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jr v.r. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. A GOOD BEGINNING MADE BOTH IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE. ??? Speaker Jones Makes a Capital Speech, Brimful of Good Humor and Enthusiasm ?The Message Read In ltoth Houses and Appropriately Referred. Columbia, Jan. 14.?The General > VI .1 i 3 A aaaemoiy met jfciMciuaj a.u uwu. With a few exceptions all the members were present, only seventeen members of the lower house being absent The organization from the first session still being in force there was no delay on that score. Most of . the day, however, was spent ia getting the body ia working: order and mapping1 qut the matters that will hava to be considered during the session. The Senate, which gets along with its work more rapidly than the' House, had quite a number of important matters proposed, among them the new registranon dui, wmcu wiu be introduced in the house in the morning. Most of the Legislative day was . spent in the reading of the Governor's , message, which proved to be a much longer paper than usual. This was partly due to the necessary consideration of the Constitution. The General Assembly has started out with the best of feeling and an evident appreciation of the.importance of the work that has to be considered. Speaker Jones, in his brief opening talk, strtfck quite a happy ndte, with which it is to be hoped the members will keep in harmony. A good business-like beginning had been made and with the proper and expected perseverance there need be no unusually long session of the Assembly. When the txxty was lurnea over w Speaker Jones with the announcement that a quorum was present the Rev. Mr. Car noil was asked to open the session with prayers. Speaker Jones took occasion in calling the body to order to make quite an opportune address. The Senate sent over a message that it was ready for business. Upon motion of Mr. Garris, Messrs. Garris, Gaston and McSweeney were appointed a committee to advise Governor Evans that the House was ready for business or any communication from him. The committee reported that Governor Evans had said he was ready to communicate with the body. The Governor's message which is published elsewhere, was received and Reading Clerk Withers began its reading. Most of the members retained their seats and with copies of the message closely followed the reading^ Very few members left the hall and a great deal of interest was taken in the reading of the document. There were only two or three matters brought up this morning; others were headed off bv the adjournment. THE SENATE. \ Lieutenant Governor Timmerman called the Senate to order promptly at 12 o'clock today. The clerk called the roll and the following absentees were noted: Senators DuBose, Mauldin, Kirkland, Stackhouse, Walker, Watson and Dennis. , The session was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Parrott. ' President Timmerman announced to the Senate that since the last meeting of this body two vacancies had occurred. Senator Stranyarne Wilson, in consequence of his election to Congress, had resigned his seat. The other vancancy was caused by the death of Senator J. O. Byrd, of Florence. Writs of election were issued, and Mr. E. L. Archer was chosen to succeed Mr. Wilson, and Mr. J. E. Pettigrew to succeed Dr. Byrd. Those two Senators-elect, were escorted to the space in front of the President's chair by the surgent-at-arms, and the oath of office was administered. At 12.25 Private Secretary Gunter delivered the message of Governor Evans to the Senate, and the clerk immediately began to read it A number of old bills that came over from the last session were indefinitely postponed, and a number of new bills were introduced, the most import ant of Which was one to regulate the suffrage. * the house. Columbia, Jan. 16.?The House of Representatives worked along very smoothly about two hours yesterday, and showed a disposition to get down to hard work by meeting an hour ear lier than is customary at the beginning of the session. Necessarily most oi the day was spent in clearing the decks for future action and mapping out future legislation by the introduc tion of new measures. After the new bills had been intro duced the Calendar with the remnant: of last year's legislation was taken up and most of the bills were withdraw! from the files of the House or indefinite lv nnAfavmacL The most imnortant billf introduced today -were the proposed election law, the anti lynching remedj change of venue, the code commis sioner and an insurance bill. THE SENATE. The work in the Senate Wednesday Wan of a strictly routine nature When the reading of the Journal hat been .dispensed with the point wai raised and supported by Senators Fin ley and Buist, that the names of Sen atiors