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MANY COTTON MILLS. 1 ? < Ti_iie o-TATET cact cnRdiNR AHEAD I nig o i n i u i rw i ... ? INDUSTRIOUSLY ( < k The Record of a Vear?Much Capital Invested In all Kinds of KnterprUes?The < Figures Given?Kxcellent Showing. } The preparation of that portion of . the annual report of the secretary of i state which shows the number of charters issued to new enterprises during < the past year, ending yesterday, was completed last evening and it makes 5' a showing that indicates that South Carolina is making rapid strides in ( the matter of industrial development. Particularly indicative are the iigrures < showing the number of cotton mills started and the capital invested in i them. It should be remembered that a c charter is not issued to a company until 50 per cent, of the entire capital 1 has been subscribed and 20 per cent, paid in. < The report shows that 131 compa- s nies were chartered during the year, ? ? ?illi~ -UV, ? r oi wmcn iz are coitou uums r?nu a ? capita] slock of $1,050,000; six cotton c oil mills with a capital of $97,000, and 113 other companies representing a e capital of $1,646,710. The grand total c of all invested capital for this period is $5,793,710. In addition to this some c 56 commissions have been issued for which as yet no charters have been t granted. Here is the list of the companies t chartered, showing the location and amount of capital invested in each: < Williamston Oil and Fertilizer co., Williamston; capital stock $20,000. c Stewart Contracting co., Columbia; capital stock $40,000. t Arcade Cotton Mills, Rock Ilill; capital stock $200,000. c 1^>? acQrvi a XUO V/l(Ulg?VlUK MVAWIU??4V tion, Orangeburg ;capital stock $3,000. ? Pee Dee Telephone co., Marion; capital stock $800. c Queen Investment co , Charleston; capital stock $25,000. c Acme Investment co., Charleston, capital stock $10,000. ? Charleston Knitting Mills; capital stock $25,000. 1 Cherokee Land co., Gaffney; capi- c tal $10,000. South Carolina Midland co., Barn- c well; capital $150,000. Hirsch Israel co., Charleston; capi- 1 tal $75,000. t W S (Tyw^ Or??nville! eamtal $3,0007' '' ' a Southern Crosstie and Stave co., i Charleston; capital $25,000. Florence Drug co., capital $4,000. t Hope Building and Loan association, Charleston; capital $150,000. c Carolina Mutual Telephone and Telegraph co., Charleston; capital 1 sau.uw. Mutual Advertising co., Charleston; capital $1,000. ^ Spartan Grocery co., Spartanburg; capital $3,000. J Fairfield Cotton Mills; capital $65,000. i Ingleside Supply co., Columbia; . capital $5,000. t Guardian Building and Loan association, Charleston; capital $150,000. t TTiiilrAiw Q n /I T Shriflla d Transportation co., Blacksburg; capital $10,000. c W. F. Goose co., Aliendale; capital $10,000. i Newberry Grocery co., capital $2,- c 000. Beverly Granite co., Easley; capital c $iaooo. Carter Merchandise co., Westmin- t ster; capital $25,000. < 1 Spartanburg Iron Works, capital $60,000. t Sumter Manufacturing co., capital $100,000. - C Anderson Mattress and Spring Bed s co., cap:'.tal $2,500. Winnsboro Bank, capital $150,000. i Abbeville Telephone co., capital $1,000. c Darlington Mercantile co.. capital *5,000. i Barnwell and Blackville Telephone f Exchange co., capital $500. Anderson County Telephone co., i capital $1,000. The Barnwell Oil Mill, capital $30,- e 000. 1 Produce Exchange of Charleston, capital $3,500. c The Southern Cotton co., Charles- 1 ton, capital $5,000. The Greenwood Telephone and Elec- t trie Light co., capital $2,000. TheDucker& Bultman co., 3um- c ter; capital $12,000. c The Commercial Bank of Newbtrry, capital $50,000. 1 Manchester Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, capital $200,000. i Dreifus&Co., Greenville; capital tin nan r f AV*VVV? Elorence Prize House co., capital t $1,000. Carolina Bond and Investment co., t Columbia; capital $5,000. Charleston Mattress and Wood ware t Manufacturing co., capital $20,000. Mallard Lumber co. (limited), c Greenville; capital $30,000. The Jonesville Knitting mills; capi- c tfil $5,000. Cud worth Harness and Saddlery co., Charleston; capital $2,000. . The Bock Hill Athletic association; capital $1,500. ? The Anderson Fire and Mutual Life : Insurance co. j The Sun Co., Charleston, capital $10,000. Waccamaw line of steamers, capital $15,000. The Farmers Warehouse co., Hartsville; capital $3,500. The Southern Lumber and Fruit