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Items of Interest. Despite the large manufacture of ar- j tittieial indigo by German..; the plant. ; which was once so profi:able to Sooth Cirolina planters when under British : rule, is now cultivated all over India, giving employment to millions or intiv<s inifi thousands of foreigners. In three districts alone, in Behar, where some of the finest indigo is grown. European capital is invented to the ex- J tent cf 110 less than $25,000.00 Sume 370,GOO acres are under cultivation : There are 700 Englishmen ni:uiaging the working on the "concerns"?as the factories and plantations are always called?and 1,500.000 natives. An Indigo concern may occupy anywhere 1 between 1.000 and 10.000 acres, each cultivated acre produeiug. ou an aver-1 age. about fifteen pounds to twenty | pounds of indigo. Lord Lansdowne. the new British % . 1 . I foreign secretary, owe; nj? uue u.:m his estates to a p?ddler who w<:s so | poor that he lived in Paris for three weeks entirely on walnut?. Managing | to tarn an hone-t penny, he took our a patent for u letter < opving maehir.e. . wrote on art and s.-ience. piactic.d chemistry and physics. summoned th first meeting of the Hoyal Foriefy at his lodgings, was appointed an arn.y physician, invented a donIde-bottomed ship To sail against wind and Ti lo. 1 founded iron orks and opened lea I mints, commmcul a fishery and timber trade, and left a fortune to hi* | sons. 'Jr-j TQg K IfKv.'. > r.. .. u?r^j \/- > !| 2 0?/ re g j Gambling /j ra> g- ? It's too risky, this | {gambling with your I cough. Yen take the | chance of its wear- 11 ing off. Don't I The first thing I j you know it will be I down deep in your 5 lungs and the game's I lost. Take some of |; Ayer's Cherry Pec- i toral and stop the I gambling and the | cough. I "I was given up to me wnn quick consumption. I ran down from ijS to oS pounds. I raised * blood, and never expected to get I off my bed alive. 1 then read of 9 Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and began I its use. 1 commenced to improve n at once. I am now back to my B old weight and in the best of B health."?('has. K. hartman, B Cibbstown, N. Y., March j, iSyy. B mcdr .'y..?tsj- miset lm You can now get Ayer's a Cherry Pectoral in a 25 cent I c?ti? <nct noht for an ordmsrv I ' ) "c ? ?. j . <\ Id. The 50 cent size is bet- 3 ter for bronchitis, croup, whooping-cough, asthma, artd (he grip. The dollar size is best to keep on hand, and is most economical for long-standing cases. jftree! t Yjf SPORTING GOODS. mu rawlin6s sporting mm goods company, <>80 Loruil St., ST. LOtlS, no. EDUCATORS IN SESSION AT VIR j OINIA'S HISTORIC CAPITAL. Thousands Will r.ttend--L^w Rail- 1 road Rates--Citizens Preparing a True Richmond Welcome--Attrac'- { ive Programme. I Fully three thousand people ate expected to visit Richmond. Vu.. during the three dsys* session of the Southern Educational As-ociation which wi'.l hold its 10:h annual convention in that city December 27th. 2Sth and 2!'th. Every white teacher in the South } should attend tne great gathering of Southern educators during holiday , ^ week. IM PORT A NT M EETING. This < on vent ion will pro\e to be. no doubt, the most important in the hi-- | torv of the Association and the obj .-is of the organiz'tion should appeal to every friend to educ.tion iti 'he South. CO.MR!NATIOX OF FOiP K?. The ?outh? rn lv.ii;c:stion?l A.