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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., SEPTEMBER 12, 1895. ESTABLE -
DISPENSARY
REPORT&
MIXSON'S EXHIBIT FOR THE SEC
OND QUARTER OF 1895.
Running on a Cash Basis With the
State Loan Repaid, and Apparent
ly Paying Good Profits.
State Liquor Commissioner Mixson
has given to the press his quarterly
report for -the .second quarter, ending
July 31, .1895. The report of the leg
islative committee, which is referred
to by the commissioner, verifies the
tabulated figures given below. So far
as money results are concernedi the
dispensary, to use the language 'f the
commissioner, seems to be "moving
smoothly," and so far as matters of
office routine- work are concerned
shows the improvements that come
with experience.
The report and its accompanying
arra7 of figures will be an interesting
study for both the friends and enemies.
of the institution. It is as follows:
Columbia, S. C., July 31, 1895.
To His Excellency, John Gary Evans,
and Hon. ). H. Tompkins and Hon.
James Norton, State Board of Con
trol:
Gentlemen: Herewith I have the
honor to present to your honorable
board my second quarterly report of
the State dispensary for the quarter
ending July 31, 1895.
In my last quarterly report I
brought down Mr. Trailer's net profit
from $151,295.51 to $111,959.82. A
still furth-r reduction of $1,400.78 has
since been made, from the fact thathe
turned over sundry accounts as assets
which, upon investigation, were found
to be overcharges; on the other hand,
out-standing liabilities, of which his
books contained no record, were found
to be due by the State, and the
amounts of these discrepancies aggre
gate $1,400.78, which leaves his net
profit to date $110,559.04.
I am pleased to say that the dispen
sary is' now operating on a strictly
cash basis. '1There is now in the State
treasury and in the 'banks cash suffi
cient to refund to the State the $50,
000 appropriation as a loan to the dis
pensary, to pay every dollar of out
standing indebtedness, and a balance
remaining sufficiently large to pay
"sp'ot" cash for all future purchases.
'The dispensary is now~ running
smoothly, -un(t I respecrany -ai rour
attention to my quarterly statements,
which are hereto attached, and to the
report of the legislative committee,
which is also incorporated in this re
port.
All of which is respectfully submit
KF lM. ,E n, Commissioner.
N. B.-Since the close of this quar
ter the $50,000.00 has been refunded'
to thetState, all incurred indebtedness
has been paid, and the dispensary is
now paying cash for all purchases.
*. '. Mi. Mixson, Commissioner.
Quarterly Statement of the State Dis
pensary. Quarter Ending July 31.,
1895.
ASSETS.
*Cash iu State Treasury and
in bank ...... ...... 80,452 92
Teams and wagons.. ......731 65
Merchandise on hand at
State Dispensary (inven
tory)..... .---. .. .. 65,500.0')
Machinery and office fix
tures (inventoryt. . .....2,656 47
S::pplies-bottles,corks,1a
bels, boxes, etc. (inven
tory.. .... ...--.-.---.- 11,787 O0k
Unexpired insurance. . . . 371 98
Internal revenue licenses
S(purchased for county
dispensaries and to be
charged to same)... ....2,175 00
Personal accounts due the
State........----.... 8,204 0
Merchandise on hand at
county dispensaries -
State's profit added.. . . 26,619 31
Value of above merchan
dise in hands of county
dispensers (at costprice) 88,731 (12
$260,611 U7
.Warrant No. 862 was issued for
$1,460.04 on July 5th, in paynient of
forfeited epirits bought of the internal
revenue collector. And as the book
keeper requires a properly vouched for
invoice for all cash credits, this
amount was counted as cash ou hand
July 31st, the invoice not reaching thE
office before August 3rd.
LIABILITIEs.
State appropriation. 50,000.CL
Personal accounts due by
State on merchandise
purchased .... ....... 20,6573
Traxler's net profit
from beginning of
operations to close
of his term Jan.31 $110,559 04
Net accrued profit
from February 1st
to July 31st (six
months 79,39431
Net accrued profit from be
ginning of operations to
close of present quarter
July 31st............189,953.3
$260,611')
Statement of Loss and Gain Accota
Quarter Ending July 31st, 1895 :
GAIl~s.
Gross gains on merchandise
sold during present quar
ter $49,487:]
Contraband, dumped........92
Profits from beer dispensaries 5,6944
Discounts........---.---, 2,325
Total gross gains.... $58,100,:
LOSsES.
Supplies-bottles,corks~labels
boxes, etc., used during
.um.t.............. $10,074
Labor ........... 2,4 -0
Insurance . 500.00
Constabulary . 11,539 34
Freight and express........ 6,422 24
Suspended personal accounts
past due and worthless.... 1654
Expense-stationary, printing
postage, salaries, etc...... 3,962 80
Total expenses.. .....$35,345 12
Wet gain on sales for present
quarter................ 22,754 97
$58,100 10
STATEMENT OF UNEARNED PROFIT.
