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62 O xMAIN 8TEE:
THE FIRST GXJ2T FIRED.
!
State Campaign Started at OraDge- j
burg Wednesday.
I
No Epithetical Hurly-I3urly Charac- j
terizes the First Meeting?On the
Contrary it Was a Time Affair as
Such Things Go.
The State.
Orangeburg, June 10.?The bombardment
of Santiago probably required
the services of more 13-inch
guns than did that of Orangeburg,
which occurred today, but it was not
a marker in point of duration and
rapid-firing to that of the latter. For
four hours the political guns (this
termia ll carats fine and strictly
original) of South Carolina's devoted
and daring aspirants for official
knighthood shelled the woods, but
despite a terriffic bombardment the
fair city is unharmed, and its citizens
are still dispensing hospitality and
| good cheer to their well-meaning capj
tors. No "Hobsou's choice," in its
anciant meaning, holds us here.
Tl_ ? I. ~ Unn Jlia fnrf !ino f/1 I
X o UUB V* LLU LIU3 U1U tuv iui I.UUV, w
portray three successive so called
Tillman campaigns, with all their
epithotical hurly-burly, the initial
meeting of the campaign of 1898
comes as a mild tonic, without the
bracing and exciting features of its
predecessors. A small and rather
irresponsive audience of between 100
and 200 persons sat for four hours
beneath the fusilade of more than a
score of candidates.
OTHER COUNTIES, ATTENTION.
A speakers' stand, the admirable
arrangement of which is worthy of
particular comment, was erected under
the spreading oaks of the Colored
State college, and on it were gathered
the candidates, 29 in number, but
up to the hour scheduled to the beginning
of the meeting they outnumbered
the auditors, and it was 11:30
when the speaking began.
The centre of interest during the
morning was the Orangeburg hotel,
where the chaffed each other in
friendly rivalry and plumed their
initial fight.
THE FEATURE OF THE MEETING
was the positive announcement tiiat
C. C. Featherstone wou!J enter the
gubernatorial contest instead of opposing
Major McSweeney for the
lieutenant governorship, leaving the
latter without opposition.
All rumors to the effect that the
Hon. George D. Tillman would not
make the race were effectually silenced
when he appeared on the
scene, cocked and primed for the
conflict.
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER
by Dr. Lowman, county chairman,
who stated that the gubernatorial j
candidates would be limited in their j
speeches to 15 minutes and the
others to 5 minutes. He then introduced
GOVERNOR ELLERBE.
There was not a sound as the governor
advanced, and from the tomb
. i
like silence that prevailed in the j
crowd for the next 15 minutes a I
Quaker meeting without the arnens j
was predicted.
Governor Ellerbe said he had been j
in office only 17 months, but during |
that time 1 e had been abused and
misrepresented by politicians who
canvassed the State while he was in
his office at the State house with his
hands tied and his lips sealed, but
now, said he, I thank God I am here
to invite one and all to come and put
up or shut up. I have been charged
with being a political trickster. I
deny that I have ever made a political
deal and I invite any one to show
the proof.
Governor Ellerbe asked for reelection
on his merits. He would not
accept it simply because of the hon
ored custom of giving the governor
a second term. Commenting on the
State institutions he said the penitentiary
had been well managed,
having paid into the State 810,000.
The management of the asylum was
all that could be desired. The col1
- ^ -.Uivt AAn.lif mn
leges were m a iiyuuau.ug tjuuUWu,
with the exception of the Citadel.
The rebellion there had been unfortunate,
but it should not hurt this
grand institution.
He had tried to give the people a
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I plain, business iiKe, nonest ana ecui
nomical administration. He had obstacles
greater in many respects
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than his predecessors. During his
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term iue oiiiit) uav.i u?u
by the original package people. He,
however, had more liquor seized than
any of his predecessors, and at less
expense. The dispensary was the
best solution of the liquor question.
In 1S92 he had voted for prohibition
because he considered it more preferrable
than open barrooms, but the
dispensary system has decreased
druukenness in the State and would
be far more potent in that respect
than prohibition, and half a loaf was
better than no bread.
