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GIVES HIS PROOFS. Hon. T. E. Watson Makes Reply to Hon. Grover Cleveland. MAKES OUT A VERT CLEAR CASE. Bnye He Made Ills Charges on Statements Made in a Dook ?_Wrltton by Prod Douglass Nine Yearn Ago. Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, bas received the following letter from Grover Cleveland, blistering Thomas IS. Watson for his charges concerning Cleveland's attitude on the negro ques tion: , PKINCETON, March 4, 1904. To Hon. Chas. L. Bartlett, Washing ton, D. 0. My Dear Mr. Bartlett-I have re ceived a number of Inquiries similar to yours touching my invitation of Fred Douglas to a wedding reception " and signing, while governor of New York, of a bill providing for mixed schools. I do not suppose that Mr. Thomas E. Watson believed, or had any reason to believe, either of thc allegations when he* made them. At any rate, they are bota utterly and absolutely false. 1 canuot afford to devote a great deal of time to deny ing such foolish tales. I shall, there fore, attempt to cover every phase of j the subject now for all. lt so hap pens that 1 have never in my ollicial positions, either when sleeping or waking, alive or dead, on my head or I on my heels, dined, lunched or suppeu or invited to a wedding reception ,inv colored man, woman or chIwJ- M? however, I had desired to, d0 iXV{.oi these things, neither t?-e fear of Mr. Watson or any one -"8' would bave prevented me. V '?en 1 was governor of New York ,l movement was made in the iegWlature to abolish seperute colored- schools in New York city. I op?vosed this measure and it failed. 1 do not lind that I iuterposed a veto and I have forgotten the course thc matter took, but 1 know that what ever I did was In favor of maintain ing separate colored schools Instead of having them mixed. Yours very truly, (Signed) GnovEU CLEVELAND. WATSON IN itEPLY. The following letter from Hon. Thos. E. Watson in reply to the above is hot stuff and will be read with in terest: THOMSON, Ga., April f>. To the Editor of the Augusta Chroni cle. Sm: In your issue of yesterday you publish a letter written by Mr. Cleve land to my friend Hon. Charles Bart lett. This letter ls dated March 4th. Just why it was kept from the press for an entire month, is not stated. Mr. Cleveland says that he docs not suppose that 1 believed, or had any reason to believe, that my charges were true when they were made. The Intimation that 1 would wilful ly charge upon him things which 1 knew to be false, does both himself and me an injustice. To publicly make against a man so prominent as Mr. Cleveland serious accusations which were known to be untrue, could only be the act of a knave who was a* :me time a . fool. 1 A slacdert ls simply a v a may whih -oods ' -which he knows to be i s; but such slanders are neve -d over tlie signature of the who makes thorn, unless the author is a fool as web as a knave. "When Grover Cleveland assumes that I am either a knave or a fool he will lind no respectable man who knows me to agree with him. Thc gentleman to whom he addressed Mis letter would tell him quickly enough that any such construction put upon my act, or any such imputation casi upon my character, would be repudi ated by both the Democratic senators from Georgia, and by at least a ma jority of the Democratic delegation from this state to Hie lower house. People of the state in which my life has been passed do not endorse my politics, but they do not doubt thc honesty of my convictions nor the purity of my character; and Mr. Cleve land will not strengthen himself in ' this state by reflecting upon either. Now let us see what Mr. Cleveland's letter amounts to, as a reply to my charges. I beg to remind your readers that the issue arose out of the controversy which raged around the Booker Wash ington incident. A Republican member of congress, to offset Mr. Roosevelt's treatment of Booker, had alleged thal Mr. Cleve land dined C. H. .J. Taylor at the white house. Mr. Cleveland denied the statement; and his card, when published, was headlined in such a way as to carry the impression that he had never practiced social equality al the white house. In an article, which was published in the Atlanta News, 1 pointed out that Mr. Cleveland bad confined his denial to t he negro Taj lor, and that the head lines went further than the letter-as is often thc ease. Furthermore, I added that Mr. Cleveland had practiced social equali ty in three particulars: 1. In appointing a negro to be min ister to one ol the South American re publics. 2. By signing the bill for mixed schools in New York. 3. By inviting Fred D ?uglass and wife to his wedding reception at the white house. Upon what grounds were these charges made? Necessarily, they were based upi n current and contemporaneous news paper reports which were not con tradicted. How else Isa citizen to have knowledge of public affairs? The newspapers aro the source of our in formation; and if a public man allows the newspapers to mala; gneral and repeated statements about his con duct, he must expect such statements to be credited, unless denied. How do 1 know that Mr. Roosevelt dined Booker Washington? 