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TO TII,I,MAN. DR. C. S. UAKDNKR HITS HACK. The QreenvUle Mlulster Answer? Hcun tor TlDmnit'a Speech Abutit IHtn. Dr. C. S. Gardner baa given the fol lowing to the press: I am very B?rry that imperative en gagements, formed long before Senator Ti 1!.n'.'t announced purpose to reply to my Hcrmon in Greenville, compelled me to be absent on the occasion of his speech there. Home of his remarks call for a reply, which 1 can make, though uot present, as I have a stenographic report of what ho satd. The Senator refers to mc as a man who went into the pulpit to make a po litical speech. That is something which I never did. 1 preached morality and rigkteousncBB, and I propose to continue in that business; and 1 have no idea of asking Senator Tilbnan to choose my thoincs for mc or to mark out for mo the limits of my ministerial functions 1 have a notion that I understand my business a little better than ho does Whenever it comes to the point that I cannot lift up my voice as a minister of tho Ciospcl against the liquor traffic, whether engaged in by an Individual or by tho State, I shall leave the pulpit as unworthy to ho a preacher of righteous ness. When politicians lead the State into an "uuholy alliance" with the whis key power, yes, into a business that is manifestly immoral and degrading there will bo found a i>reat host of preachers who have respect enough for their ollice to condemn it. Of course there will be I a host of politicians who will cry them down and malign them for it. But wind difference does that make 'i When the Stato legislates upon matters that are specifically moral in their character, matters that immediately and powerful ly affect the religious welfare of the people, shall the appointed moral and religious teachers of the people suller their mouths to be padlocked by the politicians ? Hardly. There is freedom of conscience and religion in this coun try yet. I'll tell you what is the matter with Senator Tltlman. As between pro hibition and the dispensary, the preach ers arc against the dispensary. If they had preached in favor of his pet liquor tratllc. he would never have sneered at thorn as going into the pulpit to make political speeches. They are not ao cepting his dictum in the matter ; that is whore the shoe pinchcB. 1 agree with Senator Tillman that a political preacher is a very offensive character. lie is apt to make a fool of himself; iu fact, I do not know of any character that is more utterly silly and foolish than tho political preacher, ex cept one. That is a politician who un dertakes to interpret the Bible, as Sena tor T'lhnan is doing. He says the preachers have set him to studying the Bible?well, he uecds to. I earnestly recommend that ho start to Sunday school and join the infant class. I assure him that ho has much to learn, judging from the use he is making of the Bible in his speeches. If there were a twelve year old boy in my Sunday school who could not beat him in the interpretation and application of the Scriptures, I should feel discouraged about the child. The Senator quotes Paul's advice to Timothy to take a little wine as a medi cine anil attributes the language to Solo ition, and draws the inference that be cause au iuspired man recommended a little wine to be taken medicinally there fore we ought to perpetuate the State whiskey-selliug establishment of South Carolina. His lack of knowledge of the Bible, displayed in this quotation, is dis graceful, and his logic in the application of it not less so. Jesus summed up the wnolc moral law in two great commandments : "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbor as thyself." Is the whiskey traffic obedience to these command ments? Some time ago, 1 talked with a young man about the habit of drink he was forming, and pleaded with him to give it up for his own sake, for the sake of his father and mother, for the sake of tho honorable name he bears. Tears tilled his eyes as ho told mc how it was gaining the mastery over him and how he know he was bringing pain and sor row upon his parents and would ulti mately bring ruin upon himself anlcss he should quit it; and yet he said that, so long as he could get it, it was next to impossible to let it alone. Now, sup pose I should sell that young man whis key and put the profits in my pocket. Would I be keeping the commandment to lovo God with all my soul and strength and mind ? God loves that young man ; is trying to save him , has sent His Son into the world to save him from just such a fate as tho whiskey trallic will bring upon him. Now, in selling him whiskoy, would I be CO operating with God for his Balvation or co operating with the devil for his damnation ? Would I bo obeying tho commandment to lovo God with allmy power, if 1 sell him whis key V Would 1 ho loving my neighbor ? Would I sell liquor to my own boy, if ho should contract a taste for it ? Would Sonator Tillman sell whiskey to his own boy to drink as a beverage, if he had the craving for it? Would he desire that anybody should do it ? Are we, then, loving our neighbor as ourselves, when wo are selling it to somebody else's boy or brother or husband who loves it ? Why ask such questions ? Cannot any body seo that the whiskey trallic is against tho whole moral law as Jesus taught It? It is directly antagonistic to both the groat commandments in which our Master summed up tho whole law. Tho Senator criticises my uso of my toxt. He claims that I left out tho part which makes it harmoni'/.e with the dis pensary. Lot us see : "That thou mayest look on their nakedness." Tho Senator explains that to mean, "That you may cheat him or bamboozle him when he is di unk." That is not what it menus. Bnt suppose it wore. Is not the State of South Carolina doing that very thing? I hold that every man who buys liquor to drink as a buverago is "cheated and bamboozled." He gives his good monoy for that which not only lias no value, but docs him tho greatest harm. If the State Is going into husinoss, it ought to glvo valuo received. But it