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"'??i' Ip??STOT?REST' fr*..., ^ R ONDEPOSITS; PLANTER'S ACCOUNTS SOLICITED SAVINGS L. C. HAYNE? t RANK PBBSIDENT. :: ?AW?? Chas. C, Howard, \\ Augusta, Ga.. CASHIER. y ? .? ? ?MiHMiimtiiniitim^ V01.7L Vi H. BARRETT, J. Is. DOUGH*] BARRETT & corm Liberal Advances Crops and Consignm EEKTH ,J>^*Personal atten Cc 744 Keynold Street Will protect you.[agai Accidents; Sickness ard It will be a pleasure to : your business will be he PATAPSCO' GEORGIA CHE AUG US' Everything in fertiliz cultural chemicals. Blood and Bone good SeechMeal Mixtures, These reliable fertiliz trade for over a third of a ing popularit}* attests theil Using them is therefc Factories Augusta, ( Sold exclusively at Edg EDGE] MERCi* COME JgfXall on them for "Ihe Leading Insurance CAPITAL and SURPLU No Fire Insurance Comp? as muck CASH Capital or Ca ?IJ^Lowest rates. E. J. NATIVE NEW YORKERS SCARCE. About One Out of Every. Jen In the City Population. * ' Now that thirty "emergency" census takers finished the tail end of their work^a few days ago we may soon ;ht on an interesting question js enumeration will throw some Jon. Out of Gotham's 4,000,000 )w many are actual New York -persons born in this city? Tak ing the lait federal census as a criter ion, there is about one "native born" .New.Yorker out of every ten in popu lation. Still, even this small balm to Knickerbocker families-300.000-per sons-haa to be greatly reduced, for in it is included every person of whom no actual knowledge could be obtained of whom tho haste ' ^of the census tempted to throw under this general heading. Amateur statisticians have decided that there are about 120,000 citizens of New York who have been born of parents natives of this coun try. These delvers In the census re 'sults are of the opinion that if the qualification were that both their par ents were natives of this country not more than 5,000 persons could qualify ? as 'New Yorkers of the second Ameri can generation. Children of parents who were born abroad numbered 1, 375,000 in the last federal . census. There were then more than 400,000 Americans here-who were born In oth er state?, New York state leading with a contribution of 125,000 and New Jer sey following with 56,000; 36,000 were born in'Pennsylvania, 25,000 in Mass achusetts, while 22,000-a compara tively large number-were born In Virginia. Therefore the descendants of the Knickerbockers are, wofully out numbered in population if not in money and real estate. JEALOUSLY. "What's Barnstorm doing these d J ys?" inquired Yorick Hamm. - "He's" murdering Julius Caesar ev ery night," refried Hamlet Fatt 'Playing, brutus?" -~~ "No; playing Caesar," ' illili CY, JR. W. Iv. KITCHEN, bpeciu. ; DOUGHTY> Made on Prospective ents. tion given all details, ?rrespondence solicited. Augusta, GB. inst loss by Fire, Death, Wind Storms. serve you at ali times and :artily appreciated. MASTODON rJWICRIi WORKS FA, GA. ers, plant foods and agri s, Fish goods and Cotton ers have been .tried by the century, and their inc reas . merit. ne no experiment, 3a., Pon Pon, S. C, efield by the FIELD LNTILE further information. Company of America'' s OVER 10.000.000.00* < my in the United States has pital and Surplus Combined. GENT. HEREDITY >N DREAMS. An Attempt to Explain Many Seem ingly inexplicable Phenomena. That many seemingly inexplicable phenomena In dreams and allied braim states are doe to what may be called "hereditary memory" is maintained in The Literary uide by Marsh Beadneil, who thus attempts to explain some of the conditions of mind which ,at times occur in every one .during sleep. Says a reviewer in The Hos pital (London, November ll):: "He takes first the 'falling-through space' dream, and points out that af ter suffering the mental agony of 'falling,' . the sleeper escapes' the shock of the actual 'stopping.' His ex planation is that 'falling' sensations have been transmitted from our re mote ancestors who were fortunate enough to sav? themselves, after fall ing from great heights (tree-tops), ?by clutching tte branches. The mole cular changes In the cerebral s due to the shock of 'stopping' .'