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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOF THEIR PROPER SUPPORT. Long Debate on the Oue.stion of Rvqulrln; or Only Authorizing the Support of tin > State Colleges. Columbia, Nov 19.?Special: Th< r^nvpntirm tndav finishea ud the ar ticle on education. The debate wa; promptly resumed yesterday morn ing. The pending auestion was or the motion of Col. Watson of Edge field, to substitute "may" for "shall' in the section providing for the main tenance of the University and Clem son College?the idea beicg to leav< the support of these institutions to th< will of the Legislature. Mr. Prince opened the debate in fa vor of the amendment. After a brie statement of the points in controversy he said: "I would write in the Consti tution after I provided this endow ment, that there should be no free tu ition that was not provided by bene ficiary funds. For the man who wil refuse to pay back the $-40 a year aftei he has gone out, has not the stuff of i man in him. You ought to take then and give them such training that tl ej would. If you can't, I am willing U write in the Constitution that anj man who won't pay back that loar fund in five years after he has gradu ated, shall b>e disfranchised in Soutl Carolina. If I could get the conven tion to accept my views and gran this $200,000, I am satisfied that in 1( years the people would call you bless ed. In 10 years that will be a $500,00( endowment fund. \Jf they don't lov< their college well enough to put theii hands in their pockets to build her up, then, for Goa's sake, quit talking about your love for your alma mater. We have given Wofrord $03,000 sinc< the war. How much have you given That was not collected by the preach ers as with a sheriff's warrant. This is voluntary contribution." MR. HCTSON. Mr. Hutson was the next speaker saying: We have no fight here witi denominational colleges. -My judg ment is that sectarian institutions art unwise. If I had a dozen sons, and * 1 "> ?* _ j 1 iney could gei uieir cuuuauuu hot, j would not send them to a denomina tional school. Dr. Thorn well, who has been quoted here very conspicuously, was opposec to sectarian colleges. We are not op posed to rectarian colleges, however they are an ornament to the State, but ] believe their friends make a misiak* when they bring them in comparison with the South Carolina college. * I take the ground that it is the dutj of the State to give the people highei education?and in doing so she is not striking at any of them?and provide for them the requisites of citizenship It is the duty of the State to see thai her sons are fitted for every walk in life. I believe that the State should abso lutely provide for the common schools. I am in favor of my friend's amend ment that the common schools should be supplemented with intermediate schools to prepare the boys for college. But weare discussing higher education. t)r. Thornwell saia that it was absolutely necessary that we should have higher education in South Carolina. Dr. Thornweli said mat "11 -we snouia dispense with one or the other, I" think it better that we should dispense with the common schools. One sun is better than a thousand stars." He is in favor of common schools, but he thinks that it were better to have higher educated men than a class only educated to a certain point He says again: "That if it had not been for the college of South Carolina the low country would have continued to send its sons to Europe and the up country to be contented with their beautiful climate and green hills. What we are to determine is xvhettier South Carolina is bound by duty to provide for the higher education of her sons; and any man who attacks that should prove that the State has made a great mistake in the past, and will continue to do so in the future, if ! it keeps it up. In regard to the slurs of my friend from Anderson on her curriculum, 1 will say that he must recollect that up to the war her^standard was up witi Harvard and Frinceton. men came the war, and then the question of di viding from her the agricultural de partment. When on the committee or education, I worked hard to provide that every branch of mechanical edu cation in South Carolina be put under the roof of a great university. Bui Mr. Clemson's death overturned everything. They had to establish ar agricultural college to get a place tc put his- donation. I am in favor ol supporting every one of the fcigher in skitutions of learning, incluang Clem son. It was the policy of