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9TH. Knock outr ut Auctions.

There are, we all suppose, In a certain
sale half q dozen "lots" Of choice old
china. Four first class dealers in this
property attend the auction. Call them
A, B, G and D. It Is mutually arranged
that A shall do the bidding and the re-
naming three keep silent. We will sup
pose, with q view to simplicity, that each
Of these six lots Is worth to q dealer "a,
but as our four friends are probably the
only persons In the room who could dis
pose Of such property and who understand
it's value, and as they refrain from COM
peting, 1t is not at all surprising to ind
that the six lots are bought by A at the
rate Of 10 shillings apiece.
So much for the first stage In the plot.
The sale being concluded, A, B, G and ID
f~orgather at some obscure public house.
where they can have the use Of a private
ROOM, and then begins the second auction.
Lot No. l is offered, and after some COM
petition Is allotted to G, for, let us say,
e9 los. he pays over this sum to A, who
acts as auctioneer, and who, after deduct
ing the 10 shillings he has paid for the
lot, proceeds to divide the balance OF e3
among the members Of the party. Conse-
quently C gets his piece Of china for fS
los. and 10 shillings back Into the bar
gain, while the others each receive a like
amount. So with the next lot, which u
buys for more or less, as the case may be,
and, in fact, the procedure as quoted may
serve as an illustration Of how the Il
is conducted throughout. - Chambers
Tournal. |
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Robt. S. Link
Office over Milford's Book Store.
Wilmington News.

With appropriate exercises, the pub
lie school at Wellington was opened on
last Monday morning. an interesting
address being made by DR.. Link and q
few remarks by MI. r. E. Grier, who
is the principal.
The outlook for the school this year
Is particularly bright. The assistant
teacher is Miss Ethel Hamilton of Ches.
ter who comes highly recommended.
The new school building is an orna.
ment to the town and a credit to the
community. The people here are
justly proud of the handsome structure
and are taking an interest in education.
al affairs which augurs we'll for the
future.
The building stands in a grove of
oaks, cedar and pines. Many Of the
larger pines have been cut down, the
! plan being to give the abundant under
growth of oaks and other trees all op-
portunity to reach their full develop.
ment.
The site of the building is admirable,
and while the removal of the tall pines
causes the grove 10 appear somewhat
ragged and unkept at present, in a
short time the smaller trees will attain
their growth and render the school
grounds very attractive.
The building was erected By means
of funds secured through q boSA issue,
and in the election to dSkermine
whether or not the district should issue
the bonds not a vote was cast against
the project, which fact in itself reveals
a spirit of enterprise not always found
in rural communities.
Of course the burden of the work fell
! upon the trustees who are Messrs AL
bert Gilbert, J. l.. Leroy and w. O..
Gown. Nosmall amount of correspon-
dence, planning, and interviewing
was required before everything had
been arranged for the beginning OF the
work, and now that it is completed
the trustees are deserving ofthe thanks
and appreciation of the people of this
community for the manner in which
they have discharged their trust.
The school house Is painted grey
with a green roof. The vestibule Is
in the middle of the front and Is sur
mounted by q tower in which is sus-
pended the bell. The building is 60x30
feet and is two stories high. The low
er floor is divided by a removable par
tition into two rooms the same size,
both of these rooms opening into the
vestibule. The upper floor consists of
q large hall suitable for lodge purposes
and q small room, the stairway being
80 arranged that is possible to 20 to the
second floor without entering either OF
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You May Swallow Leeches.

What Imagination will do I can show
from my own experience. When a boy,
In the Pyrenees, I once drank from a
spring and saw, to my horror, when l had
already swallowed a mouthful, that the
water was alive with small leeches. I
had a bad time Of it for two or three days.
I firmly believed I had leeches alive and
sucking my blood inside me. I felt them.
I became languid. I believed they would
drain my blood away. Happily my father
heard what vas the matter with me and
explained to me the corrosive nature OF
the gastric fluid and assured me that moth
Ing living and of the nature Of a leech
could resist 1t. "My dear boy" said he,
from personal observation Of your pro-
ceedings at mealtime I am convinced you
could digest a pair Of boots, and no leeches
could stand a moment against the force
Of your gastric fluid" I believed him n
forgot all about my imaginary malady.-
Good Words.
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Splendid Shows.
(The State

