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sift_ WORDS OF WABNIKG Tho President of a New York Bank Talks out "Sh? ??ixix?? j ?>1 ?bu lt jinan ?topufcii ? May ll,j Repeated Unless Graft ers Are Ghcckod. Dishonesty In high places In the .tate, thejadlolavy and groat finan cial institutions atid^oorporations and palliation of such by tho masses gravo ly threaten tho future of tho oountry, according to views expressed Thurs day by J. Edward Simmons, president of tho Fourth National bauk of New York., in an address before tho Mary land Banker's Association at Aunop oils, Md. He pointed to tho lessons taught by the fall of tho ancient lt > man republic, tho roigu of terror In France and tho disasters whloh befell Bosslan arms in tho rcoent conti >t in tho far east, all of which, ho said, were due to palliated dishonesty. "1 hear voices from the cast and voices from the west," said he, 'Til boding volo:s, from tho pulpit and tho divino, voices from the eollego aud tho educ* tor, vole s from tho bench and the bar, voices from the press and its sag es, tho voice of the president him self, denounoing in ringing tones and deploring the uuiversal spread of selfishness in its meanest and most re pulsive form-the form of dishonesty^ They bewail one universal carnival of dishonesty. Alas, tLese voices aro not unconfirmed." He deplored the conditions whloh have led men to tolerate the terms "graft" and "grafters" and said he feared the very uno of tho words was an indication of men's tolerance of a thief and his traie. Ho called upon tho members of the association to give their assistance In remedying a con di tlon whloh makos lt possible "for men who pose as the salt of the earoh and who condemn, wlohout roservo, those who8toal fifty dollars or forge a check for a bu'.dred dollars, or acc.-pt a bribe, to themselves make millions by lying, by misrepresentation, by fraud and by bribery, without receiving punisnment or even criticism, while the man who steals the paltry sum is sent to jail. He denounced the man of stainless private hfe, who, "in the interest of corporations, of tho trust , of tho gas company, of the railroad company, of tho insurauca company, havo recou si to every dill any damneo in the decal? gu-; who does tho d ied of a highwayman with air of a saint." Mr. Simmons said that tho work lngs and dangers of great corporations and multi millionaire enterprise have not been and aro njt as fully under stood as their ad.autages. Ile boiiev ed that their dirk side should be In vestigated and sot out as lucidly and forcibly as their bright side. Ila rc ferred to the growth of the Socialist movement, as shown by thc laso pr->s- ' identlal ?lections, as duo largely t the fact, he said, that the masses great fort ii ?es accu nutated by dis honest means and when so accumula ted, combined to some other h.div du al enterprise. He believed, however, that the situation was not withe ut hope, as tho vory fact that the eua trv has awakened to tho conditions, and that fearless and able men are or gan i y.ii M and leading a oampalgn against dishonesty ate grounds foi hope that a far-reaching remedial pro oess has already begun. 80M1S MU ?* BK?FI'. Itlohland County Maid to H&vn Ijost Ki IV y TliouttAiMl Dollarn. The committee appointed to Inves tigate the financial affairs of Itch land county Tour .day submlttt d its report to G JV. Hey ward, as was re quired by toe act of the legislature According to the report of that com mittee the county has lost $60,000 by the maladministration or the misman agement of the affairs of the ellice The report itself ls sensational hi the extreme in the very calmness in which it is stated, but the recommendations made by the on;mitti o occasioned great surprise, tor thecommijr.ee ha? Suggeste? that the former supervisor S. H. Owens; the former e'erk of th? county board of comm sdoners, dipt ?. M. Douglass; a member of thai board, J. E Harmon, and two ot'ie parties be arrested on criminal charg es. In short, lt is c'a;mad that the county has lost $?0,00? hy fraud. The charges are teat warrants for pay of parties alleged t) havo done work for the county were issued when thoso parties had never done such work, and that by forgery their si?, natures were placed on the pupers as if tho parties had received thc money, when In fact the money was paid to some other portion, presumably (Japt. DougltBi. Tnere aro vaikui other charges in the statt ment given to the press by the committee, hut those are the most damaging. It is also alleged that nay vouchers properly approved were used as the model from which to forge the j.ig.oa tures of the members or the county board in approving claims. The cor rectly signed \ouoher would te lil i upon top of a blank voucher and b, means of carbon paper tho signature* wculd bo tracer! sligr.tly upon the blank voucher, Tho signa'ure on this blank would then be retraced in Ink and the paper Ulled out, the money going, presumably, to dpt. IX u/lass. Gol <>n l/??lir. Tho president of one insurance company borrows $100,000 from Mr McCall's company at tho Interest rate of 1 1 2 per cent. pnr annum; then Mr. McCall borrows $75,000 from tho other president's company, at the same rate. Of course, both com pan its lost money, but why Complain? The Columbia State says the policy hold r rs should commend these gent le rnen for their moderation; they might have takon the money and nu.dj the companies pay them thc Intern it. Moro (?rale. The investigating c mnlttee in Greenville county, of which Avery Tatton is chairman, continue io lind things. Thoy have found where a magistrate was paid 16 months ral ? ry in 1003 and li? months salary lu looa Tiley have also found tho county charged with $140 for mules bought from a certain healer who says ho did not sell the mules to tho county. Suspended. Govonor Hevw.