co., Charleston; capital $5,000. Clinton Telephone co., capital $1,000 Mercantile B. & L. association, Charleston; capital $150,000. Clinton Cotton Mills,capital $50,000. People's B. & L. association, Rock Hill; capital $50,000. Columbia and Eau Claire Electric Railway co., capital $50 000. ' Pudding Swamp Tobacco Warehouse co., Sumter; capital $4,000. Sumter Cotton Oil and Fertilizer co., capital $20,000. Pythian Hall co., Charleston; capital $15,000. Enterprise Cotton Mills, Orangeburg; capital $60,000. Cneraw Loan and Improvement co., capital $20,000. Monetta Mills, Lando, Chester co., capital ,$50,000. Orangeburg Insurance Agency; k capital $100. N R Kershaw Building and Loan asso? ciation, capital $30,000. Charleston water works, capital $200,000. Clarendon Tobacco Warehouse and ^^^kSupply co., capital $6,000. Bfiffi^LCnarleston Fire and Marine InsurmSBrafeeco., capital $209,000. *9gjH^?hoe Building and Loan associa- 1 Lion, Georgetown; capital $00,000. T Lancaster and Chester Railway co., janital |50,000. Kerrison Dry Goods co., Charleston, A; :apital $40,000. The Southern Well Fixture co., Spartanburg; caoital $1,000. John C. Ferguson co., Charleston; H japital $4,000. South Carolina Braiding co., Che aw; capital $f>0,000. The Palachuela club, Garnett; cap tal $:)5,000. The Keeley Institute, Columbia; v japital $35,000. . Spartanburg Fertilizer co., capital J >20,000. jV The Citizen's Fire Insurance co., ' Columbia; capital $200,000. Farmers Prize House co., Florence; :apital $1,250. ? Arkwright Mills, Spartanburg; cap- . tal $200,000. ie Saluda Land and Improvement co., :apital *4,000. rj The Coastwise Steamboat co., Chare?.ton; capital $1,000 . North and South Island and Annan- , ' laleTelephone co., capital one thouand dollars. " Carolina Broom and Manufacturing :o., Charleston; capital five thousand lollars. ^ Kathwood Manufacturing co., Aikin county; capital fifteen thousand lollars. \a Home Telephone co., Greenville; apital four thousand dollars. PKtwow Wofoy? Ti1 lckrrQn/y flrtlum X JLU1UU& TT ULVl UlVTMUVa WM >ia: capital fifteen thousand dollars. Beaufort water works; capital ten j housand dollars. * Charleston Shoe Manufacturing co., capital twenty-five thousand dollars. Simpsonville Oil Manufacturing co., capital ten thousand dollars. mj Steadman Lumber co., capital five Z" housand dollars. , Benjamin Adams co., Charleston; ~~ apital five thousand dollars. ~r Carolina Telephone Exchange co., ^ Uken; capital one thousand dollars. Florence Mercantile association; apital one thousand dollars. Sumter Tobacco Board of Trade, e* :apital sixty dollars. Blacksburg Cotton Mill co., capital G ifty thousand dollars. P1 The Greers' Cotton Seed Oil and th fertilizer co., capital twelve thousand to lollars. Fi Heins Furniture co., Charleston; ? xi j H\ :apnai nve mousauu uunars. Charleston and Western Carolina lailway co.; capital one million, two *1 tundred thousand dollars. Industrial Fire and Marine Insur- F< inceco., of Charleston; capital two tundred thousand dollars. F< Dillon Tobacco Warehouse, capital en thousand dollars. J. D. Craig Furniture co., Sumter; capital six thousand dollars. m The Germania Brewing cd., Char- hi eston; capital one hundred thousand lollars. til Glenn Jones Hardware co., Abbe- A ille; capital five thousand dollars. ar The National Fire Insurance co. of ca larlon. C. G. Mathews co., Charleston; cap- he ^U/vitraAw/I /-?I kai tun buuuoauu uviiaia. jjj Progressive Investment Co., Charles ci on capital fiive thousand dollars. y( Bee Hive Mercantile Co., Columiia; capital two thousand five hundred ? [ollarsf m The Adams Cotton Co., Charleston; , apital thirty thousand dollars. 7? Southern Loom, Harness and Reed r; ianufacturing Co., Spartanburg, apital ten thousand dollars. E. M. Moreland Co., .Charleston; ** apital six thousand dollars. The Heriot & Stoefer Co., Charles ,, on; capital twenty five thousand dol- p Paris Mountain Land Co.; capital j? en thousand dollars. The Mutual Savings association, Columbia; capital one hundred thou- oi and dollars. N Charleston Importing and EiDort- J( ng Co.; capital one thousaod dollars, as The Greer Drug Co., Charleston; w apital thirty thousand dollars. a< Charleston Basket and Veneer Man- m liacturing Co., Charleston; capital **> < orty thousand dollars. Pringle Brothers, Charleston; cap- a* tal sixty-five thousand dollars. n< Chesterfield Telephone and Tele- P1 jraph Co,; capital five hundred dol- P