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OA«Ul AddrM* to th» Farms torn F>—Idsat B. D. Smith-. Utility Will Brlac •aeoeM. Tbd Southern Cotton aaaoaUUon In an organititlon of, by and for the people. It la not for the few but for the meal, not for the farmer alone but for the merchant, profeaeional man, mechanic and laborer, for every one who makes a living where oottoo grows. The objects sought are manifold and far reaching; among them la the establishment of system both In pro daction and marketing, thereby oreat ing a condition conducive of fair and renumerative prices. To promote manufacturing where cotton grows, to the extent of our own people sell ing the finished product Instead of sending two thirds of our raw mater ial out of the country. But the Imed- late anxiety of the S G A. Is that cotton this year should bri g the far 11 cents per pound, the price set by the association. That the farmers are not getting this price is no proof that the asso elation and other organizations made a mistake In estimating the value of cotton, but It does prove that the as sociation is timely and the work is was created to do Is an Imperative necessity. Its weakness is apparent rather than rsal; its suooess under the cir cumstances Is phenomenal. Without Its powerful Influence cotton to-day would be selling at as low a price as at any time last year. , Never In the history of cotton hasten per cent sur plus blended with a succeeding crop without the price running low till the farmer had sold out. >We are weak In proportion as business men and far mers are unenlisted in our-common cause, and we will grow in strength In proportion as the people in cotton growing communities unite with us In dsfSnse of our own rights snd interests. We have allowed conditions to ob tain that robbed 812 cotton counties annually of 1200.000,000 that rightly belonged to them, and the loss of two cents a pound this year means 1100, 000,000 gone forever, leaving empty store buildings and paralyse# business to that extent. There ard reasons why the farmers are not gettict LI cents. The farmers always distinctly re member the experiences of the year bsfore. Now two yean the farmer s:>ld cn i raising market tad after each sale be "TBgmwff tnttfcedia not hold ms'dot ton a Ifttle 'onger, ai d resolved not to ' v, V-J be caught that way again. So last _ year to profit by bis late experience, he was disposed to g r .t bis cotton gin ned and then not be In a burry to sell. « Than when the statiscioal condition —- showed an Immense surplus he was . 'T*' caught In the awful avalanche of fall Ing prices; and be- don’t yet real's that last year prices were good for so long a time, simply beosum he was a i:*"" oonseryat.ve Instead of a precipitate \ - seller. . Bemembeilng the good prices during the early weeks last year and the trap that crippled him, be resol ves to be the early bird, with the re -4 suit that at this year a greater per cent, of the crop Is already marketed that i i any season of the post, and this blended with the shrunken skele ton of .a.-t year's surplus, la SO short a time forms s o- mbination that r Would break down any market, what ever the concomitant conditions might be. HelpU g thi.i condition the mer chant net. * his money and the far mer waii.* .o pay as soon as possible and while cur bankers are willing to extend good papers and to grant fur tber accommodations, yet merohant farmer alike have had so many tar lessens that thsy hesitate to drop a moderate certainty for a promi sing uncertainty. As things have always been, this position of merchant and farmer is not unreasonable. Heretofore no concerted effort has obtained to make the owners <a party to the trade when our farm products* are to be priced. __ Heretofore no thoroughly organized Work has been done to get the .statis tical situation for the farmer’s use in time to benefit the farming com munltj. Heretofore no Interested organize tlon has been strong enough to In- fluence marketeondltloos to favor the farmers In time to benefit him. Hsretofore all has been uncertain work, hot this year the statis- ■nation is well in hand, m the first bale this season look ed back over the past year, It eaw th%t 13,000,000 of Its brothers had been laid upm the shelf by the fstal head of consumption, it looked to the future and saw tbs diease spreading in nsw and wider