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..-W ■- -c.. -■„ ^ ■ i. : -~— c . ,1 DIVORCEJSCTS. Some Rpircs ITiit Show? The Growth ot the Evil in - - * » • . •' • *' ' . V- • ■ • THE UNITED STATES. Soatb Carolina Stand* Alone an the Oaly State in the Uaioa that Does Not Allow Divoces A mom Her People, «nd She is Proud Of IL Some startling figures bate Recently boon published In reference to tbe prevalence of crime in this country. One of tbe leading magazines printed tome statistical tables showing tbe number of murders and homicides in tbe United Staten from year to year. They increased from 1,266 in 1881 to 10,662 in 1886. . The nuaber of this clfws ot horrible crimes was nearly nine times as large in 1886 an It was fifteen years before There bad been a steady Increase year by year. Since then there bas been a small decrease. There were 8,876 homicides In 1803— seven tiims as many as twenty years ago. , With the Increase In the number of murders there has b<en a correspond Ing Increase in tbe number of suicides In this country. In 1881, there were only 606 sbtclde: in 1803 there were 8,687—more than fourteen tlae-i ss many. Every year, with only two or three exceptions, the number has been greater than the year be'ore. Tnere has been a similar increase in the number of dlvoros. Before the Cl*11 War the number of divorces was very small. A dlv< roe cus) wss the occasion for columns in the secular papers. In some of tbe States there wts no provision for divorce. In others It could be obtained only by applies Uon to tbe Legislature. But lax laws have been enac ed, and this evil has been fostered until now there are pro bably twenty or thirty thousand di voroes granted every year; that many families dtstroyed; that many homes ruined, under the forms of law every year, in this country. ““ During the- thirty-two yean from 1868 to 1801 Ikes than three bundrep divorcee were granted In the Domlq- lon of Canada. During tbe sane period, nearly seven hundred thousand divorces were granted in tbe United States. The population of the United! States le about fifteen times as great as that of Canada, but tbe number of divorces baa bet n not fifteen times as large, nor a hundred times as large, but more tbg^two thousand times as large in the United States as in Can adal Two thousand times as many families have been destroyed by this evil, two thousand tim s as many children deprived of tne comforts and blessings of a b< me, in i ur country as in the s star nation on tbe North. Tbeevil baa been rapidly increasing for a generation, more rapidly in the Northern than in the Southern States but at a rate that gives grave cause for spprehcnslon. There is not one of the Southern States, »ith the < x ceptlon cf Virginia and North and South Carolina, but grants more di voroea every year than Lngland and Wales united with their thirty-three million population; and In the North ern States, Michigan furnishes six times aa many, Ohkr eight times as many, sad Indiana ten times aa many divorces in any given period as Eng land and Wales combined. The increase In a few of the Slates bas been ss follows: Tbe number of dlvoroes granted, increased In New Hampshire from 136 in 1867 to 436 In 1888. Ohio from 801 In 1867 to 3,217 In 1800. ^ Indiana from 1,086 In 1867 to 4,689 in 1900. Pennsylvania from 675 in 1887 to 2,889 In 1886. Illinois Irum 1,071 in 1867 to 2,600 In 1886. ' Alabama from 78 in 1867 to 662 in 1886. Arkansas from 121 in 1867 to 646 in 1886. Kentucky from 292 in 1867 to 757 in 1886. Mississippi from 49 in 1867 to 504 1886. ~ —1 : North Carolina from 21 in 1867 to 163 in 1886. Tennessee from 287 in 1867 to 801 in 1886. Texas from 81 in 1867 to 1,326 in 1886. Virginia from 90 in 1867 to 238 In 1886. In eight States reporting statistics the proportion of divorces to marriage in 1902 wss as follows: In Massachusetts 1 divorce to 16 marriages. Michigan 1 divorce to 11 marrl ages. ‘ Vermont 1 divorce tq 10 marri ages. . Ohio 1 divorce to New Hampshire marriages Rhode Island 1 divorce to 8 marri ages. Inr'lana 1 divorce to 7 6 marriages. Maine 1 divorce to 6 marring, s In these States there has been a rapid increase'in the number of di vorces duilng the decade, and this is