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m k ! m* - .** X-^ ». • *■• * SfK PRIVILEGE TAX > V fejut- K.»" v To Be Divided Between Clemson »" ■ . , ■* * ’ ^ and Winthrop Colleges. HOW MEMBERS VOTED. How Much Winthrop Will Qet U a Mat ter for Conjecture as the Tax is Coming >n Com- paritivety Slow this Year. After one ofjthe hardest Oghts Id the last dizip years in the geoeral as sembly the house Tuesday passed the bill to let Winthrop participate in the privilege tax on fertilizers, all of which revenue now Is paid to Clem- son. The opposition to the bill gained considerable titlength Tuesday, and the bill was passed by but five m»j rrlty on a test vote. It was an Issue In wbtcb the align ments were not well defined and every member appeared to be voting Just as his convict! ms dictated. Leaders of the house divided and many forceful arguments were advanced by both sides, all life speakers seeming to be anxious to vote Intelligently t.nd bon esily. There was lets small practice -In the fight than any other which has been made In a long time. Following Is the way the house di vided on Mr. Lytns’ motion i/O strike out the enacting clause—or to kUl the bill. Ayes—Speaker Smith and Repre sentatlves Ashley, Baker, Banks, Bass, Boyd, Brant, Bruce, Calllson, /Cliftor, Colccck, Cothran, Culler, Dca Champa, Dour, Dukes, Edwards, Faust, Flshturne, Ford, Graham, D. L. Green, Haskell, J. E. Herbert, Heyward, Irby, K'rven, Lester, Lit tle, L max, McColl, McFaddin, Mo- Master. T. J. Mauldin, Miller, Moses Nance, Nicholson, Fdnoe, Pyatt, UawllnsOD, Richards, RUty, Sea- brook, Sheldcn, Stoll, Tribble, M. W. Walker. J. M Walker, J. B. Watson, Total, 50. ' % Nays—Messrs. Ardrey, Arnold, Bal- i ley, Brice, Browning, Cloy, DeVore, Eaihardt, Epthg, E. J. Etberedge, L. B. Etberedge, Foster, Fraser, Frist, Gaston, Gauae, J. P. Gibson, Gray, W. McD Green, Gylee, Hall, Harrison, Harley, Hemphill, D. O. Herbert, Higgins, Keenan, Kirby, LaFitte, Laney. Lawson, McCants, Mas* y, Laban Manldio, Otts, Par ker, Patter* n, Pittman, Pollock, Poston, R aves, Sanders, Saye, Sah ara, Slnkler, Spivey, Strong. Taylor, Ttole, Turner,_ Verner, Wimberly. Total. 56.’ After the house had decided to kill tblblll it accepted Mr.-"Hemphill's amendment, which modified tba af fect of the bill very much. The orlg Inal bill In section 3 provided that 150,000 should be glytn to Winthrop. As amend* d at the suggestion of the committee, this definite amount was changed to 40 per cent. Subirquentr Iv the entire seit on was knorked out and the fol'owing was Inserted in lieu - thereof: "Section 3. That from and after the approval of this act the treasurer of this Slate shai) first pay from the fund arising from the p Ivllege tax on fertilizers t lx tern thousand six bun dred and seventy-one and 64 100 (116 671 64) dollars en the order of the baud nt.trusteea of Clemson Agi ricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina, and shall then pay annually upon the order of said board of trustees out of said fund the sum of sixty five thousand (165.000,000) dollars, and shall pay out annually any balance remaining In his bands ' on the order of the b ard of trustees of Wlrthn p Normal and Industrial College o-f South Carolina.” r‘ Ou motion of Mr. Price this was further amended so that the •65.000 for operating expecies was Increased tor 5'ooo. The bill was taken up first thing Tuerday under the lyead of tinfinlsbed business. Tbe motion made by Mr Lyon Monday was to strike out the enacting words. Mr. Lyon explained bis opposition -—to tbe privilege tax being divided In tbe ratio of 2 to 1 between Clemson and Wintbrop.L He showed that tbe privilege tax collected in January, 1904, was 135.000 and but l-:6.000 In Jaauary, 1905 If 40 per cent, of this he paid to Winthrop, Clemson would get but 19000 this month. Fur thermore, tbe constitutionality of the whole tax would be Jeopardized by this diversion. Mr. Laban Mauldid favored the bill. He..is a farmer and helps to pay the tax, but Winthrop is also a f&'mers' college and tbe farmers will agree to __ give Winthrop part of that privilege tax. If It hurts Clemson financially, the money can be returned by appro priation next year, Mr. Verner declared this to be au old hobby of his to place some limit on Olemson’s expenditures—and Clemson Is in his county. He argued In favor of tbe bill. . Even If tbe privilege tax givon dose attention. He did not apeak at length, bat, quite pointedly. Jtr. Prince exprteud bie firm belief that tbe farmers this year will Mick to tbeir determlnatlon tn redoer tbe cotton aorrage, and this will reduce tbe use of fertiliser* tft to 40 per cent. This will be a dangerous time to make any ebangee. In reply to Mr. DeVore be admitted tbattl.e 142,000 spent for permanent Improves eat* last year would not be spent this yaar bat the income would be redaoed an eqnlva lent figure, no doubt in 1906. Tbe agricultural hall had been built by an aggregate of sarplua. Technical teaching coats more than literary training.