rs. HhHHH , r y^ar. \ H'ds H^Bv than EV>Ur to roproits of South loeratic priThe Times he Prohibition should ! ididntos in a "* But every kite should have a tail, /inil if the Prohis. wnut tc? nominate candidates for the olfices indicated I /ibove let them go outside of the Democratic party to do bo. Pro- , liihition and Democracy are Hepa- . rate and diatinct, and the State ( Democratic Convention which is ( to meet in Columbia on May 10th should quash the p.oposition of the 'Prohibitionists as Hat as a 1 pancnko. * ; Director Merriam, of the Census t Bureau, is about to adopt a mode t pf obtaining the Rtntisties of the ^ last cotton crop which will prove a 1 great deal more reliable than the * estimates furnished by commercial { men. The census enumerators who { are to ho employed by the Govern- ? jnent this year will be required to v pbtain returns from every gin in" 1 1 ho country, and in this wny tin; potton crop of Inst year cnn doubt- , lews be ascertained with more nccu- < pney. The estimates of the cot- < ton crop usually furnished by com- 1 ? mereial counts are very unreliable; | hey nro made by men who juggle the figures as their interests dictate, and thousands of dollars have ! been filched from the cotton plan- 1 torn of tlie Eolith na a result. of lack of information ns to tlio true , Hizo of tho cotton crop. We never j fad over oarself in hurrying to ' pongrntulnte a Republican < lfico- 1 folder for the adoption of an idea which will prove beneficial to the j public, for they invariably offset a t ^ood act by a dozen sins, but l)i- i Vector Merriam deserves the thanks 1 pf our people for resorting to the 1 dinners for infornmtion on this . subject. 1 # * l Rev. Dr. Farkhurst, tho allowed Presbyterian divine who a few 1 years ago undertook to moralize ' New York City by cleaning out its j plums and closing its saloons, but f whose efforts ended in a fizzle i ana mmio ior lam the reputation i of a buHybody and a blatherskite, 1 |ms fired his popgun batteries at ^ho doctrines of the church which , Jje pretends to represent. Hut any- ] ^hing he has said or can say against 1 the teachings of the Presbyterian ()hnrch will prove as ineffective and harmless as would the goose , gabble of au idiot. An intelligent 1 public has long ago taken his < pleasure, and he is therefore prop- 1 prly denominated a malcontent, J whose only aim in life is to attain , notoriety, however contemptible or < pboap it may be. If the Prosbv- ? i rnmmmmmm r - ?- - - v terian church doe? not suit Dr. ' ^arkhurst, we would suggest that he step down and out of the pulpit , to which he in a disgrace. He had t as well undertake to change the ? yourso of the Gulf Stream as to try ' change the self-evident truths j l?f the Presbyterian religion. Ah j long as ^ho Bible is accepted as 1 the text-book of civilization, the i Presbyterian Chorch, together 1 with the Baptist and Methodist 1 yhurelx-s, wil. stand. A thousand , years hence and Or. Park huat will i \>?: dead rind loug forgotten of mnn, i Phut the Presbyterian Church will ! continue ta flo^jV jjfrL ^.grow in 1 L influence, irt all van- i ptnons misrepresent *tious ho nviy'J yyikc of ,(XH),T)00 to defent Bryan four years ago. If they defeat him at nil this year, which is exceedingly improbable, a corruption fund ; twice as large as that of 1806 will be necessary. Bryan is as irresistible to the great mass of people as the ocean's measureless motion, mid they do not purpose that State after State shall be stolen from him as was done on last Presidential election day. "The right to strike is an inalienable >uo and 110 body of moil is to be blamed for exercising it. In the present matter if difference between the Southern Liuiinnj v *111#4i 11 > .11111 nwinu UI 11 H ICisgraphors wo liavo a strong impression hat there is rnoro or less justice on the 1 lido of tlio strikers, some of whom, at , cast, have been overworked and whose Huupunsatiou has boon inadequate."? Jliar lotto Observer. "Such an expression as this coining 'rom any other paper in Charlotto would lonbtless have been appreciated by the itrikers and their sympathizers, lint coining as it does from a eori>oration ivhioli only a few weeks ago kicked out . ts entire force of job* printers because they protested against "over work" and 'inadequate compensation" and tilled their places with "rats," will not be received with much applause."