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m V. • *i'***r -"" ' GEN. B. K LEE. •f th« Greatest Men of Ar.y Oooatry or Afe. WXATOTSXKimr SAT 01 of Germany Ranked Him Above All the Command ore of the ' Cl^tl War. Tuesday, January Itt, was Uiebirth day of Gen. Robert E. Lee, one of the greatest men the world ever produc- > ed. In this connection the following from the Augusta Chronicle will be read with interest: The father of General Robert E. Los, the famous “Light Horse- Harry,” of the old revolution, was scholarly man, valiant of course, and, like most men of his day, fond of high eating and drinking, when not engag ed in war. He died on Cumberland island, in this state. He had a quick Imnr Ml gipewwe auglltlo. gl> history of the Southern campaign of General Greene is the best of Its kind and it gave, as is not always, the case in military annals, due praise and credit to the courage of the enemy He did not spare, when they deserved it, the faults and weakness of ids own soldiery. Of his son Robert lie said '“He was a good boy. He was always good. ” And this was true to the end. He had all his father’s manly virtues and none of his faults or Irregular habits. We have all heard of Earl Wolseley’s tribute to Lee as the greatest soldier and man he had ever met in ids event ful life. An English scholar said: ,,‘‘The most stainless of earthly com- m0 and 8t exoept °in 7ortune“m« h ® ts practically powerless. manders greatest.” General Miles Is no favorite in the n_ South because'of hftf oonnection with the Imprisonment of President Itevi^ yet he declared tliat, in Germany, the great generals there ranked I>ee above all commanders, on either side, during the interstate war. And was It not Charles Francis Adams who said that the time will come when ‘‘the bronze efflgy of Robert E. Lee, mounted on , hla charger, infl with fcttS. jngjgnjajjf hit Confederate rank will from Its pedestal in the nation’s capital across the Potomac at his old home at Arlington, even as that of Cromwell dominates the yard of Westminster, upon which ids skull once looked down.” .. But General Lee was a different man from Cromwell and an inexpres sibly better one, in all that exalts hu man nature. In a lucid interval Theodore Roosevelt wrote: “The world has never seen better soldiera than those who followed Lee, and their leader will undoubtedly rank as, without any exception, the greatest of all great captains that the English-speaking people have brought forth.” General Beauregard, in Roman’s biography of that distinguished gen eral, rather imputes tliat President Davis planned the Pennsylvania cam paign, and that General Lee did not approve it; but there is authentic evi dence that Lee himself conceived it, that It was an imperative moment, and he believed his army invincible. Dr. Gaston once told us that the army Lee )e4 into Pennsylvania had not its- equal in the tide of times, that it was “the best tiiatever stepped upon this planet” And yet it failed, because Stuart, It is said, did not keep Lee ihformed of the whereabouts of Meade and be cause Early failed to take the. ^com manding heights after ttie first day ’s victory, but allowed the enemy to concentrate and occupy them. That is yrhat Lee, in our opinion, meant when he said: “If I had had Stonewall Jackson at Gettsyburg I would have won tliat battle; and a complete victory there would have given us Washington and Baltimore, if not Philadelphia, and .tt-H In thP Yh* over the country. This year’s curtail- “lr!f o?” “checkefj established the Independence ottne . .. . .. . M r-pn-rTi i pp Hun kD,re ,nh,# hand, and Mr. Confederacy.” General Lee died belle ring this. But Lee fought some of his grandest batUes after the Gettysburg reverse. It was the plan of Jackson, and it was also that of Beauregard, to make a quick and not a waiting contest; to let the Seaboard go; to a large extent, and concentrate two great armies East and West for a mighty onest before (jould perfect his navy, erginixe superior forces, and bring nearly 500,000 Hessians from Europe. We weis not beaten fajrlr^tmt worn out. Even as It was, had a man 1 like Lee, after General Johnston’s death, commanded In the West, with Forrest as his ‘‘Stonewall” Jackson, there might have been a different story. As Dr. J. William Jones sums up, ’‘We old Confederates may well be