Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FASTEST IN WORLD AMHH1C.W WAUKIIir WILL Sl Ut IMSS Lt SITAXIA IN SPKKI). w Naval Offleinlv ?rc luvjiin" Secret the Plans and Specifications Which aic Submittcd in Confidence. Kills lor the construction ol' ten torpedo boat destroyers, everyone of vrhich must be at least four knots taster than the Lusitania and oquip"d with apparatus for burniug oil I as well as coal, and which are to be too largest ever b'uilt for the Ameri-j (fan navy, will be opened at New York this week. These vessels are to eost $XOO.OOO each, and for every knot that the vessels lose on any of their trial trips under the contract speed the builders will have to forfeit ^f?0,000 of ibe contract price to the government. The plans and specifications for these vessels are being kept secret t-y the Navy Department, and they were submitted in eontidence to the bidder s. 11 {.. \. i.-> hiiuhji, iiuwmcr, uiut ino vessels must Iiqvp a displacement of at least 7 4 2 tons, and hat. they must attain on their trial tests a maximum speed of knots an hour, a spot'd that will make them among the fastest war craft ever extended in this or any other country. Champion Pauper Dead. A dispatch from I'tiea, \\ V., says the champion pauper is dead, after neiug a public charge lor ST? years. He/ekiah Monk was born in the Herkimer county poor house 85 years a go, spent all liis days there and died in that institution Wednesday. ."Host of us are saved a lot of embarrassment by the l'act that the ma* in the moon is not connected with the local telephone switchboard. Plan Works Well. A Washington dispatch to the New York World says Attorney General Bonaparte smashed Oklahoma's Br yam be guarantee of bank deposits, in an opinion eent to the treasury department he held that it is beyond the power of a national bank to become a party to any deposit guaranteeing scheme. Therefore every national bank in Oklahoma will have to withdraw from the mutual deposit insurance scheme organized under the laws of Okla horoa in accordance with the suggestion of William J. Hryan. Practically every national bank in the new state it? a party to the guarantee plan. Many of them went in to it believing it to be meritorious. The others were forced in through lose of business. The comptroller of the currency has beep lighting against the new departure since March. Some of the banks asked leave,to join. He refused ail requests out refusals did not keep them out. Many national banks in Oklahoma have intimated to the comptroller of the currency that in the event they are forbidden to participate in the deposit guarantee they will give up their federal charters and reorganize under the banking laws of Oklahoma. All the participators in the plan advertise the fact that their deposits are guaranteed by the state and they are getting business away from national banks by reason of the guarantee, as well as from Kansas and '1 exas institutions, it will be eeen that "Oklahoma's uryanite guarantee of bank deposits," is not in much danger of being smashed but the national banks will have to iali in line. Th*? Overshadowing Issue. j The Republicans have at last found the great and ovorshadowing issue in the present campaign, so far . ? as they are concerned. Mr, James Schooicraf 11 Sherman says it is "Shall the aamininistration of President Koosevclt be approved?" The Augusta Chronicle says "a little further stressing of this great 'issue' and the elephant himself, will turn tail ana trot in the opposite direction from the white house. The country is something like the Kingdom of Frogs, whicn grew weary of their sing, the stump, and brought upon themselves, by prayer another ruler v a suuk who began to gobble them \n up. Republicans themselves are tired of being gobbled as it is a idiversion that &oon wears upon the nerves; and the rest of the country never eared for it. in the first place. Hut even if Hoosevelt had never made things lively by the gobbling process, and had given thorough deiight and satisfaction to his party, le would yet lack the ability to U&n&nriit his power and personality to his successor. Human nature, as a general thing, refuses to wax with enthusiasm over an understudy, no matter with what skill and conscientious imitation he represents the star. The proposition of calling for an approbation vote scarcely stands like a ringing call to arms." J SoSffc two hundred mill hands \ have been induced to leave Augusta and go to New Orleans by an agent of the mills in the latter city. It is to be regretted that one Southern city will thus take advantage of the ca1 1 amities of another. Such base action will mot raise N^w Orleans in the estimation of the country, > t , HOLD YOUR COTTON. THIS IS TilK ADVIFH OF >IK. H. HAKIMS. Fivsitlcnt nt' tin* South Carolina Farmers l_'riwii l) 11 it* Farmers Who Make the Cotton. Why is it that cotton lias not reached tho minimum price