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?.r7i' > iii I.- Wurf. rfc-,-^? Wn h COTTON IS KING. A Write- in the Augusta Chronicle Thinks It Sovereign. NO MORE IOW COTTON SAYS HE. Acronf*,; ('annul ho Increased anil If Twelve Million nales IM M?rie; lt Cannot lip Gathered. ' The following letter which we clip from the Augusta Chronicle on the cotton outlook will lr read v/ifcli in terest by the farmers and others in the South: NORWOOD, Ga., Feb. 23-There have been only th reo mon, so histo rians tell us, that have combined the soldier, statesman and financier In one -Julius Caesar, born 100 years be fore Christ: Ccorgc Washington, born in 1732; Napoleon Bonaparte, born in l*7li(i V nrl "ll nf ??-->-. !.?r>n l'>f> ?in - .'.'?? ...j?. i.i. Ol UlJt-Ol> ililli lulu fill impression upon their times that can never be elTaced. They did more for human rights and constitutional liberty than the balance of great men, and yet none was a king. It is said of Caesar before he was assassinated at the foot of thestatue.of Pompey, that while thc crown was offered him three times and the last* time pushed gently aside, 1 remember him only as Caesar who paused on thc brink of the Rubicon and uttered these immortal words: "veni, vidi vlei," and today, while neither of these illustrious men was ever crowned king, there is a king today in thc south who rules the world, and he has said "veni vidi vlei, and my name is King Colton." Marius sitting on the ruins of Car thage is not amore pitiable sight dari an oid Bear sitting on a bale of cotton and a sherill' selling him out. And now let me tell you, North, South, East and West, England; France Russia, Germany "and the balance of mankind, you will never get the cot tori_ we make again at what you have been paying. Your Bustuns,1 your Beers' and your Neils' days are over. The south ls coming forth in her grandeur and her glory with prosperity thundering from eveiy mountain top, from every vale and dell and the glori ous re- frain "Cotton is King," is heard o'er the land. England may talk of planting cot ton in Africa, South Africa is the on ly part of Africa's vast domain of 11,300,000 statute square miles that is worth a continental for cotton. Thc Egyptian cotton raised along thc Nile is contincd to a small territory, and the cotton raised in Russia is short in libre and can't ht* spun un less mixed witli other cotton ol' long libre. The cotton talked of in Cuba by Clark Howell is a farce. No coun try growing a stalk as large as a tree can make cotton, thc climatic condi tions arc too tropical. The cotton planted in South America, in Mexico, doesn't materialize. The United State wi til over lin ee million statute square miles has about gone her limits and you will never set over eleven million bales of colton raised again in thc south. Suppose, then, over eleven milliot bales were raised (say twelve million) it could not he gathered. The soutl will never again gather a twelve mil lion bale crop, simply because Hu labor ls not there to gather lt. Tuc old time negro is dying out, and Hu young buck coming forward educated ain't worth a ou.>s as a tarin hand totally unavailable as a laborer. Tin statistics show that whenever yon educate a negro, you spoil a good farm hand. Ile no longer desires ti pull the bell cord over a mule. Ut wants to teach school or preach, and besides, there are hundreds ol' avoca tions opening up lo the daily tnilcrln our country-turpentine farming, saw mills, factories, railroads. Our Southland has made more progress in the last ten years, than in two de cades past, and these institutions are paying good wages and ready cash. With the boll weevil in Texas, thousands of acres of land devoted tc peach culture in the south, the popula tion of thc country by far outgrowing the production of thc country, and Hie conquest of the Philippines, and lang land's inroads into Africa, is bringing into Hie folds of civilization a vast horde of people who went about cloth ed with a simple tig leaf until lately, who now wear clothes. I was told while in Augusta during my last visit that while Augusta was quoted al holding about forty thousand bales of cotton, there in reality were only about Hf teen thousand bales cotton for market, the balance is I h ma li's and others, not for sale, bulto deliver Oii contracts. Now there is one thing clearly demonstrated to my mind-that thc south never will make twelve million bales-if slie did the labor is not herc to gather it, and what is not picked by January 1st, will never lie picked. And again the top crop will never bc again a factor. As my friend Josii Doughty told me, Dan Howies had 2(5 acres of thc prettiest and forwardest second crop ever seen. It was the pride of the mill men around Augusta, and the cotton motors gazed long and lovingly upon the large unopen bolls that were destined to die unborn. Th.e beautiful soft, silky-white locks Were never to lie kissed hy a southern sun, and I am told that while the boys were dwelling in rapture over Bowles's crop, Dan, who is sharp as he is clever, and being very democra tic in his ideas, offered the crop for one hale, and thc trull; i:<; it made but one. The price of ten cents cotton has made a wonderful difference in the situation. There were at least ;*?,00() bales sold in the last few days in Augusta and with