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IPE P VOL 6.---NO. 7 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 MNamiLARAeEA THE ELECTION BIL. IN THE HOUSE, The Ausiaian Bafot K iedi by a Large Vote Th.e Eijht Box L3w Pxa'sod. The House had undor consideration the election bills, which included the Australian ballot introduced by Mr. Manning, of Sumtor, and the eight box law proposed by Judge Townsend, of Marlboro. Mr. Manning said: It is with unasaumed dillidonco that I have un dertaken the task of presenting this bill, realizing as I do the seriousness of the problem confronting us and the great importance of its wise and right solution. Nothing but the earnest conviction that we must have an im provement in our election system and put it upon a higher plane of public morals has made me undertake the task. In introducing this bill I wish to state with equal frankness that I believe if it is adopted. it will greatly promote purity and fairness in elections. I have tried to embody all that is just, fair and righ t, and I hope that the at tention of thoughtful mon will b), drawn to the subject with an interest that will direct publiC sentiment and demand the adoption of such laws as will insuro fair elections. It is not my )ur)ose to entcr into a discussion to p rove tlhat elections hold in this 3tato in the past have not been honest, be cause I believe that overy candid man, of whatever party or faction, will ad mit that frauds have been practiced under the election laws heretofore in force. Framed with the purpose of maintaining white supremacy these las have accomplished that objet, but it has been at a fearful cost. High toned and honorable in the private alfairs of life, but under these prac tices our people have been tauglt to believe that the end justilles the means. Such a sentiment inevitably leads to a rapid downward movement of degrada tion of public morals. Against this, Mr. Speaker, I raise my voice and solemnly protest that such practices must ceaso. IiI does it become the State to sot an example of fraud and deception. She should always aim to teach her citizens to do the thingo that are right and true. Such a11n exam pic must and will have an elevatting effect, but ii she sets an examplo of trickery and corruption w hat can we e xpect but a debasirig and degrading influence on her sonsO Such influence would soon lead to deception among her people in the privato affairs of life. No, sir, nu can not, alord It. We, who have sons to bring up, can not tell then to be upright, and honest In private affairs, and then toll thom to counte nane fraud when it contms to elections. I believo, sir, that the ionstitutional convention dealt with the suffrage question in a commendable spirit and taking it all in all with wisdom. Under the conditions n1ow confronting us' we can have honest elections and at the samo time maintain tho rule of the intelligent, and I trust that this Gen oral Assembly will rise to the Impor tanco of the question, and provide for the purity of the ballot, I am frilly aware, Mr.. Speaker, that the average politician is afraid of suggesting any change which he thinks may be un pol)uar among the votors, whos suf frage ho may want., but I believe that there is a strong and growing demand for this reform. The governmontal and econoino questions to ho dcided by the ballot arn far-reaching and all important, and uipon their settlement willl largely dcyend the advancement and progrees of the nation arnd Stoe along material, ed(ucntional and moral lines. On qjucstions of moment South Carolina has generally been in the front rankI, on this qunestion of reform, on which so) much depends, I hope she will follow her traditions of former days andl take the load. The bill which I introduce embodies the essential features of the Austra lian ballot system-certain sect'Ons are taken from an old law and it, is made to conform to every requirement of the new constitution. I will add that the Australian ballet system is not a new one and it has been tr'iedl in so many countries and in so many elc, tio'ns that it can wvell bo said to have passed its experimental starge. It has stood every test and in no instance on record where thre system has ever been tried has it boon abandoned. Mr'. Beliton Watson then took up the election bill and especially Mr'. Man ning's bill, lie said that the bal lot simphy mean t rn educational q uali flea tion. Hlq held that by forging the de vices there coulId bin frauds. Mr. Maninirg said the ollleial ballots do rnot go outside of tbe ballot box. The stub prhtects the managers. The supposed trouble has never arisen where the law has boeui enforced. Wr. Watson wont on to suggest that managers might comino anes they now do. it is unknown in what part y ainy of use may soon be. lHe was in favor of the objets oif the bill, but under ex isting conditions he did not think the plan practicable, if all the peole were educated and could preparo ar ballot It would he well, 'out the educa tion Is not hero and It must be r'ecog nized. The eight-box system l:as objetionable features, but in cornpar ison with this Is bettor. Hie would not willingly pass any election bill by which ol d Confederate soldiers would have to vote according to the dictates of managers. There must be an 61cc tion law to pr'ovido for the substantial white