sot, 15 eentn? Is it too lute? 1 answer. No. What, then, is tiie cause of its being down? The producer alone is to blame. He is ready at all times to listen to all lie hoars about the boar side of cotton. but fails to look into the true Situation and the condition of the crop. Ho does not realize that cotton is now scarcer than it lias been iu twenty-five years, while the demand is just as great, when we consider the supply of raw material. It must lie remembered that last year's crop was short more than four mill Kin bales. In view of this we can reach no other conclusion but that the producer himself is to blame for our not reaching the minimum before this. He lias become frightened, at this bluff of the hear element, the spinner and speculator. and has taken their assertions as facts. Their first bluff was the mills running on short time. It was necessary for them to do this, as it was impossible for them to secure saw material t:> rim on. ve:ir'? sdwirt o-mi forced them to curtail, not their production but their consumption. Cotton was not to In* lmd. They next bluffed you in making you belie\ o that they could not sell their goods, and frightened you again. While they have goods stored in their own warehouses. the commission houses in New York and otner centers have less goods than they have had in years.Not until the entire surplus is consumed in these centers will the goods he taken from the local warehouses. On August 1st the mills found it necessary to close down for ten days, hut this was not from choice. It was for the want-of cotton. 1 know it to be a fact that most ol't lie mills which were closed down were out of cotton to spin. They knew that there was not enough cotton to run them until the new crop comes in. They must have old cotton to work with the new when it first conies in. It is the old cotton that they want to get hold of now. 1 want to impress upon the la mien; that now is the time to hold your old cotton, as well as your now. If cotton is held off of the market throughout the South for the tvext sixty sixty days the brokers and speculators will be compelled to Rive the price in order to fill contracts sold to the spinners head. You can do this by putting your cotcon in bonded warehouses and borrowing money on it. Money is now plentiful for legitimate purposes. The continental mills are short of cotton and there is a demand for actual cotton from this source, while the offerings are small. It is Retting harder every day to buy cotton for prompt shipment. The supply iu th? American mills is not sufficient for twenty days, if that long:. The New England mills will soon have to buy fotton or close down. They have been buying from hand to mouth for the last three months. I know of onr undred bales of cotton sold lust week by one mill Kilty bales of thus week to a mill that was c!os?hI down, while the other fifty went to another mill. These two mills had to have this cotton to begin"work with on the 17th inst. All the mills which have been closed down resumed operations last Monday. From this we assume that trade conditions must be Retting better. I hear from Rood authority that all the mills in this seotion will soon begin operating on full time. It is understood that a number of mills have sold their output ahead for several months. All together the situation in milling circles is not as bad as it is reported to be. Crenerullj throughout the country the mills would be running on lull time if thej could get cotton to spin. Now, as to the condition of the growing crop. We hour it stated from the bear side that we will make fourteen million bales this year, and thai c-cuion win online 10 oigni cents This is another Great hi* bluff, and it will frighten some producers. II is my honest belief, based upon the information at my hand, that the crop of last year will not more than be duplicated. Another shortage like last year will produce one of thf biggest cotton panics that the world has ever known, and the. tails of oui shirts will have to be made shorter to give every man a shirt, Crop conditions in South Carolina are notwhat thoy weretwoweeks ago, The crop is fully* 25 per cent, off, This is due to too much rain in June and early in July, followed by excessive heat. It is impossible now for the plant ever to recuperate and make a top crop. In Texas reports say that the crop has been damaged in sections by toe much rain, which in other section? the crop has been cut off considerably 1 i>y drought and the devastation ol the boll weevil. Texas cannot produce anything approaching what is considered a full crop Alabama and Mississippi both report ,too much rain, followed by ex! cesstvely hot weather, producing rust 1 black rot and shedding. Georgia reports thirty counties af ) fected with hlack rot. which is damaging the crop no little. Other sections report caterpillars, too much rain, followed by excessive heat. Cotton has