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MR VANCIE MAEX HIS REPIY A SERIES OF SWORN STATE A1ENTS. Each Affidavit Oouncludes With Say Ing That OuZta' Charges Are "Ab solutelIy False" Ex-Commissioner S. W. Vance, who was the predecessor of Mr. Douthit, makes a contribution to the current dispensary literature by refuting the charges of Ouzte with altidavits from sundry persons, and to his card we append the sworn statements without repeating captions and signatures: To the People of South Carolina. Mr. Ouzte, in o-e of his chapters of revelations, has seen fit to make charges against me. For two years I held the position of commissioner at the State dispensary. The first year Mr. Ouzts was the shipping clerk ; the second year he was my confidential clerk and bookkeeper. My desk was never lockod. As my confidential clerk Mr. Ouzts opered all my mail, and at all times had free access to all my pa pers. During the two years that we worked together Mr. Ouzt8 at all times treated me with the utmost courtesy and consideration, and 1 met him in the same spirit. I could submit other ailidavits, but think the following a sufficient reply to Mr. Ouzts. Very respectfully, S. W. VANCE. Columbia, S. C., Out. 20, 1899. D. M. Miles, being duly sworn, says that he is the chairmau of the State board of control; -that he has read in the papers in the statement of D. A. 0. Ouzte that Col. Vance, when cominis sioner, had paid to Mr. Earhardt the sum of $12 without his knowledge or consent, and pronounces the same to be absolutely false. M. It. Cooper, being duly sworn, says that he is secretary of State for South Carolina; that he has read in the papers the statement of D. A. G. Ouzts-in reference to the changing of prices of certain liquors and wines by Col. Vance, the commissioner, and that he had complained of the same to other members of the board, and pro noiinces the said statement to be abso lutely false. M. H. Mobley, being duly sworn, says that he is one of the bookkeepers in the State dispensary ; that he haE read in the papers the statement of D A. G. Ouzts in reforecu to the sale t< him by Col. Vance, then commissioner of one gray horse; that he bought thi horse openly and fairly, after the otheo bids had been rejected, and that an statement by D. A. G. Ouzts to the cori trary is absolutely false. J.. P. Easler, being duly sworn, sayl that he is an employe at the State di pensary ; that he worked there whilh Col. Vance was CommnisbIoner ; that he has read in the papers the statemeni of D. A. G. Ouzts that last Christmas through some of the hands, Col. Vauct gave to the railroad employees $2( worth of whiskey ; that he was the man who carried the whiskey to tht depot; that to the best of his recollec tion Col. Vance sent by him six bottle, .of X rye pints on the day before Christ mas to the hands at the depot wh< handled the dispensary shipmentb; tha said six bottles of X rye pints wer, worth about 82; that the statemen of D. A. G. Onats that Col. Vance son 820 worth of whiskey to the railroal hands is absolutely false. H. B3. Howie, being duly sworn, sayi that he has read in the papers th< statement of D. A. G. Ouzte in refer once to the sale of some contraband wine to himself and W. J. Hill b3 Commissioner Vance ; that at the time of the sale of the wine Messrs. Wil llama and Douthit wore in the board room ; that Col. Vance took a sample of the wine to them accompanied by himself and W. J..H1111; that tasted the wine, and re - - tasted like po -a' ed that "1l unfit to ,. . ,oery juice, and wa. t ' .atr." Mr. Douthit upor 4 ~ .,inlg it pronounced it worthless: e- that C0l- Vance said ho thought il pretty fair claret wine, and could sel: it for 10 cents per gallon ; that Messrs Williams and Douthlt told him to sell it immedIately ; that the statement oi D. A. G. Ouzte that Col. Vance 80o(1 this wine on his own motion is abso lately false. T. W. Collins, G. 13. Pettigrew, J1. E. Earhardt, J. P. Easler and Ri. 0. Mc Cants, being duly sworn, say that,.they are employes at the Stalte dispensary ; that they were there while Ccl. Vance was commissioner:; tiat, they have read the statement of D. A. G. Ouzte in the papers in reference to Col. Vanca trying to compel the employes to vote for Sloan in the last municipal election ; that Col. Vance never in timated to them that he had any choIce in the matter, nor do they know c1 Col. Vance having spoken to any of the emloyes about whom they should vote for, and that to thebest of their belief an-. information the statement of D. A. G. Onzte is absolutely false. John Bla.ck. being duly sworn, says that be is the shipping plerk at the State dispensary ; that he filled said position -12 months while Col. Vance was commissioner ; that never at any time did