. ... not be transmitted, because 'S falling to the bottom would eit-<si be killed outright or die from secondary causes before being able to repro duce their kind. In a similar manner, be reverting to the. habits of animals which existed centuries ago, Beadneil finds an explanation for the mental Btates experienced by individuals in Various dreamt-the pursuing mons ter dream, the reptile and vermin dream, color dream, suffocation dreams, dread passions, flying dreams. It ls Indeed highly probable that there exists a connection between dtotincta so-called and some of those complex conditions of the mind experienced In dreams and like mental states. The problem is not merely one of peaceful meditation. An active investigation carried out on scientific lines with a view to throwing light upon the nature and origin of instinct would almoat certainly yield valuable and instructive Information." Governor Heyward Reviews the Work of the Year , IN THE STATE'S DEPARTMENTS A Strong Plea For Obedience and Re spect For Law-The dispensary, Education and Other Matters. The third annual message of Gov. Heyward was received and read in both houses of the general assembly on Tuesday, lt was a lengthy docu ment, covering well the topics of State legislation for the present terra, and is!in substance as follows; Quotation, To the Honorable, the Gentlemen, of the General Assembly ': It is my high privilege to e you to Our capital city and ' islative halls, where yo> in annual session, transmitting my emphasize tho which shoal*3 prosperity ?\ unto us as a p richer in the which mankind st but to these gifts h higher blessings whit and which will bring A tent to those upou whom stowed. We will all unite in the ... the belief that good to our Stat continue as the result of your delibv tipns, even as you will be united . the fraternal bonds of true service and of patriotic endeavor. ? State Finances. I am gratified to report an improved condition of our State finances. In my last message I called attention to the fact that, since the year 1900, the expenditures had exceeded the revenue of the State by annual sums varying from $10,045.42 to $208,995.23. Dur ing the past fiscal year the revenue has exceeded the expenditures by about $125,000.00, as estimated by the comptroller general. This improved' condition is empha sized by the the fact that the State Treasurer has had to ?borrow less money this year than formerly. If the expenditures r?main approximate ly-as-;- they.^r^r^--*>rp^6st?.'-i* -^'i bel seen that wi?hm'?-Ww'y?wlj'tBe^tate" will" b? operated upon a cash basis./ This is not only desirable, but it is un questionably the only basis upon which our business affairs should be conducted. The corporation license tax, passed in 1904, went into effect last year and has operated most satisfactorily with very little additional expense to the State for collection. From this tax about $64,000.00 in round^ numbers has been realiz?d. To this can be ad ded from insurance license fees, $37,000.00; and from Secretary of State $20.000.00 has been received, making a total indirect revenue amounting to $121,000.00. The estimated receipts for the past fiscal year from the 5 1-2 mill levy, aggregate $1,164,240.00, making a to tal esVmated revenue of $1,295,240. 00 from direct and indirect taxes. The estimated expenditures for the past fiscal year show figures amount ing to $1,171,000.00, leaving, a surplus revenue over expenses amounting to $124,240.00. Assessment of Property. It is a well known fact that the tax burden is not equally distributed, and it appears that a very large amount of personal property is escaping taxa tion. Comptroller General Jones, who is a capable, thoroughly competent and conscientious officer, believes af ter careful study of the complex ques tions involved, that our present laws with a few slight amendments, are suf ficient to correct these evils. I agree with him in this belief. This being the year for reassess ment of all properties, the comptroller general has made a determined effort to enforce the tax laws. He has had a digest of the tax laws prepared, copies, of which have been sent to each assessing o??icer throughout the State with instructions to these officers as to the-proper enforcement of these laws. Our laws require that all taxable property shall be assessed at its real value. This is a wise provision, be cause the tax assessor must have some fixed standard, to the end that all proprety should be equally assess ed, thus making the burden of taxa tion rest alike ;.'p?n all Au increased assessment does' not mean an increase in taxation, but simply means an equalizing of tiie burden A certain atpount of ?t:tv?y is necessary to meet Ufa re.v.iirjni.'i t.? the Stat* govern ment and n I i-.