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tDally exc ut SUNDAY


Train No 8. leaving Marion, N. c., az S,
a IN. making close connection at Blacksburg, 8
G, with the Southern's train No SO for Char
lotte, N c. and all points East and connecting
With the Southern's vestibule going to Atlanta,
Ga. and all points West and will receive pss.
sengers goirg East from trair No 10, on the C Il
X Il, at Yorkville, S C, at s As a m, and
connects at Camden, S C, with the Southern's
train No rs, arriving in Charleston, SI7p M,
Train No 80 with passenger coach attached
.eaving Blscksburg at 5 30 m, and connecting
at Rock Hill with the Southern's Florida train.
for all points South,
Train No 33 leaving Camden, S C, at 1850
p m, after the arrival Of the Southern's Char
lesion train connects at Lancaster, s C, with
the L c X Il, at Catawba Junction With
the g L. going East, at Rock Hill, S C, With.
tho Southern's train, No 81, for Charlotte, n
c, and all points East. Connects at York.
vile. c, with train No on the C a N WR
X. for Chester, = e. At Blacksburg with the
Southern's vestibule going East, and the South.
ern's train No IS going Wes,, and connecting
at Marion n with the Sou thern both East aud
West
SAMUEL HUNT, President.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
S. B. LUMPkIN, Genr Passenger Agent.
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Memorial Meeting
In EIIerbe'S Honor.
Addresses on Life and Char.
acter of Late Governor.

The joint assembly for memorial
exercises 10 honor of the late Govern or
William HaseIden Elerbe was oon
vened 10 the hail of the house of
representatives promptly at noon las,
Thursday apd was called to order BIZ
Senator John G. Sheppard, president
pro ten OF the senate, who presided
and made short introductory address
Gen R. r. Hemphill. clerk of the
senate. read the resolution calling for
the joint assembly.
Ihe assembly then rose to receive
the governor. supreme court and State
house officials Governor McSweeney
entered with Senator w. A. Brown, Of
Marion, followed by Rev w. R. Riob.
ardson with Representative w. J.
Montgomery, of Marion, Attorney
General Bellinger with Senator Living
s'on. of Marlboro. Chief Justice
Mclver, Associate Justices Pope. Gary
and Jones and the other State officials
and members of the joint committee
The proceedings were then opened
with an appropriate prayer by Rev W.
Il Richardson. pastor of the Washing
ton Street Methodist church which Gov
EIlerbe attended
Senator w. A. Browo, of Gov e.
erbe's county then offered the following g
preamble and resolutions
Whereas since the adjournment of
the last general assembly of South Car.
oioa an iuecrutable providence has
taken from US by death the young but
capable and highly distinguished chief
magistrate of the State, William H.
Elerbe, therefore, be it
Resolved /. That while we bow 10
humble submission to this dispep sation
Of Gods providence. we realize the
great loss sustained by the State and
country aud grieve at the departure of
lovable and loyal gentleman and pa
trio,ic c'izen and a faithful and eff
ciant chief magistrate
2 That each house hereby records
i's high appreciation of the distinguish
ed and devoted services of the deoe ed
TO his state. from the position Of private
citizen to that Of the highest place 10
The gift Of the people
3. That We. the representatives of the
people, hereby jointly tender to the be.
resved family Of the deceased SINGER.
est sympathy and ooudolence, as the
loss which is great to the country is
irreparable to them.
4. That these resolutions be spread
upon the journals of the respective
houses. and that an eugrossed copy be
transmitted to the flcted family
B That as q further tokeG OF respe ct
and esteem to the memory of the
deceased this joint assembly do pov
adjourn.
Addresses we're made by Senators
Brown, Livingston, Appelt. Represent.
aiives Mccullough. Bacot and others.
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CHAPTER TX.

