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Desperate Earnest
Greece is Openly Preparing
For War.
Athens. March 5-The cabinet
council which met last eveoiog after
Premier De?yannis' interview with
King George, sat until 1 o'clock this
morning. It is reported that as the
result of the deliberations of the miois
ters several important decisions were
reached. According to report, the
cabinet determined upon the action of
the Greek fleet on the coast of Mace?
donia with a view of aiding the mobili?
sation of the Macedonian forces, the
guarding of the Macedonian towns de
volving upon the gendamerie and the
depot batta?ioos. it is estimated that
Greece ?iii soon have 100,000 men
under arms, includiog the reserves
The Greek ironclads Spezia and
Tzara bave sailed from the Piraeus
nnder seaied-crders.
Paris, March 5-The Figaro pub?
lishes a report of an interview with M.
Delynnnis, prime minister of Greece,
bad by the correspondent of the paper
ia Athens. The Greek premier is
quoted as saying that the 'Greek troops
would not under any circumstances oe
withdrawn from Crete. They were
there to stay, he declared, and in addi?
tion to that the temper of the people of
Greece would compel the government
to invade Turkey Greece, he said,
merely asked for a plebiscote to show
' that the in habitan tn of the island c
Crete are overwieldingly in favor of
union with the Greek kingdom. Any?
way, he declared Greece would prefer
to disappear from tbe map of Europe
rather than draw back from the position
ii abe bad taken.
Constantinople, March 5 - The
Italian ambassador has made a formal
demand upon the port for satisfaction
for the Sr ic g of a. sh ot across the bows
of an Dalian mail steamer on Tuesday
evening while the, vessel was passing
through the Dardanelles.
Evidence was given to-day of thc
feeling that bas beso created ID Alba?
nia by Greece's defiance* of the powers.
A strong force of Albanians who were
ail prepared for active hostilities, sur?
rounded at El Bassan two battalions of
Turkish reserves, who were marching
to the Greek frontier. The reserves
were disarmed by their captors, who
appropriated to themselves the captured
rifles antiwar material carried by the
reserves. -
London, March 5 -The Greek con?
sul herV has received a telegram from
Athens stating that 40,000 Greek
troops have been called out and are to
bs dispatched to the Turkish frontier
with the least possibly delay.
Canea. March 5-The British con?
sul has Btarted for Seline to endeavor to
relieve the Turks who are besieged by
the Cretao insurgents.
Grit of the Greeks.
Their Reply to Ultimatum of
The Powers.
COURTEOUS BUT FIR KT.
London, March 7 -A dispatch to
the .Central News frons Athens gives
the following summary of the reply
to the ultimatum of tue powers which
Greece will band to the diplomats to?
morrow when the time expires in
which a reply can be made.
It will recall that Greece in ls98,
in deference to the wish of the
powers, used her influence with the
Cretans to induce them to accept re?
forms offered by Turkey It will
point out that the continued unsettled
state of the island is proof of the
futility of the measures of reform
With regard to the autonomy of j
the island, the reply will state that it
is for the Cretans to decide whether
they will accept it or rot It will
declare that the evacuation of Crete
by Greece is impossible because
peace, to lestore which Greek troops
and warships were sent to the island,
remains seriously disturbed.
GIVE8 POWERS AX OPENING
London, March 7.-The Daily
News will to morrow claim to be
able to announce that there is every
hope of a speedy, satisfactory and
peaceful solution of the Cretan
trouble. It will add that Greece's
reply to the note of the powers will,
by stating her reasons, leave the door
open for further n ego tat iou s. though
' she will not accept the conditions
laid down by the powers
The papers give discursively the
'probable terms of the reply, which
are similar to those contained in the
dispatch to the Central News A
Constantinople dispatch to the Daily
News says it is understood that j
Greece is V7illing to withdraw her !
fleet from Cretan waters, but sog- ?
gests that her troops remain in the ?
island to assist in organizing the new
government.
"HOLD ALL POSITIONS.*'
Canea, March 7.-It is believed
here that the reply of Greece to the
demands of the powers will be a
positive refusal to obey and that a
bloodly struggle is therefore invitable
unless the powers recede from their
position. It ia known that Col. Vas
sos. the commander of the Greek
army of occupation, bas received in
structions from kingGeorge to hold all
the positions in the island now oc?
cupied by the Greek troops and to
prepare to resist to the bitter end
any attempt on the part of anybody
to dislodge him. Information reached
here that the Greek troops are en?
thusiastic over the determination of
their king not to order their with?
drawal from the island and it is be?
lieved that it would take a far strong?
er force than their own to dislodge
them from the strategic positions
they occupied. The events of the
next few days are axiously awaited.
