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WOHK OF OLEMSON COLLEGE The report of the hoard of trustees J Of Clcnison College gives an interesting summary of work the past yeai: In submitting this, the tenth annual report of Clernson College, as required by law, it is exceedingly gratlifying to the board of trustees to state that, not withstanding the low price ol cotton and the consequent stringency in mon ey matters, flu; College has experienc ed during the year a degree of BUCCC88 bcyoud our most sanguine anticipa tions. President II. S. Harlzog has con tinued to disp'ay an aptitude and ab ility to manage the affairs of the Col lege, ami to his careful management the present piospcrous conditions arc hugely ?lue. Owing to the extensive sanitary Im provements made there has been but very little sickness during the year. There have been no eases of a serious nature. At the beginning of the scholastic year in September !;,st the number of applicants lor admission largely exceed ed the capacity of the College and it was with much regret that something over 200 applicants had to la; turned away. Four hundred and seventy-'ivu students matriculated, and these were distributed, as far as possible, among the several counties in proportion to their roprOBOUlUtion in the General As sembly. At this time the president has received enough written applica tions for admission iuto the College at the beginning of the term, September, 1900, to tili the College, not counting Ihc 'MO students now here. Notwithstanding this increased de mand upon the College this board is not prepared to recommend at this time any extensive enlargement of the College plant. Such an enlargement would be a serious matter, as it would require the enlargement of every de partment of the College, which would necessarily entail a large expenditure of money. But It is imperative that there should be such an enlargement of the plant as to properly take care of and provide for those students that are here now. In equlppiug aud co-ordinating the several departments this hoard could not foresee every condition liable to accrue. The large increase of stu donls this >ear was not distributed eq ually among the several cla-ses, but was necessarily confined to the freshmen and sophomore classes. Had this in crease been distributed among all the classes wc could possibly have manag ed very well with the equipment; hut when there is an ovorllow in say two classes every department into which these two classes go for instruction has lo be enlarged, otherwise it will be im possible to give them all proper in struction. Experience tins year has demonstrated tbo fact that, in order to properly provide for and properly in struct the students now here, under the COUdlliona above stated, there will have to be large additions both lo the build ings and equipment. We will here call your attention lo some of these necessaiy enlargements. The chemical laboratory was primarily constructed for class instruction only, but lor six or seven years a large part of the building has been occupied by the State analytical department, the work in which department has more than doubled in I lie last few years. Chemistry is largely taught in tho ag ricultural course aud in tin- course of textile industry and to a less extent m the mechanical course. Now the in crease in the. College, as above, speci fied, renders it necessary to either btuld a new and separate building lor the fertilizer and Stale analytical de partment, or enlarge the present build ing as the. building at present is entire ly too small. Ami here wc will state further that the expenses of the feitili zer department as published do not-re present all the expenses, as the depart ment has no lent and other such ex pense to provide for, and the board re quires the professors of the College te give ihclr woik to the department when they are not otherwise em ployed. By this arrangement the money actually paid out for this work has been reduced nearly one-half ot what it cost when located in Columbia. The textile, department, recently add ed lo the College courso, has met with gratifying approval ami success. But the skilled instructors employed in this department, together with the us unl eiirro.nl expenses, have added con sideiably to the total expenses of the College. The building tor this depart ment, when planned, provided for dou ble the. present building, hut it was deemed wised lo construct one-half of the building at the beginning. Now the present building is not large en ough to permit tho placing in it of tho machinery given to it, nor is it largo enough to accommodate the number of of students desiring to take this course, hence this building will have to he en larged. In the mechanical department the divisions of wood work, force and foundery and machinery were equip pod to accommodate sections of eigh teen students at a time, as this number was as large as any Instructor could pro perly teach. The increase ol students in the two lower College classes is far beyond the capacity of these divisions and tho equipment of each one must necessarily he increased. Our agricultural department needs many appliances and equipments to strengthen the practical side of the "*~*Koj:k.x All agricultural courses are still in "a formative state to some ex tent, as education along this line is new, and there are not many prece dents to follow. Wc have now reach ed a point where we can see clearly the desirability and necessity of mak ing many permanent improvements. Tho personnel of the agricultural faculty is strong, but for the most ef fluent work equipment and appliance are necessary, in the past wo have tri?.I in story way that seemed proper to make this coins* Ilia best of the band in the I'nited State?, ff? feel that it will now compare favorably with that in any