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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 22.-The
week ending August 81, 1899,
contained a few days with normal
temperature, but the week aver
aged about two degrees hotter
than usual, with a maximum
temperature of 80 at Greenwood.
The passage of hurricane of
the coast gave fairly good rains
over the southeastern third of the
state where, in consequence, crops
are doing we'll, but over the cen
tral, western and northern coun-
ties there was practically no rain,
and all staple field, forage
and food-are failing rapidly, and
their condition is very low.
The passing of the hurricane
caused high northeasterly winds,
which were detrimental to crops
in the interior, and damaged rice
by whipping out grains, blew
down corn, fencing and trees, and
caused slight injury to sea island
cotton. No damage resulted from
high tides.
The reports on cotton are not
encouraging, as the crop over the
greater portion of the state has
deteriorated from rust, shedding,
premature opening, and too early
maturity. The lint is short, bolls
are small, and no top crop max
ing. 1t is opening fast, and pick
ing is general. Sea island cotton
is doing we'll ; it is opening and
picking has begun.
Early corn is poor and beyond
improvement. Late corn stands
in urgent need of rain to make
even an ordinary crop. Fodder
pulling is finished in places and
under way elsewhere.
Tobacco harvest i about fin
ished except over The western
districts, where it is drawing to a
close. The yields are generally
satisfactory, but worms are still
troublesome.
Rice is heading we'll. In some
sections harvesting is under way,
and will soon be general. Up.
land rice is very poor.
1t is too dry for turnips to. come
up or grow over the western
counties. The areas Of heaviest
rainfall define the areas of good
minor crops. Sweet potatoes are
doing we'll generally. In the
western portions of the state pas
lures are burnt up.
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE-
PORTS BY COUNTIES.
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are suffering badly, especially cotton

