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A COMPARISON. LOOK AT HOME. WhyJDecry Russia for Conditions that Exist in This Country. ? A Riot In St. Petersburg Is No Better or Worse than a Riot in the City of Chicago. We have Had More Presidents Assassinated than Russian Czars. As we pass through life many things happen which we do not appear to sec -things that are important and which allect nations. Tbeu, we only too often fail tu see ourselves as others Bee us, add to that that we are liable to get into grooves and wear them so deep that we cannot see from their bottom what is going on around us. It has been and is the custom in the United States to damn Russia for every thiDg without rhyme or reason at times; and to magnify many times every happening there that tends to Injure Russia, be the happening small or large. We have had a magnificent oppor tunity to witness that spirit in what the press and people have to say about the war between Japan and ltussia, and every little labor trouble that the wires have called to our attention. I am not setting myself up as an apologist for thc government of Rus sia, nor as a defender of Its people; neither do 1 Intend to cousure either. My r-,lm is to simply poi.it a moral by a little comp;iris:>n between that coun try and the United Slates. Every strike and every row lu Rus sia ls at once heralded to the outside world as a rising of the people for the purpese of overthrowing its govern ment. Tito cruelty of the govern ment is no doubt greatly magnified in alike manner. The ruler of Russia is pictured as standing in hourly fear of assassination; and every time an otlleial ls assasslnatt (1, it ia put down as au attempt to overthrow the gov ernment, lt has about reached that point where thinking people put tittie faith In those accounts. in order to become fair judges we must see ourselves as we are. Then we will ba lu a position to judge Rus sia. It must be remembered that there are bad men in every country-mun who are not happy unless they are creating strife, anarchists, commun ists, socialists and other brands. We have a wry large number of that kin;' of people with us. and Russia seems to have her full share. There ls no doubt about t! ;>.t.. We must recollect that we have lost more pr?sidents than Russia has lost rulers by assassination. We have continual strikes and riots with bloodshed justas Russia has, bur thc methods of the strikers or rioter are somewhat di it?rent. President Lincoln was assassinated; ani (io were Presidents Garfield and McKinley; and tho person of Pro i dent Roosevelt has to bo watched at.d guarded by trained secret .service men all the time to prot ect bim against the very dasi that. In Russia set ks t he life of Nicholas. Does all pl that mean that the piopl^ bf llussia as well as those of the United States are op pressed by the head of those govern ments? Are we to understand that bloody strikes and the BS as (nation of our presidents ate cons piracies against our government any more tbau the same happenings In Russia should be so styled? We must apply thc same rule in 1) >th countries. We Lave in the United States al most continual strikes and labor trou bles; so bas Russia. The amount to riots here as well as iii R ls.-.in, why not give them the same classification in both count-?es? They ar;-; too well known herc lo require a Hst of thc m with the particulars in each c.i>e Hut I will cailattcution to tue strikes when Presid? nt Cleveland bad to send United Slates tro 'ps to quell them, and one that is now in progress in tim city of Chicago, tho teamsters' strike. Am< pg other things the pa pers convey thc information that tho citizens of U.liergo asked for Btat? tioops to quell the rioting; drivers of wagons had to go armedd with armed policemen accompanying thom. On May 4th more than half a bucdr cl were hurt in all day rioting; o.i May 6th it was said that thc troops would be ordered out as the number of st rik era was Increasing and the public peace threatened; on the same day murderous assau is were made on the negroes who had l> en brought into the city to take th? places of the striking teamsters; on May 10th, while President Ri oscvelt was in I ic city, the rioting continued ? mos: tn lils very prexei ce; and on May l "> h thestrlkeis, the press informs us, bad poisoned some of ilia horses. No man can tell where lt will end. If these ihli gs had happened io Russia what an outcry would have been raised by the press and people of this BUppOa elly free country of ours! Before condemning llussia in that way, magnifying every event many, many times, had wc not better throw aside some of our prejudices and climb cut of our old and d^op ruts, ariel take a cairn survey of home af fairs? it seems that the people of Russia have not as much supposed freedom as wo ate supposed to have; but, we do not enjoy tho same tranquil ly that the piop'u of K igland do. Of the three governments, that of Eng land, to jillie by results is thc ho.t - at least, so far as assassinations, strikes and riots wllii bloodshed are concerned. Russia lias many pro", inns to con front and so havo wc. They are seri ous ones, too. Just, now we have con fronting us several dangers, and among them may be mentioned the great and Increasing power of our money barons and lords; the increas ing number of violence of labor riots, the two foregoing h irg styled a con ti let between labor and capital; the proper regulation of the g i vern m mts of our large cities; the ll (Oking to this country bf ali classes of European im migrants Including anarchists, com munists, socialists and the like; thc groat strides that aro being made lo wan! a centran?, d government, all democratic principles b lng crushed in the rush, and last but not least, the race problem. Taking every thing into considera tion and ?