other agriculture col lege, hui to hold up this high standard wc should provide modern appliances. The wretched condition of tho oiei mile of road from the 'College to Cal houn last winter made the expense of hauling coal and supplies very heavy indeed. To remedy this evil, tho board determined to build a macadam, road, bolhjKfor convenience land in struction. This road is now nearl) completed. In building it wo wore materially assisted by Mr Secretary of Agriculture Wilsoujand the experts under him. Tho macadam road will largely re duce the expense of hauling, hut if we had a railroad branch from the same place, so that the unloading of ears could be avoided, the cost of this haul ing could he reduced to a more Irillo. The hoard would have graded and laid the crosstlcs upon this road this year, the railroad having agreed to hiy tho iron and move tho cars for us, but persons owning lands refused tho tight of way. We ask that tho Act incorp orating tho Collogo be amended, giv To All Sufferers From DROPS VAUGHN'S LITHONTRIPTIC has cured thousands of desperate cases of this dreadful disease :i.i it will positively cure you. Read the following letter from R. J. Betsill, Maj. 18th Reg. S.C. Vols., i860. 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I hiivo mmi-.i .-i riit IhiIUi-h <>( V.MKIIIN'H I.ITIION'i .. 11? i l(! iiml m i i><.\v >-< mfc rtulilo Hint ablo to nltoiul to my bUHlnoAB. t <-hii now rl?lo my hon??, ? thlug 1 had been uoabto U> do for uearly two your?< y?u muy iniWUH ?noii of my ?miomotti ?h : m mtiy Uosiro. i um gliul to glvo it, on Home jiuor BlUterur may i>e beuoUttod thotoby.] For sale by the Laurene Drug Co., Laurens, S. C, and the Palmetto Drug Co., Laurens, S. C. ing tho trustees the right to build rail roads, macadam roads, tramways ami highways within its incorporate iimils, and to construct a railroad along the highway from the College to Calhoun Station, if deemed advisable, with the power to condemn rights of way there for when necessary. Owing to the fact that many of our instructors were unmarried men we have been able to provide house room for them, but tins condition has been changed and, therefore, we feel it nec essary to construct several more small cottages. The treasurer reports a balance on hand of some ten thousand dollars. This balance could have been profita bly expended in making enlargements to the equipment of the divisions men tioned above, but in the management of such an institution as Clumson Col lege it is not good business to appropri ate all of our income, at the beginning of the year. To make the enlargements of build ings and equipments before mentioned, to keep pace with the rapid develop ment of science, to preserve the Col lege property, to properly take caie of the students now here, and to maintain the high standard which Clernson now enjoys, it will require, to meet these Improvements, together with the cur j rent expenses, and to maintain a sufll cient balance on hand lo meet emer gencies, all the balance now on hand left over from last year, and all of the this year inspection tax, even if the amount should he as large as received last year. In conclusion we desire to call at tention to one of the results growing out of the particular instruction given at Clernson, Within six weeks after the last class graduated every member of the class obtained a good position at salaries averaging $li()0. Besides all of the graduates, or nearly all of them, are profitably employed in pos itions heretofore inaccessible to the you 119; men of this State. Many of the graduates of the electrical division are now receiving larger salaries than we pay the professor of electricity. All that we ask from the Legislature is that the condition heretofore exist ing he allowed to remain as it now is. If this is done wc will guarantee the con tinued development and prosperity of Clemson College It. W. Simpson, President board TlUStCOS. THE EFFECT OF COTTON MILLS. The great increase during recent years in the number of cotton mills in the South is the result, primarily, of the knowledge that such undertakings pay handsomely for investments in them. Tho movement has been one of con ant acceleration, into which other elements than mere dividends lor stockholders have entered. Actual money icci ived from the operations of mills has not been the only incentive to prompt subscriptions to the stock of new companies and a lively campaign of organization. One of the most powerful impulses, perhaps, has been the effect of cotton mills up >n the communities In which they have been established and upon the surrounding country. The Manufacturers' Record has re cently received several letters from the cotton mill legion of the South detail ing the effects upon the. community and the surrounding country of the es tablishment of a cotton mill. Mr. Frank Hammond, piesideut of the People's Hank of Greenville, S. C, writes : "It is now about twenty-live years since the QrSt successful cotton mill was built in this county, the Piedmont mills in 1870, situatsd some ten miles below here. What were then poor hillside farms have been transformed into a thriving village of f>,000 people. The Saluda river, that ran to waste, now is made to turn (?1,000 spindles, using .'12,000 bales of cotton and marketing its product all over the world. Farm lands then worth $3.50 per acre now sell lor $40 to $00 per acre. The experience at this mill is but a duplicate of a score or more of other mills in this State. The mills in this city are of much later date, nil with tho exception of tho Huguenot having been built during the last live years. "Perhaps the mo9t noticeable effect from the building of tho mills is a moro even distribution of monoy throughout the whole year. In any strictly agricultural section the bulk of business is Inrgcly during tho period