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There seems to br no lack of rigor] to the tlghtrng about Riga, And we imagine Augusta is awfully anxious to seo South Carolina go| dry. How much bolter Uie hum of the j cotton gin sounds than Ahe roar ot j cannon. One week from today all tho news paper mon in tho statte will bo voting for prohibition. The eternal grouch doesn't enjoy his vacation half so much as the fam ily back borne. Of course lt's optional with the Lo cal Option Lea gua whether they re veal their identity. -o They may tako ali our horses to j Europe but we'll always have the] horse laugh with us I.abor Day waa widely observed In! Anderson, everybody we saw teing | hard at work aa usual. Okra Han Value as Paper Pulp j Material.-Headline. Here's where | Bob Con sales passes up his job. Judglug from the sises of tho catche? they make, ene suspects some of those German generals have been fishermen. The San Francisco Exposition ls out of debt. An exposition out of debt ought to be an exhibition worth going miles to see. A Minnesota judge baa Just ruled that a horso ls not a mule. No won der some folks haven't any patience -with the courts.. M nibo wo. Pm zan a, Bruema-Kaftuska -no, gentle reader, that ls not * py line of the printer's but tho names of some Russian towns. --o Recant dispatches from Albany, N, Y., seem to convey the impression that If William Barnes ever was boss of tho state, fte has lost his grip. All tho bossing done In the constitutions! convention is being done by Elihu Root; every time Harneo and Root have clashed on say issue, Root has ont HIGHT IN MEXICO. Wit li thc German controversy lu tin way of satisfactory adjustment, the United States IK ?letter able to turn Its attention to Mexico. It Is becom ing obvious to u I?)ind man thut what vcr :s (joline to !><. clone there will be done w bout more delay. "What right have we to Interfere in Mexico's affair??" ls a ouestlon still heard from many citizens. Well, for one thing, the belligerent Mexicans an- developing a most per nicious tondoncy to get out of bounds, Invading our territory, looting Texan ranches and shooting American elli . 2< ns. They have killed many of our citizens In Mexico, too. und confiscated or destroyed their property. They have treated our people and our gov ernment infinitely worse than Ger many has. If the outrages had been perpetrat ed by, or with the consent of, any r.ort of responsible Koveriiment. wo should have gone to war with that government long ago. Inasmuch as tho crimes ure committed by guerillas and bnndlts v. hom no Mexican author ity is able to suppress, it looks ns if we've got to suppress them ourselves. The foreign uspeetH of the case are still more serious. B Bren if we were content ourselves willi stationing a permanent wall of soldiers along the whole Mexican border to keep thc fer ment confined to Mexican territory, wo couldn't wash our hands of tho Mexlcnn peril. Tho fact 'is, we've got to straighten out Mexico or give up our Monroe doctrine. When the European war Is ended, thc powers that have great in terests at atuko In Mexico ore not go ing to stand aside as patiently as wo have done. If Mexico doesn't* lirt It self out of anarchy, or wo don't lift lt out, Germany or England will proceed to do lt. And wo shall have to stand for lt. There's more thun a mere theory In volved. The Monroe Doctrine has ul ways been, at bottom, very practical. It wns intended less for tho protection of the smaller American republics than for our own protection. If any foreign po?* cr is allowed to gain a foothold In Mexico, the work of a cen tury will be undone. There will be a European menace on our unprotected southern border. While wo're busy forming new plans for our national defense, we might as well recognize that the strongest defense we have is thiB gamo Monroe Doctrine; but it Isn't going to be effective unless wo live up to the obligations it Imposes. Thc sum of the matter IB that Mex ico has got to bo pacified Immediately, 'on If we have to do it ourselves, and even If we have to do 'it by force. (THING IMU'NKENNKNS. An Okluhormr police judgo ls re ported to have Imposed a (Inc of $1, 000,000 and 99 years In Jail on a wo man prisoner accused ot habitual diunkennoss. He doesn't expect her to pay thc million, and hasn't any no tion that she'll live out the term; but His Honor explains that he did it be cause ho "didn't want the woman ever to bo nt large again." The Oklahoma law gives no express sanctj'on to incarceration for life for such a misdemeanor as intoxication. The magistrate ls confident, however, that ho lias acted legally. Provided tho higher court uphold his action, what shall be said of such law, and of the penologies! theory ot lt seems to exemplify? If drunken ness la to bo punished with lifo im prisonment, why not other "minor offenses," such as wlfe-beatlng, petty thieving, begging, etc.? Or, since drunkenness ls a personal vice, why not lifo imprisonment for "dope fiends," and clgaret fiends?" And after all, what's the object of such imprisonment? If it's the refor mation of the drunkard-and- what else could lt be?