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QE. N[AL DOW _OF PROHIBITION FAME. 111S SlEItVICIE IN PITACU AND WAR 'io Stor'y of' lii eiemarkable Life ant the incidenis 14ea1liig to the 'assage of Igid 'I'entpotlc lregislat ionll in jIs State. Ihe most )cturC-t1iue figiure in the whole lold of reform, General Neal I)ow, of 1'orland18, Maine, is 1 tssinig 1a i1Yawill'. Gonorli .)ow is the originator of the D'alnO L'a , and i the IiOllt' I'Iob i tiist in this coltry. t i , lives in a large, spaciou, old-tim brick house in the Very heart of the toxn, sur rounded by a iarL:e, wel-kept lawn. lie built Lhis house 6' years ago. From the front wcindows, across the ,treet.. you look over to the boune of his eon; Colonel -'red N. I)ow. the house in whicb he was h;,rnl. }i{re in this ) diasait' h 'ie the old te )peI'a. e heo t) is passing to the dis tant home. w v rll is ln; de right that o ; u/.'-- - h i re''. A leOnine face. crofwni d Sith ;t )roftisll (1) ,nowv, white bair. a warn grasp of the hand. and you are weleomle to his louse, Vcen now in his last silkness. provided yu leave your Cigar behind you. In this dying hour he illu atrates the philosophy that ha, carridt'tl ll) through life, and mlade him thbe cetntrl linure of t reinarkalt' reform. -,TOR til' il: 1 .11'I. Gene'rai D)ow ('0tli " (f rond uh 'tre ' heing It dlt'sc ntin t on hi- fat ht'r' 5tde in the 'eenth en rat 'on, frtll n I Iilry ut)IV. 'loit tait"a 4 t4 l. _ 'tlCi1 i ''' \ ' I'.l Norfolk. tl nl i i l " : nh1 moetheri " id from w t'l!'l^ ti i a ilt w.hol lamell fr l' ,n '. landit1t ii I'n " ishied h i --t i. i m 'i v h nt ' 11: Iand of I: '-. It' i1)01 p on oil ii ' Itnt II 1'; :i1' (efatiOn i- t':ear a(n'1 li-t nt. He:'.il I w a 'a in IIe ' .fu 44 huin d e a i i n i i n t ' a e st''t :.a o u t4 t l : 1 btefore' thl Wi r. ard bt '' with iany ha "iir" t'44''' 'i'! the a e (I f ( , ha' il 'ith lii-' !' that w'Iu;d hav''" ' '(t ,-t i01n1. it.''. 1) Ii l't''k' ' ' I'a - t"it'l' aa ireasure'r of the(' State, and th n a '' l 'n fa ity i e l l 1 1 ' 1; - I t ll iI ' t Ill t I ' fit:n t "1 I 1 t . rt'al. ) 1'\. 'a'h,, w :" a- l I' l'. ( - n . I t to marie iup) tt' onti:'nui't. s ( " " ,uld favori ., f i IVtd iI fu It'. op ith '.: 1 . hict' h t'il a' a'a jtI(+d1 i1) u 1nde'1' thee 'i a A Wi ig, whih: that t t al hl pd(' to (i ' /ani e I I ' nt' a 4. ly and h-c'ted ut oI i ' f I't''! ti'q' i' t'ic' rer1eien) "1 1ite1d1 in a T r'islt t' e. ' ' . i 'a t t '- 'In a ' I -ted as to th ' I '. a at ' . Gf raii 'll .imt'lll'- .\"1. Or. ,t f : !'ic r " ' i t. '. u l ta n. r tlii i . 't d till'a '' drl l'at e imad aI n p t r i whole u it l.. ''' al fo1 t,hat tlt NIai 11t'w Iali !a1w, thi'11re' a 1o11 a lte u (In the :;itiut' hookIi{ of :i ' n11 !. tI tat,'. ()n' ia f'-w thall ' a; th,i en 1 ', !, froml tintlImity :and i.m:'Ie it i 't' ):11e''' 111a 11 :i a. 'a'' _ 1' li ,r I'a I i) I'tlth i It 141-.' :i lI'l '' a 1 :I. 4 ~1 Io4 a lyit 41'itlai ta . ar;U ~ l ( a' '. -it . tIt t'ta. '''_" 11 I ' a I a !t ' ' lit.' iiii.t. the'. Ira n4. a ., ti I - "lIt was a LOW. IIIa a .t_0. tI 'I a 0 4Itin! ii 1ti ' 44 4 "'4 Itat " ':1n latt onet' , vn:" Ia, t l - ,:in i '" at thle do r, I i ' ,nI wt I t ' ,''-1 1 ala i th'', a4 .' Il pe h tien! l a nk.mi. ' n b -a %4iiy :, era '.eif h a-- a nk n . he might,a' 4444 lo isl'.)a po .a I a r one1i oftima dI n own 4a ''4 '. 4 --i toa the' Ikeep' r in a' . i t w1 :'.4 a w 4. . Ilhink'tI1.'a 'a\'hv. .\;r lI a. he i 4t 't.hs(:4 4'.4is h -N'..:t ! aI .ny f(uttoi er . 'alli t all 41 ia ' ' i pLh i ' 1' ;tlIht ra'| ta, i: (a ' t t .W wiIl 4%' lt w.' a . IIt 4-'.'abra beciila 44'nwi w ha.' aN' Ir 4 t tht'i1'' to hw44 iali f:u t u1 4 tha i' m hah alli. t.4, no Illf 4' i t la\\Lt': ofe tanu "a"thai-.iwn life 4 Il) to t'-pre it'4la t itiw 1'.a%'r 'a.t jiti ity ofn- of lenfor i4m Thel4tlcion1 '~ i .ho a1 a - a I'y i ' 44ery 4 memb of4- t f11 5(tew1. h 14i4htur were aa. 4 4 ' hs d ofthe 'taie 4114 Ion -to 1' ernrl u ar, i'lii 441a 'it 'tk al- . 1 't a moient T e .la; a r I - .4 IL poheyL L!.14 i4l of 44icen44eat'ndttiu fot' ay Cot ab.--omte' proi stt n ii. Cuordi, excdpt for medIll4~4% ie d14,it in th a tltilit'o Lirj la' and 1441 in il't slitu t 111, Liii gI(1141 forn4')L day,1( un awjai5t4 n''v' ed' an10 ' -n a"'ey mo.ih hnoag .ebth )l lna June1, of. that twme madewn , aum on0 t ok phe. to (iro h liquor lie pollprovid ef Wr s.m ll (n nral o Col :) wIhteac and the mayor ad ourma ofa milioa mthe mof throhwarg of ntones I ree thermena to buc-e tae ntom.h . aptrtlen nor toheftyaen tatay. ot Tium' otu in tis onrten o the ound th>oar, wase killd, eealwognededan the mobev he bmmies wored theconldn' cemtlaind tried thaveqor so purictaedfo m erder, unaieduae ytep t it bwass aofa fr that wmaean a " a ul)n t a l cet?et o h house was aesaulted, and two yeari befori when I was hung in efligy and live or six years beforo when ] was t.5siulted in the streeti by a hirec bn. ly ' At the out.break of tho war General )ow, at the reque:t of Governor WVash" burn, began to recruit a regiment. He