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THE WIVES ( The Advance in Price of Cotto: Condi Southerr One of the happiest results of the IM vance io the prioe of cotton is the improvement it ia making in the lives of those good women living out in tho const?/ and on farms. These women are the first ones affected by hard times, and they most d??ply feel any adversity that overtakes their hus bands. And when cotton was selling below cost of production, and crop liens and mortgages piling up year by year, it was a trying period to the poor wife. She eaw ber children growing up in igpwranoe, the premises going to wreck her . household goods and clothing giving away, end lt was a hard struggle to exist on the cheap*. ?st and coarsest food./ Every penny she could get in for chickens, eggs, .nd what little produce she could dis? pose of around the houso, was spent for como artiole long-needed by ono of the ohildren. 8ho sorimped tad saved, but at Christmas the entire fruits ot the year's labor was taken by creditors, and with the new year that unceasing grind began over ?gain. In those days, and even now in too many instances, tjhe hardest worked persons in the world is the wife of a farmer, bi oourso we refer to those t-hose husbands were' renters or jn debt. But with oven the better class of farmers, they too often don't give proper thought to the comfort of their wivesi We have seen many, a rosy* cheeked bride wither away in a few years and become a s?llOW'f aced, hag gard woman, who looked twice hier real age. Men are selfish creatures as a rule, and Will pile upon the patient backs of their wives just aa long as they can bear-the load. They don't seem to think that women folks need either rest, recreation or pleasure; .. that they are created as mere dradgee for the'masculine gender, and ought to bo thankful if they aro fed, clothed and given a kind word .?ow and then. We have seen nen lavish money in ' treating their friends -when they come io town, when we knew that poor wife nt homo must wear a patched dress te ?hur oh, and those dimes or dollars spent for tobacco, whiskey and other sueh needless expenditures by the husband, ?7ou1d have been looked upon as fir .God-send if? given to the Wife, Many pf tb050 poor WOwoUOw? in the country, rise before day and ^rcpsrs cbs fcrsatf?it*, tos s?ten they most nurse a baby and look after other little todlera; they ; then ?lean np the house, wash the toiled clothes, gather vegetables and prepare ui??c? fcHuoisj ibo Burne, toilsome grind in th? Afternoon. At night the husband can go to bed and to sleep. But Dot BO with the patient wife. I-She taust eit up by a/s?bking lamp often until the small hours of morn, snaking new gamonito qr patching old ? . ?ohing limbs and crushed spirits. : If K a moment .can be spared, frain their B household du ties, it is devoted to ? ?hopping in the garden or aBsiDting ? -the hueband with bia crop. ? How these frail and delicate orea fl tures can endure ?uoh a life ss beyond fl' our&p?ty%f??y'W: the overage man B had one-ha?f to sUfcd anet io doVthas H hie wife" must endure, 'the whole at ? mosphere would be ?barged with his H wails. ; We do not treat our women' ? right, and we ? too : often treat them flt with heart?oas, brutality. And *hen. fl * you add the neglect of eb esO;?>c%' S woia#'? often cruel and fcareh tr?at^ B meat' hy- their. hu8bao44'iw?%8^^|(t^? fl &?)|fr ought ll to be ?'0t?S^^^:?^:^; -jsjjif B dom -heajf a word of complaint from B their ; lip8v They La?oepi their hard S 7 lo t wi th patio nco tad r?signation, ?or ? *"*1!kv??*famera are traly th? g Bu4;ihanki the ?or4>./D^hter .and fl botter day is dawning for them. The a hong over their heads for moro than a S that is4 dis^?ing^?a ?%onv is ten B I fir? tTfl sss ^^nr?:^ )F FARMERS EL has Greatly Improved their Ition. Field. it entail ouch benefit or do so mach good as to lift the load from the back's nf oar poor farmer's wives, and brighton so mach their hitherto cheer less existence. A brighter day is dawning for them, and the thought makes one's heart rejoice. Os? farm era should anita with the Southern Cotton A??Kji-tios, ?Su stand by its rales and regulations), if for no other reason the relief it will bring to their poor wives. Few of as properly sp prec?ate oar women, or guard and care for their comfort as we should do. We men folks must quit being so beastly ?pifien, and when a farmer, or any other