?Mill News. Tim Charleston News and Courier tells a pathetic story of Stephen Moore, a blind Confederate private who died m that city last week, and whose obsequies could scarcely have been more impressive had he borne a commission ! jr rendered Home service of conspicuous gallantry. Ho was one of three broth rs, two of whom fell in battle for the i*ontli, and the third, himself, came out )f it with his eyes forever darkened to he light of the world. But Stephen VIooro was of heroic build, and Hince he war ho has cheerfully accepted pain ind physical privation, and with unwearying energy and industry labored 'or his own support. "Although his onirades," says the News and Courier, 'were ready always to caro for him, lie would not. accept their willing aid jut as it supplemented his own efforts. Working with his own hands at toil for which the thought fulness of his Confederate friends had equipped him. He was led by tin* hand through the streets :o attend himself to the disposal of tie1 'raits of his labor, bearing everywhere i smiling face and honored everywhere ts an upright man and consistent, conscientious Christian. Extract from u speech delivered by jx-Oovemor Altgeld, of Illinois, in Itonor of the anniversary of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson: "It is not for the pleasure, the solace >r the glory of the dead, but for tin* inin^ ns, but rotting us down. In America, enterprise has come to mean exploitation nnd patriotism has become a new name for plunder. Any contingent will io, and ono hemisphere is as good as mother, long as tho (toToriiuicut can ixt used for private enrichment. Finding the Government such a profitable isset, these private monopolies have taken pomoaaiou of it. They seek to Boutrojl caucuses, conventions, and elections. Thoy control legislation, they )wn courts, and they dictate to the President ol the United States." dftfc&v a* WlfiH A new coin, of the denomination of half a cent is ono of tho possibilities of the future, savs the New York Times. If it should be coined it will be a tcsti- , tnouinl to the influence of woman on public affairs, for it will come as a concession to feminine wants. Man could make use of a half cent, but the new coin, if it should be minted, will come into use as a direct re ult of the growth of the bargain counter. l\>r sonio time the Treasury officials have been aware of a growing popular demand for halfcent coins. Tho big department stores in some suctions of the country are the chief advocates of such an addition to t he monetary denominations, and now a bill has been prepared and is ready to be introduced in Congress calling such a coin into existence. The latest and most striking proof which the Treasury Department has received of the existence in some quarters of a demand for five-mill coins is the fact that they have actually been coined by business houses, and are iu circulation. Still inoro surprisng to the department is the fact that from the first introduction of such coins by business houses their use has spread rapidly from one jxirt of the country to another. Director of the j Mint Roberts is not sure iu what city the new half cent originated, but it seems to have reached its greatest vogue 1 in Chicago. Since it first uppenred other cities have taken it up, and the prospect ; is that department stores all over the eountrv will soon bo uitiiiir five-mill pieces of their own coinage, in addition to Government money. It is said that the demand for Government sanction of the five-mill piece comes largely from the department stores of Philadelphia. Half-cent pieces were once issued l?y the Government. They went out c>f use about half a century ago. The one-cent coin then contained twice as much metal as the present coin of that denomination. The chocks or coins issued by the department stores are of topper, and this could, of course, bo the metal used in the new coin, should the Government decide to issue it. Former Governor Horace Boies, of Iowa, in his letter regretting that he was llliallln to nttnlid t tw? .Toffni-unn 1.1111. qnot in New York, discusses the change in the administration's policy after the war with Spain. "Then," he says, "greed took the place of charity and usuri>ed the throne of justice. We wanted an cxeuso for exploiting the Philippines and made a voluntary donation of $'20,000,000 of gold to Spain to find it. What followed? I