(Oking at th ! matter from a dispassionate standpoint, it seems to me that wc have no room to complain of Russia so bit'oi ly and to damn her for everything when wo are In a great measure in the same boat with her. As stated wc must give like events In both countries the same interpreta* Mon, and then draw our conclusion. From long standing prejudice, we seo the mote in the aye of the Busslan government, but fail to see the beam in the eye of our own government and people. I write this not for the purpose, as Btated, of defending Russia, but for the purpose of calling attention to home?matters. It is often the best way In willoh to force a truth home. I de sire to turn the light on matters of a serious nature at borne. . We hav enough here to keep us busy withor crossing thc Atlantic to dictate to other people, and to interfero with their home affairs. WILLIAM P. CALHOUN. FARMERS NOT COMPELLED. To Answer tho Questions ot Agents as to Acorago. A dispatch from Washington to thc Atlanta Constitution says advices received indicate that in some parts of the south the opinion prevails that the last congress passed a law compel ling cotton planters to report, on de mand from agents of the census bu reau, their acreage, condition, number of bales ginned, etc. This if? not the case. The only legislation affecting cotton statistics enacted by the fifty eighth congress was the following Joint resolution Introduced by Representa tive Rurlcsou, of Texas, and finally passed as a part of the bill providing for thc collection of marriage and di vorce statistics: "He it resolved, etc., That the di rector of the census be, and he is here by authorized and direoted to collect and publish ou tbe same dates and ab the same time he makes publication of the ginncrs' reports of cotton produc tion, statistics of the consumption of cotton, the surplus of cotton held by the manufacturers and the amount of c ittou exported, thc statistics to be summarized as of September 1 of each year, so as to show the cotton produc tion and cODsumption of the preceding year." lt ls obviously to tho interest of thc farmers to know something de finite as to thc amount of cotton con sumed, exported and on hand, and the statistics which will be published as a result of the passage of Mr. liurleson's resolution will bring out the facts. It seems impossible to convince the plant ers of the South that it is equally to their interests to have accurate state ments as to acreage, condition and production issued by the government, despite tho weight of the evidence in that direction. The census bureau had a considerable amount 01 trouble laso season with ginners who refused to make reports for use tn the six gin ning bulletins issued during the fall, winter and spring, and yet the facts tend to show that conditions would have been materialy Improved had ibis information been freely given by all ginners. lt ls argued that such in formation gives the speculator a club wherewith to hammer down prices, but., if this be the case, lt should be obvious that in the event of a short crop the farmers would b? given a lever wherewith to push the prices up. In the opinion of experts here lt ls diffi cult to see how any legitimate Interest CLIO be harmed by having the exact facts made public. Bank lor Holly Hill. The Hank of Holly Hill was organ ized Thursday with a capital stock of $15,000. The following are the board of directors: n. W. R mme, A. F. Joyner, W. L. DeHay, O. C. Williams, Itobest Lide, A- Ii. Bannett, Dr. J. L. B. Gilmore. Officers: n. W. Rhame, president; A. F. Joyner, cashier; Moss & Lyda, solicit?is. Messrs. H. W. l?bame, A. Ii. Bennett and A. F. Joy ner were appointed by the directors a building committee, with authority to maKe contracts fur the erection of a suitable brick building for the bank. I J is expected that the band will be ready for business by September 1. Drowned O ir tbe island. Tho Charleston Post says J. Amos Kelly, a painter employed on the Isle of Palms by Contractor II. D. Sohua cher, was drowned Wednesday after noon oil' the island. Ile left the beach in a boat, which was over turned by the waves In sight of the shore, and the unfortunate painter sunk without the possibility of help ht lng rendered him. His body has not yet been recovered. Kelly with his wife and child lived in the rear of Mr. .John D. Cappelmann's residence, 200 Rutledge avenue. He was a man of kindly disposition and of good character. Wint limp Commencement. Invitations have been sent out for the annual commencement exercise, of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College at Rock Hill, on June 4, 5s and 0. Fifty young women will re eeive their degrees. On Sunday morning, June 4, the sermon will be dollvered before the Young Women's Christian Association, and at night Rev. E. W. Smith, of Greensboro, N. C., will preach tho bacalaureate ser in n. On Monday the j jinl celebra tion of t!ie literary societies and an inspection Qf the buildings and de partments will take place. On Tune t?, the .schedule provides for the alumnae reunion, address to the alumnae by Hon. E. D. Smith, of Sumter. ''Daisy Chain Procession," u <ir< s to the graduating class by Hon. M. K. Ansel, of Greenville, and the award of diplomas and certm eales. Slil|> Kiwi Crew Lost. The Chilean croser Presidente Pin to has foundered lo the Gulf of Ancud, north of the Island of Chlloe, off the southern part of the coast of Chile. According to one report, ber com mander, Capt. Whitesldes committed suicide in despair. Another version s ivs he was drowned. The presidente Pluto carried a crew of 171 otlicjis and men. She was built in France in 1802, and was constructed of steel, with copper sheathing. Ilerspeed was about IO knots, s'he was 2i>8 feet 1 mg and her armament consisted of four ii Inch guns, two 5 inch guns, and ten small rapid-fire guns. She had t!.reo torped I tobi's. Portrait ol Timmel. The