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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

A. c., HuhoEen, Pa.-Bting q subscriber
to your paper / would be pleased, il conVe-
nient. 90 get through the Farm and Farmers
ing infOrmutiOn
l. what is the price per acre Of i'm
proved farm land within six or eight mines
of Atlanta, situated ON 1ilro2d%
> is all the land around Atlanta red
clay land?
3. Can you keep Irish potatoes and late
cabbage through the WintcT2 T. there much
much demand Tor tomatoes ANA sweet corn
through the summer season;
!. Fifty To 500 per acre. according 70
improvements.
. oh. no. Much Of it is gray, sravelly
soil but all has a red Or yellow subsoi.
within a foot OF the surface.
>. Second. or fan. crop, irish potatoes
ana cabbage may be kept through the win
ter. Large demand for tomatoes and
green corn all summer, but the market is
sometimes gluttcd with tomatoes.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

r.. y. s.. Chandler. Va, sends IN article
for publication. but il is SO evidently an
advertisement that blind man could see
IL. Respectfully declined.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21
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because speedily effective Sold throughout World
especially American chemists eontIneu tai ca Rrth
depot: NEwBERi, London. PoTrsB Dave 4 CHxY Corr.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

~, oi,rt poupds So take in your sign
Texa< is too large and is tauilueI % lin.
Has even "a Hogg governor ooi'ie toke
When you beat Miss Carter liner odt we
the cake. Say, how's the "e"'
are down to zero anu r. o. ~ ~; CAMPBELL;
..rim Troeeer n very large member on tile
swine family was on exhibition AT -
a few days ago. He is named aIter , i,o i'm
cellency, James stephen anu W, va 7,annds' is
Gainesville Texas weighs l,zlo Io.l i,,cf,es
forty-seVen inches long, torty-SeNeh i,iohcs
high ana measures eight feet nv az the
around the body. lie took the prlzeI az men ol
worlds fair for the largest hoS- i4G
Weighed 1.4n0 pounds 1T. 7,o,,es
In Texas 1896 families own thelr ira,ice
and 1882 are free OF any cncumoraIlCtS
The per cent OF unencumbefd houaGrS -.
9l77 and encountered 5.&}. Nithh 4 iI I'ee
ton Of . per cent Of aa ehf o of Rose Her
aid, December 2, 1885.
T. T. IT,, Pinehurst. Ga.--As quite d
number OF farmers in our section are tAiuh
ing OF planting Ions staple cotton VIII ~"
please give up ali the information aF"i,"
BILE concerning it, stating what was the crop
for 1891? What is the necessary crop 10
meet the demands ana If an misrepresentation
will It commend a price equal to or ttediteI
than the short staple? All lnIoImat'o,'
concerning il will be greatly appreciated
Please answer through the columns Oh Inc
Constitution.
We regret that we have not at hand the
statistical information asked for. There IS
probably no danger of an over-production
of fine grades of sea island cotton. II
woult Ie advisable to 20 down into
Lowndcs and other counties in which long
cotton is grown 20 some extent ana get
practical Information from The farmers VINO
grow it, II is not worth while TO inquire
into the probabilities OF The future course
Of long staple cotton. it viii probably Keep
along with the short. Why not make the
short staple cotton at "a less cost?
Mrs. d. v. Smith. Oakland, Ore, wishes
to know what is the best variety of tobacco
for cigars and how il should be cured. We
cannot undertake 10 say what variety
would suit the sol. and climate Of far-a-
way Oregon. In south Georgia the growers
Of cigar tobacco generally prefer seed ot
genuine Havana, Nueito Abajo, from urst
years planting in this country We advise
you 10 write to Major +. L. Raglan
Hyco. Va, for his judgment. He IS a.
noted grower and seller Of tobacco seeds
We cannot give the process of curing I'm
a reply TO an inquiry. Ask him to send you
a pamphlet.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

To Joe T.. Santa Anna, TEN reply 10
vonr inquiry: You can set the seed You
inquire about OF May W. Johnson X Coz
Atlanta. Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

To c. l.. NJ, Nitchells Ala We cannot
tell what was the matter with your hogs
from the very meager description you give
OF the symptoms. Probably the man of
whom you bought them might tell you--if
he would
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

TO 4. Lemon, Salkelatchie. s C.-The
Constitution has no seeds of any hina Tor
SAL or distribution.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

To Mrs. s. \. b.. Highland, Fla Mrs.
W. Y. Dunn, Charlotte, n. c., says: ITO
one teaspoonful of calomel ada one table
spoonful Of lard and grease the heads of
Your chickens. and il will cure them"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
Split in The Knights of
Labor.

