The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 29, 1896, Image 11
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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