-.rd Wednesday morn ing, on a report tiled by the comp troller general, suspendo I Dr. J, T. Pattison, county treasurer of IO Ige field omni ty. Tho report Hied by the comptroller general arid his experts oharged that the treasurer was some thing over $4.000 short in his accounts. Aftor suspending Patterson the gov ernor notified tho senator from that county and the county auditor of that county, requesting the latter to look after tho books until thc delegation could meot and select a successor. fl AIO TO BS BHORT. Troniuror Whtiaoll, ol Dorchester Ouuaty, is Su? pended. The Columbia Evening R:oord says another County Treasurer has been suspended by the Goyornor. Friday | morning, acting upon a report tiled by ! tile comptroller general, J. M. Whet* Bull, o muty treasurer of Dorobester county, was suspended and tbo offloo turned ovor to the county auditor un? til tho county delegation could rec an mend a suco issor. It ls stated that Mr. Wbetsoll has been unfortunate in bis selection of au assistant aud that th?. faot th u 8 ii m books a o ut of bal ance was duo to his Ignorance and tho work ot his clerk. However, the gov ernor, under tho law had no jurisdic tion in the matter, and under the law had to tako aotlcn. The following ls tho lector wrltton by tho comptroller general on tue matter: To His Excellency, Governor D. ? Heyward, Columbia, S. 0, Dear Sir: I have had an examina tion made of tho books and accounts of Mr. J. M. Wbetsell, county treas erer of Dorchostcr county, and lind from the report of Messrs. E4 B. Wil son, chief clerk, and M. F. Inablnott, both expert accountants employed by tnis ellice, that the books and ac counts of tho treasurer aro full of or . rors and omissions. County claims .were paid beforo warrants were Issued by tho oounty supervisor lu vlolatlou of law. The hooks also contain ap - parent liotltiouH entrles.as crodlts. lt appoars that tho county trca' tiror is short in lils cash tho sum of 92.103.0-1, that being tho difference between thc amount of funds with which tie ls properly chargeable, and the amount of cash he has in hand. 1, therefore, report the matter to your excellency lu order that you may tako Huon ao tlon as you may deem proper. Yours very truly, A W. JONKS, Compt. Gen. T.ie following was then &cnt t :e county t reasurer: J. M. Wbetsell, County Treasurer, Dorchester County,St. Georges, S. C. D ar Sh: lt having boon t indall j reported to mc by the Hon. A. W Jones, comptroller general, under date of Oct. 5\>\i, 1905, that you have Oecn guilty of misconduct le elli oe, too wit: 'That your books aud accounts are full of errors and omission*; thal you have paid county o'.almi bafor;. warrants were Issued by county supar visor; that your books' as cmnty treasurer, contains apparent lictitiiur enterics us creaks; and that you ar? short iu your cash In the sum of 92 Kiln I, the dir orono o between the amounts of fuous of which you are properly c largeablo to the am.u.it of cash y u have. In baud, and the evi dence beforo me baing satisfactory of those charge.1*, therefore I, D C. Ilsy ward, governor of the State of South Carolina, by virture of the authority vested in rae, by sections 3i)3 and 340 o? Vo1.. 1, cole laws S. C 1002, do hereby suspend you as county treas urer of D irohester county, suoh sus pension hoing ? ll .c'.lve and of force o? the dale hereof es provided in the afore laid sioUoasof the cxle. Given under n y baud this Glh day of O;to ter, 19 '5 SAY i TSC BY WILL WIN. I'rcBid. nt Jourdan Calls Upon Farm era to Stand Firm President Har vic Jordan, o' tho Cot tou a38oola . :i, Issues a olroular, i? which he r j . n at what 11 deemed assured suecos ande ills upon farm era not to weaken lu the tight. He says: The Southern Citton ass dation, the Farmers' Educational abd Ci-cp erative union, tho American Soclet) of Equity, tho Farmers' al la' ce of North Carolina, representing as theo do all of tho leaning farmers' organi zations In tho South, have agreed on a minimum price of eleven oe ii ti por pound for this croo and every man ls expected to stand tkm with every ba!? that he can hold or lloance. The bank*i have plenty of money to a l vance on cotton. All thc, ruc ney that ls n'edtd can bs easily scoured. e are mw up against-a hard light , as thc rece nt government Lure in re port lias boen onside rel as bearish and hastflv n tho "bears" renewed hopn and an cdditlonal vveipon ti? tight the market with. The whole South knows that the crop is a short one, far shorter than that of last year, and that the splnn.rs will need every pound that we can raise. Let tlie slogan he eleven 080ts from every hilltop and valley throughout the entire South, If the farmers weaken the market will break and the cause wo have fought so hard to sus tain will be greatly Jeopardized. Pay no attention to paper contracts or bearish literature Hooding the country and stand tlrm for your rights in the face of all obstacles and thc light will soon hi; whippt d, Aa president of tho Southern Cot ton association I ask the earnest and divo o o oporatlon of the entire Southern press In calling upon the formers to stand tlrm and refuse to, wive au inch of ground In the face of thosa w so are making such desperate < fforts to doprcsu the markets for purely speculative purposes. This ls fl ll ?ht for tho whole South and our futuro prosperity depends upon win n.ng the great struggle In wbloh we are now en^ayed. I i/'.hi Willi fiurKlars. In an attempt to cap.turc two burg lars on Hartford bridge in Hartford, Conn., carly Friday morning, Pdloe man Hayes was shot through the hreast and hand and Officer Cowley was grazed by a bullet. Tho burglars had dynamited a safe In the. store of Howe & Son, Glastonbury,eight miles fi ru Hurtsord. The noise of tho ex plosion awakened persons, who saw the burglars drive away'In a wagon. Tue Hartford police were notified hy telephone, and Hayes arid Cowley were, detailed at tho bridge to apprehend the burglars. When the latter and police met, tho burglars abandoned the wagon and ian away. The police gave chase and a running light re suited in a dozen shots being (1 red. Tho burglars escaped through tho woods. A posse ls hunting them. Tao disertad wagon contained a full sot of burglars' tools and a quantity of dynamite. Voted it out. An olectlon was held In York coun ty Tuesday on the question of remov lng the dispensary at Yorkvlllo, tho only one In tho county. 