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PARKER'S tiBEAT SPEECH. [continued from page 1.] been set aside as unconstitutional when it was difficult to point out the {irovlsions Bald to be offended against u their enactment; all this has been done with a good purpose, no doubt, but in disregard, nevertheless, ol the fact that ours ls a Government of laws, not of men, deriving its ..Just powers from the consent of the jrov erned." If we would have our Gov ernment continue during Lue ages co come, for the beneiit of those who shall succeed us, we must ever neon our guard against the danger of usur ?iation of that authority which resides n the whole people, whether the usurpation be by officials representing one of the three great departments of Government, or by a body of men act ing without a commission from the people. 1511'ATI IC N C K OF THE RESTRAINTS of law, as weil as of its delays, is be coming more and more manifest from day to day. Within the past few years many instances have been brought to our attention where in dif ferent parts of our beloved country supposed criminals have been seized and punished by a mob, notwithstand ing the fact thal the Constitution of each state guarantees to every person within its jurisdiction that his life, his liberty or his property shall not be taken from him without due process of law. In a struggle between employers and employees, dynamite is said to have been used by the latter, resulting in the loss of life and the destruction of {noperty. The perpetrators of this of ense against the laws of God and man, and all others engaged in the conspir acy with them, should, after due trial and conviction, have had meted out to them the most rigorous punishment known to the law. This crime, added, to others, led to the formation of a committee of citizens that, with the support of the milhtary authority, de ports from the State, without trial, persons suspected of belonging to the organization of which the perpetrators of the dynamite outrages were sup posed to be members, in both cases the reign of law gave way to the reign of force. These illustrations present some evidence of the failure of govern ment to protect the citizen and his property, which not only Justified the action of your Convention in this re gard, but made it its duty to call at tentlon to the fact that constitutional guarantees are violated whenever any citizen is denied the right to labor, to acquire and to enjoy property, or to reside where his interests or inclina jon may determine; and the fulfil ment of the assurance to rebuke and punish all denials of these rights, whether brought about by individuals or Government agencies, should be en forced by every official and supported by every citizen. The essence of good government lies In the st riet ob servant of Constitutional limitations, enforcement of law and order and rug ged opposition to all encroachment upon the sovereignty of the people. LAW VERSUS IM l'Eltl A I.1SM . The foregoing suggestions but em phasize the distinction which exists be tween our own and many other forms of government, lt has been well said, in substance, that there are but t wo powers in government, one the power of the sword, sustained by the hand that wields it, and the other the power of the law, sustained by an en lightened public sentiment. The dif ference in these powers is the differ ence between a republic -such as ours, based on law and a written Constitu tion, supported by intelligence, virtue and patriotism-and a monarchy-sus tained by force exerted byan indivi dual, uncontrolled by laws other than those made or sanctioned by him; one represents constitutionalism, t he other imperialism. THE PRESENT TARIFF LAW is unjust in its operation, excessive in many of its rates and so framed in particular instances as to exact inordi nate: profits from the people. So well understood has this view become that many prominent members of the Re publican party, and at least two of its State conventions, have dared to voice the general sentiment on 1 hat subject. That party seems, however, to be col lectively able to harmonize on ly upon a plank that admits that, revision may from time to time be necessary, but it ls so phrased that ijj is expected to be satisfactory to those in favor of an in crease of duty', to those who favor a reduction tli'ereof, and to those opposed to aav cYiVinge what ever. . ' Judged by the record of perform ance, rather than that of promise, on the part of that party in thc past, it would seem as if the outcome, in the event of its success would ' it to gratify the latter class. With absolute con control of both the legislative and ex ecutive departments ol' the (Jovern ment since March 4th, 1807, there has been neither reduction i oran attempt at reduction in tariff duties, lt is not unreasonable to assume, in the light of that record, that a future Congress of that party will not undertake a re vision of the tariff downward in tile event that it shall receive an endorse ment of its past course on that subject 'cy the people, lt is a fact and should be frankly conceded that, though our party be successful in the coming con test we cannot hope to secure a majori ty in the Senate during the next four years and hence we shall be unable to secure any modification in the tariff save that to which the Republican majority in the Senate may cousent. CHANCES OF TARIFF REFORM. Willie, therefore, we are unable to five assurances of relief to the people rom such excessive itu ties as burden them, it is due to them that we state our position to be in favor of a reason able reduction of the turill; we believe that it is demanded by t he best inter ests of both manufacturer and con sumer and that a wise and beneficent revision of the tarin can lie accom plished as soon as both branches of Congress and an executive in favor of it are elected, without creating that sense of uncertainty and instability that has on other occasions manifested itself. This can be achieved by pro viding that such a reasonable period shall