1.-THE Henrietta , the best Of the many plays
written by Bronson Howard will be present.
ed In this city In the near future by Joseph
and william w. Jefferson and.a particularly
capable company.
T b Henrietta" while essentially a conn
edy, possesses a dramatic foundation Of ire.
mendous power. 1t 10 ouuned on the. NE OF
the master Of Well Street and the monarch OF
millions, q! The ffnanoier's aon, secretly
attempts 10 ruin his father In order that be
may become the King ofthe financial world
and who, in SO doing, causese his own down
fall, The entire play Is brlm full OF modern
romance and intrigue and cannot fall TO ap.
peal 10 any one who has q fondness OF all that
goes 10 make a fine play.
Joseph Jefferson will portray the old inan.
cier and as such. will be allowed the greatest
dramatic and acting possibilities OF his entire
career, His work will surely be q revelation
TO his hosts OF admirers, who have been
patiently waiting the time 10 see him In
q piodern character. William Jefferson will
appear as "Bertie the lamb, and his we'll
known fun making abilities win be allowed
full swing, AS Berthe, Mr.. Jefferson should
be screamipgly funny as II Ia reoonized al one
OF the best parts ever written.
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the rooms of the first floor. There il
also q cloak room On the first floor.
The building Is well constructed, hav-
ing been built by MI. Ferguson Of Nc
Cormick, and compares most favorably
with school buildings in much larger
towns. The erection Of the building
has given a stimulus to school affairs
that will endure for many days.
DR.. and Mrs A. B. G.. Lindsay left
Wellington last week for Pelzer where
they will visit relatives. Before re-
turning home they intend to visit
relatives in Greenville and Due West.
Miss Ethel Hamilton of Chester, the
assistant teacher in the public school,
is boarding at the residence of MI. T..
l.. Leroy.
Mr.. r. F. Morris has returned home
after a trip through the western cotton
belt. He wa absent from Wellington
about two weeks.
Mr.. w. O. Gown has returned from
Georgia where he spent a few days.
Miss jamie Morris will resume her
studies in the Due West Female Col
lege next week. Last year Miss Nor
ris Won q medal in music at the D. w.
F. T..
Misses Ruby and Ida Bell Booth Of
Athens, Ga. are visiting Mrs Peril
man.
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L0WRDESWLLE.
Happenings Of a Week In and About the
Seven Hill city-PersonaIs.

Master Pat Johnson Of Chester, came in
Monday and was here for a day or two, With
relatives.
Mrs. John Johnson of Atlanta, who was Il
few years ago known here as Miss Carrie
Barkdate. was the guest If Mr.. VIM. d. l..
Barnes for a day or two.
The for sometime talked OF d~ispensary
election, took place here, as at at I'll OF tue
voting precipcts In all or the then wet ,
counties. 1t was q very quiet upeventful
day. While there was diversity OF oplnion.
nearly equally divided and much discussion
as 10 the question al Issue, 1t was all INDUCED
IN the very best OF hnmor and every one al
lowed the other fellow to blink. talk and
act as be pleased. Here as elsewhere a nun
her could not exercise their right OF suffrage
for want OF proper papers. As is well known
years ego. ,.ickery or a'most any kind bad to
be restored TO, 10 carry elections and election
managers acted upon the principle, anything
TO beat the other fellow, aud that Ioo'e way
of conducting elections was hard To get rld
OF. II the last election. SO far rs the writer
could observe, was conducted strictly Accord
ing TO law. aud all right thibkitg ana law
abiding voters are obi ged TO be gtsd OF II.
II Is TO be believed and hoped III t THIS change
for the better is the dawuipg II a new aud
better era In elections :nr the future.
On the same day a puinbrr e our citizens
met and organized 4 c. mpany OF "ked
Shirts" to attend The reunion OF that ever To
/ @ RENE inferred body of men who tluuIishe ed
In rs and later, at Anderson, OF Wednesday
next: About thirty names were enrolled. mol
all OF whom were original red hi. tiers, some
years ago. DR.. J. Is Mpsely was FL. cteu Cap
tain, and will leave here Tuesday for the
rendesvOu. In these dass OF monuu. eut
erecting lhe people OF South Caroliua cou d
Lot 40 h more pIa 81 worthy thing than erect
one III ILemCry III The noble men VINO IN that
garD ala 30 much Tor our Stale. For II %ab
uoublIes owing more TO them than any other
agent that We are free from carpet bag" luie.
Nj. T.. K. Horleu, president OF The Ander
sou Heal f. tate and Investment Company
Was here Wednesday Oh business.
Nil. J. Baskln vi W~illiamstOn, has been
vielllrg neIe and al Nj nittsVille.
Miss LucTella Auslin Of Hone1 Pain, Miss
Bessie Nj JOr Of Anderson and Miss LilIlan
Simpson vi Grove, >. c., were The guests oi
Mr.. r.. r. Latlmer rasl Week.
Major auu Mrs. +. W. K Nance OF Abbeville
speut Saturday here Win relatives.
Tue meeIlug III Tue Baptist Church closed
Friday. Three We're added 10 the church.
Mir and Mrs. Albert Gilbert and daughter OF
Wilmington, came up yesterday and are HE
uesls vi their COUSIN, Mr.. Joe Gilbert.
Troupe.
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MI 4addon & G.
people would have turned over q new
eaf'' and have lead an exemplary christian

