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possess quite so picturesque a vocabulary,
but he is truly Of the Devery sort. The two
men. indeed. are very much alike in their
manner and methods Both are graduates
of the same school of craftsmanship.
Mr.. Devery sees the part that New York
is to play in the next democratic national
convention. and. being an ambitious man,
he wants to share personally in the honor.
1t Is to be great part. Everything now
seems leading up to situation which will
make New York's voice the controlling cne.
The south is again looking in that direction
for guidance Either a New Yorker. or a
man guaranteed by New York. will be &C
ceptable to the south. She has no candi-
date Of her own and only asks to have a
proba BILE winner pointed out Judge Parker,
David B. Hill. Mr.. Shepard. Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr. Olney and Mr.. German are all good
men in the south's eyes. She will support
any one of them upon assurance that he
can carry New York and be elected.
This state of things appeals to Mr..
Devery. His personal acquaintance with
the leaders of his party outside of New
York is limited. but he is of a sociable dis
position. and. with opportunity readily
makes himself known. 1t is easy to imag
inc him. at Chicago, say. next year. NOV
ing around among the delegates and i'm
pressing them not only with his views. but
with his manner of expressing them. His
directness and unconventionality would Sc
cure attention at once for the claims Of the
man he might be urging for the nomina-
ton. The old-style southerner might vince
little at receiving suggestions from such
source. but he could console himself with
the thought that politics makes strange
bedfellows. Mr.. Devery's ambition is not
inordinate.
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Hope.

Oh. de mule is mighty useful,
Even though he hab a kick,
An de rose is fresh an han some,
Though it hab thorn to prick.
Oar ism muffin perfect
Like what it ought to be.
Cheer up fellow-sinners!
Dar's a chance foh you an me.
De honey bee is useful.
But he hab a dreadful sting.
De birds fly in the orchard
An eat instead O. sing
But we wouldn't dc wifout EN-,
Though de faults is plain to see.
Cheer up fellow sinners!
Oars a chance foh you an me.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Teach English!
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

I
The main trouble with the public school
system is that it aims to do too much;
reaches out after the unnecessary, and
neglects the needful and the obvious; does
too many things very badly. Why should
we bother our heads unduly about Greek
when the graduates of our schools spea k
English so lamentably that we are actually
developing in this city base kind of pa
tois' which is degrading the noble English
language Graduates Of Philadelphia pub
lie schools often attract attention by the
Of phrases like He hasn't came"
Have saw, Il seen." He has went
They are ignorant of English grammar;
ignorant of our history, cannot spell and
are nuisanceS to any business house that
emDlOyS them
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NO MORE DANDRUFF,
NEwBRo's HERPICIDE DESTROYS THE Pr

NEWBRo's HERpICIDE DESTROYS THE PES
TIFEROUS CAUSE OF ANNOYING DANDRUFF
Does your head itch? Is your coat dress full
of white fakes after dressing your hair? That's
the effect Of dandrun. Is your hair thinning? Are
you beginning to get bald in spots? Are you al
ready, in fact. rapidly becoming bald? If So that
IL the effect Of measly little parasite that bur-
rows In at the root Of the hair and throws up the
scalp in daLdrun and eats off the hair at the root
Sciences latest discovery is destroyer of that
pestiferous germ. That destroyer is contained in
other hair preparation earth but NewbrO's
Herpicide. Try it and be convinced. A delightful
dressing. Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc in
stamps for sample to the Herpicde Co.. Detroit,
Mich Edward Stevens, special agent 9th and Pa
ave.
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Strong Drink and Smoke.
From the New York World

From the New 1Ork World.
For every man like John Rosso who
has drunk nothing weaker than beer for
forty years. and like the Michigan man
who lived to eighty-nine on nearly five
thousand cigars year. there are tens of
thousands of men who have been wrecked
body and mind by liquor and excessive
smoking.
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"Wee Macgreegor,
BY j. j. Bell.

is one of the most delicious bits
OF literature that has been Of
fered the reading public in MANY
a day. The great charm of the
book lies in its absolute natural
ness. The wee Scotch laddie, his
father and mother are delightful ac-
quaintances to make. Cloth, 12mo.
Special price, 25c copy.
Book Dept, Main floor Tenth ST
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->1>

A worm is under investigation which Is
expected to slaughter mosquitoes and
another has been recently discovered which
is alleged to eat the weeds and leave the
grain untouched. If this study of worms
increases the Department of Agriculture
will need a special bureau. and the irreve-
rent will surely allude to it as the vermi-
form apDeudiS
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Originality.