was comIn issioned colonel of the "lif" teenth Alaiuo Volunteers. and sailed In Butler'; expedition for Now Orleans, but .vas wrecked on the way. The .tormtl rose so high that It seemed very evident, that the ships mllust go to the bottom. A lot was drawn from head h s nitches, and the Captains of the regimlents weret rcuired to draw to see who should go from the overloaded ship to the Mt. Vernon. l" ive itlaine comnpanics wverei drawn to go to the larger ship. Ihutier sitd : "Colonel I), w, yOU h1ad hettor go with these me1.n , n boar'd tht, Mt. \'erno..: they will be safer there." "And l''ave you he"rt, i_ent",:d ( )Il, yes, I imu."t tay here. 1'nles; y'ou order'1 it I all do no 1 suc thin1..I ,h"11 Stay with thel mna juritV of MY re'ime('nt. atndl "tantd by ;ou." andt itlIte atdds ho didl. lie wts 'iftcriwardi s nt itll 13utlei" when he raId till foi'tn, a Ind bl r he'leId Iit iter to i(nfort"t the tringent laws t:tbat. m adt" Ne-w (1rb.a:us it htalthly andi or terly city. IlIe wa Ia n [111 l sSioned it ci't! rl by t\brahami I.;neoln. and at th' sit ;;e of \'iekshu'ri in I ;l. was tu Irr..onetr" by ( ;:t ntrtt l J1o-itph I. lohn-on. (:aptain I.. T. .\l itcht;ll, of Ilt,tit ,. (;at., wa:t, ordlert'd to taikt; himn to I t m 1:n 11n . t',p t i 1 Itch( 11 atid ( s: "I m- I. btt h."tn in com mnd1111(11( of i bri . ,th of i.t _trt troop:, atndl was attatched tt tnt ;'. m i i r' division. All the niru ut ---I- (,f thIeves, guerillas ln t' "" ' I iIirectly Charged "u I;It,t r :,, tt I ,iv, w ith ci ldi - S-c ai l d isnt l p r o m p t e d n'' \th:r,'we were Ia large n n b r ' n i . lt fr'"if New (1)retat t6. r,". ..11',v I t I"!'rnphed to Solmla I ~ ~ ~ s .t: \il',he; li ii waty there wti.1 1) a; in ci!y. .\itchetl's cool -t, ' ni 1-rowyly .ave'd him i -r-" i' ianl ""t t"l: l.-Of a m ob. A t ! h !i life was again S I' .:1 I ib1ty prison, and S_.,, til"u t daily teillpor 1.1,"t 1.,1\ - t Ill perit nce iln at -t" pttlt lI'I, andh( the et t r itmIll to 1.e ceho. TI; tt ult , l .r(undl, and sign his i . a y. till this cruel o- '-,I we get out, of -.II .' ' t where whiskuy is "h ttttti..l. ll1.O. ( ~ ~ ~ t ? .' t of the orison s.tt .tt a - t!! hi, ttlt' , hi e saw L' ,t-tkee prisoner b C o!: tl :11, o (' miede'rates. t f. 1 t. 's iroIt the wir.ldow t I il-, uowt shoes and tot i;n, \ . t It. "rt ..n n it* i iv. and he was ha r ct, f t't n; r:1ai I-ttzhughi bee, '!: r1" I1 o ome, amid thle '"li: '.. ,.t' t"1 ' thlou:I andttl of il"iends. 1 t'. n1 hl.i11 ha "'I b \"ntv ry t.etivo in - tora ir-tlin .~. I i''tul'"ev, and h t b itt of the Atlantic, at ; , :1- n mtil intated for pres ,. (i -Itatt-. by the Pro a.'it- bo rnl on the 20th of u i,i! his'11th year. -,it<i\ (>I' .\ ('11 APLAIN. Tt'' I- irt-i i i, I 'ray'er M ee(tiing at S"., I'.t .1 ( hi.1tiiin W ho D idl i - . is.. U clergyman was n .: .ha C. Cai lboun, then \\ .weept thet p)htlac of chapi n fe.'.r o '(f eth ieS at We\Tst tI 1 a w'uill I wi-1 aLppoint y'ou T ' \ na wasl Cha5('Ilrle's i. Mc n- .at -'S earis of ago, and * 1t y i Lwn1 as the, '" i shop of aerIopted Lc( the apin1ftment, 1('- \ t LinIt Lthen hadt an1 uu u1 V'' thia'.mn. There wats not a n II t1~I an:1ng i 2L: r'S and cadets. I i f uim were' weep2tics, and the wLe oi!y) lidib2ferent to r,:li 11eV was rLce ivedt as gtnlLleilcnI - t Ier.t'iman. but Lno one I tht :eai'dtt -vympatthy with hiin *1r' '10.un. L'r months1 his n' -lemeu as' words spoken in -11l- Iir'et encouragement was a- a:t(in Jomle from church -I l'nday a few feet in ad vance of Ib -Te ebaptin' n ge.t i'g hitter and hot 1aCu Ltne. Li Ltnem say'. w<avs he receiv'.d another 'dragemenft. He wa,s diningi \ clutenanit, a set !ier, hlurleC r' I et ea rgymen. Tne tile table. [The t il:ers > -end'it the lietenCantL to if hie did not ap)olog ze. ndt aisked tile etaplainiI's '-Ir too*k otferee at onel ( i - ser1mon-. and wrote ia . o seeptical opinions. t t the chronie inditTerence n wayt ~i to tpp)osition, per' ' el. Bt'. opposition was all the ttura1It menit he received during the ar.i N' a~ cadet had visited him or n IIought lt h is atL qualntLance. Iu on' S0"aturdaly, the 0only day the autitt wVere i.i Lowed to visit an oI1eet Iit*L i'ute'c'i l)perision,LIl one of the a 't popul'ari of the cadetts knockcd at hte'chaptail's dIoor. He wished to be ini the Chriistian life thent and there, 11d aIsked' forl counOsel. In a day or wo anlother cadet catted on a similar rrand :L thetn Ithertlt2 atnd anIother [iut II severa.I'l t liie rs camne. A meeCt nlg for prayerL'I was appo)inited tw'ice) a leek. It was11 the lirstt public prayer leL ting he!tIli t Weist I'oinit. Ollicere udl( Ladetsi cro(wded tin, l though all whc. amo11 priofesedl Lthereb)y to begin a re. igiou-; life. At lirst It r qjuiired at nutehl courag.c to enter that, r'oom as ii lid to teadi a forlorn hop.. Oine (of the cadets was L"onidas Polk, ufter'warid bishlop (If Louisiana. Intel igenlt, h igh-.tone'd and commandinog irl )erson, he1 was tile conlspicuouls cadet seeing that, it was his tyt3 to make a lic t!