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THE ONE. The Farmer Feels Evils and *] > --* Aili If the people of the south, espec ly southern farmers, would unite : persistently work for one great le? lative reform till they secure it, : would adopta few simple econoi measures "at home, it would reqi but a few years to secure for us highest standard of good governme general home comfort and happin enjoyed by any people in the world The greatest blessing is in store us. It is within our grasp. We hi but to put forth our energies and J propriate it. It will require a stroi earnest and united effort, but it worth the effort and the labor to : cure it, a thousand times over. The people of the south are bra"* self-reliant and virtuous in a high c gree. They have less selfishness, mc - true sympathy for the suffering a .more love .r their .neighbors and ms kind than any other people in t world. Our soil, our climate, our produ tions. vegetable, animal and minen are not equaled by those of any otb country on earth. * . We can produce in the greate abundance and of best quality, almo everything that is useful or desirabl We raise far more than half .the cott< of the whole" world, and far bett quality1 thpn any other country, ai we raise sugar, rice, groundpeas, swe potatoes, wheat, corn, rye, oats, ha; and many other useful products whit cannot be raised in the northei States, while at the same time v make every valuable product that cs be raised in the north, except map sugar and syrup, and we do so at lei cost, greate? profit, in greater abun< ance and of better quality. For more than ten years I have bee raising three Valuable and well m; tured crops each year on the sam piece of land. In September I sow it in rye fe winter grabing. When the stalk Bhoot up the fo??rt.?ng spring, just a the heads aie in the boot, I cut it fe hay. i I;'then turn under the stubbie an sow German millet. I sow it ver thick, to make the stalks small, and ; cat it beforev it blooms, while th stalks are tender, and thus make fin hay. I then turn under the millet stubb! and sow cow peas. In September thi vines are ready to be cut for hay am the roots turned under, or the vine; and roots all turned under, as may b< desired, and then sow rye again. The southern ?State?* ure now leading the world in iron prodn-cts,' sellini them in all civilized countries, an( fixing their prices In the world's mar kets ! And we have coal ?nd limber an<i mineral phosphates in- supply anc quality that no other portion of th< world can excel, if equal. Such is abrief outline of our natural advantages and "resources. If we wisely use these -great re sources we will be rn much better con dition than the people of any othei country in fhe world. The things that work to our hun and prevent us from realising the prosperity and the great 'blessings in Btore for us are : s 1. The tariff. 2. Our misuse of opportunities. The tariff is a hydra-headed monster of evil, working out and fastening upon us more injustice and wrong than anything else (possibly with one exception.) It discriminates against the poor and in favor of the Tich. It oppresses and heaps continually increasing bur dens upon the tpoor and those who labor, and enables the rich, more and more, "to increase their wealth at in creasingly reduced cost to them. It is causing the rich to become richer and fewer in number, and the poor to become poorer and increases in number, in inverse ratio, every "day, and every hour. It gives the man who has money an unnatural, undue, unjust and wrong ful advantage over all ochers, no mat ter how soberly and uprightly they may try to live; no matter how indus trious, economical and Commendable may be their habits and deportment. Many poor people under our -present unnatural and unjust conditions are not abie to 'hold their own" with all that industry, economy and correct habits can secure; and very few can overcome the wrongfully imposed ob stacles and make a "risedn the world." It is seldom that a poor man becomes wealthy without first securing the use of some unnatural and wrongful ad vantage that discriminates in his favor and against the natural rights of his fellowmen. Now, understand me correctly. I am not a Socialist, Communist, or Anarchist. I am not trying to en gender unkindly or hostile feelings between classes-to array the poor against the rich or the rieb against the poor. No one could more serk.us ly regret such deplorable conditions than ?. . )US TARIFF. i "Worst Effects-Gkreat eir Remedies. Journal. I No people on earth are more free from class prejudice than we are in j the south. There is no country or section where the poor and the rich dwell together in as harmonious rela tions as in the southern States. Under existing circumstances I do not blame the rich