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t<t I t I I I I! I ! II 1 I I I? lihX :: The Planter's Loan | :: and Savings Bank t Augusta, Ca. v Pays Interest on Deposits, X Accounts Solicited. 4* L.C. IfAYNF, CHAS. C. HOWm $ RESOUKCES OVfR $1,000,000. X H-H-H I 'M I I ! I I I I I H-HV VOL.73. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26. 1908. SOUTH CAROL!! News of interest Gleaned Frei Arranged Fer $12,500,000 A YEAR WASTED. . What the South Can Save in tho i Item of Damase to Cotton. Columbia, S. C.. Special-Co!. John D. Frost, of Columbia who has handled thousands of bales of cot ion annually at Columbia, has written an open letter that is of exceeding interest to the cotton glowers of thc State, it follows: Hon. B. Harris, president Formers' Educational and Co-operative Union, Pendleton, S. C., and Hon. E. D. Smith, president S. C. Division, Sou thern Cotton Association, Columbia, S. C. . Gentlemen-: The time for picking cotton bavin?; arrived, has it ever oc curred to you to look into the question of damage brought about by a lack of care for the staple from the time it is ginned to the time of marketing? Having lived on a plantation for twenty-one years, and at . present owning and operating one, as well as being in thc cotton business for the past ten years. I thought possibly that my observations along this linc, might tend to show the ^rcat amount of money lost to this cotton produc ing country. I desire to impress up on thc farmer the necessity of caring for his cotton after laboring hard all the year to make it, and thereby les sen friction between-producer, buyer, and manufacturer. A huge portion of the farmers, as well as the carriers treat the staple as though it were coal, allowing it to lie on tba ground for months after ginning subj?cf to climatic condidous, which results in rot and country damage. When thc cotton is ready for the ^market it is picked up and ottered for sale, the damage, as a usual thing, being diregarded -until subjected to the buyer's inspection who, iu pro tecting his interests, will either .dock for the damage br have ilii cotton picked, rsulting in great loss to the fanner. Unqestionably it is to the fanner's interest to store his .cotton in a reputable warehouse thereby pro tecting himself from loss by fire as well as damage, and in addition he can secure warehouse receipt for same which is prime mercantile pam per, and can be discounted at any bank, allowing the farmer to sell his cotton "when he desires tb do so. My object, however, is to impress upon the farmers to house their cot-1 : ton as soon as it is ginned, whether is be in a warehouse, .or in their barns, or dwelling, thereby reducing the element cf damage to a minimum. To ray mind, one of the most im- ? portant things the Fanners' -Uni?n ana -thc emanen? omon Associanon could handle is the caring; for cotton after it is ginned, and up to. thc time" it is marketed. Having personally handled, during I he past ten years, about 300.000 bales of cotton of all grades and staple, this cotton being, shipped herc from Texas and Okl? homa on thc West, to North Carolina on the East. I do think I am in a veiw fair position to spank intelligent ly of the item of damage, largely caused bv carelessness. In addition to the rotten cotton on thousands of bales, varying from five to as much as three hundred pounds per bale, ail of which ros to be picked off before settling for and which is caused by allowina: the cot- . ton to sit on one end or lie on one side in the mud and rain for months before being offered for sale : there is another element of damage which is not so easily detected, but which has a far more reaching effect on the buyer, as well ^as thc manufacturer: I refer to what is called country damage. When cotton is- allowed to stand in the weather ofter being ginned for any length of time, although the owner may tura it about .from side to side tc keep, it from rotting, thc staple of the cotton on the outside of the bole is affected just iu propor tion to the time it is allowed to re main exposed to climatic conditions. To illustrate, a bale of cotton ginned and packed December the first and allowed to remain in the weather un til the first of March, will hove about half as much country damage as the same bale would have if it re mained in the weather until May the first, and when the manufacturer opens this bale, he will find that the cotton sticking to the bagging and extending inward ?6 practically with out any strength of staple, and a? a result all of this affected cotton will go in waste or bc found in the shafting overhead. Should the buyer detect this country damage the farm er is thc loser, should the buyer not detect it. the buyer is the loser; in any event, dissatisfaction is the result, all of which could have been avoided by housing the cotton. The amount of country damage varies in proportion to thc time the cotton lies out in the weather, and will vary from three to twenty-five pounds per Urges Relief for Seneca. Columbia, Special.