Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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" ■ It wm now 8 o’clock. Tho ohort win- tar day wm fut drawing to a close. The ham ef the great engine In-the ma chine shop wm growing rery weari- eome to the manager. He Celt lick of ita throbbing tremor and longed to ee- cape from It Ordinarily he would have gone to the clabroom and had a game of cbeee with a member, or else he would have gone down and Idled away an hoar or two before ■ upper at the Art museum, where he wm a con stant visitor—that was when be had plenty of time and the business of the office wm not pressing. Young Well man, however, had succeeded to the clerical details of the shops, and Hr. Hardy’s time wm generally free after d o’clock. _~He had been' oppressed with the thought ef the other Injured men. He must go and see them. He oould-not rest tlU he bad personally visited them. He went out and easily ascertained wbefe tfie men lived. Never before did the contrast between the doll, uninter esting row of shop tenements and his own alegsnt home rise np so sharply before Mm. In fact he bad never given It much thought before. Now, M be looked forward to the end of the week, he knew that at Its close he would be no richer, no better able to enjoy luxuries than the dead man lying In No. 700. He wondered vaguely but passionately how he could make nse of what be had heaped together to make the dally lives ef some of these poor men happier. y He found.the man whs had lost both •yes sitting op In bed and feeling In n pathetic manner of a few blocks of wood which one of the children In the room bad brought to him. He was a big. powerful man like his brother, the Urge booed Dane, and It seemed s very pitiful thing that he should be lylug 0 there Me a baby when his muscles were as powerful as ever. The brother was lu the room with the Injured mao, •lid he said to him: “OMf, Hr. Hardy come to see you.” "Hardyt Hardy?" queried the man In a peevish tone. "What uo 1 know Mm to her "The manager. The one who donate so really mach moneys to you.” "Ah!” with an Indescribable accent "He make me work on Sunday. Me , lose me my two eyes. A bad tuA, Stop*. I will no have anything to do ' wlthhta.” And the eld descendant of a thousand kings turned his face to the wall and S/. would not even so much as make a mo tion toward his visitor. HU brother offered a rude apology. Hr. Hardy re plied In a low tone: “Say nothing about It 1 deserve all your brother says Hut for a good rea son 1 wish OUf would say ho forgives Whlmfiwmaviir After supper ■*. Hardy «t down by hit wife, and In the very act bs blush ed with shame at the thought that he could not recall When he bad spent an avening thus. Hs looked into her lade and asked gently: "Hsry, what do you want me to do? Shall I read m we used to in the old days?’ "No; let us talk together," replied Hrs. Hardy, bravely s driving back bar tears. "I cannot realise what It all means. I have been praying all day. Do you still havs tbs impression .you bad this morning?” "Hary, I am If anything oven more convinced that God has spoken to me. The Impression hM been deepening wttb me aU day. When I looked Into peor'Scorllle’s face, the terrible nature of my past selfish life almost over whelmed me. Oh, why hfve I abused God’s goodness to me so awfully?" There was silence a moment Then Hr. Hardy grew!, more calm. He began to discuss wbat be would do the second flay. He related more fully t^e Inter view with the men In the shop and his visits to the Injured. He drew CUra to him and began to inquire Into her trou bles In aucb a tender, loving way that CUra’a proud, passionate, willful na ture broke down, and she sobbed out her story to him m she had to her mother the night before. Mr. Hardy promised Clara that bs would see James the next day. It was true that James Caxtou bad only a week before approached Hr. Hardy and told him In very manful fashion of his love for his daughter, buj Mr. Har dy had treated It as a child’s affair, and Iq accordance with hla usual policy in family matters had simply told Clara aud Besa to discontinue their visits at the old neighbor’*. Hut now that bs beard the story from the lips of bis own daughter he saw the seriousness of it, aud crowding back all his former pride and hatred of the elder Caxtou' be promised Clara to see James the uext day.