Governor Ellcrbe advocated biennial
sessions of the general assembly.
Each session cost South Carolina
about $50,000, and as far as the general
good was concerned some of
them were net worth $2 50 to the
State. The governor took his seat
amid applause.
"YOUR UNCLE GEORGE."
Col. George Tillman was introduced
to the tune of "hurrah for
Tillman," "if he is any kin to Ben
he's all right," together with considerable
general applause. After an
eloquent reference to Orangeburg's
dead heroes, he put the crowd in a
good humor by declaring that the
time allotted him for making a
speech was not even sufficient to
allow him to pay them a few compliments.
He could only hop, skip and
jump over a few leading questions.
His remarks were spicy and pungent
and seemed to interest the crowd immensely.
I am, said he, for trying to keep
your moDey in your pockets and not
taking it all for taxes. Taxes are too
high. I object to having three colleges
where the courses are reduplicated,
and where free tuition is given
in competition with private and denominational
institutions.
He dealt vigorously with the dispensary
question, riddling it mercilessly.
This mor?l institution had
been in operation for five years and
be challenged the authorities to show
where it had paid the State. Why
has no other State adopted it? We
are alone in our glory?a bloody record
of oppression, crime and peculation.
It never started in Sweden,
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uui nas ildcuicu uj ovuj w
Carolina Solon in order to organize a
political ling, which was in full
blast with 400 or 500 drones.
Men and women, too, will drink
whiskey in spite of man or devil, and
all resolutions, but from the Jeremiah
of the Prohibitionists one would
think that this old world was going
to the devil at a 2:40 gait.
All philosophers say that we should
tax that which the people will pay
for most readily. A majority of the
nations of the earth collect more than
one-half their revenue from taxes on
stimulants, and should we be fools
enough to let go this great source for
the benefit of politicians and drones?
. Col. Tillman touched up Governor
Elleibe for his "lack of judgment
and backbone," in not fighting the
abuses of the dispensary and the
Scate colleges. We used to pay 845Little
Pimples Turn
to Cancer.
(Swift's Specific) is the only bloo<
remedy guaranteed Purely Vegetable
All others contain potash and mer
cury, the most dangerous of minerals
Books on Cancer and blood disease
: mailed free by Swift Specific Companj
j Atlanta, Georgia.
Cancer often results from an im|
purity in the blood, inherited from
j generations back. Few people are enj
tirely free from some taint in the blood,
and it is impossible to tell when it will
break out in the form of dreaded CanI
eer. What has appeared to be a mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
| the most malignant Cancer.
"I had a severe Cancer which was at first
| only a few blotches, that I thought would
? a soon pass away. I was
treated by several able
physicians, but in snite
of "their efforts the Cancer
spread until my condition
became alarming,
After many months ol
treatment and growing
steadily worse, I dewhich
was so stronglj
recommended. The flrsi
bottle produced an im
provement. I continued
the medicine, and ii:
four months the last lit
tie scab dropped off
Ten years have elapsed
and not a sign of the disease has returned."
E. F. Williams,
Gills-burg, Miss.
It is dangerous to experiment witi
| Cancer. The disease is beyond the skil
of physicians. S. S. S. is the only cure
1 because it is the only remedy whicl
goes deep enough to reach L/ancer
i. n^onsrciczrox
if Your Valued Patroi
COO for the support of State colleges |
and now we are paying ?177,000 !
therefor, and that is the cause of the i
1 - -
$100,000 deficit in tfie State treasury .
last year and the reason for increas- i
ing taxes one-half mill. lie was for !
taking away the privilege tax from [
Clemson cc liege and dividing the |
Federal fund of $30,000 between
Clemson and Winthrop, giving them
the same strength as the South Carolina
college. This tax was the greatest
disgrace upon the administration
that has ever stained the reputation
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| ux ouulli vniunua?as 1 .
{ the despot of Persia when he assigns I
some revenue of a certain city to
some favorite courier or mistress.
The college collects this tax when it
suite, in deference to pets and favorites.
Some men get all the guano
they want without paying anything.
