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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 1895. IMPROVED COTTON BALES. From time to time the subject of the needed improvement in the method of baling cotton for market has been dis? cussed in the newspapers and trade journals, and great emphasis has been laid on the necessity of a radical reform io the prav3?ling method ; but so far the discussion bas been unproductive of noteworthy results. It is admitted on all hands that, there exists tbe necessity for a change in the shape and in the method of covering the bales, a?d this much being admitted, it is now time for the reform to be made. There is nothing to he said in favor of the method of baling cotton now in vogue, unless saying that it has always been do ne after this manner is construed as an argument The bales are unwield ly, wasteful of the cotton, easy to catch on fire and require compression and re haling for exporting. Even after com . pression and re-baling the cotton reach? es its destination in a dirty aud dilapi? dated condition. From the consular reports we learn that the cotton from America reaches England and conti? nental Europe in an incomparably worse condition than the cotton from India and Egypt. Cotton growers in these countries pack their cotton in smaller bales and take much more care in covering them so that the lint is not exposed to dirt and the danger of fire. By reason of these precautions, based on ordinary common sense, the cotton is cleaner and is consequently given t8e preference over the same grades of American cotton. Besides the waste is less, the stealage is reduced to a mini muuj and the rates of insurance are so much lower thao on American cotton, packed io the ordinary manner, that this item alone amounts to a considerable sum. ID addition to these items of expense and loss, the expense of com? pressing for export must be taken into consideration and charged up against the present method. All of these ex? penses come out of the pocket of the cotJn-t producer, for in fixing the price o? American cotton the English cotton .fcu7-^.< and manufacturers, who fix the price for the world, consider these items and make a maximum deduction from the price to be paid per pound. They see to it that they pay for clean cotton ?ud not for the jute covering, iron ties and dirt that accumulates in the ex? posed cotton while in transit. There is no means of ascertainicg the total amount tba1; the cotton planters of the South hare paid out for the privi? lege of packiug cotton as it always has been done. But it is plainly to be seen that it has amounted to au immense sum-millions of dollars since the war. The American farmer is reckoned as thc most intelligent arid progressive, on aa average, to be fouod io the world, and it would seem that they would would bring this in*elligence luto play in the consider? ation of this matter. If they would do so and look at it in a business light, considering it simply as a selfish busi? ness proposition, they would adopt some one of the improved methods of pack? ing and baling cotton and free them? selves of the stigma of preparing cot? ton for market io the most slovenly and VFasteiul manner known to the commer? cial world, and at the same time rid themselves of the heavy tax that ad? herence to this method very properly entails. t c c i 1 c i I i F ! S i ti a 1 There are two methods of packing and baliDg cottou that are at present being brought Drominently before the public, both of which accomplish the same re result. These are the Bessonette and Anderson systems. Of these the Bes? sonette is. perhaps, the best known and best. The Bessonette bale and method of nackiog is described as follows : "Tbe Bessonette bale is cylindrical, weighing on an average 500 pounds, entirely covered with cotton duck, which tare when removed at the mills leaves 495 or 49G pounds of cleao, dry net cotton. The density being, at will, from 30 to 30 pounds per cubic foot. Thus mak'tDg it possible to ioad 46,000 pounds, or from 70 to 80 bales iu the standard 34 foot box car. This cotton is wound on a three-inch steel wave core, being a continuous bat 66 inches wide and at mill from 4 to 12 inches in thickeess. The bat is fed be- r; tween compression rollers which practi- ( cally exclude all air, thence it is wound directly under a pressure cf about 1, 000 pounds per square ioch. A sample of this bat whose even run? ning character is guaranteed by the j \ system is drawn as the bale| is in pro- ? I cess of rolling, and in this sample is in-j sertcd the number and mark which is I b to identify the bale clear through to the 11 mills. On this s?nrple the bale is sol directly by the eompany through i t t F i s J I c t 6 f I I 1 F r r i r e f representatives or agents-thu* the character and grade is guaranteed, its manufacture being in the hands of the responsible seller who is bound to the spinner; and thus also is removed all necessity for cutting the bale and expo? sure to loss and damage, the opportu? nity for useless handling and expenses and additional middle men. "One half of the sample is sect, with the tag identification card still* n it, to the