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FtBIKUT JNMTS iHttSS Oivinc th? ImMI.iii* |W>MH ? Mwt For it D?y? |? Ortor to Ftw tototo .toto to tortoi "liy >rlo> Cm to MMmM I?r I Cuto ? *H? Held Akm ? Cents Thus Par Ntoly by tour M?ktotog. Macon. Special. ? Harvle Jorfu, of Monti cello, G*., prNldnt of the Soatkm Cotton Growers' Protective Association, baa Issued an address to lbs cotton producers of the South in which he saya, anions other tiling*: "The producers are to be congratu lated for the Ann stand they have ai res taken to market the crop slow ly. snd that fact alone haa prevented the price Trotn felling to 8 cents dur ing the month of October. The crop Is about gathered, debts generally are paid and It Is no longer absolutely tiecesssry to sell the bslsnce of the crop. The glnners' report recently Is sued from the United 8tstes census buresu Indicated that up to October 18th only 6.400,000 bales of cotton had been ginned. This report clesrly Indi cates that this crop will not exceed 11.000,000 bales. If It reaches that fig ure. The spinners csn well sfford to psy the producers 12 cents per pound for every bale of American short staple cotton made this seaaon and do a profi table business for the stockholders. The price of yarns has advanced S rente per pound within the paat 60 days and an unprecedented demand for cotton gooda exists, while stocks sre generally lower than they have been for the past >0 years. The duty of the producers is plain and simple. They have crowded the markets for the past two aaonths, congesting every facility for handling cotton and play ing into the hands of the bear specula tors and spinners. The thing to do now is to give the markets and ship pers a rest daring the next 60 dsys snd allow preaent stocks of spot cotton to be gotten out of the way. Let the splaners who are living from hand to mouth run short of cotton and force them into the markets as active buy ers. Let the bear apsculators begin to feel the laSh of the bull operators when the latter call for the deliveries cf spot cotton which the former will be unable to deliver. ?'Let every holder of cotton stop sell ing cotton and contemplate results, l^et each holder determine to put no more cotton on the market until prices advance and never sell a bale on a de pressed market. "Let county meetings be held s!l over the belt, and strong and active steps be taken to defend this most valusble agricultural product from the rapa cious greed of the selfish speculators. Let every man who still holds a bale of cotton In his posaeaaion Join In these county or local meetings, and agitate the importance of thle step among his neighbors, to the end that success In the near future will be as sured. We have held OCT own well ao far. bat we can do mach better and caBlly advance the price from 2 to S cimts by persistently refusing to sell snd lightening up present receipts." Dsnger of a Lynching. A special from Columbia Sunda> night says: According to telegrams received by Governor Hay ward there is danger of n lynching in 8aluda, but at present communication is cut off at that place oti account of wire trouble. The fol lowing telegram waa received aunday: "Saluda, Nov. 13. "To Gov. D. C. Hayward: * "Wire aherlft st once to carry John Perry, charged with the murder of Joe Dennis Wells, to penitentiary. Un safe here. Danger of lynching. Full particulars by first mall. (Slpred) . "E. 8. B LEAS E. Mr. B lease is the senator-elect, and or. receipt of the telegram the follow Inf. was sent: "To Sheriff W. L. Rhoden, Saluda, 8. C.: "Mr, Blease wires danger of lynch ing Parry and asks he be brought to penitentiary. You must decide. Swear 1" deputies necessary and protect pris oner. See no lynching occurs. Com municate with me at any time. (Signed) MD. C. HAYWARD," The following waa alao sent: "To E. 8. Blease, Saluda. 8. C.: "Telegram received. Have wired sheriff. Confer with htm. (Signed) "D. C. HAYWARD." It Is impossible for the Governor to reach Saluda on account of the New berry and Johnston offices being closed and the telephone line having trouble. Secretary Hay's Brother Desd. Washington. Special. ? Secretary of State Hay has received a dispatch an nouncing the death of his brother, Ma Jot Leonard Hhy. U. 8. A., retired, In the seventieth year of his age. He died nt the Hay homestead in War saw. 111. The late Major Hay was the head of the family in this country. A prominent official said that he was an officlcr of great intelligence and effi ciency, and since his retirement had been one of the moot public-spirited citizen* of Illinois. Secretary Hay will leave to attfipd the funeral Immediate ly Died of Appopiexy. * Special.? -While seated at ' nking house of Alex TV. Graham Bow ' WM sud ?d to political cwrwUms ?Ml ?1m ctaM* til Vle>-P?nHi?t af flit UatttTitaMt wwt mmImM. taktaif Ms iliBtntl tkkth w?r? (?? Tlirtiy. BmMc Ifc# pt(ttM.n nm otfc I _ Pro MMtftm, Socialist. Socialist I*bor. Coattaental ^ft^bar). National Liberty (???w? ??