intervene between the dat cot' the enactment of the statute making a re vision and the date of its enforcement as shall be deemed sufficient for the industry or business affected by such revision to adjust itself to the changes and new condit ions imposed. So confi dent ara I in the belief that, the de mand of the people for a reform of the tariff ia Just, that I indulge the hope that should a Democratic House of Representatives and a Democratic ex ecutive be chosen by the people, even a Republican Senate may heed the warning and consent to give at least some measure of relief to the people. TARIFF-mtEI) TIM s is. The combinations, popularly called trusts, which aim to secure a monopo ly of trade in the necessaries of life as well as in those things that are em ployed upon the farm, in the factory and in many other Heids of industry, have been encouraged and stimulated by excessive tariff duties, These oper ate to furnish a substantial market in the necessities of eighty millions of people, by practically excluding com petition. With so large a mai Kel and highly r?mun?r?t ive prices cunt inning long after the line of possible compel i tion would naturally he reached, t he temptation of all engaged in the same business to combine so as to prevent competition at home and a resulting reduction of prices has proved irresis tible in a number of cases. All men must agree t hat t he net result of en acting laws that foster such inequit able conditions is most unfortunate for the people tts a w hole, anti il should seem as if all ought to agree that the effective remedy would be to appro priately modify the offending law. THE COURTS NOT TO BI .A MK. The growth of monopoly, of which complaint is justly made, cannot be laid at the doors of the Courts of this country The decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals of this State and the Courts of last resort in many other States warrant the assertion that the common law as developed affords a complete legal remedy against mono plies. The fact that they have mul lioned in number and Increased In power has been due, not to the failure of the Courts to apply the law when Broperly moved be administrative of cials or private individuals, but to the failure of ofilcials charged with the duty of enforcing the law to take the necessary procedure to procure thc judgments of the Courts in the appro firiate jurisdiction, coupled with the act that the legislative departments of some of our State Governments, as well as Congress In the manner already referred to, have, by legislation, en couraged their propagation. What is needed-in addition to the passage of a statute revising the tariff duties to a reasonable basis-is not so much other and different laws as otllcials having both the disposition and the courage to enforce existing law. While this is my view of the scope of the commom law, if it should be made to appear that lt is a mistaken one, then I favor such further legislation within constitutional limitations as will give the people a just and full measure ol protection. FILIPINO INDEPENDENCK. It is diliieult to understand how any citizen of the United States, much less a descendant of Revolution ary stock, can tolerate the thought ol permanently denying the right of self government to the Filipinos. Can we hope to instill into the minds of our descendants reverence and devotion for a government by the people, while denying ultimately that right to the inhabitants of distant countries, whose territory we have acquired either by purchase or by force? Can we say to the Filipinos, "Your lives, your liberty and your property may bc taken from you without due process of law for all time," and expect we will long glory in that feature of Magna Charla, which lias become incorporat ed in substance and effect, into the Constitution of every State, as well as into the Fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States? Can we hope for the respect of the civilized world, while proudly guaran teeing to every citizen of Hie United States thal no law shall be made 01 enforced which shall abridge the privi leges or immunit ies of citizens of the United Stales, or deny to any person the equal protection of the laws, and at the same time not only deny simi lar rights to tlie inhabitants of the Philippines, but take away from then: the right of trial by jury, and place their lives and the disposition of theil property in the keeping of those whom we send to them to bc their governors'. We shall certainly rule it as a natior if we make any such attempt. Viewing the question even from Hu standpoint of national selfishness there is no prospect that the twenty millions of dollars expended lil the pur chase of the islands and the 9050,000, ooo said to have been since disbursec will ever come back to us. The acci dent of war brought the Philippine; into our possession and we are not al liberty to disregard the responsibility which thus caine to us, but that re sponsibility will be best subserved bj preparing the Islanders as rapidly ai possible for selfgovernment and gi vim lo them the assurances that it wil come as soon as they are reasonably prepared for it. There need be no fea that the assertion so often made o late, that we have now become a work power, will then be without support Ours is a world power, and as such it must be maintained, but I deny that lt is at all recently that the Unite( States has attained that eminence Our country became a world powe over a century ago, when, havinj thrown off foreign domination, tin people established a free government the source of whose authority sprung and was continuously to proceed, iron the will of the people themselves. I grew as a world power as its sturd; eil ?zens, to whose natural increase were added immigrants from the Oh World seeking toobtain here the liter ty and prosperity denied them in the! own count ries, spread over the fac/v? the land, reduced the ^?afnTes'an forests to cultivation, bju'iTt cities, cor structed highways/a'tid railroads, til now a nation wlj?reh at the format io ?? ttis Governnpfent numbered only ;? t)t)o,(MU) In DOQlilation, bas become 80 000,000 and* irom ocean to ocean uni the lakes to the Gulf, the country i the abode of a free and prosperous pee pie, advanced in the highest degree i the learning and arts of civilization Lt is the liberty, the advancement an the prosperity of its citizens, nol an career of conti nest that make the com try a world power. This condition w owe Ui bounty of Providence, unfoldc hillie great natural resources ol' th country, to the wisdom of our father manifested in the form of governmen established by them, to the energy industry, moral character and law abiding spirit of the people them selves. WE A UK NOT A MILITARY I* KO PL bent on conquest, or engaged in e.