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WONDERFUL MOTOR GAS With the Application of Air It Runs Automobiles. MAY LOWER PRICE OF MACHINES :aventor Expects to See Fine Auto mobiles Sold For St=O-He Claims For New Gas Cheapness, Safety and Easiness of Control-Can Be Used Also For Illuminating. It does not require a close scrutiny of the reports from the patent office at Washington to inform the average man that wondrous improvements are being made in the purely mechanical as well as in the scientific world, says a New York Tribune reporter. Now, those who are interested In automo Liles have a new problem to keep them Lusy. The latest thing in automobiles, which the writer inspected the other day, is a gasoline machine from which the gasoline tank is removed, another tank substituted and the machine run without the use of any gasoline at all. When the gasoline tank had-"been re moved, another tank, smaller in size, was put in its place. The new tank contalaed a gas which, in connection with the usual dry battery, the gaso line engine and free air, supplied the power for the running of the automo bile. The inventor, for the present at least, intends to keep secret how this gas is made, although he asserts that patents have been granted to him in the United States, Canada and in Eu rope. An interesting demonstration of the efficiency of the new power was given in a little vacant store in the lower part of Manhattan. The inventor, his son and the'writer were present. The machine to which the new force was applied had been hastily put together. There were the framework and half horsepower machinery of an old quad ricycle. On top of these had been placed the wooden body of an ordina ry runabout road wagon. The front pneumatic tired wheels rested on the floor. while the rear wheels were jacked up several inches from the floor. This was done to give the en gine full play without moving the au tomobile. The gas was confined in a steel tank eight inches In diameter by fifteen inches In length. This tank was placed In the body .of the wagon just back of the eat and was connected by little iron tubing with the gasoline engine placed between the axles of the rear 'wheels. This tubing ran around to the left side of the wagon bed, across the dashboard in front and then back along the body of tle runabout and conneect ~e ihthe engine in the rear. Trhere The may desire Thie lever, Qr steering rod,'~extends from the dashboard and has arubber handle. An-inchifrom the a-ubber handle there Is a little: hard' rubber disk, zot unike thie steel slide to be found on the modern hammneriess shotgun. With this slide the driver con trols-the speed of the machine and the amount of gas to be generated. The seats of- the wagon were removed to show the visitor, dry electric batteries, which furnish the spark necessary for the explosion. The inventor, a man well advanced in ~-years, climbed into the automobile and, -giving the lever a sharp pull back and then a push forward, grasped the steer ing bar, and the rear wheels of the machine began to whirr around at con sidlerable speed. There Wvas some noise, but not so much as would have been the case had the vehicle been started 'with gasoline. There was no smell. By moving his thumb on the little slide attached to the handle he controlled the speed of the wheels to suit his fancy. Then the vilsitor was asked to climb to the seat and see bow simple and easy It was to operate the machine. With a few instructions he found that to con trocl toie machinery was something.that as\all boy might learn in a few main nted if all went well. To demonstrate further the power of the new gas the connection with the tank In the automobile was severed and the pipe was fastened to a big tin tank on the floor some distance from the machine. It was said that this tin tank had been charged with gas sev eral weeks ago, yet when the proper connection was made the rear wheels of the automobile spun around as mer ~;' ~ rily as before. Noticing an incredulous Slook on the face of the visitor, the In 'rentor removed the jacks, and the ma Schine was pushed several feet nearer S\to the doer of the shop. The mnachge avas jacked again, the inventor mount ed the seat tand again started the wheel spinning rap~idly. "That was; done," said he, "to show you that we had no connection with any steam pipe or electric wires under the fiooring." Then the inventor brought out a little cone shaped tube from the rear of the shop and proceeded to show how 'ie could also use the gas for illuminating purposes. There was a gas burner at one end of the tube and an opening at the other. Putting the open end into his mouth. the man blew into the tube. Then, lighting a match, he apjplied it to the burner, and a pale. greenish ilame appeared. which lasted until the * air had been exhausted. It is said that de new gas can be used for power. 'light and heating purposes and that *there is no danger in connection with Its use. W. H. Russell and his son, George E. 'Russell of New York. city, the latter -an electricaI engineer, gave' the dem e. nstration'.