Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-:Sv*.., ..g-rJJ! • ..>- -.. • ^ V-'-> •>-••-v-., i ■>, S#- TIM SolOler'a Dream. • dream last ntfbt, wits; it they'd called the roll, the soldiers “fall milhe,” As they uped to do of old; a solemn sight, wife— ir locks were white as snow, SOME WAR STORIES. “ -” 1 ™ 1 * Bloodlsst Becerda JKade by loath Car- V , ollaa and PsansylTania Troops their dead with the fallen around Dunker Church. The 1st loot 34 men onto! Its rooter of 150. OVJt STATS’S eilAT UOOB^ j AT FRXDKRICKSBUBO. \ Ho«tn Caroline First to Enter Cotton Hann Aietnrlnw.' Men an angel gave eut badges hlnlni a shining cross you know. DUinrO THE COHFEDIBATIWAB The badges were for passports, dear, To cross a sullen stream That wound Just like & serpent 'Bound our 'oampment In my dream; I beard the angel calling, “Ye vet’rana hill In Unel" And I saw our coloms moving — Like they did In olden time. 4j South enrollnn Lout Twenty-three Per Cent, and Pennsylvania Seven Per Cent, of Her Soldiers. Far out within the gloaming, Upon the bloody p , f I could see the whitened tombstones Of the men who bad been slain; The smoke It seemed bad cleared awar mtt l .u n | t . the fleld.’neatb cloudless skies, rrt. Mr. J. Doltoo Lynes, of Company "I," First South Carolina Voluoteera, Maxcy Gregg’s Regiment, contributes the following Interesting article to The News and Courier, from which RMB , . And 1 heard the angel calling To the dead to now arise. Deep trouble came upon me. For the angel from on high, In giving out the badges, ' passed me by; It seemed hsd Mv eyes were sore with weeping, . For 1 saw death’s waters gleam, And 1 knew I had no passport To bear me o’er the stream! And others, too, were weeping— One had a precious wife, A son and otner children, He loved more than bis life; A nd others carried bags of gold, Their forms all bending low, Thus weighed with life’s treasures,. That they could not cross you knoW^ But I ran and called the angel: ‘•Pleasebelu me o’er the stream!” For I heard the waves now lashing, And could see death’s water gleaming Then flew the angel backward: “Why linger thou I pray? I pr . Did’st thou not hear the order To fall in line todayV Then gave he my passport, And my Joy now did seem So very great- unutterable— That ft waked me from my dream A uat av w»av:va me iiyui i.hj vjiccuti. I’ve been thinkg o’er this ma,tter, wife, di Since the dawning of the day; You see our forms are bending , And our locks have done lurnedgray. Our feet are sore and heavy, dear, And our eyes are getting dim, lown lire’s But, as we totter down life's pathway We will out our trust In him;' .We’ll not falter at death's waters, We’ll not trouble at their gleam, For God will send an angel. To bear us o’er the stream! The bloody records of the ci vtl war show some Interesting parallels be tween the record of regiments on the opposing sides. Pennsylvania championed the North to the contest for first place on the roll of honor, and a trifle over 7 per cent of her quota of soldiers met death on the battlefield. South Carolina led the Southern States and sacrificed over 23 per cent, of her military popu lation ss It stood in 1861. South Carolloa furnished the regi ment that lost the highest number killed In battle during the war—, “Orr’s S. C. Blfies”—which piled up a death roll of 334. Maxcy Gregg’s 1st S. C. Vols. scores 281, thus taking the second place. Orr's Rifles was, howkv^r, a much larger organization at the start. The first place on the Union side wts taken by the 5th New Hampshire with s score of 2R5 and the second place fell to the 83d Pennsylvania regiment, which has a score of 282. The 83d Pennsylvania's score Of killed and wounded was 957, while tbe 1st S. C. Vote, has rolled up a score of 960 killed and wounded. \T Tbe 83d Pennsylvania came Into be log as a reorganization of a regiment composed of volunteer and militia companies tbit responded to president Lincoln’s first call and served three months. The colonel, John W. M6- Lane, bad served as volunteer officer In the Mexican war and distinguished himself as a master in organization and drill. The 1st South Carolina Volunteers At Fredericksburg, in December fol lowing, it again found a warm corner by one of those accidents of battle. Gregg's brigade oocupled the second line In front of s position charged by Union troops. Orlng to a misp! ment