of the marketing of the crop. This is practically true of tho South. Long credits and yearly settlements are tho rule. This has all been changed. Within two jears a half dozon stores in Ulis city have adopted Ihe 'spot cash' system with gratifying suc cess, while a large number of others do business on thirty days' time, mak ing collection monthly. This one ad vantage cannot lie overestimated, ami, in my judgment, the lime is not far distant when in sections where cotton mills ara built the retail business will be cash. This is not only true of the city trade, but exte. ids to the fanners as well. The large number of con sumers added to a community in null help makes a steady and proiitable market for the smaller products of the farm. The potato patch, which was forii.crly for family use, has been en larged and the increase marketed. Butter, milk, chickens, eggs, etc., are now regarded as just so much cash as soon as they are taken to market, and these in no small way produce ready money all the year round for the minor Deeds of the family, and the balance of money needed for making the crop is obtained from the banks. '?With the building of the mills here have come important improvements in business property. Old stores have been remodeled and new ones built. A vacant business house is now a rarity. Of course, these conditions have affect ed prices. I know of one consideiable piece of business property (vaeant) on Main street, a part of which sold for $()<; per front foot, that now sells for S10U. In suburban property 1 know of one piece which was bought for $250 per acre that is now selling for $1,000 pel acre. "Tho mill hands live well, and practically spend all of their wages in the towns whero the mills are. A small proportion buds ils way into in vestments, chiefly around town or in small farms. In not a few instances a farmer finding himself unable to lift a mortgage on his farm, goes to the cot ton mill, and with the wages he re ceives in a few years pays off the mort gage and returns lo the farm. "The building of the cotton mill in the South has been tin salvation of white labor. In mill work is to be found the, only line where competition is not had with cheap negro labor. The effects of this arc just beginning to ho felt. The future results are greater and more radiant than any man can foresee. "Generally slated, the new condi tions are these : A bale of cotton is made lo bring twice as much manu factured as raw. The cost of manu facture ranges from thiee and one-half to live cents per pound, according to class of goods. That is all spent at homo. Under present conditions the profits range from two and one-half to four cents per pound. This goes as dividends and increased capacity of plants. The resultant is more busi ness loyally in every, line, more equally distributed throughout every mouth in the year." - ,mm . ? * ^? The Velvet Bean.?The velvet bean has been on a boom for several years. This crop perhaps has been more cxtensrvely advertised than any other crop that can be grown in Flor ida. Perhaps, as with everything else that is boomed, too much was claimed for tho bean, but notwithstanding this wo think thero have been few disap pomtmcnts, and it is, wc behove des tined to bo ono of Florida's staple crops, at least among progressive farm ers. The boom period having now pass ed, tho bean is getting down to busi ness and showing what it can do in tho way of fattening bogt, feeding stock and renovating the soil. Tho acreago in this crop next year will be largely increased and those who have seed should have no difficulty in finding n proiitable market. Ntnrly the whole South African plateau is covered with a long, slcndor grass, which, urubsr the llerco sun, is often ;h dry as tinder. Nothing enn live in a veldt tire and in its pas-ing it leaves a desert. Under the cover of the smoke that arises tho Hocrs can utilize that stn tegy lor which they are famous. Do You Need An Electric Belt? For tho past ten years, Dr. J. Nowton Hathaway who is recognized as the great est of all our specialists, has been perfect ing an electric belt, suitable to use In his practice, one which he could furnish as a part of his systom of treatment and which lie could conscientiously guarantee. He now announces that he has perfected such a belt, which he be'ieves to be the only perfect belt made. It <s light, handsome, of great power, and with new attachments, which makes it suitable for every case II? I? prepared to furnish this belt to all patie11 to who need it and who apply to him for treatment, atamerely nominal charge. Write to Dr. Hathaway to-day, telling all about your casts and he will write you about the belt, and if you deairo the belt will be flSMt O. 0. D. for inspection. Address Dr. Hathaway A Co., South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga. / MRS. MARTHA J. PATTERSON. ONCMMtSTHESS OF W11ITI?; HOUSK Andrew Joli nson'fl KldcHt l>nii".tuer Lying nt the Point ol Death at the < ?1*1 li<>meHtca<l in (irecii veille, Tenn. Mrs. Martha Patterson, the oldest child of President Andrew Johnson, is lying at tho point of death at the family homostc id In Grconv oilio a quiot old town in Kti:t i'onnossee. Sho is now In her sovonty-secoud year. Her health has bee.n fail n ? for some time, and hut death has been expected momenturi y for two or three week-:. Mrs. Patterson was the mistress of tho Whit'3 House during hor father's adminlstration und was therefore "the first lady of thu land" at ttiat time The following is a biographical sketch of this interesting old lady, wnioh has b^en r.pproved by a memb.r of the family : Mrs. Martha .). Patterson, wife of Senator David T. Patterson, and eldest child of President, Andrew Johnson. whs born October 20, 1824, In a build ing on Main street near Snapp'h op ra house, known as the Russell property, about 