Columbia Record says: "The gift, of a portrait of Tlmrod to the oily hy Hon. W. A*. Courtenay was m ist kindly and thoughtful and was highly appreciated, this city having n thc home of the poet. Captain Courtenay has done more In preserv Ing and perpetuating the writings of Tlmrod than any other man, having p i. onally c llccted and published one or nv.re editions of his poems. Thc portrait will be hung in the library, willoh has been renamed In honor of Tim rod." SOUTH Carolina will have open bar rooms again in less than ten years. The SO called prohibitionists will then seo how easily the whiskey element in the State fooled them. CHECK CRIME By Training the Children to be Truthful and Honest. A. Very Readable Article on the Sub- ' joot Which We Clip From tho New York American. As long as the world shall continue to exist, as long as it shall be Inhabi ted by human beings, we shall con tinue to have criminals, just <? we have albinos, or men with six bogers -that is to Bay, we shall still have born crimin?is, men in whom a cruel fate hos sown the seed of cruelty, and whose way of reasoning ls different from that of normal people, and who are doomed from the day of their birth to commit crimes. There is no thera py against this inherited disease. The only things one could do would be to kill them or to place them in institu tions where they could not do wrong. But besides these born criminals, whose number is only between 30 and 40 per cent, of all criminals, and who commit crimes because of inherited or acquired tendencies which latter may be developed by diseases such as tvpbus or lntlammation of the brain, thore are others far more numerous- habitual criminals, or criminals who err because they are unable to withstand a sudden temptation of an outburst ot passion, and these we can redeem and bring back to the right road. First of all, we can direct and guide the abandoned children, the orphans, the sick and mischievous children. These are the ones who most often go astray, who are driven to crime from hunger and neglect. While they ar still young, while their evil tendencies have not yet grown beyond con ti ol, lt ls possible to exterminate these evil Instincts. For this reason there are fewer youthful criminals in the cltlts of London and Geneva, where there are numerous institutions of correc tion for children. To-day all civilized countries have begun to see the importance of taking hold of the children and more is being done thau any one bau dreamed of a few years ago-the States have male education compulsory, and humanitar ians "have founded institutes which look after the welfare of children out side of school hours-while thc parents are working in the factories-and en deavor to keep them out of evil com pany and away from the streets. A wonderful institution which de serves to be C'ipil d . very where is that conducted by Mr. Barnardo, in London, who surely has saved many th u>ands from misery and crime, for tb ls the greatest of all modern philanthropists takes special care of the poorest of the poor, the fions of drunkards, of con victs and the abandoned and orphan ed children. The tendencies and inclinations of each child are carefully studied aud work is given it in accordance with its ability. But Mr, Barnardo does even more, and here is where his instltu tions are superior to all others. As the children who are under bis care nearly all come from degenerate par ents and more than others are apt to give way to temptation, he tries todo his utmost to keep them away from evil ii,lluences. For this reason he has employment e dices everywhere and sends his wards to Canada, to Cape Colony and to Australia, to places in the country, where quiet rural life may make them useful and honorable citizens. Mr. Barnardo keeps an eye upon each and every one of his wards through their whedc life and never loses sight of them, and statistics show that in spite of the. evil tendencies many of them must have inherited only two teeiths of one per cent of them have gone astray-in only two cases of every thousand has his wonderful system of education failed. lt is exceedingly Important to teach the children to detest alchol, for alco hoi is at tho bottom of more crimes than any thing else-tirst because the use of it develops all evil tendencies; second, because many crimes are com mitted while under the inlluence of liquor, and, third, because the saloon is nearly always the meeting place of criminals, where they lay their plans and gather to devide their spoils. If alcohol could be taken out of the world the most brutal and cruel forms of crime would cease, and the drink evil is per se as Important a problem as the problem of how to prevent crime. But there are many other things which must be done to prevent crime. The social inequality, the great difference between the very rich and the very poor, must disappear, and laws must be changed to effect this. In Australia, which is tar ahead of all other countries in regard to social conditions, crimes have decreased sur prisingly. The eight-hour working day, the arbitration of all labor ques ttons and difficulties, the high wages and the disappearance of the very poor class have practically wiped out cer tain kinds of crime, and whatever crimes arc committed are either com mltted during an outburst of passion or by born criminals. Itn-uch ol' 1'romlHO Suit. Damages aggregating a quarter of a million dollars as compensation for alleged breach of promise of marriage are asked by Mrs. Katherine Poillon iu a suit against W. Gould Brokaw, the millionaire clubman, which was begun in the supreme court In New York Wednesday. Kulnentcounsolt, scores of witnesses, many of them people of prominence from distant parts of tile country, and a packet containing more than 200. letters al leged by the plaintiff lo nave been written by Brokaw, will ligure in