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Three times as many people as there are homesteads. JTIftcen HuDdrcd Ntgrw? In tli? Hud Stampede? A 1'nrty of Young I.adle*. Hide In on l'oulea?Lively Daum Scene*. Gr?THBlE, O. T., Kept 22.?"The lent) is yours." That at whut ovcry timepiece ou the border of tho lands opoued 10 settlement today proclaimed when ils * hands pointed to the hour of | noon. Simultaneous with that hour the home-seekers gathered ou tho border, mudo a headlong rush over tlio lino into the coveted couutry aud on to the quar ter sections upon which thoir eyes hud beeu feasting, boiuo ior days and others for weeks and mouths. The rush wus a mad one aud was mado so by tho fact that the number ot home-seekers greatly exceeded the num ber of quarter sections availahlu lor settlement. "First thore, first served," wus the motto of every racer. Thero was room in the new lands for about ?,000 seekers, allowing 160 acres for each. Thore were on tho border waitiug to claim tho availablo land fully 15,000 people, so that thero were three persons tor each scctiou. It was no wonder that tho rush was a mad ono, tor in this ease at loast tho racowas iuvariably to tho swift. Like scenes have never been, witnessed bet?re except when Oklahomn became the people's two years ago. Some oi tho more desperate cowboys mounted steers, and the latter, joining in the stampedo, carried their riders to the interior while others woro unceremo niously unhorsed or uustcered not far from the border. Tho boomers bad gathered for the race most at Tohee on tho town reservation bonier directly cast ol* Guthrie; L?ngsten, at the middle ol tho Northern Iowa reservation border, msido tho boundary of tho Kiekapoo re servation (which was not included in the opened lands) and at a point on tho Pot la watomle border directly cast of l'ur coll. Tho most desirable of the lands is situated in tho Iowa, Sack and Fox reservations, am! the greater number of boomers naturally congregated around them. Tho boomers were distributed among various starting points about as follows, at Tohee :>000, Langston 1500 negroes, and 500 whites, on tho Kiekapoo border 8000, and on l'oltawatamio bor der 2000. The allotments to the I'ottawa mio Indinns nearly exhausted the lands 111 their reservation, so the home seekers had little chance of locating a claim tli2ie. At Langston negroes bad been gathered by the negro Colonization society to the number of 1500, and they woro to move en masse to Ciniarron valley, a most lertilo region, aud locate in a bunch. FiVO hundred whites, mostly cowboys, also had their eyes on that section, and each parly had made Jill sorts of throats of taking the land by force. A force of deputy marshals and deputy sheriffs under tho sheriff of this county had been despatched there to preserve ordotf aud it is believed that they will be able to mala lain peace. ??-'""Uno of the unique Sights at Tohe e was a company of young ladies from Guthrie, who had formed a colonization company to proceed to the new lands and settle on adjoining claims. They were mounted on Texas ponies aud were p Hired as near as might be in cowboy costume, armed with revolvers and equipped for camping out. They made the race in a body. So far as has been ascertained, up to the present time no serious, conlliet has taken place between tho rival laimanls, and the country has been peacefully occupied. Government supervision of the open ings of tho lands BOChlt to have been sadly deficient. The entire government force was composed of two companies of United States troops, or two hundred men, and the forces of three United Stales marshals, uumboring about two hundred aud Dfty men. Of these latter, lilty were seul to Ifangs ton to preserve peace between the cowboys and negroes; fifteen were required at each of the three land Offices, aud twenty-live at Tohee. Ol the regular troops, a squad ot men were stationed at each of the two coun ty scats. This left ouly some 300 men to patrol borders of about 200 miles in ?extent, or one man to every two-thirds of a mlloof border. The men, however, were not stationed at regular intervals. In some places there wt re ten and lif . teen men to the mile, while at others there were stretches ol five or ten miles entirely unguarded. Under these con ditions it might have been expected that numbers of boomers would enter before the appointed time, and they did. Two miles north ol Tohee about 200 boomers bad gathered on a secluded spot, know ing that tho government force would be massed at the border towns. They had all set their watches three hours ahead last night so that their testimony would agree it ever their claims should bo con tested on tho ground of their being "sooucrs." At 9 o'clock their watches all indica 'Icd the hour of noon, and they rushed over the border and began the fray for the. choice sections. The "sooncrs" at other unguarted purloins of the border were also very numerous, and it is esti mated from all reports that the number of settlors who entered the land before the lcg.il lime was lully 3000. Tohee this morning was an Indian town just over the Iowa border, due east from this place; tonight it is a while man's city ol 1500 inhabitants. It fell into the hands of tho Town Site com pany, organized hero by tho president of the Hoard of Trade, the president of the First National bank, James