10'ght hun - dred and thirty nevon votos woro poll od, 70(1 being against tho dispensary, and 131 In favor of its rotention. Yorkville is tho homo of Sonator Brice, author of tho law undor willoh dispensaries are being voted outtcOf tho various counties in the state. COTTON GROWERS. Their Immed'ate Duty is to Organize and Btiok Together. Thor Should Porteot lmoni OrftuniZ' ntlon In IC rory Comity in tho Cotton Bolt. The following communication, which we tako from the Progressive Farmer and Golton Plant ot Raleigh, N. 0., we oommend ko the consider a allon of our farmer?: Messrs. ICU ton: Is the farmer a seltlsh, cone? lied being who thinks he ?oan KO lt alone without tho hi lp of his neighbors? No, I think that it not the case; I think tho great army of farmers have not yet considered what a power lu the land they would bs if In Homo way tliey oould combloe their strength and act In concert. When N-hemlah oonoelved the idea of rabuildlng the ruined wall of Jeru salem he did not undertake thc re building alone. You remember how ho said, "O>mo and let us build up tho wall of Jerusalom that wc be no more a reproach;" and thc people gavo aus wer, saying, "Let us arise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for their good work. They were laughod at by Sanbtllat, Tobiah and others, but thia laugh of scorn did not stop tho work. Now I wish every cotton grower would lay this paper down, got tho hook and read all about how tho wall was rebuilt-not oui y ootbou growers, hut every other farmer also road about this great undertaking, that you may get tho ld ra that lt was the work of the Individual man helping his nolgbbor that was the po ?or and the strength and the success lu tho work. One other case 1 will oall attention *o. Do you remember tho story you r'ad In the oki Behool book whore tho mother bird carno to the nest. In thel wheat field to lind tho little birds ul exotted baoftuss tho farmer and bis sons wore heard to say their neighbors would cut the wheat to morrow? Tho wise r ld bird said: "Birdies, you are safe; tho wheat will not he out." Again, tho next day she found tho httlo ones more exotted. The farmer nad been neu to tho nost and said to his sons: "Our neighbors did not .orno, bub to morrow we will get our relatives bo cub this wheat." Was tho h:at cu J by tho kin folks? No, but when tho little birds told thc mother that bbc farmer had been out bbc third time, and said: "My neighbors and re latives have not come; I will cat the wheat myself,"-then the old bird laid: "Children, wo muat move; the wbe vt will be cut." Firmer, you must be thc min to or gan I zo a branch of the Cotton Grow* ?rs Association in your neighborhood. Mr. flarvlo Jordan, Mr. Ouningham nor any other man ls g lug to do lt for you; and pray tell me why you Should walt forauy ont ? You see what oas already resulted from the awk ward, uuwlcldly, unmanaged associa" .Jon, so why do you nub go to your neighbors, tell them thoy must got their shoulder to tho wheel? Every time you seo a farmer, sprlug till? >ubJ-*ob of organization at him-ask ulm if he thinks ho oan paddle along alone when all the other industries are getting into Une with the aim of bettering their conditions, and that only the farmer is trying to "go it" alone. Dear reider, you aro tho man to do this s artin g, You are as much inter ested and will be as much benefited as any one, so why should yob walt to begin? Get rijio out and ta< kio the tirst firmer you moot, tell him your township will hold a meeting at a certain place at a certain time, make him pn mise to bo there, and promt-.o also to bring with him at least three other men. Hurry UP ftow and let North Carolina g*t' Into linc with other cotton stmes, Tue cotton grow ers of NprCh Carolina must organiza fully t,>ii8 fall. We must be in shape tb koop" oursolvos informed as to crop Conditions, extent of crop, and fair price bo receive for crop. Reader, if y< u do nob understand this Cotton Growers' Association lb ls time for you to wako up and learn about it. The qulokest way for you bo obtain this learning ls bo tal? your neighbors Into holding a meet lng, write to Si cretary T. B. Parker for constitution of township organiz allon, read this ab your meeting and elect offlocrfl ab onoe. That's thc way to do it, and you are tho man to do lb. Your wheat won't bo cut if you walb for your neighbor. O. C. Moonie. Mecklenburg Co., N. C. AYoraic" Condition ot'Cotton. The crop estimating board of the bureau of statistics of the depart merit of agriculture In lt? bulletin ls (lU9d Tuesday, reports that tho a vor age c ihdltlon of condition of cotton on September 25 was 71 2, as oom parod with 72.1 on August 2f>, 1005, 75 8 on September 15, 1004, 65. 1 on S ptembor 25, lOO.'l, and a ten year average of 60.1 Tho following t?ble shows tho condition of tho cotton orop by States on September 25, with the ten-year averages; Sr pt. 25. Ten-Year 1005. Average. Ol 70 07 07 00 60 08 70 70 71 71 72 70 71 Texas.60 Georgia. 