Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^?r?ifti?y' G?tttt,$utmltts ?op?rt to tb? Legislativo Committee. FAVORS RADICAL CHANGES. l?o Discusses Intelligently Topics ic Which Aro of Ihtorest. Iii? ? Orease ?In Ijovy or Rc- . ?H ?.. tinco Kxpeiises. In response to tbe request ot tho bonimission to suggest to tbe' legisla ture remedies for the weakness in the tax system, Mr. Jesse T. Gantt, secretary ot state, bas made some in vestigations which, have convinced Himself of tho necessity for a change in tho laws. Iiis very full report will .po sont to tho commissioners before their meeting in Columbia next /.Thursday. After reviewing the situa tion in this State, he quotes copiously from the messages of Gov. Nash of Ohio, Gov. Odell of New York, Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota, Ex-Gov. Tyler of Virginia, Gov. Beckham of Kentucky, ICx-Gov. Voorhejs of New Jersey and Gov. Murphy of Jew Jer sey, all of whom approve a franchise tax. In his letter to the commissioners, Senators Mower and Manning and Representatives 'Moses, Thomas and Tatum, Mr. Gantt says In part: '.'The lirst Inquiry which must ad dress itself to you i.s. that of-the Unah cial condition of tlie State, com parcel with Its condition in former yours!'! lie then, submits a table compiled from the official reports for tlie past six years, showing the gross amount realized from tlie State levy, thc cash on hand available and to thc ereilt of the general fund at thc close of each of said years, and the outstanding obligations of thc governor and treas urer borrowed to meet current indebt edness. This table shows that no fis cal year was ended with an outstand ing indebtedness until 1901, when thc State was in arrears $145,000, an amount which was increased to $20t>, 852 by the beginning of the current year. Mr. Gantt continues: "It wlli thus be seen that until two years ago the State, while not on a cash basis, generally received the new year's taxes in time to meet all re quired payments when due, although on some occasions the treasurer was compelled to rcsoit to the expedient of overdrawing his account with the banks. It shows that on the 1st of January last, although more taxes levied for the new year had been col lected than ever before, the treasurer had outstanding nettes for money bor rowed to meet current expenditures aggregating 8200,852.70. lt can be said, however, in partial explanation of this condition, that fur 181)8, $02, 000, and in 1800, $100,000, was re ceived by tlie treasurer from tlie dis pensary, and that the present condi tion of thc treasury is not entirely due to an increase in thc appropriations. "For the present fiscal year, not withstanding tlie .tact. that $88,000 was received from thc United States government and used in payment of the appropriation for pensions, $275, 000 has already been borrowed by the treasurer, which will doubtless be In . creased to $375,000, the full amount permitted by law to bc borrowed, be . fore the close of the fiscal year. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDtTUHES. "The appropriations which it is usual to make exceed $1,125,000 each year; the receipts of the State barely exceed $1,000,000. "It will thus be seen that) not only is the State's finances In comparably worse conditions than six years ago, that each year adds to our difliuultics a floating indebtedness exceeding $100,000. In Iiis message to tlie gen eral assembly in 1808, Gov. Ellcrbe, who had been comptroller general, and consequently was qualified to speak with authority as to the condi tion of the State, asserted that "The li nances ol'the States are in a very unsatisfactory condition. * * * Bj refusing to borrow $100,000, as is often done, though I have not saved the State any great amount in tlie way of "Interest charges, 1 have re fused to sanction what appears to me to be a bad precedent." In his mes sage to the general assembly bf 1800, he said:. "The finances of thc State are still in a very unsatisfactory con dition. * * * The appropriations must be cut down or the tax levy raised." Gov. Ellerbc referred to thc necessity of the State treasurer to overdraw his accounts with the banks during thc summer months until the collection of thc new year's taxes in the fall could reimburse them, or to borrow money sometimes for that pur pose. When he refused to borrow money, lt was with no klca that the note would be outsanding at the close of the year, but would be settled from taxes soon to be collected. The State he deemed to have a delicit of $10), 000, because it would have required practically that amount at that time to meet the current year's appropria tions from tlie taxes assessed for the expenses of the current year. ( )n this basis the deficit was, in round num bers, $4 10,000 on Jan. I last, and it will reach approximately $000,000 by the next meeting of the general as sembly. "Thc linanccs of tlie State arc un questionably in a deplorable condition, and that some remedy must.be lound, and that at once, is unquestionable. "Four alternate remedies suggest, themselves: ? "First, Reduction i.i appropria tions. "Second. An increase in thc levy. "Third. An increase in assessments. "Fourth. New sources of revenue. REDUCE APPUOPKIATIONS. "Is it possible to reduce appropria tions to a sutllcicnt amount to come vvltnjn the present available income of the state? "Thc amount annually expended in the government of tlie city of New York would run thc government of South Carolina about 40 years. "Of our present tax levy of 'live, mills, one and one-half mills required .to pay thc interest on the public debt, three-fourths of a mill to support, the asylum and institute for the blind one mill for the pensions and a little less than three-fourths of a mil) for all col leges and institutions fur higher edu cation, of thc State. There is thus left but little more than ono mill toi ' . siippdrt the entire machinery of thc :V.