Last night the insurgents who are
besieging the blockhouse at Malaxa
made an attempt to blow the place
up with dynamite, bett were frustra?
ted by the vigilance of the Moslem
defenders. For several hours after
the failure of the attempt there was a
lively fusilado, but the result is not
known here.
A similar attempt was' made upon
the fort at Zeratiui and here the insur?
gents were more successful. The
explosion made a breach in the walls
of the fort, killed four Turks and
wounded many others The Turks,
though brave fighters, have been
very nervous by the use of dynamite
by the insurgents, this being a
method of warfare of which they
have no experience.
Glory of Greece
Stands Immovable in the
Path of Honor.
SPEAKS TO EUROPE.
London, March 8.-The Chronicle
to-morrow will publish a dispatch from
Athens, giving the full text of the
reply of Greece to the powers. After
a brie!: premable the reply contioues :
"In view of the extraordinary grav?
ity of the results which will follow its
opinion of the measures decided upon,
an opinion which is the result of long
experience and a profound acquain?
tance with the situation Grete.
"Impressed by the sentiments which
animate the powers and their solicitude
for general peace, the Greek govern?
ment will not fail io this duty since
Greece also ardently desires to contri?
bute to the maintenance of peace and
save from utter ruin the population of
an island put to so severe a trial and so
often decimated.
**We believe that the new regime of
autonomy adopted by the powers uohap
piiy cannot correspond to the noble in?
tentions that inspire it and that it will
suffer che fate of the different adminis?
trative system which at various times
and without success have been tried in
Crete.
**This is not the first time that Crete
6nds herself tn a state of insurrection.
Several times, on more than six occa?
sions, the horrors of anarchy have
shaken and imperilled her existence.
"If then the new regime with which
it is^roposed to endow ber is cot calcu?
lated to re establish order in a definite
manner, the Greek government cannot
doubt the impossibility Anarchy will'
continue to ravage the country with 5re,
with sword io its bands ; blind fana?
ticism .will continue its destructive
work of exterminating a people which
assuredly does cot deserve such a
fate. >
"Before such a prospect cur respon?
sibility would be enormous if we did
no't more earnestly urge the powers not
to iosist upon the scheme of autonomy
j proposed, but rather to restore to Crete
what she already had at the time of the
enfranchisement of the other provinces
whieb formed the kingdom of Greece
and to lead ber back to Greece to which
she belonged since Capriodistis was
president.
In the presence of the recent scene
of massacre, pillage and conflagrations
in Canea, in the presence of the fright?
ful anguish to which the inhabitants of
Crete have been exposed and menaced
by the boundless fury of the Musgull- j
mao population who prevented the de?
parture of Christian families for Greece j
which has always been a providential
refuge for all these miserable beings, j
our whole icountry was torn with re?
morse for the responsibility it had as?
sumed in inducing the Cretans to lay
down their arms. The misfortunes ?
that resulted forbid us to undertake
once more such a task, and if we had
attempted it our voice would certainly
have been feeble Its echo would have ?
reached the Oretan people.
"it being the case, therefore, that a
new regimo of autonomy could not ful?
fil the noble aim of the powers, it is
obvious what would be the situation of
the unhappy island from to-day until
the establishment of this regime. If
the powers believe it to be their duty to 1
persevere in their resolutions with thc |
above views, and in the oame of hu- I ;
manity as w?ll as in thc interest, of the j '
island, the pacification of which is the j 1
unique object of the solicitude of the
powers, we do oot desitate to appeal to 1
them on the subjects of the other meas- J
ures, namely, the recall of our military '
forces. Indeed if because of the pres- 1
ence of the U o i ted States squadron* ii;
Cretan waters, and in the conviction j
thai these fquadrons will nor permit 1
Turkish troops to disembark on the i 1
islaod, the presence also of all the
ships of the Greek'flett of Crete is judged
to be uanecessary. the presence of the I
Greek army on the island is nevtrthe- <
less shown to be desirable alone from i
sentiments of humanity and io the in- i
terests of the definite re establisbmecit j
of order. i
"Oar duty specially forbids us to
abaodou the Cretan people to the
mercy of the Mussullmau fanaticism
aod the Turkish army, which at all
times bas deliberately aod intentionally
participated in ibe aggressive acts of
the populace against the Christians.
