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IN A STATE OF PANIC
YELLOW FEVER BREAKS OUT IN
JACKSON, MISSAll
Baslutsa Sucpsnilecl and th?? Foople
ar? Fleelrg from the Place?The Sewn,
papers Dltcoutlnue Publication ? The
Dread Disease Fprentllng.
Jackson, Miss., the capital of the
State, is panic stricken and is almost
depopulated, and its business bouses
closed and i<s newspapers suspended.
A dispatch says all the fears of the citizens
of Jackson in rpgard to the sickness
prevalent at E lwards have been
realiz?d. Dr. Qjiteras, the government
expert, has confirmed seven cases
of yellow fever, ami sa^s there are
many suspects. Firs , the c*ses N*ere
reported as malaria fever, then after
a lime they became dsugue fever.
Another wait and they were pronounced
suspicious, and finally declared
to be the genuine yellow fever.
During all this titre the uisease has
been spreading at The rate of five or
six new cases daily until theie are
now 40 cases in existence at Edwards
The evolution of the disease from malarial
to yellow fever was such that
the people now regard dengue as sim
{>ly a more convenient term than yel
ow fever. The State board has instructed
Dr. Purnell tc place a cordon
of guards around Edwarcs Report
says that the disease has also appeared
flw/l Gmi^h'c rnai* IT. i ^79
a v viiuiuu auu ^ i iiiiLi. t,
The State board has ordered tbe discontinuance
of trains on the Woodville,
Miss., branch of the Yaz:oand
Mississippi Valley road. The following
order was promulgated Wednes
day by the State board of health:
"Vicksburg. Miss., Sept. 15.?All
cit'zens of the State of Mississippi,
' railroad officials and other transporta
tion lines and all newspapers.
"On account of the yellw fever at
several places alone the coast in this
State and several cases of yellow fever
at Edwards, Miss., and reported suspected
cases at various points throughout
the State, until further orders by
this board, no person will be allowed
to get on traits or boats at any station I
or point in the State of Mississippi and |
no freight, baggage, mail or express is
to be handled by the railroads or oth
er transportation companies from in
fected places. No trains will be allowed
to step at infected places. Any
person from non-infected communities
when the destination is beyond
the State of Mississippi
will be allowed to board trains at
all points not infected with yellow fe
er . Train crews running to or from
places that are not infected bv yellow
fever will be allowed to get off at ter
minal points.
"J. F. Hunter, M. D.,
,4W. J. Kriger, M. D ,
"Executive Committee State Board of
Health."
It is stated tbat an expert has been
requested to proceed to Nittayuma,
Miss., to investigate the case of Malcolm
PamoMii whn r?m? from El
wards, and to completely isolate the
case. Yazoo City, Miss, has issued
orders for a shotgun quarantine to be
' enforced. No trains are allowed to
stop except to exchange mails at the
quarantine stations. No passengers
are allowed to leave the train and ali
mail and express must be fumigated.
Guards armed to the teeth are placed
along the county boundaries. lx\ spite
of these rigid rules, several people
have managed to get by, some even
coming from infected districts. Two
drummers, who came Monday, were
yesterday placed in quarantine. A
deoided and complete panic prevailed
at Jackson all day Wednesday. Jack
son has a population 01 iu,uuu people
and two tnirds of these have deserted
the city. Ths city officials issued the
following proclamation:
"To the public: The fever prevail
ins: at Edwards has at last been officially
diagnosed as yellow fever. We
have maintained a strict quarantine
/ against this poiot, as well as against
all infected and suspicious coints. We
feel confident of our ability to keep
the yellow fever out of Jackson and
will put an absolute quarantineagainsl
all persons coming into the city from
any point. In order to do this, no
health certificates will be honored.
To those who contemplate leaving the
city we desire to say if you are expect
ing to go, go at once. To those who
intend to stay, that we are going to
leave nothing undone to keep fever
out, and should it come, we pledge our
word and honor to give notice of the
very first suspicion coming to our
knowledge.
"To the country people, we wish to
say that in refusing to admit them, we
want it understood that it is done for
our mutual good.
"Oar doctors will bo permitted to
visit you in sickness, and arrangements
will be perfected so you can
come to our quarantine station and
send in for groceries, medicines and
the necessaries of life.
"To those remaining in the city, we
say frankly, a curse is threatened, you
are expected to do your duty ana co
operate with the beard of health, mayor
and aldermen.
"The regulations in regard to staying
olf the streets after 9 o'clock will
be rigidly enforced.
"The fire alarm will tap three times
at 9 o'clock and all persons found on
the streets after that tioae will be held
to a strict account. If there are any
persons here who are depending on be
ing fed on free rations, we want to say
to them that there will be none issued
The farmers are clamoring for labor
ers and we are determined no loafers
or idlers shall remain in the city. To
this class we especially say, you had
better get out at ones.
"We again assure the people that
should fever break out we will see
that speedy transportation to take
them away is provided, the Illinois
Central railroad having promised, if
necessary, to furnish a special train
on a few hours' notice.