- "IE have been experimenit lng 'wii-this ga: for the rast thirty' years," said the elder Mr. Russell, several years. The tank containing the pas will weigh from eight to twen ty-three pounds. Our plan is to gener ut( ;as fromi certaui ceic~nials and by drocarbon viich produce a carburet ted .hydrogen gas. We have tested It on automobiles and various sorts of stationary and marine engines and have met with success everywhere. I estimate that the gas is about one third more powerful than gasoline and rauch less expensive. Under our plan it will cost a cent per horsepower an hour, while gasoline costs from 1 to 2% cents per horsepower an hour. We have operated a marine engine eight and a half hours at a cost of 4 cents an hour. We can produce 100 sixteen candle lights at a cost of 10 cents an hour. "The gas Is so made -that air passing through it enables it to give the amount of power required. The admission of air is controlled by a valve, and the power and light are under the com plete control of the operator. When the tank has been exhausted, it can be recharged, as oxyhydrogen gas is charged into tanks, but with the ex ception of being under pressure. This new gas has absolutely no pressure. "This is in no sense an acetylene gas, which is produced from carbide of calcium, to which water is applied. This gas is entirely different from acetylene, in that there is no carbide of calcium in it. Then acetylene is dangerous. This is a dry, safe gas. The expansion of acetylene Is so un certain that it is a dangerous com modity under almost any condition when water Is applied, as there is no way of estimating its power. It has also been demonstrated that liquid air is not adapted for commercial use, for its deterioration is so great and the machinery so expensive that ItN future usefulness is likely to be contned to the laboratory for experimental pur poses and demonstrations. "With this improvement 1 expect to see a fine automobile turned out which can be sold to the public for, say, $350." __ _ _ _ STRIKERS' FERRIS WHEEL. Novel Idea of Pittston (Pa.) Miners to Make Money. Many plans have been adopted by the striking coal miners to make money during the strike, -but none is more novel than the idea conceived by sev eral clever miners of Pittston, Pa., says the Philadelphia Press. Failing to get work in the district and not desiring to leave their families, they conceived the idea of running a place of amuse ment and getting what few hickels are to be spent in these hard times. The result of their plans is a "Ferris wheel," iot like the big one at Chicago, but a model of ingenuity and economy in the use - of materials, which is no less an attraction to Pittston than the original was to Paris. A tree forms one support for the big axle made of an old cast -fron pIpe., eghit passengers. Four big props, such as are used In- the mines, supj~pk tt. 1it, s made of rough ~onds, apd'the seats ,are oT .board. an'd swing trpely on a pipe banger. Placed at the top of a hill at one end of the town, the "wheel" commands a view: of the entire city, as it is twenty four feet high. It is worked by a crank turned by man power, and the rides cost 5 cents each. Some of the ma terial had to be purchased, and this wes obtained with the understanding that It Is to be paid for out of the re ceipts. CHiNESE COINS TOO UGLY. #mercan Experts Engaged to Help Beautify Them. The Chinese emperor has compared the money which is being turned -out of his mints with American coins and has come to the conclusion that it is not handsome enough, says a special from Washington to the New York World. A cable message was received from Minister Conger the .other day asking that two Americans skilled in the op eration of minting machinery be de tailed to take charge of the Chinese mint for the purpose of introducing American methods. There had already been some correspondence on the sub ject, and on receipt of the cable Mint Director Roberts detailed Assistant Assayist Magruder and Assistant Su perintendent of Machinery Emory, both of the New Orleans mint. They were selected several weeks ago, but there was a hitch on the mat ter of 'salary. The Chinese officials thought they came too high, but final ly consented to pay the amount asked. Gold Dredging. The field of dredging for gold Is ex panding in California. Where It will stop is difficult to determine, says the San~ l-'rancisco Chronicle. Wherever a ol of water deep and large enough to flot a dredger can be created In an aurife:or~s gravel bank this process will be adopted. That is the drift of the industry. Trhe river beds whore the paiy dirt cannot be reached by oth er inining methods are now being worked. aind the benches and mead ows in which the auriferous debris from the canyons above has been de positedI are becomjing sources of great roit to the dredge miner. Novel Water Trouf-e London is introducing w::Dr troughs for thirsty horses at which the water can b~e run off by touching a push but ton and fresh water run In. Favorite Gemi of the Fall. The "touch of green" has extended to the jewelry. The emerald is the favorite -gem of the fall