Above all, if our troops on the island
who are worthy of all the confidence of
the powers, have received a mandate to
pacify the oouutry, their desires and
intentions would have received prompt?
ly the most perfect satisfaction. It
would be then after the re-establish?
ment of order that it would be possible
to leam the desires freely expressed of
the Cretan people for a decision as to
their fate.
"The sorrows which have occurred
regularly in Crete for many decades
past not only do not occur without pro?
foundly agitating the Hellenic people
but they also iotc-rrupt social activity
and gravely disturb the economy and
fioaoces of the state. Even if we
admit that it would be possible to for?
get for an instant that we share the
common religio*) of Crete, that we are
of the same race, aod bound by ties
of blood, we could not in silence allow
the powers to assume that the Greek is
able any longer to resist such shocks.
"For this reason, we appeal to the
generous sentiments animating the pow?
ers and beg them to permit the Cretan
people themselves to declare how they
desire to be governed "
(Signed) "SKOUZES."
The Chronicle adds on? high authority
that the Greek envoys abroad have
beeo instructed on receipt of the reply
to inform the government to which
they are accredited that Greece is pre?
pared to recognize the temporary
suzeranity of the 6ultan, to withdraw
her fiset and to plice the Greek army
in command of any military representa
five of the powers senior in rank to
Col. Vaesos for restoring order in the
island, if the powers are willing ulti?
mately to leave the decision as to the
fate of Crete ?D the hands of the peo?
ple.
Extra Session of Congress.
Washington, March 6 -President
McKinley's first official proclamatioo
was issued this afternoon with attesta?
tion of the new secretary of state,
John Sherman. It reads as follows :
TUE PROCLAMTION.
By the President of the Uoited States
of America :
Whereas publio interest require that
the ooogress of the Uoited States
should be convened io extra session, 12
o'clock on the 15th day of Mareb,
1897. to teceive snob communications
as many be made by the executive :
Now, therefore, I, William McKin?
ley, President of the Uoited States of
America, do hereby proclaim ao~ de
clare tbat as extraordinary session re?
quires the congress of the United
States to convene in extra session at
the Capitol io the city of Washington
on the 15:b day of March. 1897, at 12
o'clock noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby required to
take notice.
Giver under my hand aod the seal of
the United States at Washington, the
6th day of March, io the year of cur
Lord one thousand eight hundred and j
ninety-seven, and of the independence j
of the United States the ooe hundred !
and twenty-first.
By the President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
JOUN SUERMAX.
Secretary of State.
The limiting clause restricting tbe
action of thc extra session "to such com?
munication as many be wade by the
executive,'* suggests that possibly the
President may limit the objects of
the oxtra session to the passage of the
unacted upon appropriation bills and
the enactment of a tariff law, the object
of which iu the words of Mr. McKin?
ley's inaugural address, "will be "to
?top deficiencies by the restoration of
that protective legislation which ha3 al?
ways been the firmest proo of tbe treas
ury."
President Cleveland, when he called
sn extra session for the repeal of the
Snerman silver purchasing law, prac?
tically limited the session to that one
object.
Usual Spanish Reports.
Habana, March 7.-The forces of
Gen. Aldave have had several encoun?
ters with the rebels near Guiro and
other places io the province of Santa
Clara. The government reports as
usual state that the insurgents were de?
feated and dispersed. The losses of the
rebels are 6aid to have been heavy,
though only four o4 their dead were
found. The troops lost a captain and a
private killed, and a captain, a lieuten?
ant and 25 privates wounded. While
in pursuit of the rebels, the troops des?
troyed a rjuruber of plantations and the
house of the insurgent leader, Alem?n j
The official reports show that in eri
gageoioots in other provides, 69 rebels
were kilic-d ;..:;(. one captured Tile j
troops iovt, in these engagements '1') j
wounded.
A Spanish force has ciprured the '
rebel lieutenant governor of the prov- j
noe of Pinar del Rio.
Application has been made to the
Greorgia Secretary of State for a
charter for the Georgia-British Min?
ing Company, limited, a corporation
with ?1,090.000 capital. The com- ;
pany bas option on 200,000 acres of <
n ineral land in North Georgia. i
I
Cuban Victories
in Matanzas.
Spaniards Sustain Signal De?
feats in Two Important
Engagements - Move?
ments of Gomez.