4,Ramsey Wharton, Mayor.
"W. E. Todd, Health Officer.
"J. E. Wing, Chief of Police."
A Great R&v1vk).
Milledgeville, Ga., is enjojing one
of the biggest religious revivals it has
ever undergone. Itav. W. R. I3rjnham,
pastor of the First Methodist
| church, awisted by Revs. Mr. Stanton
and Little have been doing; great work
for the good cause. The 1. ouse of worship
is crowded every night to over
flowing and people who haven't seen
the inside of a church for ten jears are
manifesting great interest in the meeting,
and the young men seem to take
special interest anu are deriving great
benefit from the services Miiledee ille
has never seen just such a revival
before. i
A RICS PAUPER DIES.
Dtathof a Str?ni;cr M ho Trl?? to Conccal
His Uoctliy.
An utknown white man, 60 years
old, rr>-y bfardcd and bald-hfadfd,
di'id Wednesday tu 7:3') p ' m. at the
Rlehlahd county almshouse, leaving
eoncc-aled in hi? clothes enough in >ney
to have made him comfortable in his
last hours, or perhaps to have saved
his lire. had hy but nhos? to use it.
Tuesday ni;chi when Dr. Frank Green
went to his home in the suburbs cf
Columbia he found lying in his yard
this old mon tin toM the doctor he
bad typhoid fever. Dr. Gr<en a.'ked
him did he have any money with a
view of sending him to the Columbia
hospital. The stranger answered:
' 0 ?ly a little"
At the gate an eld, ram shack of a
bupgy and a lean horse awaited him
It was driven by Tommy Marsh, a
young %hite bov who lives in that
neighborhood. Tommy did not know
who the uu3n was he was driving.
The tcurnout belonged to the sick
man. The doctor helped him into the
vehicle and told him to go to the chief
of police, who would take care of him
for the night. Instead of doing so he
drove to * w#gon yard and spmt the
night. Wednesday about noon' the
police found him and brought him to
the station hous?. He was given a
rough pallet. The horse and buggy
were left in charge of Tommy Maish
Dr. Green, who attends thecDunty's
sick, was sent for by the chief of pc?
lice. He found his unknown patient
- 1 - -- 2.1-4. mi.
01 iuesoay iuc man wmu
scarcely talk. He did not seem to
want to talk. Dr. Green could get
nothing from him ex:ept that his
Dame was James Coriey. He first
said he came from North Caro.ina and
after wards that he was from Tennes
see. Coriey was removed to the almshouse
at 4:30 o'clock. Oa the way
there Tommy Marsh was unable to
hold him aud he fell from the buggy.
Finally he was gotten there and put
J U/v tTTAnlrfiM ri M n HC a n I
IU UtU, Lie glen v>cam . ^i. vmuu
saw be could not liva. He gave Corley
stimulants and tokl him of the
hopelessness of his case. Ho asked
was there any one he wished to have
notified of hi-* death. C-r ley answer
ed, "No one." "Have you any prop
erty or money jou wish to leave any
one?1'was asked and again the reply
was that he did not
At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening
Corley died. Tha body was immedi
ately prepared for burial. An old
negro, who was aiding in the work,
found three small balb of old, greasy '
white cloth. "They are cud jure
bails," he said and tossed them aside.
They were left lying where thrown.
Thursday morning Supt. Sharp of
the almshouse saw the "conjure balls"
and as be was curious to see what
'? -# i * i
tney were maae or, ue opeutu.
ly wadded up wgl a $20 greenback
He could hardly believe his eyes. "It
is a Confederate bill" he thought and
started toss it aside. It seemed incred
ible that such a looking man as the
deceased could have that much money.
He opened the other "coDjura balls." ;
In each weie greenbacks. From all
three $221 in currency were taken.
In the trousers of the deceased was a J
pocketbook. It contained 75 cents in '
change, a lock of brown hair carefully j
wrapped in pap;r and a worn receipt, 1
which read: 1
"Received of Joseph Cooley, one
dollar in full of acc. due me to tbis
|date, Jan. 4,1895. "R E Moore."
A silver watch was also taken from
a pocket. Whether the dead man is
the Joseph Cooley in the receipt or
James Corley, as he s^id, no one in
Columbia knows. The deceased is
described as about 60 years old, 5 feet
10 inches high, with gray beard and
baldheaded. He weighed about 140.
It was first proposed to give the dead
man a more expensive burial than that
usually accorded paupers. The ad vice
of the county attorney, Mr. J. S. Mul
ler, was asked about it. He answered:
"Dear sir: la regard to tha unknown
person who died at the almshouse last
evening, I beg to advise that, in iry
opinion, his burial expenses should be
kept within the usual limit in the case
of the burial of our county paupers.
The expanse should be paid cut of the
money found on bis person and the
residue ktpt by the county officers on
special deposit in bank uitil parties
entitled to it shad bs ascsrtained.
