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HB WAS ENTBUSTED i v v.-^-e ' **'+*': TEILSJT HU t Relatiofls With the New York Life Company. WHk HMdre4s •f IboaiaDdi of Dollara WHk fko UoieratMdlof that He Wm Not to Bo Rrqalred to Header Accoaat of Hia ;v expeaonarea. ^ Andrew Hamilton, the Legislative •gant for tbe New York Life Comp any, who, according to testimony, has been entrusted with hundreds tf thousands of dollara by tbo company, and baa not acoounted for 9235,000, baa boon beard by tbe Now York L'g- lalatlve insurance Investigation c itn mlttee, but baa declined to make an accounting. • A atatomdnt by Mr. Hamilton was road for tbe record Wcdneaday. It was preeented by tbe Secretary John C. McCall, of the New York Life, wbo want to Parla to obtain an accounting from Hamilton. In blaatatement Mr. Hamilton aayi that be la unable to produce any books or accounts, be cause bo undertook tbe Legislative matters for tbe Ufa Insurance com pan- lea with tbe express understanding that be waa to make no accounting. Absolute secrecy was neccesssry In rc talnlrg assistance therefore no checks ware used In making payments. Mr. Hamilton went into an exh&us* live explanation of the reasons for or gaol slag this confidential service, as be characterized It, covering his msth ode of work and citing a number ot legislative bill* in wblob be bad been interested. ▲ list of expsnses from 1IM tb 1904 was appended to tbe statement. Tbe sum of 1235.000 an ■QCOMtwd for, he says, would be great ly reduced by nls running acc uat still unsettled and open, and, as a matter of faith, pending a settlement, be of ton to deposit 1100,000 with the com vor of national supervision ot Incur- anoe. Under tbe same beading 197, 000 la charged for 1906 and tbe la oreast wm due, he says, primarily to tbe troubles in the Equitable Life Ai suranoe Society. In occluding bis statement, Mr. Hamilton ehys that “the injunctions of tbe president of tbe New York Life to me were always unmistakably explicit that my expenditures and my work were to be strictly confined with in the limitations of the law of land. Three instructions hare faithfully followed to tbe letter. Tl has never been a disbursen ent made nor ex- for bis' HIT \ Mr. Hamilton, In bis statement, ■ays that at the time of bis employ ment by tbe New York Life, the life Insurares companies feared that uu- less concerted action was taken they PUMjWoallJw legislated out of existence. "Tbe usual practice of depending i upon counsel to attend and pro* ant arguments was determined jto be taco Sclent,'’says Mr. Hamilton. “Th* vary toot that tba great Ufa Insurance i of New York favored or op pending legialatlvc propositions, would itself often concentrate tbe op podtlon against tbelr -ylewt; so Uke- did the knowledge that we were ited at tbe oapltols of tbe var- lead to demands that pol itical favorites should be employed in the role of counsel, wblob, If acceded to;-piwsdiKiryrffi wbo did not panels our oond- These and other considers- led the three companies to but one conclusion. We felt that If a se <Kik ccrvlce wac a permlwlbte govern . mental agency, a confidential service would be tbe only iff active, and at the same time proper, plan to gu ird tha waif are of tbe m it extend va com tMMihl Interests In tbe world—the Mto Inauianoe budness of tbe State of Mew York This confidential secret jerries WM decided upon as the only fritiflr 1 * plan of proteotion. ” ' ^ . x Mir Hamilton gives a long summary of the varlQua styles of bills hostile to Insurance companies, many of them urea “Bills to compel tbe ipany’sreports to be repeatedly and onnaoettarlly published to hewspapers arc adveoated," says Mr. Hamilton. u tO gain favor with tbe press for In n Mllng tbnlr revenues. Outrageous proportions, such m tbe 10 per cent tax proposed In ArkaosM, or absurd propositions like the Michigan bill, where a doctor’s certificate of haattb would excuse tbe payment of the Insurance premium and keep a y \ “ agent to enter tbe office of a man, Wbara tba sign ‘no sgents allow ad 1 h displayed find, legislative favor ■towarer ridiculous these bills may —u, they demand attention. M the capital of every Stats we have either retained representatives tor the companies, or are In oo opera tion with come one wboimr retained rapresentatlvM duly influential. It has boon