man, sees his little wife wasting away day by day, the roses leaving ber shooks and a look of oare fettling on ber face, that husband should at cnoo go to work to fiad oat just where the trouble lies, and reme dy it. Nine times dat. of ten it is traodable to his own selfishness and thoughtless indifference. The aver age husband wa&teB enough money in needless extravagance to gratify his own self and pleasure, to hire a oook for bis wife. And now that this wayo, of pros perity seems to have settled on the South, let us all resolve to give our poor wives their full share of the good things it wjll entail. Go into your home and see the sacrifices your wife is making for your pleasure and com fort, look at the amount of work those thin hands aro doing, and them exam ine year own selfish and thoughtless heart. If you ere a true man. you will feel that you ought to go out and hang yourself, and give that wife a chance to got a better husband. But io troth, there is mighty little differ ence in mankind. They are, as a general ran, mean, meaner, meanest. Most any woman, if treated' half way right, will make a good and loving wife. Id dc lues tie troubles, ni no hundred r.ad ninety times oat of a thousand, the man is at fault'and wholly to blame. ' .' Bat we believe there is a batter and brighter day ahead for the wives of our Southern farmers,, and none more richly deserve it.. OSspeoMry Money %Nuroed. Bennett s ville, 8, 0., April 3.-Wil Ha school district, in tho eastern part ^C? tuiS vwuuwjr, -b?? refaced to USO tile dispensary school fand apportioned to' that district this yeer^?ud bave re solved to eddoate their children hence {fo??L add forever ^Uhotit'asissjsscse; obtained from th? sale of liquor. Willis school is one of the very best in the county", and has been for a gen citation or more. The people of that section are unusually intelligent, Cul tured and l*w-ab^ Ex-8ecator JohnL. Mclnurin's fine j p?a?iation Hes in this district and ad joins the school lot. He has relatives i^ue community who are stanch add sturdy Bcolohmen. It was there that tho Senator had his only experience in ?eiir?ta^ Ho is not a resident of that district j now, however, and had nothing to do with tho abtion of patrons io rejecting ^^pensary f und. il > : \ : ^':-:''.'.-;V%S^^ the board bf trustees, is a graduate of ' Wa?e Forest College, -and took a poa tr graduate coarso at the 8outh Carolina College before sattliog down to bia life wort?* a scientific farmer, f?e is re-' gar^d' ?T. on? of th? ve ry b es t o?t? ze n ej and purest men ia' the county. He has many V^mes ref used the ; arg? de mands bf hi* people to alla*?, his hamo to he need as a candidato for political t^??t^S.W * Stanton bas been officially notified of ,%? action^?S!>^?tSB';di?iT?e't: ?s zSii?to^ran. :.V Clio, S. C., Myx-sh 3D, l?Oo\ 4?. Mr^Stanton, ?o^ty?nne^nf teod??tof Educat?on.'fltennettsv?He, 8. ?.-Dear Si? After aiatt d; *cbo^?;d?skl?tk No l?, Ul?^M^?^ ia ' iii?. sbolald bb tiered by sar action, taoxe tbsfe f^0^^m^^iht?- voluntarily eontr&?ifcd to reiasbnra* *b* district? ^ ; ?re* JM?^*?^ do not prove that a remedy is good than rbedmat?sm. cao** a*M ? . ?ot the test ;??^tlme^;:?t??r" igfPte ; ( pb?i^i?^^wnd^???ofae Co, New \ your! f/i?? Horrible Death. Gaffney. 8V0.> April IO.-? three lear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter foung, who live about eight miles rom this city, was burned to death ste Saturday afternoon in what nas >ropahly the most horrib'e aooident hat has ever occurred within tho wunda of Cherokee ?ounty. With a brother about four years of ige the boy was playing about the 'ard of their home, and they bad milt a fire, supposedly ono of some lise. Tho father was at work a short listanoe away, and the mother within be house. She beard the aorcama md shouts of the children, *s she bought, but as they often waxed ?oistcrous in play she gave ih no at* eotian. Her ?rst ktss^ledg? vf tue iwful aeoident waa when tte older mild entered the bouse with the in* elligence that bis brother bad been mrned to death. 