many people would AVE turned over q new
Leaf anu have lead an exemplary christian
lie.
Supervisor Stevenson, was In this place
and section, for two or three days last week,
loakiug II er the roads ana bridges,. He still
promises TO do something for US along these
lines. as TO rebuilding some OF our needed
bridges. 1t Ia over Twelve months since some
of our important bridges were washed awsy
snd the places where they were still cannot
be CROSS Il. but " e are still hopeful.
MIR r L.. Smith having changed his re-
sidence from this, 10 Depot end of town,
moved his stock OF goods TO the same place
Misses Mabel and Minnie Reid ofIva. have
been al the home OF their uncle, DR.. j. D.
Wilson for Several days.
Mr.. 4. B HalcC NIB OF Kelton, Union Coun-
~ came IN Thursday and has taxi IN the place
lately vacated by Mr.. j. H. Grogan With
Messrs Cooley and Speer. .
Nj. Quincy Shearard, who spent the past
his native state and was here fora day or two
MIR. I. L. Ashly ON. c. the newly elected
Principal of the school in this place is here
acquaintidg himself as far as he can with the
81 uatiou preparatory to bis beginning his
duties today.
keted here was brought in Thursday by Edd
Sloan (col) VAS bought by Messrs Cooley and
Spser, at y 2 cts per pound, setd 70 cts a bu
Some who i've here and near here who Kept
late hours Thursday night about l2P. M. sa
the flight OF a brilliant mellon IN the North
Eastern heavens. tier II passed there was a
loud explosion which walked some OF the
s''"~'" nd 'h"~ Is said 10 have been quite a
commolion eau d among some whites as
w.. -. a r u Chs 40 had been 10 preaching at
thrir resp. Give churches had just reached
their hon es just az II be thing" went So ling
through the air and were 30 badly frightened
that Trey did not take the time &c water and
( oil the horses apd mules that they had
been using but nude for the houses In double
quick time thought that the Judgement day
had surely come.
Troupe,
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PRIMITIVE HoosIER CABINS.
Dwellings Constructed by the Earli'
er Settlers In Indiana.

