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BESOLT OF PRIMARY ELECTION Total Vote Declared by State Dem? ocratic Executive Committee. Columbia, Sept. 2.-The State Bemocrtic executiv committee met to? night and declared the results of the jj , primary election of last Tuesday. The /results aro declared in .these state? ments. The following candidates having had no opposition in the primaiy ele ction, were hereby declared the nominees of the Democratic party : I For Governor, D. C. Reynard ; for -Lieutenant Governor, John T. Sloan : for Secretary of State, J. T. Gantt/; for Attorney General, U. X. Gunter, Jr. ; for State Treasurer, R. H. Jen? nings; for Comptroller General, A, W. Jones; for Superintendent of Ed? ucation, O. B. Martin; for Adjutant and Inspector General, J D. Frost. For Congress, 1st district, : George S. Legare; for-Congress, 4?h district, Joseph T. Johnson ; for Congress, 7th districts A. F. Lever; for Solicior, 1st circuit, P. T. Hildebrand: for solici? tor, 3d circuit, John S. Wilson ; for solicitor, 4th circiut, J. M. Johnson; for solicitor, 6th circuit, J. K. Hen? ry ; for solicitor, 8th. circuit, J. E. Bo?gs. The following candidates received a majority of the votes cast in the pri? mary election, were decalred the nom? inees of the Democratic party : For Congress, 3d district, Wyatt Aiken ; for Congress, 5th district, D. E. Finley; for solicitor, 2d circuit, James E. Davis ; for. solicitor, 7th cir? cuit, Thos. S. Sease. No candidate having received a ma? jority of the vote east in the primary for the offices of railroad commission? er, Congressman 2d district, Congress mac 6th district, and solicitor 5th cir? cuit, a second primary was ordered to take place on the 13th of Setember, and the following candidates are to be voted for at that primary : Railroad commissioner, John H. Earle and John Mobley. Congress, 2d district, S. G. Mayfield and J. O. Patterson. Congress, 6th district, J. W. Ragsdale and J. K Ellerbe. So? licitor, 5th circuit, George R. Rem b?rt and George B. Timmerm&n. First district, George S. Legare, 8,003 ; 2d district, S. rG- Marfield 5,060, J. O. Patterrson 5,230, Leon J. Wil? liams 2,883; total 13,181. Mayfield an< Patterson run overr. Third district, Wyatt Aiken 11,119, L H. McCalla 6,909. Aiken's majority 4,210. fourth district, James T. Jo ho soi 16,739. Fifth district, D. E. Finlej 1823, T. Yancey Williams 5,809; Fin? ley's majority 4,014. Sixth district, J. W. Ragsdale 4,923, J. E. Ellert 4,808, James Norton 4,205, W. F. Dar? gan 2,425 total vote 16,361. Kagsdale and Ellerbe run over. Seventh dis . triet, A. Frank Lever 13,761. First circuit, Peter T. Hudebrant 10,415, Second district, J. E. Davi 8,955, W. T. Greene 2,753; Davis' majority 6,202. Third circuit, John S. Wilson 11,069. Fourth circnit, J. , Monroe Johnson 10,357, Fifth circuit, xN. George Evans 1,134, G. P. Logan 1*332, George R. Rem bert- 3,214, S.< McG. Simkins 1,364, George B. Tim- \ merman 5,045: total vote 12,089. Tim- j merman and Rembert mn over. Sixth circuit, J. K. Henry 9,775. Seventh I circuit, Thomas S. Sease ll 804, R. A. Cooper 5,775; Sease's majority 6, 029. Eighth ciciut Julius E. Beggs 17,568. Good News to Tobacco Planters. Wilmington Star says: The Raleigh News and Observer is after getting all the tobacco growers in North Carolina to "pulling" for the Japs. Not only have the Japanese got the Russian ' Bear on the run but here comes our Raleigh contemporary with a statement which will cause the American tobac? co trust to sit up straight, lt is good news that the News and Observer fur? nishes to tbe effect that Japan is to be ?. a competitor in buying North Car? lina bright tobacco. If it is true, and our esteemed contemporary editorially vouches for it, it will mean much to tbe tobacco growers ic this Stat?. "It is in the fellest sense good news to the tobacco planters of North Car? olina that it is reported, and on relia? ble authority, that the American To? bacco Company, the giant tobacco trust, is to have an active competitor for the bright tobacco of North Caro? lina. The report to wbicb"credenee is giv? en is that the Japanese Government proposes to handle the -tobacco busi ness of that empire itself, and through its own buyers; that it will do away with tbe American Tobacco Company as the middleman in its purchases, and will deal direct with the people who make the tobacco. To do this it is said that the govern? ment wiJi provide its own corps of to? bacco buyers, placing these in the bright tobacco belt section, which means that a 3arge parr of the field in North parolina will be covered in this way. " The . Japanese government is said needs at present some twenty mil? lion pounds of bright tobaaco for cig? arettes, and as the trade in North Carolina brights is increasing in Japan it is tobe reckoned that soon there will be a demand for from fifty to seventy-five million pounds of the North Carolina