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A SOUND PAPER. overnor Heyward's Last Mes? sage to the Legislature HOULD BE HEEDED. . ? Makes Many Practical aod Timely Safcestlona About the Various lostltutioos of the State the Leilslature Should | Carry Out. Governor Hay ward's last message to e Legislature was read in both buses on Tuesday. It la worthy of ^ eservatton as a modal for State pa- * jjlrs of this oharaotar. As the State i rjvk.' It is ooncise. vet not too brief: p eltive, yet not dictatorial. There j l! no doubt of Mr. Heyward's position , 0{ i any subject dlsou Bed, and his re- | a mmendations are those that might i Yy i expected from a progressive, dear- ] Bj fhted, patriotic governor. There is 1 n) ithing radical in the message; little lt deed, that is new, but the points J -, e presented earnestly and force- 1 fi Uj' Instead of recapitulating the dry ' A, anoial statement of the treasury 1 II at has for deoades constituted the | cp sning subjeot of messages, the live 1 question of property assessment is ccnsldered. Commenting on oondl- ] y( >n8 outlined, the Governor says: This is an unbuslness like condition 1 0f affairs, in a department where bus- 1 in ess conditions should be preeminent. ! If A1 property in the State were equalized upon a 60 percent, basis, \ tb e total taxable property in the State ; Wljuld, in my opinion, be not less an 9360,000,000 on the books of the ' q( imptroller General, instead of only 50,000,300, as are the figures at the 1 pi ssent. This is not only an injustloe t0 our taxpayers, but lt is unwise and lBtan injury to the State, 1n that lt 1 Aries not set forth to others our real pjloaresb and prosperity. No radical legislation is recotrm,indcd, tho present laws, if properly eD]forced, being, In the opinion of the oh let extcutivo, sufficient to remedy mAioh of the present unsatisfactory conditions. He does, however, urge 0l e important ohange whioh, if c&rrj( >d out, wiil tend to the better euf0 roement of tbe law. "It would be . se, In my opinion," sa78 the Gov er nor, "to reduce tbe membership of tofs State boatd, limiting It to iivo mr'mbars, these to be appointed by th e Governor and confirmed by tbe ge;tiate. Two of tbe members should demote their entire tlmo to this work,. anid should receive a fixed salary and traveling expenses. These members ^tpuld visit tbe vorlous counties, con8Upt with tbe auditors and looal assessin* offioers, should bear all complijlnts and should regulate tbe equalv iia^lon ?* a11 foible property in the Hta t*>" Will the legislature make & geI lous effort to remedy what has reBU1 ted, because of inefficient^ laws, in ma ladminlstratlon? . (Governor Hey ward devotes muob mc re attention to immigration than to any other subjeet. He is justly pr( md of the record made by South Ca rolina and of tbe faot that the iea dersbip of this State has been re CQg^izad throughout tbe South, and fa!j|orably commented upon from Inline to Callfoula. He briefly re^ ints the late achievements of tbe dei^urtments, shows tbe tremendous -?,?tiatanfio rendered bv South Carolina. majiufacturers, emphasizes the fact HnJ&t native labor was always safeguarded by the State, and points to soar* of tbe advantages to acorue to Soufth Carolina from the establishment of a steamship line between Q},Vfleston and Bremen. He savs: IP the maintenance of suo'p a line, we ihave already seoured ttfc act've, perional support of Director Von Pitu'h, of one of the greatest steamsnip corporations in the world, and I have j-e^pn to know that be ie a loyal fricpcl of the South and of Southern OQojmerelal development. What the ? wvtAbli'ihment of this line means to Is i little difficult yet for 113 to under?nd. When I tell you that nearly 4,000,000 worth of Southern cotton one goes into the foreign port where )& are establishing a connection; that *arly $2,000,000 worth of our ootton ?d meal reaches that same port and iat it is within our power to direct y more of these products through port to their consignors; and en I add that on the shipment of j iese, and many other of our propels, through the pcgrt of Charleston, its in our power to. save many mouses of dollars tc? shippefsi and pro . era of these artloles by reason of ' * tb proposed line?you pay then reallz\ what this undertaking moans, not ali16 to the people In general, but to th ootton farmer direot. It Is within ou grasp, by rallying now, to save to ou producers, to the buyer and the th: ?Ptr, handsome sums paid to transit *ation companies whose real interV 1 are not identified with usj . % (or the support of this department *\}ov* Hey ward asks a minimum appr, priatlon of 125,000, That is absoJJjt neoessary. he says, and the MI blanoe of the lack of support at i orltioal stage may loee for us the op < to* **! now open. 