ars. . fc Hartman Colony Co., Abbevile iounty, capital thirty thousand dol- m ars. ^ Spartanburg Knitting Mills; capital sc en thousand dollars. P' Domestic Building and Loan assoiation, Charleston; capital one hun- is Ired and fifty thousand dollars. ? The Immaculate Kaolin'Co., Lang- T ey; capital fifty thousand dollars. ai Charleston Street Railway Co.; cap- tl tal two hundred thousand dollars. i* The South Carolina Loan and In- r? lusinai xusurauuu v>u., capital icll housand dollars. cl The Coronaca Milling Co.; capital ifteen thousand dollars. is The Granby Mercantile Co., Colum- g >ia; capital ten thousand dollars. o: C. W. Pitchford Co., Walhalla; e< :apital ten thousand dollars. ci Buyck Supply Co., St. Matthews; ai ;apital fifteen thousand dollars. is e< A Convenient Invention. An Orangeburg farmer comes to the w ront with a new invention in the r< ihape of a Lubricator for oiling ve- ti licle wheels without taking them cff S1 be axle. It is inserted in the hub ft >etween two of the spokes. When tl rou want to grease your wheel all you p mve to do is to withdraw a plunger, e: vhich operates with a spring, and put 5, is much oil as is needed on the axle, tt Jpon being released the spring closes y ip the oil hole until it is opened for nling up again. It is a verv ingeni- h >us and clever device, and is bound to v >e used generally. With these lubri- 0: ;ators a vehicle can be oiled up anywhere along the road in less than one n ninute. Tile patent for this valuable e] nvention is owned by the National n Lubricator Company of Orangeburg, f( 3. C. Mr. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor of the Orangeburg Times ^ ind Democrat, is the manager of the fi sompany, which is a guarantee that it s all right. The company wants an igent in this county to sell the Lubri- " jators. See advertisement in another j:olumn. -j Seventeen Horses Burned. rj Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 28.? ri rhe large livery stable of J. Darwin, g it Dayton, Tenn., was completely de- p stroyed today by fire. When discov- a sred at 3 o'clock this morning the t; lames had made considerable head- a way, and despite the efforts of a volmteer fire company, the stable and all ft is contents were burned. The loss a will aggregate $30,000, on which there a was a large insurance. A large number of wagons and carriages and an d mmense quantity of feed were consumed, while 17 horses were burned t< :o death. Jfi 'HE CITADEL ACADEMY. NAUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS. ealth of the Boy? Hits Been Good and j Their Work Satisfactory?'The Board Makes an Kstimate that S'i8,000 Will ha Needed Next Year. The annual report of the Board of isitors of the Citidel Academy has ist been issued by the State Printer id as the graduates and Mends of ie institution are scattered in every Dok and corner of the State, some ?tements as to results in the past jar, present condition and future jeds and prospects, will prove of inrest. On commencement day there were pon the roll of cadets 108, of which 1 graduated, C were dismissed and le was discharged on account of phycal disability. Seuen others have ft the Academy for various reasons id 44 were admitted since October 5, aking the present enrollment 121. Continuing this report along the tine line. Sunerintendent Coward ys: The work of the session has begun i a very satisfactory manner in all apartments. I take great pleasure i stating that the older cadets seem i be carrying out in good faith the :tion taken by them last year in refence to the ill-treatment of new carts. I have had no reason even to ispect that there nas been any hazing me by them this year. The condition of the building and ? equipment is most unsatisfactory, ae roofing, especially of the West ing, is in bad condition. The entire irniture of the class rooms and doritories, the walls, ceilings, the wood ork penerallv. and the Dinine. all ;ed overhauling, painting cr renewg. In view of these things and of oth' important matters, I would earnest' recommend to the Board that the eneral Assembly be urged to approbate for the support of the Academy e next fiscal year the sum of $23,000, be expended as follows: or the support of 68 beneficiary cadets.. *..$20,000 or equipment of drawing department.... 