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r IN A STATE OF PANIC YELLOW FEVER BREAKS OUT IN JACKSON, MISSAll Baslutsa Sucpsnilecl and th?? Foople ar? Fleelrg from the Place?The Sewn, papers Dltcoutlnue Publication ? The Dread Disease Fprentllng. Jackson, Miss., the capital of the State, is panic stricken and is almost depopulated, and its business bouses closed and i<s newspapers suspended. A dispatch says all the fears of the citizens of Jackson in rpgard to the sickness prevalent at E lwards have been realiz?d. Dr. Qjiteras, the government expert, has confirmed seven cases of yellow fever, ami sa^s there are many suspects. Firs , the c*ses N*ere reported as malaria fever, then after a lime they became dsugue fever. Another wait and they were pronounced suspicious, and finally declared to be the genuine yellow fever. During all this titre the uisease has been spreading at The rate of five or six new cases daily until theie are now 40 cases in existence at Edwards The evolution of the disease from malarial to yellow fever was such that the people now regard dengue as sim {>ly a more convenient term than yel ow fever. The State board has instructed Dr. Purnell tc place a cordon of guards around Edwarcs Report says that the disease has also appeared flw/l Gmi^h'c rnai* IT. i ^79 a v viiuiuu auu ^ i iiiiLi. t, The State board has ordered tbe discontinuance of trains on the Woodville, Miss., branch of the Yaz:oand Mississippi Valley road. The following order was promulgated Wednes day by the State board of health: "Vicksburg. Miss., Sept. 15.?All cit'zens of the State of Mississippi, ' railroad officials and other transporta tion lines and all newspapers. "On account of the yellw fever at several places alone the coast in this State and several cases of yellow fever at Edwards, Miss., and reported suspected cases at various points throughout the State, until further orders by this board, no person will be allowed to get on traits or boats at any station I or point in the State of Mississippi and | no freight, baggage, mail or express is to be handled by the railroads or oth er transportation companies from in fected places. No trains will be allowed to step at infected places. Any person from non-infected communities when the destination is beyond the State of Mississippi will be allowed to board trains at all points not infected with yellow fe er . Train crews running to or from places that are not infected bv yellow fever will be allowed to get off at ter minal points. "J. F. Hunter, M. D., ,4W. J. Kriger, M. D , "Executive Committee State Board of Health." It is stated tbat an expert has been requested to proceed to Nittayuma, Miss., to investigate the case of Malcolm PamoMii whn r?m? from El wards, and to completely isolate the case. Yazoo City, Miss, has issued orders for a shotgun quarantine to be ' enforced. No trains are allowed to stop except to exchange mails at the quarantine stations. No passengers are allowed to leave the train and ali mail and express must be fumigated. Guards armed to the teeth are placed along the county boundaries. lx\ spite of these rigid rules, several people have managed to get by, some even coming from infected districts. Two drummers, who came Monday, were yesterday placed in quarantine. A deoided and complete panic prevailed at Jackson all day Wednesday. Jack son has a population 01 iu,uuu people and two tnirds of these have deserted the city. Ths city officials issued the following proclamation: "To the public: The fever prevail ins: at Edwards has at last been officially diagnosed as yellow fever. We have maintained a strict quarantine / against this poiot, as well as against all infected and suspicious coints. We feel confident of our ability to keep the yellow fever out of Jackson and will put an absolute quarantineagainsl all persons coming into the city from any point. In order to do this, no health certificates will be honored. To those who contemplate leaving the city we desire to say if you are expect ing to go, go at once. To those who intend to stay, that we are going to leave nothing undone to keep fever out, and should it come, we pledge our word and honor to give notice of the very first suspicion coming to our knowledge. "To the country people, we wish to say that in refusing to admit them, we want it understood that it is done for our mutual good. "Oar doctors will bo permitted to visit you in sickness, and arrangements will be perfected so you can come to our quarantine station and send in for groceries, medicines and the necessaries of life. "To those remaining in the city, we say frankly, a curse is threatened, you are expected to do your duty ana co operate with the beard of health, mayor and aldermen. "The regulations in regard to staying olf the streets after 9 o'clock will be rigidly enforced. "The fire alarm will tap three times at 9 o'clock and all persons found on the streets after that tioae will be held to a strict account. If there are any persons here who are depending on be ing fed on free rations, we want to say to them that there will be none issued The farmers are clamoring for labor ers and we are determined no loafers or idlers shall remain in the city. To this class we especially say, you had better get out at ones. "We again assure the people that should fever break out we will see that speedy transportation to take them away is provided, the Illinois Central railroad having promised, if necessary, to furnish a special train on a few hours' notice. 