McNeil, and tho city marshal ol Guthrio. A rep resentative ot tho company returned to this place this afternoon and filed at the land oflice a plat ot a lown and county ?claims. Ho reports that an election was held this afternoon, at which McNeil was chosen mayor. At a point five miles below Tohee quite a number of boomers were gath ered to mnko the race. Among ihem was ouc woman whose name has not been learned, whoso impatience got tho better of her discretion. She crossed tho lino beforo the appointed time and ono of the deputy marshals guarding tho party arrested her and forced her back over tho hue. Soon afterwards she again crossed tho lino prematurely and when the. deputy a second time ordered her back she drew a revolver from 'her dress pocket and opened lire upon him, Tbo marshal returned the fire, and shot her in tho left leg Just below the knee, shattering the limb. Sho was unable to make tho raco when noon arrived. Tho boomer was left this side of the border stretched under a tree unable to move. A humane hnck driver brought the. un fortunate woman to Ibis piacc, where she is being eared for. Tho story of every arrival from Lang* slon agrees that thero has been rioting lietwccn negro BOtilcrs aud cowboys. No fatalities aro reported as resulting. Alton llowrd l'?,rlnlie?1. San FitANciseo, Sept. 17. -The mys tery surrounding tho schooner Pan nonia, so long overdue at this port from Marsball Islands, Is at last cleared up. The vessel sailed for San Francisco on 1, liuiun with a general cargo, und , addition to a o*ew of seven, nan yn >ard Capt. LoVedale*? wire and thre* Idron. It is also stated tht?t several lionarles had taken passage <>n the la to coine to this city. *as wrecked on a reef to the ?OtoUUo Hawaiian Islands, ami on ooard was drowned. WfUW'fl ff! VaUii MNVVMTf ONi It Is not a? I.h. z? or u? I?a*tnbnlo??*? xtnn Anticipated. St J.oum, 8cpt. 17.?The Antl-Tblrd l'urty and Autl-Sub-Treasury wing of the National Farmers' Alliance met at 10.30 this inornlug. Not more than one half of the number of delegated expect ed made their appearance. The pur pose and objects of thia Convention have heretofore been stated in these dispatches and from the tenor of the speeches this morning it is quite evident thnt the Third Tarty and land loan schemes are to havo no place in the new Alliance that will be organized this week. The Convention was called to order by U. .S. Hall, ex-president of the .Missouri Alliance, and a temporary organization was effected by the election of U. S. Hail as temporary chairman, and AVin. II. Murry.of Corsicana, Tex, temporary secretary. A committee on credentials was appointed and while they were consulting "Dick'" Dalton, Democratic aspirant to the Governorship of Mis souri, addressed the Convention on tho aims and objects of the Alliance. Ho was opposed, he said, to the Gov ernment land loan scheme. It would be tho most injurious movement to tho farmers that could be inaugurated. The Farmers' Alliunco should return to its lirst principle, that of protection for farming interests, but not in a polit ical partv. Necessary protection must he obtained through the ballot, not through the formation of a new party designed to frame laws to protect far mers at tho expense of other and per haps vital interests. The committee on credentials report ed that all delegates in the hall were entitled to seats. The report was adopt ed. The temporory organization was made permanent and it motion was made to appoint a committee on resolu tions and permanent organization, with instructions to report the plan of org anization and the policy to bo pursued in future. This motion brought about a long and at. times animated discussion. Some of the delegates contended that the plan of permanent organization was out of the question altogether. They were not here for tho purpose of forming a new Alliance, as the dele gates present were already members of the national organization, and, "Why, in the name of God," said one, "should we want another organization?" It was finally decided to appoint a com mittee of livu to outline a plan of pro cedure to be presented to the Conven tion tliis afternoon, and at 12.IK) tho Convention took a recess. The afternoon session was called to order at 2M0 und was abo.it as lively as any convention could be. As soon as the delegates were seated Chairman Hall announced tho committee on re solutions as follows: W. S. McAllister, ot Mississippi, Chairman: Dr. Ransom, of Tennessee; 0. A. Udler andJ.F. Davidson, of Missouri; lt. C. Bragg, of Texas; \V. 11. Wilser, of Illinois, and A. J. McOnell, of Iowa. It was moved and carried that flic committee immediately go to work and prepare a platform, which the commit* tee forthwith proceeded to do. During the absence ot the commit tee Dr. W. Polk; Yeainans, of lioone County, Mo., was called on for an address. Ilo took up the subject of the Government land loan scheme and the sub-treasury and dissected them to tho evident satisfac tion of the delegates, who applauded the good points without stint. Dr. Veamans was {followed by sever al other farmer orators, who were re ceived with cheers, and their speeches were frequently punctuated with ap plause. Abuut, 3.80 the committee on resolu tions stalked into the hall with a "parti al report," The report was read, it is tho same platform adopted 1-iy tho Fort Worth Convention, with