probably true of the ooun|rj ft large. South Carolina la the only State that does not allow divorces. She has no divorce law, and will net allow them for any causa. Such are some of the facts in refer- enoe to the condition of our country —a fearful prevalence of murder, suicides and dlvoroes—and an in- from year to year in the num ber of e«ti which, if not checked, will be ominous in its effects The remedy wtiToema when the conscien ces of the people an aroused, and a public sentiment is created that will makt and enforce better laws than we now have. There are about tweoty- flia different grounds upon which a or another Is flortf-eigbt oat of Territories by one psrty or for six months or a roar or a longer period Is a good ground for divorce. One of our exehengee telle of the fol lowing inotdentl "A tnember of the Philadelphia Bar Association wet recently consulted by a woman who asked bow long it would take to obtain a divorce. He informed her that In ihe present state of the calendar he thought that ten months would be sufficient. " Tmpnaelble, said she. ‘I wish to be married again tonight.’ ” Recently another lawyer wee ask ed if he could not hurry along the signing of e decree, ee preparations bed been made by a young woman for her second marriage, and that unless the decree were s'goed it would be very inconvenient for ber, as the sup per for a second wedding had been ordered.’ , - And such is the state of public sentiment when these women have ob talned a legal separation, there are ministers who will sanction and en dorse there action u right by marry ing them again, there arc thousands in and out cf tbe Church who will recognize them as respectable. Their social standing in many communities would not be compromised. The great truth la lost sight of by the present age, that marriage is not an institution created by the State. It was ordained of God in the Garden of Elen. Tbe lew of Its perpetuity was laid down and enforced by Christ. Legislatures have no power to add to or modify God'a laws. Only on the ground named in tbe‘Bible can the marriage relation be dissolved with out violating the laws of God Another great truth is that there is far more involved In tbe granting of a divorce tfian the comfort or hap piness of the husband and the wife. Tne divorce of the parents is often the ruin of the children. It deprives th< m of tbe lather’s ears, or of the mother’s love, and its effect on them Is barm iul But the evil is greater Van this. D atroy the family, and you sweep sway one of the props on which both Church and State rest.—Itie a step, s long step, in the direction of anar chy. Society can survive the destruc tion of tbe State, but it' cannot aur vlve the des; ruction of the family. The Church can survive the destruc tion of the S ate, hiit It oannot sur vlve tbe deetruction of the family. The family is the unit, and it is tbe foundation of society, and of tbe Church and of the State. Destroy tbe family, and serious injury is inflicted on all that is good. If the Church would refuse to re cognize as tn good standing those who had been unlawfully divorced—If min- ixt r» of the gospel would refuse to ma.rj them—if public sentiment wobid emphamza their reproach, this great evil would be checked. We call it au evil Is it not a crime? And ought not the civil law ao to re gard It? If it be a felony for a burglar to rob a home of a hundred dollars, Is It not a more serious offense for one of Doth of those whose duty it so to pro tect aud guard It, to prove false to their trust and destroy it? Should not tbe civil court take cognizance of tbe fact that whenever a family is de stroyed, somebody hss committed i serious offensd in causing its deatruc tlon? Should it not at tbe time of A BBTOHT OUTLOOK WAREHOUSES FLOATING PALACE. ths ot the leathern Tamers Cettan Assoeiatiom. te Be BreeteA in AU Oennaitiea. _ The Bifgeetfhip Bier Built Arrives at Yew link. President Smith tapn tbe and Baatoees Men Generally Will Stand Loyally to the Movement. The Columbia State, saye Mr. E. D. Smith, field agent of the Southern Cotton association, was tn Columbia Tuesday of last week after a week's campaigning in Georgia. He visited Augusta, Columbus and MaooQ in Georgia and