-j (-r assessm-i". would necessarily moan a corresponding de i-Bcase ia the-T.! !?? ?.t taxation. Dispensary^ The only cloud which throws a. shad ow over the State is the unsatisfactory condition of the dispensary. Great dis satisfaction has been manifested by the people in many quarters, lt ex ists, I believe, because of loss of con fidence resulting; from abuses in con nection with its operation. No one can deny that the present atmosphere surrounding the dispensary is a grave reflection upon South Carolina,, for it is a State institution, and any odium which attaches to its operation necessarily attaches to the State. Since your last session a lai number of counties have voted OL dispen saries, but. I must, say that the vote abolishing them I take to be a rebuke to-the mode of operation rather than a repudiation of the system itself. In wy last annual message, when l???y^ i said: "I am convinced vd if this system can be properly regu lated it will be one of the best Solu tions of the liquor question. If not properly managed and eontrolledj its tiBcfulnesscivill be tit ail Despite the events of iti? past y?ar and the. revelations whi?ll ii?Ve Ht-. tended the investigations of ,your committee^ I iiirj By nd m???s bop?f less, i Still believe that' the dispen sary system has many strong points, and admirable features which com mend it, but in saying this I am by no means*blinded to its-imperfections. Our Public School .Syitem.i .. Thy aiiiiuai ??B?it of our State Superintendent Of education was promptly serit tb me: and the thor ough mar?d?r ill which this most important subject has been treated in cludes some very gratifying state-' ments. It cannot be^urged too often that we have no more responsible duty than is involved in the full and com plete development of our educational system^ Not only does this mean the proper {training for highest citizenship, but it means also that South Ctirblinai must atid shatl keep pace with the ad vance made throughout oui* country in" educational matter's: Better Bchbols, m?r? bf them and j school improvement generally from the smallest old field schoolhouse to the last detail of our largest institu tions, these should command our ime, our personal attention and ?ur 'sonal attention and our money. %all only call your attention '.? some of the salient features .bject, such as are included tendent Martin's report, ".mail appropriation made libraries have grown ^reibie and striking, aries have been es 00 represents the? This not only I value of good ' it shows a c. the people give them \ Opuses "istic yea \se, did : -l| near '. better i\ from this^ school year. Our Higher j.. It is unques. most vital intek, included in the ed'tu citizens and workers, cessive year comes the great necessity . ario, privilege of doing our shaiy whose influences will bear\ higher interests of our Ct, wealth through, all the years t The highest and most liberal those of e?ch- generation, th'nSvi an ever-increasing number bf y gent, capable and trained men women for the service bf their and their country. It does not need to be imp: upon your attention that -tl? life of a State, as a free gov community, depends upon' the and thought and work we give^ greatest of all heeds of a peopiE The reports from the presidents and trustees of our higher educational in stitutions will all be submitted to you for your consideration. These are in cluded in the report of the State su perintendent of education, and I sin cerely trust that each one of these valuable papers will have your careful attention. These colleges are all es sentially public institutions, and these reports are submitted to you for your guidance, instruction and action. 1 ara gratified, not only because of the full and comprehensive information therein contained, but feel that the State is to be congratulated also upon the character and scope of the work done and the great interest manifest ed by these capable and faithful offi cers. It is hot necessary for me to review this work at any length in this mes sage. The reports are all available and cover every detail necessary for your consideration. I shall . only, therefore, call your attention Bost briefly to each one of our several in stitutions of learning, "with thb re quest that you examine these reports fully for ?yourselves. The usual appropriations, approx imately, are again asked for this year, and I heartily recommend your iavor able consideration of these reqieste. The records made by these colleges are a source of pride to ns all, and they should have as ?liberal supportas it is possible for us to bestow. 