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I - STATE FARMERS ANO GINNER8 HAVE AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. AGREE ON PUH JB REDUCTION. Planter? Pledge Themselves to Join in Move ment to Lilt the Price ol Cotton. At a meeting of cotton growers of ? South Carolina February 21 E. D. Smith was elected president, H. B. Tindal, vioe president, F. H. Hyatt, .."^feasurer, and F. H. Weston, seore t*Py. The convention then took a | recess until evening. evening the convention got down to business and quickly adopted the constitution, with the exception of a slight discussion on the seotion relating to the collection of 10 cents toll by the ginners from the farmers for eaoh bale ginned. There were a number of ginnere present, and they did not like the statement made that] they got the benefit. The section WM finally adopt* d. The by-laws were then read and adopted. Gen. M. C. Butler moved that in all matters the executive} committee, which would later be announced, would settle all disputes j or points. The committee on resolutions then made its report as follows : "Your committee to whom was referred the resolutions introduced in the convention beg to submit the j following, whioh they suggest should . be adopted as substitutes for all : "1. The reduotion in aoreage to be planted in ootton during the present year as contrasted with that planted j in 1904 by 25 per cent. ((2. A like reduotion should be made in fertilizer for cotton. "To these two points your com mittee insists that there shall be no exceptions, either directly or indi rectly, and these shall be requisite for membership in the association. "8. The firm holding of cotton now on hand and to judiciously mar ket it in accordance with plans now before tho convention. "4. The increasing by every means j within our power of the enlarged market for our cotton produots. "The committee further recom mends that our farmers and ginners | co-operate with tho Agricultural Department in Washington in ob taining correct statistics of cotton production and consumption. "All other questions we recom mend to the executive committee. "Ii. I. Manning, Geo. Johnstone, J. E. Wannnmaker, W. J. Roddy, Richard Singleton, H. S. Lipscomb, T. B. Stackbouse, committee." Those gentlemen were appointed a sub-committeo of the committee on resolutions to report after a meeting | this afternoon. The report was adopted. The committee on finance, of which F. II. Hyatt is chairman, also made a report as follows : "First. That each and every farmer be assessed 10 cents per head, horse or mule, worked on his or her farm each year. "Second. That this convention respectfully asks that eaoh and evory fertilizer company, selling fertilizers in this State, be asked to contribute cen ta per ton sold. Jabiru. That eaoh and evory per ri now holding cotton be assessed 10 cents per bale. "Fourth. Wo recommend that this ] mouoy be colleoted by each county organization and sent to the State treasurer of this organization not ater than March 16. "Fifth. That each county chair man collect this amount at once and remit same to tho treasurer of the Stato finance committee." A motion was made to adopt it by fir. McLaurin, who pointed out the enefits of organization. Rev. R. A. Sublett thought the commendations as to assessment ?>ne-sided and that other members of lie association should be assessed, ongressman J. E. Ellerbo also ought that too much money was eing raised. Mr. Hyatt said that he did not ink that very much money would raised. Three-fourths of the all farmers will not pay a cent and e little that would be raised will be liokly spent in eduoating the farm s and in keeping them posted on tton prices. He wanted to see a miers' paper established and a rehouso in every oonnty. Mr. Ellerbe thought that the farm E m er? would never sign a pledge of thia kind with that assessment. H. S. Kose, of Floren oe, said that if his membership depend?*! npon paying dues he was out it. John M. Kin ard. of NeY/b??ry, thought that the moliey raised was entirely too much. Mr. Mahon, of Greenville, thought that the whole thing could be hoik d down to "reduce cotton and fertil izers." C. E. Spencer, of York, moved that wherever there wus any tax ira* posed on stock or cotton on hand, the words be ^briokrn on,. This would mean the destruction of the ii mm cc committee's report. motion to table Mr. Spencer's motion was voted down. Mr. Stuoky, of Sumter, wanted to table the report of the nuance committee, and this was adopted by a vote of 39 to 78. Mr. Hyatt said that ho had done everything possible and bc would like to know how the association would be run. He suggested that the 6nance committee resign. Mr. Gray, of Laurens, thought! J ai, tho vote should be recciuddered, and this was done. He