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Logical Reasons Exist Why this l« the Meet* for mother* who want to buy Ciothtrur for Boy*. The variety la i»r«eat; the qaallUe* are finest l the atylee are absolutely perfect- No wonder head* of fami lies lna«st that the boys be clothed here. We do it elegantly and economically. Thia depart ment absorb* much of our thought. We five It careful attention. The result* are showing in daily Increasing sales. Just now. #*captional bargains ara abundant. MR. SAM WHITE MAKES A STATEMENT iu Sail a Mill .s«KriaMa4f»!| IU«IH Mb Hewa «t Bilk ••4 Brakf l> Hh Mfft- IK Tl*r*. n« Hectare* IM Effort Wan fWt by • MIN mwrl*l(ii4rat to tKc tperalive# to Ovrrt Att, Hot TtMl H« A*«We4 Tfcol bv *««>- drawing a»d lb« Meeting *»» Th "» AdftMiroed v OcwrvrntoK the to** tin* at Bash Jta»* )# rda* Mr Whit* *ald that libla Mat' BMtt U araparwt by Mr. White and Ita jhbtta-aUon la aakrdl ha had tratrlM from Canada to tba Outs and from th* Atlantic to tba Pactflr. hot ia all hta: tea vela B# hod "*»*' »e»o a mill to (Mrtatandant or a capitalist cure# wo nKto and cMldran sod Insult them ai did ftopartniandfitt Mstkrlbxm. of th*' Bath mill*. faal«-rday Maoy of the taro, with thalf wlv*a and daocbtarr. (•ok to Boor th# apeak lac. and a mini bar aaa—tpamnd Mr. BUM troru Langley. T ba *upertnt*nd*nt drove up ia Bid ramac* and then there appear ed a half dote n or ao own amon£ whom at*re tba trial Jn*tl«*» and oth ers, who kept up Inanltln* remark* and Marine «• that the meeting waa lairr- HANNAM SAID NO. Why President ftcMnley fMd Not tlo to War, Tbr following .oiivuraallon. ctmenrn lac President McKinley, la not Bet 100, but really took plate a day or no afO, at Blleaton, a. C. Two negroes were diseuaalns the lain ear with Bpnin. Otto of them said: “What for, you rdCkea McKinley aen' •11 de nigger* to da war, w en lie don t go hlaaelf?" •‘Wy man." replied the other, “Lcr hies* you, he Jes can't go- Banner l Hanna 1 tit# wife, wouldn't low him ter Bo!" Paths in’ Head. N#ck, Shoulders Hack, jerom. Sides. Hipe and Umba art' read ily cured by Simmons Squaw Vine Win* or Tablets ELEC I ION TONimiT. Special Session of Council to Be Held This Evening. A special session of Council will he held to-ntght to elect ft Police Com missioner to aucceed Captain Flynn, •whose term of office ha* expired. Mr. J. H. Walker la a candidate, and Captain Flynn stands for re-eie '- tlon. BASKET ball. An Excellent Oame at V. M. C A. l-rtday Night. A game of bosket ball will be played at y. M. C. A. Hall Friday night. The. Browns and a team from the First Maryland Regiment will contest. The game will be Interesting. All who at tend will see »n excellent exhibition of ball playing. Oame Tlonday The C. 1». A. indoor baseball team will play the 13th Pennsylvania team a game next Monday night at Masonic hall. 75 Cents Colored Shirts v THIS WEEK AT . J. MILLER WALKER, ruptrd and ratold •«* pwatotd. Tb# app*rtai««4*at tmM direct laaalt* at Mr White who replied to bito IB a ■MitkMPaaly way aad fold him that k* 1 White 1 always wa* rovrteoua *nm»g* to raaprci tka optoioas and *pa*ch of olbars •kather tk*r agreed »Hh Sl* iWhttos) yl**» or mot. A continual bowl *•• kept up by the auperinund ant gad SM armed hireling*, their oh )*et being to induce the toll! workers to fight and then naaart that fbay ware iKSera But Mr. Whit* paid bla rerpecU to; tk* superintendent and hi* thing*, and asked the assembly to quietly diaper** and rat urn to fanile* whlcb they did. 1 At Langley Hr. Wblt* d#Hv*rH a •pee- b on th# property of IS* Langley ! mills and