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The Laurens Advertiser. $1.00 per Year in Advance. ^TATR TRKA8UKY IN PHUT. he ExpenscH Mimt be Reduced or More Tuxes Will Have to be Levied. The financial condition of the State an ' tho necessity for judicious action to re hove tho embarrassment in paying current expenses have been comment ed upon now and then, but the Legis lature continues to make appropria tion without regard to consequeuccs, and the treasury finds itself in debt to the amount of $300,000 this year. Tho foilowiug statement is interest ing to the people who pay the taxe?, and is made by Mr. Jesse T. Uanut, Of tho Secretary of State's Ollico, With which he has been connected for sev eral years : I am requested by various parties to five my authority for assertions which have mado as to the iluancial condi tion of tho Stato. As the time allowed a candidate for tho Secretary of State, five minutes, does not permit a rofor enco to authorities, I am forced to adopt this method in complying with these requests. The following letter from Stato Treasurer Jennings is responsible for the assertion which I havo mado, that a deficit of $300,000 has beon crcatod withiu three years : "Mr. J. T. Gaott?Dear Sir : I take for granted there was no money bor rowed by the Stato Treasurer for 1898, 1899 and 1900, as Dr. Timmerman said at Gaffney that ho had not had to borrow auy. For 1901 we borrowed $175,000. Up to this timo wo have borrowed for 1902 $220,000, and the presout indications are that we will havo to borrow enough more to make out tho ontiro $300,000 author ized by the Legislature. Very respect fully, It. II. Jknninos." August 11,1902. As to tho assertiou that tho rato of taxation for Stato purposes in South Carolina is already uoarly twice tho avorago rato in tho othor States of tho Union, 1 givo below tho rato for tho fiscal year 1898 in twenty-nine States of tho Union, iu mills upon each dol lar of assessed valuation : ? New Jersey, 0 ; Indiaua, 0 10 of a mill ; Maine, 1 S 4 ; Maryland, 1 3-4 ; Minnesota, 1 8-10 ; Michigan, 1 9-10 ; Texas, 2 ; North Carolina, 2 1-10 ; New York, 2 1-5 ; Arkansas, 2 12; Missouri, 2 1-2 ; Montana, 2 1-2 ; West Virginia, 2 1-2 ; Wisconsin, 2 1-2; Ohio, 2 4-5 ; Washington, 2 9-10 ; Georgia, 3 ; Koutueky, 3 ; Oklahoma, 3 ; South Dakota, 3 ; Virginia, 8 ; Florida, 3 1-12 ; Orogon, 3 1-2 ; Col orado, loss than 4 ; North Dakota, 4 1-10 ; Illinois, 4 1-5 ?, Touuesseo, 4 1-2 ; Utah, 4 1-2; Kansas, 4 1-2 ; South Carolina, 5. The taxpayers of the State arc en titled to an explanation of the reason why, with a tax rato nearly twico the average in othor States, a deficit of three huudred thousand dollars has beeu accumulated withiu three years. Six thousand dollars will bo paid this year as interest upon money borrowed by the State Treasurer until next year's luxes can bo collected aud ap plied to this year's oxpenses. Unless some means can bo found to supply the treasury of the State with resources from other quarters tho peo ple are today face to face with either a heavy increase in tho levy to meet this deficit or a large reduction in tho ap. propriations, and consequently an in adequate support of the present Sialc institutions. We cannot reasonably hope to meet this condition by au in crease in property values, for this de ficit has been created in spito of an in crease of forty million dollars (or 20 per ceut.) in six years, which has not been sutllcieut to reduce the rate. I have brought out these facts in au endeavor to show the uoccssity upon us of encouragiug the provision of in direct sources of rcvenuo to aid in supporting the Stato. The Secretary of State's office in most of the Slates has been made a revenue hearing of fice, and it should be made so in South Carolina. Respectully, J. T. Gantt. A Goon Joke on Talbert?In rough and tumble debate Col. W. J. Talbert is a hard man to