-State government, including thc pay ment of the salaries of all oOlccrs of .the State, including the legislature and the judiciary, the expenses of the . fe enforcement of the laws and tho col . 'lection of thc taxes and for all special ? emergencies which arise. Can it bc g?Y?r?i?dQfe ls 9?trav&g&ntiy ?dofois? tcrcd? ?f evo ry college In tho State was cl?sed, trould tue Statek-afJrtnces bo' m?cli improv?dr' Can we default un the Interest on oUr boDds, stop pen sioning the veterans, or .turn tho-in mates out and close tho asylum doors? Clearly there ls ho remedy bcre^and any appropriations that can bo br will bo cut will not affeot the ? result, and will leave tho necessity now upon us as apparent os before. " INCUBASE TH? LEVY. "Cau the levy be Increased? While lt Is within the authority of the gen eral.assembly to increase the levy to auy amount necessary to meet thc needs of the State, aud clearly it must be increased if other remedies are re jected, this step would entail added hardship upon those.citizens who own real property, uud who .aro already bearing more than their share of the burden of government. If the next general assembly attempts to thusi raise sufficient moucy to pay the out-' standing notes of thc treasurer, and to raise a sutllcient amount"'to meet necessary appropriations, a levy of seven and one-half or eight mills must be made; if thc outstanding notes arc cai ried as floating indebtedness, still thc levy must be increased at least one-half mill:' "This levy of seven and one-half or eight mills would bc nearly three times the average direct levy in the other States of the union. We can only ap preciate our coodition by comparing it with theirs. Would not an increase in the levy but add to the diiliculties under which weare laboring, by giv ing an added inducement to thc own ers of real and personal property to ovacionan excessive demand by tire State government. "Is not the present ridiculously low returns for assessment in many quar ters due to a feeling with many people that because their property is tangible they arc called upon to bear a burden j which should be in part ou the shoul ders of other mon? - In a bulletin issued by the State of New York, showing the linances of the various States Tor the vear 189.0, the accuracy of which cannot be question ed, lt is shown that 45 States of the union received that year from all sources $124,925,920 of which only il9,0C0,4Q8 caine from general proper ty taxes. South Carolina received that vear from all sources (including phos phate royalty, which, like the State's dispensary income, has vanished) $1, 150,Sitl), of which $845,708"came from tlic general property tax. Thus the States collectively raised only two llfths of tlic money required for their purposes hy direct taxes upon proper ty: South Carolina tims raises practi cally all of hers. "Assessments clearly -should bc raised, if for no other reason than that tlic relative importance and resources of the State should not be misrepre sented to the world at large. How ever, 1 doubt if any better method of raising them will be found than to j ti ist reduce the present excessive tax levy and show to thc man who owns real estate that he is asked to con tribute only his fair share to the sup port of government. "For the foregoing reasons, I would suggest ns the most practical means of rectifying the present financial condition ol the State the adoption or some of the measures by which the other Statrs of thc union have been enabled to raise tbree-iifths of the various sums required for their sup port, and I could not better express tlic measures which I would recom mend than did Gov. Nash to the gen eral assembly of Ohio, at the session of 1902, and which were substantially adopted by that b ly and enacted into law." After quoting Gov. Nash's recom mendation as to thc franchise tax, Mr. Gantt continues: "Of course I do not intend in every instance to endorse or recommend the schedule lixed in this bill, as your committee and the mem bers of the general assembly are well qualified to determine what would be I fair and equitable, and what excep tions, if any, should bc made therein, j I would call your attention to the fact that New York exempts manufactur ing corporations from the payment of this annual franchise tax. I intend merely to suggest the source; nor eau it bc expected that auything like the sums suggested by Gov. Nosh can be realized in South Carolina. "The revenue derived from the or ganization of corporations cannot be materially increased. Although the present schedule was adopted largely at my suggestion, its practical opera tion has convinced me that some modi fications and amendments should be made toit, and to the general law for thc formation of corporations, which I will suggest in detail In my regular report to tiie-general assembly. "Among other sources of revenue to thc State arc inheritance taxes, and certain forms of business licenses. A majority of tile Sbates of thc union tax inheritance in some form; thc At lantic coast States' generally receive large sums from fish and oyster privi leges and taxes, while slot machines, etc., are generally taxed elsewhere. These measures, in some instances, arc more equitable and less burden some than some of tile corporation taxes referred to. "The general assembly