70 Alabama.70 Mis&isslppi.08 South Carolina.74 Ar kan vas.72 Louisiana.69 North Carolina.77 Indian Territory.... 78 T nncHSeo.7v Oklahoma.80 Florida.70 Missouri.81 Virginia.77 Klllod In ? Wrook. In a collision botwecn a Louisville and ,\ hvi?o light origine and a Southern railway freight near Boyles, Ala., Tnursday, II. E. Abercrombie, of Villa Rloa, Ga., exbra ll roman on bhe Southern, was killed and M. Ful gham, engineer, Brakoman Davis and Kl roman Glass of tho Southern and IC igtneer Jones and Conductor Stow - art of the Louisville and Nashville were injured. _____ n KM,". Ulm. Peter Smith, an old neg'o, wan hanged at Marshall, N. C., on Mon day for assaulting a young whlto girl. Tho exeoutton was wltnesyd by 2,000 people. Smlbh protoato.u, his Inno cenoo to tho last. J,,T Nerved Hin? MULKA.. A young man narrJrton. ^owoll has been arrested by tl od Shales authorities-pn tho ftefcj^f sondlng au obHceue postal M Bough the m. -1:.. to a young'1^ Rrbanburg. HOLD YOUR. COTTON, j An Urgent Appeal to the Farmers, Merohants and Bankers. Indications That Urowera Ara Not Pattin? Their 1'roJtuot on Mark et In Some Hoot loon. The following appeal to tho far mers, merobauts and bankers of the Slate ls made by the president ot the Southern Cotton Association, Mr. E. D. Smith.: To tbo Farmers, Merohants and Bank ers of Scuth Carolina: In view of the present declino in th? prios of cotton I oonslder it my duty to make an appeal to the farm ers to hold their o mon off tho mar kov I a?k that the merohants and hankers assist them in d ring this. The merchante by not pressing thew, and tho bankers by lendlDg them nu ni oient money on their cotton to enablo them to meet the obllgationa that oannot bo deferred. Tho price Axed by the executive commlttco at Asheville at ll cents may seem to somo rather high, but whon tho New Orleans oonventlon Axed cotton at IO cents tho dlff jrenoe between the ourront price- at that timo and 10 cents was veey much greater than the current price now and ll cents. You will recall that ootton when tho Now Orleans con ventlon assembled was under seven, about six and a half. By standing uO?othor, by unity of action, by a lit tle sacrifico and patriotism, the S iuth ern Cotton Association forced the oonsumer to pay to tho producer more than 10 cents. ITavo you thought, what that difference In price meant to the Individual au.1 tho south? The grower has \ right to tlx tho price cf his product, and can fix it if ho will stand by thsl association, whloh ls making a gallaut tight to kscp the speculators from getting cotton al their owti prloe. Lot every farmer withdraw his oot ton from tho market. This will oheok the receipts, and tho market will be obliged to advance. If you have to sell, try t> lind some man who will buy it and retire it from the market. There are plenty of men in eaoh conn ty of suffi Mont means and patriotism to do this. In spite of tho report olrcu'ated by the bears and their allied interest who are trying to depress tho prloe of your cotton, wo aro reliably informe^ throughout tho southern states, through the ind uenoo of the Southern Cotton association, that tho farmers are holding their ootton off the mar ket. Let us stand by our southern brothers in this great light. I*? means the llnanc'al emancipation of our oe lovf d southland. In a word tho situation resolves lt self int ? a clear, clean-out battle bi twixt the farmor aud tho speculator. Had the government report been bull ish and ondlbious reported gu oh a3 to warrant an advance In the future mar ket, lt would hiv, been claimed that conditions warranted or brought about the minimum price for wh'oh we are contending. As lb ls the ovcrnment has brought out auothor 1 iioulous es timate as to condition, and the beaT are confidently predicting a large crop, therefore If the farmer? jd mer ohants wilfnow L.rSil j$t cotton absolutely hold it off- e- spinners musb havo their supplies a *d coming into tho market will q ?lokly ralsn the ! price to that of our minimum. This seems almost another providential op portunity like last year to test our ability to control the market. Let every man see to lt that ho will ah solutely withhold his cotton for 30 days. E. D. SMITH, Presidents. C. Div. S. C. Association. BU AN SD TO DEATH. A Now York Teiicmoiit Flro JlainiH Tliroo Children. In New York threo children were burned to death, their paronts res cued and taken in a dying condition to St. Mary's hospital. Five other tenants sent to hospitals suffrlrg from burns and two tlreman hurt In a ll o In a four-story flat house in Raid avenue, late Thursday night. Other Incidents of tho 0?a ware the hirth of a child while thi> mother was being removed from the burning build lng and an accident which wreoked D^irc Chief Croker's automobile, and In which thc chief narrowly escayed serious accident. Toe lire ls believed to be incendiary. The hallways of the auildlng were Ulled with flames and smoko and every occupant of the building was asleep when tho flames were discovered by William Tease and James Nugget, fireman, who were off duty. They found a ladder in tho back yard, aud after climbing up tho Ure escapes, awoke the tenants by break lng Into their apartments. At the top floor the Uro had spread m< st rapidly. Ttie two rescuers wore compelled to carry Mrs. Joseph Hanlelu, ene of tho tenants of that floor, down the Ure e&capo. In doing so the ladder at the bottom bn ko and the woman fell on Teaso, injuring him seriously. Mr. and Mis. Donnelly, who ooou pied the other part of tie upper ll ?or, wero afterward found unconsoloas on thc 11 tor of their rooms, where they tried to reach a window and failed. Tiley were brought out, but the lirernen did not know that their three children were asleep In their beds until their burned bodies were found later. Other