Opelika, Ala., where he spoke*to a crowd. < Monday he spent at Union and twice addressed crowds which overflowed the court boose—farmers in the morning and business men at night. They all expressed deep Interest and be la sat Isfied that Union will contribute liberally to the support of the move ment. In an interview with Mr. Smith, he said to a reporter of The State "Ah a re'ult of my trip I am more enthusiastic than ever over the pros pect of succees. Every State in the cotton belt east of the Mississippi river is hard at work perfecting its organization, getting tbe pledges signed, collecting funds to defray tbe expenses of the local and general or ganizations. ‘All classes of business are co-oper- atlhg enthusiastically: "I find that South Carolina has tbe proper spirit, but It is not general enough. I, want to call upon every county, where it has not been done, to call a meeting Immediately of the executive committee and appoint organizir for the county at large and two {men from each township > as pledge takers, tLo organizer to fix dates at once where be may meet tbe people of the township to instruct them *6 to tbe geu( ral purposes of tbe oryanisattofit the pledge takers to visit every farm and secure the pledges of those who have not yet signed, and to take the names of those who are not signing and to push this work vigorously from uow until the time for planting. "If time permitted I would write a personal letter to the presidents of tbe several a unties Jn the States, but as. my time Is so taken up and the tlm for action ie ao short, I have to use the newspapers to reach tbe people In time. "There is a general Impression abroad that the west Is not standing by tbe organization, but has turned Its cotton lo >8e. According to Infor mation received from the beet sources available to us, these receipts indi cate cotton ihlpped to the ports to be compressed and warehoused and not for sale. "There Is a movement in every State to prepare for taking care of tbeVotton locally by building ware housu according to tbe standard warehouse system. These warehouses will not coet more than 11,250 to 61,600 if the ware room Is sufficiently large to hold from 1,000 to 1,200 bales. "Water by a system of forced 8 8 marriages 1 divorce to 8 3 that the remedy is to be expected. Monaxite In Greenville Oounty Monazite In large quantities bas been discovered In the ^ creeks and branches around Lennerman township, Greenville coi^pty, ftnf! tons of the mineral Is being uken out and tested. The, anal) aa bj rollablc min- eraloglsts show a very large tier cent pure monazite la the samples sent for analytical purposes, and a trace of gold D found in s every san^pje.. A New York odneern has secured rights fmm most of the land owners in that neighborhood to mine tbe jntneral wherever traces are fouud, and the land owners get 615 a ton for the cnrfe ore when taken from the mine. Tills royalty is paid for ubmined ore. kArt V t, a ■ and It will thus be seen the'land owner where any quantity Is secured Is extremely fortunate, as he is pot to no expense whatever, and tbe mineral Is found only in branches and marches where tbe land is unfit for cultiva tion. Monazite 1* worth In a refined s:ate ab> ut 61,000 a ton, and is large ly ut-ed in the manufacture of arc lights, In combination with carbons for wicks. Tbe Old Ba tie I* laws Governor Heyward bus received a letter from a member of the Eleventh South Carolina volunteers, Hagood’s brigade In reference to a captured fl ag of the company, which will be among those to be returned to the state by tbe war department. Tbe wiiter as a survivor asks that the flag be pre sented to, the ije m *iLiag survivors of tbe company, wb<s* ranks, he says, are being rapidly depleted by death. It Las not been decided what will be done with tbe state flags when they arq received, bat the supposition has been that they would .le retained by tbe state as historical relics. >Uotil their disposition Is decided Governor Heyward oannot reply definitely to several requests of a similar charac ter he baa received. Fire Froof Bowses Will Enable the ■* Farmers to Ptaee Oottoa in Negotiable Form. At a meeting of the committee on warehouses of the Sooth Carolina di vision of tbe Southern Cotton associa tion held in Columbia Tuesday, the following resolution was adopted unanimously, on mogicn of Capt. W. E. Burnett of Spartanburg: "That It la the sense of /this com mittee that we recommend to every 'community In South OaroHna where the necessity for warehouses exist to build these warehouses through their own efforts or by outside assistance if preferred, or if possible to attain them at a cost of from 6800 to 61,200 with a storage capacity, respectively of from 500 to 1,000 bales of oitton.’’ The Columbia Stats says this is practically a "call to arms,’’ for with out warehouses It will be welltigb Imp sdble for tbe farmers to win, and to krep won, tbe fight which the? now have well in hand. The market is now showing the effect of the fight the farmers have been mak ing to hold their cotton for better prices. Advices from Liverpool are to the effect that E iglish manufac turers are org&ulz'hg to protect tbem- selvrs against 15 cent cotton, for they ooefi lently expect tbemarket 11 goto that figure. At very generous estl mates there were 12.000,000 bales raised In the south last year, and not- with!-than ding the cry of "overpro duetion” this is said to be 1,000 000 an halts short of what the demand will nri be, for the Egyptian crop is reported a failure and the India crop will be little better. If such is the case, and these are the advices which the O'itton association bas received from authentic sources, all the cotton farmers of the southeru States must Ad* The Guinard Brick Works COIvUMBI-A. O. Manufacturers Brick, Fire Prorf Terra'OotU Buildlng Btocto. for Flue linings and DrlldTile. Prepared to fill orders for thousands or mllllong. granting the divorce, dtcldeAlaQ. who pumgiMiLtank* can be tecured, and Is t&« party whose fault makes it necessary, and lefl.ct a penalty on the offdnder commensurate with the of fense? | We think the tide la turning, and that there is some improvement In the morals of the land. There are not quite as many homicides now as there were eight years agb. There are some Mnyptoms of Improveofcht in the mat ter of divorces In the liAp five or ten years. And there is ircreaslng spirit ual power in tbe churches. With tbe outpouring of the Hyly Spirit that many are praying for, will come a change that will correct many exist ing evils, and it Is from this source tbe maximum rate of insurance can be had on this cotton so stored at 50 cents per 6100 worth. The different States are taking up this question and are rapidly perfecting ample room for taking care of their cotton locally through this system. This Is our ultimate salvation. "The wheat growers of the west never won tl sir fight until they had cpmpleted their system of organizing, placed their wheat in them and secur ed loans to meet their pressing needs, and sold to the world at large their wheat whenever the purchasing world was forced to give them the price that they demanded. "I hope that every county in the State, and every locality shipping from 1,000 bales and above, will take this matter up at once and begin Lo i *diere Four Killed. By the breaking of a coble In the Shrewaburg coal mine, near Charles ton, W. Va., Wednesday, four miners were killed and ten seriously hurt. Four of the injured will probably die. Throe con were conveying miners from work wben« cable parted and the can were precipitated to tbe hose of tbe mountain, sixteen hun dred feet, with lightning rapidity. Oari and tipple wen badly wrecked id • number of miners frightfully crushed. . ' place themselves In a position In Grove 1 can btore thelr cpctijn, and rapid- and tons 1 ? borrow money at the lowest rate of interest; and where they can secure the lowest insurance, and hence make themselves Independent possibly so to dispose of their cotton as the world demands it at the. price they demand. r j 4 l wish to state again before clos ing tbis Interview tost I h >pe that all those who feel so disposed as well as those appointed by the organ zv 1, will take the field, and fur the next 20 days urge 'upon the farmers the absolute necessity of * reducing acreage, aud curtailing fertilizers. For their encouragement I will state that in Alabama a general State or ganizer