Habaoa, March 4.-Advices received
here show that the rebels have been
displaying great activity aod io ;ral
encounters sustained with the Spanish
troops have obtained signal victories
Incomplete details from Manzanillo
state that Garcia with 3,000 man and
three pieces of artillery met Geoeral
Rey with 1,000 men and three pieces
of artillery at Costomada A fierce
fight resulted, Garcia with hi* superior
forces and better oosition, easily routed
the Spaniards, inflicting heavy losses,
estimated at 600, if not over. Anoth?
er report carnes from Matanzas of a
Severe engagement on the 24rb of Feb?
ruary Uaobillas, Mayia Rodriguez
and Carrillo met General Molina's
forces and obtained a complete victory.
Details are lackiog, but it is only
known that 74 wounded Spaniards were
brought into Cuevitas on stretchers.
Many dead were left on the field.
Col Gonzales, commanding the rebel
forces in Remedioa district, raided the
fort protecting the estate of Dolores.
He fired cat.non shots at the garrison
The civil guards fled and abandoned
their arms and'munitions, taking refuge
i io the buildings of the estate.
General Alejandro Rodriguez, now
commanding the rebels in Habana prov?
ince, attacked two cavalry squadrons
belonging io the Piazzro regiment, near
Pozredondo He made a vigorous
I charge, few Spaniards escaped It is
positively known that 22 were buried
I by Pczoredondo and the rest were left
on the field
Many rumors are circulating regurd
? ing Gomez's whereabouts Some state
that he is still in Santa Clara province
arranging the organization of the ?
rebel forces Others sny thnt. he has |
I returned to Puerto Principe in conse?
quence of President Cisnero's death to
settle any difficulties ?hat may arise on
that account in state affairs. No doubt
exists that 6,000 insurgents crossed
near Lajas two weeks ago, marching
west. They succeeded in entering
Matanza province, and on its borders
sustained the encounter referred to
above : This body of men, all ca/alry,
were commanded by Major Rodriguez,
receotly appoioted io command of three
western provinces, taking General Ma
ceo's place
General Carillo has assumed com?
mand of thc forces in Matanzas prov?
ince.
It is rumored that the cow boys' ex?
pedition which left Dalias, Tex., land?
ed in Pinar del Rio safely.
Gonzalo Jarrin, a prominent sugar
plauter, commanded by Jean Ramirez,
an ex-rebel leader of J he last war, to
explore and report on the condition of
the rebels in Pinar del Rio, and if they
are willing to accept Canovas reforms,
says that be was held a prisoner and
then court martialed by Rivera, but
k afterwards released. Gen. Rius Rivara
I wouKi hear nothing of the reforms, not
! even to hear theo mentioned.
Jarin describes the organization cf
the rebe*ls io that province as perfect.
General Rivera has 5.000 men, well
armed, thoroughly ' mucitiooed and
equipped, distributed in groups of 100
men or more throughout the province j
He porsooally commands 800 meo. j
His ranks are constantly increasing
from desertions from the Spanish army
and the terror-stricken pac?ficos who
are seeking his protection.
Since Weyler retired the bulk of the
Spanish forces Rivera bas been able to
move with more freedom, and he is now
reorganizing the province. Many ru?
mors are floating about as to Weyler's
resignation on account of Sanguilly's
release. Some discredit the story, as
they say no geoeral can resign io the
front of an eoemy, or less criticise the
action of his queen. The current be?
lief is that he has been recalled in obe?
dience to the clamor of the Spanish
people, who are enraged at his complete
failure. Weyler is daily expected at
Habana. The transport vessel Legazpi
has left for Caibarien to bring him to
Habaoa. Some indication of bis re
turo ia shown by the fact that he has
left Sancti Spritus and returned to
Placetas.
Ile has made a new distribution of
the Spanish forces in that section io
view of the fact that Gomez bas return?
ed to Puerto Principe, if report is
true.
TEACHING BY EXAMPLE.
From the Springfield Republican.
A Methodist minister who is
traveling around in Michigan preach?
ing against the use of tobacco, has
adopted methods that are at least
graphic. His first step is to display a
phial of nicotine, which he assures
the audience is chemically pure.
Then lie produces a cat, anoints the !
poor animare tongue with the drug, j 1
and directly pussy is quite dead. All
this done it? the pulpit o?' some '
church and preferably on Sutiday. i
Very Christian business; very hu- H
mane business. But not to speak of ? !
ifs cruelty, which in this .Stat?; might 1
land the fellow in jail, consider the,
beautiful relevancy of it The next
thing will be for some temperance
agitator to engage somebody to drink
a quart of whiskey in the presence of
an audience in order to convince
everybody that the liquor is an in?
toxicant.