-Upon petition from the citizens of Seneca. S. C., Capt. Sullivan, bf thc railroad com*' mission went to that place and inves tigated thc accommodations at the railway station and found them lo be in a very bad way. The force is not sufficient to give satisfactory ser vice and the depot is not kept clean, and Commissioner Sullivan has made recommendation that the railroad be required to grant the needed relief. Candidates Pledge Themselves. Florence. Special.-Dr. Fi Pi Cov i Hgt oil, of this city, president of tlx* Anti-Sab on League, of Florence count v. has received pledges from Messrs. Hartwell M. Ayer, Charles A. Smith, T. A. Clarke, Thomas H. Hur lee, Jr., T. P. Brown, W. B. Ganse and E.'J. Davis, candidates for the legislature from this county, pledging themselves in favor of a State prohi bition bill to be submitted to the vot ers of ?lie State for ratification. This list includes all candidates for th? legislature. m A!? Sections of thc State end Busy Readers 1 bale. I have carefully .estimated that cu every U,OO0jOOO bale crop pro duced, the producer, the carrier, and the compress together, allow ?250.000 bales to he. destroyced by rot and fount ry daiiingc, an j when you .teure tins ct ton eents per pound if amounts to $12,500,000} ail of winch could be saved to the producer, the buyer, and the manu fact urer, should they ; exercise the proper precaution agaipst damage. Thr?V years' ago a funner brought twenty.bales of cot ton to the,warehouse for storage in March, which had been out in the .weather since it was ginned 'in' th? tall. Some of the bales were so bailly damaged and water sobbed that they weighed one thousand pounds per bale. I,asked him 'why he al lowed his cotton to get in that con dition; he replied that he was so busy making preparation for another ercp that he had not eared for what IN had already made. When this cotton was conditioned for market, he had about ten hales ot merchant able cotton left'out of the' twenty. A bale of cotton ginned dry and housed iintil marketed will hold out hotter than one allowed tp; remain in the weather subject to climatic conditions, and will not possess thc element bf damage and will-also re tain its strength of staple even to the bauging. Travel wli^rc you will, and you will see cotton sitting at * railroad stations in the mud and rain, or you will see it lying on the ground around farra houses, where it will remain until ready for market, and when marketed,-the bagging will be so rotten that you can not handle the cotton. .Owing to. the-.seeming negligence displayed in the care of cotton after ginning, the buyer,, when purchas ing a lot of cotton has to fake into consideration the element ofidamagc, cr he would rather send his classer or receive-the cotton, thereby estab lishing the amount of Carnage before payment is made. Where you find a section of- country where great care is taken with the cotton, ?after ginning, and"bcfore marketing, then; you will find cotton sought after hy thc buyers, and everything, else be ing equal, a premium -will be paid for'same. ". The manufacturer will pay better prices for cotton 'free' from rot and country damage, because his percent age ofifwaste will be decreased. The "point I desire to impress \s: Take care of your cojfon, handle it as thoiigh you thought' something of it. If you cannot put it--in a ware house where, it is insured and you can.;use tji??receipt, put'- it in'your Kn?*?-?, *?*.?.. ?*K*%J1 -->?-. - ?., . 