'he chief executive, always actively im oieted In our eduoatftooal lnstltuBio ? from the oommon school to the nol expresses disappointment at Bin More of former legislatures to ! pus s ocmpulaory education Isw. We jnote from the message: "It Is unnecessary for me to argue in favor of this )??; its passage Is simply of vital tmportsnce, and 1 nope you will give it eareful thought, b'uch a law, imong other eonsiderstloiis of general benefit, would be the best possible set* ' ienoont of the ohlld labor question. L: ail chi '.itu between tlie*fc?t> of tight and fifteen years were oompell* i id by the State to attend sohool, here would then be no opportunity riven any ohlldren to work in our f?o- 1 lories. In this connection. J might tdd that the law prohibiting ohlldren 'rom working in ootton mills is being ibserved as well as possible under the ;lrcuDQBtaLoes. The management of >ur mil's desires the enforoement of i this law, but until the State requires i registry of all births it is impossible i jo determine the age of a ohlld whose i sarantk dMlM it fcn Wftflr." The Governor's position on the dispensary Is consistent. He believes 1 ihat If the recommendations of two rears ago had been oarrled out the condition would have been Improved, rhe Grvernor quotes this extraot from his message of last year: "It la Imperative, for the honor of the State, that existing conditions ihould be Immediately remedied, either by radloai changes in the laws governing the dispensary or by the idoptton of a different system for the regulation of the liquor question, We igsln quote from the messtge: The fact that a large number of counties In the State have voted out local dispensaries; the work of the investigating committee, and the disclosures made in oonscquence?these considerations, in connection with the fact that the people of the State bavo recently expressed In no uncertain terms their disapproval of the present operation of the dispensary law, all demand Imperatively that iomethlng tbould be done to oorrect bxlsting evils. The people will not stand for anything In whloh they believe graft exists In any form, and a serious trouble with the dispensary law is that it affords too great opportunity for wrong doing and too little opportunity for detection. The Governor who has so earne tly endeavored to Instill Into the public mind a revert nee for law is naturally "ashamed to report to you that, In Bpite of all efforts to the ooutrary, the orlme ol lynching has been committed K ore than once Id our State durlDg the post year." Be makes this re commendation: Recently the legislature of Virginia enacted a law making an attempt at rape a capital offense, and providing also that tne testimony of t>ie victim could, be taken in private and not before the public in a court room. I am informed by State cffioials of Vir* giiiia that this law is working satis factorily. I think this a very Important constdi ration, and I reoommend the passage of suob a law for our Stnte. Tne holding of special terms of court has many objections, and the principal one being tne appearance of thus yielding to lawless demands hastily made. For the orime of rape, however, I am of the opinion that speoiai courts should be held to try the culprit at onoe, and I hope our laws can be so amended in this respeot. The insane population of the United States bas just doubled since 1890? and South Carolina has, unfortunately, kept paoe In this respect with the rest of the country. The State is unprepared to properly oare for her insane. The conditions at the Asylum have b^en for several years a discredit. Longer delay in giving relief appears Impossible and the Governor says: In considering the future welfare of our Insane, I am convinced that it would be a wise policy on the part of the State to oonslder the proposition