proud, and we may look the world in the face and confidently afttirm the cause for which these men fought, and in the faith of which they died, cannot be wrong.” If the cause was right, and we be lieve it, it is imperishable. If right, it will wake the world to liberty again. If • Wm. Jennings Bryan's arraignment of the present situat ion at the North is true, and there is no remedy politically, tlien the constitu tion, true Republican freedom, local self-government and the genuine rights of man were overttirown with the physlclal vanquish men t of t he South. If, as even old Senator Hoar now virtually says, the republic is drifting to despotism, by imperial ~ commercial dishonor, then be no restoration except by a return of the people to the basic principles of the Confederacy and to the lofty ideal, the moral grandeur and glorious example of Robert E. Lee. mighty struggle, the glorious purpose and the long-sustained moral principle of the heroic race from which be sprung.” Never let us despair of the republic while such a spirit shines ‘‘along the suds foremost files of Time”, and heroic blood and forces remain— “We front the sun and on the purple rtdgse The virgln /uture lifts her veils of * snow; Look backward, and an arch of splen dor bridges The gulf of long ago. ” - DENOUNCES M03 LAV. returned from a trip to. Texas a weak or more ago where they went to in veStigate the cotton status in that state. Dr. Cleveland was talking to a reporter Wednesday concerning his visit, and seemed highly pleased with his stay in the “Lone Star State.” and there they made stops in Hous ton While Dallas. Dr. Cleveland spoke mainly con cerning the boll weevil and the terri ble destruction which it has wrought. He says that at a conservative esti mate the crop is about a half mllfton bales short. This is felt most heavily in western Texas wlmre the weevil got in its most destructive wbrk. The farmers all over the state, however, are more or less annoyed by it and are determined to suppress or destroy the pest. The government has offered a reward of 125^000 for an adequate solution to thiCTexatious problem. [>*. Cleveland said that the only To the Honorable tlie Gentlemen wh,ch 5t was thought would W»e nonoraoie tne Gentlemen ot practical was this: Through the Gov. Heyward Appeals for More Ade quate Law Against Lynching. A few days ago The State announc ed that Gov. Heyward had been moved very strongly by the lynching in Dor Chester and that lie would .take some steps to have the crime punislied. J ust what he intended to do was not known until Wednesday, when he pre sented to the general assembly the following special message, which made a strong impression upon the mem- bersr : the General Assembly: In ray annual message to your hon orable body reference was made to lawlessness in our State, the frequent occurrence of lynchings being dealt with particularly. The necessity of respect being paid to the law by civil ized communities was Urged in tills connection. You," the law-makers, had not been assembled here a week when another evidence of this lawless spirit is given 1n the lynching at Reevesville. ^ The governor is popularly credited with thr powsr to prevent or punish'^ these outrages against the State. In When notified, he may sometimes frustrate the mob by the employment of troops, but when the crime has been committed his hands are practi cally tied. The meagre rewards he has been empowered to offer out of his contingent fund have proven inef factual, and tills is as far as he is per- spirit of lawlessness is unchecked Any band of lawless men may feel secure in taking the life of a fellow •being onr~3tmo*t any pretext:—Thfc* deplorable condition ought to be remedied. To compel greater respect, for the majesty of tlie law I recom mend the enact ment of special legisl ation In reference to lynching, that the great responsibility of officials di rectly charged with enforcing the law lie brought home to them, and that more effectual measures be taken for the apprehension of persons who take tlie law in their own hands. In lien of some-such legislation, I suggest tliat the governor be provided with an adequate fund for the purpose of suppressing lynching—a fund that may be used in offering suitable re wards or in obtaining evidence against ynchers in such manner as may be deemed