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WORTH READING. i ti i Fu!! Text of the Speech of Dr, S. J. Summers at CLEMSON COLLEGE. He Tells Why Partners Should bc Edu< cnted, and What Good Usc a Par tner Can Put an Education to, Every Young Man Should Read lt, Mr. President, Ladles aud Gentle men; Realizing, as we do, tho exodus of our young men from the country to the towns and cities, and tho low es teem In which farming has been held since the Civil War, let us consider the causes. When tho cry of war went throughout cur Southland our men b.^th old and young responded nobly and as this great Btruggio ooo tlnued and cur ranks were thinned our boys answered to thc call tilling In the breaohes caused by the death of their fathers, brothers and frieuds After four years of this terrible war with all of its disasters, the survivors returned to their homes, to Hud them in ruin and destruction. Their build ings were dilapidated; their lands had grown up lu bushes and briars, and their ditches tilled In. The negro was free and demoralizad, Little, if any, stook was loft and farming Im plements scarce. In view of this spectacle ls lt at all remarkable that the survivors of the Lost Cause became discouraged? Aud yet, with that determination willoh made them tight as never mon fought, they detormiued to bring order out ot chaos. After struggling for years, trying to support their families and, at the samo time, ci vc. their children such educational advantages as possible, they made little progress. Reading was neglected; homes bogan to lose their attractiveness and farming was considered a drudge Feeling that all they could earn was necessary for tho suppoit of the family, their noys and girls were not ullowed any pocket money. B:sldo3 they neglected to plant those crops which weio neces sary for thc support of tho family, dopendhig largely upon cotton to fur nish means by which they could buy grain, hay and meat. This lack of diversification and also the large yields of cotton, without organization and protection and placing all of lt on U market very naturally brought the price so low that ls was Impossible to mako ends meets. With these facts staring them in tho Lc?, do wc won der that fathers and mothers, who loved their children and wished to have them relieved of suc'.i burdens and hardships, Induced them to leave tho farm and enter the professions or seek employment In the ol ties? The oltles with their many attractions naturally lured our boys and girls,and they continued to go until tho COUM try was almost depleted. But tho times have changed. The farmer after rlsar experiences, hp, learned to divorslfy. Ile ls far min from a rational and reasonable stanc point. To-day, he ls reading as h never read before, and wo Hud more intelligence among this class of men than the world ever knew, lie ls educating his boys and girls, and placing them in such circumstances as render them thc peer of any. Ile is improving farm and home, making them more and more attractive, and yet wo still realize the /act that many of our young men are leaving the farms for the various professions thinking there is more dignity and financial gain to bc derived therefrom. They still look upon the farm as ru quiring too much hard work and- too little pay. They do not appreciate the faot that farming, to bo success ful, requires a good education and moro scientific knowledge tlau any of the professions. Ii ducat ion with common sense and energy properly directed ls the keynote to success. And without these our hoys aro plac ed at a great disadvantage. Fellow far mers, do not hesnato to give your boys tho best educational advantages, foras they enter upon this great w, rk of farming they will greatly need it. There never was such a demand for thorough eelucatod and practical men on the farm as to date. Now do not understand me to tay that a joting man without a collegiate education cannot succeed, for st.mo of our best farmers In our State lt) tUy hav8 dover matriculated at a college, but I do mean to Kay, that other things be ing equal, the educated young man has by far the greater attvantage Again, education coi s not consist of mere knowledge of book? ; or, in other words, theory alone, but tbo truly educated man ls the one who has studied, observed and read .'niel can make practical application of what ho has learned, berne of the greatest men cf the tast were self eouoated. So, gentlemen, education In tho tm.; sense consists of that power to reason and draw conclusions v. m are actual facts; and success ls to put these facts into practical use. Where have we a broader Held for knowledge thari on tiie farm whero we ct mc In contact day by day with nature and 1er mar velous works? Where may wo study tho soil with its various elements, and plant-life as the ch< mlcal changes take placo thereby feeding upon the elements and devi !