has been appointed at a salary of 62,500 per year. He is actively engaged in visaing every county of his State with the co-operation of the commissioner of agriculture and the president of the State association as well as the county.orgaaizer. la Ml-sisslppl Gov. VanjAman, Senator Noel and other prominent men have taken the field and are urg ing the work forward. "The newspapers of this State are rendering valuable assistance, and we are sure that they will continue to do so. Friday the ‘ Holding company’ will meet In New Orleans for the purpose of perfecting tbe final arrangements by which tbe spot cotton of those who care to contribute can be taken In tbe pool; and efforts will be made to con trol as far as possible the market for such cotton as cannot be held, and will not be pooled, but forced upon the market. "Everything now depends upon the farmers to stand by their pledges; the merchants, bankers and corporations are ffdjng their part. It remains alone for the farmers to do theirs. *If they dols to hold what they have. It wrs developed at the meeting that If the farmers in different com munities in tbe Si ate will take the proper amount of interest In building warehouses, It will be possible to make arrangements whereby tbe funds sub scribed locally will be augmentsd by the same amount by capitalists who are interested in this great move- ment. The entire committee was present, M< ssrs. E. W. Robertson, .Columbia; Leroy Springs, Lancaster; W. E. Burnett, Spartanburg; B. Bar rls, Pendleton; T. B. Stackhouse, Dil- lonTL.^W. Youmans, Fairfax. Mr. Stackhouse and. others of the committee expressed tbe belief that there would be many warehouses bull, and that tbe movement should be started at once in order to get the buildings ready for occupancy by tbe time tbe new crop comos la. Archi tects and contractors were consulted as to the cost of erecting warehouses and the Information received was very satisfactory, for It showed that the cost is not prohibitive, and that almost any community which bas the progressive spirit can raise enough money to build a warehouse which will accjmmodate all tbe cotton raised In that neighborhood, or at The Monfter Vessel Marks .... .... ... . ., ranee tn Boienee ot Marine Architecture. The Cuaarder Oaronia arrived New York from Liverpool Wednesday on her maiden voyage after a passage of seven days and nine hours from the Utter port, made at an average speed of 16.33 knots. The Oaronia brought 156 saloon, 258 second cabin and l,286 sterage passengers, making, with ber crew of 440, a total of 2,138 persons on board. One death occurred on tbe passage, on March 3. The steSfiaer was not urged on ber passage, owing to tne engines being new. She made 19 knots on her trial trip. The Oaronia is the newest and larg- it of the Cunard peel operated be tween New York and Liverpool. Con structed in accordance with the re quirements of the British admiralty, the Oaronia is prepared for service, in both times of peace and e war, and can be converted Into an auxiliary cruiser with all armament required for a vessel of that class. Provisions have been made for speedy Installs tlon of twelve rapid-fire guns of large caliber, and in her hold ample provi sion is made for the storage, care and handling of all necessary ammuni tion. As a passenger liner there are ac oommodatlons In the Caronia’s first cabin for 300 passengers, provision is made for 350 more in the seejnd cab in, and the steerage has room for 2,- 000. With a crew of 450 men, there fui?, the steamer can carry 3,100 per sons under normal conditions. She has accommodations for an immense quantity of freight end fuel beneath her deck. Nearly 14,000 tons of dead weight cargo alone can be stored away In her held. An Important feature of the Caronia’s construction is tbe system of water-tight doors in the ship’s bulkheads, which can be closed simultaneously from the bridge, op erating a simple mechanism. The dotfrs will C1OS6 &utoi water enters the compartments. It leasVsftrof tbrsurptos cotton. — On motion of Ool. Leroy Springs o! Lancaster, the following was adept ed unanimously:^ "That we urge upon the farmers the Importance of storing their cotton promptly on being ginned In the stan