the Stat< that these institutions should be main tained, and it is the duty of those whe oppose them to come here and saj that the State has been all wrong, ant turn it over to the friends of them; 01 it is the duty of this convention U "see that no lights are put out," ir the words of the president of this con vention. He then read some extracts from SL William Hamilton. Continuing, he said: I only quoti his words to show that it is not onb the duty, but the interest of the Stat to maintain those institutions. Then is not an amendment offered here bu which is directed to cripple their use fulnessfor to put an ena to their exist ence. Mr. Watson?Dc n't you know tha the old Constitution requires that wi should keep the free schools for si: months? Have we done that? W< are not saying "pull them down." W are saying, "support them." Mr. Hutson?That is begging th question. I favor the intermedial system. Mr. Hutson's time having expired Mr. Johnstone moved that he be a] lowed indefinite time, which wa amuxl irt Mr. Hutson?I believe in fixing unique system that will put the fre schools, the intermediate schools an< the colleges on a firm basis. M; friend forgets that it is impossible fo a college to fix a high standard in fou or five years. Mr. Prince?I only said that Sout Carolina college was no higher tha Wofford. Mr. Hutson?You understand th history of the construction and the n construction of the South Carolina co] lege in the last 10 years? Mr. Prince you admit that these cor stant changes militate against the co] 6?lr. Hutson?Of course. Nocolleg $ could in the course of 10 years establish such a curriculum as it should have. If you tear them down again, \ y%u can never hope to have a college of high standiner. You must let them alone. On account of the condition of the primary schools, it is impossi: ble to get students prepared to enter, 8 unless you raise the standard from the bottom upwards. At the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins you ; don't require any standing for en trance. The question is can the stu5 dent stay there. What is the use of - talking about an impracticable matter i when we have here a concrete matter? - I would be willing to vote for an issue ' of bonds, but what else would be ne cessary? Take the Citadel. I saw some time i ago where a major in the United 5 States army said it was the finest school in the United States and in rna nv respects touched West Point. f Mr. Floyd?Lexington, Virginia, al, ways stood much higher. Mr. Hutson?i am only repealing - what this inspector in the United - States army said about it. Would you have it destroyed? As to 1 Clemson college, she provides an edur cation that no other institution proi vides. Would you destroy her just as i she has been organized? There are t acts to require the maintenance of > Ulemson. r We all know that Claflin should be i supported. The colored people are en titled to it. As to the matter of the i divorcement from Claflin university, - I am not here to discuss that. t Then who is ready to pull down the ) girl's school at Rock Hill? Then the question is, shall these ia) stitutions be maintained by Constitu3 tional provision? He could not see r an iota of wisdom in the arguments that had been advanced on the other f side. DR. SMITH. 3 Dr. Smith of Barnwell then took ? the floor and spoke as follows: Mr. President: I deem it unnces; sary for me to say, in discussing the question of higher education that all passion, sectional or factional feeling should be laid aside, for I believe it is } the earnest desire of every member of . this convention to get all the good ? possible from the small amount of I money which South Carolina is able | to appropriate to this noble object, and . we only differ as to the amount and the manner in which this money [ should be used. The older colleges [ in this State are far from being in an -if 10 AMn'/lufrr fn . lUCitl wuuiuuu auu xv is uui d""?j . look at them a?; we find them today; [ as they have been in years past and 5 not as we would have them. I am L surprised that the most enthusiastic friend of the South Carolina college r should ask that this convention should . perpetuate that institution without any guarantee that it will be worthy of its fortering care. I claim that it is best for the South Carolina college and [ for the people that the appropriation t should not be guaranteed by the Constitution. Let the professors ahd . friends of that institution know that when it falls below a reasonable aver!. age attendance