"J. S. MULLLR."
This advice was acted on. The
grave has b?en marked so that it can
be identified if relatives should claim
the body and desire to remove it. The
money has been placed on deposit
awai'.ing claiments?Columbia Stale.
B?Dk of Knglauci for Free Silver.
At the semi annual meeting of the
Bank of Eopland held in Sanden
Thursday the governor, Hugh C.
Smith, said: .;
"You are nrobably a Tare of the pro
posals laid before the government in
the summer by the United S.ates and
France, whereby th's country might
increase its use of silver, as a contribu
tion to sn international agreement
which, while not affecting our gold
standard, might enab e the mints of
France and America to resume free
coinage. Among the proposals was
one asking the bank to hold the
amount of silver permissible under
the act of 1844 as ogainst its n'-tes."
The governor then read a letter,
dated July 29, addressed to the cban- ,
cellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael .
Hicks Baach. I: was as follows:
"Referring to our conversation, we *
beg to say the bank is prepared to c lr
rv out what is laid down as permissible
iu the bank charter, viz: To hoi lone- >
fifth of the bullion^' held against its
note issue, in silver, provided always
that the French mint is again open to
the free coinage of silver, and that the
price at which silver is procurable and ^
salable are satisfactory."
Replying to the questions, the gover- ,
nor said the bank had no negotiations ,
with the United States monetary com Q
missioners, adding:
"We have bought no silver. All *
we have done is to agree, under cer
tain conditions, lo carry out what is
permissible under the act of 1844 " \
1
A Oaeotolu of Kissing.
Stale Superintendent of Public Io- v
struction Striker of Kansas is charged 1
with the responsibility of deciding f
whether it is immoral for a school (
teacher who is married to hu? and kiss
the big girls in his school during leis
uro hours. A ttacher by the name of
Edict, in Butlc-r county las commit- 1
ted this s:n. and after a trial by the t
schooi board, wh:eh acqui.ted him I
of any immoral act, a number of 1
ths patrons of the school who have 1
grown daughters, have apueuhd the 1
case to the sia'.e superintendent. That 1
ollicial says he has no jurisdiction in c
hugging and kissing cases.
Tii-U to Rill th? President.
A dispatch from Mexico says an a
tempt was made Thursday morning I
assassinate Pre-.ident Ditiz in the Cit
of Mexico as he whs proceeding froi
the p '.lace to the Alameda to distribu
medals to the purvivors of the war
The city is in a fever of excitemei
a A Dip ci'-ri -5 arf c(*r;pr;illv conflie.
ire:. The most reliabJe version of ti
ail vir is that ;-.s the president was ei
U ririje: on foot the Alameda or Centr:
P.irk of the city, a middle a^'ci ma
armed with a long poniard, jimpe
forward fron: the crowd and made a
attempt to slab ibe president. wi
at or.cd seized upon by the president
snif? >1 r,H the nnlice and heavily han
rullVd. Then, by side street?, to arc;
publici'y, he was taken under a stron
jjuard to t'ne four;h ward police st
tion. The prisoner has to far refusr
to make a statement. The prisom
was vr&lking as i3 ijis custom on ii
depe'drinco day and was bet*ec
Minrister Mena or cemmunicatioi
ard G.^nrral Barriczibal, minister)
war. Goceral Mena grappltd wit
the would-be assassin who was at ore
disarmed and handed ove^ to the pi
lice. The excitement amon?, tt
foreign colonies is intense.
THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN LYNCHED.
A sensational ending to the at enn]
on the life of President Diaz occurrt
Friday merninjr when E Arnulfo A
royo was lynched by a band of tl
common paupie ueiernimeu uu r
venee. It was an act unprecedente
in tfao history of the country. At
o'clock in the morning a number <
men belocging to tbe common peop
forced their way into tbe municipi
palace, ascended the ttairway, ove
came the guards and made their wa
to the cfficj of the inspector general <
the police and killed Arnulfo Arroyi
whom they found thera. The killin
was a wild and savage scene and w<
followed by a wild and noisy retrea
The officers succeeded in capturiD
a score of persons. When the pol:'(
ente-ed the room, they f^uod the bod
of the dead man lying in tbe midd
of the floor. It was literally riddle
and hacked with knife stab?. At h
side were found a door bar and seven
other steel instruments. An exam
nation showed tbattbe panes of a wii
dow were broken. The men- wb
were caotured last night would n<
say anything.
Postmaster Shot Down.'