- H ( He declared himself a de nominational collage supporter, and the higher the State colleges are at Umts raised tbe higher will the dent mine- tional colleges be forced to raise them selves. He wanted to keep Winthrop under the guidance of the legislature, and this proposition would make Winthrop responsible to nobody, as Clemson now U. Mr. J. A. Banks of O.'angeburg de clared that he bad listened to the dis cussion with a mind open to convic tion. He had been Studying the mat ter and at first bad favored tbe prop- with n when Mr. Polllok introduced bis bill. But Mr. Rlobazdahad raised an objection which was Insurmounta ble. Clemson Is look* d upon by the farmers as their college, and ibis tax which they pay foes to their college. He would prefer to see the privilege tax reduced rather than a part of It diverted to Winthrop. Mf. Hemphill of Cheater la speak ing in favor of the bill declared that the friends of different colleges should n )t be suspicious of each other. His own Interest ih the colleges h uni- f rm. This matter should be settled by taking the Information p’aced officially before tbe legislature. Referring to the report of tbe liglsla tlye. committee, be showed the annual necessary expenditure out of tbe direct tax to be about 185,000. He proposed an amendment to give Oleuiaon 116, 000 to pay ti e indebtedness on the agricultural hall, and then to give Clemson 165,000 and the residue to go to Winthrop. He does not want to cripple Clemson, bit he hi very much In favor of putting a check on extravsganoe. There would be other sources of income In addition to this 166,000 which would give Clemson the necessary 186,000.' Capt. John O. Sellers ss a farmer favored diverting a part of this tax to the college where farmers' daogtr ters are taught. We are confronted by a fact, not a theory. The State has a deficit, and this is tbe first bill he has seen to reduce txpendltures. If Clemson should have a deficit the cjuld come before tbe legislature and get an app^pHation by exhibiting her flnai c.al m.*u meats. He believes that tbe management of Clemson can be wonderfully Improved. He believes that no State college should be in competition with tbe graded icbools, and It is his opinion that Clemson takes too many little boys who should be at home In the graded schools. Hr. Nicholson of Edgefield bad been In favor of this bill at first, but now be Is opposed to It on principle. He bad thought that It would reduce ex pendituree, but be baa changed bis views and thinks that It la not an equitable principle to make a oliss of peop e pay a tax to f up port more than one college. Mr. Poll ck, in reply to Mr. PrU oe, dic'ared that there would be no aot of bad faith to take part of this tag tax from Olemton. He read tbe aot of 1890 providing for this tax to go for tbe erection and nmlnk nance of tbe college. One of the purposes of that act has been accomplished—the work of en ctloo. He showed tbe receipts of privilege tax In former yean and de eland that if this was enough to build, equip and run the college, it PABMEBS CAN kell wanted to kao* if. Mr. was a vnry Mr. Haskell Polk ok wouldn't see? at the president of made with almost tbs solemnity of an oath. Mr Pollock replied that ha had received his Inforaattyn from the re ports of tbe State treasurer, the 8-ate superintendent of education and the committee from the leglslaUtn. Gem- son is bard to shake off from the teat, U has b en getting the pap ao long, and It is not to be marveled at that the pres deot will make this appeal. Mr. Pollock was trying to show that 166,000 annually would be enough for Clemson instead of the 915,000 propos ed by Mr Prlnoe. Being interrupted by MaJ. Haakell, be made some caustic reference which MaJ Haskell received in good nature. The different between them was whether or not tte men?