PRoy1DEscE. r. l.. January 20
District No. SO, Knights Of Labor,
at its annual meeting here to-day,
denounced the present national organ
izatlon and adopted resolutions with
drawing from its control. Addresses
denunciatory of Sovereign, Hayes aud
All Worthy Master Foreman Bishop,
oe Massachusetts,, we're delivered. The
organization elected P. H. Quinn as
district master workman and also made
him representative to the meeting at
Columbus, Ohio, at which the dis
affected district assemblies will form a
new national body.
New HAVEN Conn, January 20
National Trades Assembly, No 252,
Knights Of Labor. met here to-day aud
adopted resolutions similar to those of
the Providence Assembly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30

The illness of Speaker Crisp is to be
regretted, but it is not to be wondered
at. Considering the condition to which
the country has been brought as the re-
suit Of congressional incompetence is
it wonder that any congressman who
has either patriotism or conscience is not
sick The painful fact iu the whole sit
uation is the circumstance that. while
every Intelligent citizen outside of con-
gress is keenly alive to the increasing
difficulties of the country and to the
necessity of prompt application of
those remedies which Legislation alone
can provide. congress seems to be as
Indifferent as it is incompetent, and to
have settled down to conviction that
the end of the session is all that it has
to look toward to.-New York World
(Dem
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New Series-VOl. XIV. 70. 27.

have come to love freedom Of choice
in seeking their honest wishes who
will not again go into any more such
little plans, even if they have no
representation in the convention, and
they are the men who will eventually
win and bring a true and worthy
peace to the State. know taat
The State has nailed it's colors
to the mast for this idea, and
there are more aud more men
every day thinking it was right
from the first, the only mistake, it
seems to me, to have made is that,
with many other brave men it has
wanted to fight after large part of
Conservatives had agreed not to fight
and | hope that it can persuade all
not to agree not to fight on the rre-
sent issue, and to start in time and
keep on to the general election, as
that is the only hope of lasting peace.
W. j. REEs.
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DR.. Girardeau Resigns.
He Will Leave the Seminar!
Faculty After This Session.

The board Of trustees Of the Prcsby-
terian Theological Seminary will meet
10 this city at 9 O'Clock this morning
to elect successor to Dr.. J. L Girar
deau, in the chair of systematic the
c!ogy at the institution named.
Dr.. Girardeau will retire at the close
of the present session. What his plans
are for the future are not known Last
May. when the board was 10 session
here. he rendered bis resignation,
to take efec; a: the close Of the present
session The board appointed con-
mittee. which waited 90 him and
urged him to withdraw his resignation,
but be declined to do so.
DR.. Girardeau has been member Of
the faculty OF the seminary continu.
ously since 1876, with exception of the
scholastic year of 1886 81, when he re-
sigoed on account of the evolution
trouble" DR.. Girardesu is one of the
most brilliant meo of the Presbyterian
denomination in this country. and his
retirement will be serious loss to the
seminary His place will be hard to
fiji Tile State, Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30