by the regents to purohaae additional land a short distanoe from the olty for the double purpose of a colony for cbronlo Insane and also for farming lands for the support of the hospital. , Tae property at present owned Is be log gradually oooupled by tbe groups of buildings necessary for the more acute cases, and the proposed addition would be valuable from every standpoint. Confederate veterans of South Carolina wish to hold reunions every year, but they; also wish to have a feeliogof independence; to knov? that they are not imposing on any community. To this end they wish a fund to defray the chief expenses of such reunions, and in recommending such an appropriation Gov. Hey ward says: "There is every reason why the wishes of our old veterans should be respected, and I believe It Is only right and proper that the State shculd make an appropriation for this purpose. In accordance, therefore, with their wishes, and also beoause I strongly favor the idea, I have the honor to suggest that a|% m A# AC AAA J u vKlvfliakluu ui ?u,uuu uo mMV In order that there may be no uncertainty as to the convenience and full enjoyment of the annual oommunion of our old veterans," The legislature Is informed that there oan be no State building at the Jamestown Exposition unless special provision is made for it, and It is suggested that 112,000 be given for a building to be constructed with a view to having it taken down and reereoted in Columbia as the permanent home for a State exhibit, there being now no place for the oare or display of an exhibit of the State's resouroes. n earnest recommendation is made by the retiring governor for a measure of juitloe for State offiolals an 3 judges of both oireuitand supreme courts. Salaries were low 15 year* ago, bnt since then the ooet of living in the eltiee has inoreaaed more than thirty per oent., while the duties of all offloials are more exacting. The practical effect Is ttrnt, with harder work the offiolals axe receiving a third lets salary. The result la I bat uoltm a Stata official baa other means tbao bfs salary he Urea "from band to mouth" and la perpetually "strapped." Under such oonditlons, has the State of South Carolina the right to demand as good service as she re oelves? There should be a change end the governor reoommencU that ;?o.als and judges be given proper oompsnsatloc. The message. In which every subJeot of publto Interest ooming within the sphere of th^ ohlef executive, is touched upon, is brought to a close with the following feeling paragraphs: "la oonolusion. I have only little more to say, but this will hold for me more than I oan ever hope to adr quately express. As governor of mo native State, I have received the highest honors which my people oan be 1 tow. In deep, grateful and lasting appreciation of this honor, 1 shall always reoall, not only the distinction and privileges whloh this honor con ferred, but the manner of its bestowal will always be among my mostoherIshed recollections. "With the fervent hope that the highest blessings of an all-wise Providence may guide and direct us always. I commend to you the responsibilities and the privileges which alike are yours." And however muoh South Carolinians may esteem and honor his successor, there will be regret in the hearts of tens of thousands that D.'C. Hey ward has written his last annual mes sage. THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR. The Senate of South Carolina Discusses the Matter, Brownsville engaged the atte ition of tbe State Senate Wednesday. A resolution as to the oonduot of the South Carolina senators in "standing by" the President and Gen. Garllngton had been Introduced the day before and this was brought up Some of the senators opposed it on the ground of Its questionable propriety, some on the ground that our repre sentatlves should neither be Instructed nor requested to aot ether wise than the course they had already dsoided upon. The resolution, which had been introduced by Senator Blease. was favorably reported. Senator Bates wanted it held over on the ground of propriety. Senator Blease opposed this and a viva voce vote refusing to Dlace I the matter on the calendar brought out more talk. Senator Mauldln opposed it on the ground of propriety. He wanted all the negro troops sent to the