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THS STATE PENITENTIARY AN EXOELLENT SHOWING FONI THE PAST YEAL. The Instituton Begins the New Yea& With a Surplus and the Prospecta for the Coming Year are Bright. The report of the operations of the Penitentiary for the past year hat been issued, and a most oxcellent showing is mado. The institution begins the Now Year with a ule sur. plus and the financial prospects are bright. Superintendent Neal and his associato oficers ht.ve conducted the affairs of the institution on the bet business principles and their services will no doubt be appreciated b) the Le islature. 'lho following report of Suporinten. dont Neal will prove interesting : As required by law, I have the honor to submit my third annual report at stpritlendent of the South Carolina PenitoutLiary for fourteen months, oud ihg this day. I make this report for fourteen months inctuad of twelvo months, cauued by the now Constitution chang ing th liseai year (rozm October 31"t to DeceWbor 31st, making the long report Lthii year instead of next. I am g.ad to say tiat the financial condition of the l'enituntialy - good. We have had heavy expieiuSOb thi year, ctuzed by equipping thO three State farms. whi.na wtre leased to private parti., befhre L was elected Superitnc'en' . Vich leaet.a expired with the yearI.: This change' caused us to buy bixty eigIt Ii.o ,s alnd n1or',es, C gile. gins, wagons1. toa,)-, lariuning impienj-Unts arnd bujat, iags, at a cot 0; about $12, 000. Tie crops ior tuiic pant pLar On the three State farms were good a a whole, ailt on the nlare faruis fatIly good, wita one or two exceptions. The State's share of the crops is as fol lows ;.l15 b~>a:s of cottoln, 2,15>0 bushelh Ai corn, 3,51 bostiele of cot too SeC.Li, 53,Qt00 pounds of h e and foddu:r, 1,W5 Lu~t- of peasi, 2.50ou galion of, molusses. -'f busneIs ofc ree, 300 worli ol tobacLo. 5,vok0 u cii o eats. CaLh value of Crops for the year, $6 ,WVA.00 Liab) o ies of the inozitution, azide from iic Icid farn purebased. $4. 6. \ e have ir ex-v 2,Ii40.'2 duc J k," conVv1 ir1e ano other, 5O'iire. , : : : va.n vah Lie of crope now % %auu, si vo1, w ich give u, cabh link) suplie to cegin Liti year' work o $15.5.5'. after Ucicting the liatiities. \\ e boug iLt January las, the " RtJiU I llantation," adjoining the " DcSaunure Farm," 1,712 acres, for $S,450.0o, which viil enable us to thorough'y protect the whoic swamp lands from overflow, giving us a very valuable tract of land, containing 4, 712 acres. We made on the two places this year 14,OO bushels of corn, 4M0 6ales of cot toll, 3,000 bushels of oats, 2,400 g allons of molasses, 225,000 pounds of hay and fodder, 600 bushels peas, 12,000 bushels of cotton -sced ; and we expect to do much butter on these two places next year, as we will have more time to prepare iand clear land and plt the places in good lix [or a rop. Owing to thu depresed fiinanlcial Conlditioll of the country, we were unit ble to place the conviet labor for as gooI a prie as wO will the Cominig year. But notwithstanding the liar times and low prices of [arm pro duct: we will be ahle to run the penitentiara without asking the Legislature fo help. I think we should congratulat, ourselves that in spite of floods, tir and money panies, all of which w have had heavy lossoes from, we ar able to piull throughI and make thm many ~improvemenlts that wo hav made during the past three years. We have (turniished Clemson Col leg d uring tile past year wi th 10;0180 day : labor, at 410 cents per day, $4,272.00 with clothes, slhoes and othber expenise amlountinlg to *1,170.40. We also fur nished the Winlthrop Normual and In dustri~a School 18,528 days' labor, al 40 cents per day, *7,411,20, guard hire, clothes, shoes and other expenses amounting to $3,021.42. We furnished the Luuatic Asylumii with 7,280 days labor, at 410 cents por' day, ipnounting to $2,912.00, guarding and (otiler ex p~enisc *1,5000, froum whIich we only re ceived $3, I8i.00t. it will be readily seeni that thieie three State int~tutlOl, have receiveu from the penitlenttar' labor an.IU ct al in th e sum: of $17,114,3ti, as requiried i>.x Li:. I .: ls'tunri, free oh cost. llor at nitoe ti e-o aeatoll -nt of the ca~ . anti c., o''nse ac~ouni ,i respc!tM~. rfI you (L to thie m.ri' ..x. wij ftild ,ry I ullti a shown byt our a~ ien i, we l.a., coin conv. 1 . .- : .o. e . . i . ed fr .''. ,.. - . or the v--s aur teen -- - e. I IbE ro th. a :y:ne. b: r e'tio .e man ingeoc o. s.. 40; tec ted, 49: hy Or..of uCL court;2; by (leatui, 4i ; theu it h .LLai. n,,~ u to eseape,' 3i; dr'ownfed, I; tr'aneifereti to the. a- non, 2 T. .ng a .t i :o.' matking 72 prt-oerl - I -s tioan .otre or hane Oetonrr 3121. Vi I. leour a .u,,n expili ..u en t of' toe ltocattin etc., of the~ p. ?iner, i wou d tcal -,oui attention to the fuli an~d 'omlet. stateme'nt of Capt,. I' LI. Wtst Ilthi which I feel eu.'o yu1 will ind enltircll satisfactory. You 4ill see fronm tile abovo repor1 that w~e have lost from disease, auci dent an being nihot w ile atteimptin. to escape, In ail; 47-4 less than last year. We are glad to say that thhi compilares favorably with the death rate of thc healthiest, town and( cities in this State or any other State in the Union. We have not spared money or time, but have given and done what was necessai'y to promote the health and comfort of the prison. I would especially recommend the, cuilding of two more wards to the hospital, in one of which to confine the contirmed cases of lung troubles. and In the other the suspected cases which in my opinlen would materially reduce the death ?ate in a few years. 