Unearned profit on Apr30.$ 34,930 08
Amount of above unearned
profit which has since ac
crued (net accrued profit
for present quarter)... 31,006 65
Balance still unearned from
last quarter........... $ 3,86433
Net gains on sales for this
quarter (unearned)...... 22,754 98
Unearned profit on goods in
hands of county dispen
sers erd of the quarter. .$ 26,619 31
Cash Statement fur Quarter Ending
July 31st, 1895:
RECEIPTS.
Balance in State Treasury
May 1st................ S 75,523 75
May deposit............. 44,813 6S
June deposit............. 39,613 17
July deposit.............. 50,627 63
Total cash for quarter.... $210,578 23
Add overcredit in Comp
troller General's war
rants for quarter ending
April 310th.............. 63 89
Total cash to account for
quarter............. $210,612 12
DISBURSEMENTS.
May disbuisements.... $ 64,019 10
June disbursements.... ...43,313 61
Tulv disbursements.... ...22,856 49
Balance on hand July 31st,
1895................. 80,452 92
$210,642 12
STATEMENT OF CONTRADAND ACCOUNT.
Seizures for this quarter..$ 592 49
Contraband account is never credit
ed with the amount of Ecized goods
until they have been appraised and
merged into the general merchandise
account. The bulk of seizures for
this quarter has not been appraised,
hence does not appear in the contra
band account fOr this uarter.
There is No Real Reaction in Business.
The Enormity of the Corn Crop a
Bright Feature.
R. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly review of
trade say: There is no real reaction in busi
ness. Gains which were recognized as tem
porary are vanishing, but there remains a
decided increase over last year at date, al
though prices average 8.8 per cent. lower
than a ago. It needs no keen observer to
see that the reaction against the rapid ad
vance of prices is still strong. Cotton is
strong, but has paused. The general ten
dency to curtail purchases where prices have
notably advanced grows clearer in boots
and shoes, in wool, and in some products of
iron.
Imports are large, but it is stated that
Bradford manufacturers find it hard to get
labor enough to fill their orders, so that
delay may cancel many contracts, as inferior
quality has cancelled some already. The
cotton manufacturer has rising cotton and a
strong market to help, but a chance of a
great strike for higher wages.
The brightest feature in all the horizon is
the ce '2'ty that the erop olf cor will be en
(, muots. Frosts now ennt oly aifeet a small
frr:tion, and the surplue wiliin intc
manfacture of me-al, because at 35.7 cents
at New York. nearly .1 cents lower than a
wek ago, there is no othier profit.: ble us(
for eornl. One farm lrose' u-t which has beer
st rong because certainly .short in yield rose
from 8 19 cents for spot cotton last week tc
835 on Truesday but hasr sintce been weak ir
site of con.ertedi orlicial statemecnts that the
dures is 33 per cent. in some States an<
27 pe~r ce-nt. in Texas. The pubhie observe:
much skilled and organized labor iu thiese re
ports and also sees what many speculator
refuse to see-the 3.000.000 bales old Amern
can brought over. It is earnestly hoi ed -ha
Southern agriculture has not sustained si
great a calamity. The annual report, show
lg a larger yield last year than has been
supposed, only indientes that more cottoi
must remain in the country besides tho un
cnsumed stocks abroad. A q1uiet marke
without much change of prices for a tim'
wuild be a bl-ssing for the South.
The railroads have gained 3 10 of 1 ne
e.t. in earnings over last year for Augusl
the last week doing better, though thc tor
nage east bound from Chicago was 7 pe
cent. smaller for the month than in 1892. an
the earnings of all roads were 14 3 per cenxt
smaller.
The demand for commercial and manufa<
tued loans and for the West is somewht
larger, but the money markets are still eas:
Failures in four weeks of August show hii
bilities of $8.016,237, of which $3.844,8~
were of manufacturing and *4,052.385
trading conltcernF. against $10,139,477 la:
-ear in all. $3.17:3,330 manufacturing ar
!5.077653 trading.
'Faiturcs for the week have been 1860
the Uniited States against 219 last year an
in C:nadai 33 against 47 last year.
DUPLICATE MIONEY ORDERS.
Noe WVin be Issued in Future Unt
the Ex.piration of 60 Days.
The Post-Offlee Department has been p
to considerable trouble lattely by the iss
ane of duplicate--money-orders, for the
alleged to have been lost, misdirected,
possibly stolen by dishonest elerks. All d
plates have to be issued by the departm.
here, and last year application was madei
the issuance of 30.000 such orders. The I
-partment finds that in mauy cases both t
oiginal and the duplicate have been pa:
and in some cases suit has had to be broup
to recover the money. In ordler to obvit
ti such entanlements in the future. First .
sistant Postmaster-Genleral Jones, at
solicitation of the Auditor, has decided
to issue duplicates in the future, until af
te expiration of -ixty days from tue :iate
Ithe original money-order, thereby affordi
Itime forthe receiptt at the Auditor s ofl:e
the money-order statements of paying p0
:9I asters. and an opportunity to exan:ine at
4 statements to ascertain whether the origi:
g orders have heeni paitd.