1 was not there. I did not see it. 1 have not spoken to any one who did see it. But the newspapers made the charge, and it was not denied hence 1 believe it. How do I know that Grover Cleve land made a private and almost secret sale of United Slates bonds to J. Pierpont Morgan, and by this private deal made it possible for thc varaclous Wall street llnanclcrs to pocket about ten million dollars of the money of the tax-payers of this republic? , J was not there; yet 1 know it hap pened, because tlie newspapers made, such a row about lt that Cleveland was afraid to sell any more bonds that way. In like manlier, I believed he signed the bill for mixed schools in New York because lt was so charged In the news papers, and he never denied it ot tho time. As to the White House reception, I had precisely the same grounds for belief that the public had In the case of Booker Washington. It was so charged; aod no denial was made. It has not only been charged in newspapers, but appeared In book form. The book to which I refer is "The Li fe and Ti mes of Frederick Douglass." The author was Douglass himself. In this book Douglass glorifies Mr. Cleveland for the reason that Cleve land treated him aud "Mrs. Douglass" as social equals. This book was published in 1895 near where Mr. Cleveland lives, and nobody bas challenged its statements so far as 1 know. Douglass was an ardent admirer of Mr. Cleveland. The Democratic presi dent had, for a considerable time, al lowed the Republican negro to con tinue to hold one of the fattest otllces in Woshington City. Hut it was not for this that Douglass loved Cleve land. What won the heart of the narra was thc fact t hat at a cr^'^' tlme wheu both whites andr "Jacks were r hi? marriage condemning Douglass tri. with a white woman li' vleve,jnd was brave enough/" ?efy public opinion and to ext/"*3,'??Mj1, recogni tion to the negro a,U(1 llls "hl?? wi e' Some extra'-iS from the Do^ass book were p,-0llshcd last Saturday in the Atlant Nows' m,t 08 Mr- ,Clevc land's le^LCr w&3 written a month ago, it bec? mcs necessary for me togo over ?j, same ground a second time. Douglass says that Ids "false friends" both colors were loading him with reproaches because lie had recently married a white woman. "Popular prejudice" among the blacks as well as the whites had been amused by this act of miscegenation. Hut Fred y ay s that Mr. Cleveland, in spite of all the clamor about the white wife, singled him, out for special attentions. Whattbcss attentions were he, pro ceeds to state. He says that Mr. Cleveland never failed to invite him and his wife to all of the grand receptions; and Douglass says that "myself and my wife never failed to attend them." At these receptions Douglass s'ates that Mr. Cleveland showed to himself and "Mrs. Douglas-." a bearing "not less cordial and courteous than that extended to the other ladles and gentlemen present." Douglas's call this conduct of Mr. Cleveland a "manly defiance hy a Democratic president of thc malignant and tlmc-hooored prejudice." Wlial was th" malignant prejudice which Mr. Cleveland was defying in so maulv a matine) ? Obviously, undeniably. Douglass; nu am to give .Mr. Cleveland praise i for defying popular prejudice or the subject ol' si cial < quality. What else was Cleveland's "manly defiance" aimed al? Again, lo show more clearly how Douglass understood the true meaning of Mr. Cleveland's conduct. the negro goes on to say that the cordial and courteous treatment accorded him and "Mrs. Douglass" by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland was extended while he was "surrounded by distinguished men ?iud women from all parts of the coun try. Mid by diplomatic represent at ives I rom all paris of thc world, and under Hie gaze ol' tile late slaveholders."' Now, if there ever was anything clear in a hook it ls clear that in this book Fred Douglass meant to give Mr. Cleveland credit and praise for defying malignant prejudice on the social equality question, and for treating himself and "Mrs. Doug lass" as social equals in the presence of thc representatives of thc white race throughout I he world. What made this "manly defiance "j malignant prejudice" the more exqui sitely gratifying to the negro was thal it was done "under the gaze Of the late slave-owners." in other words, Fred says, in effect, thal Southern ladies and gentlemen were present and were compelled to witness in silence Hie social triumph of him self and "Mrs. Douglass." oh. how full the cup of Fred's joy must have been! And what a sly gleam of victorious insolence lhere must, have been in the negro's eyes as lie looked at the late "slave-owners" to whom Mr. Cleveland was giving bis "manly dcfianci !" That spirit is shown in his book, and I have no doubt it was shown on his countenance in those blissful hours when he and "Mrs. Douglass" were being treated just as "the oilier gentlemen and ladies" were treated in the white house. Heaping tip his gratitude aud his praise, tho negro goes on io say (page OMS) that Hie Democrats of Hie South fiercely and bitterly repica died Mr. Cleveland for his social recognition of Douglassaud w ife. but. that he (Cleve land) "never faltered or flinched," and "c mt inned tn invite Mrs. Douglass anti mys IP' and "often wrote the in vitations with his own hand." Then, to show conclusively what Douglass understood by Cleveland's c; nduct, he adds: "Among my friends in Europea fact like this will (\cite tm comment. There color does not decide thc civil and s 'lid position of a man. Ni W [jask all impartial, intelligent men if these extracts from Douglass' book do not prove that he tmdertood Grover Olevelaud to have defied she malignant prejudice of Southern Democrats by treating him ?ind his white wile as social equals'; If if does not mean that, what in Hie name of common sei.SJ does if mean? Douglass alludes to Hie newspaper criticisms which were leveled at Cleve land because ol' l bat very thing. Did not Cleveland sec lho:n? If he did not, where were his eyes? if he did soc Hi. m. why did nut lie deny" them then? Douglass was alive then. Proofs were easily