there was a gap in the front line, Mod a Union charging column burst through and struck the let’s companion regiment, Orr's S. C. Ri fles, so suddenly H to throw It into confusion. ”, Tbe 1st stood nett to the rifles and ttt commander immediately swung it around at right angles with the old HnO sqss to buffet the enemy’s ad vance. Again the fight raged at arm’s length, or a few paces at most, and tbe regiment stood its ground until support reached tbe spot. This Inci dent of war oast the regiment five officers and fifteen men killed and,four Officers and fifty eight men wounded —eighty-two in all. Gen. Gregg wax killed in the gap trying to right things, and another colonel of the brigade, Samuel McGowan, took com mand, giving his name to tbe or ganization. „ __ The 1st would have been wiped out South Carolina's great development in the cotton manufacturing industry is shown ih splendid shape in the bulletin which is being prepared by J. L. Watkins, cotton expert, for the Itnral Year Book for 1904. The bulletin shows the development of the entire South. The bulletin shows that although Beverly, Man., ja credited with the distinction/ of building the first cot ton miiriOithe United States, In 1787, ' the historical records show that dur ing the same year a small mill, run by horsepower, was erected on James Island, near Charleston, by MM.-Ram- age, the widow of a Carolina planter. The oonsump'on of cotton in this country has steadiljr increased since 1800,1810 most all of the cotton goods were manufactured In private families. In lower Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, almo t every article of cloth- Tng was the' manufacture of prirate families. ~ Statistics show that In 1810 Virginia, North, and South Carolina CURE T’a* Htusita'lst 1* nnir In *U walks of life loiapejisaDie. ... ... - •— a ^mM<\ for Ae m«* who ea-\ .In one p;.rtlrnla r t ilif * hotter than any one olse, and such a man t l otm wao Uaa onaned hla onilearor to, and centered all of Uii energy and ability on the :peclalty he Hat c n ofT* life's work. . . ** . - —* • ‘ , .? . I.trly in my professional career I realised that Chronic r>l»*asei were not be.Of phe \ the » teitUun woteX the., importance warranted. 1 saw that these diseaset r<siu! i\! a rpc< a i ness which thelni' , y practitioner could never aw*!re. i'° r more than twenty jea.s .n' t <• voted uiyseif eaclusiTeljK'firtha study and treatment of Wiese diseases, and the fa t t.iat p.yst elans recommend m<vrf> tbrlr patients t s A.i erldence <?l- my a-lll ABdabillty ir> my a poet* ne. glee special couneftto physlcjana with ohalinaleiaud obscure cases. I have devoted particular attention to chronic disease* of men and women, and na other class of diabase requires more Intelligent and expert treatment. It Is a fact that a maj >rl men owe 'he seriousness of their condition to Improper treatment, an.! a failure to re* ize Importance of placing their case In the hands of a skilled and expert speclallst Overindulgence, Indiscretions and excesses are r a • a ft A# ttaaws* . I m»wmi*t#tn lervous Debility , and Injuren the Nfstem before the unfortm»Mr victim I Nervousness, weak back, dlixlness, has of memory, sp u only deraiura- IBBT1TUTXS FOB FOB FAB1HB8. The Program for Hummer Announo- -- ed bfC^lamaon College. - President Mell, of Clemsou college, to in it 1)M Issued the following in regard Farmers’ Institutes to'be held South Carolina this year: Local Irstitutes will be held by members of the Clemson college fac ulty on tlte invitation of not leap than fifteen farmers, each of whom shall sign his own name to the invita tion or petition. Those desiring institutes must have their petitions in tbe hands of tbe president, on or before the 10th day of June, 1904. These petitions must designate a suitable place for bolding tbe Insti tute and will be expected to provide either a suitable building or seats In some grove for tbe Comfortable ac commodation of these who attend tbe 1 istltute. Prof, J. S. Newman, the Director of Farmers’ Institutes, will appoint tbe dates at which the institues will be held and give due notice to the pe titioners in each locality. They will be expected to advertise the time and place of tbe meeting throughput the territory from which attendance is ex pected. By authority of the beard of trus- t 6f>, institutes will be held during vme of the winter months