Philippines, but thought suoh an action by the senate would only add more capital to the Eepublloan party's glorification of the brother In black. Senator Blease wanted it passed to back up Gen. Garllngton. Senator Bates again rose and said the question of legal right was not for the South Oarolina senate to settle. Senator Raysor did not want to request our senators to take aotloo, although he endorsed the president's course. Senator Laney did not want to inflame sectionalism any further, Senator WeBton, referring to Senator Raysor, said that the praotloe of instruotii g congressional reprcsenta tives was quite common, but Senator Gravdon sided with Senator Bates. In addition he said Tillman's course was well known and he "did not want to embarrass the senior senator." Senator Mauldln made the last talk before the vote, saying that li would be better to let alone "the two bright and shining lights In the senate." Yeas?Senators Appelt, Blvins, Black, blease, Brioe. Brooks, Carlisle, /-II 1.4. L. T7% - /I uurisbenueu, uruuuu, juarie, urimn, Hayues, MoKeithan, Otis, Slnklor, Smith, T&lbert, Toole, Townsend, Wells, Weston?21. Nays?Senators Bass, Bates, Car center, Clifton, Efird, Gray don, Bar din, Holliday, Hough, Laney, Maul din, Rivsor, Ropers, Staokhouse, Walker. Williams?16. KJCJECTtfD BY THK UOU8K. When the above resolution oarte up In the House on Thursday it was re jeoted by a large majority. On motion to strike out the enaot ing words the vote was as follows: Ayes?Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, banks, Beattle, Bethune, Boyd, Brantley, A. G. Brloe, T. S. Brice, Cannon, Carey, Carson, Oarwile, Coth ran. Culler, Derham, DeVore, Dlok, Dingle, Dixon, J. B Dodd, J. H, Dodd. Douglass, Epps, Epting, Eraser, Garrls, Gary, Gauw, J. P. Gibson, W. JT. Gibson, Glasscock, Goodwin. Harley, Harris, Harrsson, Hemphill, Hlnton, Hughes, Hydrlok, Jones, Kirven. Lane, Lsster, Leitner, Legare, LittleMo Arthur, MoOoll, MoKeown, MoMaster, Mlley, Morrell, Nesbltt, Nioholaon, Niver, Patterson, Richards, Rlohardson, Robinson, Sawyer, Saye, Scarborough. Scruggs, Sharpe. Slaughter, J. E. Smith, Stlilwell, Tatum, Thomas, Todd, Tompkins, Wade. Whaley, White, Wiggins, Woods. Wyche, Yeldell?79. Nays?Mtsars. Aull, Ayer, Ballentlne, Bryan, Carrigan, Glary, Olinksoales, Cosgrove. Courtney, Cox, Croft, Dowllng, Frost, Greer, Gyles. Hall, Harman, Johnston, Kellahan, Kershaw, Lawson, Mann. Marshall, Miller, Nash, Niohols. Parker, Reaves, Ruoker. Sellers, Sbipp, D. L. Smith, Kurtz P. Smith, Stubbe, Verner, Von Kolnltz, Walker, Wallace, Wimberly. Youmans?40. Many of the members of the House agreed with the president, but they regarded the resolution as a oovert attack on Tillman for thai reason voted against it. HI WAS CAUGHT. A Negro Tries to Evade Debt by Donnine W man's Attire. The Charleston correspondent of The State relates a queer story of how a negro tried to dodge a debt. 1 Disguised at a woman, Sidney W. Burgess, oolored, of Greeleyvllle, Wll- 1 llamsburg county, was arrested 1 Thursday afternoon by the police on I Chapel street and Friday morning ' sentenced by the recorder to pay a 1 flne of $20 or spend 30 days in jail. 1 "Miss" Burgess obtained heard at 1 a oolored inn on Alexander street on Tuesday night. "Sho" was on her 1 way to Florida, where employment < was waiting for "her." A licensed 1 agent at Klngstree furnished the mon- I ey for transportation ana board. The j disguise was employed beoauae Bur- . gess owed S60 under lien to Ciarenoe Montgomery of Greeleyvllle. ( Sidney Burgess* crop failed this yen and he found himself in debt 1175. He paid, he said, all but $60 of . this amount and tried to make arrangements to pay the rest. The agent , at Klngstree told Burgess that he would pay the balanoe or the deut and get him work in Florida. lie suggested to Burgess that ho don woman's olothes so that he oould get out of ! thr State all right. Burgess wore a black hat with two feathers in it, a blaok waist and a calloo skirt. His form looked not svelt or lifting, romlning one of a paokagc of socks with a string about the middle, lie was not of a stout make-up, and having a clean shaven face, With rather feminine features, was muoh like a woman in appearance. It was his voioe that gave him away to the boarders and led to his arrest. Mr. Montgomery