product. The great value in this is. of course, that ?? competition for tb?' weed arisen there will be better prices. The American Tobago Company is known to be reaching for a larger Canadian trade, and the report from Portugal is that it is trying for a monopoly in the markets of that country. As its trade grows it mu9t of necessity secure to? bacco, and meeting with a competitor] of nerve it must perforce go up in it? figures to the joy of the tobacc? planter. That Japan is able, singh. nended, to deal with the tobacco trust is amply shown in its dealings with the Russians. The littb brown folks <?f the Orient are stickers when they go after anything. The people have noticed and won? dered a little at the recent increase in tbe price paid for the raw tobacco, bat shis move of the Japane-e, first told to the public in thi3 paper, and the great cut made in the tobacco crop by the farmers are sufficient reason. To do business the American Tobacco Com? pany'mast get the tobacco. With a greatly decreased crop and an active bidder against it, th*?re is one thing it must no and that is to pay the to? bacco farmers a decent price for to? bacco, ? Have yon read tbat very interest magazine, The Smart Set? HOW CANDIDATES SPENT LABOR DAY i i - > A Quiet Time at Both Sagamore Hil! and Rosemount. Oyster Bay, Sept. 5.-Labor day at the Presidnet's borne was celebrated principally by attendance on a base ball game. Everything was closed. The president is spending the day pactically the same as any other day. There were no visitors. Rosemonnt, Escpns, N. Y., Sept. 5. -Judge Parker spent a quiet day at home, riding for a short time in the morning. He answered a number of letters. There were no visitors. SOOTH GARDLINA COLLEGE. Scholarships for Men Teachers. Eighty-two scholarships for men teachers! That is one of the fruits of the educational statesmanship of the last Legislature. This Legislature at its first session in 1903 established in the South Carolina College forty-one normal scholarships and at its next session doubled the number of these scholarships, making two from each county. This was to provide a new class, but as not all the hold overs will return, there will doubtless be as many as sixty new scholarships awarded this summer, one in every county and two to a county in many instances. Any person interested should write to Pres? ident Benjamin Sloan or Prof. Patter? son Wardlaw, Columbia, S. C. Each of these scholarships pays $40 in money toward living expenses, and exempts the holder from a fee of SIS, which is exacted of all other students, and also exempts from the tuition fee of $40, which, however, is remitted to any student who makes proof of ina? bility .to pay it. lt'admits a man. en? tirely free and pays about half of his board. This munificenc of the State is designed primarily to provide better teachers for the country schools, but incidentally it aids poor but worthy young men to obtain a college educa? tion and fit themselves for higher things in life. In order that the schol arhsips shall go to this class of Young men and not be gobbled upiby young fellows who could go to college with? out the scholarships, the awards are not made solely with reference to the marks made on the examination, and men nineteen years of age and i over are given the . preference^ This gives an opportunity to the country young man, whose technical prepara? tion may be far less than that of the fifteen-year-old graduate of a town graded school, but whose maturity and earnestness are a guaranty that when given an opportunity to study in college he will putt through and make a man of himself. Preference is still further given to young men who have taught school. It is often the case that a young mao in the country, although with poor preparation at? tempts to teach the neighborhood school. For his own sake and for the sake of the school he ought to be giv? en a better education before he be? comes settled in a life of inferior work. Hence the special effort of the author? ities of the South Carolina college, is to induce young men teachers who are ill prepared for their work to stop nwo and go to college while they can. The scholarship men last year were of the average ace of 22 1-3 years, and the oldest was 33. It is hoped that such yoong men, having already developed some taste for teaching, and going to college with a definite porpose, will adhere to teaching as their profes? sion. If the beneficiaries of these scholarships were differently selected, a larger proportion of them would do as college meo so often do, torn their back i on the country forever and be? come professional men in towns aod cities. But where they have previously committed themselves to public school work, and then stop and go to college with the idea of fitting themselves for better work in that line, there is strong probability tiiat for the most part they will return to country school teaching-a