4,Ramsey Wharton, Mayor. "W. E. Todd, Health Officer. "J. E. Wing, Chief of Police." A Great R&v1vk). Milledgeville, Ga., is enjojing one of the biggest religious revivals it has ever undergone. Itav. W. R. I3rjnham, pastor of the First Methodist | church, awisted by Revs. Mr. Stanton and Little have been doing; great work for the good cause. The 1. ouse of worship is crowded every night to over flowing and people who haven't seen the inside of a church for ten jears are manifesting great interest in the meeting, and the young men seem to take special interest anu are deriving great benefit from the services Miiledee ille has never seen just such a revival before. i A RICS PAUPER DIES. Dtathof a Str?ni;cr M ho Trl?? to Conccal His Uoctliy. An utknown white man, 60 years old, rr>-y bfardcd and bald-hfadfd, di'id Wednesday tu 7:3') p ' m. at the Rlehlahd county almshouse, leaving eoncc-aled in hi? clothes enough in >ney to have made him comfortable in his last hours, or perhaps to have saved his lire. had hy but nhos? to use it. Tuesday ni;chi when Dr. Frank Green went to his home in the suburbs cf Columbia he found lying in his yard this old mon tin toM the doctor he bad typhoid fever. Dr. Gr<en a.'ked him did he have any money with a view of sending him to the Columbia hospital. The stranger answered: ' 0 ?ly a little" At the gate an eld, ram shack of a bupgy and a lean horse awaited him It was driven by Tommy Marsh, a young %hite bov who lives in that neighborhood. Tommy did not know who the uu3n was he was driving. The tcurnout belonged to the sick man. The doctor helped him into the vehicle and told him to go to the chief of police, who would take care of him for the night. Instead of doing so he drove to * w#gon yard and spmt the night. Wednesday about noon' the police found him and brought him to the station hous?. He was given a rough pallet. The horse and buggy were left in charge of Tommy Maish Dr. Green, who attends thecDunty's sick, was sent for by the chief of pc? lice. He found his unknown patient - 1 - -- 2.1-4. mi. 01 iuesoay iuc man wmu scarcely talk. He did not seem to want to talk. Dr. Green could get nothing from him ex:ept that his Dame was James Coriey. He first said he came from North Caro.ina and after wards that he was from Tennes see. Coriey was removed to the almshouse at 4:30 o'clock. Oa the way there Tommy Marsh was unable to hold him aud he fell from the buggy. Finally he was gotten there and put J U/v tTTAnlrfiM ri M n HC a n I IU UtU, Lie glen v>cam . ^i. vmuu saw be could not liva. He gave Corley stimulants and tokl him of the hopelessness of his case. Ho asked was there any one he wished to have notified of hi-* death. C-r ley answer ed, "No one." "Have you any prop erty or money jou wish to leave any one?1'was asked and again the reply was that he did not At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening Corley died. Tha body was immedi ately prepared for burial. An old negro, who was aiding in the work, found three small balb of old, greasy ' white cloth. "They are cud jure bails," he said and tossed them aside. They were left lying where thrown. Thursday morning Supt. Sharp of the almshouse saw the "conjure balls" and as be was curious to see what '? -# i * i tney were maae or, ue opeutu. ly wadded up wgl a $20 greenback He could hardly believe his eyes. "It is a Confederate bill" he thought and started toss it aside. It seemed incred ible that such a looking man as the deceased could have that much money. He opened the other "coDjura balls." ; In each weie greenbacks. From all three $221 in currency were taken. In the trousers of the deceased was a J pocketbook. It contained 75 cents in ' change, a lock of brown hair carefully j wrapped in pap;r and a worn receipt, 1 which read: 1 "Received of Joseph Cooley, one dollar in full of acc. due me to tbis |date, Jan. 4,1895. "R E Moore." A silver watch was also taken from a pocket. Whether the dead man is the Joseph Cooley in the receipt or James Corley, as he s^id, no one in Columbia knows. The deceased is described as about 60 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, with gray beard and baldheaded. He weighed about 140. It was first proposed to give the dead man a more expensive burial than that usually accorded paupers. The ad vice of the county attorney, Mr. J. S. Mul ler, was asked about it. He answered: "Dear sir: la regard to tha unknown person who died at the almshouse last evening, I beg to advise that, in iry opinion, his