\ tending our domains in foreign lamb or desirous of securing natural advan tages, however great, by force: but people loving peace, not only for om selves, but for till the nations of th earth. The display of great military arin? mcnts may please the eye and, for Hi moment, excite the pride of th citizen, but it cannot bring lo iii country the brains, brawn and in usc! of a single immigrant, nor induce lb investment here of a dollar of capital Of course such armamentos may h necessary for the security of the conn try and the protection of the rights o its citizens, at home or abroad, mus be maintained. Any other coins would be not only faisc economy, bu pusilanituous. 1 protest, howe ve i against the feeling, now far too preval eut, that by reason of the command lng position we bave assumed in tin world we must take part in the dis pules and broils of loreign countries and that because we have grown grea we should intervene in every importan question thal arises in other parts o the world. 1 Iso protest against th erection of ?my such military establish menl as would be required to maintaii the country in that attitude W would contine our international act! vi lies solely to matters in which th rights of the country or of our citizen are directly involved. Thal is not ; situation of isolation, but of indepcntl ence. WK AUK NOT WOULD KW I.Kits The Government of the Unitei States was organized solely for In people ol' the I united States. While i was contemplated thal this count r; should become a refuge for the oppress ed of every hind, who might be Ht t( discharge 1 he dut ies ol'our citizenship and while we have al ways sympathize! with the people of every nation ii their snuggles for self-government the Government was not created for ? career of political or civilizing evange ligation in foreign countries or arr.oni alien races. The most eflicicnt won WO cando in uplifting the people o other countries ls by the present at loi of a happy, prosperous self-govcriiin| nation asan ideal to be emulated,! model to be followed. The general oe cupatlon of our citizens in Hie ails o peace, or the absence of large militar armaments, tends to im;,.,;, neithc patriotism nor physic..! courage, ant for the truth of this i refer the youn| men of to-day to the history of Hu civil war. For lifty years, with tin exception of the war with Mexico, thli country had been at peace, with a standing army most of the time of less than ten thousand men. He who thinks that the nation had grown ef feminate during that period should read the casualty rolls of the armies on either side at Shiloh, An tie ta in, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, at Stone River and Chlckamauga. I would be the last man to pluck a single laural from the crown of any one of the military heroes to whom this country owes so much, but I insist that their most heroic deeds proceeded infinitely more from devotion to the country, than from martial spirit. As I have already proceeded at too great length, other questions suggest ed in the platform, must await my letter of acceptance. Mr Chairman: In most graceful speech you have reminded me of thc great responsibility, as well as the great honor of the nomination be stowed upon me by the Convention you represent this day. lie assuicd that both are appreciated-so keenly appreciated that I am humbled in their presence. NO SECOND TIC KM "WANTED. I accept, gentlemen of the commit tee, the nomination, and if the action of the Conventionshall be endorsed by an election by the people I will, God helping me, give to the discbarge of the duties of that exalted olllce the best service of which I am capable and at the end of thc term retire to private life. 1 shall not be a candidate for, nor shall 1 accept, a renomination. Several reasons might be advanced for this position, but the controlling one with me is thal I am fully persuaded that no iucumbt nt ol' that ofliee should ever be placed in a situation of possible temptation to consider what the effect of action taken by him in an adminis trative matter of great importance might have upon his political fortunes^ tjuestions of momentous consequence to all t he people have been in the past and will be in the future presented to the President for determination, and in approaching the consideration, as well as in weighing tlie facts and the arguments hearing upon them, he should be unembarrassed by any possi ble thought of the Influence bis decision may have upon anything whatever that may effect him personally. 