~0 aofesslir of his fait,h in Christ. After haptising h1imU the chpll1air mladle a brief address, closing with E 2har1ge to bo faithful. ". Amen,'' re sp)onded Polk, in ai voice tihat lrns through the chu trch. Tihe " amen was from the heart. ImmtIeditely thit baptiz/ed cadet became a milrslonary ti his comra'tdes. A Iso!lnity per-vaded th0 acemjfl. during thle remaining two years that this clergymnan ser'ved as chaplain [lif the corps became ChIristian men9 Several of them, leaving the army woro( piromoted to the milnistry. Mani of those Who entered the army rose t( eminence. 'They adorned their profes slon and the Christian religion. Tis era I..West Point was ci'eates through divine aid by a young inar who simply dbid lisa diuty patiently andc left the result with God. IS IT A lIONSTEIL HUMBUG? The Iimbless Cotton is an Old Variety Under a New Name. Greenvillo Mountaineer. The newspapers have been fillkd for several weeks with racy accounts of a wonderful cotton ulant. which has been recently introduced into G 3orgia, and the excitement it has produced over there has extended all the way to New York. where a syndicate Is to be or ganized for the purpose of introducing the seed throughout the entire cotton belt. This remarkable cottot is rep resented as growing to the height of twenty or thirty feet, and the yield Is anywhere from three to five bales per acre. The lint is said to be exceedingly line, and compares favorably with the product of the sea islands, while it can he uso: in the manufacture of the finest grades of cotton goods. A romantic story Is told as to its origin, which gives an added interest to the wonder ful discovery of a now variety of cotton. \lore than a year ago the"e came a wandering .Jew, who had been with an exploring party into the dark interior of Africa, and in wandering through the intricacies of our sister State, he came across Mr. T. A. Jackson, who lives not far from Atlanta, and the story goes that the Jew took a great fancy to Jackson, so that he "gave him a section of a giant cotton stalk, with live hells on it, containing a dou ble-handful of cotton seed, and told hin to plant them upon his farm, when he would see what would come of them." He explained to Jackson the circumstances under which he had iound this cotton, and said that the ex ploring party of which he was a mem ber had come upon a patch of it in the wilds of the Soudan, where it grew to the height of thirty feet and yielded four bales to the acro. This improbable story has been ac cepted by the newspapers, and the lucky recipient of the Jew's favoritism planted thu seed and awaited the result with interest. In a fertile soil the promises of the Jew were fulfilled, and on barren hills the cotton stalks reached ten feet in height and yielded two bales to the acre. Mr. Jackson did not hide his light under a bushel of cotton seed, but made known his great success in growing this wonder ful plant, and offered to sell a limited quantity of seed at a good, stiff price. Ilis reported success alarmed the farm ers of Georgia, who foresaw that an over production of coeton would g!ut the market and reduce the price so that their lands would be valueless and their chief staple brought to the-verge of ruin. Influential planters held a conference, it is said, and raissd a large fund with which to buy all the seed in Jackson's possession with the purpose of destroying it. But Jackson refused to sell, and the New York syndicat was organized to handle the seed and grow cotton " world with-. out end." We can imagine the con sternation of the Georgia farmers when they fail,d to get control of the seed, and doubtless many of them, fearing that ' O:hello's occupation was gone," began to consider the opportun ities afforded by emigration to the Klondike. Fortunately, there is an experiment station in Georgia, although the daily newspapers in Atlanta do not seent to be aware of it. Mr. John Ferguson, Sr., of this city, whose interest in farming has never waned, had pro cured some of the wonderful African cottGii seed from Mr. .Jack5on at a ver~ high price, as already told in our col uimns, but he was not satislied with the glowing accounts about the limblest cotton, and concluded to inquire at the Georgia experiment station tc find out what, they knew about it. The r-esult of his inqiuiry is as fol lows: GEORGI A EXPEitIMENTV STATION, September 25, 189)7. Mr. John L'erguson, Greenville, S. C. Dear Sir-In rep)ly to yours of thb 23d, I beg to say that I have repeatedi', pubtished rep)liesi and interviews in r.e gard to the so-called A frican Limbiesi Cotton. I have the same cotton grow ing on this Station from some of thc same seed that Jackson used, having secured It from a par-tner of Jackson', ~ls,ear. I have also examined Jack sob's six-acre field of the so-cailed African Cotton. Wnen the patch plante di on this Station commenced de veloping fruit I soon suspected that i1 was none other than a comparative ~ old variety, know n as " Welr,orn'n Pet, introdu.ced