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s~ . VL P PEEOPL E'S JORA _ VOL io.--NO. -. PICKENS S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY , 1900. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. THU FRT1141XR TAG TAX. A REDUCTION BY THE HOUSE. Th PrI'ilego Tax Cut Down to Fif leen Cents a Ton-Curtatling the licomo of Ulemeon College. Mr. Ashley's bill to reduce the tax on fertilizurb has passed the House, by which the privilege tax on fert'.izars will be reduced from 35 to 15 cents a ton, if tha Senate concurs. in speaking on the bill, Mr. Ashley contended tant tho fatrnert are tih only clius of people in the State w1n1.3h is taxed on a spocial commodity. R. was not right and not just. The time will come when the people will rise up and cut off this tax. He denied that the tax fell upon the producer, and said that the consumer paid this tax Ho had been waiting to get figures to show that this tax ona .ca _ ui, w_ 10 cents in Georgia. 1; did 114. p s Clemeon or any othcr State its.ttu Lion. But he was opposed to extrava gance. The boys who went there were not educate to be farmre, they were taught extravagance. Tno peo ple who paid the tax on fertiltzai-s were too poor to send their boys to Clomson, and recived no ban, i. t'om that co lege which r-ceived th . $60,000 Or $65,000 from tae tax on feet mitzers. H wanted jut Dax enough to provide for the inspection and protection o: fertilizers. Mr. Blythe referred to the cause necesiitating the fertilizer or tag Lax. Year ago there were suits in the courts on accoun, of frauduleut fe:-t *-zers. This eatdol for a tax to provide for the Inspection of fortaiiz3rs to pre vent fraud. This was long before Clemson college was founded. Tnere was a good deal of opposition to the foundation of the college, his colle gue Lieut. Gov. Mauldin, casting the decid ing vote. One of the arguments used in tbu eampaiguo w.is that this ferti liz-jr tax should bo used for the support of the agricultural coliege. It was on this compact made Ln the stump aid in the general assembly that the cdt lege was founded. The law requires the dealer to pay this tax and this ta Is not added into the prlce to con sumers. Clemson was established in 1889 In 1890 tue la! v was pas-sed giv ing Citmson the proceeds to conduct the expuriment station and the re mainder was to go to operating the college. Clemson is run without one dollar of appropriation from the State treasury. If this tag tax is redued, Clemson will be ruined or the State must make a direct appropriatio to keep up the institution. Let Cletuson alone. If this institution goes down, the assault will be made on other insti tutions. Let South Carolina's educa. tional system alone. Mr. McCullough stated that he had heiletofore opposed the reduction o[ the tax, as a matter of expediency. Clemson has been established and hs been (quipped at great expenditure. Its doors are open to :i 1, irreepective of class or profession, and its support should come in the same way as other institutions. He asserted the necessity of a privilege tax to have fertilize3rs xaneb1eoruigt it wrong to wring from somebody, whether farmer or manufacturer, the tax to run a State institution. It is wrong undl r the guise of obtaining money for an in spection to get funds for other pur Poses. The supreme court of the United States has decreed that it Is a violation of the Unifed States constitu tion to divert these funds to purposes other than to pay for the analysis. The L gislature would be playing the part, of hypourites to longer continue this way of raising funds in the face of the constitution. LAt every State institu tion stand on its merits and receive a direct appropriation-or fall. Mr. Prince agreed with Mr. McCul lough. As to Mr. Blythe's argument that there has been a tacit compact, he recited the fact that while a "great leader of one of the factin" was mak ing the light on the stump for this tag tax, there were some who were afraid to contend that it was class legislation. Beyond the amount necessary for in spection, there should not be a cent of lag tax. He would vote as much cirect appropriation as any other man. That is a Btate institnion and should be rue just as any other State istltuntlon; M r. Stevernson had been the author of the bill which was designe~d aet year to settle the matter, but that bill was killed in the Senate. He bad not, change:1 his views andbhad no apology to make for them, but as it was impos sible to pass the measure through the S..mate, he would favor the reduction. He read a showing of the finances of Clemraon College. Trho income last year was $12,000 from the Morrill fund, $16,000 from the Hatch fund and from other sources $75,618'08. A total of $102,613.08. A reduction of 10 cents a ton on fertilizers wvould give Clemson $78.053.08 for 1900--1. This in additilon to $10,000 not, use~d last year-. Mr. Stevenson then claimed that nreducing the tat would noltu-giounsly cripple Cleason a's:ts income atter- the reduction would theon be $78,0030 and the expenadi tures accounted for last year wore something over $00,000. To let the tax stand as it is .will put mnore inoney in the instltution -than it n'eeds and will breed extravagance. . Etaa gance will works~he-ruin of thetlihetntyj tion. Mr. J. W. Ragedale claimed that the Virginla-Carolina Vhemilcal company had bought all the fertilizar factorues aind the taxes fell on the farmers since competition had been -done away with. Mr-. E. D. Smith sait. that, the manu facturers did not pay this $90,000 tax. T he last man who uses an 'article Is the one who pays the tax on it, Th'le dealer charges .the tax In the prie a.t which the article is sold. H., contend ed that the priea per ton ought, to bat merely enough to pay for the analysis. He wanted all State, inst.ltuttone to stand on their merits and get that sup port of which they ari- worthy. Mr. C. E. Robinson contornded that the farmer feels that ho is bening legia tated against. As analagous he showed that the consumer paiad, the revenue being collected to paty the expernsce of the Spanish war, and deduced that Lhe farmer pays the tag tax. Leit Comrnson go if she is to be supported by tax ation on a class. Mr. Wingo said he had heard more against Olemnson College on the tbor-0o the House than be hasd from the farmn m.. t makreB no diffrenc to t farmer who paye this tax. This it a far" /c 11-gO Ad the tax is upon a .ffitrlbe4iQ3ity.'.'The farmers art satisfied or there would b3 complaint. from them. Heclaimtd there was tit extravagaercs At Clemon. H-i coul f not tell the per cent of farine 3' eons II t Clemson.. . ' . Mr. N. G. Evans had heretofore ( voted for tblN reduction on the ground that C.emson was handling too muck t money and. handling it too recklosaly. j Clemson last year received $102.000. and reports a balance of $10,000. P the tax wore reduced to 10 cents, p-o viding. 6s much fertiliztrs are so i next year as last, there will b3 $12 000 over and above r XOon8es next yOUr He did not believe in making a b oat ed coupon clipper out of one lastitution and reducing another to penury. He, wanted to maintain all institutions in a manner belittlng and at the same 1 time devo'd of a waste of m- ney. t D~r. Wychie had heard of no corn 'I plaint In his section. He insls'e I Lhat si the House ought to go slow. Ha didn't d believe In throwing away money, and sI if 10 cents a ton would not crippl the c Institution he would vote for it Bit r( he feared that this was a movement m which would cripple the college. He tc -.ttacked the Virginla-Carolina Cherni- c cat conipuny niii insisted thatt' this d monopoly was keeping the prica of (ertiliz-rs up, and if the tag tax were e reduced the price of forttlizers would w not ha cianerid. The farmer would n get r.o benefis. Clemson should be a properly developed an 1 maintained. w M-. Crum evoke from the farmers' w standpoint. H 3 haid heard no com b plaint from bis neighbors. T'Ikey were .h wating to piy the tax to keep Up Clem II SGn. The funds of. Clemson have been !C expended' in part in perfecting the hi E-quipment. Some of I had gone into w the textile school. This is a farmers' o school. A school which is designed to b &ive an education such as no other in- V stiLutirn in the South can, Ta)e in W AtituLion needs libera'l support. A e year ago there was competition in the 0 fertilizer trade. To.lay the farmers are B at the mercy of toe great fertilizer 0 trust, and tie reduction of the tax h would not benefit them. 8( Mr. GAdaden, of Charleston, naid that r year after year this bill had come up, h and the farmers had opposed it. He IT .us able to judge what the farmrs want only upon the votes of their rep- t resentatives on the i)or. Charleston 0 had ouposed the proposition to estab- ) lish Clomion, but had since it was es. b tablished supporten it to a man. t He contended that the bulk of this C tax was paid by other StateE,. Suppose b the farmer does pay the tax, it is the n farmer of Georgia, North Caeolina and 'I Tennessee, hecause South Carolina is r the producng a-id inanufacturing cen- P tre. It is not well to obtain this $50,000 % from the people of other States. It is 8 an ingenious scheme to levy tax upon t the people of other States and to keep i1 the money in this State. Mr. Gantt replied that the tax in c - ach State was kept in the treasury of i that State. u Mr. Jeremiah Smith commended the e work, and in his 16 years In the Gen- d oral Assembly he had