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HUMAN BLOOD STAIN; It Caa Bever Bo Washed Out in Thin World. BOMB TIMELY OBSERVATIONS On tho Horrurs That Attend a Slayer of His Peliow Man. Homo Famous South Carolina Killings. This thing of taking the Hf e. of ? human being except in self-defence, during excitement or on, the field of battle, is a terrible thing and unless a man be hardened into brutality and is utterly devoid of conscience it will haunt bim to his dying day. Three times during my career I have deliberately mado up my mind to kill, but determined to make my antagonists first the assailants and to give them a fair showing, and thus put my own life in jeopardy. But when the necessity for any such en counter had passed the feeling of re lief was indescribable. Thousands upon thousands of use ful and brilliant lives have been blighted and rendered miserable by the taking of human life; and even when tbe killing was justitied in the sight of both man and by the laws of the land, the curse of Cain followed the slayer his entire days. My father, I think, was with the Hon. Wm. L Yancey, the great Se cession leader, when he killed Dr. Earle, of Greenville. They were boys together, were warm friends, and 1 have often heard my father speak of the circumstance. Yancey killed Earle as the latter was advancing up on him with an upraised walking cane, and when the fatal shot was tired. Just before the beginning of the late war between the States my father and Mr. Yancey met in Mont gomery, Ala. Mr. Yancey, in discus sing tbe tragedy, stated that he had no intention of shooting Dr. Earle, but the encounter took place in the piazza of the postolllce, an old wooden building opposite the Mansion House in Greenville, and which piazza had no ..ailing, being several feet from the ground. Dr. Earle attacked Mr. Yan cey because he had slapped the face of his little son, Elias, there being no very kind feelings between the two men. Dr. Earle raised his cane and advanced on Mr. Yancey, who drew his pistol, presented it and retreated backward. Mr. Yancey stated that be had no intention of shooting the Doc tor, but wanted to intimidate bim. In stepping backward he felt that he had reached the exteeme end of the piazza and, in order to prevent tailing off, had inadvertently pressed the trigger. B(ut, this great Southern statesman told my father, he would freely give fame, fortune and all he possessed and again start life a poor, ignorant and obscure man, could be, by so doing, only wipe that blood from his hands; that often, in the midst of his most brilliant orations, would see the figure of Dr. Earle, as he appeared with that upraised cane, and when the tragedy was enacted, rise before bim. It haunted him day and night, and while be was justified in the killing and the sentence imposed by the law was light, bis life was unending re morse and self-reproach. Years after the killing, when Mr. Yancey returned to visit his mother-in-law, Mrs. Earle, in Greenville and Elias had grown to manhood, the young man, who had in nocently caused the death of bis father appeared before the gate with shot gun in hand and asked to Col. Yan cey. Yancey from behind the closed door, told Elias to go away and be would return to Alabama and not visit Greenville again; that be bad more or the Earle blood then upon his bands than be could ever wash away and did not want any more. This visit would probably havo resulted fatally had not tbe old lady, who like all of the Earles, was as brave as a lion, seized a shotgun and told Elias that be must go away and not further molest her guest, and that if. he attempted any violence towards Yancey he must li rsl. fire through her. The next day Mr. Yancey left for Alabama and did not return again, 1 think, to South Caro lina until as a delegate to the Charles ton Convention. If the killing of a human being can be made justifiable it was that of 1 Sy num by Perry. By nu m was a noted duelist and had been employed to pro voke Perry into a light and take his life. The two men represented ex treme factions in South Carolina poli tics, and which were as bitter as in the days of Tillmanism and conservat ism. Bynum was an expert with the pistol, and bad killed, so I am told, more than one man. On the other hand, Perry had but little if any prac tice with tbat weapon, being a man of peace, but undoubted courage. But Perry's steady nerve and cool head proved superior to the skill of bis an tagonist, who was killed at the first fire, and bis gravels still pointed out at the old historic Rock Church, near Clemson College. But even the knowledge that this duel had been forced upon bim, and that his money was given an equal, if not better, showing for his life, could never wipe tbo red stain from the tender con science of Governor Perry. One of his BOOB told me he never heard the subject mentioned but once in his father's presence, when his face grew deathly pale, he raised ids band, and 'stated that be never again wanted to hear that duel spoken of by any mem ber of hiB family. That the horrow ol' that tragedy, committed