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BOERS AGAIN ROUTED
Another Big Battle In Which Both
Sides Lost Heavily.
THE BRITISH WERE "MOWED DOWN.
Bo«ra Fouglit Valiantly Iri Face of Heavy
I lie and Until Further Resistance
Wan Useless.
The London war office Sunday after
noon published a dispatch to the sec
retary of state for war, the Marquis of
Landsdowne, from the general com
manding in Natal. Sir George Stewart
White, regarding an engagement at
Elantlslaagte Saturday between Glen
coe and Ladysmith, when the British
under Gen. French routed the Trans
vaal forces under Gen. Jan M. 11.
Kock, second in command in the
Transvaal army, who was himself cap
tured and wounded, and has since
died.
An armored train with the men of
the Manchester regiment appeared on
the left at Ladysmith at daybreak Sat
urday, in support of the Johannesburg
Imperial Light Horse Guard. 1 : and the
Natal field artillery with the object of
reopening communication at Eians
laagte. The artillery took up a posi
tion above the town and shelled a rail
way station from which the Boers ran
out, and the British mounted infantry
entering the place, released the Eng
lish prisoners. The Boers, number
ing 1,600 men, with their guns, occu
pied a commanding position. They
poured such a well-directed fire on
the British and their scouts were so
active that the British forces steadily
retired until reinforcements arrived,
when the mounted infantry was sent
to drive the Boers south of the bridge
to the right.
A large force of mounted cavalry in
the meanwhile swept over the plain
and up the hill on the right. The
Lancers met with a heavy fusilade
while ou the left. A British batteiy
opened with good effect. The British
infantry who hud debarked from the
railway train in the. interim, advanced :
steadily over the plain and up the
rocky ridge previously cleared by the
cavalry. The Boer artillery dropped I
shrapnel into the advancing columns,
but. the British finally sealed the hill,
whence they overlooked the broad val
ey to three rocky hills forming the
Boers’ position, their camp being in
the center.
The British infantry formed for the
attack in extended order behind the
brow of a hill, the Devonshire.? on the
left with four companies of the Man- 1
chestbrs and some of the Gordons on |
the right.
At about 5 p. m. the infantry ad
vanced through the val ey as steadily
as on field day. Half way down the
slope they met a terrific infantry and
artillery fire. The men fell rapidly,and
the wounded were carried to the rear. |
But in spite of the steady work of the
Boer guns and the sharpshooters con- |
cealed behind the rocks, the increas
ing fire of the advancing British in
fantry gradually gained the upper
hand, and the Manchesters and Gor
dons, edging toward the right, gained
rhe u.;> of the ridge, thus outflanking
the enemy’s left.
At 6 the bugles sounded the
“charge,’' and the British swept ahead.
The Boers fought to the Just, only
attempting to escape when further
fighting was hopeless.
The Boer losses were very consider
able, including a number of wounded
and unwouuded prisoners. Among
the former are General Jan Kock and
Biete Joubert, nephew of Commander
Joubert. One goods train with sup
plies fir Glencoe camp, and nine
English prisoners were recovered.
A private message from Ladysmith
says that a messenger who had just
arrived there from Pretoria says the
women are weeping and wailing ou the
market there. Three trains were dis
patched from Klerksdorp to fetch the
wounded from Mafeking. It is esti
mated there were 700 Boers killed and
wounded.
Many British Officers Fell.
Later advices from London state
that an amended list, of the British
casualties at the battle of Elands
laagte places the number of officers
killed at five and wounded 30, and the
number of non-commissioned officers
and men killed nt 37, and wounded at
175, the total number of casualties be
ing 247. Ten men are missing.
JILTED LOY Ell WAS DESPERATE.
Attempt* t<» Shoot His Former Sweetheart
On the Public Street.
Chattanooga was thrown into a great
state of excitement Sunday at noon
over an attempt made to murder one
of Chattanooga’s most beautiful and
prominent young ladies, by one of the
best known young men of the city.
