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w? % *: *T'* T8C STATB TBHTBITIA1T an KXCKMuKNT showing for THK PAW YHAK t '- r ' l Tb« luUtatoa BedM tfc« N*w Tey With a Surplaa aad the PrW^ for the Coming Year ere llrtglu. The report of the operation* of the Penitentiary tor the peat yeet taae been Ueued, and a moet eaoellent •bowing la made. The institution begins the Mew Year with a nice sur plus and the financial prospects are bright. Superintendent Neai and his Msoolnte oncers haver conducted the Affaire of the iastltution pn the Jmii business principles. and their services will no doubt be appreciated b> the oolwork. We have regular oharoh Sunday school services eeeh 8ab- ,th morning and afterneon. For a 11 report I will call your attention to the statement of our worthy Chnplain, Rev. A. P. Morris. H given am much pleasure in this public way to thank Mr.O D. Stanley and hla lady aesiatants for their tire less enorgy.ln the Sandgy school work, coming, m they do/Avei'y Sunday, re gardless of the weather, to work in our Sunday school ior prieoerrs. The C toners seem te enjoy very much ir work gnd help, which IT be continued during the poml Allow me to thenk his K , Legislature. - The fha following report of SujterlnUn- •*' dent Meal will prove interesting : As required by law, I have the honor to submit my third annual report ae superintendent of the South Cnrolinn Penitentiary for fourteen months, end ing this day. I make this t report for fourteen months of twelve months, caused by the new Constitution chang ing the dtfoal year from October 3l»t to December Mat, making the long report this year instead of next. I am glad to say that the financial condition of the Penitentiary is good. We hike had heafy expenses this year, caused by equipping the three State farms, which wore leased to private parlies before 1 was elected Superintendent, which leant* expiied with the year 1804. This change caused as to buy sixty- eight muUs and horses, engines, gins, • wagons, tools, farming implements and buildings, at a cost of about Hi,- QUO. The crops tor the past ycet uu the three State farms were good as a whole, and on the share farms fairly good, with one or two exceptions. The State’s share of the ereps is as fol lows; 1,186 bales of cotton. td6,ISO bushels of corn, 30,615 bushels of cot ton seed, 636,000 pounds of hay and fodder, 1,076 bushels of pea*, 2,600 gallons ol molasses, 200 bushels of rice, WOO worth of tobacco, 6,000 bushels of oats. Cash value of crops for the year, *08,010,00. Liabilities of the institution, aside from the Reid farm purchased, 14,- 687.30. We have in cash *2,140.72 due from ooarict hire and other sources, *3,242.52; cash value of crops now on band, *16,000, which gives us Governor Evans tor the wise and help given me in many ing the year. ^ I beg also to thank the Board Directors for the treatment which kind and courteous ha _ I have received at their hands and the good advice given. 1 also thank the clerk, Hr. B. E. Burrise, Capt. E. H. Westfield, Hr. D. 3. Pope, Sergt. W. W. Adams, Rev. A. P. Norri: and all the officers and guards for the uniform kind treatment which I have received at theii- hands. I thank them all for the falthfufe'dis- charge of their dutiss during the past fourteen month*; and I hope our rela tions will Continue as pleasant for the next year as it has been la the past. All of which I beg respectfully to submit. ~ Wr A; Neal, Superintendent. , .■■■ — . t WANTS AN INVRATIOATION. various officers and guards have agreeable and pleasant, aad we desire to express to each of them our appre ciation of the manner in which they have discharged their respective duties. Heepecfully, T. J. Cunningham. Chairman. — J. W. Ltufo • ~—~ 8. P. J. Garkis. WILL. TAXIOS BB RA18BD? The Present Base to Defray Bxpes and License Tax •uppLc* to begin this year’s work of *16,61)6.87, after deducting the liabilities. We bought January last the “ Uuid Plantation,” adjoining the “ DeSaussure Farm,” 1,712 acres, for *8,460.00, whloh will enable us to thorough'y preVbot the whole swamp lands from overflow, giving us a very valuable tract of land, containing 4,- 712 acres. t We made on the two places this year 14,000 bushels of corn, 480 oalee Of cot ton, 3,000 bushels of oats, 2,400 galionr of molasses, 226,000 pounds of hay and-f Tbttttiiflbb Ts fodder, 600 bushels peas, 12,000 bushels ad we of cotton seed ; and we expect to do much better on these two places next year, as we will have more time to prepare and clear land and put the places in good fix for a crop. Owing to the depressed financial condition of the country, we were una ble to place the convict labor tor as good a price as we will the coming year. But notwithstanding the hard times and tow prices of farm products we will be able to run the penitentiary without asking the Legislature for help. I think we should congratulate ' ourselves that In spite of floods, fire and money pantos, ail of which we have had heavy losses from, we are able to pull through and make the many improvements that we have made during the past three years. We have furnished Glemson College during the past year with IU,rtN0 days’ labor, at 40 cobt* per d«y, *4,272.00; with clothes, shoes and other expenses amounting to *1,170.40. We also fur nished the Wlnthrop Normal *nd In: dustrlal School 18,528 day*’ labor, at 40 cents per day, *7,411,20, guard hire, clothes, shoes and other expenses amounting to 13,021.42. We furnished the Lunatic Asylum with 7,J80 days’ labor, at 40 cent* per day, amounting •to *2,012.00, guarding