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THE PLANTER'S EDAN AND SAVINGS . ;BANK. AUGUSTA, GA Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. Ii. C. HATHE, President. CHAS. C. H o w A J>D,? Cashier. ? THE MTJONAL WU OF AUGUSTA. ?J AUGUSTA, GEORGIA- 0 C KA\ NE- President_k . ? FRANK O, t ORD. Cashier-i CAPITAL, - - $200,0005 Surplus & Pi-oats. $140.000? W*c shall be pleased to have yon oped taj? 'acconnt with this Bank. Ct-storaefS axil* i correspondents assured of ov?ry rcpittirA and accommodation, possible, ender coftfer-v vat iv?, modera Bankin? m?thode. w VOL.69. NO. 52. Translated from the Si V ON thc lull, a short dis tance from tlie but stood a lonely pine tree, that fath er had promised to cut down on Christmas eve. lt ?was so 4>enut???l; where It stood, and ; stretched its' dart green branches out over the white suow. Haus walked .rr round and" round it and looked at it from all side?, lt bad grown so even, ? and was* just high enough to find room under the low roof of the hut. In his imagination the little six-year-old saw . it in" aJ? its -beauty,' with gilt paper stars, ginger bread hearts, rosy cheeked apples and lighted caudles. "Poor ns I am. Hans?' father had said, "you shall have a Christmas tree, and fiu? it shall be, that I promise you." And how the-little child's heart palpi tated with pleasure aod expectation! Father had goue into town and was not expected to return before noon. Would He be long lu bringing back all the beautiful thiugs he was lo buy at the same time he was getting the other Christmas things for mother? Time and agaiu linns went out ou the doorsteps and looked down the long, snowy road. At length father was seen in the distance. Hans started to meet him. and was permitted to carry tbo package father said was his. But how tired and po.Ie father looked. He did not feel well, he saul, but Hans must not worry over that. It was only a resu.'t of the bard labor that he now begau to feel. It would soon pass array. And Hans believed thr.r. too. -'ATotliPr. father has come." cried Hans. . and pushed the door wide open. Thc noonday meal was ready father could not e.-U;auytb.iug.' a folms^-down on'.(he wootie;] and complained of pains in,-TiI -iAtother-lmd-trsttle the bag^i'i ?nd^sngnr ^nth pain tlian.-he wo^^?^^?otb?r"com pel.ed. hiih to go to bed and prepared a flannel saturated with ..turpentine that-she spread on-thc chest. It was too bad that he should be taken sick, and on Christinas eve, but there was '?o help for it. In his rejoicing over the beautiful things Tor the Christmas tree, little Hans fora few moments-did not think of father. . But when he looked to the bed where father was lying, moaning with pain. Hans did as mother bail done. He pushed aside the beautiful Christmas tree things und knelt down by the bed. "Poor father!" and with his little bands he stroked the bearded cheeks. '.Don't worry; my boy; you shall have your Christmas tree. Speak to Neighbor Jerker, and bc will hcjp you." This was all well aud good, but father was ill; and the Christmas pleas ure spoiled. And such a Christmas that they had expected! Last year they had no means to provide for a Christmas tree or any extra pleasure. fl am going to thc- doctor," said mother, as she tied the shawl-drer ber head. . - . "You stay with father, Hans; I will hurry back soon." The doctor did not live very far away. He did not like to be disturbed on Christmas eve, but lie wrote out a prescription after Gilding out" from thc woman what the symptoms were. To visit the sick man was uot to bc ex pected of the doctor on Christmas eve. "Give him this every two hours and the pain will soon pass away. H'm, well, as jt is Christmas ev? I. will only charge fifty ore"-be had .he right to demand a crown, but be felt Charit ..able, .and the poor woman's last sli cer piece, landed in the doctor's pock "et. He did not inquire if she had any g money left for the medicine, and she did not care to tell him that it-was lier last piece of money, and that father bad spent his last crown Tor the things 'to decorate little Hans' Christmas tree. She also had her pride, and she knew 'Twas the night before Christmas, In each