/ paid by the govern ment for the e rperiment statloi Is uxed In part for ialarles and whether the Inter »t frotr the Clemson bequeat Is 13,600 or •S.O 0. Mr. Prince, In a concluding appeal, declared that Jlem&on cm not get sloig, with letu than 175,000, for Clemson must expand. D > not cut too deep at first. He denied that he would pursue roundabout practice to defeat tbe will of the majority of the house, and bis amendment Is offered in all slnoerltv. Mr. Haskrll stated to the bouse that he bad Just been Informed by tbe president of the board of trustees (Col. R. W. Simpson) that tbe college gets no benefit from the funds from the United States government for the ex- perlental station. Mr. Pollock replied that this Is disproved by the annual report, whlob shows that about IV 500 Is paid for salaries out of this fund. Mr. Prince’s amendment was adopt ed and than Mr. Hemphill's amend ment se thus amended. This knocks out of the original bill section 3 and Inserts tbe paragraph printed above. Tbe bill as thus amended passed sec ond reading. Iks Cotton Problem Sr. Ikkppsnsn, of Boston. : and tor investment than Advisee 1 to Hold Their Cot- Like Stonewall DM tbe Llnee at B«ll Hmm. A BiUfAl HIQRO be decreased this year, them wMbe down the -Institution. £ '> Pv-- t Sr,, .no 142,000 bulldldg to pay for. He de clared that prudenoe, economy and toll should be taught, and not ex> travagance. He had always taken this stand, and would continue to do so, although bis. personal interssts He otherwise. He thinks It is a shame for one college to get unlimited income and another but miserly |30,000. He had been opposed by Clemson college in bie race because he had always ar gued thus. j ' Mr. Eptlngof Lexington declared that the people of his county think there Is (xbravsganoe at Clemaon. He spoke of the olalms the common schools have on the State and the ery college cries that It Is getting too little. The people of bis county can’t understand why it is oecemary to Spend 9300 on every boy at Clemson. Mr, Gibson of Marlboro also .spoke 'the bill. This was this first tbe flow and he to ran It now. Mr. Richards was more thoroughly convinced that this It- an unreaHon sh e n quest. Mr. Pollock wanted to know should the privilege tax fall to •30,000 would Mr. Richards vote to make an appropriation sufficient to bring up tbeir revenue to tbe enor mous expenditure of last year. Mr. Rilobards replied that he would vote fof efery dolia* asked for by tbe man agement of Clemioa as he would vote for the appropriations asked for by Sonth Carolina college trustees, Win throp trustees or the Citadel trustees. He read an Itemized invoice of fertili sers, showing thst there Is evidence that the farmer pays this tax. Mr. Brantley Inquired If the farmer pays any more "foe fertll zxrs In this State than they do In other States. Mr. U chards thought not. He c -n eluded by deriding the measure and declaring that he would vote for it If all the State colleges should bx mads beneficiaries of the fund—and tbe farmer would support them al 1 . He also made light of Mr. Hemphill's amendment. Mr. Moses opposed the bill. This is not s bill to help W inthrop. Tbo State will always provide for Winthrop any way. Clemson did get along with a smaller Income onoe, but It was s smaller Institution than. Mr. Moses quoted merchants to show thst there is no demand for fertlHzsrs and Thai probaily less than 80 per cent, of last year’s sale4 will be handled this year. He recited the hlatory of legislation adverse to the South Carolina ojllege, and warned tbe legislature of the danger of crippling Clemaon. If Clem son Is extravagant It Is proper to re primand the board, but not to tear By a vote of 55 to 60 the house re fused to strike oat the emoting word* The question then was the adoption of the committee amendment to give Winthrop 40 per cent, instead of 160 • 000. Col. D. O. Herbert moved to amend\by inserting 33 1-3 per cent. This was accepted and the committee amendment as amended waa adopted. Mr. Ashley's amendment to give tbe overplus to the common schools was klUed by a vote of 62 to 16. Mr. Hemphill's amendment then came op. Mr. Prince offered to amend the amendment to give fUemeon •75,- 000 for maintenance before anything ‘ * * Mr. Haakell asked Mr. Weak a number of. searching questions as to Attempt* Ontrawe on • Ledj In tbe Angnetn Cemetery. The following account of the brutal attack of a negro on a white lady In the Augusta Cemetery Is taken from tbe Augusta Herald: While engaged at about half-past 12 o’cl< ck Monday In paying that devo tion to her dead loved ones by placing flowers on their Itat resting place In] endl [** tbe city cemetery of Augustt, and w “ with her tc nder hands olearlrg away tbe weeds and grasses that threaten ed to creep over and cover tbe shafts that marked the last resting plaoe of her relatives, Mrs. Percy Spellman was approached and seised by s burly negro, who Is ss oowhrdly ss he is vile. Tbe screams of Mrs. Spellman] transportation” and