the modifica tion of the last, resolution,as follows: Resolved, That we denounce. C. W. Marone and his corrupt, methods, to gether with the acts of his tools and henchmen, as being a disgrace to the (irder and a stench in the nostri Is of all honest men who know of their corrup tion and iillany. This ltd to a heated debate. A mo tion to strike out this censuring clause was debated a long time, but finally was defeated, and, with tho platform well before them, the Convention ad journed over to Wednesday, when the convention reassembled. The lirst or der of business was the question on the resolutions which were up yesterday and they wen; carried by a good ma jority. An ell ort to make tho vote unaninmous revealed two negative voters who did not relish the resolution censuring Macune. The committee on permanent organ i/.tion, with W. i'olk Veatnan as chair man, then mado its report. It provides lor tlie appointment of a committee of seven, which is authorized to submit to the next .Supreme Council, which meets at Indianapolis in November, tho objections of this convention to certain parts of thejdemands which wore adopt ed by the Supreme Council at the (Jcala convention. Also that the committee be authorized to lile the unalterable and undying objections of this convention to the passage of anv resolutions what ever binding the individual member ship of the Alliance to any political course of action and "wo hereby pro test against such action, of any prev ious meeting infringing upon the in dividual political rights of any member of the order." Not tho iUtui. A dispatch from Bamberg to the Col umbia State under date of Sept. 17 says: ".J. W. Ilardin, who lias been under ar rest here since last Saturday under tho supposition that ho was the Chicago murderer, Tascott, wan liberated today, and at once left for Atlanta, counting j crossties. The town authorities were unable to hear from Chicago, and got lired furnishing him free, lodging. His arrest is believed by many to havo been a prearranged plan on the part of both the tramp detective, and Ilardin, to get free transportation to Chicago. Jt is reported hero that Stewart went into a written agreement with a gentleman of tins place to divide the reward it he would furnish him (Stewart) with tho necessary lands to have the man identi fied as Tascott, and obtained a consid erable amount from him just before be inp. bounced out of town Sunday after noon. Policeman Cavetook up a col lection to day lor Ilardin, which he Seeined to greatly appreciate, ilardin bears a striking resemblance to Tascott, as described in the Detective World, and, to a person unacquainted with Tas cott, would ho easily taken lor him, from the description. Detective Stew art, has not been heard from since Sun day." "Coimelenee Money." BOSTON, Sept. 18.?Upon Tuesday of this week, Mr. 1J. L. M. Tower, Of Bull & Tower, attorneys for parties un known, paid into the State National Rank, 918,180 as "conscience money." Mr. Tower, himself, does not know from whom tins money comes, but it is believed to come from tho executor Of some, estate or through a death-bed confession. Tho only clue the bank lias, is the fact that in 18i?5, while the teller's back was turned, a bag of gold, containing about 93,000, was tnken. This amount, taken at its premium value at that time, and with interest compounded, ligures just about the amount now roturned to the bunk. A Oroen Ooorin I'ontinaiter. BfftMINGIIAN, Ar.A.Sopt. 18.?M. D. Thrasher, postmaster at Kdwardsville, Cleburne County, is here under arrest on tho charge of using the mails illeg ally. Tho charge is that Thrasher has 'Neil corresponding with green goods ,n(>in Now York city in pursuance of y^fothittons for a i apply of their stuff, to .'Y'*? ?nea?d that Thrasher went on ?I?. -M* In porsw to see Ills prln This usually quiet l&tllc city Wss thrbtoh Solo intense excitement yesterday morn ing by tlio sudden appoaranco of what was supposed to bo a maniac, who camo rushing through tbo streets to tbo terror of men, women and cbildrcu. only af ter a severe struggle was he captured by the marshal aud his assistant* and lodged iu jail, where he had to be chained to the floor. He im of ruedLir. height ?ud of a deli cate build. Yet he snaps trace chains as though they were made of t<vinc. He is a most woe-begone specimen of tho human family. Iiis talk is more like the ehutter of a monkey or a pol I parrot j thau auylhiug else. Ilia entire body is covered with hair. For tho past six months there have been tales told in regurd to a ghost hav iug been seen iu the limber iu the ?South aud West of this city. One muu claims to have Bcea him aslride of a phantom horse, blub up iu the air, aud came to town speechless from his fright and hail to be escorted home. Then he was aguiu seen by a lull blood Cherokee, who was scared out of his wils. This Indian is an intelligent man. He says ho first saw the man crawling ou the ground snake fashion, and, as he supposed, he was walchiug something, but on his nearer approach the wild man sprung to his all-fours aud outran the ludiau's horso. The most sensational tale yet lold about the wild muu comes from a source which cannot he disputed. The gentle man lives in Arkunsns and :s a minister of the Gospel. Ho will make an affida vit that he saw him some lime lust Aug ust near Crump, a country store in lieu ton County, sitting nstrido of a log, toy ing with two large snakes. One was an immense diamond rattler and the other a huge blacksuuke. After going through BOTeral queer coulortious of tho bodv tbo wild man beheaded nud devoured the rattler. Then with a wave of his right hand he mounted in midair and disappeared. The minister.' says he was so terrified that he could not move for at least one hour. Who the wild man is and where he came from no one knows. The proper authorities have been notilied aud will be here to-day. Great numbers of peo ple are coming in to see him. Ho glares at them sometimes with a fiendish ex pression. At others he grows restless and utters horrible screams and yells. Terrible Fight ?t Kuok Hill. Kock limn, S. C, Sept. 21.?