Master, i will follow thee whithersoeyer thou
goest.
The Saturday matinee at the Audi
tOrium in Chicago was Just over, and
the usual crowd was struggling to get
to its carriage before any one else. The
Auditorium attendant was shouting out
the number of different carriages, and
the carriage doors were slamming as
the horses were driven rapidly to the
curb. held there impatient by the
drivers, who had shivered long in the
raw east wind, and then let go to
plunge for few minutes into the river
Of vehicles that tossed under the ele-
waited railway and finally went whirling
of up the avenue.
"Now, then, 624i" shouted the Au-
ditorium attendant. "Six hundred and
twenty-fourl" he repeated as there
dashed up to the curb splendid span
OF black horses attached to a carriage
having the monogram &C. R. s." in
gilt letters on the panel Of the door
Two girls stepped out Of the crowd
toward the carriage. The older one had
entered and taken her seat. and the at
tendant was still holding the door open
for the younger. who stood hesitating
on the curb
"Come. Felicia! What are you wait
ing for? shall freeze to DEATH" called
the voice from the carriage.
The girl outside of the carriage hast
lily unpinned bunch of English violets
from her dress and handed them to a
small boy who was standing shivering
on the edge of the sidewalk, almost
under the horses feet He took them
with look of astonishment and Il
THANK ye. lady, and instantly buried
very grimy face in the bunch Of per
fume. The girl stepped into the car
riage. the door shut with the incisivc
bang peculiar to well made carriages Cf
this sort. and in u few moments the
Coachman was speeding the horses rap
idly up one Of the boulcvards,
"You are always doing some queer
thing or other, Felicia" said the older
girl as tho carriage whirlcd on past iLc
great residences already brilliantly
lighted.
"Am /? What have | done that is
queer now, Rosc?" asked the other,
looking up suddenly and turning her
head toward her sister.
"Oh, giving those vioIcts to that boy 4,
He looked IA if he needed n good hot
supper more than bunch of violots
It's wonder yon didn't invite him
home with us. shouldn't have been
surprised If you had. Iou are always
DONG such queer things, Felicia"
would 1t be queer to invite n hoy
like that TO come to the house and get
hot supper Felicia asked the Uucs-
tion softly and almost as if she were
alone
"Quecr isn't just the word of
course, replied Rose indifferently ut
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"The Regular Army Man"

The following verses, which hav
q decidedly KipIingesque f avo
were clipped from q mnunicatio1
to the Oxford Press. published q
Oxford. Chester county, Pa. from
private soldier in the Twelfth Unite,
States infantry, on duty in the Phil
ippines
He ain't no gold.laced "Belvedere,"
Ter sparkle 10 the sun
He doB't parade with gay cockade,
And poses in bis gun;
He ain't no "pretty soldier boy"
SO lovely, spick and span,
he wears crust of tan an dust,
The reg lar army man
The marchin', parcbin',
Pipe-clay starcbin',
Reg lar army man.
He amt at home 10 Sunday school,
Nor yet at social tea,
Aud on the day he gets bis pay
He's apt 10 spend it free
He aio't no temp'rance advocate.
He likes ter flI the can
He's kinder rough an, may be, tough,
The reg lar army nan
TIE rarin', tsarin',
Son netimes swesrin',
Reg g'lsr army man
No state'll cali him "nooe sou,"
de amt 10 la0ts' pet,
Bur let row START anyhow,
They II send for hrl. you bet !
BE don't cut sny ice at ali
| q fash MS social plan,
He gets the 10 to face mob,
The reg lar army man
Tue mlllIn', driIlir',
Made fer kiIlin'
Reg lar army man.
They ain no tears shed over him
When he goes off ter war.
He gils 90 speech nor prsyerful "preach"
From mayor or governor
He packs bis httle knapssck up
And trOls eff in the van,
Ter start the 6gnt and start II right
The reg lar army man;
The ratln', batlih',
Colt or gatlin'
Reg lar army man.
He makes no fuse about the JOB,
He don't talk big or brave
he knows he's IN 10 fight and wip,
Or help fiji up grave;
he amt no ''G amma's dHrlin', but
He does the best he can,
And he's The chap that WINS the screp,
The reg'la army man;
The dandy, handy,
Cool and saudy,
Reg lar army man.
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Estate Of Julius J. Myers, Decd.

WILL APPLY 20 the Judge of Probate O
i Sumter County ou February 3. 1900, for
Final Discharge as Administrator of afore.s.
said Estate. FRANK J. MYERS
Jan3-4t Administrator.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS,
OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.


COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, 8. c Sept 80, 1899.
NOTICE is hereby g,ver that will be in
~ my office in the County Court House
Sumter from October 18th TO December
elst, 1899, inclusive, for the collection of
taxes Tor the FISCAL year 1899. The levy is as
follows:
For State purpOsee, 8 mills.
For oouny purposes, g mills.
For School purposes, 3 mills.
Io'a' ieVy, ll2 mills.
Also the following special school Ieyies.
School District No . mills
Scnooi ols'tiet NO 10, mills.
School District No lS, 2 mills.
School District No q, 3mills
Mt CLIO, miIls
Concord, 2 mills
Privateer, , mills
No 5, lniu
No H. mill
COmmutation Road Tax for 1900 is also
payable at the same time.
h. l. SCARBOROUGH,
Oct4 Treasurer Samter Co.
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IN HIS STEPS.
"mhat 4l1nulN
Jcsua 1u 2"