then moved that the report of the finance committee be adopted and that it be amended so that the assessment be made 5 oents instead of 10 cents. The clause regarding the assessment of cotton now on hand should be stricken out. Mr. Ellerbe thought that this should be left to each county. J. C. Gary thought that the assessment as recommended was all right. Mr. Ellerbe offered as a substitute that the fertilizer companies pay 5 cents per ton and that no other assessment be made. Mr. Johnstone wanted to know why this was not offered forty years ago. The substitute offered by Mr. Ellerbe came to a vote and was adopted. Letter to C. R. 0. Burns, Walhalla. --- Doar Sir: The way to buy paint is to go by the name'. Thero is a name never seen on sham paint or weak paint or short-measure paint: Dovoo. There are a hundred diff?rent ninnes iu paint. Some aro shani; some weak, some short -measure ; and some all three. If there is another such paint as I levon load-and-ziuc, we don't know it. There are a few fairly good paints; a few; only one Dovoe. A gallon Dovoo is worth a gallon-and-a-half of tboso few. Aaron Higgins, of Plainfield, N. J., always used 15 gallons of mixed paint for bis house. Last spring be bought 15 gallons of Devoe and had 4 gallons loft. Yours truly, CO F. W. Devoe A Co. P. S.-J. W. Bell, Walhalla; G. W. Gignilliat, Seneca, and Matheson Hard ware Co., Westminster, sell our paint. Most Amiable Cow. When an animal is killed on tho railway it is the duty of the nearest station master to immediately make a report of the accident to headquar ters, so that the company may be prepared with a statement of the facts, in case of action. This report is mado on specially prepared forms furnished by the company. On one ocoasion a newly installed station master found himself con. fronted with the necessity of making out his report. Although it was a new experience, he des' ribed tho ?ow and the circumstances accurately, and all went well down to tho last line, when he discovered that he had neglected to question the owner of tho deceased cow concerning one important point, lt seemed safo, however, for him to roly upon his own judgment, and he did it. The line was bonded ; Disposition of car cass." Underneath ho wrote, with all earnestness : "Kind and gentle." STATE OK Gmo, CITY OK TOI.KOO, I LUCAS COUNTY, J Frank J. Chonoy mnkos oath that he is tho senior partner of tho firm of F. J, Chonoy A Co., doing business in tho City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of Cne Hundred Dollars for oach and evory caso of Catarrh that cannot be cured by tho use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHUNKY. Sworn to before me and anbsoribetl in my presence, this 0th day of December, A. D. 1880. / j A. W. Gl.KASON, < SKA?* / l w~v^ ? Notary Public, nail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on tho blood and mu eons surfaces of tho system. Send for testimonials, froo. F. J. ('n KN KV A Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75o. Hall's Family Pills aro the best. The Department of Agriculture is satisfied that an effioient ootton piok ing machine has been invented. The apparatus was designed by G. A. Lowry, who invented the round bale cotton packing outfit. ?> 1 \ CORN FIELDS ARE GOLD FIELDS to the farmer who under stands how lo feed hjs crops. Fertilizers for Corn must contain* at least 7 per cent, actual Potash Send for our books-they tell why Potash is as necessary .0 plant life as sun and rain; sent free, lt you ask. Write to-?ay. aERMAN KALI WORK'S New York-93 .vasMU Street. or Atlanta, G*.-*iM South Broad St. IMMIGRATION PLAN ORGANIZED. Company Formed In Charleston to Settle Home Seekers-Will Bring in Thousands. >_ K. G. Rhett, G. Lamb Buist and C. O. Due havo boon corcmisa'.Gued Dy the Seoretary of State a board of corpora tors to organize the Southern Colonial Immigration Association and open books of subscription to the eoopany. This oompany is the outcome of the movement which was reported several months ago as being organized by E. Liudborg, of New York, an immigration agent of large experience, who made a oareful investigation of the conditions in South Carolina and found a most promising field for the settlement of a high class of homo-seekers. Mr. Lind borg interested prominent men iu Char leston in the projeot and the result was the determination to form a oompany of extensive scope to develop the unsettled lands of this State and other Southern sections. Already options have been secured on seventy thousand acres of land in Ker shaw, Chesterfield and Aiken counties, and in the latter preparations of the tracts for the home-builders is well under way. This tract will be the first de veloped, it is expected, and the proba bility is that before many months a large number of