-sociati( n appeals "to every white teu-her io < the South to join in .t vigurr.n- movement for a elospj* and effe :ive union of educational for. e- into an orgauiza- 1 tion wlii. ii shall no* only fo ter so'timprovement an.! a bert r t n 'or t.tiding between the di-e: ni branches if j the service, but which -ht/l aim i > be- | c .mo stroils enough to r imma'-nl < 'rout ion in legislative halls, ami p -he enough to arou e and tallica <- public opinion throughout the land in fa- ' vor of hotter school-houses. hotter 1 equipment, b.ttor salaries and more gonorous endowment." RICHMOND'S WKIjCOM B. Tho people of Richmond aw it the corning of tho Association and thousands of visitors and cordial welcome will he extended to nil. The local con: inittre of arrang* m nis arc made up of over one hundred repre-en,ative business and professional men. in whose hands has been placed the r sponsbil>ty of arranging for the proper r cop. tion and entertainment of the convention. AT THB JKFFERSv X The Jefferson Hotel has he n select- j ed as headquarters, and all g neral so-- . sions will he held there, while the do- ' p trtmc ntal sessions will lie conducted i:i tlie various school buildings of uie city. The Jefferson. Murphy's, the l.ex ington. New Ford's, the Alhainbra, the St. Claire and other hot !> all offer re.tfonable rates, and bookings should be made in advance. Mr. Hill Montague i- chairman of the committee or. hotels ami accommodations and will lie pleased to hear from any who desire definite information along this line. ONE-FARE RATE. The railiouds of the South have made a one fare plrs two dollars roundtrip rate for m rubers of the association. and any others who will take ad vantage of it. The cheap rate i< in fa< t op"ii to all. The programme will be of tin Uj-U.IJ interest .111(1 eicrj Ii'ii in I 111 The South should make an effort to hear the many able discussion-; which will take place. The opfning t xereise; will occur rn the morning of Dec. 27-ii at l'?-;to o'clock with an address of welcome by (Jov. Tyler ami Mayor Taylor. of Richmond. The responses will he made i y Dr. Jordan, of the University of Arkansas. Prof. W. S. Jones, of Memphis, and -Sept. J. (J. Wooten. o; Tex is. Chancellor Kniton. of the l"uiversity of Mississippi, will d liver the President's address. Miss C. S. Parrish. cf Randolph-Macon, will lead tbc dixcusMon on Kdncation ft* Southern Women and Dr. N. M. Butler, of Columbia Cniversity. will make an address on the suhje t of tiVIOPTK'PS Ul ;iu ryumnuini. Friday, the second day. will he well filled with interestitig topics and abb speakers, including an address by Dr. J. I... M. Curry and Dr. Barringer, of the Cniversity of Virginia, will leal the discussion on the education of ih? Negro in the South. Saturday will he a busy day with important committee reports and a number of addresses and discussions, the main topi for that day being the training of teachers for elementary , schools. During the ?e-3ion the city of Rich- j mond will provide various forms of entertainment and amusement lor in in attendance and a number of side trips have been arranged. A Hungarian has discovered a methixl of spinning wood pulp into yarn, so that it can be woven into a fabric that may tie converted into various articles of clothing. Ooori I'oottloil. Trustworthy men wanted to tr ivet Exj.erl nre not absolutely ne^e-^iry. For particulars, address Poerle-.i I oli. Watt.. Bed fold t'lty. Va Muggins?'"What a liar Longbow is." Huggins?"Well. 1 should say so. He had a tooth pulled out and actually told me he didn't mind it a bit." Every Hnilirr Should Have bott ci>f Ooo-Hi reuse Liniment. Ji oiire?Cronp and y old- like maxi" ani all Pain* .and l utx. Tommy "Pop. what was the straAthat broke the mnielV bark?" Tom- | my's Pop?"The kind they pit in hoard ins house uiatties-e-, my son." To ( lire h < old In One Day. 