An attempt will be made early 10 the
spring by three aesouauts to cross the
continent from New York in balloon,
their intention being to make land
ing somewhere 10 California. They
are Mortimer McKin, Leo Stevens and
Don Carlos, all experienced balloonlsts
who have made ascensions 10 various
parts Of the country. They conceived
the idea of travelling to San Francisco,
and arranged for generator weighing
but 80 pounds and generating $4,000
cubic feet of gas an hour, to be made.
for balloon which they are building
after their own model. The new BAL
loon will bold 10000 feet of gas. and is
qolsg made Of an especially constructed
cloth, half linen and half silk, thus
giving all the strength, With extreme
lightness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
Pope's Appeal.
The Doctors Petition Laid
Before The Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Senator
Butler laid before the Senate to day
the petition of Mr.. Sampson Pope,
late candidate for Governor of South
Carolina on the Democratic ticket.
The petition is in the handwriting of
Mr.. Pope, is addressed to the Senate
and makes some very plain state
ments relative to the conduct of the
election. It says:
"The undersigned respectfully rep.
resents that he is a citizen of the
State of South Carolina, and that at
the election held in that State on
November 6, 1894, he was candi-
date for the Office of Governor, and
was, as he believes, defrauded at said
election to such an extent as to
deprive him of said Office that mem
bers of the General Assembly were
elected at the same election, who
have recently elected B. R. Tilln,an
United States Senator; that thous-
ands of voters were prevented from
casting their ballots at said election
by reason of fraud, force and intimi-
dation; that thousands Of ballots
were thrown out or destroyed, and
in many instances other ballots were
substituted for them by managers
and other persons that the constitu-
ton of the United States and of the
State of South Carolina and the laws
passed pursuant thereto were utterly
disregarded that these frauds were
committed under the direction of
Benjamin R. Tillman, then Governor
of said State, and of Hon. j. L NJ.
Irby, chairman of the State executive
committee, who is member of your
honorable body.
"Wherefore, your petitioner prays
that committee may be appointed
by your honorable body charged with
examining into the conduct of said
election, with power to send for per-
sons and papers, and on the coming
in of the report of said committee,
that such action be taken in the
premises as the report will justify.
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SUMTER S. c., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1895.

will give work to all who wish it.
A financial system that will give a
fair price to the farmer for every
bushel of grain and every pound
of meat" This is platform enough,
and any more will confuse and divide
US on these essentials
If the scoundrels and traitors who
now rule in Washington are to
dictate the policy and name the
ticket, our electoral vote will not go
to Democrat" in '96. 1t cannot
go to Republican under any cir
cumstances and Populism, as now
organized and led. cannot get it.
1t is the part of wisdom and pat
riotism for the Third party leaders to
retrace their steps and be less radical
in their platform. The conditions are
similar to those existing in '26 and
'58. jackson and Lincoln were the
outcome. Let US hope the people
will be again victorious.
FAITH IN THE FUTURE.
l have great faith. This country
is not ready yet to sink into servl-
tude to money. Ballots or bullets
will bring relief. The Chicago strike
caused a demand for an increase in
the army. In 1889 the national
guard of France fraternized with the
starving masses People who have
ballots should not require bullets.
The people are now bewildered but
angry Let us prays that the mists
will clear away by 1896, and that the
lost sheep will have found a shep,
herd
Abe Lincoln said !: "You can fool
part of the people all the time; you
can fool all the people part of the
time, but you can never fool all of
the people all the time" 1t is a
grand truth, and while we believe it
we can hope. Yours truly,
B. r. T1LLMAN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30

Hetty Green's husband, after disas-
trous experience 10 Wall Street years
ago, retired from Change aud settled
down as club man Of very simple and
regular habits Since then be has had
nothing to do with business. living as
a gentleman of leisure and resisting ill
temptations to again enter speculation.
His acquaintances are confined almost
exclusively to the members of the Ua-
ion League Club.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
Why Tim Didn't Contribute

In one of our suburbs few Sundays
ago the priest of one of the churches an
nounced that collection would be taken
up to defray the cost of coal for heatln g
the church, says the Boston Trareler.
Everybody Clipped in but Tim-well,
never mind his other name-who gave a
sly wink as the plate was presented to
him but nothing else The priest noticed
Tins dereliction, but surmsed that he
might have left his money at home. Not
quite enough money having been realized
a similar contribution was levied the fol
lowing Sunday. As before every one
gave but Tim, who looked mighty sly,
aad the priest wondered thereat. Meet
ing Tim after the service, he took him
to task for his conduct
Now, Tim, why didn't you give
something, if only penpy?'
Faith, father, I'm onto yez."
"Tim.. !"
eyes, fatber''
"What do you mean p
90, nothing. father. Just that Pm
onto yez; that's all.
Then your words are disrespectful,
and require an explanation. What do
you mean 2"
''Oh faith, father, a thryiu' to pull
the wool over mi eyes. A-tbryin' to
make us believe yez wants the money
to buy coal to heat the church, and yer
reverence knows it's heated by steam.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
An Appeal in Humanity's
Name.

