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ur > im k MUDDLE fill. BIEASE’S ACTION MIGHT ELECT A NEGRO. DANGEROUS SITUATION to The Legislature Mmj be Asked liimi* the Lew ia Reference to the Primary so as the Democrats Caa Name a Candidate for Con* WHAT ABOUr THib? 8GMK STARTLING El>t’CATIONAL STATISTICS. Figures Which Argue the Ih^ssing Need of Education of the White Boys and Girls. The Charleston Evening Post says the action of the Governsr in ai>- j)ointing April 29 for the election of a Congressman froju the First dis trict, after the State Democratic ex ecutive committee had fixed day 27 as the cate for a primary to norni- nr t< i c .ndidatp, has thrown the sit- oat.on into great confusion, and no body seems to know just what should be done. If the matter remains as it. now stands there will be no Regular Democratic candidate to go into the election, and it will be a free-for-all fight *n that electien for anybody who chooses to enter, with a bare plnrality of the vote cast sufficing to elect. Gov. Dleaso announced the ap pointment of the day for the election on Saturday night. H« states that in his opinion the First district should hava a represent a tlve In Congress aa early aa pessible In the extarordlnary aaa»Aon about to he culled., sad that the State executive committee has uaaeeesssrlly extended the time for a choice. The committee, he says, did not confer with him. nor take Into consideration his view, announc ed some time ago, that the election should be held about tha middle of April. The Governor said he thought the etecttoa should be heM la April and ha had s In consequence appoint ed the Stth of that month as the day fbe It. Mr. W. H. Grlmball, of Charleston, who attended the meeting of the State committee on Friday in place of »Chipt O. H. Swan, tha committee man from Chasieeton county, who is la Washington, stated Moaday that the committee had flxad tha primary for May IT aa tha early date avail able la view of tha lawa relating to prlmartea held In Charleston county, which require that the rolls shall be •led with the eouaty auditor 10 days hedere the primary and that SO days he allowed for aerolment before the rolls are Sled. Ha aaid that ha did met know what would be done to solve the problem mode by the Gov ernor. None of the candidates who have announced for the office wsa prepar «d to talk of the situation Alt who were seen were strong In expressing a hope that a primary would be held, but bow this was to be brought about none was prepared to auggeat. The plan which baa already been propos er The Evening Post—that the Legislature be requested to pass a special act, avoiding the special reg ulations for filing of the rolls, and aulhorlting the holding of the pri mary on the enrolment accepted for the primary of last August—appeal ed to a great many people who con sidered the situation, and It was pointed out that It was not too late to have such an act put through the General Assembly, which will prob ably be In session the rest of this week. The registered vote of the district L, all told, probably not more than ^.000, of which 2.000, say. are Re- I ..jV.c.Tin* Democratic vote at tin election would be about 6.000. There are now seven candidate's in the race for Congressman, and th -e Is held may be more before trie * .