This may work a hiardlship in someo cas
among thi'.se who cain ~i-atord to wait
LO priod or sixty lays. ''n account of. tile n
. is of t..ir correspoinens, butt it is
a: the Post-Ottice Department that the g
eal good of the whole service demands
.morcnct of t he new regulations.
ONSTITUTIONAL
ONVENTION
NOW IN SESSION AT THE STATE
CAPITAL.
Revised Ron of Delegates. Pro
ceedings of the First Day
W ere of a Routino
Nature.
At Coiumbia, on Tuesday morning
the State constitutional convention,
the eighth ever held in the State, be
gan its sessions and they promise to
be lively. There are more prominent
men in the body than in any body that
has assembled in the State in years.
Senators Tillman and Irby, Gover
nor Evans, Congressman Talbert, ex
Congressman George D.. Tillman, ex
4overnor J- C. 'Sheppard and scores
of other nien of the same public noto
riety are members of the convention.
Evans was elected president of the
convention, Congressman Talbert and
Speaker Jones, the opposing candi
dates, withdrawing from the race.
The principal thing the convention
has before it is the regulation of the
suffrage, so as to disfranch o as many
negroes as possible, "without disfran
chising a single white nian, except for
crime, and maintain white suptema
ev.
This is the doctrine of the donii
nant element in the State, and it is
proposed by them to adopt the Missis
sippi plan with modifications, leaving
everything to the judgment of the su
pervisor of registration and managers,
of election.
Of the 160 delegates there are only
40 all told who are out-and-out oppon
ents of the party in power. What will
be done by the convention is purely a
mattet of conjecture.
rlenty of female suffragists, headel
by Mrs. Viola Neblett, the vice presi
dent of the State Equal Rights Asso
ciation, are camping in the capital lob
bies, pushing their cause. Ex-Con
gressman Tillman if be cannot get a
property qualification foi male suff
rage, is going to chanpion a S200 pro
perty qualification for males and fe
males alike of both races.
As to what the convention will do
that still remains doubtful. It looke
now as if an effort is to be made to
engraft the backbone of the dispensary
law into the constitution. There are
the talking kinc. The prospectus r
that the stbsions of the convention wi
certainly conjtinue for five weeks.
The convention accomplished very
little on Tuesday. The officers wer<
elected and a committee on credential
was appointed. Then the conventiol
took a recess until night. It is though
that night sessions will be hehi fron
the very first so as to expedite th
work of the convention as much a
possible.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
ony provided for the speerly trans
nission of information from the con
vention hall. It has run a wire int
he building andi expert operato
White, who was in the last State can:
oaign, has been sent from Richnmon
Va., to manipulate the key. It wi
be a great convenience to the new
paper correspondents and the readin
pulic generally.
The fight for the publice printing<
the conveniion is waxing warm. TIa
battle between the Register and t1:
Evening News hais been pretty hot it
some time. Now it is announced thi
the Bryan Printing Company has p
in a bid and this makes the situatic
somewhat different. Jt is hard to te
who will get it. There has been a got
deal of lobbying going on in regard
this matter. A great many are watc.
ing the fight with keen interest, h
the man is not living who can t<
what the convention will do in rega:
to the matter.
The following is a revised roll ofti
delegates:
Abbeville--Wm. C. M1'C~owan. L. H. II
Calla,.1J. C Kiugh. lR. It. H1emphill. Fra
Aien,1hn Gary Evans.F.PWC
ward. R. tL. Gimnter 1). 5. Heonderson.
- Anderson---.l IP. C1lenn. L. I). Harris<
J. E. Breazale D. if. Pussell. 0. E- Prin
. M. Sullivan.
C. 31. Uires W. i. Smith. A Hi. Patters<
G. H. Bate.
Miller. Isaiah B Joecd. .1J. Whipper.
Berkely----J. B. M.'rriso. 1 B. Wiggi
E. J. Dennis. William lT-nhorson, A. H.I
Hay. H. H. Murray. W. M1. 1Moeland. lR.
McMakin.
. N. Nathanis A S. Farcrow. .Julian Mitch
Oliver. W. St Julien Mr 'vy.
Chesternecld--4. N. W--f:'rni. 1'. P. Ti
lr, E. TC. Kienn&ly.
Clarendon---J. S. Sprit t. J. S. Cantey,
i . Bradiham. J. WV. KEinedy.