* Itopahi m? rn>. Tbe two aegro parties. bower er, aptmreutljr ended tholr work jrW fbo national cooToottoos lOaaiiii. as no elector* were ?elected.er at least mm appeared en aajr oAdal ballot. aad the Coatlaea tal party nw coo toed to Illinois, and, perhaps, to Chicago, tbe place of Its origin. ? The terms of thirty United States Rmtora npiK March 4 Mzt. 8e tto of tke vactnclM hare already been filled and tke Ujlilatorw of twenty three stated elected November S vll! fill tbe otber twent-tbree. Member* or the House of Representatives were voted for lit all except three States Maine, Vermont and Oregon ? which hare already elected Congressmen. In twenty -seven States a Governor and all, or nearly all, the elective Slate officers were chosen Tuesday. In Ave States minor 8tate officers were se lected. and In thirteen only elcctora .were voted for. South Carolina enjoys the distinction of bavins only one ticket In the Held. All the other States liad from four to six, Illinois leading with seven. There were three Republican tickets In Dela ware, but only one variation In ihe names of the candidates, tbe nominee for Governor of tbe "regulars" refus ing to abide by the decision of the fsc tlonal conference which resulted In tbe withdrawal of tbe "Union" csndldate snd sn agreement upon a compromise ticket. The Republicans In Wisconsin had a choice between two tickets for State officers, the "Stalwarts" hsvlng decid ed to keep up their tight against La Follette. The electors on both tickets, however, are Identical. The Democrat* and People's party, or Populists, fused on the State ticket In Ksnsas and Nebraska, but in both ?tstee the People's party named sep srate Presidential electors. In Nevada the Democrats and one wing of the Silver party divided the minor 8tate officers that^ were voted for. lUe Peoples Tarty, which endorsed Mr. Bryan In 18M and ltOO. their own organisation in thirty-two States State officers and electors being on jhe official bsllot in twelve Ststes snd for I electors la twenty. Efforts to this end were made In a number of other Ststes. but the requisite number of slgnstures , to petition* .were not obtained. ' Tbe Prohibitionists put up electoral snd Stste tickets in twenty-seven Ststes, snd electoral tickets in twelve others? one less thsn In 1900. The 8oclsllsts (called in some States Social Democrats) put up electoral and 8tate tickets in thirty-two States, and electoral tlcketa in eleven others seven more than in 1000. The Socialist Labor party put up whole or part electoral and State tick ets In twelve 8tates. and electoral tick ets In two others? six less than In 1900. The following are tbe national tlcketa nominated by the different parties: Republican ? President. Theodore Roosevelt. New York; Vice-President. Chsrles W. Fairbanks, Indiana. Democratic? President. Alton B. Par ker, New York; Vice-President, Henry G. Davis, West Virginia. Prohibition? President. Siins C. Swal low. Pennsylvania; Vice-President, George W. Carroll, Texas. Peopie'a? President, Thomas E. Wat soti, Georgia; Vice-President, Thomas H. Tibbies, Nebraska. Socialist? President, Eugene V. Debs, Indiana; Vice-President, Benjamin Hanford, New York. Socialist-Labor? Charles H. Corre gop. New York; Vice-President, Will iam W. Cox, Illinois. Continental (Labor)? President. Aus tin Holcomb, Georgia; Vice-President, A. King, Missouri. National Liberty (negro)? President, George E. Taylor. Iowa; Vlce-Presi dent. William C. Payne, Virginia. Lincoln party (negro)? President, K. P. Penh, West Virginia; Vice-Presi dent, John J. Jones, Illinois. GOVERNORS ELECTED. The following Governors of States were elected: Colorado. James H. Pea body (Rep.); Connecticut, Henry Rob erts (Rep.); Delaware. Preston Lea (Rep.); Florida. Napoleon R. Broward (Dem.); Idaho. Frank R. Gooding (Rep.); Illinois, Charles 8. Deneen (Rep.); Indiana, J. Frank Hanly (Rep ); Kansas, Edward W. Hoch (Rep.); Mas sachusetts, William L. Douglas (Dem.); Michigan, Fred M. Warner (Rep.); Min nesota, John A. Johnson (Dem.); Mis souri, Joseph W. Folk (Dem.); Mon tana, J. K. Toole (Dem.); Nebras ka, John H. Mickey (Rep.); New Hamp shire, John McLars (Rep.): New Jer sey, Edward C. 8to.es (Rep.); New York. Frank W. Hlgglns (Rep.); North Carolina, Robert I). Glenn (Dem.); North Dakota, E. Y..8earlcs (Rep.); Rhode Island, G. H. Utter (Rep.); South Carolina, D. C. Heyward (Dem.); South Dakota, 8. H.