You must at least give that actor credit
for originality
Il do answered Mr.. Stormington Barnes.
IF you were to let him have his way with
a performance of Hamlet. you'd never be-
lieve that Shakespeare wrote the play"
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| The visits which statesmen pay to one
| another at this time of year are almost in
| variably of a purely social character. But
| there stenographers monographs
|
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The conversation that passes between
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland could scarce
ly be more voluminous If they had so far
forgotten themselves to contemplate a
meeting in the prize ring.
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Mr.. Baer of Pennsylvania could be de-
pended on to enjoy any misunderstanding
that might arise over the question Of trades
unionism in the government printing Office.
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The Greatest Monument.


Some one has proposed that a monument
be erected to the memory of the signerS of
the Declaration of Independence. What
better monument could be conceived or
could be more lasting than the American
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Senator Platt is in his seventy first year,
but is too actively engaged in plans for the
future to sit down and indulge in reminis-
cenceS.
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Antiseptic Sanitary
DiaDer Cloth

is chemically pure and absorbent
Made of especially selected cotton
bleached with the purest chemicals,
free from starch and foreign matter,
sterilized by heat, sealed from the
air, ready for use.
10 yards to the piece.l
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If Mr.. Bryan desires to study the effects
of primitive currency system he should
turn aside from Europe and make a trip
to Africa
Evening star., 1903-07-21

Every now and then politician seeks to
convey the impression that he is the whole
show, when he is only the advance agent
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1870

Young Mr.. Watson can never put his
hand on his heart and say that he has had
81, go worth of enjoyment out of his op-
ernt
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Russia's determination to make believe
that it does not know what is in the kishi-
nef petition shows how much Imagination
il takes TO be Diplomat
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Women's Lace
Lisle Hose

Under Priced.
Another invoice of 50 dozen Wo-
mems Black Lace Lisle Hose at a
third under price. They are i'm
ported goods, have double heels and
toes and the patterns are very hand
some. All sizes.
$50, 3 pairs for $I.oo.
Regular price, SOC. pair.
Also 60 dozen
Domestic Lace Hose,
with double heels and toes, good
quality; sizes S12 to 10.
1oc. pair. Value, I5c.
Main floor, st.
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Now that Mr.. Quay has announced his
"''erihihatlon To retire from politics. his
enemies may find it desirable to lie low
anu not tempt him to put on war paint
again
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Mr.. Machen will no doubt be entirely
content to let Mr.. Beavers take the center
OF the stage for awhile
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SHOOTING STARS.
An Achievement.

II don't see why you should be so proud
of winning that case" said the intimate
friend. You We're plainly in the wrong"
You don't understand these things at
all answered the lawyer. That's the
very thing that makes me so proud"
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Fair Division,
From the Pittsburg Gazette.

OHZt(Ce.
Baltimore says that If the national con-
ventions will meet in that town crabs will
be plentiful. The conventions are doubt
less expected to furnish their own Holsters
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Implacable.

Il understand that you spoke in deroga-
tory terms of me-" said the man who is al
ways looking for trouble.
Mr.. Sirius Barker looked at him reprov-
inGly and said:
"Is it your habit to hunt people up and
interrupt their work simply because ycu
happen to understand sonnet ething?"
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A Reputation for Wisdom.
His praises everybody sings,
He is esteemed in many lands.
He has way of saying things
That no one really understands.
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A cabinet resignation rumor is as easy to
start as a presidential BOOM
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:: :;
: During July and August {
8 Our Store Closes at ) pm. :;
& Saturdays at / o'clock ;
!. PETER GROGAN,
!: Credit for All Washington. ;
!: Carpets. ;
! Mattings,
!: Oilcloths and !
: Linoleums i:
!! tackled down
(: free and on !
!; WRE[D0UTo ]
J! If you need
8 anything in ;
! the line of I
!; Summer Fur
{ niture you can
! buy it here at !
: lowest cash J!
5: prices and on
!; easy weekly or !:
! monthly payments. J:
: Refrlgerators, !:
; Ice Chests, !
!. Gasoline and
; Dangler Blue !
!! Flame Stoves !:
for summer J:
]: cooking, Folding :;
!. Beds, also Brass ):
]. and Enameled
; Iron Bedsteads. /;
!: Everything for !:
!. housekeeping. !:
: PETER GROGAN, !
:3G7-81@=S2l=S23 9th ST.
. Between II and 1 Streets. !;
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Loyal Admiration.