1 - - - * - keep it .from eh)stta?i( ?to.Hditions un t II - yoif market \[, ?uid by doing this every: pound wilf be spiiniahlc and no di>>atisfact7im..'betwee^Jjii'idncer, buy er, and m.tnufacturer'wilhresult. There' are some places in Sonth Carolina, where warehouse facilities are adequate, but are unfortunately not utilized. My own experience is that fcur lots of cotton out of every five shijiped -from places where cot ton is not Ava rehoused ate badly dam aged, due to thc fact that it is al lowed to sit on one end for weeks and months in thciopen before it is offered for sale, and as a result, heavy claims are made, and. yet the best character of cotton, so far as body* ar.il staple is concerned, is pro duced at. these places, and could be very much sought, were the elements of dam?go eliminated. In conclusion, I would strongly urge that this matter be brought 'to the attention of all concerned, and (hereby save twelve and one-half billion dollars per year to the South land. .-.;/'. .' Very trul'v-yours, : * JOHN D. FROST. Farmers '.. ; JkiioM formed. Orangeburg, Special-The . Orange burg County branch ot' the Farmers' Union was organized here on Monday, a number of prominent farmers be ing in attendance. The State president Mr. B. Harris, of Pendleton, was pres ent and presided at the meeting. Pres ident Harris made an inspiring ad dress. Mr. h. L. Baker, executive committeeman for the 7th Conggres sional district, and Mr. S. F. Parrot^ editor, of the Farmers' Union Sun, the official organization, were also pres ont and made interesting talks. Thc following officers were elected to serve the county union.: W. S. Barton, Jr., president ; J. C. Funches, vice president ; J. F. Jennings, secretary and treasurer; W. F. Sanford, con ductor; W. M. Rinches, doorkeeper. There are already IS local unions in the county, with a membership of about 300, composed of the most sub stantial farmers of the county, and there is every reason to believe that thc movement will increase in popu larity the older k grows. Drowned in Texas. Marion, Special.-Mr.' Maxcy Dick son of this city, received a telegram last week announcing the death by drowning of his nephew, Mr. William Walsh, of Dallas, Texas. A second message stated that the body would not be brought f'o Marion, but that the interment would"- be at Dallas; where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.' Walsh, are residing. Mr. Walsh had just attained" his majority, and was' a young man of nyjeh promise. Greenville Court House Damaged. Greenville, Special.-During an electric Ftorm the tin roof of the county court house was partially torn off, one side being rolled up like a scroll. The building was empty at the' time. Negro Boy Killed by Train. Anderson. Special.-Henry Moore, a negro lad of 12 years, while stealing a ride on a Charlesfon and Western Carolina .Railroad eugine fell beneath the trucks of thc engine and received injuries which proved fatal. GREAT TIME AT SYDNEY Busine?S Practically .Suspended American Fleet Has Taken thc City -Governor General of Australia Sends Greeting to thc President. Sydney, X. S. W., By Cable.-With he official dinner by the State de partment, and entertainments free j n every theatre fur the jackies the i ?rst day of the festivities in honor >f the American fleet closed. Sydney presents an animated scene. Dust less is practically suspended. Tbous inds of visitors and citizens throng :he streets. The illuminations are nost elaborate. < The parade of the sailors and ma rines was one ?rand ovation filled ?villi tho doings of the sailors. Thousands lined the streets and sheered the Yankee tars. Thc Sydney capers are filled with the doings of :he sailor lads. Tlie programme includes oxeur nons. a naval regatta, football games, exhibitions by the jackies. Dinners .viii be given aboard the ships in the Venetian carnival. A Message to America. Oyster Bay, Special.-President Roosevelt received through the liri? sh charge d'affairs a telegram from ;hc Governor General of Australia ss follows: "Australians by hundreds of thous iuds gathered on the shores of Nvd ?ey to welcome the batlleships. Thc continent of Australia sends greetings o President Roosevelt. We rejoice in 'he opportunity afforded by the dem onstration' of thc fleet." President Roosevelt sent an appro priate reply. Awaiting Minister's Report. Thc Hague, By Cable.-Holland'? action against Venezuela and I he text :?f her note to President Castro, will depend largely uppu the reports M. lc Rous, former Dutch minister to Venezuela, who recently was expelled by President Castro, makes to the iovernment. He is expected to arrive herc next Monday. M. Van Swin lerne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will consult with M. de Reus before the government takes further steps in the matter. Thc ex-minister's ar rival is eagerly awaited here. The Wigan Mine Disaster. Wigan. Special.