in the fol lowing named countica: Marion, Horry, Florence, Wllliamf- burg, Georgetown, Clarendon, Berke lev, Charleston, Dorchester, Orange burg Bamberg, Colleton, Beaufort, Hampton and liar owe 11. In tbe remaining counties, they will be held in July, beginning on tbe first Tuesday (5tb). \ There will be a farmers’ institute held at the college, from August 9th to August 12tb. Distinguished speak ers have been engaged to discuss subr Jects on animal husbandry—such as bow to raise dairy and beef cattle, bow to make butter and properly handle milk; subjects on general agri cultural interest—such as bow to re claim wornout soil, growing of fruits and vegetables, insects and diseases of plants and animals, how to make and apply fertilizers, mimportanoe of labor-saving,implements, and a num ber of other like subjects, important and interesting to the farmers of South Carolina. The.Indies t ions point now to a ver large gathering of people on £be occa sion of the Institute, and in order that the college may provide quarters for those vfho are interested in the work of tbe Institute, it will be neoefli-. •ary to apply to tbe president of the college for accommodation, otherwise the parties arriving at the college without this application having been made, may be unable to secure quar ters during the progress of the in stitute. ‘ ST •• - Asheville Student Missing. Mars E. Wagner, Jr., of Cleveland, O, a student at the Asheville school, has d sappeared, and no member of the faculty, the student body or hte family knows of hte whereabouts. He - left the dormitory 12 days ago. De- tectlves have been t mployed in the case in an attempt to locate the young man. There are numerous stories in circulation regarding the boy’s disap pearance but the facts aa near as they can be aecetained are that rather than submit to a reprimand for break ing a’colleg^ nils he left the institu tion. P. of. Newton Manderaon of the school refuses to discuss the mat ter but admits that the young man left without informing the faculty. bad a similar history, for it was form ed out of the disbanded 1st South Carolina, of tbe provisional army called into being by tbe Convention when tbe State seceded. Tbe regi ment was made up of the old militia companies and volunteers enlisted to serve the State six months. Thta provisional regiment and tbe one formed oul of it were both of them created and led by the same colonel. Maxcy Gregg, who had been a volun teer officer in tbe war with Mexico, and had acquitted himself as an able disciplinarian and master of military tactics. And it happened that at tbe very time, to a month, and almoet to a day, when Ool. Gregg was getting bis Palmetto men out of tbe old bar ness into tbe new and touching them up with his Mexican war reminiscen ces, Ool. McLane was doing tbe same thing with bis Keystone boys. Tbe 83d was ready for orders in tbe fall of 1861 and tbe 1st South Carolina also. AT QAINBS’S MILL. Each went to its respective stations for assignment to place in line and both began their fighting careers on tbe same day and on tbe same field, within long-range rifle shot of each other. The Pennsylvanians number ed about 550 men, tbe CaroUntans a trifle les*. They were not directly opposed upon that field, Gaines’s Mill, June 27 r 1862, but were engaged for tbe Whole three years In tbe opposing armies of Northern Virginia and the Potomac, often on tbe same battle ground. No fanciful comparison could heighten tbe parallel. Tbe regiments started fairly equal, and both were in tbe thickest of the fight, with vary ing numbers engaged and varying loss es Jn different battles against tempered by tbe same beat. emerged with a neat result aim equal. The Si utb Carolinians struck “bard iihes” in that first fight at Gaines's Mill. They were brigaded with four ther regiments from tbe same State, Gregg, as brigadier general, whole-column. lor guard went down to a man, aud Col. D. H. Hamilton took tbe flag and called on his men to stand. Gen Grefcg, seeing tbe slaughter and the uselessness of trying to ad vancer ordered the regiment to retire by filing through tbe interval of the second line. Tbe lieutenant colonel, one captain and three lieutenants were killed and five lieutenants were AppendixleM Club. Hamlet A. Rye, a business man of Sioux City, Iowa, te organising a so ciety which is to be called the Appeq- dixless