< pu g Into a thing of beauty ar el predio? In what pro ftsslon ls Che mistry, Botany, banter, iology and Materia Medica more med cd than that of farming? When wc look into naturo anei see her great works and prepare ourselves to solve these problems In such a manner as to bc able to assist hor lu bringing about the proper changes and conell tlons to accomplish thc greatest re sults, then and only then shall wo be come intelligent and successful far mers. Then may wc expect io nits sucli as tho world has, never before witnessed. And now, young gentlemen, will you look upon farming as a calling of low degree? Will you say any k'nd of a man can farm, but lt takes aman of brains to enter the professions? Wiii you say that education ls more essential In the professions than in farming. Will you say that farming docs not hold tut thc Induce ments for higher mental development than the professlemh? Will you say that anerJuoatton ls wast.od whorl we set tie upon the farm and spend our cner glw thero? Gentlemen, there is no irofossion that has mads greater itrldes within the past llvo years than 'arming. Where our lands used to produce 10 to 16 bushels of corn per lore thoy are now made to produce riOta 30 to 40 bushels. Whare 300 lbs. of seed cotton was produced per AOVO to-day wo gather from 1000 to 1600 hundred pounds, and where we nover made any before, we now see from one to two tons per aore raised. The farmer has realized that he oan no longer farm with tho ox and old wooden plow stook with a half shovel or two. To day, ho takes from two to three large mulcB with a*i iron beam turn plow or a sulky plow to prepare hts lands. One hand and two good mules do the work now that was formerly done by four hands and four mules. Where stumps were formerly burnt or dug cut, requiring so much timo, and then the wor.c improperly done; to day we use a good stump ma chine with two heavy mules and olear tho ground of all parts of the stump Where it took one hand with a stiok to knook ono aero ot cotton stalku, weuow take a hand, two mules and a good ohopper which will go over eight acres per day and do the work far bet tor. Where we used to chop, pick up pile and burn tho corn stalks, wo now with ono of tho large turn plows turn thom under making humus In the soil. Not a few have realized the gain by shocking, shredding und making thc whole corn stalk into stover, which furnishes an abundance o' dry food, as well as litter for bedding. In thc place of scratching our lauds two tc three inches deep in preparation, wc turu or open them six to seven indies deep and follow with a subsoil break lng toa depth of from twelve to lif teen inches. Instead of plowing when the sell ls wet, making brick oats, we plow when tho soil is dry, making a deep, lino seed bed. In stoad of fertilizing to make a large weed, we are combining eur fertilizan in such a way os to yield fruit. In stead of placing tho same kind of fer tillzersou allsolls, we study our soil and, mo such fertilizers as will give bebt results. Agalu, in the selection of seed wc have realiz id thc importance of select lng those kind? each year that Will give boat results, lu Iowa, a country t-ohool teacher began by planting a small patch of corn and instructing his pupils in the preparation of soil using select seed and being careful ii cultivation. At Urst he was laugher ut but soon bis wonderful result showed forth and he was ore long no only elected professor of Agricultun In the State College, but was employ ed by the Slate to travel from plae to placo, giving instructions frem ? special train provided for that pur pose. To-day, gentlemen, project lui from the instruction of this countr school teachei the yield of corn pe acre has been more than double throughout tho State. This is bu au example of what can ba eloue wit all plants throughout our oountrj South Carolina, a few years since, prc doced tho largest yield of corn pe acre that bas ever bet n raised in tb wcrld. Tnluk of produolng 2f)6 bust els of c jrn per acre 1 Now if this possible on land that had tho ad van Ugo of being watered, can we not b proper preparation, fertilization an cultivation bring our lands up to 1 bushels per acre? While wo are at vjnclng we are still at the grei threshold of true farming. We have a climate unsurpassed I any in the world. Not only can v ?row ann ?st any crop, but we ha' the ad vantage of raising all kinds slock. Think of the cold North We locked up in snow from three to Ji months Uv.r'ng tho year and yet v Uuy our ! ;.*s and mules from ther Is lt no ; s ll 30 tl on upon us when v give from . 2JO to $2 50 for a mule i horse wheo wo can raise that mulo < horse here for $10u? Thero aro a fe xien in our state from whose eyes tl veil han fallen and they can show t day as line mules raised here as tl Wes', can produce. Again, how many there arc of who depend upon the West to furnl: us our bac; n. Here, by exercisii proper judgement, wo may feed o nogs nine mouths In the year fro the fields, using comparatively litt grain from our houses; certainly v can produce meat muon cheaper tin we buy lt. in the same way we m? produce as line ti ?ahty of hay as tl Wost and as much as we use fro our own Hold:), and at the same tin improving eiur soil. We must lea the importance of making on o farms all e)r very near all that we u In our homes. Wo must Uvo at benn It has been said let the West mal the grain and bacon, and the Sou har cotton and the market give ten couts for this cotton and wo c alford to buv our grain, hay and baa from the West. A greater mista was never made. Ic is truo we t not want to ee)mpece with tho We fe>r thc sale of corn and hay, but \ do want lo supply all that we ne and haye a small surplus to sell (?ur markets. Hy this method we m supply ourselves with pocket OhaUfj keeping down the running expens and making our cotton altogether surplus crop. Let us see, for instant what can bo done along this Ur liaise enough grain to supply yo farm and stock; make enough me for ye ur family and servants with few extra hams and several gallons lard to sell; raine enough cattle to si two or three goce) heaves a year; : ' ocasional Jamb, a nice lot of woi one or two dozen kids, one or two de en turkeys, chickens and eggs; ai yeti will lind that those with t other surplus yeti do not need w amount to a considerable sum. T trouble bas been and still with us that we clo not value tho di mi thinking only of the dollars, Agu wo think ourselves above oaring f and marketing these prod nc Neither education nor