burial expenses should be kept within the usual limit in the case of the burial of our county paupers. The expanse should be paid cut of the money found on bis person and the residue ktpt by the county officers on special deposit in bank uitil parties entitled to it shad bs ascsrtained. "J. S. MULLLR." This advice was acted on. The grave has b?en marked so that it can be identified if relatives should claim the body and desire to remove it. The money has been placed on deposit awai'.ing claiments?Columbia Stale. B?Dk of Knglauci for Free Silver. At the semi annual meeting of the Bank of Eopland held in Sanden Thursday the governor, Hugh C. Smith, said: .; "You are nrobably a Tare of the pro posals laid before the government in the summer by the United S.ates and France, whereby th's country might increase its use of silver, as a contribu tion to sn international agreement which, while not affecting our gold standard, might enab e the mints of France and America to resume free coinage. Among the proposals was one asking the bank to hold the amount of silver permissible under the act of 1844 as ogainst its n'-tes." The governor then read a letter, dated July 29, addressed to the cban- , cellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael . Hicks Baach. I: was as follows: "Referring to our conversation, we * beg to say the bank is prepared to c lr rv out what is laid down as permissible iu the bank charter, viz: To hoi lone- > fifth of the bullion^' held against its note issue, in silver, provided always that the French mint is again open to the free coinage of silver, and that the price at which silver is procurable and ^ salable are satisfactory." Replying to the questions, the gover- , nor said the bank had no negotiations , with the United States monetary com Q missioners, adding: "We have bought no silver. All * we have done is to agree, under cer tain conditions, lo carry out what is permissible under the act of 1844 " \ 1 A Oaeotolu of Kissing. Stale Superintendent of Public Io- v struction Striker of Kansas is charged 1 with the responsibility of deciding f whether it is immoral for a school ( teacher who is married to hu? and kiss the big girls in his school during leis uro hours. A ttacher by the name of Edict, in Butlc-r county las commit- 1 ted this s:n. and after a trial by the t schooi board, wh:eh acqui.ted him I of any immoral act, a number of 1 ths patrons of the school who have 1 grown daughters, have apueuhd the 1 case to the sia'.e superintendent. That 1 ollicial says he has no jurisdiction in c hugging and kissing cases. Tii-U to Rill th? President. A dispatch from Mexico says an a tempt was made Thursday morning I assassinate Pre-.ident Ditiz in the Cit of Mexico as he whs proceeding froi the p '.lace to the Alameda to distribu medals to the purvivors of the war The city is in a fever of excitemei a A Dip ci'-ri -5 arf c(*r;pr;illv conflie. ire:. The most reliabJe version of ti ail vir is that ;-.s the president was ei U ririje: on foot the Alameda or Centr: P.irk of the city, a middle a^'ci ma armed with a long poniard, jimpe forward fron: the crowd and made a attempt to slab ibe president. wi at or.cd seized upon by the president snif? >1 r,H the nnlice and heavily han rullVd. Then, by side street?, to arc; publici'y, he was taken under a stron jjuard to t'ne four;h ward police st tion. The prisoner has to far refusr to make a statement. The prisom was vr&lking as i3 ijis custom on ii depe'drinco day and was bet*ec Minrister Mena or cemmunicatioi ard G.^nrral Barriczibal, minister) war. Goceral Mena grappltd wit the would-be assassin who was at ore disarmed and handed ove^ to the pi lice. The excitement amon?, tt foreign colonies is intense. THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN LYNCHED. A sensational ending to the at enn] on the life of President Diaz occurrt Friday merninjr when E Arnulfo A royo was lynched by a band of tl common paupie ueiernimeu uu r venee. It was an act unprecedente in tfao history of the country. At o'clock in the morning a number < men belocging to tbe common peop forced their way into tbe municipi palace, ascended the ttairway, ove came the guards and made their wa to the cfficj of the inspector general < the police and killed Arnulfo Arroyi whom they found thera. The killin was a wild and savage scene and w< followed by a wild and noisy retrea The officers succeeded in capturiD a score of persons. When the pol:'( ente-ed the room, they f^uod the bod of the dead man lying in tbe midd of the floor. It was literally riddle and hacked with knife stab?. At h side were found a door bar and seven other steel instruments. An exam nation showed tbattbe panes of a wii dow were broken. The men- wb were caotured last night would n< say anything. Postmaster Shot Down.' I. H. Lofton, the negro postma3t( at Hogansvillo, Ga., was shot thr< times at 9 o'clock Thursday night b narties unknown and is in a Drecariou condition, though it is believed th wounds will not prava