doesn't do it in the liquor business. But tho real meaning of tho expression is this , that drnnkenness tonds to bring a man to poverty and rags and nakedness. Tho writer supposes that that must bo tho purpose whon you furnish liquor to a man to get drunk on. Habakkuk did not livo to sec tho time when United States Senators would go about over tho country preaching that .the liquor tratl'.o is a benevolent and moral institution. But sensible men know yot that, if pov erty and nakedness aro not tho end aimed at, they certainly aro tho results to bo anticipated. And ovcry sensible man who advocates tho traffic in any form must contemplate that as a result if not the ond sought. And dispensary whiskoy makes mon drunk and misera ble and ragged and naked just as woll and quickly as any other sort of liquor. Nobody denies that thoro is a proper ubo of liquor. It is right to uso it for medicinal, chemical and mechanical pur poses ; and it is right to soli it for theso purposes. That is not tho question. Nor is the question before ua the USO of wines ut our tables in moderation and the side of it for BUeh purposes. Much is Hindu of the fact that Christ made wine for people to drink on one occa sion. But when a man, because Jesus made a light and harmless wine for peo ple to drink at a marriage, iioers that therefore we are right in Boiling for a profit mean whiskey for p lOplo to drink to the ruin cd their bodies and the dam Uatlou of their BOUls, he had b?ttor go to school to learn a little logic, or a little common sense. I repeat with renewed emphasis that the sale of whiskey as a beverage is an immoral act; and i deeiare that he is either a religious ignoramus or a relig ious impostor who tries to holster up the whiskey tralllc with the Bible and cover up the shame and guilt of it under thO sacred name of Christ. When a man tells me that the whiskey tralllc is a "necessary evil," 1 can have soo.o patience with him. But when a man of inlluenee tries to protect this monster evil from attack by hoisting over it the pure banner of Christ, it is time for all who love the Bible and the Savior of men to lift up their voices in Indlguant protest against such a descent rion of things sacred and divine. The Senator, it Bceins, is expecting an apology from me. I am sorry to disap point aim. But, unfortunately, he dis appointed me first when be made the false charge about an unholy alliance between the preachers and bar-keepers We had a right to expect that, as soon as his attention was called to the injus tice of the language, he would be manly enough to withdraw it ; instead, he has defiantly reasserted it. Lie has a very sanguine temperament if he expects an apology from me, under these circum stances. Who started this unpleasant affair ? So far as I know, there was not a preacher in South Carolina who had ut tered one public word in criticism of him, or contemplated doing so, until he gratuitously Hung a wanton insult in their faces. Did he think they lacked the manhood to resent it V Senator Till mau knows that the great majority of the preachers are standing where they always stood. They have always been for prohibition and against the whiskey trallic : and they are not deluded into believing that it is no longer the whls key traltic because it has been christened a "Dispensary" by its proud "god father." He knows that the word "alli ance," in its common, popular and pro per meaning, implies a compact; ami he knows that no such relationship now exists or ever has existed botWOOU preachers and "bar-keepers." Again, the Senator declares that some of the pi eachers are trying to take charge of the politics of South Carolina. It is not my business to speak for the preach ers of South Carolina ub a body. But I know the Christian ministers of the State far better than Mr. Tillman does, and I say that this charge also is abso lutely false. There is no truth in it. In their ministerial capacity, they are hav ing nothing to do with politics except in so far as politics overlap the sphere of morals and religion. If a preacher can not preach morality and religion, what can he preach ? Perhaps the Senator would not grieve if they should quit al together. At any rate, it would bo to the advantage of his whiskey tralllc. Ho thinks I ought to produce certificates in proof of certain things I said. 1 will, the day after he produces certificates of proof that some preachers are making an cll'ort to take charge of the politics of the Stato?giving the names of the preachers so doing, with the proof of the charge. Abundant proof of what 1 said is to be found In the speeches which he has made in this campaign. It is true that assertions of his respect for preach ers are sandwiched in between the most contemptuous expressions concerning them, in which he pretty nearly exhausts his copious vocabulary in this line. But it is a matter of no importance. Who cares whether he feels contempt for the preachers or not ? Certainly not the preachers. II ho respects them, very well. If ho does not respect them, equally well. But I would like for the people to give a moment's attention to the Senator's remark th.a "prohibition is no longer a moral question." If this foolish remark means anything, it means that it was once a moral question, hut has ceased to be so. When did this question lose its moral character, and why ? I sup pose his idea is that it was a moral ques tion before it began to be diSQUSSOd upon the hustings. Before that, it was a qUOStion of right and wrong j now it is not n question of right and wiong Great is polities! The moment a moral question is brought into the arena of politics, it loses its moral quality and moral bearings. It is my deliberate opinion that a man who can seriously set forth a proposition like that, would ?well, I hesitate to draw the inevitable conclusion. Common sense teaches that if it was a question of right and wrong seven or ten years ago, it is a question of right and wrong to day. C. S. Gardner. Richmond, Va., Aug. It, uioo. THE COTTON CROP. Unfavorable Keports from Several