never laid a I ruthlses hand on any State institution, a but he had always fought to maintain a those institutions by fostering t e com- b mon scho6l'.; Clemson is not, a c.'ass b Institution, but a State institution, and t( should not be supported by a class tax. g Why not tax the women of the State a to keep up Winthrop ? W.hy not put a h privilege or protective -tax on shoes, a flour and other maitifactured ar.ticles, t and raise an immense fund, without t levying a cent of direct tax? ( Mr. Gadtden read the statute, 3b*w- P tng that the tax was to bo paid bu fore the fertilizer was put: on the train for shipment,. Mr. Stevonsn replied that the bill provided for tax on fertilizers sold in the State. In reply to the insinuation I that the lawyers were making line- 1 spun arguments on the constitutionali ty of the law, he said that ho had based C bois argument solely on the ground that I extravagance would he encouraged by too large an Income. He tnen read t the list of expenditures as laid down In 1 the annual report and contended that 6 there was evidence of extravagance In i the use of the Morrill, the Hatch and C other f'unds. Mr. Bilythe sustaine.d Mr. Gadsdeni's a r-xposition of the statutes that othber I States wore paying tribute to this & State. Mr. Estridge said that the matter came directly home to hinm. He is a farmer and lives among farmers. li. i his county-Lancaster-the farmers are complaining arid they want the tax t cut down. They want barely enough to pay for the cost of analysis. In mer'- e chandie, freight and clerk hire are added into the selling prico, and It Is the same way wIth the fertilizer tax. Mr. CJosgrove said that a very great deal of fertilizair Is being shilpped out of South Carolina, tnd Charleston Is ( endeavoring to extend her trade in fertilizer4 to the far Wi at. He agreed with Mr. Gadsden, that South Carolina I w as levyin g a tri bute on othe r States Mr. Gantt, claimned that not, one dollar .of. tax came .into South 'Caro- I lina from the people of other States. -Mr. W. Hi. Thomas repeated his 3,yarning of a previous session that If Clemson's income were Interfered with that Institution would cOme to the State treasury for money and every aiducational institution in the Statet $.vtild suIfer.. '.1he* tc xtrlle sobool ,.at Cleinmvdmerds pU. thd'funds it c an gut. An nettack ou Clemsonj would mean an atta k on the entire system of higher edu t~Ion. Thn ous toe istrike out thes Mr. Stevenson thben introduced .an amendmeut providing that, the tax be red-uce4d to 15 conto a ton inste.td of to 10 cents. The amendment .was quite a long one, changing the -pnraseoiogy of the- act now In foruo, anid Mr. Bly the thougbt it mught, to be carr'icd ove' for' enother day. Mr; 11. H. Henderson moved to rei store the proposed reductilon to 10 'centst. This was voted down. *Mr. Laban Mauldin favored the 10 Cents, tax. Mr. Elied thought the change wou'd he too radical. There has been an average of 240,000 tons of fertilizs sold In the Sttite annually. A reduc tion of 6 cents on the ton means a cut, of $12:000 in the Income, or $24,000 for a red uction of 10 cents. He thought a reduction of 5 cents enough for aon. me, as an (xperiment. H.,3 proposed ma amendment making thu, tax 20 se nts. Mr. Ahley taxed Mr. Elird with laving wanted to take half of the fund rom Clempon and to give it to Win brop. Me. E ir's, amendrent was voted lown by a vote of 38 to 57. Mr. Ste'venson's amendment was hen adopted by a considerable ma urit-y, and the bill subst quently passed second r( ading. IWA '1 OF Ai I M IBLE MAN. nventor of 'Fire Kxt ingulaher i n G en eral Use Over the Sout h by Glnntrs and Ciompressors of Cotton. The death of Mr. G. W. Taylor, of Aton, S. C., on the 20th inst., eided io career of a reima-rkable man. Mr. 'aylor nad been in feeblo bealth for iam time. but no one realized his con ition, and his death came as a great lock. He died while sitting in hit, ialr, and there was no one in the iomn with him when tho end came. A ember of the family had just left hiu i bring some article needed for h:i >mfort, an-d on returning found him 31ad. Mr. Taylor, or "Uncle Wash," as verybudy affecionately calied him, as indeud a most rcmarkablo man .An anv respeets. He had the genius of i Edison, and spent his entire life orking out inventions, some of them onderiul, inrdeed, and which will ring blessings to posterity long af ter is name has been forgotten. Invent ig was his- calling, and that be fol wed it well everybody who knew him willing to attest. When he was at ork on some wodel he seemed almost blivious to everything ele around Im, but worked at his plan with a do otion born of such zeal that success as Invariably his reward. This seem 1 to be all