Colleton--M. P'. H 'w'll. C. WV. Garris.
H. B'ehre. M. R Coope-r. L. E. Parler.
D1alington-- H. C. Burn. J. N. Parrott,
ii 0. Moore, A. T. Perriui.
-e Edgeteld-B. R. Tillman. W. J. Talb
'G. D. Tillmnan. W. H1. Timrm~'-an. J.
* Seppard. Ri. P.. Watson.
at oghb. G. WV. fR:'gsdale. T. W. Briee.
Flornee-B.B. M-Whte.3.1. McCo
e. S.~ Hotcbinson, . 31.Whyr.. F. Clay1
Georgetown- J. H. Reed. E. F. Mlatthf
B . B. An derson, colored.
Green ii.. J. . Gray. J. T. Austin.H
- -Baron H.B.Buiet, H. J. Hayne, worth.C
G. G. Wells.
tHamnpton--wX. J1. Goo-linZ. A. .1. Harris
er C.r .1C. . D rhamf. JT. A. M~Drml
bLau i ter--Ira B. Joe3 J. N. E' dg
- -T L. . Irby. A. J. SmithJ
he . t nrL'r.1 J. L. Shuler.
E o I ibaw .2'" EB.
O. Ktli Lwa
I'_ s. (cz'mr. E. 11. HC'uiser, A. K. Smoak,
Piaketns --W. T. Fiel. . T. Bowen, R. F.
Smith.
Rtiehland -J. T. Sloan. H. C. Patton, J. J.
MMahan. Wjiljec Jones, J. B. Dent.
Samter-lt. D. Lee, J. A. Sarborough, T.
B. Fraser, G. P. M.-Kagen. Shepherd Nash.
11. P. Staekhouse.
SpartanIurg-Stanyvarne Wilson, C. A.
Barry. W. 'T. Bobo, W. 0. Rowland, A. S.
WAatrs. T. E. Johnson. W. E. Carver.
Union -G. T. Dougla.s, IV. A. Nicholson,
C. H1. Poak. J. C. Ott-.
Wlliamslburg---T. M. Gilland. 9. W. Gana
ble W. in:letary; D. 1. Grahatn,
' .rk-A.. 14. \White; J. A; bcie; 3. V. Ashnl
\V. B. Wilson, S. E. Whitv;
LEGISLATORS
ON LIllO1
EXAMINING (COMMITTEES ift
iPORT OF THE DISPENSARY;
How they Figure Out the Status of the
Business at the Present Time.
Their Report Just Issued.
The special legislative committee in
charge of the examination of the books
and accounts and ruanageent of th
State dispensary; coiiposed of Senatof
tfifd and Representatives Cdrroll and
Thomas; on Saturday issued their r
port "of the condition of the State dis
pensary for the 4uarter dhding Tniy 31:
1895," addressed to Governor Evans:
The report says:
"We herewith submit our report ol
our examination of the books &ad the
financial transactions of the State dis
pensary for the quarter ending July 1,
1895, and requestthat you transmit the
same, together with our previous rp
ports, to the General Assembly at its
next session as required by law.
11Mr; R. 31: Carroll, of th6 dyiimit
tee, was present at the taking of stock
on the first of August, and personally
supervised the same.
"On account of various important
private and public mattersintervening,
the committee could not commence the.
examnination of the bools \uitil the
92d instant.
"We have carefully cheeked ani dx
amined every transaction of the busi
hess, commencing with the purchase
of the whiskeys, wines and beers
through their preparation of the bus
iness and sale to the county dispen
sers, and then followed the proceeds
*into the Lid Sa ggu..
follows:"
The assets and liabilities are then
given as published yesterday. The re
port continues;
"Personal accounts due State in as
sets means unliquidated dispensers ac
counts, secured by bonds, and a few
minor matters in course of settlemenit.
"The State appropriation of $50,000
has been paid to the State since ths
end of this quarter."
The profit and loss account is given
as published yesterday.
Again the report proceeds:
"In our last report we give the total
amount of net profits, from beginning
0of operations to April 30th, 189.>, as
160,287.48. If you take from this
$1,400. 78, being the amount found to
be incorrectly charged by Traxler to
Licounty dispensers, and then add the
net accrued profit for this quarter,
$.31,0GI6.65, we have $189,953.35 as tbc
total net accrued profit from begin
Sning of operations to the end of, the
present quarter--July 31st, 1835."
~The cash transactions for the quar
) ter then gives as on yesterday.
Then the report concludes thus:
t"The State Treasurer reports cash
in inhand on July 31st, 1895, $68,776.48.
IIto which 'must be added amount in
bank not turned over to State Treas
urer, $12,933.52, making a total of
1i$81,710. From this must be deducte-l
atthe outstanding warrants drawn by
SState commissioner, but not yet pre
~sented at State Treasurer's orhee,
2,752.29, which leaves a balance ot
8 78,957.71.
