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ward over the sand they fred rapidly.
the shower Of lead plowing in the
cotton bales.
Just then bullet tore the revolver
from Qnin's grasp, and his numbed
zstinging kaad dropped to his side. An
instant later Darrell clutched at his
chest, rolled overElimply, and lay quite
stin. That the poor fellow was dead
Quin did not doubt. He had no more
cartridges, but there was no time to
reload.
II must try to escape" he decided.
tits the only chance of saving the
money, and my life as we'll"
AS he turned and fed, bending low,
he was seen. A couple of bullets
whizzed by him. He gained the box
! by rapid movement. unbolted the
heavy wooden door and threw 1t open,
and then dashed on to the wagon.
Locking back from behind this shelter
he saw the liberated puma make
flying leap that landed 1t on the breast
of the foremost of the three despera-
does, who had sprung over the barri-
cade in chase of the fugitive. With
screams of rage and terror-a chorus
to turn ones blood Goldman and
beast fell together on the sand: The
formers companions drew back in
panic, making no effort to help him.
This was Quin's opportunity. He
left the stony bed of the river, mount
ed to the mouth of the gorge, and
quickly discovered what he sought
four horses tethered at the base OF
the cliff. s k.E6.F s.
Three Of them he was compelled to
abandon, as he had no knife with
which to sever the lariats. BY the
time he had united the one, and
swung into the saddle, his enemies
we're dangerously near. He rode at
a gallop up the narrow defile. and at
intervals, as he spurred on, he heard
the Gathering sounds of pursuit far
in his rear. But these presently faded
away, and unbroken silence reigned
around him.
1t was 3 o'clock in the morning
when Quin reused the sleeping inhabi-
tants of Peak City. to listen to his
thrilling story. He put Kenwood's
money in safe hands, and was soon
escorting party of armed and mount
ed men back to the scene of the fight.
They found Darrell alive, but un-
conscious, with a bullet through his
chest. The puma was dead, stabbed
to the heart with a knife, and close
by was the torn and mangled, body of
Black Barton-for he was promptly
identified as that much-wanted indi-
vidual. After inficting the fatal
thrust of the enraged animal, he had
himself succumbed from loss of blood.
Face downward on the pebbles at the
edge of the island lay the ruffian who
had fallen at the first volley. The two
remaining highwaymen had evidently
not returned to learn the fate of their
leader, and they must have wasted no
time I'M getting out OF the Territory,
as they were never apprehended.
1t may be said in conclusion that
one of Kenwood's ranchmen, who dis
appeared soon after the tragedy, was
strongly suspected of having informed
the bandits that Quin was taking the
bag of money to Peak City.-New
York Evening Sun. 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10
WEEK END EXCURSIONS
And Summer Excursion Rates of Sea-
board Air Line Railway.

Beginning Saturday, June Sth. and
on every Saturday until August 18th,
the, Seaboard Air Line Railway will
sell round trip week end excursion
tickets between Atlanta, Athens and
intermediate points at rate of one.fare:
Tickets on sale for noon and afternoon
trains good returning on any train
Monday following Also on sale daily,
regular summer excursion tickets to
Wilmington, N. c.. Cross hill, S. c.,
Morehead City, N. c., Old Point Com
fort and Virginia Beach; Va at great
sly reduced rates. Tickets good re-
turning until October 31st.
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NapoIeon,s Human Checkers.

Lord Rosebery's fascinating ma
-poleon: The Last Phase" furnishes
the text for an editorial in the Cen
tury Magazine. s
A part of Napoleon's misunderstand-
ing of human nature was his misun-
derstanding of the national spirit-as
professor Sloane expresses it. his
contempt for nationality" On this
subject there is an interesting pas
sage in Lord Rosebery's book:
"Whom God wishes to destroy. says
the adage, he first depriyes of sanity.
And so3we see Napoleon. with tncred-
sible self-delusion. want of insight, or
both, preparing his own destruction
by dealing with men as If they were
checkers; and moving them about the
board according to his own momentary
within, without thought Of their pas
sions or character Of traditions; in a
word. by ignoring human nature.
All this cutting and carving" Ma
poleon did without the slightest re-
gard for l"the. evaporation of the
transferred souls" Moreover. by his
mania for moving boundaries and
shifting realms. he created a feeling
of impermanence and insecurity. He
never seems to have given thought
to the storm of studying hatred. ran
cor, and revenge that was chafng
and raging below"
Lord Rosebery thinks 1t "only fair
to add that the congress of his enc
mics at Vienna proceeded. with fat
.tering imitation. on the same princi-
pies as to cutting and carving"
Looking out upon the world as it
now Is, one cannot help asking, with a
shudder, whether. aside from all ques.
tions of original right and wrong. the
mistake Of Napoleon. repeated In
some measure by the Allies. is one
altogether avoided in our time by the
very nations that believe themselves
the most civilized. the most enlight-
ened, the most free. Answer: China
! the Philippines, and South Africa!
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THE CHINESE DENTIST.


