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For the information of those at, of our readers who do not have access to the daily newspapers of the State we have reproduced . this week an article by Mr Thomas Dixon, Jr., which was published recently in the 1 ~ Charleston News and Courier "^ind the Columbia State. Mr Dixon is the well -known author of "The Leopard's Spots" and "The Clansman," both of which books deal with the period of Reconstruction from the Southern standpoint. A short time a^o an anonymous arricle appeared in the News And Courier, which charged Mr Robert C 0^rden with bein^ a "negTo worshipper, pure and simple." The Columbia State, | an ardent admirer of Mr Ogden, came to his defense anddemand[ed the name of the author of the offending article, and w hen Mr Dixon was named as the writer, challenged him to produce proof of his charge. The letter that we publish is Mr Dixon's response to the challenge. Mr Dixon seems to make a clear case against Mr Ogden, going so far as to assert his belief that the latter, if asked the direct question, would not attempt to deny that he "hugged" Booker Washington, or that in connection with his suore he conducts a restaurant for white and negro customers. This seems fair enough, certainly, and it is now up to Mr Ogden to ^ deny or affirm the charges. J It :s very true that other department stores in New York City have the mixed restaurant feature, which they as well as Mr Ogden have a perfect right to do. The difference is that Mr Ogden, who Mr Dixon declares to be "a negro worshipper, pure and simple," has arrogated to himself the supervision of the educational system iin the South, while the other merchants cited stay at home and attend to their own business. This makes a world of difference, and until Mr Ogden and the Southern Educational board purge themselves of Mr Dixon's charges we do not believe that they will ever be able to ram their theories down the throats of the white people of the South, however thickly the aforesaid theories may be gild <i! lo hide the ba.se metal underneath. ;=- A Machine to Pick Cotton. Every now and then some crank comes along claiming- to bave discovered the secret of nurtuhml motion, an/1 also once I~?? in a while there looms on the horizon the inventor of a cotton picker. The latest bid for fame , and fortune by way of the cotton pickfr comes from Charleston, where, it is alleo-eu, two men after ei^ht. months experi^ Mentation have perfected and i that they are told, moreover, that the in- j ventors are eagerly a waiting the j J advent of the cotton season to ^ t give their machine a practical test. I Having in mind the long train . of failures that have been from ; i ; time to time exploited as cotton.* pickers we may be pardoned ' for believing that the new 8 machine will go the way of all ^ the others when the time comes j for a practical test. In this day t I of scientific discovery and inven- i? tive genius no man can mark theP bounds of human endeavor. Hut | ^ II when the difficulties are con j, sidered in the way of a success-1] ful cotton picking machine itj, seems like a foolish waste ol 1 brain and energy trying to achieve a hopeless task. To gather cotton from the plant I j without taking leaves, stems!, and unopened bolls, a machine 1 would have to be endowM * with something like human inVJ tellicence, and it really seems . far more feasible to train mon- ( keys to do the work than to in- * vent a machine with this dis- j criminating power. j j Again, we believe if such a t machine could be invented it I would not prove an unmixed j blessing, especially in our part 2 of the country. In parts of * I Alabama and Texas there are v ~ 1 if\r I UII1U.N