and other ex penses *1,500, from which we only re ceived *3,181.66. It will be readily seen that these three State institutions have received from the penitentiary laber and cash in the sum of *17,114,36, r as required by the Legislature, free of cost. For a more thorough statement of the cash and expense account, 1 respectfully refer you to the more ex plicit statement of our clerk, Hr. R E. Burris*, which report l feel sure you will find very full and satisfactory. On the 31st of October, IbiU, as shown by cur last report, we had con fined in the State penitentiary ano convict camps 1,602 prisoners ; receiv ed from the,courts for the past four teen months, 595; from the asylum, 2; recaptured, 38; making thd whole number in prison during the past fourteen months, 1,697 ; discharged by expiration of sentence, 563; pardoned, 40; escaped, 49; by crier of the court; 2; by dealh, 47 ; killed while attempting ,40 escape, 3; drowned, 1; transferred to the asylum, 2; making a total lost. 707 ; leaving confined in the peniten tlary on December 31st, 1895, 990: making 72 prisoners less than were on hand October 31st, 1804, For a more explicit statement of the location, etc , of the prisoners, 1 would c&ll^our attention to the full and complete statement of Capt. E. H. Westfield, which! leel sure you will find enurci.) satisfactory.. You will see from the above report that we have lost from disease, acci dent and being shot while attempting to escape, in all; 47—l ies* than Iasi year. We are glad to say that this •comperes favorably with the death rate of the healthiest town and cities in this State or any other State in the Union. We have not spared money or time, but have given and done what was necessary to promote the health and comfort of the prison. I would especially recommend the . building of two more wards to thr hospital, in one of whloh to ooniin* the confirmed cases of lung troubles, aad in the other the suspected cases which ia my opiaien would materially reduce the death rate in a few years. I do not think we should oonfine a ■tout, vigorous prisoeer with one with luag trouble, as the medical world fully agree that any form of lung dis ease le very contagious, and will ulti mately be imparted from the sick man te the well, with little hope of being checked by medical skill. If these terrible diseases are contracted here by neglect of ours, I consider it'* eerious cause for complaint on the pari of the prisoners aad the thinking pub lie. For a further and a more oom- report, would beg to refer yeu to Itemised- statement of Dr. D. 8. our and painstaking On* of tb* Penitentiary Directors Charge* Extravagance on the Part of the Nnperintendent. In connection with the report of the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, somewhat of a sensation will be creat ed by a minority report of Mr. T. C. Willoughby, a member of the board of dintcVotai who ohArges that the in- sUluMonlhei not bCeS conducted ac cording to sound business principles, and that he has been unable to get all the light be wanted in reference to the transactions of the Penitentiary. The majoritv report on the other hand commends the “wise and suc cessful ” management of Colonel Neal, and expresses toe belief that the Peni tentiary has a bright financial future. Mr. Willoughby says in his report to the Governor: As a member of the Penitentiary Board of Directors, -I beg ieavs to make the following report. I concur with tie majority n to the condltldh of the property under our charge,, but in so doing I do not sanction the man agement, which 1 am inclined to think, from personal observation and the in- (ormatioa attainable, la not of that kind whloh oommeuds itself to sound business» principles. The want of economic ideas and the glaring ex travagance is such as should call tor leglslaftife investigation and remedy. The system of bookkeeping and monthly statement^ in vwgue in the noTsuch as fnrbwsUgbt upon the fiscal transactions of the in- stltntion, to those who like this Board, have only a limited time to examine and Investigate. And my experience in seeking information from the ac countants of the Penitentiary leads me to infer that light is the last thing de sirable, not that I charge anything dis honest ; 1 only narrate my experience. The supply of the vast amount of supplies of all kinds needed for the Penitentiary, its farms and camps, it seems to me, should be let to compe tition and awarded to the lowest.re sponsible bidder, and not left as at present in the entire control of the superintendent. The lax manner of examining and passing accounts by the board needs legislative attention, since the board itself has failed to see the necessity of reform on that line. The system of contracts and, hiring is lduny mind in many instances in violation of the Statute, and there are irregularities and violations of law within my own observation which are perversive .of that good order and management which the public have a right to expect of us. Respectfully submitted, T. u Willoughby, Florence, S. C., January 4th, 1896. THK MAJORITY RKPORT. The following is the report of a ma jority of the Board of Directors, who sustain the managemont of Sup’t. Neal. The, report is addressed to the Gover nor : Dear Sir: We beg respectfully to submit the following report as the board of directors of the South Caroli na Penitentiary for fourteen months beginning the 1st of November, 1894, ana ending the 31st of December, 1895, the new constitutidn having changed the fiscal year to January 1st, 1896, making it necessary that our report cover fourteen months. Owing to the death of one of our esteemed members on November 22nd, 1895. Mr. J. M. Sprott, our Board con sists now of only tour members, T. J. Cunningham, J. W. Lyles, S. P. ris and T. C. Willoughby- The aggregate receipts for the teen months were •147,060.60; mated valupof crops on hand, *15,000 00; amount due from convict hire and other sources, *3.