on a little island in the Savannah River, haunted this great and good man all his days, is not doubted, and it cast a dark cloud over a brilliant and useful life. I have known a great many men who had taken human life, under all manner of circumstances, and with out a single exception they wore the brand of Cain upon their brows. There was no pleasure or happiness io life for him. Their existence was one long reign of remorse and self-re proach, and if they did not manifest tho same by word of mouth, it could be Been In the restless eve, and ner vous starting ar, every unusual noise. Many turned for consolation to drink, and which only added fuel to the in ternal fires that ever burned within them. Ochers prospered, but during those intervals when thc mind was permitted to wander back to the past, a look of haggard misery o'ersprcad their faces. The brand of Cain was fixed upon the brows of those shed ders of human blood by Divine venge ance, and only death could erase it. I remember, while living in Ogle thrope county, Ga., talking with a young friend of mine who had gone wifch a party to chastise a negro for a re?orted insult to a white woman. This young man was stationed at a window, through which thc negro en deavored to escape. He fired on the man and shot him dead, bis body hanging over tho sill. This young im?n/arTd wt?o,jy^:,? successful, mer chant, stated to mo thai, he nfrorwaras ?l?cbv?jr?d.'trj?t'h.e ha'd ' killed an In nocent and Blanderea man, ' and - trio party who had -mode; up .that story was ^enraged against1'the negro be ca?s?'he.iutended- to leave lila farm, and he wanted to haye him chastised.1 But my young friend stated to me. that his whole life was' blighted, arid his entire existence of misery anti re moreejthat thesight of poor the negro haunted him all day long was a con stant nightmare. Freely would he give up al! hie possessed, and become a convict in stripes, to have that stain .washed.from"-- bis conscience.-Ile often felt that did he possess the wealth of the world he. would freely give lt for even one day's relief from the agony of mind tha.t:purfiucd: him, and: that he might experience the feeling of innocence he knew before that wretched night. Were th ls-globe of ours coined into gold, and placed' at my disposal to take the life of the most debased and miserable human being that walks the earth, even under tho most justifiable circumstances,^ I would scorn the bride. Unless a man, as I have stated, has a heart'seared, with.sin, and is incap able of feeling remorse, I sometimes think it would be an act of mercy and kindness for the laws-of his country to put him-.to death, arter willfully and deliberately taking the life or a fel low man. . A Jury may acquit him, and ho may live a lung, applauded and honored by the world, but there beats in his breast an Inner monitor, and which will ever keep him remind ed of that dark deed. Ills entire ex istence will boone prolonged agony and there will ever walk by his side In day and repose -upon his pillow at night, an unseen spectre of the dead man, and from which terrible and constant visitor there is no escape. The murderer is reminded of the fate that awaits him by the Bible and which commands that 'He who sheds man's blood by man shall his bluod be shed." I admit that there are occasions when lt becomes Imperatively neces sary to take human life, but my great est hope and ? desire is that no such dread alternative shall^ ever b? forced upon myself. I had sooner go to the grave the victim of another, than spend my days on earth with hands dripping with the life blood of anyone created in God's own image. Lite is sweet, bub it is anything but sweet to the red-handed murderer. In penning this article 1 had no in dividual ?ase in mind,.but give it as the observation of my life and a warn-^ lng.-T? Larry Gantt, iu-Spartanburu Herald. MANY DAMAGE SUITS, Sum of $13f3,000 Already Sued for Because of Fishing Greek Wreck. Within the last few days damage suits aggregating the total amount of ?81.15,000 have been filed in Yorkville against the Southern Railway, as a result of the Fishing Creek disaster of a few weeks ago. The first suit flied was by the widow of Engineer U.C. Brickman for the sum of $75,000. This is one of the largest damage suits ever tiled in this State. ^ Conductor Ed. Turner, who escaped with serious injuries, has brought suit Tor $20,000. The conductor is still confined to,bis home by his injuries. J. Wi Rhyne, tho father of Fred Rhyne, the fireman who was killed, has brought the third suit, he suing for $40,000 for the loss of his son. So far as can be learned none of the passengers who were hurt have (ilcd suit. Marvin Morrow, the Blacksburg banker who was hurt, has to be wheel ed about in an invalid chair. He will probably sue for a very large amount. Young Johnson, the former Wul?ord student who was so badly hurt that they thought for several weeks he would dje, has not yet been heard from in a damage suit, but will likely ask for a handsome amount. It is be lieved that all those who were Injured or who had near