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mimurn THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA j L. C. HAYNS, rrei't. F. G. FORD, Cashier. Capital, ?250,000. Undivided 1'ruflta } ?110,000. Facilities of our magnificent New Wilt {containing 410 i-afoty-Louk Doxes. Differ ent Sizes ar? niTored to our patrons and the public at t?.'j? to 910.00j>er annum. THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA. Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. Hayne, President. Chas, C. Howard, Cashier. VOL. LXVIL EDGEFTELD, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 19. 1902 NO. 12. ? DIAflONDS, SWATCHES, .JEWELRY. ? We carry the large Fine Diamonds, \ PH Sterling Silver am A Diamond Setting, Watch and J Hz. Old Go'd taken in exchange for B . Wm. Schwe ^JEWELERS, Facts mi Fancies.. Kew York City.- Shirt waists and blouses with a double-breasted effect aro. extremely fashionable, and suit many figures to a nicety. This smart . . WOMAN'S BLOUSE or. SHIRT. model is shown in silk chambray In pale blue and is unlined, but is suited lo all the season's washable fabrics and to all waist cloths and simple silks, albatross, C1??*1"a T?*>! w?nr. peau de soie, taflet . can be made over t when preferred. The lining is snu C-^o. i?*- ti?e ?entre fron lirtald in three bac at each side of 1 stitched for its on_ .fro- includes two deep tucks that ex tend to yoke depth and are finished with double rows of stitching in ?orti colli silk. The right front laps over the left iu double-breasted style and is held by means of buttons and button-holes. The sleeves are in shirt style, with cuffs that are buttoned over at the out side and at the neck is regulation stock. To cut this waist for a woman of me dium-size four and an eighth yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and seven-eighth yards twenty-seven WOMAN'S V inches wide, three and a quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or two and an eighth yards forty-four luches wide will be required. Woman'.-) Wrapper. Tasteful, becoming morning gowus are essential to making a good appear ance as well as to comfort. The at tractive May Manton model given in the large picture has the merit of being absolutely simple at the same time that it is becoming and entirely satisfactory. The original is made of dull blue ba tiste dotted with black and is trimmed with bands of plain blue, stitched with cortlcelll silk, but all washable fabrics aro suitable as well as challie, cash mere, albatross and the like. The wrapper is eat with a titted back and loose front, that can be arranged over the fitted lining or attached to the edge of the yoke as preferred. The yoke is pointed and provides a smooth fit across the shoulders without de tracting from the comfort of the gown. The sleeves are in bishop style with deep cuffs pointed at the upper edge, and at the neck is a standing collar. The skirt portion is cut to Hare freely at the feet, and finished with a gradu ated circular flounce, seamed to the Sower edge. To cut this wrapper for a woman of medium size eleven yards of material twenty-seven inches wide, ton yards thirty-two inches wide, or eight and an eighth yards forty-four inches wide will be required. Sqtrare-Mcsh Etamlue. v fitaralneg are bein; purchased to be j ; .?.?.?.??.?.H ?st and most complete stock of B Vatches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, ? ?1 Plated Ware in the South. gg?"| ewelry Repairing. ^ . new goods. igert & Co., ? Augusta, Ga. 2 made up over taffeta for a serviceable spring suit. The open mesh of this fabric looks cool and suitable for the first heats of our glowing American spring. The darb blue etnmine is ex tremely popular, although plenty of browns, dove grays, myrtle greens and a few pale "cranberry" reds are sold. Here and there a heliotrope etamlne is chosen, to be relieved with dark bands. But the dark blue and navy blue pieces of etamiue are most in demand. Thc 11)02 etamlne has a square mesh, which distinguishes it from last year's goods. Persian Lamb Buttons. It seems a shame to cut up such.au expensive fur as Persian lamb inte snippets, but, nevertheless, good dress makers stop at nothing for fear of ex pense. A handsome black cloth cos tume for the street has a tight-fitting coat, which is qnitc long in front. This has a broad-spread shoulder collar of Tersinn lamb, which terminates in V shape almost at the waist. On each side of the central fastening are ar ranged three large button molds, cov ered with this rich fur. This brings the buttons in three groups of two each. 1 _ I Vojrno of White Felt. Clltld'H French Drct_. French dresses, w*th their long waists and short skirts, make a charm ing effect worn by little girls and are in the height of present styles. This pretty May Manton model is made of French nainsook with trimming of line ueedlework. and is dainty ns may be, but the design is equally well suited to all washable fabrics, and to the simple wools and silk worn by children from the ages of four to ton years. The