1 do not think we should confine a stout, vigoi'ous pdisoner with one with lung trouble, as the medical world fully agree that any~ form of lung dfis ease Is very contagIous, and will ulti mately be imparted from thle sick man to the well, with little hope of being checked by medical skill. If these terrible diseases are contracted here by neglect of ours, I conslder it a serious cause for complaint on the part of the prisoners and the thinking pub lIc. For a further and a more com-. plete report, would bog to refer you to the itemised statement of Dr. D. 83 Pope, our skilled and painstaking physician. As to the spiritual condition of the institution, I am glad to report that the jrisoners seem- to take much in tarea : in the chnwoh and 8uba school work. We have regular ohurc and Sunday school services each Sal bath morning and afternoon. For full report I will call your attention i t he statement of our worthy Chaplaii 1ev. A. P. Norris. It gives me much pleasure in th public way to thank Mr. C. D. Stanle and his lady assistants for their tirt loss energy in the Sunday school wor coming, as they do, every Sunday, rt gardless of the weather, to work I our Sunday school for prisoners. Th prisoners seem to enjoy very m1uc0 their work and help, which I hope wil be continued during the coming yOa Allow me to thank his Excellteno: Governor Evans for the wise counSO and help given me In many ways dun In srr ngthe y ear. I be also to thank the Board o Directors for the kind and courteout treatment which I nave received a their hands and tho good advico given I also thank the clerk, Mr. R. E liurris, Capt. 1,. 1. Westliold, Dr. D >. Pope, Sergt. W. W. Adams, Rlev. A l'. Norri- and all tie olli a guards for the uniform kind treatiuen wi idaI have received at their hands I thank thein all for the faithful dis charge of their duties during the pas lou rteen months: and I hope outr rea tions will continue as pleasant for til next year as it has been in the past. All of which I bog respectfully ti submiit. W . A. NE-Ar,, S peri ntendent. WAN-IS AN INViESTiGATION. Onte ol' the Penlitentiary livrectors (harges Ext ravigotie (in tihe Par( 01' tho Supen-itemtlenit. In conneeLion With the report of the Superintendent of the 'enitentiary nowewihat of a sensation will lie creat ed by a minority report of Mr. T. C Wilough uy, a memb'.r of the board o directors, who charges that the inl utitution has not bee-n coIducted t e.rdinig to sound lousiless priii<ples aind thant. lie thas hein tu t 01 1et. r ti light he waintied in refertenct- u Ine trtnsatiionS Of I Ilk I 'nit.1 ntaary. Te majorit y p otil. ni tbe olt-i Iland comndy flt s It' " Nise Und Slit Siu '' manag me~Ot of ( t'0olIe: N ,ali :1n1d eXpresse.s I ic Iit- lit'f t-oa tuh be lt t-ntiary has a brig iii. Snuncitiftai iu tu M 'Sr. Wij oupbuby sayL ill m. rport ti As i mmIIIei!' of Ih Plt' itent,iar. Hoaldl of Dire tor:.. I tg iea'i I' mainike the fohowin-g repo-t. I CeULO with th- majo:-ity aS to the conditli (If tle pi-operty under ot char, Li in so doing I co not ianeton the man agemtent, which I am inel ned tothink from pieronul obseri-viation and the in formation attainable, is not of tha kind which commends itself to sount business principles. The want c economic ideas and the glaring ex tr-avaganco is such as should call fo legislative investigation and remedy The system of bookkeeping am monthl y statemont in VogNO in ti iistitition is not such as throws ligh upon the fiscal traibactions of tle in stitution, to those who like this Hoard have only a limited timo to exiiiin and investigato. And my experienc< in seeking information from the at coutitatnts of the I enitentiary leadt i to infer that light is the last thing de sirable, not that I charge anything (it honest ; I only narrate my exporienec The supply of the vast amount 4 suipplies of all kinds needed for tlh Penitentiary, its farmts andl t',amp~s, seems Lto me, should he let to ctompl tition and awarded to the lowest r 3 sponsible hidder, and not, left, as Li pres.ent ini the entire control of ti1 0 suier-intendent. The lax manner o examinting and passing accounts bly ti o boiard needs legislative attention, sin o the board itself has failed to see t; neecessity of reformn on that line. LI 'Te system (If colnracts anid hint i' s to mny minmd ini manty instances violation of the Stattuto, and the are irregularities andh violations law within my own observation whit are perversivu of that goodi ord~or at management, which the public have right to expect of us. Respectfully submitted, T1. C. WJIL~ouWIny, hllorence, S. C., Jantuary 4th, 1896. 'PIll iM tA JORtI'iY um-l:'OR'r. TJhe followinag is the r--ptrt, of a mi jority of thc floard of D i ree*,ors, wi. sustain the fmnageimnt of Sup't,. Neai Th'Ie rep~ort Is addressed to the Gove nor : De~ar Sir : We beg recspectfully I subm it titi follow ing replotrt as LI boLardn~ of d1irectors of the4 Soth Carol a I 14 ti ton * in ry for fou Ei-teen mtniL b-in2inl.ug tubo 1st of Novemnber, i18) andl ending the 31st 1i Decembilor, 18i) in new~ constuoLion h~aving cliangi te liseal yeuar Lto Jatnuary 1st., l.19 aaking it neessary that ourt repel vintg- to I bE dteath of one. of iot ed m.i 'ibert ls onl Noverober 2tm I >,. .\r. J1. M. Spiro't, ourn Bioard 4o1 - nt ny Eo; nly oumr memifbers, T., Ci nning men. J1. WV. Lyles, S. P'. Gal r18ii ad T. 4'. W i oughtby-. The atggre'gatc treceipts for the fou1 teen maonthis wetro *147,Ut60.00 ; est mted~ti valu to tf LrOpIs tin htand, *'l5,0t', 01 amttountt due fr-om 'onvict, hire an outer soutrce-s, $3.24l2 54i ; umak ing toltal of $1650,3t0.14. Th disbarnemIL ients w.