1UU yards Irom thu ow famou? tailor shop where President Johnson pursued tti ? humble calling of making clothes. There she 'vas nurtured and taught by bur gifted father and devoted mother, and In Pie schools of the town she received the rudiments of an education which she finished at a college in Georgetown, D. U. in her childhood shu was thoughtful and studious, helpful to her parents and seemed to care little for tho sport and romp of school children. Thus dis posed to voluntarily assume responsi bilities, she was developing an intellect and character which would be capab e of meeting with the heavy demands that were to made upon her in after life. She attended school in George town during tho administration of President Polk, and being an Intimate acquaintance Of the President's family, she was privileged to visit the ? xecu ti"'~ household fr? quently. She often spoke of how, on i he occasion of those visits, she would bo oppressed by the dignliy of the surroundings ; but being of observant habits and possessed of a retentive memory, she was building hotter than she knew, by watching closely the customs and manner of en tertainment down to the smallest de tail. After returning to her ho.no from school she was married. Ojcember 13, 18f>o, to Hon. David T. Patterson, then a promising young attorney and cir cuit judge, und afterwards United States Senator from Tennessee. Mr. Patterson was elected judge In the sa-no election In which Mr. Johnson was elected Democratic Governor of tho State Tho nomination of Mr. Johnson on the ticket with Mr. I, ncoln und h>& subsequent election, is familiar to ull. Upon Mr. Lincoln's death Mr. Johnson by constitutional provision assumed tho responsibilities of tho chief cxeou live of tho United States. Upon his elevation to tho presidency, Mrs. John son being an invalid, tho responsibili ties of thdC executive household natu rally foil uoon Mrs. Patterson, whose husband was then United States Sena tor. When sho onterod tho White House she remarked " that they were but plain peoplo from the mountains of Tonnessee," and sho hoped that not too much would b> expected of them. Thus sno showed that tho sudden elevation bad not disturbed her modest ideas and Imbued her with arrogance. No lady of tho White House ever en tered upon hor duties with the domestic alTalrs of tho executive mansion in a more dilapidated condition than did Mrs. Puttonon. And this conditi n was no r< flection upon hor Immediate predecessor, but duo entirely to the exigencies of the. disastrous war through which tho country had just passed. Congress Immediately appro priated $:U),000 for repairing and re furnishing the White, House, and Mrs. Patterson, knowing tho depleted con dition of tho public treasury, and how tho government was continually plun dered by agents, assumed tho care and direction of this work hcrseif, thus making this money do almost double what w mill have b en accomplished by an unscrupulous agen'. Tnls work was so successfully dono that Mrs. Uolloway, In " Ladies of tho White House," speaks of it thus : "Through out tho White Houso thoro oxisleu not a single ovldonco of tawdry gaudi ness or coarseness in color or quality, and from collar to garret it was over hauled and adorned by tho unulT clod hoatOSB "'ho called herself a 'plain per son from East Tennoesoe.'" While Mrs. Pattorson displayed such emoler-oy In tho management of tin oconom'j ail tu s of the household, she was equally at homo In tho reception and dining rooms. Tho n *.wspapers of that porlod were emphatic in their praises of her receptions and dinnors. Tho public receptions woro always attended by unprecedented crowds and tho state dinners woro conducted with that quiet elegance which always char acterizes the entertainments of tho ar tlstlo and resourcoful. "Simple but elegant In her apparel, never descend ing to a disregard of place, yet not carried away by the follies of fashion, Mrs. Patterson pleased tho eye and gratified the pride of all who feit an interest in her success. Golden opin ions of her taste were won by the rieb simplicity of her toilet on every public occasion, and " the beauty of her dress consisted always In the artless unas suming manner of tho wearer," says Mrs Holloway in "Ladies of the Walto 11 iuao." Mrs Patterson always modestly but respectfully declined to discuss the im peachment trial of her fattier, stating that her private opinion >vas not worth much, and all she could do was to wait. Through the long weeks of the trial she listened to every r quest, saw every caller and served every petl tloaer, hiding frem all the anxious weight of caro approssin-r her. Her fait!* In taor father never waverod, bat ?roat was kor reliol and joy when th? enemies?f a.or fatkw fail d to impeaeb kim ana" ho stos? exonerated before the world. The Walto House during Mr. John son's administration was noted for it? hospitality, for the doors wore, open to visitors from i) o'clock in the morninu, until the evening, and all met with a pleasant smile and were shown a 1 tho ?uiurUsies that limited timo would permit. So hospitable hud boon the mansion during thai four years that when Mr. .Johnson ho;d Iiis farewell reception it was the lurgo-t attended in the history of Washington. A newspaper published at the time speaks of it as follows : " List night President Johnson held his farewell reoeption at the White House, and certainly quite in a blaze of glory, eo far as social attention is concerned. Perhaps the whole history of tne presidential mansion gives no rocord of such a oro.vdod reoeption. It it estimated that some 5,000 people sought admittance in vain, while fully as many mint have gained anentranoo, each. Individual momberof tho ruccess fiiI crowd submitting the host to (ho i no v I table handshake." Speaking ol Mrs. Patterson, it con tinues : " A few