At noon, as the people of the city
were returning to their homes from
the different places of worship, L. P.
C. Burford attempted to shoot Miss
Eva Melton as she was going from
church, because she had refused to
marry 4iim.
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Dizzy? Then your liver isn’t
acting well. You suffer from bilious
ness, constipation. Ayer’s Pilis act
directly on the liver. For 60
the Standard Family Pill. Small
doses cure. 25c. Ail druggists.
Wan t*y our'mouTuc’ho or beard a beautiful '
I brown or rich black? Thea use
! BUCKINGHAM’S ble I?S,SIS„
I P O’ &W';, R. P. HILL Ac?. ..w, 11. h._
WILLIAM WIRT’s ROMANCE.
Col. Dick Thompson Tells How the Lawyer
Reformed and Won a Bride.
When former Secretary of the Navy
Richard W. Thompson saw the story
which is being widely printed about
the reformation of William Wirt, At
torney-General of the United States,
he recalled that it was far different
from the truthful one he used to hear
at Culpepper Court House, Va., where
he was born ninety years ago last
June, and where Wirt, a young man,
began the practice of law. The pub
lished story is to the effect that a
young lady, while out riding near
Richmond, saw a young man lying
drunk at tlie side of the road. She
left her carriage and placed a hand
kerchief over his face and then con
tinued her ride. Some days later the
young man called on her, having found
her name on the handkerchief. He told
her thnt he had signed the pledge.
He kept the pledge and rose to be a
famous man.
Colonel Thompson says that Wirt
undoubtedly was an excessive drinker
when he was a young man. On one
occasion while on his way to attend
court at Charlottesville he saw a con
gregation assembled in a church and
stopped to hear the preaching. Tne
preacher was a blind man named Wad
dell, whom Wirt described in his book,
"The British Spy,” in eloquent lan
guage. A Dr. Gilmer, who lived near
by, saw that Mr. Wirt was a stranger
and asked him to have dinner. Mr.
Wirt became infatuated with the doc
tor’s daughter, Miss Mildred, who was
a woman of rare conversational abil
ity. He called frequently and finally
asked Miss Gilmer to marry him. She
replied:
"Mr. Wirt, I am unwilling to conceal
the fact that I entertain for you a
strong attachment. You are a man of
brilliant parts and have it in your
power to reach high distinction, but I J
can never consent to become the wife |
of a drunkard. If you will promise me
that you will not drink a drop of splr- I
itous liquor for two years and keep I
your promise, I will consent to marry
you at the end of that time.” He made j
and kept the promise, and Miss Gil- I
mer fulfilled her part of the bargain, 1
too.
“About the time of the inauguration
of Genera! Jackson, which event I wit
nessed,” says Colonel Thompson, "I
heard Mr. Wirt make an argument be- j
fore the United States Supreme Court. ;
I was too young to appreciate the force
of bis legal contention, but I remem- I
ber well his polished manner and his
eloquence. I am jnclined to give the
story of his reformation preference
over the recently’ published one for the
reason that the latter is located in
Richmond, whore he did not live at the
time of his first marriage. The lady
he married in Richmond after the I
death of his first wife was Elizabeth j
Washington.”
Chin Grease for Fishing Rods.
The Jamaica Bay fisherman oils the
joints of his rod with “chin grease.”
This is done by rolling the stopper, or
plug, in the depression beneath the un
der lip and above the'chin. Sufficient
lubrication is accomplished by a slight
pressure to keep the metal from rust
ing and sticking.—New York Press.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
With local applications, as they cannot leach
lhe seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s
Catarrh) Cure is taken internally.and art* di
rectly nn the blood and mucous surface. Hall’s
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in
this Countrv tor years, a’d is a" regular pre
scription. It scorn nosed of the best tonics
known.combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting direct!y on the nnvons surfaces. The
perfect combination of th<v two ingredient* in
what produces such wonderful result* in cur
ing catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
]■'. .1. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
Some men. when th«y have anythin? to say.
don’t say it. while others say something else.