what is now to sell Will put in circulation in Augusta nearly a. quarter of a million dollar* more, as this cotton was bought at about H cents. I want to pay a compli ment to the factors of Augusta. They are the cleverest and most reliable set of men in thc sout h and have been anel ure the tanners' friends. They rejoice to see the staple risc. Alexander and Alexander were Hit! first, to sell a round lol nf middling ten cents. Nixon and Dan for th next followed with a big lot at saine ligure and the b;'.l;ince did tht: same. Tom Danfartb told thc writer cotton would bring eleven cents in 30 days. Ile goes me one better. The writer pro poses to continue this weekly letter and along a little later with the help of the farmers in Georgia and Carolina desires to co-operate in opening up a bureau of cotton statistics which will he fully explained in next letter. The writer is daily in receipt of letters from prominent people, some of which will bc published later: would he glad to hear from Others. Some want to know why 1 sold cot ton at 10 ccnls. Simply because that was tho prl?a'I xvas fighting for and wanted to Bettie up by March Int. Cotton will bo bringing 12 cents by July 1st. Don't buy futures; lt's tho south's ruination. '. ' T. 10. MABSKNOALE. THE NEW LAWS Ol' General Interest Paused at tlie Late Session ol* the Ije?lBlature. There wore 18.3 acts passed hythe legislature which adjourned Saturday. The greater part of tills number ls devoted to local legislation, building school '-houses, refunding over-paid taxes, etc. There was not much anti corporution legislation. A number of acts merely correct errors in the code. Tlie lirst act passed by tlie general assembly was Senator von Kol h I tit's bill to provide for any ; deficiency in tlie drawing of grand juries for the year 11)03; This act was ratiiied on the 25>th of January. Thc following were the acts passed hy this general assembly: OliNEUAL LAWS. To provide for the erection of a monument to Wade Hampton. To prevent the sale ol toy pistols, etc. T?) regulate the employment of children in factories, mine" md manu facturing establishments in this State. To protect fish by regulating the sale of dynamite, etc. To establish a table of mortury sta tistics for evidence in the courts. Ail act to allow wholesale druggists to sell alcohol without prolit to licens ed druggists. Ap act to amend section 503 of the criminal code of 1002, so as to furtlur regulate the location aud establish ment of dispensaries. An act to provide specimens of min eral of this State Tor Clemson Agricul tural and Mechanical college. An act to provide for chief State constable, et?:. An act.to fix thc weight and regu late Hie trade in corn meal. Au act to require thc State treas urer to publish ii monthly statement showing the amount of money on hand and the banks in which the same is deposited. An act to amend section 1000, civil code, relative to the persons entitled to pensions, by eliminating age limit. An act to detioe Hie law relating to certain forms of commercial pa pers. An act to amend section 109 of thc code of civil procedure, in reference to demurrers. An act to amend section 2105 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, volume 1, in reference to mile age on short roads. An act to amend section 170 of the criminal cede, volume IL, code of laws 1902, relating to the punishment for removal, destruction or leaving down of any gate, fence, bars or other structures. An act to amend an act to create a State board of entomology, to detioe its powers and prescribe its duties, and provide for Hie inspection of fruit trees, vineyards and vegetable farms; 1 to prevent contagious diseases and ' destroy destructive insects in orch ards, vineyards and other places in 1 the State. An act to require the sergeant-at 1 amis of the senate to take care of the i furniture of tlie senate chamber and 1 .".enate committee rooms, etc An act to amend section 109 of the 5 criminal code, so as to give inagis ? trates jurisdiction of stealing from : tlie lield when the property stolen i does not exceed * lu in value. An act tu require banks having on deposit State Hinds to render to thc j State treasurer, at designated limes, ' statements showing balances on hand ' to credit of the State. An act to abolish thc ellice ol phosphat? inspector. An act to lix the burden of proof on the party accused of violation ol' game laws An act to prohibit tile sale. leasing, ect., of pistols. Ari adi to repeal the provision ot : the dispensary law allowing board ot directors to make direct contracts willi distillers in this State. 