present on the first day of th< Senate should be entered on the Jour nal. So ordered. The following concurrent re sol u tion by Mr. Mower was offered, im mediately considered and adopted: Whereas, certain charges are mad< by T. 0. Wuloughby, one of the direc tors of the Penitentiary, in his repor against the managent of the affairs o the Penitentiary; and whereas, 6ai< charges are of a nature demanding in vestigation: Now De it Resolved, by the Senate, the Hons of Representatives concurring. Tha the committees of the Penitentiary o i i U IU6 IWU IIUIU3C5 SUtUUg bvgcbuui v charged with the duty of investigating said charges, and that said committee sitting together have power to compe the attendance of witnesses and th production of books and papers. Sai< committees may apoint from thei number a special committee to con duct such investigation, and shall alsi have power to employ an expert i found necessary. I Several bills were introduced. On to increase the pension of Confederal soldiers from three to six dollars pe month. This bill should pass. Theq were other bills introduced but |h above is the most important. the bouse, I Columbia, Jan. 17.?In the Hous lesterday an effort was made to pas me bill to abolish the Citadel Acade my, which came over from last ses- T1 sion, but it went over for the present. The only bill given actual consideration was the one repealing: the restric- __ tions as to the sale of cotton seed in, * Florence County. The delegation continued its division, and Mr. Fink- qT lea again tried to have the measure defeated, but the other members of the delegation prevailed on the Legislatui-e to pass Mr. Ilderton's bill. The bill now goes to the Senate. J?1 Comparatively few bills were introduced yesterday, but some of them 00 were of general importance. Among t thfim were the following: , ' A bill by, Mr. Tyler to provide [ against hog cholera and proposes a {; commission in communities where hog j cholera is reported to examine the ? hogs, and if found to have cholera to kill them and burn the carcasses. By Mr. Carroll: To punish servants ? or laborers who violate their verbal or . written contracts. m By Mr. Carroll: To provide that no action shall be sustainable in the .1 Courts of this State for the killing of any dog found depredating on the premises of another person than the * owner of the dog. mu By Mr. Magill: To amend Section r"*: 2,373 of the Revised Statutes of South ? Carolina of 1893, substituting the ? county supervisor as a member of the ? board of jury commissioners, instead ' of the clerk of General Sessions and Common Pleas. 7? Among the bills on which favora- rr Kla *onni>to Toava im arlo wor A ill A fnllrfw- . WW * VJ/Vi ? rl v u*: ' ' of To regulate the attendance of coun- ca] ty treasurers at various places in the raj collection of taxes. be, To provide for changes of venue in j a certain cases, with an amendment. n0 To declare the rights of married wo- aTr men* "wi Relative to surety companies and a^, the extension of their going on bonds. tio The only unfavorable report was that of the judiciary committee on the ] bill proposing to repeal an Act as to re< the foreclosure of certain mortgages, It is announced that there will be a pr) meeting of the House and Senate ju- ^ diciary committees to consider the pro- wj position to increase the number of cir- jf cuits in the State to ten, and to generallyoutline a bill to meet such changes co: as may be agreed upon. Itisannounced that there is some opposition to the up plan of increasing the circuits t% ten ^ or of making any changes in the wrri- ^ tonr of the Judges. gij The following new bills were intro- induced : Mr. B. J. Johnson has two Sunday m bills. One bill provides that it shall be un lawful for" any railroad corporation owning or controlling railroads opcrating in this Sate to ran or permit to be ^ run between the hours of 12 .o'clock CO] Saturday night and 12 o'clock Sunday night any freight trains. The viola- ?e tion of this Act shall be a fine of one hundred dollars, collectible in any co. Court in this State. wa The other bill provides that after ^ the passage of it any person who shall ^ pursue his ordinary work or do any ^ labor on the Sabbath day, saving and CQ1 excepting work of necessity and mercy ^ shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, ana, ^ upon conviction thereof, shall for tQ1 each offepce be fined not exceeding ^ one hundred dollars, or imprisonment BtM not exceeding thirty days. Mr. Mitchel, of Fairfield, has a bill which provides that when any person ^ or persons are convicted before any mj magistrate of any county of the Slate ^ the magistrate shall send such person or persons direct to the officer or ? persons in charge of the convicts of such couiity. ^ THE SENATE. . ' In the Senate Thursday the follow- iv ing bills were introduced: fv Mr. Efird: To provide for the formation of new counties and the chang- g in? of countv lines and countv seats and consolidation of counties. fv By Mr. Efird: To declare the law in ^ reference to commissioners and mana gers of election, boards ot canvassers, s ' Congressional, Presidential and prit mary elections. By Mr. Efird: To re-enabt the laws pertaining to crimes concerning eleclions and violations of elections and i ' registration laws by such officers. x-i The following bills come up for a \ second reading: Bill to declare it a misdemeanor for any person or persons, after actual ^ notice or knowledge of the existences > of any mortgage or lien thereupon, to ?? r dissever, detach or remove from the t freehold of any lands upon which any ! such mortgage or other lien may exist ^ . any building or fixture' without the ^ . wniien consent 01 me mortgagee ur > holdor of such lien, and to provide a > punishment therefor, which was kill. ed. Mr. Miller. ' Joint resolution to provide for the ^ printing and sale of copies of the Con- J? . stitution of the State, ratified Decern- ^ 5 ber 4th, 1895. Passed to a third read- ^ [ mfiill to provide for the appointment ^ . of magistrates and to define their jur- "J 3 isdictioD, powers ard duties. Passed to S1 [ a?third reading. r Bill to provide for the organization . of the Supreme Court, to define its th powers and jurisdiction, and to pro- ki videjfor the appointment of its officers gj and 1o define their duties Passed to Qj 7 a third reading. Senator Norris moved to indefinite- m * ly postpone his bill to prohibit school ni 3 officers from being agents for school g( " books. . lii Mr. Finley siid he thought it was a ^ 3 bill that should long before this time U] " be on the statutes. He thought it was ti< wrong to allow the teachers to become sa " the agents of the publishing concerns, p] " A word coming from them goes with g< force with those who are to select the w 3 books, and this gives to those concerns cc ' influence which they should not be r J allowed to have. He had heard that * parties who had the selection of books bi * were the agents of publishing houses. 0, . TT_ 1 3 . ne iiau no oujecuuu tu muse puuiiau- ^ in? houses having their agents, but he y, ? did not think those agents should be w * those charged witlji the direction of the fc * public school affairs. He knew that h, e there were books now used in this g * State that should not be used. To al- e3 ? low school trustees or teachers to be ai 1 the agents of a publishing house was ? improper. in * Senator Norris said that as it seemed ti r to take up more time to pass over the sc " bill than to pass it. he withdrew his n, 3 *v\/\^avi /lnn#?Vk'f n vi/1 if tit o o nnccarl iiiuuuu, \iau^uiu j auu IU TVCU * to its third reading. Senator Finley assuftd Senator Nor6 ris that there would be no ten mill 10 ? levy this year. e The railroad commissioners of the b; e State reduced the rate on fertilizers pi about 10 per cent. The railroad com- tt panies objected to the reduction as un- pi e 'fair and unreasonable and propose to tl s carry the matter to the courts. Mean tl t- time the old rates will prevail. e: I,,, IE GOVERNOR'S'MESSAGE, , [CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.] ring my administration to order oul 3 mjjitia in ditferent parts of tht ite. They have invariably reDnded.promptly and have performed sir duty as becomes well organized litiamen. I have in compliance th the law remunerated them for sir services out of the governor's ntingent fund. , RAILROADS. rhe railroad situation in the State s been changed aud greatly im)ved by the reorganization of all ids in the hands of receivers and the aaoa fiv\m fVio trnnWlifltlsllir the United States court. The entire leage of the State may be divided among three corporations as the nor lines are either owned or contiled by them. They are the South1 railway, the Atlantic Coast Line d the Seaboard Air Line. These *ee may be said to be rivals for the ltrol of the interests in South Caroa. The greatest and most powerful tong them is the Southern railway, is is a foreign carporation and exJy what its status is as to this State the United Stites I have never jn able yet to ascertain. This m uch certain, however, it v becoming a >st dangerous monoply for the uthern States. It owns and con?ls over five thousand miles of roads d it is still grasping for competing -als. Under the constitution abd laws Q+O+A r?A fnnnin*n /invnAvafiAn V/ U.1 K^UOlVO U\/ AV& VJl^U WJIJ^UAMIAVIA a do business or own or control other lroads in the %State without first loming a corporation in this State! m Satisfied that this company has legal status within the State and I i determined to use every means thin my power to present its further sorption of our domestic corporaOS. ILL FIGHT THE P. R. & W. O. SALE. My attention