The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 20, 1895, Image 4
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- DISPENSARY EARNINGS.
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REPORT
THE LEGISLATIVE IN
VESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
11m PmAU 8i*r« th« Big Oln Mill Began I
III OparaUoaa—What the Figure* on (ha |
I Show—The Report.
qttarter ending .\pril 30,
13,1579.791
ToUtJ. •,. > ^ . • •»»«»«• 60^287.
From the prollt and low account
upon the com mini oner’s general led
ger, we (ind that a statement of the
B ins from the income accounts is as
Hows:
Gross giinson merchandise
sold during the quarter
ending April 30, 1895.... # 93,2(53.53
Mains on contraband liquor 8,459.50
Discounts allowed 5,026.42
THE PLATFORM
ADOPTED BY THE FREE SILVER CON
VENTION AT MEMPHIS.
It bamaotle the Free Coinage of Slleer at
a Ratio of Sixteen to One, and thnt It bo
Made a T.egal Tender.
rgport
Thom*
was signed
Columbia, S. C., June 12.—Monday
Gorernor Evans received the follow
r elative committee
ne the books and
i dispensary. The
i sign'
nomas and Carroll, and makes inter
eating reading:
“We herewith submit otir report of
our examination of the books and fi
nancial transactions of the State dis
pensary for the quarter ending April
30th, and request that you submit the
tme, together with our report for the
quarter ending January 31, 1895, to
the General Assembly at its next ses
sion as required by law.
Mr. R. M. Carroll, one of the com Total
uuttea, was present at the taking of (Jain on spies for quarter
the stoek at the State dispensary on April 29, 1895, (b wit:
‘ “ “ Accrued profits^ .$13,679.79
ofil
Total....; $106,849.45
And that the losses made up from
the various expense accounts are as
follows:" v
Supplies, bottles, corks, etc.$ 23,963.51
Constabulary 12,174.66
Freight and cartage 13,335.46
Stationary, coal, postage,
salaries, etc..
1 «bor ..»■*.«. *«'..«««•, •••.
Insurance.......... ......
Breakage and leakage
2.N24.63
4,798.38
311.75
830.29
2,238.68
ending
April 30, 1885. Re personally super
vised the making up of this inventory
of the rtesk on hand in the State die
peiuary <ns that day, verified the to
tals making up the various aggregates
as set forth in the statement of assets
below given. He found the items and
aggregates as below set forth to be
correct:
' A few days after the taking of stock
the committee ^entered upoq their
work, commencing with the business
commencing on February 1, 1895,
when Col. F. M. Mixson the present
State commissioner who succeeded
Mr. D. H. Trailer, took charge. In
the prosecution of their examination
of the booksof the State commissioner
the committee made a close scrutiny
of each and every item as entered in
the various books of original entry,
and checked olf the posting of all such
original entries in the general ledger
kept by the commissioner, from which
genual ledger the balance sheet of the
comnuaaioner is made up. The items
upon the merchandise account and
upon the other accounts, representing
the purchasing of supplies, etc., were
checked off by comparisons with the
original invoices kept on file in the
invoice book and the sales to the vari
oua county dispensers were checked
off by comparison with the daily en
trance of such sales in the sales book.
The cash received by the commission
er was checked off oy examination of
the receipts of the State Treasurer,
with whom the commissioner makes
deposits of all funds received and also
compared with credits given to each
eouaty dispenser upon the general
ledger. The cash disbursed by the
eMMniasioner was checked off by ex-
eminstion of the warrants drawn by
the commissioner upon the State
Treasurer and by examination of Ihe
original vouchers kept on file by the
commissioner,and also by coinjiarison
of the entries of such payments upon
the various-accounts of the general
ledger. Except in a few minor mat
ters hereafter mentioned we found all
of the entries and all of the balances
upon the general ledger correct.
From the balance sheet of general
ledger of April 30, 1895, we find the
assets and liabilities to be as follows
AHHKTH.
Cash in State Treasury and
in hank 75,523 < 5
Teams and wagons per in-
ventory................
Merchandise oa hand at
State Dispensary per
ventory
Machinery and office fix
tures perinventory......
Supplies, bottles, corks,etc.
Boon, stationary, etc
Merchandise on hand in
county' dispensaries
(State's 40 per cent, add
ed) according to Commis
sioner'a books. $122,258.41
Leas 40 per cent, of unearn
ed profit added by State
at time of shipment
$34,930.98
Value of above merchan
dise in hands of dispen
sers (at coat price) 87,327 43
Personal accounts due the
State according to Com
missioner's books
$854,321 43
t I A 111 T ITI ITvj
State appropriation ...!!..$ 60,000 00
Personal accounts due by
the State on merchandise
S ure based, according to
brnmissioner’s books...