1 Tlie general measure as to magis trates and their salaries. The three appropriations acts. An act to amend section 270 of thc code of civii procedure by prescribing Hie number of calendars to be kept by thc clerks of court, and the issue tn bc placed on the same. An act to amend section 2508, volume 1, civil code 1902, limiting admission of wills as evidence. A joint resolution to authorize the comptroller general to draw his war rant or warrants in favor of the State printer and the State treasurer to pay the same to an amount not to exceed the sum of $0,000, upon account of amount now due to thc State printer under his contract for the public printing, An act to amend section 2853, vol ume 1, of the civil code. An act to amend an ac entitled "an act to provide for the incorpora tion of towns of not less than 1,000 nor more than 5,000 inhabitants." An act to amend section 2432 of the civil code, 1902, by changing Hie time in which distress warrants may bc issued. An act to prohibit the driving of cattle and other live stock into this State from other States, and to pro vide a penalty thereof. An act to supply bound copies of the code of laws of South Carolina, 1902, to certain members Of the gen eral assembly. An act to amend section 2.70 of Hie civil code, volume 1, code of laws, 1902, so as to increase tito penalty provided therein and to give one-halt' to the person aggrieved and thc othoi ; half to the county, i An act to authorize thc regents ot the State hospital for thc insane t< close up a part of the extension ol Gregg street and a part of the ex ten i sion of RI m wood avenue. A joint resolution to authorize thc . regents of the State hospital for Hu insane to purchase the Seegers prop ? city, and to provide paying Hie same, i An act to authorize ami empowei counties and incorporated cities ami towns to own and operate rock quar : rios and to work convicts thereon, and . extend thc police jurisdiction. An act. to prohibit the importation : of diseased stock into this State. An act to require all railroads oper ating in this State to protect Hie rates ol' freight in the bill for carriage of all freights, goods, wares and mer chandise, and to provide penalties for thc violation thereof. An act lo amend section 2159, vol. 1, of Hie code of laws of lids State, by adding a proviso that on short roads there must be .separate apartments for the races. An act to amend the code of South Carolina, 1902, volume 1, (civil code) hy inserting section to bc known as section 2090a, in regard to freight rales on melons. MOR? EVERY YEAR. Tho Special Legislativo Committee Boheme io Growing. SEVERAL SIT BETWEEN SESSIONS To Look !n io V ail cn IN Mutters, Home ol' Which Al'U Important, uni! Some ol' Not Much Cpnsrcinoiicc. During tiie Interim between sessions of tiie general assembly,the legislative investigating commissions hold their I sessions. Some of these investigations! or inspections are merely formal and tile expense upon tho State is growing every year. The members are paid $-1 per day for each day in actual service and given mileage at the rate of 5 cents a mile. Kach year another committee or so j is added to thc list and each commit tee costs about $?100 a year. Last year there was added tn the list the com mittee to visit the State colleges and tn look int.t? their thmimia! reports. This year Utero are three new com missions, one to consider how to get the State out nf debt, anti two to con- i sider matters in oonucelion with tile completion of thc State capitol. Tiie people cf the State will no doubt ex pect something from these new com mittees to prove tiie necessity for their having been appointed. Following are the commissions ap pointed under authority of concurrent. I resolutions passed at tim session just ! ended: Committee to examine into expendi ture of appropriations for State edu cational institutions-Senator P. Li Hardin and representativos T. II. Kuinstord and Arthur Ki bier. Committee to consider completion of State house-Senators Kobe 1t Ald rich and Richard I. Manning and Representatives T. V. Williams, ,I.O. Patterson and Jodie M. Rawlinson. Committee (elected by thc commit tee on State hospital for thc insane) to examine accounts of penal and charitable institutions-Senator W. C. Hough and Representatives .1. il. Brooks and .1. E. Beamguard. Committee to examine and check up thc books of thc dispensary-Sena tor W. H. Sharpe and Representatives Joseph Glover and R. W. Nichols. Committee to examine the books and vouchers of thc State treasurer, comptroller general and commissioners | of thc sinking fund-Senator Edward Mciver and Representatives W. .1. Johnson and J. G. Richards, Jr. Committee to contract for punting supreme court reports-Senator J. S. Brice and Representatives J. R. Cog geshall and A. H. Moss. Committee to consider how best to put" tl ic State upon a cash basis-Sen ators George S. Mower and Richard I. Manning, and Repr ?sentatlves J no. P. Thomas, Jr., Altamont Moses and W. G. Tatum Committee to investigate and report | oii certain repairs on State house Senators J. Q. Marshall and George von Kolnitz, and Representatives Al tamont Moses, C. J. Coleock and S. T. D. Lancasner. Sonic of these gentlemen have served on the committees under form er administrations. It is a matter of legislative courtesy to appoint the member or the senator who introduces tile concurrent resolution-and these resoiutions are never delayed many days alter the opening ol' the session. There are other legislative appoint ments willoh entitle the holders there of to Opportun i tic. for pleasant trips, and for responsible duties. The chair men ol" the senate and house commit tees on education are trustees of Win throp. These gentlemen are Senator Geo. W. Brown of Darlington and Representative B. A. Morgan ol' Greenville, succeeding Senator I). S. Henderson and Representative Huger Sinkler. Tile chairman ot' the linanee com mittee of tiie senate, Senator George S. Mower, and the chairman of the ways and means committee of tilt; house, Hon. Altamont