-Clinging to the theory that the fifty miners entomb ed in the Maypole Mine by Tuesday's explosion are still alive, their rela tives made demands of the officials who are flooding the mine in order to prevent the cremation of those possibly still alive. Thc grief crazed wives and mothers who stand about ihe mine shaft made a rush on the man manning the pump. The ape several days before the mine is re entered or the bodies recovered. Louisiana Mob Searching For Negro. Natchez, Miss., Special.-A po??c is searching the swamps at Concordia parish, Louisiana, across the rivei from the city, an effort to cantine Henry Walker, a negro who attempt ed to assassinate Rober! Clayton, a merchant in his store, at Clayton sta tion. The negro fired on Mr. Clayton with a shotgun but thc bullets went wild and he was not injured. A fighl between thc negro and the posse is anticipated should he be found and it is probable that he will be lynched. That Lady Smuggler. Chicago, Special.-A conference i? to he hisld by local officials of thc Treasury Department to decide wind sis?? est ions shall be made to thc district attorney relative to what cus toms inspectors term ore attempts tc smuggle articles of value inte ' th? country by Mrs. Emily Chadboiirae It is estimated that the woman passed $30.000 worth of valuables through the customs ns household goods. The Standard Oil Case. Chicago, Special.-In accordance with the ruling of the United State* Circuit Court of Appeals, Chic! Clerk Small, in the absence of Dis trict Attorney Sims last week for thc government filed a petition for a hearing of the Standard Oil Com pany case. Karly action in thc mat ter is expected. Killed Himself by Throwing Himscli in Front of Train. ' Wilmington, Special.-George Cox a middle-aged citizen of Rose Hill .in Duplin county, was run over and 'killed by an Atlantic Coast Lim train at that point Wednesday after noon. According-to witnesses it was a plain case of suicide. Cox, who wa? standing in front of th" depot rushed across thc track just as tl? train neared thc point where he was standing. The body was horribly mangled and portions were scattered along the track. News in Brief. A special from Brandon, Missis sippi, announces the death of Col onel William Walker, editoral writei of the New Orleans Picayune for thc past thirty years. He was about 6i years of age and a native of Ala bama. The Evansville Indiana Cottor Mills closed down lately owi? t( thc inability lo secure raw mut erial Several hundred employes are idlle The Hague government has intro duced in the second chamber a bil for the ratification of thc treaty of afhitration between thc United State: and Holland, which was concluded al Washington May 2. At Baloush. Washington, six child ron were burned to death in a lin in a farm house in the absence of tl? father and mother. Senator Forakcr admitted that IK felt humiliated by the placo in whicl he had been put, in ? !g?vd to th< Republican campaign, bul was willing to speak if wanted. Beth Presidential Candidates w Make Speeches j LINES NOW DRAWN FOR BATTLE 0 Taft Speaks in Virginia and Bryan Starts on Campaign Tour in Ifche Wost. Hot Springs, Va., Special.-Ju^ge Taft oponed the campaign in ^Jie Soutli Finlay, speaking to the -He publicans of Virginia. Tu- --. ' took place at the baseball i&l trains carrying the ero early. Black Republlican the majority and the ra. pany was unable to hand throngs. Mr. Taft in large part ? to the "Solid South" to brea*. _ Democratic column. Among other things, he "Every one having the inter?s, the country at heart would rejo:, have the Solid South as a Demo. asset broken tip. The better States the better the country, publicans have improved thc wal ways, conserved the forests and \ ter resources and aro making mt moves for developments to benefit Saut!). The growth of many ind tries in the South is the outcome Republican l^islation. Many pro: neut Democrats in the South ag with the Republicans in the ra, economic doctrines. I venture to s that should Jefferson rot urn io life would not recognize his political seendanis." Another portion of Taft's s.-e^ was in tbe nature of a reph Bryan's speech of acceptance, Menially I lie "People d onot rv l?e punted to the majorities of Kinley and Roosevelt as an exairj that the people rule. Ile dwelt length upon Roosevelt's efforts purge the country of evils of trusts, efe., claiming that the pel rule through the Republican part] Bryan Starts on Tour. Chicago. Special.