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"DO TnOU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY FOR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." VOIL. XX)( BENNETTS VILLE, s. c., FRIDAY, APRIL 28,1905. A PITHY SPEECH By Senator Newlands on Jeffer son Day in New York. WHO IKK DEMOCRATS The Senator Says thc Real Democrats are in the Republican Party as Well as in the Democratic Party, and that Bryan Will Lead Them to Victor}'. The speech printed below, delivered at a big Democratic gathering in New York on Jefferson Day by Senator Newlands, of "Nevada, is somewhat sensational, but it will be read with interest: What ls Democracy? Who aie Dem oorats, and have we a Demccratic par ty? These are the questions to be de termined before the next national elec tion. Democracy ls a faith, not an as sociation. Dunocrats are those who believe in that faith, not tho. e v. ho are simply enrolled Ju an organization. The Democratic parly should bi a homogeneous association of men who intend to put their faith into practice, not of men who make a pretence of faith in order to secure i Qi ce and spoils. Dem icratic faith implies equal rights for all and special prtvil ges for none. It Implies tiust in the piople a the source of all po*er. It t'-aelos the holding of all power close in the hands of the people. It means government near to the people, lt in? ans that each county,as to county affairs shall govern Itself, and not be gove ned by tl e State; that each S'.ut?, :is t i Matear fairs, shall govern Itself, Lid ie gov erned by the nation; that thu na'ion, in all matters or Hie gi oeral welfare and defence, entrust?d by tho C msll tution to lis Governnn nt, shall govern itself acd not surrender the exercise of its powers to thc States. It meat s that the will of the people, when ex pressed in constitutions and laws, sha:) be inforced a> c >rdir g to tl-iir letter and spirit unaffected by partial:ry and undisturbed by the changing passions of the hour, lt means tho nighest re Bpeot for and obedience to tie law, constitutional and statutory, lt meun. c government of law,- no* of me h.- lt noians that the constitutional els! rib utlon of powers, national or State; shall be maintained. It means that ti e powers of governmenti shall be exercis ed for and dedicated to the benefit ami happiness of our own people, nod not for the benefit or conqui si, and f-.ub Jectlon of other peep!? s. li means con struction, not destruction, lt means peace, not war. lt means that i ur sys terns of finance, transportation .mci production shall bo frame d with a view to the prosperity of the many ano not for the advantage of the few. It m at s that as to all public utilities, nation al, State or municipal, the Govern ment shall either own or & otrtil* that if such utilities are entrusted to pri vate enterprise regard shall bc h d only for a fair return, not sp?cul?t ive advantage. It me ms the o*en ? o.?r for competition -Jnd c ?-opera- ton, t ot the closed door o' n ont poly. lt. m ans the protection of tile right* to the many, not of the interests vt thc f w. It stands against eas., ra k, and privilege, lt stand?- U r hun ai !. DEMOCRATS IN DISGUISE. Judged by these princip es, there are men in the Democratic organiza tion who are not Demo 'rats. Jud) ei by these prlnc pies, there are m n in the Republican organiz tion who are Democrats. Judged ny these p'bei pies, Abraham Lincoln was a Demo crat. Judg d by these pr incl pl s, in most matters relating to dornest c leg islation Theodore It o -o vc-lt i:; a D m oorat. Should all thc rial Demo ral in both parties be united in ona or ganlzatton they would control the leg , lslation of the country. In the las campaign the count s lowed that the Democratic party had Inst, hut ll ?ose velt'smessageslio.ved th tDtm cracy had won The D?mocratie uurtv han declared for an imaie fiat; assurance to the Philippines of ultimate llbcrt) under American proti et i n. Roosevelt expressed not the assurance, but the hope, of such liberiy. The De ni er -.t. ic party in its pla: form had declare for many domestic reforn s. R o> v 1 wrote into his Administr?t!* n plat form a demand for tlies.