deteriorated wonderfully In the last ton days. The other cotton belt States report conditions just as bad. In view of this information, it is the height of folly for the producer and holder of spots to become frightened and sell. The Farmers' Cnion is in a position to get a correct estimate of the crop, and it is wisdom in the farmer listening to the Cnion. whose interest is identical with his, rather than to listten to the speculator, whose interest i it is to get your cotton just as cheap ;,s possible The National Convention of the Farmers' Cnion convened Septoni[ her 1st for the purpose ot fixing the price of cotton. At that time the Cnion will know the exact condition of the crop, and will fix a' price in keeping with those conditions. In view ol' these facts, I urge every man owning a bale of cotton to store it in bonded warehouse, borrow money to meet your obligation,s and hold on till the price set is reached. It is suicidal in us t?? work hard and make a crop and then let the gambler and seculator have it at least than it costs us to make it. Stand by your guns and make a good fight and victors is oil's H. Harris, President S. C. Farmers' Cnion Must Face the Music. The republican members of con| gross, having evidently realized that j Mr. Bryan and a democratic conj press will be ?lected next fall, have, 'attempted by fabulous appropriai tions for the support of the impcri: alistic program, and so on, to place the treasury in such a condition as to, if posvsible prevent a reduction of ; the tariff, which grinds the masses hilt en riches the trusts. And not : content with that piece of rascality, they are blaming the democrats for the deficit. Here is what the Seattle Daily Times said about it editorially in its issue of June h: "In his ef1 fort to sidestep responsibility for appropriating $130,681,883 more than the total estimated revenues of the government, Chairman James A. Tawney of the appropriations committee, charges that 'the efforts of the Republican majority to maintain a policy of greater economy were frustrated by an obstructive and recalcitrant minority.' Ha, ha, ho, ho, he, he. With a brutal majority over all of fifty, an autocratic speaker and a trained rules committee, making it possible for the republicans to do absolutely any-j thing that pleased them, Mr. Tawney'a attempt to piav the baby act is absurdly .silly. Tne republicans have wiped out the surplus and they will have to stand for it." Lincoln ?nd Negvo SwftVaftf. Recently the New York Evening : Post declared that negro suffrage was "the greatest achievement of . Abraham Lincoln and the Republi can party." In answer to the pro. test of a correspondent, who de. scribed the grant of negro suffrage i as "a stupendous error, excusable ? on no other grounds but war time , payors," the Evening Post declared that "the enfranchisement of the negro was not the result of , passionbuta statesmanlike actioD, certain of some bad result, but justified in that it alone saved the negro from re-enslavement under another name." The Evening Post' further asserted its belief in universal manhood suffrage "without regard to the moral character of the voter." As the Macon Telegraph says, 1 The Evening Post has a right to 5 these opinions or to any ^others, 5 however extraordirtary: Ihfit it may elect to hold. But whether univer sal negro suffrage was the greatest i or the least achievement of the Re' publican party, it can not be accu> rately described as an achievement ' of Abraham Lincoln. Hie idea was an exoerimont of nocrro stiffraire limited to a very few. in his letter [ to Governor Hahn of conquered . Louisiana, he said: "1 barely suggest, for your pri, vate consideration, whether some of i the colored people may not be let in, as, for instance, the very intelligent, , and especially those who have fought , gallantly in our ranks. But this , is only a suggestion, not to the puj blic, but you alone." In his debates with Douglas just ! before the war Lincoln /very frank. ly" declared that he was "-not in fa. vor of negro citizenship." In the same debates he said: "There is a physical difference between the two races which in my judgement, will i_i% * ? ? ? .? ? proDaDiy iorever torDia tnem living , together upon the footing of perfeet equality." Doubtless it was | for this reason that almost to the last he favored the deportation and colonization of the slaves as soon as they were tet free. To a deputa' tion of free blacks on August 14, J 1862, he declared that the only so' lution of the problem was the sep} eration of the races referring to his plan of colonizing the freedmen in purchased foreign territory. "On " this broad continent," he frankly said to them, "not a single man of ; your race is made the equal of ours. ' Go where you are treated the best, and the ban is still on you. 1 do not , propose to discuss this but to pre* 'sent it as a fact " % COLLECTING KVK STONES. Most