dard warehouses where they can get negotiable ’ warehouse receipts, saving It from loss in weight and damage and putting it in negotiable shape so that they, will not ber forced to sell only' at their own pleasure, as It has bean demonstrated by the ac they have ground to ask the ass is tanoe of the world at large again to help them in time of need;” , # Headed for M artist-. At Rome, Ga, Bob Sutherland and Courtney Baker, negroes, weri baogfd Wednesday for-aHuder. Both negroes made lengthy speeches from the scaf fold, admitting their guilt. Suther land killed two negroes and wounded three others at a dance last Christ- Baker killed hta wife. Uon of the New Orleans convention that reasonable prices can be main tained irrespective of the size of the crop by the Judicious mar keting of the cotton, which can only be accomplished by the effective warehouse system.” JM^r. E D. Smith, president of the State civl.-iQu of the cotton associa tion, was present by invitation and offered the following suggestion, which was adopted in tbe form of a resolu tibni'V’Ttiat any information as to construction or outside assistance can be obtained by eommunicatirg with tbe Columbia office cf the Southern Cotton a.<-s >ciation. That a copy of tbe e re-olutlons be fifed in tbis i fflee and that a copy be given to the press with tbe requ St that all county pa pers publish them.” . Mr. E G. Seibels, as an insurance expert, told the committee, bv in vita Hon, what requiremen s will be nec essary to Inake a warehouse wellnigb firepro- f and an acceptable risk. Mr C. C. Wils- n stated, as an architect called In by invitation, that these wareh' u«es could be built 40 by 10C feet wi h gravel roof and best pattern for 61.200, the sprinkler system to' cost about 25 per cent. more. Such a bous: would hare a capacity of 1,000 bilea. A 600-bale capacity ware house could be built for 6800. If s orage for any more than 1,000 bales Is required separate warehouses should be built. . , Mr. E W. R iberts n was elected chairman of tbe committee and Mr. F. H. Weston s-cretarv. Murder sad 8ut1oide. Mrs. Isaac Abrams, aged 50 years, was beaten to death, and Mrs. Sadie Chatham, aged 30 years, ber daugh ter, was fatally injured t j the younger woman’s husband, John E. Chatham, 35 years old, a prominent druggist of Chester, Pa. After murderously as saulting the women, Chatham at tempted to kill bis one year old child, and then shot himself in the bead with a revolver, dying later at a hos pital. The baby’s head was grazed bf a bullet and one of its ears was badly lacerated, but the little one is not seriously The weapon used is claimed that this arrangement reu den the steamer unslnkable under any circumstances. — * The Oaronia was launched at Clyde bank, July 13, 1904. She Is 675 feet long, with a grosi tonnage of 21,000, and a displacement of 30,000 tons The engines are of the quadruple ex panslon type, capable of developing 20,000 horse-power. She Is expected to maintain an average speed of 19 knots per hour. Tne Cxronla U the first of a quartet of great ships to be put Into service iu the near future by this line, e^b of which indicates notable step in advance of any steam ships now in service, iu construction, equipment, and furnishings. The pub ic has become so accustom ed to great and startling ^things that the mere statement that tbe Carooia is 675 feet Jong d jes not o*rry with It the full Impression of IU greatnes- except by comparison. This euorm ous length becomes apparent, how ever, when one realizes that if she were set down on the east side of tbe capitol at Washington she would ah solutely bide It from v.ew, except thirty eight feet at either end, anc not even the roof line, except the dome, would be visible over her upper decks. Some cOLOaptlou of the size of the Carouia’stwo smokestacks may be had from the statement that they a height of 150 . fact above the keel. F.BilGJI TRiDE GROWS. (all In this they need not expect norlhy ChattUin^Opoh hit wife and mother mhm in-la# was a hammer. - - " Gortelyou Kestffns Chairmanship. George B. Cortelyou Wednesday took the oath of office as pdetmaetor general. At the conclusion of the cere mony be announced that In a few days be will retire from