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VOL XXII* BARNWELL,SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, |ULY 37,189Q. COUNTRY SCHOOL PROBI,RM. | ADDRESS OF SUPT. J J. Me MAH AN How the Public School System Gen I be Cheniced end Improved in this | Sente. ♦ The following 1» the eddreea Of Su perintendent of Education McMehen et Herrla Springs on iho country school problem: The country school problem la the most Important problem of our civlli* xetlon today. 1. It Is the problem of our agricul tural emancipation, of our industrial prosperity, if the truth be told, we are In a bad way agriculturally. The country Is being deserted, plantations are being eaten up by mortgages, dwellings and barns built before the war are going to decay,, and if de stroyed tomorrow could not be re placed. We are living on the accumu lations of the past, and fast using up the little capital' of our possessions. This is true of many neighborhoods. I am thankful that it is not tru* of all. But men now (arm witnout hope. The way out must be through more intcut- gent methods, better education. 2. The country school problem is the problem of good government. The terms u ward politician” and "city boss ” have acquired a meaning that tells of some of the evils of govern ment In cities. Although " crossroads politician” Is also a term of disrespect, it has not suggestion of vlciops purpose or of venality.. The crossroads politi cian is charged with narrowness, mis taken seal, fie is a patriot, and all he needs is education. There Is among the people in the country an Indepen dence and an individuality that are a safeguard to the State. It will be a bad day for us when we no longer have this sturdy constituency to appeal to. We must, therefore, by education solve the problem of how to make a living In the country, and we must provide adequately for the education of children reared In the country. 3. The country school problem is the problem of diversified life, of all round Interest. Thus far, nearly all of out city people have had relatives in the country wtu>m they at times visited. Hence all our people have some experience of country life—there are none but have been brought under the influence of this ontactwitb nature. This can no longer be so if the exodus from the country continues, If we con tinue to have poor country schools that fail to fit bo>s »nd girls to live prosperously and bappiiy la the coun try—such poor schools that pareats see no hope for their children there and go to town, to live from hand to mouth, at uncertain imployment, in search of schools. 4. The country school problem Is, moreover, the problem of our national vigor. The msj >rity of the leading business men of our cities were reared oa the plantations, bo it is la each generation. The city S'*ma to requiM a back country to draw upon for rein forcements. When these can no longer be supplied the end Is at hand. The country school problem is Indeed the problem of tbo preservation of our Caucasian civilization and purity of blood. If the country be abandoned to the negroes, then that which makes a people great will be theirs and not the white man’s. The hardihood, the in dependence, the courage that country life develops wilt t>n lost to the Cauca sians, who will have gathered into congested centres, where strength and vigor of mind and sapped. The country men'that dominate beR Bat I am expected to point out what may be done for the Improvement of the country school. The special prob lem of the schools in the country is due to the sparsity of population and the poverty of the people. The chief difficulty Is the distance apart. The school money Is apportioned according to enrollment, and each school is at tended by so small a number that Its share of the public found supports it only pitifully. There are manv needed improvements*.' What are they? 1 would not, if I could, present to you a finished theory of how to solve this promblem of the country school. You would distrust any theory. All Im provement must be n growth. My the ory might need to be modified as con ditions develop. In aspiring to the ofBoe which I now hold, 1 undertook to solve this problem, at least in a measure. But it was not my choice to attempt to solve it here in words. This subject was assigned me. I am glad, however, to give, you some of my thoughts, and I want you to think on thane questions with me that together we may solve them yet. The current opinion seems to be that the one thing needed for Improving the country schools is a longer term. I Irish to say emphatically that In my opinion the longer term Is the last thing needed. It is needed, but there are other things needed worse. 