- reforms. Democrats, whether In the D imocrut lo or Republican organization, will support this demand and insure its accomplishment. Nomischlev lusspir it, no mere desire to dismember ti e President's party or to i mbroll his administration proinots the sup.) ri by the real D nu erat s l i the D. mo eratic organizati in ol Roosevelt's clo m estie, policy They du ?t b i auge it is their duty to support the man to whom Providence, has assigned the op portunity of aec omplisl m nb, Liu tone man can defeat tbe accomplishment of Roosevelt's domestic policy, and that ls Roosi velt. C n d we, dui in. the next four y ears, cut our elves loo e from the external co o p,!e.r ion > which have absorbed us for the last eight years, we would wi'ia si the trlliti ph ant success of Democracy In all Um domestic refoims now pres ling upon the attention of 'In- c mr ry. And these reforms would be a c m pl I li d mainly by thc aid if t* e Domo ra lc organization, standing lie iii d a R' publican President of D m 1 ratio faith, who -Aiii bring to hi support all the m- n of tho Republican party of like faith. WHAT -UNITED DBM( CHATS CAN DO. The union of Democ ats, whether nominally In the Democratic or the Republican organizations, on the irrigation question, accomplished the passage of an Act thc mn> t important in the history of the last half cen tury; an Act broad, comprehensive and enduring, which without ot' er legislation will, within then x'. lift; years, develop an empire i.i the re gion west of the Missouri dedicated tb hooies-'ekers and tue home-build ers, tin who^e sturdy virtues tbe perpetuity of the Ropublio rests. The union of Democrats, whether in the Democratic or Republican organi zation, cac, within thc next four ve?is, oyen up the steel highways of ths country to the eui tl, proportion ate and fair use of the entire p opie. Tbe union of Democrats, whether In tbe Democratic or Republican organi zu ion, can, within the next four years so ir cale tbe tariff wall as to de stroy tho monopolies erected uuder its shelter. The union of Democrats, whether in tbe Democratic or R2 publloan organization, can, within tue next four j ears, shape a system of taxation that will brin/ wealth under proportionate contribution to the ex penses of the Government. Tbe union of Democrats, whether in thc D?mo orutio or Republican organization, can, within the next four years, amend and reform the public land laws so as to preserve the great na tural wealth of the country-wealth o' coal, of irou, of copper, of lead, of timber, and of land-for the entire people of the United States, includ ing generations yet unborn, instead of allowing the publie wealth to bo absorVod and nion >polizod in this generation by a favored few. The union of Damocrats, whether in the Democratic or R?publlcan organlzi lloi s, can. within the next, four years, undor Roosevelt's courageous leader ship "shackle greed and counning," eradicate graft and fraud from the public service, and restore the simple uLals of tbe Republic. ONLY JINGOISM IN THE WAY. All that ls necessary to accomplish tl'.ls is freedom from external compli catii ns. Far eight years we have buen engaged in foreign activities. Starting lu the Cuban war for free dom we. en.ii d in the Philippine war for conquest. Having acquired mere right ol way over the Isthmus of Pa nama by a treaty which guaranteed Colombia's sovereignty and bound lft to protect lt against the nations of world, we, in a moment of tempta tion wrested by force of arms that sovereignty from Colombia and took it i.urs.lves. We have been engaged :n diplomatic negotiations for the open do>r in China; for reciprocity ; rt ntlcs with Cuba; for the adjust ment of the debts of American re publics. We have been engaged in iustructing American republics in thc decencies of international life. We < H\G he n engaged in law making for th Philippines and for Porto Rico and for Panama, Whilst we have been ennauerlng other countries mo nt poly has C L quered our own. We have time to settle the rai head ques tion in the Philippines; we have not the time to adjust the railroad ques tion in the United States. We have the tim? to gi vd a moderate tariff-to ? he Philippines; we have not time to correct au excessive tariff in the United Statis. We can expend vast .urns in Cul a, In the Philippines, in Panama, in colonial exploitation and la naval expansion, but we have nu money for the internal development of the Republic. Oar harbors and our water way s are neglected. Oui reform legislation rests In commit tees, and as a result either of favorit ism or neglect in legislation, tho greatest pluioeracy lu the history of i he world has been created, whilst we have kept our eyes strained towards thc horizon of imperial and interna tiona] grandeur. WHAT WILL ROOSEVELT DO ? Will the many-sided Theodore R 'ossveit devote himself during the : ex', four years to the Democratic p .icy of <lomt-:,t.ic reform indicated b? his mess; g . or will he continue to e g ?gc in activities external to our co .a ry, which will absorb its atten t o.- ; nd pcs p >ne domestic reform ? ?; the former, D.