accessible th' n. Tile Southern negro was still a political power, Uten. Thc ballot which ought never have been promiscuously given to Ilia), liad riot been taken from him, then. Why, oh why, did nut Mr. Cleve land say H.en that never on his head or his heels had he extended lo any negro that b ion of "social (quality" which such negroes as Fred Douglass Crave and which is denied them hy a "malignant and time-honored piroja dice?" S uno rather peculiar pictures pass through my mind as 1 try to fancy what Mr. Cleveland means by stand ing on his head, but, as the preachers say. "I must not dwell." The point is t his: Did Feed Doug lass teli lies on Olovcland in that book? Ile liad no motive fur doing so. He evidently did not intend to do so? He, a negro Republican, was praising a white Democrat for conduct which the black man considered heroic. He did not mean to injure Cleveland or to misrepresent bim. Ile was eulogizing ( ) I I i L that gentleman; he was showering praise upon him; he was throwing bou quets at him; he was singling bim out as the ' braye, manly Democrat who defined the Southern race prejudice, and who gave to him, the negro, the same treatment which was accorded him In Europe "where color does not decide the social position ol a man." For nine years this book has been In circulation. For nine years Cleve land has been enjoying the oredlt for all the good things his negro admirer said of bim. Doubtless there are thou sands of people who have thrilled with admiration as they read of the manner in which Mr. Cleveland dened the ma lignant race prejudice of the South, wrote invitations with his own hand to "Mr. and Mrs. Douglass," accorded them tbe treatment due in one's bouse to all ladies and gentlemen, and bold ly conformed to that European Staud ard which disregards color in fixing social status. , ' And' now after nine yeo**-after Douglass has died, and after the Southern negro hps bei?" disfranchis ed, cometh the said Crover Cleveland liprl <wi??r?.3-tha? ho ls not the hero v red Douglass said he was. Is there any sence in splitting hairs about wedding receptions, and other social receptions, or other social-equal ity practices? None whatever. The question at Issue is: Did Mr. Cleveland invite and receive Douglass and wife upon terms of social-equality? That is the pith and marrow of the dispute. If it be true, as Douglass says, that Mr. Cleveland often wrote the Invita tions with his own hand, and that he treated the negro and wife at all the white house receptions as social equals, defying thp predjudice and thc criticism of the Southern accuracy of my statement stands proved without reference to any particular reception. ir Mr. Cleveland will condescend to read pages lilli, (547 and 048 of the book referred to, and will then specify to what extent the author lied, he will clear up the atmosphere consider ably. Poor old Fred! What a lesson is here, my brethren. In his day and time, Fred Douglass was a power in the land. White politicians courted his support. The highest leaders in the land made much of him. President (?raut petted him; Ganfield petted him; Harrison petted him; and Cleve land-but that's another story. Poor old Fred! He Is dead now, Pretty much everybody who wants to kick him can come up and dolt. Once upon a time his voice, along the linc of battle, "were worth a thousand men." In those days, he was a "dis tinguished colored gentleman and statesman." How ha?e the mighty slipped duwil nih: At present, bc seems to be nothing more than "a d-d nig ger," who never was Invited anywhere by anybody, whether on their heels or on their heads, drunk or sober: and if ever he got into tho white house at all he just "butted in." old Fred will turn over in his grave when he learns that the great Democratic president win m he so much lauded for his manly deliance of malignant prejudice has caught "the damned nigger" fever, and shows a rising pulse every time we take his temperature. 1 will make further investigation about thc New York school law; but if. in the meanwhile, Mr. Cleveland lias anything to say about appointing that negro as minister to tile white republic in South America, he might write Charley Harlett another "head or heels" letter, while we walt. Tnos E. WATSON. A Warning to All. Thc Cotton Plant says the almanac makers ought to insert this warning the li rsl Of April: "Look out for the oily tongued agent about this time." Never sign any sort of paper present ed by these sharp fellows. Do not even.write your natue on the blank page of a memorandum, out West One of these fellows went around amongst the farmers ostensibly in trouducing some, machine that the [armers were interested in. Ile was not taking orders, but tit ding out probable purchasers so as to have cir culars sent by the house. For some reason or other he could not write and he asked the farmer to write his name and address. He managed so Hie name would be on Hie lower right hand corner of a blank page in Iiis memorandum, which page was about the size and shape ol'a note. After getting a few of these signatures he tilled out bankable notes above the signature, and then cashed them. Lookout for the agents for lightning rods, patent churns, fanning imple ments cooking stoves and deal very cautiously with them. Always liny such things from trust worthy nier ( hauts and manufacturers and you will not lie cheated. Si.