(Elrod (Rep.); Ten nessee. James B. Fraser (Dem.); Utah, John C. .Cutler (Rep.); Texas, 8. W. ?. Lanahan (Dem.); Washington. Albert E. Meam (Rep.); West Virginia, Wm. O. Dawson (Rep.); Wlscousiu. Robert M. La Follette (Rep.); Wyoming, Bryant B. Brooks Ttejx) Minor Mention. If our sins are behind His bark it Is certain we cannot get to them and see His fare at the tame time. If you can bind your Bible within Its covers you might as well bury It. KalserWIlhelm, of Germany, cabled congratulations to President Roosevelt on his election. Trust magnates are said to be afraid that the President's Immense plurality may make him less conservative In dealing with them. Tha popular plurality for President -?sevelt la now estimated at more ~<M),0?0 *T Issued an address to 'if that the flght * trusts must goj a stato Jemocrats lad Hound .hould have } whole line. of the Japan* San Francisco. <eaklng In Lon e Russo-Japanese r bit rat lon. garrison continues ?rope there Is much he result of the Preal i In the United States. Mf f% Uh ?9 He ffcM ?f Cmge tuiwrs AT LAST AKE CMf IKMtt On* ef On Three Chief Japan? Ow wiwiiw In Manchuria wm Itrvck lit the Iwm by a Splinter of a Shall mi# DM at Llaa Yang Oat. 4^-The ' lady Sent ta Japan FactHlaatlawa af Bath Arm las Near Mukdan Naw aa Strang Aa Ta Defy Attack. Moecow, By Cable. ? Nemiroclch Danchenko, the well-known Russian war correspondent of the Associated Press. telegraphing from Mukden un der Sunday's date, say* the reports of the death of General Kurokl are confirmed. Acordlng to his version, the splinter of a shell struck General Kurokl, tearing out a portion of his heart. He died October 4 at L4ao Yang, and his body was sent to Ja pan. A rumor persistently circulated that a kinsman of the Mikado, Slaos anal, literally, "'Third Little Prince," has been appointed to succeed Gen eral Kurokl, but the actual command of the army has been entruated to General Nodzu, who Is reviewing op erations. "For the last five weeks." says Danchenko, "we have practically not advanced st any point on the whole aouthweatern front even a few versts further than we stood on October &. On the contrary, we at several places have been obliged to retire several versts, but the present lines of de fense must be considered permanent. In view of the strong fortifications constructed. The Japanese posltlona at several points are only 800 pacea distant from ours and must be con sidered to be definitely occupied by the enemy. "The letter's fortifications are ac knowledged by all competent persons to be skillfully constructed. Their trenches in many places are so care fully concealed as not to be noticea ble a short dlstsnce away, the earth removed being carefully thrown In front of the trenches. The general position causes a great tension on both sides. "Alarming news bss been received from Port Arthur, but the absence of reports during the last few days, makes it evident that the movement of one of the other Russian armies will be dependent upon the course of events there. "On November 11, scouts on our right fisnk attempted to pierce the line of the Japanese fortifications, but were met with s stubborn resistance, and finding the enemy atrongly re-en forced, retired." Worse Than McCne Case. Auburn, Cel., Special. ? Adolf Weber, hss been placed under arrest, charged with the murder of his parents, sister and young brother last Thursday night and with having set the family resi dence on fire afterwards to conceal the crime. Weber took the arrest cool ly. The arrest took place Immediately after he left the witness stand, and af ter he had reluctantly answered the questions asked him by Coroner Shep ard, the district attorney and several of the jurymen. The latest theory in the Weber mur der case Is thst the murderer shot the father first; then, as the sister appear ed in the hall, he shot her; and then the mother seeing what had been done, screamed and started for him, when he shot her. She continued on across the room, and raising her left hand, took down the telephone receiver to call for help, at which time she receiv ed the second shot, which penetrated the body just under the left arm. The child belnjc the only one left, the mur derer struck him over the head and felled him. The operator at the cen tral telephone office says that the line at the Weber residence showed "busy" at about half hour before the fire was discovered. Adolphus Weber, in jsil. had noth ing to say beyond that he had a good night's rest. No effort has been made to get the young man out on a writ by his attorneys. Weber's description is said to tally with the description of one of the rob bers who robbed the bank here. Six Held For Murder. Wrlghtsvllle, Oa.. Special. ? The cor crer's inquest over the body of Clay ton L. Williams, a young merchant of Spann, Johnson county, who was found, drad in the road a few days ago, v as concludod here. The Jury recom mended that four white