"From the amount reported by nr
-as cash on hand must be taken warrant
ukNo. 862, for $1,460l.01, which ha.1
-d-been issued by State commissioner to
pay for revenue on whiskeys bought,
, .and which had been paid by State
eTreasurer, b.ut was not entered on
-rcredit side of cash account because na
'hvoucher had been sent in by the reve
nue collector. This would still le m:c
a discrepancy between the State Treat
nurer and the State commissioner o)
$35.17. From this must be deductei
C.a mietake in warrant No. 627, wmiel
n.was properly drawn for $6 less that
el~the stub indicated, bringing the <hs
0.crepancy down to $.31.17.
js"Ta king into considerati~fm the dis
screpancy between Mr. Traxler and the
- -State Treasurer of $105.21 repoxte;
D.previously, the State Treasuret woub
-have in hand $74.04 more than th
D. commissioner'.; books call for. W
deemed it unnecessary to ingquir
Sfurther after finding enough in han
trto cover the amount claimed by th
C. State commissioner.
"We have found the books of th
commissioner in first class conditiot
wo and think nothing more can be adde
n-n.to the present system."
ughGood Times at Anderson.
t..The busines prospect for the couni
and city of Anderson is decidedly be
non.ter than it has heretofore been at at
ot.time in two or three years. The fa
ners have fine crops of corn, cotto:
.Tpeas, cane, hay, and, in additio
~.~many hogs have been raised. Mu<
fruit has been canned. The merchan
'..could not supply the demand for ca
and fruit jars. The merchants a
Rev. cheerful, and have bought large stoc
ryyof goods to meet the trade which th
confidently anticipate The cotton r
R- ceipts at Anderson for the year endi
e s.August 31 were 31,548.
FORAUE AND
FERTILIZFR,
CRIMSON CLOVER IIAY EXCEED
ED BY NONE AS A WIN
TER PASTURE
For Stock and for Fertilizing Cotton
and Corn Lands. Look Out
for Good Seed and
Avoid the Rus
Alan Thistle.
The Charleston News and Couier ii
advocating any new c rop that may pro
mise to be beneficial to the agricultur
ists of the State, being aware of the
fact that several gentlemen of Orange
burg county had been devoting some
attention to the cultivation of crimson
clover as a forage crop, sent a corres
pondcnt to intervietr then with a view
of ascertaining the result of their ex
periments with crimson clover. Pfd
bably the experience of these men
may prove of interet to other farmers
over the State, and at Ieast induce
them to an iuvestigation into the mer
its or dcnirits of the plant, more es
peciallv as it is a comparatively new
plnut in this counitry.
it i inigenus o Ialy, whence it
was first brouglht to Amriei atid for
some time the United Staies depart
ment of agri-uilture has beci experi
meiting with it cultiyation and ad
vantitaes with the iesult that it is very
highly recommen 'iided in tifeir bulletins.
It is planted in the North to some ex
tent and very largely in Deleware and
Maryland. but it grows very luxurit
IV in this latitude.
Mr. F. P.. Sandford,of Orangeburg,
has for the past f.w years been plant
ing this clover and oOslerving very
carefully the results, and his expe
rience Nwitli the ilant mny parove of in
terest to others. le says that the hy
from a field of esimwion clover is ex
ceeded by none. As a winter pa. ure
for stock it is most excellent au.1 as a
-rtilizer for planting land it pays. If
the farmer has notbing else ia view
than the fertilization of his cut ton or
corn, it would prove of inestimable
aulue for a ctOp of this clover to be
sown after harvesting in the fail and
then turned under in the spring
before planting the regular crops. It
is said thatit may be grazed sll dut ing
the winter and still leave the land in
better condition than in the fall on ac
count of the exceedingly fine fertili
zationluitisof Ver p
is given in the GovernmetlBulletin,
with a view of proving its fertilizing
qnalites: To one hundred pounds of
the greetj crop thert- is 82.;0 ponds
moi.Anre, 0.43 pounds nitrogen. 0.13
pounds phosphoric acid, 0.49 pounds
potassium oxide. Probably th great
est results from this crop may be ob
tnined froni the planting of it with a
iew to fertilizing and thereby im
proving the conditio-. of regular fati
ing lands. However, as a fond1 crop,
Mr. Sandford says that he is pleased
with the results; that cattle thrive upon
it:; pasture during the winter, cows,
horses and hogs; tha't horses seem very
fond of the hay and even prefer it to
fresh oats. T wo erop's may beC easily
made during a year with this cropg.
The most suitale time to pulaint 13
from the 1st of August to the 1st of
November. September being ,most
desirable.
It is dlistinctively a winter crop, andl
by the first of May the hay is ready to
be harvested, whichi gives plenty of
time for the planting of a regularecrop.