relatives killed will bring suits. The total amount sued for will be about half a million dollars, or nearly as much as the line on which the accident occurred is worth. ??.'Was Not Dead; W. sl^Love of Savannah, Ga., who has been missing from his home for several months, and who was reported to have been drowned, lias been locat ed in Denver, Col., where he has been working as a bookkeeper. An eastern' Insurance company, in which beheld policies, delayed payment upon them until an investigation into Iiis report ed death could be made. John W. Garrison was detailed to make thc in vestigation 'and whi.e in Denver on other business accidently met Love on the street and recognized him. Mr. Garrison says that he does not believe that there was an attempt to defraud .the company in Mr. Love's disappear ance. Mr. Love says he made no ef fort to conceal his identity since com ing herc, but used his real name, and in seeking employment gave the names of Savannah business men as refer ences. Oems of Thought. Thc best cure for a man's conceit is a woman's laughter. Man regards human nature as a pack mule on which to pile his sins, Fearfulness burns thc bridge he hind; fear, the bridge before. No man was ever discontented with the world if lie did his duty in lt. , Man thinks more of the cigar thrown in than of the box he pays for. Some things that are received as gifts are really intended as invest ments. When you conquer your enemy by force, his better part remains uncon qurcd. Every wise man has a parachute of prudence attached to his balcon of en thusiasm. The foundation of self respect ls work. Work is the parent of enter prise; idleness is tlie parent of vice. t>jr ? f/Oiialaiiie. John Dendy a noted negro desperado of Greenville county, was shot last week and seriously wounded by Con stable Davenport, of the constabulary force, in a hand-to-hand encounter. Constable Davenport, who was In search of an illegal distillery, had en tered the negroo's house after being satisfied from looking in the window and observing thc negro handling li quor, that he was connected with the distillery he was seeking. Dead in tho Hold. After reaching the navy yard at Brooklyn thc lifeless body of J. Mc Toomcr of Elizabeth, N. J., a me chanic, was found lu the hold of tho Chattanooga, where he had evidently fallen from a platform near the cruis er's bridge. i II .i.i.; ' ; ? _ TEN CENT COTTON y ? ' ? ? - -_ Senefltf Southern^ Cotton /Mill .'0$n.% .era, "Says'-Mr. Edmonds. ' BY PLAIN FACIS AND FIGUBUS He Shows that Cotton is too Cheap AVbon It Falla. Bolow tho a AvorORO ol' Ton Couta ' Since tho -days of Solomon lt" hal ever been truo that the^jjuy^r^is a: Mbear^'for-today.?as'tuV? naught, saith the buyer," basr-beem the cry of the man who seeks to force down the" price of that which ha de sires to purchase; but' it;,would ts?im: that it has been left, for this day and generation to produce ? seller wnp Joins in with the buyer and seeks to depress the vah?o Of his ^owh goods. The south is the great seller of cotton tb the world, nod in these days it stems to' take delight In .-.letting the buyer of its cotton not only fix the price, but even joins in with the buyer in helping to create the im pression that^th? "bull" on- cotton is a dangerous animal, while the "bear" is the only truly good animal in thc menagerie. > It ls tu be expected that the great cotton manufacturers of Europe and New England should unitetheir .forces In beating down the price of colton? we are not surprised at their efforts' to create the impressionthat the limn who seeks to ad vance the price of cotton is a conscienceless gambler who -deserves to be executed by all right-thinking people; we are not surprised that .they hold him up as the enemy of man kind in forcing the closing of mills and tlie stopping of employment for thousands of hands, but it is a little surprising that the south so complac ently accepts these teucbings, add that southern people gi ve heed to them as though they were the .honest con victions of sincere men. On t?he oth er band, the "hear," the man who lives on the sufferings entailed upon the millions of cotton producers by forcing down the price bf cotton, is held up as a great benefactor. Even let it be granted that both be gam blers, yet the bull is a power ' helping to seeure for the producers a fairer price than he has had for many years, and to that extent at least he is doing great good to the south; while the .bear's work results in keeping the cotton grower'pnor for the uenetlt ol the manufacturers of Europe and the north. At the recent meeting of the New England Cotton Manufacturer's Asso ciation, the president and a number of other speakers bitterly denouueed tb? efforts of the bull leaders which brought about the higher prices ol cotton, and the president expressed the'hope that the time would soon come when other countries would grow enough cotton to make thc world more Independent of the soutl as Its chief Bource of supply. Herc was the president of a great Anieriea'r business - body expressing the hopi that the south might lose its