resolt which will richly repy the State for its liberal policy io providing for their training as teach? ers. Each year better salaries are being paid in the country schools, and for several years there have been in several counties country schools which col? lege-bred men of high reputation are proud to teach. The simplicity, free? dom and beauty of country life, and the growing advantages with tele hones, mail deliveries, and libraries, ave peculiar charms for the scholar and the thinker. The present indica? tions are that within this decade coun? try school teaching in South Carolina -so long held in disrepute-will be recognized as a choice profesi?n. Al? ready six to nine hundred dollars a ye8r, with little expense for living, is not an infrequent salary. Professor Wardlaw'd men readily find desirable places, and tue demand for such men increases each year. The course cf study is specially de? signed to improve the public schools. Last year it included, besides the usual subjects, special instruction in pedagogics, physics, nature ?-rudy, and drawing, and the conr.-e for next year has been enlarged and improved and wiil include sight singing. The stu? dents had the benefit of observation and practice under a critic teacher, and next session will practice, teach? ing in the Columbia public schools, naging the benefit of the supervision ag?? criticisms of Columbia's best t -l;^rs. fi^fhe better to impress the school ' :;?|?it and arouse *ne \oung men to a ~;||se of the dignity and magnitude of ~#ir profession, there will be a series -lectures by leading school superin? tendents and principals. Thus this body of young teachers will combine theory and practice in their studies, and every two or three weeks will be stimulated by a special message from some notable educator fresh from daily contact with the practical problems of the sr,l>ool room. It is thus that the College is seeking to execute the wise plan of the Legis? lature for improving the common schools of the State and raising the standard of citizenship. Assembling within her walls and at the seat of State government annually eighty two young men teachers from the lorry ou6 counties of the State, inspiring and broadening them by contact with students from all sections of the State and all spheres of life, strengthening their State pride and their unity of I spirit with the best tradiions of the State, the South Carolina College will teach them how to study and how to lire, and how to teach, and will leave upon them '.er mark as men and gen? tlemen. Greenville's Candidate. The clean fight which Major Jonn H. Earle of Greenville made for the office of railroad commissioner has put him in the second race with Mr. Mob ley and by proper effort his friends can easily elect him. This was the first time he ever sought public office. Ee was a new man in politics, a fact which must have been refreshing to the voter, and while factionalism in South Carolina is supposed to be dead, he received strong support because he was the representative of the business element. Educated as a practical en? gineer, and being a lawyer of no mean ability, he will serve the people faith? fully, and it is well to have a man of that type on the commission. Here in the np-country where he is so well known, the vote showed that he has the confidence and esteem of the citi? zens, and that ought to be a considera? tion to voters in other parts of the State whoJiave no personal choice in the contest. In his own county Major Earle received more than 4,000 votes What other candidate for the same office can'say as much? Honesty in politics, based on honesty in private life and professional life, is * good, safe platform, and it is a plat? form which means victory. Major Earle did not endeavor to antagonize any interest. He was not fighting the railroads, he made no threats abont what he would force the railroads to do, but he simply gave the public the assnrance that if elected, he wonld be the representative of the people and that he wonld use his talents to help adjust the differences and the alleged grievances, which have been so aggra? vating in the past. He comes from good stock?. He is fearless, he has the courage of his convictions, and those of ns who kjjow him can say without the least hesitation that he will do his duty. His lamented father, who died while a member of the United States Senate, did much for his State, and today Major Earle is prepared to do the same service, even if in more limited sphere. Had it not been for the fact that a worthy son of Oconee county was in the race, the natural majority for Major Earle would have placed him at the head of the ticket. We are glad that Mr. Gignilli *a received the sup? port of his neighbors, because he de seved it, and the logical inferrence to be drawn is that the same strength will be transferred to the young man offered to South Carolina by Green? ville