'l ake Laxative JSkomo Qcininu Tarlks. j All druggists refund the money if it fail-to ' cure. K. W. Gnovr.'s M?iintur? on each box. i!?r. Mile. Yvette Gnilbert. who had be: n in Merlin for several weeks underffoitiK medical treatment, has returned to Paris. | ^ OTASH gives color, flavor and firmness to all fruits. No good fruit can be raised without Potash. Fertilizers containing at least 8 to io?() of Potash will give best results on ail fruits. Write i i V for our pamphlets, which ought } to be in every farmer s library. . They are sent free. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 4 M Nesww St., New York. Uest Kor the lionets. No matter what it its yo'.i, head* -ho to r laui-ur, you will iii-v?r jt<?t wll uifll votir ! ii-wnl* urr put riRlit. Caspar rj m ip , lature. cars you without a itripa or pulti, reduce e.i'iv natur.il movements, cost you i ttst lOc-iUtK to ?tnrr getting your health nick. cascareis C'aiuty Cathartic, the j ;euuine, put up iu metal boxes, every tab- < et has C.C.C. stamped ou it. Bowaia of ! imitations. j < "Market!" tall.*<1 the street car con luetor. "It s inarKPU. veiuu ujck mo ibsent-minded clerk, fumbling with a )eneil and pad. The Kent I*re*crl ptlon For i'hlllx md Fevor Is a bottle of Groyk's Tastei.f.si ! tun.- Toxic. It is simple iron and <piiniu* | in a tusteless form. Nocure.no pay. 1'riee2o<*. Whore there's a will there's a lawyer. i FITS permanently cured. Xofitsnr narvnuu ' ti*?? after !lr-t dsy"* use of Dr. ivline's tiro it ' S'erve Kest'irer.5-trim bottle and trcati-cl're? I Jr. it. ti. hi.ink. l.td . !Ul Arch >n. I'bilit. !'?. | i The society woman often renieraicrs to forgot. Ilavrt you ever experienced the joyful sei..Huui ot a X" <1 appetite? Yoii will if you , lew Adam>' Pepsin Tutii I rutti Cider is an oit?;ow:ii of tlie power if liie prtss. ItveiiL' i. .11:. a.? wu-liin.' when v.'U 1st* PfTSVl F lv- l' \ K-. >? !<-! by .lii trtiu'Clsiv Tommy -"Pop. who w it .M'put111; s such h\v.?t sorrow?' " Tommy's 'up .^oirc ball-heatie! 111..11. I . u,.H. II (in r.x's Suns. >.l Atlanta. tin., anlie only si;?.v*\s>ful Dropsy ci:ili-i- iu the .Vt>rlil. Sets h?;jr liberal offer i:i ndverU-eL<?nt in another column of this i.aj-er. ICvcrj noilirr Should IIuvc b'lfi of (i'tii>e(;r<(???l i;ii;nent. I ten no Croup iuil L'oldt like iunj:lc anu *:i rv.in-; an 1 ut-. Ne\?r look ; gift Kun in the mouth. The ordinary everv-dav lif< I ceaseless treadmill of wort. JtLow mucQ naraer 1110 aai derangement of the female orj: painful and keeps the nervous f One day she is wretched ac or two she is?better and laughs is nothing much the matter a! deadly backache reappears, the ?it seems as though all the ii her vitals ; she goes to pieces a No woman ought to arri misery, because these symptoi womb troubles. She must rerr ham's Vegetable Coinpour for all female ilk, such as irregi weajt stomach, sick headache flammation of the womb, or nessen which beset the female < Mrs. Qoodon wrote to wms In great trouble. Hi "DziJtMits Plnxhaji:-I am vei and the interest you hare taken in mo. and advice are doctors in the w JSfHiJB treatment ever? ^pP f^y tVTO mont*ls. " =j$8Mk "Sry ing down the s i Mrs r j ooi^h me ,m?re ,' : ? me home. I ha I last two mouths aril am better in t kind advice and attention, I remain. II MRJ writer':, ?pecial p< Dcafnt'ti Cnnnot He Cuml by local applicat ion?-, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of ttn car. 'I acre is onlj one , iva;. t?? ?.-t;r? ilcafce?. and I hut is l>> eotistitutioiia! remedies. I' nines* is < an*eil h\ an nt'amed condition ot ihi'itiuoui liniliuot'the Kustachian Tube. W hcti this tube is lull u.ctl you nave a runihlitn: sound or iin[a-rfect hearing. antl when it is entirely dosed I leai'ites- i- the result, and ut less the inflammation can he taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will he iicstruv u hm >> i . .. in- . .i-v..in, 1,1 m u ?i.; , caused by catarrh. \vtiirii is nothing hiitau ionatned i oiulitioti ill tin; mucous surface.--. v\ v will give i)ni' Hutid cd Hollars for iitivi'hm' of DmIiii's- iraii'i'il by catarrh) that canwot be cured I y Hall's l & turrit i. urc. Send tor circulars, tree. K. .1. C'iiknkv Jk Co., Toledo. O. ' Sold by l)ru^?'ists '.Vie. Hull's V'uuiilj 1'iUaaro the boat liter; Tlotlier fcliotlid Have bottlecf ,too?o<frea.?ol.inimeut. JtcuresCroup and i.olds 1 kr magic anil a 1 cairns and Cuts. 1 . Mrs. Wlnalow's Soothing Syrup for cliiidreti . teething, softens t lie cuius, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic, 'ioc.a bo tile. Plso's Cure cannottoo highly spok>-n of n?a co ich cttrc J. U. O'Bkik . ItT.' 'third Ave.. N.. Aliitne ipolis. Minn.. .Ian. 6. lOtXJ. Wanted- Mu fl'crer* I'relit Stomach. I.iver.kiduey and iat.-stiiia] disorders to write l ev. M.i'itirs v? inter. Try mi. N.C. t earn about retard\ th tt cures. Ktieliisc stamp. liver j .tlotlier Mi on Id Have hottl;* of' ioo-et; re :---I iaiment. Itcii'esC.onp auu Coals like :n and all Cains ita : v nt-. Pe T.tnqiii' "Di?l voti go to Inh'.ntl when you wi re ::bro:sd?" O'Soaqti "Ye-: I wcnMn'r have mised if." P Ttp.'Iiic ? 1 b lieve there are no saakf.s there." O'oo.iqtu "No; that is. no real ones." Wa n toil. A 'raveling salesman In each southern s'ate; $W p. j?r'ii per iicnlli and traveling expenses; exp?rb-nc-not absolutely tieco?.Biry Ad I reus 1 O l..?^ ? _ IViil, .ks. Vtt. "Wha; are you most, thankful for. my little man?" . sked the benevolentlooking old gentleman. "'Cause we ain't got no >chool to-morrow," replied the little man. V' ^ 3 of most of our women is a jj ly tasks become when some ^ans makes every movement system all unstrung ! id utterly miserable ; in a day ! i at her fears, thinking there fter all; but before night the limbs tremble, the lips twitch nips of Satan were clutching .nd is flat on her back, ve at this terrible state of ns are a sure forerunner of Viof T.nHa li! PJnlr- B IfUUV JL4J V4AMf * id is almost an infallible cure llarity of periods, which cause , etc., displacements and inany of the multitudes of ill>r xan ism. Mrs. Plnkhum when she wr letter tells the result. *y grateful to you for your kindness anu truly beliere that your medicines worth more to a woman than all tho nrlH Mr trnuhlao hAu-an with inflam imorrhages from the kidneys, then I ingestion and falling of the womb, B on of tho ovaries. I underwent local 8 ' dav for some time; then .after nea rly I le doctor gave me permission to go I 1 went back, but in less than a week 3 to give up and go to bed. On break- I econd time, I decided to let doctors 3 done and try your remedies Before jj i was gone I felt the effects of it. I ! Lvdia E. Pinkhani's Vegetable B nd a package of Sanative Wash did $ ; than all the doctors' treatments and j j ve gained twelve pounds duriug the | ;very way. Thanking you for your j Yours gratefully. I j. F J. GOG.DEN, Ackley, Iowa.