\ H ml Their Liven. In New Vork an unusual number of suicides, at ?east half of them due to despondency because of Inability to secure employment, were reported to Hie police last week. Three of thc six victims chose car bolic acid as a means of ending their trouliles, one chose death by shooting, another .by hanging and the sixth ac complished his purpose by turning on Hie gas. Tue most youthful suicide was Eva Pocker, a 17-year-old brooklyn school girl, who drank carbolic acid after reading a letter, and the oldest, Jacob Ileiham, 65, of Manhattan, who had been ill with rheumatism. His body was found hanging in his lodgings. The body of another suicide, a wo man, who had ended her life at least two weeks ago by Inhaling chloroform, was found in a house on east Thirly llfth street. A note found with thc body said the woman was so deeply in debt that she saw no hope. The other suicides reported wen;: .lames Finney, fireman, who lost Iiis wink through drink; Samuel Levy, no work, carbolic acid; Bgisto Hertel e. stonecutter, shooting, no work; .1. Hender, a crayon artist, gas. Can't Pay Moro Kc ut. Generaland concerted demands of landlords on the lower Fast Side of .New York fur more rent will send thousands Of people homeless into the streets within a week. Unable to meet the demand for increased rents the tenants, who are the poorest of thc poor, l ld the landlords that they are unable to keep the miserable hovels t hey call home. Notices of an nuclease of nearly thirty per cent have been served. Several families have'already bean evicted and a hun dred other eviction notices I ia ve been secured from thc municipal collits and are ready for service. Overcome Hy Gas. Oscar Scvcrson, Edwatd Hammond and Jacob Hammond, young men in their twenties, were all lound dead in bed Wednesday morling at their home, No. 50f> Richmond Street. They were overcome with gas. V LAST WEEK'3 FROSTS. Gordons Were A (footed . Curiously Plants Boing Killed in Spots. There was a frost of freakish varie ty last week. Its blight fell lo spot and Mr. J. W. Bauer, section director of the weather bureau, ls unable to say just what damago has been done. Tuis all depends upon the amount of moisture. Plants surrounded by dry soil were not affected as seriously as where there was dampness. In gardens which came under Mr. Raitens observation the frost seemed to attack the young vegetables with out any regularity. Oue plant appear ed to be killed while those around It were unhurt. No news from the peach crop in the ridge section .could be learned Tuesday, but as the frost was not altogether destructive here, lt ls hoped that the peach crop is not hurt-and indeed a slight pruning would not be harmful as there is such an abundance of blooms that if all should nature the trees would be un able to bear the load. Mr. Bauer last week Issued the first of bis weekly bulletins as to the grow ing crop. This one, under date of April otb, says: "The week ending 8 a. m., April 4th, had nearly normal temperature, having been cooler than usual during the first and warmer than usual dur ing the second half. There were light frosts over the eastern portions on March 29th, increasing in severity to killing, with thin ice, in the western parts, but aside from causing some com that was up to yellow slightly, no injury resulted. The week closed with abnormally cold weather prevail ing, and frost threatening thc Interior sections. "There was practically no precipi tation during the week. (Jo March 20 27th thc rainfall was general over the State, and was excessive In places, greatly delaying farm work. Unbroken lands arc becoming hard in the north ern counties, but generally the soil is in line condition for tillage. "The preparation of lands is report ed to be somewhat backward in a few western counties, but is generally nor mally advanced, and made rapid pro gress during the last week, especially Hie preparation of lands fur cotton, and thc placing of fertilizers in thc ground. "From one-half to three-fourths of thc proposed acreage to bc planted to corn has already been planted in the eastern sections, the percentage de creasing toward the northwestern counties, where this work has only been begun. Corn planted early in March is. with few exceptions, up to fair stands, and some has received first cultivation. "A little short staple and consider able sea island cotton has been plant ed, but this work cannot be said to be generally under way, although, soil and weather permitting, will make rapid progress during the coming week in all parts of the State. "Rice planting has progressed fa vorably in che Georgetown district and was impedi d with heavy rains and a freshet In the rivers In the Colleton district, where, previous to March 20th, a considerable area had already been sown. "Tobacco plants are small in the beds, but look healthy and vigorous; none have as yet been transplanted. "Wheat and oats continue small, but haye improved, except that- oats have thin stands In places. Spring sown oats look well. "Peach trees hr.ve about finished blooming in the eastern sections, and are now in full bloom In the western counties. Apple trees are late in blooming. The prospects for all kinds of fruit, arc excellent. Cabbage, beets, peas and strawberries aie being shipped from the coast truck farms, Pasturage is scant and does not afford grazing in tlie western counties. There ls wide spread complaints of a scarcity of farm laborers." Criminal Statistlon. We have received the following from the division of vital statistics of the department of commerce and la bor: "Few social questions are asked more frequently than, what is thu in crease of crime? The national census bureau is seeking an answer to this inquiry. It is undertaking to secure a record of all the persons who are sentenced to the various jails, peni tentiaries and other prisons during t he year 1904. "The wardens of the