250 or equipment of physical department 500 or class room furniture 500 or library 500 or repairs 1,250 Total $23,000 General Johnson Hagood, Chairan of the Board of Visitor, says in s report: The Association of Graduates conlues to maintain one cadet in the cademy. He is borne upon the rolls id discharges all the duties of a pay det. Major C. L. Reese after long and morable service as Professor of hemistry and Physics resigned his tair at the close of the last academic >ar. This led to the following rearrange ent: Lieutenant O. J. Bond was appoint[ Professor of Drawing ?ind Brokseping and Assistant Professor'' of athematics with the rank of Cap tan. Lieutenant J. T. Coleman was ao)inted Professor of Physics with the >nk of Captain. Mr. F. L. Parker, Jr., a graduate of ie Academy, was appointed Assistant rofessor, with the rank of First Lieunan t and placed in charge of Chemtry. mL. n x 3 xi i.uu ouperiiueuuoui a auiuai ropui b ! receipts and disbursements up to ovember 1, the close of the academic jar, is hereto appended. Vouchers, i required by lavr, have been filed ith the Comptroller General. The scounts for the remaining two onths up to December 31, i.he termiitionof the fiscal year as established f the new Constitution, will be filed i a supplementary report. It becomes scersary to do this in order that the resent report be j)ut into the State rinter's hand in time to be laid be? 41? T ?n?nnmv>lvr TO LUG .LjegiaiiUlIlT? ail 113 ODOOLUI/1J. Attention is earnestly called to so ittch of the Superintendent's report j relates to the public property at the :hool. It is here repeated and urntiasized: 4'The condition of the bu ildtg and its equipment is most unsatfactory. The roofing, especially of le West wing, is in bad condition, be entire furniture of the classrooms ad dormitories, the walls, ceilings, xe woodwork generally, and the piplg, all need overhauling, paintii*? or mewing." The expenses per cadet, in fulloi' all tiarges whatever, remain as hereto >re, $300 per annum. This amount i less than at any school of similar rade in the United States, andean nly be kept within that limit by rigid lonomy of disbursement. The pay idets meet the charge in full, and re at no expense to the State. There i no distinction in maintenance and lucation between these and the benjciaries and there can be none. The hole scheme and spirit of the school :quires, and its regulations provide, lat no distinction between cadets lall be known, except that arising om merit. Until the last two years ie General Assembly, by annual apropriation, recognized this basis of spenditure in full for the sixty-eight Bneficiaries of the State it requires ie Academy to receive. For three ears the appropriation has been less 270 per cadet, and the beneficiaries ave necessarily been required to proide for part of their maintenance out f their own resources. The small library was bought with loney derived from the Federal govrnment. No appropriation has been lade by the State, at any time since, >r keeping it up. The same appropriation asked for y Colonel Coward is repeated by im. The current policies of insurance ill not expire till 1898. Whatever policy the wisdom of the legislature may adopt as to maintainlg in whole or in part the beneiciaies, it appears to the Board that the jmaining appropriations asked for o without saying. The commonest rinciples of business suggest the care ad preservation of the public properp by timely repairs, and supply of ctual loss by wear and tear. The officials of the school are faitnil and efficient, and the high standrd of instruction demanded is fully ttained. The discipline and esprit of the caets is excellent. The Board of Visitors are gratified ) report that the Academy is -worthily lling its place in the State scheme of higher education. They commend it to the"fostering care of the General Assembly. Johnson ECagood, Chairman. Dr. Parker reports that the health of the institution has been good, but there was one death, that of Cadet W. H. Hill, of Abbeville, who died of cerebro spinal meningetis. The three cadets most distinguished and reported to the Adjutant General, m-i? A T> A If tj uiLeu outies ^vrniy, ?rti j_>. vx. juurphy, Union; T. W. Cairmichael, of Marion, and F. K. Holmant of Sumter. The composi tion of the Board has been changed by the resignation of Col. H. A. Gaillard of Winnsboro, who has been succeeded by Col. J. J. McLucas. Pecan Grafts on Hickory Trees. The Greenville News notes a discov* ery of much interest and value to land owners in every part of South Caro lina. A newly planted pecan grove, it