework, and is as well as she
ever was. Free trial bottles of the
Great Discovery at Streamer's Drug
store. Large bottles 50 cents and $500
Daily camera., 1899-01-13
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, OF which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia. was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: 81 y S in
most dreadful conaition, My skin was
; most yellow, eyes sunken. tongue coat.
Cd, pain continually in back and sides,
10 appetite gradually growing weaker
day by day Three physicians had
iven me up. Fortunately, friend ad-
,ised trying Electric Bittets;' AMI to my
Yteat joy and surprise, the first bottle
made a decided improvement | con-
/ nued their use for three weeks, ano am
now well man. know they saved my
ls,,, and robbed the grave of another
! ic,im." No one should fail to try them.
Only soc. per bottle Stresmers drug
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THE DAILY CAMERA
A Little Picture.

As I was walking in the street one
day passed an open window where
man sat writing, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser.
His head was bent toward the light
and his hand was flying at furious
speed over the paper. In such sleepy
old town, on such drowsy summer
afternoon, haste like his was almost
crime No wonder l stopped with
some suspicion to look at him.
And will you believe me, as he fin
ished each page, he tore 1t into small
pieces and tossed them out Of the
window And every time he tossed
out his handful of waste paper a puff
of wind would suddenly spring up,
catch the white fragments impetuous-
ly into the air and scatter them down
the sidewalk or over the neighboring
wall.
Surely the man is mad" thought.
"to be toiling there so fatuously on a
heavenly day like this" And called
out to him, almost Indignantly:
What are you doing there?
Fame, fame!" he cried, without
pausing to look up; then scribbled
ahead as If his life hung on the work.
l was amused at this and puzzled;
ard 1 watched him with the fascination
of a gamin, at once quizzical and un-
easy.
AS I stood looking a heavier gust
than usual came scurrying up under
the trees, and whirling dust and leaves
and sweepings in its coil, flung them
with a final burst of temper through
the open window in the writer's face.
1 could see him screwing up his eyes
and sputtering the dirty grit from his
teeth in a smother of disgust.
Fame, fame!' l jeered, in ecstasy
of gleeful impudence.
Then l wandered off down the street
to an old orchard where the bobolinks
were going mad with June.
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Anxious Little sister.

Dorothy has baby brother who has
recently been IL w::h the ccmlre
II rough of Ii. frs. teeth. The bald
E,>s of the baby's head has cauSee
Dro:hy great anxiety She stood a:
tie mothers knee one day gently pat
,ing the li.tle head.
BE careful, Dorothy" said the
mother, You know poor little broth
el is seek. He is cutting teeth
Dorothy pat,ed the bald head re-
fectively. Mamma" she said wit. it
AXE him sick when he cuts his hair?
N afraid he'll have tough time. =
Cincinnati Commercial Gazet e.
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What a Star Demand..

"My FRIEND" said Mr.. Stormington
Earnes, "you lack experience in play
writing. Your ideas of construction
are painfully impractical; painfully 80.
Why, there is scarcely five minutes in
the piece that the star isn't on the
stage!"
"But I-er-I thought star rather
liked that sort of thing"
"Not these days. You must leave
him at least twenty minutes in the
second act so that he can get around
to the box Office while the money is
being counted" d."-Washington Star.
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Feminine Diplomacy.

He-Why is il. Nellie. that | never
hear you ask anyone if your hat is N
straight. as so often hear other wom-
Ell co?
she-Why. dear, it's because I love
you so much.
Bs-Rut +! fail to see what that has
&C ,c r.ta il.
sEe-lusl ii.lnk how disgraceful and
hl.,1-.sIs. =. wcs.G he 10 you were
70 ca. ~. ca attention TO hat
I've woIr ;ao wears.
\. B.-li,e iouowine Sunday she APP
peared ii TIE very lateS. G.. cation of the
milliner's art.-Chicago Daily News.
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bamboo suspension Bridge.

A recent English consular report
from the far East describes suspen-
sion bridge Of 300 feet span, made Of
bamboo. The cane was split up into
flbers and twisted together to form the
cables. Considering its span, the ma
terial of the structure is quite remark
able. The old tradition that almost.
anything can be made out of bamboo
receives here a good illustration in the
field Of engineering.
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A Sweet Memory.

She-1 shall never, never cease to
enjoy the memories Of my college
days.
He-What incident connected with
them is brightest in your memory?
She-Let me see-oh, yes! those ele-
giant ice cream sodas we used to get
down at the village apothecary's!-
Roxbury Gazette.
Daily camera., 1899-01-13

1t would be audaciously unjust to
subject dainty Percy Haswell to SOM
bre biographical details, whether real
or fictitious. Her fairylike personality
guides the pen away from facts into
the realms Of descriptive fancy. I'm
doubtedly Miss Haswell made her de-
but at some time and place and in some
play, but when, where and what they
were l care not. I saw her play .
small part in "The Club Friend" once
upon time, and ever since then the
season which has not brought Miss
Haswell to Boston has been dreary and
incomplete. When Augustin DAILY d.
vided his company into two sections.
one with Miss Rehan at the head, the
other with James Lewis and Mrs. GIL
bert as leading actors. Miss Haswsll
was chosen to play the Rehan roles in
the latter. and 1t was my pleasure to
see her gentle impersonations OF Nisbe
IN IA Night on" and Flossis IN
.asvsn-Tusnty-sight." both charaetars
n vh1eh ~ naAnn ~ A11Aaeto ~.
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A Poor school.

Mrs Strongmind-l am afraid that
women's college | am sending my
daughter to doesn't amount to much.
Friend--It is very famous insti-
tuition.
Mrs. Strongmind-So I had heard;
but my daughter has been there three
years and she doesn't look or talk or
act like a man yet.-N. Y. Weekly.
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SusDiCiOus.

Mr.. Blimbus-I'm afraid John has
got into bad company down at college.
He must be gambling.
Mrs. Blimbus-Why, what makes you
think that?
Mr.. Blimbus-I got letter from him
this morning in which he didn't ask
for money. l wonder II he knows
how to stack the cards?