The Practitioner After the Fashion OF His
Ancestors.
American industry is playing havoc
with all time honored institutions.
At one time the dentists formed an
important guild in China, but in the
past 80 years hundreds of bright Mon
golians have picked up more or less
knowledge Of the profession from
American practitioners abroad, and
are now doing business according to
modern scientific methods. In San
Francisco the new. school has almost
driven the old one to the wall. Never
theless, three or four of the latter pur-
sue the calling in the same manner as
their ancestors did for "a thousand
years. At least one of them visits New
York every year, and stays two or
three months until all of his customers
have had their teeth put "in order"
His work is curiously primitive. For
extracting he relies upon his fingers,
and with these he does marvels. With
thumb and forefinger he will pull a
bieuspid or a molar on which an Amer
lean operator employs a powerful for.
ceps. This dexterity is the result of
years of practice. From boyhood to
manhood he is trained to pull pegs
driven into a wooden board. Three
and four times a day, half an hour at
time, he drives pegs into the holes
Of his practice. board, and then pulls
them out again. He lifts in similar
fashion teeth to which are attached
heavy weights. This special training
changes the aspect of the hand. Tho
spare flesh vanishes and the blood ves-
sells and tendons seem to double in
size The forearm grows in girth and
becomes as hard as wood. The ap-
premiership period lasts two years.
At the end the student has a finger
grip which is wonder. Its strength
is equivalent to lifting power of 300
and even 400 pounds. Beside extract
ing, he cleans teeth with preparation
containing ground cuttlefish, using
brushes made of split bamboo. For
tcothache he employs opium, pepper
mint oil, cinnamon oil and Glove oil.
Sometimes, though rarely; he fills
teeth, but does it so ignorantly that
the filling comes out within a few
months.
Through all his practice runs a
laughable element of superstition. Ac-
cording to his system all toothache
and other dental woes are produced
by toothworms. The nerve pulp is
such a worm, and is always shown to
a patient whenever the decay is great
enough to permit of its exhibition. To
satisfy others, he carries about in a
pocket some white grubs about as
large as an ant. When he extracts a
painful tooth he uses little legerde-
main, and shows the sufferer one Of
the white grubs as the cause Of all his
pain. For neuralgia toothache he en-
ploys counter irritation and sedatives,
rubbing the gums, cheeks and neck
just below the condyle with mixture
of laudanum and peppermint oil, and
pinching the skin until the blcod i'
almost forced through the pores. -ic
is not highly regarded by his country
men, his social position being nalf-
way between those of :bar!!;:c;s: an.a
a laborer. In New York II, - VI
cents for removingsa toota and for
other services payments IL pr4l jon.
Mex York POST es5t. -: -,
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work of private enterprise. They were
started in California, and were so sue
cessful that they were made. I be.
iasve, In New York. But they became
so popular as trinkets and bangles,
that they became debased after a.
time, and finally so much alloy was
put into them that the government put
a stop to them. Up to 1873 they are
very good for the collectors. New
York Times,
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: female Bird Rules

" = n.
Among several species of the birds OF
prey Difference for the female sex is
shown which, is not met with in the
great majority of feathered kind, says
Mr.. Frank C. Kirkwood, an ardent stu
dent of the ways of birds and beasts.
He says:
Several years ago it was my fortune
to capture two young eagles OF the bald
head species. When meat was thrown
into the room where they, were confined
the male showed plainly how great was
his desire to pounce upon it, but glance
from his sister was sufficient to keep him
rooted to the perch until she had fin
isfed. ,,,.r.er hccs or other similar meals
were s,.>1 Ten this easy victory for
II. far sex y. tl,e &c, but when a
;.slr xas ;l.i ,i;ii.y.:i Ii va; only after a
iis:cG rgi:ty .;;:a,i.. :c:'ale succeeded in
reuG5Ii:..: -: -; the respect
*, ls@s2
i y::.i.s.s =. red owls
.D,.,. ;ne :i..l isplayed
So, 4 -....-.:r.. ."rpl prin-
::ipa+sly~--I,c-A----sr.------- -4'ey4SeFee lE
-tIrncd III the room, .,tale re-
tanned j stolid and indifferent pose upon
his perch until. the female had satisfied
Z her hunger, afterEwhicH hcwould des-
patch what was left Many other are
the instances among the eagles, hawks
and owls in which the female bird is the
master of the situation" on."-Bdltimore
.Snn.
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THE COMPLETION.

ri have written an article on How to
Live on S2.5o {: Week he explained to
the editor.
"Well," said the editor, you had bet
ter write the sequel to it"
"I do not understand"
"Why, How to Get the Two-hfty. .
Baltimore american.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Easc
It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting.
Tired, Aching, Hot. Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c Sample sent FKEE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N Y.
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Postage to be Reduced to One Cent.

