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THE LEDGER. ^ h ?How S. rari^r, DITOR AND MANAGER. ?-T Wr.DNI'.SDAV, OCIOHKU, 24, 1 l?O0. wixs 0? yMfv-wwjw n?? ! i nuw iw WM Vote. \n effort fill no dowl>t l?a made in the next cungrins, or some one MilisiMitient to it ami orior to *n ot!kt presidential election, to cut down the representation in the house <?f representative s front the Southern States. Thie can l>e lone under a section (>f the cntiHtilution where it is provided that if it shall become apparent to eon j ?Xie>s that 11: Mififruge is denied to any portion of the citizens of u J Slxl? Oil Ul'PllllIlt of I'U.iu ool.o-.o previous condition of servitude, tlx n emigre*? may reduco the representation from such Stair correspondingly. n view of tins provision, it is important that South (Jaiolina should ?how as large a votr as j piis>ih|# on ?lection day. There ' is not much to l?rin?j out ttie rote J except this: hut this consideration I ought to he enough to make ?very i citi/m look up hi* registration! certificate and go to the polls and 1 vote on the Oth of November. Resides that, it it a good plan . to se?p up the hahit of voting, to ; that nf may not forget how if the time should ever come when on votes are really needed.? (ireonville News. The Latta Ledger, (pioting ' from 'i'he State a paragraph tkat the dispensary profits this year j will net $40,000 to Columbia and Kichland county if the present ?-nics keep up, remarks thut it i? i evidence* to show that 'kColum- j biun* do not make ti vet*} wry { face over awallovring the chemical i ly pure fctuir " When the blind timers bur their Hiipplies from tho dispensaries the drinking man who hasn't money enough to send out of tlie State for a gallon or inoi <i of liijuor at a time hws to buy dispensary stulV whether ho prefers it or not, and whether he patronizes the dispensaries director their sub-station*, the ti_rer I 11 ? ? if !fl (lift linn' nn!t?.l I . I : -- ' ? - ... .. -. .. .? .ii. ...... ii 111 in i i M I m I 11 tj 1 or pat rona^e which makes 1 li? local dispensary profits no larjre.The fact is worth nothing that ('ohmihia's dispensarv profits thi^ year, if! they roach the $'20,000 indicated, I trill ho three times as orout as the 1 city'i Inr^rcat rovenn* from the old license system. At one time there were HO barrooms in (\d tinihia paying the city $lof> license each. Subsequently, when the ! license was raised to $'20o, the nnmher of *aloons? declined to .10, yielding $0,000 revenue. Now,' instead of the 3'> or 40 barrooms of old we have 0 or 7 dispensaries ! and between 100 and 200 blind' timers. The relative power as' wvil as the relative profit of the dispensary and licence systems in tins community may !>o estimated from these figures, which go far ( to explain the vote of Columbia in the ioeent primary.?The i State. Delegates to Southern Industrial i Convention. Special to Dreenville News. Columbia, S. ('., Oct. 10.? Governor McSwceny has appoint i ted the following as delegates to the Southern Industrial convention i which meets at New Orleans; 2nd < district VV. II. Mauldinof Hump ton; dd district? L. VV. Floyd of |i KT I "'L ! . . - I Ai?wuerrj; oin (iiwirici- .1. ?J. i Hull of Rock Hill; Oth clintrict ? T. Wr. Rancher of llennettsville; < Ttli district - J. L. Sims of Orangeburg. Pay yo ir subacripton to The ( Ledger. i The Appeal of the Cities. Mayors of Charleston, Columbia, Kock Hill, (ioor^etown and Florence Join in ITging tn? Anmndnient i Special to The State. Charleston, Oct lJ2.? Mayor J Ad?;er Smvth today tnai'ed letters t I ? the edi tot s of tho new-papers of the State uigin<; tlio passnire of 4 I.*. 