The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 27, 1902, Image 4
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. As long as child
ren in South Carolina rich or poor, high
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I in ignoranco or degradation wo aro not'
I doing woll enough. Lot no man accept
the fallacy. " To your tonts. ? Israol."
Grow More Stock.
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
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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
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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. Ho had, up to that time, been
considered as one of the very best
cattle horders of that region.
Japan has an avouuc of trcos fifty
milos in leugth. The trees arc the
sypU mora, aud every one is a perfect
specimen, quite straight, from l.'JO to
150 feet in height, and twelve to fif
teen feot in circumforenco.
The Ohio man who buried $2,000
in gold in 1800 and has just found it, is
uot so much out of pocket by losing
over forty years interest as one might
suppose, for tho bank in which he
would have invested it failed iu 1873.
CASTORIA
Tho Kind You Ilavo Always Bought, and which has been,
in use for over HO years* has homo tho signature of
?J? and has been made under his pcr
?j^t^ Bonal supervision since lt? infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ??Just-ns-good" are but
Experiments that triilo with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
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contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
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Colic* It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency* It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach and IJowels, giving healthy and natural sloop.
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Boars tho Signature of
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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Headquarters for Linie? Cement, I'lasie
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303 KINO STREET, - . - CFJAKLR3TON, S. C.
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Order. Your Fresh
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from Tho Torry Fish Co., Charleston,
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them for price list.
F. 8. TERRY, Manager.
* }
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Augusta, 0a.
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Factory 844 and HU\ Reynolds, St.
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Presbyterian College,
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. S. C.
Fine location. Good moral intluoncos. Full Faculty of oxporionced teach
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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.