should adopt no measure which will place an undue burden upon any industry; thc pros perity of the State no longer depends' solely upon agriculture, but is inti mately and inseparably connected witii tile well-hc^Qg and profitableness of trade and manufactures. Thc corpor ations have done, and arc doing, much for South Carolina and tlic State should adopt the most liberal laws and measures in dealing with them con sistent witii tlie good of Hie common wealth, hut tibs liberality should not extend to an exemption from any portion of their share ol' tho burden of government. "While 1 realize that some of the measures I have proposed will be deemed revolutionary, and possibly un fair by some of those who ure familiar only with thc laws and practices in South Carolina, they arc in fact not so. They are now In force in many of tho most progressive States, and have not been found unduly burdensome; they have been frequently determined by the courts to be just and constitu tional." Wnnlctl Him Out. It is said that a promicnt South Carolina lawyer received the following significant letter from a former Geor gian who now lives in Texas: "Dear Kernel: I have beam tlia.tr, my son John lias been sent to the legislature' an' ri to'to ask that you usc all possible means to' get bim out. Thc old lady an' trio allers taught him to bc a good boy and never had no idea that he would bring disgrace upon our honorable name. Ef you can't get him out enny other vay please try to get Gov. Tcarrel to par don him an' I will settle tlic bill an' oblige, your old friend." Co?idt?Ctt?? Would Not'^fnp''-'im? fciok Uiid Aii.iV wholyii j ' i; ?? * y j . :Afipec?al dVspatoh to'tl?J' Augusta Chronicle saya Mr. Prank ? Booth, the prominent Oconee county plan tor who fell from the Seaboard Air pine train near Tucker, Ga., Tuesday night about 9 o'clock, regained consoloi soess Wcdnsday morning'about 3 o'olock to I And two dogs biting bim, and to lind himself badly torn' up by'fulling Trora a train running ut about 30 miles an hour. Mr. Buotb bad been ?0'Atlanta and'} was returning borne on the Seaboard train; wblcb leaves Atlanta at 8:10 p, m? vAfter tho train left'" fucker Mr. Booth-tried-to" pass from'bne' ear to another, and iu doing so, another passenger brushed against him and he fell from thc train. Before the train had run a half mlle, according tb many witnesses who were on board, the bell cord was pulled and conductor Lane was notified that Mr. Booth had fallen off. Mayor J. F. Rhodes, Mr. Chas. N. Hodgson and other prominent men on the train went to Lane and asked him to back the train and pick Mr. Booth up. Lane was sitting in the ne gro coach and did not get up; bc was writing and did not move his pencil from thc paper on which he was writ ing, but replied, in an unconcerned manner, that when the train reached Lawrenceville, a distance of some fifteen miles, he would wire to Atlanta and have the next freight train look out tor Mr. Booth. Lane's^ refusal to back Hie train such a Short distance, In a caso like this, completely", dura founded -those who appealed to him tb do so, as it disgusted the other pas singers on the tram and many threats were made against thc man. Several" parties decided to board the engine at the next stop, and while others took charge of Lane, hold a pistol to his head and compel iii m to return, for the unfortunate man wiio was left to his fate on the right ot way. It was decided, however, that; this was not the right thing''to do* and a petition was circulated by a committee of passengers expressing thc indignation ol' those aboard thc train, and asking that Lane bc dis charged. Thc petition, signed by a number of prominent men in this sec tion of tlie state, who witnessed Lane's conduct, is as follows: "Supt. E. Berkley, Seaboard Air Line, Atlauta, Ga. Dear Sir: We thc undersigned passengers on you train leaving Atlanta Monday night at 8:10 o'clock, very respectfully sub mit that Conductor Lane, of said train, should be summarily discharg ed from the service of your company, on the following statement of facts: "Near Tucker, Ga., on your road, Mr. Frank Booth; a leading planter of Oconce county, fell from the train; two reputable witnesses saw him fall; tlic bell cord .was pulled before the train could have possibly run a half mlle and Conductor Lane was imme diately notified of what had occurred and appealed to by a score of people to carry tile train back and - recover said Booth. (Signed) C. N. Hodgson, B. F. Hol der, Jr., I. B. Smith, Ai M. Burch, Barrett Phinzy, J. G. Hill, P. M. Smith, C. O. Niblock, D. A. Watson, S, B. Wingfield Jr., J. F. Rhodes, J". G. Carthicrs. C. D. Epps, H. P. Hin ton, Paul E. Jackson ?T. A. Connell, E. D. Sledge, J. A. Wlls?n, Louis M. Johnson, J. W. -Tuck', W. C. Wing field, .1. N. Williamson, W. A. Har ris," E.. G. Turner, L. P.