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GOVERNOR REPLIES TO CHARGES AN1) INSINUATIONS AGAINST HIM. Never Advised llim. Favors Eliminating Dispensary Profits. IVill Stand For Ke-clection. Governor Fdlerbe yesterday for the first time, came out in an interview, to answer the numerous charges and insinuations made against him. lie denies all connection with the New hold affair, and says he gave him no advice \v ha fever. lit* comes out squarely in lavor of the dispensary, ami proposes to a in eml the law by doing away with the profit feature, and, if necessary, limiting the *.lo to medicinal and sacramental purposes. lie announces his camlulancy for the governosship <>n his record. The following are his remarks: I see in the News and Courier of Tuesday.au editorial commenting on the report from its Chester correspondent, which, while not directly doing so, may, by insinuation, lead people to believe that the governor advised Nowbold not to surrender. The language used by the Chester correspondent reads: "lie was instructed by the state authorities not to surrender until to-day or until the court of general sessions of Spartanburg county had adjourned." I wish to denounce the statement as absolutely and unqualifiedly false. I sent Mr. Newbold no message, gave him no advice and made no terms with anyone for his surrender. I am getting heartily ?icli and tired ot such dirty fiiDga and insinuations. It seems that a gentleman hag no protection, but has to submit to uch slanderous insinuations. I have, also, been harshly criticised for . pardoning May and Ruice fer the killing of ?Sims. Sims was a desperate moonshiner who was openly violating the laws of the state, and when May and Buice attempted to seize the liquor, Sims started to fire on the oflicerg, and had they not killed him, men in the discharge of their duty would have been killed. Moreover, Mr. Crawford, who was present, testified that the killing wan in self defense. This ia entirely **ide from the petitions and the endorsement of seven of the jurors. These were in addition to other petitions, one signed by many of the very best of Spartan* burg's citizens. There seems to be a common understanding on the part of certain people t?> destroy the dispensary law. and they take n lvantag. of all the*e unfortunate occurretires to v-p them against the law. Since 1 ave been governor, 1 have tried : aid --iy '<> perfortn my ollicial duties, and will not be swerved by idle clamor or -museless criticism. Several days ago an interview was printed from liev. Carroll, in which 1 was reported to have said that rather than "join the liquor men, I would go to A great many have asked me toli 11 out that blank. What I said was : "before 1 would turn this state over to the liquor element, 1 would go home and uo to plowing." The most difficult problem that confronts us to-day, is that of the liquor traffic. The dispensary I think is the best solution of the question, but as the courts have decided that the dispensary is not a police regulation, I am in favor of amending the law so as to make it a police regulation by " Rust," the dread of the cotton grower, can be prevented. Trials at Experiment Stations and the experience of leading growers prove positively that Kainit I is the only remedy. We will be nhul t<> sond, free of charge, inU-restinjj ami nsi :'u! pamphlets which tri .it of the matte r in detail. GERMAN KALI WORKS. y3 NiiMU St., New Yoik. 'eliminating the profit feature ami, if noeessarv, not to sell it as a beverage, but only for medicinal 1 and sacramental purposes. Those who advocate high license I have snrelv tint ronil ivirofullu j tho decisions of the courts, for in ' the ease of Soott vs. I)onahi, tho courts advanced the view that the state could prohibit, they could inspect, but could do no more. If tho dispensary is not a police regulation and the state cannot control the liquor under ' the dispensary law, it certainly 'cannot do so under high license. ' Besides, under a high license sys' tem it would in a few months decenerate into the open barroom. As a rule, men who would buy a license to sell whiskey, would have no moral character, and would be altogether irresponsible and perfectly indifferent to the welfare of the state and of the people. Their only object would bo to make money, and the constituf: 1 -1- c Txr1 iiuiiAi lotsti a.tiOun ?uuju uu Ulhregarded. This liquor fight is not a factional issue. It is a fight between tho moral elements of Olir neonl? and the lirmnr mnn r- * Do you propose to make a light on this next year ? I propose to go before the pco' pie on my record, and, if necessary, to advocate the policy juHt outlined. Some of my euemies have Haul I might he re elected because of the unwritten law to give a governor two terms. I want | it understood that no one need j keep out of the race on this account, and 1 would not have it as a mere matter of precedent if my ; efforts diu uot warrant an endorsement. If I cannot refute the numerous j charges that have been made against me, and cannot show to the people that 1 have honestly .....i ..n.. t 1 .. i: -i ' I *\ ( ?4 i r\t 1111 ?t?i> 11 MMi i ij ii IM*IIH rt:?