la/.o. Aud his repertoiro of jokes is extensive and well chosen. ?? I never saw Col Talbert downed but once,' said a can didate, " and that was while he-was in Congress. It was on Friday, tho day when tho pension bills swarm to the front, and Col. Talbert was raising objection after objection and annoying the Republicans past endurance. They were attackicg him from all sidos, and he was replying every few minutes iu the hottest kind of language. Finally a little dried up chap from a Western State got to his foot and hurled a few acrimonious adjectives at Col. Talbert. In his retort Col. Talbert quoted from the Bible somo stinging references to the fool, and applied them to tho man from the West. The little fellow roso again and, in a voice that cut liko a razor, he shouted: ?The gentleman from South Car-o-li-na has seen fit to lash me with words culled from lloly Writ. He asseverated that the Bible declares that the rod should be used on the back of the fool, and urged me to take heed of that admonition. Permit mo to observe that tho Riblo also declares that man must be born again, and if by somo strange twist of fate the gentleman from South Car-o li-na is born again I hope to God he'll be still-born.' Well, sir. the Republi cans rose in a body and fairly howled with delight. The Speakor pounded for order and Col. Talbert mode an in effectual effort to come again, hut for once in bis life he could not rise to tho occasion. Tho condition of Porto Rico undor the United States rule is represented as being greatly improved. In 400 years of Spanish power not one school house was erected, but within two years 9200,000 has been expended in the building of schoolhouses and 126 teachers from the United Stales are instructing the children, besides a large number of natives. In 22 of the new schoolhouses agriculture is taught in a scientific method. It is sla ted that as many as 40,000 of tho scholars in the schools already spoak the English language. A well known judge on a Virginia circuit Was recently reminded very forcibly of bis approaching baldness by one of his rural acquaintances. " Judge," drawled the farmer, " it won't be so very long ?fo you'll ha\ o to tie a string around yer bead to tell1 how far up to to wash yonr face." Tbe management of ft Kansas City hotel is preparing to serve hot meals at private bouses. Tbe meals will be cooked at tbe hotel, and delivered in a j special wagon equipped with devices for keeping the food in proper coudl EDUCATIONAL. FALLACIES. Hyuo|>Hl? "of uit AtlilrcMM Hc-for? tliv Htutc* Tcuchcm AitMociutloii by Hupt. II. i.. r. in-. In of Orcciivillu, 1'rcHi ?lont of the AHHOciatton. What men believe is the principal forcq la their liven From our beliefs spring our words aud deeds. Who be Heven most strongly, strives most /.cal ously. Faith is the mainspring of human action. It may be good or evil as the i things wo believe are true or false. All faith is true faith, but it may be deceiv ed, may fasten itself upon error. The power to bulievo is a good power, but the misBppllcation of it to holding and defending falsehood as truth is an evil thing. Fallacies are beliefs in that which Is false?tho perversion of tho noblest faculty to tho basest uso. They result from false or defective reasoning based upon ignorance or misapprehension of facts. Everything evil springs from souio fallacy Thoso who accopt and maintain fallacies, who follow them and propagato thorn are the worst enemies of mankind. Yet they are sincere, honest, mean well, are ofton pious, good people Deceived themselves they become blind guides, lead othors astray. Fallacies should be resisted; error must bo fought; yet should those who resist, who figfct, he patieut, sincoro, sympathetic, bowaro lest they themselves be mistaken and another's 'truth?which is genuino?be thoir fallacy. All are liable to bo vic tims. Thoro aro false bcliofs