Net profits of State Dispen
sary accrued from begin
ning of operations up to
1) eh. 1, 1895.
Net accrued ^ profits for
quarter ending April lU),
1895 18,327 66
Unearned profits...'14,930.98 $ 18,610.77
Total J.... .$106,849.45
The $13,679'79 is the amount of ac
crued prollts; the $34,930.08 is the un
earned profit on goods remaining un
sold in hands of county dispensers at
the end of the q uarter.
These statements according lo the
entries in the commissioner's hooks are
correct, ; "y'.Vn
The commissioner's statement of
cash received and disbursed during
the quarter is as follows:
Feb. 1—Traxler’a balance. .$
Feb. 28 -February receipts.
March HI March receipts..
April 30- April Receipts...
Fotal.
DIHBURHKMKNTH.
Feb. disbursements $ 10,^31.11
March disbursements 74,045.76
April disbursements....... 59,513.82
Balance in State
Treasury on V ..
April 30 $60,872.55
Balance in bank
April 30. .$14,651.20 $
on
Total $249,314.75
The State Treasurer informs us that
on April 30th, he hod to the credit of
the State dispensary, $61,784.88.
We find upon "examination and
checking off the warrants paid by him
up to this time, that there were out
standing on April<30th,.l89r>, warrants
Memphis. June 13.—The following
is the platform adopted by the ,Free
Silver Convention at its session today;
* ‘Si 1 ver and gold ha ve in all ages con
stituted the money of the world, were
I thei money of.the fathers of the renub-
| lic, the money of history and of the
Constitution. The universal experi
ence of mankind has demonstrated
that the joint use of both silver and
gold coin as money constitute the most
stablestandard of value and that the full
amount of both metals is necessary as
a medium of exchange.
The demonetization of either of these
historic metals, means an appreciation
in the value of money, a fall in the
prices of commodities, a diminution
of profits of legitimate business, a
continuing increase in the burden of
debts, a withdrawal of money from the
channels of trade and industry where
it no Ipngcr yields a safe and sure re
turn and its idle accumulation in the
banks and the great money centres of
the country, ' —.
“There is no health or soundness in
a financial system under which a
hoarded dollar is productive of increase
to its possessor, while an invested dol
lar yields a constantly diminishing re
turn, and under which fortunes are
made by the accretions of idle capital
or destroyed by a persistent fall in the
S rice of commodities and a persistent
windling in the margin of profits in
almostevery branch of useful industry.
Such a system is a premium on sloth
and a penalty ujion industry, and such
a system is that which the Oriminul
219,314,171 legislation of 1873 has imposed upon
tlTis country.
“The bimetallic standard of silver
and gold has behind it the experience
of ages and has been tested and approv
ed by the enlightened and deliberate
judgment of mankind. JClie gold stan
dard is a departure from the establish
ed policy of the civilized world with
nothing to commend it but twenty-
two years oj’ depression and disaster to
the people and extraordinary accumu
lation of wealth in the hands of a few
There are some facts bearing upon the
question, recognized and aumitied by
all candid men whether advocates of
45,548.40
68,285.16
64,461.99
71,016.02
5,523.
and more binding than all other debts,
and one which u not only dishonest
bat Reasonable to ignore. Under the
financial policy that now prevails we
ndflllo'
see the land tilled with idle and discon
tented workingmen, and an evergrow
ing army of tramps, men whom lack
of work and opportunity has made
outcasts and beggars. At the other
end we find that a few thousand fami
lies own one-half the wealth of the
country. The centralization of wealth
has gone hand in hand with the spread
of poverty.- The pauper and the plu
tocrat are twin children of the same
vicious and unholy system. The sys
tem is full of menace to the liberties of
the people and thfe life of th$ republic.
The issue is enfranchisement of hope :
less servitude. Whatever the power
of money can do by debauchery and
corruption to fix its grasp on the law
making power will be done. We there
fore appeal to the plain people of lhe
land with perfect cd&fidence in their
patriotism and intelligence to arouse
themselves to a full Sense of the peril
that confronts them and defend the
citadel of their, liberties with a vigi
lance that shall neither slumber nor
sleep.”
Culled by the Preacher*.
Columbia, June 12.—The following
address, making a call fojr a conven
tion ot the negroes of the State to be
held in tills city, was issued yesterday
by the committee from the Colored
inisterial Union, prior to the
news of the reversal of Judge Goff's
decision in the registration matter.