1 Compulsory Education It was a matter of sincere rep*et to rae that the compulsory educatpn bill discussed at your last session dd not become a law. While I belied that a school house should be witlin the reach of eveiy child in South Caro lina, I also believe that all children be tween the ages of eight and 32 years should be required to attend school for a certain number of monos dur ing each year. The distance fpm the school house to which this should apply is, for the prese; .. matter for your consideration. xis States which have not adopted coipulsory educational laws are today the ex ceptions, and I feel that So:th Caro lina cannot longer afford to delay in this matter. I recommend that you again give this your coniderafion. with the hope that you wi pass o law meeting the requiremets of the situation. Department of Agriculture Commerce and Immigration In ray recommendation sking foi thc establishment of this dpartment to be-in ch; -ge of a'State emmission er, I was firmly convinced?! the ne cessity for such officia actio J or the part of the State, lhav? con stantly kept in close touclwith whal has been done, and with his expert ence I am more firmly coriricfid thar ever of the absolute necerity for this work. South Carolina, as yo! know, wa.' the first Sputheru Stateto establiel .'.'V ??eu a-twpartmeriti and this has WK?e fm ??v?rtisi? ?fHj?" fespurees.- It ha? be$a the aim of Coinmt?&oricr' WatsOh to/establish the work on lasting foun dations, and I believe he has done so. iTf wo desire foreign immigration it M absolutely Heeessary, under the ia f's" bf the tfnited States1, that thia sMi? b? dorie d??v 'through an er gs nte?d State dep?i'ti?eiii/ ?uf N?tio??l ??ax'& ' Mb" r?p?H ,?l ???utant.?nd' ?rispe* tjr .General Frost sVt? idtt?? .?l?arty ?d concisely the condition and needs o? our National Guard. ;lt shows that we,haye.1,786 enlisted men, including roilcerB, and it is a pleasure for me tl Sa? th?t froin my own observation tie efficiency of this niilitary Organiza tion's iricreafeirig each year* Tue re dhctio? in" tii? ri?ifiber of '?onipames :4ad? during the past year riot Only ; a necessity on account of the atnounts appropriated by the State and national government, but consid ered from the standpoint of efficiency, li bis proved to'be a wise btep. I re gret, however, to gather from the re porte,: that, in order to meet', the re quirements of tho war department, !?? : ih?re will have to be a furllier reduc tion; Or ari increased" ?ppi-opriati?ri on t??.p?rfc Of th? State will be necessary \ State Hospital for ?nSari?; .'..This is the most important chari table institution conducted by the State and the 82nd annual report of superintendent and board of regents presents striking facts. The superin tendent regret? that the growth of the hospital and the demands made upon it continue to exceed tlie limita tions; pf the institution, both as to accommodations and lneans of sup port. ...It is recommended that the legisla ture be as liberal as possible with this institution. The South Carolina Penitentiary. * This institution is conducted in a niost creditable and satisfactory man ner. The discipline, while rigid, is considerate and by no means severe. The greatest care and attention is shown for the health and comfort of the convicts. I am glad to report that the new hospital for consumptives is now about completed, and in recogni tion of the valuable services of Super intendent Griffith, who was mainly re M>nsible for this humane undertak seeri ri fiith ' the roved E cul ?n to great ivicts .with Lawlc In my last two mt. it my duty to call your .. absolute) necessity of at. stringent measures for the , forcement of law, and particu the prevention of lynchings. . sponse to my request, you approp. ed a special fund for this purpo. This fund has been practically ex hausted in the prosecution of cases which occurred prior to your last ses sion. 'Although I cannot report a single conviction of the parties sup posed to be implicated, 1 am satishe? that the appropriation has not been used in vain. Investigation and pros ecutions were possible only by means bf this fact, and the results have strongly contributed to the uphoid* ing of law and order throughout ihe ;Stat?. ^fou are only too famliar with the record of past year. You know how South Carolina, together with other of our sister States, has had reproach heaped upon her on account of the dastardly deeds of reckless, lawless and irresponsible men. I have just stated that no convictions have been secured, yet, in spite of this fact, the realization that the arm of the law would be invoked; what a determined attempt at least would be made to prevent its ruthless and