- William J. an arrived in this city Saturday begin a conference with Demo^ leaders and labor union off)] which may have an important bej on the campaign. Mr. Bryan j in Des Moines, and <onfined hi marks principally to a discussi] the tariff. j During his three days' stay il cago. Mr.- Bryan will lmeet an/ fer with Chairman Mack and campaign managers and giv the benefit of his counsel. Tl ferencc of national and intern] {.o eral uili 1 ol E?l_ been called for the same time-and Mr. Bryan will doubtless meet the la bor officials and urge upon them the necessity of giving their whole-souled support of the Democratic nationall ticket. From Ibis city Mr. Bryan will S' to Indianapolis, where !:e will attend the Kern notification ceremonies, scheduled for Tuesday. Upon thrr occasion the Nebraskan will deai with the trusts and will deliver a long speech on the subject of combines and monopolies. On the way back to Lincoln from Indianapolis, where he will attend the Topeka next Thursday and deliver an address iu snppori nf the plank in the Denver platform declaring for Feder al and State guarantee of bank depos its. Mr. Bryan will make this one of the important issues of the campaign, and will point to the success attend in? the trial of the plan in Oklahoma as proof of its practicability. Among oilier speeches arra need for by Mr. Bryan are those on the tarin* at the Minnesota State fair. August 31; on labor at Chicago, September 7, and on "The Srato and Nation," at Peoria, September fl. Bryan Will Speak at Macon F???\ Macon. Ca., Special.-William J. Bryan has aeepted au invitation from t?a; Macon Fair Association to ad dress the fair, under the auspices of the Georgia Agricultural Society, on Sepetmbcr 14th. Chairman Norman E. Mack officially notified Committee man Clark Howell, of Georgia, of this scheduled speech. Lusitania Clips Three Hours From Record. New York. Special.-With the best previous record for a trans-Atlantic voyage lowered by mon; than three hours, the Cunard turbine steamship Lusitania arrived off Sandy Hook lightship at 10 o'clock Thursday night, having made thc run across the Atlantic over the short course in four days, 15 hours and 2:~ min nies. The Lusitania's former record which was also the ocean record, was 4 days IS hours and 40 minutes, tho steamer by her new performance lowered her former mark and the record mark by 3 hours and 15 minutes. A Wireles3 Telephone Plant. New Yolk. Special.-Contracts have been signed whereby n wireless telephone system will be installed in thc TOO-foot tower of the Metropoli tan Life insurance Couaoanv by the DcForest Company. When installed DcForesI expects to talk with Phila delphia, Boston and other cities, Then he hopes to reach Paris, where a planl will be installed on Eiffel Tower. Construction Boss Fires on Strikers, Wheeling, \V. Ya.. Special.--Thref Italians were shol and seriously in jured by a construction Ix ss nt Dan No. ll. oil the Ohio river below Wollsbnrg. W. Va. Thc Italians al work on ihe dam struck for an in crease in wnge:-. and when their de mands were refused, it is said, thej tried to destroy pnr?s of the com ploted words. One of the construe lion bosses ooened lire on the striken with a revolver, driving them awnj and wounding three of (hem. A CASE OF]f PROSY North Carolinian Discovered With Weil Developed Case IN HEART OF WASHINGTON CITY North Carolinian Develops Case of Leprosy in Washington City and is Put in Qnarintine. Washington, Special.-.lohn R. Early, a leper, is held prisoner in a test at an isolated spot in the otit I tit j I? < I FiUtCM ?n ; J ing at a Sai house on Frida? fixing taxai ir ratio Nr j mileage of railroads in tIii- Stale, of i which thc Norfolk & Southern has 100 milo- increase. The synopsis of valu aatiens follows: Atlati?ie Coast Line Railroad, 047.8 miles at $28.434.000 valuation; Seaboard Air Lin", (ilii.71 miles at $12,500.0l?<i valuation; South ern Railway, LH.-12.7-J milis ni .?.'?.'l. 913.103 valuation; miscellan'-otis roads, 1,454.28 at $1 i),032,(;3~i. Total railroad mileaga i:: the State, 4,351.01 valued at $35,780,703. The aggregate of valuations ot' yt her classes of cor porations assessed aro: Electric light and gas companies. $1.100.300; bridge and canal companies. $107,350: re frigerator companies. $111.136; steamboat comp;:! ivs. $131,(,'33; tele phone companies, $2,100,05.1: wnter works companies, $445.225; Southern Express Company, $410.000; tele graph companies. :-!