Hoxv Arc Tour Kidneys f
..i’?.™ o ’’P'S'Se.yS'” rills euroall kidney lUe. Sam.
pie iroo. Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y.
What this country needs is fewer elec lons
and better candid ate*.
Wn mil CyteanM
To care, or money refunded by your merchant, so why not try it? Price 50c.
Bride am Groom Well Fixed for a Wont
ProbabV the most elaborate outfit
which hat ever left Glenwood Springs,
Col., for tie mountains was that of C.
W. C. Dering and bride of Chicago.
Their trip will extend over a period of
two montis or more. They are under
the guidance of Steve Baxter, experi
enced guile, who takes with him fif
teen servants. Twelve saddle horses
and twenty-two pack horses accom
pany theii, the latter well packed with
an extensive supply of groceries, etc.
Mr. Deeriig takes with him sixteen of
the finest'rlfies and shotguns that are
made ant over 3.000 rounds of am
munition.; It. is his great desire to kill
a silver fib bear, as well as other large
’ game, sudb as deer, elk and mountain
, lions. The trip will include the White
■ River in feio Blanco County, the an
telope coil try and Jackson’s Hole in
Wyoming. The value of the outfit is
placed at ss,ooo.—Chicago Times-Her
ald. |
Con’t Tcmcco Spit end Smoke Your Life Awav.
To quit Übacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full o life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the woidor-worker, that makes weak mon
strong. AU| druggists. 50c or sl. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
The last hut not least—the one used by h
St. Louis saoemaker.
Some folks run away to g»t married, and
some folks run away to get unmarried.
“A Grand'Remedy,” says Mr. Thornton
‘•I have been suffering with Indigestion and
dyspepsia. I tried ill the remedies as well as
several eminent physicians, without, avail. I
was Induced to try Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy
and the fii st dose relieved me. It is a grand
remedy. 1 recommend it as worthy of a ti iul
by all who wish t<> be cured.
a. E. Thornton. Atlanta, Ga.”
HO cents per bottle, nt ail druggists, or sent
for price, ex pres- paid, by Tyner Dyspepsia
Remedy Co.. 45 Mitchell St.. Atlanta. Ga.
Sena Fiv» Cents in stamps for Sample, FEES.
To Cure Co istipation Forever.
Take CnF»’aret»( pndy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
it C. C. C. fail to cure, druggistsrefund money. |
There Is poetry in flowers, but the verse
makers light shy St t.hM><brysanthemum.
n. H. Green’s SONS, of Atlanta. Ga.. are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world.
See their liberal offer in advertisement in an- :
other column of this paper.
Fits permanently cured. No nt** or nervous- |
ness after first day s use of Dr. Kline s Grant j
Nerve Restorer. 42 trial bottle and treatise free. |
Dr. Ji. H. Ji line. Ltd.. 931 Aren St.. Phila., Pa. i
I could not get along without Piso’s Cure :
for Consumption. It always cures.—-Mr*. E. C.
Moulton, Needham, Mas.*., October 22.1894. |
A talkative barber sometimes illustrates!
his story with cuts.
Educate Your Bowels With Cascurets.
Candy CaHharti •. cure constipation forever.
ICc. 26c. 11 C. C. C. lai], druggists refund money.
A finished gentleman isone some coquette
has done up.
liver ■ Cold • £t/ onee. '
wlthouc*fMJ. .4*; i
r> iirvk eirir.s, •- G'
.. Doctors preeciibe it.’ij x r j i
qaiti, sure results. •
fP OH) MOFFETT’S A A. B.Stroud, Grantville, Ga.,
> ? 1 J? 2 ‘TP 3G£ p 3 wrote: “You have given the baby
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ENGINES, BOILERS AND SAW MILLS,
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Bristle Twine, Babbit, Sow Teeth and
Flies, Shafting, Pulley*, Belting, Injectors,
Pipes, Valves and Fittings.
LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO,
AUGUSTA. GA.
$ W-l ° H
M KMiwrM. wim- 1 union low. AU EOokij E REE. w’
KS bITUH I IONS GUARfiNTtfcD $
CT Over 50 Remington and -Smiih Premier typo- w I
S winters. 354 ntua«nte last v ear from 7 Staten. UM
Ba Sth year. Send for catalogue. Addrow, Dep’t22 i
STRAYER’S BUSINESS COL’GE, Baltimore. Mil. $
Water Inside a Pelble.
A remarkable pebble, says the Ph:!- '
ndelphia Record, which was picked up
somewhere in Egypt, that land of dark
mysteries, is In the possession of a
well-known lapidist on Twelfth street,
near Walnut. The stone is translucent, I
and at a casual glance looks like an
ordinary seashore pebAla, It is about
half the size of a walnut and oval |
in shape. When the stone is held to
the light its remarkable peculiarity is
beheld. Inside is a drop of water that
circles about the interior. How it ever
got there is a mystery that nature
alone could solve. The surface of the
stone is perfect, but there is no doubt
of the hollow interior. The pebble is
only interesting ns a curiosity, but
many wealthy institutions have offer
ed good round sums of money for it.
The owner, however, will never let It
get out of ills possession, as It was
given to him by an old sailor friend, I
who was drowned several years ago. j
MRS. PINKHAM says that irritability indicates disease.
Women who are nervous and snappish are to be
pitied. Their homes are uncomfortable; their dis
positions grow constantly worse. Such women need the coun
sel and treatment of a woman who understands the peculiar
troubles of her sex.
m Mrs. Anna E. Hall, of Mill-
Xi dale, Conn., was all run down in
hcalth aad had cora Pletely lost
control of her nerves. Showrote
r CT rcr y'tl to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.,
Oaw for advice. Now she writes:
“I wish to thank you for what
your Vegetable Compound has done for me. It has helped me
more than anything else. I suffered for a long time with ner
vousness, pains in back and limbs and falling of the womb;
also had neuralgia in my head and could not sleep. I told
my husband that some
thing must be done, for
I was nearly frantic with
pain. Having read of
the wonderful cures
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg
etable Compound had g y
performed, I determined °
to try it. I Jiavo taken
it and am happy to say I
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tire of telling the benefit I
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have you alone to thank for
my recovery.”
Mrs. Ellen Flana-
can, 18io Mountain St.,
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“ Dear Mrs. Pinkham §
—Three years ago I was a o
a sufferer from chronic /
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interviewed by any one who is afflicted with that distressing
complaint. lam very grateful to you.”
\ CEED WHEAT JMSHLt
Mn/ We again offer tbe cleanest seed wheat on
j the market, and from probably the largest
■ crop yield In the State, if not the United
i States. We had 355 acres in wheat this year,
! and the crop averaged 20 bushels i er acre,
i Where we had a go®d stand, not winter kil
led, we bad over 40 bushels ;er acre. Ono
j .hundred bushels of our wheat wHI contain i
less cockle seed than one bushel of ordinary i
i feed wheat. Price $1.15 per bushel on cars ;
!at Charlotte. Bags hold two bushels and j
are new—no charge for Lags. Tornm: Cash
with order.
CHARLOTTE Oil & FERTILIZER CO.
Per FRKb> OLIVHH. Pre»’u
CHARLOTTE. - - - - - N. C.
HV i ILl'irr'l't Good Salesmen (who <an
; Yy A |\ I f UTDlsll convrynv*. e>,t.o bk-H
11 r our ] ariro jj no tobaccos in
' one or more counties in every section of tne
United States. Good pay io tne right nr*n. K.
H.PA’J TKKSON.'i obacconlst, 1 h.-.xton,Va
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f ASK everybody!