iu all linoB of human thought. Thore aro religious, Bocial, political, industrial fallacies, and thero aro Educational Fallaclos. iloro are Bomo of thorn : 1. Education is a Panacoa. President Snydor, of Wofford Collogo. said in an educational address not long since, " It is pathetic to see the faith of ' tho American pcoplo iu Education." I Why pathetic ? Because, wheuovor moro is claimed for a thing or oxpected of it than can bo reali/.od, disappoiutment must result, the greater tho expectation tho moro hittor will bo the disappoint ment. Educational progress in our coun try has boon marvelous. At prcsont more than $900,000,000 is spout yearly, over 400,000 teachers omploycd aud . 15,000.000 children enrolled in the pub lic schools alone. This is indeed an incalculable force, and it is hut natural that magnillcont results aro oxpected and accomplished. Hut the school has bcou so lauded, the importauco of its work so magnified that there has grown a sort of belief that education will do everything. Tnat if good schools aro provided aud the children kept in them, they muBt of necessity bo euablcd to live successful lives. Do thoy ? Aro those who arc educated uniformly successful ? Aro thoy always industrious, economical, prudcut, temporate, intelligent, patriotic, kind, religions. By no means Why not? Bccauso conditions aro against thorn, not because tho school has failed to do its work woll. What agencies make con ditions ? The homo, the church, indus trial institutions, government. Lot us call these institutions to account. If our pupils fail to make, good use of tho edu cation thoy receive in tho schools, lot uu hold those responsible who aro responsi ble?tho makers of conditions? oach in its own sphere. The school cannot do all tho work, must not claim all tho credit, should not boar all tho blamo. 2. Tho Church Should Koop School. Out of tho over valuation of education iu brauchen of secular learning has grown this fallacy, which is both roligioua and educational. Should the church embark iu wholesale school kcopiug both reli gion and oducation would sufler loss; do ing a little at it is no bettor. The church has a definite mission, a special work, a Divine text book, and a God like power. Lot it keep to that, do that, teach that, have faith in that. Let it cease to be little public oducation ; realize tho great ness of this force and uso it. It haB no time, nor nood, nor call to teaoh spelling, grammer, arithmetic, whilo the world is so ignorant of and so indifferent to the Biblo. It is its great prlvilogo to wiold a dominant inlluenco in tho home, tho school, tho workshops and tho govern mont, while usurping the functions of none of them. It is tho groatest institu* (ion on earth; lot it not stoop to a lower mission than its own. 8. Public Education is GodlcBS. Churchmen say to the schools: becanso you do not toach tho Biblo, thcreforo you aro Godless and wo'll take your work ; wo'ro not very busy, wo can do yours and ours too. Tho schools do not t( ach tho Biblo because warring creeds will not allow them. Should public edu cation thorofore be called Godless ? No i rue education is Godless. Whoever de velops tho mind, tho body, tho heart of a child through instruction and training dooB God's own work. The child is ready then for tho church to toach him its iruth and nothing that bo has learned at achool provonts It. Tho public school is at onco an ally of tho homo and tho church, aB well as bnsiucss, social and political institutions, but it Is such by doing its own work with " Charity for all and with malico towards none." 4 Is it boat for a State that part of its population should bo ignorant ? ?This is tho fallacy of the demagogue, socking votes. This gives riso to schemes for nnequal division of educational funds so that part of the poople may have much, and another part, little. Intelli gent citizenship has for SO