of tho States. Washington, Aug. 10.?The month ly report of iho stutistlolun of tho de partment of agriculture shows tho average condition of cotton on Aug. 1 to havo boon 76, as compared with 7f>.8 on July 1, 1900 ; 84 on Aug. 1, 1809 ; 91.2 on Aug. I, 1898, and ?;">..'I tho moan of tho August averages of tho last ton years. Thore was an Improvement of condition during July amounting to live points in Texas and Arkansas, it points in Georgia, 10 in Missouri and 1 in Tonnossoo. On tho other hand, thero was a decline of U points in North Carolina, ft in South Carolina and In dian Territory, 4 In Mississippi, Louis iana and Florida, it in Alabama, 2 in Oklahoma and 13 in Virginia. Tho impairment of condition is duo I in tho r?ttln to drought and continued lack of proper cultivation, but thore are extensive sections whore heavy and continuous r:\lns havo wrought serious j injury to tho growing crop. I While tho condition in Texas is now I 2 points above the State's ton yoar average, ovory other state stl 11 reports a condition bolow such uvorage, Ar kansas bolng 2 ; North Carolina, 7 ; Louisiana, 8 ; Tennesseo, 10 ; Goorgla, 11; South Carolina and Virginia, 12; Florida, 15 ; Alabama, 21, and Mississ ippi 20 points bolow their rospectivo ton year averages. The averages of tho dilTorent States on Aug. 1 v. ore as follows : Virginia, 77 ; North Carolina, ?0; South Carolina, 74 ; Goorgla, 77 ; Florida, 71; Alabama, <>7 ; Mississippi, (10; Louisana, 77; Texas, 83; Arkansas, 83 ; Tennessee, 77; Mis souri, 84 j Oklahoma, 80 ; Indian Terri tory, 91. There has boon some aban donment of land planted to cotton, but tho aroa abandonod is somowhat loss than was generally expected one mouth ago, and tho department will not at presont chango its acreage dguros. ?A philologist of high roputo is authority for tho statement that there are 72 languages spoken in ltuseia. llltOOKKIt AND DI'ltllAM. Tho Iii?- Im Passed ami a Flglil Nar rowly Avertod. Tho following In from August Kulm'? account*.of tho campaign muollug at lOJgelicld on Thursday : Kvoryono who has boon reading tbo accounts know& that txoro has boon friction bot*?' :tn Mr. Dorhum and Mr. Brookor and that thoy bavo been throwing rocks at each other In oach other's estimation. Mr. Durham In sists that Brooker startod the mud allnglDg by dragging bis father and bis reputation Into tho contest and Mr. Brooker claims that Mr. Durham started tho rackut by publishing a card In which ho spoke of bis " pocketing" linking funds and overdrawing bis ac counts. So thoy have boon going from stump to stump. At a previous moot ing thoy assumed a lighting posture and today It took ha' f a dozen on tho stund to stop u genuin?- oncountor. Yesterday ut Aikoa Mr. Brookor said he would no longer indulgo in pursonalltiod and call things quits. Llo bud nothing to apologize for but rogrettod having suid anything un eullod-for but would not udinlt suylug unything unfounded. Yosturduy it wus pleusunt cross tiro but to-duy It broke looso In good stylo. Alter tho Aikon mooting Mr. Dornum wus bunded u copy of a cir cular letter which bo supposed bad been given gonorul circulation. Mr. Dcrhatu was tho first spouker und when ho got up ho wus trembling all over und ho had tho offending circular folded in his baud. Mr. Durham In starting out in his spoeeb suid ho wished to suy something ubout hlmsolf and then told that bo was born In 1801 and how ho was elected county super Intondcut, Stuto senator, member of tbo constitutional convention and to other plucos, continuously since 1888. This wus to show tho confidence of his people In him und then ho related tho story of his futher, being u ono-urmod man und coming hero from Irolund und turning over his funds to Hump ton und thut ho was not responsible for his futher, but had himself ulwuys been u Democrat. Thou openiug tho folded circular, ho suici Mr. Brookor bud promised iiot to indulgo in personalities yot horo wus u circular thut hud boon handed him. In tho corner of tbo circular was tho Masonic emblem, by what authority bo did not know. Ho did not euro to roud tho whole circulur, us bo wus too much wrought up but just wuuted to roud this ono puragruph, and then road the following from tbo circular : Masonic | To Democrutic Voters. Kinblom | Norton W. Brookor, Cundi in corner | dnto for Comptroller General? Two paragraphs omitted. *##**#? Who is this mun J. P. Djrham who would now try to drag mo down and asked to bo co.itinuod In tbo highest ollico of tho State ? Tbo people who huvo been deceived und defrauded by him have just right to know. Ho wus arm in arm with the negro uguinst tho whito people in tbo durk duys. As a matter of record (sue State treasurer's ollice) bis father, J. H. Der bam, not u native of South Curolinu, happened hero uud wus appointed truusurar of Uorry county by Itibt. K. Scott, governor, Jan. 7th, KSo'.i, and served under Scott, Moses and Cham burluln until kicked out by Governor Humpton in 1870. Throu paragraphs omitted. * # * * ? * * (Signed) Norton W. Urookor. After reading the puragruph quoted Mr. Dornum turned on Mr. Brooker, sitting neur by, und crlod out : " it is u slundcr ; it Is u lie ; I suy it iB a lie." Mr. Brookor, who wus sitting neur by, jumped up, stepping forward und Bald ?" Now, 6ir." Uo suid nothing more, but the evidenccB woro ho wus making for Mr. Dorhum, but us bo took ono step forwurd Sonutor Tillmun cuught hin. on ono shoulder uud Mr. Whurton on tho othor und pressed him down. A dozen men rushed up on tho stund and Chairman ltilnsford toid ovoryono to bo quiot und sit down. Four or livo out in tho crowd cried for M Dorbam," und " Go it, Dorham," " Lot him light it out," und tho like. Sonutor Sbeppurd wus the, llrst to speuk und ho suid thut it wus always chuructoristto of Edgefield people to ] show fair play und ho hopod such would ho tho ouso now und ho bogged everyone to sit down und listen. Tnon Mr. Dorhum went on to suy his heart wus too full to speak and tnon ho broke down ami begun to cry und tours trickled down his cheeks. Turning around ho said ho thanked Cod ho