Moses, aro j members of t lie sinking fund commis sion: Senator Sheppard' and Representa tive J. Ol Patterson, by virtue of be ing chairman of the committees on privileges and elections, arc members of tiie State hoard of canvassers which has duties on election years. The new commission lo consider! ways and means of getting the Stale on a cash basis was appointed because of tiie demand for some way to get taxable property returned for its pro per valuation and lo get property on Hie books which lias escaped taxation. The expenses of tiie government arc increasing, and the income is not| what it should he. Mr. J no. P. Thomas, Jr., of Columbia, is a mem ber of tile commission. He thinks | that one way to rectify the trouble is to i take the auditor's oilice out of the primary. He thinks that men of honor and qualilied in every way ran begotten for the auditor's otlices with out tiie primary method, and thc advantage would be that they would not bc hampered with campaign pledges, cte., and could get the pro perty returned for its right value. Auditors nominated in tile primary must sometimes make inclination to (ki | right secondary to a necessity to he tactful or discreet in order to get back into oillcc. Another remedy suggested is to raise revenue hy tax ing franchises. This matter admits of discussion. There are two State house commis sions, one to consider the quality of the work which has been done: the other to look into thc estimated cost of putting the Interior of t he build ings and the grounds into first class condition. At the last session the commission in charge of completing tiie State house made its report, anti Senator Marshall made a minority re port in which he severely criticised Hie work. The other commission was appoint ed as the outcome of a bili to provide an appropriation for tiie repair ol' tile interior of the building, for building a granite retain in wall around the terraces and for buying new boilers for the steam heating plant. It was thought that the hew boilers would cost between $ Iii, OOO and $2C ,000. The legislature seemed to think that the boilers would not burst for a while, and instead of making the appropria tion decided to have a joint committee look into the matter carefully.-The Slate. An act to authorize the Lexington and Columbia railway to construct its tracks through certain counties, and for other purposes. To increase tiie salary ol' chaplain of thc penitentiary. To permit directors of the peniten tiary to exchange lands with Geo. F. Llghtsey. To permit lo-year convicts to b? worked on the chaingangs. MURDERER ARRIVED. -I Albert Knapp Conrea e? tit ibo Murder 'ol' Five Women. Five murders, the victims of willoh were nil women, und three of them his wives-such ls ,the revolting re cord of Albert Knapp given Thursday in a sworn confession by tuc murderer before Mayor Mosch or . il un ll ton, Ohio. Tiie murder of bis third wife, Annie Goddard Knapp.'which led to Knapp's arrest Wednesday in Indiana polis was done. "I don't why," to (piole the prisoner. Knapp's confession,, which was sworn lo before Mayor ?losch, is as follows: "On Jan. 21, 1894, 1 killed Kinma Littlemau in a lumber yard in (jest street, Cincinnati; on Aug. 1, 1894, 1 killed May Eckert, in Walnut street, opposite lhe Y. M. C. A., in Cincin nali: on Aug. 7, 189-i, 1 killed my wife, .Jennie Connors Knapp under the canal bridge in Liberty street. Cincinnati, and threw' hoi into the canal: In Indianapolis, in.I ul v. 1895, I killed Ida Gebhard. On Lee. 22, 1902. I killed my wife, Annie Knapp, ?lt 330 South Fourth street, In Hamil ton, and threw her into Hie river al Linden wald. This is the truth. (Signed) Albert Knapp. "I make this statement of my own free will and not by the request ol' any otliccr or any one else." (Signed) Albert Knapp. The confession clears up the mystery at least ol' one death-that oL .lennie Con li? s Knapp, Knapp's second wife. This woman's body was found in the sluggish water of a canal near Cin cinnati. Hruiscs were discovered on the head bul an investigation lcd tc no delinite conclusion concerning the manner of her death. The most recent ?T the murders lt which Knapp has confessed-that of his third wife, Annie Goddard Knapp of Hamilton, led to his arrest at tin home of his fourth bride in Indiana polis. An uncle Of the vict im, hearing of Knapp's marriage toa Miss Gambit in Indianapolis a few days after tin mysterious disappearance of Ids niece formerly Annie Goddard, started ai investigation. The police were prepared for ! grewsome story Thursday, Knap] leaving admitted Ids guilt o? the God dard murder Wednesday night, bu they were dumbfounded at the revela lions which the prisoner made whei put under oath. After his confession Knapp ad milted that he had repeatedly at saulted women. He said: "1 met the Littlemau child In th lumber yard and choked her to deal wi len she made an "outcry. I wen into the room with the, Eckert gi and sat down with lier. She erie and 1 strangled li T willi a towel an hurried from Hie house. "1 was mad at my wife,.lennie Coi nors Knapp, when i killed her. YA were walking along Liberty street, sal her down under Uhc bridge ar chocked lier to death. 1 deny that poisoned lier. 1 never told any one did. After she was dead 1 th re A' tl body into the canal. "Ida Gebhard i killed, bul n memory is not clear as to what I di I cannot tell what made me kill the people. 