*242 54 ; making a total of *165,305.14. The disbursements wore *144,921.88; liabilities, not including Reid farm, *4,687 39 ; making a total of *149,619 27, and leaving an estimated balance of *15,686.27. , We are pleased to say tha> the prison is in first-glass condition in every respect. The prisoners are oeing well cared for, and every de partment shows a creditable manage- meut. We do not deem it necessary to go into details, as you will find annexed to this report a full and com plete statement from each officer in charge of the various departments. The DeSaussure farm has been paid in full. The Board thought it wise to purchase the “ Reid farm,” adjoining the “ DeSaussute farm,” and did so, at a cost of *8,450. These two places make a very desirable farm, agg 4,712 acres, and both places have been thoroughly equipped with machinery wagons, mules, etc., at a cost of about *8,600. The bottom lauds have been thoroughly dyked, and we believe capable of resisting freshets. These farms have been worked this year by the penitentiary for the first time. The iastltution owns seventy-nine head of mules and horses, sixty-eight of which were purchased this year. The only outstaading indebtedness against the penitentiary now is the purchase price af the “Reid farm.” We take great pleasure in saying that the condition of the penitentiary in general, under the wise and success ful management of its superintendent, Col. W. A. Neai, is ait that could be expected, and we desire to express our high regards for bim. both as a buai- nei-s rasa and a superintendent of the penitentiary. In ooaciusion, allow us to express the belief that the penitentiary wiii begin the new yeaw^wtih a bright fi nancial futar^ ae it seem* to us ail necessary Improvements, for been supplied. Uar- four- esti- The prl tran Is E Is Not Swfflcleot tee—An Income Suggested. Columbia Cor. News aad Courier. There is a provision ia the new con stitution “ that the General Assembly may provide fora graduated tax on incomes and for a graduated lioense ^ occupations and business.” It is extremely likely that the General Assembly Will be called upon to pass some such lew. As yet there is noth ing definite on this line ana the pro- ition is merely in the air, mat it has a talked about and will vfery likely be referred to the General Assembly, rime reason for such A sugges- that it is desired to keep tbs State tax levy down to four and a half mills, and the fear that with the tax fixed at four and a half mills the cur rent expenses of running the State ovpmment cannot be met. The tax ivy for the fiscal year 1894-1895 is four and a half mills on *169,448,946, and if all of the taxes assessed were collected it would realize to the State *762,630.- 37, but, sa is known, all of the assessed taxes are not collected, and with the *100,000 derived from the State diapen- a sary this will not be sufficient to pay, “. 0 7k 0 the general expenses ol the State, of the which run from *800,000 to $900,600 under general conditions. Now the General Assembly, when it meets next week, will have to provide tor the current ex peases of the State for fourteen months, be cause, under the change of the fiscal year, there are two months out in the oold that will have to betaken up la some appropriation bill. . This will amount to about one-sixth of a mill. In addition there will have to be an appropriation of about *25,000 to meet the expenses of the constitutional con vention in addition to the *30,0*0 that has already been appropriated. The suggestion of a graduated in come tax as well as a tax on oocupa- tions ami business comes from this feet:. It is desired to Jceep Aha tax. levy as near four and a half mills as possible. It is feared that four and a half mills will not satisfy the actual de mands of the government, and in the event that it does not then it is sug gested that the special tax be pro vided for, something on the same plan of the supplementary tax under the educational article ia the new con stitution. If the tour and a half mills answers the needs of the State trea sury then there is no need for the iu- tax department is of the opinion that a4 1-2 percent levy will not supply sufficient funds for the general State expenses judging frem past expert- eaoes and especially bow that the dis pensary fund is not available for general purposes. Comptroller General Norton was asked whether he thought there would bo any increase in the assessed val uation of the property of the State. He did not seem to think that there would be. 