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* ^ ATTENTION FARMERS. KEEP DOWN THE YIELD OF COTTON AND RAISE SUPPLIES. Hon. Hector D. Lane, rresident of t&e American Cotton Growers Protective Association Makes a Great Speech?Sensible Revolutions are Adopted?Permanent Organisation. Memphis, Jan. 21.?The convention of cotton producers called by President H. D. Lane of the American Cotton Growers Protective Association to take action to effect a continuation of decreased acreage, was called to order here this morning. Fully one thousand delegates were in the hall at the time. Prominent planters from r 4 every cotton producing State are in attendance. Delegates without excep| y lion express the belief that the lesson | taught the South this season by the benefits derived from reduced cotton production and the home production of all supplies will not be forgotten at planting time. "Hold down your cotton," said Mr. Lane, "and you will dictate the price, but produce a 3,000,000 bale surplus and Liverpool will pay you what it sees fit President Lane spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the American Cotton Growers'? Protective Association: jp._ I shall attempt to be as brief in my |> remarks as possible, avoiding empty . - platitudes, and bombastic theories, ($ confining myself to practical everyday facts, in my effort to convince you ui "~i the inadvisability of the methods that we liave for the most part been pursuing, and the suicidal policy of its continuance in the overproduction of cotton. 1 appreciate the immensity of this effort, to decrease the cotton acreage, but apprehend that the importance of its accomplishment will only be commensurate with the effort and as with all our shortcomings and derelictions the Southern man has never been ac cused of a lack of patriotism or or resolution, and loving as we do our Southland and our homes, it appeals to our better judgment, our patriotism t and our manhood to face resolutely ^ this current, that is insidiously day by day drawing us into a vortex of pov^ erty and destitution. I am aware that the consensus of opinionis with me; still 1 find others, good and conservative men, who argue "We had rather bear the ills we have than fly to others we know not of," ? * but I ask in the name of reason, and appeal to common sense, if greater ills or disaster can overtake a country than that it should be plunged irredeemably into debt, the vitality smothered out of it with a weight of mortgages, and the bone and sinew of the -?i? a. country, IUO masses Ui uui lauuiiug people, reduced to the pittance of less than 10 cents a day for their labor. This is what 5 cent cotton means, and I challenge any man, irrespective of his greatnses, his experience or his 3ualifications, to successfully contraict the same. I am also met with the argument that comes for the most part from the crossroad pessimist and that man who measures his neighbor in his own half bushel, that the agitation of the question would likely cause farmers to increase their acreage of cotton, from the fact that all would* use the same . channel of reasoning to the effect that his neighbor would reduce and thus cotton values would rise, and he would be the beneficiary. This is an argument that savors of that dishonesty and reflects that discredit upon the v agricultural classes of the South that it should be indignantly repelled, for it is contrary to their history and general character in that they have always proved loyal, brave and true to any cause whose banner they have ever enlisted under. I am met with another argument, that it is the only crop that merchants will advance supplies upon. This I am twenared to a?ain refute, for there are Wndreds of wealthy, intelligent and patriotic merchants who are as zealously and as actively engaged in this movement as any other class of citizens that we have, appreciating as they do the true condition of affairs and recognizing the remedy therefor, they are strong in their advocacy of & decreased cotton acreage, a diversification of crop, and especially the production of home supplies; therefore lay not your actions to your neighbor. I am impressed with the conviction that this movement will have to be accomplished as all other great move ments are through independent, indi vidual action. This will encourage s concert of action, which will accom plish the end in view and we will re ceive the intrinsic value of our mair staple, which will make us one of th< most prosperous and happy people on earth; whereas, on the other hand, i previous conditions continue and w< willfully persist in the folly of pro ducing a 3,000,000 bale surplus, w< simply subject ourselves and are mad* "willing victims of, to be caught by th< tricks and devices that are laid b] cunning and unscrupulous men to rot us of all compensation for our hones toil, enhancing the discord and dis satisfaction that is now dominant