long been recognized as the safoguard of a free State, that no sano man quostions it. And yet, to give to tho most Ignorant class of citizens tho smallest possible part of tho fand provided by thoBtate to Insuro tho intelligence of its cltlzons, is urged by somo statesmon (V) and accept ed by somo citizens. Truly, those have small faith in the virtue of Anglo Saxon blond who say that tho only way tho Anglo Saxon can hold his own with tho Ethiopian is to keep tho latter bound in bonds of ignorance?chained to tho soil. 5. Oertain classes should have certain kinds of Education. That is to say that a certain part of the people are born to work and anothor to shirk and each must be flttod by edu cation to fulfill its destiny. There is an element of the population which appar ently is considered to be absolved from manual labor; anothor on which all hard menial labor comes as an inh eritance. Wealth, education and cultnro mark the former; poverty, ignorance and degrada tion the latter, and each mast be trained for Us sphere. Men who violently objeot to class legislation, advise what Is really close education. Can the one exist with out bringing the other ? Democracy is opposed to oUMtsm of all kinds. The trae democratic ideal is to give every man bis chanco to do wbat bo can do beet, and to aid him to do that. There needs to be a revival of interest in hon orable toil. Tho dignity of labor, the nobility of tho man who does honeBt work with his hands, the necessity to humanity of tho hand to hantl Rtmggle with naturo?ot living near to nature should be insisted upon. That education is fatally defective which doos not build upon this, whether for rich or poor. The human race is liko Antaeus of old who I wrestled with Horculos. As oftou as ho was thrown to the ground, the Earth, his mother, rnnewed his strength; and it waB only when UerculeB hold him away from tho earth that he was crushed and conquered. 0. Compulsory Ignoranco is better than Compu'sory Intelligence. Whenever legislation looking to the lattor is proposed, there i*s a howl about liberty, and tho invasion of ladivldual and private rights. Wo havo legislation which permits tho formor, already. Wh.iHo rights aro invaded by that ? Whoover is opposed to compulsory edu cation is virtually In favor of compulsory ignorance?for that is upon us now. Havo tho children no rights? Tho Stato sayB practically each ono has a right to intelligence. It should say so literally. What right has any individual in a Stato whioh is not given and guaranteed to him by tho Stato ? None. Ho looks to the Stato for all his rights, public and private. Tako away tho authority of tho Stato and what right has tho individ ual V Only so much as he can maintain against all comers by tho might of his single arm. Ho comes into existence, ho is roarod, owns proporty, marrlcr, roars chlldron, grows old, dies and is laid to rest under the protection and by tho sanction of tho State. Has tho Stato no right to cducato his children r The State claims proprietorship in his child ren. If tho Stato wants them for war, or violation of law, or for public service | it comes aud gots them. Whon they roach a certain age tho Slate says thoy aro freo : whon thoy wish to lcavo, him and get married tho State says thoy may and they do, and all this whether ho is willing or not. Shall it then not cducato thorn for their good, for his benefit, and for Its own safety P it should, it must, it will I 7. Education is a Sinecure. There are throo phases of this fallacy. FirBt, Education may ko made easy. Second, Education is a means of esca ping hard work. Third, Educational positions may bo bestowed as favors and not awarded to merit. Out of tho first arises all tho fads and short cutB in teaching; all tho shirking and shamming, and shallowuoBS, all tho misplaced sym pathy for hard working pupils and toachorB. There never.was, there )B not, Micro ncvor can bo any way to develop a human being except by cxerciso aud all real exorciao is work?hard work. Edu cation may bo mado interesting ; it can not bo mado easy. From tho second phase arises tho idoa that childron should bo oducatod so thoy will not have to work as hard as thoir fathers aud moth era. 11 Unto whom much Is given of him shall much bo rcquirod." To ho oducatod is to assumo greater responsibility, to do harder work, to boBtow greater benefit. Whoover has a contrary idea is a victim of fallacy. Education dovoted to shirk ing Is power misapplied. The third phase accounts for so many incompo tonts in positions of responsibility in our schools. Educational positions aro not " plums." Tho school system 1b no "free lunch counter." Relationship, favorit ism, denomination, politics should give placo to merit in the selection of those who aro to do this work. 8. The King can do no Wrcng. Tho child is king in America today. It is the Children's Day of civilization Home rule is upsido down. Tho fathor abdicated first; tho mother grew weary of tho unequal contest and surrendered her authority and now both unito in demand ing that the toachor shall bow he fore, the throno also, for tho " king can do no wrong." This is flgnrativo language but contains a good deal of truth. Family discipline is exceedingly lax. Parent* oboy your chlldron, is tho way the scrlp turo Is interpreted. Tho child's account of what happened at school is what the paronts aro prone to believe, no matter what tho teacher says Tho perfection of one's own child is, privately, a goner ally accepted fact. Somo instances, a good deal higher than the common schools, aro fresh in tho public mind of tho tendoncy thore is to endorse what " tho king " doos and says. Let the child be king ; it is his right, ho is tho future ruler; but away with tho fallacy that whatever ho does is right. Ho must be taught, restrained, guided, corrected if need bo, for his own and tho goneral good. 0. Wo are Doing woll onough. This Is a bouumbing, paralyzing?a very opiato of fallacies. Many look at what has been dono rathor than at what is to bo dono and aro inclined to flatter themselves, relax, rest, take it easy When wo comparo ouraolvos wltli our solves, wo aro doing pretty woll, but South Ca ml in a is in the roar of the pro cession whon she is compared with her slater States. Thore is an educational revival in North Carolina ; has boon one for some time in Virginia and Tonnes soo. Goorgla is far in tho lead and oven Florida Shows move educational progress and spirit than do we. 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It is a good time now for the farmer to consider what a promising outlook there is for him to lncreasoYiis grow iug of meat animals ; or if he doos not uow mako it an ohjoct to grow only his own supply, does not good common sense teach him that thero never was a moro opportune poriod in which to push ahead and grow beef, pork and mutton to tho capacity of his fatrn and conditions ? Meats are exceedingly dear and there is a short supply of meat auimals everywhere which will require years and years to replenish. Prices will probably vary somo from lime to limo, during a few years to come; but for a dozen years meat pricos will not again bo so low as they have averaged tho la it dozen years. Con ditions point to the contrary. Take ca^le, for instance. SulHcicnl breeding sLoek is not in tho country. They must be grown ; and then there is a watiing clement against this. Most of tho commercial hoof cattle aro grown on the range ; hut settlers havo ao en croached upon the ranges that public grazing lands have been growm^ scarcei and scarcer. Cattle and sheep have been moved from lime to time to give place to tfillers until there seems not to <emain sullbiont ro >m for both, and the cattlemen and thecptnen an baliliug wiih each other as to