are suffering badly, especially cotton
and peas; all, crops are very poor ex-
cept bottom corn; some fodder pulled
and cotton picking has begun.-J. w.
Q. Bell.
Lexington.-Leesville: Not much
rain this week; crops are doing very
well; cotton has rust in places; no
top crop on sandy soils; corn about
made and fodder being pulled; an or
binary crop in places, some fields very
poor; peas tolerably faIr.-A. j. Boat
wright.
Acknowledgements: ALTHOUGH
there have been frequent light show
ers, the weather this week has been on
the whole favorable for fodder pull
ing; crops are about as they were last
week.--J. r. Reaves.
Marlboro.--Bennet No ram
in this county since August 1st; ev-
erything drying up; hot and windy,
no dews; cotton has shed off every
thing but full and half grown bolls;
no top crop; late corn poor; potatoes
need rain; rice a failure; tobacco
about harvested with some good
yields.--T. S. Evans.
Newberry.-LittleM Mountain: High
winds have been very damaging to all
crops by absorbing the moisture from
the ground; late corn, in which the
farmers had put their hope of corn
crop, will soon be too far spent to
make half crop; corn. peas, sorghum
deteriorating; cotton picking gener-
al, some g:nned; fodder being saved
In fine condition.-J. NJ. Sease, Nj. ID.
Orangeburg.-- Orangeburg Weather
hot; fodder pulling about finished.
gathered in a damaged condition ow-
ing to rains; cotton rusting and she'd
ding; picking commenced; yield will
be poor; potatoes. peas and sugar care
doing well.-Jno. 8. Rowe.
Pickens.--Liberty: Only light
shower this week, with cooler nights
and hot days; northeast winds dry
ing the soil and cause crops to need
rain; cotton picking has begun; on
sandy lands, cotton has turned yellow
and stopped growing; sorghum good
sweet potatoes growing nicely; too
hot and dry for turnips; peas prom
ising.-John Il. Boggs.
Saluda.-Travis: No rain this week;
first of week cooler with a strong
northeast wind very detrimental to
DrnwinO lu
fast; impossible to make over half a
crop Of cotton or corn in this county.
james NJ. Forrest.
Spartanburg.-Spartanburg:--L local
showers over small areas Sunday and
Monday, dry since; no damage by
storms; where rains have fallen crops
show improvement; in dry sections
they are failing.--Chas. Petty.
Sumter.--Catchall: High east to
northeast winds ending in heavy
showers on 18th; no change in condi-
ton Of corn and cotton this week, ex-
cept continued blooming on very late
cotton and more matured look in
early planted, which is opening fast.
--.R j. Brownfield.
Williamsburg.-Lake City: Local
rains in the county. but too late for
early com and cotton; much cotton
almost dead, and shedding ruinously;
late cotton. corn, peas and potatoes
greatly improved; tobacco almost har-
vested, and right satisfactory yields,
second growth injured some.--R. ID.
Rollins.
lork.-Rock Hill: Dry, dry. Cotton
is willing, corn drying up; peas no
good; prospects gloomy indeed; only
half crop of corn and cotton.--A. II.
" hltc.
j. W. BAUER,
Section Director, Columbia, ). G.
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used by health boards and also by
private individuals where there
are cases of contagious diseases.
Those who know, chemists and
members of the medical profess
sion, say that formaldehyde will
accomplish the object for which
it is used, keeping milk sweet
and for almost any length of time,
according to the quantity of the
fluid used. The danger in using
milk preserved by this fluid is
that it prevents digestion and for
this reason it is peculiarly dan
gerous for children.
Milk is so easily contaminated
by the introduction of foreign
matter, that it quickly becomes
poison.
The use of this drug is the out
come of rascallty, the desire of
the milk producer to prevent loss,
to make money at the expense of
the life and health of innocent
purchasers of his goods. The ras-
cality goes behind the milk deal
er. Formaldehyde is not sold to
the dealer by its proper name,
but is put up and sold under diff
ferent names. There are several
brands of "milk preservers" on
the market, all claiming to be
perfectly harmless, some going
so far as to assert that the fluid is
beneficial; but they are all the
deadly formaldehyde in some
form and the effect on the chill
dren who drink the drugged milk
is the same.
There should be general war
made on all articles used for pre-.
serving food. The very best
scientific authorities condemn the
use of all food preservatives-that
is any drug or chemical or pre-
paration which is put into the
food or comes in direct contact
with it.
When nature lets go her grip
on food and says it is time for it
to decompose or spoil, then it is
time for us to bow to the law of
nature and discard the food.
Drugs and chemicals may cause
the food to retain its taste and
color, but there is poison in the
cup and loss of health or life will
result.
Professor Hird chemist of the
health department of Washington
city, has discovered that num-
ber of milk dealers of that city
have been selling milk heavily
adulterated with formaldehyde.
He very promptly had warrants
issued tor the dealers. The pen
ally may not be great, but the
punishment of the offenders will
be a warning. \ few years at
hard Labor in th" penitentiary
should b" the penalty. 1t will
have 10 come 10 something Of this
kind if We expect 10 break up the
practice.
|, is probably in large cities
only where the adultcration Of.
milk is prac,j"ed, as the demand
is GcUCraily greater than the sup
ply, and tor this reason means
are taken to prevent any loss.
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Q0UTh CAROLINA & GEORGIA
J EXTENSION R. R. COMPANY.

Schedule No. 2
In Eject 1901 a. m. Sunday, June 18th, 1899.
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Trains make connection with Southern road
at Blacksburg: G. & NV. road at Yorkyille,
With the southern at Rock Hill. = A. L. at
Catawba Junction, |. G. at Lancaster for
Chester, and with the Charlesto Diyisio of
tho Southern at Camden "
SAM'L. HUNT, A. TRJpp
President Superin tendent
S. B. LUMPKIN, a. r. A.
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ELECTRICITY and II Balky Horse.

A Pennsylvania gentleman owned a
horse that would have been very valu
able but for what seemed an ineradi-
cable vice of baking. A friend sug
gested that electricity might cure him.
The gentleman purchased a small
storage battery, connected it by wires
to the bit and crupper, and placed it
in the cart to which the horse was
attached. AS was anticipated. the
horse refused to move, and stood with
all four feet braced.
Then the owner touched the button
connected with the battery. When the
horse felt the shock he snorted, jump
ed, and began to move off at a lively
pace. Every day for a week he was
treated to the same lesson. As a re-
suit. his owner declares that the horse
is completely cured of his evil ways
The West Pennsylvania Humane So
ciety. which investigated the gentle
mans method, came to the conclusion
that a small amount of electricity used
in this way was more humane than a
whip.
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Railway TRANSPORTATION Association.

