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Tiie Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, September 14, 1S04. [ South Carolina College* Centennial Celebration, January 10, 1905,?History Before the War. The centennial of the opening cf the South Carolina College will be celebrated on the 10th day of January, 1905. The centennial of the chartering of tfce Uoiiege was celebrated December 19, 1901, in Charleston, during the Exposition. The ^ chief object of this celebration, as emphasized at the time, was to lead up to a worthy celebration of the true centennial of the life of the College in January, 1905, when it is expected that hundreds of atumi from all parts of the country will be present in Columbia to signalize one of the most notable events in the history of the State. The establishment of a State College, conceived by John Rutledge, was recommended to the Legislature by Gov. John Drayton, in November, 1801, and was carried successfully through that body by H. W. DeSausBure, afterwards Chancellor, and until his death, in 1839, a bulwark of strength to the Sonth Carolina College. The Governor, in bis message, J referred to the advantage of an institution supported by public funds, "the means could not be wanting of inviting and providing for learned and respectable professors in the various branches of science," and the need of a common center of education in the State: "The friendships of young men would thence be promoted and strengthened througout the State, and our political union . be much advanced thereby." The "charter" of the College, ratified December 19,1801, bears the simple title, >*An Act to Establish a College at Columbia," andjis signed, "John Ward, President of the Senate," "Theodore Gaillard, Speaker of the House of Bepresentativee." The object was thus set forth in the preamble: "Whereas, the proper -education of youth contributes to the properity of society, and ought always to be an object of legislative attention; and whereas, tbe establishment of a college in a central part of the State/ where all its youth may be educated, will highly promote the instruction, the good order and the harmooy of the whole community." -The chief Ttrrtviainna nf the Act were the fol V * WW www - lowing: "That his Excellency the Governor, his Honor the LieutenantGovernor, the honorable the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the honorable the Associate Judges of the Court of Equity, shall be, exofiicio, together with Gen. Charles C. Pinckney, H. W. DeSaussure, Thomas Taylor, the Bev. D. E. Dunlap, the Bev. Mr. John Brown, of L*ncaeter, Wade Hampton, John Cbesnut, James B. BichardsoD, Dr. Isaac Alexander, Henry Dona Ward, the Bev. 8amuel W Yongue, William Falconer and Bartlee Smyth," "The Trustees of the South Carolina College,7' and shall draw "out of the treasury of this State the sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be appropriated to the purpose of erecting a building of brick or stone, and covered with tile or slate, suitable to the accomodation of the students of the said College, and suitable for fully carrying on the education of the said Btudents, and for the erection of such other buildings as may be necessary for the use of the said College." The Comptroller is authorized "to pay over to said trustees the sum of six thousand dollars, yearly and every year, to be appropriated to the purpose of paying the Salaries of the faculty of the said College, and for the further support of the same." "That the said trustees, with the concurrence of the commissioners of Columbia, shall be empowered to make choice of any square or squares, yet unsold, in the town of Columbia, for the purpose of erecting said college, and the buildings attached thereto, having strict reference to every advantage and convenience necessary for such an institution." With these small beginnings but exalted aims the College was opened January 10,1805, with the President and one other professor (two more professors being