- e - Clara dung to her father In loving surprise. Bbe was bewildered, as were all the rest, by the strange event that had happened to her father,' but she never had so felt Ids lort» before, and, forgetting for awhile the slgulficgnce of bis wonderful dream, she felt happy In his preseuce and lu hla affection for her. The evening bad sped pn with sur prising rapidity while all these matters Hr. Hardy came nearer the bed aud •poke very earnestly and as If he had known the man Intimately: "I did you a great wrong to order the work on Sunday and In not doing my duty concerning the Inspection of the machinery. 1 have come to aay so and to ssk your forgiveness. 1 may never e«e you again. Will you say to me, ’Brother, I forgive you?*" There was a moiueut of absolute passivity ou the part of the big fellow; then a very large and brawny hand was extended, and the blind man said: "Yea, I forgive. We learned that In the old Bible at Sveadorf.” Hr. Hardy laid bis baud In the other, and his Ups moved In prayer of bum ble thanksgiving. What, Hubert Hardy! Is this that proud man who only the day before was so lifted up with self ishness that be could coldly criticise his own minister for saying that peo ple ought to be more Cbrlstiike? Are you standing here In this poor man’s not have deigned to enter and beseech ing him as your brother In the great family of God to forgive you for what ymi have done and left undone? Yes; havs looked into the Face of Eter nity; you realise now what life really • means and what souls are really worth. „r * Hs want out after a few words with the family and saw all the other injur ed men. By the time he had finished these visits It was dark, and he eager ly turned home, exhausted with the day’s experience, feeling as If he had lived In a new world and at the same time wondering at the rapidity with which the time had fled. He sighed Almost contentedly to him self m he thought’of the eveulug with his family and how be would enjoy It after the disquiet of the day. His wife was there to greet him, and Alice and Clara and Bess citing about him as be took off his coat and came Into the beautiful room where a cheerful fire wm blazing. Will came down stairs m his father came In, and In the brief interval before supper was ready Mr. Hardy related the scenes of the day. They were all shocked to hear of Bcovllle’s death, and Mrs. Hardy at once began to discuss some plans for relieving the family. Bess volunteered to give up half her room to one of the children, and Alice quietly outlined a plan which immediately appeared to her father businesslike and feMlble. In the midst of this discussion supper wm announced, and they all sat down. "Where Is George?" asked Mr. Hardy. Ordinarily be would have gone on with the meal without any reference to the boy, because be wm so often absent from the tablq. Tonight he felt an lr- than they ever had been before on a^ count of their troubles. Hr. Hardy out lined the day’s work something as fol lows: First, be would go and see James Caxtoo and talk over the affair with him and Clara. Then be would g* down to the office And arrange some necessary details of bis business. If possible, be would come borne to lunch. In the afternoon be would go to poor 8cov tile’s funeral, which bad been arranged for 2 o’clock.. Mrs. Hardy announced ber Intention to go also. Then Mr. . Hardy thought be would have a visit with George and ■pend the evening at home arranging matters with reference to bis own death. With this programme in mind he finally went away After an affection ate leave taking with hla wife and children. George slept heavily until the middle of the forenoon and then awoke with a raging headache. Bets bad several times during the morning stolen Into the room to see if her brother .. were awake. When be did finally tofn over and open his eyes, be saw the young girl staudlug by the bedside. He groaued as he recalled the night and his mother’s look, aud Bess said timid ly as she laid her baud ou his forehead: - "George, I'm so sorry for you! Don’t you feel well?” U I feel asdf my bead would split open. It, acues as If some one was chopping wood Inside of It” ***1 wonder If bs wouldn’t 1st mu havs M>me money whils he’s feeling that way?" „ "Whor queried Beta. "Fatherr "Whatl- You here still. Curiosity? Batter take these things down stairs." George spoke with his "headache’ tone,” m Clara called It, and Bess] without reply gathered up the tray things and buC white Georgs con tinued to figure out In his hardly yet •ober brain the possibility of his fa ther letting him have more money with* which to gamble, and yet In the very! •ext room Mrs. Hardy knelt In an ago-i By of petition for that firstborn, crying out of her heart: ”0 