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THE IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA. Bacterial Life Contains tho Secret ol Nitro gen Production. Nitrogen is to the soil in which our plants grow much what the oxygen of the air io to u? ; for without it thc death of vegetation muat ultimately ensue. For that reason we add the necessary nitrogen to the tilted soil in the form of fertilizers'/ lt happens, however, that the supply of fertili zers, whioh in turn is dependent upon the supply of nitrates in the world, is limited. Like the coal fields of Pennsylvania, the nitrate beds from whioh nitrogen compounds aro obtained must ultimately be ex hausted. And beoause the free ni trogen of tho air in its elemental state oannot be assimilated by vege tation, it is no wonder that the agri cultural chemist has taken it upon himself to devise some means for re storing to the earth the nitrogen whioh it must give up to the growing plant, and without which the plant could not grow. Just how tho nitrogen of the air could be converted into nitrates suitable for fertilization is a problem that has been attacked time and time again with scant success. Crookes proposed a plan not without merit, a plan by which tho nitrogen of the air-was converted into nitric acid through tho agency of the clectrio spark. For centuries farmers have known that different crops should be grown in the same field with each succeed ing year. Some crops following dover and other plants were found to flourish admirably. Careful analy ses by agricultural chemists have shown that the benefits derived by this rotation are due directly to the increased stores of nitrogen placed at the disposal of the benefited plants. It would necessarily have followed that plants of the clover type were able to render available nitrogen which would otherwise bo unassimilatcd. Further investiga tion showed that this nitrogen was fixed in a manner entirely unsus pected, and that we need have no fear of the exhaustion of tho nitrate beds which supply us with tho chief ingredients of our fertilizers. The Leguminosije family of plants, among other distinctions, have well defined nodules at their roots, highly charged with nitrogen and consti tuting the habitat of certain bacteria indispensable in nitrogen assimila tion. Elaborate experiments proved that tho destruction of these bacte ria was equivalent to the destruction of tho plant life itself. Bacterial lifo, then, and nothing else, contains tho secret of nitrogen production. It having been settled with reasonable certainty that tho fixation of nitro gen in the case of Leguminpsiae is directly traceable to bacteria, the next investigation to bc carried out had for its determination tho lifo process of these bacteria-the con ditions under which they thrive, the amount of light, heat, ami moisture that they require, the manner in which the plant appropriated tho ni trogen brought to it from the air, and finally, the possibility of artifi cially stimulating plant life by inocu lating soil with the bacteria. These investigations have boen carried out with striking success. At no very distant day tho farmer will either in ooolate his field with ? culture of bacteria adapted to thc crop he wishes to grow, or incorporate with his soil oarth of a field where tho crop has already been successful. The uncertainty of a good crop will then have vanished, and a farmer will be assured of tho best obtaina ble erops from the seed which he has planted. Guesswork will have given place to absolute certainty.-Scien tific American. Something that Everybody Knows. Everybody knows that sick hondacho, biliousness, sallowness and constipation aro caused hy a disordered liver. But everybody don't know that laziness, that tired leoline, despondency, the hines, Ir ritability and sleeplessness aro also duo to the same cause. If your liver is acting well, your akin will ho clear, eyes bright, spirits buoyant, appetite good, health good. Uydale's I.ivor Tablets will make your liver act right and they will do it in such a pleasant way that you will hardly realize that you are taking medicine. Bydalo's Liver Tat do ts aro guaranteed to euro chronic constipation and all liver diseases and disorders. Your money refunded if theso tablets do not givo sat isfaction. Walhalla Drug Co., Sonoca Pharmacy. A fanner, in experimenting with Mexican labor has found that they can pick nearly twice as much cot ton in a day as the negro can. W. B. Smith Whaley Makes Assignment. _________ , <. ? Boston, Mass., September 20. Owing over a mill?n dollars and with assets of $1,200, Wm. B. Smith Wbaley, the financial supporter of several ootton manufacturing enter prises in the South, tiled a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court to-day. Mr. Whaley was the senior me ?ber of the Wm. B. Smith Whs loy company of this city and is a resident of New ton. For some time he bas been in terested in raising funds for textile industries in tho Southern States, particularly in South Carolina, whioh hiive not resulted favorably. Mr. Whaley's total liabilities are $1,114, 125. The secured claims ?mount to $1,087,951, and the unsecured to $26,174. How's This ! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of catarrh tha^.cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney A Co...Props., Tolodo, O. Wc, the.undersigned, have known F. J. Chouey for tho last 15 years, and be liovo him porfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially ablo to carry out any obligations made by bis firm. Wabling, Kinnan A Marvin, Whole Bale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curo is takon inter nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials freo. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion. Toomb's Oelense of a Slave. Many incidents are related illus trating tho mutual affection of mas ter and slave in the South before tho war. % A negro man, strong and healthy, but getting gray from years, was on trial for murder. He had killed an other negro and had been laying in jail for some time awaiting his trial, The testimony against him was given by other negroes who witnessed the killing. When the case WSE callod for trial by tho presiding judg< an old man rose and, in a voice deer, and low, but full of marked gentle ness, said : "Will your honor please mark rae for the defense ?" It was Gon. Robert Too tn bs His face was wrinkled with age, bul it was large and strong, and lin lines * of intellect made deopei wrinkles than those of age. Hie white hair rolled back in curls from J splendid brow. His form waa largt and tall and straight, although hil movements were slow with the years His eyes still flashed as when in tin Senate Chamber at Washington. The witnesses all seemed un friendly toward the prisoner. In hi own statement he claimed that th? killing was in self-defense. General Toomba analyzed tb testimony of the eye-witnesses, anc then concluded thus : "Your honor, please, and gentle men of tho jury : A few years agi my only brother fell wounded on tb battlefield of Gettysburg. He la; there bleeding to death, with w friendly hand to help him. Shot an< shell were sweeping the earth al about him. No friend could go t him, no surgeon dared approach him My brother had a body servant wb waited on him in camp. Tho negri saw his master's danger, and straigh out into that sheet of battle an flame and death he went. A pice of sholl tore the llesh from his broasl but on ho went, and, gathering m brother in his arms, vhe blood of th man mingling with thc blood of th master, he bore him to safety and t life. Jim, open your collar." Tho prisoner roso and oponed h shirt in tho front. On his breast th jury saw the long jagged scars whet the shell had torn its way. "Jim's skin may be black," ? General continued, "he may bo a n< gro, but the man who would do wb ho did has a soul too white over t have killed a man except in dcfcni of his own life." The jury agreed with him ar Jim was cleared.-Thc Classmate. Mono; to Move Crops. Washington, September 24.-Tl transfers of money from the Nc York subtreasury to New Orlear Chicago and other points for cn moving purposes continues, and H. Roberts, United States Treasun says that he has authorized the trar fer of $300,000 to Now Orleans. I stated that the transfers are not m terially in excess of last yoar, but i dioate that the crop-moving seas* will require at least the usual amou of money. Biggest Line of*] that have ei * BUILDINQ Just til ink-uno soi iii oar iuad * (|.luin ivml glass), Window Sash, Moul Doors, any size; 500 pairs Sash. We < Window; always sold heretofore at $1 proportion. BARB WIRE AUB MA GKJNS, LOADEI Guns, Hunting Coats. Leggins, Hopkin & Allen Single Barrel been sold for $5. Double Barrel Oun 38 cents per box. Shingle and Sa^ M ATI Tho Iroquois theater, in which nearly 600 persons were burned to death on December 80, 1903, was re opened on the night of September 19 as a vaudeville play house. The theater has been refitted at a cost of nearly $100,000, and constructed so as to meet every requirement of the law. Carroll, the little son qi John W. Hook, of Batesburg, was supposed to have been bitten by a mad dog on last Weduesday. The day following Mr. Hook left with the boy for Pros perity in search of a mad stone. He was bitten in two places, on tho hand and on the right side of the abdomen, and from evidence to bu adduced from the various rumors the dog was certainly mad. A Denver, Col., dispatch to the New York Evening Telegram says : It is reported that at least 100,000 women will vote at the coming Presidential election in the States of Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyom ing. Politicians agree that in those sections of the country the women's vote practically holds the balance of power, and they are using every effort to gain the support of the feminine contingent. Here it is ex pected that tho labor question will be the most important issue, while in the other three States it is ex pected that the campaign will be conducted on thc Mormon question. Columbia correspondence of the News and Courier : Attorney Gene ral U. X. Gunter has prepared at the request of State Chairman Wilie Jones, the tickets that are necessary for the general election, HO that tho voters of the State at thc Novem ber election can say whethor thoy want biennial- sessions or not, and whethor they want an amendment to tho constitution by which the General Assembly can make separate and distinct road laws for each and every count;, in the State. Mr. Gun ter has prepared the tickets so that tho voters can express their views upon the two constitutional amend ments that are to bo submitted ta the approaching general election. Wheat is considerably over a dol lar a bimbel in .Chicago, and sowing time is close at hand. DELICIOUS NUTRITIOUS CORRECTIVE ROBERT A. CAMPBELL-. M. [)., writ** Afi?r many other foods hid failed Sunbrights sived our hihy. I have med it tniny nmei with uniform succ?s* i? tn infini food, ?Iso in Typhoid ?nd other fever*. I ctn recom mend it with full confidence thu ir will give univertil stiiifiction, ind ?grtt with more bibict thin ?ny other food on the mirKti. 