-re $I14,921.88 1i L37.39 tI- ttCkin ao tot ofE $14,h 1 ta tumid lea.ving ant es~ iU1tim ated ateec We are piensted to -Lay tht tht I in is1 ini Iirst- clatss 'otnd itio li every respect,. iThe prisoners arl beuinig well cared fort, antoi everv d partment shtows a cret lanb. t i mu' . mtent. We do not deemtl it Iee:,-ai to go 1into details. as you il tin ~ ilete statieent from eatchf ollicr -i eiharge (If thte vaitons depime~ttnt. TheIa DeSauss te fatrmt haw been jpai in full. VThe IBoard LIIboughlt it wise purchase the "1it-id farm," anjoinina Lhe " DeSaussum e farm," and did so, a cost of $8,450. Trhese two platces mak a very desirable farm, aggr-egatan 4,712 acres, and both places have bee thoroughly equLilpped with machi nor wagons, mules, etc., at a cost oIf abou $8,500. Th'e bottom lands have hbe thoroughly dlyked, and we believ capable of reeisting freshets. Thes farms have been worked this year b the penitentiary for the first timt Thue institution owns seventy-nine heat of mules and horses, sixty-eight o which wore purchased this year. The only outstanding indebtednes against thte penitentiary now is thi purchase prilce af the "HIold farm." We take great pleasure in saying that .he condition of the pontitentiar in general, under the wise and stuccess ful management of its superintendent Col. W. A. Neal, is al- that could bt expr-eted, anid we desirs express out high regardsl for him, boeb as a busi ness man and a superintendent (of th< penitentiary. In counclusion, allow us to expre-s5 the belief that the penitentar~y wil begin the new year with a br-Ight i naitual future, as it seems to us al necussary improvements, for som< time to come, have been supplied. h various ofiloors and gutWrd. have been )- 'agreeablo and pleasant, and we desire a to express to each of tkll our appre. o ciation of the manner l'i whlch they have disolarged theur respootive duties. Iospeoefuly, T. J. CUNNINUIHAM, Chairman. Y ~ J. W. LYlxs, S. P1. J. GARRIS. Will TAXICS BIE ItAISICD? 3 The Preseit itate is Not Sulelcient to Doi'ay Expenses--An Incomo I and liese Tax Suiggeste'd. Columbia Cor. News and Courier. I There is a provision in the now con stitution " that the General Assembly may provide for a graduated tax on Iucomes and for a graduated liconse Ion cOupations and businose." it i" extreme ly likely that the General Assembly will be called upon to pass sonme such law. As yet U10r. is noth ing dcilnito on this line and the pro position in merely in the air, but it has been talked about and will very likely be referred to the Gcneral Assembly. Tle pr'ine reason for scii a suggeo tion is that it is desired to koop the 61ato tax luvy down to four and a halt mills, and tl1t fear that with the tax fixod at four and a half mills the our rent expenses of running the Statei governmwent cannot be met. The tax levy for the fiscal year i894-1895 is four and a half mills on $169,448.945, and if all of I.- taxes assessed wer cllected it wontl tcalize to tibe bLato $762,530. 37, but, as is known, all of tho assessou taxes aro not collected, and with the $100,00U derived from the Stato dispen nary this will not be suficiont to pay Utie guneraei xen)CUbs of the State, which run from $800,000 to $900,000 under general conditions. Now the Genroral Assembly, when it meets next, week, will have to Ir(ovide for the current expenses of thL1 State for foirteen months, be .miISe;, uder the chango of the fiscal *y. ar, thure are two muolntihs out in the o-0 1,1hat, will have to bc taken up in -V(ine appr!Oo.riiaLioIn bill. This will ' amilount, , about ono-.sixth of a mill. - n aiuo it.ion tiheru'e will have to be an I appropriation of ahout $20.o00 to meet - the :X pen.-es of t c(3ostitutional con . nt u1tion in add(Ifition to the $30,000 that ha, a ready bee aillropriated. Thie i testiotn of a graduated In ome tax as well as a tax on occupa uen., anild hu-,ies comes from this fact: It is desired Lo keoe the tax ievy as near four and a half mills as possibi'. It is feared that, four and a half in ilis will not, satisfy thbe actual de mands of the government, and in the event that it does not then it is nug "gested that the special tax be pro vided for, something on the samo plan of the supplemountary tax under the - educational article in the now con stitution. if the four and a half miils answers the needs of the State, trea 3 sury tlen there is 110 need for the in come tax that has been spoken of. The t tax department is of the opinion that -a 1 - P01' cent levy will not supply , sullicient funds for the general State ' expenses judging from past experi ences and especially now that the dis perlsary fund is not available for I general purposes. Comptrollor General Norton was asked w hether he thought, there would hr be any increase in the assessed val uatlon of the property of the State , lIe did not scem to think that ther would be. There could be0 but littl< change, as but few classes of taxable prpryare liable to increases, an< hteti ntthink that the taxabl< valuos would run over $170,000,00 under' the assessmont ttiat was not Wgoing on. eThere is lIkely to be another pr'e positlion to increaso the runds for th. ugneral exp~enses of thec State. Unde in the priesent law any insurance comi ro panies doing business In thbe State ar< of recquirod to pay to the counties thi .h regular tax levy on the uot businos ic- done by the company in the respectivt a counties. The pr'oposition is to pal this tax on insurance directly to the State, and likely making It lower b~ so doing. It is baid thbat, thbe insur'ance comp~anles wvill pro'fer to pay the taxoi directly to the State than to mak< .returns in each of the counties am o pay it in tho various counties wvher< 1there is no reguhar'ity in the r'ate o .taxation. It will be intere-ting to nlote th< o Itax asuiesmonts for' a uumihor of yeara e paLst. Th'Ieso fig uros belo0w do not in j- clude tlhe school levy : S 1879 82.....".. ..''''~.4 r1890-91 ...... 