1. The first thing needed is better teaching, more intelligent effort to ward the moulding of character. I have been trying to Impress this. The summer schools are working toward this* end. This association has for years labored to improve the teachers I •omethi; of the Bute, and has done much. 2. We need a better course of study in our schools. This is closely related to better teaching, and together they would transform our schools. This im- provemept is need in all the schools and In the colleges too. There Is too much purposeless teaching. Subjects are taught as if they were an end in themselves. They are not made to ap- child's Interests. There is universality and the immutability of cause and elect. Then they will know that" a wrong done can never be . that it cannot be undone. Teach a man to recognise In all spheres of activity the orderly processes of nature, and so to feel his responsibility to be In harmony with the Divine will, to promote the good and not the evil. Education does not consist merely in developing in us mental power. It should also supply us with useful knowledge of our environment. This cannot be acquired In a day, and It u folly to lose the years of our schooling In exercise merely for the strengthen ing of our minds, as dumb-bells strength en the muscles, Instead of strengthen ing our minds by acquainting us with the great truths that are Involved In- the life about us and with the problems that will soon press upon. Life Is too short. Duties are too pressing. We should learn what we need. In the last half century. there have come to the front social and Industrial problems overshadowing all else. Some sage has said, “The only good is knowledge; the only evil Is ignorance.” In the last analysis, every good goes back to knowledge as Its basis. Every evil may be resolved Into Ignorance as Its cause. We must know the right la order to do the right. But education should do more than fit one to grapple with the problems of life. The whole man should be devel oped to the fullest. Our course of study and our teaching should cultivate the artlstle side of our nature, that we may be In full harmony with th«, creation. Otherwise, these potential pleasures remain unknown to us—there is an Irreparable lose to the sum-total of human happiness. We should teach music in our riment at the State summer school art and music In our schools. 'The ex- per: has satisfied me that anybody can learn to draw, and that anybody can learn to sing. The school should not aim to prepare wnere sirengm ana W . >hoi 1 body are at last lrf ^ tr, wQl/supp 1 /thel J^. mI #. Who shall ihe»e horhood > prepai for dollege ; it should prepare for life. The college should take the boy that comes to It and prepare him still bet ter for life. ■ It should not make an idol out of what it calls a “ college course,” All education should prepare for life; should help to give us a true attitude towards life. 3. Better moral support from local authorities Is the next most Important need of our country schools. The trustee and the parent, 11 well ae the teacher, need to be educated as to their .duty. Their attitude may de stroy all discipline. Above all they should not change the teacher unless there Is a certainty of getting better teaching. The good teacher should be kept permanently. Thus may the teacher learn the children’s disposi tions, win their hearts and train their characters. Moreover, a new teacher doesn’t know where the children are prepared to take up their studies. A large part of the seesioa is practically lost while the teacher Is experimenting with the children. 4. Better supervision Is another need. The county superintendents are usually paid too little to support them and permit them to devote themselves to the work and study of supervision as a profession. They must pursue other occupations for a living. Some perform no more than certain clerical autlee that might ae well be performed by the county auditor. All this should be ebaaged. fi. Better organisation and division of the school Itself is a pressing need. We should seek to cultivate our ooun- schools. Instead of four or five schools scattered over a* neigh we should have one strong school, with two or more teachers. The children could be graded and taught better. The teachers would stimulate each other by association aad code pence. The monthly salary could be higher aad the employment longer. But how shall the children ( 'et to the school ? Here is the prob- em. I insist that they can walk great deal farther than their too Indul gent parents are now usually willing for them to walk. We now have many neighborhoods in which It is possible to dispense with several schools and patronise one without serious inconve nience. I am glad to observ^some tendency to this. In the Northeastern and Northwest ern States they have resorted to the practice of employing a driver act team to bring to school and carry home the children who live beyond a certain distance. I hope within the next year to look into this system It is very possible that with the money-saved by abolishing just one of our weak county schools the more-remote chlldron may be hauled to the big school house which will be supported by the many of the three or four other schools sup planted by it. tly « ly we need better finanola longer terms, better peal to a no attempt to show their bearing upon ' ‘ b details life, A boy Is harrassed with about political geography when the names of the nations are meaningless to him. Years are wasted in drill la the rules of grammar, and the boy goes out to the play ground and vio lates every rule. He has never sus pected that those dry rules hare any thing to do wltb ihe speech - that - Is so indispensable a part of life. We should teach a man to know not passively but actively; to be not a mere receptacle