I. H. Lofton, the negro postma3t(
at Hogansvillo, Ga., was shot thr<
times at 9 o'clock Thursday night b
narties unknown and is in a Drecariou
condition, though it is believed th
wounds will not prava fatal. Lofto
had just closed his postoffice and wf
a few yards from the door, enroute t
his home, when several parth
emerged from the darkness and be^a
to fire at him. He ran a fe sv steps an
fell to the ground apparently deac
Firing then stopped and the would t
murderers dispersed, evidently belies
ing their victim out of the way. Lo
ton was subsequently carried to h
home by his friends and medical ai
was summoned. The people of He
eansville wera greatly excited durin
the night, and the occurrence is th
talk today ia every section of Trou
and adjoining counties, but no clue
can be gathered as to who did th
shooting cr assisted in the attempt t
assassinate the newly appointed fede
al official. No person in Hogansvil]
knows, apparently, and but few seer
to care to know the names of thos
guilty of the crime. Politics Jed to th
attack. Lofton was appointed aoou
three months ago to the position c
postmaster over the protest of nearl
jvery whi'e citizen of the town, Hole
ing office under such circumstance
the negro official hss displayed a su
len disposition, it is alleged, towar
:he whites and made himself gene]
illy objectionable to the better e'l<
Bent of people who are forced, in th
jrder of business, to come in contac
nrith him H?i!v It is further allece
.bat complaint was made to theprof
?r authorities, but no attention wa
said to it, or bad not been at the tim
)f tbe shooting, as Lofton had no
ibanged his conduct towards the cit:
sens- A postolfics inspector will ai
ive here tonight or tomorrow morn
ng from Chattanooga and will inves
igate the shooting thoroughly. He
jansville is a fourth class postoffic
)n the Atlanta and West Point raij
oad in this, Troup county, fifty mile
;outheast of Atlanta. It has a popu
ation of about 500.
Prrftti on Dollar Wheat.
W. J. Bryan ^recently wrote a lette
;o the St. Louis Post Dispatch in whicl
ie says: "Wheat has risen becaus
.he foreiern crop has been exceeding!;
ihort. The fact that silver and whea
lave parted company will cause n<
iismay to those who understand tha
he law of supply and demand regu
ates the price of both. Nothing cai
>etter disclose the weakness of thi
Republican position than the jay man
fested by the E publicans over event,
or which their administration anc
heir politics are in nowise responsi
)le. If the Republicans desire tc
:laim credit for the high pries o
vheat tlnv mus'- assume tne responsi
)ility for the famine in India. Agrea
ise in price should be followed by i
11ie?ft nf tttoo>qo P??nor? tho
JOU \JL YYO^UO, 1UI XJl JftU QUJO bUH
he joy over the ircrease of monej
rom wheat is evidence that we hav<
oo litlle moDcy; that if the farmer!
,re benefitted by the rise in one o
heir products, how much better wculc
t be if the rise was universal; that th<
?rice of wheat * ill fall whsn the for
ign demand becomes normal ant
hat the present spasmodic rise wil
,id rather than injure the cause o]
kimetaliism.
Five Ladles Put lu JPiijon.
A special fram Havana, Cuba, sayi
he Spanish authorities do not hesi
ate to show their resentment of th<
nterest displajed by the wives o
Americans in the case of Evangelinj
)isnercs. They have not only shu
itF the Cuban rrnid from all commu
lication with her friends, but have
hrown into the prison for dead wo
nen in Santa Clara, five who dared tc
>rf pjre a courteous appeal to Genera
iVcyler for the release of Evangplina
Pbese women are Senora Rosa Plana
3enoritas Carmen and Nicolisa Guli
;rres, Senora Vtiscila Ruiz and Seno
ita Sorsuio Avila. All these ladiei
belong to the beat families in tiant*
Jlara.
Flv? Children Cr< mated.
News of a terrible accident near thi
ittletownof Richmond, in little Riv
sr county, Ark., has reached here
Hariah Billingsley, colored, living or
3an Love's place, went to church
eaving her live children, the oldes
)ting 11 years' of age, locked ia hei
louse. About 1U o'clock the housi
:aught fire and burned to the ground
he live cmJuren ceing cremaitu.
qod help the little ones
I
,1 Very Sad iioene- A Fathers Last latery
J fflih Hid rhlMffin.
a
te II S. Perrv, of Decatur, Ga., was
3- nxecuted in that city Wednesday for
3t ihe murder of a young man, Bilj
*' Lanier, whom he said with his dying
ie breath he killed to protect his wife's
a" Honor. The diy before the execution
a* Perry's little children were taken tc
,TJ 3ee him for the last time and the
d scene was one that would melt a heart
n of stone. A. telegram thus describes
f this patneticcccurrenc3:
s Perry was this morning, as he has
been every morning, calm and delibe
'd i-ate, untii his children arrived at the
X jiil and were admitted to his cell,
*' tlis oldest son was not in the party,
:Q but his four younger children, ac
er compauicd by their aunt, Mi?s Corley,
CI were taken to him. The condemned
!D man talked to them quietly for some
lime, although he was making a
^ strong effort to conceal his emotion.
" The little children did not realiz;
'.i <Viq corinnenMu nf Ihft sif.imlinn T'hftU
3" knew their aunt was deeply troubled
16 and that some great sorrow was upon
the mind of their father, but their innocent
minds could not grasp the
P& horribl* truth, and they were spared
d the suffering of the older persons.
r* Perry retained bi3 nerye until the
,e children started to leave his cell. As
R his little boy, a child of 6, walked to
d the door, he said: "'Be a good boy,
1 sonand then a wail that made all in
hearing shudder, came from the cage
as Perry saw his children leaving.