the case. The authenticity of the letters, upon which tho suit is largely based, is denied by Brok iw's counsel. Tliey Mum Go. The North Carolina supreme court has affirmed the decision 61 the lower court sustaining the act passed by the last legislature p-ohibitlng "bucket shops" and the practice of dealing in futures. The law makes lt a misdo mcanor to open a place where quota tions on futures are furnished or to buy or soil opt ions for future delivery when the actual delivery of thc goods is not contemplated. The . ffect of tile decision is to close up all branches >t cotton exchange bouses in that itate doing a future business. How They V?luo Them. Two cases were disposed of in a New Jerey court lait Saturday. In jneoftbema man was convicted of iteallng a horse. He was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary, in the other a man was convicted of sriminal assault upon a woman. Ile was sentenced to eighteen months In |all. From this it would seem that New Jersey values a horse muoli hlgli ir than a woman. LET US BE F AIE. A Word In Oelcnao of the Ju? y that Tried the Bookhart Cane. The Ti moa and Democrat says'that ID disoasslng the acquittal at Or angeburg of the men charged with the ly nctiiug of Keitt Bookhardt the Salu da Standard falls into several errors, which we desire to correct. The Stand ard says "it seems moraily sure that some of these men were guilty, if not, all; but there had .been hard work among the jurymen, and then,. you know, there is a sentiment among some people that it ls no harm to kill a nigger." As to the Innocence or guilt of the five men tried and acquit ted, we have nothing to say, except that there was strong testimony for and against them which left at least a part of the jury in doubt as to their guilt, which doubt was dissolved in favor of the accused. The charge that hard work was done among the jury men is all nonsence. There could be no ' 'hard work done among the jurymen" after they were drawn to try the oase, as Judgo Dantzler kept them together under charge of a constable from the time they were drawn until the case was ended. Nor could there be any "hard work done among the jurymen" before they were drawn, as many of them were not on the jury panel when the case was called, and were drawn after the prisoners were put on trial. So much for the Jury Axing yarn. The Standard goes on to say that the worst feature of this case is that which led up to the killing. According to ru mors then current, some of these white men had been altogether too familiar with the negroe's sister. He remon strated, and in the 'fuss' raised by his remonstration he got locked up and fined 85, while the white men went home to tell Hes to their wives. That night the negro, Keltt Bookhard, was taken from thc calaboose, terribly la cerated with knives and sunk in deep water with heavy Iron bound to bim. And then somebody's poor, long Bull ering, faithful wife was fored to go on the witness stand and swear to save a husband who bad undoubtedly been devoting a large part of his attention to the 'colored girl,' when the wife should have receivoJ all his affection." Not a wjrd of such evidence as the Standard mentions was brought out on the trial, whatever tile rumors may have been before. We heard the same rumor some time before the trial, but as lb was not brought out during the trial, we came to the conclusion that lt was a fairy story and dismissed it Since the trial we have heard another ru mor that is being whispered around, to the effect that it was Bcokbardt's intimacy with a white woman that caused lits untimely taking off. We do not believe that any woman had anything Lo do with the brutal mur der of Ilookhardt, but If a woman was mixed up In it we are rata?r Inclined to believe that it was a white and not a negro woman. In the; trial thc State failed to prove a motive for the murder of Bookhardt by. the men charged with his murder, and we do nob think that the Standard should use a mere rumor in making out a case against them In preference to the evidence adduced on the stand. In discussing the case we have no right to go behind the\ evidence brought cut at the trial. Every jury man that was on the jury swb: ."to try the accused "according to C evi dence," but tho Stand p?, ^ JU think the jury should have trUm them "according to the rumors''1 that were being whispered around. We have no objection to the Standard or any other paper discussing the case, but the dis cussion should ba conducted honestly and fairly. Tho CJ*i Ih.ld Report. Some of Mr. Gar?eld's friends are defending his beef trust report. They point out that that report showed that profits on the capitalization ran as high as eighteen to twenty percent in the case of one company. They also say that Mr. Garfield's critics "seized upjn the 2 per cent and ninety-nine cents per head ligures ' alone and derided the suggestion that, the packers were making so little money. The fact that the 2 per cent, protit ls a protit on gross sale?, not on capital invested, and that it means that the packers are making imrxense sums annually, was apparently lost sight Of." Mr. Gar?eld's friends now point out that "the report says that while the prolib on dressed beef was ninety-nine cents a head, the pro?ts on the by- products brought the pro?t per head to 31.50; and when lt is con sidered that the packers handle mill ions of cattle each year the volume of their earnings is apparent." But even $1.50 per head is at wide vari ance with the figures presented by Cuthbert Powell, who for more than twenty-five years has been commercial editor of the Kansas City Journal. Mr. Powell's statement has been given wide publicity. It showed that the average net protit to the packers is ST.41 per head. Mr. Powell conclud ed bia statement lu these words: "Ap ply the average profit of $7.ll on cat tle, 20 cents on begs, 50 