-Durham, R. J. Turner, W. G. Harris." MODERN ENOCH ARDEN. A Man Supposed tobo i)eud Suddenly Turua Up. A special dispatch froru Grilfin, Ga., to the Atlanta. Journal says: "That| truth is stranger than fiction has J been most forcibly demonstrated by a | strange incident that lias created great excitement in this city. Jack Reid, belonging' to one of the best families in Georgia and before thc war ouc of thc most wealthy, turned up in Griffin Wednesday night, after having supposedly been "dead twenty yvars. His ease outrivals Rip Van Winkle in human interest and pathos. When a young man Reid was married to one of the fairest daughters of the state, but they separated and. Reid went west over thirty years ago. "About twenty years since a dis patch came to Iiis relatives here that he had been killed in a fight in Texas! and his supposed remains were brought to Grilfin and Interred in thc family burial ground, lt is said that the casket was opened and thc body identified as that of Jack Reid. His | relatives mourned his demise and a second wife came and wept pver,. his I bier. Wednesday night 'thc police ? found a strange man on thc streets, I evidently trying to locate scenes of| j long years ago. When asked his name lie replied that lie was Jack Reid. When thc story was circulated over thc city Thursday it created a j sensation the like of which Griffin bas I never known and many refused to believe thc man's statements. '"Friends of Iiis boyhood hunted Ibm up and used every cunning question to entrap the man and prove him to bc a fake, but their efforts were futile', and all arc forced to admit the truth fulness of his assertion that he is the Jack Reid and the body resting in the city cemetery is that of an unknown man. Rind claims to have been liv ing in Central and South America for many years past and accumulated and lost a largo fortune. He left Liema. Peru, nine weeks ago and roached Iiis [old home Wednesday night. He has I a sister living in Grilfin. Mrs. Charles G. Mills, but she is away for the sum mer and Reid says lie will not hebere but a few clays and .loes not know whether he will get'to sec her or not. When asked about the fraud perpe trated upon his relatives in 'sending the remains of another, pretending tiley were Iiis, he replied that he knew of the circumstances, but would not give ids reason for allowing thc de ception." ' ' UHcd Her Tooth. A dispatch from Columbia, Ga,, says when Bailiffs Jack Harris and C. I A. Smith attempted to arrest Emma Ferrell, colored, Wednesday after noon,^slic drew a hammer on thc offi cers, but was prevented from using it. She bit Bailiff Harris, sinking her teeth in bis arm before lie could pre vent it. In thc struggle tl ie woman was struck in thc face witli handcuffs and was finally ai rested. Mille? M?ii ititi ?Jr S??f; td .Death hy. l^orry-jiea?x'iatSun'rtf rjburff. Miller A?c???ney,' 'ii; r?en?her of the ?rm of Slo?^ at Tuc?ttpa;\toiilaJ.;was' shot and killed Wednesday afternoon "about ;t o'clock by IIarry;Dean, son of Magistrate J. M. Dean of Duncau's. The tragedy. Js a most deplorable one, and the prominence of the families,of both de ceased and h ts . slay er makes <. i t the mor? regrettable. From what can cho learned of the happening, It appears that a debt of 82f?p:fi?.? McKinney^ by '..Dean, caused thelilflibg. The two;?ten entertain ed hardf reell ngB .^orv^aoh^ other. for some'tlm?, and ( t$io"? tragic 'sequel or thia aftefnotin' was't^ie" result: There seems to have been ho Eyewitnesses to the.affalri The body of McKinney was discovered on. tho road side Imme diately after the'meeting bf the men. Yesterday afternoon- 'Miller. McKin ney was riding In; his buggy from Tucap?? to Duncan's. About a quar ter of a nillo,..from ITucapau he and flarry Dean had'bli?ir'raeetrng. Dean was.bn foot. The jQ)Ise of thc pistol shots was-, heard a^^shbrtly after wards the lifeless body.bf Miller Mc Kinney w??s discovered.. Harry Deati secured a horse and rode to this city where he surrendered bo the cou n by sheri If and was Imme diately placed in jail. ' -He was seen there this afternoon late. Ile is 18 years ct age, and a. youth of medium, slight build. Ile "wore "the ordinary working clothes of'- a farmer and ap peared calm and collected in conversa tion. He was asked-as to tho rumor that lie shot .McKinney .. from ambush. This he denied emphatically and his version or thc tragedy; ls that he had started up the road, from his ticld. to sec a-iielghbor and met Millar McKin ney driving along In a buggy. " ' McKinney accosted him about thc S2.G0 account and Dean acknowledg ed'that ho owed him something, but ijot that much. * This' caused an In terchange of some hob words: and then, according, to Dean's statement, McKinney with an oath, said: "I will just give you a whipping." lu return Dean warned him to stay. In the bug gy; but McKinney was in .the act of gelling uul and, Dcansays McKinney produced a pistol ab'this juncture, he (Dean) .Irew a 38-calibre pistol and shot. He stated that he did nob know how many times- he fired, lils aim was effective and fatal and Mc Kinney was a dead man in a few min utes. Harry Dean's plea will be self-de fense. Thc deceased Was about 2~> years of age; unmarried, and a son bf Mr. Wm. McKinney, who lives near Clifbon.' His family is a prominent one in Sparbanburg colinby. Harry Dean is a grandson of Col. A. H. Dean of Duncan's and a nephew of Sbabe Senator Dean of Greeh ville coun ty and Chief of police Dean of thia city. His father, Mr. J. M. Doab ol' Duncan's, is one or,.the . county's sub stantial citizens."' Coroner Foster, lert bhis af bernoon tb conduct bhe In quest -, * j, ' 'THE NEGRO IN CHICAGO. .. . ? TA He" Bnrcly-?VPv*, >?T\").'