8he at onoo bas* ?ned- out and discovered the body of icr little one, a charred mass. It ves not dead however, and.she ran to ibe father for assistance. When he irrived the child, a mass of burnt leah, was slowly creeping toward the tiouse, with both eyes entirely burnt mt and its entire body in a cremated 3tate. Every foot or two traversed by the crawling ohild would be followed by a fall on its face. Tho little fellow had been attired in thick olothing, but when its par* ants arrived every stitch of the Ramo bad been burned away. It was ten derly carried into the house, where it was ministered to and me dio al aid secured. It lingered a few hours be fore passing away. It was in a fright ful state and the end was a blessing. The little ono was oonsoious to the last breath, and was able to converse with loved ODC9 gathered around his bedside. It is said that he never ut-, tered a moan or indication that he was in pain, and when asked if ho was not suffering intense pain, replied that he was not. This is accounted for by the physioan saying that the burns were so severe that probably the flesh was insensible to pain.-The State. V flew Skin Game. Washington, April 10.--Treasu.y officials are receiving numerous com plaints from the Sooth about a man named Anderson who has evolved a brand-new swindling Boheme. Ander son tours the rural districts posing as a Government Treasury agent, sella a cure-all medioinal pad and oolloo ts ?son?/ frum the farmers for granting them the privilege of digging for gold upon their own farms. In return for the money he ^goarajntses" the dis covery of the treasure, and promis QB to return the deposit within thirty or sixty days if the hidden wealth is not found' according to- promise. The last complaint ?ornes from Ingleside, Miss., and is addressed td Secretary Shaw. Mr.. Shaw Lurnea the latter over to Chief Wilkie of the secret service. Accompanying the letter, from the Ingleside sucker was a wrapper taken from th'e medicinal pad whioh Ander son soldi The great cure is labelled '.'Government '3Biai.*ifeo?5s;''ft?d Extsr= ruinator," and is guaranteed to banish V'Wcak hack, side pleurisy, fevers, oratnpB, nervousness, paralysis, fe male trouble, soreness; colds, swell ings, malo and female weakness, and ali similar; cfeaes;" ; In order to de rive the full benefit of the pad, which ia a piece of every-day red flannel^ the patient as advised, to "first soak the cloth .n warm vinegar fop $ ve minutes then heat by fire until quite hot, and place the,pad direotly over the misery until the misery is allayed. If worn |fcput the ; neck it is a ' protector sgainBt disease. ?^r.l Maj: Longstaff, Transient, ^asbington; D. O., or London Eo?-* labdi.; v; ;*^y ; time after 40 br $0 days Ijnount paid will be sent back i?;.$e?5 ?sfproperly used and not t?nnd to give 'satisfaction.*' % | j * ' \ pPhe. extent, of Mi4. Anderson's du* Igraty? c*n be gathere<I by ?^^^??m As to Ll?log at Homo. According to the Atienta Constitu tion, "tho time has arrived in Geor gia when a barrel of turkeys is worth more than a bale of cotton." In proof of its assertion Tho Constitution doola ic ?i that "just two days ago" a produeo firm "sold a 300-pound barrel of iurkoys, wholesale, for $75." At present prices this amount is almost equal to the value of a bale and a half of cotton, certainly as much as a bale and a third would bring. As the profits betwoen the wholesale produce sicrohant and the farmer is not large, the enterprising Georgia producer must have received not much less than the $75 for his barrel of turkeys. There oan be no exaggeration to say taat, to the farmer himself, t barrel of turkeys is worth as muoh as a baie of cotton. That ts a thought that is worth pondering. Oar Georgia contemporary gees on to say that "up to three or four years ago Atlanta received almost her attire supply of, poultry from Tennessee. But since that tim? Georgia farmere and poultry growers have realised thc profits to be derived from the raising of poultry and this business hai i jumped with leaps and bounds." And again: "A few years ago the eggs anc ohickens, were left to the women folkt for pin money, but the Georgia far mer, and his wife as well, has latelj realized the tremendous industry ant the big revenue whioh can be derk x from paying the same oavof ul atten tion to poultry that is devoted to cot ton and other crops and the result i that the sums of money whioh oom* in from those sources aro almost dou hiing every year." In conclusion, The Constituttot adds: "Those in a position to know, af firm that tho time is not far distan when Atlanta and other Georgia eitie will stop importing eggs and poultr, from Tennessee and will begin export ing to other States and finally play a important part ic the tremendous es port trade