of Information, but a potent factor. We should teach more of science, and especially should there be In all our teaching more of the sol eatifle spirit. We should develop In the children a love of truth and a self reliance. Teach them to realize the 6. Las support, longer terms, better equip ments, better salaries. This must come by levying a special local tax. I put this last because I believe that with ous present resources we can do much oh the lines above indicated to give us better schools. When these things are done and the people see that the schools are not a humbug, they will be readier to pay more money to support them. But until there is evidence thing being done, nobody Is wl ling to give more money. I believe that a good teacher will In the end bring everything else. We see it lx many localities. One thought more. There are those who condemn universal education. They think that education belongs to the select feir and unfits the ordinary man for his station In life, makes him discontented with his lot, threatens so cialism. I will only say that as long as there is room (or Improvement it is a.ourse to keep men’s minds contented. To doubt that It is good for all men to know, la to believe that darkness Is better than light—It is to doubt that it la good for us to know the wondrous truths In the midst of which Ood has placed us. ring near which to —Frltx Pries, a farmer Uvln Baltimore, had no ooffin In bury his sister, so he disinterred the body of hia brother, lifted It from the coffin and. wrapping it In a quilt, placed It hack In the grave and covered it. Then he took the old coffin to the barn, repainted it and put toe body of his sister In it.. The coffin was then placed la the new grave and covered up. . MORGAN MAKES STATEMENT NOT PLOTTING AGAINST BRYAN. The Chicago Platform tbs Grandest Presentation of Democratic Prtn- ples Ever Made. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has given his views on politics to a repre sentative of the Atlanta Constitution, explaining the circumstances of the al- ‘eged interview with him not long ago Washington. His statement Is as follows: “That interview ? Yes, I see they are making a good deal out of It or try ing to,” said he, as I led tha-oonversa- tlou up to the matter that had taken me to his presence. "Well, It is hard- neceseary for me to say that I am making war on nobody or thal there is no deep and dark plot back of anything have said or done. I am not In the mbit of making war on Ddmocrats and if Mr. Bryan Is nominated, I shall be found supporting him with all the enthusiasm at my command.. As for le delegation from this State, if the lemocrats—the majority of them— think Mr. Bryan the best man to nom- nate, I will tbrow up my hat as high as the highest. I have said nothing that can fairly be oonbtrued as a fight against the brilliant Nebraskan—nor as a fight for any other of the many food Democrats who may or may not mve presidential aspirations. The deas I have advanced are given solely or the purpose of contributing toward Democratic victory. I want the party to win, If it can win without surrender- ng any of its principles. I would not sacrifice principles In order to gain a victory, for such a victory would be hollow and would mean nothing in the advancement of true Democracy; but would like to see the party win, and think now is the time to carefully consider what one of all the true anu oyal Democrats of the country will be the best man to nominate. I have no body to suggest, but the party is big ger than any one man and surely It Hi not hurt to consider calmly and soberly what is best to do under all the circumstances.” I asked Senator Morgan if the inter view published in Washington was a carefully prepared document given out as an authorised statement or bow it came about. “Oh, no, if was nothing of the sort, have said nothing about it, because do not care to say anything that will look like a reflection upon a newspaper friend with whom 1 did talk ; but it all i;rew out of a casual conversation oa the street one evening. That was on the ftth of July. 1 had forgotten all about It until the 11th, when It ap peared la toe papers. 1 do not now want to be understooa as repudiating It, al though as printed it only partially rep resents my views, and much of the Ian ;uage put la my mouth I never used, (ucn that I did say was omitted— some things that would have changed the geoeral trend of the interview bu lag forgotten by the man with whom I talked, and Instead of its being a care fully prepared pronunclamento, as some of the newspapers have endeavored to make out, 1 told my friend at the out set that 1 did not want the nutter to be used as coming from me, but gave it to him rather with the idea that he elaborate it in bis own way and as his own matter. After we had talked he beeeeched me to let blm use my name connection with the suggestions 1 had advanced, and as he had said it would greatly add to the value of the matter to him, I finally said he might so, as I am never afraid to father any views which I hold. I did not think he was going to put me in quota tion marks or I would have seen to it that all I said was presented just as 1 said it, but again let me say that 1 do not repudiate the young mao who did, iu a general way, get down some of my views as 1 gave them." Wnat particularly was not pre sented ?" “'Well, for one thing, what I had to say about the Chicago platform. I am, as you know, a great believer In the Chicago platform, word for word aad letter for letter. I have studied that latform in the light of Democratic ilstory more than most men, and I have always maintained that it is the grandest presentation of the true prin ciples of Democracy that has ever been made. I believe in every plank in that platform and have always advocated it, not in a general way merely, but in every way looking td the enactment into law of any of its principles. 