'There could be but little change, as but few classes *f taxable property are liable to Increases, and he did not think that the taxable values would run over 1170,000,960 under the assessment that was now going on. There is likely to be another pro position to increase the funds tor the general expenses of the State. Under the present law any insurance com panies doing business in the State are required to pay to the counties the regular tax levy on the net business done by the company lit the respective counties. The proposition is to pay this tax on insurance directly to the State, and likely making it lower by so doing.. It is said that the insurance companies will prefer to pay the taxes directly to the State than to make returns in each of the counties and pay it in the various counties where there is no regularity in the rate ol taxation. It will be interesting to note the tax assessments for a number of years past. These figures below <}p not in elude the school levy : . The Great Expert Will Mot Bring Higher Frtoee. The Augusta Chronicle publishes the following-letter from Mr. Alfred B. Sbepperson in reference to the cot ton crop : ■' ——— —----— New. York, Jan. 2.18*6. Hon. Patrick Width, August, Ga. My Dear SirThe year whloh just ended will be n memorable one for the cotton tirade, inasmuch 'as it recorded the lowest price for middling uplands evdr reached in Liverpool, ex cept when the same low figure, two waeo too Mtmo low nifure, two a r * Tw i« # thirty-emu thirty seconde. (2 31-321 J invite all dieses of our our main oommodity, cotton, to join with us ia our delibernttoos. “ The invitation is exse<g)ed to all agricultural eocieties, alliances, gran ges, cotton exchanges, commission ^rohante, factors, associations, etc. “ The movement is strictly non political, but essentially industrial ; therefore no man should say nay on ac count of political affiliations. “ I respectfully Ihvoke the aid of the press. Recognizing the demand tor heroic actlon^and the disaster that is to follow without It, I appeal to all pa triotic p’eople to join in this struggle to emancipate our people from a bondage that is as oppressive and ignominious as was inflicted by the czar upon a serfdom. * ^ “ No longer can we live prosperously and happily under so tyrannioal a sys tem. The demand of the occasion is for honest, earnest men, who have the intelligence to appreciate prevailing conditions and the courage to 'Take up arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them,’ I remain, sincerely yours. “ Hector D. Lane. “ President American Cotton Grow ers’ Protective Association <” * pence per pound was touched dn No vember, 1894.. The lowest prioe in Mew York for forty-eight years was also reached la November, 1894, and re posted at intervale to Mhrch, 1895. The largest crop ever produced ia America was grown in 1894 and marketed in the commercial cotton season in 1894-9& From the tow ebb of March 1,1895, there was one of the most remarkable reactions ever known when prices advanced in New York from 6 9-16 on March let to 9 3-8 cents on Oct. 15th for middling uplands cot ton, a matter of three aad thirteen- sixteenths (3 13-16) cents per pound. This great advance was due in part to the Improvement in the general business of the country, but chiefly to speculative buying of cotton futures. On account of the comparatively high prices which ruled in Septem ber and October, much of the crop of 1895-96 was marketed at good prices. Much interest is now felt in cotton circles in regard to the extent of the now coming in, and in the ques- acreage of the crop to be planted this year. I am satisfied that a large quaatity of cotton has been held back in the Interior by country merchants and farmers on account of the sudden and serious decline which occurred in the middle of October. I anticipate comparatively large re ceipts in January, and think the crop will probably be about seven million bales with a possibility of even more. Excellent weather for maturing and picking and long delay of frosts partly compensated for unfavorable condi tions earlier in the season. In view of the very large stocks of cotton at the beginning ot this season in the American and European mar kets, and in the hands of spinners, and the fact that much larger shipments will certainly be made from India, Egypt aod Brazil than last season, 1 do not think there wi! be any such scarcity of cotton as would advance the price to such an extent as to justi fy any Increase whatever of the pres ent cotton acreage in this country at the expense of a reduction in food and forage crops. • I think that an increase of our cot ton acreage would probably cause lower prices of cotton tor the re mainder of this season, and certainly weather conditions for the new crop should be extremely unfavorable. No man rejoiced more than I did at the recovery of cotton from the un warranted depression, though I did not have any pecuniary interest in the market and have none now. Feeling, however, a deep Interest in the pros perity of the South, I would regard an increase of cotton acreage this year as a most unwise policy. With best wishes tor a happy and prosperous New Year, I remain, very truly, Alf. B. Shepperson. yours REDUCING THE CROP. 1876 77—Mills. »#•• •*«•*-**•* 7 1877-78 -***««****• ...4i 1879-80 2* 1883-84 5 1884-85 54 1888-89 • •see ** eee* e <)£ 1889 90 54 1890 91,...» i 4! 