1 make this statement, not In criticism of any ol' our Presidents from Wash ington down who have either held the otlice for two terms or sought to succeed themselves' for strong arguments can be advanced in support Of the re-elec tion of a President, lt is simply my judgment that the interests of this country are now so vast and the ques tions presented are frequently of such overpowering magnitude to the people that it is indispensable to the main tenance of a befitting attitude before the people not only that the Chief Magistrate should be independent, but that that independence should he known of all men. .Judge Parker followed his manu script closely._ A NEW DISPENSARY IDEA. Vin a \ejf? the Said to Have Originated Willi a Member ol' die Hoard. A dispatch from Columbia says u well defined idea has taken root in the mind of the State hoard of con trol, lt ls to interest leading grocery houses in the sale of bottled goods as agents of the dispensary system branch dispensants, so to speak. Some years ago some such plan was suggested and urged. How in will now take is uncertain and doubtful. The pian ls to see if s?ch linns as Saml. H. Wilson, Kliuok-Wycenberg, Welch & lOnson, and other linus or that standing will consent to sell the finer grades of liquors and wines for the dispensary under the dispensary regulations. Tue idea is just now being particularly pressed by one member of the board of control and he hopes to see his views carried out. Ile urges that sach agei?cles will pop ularize the dispensary; will offer a. medium for purchases where buyer^ are averse to patronizing out and yt * dispensaries and that they will 1 ' source of considerable revenue J State, city and county. The tion ls that such a plan w<k*<;omet mlsslble under the Pjeserj^F] ",p,er'. very t|Ucstioiia!,^^ri?TT??e*atslpe?sary* ta??Jjas'?v?r been as stretchable as a rubber band and the State board Is almost supreme. At all events, the board could urge the necessary legis lation if the plan he decided upon. The idea ls now to try the pian in Charleston and if lt works well there, to extend its operations, lt would be a popular move, but whether prudent or acceptable is another matter. The suggestion ls that fancy grocers prior to the dispensary law in many in stances sold tiner and bottled liquors and that the scheme would be to re turn tu such a plan only under dis pensary dispensation, anti the sales to L>3 made of liquors bought through the State board of control. The St. .John's Hotel would like to have a tourists hotel privilege in Charleston and will probably secure it. I,emulators Fight. A dispatch' from Atlanta to the Augusta Herald says: Representa tive Maples, of Mitchell, and Repre sentative franklin, of Washington and Doorkeeper Albert Maples, the son of Representative Maple?, engaged In a spectacular light on the tl 'or of the house of representatives at noon Tuesday. The speaker ordered the doorkeeper to allow no one to lf?ave the hall and when Representative Franklin attempted to go out he was held back by Doorkeeper Albert Ma ples. Licks hogan to pass between thc legislator and the young doorkeep er, when the father of young Maples rushed to the assistance of his son and attacked Franklin. A general fisticuff followed and lt is said that blood llowed freely as the result of the bloody noses. The other members ran up and got between the beliger cuts and separated them. lt. is said that the boy drew a knife. Wedding Called Oft*. The Rev. F. A. Scoff eld, pastor of the First Methodist Church, New York Wednesday, annoui.e d to assem bled wetlding guests that the cere mony he had been asked to perform would not occur. Tho marriage arrang ed was that of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Cald well and Carl Frcderickson. .Just as the minister was beginning the cere mony Frcderickson informed his bride elect that her two children must be taken to an orphan asylum. She did :.ot fake kindly to this and Frederick son told ber there would he no wed ding. Mrs. Caldwell left the place and went to her home. Frcderickson de parted from the city. Mrs. Caldwell says she had supposed Frcderickson would provide for the children, as he had always shown them great atten tion, and that it wtis a mere ohance that suggested the subject at the church. _ Senator Vern Onad. A dispatch from Sweet Springs, Mo., his summer home, says that former United ?States Senator George (J. N est died there Tuesday morning af 5 o'clock after a lingering illness lasted many months. Senator Yest had been at the point of death for stime time and his relatives and friends realized that it was only a question of time when the venerable and beloved Missouri statesman would pass away FARMERS AT CLEMSON They Heard Many Speeches on a Variety of T?pica. TEE ATTENDANCE NOT LABOE United ?tates Seuators Tillman and j int il mer Blade Speeches. Many t Interestlnjc Matters Discussed s by Other Speakers. i c A special dispatch from Clemson r College to The State says there were about titree times as many farmers at j the institute last year as there are . this year. The political campaign, tlie rains and the fact that all could j not be comfortably accommodated , last year are the reasons assigned for j the smaller attendance. THE EXFEUIENCE MEETING. About 300 farmers held an expert- 1 euee meeting in tho auditorium Tues- I day afternoon. Col. Newman presid ed and Senator Latimer occupied a j seat on the stage. Mr. E. D. Smith of Sumter told of J bis experience in marketing crops. In a few introductory remarks he illus- 1 trated the need of dealing with all I matters in a practical way and of ap- * plying mind tu matter. This prlnol- I pie was not applied by farmers in - marketing their crops. They were I the only producers in the world who I did not set the price on their pro- ' ducts. All producers would calculate 1 how much lt cist to make their goods < and adding to this a fair profit would * oller lo for sale at a price to cover these Items. The farmers made their I crops and then asked the purchaser to < lix the prica. While the southern i cotton farmer has a monopoly of a 1 great product yet he had made no j effort to coutrol the price of Iiis pro duct. Ile had no representative on < the cotton exchange or elsewhere, but I In the past had been content to let I the balance of the world lix the price t of cotton. If they continued in this ' way tiley would show themselves to ' be great fools. 