H IIUSC iituuiai ivi hum j . will produce year after year a i bale of cotton to the acre., In ( these States the limit ofproduc- r tion is based on the quantity it ^ is possible to find laborers to gather. With a machine to pick j tliis cotton what would be the J result? It is easy to fancy a twenty-million bale crop sold C probably at from three to four ^ cents a pound. When it comes to this the cotton farmers of our ^ State would be put out of busi- ( ness. Then, too, the inventors \ would patent the machines and T charge almost what price they 1 please for them?probably lease ^ them to those planting a large acreage. What chance would ^ the average farmer stand with ^ such competition? i No; we do not take very ser- a iously the claim of the Charles- ^ ton inventors, but if perchance, ^ they or anyone else shonld sue- j. ceed in perfecting a cotton 3 picker it would be the greatest r calamity that has ever befallen the Southern farmer. v _ \ TWO GAMES OF BASE BALL. c V Kingstree Defeated by Mavesvflle? t Beats Greelyvltle?The Score. t The game between Kingstree and Mayesville, played lust Thursday on ? the latter's grounds, was won by ^ Mayesville, the official score being ^ G to 3. Thus the home bovs lost a their first game. Those who wii- ^ nessed it say that it was a verv good ... . ; a exhibition of baU playing and that j but for the assistance of the umpire ^ in behalf of Mayesville, the Kingstree boys would have on. The specific charges against the umpire ere that his rotten decisions enabled Mayesviile to score four runs to 11 which she was. not entitled. It is 11 I' \t only two Home men, norrowing piay- j ers from Jlishopville, Lynchburg and ( other towns. They likewise put up a i hired battery, Sublett and Willeox. Kini'stree had three borrowed players. Lake, Willeox and Watson] of Florence. Wilmot (iillattd was j iii the box for Kingstree and pitched i a superb game. I .. The line-up and the score were asj follows; M A V KS* J I.I.h. KINOSTHEK. I ^ Dean, 2 b. Wjllcox, c. t] Durant, K , 1 f. | Justus, 1 f. Mayes, K., 3b. Fairey, 2 b. j Miller, c. | Arrowsmith, 3b.' ^ Ilearou, 1 b. Scott, 1 b. p Mayes, A.,J c f. j McCutcheu,c f. b Rhodes, s s. Watson, r f. ^ Durant, 0., r f. Gilland, W. p. ,, Sublett, p. I^ike, s s. ! h Mayesville? 22200000 0 -6 a| Kingstree? 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1?3 g Two base hits?tVillcox, Miller. y Base hits?Kingstree 5, Mayesville 7. '? Bases on bdls?GillaiuJ 2, Sublett 5. If Strucl^^^^Gilland 6, Subtett 9. , After all, Greelyville cam? over Friday and played a game. A arge crowd gathered beneath the 'grand-stand" at the park, including ' i good proportion of the fair sex,the nesence of the latter enhancing greatly the interest and enjoyment nindent, to the game. I'lie gainej vas called about 4:30 o'clock and , sisted something over two hours. In iddition to her home talent Greely,ille was reinforced by Sublett and Miller (the battery that Mayesville tad the day previous), also Manuing md KWeston were renresented on lit- nine. Kings tree's battery was Fairey and Justus, both of whom, played great ball. Fairey's pitching ivas a feature of the game, sixteen batters going down before his curves. For the visitors Miller and Sublett, ilso Land played well in their positions. : The home team took the leadjj^df* :he start, winning the game in the irst inning. This kept the .contest: :rom bang what might be termed * v'idly excitiug, still there w as a good ! rumored-crowd present, all out for i good time, and the)-especially the adies--all seemed to get their money's ivorth. Mr R K Wallace held the nvidious position of umpire and his lecisions generally were received with satisfaction. Following are the players and the icore by innings: Kixgstree Greelwillb. Justus, c. Appelt, s s. dcCutchen, s s. Land, 2 b. jlilland, L., 1 b. Miller, c. jrilland, W., 2 h. Connor, 3 b. Vrrowimith, 3 b. Hrown, 1 f. >cott, r f. Ferrell, C., c f. tfcDavid, 1 f. Jseman, r f. Stackley, c f. Ferrell, H., lb. <airey, p. Sublett, p. iingstrec? 