1 see some- of the gold organs say my talk Indicates a weakening on the platform, and they-ane proclaiming that they have caught me. Well, all I’ve got to say about that Is they’ve caught a tar tar, that’s all. “The whole idea of my talk,” con tinued SenatarMorgan, "was that we bught to all get together and elect a president if we can. I find a lot of good Democrats—as good Democrats as anybody, as loyal, as earnest and as true—who do not believe it Is possible to win with Mr. Bryan as tbe nomi nee. Even those who are talking most enthusiastically for his nomination are Inclined to take that view of it. In deed, it is difficult to find a Democrat familiar with this situitlon throughout the country who believes Mr. Bryan has much of a chance for election, “Now, some l people may cry out against this talk as heresy, but If it is true that there Is scarcely a chance to win with Mr. Bryan, I am sure it is not heresy on the part of other Demo crats to look around and see if there is not some other man upon whom al Democratic elements might unite, and —on the Chicago platform -elect him. i feel sure-that if Mr. Bryan were sat Isfied that any other Democrat had better chance of election he would not let personal ambition stand in the way of party success. I do not say therd is any other man who does sten$ a better chance; but what I do say Is that It is oar privilege as Democrats, and indeec our duty to the party, to look arounc usjsnd see whether there~it -s~ good' chance of bettering our outlook b: considering whether some other cand date would not be even more available, consldera- influence of thoughtless enthusiasm | or ardent hero worship. I greatly ad mire Mr. Bryan and have always paid my tribute to the splendid campaign he made In 1896; but what we have to think of it not the campaign of 1896, but the campaign of 1900, bringing, at it must, new conditions. It Is no re flection on Mr. Bryan that we should look carefully over the field and con sider other men; It it rather a reflec tion upon ourselvet'df we jump Into! this thing blindly, taking it for grant ed that because be was the nominee three years ago he mast of necessity be the nominee next year.” “The partof your Washington inter view most criticised, Senator,” I ven tured to suggest, “was that in which yeu were made to intimate that the only thing that Ought to be required of a nominee that he pledge himself not| to veto a silver coinage bill.” “That is one respect in which the in terview does not do me full justice, it is a sin of omission rather than of 00m- rr lesion, however. Tbe failure to pre sent the context of Pur talk at this SECRETARY ALGER REBIGNN. THE DEATH OF 1NGERNOLL, tary oabli His Presence In the OaMnet Was Not Desirable—He Formed an Alliance with Plagraa. Gen. Russell A. Alger, the Seore- of War, has resigned from the inet, to take effect at the pleasure of President McKinley. The resignation of Secretary Alger Is believed to have been sought by the President, as public opinion h*d al most orystalized In a desire for the Secretary’s retirement. The feeling began with the .first charges of Gen eral Miles that tbe beef furnished the army of invasion In Cuba had been chemically treated, or "embalmed.” It was at once apparent to many that tba contracts entered into between the war department and packers were irregular, and so strong were ther criti cisms that the President ordered a board of Investigation, which, after a long aad tedious hearing, dismissed the matter by simply criticising some of the acts of the war department, but exonerating the Secretary or General Eagan, the chief oommltsary, of suy ir- point has the effect of clouding my ideas on that subject. I was talking I regularity In awarding the contracts, particularly about Cleveland’s repudla- f n this mat tion of all the pledges which bis party had made, and in this connection, my »iy« he reached the house he Ingersoll had died suggestion was that any ‘edge man who was nominated should pledge himself to stand true to every plank In the plat form. All the troublous times through which the Democratic party his been called upon to pass were due to Cleve- land’s repudiation of the pledges made the country by the convention which nominated him. We want nothing more of that kind. In talking, further, of probable Issues and of the legislation upon which a Democratic president elected next year would have to pass, I suggested that, with the Republicans in control In the Senate, there is prac tically no chance for the passage of an unlimited coinage of silver bill; and If a man could be found more available