bud never duult In such stunch und tilth us this mun. Ho wanted to toll theso pcoplo and tho people of tbo Stato he had boon u faithful sorvunt of tho peo ple und would slundor no ono und then be took his sout. Muny wont up und shook Dorhum's hund ut whut ho hud suid or to restore his feelings und heart, for ho wus still uorvous uud showed his feollng. Mr. Brookor wus then presented und stepping up to tho table wus us quiet und collected us a man can bo. Llo suid ho wus calm and deliberate, but he need not huvo suid thut und then he entered Into his usual argu mont, thut Dorham had absented hlm Bolf from his ollico beyond oxcuso, thut tho tax hooKs throughout tho Stute, in muny instances, woro in a moss; that he hud been stopped, moro by Dorham than anyono olso in prosecut ing his expert work in collecting buck taxes und then ho wont on to suy he never courted u tight; that ho was not a belligoront man, but that ho would light if nocossury and novor run from trouble,, but he wuntod it understood once and for all time, that ho was not to be Intimidated by Mr. Dorham or anyono olso. Mr. W. D. Kvans and Mr. J. H. Wharton had a good naturod cross-lire about Mr. Wharton'a services us a member of tho board of dlroctorsof tho penitentiary, under tho Noal adminis tration. Mr. Kvans alleged that Whur ton was not moro likely to bo a succobs as a commissioner than as a pen! ten tiury director und Mr. Wharton said there, was no record, proof nor was it a fact that ho had ever mismanagod tho institution nor had ho mado any mis takes and Mr. Kvans had no right to , make charges without such a report, as no roport or proof was over mado on 'the time while, bo was a director of tho penitentiary during Col. Noal's torm of OfllCO. After Mr. Brookor's spooch Capt. Houso of Charleston mado a protty llt tlo talk. Gon. r-'loyd sont regrots and wus absont bocauso of slcknoss of a ohild. Col. .lames II. Tillman presented Col. John T. Sloan who spoko brlclly. He paid tribute to Mart Gary and tho peo ple Of I'.dgelhdd. Mr. McMahan did not care to say much as his opponent was absont con ducting an examination In Columbia. MoMahan outlined his work and why ho was auxlous to carry out his well 1developed programme and purposes. Maj. U. B. Evans said according to custom he would not speak today but present hla opponents. Ilothon In turn pleasantly presented Thus. N. Berry. J. 15, Pettlgrew, W. D. Maytiold, W. I). Kvunu und J. S. Wharton. Tue only ioaturu of tho railroad discussion was Mr. Evans' query about Mr. Wbar ton's membership of tho Noal board of directors and Mr. Wbarton's spirited roply that nothing wrong was charged for tho timo he was on tho board, and then Mr. Kvans' rotort that ho had let Mr. Neal run things his own way. Harnard U. KvanB recolvod a large bouquet of dowers. G. Walt Whitman mado a couplo of futile etTorts to havo hand primaries, lueidentlally In bis attack on tho gov ernor ho said that tho governor might as woil not bo in Columbia, and thon ho hold that tho raco was between lloyt and Tilltnan. Then Whitman got on his funny clothes und jollied things along us well as bo could. Mr. Krunk Ii. Gary Bald that tho cam paign liar und omlssarios woro out and wore tolling that bo was opposed to tho dispensary, and that this Is false Tho lax enforcement of tho law will In time bring about tho repeal el tho law. Mr. Gary said ho novor fired no a llag of trueo. Thore was no agreement us to tho facts In tho Charloston Inci dent and ho simply wanted to lmpross this. lie did not intend saying any thing moro about tho Charloston ntTalr. There bad alroady boon a dilllculty about the mutter aud ho had shakon hands, and It was understood they cuuld not agroo as to tho mattor. lie thought the incident closed, but yos torday Mr. Patterson mentioned the mattor and gave his version of it. It was not his Intention to repeat tho mat ter, but simply wanted to say ho and Mr. I'attorson did not agroo on tho facts and that ho wanted this understood In advunco und tbut was all. Ho thon resumed tho regular trend of bis argu ment. Gov. McSwoenoy, bo Insisted, had no claims on the ollico and hud no higher claim than any ono elso. Tho only things McSwoenoy pointed to with pride in bis record wero tho refusal to pardon l'ons aud appointing a factory hoy as a pago. Had bo pardoned PonB ho ought to havo been burned In etligy, and us to tho appointment it was not us much us ho bad done, and against these was tho t. tal non onforcetneut of the dispensary law. After Gonzales and others hud runsucked tho records they could Und nothing against him except that ho was a Gary. Mr. A. Howard i'attorson said Mr. Gary bed not discussed the real issues, but anticipated what ho had to say. Ho then took up the old soldiors and said Gury had missed his opportunity und bad not prescntod a bill in his 10 years' exporionco to help tho veterans. Thon bo took up the veterans. Thon he took up the Gary matter and want ed to know who but ho defended bis lirst cousin in tho convention against the attack on Gonzales. He said it was too much power to put in the hands of tho Garys. He alluded to tho Charleston matter eevoral times since tho Laurens affair. Ho disagreed and tho audienco is to bo tho judgo. All ho said was that Mr. Gary did not answor him in Charleston, and that was tho place for Gary to show his colors. Ho was tho only man standing llat-footedly for tho dispensary. He never changed front. Ho commented on not seeing a drunken inun hero and very llttlo throughout tho Stato. Ho thon jumped ou tho prohibition platform, which was not for roal prohi bition. Ho took up the "coalition" editorial about which BO much has al ready beeu suld. Tho last section of hiB speech wus dovotod to rasping Gov. McSweeney for appointing newspaper men and his administration of tho dls ponsary. Gov. McSweeney spoke of tho light for George D. Tillman for Congross and then wanted all to consider what charges and proof had been olfored to show that his opponents woro hotter qualllicd. He then took up tho Churlos ton situation and said nobody couid do more