DwsllinEs Constructed By the Earli.
er Settlers In Indiana.
In the primitive Hoosier cabin-rough,
uncouth. simple abodes-more genuine
happiness has been enjoyed than In all the
fine, costly mansions In the great oity Of
New York. Thousands Of wealthy, re-
spectacle men and women are living to-
day who were born, reared and married tp
such humble cabins. And there are mil.
lions of people living today who have NO
idea how these cabins arc construeted.
: The pioneer from some Of the old east
ern or southern states, with his wife, SIX
or eight children, gun and dog, would
come to Greene county In bis covered
wagon, which vas the family abode until
he erected his cabin, which was construct
ed thus: Out about 40 logs 8 or 10
inches In diameter, 20 Of them 10 feet long
and 30 of them II feet long; slope the
ends of half and notch the other halt to
at; put chunks in the cracks OF the logs
and daub them with mud. The gables
were made Of shorter logs until reaching
what Is called the comb, the ends sloped
down to suit the pitch of the roof.
It being now ready for covering, cut
poles 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 10 fest
long, or the length Of the house, notch
thsm down on the gables about 81 feet
apart. Cut down q large oak tree. square
the butt and cav cuts four feet long, split
them In blocks about six inches square,
take q frow and rive boards half an inch
thok, lay them lengthwise OF the afore.
said poles or ~rafters, breaking jointsI
weight them down with small poles. You
are now ready for the floors. Gut poles
six inches In diameter, length the width
of the cabin, for lower joists; place them
about four feet apart; cut Q tree-general-
" linn or some soft wood-ssw logs about
SIX or eight feet long; split into slabs
about three inches thick; hsw smooth.
With these make the floor. Tho door II
made Of boards the same 60 the root, only
Singer. The fastening isa wooden latch
with a string hanging on the outside.
Ore window, IA by 10 inches, has greas-
ed paper for glass. The ceiling Is made
with poles for ioists covered with clap
boards.
Now comes the most scientific mschap.
ical part Of cabin bu!lding-the fireplace
and chimney. Saw out about stx fees
wide out Of one end Of the house, ok feet
high from the ground; case up thu eper-
ture. Inclose this aperture, extending
back far enough for the back wall Of thu
fireplace and as high ~ the aperture.
Now dig yellow clay, dampen and With .
small maui beat down and form TIE
hearth, jambs and back wall Generally
the jambs and back wall are about o feoa
thick. Now split sticks the proper length
for the size Of the c~htmney-the sticks
about an inch thick and ~ wide. Mako
. mortar Of the yellow clay and build you,
chimney to the desired height This makes
o comfortable dwelling without nails,
glass or paint Move In and have "hos
down. Linton Call.
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= Interesting Renaissance

We are printing In this Issue OF the paper
an account OF the "Red Shirt" meeting In
Edgefield, where the Initiative was taken In
a Ing the back Of Radical rule In South
C,rollna. The account Is taken from an old
copy OF the Edgefeld Adventurer. These
speeches are well worthy OF careful reading,
not only to familiarize this and coming gen.
%erations with this crucial period OF history
but even now as specimens OF expressive In
veciive and Notwithstanding.
After the Edgefled meeting the political
procession moved on to Newberry where II
was found by Col. d. Wyatt Aiken who fol
lowed 1t 10 Abbeville and Anderson and on
until there was hardly a fragile OF radical
ism left.
1t Is said that Col. Aiken was one OF the
most forceful speakers OF this noted cam.
paigp, q like Richard with his sword he
dealt his blows with deadly effect. We are
sorry that we haven't his speech at New
berry n al this place TO print along With
these.
We would call especial attention TO the
speech OF General Gary at Edgeteld.
1t Is a gem of its kind.
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MILLS OF SOUTH CONSUME COTTON.
Textile Plants Are Manufacturing More
Raw Material Than Ever Secretary
Hester's Report Of Old Crop Move
ments a Great Surprise.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-statistics
showing that more cotton was hand
led during the commercial year end
ing at midnight tonight than v e be.
fore and that all records had been bro
ken in the amount of cotton consumed
by southern mills was the features of
the annual crop statement of Secre-
tary Hester of the New Orleans cotton
exchange. The document forms the
preliminary report of Secretary Hes
ter's annual review of the commercial
year.
The count of the commercial crop
showed it TO be the largest OF record,
l3, $685. 57 bales. The previous largest
commercial crop was 1855, 1856. mark
eted in l904-05. Last seasons total was
only ll,671, 1866.
The very large total for this years
crop was a surprise to the trade, in
cluuing both the bulls and the bears,
and if the figures had been issued
while trading was going on it 10 probable
that they would have hal a depressing
effect on prices.
The mos: important feature in the
report, next to the size of the crop it.
self, was the statement on the amount
of cotton consumed by southern mills
during the season which clo-ed today.
Here all the records wereagain broken,
the total being 2,559,S73 bales. This
point was regarded by the bulls as be-
ing even of more importance than the
size of the crop itself. 1t was taken az
official confirmation of. the many
stories of the great expansion Of cotton
manufacturing in the south. The
figures compared with 2,l93,0O last
eason and 2 493, 500 two seasons ago.
In the point of port receipts another
record was broken. Net receipts at all
ports ofthe season were puts at 10, O62, S45
bales against only 8,679,555 two years
ago. Liverpool will have the first
chance to trade on the report. Tonight
the trade is about equally divided in
opinion over the effect Ct the total,
bulls claiming the bearishness of the
big crop is more than offset by the
bullishness of the big consumption in
spite of the claims Of the bears that it
is a decidedly besrish docu meDt.
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TOWNSVILLE.