ii the heart of the agricultural classe and developing daily into incipien communism, a condition that is foi eign and unnatural in its tendency t< the natural character of our people. Under such a regime no longer wil the product of our toil be adequate t> our subsistence. The cost of its pre duction no longer the standard or it value. The law of supply and demam will be displaced and in its stead in terposesthe result attained by the com mercial mountebank the most insidiou and merciless of which is the commei cial fakir and flimllam artist, know: as the cotton "bear," who by fals prophesy, cunning manipulation an willful misrepresentation robs us c our substance, pauperizes our poster ty, leaving us nothing but poverty i our homes and hatred in our hearts. The annnal surplus that we hav been annually making is the most e fective instrument used bv the cotto "bear" to depress values. Wrenc this weapon away from him an hencefortn while he hibernates he wi have to lunch on his paws. ? ? Overproduction fosters manipuls tion. Without a surplus being pr< duced above the actual demana < consumption there would be no sue thing as the manipulation of a marl et Tne law of supply and deman inVii/?Vi ia tVio natural and hori#?st. rcffi later of prices, would control. Con petition would intervene, and the cos of production of an article which the fairest standard of its value wou] - be its price mark. With a surplus of 3,000,000 bah it, I 'i v . . upon the market of the world, without a demand or necessity for it, it only answers the purposes of a visible supply, an active coadjutor of speculative gamblers, and a dangerous menace to future values. The world spends annually about $400,000,000 for cotton goods. If we send out a 0,500,000 bale crop we get this money fo^ it, and the consumers will compete among themselves for our product, and the producer substantially dictates the price. If we send out a 10,000,000-bale crop, as we did in 1894, they pay the same or less, and leave us to compete among ourselves for the price, our labor and expenses remaining the same. The world has to be clothed. The consumption of cotton is nearly inflexible. The production is flexible. With these conclusions it resolved itself into the deduction, "How are we to destroy this annual surplus?' The only safe and practicable way suggested is by a judicious decrease of 1 acreage' say of 25 per cent.; we would 4-lkAvt maoIi'ta *7K na?? nont inr.rPJlSfi 111 hLit/JUL lvau<iO % xr |/V/? w&aw - the price, and still have 5,000,000 acres of land to raise food crops upon, which, if raised in sufficient quantity on the farm, instead of being purchased at long time prices, with cot! ton as its uncertain securityr will make another legitimate difference in fayor of the cotton grower of 25 per cent There can be no plainer object lesson portrayed than that of this last season of the result of decreased production. As another lesson, as to the efficacy of the decrease of production as a stimulus to the increase of price, we will cite the history of the cotton market in the year 1845. The average price of cotton that year was 5.56. The production was decreased the next year by general consent about 9 per cent, and cotton values rose in consequence thereof to 7.87 in 1846. Thv farmers of the South, recoemiz ing that they could not raise cotton Erofitably even at this price, though aving the benefit then of slave labor in their favor, again reduced the acreage the next year, 1847, 10 per cent. Cotton values continued to rise ' commensurately with the decrease of acreage, averaging that year 11.21 cents. A 19 per cent, reduction resulted in a 99 per oent. rise in values, and this in the face of the stagnation of trade in England, due to the great Irish famine that year, the rapid fall in sterling exchange in consequence of the shipments of breadstuffs to the United Kingdom, and the reduction of 10,000 bales per week iirthe consumption of manufacturers. As an evidence of the influence of over-production I present the homely illustration: A farmer goes into his market town with a basket full of eggs; it is the first of May, and the poultry is producing freely. He presents his eggs to the merchant for sale and is met with the intelligence that he has all the eggs that he can handle; that the market is glutted, and the supply exceeds the demand. The farmer has more at home than It- -1- J 1 A i lie neeas, ana ub uut?