than ho did. Tho man who says ho was in any combination with liquor men or neglected his duty told a false hood. There have boon no scandals -I nee he Was in I Hi JO. lie believed he was right und as long as ho did ho was going right ahead. Ho knew ho was as good a business man as any of his oppononts and hud proven it. Ho was not going to bo forced to appoint addi tional constables and ho was not going to bo dictated to. Ho wont over his record and insisted that ho wanted to bo elected entirely on his record. Ho rapped prohibition. Ho said his bad been a business, non-factional adminis tration throughout. Col. Jas. A. Hoyt spoke of his many friends here aud spoke of tho many on his back and how dillienlt It was for him to reply to so many. Ho thon vig orously defended prohibition in Malno and elsewhere and declared that tho people in Malno are satisfied. County prohibition has boon mado a success. Ho then emphatically denied that his campaign had any purposo of over re turning to tho license system and that it was all Intended to bofuddle and bamboo/.lo tho public to say that prohi bition would over load to free liquor or license. Ho inaistod that the prohibi tionists had in no olectlon boon in a minority but that prohibition would certainly wintbla timo. There was but little excuso for Till man being hore, but if he had any views he could havo prcsontod them and not reiterated the arugtnont. Hut ho heard after ovory mooting that Till man's intorferenco bad turned votos to him and dono him good. Ho boilovod BdgeOold would resont this intorfor enco in a family quarrol ; that is what Tillman aaid of Hampton. Ho thought In 1890 Tillman wus right as to Hamp ton and ho now boilovod Tillman was wrong. Ho know plenty who woro not prohlbltlonlats or bar men who woro going to veto for him. Ho know that Tillman could not got a majority of tho conference so that ho cou preach, lie thought Tillman had bettor start a gospol of tho dispensary. Ho wished the voto could be had without inter ference, as this ia a groat moral issue. Ho rapped Tiliman's intorforonce sharply. Ho received many bouquots. Col. Tillman introduced tho candi dates for lioutonant governor, who wero C. L. Wlnklcr, Cole L. 1 dense and Knox Livingston, oaoh of whom dotlned his pofltion. Kilison Capers, Jr., dofinod his posi tion and refrained from roforriug to his opponent's viows and simply wish ed to present himself. Dr. Tlramorman presented Capt. Jennings, who apoko on a high plane. Senator Tillman was reoelvod vory qulotly and said for six hours tho audi enco had listened. Tho other candi dates Bpoko of thoir oppononts and ho wanted to roviow tho whole situation, and spoko Of his endorsements here and said he thought ho had greater majori ties than in Kdgefiold, but ho valuod his homo endorsement more than all else. Constant absence mado him al most a stranger in his county and tho now facos woro too numerous for him to know them, lie then took up the logic and necessity of tho people at tenting these oampalgn meetings. He was discussing prineiples and had no favorites and watt nut discriminating among inon. Cnl. lloyt said ho would havu ad vibod him not to say anything, an it got him in hot water. Ho was born in hot water and twenty-live times he had ro pouted tbo vory words which had made so many rear up und puw ubout. Ho had no purpose of rowing with the ministers for ho know they would al ways huvo the last word. Wheu u man gets to choosing and picking words ho Id getting ready to try to bo a hypo crite. And thou Tiliman rolterutod his "unholy ulllanco" story, and ho got mud uud suid ho would light it to tho end. Ho bot he would bo tukon into the Methodist church to bolp pay tho preacher. Thoso peoplo know him and his rollgon. Then ho piled Into Tho Stato and it's favoring lleonso and still bolng tho prohibltlou organ, this Itself proving tho nlliunce. Thon ho took up his questions from tho Bible und thoy woro laughed at us If thoy woro jokos. Thon ho took up tho prohibition uddross In which the sculawug administration comparison is made. Then ho admlttod tho substitu tion of tho dispontmry for prohibltlou and gavo tbo usual roason for tbo obango anu why he had not accepted tho "bribe" to koop qulot. If ho woro making Uoyt votes every day why doo3 ho and Gonzales get up ovory ?uy and protest ugulust his bolng in tho cam paign. Then ho wanted to read Dr. Gard ner's Borraon to an Edgeliold uudionce und commented on it. Then ho jumped on tho Rov. Mr. Richardson's "politi cal sormon" and then ho took up bis reasons for doing "his duty" to tho pooplo, and why sollishnogs would have dictated his kooping quiet. Tbo dlsponsury luw ouly noeds tho support of ull decent peoplo to muko It tho host law ovor pussod. Edgeliold tried prohibition und whut did you huvo but aovon drug stores with doc tors standing In the doora with pencil and tablot and ovory ono with a bclly ucho, und moro drinking than evor boforo, uud tho town unxloua to stop Its dry regime. Ho mot ministers ovory day who told him prohibition wus a dream and thoy woro behind him and tho dispensary. He thon defonded the dlsponsury from u Biblical stundpolnt and urged thut he wus u practlcul prohibitionist. In discussing tho question some, time ugo somo one uskod whether ho would tako a drink, and in tho heat of reply, ho suid u leading prohibition eundlduto hud been drunk two or three times and knocked out of the box. Ho wanted to wltbdiaw thoso words and all refer ence to tho mattor. Ho mentioned no minien and reforrod to no particular eundlduto und was vory sorry bo hud mudo use of tho expression and had r.o purposo in wounding anyone's foolings. Admitting thut tho dispensary is not onforced it would do no good to try prohibition. Tho peoplo of Charleston can bo taught to oboy tbo law and Charleston can bo taught sho is in South Carolina. He pictured tho work of the, dlBponsary in Edgotleld and speaking ovor an hour ho retired and excused himself for delaying tho crowd which listened putlontly, quietly, und indifferently. Flowors und music. Solicitor Thurman and