1894-95 .................,.......4 Te chool tax levy will hereaftel bethree mnile. Trho announcement that there woul< be a necessary increase in the tax lev~ to meet the expenses of the Statb agovernmnent has created considerabli dicussion and some dissatIsfaction The1 Comptroller Gener'al staten tha un'iess theri' is an income tax and l hioonso tax prIovidIed the tax levy wil have to be about ten mills to meet al (expenises of governmecnt. Tiho dispen ar'y profits, which are supposed t< amiounft $100,000, have all been giver to the school fund, and phosphati poyalthe s tied up in a sinking fund t< pyteState debt. These funds can not, therefore, be considered In provid ing for the necessary expenses of thi ,.ver'nment. It is very likely tha1 hmh11 the income tax and license. bil will be introduced in the LegIslature Th'1le CJomptroller General stated thai b e did not know what scheme would hei devised in reference to incomes, b ut suggested that it would probabl3 'be a tax on all who received an incom Sof *1,000 or more. T1hat would bear eClually on all the people of the State, but the license scheme will only affoct Sthe town people. It is stated that farmers, for instance, will not be sub Sject to a lliunse tax, although they are in " business " like any one else. T 'he Comptroller General estimates -that a tax on incomes of a thousand 1dollars would bring in about $50,000. SThis wIll not he enough to meet the deficit. The license tax on busIness as char'ged In Charleston would bring in about $500,000. Comptroller General Norton does not Intend to recommend any plan to the Legislature, but will simfply call to the attention of the members what they are permitted to do tinder the constItution. The whole subject Is one in which the offlla are deeply interested, and they are scratching their heads daily 'to got up some scheme to raise the money and still not Increase the rate of taxation. -Mrs. Parting ton says nothing de I spines her so much as to see people wt e Sprofess to ex pxet a ivation, go to church without their purses when a recole o. 3 tHon ist e aen. THIS YEAR'S COTTON CROP. The Great Ixpert Says that Cottor Will Not Bring Higher Prices. The Augusta Chronicle publishei the followiug.letter from Mr. Alfred 13. Shopperson in reference to the cot ton crop: NEw YoRK, Jan. 2, 1890. H-on. Patrick Walsh, August, Ga. My Dear Sir :--The year which haE just ended will be a memorable one for the cotton trade, inasmuch 'as It recorded the lowest, price for middling uplauds ever reached in Liverpool, ex copt when the samo low figure, twc and thirty-one thirty seconds, (2 31-32) pence per pound was touched-.in No vomber, 1894. Tihe lowest price in New York ior forty-eight years wasalso reached in November, 1894, and re peated at, intervals to March, 1895. The largest crop ever produced in America % as grown in 1894 and matketed in the cuuiercial cotton season in 1894-5. From th 3 low ebb of March 1, 1890, there was one of the most remarkat1c reactions ever known when prices advanced in Now York .from 5 9-16 on March Ist to 9 3-8 cents on Oct. 15th !)r h,.ua uplands cot ton, a matter of tl.ree and thirtLeon sixteeiths (3 13-16) a per pound. This great, .ad vaLu was due in part to the imiprovome-n,1 in the general business of tu couliury, but chiell.y to speculative buying of cottun futures. On account of the comparatively high pricec!..- h ru'd in Soptem bor and OUtubUrc, LuLoLJ of thO crop of 1895- 96 was marketed at good prices. Much interest is now felt, in cotton circles in regard to the extent of the crop now coming in, and in the ques tion of the acreage of the crop to be planted this year. I am sa't,islied that a large quantity of cotton has been held back in the interior by country merchants and farmers on account of the sudden and serious decline which occurred in the middle of October. I anticipatu cuumparadvely large re celpts in January, and think the crop will probably b; auout seven million bales with a )ossibility of even more. Excellent weatber lor maturing and picking and long delay of frosts partly compensated for unlaivorable condi tions earlice in the season. In view of the very largo stocks of cotton at ttue bou1IIinlng o1 this season in the Amurican anut Eduropean mar kets, and in the hands ol spinnors, and the fact that muen larger shipment will certainly 1.c made from India, Egypt and Bruzit Luan last season, 1 do not think thoro wil. be any such scarcity of cotten as would advanet the price to such an extent as to justi fy any increase whatever of the pres ent cotton acreago in this country at the expense of a reduction in food and forage crops. I think that an increase of our cot ton acreage would probably caust lower prices of cotton for the re mainder of this season, and certainl3 for the next season also, unless thi weather conditions for the new crol should be extremely unfavorable. No man rejoiced more than I did ai the recovery of cotton from the un. warranted depression, though I dk not have any pecuniary interest in thi market and have none now. Feeling however, a deep interest in the pros perity of the South, I would regard ai increase of cotton acreage this year a a most unwise policy. With best wishes for a happy an prosperous New- Year, I remain, youm very truly, ArAw. B3. SIPPE~RSON. * REIDUCINGA THlE CO . Cotton Growers Will Compare Noti About the Rteduction of Acr-eage. I) Ion. Hector D. Lane, of Alabam the president of the American Cott . Growers' Protective Association, hi issued the following call to the cottc growers for a convention to assemb: at Memphia on Tuesday, January 21s Sin order to formulate somo rule as plan of action by which the problem < cotton acreage next season might 1 solved beneficially to the planters. M Lane reviews tihe tactics of the "beart to depress the values of cotton to th detriment of the producers and co, cludes wIth the offer of a' plan whicl If worked out, will result in favor ( the cotton farmers : " To the