-r- tion Is held. If the seven now In Die r;u should divide equally the Denn- <*r:!'ie strength in tlu' general i 1 tic *i ear'll would ha\e about S.'iO votes. As a plurality of tin- voles cast is all that is needed to elect, a candidate receiving 90t) votes might be elected, though that would !,o To the Editor of Ths News and Courier: The passage by the House of Representatives almost unani mously of the compulsory education bill Is one of the most hopeful signs of the awakening of the white peo ple of South Carolina to the fact that bliey are falling behind the negroes of the State In the educational race. Let us all consider the following facts from the advance bulletins of the thirteenth census, taken in 1910. There were the following number of white voters in this State in that year: Whites, born in America, 159,009. Foreign born. TV" 5 Total white, 162 201 Of these these, w> n n > i •?.•' 'hun the following who could not write: Native white, 17,599. Foreign born, 20C. Total Jlllterates, 1 7,805. Rather more than one white voter it. every ten in South Carolina, born in the United States, two years ago could not write and only one in ev ery sixteen born outside. This Is a decrease among the whites of not 2 per cent, in the last ten years, while the negroes have decreased their il literacy by 11 per cent. Where is this Illiteracy to be found 7 Look at these figures. I give percentages only of white voters. Aiken, 12.4. Anderson, 12.3. Berkeley, 1G.7. Cherokee, 17.6. Chesterfield, 1 9.5. Darlington, 17.9. Dillon, 16.6. Florence, 11.2. Georgetown. 12. Greenville. 11.4. Horry, li.5. I Lancaster, 12 9. Lee. 11.1. Marlon. 12.2. Marlboro, 18.4. Ocenee, 17 4. Pickens. 15.1. Spartanburg, 15. Union. 12. Williamsburg, 1 5. Ysrk, 10 6 The other twenty-three counties all have leas than 10 per cent , Charles ton County having only 1.7 who can not write among native whites, or 221 white Illiterates among 9,888 native and foreign voters. Among all the voters in Charleston County, white and colored. 23.519 in num ber. only 20 per cent . white and col ored. cannot write, which Is not much greater than the Illiteracy of Ches terfield among the whites alone Shall wo wait until sixty years ex pire to have this reproach removed’ By that time, at the rate prevailing for the last ten years, the negro illit eracy will have disappeared thor oughly The negro illiteracy is now 38 7 per cent and the whites 10 S per cent. The white illiteracy in sixty years In the whob* state will be about what It is among the whites of Char leston County now. if It decreases not 2 per cent every ten years, and the negroes would have reached that rate fully twenty-five years before. The optional law will allow those counties to adopt it which feel that the children are not sent to school because the parents refuse to semi them, when opportunity's are afford ed for their education, and will al low other counties where the law is •c* needed, or where there are no fad! Mes, not to put It in force Joseph \V. Barnwell. Charleston. February 26, 19 1.!. Your Horse •hould have the best of attention and care during his natural life. Get the full benefit of pleasure, or work, ani make him valuable to you—as you should value' him—by keeping him in first-class condition. Keep him insured and protected by always having on hand for emergency a bottle each of Noah’s Medicines. Don’t experiment with unknown and dope-made reme dies—but use these tested and guaranteed medicines. Noah’s Horse Remedies contain no dope whatever. i'evvare of medicines made up of dope—more animals die from being treated with drugged and doped remedies l. an if none had been given at all. An animal with a weak p. -irt nr r i’p a 1'’wn condition cannot stand being drugged. V* lien .. v ie’"vUo:i sets m they usually die. Noaii’.s Horse Medicines are used and endorsed by our laYger public institutions, by the largest concerns and best people in the live stock and livery business. They are supplied regularly in quantities to many leading veterina rians, large contractors, miners, express companies, etc., which is the best recommendation. IVMfc’M Colt* Rearatr >■ r«oom- monded for that moat Oangafaua disease. Colic, and is harmlaas In its effect. Simple to administer—given on the tengue. Cheap in price—Me a bottle, and worth $50 to any stock owroer. Yellow box, red and black printing. Noah’s Fever Remedy Is a medi cine for fever, colda, distemper, in fluenza. lung troubles and the treat ment of milk fever In cowe. Given on the tongue. Two sizes. Me and 91.00. Blue box, red and black printing. No* h> Kura-Gall Ointment* for fresh cuts, old sores, scratches, col lar galls, sore backs and thrush hi horses’ feet. 2f>e per can. Bronze oan, red and black printing. Noah’s Liniment is the best all round family and stable remedy on the market. Contains no alcqhol, chloroform, ammonia, naphtha, ben zine or poisonous drugs. 25c, 50e and 91.00 a bottle. Gallon cane at 90.00 White boxes, red^and black printing. The genuine Noah's Medicines have Noah’s Ark—registered trade mark—on every outside box and label. Word “Noah’s” always In red ink. Beware of substitutes. Sold by all dealere In medicine or sent prepaid on receipt of price. Made in SHBinqmd, Va., by the Noah Remedy MANNING FOR GOVERNOR HE HAS DECIDED TO ENTER THE RACE NEXT YEAR. He is One of the Best Men in the State and Would Make a Model Governor. The representative of t\* News and Courier at Sumter having heard •f Mr. R. I. Maaning’a prospective candidacy for the Governorship, in terviewed him Tuesday morning, and received from him the following statement: “Yes, I have decided to announce my candidacy. I reached the con- clulsion several months ago, that I would run for the Governorship; but I did not wish to be premature in my announcement. “Since, however, several have al ready announced their candidacy, and I fear that my further silence may be misunderstood and may em barrass my fr'endg, T have decide'-’ that I shall let it be authoritatively and definitely understood, that 1 shall run.” Mr. Manning Is too we^-known to need any introduction to the people of South Carolina. He is one of ihe best men in the State, and woMd , make a model Governor. He repre- sentented Sumter County In the Sen ate some years ago and Is now a life trustee of Clemson College. NIK,HO Ml RDKKIIH FREED. Com ( t From CliarieHlon Given Free dom by Blea.se. on’.- '’even and a half p' cent ( f U primary strength of the Democrats of the district, the vote in the lest pvi- tnary having been about 12,09^ i “The acMon of Governor n Stat-e -ordering the electioa in the first cc.i- Gove Gov. Blease Monday morning is sued a parole during good behavior to L* i Manigault, a negro, of Char leston. who was serving a life term for i.■ ardor committed in that coun- j ty. The negro was one of a crew . from Ihe Penitentiary scouring the House. The attention of the mr was attracted to Levi while CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE ■ersfeed'a Heepe Cere Qmarantood See delivered. Poultry Remedy Co.. Sneeds, Fla. Wee Apple* and Large Orchard for Bale—George Wharton, Clylde, N. C. Devos Jereeyo—Rich breeding, high quality. Moderate prices. C. G. Oakee. Assumption, 111. Poland ChAia Hogs, plga and boara, and fazey poultry. Geo. Trygle, Watertown. Tenn. Kgg»—Thoroughbred tingle comb Black Minorca*, $1 50 per 15. State Line Poultry Yard,, Gibson, N. C. Egg*—Duckeyea. 15. $1 50 White and Brown Leghorn*, 15, $1 50. Mra. J 8. Martin, Pendleton, 8. C Single Comb Rhode Inland Hods, ex clusively, egga $2 for 15, $3 for 30. $t for 100. Mra, K. H. Hill. Wash ington, Ga. Wanted—You to have yoar mer chants get our prices on peas. Pal metto Brokerage Co., Greenville Phone 822. Look!