God, It Is more than 1 can bear! To see him growing away from me so! Dear Lord, be thou merciful to me. Bring him back agalu to the life he used to live! How proud I was of him! What a joy he was to me! And now, and now! O gracious Father, If thou art truly compassionate, bear me! Has not this foul demon of drluk done barm enough? That It should still come Into my home! Ah, but I have been Indif ferent to the cries of other women, but now It strikes me! Spare me, great and powerful Almighty! My boy! my heart's hunger Is for him! 1 would rather see 4dm dead than see him as 1 saw him la*t night Spare me! spare me, O God!” Thus the mother prayed, dry eyed and almost despairing, while be for whom she prayed that heartbroken Wbat makes you feel so?" asked, prayer calculated, with frowtng cold- Thert uhu Ms son Oeorgs, too drunk to stand alone. were being discussed, end ss It drew near to midnight again Bobert Hardy felt almost happy in the atmosphere of that home and the thought that he could atlll for a little while create joy for thoee who loved him. Suddenly be ■poke of his other son: "1 wish George would come in. Then our family circle would be complete. But It Is bedtime for you, Bess, and all of us, for thAt matter.” It was just then that steps were beard on the front porch, and voices were beard aa If talking in whispers. The bell rang." Mr. Hardy rose to go to the door. His wife clung to him ter- Bess Innocently. "Did you eat too much supper at the Bramleys’?" Besa had never seen soy one drunk before, and when George was helped to bed the night before by his father and mother she did not understand his con dltion. She bad alw;ays Adored her big brother. It was not strange she hod no Idea of his habits. ' George looked at hto small sister cu riously; then, under an Impulse he could not explain, he drew her nearer to him and said: "Bess, I’m A had fellow. I was drunk tMt night! Drunk ~ do you-under stand? And I’ve nearly killed mother!” Bess was ggh»st at the confession, she put out her band again- “Oh, no, Georgef’ Then »1fb a swift revulsion of feeling ab« drew back and said, ‘‘How could you, w 1th father fuel ing as he Qir+r And little Bess, wJU? was a creature of very Impulsive emotions, sat dawn crying on what she supposed was .a cushion, put which was Guorge’s tail bat. aCL'ideutaiijr covered with one end a cuiu&trter which had slipped off the bed. Bess was a very plump little creature, and g* she picked herself up aud held up the bAt D^rge angrily ex claimed: ' y “You’re always smashing my tblhgsr But the next minute he waa sorry for the words. Bess retreated toward the door, quiv ering under the Injustice of the charge. At the door she halted. She had some thing of Clara's passionate temper, and once Jo pwhile she let even her adored brother Gewrgo feel It, small as she was. “George Hardy, If you think moye of your obi stovepipe hat than you do of your sister, all right You'll uever get any more of my mouth’s allowauce. And if 1 do smash your things 1 don't home drunk st night sad break mother’s he^.rt That’s what she's crying shout this morning—that aud father's queer waya. Ub. dagr. 1 don't want t<*Ave^llfe Is so full of trouble!' And Jlttft" l”-) ear-old Bess sobbed In genuine sorrow. George forgot his headache a minute. "Come, Bess, come and kiss aud make up. Honest, now. 1 didn’t mean It 1 was bud to say what 1 did. 1'U buy a dozen bam and let you alt on them for fun. Don’t go away angry. I’m so miserable.” He lay down and groaned, and Bess went to Ulm iuiUM<diAtely, all her anger vanished, "Oh, let me get you something tp drive sway your headache, and I’ll bring you up something nice to eatl Mother had No rail save something for you. Didn’t you. mother?" Bessie asked the question just as’ her mother came In. Mrs. Hardy said “Yes” end. going for you.” “Why, Mary, It cannot be anything to harm me. Don't be alarmed.” Nevertheless he was a little startled. The day had been a trying one for him. He went to the door, his wife and the children following him close behind. •He threw It wide open, and there, sup ported by two of his companions, one of them the young man Hr. Hardy had seen In the hotel lobby at noon, was bis son George, too drunk to stand alone. He leered Into tbe face of bla father and mother wltfra drunken look that froze their souls with despair as tbe blaze of the hall lamp fell upon him reeling there. ^ And so the first of Robert Hardy’s aeven days came to an end. ——_ •' * ^ J CHAPTER V. Mr. Hardy was a man of great will power, but this scene with his drunken