The convention will, however, doubt
less be held anyway as the programme
outlined for the convention is not in
terfered with by the decision of the
United States Court of Appeals:
To the Colored Citizens: “There are
times in the affairs of men when si
lence is golden. But to remain silent
under the present crisis, our position
may be wrongly interpreted. There
fore, we, the committee of seven ap
pointed by the citizens of Columbia
and vicinity in May 1895 call a con
ference of the leading colored men of
the State to meet in tnecityof Colum
bia on July 10, at 12 o’cIock noon, for i , ^
(^purpose of considering thfiJollow: Vhen‘s^ke* as‘follows:
mg^Uestiops and to prepare and issue
commissioner's books, a balance u
jpon
ding
bimetallism or of the single gold stan
dard. Among, these is the fact that
.... . the very year that marked the change
that had previously been drawn upon from the bimetallic to single gold stan
him by the Commissionei* to the I dard is the very year that marl
amount of $954.65, According to the J change from a condition of rising
prices, large profits, general content
ment and great prosperity to a condi
tion of falling prices, dimisliing prof
its, in security of investment, unem
ployed labor and a heavy depression in
all Drenches of trade and industry. I
is not a matter of dispute even amon
the honest advocates of the gold stanc
ard, that general prospersty came to
an end with tlie destruction of the hi
metallic system and tfiRt hard times.
in-
•••
706.65
62,821 J>7
2,625 97
15,697 15
607 (H)
that day including the outstanding
warrants, was $60,872.55. In order,
therefore, to reconcile the State Com
missioner's balance, as it appears on
April 30, 1895, the amount of the out
standing warrants must be added to
the $60,872.55, which makes $61,827.-
20. In order to ascertain where the
discrepancy between the Treasurer's
and the Commissioner's books occur
red, the committee checked off all the
receipts and warrants of the Commis
sioner, according to the statement pre
pared for us by the Htatfe Treasurer
and found that the following correc
tions should have been made, to wit:
Balance as appears in books,
$60,872.55, plus outstand-'
ing warrants$954.65:....$ 01,827.20
Add for error in amount of
~OomptroIler f s warrant,en-
tered as $1,191.65, instead
of $1,127.76
Add for
63.89
error in paying
warrant No. 279,..
Add for error in amount of
deposit made
• • • • • • •
.06
.20
falling prices, idle workingmen ami
widespread depression came in with
the gold standard and prevails today
wherever the gold standard has been
adopted.
“Every international monetary con
ference that has been called, every de
i mand in this country ‘and in Europe
for international agreemant to re-es
tabHsh the bimetalHc standni
confession that the demonetization o:
silver was a blunder, if not a crime.
that its coo
trous, tjiat' the conditions if has
wrought are full of menace and o '
ril. The logic of facts establishes
9,011 91
44,033 95
111,959 82
Credited balance $61,892.67
Take difference between the correct-
ed balance and the State Treasurer's
balmice and allowing for outstanding
warrants and for the correction above
given is $107.79. As we reported in
our former report, Mr. Traxler’s bal-
rger than the State
Treasurer's, and, allowing for this
amount the present difference between
the State Treasurer's books and Col.
Mixson's is $2.58. In the limited time
at our disposal, we could not recheck
the books to find where this small
difference occured.
We recommend that the Commis
sioner be authorized to adjust his
books so t\s to be allowed credit for
this $7.79, and thus have his books
agree with the State Treasurer's.
The committee report that the sug-
>stion made by their last report, that
the system in book-keeping in use be
changed, and an improved system has
been adopted. The system now in use,
S ut in operation by Col. Mixson, and
evised hy his efficient chief clerk. Mr.
$254,321 43
Of the net accrued protit of $48,327,-
66 for quarter ending April 30, 1895,
$13,679.79 is a profit on sales for this
quarter. The remainder, $34,647.87
was an unearned prolit on February
1, 1895, on goods unsold then in the
hands of county dispensers, but since
that time this prollt lias accrued by
the sale of goods.
By reference to the report of Mr. I)
H. Traxler, the late commissioner, for
the quarter ending January 31, 1895.
at page 4, it will be seen that the total
profltx there given is $151,295.51, as
this committee explained in the report
ef their examinations for the quarter
ending January 31, 1895, this amount
of total profits included the earned
and the unearned profits at that time.
The books of the present commission
er, based upon a calculation made by
chief bookkeeper, shows that on Jan
uary 31, the earned profits were $111,
959.82, and that since that time $34.-
647.87, of what was then unearned,
has accrued and may pro;
added to the earned pro:
the total net profits earned upon busi
ness done by Mr. Traxler, $146,607.69.
The difference between these figures
and the net profits given by. Mr. Trax
ler on page 4, of his report; to wit
tion of Mr. Traxler’s net profits as
shown by the present commissioner's
books is caused by the correction of
various errors in the commissioner's
books which occurred prior to Janu
ary 31, 1895, and whicn were not de
tected until after the present commis-
uevised hy his efficient chief
9. W. Scruggs, leaving uT
ion nothing to be desired.