Commissioner Vance-intimate to him in the remotest degree that he would prefer any one brand ol whiskey shipped to another ; that he has read in the papers the statement made by D. A. G. Ouzts that Col. Vance pressed the shipment of certain liquors; that to the best of his belief and information said statement is absolutely false. B3. C. Webb, being duly sworn, says, that he is the clerk of the State board of cortrol; that ho held same position while Col. Vance was commissioner ; that he has read the statement as pub lished in the papers by D. A. 0. Ouzte, ia which he charges that Col. Vance loaned to Mr. W. MeB. Sloan the coal belonging to the State, and that Sloan did his own weighing, returning some and paying for some ; that some time in March Mr. Sloan delivered to the dispensary one car of coal, but not 100 tons as charged by D. A. 0. Ouzts ; that the car, according to the railroad weight contained 58,7l00 pounds of oal; that Mr. Sloan got 14,140 pounds, as shown by the certificate of City Weigher Griffin attached to the vouch er in the office of the State board of control; that on AprIl 6 Mr. Sloan pre sented his bill and was paid for 44,2900 pouznds, as show .by. voucher in the office of the ma board of control ; thrMr Sloan did borrow from Col. ..hce 10,32Q pounds of hard coal ; that * the coal borrow~ed and the 'coal're turned was weighed .by City Weig)her Griffin, as shown by his certificate of weights atahdto the voucher in th~ office of the State board of control; * that Mr. Sloan returned all the coal borrowed save 60 pounds, which-he' Pbid for at the rate of 87.50 per ton, as *h6wd1 on vougher in the offce of the 86a4e boArd of control; t qi the state ment of D. A. G. Ousts in reference to this transaction is absolutely false. G. H. Charles, being duly sworn, says that he is one of the bookkeepers at the State dispensary ; that he has read in the papers the statement of D. A. G. Ouzte that Col. Vance invariably gave the orders for Lanahan & Son's wbiskies to ,be j shipped out first, so that the same could be bottled up and shipped out before the next meeting of the board of control ; that Cof. Vance never gave verbal orders for the shipment of liquors purchased by the State board; that all orders were in writing; that he has examined the or ders given by Col. Vance from April, 1898, to April, 1899, inclusive (during which period D. A. G. Ouzts served as bookkeeper to 001. Vance, who was commissioner at that time) ; that these ordera, which are now on tile in the office of the clerk of the board of con trol, by their dates show conclusively that the statument of D. A. G. Ouzts is absolutely false. F. E. Young, being duly sworn, says that he is the receiving clerk at the State dispensary, and as such k.ops a record of all goods received; that prior to his appointment D. A. G. Ouzts kept this book ; that the entries from April, 1898, to May, 1899, except when Mr. Collins was doing Mr. OQats' work, are in the handwriting of D. A. G. 0uizts; that he has read in the papers the statomont of D. A. G. Ouzts that Col. Vance when commissioner would ordor the Lanahan purchases shipped first, so that their liquor would be first received at the dispensary, bottled up and shipped out before the next meet ing of the State board of control; that the receiving book shows when the whiskey purchases were received; that the record as kept by D. A. G. Ouzts himself proves conclusively that his charges as stated above against Col. Vance are absolutely false. BIjACK 18 ON THE Welt PATII. Io Hits Ouzte in the Eye and Usee Ugly Language--Wlien Will the Enid Come ? Capt. Black, the shipping clerk at the State dispensary, comes back at ex-Bookkooper Ouzts in the following communication: To the Editor of The State: Since X-Bookkeepor Ouzts has fin. 8hed Ils book of revelations, I wish tt call the attention of the public to the following facts: I have been con nected -ith i ho Stato dispensary ai shipping clock since May, 189)8. served under Col. Vance, the commis sioner, till May of the present year P'rom the time I entered upon my dutles In May, 1898, till Col. Vance left, in May, 1899, there was no reasor for anybody to bolievo or suspect any wrong doing; everything worked smoothly, with the exception of om man; that was Ouzts. He was alwayE creating trouble of somue kind in every way that he possibly could ; he wanted to run everything : he always disliked me, and, for severl reasons, when the board of control saw fit to displace hin as shipping clerk, I was put in hii place; this, I have been reliably in formed, nearly killed him. He had w talk at the time with some of the em ployes about me, said that I was n gentleman, otc., and that lie woul( 3 have rather had his salary reduce( t $25 than to have lost