Chicago, April 20.-Superintendents of
transportation and car service officials
have just organized in Chicago a new as
ISOLATION to be known as the Railway
Transportation association. The articles
of the association set forth its object as
the development and solution of prob
lens affecting transportation in the mu-
tual interest of railway companies The
first officers of the association are: Pres
ident j. NJ. DAILY superintendent of
transportation, Illinois Central: vice
president. G. p. Adams, superintendent of
transportation, Wabash; secretary and
treasurer, G. p. Conrad. official railway
publication company, New York. The ex-
ecutve committee will be composed of
representatives of the following roads
Central railroad of New Jersey. Mobile &
Ohio. Canadian Pacific. Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul. st. Louis & Southwestern
and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. 1t is
proposed to hold sem-annual meetings
the first of which will be in June or July.
at a place to be chosen by the executive
committee.
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His Ice-BoX Fort.

To shut a merchant in his ice box
and then to rob his shop mas been a
favorite diversion for Chicago Grimm
ais. Saloonkeeper Weissenrieder had
observed this fact, and the Chicago
Journal shows how he took advantage
Of his knowledge.
On a Monday afternoon not long ago
two men entered his place, and at the
mouth of reVolvers forced him to get
into the ice box. There was no place
in the saloon that he would rather
have got into under the circumstances,
for that was where all his weapons
were.
After he had been shut into the box
the men went behind the bar. Then it
was that Weissenrieder opened fire.
One of the robbers was wounded and
was assisted from the place by his
companion. Both escaped They Sc
cured no booty
Weissenrieder had prepared his box
for such an occurrence, having cut two
port holes in the lid of it, and it was
through these that he won his battle.
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INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Condition of Locomotive Engineers Is
Satisfactory.


Washington, April 20.-The industrial
commission to-day heard statements of
P. M. Arthur, chief of the Brotherh God
of Locomotive Engineers, and P. J. Nc
CURE, secretary of the Organization of
Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Chief Arthur described the status of
the locomotive engineers as quite sat
isfactory in most respects. both as to
their organization and relations with
the railway companies. His order has
written agreements with 80 per cent. OF
the railroads as to the conditions of
work Strikes have been severe and
generally successful in the past, but are
on the decrease. =
Mr.. Arthur said that 80 per cent of
the sc, 600 locomotive engineers of the
country belonged to the brotherhood.
The order was strict on maintaining a
high standard of morals and efficiency,
discharging in one year liz members
for cause.
Mr.. Mcclure said the carpenters and
joners' organization had been known
and more or less dreaded as striking
organization, because it was chosen by
the Federation of Labor to Inaugural te
the great strikes for the eight-hour day
from 1882 to 1887 Since 1883, Mr. Nc
CURE said, the carpenters had partici-
pated in 226 strikes, had won SO, COM
promised g. and lost 81.
The necessity for striking had de-
creased. owing to the strength and de-
termination of the organization. In the
past three years they had struck only
SO times, losing twice, winning So and
compromising seven.
Computed in purchasing power, the
carpenter wage was 80 to 40 per cent.
higher than 40 years ago. The social
conditions of the workers, as a rule,
had improved in the large centers. Child
labor and unrestricted immigration, he
regarded as the two great evils Of the
labor world, and he was in favor of
well considered but decided restriction
in both cases.
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0UTLAWRY WILL FOLLOW
General Brooke Makes a Foolish
Taxation Order.
STARVATION IN SANTIAGO
1t Will Be Necessary to Resort to the
Free Distribution of Food-srooke's
Order Denounced at Meet
ing OF Prominent Men.