in the collegiate depart[ ment, not the freshman or preparatory ( department, ,then the appropriation shall stop, and this provision, should be made mandatory. What I say of the South Carolina , college applies with equal force to Clemson college. If the farmers do pay the privilege tax they do not wisn to be compelled to invest in an enterprise that does not pay. In my opinion Clemson college doing a noble work and filling a long felt want, but at most it is an experiment. I hope and believe it will be a successful exi periment. If it is the people will sup, port it: if it is not they should not be compelled to do so. I would repeat ; just here, that at one time the State of Kentucky had an agricultural and ' mechanical college that cost the State I about a half million dollars, with i about 800 boys in attendance, and yet in less than 15 years there was not a . boy on that farm and the sound of , the hammer and saw had ceased to be heard in its work shop and foundry, i and yet Kentucky is a great State, t In my opinion the appropriations to the South Carolina college and the ' Military academy should cease now for the following, and to my mind, [ unanswerable reasons: There are sev ; eral literary colleges in the State, the i equal of the South Carolina college, t, ,where young men can be educated at , a cost to themselves little, if.any above that of the South Carolina college and . these colleges are getting 110 State aid; l while Clemson college is doing all the i work and more than the Citadel aca. demy claims to do ftfr less than half . the cost per student. Besides should t the South Carolina college and the Military academy be abolished, the { efficiency and prosperity of the other , institutions would be increased. Then f I ask, why should they continue to be . a burden to the State? I agree with Mr. Jervey in saying 5 that the brain and brawn of South . Carolina is equal to that of any State > in the Union, but do not agree with r him when he says education should I begin at the top and necessarily among r the few. That has been the system ) practised in South Carolina for more i than a hundred vaers, and while she . has always had a few great men, she has a greater proportion of illiteracy r than any of the older States of the Union and as a direct consequence, in 3 science, art and manufactures we are j far behind the other States This sys3 tem has been weighed in the balance q and found wanting and should this t convention fail to recognize these facts or be influenced bv sentiment, it will prove recreant to the great and solemn duties that have been imposed upon it t by the people of the State. B MR. CLAYTON. ? Mr. Clayton did not believe that e they could better the report of the e cemmittee. The gentlemen on the other side say leave it to the legislae ture. Why leave to the legislature e things that it is our duty to do here? It has been said that Clemsonjs ahum1, bug. Why could not some man rise L- up and kill?not Clemson, for it is in s part protected?but that grand college at Rock Hill? I do not oppose Wofa ford or the other denominational colTI -fni? win /^Anrn fVtc o ICgCO. It iO IIVJl jau W iUU uv/tTiJ. vuv d South Carolina college and say that is y has only 42 students and her profesr sors are beneath those of other colleges, r Mr. Watson?I did not say that. I gave them the highest commendation, h Mr. Clayton?The idea of complainq ing that the free school child gets $1.40, -while the college man gets $30( e will do very well to catch votes on the y hustings, but is not fit for talk this L- place. MR. HENDERSON. i- Mr. Henderson was the next speakL er. He said: I propose to treat this question as a representative of the peo e pie and not as a South Carolina, 01 WolFord, or other college man. That is not the question before us. If there be anything wrong, let the legislature and the board investigate that matter. We are not here as a court of inquiry, but we are here to meet this question in a statesmanlike way. The question is whether or not the institutions of higher learning shall be recognized or not? Shall we say that we do not consider that they are not worthy to be supported, but leave it to the legislature to do it? What would be the effect upon the legislature? Won't they feel like drying up these institutions, and won't the pruning knife be put into them? What have you got? I am not a graduate of the Citadel or of the South Carolina college, or of a denominational college. But what have you got? You have the South Carolina