He wanted to be governor on account
of the honor attached to it. It
is honor that makes statesmen and
makes men deserve the confidence of |
the people. He finished amid applause
and offers to extend his time.
COL. R. B. WATSON
was the-next speaker and gubernatorial
candidate. He was greeted with
slight hand clapping. He was 5G
years of age before he ever asked for
an office. Ho went to the legislature
to do something for the public
schools. He had never left the battlefield
or been furloughed except
when pierced by a Yankee bullet.
He had always been a Democrat and
had never retained a Radical negro
in his service.
Ha declared that Governor Ellei be
had attempted to ride two horses and
had fallen in the mud. He scored
him for having been weak-kneed on
the dispensary question in times
past.
Col. Watson said he was a temperance
man, but did not believe in coercion.
The way to defeat the whisky
monster was to stop drinking whisky.
Take care of the home and the nation
will take care of itself. Put the
Bible on every table and whisky will
have a small chance.
He said he favored higher education
but complained that students were
taken away from the schools too soon,
and that much of the work being
done by the public schools.
"gwali" to the front.
The introduction of the Rev. G.
Walt Whitman as a candidate for
governor was greeted by a round
of laughter and good-humored applause.
As usual he made a vigorous,
talk-right-out in-meeting speech,
which had the amused attention of
the crowd from start to finish.
Mr. Whitman said he had an utter
contempt for the opinions of the I
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politicians, anu iLmu Lie isiieu uu iiic
massses to elect him. He declared
that of the educational institutions of
the State the Citadel did more than
all the others. He was in favor cf
throwing open all the State colleges
to all its citizens. He favored the
dispensary, but not the administration
thereof. "We have absolutely no
administration, he declared. "We
have had an administration administered
by the politicians and by the
United States government. However,
I am not going to kick the
corpse."
He vigorously combatted the "animalculae
politicians" who termed
him a crank, saying that where he
was best known he was given the
most credit for having common
sense. Unlike some of his competitors
he could not ride two horses at
once, but he did ride a bicycle, and
on it he was riding right into the
j hearts and homes of the people along
< j the campaign routes. The women
i I encouraged him, "and yet these mis
erable politicians," said he, shaking
i | his finger at the aforesaid politicians,
: j "try to make you think I have no
j | chance." He declared Watson has a
j | weak backbone and pounded Eilebe
i I in the same strain.
SENATOR E. L. ARCHER
I made a vigorous speech denying that
; he had changed front on the educaJ
j tional question. He favored higher
, education for all, but the manner in
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I wmcn u was aumimsiertu iuuut: xi
! class legislation. He made an elaborate
review of the histor of education
in South Carolina and distributed
3 circulars anent it. He was for econi
omy in public affairs. He believed
' in temperance, but if the churches,
r with their laws against drinking
whiskey, could not prevent drunken
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known. Actual tests show it goes oaatbird
further than any other brand.
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ness, lie could not be expected to
compromise bis common sense by
advocating a prohibition law when
tbe best people do not beep such a
law.
SOLICITOR 0. L. SCHUMrERT
was the sixth candidate for the governorship
to be announced. He was
cheered and made a fine impression,
his splendid voice captivating his
hearers. He bluntly remarked that
he was here simply because he want
[ the chairman announced ALajor iu.
B. McSweeney, the pleasing aud
debonair, as the only candidate for
the lieutenant governorship. He cut
his remarks very short, saying that
he had as president of the senate
labored to be fair and impartial and
he appreciated the compliment contained
in the fact that he was unopposed
for relection.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
there appeared three candidates,
headed by Col. I). H. Tompkins, the
incumbent. Many of the colonel's
friends had been yearning to see him
on the stump, but they soon ascertained
that he wa3 a platform foeman
worthy of anybody's steel. He declared
that the duties of his office
would be the same no matter what
political or economic views obtained.
His opponents could not attack his
business qualifications, so they were
hopeful that they could beat him on
the third term issue. He cited the
names of Sims, Thompson, Richard- J
eon, Bates and May field who had
held office for that period.