to Great Britain and othe countries whioh cold storage has mad possible." We wonder if South Carolina is dc ing as well as her sister State in thi direotion. We are afraid not. Chai leaton, Columbia and the other large oitiesin this State will have to d< pend, we believe, to a large extent upon Tennessee for their supply < poultry and upon the West for the: beef. Tens of thousands of doilat are eaoh year soot out of the 8tato f< the purchase of food commodities th? might as well be produced here. Tl failure is not aloso a? to poultry, ail beef but it is true of other thing South Carolina farmers still pei st in the wasteful and unnecessary pre tioe of depending upon Kentucky ac other Southwestern States for horst and mules.. The South Carolina fare er that produces all th? o ora and pm that he needs is the exception and n thc rule. . It will he a great day for this Sta when each farmer in South Oaroli; is actively awakened to the neoessl of being more nearly self-sufiiofoD Even if our farmers Were to do i more than to produce all the cor hogs and live stock, that they nee the State would he the gainer ey ml lions of dollars. 8o? too, if ' tbi would set about the task of providit poultry and eggs for the home mt ko ts, thousands more would be sav< and issie* ForisssWl^H li trite ia progress is being made In this din tion. The "eottontot" ts not io o meroo* a tribe at on?e it was. Tl "one-crop" farmer is beginning to 1 regarded with the suspicion that I deserves. It -ras iii thia way that il evil of 5 coofc cotton, some years ag was not ell an evil. It made th o "OD crop'* fellow break away from vB senseless infatuation. The divers! cation idea; at last.gained a strong f< lowing. ' Let1 the good work go on. Frc ?what.our Georgia contemporary eaj .it ls evident that we aro not y abreast of that State in the prod? tion of homo supplies. The Sou Carolina cities still have to send th< money out of the St?t? for poult* eggs, beef and pork. Even corn ai peas and other grains ere importe Texas and Louisiana sell thousan of hnch?Hof rice in this State. "1 tho blessings of soil and ol?mate th we poa sos a, this State should be ie: providing in these main coomoditit We cannot prod ROC here all the lui rles of life hat we Q?S produce atme every necegaity. When 'W0'Hv?Yi talaed that 'state where we do pi dace. the neeesaitics, the laxari Will not bo difficult to obtaia.-T Stete, v ? .i ,.1 . .. "??"?? ? ?NIH ;.; ' -, -, ? '- More than $56,000 was found lijpto^^t t?l?n that hare lie ?ISpoaed of in the last year, onder t direction, pf Fourth Assistant Pot ''iftae^^^ek?':.;l)6 .. ?**M-, '''r&4$ w?n*yf ?nrre,Were- many valuable About $40,000 WM reitored to t 'owne.ro and the balanco was turned 1 to the treasury for redemption. ;The :man"whe;. fails to ?.voie' .'.h ^Xm^^?i Cor, ?omnlalrd**^|< [ ??rruption in the administration. I ii.takes an ace mplasbed liar |$*od--: a wotton ; ?ali?faotory^ comp Utende. . A GENEROUS CRITIC. Story o? ?ibiin Oxenford, a One? FB> .noua hendon Character. John Oxenford was for years tho lending theatrical critic of London. Mr, Oxenford was troubled with a seri ous bronchial affection, which occa sionally disturbed the audience, for ho refused to glvo up lils beloved theater, although desperately Ul. A certain ris ing young netor was very anxious to obtain Oxenfbrd's valuable opinion on his work, nnd tho tender hearted old gentleman literally left bis bed and came down to tho theater on a bitter cold night to do a good action to a clever youngster. In the mlddlo of ono of tho actor's tlnes? scenes on carno tho' cough from the Oxenford box. It con tinued eo long that lt unnerved tho actor, and ho came to a dead stop. To tho surprise of Everybody ho advanced to the front and said, "Ladles and gen tlemen. I em sorry to say That unless tim old gentleman with the irritating cough retires temporarily from tho theater I really cannot go on. I forget everything. It la painful so to address you, but I am powerless In tho matter and place myself In your hands." The disturbance at once ceased, and tho box was empty. When the cur tain fell a friend rushed around and, breathless, eatd to tho distressed actor: Do you know what you have done? Do you know who lt was that you turn ed out of tho boxy? "I neither know nor care," was tho reply. "Why, lt waa John Oxenford!" The actor was paralyzed, but he got hts good notice all tho sa|no. The veteran critic went homo coughing to praise tho young actor who had turned him out. JUDGING DOGS. The Rules br Which the Different Point? Are Valued Tho average man ls greatly puzzled to find one dog awarded a first prize and another, which to him appears to be quite as fine a specimen, awarded no prize at ull. A man who knows the relative values of tho different points in all breeds of dogs ls a vor 1 table walking encyclopedia. Generally speaking, tho best dog is ono which comes nearest the standard of requirement!