1 could not help it. ?tori kind bf a desire to kid took boll me and I could not r.esisi the tonint tion to kill. I am sorry lonny ?ivn but now I hope they ?ill bc easy wit me."' After the confession a fenn charge of murder in tile jirst dfgr was tiled. Attorney C. R. Tenner of Cihei natl was allowed to see Knapp ai told him lo make no further dal inenl. Knapp was surprised th his people had secured ?1 lawyer f him. Knapp talks much of the Pei Hryan murder and is afraid of bel lynched. Knapp is now suspected of strati ling three ?omen at Evansville, ln< and of killing women clcswhere. I was in the Cincinnati house of refii whan 17 yeti rs old. The Uoir/.itlcH Memorial. The Gastonia correspondent of t Charlotte Observer tells thc follow!i "A lecture entitled 'Thotigl I'pon Music, With Prelude, lnterli and Postlude,' is to bedclivcrcd in t V. M. C. A.. hall by Prof. I). S. johnson. After Hie lecture, a coll lion will lie taken for ibo benelit the Gonzales monument fund now ing collected in Columbia. A vi interesting story is connected w this lecture, showing why this coll lion is to be made. It seems that I last year of Mr. Gonzales' school ! was spent in Fairfax county, V and his teacher was this same Pi Johnson. Young Gonzales was au Hons to prepare himself for news per work, and the teacher did classify liim. so that lie might li an opportunity to make all the | gross possible. Prom that time m his unfortunate death he did not I get Iiis 'Mr. Davy,' as lie affections ly called his old teacher. On 1 Christmas Mr. Gonzales wrote bin follows: 'My dear Mr. Davy: Plc let me share willi you, lins Christn my dividend from The State.' companying this letter was a v liberal check. His old teacher met willi reveries, but ??sites to what he can to pay a tribute to old pupil. Hui lamented Gonzales." Killed by Oynnmite. J. K. Mart in, ii white man, and Vont ree and William Kennett, groes, were kided al a railroad ci in the western outskirts of Nashv Tenn., Tuesday by Hie accidental plosion of two sticks of dynan Tiie men's body were fearfully II gled and were un recog? d/.a hie. ' cause ni l ?ie explosion is not kuti Thc while mau was hurled 150 f Portions of one ol' Hie negro's I and fragments of his clothing \ anded in a tree 70 feel. away. (?eneral Front Appointed. Adjt. (icu. Corbin of the Un States army has written Hov. 1 wiird saying that lie lias been lippi ed chief marshal of I he great pa in St. Louis. Mo., on April 30, dent to the dedication of thc wo fair, and asking Hutt the gove name some member of his stall represent South Carolina on < Corbin's stall'on that occasion, governor has named (?en. Jobi Frost, his chief of slit IT, who wi to St. Louis and serve. Tho Sole Survivor. The man supposed to. he thc survivor of Hie St. Pierre disaster a passenger by I he.steamer Fon ta which arrived at New York Tue from tiie West Indies. He is Jo Si barace, a negro aged 27 yeai native ol' Martinique. He was a oner in the dungeon, of St. P ?hen the. ill-fated city was destt by Hie eruption ol' Mont Peelee. was taken to Kills Island. Tho Trust Question. .Wo havo read Senator Tillman's speech on the ti list question delivered tn the Senate somet? mo ago, and we consider 16? ono of the strongest speeches yet made on that subject. It presents the Democratic view in a most forcible light. Ile rightly takes the position that moro and additional federal statutes arc not needed in or der to deal with thc trust question; that the present laws are good enough and stringent enough If they were onlv enforced. In the opening part or Dis speech he says: "lt is said by those charged with the administration or the government that we need more legislation; that wc have not now any remedy for the evils which confront us; that the peo ple are helpless; that congress must do more; that thc oflicers of the h w aie powerless, and their clioris whl be futile to render relief. 1 nm ri m i oded herc of an old and hackneyed couplet which all or us have heard o often and so long that most of us rad to give it: its full import. 1 think it is from Pope, but it does not malt' r who wroteit.it is as true now as t ever was: "For forms ni government let fo 'Si contest; Whate'er is best administer^! is bes'. | "We may load down our statut s with law after law and pass all tb?. Unod of hills that are coining in now from both ends of thc capitol, and unless thc sworn ollieers of the law shall discharge their duties fearlessly and honestly everv effort to protect t he people will fail, as theelfort which luve been made in the past hive failed, because of the dereliction, of duty on the part of those charged with executing the law." Senator Tillman then takes up the Sherman anti-trust law an analyzes its provisions, claiming that almost any kind of trust, and especially the coal trust, could haye been check mated under its provisions. Ile does not deal in generalities, but is most minute in his specifications; tracing the history of thc consolidation of thc coal interests and the railroad inter ests. Ile shows that the trust was formed openly and above board, in open defiance of the law, and that it could have been checked by the attor ney general of the United States if he had only perrormed his sworn duty. Thc specclt is a very long one, and we regret that wc cannot reproduce it, or any great part of it, in these columns. It should he read by all who can secure a copy of it. It is an able and logical pr?sentation of a very j vexatious subject, and furti tics and strengthens the democratic position on the question. Conviction nixl I'uiiiuhincitt. The Anderson Daily Mail rays that .Judge Purdy was talking about Solici tor Hoggs in the court room while the solicitor was not abput. "Tie beats any man 1 ever saw," said .ludgc Purdy. "Over in Greenville last week lie tried forty cases in live days and a half and convicted thirty-seven of them. Four of them were murder cases, and he ls going to have two of them hanged. 