Mr. Mullor spoko as candidates for solicitor aud Congressman Talbort spoko briefly. ALLIES IN l'KKlN. Such In TIlO Hebel Without l'oslllvo Proof. Tho British government bolioves the allied forces aro now at Bokln but no complotoly trustworthy mcssago, oitnor clllolal or prebB, has been ro COlvod. As tbo allies were, 10 mile from Bekln Suuday,' August 12, ac cording to the so.ni-olliciul dlsputcb rocolved at Tokio, tho military au thorities Infer thut tho Chinese troops dofonding tho cupltul wore not going to tight aguln outsldo Its walls. Tho situation at Shanghai absorbs British attention. The Times publishes a dispatch from Shanghai, datod August 16th, which says : "Admiral Seymour, through tho consul gonorul, hus instructions thut tbo troops which it wus lntonded to lund hero ahull procoed north. This will bo done August Kith unless tho order is countermanded in tho Interval by tho foreign ollico. Tho linul de cision of tho luttor Is awuitod. Tho prlncipul British banks und shipping tirms have telographed to Lord Salis bury thut tho decision (tosend troops north) will huvo a disastrous effect and urging tho govornmont to recon sider tho muttor. Tho foreign consuls aro equally allvo to the results of such action on tho Chinese and uro uddrees lng an identical noto to their govern ments with tho object of Inducing the British to land troops." franco has 1,100 troops on board tho transport Cochar, which arrived at Hong Kong yesterday, August 15th, convoyed by tho French cruiser 1?'riant. Thoso troops, tho French consul ut Shanghai Informed tho other consuls there, would bo landod at Shanghai H tbo British porsinted in landing troops at thut place. A news ugency dispatch from Shang hai, dutod Tuesday, August 14th, re presents tho United States consul gen eral, Mr. John Goodnow, as joining with tho French and Gorman consuls' In opposing tho British plans. Tho British foreign office otboluls decline to entor into tho roasons for not landing troops at Shanghai, but tho foroign otllcors aro croditod with bolng unwilling to accopt any courso not approved by tho other powers. Tho foroign ollico is expected to make somo oxplanatlon later. ?Editors of liory blood and short tompor should conlino tho discussion of politics to the columns of their papers Had Charles 1*. Darilngton, odltorof tho Randolph (W. Va.) Enter prise, followed this rulo ho would not now bo hold for shooting Wood ford Button, of Huttonsvlllo, W. Va. ? When tho Now York houlth au thorities sot about cleaning Chinatown in that city with disinfectants tho in habitants believed the, sprinkling pots contained poison with which It was expected to oxtormlnato tho Chinese. Thoro was, of courso, groat oxcltomont and commotion. OUR GREATK8T HPRCIALIHT. For 20 yearn Dr. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully troatcd chronic diseas es that be is acknowledged today to stand at the bead of bis profession in this line, His exclusive method of treatmont for Varlcoccle and Stricture, without tue aid of knifo or cautery euros in 00 por cent, of nil cases. In the treatment of the loss of Vital Forces. Nervous Disorders, Kidney and Urinary Complaints, l'aralysis, Blood Poisoning, Rheumatism, (Jatarrn, and dis eases peculiar to womon, be is equally successful. Dr. Hathaway's practice in more than double that of any other spec labst. Cases pronounced helpless by other physicians readily yield to his treatment. Write him today fully about your case. He makes no chargo for consultation or advice, either at his oftlce or by mail. J. Newton Hathaway. M. D., 22}* Mouth liroad Btrcot, Atlanta, Oa. TU K 1 ICH? OK THE ItOKUS. Freo and Kasy Military Methods of tilt) I tin gll?l ? A. Ii. Robinson in N. Y. Kvening l'ost. Kkuonstad, April 'AO.-Boforo pro ceeding to any comment on tho mili tary processes of the Boors, I wlah to essay a brlof and homely Idea of the lield of operations. Upon an aasump tlon that Capo Town la located at Now Orleans, Pretoria would tako tho place of Washington, D. c. Comparisons of this kind cannot bo absolutely accur ate, but 1 have sought to make thoin approximately correct in both distance aud direction. Blocmfontoin, Lord Huberts' present position, would be thrown into tho vicinity of Charlotte, N. C, with Kimborly placed near Asbevllle, and Ladysmith a short dis tance olT ?bore in the neighborhood of Capo Hattorae. Mafeklng would bo not far west of l'arkersburg, W. Va., and tho Orange river, tho border lino botwoon tho Froo Sh.te and Capo Col ony, would run along the t-outhorn bor der of North Carolina, wostward past Chattanooga, toward Memphis. As tho territory south of tho Orange river is now liltlo if at all disturbed by war, though not a little disturbed by partisan feeling, a transfer of tho scale of comparison may ho made, aud ilar rishurg, 1'a., betaken ac the location of Bloemfoatein. That would nut Pre toria at about Rutland, Vt., Kimborly somewhere a little to tho cast of Pitts burg, Mafeklng out In tho middlo of Luke Ontario, and Ladysmith somo Where off Moutauk Point. Krooustad would be not far from tho border line of Now York aud Pennsylvania, and the Vaal river not far from Albany. Hun a railroad from Atlanta to Lynch burg, Va., (representing Do Aar Junc tion, and turn turn It northward to a little oast of Plttsburg, and boyond through Rochester, N. Y., into Canada. Run a cross country lino from Lyneh burg to Richmond (representing Nuau port,) to tap two lines coining up from tho Atlantic ocean to tho south and southeast (Port Elizabeth and Hast London); and from Richmond run northward through Harrisburg (Bloein fonteln,) to Rutland (Pretoria); run a lino from 35 miles south of Rutland (which would ho Johannesburg,) past Moutauk Point (Ladysmith,) 125 miles or so into tho ocean, to Durban, and a gonoral Idea will bo obtained of tho rolativo location of cities and railway systems in South Africa. At presont, with tho exception of tho siege of Mafcking, such lighting as there Is is wholly within and around the borders of tho Orange Froe State. This may even bo said of the Natal front, whore, for