Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Corn responds readily to proper fertilization. Larger crops, fuller cars and larger grain are sure t<> result from a liberal use of fertilizers containing at least 7;,; actual ^ A _ l!.. i' <*) t'j Hj Our books nre fn.-c So f.srvn chum.;.; kai.i v.okk. . vi N'uun St . New York. mup'V ;l:nr \ liiiiiiitiiit lit . ioikii.it Appeal >'.) u'jiicii: u> uppfusseu riumaiiity. I TO i To i'vo\<?!ii ttnipioymcnt of Any # Child Utulor Years and Flx-| iUl, Liiiiii Io icDiii.i oi iiiihor. To the Kditor ot li.e iiegistcr: luis is HO appeal legislation to prevent any ?-<itt<in mil) trom employing air s-.-t. c>i hands ior si longer period than ten hours i n any day. 1 u hehulf oppretd ; humanity ! mak> my appeal;1 upon facts I base it. From physiological, phrenological, social and hereditatv facts,' that, cannot ho denied, 1 base my! appeal. The state cannot afford j to treat lightly a problem that so pertains to her present and future great uess. When the substructure of any institution has been undermined the superstructure must full. What is the state for if it is not to look after the : forests of her people and her institutions? An injury to ono of those is an injury to the state, because they are as much a part of the state as are the individual members of a human bouy a part of the body. it is true that the cotton null is <* utiw mint; in uie hoihii. it lias scarcely been in existence long enough to toll what will bo the liii;t 1 rusult ot ho many country people Hocking to these manufacturing towns. Nor i-i it necessary to await the tinal result; the tendencies are enough. From a physiological standpoint she must consider the oonsequpnee of immature children from is to 12 years kept in a standing position, day after day, lor eleven hours, breathing heated, impure and dusty air. it is ahsoli, i .. .., w .,,,. thei o 10 . . i ' . -r ' '. < )' !i! i>< the e. Toll ' ,t '1I , hi.t'y, 'v '! '' 1 ' dow n?vnrd r;!v ret *.rd the development of vital organs in the unpor r?,iTiti^ c.f the hodv. i he impure air must imlitale against the limits and l/ie purilication el tiie hlood. while the uutnher hours must tell upon inu nervous systems 01 aduiii ami much moreupou the constitutions of il.iiirei:. Aire; d_, lit ie ih .4 fiaioii kno.vii ?s the fneto' !i" ! :. ! ' ,)f * '<af list! \vc ! f!. ' fr in! i. t- ; ! From a phrenological stand point, it in not norossary to mako any inquiry a? to the r<>milfn of small, undeveloped, uneducated children entering a cotton mill, and spending a life time, as an OABTOXIIA, ni f??- s9 ' appurtenance to a machine; do-' ing work that is so mechanical j that there is no opportunity for! developing reasoning, or logical i faculties at all. Ignorant of what is transpiring in the world around them, each day they grow more and more mechanical, while their brains become more and more j dravfed. Living an animal, sensual an 1 mechanical life, where is any intellectual and moral devel1 meat? ilxamine the'dm* : f th* skulls of those that have known I nothing I tit in a factory. Fi di in I 1 the Mammoth Oave have no eyes. Why? Beoause they ceased to usetlieeyes they had. Then what! shall ho tiio elfoct on South ' arolinn Ol ii 1 ty or .^cNciiF- ??e . sand factory ; opuiv v ilit' miuds, v .ih imaginations, with ; ? . * . ?' ,1 Diomoriuo% U..l- inn^ * u tie , and ail unused * V S ii Sol.l.'.l .?.? ' . . .4 ' i dOl' . / C'it'..i.'til IS < i t1 ii. i i 'i % . t !K . . t v> \\ \ oni roili > the stat : ioutnmi? people living in tenement nouses,'in close prox-1J imity, without sanitary arrar.g merit ; hendreds of both exes mingling miscellaneously behind the looms, to and from the: mills; tendencies too destructive in their final results to men-! tion. (Jan these tilings buildup, and nuril'v the social life ol a statu? See Sixteen-year-old | youths marryitig, as though to marry was a holi lay joke. What shall be the ell'ect of animal in- 1 Htinet turned loose without moral or intellectual restraint? From the hereditary standpoint,] if from none other, tho state should assort her power. If tho present system of operating factories is mi'itating against the physical, the mental and social man, what will be the result if handed down unrestrained, increasing in its destructive