and sold (pr!ncipally In the West) for 7 or. a years pa4t, by Jefl Welborn, now of Kerr.s, Ark. After it commenced to open itn crop i becam' convinced beyond a reasnnab:e do,ubt trnat the A frican : ottoni is idential with " W'erx2rn'-- Pet.' I ha gron rt trie -'Pet ' in 1'Ki and M arnd remem-rI bered L's pecou ar.t:cs. I e:xcraged: * pecime-:-ra sectiorn of sa.t wito A Mr JeIT W%etornr a few wet ago, ts ?are ing me- a sectiojn of a sta.k of nra I'M grown last year. Trs:z re:s ?.t was&n no doubt wnate ver la heit in h or 'rn ind of the id-mtity of .Jan'.i.or A 'r, carn" and '-Weli:orrjs Pet . m'.r tria test of 21 varieties does niot ,.norr rnser to the credit of the Jia':kson cottonr. f'a wi:l not yield as much a-s any one 01 half the other varieties. I saw Jackson's patch. it.ia grow ing on land that crlginally was thin upland, but it has been manured and improved for many years until it is now what we unider'stand when we say a "dunghill spot: besides this p)revious manuringi it bas been loaded down with cowpen rmanur'e from the adjoining cowpen of sixty cows. It will p)ossibly make I tc la bales of cotton per acre, if the frost holds oif reasonably late. Tiho staple is ordinary, no better than the average selected varIeties of upland cotton and will bring no more in the market. The whole thing is sim ply a schemeTi to sell the seeds of a fairly good varie ty of cotton at an unconscionably ex orbitant price. Weiborn sells themn at $2.00 per bushel, or possibly less. Jackson wants $1.00 per hundred seeds, or NJl 00 per pound 'rTho tale about the seed having been introduced by a "Wandering Jew." who found them ori a bush growing wild on the banks o1 the Corngo, in Central A frica, is simply a "var'n." if a single farmer, after reading this, ls humbugged abouit these seed hie descry, ti to be i'umnbugge'd.I have no interest In it except that 1 be lieve it to be my duty as DIrector 0o the Georgia Ex perIment, Station to ex poseC all such attempts to impose on t,he farmers. You can make such use of thIs letter as you may desire, for the hent fit of your fairmrers. 'Very truly, A las, for the IngenuIty and stratagerr of the modern humbug ! What has be come of the wandering Jew'? Will t,ht New York syndicate project, its exton sive operations next season ? Hlav the wilds of the Hou dan produced( a ful crop of the lImbless ootton this year I We venture to suggest that t,be New York syndicate would do well to em ploy its immense capital in t,heoex ploration of "Darkest, Africa," with the view of seouring an acourate and truthful confirmation of the mar vellous story told by the shrewd Israel Ste, if he ever existed any whc re except in the imagination of his kind host, who is selling cotton seed at a cent apiece upon the strength of the Afri can yarn. This exploration might not prove so profitable as an investment, but it would give an air of sincerity to their efforts which the revelations of of the experiment station do not put upon their plans and purposes. RAILROADS ARt: NOT COEtCE. Tie Original ackage Shipments Have Been Boycotted for Business Reasons. An impression has prevailed to some extent that Governor Ellerbe used coercion upon the railroads which caused them to refuse the shipment of original packages, where the pack ages were separate glass bottles not packed in wood or in such a way as to protect them from breakage. It is charged that the railroads were threatened with vexatious and expen sive litigation, with possibly adverse legislation in the future, and that the railroads acceding to this demand were favored with the regular shipments of the dispensary, which would be givon to the lines co-operating in th's boycott. A railroad oflicial has been interview ed by the Columbia Rccord. and he repudiates the idea that the railroads were coerced by the Governor and his legal adviser. He thinks that such rich and powerful corporations as the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern are as able to stand the expense of litiga tion t.s the State of South Carolina, and they have no fears of adverse legislation, for they consider that there are too much brains and independence in the Legislaturo to permit that body to be used to punish those who do not bend to the will of the chief executive. "Governor E:lerbo has no whip which he can pop over the backs of railroad oflicials and make them bow and cringe before him. The nov s papers which are Indulging in talk to that effect are simply making asses of themselves. " With one possible exception. there is nothing behind the action of the railroads. The attorneys of the various railroads informed their managing ollicials that no release of the railroads from liability for dam age could be signed which would be barding and clective. If a lot of liquor shipped in loose glass bottles '"o b,roken in transit, the railroad Shau ing it could legally be made to pay for it., even though the shipper had signed papers releasing the railroad from liability. The worst of it is that the