state prisons and the sheriffs of the counties are being requested to act as special agents to report certain facts concerning every person delivered luto their custody. Some counties have not been heard from. In sonic, per haps, there are no jails: in others, perhaps, the local jails are no longer used; in still others the sheriff have possibly neglected the matter. Rut the records of the census bureau and tlie resulting statistics will not bc complete until all are heard from, and it is hoped that the pressure of other business will not cause the sheriff of any county to block this most impor tant Inquiry." Wc trust that all South Carolina officials will comply with this request. Such statistics are matters of general public interest and are of much importance in show ing the people their actual con dition as to thc number of crimes com mitted within their state boundaries. Had Whiskey in Sali;. The Charleston Post says when Sorgt. Healey and his raiding squad visited Jesse Barber's store on blake street. Thursday afternoon and asked for the kejs to his iron safe there quest ssas refused. A locksmith was engaged, and t he safe opened and thir teen quarts of whiskey confiscated. The raiding squad had reason to be lieve thal whiskey was kept III the safe. When they searched thc pre mises they found that the outer door of the safe wits unlocked, bul the inner doors were fastened. The keys were demanded, but refused. Sorgt. Healey sent, for a locksmith and after working for some time with a number ol keys, one was found which lit the lock and thc door was swung open, exposing thirteen quarts of "booze. " Located at Last. Cleveland, Ohio, is si ill addicted to tho Hell habit. A minister In that city recently declared from his pulpit that there is no Hell. As soon as he had made his announcement about Hell, the congregation gathered up the hymnbooks and began tb pelt the reverend gentleman in the most lin heavenly manner. We are not told what effect this unusual argument had upon him, but if llb had any doubts as to the existence of Hell be fore, tho action of bis congregation ought to have dissipated them per manently. Hell seems to be very dear lo the hearts of the people of Cleveland, lt may even be that Cleveland ls Hell, SENATOR BURTON SENTENCED. With Bowed Head He Hears Judge Say Verdlot Is Just. At St. Louis on Wednesday United States Senator J. R. Burton of Kan sas was sentenced to six months' Im prisonment in jail and a line of $2,500 for using his influence before the post office department In behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securities company of St. Louis, and for having received payment from the company for his services. When Senator Burton, accompanied by his attorney, came into the United States district court Judge Adams spoke of the motions that had been Hied for a new trial and for arrest of judgment. The court, after briefly re viewing the motions, overruled them both. The court then said to the de fendant: "Have you anything to say as to why sentence should not be passed upon you?" Evidently suppressing his emotions with a strong effort, Senator Burton stood leaning with both hands on a chair back as he said: "Your honor will please allow me to respectfully decline to say anything." The court room was almost empty, with tho exception of a few persons who had remained out of curiosity, and the silence was almost opppres sive as Judge Adams, in a low tone, began delivering the sentence. The court said: "I am satisfied that tho jury reach ed the just and true result. The evi dence abundantly warranted their verdict and I find no reason, either in the law governing the case or in the proceedings attending the trial, for disturbing it. "Your exalted station in iire and the character of your olfense, give unusual significance to your convic tion. l t demonstrates that the law of the land is equal to any emergency and that it can be administered re gardless of the personality and sta tion of the accused, lt also demon strates to all the people that public olllce cannot be prostituted to self serving purposes, and that public olllce is not a sure or safe passport to pri vate thrift. "Tile humiliation attending your conviction and the statutory disquali fications resulting therefrom which forever incapacitate you from holding any ollice of honor, trust, or profit under the government of the United States, are in themselves heavy pun ishment for your otTense: and leave but little in t he way of severity which could be lidded. It is neither my pleasure nor purpose to impose any unii! cessary punishment. "1 think the majesty of the law will lie sullicientty vindicated and the public welfare sutllciently safe guarded by imposing a single sen tence, warranted as it is on any one of the six cunts of the indictments on which you were convict ed. "This sentence will be that you be confined in the Iron county jail fora period of six months, and that you pay a line of two thousand live hun dred dollars." At the conclusion of the sentence Senator Murt?n, who had not taken his eyes from the court and who had scarcely moved as fie supported him self by the chair back, t urned and.sat down, with his head bowed and his eyes on the floor. His attorney, Judge Krum, immediately tiled a bill of exceptions in t he case and offered a bGi?d of 610,000 willoh was accepted. Senator Hulton declined to discuss the sentence. The case now will be appealed to the United States district court appeals. A Mystery Explained. The Retailer and Advertiser says even the casual observer who walks through the .retail districts of New York during the holiday season can