barbaric des ecration; that criminals would be prosecuted for their crimes; that the coroner's inquest and the usual verdict would not he the end, but only the beginning-these have produced their effect, and, as a result, better con ditions have prevailed. Those who would take the law in their own hands have been made to think; the masses of our people, who are at heart law abiding, have found hope and encour agement, and the sworn officers of the law have had their grave responsi bilities brought more closely home to them. For more than a year South Carolina was not disgraced by a lynch ing, no case occuring which ^could properly be so classed. As long as I am governor of the State I shall use my strongest en deavor for the suppression and pun ishment of those who disregard om laws, especially in the matter of lynch ings. I shall not he deterred in the discharge of this duty, however un pleasant it may he, believing that in thus seeking to uphold the law, 5 ara serving the nest and highest interests of our State. The Catawba Lands. Another matter which I think neces sary* to call to your attention is thc question raised by the remnant of the tribe of Catawba Indians, respecting the tract of 180 square miles which they once held in the present counties of Lancaster and York, and the small remnant of that tract, consisting of 020 acres, which they now occupy in the county of York.- These lands were formerly cededed to the Indians in ? legal manner, and uiiitl 1S40 were recognized by the State JIB theil* pop. orty, but, in the above year, the State made a treaty for the purchase of these landa. The matter was not s'?tff??cotrjly arranged, however, and has been id Uri incomplete form ever since. The Indians* ar? flow threaten ing to sue the State for the recovery of these lands, and have employed counsel for the purpose of presenting the matter to your body and for bring ing, action in the courts in case no satisfactory arrangement is made. Iii view of these facts, and the im? p?i'Wrie? ?f having the matter thor oughly investigated, bot?i for the pur pose of rendering justice to the In dians and defending a suit lu case one is brought, I recommend that the mat ter be investigated, and such action taken as the facts warrant. Biver Navigation. It is a matter of prime importance to ??r State that our rivers, wherever possible, s?it?i'?d be made navigable. We have several rivers which could be utilized greatly to the benefit of the State at no" considerable expense; The efforts of our representatives in congress, has not dealt generously with us in this matter, considering the great importance of these streams. Here Hie governor discusses the drainage of swamp lands, the protec tion of fish and oyster interests and ; the matter cf providing for the hold ing of bi-ennial sessions of the general assembly: On the subject of the establishment of a reformatory and industrial school the governor says : "The bill to establish an induitria? school and reformatory was defeated at the lust session of your body be cause you failed to agree upon minor diff?rences which developed during the discussion of this measure. I trust that at this Session these differences may be adjusted and the school es tablished, for I feel that much good would be accomplished by such a re formatory. "To the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs much credit is due for the active interest they have shown in this matter.'*' Conclusion. I have submitted to you such infor mation concerning affairs of state as I have deemed necessary for your con sideration. Unto you, the honored rep resentatives of our people, belong the responsible duties of, your office as law-makers for your State. From your deliberations results must inevi tably come, and by these results you are to be judged. Believing that in the discharge of these grave responsibJities yon will be guided and controlled by integrity of purpose and fidelity to your trusts in all that you do, I commend the great interests of our people unto you and await the results with confi dence and.with hope. . TV C.. HFYWART?. )by prison; at Rlch'^onaTTv'a.; dur j lng the Civil War was recalled the other evening by Col. C. E. Bradshaw, "ho was a prominent figure in the .paigns in the Southwest. Col. haw was addressing a meeting esentatlves of the patriotic or is of Washington when the Bishop McCabe waa men. of the darkest, storm* flits at old Libby," ?. "The Union prls together on one .