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5 PLANTER'S S LOAN AND ?9* r> ?nitM^r? ft cr ioT in tell I Tri^jL"" - ? VIVI V ll Uv! (I ? Y~ *- ..??-?- . ? . , SAVINGS jj BANS. ' ! Augusta, Ga.. ! ! KKSOUKCES OVEK 81,000,000 ;? " an gina ii in 11 a g ii ii un ON BBFOStTS ACCOUNTS ? SOLICITED + 11 ? i ? . L.C.HAYNE, ? PBBSXDKKT. T Chas- C, Soward, f CASHIER. VOL.71. EDGEFIELD, S. C? WEDNESDAY, JULY ll, *906, ??H? NATIONAL BANK I ?f AU GU ST A j GA. L. C. HAYNE, President. FBANK G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL.$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 We shall be pleased to bare you open ?>. ?*eooot with th I? Bank.' C)Wrtou>er??nd oorrMr o< d-nte ?. + sured of every cnurt*?j and accommadation Pfjgfk ble under conserrailTe, modern Baale', nz iae.ni>d? ?4??<WM 11 B i i 11 n 11 rn i? NO. 34. IS NOT fl CANDIDATE Mr. Hearst Not Seeking Place on Democratic Ticket HE PREFERS BRYAN OR BAILEY Publisher-Congressman States in San Francisco That He is Not a Can didate for Next Democratic Presi dential Nomination- Appreciates Mr. Brayn's Inclusion of Him in List of Eligibles and Would Let it Stand, Bryan, Folk or Bailey, Though Preferring to Substitute Stevenson for Bailey-Praises Mr, Bryan's Services, Saw Fvancisw, Special.-Congress man Hearst sa'uh **? tto?ld like to state veiy positively ibat ? am not a candidate for thc Democratic presi dential nomination, iu 190?S, "Mr. Bryan said thc other day in London that lhere were others bo sides himself who bad claims -on the nomination, through sen-ices rever ed the Democratic party, and men tioned pleasantly Messrs. Folk Ba?- , ey and myself. "While appreciating- Mr. Bryan's ' compliments, t must decline to bc considered a candidate. Let Ihn list stand, if Mr. Bryan pleases, Bryan or Folk or Baire\\ For my part I would substitute Stevenson for.Bailey. *"'Mr. Bryan's services TO' Demo cracy arc too well diagnosed lo be rehersed. He has lcd' the party con spicuously 'in two presidential cam paigns and one senatorial campaign. Tn the national house of Congress he has made issues himself and expound ed them with brilliancy uuapproach- : ed." Difiant Passenger Slain* Fayetteville, Ni G> Special. An unusual* tragedy was enacted , on an excursion Sunday morning.in which aman Utim ed Ellison, form Autryviite, wa? shot aud instantly killed by a Mr. Bledsoe, a citizen of Stedman. The train, ' crowded with passengers-, w#s pass ing between- Rosebor? and Autry ville in, Sampson county. Rising in a' crowded coach, and displaying a re volver in each hand, Elliston^ who was the worst for drink* announced that bc was going to kill everybody Sn thc car. "That you won't," ex-* claimed "Bledsoe, -who sprang, to his feet, pistol in baud, and taking deli- ] berate aim, fired._The bullet, struck4 -Tilliston ia_tlin-itoref??a?, Ri?H?*i; ????i instantly. :< At AutryvHl? Bledsoe 1 gave himself up to Sampson county, j authorities. Tho dead man still | grasped his revolvers, each with ? every chamber-loaded, and near him was a jug o? whiskey. Arkansas Hits Oil Trust. Little Rock; Special-Attorney General Rogers and Prosecuting At torney Rhoton, of Pulaski county, fil ed suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil ?Company, alleging a conspiracy -to control the output and prices of oil and asking damages hi the sum of $2.000,000. They also ask that the company forfeit its right to do.busi ness in Arkansas. The bill alleges -that thc Waters-Pierce Oil Company . is associated with thc Standard -Oil Company, Republican Oil Company and others. Two Killed, Topeka, Kansas, Special.