than Mr. Bryan on the other great is sues, it might be enough to know that he would obey tbe will of his party as expressed in whatever silver legisla tion it might be possible to get through Congress.' “I believe we will be able to get a start toward silver restoi atlon In the legislation that is necessary for the new possessions. It may be possible to force through Congress at its next ses sion such recognition of silver as will prove a material beginning toward complete silver restoration. If in fur- ni«htng currency fqr those countries which have been large silver users and in which our money s sure to take the place of the Spanish money, we open the way for the coinage of five hundred millions or a thousand millions of sil ver, tbe demand for that metal would surely raise the price to such a point that there would be a practical resto ration of the commercial parity of the two metals, and the oogte which bas frightened the business world would be dispelled. I think we should do the best we can toward that end. When we can get an ‘Unlimited coinage bill through Congress, we should do so; until we can. we should do all la our power to pave the way for the Increased use of sliver, because it will lead to the desired end of complete restora tion. If we can do that, we will have have done much. If some other Dem- cratthan Mr. Bryan can bring about the victory that must necessarily be the forerunner of any such legislation, it Is our right and our duty to ffnd such a Democrat. I do not say tl)et there Is a better man, bat I do say that we should carefully consider whether there Is or not. ; "We should consider men in tbe light of the issues of the coming campaign. I trust the Chicago platform will be reaffirmed in its entirety. If there is any attempt to change the declarations on any of the points covered in that document, I am sure it wonld only be for the worse. I do not care to criticise Mr. Bryan’s utterances on tbe territo rial question and I have certainly had no idea of misrepresenting his views in any particular.. The newspapers may have done this, for some of them have certainly reported me as advocat ing the immediate withdrawal of the troops from the Philippines, which seems to mean before peace and stabll- are restored. I do not at g)l agree Mr. Bryan In his advocacy of a protectorate over those islands, for such a protectorate as he baa talked of would bring us a maximum of responsi bility . for the acts of a government over which we had no control, and that, [t seems to ms, is the most dangerous of all the plans that have been pro posed for the disposition of the Philip pine question. However, I do not care to criticise Mr. Bryan or start a con troversy over this question. - It only series to Illustrate tbat we cannot be too careful In the selection of the man who is to be the party standard-bearer in that campaign. “Governor Johnston says he is going to make a fight for a Bryan delegation to the convention,” I added. If the Democrats of Alabama think Bryan the right man to nominate; they will find me joining them In shouting or him. I have great confidence In their wisdom; and for that very reason believe that it should be U ft to them to 00k carefully over the field and, un swayed by any consideration save the >arty good, decide who, hr their opln- on, is the man to load the party to vic tory, In all I have said I have not been talking for Mr. Morgan or Mr. Any body else; my one and only idea Is that the party should do what is best for tself.” >g matter the President stuck squarely by his Secretary of War and defended him whenever opportunity lous death offered. Then the tremendous rate from sickness in the ai my caused a general complaint extending from ocean to ocean, and whatever explana tion was offered was quickly eclipsed by the startling figures showing that disease thinned the ranks a dozen times more than Spanish bullets. The criticisms along this line werd joined in even by army officers, who reoognlz ed and charged that the army wasln many instances officered by men wild knew nothing whatever of army rules or methods, aad that the disease was due in many cases to incompetence on the part of the regimental command ers and the surgeons, whose appoint ments were made through polltiosl in fluences. With one of these charges at the door of the war department, a tremen dous crusade a>alnst so-called " Al gorism ” began, and as the Secretary’s determination not to retire increased, public demand for bis removal in creased, nntll the most powerful of the Eastern newspapers were almost uni ted in a determination that he should surrender his portfolio.