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tWO COMMITTEES : BflDLVJEPLETED THE MANY CHANGES IN THE h HOUSE ARE DUE TO THE RE- ? CENT PRIMARY. J ? v OF JUDICIARY FIVE RETURN ' S J jgj^TTTiirteen Members of the Ways and r Means Committee Including the c c Chairman Will Be Absent From the ^ Next State Legislature. i i Columbia.?The next general assem- \ M7 will aee many changes in the per- s onnel of the two most important * committees of the house of represen- , totives, the committee 011 judiciary . end on ways aud means. Only five of the 22 members of the committee on > Judiciary were returned to the house, | . while 11 of the 24 members of the i ^ oommitee on ways and means were1 reseated in the recent primary. During the last session of the gen-1 oral assembly, the judiciary commit- j j tee was frequently called upon to de-1 clde important questions raised by the 1 various vetoes of the governor and , a two-thirds majority of the members of the house generally followed 1 the recommendations of this impor- . tant committee. Under the leader-1 , Ship of its chairman, Lowndes J.; , Browning, of Union, the committee;, on ways and means at the last ses- J ! sion, not only made up the current, . budget, but prepared several impor-1 . tant bills, which the general assembly . passed relating to the state's fi- , nances, the refunding bonds measure . and the bonding of the property of . the state hospital for the insanse for $1.000.00<?, which will he voted on in , the general election on November 5. The five members of the commit- j tee on judiciary who were returned to the house are: A. Vander Horst, chairman, Charleston; A. G. Brice, Chester; W. F. Stevenson, Chester- ( field: G. S. Mower, Newberry; Pringle { T. Youmans, Richland, and J. J. / Evans, Marlboro. Two members of the committee on judlclarB^fc. B. Eraser of Sumter, ! ' ?fcud' BnW y ^1 AUUenilL, mrV elected associate justice and circuit judge, respectively, but the last general assembly. , Postpone Aiken County Fair. , The Aiken county fair, scheduled to have been held in October, has been f postponed until next spring, and in connection with the spring race meet. . which generally attracts a largo number of people to Aiken, will be held J ^ in March. This action was decided upon by the fair association at a recent meeting, when officers of the association reported their inability to secure the proper attractions for the fairj j this fall. It is understood that other j fair associations in several counties! in this section have been experienc-1 j . ihg the same difficulty in securing at- ( tractions. South Carolina New Enterprises. nf cfnfo hnc frmntofl ! I lie crviri'ii,. vi a charter to the Beaufort Warehouse ( Company, with a capital of $?,ooo. I Tlie off-eers are C. C. Townsend, presi-j dent: H. S. Townsend, vice-president, and A. E. Davis, secretary and treas-i urer. The Fairfax Hardware and J Supply Company has heen oontmis-. sioned with a capital of $10,000. The ( petitioners are M. C. Dowling and J. I F. Dowling. The Neeses Gin Stock ^ Company of Xeeses has been commissioned with a capital stock of $5,000. !j Large Crowd to Attend tSate Fair. j r The state fair #this year, which opens October 2S and closes Novetn- < her 1. premises to brine to Columbia j what will probably be the lareest ' crowd that has ever attended a fair of i the South Carolina Agricultural and < Mechanical Society. J. A. Banks, pros- . ident. .T. M. Canton, secretary, and , . ^ the various officials of the ps?oei;-tio:i i have not heen savin* ton-v. but have ' * neen iniru at . ?,,i m jiiiiua j with the people :>f the pte'e for a \ exhibtion. *?. r?-tc'ul foe Lir: Saved. ! < Thin. ;:ve ye^rs a\;j a Swiss pallor 1 saved the life of an English lad, a I pupil at a boardinc school at Vevov, < who was drowning in Lake Geneva. : < The young Englishman was then ' j without means, but he has since be- ( come a wealthy man. For a long ] time he tried to find his rescuer, and at last discovered him in the captain of a lake steamer at Villeneuve. He has sent him a bank not<> for a thou- :] sand francs ($200) as a reward. J I GOOD OUTLOOK FOR COTTON "he Head of South Carolina Farmers' Union Predicts a 15-Cent Price For the Crop. Columbia.?The following statement ias b^?n issued by President Dabbs, if the State Farmers' Union: To the Farmers of South Carolina: sever before that I can recall have re had better prospects of good prices or cotton. Sixty days ago cotton old for 13 