high q iiokly brought the cemerery sutho titles to her rescue, and when they arrived the black brute had speeded away and scaled tbe wail of tbe city of the dead. Much agitated th's good lady told in broken sentences to tbe cemetery officials how sbe had bean seised by tba negro and bad screamed for help. A search was at once instituted for tbs negn, but be bad taken leg ball with a g rod long start on tbs autiorl ilea H rwever, a vigorous effort was mads to apprehend tbe assailant of Mrs. Spellman, but with no result so far as he authorities inform:.tlon given tji ? Herald goes. The stssult was kept very quiet and only thb morning did tbe reporters get wind of tbe occurrencx. Afrera deal of trouble reliable autborlt) was found—i. friend of Mrs. Spellmsiils who told of the occurrence ai Mrs. Spellman had related It to bar Tire negro assailant Is turned Joseph I rown, and Wedneedsy was employe)I by a heal marble-yard u>do soma tombstone cleaning at tne cem etery. He ha xpened ,o be near the section which Mrs. Spe man visited. Steing her alone he cr Jttously crept up to and seix< d her. Fortunattly the spot where tt e ssssu t occurred was not in s remote part o the cemetery, so tbe screams of Mrs. pellman soon brought the cemetery of cera to the spot. Meanwhile Bi >wn had rushed to wards tbe south wall and climbed over. , ■ .A Foolish Boy. Tbe navy department bas Instituted a search for Midshipman Milton W. tlon on the battleship Kearsarge. The department has applied to the young man’s father, who lives in North Carolina, for information on the sub* J?ot. The case is a most unusual one. For private reasons tbe young man desires to leave the navy and tender ed his realgnatloa a short time ago, but the wspartment refused to enter tain It on tbe ground that the gov. ernment, having educated. hlD^ is entitled to tbe benefit of hnlfervioes for a few years at least. It is Inti mated now that when the young man found he could not get out of the navy in the tegular way he returned to hla home in North Carolina, where he la now said to be. Midshipman Arrowood passed the requisite acade mic course and bas nearly completed the regulation two years service at sea prior to bis final graduation. In case be falls to return to bis station he will bgj&TQpped as a deserter. Sensational Charges. Sensational disclosures in relation to tbe alleged use of Indian trust funds for tbe support of sectarian schools were made Wednesday by Senator Bard in a statement to the United States Senate Committee on Indian affairs. In addition to the charge that Roman Catholic schools have received 96 per cent, of the mon ey expended nnder contracts mads by the Indian commissioner, the senator said be bad been approached by rep resentatlve of a Catholic association with tbe promise of carrying certain number of districts In California for influenas in Mr. Alfred B. Shepperson, of Bos ton, Mns., who Is an authority on the cotton question adv ess the farm ers to bold their oottton and they will win the fight. Here Is what be says. Bead it: ' The farmers and merchants of tbe south who now hold cotton are con fronted will tbe fact that the yield of the pretent crop has been more than the world's requiremeats of American cotton for this season. The price is nos somewhat less than oue- half of tbe quotations of s year ago. When tb> ’re Is an oversupply of any commodity and a serious decline in price from that cause, the first sug gestion of cam moo sense is to curtail production and thereby reduce tbe supply to proportion of the demand and thus restore the price to an equit able baste. This simple plaa bas al- wavs succeeded with cotton. Mr. John L. MoLaurin, formerly a senator from South Carolina, In a let ter In tbe Nsw York Sun of 17tb in stant, sc >ut8 tbe idea of a reduction of acreage and urges that tbe grant log of subsidies to United States ves sels would. In some way, so ysetly In crease our exports of Cjttoa goods that tbe resulting greater demand for tbe raw material wou'd take at full prices all the cotton our country could produce. He tells us that "trade fol lows the dig,” and says'a great op portunity Is open to us In the intro ductlon of our cotton goods into China and that "a market is waiting there which will enable us t6 sell 20,- 0C0,000 Instead of 10,000,000 bales of cotton above ten cents per pound, ss It should not be difficult to teach a thrifty people the advantage of cot ton goods." - As a matter of fact, cotton doth was manufactured in China as early as A. D. 1260 from cotton grown in that country, and Is now the only clothing for all seasons