> uut mre lu uxb.c them back, so he finally asks the mercant if he can't make him an offer lor them at all. The merchant reluctantly offers 5 cents for them and the I trade is made?the merchant dictating the price. Later in the season, say in December, the farmer comes in, but instead of having twenty dozen eggs he has only live dozen, and he goes to same the merchant and notes that there seems to be a dearth of egg a in the tubs and boxes sitting around and when the merchant asks him what he has he replies gliby. "Eggs." The merchant asks him what they are worth, and he replies that as the hens seem to be ia a combine, a trust or a strike and eggs are very scarce in the countrv, ana the demand seems to exceed the supply, he wants 20 cents per dozen for them, and the trade is made?the farmer dictating the price. The idea that has been advanced to deter farmers from decreasipg their acreage, to the effect that it would eimnlafa tlia mwhirttirm of other conn tries, is a "delusion and a snare." This question has been settled some time since to the satisfaction of those who have put themselves to the trouble to investigate. ( The civil war aid not have this efi feet. In this period of destitution the cotton growing resources of every part , of the globe were tested to the utmost; and in-the exhibition of 1862 the representatives from every country > from which supplies might be expected met to concert measures for obi taining all that was wanted without i the aid of America. The colonies and dependencies of Great Britain, includ ing India, seemed well able to grow i all the cotton that could be required, while numerous other countries were ready to offer their co-operation. A I powerful stimulus was thus given to ') the growth of cotton in all directions; l a degree of activity and enterprise l never witnessed^ before was seen in 5 India, Turkey, tireece, Airica, west - Indies, Queensland, New South Wales, i Peru, Brazil, and in short wherever 3 cotton could be produced; and there is seemed no room to doubt that in a j short time there would be abundant > supplies independent of America. But t ten years afterward, in the exhibition - of 1872, which was especially devoted i to cotton, only a few of the thirty-five s countries which had sent their samples t in 1862 again appeared, and these for - the most part only to bear witness to a disappointment and failure. The East India crop that in 1875 1 and 1870 amounted to 1,200,000 bags, o amounted in 1894 to 700,000. The >- Egyption crop amounts now to about s the same it did then. Brazil has fallen d from four hundred and two thousand l- down to one hundred thousand last t- year, and sundries, that is to say, all s other countries, have fallen from two ? hundred and twenty thousand to one a hundred thousand, and the entire e foreign production amounts to only d one million five hundred and seventy> f 4 ! a ivaiaq TTf/v UnrrA n iivo rimcnuiiJL uaiw, uxciuiuic ncuavg i- little to fear from foreign countries, n By a reasonable curtailment of cotton acreage, and planting the same in e home supply crops, it figures largely f- both in reducing the cost of the pron duction what cotton we might raise, h in that we can raise bread and meat d very much cheaper than we can or11 dinarily expect a merchant to supply the same, taking the risk that he is i- obliged to take in having cotton only )- as a security, which is subject to be cut >f off by seasons, and if not curtailed h by seasons, subject to the greater unc certainty of being able to get anything d for it, if seasons are propitious, and a i- large production follows. On the i- other hand, decreasing the acreage is st an unfailing leverage in raising values, is The farmer who lays aside diversid fied farming and devotes his labor and capital to the raising of cotton alone, ?- * ?v>y\l t? n cmA/tiilo^An an/1 :? j UCUUIUCO OllXijJiJ A ?uu hazards what he puts up on it on 1 'bull" side of the market. The cc minion and per cent, that he pay fully represented by the tax that imposes upon himself in the per ce he pays a merchant, that represe the profit, that he pays the merch on these goods. The margin that would have to put up, we might s could be represented by his la which is frequently mortgaged, am the game goes against him, it is sw away, if he is a weak holder; if r he can put up again. I fail to see wherein there is any vantage in this species of speculat gambling over that that is d< through a reputable broker, or ui the floor of the cotton exchange: fact, the advantage, to my mind, is the other side, the reason for whic will not discuss, as I am not inclii to encourage this class of farmers engage in any character of gamblii I speak in the proceeding paragn of the tax that he (the farmer) imp es upon himself. I will dwell a r ment upon this. The general acc tation of the word '"tax" is "a cha or burden laid upon persons or pr erty for the support of the gove ment." This character of tax I v denominate as an involuntary t Now, as farmers for the most part great objectors to taxation, in all varied forms, I desire to suggesl them a few taxes that -we may pr erly call voluntary orsemmposea x in their cumulative form are fargrt er and more burdensome in the.lc run than those levied upon us county, State or government, an quote so eminent authority as great and good Benjamin Frankl who states it is an axiom that"1 are more heavily taxed by