.. Ila uv'r, Fron? a' T<yncViV???j:^ioU. J Under a fire . of bricks and stones policemen Wednesday liighb at Chica go, 111., rescued a : negro murderer from a mob of wouldjbe lynchers. Ten minutes before, John Brinkley, a col ored watchman, -had 6hob and killed Charles McCarbhy, a plasberer, almosb in thc presence of the latter's wife, who stood in the doorway holding her. baby." Then the negro, backing into tlie doorway of his own quarters, held a crowd of 200 meu and boys at bay until policeman .Robert) Mooney walk ed up bo him uhai'mecT -and took his weapon. Mooney took his prisoner into bhe ollicc of bhe tile factory, in which Brinkley was employed, to await thc patrol wagon. But as -lie did so the crowd surgeft forward once more with cries of "Lynch him,'1 'Lynch him: get a rope." Brinkley burned ajid tied from bhe otllce by bhe rear door. Thc rnobsaw bhe escape, and, head ed by Mooney, sbrcamed down an alley in pursuit. The negro ran several blocks before" he was finally overtaken. The policeman having been, brushed aside Brinkley was now ab the mercy of bhe crowd. A teamster jumped down from his wagon and began lash ing the negro across thc face with lils whip, thc victim being held the willie hy a dozen men and boys. A pabrol wagon arrived with three policemen, who, together with Mooney, seized the negro and succeeded In dragging him to the patrol wagon. The horses were whipped up and the rescued pris oner whirled to the police station. None of the rioters was arrested. The killing grew out or a quarrel in which McCirrthy had accused.Brinkley of stealing quickens from his premises. THOSE FREE PASSES. Senator Tillman Spenksof ibo Hulla baloo nt. li?me. A special tb thc State from Nor folk says: " "' Tn a letter tu Vv* ? IT. King,' a Turk ish bath manager In this city who comes from South Carolina and who wrote Senator Tillman that he would boc believe bhe latter accepted, free passes, and franks unless he had veri fication -over the senator's signature. Mr. Tillman avers- thc matter was a Itcpiiblican' move to direct attention away from the raann?r.he was push ing Senator Hurbon In^hje race ques tion debate. .'??..-.;, Senator Tillman writes under date of September f, from"Treht?WS. C.: "All .the hul'ab?lno"'which lias been kicked lip recently haVl for a foundation the facb bhab I lost a card case containing passes over the Chicago, Burlington and -Quincy sys tem which 1 had never used I notified the railroad sb they' could protect themselves from any impostors. My record in Washington will show whether or not bhe usc of such cour tesies has inlluenced my actions or ubbcrances., A man who can 'bc bou (?lit with a pass can bc bought with money. My opinion Is that thc great notoriety and publicity g'"cn to' thc simpl? Irfotdont grew oub of the facb.I was.:pnsh.lng Jiurton very hard on bbc race question and thc lt-?p? oil can'papers seized on this opportunity to crcntc a diversion and it Is notori ous that my enemies never let slip an opportunity to abuse and misrepresent me." %'ko Cotton ?oil WCOYK In ?iany clm??lics througboufc Texas recently pwercwcro offered for relief from tbe Mexican boll weevil peat. Cotton planterai alarmed at tho reap pearance of the Insect? asked tho min isters for their aid and the pastora rbi* stionded, ' nob only? In the country towns and villages, but In thc largeot churches, in the principal cities in-the State! The Mexican .boll weevil, tho most destructive enemy Of the cotton crop that basev?r; appeared, cfosse'd the Rio tirando, a-few years ago, and has now . spread-^over the "eastern quarter pf ?Texas, reaching from the coast .line almost. 19,. the Arkansas border. * -In 15)02, the damage inilicted by this insect on tlie cotton* crop was esti mated at $10,000,000, and, in: the natural order of events, the damage' this year should lie greater, the territory involved having1 greatly increased. What thc extent of dam age' will b?, however, can-not be es timated until thc third annual genera tion of thc insect appears in the next two or three w?oks, Tlie weevil mul tiplies about 1?000,000 times or more each generation, and Texas planners arc now anxiously awaiting thc coming third crop. The territory in Texas already cover ed is large, involving as great an area as is embraced in the boundries on one of the larger State of tho Union. At last, tlie weevil has crossed bbc Texas boundary, and appeared in western Louisiana and in South Oklahoma, but the damage, this year, will not be gtcat outside of Texas. The only case Tn which tlie weevils has made a long jump lias been to New Orleans it hav ing appeared, in largo numbers, at thc I State exp?rimental station in Audubon | park, in the upper limit . of New Orleans,- a few weeks ago. It 13 esti mated that the third crop will spread until tlie entire cotton belt of Texas ls enveloped, and Texas produced about one-tlfth of the cotton crop of . the country. Clioup Rutes ou Southern. Thc Southern Railway- will sell -tiokets?for delegates and members of I the following name meetings at rate | of one and one-third fare on bbc Cer tificate Plan? for the Round'trip, " Ablanta"i Ca. National' Convention ! of Congregational Workers, Sept. 11) 23, tickets on sale Sept. 10-21, lin al limit Sept. 20bh, 1003. . .-. ... Charleston, S. C. United Daughters j of the Confederacy, Nov. 11-14, tickets | on sale Nov. 7-13', tinal limit Nov. 13. Chattanooga, Tenn,, Woman|s Home j Missionary Society " of 'the *'M. E. Church, Oct. 28 Nov. 5, tickets on sale I Oct. 24-30 tinal limit Nov. U. ;W.aSh Inglop,. D.C. N at ional. Associa tion of Retail Druggists, Oct, 5-3, tickets on sale Oct. 1-7, (?nat limit Oct, 12. Washington, 1>. C. National Spirit ualist's Association, Oct, ?0-23, tickets I on sale Oct. 1(5-22, limit limit Oct. 27. The Southern Railway will iifso sell Open Hound Trip Excursion tickets to | points named below: Baltimore, Md. Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1. O. O. i\ Sept. 21-20, tickets | on sale Sept. 13-20, dual limit Sept. 23. 1003. One fare for round trip, plus $2. Greensboro, N.C. Reunion Non-Res idenb North Carolinians, Oct. 12-13. (Jue il rat-class fare, pins $1.00, for round trip from points i)eyonda.radius of 300 miles of Greensboro. One lirst class fare, pius 25 cents, for round trip from points within radius of Greens boro: tickets 011 sae.Oet. 0-10, within final limit 15 days from date., of sale. Trains scheduled to arrive in Greens boro before noon of Oct. 12th, with linal limit 7 days from date of sale. New Orleans, La. American Economic. Association and American Historical Association, Deo. 28, '0:i i.lan. 1. 