>]7.i>74. Total, $7,402,153. Grand total, $03,182,S5(). Big Fire in Cros?antincp?e. Coustnntincple, By Cable.- F i ri broke out Sunday evening in l!;'. Stamboul quarter and within a very brief period a terrible conflagration was raging. A strong wind carried the flames at great speed, and for si." hours they swept over thc section de stroying 1.500 houses and shops. Thc fire was still bu rn i Dir :;' ? o'clock at niglit, but the wind had decreased considerably. No. 38 Jumps the Track. Atlanta. Special.-Train 33 on the Southern Railway, known as the Southwestern Limited, which left At lanta shortly after noon Sunday was wrecked four miles north of Su wanee. Ga., about 3 o'clock. Thc colored fireman, Matois Watkins, was killed instantly and the engineer, B. F. Dewberry, of Allanta, was so badly scalded that he died later, both being pinned underneath thc engine after it left the track and turned over. The mail car. bnggaire ear and combinat'"on car also left thc track and turned over rolling down a 15 foot embankment. Rapist Escapes From Sheriff. Montgomery. Ala.. Special. Mad; Holland, the neuro rapist, was taken from Montgomery lo Greenville by Sherill' Watson, of Butler enmity, and escaped from Mic sheriff al tho Greenville di pot. A huge posse is said to be in pursuit. The negro attempting lu assault a little daugh ter of W. V. Wa!-on al Avant, last Wednesday morning. Sheriff Watson is an uncle of the girl. Republican Advisory Committee. New York. Special.-Chairman Hitchcock ot' I lie Republican com mittee, announced I ho appoint menl of Hie advisory committee: Richard A. Daliinger, State of Washington; Cornelius N. Bliss, N>.v York; Powell Clayton. Arkansas; W. Mur ray Crane. Massachusetts; William Nelson Cromwell, New York; John Mays Hammond, Massathusett-: Franklin Miuphy, "New Jersey; Cns. P. Taft, Ohio: Arthur I. Vorys, Ohio. Thc Government Not Satisfied V/ifch Rebate Decision WOULD INVALIDATE WHOLE LAW Att-orney General Eonaparte and His Assistant, Frank B. Kellogg? File a Petition For a Rohearing of the Case Against the Standard Oil Com pany. ! ClnVncm, Special. - The govern tition for a rehearing by the des Court of Appeals of the ist the Standard Oil Corn Indiana, was filed Friday ?cnts, it is authoritatively administration's . attempt ; Elkins' act and Hie intcr lerce law from being fui ile. g of the petit iou marked .nnce of Attorney General in the case as well as that B. Kellogg, who is a spe lt to the Attorney- General, se two names thc petition ; Edwin W. Sims, United riet attorney at Chicago, Assistant James H. Wilk of whom presented the 's side of the case in the ring before Judge Landis, ' stored the famous fine ol against thc defendant, ck to Prosecute. it is not speed ficially . petition it was agreed by the government in their r Lenox, Maes., following by ilie appeliate court of s' decision that if the in of the law given by scup, Seaman and Baker 10 stand, successful pros ite cases against corpora he impossible in the fu wyers at (hat conference in expressing the opinion . nus in rebate matters 11 by the Roosevelt ad would represent so much e unless the upper court need that it is in error iction of the law. single noint involved in o tiie return of the ver says the petition, ngs of the trial court he Court of Appeals. In liculars his rulings arc he point on which the reversed by the Court ot' (?ii tn...hi.: vuJl.tA?--i-"-"- - ?norance on thc part of Oil Company of the law defense. The court of s opinion has not cor row thc judge rule'' . .. .t Lawful Rate Was1. v uutinmng. the petition declares that whereas the opinion of the Court of Appeals states that Judge Landis refused lu admit evidence to thc effect that thc Standard Oil Company did not know what the lawful rate was. the record of proceedings in the lower court shows that such evidence wes admit ted. Although the government points emt what it considers other errors in lhe opinion of the Appelate Court, the allegation that the S'indard Oil did know that it was not paying thc legal rate is regarded as the vital point. If with the evidence introduced at tim trial before Judge Landis it can bc litlil that the defendant did not have guilty knowledge of its own acts, then successful prosecution of similar ?ases is regarde:! as impossible. All the years of legislation designed to cor red rebate abuses would have te be repealed. Investigation of Georgia Convict Lease System Ends. Atlanta, (?a.. Special.