little ho\se , Hie children were waiting ?"As still as aTnouse. To hear the'puff puff; And the pish, ch?gg and squeel fjf'good old St. Nicholas' Automobil?! . ? - . . -Ilhutr&Ud Sl& >'<>t?is/j cf 'JeoPi/ br? w? i Tvlmt rema i ks would bo matte. Toor mon's children have no right to pleas ure or luxuries. Tho gingerbread and candies and apples would be considered an awful waste and extravagance. To the doctor's children it would have looked a poor pleasure, but for her own little boy it was a sinful luxury. How different God provided for the people in this world, was tho poor woman's thought, as, heavy hearted, she walked homo with tho prescription in her hand. Had the poor no right to have a heart that could feel and suffer? "Thc doctor gave me this prescrip tion," said mother, "and the turp?n* Mho cloth was to remain, and you ivlljd soon be well, father." . * ? "Oh, I don't- believe lbs medicine will do me any good, and we will .hist let lt nlone." ' | I'he mother understood, and. she could not keep back her loara. Father lind no money left for the medicine. "Don't cry, mother, don't cty.'* PX claimed lillie Hans, as he tried to pull the mother down to him by her dress. "Father should not have bought the things for the Christmas theo, t' en he could have got the medicine. I under .?**>'---<?!uuiW.*ma THE DAY BEFO stand that well enough," remarked lit tle Hans, with a precocious mien. "No, no. Hans, it would not have helped me," interrupted father from his place lu the boil. "But thank you for your kind heart. Von shall have your Christmas tree as 1 prou^ed you." Little Hans went out o- hut and ran lo his tree on the hi) ?o walked around it.- and the tears came lu his eyes. But ho wiped them' away with the back of his hand. No. he must not cry; he must noi feel or show any sor row over thc sacrifice thal would bring gladuess and blessing lo Hie home. He put his hands in his pockets and tried to look glad and free from care when he entered the neighbor's but. The children bad for weeks heard him brag about ids Christmas tree, and he had promised them that they should see it In all its beauty and splendor on Christmas eve. Now he would affect indifference and -pretend that be did not care for a Christmas tree, but would sell it In town so father could get money for medicine. Jerkcn. the eldest of the neighbor's children, cut down the tree. Hans was crying, but stoutly swallowed his tears and made Jerker promise him to tell his mother that Hans had gone to town to buy a Christmas present'. 'The mother was very much surprised. Where could Hans have got Ihe money. She could not understand it. Jerker did not know. He only told her what Hans bnfl told him, and that he would not returu before evening, and they must not worry about him. * * * * How cold little Hans felt, aud how that little heart of his felt heavy and sorrowful. Young as he was, he had already learned a lesson from life'* story-the lesson of self-denial. He felt cold, his cont was short and threadbare, the shoes in poor condi tion and his mittens full of holes. But he knAW that Christmas eve would brlf.g?^r^ew pair cf mittens. Frc m his hg? . S???t ulgLit Le had seen motV ' mir nf miiW" that were too small for father. So, surely, they must be for him. But with n'l lils sorrow there was a warm'glow at bis heart. Was he not wealthy? He bad sold his Christmas tree for two large silver crowns. Had bougbt the medicine for father and Lad ? large silver' Ci-rjwii left as ti Christmas gift for dibtber. God had helped him? Had riot mother said that God watches ?ver little children, and had bc not sent a wealthy lady that had given him two large silver Crowns for his tree, notwithstanding he had been told it was not worth fifty dre? A little golden-haired girl bcd niet bira in the beautiful richly furnished room where he bad brought the tree. It was placed ou a table, and the lit tle girl was greatly pleased over the tree. He wondered if the little girl bad known why he had sold his tree, and that all of his "Christmas pleasure was lost, would she have been just as highly pleased? Ile followed ber wltli bis eyes as she ran rtJuud the large roo di and clapped ber small