fields, through Japan, China, Russia and the world, Including the survivors fewer than 11,000.000 would be thrown out to fall before the dread destroyer who Is and anxious to consume 2,000,- 110 a bale worth 000 more. Farmer, la not Vpoktng after? Merchant, Is not. 50 per cent In- of businem worth looking after? jqq not willing to help carry the burdens of an organization done sc much for you and your own paoptl? "Are yon not will to help us carry on a greater work 'lityMii In the future? To all our people let us say we are ' ‘ in earnest; are sure of our snd confidently urge all to firm few 11 cent cotton. and banaer stand by the r: Farmer, refuse to take less It cents; when you unite to the world you aif In earnest, ideretand the situation, wilt quickly respond to for the spinners and th* situation, and could get 12 cents if May Be, Bold-Up*. Dan Slocum, the member of the gang of feather renovators arrested for attempting to asnwlt a Miss Pad- go tt near Columbia recently, waited preliminary before a magistrate, and Slocum waa eent to jail In default of ball. He has employed no attorney so far. No evidence was given, snd it Is difficult to get at the details of the alleged aanuilt. It appears from what can be learn ed of tbs affair that Slocum and three of his ocm panions found Mias Padgett alone at her father's home, and that Slocum grabbed her, when she scream ed. The strangers vanished snd tbs neighborhood was soon out searching for them but It was a sheriff's officer who esurht them. Slocum's pals are being held as sus pects. They all claim to be working for the National Renovator Company of Chicago, and cannot be run in for vagrancy. Bat It Is thought that some light might be thrown on the series of hold ape the city has witnessed tfci past few weeks by holding them. Tuesday night A. F. Funderburk, a well known furniture dealer, eaw a well dressed white man standing under some trees near Trinity church, sp psrontly waiting for him as he ap proached. He called to the man, who gave no answer. He asked a negro nearby for a revolver and the man under the trees taking flight Mr. Fun derburk and tbe negro gave chase. In a short time half s dozen polios officers had arrived, but the fug.tive had es oaped through a vacant lot. But this Is not an unusual looldent. Sjme pro minent Columbians have .been sut jsc ted to this sort of thing almost every night for the put three weeks. There ere many wild stories going over the town shout these hold-ups One is that a few nights ago a well known Columbian being held up shot the hold-up man severely, and that the supposed thug hu turned out to be himself a prominent Columbian, and that his wounds are being oared for In secret, the matter belrg hushed up on account of his name. O' course, there Is oothlngin the story but wind, but In the naiure of It It will not down. Another, in which there is ju A about u much truth, carries tbe mem ory of graft and hold up. This story Is to tho effect that tho hold-up genius operating about Columbia bu gotten hold of Dlgenese and taken hie lantern away from him tbs hold-up oocui log in the shadow of tbe state dispensary walls. TIMPIID AID FILL. Thla la tbe Uonfeaaton ot Edward George Canllff 1 Edward Qeorge Ounliffe, the Adams Express employs who disappeared from Pittsburg, Pa., with •101.000 in cash, was arrested at Bridgeport, conn. He made a confession and express ed his willingness to return at once to P.ttsburg. He declared that the money which he took is Intact and that it could be recovered, but declin ed to tell until his return to Pitts burg, where it Is hidden. On his per sea when arrested, the detectives found 1290. Detect!vie traced Ounliffe to Bridge port. All tbe hotels were watohed carefully, bui Ounliffe was not arrsat- ed until lata In tbe forenoon, when he was seeu walking down Middle street Cunl ffa mzde no attempt to deny his Identity and oflered no resistance. ' F.ve minutes after I took that money I was sorry," said Cunllffe, “but It was too late to do anything. What can you expect from a man get ting a salary of 165 a month and band'lng thousands of dollars a day ? I was tempted snd I fell. I have bandied larger turns. I remember once when I had •2r>o,ooo in cash, I was tempted, but I thought It over, and decided to In boneat, '‘The night I left Pittsburg, I rode In a sleeper on the way to New York and I