anything c should ever make us codsidor ourst vos too good te> work, and the semall practical man will not bo thus a?Tei cd. Let us see what can be done town improving our stock and manufacti lng our o1*!! fertlllzors In thc pir of ?he old razor-back hog which quired a woather boarded fence hold lt and requl ring two years weigh one hundred and fifty poum we now have our Improved breoi that eotdly make from 2f>0 :ir?0 pout in twelve months. Our sheep are 1 proved so that they produce twice much mutton and wool in a glv limo; encl our cattle aro such tl even the most fastidious will be pit) cd to see them. While e ur forcpt ents kept thoir cows and e>ther ste in an opon pen or lot exposed tot never? tains and storms c>f the wlnt we have learned the importance giving them good stables and sulllclc food, thereby causing them to g more milk and the young to gr rapidly. Besides that they act a? fortdlzor faotory, converting the fe given them into a manure that i only gives temporary but lasting suits. Tho stablo manuro from a c well fed and shclterod will pay for all that ls fed to her,* giving you tho I cff spring and milk extra. Our ?heep will give a lamb which will ?bring in from 93. to 94. by June bf?t?CB from live to teven pounds of undresied well that ls worth thirty cents per pound. Our goats will pro duce from two to four kids nor year that will bring an average of seventy five cents a piece at six months with comparatively little cost. In fact they devolop a pasture by destroying brushos and briers that other animals will not eat. And yet so may say theso animals do not pay. We hear the complaint that we have no pastures for these animals; that we fence in a largo place but they starve to death, unless wo feed them from our barns. This is true unless wo proparo pastures. Can ycu expect grass to grow whero trees are thick that sunshine never re*ohe3 the ground? Lot us not be too lazy, but go to work and clear out tho branches aud we will not only have a pasture tit for our stook and a delight to gaze upon, but wc will have a nioolot of wood to lend cheer and comfort to our homes during tho winter months. These pastures will then glvo us na tlvo grasses or may be sot In bermuda and fertilizing.will surprise you as to results. Then wo have tho advantage of a good orchard furnishing fresh fruits for a tablo a. d canning purposes. Out vegetable gardens furnish fresh, ten der, wholesome vegetables, whluh do honor to the tablo of a klug. Wo aim have fresh, luscious, wholesome melons. Now, gentlemen, wo havo endeav ored to show you what wc can am, are doing in reference to our crops, but we also want to show the advan tage in making a home and raising a family. Wc ate not placed herc lt this world to make a success from a tinanclal standpoint alone, but tc measure up to tho requirements frort a physical, mental aud spirit ua standpoint. You know that heaitL and the promotion of tho physical powers arc advanced by thc pur? country air and water. Outdoor ex erclse develops the muscles, bringing about health and comfort. Tuest place thc body In a good condition fo: tho development of the brain. Ito cently, a toucher said that she pro ferred besotting a country boy becausi he grasped ideas moro readily am showed broader mental capr.el! y From a spiritual standpoint, wcknov that thc country boy is not surround cd by so many irsidious Influence unies) evil tendences arc Inherited Profanity ls rarely heard, drunken ness seldom seen, and tho whole at mospbere ls filled with that whlc tends to uplift. Thc mother rarel loo:,es sight of her children and titer aro no attractions to iniuco thcr away from their homos. The fatlu ls more Intimately associated wit his children, giving them the advar tage of his presence aud he In tur learning lessons of wisdom from then Lot us look at thc expenses of lt' lng In the country as oom pa red wit that ot thc city. In tho oliy, con paratlvely few own houses, most i them having to pay rents. Supp ot the young man rocelvcs a good t alai In the city, by the time he pays h board or rent, with other expenses living attached, he ls left with ve little or no profit. Wo do not tal Into consideration the co.it of livh as wo should. Suppose you reoel $200 per month and it costs a slmll i sum per mouth to live, is there ai surplu?? lt is not what we mako b , what we save that addi to our t count. Recently, a resident of Oin leston, S. O. said lt cc.it 85 00 ext to have company at tea and thc said he, wo do not have such suppt as you country peop'o have. How few of us appreciate the ca abilities of our children. Give yo boy a hen or a sow, or both wit! small patch of ground for a crop, h of the produce for food and lal furnished and lie to sell the other a buy clothes or such things as ho m need. You will Hud him taking interest lu this work surpassing ye most sanguine expectations, not s;tiling In him the lessons of work a Independence but at the same tb saving you the expense of cloth 1 him. In fact it is a grand luve ment for you as well as a school! for tho boy. He soon learns to k th l? work and becomes Interested the farm, imulblng those quallt tr>at will make him a successful a useful plttzen, Wc give too little, tontlon to the dovolopmetit of c children along these lines. 10a Impressions arc the most la-tlng, a such work will occupy their sparc tl Instead of having thom waste lt some frivolous way. I confess our social advantages hf been limited, but these are impro^ by the Lt. F. D. and telephone. WI thc countryman formerly received mail but once a week, now lt cot to him dally. Hence he ls ?nteres In what ls going on In thc world ? now looks forward to the coming his mall with great delight. 