Mr. M. R. Cooper of Colleton, of j
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the State board or conrroi, came ;
next. He believed in rotation and j,
showed that his experience qualified [
! him for the office.
| Sheriff D. J. Brabham of Manning !
made a takiDg speech, promising if |
he should be elected secretary of j
state for two terms he would get out
and then take the governorship.
i-GrZElIEB,
c
'olito. Attention.
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL
two candidates appeared, Cornp- ;
troller Dcrhatn taking the lead. He ,
avowed that ho wa3 a business man,
that his expeiience as clerk in the ,
office and also as chief peculiarly ,
fitted him for taking charge.
Mr. L. P. Epton of Spartanburg, i
who held this office fo. a short time |
under Governor Elleroo's appoint- !
ment, likewise urged his fitness for !
the office on the ground of experience,
both as comptroller general {
and as auditor of Spautanburg
county.
"HERE'S UNCLE SAM,"
was the cry when Dr. W. H. Timmerman
appeared for reelection as j
State treasurer. "You've got the j
job," shouted another. Dr. Timmerman
made a neat speech, saying that
he would bring to the discharge of
his duties the same faithfulness and
assiduity that had always characterized
his efforts.
FOR ADJUTANT GENERAL.
Gen. Watts led off for the adjutant
generalship. He said that when war
was declared against Spain he at !
once offered his services to Gov.
Ellerbe in any capacity and until
recently he thoroughly expected an
appointment. He was turned down, :
however, on the ground that he
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ed votes. He advocated education
from the lowest to the highest poir t
necessary to fit a citizen for any position
in the gift of the people. He
hoped that the State institutions
would be eliminated from politics, so
that this question could not longer
serve as the stock in trade of politicians
to stir up the passions of the
people.
He was not a prohibitionist, but b#
was cpen to conviction. He believed
in local option with high license.
THE PROHIBITION CHAMPION
then appeared in the person of Mr.
C. C. Featherstone, who announced
that as the candidate suggested by
the prohibition convention had withdrawn,
he had decided to withdraw
his candidacy for the lieutenant governorship
and to hold aloft the banner
of prohibition at the head of the
head of the column.
Mr. Featherston made an eloquent
argument from a prohibition standpoint,
illustrating it with figures and
printed statements. "I love liquor,"
said he, and a wag on the front bench
shouted, "I know that from your
shape."
Mr. Featherstone said that no law
could be perfectly and entirely enforced,
but this was no reason why
the whiskey evil should be encouraged.
The fault he found with
the dispensary was that it sold
whiskey as a beverage and encouraged
I its sale by the advertisement that the
whiskes was chemically pure. It
was the duty of the people to head
off an evil. Three million dollars
were spent yearly in South Carolina
for whiskey. If this money could be
applied to education the State would
be many times better off and crime
and misery be averted.
A SURE WINNER
for reelection then loomed up when
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could do tue Dtaie more gooa as au- i
jutant general in perfecting the organization
of the troops. Ho referred
to his adminisrration of the office as
having been acceptable and that his j
reelection was desired by the militia. !
Col. J. W. Floyd, the one-armed j
ex-Confederate, spoke next. His j
speech wa3 eloquent and he looked j
the impersonation of the war orator i
as he glowed under the fervor of his j
imagination. Ha declared there was
too much red tape about the military.
More business was needed,
and if elected he would see that the
ante-bellum prestige of the South
Carolina militia was restored.
Major E. M. Blythe of Greenville
also offered for this office. Mr.
Blythe is a graduate of the Citadel t
training as affecting everything he 1
had since undertaken. He said he
had likewise offered his services for
the war to Governor Ellerbe.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
brought out four candidates. Supt.
Mayfield spoke first, stating that he
was opposed to compulsory education
and that no man with such j
views could be elected. Ho recounted
his services as having been in line j
with that required by the needs of !
the school system.
Mr. J. J. McMahan, the only candidate
from the capital city, came ;
next. He delivered a well rounded j
speech on the line that the school
system badly needed attention and
improvement.
Senator W. A. Brown of Marion,
spoke as a candidate for this office.
He said there were 200,000 children |
holding up their hands in mute
pleading for the light of education
and the State should see to it that
they were schooled. If elected he
hoped to elevate the office of superintendent
of education.