fused advisable, ae the result of waparlaiiae, to avoid as far as possible any exact public Information m to who rep resents us. Tbe known presence of a corporation represented at legis'a tiva halls lathe signal for renewed vigor In tha attacks of blackmailers and cranks, and unfortunately mem- of tbe legislative body are fre- t Qoently deaf to reasoning where a non voting or oorporate interest Is at stake. When it becomes necessary, we have Often had ocoMlon to employ tba ool of the public preas for a discreet of our views; this method has found to be very efficacious, but It has also been f yund very expensive I have found that in my work in every body In tbe United States M large a proportion of men m there la in any body of In any svalk of life. Permit me toxtstatbst to mr wort i hare not found It ao difficult to defeat black malkra. ▲ man wbo Is out to black Bpll oorporate Intarests in generally ■ waQ known and hia character thorough |y n^Mawiiond. These men never re tahi tot any length of time, and 1 have found that requests to tbe hooaai members of the Legislature for to defeating tbe blackmailer are ^ il ways readily and cheerfully granted.” * A statement of money moelved by Mr. Baarittonatiowf * total of *270,. 9M tor tba yean from 1899 to 1905 Me oalls attention to an expense of iMO tor ‘ retalneii and newspaper i H la 1904 and says a large por- eapanm svaa oasaMnnart by to create public sentiment tha United States in fa- treapusrd upon tbe instructions given me by tbe president of this company and 1 want It thoroughly understood that not one dollar of any moneys ever paid to me by tbe New York Life losuraco? Company hu been u*ed improperly or foi improper purposes, or In a way that transgressed either tbe statutory law or the moral law.” A statement of legal expenditures other than thos; to Hamilton wm produced by Mr, JioChU. showing a total for fuoh expenditures of 91,103.- 920 frm 1901 to 1905. Secr-Hary McCall was questioned by Mr. Hughes as to what further light he could throw on the statemsnt of Mr. Hamilton, but he laid he could give no information. He did not question Mr. Hamilton’s figures the large a me unis for travelling penses. He asked Mr. Hamilton a full statement and relied on honesty to explain everything, did Insist that Mr. Hamilton producr but Mr. Ham ilton slid he had none When Mr. McCall wm excuasd Henry O. Appleton, of the State la suranoe department, was ctlled. He was told that Mr. Mcrgan, f >fmer prsldent of the Bulkers’ Life Insur- Stc3 Company, bad testified that Mr. Appleton had sa d It would cost the B inkers’ L'fe 950 000 to relnccrpor- ate. Mr. Apnleton somewhatheated ly said: “if Mr. Morgan said that, be Is a Bar.” He was called to order by Chairman Armstrong. Liuis F. Payn, former superinten dent of inturanoe of the State of New York was cilied to the stand late In the diy and explained a large number of appointments of confidential exam . mere.on the ground that an unusual number of eliminations were made during his tenure of office. Mr. Hughes produced a list, which showed that In 1892,^wo examinations were made, and in 1898 two more were made, while in 1899, the last year of Mr. Pay ..’a ad ministration tbe number bad not been brought out when ad} -urnment wm taken..- Tbe tff.lr.^oiUe Mutual R'.serve Life TO DilTUfcrn B&0TBAXA. Pat la hell Will Hake Cottoa Other Plante Grow Bettar. 1 The dtpartihent of agriculture Is preparing to shortly Mod out to tbe farmers of tbe country many thous ands of nodule* forming bacteria. Tbey will bi svnt in glaM tubes, bernettl oally s*sled, and are said to b: entire ly harmless to man or betot. Tbey are to be uwd to help tbe growth of tbe cotton plant '1—T- The first method of dlstribrutlng practically pure cultures of nitrogen • ; v \r/ ~ — '== wm* by me of jthe company ’■ funds which flx] D g bacteria dried on cotton hM not . . ^ . proved entirely aitifactory, owing to varying conditions of Ur during tran sit In tbe malls, and to certain mat ten connected with laboratory t c i n qua. While the number of unsuc oeasful attempts to secure inocu'atlon by users of cotton cultures sent by the department is small, It hM been rec. ognlzad tbe metb'jdaof preparing tbe organizations and distributing them were open to improvement. Investl gatioes have been under way for some time tvlth a view to