stuck my head out of my berth acd saw Slater pass by. Slater Is our local manager In Pittsburg. I thought than that I would turn back, but knowing that he did not see me and that I had the money with me in cash, I thought I would take the chanoes. "I want to go back to Pittsburg, restore the money and throw myself upon the mercy of tbe courts.” service in Washington la year was tbs without hearing or ohai of defence, of Walter B. Ilvldge, messenger of the which comes under the department of oomnoeree and labor. No reason was assigned for the die missal, but it Is now known that E f idge Is the man who was driving an automobile a few days ago in front of tbs carriage of President Roosevelt and would not move oat of the way to let the carriage of tbe president, by annoying the president by the dull he threw behind. a result of tfts act of Elvldge, who was appointed from Minnesota, the President Tuesday Issued an order —uteres ting chapter to this story conferring upon cabinet offloere and however, Is the statement by anum himself the rlghr of Instant dismissal, without notice or nearing, of any em ploye of tbe government service ob served to be conducting himself em- properly or to be Inefficient. It is sup posed that tbe president immediately gave orders to Secretary Metcalf to have Elvldge dismissed, and thla was done Thursday. When seen bn the subject Secretary Metcalf declined to give the reasons for the dismissal of Elvldge or to admit that he was the man who had kept in the way of the president. Tbs action of the depart ment was accomplished with the great est kind of mystery. President Roosevelt himself, under civil service regulations, that existed until Tuesday, could not bring about tbe dismissal of Elvldge without filing charges agalst him snd permitting Elvldge to file a defence, but under the new order Elvldge was not allowed defence. The statement of E vldge Is that he did not know that be was keeping Id front of the president's carriage. He did not know whose carriage be was In front of. He remembers that some one (he now understands It was a sec ret service tfflpe’) motioned to him to get oat of the war, but that he did not pay any attention, because if he bad crossed to tho other side of tbe street he would have violated District regulations aud laws as to keeping to. one side of the street, allowing the other for vehicles coming from ac op poslte direction. On tbe other hand it Is ohtfged that E vfdge persistently kept his automo bile In front of the presidential, bar ^ rlage doing so in a dlsagrtaable and unfair way. Fiery Death Shower. At Chicago, 111., five tons of ®ol ten metal exploded at the JOllet pllnt of the Illinois Steel Company Wed- JUl8 tta lnnooeDt aesday falling in a shower of death on a band of workmen about a qpnver ter. One man is dead, three are fat ally burned and half a dozen are ir ju red so badly that they may die. Tbe accident came without warning. The explosion ebook the whole plant, sen ding panic Into ever/ corner of tbe great woiki. Haifa hundred men were within range of the liquid metal and many suffered severe burns. Pity TU So. Churches will sing and sing “Rescue the Perishing,'* but when s member, young or old, maker s misstep and goes wrong, there Is very little-at tempt to rescue. The tendency Is to push them deeper down, rather than rescue them. This Is especially true In regard to girls or women. They sing “rescue" but act “pushdown.” In tbe case of men It Is a little better, unless his- failure is in his business Then instead of praying for him they all prey oh him. Five Door Found Deed — Sportsmen shoot Charleston are concerned over the number of dead deer found In. the woods, five being dtsooved in tbe past week lying dead apparently without pny reason for their deaths. Some of the hunters say that parts green used on cotton plants to kill caterpillars Is responsi ble for the killing of the deer, whloh have eaten the poison aud died from Its effects. None jot tbe deer had "black tongue.” — - Hubands In Revolt. Tborougly disgusted by the univer sal giving up of their wives to social functions, 200 oltlzme of Williams port, Warren eoonty, Ind., have ca terer vigorous protests against the practice, and have demanded in no uncertain terms that there must be more consecration to home duties and less devotion to eluba The recent utterances of Mr. Cleveland