Editor Of Daily, Item Sumter, S. C.
Dear SIR We, committee appoint
ed by "The Young Mems Business
League" of this city, to take charge OF
appeal of Nebraska Sufferers and such
.doDation as might be made for this pur-
pose; ask your kind cooperation by
circulating through your valued jour
nal, the appeal for Aid of the starving
farmers of Nebraska, who have bad Two
years complete failure of their crops,
and now need assistance from more
favored sections of tie United States to
keep them from starvation.
Thanking you in advance for your
kind assistance in spreading this appeal
for humanity sake,' we are.
Yours truly.
R. P. Evans,
j. A. ADGER, JR.,
A. G. MUSTARD,
/. P. O'NE1LL,
r. H. SIMoNs,
H. w. Thomas,
Committee.
"Fellow citizens of South Carolina /:
In consequence of the complete failure
of the provision crops of Nebraska
hundreds of families are suffering the
paugs of starvation. Additional hor-
ror is given to their forlorn and un-
fortunate condition by the fact that the
unfortunates are exposed to the severl-
ties of winter unusually arduous even
for that section.
1.-The destitute farmers have appealen
to their fellow citizens Of the Southern
States for aid. Neighboring States
have heard their cry of distress and
their citizens are opening their hearts
to them in this their hour Of terrible
need.
.'The Young Mems Business League
Of Charleston has undertaken to collect
aud forward any supplies that the chari-
table people of South Carolina can
spare tor this deserving purpose. The
contributions which arc asked are coru,
meal, meat, clothing and money. The
farmers of this State have beeu especial
ly blessed by Providence with super
abundance Of corn, aud it is believed
that they will be glad of an opportunity
to contribute to the relief of their fellow
farmers of Nebraska. The railroads
have generously consented to forward
any supplies for this purpose to the
headquarters Of the League in this city,
from which point they will be forward
ed in bulk to their final destination.
He who gives quickly gives we'll. The
peed of the sufferers is urgent
All donations should be marked "Y
NJ. B Lg.," Charleston, S. C. For
Nebraska Sufferers. Railroads will
transport free Of charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
The Fizz!e of The Forty.
So Far as Outlining a Plan is
Concerned.
Columbia Stste. Jan. "a.

Last night the address OF the Forty
which has been looked forward to with
SO much interest for the past month.
was issued and given to the p:ess. As
will be seen from the address it means
business, as it calls meetings in each
county to select staunch men to attend
a State conference to be held here the
following Wednesday.
The solution offered seems to be one
that don't solve the problem but
merely amounts to the calling of an
other convention Gu the subject 10 hand.
This makes the third convention booked
for the next two months, all to work on
the same problem, the two others being
conventions of negroes. 1t might be
noted, too, that the number of signers
is less than heretofore.
Here is the document:
To the Democrats Of South Carolina:
AS az executive committee authoriz-
ed by those who put forth the recent
address in which they urged upon you
to consider the question of securing a
non- partisan convention. we again call
your attention to that subject and sum-
mon you to action.
Dissension 10 your ranks threatens
disaster. The purity of government,
the very safety of the State, depends
upon unity. 70 preserve these war
rants your utmost cndeavor, aud the
burial OF prejudice Those in both
factions, who would avert the catas-
trophc Of an appeal to the negro for
control Of the convention, must come
shoulder to shoulder at once. Let
white men, from the mountains to the
sea combine to make our convention and
new Constitution bond and seal of re-
union between the white men of South
Carolina. This may be done by hav-
ing the convention represent truly all
elements of our Democracy. not fac
ton merely. Il will be supreme
body limited by its own will only aud
the Federal Constitution. It's compo-
sition will be Of the highest importance
to the welfare Of the State
Therefore. Ip behalf of the earnest
men who have already spoken, we call
upon any and ali white Democrats in
accordance with those views to meet
at their several county seats on Satur-
day the second day of March next to
select three representative men from
each county who will attend general
conference which will assemble il Co.
lumbia at 5 D. No., on the following
Wednesday, March 9th, 1895, to con-
suit how best to afectuate the purposes
herein expressed, subject to the regular
Democratic organization
In order that full notice may be
given We also request citizens in each
county, who agree with US, to repeat
the call for their respective county
meetings to be held on the second of
March.
Signed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
SKETCH OF TIE PLATFORM