son crushed him for a moment aud aeemed to take the very soul out of him. Mrs. Hardy at first uttered a wild cry and then ran forward and, seizing her elder boy, almost dragged him Into the house, while Mr. Hardy, recovering from bis first shock, looked ateruly at the companions of the boj and then shut the door. That night was a night of sorrow la that family. The sorrow of death la not to be com pared with It But morning came, as It comes alike to the condemned criminal and to the pure hearted child on a holiday, aud after a brief and troubled teat Hr. Hardy awoke to hla second day,“The memory of the night coming to him at first as an ugly dream, but afterward wslstlbltAcnglng to have all hla chip ** .a terrible reality. Hla boy drunk! drqn vHth him. * He < m ^%a said be wm Invited out to sup per with tbe Bramleyzsaid Chum. Mr. Hardy received the announce ment la silence. He felt the bitterness of socb indifference on the part of his older eon. “What I” he said to himself. "Whon be khows I had such a little while left, could be not be at borne?” Then ajmost Immediately flashed Into htan the self reproach even stronger than his condemnation of hla boy, "Bow modi have I done for him these iMt ten jean to pin his love and pro- could not make It seem possible. Yet there In the next room be lay in a drunken stupor, sleeping off the effects Of hls debauch of the night beform. Mf. Hardy fell on hla knees and prayed for mercy, again repeating tye words, “AP mighty God, help me to use the remain ing days In the wisest and bast mao- asr " Then calming hlmeelf by a tre mendous effort be rose np and rs*ed the day's work as bravely m any nnder each circumstances could. , After a family council, la which mil of them wore drawn nemror tagetbag »er baud ou his bead, as his sister * had done. The boy moved uneasily. He the marks of great suffering ou bis mother’s face, but be said nothing to express sorrow for his disgrace. “Bess, will you go aiuT get George his bn^kfast?” asked Mrs, Hardy, aud tbe minute sjie was gone the mother turned to her so* and said: “George, do you love #*e?” George had been expecting some thing different. He looked at his moth er ns the h?nrs fell over her face, and all that was stlU good In him rose up In rebellion against the animal part He seized his mother's head and carried It to his Ups, kissed It reveremjy and said In a low tone: "Mother, 1 a«n unworthy. If you knew”— He cheeked Mm self, as If on the verge of confession, ills mother wait ed auxlonsly and then asked: “Won’t you tell me all ?” - "No: 1 can’t” ^ George shuddered, and at'that mo ment Besa came In bearing a tray with toast aud eggs and coffee. Mrs. Hardy left Bess to look after her brother anti went out 6t the room almost abruptly. Ueqrge looked ashamed aud after eat-, lag a little told Bess to take tbe things away. Hbe looked grieved, and ho said: ” “Can’t help 1L I'm not hungry. Be- sldes,' 1 don’t deserve all this attention. Say, Bess, is father still acting under bis impressiou, or dream, or whatever It wSs?” / “Yes; hs to," replied Bess with much seriousness, "and “he to ever so good mow and kisses mother and mil of us goodby lo the morning, aud be to kind mod ever so good. : 1 don’t believe be to In his right mind. WHi amid yesterday be thought father-was non .campus meant us, and then'be wouldn’t tail qp what it meant,, but f guess be doesn’t think father to Just right Intellectual ly." Now and them Bess got hold of a big word and used It a great deal She amid "intellect ually",, ever twice, and George, laughed a little, bat it wm a bitter-iaugb, oot sech as a boy of hto age hM any business to possess. Bs lay down and appeared to be thinking ami afters while said aioed: ness of mind, tbe chances of getting more, money from bis father to use lu drink and at the gaming table. ’. 0 appetite, and thou spirit' of gam bling! Ye are twin demon? with whom many a fair browed young soul today (a marching arm In arm down the dread pavement of bell’s vestibule, lined with grinning skeletons of past victims, aud yet men gravely discuss the.probability of evil aud think there to no special danger Jn a little apeculg* Hon now and then. , Barents say, “OU, my bo/ wouldn’t do aucb tt thing!'’ But how many know really and truly what their boy Is real jy doing, and how many of the young meu would dare reveal to their moth ers or fathers tbe places where they have been and tbe amusements they have fasted and the things for which they have s fie fit their money? , • • t • * * Mr. Hardy went at once to his aelgn- bors, tbe Caxtons, wbo lived only a block away. He hud oot been on speak ing terms with the family for some time, and he dreaded the Interview p4h [J)<a sensitive dread of a very proud and slerp willed man. But two days had made a great changd f# him. was a uew man In Christ Jesus, and as ha rgUf the bell be prayed for wisdom ami humility. , James himself came to tbe door with bis overcoat on sod hat In hand. esK dently Jpst ready to go down town. He started back at seeing Mr. Hardy. "Are you going down town? 1 will not come in then, but walk along with you,” said Mr. Hardy quietly. So James came out. sod the two walked along together. There wm an hwkward pause for s minute; then Mr.- Hardy said: “James, to It true thgt you and Clara are engaged?’ “NO. sir; that—to—uojt exactly wbat you might call engaged. Wo would like to be.” Mr. Hardy smiled In spite of bits- gelf, and James added In a quickened toae, “>Ve would like to be, with your consent, sir.” Mr. Hardy walked ou thoughtfully and then glanced at tbe young maolpi his side. He was (1 feet tall, not very oabdoome. as Bessie bad frankly aald. but be had a good face, a steady, clear blue eye and resolute sir. as of one who was willing lo work bard to get tshgl be wanted. Mr. Hardy could not help coutrsstlug him with hla own prematurely broken dojvn son George, and he groaned Inwardly as he thought of the foolish pride that would bar the doors of hip family to a young man like James Caxtoo simply because he yvat poor and because bis father bad won lu g contested election In which the two older amp were candidaAes for the same office. Afcd ■MiluAs Isuis ii Then be Mid. looking again at the young man with a businesslike look: “Supposing you had my permission. What grp yoyr prospects for support- C OTTON Culture" the name „a valu-, able illustrat ed pamphlet which should be in the hands of every planter who raises r Cotton. The book is sent Free. toad Dam. aad addra. to GERMAN KALI WORKS* SI Namau St., N.w York. pale, almost haggard, face and bis ex tremely thoughtful] appearance. "Mr. Hardy," said James frankly, “you are In trouble. I wish I could”— “Thank you. No, you can’t help me any lu this except,” coutiuued Mr. jlardy, with a faint smile, “except you xolve tide trouble between ygtr~and piy daughter.” “There Is no trouble between us, sir.” replied James simply. “You know 1 love her aud have loved her for a long time, and 1 believe I am able to sup port ber and make ber.bappy. Won’t you give your consent, sir? We are not children. We know our mluds.” James was beginning tg speak very earnestly. He was. beginning to hope that the stern, , proud-man wbo had so curtly dismissed him a little while be fore would in some unaccountable manner relent and give bim his heart’s desire. , Mr. Hardy walked along In slUfice a little way. Then he said almost abruptly: “James, do you drink?*.’ “No, sir.” “Or gamble?” “You forget my mother, Mr. Hardy.” The reply was almost stern. Mrs. Caxtop’s younger brother had been ruined by gambling^ He bad come to the house out iggh}. and in 4 fit of anger because his sister wouhl not give him 'money- to carry on his sp«*culatlou he had threatened her life. James hud Interposed and at the risk -of his own life had protuibly saved his mother’s.' Hfs. Caxtou had t^een so un nerved b/ the scene that her health had suffered from it soflgusly. All fhls had hap|>ened when James was grow* lug out of boyhood. But uot a day had passed that the young man did not see a sad result of that, great gambling |iassi<>n in his own mother’s face and Is-arlug. He log died the thought of a vie,- so delatslng that tt ignored nil the lender ties of kindred aud was ready to* slop at pot hlug ip order to get means for Its exercise. Mr. Hardy knew the story, aud he exclaimed: "Forgive me, James. I did not think.” jTbeif. after a pause: “Are you ft Chrlsftont I mean do you hav* n faith lu the revelation of God to men through Jesus Christ; and do you try to |U« according to his teachings, with a supreme love for Wm! controlling life? Do you llve every day as if It pdgbt bp the last you.wvuld have to JlwV' James started. Was Mr. Hardy out of his mlfid? He had never heard him talk like this before. The Idea of Mr. Hardy cpriu# about his culigioua^bsc<. ncter in lUe «vopj n/f bU becoming a son-in-law was an Idea too fgqfote for ocejirretiec. He eould see, boweVfeZ, that some very powerful change had taken pl*ee lu Mr. Hardy’s usual de- meauor. His wofq* dtoo produced a strong effect ui»ou the young iUfifj- H.9 was like thousands of young ineb - tempetnu. fconest. Industrious, free from vices, strictly iiiorg], f>iit without any decided religious faith. "Am I a Christian?” he asked him self. echoiuk >lr. Hardy’s question, he could uot say that it.e was. He ‘James, is it trpp Vuit t/ou and Clara are enunyw/ 1 ', Ing my daughter? She baa always had everything she wuptetj. What could you give her?' The question might have seemed cold and businesslike. The tone was thoughtful and serious. A light (lashed into James’,eyes, but ic said Hlmply: “J am in a position to make a thousand dollars a year next spring. 