because they are rich. I am not finding fault with them because they have these unnatu I ral and wrongful advantages of the j poor. In this section, the rich, asa I class, did not make these advantages I and are not any more responsible for j their existence than the poor. In-no other country do the rich feel as kindly toward the poor and have as much genuine friendly intercourse with them as in the southern States. Neither do I blaine the' poor for be ing poor. As a general statement, we ean truthfully say it is not their fault. They cannot help it. If no one, by law, had any undue and unjust advantage of them; if every man had his natural rights, if every man had an equal chance at natural opportunities, there would be very few persons in want, very few would be crushed down under the iron heel of helpless poverty.'and involuntary poverty would almost entirely disap pear. \ The southern people have not i thought earnestly-have not fully in- J vestigated or considered the terribly harmful effects which the tariff works out and fastens upon us. The rich people did not invent it and impose it upon us; far less did, they do so with the intention of thereby securing for themselves the wrongful advantages it gives them over the poor. The tariff is a villianous cruel Span ish or Moorish invention; a system of forcible robbery adopted by them to extort money from others unjustly. It is one of tjh? many inhuman meth ods resorted to by them to rob inno cent victims without giving anything in return. Another method adopted by theni was extensively ' practiced by those representative Spaniards, Cortez and Pizarro, in their murderous career in South America and elsewhere. This wicked Spanish invention-a system or measure of oppression and robbery, put in operation with wicked intent-ought never to have been adopted by civilized free Americans; and we ought without delay to hurl it from ns as a vile thing despised ! The tariff is the cause of, and is re sponsible for all the organized monop olies, trusts and plundering combines in the United States. But for the wrong advantages which it gives, these robber organizations could not be formed, could not exist ! Trade should be free, absolutely, without any conditions whatever, the world over. This is natural; it is right. If I am a freeman and a good citi zen; if I am industrious; if I goto work and make something useful, which I do not need and am willing to sell, and some person is willing to buy, I ought to be permitted, if I so choose, to go anywhere on earth to sell that article, to any person willing to buy it for whatever price we agree upon; and no person, no community or govern ment- has any just right to charge rae one cent for the privilege of selling it; and whoever imposes such a burden or fine upon me--a fine upon industry is as much of a robber as Cortez and Pizarro, or John A. Murrell, dr Jesse James. And if any person wishes togo any where ia the world to buy anything, he ought to have the same privilege that I am entitled to in selling. This fully illustrates natural rights, which no man or set of men, anywhere, has any right to deny, abridge, inter fere with or try to regulate, at any cost to buyer or seller. This principle is right ! Anything else is wrong! The collection of revenues by a tar iff is a mean, sneaking, thieving, un manly, dishonest and cowaidly method of obtaining money! It filches the money from our pockets and we do not know when or how much! ' A just, honest, op^n. plain, straight forward, common-sense, business meth od should be adopted: one that would be aa easily and fully comprehended by the most uneducated as any com mon business transaction, between man and man; and that"method is: The tax collector should show us what we owe, and let us pay i? and take a receipt for it. To illustrate, the "State and county tax collector in each county could have three items on his tax bills : 1. County tax. 2. State tax. 3. United States tax. With our tax thus sec out. we could, before we pay it. verify its correctness, just as every man who wishes to do so can now verify the correctness of his State and county tn:: bills. We arc as much entitled to know, or be able easily to knov:, .)::.: the iv.z us to pay is correctly levied up and is what we justly owe, a more, as we have to know th? store bills and blacksmith s ac( are correct before we pay them. If we could all know just how we pay the government, it wouh nearly, if not entirely, put an < corrupt political jobbery. Coi would cease to appropriate mom j anything whatever, not absolute cessary. It would take away fro: president the authority to ap consuls with big salaries attache a great number of dirty little tow Europe and elsewhere. They are I less expensive nuisances, and salaries of these sinecure consul; many