>d the rain was a perfect de ?'es In blu3 ? chaplain, he saw v. nch a sitv *>?.? our v lng to was ralSv tempest O? In all parts L " 'Hands on "The voice w. McCabe, who kne was not a single c great crowd of shi soldiers. The sally ca burst of laughter notwlths uncomfortableness of the si Col. Bradshaw also r:Qate3 L certain battle in the Southwest to his lot to take his own brother . oner. It appeared that both M Colonel's father and brother were in the Confederate military service, while he espoused the cause of the Union. The Bradshaws are Kentuckians. When his brother 'first fell into his hands, he added, he was scarcely recognizable owing to his full growth of beard and his generally begrimed condition.-Washington Star. NEW IDEA OF JULIUS CAESAR. How the Young Mind Views Him-An Awful Tragedy. The following remarkable apprecia tion of Julius. Caesar Is pieced together without chance of phrase or spelling from several ^xamination papers late ly presented at an academy in Penn sylvania, according to the Atlantic: Caesar is a tragedy of blood. The piece about Shylock was almost bloody but the khife didn't reach the breat of him. Caesar wanted to be a tyrant, but he did not want any crowns on his head so he refused them in broad daylight. He grew ao'big that he could straddle the world, which scared hdeed his men who were his enemies. They came together one night when lions were rained down without chains In the streets of Italy, and when red lightenings were running this way and that. They were all there but Brutus who was the honorablest of all the men when Caesar-lived those days. Cassium and Cascade were much In the things. Then they threw through :he windows of Brutuses' orchard hand ing characters which made the heart of Brutus burn fierce over the dark stale of the people's rights among the citizens of Rome. I pities Brutus then as he read with teals falling about how he was noble and about how Caesar was hard on th? poor. Then he called bis wife and. sharpened up his blade and told her not to eat any fire that day as he could not fall to win i:he fight But ehe ate the fire aftei jagging herself. In the past two weeks the larg-st shipments that have ever been delivered in Augusta. Eight car.loads of goods and three more to come in, besides quantities of lsd s than car;loa dshipments of various li nes, including Carriage?, Bnggies, AVarons, Surreys, Harness, Saddlery, Carriage and Wagon Material* and also Christmas goods which include children's Tricycles,Toy Wagons, ve- ' Jocipedes, Goat Wagons and Cart.*, hobby horsee, swan netts and motors, various styles to suit all comers. I have the largest and best assorted stock in the southe, n state. L buy direct-from the manu facturer and can sell cheaper than any other lirra in the city of Au- . . gusta who has been in business for the last twenty-five or thirty years. Sole Agent for tlie famous BABCOCK vehicles and Chase's fine silk,plush and Ireaverjrobes. Can sell you a good top . buggy complete tor $50,00, or oren buggy with harness and umbrella for $50,C0. fp^Call and see my stock and be convinced. u u p-ncirrBV Hland 751 ?road Street? tl? H* UU?ft Uli I 3 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and'other Material. Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia. Wagons ITURTsTITUIlE. '. jk<1' '. Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies - just received. Our stock pf furniture and house furniahingp is complete. A Large stock. " . COFFINS and CASKETS; * always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods seddon & small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, ? will save you money. THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of -Augusta Ga.f ARRINGTON BROS. 7 ' '.-.v. COMPANY, 839 Broad fWW. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. . ^or Fire and Life DURANG ^=GO TO SEES= CAUGHMAN 8c HARLING BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE. We represent the best Old Line Companies. CAUGHMAN o I ? ABLING A GENTS. AUGHMAN ot MARLING ARGENTS. NEW SHOP. My Carriage and. Repair Shop at the Gray Stables is now well equipped. I invite you to in spect ir. Large force of competent workmen-Full supply of the best material always on hard. Can build you a new wagon or repair your hld one on short notice. Tire Setting and Horfe Shoeing done in the best pofsible manner. ?J?^Saiis?action Guaranteed. (Jive me a call. HOLLAND BROS., ' Dealer's in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. Also the Ceci lian Piano Player. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Call on or write us for prices and terms. NINETY SIX, S. O,