T?* LEDGER-; TRULOW S. CARTER, i'? EDITOR AM) MANAGER. j fHSUm WBDNKSPAY AN1> SATI'ICDA V ^ Co BUBSUJtlPTloN >1 ;>ti l'KI' YKAU til a 8ATUKDAY, MARCH lb, 1005. 1 pe, ^ . the Holding Cotton. jjqi I cli j It is a common expression that , pet the farmers \\ ?ll not stick togolhe*. cht While it i> natural to resent such Ev a charge is there not in.>ro or less art truth in it. be A few months ago it dawned on J " i the cotton grower thut a thirteen por n illion bale crop of cotton would pre bo made. The normal demand is Ser about twelve million bales,and as Mo there should be a surplus of about fsC two million bales each year, which pro surplus hae been wiped out com bee pletely by two small crops, the the bumper crop, is little m<#ro than the natural demand. It, however 'in: fnrntshed sulliciunt pretext to the ma speculators to reduce the price $?( abnormally low, below the cost of mo production. wi! For once the cotton planter i10' was roused. He sat on bis cotton co' and demanded better prices. s'r' Merchants, bunkers and every an factory man came to his aid, en- $ " abling hiiu to hold his cotton. 601 Organizations were formed everywhere pledging tho planter to reduce hia acreage. As a result cotton has advanced more than a mc cent. The Eastern trouble, a t0 great hear force, seems nearing ter an end and everything is propit- nc* ions. lint with the slight advance, a^fi even beforo a seed has been put ter into tho ground, the farmer's reso? lution begins to melt away, and cotton is dumped upon tho markct. thl Vi ? Surely it is like surrendering Up to the retreating enemy. If the farmer is uot willing to me col hold his cotton indefinitely for better prices, ho should at least ^ 1 abide the action of his ft llows who w i have pledged themselves to cut down next years crop. If tho fight is given up at this btage of tho game, it is perhaps ^?, the last time that the sympathy C0. and support of those cnguged in ^ 4 Un? inrxu ?< M U/v ?1 1 /-.iy. .1 ^ Uiiiki t wi ihhmi.1 till! UU CII1I31CU UJ out ho great a degree.?Abbeville ^ Press and Manner. De Way cross, Ga., and The Liquor Problem. Co Considerable comment has been occasioned by a recent press dispatch from the town of Waycross, ^ Ga., announcing thatdiquor license jt , for the year had been fixed at pei $10,000. A statement has been .. issued regarding the matter in j which it is said that for sixteen _ ma successive years the council has tn fixed this sum na the price far the vya privilege of purveying liquor to Wnyeross'sO,000 inhabitants. No 0f , one has ever appeared to avail himself of tho law, but it is there for agf any one who sees the chance for an< prolit in it. Four policemen keep je8, Way cross in order, 93 per cent of 0j , the children attend school, and for one out of ten of the white population own their homos. There is no poor-house. Even as a business proposition, the prohibitive license has "vorked well, since two bro railroad shops and a car factory con have been located in Waycross.? wrl Chai lotto Observer. - | rem I'hft f ur> I - - 1 ?,..w u|/uikuuuiii^ n uuniai says: suet "The recent session of the civil ( or ? court at Spartanburg, ulthougb it Hoi lasled two weeks, accomplished , aim almo-t nothing because lawyers con and litigants were not ready. It omr is tireless to increase the number usee of judges unless provision is alwi made for requiring those huving ( by ] business with the courts to cooperate with the courts in getting E>j business done. fQri i! H Evans Will Sue ;e fir Ethel Brought Against ,>\\>paj?ei?Mr William Elliott, ji, to lhish the C?8e.4 kuuhja K'coni. i Br n H Evans, the chairn of the state board of disisarv directors, has placed in i hands of Mr. William Elt?, Jr., His attorney, several ppings from various newspa s which reflect upon his tractor according to Mr. ana' interpretation of these 1 >]iia a rt r) !?<> "* ?% I 1 1 ? ? ^ I . 1~ ^ ? - a puu biiiim win prouaoiy a lawsuit as a ro9uU. dr. Elliott is now in corres1 lence with the editor and >prietorof the New Barnwoll itinel, Mr. G. Marshall ore, and unless Borne satistory explanation is made icendings will be commenced au9e of the publication of following paragraph : Is Evan9 to rule South Oaro a with a salary of $400, when ny a poor devil with $000 or )0 has to scratch for hungry uths? Ye economists, if you 1, tell U9 how a man can give c parties, keep daughters at lege and he drawn around the eets of Rock Hill in ? coach 4 pair on the pitiful sum of )0 per annum? There is nothing rotten in the state of uth Carolina, and it reeks ra Columbia to Barnwell." Mr. Elliott when seen this lining said that tho amount bo sued for had not been demined on as yet, but that in dition to the suit, there would prosecution for criminal libel o and that Mr. Evans was demined to stop the publication such article9. Mr. Evans said in explanation the quoted paragraph above it the only money he had made d been in farming and that was doing as many other far>rs were doing?holding his ;ton for better prices and inting other crops. He said was thoroughly disgusted f 1\ oiiaU ?4-11- - ? ? * * u ouvii aimu&s una would t the law on the matter thorghly with every means in his wer. rhe news will no doubt be reved with considerable interest 'oughout the state and the tcome and developments will closely watched. ? i i < famatory to Publish White Man us Negro. lumbia Record. \ very interesting and importt decision was rendered by i supreme court this morning, is decided that for a newspa* to publish that a white man t negro is defamatory to the ite man, and the newspaper king the publication is liable a suit for damages. The case s that of an appeal on the t of Mr. Augustus M. Flood, Charleston, a libel suit bav; been instituted by bim liust The News and Courier i The Evening Post, of Charton, for damages in the sum *10,000 because be was rered to as being a negro. Chronic Bronchitis Cured. For ten years 1 had chronic nchitis so bad that at times I Id not speak above a whisper," tee Mr. Joseph Cuff man, of ntniorenci, 1ml 1 tried all ipHica gu#ila)>lo ... uui Willi UO 3Gb8. Fortunately my employuggoMed that 1 try Foley's ley and Tar. Its effect was oHt miraculous, and 1 am now jd of the disease. On my recnendation many people have 1 Foley's Honey and Tar and iys with satisfaction." Sold funderburk Pharmacy. ley's Money and Tar ihlldren.