voters wiro are illiterate, as the Stat lalarelyresponsible for thelir carry out the arrangemonts we now have. This can be done to the satis faction of everyone. Mr. Manning' insisted that he would leave it to any ulnprecjudiced man as to whether his bill was not more guarded against fraud than the eight-box law. He had no idea0 of disfranchising any one and was willing to give illiterates assistance. Mr. Francis H. Weston, of the Weih land delegation, took up the subject. and delivered a strong argument for honest elections. He recapitulated the helory of election frauds In Sonthr Carolina, showing that they were the nutcnme of R'nubliian misrule and then said : This Australian Ryatom will raise the people out of an oloction mire, out in the broad open sunshine, and it will show our Northern friends that in the race for honesty in oloc tions they can not outetrip us. The oight-box law has evil associations and that is its chief trouble. D:shon esty In our electione provents and strikes at our very government. le, too, would protest against depriving any Confederate hero of the right to vote. Ample protection is given every illiterate voter. This Legislature has a grand opportunity today. There is now an opportunity of immortalizing ourselves and of being real benefactors. If we will hold the light South Caro lina will follow. Whatever may be the changes wO will havo the con sciousness of having done our best and that we have taken from ~the stattute books a law that has been a reproach and a disgrace to the State. Mr. Shuman, of Greenville, took up the defence of the oight-box law. l[e urged that the opportunity for fraud was where the voter was unable to read. There is no difforence in the two laws as to the preparation of the b)allot. The eight-box law requires instructions, when requested, and he saw no advantage of one law over the abher. The people were accustomed to the eight-box law. le believed every honest vote) could deposit his ballot properly under this law. Fie did not believe any whito nian had over been lefrauded of his vote. Hte believed We charge untrue and a calumny on Wte State. Every whito itan has felt Lhat avery othor white man was on Atled to and should vote. The pres mnt law has repeatedly carried us to dictory and it would 1e bacl policy tp lepart from it now. Capt. Wilson, of Sumter, simply mvanted to add his testimony that if the peoplo are in earnest for honest elec Uions, and ho believed they were, then this bill ahould bie passE. e was 4 nembir of the Loe isl ature that passe ho eight-box. He then regarded it a aecessity, but he no longer regarded it x necessity to havo an eight-box law. Uie merely wantedI $9 advocate honest nd pure elcotions, Mr. Bacot said the eight-box law was -onceived in a spirit of justice and right. It was the bridge that had ,arried us over and it does not now lie with us to abuse it. He could not go bacc on what he believed to bo an honest purpose to maintain whito rule. The eight-box law is admirable in its conception and so with the Aus trallan system. He was not yet in 'a position to decoido upon the nierits of the two hills, N r. Mnitillng proposed that tho reg istration bill be first taken up, then Mr. Townlsend's election bill, and then come bark to his bill. Mr. T-tum moved to kill Mr. Man ning's hill by striking out the enacting words. Mr. Manning called for the yeas and nnys. The vote resulted: Yeas, 71; nays, 17. Mr. Townsend olTered the following substituto section for section 1): " At the general election for the year 1890' and all spenial elections thereafter held up to tho first day on January, A. 1). 1898, the manage-rs of olection shall requiro of every elector olfering to vote at such clettlon, be foro allowing him to vote, in addition to the production of a registat.ion certilipate, proof of the pa* .ent of poll tax six month buiorO said cloc. tion of any poll tax then duo and paya blo. A fler the first lay of January, A. D. 1899, they shall requiro of any elOector offlering to voto at aniy election before allowing him to vote in addi tion to the prodtction of regist.ration certificate, proof of payment of all taxes, incliding poll' tax assessed against him and collectale during the previous year, 'Tho pr-odctiton of a ctrtiflicato or of the r-epocpt of the ellicei-r utho,'ized to collect such taxes shall be conclusiive prtoof of the pay mntt thtorecf." AopIted(. Mv tr. l 'atton prpose0$d as an amen d meint that the reosult should be posted ImmedIatoly after the result was do char-ed. Mr-. Thur-mond said the published statveent may lead to contests. Mir. Mishoo wanted to know if it would not require niore wvork. Mr. Patton said under' the bill a man has a vight to seethe count. Thbe pur posets to put as gr'eat a check as possible upon tampering with the box from the time It leaves the menruager- to the time It was ollicially counted by the comn missioniers. Theroe would be no r-ca son to invalidate the box, but only to make it a r-ine. The amendment was tabled by a vote of 50~ to $i. Mr. Alanning proposed as an amend ment at least one of these commission ce-s shall belong to the pairty polling the largest voto at the last preceding gener-al State election, and at least one shall belong to the paty casting next largest voto at such election. The co'mmissIiners of election shall ap point three