-Our usuahy quiet town was btirrcd up con siderably Saturday night to learn that a terrible t'.ghl had occurred about half a mi.o from the business part of Hock Hill. The news was first brought to town by a negro, Will Caldwell, who was a participant in the fight and who come to town to gel sewed up. Messrs. Frank and Kugeuo Wilson, brothers, usually quiet men. were on a spree, and being ordered oil-the streets, went as fur as Wilson street. After hanging around there for awhile a crowd of eight or ten negroes, also drunk, came up, and iu some way a fuss was started. The Wilsons walked on as far as the corner of Wilson and Black slieets, to a point iu front of I'apt. L. M. Davis' dwelling, when llio light commenced. It is thought that Frank Wilson was struck down early and Kugcne did the flghtnur. When Capt, Davis heard tho racket he walked up just as .lake Free man, a negro, felled Eugene Wilson. Capt. Davis cried, * "Stop, Jake, you will kill him." Freeman said that lie would kill him (Wilson) as he had cut him (Freeman) to pieces. Capt. Davis walked up to arrest F.rccmun, when the crowd dispersed. Kolh the Wilsons were struck on the head with some heavy instrument. Frank Wilson, is alive, hut unconscious. KllgeilU Wilson is doing heller and is able to sit up. Will Caldwoll, tho negro, is badly cut. Ho : nd Frank Wilson cannot recover. Freeman has not been hoard from. Sev eral arrests have been made, among them .ludson Heath and Itufus Hope, colored, both bad characters.-- The Stale. A Terrlhlo Fate. Cr.rvki.ani>, O., Sept. It), .lohn Mc Cafferty, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph company, met with a terrible death in front of the court house in the presence of ono hundred spectators yesterday. McCalferty was talking to some friends, and then began to climb a telegraph pole to adjust a wire, lie had leached a point beyond the llrst cross-arm, when, with a shriek, he fell backward. His spurs caught in the iron stops of the polo, and bis head bung downward. A telephone wire bad fallen across an electric light wire, and McCafferty had received a terrible voltage in lusiiody. Ills face and arms turned black, and ho hung fully three minut es before a ladder could bo seen red and the unfortunate man brought to the ground. He died on tho way to tho hos pital. Murder und suicltie. Woodland, Cal., Sept. 17.- The life less bodies of Miss May Adams and J. W. Montgomery were discovered this morning lying in the rear yard of a small unoccupied residence. A vial labeled "poison" and a Smith & Wesson revolver were found beside them. In vestigation showed that Montgomery first shot .Miss Adams In the left temple and then turned and lired a shot through his own brain. Miss Adams was the daughter of L. 11. Adams, who represented this County two terms In the Legislature. Montgomery was a son of Judge Montgomery of Stockton. The supposition is that the murder and suicide wero the result of a refusal on the part of the lady's parents to permit, their marriage._ A Denionratlo Itoom In I own. SPKNOBlt, Iowa, Sept. 18.?The birg est Democratic demonstration in the history of "Northwestern Iowa was per Bented In a meeting here this.af ternoon, addressed by Congressman Springer, of Illinois. The counties of this region, thirteen in number, comprising the I Ith Congressional district, havo.wlth two or tnree exceptions, heretofore given heavy Republican majorities constitut ing the Republican stronghold of Iowa. Spencer is in tho heart of this region, aud until the visit of Springer no Dem ocratic orator of national promlnonco had addressed tho peoplo of t bis strong hold. The heat was Intense, but Spr inger held the close and earnest atten tion of his audience for an hour and a half while he discussed issues ol na tional politics. Closing (Ireenvllle'rt Itnrn. Urrrnvillk, Sept. 18.?Special: The -White Man's liar," of which M. Sher man is tbo proprietor, was closed to-day under attachment by the sheriff in fav or of J. B. llro\vn ?fc Co, of Baltimore, for 9419; Thero Is also a mortgage on the saloon which was a gorgeously fit tcd-up affair, aud the fixtures are said to have cost more than any saloon in the State. The s doon is tho third one closed by the sheriff in a week. Senator lltitler'H DauKhUtr i ><>a?l. Wai.iiai.i.A, S. C, Sept. 21.?Miss Mise Butler, daughter of Senator M C. Butler, died at Highlands, "f. C, this morning at ft o'clock after a linger ing illness from fovor. Her bod ' will be carried to Kdgelleld to-morrow via this place for interment on Wednesday. Sho was twenty years old Rolled Ov?r r Preolple?. . Bkiink, Sept. 18.?Tho lintfadulne