With heads bowed in sorrow, causr
ed by they knew net what, the chilly
drcn following their aunt, walked into
^ the jiilor's office. Standing with nis
r* ^ V?on mT HnnK nf
) iAUU a^aiUOb iu? awa T j MUU4 \ji itvu
Z bars Perry cried aloud in his anguish,
18 and his strong frame trembled as he
t- eave way to his feelings that had to
R that time been so well concealed.
53 "Oh, God, have mercy upon my
J children," he cried again and again,
le as he pressed against the cage door in
d a last effort to see them.
is ' God help them, Oh, God help
*1 them ["cried the miserable man, as
i- he dashed himself upon the iron cot
in his cell and buried his face in hia
'O trembling hands. For fifteen minit
utes Perry lay upon his cot sobbing
like a child, with a group of prisoners
peeping through the bars at him.
One of them ls.ughed, not at Perry,
ir but for some unknown reason, and
ie Tom Cyrus, wb.o is in jail for killing
y his mistress, demanded 6ilence, which
ls quickly followed.
6 Perry was not long recovering his
n composure, but, when be attempted to
13 talk to a Journal man he again lost
0 control of himself, s.nd between sobs
-3 said: "Oh, to thinl: that 1 am to be
*j taken away from them so soon. To
d think that I am to be made to leave
my wife and my children, and all to
)e satisfy the wicked Jlesh. May the
7 God have mercy on the man who is
' doing this."
'3 As if apprehensive that some one
" would think him ia fear of death,
> Perry suddenly stood erect and said:
? "I have no fear of death for myself,
16 but I am thinking of my poor wife
P and my little children, who will be
left without me.
ie "J have a hope, a glorious hope, in
0 the great world beyond, and I know
r' that I am to go there when I leave
this plsca of sin. The Lord has said
" tie will be a latner to my cnnaren,
!e and a husband to my wife and this
6 gives me comfort."
e Afraid of Yellow Fever.
Following circulars were issued
j. Thursday by the Southern Railway
!3 company:
j To Agents and Conductors:
d Charleston, S. C., Sept. 15th, order
.. ed absolute quarantine against New
> Orleans, Mobile, and all yellow fever
'e infected territories South Carolina
!t and Georgia Raitroai will decline to
receive or handle any passengers, bagj
gage, household effects, merchandise
^ or o'her articles from the infected tere
ritories. No provision for passengers
lt to hold certificates, etc , from which
j. I understand quarantine is absolute.
. To Agents and Conductors:
L. Augusta, Ga , Sept. lfith quaranj.
lined against all yellow fever infected
y territories, including New Orleans,
e Mobile, etc., and will not receive pas
L angers, baggage or freight from such
infixed nlsres until after thirtv davs'
. isolation and then, only, en ceriificate
from president of board of health.
From Atlanta, passengers will be required
to produce clean b:ill of health
r before being allowed to enter Aupusta
k Augusta will have quarantine officers
e :in uniform, on all trains and passen
? ;?pr$ will be required to satisfy such
t ollhers of their place of residence for
0 previous thirty days before entering
1 the city.
A Oar of Frntt Ran Oat.
i It was learned Wednesday night,
e sajij the News and Courier, that
through the carlessness of some one
s a car of banannas from Mobile was
1 shipped into Charleston over the
South Carolina and Georgia railroad,
> but ten minutes after its arrival the
f <;ar was shipped out agriin. Ju?t who
is responsible for tho fruit coming in
t is thui far unknown. Datective John
* Hogan was told by the station agent
t at Ten Mile Hill that tho car had
l passed there. Chief Martin was in
3 formed of this fact and he immediate
s ly notified the health department of
' the city. Health Detective Nipson
1 hurrried to the railroad station bui
3 after reaching there he was told that
the car had already left town.
Not a Sectional Question.
f This is no sectional question. Most
of tbe lynchings of black men for ''the
usual crime" occur in the South, but
that is simply because most of the
s black men live in the South. If ne.
pro brute3 were as numerous in the
V/-?*.?K wViitoo n/'fhia sp^tinn wnnld
-* i 1 L/i bUV TT UtWWM V. v?? .. ??..?*
f feel as strongly and act as rashly as
* their brethren in the South?the Or
t bana incident showed that. We are
. all in the same boat,North and South,
5 Eist and West. If we lyn?h negroes
. in Oaio without restraint, thenexl
) thing we know the life of a white
1 man accused of crime in New York or
Ntiw England will not be safe.
Tli? O mrmnlrie Agnlnst Atlanta.
Srveral southern cities, including
Charleston, Chattanooga, Sd.ua and
5 Mo i1gomery,have quarantined against
1 Atlanta. In some quarters the reason
'or this ac, of precaution on the part
of those cities may not be understood.