college, the Citadel, Clemson and Rock Hill, all at great expense. Can we afford to cast the slightest slur on these msiuuiions s Have we any Vanderbilts and Ilockafellers to build it up? Is it the idea to stop what is going: on, so that, that willbuild up the sectarian colleges? Is that the idea? In '90, a revolution swept over the State and resulted in the establishment of Clemson and Rock Hill. Did you say then that it was wrong to put the State's money into higher institutions? Those who then said it was right, now want to leave it to the legislature. I say, that they should be recognized as a part of the fundamental law of the land. Didn't we act well by public schools after the friends of public schools got their support? Are you goiiTg to turn your back on the higher institutions to build up the sectarian institutions? Ah, my friends, the friends of these institutions wherever they are, let us all join together and go forward on a wider field of educalf 1 4 V? rvr-rw incfifllfmnG lion auu rccuylij/.c uicao iu<i?i<iuuwUm. Mr. George D. Tillman spoke at length in favor of 'Mr. Watson's amendment. Mr. McMahan spoke on the other side. MR. BUIST. Mr. Buist said he was greatly surprised to know that there were men on the floor who were apparently agents of denominational colleges. He thought they were here to represent all the people. Why should they try to break down that grand old State institution, which was doing splendid work. This was also true of tne Citadel. He hoped they would rise above all denominational considerations. MR. GAGE. Mr. Gage was in favor of the Watson amendment. He had a duty to perform and he would do it without regard to what the people would think. The only question was whether they should inaugurate into the Constitution a provisor to annually appropriate money to these institutions. This was the issue and to it be said nay. We have in this State 225, 000 children, who get $1.75 eacniora year's schooling, we have a dearth of schools- We have nine or ten colleges, whose halls are emptywithout student. The naked facts were these two. Is it right, sir, for us to do this? I can't see it and I can't cast my vote for the higher institutions. My ties are all with this old South Carolina college. Clemson college had cost the State $200,000 and, gets from $40,000 to $70,000; while the South Carolina college gets about th* same. The Citadel gets about $20,000. Winthrop costs $20,000. It was a Sand wotk, but done at the cost of e public schools. Put "may" in: will that make any great difference? There was no necessity for the word "shall". Mr. Bryan spoke earnestly and eloquently against the Watson amendment. Messrs. Parrott and Haynesworth spoke in favor of the amendment. MR. BATES. - Mr. Bates rose to speak for the amendment, but was interrupted with ' il 1 tin eilOIl Oil llio part, ui iui. xiuiouu to have the time for the vote extended to 10:30 o'clock with the convention voted down. It was then 9:30, and half a hour's more debate was provided for. Mr. Bates, continuing, said the question before this body is shall we, by the Constitution we are making, make it mandatory upon the people to perpetually maintain and support all of the institutions of higher education which the State now owns and controls? What they have done in the past, what they are doing now? Their present condition should not enter into it and would only be pertinent if we were the legislature and were discussing what appropriations should be made for eacn. I for one agree with Mr. Watson and endorse everything he said in his speech last Saturday and with that I could make as strong and forcible a speech for his amendment as he did. Mr. ;Watson closed the debate on his side, and Mr. Mitchell closed in favor of the committee's report. THE WORD "MAY" A WINNER. The vote on the motion to strike out "shall" and insert "may" was then called for at 4 minutes of 11 o'clock. The roll being demanded, the vote resulted as follows: Yeas?Alexander, Ashe, Anderson, Austin, Barry, Behre, Bobo, Bowen Bowman, Bradham, Brice, T. W.; Cooper, Cunningham, Derham, Doyle, Dudley, Ellerbe, Estridge, Field, Floyd, Gage, Garris, Glenn,, J. L. ; Gooding, Graham, Hamel, Harris, Harrison, Haynsworth, Hemphill, Henry, Jones, I. B.; Kennedy, J. W.; Klugli, Lowman, Lybrand, McDermotte, Montgomery, J. D.; Montgomery, W. J* Murray, Otts, Parrott, Prince, Redfearn, Roseborough, Rowland, Russell, Shuler, Sligh, Smith, A. J.; Smith, W. C.; Smoak, Stokes, i Striblin^, Sullivan, Talbert, Taylor, i