of the year of the great majrtlty of the Chinese population. Cotton cloth was not made In the United States until more than 500 years later. In the year June 30, 1903, rao*e than one-half of our exports of cotton cloth were to OhlDS L snd in the previous year the quantity was over fifths. Our exports to Chins are principally of coarse, unbleached cot ton cloth, of which tbe cblef dement of cost Is the ootton itself. Mr. MoLaurin says tbst "the ob stall* to trade with Cbina is lack ol freights Tbere are actually greater shipping facilities between tbe United-States and China and lower rates of freight than ever before. Tbere are no' probably more vessels, and certalnl) a greater carrying capacity, for the world’s commerce than at imy previ ous time. Ocean freights are exceed ingly low and far below the rates of a few years ago. "Tire flag” or the nationality of the vessel bss nothing whatever to do with the selling of commodities any where. The only factors In the mat ter are tbe suitability of the arttolxs and tbe reasonableness of tbe prioxs demanded. If the commodities <£ not suit the markets In which they are offered they oanneVhe sold to any extent even at a very low price. Our commodities cannot be sold in foreign markets for any more than slmi ar articles from other countries. Tot them, is . Tbceoftns of the market for the next few months Mils entirely witn the present holders of eotton in tbs Sonth. If they win market It slowly aod ooly as they actually require the money frond its sale, it ia likely a re- action to bettor prices would ooonr. In the season of 1898 99 folly 400,000 bates were held back la the interior Qhti) tbe following season and tbe financial condition of tbe South to in finitely better now than at that time. Let tbe sonth rn owners of- cotton bpld It with the "Stonewall" tenacity with whlob Ja'-ksoo’s brigade bfcld tbe line of battle at Bull Bop, snd in this fight over the price they will gain the victory they deserve. I A substantial fdductlon of acreage, however, Is eesentlal-to a pai maoeot improvement in price, and i.uch re duction can he saf .ly left to tbe good Judgment and self-lntersat of each Southern-farmer. Cure Dr. Hathaway Can Your Own Hotoe. Write this Ski Expert Opii il Specialist Aboui Your Trouble, He Will Gire You Free, Which Will Be Worth More to You Than What Your Local Doctor Will Charge |5 or f 10 for. HIS SYSTEM OF HOME TREATMENT IS PERFECT. ••No extra charge for medicines.” A BOBBLE PRICKED. Total Value of Crum's Tststo Leas 7 hen Fourteen Thousand Dollars. Exact Figure* of Appraisement Given Under Beal of Bamberg Conn- t)’a Probate.Jndwe. Our flag free mitered the Pnillppinea Arrowood, who bss been absent seve- r ^ ral weekd without leave from bis sta- mills anywhere outside of the protee and is now the flag of that country, but trade has followed it at so low a pace that during tbe last fiscal year tbe import! of oottxn goods from the United States were only 6 1 2 por cent, of t ie total quantity, while Great BriUJn furulsbed 45 per cmt., Sapin 15 ptr cent, and little Switzer land 7 14 iixr cent. : The chi'>f obstacle to the Increase of our exports of cotton manufactures is the high tariff on textile machinery and on the chenteals, dyes, etc , useu In tbe manufacture of bleached, dyed and printed goods. On account of these tariff taxes, tbe equipment of a cotton mill here costs about 50 per cent, more than in England, and tbe cost of tbe manufactured product is so greatly Increased that ym oannot successfully compete with European The late H. H. Cram, of Bamberg, came into political prominence in the nineties. A farmer himself fihd the son of a farmer, It was natural that he took a lively interest In tbe farm ers’ movement snd his work snd in fluence contribute 1 largely to tbe suc cess of that movement in his so ctlon of the s ate. One result of this was tltat for several years be was a mem her of tbe bouse from Barnwell coun ty and afterward from Bamberg when that county was created. In tbe legislature be was regarded as a safe and conservative man and A good committee worke r . His strength In the legislature was shown by tbe large vote he received when he was a candi date for tbe position of state dlspen sary commissioner. After serving two years In that office he was re-elected and served another term. His admin istration waa considered conservative and buslnesi like. ■■ r Before going In'o offlte'be had farmed some fertile land given him by his father and had purchased addi tional T autr. While In (ffloe he con three- tinued his farming operations and tbe four years be was In office