A great improvement has l»een ef
fected by the removal of the Commis
sinner's office to the second floor of the
dispensary building, where better of-'
flee facilities exist for the transaction
of the large business of the dispen
sary..
In conclusion, .we would state that
under the present management the
affairs of the dispensary appear to be
managefekwith intelligent business
principle. The financial showing is
satisfactory and reflects great cfodit
on the Commissioner and nis corps of
assistants. -
We repeat the recommendation
$151,295.51 is $4,087.82. This deduc-
made in our former report that the.
law be so changed as to permit the
salaries of the Commissioner and
book keeper to be paid as other dis
pensary expenses are paid..
Mysterlou* Burglary.
Boston, Mass., JunolO,—A special
from Lovell, Maine, says: One of the
most mysterious burglaries in the his-
of M«
our opm-
yond intelligent argument that the
destruction of silver as a
money by a conspiracy of selfish inter
ests is the cause of the widespread de
pression and suffering that began with
thrgold stundsrdr There can ho no
restoration of prosperity, no perma
nent relief from the prevailing condi
tions, until the cause has been reme
died by a complete restoration of sii
ver to its proner place as money equa
with gold. We believe in a money o
stable values, we believe least “of al
in an appreciating standard. It
only through the practical operatioi
of bimetallism that a stable standarc
of value can be secured. A standarc
constituted of money constantly in
creasing in value is not a sound, single
nor a stable standard, but a constantly
changing standard. The effect of go4c
monometallism is to have one stand
ard for the creditor and another for
the debtor and there can be no more
dishonest monetary system than tha,
which gives short measure to the bor
rower and long measure to the lender.
“Under the policy prevailing prior
to-1873; there can be no violent chan.
Is,
tor
laine was committed - in this
iperly now be village last Thursday night, when the
fits, making [safe in the store of James E. Hutchins
1 .1 was opened an( j cas h ) stocks, 1 ’
in the relative value of the two meta
foFa rise in vijlue of one metal is coun
teracted hy a> decreased demand and a
fall in value by a higher demand. Un
der the operation of this beneficient
law, a stable relation was maintained
between them in spite of the most ex
treme production. From the first pe
riod of our history up to 1873, the right
of the debtor to clioose whether he
should pay his debts in silver or gold
coin was always recognized. The pol
icy has been to transfer this right to
the creditor, thus tending to constant
ly increase the value of the dearer met
al aud destroy the parity between them
Believing that it is absolutely necessa
ry to reverse this iniquitous and ruin
ous policy, we, therefore,
Resolve, That we favor the Imme
diate restoration of silver to its former
place, as a full legal tender, standard
money equal with gold, and the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 and
upon terms of exaet equality-. That
while we should welcome the co-opera
tion of other nations we believe that
the United States should not wait
upon the pleasure of foreign govern -
_ bonds
and securities to the amount of $50,000
were stolen. The securities were in a
small tin box, and for several years
Mr. Hutchins had kept it in the big
safe in the country store whicli is run
by his grandson, u. J. Hutchins. Fri
day morning young Hutchins opened
the store as usual. Not a thing had
been disturbed in the establishment
and qot until the storekeeper had op
ened 'the safe did he know that
ments, or the consent of foreign ered
itors, but should themselves proceed
to reverse the “grinding process” tliat
is destroying the prosperity of the peo
ple, and should lead by their example
the nations of the earth. That the
right of the American people, the in
terest of American labor, and the
prosperity of American industry have
a higher claim to the consideration of
the people's lawmakers than the greed
of foreign creditors or the avancous
demands made by idle holders of idle
capital. The right to regulate its own
monetary system in the interests of its
own people is a right which no free
rioner took charge, and which the burglars had been at work. The tin
present commissioner will set forth in box, which for a number of years had
detail in his quarterly rejKirt been in one corner “the- safe, was
ftie total net profits therefore of the missing, and a diligent search failed to I eminent can barter, sell, or surrender.
* * • • , ^ . *—-*- mi ' L ’ 1 This reserved right is a part of every
bond,' of every contract and of every
State dispensary from the beginning
of the operation up to April 3Q, 1895,.
is as follows:
Accrued from business done
bj Mr. Traxler $146,607.69
Accrued from business done
by Col. Mixson during
reveallts whereabouts. The safe bad!
been opened by the combination, lock j
I and after the securities had been
moved the safe had been re
locked. The officers have been unable j
to get the slightest clue to the guilty)
parties.
obligation. No creditor or claimant
can set up a right that can take prece
dence over a nation's obligation to
promote the welfare of the masses of
its own people. This, is a debt higher
an address to the people of this State
and the United States setting forth our
position in the present trouble in the
state of South Carolina.