county. Mr. Mobley's lead over Major Earle was too small to indicate that he will defeat our candidate on September 13. It isn't a runaway race for either Earle or Mebley, but if the np-country will stand for its colors a perpetual office seeker will once more meet defeat, Vhiie the new man in the field will win. It is not due to personal friendship alone that The Geenville* News calls pnblic attention to the merits of a Greenville man, for it would be the last newspaper in the State to speak kindly of any man unless it honestly and sincerely believed that he deserved it. But we speak today in the com? munity where Major Earle is best known and where our utterances will not find contradiction. He has every right to aspire to the railroad com missionership because he has the abil? ity to discharge the duties of that office with dignity and honor. His friends in the State proved they were of that opinion, and we are sure that they will give further and more un? doubted evidence of their regard for him by electing him in the second pri? mary. Moreover, it is hardly neces? sary to urge the citizens of Greenville county to vote for Major Earle next time, for they will do it of their own free will and accord.-Greenville News._ DAILY MARKET REPORT. Special by Ware & Leland's Private Wire. NEW YORK COTTON. Open High Low Close. Jan. 10 41 10 66 10 40 10 42 Feb. 10 45 March 10 47 10 69 10 46 10 48 April 10 70 10 70 10 50 .10 51 May 10 53 10 75 10 53 * 10 53 Sept. 10 49 ll 75 10 49 10 55 Oct. 10 27 10 59 10 27 10 31 Nov. 10 30 10 58 10 30 10.35 Dec. 10 36 10 ^ 10 35 10 40 New York spots, ll 05. Total port receipts, 28,953. Against same day last year, 15,615. CHICAGO MARKETS. Opening. Closing. WHEAT May, 108 4- 108 6 Sept., 103 - 103 6 Dec, 106 3- 106 3 CORN May, 49 3- 49 G Sept., 52 4- 53 3 Dec, 51 2- 51 G OATS Mav., .3-5 4- 35 4 Sept., 31 4- 31G Dec, 331- as - POKK .Sept., 11.00 10.80 'Oct., 11.12 10.92 Jan., 12.60 12..V2 LARD Sept. 6.97 6 97 Oct., 7.1.") 7.07 Jan., . 7.35 7.10 RIBS Sept., 7.22 7.22 Oct., 7.40 7.85 Jun., G. 60 7.57 Mr. L. J. Williams was the best man in the race for congress in the second district, but he made the mis I take of running on his rceord as cbair ! man of the dispensary board. His record in that capacity was above re? proach, and the majority of the people of the State are in favor of the dis? pensary, but they are tired of electing to office men whose only claim is their loyalty to the dispensary. In other words the people are getting tired of the dispensary as a political issue.-Anderson Mail. George Washington Dunn, of San ! Francisco, nauralist, and in his day the friend and associate of the grear ones of tho scientific world, has been admit? ted to the almshouse. He is entirely without funds, althougn he has an entomological nd botanical collection, which, at a naturalist's estimate, is wort li $100,000, if not more. j J4P?H CONTROLS COREA. _ Tokio. September .".-The Govern? ment today pubeished the text of an agreement signed at Seoul on August 22, between representatives of Japan and Corea. The agr?ment follows: "L The Corean Government shall engage as financial advisor to the Corean Government a Japanese subject recommended by the Japanese Gov? ernment and all matters concerning finance shall be dealt with after his counsel has been taken. "2. The Corean Government shall engage as diplomatic advisor to the department of foreign affairs, a for? eigner recommended by the Japanese Government, and all important mat? ters concerning foreign relations shall dealt with after his counsel lias been taken. "3. The Corean Government shall previouly consult the Japanese Govern? ment in concluding treaties with pow? ers, and in dealing with other diplo? matic affairs, such as the granting of concessions to or the making of contracts with foreigners." The Japanese Government explained the foregoing to the correspondents as follows: "This agreement is nothing more than a natural and logical sequence to the protocol of February 2. It will be remembered that in this protocol the Japanese Govenment un? dertook to give advice to the Corean government with regard to the im? provements of administration, which advice the latter agreed to accept with full confidence. The financial embar? rassment of the Corean Government has in the past been a constant cause of international trouble, and the chief hindrance to the development of for? eign commerce. This serious asp?ct of Corean administration naturally at? tracted the first attention of the Jap? anese Government.! "It will be remembered further that in the protocol it was stipulated that in case the welfare of the imperial house of Corea, or the territorial in? tegrity of Corea was endangered by the aggression of a third power or by internal disturbance, the Japanse Gov? ernment was to take the measures made requisite by the circumstances. This stipulation makes it incumbent upon Japan to exercise