1-2 cents at interior points. Lll of a sudden "without rhyme or eason," the market broke and it :ontinued to go down unitl 10 1-2 :ents was reached in the local marLets. Not having the desired effect if stampeding the fanners like it has n the past, we see it steadily going ip. Each day the "wise-acres" say it vill break tomorrow. Each day they T t?rnt?n/\Al chnilli PHTTIP dOVv'Il cl \ lIlclL ? CI |/UV1 o Iitnno vw?.v ix or seven points. Each day sees he report that .Manchester continues o buy at higher prices than can be >uid on this side. What does it all nea 11? If it means anything it means that otton is in demand; that organizaion is telling, or that there is fear of t; that the farmers, the merchants :nd the bankers need but to pull together and we will see 15-cent cotton or two-thirds of the crop. It also net;lis that they are working together nore c'osely than ever before. Marcrt slowly and the price is ours. We rejoice in the activity displayed n organizing chambers of commerce n the towns and cities of the South. We rejoice in such boosters' trips as Richmond, Va., just pulled off and as Sumter will pull off in a few months. We rejoice at the hopeful letters from he various counties of South Carolina :hat look to thorough organization of :he Farmers' Union in them. Yes, we svill organize. When each county has ts strong Farmers' Union and each town its aggressive chamber of commerce all working in harmony, then tve will see a State Farmers' Union ind a state chamber of commerce tiuilding a greater South Carolina. E. W. DABBS, President. S. C. Farmers' Union. South Carolina Progressives. The Progressive party will meet In Columbia on Friday, October 4, to organize in South Carolina, name the ?lectoral ticket, which will be placed n the field and to consider the advisibllity of*oom1riTuni? a full stateHick?t to contest with the Democratic lominees in the general election in November. R. Sherwood Dunn, of \iken, is acting in the capacity of 'launcher" for the new party and is said to 1)P tne nauonai coriimnieviiiaxj 'rom this state. r-ireo Es.--?|-e From C'nrtir JrP. T* >n y "It'-'y. til" dr n^gr" vl:e cnragod in a piste* duel rf Cornveil with Constable Will MeXejil several months ago when the latter attempted to arrest hint for shooting ind raising a general disturbance on jonrd one of the Southern Railway's rains and was captured at Gastonia i few weeks ago. made his escape Tom the county jail, accompanied by fhnrlie Carter and Nathaniel Alexanler. also colored. Carter was awaltng trial on the charge of enticing lalor and Alexander for larceny. Dranoeburg Fair Association. Secretary .T. M. Hughes, of the Ortngebrug county fair association, has tnnounced that he has sttcceeded in securing reduced rates on the Atlanta Coast Line for the week of the county fair, and that he is eonfident if getting similar rates on the Southern. An effort is also being made to rave a special train operated on the \tlantic Coast Line between Pregtails and Orangeburg daily during he fair. This will enable a large sum IH-J l/l ?"U|'ir i;uzia 1111.5 rrciUMi iW ttend the fair i ore conveniently. iV. C. T. U. Convention Ends. The state con vent inn of the W. C. 1\ IT. concluded its business deliberations and adjourned after a special ervice in the First Baptist church, \nderson, at which Mrs, Mary T/; rris Armour, national temperance leader, tvas the principal speaker. Saluda ivas selected as the next meeting [)lace, the time to be determined Iner. The election of officers resulted: Mrs. Joseph Sprott. of Manning, presdent; Mrs. C. A. Waters, of Pickens, 'orresponding secretary: Mrs. T. It. Denny, of Johnson, recording secretary: Mrs. ('has. P. Robinson, of 7hapin. treasurer: Mrs. 1). II. Traxler. if fireenville. and Mrs. Bleckley, of \nderson, delegates to the national convention in Portland, Ore., in Octo ier. Business idsn. business men ."re divided into two lasses- those who have machines and lose who are.?Life. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Short Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Orangeburg.?Charlton W. Sawyer, of the comptroller general's otfice of Columbia, was in the city for the purpose of making a settlement in this county between the. county auditor and county treasurer. The books of this ccuny were all found to be in proper shape and the officials were con plin:ented. St. Matthews.?St. Matthews has had her tips and downs, as a cotton market, and there have been seasons when the farmers felt that they were not getting their dues, as compared with neighboring towns. This fall, however, everybody is happy "bver the situation and 110 man brings his cotton here who does not go away feeling that he has reached the top. Donalds.?The South Carolina presbytery, meeting at Donalds, decided in favor of the removal of Chieora coliege from Greenville to Lauras, which has made an offer for the eo!