When it is only planted for fertihizing
p~urposes it may be planted in very
much the same manner as. cowv pes
except that the seed must not be cov
ered.
If the object is a forage crop, Mr.
Sandrford says, the proper and mosi
profitable manner of cultivation is tt
first turn the land very shailowv witi
a common turn plonghI; then thorough
v stir the land with a dleep pronger
'subsoiler;" then scatter the stabl<
manslnre or whatever other fertil izen
are to be used and harrow the Iant
over completely. After this the seet
is to be sowvo, about 15 ponds to the
acre, and use a light roller to smooti
over the ground, the seed not re
girinlg to be turned under by an;
other means. Ini a few day~s tile see'
will begin to sprout and very soon tb
land will be covered with the gree
growth, and it will continue to gro
throgh the entire winter, not bema
eifectcl by the coldest weather.
Care should be exercised in the s<
lection of the seed for the planting<
this crop, for some seed that is offere
on the market is liable to contain tl
clover chat, which is only the wortl
less, the Russian or Egyptian thistl
which is a regular pest on me~ lan
But, with proper care in the purcha
of seed, there is very little danger
being troubled with this thistle.
Your correspondent was shown
3 bundle of the hay, which greatly
1 sembles pea vine hay, only the vin
e are much smaller than the pea yin<
The seed are about the size of a bi
C shot, and resemble a common cow p
in shape, the taste being also ve
Smuch like that of a cow pea.
Very many of the farmers of Oranl
brg county are now planting a pal
of crimson clover, and if they succi
t- with it its culture will become vf
y Icommon next year.
r' Mr. W. B. Thompson, one year
2 planted a patch of the clover and I
s'I past spring had the hay -cut. He
well pleased with the crop, and
ts the following to say regarding
as experiece.
re "On the 20th of August, 189~
k planted one-eighteenth of an acre
ey crimson clover. The laud had h
e- well prepared. No effort was mad<
gcover the seed as I had no roller.
early rain soon brought up the
-an n pants grew rapidly. Th~e
nsuall y severe winter reinirkalily 'well.
The clover fnrnishedi good pasture for
cows by Uecember 1. It was not pas
tured to any extent, and on the 4-th of
May, 1895, when the clover was cut,
it had attained a height of about thirty
inches. It niust have made at the rate
of four to five thousand pounds ci
cured hay to the acre.
"There may be some difficulty in
getting a good stand, on account of
the burning sun, but later p'lanfing, I
should think, would obviate this dan
ger. Anyhow, I would advise that
every person who keeps any stoek
piant some of this clover, if only a
small quantity. Let it not be put in
land to: poor to produce anything
else, btti put it in good land, weHl pre
pared and fertilized
"Having some seed left after plant
ing the small pice of land referred t6
above, I took these and senttered them
over a piece of land which was grow
ing corn and peas. The stand was not
so good here as in the olther plot of
ground, but by the 15th of April the
lover was from twelve to fourteen
inches high. My experience conurms
the belief that if we get a st:id of
clover on good land we will Le well
pleased with the result."
A "DEFENDER"
INDEED.
VAwIWEE DOODLE COMES TO
TOWN, AND BRITANIA DOESN'T
RULE THE WAVE,
Defender Beats the Valkyrie Over
Eight Minutes. The Eace
an Exciting One.
All hall. Defender!
the Altininuimt ad bronze boat defeated
talkyrie lii 9 nindtes and 49 seonds in the
first of the races for the Amuridi StF iV
New York harbor on Saturdlay. Twerity
thousandpeople. on the greatest flotilla that
ever assembled off Sandy Hook. witnessed
the race, and there was a scene of hilariouc!
joy when the Defender crossed the line Null1
two miles ahead of Lord Dunraven's boat.
The joy of the multitude was undoubtedly
iieresed Iy the fact that the Valkyrie led
the tanked boAt foy the first hour. She
*aied aWay from the befender In a way
that led Englishmen t6 fondly hope thal
- their day had come at last. Bright visiom
6t the America's cup floated before thei
eyes, while the patriotic Americans, wh(
were packed tier above tier on the many
' a nu A te v uzmane u;;a
when the boats started and all the joys o
gebting seemed, gone when the Valkvri
easily moved to the front and showed he
heels t) Defender. Cheers and enthusiasa
ere missing for a full hou rwhen the Driliil
boat :zs leading, There was only a Ivl
knot bre at the start and ValkyriO was go
ingthrough the water faster th:ia the De
fender in the light air.