ma'I coach overturned In a mountain pass between Lenz and Alba'ia and rolled over a precipice to the botVom of a deep ravlno. Two ladles whol were ' passengers were killed and throe tHhers were Injured. V? ?WrtAT raOulTHtlt MORTAU? W* Au Astoundlag Nwludlb Find? Mi??iy D?pe? In Virginia. CllAllLESTON, W. Vtt., Sept. 20.?Duo of the most astounding Bwlndlesin the history of the country has just heea brought to light here by federal detect ives, who have arrested Henry Ash and George W. Rose, two of three ringlead ers. Robert P. Lively, tho man who eriginated the scheme, escaped to the mountains, but a p >sae is after him. Some weeks ago these tlireo men or ganized at St. Albans, this county a branch of what was alleged to be the "National Assembly," said by tho con spirator* to bo a patriotic order, having 'or its object the relief of tho national government. It was proposed to put into the possesion of the government thegoldcoiu hoarded up by thepeople,to tiio end that the government might he enabled to meet its obligations and bo saved iroin national repudiation. The Treasuary Department, it was explain ed, had plenty of paper money and had agreed that lor all the gold coins paid into tho "assembly" and certilled by the ollicors, there would be paid live times the sum in paper currency. Nothing less than 8200 would bo ucceptcd from any one. Tne thing took in a surprising way. The country was scoured tor gold. One man paid 91.200, another 9800, and scores gave 9200 to 9500 for the worth less ''certificates'' of the swindlers. The Clusapeak and Ohio Railroad Company paid its employes in gold, and a large sum of this money went into tho cof fers of Lively and his pals, Poor men borrowed, begged and mortgaged, that they might raise gold, and many a dol lar of hard-earned savings went into the "assembly for the relief of tho gov ernment." The postofllce authorities got wind ol the thiug about a week ago, and today the arrest wore made. The excitement over the swindle 'sgreat. It is estimat ed that the swindlers obtained over 950, 000 from their dupes, many of whom are left penniless. I )>?-.( im 11 v c I'oroMl FlrfiH. CuMitKitLANU, Wis.,8ept. 18.?Forest 1 ires are raging in the country immedi ately south and iu plain sight of tho city, and a strong south wind prevails. Several farm houses and barns, two wood yards and a large amount of other property lias ticen burned. Men are now lighting the Haines, and there is much apprehension in this city. The village of I'erley was almost wiped out of existence by lire yesterday. At Tomaha a most disastrous tiro is raging in the cranberry marshes be tween Valley Junction and Norway. Between twenty-live and thirty square miles of marsh havo been consumed, and the lire shows no si^ns of abate ment. Thousands of dollars worth of property have already been sacrificed. PHAIUIK VlltKS IN NOltTIl DAKOTA. BlSMAOK, N. 1).. Sept. 18.?A disas trous prairie lire has burned over a large portion of Kmmons County, sixty miles south of here. Driven by a strong west wind, n sheet, of flame as high as the house tops swept, over the country from the Missouri Ulver past Williamsport, which place narrowly escaped, and into the southeast ern partion of the county. Details are meagre. No mail win re ceived from Williamsport last evening. The loss will be heavy, as a large area j of range lands was burned over. Many farmers lost, their entire crops and buildings, it is reported that one man was fatally burned. Our DoVtOted Cotton Crop. Following is the report of tho wcath er bureau for the week ending Satur day: "The rainfall has been below the nor mal: temperature about the average amount; sunshine has been above the average. The heavy rains which com pletely saturatei) the soil, and In many places ponded, and together with the hot sunshine for the past week scalded and rusted most, ol the cotton crop, and caused many of the I in mature foils to open, and has thereby greatly decreased the yield. From reports received from correspondents, and from other reliable Information, my last report, of 25 per cent, decrease is fully sustained, ami at several places the decrease in produc tion is placed at a much higher esti mate." "I give a few of the several state ments of reliable and intelligent far mers, giving t he condition of the cot ton crop: "'In Richland,Snmter, Dar lington, Florence and Chesterfield Counties, fully 2." per cent, below tho average. Some places one-half nicked out. I have traveled over nearly tho entire Statt! within the last two week" and 1 am satisfied that the cotton er? > is injured mure than 25 per cent. I have been planting for eighteen years and have never failed in that time to average tine bale of cotton to the acre. If 1 get a half bale to tho acre, this year 1 shall do well." South Carol loa i'ontul Snrvleo. A convention of the postmasters of this state, was held in Columbia on Tuesday last, tho object being to discuss tho condition of the service, and sug gest plans lor it's improvement. Among other things the following suggestions were made, addressed to the Postmaster Ueneral. 1, Make a condition precedent to mailing, that every piece of mailing metter shall bear the return card ad dresses. 2. Let the regulations be. so changed that the unpaid matter can be forward ed to points of destination and double rate be collected for it upon delivery. ;i. Have postal rates and classification printed on the llap of all envelopes by the gi vornmont, unless otherwise or dered by tho purchaser. 