his place ais shl;: t ping clerk, getting, as I am told, s Imuch a case on certain brands c whiskey to ship them. All of thi passed on till In January, 189)9, whei the Legislature met ; there had to be one member of the board of contro elected to succeed now X-Commisslonel Douthit, then a member of the State board of control. His opponent wat Elon. T. C. Robinson of Pickens, S. C. andl from what I had seen of Mr Robinson I thought him the right man, and a better man than Douthit I went to work for Robinson ; did ali th . - am elected ; this added fuel to lire witi Ouzts and others. In May of this yea: D)outhit was elected commissioner and Ouzis was as near heaven as he wanted to be ; he said that ho woult have a say when Douthit, got in ; thht ho has had, in the way of stealing, occ, Heo at once set about to run the build ing-all of the departments. I found that, he was (every time my back wam turned) going through my desk, look ing at my private papers, trying te give orders to my hands, etc. I told my truck hands to tell me when they caught him in my desk iooking over my papers, books, etc.; this they did on many occasions. At last, a few months ago, Mr. H. S. Thomas, one of my hands at that time, reported to mue that Ouzts had been going through everything. I immediately went te the commissioner's office and told Ouzts that if I ever caught him in my oflice again-a G-d d-n thieving scoundrl--examining my private papers, I would shoot the ton of hin heoad off. I told him then anid there all I knew how, and the language could not be mistaken. I was so rough with him Capt. Webb came down from up stairs and asked me to stop ; I told him I would stop as soon as Ouzta decided whether or not he was going to tight. I offered to ight him in any way he wished, and, although he weighs about 275 pounds and I weigh about 140 pounds, the cowardly cur didn't dare open his mouth. All of these dates that he has given in the papers were stolen from our of flees, but a large majority of them arc lies. He says I was drunk and disor derly. Well, I suppose he must have been a coward and badly scared whes I cursed him for all the low -- -- --'s that I could, and told him thai he was a thief. Ouzts has taken all of the mistaket of the dispensary and laid them at m3 door ; this, he knows, is a low, coward ly act. I am free to adzr.it that I da make mistakes, the daily shipment: running from 600 to 1,600 cases, bu there are dozens of times when thi goods are put in the wrong stack, am very often marked wrong at the wires this is caused In a great measure b2 putting new men to mark the cases and this is in a great measure due to thi fact that Ouzts was too lazy to do hit duty. Mr. Collins, at the last of sacd month ever since I have been con nected with the State dispensary, had to help Uuzts with or straighten him books. This would make it necessar) for the superintendent to put a now man to do the marking ; then, oi couirse, the errors would be heard fronz all over the State. I have nothnM whatever to do with the marking, an~ therefore am not responsible for errorm ethere. - Letters from dispensers and othere are given, and Black continues as fol " Ts~ is only some as this infernal liar kno ye. I have sent as mrany as five cases i 1!Trked wrong back to the wires to be re .rked at one time. I admit, as I said, bfore, that I make mistakes, and beatay6 meaknad;anhish..-. ever, is not stealing. When I make a mistake it is my duty to correct it, which I have always done; when a man steals he should not be allowed to go at large like this fellow Ouzte, but the penitentiary is the proper place for such criminals." Statements from Capt. B. 0. Webb and Mr. M. H. Mobley are printed to show that Ouzts also made mleti.keb, and then Black goes on to say that Ouzts bas on several occasions sent cases of whiskey from the building ; this he might say was sent to him, ano no doubt some of it was, but too much went away. There is now looked up in the desk that he worked at, at the State dispensary, twenty or twenty-one bot. ties of whiskey-a regular " blind ti ger." He is mean enough to say some thing about Mr. Earhardt getting a lit tle over his regular wages in the ab sence of a superintendent, when I must say he has on all occasions made when left in charge of the bottling depart meat, as good a superintendent as ever saw the building; still Ouzte goes North, visits whiskey men, and stays three weeks and on his return draws his re gular salary and Mr. Collins, who took his place, I am informed, only received $15.00 for doing Ouzts' work for three weeks. Why did he visit for thre weeks whiskey men at the North? Who pAid for tie trip ? Of course, we all have an idea. He says, too, th t all of the members, I believe though that he only