on the subject caused much comment among the husband, and It was concluded that tbe ex president knew a thing or two about women that he was not afraid to tell, and the Williamsport husbands determined to be equally bold. This led to protests home, and when there were Ignored, another plan was advanced. The husbands met yesterday afternoon, had a p nk tea of their own, and then marched In a body to the various plaoes, where their wives were being entertained and burlesqued their social functions. The husbands were followed by a lar ge erbwd of boys and single men and the aflklr was mads as grotesque as possible. ' Bryan Welcomed To Japan. William J. Bryan and his famllyar- rlved In Yokohama on Saturday. They will make a visit of five days to Toklo and Ma'quls I to, president of the privy council, and Count Okuma, the foreign minister, will Invite Mr. Brf- an to a dinner. The Japa -American society Invited Mr. Bryan t« address Its members at the Young Men’s ball on October 17. Count Okuma preaid ed at the function. High Diver Killed. J. J. Dorsey, a white civilian em ployee at the United States artillery poet, Fort de Soto, Fia., lost bis life by diving from the top of the pile driver, nearly one hundred feet into Tampa bay. Dorsey's body struck the water with great force and did not reappear until several hours later, when it came to the surface and was recovered. Dorsey's wife was among tbe witnesses of his fatal leap. “lollholi” No More. There is no sentiment In the hearts of the gentlemen In charge of the post- office department; neither is there any music In their souls. With owlish wis dom and doc disregard of public feel Ing they have declared “TallholV^to to lacking In euphony, therefor* the postoffloe of Tailholt, Ind., is no more. In Its plaoe ws are to have Carrollton. In the name of all lovers of lead poe try, The Commoner protests. Whan James Whitecomb RUej wrota “Tbs Little Town o' Tailholt" he made village famous, and he added to of nations. And now to the sordid, anpoatlo, prosaic and MM tbe village the map is too Kansas Jails Crowded. Many county jails in Kansas are fill ed with law violators because of Gov. Hcoh's crusade against the Hquor j ilnts. Jells that had been the abode of mloe,bate and owls for months have been opened to the floor of booze ven ders who have been convicted. Be cause of the crowded c mdltion of the Montgomery jail Judge Flannsly post poned for s week the sentencing of- twenty-one joints who had pleaded guilty. Give Body to Setonee In accordance with the provisions of tbe will of George W. Catt, presi dent of the Atlantic Dredging compa ny, who died on Sunday at his resi- detco in New York. His body was take to tbe Bellvne Hospital Medical college to be dlieeeted In ibe Intereet of science. Mr*jt)ett was the hus band of Mrs. Carrie Ohampman Catt, president of the International Wo men** Suffrage Thb Philadelphia Press says holders of policies In tbe big life companies are at least finding out that they have authorities been paytag too much 'for saranos. Thalia their part of Mm rev*- Zimmerman case tbe In tbe Record ay that Mr. Zimmerman had come forward and would appear before Magistrate McMaster snd give bond agreatr deal of attention. 1» J. W. Ragsdale, of Ftorenor, who Magistrate McMaster consulted with Solicitor Timmerman tad it was de cided to fix tbe bond at #17,000. This bond was prepared and Mr. Zimmer man appeared at 5 o'clock (with his attorney, Mr. G. Duncan Bellingar, and signed his appearance for tbe February term of court, the bond be ing given by Mtasrs. F. H. Weston and J. Pope Matthews, of Columbia, and Mr. T. A. Amaker, of 8t. Mat thews. He was accompanied by L la son, Mr. Daniel Zimmerman. tor of Columbians that MfcrZ’mmer- men bad been Seen qd ; the Charlotte train and the statemedt by Mr. Zlm merman to Sheriff Coleman that he had not attempted to elude the sheriff At a result of the statement as to the Charlotte trip, Mr. Coleman sent D puty Sheriff Cathart to Charlotte Wednesday afternoon In search of him. Mr. Coleman stated that Msg (strata McMaster had not notified him Mr. Z mmerman's surrender, and when Mr. sppearedfithere was no bis arrest. The reoogn'zonoe was however, and Mr went home Intention to Z mmerman Warrant for <?u'y signed, Z mmermsn at once He had no statement to make except that he had not tried to e'ude the sheriff and