had been called to the sent sale of the TPort Royal & Westi Hamlina milwav r.nrnnnnv and its Dbable absorption by t&e Southern topus. The time has not yet arrived len I can take a hand in the matter, however I find the road being operid or^ controlled in violation of the ostitution ofthis State I shall feel pelled to interfere. I would urge on your honorable body the appointsnt of a commission to examine into 3 status of the Southern system in is State and if necessary to release 5 roads now under their ctfntrol thin this State. I would respectfully sommend that the charters of all jh roads be immediately repealed. ie investigations of such committee Duld not be confine^ to this corporan alone, but to any foreign corpoion conducting or exercising unQstitutional powers or business withthis State. Several years ago the neral assembly repealed the charter the Port Royal & Augusta Railway mpany for the reason that the same is owhed and operated by foreign rporations against the interests oi 3 people of this State. The case has an in the State and United States tll-t.B pwr <sin/?o and T om catiafiori it ulterior motives are keeping il 2re. I have conferred with the at ney general and agreed upon a line policy which I hope will result in s ;edy determination of the cause and 3 restoration pf this important arte of trade to our town people. The Llroad commission has recently ide an effort to relieve the people oJ 9 unjust and exorbitantrate ^hargec ion fertilizers by the roads in thii ite. They have been governed by t use of equity and justice to both par s and have fixed a rate no low?] an that in other States who ship les: an South Carolina. I regret to see b old disposition on the part of th< ilroads to break out afresh and ai !ort to defy the State authorities b] l appeal to their old friend and ally, e United Slares court. Judge Simon n has vAPOntlv iacniofl on nrrlcv nf in notion restraining the commissioner ?m enforcing the order. I am satis d that the position of the commissioi ill be sustained, and this litigation ii irely vexatious and intended to de at the people from obtaining th nefits of the reduction Until the fer izer season is oyer. THE DISPENSARY. On account of the great demand ade upon me for information an< itistics in reference to the Dispensa law coming npt only from our owi ate, but from 411 parts of the world have concluded to treat this matte a separate message which will b ily transmitted to your honorabl dies in time for your careful consid ation. COUNTY GOVERNMENT. The system of county governmen hich was inaugurated in the yea 194 was regarded as an experimen id in order to see with what succes ie law had %met I had prepared an* rwarded to the various counties 0 e State the "following circular lette ie answers to which are herewitl ven for your information. THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION. nil 1/iQ r?r\ TWTill V?a1/1 nn nvv^duian 11 vuiwigv tv xxx xxv/xix au u iat city in September, 1896, to b lown as the Chicago and Souther) ;ates Cotton exposition. The objet ' the exposition is to show to th Test the extent of the development o anufacturing in the South and th itural advantages possessed by th >uth for further development in thi Q6 therebv encouraging direct trad itween the South and West and aion of these great agricultural sec ons for mutual preservation. I an .tisfied the success of such an enter rise would mean a good deal for th juth and especially South Carolin ho now leads in the manufacture o >tton goods. To this end I have d: scted our exhibit to be shipped t hicago with a hope that it will b it a nucleus of a greater exhibit o lr entire resources. I would suggen iat suitable resolutions be passed b; our body assuring the people of Ch] ifro of vour annreeiation of their el >rts to unite sections and of you earty co-operation in their efforts fforts have been made to obtain ou chibit to be placed in Philadelphi id New York, but I can see no goo ssults to come from this course. Th iterest of this section is so antagonis c to ours and their greed for bond > great that I fear we could expec othing save financial bondage. COMPLAINTS AGAIN8T FACTORIES. Various comt)laints have been mad > me during the past year agains )tton factories work in g their opera ves longer than the time prescribe" y statute. In each case I have dis itched a special officer to investigat le facts and if warranted to arrest th irty. The report has been that whil is operatives are worked often longe lan 11 hours a day, yet they did no tceed the sixty-six hours a week pre * ' . ' j; ?'