mentions three in nuuber, have relatives in the dispensary. Suppose that they have, if they are competent and honest, whose business Is it but theirs ? Tre fact of the matter is, Ouzts laus a nephew there himself, auu while he didn't have the power to put him there it was his influence. One of wue most cowardly things Lthat I ever heard of was when he tried to stab Mr. Miles In the back by slapping at Mr. E. F. Young in the newspaper. Mr. Young is an orphan boy, working hard to support his mother and aunt,, everybody likes him in the builuing, he is as true as st.tel, the right kind of blood runs through his veins, he hI honest and upright in every respect; this 18 the kind of boy Ouzts don't like If he could be induced to steal he would be an angel. Ouzts says he is not com petent and says tLat he made loss of mistakes ; I believe he does, like any other man, make some. There was a shipment from Tallapoosa, Ga., that Ouzte says was checked up wrong by Mr. Young, 65 eases of empty bottles. The following will k'how what the glass company had to say about it: TALLAPoOSA, GA , Sopt. 22, '99. State Board of Control, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sirs: We have your telegram ordering one calr Of half pints, alsO letter contirming same and ordering one car of pints, which shall receive our prompt attention. We are now loading a car, In which we will put one half pints and one-half half pints, so that you can have somu of each, and as soon as we can get another car set in we will send another loaded one-hall each. We herewith enclose to you credit voucher for 65 cases, 27 1.12 gross error in shipuient August 31st, and thanking you for favors shown, we reinain, Yours very truly, (Signed,) DixtE G LASS Co. By C. A. NORTON, Treas. As to my doing my duty, whether I was drunk and disorderly or not is a matter with the State board of con trol, and not Ouzts; if it had been lef with Ouzte he would have displaced -me with his lies long ago, and instoat of mny making theo report that I dl< a month ago and showing these thingi up, and doing so without any fear o anybody they wrould have had ful swing and Instead of their being ou1 of the State dispensary, the State dis nsary would have been out of sight of the peopleO of South Carolina, and it would have only taken a short time for such men as Ouzts to sink it, ilnan cily, and forever. Hle has something to say about my workIng for Hon. M. R Cooper at the laat election ; I am no Judias, I did,l worke night, and dyfrhm n u~udtthat, he ia elected, and if live till next, summer will do sc again. Tihis is my firet and last com munication to the newspap~ers. OL'ztu is not my equal. 1 would not speak to such a cur on the streets, but slap his dlirty face if he was to dare to speak to me. I am still in the city of Colum bia, work at the State dispensary and live3 at the corner of Sumter and Taylor streets, and in conclusion wish to say to the public, that Ouzts was turned out for dishonesty, and violat ing the orders of his superior officers, and my opinion of him I have expresied to him in the presence of witnesses and have not hesitated to repeat it in this article JOHN BLACK. A SENATroluAL. SLANDERt.-TWO la dies visiting in Washington during one of the sessions of Congress went to the Capitol to hear the proceedings in the United Stat~es Senate. Most of the galleries belng filled, they approached the doorkeeper of the Senators' gal lery, where admission Is by card. As they did not possess this passport, the doorkeeper suggested that they pro cure one from any Senator they might be acquainted with. " But we do not know any Senator," they repilied. " Well, it Is very much to your cred it," said the doorkeeper. " Pass righ t in, ladies." -The French government is install ing a system of wireless telegraphy be tween the light houses on the coast of France. -The supply of diamonds at Kim berly is so plentiful that diamond di1g. ging has almost ceased in other parts of the world. Two per cent, of the whole production is all that comea f rem any part but Kimberly. There, the mines pay a profit of ten millions of dollars annually, on a nominal capi. tal of twenty millions. -The city of Copenhagen, Denmark is overrun with rats, and Is trying t< exterminate trne pests by offering i small bounty on each rat killed. Is the tirst week 6,094 rodents were ofil cdalily recorded as having been slaugh tered ; the number grew to 0,616 in the second week, and to 6,780 in the third When the number shall have reachet 10,000 per week it is thought tha' some impression will have been mad( on the army of rate. Meanwhile ra catohing is a popular and lucrativE sport with the youth of the town. -The laws of Michigan permit we men to practice at the bar ; but th< Supreme