is first explained, seldom yields a profitable crop before the age of ten years. W. W. Lyon, of Florida, obtained soft shell pecan grafts from a neighboring grove three years ago and grafted them on some hickory trees on his place. The result of his experiment is a splendid crop of nuts fVii? uAflr which means seven vears saved in obtaining a paying crop." The News adds: "Mr. Lyon states that his grafts stood a heavy freeze and were not injured. Whether the pecan will stand the climate of this section is the question. There are localities in this county where it is possible that pecans will live and thrive and pay handsomely. It will not be an expensive experiment. Farmers should try it anyhow. It will be easy to secure grafts, hickory trees are to bo found on every farm, , and the work of grafting is simple. If ' it can be found that the pecan can be grown here it will pay a big profit There are many farmers who could ( make the experi ment, and any who feel an interest in the matter could write to Mr. Lyon, who will doubtless give all nectssary information. It . would be a great triumph for Green- J ville county to have pecan groves. , Why not try it?" , There is no question about the pe- , " * J - nxA. ' can standing ine cumaie ox mis Diate. ( They grow and thriye far north of , this latitude?as far north, we believe, as the Canada line. They will thrive in every county in South Carolina. It is easily practicable 1o repeat the Florida experiment, with like success, wherever there are hickory trees, and they grow in every part of the State. It is not necessary to write to Mr. Lyons "for information." What is necessary is for the owner of tfte hickory trees to understand grafting, or to employ some one who does under- , stand it, and to obtain the "grafts" , and use them. There are not a few /vdattaci in Qf o+o nlri anrl young and doubtless their owners ( will be willing to supply all the grafts , that are wanted, for a consideration. It would be to the advantage of farm- J ers and otheir land owners, we suppose, to graft the thin shell pecan on J every hickory tree on their lands. The pecan nuts are valuable and can be readily sold anywhere, while the hickory nots are not much in demand except from squirrels. If the grafts can be obtained our more enterprising farmers in every county should lose no time in learning how to use them. They can doubtless get all the instruction the? need from Clemson college or from some of the students at the college. Ttartysix boys have just been graduated from the institution and all of them whc> studied the agricultural course havs been carefully instructed in this kind of work. Spanish Hatcheries. Habana,D<jc. 31.?Guanabacoa city, on the other side of the harbor is terribly excited by the crimes of the notorious Major Fondeviela is committing daily. Families are moving to Hatiana, being horror-stricken. Since being placed in command of the garrison, vice Count 01Re:illey, released, being a Cuban, the former is made responsible for the entry of the rebels. The daily bu tcheries m ade by Span ? ?^ ^ OA Tf ia V?a jutrua arc etrnu. wj ca^ccu uu. m u utuu to obtain facts as the people fear to speak. But herewith is a complete list and datea of those killed: On the 23d, the same day he took command, he ordered the brothers Rub killed; on the 24th, one named Sotolongo; on the25th. Nunez and others; on the 2Gth, Morales, 80 years of age, on the farm of Noria and seven more besides youmg Pastoriza, well known in Habar a as a baseball player. It is said that during the last three nights,more were killed. All were taken at night from their homes, bound and brought to the outskirts of tbe city, slashed with machetes and their bodies left in the field. Their families were prohibited from burying them. No formal trial was given, not even a semblance ol the same. All were killed at once on Fondeviela's orders. Alone With Death. Eaa Harbor City, N. J., Dec. 29.? John Spoeral, 70 yearsold, operated a small farm and lived with his aged and helpless wife in a little.house in the densu woods near Pomerna. Yesterday al ternoon a wood chopper was passing the lonely- farm, when he saw a handkerchief fluttering in a curious way from one the windows. He stopped to investigate and found that Mrs. Spoeral, unable to leave the house, had managed to crawl to a window. There she had kept up an unceasing vigil, hour after hour, for some one to pass the house to