.y - ' scribed in the act. I would reconc mend that the law be amended so as t require only eleven hours a day wit no provision for working longer dui , ing the dav for any purpose. Thi ; would make the law definite and clea ' and easy to enforce. This industry i i becom jng very powerful in our Stal i having \more than doubled the nun ber of spindles in the past two years. AfcTER THE BANKS. ! I desire again to call your attentioi to the oppressive hardships placei it.. t- t .?i?? ? KpuuL iLie peopie oy DanKiiig lnsini: 5 tions in the smaller townships of th State in the practice of usury. It^tap the life and existence of the larg 1 number of our farmers who are i J debt and compelled to borrow evei ! upon the harshest terms. There cai be no defence of the crime. I wouL suggest as a remedy that a law b passed requiring the burden of proc to be placed upon the plaintiff in erver; action brought upon a note or accoun to show that usury has not been prac ' ticed before. , IN GENERAL. The past year has been a prosperou one for every industry of the State i Our fanners have been blessed wit! abundant harvest; our merchants wit) good collections and large profits; ou . banks ana factories have paid hand i some dividends; our State bonds ar bringing a premium of 10 per cent, u i the market, and for all this we ar ' thankful. The burdens heaped upoi i us. however, by the National Govern ment continue to be increased, and i: ' time of peace the National debt ha ; been increased to the amount of ove i $3.00 for every man, woman am > child in the nation. Upon the heel of it we are threatened with a foreigi i war, which would mean stagnation o ' the progress and development of th entire South. We believe in the en forcemeat of the Monroe doctrine, bu let us hope that this is but a feeble ef * fort to bolster up the repudiated for eign and domestic policy of a grea > political failure and monstrosity. I invoke the blessings of God upoi your deliberations. 1 Jno. Gary Evans, Governor. A PHUT TnUAffft ilJJU U JL J.Vi/HWUI I , HOW TO PLANT, GATHER AND CURI THE WEED. 1 ' , Valuable Information About a Sufajec [ Now Attracting Much Attention In Soat' Carolina. I The following information abou tobacco is from "A treatise on culti vation, curing, and handling of tc bacco," by R. E. Pittman: Much depends upon PLANT BEDS ? for strong, healthy plants, and mucl ) depends upon strong healthy plant i for an early and uniform growth i: the field. I find that (he south sid i of a hill where the sun shines tnos i of the day and where the plants wi] I Ko nw\f?/>te(l fmm nnlH hv wnnd Ian t on the north is the most desirabl location for beds. The bed shoul ) be well prepared, be where wood i l convenient. I consider it pays t t thoroughly burn the bed befoi - breaking the soil. This can be don i by placing^ logs and brush on tb r ground to the depth of a foot or tw ' and burning them. The burning : L not necessary to grow good plants i but it kills all grass and weed see i and makes the land more pliant, an - is no doubt beneficial. Clear tl] r land of roots and trash, distribui 3 heavy coat horse stable manure ov< i the bed, mix well with the soil an i on every one hundred square yart l sow one and one-half table spooi 7 full of /seed. In order to sow the see , uniformly thev must be mixed wit - other material. A good guano - best for mixing seed with, and i s mixing use fifteen or twenty poun< - to fevery one and one-half table spooi i full of seed After plants nave con s up to add to their growth distribu over beds occasionally a thin sprink 0 of guano, just before or during rain - Seed should be sown on, or before ti 14th of February, but any time duriu the months of January or Februai s will do. 1 SOIL. It is an erroneous idea that sai i hills make the best tobacco lam , Most all land that will growcotto r will make tobacco, but different soi e produce different- grades. Sand e land makes thin light tobacco whic is good only for smoking jpurpose while stiff soil makes "hea*y filling; or chewing tobacco. Neither the thi t light leaf or the thick rough one sel r well. There is no good prices in eitl t er. The point is to make a brigb s heavy, smooth leaf, and to do this r i quires select soil and wise cultivatioj ,f A splendid rule for selecting tobac( r land is to select that soil adapted i h the cultivation of watermelons ar sweet potatoes. Another mark ( good tobacco lane} is that soil whic before cleared produced long stra a pines and chinquapin growth.' Ne e ground of thi3 kind will make a goc 1 grade of tobacco and will ripen we * in the field. Select hill sides withna ? ural drainage as much as possibl ? Tobacco lajid must be -well draine ? Flat bottom land produces a thic 6 rough weed which will not yello 3 wpli in the field, and makes it almo 6 impossible to .give it a good color i a the barn. To make good cures toba co must yellow on the stalk. Yc Q cannot make a bright yellow cui ' when the tobacco goes into the. bar 6 green; remember this. The soil mu jj not be sobbed with water or be t< I* strong for tobacco to ripen well in tl