men and two white women be held for the murder. The defendants are Rufua Price, Lof tln Uutlow, Arthur Morman, Walter Walker, Mrs. Lizzie Edge and Mrs. Belle Williams. Some of the defendants are related to some of the best fam ilies of l>aurens and Johnson counties, and a great crowd assembled to hear the evldenbe at the inquest. $30,000 Fire at Savannah. Savannah, Oa., Nov. bflxglgdyixd Savannah, Oa., Special. ? Fire In the receiving warehouse of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad did about 930.000 damage. The entire Are department of the city was called out. and In addition two tugs assisted In fighting the flames. Two firemen were hurt, neither seriously, however. The stores burned consisted chiefly of grain and general merchandise. Archbishop Chapella Arrives. Washington, Special ? Mgr. Chapelle. archbishop of New Orleans, arrived In Washington Saturday night from a two months' stay In Europe, during which time ho had several audiences with the Pope. He naid mass at St. Pat rick's early this morning and later ?pent a portion of the day at the Catholic University. Archbishop Chapelle called on President Roosevelt and delivered to him a message of good will from Pope Pious X. He will leave here for New Orleans. IkT SSI *S^tkaow55*laad *? thJt tela* prfe pom m agostle* of the sdeace. for peraoMl phi aad alter* IT Nprtlm of the good V>f hoaailty. la their false guise, It to true. these Impostors wan bat (to toaghlag stock of aoa of sdsace aad <????* unwor thy of sortoas notice. whOe the tgnor aat aad cradahma believed mora readily la the false thai la the true, aa the former paomlasd more, were more mysterious, claimed to know It all, aad It Is too sadly true, that the people la sees pest. aw la our own ace,, delighted la belag humbugged, amd were wlltlag to paty for their pleauiure. Thus It was that the beautiful science of astronomy that demon strates with such exactness the mo tion of the heavenly bodies amd thst teaches other properties that pertain to them only, gave rise to the astrolo ger who nrnde the credulous believe that planets had an Influence on the destinies of men, until a wiser age destroyed the fallacy. Thus It wau that chemistry gave rise to the al chemist, who In his mysterious and preternatural processes msde the credulous believe that he had the command of the much sought for ellx er of life. Thus It was that tho science of medicine gave rise to the quack with his nostrums, and who, even today, deludes the sick amd af flicted with his deaully doses; and thus it Is that the beautiful and intri cate science of meteorology and weather forecasting has given rise to Its own peculiar parasites, a host of long range weather forecasters, that In a mysterious and wholly Irrational way claim to be able to foresee that which patient, hard and Intelligent j study of meterology by learned men In all parts of the world has not been able to do, and by them has been declared Impracticable. It la true that our own weather bu reau and the meteorological aervlccs of other countries have demonstrated the practicability of forecasting the weather for from one, two or In very favorable conditions three days In ad vance with reasonble accuracy, but honest forecasters, with one accord, deny the possibility of forecasting the weather for a month or a season In aulvaace. and yet these charlaUams. fakes, or what nots, who make a fair though fraudulent living by selling such forecasts to the public, and, what is still more strange, reputable papers, that ordlnsrlly are not will* lug pauHes to any fraud, publish such forecasts In their columns. Tho desirability of long range fore cuts is aulmitted. their usefulness. If they were possible cannot be gainsaid, and their attempt is not deprecated. On the contrary success Is ardently hoped for and encouraged on rational grounds, but their practicability is. at present wholly denied and can be shown by any attempt however friend ly, io verify them whenever made. People who are famlllau* with meteor ology know this, but the many have not studied the science, and Influenced by their desire for knowledge and mis led by the spurious though plausible claim of unprincipled long range fore casters readily buy and believe the goods to be genuine. Few test its worth by actual verification, but cred ulously accept accidental agreement between the forecasted weather and what actually occurred as convincing proof, while the failures that so nu merously happen. If noted at all, are charitably forgiven and forgotten. It would indeed be strange !f some ol the long range forecasts did not prove correct, for the chances are a* about one in five that they will. If or dinary intelligence Is exercised In making them, and It is this probability of chances that