be cared for, for as soon as re invention was completed to his &tisfaction, he at once set about some tier task, ana left the product of his cad and band in the possesslon of )mebody else, who might work it and scolve the benefit of what was his, ad he had the inclination to make koney. H1 was the inventor of the tire ex nguieher, which i-s in general use a;l ree the South by ginners and com ressors of cotton. ',I s alone has eu of Incalculable benellt not only to Jo ginner in the protection it furnish I him for his machinery, & ., but it eneilrted the farmer in that tone gin er wes enabled to do the work at a iuch lower rate, on account of loss Ilk and lower insurance. We sup ose there are few steam gls any 'here that are not iitted up with this impie little attachment that will ex [nguish a I rme in the gin bouse at lost instantaneously. The gin-whet is another invention f hs. The machine is complicated deed, but has becn successfully sed all over the country for sev ral years. It used to re quire several aye of laborious work lor a man to 'het his gin, but with thia machine a inetyoaw gin or linter can be put in spliendid condition in three and ULo aif hours, the machine doing every it of thu work, from the time it .uehes t e tirst, tooth until it has ummed and tiled s-arp the last one, i1 without being touched by human ands. The whet was invented by him aven years ago, but the automatic at achment, was one of his recent inven lone; indeed, he had just finished it. )niy a few days ago he said it was coin 'lete to his satisfaction. He inveuscd a car replacor that is ecoming very popular recently. being sed now on some of the big roada In he North. These inventions are his cost useful ones, and of most interest, possibly, to the people of the South, but there is another of his of which I vish to speatr, but of which he was heated out of. During the civil war 4r. Taylor, on account of his genius, vas employed in constructing guns for he use of the Confederacy, and for a ang time was stationed In Greenville, .C. Whbile there he Invented what is nown as the centre-iire percussion ap, which is now used for nearly ali inds of gun aind pisetol cartridges, lie howed trno invention to one of his su erior oillicers, who stole it from him nd sold it to tihe government for 500,000. Diring the war two large uns of English make were brought to ~harleston for the defense of the cit~y od fort hardby. In testing the guns lhe larger one was cracked. No one cemed to know how to hand it so as te cake it lit for use. The matter was ubmnittod to Mr. Taylor', and he sue citted a plan for its repair, which was ried, the gun was made as good ar. ver, and did cifective work for a long rhile. Mr. Taylor left lit tin or no prop~erty; thers received the fruit, of his work. Vhen ho did hsivo money he was gen rous to a fault. Ha was a simple, ure-hearted Cariatian man, who at, endedl to hIs own alfairs. Unless en rossed wIth somne plan he was always Ind and nifabie, and never said an un :id werd of any body. D~o You Need An I'lectric Belc ? .IFor the. past ten years, Dr. J . Newtoni l athiaway who iB recogniizcd as the great. at of all ou~r specialists, has been perfect ng an elecrnic holt, suitable to use in lis >ractice, one0 whi chi he could furnish as a >art of his system of treatment, and wich ie couild conscientiously guarantee. lIe loft ianrounices that lie has perfectedi such 1bell, which lie believes to be the only merfect belt made. It is light. handsome, if great power, and with new attachments, .vhich miakes it suitable for every case lie is pirepared to furnish this lieIt to all rmtien'ts who neced it aiid who apply to hpm ort treatm ment, at a merely nominal charge. W rite to Dr. Ilatlhaway to-day, telling all ibobzt your ease and( lie will write you about he belt, and if you desire the belt will be rent (1. 0. D). for inispec'tioni. Address Dr. lHlathawav & (Xi., 2,% South Broad street, A&tlantLa, (a. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. rho Kind You Hlave Alway Bought Bears the THRF/S TOO MA1NY SMITRlS. A GOOD DEAL IB iN A N A 51E. Bill Arp Tells of Perplexity Growing Out of Same Names-li Is Son Trav eled a Long Distanaon aini Found Hie Had Another Man's ar logram. Pleasure, surprise and bcwiIk ermant combined gives a curious expression to a man's features. One of our boys is a doctor in Jaeksonville, Fla. Tte other day while visiting a patient ho receiv ed a telephone message from his wife, " Come home at once; a teleprant from your sister Hattie says your father is dying and to come at once." Imagine nis feelings of distrese. Hurrying home be found his wife in tears, his vailet packed and he had only hatf an bour to make the train. All the long night he