l" field. A very rich soil does not mal 0 a good quality of tobacco, and qualil e and not auantitv should be the aim i f the tobacco cultivator. Tobacco c it very rich land will stay green too la Y in the season and grow too thick at rough. The land should possess on! enough strength to produce a quic r heavy growth, and not enough to ke( it green when Jhe tobacco is fu r grown. ^ MUCH DEPENDS ON FERTILIZERS for early growth and for yellowii f in field. There are many brands < 5~ fertilizers prepared specially for, t f bacco cultivation. I cannot say wh brand is best, this depends upon tl kind of soil on which used, as with tl cultivation of cotton. The plant* e must exercise his judgment her it Some use cotton seed meal and amm i- nia with good rssults. I have receive d best result? from use of a compo i- made of rich dirt and dead vegetatioi e mixed -with horse stable manur e This I use on land that has grown v e in weeds the year before, for I nev< r cultivate my tobacco land two yea it in succession, but let it-rest every otl > eryear. ? - . ,;i -- --- - -V" raSfe* -' *; "ia5S% ~J<!t&. '*S3&, / s ' 1 .' 1 ; L- IN PREPARING LAND ?Lo I begin in the fall season by turning b under the vegetation and in the spring f- ?about the first of April?plow the 8 land again. I then run rows three r feet ana three inches apart, put in the is rows the compost mentioned above, ? using about tnirty-five cart loads to i* the acre, and on top of this compost I distribute six hundred pounds of high grade fertilizer per acre. Some planta ers use eight hundred pounds and up, wards of fertilizers per acre, but I consider six hundred pounds a suffil" cient quantity. You want only ? enough to sustain a full growth, and ? if too much is used the tobacco will not ripen well, but grow late in the Q season and become thick and rough. ^ After distribution of manure ridge up ? land as in preparing for planting cotton, then drag ridge down and 0 3B.T I'UflJNTS Y* three feet apart. Most planters use a t peg for making holes in which to set plants. With proper care in setting ' ~ plants most all will live. I? weather is dry water plants in settiner. The most successful way to water is by s filling hole with water, set plant in > the mud and place dry dirt around it. h. Plants set this way, even in very dry ti weather, will live. And I have learnr ed by experience that in dry weather I- it is better to set plants and water than e to lit them stand on bed and grow up a spindling waiting for rain. I conside er best time for setting plants is from i first to tenth of May. If it can possi bly be avoided never set plants after i tenth of June, though under favoras ble circumsances plants set this late, r and even later, will mature, i As soon as plaiits have commenced s to grow, I CULTIVATION. Q should begin and never be neglected. L. Much skill is required to cure tobacco ' j well, and I think f ally as much is . necessary to properly cultivate it. From the time plants are set untjt tot bacco is put in barn it should be given almost as much care as a sick baby. a Cotton can be neglected for a few days without serious damage to it But not so with tobacco. To neriect _ when it requires attention is to make - a comparatively big sacrifice. As soon as plants begin to grow the soil should be loosened around them. This can best be done with an iron-tooth E rake. In few few days the plow shoul^ follow the rake. Use cotton ' plow with no fronts, throwing but little dirt to the plant After this con-' * tinuetoput dirt to the plant as it h grows. As a rule the ground should bestirred after every rain. Keep it growing. Try to get a quick growth. ,t Much depends upon this. [. When'the tobacco gets twelve or eighteen inches high PRIMING AND BUCKLERING. , should begin. That is, the bottom leaves and suckers should be kept 1 broken off. The bottom leaves should A 1>A Aff An r?4- Art A-TV luimtt ~ UU U1VACU UU tW XCL3I/ ao tuuj UCgUI IAJ 11 fade and dfccay. Do not try to save 6 too many of these leaves. They are jt usually entii-ely worthless, beside beU ing injurious to the other leaves and d in the way of cultivation. Both in 6 priming and topping use judgment, d and do not try to follow any set rule ^ as to the number of leaves to leave on ? a stalk. One stalk may be able to 16 bear sixteen or eighteen leaves, while 10 the stalk in the next hill may not be e able to bear but ten or twelve. Green, 0 healthy tobacco should mature from 13 twelve to eighteen leaves. Where land is not so strong and tobacco looks thin, top it for eight or twelve leaves, d You can easily damage your crops iy [e topping too low. When not enough ^ leaves are left on stalk, those that are 5J left become rough and heavy and do d not yellow well in the field. Keep is suckers off. Suckers always do harm, except perhaps on those stalks on very rich