season. Automoblies In Demand. - Every one of the large automobile STORY OF LARNED'S PLUCK International Tennis Champion Un diumayed by Early Defeats. William A. Larned of Summit, N. J., now has undisputed claim to the title. "America's greatest tennis player," and in defeating at Newport, R. I., R. F. Doherty. the English challenger for the American championship, who had previously worsted Malcolm D. Whit man of Boston, ex-champion of Ameri ca, Larned demonstrated what his friends have long held, that when in one of his periodical streaks of bril liancy few of the world's experts could equal him. Larned is a quiet, unassuming play er, and he is a perfect type of the "in and outer," meaning one that is at his best one day and at his worst the next. He seldom plays In the same form on two succeeding days, and this peculia'r ity was clearly shown in his first match with R. F. Doherty, which occurred at Bay Ridge, N. Y., In the international series for the Davis trophy. On the first day of the match he won two sets straight, and on the second he lost three straight. Larned has been a prominent con testant in the national championship matches for six or seven years, never reaching the top until last year at Newport. To illustrate his persistency in his quest for the leader's title a friend tells the following story: At the close of the championship tourney at Newport three years ago in which the champion had been defeated again, he was approached by a United States Lawn Tennis association otilcikl, who said: "Well, old chap, it's rather hard luck to lose again. Whitman seems to be too good for the rest of you fellows." The future champion laughed, shook his head and replied: "Yes, it is rather diseouraging to be beaten year after year, but I'm not through yet. I maj not win next year, nor the year after that, nor the year after that, but rest asmored there will come a time some day when W. A. Larned will be at the top of the heap, even If I have to ltve to the age of Methuselah to do it." The Jerseyman's recent victory, which makes him international as well as national champion, more than bore out his prediction. TO GROW TEA IN TEXAS. Government Experts to Start Expert ment Station Near Beaumont. Dr. B. M. Duggad, plant physiologist, United States department of agricul ture, and Cornelius L. Shear, assistant pathologist, ariived in Beaumont, Tex., the other morning to make prelim inary tests of soil and arrangements to start an experimental tea farm under government supervision, says the New Orleans Times-Democrat Dr. Dugga~1 b~1e~xP~t~bo.would Dr. Duggad said:' " etient t'eat will grow in Texas, and a profitable belt may be found extending through here and Louisiana. We will make the first experiment east of thg Trinity riv er and will require about fiye acres of land. The government is conducting a very successful tea farm in South Car olina, and the climate is practically the same, except that It Is a little warmer here. On this' farm is growing a tea. which Is being sold at from 15 to 25 cents per pound, and good land willt raise from 400 to 500 pounds of tea a. year." The party was met at Beaumont by Congrssman Cooper and a number of prominent citizens, who are furnishing all the data In their power regarding the country. DELAYED BY BEEF CARS. Amusing Incident of the Presidentin New Hampshire Trip. During President Roosevelt's recent trip through New Hampshire his cav alcade, en route for the point where the speaking was to occur, was headed. off by a mile long train of freight cars.. They were Swift & Co. cars loaded. with beef en route for Canada, and. they seemed to move as slowly out of the way as possible. For fifteen min utes, the full time allotted by the schedule for the president's stay in. Manchester, the beef cars barred the way. 'You're up against the beef trust,. Mr. PresIdent!" yelled a brawny la borer In the front rank of the crowd.. Up went a mighty rear of laughter,. while a broad smile lit up the presi let's faoe. As a result of the long delay the president's sech was cur tailed to a few words. Clergyman's Strange- Pact. In order to obtain possession of a plot of land for the enlargement of the Methodist Episcopal church of Strat--i ford. Conn., Rev. Royal W. Raymond,.: ~astor of the churth, has signed a con tract to listen for tea hours to a dis sertaton on "'Seience, Nature and Re lgion" by Thaddeus E. Peck, the": owner of the land, says a Bridgeport: (Conn.) dispat h to the. Enalladelphia. Press. Mr. Pe,.k. who does not believe-I in revealed religion, thinks he has a. fair chance of converting Pastor RIay mond because, according to the con tract that has been duly signed, sealed. and delivered, Pastor Raymond Is obliged by the terms of the document to be an "attentive;' honest listener." Exhibition of Stree? Signs. In order to promote the use of artistic street sIgns an exhibition is to be held. In Paris in October at. ,vhich prizes of $400, $200 and $100 are to be given. for the three best original designs. shown. Compettors'.are required to. make stheir designs full size and for