fatal. Lofto had just closed his postoffice and wf a few yards from the door, enroute t his home, when several parth emerged from the darkness and be^a to fire at him. He ran a fe sv steps an fell to the ground apparently deac Firing then stopped and the would t murderers dispersed, evidently belies ing their victim out of the way. Lo ton was subsequently carried to h home by his friends and medical ai was summoned. The people of He eansville wera greatly excited durin the night, and the occurrence is th talk today ia every section of Trou and adjoining counties, but no clue can be gathered as to who did th shooting cr assisted in the attempt t assassinate the newly appointed fede al official. No person in Hogansvil] knows, apparently, and but few seer to care to know the names of thos guilty of the crime. Politics Jed to th attack. Lofton was appointed aoou three months ago to the position c postmaster over the protest of nearl jvery whi'e citizen of the town, Hole ing office under such circumstance the negro official hss displayed a su len disposition, it is alleged, towar :he whites and made himself gene] illy objectionable to the better e'l< Bent of people who are forced, in th jrder of business, to come in contac nrith him H?i!v It is further allece .bat complaint was made to theprof ?r authorities, but no attention wa said to it, or bad not been at the tim )f tbe shooting, as Lofton had no ibanged his conduct towards the cit: sens- A postolfics inspector will ai ive here tonight or tomorrow morn ng from Chattanooga and will inves igate the shooting thoroughly. He jansville is a fourth class postoffic )n the Atlanta and West Point raij oad in this, Troup county, fifty mile ;outheast of Atlanta. It has a popu ation of about 500. Prrftti on Dollar Wheat. W. J. Bryan ^recently wrote a lette ;o the St. Louis Post Dispatch in whicl ie says: "Wheat has risen becaus .he foreiern crop has been exceeding!; ihort. The fact that silver and whea lave parted company will cause n< iismay to those who understand tha he law of supply and demand regu ates the price of both. Nothing cai >etter disclose the weakness of thi Republican position than the jay man fested by the E publicans over event, or which their administration anc heir politics are in nowise responsi )le. If the Republicans desire tc :laim credit for the high pries o vheat tlnv mus'- assume tne responsi )ility for the famine in India. Agrea ise in price should be followed by i 11ie?ft nf tttoo>qo P??nor? tho JOU \JL YYO^UO, 1UI XJl JftU QUJO bUH he joy over the ircrease of monej rom wheat is evidence that we hav< oo litlle moDcy; that if the farmer! ,re benefitted by the rise in one o heir products, how much better wculc t be if the rise was universal; that th< ?rice of wheat * ill fall whsn the for ign demand becomes normal ant hat the present spasmodic rise wil ,id rather than injure the cause o] kimetaliism. Five Ladles Put lu JPiijon. A special fram Havana, Cuba, sayi he Spanish authorities do not hesi ate to show their resentment of th< nterest displajed by the wives o Americans in the case of Evangelinj )isnercs. They have not only shu itF the Cuban rrnid from all commu lication with her friends, but have hrown into the prison for dead wo nen in Santa Clara, five who dared tc >rf pjre a courteous appeal to Genera iVcyler for the release of Evangplina Pbese women are Senora Rosa Plana 3enoritas Carmen and Nicolisa Guli ;rres, Senora Vtiscila Ruiz and Seno ita Sorsuio Avila. All these ladiei belong to the beat families in tiant* Jlara. Flv? Children Cr< mated. News of a terrible accident near thi ittletownof Richmond, in little Riv sr county, Ark., has reached here Hariah Billingsley, colored, living or 3an Love's place, went to church eaving her live children, the oldes )ting 11 years' of age, locked ia hei louse. About 1U o'clock the housi :aught fire and burned to the ground he live cmJuren ceing cremaitu. qod help the little ones I ,1 Very Sad iioene- A Fathers Last latery J fflih Hid rhlMffin. a te II S. Perrv, of Decatur, Ga., was 3- nxecuted in that city Wednesday for 3t ihe murder of a young man, Bilj *' Lanier, whom he said with his dying ie breath he killed to protect his wife's a" Honor. The diy before the execution a* Perry's little children were taken tc ,TJ 3ee him for the last time and the d scene was one that would melt a heart n of stone. A. telegram thus describes f this patneticcccurrenc3: s Perry was this morning, as he has been every morning, calm and delibe 'd i-ate, untii his children arrived at the X jiil and were admitted to his cell, *' tlis oldest son was not in the party, :Q but his four younger children, ac er compauicd by their aunt, Mi?s Corley, CI were taken to him. The condemned !D man talked to them quietly for some lime, although he was making a ^ strong effort to conceal his emotion. " The little children did not realiz; '.i <Viq corinnenMu nf Ihft sif.imlinn T'hftU 3" knew their aunt was deeply troubled 16 and that some great sorrow was upon