1891-92 44 1892-93 ........6i 1893 94 .....5 1894-95 .44 The school tax levy will hereu be three nails. — The announcement that there would be a necessary increase in the tax levy to iqeet the expenses of the State ovornmeut has created considerable iscussiou and some dissatisfaction The Comptroller General states that unless there is an "income tax and a license tax provided the .tax levy will have to be about teu mills to meet all expenses of government. The dispen sary profits, wbicftr are supposed to amount 1100,000, have all been given to the school fund, and phosphate royalty is tied up in a sinking fund to pay the State debt. These funds can not, therefore, be considered iu provid ing for the necessary expenses of the government. It is very likely that both the income tax and license bill will be introduced iu the Legislature. The Comptroller General stated that he did not know what scheme would be devised in reference to incomes, but suggested that it would probably be a tax on all who received an income of 11,000 or more. That would bear equally oo all the people of the State, but the license scheme will only affect the town people. It is stated ti)at farmers, tor instance, will not he sub ject to a license tax, although they are in " business ” like any one else. The Comptroller "General estimates that a tax on incomes of a thousaud, dollars would bring in about *50,000. This will not he enough to meet the deficit. The license texton-business ae charged in Charleston would bring in about *500,000. Comptroller General Norton does not intend to recommend any plan to the Legislature, but will simply call to the attention of the members what they are permitted to do under the constitution. The whole subjeot is one in which the officials are deeply interested, and they are ■cratohlng.their heads daily to get np some scheme to raise the money and •till not increase the rate of taxation: '•Mrs. Partington says aothlag de spises her so much as to see people wl * interests of the Sonth and being tin- preaMd that this question in It* moet comprehensive form should be con sidered gravely?-! therefore deem H ad visable .that; the ootton growers must meet la convention, that we formulate Be was an olloa aeaker, T>ut no raee with- them he ran: For thlrt> rears ha waited, tffi the oBce sought the man; their term and died, H# saw the office coming with a melancholy stride. and adopt some intelligent rule of ae- And whan his friends, elected, had served tiun through which we may be enabled to Combat these agencies, whose perni cious methods are so destructive to our prosnerity. ‘‘On account of its general acoosei- bllity I hereby name Memphis as the place and Tuesday, January 21st, as the time of meeting. rite all classes of our L“‘ It sought him and It oaught him—It brought him into town: The mayor came out to greet him and the band played up and down; Gray-haired- and feeble-minded they led him to tire chair, —, ^ r " ' And he's now the town postmaster at sixty stamp* a year I You may tack a little moral to this story—If you can: v The offloe with the money ain't the one that seeks the man; ■ ■■■, — - —i—— And if you want to get there, and you think you’ve got it right, Just get Into the saddli In sight! ^ e THE RAILROADS RESIST. Cotton Growers Will Compare Notes About the Reduction of Acreage. - Hon. Hector D. Lane, of Alabama, the president of the Amerloan Cotton Growers’ Protective Association, has issued the following call to the cotton grower* tor a convention to assemble at Memphis on Tuesday, January 21st, in order to formulate some rule and plan of action by which the problem of cotton acreage next season might be solved beneficially to the planters. Mr. Lane reviews the tactics of the ‘‘bears” to depress the values of cotton to the detriment of the producers and con cludes with the offer of a plan which, if worked out, will result in favor of the cotton farmers : “To the American Cotton Growers’ Protective Association—The time has arrived when next year’s acreage in cotton should receive most serious con sideration. Our enemies, the cotton ‘bears,’ are anticipating matters by industriously circulating reports that ft is the intention of the cotton grow ers to enormously increase the cotton acreage, and double the use of com mercial fertilizere the ooming season, which will result in the production of a crop of from ten to twelve million bales. “ Information comes from Texas that New Orlefens ‘bears’ are reporting that Texas wll plant for four million loales These reports are circulated to induce the Southern people to sell the balance of this small crop at present tow prices. “ According to the official data America has exported to Europe one million three hundred and twenty- three thousand bales less than last year. “The Northern mills have taken four hundred and fifty thousand bales less than last year. “ Stocks of cotton at American ports and interior towns are about the same at last year, but as the season pro gresses the stocks at the ports will djdly grow less as compared with last year. “On the other hand the mills of England, America and the continent are running full time and if they keep up the present consumption until neyt September, they will need all of your cotton; they cannot wait for the next crop. What then prevents your obtaining remunerative prices for the remaining portion of this crop ? This is easily answered. The speculative ‘bears’ of New Orleans, New York and Liverpool are thoroughly indifferent to" your condition and reck little of your welfare. They would be glad to ootton selling at 4 cents and would, contribute their aid in pressing it down to the lowest- regardless of the destitution and sprrow that would en sue throughout the South under such conditions. “ The Southern planter has the power to depose these reckless despots and wholesale despoiler* of our prosperity, destroy the annual surplus, their able coadjutor, by judicious decrease of acreage, and these gentlemen will be cut out of a job. Plant only a moder ate crop and you will be better off with a seven to a seven and a half'million bale crop, selling at 10 to 11 cents, thaa a ten million * ’ A Rafasal to Inaugurate the Ferti lizer Kates—The Attorney General W III Ask fbr Mandamu*. Columbia Register. The railroads seem bent on their determination to