monop oly on cotton by the development o cottou growing elsewhere, and against such unpatriotic sentiment,-, prompter, only by his desire that In tb}s way UM price of raw cotton might be" forced down to a lower level, I have not seer a single word or protest in bbrtherr papers and very - little in southern What cared he whether the .cottot producer,-be he black yr white, get $ lair return on his cotton? His onlj concern was that he and his fellow manufacturers might buy cotton at x low ?gure, since the margin of prod to the mill is always.much larger ot low price than on high price cotton Nobody eau blame these people fo fighting for their own interests, hui the south has a right to ask that thej make an honest light, and that thej do not .seek to convince the world tha1 tlie man wno leads in breaking dowt cotton prices is a saint, while the om who works for higher prices is th? greatest'bf sinners. COTTON NOT TOO niOIT. As I said, the strangest thing aboui the matter is that without studying the subject many southern peoph adopt these views and think that it i: a misfortune to-thc south for cottoi to command high prices. Only ^es terday a prominent southern banke said to me; "I hope these high price! of cotton will not last longer that this year, for if .they ; do* the southon mills will not:rmake-so muot>/j?8ftoy lt ls doubtless true that with higl prices the mills wouldn't make sud arge protits and no one more hlghl] appreciates than 1 do the magnilicen work of the mill interests pf the soutl i rf the development o'f this section ii che creatior of employment for hith orto idle people and in every go^i work that tends to thc upbuilding ? the whole south. But suppose higl price cotton should cause a net'de cline of ? per cent in the earnings o all cotton mill capital in the soutl the aggregate decrease would he say $10',000,000 to $12,000,003, as there (j now about $175,000,000 to $200,000, 000 invested; in southern mills tho?gl even this might not corot true, as th mills might be able to so.adjust thei operations as to avoid any decrease On tlie other hand an advance t even 1 cent a pound in the raw stapl would mean an additional profit to th growers and thus to thc south of $f>0. 000.000 to $(50,000,000, which wool .several times over offset the decline i mill earnings. For the last ten years we have bc come so accustomed to low prices fe cotton that weare apt to forget tba for nearly a hundred years the worl took our cotton atan average of hedi ly 10 cents a pound. From 1800 t 1840 cotton prices ranged from 44c pound down to 1 .'tc, thc latter, bein the lowest New York average for an year in that period. About 184 prices declined and in 1841-43 the a\ cragc New York price was 5.0 cents pound, the lowest average on recort Brices continued low for several vean but gradually advanced and from ll 10 to 1800 they averaged about 11 t 12 cents a pound. Thc crop of 18f of 4,800,000 bales brought an averaj! of ll cents and yet af ter nearly ha a century, with tlie enormous ad vane In population, wealth and consumln power, crops of only a little more tba double that have sold as low as (J an 7 cents a pound; and from that gradi ally advancing to something over cents. And this year a Wcracndoi effort is being made to beat down tl price to 9 cents or less. Judged b tlie increase in the world's consum? tive requirements, cotton should n< this year only but in all years, unie there should be some temporary grei over-production, sell as high as tl general average of thc last nunan years and that would bo over 10 cen a pound. j ... OUKAT FKOS^FJtVTY,. WILL. FOLLOW. : Let the so?t'?' f?r'?ve.or slx'year?: get/??c??ts for; itscbtton and ?u farm and ia factory, in village and lo city, thora would be unhoundod prosperity. The farmer ?nd the farm laborer would no longer . be forced to econo mize aii during t?ho\. las?;.tea ??ars of low prices. Ttie ma??f?ct?rei-of cot ton goods as well as of all other!goods would find a ^better market for,, h.'-. wares*t'tjbe Jba'nk.?r and;, the merchant would,'belmore prosperous, the tide bf immigration 'which' always, by" s?me natural law, iseeks a . country, which lB<prosperlfag7 would; be; turned; this way and new population and dew. cap jtaljwpuld. be. poured into* the south, as tnpjf w?rfelfitolih? gr?atrw?sttw?ri W-lv?? years feo 'when th?tf s?bt??h* become:the'cMter of-;activjty?for the suYpTUsyen?rgy and c?pit?Yof Europe, and America. Then letAtlie. sou^h cease to join bands with jit?ds;e:wilose interests in?ko them Selfishly 'cry down the prlce'bf cotton, who seek to false a great bugaboo of the few bales of cotton^ which the English and "the continental spinners succeed., in pro ducing in their fuuie- efforts -to force cotton growing In other countries, aneV;lgt'.iVhe Bouth, by proper handbjog and. m'af ketlng.icompel ?j the fbdyer to seek the cotton at a fair price rather than that .we should begT:him; to take our jjrea staple .at. any price which suits'his good pleasure. ' V,' This is not visionary, it is plain, common .sense and }eventually -j.be', south; will ..cease .to beL f rlghte?eof at the cry bf over-production when there is UQ.over;productIon,. jind at the^el-. 