bands, full of pleasure. She banded him a l?rg? sugar cake and filled bis pockets with appies and buts and raisins. She had so much. ? table in the room had sev eral large dishes filled wlr.li more bedli tifti! things I h?ll ile over bad seen be fore. And the kind lady gave li I iii ! two shining silver crowns. But before be left the room bis eyes went back id the tree. He would never see it again. It was as if he bau separated from a dear friend-from a playfellow.. Ile sat down on Ibo staircase and tears streamed from his eyes. His mother's words rang in bis ears: "Poor men's children must learn to practice self denial. f' . But now Hans was glad again as he Utan through the snow as fast as bis itt tic feet could carry bini, pulling the sleigh after him. ile felt cold and tired. It was dark and the stars shone lu tlieSbeaven??. flo knew them all. Father lind told bim all about them, aiur he thought of the little Christ child. and "how the whole Christian world celebrated Christmas with trees and candles add Christmas gifts. But little Hans li?d\U0t?ieh the one nor the .otheh True, the forest was full of Christmas trees, but It was not his, the 'one that had grown on the bill ucar RE CiURgSTiHAS._ his home, and over which be bad re joiced so much. But it was gone; an other child had lils tree. Ile thought of his tree as a living being, and that it felt the separation as much as he. But now he was home. Father slept and motlier was at thc hearth preparing the evening meal. "Hans, where have you been?" In quired mother. "Into town, mother, and I have a Christmas present for . thor." "You? Where did you get it? nave you money. Hans?" iuquired the moth er in her astonishment us Hans placed thc bottle of medicine on tho table. "Where did you gef lt, boy?" Hans inclined bis head, and smiling ly pushed his mother tcavard the win dow.. Ile drew away the curtain and pointed to the hill. Mother could look out in the starlight night and at once noticed that the tree was gone. Yes, she saw plainly . that little Hans' Christmas tree was not there. She un derstood it all; she could read It in the j big blue eyes that sparkled up toward I ber. She lifted the child in ber arms i and pressed him tow: i her, too deep ! ly moved to find wo s for her feel ings. But she felt so nappy, so proud that this was her chilli, and tho poor mother in all her poverty and humil ity would not have exchanged ber lot for a queen's coronet. "Mother. I have a Christmas present Tor you also." whispered Hans, and placed the silver crown in ber band. Hans had renounced mach, lind de nied himself all. and therefore his gift was above ordinary value. - Christmas l?ve. Thc dav lins now come to an end, And I look up into the sky; The stars and the snow seu-ni to blend As thc evening clouds go by. . The fire is merrily cracking On the hearth which it makes so bright; H?ne by thc ure was a stocking When children went to bed to-night, .Yow Santa's sleigh bells are ringing On the top of the roof BO white. And Santa nia song ia ainjina Good-by, Msrry Chmtiawi, Good night TliREE MEN K?LLEQ _m_ -I A Serious Accident Occurs On Th?| Battleship Pliiladehhia 1 . - J TUREE BOILER MAKERS ARE KIILI?I? The Giving Away of a Casket, or Ruti-I ber Washer, Converts the Ffr?-roorri' .i of thc Massachusetts Into a Seethe ing Pit of Steam and Hot Water'-^ Four Survivors Terribly Scalded-I Lieutenant Colc Injured in Gallant-^ ly Rescuing the Endangered Men--: Boiler Said to Have Been Thoro-jgh-; ly Tested, - ..L,; _ ' 'T? !* _-:-S .. ? . . . ' . - t Philadelphia, Special:-Caught ia,'?? trap and helpless to- saf? th??isei ires; j three men lost their lives arid ??utl others, including Lieutenant Wiri. CV.< C. Colt, were terribly' sc?ldcd Thurs-' day by a rush of steam ??? ??Jlirig7. water in the fire-roora of the baltl?--. ship Massachusetts, lying at the; League Island navy y?rd. Th?