-Thomas Johnson and James ('arson, Indian Territory stockmen, 'were killed iu ihc rear-end collision of freight trains at Maple Hill, Kansas. Bids for Building 20\000rTon Battle- ! Ship Asked. Washington, Special. - Secretary Bonaparte has issued a circular in viting ship designers and ship build ing tirais lo submit plans tor the 20, 000-loii battleship -.uthorized by Con gress. Thc naval bureaus have also been instructed to- prepare like plans for comparison with those submitted by the private bidders. The prelimi :nary plans are to bc submitted by Kovember 1st, next. * Mutual Benefit, i_ Fidelity & Casualt; and Health* Title Guaranty & vi American Live Sto pany, Horse 9*8 NEWS IN SHORT ORDER Epitome Of Current Happenings O? ??ter?St SfioflS' ??itt The Fourth of July -was generally observed, in Manila. Ah inspection of Chicago baker ies showed many of them tb be un sanitary. 1 Dr. Harry Friede?w?id-, of Balli more, was re-elected president of tho Americ?n Fed?ralibU ?f 2ionists. Thc" Central Conference of Ameri can Rabbis received a number.of com mittee reports abu IOOK action on some tt$ them-. Action was taken to revoke the charters of the French Utk Springs Hotel Company, of . which Thomas Tftg/gar't is president, and the Baden Springs Hotel Company-., both at French Lieh, ; Iddv. i?. bel?g alleged gambling' fe allowed on the primises. Fears are entertained fur thc safe ty of the steamer America) which left Mediterranes'!*." ports with 150 ; persons on board bouhd for Kew : Vork. . ! The ?rW iShi^ig Sbei?cy of Bal- ; timor? look part in the prize singing ?Or the first class of organization at Newark. President Roosevelt disposed of a ' lot of av?iiteumt'?u correspondence at, Sftgaworia Hil. Secretary Bouap?rle has invited ? shipbuilders to datai*: tu?i'r own and ] others' bids xor battleship construe-1 fcitili and thc recommendations of the j NfaTal Construction Boa nh A night" ?eSSi?h, of thc ??ussian j ?&Mict was held, but the nature ol' jj thc discussion was not disclosed, j Two more W?'-a-'V poHecmen were murdered by Russian Icorisls. . The Freuch Chamber of Deputies | annulled thc election bf G??iit Boni le Cas tel las?-. N?ialian troops killed 350 rebel Zu- i lbs yesterday, but have not yet met the main force. The Lafayette collection of relics : .bown at the Chicago Exposition was i sold at auction in London Wr "%'27" 300. in au interview in Londou Hou. i William J. Bryan said the lat 'of cau iidates should, bs 'open until the time ?ornes I'd choose a candidate for the Presidency. .Rev. J. W..Jenkins, D. P.. snperin ;endent of thc Metb'?disl 'Orphanage, it Raleigh ?i'. C., and a veteran Vtethodist minister, died at his home ii Raleigh on July Fourth of paraly sis. ' W. E. Henry, who bas been for nine : rears librarian of the ?nd^um^^^^| Prof. R, S. Tan^Tf'co^JPprver^ ;ity, will conduct an expedition to Alaska this summer with four assist-' mts and a number of packers. This ?xped?tion will study the ?f?UspTna md Bering Ota'eie^s odd "make a re- . !onmds??nV:?> survey of thc bedrock jwl?gy of the region between Yaku rat and Controller Bays. Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur, wh?\JWt? Just been appointed. *hic* it?t?stician for ntal statistic Vu the Census Bureau it Washington has acquired an inter national reputation as an author on mortality and morbidity subject.* For its while population South Africa is perhaps the greatest market in the world for musical instruments. It spends for them $1,000,000 a year, half of which is for pianos. Germany has just revised Sis rail - way tarirf, which involves ? multipli cation of tickets-, ii fc> calculated that a traveler With a small family going from Mulhouse to Bale will lind him self furnished with sixty tickets, in addition to which are those fur hag Captain Pepton Bibb committed suicide iu New York, lie was a na tive of Montgomery and came from a distinguished family. Dr. Albert Ernest Jenks, recently chief of the ethnological survey ot' the Philippines, has. been elected lo an assistant