-ls the workhouse thc best means of ' accomplishing it? There ls a celebr^ed case in Cleve land, an old man with a record or more ti,ia 100 workhouso sentences for drunkenness. lie's reform?d now. a sober and useful citizen; but lt wasn't the workhouse that reformed him. Religion has reformed drunkards who were apparently hopeless. So have stirring lectures. So has quiet self-communion. Any thing that ap peals to the self-respect and power fully stimulates the will may do lt. M?re Imprisonment does neither, lt deprives the victim temporarily of the liquor supply, bat seldom takes away the eraring. There are ways, too, ot removing the alcohol hunger from tho. human system, just as ?here are ways of re moving drug, hunger. The two types really have much In common; alcohol is s drug. Wouldn't lt be more to th? point if communities set about sc te Ctflrally to cure alcohol-poisoned lea and stimulate alcohol-weaken Wills, Instead ot subjecting tba victim tu p?rpeseles* "punishment?" And of courge, when Die victims ure cured, in justice both to (lum und to thc reut of the community they ought to be protected from further temptation an wo protect children- by making it Im possible for them lo get the stuff. CHICAGO HI \ 1,1.(1 TO PKKVAll Perhaps the audacity of a Univers ity of Chicago professor was needed! for the claim that Chicago ls destined lo Bet the future standurd of Ameri can speech. At any rate, Prof. Thomas A. Knott of the Windy City university makes Ulai very claim. And his ar gument is plausible. At present, says Prof. Knott, wc have distinct dialects-the New Eng land, the .New York, the Southern, the middle western and the western-bul we have no generally accepted stand ard of spoken English. Literary per lons may accept the Boston standard; New York control of thc theatrical business has served lo impress its standard on the country through stage speech ; but there is as yet nc. author ity of usage and pronunciation ac cepted by the whole country. "There is a 'tendency," he says, "In the middle west, particularly in Chicago, where men of all dialec t? are coming together, to form a composite dialect throughout this section. And lt is likely that when this unformed compromise dialect has been more uniformly established, Its standards of pronunciation omi grammar will be comn the standard of the common place spoken language." lt will not be a system of speech imposed by any class of superior cul ture. Much of the language of tho farm, tho slum and tho workshop "will become a part of the dialect of the higher classes." It Is the common people ithat build a language, rather than tho cultured. The upper classes ?Imply tinner and carpenter the liv ing speech, and try to restrain and regulate lt, usually with poor Biiccess. Prof. Knott even thinks that "ketch" and "pertly" and "r?sale" and many other forms for which cultured chil dren rebuke their Ignorant parent* are likely to bo recognized OB good words some day. J.t seems natural enough that the final merging of dialects should take place in and around Chicago, where East, West North and South came together, and thc melting pot of races is always bubbling. Hut what a loss of prestige for the proud old East! OUR VACANT LAND. There's still room in this country for tho pioneer. Tho government land omeo reports 279,644,000 aerea still "unappropriated and unreserved," of which more than half luis been sur veyed and ?B ready for entry. More than 11,000,000 acres were taken up last year by homestead and other en tries and sales to individuals. At that rate the remaining land will last a good many years yet. And when lt's all gone, there's 300,000,000 acree more in Alaska. Of course a great deal of this va cant area ls worthless mountain, des sert or swamp which man will in nil probability never be able to utilize. Nevertheless a good deal fo lt is thor oughly worth taking. And many a tract that ; ow seems hopeless will ultimately acquire value through irri gation or the application of dry fann ing methods or the draining of swamps or the discovery of minerals or tho establishment of health re ports. Two arrests wero made in Augusta Sunday for violation ot the rules as to tho selling of liquor. And yet Georgia has sitate-wide prohibition. The sheriff of Greenville county haa destroyed a mammoth "attll" near Chick Springs Hotel. And yet some folks are yet wondering why the newspaper men of the state decided to hold their annual convention there. "Make a notice that the managers ot the prohibition election receive pay for the work just as they do tn any other," stated Mr. W. A. Hud gens yestei tay. "It seems that some have been under the Impression that they will receive no pay. The law al lawa them $1 per day and five cents a mile for coming after the oozes." Mr. P. E. Cinkscales has returned to the city after spending several days with his wife on an Island Just oJE the coast near Portland, Me. and reporta a good trip. "While up there I saw Ideal. Col. Prank Mauldtn, brother of Judge T. J. Mauldtn and ot I. M. Mauldtn, stats bank examinar. Hs l? a former resl PJsa dent here, you know, and is uow at?