Copyrighted and pubiished fn book form bv the
Adrance Publishing Co. Of Chicago.
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Paper novels, new paper novels ct b @.
Ostees b Cos.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Result OF the Election VIII be Very Dis
heartening to the Insurgents.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Broken In health
by reason Of the privations and nard-
ships oi the fearful famine in lldia,
Bishop j. NJ. Thoburn, of Bombay,
representative OF the NJ. T.. church IN
India and ocean,. has returned to
this country after II years OF service
In the Orient. lie will leave tomor-
row for Cincinnati. Bishop Tho
burns district includes the Philippine
Islands and he has frequently been i'm
LuzOn and the outlying islands since
the American occupation. 1.-The Ta-
galogs is really the only tribe OF i'm
portance that Is opposing American
authority I'm theislands, said Bishop
Thoburn tonight. "The American
troops will have N difficult time In
putting down the insurrection, hut
ns soon as the situation will permit
of the commencement of railroad
building, the opening of mines and
the tllling of farms, the natives will
cease the warfare. Just ns soon AZ
the Americans give conclusive proof
of their intention to remain tAe re-
bellion will be on it's last legs.
II do not wish to talk politics.
said the Bishop, in response 10
question. "but there isno doubt that
the result of the election of Tuesday
will have n wonderful effect on the
situation in the islands. The Taga-
logs are among the most highly cul'
tivatcd races in the Orient, aaa all
are anxious to learn English"
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
BRYAN'S THREE MISTAKES.
His Greatest vas Linking Himself With
Croker.

New York, Nov. 5.-"Mr. Bryan
has made three great mistakes in the
campaign now closing" said Henry
c. Payne, vice-chairman of the Re-
publican national committee this
morning.
"Eirst in order Of importance from
the technical point os view was his
alliance with Croker; second his free
trade utteranees in the gas belt Of
Indiana, and third, his communistic
speech at Salem, III. Each of these
has lost him thousands OF votes.
Combined, their inf 3ence oa tomor-
rows ballCting wilibe tremendous.
'1n combining with Croker he made
asaeIiiice o2principls; at Salem, when
he compared the 'pinched and wan
faces OF the wOmers who were listen
ing to him with the rosy cheeks OF
women he had seen at the watering
places, he showed plainly how rsvo-
lutionary his teachings were. In the
gas belt his words frightened labor
and capital aliket.
"In my Judgment, In Dryan's defeat
tomorrow, Organism will also &c
down to rise nO more and II this IL
the resalt 1t will be more important
to the wellbeing OF the nati,n thar
the success OF any one man."
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

Clark's organ, the Helena Herald,
attempts to hold Senator Carter to
blame for Republican defeat in Mon.
tana simply because Mr. Carter did not
see fit to deny the lies published about
him from day to day by the Helena
Independent and other vile sheets. As
a matter of fact the Republican party
could not hope to win against Clark's
money and the Bryan sentiment in this
state unless aided by Democratic disaf-
fection. The Daily boilers were dis
appointment. They amounted to moth
ing practically when they had the gall
TO claim a ma aiority in the state during
the campaign. In some counties their
vote is not worth counting, notably in
Fergus county. The Republicans have
done well To reduce Bryan's majority
| from over $4,000 in 1870 TO 10000 il
1900 and gain about twenty members il
the Legislature. Senator Carter is in n,
way responsible for the unfavorabl,
result The odds were heavily agains
the party to start with. senator Carte
is all right and we hope to see hin
given the best thing the national ad
ministration has in store
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

IL is reasonably certain that S!50.000
was expended in Silver Bow county to
enable the fusion ticket to win, but
equally potent as factor in the fight
was Mr., Ilark's cight-hour innovation,
despite the fact that the Republican
convention was the first convention TO
declare for eight hours Another inn
portant reason was the dense ignorance
of many voters as To the trust issue
and the wild alarm which Joe Toole
created concerning trusts. though he
had not a particle of justification for SO
doing. II was fact before the clcc-
tiuu and il is "A fact uow that the Anal
ganatcd company is not Il trust, or a
part of a trust. and that the East Hell
Gna smcltcr is the only trust enterprise
In Montana, being owned bv the Lead
trust Mr.. Toolc is the attorney for
the only trust doing business in Mon
tnna, yet hc was elected as an opponent
of trusts and As the enemy of a concern
which is not Il truSt.-lntcr-No Mountain.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
REPUBLICANS CARRIED PORIR RICO.
The ISLANDERS Made . Start ia the Right
Direction.