Tillman, G. D.; Timmerman, Waters, Watson, Winkler?03. Nays?President John Gary Evans, ' Anderson, Barton, Bryan, Buist, Cantej, Clayton, Efird, Evans, W. D.: i Fitch, Fraser, Glenn, J. P.; Ilender snn T) S Hutson. Jervev. John ! stone, George; Jones, Wilie; Kennedy, E. J.; Lee, McCalla, McCaslan, McGowan, McMahan, Mc White, ) Meares, Miller, Mitchell, Moore, i Nash, Nicholson, Oliver, Patterson, Patton, Ragsdale, Read, J. II.; Reed, I. R.; Rogers, Scarborough, Single i tary, Sloan, Smalls, Tillman, 13. R. , vonKolnitz, Wells, White, A. II. White S. E.; Wiggins, Wilson, Stani yarne; Woodward?49. ) There were several "pairs." > The vote was then clinched. ? Mr. Ellerbee at this juncture had his legislature postponement ordi nance tabled, the subject matter hav ing been disposed of in another ordi i nance. The Convention then adjourned. This morning the debate was re sumed. Mr. Rogers offered the fo lowing substitute for section 8: Section 8. The general assembly 1 appropriating money for the institi tions of higher education in this Stat shall at no time make an annual aj propriation to exceede one-tenth c the money actually paid to teachei annually in the free common schoo! of this State from the funds provide for m this article. THE CLAFLIN TROUBLE. The amendment offered by Mill< last night was then taken up, as fo lows. Amend section 8 by adding at tl] end of the section the following: "Provided, That Claflin collep shall never be directly or indirect] under the management or control ( Claflin university, neither shall Cla lin college ever be connected in an way whatever with Claflin university and the professors and instructors c Claflin college shall be southern me or women of the negro race." Miller and Smalls spoke in favor < the amendment. I. E. Reed, of Beaufort, offered tb following substitute: "Provided, That in lieu of Clafli college there shall be established an maintained a normal, industrial, m cbanical and agricultural college f< the higher education of the negro rac having no connection witn uiam University, whose professors andii structors shall be of the negro race." . Mr. Bowman said Claflin collef was in the town in which he lived, don't know what is the sentiment i the people as to whether whites < blacks should teach in negro school but I do know they favor tnis divorc ment. The negroes have a right 1 say that the money appropriated I the State should not be under denorr national inlluence. The only que tion that can be raised is that of tl cost. The State owns some six or eie] fine buildings and all that is needed one large building. I don't know an; thing about the morality there. The do teach social equality. I have see negroes and white women riding b cycles together and playing lawn tei nis. As to the name, I don't car What I ask is the appropriation. Senator Tillman offered the follo\ ing?Miller and Reed having witl drawn theirs: Senator Tillman?I don't doubt thi the convention is in sympathy wil this movement and I would offer tl following substitute for the substitute The President?Out of order. Yc can read it if you want to. . Senator Tillman read it and Mill* and Eeed withdrew their amendmen in its favor and it was adopted with rush. It was as follows: ocoomW JL ru V 1UCU, Xliai tuo gbUVAULL shall as socn as practicable divor* entirely Claflin college from Clafli university and provide for a separa corps of professors and instmcto therein; representation to be given 1 men and women of the negro ra< and it shall be the colored normal, i; dustrial and mechanical college < this State. Senator Tillman then offered th ' amendment: Insert after the word "purposes on line 6, the words "by the nation: government." He said this simply meant that tho funds should be used as congre should direct. THE WAY IT STANDS. Senator Tillman's amendment the went through and then section which has caused so much troubl was adopted in the following shape: Sec. 8. The general assembly ma provide for themaintainance of Cler son Agricultural college and the ur versitv of South Carolina as now e tablished by law, also for the esta lishment and maintainance of a nc mal and industrial college for the cc ored race and may create scholarshi] therein. The proceeds realized fro the land scrip given by the act of co gress pasjjed July 2, 1862, for the su port of an agricultural college, ai any lands or funds which have her tofore been or may hereafter be give or appropriated for educational pu poses by the national governmeri shall be applied as directed in the ac appropriating the