'sbora'to^jress disH^lre?'-jv and 'g^y??n-' mentjfep?'rts ryicbut every tithe some foreign organisiation resolves to.'try:tb raise 'more^?btbn in the . heart of-Af> rica..4iAfter.a while it may cease to pay attention* even to the- utterances of a member of,ttje ..cabinet .who, in an-entirely- unj??bl??dM Interview,.at tempos, a?. .Secretary Wilson lately dia;"*to b'r?ak: down tbe.pride of . cot ton.lt was possible to give even a forecdst-'of the " chances of the new crop. . is'.t.y. I have never bought, sold or raised ha bale of cotton in my life except ' once, and that was many years ago, and so I haye no"^personal Interest to serve, as have many bf the so-called authorities who constantly, put forth their predlct?on?.'??" ft*the future of prices. My own business interests-bring me in touch with; manufacturers .more than with the farmers,. but that docs not make me b'?il?ve, as many manu facturers do, that low prices are bene licial to the south. -By Richard ll. Edmonds, Editor Manufacturer's Re cord, Baltimore. HOW ROADS ARE WORKED. Extracts from no Essay; bv the Lato Bill Nye. DhV the reader ever see a group of rustic road builders working out its road tax? When, a community desire? a church built, it secures an architect and builder, who may have had ex perience. When a road is wanted the com.raunlty; builds lt itself. As the merciful man is merciful to bis beast, a good way to serve God, do good to the dumb brute and molify the terrors of profanity would be to make ;rbads with some sort of system, inBtead of making mudpies at a dollar a .day, annually pulling back the same old dirt in Hie..same old hole. R -jWhy should a self-made ^road master, wi til a whisk-broom beard and patt tait-.> w Vi? .y*-- ' '------7 his breastbone hores a -hole in the 'roald??fprv.time he sfts down to think '?y^ l^gljrfeitiiat Chat he can .boilld a pe"rm'ane*ntr^hlghway? When :X was a youth and had to work on the farm, working out my father's road tax was the only ?relaxation 1 had. It is thc only green'spot' In my agricultural memory. It was there I met, each year, other tjright young minds, and learned "for the first time that-the earth ls round like a ball and that .Itbjs, composed of land and water, which, wheu united, make the av erage American road. A good highway leading to town is of more-value to thevJdrmdf Viban a bloodless and heartless railroad operat ed by-noh-r?S'ldents, who make fuu of the farmer J fj<)m a safe distance,>Uo over, his milch .cow aha* set fire to his crop. '..Fclio'w. farmers, let us think pf thetifeJmings, and no longer haul our produce over the paths laid for us by the racoon' and the. Indian. Let us risc and throw off the fetters that mark the years of barbarism, and no longer seek to patch'" up an old war path with Meeting clay. r*v^?fV. should' we .whistle ub'a.vfhole dry goods box in the''discussionbf the silver question, when it will not make twe(nty cents difference with us one ^wayv or 'the other; while :; eV^py-fence corner contains the bleaching bones of a descrcpit and per maturely broken downt wagon or a debbi tated horse. There is no quicker way to get at the jiurplus. AQd spread lt among the work ing class?s than to put it into good roads. Let some of tbese old, tired statesmen, who have become anaemic and sporadic from breathing the "iViatea- \iUr of legislation, go home .and .-rub the ?niuiB??d ?urns of their grand -children, (whihl '?younger, men, I with j> "nhit.!""* 'i"11*? ".ctrtSmselves y and t)1P,.. fellows, introduce a few modern methods among a long suffering peo ple. We h?<?c! got. war vessels enough, now let us encourage, tb? 'arte-of peaced POSSE IN A FIGHT. Three Negroes Killed in Ugly Clash Near Now Orleans. In an encounter between a band of negroes, lcd by bad white men and a constaBlc's'posse, three negroes have been killed and seven or eight wound ed in the rear of the Pecan Grove plantation in St. Charles parish neat New Orleans. None of thc posse were hurt. The surviving negrocsand theil white leader, Pat McGee, are In the swamps and are being searohed for. Further trouble is fear?di V, McGee and the negroes have been working for the Mississippi Valle* railway. Several days ago.complaint was lodged against some of them that they had contracted debts and refused to'pay. Charges were'made and Con stable Songy went out to nco tho ne groes. On his way he met John Hinds, thc.negro assistant of McGee, who covered him with a shotgun and com manded him to keep away from the camp. Songy returned to St. Rose and or ganized a posse. Near the camp the posse encountered eighteen of the ne groes and McGee, all heavily armed. Moth parties concealed themselves in high weeds and a battle of twenty minutes resulted. Tho negroes and McGee finally lost nerve and lied. The bodies of three of the negroes (Were picked up when the smoko had cleared away. Soven of the negroes aro said to have been wounded. , Tho Present Alone is Ours. There's but'one word upon the face^pf . Tlme^/>*v; j?: ? ?