4.?..4: i i - . < I n VJ V < M II I < U I < 111? I ; 111 i < 11O U KM 11 1 () I" the proposed water and light im 1 provement*. The letters requested tin* editors t.) publish an accmnpam ing plea for the passage of 1 he amend incut, and asked for an editorial endorsement of the proposed amendment. Tito letter* were written on 'he ofiieial letter paper of the city and are signed by Mayor Smvth and Mayor 1'" S Marie of Columbia, Mayor .1 .1 Waters of KoeU Hill, Mayor W I) Morgan of (Jeorgetown and Mayor M' II Ma loy Brown of Florence, all of whom are inte:e?ted in the passage of the amendment. Mux or Smyth received replies from all the mayor# to his letters notifying them of thy favorable action of city council, and they all authorized him to aiirn their mimes to the appeal to the press of the Mate, which was sent out of Charleston this afternoon. The plea for the passag? of the amendment i* directed to the voters of th? State. It simply sots out the pressing needs of the live cities for improved water and li^ht plants and shows that the constitutional amendment is neees s.ry to allow the present plans to he put into ellacl. Stress is laid on the fact that the amendment can atfect only the cities which are asking for the change sad then not until th? several com munitics will have h?ld special elections and approved of the amendment and the scheme* propased for the needed municipal plants. It. is a plain, simple and straightforward appeal, on*ily understood l?\ the voters general* Iv, and it is expected that all who read it will readily rote for the amendment. Thw editors can render material assistance l?v making editorial reference to the appeal and urging the people to vote a* requested in the appeal. Mayor Smyth und those associate.! with him have prone t<> work in a thoroughly husinesj like and systematic manner to &e cure the passage of the amendment. l'ho letters were mailed today t<? almost 1 <"K> newspnpeis in the Slate and the needs of C harleston,?' 'oluinhia, lioclc Hill, Florence and (ieorjjetown will he strongly impressed upon the voters with the desired results. l'ho following recommendation in regard to poll taxes has heen so carefully observed by the audi tor of Kichlnud county that h? reports an increase of T> 1 1 names on his hooks as a result of this recommendation and his prood work in still pjoinpj on. The recommendation reads: 'Since it has come to the knowledge of this jury that many citizens of Columbia voted in the recent municipal primary election _U .. I. - I IIUM nor paiu llieir poll taxes, and since it is unfair that thin should ha tho ca^e, as these same citizens directly or incHrectly receive ths benelit of Mich taxes paid hv other citizens, wo urge tlmt the auditor make a comparison between his hooka and the registration list* of each ward in Columbia, and proceed to collect hack taxes from and assess for future taxation all such recalcitrant citiMna." The plan might work well in other counties and cities.?Columbia letter in the [Jreenville News. I The Cost of Crime' Greater I'han all Other Expenses? Education Claimed to bo a Remedy. Savannah News. How are w# yroinc tore luce the number of criminals and the enormous cxpeua? thev cut til tip <n the i people { Phis is a question that i would seem to demand the atten ^ tion of sociologists and lawmakers to the exclusion of others, many ( of which arc Irs* important. ( i Mne ! i* our mo-?t expensive luxury, nc- j cord in** t<? figures j?ro-<?111< ?I hv j Mr. I'hijjene Smith. a N?#\v York Iu>t\ er. he fore t lie i ?