Improving tbe methods f illowed, and m a rt suit, tbe depa tment is now prepared to s nd out bacterlologlcslly pure cultuns In ■imall tubas harmst'cally sealed. Tbe experlmente carried oo by the department have demonstrated th< fact that by tbe proper care of praotl oally pure culture? the nodule formlog bsctrels are actually carried Into the solL These bacteria are ab e to form root nodules, and where other condl tioos are favorably tbe Inoculation thus brought about makes possible tbe growth cf & legume In'soils where R bad failed previously for lacs of bac terla. The original cultures used, however, must be prepared wltb tot utmost care and wltb a view towards pressi ving or Increasing their natural power of nltrogem fixation rather tha> merely to make them grow under fav orab'e conditions. T e bacteria are oa able of mhklng up f r a deficiency of soil nitrogen and tbe department wi!l send full Instruc tions to any one desiring to make toe experiment with them. It Is tbe belief of tbe department that if tbe cotton seed to be planted are treated Uberqlly to a test of tbe trea’mmt yrtitahis-shortly to be Mot out, that much benefit will be deriv ed by tbe sdUoto wblob tbe seed are put, and oooa q isntly, a better and wealthier crop of cotton., “THERE’S A CURE FOR RHEUMATISM!” No^the mere temporary relief that the old "remedies” gave, not the little help that the doctor's prescriptions give; but ABSOLUTE AND COMPLETE CURE. That is what Rheumacide does. Rheumatism Is caused by an excess of uric acid In the blood. It Is an internal disease and requires a strong and vigorous internal remedy that will cleanse the blood of all Its germs and yet act through such nat ural methods that it builds up the entire system. WEEPS ALL POISONS BLOOD* The treat Blood Purifier. A.8u»t cum row rheumatism Also a SpeclficTorili'other'Diseases arising from Impurities of tha Blood. DIRECTIONS. loa anUL I. —• to two Vat. rafter m • aaS at badtloM^ GETS AT THE JOINTS FROM THE IHSllL BOBBITT CHEHCAL CO .••lc aaaaaicroaaT baltimore^moTuVs. A SHAKE THE BOTTLC. Bonn CURES TO STAY CURED. The result of the At the same^timeJt cures Rlieumatisn? it sweeps out of the blood ^the^germs of all other blood diseases, and cures Indigestion, Con- stipation, Catarrh, Kidney and Liver Troubles, La Grippe and Contagious au, e toh„b^dn...fr.mm| R .y. to a. Blood PoisOPg. 1301 James St., Baltimore. YOUR DRU0GI8T JELLS IT. BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO., *»»»■">• Different from any other remedy, latest scientific discoveries. INURED AFTER 16 YEARS. Baltimore, Ded. 10th. For 16 years I have suffered terribly with Rheumatism. -I was treatedhv leading phy sicians butgotno relief, L6ng since I despaired of ever being well again. But hearing of RHEUMACIDE, I decided to give it a trial. 1 have taken two bottles, and, thanks to this wonderful medicine; I now feel that I have gotten a “ new lease on life.” Every vestige Sample bottle amt booklet FREE If you eond flvo conts for postage SOUTHERN FARMS. the A BLOODY RIOT, I i.ur«.Doe C .frpinv were, .token nn rannrtort ai.ga ^witness, and during this iromEalng, a line of examination Mr. Payne stated that be had been opposed to Mr. Burnham as president of tbe Mutual U serve, and said be had tried to get him out. Mr. Hughes asked why be bad tried to get him out and Mr. Payn ttitly stated “because 1 tbougnt blm a crook.” - A point of Interest in in c u ranee matters developed in tbe Courts to day when Juitioe Greenbaum, in the Supftm) Court, granted more. The Court granted a writ.of man- damus to Clarence H. Venne • and one hundred other policy holders, direct tog John A. McCill. president of the New York Life, to furnish them with e e mplete list of the policy JMddtnL- Tbe board of trustees of tbe Mutual L'fe Insurance Company held e meet ing today and eketed E nery Mc Jlin- t e’e, tbe actuary of the company, as vies president and director. He will be in active charge of the'company's technical ifftirs. President elect Charles A. Peabody was also el cted a director. Theae two su c ed Ellhu Root and Uu ui W. Peokham. Tbe trustees voted to abolish tbe Metropolitan agency of C. Riymond & Co., and all agenclM are to be on a salary basis. , - CUT HIS THROAT Beoauae Ue Made a Meta of Carving a Turkey. Tbe New York American Mys when ^Tthe near.leather exterior