3 The quarantine against Atlanta is not
- es abushed because the authorities of
. the quarantine cities fear that there is
. It t. A?l..~t?
I yonlyw JtVCl ill Xiuauia, uui
, they believe that the climatic condi1
lions of that city are such :is would be
r likely to endanger the health of the
i city by receiving, straight from in,
fected sources, those flaeing from the
I.yellow fever.
8EED CORN FOR THE SOUTH.
Don't Use Northern Coro[bat Get It Froi
Your Section.
! Professor Massey, of North Carol
na, havine been consulted as to tb
advisability cf procuring seed cor
from the north to plant in the soutl
! writes the follnwirig letter to Horn
and Farm. We do not think it ad
i visable to gf-t seed corn from the Nort
i lor coumern pjaniEg. ai wm iuk
, sometime to fully ?cciirrat:ze it, an
; you can pet better corn suited to yo:'
climate by a careful selection at hom
i from what you already have. If th
corn in your section is "all run out,
i it is the fault of the cultivators an
not of the climate. The way in whic
seed corn is usually selected in th
- South is enough to run out anything
, The proper way to improve corn fc
1 s?ed is to make the selection in tb
> field. Have a section of the fiel
i planted in the kind of corn you wis
to save for seed and give it the be?
I of care and manuring, deep prepart
tion, but shallow and level cultivt
[ tion. As sonn as the tassels begin t
show go through the piece and cu
out the tassels from every stalk tha
t does not show an ear coxing. Selet
. for seed vigorous stalks that set tw
ears aid mark them to stand till pei
! ftctly mature. Save only the ta
i next to tbe grrund for *e*d. It wi]
i not probably be the fiGest lookitg eai
but save it even if it is i nly a nubbir
If you continually save the top eai
! for seed, you increase the tendenc
to produce the ear farther and farthe
and farther from the ground, and als
increase the tendency to bear but on
i ear. By continuous saving of the bo
i torn ear you get the coi*n in the hab:
of producing its crop near the groun
And the habit of bearing two ear:
i Plant this selected corn the next yea
i and plant tbe seed patch with th
same and pursue the same course c
T f f alrA noavo
acioubiuu* JLb VT AH baag vcaia wu pv
duce striking results, but if you pei
severe you will finally get a race c
corn that will put money in you
pocket for seed purposes. Do not i
your latitude select CDrn for earlines:
You have plenty of time to mature th
biggest and the largest, late matu
ring corn will always bring yo
the heaviest crop. Northward con
has been selected with a vie'
of earlinese. Corn more than an
other grain when wo know of dii
likes to be removed far north or sout
of its native locality, and, though ;
will adapt itself to the changed c jnd
tions, it takes time to doit, and yo
will do better to select from your ow
i stock. Gat the best CDrn you can fin*
, in your section to start with, and, in;
word for it, if you follow up the pla
proposed you will find that we ar
i right.
The Salary of the Preachers
A Methcdist newspaper has ascei
tained that the average salary c
nreachers or that denomination in th
South is only $473 35 a year. In th:
case the cent column, usually omitte
in stating salaries of professional men
is really important, for 35 cents hav
a deal of work to perform in a famil
compelled to subsist, or die, on s
meaner compensation as that. Th
$473 35 a y ear gives about $1 30 a daj
The average preacher's family consist
of five persons. Allowing the mun
ficent sum of $1 a day for rent, clott
in?, fuel, doctor's bill and the num
berless incidentals, w? find thirt;
cents recbainiDg for the table. Thi
allows 10 cents a meal for breakfast
dinner and supper; or in other word
two cents a head for father, mothe
and children, It will be seen that n
part of the preacher's income c oes fo
a servant's hire. The wife of the clei
gyman, who is expected to take a lead
ing part in religious and social wor
ana iu entertain uianv cauers, inusi u
the housework, including was hie
and ironing. The Methodist pape
that figured out the average salary o
$473 35 has some pathetic comment
on the thread-bare coat of a clergy
man thus situated aud the "actua
misery" it represents. The wonder i
that so many men can keep up evei
a semi respectable appearance on sucl
an allowance. If it be urged tha
thousands of workingmen suppor
their families on less than that, 'w
submit that the fact "has nothing t
do with the cise." Preachers canno
adopt the habits of the workingman
They must incur many expenses tha
are not in the account of a wage e?rn
er engaged in manual labor. Thos
for -whom preachers work are pre
sumed to believe that such work is o
vital importance. They expect goo<
sermons and a faith'ul performance
of pastoral duties. And jet they d<
not pay for half of what thev expect
If the era of prosperity does not brinj
tin increase in the compensation c
inose ministers 11 win miss una ui >n<
fields in which it will be greatly need
ed.
Hewtei'a Cotton Statement.