44000140 ?13 ireelyyille?1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1?2 rwo base bits?Fairey, McCutcheu, Gilland, Miller. Base hits?Kingstree 0, Greely- i ulle 3. < Bases on balls?Fairey 1, Sublett 4. struck out?Fairey 16, Sublatt 3. j Umpire?Mr Wallace. It is expected that a series of raines will be played with the I, Georgetown team on the latter's,' grounds next Thursday and Friday. ^ rhe next games at home will be with! Charleston on Monday and Tuesday, he 19th and 20th inst. Benson Briefs. Benson, June 12:?Mrs L J j Barr of Kingstree is visiting- reatives at this place. Mrs J B Chandler, who has ( >een on a visit to her daughter, drs Will N Harbin of New York /ity, has returned after spendng a month in that city. She ' ilso visited her daughter, Mrs W Graham of Orangeburg beore returning home. Mrs E A Steele of Dock came lere last Saturday on a visit to" 4r and Mrs W S Grayson and eturnedhome Sunday ^afternoon. For the past two weeks the! leather lias been hot and now:, re seem to be right <n the midst >f a serious drought, which is vorking havoc with the crops; he farmers, however, have had ine weather for cleaning out heir cotton, which in many daces had become grassy dur-: ng the rainy weather in May. Cotton generally is small and ioes not seem to grow. Grass nd rain have had much to do j nth the reduction of cotton creage. The corn crop is poor; ardly a half crop of that cereal > expected. W S G. . Ad Approaching Wedding. Friends of the prospective bride nd groom have received the follow- j lg card of invitation: Ir and Mrs Thomas McDowell Gilland request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter j . Louise 11 to \ Mr Louis Sherfesee Wednesday evening, June twenty-first = nineteen hundred and five at eigni o ciocK . Presbyterian church ] Kingstree, South Carolina. J WEDDING AT BOSTICK. liss McWhite and Mr Singletary Will Reside at Lake City. Lamar Singletary and Miss Edith j JcWhite were quietly married at _ ,?ie home of the bride's mother, Mrsj I B McWhite of Bostick, on Wednes ay afternoon, Rev C F Ranisjboftofp. erforming Jite ceremony. The ride isadauJnter of the late B B Mc- ? fhite and^rsister of Charles Mc- ; Thite of ?is city. She is a voung ^ idy who hal^L large circle of friends j I ml relatives in this county. Mr 1 ingletary, th.- groom, is a thrifty ouncrlmisiness man of Lake City, f JHknake their home at Lake ' IP iiv'll ? ATTEf Ministers, Sunday J ents. Organists an MASON & ?ORG Have Received Th w w Hono OffATEMALA . 1897* CHICAGO - 1893 LIVERPOOL 1886 EDINBURGH - 1886 LONDON - 1885 NEW ORLEANS . 1885 CALCUTTA - 1884 AHOTERDAM - 1883 AND ARE THE ONLY A HAVE RECEIVED SUC FOREIGN WORLD' The Name MASON & HAM Oniv in the United States. But ity in the World. They are sc qualifhdly ana Inaisputablv th Comment on their Tone and D Superfluous. The Pre-eminenl Obtained for Extraordinary E cedented by that of any other ever. We are prepared to furnish M/ magnificent variety of styles fc Lodge, Chapel and Home from tl organs to large size pipe orga Catalogs giving illustrations together with prices and terms, r The Cable Exclusive Factors For MASO! FACTORY BRANCH 282 K1 CHARLESTON, S. ( J. V ILeland Moore Pa HOUSE PAINTS. * QHlMr.l F i ENAMELS. h All of the best quality g gKiixgstree Hard 25 Per C To Clear Out the Balance Suits We Offer For 10 D Our Entire Line ot Suits c Price. Our Special Sale