1 earn something extra with my pen at home.” Hr. Hardy did not reply to this. He •aid, “Do you-know what *•'willful, quick tempered gljl Clara Is?” "I have known her from a little ebiid, Mr. Hardy.,T ^eel as If I knew ber about as well as you do.” "Perhaps you know ber better than I do. ^ do uot fcwy my child m I should." Tbe tone waa not bitter, bat Intense ly sad. Tbe young man bad, of course, been greatly wondering at this talk from Ur. Hart^y and had observed the change In his manner and bis speech. He looked at him now and npttd the lu f3cf, Ticrcr+ocn confronted with the question bet or*:, he replied to Mr. Hardy: “No, sir; 1 don’t think 1 am what would be called a Christian. As for liv ing as If every day Wfifp to be my last —do you think that is possible, sirV’ '* Mr. Hardy did not answer. He walk ed along thoughtfully, lu the course of tim conversation the); had reached the corner where the *ouug niau turned ijowu to his office, and the two paused- want to have another talk with you," Mr. Hardy said. “Today is Tues day; say tomorrow evening. J want to see your father also, and”— Mr. Hardy was op the point of saying that he wanted to ask the elder Cuxton’s for giveness, but fur some reason he stop ped without doing so. James exclaimed eagerly as Mr. Har dy turned to go: “Then you don’t forbid my entertain ing some Lope of your good will In the piatter of my Icfve for Clara?” He low- efirtt hM ^pice and spoke very strongly. "You don’t torgef yppf.oWn youth and the way In which you >ourkelf your home?” JJr. Hardy answered never a word to this appeal, but looked Into the young man’s face with a gaze be did not forget all day, then wrung his band ppd turned on his heel abruptly and walked rabidly down the street James looked attey blip as he disap peared among the crowds of people go ing to thdr 1,'uaiuess, and then turned to his own tasks- #ut something in him gave him hope. Another something appealed al{ day to bis Inner nature, and he could not shake off the impres sion of Mr. Hardy’s question, “Are you A Christian?” Ami even when he went home at night that question pursued him morq, strenuously than any other and would not give him peace. BYPOORBY AT ITS WORST. The Forto Rican Tariff Act a Sham 'and Delusion ou the Past ol the Administration. ~ The Atlanta Jonrnal says that a more discreditable chapter in the his tory of oar government hM never been written than that which records the Inclpl ncy, progress and consumma tion of the Porto Rigan outrage. / There are so many bad and odious ["things about this Porto Rloan tariff business that we do not dare to declare wbat to the worst. This dark distinc tion, however, mny probably be claimed by tbe hypocrisy of the ad ministration's professions of love and benevolence for our newly acquired island. , - The projected and practically as •ured government of Porto Rica under the t’ fl tg of the free “ is likely to be' worse than any It ever bad under the rule of Spain. It will surely .be n government in which the Porto Ricans will have even less share than they bad In that which Spain held over them for so many years. The kind of government which Is to be Imposed upon these people is prop erly described and justly denounced by the Philadelphia Record, when it says: " So gross In Us in'qulty is this civil ( 'overnment scheme that its advocates n the House dare not afford time and opportunity to its opponents to discuss its provisions. With the pretense of conferring ou the people of Porto Rico a local legislature the bill cunningly deprives.that body of every attribute of legislative power. There is not ao act qf the so-called ‘bouse of delegates’ that is not made subject to the veto of a carpet-oag executive council. To this council to given exclusive control of all legislation concerning the grant of franchises and privileges on the Islands, whether of railroads, tele graphs or waterworks. ‘‘ An .arbitrary minister of Charles II, would have been ashamed to send over such