- Through all of this the Secreta-y declared he would not retire under fire. But recently he announced for tbe United Statee Senate in Michigan against the incumbent, Senator McMiliaa. In doing this he wpenlv formed an alliance with Cover lor’Ptngree, who Isa declared anti- Republloan. S strong MsKlnley Senator advo nor' rmgree, administration McMiliaa Is a strong cate. This last act was tbe straw that broke the camel's back so far ns Mc Kinley is concerned. In the storm of criticism tbe President had stooJ by him, but to hold a poeltlon in the Pre sident’s offlflal faraljy In national poli tics aad be allied #lth the President's enemy in Slate polltloe was a double that the friends of the President openly resisted, aad while McKinley, himself, has acted with the utmost diplomacy, It Is known that he deter mined then aad there to make a change. The announcement of the Secrttarv's resignation, therefore, 1s la line with what correspondents have predicted for a month past. Ttiers it much (peculation an to who will suooeed Secretary Alger. General Harrison G. Otis, Governor Rxwovolt, General Leonard Wood aad others are mentioned for tbo place. Secretary Alger was horn in tbe township of Lafayette, Medina county, Ohio, February 27, 1836. Hla parents, Ruseell Alger aad Caroline Moulton, were from New England stock, whose ancestry were Scotch and English; was educated at the Richfield academy In Richfield, Summit county, Ohlo,at- tendlsg the autumn and winter terms, working on a fang by the month the nalndc The Mom Noted Infidel aad Agaoe- tlo of the Nineteenth Century Hae Pe enert Away Suddenly. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll died sudden ly at his country home at Dobbs Fsrry, N. Y., shortly after 12 o'clock oa Friday afternoon, July 21st. Mr. Ingersoll went to his sammer home la Dodds Ferry two days before, apparently In good health. Shortly after his arrival there he complained of a slight Indisposition. Ho spent the morning In his room, and shortly be fore he was stricken, his wife offered to have a loaoheon sent up to him so that he would not have to walk down stairs to the dining room below. He laughingly replied that while be did not feel quite as young ns he used to, he guessed he was not yat an invalid, and he would go with the others. Ae he finished spenklng and was about to rise he fell back into his chair. A physician was Immediately summoned, out when found that Mr almost Instantly The physician did not give the sause of death, but the family oelleve It was due to apoplexy. Mr. Ingersoll's wife and two daughters were with him when he died. Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer, was born In Dresden, N. Y.» August 11,1833. His father was a Congregatioual cler gyman, With aoch broad views as fre quently to cause dlseentlon between himself and his parish. The son’s boyhood was speet la Wis consin and IlTloois, where the family reafoved in 1843. Afftr studying law he opened an office in Sbawneetown, ill., with his brother, Eton, who was subsequently a member of Congress. Both engaged in politics, but tbe sur roundings were uncongenial, and in 1867 they removed to Peoria. In 1860 Robert was a Democratic candidate fur CongreM, but wan de feated. In 1863 he became colonel of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry, a«d a K ir and a half later netted with the publican party. In 1866 he was ap pointed attorney geoeral of Ullaots. At the national Republicae oonven tion in 1876 he proposed the name of James G. Blaine for the presidential nomination in a speech that attract d much attention. From that tine hla services as a campaign orator have been la demand throughout the oous- L 1877 he refused the post of minis ter to Germany. He has taken part In numerous noted lawsuits and wasooun- tel for the so-called star route con spirators. whose trial ended la acquit tal In 1883. He is well keowe by his books, pamphlets aad speeches directed against the Christian religion. He has published “The Gods.” (Washing ton, 1876); "Ghosts,” (1879); “Some Mistakes of Moses,” (1879); ' Lectures Complete," (1883); “ Prose Poems and Selections,’’ (1864); n large number minor Urn for Thinkers.” compiled by van Deslow, (Chicago, 1861); aad “The Ural 11 aad the Bible,” by Edgar C. B mil, LUtnclnnatl, 1881) fiTANYARNE WHEOW VIEW* He Predicts Use ' Ra-EUctt fiaaator TUlmah—Bvyaa Cine i tte la oar fMeta, - Hoa. Stanyeraw Wilson, of Spartaa- burg, has boon oa a visit to Washing ton, and la answer to a query toaohlag the pollttoal and Industrial sltaatioa la the Palmetto State, Mr. WHnoa, •aid: “ Politically, South Cerollaa is Vnry quiet and tbe bitter feeling aad fric tion that existed between the factions of the Democratic party three or four years ago have completely disap peared. Not so long ago there was la- uose hatred between the ‘ Conserva tives’ and the ’Rsformers,' the latter being enlisted under the banner of Senator Tillman, bat now this spirit of enmity has about died out. Senator Tillman maiutalns his prestige and popularity, ih spite of all predictions to the’contrary, and I have no doubt ha icted to 1 will be elected to succeed himself. “ South Carolina la for Bryan first, last and all the time. Of this there Is no doubt. Nobody else Is thought of down our way In connection with the Presidential nomination. The negro vote Is practically nil and few of the blacks care anything for the ballot. In my opinion the ell mine tion of the negro as a voter goes a good way to ward settling the race question, for when he Is do longer able to figure la I clitics the negro Is content to settle own to the status of a contented la- oorer “There is a vary satisfactory con dition In South ChtftliWt JHlSLJkoln- dustrlal standpoint. Our ootton wins are paying handsomely, some of thorn ns high ns thirty per oost. A great deal of foreign capita! Is oomkag into o aad new factories are