of a Christ mas turkey—a patriarch bird revered _ . for meny years in tbe rural district poltoxla force; or the Virginia bill, 0 f Maryland because If was reported maktrig It actionable for k life Insur that only one of a large fl wk to re- cape tbe foraging Invaders under Lee —did not yield to tbe desperate ef forts of John Barry to carve It Christ mas, the exasperated man turned the knife on bis own throat and slMbed hlmsalf so seriously that be may die. Barry, who Is a carpenter, hM been out of work for several months, and sister Mrs. William Nallv, of No. 1095 'Pacific, street Brooklyn, to take Christmas dinner. He gaz d sadly at the Cbrlstmre tree laden with toys and lamented bis inability to contri bute to the store of presents for his little nephews and nieces. As Nally was sharpening his car ving knife, Birry asked to be allowed to carve tbe fowl. Nally glftdly re signed his place at the head of Abe.ta ble. Barry’s vigorous but Ineffective strokes with the knife caused great merriment m the little circle about tbe table when suddenly to the hor ror of every one present, tbe man raised the long blade to his throat and drew it back and forth several time*. Tae screams of tbe worn in and oblldren brought neighbors ruining to the house and some one telephoned for"an ambulates from St. John’s ambulate 3 Hospital. . i ~ Dr. White, who attended the injur ed men found him vary week from loes cf blood. He wm hurried to tbe hospital where it wm said Wednes day nlgbt he wm In a very serious condition and probably will not recov er. Milled by Roeket. ▲ dispatch from Union says Olar- anee Rochester fired a sky rocket ac cidentally at his friend, Sweet Thom as, killing him Instantly. Both are white, and tbe affair opoured at Z»- bella, Union county. The sky rocket wm nimsally large and pierced Thom- M’ bfeast like an arrow, producing death in a few momenta. In Which Several People Are Killed and Wounded. A bloody riot among negroes wm Valdoata t Qa., cn Sunday, turpentine oamp be tween Fargo and St. George, on the Georgia Southern andFiorlda railroad The first report ststed that a crowd of negroes tried to mob a white man he barraexded himself and fired upon tbe crowd, killing seven end wound log six others. Later reports stated that the riot occurred m the result i f a ObristmM frolic among negroes wbo bad plenty of “blind tiger” liquor on board. A general fusillade occurred and probab ly 60 shots were, fired. Two negroes were killed outright, three were mor rally wnnnrtari and diart later, while forward with amazing rapidity, it Is nevertheless true that, by virtue . f the rx'entof the agricultural Inter mix of the South, agriculture is yet thafpundatlon of the hutfneMof that section.- A change from prosperity of tbe farmer, and a change from land without a selling value to land in demand at an ad vance of 50 to 150 per oent. over the ltM 611601 *■ to e degree tbat nominal price of one or two years I 41170 * 1 * 11 * the jownf411 < ’t-0K FlcuUurf ago, 1* the most ferreaohlog develop- j 411,1 consequent prostitution eight others received bullet wounds. A negro woman wm among tbe killed and women were also among the wounded. Oae of the women wm brought^ Fargo for treatment, hav ing several bullet wouuda In her body andaqpther of tbe negroes came to Valdosta with a part of hia chin and j aw shot off having received tbe con tents of e shotgun at close range. He will probably die. It wm impossible to get telegraphic qommutcation with the place m there Is no telegragh efflea there end only meagre Information could be had from nearby stations over the railroad wires. Parties who came on tbe brain from tbat part of tbe ountry tTdiy stated tbat the row wm entirely among negroes and that bad .liquor and women caused It. There are persistent reports tbat the white superintendent of the tur penttne still at £ ring took 9 hand In the killing among tbe negroes there iMt evening. Tbe report says that he tried to atop tbe fight and thus became Involved in it, and that It wm his quick work with bis gun tbat saved blm. This cinnot be verified, but’lt is told here by a negro who came qn^e train. ■ ■ Th« Orew fcoitr ^ — Oaptaln Lermond, of the schooner Helen Thomas, arrived In Port Tam pa Wednesday and reports the wreck of the three mMted schooner Sakata of Parevoro, Nova Scotia, and the