Court of the State has de cided that a lawyer of that sex electoi prosecuting attorney in Ogemaw Coun ty can not legally hold tbhe office be cause she is not a qualified elector, There is no prohibition in the law ke prevent a woman from acting as a p)ro securing attorney, but it is held as a rule of common law that whore the statutes are silent respeoting qdalifica. tions to office it must be understood that only electors are eligible. It ie said that the came will be appealed ie he Supremie Obam TO-DAY. There's a time to wake and a time to sleep, A time to labor, a time to rest; There's a time to give and a time to keep, Ere the hands at last fold over the breast, And the form is still on the still white bed: In the crowded streets, by the lonely shore, Make haste to lead where the weary tread Ti - good we do must be done before The tars are out-and the night is nigh, Wherein we never may hush a sign. Some day the hands so quick to caress Will clasp each other no more; some night The brow that the brown locks love to Will liftrets last in the war for right. The lips that offer sweet words of hope To hearts o'erburdened will move for none No aid from these for the lost who grope Through the wind and rain, for their day is done. We may wound or heal, we may scoff or p ray, But that we would do must be done today. ROUND VS. SQUARE BALES. Editor Home and Farm: I have been reading a book publish. ed by the Standard Bale and Compress Company of Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, and other reading matter sent out by Mr. C. C. Ianson, of Sa vannah, Ga. The book and circulars are for the purpose of showing the had features of the round bale and the good ones of the square bale. I was anxious to know why Mr. Hanson was so much interested in the farmer, for they claim it is for his benefit, and I find lI that he has all the compresses of the Central Railroad Company over this section leased. Mr. Hanson's in torest is for self. Hound bales are compressed at the gin, hence his objec tion to them. Now, the only remedy for all dependent upon the coLton in dustry, say the square bale people, is to change all press boxes to 24x54 size. It will lower freight on land and water, also insurance, and even the buyer says he will pay 50 cents per bale more for cotton in the. standard size. This 24x54 bale will still be square, and handled the sane old way. I under stand that the sample must be taken out before cotton is baled at the gin, under the round bale system, for it is compressed there and cannot be sam. pled afterward. What a deadener on cotton buyers and railroad compress men and warehouses, say the square bale folks. It is a curious fact that all the documentary evidence, such as cir culars, newspaper articles, etc., in fa vor of the round bale has emanated from parties interested in, or holders of shares in the company. Well, it is equally curious that the evidence against the round bale is from coin press men, cotton exchanges and cot ton buyers. The shape of the bale, unless it raises the price, cuts no fig ure with the farmer. Farmers have been "horn-snoggled" by cotton middlemen so long that they will try anything if that class opposes it. They have run over them with over production, although nakedness statring them in the face. Now they say change all presses to 24x54, and we will give you 50 cents more per bale than for same cottoni in irregular bales. This 50 cent offer is to offset the round bale people, who say they will give '45 p~oints more for cotton in roundl bales than their limit for same cotton ini square bales. Now it is a fact andl has been for manny years,Liverpool fixes the p~riec, andl it is based on the conditioni of the cotton when it reaches them. They have years ago found out how much to dledulct for shtort, weight, caused by so much sampling, anid, Mr. Farmner, you dont't get one cent for your baggwing (you itre toldl to ll~ieve you are maiking a prollt on it), for they buy net cotton. It should be known that all of the costs of handling and transporting cot. ton comes out of the pocket of the farmer. The round~ bale stops one evil, if not mtorc-taking...mples by everyone who handles it. It is cov ered wvith cotton goods (that's an item) andl it lands in the market without a break from sampling. 