cents on sheep and 50 cents on calves, to thc total number of head killed in a year by the 'combine* packing houses, gives a total profit of $47,727,412. Figuring upon their total capitaliza tion, undoubtedly heavily watered, of 8110,500,000, we have 43 per cent, which is ten times what shah money would produce if loaned In large blocks upon the open market. Besides this, thc trust is heavily Interested in the stock yards at Kansas City and Chica go and owns outright stock yards at numerous other cities, together with private car lines, the pro?ts from which are undoubtedly large." Killed hy lMnymnto. A dispatch from Marlon to The State bays Miss Clinnie, the 13-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Smith, was accidentally shot In the breast with a shotgun at 6 o'clock Friday afternoon. She with several other children, some of whom had the gun, wero playing on tho lawn at the home of Dr. E. B. Utlev, when the accident occurred There are vary ing rumors as to which one of the children had thc gun, when the shot was lired, and your correspondent could not ascertain definitely, but it Is-thought to have been Herbert Cris pin!, Bon of Mr. II. Crispin!, who re cently move there from New York. The' child died from the wouud at D.30 o'clock Friday night. She was a bright and popular little girl, and there are expressions of grief and lympathy for the family to be heard ju all sides. Ono ol "Two JohnH" Dead. John Stewart Crossy, known throughout the theatrical world as J. D. Stewart, one of the "Two Johns," ,1)0 famous f it men of the stage, ls lead at the age of 71 years. He waa jorn at Dublin. FEARFUL MORTALITY AmooK the General OOlcors -Killed \ In Our Great War. The Army and Navy Journal says from the archives of the Confederacy on deposit in the war department the military secretary, Major Gen. Ains worth, has brdught to light some in teresting data concerning the com manders of the Confederate forces in the field in the fateful days of 1801-65. Deducting eleven names of officers who did not qualify for one reason or another, we have in thiB list 416 gen erals, and the records given show that of these 74 were killed or mortally wounded in action, or 18 per cent. This is a very striking showing when we recall the almost entire im munity of the Russian and Japanese armies fighting in Manohurla from fatal casualties to general officers. We recall but one who has been reported killed In battle in the far East, and if there are others they must be ver> few; whereas the percentage of casual ties among the general officers of the Confederacy are far in excess of the percentage of casualties among the rank and file of the Russiau and Japa nese ano ii s as given by Gen. Bliss, who has the best of facilities for learning the facts. No less than 23 general officei3 of the Confederacy were killed in battle during the ll months of campaigning, and the 8 months of lighting commencing with Grant's battle of the Wilderuees and ending with Appomattox. Ten briga dier generals of thc Union army were also killed during this campaign, be sides 12 colonels commanding bri gades, 6 of them at Cold Harbor alone. At Franklin 7 Confederate generals were killed, and during Sher man's campaign 5, the Union army losing 3. At Gettysburg 5 Confeder ate and 5 Union generals were killed, 10 in all, besides 3 Union colonels commanding brigades. At Fredcrlcks burg 2, Union, and 2 Confederate gen erals were killed. In all, the Union army lost in killed or mortally wound ed 50 general officers, 23 brevet briga dier generals and 34 colonels com manding brigades. Taking the proportion as one killed to 4.52 wouuded, this would Indicate that 407 Confederate generals were killed or wounded out of a total of 415. Probably, however, the gen irai officers were the selected viotimp of the sharp shooters, who shot to kill. In one regiment of the civil war, sub jected to the ordinary casualties of battle, the 1st Minnesota at Gettys burg, 28 per cent of those engaged were killed and 82 percent were killed and wounded. In forty-two ocher regiments the percentage of killed in di deren t battles was 18 or more. The ratio of killed to wounded in 50 bat tles of the civil war was 1 to 4.8, vary ing between 1 to 3 at Williamsburg and 1 to 6.7 at Arkansas Pest. The average among the regular troops was 1 to 4.52._ HAMPTON'S THREAT Caused Sherman to Quit Shooting Confederate Prlaoncm. To the Editor of The Sunday News: I read with much interest the com munication in the last inimU. of The Sunday News, signed by my old friend, B. Frank Ford, who I hope will par don me for making a few minor cor rections in regard to the shooting ot Miller. Instead of twenty or so hav lng been called out to draw, there were one hundred and fifty, as told me next day by one of the guard. Ile also said the number agreed upon was thirty-live, and Miller drew that num ber, but said it was his opinion that the drawing was a sham, as it was supposed that Miller was the one who shot the man; though he, the guard, did not think so, but thought it wae done by one of Wheeler's men; for they had all sworn never to take a forager (better known as bummer) prieoner. After being the one selected to be shot Miller was taken across the dead line with one of the prisoners, and told the prisoner he did not mind it, only he had nine daughtors dependent on him for support and regretted to leave them thus. A young Texan, I have forgotten his name, offered to take Miller's place when he heard this, but Gen. Blair refused it, saying it was not legal. Miller was shot about twelve miles from C.ieraw, lu Chesterfield district, as then called, and, as well as I re member, buried on the side of the road leading from Cheraw to Camden. Tho grave was pointed out to me the next morning as we passed. At Fayetteville, N. C., we were formed in Une again, for thc purpose of drawing