nearly two months, the contending forces have done little more than to sit around among tho hills and scowl at each other. Tho contre of such activity as there is upon tho western border Is at Fourteen Streams, f>U miles north of Klmborley. Tboro, Lord Mothuenis making unsuc cessful efforts to break tho Roer line along tho Vaal rivor. Tea centre of the most important activity, though as yet it has boon western prairie, dotted hero and there with tho rude homes of tho settlers. Maps give names of towns, but very few, Indeed of such places are nioro than hamlets. They aro not even villages, und many of tho names serve only to indicate, topo graphically, some prominent hill or kopje, or somo fordable point in tho streams. Mainly from tbeso rude homos thero como tho greater number of tho light ing men of the Boer army. Tho Trans vaal has a lurgor area, but tho gonoral conditions are much tho sumo. The ready comparison of area gives a ready comparison of density of population. Tho Froo State has a white af.ilument of about 75,000, or about 10 t > the square mile. New York State lias aoout 0,000,000. or 120 to the tquaro milo. Now York Stato alone has today some 110 times tho combine white popu lton of the Free Stato snd tho Trans vaal, in an area which exooeds but little two-sevenths ofthat of the South Afrlouu republics. This suggests some Interesting semi-military speculations. Assumo the entrance into Now York Stato, at Troy, of an armed and equip pod English force of 50.000 or (iO.OUO men, equivalent to Lord Roberts' main body. Assumo another Bogllsb column, Hullor's IIO.OUU, to bo represented by minor though not Insiguiticant engage ments and skirmishes, is in the vicinity of Lord Robert's advanced lino, at Uloomfonteln. In its area, tho Froo Stato Is not far from that of the Stato of New York. Through that territory, from southwostto northeast, its great est length, there runs a single-track railway of three foot six inches guago. For tho rest pieturo a force say 30,000 more, to bo run upon tho southern bor der. How long would it tako them to occupy Syracuse, or capture tho State? Assume, again, that tho samo territory waste be dofoudod by tho American ar my, on its peace footing, practically the numerical equivalent Of the Huer light ing force, and a speculation is open con corning that outcome. Tho Roers have prolonged this tight for seven months against England's 7 tol. Their iCcobb is undoubtedly duo to their method of lighting and their skill in tho use of their weapons. In previous letters 1 have sought to indi cate tho appearance of the Boor sold lors (V), and their life In camp and on tho march. Their lighting Is like tho roBt of it. A Field Cornet said to mo recently that tho Boor soldier did what he was told to do, d I scon n tod by his own Idea of what ho thought ought to bo done. There aro no " serried col umns " in tho Boor army, either on tho march or on tho lield. Tho Vocht Commandant, the Hoofd Commandant, the Commandant or tho Field Cornet, whoevor may bo of tho highest rank in tho Hold, after a free and general dis cussion with those who happen to be in hlb neighborhood, may determine upon somo particular point as the best posi tion to 1)0 occupied for the immediate purpose The dotall of occupation"ds very much an individual affair, Tho horses aro hobbled and turned out to gra/.o under the concoalmont of Homo hill or groups of hill, if that be a possi bility of tho terrain. Thon Piet and Hana and Cornolia and Jacobus and Hondrlx and all tho roat of thorn bunt each for what he thinks to bo tho host point from which ho can shoot and kill somo P.ngllahmon. A rock, an Inequal ity of tho ground, a hastily scooped hollow, anything which will make a bit of cover, hidosa Boer in asklrmlsb. Dug tronchos may he added to natural cover for a prolonged engagement. Tho Boor doca not liro hia gun for tho sako of hearing It go olf. Ho doca not lire in volleys at tho word of com mand. Tho proscribed military order to " aim " is littlo olso than an ordor for tho raon of a particular command to olovato tholr piecoa to a generally proscribed level, and to dischurgo them whon ordered to "liro." Mr. Boor gaugos his distance with an accuraoy dovolopcd by practice in door and bird shooting with a rlllo. Ho raisos or lowors his sight and takes aim In ma thematical and mothodical fashion. He is not celebrating an historical event by making a noise. Ho la shoot ing at a target, and ho shoots to hit. ?aking Powder The strongest, purest, most efficient and wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest in price, yet the must economical; indispens able t > all who appreciate the best and most healtbl'ul food. Our country is enjoying prosperity almost unsurpassed in its history. For every one there is money enough to buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good, wholesome. 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In a certain way It is , all very amusing, but somehow the re sults huve shown a very striking effect iveness. To this system of field opera tions is due u considerable measure of tho unvarying British overestimate of tho force of tbo opponents. Ono might almost as woll essay the counting of a nost of hornets. 1 n many engagements, notably thoso among tho hills In Natal, many of the English troops nover ovon saw a Boor. In Durban 1 mot wounded men from Splu? Kop, iMuandsluugto Qr,;I other holds, who told mo that thoy bad never laid oyou on a Boer. Tho numbor engaged is ostlmated by the damage which results. Tho Boer stalks his Englishman as ho stalks his blosbok or his springbok. Tho Natal Morcury of Aprii loth estimates tho Boor forco on tho Natal border at 20,000 men. When It becomes possible to quote figures without tbo risk of complicat ing military conditions, tho people who make such estimates aro going to bo treated to what Is Known as an " oyo-oponor." From tho south, upon tho oast and upon tho west, a throe-column move ment seoks to closo In upon this great ly outnumbered but plucky little fight ing forco. Thus far thoir success in resistance has been remarkable. In tho main it has been a process of resis tance. Attack by tho Boort has been comparatively infrequent. Now and then Tommy has charged a trench, but it has always boon at frightful cost. Roberts, with 10,000, rounded up (Jronjo, with hid 1,000 and England ro joicod In a glorloud victory. Bullor'd 30,000 roliovod Whito'd bosleged 10,000, ut Ladysmith. Against how many Boors ? 