< . That word ?s "Now,^ - Heed it'bofore you-hear Life's evening r ? chime,::' - -'v/:. '.' :. '." I K . \') : -Your head to bow; And, .with a gemless crown, at Fail 1 ure's shrine, ' :'. " Ask God to; raise . . wv ? The',ourtairr'-'twixt: the hope that j seems'1 divine And misspent days. .'..??'wV ls the cr 's of man's clrcum : stance-^ i Y/; i ' His Hie, his all; The trial of his fortitude-his chance , 2~ To rise'or fall.' %'ho column waits, the bid flag floats on high But soon the suri, ~ Will count a day lost,; and .in,sadness sigh. ''Nobattle won.'V;. vA ?Thepotter's clay is in thy hands to mould " An angel's face Why-leave it, idly, to turn crude.and ; cold, . ? '?'?' And lose its grace? The mountain beckons from its wooded "-[..""Come unto mer" iThe-Vlver wltispers, "Ah, my strug '"sr tides Boll uselessly." Tho. desert calls for water, that a flower May raise its head; Arid soieuce pleads,-her resurrection hour. To leave the dtad. Great Now, while yet we sing, you glide away In raystio air, 1 ?utfrom'tbe sunshine of the glad to day, .Op, oh. to where. Tomorrow, youth's bright harbinger, ; still thrives 'T will never be;'.-. . If man should have .a hundred thous lanaMffes; ...:- . - - \ He'll rind inthec ? The power that made the lilly first disclose Her wealth of white. ... HOW ZACH CAMS TO COLLEGE A Little Book That Every Boy Should Bead and Study. The Spartanburg JourOBI says: "A prophet is not without honor save lo his own country." And it ls some what against the human bent to give to the efforts of those we know, whose personalities and individuality have' become familiar from everyday asso ciation, whom we know to be men or women of flesh and blood, perreotly human like ourselves, that favorable consideration we are inclined to give to the effo.rts of those who are only known to us hy those efforts, those products of their higher self and purer skill. Despite this w? cannot but commend, praise and endorse thc r? sultai Prof. John G. Clinkscale*1 re cent literary 'efforts entitled "3ow Zach Came'to College," the perusal of which has proven a pleasure indeed, and a source of edification, the real ex tent of which was not fully expected. The story ls by a Spartanburg man, and it deals with people whom we see every day -with a lime many of us can remember; ls ?la .redolent with local coloring; and'?bove^all it ls true to facts and nature and 'yet contains that effusion and poetic construction that ls tjhe story teller's art/ It tellsof ?Vbig, gruff, rougrurioun --cUt?hitifr' Inspiration i-f rom a chance glance a^'a'Wotro?d'cAmmence'-l' men t. and determining on a college ca reer'.''He declared..that, he would speak up thar ope o' these days," ahd true enough he did, though, ta breach tho chasm between him ano} the com mencement rostrum, he was compell ed to perform.meit arduous agricultu ral tasks by^dayVaud -Qy the light of the) moon, to search - for the cunning 'bosSum" the evasi ve; . coop and the honeyed "bee tree," . Above all he had to fdrego Ids marriage; and as he climbed the intellectual summit, he had to take his untutored bethrothed along with him so that she would be capable of understanding and enjoy ing with bim his mental advance ment.- He persued his course despite the fact that enlightenment caused him. to see more clearly the faults of hisneighbois; and having that rugged honesty bred into him by his guod Old mother and his beloved Bible, he opposed some of these faults and had troubles. The local evil he combatted most was the clandestine manufacture of spirits away from the guiding hand of ?ncle Sam. In intellect and physi que; he-'-reigned among his mountain companions, ne dethroned by his eloquence the demagogic politician and during his last year at college "pulled down" the strongest man of the county, and wound up by thrash ing the recognized "bully" of Ruther fordton County. He -at.last spoke from "up thar" and was loudly, ap plauded fur his eloquence. He mar ried lits first love and settled down and became a Baptist minister. lt is a good story well told. As you read it you can see the towering mountain with the patch of corn by Its side, hear the bark of- "Towser" as he pursues his object in the distant wood, see the mountain schooner" wend its way, drawn by stalwart ox en, along thc rugged road lo the val ley:- It ls a good book, inspiring, helpful and interesting and no Spar tan who reveres the days of old, and noone who loves character sketching true to life, and no one who believes that a college education ls not In thc reach of all, should fail to read it. Studying Our Methods. Blozo Abe of Osaka, Japan spent Wednesday In Charleston studying thc methods of handling cotton and thc classi fl cation t)f the staple. Mr. Abe is engaged in the manufacture of cloth in Japan and he is in the United States for the purpose of informing himself on matters, connected with the Industry. He spent some time in New York and is now traveling through the south, visiting the cotton fields and thc ports. He is much " terestcd In'the harvesting and ginning of cotton and in fact in thc entire handling