* for its own particular breed, about 25 per cent of the points being usually awarded for fine head proportions, an equal number for legs and feet, a similar number for body and color and tho rest for symmetry. In tire Dalmatian, for instance, thirty points aro given for color and mark ings, while-head, eyes and ears have only fifteen; tho bulldog, on tho othet luind, has forty-five for head and cars, while coat and color amount to but five points; the collie has twenty-five foi coat, color being immaterial, and tweu ty-five for head and ears. The St. Bernard has forty for head and eal's and five each for coat ano color. Tho Pomeranian hus but fl fte er for bead and ears, forty-five pouts go lng for coat, color and tall, with Hf teer for appearance. It'may bo eet down at governing in all breeds of dogs thai whatever ls the typical feature of thai breed is tho featuro upon which stress is laid in the allotment of noints. The Ant's Cow. The aphis, one of the most wldelj distributed Gpeeies of insects known t< the. entomologists, is sometimes re fcrred to OB the "ant's cow." The nphii actually gives milk, although the crea ture Itself is so email that it is est! mated to weigh but the ono oue-thou sandtb of a grain. .Out of the back o: the aphis project two hollow tubes These connect with ducts in the body which secreto a sweet liquid. Wbei the tubes nra touched tho liquid exude; in small drops. The ants know thj.fi and they make a regular business o: tickling the tubeB of. the little aphis t< make ber "give down ber milk." Tin ant is very fond of this saccharine foot and wilt "milk" a hundred aphides b a J the coursa cf as hour. Why Be- nealernedo The) French Baron Rothschild one had lu bis service a valet named Al phonse, first class, bot an acknowl edged "red." Thia valet obtained pei mission once a week to nt' .nd tb meetings of bis Socialist lodge. Sud deary the' baron noticed that Alpbons? no longer desired this off night and, in quiring Into the cause, was Inf orme? that the valet's lato Socialist colleague had worked ont a calculation that 1 all the wealth of France were divide? equally per capita each Individua wonld be the possessor of 2,000 francs "Monsieur," said Alphonse, with ' dig nity, "I resigned. 1 have 6,000 francs!' -Argonaut Henpecked Hasfcahds. Henpecked husbands are fonad evei la India. A writer says: "To live as ! have done in a Hindoo house, especial ly when the real bouse mistress ls i masterful and deeply religions widow who is grandmother to tho babies an< mother to their parents, ls no longer t< wonder at the absolute terror wltl which men speak of the .'stri achehar. For the men; of India aro, poor souls the most henpecked in the world." Too Mach Heart. "And you rejected him?" "i did." ; "Ho bas the r?putation of being i large hearted man." "That's tho trouble with him. He Ii too larg?'hearted. He can love half t dozen women at tba same time." Domestic tHnasce. Mrs. Knicker-Can you get monej from your husband? Mrs/Rocker-No By tho time Fro pala the cook for I good dinner before>-t ask hin Fm jual even.-Harper'? Baaor. Mittle ls the prophecy of what lifo li to be, the rainbow of promlso translat M out of seeing Into hearing.-Mrs; L M. Child. ai :' M t' m "; -- Tba need of scouring s access a tbe outset ie imperative* Failure a first is apt to damp the energy of al future attempts, whereas past experi cooes of success nerve one to future ?tew* , - Discouragement is a bail ant chain on ibo ankle of aotivity. It pre y?ui? ibo wearer from .'biking'' oVei the prison walls and is a badge of'Mi owa; degradation, v ^rltrh:lt'U/well; to, ? ateeoipt much, pro v?diog one can do it well; gjj? secure the biggest crops of corr?,, "fertilizers must I used liberally?, Apply at least 500 pounds to the acre-with 2J/2 per cent, nitrogen, 8 per cent= available phosphoric acid, and 9 pe** cent. 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