Il understand that your daughter has
many accomplishments.
Yes, answered Mr. Cumrox. Ethel
linda can sing. paint. write stories and speak
French. But she can't sew on buttons OF
broil steak like her mother used to-"
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Domestic Lace Hose,
Clearance Sale of
Mattings.

There are still few good patterns
left of the marked-down Mattings
AS long as they last we will sell them
at 15 off regular prices. They will
be sold only by the roll or piece.
4oc. Mattings, 27c. yard.
35c. Mattings, 23c. yard.
3oc Mattings, zoe. yard.
271zc. Mattings, 18c. yard.
25c. Mattings, 17c. yard.
221zc. Mattings, 15ac. yard.
zoe. Mattings, 1870. yard.
They are all fresh Mattings produced for this
and the patterns and coorings are the best.
Second 1o"r New building.
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Furniture Repaired and
ReuphOlStered for Fall.

O customers would suggest that this is seasonabe time
have furniture repaired and recovered At period
~ of the needing be conveniently
spared from the home. Moreover, will only and
reuphoser
quite renewed fresh and elegant.
being overcrowded present
offer prcestl with
quality of work.
Very attractive also offered hand
stylish and durable coverings, OF which
Tapestries artistic designs Mercezed
S1.OO, SIPS, $1.5O, $175, 5000 Yard.
furniture draper
les and pillow Exquisite coongs Cardinal
du Barry.
Special Price, $3.50 Yard.
Imported heavy furniture eighteen coongs six
patterns in medium and large floral designs.
Special Price, S3.75 Yard
Our readily call give all kinds of cat-
and upholstery work
Let estimate 1t means saving you
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Slip Cover Special.

We will make to order Slip Covers
for 5-piece suite of furniture, from
the best quality German Stripe Slip
Covering (allowing 20 yards of ma
teriaD and guarantee perfect fit. at
the special price,
5000 the suite.
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At Clearance Prices

all Cross-stripe Summer Curtains.
These goods are ideal summer drap-
cries for doors or windows and can
be used the entire year. We have
them in white and cream grounds
with cotton, silk and mercerized
cross stripes of pink, red, yellow,
blue and green. To close them out
we have marked them
$500 a pair.
Were $3.50 to $500.
Second floor New building.
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Special Sale of
Ruffled Muslin Curtains.

100 pairs White Muslin Curtains.
with deep ruff1e and we'll made.
Pretty for the summer home and for
chamber use all the year round.
Special price,
42c. pair.
Regular price, Csc.
Several other lots to be closed out
as follows:
SIPS pair. Value, $I.75.
SI.5o pair. Value, $2.oo.
$500 a pair. Value, So. so.
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Special Sale of
Window Shades.

Best Water Color Opaque Win
dow Shades, 3x6 feet, mounted on
good spring rollers, ready to hang.
Plain, Ioc. each. Value, 25c.
Fringed, 29c. each. Value, size.
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Our Mrs Evans sailed this Tuesday the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse for Europe ideas and novelties for fall
French Lingerie Corses Wedding Toussaux Infants and Little
Chldren's Outfttings
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The P'OpEs Plus.
Name Of New pontiff Has Been
Prominent in PapaI History.

The name of Plus, says The New
York Evening Post, has already hgur-
ed largely in church history. Plus II
(Piccolomini of Siena, 145s-146A) was
one of the most picturesque and inter-
esting figures Of the Italian Renais-
sance. Of him it has been said that
his character reflects almost every
tendency of the age in which he lived. -
Plus Y (1556-1572), famous Domini-
can theologian, has the further dis
tinction of being the last Pope to be
canonized. Plus VII (1so0-1823), by
a singular coincidence, was elected in
Venice, in the island church Of San
Giorgio Maggiore. The centenary of
this was celebrated with great pomp
in 1900, circumstance which may
have some connection with the choice
of title the new Pope has just made.
1t was also Plus VII who crowned
Napoleon at Notre Dame, and who
was subsequently imprisoned and dis
gracefully treated by him. However,
he lived to see the collapse of the
Napoleonic system and to return in
trump to Rome. Plus VIII (1289-1S30(
is now but little remembered. On
the other hand, the unhappy career
of Plus TX (1S46-lS78) is too well
known to dwell on here. His reign
was the longest in all church history,
and one Of the most disastrous.
Plus < now takes up his great Office
with every prospect of q paceful reign
and the world at large will cordially
wish him long one.
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Puritan Stole From Preachers.