that at a proper time he would |eet forth tbe facts There was much sympathy expressed Wednesday for the family and opln ion Is still divided as to Mr. Z mmer man's guilt ortnnooence. Pointed Paragraphs, Beware of the willing worker; he may try to work you* Y< u may lead a fool to talk but you oannot make him think. It's Imqoaslble tocoLvinoe a spinster that marriage Isa failure. If a man owes any thing to himself he is apt to settle promptly. — Glve a pretty girl a chance to show off and she'll not get tones une. If some men were to ru'u their con sciences on loe they would spoil the ice. It Isn't right to Judges man by Tbe Washington correspondent of tbe Columbia Record save; Among tbe prominent bankers of South Oar who have been bet* attending tbe sessions of th* American Bankers' Association during the post few days is the president of a bank In that town and also prominent In legal and poUtltal clrcle-i. Mr. Ragsdale has brea stopping at tho Ebbltt boose. ■ In conversation today with a Record representative eonoernlQv matters In South Carolina, and especially the future of the dis pensary, he said: “The recent eko turns in South Carolina are not a cor root Index to tbe real sentiments of tbe people on the dispensary ques tlon. In every county except F.or ence they have voted out the dispen sary, but In each of these counties except Fiorebce restrictions were thrown around the ballot that pre vented thousands of white men fron expressing their wishes at the polls In Florence county, by an agreement between the dlepensaryites and the anti-dispensaryltes the primary rules prevailed and the dispensary system was retained. In my op nlon, the di:p3nsary system will win out next year when tbe white people of the itate will to allowed to express their wishes In tbe primary, and when the questions wil, be discussed on tbe stump, and wh cn they will take an Interest In politics and probably 85 or 95 per cent, of them will turn out aud vote. Recently the elections have been con fined to about 25 por cent, of tbe white voteis in each county Jn which the dispensaries has been voted out. DUE TO CLERICAL FR0R8. The People of Dorchester Have Faith N'u —in Their Treasurer.**)* A dispatch from St Georges to The State says tbejrecent suspension ty Gov. Heyward of County Treasurer Whetsell and his refusal to reinstate Mr. Whetsell comes to the people of Dorchester county like a clap of thun der frem a cloudltssAky. With very of . 11 fl I n*- T01X8 IB IT IC-L upon him. Now it the season fast approrohing when the oon-opsaer will be mightier than the sword. .. Any young, man who beliberately 1 girl deserves to be henpecked by her successor. No Alphonse, we have no data at hand n ative to any loe dealer having been driven to suicide by remorse. After reaching s c ‘.rtain age a man begins ty mak3 up his mind—and a woman begins to make up her fao Nothing makes a woman so angry angry as to prepare for c >mpany that falls to come—unless It is to have company come when she Isn’t prepared. few ezesptions if any, the people the county believe that Mr. Whetsel Is an honest man and that be has been . gpilti Of .0.0 criminating conduct d.ur ing his incumbency as treasurer of the county, but on the contrary, they fee* satisfied ttat If there is any error in Bis Cannal Projected. President John S. Shaw and the board of directors of the Lake Erie SOff OTTET River Ship tal Company, accompanied by a number of engineers and other advisors, started from Pitts burg, Pa , Friday on s two days’ trip to examine the two routes proposed for a ship canal connecting the Erie Lake with the Ohio river. At Ashta hula, Ohio,Abe Pittsburg party will be joined by the officers of th» Ohio and Pennsylvania Ship canal Comp any 1 , of which Joseph H. Cassidy, of Cleveland, is president, and tbe two organizations will continue tbe trip to gather. One of the two routes irfrom Ashtabula, Ohio, to Pittsburg, tbe other from Erie to Pittsburg. Each route Is about 105 mile* long, and tbe cost of either would be about t30,000,- 000. President Shaw Is of the opinion that th# work could be completed and the canal opened to traffic in th* sum mer of 1911 his c ffioe IHs due entirely ur olerlca mistakes: - Ycur correspondent asked Mr. Whet sell Friday for a .statement, blit Mr, Whetsell said that until a complete sndlmpartial examination of bis books and accounts