same; provided,th the general assembly shall a$ soon; practicable divorce entirely Clafl college from Claflin university ar provide for a separate corps of profc sors and instructors therein, represe tation to be given to men and wome of the negro race, and it shall be tl colored normal, agricultural and m chanical college of tbis State." Other sections were then adopted follows: Sec. 9. The property or credit of tl State, or any county, city, town,tow ship, school district, or other subc vision of the State op any public mo ey from whatever source derived,sha not by gift, donation, loan, contrac A* a*TTT1 PQ VvO 11 CO appiupriatiuu ui uuici directly or indirectly, in aid or mai tainance of any college, school, hosj; tal, orphan house, or other institutio: society or organization of whatev kind, which is wholly or of ar church or of any religious or sectarii denomination, society or organizatio Sec. 10. All gifts, of every kind, fi educational purposes, if accepted 1 the geneial assembly, shall 1>9 appli< and used for the purpose designate by the giver, unless tne same be conflict with the provisions of tl] Constitution. Sec. 11. All gifts to the State whe the purpose is not designated, all t cheated property, the net assets ' funds of all estates, or copartr ershi in the hands of the courts of the Stat when there have been no claimar for the same within the last 70 yeai and other money coming into tl treasury of the State by reason of t] twelfth section of an act entitled, "A act to provide a mode of distribute of the moneys as direct tax from tl citizens of this State by the Unit States in trust to the State of Sou Carolina," approved Dec. 24, 1891, 1 11 -AT- """.U AM rVl AO n Cf QC +1 gemer wilu auuu uwu mcau^. ^ ; general assembly may provide, slu be securely invested as the State scho fund, ar:d the annual income there shall be apportioned by the gener , assembly for the purpose of maintai ing the public schools. Section 12. All the net income to derived by the State from the sale license for the sale of spirituous, ma vinous and intoxicating liquors ai ; beverages shall be applied annually ; aid of the supplementary tax provid for in the sixth section of this artic] and if after said application the should be a surplus, it shall be inve ed to create a school fund, the incor [ of which investment shall be appli first, if necessary, in aid of the Stj - supplementary tax, otherwise it shi - be devoted to public school purpoj and apportioned, and the general i sembly may determine all waste a: - unappropriated lands belonging to t 1- State, which terms shall indicate marsh and tidewater lands, but not t n the phosphate royalty or phosphate f i- deposits, and all the income to be de- i e rived from said lands by leasing them t )- shall be set apart and be and remain f >f forever a perpetual school fund for t s the support of the public schools of : Is this State. All funds to be derived d from the sale of aforesaid lands, if the general assembly should ever deem it advantageous to sell the same,shall be sr securely invested and the interest 1- therefrom alone shall be appropriated. On this section Mr. Smoak, of Orle angeburg, made quite a lengthy speech in opposition. >e ABOUT BOOKS. Mr. Behre offered the following: Section 13. The general assembly shall provide for the selection and J purchase of such books, maps and J charts as may be necessary for the use " of the pupils attending the puoiic schools and for the care and disposif tion of same: Provided, That payment for the same may be made from the school fund herein provided. Mr. Behre said that the children in Abbeville and Oconee save at least 65 j per cent, in the cost of the books. With the three-mill tax we could keep the schools open for seven months, , and unless we make provision for iJ these books we would have many of our boys growing up uneducated. In my county one-half of the parents were unable to buy books. If we are 't going to have a free school, let us * make it so broad that it will cost the people nothing. . The section was rejected?69 to 42. e' THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 1 to Mr. Mitchell offered the following >y substitute for section 4, which was ii- adopted. a- Sec. 4. There shall be a State board le of education composed of the govertit nor, the State superintendent of eduis cation and four persons to be appointjr ed bv the governor every four years. :y of which board the governor shall be in chairman and the State superintend?i ent of education