- [ | lege. The vote was is to a. two omer presbyteries, Piedmont and Pee Dee, have already acted on this question, both voting to retain the college at Greenville. Gaffney.?The biggest distillery ever set in Cherokee county was raided recently by Deputy Sheriffs Watklns and Lockhart. The raid was made 14 miles from Gaffney, near Kings Creek Station. The birds had flown; but over 1,000 gallons of beer was poured out by the officers. One of the officers stated that the distillery was the largest he had ever seen. Dillon.?The Dillon schools have had the most auspicious opening in the history of the schools. The enrollment is larger and there is excellent school spirit among both teachers and pupils. The handsome new building, which has been in the course of construction for some time win soon be ready for occupancy and all are looking forward to the day when it shall b: turned over. Rock Hill.?Cotton continues to come to town, despite the recent rain. However, the rain has materially checked the picking and it is believed that the crop has been damaged considerably by the rainfall. In the vicinity of Rock Hill, however, the rainfall was not so heavy, but in adjoining counties the fall was considerable and it is stated that a good deal of ripe cotton was beaten from the bolls. Columbia. ? The South Carolina Plant Breeder association will be organized at a meeting of farmers here in the state library at (5 o'clock on the afternoon of October 30. The call for the meeting of the farmers has been issued by R. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, and J. Swinton Whaley, M. IOugene Kant and A. \V. Brabham, well known farmers of the state. Aiken.?At the meeting of the Aik en Municipal club, when preparation? were made for the primary election to nominate a mayor and six aldermen, it was provided that at the election. which will bo held on the first Monday in November, a commissioner of public works shall also be nominated. This is a n<*w city office to be created, and its addition will make the municipal election this year all the more interesting. (Advertisement) A/1f, 4 H,inr.i'. Every Household in I'lipraw Should Know How to ltcsist It. The back aches because the kidneys are blockaded. Help the kiilneys with their work. The back will ache no more. Lots of proof that Doan's Kidney i'ills do this. It's the best proof, for it comes from this vicinity. Mrs. X. 11. rate, Cook & Marlboro' j Sts.. Bennettsville, S. C., says: "I j nave no reason t ochange my opinion j | of Doan's Kidney Tills that I public- i j ly expressed some years ago. 1 havei found this remedy to be a splendid one for the back and kidneys. I kadi j pains in my back and shoulders andj ! I finally came to the conclusion thatj 11lie trouble was caused by my kid- ! neys. Doan's Kidney. Pills were pro-j cured and they not only strengthen-1 i ed my kidneys but relieved all my j aches and pains and toned up my i system." For sale by all dealers. Price *<0, (cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, i New York, sole agents for the United, i States. Remember the name?Dora's?and (take no other. * * * 4 THEIR WEAPON OF DEFENSE Mysterious Provision of Nature In the Case of Grasshoppers and Other Small Insects. Everyone has been startled, on seizing a grasshopper, by having the animal throw off a quantity of "tobacco-Juice" from his mouth. Many Insects throw off quantities of Juice In this manner when they are attacked, some from the mouth, some from the 1 "Joints" on the abdomen, some from special points on the head, or other parts of the body. The Juice thus ejected is generally some of the insect's blood, and its sudden discharge no doubt frequently causes the captor to loosen his hold, or to drop the prey altogether. Especially is this likely in the case of those insects that emit an- acrid or a poisonous liquid, as for example the "Spanish fly" or cantharides beetle. It is not to be supposed that this discharge is in any sense a voluntary act on the ] part of the insect; it is a direct response to certain kinds of disturbance. In