gives life to the long range forecaster. But he has other deceptive devices, such as clothing his forecasts in the most general and indefinite language; he guards care fully against any attempt to disprove his forecasts and keeps open a loop hole for escape, and also stating that he has in mind some other section of the country where the forecasted conditions did actually occur. While mctoorologv ha smado rap id progress In the last fifty years, and the fact hss been atmply demonstrated that the weather Is govemed by lawj as certain in their operations as those governing other phenomena of nature, yet it has not atdvanced far enough to enable the weather to be fore casted for a season or even a month in advance. The Weather Bureau makes no claUm to be able to make correct forecasts for periods longer than oae. two or at longest three days, and for the longest period there must 1k> verv decided conditions, as shown by tho dally survey of the atmosphere by its numerous trained and skillful observers. With all the skill and training of the best talent available, and with as conscientious effort an true and honest men are capable of, mistakes do and will occurr. Long and careful observation has shown that weather changes are not dependent on planetary Influences. Nor is weather foterastlng a matter of Inspiration, but ability to make re liable forecasts comes from hard study, long training and Intelligent ob sorvatlon. It Is absurd to believe that when intelligent, scholarly men. who have made meteorology a specialty the world over, are in full accord In their denial of the practicability of making accurate long range forecasts, that a man ignorant of the very laws In which the forecasts are based and relying on mystical, non-existing plan etary influences, or on inspiration which means nothing 3ave an irration al mental condition, should bo able to make them. The Weather Bureau loday Is glv tag the people the best service posni ble, but not content with the success already attained, it has In the past, and I? now, studying every available and suggebted means of Improving and extending the scope and ampli tude of Its forecasts, for both short and long periods, and should Ion# ranee forecasts ever becomo possible. It will be through such efforts and not by the braggadocio methods of Ignorant charlatans who now occupy the field with their long-range fore casts. Prof. Willis J. Moore, who, as Chle! of hto Weather Bureau has had to deal with this subjoct in bcth an ad ministratis way and in its scientific aspocl, recently stated his views on so-called long range forecasts in no uncertain language, and wholly In condemnation. In substance he said that it Is the opinion of the leading meteorologists of the world thnt pub lie Interests are Injured by the publl cation of so-called long range weather forecasts, especially such predictions public that It Is fairly ud tw>ir ?Mr to eonUcict tke IUmm* of tkoN vim v* Mim to to frajr tif M' tto mdnfltty of tto pubUc. Ttojr may toitow (tot thojr tovo dis covered a physical law or a attooro logical prladplo that toa not been re vealed to tto aitnaoatri, meteoro logists or to aajr ottor class o i sdea tlffc investigators. tat the publica tloa of prediction* that by reason of their absolute inaccuracy are calcn> la tad to to poaltTiely Injurious to ** grlcuitural. commercial and other In dustrial Interests, casting a serious doubt on the honesty of their purpose, and upon their disinterested devotion to the public welfare. 8uch publica tions bring the science of' meteorology into disrepute and cannot, therefore, be made In response to a desire to ad ranee that science along useful lines; and they retard the work of honest investigators through whose efforts only can gains be made In the fundamental knowledge of the causa tion of weather, that will Justify fore casts for a mouth or a Leases in ad vance. In a circular letter to observers on the same subject. Prof. Moore says "I hope the time will come when it will be possible to forecast the weath er for coming seasons, to specify- In what respect the coming month or season will conform to or depait from the weather that is common to the month or season; but that time has not yet arrived, and I believe thai you will b4 best serving the public In | teres ts when, without indulging In personalities or mentioning names, you teach the copimunity you serve the limitations of weather forecast ing and warn It against Impostors. Your public press shoulo, and doubt less will co-operate with is In this endeavor." J. W. BAUER, Section Director. PROMINENT PEOPLE. General Kuropatkin'a salary is 9100,000 a year. General Joseph Wheeler thinks of going to Manchuria as a spectator of the war. Mr. Balfour, the English Premier, Is quite a