Dv.,-r-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Inhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through rour kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your 'k f--,blood purifiers, they fil -Z - i jter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do 'w - their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex - - cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected idney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady eart beats, and makes one feel as though hey had heart trouble, because the heart is >ver-working in pumping thick, kidney olsoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary :roubles were to be traced to the kidneys, ut now modern science proves that nearly ill constitutional diseases have their begin iing in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake y first doctoring your kidneys. The mild mnd the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases tnd is sold on its merits .. >y all druggists in fifty ent and one-dollar siz s. You may. have a ;ample bottle by mail - Home of swamp.Root. ree, also pamphlet telling you how to find ut if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Viention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer k Co., Binghamton, N. Y.y MHE COMMERCIAL AND AGRICUL. TURAL VALUE OF FERTILZER& What Is known as the commerci.l value of fertilizers as published in Lgricultural bulletins and similar doc timents, is a valuation made- up by dding together the average value of the chemical ingredients which are :ontained in the fertilizers. The agricultural value 6f a fertili :er is variable according to the skill )f the farmer and according to the :rop, and according to the seasons. It :rop, and the seasons. It is the practical result obtained in apply ing -the fertilizers. The two values Dught to be about the same, and on the average they probably are about the same, but the individual farner who gives carel ul personal attention to his values wil be able to make con siderable difference in his results by studying the underlying principles. he chemical ingredients which are re cognized as imparting commercial value to -fertilizers are nitrogen, phos- E phoric acid and potash. There is but one source of phosphoric acid which is at all practical and which Is made use of in the manufacture of fertiliz ers In the South. This is acid phos phate, which is made by treating phosphate rock with sulphuric acid. The most ordina:y source of potash is kainit, which is mined .in Germany. The phosphoric .acid and the. potash, which are derived from these sources, are about the san 'e in their results on crops i the phosphoric acid and pot ash derived from any oter sources, but the sources of nitrogen are num erous. This is the most important and S nay'nredient in fertilizers. - - ~tfefrftinef("' iss fthe -dontaine4f ~4refkor..ed just the same no ttrfrom~'*hat' source the nitrogen i obtainea, 'nd .this dict is apt toa mialead ,thie :farmer Inw his estimate of thf kinds of fertilizer to use for cer tain crops. For example: a fertilizer o containing nitrate of soda contains a C) splendid form of nitrogen, and one I which is very soluble'; therefore, it Is t very good for early vegetables and s quick growing crops, but it is entirely . too soluble for use in the cotton drop. . The cotton plant Is of slow growth and needs to have its "food supplied tl throughout a long interval. A fertili- tl zer conUtining cotton seed meal, hav ing the same amount of nitrogen as another fertilizer made of. nitrate of soda or any other source of nitrogen, is much more valuable to the 'cotton plant, even at the same commercial 'I value, than any other kind of fertilizer. The nitrogen in cotton seed me-il is all soluble, but it requires some time to be put into complete solution. This is exactly what slow-growing crops like fI cotton and corn require, therefore. it c Is important for farmers in the pur- S chase of fertilizer to specify that this fertilizer is ma'le with cotton seed meal, rather th'an other chemicals used as a source of uitrogen (or, what is the same thing, the source of ammonia.) All fertilizers containing nitrogen in. any form are generally known as am monated fertilizers. Let every farmer see to It that his fertilizers are am moniated with cotton seed meal, and, as he knows he can not get the meal to better advantage than from any of the local mills of the Southern Cotton Oil Company of the Carolinas and Georgia, or through their headquarters at Columbia. S. C., Augusta, Ga., At lanta, Ga., Savannah, Ga., and Golds boro, N. C.. or _Charlotte. N. C. A Parson's Noble Act. "I want all the world to know," writes Rev. C. J. Budlong, of Ashaway, R. I., "what a thorough ly good and reliable medicine I found in Electric Bitters. They ' eured me of jaundice and liver troubles that had caused me great suffering fqr many years. For a genuine, all-around cure they ex cel anything I ever saw." Elec tric- Bitters are the isurprise of all. for their wonderful work in Lier, Kidney and Stomach trou bles. Don't fail to try them. Only 50 ets. Satisfaction is guar anted by McMaster Co. A HAPPY HOME Is one where health abounds. With impure blood there cannot be good health. With a disordered L.IVER there cannot be good blood. Tut t's ill revfythetorpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy LIVER means pare bood ..