Secretary Hester's New 0.-leans cot
ton exchange statement issued Friday,
shows that the amount brought inic
sight for the week ending Friday af
ternoon is 253,000 bales against 317,000
tor the seven days ending September
17, list year. The statement
shows receipts at all United States
ports since September 1, of 292,200
bales, against 418.370 for the corres
ponding p.riod last year. Foreign
exports for the 17 days have baen 63,
197 against 145,146. Including
amounts left over in stocks from the
last crop and the number of bales
brought into sight thus far for the
new crop, the supply to date is 551,376
against 923.477 (or the same period
last year. The world's visible supply
of ootton. today is 1,113,688 bales,
against 1 017,823 last week and 1,698,
714 last year. 01 this the total of
American cotton is 912.688 against
802,823 last week and 1,422,514 last
year.
The Old Green Again.
We are going to have the old green
stamp again. The secretary of the
treasury and the postmaster general,
after consultation with the president,
have decided to ohange the color of
the two cent postage stamp from carmine
to the shade now used on gov
eminent nobs. The government, it is
said, will save $10,000 a year by priDt
ing the two cent stamps in green, as
ink of that color is less cosily thau
carmine. The public will be glad to
see tne laminar coior once more. 11
will recall the time when it took three
cents ins'.ead of two to send a lette.r.
A Loyal Deuiocrut.
Ex Governor William E Cameron,
of Virginia, who kst fall stumped the
state for the gold democrats, is out in
a card stating that ne will support the
state democratic ticket, and calling
upon other gold democrats to do the
same.
- ? *Jar
A Good Piano.
A. piano is usually purchased but
n once in a lifetime and hence the greatest
care should be used in its selection.
A good piano will last a lifetime and
j. give endless enjoyment. A pocr
e piano will last afeflr years and give
_ nndlpss vpiratinn
j Read Ludden & Bates' clever advertisement
in this issue and it will tell
j. you how to secure the good piano at a
h comparatively low figure. Ludden &
;e Bates have been selling pianos in the
d South for over a quarter of a century
;r and it is a well known fact that their
e advertising statements are conserva
e tively made and are alway strictly
? lived up to. Those wishing pianos
j cannot order from a more reliable
h house. Read their advertisement.
e Planus and Organs.
The fall season is come?and with
,r it good prospects of a good crop. Now
? is the time for music loving people to
j* look out for pianos and organs of
h standard makes at moderate prices.
5t These mav be found at the establish
4 ment of M. A. Malone, Columbia, S.
' u. iiis new advertisement tells or the
0 instruments he can supply. He soliclt
its correspondence, and he will
promptly furnish any desired inlorma
5t tion. Drop him a line.
o
r- The new Chinese minister at Wash,r
ington is a Christian and a member,
[1 of the Episcopal church. Wu Ting
r, E.ing was educated in London and
called to the English bar in 1877.
8 He has been made rector of Chinese
y railroads, connected with the nego>r
tiations for peace with Japan, legal
o adviser to the Viceroy Li Hung
e Chang, and other things to his credit.
t
it A card on the outside of office door
says: "Gone to lunch. Be bacfc in
5' ten minutes." "And, the man will
p be there on time. That is. for some
e days, weeks or even months, he will.
Then he will be at home occasionally
y for a day. He'll tell you he had a
. headache?a turn of cholera morbus,
or maybe he'll say he had a lump in
ir his stomach and felt too miserable to
11 mi i i- it -
Q move xne iump was prooaoiy iwo
, or three ten-minute lunches condensed
e The man who "bolts" his luoc&es
i. will^find Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
u the best friend he ever met.
Q There is no case of biliousness, con
N stipation, indigestion, "heart burn,"
y or any of tbe rest of the night mare
3. breeding brood, that these little "Pelh
lets" will not cure. They cure perit
manently. Send 2L cents in one-cent
I stamps to World's Dispensary Medical
u Association, Buffalo, N. Y , and ren
ceive Dr. Pierce's 1008 psge "Common
[j Sense Medical Adviser," profusely il7
lustrated.
n - ~
about tobe presented at
court receives the fullest instructions as to
her behavior. She is told how to dress; how
y to manage her train; how to courtesy cor8
rectly. Every incident is carefully rehearsed
; so that she may commit no blunder in the
' presence of royalty. If all this trouble is
worth while for the satisfaction of *ne brief
r moment, how infinitely more important it is
0 that a young girl about to enter into the
if sacred precincts of womanhood, should be
properly instructed in all that concerns a
j life-time of possible happiness, or possible
[" misery. i
K Every mother ought to see to it that her
O daughters are healthy and strong in a wor,
manly way. She ought to make them aware
? that any neglect or irregularity of the spe*
cial functions of womanhood may result in
life-long weakness and disease.
8 Any mother or daug&ter may wrue con- i
r. cerning these delicate ailments, with the
l utmost confidence to Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
s and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo. N. Y.
0 Her letter will be answered free of charge
tl with suggestions for self-treatment at home,
t by which these complaints may be overcome
' without need of mortifying examinations.