-, t'.oncd at Fort McKinley, on Great Diamond Island near l'ortlund. I went over to nee him and enjoyed the day v< ry much. At present Col. Maul din ia very busy planting niinoB for target practice and this work is very Interesting." Col. Akauldiu was formerly station ed In the I'hilliplues and was put lu command at Fort McKinley on August \_ -o Many Clemson College cadets from different sections of the state ure ex pected to pass 'through Anderson to duy, which ls in reulity opening day for the old students. The new cadets will not report until today week. All oillcers were required to go at the col lege by 11:30 last night and several passed through the city on their way there. An automobile party pussing til rough the city yesterday was com posed of Dr. Mitchell, of Asheville, N. <'.. and Messrs. William Davis of Bar tow, Fla., and J. E. Mooro of New Orleans, La. Dr. Mitchell formerly lived here but moved away about 20 years agu. He Is now a dentist In Asheville. Ho states that Anderson has made wonderful progress since he left. He said that ho had heard of it being a regular little city but had no idea, that he would And such a progressive place as he did. Mr. l>aviH is one of the largest truck growers in Florida. He stated 'that this had been a good year with the growers in his section and that they had made somo money. As Is his usual cuBtom, Uncle Dave Taylor made a short ?alk beforo of fering the one piece of property which was for public sale yesterday, his subject being, "Prohibition." Ho stat ed that he was not in favor of prohi bition and proceeded to give his rea sons. He did not try to change any one to his side out told every man to vote like he wanted to. These little speeches by Mr. Tay lor are always very"lutercBtlng and draw many people 'in front of the court houBe on'salesday. , ,,, This and next week will be rather lively in Anderson compared with i what the past few have been: Court i convenes today and there will bo the usual number of Jurors and attend ants. Court week always adda some thing to the lifo of thinks. Several interesting casej are .to be tried, es pecially next week. The attendance ia expected to be larger than this week. -c? Mr. Henry Harper, advertising man- ' ager of H. O. Evans company, has re- , turned ito tho city after spending last i week at Lowadesvlllo and other points. His many friends are glad | that ho IB back home again. Judging from the alfalfa talk that j can be heard from the farmers who , come to town, much will be sown in i this section this Tall. Many are busy I right now fixing up -their land. This j ono of the best hay crops that can bo planted and the sooner farmers i start to raising alfalfa, the better lt la, ' says the experts. Among the visitors In the section i yesterday was Mr. Thomas C. Jackson ' Sr., of Iva. Mr. Jackson said that the , Bcction of the county around Iva had j finally received a ..tltjrnipk, season, i Strange to say, the rain waa slow in I failing in that section thin summer. j -o-. i ? i J, F. Hart of Howard, Ga., and W. H. I Harden of Royston, Chu wore regis- ' tered at the st. James Hoted last j night. ( -o- < "Tho Broken Coln," a continued plc- ? ture starte at The Bijou today. This ] will, no doubt, prove very Interesting. ( Power Company Appeal Abaadoaed. (From The Wadesboro, Ansonlan.) I As stated in this paper a few weeks l ago, the Yadkln River Power Com- | pony appealed to . the Corporation i Commission when the enanty assessed i their plam at 1600,000, having raised 1 lt from (400.000, as listed by the com pany. The plant waa assessed at < $288.000 last year. This ls tor the ] plsnt at Blewett Falla alone and i means that the comps Hy will pay i about $1,600 more taxes than they i would have paid lt the assessment 1 had remained at ?4O0.000. The Board 1 of Education Insisted that the assess- i ment was too low and took the mst- < ter up with (the Board ot County Com- < missioners. A hearing waa had here ; and the commrkslonera arrived at a i compren. Is? decision,, some ot them wishing to assess the ? property at < $750,000. When tba matter was to < have been heard by the Corporation Commission last week the company j abandoned its appeal. "I cank find any old clothes to put < on the scarecrow," said Farmer Corn- i teasel. "You might use some ot the fancy duds our boy Josh brought i home," suggested ula wife. "Pm i try in' to ecaro the crows; Pm not i tryln' to maka 'em laugh.