were four of tbe best years the farmers have had In a generation. They were years tf a high price for cotton. With tbe start given him by bis father and hts own planting operations, together with four years la offlte st a good salary, It was natural tnat he should get her together something of an estate. E it when he dM, last year, a maz ing storlei were immediat iy set a”oat as to the large value of tli i estate he left. No father for these stories o’ her ban the hoary-beaded "They hay" t ver app< .red. No one vouched for 'bem. No one would be responsible for them or would vouch for their so curacy. But they were circulated with a persistency and system which indicated a purpose behind t.iem and led to a suspicion that some c rgsnisa- tlon was using them for political pur poses. Whenever a friend of the dlspe sary would say anything In defense of the honesty of its officials, be would be a.ked hoto. Cmm gathered to gether such a large 1 estate. Accord ing to the rumors, Cram left an es tate variously valued at fron >150,- tbe floatoee of Otenuon. Mr. Pollock replied with some asperity. Mr. Haskell in a spirit of pleasantry ' log about Mr. Pollock «• •hadoi asmalli >w. To this Mr. bringing about a oontlnuanof of such favorable oootnoto. Senator Bard quoted a circular tamed by M. K. Sniffen, secretary of the Indian Bigbta aaociatloo, charging that dtoorimin* Uoa in favor of Roman Catholics ms by dimotlon of tbs tlon walls surrounding our own coun try. i ' Our cotton mills, if worked to ttAlr full capacity would produce vastly more goods than oould be used In the United States and an expansion of foreign trade Is greatly needed to take tbe surplus production. During the past season tbe world’s spinners consumed only 10,100,000 bales of American ootton owlLg to the high prloe and limited supply, while 11,000,000 bales were consumed in tbe season of 1999 1900, when the number of spindles was 7,350.000 lets- A cablegram on tbe 20th instant from Messrs. E lison & Compiny of Liveip iol estimates tbe world's oon- sumptl n of American otton this sea son at 11.327,000 bales, and says that European mills may take 300,000 to 400.000 more to add to tbeir stocks. It may be safely assumed tbst tbe vrorld'r mills will consume fatty ttrfr 350,000 belee of American ootton. Should they bay an average of only four weeks’ supply beyond their ao^ tual requirements, It' would make their entire purchase for the season about 12,220,000 baleA If our ’‘commercial crop" should b: as much as 600,000 bales more than this, the addition to the stocks In American and European markets should not unfavorably affeot prices. 1 think cotton is too low, and that the great decline has been largely due to speculative influences. Surely the spinners did not expect so great a de cline or they would not have bought so freely, earlier In .the. season when prices were several cents par pound dearer. Anadvatosofa cent and a half per pound would undoubtedly promote tbe Intaresta of a majority of tbe spinners a* it would cause a stead ier market and larger demand oot ton gooda At tha adnnna than would be a 000 to >250,000. One nan would say he bad beard from some ought to know that Crum 000 in bank and owned boi ses and lands and stock worth mo e than • 100,000. Tbere were variations of thia story, but tbs only difference was in tbe flgarei, whlob by many were placed higher. Oae of Crum’s warm pe-sonal friends in C lumbla, who hat repeat edly heard these stories, Invt »t!gated Mr. Crum’s affairs snd found that at tbe time he died be bad an tale of about >13,000. inoluding >1 600 In bank, aod that be owed abiut >3,000 He aaked that this statement be pub Ushed in Justice to tbe memory of Mr. Crum and to off>et tbe attacks being made on the dispensary over his dead body. As bis statement waa ex parte and uaofficia 1 , The R cord dexmed it best to obtain a signed and sealed state ment of Mr. Crum’s estate from tbe Judge of probate of Bamberg oouaty, through whose office the estate had to be settled. This statement to now in Tbe Record office and can be ex amined by anybody wbo cares to see it. Mr. Crum left no will, so an admin istrator was appointed for bis estate. Tbe appraisers of tbe estate were J. D. Baxter, James A. Walker Eiward P. Sojourner, U. 8, Folk and A. H. Neely, all prominent cit zsna of Bam berg. Tbeir appraisement, as ecu fled under ual by Geo. P. Barmen, j ige of pro bale of Bamberg count y, made tbe total value of Mr. Crum’s estate, Including both personalty and realty, •13.829 87—by ro means a Urge for tune when all the facts 1c the are considered.