1 Dr. Pierce has had over thirty years' ex6
perience in the treatment of women's dis0
eases, and is an eminent specialist in this
t particular field of practice. His "Favorite
.Prescription " cures completely and perma
nently the most obstinate cases of feminine
' weakness and disease. It heals all inflamed
conditions, strengthens and tones the nervej
centres and the entire womanly organism.
For prospective mothers and nursing
- mothers, the "Favorite Prescription" is a
1 perfect strength sustaiuer.
X
I Are you aware
* That you can save from $10.00 to 20.00
f on an Organ if you buy it from me ?
And do
you know
( That you can save from $30.C0 to $00.00
) if you buy your piano from me ?
A Choice Line.
After years of experience and extended
, comparison I have adopted the best line of
, Pianos and Organs the market affords.
No Jobber
to pay.
I represent the Builders?this is why 1
can save you the pronts 01 ageuis wau rop
resent the Jobber
Test Trial.
To demonstrate my position, that I can
save you money and supply you with the
best Piano or Organ the market affords, I
will place either Piano or Organ on ten to
fifteen days test trial at my expense and if
the instrument is not as represented will
move it at my expense.
Prices:
Organs from $35.00, $45.00. $'<5.00 and
upwards.
Pianos from $195.00, $225.00, $295.00
and up wart's.
The Orgaa at $35 00 is of a firat-class
make but iu an inexpensive case.
The Piano at $195.00 Js sold usually by
agents for $225 00. No better i'ianos made
for this price.
J
uuarantee:
All the Pianos ami Organs sold by me are
fully guaranteed, not only by the builders,
but by me?a responsible dealer.
Make your own selection from cata^gues
I will send you on application.
Address,
M. A. MALONE,
COLUMBIA, 8. C., (
, PIANOS AND ORG *NS. I
tf'vyREMOVAL
NOTICE.
THE
KEELEY INSTITUTE
OF
SOI'TH CAROLINA
WILL OHE.N " '
July 7th, 1897,
AT
GREENVILLE, S. C.
The Liquor and Morphine Habit Thoroughly
Cured without discomfort. The Columbia
Institate is closed. Write for information.
etc., to GREENVILLE, S. C., the
healthful Mountain City. Perfect Sewerage.
Pure Water
TEE TS0SI4S I
la the moat complete system of fllevatln^
handling, cleaning and pacilng cotton'
Improves staple, saves labor, makes you
money. Write for catalogues, no oth*r
equals It.
I handle the most Improved
COTTON BINS.
PRESSES,
' ELEVATORS,
ENGINES
AND BOILBKd
10 De found on the market.
My Sergeant Log Beam 3a* MU1 la, la
Implicit? and efficiency, a wonder.
COB* MILLS,
FLANBBS,
GANG BDGBKS
and all wood working machinery.
LLDDBLL AND TALBOTT BNGlNBS
are the best.
Write to me before baying.
V. G. Badham,
General Agent,
OOLtTMBIA. S. a.
Advice to Mothers.
!e"
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Wt take plwunire in sailing yoar atten
Ion to a remedy ?o long nested In carry*
!ng children safely through the critical
itage of t*ethlng. It la an Incalculable
olMsing to mother and child. It yoa are
llaturbed at night with a tick, fretful,
teething child, nae Pitts' Carminative, it \
?*1U Rive inatant relief, and regulate the I
boweie. and make teething aafe and eAdy. J
It will cure Dyaentery *ad Diarrheal*,
rttta Carminative la an,Instant relief foe
who of infanta. It will promote direction,
<Jye tone and energy to the ttomaob and
Towelt. The lick, pnny, suffering Hid
will toon become the fat and froUofcine toy
jf toe household It la *^ry pie ?ant to
'he taste and only ?m is <wnts p*r boltle
old b7 driK^iata and by
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f'lnhtrnhU n
I |
I v HILTON'S I
I r* rrn T VJ} A Wh
IriZl/iiAiMMi m
1 <717HE I
OS Will cure any case of jjjS
||j| Diarrhea, Dysentery.,
sPg Cholera Morbus, aBB
flfl Bloody Hllux, or Col- g#
BBS ic'
25 cents a bottle. |m
3 Id by daHi-ps ee orally aad by
THE MU WAY Ju C)?
OOr.U'TBtA. S. o.
m From Maker Direct to Purchaser.
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VjJ %Sl?5^ A Poor Piano H
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M S^endta! $
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$i is always Oootl, always Reliable,
jfV always Salisliielorv, always Last- fctf
itur. Vuu take tio 'ehances In buy><?.
IHK IL |'A\j
.? ? It costs somewhat more than a
ctir.rp, /iniir ;</<(/)</, Imt is much the (jjjij A
ijTfci Cf-iprst |n tlieiiid. i5??
Nooth*T H ijih tirade Pi'inosoldso jjKjj
.*? reasonable. Factory prices to retail 98sf
/Irtjfc buyers. Kasy payments. V."rite us. fgiS |
sj LUDOEN & BATES, (Sg
?// Sovnnntih* <*a-, atul Now York City. '^^5
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