1. Shall we manifest any interest in
the Constitutional convention, and i '
so to what extent?
. 2. Will we vote for any delegates to
the Constitution, Convention and on
what conditions?
3. What course will we pursue in
the event of such an election?
Therefor, the citizens of the severs
counties in the State are asked to can
vass carefully and meet at their county
seats on July 4, aud elect their .best
men as delegates to represent them
in this conference in proportion to the
number of representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly.
We recommed that the election be
independent of politics and that they
work for the best interests of the peo
pie and the State.
The meeting may be called by any
free citizen or by as many as may be
practical.
E. <H. Coit,
R. E. Hart,
, ’ ■ J. W. Morris,
W. D. Chappell,
- M. G. Johnson,
A. I*. Dunbar.
A (IBEAT liATHERlNH.
|OONTlNU*I> FKOM PAOK ONE. ]
applause
rkansas,
voluminous and were not read to the
convention. -— —.
There Was uproar and a
when Senator Jones, of Arl
arose to read the report of the com
mittee on resolutions. It was received
-with wildest enthusiasm and adopted
without a dissenting voice. A resolu
tion providing for the appointment of
a delegate from each State to a Na
tional Monetary Convention was then
introduced by Senator Jones and
unanimously adopted.
Senator Jones was called on for a
speech. He said: “I have made my
speech already. The resolutions em
body all that I could say about silver.
I do not think it is necessary for me
to trespass or your time. I have un
bounded confidence in .the people of
the United States, and I believe they
will settle this question and settle it
in the right way. I think they will
make no mistake. The prosperity and
happiness flf this country are insepa
rably united with the cause of silver
and I believe there is no help for the
country until the coinage of our
fathers is restored.”
Governor* L. Bradford Prince, of
New Mexlqo, followed. Senator Jones,
of Nevada, with an apology, inter
rupted Governor Prince to say: “I
have just received a telegram from
Philadelphia stating that a mass meet
ing was held there and resolutions al
most similar to ours were adopted and
utmost enthusiasm reigned.”
“I am glad to. hear that,” said Gov
ernor Prince, as- he continued his
speed*. Hiseoineluding passages were:
“When the Fashioner of this universe
made it he put in the fastnesses of the
mountains silver and gold in the pro
portion of sixteen tons of silver to one
of gold that they should become the
blood of the commercial body. Shall
we set ourselves up as knowing better
than the God who made us? What
God has joined together let no man
put asunder.”
Ex-Governor Tillman of South Car-
Isfiair
open my remarks by congratulating
you upon the representative character
of this gathering. Some three or four
weeks ago there assembled in ^his city
a body called to teach ‘sound fnoney.'
After putting in motion all the secrets
of the use of illimitable money aud
drumming up delegates from this
chamber of commerce and tliat bank,
they assembled to tell us what was
the meaning of ‘sound money.’ and
after having the jH-ople of this city,
whose loans from the banks make
them subservient to the banking iu
terests, they succeeded in drumming
a large gathering and they had
r riuajr uigui*. 4-aav, ~
wss making improper proposals to the
wife of a prominent white citizen. The
negro met the lady in a road,and
urged her to desert her husband and
4 elope with him. The lady promised in
order to escape. She then went home
and told her husband. He gathered a
crowd of citizens who seized the negro
as he was going to the place where the
lady had promised to meet him, and
lynched him. The lady's name has
been suppressed owing to her promin-
The End Not Vet.
'Mr! J:
F. J. Caldwell was asked yesterday
afternoon if he stood by what he hac
said the njght before in reference to the
decision in the registration case, since
he half had time to read and consider
Judge Hughes' opinion. He said than
he did, and more; that he felt more
confident than he ever had. His case,
involved matters not touched on in
the other case, and he would have a
standing before the. court that the
other petitioners did not have. Mr.
Caldwell said tliat he would wait un
til after salesday in July, the last day
provided for the registration of voters,
after which he would have the affida
vits of one thousand men to show
that the law had not been complied
with. He would then be in a position
to deal some heavy -blows and he
would deal them. He was in the best
no
of spirits and certainly showed
7
uneasiness for results-if hefeltanv
• Feel* Good.
Columbia, S. C., June 12.—Attor
ney General Barber also was feeling
good yesterday. He feels that the
State has won a great victory and
many were the congratulations he has
received. He would not talk much.
Evidently he is holding his power for
a light that is to come. He did talk a
little, however. He said: “This de
cision Of the Court of Appeals pracTI-
cally ends the Mills case, and proba
bly w ill control the other case. I pre
sume an effort will be made to take it
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. I cannot foretell, of course,
the result, but I feel very confident
that the decision of Ahe Court of Ap
peals will stand. We do not propose
to stop the light where it is. We ex
pect to extend our attack to the New-
Wry case, as well.” What will
harvest l*e?
the
•lumped tha Track.