wish to God we could blot from the annals of our nice this jKige of American history as it must be written, and go shumofaced, as it will, through all tho ages to come. The truth is, wo have simply changed places with Spain and snatched from her palsied liaiul the sword she could no longer wield, and turned it against a i race she had become powerless further to oppress. "Look at tho little island of Puerto llico that welcomed us as deliverers from an oppressor's hand! What do we find? A i>eoplo denied the most valua bio privileges they enjoyed under a despotism tliut furnished our ouly excuse for what; a nice of vassals without a right we are bouol to respect?foreigners, in fact, who can not enter our gates without paying tribute on the products of their toil or take unincumbered from our hands that which their needs require ?yot our subjects in name, over which the American tlag is to lloat forever, to be ruled as our lordly will may determine. "With unseemly haste a Republican Congress and a Republican President struck from the statutes of their country a taritf tax framed for revenue, the only purpose for which taxes can rightfully l?e laid, and built in its place a huge wall in front of every port of the nation, in the shadows of which an infamous brood of life-sucking trusts have been nursed, until there is scarcely a manufactured necessity of life the market price of which to American consumers is not fixed by the greed of some giant corporation." Another pestilence that walketli in the darkness of this world is the tattler. This pestiferous prater is generally feminine. She is 4a or beyond, sometimes younger. She is rather quick in movement, having a sharp, knowing, observing eye, and a good nose, rather aquiline. The tongue is symmetrical and poiuted, quick in and quick out. The mouth is small, rather pouty, and not at all disagreeable looking when in repose, if you can find it that way. She delights in exciting occurrences. Family fusses are a feast, especially if there is scandal in it. She gonorally on such occasions moves out and around, taking her knitting with licr. And now she talks, soft, sweet, and low, with a wink and a blink. She begins: "Miss A came to our house yesterday and said that Mrs. 1> said Aunt C said that she heard that, etc., etc." The poor creature's health seems to depend largely upon the moral demoralization and social scandal around her. If there is much talk about that's exciting her digestion is good and sho is vivacious and wondrously kind and soft-toned, but when there is a lull in the community's atmosphere the old thing doesn't seem to do well?she gets sad and looks weary. There is some commendable things the tattler will do, a sort of compensation that comforts. She will go to see the sick and will wait tyi the patient attentively. If it's a \ doubtful ca.su she becomes in earnest and very sympathetic, looks serious in a graveyard way, whispers gently (that tongno mind you is alwaysgoiug) aud is very much disappointed if the pattien recovers. Oh! mercy, if I had a tattler in my charge I'd go to the physician and say: "O, doctor, do something for hor, give her, gho her drugs?some i strong nervine treatment and don't never lot her liver got out of order; and! HilV. liiu'Uii' it ub;> iiirliiin/1 .? Imvn I , , ... ? - I hysterics with it all, do for the Lord's j sake recommend amputation of the tongue speedily, and I will pay you for ' the job. Ameut?Selected. The contract for the erection of the | county bridgo over Catawba Ri\cr was awarded to an Atlanta liruiMonday, it is to cost $8.5M?r?. Miss Rachel Rich, a yoang lady who was sent to the in ane asylum at Columbia from this community a few months ago, died in that institution I Monday morning. Her remains were I brought'to Fort Mill Monday night and interred in the cemetery at this place yesterday afternoon. The annual commencement exercises of Gold Hill Academy began last evening. with a large and appreciative audience in attendance. The exercises are to continue till Friday evening, at which . ....V, uu mumuin Illiuuai JHlllV "\V111 DC held. Hon. J. J. McMulian, of Columbia, will deliver 11 literary address Fri- I day afternoon at 21 o'elock. SPECIAL NOTICES. Notice Is hereby Riven that all persons are warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber, ! or otherwise trespass on the lands i?f the undersigned. J. P. ANTHONY. The