shipper has four years in which to make his caso against a railroad. Just too the rlieet of that ! A shipper of original packages might not bother railroads now with claims for payment of damages for broken bottles of whiskey, even if every bottle in a car load were smashc d. But just let the Legislature change conditions in South Carolina by passing a prohibition or high license law, and a flood of suits would b instituted against the rail roads to collect damages for all wreck age of whinkey shipments which had not happened furt,ner back than the four years which the law allows as the limit within which suits may be in stituted. " Anybody with a grain of sense can see that as a plain business proposi tion tr.e railroads were obliged to protect their interest, by refusing t' haul liquor in glass, if it were not piroperly packed in cases, kegs or bar rols, so as to' pirotect it from damage. To admit the right of a shipper to tak' a lot of bottles of whiskey to a railro,ad and comnpel it to receive them unpack ed and transport them would involve railroads in end less trouble. "If the w h'skey men have that right, why could not it poultry man carry several hundr-ed eggs to a rail road arid comnpel it to recceivc them aid( tratnspor)ut them wvithiout being packed in a hox or in some1 other way to r-educe tine dai nger' of d amiage to a mninimum?' Why would not a crocker-y dealer have the righlt to takrj a lot of line porcelai n to, a rail road and com pei It t.o haul it without its being secut lv packed ? it is pur-e nonsense to in' agine that the railroad is in any way ocliged to haul whiiskey unless it is properly prep)aredi for sh ipmeint. Of couri,e a commaron carr-ier, suchn as at railroad is, can be compe-lled to carry freight offered to it, but judges have urniformnly hn II I. tat t ac r-ailroad has a right to refuse to accept any fr-eight w. hieb l- not in proper- sh iping shape. "Thu reanon of which I made a pos5 si bie exception in Lt.e beginning of my r-emgarks, bri' ily utated, is simply thnat the di.fpen-ar-y htisliness ver-y lpr fI tabi' to the irailroads, andl this may hiave hadl i--Omei 6 l-ect ini deteriniing *heir pditJIion with r ufierence to origi uS pas:xag':s. Tlhi' diepensary buasi rJ':n pay'5 the ralilroada, butter than an.y ,tri'r ivqu*or biosinies coiuld, and I amt ,,', of the o Iion that any of the r '41/In aire going to dot a.niythlig to ro:i;y ir.,are the die ntnary, as thnat mo id oe verty mn'mbk ike killinig tr. vn whiv;b' laid thu gol-ien evig. " toIp a mrrtn-tt anid v:owilder. Tihe / i1'Jrf !.f, e di In p f taff h blJ . is in maH'd to Colomg.r,a by the ralradn. It a tha -n ri Itribuit.'d biy the railroads . to t'au dii pieni-aries th.roighou t the S-tats. The rallradsi also hul glass iad east s fr-om the mtanuifaitorles to Columbia, arnd also haul themr back to Columbia from the counrty dilspensarles. It i., not likely that rail roads are going to cripiple an instltuthm, which gives them so much to do."' OIt(iGIN OF fL l)O(IK) O-Now that a new Ei D)orado is being discovered every other day in the placer mining regions of Alaska and the P'acnlic slope, it is -> somne interest to recatll the origin of thlat munch used term.n Legends tells us that El l)h>rados was the name of a Bouth American king of the fIftecnth century, wino was periiodi cally smeared with oil or balamn and was then p>wdered with gold dlust, until his whole baidy had a gilded atp pearance. 191i8 said21hat on these oc easions he threw gold1, emnaralds5 a-id other precious metals andl gems into a sacred lake. In wi ch lie afterward bathed. Th'le slo-y of this gilded chieftain penetratedt old Spsin and led t sexpeditions <f c onqiuest throughn sue o ueding c( nlturiies and the introdluction into Southi America. The name P]l Dorado, probabl.v mythical In its orn gin, becarre a term signifying extranor dinary riohne-ss in a given locality, os peciably when the object of search wias beyond reachn. Mythical or not, the I'01 Dorados zf all times, ancient and modern, have been powerful magnets for the cupidity of adventurers, p"ov ing that alter all the spirit of avarice d roes not wane with the advancemnent of civilization. -Swindleis have been victtnizing householders of Kansas City, I(as., by causing to be distributed handbills an nouncing that the legislature has ordorod all houses to have mail boxes, and thnen canvassing from house to house, taking orders for the boxes and collecting 25 cents on each order. 