was not ißtennptad. but at ! Bath b* *pok* on private property. • hick did not belong to the toll’s, where tb* (peeling waa Interrupted “I want to say.” said Mr. Whit*, “that the mill workers of Augusta 1 .angler and Bath hat* ftren me a royal welcome, and hare shown them selves to be intelligent people and they have been courteous to me as a visitor. Tbs mill people at Bulb wanted to bear me apeak, but the superintend ent bulldog*d them and drove them away I’ll be in Bath again We j have th* right to speak and we will do ilt." TWO GAMES , (M Indoor Baseball Played last Night. There »»* plenty of Indoor hail In town I fist night. Th« C. L A.’s played the First Maryland team at the Mason ic hall, atnl the Eighth Pennsylvania boya played the Hocred Heart Cadets at Bt. Patrick’s holt. Hands from each regiment paraded the streets before the genus and dis coursed music, but indulged In no sec tional contest. m Both games were well attended. The following whs the score* by In nings: Cadets 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 3—13 Pennsylvanians 111003200 s c. 1,. A V" "7l 1 0 0 8 00 0 0-S Maryland 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-S Mow the did laugh. Tti<»y had good reason to, for Phil Peters was on the stage. It wu* lout night, and the opetu hou*e was crowded. Phil ami Nettie Peter* wn r the star* of the occa»ton. The audience net* in tatrnxynma. Peter* would appear on the stage. Somebodv would »l«rt to laugh. The l*ttgh would sweep over the auditorium. Peter* did not n.', I to say a wont. Hl* appear* tmre was enough to exeite the Hslblll* ties OH.SO PUNNV! Phil Peters Caused an Explosion of Merriment. The play was "My Boys," hut It had better lie’tailed "Peter*," for he was the whole shots'. Don't take It that the rest of the com pany are not all right, hut then they do not shine like Peter*. There are nianv popular priced aggregations on the road .but none come up with Peters’ show. "The Marriage Broker" will be put on tonight. The house will he crowded. Friend, in life’s changeable array Some may he great, some must bo small. And some be grave, a few be gay— I beat the cymbals—that Is all. XITXJ ADOUHTA HJDIBA.ImP* CU. 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They had made merry on Xb»* *vF There was a crowd out having a large Um# and they were tn It. The fun they were indulging In wa* knoektng each other’s hats otf They mat a one lagged man named Mtuhel. They knocked him down. A policeman ap peared To tha station they went. Today H waa RS apiece that they were filled. Bud Bandars H* wa* standing on th* street ves terttoy afternoon when Poltr-msn Mor ris came by “Do you know I am a bullyr" Bud to the officer. ■ No. I did not, but I have been told to keep my eye oa you.” replied the officer. “I’ll bet two and a half that nobody told you any such thing.” replied the negro He was then and there arrested. The Judge today dlsmiseed the case against him. W. J. Cushman. He had Indulged In a plain drunk and he was fined *2.50 this morn ing. Dr. M. A. Slmmrm* Liver Medicine searches out all Impurities in the Sys tem, and expels them harmlessly hv the natural channel*. To Tunnel Look Out. It • said that the Southern Railway will commence work about the l»t of January, building the proposed exten sion of the recently nrqu'.red Memphis and Cnarleston ro»A from Stevenson. Ala., into Chattanooga, The distance between the points named is about thirty-five or forty miles. It is understood that Ikiokodt Mountain will be tunneled. This work will take many months. The tunnel will be commenced