foundation for the waist is a .smoothly fitted lining that closes with it, at the centre back. Onto this lining are faced the yoke and fancy front, and over it are arranged the full front and backs. The skirt is simply straight, tucked at the lower edge and gathered at the upper, where lt is seamed to the waist. The sleeks are In bishop style with narrow cuffs and at the neck ls a standing collar. A rib bon sash ls worn over the seam that joins the skirt and waist. To cut this dress for a child of eight years of age five and five-eighth yards of material twenty-one inches wide, four and a half yards twenty-seven inches wide, four and a quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or three and an eighth yards forty-four inches wido FRENCH DRESS FOB A CHILD. will be required, with three-quarter yards of inserted tucking for yoke and front, nine yards of edging and six yards of Insertion to trim as illustrated, CLOS * By \\ The whole scene was drear and des olate, and a pale face pressed against the window pane looked ont upon it with sorrowful eyes, seeing in the gloom of the landscape and shadowy skies the symbol of her futur- life. The face itself was not remarkable; there was no special beauly of outline, no ? :ling complexion, no solft-col ored ivy hair. It was white and slender, and would have been spirit less only for the restless eyes and blood-red lips. The forehead was broad and thought-impressed, with brown hair brushed back and closely braided from the face which happiness might have beautified, but which was now undeniably plain, and tinged with the cold gray hue which pervaded earth, air and sky. Annie Raymond stood for an hour looking persistently out, not cn the dreary landscape alone, but into her drearier future. Since her mothers death, which occurred duringherchild hood, she had experienced no bitter trials; but little, trifling troubles ha.l made her daily life unlovely and un pleasant. The family was large and in very moderate circumstances, and, like all poer people of the present day. strug gling to make one dollar show for two, and so appear richer than they really are. Jane, the elder sister, took charge of the house and ruled the younger children with a roil of iron. The two girls who came next were both mar ried, and struggling with large fam ilies and poverty. A brother next younger had left home and was seek ing his fortune-a hopeless task. Then came Annie, age 21, and then sisters younger still. The father was a grave, hard-working man, who usually dozed away the time he spent at home. Annie's life had been monotonous enough thus far. There was house work in the mornings, and in thc after noons the sisters sewed for a fur nishing store in thc village, barely earning a sufficient sum to clothe them in the plainest apparel. But they were sprightly, intelligent girls, and wore received in the so ciety of the village upon an equal foot ing with those who were better sup plied with this world's goods. There had been a time when Annie indulged in rosy dreams of the ??i ture, but her life was too monoton ous, so lacking in incident, these wen! 6oon dispelled. Her older sisters fur nished striking examples of what her nwn liff? would bc. ._0...a .v,. w.o luxurious and beauti ful things of this life. So she grew graver as she went about the samo simple, homely tasks day after day, and Jane's reproving voice grated more and more harshly upon her sen sitive ear, until it seemed as if sha must cry out like a hurt child under the pain of her life burden, and she was only dumb for very shame. For her sisters seemed happy in a certain degree, and was her life hard er to bear than theirs? "They never think." she said; "i do; so much thc worse for me; but I can not make them understand how terri ble a life like theirs seems to me, it l's so utterly devoid of beauty, and even comfort." But during the previous winter n change came over the spirit of her dreams. George Hastings came to Glenville, and from her first acquain tance with him her life brightened. He was only a merchant's clerk, but capable and energetic, and a favorite with his employer. When Annie met him first she only saw a rather small and uninteresting appearing young man, who conversed agreeably. When sne saw him for tho second time she thought he had fine eyes, and before the evening was over she confessed that his smile was beau tiful. Then, as their acquaintance pro gressed, she found their tastes were very similar in many things. After this he often called upcu her evenings, and read aloud to her while she was busy with her sewing. Num berless little attentions followed, rendered in a tender, delicate w-ay, and for a time was supremely happy. George was slowly but surely ap proaching a declaration-she was cer tain of this-and as she thought it over in her mind, doubts began to creep in where contentment had reigned. She loved him so well, she could have died for him, and without him life would be utterly desolate. But he was very poor, with only a small sum as