-dead-' are: Edward Bub, boiler maker niiii civilian; Andrew Hamilton, married, boiler-maker; 'Charles Bil zed. boiler maker. Injured: Lieutenant William. Cole, U. S. X.. assistant chief engineer j of the Massachusetts, scalded about the head arid tiddy, taken to the Na- J val Hospital; William ?rid?rstinV ship's bo: lei*. iriakfef, badly scalded,-'' taken lo thc ii?v,*:l hdspil?i; iarrie? Wilson, boiler maker's helper and cl- i vilian employe, scalded, taken to the1 Methodist Hospital; Joseph A. Dur and, boiler maker's helper and civil ian, scalded, taken to St. Agnes Hos pital. With the exrcptlou of Lieut enant Cblc, all Hie (tilled and injured iesided ii; Philadelphia. Lieutenant Cole received his in juries in a heroic effort to rescue the others. Tho accident was caused by the giv ing way of a gasket, or rubber wash-, er; on a boiler on the starboard side Hf thc' silii): The Massachusetts has been at the1, navy yard for some time, undergoing" extensive repairs, particular l.o_tbe boilers and machinery. Although Captain Edward D. Taussig and his complement of officers andr men aro : aboard the ship, thc Mjraichusetts ls, -JA^i-i i t-,ri-, irfflTliMu^atCLjfld; pWn w-.re cioseu ut ...^ - accident, and the only avenue of es cape was a safety ladder. Only one man, Briimlctt, ? ship's, fireman"; thought of the ladder, and he escaped without a scar. Few on the upper decks knew what had happened until the steam carno rushing up from the seething pit below. Tie work of res cue was prompt, and to this prompt ness those who escaped death owe their thanks. The first to enter the fire hole was Lieutenant Cole. Without hesitating, and being Scalded by the water and steam, he entered Quickly and quick ly dragged the men to r. place where they were taken in nhargo by others. Bub and Hamilton were dead when found, and Ritzel died a few minutes after being taken on deck. Whether tho gasket, was defectivo or was careless ly pul. in place, re mains for an official court, of inquiry to determine. It is said the boiler had been thoroughly overhauled and tested under a tremendous pressure of steam. At the time of the acci dent the . steam piessure 'vas Only sufficient to run the ship's heating plant. The accident will cause little or no delay in preparing the battleship for pea. Bridge Falls, Killing Three. Charlton. W. .Va., Special.-Three persons were killed and four others seriously injured by the collapse of the suspension bridge across the Elk river, which connects East and West .Charles ton. On the bridge when it went down were six children on their way to school and a number of other pedes trians together with six teams. The dead: Mamie Higginbotham, aged ll. years; Annie Humphreys, aged 17; Ol lie Gibbs, aged 15. The injured: Stella Smith, aged 17, compound fracture of elbow; William Holmes, colored, dri ver, cut and bruised: Henry Fielder, driver, serious internal injuries; Elma Tucker, aged 13, ! arms and leg broken. Lumber Men Meet. Norfolk, Special.-Representatives of twenty mills, controlling practically the entire output of Virginia and North Carolina pine lumber met here and de ckled not to make any change in the scale of prices which became effective November IR. An 'invitation to the North Carolina Pine Association from the Secretary of Agriculture to attend the American Forest Congress in Washington, January 2 to 6; 1905, was accepted, and a delegation named to reprcs^it the association. . Shot His Father's Slayer. Covington, Ga.. Special.-At Hardy's Cross Roads, in Jasper county, J. M. Parker was shot anti killed by . Jesse Hodges. Joseph Parker, aged 18. son of J. M. Parker, secured his father's pistol after he had fallen and sent two bullets through the body of Hodges. The wounds of Hodges are pronounced mortal, though he is still alive.. Tho trouble grew out of an'ojd feud. Young Parker, it is believed, will not bo prose cuted, for shooting Hodges, as.it is generally held that he was justified in trying to aid his father. Farmer Killed by Trolley Car. Spartanburg. S. C., Special.-Robert Peihoff, on aged resident of the coun ty died at an early hour Thursday morning as the result of injuries sus tained by being struck by a trolley car on Magnolia street. He suffered con cussion of the brain and died without having regained consciousness. The coroner held an inquest and the jury re i turned a verdict In accordance yrttb ? the facta f ?S?CiE?Att WILSON'S REPORT Fig?res Showing the Astonishing Vaf ues of This Year's Crop. Tiie Secretary of Agriculture has transmitted his eighth annual" feport. 