immigrants will be located there. Tho company is also considering plans for bringing suitable immigrants to the low couutry, and especially to tho neigh borhood 01 Charleston. It is thought that Dutch settlors would be peculiarly attracted to this region and Borne efforts have been made to interest a colony of these people who are in the Northwest and wish to cnange their settlement. Generally speaking the company will confine its attentions to attracting im migrants of the Scandinavian nnd Teu tonic races, and will not make any cam paign for people from Southern ?uropo, following tho lines of work of the State immigration department in this rogard. It is believed that many Swedes, Nor wegians, Danes, Finns, Scotchmen, Dutchmen and Germans can be brought to South Carolina and comfortably set tled here, to make their homos and grow up aa cit i /ens of tho State. Connect ions have beeu established with a lurge trans Atlantic steamship line for tho bringing of immigrants from Europe and their dispatch to the now lands in South Caro lina. The Old Time Way. Our grandmothers gave us powders and teas because they knew nothing of motlorn medioine and methods. In this ago of progress and discovery, nicely coated, compressed tablets are fast superceding the old timo powders and teas. Rydnlo's laver Tablets are com pressed, chocolate coated tablets, easy to swallow, pleasant in ofToct, always re liable. They contain ingredients that oannot be used in powders and teas; in gredients that have an offeot upon the liver that is nevor obtained from the so called liver powders, etc. A trial will prove their merits. Walhalla Drug Com pany. Broken Heart Killing a Lion. Paris, February 18.-Frank Bostook is afraid that his great lion, Baltimore, is dying of a broken heart or an empty stomach. Baltimore, it will be remem bered, tried hard to eat his traiuer, Jack Bonavita, in Dreamland, inst Bummer. Jack was rescued at the critical moment and has been under a doctor's caro ever since. Tho other day ho wont to tho menagerie with his arm in a sling nud hobbling ou a crutch. As soon as Balti more caught sight of the mau he man gled, ho turned and orouohed in the hindmost corner, turning his back to tho audience. Jack called' to him, assur ing him of his forgiveness, but Baltimoro refusod to bo comforted by soft words, even by a juicy horse-steak which Jack, and afterwards Bostock, held out on tho end of a pitchfork. This nobie attitude of remorse Baltimore has now main tainod for seven long days. "His eyes and his wholo domeanor express sorrow," says Bostock; "ho eats scarcely enough to koop body and ?oui togother, and 1 am really afraid he is dying of remorse or hunger." For Coughs-at your druggists or direct from Murray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C.-"Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar." 25o. for large size bottle. Near Richburg, Chester county, on February 18 two small negro boys, eight and six years of age, were playing with a gun, when it was discharged, the whole load of shot entering the thigh of tho ydunger boy. Medical attention was promptly secured, but the vic tim died about tbe time the physi cian reached the sceno. Thomas F. Riley Dead. Greenwood, February 22.-Thomas j F. Riley, on?? of th? best known oiti zeuB of Greenwood, died at his home hore yesterday morning at 6 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. Riley was in his sixtieth year, having beor* born August 12, 1845. Ho is sur vived by bis widow and five chil dren, all of whom wore at bis bed side whoa death came. Mr. Riley was married to Mrs. S. J. Cobb on September 1, 1868, tho ceremony being porfoimed by Rev. W. B. Jones. Thu children of this marriage are Thomas R., Wells A., Laurence E., Mrs. N. B. Cruikshank, of Green ville, and S. R. Riley, who also makes his borne in Greenville. Mr. Riley was a member of Com pany B, Orr's Regiment, in the war between the States and won for him B 'If an enviable record for gallantry in action. His personal bravery was then and never since questioned. As the proprietor of the well-known Riley Hotel, Mr.Riley become known allover the State. He was known personally and well by almost every man in public life in the State, and this acquintanceship proved to be one of the most valuable assets the town had in its memorable fights for so many objects which were fought for and secured. A Twice Told Tale. We wish to repeat what we have said once before in these columns, that El liott's Emulsified Oil Liniment is the best Liniment ever produced for use in the family and on animals. Best for rheumatism, lameness, stiffness and sore ness of joints or muscles. Best for bruises, contusions, sprains and swell ings. You get a full half pint for '??o., and get your money back if it does not