—Columbia Record. ”Xo misleading statement nr dee* p- live proposttloas al lowed In my advise ments.’ If yon are feeling ill, snd d> not know jiwt; 10 you ’ what if the metier with you, do not I make the mistake of calUnff on your local doctor for consultation bu just aimrly write to Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, 88 Inman Bldg, Atlanta, Ga„ of just how you suffer, and he will coun sel snd advise you for a thing, while your fr even if you do not » y home doctor will He has a positive snd permanent cure for diseaa s of m n and women su. h ae LOST MANHOOD, STRICTUEK. VAKlCXTBLE, NERVOUS DEBI) ITY, ENLARGED PROS TATE, RHEUMATISM, SPECIE) BLOOD POISON, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROU- ... . 'j) 1 ch * r * e i BI.E, HEART DISEASE, STOMACH AND ftl to >10, tor the same service, again. Ur B0WE( L XROUBLE, DIABETES, Hathaway s advice is worrh ten times more to —-*> his you, for bis wide experience in the treatment 9f diseases (twenty-five years), enables him to at once understand the exact nature of your trouble. He will alao send you a Self-Exami nation Blank and a valuable book on your disease, of which he ie the author, frso of charge. ’ " A v Dr. Hathaway’s specialty is diseases of a chronic and lingering nature, and these he has successfully treated for over twenty-five years. The success be has met with is some thing remarkable. He has reached the bead of bis profession and his title of “the recog- nixed authority on Chronic Diseases’’ justly belongs to him. Not only has he cured thous and of sufferers who call at his office for treat ment, but nearly evary State in the Union is represented on nia Hat of cured patients whom he .was able to cure by his method of home treatment. He has had s ecial success in cur- seas* r-atuxm /»# Ixxno fllJh.rwitrkiV max/i of A COfHDllCRL* xufK vmS^Wx IXVSB£ wwmwvmxss^ *•*'* aea -ea ■ ■ •-■ "•■y’ ■ ■ u •— ed oatuie, after several doctor* had given them up as incurable, but whether your case is of long standing or not, you should at. once seek the advice of this greet specialist. It will be HR UHT3 DISEASE, URINARY TROU BLE ENLARGED PROSTATE, FEMALE TROUBLE, WOMB TROUBLE, OVARIAN TROUBLE, LEUUORRHE.A, EFO , and if you are afflicted with any of these disease*, yon should lose no time in consulting thia tlsmous specialist. His treatment for theee diseases is baaed on over a quarter century of close study, and when he onoe discharges you as curea, you need have no fear that you will ever be trou- bl d-wrttr man- valuab! the hands of every one afflicted, or evety head of a family, and he will send any one o ’ these honks to you on receipt of your name i nd ad dress. 1, dis aaee of the throat and lungs; 2, kidneys and urinary tract; 3, diseases of women; 4. skin, rectal, rheumatism; 3 blood ison; 6, nervous debility and vital weakness; stricture'; 8, vsrlcocele. If you do not suffer yourself send him the nameof some one that does. Do not forget the odd: J. Newton Hathaway, M. D., 89 Inman Bldg, Atlanta, Go. ■wrttrrour disease again—his curse i reper- “Ut, Dr.thithaway is the author o. eigS aide medical books which should be in VYE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR ORDERS COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFC CO COLUMBIA 5 C f < KRFTBE1 KRFYBE!! KRFTBEIH Thst Is exactly what It is, aFin Kilter. E>? n'nh-Uln rvery day st the State Fair showing its fire fighting qualities Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw Mill, Ginnery aud any oae owning property should have them. For sale by _ COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO.. Columbia, 8 C The machinery Supply house of the State Southeastern Lime 6 Cement Co CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing “RUBEROID.** Write for prices. The Guinard Brick Works, COIvUMOIA, O. Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special Shapes to order. Fire Proof ' Terra Gotta Flue Lininga. Prepared to fill orders for thousands or for millions. , - ▲11 Drug and Tobacco Whlske I Morphine _| Cigaret I All Drug a Habit, I * Habit " ' I Habit | “ Habits. Cured by Keele^r institute, of && C. 