the chairmanship of the Republican national commit tee. He will be succeeded by Vioe Chairman Harry & Hew, of Indiana- polls, who will become the acting AhmirmMn of t-h* OODUZllttfte. Decline In Farm Products Exported Oir.et Bj Increase In Cotton. The department of agtlculturiThas bsued a report on foreign trade in farm sod forest products in 1904 complied by the' division of foreign markets. It shows that the balance of trade In farm products In each year from 1890 to 1904 was In favor of ex ports. There wasadistloct gain in 1898, when the export lalauce ,in- ert-a-ed to 6555,000.000, .a gnin of 6257,000,000 over the precedimnr€an|' b ginning with I898,Jthe / aenual ex p -it ba’ance for farp/products ex ceeded 64nJ,OOO.DOfc- D jmestic exports ~bf farm agrlcul tural products for tbe year 1904 were 619,000,000 less than in the prec:ding year 1904 and 66,000,000 less than tbe annual average for 1899 to 1903 The total value for 1904 was 6859,160,264. Tne exports of forest produce in 1904 aggregated 669 600,430, and were an Increase of 611,000,000. more than 1903 and 636,000,000 more than The annual average for 1894 to 1898. For the period of 1890 to 1904 the total value of domestic exports of farm products aggregated 611,000,000,000 Total Imports of farm products in 1904 were 6462,434.851, an increase of 65,000,000 more than 1903 and of 654, 000,000 more than the animal aver age for 1899 tc 1903, and of forest products 679,619,296. Tbe value of imports of forest products exceeded the previous year by 68,000,000 and the annual average for 1899 to 1903 by 619,000,000. The value of tbe cot tm exports increased 655,000,000 from 1903 to 1904, although the quan tity exported in 1904 was 479,000,000 pounds lees than in 1903. Senator Bate Dead. A dupaton from Washington says Senator Bate o* Tennessee died at 6 o’clock Thursday morning at the Ebbitt House, of pneumonia and >de fective heart. He was seventy-eight years old. He attended the inaugura tlon ceremonlee and death la believed to be due to expoeure on that ocea- sion. He suffered a slight chill that day. He occupied his seat Id the Sen ate Tueeday week. He became sud denly 111 that evening at the dinner table and steadily grew worse. His lungs Improved, but weakness of tbe beart continued. He was entirely oon- affious and asked to be burned at Nasb- villa. He aerved In the Confederate ar^ff, from private to major general KILFTBEf KUFYRB11 KUFYBE!!! That is exactly what it is, aFlre Ktlbr. Di u imrmoa every on,Owning " ^ COLUMBIA SOP^LT 00.. v ^ Columbia, R C The machinery ftupplv lifmee nT tha State jy WE ARE LOOKING , ' FOR YOUR ORDERS COLUMBIA LUMBCR & MFC CO. COLUMBIA 5 C. Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON, 8. C. . Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Hoofing “BUBEROIO. ,, Write for prices. Clgaret All Drug and Tobaoco Whiske | Morphine I Ulgaret , Ah Drug an Habit, | Habit I Habit |.~ Hablte. Cured by ICeele^r Institute, of O. 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 76) Oolumbia, S. O. Confidential oorreepono enoe eollclted. . IKTKKE8TIVG DATA. Population of Each State When Ad- , mi tied to tbe Union. Does population make a state? What are tbe great essentials of state hood? These are the questions, •which, according to the Washington correspondent for tbe St. Louis Poet Dispatch, are being discussed In the senate This correspondent says that tbe population of each of the original thirteen colonics when the union was formed was as follows: Connecticut, 237,946; Delaware, 59096; Georgia, 82,548; Maryland, 319 728; Massachu setts, 378,787; Ne*r Hampshire, 141,- 845;' New Jersey, 184,-139; New York, 340,120; North Carolina, 393,751; Pennsylvania, 434,373; Rliode Island, 68,325; South Carolina, 24,073; Vif-' ginia, 747,610. Tbe population of other territories states and tbe dates of their admission to the union was as foTivts: "VermontT" March 4, 1791, 85,425; Kentucky, March 4, 1794, 73,677; Tennessee, May, 1798, 60.000; Oulo, November, 29, 1802, 42 366, Louisiana, TApril 12, 1812, 76 506; Indiana, Dtc. 11, 1816 24 520; Mississippi, Dee. 10, 1817. 75.- 448; Illinois, Dec. 3, 1818, 53,211: Alabama, Deo. 14. 1819. 127,901; Maine, March 15, 1820. 