the mind of their father, but their innocent minds could not grasp the P& horribl* truth, and they were spared d the suffering of the older persons. r* Perry retained bi3 nerye until the ,e children started to leave his cell. As R his little boy, a child of 6, walked to d the door, he said: "'Be a good boy, 1 sonand then a wail that made all in hearing shudder, came from the cage as Perry saw his children leaving. With heads bowed in sorrow, causr ed by they knew net what, the chilly drcn following their aunt, walked into ^ the jiilor's office. Standing with nis r* ^ V?on mT HnnK nf ) iAUU a^aiUOb iu? awa T j MUU4 \ji itvu Z bars Perry cried aloud in his anguish, 18 and his strong frame trembled as he t- eave way to his feelings that had to R that time been so well concealed. 53 "Oh, God, have mercy upon my J children," he cried again and again, le as he pressed against the cage door in d a last effort to see them. is ' God help them, Oh, God help *1 them ["cried the miserable man, as i- he dashed himself upon the iron cot in his cell and buried his face in hia 'O trembling hands. For fifteen minit utes Perry lay upon his cot sobbing like a child, with a group of prisoners peeping through the bars at him. One of them ls.ughed, not at Perry, ir but for some unknown reason, and ie Tom Cyrus, wb.o is in jail for killing y his mistress, demanded 6ilence, which ls quickly followed. 6 Perry was not long recovering his n composure, but, when be attempted to 13 talk to a Journal man he again lost 0 control of himself, s.nd between sobs -3 said: "Oh, to thinl: that 1 am to be *j taken away from them so soon. To d think that I am to be made to leave my wife and my children, and all to )e satisfy the wicked Jlesh. May the 7 God have mercy on the man who is ' doing this." '3 As if apprehensive that some one " would think him ia fear of death, > Perry suddenly stood erect and said: ? "I have no fear of death for myself, 16 but I am thinking of my poor wife P and my little children, who will be left without me. ie "J have a hope, a glorious hope, in 0 the great world beyond, and I know r' that I am to go there when I leave this plsca of sin. The Lord has said " tie will be a latner to my cnnaren, !e and a husband to my wife and this 6 gives me comfort." e Afraid of Yellow Fever. Following circulars were issued j. Thursday by the Southern Railway !3 company: j To Agents and Conductors: d Charleston, S. C., Sept. 15th, order .. ed absolute quarantine against New > Orleans, Mobile, and all yellow fever 'e infected territories South Carolina !t and Georgia Raitroai will decline to receive or handle any passengers, bagj gage, household effects, merchandise ^ or o'her articles from the infected tere ritories. No provision for passengers lt to hold certificates, etc , from which j. I understand quarantine is absolute. . To Agents and Conductors: L. Augusta, Ga , Sept. lfith quaranj. lined against all yellow fever infected y territories, including New Orleans, e Mobile, etc., and will not receive pas L angers, baggage or freight from such infixed nlsres until after thirtv davs' . isolation and then, only, en ceriificate from president of board of health. From Atlanta, passengers will be required to produce clean b:ill of health r before being allowed to enter Aupusta k Augusta will have quarantine officers e :in uniform, on all trains and passen ? ;?pr$ will be required to satisfy such t ollhers of their place of residence for 0 previous thirty days before entering 1 the city. A Oar of Frntt Ran Oat. i It was learned Wednesday night, e sajij the News and Courier, that through the carlessness of some one s a car of banannas from Mobile was 1 shipped into Charleston over the South Carolina and Georgia railroad, > but ten minutes after its arrival the f <;ar was shipped out agriin. Ju?t who is responsible for tho fruit coming in t is thui far unknown. Datective John * Hogan was told by the station agent t at Ten Mile Hill that tho car had l passed there. Chief Martin was in 3 formed of this fact and he immediate s ly notified the health department of ' the city. Health Detective Nipson 1 hurrried to the railroad station bui 3 after reaching there he was told that the car had already left town. Not a Sectional Question. f This is no sectional question. Most of tbe lynchings of black men for ''the usual crime" occur in the South, but that is simply because most of the s black men live in the South. If ne. pro brute3 were as numerous in the V/-?*.?K wViitoo n/'fhia sp^tinn wnnld -* i 1 L/i bUV TT UtWWM V. v?? .. ??..?* f feel as strongly and act as rashly as * their brethren in the South?the Or t bana incident showed that. We are . all in the same boat,North and South, 5 Eist and West. If we lyn?h negroes . in Oaio without restraint, thenexl ) thing we know the life of a white 1 man accused of crime in New York or Ntiw England will not be safe. Tli? O mrmnlrie Agnlnst Atlanta. Srveral southern cities, including Charleston, Chattanooga, Sd.ua and 5 Mo i1gomery,have quarantined against 1 Atlanta. In some quarters the reason 'or this ac, of precaution on the part of those cities may not be understood. 