&aU ,sure. No opiate*. Retreat to Harbin on Again. I No Chance for Kuroputkin io tbe Open Country, Into Which He is lJjin 5 Driven, Chicago, March 16?A special cable to The Daily News from Tokio sa\h: 'Tie Pus-. which was held by about a division of Russian troop", is now in possession of the Japanese. After a slight resistance theKussiuns evacuated at midnight the strong position they held, prepared months ago, setting tire to tho railroad station and other buildings. The Japanese troops, which bad occupied Yangpao und eust of tie Fushun, are in hot pursuit * f the retreating Muscovites along the Kirin road. It is pred icted that the Russians will retreat to Harbin. 1 "Tokio is preparing a municipal celebration of tne Japanese victory for Saturday." General Kuropatkin and the remnants of the army which was defeated by tbe .Japaneseon Slmkhe and Hun rivers and again around Mukden and Tie Pase, are n I \ wi in l Un irv* ? * ?: 1 ? uwn IX inu Uiuuiiinius It low HUM'S north of the southern entrance to the pass, trying to shake off Ibei 1 pursuers, who apparently, are not going to repeat the mistake of Liao Yang and allow the Russian army t) escape. Kuropatkin has been re-enforced by the garrison of Tieling and other northern towns and a few new troops, who were on their way from Russia when the battle of Mukden began. Rut even with those, there Beems to be littffe hope for him. lie has some 30 or 40 miles of hilly country to Feng Cbutsien, which might enable him to hold off the enemy for a time but once in the hills,he has before him nearly 800 miles of flat, open country and inumerAble rivers and streams to cross. This is what is termed the great valley of the Sungari, but is in fact an immense plain, bounded on the east by high mountains, and extending northward into Siberia and westward into Mongolia. Kirin, oast of the railway, and Harbin, the most northerly point on the railway, where it branches off to Vladivostoek eastward and to siberia westward, are the centers of this wonderfully rich country, resembling in many respects the Northward Territory of Canada. The distance from Tie Pass to Harbin is rery little less than 300 miles except for the first few miles, every acre is under cultivation or supporting beards of cattle, sheep and horses. So far as the commissariat is concerned there is no need of it. Hardly a pound of last year's crop of beans, millet or wheat left the country, the Russians buying it all, but storing it at stations along the railway, immense shelters being erected for its reception. Tho> also purchased all the cattle And horses in the country. Another few weeks and the road would he impassable. But if Kuropatkin is bard pressed, there is not a defensible position, unless he abandons the railway and seeks safety in th? eastern hills. St. Petersburg, March 17.?It is officially announced that Gen. Kuropatkin will he replaced hy Gen Linevitch aw chmmander?inchief of the Manchurian army* Pnounioula la Robbed o' its Terrors by Foley's Honey and i'ar. It < stops the racking cough and and heals and strengthens the lungs. If taken in time it will prevent an attack of pneumonia. Kef use substitutes. Sold by Fundorburk Pharmacy. Eyes Op A great. redact For The in all Winter we cordingly. Eyei of these slaughte theheTt We will offer t the following go< a clean clearance make room for S and inspect our s buy, for it is a pi what startling v All Whiter we and Overcoats, a ets,Furs and Mu forts and Lap K< sortment of Knit We have 150 ]] and which are of tured. But, afte ing from one sto place them on th go at a great sacj will he knifed to too many. Remember, tl CASH, and no Come everybody will gixe you the taht has EVEli 1 Wo k ttw narb juai lewcivcu a pi CI Ginghams, A e have the largest and best Coll A pretty line of Mohair tailoi Also a large assorti We have the swellest and no so come at once ai pri Laces and Embr extensively the best and ctieai can please the most fastidioi The most up?to date line ( string ties. Internati to be had. and a Vi.y' Several dozen HATS to be tu the nrice and let vnur rrai vuv v?aw wmmmmm m w > VMA VI Ml C/ We have several rolls of C slock of Furniture that we v ?* ! ui' muj i wmrnim <1 nr en, Eyoi ion in priv.es : Next Thirt < * _ I ^ uguvs, so g'over ryone come and >ring prices. inrm'orenranxr H-J a N E s a o the trade 'or ads at cost, as v e of Winter w priiig- goods. Is stock, even if y< ensure to show allies we have i igiits in Clothii t actual cost. A ffs accordingly, ibes, the same v * "fr" * r f CRAVATS, in all colors, onai and United Shirts and Iso our fifty cent line can Vik. ^ Vk > jy' ^ ^ Jy ^ *y' ^ jy ^ jm rned loose, name e_? liiim be covered. ?~? ^ >/* U. cli as es, and lots of oilier styles. :s' shown on this market. iding shades. ateen Petticoats very cheap. , i in ail the up=to=date shades, ill be pleased with j rv b g that ladies have a perfect for such, we have bought and feel assured that we Ascot's Fonr-in=hand and r * i.oiiars, the very best t be duplicated. /V Be?.en Soiled Linen Collars, the very best, 5 cents each. ^/7 out at cost. Also a small urn y Si