298.335; Mis souri, August 10, 1821, 66,586; Ar kansas, June 15, 1830, 52 240; Michi gan, Jan. 26, 1837,160,000; F.orlda, March 3, 1845, 72 000; Iowa, Deo. 28, 4846, 153,000; Wis onsln, March 3 1848, 300 000; California, Sept._ 9, 1850, 92 527;M10ne8ota,May 11,1858, 172 053; Texas, March 1, 1845, 150,- 000; O.egon, Feb. 13, 1859, 52,465 Kansas, April 13, 1859, 107,206; West Virginia, Jan. 19, 1863, 410,000; Nevada, Oct. 31, 1864, 42 491; Ne braska, Marctr l. t86 J fi l23 993; Colo rado, July 4, 1876 135,000; North Dakota, June 2, 1889. 182 719; S >uth Dakota, June 2, 1889 328 808; Mon tana, Nov. 8, 1880, 132,159; Washing ton, Nov 11, 1889, 340.300; Idaho, July 3. 1890, 82,385; Wyoming, July 11, 1890, 60,703; Utah, July 4, 1896, Trujie.” *_ — GlIlLADOOD PLA0I. President Roosevelt Appoints a Dem cr»t District Attorney. Preaid rot R xwevelt has offered the place of district attorney for the northern district of Georgia to F Carter Tate, late Democratic con gressman from tbe ninth Georgia dis trict. Tbe place pays 65,000 a year. Mr. Tate was in conference with the president Wednesday morning and It is understood that he accepted the appiintment. E A. Angler is dls trlct Attorney now, but his term soon expire and Mr. Tate will assume the duties of tbe tfflee thru. No Southern appointment made since R josevelt has beep in the white house will be more surprising to south era people than tbis, un]e>s it is tbe appointment of Judge Thomas G. Jones, £ staunch Democrat, as feder al judge for northen district bf Ala bama. The two appointments are very rogthessac order » much appointees belong to, tbe Democratic party and tbe president pursued the same non-partisan policy in selecting each. ‘ The appointment of Mr. Tate, like that of Judge Jones, shows the presi dent in a favorable attitude towards tbe'AOutb, since she selection un doubtedly will meet wRh the cordial apprbvajJof those wbonrlt affects. In line fitness of Mr. Tate for tbe ppeitton and in the nod- party spirit in which the appointments Is-madg the president bas struck a cord that will most assuredly find a hearty reception in the whole south as well as In the state of Georgia. It bas beeiHtnown In official circles, here for some time that the president desired to have the government in some way retain the services of Mr. Tate whom be regards as one of the ablest public servants in Washington life. It has been the R jbeevelt policy to keep ag eye out for good men retlreing from congress and as soon as it became known last yea? that Mr. Tate had been defeat-! ed by Mr. Bell for renomlnatiqn in bis district, tbe president took up the 1 matter cf sekcJng a place which might prove acceptable to him. MEN-^R'TE TO DR. HATHAWAY ABOUT YOUR CONDITION. He has been Treating Diseases of Men for Twenty-five Years. His Reputation is Firmly Established. ..j A VALUABLE B30K FRX1. HATHAWAY Wkose Knowledge it Free to the Sick. Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, of Atlinta, the great aperialist in the treatment of digeaura of men, wants to hear from ' erery man who reads this announcement, who is af flicted with any private disease, and let him e- plain to them his new system of coring this class of disease, which cares in half the time required by the old method. Dr. Hathaway has been testing diseases of men for more than a q iarter century, and he is rontimu0ly originating aud perfecting new methods by which he rah cure the afflicted.' He has cured patients scattered ell over this country, whom he has never seen, whose diseuaui he was able to cure by a system which he has. fqr curing the afflicted at j* distance^ and if you are suf- r - fering,frum any dis-nse peculiar to vopr sex, or any other distvtse of ’i cftfonic or lingering- - nature, such as Stricture, Varicocele, Nerv- -, nus De'ilitv, Loss or Manhood. Blood Poison i ' (Syphilis), Kidney and OUdder Complaints, Rheumatism. Diseases of the Heart, Stomach and Liver, etc, you shouH immediat-ly write this great specialist, and let him explain to y<<u just what is the nature'of your trouble and just what to do for relief. He will coun sel andadviae you for nothing—advice that it based on 25 years of actual experience. 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