careful control respecting Corean diplomacy. In fact, the responsibilities devolving upon the Japanese Government in conse? quence of this protocol of February 23 can be only'discharged by possessing a consultive voice in all important ques? tion of foreign intercourse, and in as? sisting Corea to secure trustworthy advisers to examine on the spot ques? tions of international concern. These measures to control Corean fi? nance and Corean foreign intercourse do not in any way interfere with; the full opeation and validity of Corea's existing treaties. "Article No. 3 is not intended to place any impediment in the legiti? mate inter-commerce and industry, but is calculated to serve as a precau? tion against the conclusion of improvi? dent and dangerous engagements, which in the past have proved to be sources of serious complications, such as was shown conspicuously in the ca..o of the Russian lease at Yongam pho. . "Durham White Stevens, counsellor of the Japanese legation at Washing? ton, will be the diplomatic adviser of the Corean Government, while M. Megataxir, of the revenue bureean at Tokio will be Corea's financial ad? viser." THE THIRD BfiTTLE_OF_B?LL RUH. The Mimic War On Historic Ground Began at Midnight aird Con? tinued Throughout the Day. Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va., Sept. 6.-Most of the night and all of this morning the third battle of Bull Run has been raging between the armies of Brown and Blue. At mid? night last night Gen. Bell, who is supposed to be on the defensive in Thoroughfare Gap broke camp and sent out the Brown troops toward Manassas to meet the approaching enemy. Be? fore daylight the outposts of the two armies, extending along a line several miles in length, met and general firing began. The movement of the Blue troops under Gen. Grant, who has the the aggressive side of the first problem which is the forcing of a passage through Thoroughfare Gap has been quickly carried out, but the Browns are equally swift in .movement and and up to this afternoon neither side seems to have gained any strategic point. _ Cotton Diseases and the Causes. Hagood, Sept. 5.-Much attention is being giveu just now to cotton, its diseases, its enemies, etc I wish here to note what others nave doubtless ob? served, that certain plants growing near to cotton seem to be almost rank poison. When I was a boy I heard it said that common poke, if cut and al? lowed to die near it would cause cot? ton to rust. I am not prepared to say that this is true. One thing I know and that is squashes seem to occasion in cotton something resembling blight Our farmers, if they will keep their eyes open will discover the causes of many evils as also their remedies. I report what I have seen in my own field?, let others do like? wise; some one will discover what will be of immense value. Everyone knows, for instance, that cotton is more lia j ble to rust in bottom lands than else I where. As to blight or wilt I believe it is aa often as otherwise occasioned by injudicious fertilizing. Here 13 a pointer; it is more prevalent in the fields of negroes than of whites. The excessive use of phosphoric acid or other stuff, all cheap, called a fertil? izer, will do harm. This brings out what I have before stated in your ex? cellent paper, that it requires brain more than anything else to farm suc? cessfully. Just a word more, as the preacher says, and I am through. Some fellows read a lot on agriculture to no profit,because they do not think. It is good to listen at the recital of other's experiences, but if you can't sift the wheat from the chaff let it alone. A man reads a bulletin of a certain state which advises the use of acid as most profitable, and never once thinks that the soil of tHiat state is al? luvial and ad infinitum. While I pen these lines it is as a novice. I am ready, willing, and glad to learn from others. Hagood. THE ST?TE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Review cf Work Accomplished at the Meeting Last Week. Columbia, Sept. 5.-The State board of education is preparing a course of study for a teachers* reading circle, which will lead to a 15 or 20 years' State certif?cate. The plan is to ar? range a course of study that the teach? ers may read at home and study at the county associations. This course will be made to harmonize with the regu? lar courses in tho public schools and also with tho summer school and li? brary work. A committee appointed by the State board in May reported at the meeting Friday night and recommend a three or four years' course which shall re? quire a certain amount of reading and study each year to be followed with an examination either at the summer schools or at the regular teachers' examination. It is suggested that work be done the first year in English grammar, language and literature, pedagogy, arithmetic and civics. Dur? ing this year the teachers will be re? quired to study such text