1 mental powers are hoing cultiva and it is hut a question of a very sb time before our farmers will bo w posted lu warrant events. Tuen may look ft rwarcl to renewed cnei and zeal in every department of set ty and government. Who can t diet the advantages of the telopho especially to country life We 1 thc farmer standing in lila home ta lng with thc merchant mi'esaway i even getting reports direct from great markets. This places him 1 position to sell and tiny Intelligent He ho longer waits for his neigh to bring thc nows from thc olly o a week but ls In dally contact with Now, gentlemen, wo come to point where our farmers are no lon slumbering but havo opened their e to oxlst.lng circumstances and h organized to protect themsel against tho speculators who Hitch and approplate tho profits that sh justly go to tho producer. Wo do propo.se to forget or oppose our c brother but on the contrary wha for tho welfare of tho farmor ls thc good of our towns, Depress farmer, keep him poor and our cl will never grow. Do away with farmer and soon our cities will g up In woods. Truly tho f.irm ls backbone of the c mntry, Take t away and wo lind a limp man, Int ?hie of work and soon death folio Show me linc farms and I will st yen progressive towns. In this ganlzation, wo need men of cducat men who aro leaders. We need i who are not afraid of opposition, who, seeing the right, will stand for lt In the face of all dllllculty. need mon of brains fco guido nu in great work and when once thoron}, organized the farmor will reap ht tits beyond his most sanguino drca It wait said that wo could not orj Ize. Our movement was laughed and ridiculed, but, gentlemen, world has been surprised at our i cess and strength. Our Southl has had millions already brought 1 by this movement. By good Judg ment and hard work, who can prodlot what tho next two years will aooomp j, . ? lt has been asked by ono present, ''What ohance hvtbere fora' young man who has a good educat ion but no money on the farm v I answer there is every ohanco. Let him work for j wages or rent a small piece of land and economize until ho has saved enough to buy a small farm of his own, then go to work to build up that farm and a home, using Intelligence in tho location of his houso and the plaolng of treen, and it will not bo long before he will have a home that will indeed bo a pleasure. Lot us de* sorlbe a homo as lt should bo and oan be when a young man lue) the man? hood to work. He biiys a pieoo of land, perhaps poor and badly washed. To the oasual observer thoro ls no attraction or In* ducement in lt, but this young man goes to work, determined to succeed, lie build* a small cottage, far enough from tho road to give him several acres front. This ts well as the rest of tho planting land is broken de?p and thoroughly pulverizad. On this front bc planted pecan trees from for ty to ilfty feot apart, having three or four rows on each side of the avenue, this he plants in ootton, peas, ground nut? or borne other orop that will not interfere with tho growth of the trees. As the crop is worked tho trees are worked, and after the first year make a growth that is remarkable. After seven to ten years when tho trees come in bearing and crops will no longer do well, he sets out tho inter vening spaces in evergreens and sows or plants thc plot in bormuda grass. After a year or two moro he usos his mowing machine, which consists of several line calves and his lawn be comes a thing of beauty and pleasure. Just to tho front of his houso ho puts out roses etc., which mako his heart rejoice as well as perfume tho whole house with their sweetness. Ills back yard also has been set with pcoan and Japan walnuts, which make I beautiful shade and furnish nuts. Wc glano around and notice a well made hen houso and near a shed twelve by twenty fool walled up except on thc South which ls covered hy wiro. This' is whore lils chicken coops are and he raises tho little fellows during the cold weather. Then wc pass through a gate entering his horselot and see several largo barns with ample room to In mo his provisions, shelter his tools at d warm comfortable stables for tho horses. As wc pass through another gate over to one side wo en ter the oowlot where he hus a large barn with numbers of stalls, provided for cows, sheep and goats. These are so arranged that the stock may be fed without exposing one to rain. Af ter leaving this lot we go" into a grove tha-t ls remarkable for Ita beauty. Thc beautifully shaped everbearing mul berries spread out their branches, giving shade for the hogs and drop ping thc large rich fruit for three months in the year, not only giving focd but health and vigor to the sows and pigs. Around to the tight wo see several dozen poaoh trees loaded with fruit while a little beyond the rich, rod fruit te'.ls, you of the apple. All of these with plums, pears, cherries and grapes go to make a complete orchard. Hack of this we seo thc tield with growing crops, well cultivated and giving promise of a good harvest. As tho day grows late we he ' " low of tho cow and toe j lng. 8MJ bell as she coupes to her calf kjt? the green pastures, the bleating of tho sheep and soe frolicsome lambs and kids as they play before their moth ers, we hear the ?