for our lives. Ten were to be shot, but justas tho officer stepped to the first man for him to draw a courier eame post haste on horseback and handed him a paper. After read ing lt we were marched back in the "Bull Pen" without drawing. At tirsc opportunity 1 asked one of the guard what was up, when he told me that Hampton had put Sherman on notice that two commissioned officers or eleven pr! vates would be shot for every one of our men shot by Sherman's or ders, in retalatiou for "bummers" killed; so this nut a stop to the whole thing, and relieved us of the dread that was hanging over us continually; for Wheeler's men continued shoot ing "bummers" regardless of Sher man's orders. I could write you more of the atrocities perpetrated on those that were so unfortunate to be prisoners with Blair's corps, the 17tb, but, I fear I lia ve already taken up too much of your valuable space. A. BASCOM Cumnor, Co D, 2d S. C. Bat., S. C. V. T. Jesup, Ga., May 20, 1905. A Queer Hilt. At Pittsburg, Pa., John Bortges, a constable having done some slight favor for Anton Lutz, a brewer, and having refused cash payment, received an order for 1,000,000 glasses of beer. The. order is not transferable, nor can Bertges collect in bulk, tho agreement being that lie shall eal! at tho differ ent breweries controlled by Lutz as he becomes thirsty anddrluk the beer an the premises. Bertges spent most jf one oay seeing if the order was iood. It was. Then he did a little liguring, and ls now sorry that life is io short. His ligures show that, drinking fourteen glasses a day, Sun lay Included, it would take him 208 years to get rid of the little present made to him by the brewer. IIOIIIII'H Knlnl Work. At Baku, Caucasia, the governor of Malm, Prince Nakachld/.e, was assas dnated by a b>mb which was thrown it his carriage. The lieutenant ac companying tlic governor and a ny lander wore also killed, and the ?oaohman is believed to bo fatally in ured. THE EQUITABLE ROW The South Carolina Policy Holders Meet in Columbia. Governor D. O. Hey ward Elected as President of the Boolty. The Resolutions Adopted. Tho Columbia Record says the meet lng of the policy holders o? the Equi table Life lusuranoe company held in Columbia on Thursday was one of the most Interesting gatherings ever held in this State. There were present men with policies ranging from 8150, 000 to men with policies of 81,000, and the meeting, was In perfeot har mony. The primary object of tbe meeting was to discuss the recent dif ferences in the board of directors, and the polioy holders got down to busi ness at once. There were about 100 present and proxies for about 500 more. The officers elected and the resolutions adopted follow: D. C. Hoy ward, president. J. L. Coker, vice president. August Kuhn, secretary. Executive Committee-First dis trict, A. T. Smythe and T. M. Morde oai, Charleston; Second district, J. C. Sheppard, Edgetield; Third distrlot, J. Fred Brown, Anderson; Fourth dis trict, Wm. E. Beattie, Greenville; Fifth distrlot, T. K. Elliott, Winns boro; Sixth district, D. D. McColl, Bennettsvllle; Seventh district, J. L. Mlmnau.;h, Columbia. The resolu tions are as follows: Resolved, That the president of this society be requested and author ized to apply officially to the presi dent of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States for a list of the policy holders in the Equitable Life Assurance society in South Caro lina, with tbeir poBtoffice addresses and amounts. Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting cf policy holders of the Equi table Life Assurance society of the United States, living in South Caroli na, that in any scheme for mutuallza tion and In any eleotlon of new trus tees or directors for such society that representation be given to this secMon of the country, inasmuch PJ? a very large portion of the "entire outstand lng policies of the society are held In the South, and this section is now without any direct representation in the board. Resolved, further, That this meet ing of policy holders desires to place upon record their confidence in the stability and solvency of the Equita ble Life Assurance scciet? of the United States. And the policy hold ers should not be deterred by any thing that has happened from con tin uing to keep alive their policies by paying their premiums thereon as they severally become due. R?solved, further, That this meet lng of policy holders of the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States express their sincere and hearty wish that the present difficul ties existing in the management of the society should bo speedily and amicably adjusted without resort to any further litigation-and that such plan will be adopted to secure harmony and a satisfactory solution of the present difficulties as will tend to con tinue the prosperous condition of the society and increase the same. Died ? Pauper. . _ Edward W. Mitohell died recently In Chicago and the members of the Chicago board of trade made up a fund to bury him. A writer in the New York American says Mitchell died a pauper; he was once a great man. Where the names of Gates, Morgan, Armour and other stock plungers and market plungers are now printed Mitchell's name was printed thirty years ago. Mitchell was a big grain operator in Chicago when Fisk and Gould were pillos up money in railroads in New York. In 1868 he 'cornered' the wheat market In Chicago. Ile had a oompany of fel low conspirators against consumers. They shot the prices sky-high. Mit chell made a million or more. Then he went into the market as a bigger plunger. Ile was betrayed and sold out and found himself penniless That was tlilrty-?ve years ago. Mitchell for ten years sought to regain his fortune, but he was outclassed by keener minded m?n. Then he be came a piuper. And every man that has tried to 'corner' a food product has died poor. There