this respect the action may be compared to "death-feigning" in insects and in other animals. In some insects, in which the juice is discharged from the soft parts of the ahdominai segments, the Juice is thrown off upon suitable stimulation even after the animal's head has been removed. This curious behavior Is not confined to any one family of insects but has been observed among several species of the grasshopper 1 family, among ants, wasps and hornets, in members of the moth and but- | terfly family, in beetles, in true bugs and even among certain flies. The blood does not come to the surface through wounds caused by the disturbance; the opening is produced by a sudden increase in blood pressure, at points that are especially th'n and yielding. The first effect of the dis- B turbanee is to cause certain muscles I to contract, thus increasing the pres-la Bure in the blood, leading to the i p bursting of the special ejection spots. ROUSSEAU'S VIEWS ON LOVE ? r Newly Discovered Letter Written to a '?l Friend of the Philosopher Has Been Found. A remarkable autograph letter of [' Jean Jacques Rousseau, showing in a vivid light his views on the subject of ~ love, has Just been made public in connection with the Rousseau centenary, and is considered by the critics to .be-ufLn- Important addition tovonr knowledge of the great pfflosopher. ^ The letter was written in 1759, the year in which "Nouvelle Heloise" was ( published, and is addressed to Deleyre, Comto de Croiseul's secretary, who . had Just become engaged to be married. It runs as follows: "Dear Deleyre: You have made an idiotic mistake, for if you continue to love a promise is superfluous, while if you cease loving it is useless, and you may cause yourself the greatest embarrassment. Rut perhaps your promise has been paid for in spot ^ cash. If so, T have nothing more to ' say. You have signed it with your blood. That is almost tragic How- ^ ever, I do not know that the ink wherewith one writes makes any dif- C ference in the faith of the person who . signs. I quite see that love makes children of philosophers, Just as it does of the rest of us. "Without being your friend, my dear Deleyre, I have a friendly feeling sandy loam audi red fliay subsoil, labor abundant, best roads in Georgia, P best cotton lands in the South, good cl neighborhoods, schools and churches, _ pure free stone and artesian water, = plenty hog and hominy, saw mill timber. turpentine locations, cut over lands, colonization lands, fine stock raising section, city property paying 10 per cent, and over. Write me what you want and I will answer by early mail describing the property which you want. Yours to serve. I W. r:. CRA1GMILES. Thotnasville, Ga. i. ^MALAMAJ headache, biliousness, in- M digestion, rheumatism, I pimples, blotches, yellow M complexion, etc., are all M, signs of poisons in your I1 blood. These poisons M should be driven out, or serious illness may result M To get rid of them, use I ebb IThedford's I Black-Draughtf the old, reliable, purely m vegetable, liver medicine. M Mrs. J. H. Easier, of M Crvo?4otiKiirrr Q P C3VC m u^ai lauuuig, u? v?| o?;^ m I " I had sick headache, for f I years. I felt bad most of ' u the time, I tried Thed ford's Black-Draught, and I now I feel better than I when I was 16 years old." m A Your druggist sells it, in m 25 cent packages. M I Insist on Thedford's B Breaking Even. Pat (to doctor)?"If Oi live, doctor, ure Oi'll have you to thank for It." 'at's Wife (somewhat prejudiced gainst the doctor)?"And if you die. 'at, you can thank him, too."?Judge. Found In Old Battle Ground. While cuttirtg turf in Corlara bog, ounty Roscommon (Ireland) on the Btate of Mr. J. J. Doyle, J. P., a numer of copper, battleax heads, armor nd military utensils were unearthed ie other day at a depth of about ilrty feet. 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For heaven's sake, 1 consider that love Is only an illusion, * and that one sees nothing as It really Is when one loves." It Is pointed out as showing a curious trait in Rousseau's character'that the 1 'tter was written at Montmorency, in the house in which Madame Deniney, one of his admirers, had just ( built tor him. FOR SALE. j Huy a (hind Farm or a Timber Tract | In Smith Georgia. Wri'o today for my booklet of "one C hundred Farms and Timber Tracts _ for sale." in the banner counties of Thomas. Mrooks, Grady, Decatur, and ^ .Mitchell. Large tracts, small tracts, ,?! utitnmtvtvnfl (inn lovol