do all it is recommended to do. Wal halla Drug Company. Roster of Judges Arranged. Columbia, February 22. - Chief Justice Pope has arranged the roster of judges for the remainder of the year u.:Jer the ien-oircuit act so as to have them preside in tbeir own circuits for tho summer term. For the fall term the first circuit | is presided over by the judge of the .second circuit, so as to have them preside in their own circuits for the summer term. For the fall term the first circuit is presided over by the judge of the second circuit, the sqpond by the judge of the third, and so on down thc list, the judge of the first going to the tenth circuit. Judge Hydriok takes the place of Judge Townsend on tho 11th of De cember. A Cold, A Cough-Consumption. ? brief told history, but true, Bydalo's Cough Elifcir will prevent this happen ing to you. It will cherie the progress of a cold at once, prevent the cough be coming deep seated, and thus ward off consumption. This modern Bcientiiio remedy kills the gorms that cause throat and lung diseases, and by its stimulating and tonio chert upon the respiratory organs helps nature speedily restore these organs to robust health. Walhalla Drug Company. If the farmers of the South try to play a cute trick this year, each for himself and at the expense of the others, by putting in larger cotton acreage than is justified by existing conditions, they will bitterly repent when tho time comes for marketing the next crop. If ever there was a time when the common sense of the cotton planters was called to meet a test, that time is now, when argu ment in favor of a reduction acreage could not be more potent. It has been repeatedly charged, and with good reason, that the farmers of the South cannot bo bound together in the interest of their common good, but under present conditions it would seem that the rule of common sense must inspire them to do tho only ono thing seemingly possible to avert disaster in the ooming cotton year. If the farmers kill the goose that lays the golden eggs they will have only themselves to blame.-Ander son Intelligencer. SO'S C BOTES mm ki Cough Syrup. '. In timo. Sold b Every State in Cotton Belt. In every State in the cotton belt State organizations of the Southern Cotton Association were formed on February 21. The word of organ izing every oounty in the cotton bolt will now prooeed, and officers of the association believe that the move ment to hold cotton for higher prices, reduce next year's orop and reduce the use of commercial fertil izers will then be permanently under way. ?nj.?i.,:..'i i, .nr.:. I . ? 1MEME> ?Vcgctable Prcparationror As similating tUcFoodiindltcguIa tinr* the Stomachs andBowels of -IN h AN lS/*< Hli.DKhN Promoles ?igcslioivCheerfur ness and hVsl.Con tains neillter Opkim.Morpl?ne nor Minorai. KOT "NARCOTIC. Jtx.Stntui * I llorhtllf Mit - I sitiiv Srtil * 1 A perfect Homert y for Constipa non, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Fae binnie Signature or KEW YORK. Al l>' ;.ll J5 Dosi S - J 3 (1 fyi s EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. Fixing the Salaries ot Officers. Columbia, February 22.-The ezeoutive committee of the Cotton Association, consisting of H. M. Cleveland, of Greenville; F. M. Farr, of Union; T. N. Griffin, of Loe; Riobard Singleton, of Riohland; R. M. Pegues, of Marlboro, and A. C. Lylos, of Union, met this morning at Wright's Hotel and fixed tho salaries of tho officers of the association. Tho committee had a very short session and only considered matters of i mined i ato importance, but another meeting will bo hold in a fow days and an nddress issued to the people of tho State, urging them to stand by the convention. Tho officers of the association are as follows: ?. D. Smith, of Magnolia, president; F. If. Hyatt, of Columbia, treasurer, and F. IL Woston, of Co lumbia, secretary. Tho salaries wore fixed as follows: President, $1,000 per annum; treasurer, $000 per annum, and secretary $000 por aunum. It was also deoidod to make the bond of tho trea surer, as provided by tho by-laws, $10,000. There is considerable discussion hero to-day among the delegatos who re mained over to catch the afternoon trains over tho action of the convention in providing for tho assessment of ferti lizer companies and the method of col lecting tho same. The assessment is placed at fivo cents per ton, and the dele gates who wero tired out last night and ready to agree to almost anything, are wondering how it is to be collected. Even if tho companies should pay tho assess ment as requested, it is certain that they will put up the price accordingly, and after all tho cost will come out of the pocket? of the farmers. This, however, is a matter that can be settled by the executive committce, and they have the power of