steps from the. President and near the stand of U mers, Mrs. Patterson, a handsome, though not tall lady, of very pleasing manner and appearance, received the l.tdy guests. She wort? an elegant white lacesbawl, which quite enveloped her person, ana U long curl fell down her back. Tue simple, unalTcoling graoj of this lady and her entire freedom from preten sion, cither in garb or manner, at tracted favorable comment. Mrs. Pat terson is quite a young lady, and when some of the- bare armed, bare necked wouid bo juvenile dowagers wero presented lo her, the contrast was entirely in favor of tho President's daughter." Tho whole family by their simpli city and geniality endeared themselves to all who knew them ; and especially so did they to the ho r van Is ol the man sion. Tho servants wept at purling with them and ouch begged a photo graph of tho family, which was cheer fully givon. Though Mrs. Patterson so success fully tilled tho exalted position to which she had been called, it was not of her seeking, and had she yielded to her own tastes and inclinations she would have chosen the p> ace and quietude of her homo in List Ten 008906,to which she gladly returned as soon as she was honorably released from tho cares and burdens of the " first lady of tho land." Sioco returning to Oreenevlllo tho family have OCOUDled the old home* H.oatt on West Main street, and lod a very peaceful,quiet life, visiting llitlo, hut much enjoying tho broken throads of acqualntauoe that have been picked up after their many yearo' absence. Mr. Johnson diod July 2f>, 1875, at th" resldeuco of his danghtor, Mrs. Stover, in Carter County. His remains wore brought to Groonevillo and in terred on tho crest of the hill which he bad designated as his last re.-ting pluo". and where now tho marble shaft stand?, as a silent, but ondurlng monu muni to hin departed greatness. 8?na lor Patterson died November \l, 1801, and was burltd In tho family burying grou.-d surrounding tho tomb of tho dead ex President. Only two children biOSSOd the union of Senator and M-s PattCBOQ?Androw Jackson PattorSQO and Hollo Pattor son. Hon A. J. Patterson tnarrlod Miss Mattlo Barkley In 18U0, in 18lf.l was appointed by President Cleveland consul to Dumerara, Hrit'.sh Guuna, whoro bo odlclently discharged tho duticB of that otlico for tho torm of four yoars, afterwards returning to his nativo Slate, and is not residing at tho 0'd limm stead. Miss Hello Patterson was married to lohn Lmdstreet, of Baltimore, In 18S?, ind lived in Baltimore and Ni i thvillo, but for a number of years just prior to her death In Grccnvtllo. Sho died in California In July, 1802 and her ro mains wero hn.ught to Greonvlllo and int< r,*od with the doud of hor family. Mrs. Patterson Is a mombor of tho Mothodlst Episcopal church, South. Oy\.?T03RtIA. Bean the The Kind You Have Always Bou^M A NliW BURKAU IN PROSPECT GR 13AT NKE? FOR IT IS SHOWN Tho.Governor l;rj?on its KHtahiinh nit nt ut Once-1 he United Ntaltb W itt IUI in i lie Work. Too Governor baa sent to thcG.n cral Assembly the following message in reference to the formation of a geo logical and industrial bureau in thin State : Gentlemen of the General Assembly : Wliile South Carolinians may justly be proud o( the activity manifested in tue Slate today la COttOU manufacture, yet when our eyes aro turned to other spheres ol industrial activity we tiud ttie contrast between them and cotton manufacture quite marked. in m etiler lines may the Stale tu said to be doing what sna might easily no. Tue great need i f the State today al >ng la uustrlal lines is a proper ronllz itloa and appreciation ol the wealth ol un developed resources which "she I a wlthlU tier borders. Some ol these ai e unknown to the vast m..j nily 01 the people of the S.ato whliu others, if known, are not'appreciated by her own people, and are unkt. own to outsiders, and, more thau this, there is at pre ti.nl no means by which cither tin peuplo of tlie S.ate o.- tue pcjple o! tho rest ol iho wond may be'coiuo au* qualnted with tue opportunities lor in ?ustriul (levelopment that Ho idlo m toe Slfatj. Tnoie is need of some direct mertUS of properly investigating tnese re.-ou. eos and cu ing iho alien tiou of the public to ih jm. An organ ization with to s Bpecial obj el in vre? IS OUO ol ttlO l V atCsl heOlJS of t!i>. Siate to-day. L'rof. tdoinius i f North Carolina has very recently caiie? our uttentluu most forolbly to what oui ; b^tcr Slate is doiug to systematically develop her resources, and tias also shown u^ how suoeessfu ly tins worn is being accomplbhed. A similar State bureau shoild be established lu South ; Carolina. The Objects of sucii a survey would J be quite varied, aud would incluue not ouly a dcteruiination and Invostigu i t.on ol tho mineral resources of tin j Slate, such as Der deposits of Iron, gold aud other minerals, because theo I aro piobably ol comparatively small .value, but vvoa.d give its attention ! much mere latge.iy lo a lumber ol j other hues of worn that would mean I lur more lo the St.tle than Uio deVd ' opm<-nl of her mineral resources alo;i o.ic of tiio oust pressing questions belore the peop.c of tlie til tie loday i= ' that of securing better roads. A i uicau is nei.de:. to determine the dis tribution of road building ruatorials In too Slate ami to tnake tesis ol ihe dur banity ol tnobo materials before tb c unties in a b.iud way gu a leatl and s.and probably thousands ol dollar pulling tau suitabuuy of such Iii? leriats lor i..id building purposes to I HO test. I'ui tner, a systematic guidance win bo needed In inc.hods of road constr ue ta.n, tttiu these can nest bj furnished through a central State bureau. Wim ttio development of our min ifies, there is coming yearly a greater demand for building stone, and q 1t: ries are being developed that are U d. uativo ol au industry that