1 .to the President. lu opening his report the Secretary enumcratCfl ?orno of thc more Int j portant features of the year's work. ?. ?mt?iig them1'are ?xtenstve cooperation with agricultural stations; tue taking . bf preliminary stops to conduct-feed lpg dnd breeding experiments, ?life' war waged against the cotton boll wee vil and against cattle mange, plans for education of engineers in road building; the production of ? hardy orange, a hybrid of the Florida orange and th? Japanese irifoliata: valuable research in successful shipping of fruit .Abroad; the value of nitrogen fiidng bacteria; ?iicc?;ss?ul introduc iUoh of plants suited to light rainfall .arcas; establishment of pure food .cl?ndards;. thti ?xterisi?ri of agricul tural education' in pritdary and sCcotfd -afy schools; the extension of instruc tion t? otir island possessions to en able them to supply the c?uutry with $200,000,000 worth of domestic pro ducts; now' imported from abroad. - He then proceeds to discuss the -place of agriculture iii lite Country's ^industrial life. I The corn crop of 1?04 yields a fc.rm value greater than ever before. ::Tbe farmers could from the pro ceeds itt Ulis crop pay the national ?A??t; the interest thereon for oh,e year, ;?rid still have crtoUgh' left to pay a ccirisidefablc pcrticii of the goverii "m^n't's yearly expenses'. Tho cotton crop, valued for lint and seed iii ?60d, ;000,000, comes second, while hay and wbeat contend for tho third place. ..Combined, these two crops will about e.qu.il tho ewji crop. Notwithstanding ih? wlle?t crop shows a lower pro duction' than any t??f Sift?? 1900, the /arm value is the highest a?ricc* ifJSl; Potatoes and barley reached their .highest production in 1904; save In d9()2 the oat crop was never sq largo by 60,000,000 bushels. The present brop of rice promises a yield of 900, O?d.?O?' pob?ds-300,000.000 more than ever before. . Horses and mules reach the high' esT~point this year, with an aggregate Value exceeding 3,354 million dollars. On the other hand cattle, sheep and Iiog3 all show a decline. '.:,Tbe gtgady advance in poultry leads. ne of the products of thc farm during 19?4. made within thc census scope, it is safe tc) place thc! amount fit 4,900 million dollars, after excluding the value of farm crops fed to live stock iu order to avoid duplication of values. This is 9.05 per cent, above the pro duct of 1903, and 31.28 per cent above that or thc census of 1899. Some comparisons are necessary to the realisation of such unthinkable value, aggregalihg ilearly five billions pf dollars. Thc farmers of this coun try have in two years produced wealth exceeding thc output of all thc gold mines of thc entire world since Col umbus discovered America. This year's product is over six times the amount of tho capital stock of all na tional banks; it lacks but three fourths of a billion dollars of the value of the manufactures of 1900, less the cost of materials used; it is three times thc gross earnings from the operations of the railways and four times the value of all minerals pro duced iii this country. The year of 1904 keeps well up to the average of exports of farm products during thc 'five years 1S99-1903. amounting to ever S59 millions, while the average for the five years was nearly S65 mil lions. During tho last 15 years the balance of trade in favor of this coun try, all articles considered, exceeded 4.3S4 million dollars, but. taking farra products alone, these showed a bil anoo in our favor of moro than 5,300 millions. Reviewing the increase in farm capi tal, the secretary estimates it con servatively at 2.000 minion dollars within four years-this without recog nizing tho marked increase in the value of land during the past two years. Thc most startling figures show as illustrating the farmers' pros perity are those presented by deposits in banks in typical agricultural States. Thc Secretary selects for this Illus tration Iowa, Kansas and Mississippi. Taking all kinds of banks, national. State, private and savings, thc depos its, increased from June 30, lS9fi, to October 31, 1904, in