-Inquiry in to the convict lease system ot Georgia ended Friday. The legisla tive committee, which has been opera ting thc probe, is now engaged in making np its report, which will be submitted to a special session of Hie Legislature, cabed by Governor Smith to assemble on August 25th. Editors Select Seattle For Next Meeting Place. St. Paul. Minn.. Special-Thurs? day's session concluded the National Editorial Association convention. Selection of the next place of meet ing developed u spirited contest be tween Seattle and Toledo the form er winning out. The meeting was opened by the presentation td' a reso lution indorsing the laws ami rules of the I'osloiiice Department regard ing second-class matter and endors ing the enforcement of the laws and regulations. Rapist Gets Reprieve While on Way to Scaffold. Macon, (ia.. Special.-Neal Ryals, colored, under sentene*! to be hanged at Baxley, fla., for rape held in Bibb county jail for safety, received a re prieve Friday morning while waiting for the iain lo take him to Baxley. Sherill' Branch arrived from Baxley with indice cu' the reprieve. He left a mob waiting for I ly als at Baxley and he returned to Bibb jail. Thc re prieve is lo September lilli. . Habeas Corpus For Sailor Boy. Norfolk, Va., Special.-Alexander Deal, of Augusta. Ga., sued out a writ ol hube.';. COI pus in the ITniled States Court here for the release from the navy ot his 15-year-old son. Clar ence Deal, who withoU the consent ol' his parent, i; ;'- alleged, enlisted in the naval service here July 7th. lflOS. Captain Dillingham, commanding the Norfolk naval training sta'iou. is commanded lo produce (he sailor be fore Judge Waddi!!, in Kiehmond. September 24th. Railroad ?f^C^lp AUGUSTA, O-A. Savings Department fe % V* ?o - Pays 4% interest on all accounts in this department, compounded every six months, January and July. Capital and Surplus $550,000.00. ?MBBi MB PIKE IMSUMJ GO TO SEE HARMING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere, We^represent the Best Old Line Companies. 'rey o? D E nu* M The Farmers Bank of Edgefield COOKING EASY GET A ISLUi iii < Ws Guarantee them to Please You. We also seil Fruit Jars, Extra Rubbers, Extra Tops and Jelly Tumblers. Call on us or Phone us. Come to us for everything that is new and stylish'in wear for Men and Boys. We ! buy only faMD-ihe. Let us fit you in a pretty Suit, Oxfords and Hat Have you seen our beautiful assortment of Neckwe3r. Drop in and take a look. WE SELL Crossett @lioe?. SM .TKS i.fire, tMti?& MS iUli?JC You want on engine that runs like a top,smoothly aud uninterrupt edly. If an cngiue balks or stops and you have to fool away your time to find out the cause, you don't want that eugine because it means a waste of time and energy. ?:- -:- -. 9 9 :\.? .lisa i l li. C. engines are so prac tical and so simple that when you s?rt them they run until you stop them whether yo. ire watching or not. '.lev'er ?t of repair; don't wast ifqel, on us and we will gladly thc good poiah) of the engine. .:- .:- -:- .:- -. 9 How Ee Classi?ed lt. Tho Employe-Please sir, Ixe been an' gone mr got manned, and I Vt like you to mist' my wages, si". The Employer (worrie^ . thoughts of thc workmen's comnensation :..!) -Very sty for you Smifl'i I'm sure, but I can't do ti?;it. ]'v.\ only responsible for accidents ?!;:'.i happen in the works, you l< ow.- Sketch. Fallen By the Wayside. Never ask pardon before you are accused.-French. Thc Interstate Commerce Commis sion revised fruit rates from Florida. Thc first flight hi the army airship ?tests is expected this week. Sailors and negroes indulged in a ra< riot in Norfolk, in which a large .number of shots were fired. No one ! was killed. Left cn 1 ho Porch. "My!" rxclaimod Mr. Staylate. "it's li? o'clock*. However, my trstin doesn't jro until 11:2.") and ii's very pleasant here <>?i the porch. "I'm glad v>.;i ike il," saici Misa Stubbs "Yes, but-er-perhaps i'm keeping you up." "Not at all. I'm going lo lock up and go to bed now."-Philadelphia Press. Calumny is a monstrous vice. Herodotus. ?"inor Kenlicn. vitdgc Taft besan rehearsing short ?. i.i - into a phonograph at Hot Springs for uso i:i the approaching campaign. Miss Edith Bono, of Chicago, got a 125.(100 hr-.-jiifst because she smiled and cheered an invalid woman. Owing to an outbreak of smallpox on !!... transport Sherman everybody on board may be vaccinated and held ? in quarantine. " -