The name Democrat" no longer
conjures here. The name is dear for
it's memories, not it's present assoc!a-
tions. A new party name seems
necessary, and all we ask is an ad-
herence to the principles of old.time
Democracy: Equal rights. equal
opportunities, equal burdens.
America for the Americans, an
asylum for the honest, industrious
homeseeker but terror to anarchists
and law-breakers-the rich as well
as the poor. Free coinage of gold
and silver, and no paper money
except legal tender greenbacks. A
tariff that will enable our manufac
turers to supply the home market
without becoming millionaires at the
expense of the farmers tariff that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30

There are 100000 women in this
country who are earning independent
incomes, and the number is steadily in-
creasing from year to year. 1t would
be most interesting addition to this
statistical statement ifit could be shown
how many of these women contribute to
the support Of male dependents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30
A Grave Case.
Tombstone Vender-and- Whlskey
Spy jenkins Nearly Needs
Marble Slab.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
DARLINGTON, Jan. 23.-For some
time detective named jenkins has
been operating in the Hartsvi!le section
in the interest of the dispeusary and
be has made several arrests for alleged
selling of vhiskey. He was 10 Dar-
ington on yesterday for the purpose c.
bringing person accused before The
officers of the law Last night after
getting home be was shot. He had
gone to bed but some one went in the
room for the purpose o. speaking TO
him. When he awoke be struck
match and he was instantly fred upon
by some one who was standing outside
of the window. The ball was slightly
turned by going through the glass aud
Inflicted only a flesh wound iu the
neck. This jenkins, who has good
many other names, has been in that
ueig hborhood for some time past as
tombstone vender, and has samples of
his wares with him He requited the
hospitality of the people by playing The
spg upon them. There have been 20
arrests as yet.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to The State.
DARLINGTON, Jan. 23-News reach
ed Darlington this morning of the
shooting of one of the State constables
at Hartsville, whereupon The States
correspondents repaired to the scene Of
the crime and obtained au interview
With Constable c. j.. jenkins. Mr..
jenkins is in the service Of the United
States, is a member of the Pfnion De-
tective Agency, and is employed bv the
Governor Of this State as private
detective to aid 10 breaking up the
illicit sale Of liquor in section Of this
county known as ''kellytowp." He
has been boarding in that section ever
since the first of last December, and
evidently had the confidence Of the par
ties guilty Of violating the liquor law,
for he had worked up folty-eighs cases
against difercut parties, and was FIX
ing to leave Hartsville and his ''Kelly-
town" companions when the shooting
took place in the Hylie Bell Hotel in
Hartsville last evening at 9 o'clock.
Constable jenkins had retired. and
hewitt Kelly came to bis room aud
insisted on jenkins getting out of bed.
jenkins sat up n bed. and by chance
was rubbing his head when he was slot
through the window by az unknown
party, the ball striking the third and
secoud fingers of his right hand,
glancing and striking the masfoid bone
on the right side Of the head, and then
extending downward about an inch.
The shooting was doue wl'h 3S-calber
pistol.
jenkins is native of Eaar;, \. G.,
is 80 years oId, and has been in the de-
tective service sixteen years. The
wound is not very dangerous, aua Jep-
kins is feeling nrch better than on last
evening He vas OILY about two feet
from the pistol, aud had it oct been
for the window glass and his hand, the
results would have been fatal. Tae
ueighborhood iu which jenkins had
been working up the Illicit sale cf
liquor is 'hickly populated with He
formers, and the principal parties are
reputed to be strong T,llmaoites.
Warrants have been issued, but no
arrests made so far.
Hetty Green's husband, after disas-
.ro,e axror;onoo IN WoU Street rears
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-30

W. H. Zimmerman,
D. K. Norris,
J. Townes Robertson,
John R. Harrison,
j. f. Pettigrew,
D. e. Finley,
John W Lyles,
Thos. j. Kirkland,
Godfrey B. Fowler,
j. E EIlerbe,
w. Henry Thomas,
D. Mel. Therrell,
Josh W. Ashley.