'Te opponemnts of the round bale say it is a trust that Inmani & Co. are the only buyers of the round bale (they can buy if thtey wattt it) and~ will conttrol the market. Whtat if they do ? Better be con trolled at home thtant from Liverpool. They cry aloud that It is a great mo nop)oly, they ront their presses. liet ter for the ginner. If the system (10es not suit his cutstomners lie is not, thte loser. Suppose a company shtouti of fer gins or saw mills on those terms ? The rounid bale dloes away with so many middlemen and~ overtlhrows cot ton gamblintg, for a while at least. I thtintk it will be a goodl pln to put uip about one-third of the crop in roundi~ bales, as it will get up competition be tween thte non-producers, and there is where we want it. They claimn there is ito market, for the round bale. In man & CoX. only, they say, will buy it. Yes, the factories will do the same they must have cotton The farmer is asked to put Ott heavier bagging, not, givmg enough bagging now, all hough makimg the cotton at a lcss, more or less, accordmg to the p~art of the cot ton belt in which he is livinig. I think the showing below will about give the next crop). Say wve make as large a crop per~ acre. Say crop of last year (11,000,000 bales), less 1,000,000 decrease in acreage, 1,000,000 decrease in fertilizing, andl 1,000,000 pttt up) in roundi~ bales, leavintg 8,000,000 square bales. I take out the 1,000,000 rotund bales, as It is otit of the hands of the regular trade1. It goes direct to mills, and~ Is not held to squabble over by cotton exchanges. I notice thtey are very muchl trotubled now to fund out how much of 1898 and 1899 crop is ini round bales. If the farmers will hold back their cotton and put it on the market by do grees the market will continue to ad vanc. TIheo mills will soomn be out of cotton, and they must, get their supply from the tnew crop, as the cotton re. maimmg from the last year's crop Is a low grade. Jud~gimng from prices of cotton goods, cotton should bring 8 cents todlay. The mills are getting 10 cents for cotton rope, andl it is mad~e from the very lowest gradeO of cotton. I hope the ginniers will use the roundl bale system, get up some competition, chtange the manner of handling, andi thus stop the gambling to some extent, andI give the farmer a fair profit. Thtat is all he asks. A. I. SI:VuoUII. Coliumbus. Ga. In Switzerland a milkmaid gets better wages if gifted with a good.voice, be cause it has been discovered that a cow will yield one-fifth more milk if soothed during milking by the strains of melody. There are times when a horse knows more than a m1an; when instinct is superior to reas6n. The horse fights against being forced over the brink of a preci ce which he can see the dark but which is veiled from the umu's eyes. It is often the sane with a ian's body; it fights against carry. Ing the man over the -g -brink of the preci pice, disease. When the heart beats irreg llarly- when there are pains in the head, / ringing in the ears, cough, indigestion loss of appeute and lack of energy-somie or all of these symp. toms-the body to on the brink of danger and is crying " balt 11" No man need be carried over the fatal brink of disease if he \ will heed Nature's warning and accept her help. This help in its most concen trated and perfect form is contained in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. This great alterative extract conpletely modifies every abnorial condition of the disordered digestive or alineitary functions. It makes the stomach strong, the blood rich and healthy, builds up the nerve centers and so regulates the functions of all the vital or gans, that they co-operate perfectly for the health of the entire system. " Golden Medical Discovery " contains no alcohol, whisky or other intoxicant. Mr. leo. Minter, of 2237 Thol)soni Street, Philadelphia, Pa., writes: "sone time ago I was terribly run down. Nuierous allinents had been comiing upon line one by one. I de cided to try 'Golden Medical )iscovery' and the 'Pleasant Pellets.' The benefit derived was he yoind lay fondest hopes; I took five bottles of the Discovery ' and used the ' Pellets ' when neces sarv. iring the time of taking the five bottles as directed, I gained in weight 24 pounds. weigh ing more than ever in mny life; hringing Inc health atid strength, and removing these ailments, viz: Palpitation of the heart, sleepless nights, press ing and splitting aiis in the head. ringing in the ears, with patial deantiess aInd throbbing, a nagging cough, itligestion, depression ofspirits, loss of energy, constipation, a tired feeling tipoi risin and through the day, appetite poor, sight defective, very nervous, etc. Those golden bot ties of your Discovery ' and the * Pellets' re imoved all those tronbles, and niore, and made Inc as well at fifty as I have ever have been in ny life." SOUTHERN R AILWAY, eondensed Behedule o Passenger Trains In Effeot Sept. 24th, IO. Gareenillir, Wehloirtom and the uest No.1 No. 81k ie, M Northbound. Daily Daily. Daily fy. Atlanta, O. 1. 7 80 a 12 00 m. 11 Atlanta, T.I. 8 50 a 100 p . 12 GaInesville... 1085 a 2 22 p ....22 Lula.......... 10 58 a 2 42 p....... 2 50 Coiuella ...1126 a 8 00 P ....... ..... SToccoa....... 