books as Beuhler's Grammar, Chubbs' Litera? ture, James' "Talks to Teachers," Peterman's "Civil Government," and to read such supplementary literature as "Enoch Arden," "Evangeline," "Birds and Bees," "Black Beauty," Franklin's Autobiography, "Twice Told Tales," "Gulliver's Travels," "Plutarch's Lives," "Robinson Cru? soe," "Self Help," "Silas Marner," "Sketch Book," "Tom Brown's School Days," "Stories of Bird Life," all of which are found in the regular library list. The second year's course will review the first and do more advanced work in composition, literature, algebra and history. As supplementary reading the following will be suggested: "Lady of the Lake," "The Land of Song," "Lays of Ancient Rome," "Merchant of Venice," "Vision of Sir Lannfal," "Horse Shoe Robinson," "Ivanhoe," "Last of the Mohicans," Poe's "'Tales," "Treasure Island," "Ye masse," etc. During the third year the course will contain studies of southern litera? ture, studies of Tennyson, geography, nature study and manual training, and for parallel or library reading the committee suggest Pancoast English Poems, Carson's Aim of Literary Study, Koopman's Mastery of Books, selections from Carlyle, Emerson, Lowell and Ruskin, also "Twelfth Night," "Macbeth" and "Tempest," The report of the committee will be printed and submitted to the State board at the next meeting for amend? ment and adoption. The board does not hope to get this course in opera? tion till next year, but they hope to arrange one of the best teachers' read? ing circles in the United States and thus have teachers all over the State studying, along the same line, at the same time. The State board, at its meeting Saturday, also voted to allow the granting of a certificate to teachers who successfully complete nine courses of study in a county or dis? trict summer school. A committee was appointed to revise the list of col? leges whose graduates are allowed to teach without examination, and report at the next meeting. A committee was also appointed to prepare rules and regulations to gov? ern the award of scholarships to the State institutions. In an appeal case from Newberry the action of the county board was sus? tained, because said board acted strictly within its jurisdiction under the law. The action of the Saluda board in dividing a school district was reversed, because the district was re? duced below the constitutional limit of nine square miles. A very com? plicated appeal case came from Oco nee, which was heard, and a commit? tee was appointed to consult with the attorney general and the superintend? ent of education and prepare an order, subject to the approval of the board. After hearing and deciding many other minor matters, the board ad? journed Saturday. Fourteen lives were lost in a tene? ment house fire in the East Side, New York City, Saturday night. All were women and children, except one. COSTLY FIRE IN MANNING. Naval Stores Plant Destroyed Saturday Morning. Loss $25,000. A telephone message from Manning stated that the spiritine plant of the planning Naval Stores Company was, burned at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. The entire plant was destroyed,togeth? er with a large quantity of the manu? factured product-spirirs^fturpentiue. tar, creosote and charcoal. The loss "is placed at $25,DOO. The plant was only partialy insured, there being only 810,000 on the plant. The fire originated in the retort room and spread with incredible rap? idity, owing to tho very inflammable nature of the products of the com? pany. The fire is said to have been one" of the fiercest and most spectac? ular ever witnessed, the flames leaping hundreds of feet into the air, while a pall of smoke of ink)- blackness was suspended far above tho rowers of flame. The plant, was located close beside the A. C. L. railroad tracks, and tbe intense heat ignited the cross-ties which were bnrned out for several hundred feet. When the morning train from Charleston arrived the track was impassable and the trains had to be run back to Wilson's Mill, from which place it came to this city over the track of the Wilson & Sum? merton R. R, via Summerton, arriv? ing about two hours late. Chief Constable S. Y. Deigar Leaves Dis? pensary Constabulary. Mr. S. Yeadon Deigar, who has effi? ciently discharged the duties of Chief Dispensary Constable for this section of the State for the past eighteen months, having been appointed by Gov. Hevward at the beginning of his administration, has sent in his res? ignation, to take effect on the ~>th instant. Mr. Deigar resigns to ac? cept a position with the Sumter Bank? ing & Mercantile Co., at a larger salary than he is now receiving as Chiet Constable. ?i lin ...>?- - ia-? Send in your old machine to M. B. Randie and have it made good as now. Aug 5-6t PISGAH NEWS LETTER. Pisgah, Sept. 6.