secured during the r s-.ssion), aDd with a few students, numbering in six months twenrynine. The first student enrolled was William Harper, afterwards tbe dis tinguished Chancellor, and the first graduate (in 1806) was Anderson CreDshaw, of Newberry County, afterwards tbe distinguished Chancellor of Alabama. The President from 1804 to his death, in 1820, was Jonathan Msxcy, a na<ive of Massachusetts, who, at 24, was President of Brown University, and later sue ceeded Jonathan Edwards as President of Union College, fillDg each I presidency with brilliant success, and still ranked by each institution as one of i*8 greatest presidents. He was a Baptist preacher, and already "at the North he was regarded as unrivaled in the pulpit " His students, Pettigru und O'Neall, in after years, pronounced him the greatest of orators. The monument standing in the center of the College campus was erected to his memory by the Clariosopbic Society. Up to the War the history cf the College and the history of the State were one: During that brilliant halfcentury almost all the distinguished men of the State and many of the leaders of the Southwest were graduates of the South Carolina College, Congressmen, Senators, Judges, Governors. When the War came, students and alumni rushed to the defense of their State, and whether from South Carolina or from other States, eighteen of her alumni rose ' o to the rank of general. All know Hampton and Batler and Mart Gary and John Bratton. T. M. Logan and A. C. Haskell divided the bonors of the class of I860, and in less than four years commanded regiments or or brigades. The academies which then flourished in the State were founded by alumni of the College, and one of the youngest of these teachers before the War is today the revered Nestor of the profession, Dr. James H. Carlisle, of Wofford. Cause of Insomnia. Indigestion nearly always disturbs the sleep more or less and is often the cause of insomnia. Many cases have been permanently cured by .Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Complimentary Notice. Miss Isabella Cooner, of Bateaburg who is a very beautiful young lady and possessed of musical talent of a very high order, is vieiting at the home of her uncle, Mr. E. J. Norris. Daring the last six months Miss Cooner has been taking vocal lessons from a distinguished musician in Charleston and will resume the course of study on October the 1st. She has been invited to become a member of St. Michael's choir which in Charleston is an honor of no mean distinction.?Edgefield Advertiser. i Snellen's Arnica Salve has world-wide fame for marvelous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Cute, Corns, Bums, Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions; infallible for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25cent8 at The Kaufmann Drug Co's., druggsifc. Two young men in Richland county have been arrested on the charge of prejury for voting at two precincts in the recent primary election. A newly discovered cotton tree in TWovinn rirnmiooo In rival in nrnrlnn. tion the cotton plant of the United States. It is claimed that the cotton crop has been cut off at least 25 to 50 per cent, in the southern counties of North Carolina on account of the excessive rains. There has also been ' great damage to the tobaoco crop on account of many hail storms. A miseouri negro has bet bis life on the election of Roosevelt. He has agreed with another of his race that if the President is not re-elected he j will jump from the Eads bridge at St. Louis into the Mississippi river. Against this stake the other negro has put $5. It is easier to ficd a thousand re- j cruits than one general. The capital and the firesides have 1 each their own attractions. E^35^E2BE2ffBS^3HEff5HHOT|j j i comnt ectoyxnts a speculty. 1 I1 cat. esTi- J j I ENGINES, BOILERS, GINNING MACHIN- S CRY, SAW MILL AMD WOODWORKING MACHINERY. 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TO ii ? % Like CHeok Li? 46arf?