grieved and sighed, as he tried to 4leen, but could not. N-xt morning at Io o'clock he reach3d Cartersvillo and hurrying up to the paternal maneion met, me and Hattio's husband driving mcrrily to the po-stl1lice. He coulden speak. He couldent understand. Plea urc, surprise and bewilderment fild:-( his eyes and every feature of his face. fle had travelled 400 miles in haste ex pecting to find me dead or dying, and here I was capering around as lively as a young colt in a tarley patch. BEe couldent, stand nor underotand, but am down and said :" There has been a mistake, but, thank the Lord you arc -veil. I never noticed where the tele gram came from nor to what Dr. Sabit it, was addresed but sipposed hat Sarah knew and I came at once. L me gio down to the oile and wire hor. Poor girl ! she will h so anxious." In du- time he received an answer, '% s. sage nut for you nor from Uartorav illo." Well, weli! How much mental distre.-c and tiresome travel would have beet Paved had he carefully read the tehl gram. He was dreadfuily mortifi !d at his own blunder, but we were all grat. ied at his unexpected visit, and as we happened to have turkey for dinner, all went happily and the day was a glaa one. The trouble is In the name. Doc tors shlould be named Galen or Hippo crates or Aberna;yiv or Valentine Mott or Weatmoreland. Bat Smith is so com mon and besides tULVO i a co ored son of Aescule pius in Jacksoiville and not long ago our boy received a telegram that was Intended for the colored bro ther, and it said : " It's a boy and Mi ranny is doing we.l." Tnerc is a good deal in a name. Tnere was nearly forty dollars to my son in th is instance, for if his name had been Vanderbilt or R )ckceief-r or even dquet zclfantur, the telegram wouid not have miscarried. I'e Smiths, Jones, Browns and John sons ought to 8t1op multipying thL, name and take a new start, like tbey do in Mexico. When a couple mate in Mexico the first Ltiing they do before they marry is to agre.o upon a family name. If tohe irl is humble and sub missive, she takes bi-, name ; If she is wealtny or aristocratic and he is not, he takes her name. If they are of equal rant, they make up a new nnAme -a kind of mixture of both family names. For Instance, Mr. Brown and Miss .lones would be wedded as Mr. and Mrs. Brojon. Aly wife and I would have been Mr. and Mrs. Hutcharp, for bhe was a Hutchins, and then our Aescul appeon son would have been Dr. Hutch arp or maybe Dr. K.ely, after his wife, and have saved that long ride and forty dollars. But all's well that ends well, and we arc still calm and serene. One of our little grandchildren, a tdhree-yoar-old, thinks it mighty s-nart and great fun to call me as I pasi and say, " Hello, major ! Hello, Bill Arp 1ello, grandpa !" There is a good deal in a name. I like big stroag names like Webster, Calhoun, Washington, Macon, Lumar, McIntsh, Bayard, Buchar.n, Gould ing, etc., but it must be a serious con bideration for a pretty girl with a pret, ty euphonious name to swap it olf for & disagreeable or peculiar one. I knew a MisB Goulding to marry a Mr-. Tur nipseed, and I always thought she must have loved him mighty hard. Charles Lamb tells a story about, an English girl who was courted by a wealthy gentlieman who was good and handsome and had every virtue, but his name was Hogedtesh. She loved him, but she couldent bear to think of being called Mrs. Hogsfloeh and she refused him for three years and would have kept on refusing, but, he went be fore pairliamnent and had his name changed to Bicon. That Is how 'the name Bacon originated, and I reckon our Senator came from that stock and it. is good btock. So I have conie pretty near reading mny epitaph again for there was a news paper man arounad whlen our doctor left, Jacksonville anid they a're given tob unticipating bad news- and lf he heard I was dying, of course ho could put it in tbat I was dead naext mornhing. It porters arc dleathl on )iad news. When the original Bill Arp diod in Texas It went all over the cour~try that It, was me and I had to etire from the fleid1 for a time and walt until thbe people 'earned better'-for wherever I went, I was a euspect and prionounct d a fraiud; b~ut I read any epitaphs and: was satis lied. Mr. Ward, of iliraninghamn, in troduced me to an audlenced not, long ago and said as lecturer or a writer of humorous akeiches was of no conlst quince un tli he took anota.er name-that Cnarles L"'. Brown was unknown until bie toiik the name of A rteamos Ward ; that, HIenry S'Iw wa~s nobody until ihe wrote ovar tie. signatur-e of Jotsh B liing ; that Bam tuci Ciamens was never heard of unmt, l lie becamie Mark Twia ni; andl to F cis B. Hlarte became Bret HJarte and Di.ckens be'canae Btuz ; ann M'.lvuie Latndon. became 10ll P'erkans ;anid Al fred Towiiend Iwcamae Gath ; ar~d Shiaber wais Mrs. P'artinigton ; anid Good rich was Pet~er 'ariey ; anid Locew was P'etroleum V. Niasby ; iandi Jouhn Prgo..