occupants of thc building were swung from tho windows aorots those of an adjoining building or were dropped into tho arms of mon below ind when tho lire department arrived tho building was allre from top to bottom. Mrs. lt wo M osos was carried on a mattreis aoross the streot whoro she gave birth toa boy. Fireman Christopher L;avy was knocked from a ladder by a stream of water and sulfered concussion of tho brain. While hurrying to the Uro, Chief Croker's automobllo was upset and the ohlef thrown out and badly shak en up. Jeremiah Donnelly and his wife, arc suffering from having Inhaled llamen or smoko and aro not llkoiy to rocovjr. Wa? It Hat?? Strango nolsos being heard from be hind a picture In St. Anthony'sohurch In the village of Sourcolla, province of Aquilla. Italy, tho parish priest re moved tho panol and discovered a beautiful fresoo, representing St. francis of Assisi, evidently tho work jf an old master. Most of his Hook ir y "Miraole I" A few skoptw.s. "Bats I" hast Report for tho Durran tort Year Issu tl. Tho weather bureau In oharge of Seotlon Director Bauer Issued Wed nesday the Unal orop report for the year as follows: Tho week ending Monday, October 2nd, had a mean temperature about fourdgrees above normal in tho central and western parts and about normal ou tho coast. Tbo extremes wero a maximum of Of at Blackvlllo on September 25th, and a minimum of 50 at Florence and Groonville on Soptembor 28th. There was considerable cloudiness over the eastern part, but almost continuel H bunsbiuo over tho western pirt*. Tnore wero no high winds or oth,I conditions that wero dam*glng to crops or that Interfered with farm work. With the oxo pvion of trace cf rain ovor tho eastern half of tho state, the week wus without precipitation. The drouth has boomo Intensified over the central and western couuths where the ground ls too haul and dr> for fall plowing and seeding opera tlons, und wher , in m my localities, water ls toare?, with wells and small streams rapidly drying up. The weather ondlthns were entirely fav orable for haying operations and for gathering ojrn and cotton, There has boen no chango In condi tion of cotton, tx ;ept that tbero cou tlnues to be some premature opening. Toe entire orop has opened u nisuil y fast and picking will be iinlshed ear Uer than usual wi .Ii continued favora bio weather. In a few localities there ls a small top orop. but for the crop In general, and on saudy lands In par ticular, the t>p crop ls unimportant, ,\nd the occuronce of either an early or a very late killing frost will not vary the yield materially. Tho aver age of the actual ligures f rn n a fu.l re port on tho p?ioentage of tho orop al ready picked, indicate that for tin eastern division of the state 71 per cent, has been picked; in tho central division 7(5 per oent., and in tho west ern division 50 per cent. Reports on sea-island indicate that ab ut 30 per cent has been picked. At least two thirds nf the unpicked cotton ls ready to pick, abd picking will be prac.leal ly Iinlshed, with continued favorable weather, by the end of Ootobcr. All late food and fnage crops arr suffering for rain. Corn ls being housed 11 many localities. Weatlv r ideal for swing pea-vine hay and fer haying generally, but Ins bien unfa vorable on trude along tho coast, and for sowing fall oats. A BIG SYNDICATS. I'rcHidrnt Jordan and Seorotary Chrjitham Now in Now Yoi k. Hirvie Jordan, and It'chird Cheat ham., secretary of the Southern Cotton Association, arrived in New York on Saturday and br.vo since that tim? been In close consultation with the ca pitallsts who are interested in the 1, 000,000 bale purchasing syndloato pro J *ct. John Martin, agent of the Farm ers' Union, is also lu Now York, and ls Interested in the same matter. Although the plan was not formally oresented at tho Asheville meeting I Mr. Jordan has been in constant com -^unicatlon with those lnteroated since that time. He would have been in New York before bad lt not been that his rainy duties detained him in the Sou'h. The projoct sccm9 to meet with the nearly approval of all those who are lnterrsled In a higher price to the cot ton producers for his staple, and lt if said that the Now Yolk capitalist* vito are interested lo tue matter have their money ready an 1 are willing tc %t once put up $1,000,000 if it is de dred to bind themselves to carry out their part of the pr. J >ob. Mr. Jordan is very confident that the farmors will hold fnr ll cents any way, but thinks that this purchase syndicate would insure an 11-cenl minimum price, The plan, as lm been explained be fore, ls an agreement between a syn dicate and the Southern Cotton Asso elation and the Farmer.s' Union, by willoh tho syndicate agrees to buy 1, 000,000 bales of otton at minimum price of 11 cools a pound. The associa tiou will obtain the cotton from lt* members, each man Sidling only a part of hts crop to the syndicate, and hold lng thc rest for the minimum price. The project, which ls a most elabo rate one In Its details, and which would make the syndlcxte tho biggest and most powerful spot cotton factor In tho world, bas been submited to sumo of tho leading linanciors and bankers of New York and approved by them, lt is expeoted that an lm portant announcement will bo made In thc matter in a few days. TO RAISE PaiOJB OF COTTON. Hull Pool ll mi . .nimm for tho Pur 1> HO ^?yn Ilayno. A dispatch from New Orleans sa; J that Frank B. Elayne, the noted cot ton bull operator returning to New Orleans after a three month's absence on tho Hour of tho New York cotton exchange, declared that the bull pool now operating to raise tho price of cotton is the r eheat pool ever or^an (zed in America, and lsanply able to do what lt lias set out to accomplish. Mayne's