broker or representative. Thus the mill gets an actual sample of every bale. Tbe insurance saving both at the mill and in transit is great ard. what is by far more importance, is thc greater safety to the mill-no loose cot? ton, no flash hazard and a scarcely com? bustible stock The saving of storage space is enormous and of consequent money saving." The American Cotton Bale Improve? ment Company, which controls the Ben sonnette patents, is putting in plants as rapidly as possible, and already has; a humber in Texas, where the new pro? cess is growing in favor with the farm? ers ; it has aiso received the highest commendations from exporters and mill men. The company prefers lo unite with the ginner who has a suitable plant and to whom a press wiil be fur? nished free of expense, but the compa? ny will establish ginneries throughout the South as rapidly as possible, where they cannot unite with the established ?inner. The Anderson system differs from the Bessonette io that the bales are covered re-ith sheet steel instead of cotton duck ind the ends of the rolls are not covered. The bales are flat cylinders A bale >f 475 pounds is a cylinder 24 inches oog and 36 inches in diameter. The 5overing is of sheet steel, No. 28. The ?ircular ends of the cylinder of cotton ire ordinarily left open, since it. is siaimed that it is packed so tightly it can lot admit much dirt. The cotton comes down over endless )elts tn a continuous bat, and is wound iround an axle, aud there "wrapped by he sheet steel automatically. The bales average about 475 pounds md deliver to the mills as much cotton is the common compressed bales which tverage 490 pounds. This weight, hus >een adopted because people are used o calling that amount of cotton a bale. These bales arc composed of a continu )us bat of cotton which weighs when ed to the machine about 1 1-4 pounds >er yard of length. It is very ?vi? tent that this bale can be unwound ust as the laps in the mills are. The transportation companies ?Ilow hirty cubic feet packing space f.>;. an ?rdinary bale, while the Anderson o* es >nly require 15? cubic fset, anr- 108 >ales cao be packed into a 34 foot car. Che condition of the fibre is iuipiovd iver that in the common method It s better cleaned and is ginned wiih j ess breakage. A perfectly fair na mp - s drawn at the time of baling A jresent the manner of doiog this in t egular intervals to pick out wvc-'t. mall pieces from the bat as it go s nto the press. There is also au auto natic device which takes a little cotton di the time. JOHN A. MOROSO DEAD, i?he City Editor of the News and Courier Passes Av/ay. John A Moroso, City Editor of he News and Courier, died at his ! esidence in Lynch street at 8 ! >'clock yesterday morning Though ie had not been in perfect health for a nonth, he was not considered by his Wends to be a sick man. Saturday norning he was not only io his place ri the office, but was apparently in he best of spirits. Until 10 o'clock saturday night he was at his desk, ? ind when he left the News and] fourier building he went to the Academy of Music, where he sat brough the concluding portion o? he play. Returning horne he com- ! )lained of pains in his head, but ! ?either he nor his friends attached j ?erious importance to his trouble \ Vt 3 o'clock in the morning the j )ains became more severe, and he ! ;alled for water and a light. - When hey were hrought he was uncon ;cious from a 6troke of apoplexy. A ?w moments later he seemed to ecognize one of his chilien, but re apsed immediately. The physician j vho was summoned gave no hope of n's recovery, and he passed away in perfect peace and quietness a few j ninutes before 8 o'clock yesterday j norning John A. Moroso was born in ! Charleston oki September 2, 1840. ! Iis father was a native of Italy ; his j uother was au American, a South j Jarohnian His father was a fruit \ tierchant, and before the war was j ngaged in the inportaiion of foreign j ruits, and was interested in a ship ! ting firm whose vessels plied direct- ! y between Charleston and the Weet I ndies. Young Moroso was a remarkably ! ?right boy and was of studious na? me. Ile acquired his primary train- j og in Carroll's School, where hoi effort and natural ability, and when he entered the College of Charleston he maintained his position and made good the rich promise of his youth He was graduated from this institu? tion on March 26, 1867, in the class with Mr. G. H Sass, and the theme of his graduating speech was "The Immortality of the Sou!." The newspapers of the day spoke in terms of admiration of the eloquence and thoughtfulness of his discourse. After completing his college course, Mr. Moroso determined to follow the profession of law and entered the of fice of Gen James ?Simons as a student Ile was most diligent in his studies and when he had finished the required course of reading he is said by his examiner to have been the best equipped law student he bad ever known to go up to the Court for admission to the Bar. He passed a most creditable examination and was admitted to practice by the old Court nf Appeals, at its last sitting before the inauguration f the Reconstruc? tion era Ho omened an