of tlio Genuine Specimens Pound in the Province of Astrakhan. The collection of eye stones ib a dying Industry. In Now York the principal sources of supply are sailors who touch the Baltic Sea. and, as might bo imagined, the supply is precarious. Eye stones are analogous in some respects to bezonrs, as they are u concentration found in the stomach ol the European crawfish. Most ot the genuine eye stones, crab's eyes, crabstones or lupillt cancroruin, are procured in the province of Astrakhan in European Russia. There appears to be some confusion regarding the nature of the eye stone, for some authorities speak of it as a concentration in the stomach of a certain crab and others as of a peculiar shell formation which is 1 separated from the crab at the time it sheds its shell. The so-called crab's eyes are found fully developed at the end of the summer, as the crabs begin to shed their shells. It Is noted that these concentrations are absorbed into the stomach of the crab during the shedding season and there pulverized and absorbed, the dissolved calcareous substance being used, it is supposed, for the formation of a new shell. When these caleareous shells are not normally developed and absorbed i# is observed that the shedding process Is interrupted and the crab dies an early death. A CniqiK' Historical Chair. A most unique, historical chair is in the Independence hall at Philadelphia. Pa.. It was manufactured in 1NIP> by William Snider by order of the commissioners of Kensington. The chair is composed of the following rare relics: 1st. A portion of Christopher Columbus' house which was built near the city of Sati Domingo in the year I tJMj. This was the first house built in America by European hands. 2d. A portion of the great elm tree tinder which the treaty between William Peun and the Indians was formed. The 1'enn treaty was to continue unbroken "while the rivers end creeks ran, and while the sun, moon and stars endured." ;jd. A portion of oak Joist taken from a house which was once the home of William Penn.c 4th. A portion of the can? taken Ble - n<v^?2j >% In. l. J / HISTORICAL CHAIR, from the seat of a chair once owned by William Penn. Bth. A portion of tha last of a number of walnut trees which graced the yard about the old alate house. The last. of theae trees was cut down n 181X. th. A lock of hair taken from the head of Chief Justice Marshall, placrd in (he center of the chair and orotected by a glass cover. 7th. A portion of the U. 8. frigate 'Constitution." Sth. A portion of the great ship 'Pennnylranla" which was built in Philadelphia and launched in the rear 1H37. 9th. The thirteen stars on the rhair represent the thlrten original tales and are made from the above isted relics. Harrison Made Good His Promise. Dr. J. N. McCormack of Bowling Jreen. Ky.t In conversation with Drs. Brayton Potter and other physicians told a little story of the late Genual Benjamin Harrison "During .he civil war," said the doctor, "Col >nwl Harrison?fan* he vm then Coljriel?was for a time In command at Bowling Green. Many soldiers were ?lck. and he appropriated the hotel ?f the pl?r?, the Mitchell House, for 4<?e km a hospital. Mr. Mitchell murmured somewhat, hut had to glre way to military necessity. Colonel Harrison assuring him that he should lie paid for the use of the house, even though Harrison should have to pay out of his own pocket. The war ended sad the years weal on. Mr. Mitchell wae well to do and presented no claim. Finally, when rrlson became President of the tialted States, Mr. Mitchell concluded to send hie bill directly to the Presldeut. Me did so, and President Harrison sent him his cAeck for the money." Blowing; Well of Texas. There Is a blowing well near Rayoiondville, Texas County. Mo.. This woll. which in on a bill, was drilled n IS99 lo a depth ef 187 feet. Soft Nater was at ruck at the bottom and ose seven feet In the well. In a dry '.Irae, especially in the winter, the (veil becomes dry. In drilling it a tave three feet high was struck at a l&pth of 100 feet. When the well a dry, if there la a long prevailing jrtnd from the north, a current of tlr rushes from the pipe afrong en??gfe to blow the cap from the tub? . *? V t BANK OF OO N W A <WI'ITAI. STOCK TOT AI ASSISTS I>IIU'< 1 I). T. McNeil' I \. >!? )> f II, < i. ( olMwv, M. NV. Collins, A "SavinRc Hank has recently boon c -.tlfntion. Iii'iniro for terms and rat e We wish to thank the pttl?li*r for t h in<l cordially M,!i< it tlo-ir future hits i D. A. SPIVEY.V.P & BANK OF Conwa^ CAPITAI. STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS. SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS DIKHC Robert B. Scarborough, H. L. Bitclr, Oeorge .1. Holiday, \Yo t oiiiiime to j>ny f< } o cent inttm it yonrnecount. ROltKRT B. SOAKUoIt'd <.