-mucracy wiii bo tri umphant before his administration e. (is. If, on the other hand, he con ines LO ria/./, e. our p< opie v/ltb startllug exhiuidons of international pyrotechnics, plutocracy will ba as ii rm ly Intrenched at the end cf hlx ariaiinihtration a^ it was at the be ginnii g, t.nd some other Democrat-a Democrat who ls not au Imperialist bread, as well as at hume-will be eil1.ed upon to leai the destinies of ' io country. The country demands Dei Qooracy-whether under Rjpubii can er Democratic administration. Democracy is triumphant now If Kois.v lt sianc2s by Democratic faith, if not, four years hence Dem icracy will gird it:? loins for another struggle against plutocracy, which is strengthening in wealth and power every day and every hour. And hs standard bearer will ba t ie men who fer years have been pre-eminent for steadfastness, f >r courage, for pa lie-.ce under defeat, for faith In the ultimate wisdi m and power of the pi opie ; the mau who has been unde viating, consistent, courageous ; tue ai.in whose integrity nobody doubts ar d in whose sincerity everybody be Heve?. Tue question will then be thc development o( the Republic at home. The agency to be employed wi.l be a conservative Democracy, and tho loader of this Democracy will be t ?ie man who has stood true to Its principles amidst all the glam or and Illusions of imperial admlnls 'rations. Girl id ulai!) Killed. At Little Falls, Minn., there ls ?n at excitement over the discovery of the dead body of Minnie Klntop in ;ne wo ds. The b dy was entirely stripped of clothing, a handkerchief as tightly twisted about her neck and the. h> ad was a mass of bruises. Two ne groes were seen in the vicinity i f wi ere the body was found and earch ls being made for them. The girl, who was about to leave for the lortl rn part of the State to take uu homestead cb ims bad been in Little Fills purchasing supplies. She left th ie Monday evening for Darling, fr.?m which station she was to walk to her home. After leaving Darling she A is not seen again until her body was found. Shook Too Hard. Tho minister was a groat hand shaker, shutting down like a viss. One day he shook a little boy's hand, and absent mindedly gave an awful squeeze as he said: "My little fellow, 1 hope you feel pretty well today?" Willi tears in his eyes tho little boy answered: "I did till you shook hands with me." ?TILL AT THJt? HEA1>. ?n FDglish Army Officer Pays the World May Still 'furn to American Batt IciltiKl l'or Examples of tho Hlghrst .Mili tary ?flloionoy and Valor. lb takes a long time to size up the merits and results of a tremendous sonfilot liku the olvll war, and lt is not surprising that the verdict of torc?an military students ls constant ly chang!rg and drawing closer to a true estimate of the facts. A fresh review of tue last stage of war, from Settysburg to Appomattox) has just appeared lu Englai d from the pen of Jap tain Battine of the king's hula's, [u writing of the most critical phase jf the contest In America Captain Hat tine has in mind the recent great military events, and he bolds that the world may still turn to American aattleth Ids for examples ot tire high ?st military ( fllcicncy and martial palor. Ile says: "The history of the Amrlcan civil ?var still remains the most important m?me for tho student and the states man bf.causi lt was waged between adversaries of the highest)intelligence and courage, who fought by land and ita over an enormous area with every levice within the reuoh of human iu jenunity and who had to create ev.^ry uganlzatlon Deeded for tlie purple after the struggle had begun. Justice lias hardly been done to the armies which arose time and again from san ?uinary repulses and from disasters more demoralizing than ?my repulse In the Held because they wore caused by political nud military incapacity In high p'aces, to redeem which the soldiers freely shed their blood, as it seemed, In vain. If the heroic en durance of the somheru pe pie aud the fiery valor of the southern armies thrill us today with wonder and ad miration, the s!.u-;b.>rn tenacity and :ourage which succeeded in preserv ing intact the heritage of the Ameri can nation and which triumphed over foes sc formidable are not less worth) A praise and imitation. The A merl jars still hold the world's record for hard fightjh g. " The vak i of the southern soldiers has long bi en extolled at home as well as abroad, and at one time the eulogists seemed to forget that valor in any army presupposes equal valor In the foe. The lighting records of the combatants in that great w.'