American Cotton Grower Protective Association-The time hi arrived when next year-'s acreage i cotton should reedvt m;od serious cot sideration. Our enemies, the cotte 'bears,' are anticipatiing matters 1: indlustriously circulating reports tha It is the intention of the cotton grov ers to enormously increase the cottc acreage, and double the use of con: mercial fertilizers the coming seasoi which will result In the prodiuction a crop of fromu ten to twolve milic bales. "ir. format ion comes from Texas thn New Orleans 'bears' arc reporting thn Texas wil plant for four million bale These reports arc circulated to indu< the Southern people to sell the balant of this smalll crop at present low price " According to the oflicial dal America has exported to Eorope or million three hundred and twent, three thousand bales less than la! year. . "The Northern mills have take four Ilumdired and fifty thousand halh less than last year. "Stocks of cotton at American perl andi Interior towns are abouit the san' at last year-, but as the season pr< gressos the stocks at the ports wi daily grow less ats compared with 1a year. " On the other hand i~ho mills< England, America and the continer are running full time and if they kee up the present consumption until' nem September, they will need .all of yut cotton ; they cannot wait for the nea crop. What then prevents yot obtaining remunerative pricos for- ti] remaining portion of this crop ? Th Is easily answered. The speculativ 'bears' of New Orleans, New York as Liverpool are thorouaghly indifferent i your condition and rock little of yoi welfare. Tbey would be glad to .st otton selling at d cents and woul contribute their aid in pressing: down to the lowest regard less of thm destitution and sorrow that would ci sue throughout the South under sue conditions. " The Southern planter has the powc to depose these m eckless despots an wholesale despoilers of our prosperiti destroy the annual surplus, their abl coadjutor, by judicious decrease acreage, and these gentlemen will lt cut out of a job. Plant only a modoi ateocrop and you will be bettor off wit a seven to a seven and a half millio bale crop, selling at 10 to ii cents, tha a ten mil lion bale crop, selling at 5 6 cents. " Do not be led Into the error he - ou can deceive the groat firms the tuy your product. Te have thef agente in every town and village l hoy are ever scrutini'.ng your actioni um>d know more in regatrd to thme generm acreage than you can possibly find ou yourselves. "Conceiving this to be a matter < paramount importance to the materit Interests of the South and being im pressed that this question in its most comprehensive form should be con sidered gravely,1 therefore deem it ad visable toaat; the cotton growers must meet in convention, that we formulate and adopt some intelligent rule of ac tion through which we may be enabled to combat these agencies, whose perni cious methods are so destructive toour prosperity. "On account of its general accossi bility I hereby name Memphis as the place and Tuesda , January 21st, as the time of meetint. " I earnestly invi te all classes of our citizens that are directly or indirectlyi interested in protecting the value of our main commodity, cotton, to join with us in our deliberations. " The invitation is extended to all agricultural societies, alliances, gran ges, cotton exchanges, commission merchants, factors, associations, etc. " The movement is strictly non political, but essentially industrial ; therefore no man should say nay on ac count of political afliliations. " I re-pectfui'' invoke the aid of the oress. Recognizing the demand for uoroic action amL tlbo disaster that is to follow without it, I apiOal to all pa wiiotlc people to join in this struggle to auancipato our )people from a bondage that is as oppressive and ignominious as was intlictied by the czar upon a serfdom. " No longer'can we live prosperously md happily under so ty rannical a Sys aim. The demnand of the occasion lb for honest, earnest men, who have the intelligence to appreciate prevailing conditions and the courage to 'Take up arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them,' I remain, -incerely yours. " HECToR D. LANE. "President American Cotton Grow r's' Protective Association." THIE, ItAILROADS RESIST. it Refusal to Inaugurate the Ferti lizer Mates-The Attorney General Will Ask Am banltlamnias. Columbia Register. The railroads seem bent on their determination to make an issue with Ghe Stato on'the fertilizer rate inatter. [t was learned yesterday that not a iingle road had piut into effect the --ates as recently promulgated by the ooard, but on the cohtrary all of them were absolitely refusing to obey the iaw, notwithstanding demands had been made on them to do so. This is the tine of the year when fertilizers are tuoved heavilymand it is of'great Ir portance to shipper as well as buyei that the reduced railroad ratu should be obtained. The refusal of the roads to put the new schedule into effect means, of course, war between them and the Commission and in' the end there can be but one result. The Commission has only one way to enforce their regulations and that is through the courts. A mandamus can be taken out against the roads and in case it is shown that they have will fully violated the rules of the Coin nission, they are liable to a fine of $1,000 at the least for each oltense. The line may be increased to $5,000. The Attorney General will have to a take the first steps in the matter and 5 the Commission has already put the facts in his possession and some action will be taken at an early date. The '5 R-ilroad Commission has received a numnber of complaints as to the roads refusing to put, in operation the new schedule. Some days ago it was announced that the Manchester and Augusta '5 Road had applied to Judge Simnonton for an order of injunction against, the t, Commission. The matter was to come n up on the 21st inst., it was said. As as sistant Attorney General Townsend, n who has boon to Charlestoni, inquired at e the clerk's of1ice and was infoi'med that t, no such p~ap~ers had been tiled In his d oficee. Trhe Commission has been serv if ed with no papers and the whole *e matter is in a curious condition. If an .order of injunction is to be argued it "ought to be with thes Clerk of the e Court. In a few days some legal steps - will be taken which will end in having ,the question In dispute settled one f way or the other. ,s -The Seaboard Air Line will on the n 12th inst., it is stated, take ofY its reg ~. 