which shall occupy the public lands. The cattlemen seem to have the belter ol tho contest just now. This quarrel but proves tho shoilago of public grazing land. Tho last census report (11)00) says in Texas alone over 100,000 new farms were settled upon in the last decade aud probably correspondingly as largo nuruborj in other States and Torri toiics. Seven million head of sheep rocan-imo have been driven back into the ranges to make room for the land solllo.s, aud this is what causes the sheep aud calllo " onplcasanlncss." It is very easy to sec that in time uoi vo.y for away, all beef and mutton in th's count.y must be grown on farms. Stock growing on tho ranges is fast patting away. Slock growing enriches land, while so much grain growing as now, impovoiishcs it. Grow more ?lock, and moro grain can be grown with it. And whi'e meat animals have largely dcercf.scd m numbers human mouths to consume them have Increased with the increasing population. Tho drought of last season in the swine belt reduced the hog crop and tho output of pork voiy seriously. It wi'l require a long timo yet to get back Columbia, Newberry ALaurensR R Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Atlanta SHORT LINK. 8chedu!o in effect April, 13th, 1002. KA8TKKN STANDAltl) TIM K, Road Down. Head dp Leave. Atlanta HA Ii. 8 40am Ar 8 50 pm Athons. .10 60am (I 10 pm Klborton.11 55am 5 17 pm Abhevillo . 12 f)7pm <1 05 pm Greenwood .122pm 8 35 pm Ar Clinton ....Dinner... 2 15pm 245 pm O.A w. c. Leave. Glonn Springs.,Cfc W 0.1000amAr 1 OOpro 8par(anl>urg. 12 15pm 3 80 Greenville.12 22pm 3 25 Ar l.anreiis.Dinner.. 1 12 2 05 SOUTHBOUND. ? *No. 22 No. 53. Lv Laurens. 600am 200pm Parke.II 10 2 08 Clinton. ? 10 -2 22 Goldville.#_ 0 58 2 31 Kiniird. 7 08 2 43 Gary. 7 17 2 0 Jalapa. . 7 20 2 51 Nowherry. ..... 8 IH) 3 10 Prosperity.....8 25 3 94 Bligha . 8 42 3 31 Little Mountain .. . 8 55 3 3? Chapin. 0 15 3 51 Hilton . 0 24 3 7 White Hook. 9 29 4 01 Oalentine.?37 4 07 Irmo.H52 4 17 Loaphart .10 02 4 23 Ar Columbia.10 30 4 45 ?Daily Freight except 8unday. NORTHBOUND. ?No. 85 No. 62 I.v Columbia.12 30am 11 ldam Leaphart.12 48 11 30 Irmo.100 11 37 Balentine . 1 1 ' 11 4i White "ook.124 11:51 Hilton . 1 21) 11 64 Chapln.18? 12 02 Little Mountain. 150 1212pm Hllghl. 2 02 12 1(1 Prosperity. 2 22 12 26 New berry. 3 UJ 12 3? .lalapa. 8 22 12 61 Gary. 8 81 12 6? Kinard. 3 40 105 Uoldvllle.3 61 1?15 Clinton.4 30 1 27 Parke. 4 50 1.?? Ar hau renn. BOO 1 47 A.'O. L. Leave Columbia.4 56pm Ar 10 50 Hum tor. 6 20 0.25 Ar unarlewton.. 9 20 10 00 Trains 63 and 62 arrive and depart from new umon depot. Train? Nob. '22 and K5 from AOL freight depot WestUervain street. For Rates, Time Tables, or further in formation call on any Agent, or write to H. M. Kmbrsoh, Oen. Freight and Pas senger Agt?T. M, Kmebbon, Traflio M'gr, Wilmington, JH, O. I J. F. LiviNoSTOM, Sol. Ag't, Bank of I Columbia, ' W, U. CniLDa. President, Columbia, 8,0 on to the old basis. The Beof Trust tlrst drove out beef raising on the farm by nutting their prices on slaughtered meats so low that there was uo proiit in growing beef on the farm. When this was done and the Ti ust had got bold of all the rauge cattle, they forced retail prices up sky high where they are at preeont. But the " sigus of the limes " indicate most surely that the Ttust will not coutrol tho meat supply more than about two or ihroe years, if that long. By lhat tune farmers can, if they will, get well stocked up with meat animals. Livo stock and tillage of the soil wore designed by the Crea tor to go hand iu hand. Neither flour ishes alone, never did and nover will long at a time. The soil of Kuglaud is so very fertile because of tho combina tion of these two forces ?live slock and thorough tillage.?Practical Far mer. In tbo Indian Territory tho classifi cation of farms is as follows : Thoro are 14,950 devoted to hay and gram, 484 vegetablo farms, 11.'