.r do not rest upon mere speculation. Thoj were written In biool, and the ho k are open to ti e world'a inspection. o.nd every elite regiment and elite :orps on - either--side n?u*t ami-ov-n without loss of prestige j-tiud c ?ai parlsou with an elite equivalent In the ranks of the foe. The North had more regimeuts in the field than dio the South, tint the. ratio of hard fight ing r< gimtnts was the same. There were seventy northern regiments which lost from 50 to 80 per cent, of their strength in sing:-: engagements aud fifty-three southern regiments lu Lim same clui-s. Figures showing losses in actual ba?les arc eloquent witnesses of the valor of individual organization. Tl e highest brigade loss recorded in ne ittufedorate army was that ol Gregg's South Carolina brigade, which is iiredlied with 1 271? Killi d In battle. In the northern army a Yerinom brlgacie tik-s highest pl ac?, with ?. loss of 1,172 killed and the Iron hr] ?ade Is a cio-.e second, svi.h 1,1 Al deaths on the battle Ik ld. As m<. northern regiments wi r. legularly re bruited, the losses fell upmi grea er uumerlcal strength than was the ca <? m the South, where r<.cr>!i s w. rt ?c-.rce. The famous "Kantuckj Drphan" brigade of the S jut being made up of expatriates inna the land <f lighters, was never rcciuiud ano literally fought itnelf to a "fri zzle," as the southerners expressed it. Glregg's brigade, had the banner regi ment in the South for los-i in ba'ile during the whole wax-the Flr.it S u b Carolina. Its record was 281 kided, and the banner regiment of the Ni ri:;, che Fifth New Hampshire, went a notch higher with a lo. s of 2U5 dead on the fiele1 of honor. And when lt, earn - to losses In Bingi engagement Balaklava and ail the old wt rid records were cut-done both by "Yank" and "Jbonnie." In a -ingle, obarge at Gettysburg the First Minnesota emerged with a li ss of 82 per t ent, killed and wounded, while the First Texas at Antietam lost 82 2 ;t per cent In thu higt e-.t numeri cal loss sustained in a singlo engage ment the lighters of the North and Suuih als ? show; d their common line age and equal valor. At Gettysburg the Twe nty-sixth North Carolina went iutei action July I willi 820 m n and lost 58(i killed and vvouu c i. At Cold Harbor the F.r.->t Maine; heavy artil lery charged au In treue! el line with 832 rank and tile and lest 586 killed and wounded in the space of seven minutes. Both of these regiments continued lighting in the same cam paigns until the end of ibo war. lt ls a singular fact that over the whole field and throughout the war every phenomenal display of valor, tenacity and stubb.ir n courage on one side was duplicated at sume time by the other side. For the "Bloody Angle," ludo hy Lee at Spottsy. vania, there was tho "Horseshoe Ridge," defended by Tnoraas at Chkakamauga, and for Pickett's charge at Gettjsbuig there was the rush for the stone wall al Fredcrlcksburg. In the long run neither side was outfought. Bo li sides sustained the prestige of Ameri cans in battle.-Spartanburg Journal. Ijynchntl hy Nc^roon. A special from Mariana, Ark., sa>s: Enraged at the Act:on of John Har nett, a negro, in shoo th g and killing Albert Wals field, another negro last Sunday because tho latter circulated the report that Barnett was a lian gerotn man, 20 other negroes em ployed in a levee camp ne.ir Askew, have taken Harnett out and hanged him. From meagre reports the story of the crime ls as follows: Barnett came to the camp early last week and secured work. Wals liold had known Barnett before and told the bo^s of a camp that he was a dangerous n an. Barnett heard of this and tho shoot ing followed. WHAT IT COST. Interesting Figures on Life In surance in this State. NINETY MILLIONS Almost Now Carried In Policies. The Three Big Companies Carry a Third of the Risks. Interesting Sta tistic-* Gleaned from thc Comptroller General. There has bren much complaint among Ufa insurance agents gsnerally that the bitter warfare that bas been waging lu the management of the Equitable and tito disclosures that this contest bas brought out have lo a eeinsiderable extent destreiyed faith In li'e Insurance and made business mucb more rlltllcult to write. But, nays the Charleston Post, no Buch condition is rill :oted in the Comptroller Gener al's comparative tabulation, just com pleted, of business done by all life companies operating in this State. Tr?ese figures i.-.re for the year ending December 31st last, the figures for the first quarter of the present year p nut having yet been tabulated. Whether the ligures for tho nb-.v quar ter will show any falling off can not |1 be said, but certain it is that last year's bus! ue.-:s showed II13 samesteady Inert ase that bas been manifest for M the past several decades. ' Tue business of tho "three giants" | j continues to ciirab in millan dollar s'rides. In 15103 the Equitable had 810.12(1,551 insurance in force In South 11 Carolina, wrote $370,OOO in 1004, and beiran the present year with $11,022.