1 doubt If thoro bus boou, ut uny time slnco tho wur began, so large a number of Boers as 12,000 on the Natal border, und ut the tlmo of Hol ler's rollef of White, u vory houvy druft hud boon mude from tho Nutul urmy for tho support of the forces in tho Eroo State. As cleurly us I cun muko out, it wus tho confusion cuused by tho readjustment of an unsystomatl/ud forco which loft un opening through which Huh er ontered to Ladysmith. It wus a II u lie ruthor than u military or strutoglc suecoss. It Is reported hero thut Roborts bus publicly criticised Wurren for his uctlon ut Spion Kop. From u strictly military standpoint, the criticism may bo juBtltlod. But, In justice to Warren, somo allowance must bo mado for tho nature of tho warfare against whlcti he had to contend. Scouts could no moro effectively locato Boor forcea than ono could locate mosquitoes on a Jorsoy moudow. Thoy woro thoro but their locution ut ono hour was no cor tulnty of thoir locution ut tho next hour. Nor do I think thut, In tho fuco of his cxporlonco since bis urrlval ut Bloomfontoln, such criticism comos with special gruco from bis lordship. Thoro is u somowhut formidable list of little reverses which have marken his oporutlons since March 13th, und somo of them occurred within u very few mile ??of his own tont. Sannuhspost, Riddersburg, Dowotsdorp und Thuba N'chu uro only a llttlo way from Bloom fontoln. His lordship appoars to bavo mado too little aliowunco for thoso Boor methods with which ho Is now perhaps somewhat bettor acquainted . llo has perhaps learnod how easy it is to "blunder " when one is up against such a mobile, intanglblo, evasive proposi tion as this co. led ion of undisciplined, farmer-sharpshooters. He would learn something more If he. could SpOnd a day on tbo Boer llrlng lino, uud seo men, with a COOl stolidity that pu/./.lCB an outsider, stop tiring, simply of thoir own volition, and loavo thoir posts whilo thoy make a cup of colfoo or smoko a plpo. Tho American soldior, notably tho volunteer, Is disposed to do his work at a fever heat. He is lmpatlont for tho word of command. Ho wants to rush and yoll and shoot. Tho Gorman marches and tiros with tho formality of an automatic machine operated by tho commanding olllcors. Tommy Is 8omowhoro hotweon the two. But if Odo would boo pure, unadulterated coolness, stolidity and inditTeronce in battle, he muat got on a Boer firing line. IHK GERMAN COMMANDER. He Outranks all the Other Officers in China. Count von Waldersoo, Held marshal of the German army, will rank all the commanders of tho allies In China. The emperor has decided to send the famous strategist to the scene of the fighting over soa. The other powers have agreed to accept Waldersoo as supremo commander. Ciormany's field marshal Is aioialer of the lir ""nltudo. He 1b a Jotoran of two waio, .... iulmaiOBu?cesBorof Von Moltke, and was selected by_that groat general, it is said, as tho moil? promising candidate for military hon ors in tho empire. For moro than 2,000 years Waldorsoo'e family has been conspicuous in tho mlWtary af fairs of Prussia. His grandfather ?*as the author of a standard work on til* regulations in tho Gorman army. There aro two editions of this book, called "The Ulg " and " Tho Little Wnldorseo," and into tho hands of every new German recruit was placed a copy of tho latter. In 1808 half a do/on VValdorsees wore oilioers in the Prussian army. A brother of tho count was killed at tho battle of Bourget. Another brother was a commander in tho navy, and other members of the family wero well known for their pa triotism. While yet a captain the oouut was honored with a position on the staff of tho general of tho army, and he dis tinguished himself in Berlin, as an earnost studont and a thoroughly oom petont and scientific ofllcor. Few of tho prominent military men of Kuropo aro as distinguished in bear ing and appoarance as tho field mar shal. Tall and commanding as ho is, bo has little of tho Imperious style which is common to tho European offi cer, and, oddly enough, he has passed through all tho grades of the German army without acquiring that brus querle almost inseparable from the miiitary Idea. Tho count, on the con trary Is Huavity personified, but be hind all his polish of manner and ap parent complacency Is a foroo whloh those best know how to guage who hnvo mot It In opposition to their own wills. It is not surprising that suoh a man should be a brilliant courtier aa well as an illustrious soldlor. This was the-? Impression whloh Lord Roberts took with him from Hanovor, where he met Waldersoo in tho military maneuvers there sevoral yoars ago and was the recipient of much admirable hospital ity from tho German officer. Just lie fore he was raised to his pres ent high rank Count Waldersee din tlngulshod himsolf at the Stettin maneuvers and so outgeneraled the kaiser himself as to win the unstinted praise of Bismarck, King Humbert, of Italy, and othors. Tho omporor did not conllno his admiration to words, but promoted Count Waldersoo at once to the rank of Hold marshal. Tho general's wlfo is as muoh a fav orite with tho emperor as is the great soldior himself. She was formerly Miss Mary Lea, daughtor of a wealthy New York morcbant. At 20 she was mar rlod to Prince von Noor, who, at his death, loft his widow an estate worth $4,000,000. Tho emperor of Austria creatod bor a princess in hor own right, and after two yoars of widow hood sho married tho dashing Walder soo. She is said to be even more bril liant than her husband as a courtier, and hor inHuonco in German politics is provorblal. C ASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ^C^^r^^i^Uang