other appointments, is a co tion found, used for partisan pol: purposes, and not to promote the of the country or the people ! And hundreds of other needles penses would be stopped, if the pt could know how much tax they and how much they pay! An e honesty and economy in governi expenditures would be inaugura We are justly entitled to this kn edge. Let us have it. Now, I would like to see the so ern people and especially soutl farmers, join in a holy crusade abolish the tariff! Let us all, i united voice and determined, reso action call upon Congress to wir out ! j This would give untold relief! would put an end to monopolies, tri and combines, organized to regu prices. The country would enter u an era of prosperity and happiness all; not for a few, at the expensi the many! No one would have undue and unjust advantage o another in buying and selling, would give every man his natl rights-an equal chance at natural portunities. j The second feature of our disadv tages consists in our misuse or faiii to properly use some opportunities i yet entirely taken away from which we can still wield to our adv; tage. Cotton growers can improve th condition by: 1. Raising on the farm in am] quantity, all needed supplies whi ? the farm will produce. 2. By making their cotton crop, matter how small or how large, a cle cut, actual surplus I One bushel of grain, one pound meat or forage, or one domestic anim raised on the. farm, is worth two th has to be bought with cotton. If the cotton crop is a clear, re surplus there is money in it at ai price. Recent experiments of careful, i telligent farmers have demonstrad that setting land in permanent pastu and raising, cattle, either for beef, i for dairy products; or the raising i hogs with hog crops-artichoke chufas, pinders and potatoes, to I gathered and eaten by the hogs in th fields; and raising but little corn an no cotton, pays much better than eroi of corn and cotton alone. But if southern farmers would rais at home all the supplies their fara: will produce and make cotton a clea surplus, we would have "a land c plenty." Very few, if any, in th country, would lack the necessaries o life, and hunger and want of shelter i ? clothing and fuel would be confined t the poor in the cities and in the man ufacturing and mining centers. This policy would not bring us t< the full extent, the great blessing; which free trade would insure to all but it would make our conditioi much better than it now is. It woulc bring much of the relief we so greata desire and so sorely need. Will not our farmers adopt it ? Let us labor to wipe out the tariff AN ENEMY OF THF TARIFF. ?Fulton County (near Atltnta), Ga., April 15, 1899. I have been a sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever since the war and have used all kinds of medicines for it. At last I found one remedy that has been a success as a cure, and that is Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoa Remedy.-P. E. GKISIIAM, Gaars Mills, La. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - Singleton-"My congratulations, old man; no more sewing on buttons now, ch?" Wederly -''No, indeed ! I wear a belt, now. It keeps me so busy supporting a wife that I haven't time to sew on buttons." The ladies wonder how Mrs. B. manages to preserve her youthful looks. The secret is she takes Prick ly Ash Bitters; it keeps the system in perfect order. For further particulars call on Evans Pharmacy. - "You niggers," says Uncle Mose, ':dat t'inks you is gwinc to get up dem golden stairs without climbin', and climbin' hahd, is mighty much mis taken. I des want to tell you right now dat de yellcrvater is stopped run nin' ebber since de days ob ole 'Lijan.'' The most vigorous workers have spells of "tired feeling" now and then. This feeling is caused by derangement in the stomach, liver and bowels. A few doses of Prickly Ash Hitters quickly corrects the disorder and sends the blood tingling through thc veins, carrying life and renewed energy throughout the system. Sold by Kraus Pharmacy. - "liorothy. how on earth di<i you get a proposal oui of that crusty old j bachelor?" "Well, 1 pretended to ' like the things to cat that lie likes." The Parrot Talked too Much. A parrot that had grown old and gray and wicked was the property of a man who was delighted by the bird's uncanny speeches, and yet was often annoyed by their rudeness. One day the rector of the parish came to cal), on the owner, and the bird happened to be in the room. The pastor was a short, fat man, with a smooth face, a clerical coat and a white tie. For a time the bird was quiet, but suddenly, after some personal experi ence related by the clergyman, the wretched creature squawked out: u0h, what a lie!" Of course polly was punished, and severely, too, and for a time seemed to mend her wicked ways. . One day a friend of the family from out of to\ n came to make a visit. As soon as he caught sight of Polly he at once tried to make friends with her. He was a short, fat man, with a smooth face, and Polly looked at him with her head cocked on one s.de in a decidedly wicked fashion. But she didn't say a word. Finally he turned away, and then that naughty parrot shrieked after him : "You can't catch me, you old fool ! Where's your white necktie?"