whom she could signal. Her husband had died last Friday and the helpless woman had been alone with her dead those four days. The woman was almost starved to death, while the house was in a deplorable condition. In the little barn were a horse and cow, turned loose, and so week from hunger that thsy could hardly sl.and. A Family Asphyxiated. New York, Dec. 30.?A family of four persona were asphyxiated at their home in the Northern portion of this city tods.y. Two are dead and another is likely to die. John Lichtenber, a cabinet maker, his wife Lizzie and their two children, Willis, 22 months old, and Jacob, 12 weeks old, comprised the family, who occupied four rooms at the rear of Ackersport Morris Hotel. When Lichtenberg was missed from his bench today a messenger was sent to his rooms to learn trie cause. There the two children were found dead and the parents unconscious. The physicians who were called decided that asphyxiation was the causa, and that Mrs. Lichtenberg would probably die. The origin of the noxious gas, however, has not been discovered. BRYAN CANCELLED HIS CONTRACT 1 ' ma Because of the Sensatolnal Manner of Advertlsiag It, - be ]r[f The Journal can give with positive ^ authority the actual facts in connec- Lj, tion with William J Bryan's lecture th< tour contract. Although the first and last lecture at De Give's opera house, ? in Atlanta, Drougni receipts auiuuming to $2,300, Mr. Bryan was induced to cancel his contract by the actions of his managers, who insisted on making a hippodrome of his appearances. Rather than depart from the dignified ^ position he maintained throughout Op the campaign, he decided to return to Foi his home in Lincoln. Ke Mr. Bryan was led to believe fram $. i the very start that his tour was to have been of the most non-sensational. Hs understood that he was to be taken strictly on his merits, and that the most formal and modest method of billing was to be used in announc- _ ing bis coming. Instead of this, he was confronted in Atlanta with huge * posters stuck indiscriminately through out the city and picturing him in 'I most vulgar and distateful manner. ;j One bill showed him in lithograph standing beside Jackson. Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington. This par- * ticu/ar bill was most obnoxious to the | defeated candidate and most inimical | to his sense of judgment. He was so jj disheartened at the course display ;< that had been made of him that he was tempted to refuse to enter the opera house. Kindly consideration ^ for the enthusiastic audience booked g for the house only deterred him from _ refusal. ? However, when he went upon the stage, he had fully determined to speak no more under the contract he had made. He so announced himself to his managers, Roache, and Comstock, next day. It had come to Mr. Bryan's ears pre- R vious to his entry into Atlanta that Roache and Comstock had quarrelled in an ugly manner over the notoriety that each was to get out of his affiliation with him. This 'he was willing to pass over, as it had not then be- /n some public, but the vulgar display \J of posters and the wording of the advertisements offended him to the soul. Here is a copy of the original telegram sent to Mr. Bryan by V. E. McBee, who was the financial backer of the lecture tour and with whom he was induced to enter into the contract: "Congratulate you on your magnificent endeavor. Will you entertain non-sensational business proposition for 50 lectures for $50,000?" Mr. Bryan answered by telegram in the affirmative. Mr. McBee was about to close a contract on this basis with Mr. Bryan when he was told that We there were not enough bouses south of. Washington big enough to hold W1 the people who would want to attend. r-r *it * J !*L T% tie men arranged wnu jilt, uryau g to pay him $10,000 cash in advance for 10 lectures, and to plan for the future on a basis satisfactory to both. Cb( This was agreed to after Mr. McBee had sent Mr. Bryan this letter: in "Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 9,1896. Ia, "Hon. William J. Brvan, Lincoln, Neb.: "Referring to the telegraphic corre- In! spondenc9 in regard to your lecturing, in ] This is quite a departure from my im regular vocation, but, being both personally and politically interested in your most magnificent campaign, I am prompted to make the offer. 