3 The quarantine against Atlanta is not - es abushed because the authorities of . the quarantine cities fear that there is . It t. A?l..~t? I yonlyw JtVCl ill Xiuauia, uui , they believe that the climatic condi1 lions of that city are such :is would be r likely to endanger the health of the i city by receiving, straight from in, fected sources, those flaeing from the I.yellow fever. 8EED CORN FOR THE SOUTH. Don't Use Northern Coro[bat Get It Froi Your Section. ! Professor Massey, of North Carol na, havine been consulted as to tb advisability cf procuring seed cor from the north to plant in the soutl ! writes the follnwirig letter to Horn and Farm. We do not think it ad i visable to gf-t seed corn from the Nort i lor coumern pjaniEg. ai wm iuk , sometime to fully ?cciirrat:ze it, an ; you can pet better corn suited to yo:' climate by a careful selection at hom i from what you already have. If th corn in your section is "all run out, i it is the fault of the cultivators an not of the climate. The way in whic seed corn is usually selected in th - South is enough to run out anything , The proper way to improve corn fc 1 s?ed is to make the selection in tb > field. Have a section of the fiel i planted in the kind of corn you wis to save for seed and give it the be? I of care and manuring, deep prepart tion, but shallow and level cultivt [ tion. As sonn as the tassels begin t show go through the piece and cu out the tassels from every stalk tha t does not show an ear coxing. Selet . for seed vigorous stalks that set tw ears aid mark them to stand till pei ! ftctly mature. Save only the ta i next to tbe grrund for *e*d. It wi] i not probably be the fiGest lookitg eai but save it even if it is i nly a nubbir If you continually save the top eai ! for seed, you increase the tendenc to produce the ear farther and farthe and farther from the ground, and als increase the tendency to bear but on i ear. By continuous saving of the bo i torn ear you get the coi*n in the hab: of producing its crop near the groun And the habit of bearing two ear: i Plant this selected corn the next yea i and plant tbe seed patch with th same and pursue the same course c T f f alrA noavo acioubiuu* JLb VT AH baag vcaia wu pv duce striking results, but if you pei severe you will finally get a race c corn that will put money in you pocket for seed purposes. Do not i your latitude select CDrn for earlines: You have plenty of time to mature th biggest and the largest, late matu ring corn will always bring yo the heaviest crop. Northward con has been selected with a vie' of earlinese. Corn more than an other grain when wo know of dii likes to be removed far north or sout of its native locality, and, though ; will adapt itself to the changed c jnd tions, it takes time to doit, and yo will do better to select from your ow i stock. Gat the best CDrn you can fin* , in your section to start with, and, in; word for it, if you follow up the pla proposed you will find that we ar i right. The Salary of the Preachers A Methcdist newspaper has ascei tained that the average salary c nreachers or that denomination in th South is only $473 35 a year. In th: case the cent column, usually omitte in stating salaries of professional men is really important, for 35 cents hav a deal of work to perform in a famil compelled to subsist, or die, on s meaner compensation as that. Th $473 35 a y ear gives about $1 30 a daj The average preacher's family consist of five persons. Allowing the mun ficent sum of $1 a day for rent, clott in?, fuel, doctor's bill and the num berless incidentals, w? find thirt; cents recbainiDg for the table. Thi allows 10 cents a meal for breakfast dinner and supper; or in other word two cents a head for father, mothe and children, It will be seen that n part of the preacher's income c oes fo a servant's hire. The wife of the clei gyman, who is expected to take a lead ing part in religious and social wor ana iu entertain uianv cauers, inusi u the housework, including was hie and ironing. The Methodist pape that figured out the average salary o $473 35 has some pathetic comment on the thread-bare coat of a clergy man thus situated aud the "actua misery" it represents. The wonder i that so many men can keep up evei a semi respectable appearance on sucl an allowance. If it be urged tha thousands of workingmen suppor their families on less than that, 'w submit that the fact "has nothing t do with the cise." Preachers canno adopt the habits of the workingman They must incur many expenses tha are not in the account of a wage e?rn er engaged in manual labor. Thos for -whom preachers work are pre sumed to believe that such work is o vital importance. They expect goo< sermons and a faith'ul performance of pastoral duties. And jet they d< not pay for half of what thev expect If the era of prosperity does not brinj tin increase in the compensation c inose ministers 11 win miss una ui >n< fields in which it will be greatly need ed. Hewtei'a Cotton Statement. Secretary Hester's New 0.