rich man, haying an Income of about $350,000. The King of Italy possesses n col lection of postal stamps which is said to be worth $500,000. The Empress of Japan not only smokes, but uses a silver pipe with a stem ten Inches long. Lady Marjorle Bruce, after a visit to this country, saya American men are the most kind and courteous In the world. At one time King Peter of Servia was a redhot Socialist. That was while he was living a comparatively obscure life in France. Colonel W. P. Switsler, the veteran editor and Missouri historian, lias just completed a list of the 114 counties of that 8tatc showing the origiu of ail their names. Ex-Governor Alonxo Garcelon, of Maine, hale and hearty at ninety-one, , has been traveling about to county fairs this fall and everywhere Is re ceived with marks of profound respect and affection. . Rev. Dr. John Watson (Ian Maciar cn), who has been minister of the Kef ton Park Presbyterian Church, Liv erpool, for more than twenty-live years, has announced his intended re tirement from the ministry of that church next September. Ex-Governor F. S. Black, of New York, having become convinced of the 'innocence of Caleb Powers, three times convicted and now under sen tence of death for the assassination of Governor Goebel, will go to Ken tucky to aid in the tight to spve Pow ers. WORLD'S FAIR. Geroniino. the famous Apache chief. Is now at the ( air. The United States Bureau of For estry has a fine display. A large captive balloon is now mak ing many ascensions every day at the Fair. One hundred and fifty jinrikisbas are In use at the Fair to carry visitors over the grounds. There are 10CJ varieties of apples shown in the Iudiana exhibit in the Palace of Horticulture. Two TOO candle power search lights are oparated on the two towers of the Philippine Weather Bureau. The Alaskan hide exhibit includes raw and dressed hides of every fur bearing animal in that country. One of the great Territories seeking admission to the Union, New Mexico, is very much In evidence at the World s Fair. Many visitors are attracted by the big waterfall in the Alaska section of the Palace of Forestry, Fish and Game. Organ recitals by prominent organ ists of the country are given dnli.v on the largest organ In the world In Festi val Hall. Exhibitions of the wonderful proper ties of the X-rays are given daily In the German section of the Palace of Education. Three typewriters especially made for exhibition purposes, and valued at $1150 each, are shown In the Palace of Liberal Arts. A map of America and the Philippine Islands embroidered on Jusl cloth is shown lu the educational building on i the Philippine reservation. To the sportsman, the most fascinat ing exhibit In that great Belgian na tional buildlug at the Fair Is the co! lection of House- Lemolne gun barrets. Th? Beanstalk Eucalyptus. A tree which grew nearly twenty feet In a year aritl a half has just gone from the experimental station in Santa Monica Canon to the World's Fair to show what California can do when in a hurry for a place In tho shade. It holds the championship long distance tree sprinting record of the United States. It Is a variety of eucalyptus. A small grove of these trees was planted on a shaggy cliff back of the experimental station. Where It seemed that no tree would grow at all. But the rate at which they hare shot up under skillful at tention almost staggers belief. When this particular tree was about a year and a half old lb measured four Inches In diameter. They bad to pull It up for fear It would break the Santa Monica npeed ordinance. In order to get It safely to the fair the whole tres was carefully packed in mosses and soaked cloths. PALMETTO AFFAIRS Many N?My Items Gathered Frem all teetlena. Geneal Cetten Market. Middling ! Galveston. steady 9% New Orleans, quiet 9 lt-i? Mobile, firm 9 11-10 Sayan nab. quiet 9% Charleston, quiet 9 9-lf Wilmington, steady.. 9% Baltimore, nominal.. ..10.00 New York, quiet 10.26 Boeton. dull 10.15 1 Philadedphls. steady.. .. .. ....10.50 Charletts Cetten Market. Theee figures represent prices paid to wagons: Good middling.. Strict middling Middling 9% Cotton Growers Meet. Pickens. Special. ? Pickens county cotton growers met here on Monday and elected Messrs. J. T. Odeil and J. W. Freeman as delegates to the 8tate meeting. The following reso lutions were adopted: Resolved. That it is the opinion of the Pickens County Cotton Growers' convention. First. That the most practical way to market our cotton is to avoid the disastrous rush upon the market dur ing harvest times by delivering the cotton direct from the gins to the warehouses where those who need to do so may have such advsnces made at low rates of Interest as their imme diate necessities may require. Second. That this cotton be