-t(ar we P'uek: and Mauari.c Thomnp son was Doesticks ; and Georro~ Iia'rl was Sui, L 'vengooo ; anid Bien Franklin was Pomor Wehard ; and so forman and so on, and last, of ali. hrie is ouar frIend, B31l1 Ar-p, who had to disc urd a good old honest nameo'and aeaume oneO that was never heard of In the heaveuns above nor the earth beneath, nor in the waters under t.e earth. Snakespeare -ays that a rose by any other name would smil I as sweoet,, but these auth ore, whe'tner wise oar witty, are afraid to ri.k their thoughts withbout a new .:briatening. No'v, I was ruminating about what Christian Srianwa wouil do with sucrh a case as our son coming up here 400 miles with a billof that I was dend or dying--ouid 'he science have told him better. I am not dispobed to make sport of tho science Us Mark Twain did, but I cannot understand how we can manufacture faith to order, and Isometaimes it has to be manufactured so quckly that it mud.t strain the ma chinerv powerfully. I was mending a little tablo yesterday for our grand child and the nall-slipped and the ham mer came down on my t um'b and made a bloo:1 blister boore I had time to think it dident hurt me according to Christian Science, but was only im atinary. I toll you it did hurt bad 'and I don't believe the science would have orevented it.. MI aybe blood blistters are excepted, they ought to be, and so ought stumped totb and buron and all other very sud don things that. don't give faith t.ime to work. BiLi, A nit. AN IEXP'EliUMIcVT IN JOUNAILISM At tlior of "in lis tops" Will Hlave A hsolute Control of uhe I)ally Capi tal f'or One Week and Will tun it onl the Iule of "What Would Jesus IDs ?"--Nothing Will be Published I xc( pt M atter A pprovel by the Preacher 14(litor. R .-v. Chart!s W. Sheldon. of Tovek a. Kansas, the author of "In His Steps," is to be given an opportunity to publih a newspaper that shall realizo his con ceition of what a Christian dally ought. to be. Th D.sily Capital ha's an nounced that on March 13th its presses, fr.auchses and the entire editorial and blusincs3 management of the paper will be transferred to Mr. Sheldon. For six days he will bo its abs-3lute owner. Unbampered, he will direct its course, edit its news columns, control its ad vertisIng. In every way his authority is to be supreno. The Sheldon edition Is to be a paper that will be unique. Guarding its col omns, as the flaming sword guarded 1Eden, will be the question, "What Would Jesus Do ?" That is the chal lenge every piece of news, every edi torial, every , dvcrtisement will have to meet. The suggestion for this experime'nt took form in a question with which Mr. Sheldon startled the great, Christian 1Endeavor convention in Detroit lust .Julv. 11.! asked : "In this day, when philanthropy mu nilicently endov s our institutions of learning, Is thero hern a man who, re cogniz ig the potency of thu public pr.ss t.o mako or mar civil zation, will give $1,000 00 to establish a daily Cbristian n: wspaper ?" Thai, qio'tiol went at once from the Christian End avorers to the world. It provokcd all un'nding amount of dis cussion, both friendly and critical. But in its travels the query failed to tind the man with the million dollars. Here, in Sheldon's home town, interest in the discussion has been unusually keen. At labt an unfettored opportu nity to make the experiment, has como. In a double-leaded editorial The Capital, aunnouncing the Sheldon edi tion, says : "We can offor our readers rio inti. mation as to the actual contents of The C.pital under Mr. bhieldon's mana.go ment. We do not know. Its aim, ho-vever, is to be as definite and single as a ray of light. It is to 1)6 Christian from dato line to the foot of the last. page in every issue. Not sectarian or denominational, but Christian. Its whole policy will be dictated by %he question, 'What Would Jesus D, ?' "As to the results I rom the object lesson which this Sheldon edition will alford wo would not venture a pre:dic tion. They are our(, to be many ; they may be Arvolutionary. A world that i. reamilng millions of copies of 'In Ils Steps' every year, anld even now takinlg thoem by the thousand every day fa'om scores of ptress a, may be a world that is waiting for a daily paper mod eled after that remarkable book. If it is, the world will get what the world wants. "The Capital welcomes the Sheldon idea and the knight who, 'without fear and without, reproach,' bears it to thbe lists of trial before the world. In his search for the grail of a purer jour nallsm may this SIr Galahad of .l900 gain his quest I RIght heartily we wish hlim Godspeed." As to what Mr. Sheldon's COlrisianm daily wiill give to its readers aaml what it will withold fr'om thuem no o Is de linituely informed. Mr. Sheldon thim eli sa s that, he is busy workiny oust the dletailsi of his joiurnalistic lans, hut 'hat he is not in a po-ition to givu spe eilia information asd to) what, they will be. liI is in daily con ference w it the111 "ant.i ro re'pe rtor'ial andl teleg!rapi c news stalT o.'1The Cate I in oruder that it may be trained to han 11-, neuw as Mr. Sa~cidon thiniks it should he hanld led. Some light mn uy possibij be thrown on this rema~rkable nowspa:per venture by the x1-iwrience of ' E.l ward. Nor mn"as it is narrated~i in a d rlamiati( chaupter of G iu LImat Step)?." Theii morn ing after "Norman" had taken a pledge in good fti t~h to (do every thing after askinug '"What Would Jesus Do ?" he is represent~l ~ed a's coing to hiis ofilee andl b~ginn ing hi1s work, when "Clairk," the manoaig ad itjr, lir'ed thin query ''Here's this piress reii'rt, of yester d a13 's pr .zie' Ii,' ht at Ilhc R sort. ft, will miatk-i th rese olius anfd a half. I sup pms it, all goes in . "<s-no. iet, me1 see It.,' '"Nor man" took the typewr'itten mat ter' julst as it came from the telegrapih editor andl ran over it careful v. Tihena he laid the sheets down on hhi desk andi (lid someC hard thanking. '"We won't run this today," saId he alliy. "B~ut---but, thbat's unheard of," said thie mrlantag i i ditor in astonime111 nt. "All theo (ther papiers will print, at. What will our suibscribes say ?" "Normau" (11( nt hpeak for a min ute, then he saId abrnptly: "'Clark, If Christ we-re editing a daily paper do you konestly think He. would pr-int three columns and a half of priz., fight, In it, Y' ''Clark gasped ins astontiylhment, Irin ally he rnpli-d: "'No, I don't, suppose he would.' " 'Welt, that, is may only reason for shtigtis account out of The News. I Ihave de-lded not, to (10 a thing in con net~Ion with the npape for a whole year that I honestly believe Jesus would not do." "Clark could not, have looked more amazed if the chlef had Ruddenly gone crazy." In Sheldon's Chiitian Daily will the priz i fight, the horse race and every other sort of snorting event be com pletely ignored ? What, too, will be the policy of the nAw manager with reference to tobac co, l'quor and in fact to all inds of ad vertising ' The questions that will be aimed at the Christian DaIly will as suredly be legion. What its answer to them will be will not be divulged till it comes from the press. As if appreciative of some of the se rious business diffleulties to be met it. seems to be Mr. Sheldon a view that a Christian daily paper should be an on dowed instiutilon. That was behind C his question asking a million dollars at Detroit last summer. "E'dwaril Norman," moreover, in ' In Ills Step-' r finally gets his paper on the basis or it strong endow mont, and the author says of it: "The Nows created a new foret in jo-irnallsm that in tVino was re cogniz d as one of the real fact.ors of the nation, moulding its princip'es anw actually shapitng its poiic-, a da-) illustration of thu might of a Cnrtstiant - press, and the tirst of a series of such papers begun and carried on by other dsci4pls who had also taken the pledge." This p:Aliey of endow mert seems to elIminato the idea of such a paper b coming a paying ventur'. With re forence to this partleular Sheldon ed ition that is now to actually take form, not In a book, but in real life, it is in teresting to note that if the recelpts exceed the expenses involved In the exp)-erimont, a largo portion of them, in accoidarce with Mr. Sheldon's views and wislhcs, will be devoted to Christ. Ian and philanthople work. QUAKEii- H UMO.-The unexpected humor which often tints the grave speech of the Quaker is well illustrated in a littlo story to)ld of an eminent young phvsician of Pennsylvania at i the time of the Civil war. li0 had de termined to servo his country and t leave his practIce at home ; but met with grieved remonist-rance from hio mother, a sweet faced Q iakeress. " I beseech of thee rot to go to this war. my son I" she pleaded, her soft eyes full of tears. " But I do not go to light, mother," said the doctor cheerfully. " I am s goinL as a medical man. Surely there is no harm In that." Well, well," said the little mother doubtfully, "go thenl if It must, be so.'' ien sudden l y a gloam of loyalty shone through her tears, and she straighten ed herself and looked bravely up into d her tail son's faco. " if thec finds theo kills more than I thee cures," she said demurely, "1 I ad vise thee to go straightway over lo the other sido, my son l'-Youth's Companion. -Southern