Why Olney Was Absent.
Washington, March 5.-The cause
of Secretary Odey's oon-participation
in any of thc inaugural ceremonies is
explained as follows : The members of
the cabioet io discussing ac the cabinet
meeting last Tuesday the parts
assigned to them in thc
inaugural procefdings found no
provision io the programme for their
seats in the senate chamber or on the
stand in front of the capitol. Secre?
tary Thurber communicated wirb Sen
ator Sherman, chairman of the arrange
ment8 committee, who replied that the
heads of de par? nico's bad beeo provid?
ed for on the stand, but not in the sen?
ate. The programme was again con?
sulted and tbi* was found to be true,
but they were in the rear of members
of the bouse of representatives, where?
upon Secretary Olney declared be
would not go to the capitol All the
members of the cabinet agreed upon
tbis action, but wben Mr. McKinley
came to the White House yesterday
and started with Mr. Cleveland, he
noticed that the cabinet officers were
not going t accompany the parade, aod
on inquiry learned the reason. Secre?
tary Sherman, who was present, im?
mediately offered to give front seats to
the secretaries on the floor of the sen?
ate, and Mr. Cleveland's advisers con?
sented to attend the ceremonies None
of them, however, went on the stand
as "heads of departments" to listen to
the inaugural, but hurried off to Secre?
tary Lamont's house to bid Mrs. Cleve?
land good bye. Secretary Olney did
cot get Mr Mckinley's verbal invita?
tion to go to the capitol, because he was
not. at the White House with his col?
leagues in morning, being detained at
the state department all day by irepor- j
tant matters. He went, however, to the
hail in the evening, prepared to e3cort j
Mr*. McKinley, according to the !
adopted programme, but this was dis?
couraged at toe Ust moment by Mrs.
McKinley's weak condition compelling
her to have other assistance.
Incalculable Loss in Indiana
Bloomington, Ind., March 7 -The
heavy raies of the past few days have
caused incalculable less in this section^
of the State. The Monon Railway
company tracks are inundated for six
miles, by reason of backwater from Salt
creek. Trains have been abandoned
for 1*0 days The Western fjnioo
Telegraph company also sustained
heavy losses, the water completely cov?
ering their poles south of the city.
Owen Knight, a prominent farmer
north of the city, lost bis life in tbe
waters of Bryant's creek Friday night.
Much damage resulted to mills and
manufacturies. The rainfall measured
5 1-2 inches.
Bradstreet's Opinion.
New York, March 5 -Bradstreet's
to-morrow will say : The new ad?
ministration, the certainty of an ex?
tra session of congress with a fort?
night and the promise of a new tariff
at an early day which shall provide
adeqate revenue and protection, have
done much to stimulate a better feel?
ing in trade circles and increase con?
fidence in the near approach of an
improvement in business. Total
clearings at 74 cities for February
aggregated $3,668,716,266, a de
erase of 17 8 per cent from the
January total and 10 2 per cent, from
that for February a year ago.
General trade has been interfered
with by rain, high water in the Ohio
valley and snow in the northwestern
spring wheat States. South Atlantic
and Gulf cities have bad some better
weather with the merchandise move?
ment equal to expectations At
Cfaicago and St. Louis there has been
a marked increase in the volume of
purchases from jobbers, both by in?
terior merchants iu person and by
mail orders, yet it is probable that |
the total trade at neither city equals j
that at a corresponding period a year
ago. The stock market was raided
by the bears on ihe antitrust feature j
ol' the Ptesident's inaugural address i
London has been week and sola j
stocks for the past two days on the j
uuiavorable eastern political outlook, j
The coal stocks have been weak on i
publications unfavorable to the Jer j
sey Central. In spite of its irregu?
larity the market has a very strong
tone, the sustaining feature being the
refunding plan announced by the
Lake Shore company in conjunction
with a bankers' syndicate.
There were 262 business failures
throughout the United States this
week, compared with 253 last week
and 270 in the week a year ago.
Mrs. Viola Neblett has given a house I
and lot valued at $4,000 to the city of j
Greenville for a public library.
The President of Brazil has sent a |
cable message congratulating Melvin- j
ley on his inauguration.
The Greek government has called
ont the army reserves, and all Greeks '
liable to service in the army have
been recalled from all parts of the'
world. Troops and war material a;?'
being dispatched to Thessaly with
ill possible haste
w^ipia'im nun i i il . II ?"-?-T?