statements regarding the pool haye broken the mystery sur rounding the new aggregation wit ch experts to put cotton on the top notch. Heretofore the greatest secrecy has been inalntslnod regarding every do tall of tho pools personnel and move ments and ever. Mr. ll ay ne was not ready to give the whole matter tn thc public He stated, however, that thc pool was not composed of southern men, although many New Orloans mou, he doolan d, arc very bullish on cotton. Mr. I layne would not admit nor deny that bc was In the pool himself, but statocl that his ideas were In line with thc Ideas of tho:;c In tho deal, willoh was that cotton Is eheap at tho pres ont prlco, and that during no month of tho coming >ear will the staple sell for less than lo oents. Ilayno estimate tho orop at 10, 500,000 bahs. Tho demand, ho says will be enormous. Ilayno ls vory suc cess, ul cotton man, having niado ruti lions of dollars In a vory short timo by his deals In ootton. What ho says on tho subject of cotton has great weight In Now Orleans, where ho ls v/ell known. Ho thinks ootton cheap at ten oents. Clot oft' lilKht. Columbus W. Walker was convict ed at Covington, Ga., on Monday of wlfe-mnr.ler and, the Jury having re commended him to moroy, was sen tenced lo tho penitentiary for lifo. -. g THE SHABBY BATHTUB.X It ?Jiiy EJnntlr ?o Bindo ltrlRh?, IPrfrab Rilli lillKiu'f. Among tho crosses mnny housewives have to annoy tuen? U u bathtub o? u/i Inviting appearance in a room that dth ?jr wise looks fresh a.nd clean. The tar [shod surface may refuse to become ?Uti no matter what cleaning mute aro employed, ly being your own workman you m? at u trilling expenso make tho tub (juffi desirable. Procure a small eau of cougnon paint of any light color de si1"^, a can of enamel paint of the M m i ta color and A good Blzetjfc brush. Cut ?'ght or tea inch piece? of yellow soap Into bits and put It over thc fire to dissolve in n couple of quarts of wa ter. PlUj the bathtub with hot water and Uii;?w lu a generous handful of powdered borax und the dissolved soap,. When the water becomes cool enough to put the bauds lu lt scrub thc AU rf ace with a brush, lotting the water run off as the work ls doue. Again part ly fill the tub with hot water aud scrub lt with tho brush and sand soap to make nure that all greasy partici?n have boen removed. Then rinse lt in clear bot water and thoroughly dry. Cover lt with two contlngs of tho common paint, letting one thoroughly dry before putting on the second coat. Thou give It govern! coats of tho en amel paint. Tills paint will dry moro quickly than the other, and the bath Will tio longer bo an unsightly object. Care must bo used not to run hot water Into tho bath alone until tho paint has hardened.-Philadelphia Lodger. ? THE CARE OF HER GOWNS. Thin Woman's Moth ort In Worthy ot Uoiue win.n>- ooplcrt. A Hmo ?aver ls the plan which n wo man who has much of her dressmaking done lu thc hons? bas evolved In the care of her gowns. Bbc keeps all of her waists for each gown If not tho whole gown itself In boxes. With lt she pins thu little bunch of silk or scraps of lace and ribbon that woro left. also puts In tho particular bunch of niching that she has selected for wearing with lt so that In case of a frosh piece hoing needed or any little change being thought of ?ho has every thing at band ready when she takes down the box. As may bc Imagined, she is one who can ndd n touch here and make a change there lu her collar or belt ar rangements, Httlo Improvements which In true feminine fashion she often makos a few minutes before she mita the dress on. For this and for any ac cident which happens to the gown the scraps already at hand are Invaluable. The same plan applies lu keeping tho veils which go with lt In the box with each hat, whero they have more room than In a common veil box and whero tho time ls saved which lt takes to get out two boxes.-Pittsburg Dispatch. DRESS HINTS. Don't wear big sleeves and big hats If you are short. Don't Juntp Into your clothes and ex pect to look dressed. Tight gloves will go on more easily If wurmed before putting on tho hands than If put on when cold. In sewing on buttons hnvo tho knot of the thread on the right side directly under the belton and seo if tho button docs not stay on longer. Whatever may bo tho simpo of her foot a woman should bo particularly careful to bo well shod, and tho uglier the foot tho moro careful sh? ought to bo. Never have the top of th? boots tight, as lt interferes with the action ot th? calf muscles, makes one wulk badly and spoils the shape of the ankle. In making buttonholes In goods that fray easily it ls a great liolp to stitch twice around on tho sewing machine before the bolo ls cut, as a Armor foun dation is secured und no fraying re sults. Physical Trnlnlnor. A physician points out in a contem porary that there ls not tho slightest need of girls to eugago in elaborate gymnastic exercises or to practico beauty culture ni order to obtain good complexions r:id healthy physiques. The very best training for tho muscles Is to bo found In ordinary housework, and when the body Is perfoctly healthy tho skin will be cleared and th? ?yes brightened. It ls not given to all girls to bo able to Indulge In outdoor sports, which ls, of course, th? ideal way of getting exercise, but all can perform slmplo household duties, and thes?, If done with open windows and In a brisk way, will do far moro for those who perform them, says this doctor, than ordinary drilling. Thc 'I'n Ie of til? Mundi. It is the mouth which tells the tal? of a fretful aud irritable disposition. It ls tills feature which acts as a give away when a woman wishes to appear something that she Isn't. A woman may spend a small fortune In cosmetics and massage, but if she doesn't watch her mouth and keep lt sweet her mon ey ls wasted, for she cannot be good looking. A perpetually smlllug woman Is au offense against good taut?, but a woman with a sweet, expressive mouth ls the loveliest thing hi the world, but there are very fow of them. Til? I ni j.? i'?