! specially de voted to fruits, 10,207 with livestock the leading feature. Dairy farms number 388. Tobacco is tho lcadiug industry on 8 farms ; cotton is tbo maiu crop on 17,723 farms ; sugar pro duction is credited with 32 farms ; and 7 are dovoted entirely to nursery products. Tbo remaining 1,557 aro classed as miscellaneous. Tbis is ac cording to tho United States ceusus of 1900. The total is 45.505 farms, and it is an excellent showing for the lu dian Territory. A joint stock company b is been or ganized at Stuart, Va., for the purpote of raising apples en a gigantic scale. W. W. Otey and T. L. T?te, of Pulas ki, are tho prime movers in the enter prise. M. V. Stedmau was elected president of the company. Several huudrod acres of land contiguous to Stuart have already been purchased. It is the intention of the company to sot out 100,000 apple trees. Tho suc cess of the enterprise is based on the opinion of exports, who claim that Patrick County is the host county in Virginia, if uot in tho United States, : for raising of apples. It is estimated that in ten years an orchard the sizo of tho ono projected by this company will bo worth $20,000 and in 1/3 years #50,000. The organization will be kuown as tho Stuart Orchard company. John Quinby, a cattlo border, of Fort Worth, Tex., was caught in a stampede of cattle on u ranch near that piuoe a short whilo ago, and was trampled to death by the infuriated beasts. 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If he is a paint salesman in the South und must stand be tween Iiis house and the custom er who buys ordinary paint and expects itto standout- long, hot summers without turning into dust or scaling ofV. There's only one Make of Paint Which can and will stand the Test! The name of that "make" is OH us. The name of that "Brand" is OUR. O'Connor & Schwrbrs Prepared Paints. O'Connor & Schweers Paint Co. Augusta, 0a. Onice and Salesroom 841 Broad, St. Factory 844 and HU\ Reynolds, St. HAVE YOU A DAUGHTER TO SEND TO SCHOOL ? BY KOT TWY Criicora College, GREENVILLE, 3. C? A l'rcBhylerian School, whoso pattern is the Christian Home. Music, Art, and Elocution Schools not surpassed by any college in tho Stale. Degree Courses taught by Specialists. Beautiful Auditorium?large Pipe Organ (Jas, Steam Heat, Bath Rooms, OiC. Pure water?line sewerage. SEVENTY-SIX BOARDING PUPILS enrolled from Six Slates. OUK PRICES AHE VERY LOW for the superior advantages offered. NcxtScssion I*egins September 23 rd. For beautifully illustrated Catalogue, address S. R. PRESTON, President. " et*f* SPRINGS GU MINERAL W*^ CURES ALL KIDNEY DISEASES. For nearly a hundred years it has been recognized as a safe and sure remedy for KIDNEY TROUBLES. For sale by L^urons Drug Co., Palmetto Drug Co., Dr. B. F. Pose.y, and W. W Dodsnn, and J. S. Bonnett. Presbyterian College, CLINTON, . S. C. Fine location. Good moral intluoncos. Full Faculty of oxporionced teach ers. Standard Coursos of Study, loading to 13. A. and M. A. Good BuBlnoss Course. Hates, an Low as can Posslhly bo mado. Next Session opens Sept. 24, 1SI02. For catuloguo or other Information address, A. E. SPENCER, PRESIDENT. Atlantic Coast Line. Tralllo Department, Wilmington, N. C March 20, l!K)2. -FAST LINE Hotwcen Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina, and North Caro lina. CONUKNKKIt HCIIKDlll.K, In olTont January 15th, 1902. GOINO WKST. No RH No 59 U'M ?AM Lv Charleston .ft 2ft <? oo Lanes .7 35 7 ft Kumter.0 if? 0 2ft Ar Columbia.10 10 11 05 P M Prosperity. 12 21) New berry . 12 42 Clinton. 1 25 Laurens. 1 47 Greenville. SS V? ?partanburK. 3 :?? A M Lv Sumter. !? 15 A r"i 'ftmdon. 11 16 1? M liancaster. 2 37 Kock Hill. 3 40 Yorkville. 4 IN Hlaekshurg. ft 2r> Molby, N. (]_. 000 llutherfordton, N. U. 7 16 M ..rion.... . * 30 Winnaboro. 7 18 ? harlotte N. C. 0 20 Hendersonvillo. N. c . ... 