ou the Chattanoo ga side. When this extension is com pleted, the Memphis and Charleston di vision of the Southern Railway will have an independent entrance into Chattanooga. The entrance of the M. and C. to Chattanooga has been for years over the tracks of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis from Stev enson, Ala. The Eclipse. The eclipse of the moon last night was observed by many. The next eclipse that will be seen here will be on the 28th of May. 1900, when the sun will be obscured to such an extent that the stars can be seen at noon on the above date. Military Capes. The latest in cloaks shows a military cape of army doth lined with crimson and finished with a crimson-hue<l hood and brass buttons. The cape is natty and Beat and one that will 4>rovo strikingly becoming to the average wo man gunmans Squaw Vine TtTne er Tab lets Prevent and Care Palpitation of It,art. W**tness Blck Headache, Civilly Sells* Rons. 1 BLACK MARIA , FULL OF BREAD t ,N*"f t • deb if NHn hs‘rs i*g*s. 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MR Se**s TS* berart to at IM Sma quality as 4 •til M a craat tSlas tar Urn poor at IM W*w CM TS* aoldtor* ara al—riag a (teat Swat «f tsl*«*M la IM (mew aSo ai* «ai at mark, astf iMlr arts a I ktsttaaw *Sow <*Mi matt ifcry ar* naS* at. AROUSED BY MVRNOItSfL A Cam* at TrsiKO That Pussto* th* Physktaus. Hypnotism has proved its rthrom abate medical skill, arise trial ftoriag 8»« »t.Biha has ttotod PhyskMtt* i* Milwaukee have lo«« have ptotoled by tha u vri like rondltkm of Mia* Toay Broachalt danghtor of Auguat B-oa rheiL Janitor of a fiat building hi Ns eltaU street Now they are amosed by the manat rof her ewru. The power at mind over matter has been given atrtk iag exemplttlcatlon- For tka first time slnov Ist* ta tov [July Miss Broaeheit I* furniahtoff *vi daoee that her mind as well aa her body belong* lo this world I'nrier the eu*«ive iafliteac* of hypnotic treatment administered guardedly, by physletans. she has been aroused tn such an ex tent that she wt up and talked with friends to-day. The treatment will bo ronUniied until, aa the doctor* put It. her will to *0 strengthened aa to per mit her to help herself ” I-oaa of this power to held aeeyttotabl* fnr peo tnnged trance, and It I* being gradual ly restored tn her py hypuottom. Tb* «aee ts without knows paraKel In the «ooala of medical acleuoe. One morning laid July. Mrs. Broachrtt call ed he* dnnghter. hut was unable to s route bar. Inter, wln-n »h# tried again 1 to awaken her, the girl open'd her eyes. 81nce that time ontli to-day she h»« lain on her back, storing blankly moat of the time with wl v opro pyar. hnt with no lntelli«Apre tn them, si the corner of the room. She bad not spoken until aroused hy hyp | notism. Much of the time was passed |in sleep. She ws# fed by forcing food [between the teet-. When the girl was first In this j strange state she wa* sent tn a hos- I pllal. After remaining there for som* I time the hospital authorities e-ime to the conclusion that they could do noth ing Tor her. She was therefore sent home, and from that time on. she has remained In n little room tu the base ment of the flat building, with her arms lying .listlessly on the counter pane and her eyes fixed on a corner "f the room. The enl ranee of parenta or physicians brought no recognition be yordi a turning of Ihe eyes in their di rection. Finally Dre. Cutler .mu! Violet took the case. While they differed as to'the cause, they agreed as to the effect — that the girl hail dost control of her will. The experiment was put Into