There was a lumpy sa: on and quite
swell came in from the o?.'an but the buffet
ing of the w.ives against the Britishcrs bov
di not ke-- h'-r back. She out-pouited au,
out-footedI the 1terreshoIT boat to the amaze
ment of the great erowdl of spectators. Bu
after esta'isliing aie::t of a good qiuarter o
a mile. the win.l having fresh411('d., tle el
challeiger failed to hiolI her on and th
Yankee- vaeht lbeyan to gainm. When th
crowd sa'w it there was a goeil brightenf
ing up. a-id as it beca-ne pin that the pro
duet of Ame'rien:i brains was picking up he
rival, a ehe:'r went up. a-il tu.; ooat whist
sreehe'l 1. As both y.u-ehts w~ere 1 eating t
winward it lsimpossib'l' to sty .list -whoc
the Defender overhauled tihe British boa
bnt it wats aboumt 1:25 p. m. When the .boat
he1 encvered neatrly hialf of th' iio mil's
windward work. 0: ie thec D..fendelr got hi
gait there wvas no cateh~ingl: h-tr. and a~ t:
wind .-oinitle to fre.<hm on she :'ned GPr
very large gap Ingen l-f he-r stern and ti
how of LerdI Dumnravenm' le':. We'n U
D Ci.-fer reai.hed. th ouiter mai-rk '-he had I
advantam:" of 1 inaw anm*~-~ I 'e w?"of
The-re w:e I :t i. '1.) >:4strai i)I '4 lb" ',
ke' boit mt-k I 'ih- to 1. T 'u ni ih-.
bire1. the-' ruin h-e b-'....-am a brI r.
and it wa-s 1 conflma't ai for lhIe' -e
4 inu't'5.- 53 - n s
Wth the tie .al->wU "' -"mel"' .I
D.:endiir'r. vi--t.ry w. 'S imut--; u
seons. The wind1 n .s t.-n nt: at thi
ish. The dtv' ra-. 'an -l to I U
Ill 'move'1 lieei a eghost inc11'th iml U ai
--iowethat sih., s emed .''-le-r thatnil
De):fendr in that windl. I- acl- , -ho'. 1 it
Swith am wind' of fromu -ight to- t--nm kin' 't
Sboth win-d war-I wor.; a't.l bro-ti Ir-al'n
the E'-rlish boast ecoalm I net k-c'', thi e
b the )-*feinder- U i h a -hts w-r' son
what ineterfered with hyV th-- att:;Ilant It
bletthe patrocl y-a-ht; k'-pt a fairy -I
course exeplt at the- sn at andl fimsh wvl
some confusi'o ocurre-l.
LI EBRASKA DEMUCRATS MEEl
CThey Heartily Endorse the Admit
1tratton and D~eclare for Sound
Money.
Nebraska administration Democrats v
are opposed to free silver and fusion v
- Populist, met at Lincoln to nominate a e
fdidate for Associate Justice of the Supre
lCourt and two candidates for regents of
ie University.
a-The committee on platform reported I
,*ay as follows:
(."The Democrats of Nebraska eengratun
'se tcountry upon the sure sign.sof re-ui
eprosperity. In spite of the evil, prediet
of alike of protectionists and silver mnilatiolt
the country is steadily and surely gau
aground. .
a'-We send greeting and congratulauem'i
C Grover Cleveland aned his cabeinet, not<
s for their wvise and prudent eours', wilh
C. aided so much in bringgn-g aboeut the be
rdfinacial condition, but also for the:
and fearless adherence thrughut the
e period of depression to sound prmieiph
ry economis, and for their just coni'eu)
the rights of the whole people.
"We endorse the Natioaal D~noo
*ch platform of 1892 and the initerperet
rhplaced thereon by the rresid.-at and w
sist upon this policy as especialily ne:i
ad for the protection of the farmers. la
ryand pr perty owning debtors.o1.i
silver mono-muetalism.f It me .as .
goo I ruptey for all save the mine own -r.
his cogize in the issue and re--.see C
is T resry notes a seriouis menae to1 the
l ilit of the national finance-, atnd we
bs the retirement of all Treasuiry notes a
his,-arliet possile momenlt, with 1'rol
sale guamrante'!s for m-aintaining thle r.
sary volume of curren whiebi shal~ i
ivised ly a compg ent, nonl--arusaa
inreny cominlion.
u Fur Justie~ of the Supreme- Ceurt.
3t1aL~oy, of Omaha. was- nomiat'lI
to An i-nn'aie.John 11. Aan'.-, C' Lin.-ii
in W s. Abe. of Hfildretn. weru
edd for regents 'and the eo .vention ad )
r1soi Sidie.
PENCILLING.
31G R ANTS FOR OUR STATE.
50,000 Acres of South Carolina Land
Wanted for Inmediate Colonization.
Mr. T. 13. FeIder, of Americus, Ga.,
representing the' Corliin BankingCom
pany, and Col. Nike Brown, of Barn
well, S. C., to meet F. S. Mordaunt
and party, of Chicago, to select fifty
thousand acres of land in South Caro
lina for immediate colonization pur
poses, whici has been contracted for.