'T7IC COTTON PLANT. The publication of the Cotton I'lant in the future has been awarded to the undersigned for an indh finite period. The comtinitt-ce in charge of its publica tion has been seeking a publisher for soveral weeks, and at a recent mneeting the award was made in competition with a number of excellent gentlemen from all parts of the State. In resum ing the supervision and business man agement of the Cotton Plant, I desire to secure the co-op3ration of all per sons interested in the establishir ont of an agricultural newspaper in So.ith Carolina upon a permanent basis, and to make it the medium of communiel tion b3tweon the farmers of the State, whose Interosts it will represent at all times. I expect to arrange for the con stant help of able and experienced as sistants in the editorial department, who will discuss topics of abiding in terest to the occupants of the farm, and who will endeavor to lead our people into better and improved methods of agriculture. It will take time to per fect the arrangements contemplated, and in the meantime, with the best facilities at hand, the publication of the Cotton I'lant will be resumed on the 151h of October, as an eight page weekly newspaper. The price will remain as' heretofore at One Dollar a year. The Cotton Plant will continue to represent the State Alliance, and the State Exchange will use it as a m ans of giving infki nation to the farm( rs in the purchase of supplies. Clemson College will find an active supportrr in the Cotton Plant, us it did when struggling for an cxist(n.e eight or len years i+o. Every p.isse of the larmer's life will recev: cons'd. ra tion, and it is my aim to make the Cot ton Plant worthy of a literal patronage from the class wl on its seeks to r p resent. I'artisan and factiona! politics n ill not engage its t.ttcntion, but the dh-cuss!on of economic in I int'ustrial mcasures is within :ts legiti,i ate sphere, and hcnce tre not e xcluded by any means. In a word, I sli l strive to make the Cottton 'lan,t a iterito rious representative of the farmers in South Carolina, and its co'u,i: ns will give a hospitable welcome tocontribu tions from the men and women who live upon the farmi, affording an ex change of experiences that cannot fail to be beneficial. The Cotton I'lant, during my for mer connection with it, reached the high-water mark as to circulation, and it had then a I trger list of sibseribers than was ever obtained by an agricul tural journal in South Carolina. It wli be my aim to excel all the past, but as my former success was reached through the cordial assistance of the farmers, so it will be necess:ry to se cure their co-operation at this time, atndi i respectfuiiy ask that they will manifest an interest in this renewed venture on their b.-hal f by getting subscribers among their neighbors, and joining forces in this efformt to make a liv.', progressive, first-class newspap)er, devoted exclusively to their own occup)atio)n. i-or the present I shall depend on their voluntary as sistance to give the Cotton P'lant a fresh start towards a vig'orous growt.h and abundant fruitaire. .JAMI- A. Hlorri. - Tfhe Kiond ike c raze h'a- prove.d to be th:e saivaLt o'i of S.'attlec, which was ra'her du'| before the go'.den Loom bi -- gun. 0 :e har ware firm there t.akes in over $1,tAud oua~ every day, anid a '0 ding grocer has emnployed 40 extra clerk<. All of the hi tels and lodging houses are ero wdeci. Thue business at th a telegraph olli ac is six times g reatt r than it was. -A. Geor-gia mnob recently gave a noe.ro culprit the privilege of choosing the manner of his death. T1he victimi desired to kiil l imsel f eating v-ate melons. but his capltors wecre unanim ous in the belief that such a death would inmvolvye no punishment, andl that It was rot their pu rpose to reward, but to atvenig(. --The rage of colored shoes and Htockings is virulent in P'rance,' w 1m o the women are wearing pink shoes and red hosiory. This sounds too aud acicus to be tirue, but it is so. EE Bright - faced, happy, rollicking, playful babies, thousands of them all over thme broad laud, have ini their hodies the seedls of serious diseases, amid while they laugh amid phiy are facitig dleathl. The tumothier, in the mua.ority of cases, is unconsciously ic sp)onsib)le for this sad( state of affamirs. Where thme tuothier, during the ianxions p eid, suf fers froiii weaikiess and dlisease of the dis tinetly fenininc organism, it is useless to expect a sound and he atimy baby. Eivery womiian muay he stronig iii a womnanly way, and have robust, hiappy children, A wonderful mied ietne for womien is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is thme discovecry of an entinent and skillfuli spe eialist, D)r. R. V. Pierce, for thirty years chief consultinig phsiciani to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Bhtffalo, N. V. It is a iunediite that acts directly antd ontly on those delicate and imuportant orgais that bear the burdents of tunaternity. It iimakes thecum strong, healthy and elastie. It allays iuiflatuinuatioiu, heals ulcerationi, stops dlebilitatiing drais and soothes pain. It gives rest amnd tonte to the tired nerves. It fits for wifehood and m,otherhuood. It does away wvith thme discomforts of the expectat period anid makes baby's comning ealsy and comiparatively painless. Honest dIruggists will not offer an inferior substitute for the Bake of a little c.xtra profit. " I sufTered for years fron displaceumnt, debili tating drainis, inflammu,ation, and weak back."' writes Mrs. Jiessic McPherson,.of 38 So. Main St., Providenice. R. 1. "1 traveled with my lihuad, and first noticed miy weakiiesses coininig oni when the lolt of the cars becaiit" nnhearale. I stop. ped traveling hatt t he tronbl,e steadily grew wvorse. I suffiered so thait I becaie dtespond'iet and wish ed for dedathi.SI took only' a few b,ottles of D)r. Pierce's Fav~orite Prc.seripthin d was pera nently cnred." Needs No Explanation MA DISON, N. C., Aug. 4, '97. G,oose G rea o Liniment Co., Greens boro, N. U. DUulr Srs -Please ship ut, at once r)no gro:s Goose Grease Liniment. We are entir ely out. Don't fail to ship at hnco. 