4. That, an elast ic band bearing name ot mailing oflice be placed on all fourth class parcels. 5, That the postal note ho abolished anil a three cent fee bo charged for money orders for less than live dollars. ('?. That postmasters he allowed to open, in the presence of witnesses, all letters dropped into the olllce without direct ion, iu order that tint numcol the writer may be ascertained and the let ter returned for address, so that the la bor and delay ot' sending the same to the dead lettor oflice inav be avoided. Wiiiitmi Inv*MttK>tt|oii. ClIAltr.KSTON, S. 0., Sept. 18. A meeting of the policy holders oi the New York Life Insurance Company was held hero to-day. Several promi nent gentlemen spoke on the subject and resolutions were offered and ac cepted asking that a thorough examin ation of the company's a flairs be, made, and inviting the co operation of policy holders of other places. The importance of purifying the blood cannot be over-estimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy Kood hoalh. 1". P. P. (Prickly Ash, 1'oke Hoot and Pnttussium) is a mirac ulous blood puriller, performing more cures in six months than ail the sarsa partllas and so-called blood puriliers put together. Rheumatism. .lames l'axton, of Sa vannah, (la., says lie had Rheumatism ho bad that he could not move from the bed or dress without help, and that lie tried many remedies, but received no relief until he began tho use of P. 1\ P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas sium), and two bottles restored him to health. x Rheumatism is cured by l\ P. P. Pains and aches in the back, shoulders, knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all attacked and conquored by 1?. p. p. This gtcat medicine, by its blood | cleansing properties, builds up ;n?d i strengthens ttyo whole body KENNEDY BROS UNDERTAKR8 NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, - ? - LAURENS, S. C Orer KENNEDY mtos.. Store. Keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Cofrins and Cask eti oth Wood and Metalic, which will bo sold low down. Furnished at ny hour day or night. Hearse sent when desired, viyo KENNEDY BROS.. Successor to I. M Robortson. Cotton Sample Improved. IONE CENT PER POUND BY ACTUAL TEST. At the gin house of Mr. F. II. Roberts, in Richmond county, just before starting his SAILOR ELEVATOR one bale had been ginned by the old method. Just after starting his ELEVATOR another bale was ginned from the same pile. Without knowing this fact the cotton buyer offered one cent more per pound for the bale ginned with the use of the elevator. Read the statement of the Buyer and Seller. Tins will certify that of two samples of cotton offered us to-day bv Mr. Rowan Rose, the market value of one exceeded that of the other by one cent per pound. (Signed) D. CRAWFORD ec SONS. Tins will certify that the two bales of cotton offered as above were both from the same pile" of seed cotton and ginned on the same gin. One was carried to the gin in baskets ami one through the Sailor Cotton Elevator. (Signed) f. R. ROSE. The best GINS, PRESSES, ELEVATORS, ENGINES and the best machinery of all kinds for sale by W. H. OIBBES, JR. & CO., COLUMBIA, S. C. Cooper & Burnside Bros. Keep constantly on hand all kinds of Groceries, Provisions, Vegetables, FRUITS IN SEASON, AT LOWEST PRICES, Oa.ll and H32ca.rn.in? ouir Slog It. COOPER & BURNSIDE BROS. jrozzoDi's RS SAFE; CURATIVE; BEAUTIFYING. |.2.3. three I jStU-jj ! pozzonfs] store* I tints Better Than Any Bank -the? Mutual ?ife Ins Go OF NEW YORK. Total /VsNClfl now $147,104,001 SO. No other divestment in the world is so absolutely safe, or con. sideling the orotcction, more pro lital)le thiltl a life or endowment policy in The Mutual Lite Insur ance Company of New York, for the following reasons : ist. The contrcct is based upon a natural and universally operating law of mortality, backed by the good faith and continued payments of the largest number (182,013 in 1889) of carefully selected lives insured in any company on the re serve fund system. 2nd. The Mutual Life has the largest reserve fund of any insur ance company in the world?being now over $147,000,000. 3rd. During the lorty-seven years of its business, its receipts from interest alone have paid all death claims and left a surplus therefrom of $11,315,901 69. 4th. Its interest receipts have exceeded all expenses of manage ment hy the enormous sum of $55, 447,246.89. Cth. Its annual income in 18S9 exceeding all the requirements for paying death claims, matured en dowments, annuities, surrender values, dividends to policy-holders and expenses (in all amounting to .