<i ical of the hogs as they gather at the bain gate for their evening meal, and ever aud anon our attention Is directed to tho chicks pecking each other, seeking tho mast suitubie roost, while the turkeys Hy upon some friendly limb of a spread ing pecan. After seeing that all are cared for, we go In for the evening meal, and what a sight! Thc table lo?dod with pies, baked pears, cut piaches and cream with Just enough nice light bread, baked from -wheat grown on thc farm, to balance the meal. And then to have a sweet UL tlc wife look up with thc most bf arn ing smile while half a doz)U healthy little children aro hiding under the table, behind chairs and In the corn ers, walting for papa to lind them. Gentle m3u, If this ls not living, if this does not bring loy and peace to a man's heart, he need never expect lt In this world. Poisoned by Opium. At Salt Lake City, Utah, a Chinese woman called thc pollen to a building at 53 l\um alley, whore, on the third ll ?or, tlie cUlcers found a dead Chinese sitting both upright on a cot while in the same room another Chinese, who appeared to be Insane, had kind led a fire on the floor, apparently in an attempt to destroy tho building. On tlie door below, the police found '.Eddie" Merode, a white man, appar ency dying of opium poisoning. Mo rode is an acrobat, who recently has been giving exhibitions In Virginia vaudeville houses. Ho died later, lils true name was E. J, Baor. An ac quaintai Oe saul that lie was the ton of a wealthy cotton manufacturer, now deceased, of Wilmington, N. C. Several jours ago, said thc friend, Baer reoslved $30,000 from, his father's ?slate which he spent before going hito tho show business. IiOokii>K (or Trado. Tho Spartanburg Journal snysnum bers of p. opie co.nc her.; every day now from Gaffney and Union to buy whiskey from our dispensaries return li g to theil homes in the ovenlng with supplies for thc thirsty. A mes Bon gor is eomminssoned to buy for several persons and he takes back all that he can carry. The sales of tho Spartanburg dispensaries have boen considerably Increased by purohasts from Union and Cne/Okce Counties and if Groonvlllo shall vote ont tho dispensaries, that wi l bring still more .t rade to the Spartan'.urg dis pensarle:?. All this woulJ greatly lu? crease the dispensary profits of Spar tombing O' unty, probably as much as 60 per c/mt._ ^ Win Push lr. Gov. Hey ward win push tho Inves tigation as to tho lynching of the ne gro at Honea Path, and every effort will be made to have tho guilty par tics held accountable. Sfcrango to say, thoro wero st varal mcrnbors of the mob that were recognized by men on the coroner's jury, yet a verdict was rendered that the negro come to lils death by "parties unknown to thc Jury. I>* m a irr\ Mill ? . Mm. N. J. Fuller has entered suit against 32 Olttzens of Grcor, for 810, 000 damages alleging that they sur rounded her house when she WAI ni causing hor great pain and almost causing death. Tho mob was after her husband who was wanted . for keeping a blind tlgor but was novor convicted. VEKY SHO?T CHOP. Tho Most figniflcant Phase of the Cotter, ?itnatioxt 1? tho Koniauk?bly Karly OponInK of tho Staple, lt Will All be lMokotl In ? Short Timo. The most significant phaso of tho cotton situation ls the remarkably early oponing of the orop, says tho Progressive Farmor and Ootton Plant, of Raleigh, N. ?. Evorybody knows that the yield is very muoh smaller than last year, but the government report shows that gino loi* recolpts are hoayler than they were to tbls date last season. Around Haleigh wo nc tioo that in some places three fourths of the crop is ready for picking. At tiro Asheville meeting we heard simi lar conditions reported from other States, and in Rlobmond last week Prcsldont Jordau told tho writer that the e irly opening ls general through out tho Cotton B lt. Now this ondltlon, lt eoems to us, cann:it fall to have lt* effect upon the market. Karly opening mcs.ns early ginning -heavy receipt* in all the glu ncrlc.i In thc early part of the seahon; and tho general public ls likely to have ibis Increase lu ginning receipts as Inchoating a largo crop of cotton. Last year's crop proved to bo so much heavier than anybody suspected prior to tie: Government's December report that the cotton world will be ready to jump at tho conclusion that this sea son's yield may also havo boen under CHtlm .(.ted. With this unusual condition of the orop favoring tho plans of the bears, therefore, lt ls quite likely that thoy may be at le to keep down tho price of cotton bolow its trud value until tho actual size of the crop becomes known -that ls to sp.y, until tho inevitable | j diollne In ginning receipts proves that the crop ls really a small ono. For lt is really a small crop-no doubt of that. The Government cou dillon tlgures with the Government acreage estimate, as wc said last week, Indicate a crop of only 9,976.333, halos; with thc C?d i on Association's aorcage estimate I* 502,514 bales. If tho Cot ton Association had based Its estimate sololy on tho condition of the crop re ported to lt-seventy-tbrco per cent of las^i year-lt woukl have predicted only 8,5UO,U00 bales instead of 0,500, OOO. To sum up; tho orop ls small, but thc heavy ginning receipts early lu the seas.m may keep prices below what they should be. If so, they will aetvance to higher levels after the real size of tho crop becomes known. And unless there ls a phenomenally favor able teason from now on, lt looks to us as If farmers have everything to gain and nothing to lose by holding for higher prices. Tho Progressive Farmers and Cot ton Plant ls right. Its estimate tal lies with our experience exactly. The crop i-i short, much shorter than many farmers themselves suspect, but the prices may bo kept down by the heavy receipts at the ginneries, but the farmers should not be fooled by this condition and rush their cotton on tho market. This would be dis ! astrh us to prices. It is cur firm bo that if cotton is markoteel slowly ho prices will go to twelve cents Wo expeot a rapid rise In prices when tho slzi of the crop ls revealed by the government reports later on. Dcuortrd ti l-i Wife. Tho