is a retribution for food gamblers. It does not seem to follow stock gamblers. The same evil fortune may yet overtake 'those conservative business men' who, through the infamous meat trust, are robbing the people of the United States. What a warning the lives of such men as Mitchell should be to our young men whose main desire ls to get rich regardless of the means used to attain their ends. At one time he was a million dollar specula tor but today he tills a pauper's grave. What an object lesson such a life affords. _ The im/.nchH Anti-Toxin. The Atlanta Journal says the anti toxin for laziness is more than a joke. It ls a genuine product of science. Tiie discovery is based upon the theory that physical exhaustion ls the result of a poison In the tissues caused by strain. To use a mechanical figure: The furance tires of tho body are forced and fanned into tremendous heat, lu the combustion of the fuel the grates are clogged with cinders These cinders leftover in the tissues are poison. The poison is counter acted by the counter poison-the anti toxin. The real value of the discov ery, doubtless, ls to be found in its ability to counteract nervous exhaus tion and to strengthen convalescents. But thc imagination applies it to many things. The college athlete whose veins are Infused with the stuff ought to beat his competitor, and tims the hypodermic syringe must be added to the gymuaslum. The golf and the tennis and the basket ball player will also want the decoction. And every fan will want to see his team inoculated. Dope may win the pennant. And who will bet on the races so long as he is Ignorant of how much each luirse has been syringed? Yet, the pace of civilization Is rapid enough now. Is the wight who goes unduped to fall behind thc procession? Ho Fooled Thom. A report comes from Charleston that many people on .lames Island have been taken In by a seller of soap, wlilch they paid for and never re ceived. The inducements of attract ive presents, to be secured with large pinchases, brought in many orders ind the agent reaped a harvest at the rate of 88 per box. The seller has de parted for parts unknown and it may oe well for other communities to be in their guard if the soap seller and prize distributor should pu j in bis ap pearance In their neighborhood. machinery Supply H WE SELL V Headquarters for EVERYTHING J AU kinds of Injectors, Lubricators, Supplies for Saw Mills, Oil Mills and Large stock of Well Pumps and Cyil COLUMBIA SI Columbia, &. O. The ma? 1320 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 16) Oolu se ottd. ???.?.??.????.?.aoavaosei? I THE GUINARD COIvUMD Manufacturers Brick, Fire Proof Flue linings and Drain Tile. Pn or millions. Popular Excursions V Tile Southern Railway will sell rou; for special occasion: Tuskagf-e, Ala.-Commencement e st it ute May 21-25, 1905. Rate, one and round trip from all points. Niagara Falls, ?. Y.-Ancient Ara Council .June 20-23, 1905. Rate one fa points. Toronto, Or t.-Account Intcrnatic 20-27, WO",. Rate on certificate plan. liol Springs, Va.-Annual Convent elation and American Hardware Mfg. ? first cla_s fare plus 25 c's. for rouLd trip Calhoun, S. C., south Carolina Stati 1905. Rate one first class faie p us 25 c South Carolina. A th. ns, Ga.-Summer School, June class faie plus 25 cents for round trip. Kl oxvllle. Tenn.-Summer School fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Nashville, Tenn.-Pi abody Summe tute .1 une 1-Ith-August Util, 1905. Rate Asheville, N. C.-A? nual Conf?rent 9th-25th, 2905, rate one faie plus 25 cen Asheville, N. C.-Confer? nee of Ye June 25th-Jul 2nd, 1905 Rate on?> far Denver, Col.-Account Internation; very low, and will be given on applicate Asbury Park, N. J.-Account Natic low and given on application. Baltimore, Md.-Account United ? tional Convention, July 5th-10th. Ral round trip. Butralo, N. Y.-Annual meeting G Rate one first-class fare plus SI 00 for ro Toronto, Ont.-Ace unt Internatio 20th 27th, 1905. Rate one fare plus 50c Carolina. T'ckets or sale .lune 19. 20, .] sion of final limit can be obtained hyde] upon payment of fee of $1.00 Southern Illilwa 1 can offer many ol mation consult any ticket agent, or, R. NA, Division Pf ss WEATHER ANO CROPS. Cotton Stands Good, But Numerous Bad Reports Aro .liado. The following report as to the con dition of the crops h=is been issued by Section Director Bauer: The tirst of the week ending Mon day, May 22, was warm, the la part very codi, especially the nights. There were local high winds accom panying thunderstorms on the lG.h that did some damage to fruit trees. The latter part of tho week was fair with sunshine in excess of the normal amount. There were general rains on the Killi, heavy in places, and occasional showers in the eastern counties on tuc 17th, after which the ground dried rapidly. Cultivation of field crops made rapid progress during the lat ter part ot the week. There is still widespread complaint of grassy delds, and a probability that some land, planted in cotton will have to be abandoned owing to the scarcity ot farm laborers. Labor ls scarce in all parts of the state. Cotton planting has been finished, and more than two-thirds bas been chopped, with chopping still in pro gress. Cultivation has been begun. Stands of cotton are generally good, though there are numerous reports of plants dying on gray lands in tbe western counties and on sandy lands in the eastern ones owing to too much rain and the recent cool nights. In some of the southeastern counties, some delds have been plowed up and replanted. Excessive rains and lack of cultivation caused the plants to turn red or yellow in many places, and the recent cool nights have checked its heretofore rapid growth. The first squares were noted on the 19th In Colleton county. The general condition of the cotton crop t? poor, though promising in a few localities. Corn is