'I"Lse give us jobbers' prices. It is the i,.st thing we have ever seen. Yours truly, W. C. JONES & Co. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condisdca Sehcdulo in Effcot JUI Y 4, 1897. STATIONS. No.___ %v._C'Lt rti_.... . .......... 0 ,v. Column>ia... ................ 11 00 a io Proturity................... 12 11 p in " Newherr ................... 12 2E p n " Ninety-i ........................ 1 26 p Ar. Greenwooud..................... 1 45 p i To. M.d :-.. ............ 22 :- A t'. L e .. . .. . .. ....... . - 5 n hAr. Andern .........--.. STATIONS. . Dai1 .v. Go ieenv illo ........... ........... 10O6 a. " Pi( tmono t ........................ 10 55 a i " Willia1mston 11 18 a m v. Anlr .......... 1v.... it.an .... . ...... 1 6 n A r'. nalRIds.. . 12 02 m v Al..i ..a .............'2. ' a (41emnwoo.l...................... 1 00 p m " Nia.lty-Six.............. .... 1 26 p m " N.w erry ...................... 2 2 p m "'rsperiy..................2 17 p a Ar. ('atlunlhia . . 8 50 pm rIl- i S. '1 ATIONSf o _ 7ii i la Lv... C h t I1 a 8 mI 1; 'ia (:...tohnnia ..." 3 T i.R 9 U:n 1- 151 '.'. Alston. . .... " 2 45p 8 l1: t 1'i I p ... ntl: . " 1 25p 746 S:'a 2 :;tp " ... Jont ille .. " 12:2p 6 58p 10 ;,tl, 2:s; .. .... P"..oet..... " 12 14p 6 47p 1 I '"a | ilap Ar...filartarlhtirgK. Lv Il 45a 020 11 4 ::1et Lv . Sl:irumbt irttg.. Ar Il 28a 0 0p 2 ;tal_ Ar .. A heavillc... Lv 820t 806p Trniis v nail 10 earry eleVant, Pullman scelintg ."am-; 1i w -nu C.lmobl,ia said Asheville, enitile d.yt w te uen Jack.isuiavilie nad UtuCin nat i. Ti-ins lenve SpitrI tnhu r. A. & C. division, vi.ribbaou .n1, :.; ia. mn., :3 i . .. 11:18 p. mn., (Vestihule l.in1it-41): sotulthtnitnd 12:26 a. in., U1:" : p. in., I 1 ::7 n. im., V'-t ilhtle iimited.) 'l'ruin1s h.av., (irc-e.nvil'"., A. and (). division, n""rt l l." tn.,. : 5 :at. In.. 2 ;)1 n. ml. nn1t(15:30 p. m., (\'s.silnh"i- l.in,it. 1 - 8.>110.h6111n11, 1:23 a. in., 4:d)lp. mt . IJ::0 i. , n1 i Ve,ihile.l Laimited). I'nalliut Servico. Pnllnu n. ln:ia."."- " .-."nins :.ars on Trains65and 8i, 87 tant 3s, 1t A uasl (. divi-,i n. W . I I. ( ; IN"1.; . .1 Ml. ."l:LP (i."n. Sit; e."It.ln" m-n"It, T1'raltlio Mf'g'r. W1',hl,ngtuon, U. U. W\'t.hington, D. a. V. A. 'Ii'iK 0. l. TIARDWICK (. -n. l t,.. t. As't (ien. PIavs. A g . Wah Iina3, ,. , D. u, Athlats, G. LI MITED DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE To Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta, Ath; ens, Wilmington, N(.w Orleans and New York, Boston, Richmond, Wash . ington, Norfolk. Portsmouth.-Sched ule in e:'Tct . 7, 181F7. 80.'TIIISo t?ND. N o. 403. No. 41 Lv New York...........*I 10lmI (00amn Phli ladelph tiia...........I 12pm 120(5am llaltimotre ..............i Ij15pm 2 50am W~ashinigtton........... 4 40pm~ 4 30oam lItihmond.i..............855pm 905;am Norfiolk via S. A. L.... 8i 3pm*9 105am iPortsmiuth i . ... S 4i5pm 920ami Weldont................*11 F8pm*11 55am llenderCison .............*12)561am *1 31pm Ar Dutrhiam via S A I..7 32am t I O0pm !.y Ihirham.............f20Jpiil 00aiu Italeighi viaSA L....*2 10amn *3 34pm Sanfrd ............3 3 Sam 50O3pm So Piies............... 4 22am 5 55pm 11amleI .................. 510am (653pmn Wadesboro............. 55lam 8 1tipm1 SIonrite................. 3am 9 12pm Charlotte v'ia8. A. ...* 8 30am*10 25pm C'hester via 8 A L.. .. 8 10am l0 47pm ('imbia. C N&LR it 1_ ImiTINp ( litonu ................) 4Sam 12 10pm Greenwoort.............1) 35am 108Sam .StMbhievi lie.............110 3am 1 40am i-:lbeton...............20OTpm 2 '41am L,r Athens ............... 1l5ptm 3 4'am Av Winder..............I 50pm 4 30am Ar Atlanta S A L.........250pm 5 20am No tTn HIioUN D. N o.738. N o. 40 hv Allania .............*'7 50pm*120O0nnu Lv A thens........ .......10 412pm 3 10pm liberton...............12 33am 4 15pm A bbeville ..............1 140am 5 15pm (Grenwood1............2 200am 54'1pm (lintont...........,..... 3 l3amn 634pm We _ On Pianos, Organs anc diIve ourii businiess these hari of' monley lil(e tihe 0old fossil: onl when they won't pay the wvant t.o p)urchase a Piano oi us5 and1 we wit! sell you. V and best selected stock of I some of the b)est makes on ti to sell them. We guarant than any other reliable dlealc time purchasers are easy. O required and we make Sp)ot Cash Buyers we will s Organ cheaper from us thar business. We keep consta of' small instruments, cons Mandolins, Autoh~arps, Violi pairts, strings andl supplies Sewing Machines at ridicu wanit one, just intimate it, an low you can buy one, Our: vocal and instrumental-j, is ke of the popular' and1( up-to-dt< time. Yours t. ALEXAN DER (3IR.I~NMVIT Ar Columbia N-& L R R .. t7 00p (JLester ..........4 48am 8 18pm A..l: arlotte vias A L.. 8 SOam1(Il6pm Monroe $ A L.......... 05am 9 40pm Ha *let 8............. 