-leans cot ton exchange statement issued Friday, shows that the amount brought inic sight for the week ending Friday af ternoon is 253,000 bales against 317,000 tor the seven days ending September 17, list year. The statement shows receipts at all United States ports since September 1, of 292,200 bales, against 418.370 for the corres ponding p.riod last year. Foreign exports for the 17 days have baen 63, 197 against 145,146. Including amounts left over in stocks from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 551,376 against 923.477 (or the same period last year. The world's visible supply of ootton. today is 1,113,688 bales, against 1 017,823 last week and 1,698, 714 last year. 01 this the total of American cotton is 912.688 against 802,823 last week and 1,422,514 last year. The Old Green Again. We are going to have the old green stamp again. The secretary of the treasury and the postmaster general, after consultation with the president, have decided to ohange the color of the two cent postage stamp from carmine to the shade now used on gov eminent nobs. The government, it is said, will save $10,000 a year by priDt ing the two cent stamps in green, as ink of that color is less cosily thau carmine. The public will be glad to see tne laminar coior once more. 11 will recall the time when it took three cents ins'.ead of two to send a lette.r. A Loyal Deuiocrut. Ex Governor William E Cameron, of Virginia, who kst fall stumped the state for the gold democrats, is out in a card stating that ne will support the state democratic ticket, and calling upon other gold democrats to do the same. - ? *Jar A Good Piano. A. piano is usually purchased but n once in a lifetime and hence the greatest care should be used in its selection. A good piano will last a lifetime and j. give endless enjoyment. A pocr e piano will last afeflr years and give _ nndlpss vpiratinn j Read Ludden & Bates' clever advertisement in this issue and it will tell j. you how to secure the good piano at a h comparatively low figure. Ludden & ;e Bates have been selling pianos in the d South for over a quarter of a century ;r and it is a well known fact that their e advertising statements are conserva e tively made and are alway strictly ? lived up to. Those wishing pianos j cannot order from a more reliable h house. Read their advertisement. e Planus and Organs. The fall season is come?and with ,r it good prospects of a good crop. Now ? is the time for music loving people to j* look out for pianos and organs of h standard makes at moderate prices. 5t These mav be found at the establish 4 ment of M. A. Malone, Columbia, S. ' u. iiis new advertisement tells or the 0 instruments he can supply. He soliclt its correspondence, and he will promptly furnish any desired inlorma 5t tion. Drop him a line. o r- The new Chinese minister at Wash,r ington is a Christian and a member, [1 of the Episcopal church. Wu Ting r, E.ing was educated in London and called to the English bar in 1877. 8 He has been made rector of Chinese y railroads, connected with the nego>r tiations for peace with Japan, legal o adviser to the Viceroy Li Hung e Chang, and other things to his credit. t it A card on the outside of office door says: "Gone to lunch. Be bacfc in 5' ten minutes." "And, the man will p be there on time. That is. for some e days, weeks or even months, he will. Then he will be at home occasionally y for a day. He'll tell you he had a . headache?a turn of cholera morbus, or maybe he'll say he had a lump in ir his stomach and felt too miserable to 11 mi i i- it - Q move xne iump was prooaoiy iwo , or three ten-minute lunches condensed e The man who "bolts" his luoc&es i. will^find Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets u the best friend he ever met. Q There is no case of biliousness, con N stipation, indigestion, "heart burn," y or any of tbe rest of the night mare 3. breeding brood, that these little "Pelh lets" will not cure. They cure perit manently. Send 2L cents in one-cent I stamps to World's Dispensary Medical u Association, Buffalo, N. Y , and ren ceive Dr. Pierce's 1008 psge "Common [j Sense Medical Adviser," profusely il7 lustrated. n - ~ about tobe presented at court receives the fullest instructions as to her behavior. She is told how to dress; how y to manage her train; how to courtesy cor8 rectly. Every incident is carefully rehearsed ; so that she may commit no blunder in the ' presence of royalty. If all this trouble is worth while for the satisfaction of *ne brief r moment, how infinitely more important it is 0 that a young girl about to enter into the if sacred precincts of womanhood, should be properly instructed in all that concerns a j life-time of possible happiness, or possible [" misery. i K Every mother ought to see to it that her O daughters are healthy and strong in a wor, manly way. She ought to make them aware ? that any neglect or irregularity of the spe* cial functions of womanhood may result in life-long weakness and disease. 