Boston, Aug. TN letter writ
ten last Tuesday from Montreal to the
pastor of his church in East Boston,
Willard S. Allen, treasurer of the
Preachers Aid Society, of the New
England Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, confessed that he
was defaulter to the amount of more
than $50, 600 of the society's funds.
Mr.. Allen has been treasurer of the
society for twelve years and clerk of
the East Boston District Court for
twenty nine years, and for sixteen
years was a prominent member of the
school committee Of Boston. He left
home about week ago, without an
nouncing his destination, and the first
beard from him was the letter to the
East Boston clergymen. Mr.. Allen
said that he lost the money in specula-
tion. He requests the minister to
notify the members Of the Allen
family and the officers of the society
of mis- confession.
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GEN. NILES RETIRED.
4 Number Of Changes Follow His
Resignation.

Washington, Aug. 7.-Lieut. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
army, will retire from active service
at noon tomorrow having reached the
age limit of 81 years.
The following order was prepared
today and will be issue tomorrow:
Washington. Aug. s, 1903.
The retirement from active service
by the president, Aug. 8, 1908, Of
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, United
States army, by operation Of law, un.
der the provisions of the act of con-
gress approved June 80, 1882, is an
nounced.
Lieut.. Gen. Miles will proceed to
his home. The travel enjoined lis
necessary for the public service.
H. G. Corbin,
Adjt.. Gen. Maj. Gen. .. S. A.
By order of secretary Of war.
Several other orders resulting from
the retirement Of EGen... Miles have
been issued, one assigning Lieut..
Gen., Young to the command of the
army until Aug. Is, when he will as
sumo the duties of chief of staff; an
other assigning Maj. Gen. Corbin as
president of the soldiers home board,
another Brig. Gen. Gillespie as pres.
ident of the board of ordnance and
fortiications and still another assign
ing Lieut.. Gen. Young as member OF
the Sherman statue commission.
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Seneca, Oconee County, Aug. e.
Pauline Anderson, little girl, while
in the second story of the new hotel
now being built here, accidentally fell
late yesterday afternoon. The fall
may prove fatal, as she is in an un-
conscious condition this evening.
The fall was something like sixty feet,
breaking sveral ribs. Her back vas
seriously injured.
Charlotte, N. c., Aug. 7.-Serious
trouble between negroes and whites is
threatened at Henrietta, the location
of one of the largest cotton mills in
North Carolina. Otis Bird and Virgil
Cudd, negroes, were cut last night and
the former will die. The cause of the
trouble was the alleged disturbance of
a colored meeting by whites and the
cursing of a white boy by a negro. An
armed crowd of negroes was dispersed
by the extra force of policemen on duty
but more trouble is expected.
Elloree, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Daniel Trick
of this place gave birth last night to
three daughters, weighing AZ, 4 and 8
pounds each. The babies are fully
developed, bright, healthy looking
little fellows. The mother and chill
dren are all doing well.
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indiscrininately in other cases. The
spirit OF lawlessness grows with whaS
it feeds on, and when mobs with i'm
punity lynch criminals for one cause.
they are certain to begin to lynch real
or alleged criminals for other causes.
In the recent cases of lynching over
three-fourths we're not for rape at all,
but for murder, attempted murder
and even less heinous offences. More
over the history of these recent cases
shows the awful fact that when the
minds of men are habituated to the
use of torture by lawless bodies to
avenge crimes of peculiarly revolt
ing description, other lawless bodies
will use torture in order to punish
crimes Of an ordinary type. Surely no
patriot can fail to see the fearful
brutalization and debasement which
the indulgence of such spirit and
such practices inevitably portend.
Surely all public men, all writer's for
the daily press, all clergymen, all
teachers, all who in any way have a
right to address the public, should
with every energy unite to denounce
such crimes and to support those en-
gagged in putting them down. AS a
people we claim the right to speak
with peculiar emphasis for freedom
and for treatment of all men, without
regard 10 differences of race, fortune,
creed or color. We forfeit the right
to speak when we commit or condone
such crimes as these Of which speak.
The nation, like the individual,
cannot commit crime with impun-
ity. If We are guilty of lawlessness
and brutal violence, whether our
guilt consists in active participation
therein or in mere connivance and en-
couragement, We shall assuredly suffer
later on because Of what we have done.
The cornerstone of this republic, as
of all free governments, is respect for
and obedience to the law. When we
permit the law to be defed or evaded,
whether by rich man or poor man, by
black man or white, we are by just so
much weakening the bonds of our
civilization and increasing the chances
of it's overthrow and of the substitu-
tion therefor of a system in which
there shall be violent alterations of
anarchy and tyranny.
Sincerely yours.
Theoore Roosevelt.
Hon. Winfield T. Durbin, Governor
of Indiana, Indianapolis Indiana.
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Better Than ILynehing.