50*. 75f. $1.2$. $3.00 Shes. Sunbrightt Cilifornii Food Co, Lo* Angel?!, Cil. RECOMMENDED AND FOR SALE HY olid Car Hardware and the ] /er been offered to MATERIAL. >T Building Material, suoh aa Doom, dinga, Blinds, MantelB, etc. Over 800 >ffer you 8x10 12-light Sash at 87o. per , per Sash. Other ai zea aa cheap in ILS. ONE SOLID CAR LOAD OF WU NAILS AT $2 ) SHELLS, ETC. Reloading Seta, etc. ? Ouna, $3.50 Thia Oun has alwaya a $8.50 to $25. Loaded Sheila only fr Mill Supplies, Belting, Ri All our Custome] 1ESON Hi WESTMINSTER, S Noah Waded in the Mud. The Baltimore Sun says that at Wesley Grove campmeeting last month the subject of "eternal dam nation" was introduced by one of a party of ministers and laymen who were lounging about in one of the reception tents on Preachers' Row, enjoying seoular relaxation and so cial intercourse. One gentleman ad dressed Bishop W. A. Candler, of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, and said : "Bishop, surely you don't believe that God would permit anybody to be damned, do you ? Don't you think God is too good for that ?" To this tho Methodist Bishop with Universalist predilections replied : "I don't know about that. Bibli cal history would seem to be to the contrary. According to the theory implied in what you say all the wicked people who were drowned in the Hood went straight to heaven and to eternal rest, away from the cares of this world, while the only good man in the whole world at the time was left wading around in tho mud." ._ Avoid sorious results of kidnoy or bladder disorder by taking Foley's Kid ney Cnre. Sold by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Mob Shoots Innocent Negroes. The negroes recently dismissed by the Court at Talbotton, Ga., on the charge of belonging to a "Beforeday" club, were followed on their depart ure by a hack carrying four or five white 'men. About a mile from town the hack party met a negro boy named Jack Troy. In passing, somo one in the hack shot bira, wounding him so seriously that he is not expected to live. Six miles from town the hack party called Ed Martin, a negro, on II. C. Truesal's plantation, from his house and made him get in the hack, when one of the party shot the negro's eye out, and bc is also expected not to live. The negroes were not charged with being members of a "Beforeday" club. Sheriff Richards, with depu ties and a posse, have gone to Pratts burg to protect the negroes there. There is no mob at Prattsburg and no effort has been made to harm the negroes who wore arrested and ac quitted at Talbotton. Intelligence of the Widow. "The widow," said I. W. Read, of Nashville, "furnishes tho most de lightful study to tho observer of the tricks and manners of human boings. One summer," he continued in a ruminating manner, "I was spending some time nt White Sulphur Springs, Va.,-I only tell this as an illustra tion of the acumer and intelligence of tho genus widow-and ono after noon a handsome young woman and her littlo 6-yoar-old son sat near me on the voranda. The littlo follow trotted up to me and I patted him ort* the head. 'What's your name ?' he asked. I told him. 'Is you mar ried ?' he lisped. *No, I'm not,' I replied. Then the child paused a moment, and, turning to his mother, said, tarnma, what else did you tell me to ask him ?" Lowest Prices now the People of Ocoi STOVES-HEATON One solid oar Cooking Stoves, B Cooking Stoves $7.50 and upwai have the kind that niakos cooking a p this is backed up by us. Heating Stoy residences, $1.25 to $10. Sumo rare ba UK AMD NAILS. BABB WIBE 2 8-4 C .50 PEU KKfl BASE._. AQRICTJLTURAX - Try an Avery Steel Plow if you turo your laud. We have the SyraeuBo Plows. M If we haven't got in stook what ibber Hos?, Piping, Injeoto: rs are our Friends._ \RDWARl ?UTH CAROLINA Transformation of Dowio. Wearing a rich robe and mitre modeled after those of an. snoient Jewish high priest, John Alexander Dowie has proclaimed himself "John Alexander," first apostle of the Christian Catholic churoh. The announcement was made in the tabernacle at Zion City, where seven thousand people had assem bled. Dowie referred to the robeB in assuming the ?iiicc. After quot ing Scripture in support of the olaim he made to the title of Kirst Apostle, he said : "I did not create the ofiioe. It was created|by the Lord. I did not create it any more than I designed these robes." Dowie wore a long garment of heavy, white satin, lined with white silk. Over this was a. purple