* the duties of the office, I do not rare to he elected. Some people may think it is a very fine thing to he governor, hut there are other things I value more highly, ami before 1 would gaerilice my manliness or any principle, i would he defeated a thousand tiniea. While I like to please 1 had rather have 'heron 'ionsnes* of having done my duty than the applause of the world. CASTOTIIA. l?3* Not liaise Sugar Meets J Five cent rotten makeg the farmers very naturally ca?t about them for something to relieve the situation from a financial standpoint. And in view of this WO wish to direct their utlantinn to the importance of sugar beet raising. Tha Department of Ag riculturo at Wieliington iu interjesting itself in thih matter, and in 1 going to send out sugar beet seed ! next year all over the country to ' induce the farmers to experiment with it. The farmers of the Westj ern States are becoming inler e more will, in a few years, be al d most worthless. I refer to the o ruinous "Lien Law." It hai i- driven many intelligent people i, from the farm, and if the present o system is kept up and increases at > it has for the past few years, the i- farms will soon bo altogether ii the hanels of an ignorant, shiftless f. class, who neither know nor care t- anything for scientitle agriculture )- and whose chief idea is making n cotton, cotton, all cotton, e. Any negro who can rent five e i acres of land can go to town an< >- | get a lien and spend most of hi< t- time in idleness. ()ften they wi n , rent a piece of land, give a he: n j on it and crowd a? many idler I, on it as can get there. We know (1 < fit Wfivurtll tfll/i trill i\r\t* rw itir.Hi they can make some money ot of it at fivo or six cents which th South Carolina farmer cannot C with his greater cost in the wa of fertilizers. And it would seo; that the South Caro'ina farme will perforce be compelled i turn their attention to oth< money crops. If this crop will c , what is claimed for it, enham the value of land and render more productive and increase tl number of cattlo, hogs and shot ! and improve the quality and ii 1 crease the quantity of milk an ! luitter, it is worth oxpeiimentir with. Let the experiment be trie Wo understand Prof. Newma will try it next year at Clemao ?('otton I Mart. Tin r< is more ( ilarrti In this section of t J ? . .I.trv III ill all Oilier dUeusc.s (lill tn.-etlp are! ml ! tin- last few \* ars was s ippost I lo inetirai !< . For a k'rc it ve.irs doctors pi i. in< i' it a local ills* ase, ami prescribed im treatment, pronounced n Incurabio. Selen li is proven i i tar ill lo lie a lonstltiitiotinl d a e. p. I I'.crnfore reijt.lri s , mst inilo'. treatment. Hall's I'atarrli Cure in an nfactur * P.J Chnney & Ca, Toll lo. Ohio, in the or eoliNl .lit ion 11 cure o., 11 * marl* i It p taki 'r i" , li, d Ir ! ilri ps 'ii a lcasii..n If'-'* It nets directly on tin- til.n: I am! mi.cu irf ic. s *f tin *1 in I'le'V offer one blind. I dollars for any CMO It fails to ouro. St nd I olrjuiiira and to* Mm mltli .\ ' lrotui. I I CID A'i: V .V < O., Toledo, <> Sol! i>y Druifiiiiilti. file Mall's I'ain , I'ills are the ti* aL Itepeal of l.ien Law. i \\ I llerliort, in Suiithorn Farmer and lit ticulttirlst. i Fditor Southern Farmer an Horticulturist: We have read your Prospectu * and endorse what you are intern i itie to do. to stimulate a deoD< interest, in improved agricultui , in South Carolina. \Ve are gin that you are making such a sto The farmer certainly needs I do more reading and thinkiu about It in business and his intyres There is one thing that I hope yo will not overlook in the bogii ning, a practice which iA ' fai ruining the farming indusCry c our State. It has already roine many valuable farms, and man ested in it and are looking int it as the raising of wheat an corn has become unprofitable t them. In this they find them selves in the same conditio! financially, as the farmer wh raises cotton at five cents. Re cently a large gathering of farm ers was held at New Castle, Ind to hear an address from l'ro Wiley, of the National Depari nient of Agriculture, on tlie sul ject of beet culture. He told thoi that beet culture was practical)! on any land that would produc good corn, because it had the re quisite amount of saccharine mai ter in the soil. He also told t.hei ; that beet culture, so far froi j being exhausting to the soi ; greatly improved and enhance its value, and cited the norther part of France, the great whes and sugar beet producing sectio of that country, where the avci ace vield of wheat bad risen froi I 17 to 'JO bushels per acre. lie al? told them that the pulp from th factories was a very valuable foo lor cattle, sheep and hogs, an that it produced the finest mil and butter in Kurope. These ar very important facts for th farmers to consider. As the Ih partmont is going to send 01 these seed next year, we want 1 suggest to the farmer? the pr< priety of planting them next ye? as an experimental crop to se what can be done with this cro on South Carolina lands. It certainly worth looking into. ] is more than probable that th cotton empire within the next d< cade or two will betake itself I the richor and more productit lands of the West. Texas alon where her undeveloped lands ai brought into cultivation, can pr< (luce all the cottuii tub WOfl wants, to say nothing of the lant in the Mississinni Vallev. An n j mules or horse* every your. It it this section there are good men n intelligent land owners, win r- would like to farm, but are force, n to rent out their land becain< o they cannot get hands to work i e ?"