1 Ile explained a plan he had used at ! Lynchburg, his home. A number of . farmers in the neighborhood hid form- J ed au organization and had made him 1 their salts agent. A charge of 25 I cents a bale was made to cover the expenses. The farmers would bring their cotton to town in such lots as would be convenient to them. Mr. Smith would then telegraph to vari ous exporters and the cotton pur chasers asking for bids for so much cotton, lie kept Informed of the orita at Liverpool. New York, and other points, and If tho price offered was satisfactory lie would sell the cotton the membars of the Organiza tion had brought to town that day. Hy so acting the members of the or ganization liad made about Sis,OOO on 3,000 bales of cotton more than they would have made if the organization had not existed. Ile believed if simi lar organi/.ations were formed thr. ughout thc country the price of cotton could be regulated, and the bulls and bears would not control the situation. If the organization could be further perfected so as to regulate the acreage the condition of the ci/t* ton fanner would be much improved The southern farmer had a {good enough thing in citton raising aQ(i ?r he would just mix brains will), tils business he would lead a very hiappy existence. j AirTsmtt"fi"*?rew ?-veryam?s?JSg pic ture of the present manner of telling cotton by the average farmeK Ile made the farmer out to be a majti lack ing in self respect unless his face be lied his feelings and made him out to be a ridiculous ligure tramping around town in the cold and rain trying tu sell his hale of cotton from a sample to noodle-headed men wbo did not bave thc natural ability o? the farmer. >Jhhe only hope of the farmer was to foi ni organizations such as were.to be round in aiwc'SirTDgs^nvf until such organizations as he bad indicated were formed to lix the price of cotton the farmers of the south would be beggars on their own doorsteps. They hart a natural monopoly and if tbey did not take advantage of their opportunities they were monstrous fools. QOOD HOADS. Prof. Newman then introduced Sena tor Latimer who spoke of his goori roads bill. He said that before the farmers could market their crop prolit ablv they must have good roads, and his bill provided for the building of good loads without its costing tbe peo ple one cent more than ra w. lt was unfair to make the farmers hear all the expense of building roads, lt was just as reasonable to make the hackmen of a city keep up the streets of a city. Therefore every une in the cuuntry shuuld assist and his bill simply provided for tbis, making the federal government spend a sum on the roads equal to that expended by the State. He explained in detail the features of his bill, which luis been given be fore in The State. Ile was well receiv ed ami niven close attention. At the conclusion of Senator Lath mer's address he asked all who favored the bill to stand up. Every man, wo man and child lu the audio nea stood up. The afternoon exercises were con cluded by an address by I'rof. Wane, associate professor of mechanical en gineering. Without dealing too much in technicalities he gave interesting and valuable advice un the caro uf steam engines, ile explained the cans is of boiler explosions and the means of prevent ing them, commended most highly gasoline engines In preference to steam engines and also spoke favor ably of wind mills. The entire even lng ser sion was de voted to addresses by Prof. Chambliss on insects. Injurious and beneticial (this address was illustrated by stere optlcan views of the boll weevil), and Richard ii. Krimonds, editor of Tbe Manufacturers' Record, on Immigra tion and Its importance to tho farm ing interests of the south. The Institute will close tomorrow morning. Aririresses will be delivered In the morning by Prof. Hardin on "Commercial Fertilizers," " and Prof. Itowlan on "Feeding Live Stock." W BI>N KS DA VS M BBTINU. After the experience meeting Wed nesday afternoon Maj. Alvord, chief of dairv division of tho agricultural department, spoke on thc "Dalry Cow, Milk and Its Products." For general use a good, combination of general purpose cow, he said, ls often clialmed to be belter; but asa rule they are not best. They are not lirst class in any respect. The true dalry cow turns all her food, except enough barely bo support life, into milk. The two questions to be considered in the dalry cow are quantity and quality. Quality Is more important than quantity. The quality is in tue cow, while quantity is a matter of treatment. Quality cannot be per aanently affected by^reatment or ood. 'The selection of tue breed ls the nain thine Milk is i water, 120 unces of water* In one gallon, 18 unces of fat or solids. The solids ai e o combined with the water that they any be taken out but cannot be recom ilned. All the fol id s except fat are lied. Tue variation In the fats de ledds on the cow and her breeding. The coloring matter In milk and ?utter ls valueless entirely. The peaker discussed feeding and treat uent fully. The lecture was made lear by the uss of ligures and illustra lons. Maj. Alvord ls to speak again At the night session a large crowd fathered to hear two lectures which proved interesting and instructive. The first speaker was Mr. G. A. Parker of Hartford, Conn., one of the nost noted handsoape gardeners in ,bis country, who read a carefully pre pared paper on the "Development of Public Grounds in Cities and VII ages." The paper will be given to the State in full later. Prof. W. M. Higgs followed Mr. Parker who discussed entertiulngly "Protection of Property from Light ling Discharges." The subject of protection from light ning, often ridiculed, ls a matter of ireat importance. The agent too of ten oilers showy but imperfectly made rods which are worse than no rods. Prof. Higgs theu gave a clear state ment of the construction, erection md u-e of lightning rods and especial ly the cost. The generation and ac tion of electricity was cl arly dis cussed and illustrated by lantern dides. Many beautiful experiments were given. The galvanized iron rod is ;heap and good. Copper ls good, but it ls a waste of money to buy the cop per rod when the galvanized Iron is just as good. The surface of the rod ls the thing )f Importance. The larger the surface the better. The corrugation or twlst ng of the rod ls to secure as large imount of surface with a minimum weight. The point is of small impor tance, but the grounding is very