Rosebys Rock, W. Va., June 10.—
The special train which left Wheeling
with a fire engine for Cameron jump
ed the track about two miles east of this
place at 12:30 o’clock this morning.
The train was running at a rapid rate
when the engine jumped the tracks
and turned over on its side down on
embankment. The cab caught fire and
Engineer Duffy was found inside in the
midst of the flames. He was crushed
in a shocking-manner and must have
died almost instantly. Richard Dona-
ine, Jr., of Wheeling, was an a
gondola next to the tender and when
round was under the trucks,—life ex-
tiact. Charles Litton, of Mundsville,
was also on the gondola and had his
)reast badly crushed. Frank Jewell,
of Moundsville, was found under the
gondola dead. All of the occupants of
the caboose, eleven in number were
more or less seriously injured.
Thrae Boy- Browned,
Cleveland, O., June 9.—Three boys
were drowned in Lake Erie this even
ing near the life saving station, two of
them in an attempt to save their com
panion. 'They were Michael Sheridan,
eleven years; Patrick Morris, twelve
years; Emmett Sweeney, eleven years.
They were bathing in six feet of water,
all being good swimmers. Morris
wax taken with cramps and Sheridan
went to his aasistance, but his strength
i rave out Sweeney then attempted
o; rescue them, but all three became
ocked in a helpless and frenzied
group and were drowned.
8AYE MONEY
By writing me for Catalogue
and prices—Highest (Jraae
BICYCLES,
BUGGIES,
HAKNESS,
SEWING
MACHINES,
DESK AND OFFICE FITTINGS
„ - I
at wholesale prices to consumers. This
means exactly what It says—I want you
and 1 want your trade. Kemember, High
est Grade at lowest prices. Do not fail to
take advantage of this offer. I act square
and honest, and expect to “keep everlast
ingly at it,” and if it does not bring success
I will be badly FOOLED.
I will buy anything for joq here and
give you the advantage of the Chicago
Market. Write me for what you want,
and I will send you prices.
U P
the Secretary of the Treasury to tell
us the difference between sound mon
ey now and sound money in 1873,
And, God save them, by request of the
President they had threp cuckoos who
sold their birthright for the mess of
pottage, three Congressmen only; and
I saw in the paper that there was not
a solitary farmer in that party in this
Southland where the proportion be
tween the agricultural interests and the
rest is seventy-five farmers to twenty-
five of all other occupations.
“What is sound money? It is mon
ey which requires two pounds of cot
ton, two bushels of wheat, to get the
same quantity that it did a few years
back. I claim that such, a dollar’as
that is a robber dollar of two hundred
oehto. ^ They teB you about the fifty
cents dollar. Let us fling it into their
teeth, the two hundred cents dollar
‘ ‘There was some talk in Congress
last winter by Mr. Carlisle, who pre
sented a bill of a financial scheme
looking to the giving of some meas
ures of relief (that poor Congress, that
pitiful Democratic Congress did have
the saving grace to reject it, but the
scheme is still on foot) as promulgated
by the banker's convention in Balti
more that they shall' have the green
backs retired; that the silver certifi
cates shall be retired; tliat the govern
ment shall retire from banking and
tliat they shall have the issuing of all
the paper money in this country on a
gold standard, at tliat.
E. W. Carmack, editor of the Mem
F ihis Commercial-Appeal, said he be-
ieved the ppesperity of the country
depended on free silver. “I speak,”
he continued, “as a Democrat. I be
lieveit will be the destiny of the Dem
ocratic party to achieve this triumph.
I stand here to protest anything tna
has been done in the past, or will be
done in the future to prostitute the
Democratic party to the money power
in England, and to protest against any
effort to-disorganize the party. I am
here, however, to work in harmony
with all parties who have the interests
of the people at heart and wish to fur
ther the cause of free silver. As far
as th&-South is concerned, all that is
best in it is concentrated in the. Demo
cratic party.” ^
The following national committee-
men were chosen by the State delega
tions in accordance with the resolu
tion passed at the afternoon session of
the convention: ’ •
Alabama, J. W. Tomlinson; Arkan
sas, Charles Coffin; California, Alex
Delmar; Colorado, A.. W. .Rucker;
Georgia, Judge N. W. Longley; Ken-
ky, J. A. Parker; Louisiana. Sena
tor Blanchard; Missouri, J. C. Gage;
Nevada, C. S. Nixon; Nebraska, C. J.
Smythe; North Carolina, M. B. Ell
iott; Ohio, F. J. Scott; Pennsylvania,
\. C. Hopkins; South Carolina,J. W.