Club. Mr. Bye lias called a meeting of.ell who have loet their ver- miforms and purposes a permanent or- nwffc 11 will be something i talk of our wounds mid our battles i the prison walls wounded, twenty men were killed and 125 wounded —154 In all. The following four days tbe 1st re giment fared better at Seven Pines, Savage Station, Fraser's Farm and Malvern Hill, in which last tbe ls§ was not actually engaged, but ite Un- on double was terribly punished. RAILROAD CUT AT 2d MANASSAS. The 1st South Carolina was not en gaged again until the second Manas- tas, August 29th(^wbere the Caro- ina brigade was ordered to defend the famous railroad cut, which was Stone wall Jackson’s key in that desperate contest. The 1st was sent across tbe cut as skirmishers to meet an attack ing column. Retiring step by stop under fire it-rejoined its line behind tbe cut and helped repulse, tbe'Union charge, at times fighting the enemy at ten paces. Excited men'often rushed ahead of their ranks and grappled in deadly combat; officers used their pistols and fought man to man. In tbe last hours or moments, perhaps, of tbe band to ; hand struggle tbe 1st loet its quota tor the day and came out minus 24 killed and 119 wouoded, a total of 143 out of 238 taken Into the fight. Its commanding officer, Major McCrady, was among the wounded. The next afternoon the 83d Penn sylvania charged upon the railroad, then defended by other troops and lost two commanding officers, wounded In qotok succession, and 29 men out of 224. la the Maryland oompaign follow ing 2nd Manassas the 1st South Oaro- at Fredrlcksburg but for tbe return of Its Wounded to duty and tbe Con federate system of conscription. By the time “{stonewall Jackson,” who was Its corps leader, was once more on the war path the regiment bad picked up a fighting strength of 300 and started out on Sunday-morn ing, May 3, to drive Jackson’s wedge to tbe heart of Hooker’s citadel at Chancellorsvllle. It was not as plain sailing as was expected, for- Sickles’s Jd^army corps was moving in the same direction Just ahead of the Southern- era and would not be hurried even to suit Lee’s ‘Tnvlnclbles.’’ The 1st regiment passed in splendid line over a bare knoll, at tbe base of which Sloklfs’s men lay under cover. The Carolinians stobd 10 as .long as man could and then retired taa line of breastworks, and the pursuers took a turn at punishment, and. then at test of speed 1 trrjfmfthg“iway / The 1st held the ground wjth a loss of twelve killei and eigbty-eightrwound- ed—one hundred in all, with seven officers among tbe fallen. ITS FLAG TUB ’FIRST IN GETTYSBURG. The Carolina brigade marched to the field of Gettysburg in July, with well filled ranks. Gen. A. P. Hill and Georgia manufactured more house hold goods than the combined output of the New England States with all its manufacturing establishments. In 1808 the South Carolina Homespun Company was organized id Charleston with a capital of 130,000. The object of this corporation was to develop home manufacture of domestic fabrics South Carolina is entitled not only tCLlha distinct lon of ranking among the Southern States ih the manufac ture of cotton, but as being the first to undertake its manufacture. As already stated, the. first mill was erected in 1787. The increase in the number of mills wafi. very slow. Be tween 1800 and 4829, it is sa!d that but three mills were constructed in the State, two of *tfhich being es tablished in the upper part of the State, one in Greenville epunty^and one in Spartanburg. Tims it will be seen that these two counties hare been rivals in the cotton manufactur ing business singe the first part of the ^“centuryTlt was not until 1829 that a mill was built which was run by other tlian horse power. This was erected at Pendleton. In 1846 a mill was built at Granitevtlle, whicii was at that time the largest in the State, containing 300 loomsHlnd 8,400 spin dles. From this time to 1851 about eight new mills were built in differ ent parts of the Sta’e. The. records HATHAWAY; Recognized as the Leading and Most Succe iful Specialist in Ht% line iu the Uni ed States) Dental strain, etc., which jrradunlly weaken* and Injure* the eyalem before Ute uninrsnitair^letlro reallxes the true nature of bn trouble. Nervousnea*, weak back, tUsslne**, !"