a charter for a New England colony as this Foraker bill lor the S overnment of Porto Rico. Under panisb rule the Puertorlquenos had at least representation in tbe cortcz at Madrid, and some voice In the manage ment of their own sffaira. Instead of this modicum of •elf-government the bill about to pass the house gives the I’Uertoriquenos an executive council of strangers, with power to despoil them of their dearest franchises and privi leges. "The pleats made, however, that President MiKinley In the merciful exercise of his power will so constitute the executive council of Porto Rico that a majority of Its members wilt be native* ol the Ulatid. It comes to this, then—that the only defense of the I’uertoriquaoos against ao arbitrary and iniquitous actof Congress to in the forbearance and moderation of tbe executive. President MiTvInley may or he may not resist tbe oiamcr of bto partisans for office and spoils in Porto Rico, and he may or may not refrain from putting a majority of carpet baggers in control of the island through bis e tecutiye council. But if he should give every seat in tbe e^3cu- tive council to a native of Porto Tt co the bill would still be a great Iniquity. As a means of putting f'orto B co under control of a junta of strangers it is worse than any carpet-bag device for ruling tbe Southern States during tbe gloomy period pf repoobtruclioo. TheStatkb Claim--rSenator Till man has bean industriously at work for several months to get so adjustment of I tbe long standing account between tbe government and the State of South I Carolina. The Senate has now agreed to a resoiutloa introduced by the South Carolina Senator, which provides for a settlement on tbe following terrm: ‘‘Jake the amount due the State on July Id, Id'tt, for money expended lo the war pf 1413. as shown In a letter from the secretary of the treasury of January, 1900; calculate tbe interrston same to date of tbe maturity of the bonds of South Carolina, held by him as custodian of the Indian trubl fund, lo-wlt, January 1, 1881, deduct Abe amount 4 je bv the State, principal and interest on tiemda, from the amount due tbe State by the United States and calculate interest oh balance to June 10, 1900, thus showing the tmount, pna:l;'H and Interest, due the Slate at that dale. 1 "Add to this amount tbe sum due the State of South Carolina for ihoneyi expended in tbe war of 1836 and 1837, as shown by the eeffi TAry of the treas WHY HATHAWAY CURES.: eetp’ary ury February 20;b, 1900, calculating the Interest on said amount up to Juue allowing ibis calehlilTbn the tary of the treasury to instructed to re port the amount due thb State and pay tft? same.” —So dense is the water In the deep est parts of the oceans that an ironclad, If it were {o sink, would never reach the bottom. PONT waitTillyour WOKS, EVEN, SHOW HOW SICK YOU ARE PUT TAKE DftPlERCD FAVORITE PMXMPTION A BE HEALTHY H-. S for His Marvels H}s New, Free Beek. Dr. Hathaway’s method of treatment Is aoexperl- menL It Is the result al twenty years o( experi ence In tbe most exten sive practice of any specialist In his Use In the world. He was grad uated from one or the beat medical colleges In the country and perfect ed his medical and surgi cal education by axten* slve hosfTOU practice. Early lu his professional career he made dlscov-. cries which placed him at tbe head at his profes sion as a specialist In treat log what are generally known as private diseases of men and women. This system of treatment he has more and mors perfected each year until today his cures an so Invariable as to be the marvel of tbe medical profession. Enjoying the largest practice of any specialist in tbe world he still maintains a system of nomi nal fees which makes It possible for all to obtain his services. Dr. Hathaway treats and cures Loss of Vitality, Varicocele, Stricture, Blood Poisoning In Its dif ferent stages, Rheumatism, Weak Back, Nerv ousness, all mauner of Urinary Complaints, Ulcers, Bores and Bktn Diseases, Brights Disease and all forms of Kidney Troubles. Bis treatment for undertoned men restores lost vitality and makes the patient a strong, well, vigorous man. Dr. Hathaway's success In the treatment of Varicocele and Stricture without the aid of kntfe or cautery is phenomenal. The patient Is treated by this method at his own home without pain or loss of time from business. This Is i>ositlvely the only treatment which cures without amoperation. Dr. Hathaway calls the particular attention of sufferers from Varicocele and Stricture to pages 27, 28.20, SO and 31 of