managers of election for each polling place at each election precinct of the county for which they shtall respectively be appointed. At least one oif these managetrs shall be. long to the party polling the lar-gest vote at the pr-ceeding general election, anid at least one shall belong to the patty pollIng the next largest vote at such eletion. The discussion on Mr-. Manning's amendment was postponed in order that commuittee roports might be re ceived. Argument on the election bill was tresumicet or lr. Manning's resolution pr-ovid ing for bi-par-tisan boards. Mr. Watson s-aid that In the countr-y It was a relbectioni to suggest dishonest electIons, and ho moved to table the amnid meni, andl on this the yens and nays wetrc demanded. T1hoso votihg for the amendmentnt wvoro: Andor-son, Bacot, F'owler, II it, lofton, Manning, Mohrtons, A. K. Sanders, Wilson--9. By a veo of i71 to 9 the amendment was tabled. Mr. Ander-son, color-ed, moved to amend by providing for four boxes. Lor ., Mr-. Bacot olferod an~ amenidment that instead of 8 the polls close at 5 o'clock. The committee had fixed 41 o'clock ; L- o'clock, he said, was broad Mr. Wtsonobjected, as the country managers could not make up their returns and get home, and these boxe werec in the majority. The aim-end mont was rejected. providing for the keeping of the boxets until the next oloction. Agreed to Mr. Magill moved to recommit. Lost. Mr. Bacot olfered an amendment providing that the boxes be looked whou handed in with all the contOUts. Killed. On the final passago of the bill to a third reading the yeas and nays wore called. -Thoso voting against the bill were: Adams, Anderson, Gregory, Manning, Mollott, M illor, P'attou, Sanders, Weston, Wilson-10. In fa vor of the bill 82. THE STATE FAIR WINS. The House Recon';iers its Action anc Makes the Appropriatiorn. In the House a successful effort was made to roverse the decision in regard to making an appropriation for the State Fair, as follows : M r. Patton wanted torovivo the State Fair matter, and argued that ho had a substitute ho though would moot all objection. He said the substitu to did away with the objection that the com pany is a private corporation. The appropriation to made for oncouraging stock raising and agriculture. All money is to be used for expenses and prerniums antl no profit. lieports are to be mado to the Logislaturo, and immoral shows arc prohibited. Every dollar of the State fund must go in premiumis in oncouraging the agricul tural ,nd mechanical arts. The moneiy is to bo spent under the direction of tho Governor, Secrotary of Stato and chairman of the committees of agri culture. There is no possible chance for any job, any immorality or any scheming.~ Mr. Pollock favored considering the substitute on its merits. The louse agreed to reconsider. Mr. Warr said that the $2,500 was made constitutional in the fewest words ho bad eyor soon. 19 r. Ilderton moved to table the sub stituto. The yeas and nays wore do marided, which resulted in a rofimsal to table the substitute by vote 47 to 46. Mr. Qtts said he had'nyor son so much lobbying for' a hil9t oVeral days ago there cante a request to join the society, because the members hold the purso strings. This was a plan to whip the devil around the stump. Mr. Mitchell said his solo objection was to the obscenity and gambling, and he would now voto for the Fair apprGpriation. le was satislied the Fai r would ho properly managed. Mr. Leon Willihims was sirprised at the turn in the votos. Ile never be lieved in undoing what has heen done. l-e thought it unbecoming to ronow such fig hts. The hill moans that about 10,000 Carolinians will come here and will spend $10 to $25 asplece and get no good. Lost of these farmors are theorists. The money goes to the rail roads and Columbia for nothing. The most serious objection is to where the matter is leading to. The Stato is now top heayy with State institutions. In less than ten years $10,000 appropria tions will be asked for. Tile ciort iv to get mouthpieces up here and down stairs. Mr. Harper said that if the farmere had foll')wed Mlr. William's advice they would be ploughing oxon. These wore the only places where the farm ors met, andi it was where they first planted tile redmptioil of tile State in the past, It was the union of the white people. The Grange was started there. The white men understood each other there and knew what to do. Mr. Patton presented the argument in favor of his substitute. le wanted to avoid any constitutional objection. Mr. Williams, of Iickens. insisted that the F'air was only for Columbia, that the agricultural intorests were worse than over and that the farmers paid amll the taxes. On tihe adoption of tihe substitute the yeais and nays were again domlandedl. The substitute was adlopted b~y a vote of 418 to'46. COUNTY COURT B3ILL. A Majonty cf the Voite.CE:ta Coiuty Mr. J. R. Farlo, member of the lHouse from Qconee County, has intro duced a bill with reference to the establishment of county courts. The following is a synopsis of tihe bill: Up~on the recoinmendiationl of tile grand jury of tile county, tihe county commissioners shall order an election to be held upon the question of es tablishing a county cour't. If a major ity of the votes cast all be against the establishment of a county court, no othmer election shall be hold for four years; if a majority is for a county court, thoni, at the nolxt geeral eec tioni, at counity juldge andmo county attor' noy shall 1)0 tlected for a term of four years each. 