$21,629,502.61) by nearly ten mil lions of dollars, or exactly $9,981, 6th. The Mutual Life has al ready paid to anil accumulated for its policy-holders ovei $435,000, 000, which is double the transac tion cd* any other company iu the world. No other financial system can give such protection and security, and is so well guarded on every side against the disturbing elements that undermine and overthrow the best laid plans and methods of men acting in their individual capacity. REMKMHERTHE COMPANY. -Til 10 jOLutual Life Im. <?o, OF NEW YORK. En. L. Gkiinano, Columbia, S. C. General Agent. M. T. Simpson, Cross Hilt, S. C. ^ Agent. ITHE NEW WEBSTER a New Hook from Cover to Cover* hilly abreast Or the times. WEBSTER'S INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY A GRAND INVESTMENT For the Family, the School or the IJhrnry. The Autlientio WoLiter'n Una bridged Stationary, comprising the iusnes of 1864, "79 and '84 i at HI copy, righted) lias been thoroughly revised and enlarged, and as a distinguish ing title, hears tho name of Wob ster's International Dictionary. The work of revision oooupieu over ten years, more than a hnndrod edi toriol lahorers having hsen employ ed, and over 8300,000 oxponded before the Unit copy was printed. 6qld by all booksih.er8. A Pamphlet of specimen paces, illuntrattons, testimonials,etc., sent freo by tho publishers. Cantlon is needed in purchasing ndietionary, as Photographie reprints ofnn obsolete and com paralively worthless edition of Webster sro be ing marketed ander various iuimcb nnd ofteu by misrepresentation. GET THE BEST, Tho International, which bears the imprint of G. 4, C. MERRlAM A. CO., PUBLISHERS, SPRINGFIELD, Mass., U.S.A. THE LAURENS BAR, swcamcsssMta . i s sj?a? H. T. HIMPSON, ATTOHNKT at LAW, lajkrn8. - - 9,'? j.T. j?h,1il)n. nt. r. b i 0 ? ? JOHNSON St KICIIKY ATTOKNUYfl AT LAW. Oppici -Fleming'* Corner, Norlhwes ?idtt of Puiiiio Square, LATJRBN8, H., - ?.?. "? A h Ii B A I, L, A v i *> o n m t e at Law, la u 1! w, Ns, Oet.tt, ?'in W. \T. KWNNKDY. attorn ky at LAW Rneeinl rtiiiM.il??! kIvmii to i he Investl Knllon of titles. Lauren* (!. H.a. C. April W. II. MARTIN, AT'TUKN It Y AT LAW. la una*>.'>. - - si. (:? JDR, W* H BALL Ollieo Over National Hank, Liiurons OfBoe ilayH Monday unit Tuosdav. II. V. SIMPSON. <\ I). IIA UKSliA 1.10, SIMPSON A BARKSDALE, Attorneys nt Law, IjAUH'KNS, south uakomna Frbi? tha otilofe of th,b fallftiiU cum* mission It is utcMtained that t*?e tola) income of the Souib Carolina Railway for the vear ending June 30, 1891. sum marized Irom its monthly reports, was 81,(181,502. an increase over the previous year of ?200,740. The percentage of iu crea8e is 18.35 per cent. The folio wing figures show the total earnings of this branch for the past ten years: 1882 . 31,229,870.00 1883. l,35f>,930.50 1884. 1,271,077.3? 1885. 1,888.914.85 188?. 1.1:19.801.34 1887. 1,131,202.75 1888. 1.250,587.14 1889. 1,279,091.73 1890. 1,425,201.94 1891. 1,081,001.75 Ptauoa und organs. N. W. Trump, 134 Main Street Co lumbia, S. C, sells 1'ianos and Organs, direct from factory. No agents' com missions. The celebrated Ohickerlug Piano. Mathushek l'tauo, celebrated for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & i lamli n Upright Piano. Sleriiug Up right Plauos, from 3225 up. Mason & Iluinlin Organs surpassed by none.Ster ling Organs, 350 up. Every Instrument guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses both ways, if not satis factory. Sold on Instalments. TlIB Alliance farmers of Kansas have not taken the advice that was given thorn to repudiate their mortgage in debtedness, but are paying it upas fast as they gel the money lor their crops. The statistics recently collected on the subject are encouraging to all holders of farm mortgages, and pleasing to everybody who believes in the honesty and honor of the tanners of the coun try. It is a sound policy that the Kan sas farmers are pursuing in this res pect, and it will redound to their ad vantage at once and hereafter. holr?v wish to III' IIOSJ"? or VufK <>\v.> ? l\ IIOIINR. THEN BUY THE THOMAS STEAM PRESS AND SEED COTTON" ELEVATOR. It Is the most perfect system In use, un loading cotton from wagons, cleaning and delivering it into gins or stalls. Cotton doos not pass through fan and press re quires no pulley nor belts. It saves tune and money. TALBOTT & SONS' ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATION ARV AND PORTABLE. Old) DO TALBOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED FRICTION AND ROPE PEED f'200 TO ?tioo HUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT TON GINS AND COTTON PRESSES. We ofTer Saw Mill Men nnd Ginnui'.s the most complete outfits that can be bought and at bottom prices, V. C. BADHAM, OKNEHAL AO KNT, < 'omimbia, s. C, THE TALBOTT ENGINE is THE BEST COTTON SAMPLE IMPROVED! A< Tl II. TKKT. At the gin of Mr. F. II. ltuhertfl in Rich land County, just before starting his Sailor Elevator one bale had been ginned hv t he old method, .lust after starting the fclovn tor another bale was ginned from the same pile. Without knowing 'his fact the cotton buyer Offered one cent per pound more for the bale ginned with the use of the Eleva tor. Read the statements of the buyer and seller: COPY. This will certify that of two samples of cotton offered ns today by Mr. Rowan Rose the market value of one "exceeded that of the other by one cent per pound. I Signed.) i.D. CRAWFORD iV. Str^S. CORY'. Thiss will certify that the two hales of cotton offered asabovo were both from the same pile of seed cotton, and ginned in the SAlnogln. One was carried to the gin in baskets and one through the Sailor Seed Cotton Elevator. (Signed.) .1. R. ROSE. 