of Greeleyvllle has been oommunloated with by the chief of police here and probably the tine of the negro will be paid bo that he oan go back home and finish working out his debt. FOE, THE GIEL8. Boatrlce Fairfax, Tells Them How to v Wrlto liOttcrs. The art of letter writing Is sadly neglected In the modern girl's eduoa tlon. She writes & note in a large, awkward hand that spreads all over the page and expresses but poorly what she has to say. In the first place, perhaps all of you do not know that to begin a letter "Dear" So and-So is muoh more informal than to begin "My Dear" So and So. "Dear" should only be used when writing to a person whom you know very well and are fond of. In all formal notes you should begin with "My Dear." To write a pretty, graceful note is a vere nice accomplishment. In returning thanks for gifts bo sure and 1st the perBon to whom you are writing know that you are grate rui, and tnat you appreciate the kindnesa that prompted the sending of the gift. In writing letters, especially to men, a girl cannot be too careful of what she says. To grow affectionate on paper li a great mistake. There is no harm in writing a friendly letter to a man, but let it be friendly and no more. \ The average girl from time to time corresponds with a number of men before she finally settles down and becomes engaged. If she allows her pen to run away with her common sense in all those epistles she makes a great mistake. Can she contemplate with any amount of comfort that her words of affeotlon are the property of half a dozen men whom she never sees and certainly does not care for. When a girl becomes engaged it is proper that a certain amount of affeotlon should be shown In her letters to her fiance. But even then It Is wiser not to put her whole heart on paper. Try and be oonclse in your letters. Don't start a topic and then wander away from 1c and come back to it cn the next page. Long sentences aro tiresome and big words do not add to the literary value of a letter. Blots and erasures will spoil the most Interesting letter, for neatness is one of che most Important features In letter writing. Farciful writing paper is In bad taste. Get good, plain Diner and vour notes will lnnlr fa.r more attractive than if decorated with flowers, etc. Let your letters and notes express sincerity; don't let them sound stilted and artificial. And always remember that what is said in a letter cannot be reoalled. To Kill White Otlieerg, Belief that the army officers at Fort Reno that a conspiracy to murJ.a nkit* aAH?. - i. 1.1 4. n uoi awr ifumv uujuvi ?l ruru ivBLlO, beginning with Captain Edgar A. Maoklin?against whom nearly every negro soldier at the post entertains a personal grudge as a result of the affair at Brownsville, Texas, and the discharge of the negro soldiers that followed?and then proceeding down the list of officers became known as a ! result of the preliminary hearing in the oaseof Edward L. Knowles, corporal of company , Twenty-fifth infantry, who was held on a oharge of assault with intent to kill Captain i Maoklin, of oompaoy 0, Twenty-fifth infantry, on the night of Deoember 21. Knowles was bound over to await i the aotion of the Canadian oounty grand lory, CLAIMED BY A89A88I*. Another Russian Uenertl Killed by Member of Terror lata. In St. Petersburg, Russia, Lieut Gen. V'sdimsr Pavloff, the military procurator, or advocate general, generally known since the days c t the late parliament as "Hangman" Piv loff, from the epithet oonetantly applied to him by the radical deputies, was shot and killed Wednesday wnhu walking In the garden of the chief military court building, near the Molka oaLal. The assassin, who was disgulied u6 i workman, was oaDtured after a long 3hase through crowded streets duriug which he tired about 40 thots from two revolvers whloh he carried, killing a policeman and wounding a small 00 J. i When taken to the police station , Glen. Pavloff's slayer was in the high 1 est spirits, chaffed the Investigates* ting ottloer about the lnadetjuaoy of the police precautions, and described i with gusto how simply and easily his olan wih executed, iniwiirlni/ the ct doer's questions with laughing Jests. Tha crime wan executed deiiberately nr\1 showed evidence of the same oareiul preparation wh<oh w?s characteristic