-Cleve land Plain Dealer. Whooping Cough. I had a little boy who was nearly dead from an attack of whooping cough. My neighbors recommended Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. I did not think that any medicine would help him, but after giving him a few doses of that remedy I noticed an improvement, and one bottle cured him entirely. It is the best cough medicine I ever had in the house.-J. L. MOORE, South Burgettstown, Pa. For sale by Hill Orr Drug Co. _ - An old and curious key and lock is attached to the door of Temple Chjurch in Fleet street, London. The key weighs seven pounds, is 18 inches long, and, unlike other keys, was not made for the lock. On the contrary the lock was made for it-. Both key and lock have been in use since the crusades, the church itself having been built by the Knights Templar in 1485. As the season of the year when pneumonia, la grippe, sore throat, coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung troubles are to be guarded against, nothing "is afine substitute," will "answerthe purpose," or is "just as good" as One Minute Cough Cure. That is the one infallible remedy for all lung, throat or - bronchial troubles. Insist vigorously upon having it if "something else" is offered you. Evans Pharmacy. - It is estimated that England's stock of coal will last 200 years longer, and North America's 600 years. It is not likely, however, that these sup plies will ever be needed, as it is prob able that before many decades have passed power will be gained in other ways. eBefore the discovery of One Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congr?gations, j No excuse for it now. Evans Phar macy. - Miss Pruyn-"Have you become ! accustomed to hearing Mr. Younglove j speak of you as 'my wife' yet ?" Mrs. j Younglove (with decision)-"I should ? hope not ! Why, if he should call me j anything but 'Birdie' I should cry my eyes out !" - Land has been purchased near Columbia, S. C., upon which an in dustrial school for colored children is to be established. The purchase money ($4,000) for the land was given by Mrs. E. H. Little, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. - Gov. Ellerbe has received a let ter from Dr. Thiebault, of New Or leans, asking for a list of names of all physicians who entered the Cofnede rate service as surgeons from this State. He is compiling a history of this branch of the service. - Mr. Samuel Hamrick, of Chero kee county, was accidentally thrown from his mule some days ago and fell on the back of his neck. Since the fall he has been paralyzed from the neck down, but is in full possession of his mind and powers of speech. - There has been considerable talk occasioned by a report that the Sea board is preparing to operate the Co lumbia, Newberry and Laurens road, and would use this as its connecting link with 'the Florida Central and Peninsular instead of building from Cheraw to Columbia. - The privilege tax receipts to date, for 1899, amount to $55,682.44, against ?61,185.58 for this time last year. The output of fertilizers has increased wonderfully in the last four weeks. All this tax goes to Clemson College, which now has to its credit about $30,000 in the State treasury. If you want Bargains go to.r CHEAP JOHN'S, The Five Cent Store. IF you want SHOES cheap go to Cheap John's, the Five Cent Store. For your TOBACCO and CIGARS it's the. place to get them cheap. Schnapps Tobacco. 374c. Early Bird Tobacco. 37*c Gay Bird Tobacco. 35c Our Leader Tobacco. 27Jc Nabob's Cigars. lc. eaoh. Stogies.4 for 5c Premio or Habana.3 for 5c. Old Glory. 8c. a pack. Arbuckle's Coffee Ile. pound No. fl Coflfee 9c. pound. Soda 10 lbs. for 25c. Candies 6c. per pound. CHEAP JOHN is ahead in Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Box and Stick Blue in fact, everything of that kind. Good S-day Clock, guaranteed for five years, $1.05. Tinware to beat the band. JOHN A. HAYES. KARANGI HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, LA GRIPPE. Believes all pain. 25c. all Druggists. -:--f ])rs. Strickland & King; DENTISTS. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE. Gas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Teeth. D. S. V ANDI VER.E. P. VANDIVER. VANDIVER BROS. We want to figure with ycu on FLOUR, COFFEE, MOLASSES, TOB \CCO, and all kinds of GROCERIES and STAPLE DRY GOODS and SHOES. Don't fail to see us on GUANO, ACID, GERMAN KAINIT, NURI ATE OF POTASH, ?T anything in the Fertilizer line. We can save you money on high grade goods. If you want to settle what you owe Brownlee & Vandivers you will have to do so quick, as we expect to place the Accounts in the hands of an Attorney for collection March 1st by suit, if necessary. Yours truly, _______VANDIVER BROS. Experts disagree on almost everything, but when the subject touches upon the great Superiority of. THE GREAT SYRAGUSE TURN PLOW There is but one opinion, and that is that it is the best Plow on earth. Syracuse Plows are designed right, made right, sold right. They will turn land where others have failed, and build for themselves a demand wherever introduced. The pop ularity of this Plow comes from genuine merit. Competitors will tell you that they have something just as good, but don't be deceived-there is but one best, and that is the SYRACUSE. We also sell the SYRACUSE HARROWS, And Syracuse Harrows, like Syracuse Plows, are thoroughly Up-to-Date. See us before buying. Yours truly, BROCK BROS. HEADACHE, FOUL BREATH, NO ENERGY, CONSTIPATION. r These symptoms mean torpid tiver and a clogged condition in the bowels. They also mean the general health is below par and disease is seeking to obtain control BITTERS Quickly removes these Symptoms, Strengthens the Stomach, Cleanses the Liver and Bowels and Promotes Func tional Activity in the Kidneys. A few doses will restores Health and Energy in Body ;.nd Brain* SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Price $1.00 Fer Bottle. EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents. A FIRST-CLASS COOK Can't do first-class work with second-class materials. But you can hold the girl accountable if you buy your : : : : GROCERIES FROM US ! "We have the right kinds of everything and at the right prices. Where qualities are equal no dealer can sell for less than we do. We guarantee to give honest quantity at the very LOWEST PRICES. Come and see us. We have numerous articless in stock that will help you get up a square meal for a little money. Our Stock of Confections, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc., Are always complete. Yours to please, Free City Delivery." ' Q-. F. BIGBY. For tlie Prevention and Cure o? the Prevalent Troubles ... GEIPPE, COLDS, And their accompaniments, - Neuralgic Pains, Headache, Pain in the Limbs, OUR GRIP CAPSULES Are almost a Specific. This remedy should be in every household. EVANS PHARMACY. M. L CARLISLE. L. H. CARLISLE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR STOCK WE have added to our large and complete Stock of GROCERIES AND CONFECTIONERIES. A full aEd complete line of- * Hardware and Farm Supplies; It will pay you to get our prices on Supplies before buying elsewhere, as wo are iu a position to give you the lowest prices on these Goods. We would be glad to have you call on us. CARLISLE BROS. P. S.-Free delivery to any part of the City. STOVES, STOVES! IF you have a Stove to buy SAVE MONEY by getting; the latest improved, the largest oven for the least money. I will take your old Stove in park payment on a new one. Crockery, Tinware and Glassware, Lamp Goods, A full andi complete Stock. Bring me your HIDES and RAGS. JOHN T. BTJRRISS. N. B.-Prompt attention to all Repair Work, Roof Painting, Plumbing, ?fcc. CH .SS H ?M Ses a o w 2: 0 <! H H L H] H 33 c ? ? ?ti M a o & H a O bj d td A S H" H td Q bj H Z m co O o 3 SIT ON THE FENCE AND SLEEP ! . . . W BILK the procession passes if you want to. Nobody will disturb you. But if you are alive to your own interests arouse yourself, shake off slumber, climb info the band-wagon and wend your wav with the crowd to THE JEWELRY PALACE OF WILL. R. HUBBARD ! They that want the best and prettiest to be obtained in Diamonds, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Watches and Clocks that will keep time and are backed with a guarantee, Fine China and Glassware and beautiful Novelties, know that to Will. H. li riobard's is the place to go. They that want honest treatment know that this is the pliice to find it. All Goods are just as represented, and are fully covered by guar antee The young man who has a girl and wants to keep her goes there. Hubbard will help you keep her. The young married couple goes there to beautify their little home. Hubbard beautifies it for you. The rich people go there because thev ?San afford it, and the poor gn there, also, because they can afford it. Everything NEW and UP-TO-DATE. "gSf ENGRAVING FREE. R. III wini 11 y i II in 11 u i ? .Tewelrv Palace, next to Farmers and Merchants Bank. ? -a-?-B---BM --an- ? -~ RILEY'S 3DI2?TI2STG- ROOM - Ie the place to buy - A Dollar's Worth of COFFEE if want:sornething Rich'and Strone J. G. RILEY.