Postage to DC Reduced to One Cent.
The President who succeeds in getting this
mea1ure through Congress will hold high
place in the esteem Of the people, but no
higher, perhaps, than tho esteem in which
everybody holds Host .tt,r's Stomach Bitters.
This medicine gets ut tho starting point Of
disease by acting on the stomach, helping
that organ in its duty of digcsting food. 1t
cures dyspepsia. indigestion, constipation;
stimulates the kidneys, and strengthens the
nerves, Be sure to try it.
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ON THE CONTRARY.

81. understand that visionary chap is
regarded as being twenty years ahead OF
"No," answered the grave-looKing
citizen, II am his landlord, and l know
better than that. He is about six
months behind time."-IVasllington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after frat days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer So trial bottle and treatise freq
DR.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Tho use OF D! keys Female Tonic. 1t is safe,
pleasant and reliable. 1t cures the various
diseases peculiar TO women. IL restores the
glow and bloam of health.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

There are 1000 tons of stone in the py-
ramids of Cheops. 1t could be built for
S20, 1000, 900 to-day
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Bananas with purple leaves and seedless
fruit have been introduced into British
Conservatives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

IN baseball as in cookery the best batter
takes the cake.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

S. X. Cohurn. Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes
II find Halls Catarrh Cure valuable re-
medy." Druggists sell it, 75c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

PUTNAM FADELEss DYE produces the fast
cat and brightest colors of any known dye
stuff Sold by all druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

For EilioEsness,
Torpid Liver. Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Grab Orchard Water is 4 specific.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Dunvegan, the famous scat OF the Mac
leods, is said to be the oldest inhabited
private house in Scotland.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Massachusetts, uses more postage stamps
per capita OF population than any other
State in the Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N.W. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900
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New Workers will invest in s., 100000
winter resort in the Island of Bermuda.
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A reasonable amount of egotism keeps
man from brooding too much over his
neighbor's success.
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.axon 1,.inr al1er.. ront.Ease

Oxford University has voted to do away
with the Sunday afternoon sermons.
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Even the bee bonnet may have a
sting in its tail.
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Poverty may be no disgrace, but it's
mighty uncomfortable.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-07-10
nocy ChcnkS Eo1Iovy

Some men are too lazy to even stand in
their own light.
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those two mines that / can tell the
difference as quickly as the ordinary
person will tell Washington from La
fayette. The coins have been initiated
by electrotyping and by altering the
dates, but it is always possible to de-
tect them. 1 believe experts today
know every operation that has been
used in marking coins up to date. But
it is necessary always to look out, for
every imitation is done by different
hand, and there are none Of them
alike.
"The highest priced silver coin is
the dollar of 1888. That will bring
but no-don't say how much that will
bring, or l shall be overrun with per-
sons who have 1888 dollars, or think
they have. The 1904 dollar is the
most valuable if one is to be found,
but there is some doubt about such
coin having been coined. The gold
coins are very interesting, and there
are many rare coins among them. The
half eagles, or S. gold pieces of 1915
and 1922 are very valuable. Gold
coins wear quickly and depreciate in
value so easily that they are more
difficult to obtain.
Perhaps it is this reason that the
collection of gold coins seems to be
particular passion for the collector.
It is quite aside from the intrinsic
value of the gold, the commercial in
terest does not enter into the feeling of
the collector, though he will always
make as good bargain as possible.
The coins of many collectors will
show many interesting pieces in gold,
and many collectors have the gold dol
lar from the first one in 1S49 to the
last in 1889.
J "The Octagonal dollars were the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30
MOVEMENT MIRO SIGHT.
Total Is Ahead of Last Year by Col 900
Bales.