best. I sincerely regret the necessity for this and am not desirous of additional responsibilities, but I will not shirk any duty tliat tlie general assembly may see tit to Impose for tlie welfare and good name of South Carolina. D. C. IIkyward, January 20, 1904. Governor KILLED BT AH OVERSEER. Tragedy on a Plantation About Meven x •Mllea from Aiken. . X, A dispatch to The State says a ne gro named Jim_.Ntevefi»i living on Mr. j. D Prothrd’s place about seven miles lelow Aiken, was shot and killed by Ir. Jackson Fanning, an overseer for dr. Prothro, Tuesday afternoon Jan, 19. Mr. Fanning was here Tuesday and stated that the trouble arose over a dispute with tbe negro about water- og tbe stoekt—Tbe negro was imper tinent and Mr. Fanning reprimanded him. The aegro cursed Mr. Fanning -open- Fanning drew his pistol but slipped It in his pocket and struck the negro with a stick. Tbe negro tban ran to bis louse and others standing by told Mr. Fanning that be bad better be be had to waylay him. Mr. Fanning did not believe that the negro would tfouble him again, >ut bo went home and got his shot i fun and, came out to the ggte. In the meantime Stevens had gotten his shotgun and came back to Mr. Stev ens’ place, stopping on "the way and trying to buy some buqkshot. The negro crouched behind a wagon shed and tried to get a shot at Mr. Fan- nlng who had dropped behind tbO fenoe when he saw the negro coming. After the negro came bis wife, who screamed "irffd begged him not to kill Mr. Fanning. Mr. Fanning, think- ng that perhaps,-the woman was maneuvering against him also, turned his bead towards her when Stevens shot him and ran. Mr. Fanning’s face and head and hands were pep pered with bird shot, but ss tbe ne- TO ran off be shot hi or twice and tilled him almost Instantly. Mr. Fanning is % young man, un married, and seems to be quiet and orderly, and tells bis story in straight forward manner. He has been work ing for Mr. Prothro only a few months but his employer speaks well of him. borne is in Williston where be many friends. And while he re grets getting into trouble there is no doubt that be killed the negro In self- defense. The coroner’s Inquest was held Tuesday but tbe verdict is not yet known. TRKBOLLWnm. Dr. Clevslaad, of Spariaabwir, Dlo- casass the Deat (-active laaett. The Spartanburg Jourhtt akysDr. ' 1. f. Cleveland and J. B. Cleveland winter months the lands are to be plowed and replowed. Then “King Cotton,” an early variety; is to be planted in the spring, along the last pf March. This will be from two to three weeks earlier than usual. It is hoped by this thorough mixing of the soil tliat the larvae of this insect will be buried hi the earth and incubation wJH not result. ^ The boll weevil bores its way into the cotton boll and there lays its eggs. When the larvae is in cubated it consumes tlie lint of the cotton and then goes into the ground. is thought that by plowing them into the earth these Insects can be destroyed before the time oomes for them to pierce the boll and procreate. If this experiment falls the cotton growers will be in quite a dilemma. There have been mftny solutions of fered, but none seeth practical. This problem has engaged the Attention of agricultural and scientific men all weevil is serious ind destructive insect is not terminated or some and if\thts entirely ex- impediment placed to its growth, the results will be so farreaching that it will be Im possible to determine them. BOY SOMNAMBULIST'S FEAT With Anna Incumbered He Cllniba a Tall Palm in Hawaii. A peculiar case of somnambulism occurred lately near Hanalei, on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. William Williams, aged 12 years, disappeared from his home one morning early. When he did not return for liis break fast, nor later in the forenoon, his pa rents became anxious and search was made for hlmr~~After some time a na tive found him lyinging in the shadow of a great boulder in a place very^diffl- eult of access. When the native saw him he gave a shout, partly to announce to the other! searchers that the boy was found and partly to awaken the boy, wiio seemed fast asleep. The shout woke the bov suddenly, and seeing the natives black eyes staring at him, as he afterwards explained, he thought a wild pig, num bers of which are found in the region, was about