•* of •P’** the <*>>«, deejKtndeiu-y, ete., often are the first symptom* of an impalriiieiU»w manly ' "T'' neglected serious results are sure to follow. I want to talk to every Bijwf who hss any these symptom* of weakening of tils maniy function*. 1 can promptly <' , *rfec t all Irregulant es, an.t under mv tdiliful treal ment y mi will have restored all of the strength ftljgr-'I 7‘'ur man hood Whether you consult me or not. do not Jeopardize your heatth by . .!» i)edlulne». free samules. so-called Quick cures. C.te , as the most delicate or ans of ready-made medicines^ free samples, so-called quick cure*, etc . . ' the.body are Involved, and only an expert should be eutprtted with your case. Send for free booklet, “ Nervous Debility ana Its Family ol UU.’V .X Stricture My cure for this disease la gentle ami rainless, and often causes no detention from business or other dutie*. it Intolree no cutting or dangerons surgtcal.operatlon.'-improper treatment wllUAsuIt In serious Injury. I give each case, inaivia- ual attention, and treat Its every~requlrement.'- Kverj- obstructlanis retno^d. and all discharge soon eeases, tunainma on and eoreness is allayed and the canal heals up promptly and permanentlySemHor free book on Stricture. - ■ -f This rtt-utaso is the enlargement of veins of the sorolnkh-wMeh fill with stagnant blood, e* sing a constant drain OP”* /ar nnCfi fi the Vitality. It weakens the entire system and saps a wa/iil sexual strength. 1 cure this dlseaee with thq same uni- V Ul iWW V |,, rm oenamfy just as quick as consistent with meatcaKscienoirXProbably more men are afflicted with Varicocele than nv other disease, and their strength is being drained away withouktheirAnowIng tbe canag. Come to me at once If you iblnk you are atmcl- an 1 learn the cause of your trouble. Sen 1 for free booklet on Va 3lood Poison This horrible disease is n.a lonper lncuesTble. and when I say that I can cur treatment has wfeompll.hed. U you hav rthc most severe case I do so because t : . L Wnnw Ju«t what my tt'eatmeut has js^ciijuplt-lied. If you have sore*, pimples, blotches, sore .throaf, pain* In tb* ■ bones fat ting "Rat r, or any symptijuds which you do not understand, it Is Important that you consult me at “dec. and wilt tell you franklv whether or not you ar*-*n unrortuuau! victim. 1 will guarantee to cure you without tned|ic of strong and Injurious mg., tu a-i quick.'f not quicker, time than any known treatment .Vfy cure Is a permanent one, and Is not mere patchwork,ao l the oiseass. eradicated from the system forever. Send foruny free booklet, •‘The Poison King.” s’" diseases of Women Womjeft who suffer from the ailments peculiar to their sex are cured bv my gentd^g^ method of treatment, which iwotds all necessity for surgical operations. If you suffer fro vn pains, backache, irregularities, leuchorrhea, etc., write me about your health thousand* ot suffering women,. "Send for-my free-booklet oil Women's Dlscaacs. gentTe^ghd pa In teak k ring- l havei jreJ Chronic Diseases 'm w *p*ciAlty also iiiulud** all other chronic iueh *• Rheamatltm, CaUrth. Piabetea, Brfiriit DmeaAp, Stomach, Liver and Kidney Dispaaen, Piles, Flntula. Rupture. Paraly*n, l/oeomotor AUila. S _ Vitue Dance, etc . a.nd all who want skillful, eipert treatment should write me about their caae My office equipped with the mo-it^pproved X Ray and electrical apparatus, ao that my patienta get the benef.t uf the Uteal discoveries of science dome »T reatment I Invite ever treatment. on*> to consult me without charge, and will refund railroad fare one way to all who taka f you cannot see me in person write for symptom blanks and full Information about oj auo- ' * - - • *- --»U«' ountnea. cessful plan of home treatmenv by which l have cured patients In every State lu the Union Correspondence confidential. . I in (or*MPh r Je-NiWtON HATHAWAY. M. D. 28 Inman Buildinsr, 2li S. Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga. feteir corps leader in place of ilie (jo not show any riew mi te fruifi 1851 dead but immortal J^kaon. With him they assaulted Ifeynolds’s corps, in McPherson’s Wood, on July 1. As at Gaines’s MU), a battery confronted their advance, and rained shell and canister into tbe brigade, chiefiy, upon tbe 1st regiment. Tbe battery was doomed. One piece was tbe prize of the 1st, and they dashed forward without a halt uuUl their banner was floating in the town, the first Confed erate flag in Gettysburg. One day later, almost to an hour, at tbe other flank of tin same tield, tbe 83d Pennsylvania fought gallantry to defend Rouo'd Top with a success equal to the Carolinians In their charge* The 1st lost one officer and nineteen men killed; six officers and 94 men wounded—one hundred and twenty in all, which was more than one-half of its membership In tbe Wilderness battle on May 5, 1864, tbe 1st led it brigade and di vision in au attack on the Confede rate left along tbe i Irange turnpike, a couple or miles distant — Both regi ments suffered in the ensuing three days, the 1st with a loss of s’xteen killed and fourteen wounded, besides six officers killed. to the beginning of the Civil war. However, it was not until 1884 85 that the cotton mill Industry of the State began its remarkable develop ment. The census of 1890 was a sur prising revelation. In .ten years tb*- number of mills bad been .more than 'doubled the number of spindles more than quadrupled, and the amount of cotton consumed was nearly five times as great. Even more wonderful is tbe progress of tbe development since 1890. Tbe number of mills Increased from 34 to 136,” tbe total number of spindles from 332,784 to 2,579,531, or 340 per cent. Ih 1890 tbe number of bales of cotton produced in South Carolina was 747,190. Of this amount, tbe cotton mills consumed 133,342 bales, or 17.8 per cent. In 1903 the number of bales produced was 925;- 490, and tbe cotton mills of the State consumed 586,876 bales, or 63.4 per cent. The Increase is something re markable. In 1902 a greater percent age than this was consumed, 72.1 be ing the percentage for that year. •; North Carolina, has 100 more mills than South Carolina, but the latter has 683,431 more spindles than tbe THE BLOODY^ANGLE. At Spottoylvabia, a week later, tbe 1st, reduced toa bandfuL entered tbe “Bloody Angle* 1 with its brigade in tbe forlorn attempt to hold its assail ants at armi» length. Its commander and five others were wounded, the sec ond in command killed and tbe ranks lost nineteen killed and fifty-one wounded. At the end of another week, after almost two years of this eccentric duelling, the two regiments met fairly at Jericho Ford, North Anna River, on the road to Richmond The 1st charged at the head of Mc Gowan’s brigade and ran into tbe bat tery supported by the Pehnsylvanians. The regiments grappled for an in stant, the leader of the 1st was killed In the melee and twenty-five men were kill as prisoners. 1 —- Bloody Cold Harbor next following, both escaped, and throughout the siege of Petersburg -their lines ran separate again, though with propor tionate losses. Almost at tbe close of the war the brigades to which each belonged were used as supporters to companion bri- ades that fought at White Oak road, arch 81,1865, one week before Ap- pomatox. Tbe affair ended abruptly, and neither regiment was severely en gaged, but tbe colonel of tbe 1st was shot dead by a stray bullet. This was the last death In the regiment and the score stood 281. t1i«‘ TOGOrd of wounded closed April 2 [ when tbe major commanding and one captain M were shot down, making 950 In all. On MarcJi 31 also, the 83d scored 281 deaths and on April 1 added 1, making 282, closing its record of wounded at the same time. So tbe duellists stood, at Appomattox, 950, against 971, casualties on the battle field, almoet the maximum war strength of a regiment. immense organ which U Mr. Rye aaid, ’ We. }lna regiment shared to the blcodleaa riwk/im nilrwi svti» Ka+PIaa ' wf^ a » _ victory The irnmensq organ which was re cently installed at the St. Louis Ex position in Convention Hall, besides Ming the largest organ [in the world, embodies one of the greatest musical instruments ever constructed. Its total weight is 250,000 pouhds and cost 167,000. The pipes range all the way from thirty-seven feet Edward| inches t0 three-quarters of and inch In length, numbering 1 10,066 in all. The organ contains 140 musical stops and ninety-nine mechanical stops. It has 1,115 miles of wire and has five -bellows, whicii are operated by a 20- (horae power electric motor. The or gan really combines six Organs; respec tively, the great organ, swell organ, eo’o organ, echo organ ard pedal or gan. It te said that unless an organ- former. Virginia also began tbe manufac ture of cotton at an early date, re ports showing that a mill was in ope ration at