■0 TO SAVE THEIR Till TAGS FOR YOU. @
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g The Tin Tags taken from SCHNAPPS S
ahd J], Tobaccos will pay for any one or 'W''
all of this list of desirable, and useful things, and you
iave y our g°°d chewing tobacco besides.
Every man, woman and child can find something on this list that zJiSX
they would like to have and'can huvu—FREE.
Write your name and uddiHsa plainly and send the tags to us, men
tlonlng tho number of the pr 'sent you want. Any assortment of the
different kinds ol tags mentioned above will be accepted.
TAGS. TAGS.
1 Match Box, quaint ileHigu, unport- 21 Six Rogers’ Teaspoons, best qual. 25u i{?%4o
ed from Japan 40 22 Knives ai d For»m, six each, buck-
2 Kn f*, ' blado, good steel 4u horn handles 250
tu&vfJ 3 Scissors. -I>j inch, g ■•.»d si< e1... :>5 23 Clock. M-day, Calendar, Therm orm fOrJD
'tvy 4 Child'* Set. Kuile, Fork and npooa 35 oter, Barometer (SCU
“ dl an(i P’M’P i?r - ou ° each, quad- 24 Remington Rille No. 4, 22 or. 32 cal .1001) x*ri>
ruple elite on white mot&l 70 25 Tool Set, not playthings, but real ht&V
6 Razor, Irolluw gjivund, fine English tools 750
seel 76 26 Toilet Set. decorated porcelain,
7 Biv.ter Knife. triple plate, best very hsndaome 800
quality ICO 27 War<-b, solid silver, L>ll jeweled.. .1000
8 Sugar Shell, tri] le plate, best quaL.b.O 3S Sewing Machine, firs; class, wi h
9 S'ainn Box, sterling silver *...100 all attachments 2000 Z&aN
fVtfl lu KnWo*. two blades ~..10” 29Win cheater Repeating shot Gun, s>32
11 Butcner Knife, Elm'll biUtie 14)0 i i: guage ~..2500 'Qlp'
12 t hear*, 8-inch nickel ...It-' ;30 Life, Winchester, 16-shot, 38-cal... 2000
13 bat, (hacker, 6 Piets, silver.... >-0 31 B ot Gun. double-barrel, hammer-
14 Six Rogers Tablfr Spoons 450 I less 3000
»15 Sir oa< h Rogers K Ives and Forks ,8o«) 33 Guitar rosewood, inlaid with moth- xJ&x
16 Revolver. 32 or 38 ca1ibre...........h0u I er-of-pearl 2000 M&V
17 Bate ball, 'Association,” .... 1““ 33 Bicycle, standard make, ladies or
18 »'atcb, stem-wind and sea, gxiaran,- | rents 2000 -rar>.
i? *ta»ci’o.k.Ti.k?T. p » l aVx*in«yd■.2:'aol m A, ; er »''■»” sn«m, s<>iia
to Carvera, buckhoru handle, gund silver, gold >0w1........... 100 vyjz
iX* st*y 1.. 2?' | 36 Briar Wood I’ipe 40
This offer expires November 30th, 1900.
Address all your Tags and the correspondence about them to
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., WINSTON, N. C.
W. L. DOUGLAS
53&83.50 SHOES
Worth to $6 compared with
zf other makes.
Indorsed )>y over
L’ 1,000,000 wearers.
*s) ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES
M T»’IK GXJCUIXE hnx. W. L. Dongles’
f i'"' name and price stumped cn bottom.
I Take no substitute claimed
' 1 to be as good. Largest makers
of 83 aad $3 - 50 sLoes hl ths
Your dealer should keep
them—if not. we will fiend yon
0.,.;* a patron receipt of price. Stats
Lind of leather, size and width, plain or cap toe.
Catalogue C Free.
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YOU GET THE VALUE IN TilE GOODS.
The Best Chew oa the market to-day.
IMETOTHIS