results as it goes? If it is true that "a bad enviroumnot may develop a pernicious heredity," then may tho state auk: ''What shall tho harvest bo?'' Take all these environments, destructive in their, tendencies,and let them lie hand- | ed down from generation to generation, gathering momentum as i thev no. marrvinn and inter-mar ; rviriK, exapporatinp tendencies as ' they swoop, nnd what do you 'have? A monstrosity! | A traveller in Africa says: "Wo saw children of 12 yearn of j who appeared but '?, or s. so , puny and undeveloped were , they." What will the traveller of the next century say as h? travels through our southland? To those who so enthusiastically laud "the New South." and speak boastinjrly of her nianufaciurinjr inducti ;e , .ve v.* ui.i ask to consider : What will i?e. eoine of our elites, our courts, o ur ci 111 v ,?n 1111. i v i.iir I'OMi'riivs >. in les:- replenished by til'* fresh ye lll.il.!> oi Oil i i'jlllllij . iilitllOv. -hull these be rephnihed ft i;i this class when tlo v are at a cotton mill ? Js the cotton iiii'1 ?! r? ' "ouvo Iron; '.vie 'he tit.- ito tlravv fresh st >rc.s of strength? It is vet to ho proven that the cotton mill business is not the ureatest curse that ever happened to.South Carolina. lull; about her wealth ! Yob, hut when she is drawing on the hlood, the hrain, the heart, and 11113 IMJUIH III m " 111" I il I J * J llr* > t*l 1111born h!io is paying a price too | dour. Hotter do like Marion's live on acorns and potatoes. 1 War destroyed many of her in, habitants, but it did not develop ;a pernicious heredity. 11cr heroes nnd her vast greatness may ! live within the pages of history ; i they cannot bo reproduced from a debased heredity. Lot the state ward ofT threaten ing evils by prompt legislatic (iivo at least childhood tor me tal ami physical developmei (live manhood time for readi and recreation, at least for his o spring's sake. Let toe state realize that t physical is the foundation ot t intellectual, hence the fonndatf of a nation. Let the state encourage reci at ion and physical devolopiueii let her encourage libraries sn schools, and let her iise the litt of her power ;n forcingconipaei to provide for the welfare ai the best interests of their to: 11 operatives and their families. Let the state establish sot system of putting b> rk tin brutish characters who ha prostituted fathc rhood by maki 1 ivi s of their c liidrer., :n i loiter around factory low : ,ctulie", ti. > earni* :.s of th; posterity in gratifying thJ lr atbei ish pre' Let the sta! release tho chi and put to work tho irilli j)<?? ill. I'nh the stilt takes acti steps she has a leaven within h that will perm ate her eve social institution a: .! .vill vital affect her moral;- : u 1 her sec; |j f>. Let the -tate rea'.iz that no i stitutiou can stand whose found lions has within it tho gcrnif death. If ''improvement in envirc rnent means the purilieation heritage," let tim state wren victory out of defeat by legis! ting along these linos. John (1. Koi'k.k. l'aptor of I'nion Mill Method church. South Carolina Co?f< IM1CP. S100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper win he p'onscd learn that there is at least one dr< a ?? <! oise that Holenee lias h? en able to euro In all stages ami th it Is Catarrh. llall's Catarrh C is the only positive euro now known to medical frat> rnlty. Catarrh being a const! tional disease, requires a constitutional tr? nienL Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Interna acting illrcctly upon the hlomt ami muci surfaces of the system, thereby destroying foundation of the disease, and giving patient strength by building up the const tlon and assisting nature In doing Its wc The proprietors have so much faith In curative powers, that they offer One Ilund Dollars for any ense that It falls to cure Si for list of Testimonials. Address, 1". J. CHKNKY & CO . Toledc Sold by Druggists. "IV Hall's Family 1'ills are the best. Clover for Poultry. Strange ns it may tuom, poult loos well on hay an a part of ration, if it is the right kind hay. (iootl, bright, clover hay,c lino and stooped and mixed wj wheat short", makes a tine fe for laying hens, as the clover cc tains more mineral than gra and is besides rich in prole which goes to make eggs, great has become too dema for clover lor fowls among the who live in towns ami villa* that an I4. 