011 Aehevillo N. C. 7 lft uoinu habt, No W No5!l ?1* M J A M Ar lUiarloston. !? 20 II 8.1 l.ancs.7 35 0 48 Sumter.0 18 8 2-) i.V Columbia.4 41 S 55 Prosperity. H 20 Ncwberry.3 00 Clinton.2 22 l.aurons. 202 Uroenvillo.12 '2 1? M Spartanlnirg.12 lf> Ar Sumter.B 4ft Camdon.4.15 A M Lancaster.,.U> 55 Kock HiII.10 00 Yorkvillo.1? 15 Blaoknburg.h ir> Hhelliy. NC.7 15 Itutherfordton, N. 0-60S IjV Marion.....ft 00 Winnshoro.10 IS t harlotte, N. C.8 10 Hendcrsonvillo, N. U...0 02 _Ashevillo, N. (5....8 00 _ ?Daily. {Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays. Non. r>2 and 53 Solid trains helweoi. Charleston and (Ircenvillo, 8. O, Nos. 6? and 6? carry Throngh Coach he iween Charleston and Columbia. HM Kmerson, (len'l i'aRS, Agt,, T. M. Kmerson, TralUc Manager; J, K. Konly, den. Man, Pianos & Organs. Wo aro Boiling lots of thorn a d iu Ing ?vory purchasor much money. The Kindergarten Organ is the prot tiest and best organ matte for tho price, and no other organ has tho now eoven color keys?whloh make it possible to loam in a few minutes. Let no ono prevent your buying this organ. The MuPhall Piano is unsurpassed for tone and beauty. TermB right. Bond for prices. Don t delay. L. A McOord, Mfg., Office, Laurens, 8.(0 Seaboard AIR LINE RAILWAY. DOUBLE DAILY BKRVIOE Botwnon Now York, Tampa, Atlanta, Now Orleans and Points South _and Wost._ ~ IN KKKKCT MAY 2?TH, l!?2._ bodtiibounu. Daily. Daily. No. 31. No. 27. Lv Now York. P It R.... 12 5ft pm VI 10 am Philadelphia, " _8 2? 7 2n Haiti more.... " _6 4i ?43 Washington, W B Ry 7 uo 10 11 Richmond,S A L Ry.lO 37 2 1ft pm Petersburg " .11 20 2 ftti Norlina.... " . l.r>>am ft 30 Henderson " . 2 28 ft 54 Raleigh " . 4 12 7 27 Southern Pines. 6 05 0 27 Hamlet. 7 20 in 35 Columbia! .? 40 1 Oft am Ar .Savannah. . 2 80 pm 4 f>5 Jacksonville.7 0) ? 1ft hi Augustine. .. 1U50 Tampa.0 4ft am ft 45 pm No. 33. No. 4L Lv New York, N Y l\fcN,t7 bft am H ftft pm Philadelphia " .10 U> 11 2(i N cw York, o n s r co t3 00 pm .... Haltimore, ? s r co . t<l 30 Waeh'ton, n a w ? b. 0 SO Portsmouth, a a i, kv 009 :?2ft inn Woldon.II 45 Ha? Norlina. 1 55 am 1 40 pm Henderson. 2 2? 2 10 Halcigh. 4 12 3 ftft Southern Pines. OOS f> 1H Hamlet. 7 25 10 3 i Wilmington. 3 0ft Ar Charlotte.10 0? 10 32 Lv Cheater.10 22 1 35 am Oroenwood.12 3ft pm 3 43 Athens .2 fto I! 13 Ar Atlanta I. 8 65 7 fto AuKUsta.CA WC . 6 40 Macon, cot ?a. 7 20 11 35 Montgomery, a a w r !l 20 li 25 pm Mobile, 1, a n .... 2 ftft am .... Now Orleans, 1. <Vr, n .. 7 26 .... Nashvillo, n (\V.ht 1... 4 00 (i ftft Memphis.... ? 4 1ft pm H 2ft am I _ nohth WOPWn._( Daily. U*Uy No. 32 No. 38 Lv Memphis, n o&st h 1M& pm 840 pm Nnnlivillo. ? 3D 0 80 am New Orloann, LAN.. H 00 - Mobile, i. ?V. n.12 30 am .... Montgom'ry, a it w r 0 2o 1 30 pm Manon. o of ua . .. K 00 4 20 Augusta, 0 it W 0.10 05 .... AUaota ? a i ky. . .12 on m h on Ar AlhoiiB.... " .... 2r>7 pin II 2.'l Creonwood " .5 11 1 68 am Chester.... . 7 17 4 10 hv Charlotte, " . 7 27 4 50 Wilmington" .aus Hamlet_ '* .10 40 7 40 am Southern Pinea.n.'w H3i Raleigh " . 1 HA am 11 05 Henderson " . 8 05 12 12 pm Norlina.... ?? . 3 60 1 15 Woldon.... " . 6 00 3 00 Ar 1'ortsnnoulh . 7 16 6 35 Wash'ton, NiVw b ii. f! 65 am Iiallimorc, n s v vo. to 46 New York, ODS 8 CO . ?. ? f? 00 pm riiila'phia. n v r & Nt? 4tJ pm 5 10 am _New York,_" .... h 16 ?00 No. 31. No. 60 liV Tampa,.. b a t ry. .. 9 oo pm 8 00 am 8t Arjguillne " .... . i ? am r>6opm Jacksonville " ....0 30 7 30 Savannah .." .... 140 pm II 4U Columbia?;.." vi) 6 00am Hamlet .. " ....10 40 H 25 Houth'n Pinea " .1133 022 Raleigh .. " .... 1 36 am 11 38 ? Hendeiaon. " ....3 06 12 68 pm Norliua." .... 3 46 146 Petersburg... " .... 6 88 4 07 Ar Richmond... ?? ....0 36 4 66 WMh'gton, W 8 Ry...l0 10 8 10 Baltimore, p k b. 1125 11 2P Philadelphia, r r r. . 130 pm 2 60 am Now V?rK, ?' " r. ? ? 4 13 ?I 30 Note.-- t Daily BxoSpl hunday. U'entral Time. gKaalem Time. G~. H. KU Id.RR, Agent.