1163 a 0 00 p ....... 342. Seneca.......1252p 415 P ....... 487 Greenville... 284 p 5 22 p. Spartanburg. 887 p 6 18 p. (4affneya..... 4 20 p 6 4p ....... 7 25 " Blacksburg.. 488 p 7 02 p ....... 7 42 ("GMston a... 5'* p ........ ....... 8 28 I " Charlotte.... 6 8p 818 P ....... 925 1 Ar.Greensboro . 062 p1047 p ... 1200 j Lv.Greensboro.. ....... 11 45 p ...... Ar.Norfolk...... ....... 8 20 a ....... Ar. Danville ..... I i 5 I 66 p ....... I1 Ar. ftichmond ... 6 00 a 6ia ....... om Ar.Washinugton.. ...... 6 42 a ....... 9 " Halti 'nPlIt. ...... 800 a 11 Philadulpliia. ....... 10 15 a . 2 0 a "New York ......12 48i 8 ....28 'romu lthe E~ast to Grenville; Also t( Athanitn, Ete. N~o. 35 ho. 9'1 Daily sotuthbond. Dlatly. Daily. No.11 "Philaelphia. 8 50 a 6 55 p...... " Baltimore.... 0 22 a 9020 p...... "WashIngton.. 11 15 a 10 45 p...... Ly. Richmond ... 12 Olnn 11 00 p 1100 p. L. 1)anvlll. 6 02 p 550 a 810 . Iliorfolk- .... 8 85 p7 Ar. Greensboro.. ......6 16 a ...... Lv.Gireenqbi-.. 7 24 p 7 06 a 787 a. Ar. iharotte .... 10 00p 0 26 a 12 05m LY.Gastos..10 40 p 10 07a 11'p. "hllackcsburg .. 11 81 p 10 46a20 p. Gaffneys ..1 40 p 108 a 224 p. Spartanburg . 1' 20 a 11 8 a 8 1 p.. Greenville.... 14 a 1280 p4.0 p.. 'Beneca ... 2 a 188 p 5 45 p.. Toccoa ...01 a 2 18p 680 p. . '4(ornelIa...... .......00 p 7 18 p. 'Lula.........4 08a 08 p 788p. "Galnesvlle... 4 80 a 88 p a 08 p. Ar. Atlanta, E. T. @ 10 a 4865 pl 1690p. "Asianta, O. T. 6 10 a 5655 pI 90 p. Ar.Romne....h1 a 25 pf 2110a. "Chattanooga. 9 28 a 84 p$ 15a. Ir dlncinnati... T Fj0 p i45i 600 p. "Louisville ... 7 86 p 7 8 aj 7it p. "BIrmingham. 11 20 a 10 1p......... Ar. New Orleans 8 80 p 7 45 ... Ar. Clolumibus,Ga I9 80 a 9 05 p "Macot .1..8 20 a 7 10 p i 10 a~ lIsrun4c . 4 80 g ... 745 a Ar .TaeklsongIl,. I pi 910 a.TT I P i vannaf . ... ~f 6 tL.. by...Angst ..r ."i Tua .. . 6.harlsn~jFoh.I-....T 8.........a .........acvl..........8 921 11 0a ......... Cohnzbig .. S 12 25 ... ".Newberry''.. ''' 1 55p 7 40 a '' ..Gr enwood'. e '''' l 212p 8 00a "L... edge..."2 5 5p ~ ~ 10 10 8r revle.Va0 6I~ 5i 60P. a fv. renville . Ar T a Ij S87p 8 46 a Ar partanbur L 12 28 a 11 S W 00p 9 46 a " ..Ahevlle .." 0 00 7 4 15 2 5 " . Eoxvile 1266 e 7aAr..ininaati v 'ElWIE p 6aAr.. Louiaville Lv 7 j 45 pTia A 'a. im. "P4' p. mn. "M"'noon. "N" nighmt. Trains leave Kingyillie, daily except Sunda' for Camden 10:15 a. m. and 4:85 p. m. Return in g hloavo Camden for Klagrvilla, daily excepi Sunday, 8:46 a. in. and 8:00 p. mn., pmaking eon. neotion at Kingvile with trains between Oo. lum~bia and Charleston. ,00M bdaily for~? bfndleoe i, in and nojubla and intermnediate pon.1:45 a. m. and 8:15 p. in. Trains leav T oo Ga., for Elber bon, Ga. 4ally oxoept Bn a. 7 :00 a. m. and 8:40 p. mn. lturninig leave Ehberton, daIly except Sap ty,0 :00 a. mn. and 1:00 p.m., making oonneo gon at Toooa with tra between Atlanta Greenville and the East. Chesapeake tIne Steamers in daily servici between Nortl ad Baltimore. Nos. B7 and 8-ally. 'W hington and ~oth western Vestibuilo LImt Thron w u.ia eleepinmg cars between Ne York a t4NwO loans, via Washington, Atla ta an oin r, atnd also howe ~New rk Mem~sD V4alaingtntlanta andftntfip egant PULLSIA.N LIBRAY)8IA TIN CA RS between Atlanta M4 ---- irutolass thorou ght roe w..'ues between y,,. ing ton andi AtlantaU. Diing care servel taa en route. Pallman drawing-oo ulqln ari between Greensboro a4 (rfolk, ;oeo , nootIon at N7orfolk toiQ4DPOINITOQ~ Ssat Atlanta with ulman D. B. sleeper for asttanooga antd Olieinati. os. 85 and 88-LJited States uil runs solId betweon Whing ton e.n41wor beina& voitoeou ebae oar a1 pse giers of al olasses. P .Jmaa dr ws tm sleeplan ears be gweeq .wYorkat Wew Orleans,.i Atlab an@ obomerysand ~tween Char oet.1an4Bhtinpu Least sleep car will rd thren Yahaton and San Franceoseo wiaut eag ~e r servo all mee tno. Uuthund Nos. 11 andl88 nortlb 10 hud)3. Oonnueotle at &teta wihtrougl W'inaD. II. seingos fo oa ville S1el'I1 zan aseepg ga ~Dp ik onneotlon mna at *I5ltD -eu hPullman sIa e tot*~ le CiciAN1ti at van ad ac I q~e!cPreparationforAs thfnog WfdodandReg ula-. lheSmaks nndRowel of Promiotes'isln,Cheeril&1 nass aNdIesl .ontains neither O Mopiu ir 4knieral NT NAn COT1d. AperfectRenedy for Consapa lion, SourStomach,DIartrOea, Worms,Convulsionsleverish, nes andLoss OF SLEm 'Simuile Signature of ?XACT OPYQF WHARB'E8 THE HONEST Will TE OA HOME-MA WA -MAD] GREENVILLE Are the Ch( Special Prices Gall: J. W. SIRRINE, Supt. - A FLORIDA FARMEW'SNOTES C WHEAT GROWING. Correspondence Progressive Farmer. It is generllyspposed that whic growing in the extreme South is ui profitable, but if properly mhanaged, can be made one of the most successi crops on the Southern farm. On rye, and barley are apt to get ye severely damaged, if not entirely killc if an extreme frost should occur, su as we had last February. But whc is frost, proof and after the severe bi: zard of the 15th of February last,r whieat cr0op was the only green thing , thc farm for a few weeks, Itca through that severe weather In perft condition and henceforth it shall ha a place among the winter crops of I farm every year. Any one who h: once grown it will continue doing Like corn, it is one of those crops ti: no farmer can afford to be without.