'Ol, 'tickets on stile Dec. 20-27, i ilnal limit Jan..5, 11)04. One iirst-class | fare plus. 25 cents. - ^S?r full information apply to unj agent, or to W. II. TAvnou, R. W. HUNT, Ass. Gen. Pass. A gt., Div Pass Agt, Atlanta-. Charleston. Danger In'dtulu Multics.. ' . Do you know that tlie siphon bottle ordinariy used for vichy, soda water and other etferveseent drinks is usually charged with a pressure of from 120 to Kit) pounds to tue square inch? The danger likely to result from an explo sion of one of these little household articles is by no means inconsiderable, and yet thc average person handles a siphon as though lt were the most harmful thing in thc world. There arc two or three things to. remember lb handling siphones. Never keep your siphones near tlie range, for the unusual heat is more likely than anything else lo cause an explosion. .Don't subject tlie bottles to any sudden change of. temperature whatever. For instance, if you keep your siphons III the icc hox-ann that is tue best and safesb plac? for hem-don,'t .-.grasp thc .glass part of thc bottle with" your warm hands, for tlie sudden change of tem perture is apt to cause an explosion. The best way to carry a siphon at all times is by the metal top at thc head of thc bottle, lt is needless to say thc greatest care should bc taken not to drop a siphon, for an explosion is the inevitable result. When chinty the siphon is, of course, quite harmless. That those bottles are considered a great source Of danger is evidenced hy the facts that the Courts invariably hold tlie bottlers strictly liable for all damages resulting from tlie explosion or one of them if even the slightest defect in the. manufacture of thc bot tle can be shown. 'Too Many Knzors. A special to thc Chronicle from llarmouy Grove, Ga., says while the bit: excursion thab wenb to Atlanta Wednesday was on its return trip, lighting beg'an and near White Sul phur Springs Henry' Deadwyler, of that place, got into a row and to escape razors that were drawn on him jumped from thc train. His dead body was found Thursday morning by his brother, who went in seiirch of' him. One More Victim. One.of tlie negroes injured in the Fishing Creek wr<;;:k,Peter Millerdied at Rock Hill Wednesday afternoon. Thc direct cause of dcatli was a frac ture bf tlie' base of thc'skull. His right leg was broken in two places, his left arm broken and his face and forehead lacerated besides thc fractur ed skull. He has received every atten tion possible. : MRS. Valentine Ti Ron and Missl ICvelino Perrin of New Hampton Iowa, arc probably thc oldest twins in thc country. They recently passed their i)2nd birthday and are still in good health, mental and physical. They were born in Vernon,* Con ii. .TuKKK generations of one family are compositors in the ollice of The Tren ton, Mo., Republican-Tribune. There are ?'Grandpa'' Allen aged 05, Iiis son, C. A. Allen, who is foreman, and lat ter's son and daughter, Thomas and Mabel, aged 14 and 1(5 respectively. Tun experiment of serving honey af a Sunday school picnic was tried re cently in Kansas. Thc bees in tlie | neighborhood learned of t><he allah and tlie picnic disbanded a bit sudden ly. It is strange that tlie Kansas pa pers have refrained from speaking of tlie picnic as a swell alfa ir. AN exchange says that Chicago man i who gave his relatives $51,000,000 to sec what they would do with it pro bably had another motive-to see that thc relatives, Instead of th? lawyers, got lt. ",, .-.. ^ M?vftoU Pros? Jn tftem^nQ?. lt lias ?oflff Deon luio\v& that dito woad?, especially '. thQ cl??* ltnwu ns "ro?e diaiuoDd?," are/likely to explode, li BUbJected only to what would B?em a very ordinary degree pf peat, such ao stronje'rays froin the BUD, etxv "It ls now believed .that, the .explosiona ore the result of tho rapid expansi?n Of certain volatile liquids Inclosed in cav?- ; tles noar the center of these precious stones. A great many diamonds, oven though cut, mounted and worn ns gems Of perfection, are Killi In an unfinished condition-that is, tho liquid drop from which the Btone ls .hoing'formed mts not: us yet deposited all of ita "pure crystals of carbon." These movnblo drops may occasionally, bo Been with the naked eye.' Whcn^thlsMs-the case, n strong mi croscope will gly? tho drop the appear, ance of a bubble In tho. fluid of n car penter's level. It Is also highly prob able that hesldes the liquid mentioned these cavities; inny contain gases under great, tension. This being the case, one may readily comprehend how a very small amount of heat would' cause the liquid and gas to expand to such a degree that the diamond would give wny with nil thc characteristics of a miniature explosion. Something1 Ho Had Forgotten. "So you enjoyed your continental trip, did you?" inquired the simple old gentleman. "I haven't heen over In fifty years, but my recollections oro still vivid. I remember once standing on Mont Blnnc, watching the sun sink behind the blue waters of tho Medltcr Vanean, while lo my right the noblo lihine rushed onward to the Black sea, nnd the Pyrenees, still bolding tho snows of winter, were on the left. I remember while standing there" "Bat, Mr. Grey," feebly interrupted his listener, "I was on Mont Blanc myself, mid really-you'll excuso mc but you really. muBt be mistaken in your geography." "Mistaken?" returned the old man