Ladies Confederate Memorial As- ! soeiation will meet at the Hank liuild- i ing at 21.220 o'clock, May 0, 1000. All members are earnestly requested to bo present. A special meeting of the veterans of Tetlerson Davis Memorial Association, i U. C. V., will be hold in Confederate j Park Saturday afternoon, April 'JS, at 21 o'clock. Every member is earnestly urged to be present, as business of importance is to be considered. Bowman Mkkkitt, Commandant. Attention, Democrats.?The Fort Mill Democratic Club is hereby called to meet in the Town Hull, Fort Mill, S.C., on Saturday, April 2K, at 2 p. in., j for the purpose of reorganizing the club, electing delegates to the eounty I convention, and a member of the county executive committee. C. T. Crook, President. J. It. H.\II.K, Secretary. J | ANNOUNCEMENTS. Clerk o? Court. We are authorized to announce W. 11ROWN WYI.IE as a candidate for re-election to the ottice i?f Clerk of the Court for York County, subject to ; the result of the Democratic primary j election. I hereby announce myself av andidato j for the ottice of Clerk of Court of York County, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the primary elec- I tion. * \V. H. STEWART. | Subject t?> the action of tin? Demo- I cratic primary election, I hereby an- i liounce myself as a candidate for the ofticn of Clerk of tlvo Court for York County. J. J. HUNTER. I hereby nnnounco my candidacy for tuo office of Clerk of Court of York county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. A. TATE. MEACIIAMVS j DRUG STORE j ]f you wont the best fresh Drugs to bo found in town cull and see me. J can proscribe for you, till prescriptions, or sell you drugs. 1 have had years of experience in tho drug line. My store is in the Watson building, in front of the 1 bank. Your pntronnge is solicited. Call and see me when in need of anything in the drug line. If your house needs painting or you need paints for any other pur- ' pose, see ine regarding the celebrated Longman & Martinez Ready-mixed Paints. T also carry in stock a complete line of Cigars, Cigarettes, Smok- j ing and Chewing Tobacco. T. B. Meacham, M. D In n good humor? Yes; nnd you would be, too, if your clothing were Inundered i>y the Model Steam Laundry, Charlotte, N. C. Collars, cuffs, shirts, ladies' shirt waists, and everything else that can he washed is Inundered ut the J Model Steam Laundry. Ed. L. ncELHANAY, Agent, Fort mil, S. C,. TAIL0HA1 BOYS' sp^^smis T. B. BEIX r\ tti\ m\t\tit/n /-n / UUK briUJNU Have arrived nnd we will bnve will call and Bee tbem, for OUR ! eyes. Our stock of LAWNS, PIQ DUCKS, SUITINGS, MADRAS WHITE GOODS is unsurpassed fu Shirts, Shirts. ?ur ,,oc Hats and Caps. w\c; Shoes and Slippers. BOYS' SUITS-rBOYS Suits at 75 cents, ?1, $1.25, $1.5 Pants at 10 cents. 200 pairs nice ] SOMETHING TO EAT? Wt your orders nnd we will till it and later. We bnve n full stock of Gai Potatoes, both Irish and Sweet. Bring us your produce and we ^ for Baine, PEGRAM & The Proper Time Is right here to do your spring cleaning and we are prepared to help you do it more effectively and more economically than you have _ ever done before. We can provide you with a preparation that we guarantee to guard you against the depredations of bedbugs for one year to como. Your money back | if you furnish practical proof to t lie contrary. Your Furniture may need varnishing nnd perhaps restained or painted and your floors colored. e would bo pleased to serve you in this or any other capacity in our line. W. B ARDREY & CO. MEACHA.M & EPFS Ilave added to their already full stock a complete line of Ladies' Muslin Underwear at the following ; prices. Qowni, 30, 70, 85c and $1. 5klrts, 50, 75c. and $1.35* Drawers, 25, 39, and 50c. Corset Covers, 10 and 25c. And request you at your next visit to our store to ask to be shown ' tl.L, ll.w-. nn/lnrnfonr ntwl wo LI1IO 111117 Ul uiiiu'i nmi , IIIIU n v think you will ngreo with uh that you can't buy the material and make the garment for the price we j aell them at. Also just received 25 Doz. Turkish Towels at t>0c, $1 and $1.50 I>er dozen, the biggest nnd beet towel for the money you ever t bought niul you know for summer this is the towel. MEACHAM & EPPS | Ml SUITS FROM 75 CENTS UP. PROPRIETOR E OLD RELIABLE STORE." i 1 )ODS an OPENING just bh soon as you \ PRICES will certainly open your \ UES, ORGANDIES, DIMITIES. ?, PERCALES. CALICOS, and