San Juan, =. r., Nov. S.-The
Official returns oi Tuesdays election
are nearly all at hand from the vari-
Gus parts OF the ISLAND, They show.
as was anticipated and foreeasted,
the election by the Republicans OF
their entire list OF delegates and OF
Senor FREDERICK De Getau as com
missioner oi congress.
Only 15l iederals went to the polls,
and the total Republican vote was
about $1,000.
The only disturbance thus far re-
ported occurred last evening, when
some twenty Republicans OF SanJuan,
who were celebrating the victory,
visited Rio Pedras, n federal town.
They were met on the outskirts by
the mayor and police. Shots were
exchanged and one person was killed
and two wounded. There was some
rloting in town throughout the night.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
HA>NA'S STATEMENT.
Every Prediction lie Mode the votecs Have
Verified.

Cleveland, o., ,Nov.7.-M. A. Hanna
this evening gave the Associated
Press the following statement on the
result of yesterdays election
1.-The result is more than satisfac-
tory. 1t expresses continued conf
dence In the administration nnd the
party, which Is gratifying ID all Re-
publicans and the friends u this al
mlnistration. 1t assures tAe contin>
nance Of present prosperous condi-
tions. 1t IL triumph of the prln-
eiples Of good government over the
principles OF Bryanism, which Is the
product of a combination Of the Gle
ments of irrcsponsihility. instability
and incompetency. 1t strengthens
the very foundations Of the govern
ment. 1t IL a rebuke Of the dsma-
gogue cry of the campaign OF the op-
position and clear, cool diagnosis
OF situation which was for a time
clouded by their methods OF evasion
and Misrepresentation. Above all ii
gives to every man absolute conf
dcnce in the good Judgment OF the
people. and their readiness and abil.
ity to protect their own interests by
deciding Alright those questions which
of necessity come up in government
by the people.
"Whlle In the main our predictions
have been fulfilled, | may say that in
many cases our expectations have
been exceeded. As yet final reports
cannot, Of course, be made. but some
OF the states which we considered
doubtful are surely Republican end
some we classified as Democratic are
doubtful, with n possibility Of their
being Republican. NJ. HANNA"
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
SHOULD Bt THANKFUL.
Governor Smith issues His Annual ProcIa.
nation.

Helena, Nov. S.-Governor Smith
today issued thanksgiving procla-
nation, calling upon Montana tn OBJ
serve November 29th as day Of
thanks. The following IL the procla-
nation:
Executive Office, Helena, Mont,
Nov. s, 1900.-Custom has ordained
that In each year one day should be
set apart and designated az day OF
prayer and thanksgiving, on which
people should. as far as possible, ab-
stain from their usual vocations and
turn their thoughts to that provl-
Dental care which watches over and
cares for the destinies of men and ma.
tions. The people OF the United
States, and especially the people Of
thlscommonwealth Of Montana, have
much cause to- he thankful to the All
Wise Providence for His manifold
blessings graclously extended To us.
Disease, famine orpestilence hatenot
been serious or prevalent during the
past year, but health, plenty and en-
loyment Of n most favorable season
are conditions which have prevailed
in this beloved state. Our people Of
all CLASSES, whether engaged In min
ing, farming, stock raising or In shops
Orbusiness centers, have been blessed
with constant and remunerative
labor and have eenjoyed such measure
of prosperity as altogether brings
cOntentment and happiness to our
people.
Therefore, in accordance with the
long established custom and the
proclamation of the president Of the
United States, /, Robert b. Smith,
governor of the state Of Montana, do
proclaim Thursday, November 10Th,
1900, az day Of thanksgiving and
prayer and urgently request all per-
sons to abstain from their usual busi-
ness and vocations, and, as far as
possible, to- assemble in their respect
i've places Of worship, there to devote
themselves to prayer and songs of
Thanksgiving to the All.Wise Creator
who has So bountiiully and gener-
ously blessed our people. And in or
der that each and devery person, may,
as far az possible, be enabled to COM
ply with this request | do proclaim
said 2Dth day OF November, 1900, n
legal holiday"
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

In 1890 the state of Nevada had a
population of ij,73l by the census
just taken She has only t., ,33i, showing
Il loss Of 3,4s7 in ten years. If this rate
of loss keeps on Nevada will soon be-
come dcpopulatcd. Fault is found. and
not uniustly, too. that Nevada has as
much power in the upper house of con
grcss as New York. with six millions
of people, and as much in the lower
house as congressional districts in
that and other states of 100000 people.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

The killing of Sheriff George T.
Young, Of Park county, by a desperate
whom the former was attempting 10
arrest, was learned with deep regret,
Mr., Young was a brother of Charles
Young, Of Gilt Edge. and personally
known 10 a number Of our people rs AN
excellent citizen and brave officer
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
DIED FOR "OLD GLORY"
Lieutenant Howe Died With Patriotic Senti.
ments on His Lips.