practice, and its success quickly be came apparent While Miss Broecheit is still weak from l|er long trance, she Will soot) be in a condition to be about gay the physicians, unless she has a relapse. I)r. Cutler held that the case began through a form of aggravated sulki ness, which in time lost the girl the control of her will. Dr. Violet, on the contrary, maintains that the trance originated in hysteria, and he eaya that by imposing hie will on that of the pa tient. he suggested to her that she awake, andi in this way brought, her out of her strange condition. About five years ago. the girl was in a similar condition, but it did not last nearly so long. St Paul’s Christmas Tree. The Christmas tree celebration of St Paul’s Sunday! school occurs at 4 O’clock this afternqtm. Arrangements have been made with Santa Claus, who will be in attendance and personally deliver the gifts to the little ones. luvtstbleTbe line that separates corns men from -IsPA Failure— SometMSg that Is always spoiled by success THOUSAND WERE IN LK \ B« Nnft «f vnksn Wi» Hrtl U*t Ni«l* TSr» n*a« amt «aS» t«wsSaesatt ta S**»lS IS* MtS«. Ten* a»a* •* * ta **tw% arm* uea j a iSawssS S»Wa* M'**M MM m*a*S« ia.«aa*'4 Sr Sasteti *s» Sss Sat a* j ugSSit Mim tea TSwaata Atesan aarf iMHmm taar*S *ml t»«es*t *r«S esiMSwn TM sens *sa*a m M'»m «s«. •%**• is* Iwa* aa4 •*•>■« su*sAaS aetias tar j A>nm •*** wait* all*. SS|*S a Ml' •a* isSaa spas IS* t*a»Ui.e «t m s ’ it a *»ss «M auk. ast»l mamaa am* *• TS* ISM •*• aeaawaww M Sws *s tS* rest amt Ukw aaam IS M> mama S*- wrei|*4 <Sss awe. A WAITiR L w rWMMI A MsUk Cmrattmtam MsrWc* CM w At IS* SMM at (M arts* as W*e»- i •Majr M TS s’atarS, A MS **» aak waiaM »a* nanht«* at Mr VtlUaia NkSiiw Mi:m, at SaAiiwe. S. C.,j amt Mie Ini Lasta Otari, at ISJ* pSs*. Osty tM r*iaU* ; s» asS eow ia tlatat* Mnw at tM tnsUarlShl par the *»f* srwex A* <S* rWwsasr. M) la Ms IS* atamalm wTIT roar rwaala s tMAsStflrt oat pimMng e»e«n. TS* •si If* Mas* as* Mt Ckrtatiß** Mttr- Ssttr asS MS*r ***r*tr.**» warm ***ry •Mr* atae*Callr ttapaa as. rale* as* lea. t*«4h>« tSWr grata amt Saaa'r \ M <l* teas* ta IS* panor »** • h»*- i* rasas? at aktl* rh»«S SISMWt row urn* alia a ftstafal irmearr rt •***> |wm aaA traiil a* rksaa, ftrwi IM r*a tra of arSlrS ••• *»ef>**C*A a trSh* low •ItS Aim mUpmw A h**«H ful enra Sant at is* Harkoa* matm a A.(lay h*> kan.no<l la tSi* raaoyr Ml*. KaiS.rta* rral* aad Mr Harry AtMlar ctmaia of lha rroom »*r* IM oatr Al tmiiaau. wTe alth titil* Robrr** Burk*, a* Sow** alii. *ot*r*4 ik* par tor froe IS* Salt a*A look poatlioaa to •S* riphs and h-ft. harla* »S* toanenr Mra ritaai eotMr of IM Slid*. **» i*r*A os Ik* inn of th* «r«o« Th* hrlA* ••• ai;»a«l*A by ky oslw brnh . or. Mr W I. Craat. Th* «-*r*»oay.| ooa<kurt*o by R*v J. M Hoary. •** m-nrt Imprawlv*. afl*r ahirfc tk* bli ■lai psny r*r*l**A fb*ir frlrcrt* us'Jl II o'rkyk il. Ta lb* rtlalas-moe rt rr-abaamU war* mrrrrt by four Hkarta «a« girl*, ararhip *o*rn* of •Site eon Tin TTira* »»r» Xiwm twslc Tborp* Maw Ri-b*naos. Fay Indwi aaA Man Taylor Mhw Katbcrln* Crai* wor* a beautiful town of muaUu and lar* o**r all* ar**o silk. *US a p clur* hai of black y*!v*t and plum**. Sb* carrltMl an axouialte buacb of r»d nruallos* makibC a plftur* to Aollfbl lb* *yr of as BrtJut An let*real log wart quit* un u»ual incident of th* wadding wa» lb • Inning durhis lb* rw-piloo by *h* brld* and gitusm of » aacrad duet. Tar. ry With M*. OMv Saviour," both In **• rrllrnt vole* The grntlamm In th* bridal party wore rrinre Albert rotl* and gray trouuar*. wo glow**. Th* brld* wor* a k»v*ly gown of