secretary. This a- board Shall have the regulation of the e. examination of teachers applying for certificates of qualification and shall v- award all scholarships and have such h- other powers and duties as may be determined b) law. The compensation at and traveling expenses for the four ii persons to be appointed to be fixed by le the general assembly. b : The whole article was passed to a hi t.ViirH rooHirif* thPn it was decided that the per diem orsr dinance should be taken up and conts sidered at the night session. a The convention then took a recess. [y Whining Children. je Dr. Mary Wood Allen writing in in Womankind of breaking children of the habit of whining says: "In this case, I should say that the first thing M to do is to secure the cordial co-operan tion of every other adult member of the family. Let there be united pur. pose never to give to the child that for JS which he whines, even if it would be ? given him otherwise. Give him to ' 1 understand this in a firm but gentle al way, and if possible secure his approval of the idea. Tell him kindly of the 56 evil of the habit, the unhappiness it 83 causes him and evdry one else, show him that it is creating a habit for the future years and tell him you are goin ing to help him to overcome it. Let 8, him feel that your refusal to grant e, his whining requests are to aid nim, not to punish him. Then steadily, ' 'i rf J/S 1 iy persistently, sweeny anu uruii^ uuucrc n- to this policy. Never once yield to ii- his insistence, but alwavs recognize ss- his attempt to meet your wishes in a b- pleasant manner. If the thing he >r- wants is something he should not >1- have, tell him so, and assure him that ps no amount of whining will secure it, m and then let him whine. Wait, don't n- scold, don't tantalize, don't appear to p- be either disturbed or moved by his id whining. If what he desires is some e thing he can have, and he whines for m it, assure him that as soon as he asks r- pleasantly he can have it, and then it, give him time to make up his mind to -ts be pleasant. We are too apt to drive at our children rapidly from one frame as of mind to another. Wait patiently, in and if possible help him by diverting id his thoughts to something agreeable, is- In a few minutes he will propably get n- control of himself. It is often a very in touching sight to witness the efforts of le children to gain self-control, somee times under the stings of the tantalizing reproaches of their elders. as - , ECZMMA SETTLED IN THE le a- BREAST-CURED. li Q- 0 ill j' I was troubled with Eczema for a, n- year3 in an aggravated form, which had settled in my breast, and after er trying several remedies with no relief 'y I was induced to try Mrs. Joe Person's in Remedy. I was cured completely afor ter using part of six bottles in connec)y tion with the Wash. I most cheered fully add my testimonial to its euraln tis tive powers for Eczema. Most respectfully, !j.e Mrs. L. A'. Barron. or Rock Hili, S. C., Sept. 20,1895. ps -e, its The Reiredy Is for sale by druggists aDd dealers generally. Se Jobbers: ^ MUlllk.tt.Ji j-/i>uvj w, )n Columbia, S. C. lie WANNAMAKER DRUG CO., ed OrangeburR, S. C. "! DO YOU NEFD A CORN MILL? tie jJl Jf so buy the MOORE OOUNTT GRIT, ol he best slone for grinding corn. Requires less dressing. Gives less trouble Makes n- better meal. Costa lesi money than any mill in tho world. be or Next is our Engleberg. Rice Mill, the It, only mill in the world that will, in ?ne operation, take rough rice, hull, clean and e(j polish it ready for market or table. le, Plantation and other saw mills. Talbott, !r? also Liddell engines. Boilers and woodst ne working machinery at bottom factory ed price1. V. C. Badham, J6S IS- GENERAL AGENT, He COLUMBIA. S. C. Of the forty-four State Governors in lie United States thirty-nine are ivowed believers io religion, twenty line are professed Christians, most of hem are regular attendants at worship, indavast majority are contributors ] o the expenses of religious work. o 0?C. If yoa will mall us 25c AO lu money or lc postage ; t-taaps, we will send you postpaid one set plated silver spoons, guaranteed to be heavy plate on . whfta metal and not to tarnish. Sold forfl per set. Also oar lat- M est catalogue of furniture, cook- a ing stoves, baby carriages mat- D tings, carpets, shades sewing machines, crockery, tinware, re- B {liberators, etc, and to every person who complies with the ?? abovefldvertlsement we will give | a rebate of 6ce dollar on the firbt 2$ order tent to ns amounting to 913 ? or more, provided that the order B is sent within 15 days Irom the i time order for spoons is received. Money refunded if anything is misrepresented- Address j L F. PADGETT, 1 846 Broad Street, fj AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. LIFE . / . FOR THE LIVER AND / > Kidneys FOR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION ANE ALL LIVER AND KIDNEY TROUBLES. 