Butlering from want of cul tivation and ls turning yellow, but where cultivation has been practic able it Is in good condition. Stands are generally goal except on bottom lands where worms continue destruc tive. Thore is yet much corn to be planted on bittom lands, in the west ern half of the state. Tobacco is doing well. Rice plant ing ls delayed in the Georgetown dis trict by high tides. Tue week was fa vorable for truck and shipments of potatoes and beans were heavy. The strawberry season ls over. Wheat ls promising where not rusted or daln agrtd by the Hessian dy. Pall oats are tine, and Rprlng oats have improved rapidly. Oats are ripening In the eastern counties and some have been cut. Pastures are tine. Peaches are plentiful in the eastern cmntles, but are very scarce in the western ones. The first shipment of peaches was made this week. Apples are scarce and the trees continue to blight. Mel ons, gardens and other minor crops continue to do well. THU popularity of the negro in the large northern cities is being amply and strikingly demonstrated in Chica po just at this time. IIOaNMICniHIH Pianos Organs You want thc Best. We haye exactly what you want. Don't wait to feel exactly ready. We an make you able. Our prices are LOW-our terms are EASY. Write us at once for catalogues, prices and terms. Address MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE, COLUMBIA, S. C. I ouse for tbe State. VERYBODY, n MACHINFRY SUPJ'LLES. Pipe, Valves, Fittings. 1 any one in Machinery; business. Inders. Get ou*r price. JPPLYOO., abinery Supply Louse of the State I All Drug and Tobacco * 1 Habits, nstitute, of &. C rubia, B. 0. Confidential oorreapono ???.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.?a BRICK WORKS, IA, O. Terra Gotta Building Blocks, for spared to Hil orders for thousands ia. Southern Railway. nd trip tickets to the following points, xeroises of Normal and Industrial In one-third fate pius 25 cents for the bic Order of Mystic Shrine, Imperial re plus $1 00 for round trip from all mal Sunday School Association, June ion Southern Hardware Jobbers Asso i.ass'jei'M ion, June 0-u, 11)05, rate one i from all pr ins. a Summer School, J une 21st, July 29th, entS for round trip from all points in 27th July 28th, 1905. Rate one first , June 20t"u-July 28th, 1905, rate one r School. Vanderbilt Biblical Insti one fa-e pb s 25 cents for round trip. ;e V. M. C. A. a. d Y. W. C. A., Juna ts for round tiip. mug Peoples Missiona-y Association, e plus2"> cents for >ound trip. al Epworth League Convention, rate rn. mal Association, July 3-7. Ra*e very society Christian Endeavor Interna Le ene first class fare plus $1.00 for rand Lodge B. P. O. Elks, July 11-15, und trip. nal Sunday School Convention, June for round trip from all points in South ?2, 23d final limit June 30th. Exten pobiting ticket with^joint agent and Axer .attractive rates. For full iuf r HUNT, enger Agent, Onarhston, S. C. Expert Medical Advice=Free. Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, of Atlanta, Ga., the South's Most Reliable Specialist, Oilers to Give Medi cal Advice to Every Sufferer from Any -Disease Free of Carge-Be Sure to Write Him at Once and Take Advantage of This Offer. ts S ai g BOOK ON YOUR DISEASE .JNT FREE. If you uro allliclod with nay di soaso of a chronic nature, you should sit right down and writ?! this g cat specialist and tako avantage of thia special oiler to counsel and advise o rory Butterer without, cost. As Dr. Hathaway hss bad over a quarter century of exoorionc?_ in the tre-iiinont ol' thuso diseases, durlug *h'ch time ho lias ennui sjnio ol tho mist stubborn, deep seated COSOS ou record, you cm readily appreciate tbe value this offer will be to you. lie will also send you a very valuable book ou ymir dis URO, of which ho is tho author, which will explain to y li a groit many things you do not know. Your home doct.ir w mid charlo you anywhere front ?1.00 to $'2."i.00 for thu same service and aftor all you would not be bonoQtted, for tho reason that thoavorage doc tor is not competent to advise in those cases because to has not had tho necessary experi ence. Dr. Hathaway Ins boon, established in At lanta lor years und years, andaby houe;*, deal ings w ith everyone anti r:t\dor?Eg the X??? skilled medical service, he his built up tile largest practice in this country. His standing, both professionally, aad financially is of tho very highest,and you CHU lind no hotter medi cal aid or cd vice anywhere. His system of home trcatmo t is considered perfect in every i espoo t, which enables bim to treat tho utlliot ed at. their hoines, aid no matter with what di soaso you are iillliotod, h iw sovero it may be IT h iw many doctora have doclared it incura ble, writ? him and let him t-ill you just what ho can do for v?,u. Tho address is J. NEW TON HATHAWAY, Al. D.. 83 Inman Bldg., Atlanta, (la. A Proposition of Interest To all readers of this paper, who uill or write for treatment within the next 30 days I will cure them of the following diseases for ONE-HALF my usual charge: LOST MANHOOD, SYPHILIS (blood poison), GONO RHE, GLEET, STRICTURE, VARI COCELE, RUPTURE, CATARRH and all CHRONIC DISEASES, of both sexes. Diseases of women cured without operation. PILES cured under guarantee without the knife er any tying or burning operation. Consultations, Examination, Advice Free. T. S. HOI LEYMAN, M. D., THE SPECIALIST. Rooms 421 and 122 Leonard Building, Augusta, Ga. N. B. Catarrh of worst form cured ju lek h/athome. GUARAR / TKB , BY A BANK DEPOSIT Railroad Fare Paid. COU FRKH Courses Offared Board at Co? Writ? Quid . i.unr.iA.?i ADAM A BUSINESS COtLEGE.Macoa.0* $5,0001 LEARN TELEGRAPHY \nd H. lt, AGENCY-Wo also train joa for Hie U.S. SIGNAI. COUPS. School estab lished 17 yoars. Cheao board, low tuition, md Our Flan INSURES position. CaUitoftuo treo. GA. TELEGRAPH COLLEGE, j Senoia, Ga.