our it ness, pride and lolly, than we are t ed by government." The farmer v undertakes to buy every thing tha necessary to make a cotton crop up voluntarily imposes an over-poweri tax upon himself. When he buj pouna of meat or a peck of corn, pays the mercnants he gets fron tax. He pays the wholesale ma tax. He pays the drayman a tax transfers it." He pays the railroa tax that hauls it. If meat hp pay man a tax that butchers it, and pays the the original farmer who rt es it a tax, .for it is likely he is i raising it for his health, but for profit. A farmer always pays toll when goes to town, whether ho rides up a macadamized road or not' I hi known a farmer to ride nine miles town on a tired mule, when his ci was in the grass, to pay twenty-f cents for a shuck collar, when th were shucks wasting at home. I hi known them to do tne same, who i sold cotton for 4 and 4 1-2 cents, a pay 20 cents a pound for cotton pi lines. I knew a farmer, who while pic ing his new ground field, one Sat day morning in July, suddenly membered that he had broken his helve, and would have to go to to to get an other. Now, this fellow 1 ed in the mountains of North Ala ma, where I live, and where we hi second growth hickory, that isl best ax handle timber on earth am profusion of it. Now, instead of \ ing back to his cabin, on the moi lam-siae, anu cuibiut^ m/u u auaij strong, sinewy, young mountain hi ory, while with his wife by his s fend his children playing around hi with the butt end . of the hick< tightly locked between the logs of humble cabin, he drew down to 1 symmetry of a strong, strait-graii ax-handle, he quits'his field of lab throws a guano sack upon the back his mortgaged mule, and as he ri out of the gate replies to the anxii inquiry of nis wife that he is oblh ' * i- 1 tp SO 10 LOWXi. LO get an UA liauuio. The tax begins when he ri through that broken-down gate. F and foremost, he is taxing the ai iety of that poor pale-faced worn that knows too well of the flimsiz of this excuse; she knows too v that though he is generous, brave t true, that under certain influen< the recklessness of his nature le him to imposing taxes upon himt and family that human nature afford to bear and that God Almig] Himself will not hold hiift guilt] of. Upon his return, after an abse of a day and a -night, to the ca on the mountain side and its defet less inmates, who had spent a lo some night indeed in the absenc* their only protector, save the faith coon dog, after emptying his ir sack at their feet of its content high-priced cotton prints and li shoes that he had paid a country n chants 100 per cent, ad valorem upon, thus undertaking to allev his own feelings by paying them the wrong he had done them, again called back to the error of way when his wife reproachfully t for the ax handle that ' 'never can In conclusion, I will say to you, fellow farmers and co-laoorers of American Cotton Growers' Protec Association, that my advice to yo to raise your home supplies, t avoiding these self-imposed taxes 1 are more burdensome than 3 ou 1 bear. Decrease your cotton acre and thus destroy this annual surp or in other words, adjust the sup to the demand; then the laws of c merce and competition will pre and prices will regulate themse equitably between the producer the consumer. At the conclusion of Mr. Lane's dress, committees were appointet permanent organization, credent and resolutions. After addresses by A. S. Caldwe prominent planter of Louisiana, Charles Scott of Mississippi, the < vention took a recess until 3 p. m. At the afternoon session the re] of the committee on resolutions * unanimously adopted. It decl that the over production of cotton duces the value of that commodity below the cost of the making of it continues thus: "The Southern cotton growers masters of the situation. The cro 1895 being less than seven mil bales, renders it entirely feasible 1 further and reasonable reductioi acreage during the present yea materially advance the value of ton and thus insure a safe and stantial profit that cannot fail bring increased prosperity to South, not only as the immediat< result of such profit, but by enham the value of our lands and turi hither the tide of immigration, ir needed for the development oi great natural resources of this fa ed section." The resolutions also urge the J olvnw/ln wf eiinrl 1QUC11ULL Ul UU auuuuaui uupj" corn; hay, meat and other like < modxties for home consumption. /. t i ;-iV. 9 the The executive committee was e >ra- powered to take such steps as may s is deemed advisable for the establi he ment of an official organ of the as nt. ciation. nts A permanent organization v ant then effected with Mr. Lane as pn he dent; Robert D. Eckber^er of Hun ay, ville, Ala., secretary; J. R. Goodw nd, of Tennessee, treasurer; and the f i if lowing executive committee, ept Alabama?H. C. Reynolds, lot, Arkansas?J. W. Corcoran. Georgia?W. A. Broughton. ad- Mississippi?Captain w. W. Stoi ive Texas?E. S. Peters. )ne Tennessee?Col. H. D. Greer, ion Louisiana?A. L. Maxwell. I in North Carolina?Dr. J. H. Willia on son. h I President Lane was instructed led appoint a State president for Flori to and South Carolina. 