yet laid aside for a rainy day. Would her life, after all her tender urcams, be different from Sue's or Sarah's, If she married him-? Jane, seeming to understanl An nie's dilemma, lectured long ana elo quently on the subject of marriage. George Hastings was a fine young man, she told Annie, who would make his mark in the world yet, if he wasn't such a fool as to marry and burden himself with a wife. A wife was a fearful drag to any man. Single lifo for either man or woman, was tho only true and noble life to lead, and any woman who married because she was tired of taking care of herself, was a moral coward. So, pondering upon Jane's words until she was nearly demented. Anni'-; stood looking out upon th? clouded skies in the chill November after noon, and thinking desolately of the clouds hovering over her sky-life. "Will it be aiways so?" she asked hrrsrlf bitterly, as she turned away. "Oh. I am so tired ol' thc clouds of sorrow. Will the sunshine of joy never come?" At this moment one of her younger sisters came in with a letter for An- | nie. In some surprise-for it bore a eily postmark-she opened it. With thc early heat of summer n lady had come to hoard at: Glenville, ?in search of country faro and country breezes, for she wac n confirmed) In JDS. f. X, * valid. She took lodgings! across the way from Mr. Raymond's; ?nd seemed to fancy Annie from the first: She nsw wrote, asking Annie to come and live with her, as nurse and companion and offering a sum which seemed princely in Annie's eyes. She decided at once to go, for she longed for a glimpse of the world without, but she would wait until she saw George in the evening, for his opinion might influence her in some degree. So, when he came, she hastened to impart the news. "Don't go, Annie," he urged. "You know-you must have known for a long time-that I love you dearly. I've only waited to tell you because I had not a suitable home to offer you as yet. But I'm saving for that pur pose every day, dear, and when we can see each other so often it will not be so hard to wait a little longer. Stay, and promise mc you will be my wife just as soon as I can provide for you properly." "George," she said, "you know I love you, but I am too much of a coward to bind myself to be a life long slave, like my sister, Sarah, for instance." "Sarah was sickly i.efore she mar ried, I believe," he answered quietly, though his manner betrayed some sur prise at such an outburst from the usually mild Annie. "Yes,'' reluctantlj'. "And peevish and fretful, too." "Yes," responded Annie, slowly. "You are neither." Annie burst info tears. " he was unhappy," she said,, "and so am I." George was puzzled. He used his powers of persuasion to thc utmost, but she was inexorable. She would not consent to an engagement, and she would go to the city as a compan ion to Mrs. Reade. SM, vexed with her obstinacy, but thinking it best to give her her own way, since he could not well do otherwise, he bade her good by. Annie sobbed herself to sleep that night, and two days after-for there was slight preparation needed-she set out for thc city. For a time she was delighted with her situation. Mrs. Reade was very captivating in manner, and treated Annie almost like a sister. Aroiie had intended to save her earnings, but, under Mrs. Reade's advice, she fOIITld amnlo nnnnrtiinitv *n invest wife, and though she had everything that wealth could procure, she was very unhappy, as much as either Sue or Sarah. "Oh, dear!" Annie sobbed to herself ono day, when her patience was sev erely tried, "everyone has more f-r less trouble, and after all, poverty isn't the hardest thing in thc world to bear. If I were at home now I could marry George and be contented with the inevitable outfit of six sliver spoons and two feather beds, and feel much happier than either of my sis ters." However, she determined to remain as long as she could bear with Mrs. Reade's unhappy temper and the un pleasant familiarity of the servants, thinking she would at least save her money and have something to begin life with If she ever dbl marry, which seemed very doubtful to her now. Spring came on, and as the weather grew warmer Annie began to have fearful headaches, a new thing forher. She grew tired of the senseless look ing rows of brick and brown-stone and longed for the pleasant woods near her home, with their fresh, green leaves and early flowers. She felt if she could only have Jane to scold her it would do her good. She grew home sick for the very home she had de spised. Mrs. Reade complained that she was growing heedless and Annie knew it was very true. One morning she woke feeling too ill to rise. Mrs. Reade's bell rang re peatedly, but Annie was too ill to heed it and lay dimly conscious cf what was passing around her. She knew they were holding a consultation over her, and afterward that they wore re moving her to some other place, she was far too sick to care where. After a few days of burning fever her senses returned, and she found herself in the hospital, with every