hla new book, entitled, "Manliness, Vigor. Health,” a copy of which will be sent free on application. Write today for free book and symptom blank, mentioning your complaint J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, D. Dr. Hathaway A Co* WKHouth Broad Street, Atlanta,Oa. MENTION THIS PAPElt WHEX WU1TINO. PITT’S Cures dyspepsia, indiffestion, and ’sll stomach or bowel troubles, colic or bholefa fnorbua, teething troubles with children kidney troubles, bod blood and all aorta o •ores, risings or felons, cats and bums. It to ffb good antiseptie, when locally apnliej as any thing on the market- Try it ana you will praiea it to other* If your druggist doeen’t keep it, write to Pitts’ Antiseptic Invigorator Co. THOMSON, OA.- >i LA KEEN IKK BROS* U eenvilla, B. C BOW -TO 1’LAXT BROOM CORK. [TO BZ OOMTUUKP.J —Cannes to said to be tbe cleanest town tot tba-marld. and the work of cleaning it to done entirely by women. The streets are all swept bv a brigade of women, working under tbe leader ship of a woman. Jha sweepers use •Idebrusb brooms, which they swing Mks scythes, those behind removing ‘.ho dost wblob those U front miss. UorreN|Hjt>dence Colton Plant. C'i.kjdon Oi.i.Kot. April U.- There scciqs tn be a great deal of in terest just now in broom-corn. (Jol. Newman receives letters doily, asking for directions for planting, harvesting, aud curing the crop. Tbe writer Mked Col: Newman if broom-corn ia on im- no riant crop, to which he replied, "It furnuhes Ihe world with brooms.” If the supply of brooms increases, the world will be cleaner and aud brighter and the people happier and healthier. Here arc the' leading points as u> broom-corn raising, os given by Ooi. Newman: The plant it a oon-sacchsriue sor ghum. The preparation, planting and cultivation are, in general, the some as that neccs-mry for raising sorghum for syrup. On thoroughly prepared land, plant from two to five quart»g>er acre. In Ohio and New York one bushel of seed will plant about fifteen acres, but here a bushel will plant twelve acres. The cultivation is cosy. Tbe land should be well fertilized, aud the seed put in rather shallow/' The cultivation Iff like that fot corn or sorghum. It Ahoald be kept clean, and should haVe shallow cultivation after each rain lb order to keep a good soil mulch. The main pomts are fhe'hahreating and curing. A* with tobacco, the price depends chiefly on these t#o operations. To secure the best brukh with the'greatest elasticity and the piuiurgmu be harvested just as the seed are patt ing from the milk to tbe dough stage. The old method of “benching” by bending two rows diagonally across each,other, the one thus supporting tlie other, fs no longer used, because it gave a ted brittle brush instead of elastic green. Eight inches of stalk put wijh the brush is the. standard. More stalk increase# thp veigiit, b|if more than that proportionately reduce? pripe. The market demands a green brush, which is secured by curing in the shade. For this purpose, sheds with movable slated trays are necessary. Pulking jn curing, injures both the - strength am} the color of the brush. There are various simple devices for stripping the seod. When the crop to grown on a large scale, a machine like the small gntin thresher with the upper concave left out is used. When cured and stripped of seeds the brushes arc put up in a way very similar to that in which cotton is baled,.the packages containing about six hundred pounds. An acre properly fertilized and culti vated will yield six hundred to eight .hundred pounds of cream brush. Southern growers have the advantage of getting the crop ir on a comparative ly bare market, when the old stock is nearly exhausted and before the North'- ern crop can be gotten on the market. The proper pjan for the Sontherti growers is for the farmerb in a Section to establish a broom factory, employ an expert'superintendent, and pledge Ibeinaelves to produce enough to keen nrnuing throughout fhp ill recelvp the factory rpnuipg throughout year. J.n ^> 8 way they will the profit^ from the finished prod pet instead of selling for pripe of |4)e raw material. * Those embarking ip this industry should thoroughly inform themselves as to the best methods of harvesting, curing ami marketing, and providing necessary sbcd4 for frames for securing a first class product. The letters Col. Newman receives 1m dicate that very few have much in* formation as to the requisites for suc cess. Some good publication ou the subject is necessary to get the details for handling the crop. D. W. D. ..