< <?,il congress of the National Prison \^so iation iu Cleveland. Mr. Smith makes the startling statement that the crimina' classes of the t'nitcd States cost the people annually more than $<>o0,0oo,000, a sum greater than the value of the entire cotton cop, or of the wheat crop, a sum that is far in excess of the total annual expense* of 111o national government. I It is calculated that of this vast I sum. one third, used in the prevention and punishment of crime, it I raised hy taxation. In New York, for ?\?ni| le. $*J0,000,000 raised hy taxation in the city and county was spent in lS'.t'.t in the repress ion and correction of crime. This means a crime taxation of ?<> per capita, the total expenditures of the year being $00,000,ouo, or about per capita. The total city, county, Slate and federal taxation clmrgeuhU to rime is carefully estimated at >0,000,iii to : *1-- c !-| ....... \_ i i in-, sis Ml', mil II11 says, 4 41>y fur tho largest factor with which political econo*y hits to ileal.'" The amount is in ex ce^^ of any other public expenditure excepting thut of our military establishment in time of war, the total expenditure* for education throughout the I'nited Suites, the item which inosi nearly approaches it, bein?r only $ i:t'.?,00o,(i(?0 according to the census of lsfhl. Careful estimates of the utuount of money and property stolen from others, hused on thenumlier ,.f i. :... i : ?._ i i ?| IU >1 ma I I i 1111 III! in III ( 11 r I I) II (J< 1 States and their :i>*' ";i_ < iM'nul peculations, fnrr.isn a Oij;antic yearly total of iM oo.ouu, ooo. Few, perhaps, have ^ivrn thought to the financial sido of the criminal fpiestinn, *:>d those startling figures will l>? n revelu tion. Of conr*e it will not do to measure crime hy a montttui v ! standard: the exponsi * are neiv-Miry and they must t?o paid. Ti e reduction of toe expoiws *tta iic I to liie repression of crime is the second consideration in dealing eritli the (mention Imt ii_ i... portatire will appeal to everyone. Nevertheless the ?juestion a: *t and /oreinost is the elevation of the citizen; the lessoning >1 the expen.*e will naturally follow. In t In* connect ion, Statu S.-h ?ol 1 Commissioner Glenn of Georgia ha* given the people of thie Slate a valuable suggestion. j > 11 i I <t more schools, he says, ami fewer jails will he necessary. Counties in many sections of the State have not hesitated to vote bond* to the amount of $'J.*>,000 to $50,000 or more for the purpose of construe* ting new county jails, \el the crying need for school hou*es ba> not been answered. Many children thus grew up in ignorance from which the step is a short one to moral depravity. A MONSTKR DK VII* FISH , Destroying its victim, is h type'I of Constipation. The power of j ] this murderous malady is felt on : | organs and nerves and muscles ( and brain. There's no health j till it's overcome. Hut Dr King's I ' New Life Hills are a safe and cor? tain cure. Host in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Only cents at Crawj ford Bros Drug Store. \ Damages By The Storm. To Cotton in Texas Amounted to Anon! $3,400 000. Kxelusive of Buildinga. Washington, Oct 10.?The statistician of the department of agriculture han completed his in restoration of the n&riculturnl situation in those counties in that wore visited I?y the bur* icane of Sept S. The urea under cotton in the counties in which serious damage resulted from the storm was up proximately 1.000,000 acres with a promise on Sept 1, of a crop of about 04o,O()0 hales. The reduction of the crop is estimated at ahout O.s.OuO hales or 10 0 per cent. On a basis of s.'iO per bale the quantity destroyed would represent a value of 400,000. F.vclusive of the damage t-? farm hmhlinn*. machinery, etc, the, total loss ntav he estimated at live million dollars. It should he stated that all the counties visited by the storm wore included 111 the crop report issue,! Oct I" Til K COTTON CRISIS. The Standard S- otns to Take SenmI?Ii Yiews of Situation. London, Oct. !?o.?In :iu article dodinj N\iiii I lie cotton crisis, l'lio Standard says; *41 *!"