im portant. The rod should be over all parts of the roof so as to gather the ?lectrielty and gradually discharge lt. Lt ls better to have the rods insulated "nun the building, though it is uot of jreat importance. Chimneys and open windows In jams are often struck. The heated iii- forms a good passage to the elec tricity, lt ls a good plan to put rods >n chimneys and on thc highest points pf the house. The C03t of the best Installation of rods ought uot to cost over :i0 or :15 rents. The best ground is made by rlvet ? g tbe rod to a cast Iron plate which should he burled into the ground where moisture is continuous and unbeded iu charcoal. SBNATOK TILLMAN STEAKS. After the audience was adjourned die cry of "Tillman" was heard. It vas Immediately taken up and bccime ;enerul. The senator was greeted with ipplause. Ile spoke of the pleasure lt yave him ?o be here, tojj^\i?p*j^l\vjijfajjners T???2&?tq^^ so many ladies'**"" .* There bas been a great deal of complaint recently," he said. "People are going up and down the State hunt ing ellice., some of them hunting trou ble, criticising and tly-blowing the col lege, but the boys keep a coming. We've had to double our capacity and finally we have erected the ?ne&t agri cultural building in the south. "I bad something to do with the establishment of this institution; be cause I felt the need of just such an institution. We, as trustees, had to start at the ground. "The boys all wanted to go to other departments Instead of the agricul tural. Those of you who have been ulong thc s ime road that 1 have, svhou we struggled from j ear to year and made nothing, can understand why the boys did not want to try it. Tile boys who took the mechanical course went aut and got good positions, some pay ing $5,0U0. Compare that with the home he came from. The mothers told their boys not to become farmers. These boys were South Carolinians and we gave them what they wanted. "The men who lirst opp >sed the col lege are now Hosking to it. Old Char leston is scuding more than any other iectlon. "The farmers' sons have come here xnd got what they wanted. "Those who say we have fooled the farmers and have not given them what they wanted simply lie. "The cry now is for more people to take the places of those who have ione to tho cotton mills. All of you ,vho believe a foreigner will come here ind do what you and your kin can't do if you are given the same showing, lold up your hands. (No hands.) 1 mi glad you haven't lost faith in your iwn kith and kin. "1 ara in favor of decent immi grants. During my ,r?7 years I've hada lard struggle to keep my hill lands 'rom washing away, lt's Clemson's nias iou Lo teach you how to fur m. We <nojv we have shortcomings. We have jeen running only ll years. Who his iver turner! the world over and revolu tionized though in ll years. We are ?rowing gray as we pass down the hill if life, but we hope that you will take mr place and carry on our work. "If you are not bamboosled by the sheapjohn politicians who say that we nive spent too much money, and will ook around here at the $00,000 worth if buildings and look at the 250 boys NC hive turned out you will realize .bat we are doing the best we can and inge's could do no more. "Tell us .something about politics or God's sake," said one white, haired armer, hut the senator declined, say ng it was no place for yoi ?tics. TI I ll USDA Y MORNING. There was a large crowd at the nstitute at the morning session Thursday and all seemed to enjoy the lay. Mon and women are seen on svery part of the grounds and through ill the buildings. Many are here for mjoyment and seem to get it. Oth ers arc here for information and are (Otting wh?ti they come for. Every jody seems happy, and while a few ire beginning to leave, most seem mxlous to stay through the meeting. The ilrst speaker of the morning vas Mil. Henry E. Alvord, who dis ais ted Principles of Feeding." There s great variety and quantity of food ind feeding. While these foods di Her mtwardly, intrinsically they are near y the same. If we understand the irlnciples of feeding, therefore, we nive all that is necessary. l'urposesof food and feeding: Noth ng is more important than that food hould be healthful. It should be .artly succulent, partly dry. lt must ie satisfying. Neither animal nor nan will eat enough unless the food atlstlcs, is relished. Coupled with his goes the matter of digestibility. i healthy animal will not willingly at what Is Indigestible. All food > J materials contain a considerable pa?t o? water, which cannot be considered as part of the food. Grass, roots, eu-\ s il ago. as a rule, oarry about three fourths of digestible matter, but only half of lt ls appropriated. Straw ls much less .digestible. Physical character .of food must be considered with reference to the an imal. Large stomachs require larg! amounts, while small stomachs de mand more concentrated foods. If feeding ls profitable, the more feeding, within reasonable limits, the better. Balancing food is important. For this we must rely on chemistry. Physiological chemists have prepared tables of digestibility which are very useful. The dry matter In food is what we must consider. The digesti ble portions of food may be divided into life supporting and llesh or mus cle producing parts. Both parts of the food are nutritious. The nutri tive ratio seen so often means the relative proportions of heat or life supporting elements to the llesh pro ducing elements. The heat produc ers, or life sustainers are known as carbonaceous clements. Corn straw hay, etc., are lieu lo oarl.ouaceous matter. The llesh producers contain nitro genous matter, as the glutin?s parts of corn, wheat, etc. The nutritive ratio ought to be 5 to 1, that ls f> parts of heat producer to ] part of fl sh producing material. Timothy bay is ll to 1; clover bay is t? to 1 ; corn meal ls 12 to 1 : cotton seed meal is 1.4 to' 1: grass 5 to 1; wheat bran is 4 to 1; cow peavlnehay 4 to 1. lt ls desirable to keep these tables to guide us. For Instance, by refer ring to the table we can sje that