> v od Feminine l'hyalau*. Mrs. atunnurd declares that th? mod ern woman is not athletic, but that the tall, finely developed young erea turo of the .lay owes her appearance to tho fact that she ls no longer scourg ed by tuberculosis and that ske ka? been brought up moro by her mothar and more lu thu dining room Instead of by persona of lower class in rooms at tho top of tho house.-Ixmdou Post. Attitude of tim Mpinnera. C. W. McAra, president of thc Master Cotton Spinners' Association of Croat Britain says tho splnnorshad DO quarrel with American cotton plant ers, had no desire to Interioro with their legitimate prollts and had no ob Jeotlon to the tluotuatlons brought about by a small or a largo yield. Af a matter of fact, the grower would be well rewarded in an ordinary season by a return of H cents per pound. Hy gambling operations, however, the pr leo had been advanced for snvoral seasons to U cents per pound and hlghor, which meant an advance on the world's orop of ?180,000,000. The A ...... I...... ?VIIMMA* ?'. ?????. ...I.',. ............. BPI UUlit, Oil. Ml.,.- I, (tV. Wll) Is as badly handicapped as tho Ktirop oan spinners, tho cost of tho carriage of cotton to New England milla hoing as great as the cost of oarrlago by soa to Lancashire. Found OOAH. A negress, Haohael Hurkott, was found dead near her homo at John ston. Coronor's Inquest rondered a verdict that death resulted from a broken nook, caused by unknown por eonj, Bookkeeping, \ Shorthand, Typo guaranteed course 20 weeks, ?ingl j hand, 8 m0s. 12 colls for graduates maud. Write. Cotton (.inners and Write us for prices on the following: ] Collars for Shafting, Couplings, Drills, Guages, Guage Cocks, Hack Saws, Hom caters, Oil Cups, Oil Cans, Packing, all And anything else In machinery supp COLUMBU ????????????.?.at ' THEGUINARD COIvUMB Manufacturers Brick, Fire Prool Flue linings and Drain Tile. Pr or millions. Make Good Voter?. In on address delivered before thou sands cf peoplo at the LewlB and Clark exposition at P ,rtl*nd last week, Gov. Frank B. Goudlng, Idaho's chief cxeoutlve, spoke enthusiastically of the equal suffrage situation In Idaho. "Itfabo is especially proud of the fact chat wo have equal suffrage In cur state," he said. "I havo alwajs been *n ardent believer in equality at the oallot box. It was my good fortune o be one of the commmltteo who Iraftud tho first r?solu lion ever pre- ] ionted to the people of Idaho through ibo Bepublloan part j, favoring cc jual iuff rogo. As a result of those prom ines, the wommiof our state now en joy the freedom of tho ballot. Tbls iot of Justice has beon greatly ap preciated by the good women of Ida io, who have shown their apprecia tion by tho activo interest they have :akcn In publiciaffalrB. Equal suffrage ias done a great deal to improve poll loal conditions In Ihaho. Today no| ?arty dares nominate a man for o fi loo vhose oharactor is not clean, and who has not Chown bis appreciation of the lome. There are many other good chinga that,might be said of oqual *u if rage. But this, of itself, lt soem? GO me, ls sufUclont to commend lt to ill good oltlzsns." This is tho testi mony of a nitin wno bas seen woman juffrago tried. If woman suffrage 13 mob a good thing out in Idaho, why vould lt not be.a good thing for South ^arol.'na? ____________ "Outrageons Oorruoilon," Boferrlng to "Ufo insurance abus os" the St. Louis Globe-Damoorat. a republican paper, says: Every dollar of life Insurance profits improperly turned into tho pookets of individual.1!, or secretly placed to in fluence selfish legislation, is a species of outrageous corruption, a robbery ot the many for the rapaolous few. Thc time to apply tho remedy ia at the moment of detection, and no one has a right to oomplaln if the euro ls stern In its nature. That being true, says the Common er, what will the Globe-Democrat say with respcot to the suggestion that tho republioan national committee "put it book?" The imuranoo inquiry disclosed that one insuranoo company has contributed ? 150,000 to the repub lican national campaign fund during tho last three presidental oamp&igns. This money belonged to tho policy holders, and was contributed without their consent. According to the Globe Democrat, these contributions to the republican campaign fund amount to a spcolcs of autragoous corruption, a robbery of tho many for the rapaolous few." Of course, putting it baok would bo a euro "stern in its nature" but, in tho language of tho Globe Democrat "the time to apply the remedy ls at tho moment of detection." Ono remedy is to provide publicity for all contributions to political funds, and the prohibition of such contribu tions by corporations. But "at the moment of detection" tho first remedy is "put it bs ck." Thu Wages Of Sin ls Doaih. A tragio commentary on the inevit able conscquonoes of sin was furnish ed in tho press of last week when a self confessed murderer of thirty years ago took his own life at San Franois oo, Cal., and loft a note telling of his orlmc and of tho punishment and exe cution of another man for tho deed he had oommitted. Thirty vears ago this human fiend had ncurdorod a young girl and escaped doteotlon. no saw another man condemned and executed and htmsolf went soot freo. He wont west, marrlod and determined to for get the past and live a decent life, but the memory of his orlme haunted him; the constant fear of detection, the ghostly thoughts of two souls sent luto eternity by