??*?;tl?lv by the end of October less than f>0 per cent, of the spindles will he idle and bv the middle of November tho spinnera will have no tronbe in obtaining all the raw cotton they require. "It miol not he u>?umed, however, that the end of the crista is in sight. I'nless the predictions of i Ik. ^.....11 -f ? v..? ......ii > ii-m 111 iin* ciiuitn crop tire I a. I .*> i t i e 11 the supply will materially he short of the demand which will moan the continuance of relatively hitxh prices for cotlon t.uil another curtailment of production and later. "A? usual, attention is hcing called onero?iirftllv t the fact that ihtiw is tin uhundiiiice of land up and down the eailh capahle of l'rowing cotton; toil that will not help lie out of the diliiculty There i- no oettino he\ond the, solid fact that we must on to America or is uit our mill*." Til A *>>..!? r\t "-....ll. . ... ...... ... .jin.in v m ould Carries Its Own Ki-ka. At the I:?-.t session of thr legis1'itnra, an net wiw pasted providing t -r State insurance of public h lildin^s. In other words the Statis now its own insurance agent and carries its own risks. Each public institution is to pay a smith assessment ?.n it-? property until a fund of $200,000 is accumulated, then assessments w?ll Mop for awhile. President liart'/og ??f Clenuon college litis asked the ipiestion if tliat institution conies under the provision of this act. Yesterday Mr. U. X. Gunter, assistant attorney genera), wrote to hi 111 that it is manifest that thr term "public buildings" includes dlrnismi L-ollege. A FHIC-HTFIJI. III,ITNl)Klt Will nftun OUIIOA n viKfw it inn i nu?" Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Ihicklen'tf Arnica Salve. (lie lie u the world, will kill the pain! ind promptly heal it. Cures Old vires, Fewer Sores, I leer*, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Krup~ tione. Best 1*110 euro on earth. 'Inly 25 cU h Iiox. Cure guarinteed. Sold by Crawford Bros Druggist. PAHTORIA. B?an th* Kind Yoa Have Always Bought SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not Served) STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, L.ANCASTKK COUNTY. Court of Common I'leas. Deaina June Miller, J'laintiff, AOAINST Andrew J. McWhlrter, Joseph E. Scott, J. Renjamin rieott, W. Capers Scott, Lida K? Settler, Kincy Hoforth, Sarah C. Smith, Hat tie Arthur Annie Go'orth, Leonora Smith, Alice B. Fisher, William C. McWhirter, John (.). McWhirter, I Willi..... I? I-' ...i - ? .... .v . i?nr, .'.j. rowier, is ! A Hurt, <>. K Fowler, A (' Brown. ' I>. .1. Fow;er, K. U. lligifinhothum, ! limory 8. Fowler. VVHIihiii Fowler, John W Story, Madora White and (h-orge I. McWhlrter as Adtnlni-t rut or of the personal est ate of John \V Me Whirter, deeeused, l)t* fcndantx. To the Defendants above named: Von :\re hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action,which is on tile in t lie ofllcc of I the Clerk of the court of Lancaster I county, S. C., mul to serve a copy f your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office at New' Kerry court house. South Carolina | within twenty days after the service hereo ; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you tail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply , to the court for the relief demanded I in t lie com plaint I Dated October H, A. D litOO. HUNT A HUNT, Plaintill's Attorneys, [ [/ 8 ] W S D Porter, c c c I, c. To Andrew J. McWhlrter, W. apers -eott, Surah Smith. Leoora -mitli. \lice It. Fislier, William ('. McWhlrter. John MeWhirier, William It. Fowler, J. J. Fowler, K. A Hari.O, E. Kiwlcr, A. itrowu, D.J. Fowler, S. H igginhot hum, Kniorv S Fowler unit Wiiiium i,-.....i ei\ noli-resident Defendant* above named: I A K K NUTM!''