3g. After an address by Prof. Tate B ipti ler ot tne Mississippi Diate Aericui ios- ral Coll.ege, the convention adjourn no- sine die ?P- DO YOU WANT AN OFFICE? rge , op- Information as to How They Can Be ( tatned. nil ax> Washington, Jan. 22.?Scarcity are money and the difficulty that ma its experience in obtaining work tt ; to yfettk enough income to meet th( 0p. everyday expenses, cause them J bat write hundreds of useless letters ;at_ their Congressmen and Senators 1 Ing seeching tneir aid in getting soi by kind of government work?useless 1 d i ters, because these positions are r the within the gift of Congressmen a! ;n Senators. These positions are und i ?i i ii_ - r\: :i a. /~i?. ftTe Wllilb 15 CUIICU. tut? ^ivii ocrviu? \ju lie. mission. This commission holds frc ax. two to three competitive examinatio r^0 annually in each State. Those w t jg successfully pass the examinatio )0n (make a grade of 70 per cent, on i ng. branches) are placed on an eligit list in order of their grades. Whet he department has need of new clerks a a makes a requisition on the comm n a sion for the number and kind of cler rh0 wanted. The president of the coi j a mission selects from the list of eli sa ibles those who are best qualified he fill the positions. While exact quol l^s. or representation is not given to t aot' States in employing the governmen kis clerical force, yet due regard is giv in the selection of eligibles from the he States and Territories that have fe l0n est in the government's service. A ive persons who seek to obtain a gover , t0 ment clerkship should apply to t op president of the Cilvil Service Comm iVe sion, whose duty it is to notify the ere of the character of the examinatioi 1VQ the requirements of applicants and t iaj time and place of holding such exai nd inations. The present year, it wou ow seem, from an extract from a circa] sent out by the commission, is an c )w. portune time for r South Carolinia ur. to stand these examinations. re. ' 'The share of appointments receiv ax by Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, De wn ware, District of Columbia, Mary lan iv. Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, N< {,a_ Mexico, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wj lve ming is at present excessive, and ] the applications for any departmental e ^ a aminations will ,be accepted fro go- legal residents thereof, unless the jn_ is a failure to secure eligibles frc other States. ck- "The following named States ha ide also received an excessive share _ annointments. but to a less exte 5~ than those named above, $nd durL his the first half of this year' no app the cations for the clerk copyist, t ie(j watchman or the messenger examii or tion will be accepted from legal re 0f dents thereof: California, Conhec jeg cut, Florida, Georgia,(Illinois, Indiai 3ue Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, N< ,e(l Hampshire, New York, North Cai s lina, North Dakota, Ohio, Orego (jgg Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washingtc irgt and West Virginia." 3 x. Examnations will be held during t an spring at Columbia, on April G, a tess at Charleston on April 8. rail Untold Good, md There is no doubt about the fj *?? that the Keeley Institute of Soi a<?^ Carolina has done untold good in tl State. Those who have received ,lU benefits are loud in its praises a I 7 they are living examples bf the Less ficiency of the treatment The t rible curse of drink or opium can nee and is daily being cured right in ( bir lumbia, and broken down physi iSo- and mental wrecks in four weeks ne- him sound in bodv and mi 3 of as nature intended them to be. At 1 ful institute one receives the kindest ieal tentions and is made to feel perfec s of at home, and in a few brief davs ttle once again has the joy of realizi ler- that he is a man; that life wh; tax seemed dreary and dark and aim iate hopeless is worth the living and < for joying as God intended it should he Anyone bound by either of these his cursed habits can be quickly and p isks manently relieved beyond a dou ie." All information as to terms and tre my ment may be obtained bv addressi the the Keeley Institute. Columbia, S. tive ?Register. * r Improvement in Piano Building. It is difficult to improve a rea can ^ae it is sometimes do Those who have known and used old Reliable Mathushek, which j' Twenty-Five years past has been favorite in Southern Homes, \ i hardly believe that any great impro I ment could be made in such supei instruments. But, nevertheless, if they could i the New Improved Mathushek, v, New Scale, Refined Tone, and i ials PERB Case Designs they would be terly surprised at the tremendous