Petersburg In 1809. In 1840 there was 22 mills In tbe State, consuming 17,700 bales of cotton. Now there are 17 mills, 19l,546spiQ- dles. The number of bales produced is 15,614, and tbe number consumed is 43,341, over 25,000 more than the State produces. * The average number of nales-pro- duced per mill in South Carolina is 4,315, the greatest in the South; in North Carolina it is 3,246, and in Vir ginia the average is 2,548, over 300 greater than that of South Carolina! For the whole South the statistics show the total cumber of mills bo be 639, with a total number of 'spitidks aggregating 7,100,202. Tn the last year the South produced' 10,630,495 bales of cotton; and her- mills con sumed 1,-923,46+ bales, or 18.1 per cent, of tbe entire crop. Over one- fourth of the number of . bales con sumed are credited to tbe mills of South Carolina. —^——- GiueMlnft Contest a Lottery. Nathan Frank, former congress- man. fxom the Tweltb Mljsourl dis trict and president of the-Star Pub lishing company.. August.Ftpnk, vice- president and treasurer of the same company, and M.JJj0wen8tein for merly- taaslness manager of tbe St. Louis Star, were Indicted on Saturday by tbe grand jury on charges of ad vertising and maintaining a lottery. Four indictments were returned in Judge McDonald’s division of the Circuit court against each. The lottery charge grows out pf a guessing KNOCKED DOWN AND BOBBED . 4* ■ Received Brutal Treatment at the Hands of Some Thtuts- „ A special to The State from Wll-j liamston says one of the most dari ng and dastardly attempts at robbery that has ever been reported In this section was committed right in the oe&rt of that town Saturday night. It seems that.Mr. M. H. Reeves, a popular citizen and druggist, deft his store about 10 o’clock and stepped across tbe street to tbe office, of the Southern railway agent with whom he had business, but Mr. Willis, the- agent, had closed his office for the night ani bad gone home. As Mr. Reeves took bold of tbe door knob and attempted to turn It to enter tbe of-1 flee be was struck from behind and’ fell to the fljor of the platform and : knocked senseUss. Mr. Reeves knew! nothing until perhaps ag hour , later when be was found lying in a semi-■ BEGINS WORK with the fine doM, cleansing the blood of all tbe poisonous adds that produce RHEUMATISM, driving •ut all tbe dangerous geray that infest the body—that iaihe wa^ cures arsefiected by ‘Si i ■V, ■ . ^ * -V~ conscious condition upm tbe platform’ where be bad fallen, 'by Policeman Nets n. who heard bis groans. Mr. Reeves’ body bears tbe marks of more than 25 bruises where be was beaten and kicked. His'pccketo were rifled, but only a small amount of money was mining frqm one. of bis pocketo, while the oth*r, which con tained his pocket book, was undls- turb d. Tbe whole £ase is. wrapped in mys-~ tery. The theory is advanced by some Other medicines treat symptoms; RM aan/#, and, therefore, its CURES ARC PERMANENT- . . •. - a Helps the digestion, tones up the system. Sample bottlt free on application to BoaptTT Chxmical Co., Fro- prietors, 316 West Lombard St., Baltimore, Md. r 11 Froreaaors IT laattuotors. Founded In Graduate* ij MEDICAL STUDENTS Write for Free CototogM of the —V&edical department, Unioenitu cf XaskpUle.f— i.. that bis assailants thought they were victimizing Mr. liiGifc-tfae railway agent, witb'y >Yev(gt0^tbthiig i ‘the d> ! pot or obtaining a considerable sum of, money perhaps, which they hoped to | find upon tbe person of tbe agent, 1 as it is generally known that be has no safe in bis office. However, wbat tbe object of the attack was, can only be conjectured. It is a well known fact-that Mr. Reeves has no personal enemies and be is popular among all classes and” is a member of town council. No’ pains will be spared on the part of those in authority to bunt down the guilty ones and bring them to justice. "■ ■ gpfr —Pound in the A dispatch from- Atlanta says a black chiffon bat, identified as that worn by Mias Sophie Kloeckler, who ctirrlcmtnnriilttiadea twwity threc lactnre courses, each folio*ed by a thorough j quiz; seven laboratory canrsHTUtt three hours of hospital work dally. New b—film elaborately equipped with modern appayatna and appliance*.Expenaea Mafia ret a. Addreaa J. Dillard Jacdba, M.