'lar' train between Columbia and At ai lanta. It is understood sthat President y Childs, of the Columbia, Newborr'y at andi Laurens, wvili inaugurato a new r cheduie on his road and the Laurens a Railroad recently purchased by him i- for a Columbia syndicate, which will answer the samne purposes as the train if to Atlanta. n -The Journal of Inebriety estimates the total number of drunkards in 1,t America at 1,600,000. There being 4t about twenty-live millions of adults in s. tis country, this means that one per e son out of every fifteen dirinks to excess, :0 and .is consequently more or less of~a s. dirunkard. The Journal thinks that a. this estimate is a very modest one. e and rather under the mnark than above it --" What is .she migrrying for nmoney or family ?" " Family, I should n a.He's a widower', with 11 children." 'The News and CottrIer's Prise Contest5i for x896, Our offer of prizes to tlho mocst succossfulI 11 hog growers in theo State in 18i% was prodluc it ive of sQfoo results by3 airoumsing anmd pro moting ini reost iiin niportant but neglected a~griculttmrtal inidust ry and inducing imiany if (armors to onptago in It againt to thmeir owit pro fit and wvithi large bonelit ti St tt, that we have doetorinedi to orgaitz aniother compo. P i ltioni for thme year Ii'90, andl to (ote di i t so as 10t include a vatriety of productt andm to enlist r mi still largernmmtmber of fmirmners in it. . tarrminged, it will lbe amnnomuced mat amn early r uda anmd In good time for time duti iniformaitiont e ofll whoi mmay diesire to ongamgo in it. We amnnot dot imore to-day than give a very ken e anti its obmjects, witht the unfderstandmming that d the scheme its heo oumthimr-e is sulb eot to whmat ever miodifications nmay ba founmd >o be neces o) sary before them final anmnmoimnce,,ment of condi *r tions is made. e e comm 'tition wvill be ilmited to subserib Vr ot ecekly News amnd Coumri(r. d Thei p~rtzes will consist of five hmumndredl dol t lars im caish, and~ one gold medal timd onme il e vor modaml. Tihe five hundrod doihars ill ihe divideod imnto prizes of onte hundttreod d liars I- and fifty dollars, to he paidi t~ time wiinnetrs ini b the several contests. TPhe imediais will lie int dopemndent of time cash prizos, anti subiject to soiparaito competitiomn, mtt that no cenitostant 'r camn receive botht a medal amml i "tash prize for d tme same thimmg. One of time contests will bie for hogs atgaimn, ' but mmnder sormewhmaf dlifferenmt conmdit ions e froim time comntest of I895. We learned last y'ear, if whemt too hate to chtang time pumblihed conmdi tionas matorially withoutaffeatomg some oif them -time contest, to pigs i,orn ma I 95 exchmmded somec h tha~t, mighit properly haviie been emntered, tmid thamt woumld have bieen mtered hiit for thmmt. lirmitaition. Wo miako the timeily anid ditiliite n antnounmcemnent now therefore, thamt thmemlin o contest for li96 will liei (in blarch I: wils loso 1100 damys later min< will bit oi in 1o mill pigs not ever 4 momttls (iltd onf March 1. Thtesa 4 termtsof course, will petrmit thmtemutryof pImga 4 horn inm November and Deocember ', as i well r as thoses born in 1895.ti.ntd we it ink amre bth piropler aind liberal for time putrposes oif time Amnothlier cimtest, will be oirganizedl for it best exhibit, of ha -msintg thme word in time wides', sense, to ioitudo mill kindis of " lonmg tfeed " or " forage ' as clover, timof hy, tlifail fia flermudma and (ither grasses. so 'urite or mix eon fodder nea vintos, piimdir vines, etc., t.Time condtitmnms of thmis contest will pireb r0 number qf acres, au~1 the 0qiality ot tbe roduct as dotrnilne y it i tho Charlesten market. a P 0 The News and Courier has a spooialrd of course, for the tobacco crop, which er' Dawson was so largely Instrumental in ro-cs. tablishing in South Carolina, and is dosIroug of promoting and oxtonding the cultivati n >f the plant as far ats iricticable. A prze will be given to the farmor who makes tlo most profltable crop on 0e acro, so as to al low both large and small farmors to compete for it on an eq ual foothig. The quality of the tobacco will count heavily in such a con test. of coursobut quality alone or yield alone, or quality and yield together will not insure the capture of tile prize. As now proposed tie farmor will win it who " clears " tihe most Monoy from an acre, and tells his follow f. rmers how lie managed to do so. and thosO aonditions evidently will give every tobacco. rower a fair chance and make the contest Uoth Interosting and instructive Another and very goneral, but highly in tensely and proiltablo, contest will be organ ized for progressive " all round" farmers. by the offer of a prize for the bost results obtain ad from diversilled Oro)s grown by a single armer. The general plan for this contest is that the competitors may produce what t hey ease-cotton corn, small grain, tobacco, hay, ruIt, pindars, truok, hogs, cows. horsoS shoop, pultry, butter, eggs, honey, otc., oto.