II vance made by these progressive m ersRead Ludden & Bates' new ad^ " tisement in this issue and investig , the merits of the Mathushek bef waq y?u buy any other make. Write L ? den & Bates. They live at Sav e!ra nah, Ga. l re- ' ?? - far A Loms to Hit) State. and Charleston, Jan, 23.?Ashby St Farrow, a prominent and popi are young member of the Charleston 1 - j -_A iOBf fl 01 Ultu at uia nuiuc iatc u>gU.. ion Farrow was born in Albemarle corn by a Va., 33 years ago and graduatec i of law at the university of Virginia r to 188(5- He was associated with the cot- firm of Murphy, Farrow & Leg; sub- He leaves a young widow and I to child. the Keller, a re- with. the use of "Life for the Li c!n? and Kidneys," is sure, in all cases nnE a disordered liver or kidneys, i iuch their attendant ills, such as Bili< ness, Sick Headache, Want of A] vor" tite, Aches in the Side and Back, It is the most successful and the n Pr0" satisfactory medicine, for its purp ly ?f in use. The trial of a single 25 c< jom- little will convin^ the most skt cal. & REGISTRATION BILL. sh- " SO- [CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. ] ?as the commissioners within three days jsi- after such election. The commission-* 1 ts- ers of election shall return such books rin to the registration officer or officers . ol- within twenty days after such election. Section 24. Every male citizen of J this State and of the United States of ' o/?a r\f Ol r\-m iinmoivla VlQV- ' KU.O VI ^JL jr caio, ui ^ ^ ing all the qualifications mentioned in . tie. the first section of this Act, and who , has resided within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town in j this State previous to any municipal m- election, and has paid all taxes due 1 aud collectable for the precedingfiscal j to year, and who has been registered as ida hereinbefore required, shall be entitled J to vote at all municipal elections in the ut- State after the general election in the \ tu- year 1896. ie(* Section 25. Thirty days before the j holding oftan election in any incorpo- ] rated city, town or village in this State after the general, election of 1896, the ' >b- mayor or intendent thereof shall ap- f point one discreet individual, who is f an elector of such municipality, as supervisor of registration, whose duty it shall be to register all qualified elec gjy tors wittan tne limits 01 tne mcorporated city, town or village. The names of all qualified electors of such ^ municipality shall be entered in a ne book of registration which, after the ejj. holding of the election, shall be filed [0t in the office of town clerk or recorder lcj and shall be a public record; open to ler the inspection of any citizen at all m. times. ?m Section 26. It shall be the duty of ns the mayor or intendant of incorporat* ho ed cities or towns to cause to be prens pared and furnished to the supervisor ill of registration suitable books of reg)le istration and. all stationery and blanks i a necessary for the registration of elecit tors. is- Section 27. The supervisor of regisks tration shall judge of the qualification en- of all applicants for registration. The ig- production of a certificate of registrato tion from the registration officer of -as the county entitling the applicant to he vote at a precinct within the incorpot's rated city or town in which the applien cant desires to vote shall be a condition se precedent to the applicant's obtaining w- a certificate of registration; and the Ui production ot sucn a certincaie auu n- proof of his residence within the limits he of the municipality for four months is- preceding such election, and the payim ment of all taxes assessed against him, due and collectable, for the previous he year, shall entitle the applicant to regn istration. From the decision of the Id municipal supervisor any applicant ar may appeal to the Court of Common >p- PleaS or a judge thereof, and from ns thence to the Supreme Court and the mode of appeal shall be the Bame as ed provided herein in cases appealed from la- the officers of registration. d. Section 28. In incorporated cities 5W in which there are more than one votro ing place every elector shall vote at the no precinct for which he is registered, ix- Section 29. Each elector registered 1 >m by the municipal officer shall be fur- ' >re mshed by such officer with a certificate which shall be of the following form: Registration certificate for municip ve ai election jno , cny or wwn 01 of election precinct, ward . nt The bearer, is a qualified voter in I Qg the town or city of and resides >li- in ward he is years of age. he and entitled to vote in the municipal ia- election on the day of , 18 -. si- Registered on-the ? day of?18-. 