—Laying White Wyandotte pullet*, and cockerel*. $1 each Prize-taking stock J F Pollard. Greonvllle ,N U. We pay the postage—Send your col lars by mail to the largest laundry in South Carolina. Capital city, Columbia, 8. C. To *ell 10 share* Mock People** Bank, Dillon, H. C , at $110. hook value $120. Annual dividend January, next. Box lo7, Clio, 8. C. Sw«*«*t Potato SIR**—Ready for Imme diate delivery, Nancy Hall and Por to Rico Slips. $1.75 per 1,000. W. W. Morris, Fort Green, Ha. liatt’s Four Eared Prolific Seed (’urn peck $1, bushel $3. Indian Run ner Duck Eggs $1 per setting. O. P. Stallings, Enfield, N. C. Frost Proof Cabbage Plants—Sure headers, make large heads. Price $1.35 per thousand delivered. En terprise Plant, Co., Meggetts, 8. C. greasional district to be held on April the l uter was at his work Monday O C" Jf. 111. XX A __ _ • t ... . . .. 27, will probably mean that no pri mary election will be held and that the Democratic party will go to the polls without a regular nominee.” This statement was made ‘Monday morning to a reporter for The Spar tanburg Journal by John Gary Evans, cha'rman of the executive committee of the party in this State. Continu,- ijpg, Mr. Evans said: "The negro ▼ote in the first district is larger than in any other district of the State, ani ft may be pocr'.hle lr. i close race, for the negro to hold the balance of power. In that event it will just be a srvamhle among the •candidates for the negro vote.” morn ug. Governor Blease asked the negro his name. In reply to other ques: ms ho answered that he was serving a life term for myrder. Mr. Black turn, stenographer for the Gov ernor. overheard the conversation and informed Gov. Blease that a peti tion for the negro's parole was then on file in the office. Manigault was told to go to the Penitentiary and call for his suit of clothes, with which all pardoned and paroled con victs are provided. | High Grade Seed and Farm Lands ;; M.IXBON'SBBlIDflGKOW. They are grown in the Soath for tho South ! LONG AND SHORT STAPLE UPLAND COTTON The heat ▼ art at lee. Write ee for grieee aad la form alios. CORN, SORCUM, MILLET, VELVET BEANS &c : Our Cora is all HIGH-BRED SOUTH CAROLINA CORN. Get our Illustrated Catalogue of all Vegetable and Farm Seeds. W. H. Mixson Seed Company, CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA bird* from $150 Kellerstraee pen. and from hlz $30 matings Mrs. W A. Graham. Warrenton, N. C. Wanted—Men of ability to learn o>i- ton busineas by our correspondent courae and type aAsoplee, high sal aried contracts made. Charlotte Cotton School, Charlotte, N. C. For Pure kleckiey'M Sweet Melon Seed—Apply to the Originator Prices 1-4 lb 3f>c, 1-2 lb 60c. 1 lb $1. Special price on 5 and 10 lb lots W. A Kleek ley, Grapeland, Tex. Egg* I n»nj Prize-Winning White Or pingtons—$2: single comb Buff Leghorns $1 50 per 15. Early or ders saves disappointment. Our guarantee Is satisfaction. Teal a White. McFarlan, N C Sweet (loxer Seed—For spr’ng sow ing, white an4 yellow cultivated biennial varieties. Price and clrro lars how to grow it. free. John A Sheehan. R. I). 4, Falmouth, Ky. spare time to secure Information for ua. Work at home or trarel. Ex perience not neceeeary. Nothing to •ell. Good pay. Send sump for partlculare. Address M. 8. I. A., *81 L Building. Indianapolis. Ind. Ejor* for Hatching-—From prize-win ning pen* Ringlet Barred Rocks, Black I.angabana, White Orpington*. Buff Columbian. White and Par tridge Wyandottes Catalogue free Dutch Fork Truck Farm, Columbia. S C. While Holland Turkey*—Prize-win nlng stock Extra fine toms, $5 Eggs. 30c each: $3 per eleven Or ders booked now S (' Brown Leg horn eggs, 15 for $1; 60 for $3 (Irasadale Stock Farm. Route 1, Ansonville, N. C. Sweet Potato Plante—Nancy Hall and Porto Rico. $1.75 per tnou •and. I am pushing the Porto Rico because they are better; they yield greater and from four to six weeas earlier than any I have ever tried J. A. Wllkee, Pine Castle, Ha 100 bu. per acre. Practically every ear of this corn eaaae from stalka having not less than two well ma tured ears. Peck, 10 cts, bushel $2, T. L. Gram ling, Orangeburg, 8. C. Eggs for —8. C. White Leg- bora. $1 per 15. $5 per 160. Fawn aad White India a Runner Ducks, eggs fl r«r 12. 