scarcely fail to be impressed with the almost phenomenal difference in the amount of business done in the vari ousstores. He will notice that one siore seems to be constantly crowded with customers, that the salespeople are working to the limit of their en durance and that the delivery wagons are kept busy at night and day dis tributing Hie goods sold. In another store in the same block, perhaps next door, he will observe that there is practically "nothing doing." This store is quite as attractive as the oilier store. lt handles tho same lines and qualities of goods, and per haps they come from the same man ufactories. The prices are equally low, and the clerks are courteous and attentive. Hut there is a much smal ler stall of salespeople employed, and even during Hie holiday rush they are nut kept busy. Why is there such a remarkable dillerence? 1 have taken thc trouble to Investigate the problem and have made careful observations in a dozen or moro cases. I have in variably found that thc merchants who were doing the business were good advertisers and that the ones wno were apprently receiving but little benefit from the holiday trade made no use of printer's ink. AH to Breakfast Foods. The Cotton Plant says in reading the many advertisements of cereal foods and their wonderful virtues it is a matter of surprise that our ancestors pulled through on corn bread, and the three qualities of Hour made at the old style mills. That was about the extent of their cereal food. To that they added hog meat, game, tish and a little grass fed beef in the fall ol' the year. Those prepared cereals ?ire very good and they taste well, but let all remember thal a pound of corn ground al an old fashioned mill has just ?is much nourishment as the pound pre pared in the most scientific way. The same statement applies to wheat. I.opie who have money to gratify their taste can nay 15 to 20 cents a pound for the same food value in a ;i-cent pound Hour. Those prepared cereals are very handy ?md healthful ?ind their use is quite common among town people. Willi some of thc oat. or wheat preparations one can add lo ?in evening meal when company sud denly comes in. Hut farmers in the country have to depend on the pro ducts ol'l he mills and Hie thinking, ingenious housekeeper can make a va riety of cakes and mullins ami change Hie bill of cereal fare somewhat every day in the week. The Jews Oruellied. Additional private advices from Lompalanka, Bulgaria, where thc anti-Semite riots were reported Wed nesday, state that the mob inflicted injuries un the victims resembling those inflicted on Christ. They gash ed the sides of thc Jews, drove nails in their hands and feet and placed crowns of thorns on their heads. The authorities took energetic measures to crush the outbreak. Tho Bulgar ian government suppressed the news and is trying to prevent antagonizing the Jewish Huaneiers who frequently handle Bulgarian loans, ? THE SUMMER SCHOOL. Active 'Preparations are Bel?g Made for lt it Opening, State Superintendent of Education Martin Ia busy just now In preparing for tbe state summer school, whioh convenes in Rock Hill on June 29tb. The following letter was sent out Tuesday: To Superintendents and Teachers: We are preparing for a much larger state summer school tban we had last year. To start with, the legislature made a special appropriation for this purpose and we are organizing an unusually strong faculty. We arc preparing courses in tbe following sub jects: Educational psychology and child study, history and civics, city and country school problems, nature study and bird life, geography and geography making, grammar, litera ture and library work, sight singing, domestic science, drawing, arithmetic, algebra and geometry, manual train ing, nature study and botany, expres sion, kindergarten work, primary and Intermediate methods, lectures on other school subjects of general Inter est. More than three-fourths of the In structors have already accepted and just as soon as all the acceptante are received the names of the faculty will be announced. It is necessary only to say that the faculty will be an unusually strong one, and, in addi tion, there will be a series of instruc tive and entertaining lectures which will be delivered to the whole school. Winthrop college oilers most excel lent advantages for a summer school. A low rate for board will be secured and President Johnson and bis staff will do everything possible for the comfort and convenience of those in attendance. The State Teachers* association will bold its annual meeting at Winthrop during the Summer school. The dates and program will soon be announced by President E l.munds of Sumter. I have applied for low rates on the railroads and think we shall get rate of one fare for the round trip. I hope you will extend this notice and use your Influence to seoure a large at tendance at the State Summer school and also at thc State Teachers' usso* ciation, as both of these meetings contribute largely to the advance ment of the educational Interests of thc State. Sincerely yours, O. H. Martin, State Superintendent Education. About Working Crops. "Thc mistake that many farmers make," says the Cotton Plant, "isthat they do not begin the cultivation of their crops in time. They lia ve an idea that the main object in cultivat ing crops is to keep weeds and grass down. If they had land free from grass seeds they would do little work on the crop. The chief end to be ac complished in cultivating any sort of crop is to break the ground thorough ly and pulverize lt so that air and sunlight may penetrate it. The plant food is thus -rendered available. As