1 sti- . Supervisor of Registration. j aw Section 30. Before any municipal r0" election to be held in any incorporat- J in' ed city or town in the State, after the i >n' general election of 1896 the municipal ( , supervisor shall furnish the managers n<? of election with one of the books of ' nti registration for the cltv or precirifct < ' thereof, which they shall return to the ( supervisor within three days after the H-t election; and no elector shall be allow- 1 rth ed to vote in any municipal election Ki.q whose name is not registered as herein in provided, or who does not produce n(j a municipal registration certificate at ef. the polls. ''An Infamous Liar." ^ Berlin, Jan. 23.?In the reichstag cal today Dr. Barth, a leader of the Radire cal Unionist party, asked Chancellor vrtn Hohftnlohe what had been done ,he ? at- witii the resolution in favor of bimettly allism that had been introduced durhe ing the last session of the reichstag. ng The chancellor replied that he was not ich yet able to make any statement to the ost chamber concerning the resolution, en- Barth then declared that the bimetallic be. agitation had been fometed outside of ac- Germany, adding that perhaps Amercer can gola had assisted the agitation, bt. Herr vo Kardoff, the German champi;at on of bimetallism and leader of the ing Agrarian party, challenged the proC. duction of proof that any one of the Q-erman bimetallism had been paid to represent American interests, and deUY clared that Dr. Barth was an infamous ng liar. Dr. Barth sprang from his seat and hotly declared that such a remark fOT was an infamy and an outrage on dea bate. The president of the chamber called Dr. Barth to crder, stating that ive. he had not heard the remark imputed .jor to Herr von Kardoff. * South Carolina Contests ,TT OO iL W ASJtlinUTUPI? U clLI. vuiauiiuwv on elections, No. 3, of the house, Mr. ? / McCall of Massachusetts chairman, / today heard arguments in the contest:S~ ed case of Johnson against Stokes from the Seventh South Carolina diatrict. This concludes the hearing of ' / the cases from this State, interest to ! which was added by the question of the constitutionality of the registra" tion law of the State being brought in. The committee is now ready to finally consider the cases A Terrible Accident. liar Hampton, S. C., Jan. 17.?Seven jar, negroes, who were working on the Mr. railroad being built by Stokes & Raylty, sor from Waiterboro to Ehrhardts, 1 in were killed last night by the falling in i in of the roof of their mud covered shanlaw ty. They were found this morning ire. by some of the employees, one Pianos for fVlntlirop. There have been found necessary several new pianos for the .Winthrop ; Normal and Industrial College at, and -^ock Hill. The officials charged with the selection have purchased the ~ Mason & Hamlin instrument, through Jf~~ the Ludden & Bates Southern Music lost ^ouse> Savannah, Ga. The fame of the Mason & Hamlin is as well estabtg lished as is the reputation of Ludden ti_ & crates for promptness and fair deal Hard on Horry. . I Conway, Jan. 23.?Quite a mysterious robbery occurred here on the 1 night of the 13th inst. The fact was kept quiet for a purpose, only a few of the "faithful ones" knowing it. The safe ot the county treasurer of Horry was opened and robbed of about $2,500. Oounty Treasurer L. D. Long was in his office during the day and says he locked his safe, as is his custom, before closing ud for the night. Returning un Tuesday morning, he found his office door open and on further examination discovered that his safe had been opened and the amount as stated, Jrtnfl. Thft tVllftf ATTlflAn< 1 xt -milof Viotro known the combination, and having provided himself with a key to the jfflce, had no trouble in getting the jooty. This was a surprise to us when ve heard the truth yesterday. It is he first thing of the kind that has 5ver happened in our county and is to se regretted. There is no clue to the robbery. The treasurer, I presume, las some idea as to the robbery, but ias not told any one?State. A $25 Cooking Stove wrrn a complete outfit foe ONLY $12.00. Delivered to your railroad depot, all freight charges paid. .Read this descriptiou carefully. This splendid I Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four 8 I inch pot holes; 10x10 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. 1 Beyond all doubt the best No. 8 Cooking Stove made, for the price. Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 skellets, 2 griddles, 3 baking pans, 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 iron 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 renew our acquaintance with old 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 mailea i free. Address IJ_i. Jr'. u 840 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. i Delightful Results. / jETTEI. jfROM JUDGE BALDWIN, OF MADISON, GA. % ?r. W. Pitts, Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir:?After having sought In vain lor various remedies for the Ills of teething [ tried yoar Carminative with most satis* 'actory and delightful results. It Is pleasint to take assuages pain and produces rest without stupor. No parent should be withrnt It drying the teething period who has race tried it, for It is indeed a magic medl* 5lne for babies. Very respectfully, JUDGE H. W. BALDWIN. j For sale by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., I i Columbia, 8. C. ; DO YOU NEFD A CJKN MILL? j If so buy the MOORK OOUNTT GBIT, j be best stone tor grinaiDg corn, nequirm less dressing. Gives less trouble- Makes better meal. Costs less money than any mill in th) world. Next Is our Engleberg. Alee Mill, the only mill in the world that will, In uae op eration, take iough rice, hall, clean and polish it ready for market or table. Plantation and other sawmills. Talbo't, also Liddell engines. Boilers and wood working machinery at Dottom raciory price*. V. O. Badham, GENERAL AGENT, COLUMBIA, S. C. BE ( DON'T GET EXCITED ! KEEP C( IT 15 ALL Rl "THE 1439 and 1443 Kiln Stre >t Are still doing business at tha >Ul 9'.aa where we are prepared to cater to your ( CLOTHING, SEOES, HATci, 'IRUSfi INGS, CARPETS, DRY G AND ALLSMA 3fou can buy your domestic goods < ended the most successful year in all of < to thank our patrons generally througho ronage, and ask for a continuance of the a dollar's worth of goods for a do'lar. attention to all. Writ3 for what you Wii "THE OPPOSITE GRAND mum _ 3L.JFES . ' for the Liver and Kidaejs. Laxative, Cathartic, Diuretic and ' Tonic. Its action to mUd and '? pleasant. Dyspepsia and Indigestion are at once relieved bj lf? I use. Bad feelk gs from a s'uggLsh . J liver are dispell, d. Itisamos^ agreeable, easy and certain reme- I dy in Habltoal Constipation. In I kidney troubles its benefits be come apparent with the first dose . or two. Try it Sold wholesale by The Murray Drug Co,t . /f|| COLUMBIA, 8. 0. Strawberry Plants And In C&ct all kinds of plants can be SET OUT ; by using the MoSHBRBT ATTTOMATTf! ~TB ANSPL AN TER. ^ X.A good driver and two children are all t- r tbe force necessary to aet from three to Jve acres of plants In a day, and EVERY PLANT IS watered it the time it Is aet oat, and so?ne dry 1 joU Is drawn around the plants so that I the ground will not bake. No waiting for J rain Bet oat yoar plants when they are I ready v H Get a machine and plant for year m lefghbors. Ton can earn enough in one H H^tuuii wuyay ivi iuo uiabttiuo* vo?iu>? 3end for circulars, prices aod faatlmoaiaU. ^ SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT 00 . 249 Meeting St., Charleston, a. 0. Mention this paper. r, ^-irvruyvyyuwyvv^ . . STALL r TALK 111 Actual Achlaremenu often mm to beat* OH-i i i count, bat after all Actvaj. ACHirrxmra an i1 i"i It Is nut to talk In Gmeral Term* abaatttM i J i merlta of PIANOS, bat?be man tptdtob? i ; 5s THE HATHUSIEK v EitablUbed 80 yean. 80,000 now In am. ? I Sold by in for 25 years. Note these Valuable i ( i (i ftttnUd ImproT?m?ati < J Patent Repeating Action. !{ I Patent Sounding Beard. ; fl Patent Tailing fin Bathing. ( , Patent IaaroTed Agraffes. < Patent Soft Stop.. \i One of the only two Plana mad* complete C .. I , (every part) In lta own ftotory. One of the j ' ',1 bait made In the U. B. Bold lower than any1 1, otter Hlfb Grade Ptano. frraproet only from1 91 <, | makar to parchaaer. WHlTI VS. < |. LUDDEN & BATES, i | SJlVAWWAH, OA. iWTwnV ^9 VV ANTED? ./ What do we want? We want every ho tel, Restaurant, Co'lega and private house H in the South to send us their worn Silver* M ware to replate la triple silver. Old H jpoons, forks, &c., can be m *de equal to new. We plate anything In gold, sliver, HE nickel or copper. We plate pistols,. watches, chains, rings badges and swords* B Scabbards and other military accoutre- B ments cleaned and plated aguai to new. B Buggy Balls and Trimmffi^s, Harness B Trimming?, ic.. plated in nickel or silver. B Ail kinds tarnished brass such as fenders,. B shovel and tongs, lamps, chandeliers, Ac., B ^finished equal to new. Rusted stove H rails, trimmings, &c-, re-nlckeled. Sargloal B Instruments of all kinds pollsbed and plated. B WE WANT all bicycle owners to send as their old wheel to repair. We can reflnish In nickel and baked enamel equal to rnew. We have latest improved Electroplating Plant, with comolete polishing, buffing and engine lathes and guarantee work to be first class. Correspondence solicited. Address, CAROLINA ELBCTRO PLATING WORKS, W. M. Gabvtn. Maniger, Bucfcvi lk, 3.0 AID * olxool of (Wfciortli?nd ??MMP ;alm. ^ ll ;M )0LI STEADY YOUR NERVES! GHT NOW ! hub" ;j COLUMBIA, 80. OA., ^ 1, opposite fie Granl Central Hotel, ivery want. We are headqaarters for :-J, VALISES, GENTS' FURNISHrOOJSJAND NOTIONS, AsL <7ARES. of us at fac'ory ^prices. We have just " * ?r.U t/*v? nrn nlok our Dusiness career, iui nuiw no ut the State for tbelr most liberal pat* I aame. Oar rale Invariably 19 to give I Our motto la honest goods and polite j it, aid don't forgot the place. a w W w~r r-k 11 1 HUb, CENTRAL HOTEL ;IA, s. c. | i