- p 055. In 1903 the. Mutual of New York had la force $14,754,302 wrote S2 04(5 754 and b?gan the new vrir with 815,756,845. The New 1 York Life, in 1903 had in force 812 - t 201.697, wrote $2,570,180 ar.d begun j the present year with $13 570,353 lu 1904 thc Equitable received pre miums amounting to $302,621 36, the f Mutual $397.225 23, un] the New j Y rk Lifo 844(1,374 30, as against f 1 uses incurred of 8119,884. $144,580, $170,423 37, respectively. I I There is an enormous difference be- 11 tween the total amount this State ?iays out annually for insurar.cj and the amount lr, receives back in lesses incurred. But while this ls an appa M rently very Unlust ?lff jreuco it mu .!. I ' ?nt +re-rnrKottca trtiatj-Cr?? -rssrsTiiow being incurred come largely from bus Iness written many j ears ago, when tho State was not nearly so well pro tee ted by amount nf in urance in force ; that thc ressrve or a :tual cash value of dd time insurat ce policies co~/ in foice In this State l as grown K steadily as tbe premiums have been paid In and that this represents a big as sot. To what extent South Carolinians are Injured, what they pay annually for this and what th iv get back In los es Incurred nr.: snown by the fol lobing Interesting table compiled iro"i Gie Compte 1er General's fig ures showh.g the comparative stand inu' of t e various li'ecompanies with n ^renee to S uih Carolina business. Th? figures ar^ f r iLe year ending December 31, 1904: I iNsuuANci? tx Kortens. li New V ?.<*. BuM'.ne? Aetna..* 2,208,502 6 325,426 Bankers. 1,684,814 113,412 Comm M111 nal.. 380.009 11,000 i( Equitable. 11,622,655 3,470,660 Kui. lil y Mutual 1,456,073 302,543 (h rmania. 330,886 205,60 ' Hartford. 632,678 233,533 Home Friendly. 833;470 457.730 Home of N. Y... 1,130,463 182,508 Manhattan. t;it.3!is 231,575 Mass. Mutual... 75,117 10,000 Metropolitan.. 163,208 151,754 Mutai Benefit... 6,423,276 1,472,242 Mutual Of N. Y. 15,756,845 2,046,751 Mutual Reserve 697,081 13,102 Nat ional . 00,000 lol,1,00 N. E. Mutual .. 1,40-.105 280,021 N. Y. Life. 13,570,353 2,570,180 l ucille Mutual.. 1,032,160 738,674 Benn Mutual.. 4,817,504 1,259,973 Phoenix. 1.052,036 77,530 Provident. 1. hil, 054 518,072 Prudential. 2,780,402 1,056,518 Security L.&A. 102,1100 1 ls.uno Secur. .dut ual. 313,441 31,202 Security T& L. 227,279 13,370 .tale L. of 1. 1,045,600 412,100 Sou. h. & T. 19,000 12,000 State M. L. A... 971,57 1 251,742 Sun of Canada. 506,517 358,046 Travelers'. 2,503,377 245,496 I 'iiion Cent. 2 856,039 615 860 Washington. ?."?.". s t 73,500 Virginia Life... 7,27.<,:'..?:'? 2,730,816 Total.$86,291,855 $20,757,903 | PKEMIUM3 AND LOSSES. Premiums Losses Received. 1 neurred. Aetna.$ 71,mil $ 11,597 Bankers. 52,813 23,500 Comm. Mutual. 6,070 17,454 Kquitable. 302,021 199,884 Pldcl Mutual.. 41,780 10,701 Germania. 13,520 1,500 [Hartford. 15,121 0,000 Home Friendly 55,19!) 25,924 Home of N. V... 41,255 ll,out) Manhattan. 5,248 10,21' Mass. Mutual... 2,100 2,000| Metropolitan.. 2,:?C>;? . Mutual Benefit 208,412 41.26 M ut ual ot' N. V 397,225 114,580 Mut. Reserve.., 201.387 10,600 Nal ional. 2,n57 N. IO. Mutual... 43,470 11,251 N. V. Life. 110,371 170,423 Pacific Mm ual. ;'>:;.:ii I 1,000 Penn Mutual.... 138,032 34,500 Phoenix. 37,932 19,5001 Providcn . 36,354 4,000 Prudential. 92.uso 14,107 Security L.& A. -1,300 Security Mutual 7,470 3.000 Security T, Sch. 12,uno 3,500 Male h. Ol' 1. 27.7 .S -1,5(10 Southern L.&T 483 . Slate M. L. A... 33,964 2,n7 Sun ol'Canada.. 15,056 2,55-J! Travelers. 75,707 37,844 Union Cent. 70.311 29,261 Washington_ 1^,662 1,000 Virginia Life... 25 ),?79 71,124 Total.$2,6*13,035 $943,820 1 Thus it will h.: 'cen that South Carolinians pain out ,u premiums over I two and a half ra til lpns and received! In death looses an^j cash surrendvi values Uttle more Glin a third of that' yet tuuy aro carryii b nearly nluety The Democrats "DO THOU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOULSAND MAKE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY FOR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE. VOL. XX. BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY; JANUARY 13, 1905. -i Ti i ir TI Jirm'?Q ulm ll r??nl 1? . . ~~ ~ 41 COTTON SACKS Destined to Replace Burlap Sacks for Shipping Purposes, UNLIMITED FIELDS. \ New Market Right at Our Door. Char-1 leston Merchants Give Good Rea sons Why Bags Alake Better Packages than Boxes (or . Shipping Goods. While cotton growers of the South ire looking across this continent and icros3 the Pad ile for tho development )f a new market for their great staple, ?bey are probably overlooking the best ind surest market right at their doors The Columbia State says: Tbe farm srs of the south do not realize the lumber of sacks used by the factories n the distribution of fertilizers every winter-betwen 4,000,000 and 5,000, 100 are employed to hold thc phos phate bought by South Carolina farm ers alone. Nor do they seem to under hand that the material for these fer tilizer bags might be cotton but is ourlap, imported from India. The fol owing letter, wricteu by Mr. Geo. A. Wagoner, president of tbe Royal Bag ring and Yarn mill of Charleston, is lecidedly interesting: "Tue diherence between the value cf :otton sacks and burlap sacks for fertilizers ls DO cents p;?r ton on seam ess and 00 cents per ton on the sewed ?tton bags. We purchased last year )urlap> amounting to 3230,000, and ,he duty on same was $05 000. Now or your further Information I will tate that the total imports of burlars rora Calcutta for tho 12 months o: asb year fr tn Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st vas 300 765,500 yards of burlaps and 4,158,700 burlaps bags, and from Dundee, Scotland, and other ports .here were 30,000,000 yards, makiug a otal of 3Uu,7o5 550 ynr. s burlaps al ?ogcther imported. The total revenue or the United State government on ill burlaps and br>gs amounts to about 123,000,ouo annuully. 