1 think that beats all the records in the criminal courts in this state." The Greenville Mountaineer says 'Mudge Purdy is right about thc con victions, and that is thc end of the rope with Solicitor Hogg or any other prosecuting attorney for the state. The main dilliculty is that punish ment does not always follow convic tion. In this statement of Judge Purdy it is claimed that there are to bc two hangings as the result of con victions at the recent term, when asa matter of fact one of them has been postponed indefinitely, as they say in in the legislature. A few years ago, when Judge (tenet was holding acrimminai court in thal city, Solicitor Hoggs at Ids first term as solicitor obtained largo number of convictions, including in the schedule three hangings for murder, but not one of them ever took place. The lawyers for the defense often work harder after the conviction than be fore the trial, and the complacent public kindly assist hy signing every petition that comes around, and exe cutive clemency puts the (hushing touch upon the work of the circuit court by commuting the sentence of releasing the prisoner. "Itv no means lessen the number of convictions, but let thc way be found to lit the punishment to the crime, and South Carolina will be freed in a measure from the contumely now being heaped upon the state for the non-enforcement of thc criminal laws." The question is how is the way to be found and by whom? Nearly every man who kills another should be punished in some way or other, but none scarcely are punished. What is the remedy: One should be found and applied. Do You Know? Wliy should the farmers of thc Uni teri States be poor when the pro ducts of agriculture form about two thirds of thc entire export trade of the country? Last year, according to thc secretary of agriculture, exports from the farm amounted to $8(>o,ouo, 000. On the farm what should he among the possibilities in wealth and power and a high degree of intel ligence when it is known that the science of agriculture is yet in rudi mentary st ages throughout thc world? The farmer ls thc great man of the country and should be the happiest; and most independent man. If lie is not; who is to blame? The signboards are up and if he takes the wrong fork in the road he should blame himself because he. has eyes and refuses to see. A fruid ol' II im. At Washington a young man giv ing tho name of W. L. Clark gained admission to the Moor of the house Tuesday and seated himself in thc chair of the speaker's messenger near the speaker's desk where he sat idly twirling a white hat with a red band. Assistant Doorkeeper Kennedy es corted him out and turned him over to the capitol police who took him to t he guard room where he was recog nized as the same young mah who was escorted from thc capitol building Sunday because of his strange conduct , lie was sent to police headquarters in the. city. A Drummer Shot. W. J. Thompson, formerly a travel ing representative for a Louisville, hy., house, was shot throe timos and fatally wounded lu the dining room of his residence at Maxton, X. C., at ii o'clock Thursday evening by IO. N. McLean, a nephew of Thompson's wife. Thompson, who was under the Inllueiice of whiskey, objected to the presence of McLean, who had been summoned by Mrs. Thompson on ac count of her husband's condition, and ah altercation ensued. McLean claims hilt the-shooting was entirely In sc-lf efense. DR. HATHAWAY. Recognized as the Leading and Most Sticc??*fwl Specialist In His Une in the United States. Stricture Blood Poison My cure for this disease ls no cutting or dangerous BI ital attention, andtreatlt tlon and soreness ls allayed and tho canal beal ?? ?_. This dlsoaso ls the enla V?lPIf?OP.filP the vitality, lt weaken; Itt! IUUUUIU form certainty just SB qi any otho- disease, and their strength ls being d cd, and learn the cause of your trouble. Send t Tills horrible dlsca' Know Justwhatmy bones, falling hair, I will tell you frankly whether or not you aro I drugs.In as quick, lt not quicker, timo than any wilt be eradicated from thu system forever. Se Wot met dow Diseases of Women to health Miousnndn ot suffering women. Snnr Chronic Diseases ??? ls equipped with the most approved X-Ray and Home Treatment S-? countries. Correspondence confidential. J. NEW! 88 Inman Building, 22| S. Broai Tho Weather for Mureil. Tlic following date, covering a period of 15 years, have been compiled from tlie weather bureau records at Columbia for the month of Mardi: Mean or normal temperature, 54 de grees. The warmest month was that of 1894, with an average of (50 degrees. Ttie coldest month was