** 0 K SB h^ve from time to time questioned I B jL fear the genuineness of the testimonial letters I we are constantly publishing, we have } t National City Hank, of Lynn, Mass., $5,000, id to any person who evill show that the above genuine, or was published before obtaining the :rmi&sioQ.?1.YDJA li. i'mnuxu Medicine Co. A DISCOUNT Of TEN PERCENT. JNfct ..?UANS WM Columbia, S. C., and he will quote you terms and price*. A chance Io get a fine ORGAN or PIANO cheap. Please Rive your nam<* and P. 0. address, wi:?)u send thU ad. pi AW MILLS, COlMILLS," V CANE MILLS. RICE ' L 1 HULLERS, PEA HDL^ LERS, ENGINES, BOILERS, PLANERS AND MATCH. ERS, SWING SAWS, RIPSAWS. ami all other kinds of wood working machinery. >1y Sergeant Log Heatn Saw Mill is the heaviest, strongest, and most efficient mill for the money on the mgrket, quick, accurate. State Agent for 6. B Smith Machine Company wood working machinery. For high grade engines, plain slide valve. Automatic, and Corliss, write me: Atlas, WatertoWD, and Htruthers A Wells. V. 0. BADHAM, 1326 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. II/C C A \i>T Well mention W r L A 1 I here all we han ? " ? die but we do SELL EVERYTHING In the MACHINERY & MILL SUPPLY Line - m Tlio Murray Cleaning ami Distributing System. l.aue, Ciase, Hege. I.jddell and High Point saw mill*. Ltd<lell Automatic and Plain eugiik's. Ilimdy traps. NEW" MOUTH" Brick Machinery. Erie I'iry engines and , boilers. D>sstou i-aw*. 'Queen of the South" Urist Mills. W.H.tilBBES k CO., ( Old TIBIA, !>. C. "'XTorr nun is rm a o? J&Zj CATALOGUE ^ I33 Pages, CAMP 0 OUZhlTS, \^>?w yErs> ^EJyES, I OAMEHA3, I jjAjh^Sfer Sewing Ms:iiin?s. LjOfefsCHMElZEH AittiS CO., rrrnEiii?*Sa' kaniah CITY, MO, Lorssst SDortlnirCooiie Kouso in America. OOflTRflCTO^S' ^ ^.BUILDERS' ^ JILL SUPPLIES. i'aHUJigs Stwel Beam*. Column* and Channel Bolt*. Hods, Wwlglitx, Tank*. Towns. <fc<\ hteel Win- aiiJ Manila Knpo. H< l.Ung Kriglnwj mwt PuiiioH. .Jnokw. I erri' k*. Crnl*. 1 ha.11 and K<>p? Hoists. IV ('an! Every Day flake Quick Delivery. LOMBARD IRONWORKS SUPPLY CO. Al'Glf^Ti, OA. Of lUTrn i ACiKNTS FOn TUB U/ANItU .OLIVER TYPEWRITER. VV Um ronr influence and earn a machine for yourself or make a nice proflt by selllne a few machinesnrntoK your frien s. e pell on installments and tak.. other makes of "laciiines us part payment. Send Tor latilog and Terms. J. E. CRAYTON, Oen'l Agent, ANDRRMOIV, 9. C. AGENTS WANTED Booker T. Washington," Written by himself. Kverybody buys; agents are now making over {100 per uaontb: best book to sell to colo ed people ever published. Writs for terms, or send 'H ents for outfit a Ed befia nt once. I'lease mention ibis paper. Address J. L. NICHOLS S CO., Atlaita, Giorgia. To W. C. T. U. Workers with 11n>e|fi* ji ilevotion injur.n* yotir modest (raiot info the lap ot ;t (tret', helpful, man) -sided enter* pr.ee o: noble winner., een.l ior details of Of 8 SJJ.OOO OFKKJt. Tilh DKMNKATtrtTr 7 t<TY7"WT'l3t?i KIh New York. HDADCV NEW DISCOVERY; gire. It \Jf Jt I "jnick relief and cure- w< r<% iee? B?-a toei.iuwiioUand JOd? t s t eaitnenS Fr.-e. lr. H. H. kHIASti'a Stittt-. jt?* H Atlanta. Oa. Use CERTAIN iS'CURE.?! A'I"*'K.\'l'IO\ U facilit.itcil if you meniioi tins p;i;?er when w rilini: iwl\? ! ti.-?'r>. So.4V MM CUSiS WHififc All. tLSI: fAllS. Ej fori Best Cou?h Syr:i|i. Ts-steo Otxxl. U;c r?Q Eh hi time. by tinntk'inte. fjjf y??.nJt'I Thompson's Eye Water