They will select such hinas along the
Catroli na Midland and Sonth Carolinit
id Georgia railroads as can be secur
ed at reasonable prices, and thon tako
lands in different sections of South
Carolina. - There will be organized for
this colonization lsin5ss a cerpors
tion known as "'The South Carolinia
Company.' which will do ameh to de
velo) South Carolion. Mr. F. S.
Mordanint represents proidnent capi
talists of the Northwest, zs does 3h.
J. B. Felder of the Ea-t. The fact
that. Messrs. Grover and Gilbert, wh-.
arc In the party from Chiesgr', an4i
who have been connected w:th th..
Santa Fe and Ri. ( ral"t 1!ailroad fo
I years in the inigrio.niv i ar!
turning their attention L.1 the South.
shows thait this Smthe! n1 1untry h
a bright and glrious futr'.
Death of Dr. ). C. 'onpkins.
Dr. D. C. Tompkins- one of t]i3
most prominett physiciasns and cit:.
zens of Edlgeel-l county. died at hi
home in the village of Meeting Street.
Wednesday last. He was the father (
. D. A. Tompkins., the Southern oil
man, sand A. S. Tomplkins of thi. Bar.
Hec was captain of one of the com
panics of the 14th South Carolina regi
ment, and did trune service throughoum
the war.
Hampton's VioWning Well.
Rampton is jabilant. At a depth.
of forty-six feet a flowing well was se
cured on Monday. The water is very
cold, and rises four feet above th'
surface, giving a supply of eighteen
gallona minute:
I It is estimated that the peach crop
this year hss brouht into Riage
Springs and vicinity not less. thasi
$50,000. Never his the fruit been so
abundant There were Fhipped dur
ing the season 50 solid refrigerator
crate factory aseen rnnng.- ery
little cotton has come . in Vet. it is
two weeks later than last'year.
The first bale of new coiton was sold
on Monday last at Latta by Mr. A. L.
Stephens. It classed as middling-anul
weighed 493 pounds and brought 71-4
eetts per pound. The crop is nearl.
- three wens later than the first bal.i
last year, From preent indications
- the cotton crop will be considerabl-y
t shorter than last veare, but there is it
fine &op of corn already male.
The tirst bale of new eft*m t >),
broulght to the; ltoek. JTIbli srnet was
sold ou Friday by :.-. EL G. Neel,
of Ctiawboa TLown.ship:, to Messrs. A.
SFriedheimn & Brot'her at 7. .'i he er
'tra two eccots above' j::st yeasipri
ought to make an enrosd- eee
in15 the debt-pasying3 'cpc of .thid
~years crop.
eThe gianite gunrry at T:~colet si.
gradakly inerenisin~g the number ot
laboirers. *Every. avaihsble..house and
cai ini th~e nighborlis occupi.
.Thsere are about tjity 'exp'srt stone
- cutters ast wmk I nsow, lide1 a largo
': large orders from l sthbog, which
a they sare no0w filin.s.
o | Ans appeal is to bie msue to Judge
Ii Sim:onton, in the Une. Ia ite Cuonrt.
- at C'haerlestons. for S a modl'ifientionl of
the tem ojf the decree of the sale oE
:the Port lioyal and Western Carolin e
tRairoad. The pinipal)5 objections is
~that the decree allows compneli 'in
terest 0on SOme of thme b)onds.
-' Tobacco curing has about ende I
about Una. The~re lhas beesn a very
good crop mnadc in that setion, and
some mnoney will be meld de'spiteI the
fact that (epensse were -:ery. heavy,
- this, the 1irst year of the enitumre. The
esperimeniit has~' proved ~successful anud
the culturc of the weed will be contin
ued.
ho The chasin gang sys m which was
ith started by the last Legi.lutnre is being
n of much benefit to the public roads.
e Recently the gang has been at work
the on some of the roads inI Marion county
and has donse some good and -much
ar- needed work.
LeLake City has a new and- commo
tdious tobacco warehouse, ntow in suo
O cessful operation. The erection of
!s, this warehouse is due to the exertion
igof the Lake City Times.
to Picking cotton in Darlington conu
tVtv is somewha~t !ater -thans usual this
yur ear. The farmers are just now be
-ginning.
SCholera has beeni playing havoc with
the hogs'about Itowesville. Mr. John
C. Fincher has lost over forty head.
At n alligator about eight feet long
~was~ recently choked to deaith in a fish
avy ent at Cain's Mill.
ank- His Black Split Wide Open.
r-An accident ocenrred at Luken's
ta- lumber mill, Sumter, which may re
'a'or sult in the death of Dozier Robertson,
Sa colored laborer. Long timber was
.7being cuti and in some way Robertson
got up against a swinging saw and his
e:r- back was split open. No one seems to
.~know how thme negro happened to get
against the saw. His back was split
adwide opeg and the accident may resn#