'The best (lins. Presses, Elevators, Engines and the best machinery of all kinds, for sale by W. 11. GUILES. .In.. &co? _ _Columbians. <;. Leesville College. CO-EDUCATIONAL. "PRIMARY", ACADEMIC, COLLEOl 1 ATE and COMMERCIAL COURSES; Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Klocu tion, Physical Culture, Cooking. Dress Out ting, Domestic Economy, Weekly Slide Studies. Nine teachers. Knrollnieiit, last year ISO. Pupils trout thirrcen comities. Strong moral and religous influence. No bar room nearer than seven miles. Healthful location, 700 feet above the level of the sea, 400 feet above Columbia, 128 foot above Aikon. Elegant building. Young ladies can board with the President, Only College in the State that makes pro vision for young ladies to reduce expenses by doing domestic, work. Seventeen young ladies aided this way last year. Expenses for literary course and hoard for ten months, sioa to 8L$u; music, f;to; bookkeep ing, |20, Next session opens September 23d. For catalogue address L. B. HAYN ES, A. M., President, Sep n~3mo9 licesville, s. c. Advice to Women If you would protect yourself from Painful. Profuse, Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Men struation you must use BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULATOR Carti'.ksvii.i.i:, April Si), ICSIl, Thin will rrrtify Hint two tnomhora of my Immediate family, alter having ailffercd for yearn from 'inu.iimil IrrejriilnrltVf Doing trented without iirnciit by pliyalclnjis, were at length complitcly cured by one bottle of Blriidlleld'M I'emiile Itegulator. I(n effort Is truly wonderful. J. W. svritANUB. nook to " woman' " mailed kurs, which eoulatnt voiuuMi' Information on uii female ulsea?t+. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, OA. SOtt Nil /; 11 y AIjJj JJItUOaiUTA (-'0R(HILL 5 & FEyER. DUMB AGUE ANP MALARIA: LIPPMAN BROS.. Proprietors, Oruoglils. Llppman's Block. SAVANNAH, CA. 1 OlC A t!KV AT OKVM.K THAT MAT NOT AvKtt>U felt KKPKATI.D, 80 DO M?tT DSL.AV. 5 "STR1KK WHILK THK IkOK 18 HOT." |, i Write "or Catalogue now, and aay whaijj rpaper you saw this advertisement in. ^ * ^member that 1 null everything that ?;oes to furnlshlug a uouie?luanuiaotur^ Dg some things and buying others In ? la ' lurgest possible lots, which enables nie to, wipe out all competition. UKKKAKEA KKW OK MY STAKT L1NU lia ku a ins A Mo. 7 Klat top Cooking Stove, full size, 15x17 inch oveu. lltUsd with21 piece. of ware, delivered nt your owu depot,\ all freight charge* 'paid by we, toi only Twelve Dollar?. Again, 1 will dell you a ? hole Cookih v Kange 13xia iuch oven, 18x20 inch top, ut t ted wltlv 21 pieces of ware, lor TlllK-x TKKN DOLLAKS, and pay the trotgkt to ; your depot. DO NOT TAY TWO PU1CK? KOL i i'OUKUOODS. 1 will send you a nice plush Parlor suit, < walnut frame, either lu combination banded, tho most stylish colors for 33 to your aallrood stutiuu. freight paid, j I will alsosell you a nice bvdroiuos uu ?onsistiug <tf liureaii with glas?, 1 high head bedstead, 1 Watdistuud, l tieutio table, 4 cane tvat chairs, l inno seat auu back rocker allior 10.50, and pay rrelghi to your depot. Or 1 will send you an elegant lkHlroom suit with large glass, full uittrble top, lor _f30, aua pay freight. ?Nice wiudow shade un spriiiK roller | oo ?dUegaiit Jarico walnut 8 day clock. ' WaUiut lounge, 7.00: Lace curtains per window, 1.U0 1 cannot describe every thing iu a small advertisement, but have an immense stun containing 22,000 feet of floor room, with Jwarc houses auu factory buthuugsinulhei ?pikiiiot Augusta, making iu an ttio lar BgcM business ol this kind under one mau ^gumenl iu the boutliern Mate?. The:* ptorvaauU warehouses atu crwwueU with tin- chelcetaproductiousot tnu best facto ries. My catalogue (.onianiiuK iliusiiutiout of goous win oe mailed it you win ktuuij sit) whore you saw Unsauvernsemeut. j puy tretght. Aiuinss, L. F. PADGETT, [Proprietor Padgett's Kmulturo, btov* I and Carpet Store, I juio-1112 Broad Street, AUdissTA, OA KS*, O i5 ALL 5KIN AND Mi) 5EA5E5. ? r.is i .villi ,,. ,i MlUrwtloti f. i II? cur? of mil ?UuJuIn Klitunuultni, Mnl.ri., old Ulnn tint htv? i,-iM..t ell lr.?lrjio?t, C'tUrtb, ; i.KI i -n.T.ll.r, S..1.I llrvl, tl.-.,?U-. I'. Pjji ? pwwftil lank, .Ii.: an .ic.ll.nt ?MMtlMr. itiM?TIsiM v i. ii.? ?ru jwliantJ it t v. l., i. blood Ii In :.' ??? ilut i? in-umin! ln.jul.rlll... ?r? II Dil a CURES iLFXMALARI? . rIl. i t, htd MDd X1SS3 i.l v. l\ f., PrkMy Aih, r-ok. Ilooe XiXffUAtf BIW3., PnpriotorB, :vrS$i?, Llpi'inan'sWook, i ..wan nah, cll THK LA BUKST STOCK, must SK 11.1.ki) WORKMEN, LOWKST PIUCKS, Sontb Carolina MarMe Works. JP. IT. HYATT, fi'IC4M*BCIi: ? Oot. is tin- best place in South Carolina >?i Southern States to secure satisfaction in American and Italian Marble Work, All (dials of Cemetery Work] a spoolnllty. TAHIjKTS, 11 KADSTONKS, MONUMKNTS, *C. Send for prices and full Inrormatlon. f. h. hyatt' April K ly COLUMBIA. S. C. First Class Work. Very Low Prices. Buvglcs, Carriages, lloadCnrht, Wagons, U\, warrauted Second to none. Inquired nearest dealer in llnwo goods, or send lor Catalogue?Mentioning thi* paper. holl e \\ K .'anderson BUOOY Co.. Kock t v . .. i : College for Women, COLI MIJ1A. S C. Second snholastlc year beulnfl September ".ii. i?!U. l-'iill corps of L'rofesHors and Teachers In Academic, Collegiate, ?? usn', Art and v'edlcal Departments. Yoanp ladies Intending to prepare for the Mtnllca' Profession will Una it to their interest t< take the one year's Preliminary Ctairse in Medicine at tins col logo. Most boautlfiu grounds and comfortable home in tue couth, for circular and catalogue, apply to the President. RkV. W.M. 11, ATKINSON, I>. D. Aug-2m.