-tho prize to be awarded to the one who shows the argest relativo proilt on the year's operations provided only that he produces not loss than our dIfferent kInds o. flold or orchard crops -as corn cotton, tobacco fandI hay; or corn, eas, pindars arid potatoes; or cotton, hay, Lurnips aid oatA; or peaches, cotton, wator inelois aid corni ;or g rapes, corn, wht at ind Labbagos. and so on through a hundred possi blo combinations of the larger "plough crops" With whato% or additions may be mado in the Way of raising cattle, sheo) and hogs and Iultry, boo-koonllg, buttor-making, gardo? ng for market oto oto Tle pur poso of' the 1ontost is to prove taitt "diversitied" ind "all ound" farming pays In South Carolina, and toexhibit the proofs and give public recog ition to the farmer that makes tho best show 1mall and largo farmers can comrpoto for ils prize oi equal( terms. The highest "prof It" nm.do por acro for the wholo number of Icres emloyed on the farn, and including verythring made on the farm, will detormino Lhe winner whether ie fari tori acros or a housand. I'ho prizo cannot be won by spond lng tino and labor und money oi one or two 01101)". It is most desirable that more attention 3hould be Ialld in this State to the industry of shieel rasing, which could be devoloped to iiportanitr proportions, if the farmers wouid take hold of it in earnest.. Another prize will be offered in the interest of this industry. Another will be offered to be comnpoted for by tie fruit growers. who Iave already fairly 0rganizeld 0ie of tife most. lp11roilsing new in (Ilust ries in the Stato. but will be interested doubtlessir in contest which will show .who is the leader in this ileaslnt and proiltable rheldot ontavor. La.1W, but not least in tho order of merit and Interest, will be the prizo to be contested for ry tihe women of tie State who nrc working on the farnms'as hard Is their husbands and fathers aid brotheis and sons, without get ting duo credit for their part of the yearly >roducts and income. This contest will cover the tield of woman's work oin the farm, in tire orchard, about lie lbuso, in the dairy and kitchen, and garden, in tire poultry yard, and 4onrg tI bee hives, and in all the wide and viried lepartmenits of her ceaseless Industry, arid we hope will serve to inspiro manry such ,vorkers with new interest in their daily and atil-day tasks and dutIes. All cannot win the >rize, of course, but all can win recognition or the inm)ortait Iart they pllay in making farinig profliabie-anl iossiblo-to tho ien who work allIeld, and we can promiso all the contestants such recognition at. least, besides tire prizo or. prizes to thoso who win them. I ils contest will l lit" I in naturally andr neat y with the contest for the prizo for tire most .accessful "ill round " farm. aid it may well tio that the prize for such a farm will be won at last by the farmors in petticoats, who help to I run it." in the race. We havo ralready mado this intrductory chap or with regard to tire soveral contests larger than we intended it to be, and will only ard, therefore that all tire prizes indicated willbe certainly rilforod, and perhaps more of thom; that the coniitions of the several con tests will b announecd in a fow days and that the prosent intention is to have all the farim products offored for competition, as far, as practicabl, exhibited in Charleston on tire ocettaloni of the next lall Festival, when the prizes will be publicly awarded. Headache Destroys Health Rtesultiing In poor memory, irrItabilIty, ner vousness arnd i'ntellectual exhaustIon. It *Induces other for-ms of 'ilseaseo, such as opi lepsy, hceaf't disease, apoplexy, insanIty, eto. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. Mr's. Chias. A. Myers. 21 iannia St., Fort Watyno, Ind., wrItes Oct. 7, 1894: "1 sniflered terribly with severe hieadachies, dizzliress, backache anrd nervousra ess, graduial ly grow irrg~vorso until my lIfe' was despaIred of, and try' what we would, I found no relIef untIl I commrrenced rislug Dr. Miles' Nervirn 'I have taken five bottles and belIeve I am well wioman, arid I have t-iken groat cou' fori, in i'rcommendring all of may fr'londs to -use Nervlne. You imay pu ilishr this letter if you wIsh, anrd I hope it mraiy ho the means ,of saving some Othier sIck mrotihor's life, as ft dId mine." dn Sle by all druggigts. Blook on Heoart and Nerves senrt l Itl'l. Dr. MIles Medical 0o., lkhanrt, Id. DrdlMiles' Remedies Restore Hedth. We Desire~ To introdnioe our furneiturro busIness Into every comnnrrnity In the South errr States, and in order to do so in the qunickest I ine, have concluded to make some v'ery liberal offers in bed room'suites to seirro at least oe - customer at e',ery postollce in' tihe next 60A udays. Please read thiIs advertisement care 'uilly arid acrid at 0once for (lire of oiim peocial olfeis. Ourgret oferNo.. I consistsof eno - o idak iledro'om Suite w~thr large dlresser wiiih 20hx24 bevel nifrroi', oe lairge Warshisfani, with double door arnd 'Irawer, onie t-foot ledstead f'ull wIdth. Tihris suite oif -furnIture is -worri n any fui'rniuro store riot les. thn V'A' lo riot. thInk for ode that; it Is a litt le chrerap aurit, for we msaurdi you it is nrot, but a large, 'fuill-Size su ie cmlnarl to anrythrinrg on tio marke. in order tor start thre smale of tires. sruit es anrd to keel) ourr inen busy anid lnt roduice ouir busIness in your nreigh borhrood, we agree to shIp 9iO fi uIto only to ormch shrippi a. point- in the Boirthm for $15, wh'n iib'mash comnes With tire order. Th~is adlvertisfeent wdril poisibly appeacir twice in this pa per. iirerefoe.,fyo are interested, curt tIs out andI send withr $15 anid thre smIte wIll be shipped to you.