aatin-alrlp *d tagela. made *n train. Ih* coraag* trimmed with point lac* and lllllaa of th* vall*y. The veil of aoft toll*, caught in th* nnt-browu hair with a apray of ornng* blo**oma. w»* alao irimmed with rare old la *. In the folds of th< veil, holding it In place, wan a lovely gold pin In the form of a j daily, with diamond c*ntr*. the gifi of ! Company C. luiuislatia Volunteers, to Mias Grant, who was elected sponsor of the company a.’ter lla departure for the war. Th* pin wa» presented upon the return of the company aa an ex pression of appreciation of her devotion to ita Interest* during tts camp expe rience. Mr. and Mrs. Miller left on the train for New Orleans, en route to Aodoi soo. S. C.. where they will spend the ’holidays. The good will and best wish es of fr't nil* go with the young peo ple in their u*«v Hf*. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of Y. IT C. Elected For Year on J Yesterdav. An election was held at the Y. M. | C. A. yesterday for the purpose of choosing a board of director* for the ensuing year. The polls opened at noon and closed at 10 p. m. The fol lowing board was elected: YV. H. War ren. Geo. R. I.ombard. R. A. Brand, C. B. Garrett, J. T. Bothwell. K. H. Caliowav, S. L. Osborne. A. A. Jame son. Dr. Lee Henry, W. J. Hollings worth. T. 0. Brown. T. R. Maxwell. Geo. H. Hines. A. H. Russell, YV. H. Barrett, jr. The directors meet on Monday night and elect officers. ladies committee Of Y. M C. A to Meet at 4 O’clock Tomorrow Afternoon. A special meeting of the ladies com mittee will be held in the ladies room. Y. M. C. A. building, tomor row afternoon, at 4 o'clock, to com plete arrangements for the New Year s reception to be given on the 3rd of Jan uary . All the committees are requested to be present at this meeting and an in* vruuian la extended to all ladies inter ested in the association to be pres ent. Mr. John R. Burke, of Columbia, is t* (he city. Th« Satisfactory Lumber Yard l HAS r OtLtK *mms*t wt:«* *Ti*a Mkiure. 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IM** M Maanw* S> , -*at* MO CITV COI RT AaA H«a IM S«dkAw TaM IM »*- port** Sa la HSv aw •rttrttor <MS*a as* eaMA ua owe !tM -pSeM t~»a> sot Srtmi w*y tM aai WtiAssaAsy amaam at rtt« ***** ass p«*tprtMA tt»ttl ftMtt Th*n IM i *fiartrt dtpwearaf that tb* puputar a* - It or wa* tb m a Wt ta I-— Hrj, lav h# WSy A* w* ba*A am e*t» **a»t l» ’day* Uates » “WSy A*aa roar poetry Sound MS* a rtyh* Tb* WrA* arts not tall y«w M*ttb*r wilt I," ! But that *aa only a tttua '>dty. ’ f«* ,«M *cll*t»or that w aeeoant Of certain bu*t»*** at tb* Ju*«* *ourt I had Man sat fpr fVtday. Instead at Wcdnasds; Wt use our bast efforts to maka yoar purcMses sattrely saUafactory. - MAHONEY& ARMSTRONG COAL AND WOOD. Strowger ' I’hoae ..... »*t Bell tyuf office and \ ard No. i McCartan Street *IR. PLATT THANKED ! For His V aluable Sera Ices to the W est Lad Christmas Tree Celebratloa. [ Through sn error as the rr»mpo*itor. ! m returning thanks <o all who had in !any way contributed to the auccesa of the West Knd Christmas uee th* name Inf Mr. W Bdward Idatt was omtttsd. i Mr. I'M it rendered Invaluable services to the ladtsa In Charge, and It was | greatly regretted that this seeming tn appwlailon should have occurred. >mall and Early. On Chriatmas l dined at an hour Which well might b# elaseed as un seemly. But though you shut me lij a tow r 111 still say 1 llhed It extremely. The natiery. whilst hardly new. In places was strikingly snowy! The china. In Delftest of blue. Attractive without being showy. Indeed. I was pi. vsed with my