'Thle dluties now per'formll ed by the probato judge are to be doe volved upou the county judge. Thue county coui't shall have conlcurrelat jurisdiction with the circuit court in all eriiimial cases, except murder, manslaughter, rape or attempt to rape, arson, commou101 law burglary, bri ber-y and perjury. It shall have civil juris* diction where the amount involved does not exceed $1,000, or where the punishment in criminal eases does not exceed five years imprisonmnent, and may issueonod have all writs that arc used inI the cIrcuit courts wvithlin their jurisdiction with like power-s at chaim bors or in session. The jurisdiction is conicurrcnt with circuit andi magistrato courts within their resuective jurisdic tions. T1he pleadings and practice are to conform to thlat of thle circuit court, withl ap~peaIlodirect to the suprcme court. The torims of the court are tO be held oil the first Tuesday of cach mlontih. Tihe trial jury will be corn posed( of six jurors. Tile circuit judgo is to transfer tihe criminal eases after indictment is found or presentmenmt by a grand jury to thle county court. S. F. Yinger, Dowart,Pa.. writes: Mr. IHaing of this place hlas used yomi remedy for tile Piles and recommendls Il very highly. ic gave me your address I would like to know on what teirm and price you sell to deoalors. Let m<~ hear from you and oblige. --A lady of charitable disposit lor asked a poor man if she could niot hol] him by mending his5 clothes. "'Yes madlam," ho replied. "I h~avo a bu11ttoin i and you would .obligo ino greatly bj sowing a noat ti . OR. BARRET, Of ABDU[[ A Man of Extensivo Knowledge in Mony D. roctions-An lntoresting Sketep, of H;S Family. Maj. Will. Hoy in the Spartan. It is just fifty-six years since I be came acquainted with Dr. J. P. Bar rett, of whom I spoke In my sketch of Mr. Van Patton. lie was a native of England and one of Abbevill's best citizens. Dr. Barrett made a success of every euterprise he took hold of. .Ie was an export in medicine, chem (stry, farming, botany, and most of the use fIt arts that ho turned his atton tion to. I-10 was enthusiastic in the support of early manufactures In Spar tanburg County, giving all his pa tronage and inliuenoc. Lie was partly educated in this country, being a school-follow of MeDuIlle and other eminent men of South Carolina. He had few equals in botany and had per haps the best flowor yard in the U nited States. It contained about two acres of the rarest flowers tiAt the world could produce, I have always regret tod that I did not got information from him concerning the resurrection plant, which people crossed continents to see bloom. le had procured with great trouble and expense for his botan ical garden, a tree called by some botanists the classic cypress, but the doctor said it was simply the cedar of Iebanon spoken of in the Scripturo. Tho leaf and taste were the pani as the native cedar of that country, but the boughs were only three foot long and grew square from the body of the tree. The doctor predicted that In timo they would attain great height. He had a splendid museum that I will mention farther on. The doctor was president if a socio ty that I mna fail in giving the cor rect namo. 1'or that society I once procured soapstone from what is now Mooro's limestone rock from the spring of that name, iron ore from Gafney's and presented them to the society, for which I received the most compliuotary letter of my life. The letter thanked mo for my contribution to the aid of science, the fine arts and the general diffusion of knowledge amongst mankind. The doctor once presented me with a brick that he said came from the walli around .leru salem and a sword fish. 1Much to my regret my negroes destroyed then beforo I got tlom home. 'I he doctor d(tormined to grow tropical fruilts in Abbeville. le built what he called a hot-house, three sides of the house being brick, the fiurth side wool and portable. ile hitohod up his team and went to Beaufort and procured some fine specimens of orange trees, loaded his wagon with soil that was said to be favorable to the growth of the orange tree, had two immense boxes mad(o, filling them with loaIfort soil, plant ing hi trees IiI the hoss, and with the aid of a short portable rollroad he could run them out on a warm day and bring them in when cold. By the same process lie could give thei moisture on rainy days. Attached to the back part of his house he had heating fa cilities and by the aid of a thermome ter could have any temperqturo he desired. I have seen his orange trIes loaded with fruit and lemons growing when there wias onow on the ground. Ho took a premium at the Stato Fair for those oranges. At ancther time the Doctor hitched up his team and in company with his school-master, Mr. Read, went to Gov. Hammond's farm in Florida to get curiosities for hiis museum, Governor Hammond gave him assistance. J have heard the doctor relate, and prove it by Mr. Uead, an adventuro he had with an alligator. The doctor stated that he and Mr. Read went out In a boat into the Gulf of Mexico and coiming in contact with an alligator he jumuped astr-ide it, stabbed it under its