drowning of the entire crew, except; Christmas went to the hume of bis mg John F. Williams, mate. Hun ger had forced Williams to eat a por tion of h!s oil cost. Among those drowned were John Conlon, manager and owner of the schooner, and his s&n, John Oonlon, steward and four seamen. Williams went without food or drink for four days. The capsized schooner was discovered by Captain Lermond Daoember 21. Toe wrecked schooner wm bound for Havana. Cinders In Ryes G eased Death. Stagger log acroas tbe tracks wltb a bag of coal cinders on her head, uncouncloua of her danger, an unlden- tlllad woman, about fifty five yean old wm knocked down and In stantly killed Tuesday at New York t)»a car at One Hundred and Seven teenth street on third avenue. The woman was going home with a heavy load .-cf cinders, the dust of which shut off her view, eo that she walked right fu front of the oar. The mot- orman saw her passing one of tbe elevated plllan and thought she In tended to wait till his ear passed. - Banks Fall. The Merchant’s Trust company of Memphis, Tenn., decided to go into liquidation and tbe American Savings Bank and Trust company, on trolled by the Me:e rant's company, closed its doors to avoid a ran. _ Up to ll o’clock Wednesday morning tbe Insti tutions made no statement. TBs Merchants’ company baa a paid-up capital of 9600,000 and deposits of about 9600,000. The Asaar'etn Sev legs Bulk and Trust company has a paid-up capital of 925,000 and depos its of about 9926,000 Rapid Increase in Valpee Makes Whole South Prosperous. While it Is true that the Industrial *» 1 A GROWING 1VIL. , / The Habit of Advancing Money to Colored Farm HaOda. “The now common practice of ad- development of the South Is going b7 anclDg mone y 10 ne « ro w »« e bands * in tbe effort to secure their service as laborers on the farm is an evil, and m great an evil In its scope m wm the right of universal and unqualified suffrage suob is so nearly ruined the aouth for many years following the The Giz tte goes on to say shat it is an evil the preotloe of which hM al ready demoralized negro labor, and ment in Southern advancement of the iMt quarter of a century. It Is ftrreachlpg In many waya It means that within the last year or two Southern farm properties have In creased not leas than 91,000 000,000 In value, probably at leMt 91,500,000,- 000. But more than that, it means that under this Improved financial eon- ditlon the Southern farmer has gain ed new courage, hew backbone; that he hM learned bow to market his cot ton crop; tbat he hu fought to a fin ish the great battle u to whether the producer or tbe speculator is to control tbe price of bis staple. Having won thli fight, the entire handling of cot con from the field to the factory, whether the factory be in this country or in ELirope, hu entered upon an en tirely new stage in its history. It also means that land will be more thor- -oughly cultivated, tor the suooeMful evli -had it* Lautoos, iars kg our southern institutions. This we believe—have been told origin In our own county, Laui some twenty five or more years and hu since thrn grown steadii) and hu spread all over the state, an*. Is still spoeading. It hu brougb 1 about a condltlan that a white far mer, no matter bow inviting and hov fruitful hia soli and no matter hov badly he may need help to seed oultlvrte and harvest his crops, need not for a moment foster the hope 0 hiring a negro, no matter how Huogr bow ragged and dependent Ihe begr may be, without fi-st putting up s cash bonus—ad vanning a stated and demanded amount in order to secure at least tbe promise that the appli cant will on a certain day begin work VaHcecelc StrlcTnre Cored At Your Own Home. If YoiTHave Either of These Dis* / ' ' \ .s' *> eases, Write Dr. Hathaway of At- lanta, Ga., About Hi$ Methods 0 ' Trcatmeiit No Experiment. Other Diseases Cured. Books Free. 4 ^ThOusajul of men'* live* have been wrecked on account of theae diseases. Very few doctors know how to cure them. They ihould never tie entrusted to the nverafie doctor but only ’in expert should be allowed to treat them l rethal Stricture, if neglected or improperly logs of ruAiily power, and therefore, the bait' - treatment obtainable is not too go<>d. If you have either of theiie.dUi<A*es, sit down and write to Dr. Hathaway. He will send joa some very interesting