Augusta Chronicle says a young married lady,, a former resldont of that elly, but now o? Greenville, S. C., and who bas been lu Augusta for the last three eas s on a visit, is stranded here without money or per sonal belonging of any vilue. lier husband has apparently deserted her, departing with tier jewels and their money to another city-Atlanta, lt ls thought. This act was made known Thursday morning when the young 1-idy created no little excitement at the union station by Instituting a searoh for her nilling hu band, whom she was to have met at the, depot, and. by proclaiming amidst tears and sobs that her bi tter half had deserted her, taking tho jewels and money with him. A kind-hearted colored matron proffered her sei vices, whlob were acce;jted, and tho two Vhilted the ticket ellice, tho baggage and ex press elli oe s, in searoh of tome chu which would lead to tho finding of th? recreant husband. By this time (pille a number of peoplo had become Inter :sted In the lady's case-she had made no effort to keep lt. from being known -and with their help a cia) wat found. Flo had expressed his trunks to Atlanta, and tho rec nd of this ac. was ou the ex ress company's booKs. A Very HA?I O?HO. Because her six year old son, from whoso father she had been seperated month, refined to allow her to kb>s hun, Mrs. L. W. Obemault, of Rich mond, Ky., one of the mast prominent society women of thc State- commit ted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. WI on they separated Mr. Ohe mault, who ls one of the richest men In Kentucky, took the boy, who ls the only child. Wednesday afternoon Mrs Chemault telephoned that she would like to seo the boy. Mr. Che maul? brought Hie little fellow to the bouse where his wife was stopping. As fioou aa lie caught sight of his mother wi o waa standing at a window, he positively roi used to enter the house. No amount of persuasion could prevail upon him to do othorwlse, which so shockod tho mother that she Immedi ately retired to a bathroom, where she swollowed the poison. i\ Quoei wm. Miss Fannie Weeks, a treasury clerk, who was killed by falling Into a geyser In Yellowstone l'ark, bfta peculiar will which was tiled for probate today. Directions for her funeral In the will follow: "The casket shall not cost over $15. Interment shall bo at Kick Creek Cemetery, on high ground, In full sunshine. My grave shall be Unod, bottom and sides, with granite blocks, not loss than one foot thick." "A granite monument shall be plac ed at my grave. It shall not cost moro than $80, and shall bear tho fol lowing inscription: " 'Miss Fannie A. Weeks, died such a dato. He glventh nts beloved sleep.' "My funeral shall ho held from tho New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Tho Order of the Eastern Star shall eltlclato. Mr. Wright on () borcot, northwest, shall bc tho under taker." Tho leglslatureappolnteel tho court of general sessions for Cherokee and Snart.anbnrg counties on tho mime day- -tho last Monday In Ootobor apparently forgetting that Judge, so Uoltor and stenographer cannot bo in J two place? at tho samo limo. V BAD FOR CUBA. I Serious Fight Beiwcea Two Political Factions. OBEA.T E XCITEMENT. The Liberals and Moderates Clash In a Hotel In Which Six People Are Killed or Wounded. Troops Hurried to the Scene by the Government. A dlspatoh from I hi van a, Cuba, lays otile, j al dispatches havo been re lived from Cien fuegos on Friday af iornoon announcing tho killing of Jongressman Enrlquo Vllluendas, eader of the Liboral party and the nost able orator of the lower houso, iud the ohlef of police of Cienfuegos, luring a conflict between the two jolii leal parties, the Liberals and Vtoderates, Tho government advices ay the police bad information that within tile hotol in which Vllluendas 'csldod a quanity of arms had been loposltcd and they wont to the hotel ?0 investlgato tho matter. As the solle..', ascended the stairs they were net by a party of L'berals who fired m them, killing Chief of Police Ulan ii. The po'leo returned tho flie klll ng Vllluendas and wounding several )thers. Intense excitement prevailed it Cienfuegos and Havana. As tho news spread throughout Hav ma the Liberals and Moderates are .apidly gathering in their respective dubs and it is hared that unless the caders give wiso couusol a clash may result. A dispatch to the Associator! Pref.8 from Cienfuegos says that abc u. dx perseus were killed and 25 wound ed during the conflict. Dispatches to the government say lihat besides Congressman Vllluendas md Chief of Police lllanoa two police men were killed and a number of policemen and civilians wounded. Ru ral guards surround the entire block in which the Hotel Sui/.:), the tcenc of tho affray, is situated. One telegram says that Vllluendas tired tho shot which killed tho chief of polloo, while according to another telegram the jhot was ilred by Joso Fernandez, a Liberal, who has been arrested. A search of the hotel revealed two dynamite bombs In tho room occupied by Villuoudas. The police in search ing the hotel were carrying out the order of a judge who was Informed that explosives were hidden there. The. government has received a tele gram from Senator Frlas asking for reinforcements at once. The tole gram says: "While in Clenfuogos at present tho for?as aro keeping order, avery precaution ls needed as there ls danger of assault. I recommend that ttie authorities prevent tho en trance into Oienfurgis of probable trouble makers who are liable to in vade the city. There aro fears of dynamite bomb throwing." Acting on the advice of Senator Frlas, the government Friday even ing sent a train of ?f? oars loaded with rural guards, the largest number of whom are