Senators express them - selves hopeful over the prospects of securing legislttlon during the pre sent session of Uon-- roes looking to re fundIng t-ho money liaid Into thu trreasury t-oon aftor the civil war as a a result of the sale of cotton captured by tLu lode-ral forces. There was origi nally $30.000,000, but, a portion of it was paid to tho owners of the cotton soon after the close of the war. The remainder was left in the treasury and has remained there ever since. Senator Money, who is giving especial atten tion looking to the reopen'ng of the subject, says that the sum left amounts to about $11,000.000. A bill introduced by Senator Davis gives one year ad additional time for proof of such claims before the Court of Clanim,. Most of the claims arc held in the Southern States. --Gov. Stanley, of Kansas, has been releasing some of the convicts of' that State on conditlon that they will not drInk Intoxicating liquor nor- gamble, nor violate any law, nor shirk labor. Ho finds that the plan has so far worked well. He does not krnow wheth er these conditional pardons are legal, but says that If Illegal the Supreme Court of the State will notify him to that effect. FEIALE~ MAIL. That so~unds miore 'contradictory than it is, when attention is called to its being a descriptioni of the largest mail received by any iman ini the Umatted States exclui sively from womieni. This "female mail'' is receivedl by l)r. R. V. Pierce, the cele brated specialist in wonmn's diseases, chief consulting physician to the Inva lids' IHotel and Surgical Institute, Buf falo, N. Y. It is only fair to say that it is not the man that women write to, but the doctor. One of the remarkab~le features of this correspondlence is that years after a cure has beeni effected, grateful women con.. tinue to write to D~r. Pierce, being~ thank ful for health and for the kind and fatherly advice, which was blended with the physician's counsel, and which was so helpful in p)reservinlg the health whzen Thle offer of a free consultation lby let ter is extenidedi by I)r. Pierce to every sick and ailing womian. Every letter received is readI in private, answeredl inl I private and its contents treated as a sa cred 'onifilenm ce. Tlo exclude satny third p)arty from thle correspondenice, all an~swers are mia Iied in a plain menivelop~e, b~earing up~oni it nio prini ing or advertisimzg whatever. Address I )r. R. V. Pierce, invalids' I fotel a nd Surgical Institute, lBuffalo, N. V. I)r. P'ietree's Favorite Prescription, the great remiedy for femnale troubles, irregui larities, deiliIitatingi dra ins, inflammation awl uticeratioii, is for sale b~y all dlealers ini medliciine. Accept iio substitute which may he recommnended as ''just as, gool "' tI'* the dealer may make a little ex tra y a Dr. Pierce's Favor ite Prescription makes Weak Women Strong and Sick Women We1l "UCOTON Culture" is the name of a valu able illustrat-. ed pamphlet which should be in the hands f every planter who aises Cotton. The ook is sent FREE. Send name and address to GERMAN KALI WORKS 93 Nassau St., New York. TO OUR Pickens Friends, It gives us pleasure to announce a our friends in Piekens C ounty hat we will on or about the first f february open up a branch tore in Easley. We have rented Dr, Smith's new tore room, next his drug store, nd will opeii up a Complote Line f l)ry Goods, Notions and Shoes. Ve will sell at same prices as we 1o in GIreenville, so hope for your iatroniia gl. J. Melton King will be in charge 11nd will be glad to see all his riends in his new place. Mr. (lng ieeds no introdction, all of on know him. Visit his place .n1d lie will sell you goods as cheap )r cheaper than you can buy in I reenville, also save you the long ride to Greenville. 'hankinig you for past liberal patronage, and extending you all an invitation to visit our Easley Branch Store, also when in Green ville to comec and see us. Yours, R. L R. Bentz' Leadecr iln Low Prices. TIhe iman who rises to his opportunities is the suiccesful man. liere 's the opportu nity for tnot one, but dozens df men. Our sale of Men's and Ladies' ['ine Foot Wecar at special prices is Irawinig to our store those who ap >reciate style and quality. Yoursi for agutare (ealing, PRIDE_& PKlTON, 106 S. Main Street. I'~ F'irst door above Lipscomb & Rlussells'. --The Medical Recordl says : "What IVer' may be the immediate or remote sauses of the dark complexion of the 2eg ro, ph ilosoph iet.l inquiry has shown as that to him it Is a provislon of na ure, mercy and benevolence. The >lack color of natives of tropical re fions may justly, then, be considere.1 is a wise experience provided by Om uipotence for cooling the fever of the >lood under the influence of the scorch ng Snn."