office in Charleston and did some business in the Courts, lie could easily have at? tained distinction at the Bar but his tastes lay in another direction ; he preferred the mental excitement of newspaper work, an(i. abandoning the profession of law, he adopted the profession of journalism For more than twenty-five years he was an ac? tive, zealous, untiring, brilliant worker in this field, and up to within eight hours of his death, through summer and winter, in storm and sunshine, through cyclone and earth? quake, he was in the harness, doing what, he could, ?nd all that lit; could, to instruct, to entertain, to please the public, who read what was written without much thought of, or any care for, the man who writes. Mr. Moroso's first newspaper work was as correspondent of the Sumter Watchman His genius as a letter writer was undoubted, aud his letters to that paper speedily attracted at? tention. He was given a position as reporter on the old Charleston Courter, and continued in its service until ils consolidation with The Daily Neus While connected willi the Courier lie was its Legislative correspondent and wrote about the exciting events in Columbia under the norn de plume of "Vidette." His letters wer aread able and established his reputation as a news gatherer and as a descriptive writer. When the Courier was ac? quired by 'Hie News and became The Neics and Courier, Mr. Moroso be? came a member of the reorganized staff and served as a reporter on this paper until the Journal of Commerce was established, when he accepted the position of City Editor of that paper. It was during his service on the Journal of ' Commerce that Mr Moroso edited the Charleston Sunday Dispatch, and with marked successs. Upon the suspension of the Journal of Commerce he returned to his old position on the staff cf The News and Courier. He served as local re? porter and staff correspondent until the death of Capt F. W. Dawson, in 1889, when he was appointed City Editor of the News and Courier, which position he held up to the time of his death. How To Prevent Croup. Some reading that will prove interesting to young mothers. How io guard against th** disease. Croun i.? a terror tu yomg mothers and to post them concerning Tt>e e?iuse, first symp? toms and treatment ia the obj.-ct of this item The origin of croup) is a common cold. Childrc-n who are subject to il take cold very easily und croup is almost sure to follow. The first ?y mp toro ?3 hoarseness; this is soon followed by a peculiar rough cough, -..hieb is easily recognized ?rd will never be forgotten by one who has heard it. The tim-* to act is when the child first becomes hoarse,. If Chatnt>eriain's Cough Remedy is freely given al! tendency to croup will soon disappear. Even after the croupy couyh has developed it will prevent the attack. There is no danger in giving this retr.edy for it contains DOt?ing injurtous For sale by Dr. A. J. China. nto!? A ? c. Every Limb Achid With 'Muscu? lar Rheurna?:s?r? A Perfect Cure by Kc-ed'o Garsa pc, .'lia. Thc cause of riiemnatism is hi-:ic acid in rho blood, which accumulates in the joints, and gives theviotiui such j dreadful pains and itches. Hood's ?ar- j saparilla neutralizes the acid, purifies I the blood and tims cure.-: rheumatism. "Five years agc I had ray first attack of lumbago oi* muscular rheumatism. X ^vas in bcd two wicks. I had a good physician brit lae did not do me any good. A friend recom? mended Hood's j Sarsaparilla and j I sent fer a bot- ? tie. At that time j ? r ched ir: every j limb, especially ; ia my back and ; hip. I felt as j though I had a fever and for a , Jmm?m^m few hours at . Mr. Thomas .-j. Palxuer . Abbeville, s. C. night ?.t was im? possible i o sleep. I suffered untold stonies. Constipation was not the least of my j troubles. I commenced to take Hood's ' Sarsaparilla and felt a decided change in three days. ? was abie to ge* ou-: of bcd Hood's ^ Cures | and ?it nt the fire rr .>.:. .? of a week, j lean recomm? nd it .ns tholes! remedy for j ind i-.rest ii?n : nd dy ; : '.: 1 ever tried." T.3. iWL'r,:... Abb. nils. 8. C. OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN Distilling Company, DISTILLERS, IMPORTERS, REC? TIFIERS A>*D WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, No. 119 Princess St., Wilmington, N. C., 529 Hnd 531 Walnut Sc., Cincinnati, Ohio. The largest dealers in the South, Send your orders direct ; don't buy from agents. We can save you 25 per cent, on your purchases. Write for price list and send your ordeis to the SOUTHERN DISTILLING 60,, WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 9.