1 "In reply to your telegram of Nov. 7 I wired you last night, giving a number of references as to my busi- In! ness qualifications and social standing. In; Tt mov nr?t imtironer for me to cive a brief statement of who I am, that you may satisfy yourself by making 50 further inquiries outside of the gentle- 20 men named in my message. My office 1Q is at Portsmouth, Va., am general su- J perintendent of the Seaboard Air Line ?; Kail way. Have been prominently 3 connected with railroads in the South for the past thirty years. See biographical direct Dry of railway officials. 50 Have extensive acquaintance through- 20 out south and east. First, I wish to 10 j assure you that the element of admi- 5 ration enters into the motive that 3 prompts the offer referred to. There _ is, of course, a speculative idea, but 60 only from the standpoint of legitimate, ^ honest and sincere endeavor belong- I ing to the highest class of work in prl presenting you before the people on the lecture platform. This work shall most emphatically be free from all qo advertising of any per3onal interests qq or enterprise whatever, and in thif ^ connection I am agreeable that con- R tract shall be most explicit. "Offer in brief, detailed, to wit: You select territory and subject for r? 50 lectures. Will deliver you certi- *0 fied check for ten thousand dollars on Dr signing contract. This is to be pay- f ment for the first ten lectures, other ur lectures paid for on delivery, which f shall be guaranteed. Entire details of tour arranged to your satisfaction, 1 not more than three lectures a week ery expected. Urgent that tour should * begin within fortnight Wire me here at Kimball house as to particulars, ^ and if further entertained will send c my attorney and representative to bai Lincoln to close matter at once. Y. E. McBee." Mr. Bryan had the close advice of friends before he shut off his tour after the lecture in Atlanta, and they l8fl agreed with him that he would be wise to disco mtenance any such outrageous sensationalism. Mr. Bryan ~ promptly gave Mr. McBee a certified V check for the ten thausand he had re- ^ ceived. He was paid one thousand dollars for his night's work and his railroad expenses. IFar from being compelled to quit on account of discouragement in respect to audiences, Mr. Bryan had every reason to believe that the tour would I have been a great financial success. He valued his dignity and standing too highly to submit to vaudeville ad- Aji vertisement.?New York Journal. I Planoa by the Mile. See Ludden and Bates' new advertisment of one thousand Mathushek pianos. Suppose them all loaded on to wagons in one grand procession. allow 15 feet for each wagon ana team and the line would be nearly three miles long. That is just the Ta wholesale way this great southern d house does business. Having acquired an interest in the noted Mathushek Piano factory, they are now supplying purchasers direct and saving all intermediate profits. This means a ^ saving of from $50 to $100 on each I* piano, and the securing of one of the oldest and most reliable instruments at a remarkably low figure. Better write them at Savannah, Ga., or at 93 Fifth Ave., New York City. * ' ?r It la Said rhat of all the diseases that affect mkind, diseases of the kidneys are > most dangerous and fataL If this so. how lmDortant it is that the Ineys be kept in a healthy condi- , n. The use of Hilton's Life for the rer and Kidneys will do this. It is ) "ounce of prevention" in these mbles, J 1 i ["he trustworthy core for the Whiskey, lum, Morphine and Tobacco Habits, r farther Information address The ' eley Institute, or Drawer 27, Colombia, l\ r AQ-ifiNTS WAimurt la each county in South Carolina jt ? j | to introduce a LUBRICATOR for ? ! oiling vehicle wheels without re- 5 I; moving the wheel from the axle. It 31 | | is a recont South Carolina inven- 8 tion, and will sell rapidly, as it is 8 I a very convenient device. Exclu- jj | sive territory given to the right 1 man. For particulars address, 55 f NATIONAL LUBRICATOR COMPANY, $ _ ; Lock Box No. 43, M * ORANGEBURG, S. C. i d \ lUSINESS iPPORTUNITY doesn't always mean a chance to get work. It's & business opportunity to have a chance to save money on the necessities of life. You can And a chance like that at oar store. i are now offering fiLCH & BASON'S PERFECTION FLO UK terfine Quality at MtlMMI Mil -94.50 barrel t Patent Flour at 4.25 barrel >loe Family Flour at 4.00 barrel BEST GRANULATED SUGAR LOO pound sacks at -5c pound smaller quantities at # 5J^c pound . GOOD GRANULATED SUGAR ] 224 pound sacks at 4#c pound LOO sacks at ~4#c pound unalller quantities at ?.5o pound , HICK J it 40, 50, 64, 70 and 80 otnts a peck. GOOD TOMATOES ] 2 pound cans at ...5c* can...90c a dozen 3 pound cans at ...6c a can...72c a dozen ^ PURE LARD-BEST QUALITY. pound cans per can 13,00 pound cans per can 1.25 pound cans per can 75 pound cans per can 40 i pound cans per can # ? 