satin robe, fringed with gilt, of knee length. The "broidered coat," the richest feature of the costume, was of white satin, embroidered with geometrical patterns in purple and gold, the colors of the churoh. Little Girl Assaulted. In the Highland neighborhood of Greenville county on September 21st, the 13-year-old daughter of W. A. Reid, a farmer, was criminally as saulted by an unknown negro. Mr. Reid was in Greenville, attending Court, when the message oame. With the sheriff he left for home at midnight, and a posse is now search ing for the fiend. If captured, the assailant will be taken to Greenville for immediate trial. This is prom ised by the sheriff and judge. Lightning Kills Six Men. A dispatch from Port Arthur, ? Texas, last Wednesday says : During an electrical storm this morning .lightning struck an-oil tank of the Texas Oil refinery, on whioh six men were at work, shelling the roof. The oil ignited, and in tho ox plosion which followed five of the workmen were instantly killed and the other fatally injured. Chinese Girl to Make Debut. Tho daughter of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Chinese Minister to the United States, will make her social debut in Washington ?orno time this winter. She will be *\ho first Chinese girl formally to enter American society. She is 18 years old and is accounted a decided beauty, according to Oriental ideas, though her feet aro not deformed. Miss Cheng has not adopted Ameri can dress. Her diamonds and pearls rival in size and beauty the noted gems of Mrs. Wu, wife of the former envoy. Fire, whioh originated in thc Piedmpnt Clothing Manufacturing Company's plant at Charlotte last Wednesday night, caused a loss esti mated at $90,000; insurance about $65,000. it Batt Cough Syrup. TMtes Good. Vam In time. Sold br rtruggUU. irdware. . . ..- | p on these Goods iee County. a AND COOKINQ. langes and Heating Shoves, rds, with full line of nice V?asela. We ileasure. Tb ey are guaranteed, and es for churches, sohool houses and .rgafris in this Hue. :ENTS PER POUND. , IMPLEMENTS. oannot get anything else that will allory's Combination Plows, ote. 'you want, -we oan or thu- it. rs, Valves, Etc HWrfg By a dubbing arrangement wi tb the j Charleston 8emi-Weekly News and Cou I rier we are offering that paper and The Keowee Courier for $1.50 per year. The Keowee Courier is recognised not only as the best paper in Oconeo county, but it is vated among the best county papers in South Carolina. The Semi-weekly Nows and Courier is an ozoellent jour nal, published on Wednesdays and Satur days, gives the detailed nows of South Carolina as a special feature, and oarries the full A. ,ocio ted Press dispatches from all over the world. The' combina tion of the two papers at $1.50 gives our present readers, as well aa new sub scribers, an opportunity to secure two of the host papers in the State (three papers a week) for 50 cents more than the regu lar price of either. Let us send yon two of the very best papers in South Carolina for almost the prioe of one. \ -rn** -1- . N Thomas and Chalmers White were convicted at Salisbury, N. C., on September 16, of, murder in the s^ ond degree for killing a young named Russell Sherrill about a ago. Sherill was aooused of seduced a nieoe of the Whites. Whites went to his house an^ him in the presence of his while she was begging for mercy and screaming for help. It was a brutal assassination, and the jury so deoided. The Whites weve sen tenced to six years imprisonment in the State penitentiary at Raleigh, and the verdiot is generally upheld by the people familiar with the facts, ) . If the grand jury of Aiken oonnty j does its full duty criminal proceed ings will be instituted against t hre e persons who have brought sb" . I and disgrace upon the entire Second 1 Congressional Distriot by corrupting the ballot box in the Horse Creek valley during tho late elections. Votes were openly bought, there hoing not even a pretense at conceal ment, so says an Aiken contempo rary. Such methods of scouring oilier, aro revolting to intelligont, self respecting people.-Edgefiold Ad vertiser. Nine Lives Lost in Wreck. At Melrose, Mass., on last Wednes day night an outward-bound eleotrio oar, containing 32 persons, _wa? blown to pieces by striking^ pound box of dynamite' tht fallen off an express wagon, persons were killed outright ; more died of their injuries within an hour, and 19 others on the car were taken to the two hospitals Buffering from injuries. At least a score of persons in the immediate vicinity of the explosion were hurt by flying glass and splinters. Some are advising the farmers to hold their cotton for higher prices. We frankly say that we do not1 know what is best for the farmers at large, but have no hesitancy in ad vising those who owe money, and are paying interest, to market their cotton as rapidly as it pan be pioked. With ootton/^lling above ten cents the man who owes money oannot ot ford to take chances. * Sixty days from to-day it may be selling for twelve cents or eight oents. Who knows? Ten cents per pound in a bank or on a mortgage *s far better than fifteen oents in prospect.-Edge field Advertiser. The man who talks to himself hears a lot of compliments.