belag Iture expeedlt the government of 8260,000 for the started. The sxi constantly by the go'„ removal of obstructions la the Coo garee river, so as to allow uninter rupted navigation from Columbia to the ooeaa, Is going to be of • nor moos benefit to our people, and will make of Columbia a port of great importance and give It the benefit of water rates la the transportation of goods by rail. “ Though I am a Democrat, I am re joiced at the prospective election of Colonel Henderson to the Speaker- ■hip, aad 1 believe this sentiment will be general emoag Southern repreeea- tell tea. Colonel Henderson Isa snaa of such broad-minded views that he will look to the benefit aad welfare of tbe whole ooentry, aad the South will not be discriminated against Mr. Reed was not always (air la his tree! moat of the treat-Potosnao Slates, bat tbs Iowan, who foaght bravely to bring thorn book lam the Union, oeaeed fighting a third of a century ago ” WEEKLY CROP BCLLSTtfi. Columbia, 8.0., Jnly 18th, 1889. . At the beginning of the week ending July 17th, the temperate re was lower one, uwjsj; a targe eumoar 011 1716, the tempsratore V works, aad latroduolorv chap- then usual, but with steadily ’ two books, entitled "Modern i Bg beat up to Saturday (16) < irs.” compiled by Van Buren g^ta It rasa to from 96 to 1U6 hjga- The (ty ar with If It Is thought, after due tion, that Mr. Bryan Is the beet man, his chances for success will not have been injured at all by the fact of other men having been thought of; Indeed, they will have been strengthened If It appears that he has been chosen after due consideration and not through tbe V 1 It Is related of General Nathan Bedford Forrest that on one occasion a loquacious widow asked him why his beard was still black while his hair was turning gray. General For answered that he could give no ex lunation unless that “he had used is brain n little more than his jaw.” It was this very quality that made General Forrest one of the greatest soldiers Of his time, the soldier, .of whom General SheFmnn said, “After all, I think Forrest was the meat re markable man our civil war produced on either side. In the first place, he was uneducated, while Jackson tod Sheridan and other brilliant leaders were soldiers by profession. He teemed always to know what I was doing or Intended to do, while I am free to con few 1 could never tell or form any satisfactory Idea of what he was trying to aooomplinh.'' V \ Paul Jon as' Grave —Whether the tooaee of Paul Joann, the greatest naval hero of the revolaWoo, rest la an hon ored spot or lie le the obscurity of the potter’* Held Is a quosttoa In dispute The French nation, which burled the dead hero with the highest honors n little over n hundred years ago, la to day unable to point out the last resting place of the American commander. Paul Jones died In PatIs la 1782, 1 and was burled by the French govern ment. The secretary of state reoeotly [ addressed a letter to Mr. Henry Vlg- nnud, of the United States embassy, In Parta, asking whether the grave of John Paul Jones In Paris Is known orn h. IK. r-kAniK tK.i“ d “UH’ked. He has received a reply remainder of the ylar to enable him to LT^^ilf^roSt ISfd'fSq'Siirfn- do so; taught school two 1 . . Studied law with Wolcott Akron, Ohio, during 1867 Lp 1869-until admitted practiced law but a little time; re moved to Michigan January 1, 1860 : commenced lumbering in a small way on borrowed capital; at the breaking out of the war he enlisted In tbe volun teer service September 2, 1861, end mustered Into service to date October 2, 1861, ns captain, Second Michigan cavalry ; was promoted to be major of tbe same regiment to take effect from April 17, 1862, lieutenant colooel of tbe Sixth Michigan cavalry October 30, 1862, and colonel of the Fifth Michi gan cavalry June 11, 1863; resigned Septembor 16, and was discharged September 20, 1864; was severely wouded at the battle of Boonsboro, Md., July 8, 1863, and received the brevet oommiMiona of brigadier gen eral and major general of volunteer for I ;allant and meritorious services dur- ng the war; returned to Michigan at the close of the war, and with bor rowed capital re-engaged In the lum bering business, which has steadily increased year by year In volume; has extensive business Interests of various kinds in other States than Michigan ; was Governor of his State for the years 1883 and 1886; was appointed Secre tary of War March 5, 1897, and con firmed the same day. —The Chicago Tribune says : " Up to the present time 33,000 dog licenses havs been Issued in 1899. Before the season Is over It Is estimated that seven or eight thousand more will be. taken out. It is estimated by tbe kennel editor of the American Field that about one out of every five doge In the city is provided with a license. Figur ing on this basis the total canine popu- ,tion of the city Is about 200,000. A fair , estimate of the oost of keeping a dog is twenty-five cents n week. Tak ing Into account not only the dogs for which licenses ars taken oat this would give n total of $10,000 a week, it is also estimated theta obi Id can be supported In comfort for as little as 83 a week. In other words toe money spent weekly In this city for the maintenance of dogs would keep nearly 3,500 