( the sandy soils of the South it, is oft aillrmed that wheat can~not he gros that will fill out plumpl andl hard in t grain like the Northern-growna artic But if the proper gradle of fertilizer used it can be quite as successful grown on the sandiy soil of the Sou as anywhere else. There are certa varieties that suit, our climate best, al andl if these are adopted and the ferti zation of the crop along the prop lines, success is sure to reward t1 efforts of any one who wilI.give tIl crop a fair trial. The farmer who co temp~lates growing wheat should 1)1 well ahead andl when he is planting sprmei crop) arrange to preparel~ for t: fall Aiting of wheat, by sowing eit er cow peas or velvet beans on th land. My preference would be t velvet bean, as lit is a better nitrog gatherer than the cow p~ea, but wh it comes to plowing und~er the crop), ti cow pea is the easiest managed. 13 if the velvet bean Is movedl andl allow to lie on the land where cut, it will easily plowed under then. The lai for wheat shouldj be put in the b)0 possible condition by repeated wor ings of the cultivator and harrow un it is as flue andl friable as an ash hea At the last working of the cultivat the fertilizer should be applied bro cast and as evenly dlistributed on tl entire area as piossible. This fertiliz -should be ai complete plant food f vheat; it should analyze 8 per cent phosphoric acid 8 per cent of p~otas and 3 per cent ot nitrogen. About 6 pouinds per acre on ordinary sandy a will be quite, ample. Bui should t soil be in a good physical condition am well filled with humus, a couple hundred pounds more would be a got investment. After the fertilizer is ai pliedl, the cultivator should be runmi evenly as possible over the grounidI as to leave small shallow furrows f( the seed to fall in, In the absence of wheat drill one has to seed by hand evenly as possible. A bushel arid half to the acre is a good average soce ing. After sowing rn a harrow the croi way of the cultivator marks. This wv cover it even andl cause it to spro1 uniformiy. A roller should be rt Por Infnts The''Kin Io. Alwas Bou ght Bear4 4h Signatvwe, -The Yud 4 ave Alwayintght. SCATORIA -TN OtNTANR .C0mpAyY. -vjAk pEWV v. o. DE 90N8 -,AT THE COACH F.L CTORT )apest and Dust. for "5c. Cotton. and see us. -- H. C. MARKL EY, Prop. N the absence of a roller, a heavy drag, to prevent w~ater standing inepools ahd eventually cause washi.ngduring a heavy rain. Somec wheat growers apply salt at to the crop, claiphng 'it wfll produce a nl- bright colored stayWdWan st}hy it is wantedl for,aty. speialipipposes 'Sait ul may be an~ imnportt a(%dities,.but by ts, using kaipit as the poure'e of potash in ry the fertilizer, 'the same end may be~aL.. *d, tained. Early in March a top dressmng oh of nitrate, pfseQla isreoniendid, - p at plied ilripedaately .before. of.,d it Lz- rain.. Neveryaqp~iy nitrpte'of sp'ti cy dry soil. in dry .weathr. , :'a I. 3n Sprli'ng teat is, n' * ug si no South; as hot we'the, is on be -~I~s et ready for ripening and spring plaiimg ye is always ripenet prgmaj j~ey..'. lhe The best time 'to go iw , i. 1js~ as latitude is betweenth '~L h e~Otogeto o. and the 15th of1'ovemb6r 'yei'sow'; at edl then it is ready for hliaeti fronl' )n the middle to the emnd -fMy . e Bn best variety for use llero id'l$d L41~'il ;el Ii it is a bearded wheat not rypheavy in lie straw but has plump 'rolini gaius &a4 [e. fills up very well, aid% 6 - e: is sonable amnount of d~yi-y~ e,~1 ly as we get in May -and edrly ine, th can see no reason qvdvrwyv in farmer in the S9pitidy. a ' id much interested in a w ecrb - in hi- a corn crop, for Qie. on'i4 ~eray as er profitablle as tihe oQiher1 anti it Ad 1e in a tew years,.thastN htogt ~dtp is ern1 farm will J;e d - n- as cdrn. . (), -. nDe Funia Sprigs a. - 115 -- 9 Antisepfic Inigorator iFOR - ut The Stomach, The Livr,: 3d The Bowels, ,The Kidneys, be The Blood, .The Nerv'es, SCo1NTAGIOUS )I8EASES. ii Antiseptic Invi forator is a germ-kille a' diuretic, a bioo puriier, a stomach -and p-nerve tonic, a stimu lant for.atle -liver and or bowels. :*Manu factured -by; dPitts' Antiseptic Invigorator Co. er ~T-HOMSON., GA. or gg For sale, by druggiats .averywhere. Sold by CARPENTER BROS. Greehyvlf s . a. is Sent by prepal expres on r eeit of 6 Obarleston, 5. 0. sOSBORNE'S