to attack him. « To escape the boy climed a tall co- ooanut tree growing a hundred yards away-, and as he did not respond or ^ comiMlown. when called to, the native «WSlaUA»Pf-AoanMXiuof our cuttoo tban ever before. Prior to* 1898 the cotton mills of the United States bad npver in a single year consumed so much as three million bales of tbe domestic crop; since the beginning of that year, tbe annual consumption has ranged from 3,500,000 bales up ward, exceeding 4,000,000 bales in 1902 snd 1903. Some fibts bearing upon the com mercial features of Corea, particularly Interesting in-the light of tbe premise ghren by 4>be emperor to Minister Allen to open to foreign commerce the port of Wiju, in the Yalu valley, cljjnbed up i after him, but was kept at bay. by^lAe boy with a 12-inch kriTfe. Finally his father came and spoke to him, and then he came down, still in nor did he fully re cover consciousness until he had been taken liome and put. to bed. \ He then had very dim con sciousness pf hit experience. All the circumstances indicate that he had risen from bed early in the morning, Tils work! ng cTothes;' taken had been pn SSOPHHHHHHHiHSil ,hree books which had been presented to him under hia arm, and a long knife used in cutting ferns, and start ed for the ^woods; where he cut a quantity of ferns, and carried them to ... 1# where he was found by the native. yafui tot StoveM would MU himjf stxrt led by theshoutof the iat- "t n Hod a n*A n I n n V* 4 nrk W _ _ . ter he still kept hia books unde arm and his knife in hia hand, climbed the oocoanut palm to the very top, a distance of 40 or 50 feet, a most difficult feat to perform, even to the natives with their hands empty and their arms free. v ' , n his sleep before, but is supposed to lave been suffering from nervousness, f/alInurinGr an nf f ayslr rtf riAliorilA fiftyAl* ttmtmjtlg all avvCH-'H A/l VlUllgUt? IvTEIS* Tlie boy had never climbed a oocoanut palm before.—San Francisco Chroni cle. IN’S Last Tsar Omtact Mads ia tot Ttirr- Ever ONI MILLION DOLLARS A DAY relation to tbe total agricultural ex ports is shown'by this statement In a department of commerce bulletin: ... ‘During the entire period from 1883 to 1903, the value of cotton ex ported has aggregated over 95,000.- 000,600, and averaged 25 per cent, of the total exports, and about 38 per cent, of the total exports of agricul tural products.” The United Kingdom il the largest customer for our cotton. The total value of cotton sent to the United Kingdom in 1903 was, in round terms, 9147,000,000, which was 39 per cent, of our total cotton exports for the year. Germany stood second on tbe list of cotton oonsumera, buying9111,- 000,000 of cotton from us. The sales to other countries were: To France, 947,000,00(); to Italy, 921,000,000; to Russia, about 99,000,000; to Belgium, 98,000,000; to British North America, 95,000,000; to Japan, 94,600,000: to Mexico, a little ovqr 93.000,000. While tbe United Kingdom la the largest purchaser, her increase over preceding years is much less than that of Germany. Tbe increase of the United Kingdom over 1900 was but about 95,000,000, while Germany’s purchase was 923,000,000 over the previous record year. Despite the marked increase In tbe value of raw cotton exported In recent yean, tbe cotton mills of tbe United States have during' that time con; „ Wunsan, Sena), Mokpo, Soagobin, Masappo and Kuh- ■aor. Tbe trade between borea and Japan ia growing more rapidly than that with any other.countiy, the importa> Uoo of cotton goods from Japan amounting from two to three million yen annually, .the yen being approxi mately half an American dollar. Cot ton goods form tbe largest alogler article In tbe value of Importations into Corea, amounting f> between 8, : 000,000 and 7,000,000 yen a year. Silk goods amount to about one and a half million yen. Rice leads the export: list, approximating four and a half million yen. Beans, hides and ginseng follow in tbe order given. ; The minerals of Corea art of consid erable value. Copper, iron and coal are reported to be abundant, and gold and silver mines are being successful ly operated. The most valuable gold concession is held by an American company headed by Leigh Hunt; con cessions have also been granted to Russian, German, Japanese and French subjects. * ~ Railroad, telegraph, telephones and