professorship in the de partment of sociology in the Universi ty of Minnesota. - j The second eastward trans-Atlantic race between the Hambeurg-Ameri can line steamer Deutschland and the French line steamer Laprovenio ended this niqrning with a decisive victory in favor of the German boat. Ile? F tip;: Accident LYust Co., ck Insurance Corn el Mm?e Isis? I biscUss?s th? blsp?tiMf ta Its Many Phases STILL ACHERS T? INST????I?N 'The Senator Condemned Hast G?n?rai ?ssembiy and Denounced the Pro position to Establish County Dis pensaries: The leading . issues bf the South 'Carolina ?iauip?igd as tindorstb'od ?nd set forth by Senator Tillman are in corporated in his speech at Sandy Flat. Greenville comity, on. ??sL Sat urday, and the facts are given as fol lows: . Greenville; Special-Four i ht. usa dd people or more were gathered at Sandy Fiat to hear Senator Tillman and ol hm- Hnite??ttV?ii ?dd puifti?T?tis on thc issues of the day. ? After a few introductory remarks the Senator led off into his prepared speech; whi?fe follows iii fiui. _ u There is but one important issue involved in this campaign so far as State affairs go, and as for my own 'e'audjduov. !t ?-c*l5 on i lie record which I have made since 1 entered public life sixteen years ago. and the intimate'knowledge wliudi Hie b?onl? of tiV? SU'? nave fi' my character personality and qualifications. .1 ara willing to leave it there witliqul, dis cussion pr pretilVa*;ioil: ?hciight is Stole Dispensary vs. Comity Dispen sary, for no one ex])ccts the proba tion candidates, however wtiHlw and well nutt!i!;?u i ney may be, to receive very- much support.. With all their efforts (and,, they have been many pwd l?iig S?nuhdedi, Um newspapers which have always fought the dispensaiy have not been able lo drum up a candida to. for gov ernor wl?o ndvo??at?s lot ai option Hf?ignfc as against dispensary: and prohibition and. only t in Charleston does that. idea bavp ?ny Y?hW ?fT?r V U'??lce under it. The local op tion offered the people, is between prohibition and county dispensary and tho whole fight .w io destroy the State dispensai*' jbft V'iiii ilo other purpose than to obtain the privilege of reopening the old liquor stores 'selling under constitutional limita tions.' The real fight is for thc con trol of thc legislature betiding thc governor: Cannot Annice or ,c)i?nge the laws and.can only , try lo enforce iheiiV. Hu) .mi Ly it! Alienee over legis iaiiOii Would be in the use. of the veto irnor: The times distinctly demand orte; , ? ; "?U aH.y ?iYenii some coudties. will ?iCi? by prohibition with. ;its blind tigers and heavy, jua- trifft jjiy e^wr-?& Other V.'M?VU?.? Wlh vote tor county dispensaries and the cities Avherc the principal newspapers are published will have thu tight on lin- i*Sne ol' State dis)vr:nsary; .Ol' tenthly ij??jicn Sary ii h 'i've Ultimate purpose of haying the county dispensaries turned into licensed barrooms if the county dispensaries are nbultehedi The scheme is lu restore the . sdlei..?bi' liquor to priyate. ?H??Md\V??3 rallier, than iel \l remain in the hands of State officials. Those who clamor for county dispensaries instead of one Stale dispensary, must dei-nm^U'ilte how it is easlri' ii? pt-eVeiit V-oriiiptiou Among t\i? thirty, or., {'orly ...co?nty Wards Vhj?n to stop ?i in oii-j Stale board-. V f??V? great faith in thc good common sense of the people and do not believe they can be persuaded to destroy the State dispensary mid leave ouch county in |MH'3?tH&j lind sell il?. n\Vh liquor. Yet 'jrjit* ?jiatc R?d ?!e\vs mid 'Courier: winch ii?yfe .always fehlW ?ttii dispensary 'worse Witulihe devil hales holy waler.' are advocating candidates who favor county dispensaries. The only pos sible good reason that can be advanc ed on this line is that tile prohibition counties