~ Pure blood means health. Health means happiness. lakem nubtitte. AUl Druggists. Li HO Are bpst reac b the Co on runs two trains day fro M n witho'p change. hese ai s direc 'or make close nne o foral partsof Texas, aho and! dianTerritory. * .WORT --------- *** PASO. NI1L 0 CAoESVIL E SaM AMIbS If you want ton a bome" In Texas. where I crops are raised and where le prosper. write for a copy of ou andsome booklets. ' Homes in t e South. west- and "ThroughT xaswitb a Camera." Sent free to any body who is anxious tobet r his condition. THEi BEST LAWN SWING MADE SUMMONS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN A, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ;i W. Parker, Carrie B. Steele, Mat tie Mayer, Edgar W. Parker, James E. Paiker, Joseph H. Parker and Harry H. Parker, Thornwell H. Par ker, Emma Parker, Eli Parker, and Albert Parker, infants under twen ty-one years of age, by Eli W. Par ker, their guardian ad litem, Plain tiffs, against. on M. Parker, Sallie Hope, Law rence L. Parker, and the Bank o tidgeway, Defendants. nmons. For Relief. Complaint ~ti~efedqgets above Yu are ,bereby summoned amt~ re ufdtoitsivir the complaint in'thU tion, of which a copy is herewith rved upon you, and fe serve a copy our answer to the said comnplaint nthe subscrib?rs at their offiee, Bank nge, Winnsboro, S. C., within twen cdays after the service hereof, exclu o of the day of such service; and, if u fail to answer the compfaint with 1the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in is action will alpply to the Court for erelief demanded in the.complaint. ated July 17th, A. D. 1902. LEE & MOISE, A. S. & W. D. DOUGLASS, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. '0the Defendant, Lawrence L. Parker: ake notice, that, the summons, of hich the foregoing is a copy, together h the complaint in this action, were e in the office of the Clerk of Court Common Pleas for Fairfield County, tae of South Carolina, on the 21st yof July, A. D). 1902. LEE & MOISE, A. S. & W. D. DOUGLASS, 7-24-t Plaintiffs' Attorneys. SUMMONS. TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. George L. D~eHihns, Plaintiff, against eorge WV. Free, Joseph F. Free, Nan y D. Smith, Lucinida E. DeHihna Louisa C., McDonald, Nathan Free edora S1)Otts, Joshua Free and Cot nelia A. Jacobs, Defendants. ununons. For Relief. Complaint no - Served. rothe Defendants above named: YU are hereby summoned and re 1ired to answer the comlazint in thi ion, which is filed in the office o e Clerk of the Court of Comnmor leas, for the saiti County, and t< rve a copy of your answer to the d omlaint on the subscribers a1 heir office, Bank 11ange, Winnxsboro outh Carolina, within twenty day! ifer the service hereof, exclusive o hQ day of such service; an~d if yo a *oanser the comiplaiint within th< me aforeaid, the plaintiff in this it ion will apply to the Court for th< ~ief demnnded in the complaint. May 28th. A. D). 19)02. A. S. & W. D. D)OUGLASS, Plainitifl's Attorneys. rothe defendant, Joshua Free: r1ake notice, that the .sumons, o ich the foregoing is a copy, togethei thI the complaint herein, were fileN ;nthe ottice of the Clerk of the Cour )fCommon Pleas for Fairfield County outh Carolina, on the 31st day c Jy, A. D. 1002. A. S. & W. D). DOUGL ASS, 4-3w sPlaintift'% Attorney-s' Registration Notice. The old Board of Supervisorsiof Reg~ tration, consisting of T. .W. Sligh H.. Neil, and WV. W. Crosby, ha een reappointed. The Board hold aregular monthly meetings the firs Ionday in every month in their ofie iithe Court House. T. WV. SLIGH, Cron. lmd Suerorsm nReirat~on AN INQIAN TER. et, ich line iph to Texas ei er reach H~ A - :.-NRsvtpO.T ANA SAC LUFKIM I. BAIR, T. P. A., ATUNTA, GA LW. LaJEP. & T.L., ST.1iKM. iENTS WANTED Lawn Swiags and Settees. Hammock Chilrm, Camp Cbairs and Stools, froning Tables, Wash Beuches,- Etc. Agents easily ma.e $5 TO S10 PEW DAY. WiTl furi-sh samples at re duced prices to those desirin~ aec.Exclusive territory given. Address, No Flies A AND MOSQUITOES. the room where our Wire Screen Doors and Windows are used. They contbite richly to the pleasure of life during the long, hot, summer days. They are no longer mere luxury, but gn aine necessity within the. reacli I every one. Iand porcelain hoI4 I$1.50, and $2.00. at 50c., 60c., and 65c. each. Blay now and get rid of the flies and insects. J. W. SEIG-LER. MARE5. I have io or 12 real nice Horses that I will sell cheap or will trade them for thin ; mutes. If you need a horse come to see meand I will let you have one that will give you satisf action. CATTLE. I have four very fine Micch tCows that I will sell ortrde them for dry cattle, A. Wilford. A, of th busines Here you'll find all about how to'do it, and why you do it that way.. These courses are comnplete and ElI give the studenit characte r in bla work.. Write for catalogue. Address, Cove COuercial Schoel,