NJ ssrs Marion Taker ard Jas. Franks
went to Apoersop, Z. Il. Tuesday, CAME back
mis- evening.
Mr.. T. l.. Cosby of Greenville, spent a day
or tw o IN ibis pace.
M. T. D. Cosby is having bis Laiimer
dwelling a !ale purchase, which having been
built many years ago, was not up-tc-oate In
construction nlodtlised, repaired and I'M
proved, preparatory 10 occnpy lug 1t when
finished.
Mr.. ard Mrs II. w. Schumpert OF the Power
Plan on the Savannah, near here, were In
this place for some hours on Wednesday.
Miss Annie and Miss Pauline Hill OF Au-
gusta. Ga. came up Wednesday, and have
been stay Ing at Our bGme.
Last Tuesday night, twenty three years ago
there was at many places IN this State. weer-
Ing and wailipg because OF The big scare, on
account Of the big earth quake, well re-
membered by a great many people OF today.
If the spasmCdic devout spirit TO which this
visitation gave rise, had been permanent,
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Blacks Method Of Writing.

1t Is said of the late William Black that
bis literary method was . slow and pain.
full one. he thought about q proposed
book for months bsfore he put pen to pa
per. 10 oonjured up the chief Incidents
and characters and lived with his person.
ages, so to speak. When he came to tho
writing, he was obliged to have perfect
quiet. He could bear no noise at all
Those who complain Of his endless descr1p-
lions Of scenery will be interested In know
ing that he made careful and elaborate
notes of that scenery, Of localities and
especially of atmospheric effects.
IF ono docs not correctly and complete
" frame @ character OF. an incident with
all the circumstances Of the time" he
said, lone gets only q blurred page. For
example, one may say, 1T was q beautiful
day. But what kind Of q beautiful dsyi
It must be described 80 that the picture
shall be beautiful and finished. Every hui
man being in real life has a background,
and must have in q novel II the story II to
real to the reader"
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TWILIGHT IN MY GARDEN.

D purple twilight, from thy dim reossses
Pale memories steal and shape thsmssfvSa
anew,
Soft breezes stir and lift fair phantom treesss,
Tears mings with the sacramento dew,
And shadowy lips are wreathed with tsoA1
smiles,
And loving hands shine family through ~
gloom!
It's not alone the roses fragrant hearts
That hood the dewy dusk with rare perfume
The loved and lost with noisslsas fsst ke
straying
Among the gardens old familiar warkh
{ wonder do they hear the fountains playing
And see the lilies swsying on their stalksf
o twilight time, when all earth's Jars and frst
Die out, and quiet reigns on every handl
Who knows but for . little space psrchanos
The dear ones alp from cut the "summss
landP"
"A. Hedderwtok Browne In Chamber Jour
nal
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At REST.

1hall I lie down to sleep and see no moro
The splendid afluence Of earth and SKYE
The proud procession of the stars go by.
The white moon sway the sea and woo shs
shore,
The morning lark to the far heavens soar,
The nightingale with the soft dusk draw Eigh,
The summer roses bud and bloom and del.
Will life and LIES delight for me be o'erf
Nay! I shall be, in M low, silent home,
OF all earth's gracious ministries aware.
Glad with the gladness Of the risen day
Or gently sad with sadness Of the gloam,
Yet done with striving and foreclosed Of CARE
"At rest, at r~estl"-what better thing 70
sayP
Louise Chandler Moulton in Century.