literature on theircaiise, treatment and cure, and jgrill give you his ex pert opinion of your cane, without one cent of treated, will completely derange the entire cha^ Dr Hathaway is a reliable physician e** 1 *? *y 8UMD : «‘u»tng ""'•re kidney recognized as the m et.expen specialist in the and bladder diseases, intense pain and suffer- South and - * • !ng. Varicocele will bring about a complete ' confidence. Other Dite&ses Cared. Jou can consult hiu with perfect Dr. Hsthnwuy's specialty includes all chronic and private diseases of men and women, such as. Kidney and liladder Diseases, Nervous De bility (lost vitality) Specific Hlood Poison (Syphilis) Catarrh, akin Pi son nan Disuaeeenf - - the IP art; T.iver aiid Stomach, "Rheumatism, diseases peculiar to wometi, etc., and ot era. Kvery p-rson afflicted with either of these diseases is invited to consult him without charge. Those afflicted with stubborn a)id deep seated cases are e«|iecislly invited to write. He has bad special success in curing such cases where otJmcs. failed4 , tre t k—Sir* ■rivpry person writing him will be sent a valua ble booklet on thieir dise.se also free. Rave no hesitancy in writing. Kvery hing strictly confidential. Address Dr. Hathaway A to- KH Inman lildg., Atlanta, (ia. upon thejfinenoierlng landlord’s premi ses. And (even times out of the, or at not* badly dissimilar ratio, the man, whether be be a farmer, e me7-1 afUr ^curing the cash deman manufacturer, ii always nioves on and Mila” himsal^to another end another farmer, thus duping a good long string of unwary or a chant .. . .. better able to work to good advan tage than the one who Is fighting a losing bxttle. During the iMt six years tbe total value of tbe cotton crop, Including l9*d~to4lmbe, to be Ixiught by seed, hM been 93,600,000,000 against 92,190,000,00) for tbe preceding six yean, showing a gain In tbe Ust six years over tbe preceding six of over 91,400,000,000. It is not, however, due to this grest Increase lu cotton alone Ujat tbe Southern farmer Is In l)etter ship*. More and more hM the di ver location of agriculture gone on; more and more have fruit growing end '.ruck raising, “hog and hominy,” with the meathouse at home rather than in the West, been developed throughout the Sjuth.—Manufactur ers’ Record. Wrecked. The tug, Sommers N. Smith, which arrived at the Delaware breakwater Thursday repor.s tbat the schooner reported wrecked off tbe Winchester lightship Is undo notedly the Fannie 1 Reiche. The Smith psaeed the pertly submerged vessel and upon examina tion, found the name Fannie Reiche on the Inside of a patch on the schooner’s top sail. Fannie Relobe, Captain Briley, cleared from Phila delphia about a week ago tor Wil mington, N. O. The vessel passed to see and no report has been received of the schooner sines. The crew num^ bered seven men. Their tote Is un known. and unsuspecting to skip for parts lend owners, unknown, or only else the farmer possessing tbe “longest pole.” Thus the country is overldden by an endless chain of negro dead beats while the farmer, disgusted at the painful outoome of his own folly, tries to find an ayslum in town or Is compelled to sacrifice bis meagre be longings to seek a phej of refuge in , the wilds of tbe west. Gbnrch Union. — That Is a must interesting stgnlflant movement In Canada that proposed union of three great religious dsnominationk—Presbyte rian, Methodist and Congregation al—under the title of the United Church of Canada. The central ommlttees of the ' Several In(area. The eretbound Denver and Bio Grande passenger train from Stiver- ton, well loaded with passengers, was wreaked three miles from Dur ango, Oolo«, Monday and while no one wm killed, a large number of (he passengers were Injured, 12 of them quite seriously. The chair car roll ed down an embankment dragging ibe other cars oo their sides for over 400 feet. Then the engine and train wm brought to a stop, the engine tender nearly tipping over, while the drive wheels of the engine were run on the ties. Owing, to Intense which prevailed the injured gen suffered greatly. * -X I ) * * Olothea Oanjbt- MIm Goldberg, 22 years old, wing cold mas vrumuextf, «• jmmn uiu, glstCr yielding UP * *****?