soil which were topped too low. P In such cases suckers sometimes do 15 good in keeping the leaves from be_n coming too rough and heavy, and in aiding them in yellowing, jf AND WORMS. to Do not allow them to chew your tole bacco. That which they chew may s not amount to much, and you could je very well afford to supply a few in a chewing tobacco if this was all the loss o L _ rj D..I -l mi* iy suauuueu. .duiiiks uut. mo greater injury is sustained in the damage they do to the tobacco they do not td eat. There should be no holes in the A leaf. A few holes in a few leaves may n* seriously affect the price when put on Is the market. By a little attention at v the proper time one need not have ."h much trouble with worms. When you set out your tobacco also set in s? different parts of the field afewgmypm son weed plants, and cultivate them Is for the purpose of poisoning the tob. baccofly. This fly deposits the egg f on the tobacco leaf which hatches a worm, and by destroying one fly you a> may destroy many?perhaps?hunjo dreds of worms. The gvmpson weed [o will produce a large white flower i tViiwa flino TV? nnionn t.hn LQ TTliiUU UUVAJW illwa ?MWU? fwMrv-. of Ay get cobalt, a poisonous powder? h put two table spoons full-in half pint w water and then make water sweet w tfith sugar. Put this preparation in blossom every evening. Pull- off the ,11 blossom before putting poison in it to Lt- prevent poison killing the stalk, and e> then attack it to leaf. It is a good plan to pull all flowers not poisoned k so as to he more certain to poison the w fly. This is a prevention for worms st and works well. But if you fail in [n your efforts of prevention and are c. troubled with worms the most effect)U ive way to keep them from seriously .g injuring your tobacco is to go over it !n carefully about three times a week st and pick them off. In this labor jo droves of turkeys and guinea fowl are ie very useful, and when trained are ie worth more in a tobacco field for this 1,j labor than many careless hands. Improvement in Piano Building. ^ It is difficult to improve a really l(l Fine Piano, but it is sometimes done, ly Those who have known and used thfl k, old Reliable Mathushek, which for 5P Twenty-Five years past has been a favorite in Southern Homes, will hardly believe that any great improvement could be made in such superior instruments. But, nevertheless, if they could sere ?* the New Improved Mathushek. V7ith at New Scale, Refined Tone, and Su16 perb Case Designs they would be ut16 terly surprised at the tremendous adsr vance made by these progressive mak 6' ers. Read Ludden & Bates' new adver 5<* tisement in this issue and investigate st the merits of the Mathushek before you buy any other make. Write Lude den & Bates. They live at SavanlP nah, Ga. jr rs Cuba has earned her, independence, and she should have it accorded her . by the nations of the earth. sssmss v t 'J?'A I Lm i Pianos for Wlnthrop. There have been found necessary several new pianos for the Winthrop Normal ana Industrial College at Bock Hill. The officials charged with the selection have purchased the Mason & Hamlin instrument, throu gh the Ludden & Bates Southern Mu sic House, Savannah, Ga. The fame of the Mason & Hamlin is as well established as is the reputation of Ludden & Bates for promptness and fair dealDg. v i Relief, with the use of "Life for the Liver and Kidneys," is sure, in all cases of a disordered liver or kidneys, and their attendant ills, such as Bilious^ ness, Sick Headache, Want of Appe tite, Aches in the tilde ana JtsacK, etc. It is the most successful and the most satisfactory medicine, for its purpose, in use. The trial of a single 25 cents bottle will convince the most skeptical. . . l I A $25 Cooking Stove I WITH A COMPLETE OUTFIT FOJt ' >' ONLT $12.00. Delivered to your railroad depot,. all freight charges paid. Read this description carefully. This splendid. Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four 8! inch pot holes; 16x16 inch oven; 18; inch fire box, 24 inches high; 21x25 inch top: nice smooth casting. I have had this stove made for my trade, after my own idea, combining all the good points of all medium priced stoves, and leaving out the objectionable features. Beyond all doubt the best No. 8 Cooking Stove made, for the price. O TVA+O O nnf. /IAVAM O X AWVUV4 niWLi *d |/VWD| ? |/W WIVIO] ? skellets, 2 griddles, 3 baking pans* 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake poliBb, 1 icon tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to make customers and friends in every part of the South, for the purpose, of introducing our business to new people, and to reuew our acquaintance with did friends. We will ship this splendid Cooking Stove and the above described ware to any depot, all freight charges paid, for only $12.00 when the cash comes with