Iowa, 164 per cent; in Kansas, 219 per cent; nz? in Mississippi 301 per cent-in the Uni ted States 91 per cent. A similar fav orable comparison may be made as to the number of depositors. The secretary concludes that the farmers' rato of financial progress need fear no comparison with that of any other class of producers. News of the Day. A special 'dispatch from Stamford to a New York paper says "The Rev. Dr William J. Long, prominent as a writer and lecturer on animal life and kindred subjects has been stricken to tally blind and the chances of his re covering his sight are poor. For years one of his eyes was weak, and caie?ly on that account he retired from the ministry in 1903. Last week he lost the sight of both eyes. He is con fined in a dark roora and bears his affliction with cheerfulness." Sasoneff. the murderer of Interior Minister Von Plehwe, was sentenced in St. Petersburg to penal servitude for life and Sikorifsky, his accomplice, to 20 years penal servitude. Members of the opposition wrecked the interior of the Hungarian Parlia ment chamber. The first production of "Der Roland Von Berlin," in the Royal Opera House, at t?e German capital, was a great suc cess. Bulgarian bands are again crossing the Macedonian frontier. The British have fought 10 engflgC' monti in their TIUuw campaign, 1 TWELVE DAY FIGHT A Vigorous Assault On The Russians By Japanese GEN, STOESSEL DESCRIBES ATTACK Dispatches From the Port -?fih?f Commander Relate How the Fort ress Was Held Against the Supreme ?rfo'rt of the Japanese From Nov, 20 to Dec. S? St. Petersburg, By Cable-Gen. Stoes B?Vs dispatches to the Emperor, which were received Friday night, were giv en out Sunday. The 'first fe dated November 25, and is as follows: "I am happy to inform your majes-" ty that on November 20, after an in creased bombardment, the Japanese attacked one of the forts on the north eastern front and leaped with 'a por tion of their forces on the parapet. They were annihilated by rifle tire and the bayonet and thrown back into the (renelle's,- Their reserves were scatter ed by shrapnel", "From November 21 to November 23 the enemy violently bombarded the fort ?iid; ?ri spite of great losses, effected by their perseverance a passage be tween the two forts on thc northeastern front. "At 5:30 o'clock in the eveninc of November 23, after heavy firing, thc Japanese suddenly hurled themselves ?gal?sf. several.works oa this front and seized a" portion of thc trenches, but they were thrown back by the reserves after fi fierce bayonet struggle. They returned to the assault at midnight and j again occupied a par? Of the trenches, ? but were annihilated by our bayonets, j At 2 o'clock in the morning all was over and your majesty's heroic troops were able to rest and start to repair ing th? damage. The Japanese lost more than 2,000 (nett. All of our troops behaved as heroes. The following es pecially distinguished themselves: Gen erals Kondrake (commander of the ar. tillery) and Gorbotowsky and Lieuten- J ant Colonel Naoumko. (A dozen other officers in lower grades are also men tioned in th? dispatch.) Tho bombard ment of thc town arid il?rbor continues daily. A number of buildings have been destroyed and the harbor has sustained some damage. The garri same night the enenij duav.^? ? -- tachment on Panlung Mountain, but were repulsed, an also was their attach on Visek?i (203--raetre Hill,) "Oh th? 26th the Japanese bega? to bombard and attack fiercely the forts of the northeastern front arid the ad vanced trenches. Thc trenches repeat edly changed hands. Nevertheless, on . the night of the 2tith we threw back the Japanese at the po!nt of the bayo- . not. Thc enemy succeeded in blowing j Up the parapet of one of thc forts and i begail building parallels there. At an- ; other fort. Oh tile same night, they laid ; sacks along the r?mpait, but our ar- ? tillery dispersed theni. Towards 10 o'clock in the evening the Japanese attacked a battery on our left flank in ? considerable strength, and at first ob tained possession of a portion of the works, but our heroes brought bayo nets into use and the Japanese retired, leaving a heap of their men. Along the whole front the Japanese re-opened a violent fire against the interior of the fortress, keeping it up until 5 o'clock on the morning of November 27. The help which God sent us on the birthday of our mother the Czarine gave us fur ther victory." Many Marine Disasters. New York, Special.