a postal system have been recently in troduced into Corea. A ~ railway from Chemulpo to Seoul, the capital a dis tance of 26 miles, was built by Ameri can contractors, but Ia controlled by tbe Japanese. Tbe run is made in one and tbree-quarter hours. Tbe Seoul Electric company, organized cblefly by Americans and with Ameri can capital, has built and operated an electric railway In and near Seoul which ia much used by the natives, Who, like other Asiatics, delight in travel. This Is said to be the largest single electrical plant In Asia. The machinery is-.'imported from the United States, an£ the consulting en gineer, ,a Japanese, is a graduate of tbe Massachusetts School .of Tech nology. The Japanese are pushing forward a railroad from Seoul to Fusan, on (he southern coast. Not very much work Is being done on this, but the Japa nese government recently appropriated liberally for tbe completion, of con struction, and-bas, It is understood, taken over tbe work itself. Other lines are projected, but the line from the Xknm*ti/m It Trtachtrtut and Pravt Fatal. Dtlay May W WE®* .. orr IT OUT OrYOUIIsHYHTEIi NOW. Wish a Conti anon* lacrMM Dar ing tbe Last Five Months of tbe Tear Ending December SI. The Washington correspondent Of Tbe State ttys King Cotton made his greatest record In tbe export fig urea of tbe calendar year 1903. From 1883 to 1903 cotton exporta averaged a little more than three- fourths of a million dollars a day. In 1903, however, they averaged - more than one mitlion 'dollars in value per day: tn'ihd last three months of 1903 they, averaged more than two million dollars pier day, and in tbe closing month .of the year nearly two and p half million dollars per day. Exports of ootton in December show a greater value tban in any preceding month In the history of cotton exportation, the total being over 972,000,000. The total cotton exporta for tbe year was 9378,000,000.. These are tbe preliminary figures on file at tbe bureau of statistics of the department of oommeroe, but they will not be materially changed by the revised statement to be issued later in tbe month. This total is an increase of 984,- 000,000 over the preceding record year, 1900. In but three years, 1900, 1901 and 1903 did the total exceed the 9300,000,000 mark. * But while tbe tqtal value of the years’s exports of ootton was greater than in any preceding year, tbe quantity exported was not so great as in 1898. That voir "there was sent abroad a total of 14,178,000,000 pounds, as against 3,620,000,000 pounds last year. The value of ootton exports in 1898 was, however, only about two- thirds that of tbe past year, although the quantity was 13 per cent, greater. .... Some idea of the value of ootton in capttsT to -Chemutpo hrtht OBTy- OR? Will any inju do the work quickly, effectivclv •fd"«hout ijury to the digewive orgem. »» »•«*»« ^ leave you in much better condition every wav, lev ! . J . . i -i -* Ur*,., md r— 7/ it cleanaea the blood of poiaonoua lactic a«4 uns acid* that cauae rheumatic®, kidney trouble*, m-' digettion, hoik, chronic conatipatum and catarrh, t and the germ, that Ware ona an ewy P«W®»jfcrta and contagioua'blood poiaon. It i* not greater blood purifier, but hundred* of r * 1, *T*« ’ Sufferer* teatify that it doe* one thing that no other remedy doe*— CURES RHEUMATISM. ar th* jointt rsow tms insibS.** at all DAuaaiars. Geo A Wagener, Pres. Geo Y Coleman. VicePres. I G Ball, Sec’y A Tress • Coleman-Wagener Hardware Company, Successor to C. P. Poppenhelno. 363 KING STREET, - - - - - CHARLESTON, S 0 $860,000 U GIVEN AWAY ERIE FOURFIER SEARCHMONT AUTOMOBILE, at 5.30 p. m. \ ~ April 1st, 1904. - __ At the Army Cyeta Company’* utore '£1 Hroad St., one ticket will be given free with each 50o mail order. Identification of ticket* will be by name, hence all tickets must be signed and deposited before noon. April 1, 1904. - Thi* maimer of awarding the automobile will be left te the ticket holders at the place of drawing. . . ' • rff The machine ia on exhibit at our store and w wilt bglae d to hare yon inspect it. Do you suffer wilh painful mens’mat ion? Either reiarded, exceeeire, or insufficient If *o, commence at once to take Ottoman Female Regulators, and they will give prompt and permanent relief. These pillg cure painful monthly sicknesa, whites, agonizing pains dim to suppressed menstruation, regulate the bowels, stimulate the heart, increaae tbe appetite, aid flrtti OTTOMAN FEMALE REGULATORS. especial ly t nul rohditii and act as a general tonic to the female generative organ*. They are atonic after child-birth and will speedily restore the patient to her norma! particulars of this wonderfuLremedy sent with each box of pills. ^JVice $1.00 per box. by mail in plain Wrapper upon receipts of price. - Ottoman Remedv.Company, P. O. Box 123, Wilmington, North Carolina. ful as -olidition. Full Sent completed. 