! that the <'omplaint in thin action was this loth day of < hrtober, I'.iOO, It lid in the ofllce of \V. s i. Porter, f.'ierk of the Court of f'.inmion Plea* for Ijuncaater county in .H-dit State of Kouth Carolina. 11 unt & Hunt, IMaintitr'a Attorin > s. Dated Oct. 10th, 15HMI,?liw Notice of Election. For Presidential H lectors and Heprosontntivos in the 57th Congress of the Ftiited States. STATK OF HOUTH f'AKOMIXA. ? i?l!MY OK IMNCASI'KK. NTOI'IcK is hereby given that an eleeiinn win tie held hi the u'veri I | r>* "iiit'i** iNtaliliiihuit hy law in I ,Hl|ea-ter C >U'dy I'll 1* U Ksl)A V, NOV MM It Kit 0. IhOO. fur I'rujl.l .? ? i i " I li?l- * - hi- r w.,1, hii'i i.,r a Kei.rer.enta Ive in the Fifty-Seventh c nmrfHK <?t the I'niteii .-Mate*-, ot.li an oiial Dis r i?*t l'.illa at nai'h vminit oreeitict will he ??, enoil at 7 o'clock a ()'. ami CM>ae?l at I n'c nek |i ill The following HHiiie'l |i*r*niis have le.>11 a|>t'"irileit M AN AhKlt-t OK KI.KCTIOV: Lanea?t?*r C 11 ?N" II c.niaart, J r F<>xt?-raml I. S Kiliott It-lair?.1 .1 l'?rrv, OK Hall ami .1 I' tlarrit* Van NVyek?(? I. Vaiu-hun, II H |).?l ;l ey StllO J W Kate* Thornwell p.aee J It .Siataro, T F t'?il|i ami W Ike Wit iama. Carmel ? \ H curler. A W Hicklin mit I W I' Vaiilitii'iinirliHin Moiiix>iiiery?J B tiurlier .1 L Brown ami John Iteeklmm II nth SpnriuH Milliard Duncan. Andrew Mohley >? ?1 () \V IDndrix. New rut ? V I* Wnlimns, J W euN llvan mid .1 P.diner Flyn , l\er* aw ? A N cauihen, W II il/oi?lyoinory und I' c Ilurtori. Kirm J H. Hileitis, J M. White I and ? I-', Ferrruaoii. Welchea- ? * r Welch, Jasper Morion and K I, Miiison. I-'.at i rct-k?v\ r Faile, <? Frank c.ok and W I' Pdmnn. 'i'aXhliH * ? \V I' McMhuuh. W J Belk and J 1' I ngrain. TmdesviJ e?H S Plyler, J I) S I'ly l**r and W J Fiiuderhurk I>wiar111 ? K li Bintfie, il W Taylor and J o Porter Primus?W B Miller, J W Black* in<>n u d B K Adams. 'I he liullot taixcs in the precincts iniisi i?c s > i rated as t in* in \ lew of persons mi1 sid the polling p'are dur iii^ tlie I due of til-- election. A .*p:i< e T enclosure separate and disthiet from that used hy the Mull* timers of the Slate K/eelion, must he rail-d < I!' or < therwise p-ovlded, at I'v li preeun-t, under direction of the uuderuttued But one voter must he allowed to enter any voting place at a lime, and n i one XCent the Man Keiu must ha allowed lo speak to the voter while in ! the vo'lng place casting his vote For further ioatiuctlon *e?* notice of c .mini? loners of iState Kiection. One of the Ma aerr* ..... ? cine. iiiinit'tl above must cull up in tin* Hour I of ''oiuuiirhiiiiirn* for KhiUuiiI Kieciloo at Lanea-ter r M, on Hatur 'lay. No vein tier 8nl, 1900. to receive I allot Inixck, poll 1 ikte uiwi instill** lions, ami to l>e ijiiaMtletl. J* Wyliw Porter, J 1C Hlackmon, I. J hunderlmrk, commissioners of Federal hi ectlon. luucaster c !i, S c, Ui t 17th lHtKi. This is a nemuhle view. it is from the Southern Christian Advocate: The constitutional amendment allowing Charleston, Columbia, Florence and Hock Hill to increase their indebtedness to secure urgently needed improvement* will he voted on next Noemher and will probably pans. Voter* will not refuse to remove a restriction which hampers theso cities very greatly, when that removal can harm no one. j 9 ii -i" ? * iv W A N IK I> - A < 'TIV E MANuf ROO <i I 'liaraeter 10 deliver ami ? <? * I ? in South tarol.nn for old ^ataMiahcd manufacturing wholesale home $000 a y? ar ante pay. Hnneatv inoie <han ex peri, me inquired Om referena*.1, any t>aok in ?n\ city ! neloee as ifaddressed *t?m|.e < envelope Manufacturer*, Third Floor. 