1 nile you t^ay inat you ita ve been talking ti thc armers on the suv jeot, ani 1 am glan o note that they tire inclluod to pay he di ff renee in the oast of the bags. ioua.ro mlsr.rtkcn, however, when you ay that ic will take 'rora one to on' md a half million bales to make the lags for fertilizers, for by my calcu <t lon lt would take perhaps 20,000, 100 pounds cotton, ai d. of course, if ,hey would use cotton bags for grits, Ice, grain, sogar, salt, cement, etc. t would easily ta ce. 2,000,000 bales of :otton to manufacture these b.igs." But the ti dd is no? 1'mi ted to the ?so of fertilizer sicks; lt is unlimited n the grocery business, and here h vhat tho grocers ot Charleston hav? >o s :y < n tlic sn j ?ct: "Offing i i the scarcity of coop^rcg-e i number of lai mauufaoturers hav< >eeu con pe'ed ?o ship their product n bugs lust . ii of barrels. This ex perl nee lia ? taught many that the ba., s bv (ar Ll . . otter package, for thc ullowlug re , :>: "First. No freight to pay on tlu jackage. "Seco d. The sick i ; cheaper. " third. The sa.k is of value when impty, ' Fourth. A sack Of 100 lbs. is easier ind cheaper to h indie than a barrel. "Fifth. The jobber iu loading his loll very wagou Jan put a sack In his wagon with >?ne mau instead of two. "Sixth. The. jobber's delivery man ;an hantile the sack to advantage ,vhen lie reaches the rotaller. "Why cotton sacks should ba used ?stead of burlaps ls: "First. B caus: tile empty cotton lack Is of more value to the consumer. "Second. Because cotton ls raised n the Unite;! States, and burlaps ls mported hum In/ i.-.. "We bave examined carefully the cotton sack manufactured by the Iloy II Bag H"d Yam Manufacturing com pany of Charleston, S. C , and unhes itatingly recommend this pickige for ,'rlst and salt, and will give it prefer- ] mee to the burlaps or barrels when makin,; our purchases of grist and ult." Signed: Fincken Jordan Co., H. T. Foster, S. Ilir chm an & Son, J. W. ll bs in & Sin, Ni elchers & Co., S II. Wilson & Co., F. Welters, Bio hine Milling C )., I. M. Pearlstlne & Sous, ll. Viel, C. Wulbem & CJ , Welch & Bason, Otto Tiedeman & Sons, 1) Uaodi s & Co., F. W. Wag oner & Co., Malony ec Carter. And here ls a further endorsement: To Cotton Planters: At a meeting of the South Carolina branch of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' association held Wednesday, tlie following rosohit;on was passed: The members of the association use for all purposes, when possible to do so, cotton sacks Instead of other pack ages. First, because the erupty cotton sack is of more value to tile consumer than Ju;u sacks. S xmid, b cause cotton ls a product of tbe 60u the rn States, while burlap is imponed from India. The cotton sacks manufactured by the Royal Hag an i Yarn Manufactur ing company tf Charleston, S. C., have bi t n examined by us very care fully, ami this association recommends this package for gmt, salt, rice, etc The object of this resolution ls to create a n.o.o general di maud for cot ton. Tinco. M ic Let i Kits, President) S. C. Division, So,it hern Wholesale Gr< eera' A s ci uion. "Tho MK 11, ot a Unit." Thc teacher, picking up an orange that was lying on the desk, explained that it was a unite. Tho nt xt day the p clings had been loft there: so, pic k lng up a couple, she a>kcd what they were. Thero was a paus?. Presently a bright-faced but shy little girl an swered: "Woy, that's the skin of a uulio."-Little Chronicle. V COMES HIGH/ Enormous Expense Attached to the Operations of Base Ball. What lt Costs tho Diar?nt Lcncucn of tho Country to Amuse the Public. Tbe Charleston Post says indicative | of the marvelous growth of baseball 164 clubs are mem' era of the national association, over 2,500 players being employed. These clubs are in the principal leagues of the country. Th? cust of these circuits approximate. 