should ,-o.u. be o! large proportions, in many po - lions of tho State there are douotk s heus ol exce.leut building materi.il-, while there aro doubtless aUo many utuersol pour quality. A study of ih. distribution aud qualities of building n.oues then would come properly wun in the scope of such a survey. The clays of various kinds within the Slate form oneof her must valuable natural resources. There are iargt deporits of fuller's earth, sunn ol wbiuh may be fuund vatua no for in dustrial purposes, while lire clays und kaolin aro ki.own to exist in various parts of the Slu^ and aro b.ing mince, loeay in a lew places. Rjcei.t developments in tho stud./ cl tho toil otio.v that by means of me chanical analys s tb?; adaptability of certain soils to Curtain crop.: may b very accurately determined. Tobacui is especial.y Sensitive to the i< xture o! tlie sjiI, ana by muans of a soil survey in tau low country it cou.d bo deter mined whether or no, the culture ol tobacco was p roll table, in Darlington and l"\orence, aud other places in that stellen of thu State, it is b und to o very profitable, and u might he ex tended over large portions ol the State, especially the low country, with eq lal pre?t', if so tliis would inoaii increased returns to trie farmers of that s ct mi. o! hundreds ol thousands of uoliars an uu lly. The phosphates and" marls of ih Slate would bo very proper y made a sulject ol study by lue S.ato survey mat more might be kuowu of theli real distribution and q alltles In all the lower portion of the S ate the question 0' getting pui c Water is one of the most vital ones thu inbabi t.mls of '.he region musl grapple with. Artesian . ells, when obtainable, art me solution of t;,is question, rnoj are readily obtainable, is is already ; kuown, in many pans ol the Slate, ana I care ful investigation as to thu possibi ! my of oblulaiog ttiem elsowhure would lie a most desirable featuro of '.ho Slate survey work ami would result iu liv ing money hv prevon ing ih Ir bo ne I t ug wboro there is no cbauoe of suo | cess, and In saving lives by leading the people to dig them In places where ! they now do not, but might. Fisheries along the coast aro cf con ! siderablo economic importance, and. if properly cared for, the culture ol tho oyster, for Instanct., would ado materially to the wealth of this sec* tion. Tue great pino forests of tho North have beiomealmost exhausted, and for aumj years pas. Northern iu nbem.o have been buying and cutting to pieces great tracts of South Carolina limber laid-, their lumber being obtained, in many tases, with much useless de struction of young timber, and means Should he taken lo restrain wasteful lumbering, and the necessity for pro tecting a u< i piOierving our forest wealth, which will otherwise soon be gone entirely, should be strongly Iru I ro seil, nol only upon our lumberruui', but also upon thu oltiz ns In Whose bauds much of tue forest WOalt 1 of the Stale yet remains. In tins same connection, the drain age of our swamp lands would in an the making available waste ' tuber re sources in many cases, and of placing in cultivation largo areas of most fer tile soil within ihe State. The possl blllty, as well as the means of draining and reclaiming these swamps, weul? properly come within the scopj of such a survey. Uur Industrial development has had its origin primarily in the existoaco of water powers along the streams of the up country, since at these points facilities vvero furnished for obtaining power cheaply, and maoy of them have alreatly been developed. Many, however, are still idlo that would he bought lor development if they could bo called to ttu. attention of the pro spective manufacturer by reports o' authoritative character. Tho deter mination of the number of feet of fall is a small matter ; tho far more impor tant feature Is tho dotermlnution of tho amount of wator pissing o/cr them. A i accurate stroum gaugin; Is 01 cossary for this purpose that it may bo known how mucn power may bo de pended on during the d y s uson, when tiro streams aro at their lowest sta^o Tho investigations of tho subjects above outlined and many others would furnish a broad lield of use fulnoss for a St-to survey, and tho results of tho Investigations of such a bureau should be properly embodied In publications, accaiipanicd by tho necessary maps and illustrations and issued by olllcial authority of tho State. The roturns from such work would, as has beoo shown by tho surveys In itin r States, be ropald many times >vi r by the impetus given to Indus trial activity of all klnda within the state. CHOICE Vegetables', will always find a ready 1 market?but only that fanner! can raise them who has studied the great secret how to ob? tain both quality and quantity by the judicious use of well- j balanced fertilizers. No fertil-, izer for Vegetables can produce ; a large yield unless it contains i at least 8% Potash. Sc ud for our books, which furnish lull | information. We send them free of charge. GERMAN KALI WORKS, ?j3.Xav.au St., New York. Tho gtn.rul government at Wash ington nn-ually spends hundreds ot thousands of doilurs In solentlUe und i (onumiu investigations. This money ! oes idn ost txulusiveiy to those por tions of the country where people evince tuflioien' inter 8t n ttie dovel opmont of their resources to spend some money in their own behalf. None of it i'.w been coming to South Caro lina. When a State thus shows its in terests in developing Its own resource there is usually but little trouble In getting tho general government to -pen,! an equal or even a larger sunn in work within that Stat*. Due of these governmental bureaus, the Un'ted States geological survey, bus i (Tored, through its director, Mr. Cbas. U. Walcott, to snend. on the basis of a State appropriation ol $5,000 annually, at least as much as the State itself i x p n ls in OO-operatlon with that sur vey. I tespeot'ully submit! ed, M. It. McSWKKNKY, Governor. ?Women are now street car c indue to "s In Santiago, Chile. They wear a ?at uniform for their dutl is, and When any trouble with obstreperous in passengers coniis up, they b ow a wh'stlo for the police. ?U.