8 15am 11 23pm Ar -iingt ......*1280pm 80am So 1-ines.............. 9 20anm 915am Raleigh ............. *1135am*1135am Ar Durlam via AL .. t 4 09pmt7 82am -vDurham .............t1110am t5 20pm S?otlL' -- A L..... .....* OOpm *4 Doamn l.......o.d........... .. 0 60spmn 8 16am agtoiviaP 'nnRR 10pm 12 p Baltimore.............12 48am 143pm e Yiladol -ia.......... 8 45am 350pm --r.......-..*0 63am *0 28pm Ar Portmnouth.... .. ....6 50pm 7 80am Norfolk.......... ..... 0 05pm *760am *Daily. tl)aily Ex. Sunday. $Daily Ex Mon ay. Nos. 403 and 4f2, "The Atlanta 8 ocl," Solid Vestibulo Train with Butrott leepers and Day. Coaches betwoon Washington and Atlanta. Also Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Cheslor. Nos. 41 and 38, "The S. A. L. Express," olile Train of l'ullman Sleepers + nd Day Coache, bet ween Portsmouth and Atlanta. lFor Tickets, Sleepers and informa tion apply to ticket agents, or to B. A. NEWLAND, General Agent, Pass. Dept., 6 Kimball House, Atlagta, Ga. G1.o. McI). BA'r'r , Trav Pass. Agt., Charlotte, N. C. F, ST. JOHN, Vice-President and Gen'l Mgr. V. E. MCBEE. General Superinten dent. H. W. B. Gr.ovlit, Traffic Manager. T. J. AND1CitSOQN, Gen'l Passenger Agent. General Oflices: Portsmouth, Va. SOUTHERN RAILWAYe WIEDMOE AlI t 1.i (l. he 4a.4 R.*d'.l" "f Pa.en-ger TVaa In Effeot 'te -V, 191. Voe. N. Ia F N"rthbo,snd. NH.1.l No. 36 EX. No. 3a ,)aily Daily. #un. Dali,. . Atlrnta.'. T760M200, m l On p tl.%uta. KC.T. 9860 a i 00 p 30 " ornrosa... . 9 81 a . 98P 1 4 t " BB ford ....... 1003 a .' T O p . Q Galneaville... 1086 q 22 p 7 48 L,tla ..... 1100 a 'a p 6 0,9 o 47 s " Oornella...... 11 22 a . 8 85 ....... r.Mt.Airy ..1128a ' . 840y Lv. Touoo..... 1164 a 8 5.... .. a b Westminster 12hm .. ...... 4 } " l;euenw. ... . 12 48 p 4 is .... 4 Xt t (e.~tral ... 1; p 4 45 p .... 4 55 a ("r.,enville .. 281 p 5 0 p ....... 6 46 a Spartaunburg. 9 47 p 6 18 y ....... g7 " " annyu.....4...... . ... . .11 a " Blab.ksburg .. 447 p 7 05 p... .. 7 85 a " lig's Mt. . 618 pl.. .... ... 58 a ' arta.....55 ........... 9 20 4 Lv. Charlotte ... 6 40 p 8 p 030 a Ar Daa,ville .. . 11 25 p1 00 r . ... 1 00 Ar. Richmond ... t00l 8 00 a ... 440 3 Ar. ishin a . 42 .. .94 "altn'n PtR. . .8 1l ..... 11 85 " Philaiela hal,i. . . .8 . 185 a " New York . .I1 48 mo " 42 I Vt.Ml fes. No.11 tuthbousd. INo 35N. 57 Dal3. Daily. Phlath.alphia . 8 60 a 0 5 p . alti,nor. . 6 21 a 9 20 p . " 'a.i.ntton.. 11 16 a 10 48 p . Lr. Richnmond ... 1258 p 20u a e 00 . - .--- - - - 1i 66 p ---I 0 a .. Lv. D nville - . 2 p a 50 a 605 Ar. Charltt-n . . 10 p 9 26 hI 1l a. Lv. Gastonia. .. 10 60 p ........ I16 p KntgmM .. " (affuoys ..... 1i 47 . 2 p. " Spartanburg. 12 2.3 all a 815 p " .envillle.... 1 20 a 12 p4'p " OJ..tral..5 2 1Sal15 p 515 p:' Se~neca.... 220 a1985 P l 40~ - "Westminnster. ........ ....... f,8 " ToU(ua ...8 a 2 18 p 688 sas "Mt. Airy ..... ........ .... io "J77' G ornelia--.... ......... ......788- 685a a Lula.. ......409 a bs8 808p OUT7s "Gaesile. 485 8 81 p 88p 720ae " Huford.... .. ....... ggi y4 g " Norcross ... .... .. ........9 4 8716 Ar. Atlanta, IC.'i'. b 0a 586 p18 000 a .__ 31 __.88p_ 00_ 880g ""a. na. "P p. m,. "M" noon. "N"4~ night. No.87 and 38--Daily. Washington and South wenutern Veatibul L4ntted. ThrougkPullmaa Mllping oars het ween New York an New Or. n.vaahington .A tlau ta and Montgo,n ery, anel also bewe 'New Yrk.and Maimh Yia Washington,Atlanta and Birmi1ngham.P, claas thoroughfare coachea between WVashing ton and Atlanta. Dining oarn serve all aM sa rout. N'oa. 81 ad N.---Uhaited States S rune solid between Waiahington. an 5W t len,via o ther iway, A & ..R ear and ooaohee, trn Withohag Laving Wa.hlaton eaoh Batrd,ay, a *Ielg oar wil run throngh ~ een a btnand 8 ' seec wtout ehang -.e 11, 87 an4 l3~iman sleein eas Sween Richmond andQ arlet te yi. DaaIl *euthbound N.11 and U, ar thbouad4~41 The Air Line i traIn , -* 17 ajt1, he *de At an est Airy, Ga.,ay se 4en'l Supt, Washi gtou, h 0, #a1is~ , g. rices I Sewing Machines. We d times by selling at Cut alnd croak about the scarcity a who Jet purchasers- pass m great long profits. If you an Organ come and see ie have on hand the.largest 'ianos in thQ State, including e market, and we are goin<y ee ou pries. to beC' lower r will mrake Our terms for ~nly a small cash payment he sailing smooth .For ay, you can buy a Piano or from any concern in the nltly on hand a full stock~ isting of Guitars, Banjos, ns, &c. Also the various f'or same. We are selling lously low prices. If you d you will be surprised how stock of sheet music, both pt full, and you can get any songs andl music at any -uily, BROS & 90 LJ, R. 0.