timothy bay and corn meal ought not to be fed together, because they are too much alike. Cotton seed hulls are down along with straw. Maj. Alvord gave a list of bulletins and tables bearing on the subject. Maj. Alvord was followed by Prof. C. C. Newman oh "Fruits and Vege tables." He lirst gave answers to a number of questions, among them pruuing and training grapes. The trellis, stake, single cane spiral, and various other methods of pruning were clearly discussed. The selection of varieties is espec ially Important. Moore's Ktrly isa gojd shipper, not very subject to dis ease, but lt ls better to spray. The Niagara is one of the best vnrietles of white grapes not very liable to rot. The Llndey ls perhaps the very best variety, bel?g somewhat better than the Delaware. lt is necessary to ba? Ibu Delaware to protect from birds, and prolong tbe season. The Catawba is a line grower, but will rot unless kept thinned, especially In wet weather. Grapes grow and do well on any soil if well trained, but are less subject to disease on sandy soil. Spray as the grape is the size of a shot, and repeat every three wieks until the grapes begin to color. _^TJj? barrel pump is the best sprayj^g ma chine. , ?'" WL?rLi?RO? COLLEGE. [continued from page 1 ) ls considerably greater than ever be fore. The number of pupils who can l e accommodated in the dormitories after rooms have been asdgned to the in structors is 420; over 280 students ap plied for readmission; this left room for 140 new applicants. At the exami nation held on July 8 theie were l.'JO over the number applying last year. This gave a total of over 800 appli cants up to July 8, and a constant stream of applications has been pour ing in by mail ever since. .lodging by the experience of former years, the list will continue to grow up to thc very opening day. The new cat alogues are now being distributed, and the assignment of rooms is being made by the office force. As soon as this ls completed all will be ready for the next year. FAMILY WIPED OUT. Mother and Four Children Die in a Train Wreck and FATHER IS FATALLY INJURED. OfTwo Hundred Persona in the CUTH the Little Pam I ly Uroup Are tho Only Ones Who Are Killed in Wreck. At Chicago a woman and her four little children were killed in a grade crossing horror Wednesday night. Nearly two score persons were Injured, but death smote just one little group, the fmily of C. C. Schwartz, of Chica go. Of six lie is the only one alive, and he is Injured probably fatally. There were nearly 200 passengers aboard the train. At tho dangerous Brighton Park crosdog, at We.tern avenue and Thir ty-ninth street, a Chicago ? Erie freight train crashed Into a local west bound Baltimore & Ohio passenger train, overturning two coaches, one of which was smashed. The accident occurred ata point where many tracks intersect. The collision followed a frantic ef fort on the part of the crossing Hag man to change the course of the freight train, which was on the Panhandle tracks, and to the crew of which be bad given a signai that, all was clear for them Lo back over the Baltimore & ohio tracks. The passenger train, which was moving rapidly, was struck by the freight cars squarely in the middle. . >ne of the freight cars crashed through the woodwork of the coach, just where the Schwartzes were seated. Thc crash that followed the collis ion could be heard for blocks, as could the cries and screams of the injured, mingled with the hissing of steam from tho broken and battered freight engine, that lay sidewise upon the wreckage of a coach. The bodies of some of the victims were frightfully bruised and burned. Ambulance's and patrol wagons from a number of police stations, in cluding Brighton Park, Thlrty-tlfth street, Peering street, Il inman and New City were hurried to the scene of the wreck as quickly a possible. Po liceman by the dozens, assisted by scores of volunteers, carried out the bodies and cared for the Injured. Homes in the neighborhood were turned Into temporary hospitals pend ing the arrival of thc ambulances and patrol wagons. An investigation will he made to de termine who was responsible for the accident. The oillclals of the Chicago & Lrle and the Baltimore and Ohio road sent agents to the scene aud de clare the guilty will be punished. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CLIIMTTOIM, S. C. BOARD, ROOM-RENT and TUITION for Collegiate Year $117.50. Next Session begins Sept. 22, 1004. For Catalogue or information address JV 33}. ^IPJ^ILNTCl^I*., The Skyland Home, 28 Miles west of Asheville, N. G. CLYDE, N.C. Altitude 2,700 feet. Building Large andlCorafortablu. Ideal (Location. Scenery uusurpateed, in "1 Le Lacd.of tho Sky." No placo in Uio Mountains bottor Hutted for rest and recreation than the beautiful Pigeon Uiver Section. W. K. Woodall, Proprietor. RATES: $5.00 to ?7.00 per week, 2 in a room. Singlo Rooms $8.00 to $11.00. Special niles to parties or families for Season. /JA At Osborne's Business College ^O?lumiA AUGUSTA. GEORGIA IJuamntmd. QR TUITION REFUNDED BOOK-KEEPING, SHORTHAND AND TELEGRAPHY WRIlt US 1854. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. 1904. ' An institution for Hie higher education of young women. Classified s a College. University plan of studies. Strong faculty. Literary, Music Art. Expression departments are under thoroughly competent and experienced teachers. Cistern water. Heated hy hot-water. Health record unsurpassed Great advancement in Music department. lor catalogue address the President, W. W. DANIEL. Columbia, S. O. 1^. " " Vii _ j / * L Don't think that every ono who hanga out a Bien aa a "watoh 1I1C VV ii LC ll maker" is compatent to repair your fine watch. Repairers who . . . . are fully competent are scarce. We do work only one way,-the Iv PD1 lTinOr Dost-we caa make any part of a watch, or a complote watch. A\-V^^JU.ll 111^. Our prices are often no moro than you puy for inferior, work. When our ohnrgo for work is $1.50 or over wo will nay empress charge ona woy. Send na your whioii, P. H. LACH1CHOTIE & CO. Jewelers, 1424 