8 Any mother or daug&ter may wrue con- i r. cerning these delicate ailments, with the l utmost confidence to Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel s and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo. N. Y. 0 Her letter will be answered free of charge tl with suggestions for self-treatment at home, t by which these complaints may be overcome ' without need of mortifying examinations. 1 Dr. Pierce has had over thirty years' ex6 perience in the treatment of women's dis0 eases, and is an eminent specialist in this t particular field of practice. His "Favorite .Prescription " cures completely and perma nently the most obstinate cases of feminine ' weakness and disease. It heals all inflamed conditions, strengthens and tones the nervej centres and the entire womanly organism. For prospective mothers and nursing - mothers, the "Favorite Prescription" is a 1 perfect strength sustaiuer. X I Are you aware * That you can save from $10.00 to 20.00 f on an Organ if you buy it from me ? And do you know ( That you can save from $30.C0 to $00.00 ) if you buy your piano from me ? A Choice Line. After years of experience and extended , comparison I have adopted the best line of , Pianos and Organs the market affords. No Jobber to pay. I represent the Builders?this is why 1 can save you the pronts 01 ageuis wau rop resent the Jobber Test Trial. To demonstrate my position, that I can save you money and supply you with the best Piano or Organ the market affords, I will place either Piano or Organ on ten to fifteen days test trial at my expense and if the instrument is not as represented will move it at my expense. Prices: Organs from $35.00, $45.00. $'<5.00 and upwards. Pianos from $195.00, $225.00, $295.00 and up wart's. The Orgaa at $35 00 is of a firat-class make but iu an inexpensive case. The Piano at $195.00 Js sold usually by agents for $225 00. No better i'ianos made for this price. J uuarantee: All the Pianos ami Organs sold by me are fully guaranteed, not only by the builders, but by me?a responsible dealer. Make your own selection from cata^gues I will send you on application. Address, M. A. MALONE, COLUMBIA, 8. C., ( , PIANOS AND ORG *NS. I tf'vyREMOVAL NOTICE. THE KEELEY INSTITUTE OF SOI'TH CAROLINA WILL OHE.N " ' July 7th, 1897, AT GREENVILLE, S. C. The Liquor and Morphine Habit Thoroughly Cured without discomfort. The Columbia Institate is closed. Write for information. etc., to GREENVILLE, S. C., the healthful Mountain City. Perfect Sewerage. Pure Water TEE TS0SI4S I la the moat complete system of fllevatln^ handling, cleaning and pacilng cotton' Improves staple, saves labor, makes you money. Write for catalogues, no oth*r equals It. I handle the most Improved COTTON BINS. PRESSES, ' ELEVATORS, ENGINES AND BOILBKd 10 De found on the market. My Sergeant Log Beam 3a* MU1 la, la Implicit? and efficiency, a wonder. COB* MILLS, FLANBBS, GANG BDGBKS and all wood working machinery. LLDDBLL AND TALBOTT BNGlNBS are the best. Write to me before baying. V. G. Badham, General Agent, OOLtTMBIA. S. a. Advice to Mothers. !e" _ v, , || Wt take plwunire in sailing yoar atten Ion to a remedy ?o long nested In carry* !ng children safely through the critical itage of t*ethlng. It la an Incalculable olMsing to mother and child. It yoa are llaturbed at night with a tick, fretful, teething child, nae Pitts' Carminative, it \ ?*1U Rive inatant relief, and regulate the I boweie. and make teething aafe and eAdy. J It will cure Dyaentery *ad Diarrheal*, rttta Carminative la an,Instant relief foe who of infanta. It will promote direction, <Jye tone and energy to the ttomaob and Towelt. The lick, pnny, suffering Hid will toon become the fat and froUofcine toy jf toe household It la *^ry pie ?ant to 'he taste and only ?m is <wnts p*r boltle old b7 driK^iata and by 1 { * <MUf )IT> 00 . f'lnhtrnhU n I | I v HILTON'S I I r* rrn T VJ} A Wh IriZl/iiAiMMi m 1 <717HE I OS Will cure any case of jjjS ||j| Diarrhea, Dysentery., sPg Cholera Morbus, aBB flfl Bloody Hllux, or Col- g# BBS ic' 25 cents a bottle. |m 3 Id by daHi-ps ee orally aad by THE MU WAY Ju C)? OOr.U'TBtA. S. o. m From Maker Direct to Purchaser. % *?^ -=? IS | A Cxood i M M s IP'S fi THirt ^ JsL AdAIU ^ s Ols's.'! ? MW-Mt su>:? m VjJ %Sl?5^ A Poor Piano H ^ ^Ut'!!>!?it V.iil ia-tafew S? M S^endta! $ jg r^ p $i is always Oootl, always Reliable, jfV always Salisliielorv, always Last- fctf itur. Vuu take tio 'ehances In buy><?. IHK IL |'A\j .? ? It costs somewhat more than a ctir.rp, /iniir ;</<(/)</, Imt is much the (jjjij A ijTfci Cf-iprst |n tlieiiid. i5?? Nooth*T H ijih tirade Pi'inosoldso jjKjj .*? reasonable. Factory prices to retail 98sf /Irtjfc buyers. Kasy payments. V."rite us. fgiS | sj LUDOEN & BATES, (Sg ?// Sovnnntih* <*a-, atul Now York City. '^^5 $$udmedd e/Aae Alfllltt Oa. Aetnal kailnan. I*o t?xt f >mm lUort lia* Cluap b?a?l- 8ud (or .: j . rntUm