lightly. "Not a bit of lt. But.I for got; it's diff?rent now. You know,' my dear boy, that skico uiy'duy tho entire mnp of Europe has been,, changed by these awful wars, and so of course you can't nppredate what lt was fifty year* ago." Home* In Italy.' Speaking of homes and ways of HT* lng, Mr. Luigi Villarl In "Italian Life In Town and Country" reveals a curi ous state of affairs. In Italian cities there are no slum districts. The poor est, of tho poor may be lodged in the same palace with people whose Income runs over $25,000 annually. The poor are packed away In the garrets or In the cellars, to be sure, and their mis ery must be rendered all the mora acute by the sight and scent of such lavish living. High class Italians have no objections whatever to dwelling over A shop or place of business. Forgot Himself. Mrs. Henpeck-We hov bin married twenty years today. Hiram. Hiram (with a sigh)-Yes, fer twenty Fears we've fought Mrs. Henpeck (scowling) -- What? V'ou old wretch! Hiram (quickly)-Life's battles to- . ge t h er. Mi ra nd j'.-J udge. Too Valuable lo I.?He. Mi. Grogan--Sure, Moike. an' what did y oz do wit' yure dorg? 'Mike-Oh, ho wuss wort* $1Q an* Ol kep' t'lnkfn' If some wau sh'd stale um Oi could 111 .afford th' loss, so Ol gnu? um away, b'gorra I - Chicago News. - AwfnIJy llcniglitru. Dasher ly-ls he so very Ignorant? Klashorly-Ignorant? Why. actually, he doesn't even' know a cure for colds) -Kansas City Indejjeadent. A Family Feud, A special from Selma Ala., says George W. Coleman waylaid and shot to death David A. Calvin. The kill ing occurred behind Calvin's house. After li ring two shots and as Calvin lay dying, Coleman, it is said, reload ed his gun and tired a third charge in to the prostrate man. Coleman sur rendered but refused to talk. The tragedy is said to be the outgrowtli of an old family feud. Calvin was a cousin of Mrs. Coleman. Some time ago she left her husband and made her home with Calvin's family. Re cently her husband wanted her to sign ! a mortgage and give up the custody ol their children. This she refused and Coleman, ?tis said, charged lier re fusal to tlie influence of Calvin. Threut Disregarded. Chief Quartermaster William H. Helme, of the construction and repair department of tho Brooklyn navy yard, was Wednesday handed his discharge from the service, .signed by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling. The case of Quartermaster Helme lias at tracted widespread attention because it involved the Grand Army of thc Republic, of which lie is a member, thc secretary of the local organization having written a letter to the Secre tary of thc navy in which he threaten ed that if Helme was discharged the veteraus would be beard from this fall. Tilla Presbyterian Standard says: "The drink bill in South Carolina is a little over two dollars per capita. In tlie United States it is ten dollars per capita. One fact.like that speaks louder for thc dispensary system, in spite of its abuses, than a thousand al legations of saloon newspapers. . Teething Children During Hot Weather. Should take Dr. Biggera Huckleberry Cordial, lt (.'.ines all Stomach and Bowels Disease, Diarrhoea, eic. Af D ruggists 25c and 50c. F iKTV-KOliu years spent, almost continuously in touring this country throughout its cnormns length and breadth has been the iife experience of Thomas C. Maddock, a traveling jew elry salesman for a New York jewelry iioiisc. Mr. Maddock lias visited every portion of the country, and sold nearly $5,000,000 worth of goods . Mullet! Mullet! Mullotl and all kinds of Fresh and Salt Water tish and oysters. If you are dealing in j Fresh Fish or intend to deal in them write for prices and send your ord rs to TERRY FISH CO., Charleston, S. C. or COLUMBIA FISH & ICE CO Columbia S. C. Wc ship only fresh caught lisli and our prices are as low as they can bc sold af. Write us. Try us, and lie convinced CHARLES C. LESLIE, -Wholesale Dealers in XTMsrii ?iii(l Oysters. . 8 & 20 Market St., Charleston, S. C. Consignments of Country Produc? are Respectfully Solicited, Poultry, Eggs. &G. Fish packed in barrels mid boxes for country trade a specialty. Geo A Wfljj?ner, Pre?, : Coleman^ Oc?y.?oieman mer H Successor to G. : ?03 Itf?G STREET, ? THE ANSWER TO THE Ot/ESTB GOODS. I< ROM THE NO '.,( TU.; YES, THIS BEING SO; VW?3 0A RATES. ; ? /: \+.: CDASSIF.IOA From NEW YOKK, ?. "Y, I.'EH 100 s TO . 1 2 3: 4 . CriAKt.E8TON, S O ' 50 ;40 34 Bo Why Docs Charleston Make the AV homo for College" will they not need som quire each pupil tb bring .hofbwn Tvtitf in Sterling silver at from $1.50 Lo $8.00 o silver, 75 cents to $1.35. In solid gold' $2 drinking cups $3.50; $0.00, $7.00 and up< SI.?o, S2.00 Lo $:i.G0. Write to us for any P. H. LACHICOTT? 1424 Main St Ul IKJIV FANC LARGE STOCK. P - GEORGIA-CAROL :- Howard H. Stall WRITE FOR PRICES. We Do Not Deceive 1 f you o re sick and v but be sure that your ; fct M?&i We do not believe in a '&. U 0?1 FUEE ?MEDI?INE schei under o?r treatment lar Need-be paid Until bists-whb have es tabill . and collecting the fee fJ^^S^THMS?S^S If y?u want IIONKHJ form ol' Chronte Diseases, write us TTOD. bas never been excelled. DR. REYNOLD! BOX Zj Ar Founded iu 1850. MEDICAL S Write for Free C MEDICAL DEPARTMENT UN Curriculum included twenty-three thorough.review quiz; seven laboratory work daily. New building elaborately appliances. Tuition $(?5.00. Address, . 041 THE GUIGNA RD. COLUMB. Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Spi ra'Uotta Flue Linings. Prepared to lil jp're^byferia^rA Gol! egc CL.INTC BOAH 1), RCOM-REJN'T, and '. for $100.00. Next Session For catalogue or informa GOILUMBBA LuM SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, IP IPJG A PID LUMBER, ANY QU Golumbi YOUNG MEN, YOUNG Prepare yourselves to meet tv.e demi and bookkeepers. Write forjcatal MACFEAT'S BUSINESS CC w; H. Maofeab, olllcial Court Sten0t Whiskey I Morphine I Cigaretl Habit, . I ' Habit j Habit Cured by Keeley J 1320 Lady St. (br P. O. Box 75)* Colu ence soljeitcd. THE coroner's jury which inquired into the recent railroad disaster at Pishing Crock, in York county, has fouiid that thc victims "came lo their death in airain wreck on thc South ern railroad, at the aforesaid trestle, which trestle was in dangerous and unsafe condition, the dangerous condi tion being due to gross carelessness on the part of the olllcers of the rall-, who are in need of tho bent medical treat ment should not fall to consult Or. Hatha way at once, as ho is recognized as tho leading and most suc cessful specialist. You are Baie in placing your case In his hands, as he ls the lon ROS t established and has the beat rep utaUon. Ile euros where others fail; there ls no patchwork lor experimenting in ?his treatment. Per (sonal attention by Dr. Hathaway, also spe cial counsel from his nssoclate physicians when necessary, which no other offlco has. If you can not call, write for free booklets and tiuestlon bianka. Mention your trouble. Ev erything strictly confidential. J. Newton Hathaway, M. J). 88 Inman Building 22J S. Broad St Atlanta, Ga OB. HATHAWAY. 1854. GREENVILLE .i!)Q2-'o:i. FEMALE COLLEGE. Greenv'lle, S. C. G A G u ina id, Pres. G. Atkinson, Sec. and Treas. Columbia Supply Co. COL UM BIA, S. C, SOI WEST GERVAIS GUSHES BUII.DI.VU. Now is tlic time, you are looking around your Gins ana other machinery to sc-_- what supplies you need. Wc carry three grades of Rubber Belt, 3 grades of Leather and Gandy Belt. Largest stock of Wood Pulleys in the State. Carry Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Shafting, Hangers, Koollngand every thing else in thc supply lin?. Wc want your orders, this applies to any one using or handling machinery. You can save money by writing us. Wofford college. Henry N. Snyder Litt, D., M. A., President. Nine professors. F o u r courses leading to thc A. B. Degree. Gymnasium under director. Athletics Grounds. Course of lectures by thc ablest men on the platform. Next Session begins Sept. 23,1003. J. A. GAMEWELL,SEC'Y, Spartanburg, S. C. . niieini. ? ". . ? CHA li L ESTONV S ?' DN;QA?fr^ AS CHEAP AS ? OTHiSR-vcrjCIES? LL ?O ? it: ATT E N TI ON : TO TlEjl TIONS . ??' " /"Pi?rr cXitto^ LBS I' NAILS. h (J 23 17 12c'per 100 lbs. 'titer Rate Her:Motto? O ? .'. .- t - ,. stiling iii our. Hite? Some schools re-' ?i'F?Vk'?tid^pb?nV^vb-Im r.more.r-'Some :,tlit.?nlc 'tb?t.tbo^b'?Tt??; for schobt us?; If so we have thom from. frora' 75 ceht?: upw?tdvindihb i s?iyc???) valsfc plbs iri-ifihc\-roliett;^61d-pJate7-?r^ ,25 td; ?5:00 per set bf 3. . Sterling stiver r, iv'al-d;'.- Sliver ;'platevoup? *1.00i -?^25,l-;v: thing you want to buy in our line. ; & CO.?' Jewelers, CO I JUM.IS l'A,"8 C ROMPT SHIPMENTS : * "' . INA. BRICK CO.v 'ord, President. -. - ;: , AUGUSTA,-. &A;{ vant to get well,- do", not -experiment/ .v-,: ar placing your"case -ih .experfc .bandi-^ - ny form of deception'. : . We -haV? ; no ne-to .deceive sick, but every case' . pub. - is 'positlvely'g?avant??d by-JJot'a*Dol-V.'.:' I Cured; and wc (ire'the "only-. Special shed 'a reputation for curing the ?lllcb- : v: afterwards. ' . *..vr ". .. . v and also SIUL??KUL treatment'-for any . AY", for' method .of Home -Treatment Graduates 4,453 S TUDENTS. .:. Catalogue of the- '..'-. : -.VK^-; 1VEUSITY OF NAS?iyiLL?^>--'f^ lecture courses, each followed' by,5a " courses, and three'hours of ellnical vi' eqipped with'-modern 'apparatus and J. DILLARD J ACOBS, M.. D., Sec., . South Market St., Nashville, Tena. TA, S. CV *' ?Clal shapes to ord er. Fire Proof Te - ll orders for tho usands or-for million ;' s of South G.a^rof if\af : - i Ul Vt ON toy Collegiate. Year begins S?jW. 23rd, 1903. . : :;; tiou address A. K.-SPENCER. BBR & MFQ. GO. 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Write for Book Ot Won derful Cures, sent free on application. , If not kept by your local druggist, send $i.oo for a large bottle,- or $5* o for six.bot ties, and medicine will be.sent, freight paid; by BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Qa Caesars ' Head ; Hotel CAESAR'S HEAD, S, O. 4,000 feet above thc sea, Views into several-States. Teniperatu-r? from 50 to-75 degrees. Dry air. .breezy nights. Crystal spring water. Popular resort Home life for guests. Telephone .and y-l daily mails. Resident physician. Fur man University Hotel. Hack line from Brcvard, N. C., or Greenville, S. C. Reasonable rates. Open from June 1st. to Oct. 1st. For other informa- . tion write to J. E. G WINN,.Mer. Caesar's Head, S. O. 1 ave IY?oriey, ^ .ave Time,, 'ave 3otrier. Buy your .Paints, Oils, Var nishes, and Brushes, Sash,. Do ois, and Blinds from SHARD BUILDERS SUPPLY. CO., fil? Plain St Columbia, S 0] Wilson's Freckle Cure. Guaranteed to rem ovo Free kies, Sun Burns, Tans", Moth and Pimples al so as a toilet cream Money r e turncd if it fails. Price 50 c. Trial size 2?O. 5c postage. If not sold hy your druggist, write . I. E. WILSON &;,C?;-? Clmrlcacoii, S<f"\-,. ' t jh Grade Pianos, \? Best Organs. TUp Quality, Tornis and Prices willi please. v . Call or write Malone's Music - itonse, Established 1881,. Opposite YMCA, COLUMBIA, S..C ??iul? ] Twenty-two bed rooms, dining hali,, class rooms and study hair rill under one roof. Steam heat and' electric: ?lights. A.M. DU PRE, HEAD MASTER, I Sparenburg, S. O.