1 r&usportation in thd interior is chlefiy carried do by porters, pack horses sod oxen, though small river steamers, owned principally by Japa nese, run on such of the streams as are of sufficient size to justify this mode of transportation. Girea is about the size of the State of Kansas. The population is various ly estimated at from 8,000,COO to 16,- 000,000. Tbe last figures show the for eign population to consist cf about 30,000 Japs, 5,000 Chinese, 300 Ameri cans, 100 British, 100 French, 100 Russians, 50 Germans and about 5 of various other nationalities. Tbe postal service isiinder French directors, and has in addition Uf'the central bureau at Seoul, 37 postal sta t'ons in full operation and 326 substa tions for registered correspondence. -$20.00 TO $40.00 PER WEEK te j - r. Being Made selling "500 Lessons in Business." It Is a complete book Of legal and business forms. A complete Legal Adviser—a Compendium of plain snd ornamental Penmanship,- a complete Lightning Calculator and Farmer’s Reckoner. -————•—— A complete set of interests, Oraln, Lumber and Cotton Tables; measure ments of-CTSTERNS Tlmbs- Lumber. Logs and Blnu of Oraln, etc., la one volume. Over 472 pages. 250 Illustrations. It la a complete business educator; brought home to eifery purchaser. SIMPLE, PRACTICAL and PLAIN; 500 agents wanted it once. Bo/a an 1 girls can sell as well as men and women. i . One agent In the country arid 45 copies In one day. Another 210 la oa* week. Agents have canvaaaed ail day and sold a copy at every .hums Selline price l,il*>nil discounts t" agent*. Send 25c for outfit; aalr isfitetion guitrtin eedjor money refunded.) f'irctilars r r<v. - ' . U.I. NICHOLS * CO ; Atla'ita, Oa. & WE ARE LOOKING FOR YGuR ORDERS COLUMBIA LUMBCR & MfC CO COLUMBIA 5 C Uk An Agricultual Mall The corner stone of the Hall of Ag riculture was laid at Ql ein !Km College on Tuesday, Jan. 19. ‘ Senator Till man made an earnest address, giving the history of causes that led up to Uie founding of tlie college and a his tory of the college since. _He showed iiow the college had been tumed from its intended course into a mechanical direction by force of circumstances and the demand of the people. He said Tt was a sad fact that Hie young men were leaving the State to find po sitions.He hoped tliat the founding of thist>uilding would lead flying have been prepared by tbe statistical) of tbe department of commerce. Ac cording to bis statement, the oom meroe of Oorea amounts to Advice to Farmers. <r Tbr Columbia State says: 14 “With pound ^ - A Good mil. • The Columbia State says “Mr, Bomar’s bill to empower mayors and magistrates in cities of oyer 5,000 in- labitants to issue warrants author- zing police or constables to break open and enter any dosed doors or rooms wherein it is suspected gam bling is going on is a measure which the legislature should pass without delay. It seems that some such legisla tion is necessary to break up bling in our to whs and cities, bling is already outlawed apd gam blers also, but it is not now possible, under the law, to raid gambling dens unless it is suspected that whiskey is sold therein. ” g. Fatal Hunting Accident. At Savannah, Ga., Henry Garwes, keeper of the city cemetery, died Thursday moraine from a gunshot abdomen ram- Gam- wound In the Inflicted on ask mendous acreage being planted tbia wrote, in condodlpg a letter or paralleling Washington and Lag, with the pen of a Plutarch, that the latter belongs to civilization: “Aye, ha belongs to civilization! But 1st it not be forgotten—-for such wRl be the record of impartial history it waa the Southern type of him. salf-im cm that spring likelib 7 nor wltira fair season Is there iibood of the yield being less than 12,000,000 bales. TbcrSouth Carolina fanner’s wisest course is |o plant