the order. This stove is a good one, well made, and will give entire satisfaction. Our illustrated catalogue of Furniture, Stoves* and Baby Carriages mailed free. Address . lit. IP. IFwAwZDOKBTTT, 84(> Dkoap Strket, Augusta, Ga. Delightful Results. I LETTER JfROM JUDGE BALD WIN, OF MADISON, GA. Dr. W. Pitts, Thomson, Ga v Dear Sir:?After havlag sought la vain for yarioos remedies for the ills of teething I trie^your Carminative with most satisfactory and delight!ol results. It is pleas* ant to take assuages pain and produces rest without stupor. No parent should be with* out it during the teething period who has once tried it, for it Is indeed a magic medicine for babies. Very respectfully, JUDGE H. W. BALDWIN. For sale by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia, S. C. I DU YUU NISNJ A tJKK M.LLLT It so buy the MOORS COUNT! OBIT, he best stone for grinding oorn. Requires less dressing. Gives less trouble- Makea better meal. Costs less money than any mill in the world. Next is our Engleberg. Rice Mill, the only mill In the world that will, in one op eratlon, take rough rloe, hull, oleaa and polish it ready for market or table. Plantation and other saw mills. Talbott, also Liddell engines. Boilers and woodworking msehlnery at bottom factory price*. V. C/ Badham, GENERAL AGENT, COLUMBIA, 8. C. THE GEE % OPPOSITEft'UND CENT*A c FOR DRr GOODSJWRITE "THE FOR CLOTHING WRITE .."THE FORfSHOES WRITE "THE HUB.' iUK UA13 WJUTJS "iMK ilUH. FOB FURNISHING GOODS WRH FOR CARPETS WRITE "THE H FOR CHRISTMAS GOODS WRITE FOR CAPES AND JACKETS WBI FOR THE BEST OVERCOAT AT \ FOR THE BESTrSUIT AT I5.00JW SAMPLES SENT PROMPTLY. VERY RESFE CCrnTTTji alto JEiili JQJ I / l__ _ . v.-^j^^_-^_-:;" - -: > v-'r .- - '- - ' . | jfl for the liver andKidaeys. H|^9HI ative, Cathartic, Diuretic V Tonic. Its acttoa Is mild pleasant. Ojujxjpsl* and i:BBH gestlon are at once relieved bjH use. Bad feellr ^from aelBflB^BB liver are dlapelkay. ^^^ijBjHHj graeable, easy and dy in Habitual Constlpftffcpai] kidney troubles Ita^ be&?n|^^^^B come apparent with the 3gH?JSBB or t?o. Try It \ -SH| n^BH Sold wholesale by KB The Murray Drug Co., | COLOMBIA, 8. 0. I Strawberry Plants I And in fact *11 kinds of plants can bo flU SET OUT |H McSHEBKY H , AUTOMATIC - I TRANSPLANTEB. I good driver and twochlldrea g ?]} fl il H. . ^ #?MM MkMA 4?fe , UU3 ujree uwqaoncjr w oo? uuw fire acres of plants III * da1?, and BH KV BEY PLA.NP 16 1 WATEHBD | at the time it Is set oat, and some dry soil is drawn around the plant* . fl|| the ground will not bake. No waiting for I rain Set oat your plants when they are 9 Get a maflbhw and plant for year neighbors. Toa can earn eooogh in one season topay for the machine. Easy terms. Send for otamlars, prices and testimonials, 80UTEKRN FARM IMPLBMMT OQ* I 249 Meeting St, Charleston, 8. ?; flHfl Mention ttls paper. O Actual Achievements often ttem to beat* >0 count,lWt?ft?lUUCTtULA(MMTan?Sp Mao M fKa Anlv thin/M that Annnt A IUmsmt to ilk in 'Oeneral Termt tbbatp* K < i merits of PIANOS, but-te ?o? Bpwafie- XI THE MATHOSHEM Ti? Iratt SMtt^ri ftnritt. 81 established *> yam. 30,000 nosr In use. QI ' Said by as for 23 jean. Note these V?l?uU>l? A i | Patented Improvement*? OBj Patent Kepeatinf Actjoa. Patent Sounding Beard. , Patent Toning Pin finsklnf.,;; HB i Patent IaproTed ilgrsUEM?< JBE9 Patent Soft Stop. B ! 1 1 One of the only two Pianos made eopspbte 1 > terery put) In l& own Jfcctory. One of the , ; BBIH (LUDDEN &, BATES, I 8AVAOTTAH, OA. > wivapvANTEDw I \Kj anted! M ?Y ANTED? 'WKM What do wn want? We want erefy hotel, Restaurant, College and private house In the Sooth to send as their warn Sliver- | wire to repute la triple sliver. Uta spoons, forks, Ac., caa be m vde equal to new. We plate anything la gold, silver, nickel or copper. We plate pistols, 9 watches, chains, rings badges and swards, Scabbards and other military accoutre* merits cleaned and plated equal to new. Boggy Balls and Trimmings, Harness Trimmings, to., plated In nickel pe silver. All kinds tarnished brass sach as fenders, shovel and tongs, lamps, chandeliers, Ac., BD refinished equal to new. Busted stove rails, trimmings, Ac., re-nickeled. Surgical Instruments of ail kinds polished and.-^^M plated. M WB WANT all bicycle owaers to send us their old wheel to repair. We ean jrefinish in nickel and baked enamel eaual to new. We have latest Improved Electro- J Plating Plant, with comoiete polistUaji^^^^H buffing and engine lathes and gttariuxtee^HHI work to be first class,-' Correspondence solicited. Address, OABOUSA ELKCTBO M PLATING WOBKS, ? W. ILGABYiN.Maniger, Biuskvi lk, S.G | | J^K>?aaonjnHP? ~H| epixo^jLo^pm. HHH ay jlMBu Jfifir *>? <vjj ..I K^H !AT HUB, H ;/. v^B^B mHB 50LUMBIA, S. C. H bub." E "THEjaUB." H "THEjHUB."| jMH TE "THEfHUB." PlO.OO WRITE 3"THE HUB.a HHE RITE "THEJHUB." inTffirr.T.v