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Should be in every family
medicine chest and every
traveller's grip. They are
invaluable when the stomach
is out of order; cure headache, biliousness, and
all liver troubles. Mild and efficient. 25 cent?.
Pills
The February number
"Southern States" magazin
lished at Baltimore, contai
conspicuously able and not
articles irom the authoritative
Dr. Charles VV. Debney. Jr.,
ant Secretary of Agriculture
dca! with practical question
utilization of cottonseed - an
prospects and possibilities of the
for the next twenty five years
The extent to which the
might be used is manifest in
statement, based upon scientific
culations. that, properly handled,
seed of the crop of 1896 ought
yield in round numbers ?100,00
OOO, instead of ?53,000,000, whi
may be expected. At present l
seed are used as feed, fertilizer a
fuel, in addition to oil producers, a
a secondary product of feed and fe
is a fertilizer. Inhere may not be I
present a sufficient number of mill
and of cattle to turn all the seed
into cash, but there should be an im
petus to greater efforts in that direc?
tion in a consideration of the poten?
tial value of the cottonseed crop.
This is reckoned at $94,239,392 after
deducting 10 per cent, for loss and
seeding The total is derived from
$41,750.000 in oil, $3,100,000 in
linters, $36,056,765 in hulls and meal
made into Uve weight of cattle, and
?13,332,627 in manurial value of
hulls.
An increase of $40,000;000 and
more in the total value of the cotton
crop without increasing the size of
that crop is a possibility worth con?
sidering by the farmer.
Its importance during the next
twenty-five years will become greater
and greater as the demand for cotton t
naturally expands This will amount
to 20,000,000 bales by 1920, Dr
Dabney reckons And he shows
that the South ought to be able to
produce it if the force of laborers is
developed proportionally. Of the
550,000 square miles in the cotton
r?gions^ but 50 per cent, is in farms,
but 20 per cent is improved, and
only 5 per cent in cotton. There is
room, therefore, for expansion to
meet the demand without trenching
upon the Iancl that ought *to make
each planter practically independent
of his cotton for a living, and with?
out reference to the economy arising
from a steady advance in the im?
provements in methods of cultiva?
tion
In the last 100 years the total pro?
duction of cotton was worth
$15,000,000,000,..exceeded only by
that of corn. Its value in the next
century will reach figures that hardly
may be realized.
These two articles aro compre?
hensive in treatment, and form a
storehouse of information of practi?
cal value to the Southern agricultur?
ist and the student of Southern con?
ditions The facts are startling, the
suggestions novel, and their publica?
tion will attract wide attention
Suplementary to Dr. Dabney's ar?
ticles, and appealing wiith the logic
of accurate figures to the Western
farmers casting about for a compe?
tency, is the article on .'Cotton
Growing vs Wheat-Growing." In
it are compared the costs of raising
an acre of wheat and one of cotton,
and the results of the sales of the
product in 1894, a minimum year for
both wheat and cotton. The con?
clusions derived from official reports
of the Departments of agriculture
are most suggestive. The average
loss per acre on wheat was $5.53,
and in Kansas, where it was growu
cheaper than any other place in the
country, $2 88. On the other hand,
the average profit per acre in cotton
in the worst years we have had was
$2 48, and "in 38/5 it was ?5 23.
This particular advantage, when con?
sidered tn connection with the cheap?
er land, the cheaper labor and the
moie genial climate, ought lo leave
no doubt >in the Westerner's mind
about the place where his profit lieth.
REDUCE CONSTABULARY.
The whole constabulary force is to
be re-organized and the probabilities
ate that there Will be a considerable
shaking up of the force this week.
Governor Elierbe made such a state?
ment yesterday and said the proba?
bilities were that there would be a
considerable reduction in the force.
Ile said in view of the recent law
passed, requiring those who order
liquor outside to have it analyzed, he
thought it would be possible to ma?
terially reduce the force in enforcing
the law.-Columbia Register.
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"l diminishes danger to Hie of
bothmother and child and leaves her in condi?
tion more favorable to speedy recovery.
"Stronger after than before confinement"
says a. prominent midwife, ls the best remedy
Known aral worth the price fortbat :;ior.e.
Endorsed and recommended by midwives and
ali -ailies who have used it.
beware of substitutes aad imitations.
Makes Chili-Birth Easy.
Sent bv Express or mail on recei pt of price,
$1.00 per lottie. Book "TO MOTHERS"
mailed free, containing voluntary testimonials.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLAXTA, GA*
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.