uudbl? lit? constitution re ceive a part of the profits which arise from the sale pf liquor iii the 'other comities. This is unjust as everyone must acknowledge; bul it eau be rem edied very easily by having the Slate dispensary make rib profils bluet' th?ii a fe\V thousand dollars above its run ning expenses, thus leaving the coun ties and towns to divide the profits between them. This can be easily done and when Ave consider the ex pense of buying liquor in retail quan tities and paying local freights on ii instead of buying carload lois and paying through freights thc cvilinlM dispensary cannot stand the compari son. But this is not the greatest ob jection. "The leakage or stealagc ii! the bottling of liquor al each county dis pensary would bc immense, and I know no way that it could pre vent the whiskey being watered, bot tle refilled, relabeled alni other schemes of making money dishonest ly, if thc System were adopted, lt is uol possible to prevent it, and 1 do not. think any sensible mau who considers the question will seriously contend that it is. Even if one-half of the counties'in thc. State should adopt the prohibition-blind tiger jug trade-programme it would be better, more economical and there woad be less possibility pf corruption and peculation in the purchase and handling of liquor in thc other dis pensary counties, if thc buying, bot tling and shipping should bc done at one central depot instead of in each county. "It must not be forgotten, because it was the understanding (and a bar gain was made) duriuf the tight in the legislature last winter against the Stale dispensary, that the ultimate purpose is to have Charleston whole sale" liquor dealers supply thc county dispensaries as well as j he jug trade by express iii dry counties; and while this would be belter than to have this liquor shipped in from North Caro lilia arjd Georgia, ?s it now is, ! cause ii would kis?rJ tue money homo, I do not believe that the p pie of the State are now wiling will ever be willing to see the . S ti ?ispens?ry. ??fe?trtfyticl/ with th? ine tabje result t?iat. liquor selling * gradually go back to. the old.systi of private, control: I would, be. gi tb have piiarieston w?spcr: but it hot the joss of the licjiicrr lySde tl hurts Charleston. Other things f to blaine; !iTh?' i&ue between priyate. conti and control by State officials nu hang at last on the Question whether or not thc people of Sou Carolina shah determine thai ve cn not find.honest men enough io car oil the dispensary system ?ind devi laws io make those wno iir!) uisho est. afraid. X say we can. I do n belieye that eyery man who.haiidl whiskey b'iusl become a, thief.. I b Heve that thc people only need to Sj I and know that thc dispensary' s} lem can be reformed and cleansed ' (corruption1 lo iiiakf? thom, stand by i "I will pj'oceed lo give Ui^pii' which ape?rs 1? m9 ?Clter fetfSBpfl?. of tlioi.lglit ?uti consideration df^su: gestions from very many solaces i be the best. "We will begin on tl counties. ... .-, , ," County idi^j?ctisei^ $io?Id .1 elected iii the Democratic primai the same as other officers. The eouni board should .bc composed? of ti mayor nf lj-f? t?yyti jit which .a dil po usary is located; Hie supervisai' c the county, who is the business ager of the county and. one man oppoin oil by the g?jVi?i.?ijijj;j . . ,... , ''The county dispenser should I removed by the governor for calls Stale .board of eontroj ought, to I ?lcSt?S liy' \U ??gM&e'; Bui i?h dut should be.- confined ? lp general cl rcdion, and supervision of the bus n?s^ Iii!; ^a.'li?: H* Hi*! j^iieiifJnl and hospital for thc insane are nu It should ? not purchase-any .whiske or anything uls? t?Hnjt?fl bi lljp busi ness. Everything required, inclue ing the whiskey, should be bough under annual contracts made as fol low?! SLEtelr 4ii*3 ?.'O.U!TI?)SS?OI? er has advertised iii the.manner pre scribed by law (and this.pugbt lp b very clea?' and spViftc.; Jiving lioth ing io i he discretion of anyone, am going fully into details), the bid should be opened in public by threi selected just kf'ore^tlle .clat?.lxetl bj the i g<?