children for the same length of time.” It ip a pleasanter way tq.huy a medicine that saja on its face: “I guarantee to give you satisfaction.” Very, veiv few medi cines are *old this way . Alligator Lin* I meat has been sold and guaranteed for yean and no Complaint, only praise. It cures all pains. Hold everywhere. thing establfsned by his Inquiries, however, he says, is that John Paul Jones was not buried in the cemetery where the remains of LaFayette lay, as has been supposed by some people. In another quarter ft ia Intimated that owing to a custom prevailing in Paris the remains of John Paul Jones were deposited In a rented grave for a term of years, and that upon the ex piration of the lease, a great many years ago, the bones of this distin- G tlshed Ajnerican patriot were thrown to tbe potier’s field. . - Aids to Feminine Beauty.—Elder- flower water is famous for its cooling properties, as is also lavender water. Avoid tight lacing and any form dreMlng which of tbe body. comp any or oa whloh 1U6 degrees except on the immediate coast. The extreme ssaxlmum of 108 le eat over recorded at Goismbia. tropic heat continued to the nlnee of the week. With the exception of qalte l bat light showers throughout Slate on the 8th, aad la a few _ oa the 10th, there has base no rale of aay consequence la two over the greater portion of tho I the need of moisture Is orgeat to 1 tala the condition of tho various crops; indeed, over the oeatrai am' counties, crops are (act (all the com bleed lafiteaoe of torrid heat aad extreme dryi Water ooureee are vary low 1 water Is becoming 1 winds, too, aided in drying the soil 1 vegetation, but endurable lor as I mala For the first time this majority of the reports ars unfavorable on cotton, relating that growth has pi eetleally stopped, that tho pleats are losing their prevloas healthy color, and are sheddlag loaves aad squares, and are blooming to tbe very top. Generally, they are well fruited with bolls. In Mar loo, Marlboro, aad Cherokee counties the orop is Balm- paired. See-Island cotton continues to do well, but la places Is blighting. Old corn Is suffering severely from dryness, aad much Is injured ceyond recuperation even ihoula it rein soon. At n few points only, is com up to an average condition. Young corn has not reached Its eritlcal stage of growth and generally maintain* its color, bat Is not making seasonable growth. Tobacco Improved. Gathering and curing has made rapid progress. The crop Is yielding wall, and some fields excellently. Nearly all but the very latoet plant ings of Vice have been laid by, hod as Nevergoout In blustry a eatbetwltn-1 caterpillars are no longer troublesome, it a veil unless you wlsb a tanned tbo crop ia In fine shape. Upland rice J 1 Uf however, suffering for rain. Melon vines are falling. Pen* dying, nod acreage reduced. Pastures aad gardefaa are burning up. Peart, apples, grapes and figs are plentiful in Char leston County, but the commercial crop of fruit tnroughout the State Is •mall. Grapes are ripening over the eastern counties. tigbi shoes If you de- sful carriage; no woman | out skin or freskles. Do not wear ■ire a grace! can walk comfortably or well in shoes thaPnre too small for her feet. Dj not wear too small gloves. Do not forget, when drying the face after wMhlng to rub upward toward the nose. This will prevent wrinkles, and will help to smooth out to a great extent the crease alongside the nose. Use neither hot nor cold water ex clusively for bathing. A good role to follow Is a hot bath at night and a cold one In the morning, but be sure to take a bath dally if you wish to keep your •kin In good condition. A good cure for sunburn is made by slicing and soaking a cucumber for a few hours In mJUk, bathing the two or three times n day with it. Dry the face carefully afterward, using a •oft towel.—Ladles Home Journal. —Mary B. Kemper, of Bntto, Mont., sixteen years old, was in swlmi it NKntasket Bench, when her younger sister went beyond her depth aad was seen to sink. Mary quickly went to the rescue, and with difficulty brought her sister la close to the shore. Then Mary suddenly fall prostrate In the water, and was dead when assistance arrived. While many believe she was drowned as tbe result of exhaustion la saving her sister's life, some think that she died of heart failure before dropping in the water. The body was reoovsrsd. —Major A. H. Drawry, one oldest and best known basin of the men of Virginia, died in Richmond, In that State, last Thursday. % He owned " Westover,” the handsomest estate oa the James River. This was the home of William Byrd, the founder of Rich mond, and also of many of Byrd’s des cendants. During tho civil war, whan n strong attempt on the part of tho Federal forces was msde to reach Richmond by the Jnmen River, Major Drewry planted "a formidable battery on Drewry's Bluff, which he owned, and resisted successfully the Invasion Federal forces, thus ‘ y effort to reach by ths river. This battery wan. aqi ped at Major Drewry’s own expense, and the battle of Drewry’s Bluff,took Its name from him. —William Oxloyi president of Ohio State University, •pent tea years la getting his " from Mnsklngum College, [poor that 10 getoaa veer’s had sometimes to won three save the money required. t