1 . o ;it :.i has bog to make what i-; called clo\ meal, which 1- ehivi-r 11 > v orr.u i- * ? i powder r ?v to in* mix ;s - other i* > !i)'' 1 !. The iiirni'T who J-" fee Imp' r \? r hay ran .\\av- have a si ply lor the In*:.- r>ady made, a \iiig I he ini hcrl? tl tail oil iii handling the liay a rooking litosi witn the oil ground It i'o that i- used. 1! n ii'Ii Oi ! > us i;< turned i<>< .. !.aro they an p, ; at olovor li they will pick enough for th purpose without any trouble the part of the o\vn< r. It ta! the place of other green feed a lis the best one we have.?Sib K night- Watchman. Mr. F.lisha Berry, of this pla i shvh he never had anything him o much good and nivo ni 'quirk relief from rheumatism 1 ('hamherlain'n I'ain Balm, wan bothered greatly with she ing pains from hip tr? knee ui ne lined this liniment, which fords prompt relief.? B. F. Bak druggist, St. 1'aris, Ohio. 1 sale by .J. F. Maol^ey iV Co. 11 B. C. Ilough & Co. >n. j AN OLD LETTER. lit. I*. M. MONTUOMKKY, in Tho Home. I found it to-day in the dusty leaven !1 - Of u volume long unread. Folded away in some long-past day jjg In the years so swiftly fled. . A faded letter, old and dim. Hlurred with the touch of ago, DIl And a strange sweet scent was still faintly blent With each worn and yellowed page. A letter writ in a childish hand To a sister far away Who had learai d to roam from the hillside *' ^ home PS A I tie- friends of her girlhood's day. I>(t I > ar little writer?tho small brown hand That pe end the halting Mites || e ' lias lor.:/ been at r -st on a clay-cold breast. IP-neat her native >i t en. Ah! As I n td it mv ey, s were tilled 1811 . V. tlit tv i.ev, <t nil. r t?-nt * '' ( For it hrought one mor> the dreams of yore ! And the sv.. . ' i f \ ani-hrd year. . . And the litth sts'.or with violet flyos, j ^ ; And braid-. - ! -.en bnlr, in. cling it.; hand, si "mi tl once more tost :<! \ ' f As of old 1. side iny chair. i p ? I.ove anil l?i:?es fond an I sweet T .It of . M-tltno fri -'i 1 . <i ' iiotic i, a.'l greetings hient with each ue-.s- ! IIU; sage sent. { S< raps and n 11.- an I -n 1 . " The front door ros?-tret is out in 1 loom. ^ ' I And i-.e tti' has Uiltclis : ;r. T T hi.- I til, and tl..- iiat.y can .' i. ' rr ' Aiene by hiir-elf on the door. | i V . llnying is over?il was -t.i l! fuii::l J ; A is l the "M w In to h< h's de-id I Aren't you sorry *?I am ami cousin Sam j I.h out \\ t'.sl? lib hiiul. '' i in iica I of toy clasS. ami Kilty lorn IH- Cobx s acli ii{toriiooii to j.lay, , , K\. I I. !. < , ..in lonely, ami 1 wish that v . Hadn't ever conv away. ,1* Won't you como buck aoon( for i tnlu you so. r And il sci-iiis so long to wait, 1 semi you a rose from the rose that crows llul there by the gardOD Kate, la- i tblnk of you every hour that somen And very it Ik h t I pray, Ilefore 1 sleep, that i out will keep . , Dear sister so far atyay." ISt . 1 folded it up with reverent touch, That letter so old and quaint, With cueli yellowed shot t ami each message sweet. And the writing dim ?n.l faint, 1 put It away w ith my treasured things, to Atul my eyes were dim with tears, use ^""r :l -spell It bore of the days of yore And the hopes of olden years, lire , , ^ . , Vu- Curing Hams. Uy. mis From tho I.lvu Stock ludlcator. 1m. A spoedy find certain method of curing bacon and hams is a? us follows: After they have been thoroughly waited lift out of the nalt and hrino to drain. Wipe bh 'dry as possible with a cloth or paper and rub all over the flesh wide with pulverized pepper. Black j pepper iH bent for drying and j hardening. Then hang in the upry ! Per part of the smokehouse or in itglaome other dry apartment. In a of'few day? rub again with pepper :tit to prevent danger from insects, (h ' When the meat, has become solid I e(j | enough to cut in smooth slices. I ,n_ rut.1 again with popper and roll j,, 'each ham in thick paper or cloth iujand bury in a l>ox or barrel of So! d-y '.nil I aches. It will keep f??r ?d j years. 1 know this, for we have! )sej*r! ' The yepper cures meat ;es | faster than smoke, and the < ' u!i n-h? ' : : dry, :.nd v. i! 1 preserve -t.r ory rn'-;<T ontinuonsiy Mil ""! CASTOR J A Id- ' xor Infants and Children. ' v* I" iloducing f ho ?