Col. James II llice of Ninety-Six
was announced as a candidate for
this office, which he filled before, but
he was not present.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP.
Col. Geo. S. Mower of Newberry
was announced as a candidate for
attorney general but did not appear.
Solicitor G. Duncan Bellinger was
greeted with applause and cries of
''Here's the Broxton Bridge man.,:
He addressed the audience as "gentlemen
of the jury" until reminded
by the resultant laughter that be
was not in a court room. He made
an excellent speech and declared
that he would alwavs do his duty
Tfliotlicr if mnrtp him nnnnrmlar or
not.
SEVEN AFTER ONE.
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!
The desirability of a cosy seat on
the railroad commission was made
evident by the appearance of seven ,
candidates for the one vacancy. Com- j
missioner Thomas led off, illustrating j
his ideas by a large map showing the |
pecuniary condition of the railroads i
of the State, being taken from the |
records. The government made certain
requirements of its soldiers and
this office likewise demanded certain .
necessary qualifications, which as a
civil engineer and as commissioner ;
for six years he had acquired.
Mr. T. N. Berry of Chester, in a
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October 13?tf.
few strong words, announced that he
sought the office as a business man
and that if elected he would treat all
interests fairly.
The Rev. J. A. Sligh of Newberry,
an ex-commissioner, made a vigorous
appeal for re-election. He told the
"priming" joke to the great amusement
of the crowd.
Mr. C. W. Garris of Colleton had
a good reception from his neighbors
of Orangeburg county. He felt sure
that he was qualified for the position
without having a cartload of maps.
Gen. J. Walter Gray of Greenville,
thought that the people generally
did not realize the importance of the
office of railroad commissioner. It
was possible for this office to effect
savings to the State that would result
in decreased taxation, nod if elected
he would make such his effort.
Maj. Barney B. Evans followed in
a maiden effort that bid fair to develop
great stump prowess. His
first training after leaving college
was in a railroad office, and he knew
what was fair to the roads as well as
what was due to the people. He declared
that the statements contained
in annual reports of the commission
could not be relied on. If elected he
would do his duty and never tiy to
deceive the people by false statements.
Mr. N. H. Stansell of Barnwell, the
well-known sergeant-at-arms of the
house, said that if elected he would
stand between the people and the
railroads, endeavoring to be just to
both.
The last candidate announced was
Mr. T. F. Brantley of Orangeburg,
who announced that as his competitor
for congress was not present he
would refrain from speaking.
A letter was read from Congressman
Siokes stating that duty required
his presence at Washington,
and that he would appear before the
people later.
$100 Eeward $100.
The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that sciense bas
been able to core in all its stag* s, and
that is Citarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care
is the ouly positive care known to
the medical fraternity. Citarrh being
a constitational disease, reqnires
a constitotional treatment. flail's
Citarrh Care is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blond and macoos
surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the fonndation of the disease,
and giviog the patient strength
by building op the constitution aod
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any cage
that it iails to cure. SeDd for list of
testimonials. Sold by all drnggiVs.
Pries 75 cents. 30
Dots from Wessirger's.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Farmers are well up with their
work. It has been powerfully dry,
but they are working od, having hopes
in Him who doeth all things well.
They have harvested their small
grain and the thrashers are thrashing
it out. They say they are tired
of eating corn meal flour and are going
to have some home made flour
biscuits once again.
Some say if it were not for the
wheat and sorghum crops they would
enlist in the Cuban war; but they
will try the ginger cikes awhile
longer.
Mr. J. J. Wessinger, the great old
milier, has gotten his machinery in
good fix. He says ho expects to be
very busy now grinding wheat, as
the crops are very good in this
neighborhood.
Many good wishes to the Dispatch
aDd its readers.
Plow Boy.
JfSillions Given Avray.
I& is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in the
land who are not afraid to be generous
to the needy and suffering. The
proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have given away over ten
million trial bottles of 'this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction
of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, and all diseases
of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on J.