|J, )1 I'ltr.SHH.NT. ^ OV TO II Deasf send me iDusltated C&lnlcg No. ] FAIRBANKS, MORSE Tup: Republican campaign com-1 mittec pretend-that they find itdillicult to collect campaign funds. This is only an effort to try to fool the public that the trusts are not foot-: inp: their bills this campaign but it1 wont work. While Kennedy's Incentive Cough 3yruj? Is especially recommended for children, It is, of course, Just as good for adults. Children like to Lake it because it tastes nearly as good na maple sugar. Its laxative principle drives the cold from the system by a gentle, natural, yet copious action of the bowels. Sold by All Druggists. To seek happiness as a. dual aim is like loving love as a business?the end is desolation, death. The little; attacks of stomach trouble and stomach disorders will undoubtedly load lo chronic dvsi>opsia unless you take something tor a sufficient time to strengthen the stomach and give It. a cbnace to get well. If you take Kodol in the beginning the bad attacks of T)yspspnia will l.e avoided, but i! you allow these little attacks to go unheeded it will take Kodol a longer time to put your stomach in good condition again. Oct a bottle of Jtodol today. Sold by Alt Druggists. Sometimes a woman cries over her inability to find something to laugh at. Summer complaints and other -crious ailments common in hot weather can be traced to the stomach nine times out of ten. Keep the stomach in good order right now by keeping a bottle of Kodol handy in the house all the time, but especially during this month. Tako Kodol v.hencvi" you feel that you need It. That is the only time you need to take Kodol, Just when you need it; then you will not bo trou bled with sour stomach, belching, gas on the stomach, bloating, dyspepsia and Indigestion. Bold by All Druggists. It. is permissible to blow your own horn If you are a member of a brass band. Dock your back aohc? Bo you have sharp pains In the side and the small of the back? This fs due, usually, to kidney trouble. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They will promptly relieve weak back, backache, rheumatic pnins and fill Kidney and Bladder disorders. Sold and recommended by All Druggists. Little John Temple Graves has not been notified yet of his being named as a stool pigeon for the Republicans by Hearst. Why keep the little political acrobat in suspense longer? There are many imitations of DoWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve but just one original. Nothing else is just as good. Insist ?? DeWitt's. ilt is cleansing, cooling and soothing. Bold by All Druggists. % w CONWAY .V, S. O # ftO.OOO.OO f23O,O<K).0O. OIIS -luiiiott, .Inn. C. S|?iT^js (\ I*. Qunttl?'l?auitr, I). V Siiivi')', >rgnn!z?M| in connection v, 'p our ins in this department. oir liberal patronage in the past, ness. ; Cashier HORRY, f. S, C. t 50 000 10 0W1 50 000 110 000 10RS W. II l^euis, W. A. Jnlui&on, Will A. T iecn;aii I ui vein 1 v d? j (>ilb, finde h 11ii l. r,i i ?: ta 11 i A 1.1 I.M. ? .? T1CK I'lilSlM.M. .< AMHKW. * c, ; .1 . - Jack u AH T 1 ?W7 GASOLINE ViNO I N 12 8 a*d SI NEW HOLLAND Fc?[) Mill [' J, TV Y\ Tills .?* tho i hi I v t'i v(H Unit v'-l fj "MB E. > ''.mi ?< fttinl'tflori1 y J [ wB >t\ wltli Hiiiitll !? ivir. 'i In*?'ii|-?i.?ir.iii ? - 'ft lllt'l I t" IlKI'll Iff l>llfll|>llt|', CH'A 1 Ini' *?n>(l N?'.'ll|iik' "ttlll .;{ H f'Hlili'f, rini i viif pn iii hi fwit nt i . Kt rliurit ("i vi itNlilui; fimt-liiiit . JjO [/.IS'i frmu II. I' m> ii> aio I! ! vur- M tlcul, I.i-iIiuiuhI ? > iiurlnMo. rB &. CO., Chicago, IP. | PROVKPSIONAL CABDW. W. K. McCOHI>, SVKOKON DKNTIMT. CONWAY, ft. . Over Bank of Horry .1. II. ItlJllHOlHHtH IMijisliian *n<) Snr^oii. CONWAY, 9. C. H. WOFKORI) WAIT. AtComry nl Uw. CONWAY* S. . Oflkt In S|>irry Balkilaf. H. 0. WOODWARD Attorney and Cooncetar At Law. CONWAY; ?. O. C. 0. ST. AMAND, A Horary at Law j I Ooawaf, B. C. R. Jl. 8CARBROVOI * CONWAY, S. ?. Attovaey at Law. H karht's personally eorxhieted party did not cut much ?ee in the Vermont election on Tuesday. Tom Watson ia still circulating the lies started bv Alfred Henry Lewis on the Hon William Jennings Bryan. Takt and Koraker have made friends, and now they will pull tofrr?th?T in fht? intnropf nf fKr? (Kim. in# trusts. The News and Courier and the State are pouring hot shot into the Hon. John Gary Evans. They have embraced this opportunity to even up old scores. DeWitt'e Little Eavly Jli&ers, safe, easy, pleasant., sure, little liver pills. Sold by All Drungists. The United Stateo Government sftouici take steps to protect Augu*ta, Ga., from such another disaster as overtook that city last week. The Fort Mill Times savs "men who refuse to pay their honest debts will drop a coin in the church plate and imagine themselves Christians." The city of Augusta has been hit hard by the Hood, but phoemx like she will rise from the mud, and be a more prosperous and beautiful city than ever. The Kansas Republicans have declared for a law guaranteeing bank deposits, and thus repudiates their Presidential candidate.