sold by our agent in large blocks directly to manufacturers, thus avoiding the demoralising Influences and heavy loss to both producers and manufacturers of cotton by the large army of non producers called cotton handlers and operators who are as unnecessary in our business under the ware house plan as a parasite is upon the back of a living animal. I Third. That our delegates to the 8tate meeting be instructed to take up this Important matter of warehouse building at once with the State meet Ing and devise a system by which 1 8outh Carolina can unite with all the other cotton growing 8tates in concert of action with the one object of mar keting our cotton to the best advan tage. Baptist Convention. The South Carolina Baptist Conven tion will meet in the First Baptist Church of Chester on Tuesday. Nov ember 20th, and will continue in ses sion for about three days. This convention represents the 100. 000 Baptists In South Carolina as a sort of general parliament, but. is without legislative authority. It is a gathering of delegates from the churches and associations to constd er the missionary and educational work of the denomination and is not an ecclesiastical body. The conven tion is affiliated with other State con ventions in the Southern Baptist eon vention. It has supervision over the missionary work in this State through the 8tate Mission Board, of which Rev. Dr. T. M. Bailey is executive sec retary. with headquarters at Green ville. and the educational work i" represented by Furman University and the Greenville Female College. There are other phases of work under the direction of boards. The president of the convention if Mr. C. A. Smith, a but?ine.-.s man ol Timmonsvllle. Rev. John Hiism She! ton is pastor of the Chester Itapti.si church, with which the convent ioij meets. To Meet in Greenville. Spartanburg, Special. ? At the State conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution last week, Mrs Geo. W. Nicholls, regent of Cowpcn's chapter, was unanimously nominated for the office of national vice presi dent general. The election for the office comes up at the national con ference of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution in Washington next April. At the afternoon ression today Greenville was decided on as*, the next place of meeting of the Daughter? of the American Revolution. 8outh Carolina items. W. R. Rabb, who Is a merchant in Wlnnsboro, and lives two miles from town, lost his barn and contents last week. Loss |400, insurance $100. A Timmonsville special says: J. D. Hewett's barn was burned here one night this week soon after dusk. No cause for the conflagration has been as signed. Thirty head of hogs, r?00 hu shels of corn and 2.000 pounds of but ter were burned. Mr. J. W. White, the general in dustrial agent of the Seaboard Air Line with headquarters In Portsmouth Va., was In Columbia last week. II* was in conference with the gentleni'-n interested In the erection of the new building of the Columbia Female Col lege at Hyatt Park and as a result of their meeting it is very probabl': that the Seaboard will establish 'i new station near the new site of thr collego. This will add greatly to the convenience of the young lady stu dents when arriving at or departing from the institution in large numbers at the beginning and closing of ?h? school year. A Charleston special says: 8everal dispensary constables soi7. ed 20 gallons of whiskey and ttve gal lons of gin from a wagon belonging to the Sotile Bros., but not until the horse had been shot, which the dri ver had attempted to drive over the men. The constables claim that they were forced to use their piBtols and the killing of the horses of the blind tlges will 1)0 the only way of effective ly stopping the transportation of li quor through the streets. No crimin al proceedings were Institute-!. Molchers & Co., a large grocery and rlcc Arm of Charleston, will within the r.ext two weeks ship a cargo of 20. 000 pounds of the best quality of Car olina rice to Seattle, Wash. It will bo tho first and only cargo of rice that has been shipped from Charles ton across the continent, but the car go will not take tho shorte?t route, but will go from here to New York In a car and then bo sent around Cape Horn and up the Pacific to its des tination. i The last Federal mmmm noted tV, 000,000 work era. ^ In England the animal coMmptlon of Soothers fruit amoonta to fifteen ponnda per head. In Germany It aver age* not quite three pounds per head* ? ( Jane Cheesman. aged ninety-nine, iv bo died recently in Someraet, Eng land, had never spent a night out of the cottage In vbk'li she was born and died. ^ Football and many other outdoor fames are played by the blind, certain changes being nmde ho that in each game the sense of bearing