otal Is Ahead of Last Year by GOT 900
Bales.
New Orleans March &c. Secretary Hes.
tiers weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement shows an Increase of the move.
inent compared with the seven days ending
THIS date last year in round figures $4,000
Y decrease under the same days years he.
lore last OF lloOO, unc an Increase over
The same time IN lsgS of 1900 For the
twenty mine days of March the total shows
an Increase over last year of 10000 an
Increase over the same period year before
iusl ~ @ouuu aud a decrease under 1888 of
4luCU
For the 21o days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the al0
days of last year 6ol, 900; behind the same
days year before by l,l71,OOO aud behind
III lSiS 10y l3T0,UcO
The amount brought Into sight during
tue PAST week has been l30,610 against
lluMoA for the seven DAYS ending this date
last year. l4lT2T year before last aud
Ito same time ~ iS'S. and for tho
twenty nine days of March II has been
020,934. against 53o45i last year, 50l, so
i Sas. "sio'S last and 'S4'SSo same time ia
These mike the total movement for the
?lo days of the season from September 10
March ~. inclusive s,S7U,SoG. against S.,
2O9, last yrar, l0.042,3i2 year before last
and l024062S same time in 1S9s The
ccipiS AZ all United States ports 6400,043.
aeunst 8,O6O,4o9 last year, T,63IT03 year
before last and 1881 .lN2 same time In
1893, Overland across the Mississippi. Po.
tomac and Ohm rivers, to Northern mills
aud Canada 93S. SSS against ] ,l00.9 $50 last
year. 1,1G0953 year before last and 0S9.
$40 in 1898. Interior stocks iu excess of
those held Mt the close of the commercial
year ali. a52 against 81. 2n2 last year 336,
652 year before last and 33i 62S same time
IN 1898: Southern mill taklngs MO,973
against 1,026,39T last year, o00,05i year
before last and S3T ,p3S In 1898
Foreign exports for the week have been
iG0966, against t34,SS5 last year. making
the total thus far for the season 1900. j23,
against 4,6So,259 last year, an Increase of
3i.26i
Northern mill taklngs ana Canada during
the pnsi seven DAYS slow n decrease of
1886. MS compared with the corresponding
period last year.and their total takings since
September | have decreased All ,00i.
The total takings of AmCricaL mills,
North and south and Canada thus far Tor
the season. have been 2,67i.gS1, against
3,13T,5l4 last year These include l,B50,a2I
bY Northern splnncrs against 2,OS1,921.
stocks nj the seahoard and the twenty-nine
leading southern Interior centers have de
creased during the week 10,lST bales,
against decrease during the corresponding
period last season of q703 and are now
251.1TS larger thnn M this date I'm 1900,
Including Stocks left over NJ ports and
interior towns from the last crop All the
number of bales brought Into sight thus far
for the new crop. the supply to date Is
,903390, against S.SSs.646 for the same
period last year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30
THE RACES.
Clinton PARK Results.

Little Rock, Ark, March 20. --rhere
was racing at Clinton park today on the
hfth day of the meeting. Notwithstanding
that an lncessaut rain commenced before
noon and continued all afternoon. About
400 people waded through the mud to the
track and saw a fair, wcllhlled programme
of six events fought for in the rain aud
slop. Two books took the publlc's money.
There was no feature event on the card,
ana only one really close finish for first
money 20 tax the Judges eyes.
The starting was exceptionally fine,
Starter William Bruen only keepng one
field at the post over five minutes. Two
hot favovites, one second choice, -
to ! shot, one 9 to l and one - TO | shot
took the purses. Mccain rode two win
ners; l.. Smith two; Lindsey aud wash
ingtou one each.
Six furongs, purse s250-Deuny Duffy.
LAwfon, julius Werner Time I;1S
Five and half furlongs, selling -insur
recton, EVA Wilson, Blenhcim Time
1J1A.
Mile, sellng-Jessle Jarboe, cogswell, Sal
lie J. Time AS.
SIX fnrlongs, seiiIpg-Mudder, Aberdale,
Dan Rice. Time l:l0
Mile and a sixteenth. selling-Scotch
Bramble Hlja. c. T.. Jones. Time 1:5S,
Hive and a hng fnrlongs. sellng--Morrls
vdlmer, Charlie Daniels. Pauline j. Time
1:ll1a.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30

hardware store was broken into THURSDAY
night aud robbed OF eight shotguns aui
one pistol. Nothing else was missed I'M
less few can goods were taken,
DUMAS.r-Two of the largest horse and
cnGtlemen In this county hive sold their
ranches and win 20 20 New Mexico and
Colorado The rush of settlers taking every
section IN Moore county IL the cause.
FAINT ROCK. --- Details Of the murder OF
Oliver Thornton have reached here The
officers are now seeking four men who
were present at the killing and who have
He'd. A reward has been offered fur them.
TBRRELL.-A big real estate transfer IN
this county this week was the purchase by
acres Of the Daugheriy farm near pangh
crty, for which he paid $4,000, or S35 per
acre.
TYLER Editor Green or the Daily
courier has received IN anonymous letter
telling him 90 leave $4,000 In certain
place under penalty of being kidnapped
aud murdered. He resards the matter an
huge Toxic.
1EnuACANA.--Aftc a contest before
three judges James l.. Spiier Of Jackshpro
was elected 10 represent Trinity university
Of this place ut the State oratoricai con
test which Viii take place at Georgetossn
IN April. The whole school will accompany
him.
rENToN.--A bank with $4,000 capital
Is being organized at Aubrey, ths county.
WlNSBOHo. AT an election 10 abolish
the corporation Of Wlnshoro. abollshment
VAS carried hy vote Of nearly . to 1.
1hs Is the FIRST move for greater Wins.
boro An election win be held soon for
roncorp0rntion, taking IN the territory that
naturally belongs 10 the city.