<icxt Col fori Crop. )8Q | >lv 1 \\'|;i! -I 11present I< w pri<v f eir cotton i- duo more Id gem lal <--ii ; tagrntion of business than Id <es i/o of I lie present crop, it i ; u11 "d | i|inst innahlc thai I In* size of the u'r crop does aU'eet I lu* prim. \\ it ' noss 111*1 rise in price of wheal in the mi-lst of general stagnation do l),,s>Mess, due clearly to short ich aK(>''1(> world's supply of bread a? stiiII". Sometitiics supply and demaud is tin' dominant factor in 'Ot- ! ,tij determining prices. This is the' af- ease in normal conditions of' ,?R? trade; in abnormal conditions? I4 or nd M"'1 as now prt*%*?*?i 1?other factors become equally or.more import Tuvt's Pills Cure AH Liver ills. Save Your Money./ ()ne box of'Putt's Pills will ^ 'e many dollars in doctors' ^ \ boy willsurcly cure all diseases oi'thfc stomach, liver or bowels. i: !o Reck!e5,s Assertion ' or sick headache, dyspepsia, .dari-', coo dipation >'.11 "rousness, a million people endorse TUTf S Live- PI: : S . lit : i . i 'f. mi v. ays lu'S ! > <n o., \ r- - ; t .a,w: '? ill ! 6 V j : i< s .fl onh ior I !:<> '' 1 ' ' villi i j/v In .-:. . . i . > !;?' : \ y<':ir, 1 >eea11 :i _ . i ji.>.i mil <>t I his year s ci j? ?. i; to ' ci? ?I iivcr is'o iuxi v< Ill greatly to ' !. ;km . . v i \ :.n mer in I lie cotton Sl it. . will appreciate, and ;u't >), - i, ' !.; hit -ii v of redne it;tlic iivreiiec in cot'on. Don't la? f'ooh i will; the idea that other jk'oj lo are vc*>inrr to plant ' r ' t lien Ion* tpi ice will In* ! mnl v . i will plant a '?i_r ? r?? get the ben (i' of if. That J lias I r.\ p! ,yed t;ft, n mid always' fail-, for other farmers are as sharp as yon are and all play the same ^ame that, you do. All men think all men mortal hut themselves. If the crop is reduced you will ho benefited by it, no matter whether the price goes up or not. It* it goes up you gain bocause you get. the same money for a small crop which it has cost you to make and handle. If 4be the price does not go up,you will be less on a small than ? large crop. Moreover,if you ^ a smaller crop of cotton you will raise more provisions ami that will put you in better shape. t ...a-; < _ i ? ij\iwuiiip .11 11 limn un^ iiiiu i-\ t-r.v point of view, it is clearly your interest to reduco the crop of cot ton. The only hope of securing a reduction in the size of next year's crop of cotton li< -s in each ! farmer lecling the necessity of it, and reducing 11i? own crop without eonsultin , his neighbors or an\ hodv else. The fanners are too widt ly - ejiaratc'd to get to get her through organizational' ettch one act for himself. I'aimers Alliance and the tirl ware genuine ellbrts to get v. fanners together, but they have :r !_ fs'ic 1 : t le 'olct s were ! .til1) t'.lfV \\ II..' !.l p 1 refill s lnil in jii'o of I his t! t\v have waiioil.?Soullcin ('ul; i vat or. \ Everybody Hays Ho. Cuscurets ( andy Cathartic, the mosj derftil discovery of the n>re, a ant ami refrcshinu to tin- taste, ltd an.I positively fin ki.lneys, liver and I f v< .s, cleansing the entire system, dispel eolds, euro lit lfioho f p r, hdl: ir? 1 constipation and biliousness. i'lease buy and try a hox oft' ('. (l. t.o-day; 10, S1T?, r>o rents. Sold and guaranteed to ciiro by all druggists. '> Min j and Whlskov Tfr.hUs td JJ) i2 y ii ?;f till cured > ? ti.) II.- witu5 H it - 3 "m ''".in. I took of parfa jj ^ fl li w li I truism sent I Iti'.K. "&It M WOOI.I.K Y, M.D. ? iitiNuuti * ?. uiin.e lot .n, 1'rvor tit. mad;: ME A MAM . -v / . . T Bl 1 I r( iTKLY < i KK /J i A J f, * rroun />ii<rMr?-l''uilinn Mom* fc/ * * e.ry, f mpotoney, Slooplo-snonH, ?to.. cuuhmI U: TV I'jf A i > or oiujr hxcosno* una A crf?Hon?. iTir// r/uirkip <$nrf nurriu \ - 7 - ia oiler jivi I Iti h f:niu for Ptud yt huntnosi or ir?-n l'n-VMnt. Insanity and Co'i^Ufri j tuKi'ii in tiiiiM. j ii: ir .? *iiovth immti-iAlo i j fnwnt nnd effort# n t THH whoro nil other \ wist npon hnvi:itc the nuino Aj \X Tablots. )in7ucur(Nl Hio>oun(iHi.i;il willcuroyuu. Woni itlro written Knarnnt**** to wfTwct u cur? CA f%* Hftrh cn- ftor refund tho ron?>\ I'riiM W v p*ckaw?; or wis pkit*** (full treatment) for . # mail. In plain vrm;?i??*r. upon rocolpt of prl^o. fircalnr AJAX KL-MLOY CO., ^Vv?Zi?* For HaU* in Lancaster, S. C., by J. F. Mackey it f'o.