%^ Cash to We Have Awarded $2OjO0O?OO 2139 pe< Prasidentlal Five Lk,?-H??a> '? jg&< WilVV I UWUU^W^ UUU M ? -wil W p stamp entitle you (in addition to J|pp??M the regular free premiums) to pj one vote. The 2-cent stamp cov= ers our acknowledgment to you 1&> | that your estimate is recorded, I You can send as many esti=? mates as desired. Grand First Prize of $5,000.00 I will be awarded to the one who is nearest i | correct on both our World's Fair and PresiI dential Vote Contests. We also offer S5,000.00 Special Cash Prizes to Grocers' Clerks. (Particulars in each case of Lion Coffee.) How Would Your Name Loc Everybody uses coffee. If you will use LION COFFEE lo convinced* there is no other such value for the money. T1 we are using our advertising money so that both of us?you as WE GIVE BOTH FREE PRE Complete Detailed Partic LION ? U^OPLSON SPICE CO., (CUNTbSI Utf EDWARD L. 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DAVID, Proprietor. OA/ U J OR, C.J. OLIVEROS, BES EAR, NOSE THROUG Tliroat and Lungs, nllln.tlTfr UUAKAraIcc ViUic aau lbuoiucuvc) j :IT OF GLASSES 2 424 and 1426 Marion. St, I I jgg^Sfcop-Over March 15?1?. COLUMBIA, S. C. g Ml 111 IK, ~ HE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN COLUMBIA. XITED STATES. STATE. CITY AND COUNTY Fnr fnll ,tlfnT DEPOSITORY. Agent of the S Saving's Department. ?v "aid up Capital - $200,000 _XT^V_ urplus Profits . - 70,Of*1 liability of Stockholders - 20w,000 | $470,000 _ ? . pT V13' Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent e* annum, payable May 1st and Novem- L e*lst W. A. CLARK, President. ' WilibJonbs. Vice President and Cashier. Eecember 4?ly. m ^ 9K ..togapniynT^ .rwrc ?? ?ia ii iii in ii 11 ii i mm it r 11 i Mjjj }gular Free Premiums 1 & B ',??>?p Co. J====v 1 ~iV0CLg3J7Jp^i?o /^-*SgjLtat^ /A$klJ~J Xv ^ nasvmy, 11 Zion Coffee users in our Great World's Fair Contest-??'lj )ple get checks, 2139 more will get them in the J Vote Contest I B? ??a?? ? J f| What wiI1 be tbe t0^ popular vote cast ?j[ t?r President (votes for all can- | W^'~'0j?kL didates combined) at the election -j. November 8, 1904 ? f In 1900 election, 13,959,653 people voted I tor President. Jf'or nearest correct est: miites rece^ve^ Woolson Spice Com- g pany's office, Toledo, O., on or before November 5, 1904, we will give first n prize for the nearest correct estimate, g second prize to the next nearest, etc., fi aetc., as follows: 1 First Prize $2,500.00 $ 1 Second Prize 1,000.00 2 Prizes?S500.00 each 1,000.00 ?j 5 Prizes? 200.00 " 1,000.00 jE 10 Prizes? 100.00 " 1,000.00 US 20 Prises? 50.00 " 1,000.00 50 Prizes? 2.0 00 " 1,000.00 1 250 Prizes? 10.00 " 2,500.00 & 1800 Prizes? 5.00 " 9,000.00 $ 2139 PHIZES, TOTAL. $20,000.00 % nk on One of These Checks? I ng enough to get acquainted with it. you will be suited and gj nen you will take no other?and that's why we advertise. And '!"< well as we?wiil get a benefit. Hence for your Lion Heads (a :r^lU^IS CASH PRIZES | ulars in Every Package of T.) TOLEDO, OHIO. J BHHKHHHBBKaHSKBBBV in infcraiiDg my irioud- cvstomers that I iitve ^ and for Bale chs-.p od - c f :ti i best an i ehaipast lias of ^ HAL - MBBCHAHUXSE | sne. Tee stock eel 'Ct-vi with e*tr lordlnan? cir* raaet ^ :eeds and demands o iliis mark ;t and are tip to daf? in & colar. The sv)ck embrte-'S Funiiy and Plantation Gro- A ry Goods, Dr?s< Good-* ill lit- st t uts in Notioas, ^ 3'othing, Gant's F.irnisvtuj s >as. etc. Yon a-e " (& -ed to call and i-sp-xt'hm stock. f also p\' the ^ ghest market prices far Country Produce. Come ^ to see me and let me >av* you soma money, ' T I 1T1TI1 ITTffT II il m r IRENE, t*. C. ^ VII [HERN RAILWAY T LINE. CHOICE OF ROUTES. H PULL MAX SLEEPERS and 1 .. '/ (jr C. I Ji *$ 8 Allowed Ht Wo<t~? n X ?rth Carolina Summer Risorte and 0 n< r Runts. , u Rate Tickets on from L-xiogtor, S C, as Season Tickets $37 85. I Sixty Dav Ticket ?31 (>0. 5 Fifteen Day Ticker $25 75. mation or "World's Fair Literature," apply to any outhern Railway, to w. mi ixt, Division Pi3s:-r.?3r Agent, roir, - s. c. k