was had be did not care to make any statement for publics tlon, for he felt that his comcienoe was dear and to prove that this asser tlon is correct, and that his actionii are characterized bv honesty through put, he put up the alleged shortage to order that bis constituents might not even run the chance of losing a penny Mr. Whetsell did eay, however, tbs the alleged shortage arises from anuu &I settlements previous to four years ago, which annual settlement! were modeljyTEfe then edi ptroller to figure it out Many young men who marry and '‘settle down” and begin to pay rent will be far better iff in ten years if they begin pnrohesng property this year than if they oontli u* to pay rent. Many of them do not stop long enough in their dolly work to think of a possible rainy day and yean of old age, but go cn spending the fruit of tlieir toll until tbe time comes when they have to step down and out to make room for the young men of tbe future. Then cornu the old, old ques tion. They are not prepared for an emergency of this kind, and they wish that they had bought when they were ■■ « f a ■-> al Waba a - U n F Akviklu AMISS . young EDO DETO E DUiuO U1 vueir uwu when the tbe time of acquiring It Is passed. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred tbe property purchased in creases in value. Why not Ague this but to your own satiafaetlqn, make up your mind and starA at one* to pre pare a home. Where were you . six, eight, ten, or fifteen years ago and what did you have. If you have paid rent all these years you have your rent geSirir for whem tbe present om ptroller general was auditing clerk and made the settlements himself and pronouo ed the same all right at the time Mr. Whetsell’s friends look upon tbe recent occurrences ss very unjust to Mr. Whetsell but Mr. Wbetsell being a modest man, d ies not himself use such harsh expressions. Toe cDns?n sus of rp'nion here is that Mr. Whet- sell will obtain complete vind,cation of the whole matter as soon os an Im partial Investigation u to the condl lion of his office is 1 e’d. . Refused a Room. William S. Brown, of Wakefield, N, J., filed in tbe United States cir cuit court at New York a suit for 610.- 000 damages against William C. Mus- chenhelm, proprietor of the New As- tor hotel. Browns uys that on the night of August 6 he attended tbe theater in New York with bis wife And was delayed so that he missed his lost train home. He went to the hotel and applied for a room, but it waa re fused to him. The hotel clerk, he says, Intimated that Brown waa with a lady accommodations in the presecce of a _ ' Cbetu Rite*. The Atlantic4>jajirL 1 ne announces rate of one first c’.iss fare plus twenty five cents, plus admission to the Fair Grounds, fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children, to Col umbia S. C., and return account the State Fair. O ’tuber 24 27 oh. Tickets on sale O :tober 22 to 26th and for trains due to arrive in Columbia before noon 27th. Final llmit-Ootober 29th. There will also be a jp^cial rate of one cent per,mile per capita for Military Companies and Brass Bands in uni form twenty or more in each direc tion. Fur further information pall 0° your ticket Agent or Communicate with „ W. J Craig, General Potsenger Agent, Wirmfogton, N. C. Japaa'ji Debt. number of guests in the hotel lobby In such a manner as to cause him 110,- 000 worth of damage tof—Hng« of his wife and himself. former Js ponses fr-relgm idlnliter French War Balloons. The bugs Lebaudy dirigible balloon, constructed under the patronage of the war efflee, at Toulon, France, has mzde its first successful ascent with seme oliief engineers snd a party of officers, who made an extensive re con naissance of the military defences from Troul to Nancy, near the German frontier. The distance covered was about thirty miles at a rat* of twenty eight miles per hour. Tbe effleers made Inspections of the forts and took photographs of them, thus establish ing the merits of dirigible ballons for war purposes. Okuma, referring to tbe sudden ex pansion of Japan's finance, said that when the withdrawal of the troops is completed she will find herself con fronted with a debt of 11.250,000,000 tbe annual Interest on which atone, roughly speaking, will be 175,000.000 or nearly twice tbe revenue of tbe ocunty ten years ago. The per capita rate of taxation before the war war 12. Now