Henderson, Texas, Aug. s.-Isham
Strong, the nergo surrendered last
night by mob, which had taken hinl
from the officers for the purpose of
lynching him, was indicted today and
placed on trial for attempted criminal
assault. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to Imprisonment for SO years.
He was taken to the penitentiary this
afternoon.
This afternoon, shortly, after the
conviction of Strong, a negro, named
Emanuel Thompson, was brought in
from Mount Enterprise, where ne had
attempted to assault Miss Sparks.
He was hurried to the Court House, an
Indictment was returned and the trial
proceeded with at once. The Jury
returned + verdict of guilty and fixed
the peualty at SO years imprisonment.
He will be taken to the penitentiary
tomorrow.
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The GREAT SUGAR REFINERY.
Chance For GharIsstonians With
Money TO Invest in a Big Mil
lion Dollar Plant.

Charleston, Aug. 7.-Mr. B. Roman
held another conference today with
the business men in regard to the To-
cation of plant in Charleston by the
Carolina and Western Independent Re-
fning company with which he is con-
nected. A meeting will be held on
Monday when matters will be definite
" concluded. Mr.. Roman wants
Charleston capitalists to put up $500,
0o0, one half of the proposed capitaliz-
alton of the proposed concern. The
plant will have an output of 800 tons OF
sugardaily, and employ large number
of hands. On account Of Charleston S
splendid geographical ADVANTAGES, be-
ing near to Cuba, Puerto Rico and
Central American countries, where
the supply Of raw sugar is inexhausti-
BE, it is argued that the refinery can
be made great success. The loca-
tion for the distribution of the finish
ed product is declared to be excellent
and it is certain that the business
people will meet Mr.. Roman in a
fair spirit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-08-12
COTTON.

Of the cotton spindles in the world
the United States has one-ffth, Great
Britain has more than two-ffths, the
Continent all the rest except about
per cent. Yet vast as are our manu-
factures we export almost two bales
for every one We spin.
Cotton is the one and only great dis
tinctiyely American staple" For
six years We have produced three
fourths of the cotton Of the world. And
We have sold abroad more than one
half of the world cotton consumption.
The resulting cash inflow has been
enormous.
In six years the worlds cotton sur
plus has ruin above deficit by 12, 900
bales, one fifth of one per cent. In
three Of the six years there has been
shortage. This year another short
crop, following upon one in 1902, has
been made the occasion of an idiotic
Corner destructive of great in
dustry, driving the price to fifteen
cents, against six-year average Of
less than eight cents, and closing
foreign mills, as well as our OWE, to
our product.
What is the result? This question the
recent consular report upon the
"French Cotton Crisis answers.
The British East Indian, Egyptian
and Brazilian crop last year was larger
than ever before. Ours was smaller
than in..1s99 by almost a million bales.
Germany sturdily experiments with
cotton-growing in East Africa. The.
British Cotton Growing Association
plans to spend $3.50, GOO on similar ex-
periments under the auspices of the
Colonial Office, on the theory that it
is madness to depend on America for
cotton The French have founded a
Colonial Cotton ssociation for similar
experiments in Nigeria.
Our Southern States are not the only
place in the world where cotton will
grow. Africa, as Egypt has proved,
can produce a splendid fibre. a
speculative corner can give to the
effort to supplant our staple more i'm
petus than five years of ordinary trace.
And there is no way apparent to check
the madness. York World.