-Ira. Are you coining 'o the Exposition ? If so, stop nt the Leading Cotel, where Kcoommo dations are to be hud tor 1,000 guests per day The oaly ?rii-cliiss Hoiel in the City charging only ?2.OG per day. THE VICTORIA HOTEL J. W. GOL1TCKE, Manager. Nos. 30-32-34 Sauth Pryor Street, Half Block From Car Shed, Atlanta, Georgia, Burglar proof s?fc for valuables, cars pass j the door every five minutes for Exposition | Grounds. Everything first-cUsd. Tue nest beds in the city. Teirgraun or write ahead for accommodatioi s. Remember we will treat you right, and charge you only $2 00 per day for Board and Lodging. Porters at nil trains. Sept. 18. Lively Times have been the rule in business circles since ?IMES thc fall season opened and cotton jumped up from four to eight and a half cents. Sumter has been the liveliest place in the State, and LEVI BROS. have had the! BIG liveliest sort of time in j their store. Crowds flock j there to get a few ol the j great They offer in all lines They have a LARGE and complete 6tock of GEN? ERAL MERCHADISE and the wants of all per- | i sons are supplied at the j Lowest Prices ever heard of. In fine Dress Goods, Trimmings, Prints, and j Domestics they can defy 1 competition. The Shoe j A.T Stock is large and the j pricesright. Try apairand ; the only trouble you will hav? will be in wearing them out. But it is use- j less to attempt to enu-1 merate the bargains or to describe the stock Levi Bros. are well known All who deal with them are sure to be satisfied. A large lot of new goods received this week ; see them before buying. SOUTH CAROLINA Go-Educational Institute, (Formerly known as the Williston High School.) For the past four years this School h*?s oeen known HS the Willison ?li-.:h School. Year by year its patronage h?s steadily incieis'-d, ti ti r ? i: tr the tm-t session student.* attending from almost "very wion or South Carolin? d -Iso from Georgia. Tile- patronage being so large i'r.e Bo-.rd of Trustees ?t ?heir Ins? a'-nuai meeting decid-d to pul un !?r?;er r.uild ii'i:s, increase the r.i;n;r.er nf teachers, raise the s'andard of ?he Schoo! and chance the nama to the South Carolina Co-Edcationa-l Institute Th* Institution has been granted a charter by the State and is the largest boarding school between August*. Ga., and Charleston, S C.. LHSI December our Dormitories wei e des' rot ed by fire Wt lake pleasure io announc? ing to the public that larger and commodious buildings of modern architecture ?re now be? ingerected on a beautiful Campus of eight arres These buildings will be "completed and comfortably equipped tu time to accommodate 150 boarding studt*nts by the. opening of the session Our boarding arrangements for M;?- 'fexf ses-son will far b*t?er than ever before and will not ne excelled by any school in the S-ate ?Separate buildings for '-ovs nod giris. Teachers live in same building with students Our teacher? ?re Ki 1 specialise in their branches Faculty consists of five Profes^rs and four Lady Teachers All students are re? quired tc attend ?tie church and Sunday school <>r tht-ir choice. The Insri'ute is divided into five cUsst-s, Freshman, Sophomore, Intermediate, Junior and kSe<.ior Besides the u*ual English Course, iusrnic.ion is gtwn in the following branches: Ancient ?nd Modern L-uiguages, Music, Ar?. Kiocution, Typewriting, Calisthenics and Mili? tary Tactics. vVe guarantee that any young man ctn enter the Literary Department of our Schoo! and : atet-T?d :he entire session of nine scholastic months for from $!0T> 00 to $125 00 according to I claps entered. Thts amount covers Board, Tuitio ?*. Washing. Light?, Fuel and in fact, \ every expense except books ano clothing $115 00 :o $125.00 covers similar expenses for a young indy. Reduced rates given to two or more students from s^.rne family and also to the children of ministers One scholarship of free luition is given if each count v. (Jfe scholarship worth S'CO ts givfji in the State at ?arge. Competitive examinations will r>e licld in ;-nch county between the I>t and 20'h of Sep'ernhtr. lt you desire to ?rv the ex-mioation apply to the President of tlie Sou'h Carolin? Co-Educational Institute. By paving ct.jh at beginning of session for the whole niue months students c>?n get a discoun: of IS per cent, off of the ano^e price, which will reduce the expenses to *n ??mount ifss than S ? 0 'J. Music, Vocal cr Instrumental, per session.SH.1: 00 Art. . oj i*0 PALMETTO BUSINESS COLLEGE. Connected with th? South Carolina Co-Educational Institute is me Palmetto Business Collfge. Thc course ol study is the same as in any first class Busings ?J >! v.-p. - . Tuition, full Business Course, unlimited Scholar-inp.S30 Ou Tuition, complete Course Stenography. ?() co Send for circulars and write for full particulars to R. B. CA?N. Sec.. Willigon, S C. F. N. K. BAILEY, H. F. RICE, President. Supt. Military Department. Sept. 4. Would annnounce that her complete stock of Is now readyfor exhibition and sale. Hats and Bonnets in Felt, Velvet, &c , adapted to fine and medium trade Imported and original ideas in colorings and combinations, em? bracing many of the recent effects in trimmings. Latest novelties in Rib? bons and Velvets. A full line Ostrich Feathers, Bird Fancies, Aigrettes, &c , &c. Orders solicited, and prompt attention given to same. Oct. 9 Sell on a fi?me market and save money* The Opening Sales on Thursday and Friday, August 29th and 30th, were satisfactory in every respect. ON AN OPENING SALE, Pounds sold on 29th, 25,952, Average per hundred $12.04. Pounds sold on 30th, 20,097, Sales throughout Season. Eleven regular buyers stationed ehre. Warehouse charges low. Highest pru for all Heavy freight and warehouse charges saco' home. Full information furnished promptly by