}' other way. The merchant! d who give these liens prefer tha d the land owner would have noth |( to do with the renter, except t? 0 get his rent. ie We do not propose to array on? 3. class against another, but w< it really think that any thinkiui ;o man will see clearly, if ho hai 3. not thought on this matter be ir fore, that to repeal the lien lav ?e would greatly aid progress in ag p riculturo and help to build up tin is country. We have spoken to i [t great many business men of dif !0 feront vocations, and have no 3. heard one say otherwise thai o that it would surely benefit ttn e country to do away with this sys e, teni. Even tho merchants say 1 *e would put their business on i a- surer basis. We can look at th< Id lien law as nothing but a draw 1b back to agriculture and acur>e t? id the country. it ie OABTOniA. |y 3. m " " " r8 . Not Superstitious. to ?r Within the last month or two i lo number of articles have been re ;e published from the Washingtoi it Post in various newspapers o ie I South ^Carolina concerning th >p ' Associate Reformed Presbyteri [i- ans commonly called Seceders. Ii ul ' theso sketches the imainnatioi ig 1 has been given fnil play, the pur d. | pose evidently boing to entertaii lo tlio reading public. The centra " bureau of information from whicl | these sketches are sent out is ii Washington city. The gentlemai r' who gives out thoso fables ha some knowledge of the Seceder but has mixed things up wonder : fully. 7' The la^t story published was t the effect that Kbune/er Krskinc the founder of the Socessio churcii in Scotland, died and wa buried. His grave was opened b some robbers to get a gold ring h wore on his linger when lie cam to life and lived many years af i forwards. People who are unacquaiutei 1(] with the Seceders would natural), 'conclude that the deuominatioi ri 1 is a superstitious *set. As a mat j. Iter of fact no Seceder ever be >r lieved such a stor}\ The absurd re i'y roHtM in the statement tha ltj Krskine wore a ring. Such vanit; p wa? ngainst the principles of th t0 denomination and to thin da; ,jr preachers in that church bolievi I in no auch ornamentation. lU A few years ago a theologica i. student of the church wore tw< rings when lie preached a tria >f sermon and excited such criticisn *1 that we doubt if he ever attempt y ed such a thing again. / 'V 'X Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. ? Secret of Beauty is health. The secret ofhealth is the power to digest and assiin1 ilate a proper quanity ol food. ' This can never be done when the liver does not act it's part. i Do ye y k r? ow t h i & ? m/ ' Tutt's l.iver i i'.is are an abso(I lute cure forsi ! : headache.dysJ pepsin, s. urr .omach, malaria, ! I constipation, torpid liver, piles, j jaundice, i iious fever, bilious1 i ness and kindred diseases. IjTntt's Liver Pills , I .one ?i?o it was said that tho ( mothpr of Kbenozfr Krpkino was 2 I irmoirn i"> 111 ? iimifi >iiiiu<ii ?;nI cumstances, robbers trving to net li? r ring. She retrained her health , and Kbenejsnr Krskine was afterI wards born to her.being her thirty.1 third child. Another story is that ,1 the wife of Ebene/.er Erskine was r the subject of this experience. It 1 ^ is barely possible that the wife or mother wore a ring but Krskine f himself was never guilty of such a thing. j The Secedors were never superi stitious. They are moro lax in * . their views now in some respects t than they used to bo but they do i not believe in supernatural 9 stories of any kind. They believo that God orders t all things and have no faith in A the common notions of luck. They 0 never look for trouble if they see fj\a now moon thro'j^h t!?c tops o? r) the trees and they never hesitate to begin a journey on Friday. They are not terrified at the cry of the screech owl or the howl of the dog when thero is sickness in . the household for they believe that God rules over all things and that he will protect and save all who believe in Him. ft We were surprised to seo these stories republished without criticism in the Associate Reformed " I'resbytorian, the News and f Courier and the Chester Lantern. * e ?Abbeville Medium. THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE. it _ U N0 TKOlllLKS AM) (ON? SI MPTION CAN IIECUIKI). I An Kmiiieiit New York Chemist h and Scientist Makes a free n Oiler to Our Headers. n The distinguished Now York i hem9 i?t T. A. Slociiin, deinonstratin a his discovery of u reliable anil absolute s i cure for < oiisuinpt ion < I'ulinonary ._ | Tuberculosis ami all bronchial, | throat, Iijuk ami chest diseases, stnb; horn eoliths,catarrhal aireetioiis, kciiqI'thI decline and weakness, lo*^ of I tlesh, and all conditions of wa?tini* >,! away, will send TIIUKK KHKK IIOT[( TI KS all different) of his New I?is] covery to any ntllieted reader of the s( Hmkkciiisk writing lor I hem. .. Ilis"\ew .sclent itie Treatment" has 1 en rod thniiconiL 1 ....... i nuriii IJ l>j IIS <* timely use, and In- considers it a siiupi professional duty to suffering humanity t? donate a trial of his iti . tu 11 i bit* cure. 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