112 per !••. We sell yoa agga from prise winners. We wla wherever we show. Agent for A-rag laeahators W F. Don- nlagten, Augusta, Ga., Route t, Box II. Potato Blips for Bale—Enormous Im proved Golden Beauty and Nancy Hall; will begin shipping about April 1 or 15 to July 1; $1.60 per 1,000 for leea than 100,000; |1.50 per 1,000 for lota of 100,000 or more; 25 per cent, to accompany order, balance before the plants are •hipped. C. M. McKinney, Graham, Fla. Teeted aad Proven Mitchell’a Early I’rollflc Yield Cotton will produce 1,640 pound* of lint cotton under Intensive culture Fruits and ma tures 15 days earlier and longer with lightning rapidity The ear liest. most prellfic and largest yield. Realed and guardanteed ion pounds $5 freight paid Sugar Loaf Cotton Farm. Young*ville, N C Potato Plant*—U» arc OouS,n. ders now for spring deliver Nancy Halls and Porto Rn. I>et us have your order* early ao we can arrange to fill promptly Or ders received in January must rn- cloae 10 per cent of full amount thoae In February 20 per cent ; bal ance 10 days before shipping date March ordera cash In full &no.$l; 1.000, $ 1 75, 5.000 or more. $1 50 Write ua for prices on other truck plants Taft Garden Co . Taft. Fla E. L. Rpahler, {’resident; H. C. Hortlev. Manager For Sale—1,000 buzhela “Moss Im proved” cotton teed. Also 200 bushels “Covlngton-Toole” blight- proof »eed. $1 per bushel f o b Cameron, S. C. Jas. M. Moss, St. Matthews, 8. C. BarrevI Plymouth Kix-k Kkk*—II per setting. Thompson strain. I also buy all kinds of empty barrels. Wal ter a Moore, f George St., Charles ton, S. C. (Bant Bronze Turkeys—Paid 4 7 pounds, tom! 25 pound hens, stock very host. Farm raised; prices very reasonable. Address Box 76, New soms, Va. Famous Pickpocket Cotton—Eleven hundred pounds makes five hundred lint. One Dollar per bushel for seed. Address J. J. Owens, Allen dale. S. C. Potato Slips Heady Now—Jlau ship at one-*. Nancy Hall, Dooley Yam, Improved Providence, from large select potatoes. Reliable Seed Co., Ybor City, Fla. For Sale—Seed sweet potatoes. Southern Queen, Yellow Jerseys, and Early Trimuph. $2.75 per 3 bu. crate C o. b. Newton. ' Jay Wil- fong, Newton, N. C. For Sale—Just a few of my improv ed Keenan long staple seed, at $1.50 per bu., f.o.b. Dunbar, S. C. Also prize winning S. C. Buff Or pington eggs, at $2 for 13. J. T. Lee, Dunbar, S. C. Marry if you are lonely. The Reliable Confidential Successful Club has large number of wealthv eligible members, both sexes wishing early marriage. Descrintions free. Mrs. Wrubel. Box 26. Oakland. Cal Gennjui Aviator Meets Death. At Muelhansen, Germany, a Ger- aaan mllitarj aviator, Sergt. Helfers- ntder, was killed and and bis com panion, Lieut. LInke, seriouelly in- Their aeroplane ftytag round the How Our Men Voted. The South Carolina’s delegation in the House Wednesday stood with Majority Leader Underwood in vot ing for the amendment of Congress man Tribble, of Georgia, reducing the number of battleships provided by the naval appropriation bill from two to one. If Blease can Ignore the primary, Helfersn'der the General Assembly can do so too, of the turns too sharply end refuse to elect him Senator oven thosgh he received a majority of the vote ie the primary. Fifterti'Kjrg«i and one vear’s subscrip tion to leading poultry journal for $2. Buff Leghorns. Anconas, the great egg machines W. H. Wil liams, Durham, N. C. Cheap Farms of all sizes for sale in the coming section of South Car olina. Good stiff clay lands, where we make three money crops Cot ton, tobacco, berries. Reaves & McKenzie. Loris, S. C. Hooking Orders Indian Runner Duck Figgs—Fawn and white eggs, $0 per 100. Single Comb White Leghorns, $4.50 per 100. Bay View Poultry Farms, Shelltown, Md. * Wanted—Men and boys to team au tomobile business, practical course in our shops. Cheap tuition; good positions for graduates Carolina Auto School, Charlotte, N. C. $S.SO for 15. In ny select pens are Kelley’s Barred Plymouth Rocks— Champions of the South. Won more specials, color, shape, etc., than any other Barred Rock breeder in South. Eggs $3 to $5 per 15. B. Frank Kelley, BJshopville, S. C. Sweet Potato Plants—“Nancy Hall,” "Providence,” Norton Yam,” and "Sugar Yam.” $1.75 per 1,000. 25 per cent, with order, balance be- fore shipment Plant catalogue free. Wm. Macklln, Dtnsmore, Fla. -*■ all IOO Boys Wanted to t-arn $1.25 < ■ ings. Sell 12 boxes Ellis All-Heal ing Balm 25c, give premiums free Sells at sight. Millions use it Tot pimples, chafes, burnb, cuts, sort's All skin d.seanes an^ poisonuiF eruptions. Ellis Co., Harrisburg, Pa Jouannet’s Frost-IVoof (febhsge FLant*—No better to be had any where. $1 per 1,000; 5,000 am over, 85c per 1.000 touannett s early Giant Argenteull Aspargn^ roots, $4 per 1,000. Get the he• Alfred Jouannet, BoK. Ml. Fleas ant. S. C. selected eggs for hatching—Crysta white Orpington yards. $2.50 f > 16; prize pens, $5. White Leghorr yards, $1.50 for 15; Prize pen $2.50. Cockerels for sale. Four prizes State Fair Raleigh. BeverD Pnnltrr TRrdz JTttt^oll \t P Wanted—Fine pieces of very old so) id mshogany or veneered furniture sideboards, beds, secretaries, chair* footstools, mirrors, etc.; old pistol* relics, stamps, pewter, brass. Fur niture don’t have to be in good con dition. Address E. R. Gilgour, 11> West Saint Clair, Indianapolis, Ind Sweet Potato Plants—Nancy Hall and Golden Beauty. , We will deliver from March 15 until June 1. Book your orders now. Price $2 on lots less than 25,000; over this $1.75 per thousand f. o. b. shipping plant. Satisfaction guaranteed. Enterprise Plant Co., Meggetts, S. C. Pellagra, Rheumatism, Eczema cureo by Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy. ThirD years of cures recorded. Testimon ials unquestionable, Best torv on earth. Six bottles for $5. Express prepaid. Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy Co., Klttrell, N. C. Best kidney pill* on eArth, 26c postpaid. naud i>p»'!i more avenues to succeua than any other training. Graduate* placed In PROGRES SIVE FP-COFNTRY. Educational center. Inveetlgate. (TKII.’S RESIN ESS COLLEGE, 8. Dept. 8. Dept. Spnrtanhure. R. C. Aii<lcr-u>n. S. ( Every I^idy Needs a Pair of EVERSHARP SCISSORS Made of Finest Material. Heavy nickel finish, and kept Kharp by patent tendon. EVERY BAIR GFARANTFED. or money re funded. For advertising purposes, during March and April, vv.' will for ward. post paid, ONE PAIR to ev ery one sending us the names of two lady friends and 35c; or 10 names and 25c. Address: FURMAN SUPPLY CO. Brown-Randolph Bldg, Atlanta. Ga. Seed Gore for Bale—50 bn. field se lected Marlboro prolific seed, select ed from 4 acres that made about There is nothing to prevent the National Government from providing cheap money for the farmer, In whose prosperity we are all directly interested. The National Govern ment has loaned money to railroads by indorsing their bonds, and there is no reason why it could not helo the farmer get cheap money by In dorsing the money Issued on the Made of the farmer*, which would he ft J