lot. Add though std- said “lieetes - " and ■ mostes.” And ‘lsn't r?" for "Am 1 not?" I had an unpitragoned hostess 1 The table, it * true, was quite small— | So tiny. In fart, that 1 ft«r it Would never have answered at all I Had T not floored nryself to tie near It. ;The service was rather unique. But marked by dispatch (if not neat ness!) The tea was transparent and weak. And ev'ry course cloyed with Itß sweetness. My bones and my back ached again: Yet. a* I'm a penitenqt sinner, I truly regretted it when The breakfast twit ended our dinner.^ I sat at the end of the day Beside a braird rich of complexion: Its master a man who can play The part of the host to perfection. A man whom I envied lang syne His wealth and hts high social stand ing: But, somehow, a feeling more tine Thau envy my breast’s now comman ding: For Heaven's denied him one gem That I proudly w ear—the wee daugh ter Who dined me at ~ A. M. On the dishes St. Nicholas brought her. EDWARD W. BARNARD, in Puck. * V Mr. Frank Street*, of this city, leH iast night for Atlanta, where he will accept a position in one of the machine shops of that city. Mr. George riv.nz. of BlackvtHe, IS iinthis city. THE MARKETS. At‘«M*#TA MattKVr BBfwvßT Awpaat*. m . IM. 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SN :«<4 TnvßK- January .. „ .. .. .. » |l Is.ft'i May .. .. I« to la.it URO- Januarv „ ........ S.«t* I lf>* May .. I IS i im | PIPISP -January .. .. „ u „ .. I «i, « «r^ May *.» i.UH MEW YORK COTTOX. January .. j u % gg March .... K.l* t.Si -*Prtl S.H GM May t.M i mi Jan* I ll ;. « July : «g Auguat K as | M •eptamlxr 1 *S I.n rs-t«bcr !,«.• J.A9 j Vovembar .. M ...... S«f i.Sj lwccmber .. .. S 17 : IT T«m«—Steady. Middling-'.’.. NEW YORK STOCKS. Sugar .. IM • Bv ToLwcto .. m .. .. .. .. lIJ ! * H 3 H. I! T T7N !4 C. R Q. .. .4 IMS, UT-% Mtstarurl, Pacific M 4H* ilarutavtlle and Nashville . Silt* *414 1 Manhattan .. .. .. .. .. » SIRS I'eorde S Oaa Hot- lort* rmon Pa-tfl< .. .. .. ~ ttH UN ■Koek Island IUN 114*S Mt. Paul ~ .. . USX, Ilk I Southern Railway, pfd 4tN Weatem I’nlon ha s?N LIVERPOOL COTTON. January and February X.ni 4.tc I-'ebn -rry and Marrh .. I.Vd S.K 61 March and April —— X.6S 01 April and May - X.rt OS May and June .. .. .. S.fc 0* ; June and Julv .. .. .. S.iKi 3.fl*i 07 July and Aug .. .. .. 3.6 T 3.07 6S Aug. and Sept 1.07 3.07 IH Sept, and Oct. .. .. .. 3.0 k Oct. and Nov 3.0 S 3. 0 S Nov. and Dec. .. .. .. m.i 03 Dec. and Jan 3.01 <C PORT RECEIPTS Galveston ISMS I'diM New Orleans 14443 2321* Mobile S2S« *9* Savannah .. 29*8 1*330 Charleston ISIS *AA Norfolk 2M? c?*j New York 133 t 470 Wilmington 764 UM Boston 2-347 27f»0 Haltlrame 380 Philadelphia .. v .. .. 113 131 Estimated total .. .. ~ —— Maater T. J. Britt, is a recently ar rived and vary welcome visitor, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Britt, at McCormick. Ga. Great regret Is expressed at the ap proaching departure of the Engineer Corps. The friends of Miss Anice Little will regret to hear of her indisposition. NOTICE OF ELECTION. AN ELECTION FOR FIVE COMMIS SIONERS for the Village of Harr]-, sonvllle will lie held at the Academy in Harrisonvllle the first Saturday to January, 1899, Polls open at 1» o'clock a . W. E. JACKSON. Intenderit. dec 23 30 Jan 13 3 1 WANTED—POSITION AS CHAM BERMAID- Address ISIO Jone street, dec 28 29 WANTED—A POSITION AS NCRSE. or to do housework by a young color ed girl. Address No, 4 Telfair street, dec 28 2» WANTED -POSITION aS BUTLER : address 1634 Broad street, dec 28 29 WANTED—POSITION AS COACH MAN address 1639 Broad street. , dec 28 29