that of 1891, with an average of 48 degrees. Thc highest temperature was DO de gress on March 22, 1894. The loewst temperature was 20 de grees on March 7, 1001. Average jato on which first, "kill j ing" frost occurred in autumn, Novem ber 5. . Average date on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring, Mareil 23. I'RISC? I'lTATION. Average for the month, 4.;1 :i inches. Average number of days with 01 ol an inch or more, 10. The greatest montly precipitation was 0.03 inches in 1891. The least monthly precipitation was 1.20 indies in 189:!. The greatest, amount of precipita tion recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 2.83 inches on March 25-2U, 1901. Tlie greatest amount of snowfall re corded in any 24 consecutive hours (record extending Lu winter of 1884-85 univ was 1 indi In Mardi, 1890. Average number of clear days, ll: partly cloudy days, 9: cloudy days, ll. Tlie prevailing winds have been from the west. The highest velocity of tlie wind was 41 miles from'the southwest on March 30 1902. RlTBBROID ROOFING. Inexpensive to lay. Easy to keep in repair. Light and very durable. Waterproof and ordorless. Not affected by change of tem perature. Elastic. Acid and Alkali-proof. Ki re-resist lng and oil-proo'. 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Tue specialist i* now Indispensable, ih 'all walks of life Ibero Ii' ? demand for the' Tho con do ono particular ming bottorthan any ono else, ondsuch a raah'ls one who lias confined ils endeavor to, and centered all of bi* energy and ability on the .-.peelatty no tia* chosen for bis ~ lie's work. ?? t; \ v. '- ? : ' 'Early in iny professional career I reallied that Chronic Discuses wero not 1>ein^ /riven trie mention which their importance warranted. ?1 saw .that, these O.lscascs required a special flt- . tess which tho hwy practitioner could never acquire. For more triant twehty years f have <tc >otod wy sui f exclusively to tho study and treatment of these dlJ>ens*? a"-' "-c '--? t?-a* Ians recommend me to their patients ls an evidence of mysklllandVblUtyTrir'my?poclal l"in?'"i Ivo special counsel to physicians with obstinate r.ud obscuro cases I bava devoted particular attention to chronic diseases ot men and .'women, and no other lass of discaso requires moro intelligent and expert treatment. It is a fact thata' majority ot nen ow? tho seriousness of their condition to impropcr/Jrcatment, and a'fo?luro to Wilie tho mportanco of placing their case in the hands ot a Skilled and expert speciallB ti vi ": /> ?nnimilC ?lnh?l?'-frw Overindulgence, ?ii?|ecr?tlon? and excesses aro not the only ilBrVUllS UcDllllV causes of un impairment of sexual strength. Such a dcinne J ment frequently come?irom. worry, overwork, m?ntal strain tc., which gradually wcokens and Injures thc system-before tho unfortunate victim reallies ' T he ti ue nature of his trouble. Nervousness, weak hack, dizziness, loss of memory, spots before he eyes, despondency, etc, often ore the first symptoms of an iinpalrmontof manly vigor, and it icglected serious reBults arc sure to follow. J want to talk to every man who lias-any of these ymptowB of weakening of his manly functions. Icon promptly correct nil irregularities, and'- --'Mk uder my skillful treatment you will have restored all of thc strongth n nd glory ol your xnun lood. Whethoryou consult me or not, do not Je pardlzo your health by experimenting with'"-V-V.-r-j? eady-made medicines, freo samples, so-called quick curesreto.. aa the most delicate organs of.Vi'?.-&; ho liody are involved, and only on exnert should bo entrusted with your case. Send for freo ' --'? ooVlct, " Nervous Debility and Its Family of Illa." . ? ' rV?i gent?o and painless, and often causes no detention from business or other duties. ' It involves urglcal operation. Improper treatment will result In serious Injury. I give each caso Individ- '. a every requirement. Every, obstruction is removed, ond all dlscbargo soon ceases, innomma i up promptly and permanently. Send for freo book on Stricture. rgemcntof veins of the scrotum, which fill with stagnnnt blood, causing o constant drain upon . . *?v 3 the entire system and sons away all sexual strength. I cure this disease wi Ul the same uni- . tick os consistent with medical science. Probably more men aro alli lu ted with Varlcocelo than- '? ' / .rained away without their knowing the cause. Come to mc nt oucc If you think you arc-aili lot-?~ or free booklet on Varleoeele. sa ls no longer incurable, and when I Bay that I can cure the most severe case I do so because I treatment hos accomplished. If you havo sores, pimples, blotches, sore throat, pains in the or any symptoms which you do not understand, it 1B Important that you consult ruo ot once, and sn unfortunate victim. I will guarantee to euro you without tho use of strong and Injurious known treatment. My cure ls a permanent one, and is not mere patchwork, ?sud thc disease nd for my free booklet,''Tho Poison Klug." non who suffer from thc all mon ts peculiar to their sex aro cured hy my gentle and painless hod of treatment, which avoids all necessity for surgical operations. If you suffer from bearlng n pains, backache irregularities, leuehorrnea, etc., wrlto me about your case. I have restored I for my free booklet on women's Diseases. i ;? ltyalso includes all other