-Il yonr Hagood correspondent will show his face up here he will find something to write about in the shape of fine corn. Cotton picking is now in full blast. It is opening faster than the pickers can pick it and at present they move like a freight train, with one driving wheel disabled. Fifty cents per hun: dred is paid as usual". One thing is sure, labor condition in this county has got to the pass that a change will have to take place. The only remedy I see is to fill the State with an in? dustrial class of people who will work, and to this end every community should aid Commissioner Watson in his efforts to get a good class of irni grants here to tend the lands and gather the crops. From the best ob? servations the cotton crop will average about two-thirds of what it promised sometime ago. The primary resulted in some sur? prises, some go in and some got left, different from what most of folks thought. The many friends of Major John H. Earle are glad to know that his pros? pects for election are bright. For sheriff, "Uncle Bill" has a lot of friends through here that will not forget him in the next primary. In Lee county there is mourning and rejoicing. The defeat of so many officials and putting in new ones has caused much comment. Whether our friends over there are so chageable as to want new men every election, or the ones in office have not measured up to what was expected or required of them are questions for them to say. The election of Mr. Pittman to the legislature is no mistake. No doubt he will make his presence felt in that body. The national campaign is drag? ging along in a small fashion. Great meetings should be held all over the south and west and give enthusiasm to the election of the best man we have nominated in a long time. Money should be contributed and sent to the national committee for it will be need? ed. The republicans are laying low. raking in the dollars and on election day it will be poured out like water. Then what? A Mr. Jolly and Miss Nep Dunl :p were married here Saturday evening by Rev. J. W. Kenney. ?e said they went away smiling and happy. Another was to take place soon, but I understand it is indefinitely postponed. A picnic was given near here Satur? day last in honor of Mr. and Mrs. > J. A. McLeod, of Florida, who are about to return home, to the regret of their many friends. Miss Marie DnPre, of yonr a city, is visiting her father. Recently protracted meetings have been held in the churches around. Rev. D. A. Phillips of Bishopville aided Rev. Mr. Way at McLeod's church. Ile is a very pleasant gentle? man and a fine preacher. Rev. T. G. Phillips, also of Bishopville aided Rev. W. S. Walters at Pisgah for two days. Mr. Philips made many friends while here and the large congrega? tions who attended the meeting will not forget his fine and impressive ser? mons. We hope he will come aga i 2. The mles of the democratic party of this State requiring that a voter must; fill his ticket in order for it to bc counted are clearly unconstitutional For example there are three repre? sentatives to be voted for in Sumter county. If a voter only chooses to vote.* for two, his ticket must not be count? ed. This is a clear violation of the* law that all men have to vote for a man or not, and is dictation pure and simple. I know why it was enacted, to keep from pluraping^ut party ex? pediency is not always for the best and often reacts differently |than what was expected. The letter of Congressman Lever urging the people to vote in the gen? eral election should be heeded and acted on. The primary only nominates, while in the general election some body^is commissioned. If the repub? lican party is successful in electing the. next House, it will unseat every democrat with the least showing. Every voter should turn out at the general election and give Mr. Leve? such a vote that there will be no chance to unseat him. While the primary in his case is complimentary, it is not an election. It takes the gen-, eral election to do that. Mr. W. F. Rhame of your city spent yesterday and last night here visiting relatives. He returned to Sumter this morning. - i-i i i mm Tenement House on Sumter Street Par? tially Destroyed. A tenement house on South Sumter street, owned by Mr. Perry Moses and occupied by Mr. Hartwell Bradford, was partially burned a 12.30 o'clock Saturday. The furniture and other household effects were removed and the damage sustained by Mr. Brad? ford was not great. The roof of the kitciien was burned off as was a \x>r tion of the roof of thc body of the house. When the alarm was given the hose wagons were sent up North Main street by mistake and valuable time was lost in hunting for a fire in the second ward. When the mistake was discovered the firemen made the best time possible in reaching the fire and quickly got the flames under control. As usual, the pressure was sadly de? ficient and the firemen had to work under difficulties. With a strong pres? sure the fire could have been extin? guished in half the time.