Main St, Columbia, S. O. V ll Professors 17 Instructors. MEDICAL STUDENTS Write for Pree Catalogue of the .Vltcdkal department, University of Nashville. Curriculum Includes twenty-three lecture courses, each followed by athorou?h review quiz; seven laboratory courses, ?.ixl Him? h?v.:rs of hospital nvrk daily. New bunding elaborately i'qiitnned wit!: modern tmparatti? and appliances.Expenses moderate. Address J. billard Jacobs. M. D., Secretary, US! South Market Ht., Nashville, Tenn S WE ARE LOOKING , COLUMBIA LUMBER & MF6. COT 'COLUMBIA S.C. ? . j SB* - Whiskey Morphine I Clgaret I Alli Drug and Tobacco Habit, I Habit | Habit | Habits. Cured by Keeley Institute, of ?. C 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 76) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspond ence solicited. YVIIA/X^ Does ii? COST? Write to us and we will be glad to give you prices that will interest you on PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, etc. What ia Calci mo? ?GOLEM AN-BALL-MARTTN PAINT AND OIL CO. \ 3(17 King Street., . CHARLESTON, S. C. Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON. S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing "RUBEROID." Write for prices. Everything for supplying Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Quarries and Ginneries, Belting, Packing, Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Pipes, Valves, Fittings, In jectors, Lubricators, etc. 10,000 ft. of good l in. second hand black pipe for sale. Write COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., Columbia., S. O. The machinery Supply house of the state. J^inie oe uieut, Plaster, Terra Cotta Pipe, Rooting Paper, Car lots, small lots, write, Carolina, Fortland Cement Co., Charleston, ti. C. A Kie NAVAL BATTLE lcontinued from page l.j "After nightfall the Czarevitch, be ing unable to follow the squadron and losing sight of lt, to-.ik a s utherly direction in order to attempt to reach Vladivostok under her own steam. She was attacked by torpedo boats during the night, and at dawn was in' the vicinity of Shantung. The oilicer commanding the squadron, having ex amined and determined the extent of the damage to the ship, concluded that she could not make Vladivostok and allowed her captain to proceed to Kiaochou for repairs. "Those killed included Rear Ad miral Withoff, Navigating Flag Lieut A/.ailetf, Navigating Lieut Drayulshe Ul CCU. 1QCS~ n.ikiai) nuuuuvu 111 cluded myself and eitfht others. A number of sailors were killed or wounded, but just how many has not yet been a.sc3rtained. "'I arrived at Kiaochou at!) o'clock, in the evening, and found there the cruiser Novik and the torpedo boat Bezshuml. "1 am happy to bear witness to your Majesty to the unexampled bravery of the ulllcers and men dur-, ing the desperate encounter." JAPS WIN* ANOTnBlt VICTORY. A dispatch from Tokio says Vice Admiral Kami mura encountered the Russian Vladivostok squadron at noon Saturday north of Tsu Island, In the Strait of Corea, and attacked the ene my at once. The battle lasted for live hours and resulted in a complete Jap anese victory. The llussiau cruiser Kurik was sunk and the cruisers Russia and Gromolol lied northward after having sustained sorious dam age. Vice Admiral Kainimuracables the navy department that the injuries Indicted upon his vess ;l.s were slight. The fate of the crew of the Rurik is not known. It is presumed that many of Hiern were killed or drowned. The strength of the licet under Vice Ad miral Kainimura is not known, hut lt ls presumed that he had the Adsuma, Id limo, Iwate, Takashlho and other light cruisers. Tokio is joyous over the news, as it gives Japan mastery of the sea and restores commerce. Cliai*K<'H Fraud. George W. Morgan, New York State superintendent of elections, Wednes day night gave out a statement in which he says lt ls estimated that iooo.ooo have been made within the past year in the sale of fraudulent papers, ile adds that the federal au thorities estimate that over 100,000 fraudulent naturalization papers have been sold by those enaged In this Illicit traille, and that 30,000 of these have been Issued lr? New York city. Itoastcd In Hin Coll. A. Special from Coeburn, Va., says: Caesar Younvr, colored, proprietor of a restaurant at Tums Creek, a mining uperation of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coak company, as the result of an attempt to burn his way out of the town lock-up, was roasted alive before ussistar.ee cound reach him. He was arrested on a charge of felling mood shine whiskey. Young had on his per son $108, which was burned. SMI end want to know ti.? (rnttl ?bunt your tr mille, sena tor mv ire? booklet? mid self examination blauta. No. 1, Nervous Debili ty (Sexual V eakneas), No. 2, Varuoeele, No. 3,Stricture, No.4, Kid ney and I:'miller (Jina plaint.*. No. 6, DlaeaaTe of Women, No. 8, The Poison King (Blood Tolson), No. 7, Ca tarrh. These bootes nbi in. .1 be In the hands of avery person afflict ed, -.-i hr. Hathaway', i the author, la recog Jnlzed as the best au thorlty and expert th . the United Htaten or. , nu. HATHAWAY. these diseases. Write or send for the tx>ok you want to-day, and lt will t>e sent you free, sealed. Addreai J. N?^r. '.un Hathaway, M D 28 Inman Building, 22* S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. The Crops are Pine. Good Prices are Sure. Make Home Happyl You need music to make your joy complete. We can suit you either in a Piano or Organ. You want the best. We have them. Prices and terms to suit everyone. Write"us at once for catalogues, prices and terms. Address MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE Columbia, S.'C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. GUARA* y TEED . BY A BANK DEPOSIT Railroad Far? P?I<J, 500 I'll Kl-: Courses Offered. 9RIBnBflEHBBBB BoarJat Cost. Write Quick GEORGIA-ALABAMA DUSIHESS COLLEjOE^co^Ga. ALL the labor unions of Chicago, comprising 300,000 members, passed resolutions on Sunday night pledging moral and financial support to the meat strikers as long as the strike should last.