of the murder* of Gsn. lunatic ff and Von dor LaualU and uu doubtedly was carried out by the same organization, whloh, It is report ed, has sentenced Emperor Nlcuoias and several of the ministers to death. The assassin, who woro the uniform cf a military olerk attached to the garden under the pretext of submitting a report to the military prooura tor. He approaehed the unexptctiug geuorrl within arms length, drew au automatic pistol and discharged sev eu shots Into Pav'cflT's bedy, Every shot was well aimed and two of thorn toio a gaping wound In his breast, from which the general expired while being oairled to his apartments which were located In tho same building. The asaar.sin ran down Glinka street, past the Imperial opera house, with & orowd of 30 house porters and court attaches lu cloee purbuiji. Startling Figure**. The Chicago Tribune says the total of embezzlements and kindred thefts for 1900 amounts to $1.4,739,653, about $5,000,000 more than last year. Of this total $10,745,380 was stolen by otlicials of banks, $1,084,554 by public officials other than postollice employes, $22,685 by the latter, $379,671 bv agents, $248,100 from loan associations, $223,087 by means of forgeries and the other defalcations amounting to $1,428, 909, were so varied in their nature that they must he classed as miscellaneous. The comparison with last year is not so much to the discredit of this year when it is remembered that more than $10,000,000 of the money erabezxled was taken by three menone in Chicago, one in Philadelphia and one in Cuba, the agent of a New York house. In each of these three cases the figures represent the total of many years of stealing which was discovered only this year. It is unfair to charge It all against the year 19C0. A better compasison will be made with the years 1894 to 1897. In 1894 the embezzlements, etc., amounted to $25,234,112, for the next thrie years averaged over $10,000,000 a year. The special reason for the loises of 1894 was the consequence of the panic of tne year nerore, out it must be remembered that the money in banks at that time was only about half as much as at present, If the percentage of loss is considered, the year 15)08 is distincly better than 185)5, 1800 or 185)7, although the loss In dollars is greater than any year since 1801. To Abolish the DinpePfltry, The Charleston Post, which is in for wiping out the dispensary and reestablishing saloons, says "able antidispensary lawyers, members of tiie senate and house, are no?/ preparing a strong bill, carefully worked out so that all constitutional requirements will be met, to be introduced into the Legislature early in its session, to follow and co-operate with the report of the investigation committee and t here isevcry chance the framers think of knocking the dispensary out for good " The Post goes on to say that "it is expected the report of the invest Igating committee,a strong indictment against the liquor laws of South Carolina will plow a road through the Legislature for the passage of the anti dispensary bill now in a state of completion. This new bill Ms locked upon by its designers as a model machine for the smashing of the rum shop. It will be a last measure, regarded by its friends as too swift for the liquor men to cope with, It is proposed by the anti-dispensary forces to pass a bill that will comply with the general wishes of th1. voters. It will throw olT the shackles of the state dispensary, and present each county with an option for a dispensary, prohibition, or high license law, as desired. Gov Ansel will, of course be righ behind the bill because he was elected by its friends, and the framcrs figure out that they are going up to ride through the camp of the dispensary forces and whoop thing up. k ? 