chronic disensos, suchas Rheumatism, Catarrh, Diabetes, Bright's tomach, Liver and Kidney Diseases, Piles, Fistula, Kupture, Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxla,3t. ce, etc., and oil who want skillful, expert treatment should write mo about their case. My office electrical apparatus, so that my patients get tho benefit of thc latest discoveries of science. :ryonc to consult mc without charge, ond will refund railroad faro ono way to all who tale If you cannot soe me in person write for symptom blanks and full Information about my sue-, of home treatment by which I have cured patients lu every State in the Union and in ioreisn rON HATHAWAY, M. D. 1 St., Atlanta. Ga. The Great Spring Remedy. After the rigors of winter are felt you arc liable to feel the need of a tonic, laxative and I JSLUOD PUpFI YOU WANT THE BEST OF COURSE ; THAT IS This medicine is scientifically compounded from the extracts of roots, herbs and barks, combined with certain other purifying and alterative products. A sure cure for Rheumatism, Indigestion. Constipation, Boils, Kidney Troubles, and all diseases arising from impurities in thc blood. AmU. your <1 ru fr isintu for RHEUM ACIDE anil insist on getting lt. Uewnro of substitutes af doubtful value. . All Druggists, or express prepaid. Bobbitt Chemical Co.. - - BaltimorerrfW^i;U. S. A. Q TA Y LO K s Cherokee Remedy ol S weet Gum & M allein ; (Mires Cough", Cold 4, VV]|r oping Cough, Lu Gi ipip? Michail Throat and Lung'J roubles Made of Kure Sweet Gum, Mul lein and Honey. Your Drnggist sells ir 25 and no A LOOK If r full linc of Hardware is not better than other, don't buy it. Our salesmen are out. Coleman-Wagener Hardware Company 363 KING St. CHARLESTON, S. C. "JTlix* C able Company, -HIK ?A K( I'ST MANU SACV'^ftERS ttl Migh tii ?i ic Pianos and Organs liN THIS WORLD. Factories, Chicano and Sr. Charles, Illinois. Caoitil.TW > MILLION DOLLA HS, 82,000,000. launch H.ouse,'202 Ktnj St. C ?arleston, S. C. IIANO? AND OBGANS Sr ll on Easy Terms. Heroic buying, w iii ior our ci tal .gue ai 1 terr 5 Factory prices made. \ rall l nt ofSht'ct M-r-.ic air' small Musical Instruments in stock. 'Jll,*"u .1. V. WALLACE, Manager. THE ZPLM-.EL OOIVIRArJY, Lil \b.L.ES PON, s. c. BBR & MTG. GO. P'OR F?NISH, MOULU. NT: ."Y. f &? G. Tortured by Kuhners. Ten masked robbers went lo thc hume of Christian .loehlin, two milos fruin the city of Toledo, Ohio;, Thurs day night at ll o'tlork, battered down the doors with clubs and entered the residence, leaving t'.vo men outside as guards. In thc house were Mr. and Mrs. Christian Jochim, Mr. andi Mrs. Jacob Jophlin, .1 olin Anderson, ? los. Joelln, also a three-year-old boy j and an 18-months-old girl. All, in cluding even tho baby boy and girl, were clubbed into insensibility, bound and gagged. "When the Joehlins re covered consciousness tho robbers, demanded 820,000, which t hey 8aid j they knew was secreted in thc house. ' When told t hat no such amount was there the bandits applied -burning torches to the faces and feet of all their victims, blistering even the in fanfs little feet. Christian Jochim, ag aged paralytic, was beaten s<> frequently that there is not a spot on his head that is not. bruised and raw. Tlic marauders leaving their viel i ivis securely tied, searched every corner or the house, securing $300 in cash and several articles of jewelry. They drunk several gallons of wine they found in the cellar, prepared a hearty meal, including meat, potatoes, coffee.; wine and other edibles, and afc it. They were in the house live hours, leaving at 4 o'clock this morning, after notifying thc family that they would return for the $20,000. Every policeman and detective In t he cit y is working on thc case, but- not oven a clue of thc intruders' whereabouts has been discovered. \ Sympathy Temlo'rcti; Hy a rising vote thc Southern Asso ci?t ion of Newspapers Circulators, which opened its session at New Or leans '1 hursday; decided to tender | sympathy to A. E. Gonzales of the Coln ip bia State on thc recent tragic (lea h of hil brother,'editor of that paper. .Vice President ll. II, Ahrens called the association to order. Many important topks are to be discussed during ? t he. two days session. Tho association was organized in Atlanta last year._ Aiio?T AnviatTisixo.-Where one merchant fails to get value from ad vertising there are ten who have suc ceeded in realizing on the Investment. If merchants all had thc ability to do as much advertisine as they might desire ibero would be results sticking out all over the business community. The majority lack capacity to take on as much advertising as might bc re commended, but they should not hesi tate about advertising all they can merely because they, can't do all they would like to do._ A TKXAN known as "Volcano'' Mar shall became stranded in Manila and asked Gem Chalice to send him home. Tlie general said his orders wore give sucli aid only to those in the' military or civil service. "You could vv send mc If you wanted to, said Mar- . shall persuasively.4 "See here," said . - the. commander Iii stern tones, "!f \ our places were reversed would you / J give rac transportation':"' "You bot?' 1 would, and be darnell glad .to JT?> rid of you," said the Texan volcaiteix; I Gen. Chat?cc smiled discreetly whoa asked whether he sent Marshall homcVI