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#1 s-4 r Organized, 1844. Life Ass, "-«, c . i Of Massachusetts. HE record of thisCompany covers a period of 53 years. Has paid to Policy Holders 059,036.99- * Pays under the Massachusetts law cash values of lapsed policies on which two premiums have been paid, ^ or gives paid up insurance therefor. . JI ? ♦ ‘ -^S It came second in the amount of new business written in South Carolina in July. 1897, anc ^ * s f as * becoming the most popular company in the State. *■ * SANBORN CHASE, State Manager, FLORENCE, S. C. CROPS. >mr' o/Coa4i(ioiM-- Crop Hm»Uer th»a lodlcatloua |*roii|tse,l- Corn MatUrVu* Rapidly. Other Crops. It is the tiuauimotifl opinion of all correipOndents that the cotton crop will be much * smaller than the condition of the plant during July and the fmt two weeks of August promised. The loss in condition is greatest over the cen tral and eastern counties where the August squares and young bolls nearly all dropped olf, and where the plant is, for the most part, ap parently dying, with no appear ance of a top crop, and where rust was most prevaleut. There is, however, less shedding and rust this week thau last. Over the western counties, the injury to the crop was not so marked and many Helds continue to bloom and put on fruit to a limited extent, es pecially on late cotton. Cotton is opening rapidly and picking is general, with labor enough availa hie, generally, to keep cotton pick ed out as it opens, except in places where laborers are scarce, and the lint is liable to damage from storms should any occur. A heavy rain in Union county daraaget open cotton materially. The Sep tember picking will be large am in places include about half the crop on the stalks. Sea Island cotton continues to look very promising with comparatively little shedding during the last week. Corn is maturing rapidly and ate coin is turning out better, than anticipated. As yet no corn has seen housed. Fodder pulling is fcbout finished except from very ate corn. The weather tavored caring and housing the fodder in a ho the very best condition. Cutting pea-vine hay made fav orable progress and the tump is a leavy one generally, although in places the leaves are falling off ixcessively. Cutting grass for lay is also well under way and arge yields are reported, of good quality and nicely cured. The rice harvest is being poshed and much of the early crop is cut and stacked. Some report rice ripening irregularly with many unfilled heads, but on the whole the rice crop approximates a full average. First new milled rice received at Charleston from the Georgetown district. Where sweet potatoes, have been dug, the yield is large, and gener ally this crop looks very promis ing, with some exceptions- Grapes are about over, bat scup- pernongs are ripening fast and are plentiful. In the trucking districte the fall vegetables are growing nicely, and plowing has begun for the winter plantations. Sorghum grinding and boiling sap is still underway with some good yields and some poor ones reported. Sugar cane is maturing rapidly. Much rye is being down Chester for winter pasture. in AN AWFUL FALL. » Attempts to Jump » Gate. But the Bridle Catches on a Picket and he Turns a Complete Somersault. - r A horse turning a somersault is a novel sight, but such a perform ance was witnessed by several of our towns-people yesterday after noon. The tale simply unfolded in something like this. Mr. Carroll Hepburn’s horse, which with harn- ness on was hitched in the city hall lot, broke loose and ran across the street into the alley just east of Welling & Co’s store He peram bulated around in the rear of the store and then started at break neck speed up the alley toward the street. But some one had closed the gate, which is five or six feet in height. Disregarding this bar rier the horse sailed into the air. Ke would have cleared the gate, beautifully, but, alas, the bridle rein caught on a picket. This re tarded the progress of his head, but not his heels, for he turned completely over and fell sprawling upon his back upon the brick pave ment. It was an awful fall, anc those who saw it did not expect to see the horse arise again. He got up, though, and now thorough- y frightened tore down the street towards home. When last heard rom he was on the other side of VIr. Hepburn’s place and still go- ing. Whether he is seriously injured or not is not yet known. New York Cotton Market. Cotton—October opened 710 closed 700; December @ opened 680 closed 675; January <& opened 1 i84 closed 680. Sugar @ opened 156 1-2 closed 54 1-2. American Tobo opened 95 3 -8 closed 95 1-8; Sugar opened 155 2-8 closed 156£. Wheat — December opened 95 -58.; closed 95 7-8; Corn opened 33 3-8 closed 331-8; Pork opened 862 closed 862. Ribs—Dec. opened 510 closed 500. Homes and Mules. The undersigned has just re turned from the Virginia horse market, and has brought back a carload of horses and mules suita ble for all purposes. They all are Virginia raised and you cau find in the lot good horses for family use- A good chance to secure a good horse or mule. s3tf. 8, D. Rodgers Meu’e Russets, Ox Blood and Tan shoes at cost at Bultman’s Shoe Store.