-P., Secretary, fi»5 South Market St., Naalirllle.Tenn. XlJVeHlMEFtY Everything tor supplying Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Quarekw and Glnnerim, Belting, Packing, Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Pipes,-Valves, Fittings, liv '■ ’ /v/v ~'ft.of— J * —-»■ jectors, Lubricatprs, etc for sale. Write 10,000 good 1 in. second hand black pipe a. a mmm COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., c, mini, sec im rrai, Columbia., 8. C. •+- disappeared from her home op Grant street Tuesday morning, was found on the bank of tbe lake at Lakewood. Tbe lake will be dragged, It is be lieved she was murdered and her body, tbtpwn in tbe lake. She was seen with a young man near Lakewood. ! The mystery of her disappearance has been deepened by the finding of a pair of man’s cuff buttons near the spot 1 where the body was pulled outT marked f “A. F. B.”- A watch chain was also found near tbe same place. It is be- watch, lieved that further devclopmentt^vriil GOLEM A N-B ALL-liARTIN PAINT AND UlL CO. . — CHARtlSTGN,R. G. : --J- DISTRIBUTORS OF— ^ CALCIMO—the finest wall finish„saade. * DAYTON READY MADE COLORS—in paste form,one Ofjthe most.du rable and economical paints. F. O. PIRRCE CO’S, celebrated Carriage jpalnto and Colors. tel Hairing. area for work ia f 1.50 of over we will pay eippeaa charge one way. Send us voir* V. rf. LACHICHOTTE * OO, jiwe&reTu^ flail. St, Columbia, 8. & speedily follow tbe discoveries. contest conducted by the compMiyjlnr ^ 500; clerk tbe court ’ which prizes aggregating 925,000 \ ng the n were offered to persons guessing the num ber of admissions to the world’s fair on the openlngdajrand toothers com ing nearest to the correct number. Natbantnd August Frank surrender- ed Went into Judge Taylor’s court, to which the cases have been assigned. A few minutes later they were joined Mr. Lowenstein and all three gave bond in the sum of 11,000 each. It is said on what is considered reliable authority" that tbe Star collected •100,000 as a result of Its guesting teat. This fact was brought to indictments means a two pthitentlary. followed. Conviction year sentence in tbe ’• > ’ Killed a Child. • • X - A spike thrown at an Atlantic Coast Line train at Naylor, Ga.,, by a toy, craabed through tbe window and struck a child lying In It mother’s lap. The child died from the wound. The Office Conies High. \ Running tor office in Charleston County costs something. The follow ing is the assessments on the candi dates down therei Sheriff, 1500; Con- wMruP' Sffip. “wTtl lor 6 ciuJogue of 8teD0 V r * [>t * rt ‘ ‘X-T*™ ' MACFEAT’S BUSINESS COLLEGE, Columbia, 8. 0. W. H. Macfeat, official Court Stenographer, President. •200; coroner, •150; solicitor, •100; Legislature, 130; county treasurer, •100; county auditor, 9100; county supervisor, •50; master In equity, •100; county superinteddent of educa tion, 35; judicial magistrate, 950; city ministerial magistrate, •15; county ministerial magistrate, 95, Southeastern Lime & Cement Co CHARLESTON,8. C. Building Material of all kinda. High Grade RoofiM • “RUBEROI0.” Write-for prices. » WHAT MAKES A GOOD PIANO?. ssstr i “sap’ Cured by Keeley Institute, of « 1329-Lady St. (or P.O.Box 76) Columbia. 8. 0. “ ^ enoe solicited. - Confidential oomtpond- < ■ Good Materials. Skill, Knowledge^ ivime oement, X^lotwiter. + Terra Cotta Pipe, Roofing Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina, Portland Cement Co., Charleston, #. d. '• iii ill ;p resen Pianos tor you can. We are factory rei the most celebrated Chlckerlng, Bebr, Mathushek, era. Whatever you pay us, you are sure of a GOOD PIANO and a saving of 926 to 976. Address, resentatlves viz: ier, Vose, Land oth- aickloue Musiic iiou«e Horse 8lajr« a Woman. Mrs. Robert Rogers, wife of s well- to-do farmer of Mecklenburg county, N.. C., was instantly killed Friday by an Infuriated bone. The accident hap pened at the dinner hour between 12 and I o'clock last . Friday, The hones had beep ungeared And were toned loose in the stable lot during dinner time. One i*f the burses, a young ani- managed to break out of tbs lot juaspsd oyer a low fenos |oto a ih Not wishing to call her husband H bto rest, Mrs. Rogen crossed Into the field and attempted to drive the horse out. The brute became infuriated at the attempt and rushed at 'Mrs. Bogers. She attempted to escape bob Uie animal rushed on her and threwK her to the ground. Before the saeo at ’ the bouse, who were screams of Mrs.