Stokes; Tennessee, John R. Goodwin
of Memphis, temporary chairman and
J. H. Acklen of Nashville, temporary
secretary.
The committee will meet in Chicago
in July, the exact time not being
lixed, and there choose permanent oi-
:leers and delegates at large. *
A Grateful Mother.
Last summer a grateful mother was
leard to say that she did not believe
hat such a gift as the Keeley cure
lad been bestowed upon mankind
since the days of our Lord and His
Apostles. Thousands of people in our
‘and are rejoicing over this boon. The
attractive home like looking residence
on Lady street occupied by the Keeley
Institute has been a haven of rest to
many a stricken and despairing crea
ture.—Tlie State.
.About Sewing Machines.
There are two ways to buy a sewing
machine. One is to pay the old time
)rice. The other is to get a strictly
irst-class machine for half the “oldr
time figure”. This is no'’(‘catch” or
bait.” ' It is a straightforward busi
ness proposition. First-class reference
to parties using the machine. If you
care to save twenty dollars in the pur
chase of a machine, write at once to
Benjamin Beale, 770 Warren Avenue,
Chicago, Ilia.
1 SUrving In Michigan.
Midland, Mich., June If-Twenty
four men, heads of families at Hud-
bard, marched into Midland this morn
ing and besieged the court house de
manding, something to eat from the
county officials.. Theyclaim thaf thirty
families are destitue and that the wo
men and children are crying for bread.
Hubbard was settled about three years
ago and the men claim they were pro
mised a milt qnd steady work which
has failed to materialize. They have
denty of tan bark and wood piled up
*ut say that they cannot get a train to
run to Hubbard to haul it out. The
men were in a desperate mood. Action
will immediately be taken to relieve
their families, r
Another Lynching Bee.
Lake City. Fla., June 10.—News
has been received that a negro was
lynched 12 miles south of here last
Friday night. The negro’s o
ence.
BENJ. BEALE,
770 WAKREN AVE.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
ORGANS
Special Sale. ^
Special Prices.
Special Terms.'
GREAT CLEARING SALE.
Three Hundred I**Hor
aud Church Organ., from noted
maker., at Prime Co.t to reduce
.lock. , •
Mint be .old. Floor, breaking
down. Can’t carry them throngh
dull rammer. Got too many,
Price no object. Profit not con-
.Idered. Mu.t unload.
Eaalc.t po.tlble term, for pay
ment. OnlySl.OO, Sl.ftO, S2, S3,
One-half .ared by buy-
monthly.
Ing now.
nmqptxr
for them.
Sheet. Bendy.
Mention thi. adverU.ement and
Paper.
LODDEN ft BATES, •
Smnnali, Ga.
TO FARMERS and
MILL MEN:
We have on hand fifteen Corn Mills, sizes
30 and 30 Inches in dlsmetor, made of
Jtsopoa Stones. We esnnot afford
Qto carry theee Mills over. They
most be sold, and we are
affering them at sacri
fice prices to Cssh
Buyers. %
Talbott and Watertown Engines and Boil
ers; DeLoach Plantation Saw Mills.
1 am General Agent In North and South
Carolina for H. B. Smith Machine
Company, manufacturers ot Plan
ers, Moulders, Re-Saws and all
_ other wood working ma
chinery, and will sell
at bottom factory
prices.
2 No. 3 Drawer Brick Machines on hand at
Bargain Prices. * * ■
?. €. VABHiai.
COLUMBIA. 8. 0.
We df sire to introduce oar Furni
ture hnsineM into every coma unity
in the Southern States, and In order
to do ao In the quickest time have
concluded to make some very liberal
offers in bedroom suits to seeure at
least one customer at every post of
fice In the next sixty days. Please
read This advertisement carefully
and send at once for one of our spe
cial offers.
Our great offer No. l consists of one
Solid Oak Bedroom Suit with large
dresser with 30x24 bevel mirror, one
large washstand with case, one 6 ft
6 bedstead full width. This suit of
furniture is worth in any furniture
store not less than $35.00. Do not
think for oncethat it is a liftte cheap
suit for we assure you it is not, hut a
large full size suit equal to anything
on the market.
In order to start the sale of these
suites and to keep our men busy and
introduce our business In your neigh
borhood, we agree to ship one suite
h shipping point in the
Doutfarfer $15.00 when the cash comes
with the order. This advertisement
will pomlblY appear twice In this pa
per, therefore if you are Interested
cut this out and send with $15.00 and
the suite will be shipped to you. If
It is not just as represented you may
return the suite at our expense and
your $15.00 will be refunded to you.
Our catalogue containing many illus
trations of rare bargains and house
furnishing goods will be sent to you
upon application.