thing new and strange about her. As soon as she wa? able to sit un she procured writing materials of her nurse, and wrote home. By this time Mrs. Reade had roused herself to write also, and, thoroughly alarmed, Jane eet ou; to And her, ac companied by George Hastings. George met Annie quietly, but Jane scolded and cried over her until Annie felt that her sister really cared more for her than she had ever known. They took her home, a shadow of her former self, but more contented in mind than she had been in years be fore. But it was not until she was quite as well as ever, and had fallen readily into the old routine of daily labor, that George spoke a~ain of love. He came to sec her the same as before, and brought her trifles in thc way of flow ers and books; and one evening, when they were sitting in the dusk and ploom of the twilight, with the cloudy November skies frowning without George said: "Do you think, Annie, you could marry a poor man, after all?" "Oh, George!" deprecatingly. "And do you think you are brave enough to bind yourself to be a life long slave like your sister Sarah?" "Not to a husband I did not love, and who cared but little for me. That would bc a fearful bondage for me, or to any other woman." "But I love you and you love me. Don't you think that makoR a great (inference? 5?'A11 the difference in tho world, George." "Then do you not think you could make up your mind to marry me?" "I think I could if you asked me." "Ohl" with a laugh, and that waa all. Not ? word was spoken by either for soin? time, but ho took her hand and dr?w her silently to his side. At last h? spoke: "Confess; Annie/' h? said, "that you are disappointed.- ? am riot tho hero you expected as a husband, am 1?" "No," she answered, "but you are a tf?e, noble hearted man, and that is better. I forgot in all my senseless day-dreams and plans for the future, that I was only a woman, and a very foolish one at that. You have excel lent judgement and sense, but you are just my age, and, not zo wise, I am afraid of you. I know you have faults, L?t so have I; and if you will have patience with mine, I can bear yours without a word." */e shall have trials, too, dear," ho s?id, "but we shall help each enduro them, and that will make them so n?uch easier to bear. The lesson of tile past year has not harmed you, Annie; you will bc more contented all your life for it." ~"It may have done mc good. George; but * don't think tnat I'm ono wi?t better than I was a j ear ago. 1 have the same faults still. "Neither* am I metter than I was then, Annie; but I think we under stand each other moro fully, and I love you, faults and all, as I never could love another." So at Christmas time they were married. And thc finery in which Annie had indulged the winter before, with slight remodeling, served a good purpose as a wedding trousseau. Har faJier came forward with thc spoons and feather beds, and Jane exerted herself wonderfully, saying it was a pleasure to help Annie, she was so grateful for everything. ' The little sum which Anido had saved from her earnings helped to fur nish thc pretty little cottage which George's increased salary enabled him to rent; and tnough everything about lt was very plain, it was neat and tasteful and homelike, and George and Annie were happier in it than many a pair, who have all that money can buy, could ever dream of being. And busy with her dally cares which love light ened, Annie forgot to mourn over clouded skies.-New York News. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. In setting sud distributing tjpe a compositor's hand travels on an aver age ll miles a day. Leaving Sundays onH hnit/iavQ nut of account this mean3 A French explorer journeying in the south of Algeria, was captured by Arabs and threatened with death. In searching him, however, they found a portrait of a famous Parisian dan seuse. One cf the chiefs had been to the Paris exposition, and had been so immensely impressed by the beauty and grace of the lady in question that he immediately released the prisoner, because he thought he was her friend. A very queer case of a foreign body in a vital organ is reported in the Australian press. Mr. R. G. Foystor, J. P., conducted a magisterial inquiry at Echuca, Victoria, concerning the death of Stephen Harris, whose body was found floating in the Campaspe river, and during thc post-mortem ex amination, Dr. Kelly made an extraor dinary discovery. In the centre of the heart he found an ordinary wax match. How it could have got there he was at a loss to explain. Physiologists and scientists in gener al have been making some curious ex periments, with a view to determine the relative strength of "right and left limbs." Fifty and nine-tenths percent of the men examined had the right arm stronger than the left; 16.4 percent had the two arms of equal length and strength, and 32.7 percent had the left arm stronger than the right. Of wom en, 46.9 percent had the right arm stronger than the left; 24.5 percent had thc left stronger than the