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 76) Columbia, H. G. Ocnfl lentlal oorreeponr »no solicited — The Bible. Tbe Bible is tbe "bestselling book” in tbe world. One would be inclined to doubfr the statement when he reads Gave Him Fifty Dollars. ▲ dispatch from Bethnoe to Tbs State says several hundred cross ties were burned about two miles west of that town last Snnday night and while they were burning the Sea board's Florida limited train, to which was attached Vanderbilt’s special car, was comp died to stop on account of the fire. Most of tbs ties belonged to John MoGougan, a white man who was ont beside the railroad trying to pat out the fire. Mr. Vanderbilt, who saw that the fire would meen a heavy loes to MoGougan, walked up and presented him with fifty dollars in cash. • A ITownjt Victim. from Chicago says Elisa- i is patch M McCormick, only daughter of Ad hath __ Gyrus H. McCormick, to deed, Uftcd 12 yean. The death of the hiren of tbe millionaire’s family was earned by append tetla. about the enormous editions QL-popu-_ And there is a widespread feeling that the Bible and religious literature Is going out of fashion. But the figuree tell a different story. Never before has there been such s demand Tor tbe Cbristiao Scripture). Tbe recent report of the British Blule society shows that since its establish ment It bas distributed 180,000,000 copies of the Bible. Tje American society has dis ributed 70,000,000. And both societies say they printed more ooplee last year than In any pre vious year. While pr(s>es are being pushed to supply a passing demand for current fiction they are run ping tbe year around to auply the call for the Old and New Testament. The Bible is now printed in 450 languages and dialects. Translators are con- T. S. H0UEYMAN, 1H. D. THE SPECIALIST. Cures all diseases of men. Loel msnbood,.„syFbills (blood potoon), gonorhoea, gleet, s’.rlcture, varicocele, hydrocele and all private diseases of men. Catarrh In all forms cared quickly. Piles cured without opeta- tlon ^r detention from but Insea. Under guarantee. Rooms 421 snd 422 Leonard building, Augusts, Ga. Write for home treatment. Office hours: 9 a. m. tp 7 p. ,m. Sunday’s 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. __ Hake Home Happy. Good Music Will Do This. tongues. No, the Bible Is not going out of fashion. Religion to a part of man’s nature. While he will always busy himself with science and art and literature, religion will always engage his thought. It is the thing that fills his supremeet need. Religion of some kind will always have its place in human life. And the religion of the Bible is the best brand extant. Ytm want * aweat-toned Ptan -v or you may prrfpr a fine Orga u JAa represent the 8«atid»ri -Stmk-re. Our price* and tarn a will appeal to you. ''Gall on or at.- drees MALONE’S MUSIC H0U5E* In Opera House Block, COLUMBIA. S. C. The lUlleU by • train. A dispatch from Green Pond State says Mr. M. A. Brawdy, wnose home was in Beaufort county, was killed there Wednesday by tbe fast mall. Mr. Brawdy and bis wife bad been to Walterboro to attend tbe fun eral of their daughter and were re turning to their home at Dale, in Beaufort county. While waiting at the station here for tbe local train Mr. Brawdy went acroas the track for a Tew minutes, an4 hearing a train ocm’ng, supposed it was the train was to take and attempted to the track. The fist mall flying aloi the line stretch of track, struck man, killing him almost inotaotly Mr. Brawdy was not mangled, bu never spoke after tbe engine strucl him. Mr. Brawdy was about 63 yeti old. BANK DEPISIT Railroad Far* Pa L S0« FHBR Couraea XUred Bard at Cost WrttaQotcft -4l*B*ea business COLlESE-MaaeaAs ►5,000 Geneva Ootton Crop Future*. . The census report issued day shows 695 - counties 9,717,693 bales ginned to 10 this year, counting round baits aa half bales compared witu 7,168,381 In the tame eonatiei last year. Four hundred il enty-eeveo g Inner* refused reports end the quantities previously render ed by them were brought forward for this report without addition. Tbs total amount thus brought forward to 184,111 Fuatinaatera Hasn't Pay. j The action of - Postmaster Ge neral Wynne in notifying Republican Na tional Committeeman Capersof South Carolina that postmasrers will be dis- missed from service Tf ln future they pay expenses of delegates to political o inventions was approved by th* President and cabinet Wednesday. The decision-grew out of a oom plaint that It was the custom for postmast ers in South Carolina to pay railroad and o her expenses of delegates to political con vent Iona In the com plaint two postmasters were named, J. Mulky, of Westminster. Stewart, of Lancaster. W. B. Rowell, the State Ont on Ball.- oonHUble’ who shot and killed Jonas O. B.ouftt, the Atlaqtlo Coest Line detective in Florence in December last, and wbo has been oon fined in tbe Florence County prison ever since, Was released Wedneedsy night. J udge Purdy hav ing granted him ball in the earn of 84,000. Dr. William Ilderton and J. M. Humphrey, of that county, are hto toudsmen. BK1