fore-leg, killing it instantly, and bring ing it safe to land. it was about eight feet long. Mrs. Marshall, the d100 tor's only daughter-, removed her fa thor's museunm to ia houso near' her residence in Greenville. I saw the "gator " in It a little over- a year- ago. Mr-s. Marshall wvill hand over the key and any one cani seo it free of expense. The Doctor must have been at least sixty years old when he had that encounter. Dr. Barrett got most of the seeds that lie used from England and divided them among his friends with a lavish liberality. lie had a neighbor by the name of Richmond Still, lie added Duke to his name and was known by no other name than the, Duke of Richmond. The doctor refused the presidency of several med ical colleges, lie lectured on scien tific subjects with great success, f'ee of cost. I once heard him In cne of his lectures state that lime had to be omnip~resent to animal life and that life would not exist unless one-tenth of the matter was limo. [Iis corn andl cotton comparedl favor-ably with his neighbors. Ils garden excelled. lHe thought that cabbages would fatten hogs cheaper than any other .cind of food. In addition to his numerous enterprises ho carried on wagon mak ing and a oiacksmith shop. A fter- he had made a success in all his under takings he flxod up his residence. Trho inside or parlor was the finest I ever saw. Hie sent to the North and pro cured the services of Van Patton, the brother of the perpetual motion man. This Van Patton was well known in Spartanbur-g, and I have seen like niesses of men In Spartanburng that he drew from memory at Montreal, Cana da, that wer-e almost peOrfection, l''rom Spartanburg ho wvent to Europo and took lessons at Rome and Athons, anid at the time he got back to Dr . liarrett his work was aluost paerfect. Tha accounts for the doctor's fine parlorn. Why the (loter chose to have the hat tIe of Lake Erie illustrated in his~ par lor I (10 not know. Porhn he had become entirely Americanized. TPhe painting was a gorgeous production, representing Parry in briliaint naval uniform, leaping in his boat and car rying the flag to the Niagara. I think, Mvr. Editor, I can give a short sketch of the doctor's family that may interest seome of your readrs~. He marr'iedi the widow Watson. hly 'Watson she had three children, one~ daughter and two sons. Trhir dlauigh tar first irarriod a l'orryman and haud som- children. On P'errym~n's deatth she married a Mr. Creswoll, who was ,alive a short time ago. IfIn m-t he r near ninety. 11or two sonts, 1Ric'"'1 and Edwardt went to the Mexican war. Nidward was in the front rank in all the hard-fought battles and died of disease in MeXico. Dick, as he was called, was employed as a scout, in which he made a i1no reputation. He was taken prisoner and eonvey(qd to Gen. Santa Anna. Ilu showed limiso f to be a strategist, giving Santa uAnn informaion that was to his disadvan. ago. Breaking through his captors he got to Con. Scott and gave him infor mation that was of great advantage to him. In the assault on Chapultapoe, Dick was the nearest man to Lient. Sollock who placed the American fixi on Chapuitapec. Dick was wondeld In the leg and whon an ignorant sutr geon attomptod to amputate it, drow his pistol and ran h im ofT. Dr. 13arrott, hearing of it., hastened to met him and ho got home safe. Somo1 years afterwards ho crossed over the mystic river. Dr. Barrett's family was a power when their country needed their ser vices. Mrs. Barrett's maiden namo was Brooks, closely related to the Butler familyand nearly related to Proston S. Brooks. Dr. Barrett was a nulliflor in 1832 and secessionist in 1851. Ho did not much like P olk's administration, but when ho saw the immonso gains of territory w ith its inexhaustible r.cans, be said Polk was a pretty smart fel low. Tho doctor left two children, t uon and daughter. Ilis daughter arried Dr. Marshall, who for many years has been a widow, and now ro sides -oin lunconbo stroot, Greenvillo, whoro I have stated the doctor's nuscun could now be soon. John, his )nly son, went into the Confederate Lrmy. When a battery was to h) tor med, ho wias ill th, ront rank and he last time ho was over seon by any Ino that survived, he was right in ront, the nearest Confederato to it, 4nd was never heard of aftorwards. I loard some one say that the doctor's arm is now a cotton-flield. I hope 'loe of the classio cypress remains. Phe painter, Van Patton, has boon lead many years. Strange to say he vas making money when ho died. Dr. 3arrett was a member of Mount Mo 'ilah Baptist $Church and was an orna nent to that organization. ---.*.. 4I--- . SNIFF TREASON IN 11ff AIR. lSou' t pceh t- Lo Mao an i:x:,o f Unsoat nlu a the Tia thMmb . .c p0ecial to the News and Courier. WASI1NGTON, P1cbruary I8.