**-Washing- < ton Star. I Indications Point to General Movement to Get Staple While Prices Low-To Be Shipped After the War. Cotton farinera throughout the South are following with the keen oat Interest the various moves abroad which affect the price of the staple. Thus for instance the contraband or der of Great Britain and thc allies waa closely watched und the effect analyzed as well as the additional takings in this countr yon tile part of GLOSO concerns manufacturing war supplies. The probable ?urtallment of the Egyptian supply and also that of South Africa will havo its effect and of course thc probable reduced yield in the South. One of the most significant moves recently made and one that will doubtless bear watching is the man ifest effort of German concerns to lay in a supply of raw staple now. store lt and then when the war is over, ship it out for use in their mills at home. That the prize of cotton will go up when the war iso over is manifest and the Germans appear to be makiig preparations against this day. Tho great war for trade will unquestionably be the second b.aUo of tho ago when fie present conflict Is over. As .Viewed Elsewhere. "In cotton circles keen inter?s', was shown on Saturday in cable ad vices announcing the formation in Bremen of the 'Cotton Import Com pany of 1910, Lld,' with tho object of purchasing American cotton for German and Austrian spillers, for shipment after the war, or at such time as it will be possible to transport cotton to thc Teutonic countries," sayB The Now York Journal of Com merce. "Attention was called to the fact that ever since Great Britain declared cotton to be absolute contraband, and earlier, large Interests here represent ing German consumers of cotton have been making extensivo purchases. Much of the cotton has been stored in warehouses lu the South. In fact, lt ls reported that whe i cotton quota tions were at the lowest point, and the trade was apprehensive lest fur the rdepression set in, thc Germans began buying cotton-cotton of the higher grades, lt is reported that the Germans have accumulated eon Briderable supplies at attractive prices. With Million Capt ii al. "Tho cable received here from Amsterdam ls to the effect that thc Cotton Import company has beer, in corporated with a capital of $1,000, 000 and that the concern is to be financed by four of the largest banks !a Germany, among them tho Deut sche Dresdner Disconto Ge3ol?3chaft find the Dcutshe National Bank. The undertaking is backed by leaders of the Bremen cotton trade and thc Genna nand Austro-Hungarlau Coi ton Spinners Federation. Herr Leh man, president of the Bremen Cham ber of Commerce, has been mado chairman of the board of directors, and Herr Cramer, president of tho Bremen Cotton Exchange, vice chair man. It is explained that the object nf the new company is to secure a definite 'mass' of orders for cotton, covering the full requiremoits of ?tho German and Austro-Hungarian mar kets, and then place a corresponding arder for Gie full amount .vitli Amer ican exporters. "New York bankers with German connections, who wero Interviewed on Saturday, Bald that they had not re ceived any definite information ' from abroad regarding the organized scheme to buy a large supply of cot ton for delivery after the war. The aankers, said, however, that they thought the plan was a good one. There was no reason, they said, why the German and Austrian Interests should not take advantage of low ?riced cotton. The banks which loan stoney on warehouse receipts for cot ton do not particularly care who tho jwner of the cotton ia, provided that the cotton is of a good quality and that the receipt is regular in every particular. In fact lt was state", that the banka would rather make loans to Serman Interests having the hacking >f the large German banks than to small cotton merchants In the South who do not possess any hacking any whoso general credit is not quite so good. Mr. Harding's Advise. "In cotton Exchange circles atten lon was called to the fact that tho [lennans must hsve taken the advice fi ven them hy H. P. Harding of the Federal reserve board, In his speecli it Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, le ei-fd: "Germany ls as anxious to hsve cotton as the alHea are to prevent 1er fro mobtaining it. It is not in conceivable that there may he evt itpces before very long Ot Interna tional comp?tition for possession of the South's great staple. It ls at least a possibility that cotton will be purchased In large quantities for for ?lgn account and stored tn Southern warehouses, to be chipped out as needed and as opportunities for" ship ment arise. "No one has ever accussed the [lennans of being lacking in far-sight sdnest. They are already looking for ward to what will happen when pence is restored, and that they will make a supreme effort to. recover their lost trade ?with other nations cannot be doubted. Is It reasonable to believe that they would look With corop lacee cy upon tho absolute control of the cotton market hy the tulls of England and America, per mitting them to secure their supplias sf cottee, st very low prices and defer meir own purchases until attar pogoa YOUR appreciation of style-. our servi ce-and Stetson Hats have made this hat store one of the institutions of the town. It's a source of keen satisfaction to us to look around at our stock and think over the customers who come to us season after season for their hats. It is not given to everybody to sound the world-note in style. Have you seen the Stetson Soft Hats,' Stiff Hats and Self-conforming Derbies for Fall? Stetsons in Supreme Styles Showing at $3.50, $4 and $5 Evans $2 Specials in shades and shapes of the styles decree in a quality never yet equalled at a two