as early aa is reasonably safe; to plant the earliest maturing rarieUesof seed obtainable snd to use economy, log the greatest quantity with least outlay Whatever tL Wop, high prices will by the first half i of the new crop that are pat on' Tuesday morning accidentally by a friend, W. H. Kldwell, during a deer hunting expedition on SalntOatberine Island. Garwea had left hia stand and waa making hia way out of tbe Woeda. Ktdwellshocatadeer. One buckshot glanced on a board fence and ricocheted forty led, striking Garwea in the abdomen. He was brought to the city on a tug and died Thursday much anflaringM Rather Harry 8. Twamhiy, a ns- " ■ . -v. - hia enditore, rially exceed export*, the imports be ing abqut *910,000,0007 while the ex ports Are approximately half that tion that tbe conditions in Corea differ from those io China in this respect: While in China the foreign commerce is carried on almost ex clusively through tbe treaty ports, in Corea only about one-third of tbe total commerce goes through those ports formally opened by treaty. ' The direct trade of tbe United States with Oorea is small, but a fair proportion of American godds goes into the country by way of Cbina and Japan, and American goods are rela tively popular. Tbe figures show that tbe direct trade with Oorea for 1903 raa approximately 9400,000, not much in Itself, but even this small total shows a good proportionate in crease, tbe American exporta direct to Oorean porta in 1897 being only 9509. This, tt must be borne in mind, does not begin to represent tbe entire sale of American goods In tbe Land of the Morning Calm—a “calm” which, by the way, is being very seriously disturbed these days. The value of American petroleum consumed in Oorea In 1901 Is stated to be over 9300,000. American machinery and supplies 9250,000, and electrical goods and lumber 9236,000. It is presumed that there has been a steady increase In these Items during tbs two succeed ing yean, due largely to the presence of Americans who have important mining concessions in the northern portion of the eppire. The import* art ehlefly cotton and woolen goods, metals, kerosene, silk, and machinery for the railways and mlnea. The chief exporta are rtoe, beans, bides, ginseng and copper. Tbe total cuireocy of the country Is stated as aggregating O**,O0O,OOO, Whiskey I Morphine Habit, I Habit - Cured by _ t m J 1329 Lady St. (or P. O the sons of farmers an education XIiat4enee solicited. ‘ would help them make an honorable living on the farm. CqL Newman followed in an eloquent qpeech, deal ing with the long struggle for such a building and expressing high hopes of what this, the first agricultural hall in the south, would do for South Carolina.,, •<» Beheaded Her Hon. Mrs. Arthur Oswald.of Oaklan&in a Sudden fit of insanity beheaded tier four-year-old boy and pet dog, which had defended him from the attack from his m other with an axe. The head of the son was completely sever- ed from the body and was carried about from the kitchen to the dining room where it was placed in the center of the floor beside which* the woman laid the dog’s head. Arthur Oswald, hus band of the woman and father of the amount. It is stated in this Conner- -boy, upon returning home from work Wednesday nlgnt discovered tlie horrible crime. He called to ills wife but received no answer and going to the upper part of the house he found his wife lying in bed fully clothed with her dress besmeared with blood. Beside her lay their six-months-old baby sleeping peacefully. In another room adjoining Oswald found two other children unharmed. Settlers for Alabama. Seven thousand acres of land situat ed )n Washington county, Alabama, 35 miles from Mobile, on tbe main line of tbe Southern railway, bas been purchased for colonization purposes. Tbe tract will be subdivided into small farms and sold to Italian farm ers. Tbe beads of 25 families bave already reached tbe property and com menced the" erection of buildings. Farms will be opened up at once. Tbe settlers will engage In general farming, tbe growing of fruits and vegetables. From reports already re ceived, tbe indications are that fully 1,000 oolonisbs wili settle in Washing ton county during the current year. Were Inseparable. At BsrbourisViUC, W. Va., Green Childers, aged 71, is dead after a'few hours illness. One week