-. 11. M. Palmer :s the oldest ur viving modi rator of tho Southern Gen oral A-seiubly, holding that oflloc in 1801. Hiis etlll In the active p\ster ? n In New ? leans, nltl OUgb con. an r ably i>ast SO Honrs the K':ul ' ; |!;r,,! *N?S BlUffiM Bigaature uf southern railway. Condt-iiti'ii Schedule c>i I'tMsengor rrattna. In Effect December loth. H'.t). Qreeuvllle, Washington and the Kant. .No. I? No. 38 ,N?. 38 Noillihound. I Daily Dully.; Dully. L Ai Atlanta, O.T. Atlanta, IS. T. Gainesville Athens. Luia. Cornelia. .. Toeooa. Soneca. Greenville .. Spart anui (. Gaffnoy. Blaekafntrg . Unslunia. Charlotte_ . Gtroousboro 7 60 a IS <m in s 60 a 1 00 i? lu;i? a u* p 0 26 n. in r>8 a 2 45 p U 88 a. U 53 a| a 8? i> Lv . Oreeusboro Ar.Norfolk. Ar. 1 lanvillo . Ai Richmond Ai'.V. it.i.;n-?'!..i( " Bnltm'ePKK " Philadelphia " New York . I'i&S p 3 n i pi a a; p 4 !?? p 4 :is p 0 i .ii p 066 11 4 IS |l q la 0 40 7 02 8 IS 1U 47 iT? 8 ~'0 11 ut. p II .V. p| 3uu 11 0 UO u b roin i li> .. 0 ? a S ii ' l\l Id 19 _. l j 4a in1 .. Kits! ill (jl.IIVIJI ? A 11 ii ii I ii K i c. 2 88 1 as p "3 28 p 8 f>0 p il 85 p 2 50 a 6 -'3 a Also to |No. 38 No. ai, D,iiiy| Southbound. Duilv. IDuilv. ,No.ll| Philadelphia | a 60 a| ij 55 , " Hnlliiiiore. " Washington. I.v. Itlchmoud . Lv. I lanvllle . .. Lv. Norfolk 7~~ Ar Greensboro Groeuslioro ('harlot te_ Outdoiila . . BlnoksburK Gaffnoy. Bpartanhurg Groouville... Boneca . Toeeoa . l.'ornolia. I,iilu . AI lions,. Gahiosvillo Atlanta, IC. 'IV Atlanta, 0. T 6 22 a| '.i 20 p Ml 15 a110 45 p IS Olnnjll ??p ? ? J'i ?' S2_? v uo a "s ?? p 0 35 p .'i 15 a 7 In p 7 n5 9 45 p U 25 P lo 07 p 10 45 11 42 p in 58 12 26 a 11 :u 1 an a 12 ao 2 83 ill 1 ;tu a is a J 13 G 1(1 6 111 I II Ar. Rome " Chattanooga Ar. Cincinnati.... ?* LouisviUo . 7 80 p 7 45 7 p. 7 50 Birmingham.Ill 86 a 10 no 4 IS a 8 14 8 .1 80 (1 111 a I B 5 10 a I! 55 a 7 a7 al a 12 05m a| 1 12 p ajiS? a a 16 p i> 4 an p pi 0 US p p] 7 Ii) p pi 800 p . 030 p pi &20 |> p 1000 pi p II U"J ]i 7 40 a il 26 ;i 45 a; s iii p 2 !M ? n G 16 a no p M p Ar. Now Orleans' 7 45 pi fl riii Ar. Oolumbus.Ga 0 60 n 0 06 " Macon.I s an a 7 lo " Uriins\vi<-U... j '.1 00 ft1 JrT Jaekxi .av 11 lo. In no n ' p 12 63 a 40 ft .!> n l .v "8 .V? a' Ky_ "2TB i> _s 30a Lv i 16 [i fo'io ? Ar "5 1(4 p TsSI V I -v STATIONS, . Savannah ..Ar Itiackvillc" A I .Charleston Arj Brnnchvillo . " ('? ilumhla . " . Nowborry " .Greenwood.. " Hodtfl ?_. . " AhlxwOlC Ay Helton_At Anderson Ar (ii oom lllo, .1 mvlllo.. Ar 15 p 11 .V) a h |5j> 12 25 a 45 p 11 15a \\ , 1 , |. ii 4(1 S .v| 6 iri pjlO 16 a 25 ii 1225 p U B7 i>| 0 1U i> Ar Spnrtiuiburg I.v 12 20 a 11 B4 ft 700pi... . " ....Aslicviiio.... " .... 713 a 4 15 a. " ... Knoxvillo... " _^ 120 a 7 'M p1. Ar..Cincinnati.. l,v. 7 ik>p|. ?_ Ar...Louisville..Lv|! . 7 45j "A" a. in. "P" p. in. "51" noon. "N" night. Trains leave Kingville, daily azoopt Sunday, forCninden 10:15a. m. and 4:46 p. in. Return ing leave Caindan for Kingville, daily except Sunday, 8:H.r>n. m. and 2:60 p. in. Also for Sum* tor daily oxeopl Sunday 10:26 a. in and 4:46 p. in. Returning loAvo Surnter at s:;,o a. m. and r. ? p. in., making connect ion al Kingville with trains Ixt ween Columbia and ('liar lost on. Trains leave Hpartnnburg via s. u. & O. divl aion daily for Glondnlo. JoncaviUo, Union and Columbia and Intermodinte points at 11:45 a. ni. and 0:16 p. in. Trains loavo Toccoa, Ga., f?>r Klberton, (la., daily .i:l<> p. in. OXCOpI Sundav, 7:00 a. in. Returning leave Blbortou daily 0:00 a. as. except Sunday, 1:00 p. m., making connoo tlon at Toccoa with trains between Atlanta, Greenville and the iCnst. Ohosnpoako I.ino Btonmora In daily sorrioe between Norfolk and Maltnnoro. Nob. if; audits?Daily. Washington and south western vestibule Limited. Through Pullman ?looping cars between Now York and New or leaiiH, via Washington, Atlanta and Montgom ery. and alm> but ween New York and Blornphl*. vlaWauliliigton.Atlantaaiid Bu mlugliain, Als? elORiinl PULLMAN i.iMKARY OHSKKVA TION i 'AU.-i between A t lanta and New York. First <-!a?s t lioroughfaro <-. 'Hehns lad weon Wash [ngtonand Atlanta. Leaving Washington oaob Monday, Wednesday and Friday a tourist sic ping ear will run through tietwenn Wush in gl on and San Fran ci sec without change, pining ears serve all meals en rov.te. Pullman drawing room sleeping oars l..v tween Greensboro and Norfolk. OlOSj con ned ion at Norfolk for Old) POINT COM KOHT. Also at Atlanta with Pullman 1). K. slooper for Chat tanoogn mid Cincinnati. Nos. ie, and 30?United States Fast Mail runs ?olid between Washington and New Orleans, being conip>sod of coaches, through without ctiniige for ptiaaengers of all ola.ssas. Pullman draw in g-roo:n sleeping cars between Now York and New orl ^ans. via Atlanta and Montgomery and bet ween i Jhurlotto and Atlanta. Dining carl serve all mea sonrouta. Nos. ii. 14 and 12?Pullman steeping oar* bot ween Richmond and Chariot to, via Danville, southbound Nos. Hand iCl, northbound Noa H4nnd 12 Con unction at Atlant? with through Pullman Draw big-room sleeping car for Jack sonville; also P 11.man steeping ear for Brun? wick. Connoctlon Made at Spartanburg with through Pullman alooi>or for Ashevllle, Kn?s ?lllo anilCiiieinn \tt; also at Columbia for Sa vannah and .la.-k- hi vi i in. FKANKS. GANNON. J.M.CULP, Third V-P. ?i Gen. Mgr., Jrafflo MVi Ws filing ton. D. a Washing tod. b. O CURB \ \ ,\ ikI C .:. .