-The rsnow storm and gale which struck the coast Saturday afternoon and continued un til the early hours Sunday morning was the most violent that has occur red for several years." Reports from the New Jersey and New England coasts and from incoming steamers, tell of furious gales and many disas ters. At Vineyard Haven, over 15 schooners anchored In the harbor were blown ashore and several others were damaged in collisions. Off the Bay head, N. J-, life-saving stations, tho schooner Lizie H. Brayton, bound for Providence. R. 1., from Baltimore, went ashore, the crew being rescued by the life-savers. Snow Two Feet Deep. Newport, R. I., Special.-As a result of the worst blizzard that has visited this city in many years, all local traf fic is practically at a standstill. Thc storm began at midnight last night and abated at noon today. On a lev el the snow is more than two feet in depth, while a strong wind has piled up drifts that block the streets. Girl's Body Found. Colorado Springs, Col., Special-Tb? dead body of a white woman, appar ently about 18 years old,'has been found on Mount Cutler hy two survey ors. An attempt to destroy the. fea tures, supposedly to prevent identi fication, had been made. Dete^ 'ves have been unable to establish the girl's identity, but advance the theory that she waa a tourist from the East. The girl had been dead a week or ten days when the body was found. Prominent Minister Dead. Nashville, Tenn.. Special-Rev. R. L. Amis, secretary of the tennessee Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is dead here at an in firmry. where he had undergone au op eration. He was prominent in Southern Methodism and at the lime of his death was pastor of the church at Pulaski, Tenn, ile waa J.? years old. Ambassador Jusserand piftced g j wreath of laurel or. the tomb of TUcnu i na Jefferaon at Monticello, One Carload Received, and more coin i ug in, which inciudss tho following HOLIDAY GOODS. Boys wagons, Goat carts. Hobby Horses. Shoj-Flys Velocipedes knd Tricycle. A large au i tin? assorttnsnt worth'selliug. Seven cases of Chase's fine plush ahd.b?av ?rjrobea from $1.25 to $25.00. Remember the Babcock vehicles. H. H. CO SK ERY, Sole Agent. 749 AND 751 AUGUSTA, GA. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarterg of a million dollars worth of business a year. Quality considered they are tde CHEAPEST ORGANS made. Over fifty now in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before buying elsewhere. Other magnifi cent organs ;.n appearance at Forty-Five Dollars, with stool and box/ Freight paid J. A. Holland NINETY SIX, S. C. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair., Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material. W^U^ TT.. JHU-TK.: The v-^x,- - -o.y ABRINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad ., W. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Kdge?cld County arc with us and want to see you. Wagons Buggies ' FURNITURE. Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing? is complete. A Large etock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you money Johnston,_m_South Carolina. Bargain Store. WE make our annual Fall bow to the Edgefield shop pers and request them call to see our mammoth stock when in Augusta. 1 DEY GOODS: We have everything from staple Domestics to Finest Dress Goods, the prices and quality right. MILLINERY; Our Milinery depart* ment is filled with the newest and latest styles. CLOTHING : Men's Boy's and Children's suits from ?2.00 to SIS 0C. also large stock of Ladies' Cloaks, Reefers, and Walkiu? suits. Great Bargains in Ladies Skirts. Finest line of Men's Pants in the city from $1.10 to $5.00. See our big values in Blankets, Spreads and Comforts. Our SHOES cannot be excelled in the price, quality or style. MEN'S HATS in all new shapes and colors. Gp*Our store is the place to get your money's worth. AUGUSTA BEE HIVE,