ago bis brother, Lewis, 73, passed away. The 2 bad been inseparable companions from infancy, fought side by tide in tbe Confederacy, and, coming borne from war, married the same day and lleved within a few yards of each other. On the death of Lewi?, Green remarked that his days on earth were few... . •6,000, ,000 la ooi da t 91,560, cash, ,000Japan- silver 1,000 Taaac Saa ra aJaurv Sterling Silver, Cut glass Jewtry, Watches, Chain* .Rings, all tha numerous articles suitable for present* of all kinds, we now hava illustrated by photographs directjfrom the articles in our oatala- sue of over 100 pages, of which we will be pleased to send foa one on request. We deliver ail goods free by mail, express, or freight on ail orders with oasK Wedding Presents Christmas Preseats and guarantee satisfaction. P..H. LACHICOTTE & CO., 1434 Main St - ' — Jewelers, COLUMBIAN'S C - —Oeinent:, I*laeter, Terra Cotta Pipe, Roofing Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina, Portland Cement Co., Charleston, 8. C. Cigarette . I All Drug Habit I *; r '' -Habits. ICeelev Institute, of £1. All Drug and Tobacco C. Box 76) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspond* The Guignrad Brick Work i, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes toWdor. .. Fire Proof Par ra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to fill orders for thousanls or for millions A SAFE 4NVESTMENT a awde when-yott purr base pianos er organs of ~ M. A. MALONE. COLUMBIA, 8. C. A* manufacturer s agent for many of the best factories, hia prices asv as low as the lowest. Hi* large business is built hp on the strength of his reliability is a conaclentous expert ia instrument*. his advice before purchasing; then you will know what yon am musics! baying. YOUNG MEN,. YOUNG WOMEN, WAKE UP Prepare yourselves to meet the demand for Stenographers, typewriteit and bookkeepers. Write for catalogue of « —.--I-—' —.— - "IMACFEAT’S BUSINESS COLLEGE, Columbians. C-. ^ W. H. Macfeat, Official Court Stenographer, President. G. A. GUIGNARUt-Pres. THE COLUMBIA WJ.U be glad to answer an carry 3 grades Wood Pulleys, thing else in the supply line. You save money'b C. ATKINSON, Sec. A Tres £-T Wr Also SUPPLY, CO ne supply line. You save money by writing or calling onus TWJ . COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., Columbia, 9. 0. —- Why Do We Diet V itai statistics classified shows the respira tory organ* to be the feeble point in man. Diseases of the lung* are out of all proportion in fatality. Take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Oum and Mullein for cough*, cold* and consumption, at Druggist* 25 and 50ct* per bottle. ~ The UewmU Mple. ' The Augusta Chroncile says the Georgia mule scored agaia 1 Wednesday when one of that species, while being led through the streets, uf Columbus, Ga., kicked a fire alarm box off a post. 1. Tills broke the circuit which-’turned in an alarm and the fire department was given a hard and useless run. !! ODD botanic I DiPiDiBLOOD BALM < i The Great Tested Remedy for the ipssdv I and pennsnent cure of Scrofula, Kheuaa-1 tism, Catarrh, Ulcers, Eczema, Sores, Erus- tioni. Weakness, Nervousness, sad all 1 BLOQD MD SIM DISEASES. I ‘ “ J»y far th* best building upTosic Blood Purifier ever offered'to the wokUL-h] makes new. rich blood, imparts renewed tahty, and possesses almost mine beahns- properties WrUrlW 9s*k * . MIHbUsu. If not kept by your locsf druggklt, i .00 for a large bolt Is, orfj.oo for uz bonis*. I sad medicine will be seat, freight r*H, 1 - ■ blood 00, If you are not wr.'. nn to "**■$ r i GOOD POSITIONS *Ba£ilg§a DU A»At •nd want to ktovr to» Ifpth a ho a« your troubla, sen a for my free booklet/ snd serf examination blanks. No. 1, Nervous Debili ty (Sexual Weakness), No- a. Varicocele. No. *« St rtctu re, No. 4, Kid- nejr and Bladder Com- pUlnts, No. X, Dlstaae of Women. Ho. •, The Poison King (Blood koisopi.No. f. On- terrh. Thnaa books sboo-d bsja the hands of svtr* parson aatet *d. w or. jBaUmwey aathor. In rpeoe H *» tin hnSFiwr jorftv end exrenii. the United utetee 01 M»edfd|' — 'Ni Help Be Helped.! We want all the carpenters to us their address. Just for the A< we will send a present. v. Then we want them to help get orders all over the State- We will pay a commission. * *■- * - SHU© 616 Plain wur .ffA i fou l ewn-. w n