dollar price. "The Store with~a Conscience" Is made and take the chances of se curing then their own stocka at much higher prices? Is it not reasonable to believe that they will arrange to buy cotton ns the spinners ol other na? tiens buy it nial ca nthoy not easily' arrange to have their cotton purr chases stored in thhs country for their account until they caa transport it to their own shores?" Price of Cotton After the War. "While tho most common opinion on tile floor of tho exchango is' that the price of cotton will surely ad vance whela the European war ends, there are some who declare that brokers sharing thia view are likely to be disappointed. One of the old time traders said he remembered What hapucned at the time of the Franco-Prussian war. "I remember the circumstances very well indeed,' he said, 'for I was right here. Everybody was' predict ing that the price Of cotton would go up as soon as the war ended. When Paris fell,, prices Instead ot going up, declined. Tho sumo thing is npt to happen,vvhen the present war comen to an end. It is well known that all favorable news is always "dis-, counted" by operators on the ex changes?and when the. event happens prices go down, instead of up.' " Another Shortage In Germany. (Prom The Wall Street Journal.) Germany may not. bo short of foodstuffs or ot war munitions but :hero is one commodity in which Lhere ls a shortage and efforts aro icing mode to secure a supply. It :an not be considered contraband cf war but so far American m an ufa o .urera. have been unable to get Uie irodret Into Germany. It ls .'the American false tooth which the Empire of the Kaiser de uands and while some . shipments lave been made Uley have so far [ailed to reach their destination, lohn Champion, president, of one of he . largest companies making false eeth In this country, was in New fori: recently and said that his com ?an? had been receiving urgent ap icals from German customers for shipments. "Before the war we had i big trade with Europe but since :ho outbreak of the war we hare lone little export trade," said Mr. f'hampton.' "We made ' some ship. nents to France but they Isy on Uie locks st' Bordeaux for over three nonthe after they arrived and so far it has been impossible to get any shipments Into Germany. There ls me strange fact In our business, lowever, for which I cannot ac count, 'in spite' of Uie loss of Euro pean trade our sales have been In creasing about |6,000 a meath . and substantially all from domestic trade." Market Fer lils Wares. Young Writer-What magazine will give me the highest position quick est?. Literary Friend-A powder maga zine, if you send in ? fiery article. Ibo Ingleside. HILL NUMBER SIXTY OF PECULIAR INTEREST Duyiktrk, France,? Aug. 20.-(As sociated Press Correspondence.) Tlie present position at ililli 50, which the British military authorities re cently -admitted had lapsed hack into German possession, is peculiar and ot great' interest? . , : "T". .., The hill is really nothing but a kfcjoll of gently. rJmng ground that ' forms the end of fae Klein^Zilicbeke ridge. The German trenches, run in a double (tier along the. crest and upper slope, while the* "> british trenches form an irregular Une along the.edge of the lr,wer' slope. The Gor'mariB aire at the top of the hill, while the British are a little way up ? the side ot it. Tho whole face ot tho hill presents a picture .of the wildest confusion. Everywhere are huge craters, the re sult of mine explosions on the night of the British attack. Torn and gap ing sandbags are scattered in profu sion, broken rifles, odds and ends ot equipment ot all kinds, smashed barb wire, and a mass of other debris lies in bewildering variety down the hlll .stde, the whole half-hidden In tho long.gress that has sprung up be tween the trenches. The trenches twist and .wind.In .a re markable manner.' At pne point there is an old communication trench run*, ning from tho BritisCi lines straight Into the heart of tho German position, and down this two barricades harre been ercuted, one on the English side and one on the Oer man side. Here* the opposing forces coma within six yards of each other. Between the rival barricade.'! there stretches a ?hort patch of ground shut lu on eith er band by the crumbling walls ot the old trench. At one spot a railway bridge spans the British position, sind In the, cut- - ting beneath it a targe pool ot stag nant water has collected. Beyond lt stretches the railway line, the rafts torn and twisted, and partly covered with the weeds growing beteen the ties. The Une is under direct tire from th?-? German lines, and to cross it in the open would mean certain deaf a from the snipers in the opposite trench forty yards away. In the pool below the bridge a scone or more of bodies have been lying for some weeks, and no roan dares approach to bring them out tor burial. The Remedy. u He^cn-Father, I must h?ve a new riding, habit. Close-Fisted Parent-But, Helen , times are hard, and I can't afford auch laxarles. Helen (angrily)-But, father, -sr'jat am ? to do without a new riding &ab-> ttr I Father-Get the walking b*bUt