make an issue with the State on the fertilizer rate matter. It was learned yesterday that not a single road had put lato effect the rates a* recently promulgated by the board, imA on the ouhtcary- -all of them were absolutely refusing to obey the toff, notwithstanding demands had been made on them to do so. This is the time of the year when fertilizers are moved heavily>and it is of'great im portance to shipper as well as buyer that the reduced railroad rate should be obtained. The refusal of the roads to put the new schedule into effect means, of course, war between them and the Commission and in'the end there can be but one result. The Commission has onlyaone way to enforce their regulation* and that i* through the courts. A mandamus can be taken out against the road* and in case it is shown that they have will fully violated the rules of the Com munion, they are liable to a fine of *1,000 at the least for each offense. The fine may be increased to *5,000. The Attorney General will have to take the first steps in the matter and the Commission has already put the facts in hU possession and some action will be taken at an early date. The Kill road Commission ha* received number of complaint* as to the road* refusing to put in operation the new schedule. Some days ago it was announced that the Manchester and Augusta Road had applied to Judge Simon ton for an order of injunction against the Commisstoo. The matter was to come up on the 21»t last., it was said. As sistant Attorney General Townsend, who has been to Charleston, inquired at the clerk’s office aad was’informed that no such papers had been filed in hU office. The finmini—inn fes* been serv ed with no papers and the whole matter U in a curious condition. If an order of injunction is to be argued it ought to be with the Clerk of the Court. In a few days some legal steps will be taken which will end in having the question in dispute settieu one way or the other. War Songs for Her Country.— woman is proving an active factor n the Cuban revolution and should the,-revolutionist* succeed in over throwing Spanish rule in their beautl- ful Wand, among the first to receive ibstantial gratitude tor aid and com- irt will be Sehorlta Leo nor Perez ae la |Uva, of Santiago de Cuba. The stqaorita is practically the only writer iu Cuba who has dared to defy the government. For years -she has been writing stirring songs bnaphems, all designed to keep up the courage of her countrymen. She was born just twenty years ago in Santiago de Cuba, where she has resided almost con tinuously ever since. Her verses and songs, nearly all touchihg upon her beloved native island, aod filled with the tendered yet strongest patriotiem. are known eve» ywhere in CuYia, and the spariding-eyed daughter of the tropics is one of the most admired Cuban women. Some of her latest vers js, dedicated to the cause of the revolution, have been pronounced seditous by the government censors, and the pretty senorita has been threatened with imprisonment; but she has a brave heart and declared her intention to continue to write its promptings. bale crop, selling at 5 to 6 cents. “ Do not be led into the error hat jou can deceive the great firms that Buy your product. They have their agente la every town and village; they are ever torutiaix'.ng your actions, aod know seore la regard to the general sereagu than you oaa posaibly find out ycurselvea. far market, eto-eta. re Oiat* contest la to pi round" farwli The purxoee ot I versified” aod oath Carolm... “fll , nr pays la South to exhibit the proofs imd give public xeaev- nltion to the fanner that make* the beat foOW- t D *rnall and large farmers can coi tbit prise on equal ternu. The high It" nude per acre for the Whole number of acrea employed on the farm, and including everything made on the farm, will determine the winner, whether he farms ten auree or a thousand. The prise cannot be won by »pend ing time and labor and money on one or two crop*. it ia most desirable that more attention ahould be paid in this State to the industry of sheep raising, which could be developed to important proportions, if the farmers would take hold of it in earnest. Another prise will be offered in the interest of this industry. Another will be offered to be oomiieted for by the fruit growers, who bave already fairly ■ita new In terested _ T | _ MW Who la the leader in this pleasant and profitable field of endeavor. v - Last, but not least in the order of merit and e and beat everything , An Kspress Agent. * - Mr. J. E. Mitchell, Agent Southern Express Co., Griffin, Ga., May 8tb, 1895 : “ I have used King’s Royal Ger- metuer in my family, and consider it the best medicine I have ever used. It has relieved me of Muscular Rheuma tism. 1 also know of several other cases of rheumatism and catarrh that have been cured by its use.” Write to The Atlanta Chemical Co., Atlanta, i., for 48 page book, giving full in formation, free. New package, large bottle, 108 doses, *1. For sale by Car penter Bros. —Statistics furnished from official sources show that only 1,782 miles of new railroad were built in the United States during 1895. This is the lowest point reached in any of the last twenty five years, and only twice sines 1865 has so small a mileage been constructed, bile the total is about one hundred miles in excess of the record of 1855. The railroads of the United States ag gregate a little over 181,000 at the close of 1896. The railfoads, in both traffic aod construction, always accu rately indicate the financial and com mercial condition of