3S4 Dearborn St., Chicago CLERK'S SALE ST A I K OF S< >U ' H < A KOI,IN A, I.ANt ASIKU COUNTY in ilu; fnmm- n Plea* Surah Bebeeca ?'itskey. e( <tl , Plainlitis. rtf/rtiiixf JMsper N. "aakey if ill , I>- feiulants. 1> Y virtue of an Ortler n atle in tlie J above ease by .liii'iff J t Klnyh, I Hated St' t 21 IJH'O, I \v II m* 11 at | lib] lit* auction Ht I :i cm-1* r *s ?ii?*t house, within i ho It'iiit' hours ol sn'e on the First Monthly In Xov infn-r, next. All that piece. pal*' ol til" ti"?i< t t.f htiitl being, lying ami si* uete in 1 ant! i ieek Township in the founty of I .ama-ter in (lit* State of south < arolina containing 5fOO Arr<*, More, or ami houn ted No ih b\ amis of t eroy Sprimrs. (f run rly 'he 10win 'amis), Must hy laid- of II N Sowt'il (for ner* ly \Vi Hauls' iuinli S utn by thepublte rout I iesdi g f urn ttrowii's Keiry on | tho' atawh i Itiver ?o I,Mimas t*r rourt htmsi', ami Win' hy land* t?f <5 Sowell (formerly tlu* j M <?rt*t?i? lantls) j?the same Ileitis known as the Jn<>. I) * askey home place j Brsy*' Terms of Sale: (' >SH. Pnrt baser to pay for all . eeessary papers. W S T. 1'ORII.T C. < P I< Green & Mines Pltdntifts' Attys. Noliic to Debtors and Creditors of I* JI I'lyler. Deceased. Ai.li 1'eiKflh!* imlcbifil to itie estate . of I*. M. Pf \ ler, deceased will come forward at mice and make settlenieut with the undersigned IVrnoi s having claims ;u ainst s >i?I mtat" \? ill preaect tliem, duly v?iitie<l, to the i undersigned, \V H P'IJYIJKH, G. e. \V. I'l YI.KK Kxecu'ora. NOTICE! To the taxpayers ?>f Lancaster county. The Treasurer's oflloe will he open lor tile collection ? f taxvs lor the fiscal v cur lllllti i iii t h?* 1 r?? i? .i..' t?- 1 - _ , .. .iii i iru'in'r ami will close lliu 3IhI day of December, TIIK I.KVY Is AS POM.OWs, State mills t ounty 5 " Special ( ' A C It It) ;{ " Smkinc Kiiml ( it U R) j " Constitutional Kutm 1 Tax X " Total l<>ij " I.fM'AI. I.KVV, Cane Creek Township (C C it < It K) 4J " (iillst'ieek Township (C L it i It It) f?l lMcnsam Mill Township (C C ( It It) " I.OCA I- I.KVY Knit W'lliHiL I > I s'l'K 1 < "Tsf l<anea-ler 4 " Jones X Itoails 'J " Henlh fpriiiK .'{ " O/iUliur-t I " 'IOTAI. I.KVY ISV I)ISYKICI's. Indian I.ami I r?^ " Waxiiaw ltij " Cane Creek 'JIJ " (! railed fclmnl "f>' ' " Jones X KohiIh li.-l| '* Uilla Creek *' (lrailc<l Ai'hool L'0 " " Jones X I loads U4 " , Huford 1'?i " i Flat Creek ! >? " ' Kershaw Id | " l'.easanl 11 ill Hij " " Kershaw I'M " I leatli Spring " " 0>kbur*t -o{ " " Joj.es X Heads "1^ " I Cedar Creek Idi " " Jones X K'inds ' KespeetlUi y, W C CAI' UIKN, i o Treasurer. Tmr*.w?icjr ????????? HORSES! ! HORSES 1 HORSES! " We have just r? reived a earload of j number one horses from Atlanta,every I animal Imvinit been carefully selected j in person by our Mr. Elliott. In the lot are some of the line?t horses ever brought to this market. If you want a good Haddler, or a flood i)river, or a good combination horse, now is your time to get it. We now have just what you want and need. Call and see for yourself. We take pleasure in exhibiting our stock, as well as Vehicles. 1II will either sell or swap, and j MM Q will sell either lor the cash I Vf W or good paper. ICI 1 IHTT O. kkkiu I I cc CRAWFORD T. W. SECREST, SURVEYOR, ohceola, h. If fully equipped, and qualified, and solicit* your surveying. your subcription to Lkdoeb!