81 658,000 in salaries, 8571,000 in trav_ ellug expenses and 8080,000 for incl dental expenses, makh g au aggregate I Ol 82,908,400. This is exclusive of I independent teams accounting of ' whicb would materially swell the to tal. Organized baseball is provided I for 20,907,205 people, accordh g to the| latest ligures. The salaries of the six South Atlan tic clubs amount to 836,000, traveling requires 815,000 and incidental ex-1 penseB another 815,000. The popula tion of the circuit is about 222 301. The managers of tbe infant minor are I bound to hold their salary limit for | the season at 86,000 under the nation al agreement, which is based upon population. These figures will give! the enthueiasts an idea of the cost of maintaining the league. The cir cuit's mileage this season, as already shown in The Evenir g Post, is 31,120 according to the schedule. Salaries in the National and Amer ican Leagues alone reach the sum of 8740,000, and tbelr combined txpanses are more than 847?,000. Tne Ameri can serves a population of 8,611,994 and the National 9,380,004. Atten dance in these two circuits, winch means paid admissions alone, last year was: American. 0,048,056 National. 5,328,542 Tue New York Globe recently gave these figures for the majors: AilEllICAN LEAGUE. Sui- Trav- Other ! Cities arien. oiling. eip.s. Now York.?05.000 $10.000 ?25,000 I Huston. GO 000 10,000 25,000 | Philadelphia. 50,000 10,000 18,'? tl Waahingt n. -10,000 10.000 15.000 Chicigo. 45.000 10.000 18,000 at, Loui*. 45,000 1 0,000 15,000 Cleveland.50,000 10 00:1 18,000 Dotroit. 45,000 10,000 IJ.000 Totuls.?105,000 ?80,000 ?150,000 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Now York.?55.000 ?10,000 ?25,000 I Urooklvn. 40,000 10,000 15 000 Hp.ilun.. 30,000 10,1X10 15.000 Philadelphia.315,000 10,000 20,000 I h'icOgO. 40.000 10,000 15,000 IHttubnrg. 45.000 10,000 IS 000 I Cincinnati. 45,000 10,000 20,000 ot- Louis. 38,000 10,000 15,' 00 Totnln.*.. ?335,000 ?80,00J ?143,000 - The-expeu*es of tuir- priuci p.-.r leagues of the United States are ap proximately as follows: American-Salaries, 8405,000; ex censes, 8239,000; population, 7,511, 994. National-Salaries, 8335 000, PX ponse3, 8224,000; population, 9,380, ooo. Eastern-Salaries, 8150,000: expen ds, 8104,000; population, 2,137,8.:2. American Association - Salari I 8140,000; expenses, 8112,000; popula tion, 1.445.567. Pacific Coast-Salaries, 8144,000; expenses, 884,000; population, 721 , 032. Southern-Salaries, 8118 000: ex penS''H 888 000; population. 738,242. Pacific Rational-Salaries, 840,000; ^xpeusts, 832,000, population, 145, 849. New York State-Salaries, 818 000; .xp.-nses, 806,000; population, 65"; 161. New England-Salaries, 840,000; Xpenses, 832,000; population, 468, 479. Central-Salaries, 840,000; expen ses, 836 000; population, 426,823. lamana - illinois - Iowa - Salaries 836,000; expenses, 830,000; popula Jon, 151,993. Conned icut-Salaries, 826,000, ex penses 832,000; population, 413 191. Hudson ll v. r-Salaries, 818,000; expenses, 826,000; population, 320, 729. Western Association - Salaries, 818 000; expenses, 826,000; population, 181,535: Cotton States-Salaries, 822,400; ex penses, 826,000; populatisn, 117,UU3. Northern-Salaries, 821,000; expen sei, 825,8?0; population, 196;309. North Texas-Salaries, 810,000; ex penses, 814,000; population, 334 295. South Texas-Salaries, 810,000; ex penses, 814,000; population, 173,643. Iowa-Salaries, 816.000; expenses. 821,600; population, 133,197. Enthusiasts have only to read these figures to figure where the South At lantic stands relatively in the coun try. _ Carno Ton Lato. Thomas Yandaw, a conspicuous figure in Norfolk Va., for over fifty yeais, claimed up to the time ol death that he was entitled to a for tune in California. Five years agi he was adjudged a lunatic and sent, to the Eastern Virginia asylum at Wil liamsburg. Two years ago he dieu and was burled In a pauper's grave A letter has just been received at Norfolk from the Paclfiecoast stating that Yandaw was entitled to a large portion of an estate lu California worth 81,500,000. Yandaw's wife ls dead and ho left no heirs. Fourni Him:;. At New Orleans Thursday a well dressed youug man apparently 36 years old was fouud lying on a bench in the city park. Employes tried to awaken him but failed. Ha was sent) to the hospital where he dh:d from the t?Tjot8, lt was found, of morphine poisoning. Three photographs of a handsome young woman and a note were found in his packets. The lat ter asked that Miss Lola Greon, of 2703 Chase street, Anderson, lo-va,a.id Mrs. L. Matthews, of Torouta, Can ada, be notified if anythlug happen.d to him. Rnrnott thu I'rtHon Down. In an attempt to escipj Wednes day three prisoners set fite to the Parish Jail Poi.tchatoula, La. Henry Taylor, of Vine Maint, Ala., and James Itoilly, of Philadelphia, Pa. were cremated, and Lucien G.orge Da Lxs, of La Fayette. La., was tata ly j burned. Thc men wero arrested last I night for dlsoroerly conduct. Fourteen Inmates of a Canadian Convent Burned to Death. WOMEN AND GIRLS Perish in the Flames. Great Heroism Displayed by the Sisters of Charity One Man Sacrificed His Life And Two Others Fatally Burned in Rescuing. ? dlspa'ch from