it is 16. • The per oapl ta share In the national debt before tbe war was 16. It is now 125. Died Playing Cheac. News hu been received from the Philippines of tbe death of Thomas E Moss at Manila, a veteran of tbe civil war and at one time attprney general of Kentucky. He died playing chess with his son-in-law, captain Wheat, who is chief of the telegraph division of th* Philippine constabu lary. Mots was born at Greensboro, N. 0., in 1839. Will Viali Us. / Secretary ot War Bonaparte hu promised to visit Charleston sun? time in November or December, on th*tension of the presentation silver service to tbs cruiser' “Obarlss- ton” by tbe city of Charleston. Tax Marlon county farmers are oat for lAcents for cotton. Friday and now oo Saturday, Where He Litved. The idenity of tbe Captain Rumill, who with four of her crew, wasmnr- dered in a mutiny on board bis Ecboo- ner, Harry Berwind, In Southern waters was established as Capt’Ed' ard R, Rumill, of Pretty Manb, Mount Desert, Mains. He was 40 ye ars old, and leaves a widow and two children at Pretty Marsh. They re ceived the news of. the tragedy through press disp itches today and were prostrated with grief thereby. A Big Crop. * The census bureau bu issued a bul letin showing the production and dis tribution of the cotton of the United States available between September 1,1904 *nd September 1 1906, to be 994 bales. Of this amount 91 wu exported, 30 per cent wu used In domestic oniumptlon, of if toavtog rsurpoa oro tor cant: The domestic coceumptton includes 36,776 bales destroyed by fire. A negro wu taken from constables near Bainbridge, Gs.. cn Saturday and i Only two bake wore sold In Marion on lynched by members of bla own raoe for uninltlng a young colored Bookkeeping,* r Shorthand, Type-writing, ErglidF branches. Full guaranteed course 20 weeks. Single course of eitLer BusmeesorSbmrt, hand, 8 mos. 12 call* for graduates in about 20 days. Can t supply de mand. Write. . * COTJON GINNER SAND MACHINERY OWNERS* Write fer Prices es the Pellewisf _ ., ~ . ms, !« HackSaws Oil Cans Belt, leather Ejectors Lace Lather ^Packing all kin(!rShafting, Collars for Shafting and anything else in machinery supplies. Colombia Supply Co.. • - • • ColaablS, &> C \ •*•*•*•♦♦»♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« B The Guinabd Brick Works, T Man Z Flu< ♦ or n OCMUUMBIJ^_ »• O. Manufacturer* Brick, Fire Proof Terra Gotta Building Block o- Flue linings and Drain Tile. Prepared to fill orders for thou and* millions. f ■»•#•*•# BOffiOBW—BB—B—B#—B—I Own Year Own Home. It Is surprising the amount of rent a man will pay, ifbe stopstong spough Honest Treatment for Weak Discouraged men. ■ has gone, but where is tbe home you might have owned if you had been paying your money towards a home of yt ur own. What will you have them? Will it be a boms of your own or s bundle of rent receipts. All real es tate bu a value, and if purchased at this value the buyer oannot pomtbly lose. Lot k around you, if yon are an old resident of this city, you know about what certain pieces of property sold for ten or fifteen years ego. What ore they worth todaj ? We do not need to answer. In the history of tbe put you have many models, and all before you Is an almost absolute oer- tuafy tttat real estata valures will continue to rise, with the increase oT Do Not Throw Your Money Awpy on Worthless Treatments, But Write to Dr. Hathaway, the South’s Most Expert Specialist, Who Can Be Depended Upon to Cure You.—. 25 Years Experience. population and tbe natural demands for residential and business locations. Which do you prefer, tbe comfort of y ur own home or a package of rent receipts, and live in the other fellow's house. Why longer pay tribute to Caesar? Why not to Independent? MEDICAL BOOKS FREE. Wlrte fer ‘ If you are a man ■ ’ffering fron diacbargei, amiabionn, premature diaoharge, of from a complete lAm of your manhood, £ ao* throw your money away oa the many worth- lane treatment* from fake medical e —|—t*TT. “inntitu'ea," etc., but ait right down and writ* to Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, 88 Inman Bldg- Atlanta Ga. Thin phynician has perfected a method of treatment after over 35 yean of ex perience that will poaitivaly restore any weak, woruout, discouraged men to a type of perfect manhood, whether tho petlent is young, old of middle-aged. Reedy made medioinna