* doctrine, we believe such unions to York, wm burned at their winter home at TbomMvilla, Georgia., on Wednesday. Her dresi caught fire from a stove. She ran into 4 bait, when here brother, la attempting to strip off her darning olothea, ires himself severely horned. Mia Gold- three churches, My tbe press dispatch es, hsve already agreed upon a (loc al code that will make the three denominations ohf; and tbe plans for the union will very shortly be sub mitted to all the members of the three eburohes throughout the entire Dominion of Canada, the final action resting on the result of this general vote. It la expected to nedve the approval of the church membership. “The United Church of Canada” ■will have a term of church govern ment adapted from the systems of all three of the churcbes oomblQlng to form It. A general conference, after the Methodist plain, sod presided over by the president, will be tbe highest body. Next will be a council modelled after the C mgregational. council, ai presided over by a chairman, and the next body js tbe presbytery, presided o v ?r UrATnafleWtor. Tbe iMt few decades have b?en fruitful of plans for union COTTfN GINNERS AND MACHINERY OWNERS. Wrile for Prices on the Following Belt, Oindy Drill L’ress llAtnraers Pulleys Coupings Guage Cooks Oil Cans— Ouaggs Oil Cups Belt, leather Ltihricitors Belt, Rubber Ej 'ctors Babbit - Drills Hack Saws Fittings Injectors Pipe ' Files ruuevs Laoe Leather, Packing all kinds. Shafting, Cortars for STiaftlng and anything else in machinery supplies^ ^ Columbia Supply Co.. .... Columb's. S.^C. j ThkGuinard Brick Works j (O j COl^UMUIA. @. o . .. | ffMjffiyMdttgfeTM*. Prepared tu fill orders for tboo .nils No Hops for Barge. All hope of finding tbs whaleback and "barge Bath, lost bv the steamer View off Winter Qiarter light, dur ing a storm, hM been given up, m It is almost certain that the vessel found ered near Cape Henry, and went to the bottom with Captain MaeKensle, his wife and five seamen. Life Is mean only to the person who makes it so. Set out withe an aim. a purpose to be useful. Feel as If you did not ecjoy life unless you live for a persistent purpose. t. Coughs. various same beliefs ship. But them have been abl6 to get Ugether. We believe that this Canadian mov.» ment is tbe most impt riant example of oburob union yet to be recorded. Where it li possible for d.ffsrent denominations to find a common bMls of agreement, without any of them leldlng up any Tltkl article of faith be a good thing. All the churches have the eassnoe; If they were all united in one body, perhaps mors de finite results oould be Accomplished. * ’ll MMBHSMimmmhmShbmhhmmmw Governor LaFoUotts’s reform meas ures have been defeated In the Wls- oonrtn legislature. ‘ Murray’s Horchound, Mullein and Tar is composed of the most effective remedies known for curing coughs, colds, lagrlppe, sore throat, and all af- fcctionsdue to intlamed and Irritated condition of the air passages. It (is prompt in affording relief and c£flalh tn Its effect of hastening a cure. MURRAY’S H0REH0UND MULLEIN AND TAR May lie use’Jfto advantage in cases where other medicines have failed. It is pleasant, purely vegetable and al>so-. lutely safe for old-andyoung. Nothing else like It in ail the world. It should have a place In every house, ready at & Bates -Piano Club- 100 Pianos, • • 100 Members. To club members for the new 'sea!" • 100 Ludden & Bates. Bay 910at fii-t then 98 monthly. No delays. Plane? shippetkpromptlv. Our Guarantee • Warranted for a life time.” \ whooping cough Price 25c. Guaranteed Satisfactory to every purchaser. AT DRUG StORBS. Prepared by the Murray Drug Co., Columbia. ._S. C. $5,000 SUASM* ms BANK DCPOsir 9.1.far* Paid. NotaaTakaa 900 FBBk COURSES Cna.Writo Adgrats M*l«aa!a jruak ■ v' . - V. , •■.ifssc - l-r. r , fed, S& kaa-, A Piano «r Or*anPor VJu To the head of every f* m il, who Is aml’i- tious for the future and education of his , | < ^NAT. H ( ^ Ve a ^ peC u ial Pro l*«itioa to n-Hk.. -, ISo * rtlc ‘« in dw home ahowg tbe «vUiencj of culture that does a Piaao or Oi gan. Nouc compliRhiQQat ves mr mHelr pUamn — aa great value in after life aa the knowled of niuaic and the abilitv to play wall Our Snail Payment ovr or- ahip of a high gm-*# Piano or Organeaav. Juat a few do! lam down and a emaU iuim, - each month or quarterly or aemi-annualiy ai d the isatrument is youra, * Write ua today for Catrioguea and our F ial Proposition of Easy PaymeuU. j