soon as corn is up run round it with a long tongue plow going close to the corn and as deep as po>sible. That will break the hard pan. In abouf? ten days use thc same plow, running a little outside of first furrow. In this way the corn will have a well broken bed two feet wide. After that the cultivation should bo fre quent and shallow. Some people have an Idea that three or four workings are enough for corn. In some rich bottom lands, planted late, two work ings are enough. It is better to cul tivate uplands planted early five or six times. After every rain run the cultivator over it aud break the crust and prevent evaporation. The same plan holds good in working cotton. If land has been prepared well by breaking and harrowing, the cultiva tion should be shallow. Never wait for the grass to grow before you begin to work your crops. Another mistake that many farmers make is in waiting for a rain to fall between two consecu tive workings. Never walt a day for a shower. The most valuable work is often done when land is ?one over twice, between rains. It will do good every time. The dryer thc season cultivate the oftener. Never stop for dry weather.*' How to Advertise. .1. L. Mahlin of Malibu's A vert isl ng Agency, Chicago, says there is a great deal of talk about the mail ordei houses, but do you know there is not one of them that can honestly say that lt can sell goods cheaper than the home merchant? lt is not the price that sells the goods, but the plausible reason for the price-a plausible statement. You merchants can beat them out every time. Meet Hiern with the same kind of advertis ing. The oatmeal business is an illustration of what can be done to make people to buy an article they never intended to buy. People were opposed to oatmeal and said it was horse feed. The manufacturer had to present the advantages ol' its health fulness, and lie invested oatmeal with all the desirable qualities. There is a man in Hattie Creek who, it is said, has created a market for corncobs, and you people pay more for your postum cereal than you do for coffee. A mixture of corncobs and syrup is made valuable by virtue of advertis ing. An advertisement should always show the individuality of the mer chant who puts it out. Avoid clever ness. An advertisement which at tracts attention to the way it is pre sented instead ol* tho article advertised it not fulfilling its purposes. Avoid appeal to prejudices. Don't lug in outside mal ter. The secret of the succ?s of t he Spotless Town advertis ing is that it never loses sight of the idea of cleanliness. Who Are They? Senator Burton, of Kansas, who was convicted ot accepting compensa tion to further the interests of a fraudulent concern before the post ?nico, department in his admbsions made statements which must have brought consternation among the other senatorial grafters, but lo their intense relief he did not mention any j names. He said many of lils sen atorial brethren mad.' large sums of money "practicing before the depart ments," some of them making as much as $10,000 a year. We agree with the Columbia Record that it ls a pity that the senator did not go more into detail and tell the country who these men are. What thc people want is to get those "big up" in this graft ing business at thc national capital. A small beginning has been made, and for the good of thc country there should he no stopping until all the I rasc?is are cleaned out. IT will be easier to nominate Jud|?e Parker than to elect him. First sign of RHEUMATISM. Dangerous t- la* ra ran. Easy te eura now. A singlo ?bott!* oj Will prob.Mr do th? work. Uti caeca feqnlre mere. RHEUMACIDI cum br eenie; ri J of the came, io that rm (race of the di,enc lb,,,, ID the arat?m. It purlriee the blood, relierca tile Inflammation of Ut* kid. nera, the chronic conniption and the catarrh that tollosa aech a c?ndL lion of tho intern.--. *???.? Though Mra. Mary E. Welburn, ol H\th Point, H. C.. I, 80 reata old ?nd bad antlered from rheumatiam for 20 reata, aha Waa complete!? cured br RHEUM ACIDE, and declarea abe leela "reata renn ger" and li antiene (or "all who a,e aarTerlnt from any of the forma of thia dread dlieaaa" to try RHEUM ACIDE and be cared. REV. J. R. WHEELER, > noted Method lit mininer, of Reliterrtown Md., write, cethuilaetlcallr of RHEUM ACIDE, which cuice hts. Ha la 75 reata old and hu been In the minlitrr SO reara. aa M PLC DOTTLE PUKE FROM (BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO., PROPRIETORS, ?ALTIMORE;, MO. * "orra AT THE JOINTS FROM THC INOIOB." THE LOUD TALKER SAYS - THE NEW KIND OF CHEW THAT WON ENOUGH CHEWERS IN A YEAR TO MAKE SWEEPSTAKES THE LARGEST COMPETITIVE BRAND OF SCHNAPPS TOBACCO. YOUNG MEN, YOUNG WOMEN, WAKE UB THE UTJIGNAKD BRICK WORK? COLUMPIA, S. C. . Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes to order. Pire Proof Terra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to till orders for thousands'or for millions. Everybody Should Read This. Wo sell tho best gooda tor the least money that they oin legitimately ho sold at. If. you need anything in the machinery supply line write us for prices. Just recoiviug two car Iliads of pi|K! and car load of iron, Cheapest pince in state to buy pipe and iron. G. A, GOIGNARD, Pta COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., G AtJcinsiin, Sec and Treas, Ooltmil^ia., S. G. c?j?r OUT O?1 xEnS K?r Hy using some of our high grade ready-mixed paints on. your house in stead of the home made lead and oil mixtures, they are more thorough-' ly ground by machinery and will, therefore, give better and more lastr intf results. COLUMAN-BALT^VJARTIN PAINT AND OIL CO. ) -Wholesale and retail dealers ip every thing in Un.? paint line. ^l^^SjlT^KhigJjt^^ . l'alm?tlo Stauips,,Au"()ine|'iUvll'l-'' F TV "'^..rrrooTnin^.. m-i MI _ ?' rv PPilll'lTlO' best-we can mas.:. >?y Part orir^fr^.