right. The most extraordinary forest in the world was discovered by Dr. Welwitsch and occupied a tableland some six miles in width, between 300 and 400 feet above the sea, near the west coast .of Africa. Thc peculiarity of the trees of this forest is that, though their trunks arc as much as four feet in di ameter, they attain the height of only one foot. No tree bears more than two leaves and these attain a length of six and a breadth of two feet. The flow ers make gorgeous crimson clusters. In respect to the comparative speed of animated beings lt may be remarked that neither size nor comparative strength seem to have much influence. The sloth is by no means a small ani mal, and yet it can only travel 50 paces in a day; a worm crawls only five inches in 50 seconds; but a lady bird can fly 20.000.000,000 times its own length in less than an hour. An elk can run a mile In seven minutes; an antelope can run a mile in a minute; the wind-mule of Tartary has a speed even greater than that; an eagle can fly only 54 miles In an hour, while a canary falcon can reach 750 miles in the short space of 16 hours. Fpct Aero? ihn Sen. Great Britain has still a great deal to learn, so thc lecturer had aid, be fore she could command .he undivided admiration and respect of the wholo world, and he r as the man to show her how it was to be clone. "What dues this nation need?" shouted tho impassioned orator "What does this nation require if she steps proudly across the broad Atlantic-If ?jhe strides boldly across the mighty ocean in her march of tra'irt and free dom? I rercat. what docs ?bo need?" '.Rubber boots!" suggested thc gross ly materialistic person in a near seat. -Chicago Journal. The Danish West Indies have come into public notice on account of the ne gotiations between tho United States and the Danish Government by which the three islands - St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix become thc posses sions of the United States at a lower price than this country was willing to pay for them many years ago. The islands cover about 127 square miles, and the population is estimated at about 30,000. Dcnr-irk has been in possession of the isl..nils since 1071. but they have never been a great source of revenue, and for many years sugar producers afc in favor of rnnox ;:tIon, but thc blacks arc opposed to the scheme. There are comparatively few whites on the islands, not 'more than fifteen per cent, of the population. The blacks are of a superior class, and, having the same rights and privileges as the whiles, they naturally fear that their condition would suffer if they be came American citizens. There is no such thing as a color line there. Edu cation is compulsory, and all the chil dren, white and black, go to school be tween the ages of seven and thirteen. In the churches there is also an ab sence of all distinction as to color, ard ; there Is certainly no line flrawn : j business. The Dane recognizes a nt: ' for his worth, and never thinks of ox- j eluding his neighbor from social, busi ness or religious functions bpcause of his color. In the Colonial Couucil at St. Croix there are two black men, and they lill the places whit credit to them selves and to the satisfaction of their associates. Intermarriage between na tives and whites ls nothing unusual, and clergymen of the various denomin ations never refuse to perform the mar riage ceremony between white and black men and women. There seems to be a misunderstand ing in the United States as to tho lan guage used by the people in the Dan ish West Indies. The fact Is that everybody speaks English, and. al though the official language is Danish, English is used in the schools as well as In the court of justice. St. Thomas has no agricultural im portance. A few onions and other veg etables are raised there, but not onough to supply the lo.ouo inhabit ants, and nearly everything that is used at the table is sent from the Uni ted States. Tho place has a lino har bor, large coal wharves and a drydock, and among the larger buildings are the Government house and a hotel. The stores and shops ns woll as the houses of the inhabitants aro nearly all one story buildings. The old structures are built of stone, but. tho modern houses are of wood, anti all are of the old Spanish style. The roofs arc ill'1;'? and fiat and so arranged that they .-lied the rain into cisterns, where lt is kept for drinking purposes, there being no other water available. On the Island of St. Croix Frcderlck CHARLOTTE AMALIE. ST. stcd and Christiansted are tho oniei towns. These places have a popula tlon of about 1000 each. They have .toree and shops Was these ef St Some interesting Facts About the Three Little .... Islands. irkirkirkirkirkirirkl Thomas, and the population ls made up of thc same elements. There are Episcopal, .Moravian, Catholic, Dutch lie formed and Methodist churches and a synagogue, and there are two Ma sonic lodges on the island, one French and one English. In each of these there are as many black as white mem bers. One of the deacons in the Dutch Reformed Church is a full-blood negro. One of thc peculiarities of the houses in the Danish West Indies is that they have no chimneys. The kitchens are all detached, and as fire ls used for cooking only, houses require no fire ) ,_^ MM5-i WHARP *MP CUSTOM CHARLOTTE *n?l Jf_ . s ST.TMOrt is usually a si horses and cr kind, but tho thc outfit, ten cents a mile being the regular rate. Tcople who travel in the country ride on little ponies, which are safe of .foot and scamper over the mountains like goats. Denmark maintains nn army on the islands of about -J.