Thomas =. A. Howe, known to a
host OF friends rs pete" Howe, who
was killed In the Philippines in Sep
tember during charge through a
rice field, died with the words "Old
Glory on his lips, showing that his
last thoughts were for the flag that
he volunteered 10 go to the Philip
pines to defend. The details OF his
killing have Just been received at
Great Falls, his former Montana
home.
Howe left Montana az sergeant In
Company A, First Montana. He
made a splendid record and after the
Montanians were ordered home re-
mained In the company Of volunteers
commanded by Captain j. L. Moran,
formerly captain Of Company A, who
was offered the captaincy Of one OF
the companies raised in the Philip
pines.
Capt, Moran, writing to a Great
Falls friend under date of Sept. %,
gives the following account OF the
death OF Mr.. Howe:
"You have doubtless beard OF the
death of Howe before this. Poor fell
lowl 1t seemed hard tu have To lose
him when SO near to coming home,
but he died u hero at the head OF the
company and in one of the hottest
scraps | have been in since coming
here.
Company l., oi the Fifteenth In-
fantry, arrived al Siniloan to- relieve
my company on sept. lG. The insur-
rectos had attacked Sinllcoan on the
night OF the l4th. Lieutenant Murphy
held them off and they located where
we went after them on the 18th. At
the request of the captain OF the Fiji
teenth | stayed to help him out in his
attack.
1--WE had to go in columns or files
across causeway, with rice fields on
both sides covered with water, which
also stood on the causeway from the
ankle to the hip. The Fifteenth was
in advance and In about IL minutes
after the fight opened the captain of
the Fifteenth called me and asked me
to take my men to the front, as he
could do nothing with his men. Sol
pulled ahead and never saw men act
so cool and brave as my men.
1--WE could not move fast, as the
water was above our knees, but we
kept right ahead as il there were not
300 rifles trained on us from both sides
OF the road. Abort $50 yards from
where the insurgents were was hit.
Pete and five Others were i'm advance
OF me. i was helped back and had
gotten only little way when | met
the Fifteenth infantry going back to
Siniloan. | asked what it meant and
was told that retreat had been
ordered. then sent word to my
men To fall back and bring in the dead
and wounded.
1T was after got to quarters that
| heard OF Howe's death. He was
sho. through the neck and died al
most instantly. One of the boys
who brought him back part Of the
way said that he spoke something
about old Glory and that was all.
| had six killed and ten wounded,
which was enough out of A men, and
that was the number had with me.
The wounded are getting on fine. /
am still on crItchrs, but think that
| will discard them in few days.
Regards to friends"
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

That infamous sheet. the Helena Her
aid. is still smelling coal oil. The Her
aid is chdeavoring to cover up its own
party trcachcry by talking about some
thing that cut no figure in the cam
paign. The Herald has no claim for
the support Of any Republican in this
state. 1t is one of Clark's personal or
paUS
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14
BEST LINE To CHICAGO.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

"The Milwaukee" is not only ths BEST
but the BIGGEST railway connecting the
Twin Cities with Chicago.
1t penetrates eight different states.
Ii has 6, 100 miles Of thoroEghly ballast
ed and equipped rosdbed.
II runs more passenger trains to Chicago
and Milwaukee daily than any other line.
Its trains are all equipped With sleeping
dining, buffet cars and day coachss, the best
that money can buy.
Its Pioneer Limited bo Chicago and Nil.
waukes daily from Minneap polls 7:a0p IN.
and ST. Paul $40 p mis- the only per-
feet train in the world.
Cheap excursion tickets 10 large NUN.
Der Of points in the East, South and West
are now on sale via its lines.
For full information write
1T. CONLEY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt.,
st. Paul, MINI.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-14

The total vote of Meagher county is
given nj about 1000, Poorold Mcagher
has been drawn upon SO hard in the
formation of other counties that She
does not compare well with the parts
segregated. The total vote Of Fergus
county will reach s,l5o. a gain of about
COO over iSys.