takes tho place of sight. _ Sv , # The average pasengers haul on steam railways has Incrrused from twenty three to twcnty-scviy) miles since elec trical lines hsvc been competing for suburban business. India was in p<wsfRjlon of a steel Wcrot once, which is lost now. Thi? wuh tbc inlaying with gold of steel blades in such a tnuiiner tbat the strength of tbc bind" was not impaired nor Its temper spoiitHl. ^ 'Australia bus no orphan asylums. Every child who is not supported by parents becomes a ward of the State and is paid a pension for suppo.i and placed in a private family, where board and clothes are provided until tbc fourteenth birthday. Chinese styles come up from the south, Shanghai being the Taris that sets the fashions for all people save the court Manchus. Just now the Worth and Douect of Shanghai have trimmed the baggy, loose-sleeved Chi nese coat down to the scantiest lines. The months of the greatest tornado frequency in the United States, a* shown by the reports of lieutenant John Finley, of the United States Sig nal Corps, are Ma?. April, June and July, in the order nnined. The hours of greatest frequency during the day are from 3.30 to r> p. ni., just after the hottest part of the day, when warm ascending air currents are most liable to meet cooler dec-ending ones. Cats, large and small, make the most careful toilet of any class of animals, excepting some of the opossums. The Hons and tigers wash themselves iu exactly the same manner as the cat. wetting the dark, rubber-like ball of the fore foot and inner toe and passing it over the face and behind the ears. The foot is thus at the same time k face sponge und brush, and the rough tongue combs the rest of the body. ... MEDICATED VEGETABLES.' How SB Exccu or Any MaJIrlnal Sub. Itasca Mmy B? Stimulated. Will the doctor of the future, instead of prescribing some unpleasant drug, order a course of medicated vegeta bles? This may be the result of the present attempts to cultivate plants containing abnormal quantities of cer tain medicinal substances. It is well known that the amount of any charac* teristic element in a plant varies with its richness in the soil, and it is also known that the assimilation of mineral elements of the body Is much more readily accomplished when these are partaken in the form of food, in the past. If the body needed an excess of Iron, it has been supplied by tinctures taken through glass tubes. The mod ern idea is to supply this want by such vegetables as medicated spinach. Ex periments with plants grown in soil enriched by hydrate of iron proved that they contained a much larger percent age of iron than those grown in nat ural soil. This opens a whole vista of Interesting possibilities. The iron, the potash, the manganese, the nitrogen needed by the system can be supplied more effectively through vegetable* than through medicines. Already many vegetables are known to have curative properties. Celery is generally held to be good for rheumatism and nervous disorders; lettuce for insomnia; pea nuts for Indigestion: onions for liver complaints; carrots for scurvy; toma toes for the liver; blackberries for diar rhea and apples for nervous dyspepsia and rheumatism. Certified milk, with Its stated proportion of fat, sugar and solids, would have seemed Improbable some years ago. Will the future see certified vegetables? ? American Gar dening. Hiring Maid*. Mrs. Black, with a family of eight, could keep a cook, but Mrs. Green, who paid the same wages and whose family, numbered only two. experienced the greatest difficulty in persuading one to stay with her. Mrs. Green was trou bled about It, ami naturally sought suggestions wherever she could get them. One day the two women hap pened to meet at a newsdealer's stand. "I'm buying," explained Mrs. Black, "a Swedish newspaper for my cook. She likes to read, and t take one home to her occasionally." "Why!" exclaimed Mrs. Green, "I wonder If that's the reason you're so successful In keeping a girl. I've al ways wanted to know the secret." "I'osslbly It's one of the reasons," admitted Mrs. Black. "I'm going to try it myself," an nounced Mrs. Green, promptly taking a copy of the same paper. A week later the two women met again near an agency, where Mrs. Green was looking for ri new cook. "Well," said Mrs. Black, smiling, "how did the newspaper scheme work ?" "It didn't work at all," confessed Mrs. Green. "I bought a Swedish paper and the girl was a Finn."?* Youth's Companion. Carton* Tree of In Tibet there Is a most curious tree, known as the tree of the thousand images. Its leaves are covered with well-defined characters of the Tibetan alphabet. It takes three nations to make th? liest gloves? Spain to produce the kid, France to cut It out, and Eoglaud to ?ew It togetbtf*