the country. late rest, wU^e the prize to be contested for by the of the State who aru workii __ Hag on the farina aa hard aa their huabands and fathers and brothei a aad aoua, without get ting due credit for their part of the yearly S rodueta and income. Tbia contest will cover ae Held of woman’s work on the farm, in the oribard, about the house. In tbe dairy and kitchen, and garden, in the poultry yard, and among the bee hives, and in all tbe wide and varied departments of her ceaseless industry, and we hope will serve to inspire many auoli workers with new interest in their dally and all-day tasks and duties. All cannot win the rise, of course, but all can win recognition or the JmiH>rtfWnt pHrt they piny in BUtfc4!2£ farming profitable—and possible —to tbe men wh* work afield, and we can promise all the contestants such recognition at least, tiesides the prise or prises to those who win them. This boniest will “lit” In naturally and neat ly with the contest for the prise for the most successful “all round” farm, and it may well t>e that tbe prize for such a farm will be won at last by the farmers in petticoats, wbo help to “ run ft,” in the race. We have already made-this introductory chapter with regard to the several contests larger than we Intended It to be, and will only add, therefore, that all tbe prises Indicated will be certainly offered, and perhaps more of them; that the conditions of the several con tents will be announced In a few days, ami that the present intention Is to have all the farm product* offered for compelftinn, as far, as practicable, exhibited in Charleston on tbe occasion of tbe next Fall Festival, when the prizes will Ik- publicly awarded. Headache Qeslroys Health P-saultlng in poor memory. Irritability, ner vousness and Intellectual exhaustion. It Induces other forms of disease, such as epi lepsy, heart disease, r.poplexy. Insanity,etc. Dr. Miles* Nervine Cures. —Grip is prevalent again in New York and physicians say that it comes this year with new symptons, and is rather more severe than a year ago. —Tbe Southern situation is summed by a bright Northern journal in this wise: “The corn is full of kernels, and the colonels are full of corn.’’ —Do not work a sick animal. Rest is better than medicine, especially whdre- the trouble results from lame ness or sprain. The News .and Courier’s for 1896. Prise Contests Mrs. Chas. A. Myer*. 201 Hanna H«.. Port Wayne, Ind., whies Oct. 7, Mb*: “I suuervJ terribly with kevere .load*, he*, u.^xincss, backache and rervocricss. fracually grow- Ir.g worse until my life wa» despaired of and try what wa would. 1 found no relief until 1 commenced using Ur.fiXilea' Nervine. I have taken live bottles and believe I am a well woman, and I have taken great com fort in re.-ommendlng all .>f my friends to use Nervine. You may publish this letter If you wish, and 1 hope It mi y tie tbe mean-t of saving some other sick mother's life, as It did mine.” On sale by all drurglxt*. Rook on Heart and Nerve* sent FREE. Dr. Miles Medical Oo.,XlkbaR, Ibff. ^ Dr. liles’ Renedies Restore Health. —The Seaboard Air Line will on. the 12th in*t., it is stated, take off its reg ular train between Columbia and At lanta. It 1* understood ths»t Presid ent Childs, of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens, will inaugurate a new schedule on his road aod the Laurens Railroad recently purchased by him for a Columbia syndioate, which will answer the same purposes a» the train to Atlanta. —Tbe Journal of Inebriety estimate* the total number of druukard* in America at 1,600,000. Titere being about twenty-five millions of adults la this country, this mean* thut one per son out of every fifteen drinkate excess, and is consequently more >>r toe* of a drunkard. Tbe Journal thinks that this estimate is a very modest one, and rather under the mark than above it. r -^The National Editorial Associa tion will meet in St. Augustine on the 21st of this month. t This is the largest editorial association in this country, and possibly iu the world. t It will have delegates from everjF State aad Territory , la the United States and Canada. The rffprasentatives from ihIs State are E. H. Aull, M. B. Mc- Sweeney and N. G. Gonzales. _ —Neighbor: “What beautiful hene you have, Mrs. Stuckup.” Mrs. Stuck- up : “ Yes, they afre all imported fowls." Neighbor: '‘You doirt tell me so V I suppose they lay eggs ewery day ?” Mrs. btuckup (proudly): “They could do so if they *aw proper, hut •our clroujaustances are such that my hens are not required to Isy eggs ewery day” —Baron Alderaon onse released team his duties a juror who stated that be was deaf with one ear. “ You mm3 leave the box,” said hie lordsfeip, “ since it is necessary you should h.