25 COMPOUND LARD. pound cans per can.... :....|2.75 t pound cans per can.. 1.15 pound cans per can M ?? ? Hill* 70 pound cans per can IMIH tMIN <I?IH # 35 r pound cans per can........................ 25 od Rio Coffee 18c pound ] 3t Rio Coffee.. 20c pound llgber grade Coffees at very reasonable cea. LMLNJMJILLJ JU.lUI.iO V/naar. med Beef 1 pound cans 10c rned Beef 2 pound cans 20c . ast Beef 1 pound cans ..10o aet Beef 2 pound cans ..18c tted Ham, small cans, 5c can. fiOc dozes tted Ham, large cans, 103 can, |1.00 doz. tted Tongue, small, 5c can, 50c dozen led Beef, Armour's, 1 pound, 18c can, 2.00 dozen. led Beef, Armour's, X pound, 10c can, 1.20 dozen. I teas at 25' 50, 75 and f LOO pound. Ev style and variety. 1 t Ve make it to jour advantage to buy ir Groceries of us* 'fry us. ^ t let a copy of our Frloes List, it Is a idy and newsy little book. ' WELCH & EASON, J UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, 1 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market Sts., c CHARLESTON, S. 0. * EE ' 0 LERE. ' SIYOUR LIVER ALL RIG T?, a your Kidneys in a healthy condition ? J f so, Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will keep them so. If not, Hilton's Life fot the L'ver and Kidneys will make them so. A 25c bottle J will convince you of this fact. ken regularly after in-a's It Is an aid to .lgestlon, cures habituai constipation, and thus refreshes and cieirs both body and mind. . SOLD WHOLESALE lilf * he Murray Drug Co. COLUMBIA, 8. 0. ] AND Oharle?to^^^^^j| I V I 'i ' ?-r WE \M WANT J A. PARTNER [N EVERY rowN. : fb* r:-,2Z>* Postmasters, Railroad Agents, Genera ^ Itore Keepers, Clerks, Ministers, or any otter neieon, lady or gentleman, who oan devote a little or all of their time to onr^j nisi ess. We do not want any money tiridvance, and pay large coramlsalOBs toTJ hose who work for as. We hare the bes^l ramily Medicines on earth, and can prri^H iuce lots of testimonials from oar homtfV Send for blank application and circular. Address BRAZILIAN MBDIUINB CO., / 844 Broadway, Auguita, <ia^ r* ''MATHUSHEK"?ThiTPiano for a tlfettoi. IOOO PIANOS ^wmmsmbbJ When other! EFEfjfcpggafsagB. Factories werej mechanics andB now fails An im-BJ mense stock ofH^ LUDDEN A BATES, interested this Factory, now offer this great stock I $ at $50 to S100 less than former prices. Bel '"A strictly High tirade Piano erer sold seIdr. 1 ONE PROFIT from Factory to Coossmt. I i Greater Inducements than ever inalifht-l I ly used Pianos and Organs?many ni l good as new?sold under guarantee.) I LatestStyles. Elegant Cases. Also New STEINWAY Pianos, I Mason & Hamlin OiftM. Write for Factory' Prices and Bargain Lists. _ . MEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, 8A. jy All 8heet-Mnsle One-Half Price. H ENGLEBERG 1 RICE J BULLER. Che only machine that In on? i operation will <4 CLEAN, BULL AND POLISH p ongb rice, putting it in merchantable eondltlon, ready for table use. Ul SIMPLE AND EAST | o manage. Write for prices and terms. ALSO ? Jorn Mills, Saw Hills, Planing Machines,, and ail kinds of Wood-working "-mm Machinery. S ralbott and Llddell Engines and BelltoiB on band at factory prices. V. C. Badham,. | General Agent, K COLUMBIA. S.Cl I Advice to Mothers. 1 We take pleasure In calling you* atten Ion to a remedy so long needed in curry og children safely through the critical t&ge of teething, it is an incaicubU|j|^ leasing to mother and child. If yoa HIR disturbed at night with a sick, fre^Hfl eethlng child, use Pitts' rill give Instant relief, and reguUt^^HN towels, and make teething sate and t will care Dysentery and DlarrhctfevH fltts Carminative is an instant relief taeV olic of Infants. It will promote digestion, 1 ;lve tone and energy to the stomach and towels. The sick, pi my, suffering child j rill soon become the fat and frolicking Joy j f the household. It Is very pleasant to J he taste and only cost 25 cents per bottle. 4 told by druggists and by Mm THE MURRAY DRUG CO., JHfl Columbia, 8. C. engines, ^ boilers! SAW MILLb, 1 GRIST MILLS! FACTORY