destined for Cienfuegos, while the others will bc distribute cl In Mantanzas and Santa Clara, where advloes received by the government Indicate serious trouble may occur at any time. The train also carries artillery and the troops are supplied with 13,000 rounds of ammunition. The feeling In Havana Friday night ls most iu tense. The Libera'-i aro bitterly de nouncing tho g< vorument, saying they have recel vi cl no advices from Cien fuegos because t c government will not permit the use of either the gov ernment telegraph lines or of the cable lines. _ THE LAND OF MURDER. Ten TtioitHHiid Murdoi'H Committed IOaoh Year in America. Tiie Nashville American says statis tics show that thc average number of murdOTB committed annually In this country ls about 10,000. A large per cont of murderers arc Inadequately punished or escapo punishment en tirely. Tho crime of murder ls moro common In the CnltedSiat.es than In any other country. That ls because lt ls comparatively easy to escape punishment. Toe need of reform of our criminal court system ls apparent. Too muoh latitude is given criminal lawyors. In no other country ls there such unrestrained license to insult witnesses on the stand; to attaok their characters before the jury; to appeal to tho passions and prejudices of ignorant jurors, to pick jurors; to secure continuances with the view to wearing the case out, etc. These pr ao ti ces are tolerated through cus tom, but custom does not make them right. Discussing the appaling number of murders, t:ie number of murderers who escape punishment, and remedies for eur root lng the evil, the Clnolnat tl Enquirer says: "There should be no attempt to Influence Juries, nor should thoy permit themselves to bo swayed by any consideration except the facts. Tho trial should bo a perfectly calm und dignified procedure to bring out and establish facts, and counsel on both sides should be restrained from such unworthy exhibitions as aro fre quently made In trials. Would lt not be fair to tho accused, and would lt not cont rlhute to the dignity, impar tiality and even headed justice of trials, to provide for government de fense as well as government prosecu tion? Existing conditions, as ls well known, produce at nearly every bar a class of criminal lawyers who foster crime, and practically go shares with the elimin?is, In order to get their feos. Should tho government take entire oharge of tho administration of criminal justice, they would, to every body's advantage, bc driven cut of business." All persons charged with tho com mission cf crime are enlltlod to a fair and Impartial trial. '/ '.lions prosecu tion attorneys should not make an effort to convict when there ls no proof of guilt, ltlsacrlmo to con vict an Innocent man. It ls also a orlmo to allow tho gu'lty to go un punished through methods designed and intended to defeat JuatiOO. No honorable lawyor would seek to do either, and no oourt should permit such practices. AN Ohio man fell dead while court ing tho lady from whom ho had neon divorced. This should servo as a warn ing to men who arc thinking of going back. AUCfU?'. Bookkooping," Shorthand, Tyne quarantevd course 20 weeks. Sing hand, 8 mos. 12 adis for graduates maud. Writo. : THE GUINARD 5 Manufacturers Brick, Fire Prool ? Flue linings and Drain Tile. Pr # or millions. Cotton Ginners and Write us for prices on thc following; Collars for Shafting, Couplings, Drills, (lunges, Guage Cocks, Hack Saws, Han eaters, Oil Cups, Oil Cans, Packing, al And anything else in machinery stlp| COLUMBU MANY LOAFERS. [die Meu Who Will Not Work for Love or Pay. The V ??rant I,aw Should bu Bo for? oed Against Idl? Nr?roc? and Idlo White ?lon. The Augusta Chronicle says: "With contractors and others employing la borers complaining that work lsheirg delayed owiuu to tho scarcity of dav laborers, and tire formers clamorlrg for lield hands, to gather the faso ma turing crops, it 1B a fact that Augusta is infested with thc negro loafers, able bodied mon who do not work, who aro not hunting for work, who do not want work and who will not accept work, even at fancy prices. These negroes can ho seon by the hundreds every day. They arc loafers around certain bars and localitica They can be seen fn twos, fours and in groups of a dozen or m.rj. How they live ls well known -being sup ported by negro women who are at work, and requiring very little on which to i.ubslsb. All tliey waut is an occasional short Job, to secure tho prico of a drink. It is believed that the stealing now going on, tho night ly robbery of stores and dwellings, can be traced to this class. "There aro laws on tho statute books of G-. orgia, and thc City Code, with which to handle these loafers," said a well know contractor Thursday, "and what is puzzling mc is that the city police and the county authorities do not force thom either to go to work or leave the city. If they will not work in the city, run thom into thc rural districts, where thoy aro so bidiy needed by the farmers. Let them understand that it is go to work or move on in Augusta. Tao now sollo ltor of tho olty court could begin his term of i elli JO with ai popular move ment, a Crusade agaln.it the loafers of the oity." I sent out for several lftbirorj a day or two ago, needing thom b.