< both sides.” —A Kansas judge recently mitted the local agent of a brewing company to jail for contempt of o«»urt for refusiug, when on the witness stand as au expert, to drink some of his own beer. —It is interesting to learn that the place of honor in the winter exhibition of the Royal Academy, just opened in London, is occupied by a full length portrait of George Washington. —Col. It. B. Wataon/of Ridge Spring, is planting out eleven \housaacl four hundred aod fifty trees, which ten thousand are peach and th\ others ap ple. —Mrs. Hester.Curtis; of Lafayette, lad., who was murdered a few days ago, was the mother of twenty-fire children, ‘ ‘ twine. —“What is eh* marrying for— including Our offer of prize* to the most suoceMful bog growers in the State iu list was pnxluc live of so good result* by arousing aud pro moting Interest In an Important but neglected agricultural Industry and inducing many farmers to engage in it again to theirown pro tit and with large benefit to the State, that we have determined to organize another compe tition for the year 1 t»t, and to extend it ao aa to include a variety of product* and to enlist a still larger number of fanners in It. The details of the contest have not yet been arranged, bnt will be announced at an early day and in good time for the due information of alL-who may desire to engage in it. We cannot do more to-day than give a very gen eral idea of it* scope, its limitations in part, and its objects, with the understanding that the scheme as here outlined is subject to whaP ever modifications may be found to be neces sary before the tlnal announcement of condi tions Is made. The competition will be limited to subscrib ers to the Weekly News and Courier. The prizes will consist of Are hundred dol lars in cash, and one gold medal and one sil ver medal. Tbe five hundred dollars will be divided into prizes -of one hundred d .Hare and fifty dollars, to be paid to tbe winners in the several contests. The medals will be in dependent of tbe cash prizes, and subject to separate competition, so that no contestant can receive loth a medal and a crash prize for the same thing. One of the contests will be for hogs again, but under somewhat different conditions from the contest of IHOft. We learned last year, when too late to change the published oondl- tlons materially without affecting some of the contestant* unfairly, that the restriction of the contest to pigs born in 1 W> excluded some that might properly have been entered, and that would have been entered but for that limitation. We make the timely and definite announcement new, therefore, that the hog contest for IWtt wtH begin on March 1: will lose :*» days later. And will be open to all pigs aot over 4 months old on March 1. These terms, of course, will permit the entry of pigs born In November and December, 1S86, as well as those born In 1SW1. and we think are both proper and liberal for the purposes of the competition. Another coniest will be organized for the best exhibit of hay—using the word in the widest sense, to include all kinds of “long feed” of “-forage’ as clover, timothy, alfalfa, Bermuda and other grasses, separate or mix ed. com fodder, pea vines, pludar vines, etc., etc. The conditions of this contest will prob ably relate to the yield per acre for a stated number of acres, aud to the quality of the product as determined by it* selling prioe in the Charleston market. The News and Courier has a special regard, of course, for the tobacco crop, which Capt. Dawson was so lamely Instrumental in re-es tablishing iq South Carolina, and is desirous of promoting and extepding the cultivation of the plant as far as practicable. A prize will be given to the farmer who makes the moat profitable crop on one acre, so as to al low both large and smalf farmers to compete for It on an equal footing. The quality of tobacco will count heavily In such a con tt. of oourse.but quality aloae or yield alone. __ quality and yield together will not Insure the capture of the prise. As now proposed tbe former will win it wbo ” clears ” the most bbowj from an acre, and tells hi*, fellow farmers how he managed to do so. and these ooadkttons evidently will give every tobacco grower a fair chance and make the contest hath fate resting and instructive Aaotaar and very general, but highly tensely aud profitable, contest will be organ lied for progressive “ all round ” farmers, by tbe offer ef a prize for tbe best results obtain ed from dseeraided crops grown by a single fanner. Sfee gene&l plan for this contest Is that the FrulLpfadara, irue&Thbga, poultm, blitter, eggs, honey, etc., etc.-the prise to be awaraed to the one wbo shows the Isfgeet relative preflton the year’s operations Provided owly that he produces net lees than four differ eat kteds of field or orchard crops —aa oocu, edttoa. tebacoo and hay; or 00m, peaa, ptadars aad potatoes; or ootton. hay, r—» ». ootton, water- corn, whsat and a hundred poasi- qf the iarcer “plough JOHNSON'S MAGNETIC DILI •astaat Killer ol Fata. Internal and external. Curs* RHEUMATISM. HEURAI. Ol A, Lame Back, Sprains, Brulw-. - , SMSJolnts, OOUOaiiii Instantly. CUolers M r ( r..m>.l>iptl*#rla,®w»Throat, lDACHK. aa If by magic. DDIIHI Especially prepared for Dltalf U| stock, Doable Strength, tLe most Powerful end PenetratingLinlieeatfor Men >1-Beast inexistence. Large H else 7B<u,IOa. else 4Uc JOHNSON'S ORIENTAL SOAR. Medicated and Toilet The Great Skin Cure am aee Ueeu'tlfler. 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Do not think for once that It is a little cheap suite, for *e assure > you it is not, but a large, fuli-slxe , suite equal te anything on the market, j In order to start the sale of these | I suites and to keep our men busy and | introduce our business in your neigh borhood. we agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point in tbe South for 916, when the cash comes With the order. This advertisement will possibly appear twice in this pa per. therefore if you are Interested, cut this out and send with 916 end the 1 suite will be shipped to you. If It Is I not just as represented you may re turn the suite at our expense ai your 916 will be refunded to you. Oi catalogue containing many illustra tions of rare bargains and house fur nishing goods will be sent to yeu up-1 on application. 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