oannot poaniby cure this condition, bat took and every case requires specially prepared treat ment administered by aa expert phiekdan whs is competent to understand jnnt What your case requires. The vast exper en w of Dr. Hathaway has given him e knowledge of this condition in men not poasaeeed by nay other phyni ian; and every men in this ooadition should write him without daisy. Everything is kept stritoly oouddential, end all men- cinee. which are pre-wred in his own labora tory, are sent in plain peokagea. During the C rs and years he has been established in At tn he hae o CHEAP FXCUESI0E RATES TO Gokpnbln, 8. C. And Return, Via Southern Rail wav. ex Tbe Soathern Railway will aell curslon ticket* to Columbia, 9. O., and return, from all points within .the State of South Carolina, and from Charlotte, N. O., Asheville, N. C., Wilmington, N. O., Acgusta, Ga, Savannah, Ga, and Intermedlata point*, account State Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, October 24th—27th, 1905, daily October 22nd to 26th Inclusive, and for morning train* scheduled to arrive In Columbia before Noon, October 27th, at rate of one fl rat class fare plus 25 oenta plus oondu.ted hie bcaineee la aa honest, etrai .htforward manner, aod hie 1 tatioa ia kn wn to all. He wiirewd to < ■offerer his book for men, entitled nsas, Vigor aod Health.'* Re also muss all other disease- of men «uoh ee S riefora, Vn- rioooele, Gleet, eUx, end if yon ere aBiotsd write him for a book on your disease. Bn has a number of thwa. Have no hesitancy in writing him. Thel address ta J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D^ 88 ta. Ga. Bldg, 50 cants for round trip, tbe fifty cents covering on* admlarion to Fair Grounds. • For Military Companies and Brass Bands in Uniform, 20 or more on one •BBBBBB ■ 1PB———H—— --ORGANS-V of the beet puality $45 up Upright Pianos From $225 up. Write Us for catalogues and terms. Malone’s Music House, 1432 Main Street Almost opposite Masonic Temple. Columbia, S. 0. ticket, one cent per mile traveled In capita. Dates of sale same as for Civil ians es Fhown above. Final Limit All Tickets October 29th, 1905. Southern Railway, In addition to the regular passenger trains running on convenient schedules to Columbia, will operate special trains October 25th and 26th between following points: Between Branchvllle, Camden, Sum ter and Columbia. Spartanburg and Columbia and intermediate points. Anderson, Belton and Intermead late points to Columbia. For fnrtbar Information, apply to any tickst agent, or write R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, 8. a JZBJiion of one of the life Ineareooe claims that he (worked twelve year* for $1,050,257. Fbte boy he must have started from the bittom of the ladder of < * n * r> 'TT and bean abot op. When young men are wining to oommehee at the foot of the ladder and climb up round by round, they To Chicago, III., And Return Account National Baptist Conven tion (Colored), Oototor, 25th 31st, 1905. Jne fare for the round trip- Tickets on eels October 23rd end 24tj> imlted to retain leaving Chicago not later than November 5th, 1905. For further information as to rates, schedules, etc., call on any Southern Railway Agent or address, R. W. Hunt, D P. A. Charleston, S. C. Brooks Morgan, A. G. P. A. Atlanta Ga. most always succeed, while when thsy try to get hold and start half way tp they nearly always fall to the bottom. lx you have In mind anything thai will help the town to grow and pros per let it to known that those- Inter- ited in pa thing the town to the front may have the benefit of year judgment in the work they have tad. A man in South Sven. Kanas, hu a greivanot against an editor and consulted a lawyer to find oat tbe beat way to break, up tbe paper. TbeJaw- yer told him the surest way would be to buy the paper and run tt hlaaglf for a few months. A MATACBpsKrTB paper says tips newspaper is the blble of many American home. If this to tna, others should be oaasful to the right papers. Soma of „ and blue score sheets ere a long from being blbioal tracts. Every KMe# by John Turner wu tnstantlylkfflad at Lumber, Floreoos county oo afternoon by being caught two Ijg can while the train enterprise that bmafit Mm •mtj men in it. neighbor starts e new i along, don’t jump on It wttli I you did Iblnk di tt flint. ’ It will help you too. A McKithane company,