ohanging the assessments if it be necessary. The only other assessment provided is an initiation fee of 25 cents' which is paid by all members. Platt Lost His Suit Against Negress. Thc suit of John Iv. Piatt, tho octogenarian millionaire, of New York, to compel Hannah Elias, a negress, to return to him $685,000 which, he alleges, ho gave to her during a period of over twenty-five years, was dismissed last week by Justice O'Gorman, in tho Supreme Court of New York. In dismissing the suit Justice O'Gorman said the case was absolutely without evidence to sustain Flatt's allegation that the money was obtained from him by means of throats of bodily harm and exposure of their relations. While standing before an open fire pince in her home in Rucknertown, Greenville, Tuesday morning of lasl week, Anna Davis, a oolorod woman, found her clothing on tho She screamed for holp, but before assistance could come to her rcscuo the woman was sc badly burned that she died in a few minutes after the Hames had \ -cn ex tinguished. Mr. Kirksey's Recommendation. Mr. Kirksey writes: I giro a positiv? guarantee with every box of Rydale't stomach Tablets and Liver Tablets I soil, and have never been asked to refund th?, money in a single instance. I have usot those tablets in my family with best re suits, W. L. Kirksey, Morganton. N. O Rydale's Tablets aro prepared by tbi Radioal Remody Company, Hickory, N C., who authorise overy dealer In theil Ereparations to guarantee every box 01 ottle of their medicine they sell. Wal halla Drug Company. SMKfimH*t?a9? KKE CASTOR? For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of in Use For Over Thirty Years GASTORIA Tl* r MNT?U? COMPANY. NC? VON H OtTY. Czar Determined lo Continuo War. Berlin, February 24.-Tbo omporor of Russia has elected to eontinuo tho war. His position is absolutely Arm and the German court bas been advised in that KIMI HO. Tho war will be pressed * ?th the utmost euergy, the domestic situation being now within tho control of the au thorities. Those who have advised peaeo and 8nggosted inquiries for Japan's terms the French and British governments-aro for tho presont silent and aro likely to remain so unless events of an extraordi nary cbaraoter shako tho Russian empe ror's resolution. Tho considerations that led to the omperor's docision, it is understood here, are: First, the judgment of tho chiefs of the army that Field Marshal Oyama not only cannot defeat Gon. Kuropatkin, but stands in danger of defeat himself. IIow oowardiy, therefore, for Russia to ask for mercy with all the roon and money essential to carry on the war. Second, all tho forces of criticism now directed against the govornmont for hav ing fought rather thau yield to legitimate interests and for having failed to win victories would be continued with added fury against tho government that adopted war and then botrayed tho country. A government that would oravo peace of Russia's enemy while still capable of winning victory would be giving the party of change genuino grounds for a revolution. The facts of the military situation, love of country and arguments of expe diency were all against poaco aud for pressing the war hopefully, Beawthe ? Kind You Hara Always Bouglt Capt. Charles S. Arnall, a well known insurance man, committed suicide Thurs day morning at his home, No. 17 Balti more place, by shooting himself. He fired two shots into his brain, oach on tering tho hoad just bolow tho right ear, and death was almost instantoneous. Ho was in the bathroom at tho time of tho tragedy and fe", in tho tub after firing tho fatal shot with a pistol. Tho deed is attributed i ? mental aberration. Ho shot himself wi. brooding ovor tho doatb of Arthur H. Loci * a oloso friend, at whose funoral Wein day night ho was a pallbearer.-At" ita Journal, Fobruary 2-1. The bank of Fayetto\ Ile N. C.. a State institution with a CA\ .ot $175, 000, has boon closod by tho tute bank examinor bocauso of shortage n * ho ac counts of tho cashier and tel Both of these officers hav e boen ari. and released on $10,000 bonds. RYD ALE'S TONi A Nea* Scientific Discovery for thc BLOOD and NERVES. It purifies the blood by eliminating tho waste matter and other impurities and by destroying the germs or microbes that infest the blood. It builds up thc blood by reconstructing and multiplying the red corpuscles, mnking the blood rich and led. It restores and stimulates tho nerves, causing a full free flow of nerve forco throughout tho entire nerve system. It speedily cures unstrung nerves, nervous ness, nervous prostration, and all other diseases of the nervous system. RYPALE'S TONIC ls sold under a posi tive guarantee. Trial ?Ix? SO cents. TamHy six? $1.00 ^ MANUFACTURED BV The Radical Remedy Company, HICKORY, N. O. FOB MAI.K BY WALHALLA DRUG COMPANY.