--Thero vas a rumor circulated among the nombors of the South Carol ina dologa io) to-day to the offect that the re .ont speech of Jaspor Talb)rt, which Vas denounced as " troasonablo" by lIeprescnitative lifarrett of Ma.Lsach uii iotts, Would probably cost several iouth Carolina Congressmen to loso their seats. There are four contested election cases pending before the 1ouse and they are about to b) decided. In fact the very day that lRepresentative Tal bert created the scene in the House, when be was accused of advocating se cession. it was understood that the committee on clections having the South Carolina cases in hand wore about to roport. It was generally un derstood that at least three, if not all, of the sitting miemn obers from South Carolina would be given clear titles to their seats. Thon came the Talbert episode, and almost instantly there ill) peared to be a change of sentiment among certain members of the olections committoo regarding the South Caro lina cases. The reports said to be ready for promulgation wore hold back and discouraging indications wore thrown out to tile interested gentle men from South Carolina. All in qniries of tile committeo were met, with tihe statement that the committee was having great trouble in retching L decision in these eases. i t was also saidl that the 1lipublican~ national comn meittee wvere urging the Roepublicans of Aho electionsi commllittco not to lose tight of the political possibilitios in 'olved in the South Carolina cases. lEx-Roplrosentative Smalls, one of the cprersentative colored lAopubliceans of south Carolina, has been upon tile loor of the House for several days past using his political influence amlfong LElcpubieoan members in behalf of the Republican contestants in cvcr~y case. Although he is personally opposed to Q. Washington Murray, who is con testing the Charleston dlistrict wvith llopresentativo MIllott, Smalls is play ing polities strictly. To the friends of Governor Morton ho says lhe has "a kind fooling for Mr. Morton." To the friendb of Speaker llood 1he says it will be a dilIlicult matter for him l to vote against the "' Hig Man from Miiai ne at the St. L ouis Convention, and to the sutpporters of the Allison hoio'nmIi( he sy that the Sonator' from I own is is per'sonali friend of manyIl years stiiandl lng. T1heso incidlents, together witlh Senator T1ilman's thireat to leave thle Democratic party arc surely hiavinig a damaging c fect upon03 those South Carol ina members who fol ow the TillI In this connection a rather (1iscour aging fact came to lighlt to-dlay. lHcfore thle Talber't incidlent one of the South Carolina members agatinrst whomi a non test is being made, was discussing his caIso wvithi a lI epubl icanf membell~r of tile election 0111 cmi ttee. TIhe South Care linilan was cager to obtain some infer mnation bearing uipon~ the contest, and the IRepul ican1(1 memIIber in a friendly spirliit s disp~osedl to go as far as pen sibile in tlihat dIiiretion w ithout viola ting the obligations of secrecy imposed upo011nial members of the committee. The Sou tih Carol in ian suggested that lhe felt tjui to cofidenlt that his case wouhil be decided in his favor, and to tiat .3nd he was about to secure a houise in \Vashington for the remainder of thle session) andl send for his family to join himl here. T1his was a very deep sounder, and1( the membor of the commU i ttee, applreciatinug that fact, re plied ini the same friondly spirit that thoere should bo no hesitation about securing the house, and congratulatol the South Carolinian upon the prosp)ct of having his familly with him shortly, A few (lays ago the samei ivwe member't met again and proceded to discuss thi same subject. TIo tile dIismany of th< South Carolinian is I.tepub1lican ferent said a change hlad come over the situa tion, and adlvised hlim not b~ in a huirr about engaging a house at17 bringlna his family to Washington. When the children need Cantor Oil give them Laxol.- -it is palatable. 11EE CLEMSON COMMITE [. T following Is the report of the comntittoo appointed by tile .3gisla ture to investigato the stato of affairs at Cleuson College. The report was submitted to the Legislature on Wed neslay, and was signed by J. W. Feloyd, C. W. Garris, W. .1. .Johnson, it. B. Wiatson and John T. Sloan : To the I Iolorablo Sonlato and House of lntlp'esenrttatvtes of South Carolina : 4 , That a joinrt comilLtte eonr4isting of two m1om(311 bors; of thelsettate and th ree mem011borzs of. the 11 (v f til)l'.'dtat tives he appolinted to make at investi gation itto the workings of C1O11i301 (ollege, tite service of its various do )artmen~i tS Mnd aS to th1 foutnda tion of erii'tain ruilors, reportig it iw-k of harmony in the collaboritJtin of the board of trustoes. That r'aid oetm mittoo haive leave to Uit at such time and places as will servo theih- convei once and that they havo ptowr to send for porsons anrd. papers anid report to thopr'esont session of the General At semubly by bill or othorwiso." Under tho abovo concurrent resolu tion wo, tho undersignod mombers otf the cormmruittoe, acting through ti authority of the same, befz leave to make the following report thIreot : loirst, as to tho workings of Clellmi College, we beg to say that the como Imitteo visited the (ologe on 'iiiuirs iiv, Feb. 0th and rental ned ther for nrearl'I throo days: that. they personall y inl spected and examiLiend all the depart ments of the institutionr and so fa Ia they were able by diligent obtservitionl and inquriry from tho various lreadis aid ntesistants of said depallirments, would say that systoiematie imaniagetic it and apiaront good order woler elear'ly indicated and especially wias this Ob sorvablo in the ehenlical, hor'ticulturil I atnd dairy (epartmonts. It appeal-ed to theC committeo that tho mechanical department was ialso libe'rIy 1g ileipped for perfect initrurctlon in mtnechantics, but u1 pou cotinuIltrition with