The suite above described is a spe
tal bargain and does not appear in
the catalogue, therefore it Is useless
to write for illustrations of this suite,
and while you are* delaying ‘writing
someone else is getting the bargain.
We assure you that we will not
i hip but one suite in your neighbor-
L hood at this price. After one suite
bas been shipped in the neighbor
hood the price will go to at least
$30.00. - - -
I-. F. PAO«ETT,
846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
THE REMEDIES ARE HARMLESS.
MOTHERS READ THIS.
THE BEST
REMEDY.
For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dys
entery, Nausea, Coughs, Cnolera
infantum. Teething Children.
Cholera Morbus, Unnatural
Drains from the Bowels, Fains,
Griping and all diseases of- the
Stomach and Bowels
FITTS’ CARMINATIVE
Is the standard. It carries children
over the critical period of teething,
and is recommended by physicians
as the friend of Mothers, Adults
and Children. It Is pleasant to
the taste, and never falls to give
satisfaction. A few doses wifi
demonstrate its superlative virtues.
Price 35 cts. per bottle. For sale
by druggists, and by
THE MURRAY DRUG*.CO^
Columbia, S. C.
LIFE, LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Wards off malaria, Is a pleasant and
Invigorating medicine. Effectual in the
cure of d/spepeia, indigestion, nausea, sick
headache, sore stomach, etc. A valuable
liver regulator. Corrects promptly all dis
orders of the kidneys-. Wonderfully bene
ficial In female complaints. Taken along
with quinine is an effectual cure for chills.
A great appetiser when before meals, after
meals aids digestion.
IN LABGrE 25cts., SOcts. .
AND $1.00 BOTTLE'S.'
Sold wholesale by
THE MI} SB AY DBIJfi CO.,
COLUMBIA, 8. C.
Affidavit of Ijeslle E. Keeley, M. D„
LL. D.
Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, of Dwight, Living
ston County, and State of Illinois, being
duly sworn, deposes and srys that he b the
inventor and discoverer of the Dr. Leslie
E. Keeley’s Double Chloride of Gold Rem
edies for the treatment and cure of drunk
enness and the opium and tobacco habits
and neurasthenia, and that said remedies
are made under his immediate direction,
and that none of them so made contain
any particle of atrcpla or strychnia or any
other drag dangerous or inimical to the
health or safety to the users.
In testimony whereof he has hereunto
affixed his signature this fifteenth day of
April, A. D. 1895. _
(Signed) Leslie E. Keeley.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a
duly authorized notary public for the
County of Llvington, and State of Illinois,
this fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1895.
(Signed) Frank L. Smith.
More than 200,000 persons have been
cured by the i^peley remedies—nearly 30,-
000 of whom were physicians. For infor
mation regarding terms, cure, etc., write to
the Keeley Institute (or drawer 27) Colum-
bis,s c;
STRAWBERRY
PLANTtj
ami la fact all kinds
of plants can be
SET OUT / ’
by using the
M< SHERRY
AUTOMATIC
TRANS-
PLANTERr
A good driver and
two children aie all
the force necessary
to set from three to
five acres of plants
in a day, and
EVERY PLANT
IS WATERED
at the time it is set
out, aud somfe dry
soil is drawn around
the plants so that
the ground will not
bake.
Get a machine
ond plant for your
neighbors. You cau
earn enough In one
season to pay for the
machine. Easy
terms.
Send for circulars,
prices and testimo
uiais.
SOUTHERN
FARM
IMPLEMENTCO,
249 Meeting St,
Charleston, S. C.
Mention this paper.
Irs.
Joe Perm’s
IMy
is fast obtaining
au enviable reputa
tion as the Finest
Blood Furifier oa
the Market, and the
Best Alterative
Known. The for
mula is published
on each botlle and
physicians have
given it high en
dorsement. If you
are a suffeier from
Indigestion and
will take Mrs. Joj
Person’s Remedy
three times a day,
after each meal,
you will experience
more benefit and
comfort from its
use than any medi
cine you ever tried.
For sale by Drug
gists generally; and
wholesale by
THE MURRAY
__ DRUG CO.,
Columbia, 8 C.
LIFE FOR THE
LIVER AND KIDNEYS.
Js pleasant to take, grateful to the si
•ch, caring nausea, sick headache,
stomach, etc. Relieves the distress of
pepsia and indigestion. Is a valuable 1
regulator, acts directly on the kldc
Wonderfully beneficial lu female <
plaints. It expels more worms than i
of the * ermlfuges. Taken along '
qolntne will cure chllb. Gives an app
wbsntoksn before meals, after meats
digestion in Urge 25cts, SOcts and $
bottle*. Sold wholesale by
THE MUBRAY DREG V
COLUMBIA. S. C.