^ijai1?>__^ V l\Vv JJCHllll^. Our prices aro ol ton no moro than you pey IOIMMTB.'", When our charge for work is $1.50 or over wo will pay oxprosd charge ono way. Suud us yo watch, I?, ll IJACIIIOHOTTH & CO. Jewelo.u, 1434 Main St., Cnlumhin, S. C. W^Usliey^ I Morphine I Cigarette All.Drug and Tobacco Uabit, I Habit | Habit | Habits. Cured by Keeley Inst ii: vite, of &. O. 132'J Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75)"Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspond ence solicited. Southeastern Lime & Cement . Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Hoofing "RU BK ROI I'." Write for prices. I^inio cement, Plaster, Terra Cotta Pipe, Pooling Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina. Portland Cement Co., Charleston, H. Cf. Art to Clemson Scholarships. President Mell of Clemson and Mr. ll. W. Simpson, presidentoi the board ol' trust?es, have asked the attorney general through tbe State superin ; tendent of education for an interpreta tion of tile new act creating 1'-' . scholarships at tbe institution. Tbe , point seems to lie that Clemson does not want 124 free scholars at one i time, especially as they would prob ! ably remain for four years. Tue act ; give them Slot) each year and tuition. If Iii4 free scholars entered Clemson , in one year the places of many pay , students would be taken up. It is not known whether or not the infer ence is that Clems jn needs the money. Her income now amounts to about $150,000. The Citadel also luis many free scholarships but the full number of beneficiaries clo not come to the school every four years. What the Clemson authorities wish t > kuow is if some of these scholarships can be taken up in 1004 and some in 1905. The attorney general lias not yet con sidered the" matter._ 'Righting Paper Trust. The resolution of Representative Lilley instructing the secretary of commerce and labor to' investigate tho hign price and scarcity of news print paper and the causes which have produced these conditions, was tho subject of discussion before the house committee on judiciary. Don C. Seit/, of Hie New York Worl I, and .Fohn Norris, business manager of the New York Times, were heard. Doth covered practically the same ground in statements and the Inter national Paper con.puny and the Gen eral Paper company had divided the United States between them in the earn: roi of the news print paper. The International controlled all that sec tion cast of the Indiana line and the General company the territory west of that line. This combination, it was test! li ed to, had raised Hie price nf news paper during the last four years il i a lon and during the past year as much as 85 a ton: it was sell ing paper In London, counting the freight and Insurance, at HO per cent, less than it did in New York. A Good Law. The legislature of New Jersey has done well in passing a hill making lt a crime to sell cigarettes to a child uiulcr fourteen years of age. Though lt may bc impossible to strictly en force the law. as has usually been the case with such statutes elsewhc.-e, lt will doubt less do some good in the way of stopping the abominable habit of children smoking cigarettes. COUNTY Treasuror Spigener ol i Richland county has issued 8,UU0 exe , entions against delhujuento for poll j tax. < ? No Holter Wnniod. ?. Because he vated for McKinley in 1890 James lt. Gordon, a leadint busl- ; ness man of Richmond, Va., has been compelled by party pressurej? with draw from the race for,t^h?yuT." JYTrT""*' Gordon announced hirrgjself as a candi date in response to tb? request of the city's business interest?, ills oppon- . cut ascertained" that heVhad declined to support Hryan and bawl warmly in dorsed McKinley. This^lroused such a storm among the "regular" psople that Mr. Gordon is oin/in a letter an nouncing bis withdraJwal and express ing pleasure at behtfg relieved from ' what he only undertook as a patriotic duty. I TwHNTY-four persons, including some of the niust/ prominent citizens, in Charleston were arrested on Friday night for riding on the pavements without a light! and they were all i ii ken to the L'uarJ house In the "Black Maria'*--some of them ?' J testing strenuously against tba lu dignity. Smalt/ tines werejimpjsei. If you ai?.C n<u will i?sd want to know truth about j . trouble, sonn tor my free booklet? nnd sell examination bianka. Ko. I. NcrvoLH DetitU ty (Sexual Weakness), No. 2, Varicoeele, No. 3,8trioturc\ No. 4. Kid ney and U'adder Oom plaints, No. B, Olsetso of Women. No. 8, The . Poison King (Blood Poison), No. 7, Ca tarrh. These books ebon'.U bein thohsnds of ?very person a (Mol ed. r.B Dr. Hathaway, t the author, ls rocot; I libed ns the best tin -r;/ u thority ?nil expert Itt V/yXv.. the I'nltei States on HATHAWAY. these diseases. Wrlt.i br sf Ad .'or the l?>nk ya want 'oday, anrl ll wllH? sent you free, staled. Addrru t v.^. ton i/athuway, M U 28 jtnraan Building,^) S. Broad St Atba^htaGa. ^^^^^^^^N ~llAr MAKES 4 GOOD FIANC (Kood Materials, Skill, Knowledge, Caire and a lot ol little things you don t se?l, all cost money-pay as much as, yiCu can. .. , f We arc factory representatives for. tllie most celebrated Pianos viz: < Chickering, Knsibo, Fischer,-VdMy s nXhr, Mathushek, McPhail, and^oth ers!, Whatever you pay ns, you aro suro of JTa GOOD PIANO and a saving of $2o toi $75. Address, J/io.lon.e l?ltisio House ^Columbia, S. C., will entitle you to catalogue. *?in?o?ac Qrg?*??