00VF1SBFD TO MUftDIB. Ana Implicated * Jadge and a Hlgb Sheriff. A dispatch from Lexington Ky., aays Judge James Hargla snd bit supporters are dismayed, it la said, as the reault of John Smith, one of the men under lndlotment, ocnfeaslog partlolpatlon in assassinating Dr. D. B. Goi at the order of Judge Hargla and Sheriff Callahan. Smith's confession bears out in detail the stor) Qto'd by Asbury Sploer, who swore to being employed by Hargls and Callahan to kill Cox. Spioer's oonfeislon was made last June. Hargls declares tha* Smith is lying. Smith fears for his life and Is begging for protection against wrath of Hargls and Callahan Ilargls remains oloselv In his store at Jaokson. State Inspector Hlnes has just arrived here from Jackson and says the situation does not warraut tending troops to Jacksou and ho will reoommend to Gov. Beckham that none be sent. The confession made by John Smith is now in the hands of Attorney Jouett, repr- sentlrg the commonwealth. In this confession Smith nays James HarginB and Eiwaid Callahm Induood him to enter the con?p rarty against Dr. Cox, making promises 10 see that he was acquitted and to give him work. He tells about the murdar in detail and say^ that Callahan gwve him 1100 after the killing of Cox Haylni/ Jam?s in hiui urn* rhp mm. ey. The Rltuntion a* Jfokson Is quieter since Special Ju 'ge W. M. Carue< was enjoined by the court of appeals at Frankfort from presiding In the case of Judge Jfcaws Harbin, charged with the assafiBlnatlon of Dr. Ccx. Judge Games convened oourt Friday morning and made the snnruncenoent Saturday that 'he oourt of appeals had issued a writ of prohibition restraining him from farther action In the case and adjourned oourt until next Friday. He also pasted tho oases of Kltert Hr.rgls, "Bill" Brttton, John Abncr and John Smith until the same date, Judge (James sold he did not know what linc.1 acitcn the appellate court would ti ko, bui that ho would return to Jaek?on next Friday and made some orders In the case. Later Judge Games left J:ckfton for Frankfort to explain to the oou't of appeals certain of his rulings lu favor of Harg's. Judge Games wa? olesely guarded In Ms room in the Imperial hotel before he left. How to Male Corn. In Tho State of last Sunday week Mr. James Henry lllce gives the testimony of a number of farmers in the Bee Dee section m regard to their success in raising corn under tlie plan recommended hv M r. K M William son. The Darlington News says "when Mr* Williamson tirst published his method of cultivating corn there were many who douitcd whether it would really do what he claimed for it, They knew that l heory and practice are often very wide apart?but enough farmers have raised corn the past season ac riing to Mr. Williamson's formula to prove conclusively that the plan will work and is a decided success. Some of our farmers raised so much ccrn this year that they pid not have cribs enough to house it and many others have raised more corn than they ever raised before on twice the acreage. All this is very encouraging ai. i should stimulate our farmers to further efforts to improve their methods along other lines. If the plan accomplishes so much in Darlington and other places where it.has be^n tried, why can't it be made to d* the same thing in this country. The Old unci New. In a few days Gov, lley ward will retire from the otlice that he has so acceptably tilled for the past four years, and will be succeeded by Gov. Ansel. Gov. Hey ward has made one of the best governors the State has ever had, and he retires from ollice with the heat wiahna tlir? e?... v.. V Ull U1IU JlUUJflCt VJUVl Ansel is well equipped for the high otlice to which he has been called and we feel sure that his administration will be a grand success. Like Gov. Hey ward, Gov. Ansel is a most attractive gentleman. The Yorkville New Era thinks a law should be passed proyiding for publication of all express and railroad receipts of liquor, especially in ilrice law counties. The Columbia Record says such a law would reveal an interesting state of affairs. It would show that lots of the loudest-mouthed opponents of the dispensary regularly get whiskey from other states. It would also show that many men who talk prohibition also take toddy; This is a funny world and hypocrisy continues to be a prominent trait of human nature. The Florence Times says "If congress raises the salary of its members and the members continue to pull appropriations "for the folks at home" and the G O P continues to raise all that they can get for pensions and the adminstration is successful in its raids on the treasury for a greater army and navy, and the corporations are allowed to bleed the treasury unI restricted, and.the grafters continue 1 their blood sucking, this will soon be I a mighty expensive country to live | in." > ' ? - - V