4 \ r Sold wholesale by The MurrayDrug CoN ' COLUMBIA, S. C. rPiAEff?*?* ' $5 Monthly J ORGANS ? J I S2 Monthly? how much pleasure and bene-> W 1 Uliirv fit a fine Piano or Parlor Organ^ #will be to your wlfp and children, and how long# ithey have wanted and waited. . . . > S DON'T WAIT TOO LONQ.\) . | ^ They wont be with you fori ]l * ever, make them happy while J ' yon can. \ how very easily you can now J # * II *1^1 IV buy a superb instrument on ot?# ^Installment plans, and pay for it almost without# ' .missing the money. S -+ ACT QUICK 4- S 5 Write for Midsummer Sale Bargain Shert^ ?300 Superb lnnfruinonts on easiest# #ternan ever offered; YOUR own price# xfor CASI1. Wrlto for particular*, v f But BE QUICK. n?rs!iin? rolling: oat# idailT. Strain a point and buy MOW.# \ LUCDEN S BATES, i 5 SAVANNAH, Ca. \ OSBORNE'S S$udtnedd QQv//eae AND V Sohdol of Sb.orth.ancl AUGUMTA. GA. , No tert books used, Aotual bu?ine? fro* dAt of entering. Baainnas pspen. oollege oarrsnoy and coodt awed. Send for aandgomelr Illustrated uUfcaue. Board cheap. R. R, fare paid to Anxuft* "the R. II. EDAJUIV! DEALE DRY GOODS Hats, Shoes and OPPOSITE GRAND C< LARGEST CARPET ROOM IN TH1 fie Court of Last M* I Chose who have failed to get cured fl elsewhere of the LIQUOR, MORPHINE and the' TO- ' :'i|| ? BA.CCO Habits and Nervous Exhaustion, are invited to t correspond with THE KEEIEY INSTITUTE. fl (or Drawer 27) B / wr mrDt * an wijumpm, o. v. N. B.?The treatment is adminis-, ^ tered in South Carolina only at Co- ^ ' ? : < -m lumbia. v. iA We can refer to ex-patientsjnea* ^ ? Delightful Results. LETTEK imOM JUDGE BALD- | WIN, OF MADISON, GA. Dr. W. Pitts, Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir:?After having sought in rain \ ;3 for various remedies for the Ills of teething I tried your Carminative with most satisfactory and delight!ol results. It Is pleasant to take assuages pain and produces rest \ yj without stupor. No parent should be without it during the teething period who has once tried It, for it is indeed a magic meatdne for babies. Very r&spectfally, I JUDGE H. W. BALDWIN. / :^||S For sale by I THE MURRAY DRUG CO., I Columbians. 0. . I Strawberry Plants || And Infact all kinds of plantB can be SET OUT ^ by using the I McSHEKRY I AUTOMATIC oil TBANSPLANTEB. -J A good driver and two children are all I tbe force necessary to set from three to I five acres of plants in a day, and I EVERY PLANT IS S WATERED ^ at the time It is set out, and some dry I soil is drawn around the plants so that ;<|j the ground will not bake, No waiting for 1 rein. Set oat your plants when tbey are I ready. I Get a machine and plant for year j neighbors. Ton can earn enodgh in one -fl season to pay for tbe machine. Easy terms. " $ Bend for olrculars, prioes and testimonials. '41 SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT 00., 249 Meeting St, Charleston, 8. 0. Mention this paper. wviviANTEDv I \ A# ANTED! I ? W ANTED m J What do we want? We want every ho? 9 tel, Restaurant, College and private house ; in the South to send us their wora Silverware to replate io triple silver. Old spoons, forks, &c., can be made equal to A'y new. We plate anything in gold, sliver, j ninhfli or cornier. We olate -pistols, ] watches, chains, rings, badges and swords, > Bcabbards and other military accoutrements cleaned and plated equal to new. Baggie Bails 'and Trimmings, Harness Trimming*, Ac., plated In niokel or silver. All kinds tarnished brass such as fenders, shovel and tongs lamps, chandlllera, &c., refinlshed equal to new. Busted stone rails, trimmings, Ac-, ie-nickeled. Surgical instruments of ail kinds polished and plated. WK WANT all bicycle owners to send us their old wheel to repair. We can refialsh In nickel aud baked enanel equal to Dew. We have latest improved ElectroPlating Plant, with comulete polishing, I buffing and engine lath's and guarantee work to be first class. Correspondence solicited. Address, CAROLINA ELKOTKO PLATJKG WOBKs, W. M. Garvii*. Manager, Blackviilf, S. C. HTTB" * ( ? ? ? ? ?* DS, Manager. <a! :k in . .m , CLOTHING, V furnishing Goods, CENTRAL HOTEL, J ILUMBIA, S. a I * E STATE. 13s