Santiago, April 2O.-The special COM
to inquire into the municipal tax ques-
tons, made it's report at a public meet
ing tonight at the San Carlos club. Ac-
cording to the, committee General
Brookes order abolished licenses and
all taxes except s per cent on the in
seven plantations are operating in the
province, no houses being rented in the
towns. The municipal revenues have
been reduced from $4,000 to S., 900 per
month in Santiago and there has been
similar reductions in other towns. Pub
lie works and schools must be stopped,
6,0o0 persons are out of employment
and as soon as the small surplus is ex-
hausted it will be necessary to resume
the free distribution of food in order to
prevent starvation. Outlawry is al
most certain to follow.
1t was also shown in the report that,
while the actual revenues Of the island
are $l5000,00O year, Santiago province.
representing one-third of the area and
one-fifth Of the population and collect
ing 100000 a month, received of this
total only $4,000 from Havana, and
moreover, is not allowed to collect adj
,ditional taxes of a self-imposed nature.
Major General Woods plan of fur
nishing employment to large numbers
was described and loudly applauded.
+ Gen. Rafael Portuondo, who was
president of the executive committee
of the late military assembly, arrived
to-day and attended the meeting, MAX
ing speech, in which he highly COM
plimented the military governor. He
said. however, he was afraid that the
stopping of public works would be
great stimulant to brigands and he ex-
pressed confidence that the Washing
ton government, if the matter were
brought before it fairly, would give the
needed relief.
Other speakers adopted bitter tone
taking their cue from local newspa
pers, all of which, while applauding
General Wood vigorously denounce
General Brooke's taxation order.
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CHEERED TO THE ECHO
Bryan Stirs Enthusiasm of SYRIA
cuse Democrats.
FOLLY OF IMPERIALISM
Standing Army Is Menace to Lib
erty-Christianity as Taught by Cat
ling Guns Expansion a Gold
Standard Scheme.

Syracuse, n. Y. April 2O.-!The AL
5000 people, was comfortably filled with
an enthusiastic crowd to hear Colonel
w. J. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan, on being introduced, was
cheered to the echo. His address COW
cred old ground on the subject of in
come tax and the currency.
Taking up the subject of expansion
Mr.. Bryan said:
"A large standing army is burden
to taxpayers and menace to the re-
public. This nation can depend upon
it's volunteers. They can defend it in
the hour of danger. (Vociferous cheer
ing).
What has happened to make more
soldiers necessary? Nothing but re-
publican administration. The president
says our occupation of Cuba is tenn
porary; there is no trouble in Porto
Rico. Seventy thousand soldiers are
wanted to carry the benign blessings
of freedom to nine million Filipinos.
Who will pay the cost? If the Fill
pinos, they must be taxed four times as
high as Spain taxed them.
IF we pay it, ask a gold man to show
how it will get back to the taxpayers.
The common people furnish soldiers
and syndicates get the money paid for
war. l don't want a single soul to be
brought under the American flag I'M
less he can share in every blessing of
this government. Great applause).
"Shal we call our chief executive
president of the United States and en-
peror of the Philippines? Government
by one man backed by force is despot-
ism. People who are opposed to taking
the Philinnines plead not for the Fill
pinos, but for the American people lest
they may, by becoming accustomed to
despotism, be prepared to yield to des-
pots. I oppose Christianity fired out
of Calling gun. The man who is
hit does not need gospel Does the
laboring man want Oriental labor to
compete with him? Every nation in
Europe wants us guilty of conquest.
If we are to become an empire, let us
send Bartholdi's statue back to France
and go to England and borrow statue
of William the Conqueror. Let us treat
the Filipinos as we would the CubanS
and we will erect in the harbor of
Manila a new statue of liberty in the
old world ~
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HELD A PRISONER.
Caught Giving Arms to the Followers of
Mutaafa.