him tortured his mind. Settlers from his old Ohio home oame to his new home, and for fear of detection ho ran away to Death Valloy in California, thore to live in despair and Isolation until his own deed caused him to raise hts hand against himself. This is as dramatic a picture of retribution and of the in exorable operation of the moral law of compensation as has over beon seen. It might form tho basis of a powerful tragedylfor tho stago or for fiction, lt represents tho stern decrees of fate that pursue the man who sins. There ls no tscape from it, no avenue of relief; nothing left but confession and a free consolence, nothing to do but to stand before ono's fellow-man, self-confess ed and in a truo light, or commit sui cide, and "suicide " said Webster, "is confession." Why, then, asks the Denver News, does not all of cl vi li/, ed mankind recognize this roitmiless deorco of fate and escape the mlsory and remorHo of an ignominious lifo and death by resifting sin? The ques CA, OA. ?-writing, English branches, Fu? le course of either Business or Short in about 20 days. Can't supply de Hachtoery Owners. Babbitt, Belt, Gandy; Bolt, Leather Drill Press, Ejectors, Files, Fittings mers, Injeotors, Lace Leather, Lubrl klnds; Pipe, Pulleys, Shafting. Iles SUPPLY CO., Columbia, S. C. '?.?.?.?.???.?.?.?.?.?.a*? BUICK WORKS j! IXA^ ^ o. ! ? : Terra Gotta Building Block or ( \ opared to fill orders for thou ands 2 J, AH Expert Specialist At Your Own Borne. Scok tho Advice of tho South's Most Skillful Physician-Ho will Coun sol and Advise Any Sufferor on Any DiseaBO Without Ohargo -25 Years of Experience. Valuahlo Books Freo Write for Them. i itoooRTilzod as tho Oldest Establish ed and Moue ltollablo Sp olallst. DR. HATHAWAY, Every ftdliciod reader of this paper 1? invit od lo consult Dr. J. Newton IL.tli.iway of At ilinta, Ga., tho South's mos. Koliablo Spooial Ut, on any disease, absolutely without charge. This groat specialist has had ovor twenty, flvo years of oxpoi lonee in tho study and treat ment of diseases of a chronio or lingering na ture, and wo unhesitatingly say tha thoro is no caso, no matter how sovoro, I lint, ho cannot thoroughly undorsUvnd from tho vorv flrat, and'proparo tho correct treat mont, which is hound to offoot a permanent euro, ny the aid of his system of home treatment, ho placos at tho disposal of evory sufferor his advanced methods of troatmont, of which o ls tho orig inator, no matter whore ho or she resides. FREE MEDICAID ADVICE, If you suitor from any di soaso of a chronio naturo, such as Norvous Debility, Stricture, Vatioooole, Mood Poison, Kidnoy or llladdor Troublo, Diseases of Um Heart, Livor orBtinn aoh, Throat and Lung Trouble, Lost Manhood, Hydrocolo, Urinary DisordoU, Skin Diseases. Unoumatism, Catarrh or privato diseases of mon, such as Gleet, etc., and diseases peculiar to women, otc, etc., do not moko Um iulstako of consulting your homo doctor, who will chargo you anywhere from 1 to $25 for con sultation alone, but sit down and write to Dr. Hathaway. Ho will counsel and adviso you without ono ?mt of chargo. Ho is tho rooogi nizod authority on these disensos in this coun try, and you can, thorofore, approclato tho value his opinion of your case would ho to you. He has been established in Atlanta fot yo* rs and yoars, and his reputation is not equalled by any other physician. Have no hesitancy in writing him. Ho will also Bond you a valuahlo book on your disease, all oharges prepaid. You aro especially invited to write ? or hts book for mon, entitled, "Mnnliuoss^Vigor.and Health." , , Ho sure to writo this great specialist about your diseasoi today. His business is conduct* 1 od in an honest, straightforward imumor, and you can always fool assured of "a square deal, rho address is J. NKWTON HAT! I AWAY, M. T).. 88 Inman Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. - - ORGANS - - of tho best puah ty $45 up Upright Pianos From $225 up. 8 Write Us [] for catalogues and torms. Malone's Music Honse, 1432 Main Street Almost opposite Masonic Temple. COLUMBIA, S. G. tloa has never been fully auswered. It is as old as Pharaoh and yet as young as the deeds of today. It ls as old i's human nature, and the final aoswer will never be ?Ivon until men are made over again into a now life. Tho Trntli ll m MI The Burlington Nows eays th i?t* *or of an Indiana paper bcoauao w?ed of hoing called a Uar so be announced that he would toll thc truth in the fu ture. Tho first Issue thereafter con tained the following: "John Bonin, tho laziest mi-rohant In town, mado a trip to Bellvine Tues day." "John Coylo, our grooeryman, is do ing a poor business. Ills store ls dirty,,., dusty and noxiously odoriferous. 116w oan ho expeot to do muon?" "Rev. Styx prraohrd last Saturday night on charity.' The sermon was punk." "Dayo Sonkey diod at his home in this place. Tho doctor gave it out as heart failure. Tho fact is, ho was. drunk, and whiskey is what killed him." "Married.-M Us Sylvia RJiodes and James Gonnan, last Saturday evening at tho Baptist parsonage. The bride' ls a vtry ordinary town girl wht does't. know any moro than a Jack* rabbit about cooking, and never helped her mother three days In her life, She in not a boauty by any means, and has a. gait Uko a fat dook. Tho groom is. weil known as an up to date loafer, no's hoen living off the old folks all his Ufo and don't amount to Bhuoks. They will have a hard lifo. The paper had no Booner reaoherT the publlo than a committee wa&SQuiK to him bearing a potition asking him to continue in tho good old way, and stated that they believed him to be a truthful and henrst man. A CALIFORNIA pape* says bad water kills as many people as bad whiskey dooB. That may be so, but then wo don't have to pay for Ibo water.