In Success So we Wan Better, Qqn't Delay If You Wish Last Long At These Pric All Goods Not Satisfacto Cunningha rvAD! lMr-TfkM L/rtI\Ul^U 1 V/ll, /VHlburn Single and DoubI< Boc tVE HAVE JUST RECEIVE "kBOVE CELEBRATED WA NO THEM AT LOW PRICE ["ABLE PAPER. CALL I ? I fjtionT 1 ' j I School Superintendid Music Lovers. < i HAMLIN ???i ANS j e Highest Possible rs At MILAN - 1881 PARIS - 1878 SWEDEN - 1878 NORWAY - 1878 I HILADELPH1A - 1876 SANTIAGO - 1877 VIENNA - 1873 PARIS - 1867 iMERlCAN ORGANS TO :h at any oreat: S EXPOSITIONS. LIN is a Household Word, Not : in Ever> Civilized Commun) Well Known as being Unle Standard of the World that | urability would almost seem t Reputation which They have xcellence has been UnpreMusical Instrument whatsotSON & HAMLIN organs in a ?r the Church, Sunday School,' le smallest size portable reed ins. Correspondence solicited. and complete description nailed on application. Company,; N & HAMLIN Pianos and INQ ST., + -? 4* 4.WALLACE. MGR. int and Oil Co's. I FLOOR PAINTS. I STAINS. | VARNISHFS I ! uaranteed For sale by 3 ware Company^ ent. Off. f of Our Men and Boy's ays From June 15th !t 1-4 Off the Regular t * i May was a Bis / w t to Make this Even '= ?J ' ( a Suit, They Will Not es. k ry Can Be Returned. m & Dove,, c n J. c; w Wagons. s Complete With v ly. I :D A CAR-LOAD OF THp .OONS AMD ARE OFFER? iS FORCASH OR ACCEP AND SEE THEH AT <jjj s * ***?? t rs> J i ? i) M THE CL Special Line of the NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, < Also a swell line of neck four-in-hand ties that h< Stetson The Shoes made by btet pair warranted and u comfort. We have just the factory. CLOTHING! Two Piece Suits YOUTHS' SUIT, 4$%&Ca\\ and se Straw Hf- f A. I I . we nave ine Laiesi YOU'LL Bl S-u.X3Q.aao.ex i We sell the better kind NIGHT SHIRTS-In fact line can be found at J.B. 5 ICingrst Wosft YouU? OUR 'BUSY" BE Is now filled with choic now until the spring se strong efforts to clear 01 something in winter JUST WRITE Wa'11 forward samnles a HERETOFORE we hav stocks by means of CI week, and only our homi benefit. Now IF YOU' TER, we'll quote prices opens the wav for our c secure the unusual barg; sales. : : If you want prices on Letter for "THE BIG I buelOF GOn-SLrles-t jet In T OF COIV 5. n A * GOURDINS' THREE We have just recen dBN'S SRR Also the lat< SPRING M We wish to receive your ] are not pleased after pure fund you your money in e> you. ?*S. Ma ingstiee. Snnn bank deposit VVV Railroad Fare Paid. 500 * FBXE Couraea Offered. ? Board at Cost. Write Quick tlMUIMIA BUSINESS COLLEGE,Macon,Q*. iiequuicu iui iuuio aiiu received a shipment from 'M . > I ? CLOTHING! for Summer Wear. it S. Ages 16 f " ?0. e our line Hats. t Shapes and Styles. E NEEDING Jndeiweai, at moderate prices, also anything in the Clothing Steele's, xe e, S. C. J| a Writ? > A Letter? Y GOODS STORE e winter fabrics. From :ason opens we'll make ut this stock. If there's goods you can use? US A LETTER r once.=_S^?_ e sold out our surplus JT-PRICE sales twice a 2 customers reaped the LL WRITE US A LETfor the next sale. This )ut-of-town customers to iins offered at our special i Furniture,Mark your FURNITURE STORE" ____ 1 YTT\ TT^ TT^v //'VI MUltBJEM'S, I zojcl, S. CL I he Habit IING TO RCU S ' STORY SKY-SCRAPER /ed a fresh stock of ING SUITS. :st styles of ILBINBR Y uitronage and then if you basing from us we will rexhange for the goods sold ircus, s. c. Cypress Shingles. All sizes for sale at our mill. For prices per thousand, address or call on Epps axd Kexnedy, Workman, S p 4-13-3m. r .OTHIERaKCelebrated Lion \Brand :|jj COLLARS and ClifrFS. \ wear?the prettiest lotVf is been here in a lon\ Shoes. I son are Standard-Every fc 1 . .1 1 A ^ 1 A A!/P rt M/4 I