Seattle Wash. April 2O.--Advices
from Victoria, B. c., says that the
steamer Orangi, from Australia, brings
advices that the commander of the
German man-of-war Fake, at Samoa,
has been arrested by the British and is
now held prisoner on the British YES
sci Porpoise. He was surprised by
squad from the British vessel, handing
arms and ammunition to Mataafa's
men. The report was brought to Aus
tralia by the passengers of the steamer
Upola.
After the arrest of the Fakes COM
mander, conference was held between
Captain Sturdee and Admiral kautz
and the Porpoise and Philadelphia
steamed in a position on either side
of the Fake. Orders were then sent
aboard that if she made a move of
any kind she would be blown out Of the
water. No one is allowed to go aboard
or leave the German ship of war with
out permission, written and signed by
either Sturdee of the Porpoise or Ad-
miral KautZ. ...lu...l
Fighting continues between the forces
of Mataafa and Malieto. Bush fight
ing with slight loss of life are daily
occurrences and business is at stand
still. There is considerable sickness
among the seamen of the Porpoise and
Philadelphia. Three of the Porpose's
crew died from fever. Lieutenant Gar
net of the Porpoise is among the sick.
Mataafa's cause is waning.
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SECONDHAND WHEELS FOR SALE.
The Current Pattern idea May Not BE So
Popular.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
There will be more secondhand
wheels sold this spring and more old
wheels re-enameled and fixed up in
presentable shape than was ever before
known to the business" said the bicycle
shop man as he held a sprocket wheel
in his hand and looked at it critically.
People are fast getting over the idea
that they must have new wheel every
year. he went on, land therefore the
business is coming to us fellows this
year instead of to the manufacturers.
In past years, you know, hundreds, yes,
thousands, of riders sold their old
wheels after years use and bought
new ones every spring, but now they
are beginning to realize that a wheel
can be fixed up the same as a buggy or
street car, re-enameled and put into
shape to look like new wheel at
trif1ing cost, and since a first class
wheel will stand much more than one
seasons wear and tear they are COM
ing to the repairers with their wheels
instead of rushing down town to the
manufacturers to get robbed
Il have more than dozen wheels
here now, second hand, but in every
way as good as they ever We're, bright
and shining in their new coats of en-
amel and ready to shine with the best
of 'ein on the bouleVards. l don't eX-
pect to have one left in a month. I
will sell 'em at small advance over
the cost of fixing them up-enough mar
gin for me and still several laps lower
than the prices of first class wheels
downtown. The makers of the old
standard wheels are making a desper-
ate effort to keep prices up to the $50
notch, but the public is tearing for the
second-handers just the same.
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MONTHLY COLLECTIONS.
Statement of Internal Revenue for the
Month of March.

Washington, April 20-The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows that during the month
of March, 1899, the total receipts We're
$22, 1888. 447, an increase over March, 1898,
of $9,491 $40. The chief increases were
as follows:
Spirits, s1,577,6O0; tobacco, $1.552, 267;
fermented liquors and taxes on same,
81, 1878 oleomargarine, $51,S15; miscel-
laneous. $4,07S.65s: special taxes, $40, 609.
Among the special taxes are the fol-
lowing items: Bankers, S1S,2S4; brokers
in stock and bonds, $11,573 circuses
theaters, etc. $3.50: filled cheese S2261;
excise taxes on gross receipts, $56,427
legacies. $l12.5S2 documentary and pro-
prietary stamps $3,S42,100 playing
cards, $780,
For the nine months of the present
fiscal year the total receipts were S201. =
500 141; increase over the corresponding
period of last year. s77.790, 400.
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REPORT is D|SCRED|TED
Arrest of the Commander of the
Fake an Absurdity.
A SAMOAN PIPE DREAM
a Story Brought by c. P Steamer to
the Effect That the German Captain
Is Held a Prisoner on Board
the British Ship Porpoise.

Washington. April 2o.--The statement
that the commander of the German
cruiser Fake had been arrested at Apa
by the British naval commander was
at once secuted by the officials to whom
it was referred here. Both Secretary
Alger and Secretary Long expressed
their disbelief in the accuracy of the
report. Attention was directed to the
fact that the navy department had
heard from Admiral Kautz by cable
from Auckland at a later date than
that upon which the steamer just ar
rived at Victoria must have sailed from
Apia on her long eastward voyage.
Admiral Kautz's dispatch was dated
April 4, and it was forwarded from the
| nearest cable station, Auckland, April
IL. It is regarded as extremely I'M
likely that a steamer has made the
trip from Apia since that time. 1t is
said in explanation of the story that
the steamers crew had heard of the
arrest of the German planter, at whose
place the soldiers We're ambushed, and
had jumped at the conclusion that the
person arrested was the German COM
mander.
1t is pointed out in official German
quarters that the arrest of the COM
mander of one warship by the COM
n1ander of another is an absurdty and
moreover, cable advices have reached
the embassy later than those which a
steamer could have brought to British
Columbia. No such action was dis
closed. The British embassy also is
without any information of such an
occurrence