~ If it is not jusat as reprosentedh you may ro tirn tire sulito at our expense and. y'our $15 will be refunded to you. Our catlnoguoe coiininrjng rmany illustra Stieins of rai'o bargaIns and flouse fur nishlinag goods will be sont .to youup onr applocatton.up Th''io suIto above desQrthed is a spec ira bargaInarnd does riot appeair In thre *catalogume, throroforo It is useless to SwrIte for illustratIons of tis suaite, adwieyou are d61ayi'ng writing Ssorme on e lsotnay get the bargain. We assriryoui thratwe wIll nt sh ip b urt ones suIte itn yorur aolghrborhuood -' at this prIce. A fter onear suitehrraboon shitppeod in thre neighborhrood the. *pice will go to at least $30. L. . PA DGE~.T T. A848 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA. JOHNSON' instant Killerol Pain. internal and External. ,. .. RHEUMATIS NIURA , Lamp Back ueos SW BSift L and ntant era W-r o Dipt IW bThroat AO, ,as pbmagio. R A ND 0, o fk0V red~ for tlaomoet P~w J and lea to treat >r oeat Inra00 Lthntfo san = 01 7., .ise40f. eiOca and N 8o R ETAL SOAP. ace Beautifier. .adies fn it e must ielloate and highly perfumca tilet Soap tho market. ItUa absolutelypu Makes the skin soft and velvety and resteroe e loest 00n. Plexion I Is a luxury for the Bath for infant. it alays 1tching. cleanses the scalp and promote 01c growth of hair l'rico Mt. For sale br WE TH INIR that the best Is none too good for our customers; and the growing demand for our produota is proof that OUR PATRONS KNOW where to secure the highest grade of mae. terial, quickest deliveries, lowest prices, and best results generally. AUGUSTA LUMBER CO.e Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lumber, &a. "Buy of the Maker." AUCUSTA OGR SOUTHERN RAILWAY. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. . Cond.nsed Schcdute of P-crenger Trains. Ves. Fat Ai. Nor:liound. No.38. No 3 No. 12 NO. 18 Jn. 5.. 1896. . 'Daily iDally Daly H Sun Lv.A tlast~ C.T.12ow1 11 16 p 7 80 a 4 35p A. ailttR.T. 1Uu p 12 1,a 8oa 63 p " Norcroass............. 12 60 a 938a 69P " 1h1i dI .. . ........ ........ 10 16 a 7 8p " talnuAivilo.. 225p 201sa 1041 a743p Lla..............223a It64a &12p Cornelia ............... .... 11 .,! a " Ma.. A iry ........... 2 50 a 113 a. " "I.'ccoa. .... .......... .. 1113 a. ' Wes minster ........ 3 .oa I. :; p . $1neca................. 407 a 1242p .... .It t'itra'l . 445 p 433 a 1 201p .... " Oreenvillo .. 5 30 t b 1 a 2101) * hpartantaurg 0 18 p 6 18 a 22 i ...* " G.alTny ............. 6 53 a 4 1.p. " Iliacksb1urg .. 700p 7 0 a 430p . " lng's it. .. .......32a 600p S(.asLnia .... ......... 7 3a 628 p Ar.Chlotto 820p 833a 6201p Danvillo 1200 a 1 Z0 i1 25 p. Ar. Itichmouil.. .. 0 00 a a 40 p 00 a. Ar. WalStaington. 042 a 9 40 p............. Slialtim'.. iktR 805a 112 p hiladlia. 1 2 3 a........... 1ew Yprk.... 12 63 n 6 20 a............. Vos Fat MI Southbound. No. 37 No. 35 No. i I No. 17 tayily Daily Jiily iH Sun Lv. N. Y., i It. 4 30 p 12 13 i................ S1.hia(aelphhi. U 55 1 3 60 a............. " ll~.~inro.... 9 20 p 6 22 a. " Washington. 1043 p 11 15 a ............. Lv. ltichmold ... 200 a 12 55 p 2 00 a. Lv. Danvillo...... 5 ,0 a 60P1)0 . " Charlot .... 9 35 a 1061, 1220 p. " GastoW,'aa. ... 11:10 1.06. . " Ing' I1...... "a aiks.urg... 10449 12 a a " Sp Gali nys t . ... ........ ..... U Spartanburg. 11A a 44 p. " (Orconvillo.... 1228p 1p0a40p SComiral...115 p 3s 6'n " Seneca............... a a . "Westminsuter ............ " Toccoa. ... ........a 8p " At. Airy..... ..........4 . "Cornelia...... ........... * ~ " Guansvl .. 3 31 pI~ f~ 4' linford....:...-..s,.. ". NorcroIss..... .... ......9 2p87a Ar.Atlanta,1E.T. 45 p 2a13pO~ Iv .4... '.T 31.5i F,0 9 700 a8..... 444...p x ---...:~ 13 p~N ni..... Atlnt an Brxiiihan.45li oars.p72 mav .----- I'.T .ar 355wee A2a0a, N0p 830a lenos 3and 18w asintoonrkSuhw.tr Vesiu. 1Limntd. Through ulean oareotpers .fngthon, anaanliongomeboro.dalo e twahngtw ornd Memhis0. Washington,0 Atlnt Bn BDiingam DeInngt Carlote W. . TURK 36Unte St.e FIAstDalIl. u asingn ars b0.oo Atlanta,w Ga Consandew York. eue n ffc .W . .EN J.ATIM..CULP1 " Col North Carolina. WA. TUw~RK, 1.2H 21RDW pOK Gen'lfPass. Ag12s' ontPs.At Washnon D..S Atlanta...Ga. Condennso d Schdul0i Efec Prse-*y.,............. 16 2 p is Ar. Nwberry.......,...............122 Ar. A toigT ._(_x. _u.)... ....."s i Gireenwood ............. . 1 5 p "..H.d.............................. 23 a 1* Ar1i. b sIlo............. .........I 00 a I.-.!......................1 1 4p a u Ar.oAmalero.s.............047 n XLVr.iylif......,..*........... 43i, Ar A tiix.'.':................~... 103 p-ns ..re.nv... ....................... 370~* P " Piedrons..................... 110 a asi "* Wiliaton..S............ 11103 a U Uuri~~~....r...n...... ... ..i.......l~f0~ .----r.o-.............. 31 a Ar. Donnan'd. .............. . 12o p u ___o_-... .n.... .SO10a r No dIor 15~l STATIONS. IN,1No ,i Ar0 p T11 10 a :a....U51mn brw2r 340 ~1f38 OS59a I209p ... A lston . " N512 50 00....1..........Santo..... "4 1 43 11 42 od8a 143i " ...non... 6 1 112 S89 9a 2.02 p "... Jonisville... "~ 1240i 1107 '913' a 2 13p ".aclet. .;. " 12'28 10O54 0 45 ' 2 40 A r..8pr toI,Irg Lv. i1 46 0 1 945a 310 L)V..8pattatbirg Ar. 1128 a 1025 1 00p t45 Ar...Ashvil;0;.Lv. 82.0 718 "P'," p. im. . 4A," a. iii, Trains loave Spartanburg, A. and C. division northbound, 0:18 a. m.,3:22 p. mi., 0:18 p. mU (VTestibill Limited); southbound, 12:50 a. m. 8:05.9. mn., 11:37 a. mn., (Vestibuteld LimIted.) Trains leave (Jrenylile, A. arid 0. divisIon, nor4thblondl~,5:19a. m., 2:l0 p. mi. arid 5:30 p. il (Vestibutled ~imited); southbound, 1:50 a. m, 4:40 p. nm., 12: 28 p. mn. (Vestibuled Limited). Pullan Service. Pullmian palace sleepiing cars on Trains 3N and 88, 37 and 88, on A. and 0. division. Gsn. Suiperintenident, Traffio M'g'r, Washington, D. O, Washington, D. 0 W.A. TUtK,' 8, H. H ARDW10K, Odn'.Pats. Ag'S. Ast Glen. Pasp. .Ag't, :. Atlanta, Ga P. L. WELLS, Supt., Columbia, S. 0,