of the crop from the time that it ls taken from the boll until lt I ls woven into yarn and cloth. Japan manufactures considerable cloth, be stated and also imports sufllcient cot ton to bo able to export it In turn to j China. His investigations of the j methods of shipping cotton and hand ling it generally will bo put to use | upon his return to Japan. Plvo Mon Drowned. A skiff, containing five Hungarian laborers, was swept over the Spring dale dam near Colfax Station Pa., during carly morning fog, and four of | tho occupants were drowned, heavy fog prevented them seeing the I proximity to the dam until the swirl | caught ino boataud carried it over. Rebuking tho President. . S\ President '-Roosevelt baa doub??ss learned by;, thiB time that1 there oro many people in tho United States who have not forgotten General Mo?: CleUari :i? he has.-?.'? 'Soirie. of tho Speeches delivered at the "Antietam celebration ' by Now York vetoruns, hold at Brooklyn; maybe interpreted as a somewhat bitter rebuke to Mr. Roosevelt'.' Gen. Horatio C. King, speaking- on that- oectision, said: "The Union annies had met with defeat,-!' After the battle of Bull Run they wore thoroughly disorganized/ and cunio to Washington hatless, shoeless and w'.tk their gunB thrown aside. "The people bael lost confi dence in the generals. After re peated '.disasters lhere .was only one man to whom tho people looked for tho preservation of 'tho Uni?n, and.he was in Washington when the whipped armies came there. "The great pr?sident, Abraham Lincoln; realized this, and went from the White, house -to tito residence of General McClellan to ask him to tnke command of tho armies. He was never . really relieved of command. In twenty-four hours the disorder in the armies was over, and McClellan took that, previously demoralized army, equipping them on the way, and in six weeks fought ono of the greatest battles in tho great struggle, sending back across the Maryland lino General Robert E. Lee and his confederate army. Such a battlo between other nations would'haye ended a war, but the contestants were of the same blood, .equally heroic and convinced of tho causo for which they were fighting." Gen. Kiug'B speech was roundly cheered by the veterans who Heard it. ..We agree with him that Gen. McClellan was a great general, one of tho best developed on either side during the civil war. He will live in history when the men who try to belittle him are forgotten._ Hanna ls Worried. Tho Ohio campaign is becoming more interesting every day." A New York paper attributes to Senator Hanna tho admission that the Re publican nominee for governor is to have "no such" iii his contest against Tom L. Johnson, the Democratic nominee. The Johnstown, . Pa., Democrat describes the situation in an interesting way when it" says: "The Republican and the reorganizer \ papGrs are full of Ohio political stuff antagonistic to Tom L. Johnson, the Chicago Chronicle leading with lurid tales of Democratic revolt and of Republican jubilation. Perhaps tho wish is father to the thought. But then it is remembered that when ho was running for congress the first time it was confidently claimed that, the workingmen wouldn't touch him with a 40-foot pole and that there fore he would never come in sight of tho wire. The samo representations were made when he came out for mayor. All the Republican papers and all tho pluto-democratie organs declared him tobe impossible. But somehow he Avon out all right and he won out again and again each time by a more sweeping majority. May he. not fool his enemies again? May he not provo as potent in the state as he has shown himself to be in Cleve land and in ?uyahoga? Of course Bernard is against him in Hamilton county. - But he was against him be fore. He has always been against anybody who was a real Democrat and if beean combine with Republi can Boss Cox so as to throw Hamil ton county over to_ Herrick the Re publican candidato" there isn't the slightest doubt that ho will do it." Tom Johnson may bo defeated, but ho is certainly giving Mark Hanna a great deal of uneasiness. In fact thc old boss boodler seems to have a tired feeling. Redeem Indiana. Republican papers have had much to say concerning lawlessness in Breathitt county, Kentucky. Not long ago Curtis ?lett was tried aud convict ed oh tho charge of assassinating At torney Marcum, .lett was sentenced to lifo imprisonment. Later Jett was placed on trial on the charge of killing Thomas Cockrill, whote assassination occurred several years ago and long prior to the killing of Marcum. Tn the Cockrill cas? Jett was found guilty and sontenced to death. The Commoner says '"accept: ing then, the verdict, in both sf these cases as having been rendered in ac cordance with the law and the evi dence, it seems that Kentucky, to this extent, at least, has redeemed itself. Would it not bc well now for some of these republican papers to devote their attention to tho state of Indiana, which state, because of tho conduct of its republican authorities, ia in need of a little wholesome work along tho r?demption line? William