~0 men. These are volunteers recruited from the veteran corps in thc home country and sent to the islands for a term of six years. They haw guard and barracks duties to perform, but those who have trades may work at Hiern when they are not on duty, and when their term of office is over they receive free transporta tion home. or. if they desire to remain, receive positions on the police force. "The clearness of. thc air at St. Thomas," said a former resident of the place. " may be judged by my expe rience. I lived on thc highest, of the three hills on which the city ls built, and from my house I could see Forto Rico, fifty miles to the wost, and with the naked eve could see the palms of St. Croix, forty miles south. The ther mometer repisters between ninety and ninety-five degrees in the shade nine months io the year, but one feels com fortable, .md some of my friends who were In New York during the hot sea TIIOMAS. FROM THE HARBOR. son last year went home to St. Thomas . to escape the New York heat. ! "Thc low price of wine does the peo . plo mora harm than the warm weather. [Tor six cents ono can buy a bottle of ?ative wine, and bali of tbat will settle he strongest man. The people are hos fitable to a fault, and strangers are al lays made welcome. People in this lart of the world are surprised to hear this, but it ls just as true as that the ?urricanc stories from St. Thomas and St. Croix are nearly all exaggerations, ?or there are no more hurricanes there than there are In the Southern States Df this country." Then.- are thirty-two sugar estates m the Island of St. Croix, the product af which goes to one concern In New i'ork. But In order to protect growers who arc not in this combination the Danish Government has established sugar stations where growers bring their cane for sale. It ls ground in mills belonging to the Government, md the producer receives pay based on the New Y<wk prices. The water about these Islands ls so clear that the bottom may be seen at uny point, and it abounds in fish. Very little fishing is done, but many people predict that lt will not be long after the United States has the islands be .... j mtge UL tue island fills several other important offices. He Is the chief of police, thc postmaster, tho head of the truant school which Is situated on the island. The wharf master and cus tom house officer. Tho roi ice Depart ment over which ho presides has two members. Mr*. Marli?'? Ojinortunlly. Mr. Martin was talking at tho dinner tnble, In bis usual clover manner, about the inconsistency of women. "Those young-ladies who protest that they are never going to marry!" he broke out. "Everybody knows they will belie their own words at thc very first opportunity." He paused and evidently hoped thai Mrs. Martin would como to the rescue of her sex; but that discreet woman held her tongue. "Why, Mary." he continued, "you remember how it was with yourself. I have heard you say more than once that you wouldn't marry the best man alive." "Well, I didn't," Faid Mrs. Martin. -Tit-Bits. , . Sprouting Tallie Logs. A throe-legged table, belonging to a Donegal farmer named O'Brian, has boon distinguishing itself In a remark able way lately. If has been varnished and revarnlshed many times. It has never been out in the air. aud has not received any excessive amount of sun shine; nevertheless, about two mouths LEAVES OJ? TABLE LEGS. ago tiny buds formed on two of the legs of the table, and now vivid green sprouts have become slender branches, covered with leaves. It ls a remarka ble manifestation of the vitality of plant life under adverse circumstances. The O'Briaus do not know how old the table is. . . Itullding n Railroad in Cuba. A now railroad under construction In Cuba by American and Canadian ps? italists has been graded for /jeventy four miles out of Santiago* and the track is laid for thirty-five miles. The right of way has to be purchased, as no coucessious can be obtaiued by cor porations in Cuba at present. Five thousand men are engaged on the work. Tracklayers receive ?1.50 a day and graders $1, American money. Thus far the road has penetrated a sugar-raising country with rich, black "gumbo" soil. Ties are obtained ia the United States and shipped by tho way of Now Orleans and Mobile. Indianapolis News. Sort of a Rummage Sale. Colorado Springs has an old cemetery for sale. Here is an opportunity for some mau who is lookiug for a dead sure thing.-Denver Posti _