-I'M. .instating; IM'?SITORIIiS, Cu| iks of OinimeDt|MlV lloxcs of UiHni ul. i\ ncver-fnlUng curaawtv" ? i ?UV -..??. i- tlvuri >'? U Mi.ik^sanupwUoi , lit Uie kiiifo, wtiicli is painful, and oi\?m i*aaadv ,, ileatli. ? .sarv. Why endure IN? aar/fW* - Disease7 We i?ack a Written Quaranta^ 1* awo vi Box. No Cut?, No Pay, 90C.eiKi J? ? Mb ? ?* i\. Sent by mail. Samples Ire*) OINTMENT, 2Ao- and ftO? CONST IP AT ION ja^neso Um" ,t I l\ I '? ' STOMACH Rl<\ ULA1 lil.OOU IT RH" IHR, Small, niilu and _ ,?t;,kv: i !? - la II) adapted for chlKlrctt"? traaa. w i.i$ l'OlllS. irfjcc \ \ i ,1 (,f those famous HtUaNMa'VjB ? ? ! ? ,\ ?>r tnorc ol Pile Cum? i nlinb musn JKr*mmm fav i< loi ? al^bul) by Sold b\ Dr. II. V. l'osoy, Ltuircns. To all points North, South and South? west, in i il' et November 6th, 1800. BODTIt BOUND. No. 103. No. -1 l.v New Vork, l?. II. It. *H -Main MOOpm Lv Washington, 1' lt. It... ftOOprr. 130am l.v Richmond, A. C.l. tl OOptn ?05ai? I.vl'Virisinouih S. A. b. . ."*8 I5pm*t?20an ArW'oldon . n lOpm Ii I3arr Ar Henderson.?126?am *i 31pm Ar itnleigh . 2 2tom :<3?pm Ar-M Pines. I27am OUOpm Arllamlcl. RJ am 7 UOpm bv Wilmington. S. A. I. ?*305pm ArMomroo, 8 A. U. Mam M I2nm ?rChariotie S.A. I..?' 8Quam* 1026pm ?rChesterSAl. i:iam*10 ?lpm Ar Greenwood.13,45am I I2at) Ar Athens. I 21pm ? loam \r Atlanta. U?Opm i< l?am KU KTHUOUNIi. No. Ii 2. No. 38 l.v AtlantaS.A.h.* I00pm*8 ftupm Ar vlhens.I t)8pm 11 05pm ArUreonwood .> lOpm i Klam Ar Chester. ; ri:i|>m 4 08am j Ar Monroe. 0 30prn l?a ?? | l.v ( harlot le S A \,.* 8 20pm ?5 PQam Ar II umtut S A"tt..11 lupni 7 43am Ar"W11mingtoh , S A l.? _*12 05prn bv So l'ities S A I.M2?.'ain *U00aro Ar Italcigh. 203ani il ISani Ar llonderso.m _'? u.n I2 4)pm Ar Weiden . i ?ftaiw "~ &0pm Ar Portsmouth.7 'Jftam t>20pm arlt?fimioiid, A.~C. i.*8 i. an, *J 20pm ArWatthingtoiivial'ennKltl2 31pn ll 20pm ArNcw York . 0 23|>rw ?? .?.'.an 'Daily, tDaily Kx. Sunday. N>?s. ii?.". ami inj.?l he AtlaiiTa Special Solid Vcslibulcd Train of i'u II in an Sleepcra and Couches between Washington and At lanta.also j'ulhnnn Sleepers between Ports mouth and Charlote. N. C. Nob. II and .'{->.?"Tho S. A. L. Kxpress,'' Solid Train, Conches and Pullman Sleepers between Portsmouth and Atlanta. both trains make immediate connection At Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Texas, California. Mexico, Chat la nooga. Nashville, Memphis, Macon. Klor ida l'\>r Tickets, Sleopors, ntO., apply l?' ii. Mi 1?. II ATT K. T. I*. A . Trvon fc'treel, Charlotte, N. C, j. i?. .1 KN MM.-. Agl Abbcvlllo. 8. C, K. St. JOHN, Vico-l'residcnt and Ccueral M anager. II. \V . i;. CI.OVKIt, Trnllic Manager. V. K. McHKK, tlcncral Supl b. S A l.l.KN, Cen'l Passenger Agent. Ueneral Olllccs, i'orteinouth, Virginia ?"" HEr?DIPO ?'?f^'ilir *c Made a ,3V,\ -v S \ Well Man the ??^Jg of Me. /RliN'CII RliM?nY |>io,lur.s tlie nliove tesu!i ? ? in 30 da>s. < ;<?.v /Vftxous Itebilily. /mfioteui i ' \siicocrli', Failing Mrmoty, !;to|>s all drains ami ier.caused by etnrsof vi'iilli, It wauls oil In ? ??>? :,ii<l Consumption. '? niine Mi n iccain Man ) >d and ( l Men rci i\it Noutlidil X'iRor. It .1-. viir ?r b.td s /? t?. slirnnkvii i v.iir., and fie i ma lor business or iii:ii'riaK<'. I u carrlCtl in .'?' ?'" |,ri,,c i>i\ PT^ 1 'N,s . i" I am I .Jy I , ? , .-. , \v 11 1 MiUiiiguaiaiitce. OR. JEAN U HAI |?5, Pari* Sold b\ D . II l\ POri v . LhUM i s Charleston and Wosteru Oarollua R. B AUOfSTA and ASIIKVILtiK SlIOKT I.ink ln|<'ITeet Jnly?23. is'.?'.?. l.v .liiiiim. ii III a ."77.. . ?? Augusta.? 40 a 1 40 |> A r * Irunnwi od.Ii 15 n . " Anderson. . . II In p ' baurt-ns . i 'in p ('?."?? a " Ureenville.iki p lo 1,1 ? ' Ulenn Springs . .. 4 30 p " Spartanbur^* . 3 10 p !? O1 a " Sultldn. 5 38 p . '' '-tenderson vllle.d 03 p . ^ Ashevllle . 7 10 p l.v Ashovillc. S 211 a .... " Ifundersonvlllo. . .. ;i iT.a .. .. " Flat Itock. WJ24 a . " Saluda.9.45 a . " Try on. 10 20 a '? Spartnnlmrg .... ll 45a 3 40 p " Ulenn Springs.in U0 a ... " Greenville....**". 12 Ul ji i ,oo p " Laurons. l ;i7 P 7 thi i? " Anderson . 7 00 a " (?; onwood. 2 a? p . " Angl lata.5 10 p II 10 a Ar Johnson.II 20 p . i.s ( alhomi Kalls" TT. ..iii?. . ' italeigh_i.12 _'o a " Norfolk . 7 30 a . ?' I'etersburg. 0 20 n . Ar Itielnnond. ..... 7 20 a . L?V Augusta. 1 "JO p Ar Allendale. a 15 p " fair fax . . 3 25 p " VemasHtio. 10 0 > n 1 Jtr> p " Ucaufort.ll 15 a i> %Ut p '? Port Itoyal.1. 0 a avan a ah . 71; I'liar U-Ht.i hi 20 p l?v Charleston. n 28 l'ort Itoyal . 1 W p li .').'? a B< attfort.... .... P> p 7 20 a ' Yemasioe . 2 30 p s 20 a " Fall tax. . 0 10 a " Allendale. !i ,j?j a A r Aug?isla. 11 in a I.Iii p iii tram IllHKAM UiONfl connection atCalh' im Pads for nil noiiitn on S. A. L. Close connection at ureenwood for all points 'vn S. A. L. ami (), \ 0, Kail way, ami at "partnnUurg wllli Southern Itall w ay For any Information relative [to tickets rates, Hchetlulen, etc , address \V. il. 1'kaio, (Jen. Pas* A.v ?t. K m. north.Sol. Ailt Ang'i ta.Ua i' M KmitnmiN. TrwlU < .. ? ?? t . Easily,Quickly, Permanently Restored MAGNETIC NERVINE HaWBs ininia, rile, Dizziness, Hysteria, Lost Vitality. Seminal Losses, antee to Cure II Nervous 111 hi Palling Memo?; ? .he result of Overwork. WorryJ Sickness, Rri 'is ol Vouth or Over-indulgence. Price 60c. and Si : ft boxes (6. Pot quick, positive and lasting results In Sexual Weakness, linni Ii n< \, Nervous Debility and l.o?t Vitality, use Bi UE Laufl Special?double Strength W ill >?.is?? ? trcngtn an<l tone to every part and effect a permanent mre. Cheapest a d best, too Pills }i; f?y mail. FREE?A bottle of tlie famous Japanese l.ivei Pellets ?ill l"' given with a f i Im.v oi more of Mag netic Nervine, lu e. Sold only by Sold by Dr. 15. P, I'osoy, Lno.rcns PITT'S Cure* dyspopsia, Indigestion, and all stomach or how el t r< morbus, teething tr kidney Iron bleu, ban sores, risings or fclu' i? as r<i>'i(i anlUoptla a? nny thing on the i Try It nnd you Wl I f your druggist due Pitts' Antlsepti THOMS 31 CAKJ