the presi dont of the collego and a majority of the borItd of triIstces, we wer told that to graduato successfully the senior class (which is large) other add itioins of machinery to that departument were absolutely necessary, and Should bo mdio at onco. As regards the agri eiltu1ra'l departmtent., inl which connie tionl tle 1In tch find for oxpe rrimens in agricultureIs it valuable addition, w43 saw no trOtiSono or necessity for fiur'ther outlay, wit~h the exception of two til ditional instrructors which weroelected at ,ho recent menting of the board of tiutstees. WO regret to a1d, but Iro nevertholoss firmly conviniced froin the testlirorny talcon, that sufplIciont attonr tIu has heon sadly lacking in putsihingr and porfecting the two parmrounrt (1 prtt.menits of the irnstitution -mrechanries and agricultur'e. The evident intention of the projeU tor and founder of the I istitutiori vas5 to give to South Carolina an agricul turai aid muechanicil college, pmr te. We believe, however. that the oa,rd of trustees arid the presidentt a"n now thoroughly awakened to the imilpor tnice that specially attacelus to those two departmelntts which iiml nied iately coCOIers antid deterimiines the fut uro slccess or failuro of tihe IistitnItion as sutch, and that they will work vigor ously and hritimoniously to that, oild. Your commtnittoo would further report, that as pertaining to the 1rtu1or of the lack of ltarmtony in the board of truis tees that the testimony talco points unmistakably to th trtuth that such wias a fact, ti(l that impodimonts were ir soimo instancos iitrposed wiliich imi poded or stayed forI a timno the pro gross of the instition. Weo- believe, htowevor, that the cause wvhich pr'ovokod said conditiorn has niow beent r'emiovedu by a par~ttial r'eor ganriza~tion of the faculty and tihe di1s charrgo of certain in'-ofessors rand ini structor's tand the elc (tioni otf othrers', which imrer'sses us wiith the bl iotf that hreacrfter' tihe board of trustees and thne p~residenlt and faculty iw ill wvor'k hairmioniously andt~ that wVO tmay confidently loo1k for sucess and( pr'o gr'oss in that great inastitattioni of lera'rn ing. Wc wvould( say furt'ler that a cursorny examination of thre bookkoopting of the co)lle1 disclosedl thre fact, that thre books of thre instit~utiont wver' neatly arnd simntply kept, ando thtc plan of ue ditLing accounts a0( nd mk ing requrrisi tionts for rmater'ials, etc., d isbutr'sing frinds1 for various pamientts showved per'foet sy'stem arnd s imiplicity. We have considered~ also to sorme ox tent, tire chtargo of ex travaugancie in ex penrd irures and fromr close obsrrvationt anrd to all otwrnd aLpearnces wve arie Iled to, conclurder tat wIlo orerors rando itstakes hatve doubltless been miade,wiv neilrer theless ove tha t all thre inrge sonits (of mioney~ hre"tofore' ariiroprIiatedl b1.htie S tate andl conL'tolled by thre cot le go f r'om othr ' son r'es have been hronrestiy cxpJentdedi, het tire college, nowv thtat it Is finbihed and near'ly equip lpod and nlo furt'he'r appr'opr'iationt be ing necessary for building p~ur'pos, we biol levo a simtiliar aplppriation In amrioent to that of last year for thre cr r'ent expensecs of thre present year wvill 1bc fully ample and we so r'eomitmend. All of wvhich we respectfully subm10It rand ask to be discharged fr'om fnrther consider'ation of thte same. Wihen at p~erisoni begins to growv thIn ther'e iso somrethring wrong. T1he waiste is greater thanii thre sup~ply anrd it is only a qu restiont of timue wvheir 'tihe end murst coime. In inie cases (tut of ten Lire trouble Is wvith the digestive organs. If you cant r'estoro .th eim to ai heal thy condo i tion 'ei you will stopt the wa'ite, purt on now flesh and1( caiuse thtem to feel h ttor' in overy...way. Thero food they eat, . will he d igersted aindo appr'opr'ited to thne nt~eds of the system, and~ an normial appewtito w ill appeanr. Consurmption fr'equently follows ai wvasting of bod'l issure because nerly all consumpitives have indigestion. The Shaker Digestive Cord~ will r'e storo tho stoimarch to a r .ilthy con *dition in a vast major'ity of cases. Get one of their books, fromn your druggist and learn about this new and val uahblermedy. --At ai Suindy-school in Winstend Cone., recently, the text was. "WVis (loim is better than rubies." '90 yer understand thre text?" asked the teach er of one of the little girn scholars, "'Yessum." "'What isi it?"' "W'isdon is botter than rhoumatism-." THL CLEMSON COLLEGE TRUSTEES -a Wo zis in the .#aculty, S c! tho Men Elected1. The board of trustees of Ofotuob Collego were in session sevoral day 3'u Columin'a, engaged in 'the consiea tionL of important llatters. Sevoral vacancios In the faculty woro filled b mon who are highly recommonded and In whom the trust-cos place the greatest confidence. The collego was ro-opened on tho 20th inst., and most of the old students are expected to roturn, whilo a groat many oithers will bogin their studios, which will give an increaso in the numbor of students in attondance. All arrangemor.ts have boon made for the recoption of the stu onts, both ol( and now. A mmbor of the board of trustoos gavo tho roprosontative of The Stato a liort sketch of the professors elected by the board, and they are given bolow .n full: AIr. .1. V. rLewis, who was olected to the chih. of M