%dly," said anothor oitlzm Thursday, wb J is at the hea'1 of a woll known corp. ra tlon, "and while, a number of Loafing negroes were to be found, cn all sidas, not a one wanted any work to do. They could not bo h'.red. A rifer o' wages above, whatds usually glvrn day laborers in Augusta was turned down " " The scarcity of laborers ls not duo to any extraordinary building boom or to the fact that there is any largt public Improvement in progresa," said an architect when seen In referei ce to the matter, "lt ls true that there arc a number of improvements in pro gress, as well as buildings in tho coure of erection, but no more than is usual at this favorable time of the year. Tho trouble being experienced is due In a largo measure to the fact that negroes do not want to work and thc city and county authorities allow them to live Idle and profligate liven. Tile continued enforcement of tin vagrancy laws of the state and clt> would in a large extont, in my opln ion, remedy the trouble." Around on cotton bk Ck, where thc lleecy staple is coming in at the rate of from ?.OOO to 0,000 halos cf cotton per day, lt was learned that there ls a scarcity of reliable labor?is, and In Constquencd considerable delay is ho ing experienced in handling the rc celpts. Good hande, who known how to truck and work about cotton are In demand and can find employmont. A Chronicle reporter made a round of tho sections In tho business om tor of thc city, where it Is complained that these negro loafors can bo found Idling away their time. The condi tions were found just as rep >rtoi From Hoard street to the river ou Mc ICinne street ls a favorite place, and just IIB were found in groups. In quiry developed tho fact that few of these were ever seen to work mort than a day or two at the Hmo. On Center street, Bridge lt JW, abo ll li the many negro cook shops OU side streets, and as hangers on near b irs, they wore found In Idleness. In the southern section of tho city lt is said that 1 und rods of loaring ne groes can insecti daily. Gentlemen who have closely Investigated declare that they oan bo found doing nothing day after day, and aro gonerally known to exist by tholr wits. The demand for a crusade against the loaf crs of tho city ls goueral. Ueco/n/zed as a doad weight to auy community, lt ls argued that they should be forced to go to work or move on. A Deadly Stroke Four men were killed, six woe sorlously burned and a dr zan more were stunned by lightning whiob wrecked a crowded poultry exhibition tent at the county fair at lndiapola, Iowa on Thursday, Tho lightning struck tho tent pole, splitting In two and tearing the sides of tho tent into shreds. Hundreds of tho chickons cn exhibition wero killed. Net Ono Hall Voted. Tho Marlon Star in commenting on tho voting out of tho dispensary In that county say?.: "Thc volco of the people may ba tho volco of Ged. But tho votes of only 1,430 votors does not express the sentiment of the 3,200 voters who will bo heard from In the Democratic primary next iiurr.mcr. That clcotion will bc something like tho voice of tho pcoplo, as ovcry vt bite Demoorat oan voto whether bc has j lost his t&x receipt and registration 'certificate or not," ?-writing, English branches, Full lo courso of either Business or Short in about 20 days. Can't supply de BUICK WORKS,i m. O. : Terra Gotta Building Block or opared to Uli orders for thou ands ??.?< Machinery Owners. Babbitt, Belt. Gandy; Belt, Leather. Drill Press, Fjcetors, Files, Fittings! Diners, Injectors. Lace Leather, Lubri 1 kinds; Pipe, Pulleys, (Shafting, dies SUPPLY CO., Columbia, S. t. Ail Expert Specialist At Your Own Home. Seek thc Advice of tho South's Most Skillful Physician-Ho will Coun sel and Advise Any Sufferer on Any Disease Without C bargo -25 Years of Experience. Valuable Booka Freo Write for Them. DH. 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Oe ame to writo thia great specialist about your disease? today. His business is conduct ed in nu honest, straightforward manner, and von can always foel assured of "asquare doab" Tho address is J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D" 88 Inman Uldg., Atlanta, Oft. - - ORGANS - - o? tho bost puality $-15 up Upright Pianos From i^L'iT) up. Write Us for catalogues and terms. Malone's Music House, 1432 Main Street Almost opposito Masonic Tem plo, COLUMBIA, S. C. MONJfc?Y FOE B0H00L3. A <>o i l ?on . ti lo 1 ho J lint ri hut ton of (ho I > 11 i > . 111 .. i \ Sui |.l un. Tho U lumbla Record says on ac count of tho doubt aa to the exact law on the subject, it will be necessary to make co.isl eranie inquiry into th* mettled of distributing the dispensary school money in counties voting out the riispensarics. Thc conditions, it, is stated, aro very peculiar. The fcohool law, as com piled in 1003, made no provision for counties that might be dry, and Marl boro and Groen wood received their share of the profits as well as any de ficiency that might exist according to tho superintendents of education. Thc law of 1004, approved February 25, however, provides that no county voting out tho dispensary shall receive any part of the surplus after the de ficiency has boen made up. Tills ev! dently means that the dcliolenoy shall bo mado up In all counties, but tho question has arisen whether or not Marlbjio and G roon wood, under this ?aw, will rtcelvo a sharo of thc surplus money or not. lt ls believed, although there has been no test mado of it, that tho act of 100 i applies to couti tbs that had dispensaries but after wards voted them out. On the othor hind, lt is said that in Pickens and Union a liest will bo made of it and that these counties will olalm their sb aro. The amount, received by dry coun ties voting out the dispensary in 1001 was as follows: Oherokeo. .$4,430.38 Marlboro. 5,012.20 Greenwood. 0 547.e# Nowborry. 0,370.24 Union. 5,451.10 P c ums. 4,414.66 In Marlboro thoro was a delioienoy of $155 80 In tho school fund, whloh was made up before tho surplus was J," 4._,, -.. - ". uiobi I lill i oil. A TIOUBSS In Burma that had a rec ord of having kl Hod more than 800 nor ions. \y?? killed lately by tm) English engineers,