S. Taylor, former governor of Kentucky, is now given protection by the re publican officials in the state of In diana. Taylor is charged with hav ing taken part in tho assassination of tho late Governor Goeble, and al though thc governor of Kentucky has rependly called upon tho repub lican governor of indiana to surrend er Taylor of thc Kentucky authorities, the Indiana governor has refused lo do so." A New Slander. '.. "Summer vacations and winter trips to the South," says Secretary Stuart of thc New York State Health Hoard, aro fruitful sources of typhoid fever epidemic." Following out this theory, ho intimates that -condition in the South during mid winter aro such that every tourist takes in tho gorm, cultivates it for a good long period, and then scatters it after re turning home. Naturally, tho health authorities aro inclined to take issue wit h Secretary Stuart. His statement is characterized as a wild fancy, to which there' is not the least founda tion, and indeed, several eminent medical mon have said it was duo to sectional feeling. We doubt that, however. It requires too much strain ing to believe anything like that, for tho charge was evidently made by a man who was ignorant. Dr. Brunner, of Georgia, believes that in evey com munity where typhoid fever is epi demic tho trouble ia due to local con ditions, and not to germs gathorcd ot Palm Beach or St. Augustine. It Geo ?. Wagener, Pres. Geo Y Coleman* VicePr?s.y:??^-J?a^?t^f/.&i; Treas Successor to'O. P~.-J?oppenheIra> ;.'; 303 KING STREET, '?% - - : - - ; CIIARLRSTON, S C TUE ANSWER TO THE COUNTRY GIVE CHARLESTON HER ENTIRE TRADE IS, BECAUSE THEY^DO NOT KNOW CHARLESTON HAS THIS! G HEAT. ADVAN* TAGE OVER HER COMPETITORS. ALL YOU HAVE'TO JJQilfcgfflff COMPARE RATES. . ; ir, ?' 'CTJABBIWOATIONS From NEW YORK, N. Y, . I*KB. 100 I?BS. ./ > TO 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHARLESTON, S 0 . ' . . 60 40 34 28 23 17 Will tho up-country buy from Charleston if they sell cueap?rVth?ri ^tlio pitido? . . . . ^fe . FOR YOUR; QRDER5 P?It"c?R?0AI>. NAILS. 12o p?i i?O lbs. Mt CdLUMBiA LUMBER ? MFC. 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Whiskey I Morphine I Cigarette . I All.Drug and Tobacco ' Habit, I Habit j Habit | . Habits. Cured.by JCeele^y Institute, o? <C: 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columbia, S. O. Confidential correspond-; eno?jsoHmt^^ Lime, Cement;, Plaster. Terra Cotta Pipe, Roofing Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina, Portland Cement (Jo.*, Charleston, b. C. onay he, aa the Greenville News says, from which papor we clip the above, that Secretary Stuart is running a ! rewni? v e press bureau for some other winter ' --r' 1 resort as a side line. Wilson's Freckle Cor?. Guaranteed Liattor Day Proverbs. The coan of real force doesn's -have to resort to loud talking. Gossip often Qnds listeners among the most refined. The mao who runs' and reads, re llects little and digests less. We generally, pay for the interest we have in this life. .-. Some people who cao?t do anything else amuse themselves . and disgust others by. kicking. .Many a bright man has put out his own light. When we begin to look behind"us we are prone to go backward. Few make light of the deeds they do in darkness. If you would advance, look well ahead. An idle word has cost many a penny. Sun Burns, Tans; Moth and Pimples also as a toilet cream Money r e turned if.it fails. Price /-? 60c. , Trial /fi* _ Size2ob> 5c postage. If not sold by vour druggist, write I. R. WILSON & CO, i A . Ai- ' Charleston, 8. C. 1854. ' - ? . - lf>02-'03; GREEN YULE FEMALE COL LEGE. Greenv'lle, S. C. Gamblers Must Go. The State says 'several houses in Chicago have tacked up printed notices warning their employees against visiting gambling . bouses whether through curiosity pr desire to play. They also drew the line on betting upon horse races, ball "games or anything of the kind. ' These notices have been' posted because the gambling habit is said to-be greatly on the increase. This increase of the betting habit is not confined to ?Chicago. The introduction of slot machines, pool rooms, athletic sports and glove contests have all tended to break down a former public sentiment against- betting, and even small boys are found laying wagers with all the aplomb that characterizes professional sports. . flanged Him Twice. A grewsorae spectacle was witnessed at Birmingham Ala., Thursday when Felix Hall, colored, was hanged for thc murder of Norwood Clark, . whipe. When the drop fell the rope slipped I and the condemned man hung for ten minutes, only half choking, lie wa3 hauled up and the rope re-adjusted. This time the fall broke, his neck." Hall's last act was to write a declara tion of innocence. CoBege ol highest grade. < Degree courses and specials. Faculty of 18.' Greatly Improved- equipment. Pure mountain water. Climate rarely, equalled. For catalogue andVtorms write E. C. JAMIES", LITT.'D.,'Pres. dBOTANI? ?BLOOD B?LM The Great Teated Humedy for the speedy [ and perm anett t c ure o? 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