itnorology and geology, is a native of North Carolina and graduated 0somo yetrs ago it the State un11iversity there. For a fow years after graduation ho was mployod on the Un ited States geological survoy. lie then spen"t a year tl John's 1op kils university an(1 another year at Ha.'d ndr1111 the (ist.1nguished ge!hlogist, I 'rof. N. S. ShailCr, who thus writcs of Mr. I'cwls: 4 While here he wNou the estoem and respect of all who ame it contact with himl). Ilo is 1a Ii geltlemi ; i he is well trinitied ill is wpofession ' he had ill excellolt influeince upon the young IMe1) With whom1 Ito C111110 In conttwt. I f there were i vicaloy inl our1 geologl Cal Corps I shoilt'1d collsiler Mr. Lowis , a fit calnldidato for the placo, prOvi( ed it called for anly other than certailn special attailiments. If you had writton me to recomniend a candidate I should have asked you to considor Mr. Lewis ats perhaps the most avail able of ill I could havo mntionoI."' Since leaving liarvad Mr. Lewis has boon ongaged on the geological survey of North Carolina and also comes highly recommended by Professor Holmes, with whom he has been work Ing. lIo is a 111e11br of the Ilaptlt Church and is recontly married, and a flemviber. of the Y. M. C. A. Capt. '/.ra 13. Puller wias elected in strnctor of physics to fill the placo ma(o vaicant bty tho resignation of 'rof. (". W. Voleh. Captain Pullcr is well known to the people of this Stateo and It is su flient to say as to Iis q il i filati ois that he taught physics foi' four. years at \Vest Point. IIo is considered inl unusually strong 11111. M l. Al. itiggs. a native of South Carol iMn, Was 0 looted assistatt prO fessor to 'rofessor Tonpcins iII mechanical ind electrical ongineor ing. Ho is gra(uate of the Alabama l'olytectnic Institute and ias had sonic s)eCiail trnilnllg at Cornii43l univeIsity. b'or tho past, throu years ie has been an asslstmit in tte mcclianicatl depart ment of his al m11t. ltater. 11 haIIs the unital ihlod onldOrsoment of the faculty at Auburn. Alr. Iiggs has hadl a great (0al of experien o inl the llpractical vork of a mechanic. lH is nutmarriod and belongs to it I Iresbyterian family. i'or inistructor in wo-.l ework the boar( elected Alr. Albert i larios, a gradtlte Of Cornell n111 iversl ity. More dilliciulty Vas folllld in filling this pIosI tioi than all the others. Ar. lHarnios, It is holloved, will lonlsiuro upl) with the higi stinlard which the board reqinros. 11 is a Ilall of finte etluoa ti aInda lrgo practical oxperiorie. Since graduntioin hto has taken a special course in order to more fully equip himsolf for the work. Mr. Barnes is unmtarried an ai it member of the Con g regaitionattlist citurch. Air. Johni Thompson, ai gradluate of the University of M inneusota, was iilected assIstant in the department of chlemtistry. Por soy tral years sinmo peialUL cour ises in chemitrty and has ha110n for1 some1 ti me anl instruc(tor at to uniiversity. l.ie has ade agricul turantl chem11istry a spec~iaity' and Ia par~iticuIlarly strong In this dlepairt ment11. Alri. Thompson Is ai marriedl Air. IHowmaiin, the present instrutctor inl forge and foundry work, was ro tained in 1his presen(t positlin. All these genmtleimoni re~ceived the uit mou111115si upport of the b~oardI. Thue rest (If thte wornk dono11 by the bt~or was of little limportance anid of no0 interost to the genecral public. J'Th oard expleted that the legisfa tiv 'omm)1111ittee would1( como11 before them for further in fotrmationi concornt log the college, hut thtey dId rnot ap peari at aniy of thte nmotintgs. -LIThe dlyitnamite (Ixiplosion ait Viedon d1(1rp,' aL suburb o')(f J1ohan~rnesb~urg, iFeb. I19th was rematIrka~bly disastrious, a holze thirty feet deep was nmde(1 in the ground and1( every htouse within a r'adiuts (If haml f aL mile was razedc~ to the ground. T1wo hunmdred injur tedl porsons haLve been taken to the hospitals, whoro several1 of themn have died. Compara tively few white persnons wero killed. As yet nothing is positively known as to whlat actually caused the explosion. Twenty tons of dynamtito had boon ox posed1 to tl(h irect rays oIf the sutn for tihr1oo days. 'rThe latest esti mate plaUcos the n~lumber of killed at over 100. Many persons arie missing and there is scarcely a dloubt that they weiro blown to pieces. --Sir Jameins Crichtton lirowne, the expiert oIn brialin dil8nsos, holds that insHomnlia is rnot attended with suich dIisastrnous ~onsequi iences asn is cnolmon ly~ supposed0(. it is no(t as5 dangerous as the~ soliactiudo oIf the su lorer. He sug gests that theo brainls of literary men, who are thte mnost fros uoint victims, ac (iuire the trick (If t I o heart, wilch takes aL (1/0 (If a1 fraction of a second after each beat, and so manages to got six hours' r'est in 24. Some brains, in case~s of insomnia, sleep in sections, Idifler'ent blraini centres going off duty im turn. --lh~un't keel) on hand too many out amddried theories. A foot-rule is a. conit eni~lt thing for a carpenter to cairry3 about wvith him; but a man who Is atlways "sizing up" other people's op)inlions bly a private rule of his own It apt to be a bore. -Instead of complaining about the faults of others, take a good honest look at yourself, and it is likely that you will find It convenient to let others res~t, while you attend to the boamu that is in your own eye.