E. Kaufmann, Druggist, and get a
trial bottle free. Regular size oOc.
and $1. Eyery bottle guaranteed,
or price ^refunded.
A Clever Trick.
It certainly looks like it, but there
is really no trick about it. Anybody
can try it who has Lame Back and
Weak Kidneys, Malaria cr nervous
troubles. We mean he can cure
himself right away by taking Electric
Bitters. This medicine tone? up
the whole system, acts as a stimulant
to Liver and Kidneys, is a
blood purifier and nerve tonic. It
cures Constipation, Headache, Fainting
Spells, Sleeplessness and Melancholy.
It is purely vegetable, a
mild laxative, and restores the system
to its natural vigor. Try Electric
Bitters and be convinced that
they are a miracle worker. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only 50c. a bottle
at J. E. Kaufraanu's Drug Store.
Tbs Stats Campaign Meetings.
The following are the appointments
of the State campaign meetings
as arranged by the Executive
Committee, at its meeting in Columbia,
on the 2d of June.
Barnwell, Friday, June 24.
Bamberg, Saturday, June 25.
Sumter, Tuesday, June 28.
Manning, "Wednesday, June 29.
Monk's Corner, Tuesday, June 30.
Georgetown, Saturday, July 2.
Ivingstree, Tuesday, July 5.
Florence, Wednesday, July G.
Marion, Thursday, July 7.
Conway, Saturday, July 9.
Darlington, Tuesday, July 12.
Chesterfield, Thursday, July 14.
Bennettsville, Saturday, July 18.
Bishopville, Tuesday, July 19.
Camden, Thursday, July 21.
Lancaster, Saturday, July 23.
Chester, Monday, July 25.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 26.
Yorkville, Wednesday, July 27.
Gaffney, Thursday, July 28.
Spartanburg, Friday, July 29.
Union, Saturday, July 30.
Newberry, Monday, August 8.
Laurens, Tuesday, August 9.
Greenville, Thursday, August 11.
Pickens, Friday, August 12.
Walhalla, Monday, August 15.
Andersnn, Tuesday, August 16.
Abbeville, Thursday, August 18.
Greenwood, Friday, August 19.
Aiken, Monday, August 22.
Edgefield, Tuesday, August 23.
Saluda, Thursday, August 25.
Lexington, Friday, August 26.
Columbia, Saturday, August 27.
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To Measure an Aero.
Few farmers known the actual size
of their fields or how many acres
they contain. It is desirable, in fact,
indisnensible for ^ood work, that a
r 0
farmer should know how many acres
each field contains, for otherwise he
cannot apportion seed or manure for
it, nor can he tell how much time it
should require to be plowed. A
measuring cord should be part of
the furniture on every farm. To
make one, procure 97 feet of strong
rope, one inch around; make a loop
or fasten a riDg or a bar at each end,
and make these precisely 66 feet
apart. This is four rods. Then tie
a piece of red rag in the centre.
One acre of ground will be a piece
four of these cords (chains) long and
two and onehalf wide, equal to 16 by
10 rods, making 160 square rods to
one acre. The advantages of the
ring or loop is that one person can
measure alone by driving a stake in
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the ground to hold the rope wnue ne
stretches it out.
Fourth Army Corps to Go to
Pcrto Bico.
Both South Carolina Commands
Stand a Chance of Getting to the
Front With This Expedition.
New York, June 15.?A special to
The Tribune from Washington says:
The Fourth army corps, Major
Gen. John J. Coppinger commanding,
has been definitely designated
to undertake the occupation of Porto
Rico. It will be rapidly increased
to 20,000 men, including all available
regulars now in the south with
the addition of the best volunteer
regimputs at Tampa, Chickamauga
and Falls Church, Fa. These selections
will be made in the next day
* y 0 1 l if. M
or two witn cmei regara to me military
qualities of the volunteers and
the comparative completeness of their
equipment.
One Minute is not long, yet relief
is obtained in half that time by the
use of One Minute Cough Cure. It
prevents consumption and quickly
cures colds, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia,
la grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. J. E. Kaufmann.
A recently discovered spot on the
sun is said to be 30,000 miles in diameter.