Montreal, Canada, says the ?ltble village of St. Gene vieve is ia mourning over the loos of 14 lives in a tire which destroyed the Convent of St. Anne there early Fri day. One nun, nine children ranging in ages from 10 to 18 years, and four old women perished in the flames. Two nuns were so severely burned that it is feared they will die. In their grief over the catastrophe the villagers find some comfort in re lating the heroism displayed by Sister fra ilarle Adjiteur, who gave up hejtf * and Sisters Marie Therese and f\ Robertine, who were perhaps fifi_ bumed in their efforts to save the " "'" ?Ives of their children and helpless old women lu their charge. Oue of the first to reach the con vent after the alarm was souaded was Alphonse Garaud, who lives opposite the convent grounds. He had two daughter.} In the Institution and his ?rst thought was naturally for their safety. Stcuring a ladder he raised lt at one end of the building at a window rf the dormitory where he knew one of his children slept. When he smashed in the window a .treat volume of smoke poured out. He rescued one girl and a minute later a second gill jumped from the adjoin mg winaow. Urged by Sister Mule Adjuteur, he ascended the ladder again and called out, but received no response. In another moment flames ?ere pouring out of the window and lie was c mp lied to retreat. Ttj? build ng waa a grey stone struc ture, hundi?me in appear ince massive in character and with the church it formed a central feature of the pretty llttie village. Sfc.-O'.Miuvieve Isa vi!!&!-;s ana- pariah ol on Riviere des Prairies. It is titree miles from Beaconsfield and five miles from Pointe Claire. Jr n i- at Yo oder 1)11 c. At Nashville, Tenn., the main building of Vanderbilt University was gutted by tire Tnurt-day. The tire originated in the sec nd story of the ba ht: i : g from a defective flue. A nigh wind was blowing and in a few minuses the structure was a mass of tUmes. A general alarm was turned tn and every er glue In the city re sponded. On account of inadequate .vater supply the fi re m n experienced much difficulty in righting the fire. The loss is placed at 8200,000, with 3115,000 insurance on building and .unddungs. The operation of the university will not be interfered with. Lots or Whiskey. There must bs a great demand for whiskey in the dry town of Gaffney. Plie Spartanburg Journal of Wednes day, says .:. large quantity of whiskey in jugs, ke^s, etc., consigned to parties in Gaffney was put off train No. 39 at the Southern depot Wednesday morn ing to be sent back to^Gaffney on the next north bound train. The express cir, it is said, contained such a large quantity of whiskey in jugs that the express messenger did not have time to put off all of the jugs of liquor and .vas forced to bring much of the Btuff to Spartanburg and send lt baok on the next train for Gaffney. Soon; CaUOil Jobs. Announcement has been made by the navy department that 29 vacan cies now exist in the grade of assist ant paymaster of tho navy. This is the only grade of the pay corps to which appointments aro made from civil life. The examination of candi dates for these positions has been set for June 12, at the navy yard in Wash ington and at Mitre Island, California, and in tim selection lt ls the first time when no political influence will have ticen necessary. The examinations are open to all cltlz ;ns who are able to bo present satisfactory letters from re putable business concerns. Further in I formation can be obtained from the I paymaster general of the navy. Knited by UAH. At New York four persons were killel by illuminating gas Thursday in a tonally house in the upper East Side. They were Marry Roger?, 75 years old; Hehn Clark, 12; Kite Clark, lt); and Elizabeth Clark, 7. Their o ?dles were found by the father of the three children, Samuel Clark, a truok driver, who with lils wife and young on, occupied an adjjlnlng room. VVnen Clark awoke ho smelled gasend traced lt to the next room, where he found his three children and tho wo man, a friend of the family, dead. Hie gas had i scaped from a defective ass Love. Arrested for Arson. The Columbia R.cord says a war rant has b.:en .sworn out for tne arrest ?of J. E. Boyer, a merchant of Brook land, ch uging him witn being respon sible for the tire willoh burned that suburb of Columbia last month. It will be remembered that this Aro de stroyed practically the whole village and indicted a heavy lass on the Co lumbia Mids company and the resi dent owners of that town. Since that timo an investigation was ordered by thc ouptroller general as required by law, and Mr. Henry W. Holljway, of Colu-nbla, was employed to look into tho matter. Testimony was taken from sevj a', witnesses tu tho village, and after s'imo correspondence with Soli citor Tlmncerman it was decided to arrj.it Buyer.