\;eri?pj; aiu?j M^.conjra<jt(? lua.?ji with thc lowesl bidder by iii!) yen for the supplies to be ordered out b] thc commissioner as needed.. Thesi throe men are to serve only once anc anmtally lUev? ?dm ll bc tfirw Nett men .chosen Iq .make the contra?is Tho bidders will ribl^ kiio\V jriib wit] V^hPmhi.uleitess abd,.inc pffbiicifcy would prevent any graft.. f''ty,:d Ul "??o_ w^r?sic?y pi"(jiqhov slioulU h}, ]!Ul'ciia?eu except irom governmeni bonded warehouses. In the case o? wines and beor the brewers should ahme fttritudi thc Inst direct from tli? .^.cVvi?HeSi find Hi? srn'aU dhHii.Uty or l ile ol hers used could be hedged about in the advertisement so as lo insure honesty and the purest and bent ur?ei?iii Foi- Ibo inf brilia tioi: of those \vhp iliti iltl?.,^?S(|?cl; i.J,.)v:ilI ga?f J-'hai goycniil?ciit libiid?cl warehouses are under the control ol thc United States internal revenue ellicials entirely and whiskey deposit ed tu I hem entiles rllw?i,v from" the still adel Ule birder is iidI permitted to manipulate il or handle it iii.any way until i.?$ hi* i: jjjliit stHd lt is removed. Wc thus get a guarantee o? absolute purity without a chemical analysis mid MI h liquors alfi as nnicl: staple article* - commerce tts corll. 1 wlife?l rn- buco tl. i" Welded lb I l-e'clitic.il iyhisi; i hat dix- ?3 Ul til rat ed ami where chea ling comes in The lilpiiiliiiy ii?xirijr H'tiild bc clone in thc Sj; dispensary where There would bi- ,.o incentive it? in crease profits by adulteration, be s-idos tho hhv wu?hl )Ji!oVjdii get?ri penalties f?r thill kind ol' tiling; "Thrl l.-Otultf mgpiS?rS U?itig elected by the people will, bli anxious to please the people, as. they will bc b??.tell at Ute polls' it they t{8 iib dr their duty: Thc.county board; chosen ns indicated,, will, be responsible ii the people also with, every.ideenJiivc tb givtj it gtjdd ddliliiHsttdti?ili Tilt whiskey purchased in That way will be as pure and as good as can be ob tamed under any possible condition.' and there is absolutely no way ir which corruption can creep in> il there is the least effort on thc purl of thc people ?nd the governor lc prevent il-. "Thc trouble willi lill! dispdiisaH now is that oitr governors have neg lected their duties and haye riot kepi supervision ovdr thc wbrkiiigs of th? ioea] dispensers hiicl Hie State board Excuse may be found for this by say? ing the legislature put thc dispen sary bey ? ii d thc! governor's cdhtrbl This is triic iii ? way, and it was t very great mistake, yet Hie gover nor's oalh of oHice requires him tc "sec that the laws arc executed ii mercy." And with thc power to ap point constables al: his deseretiov and detectives also, when needed, ii cannot be denied that the demoraliza tion and corruption which bave been so much in evidence would have been prevented by thc governor's using trusted agents lo keep supervision over thc dispensary system and sec whether thc law was being carried out. I did this, but my successor.4 seem to have thought it unnecessary or too much labor. I not only watch ed the dispensers, biTl I watched the constables loo. through a detective who reported to mc alone. The nee . easily of all law makes thc comme election for governor important Things have been run too loosely and loo little regard paid to enforc ing the law. [ criticise no one, bul simply give thc pennie tho facts .-is 1 soc them and. of eniirse, they alone eau apply the remedy. We should elect the governor who will do this ?md do it Tearlessly and zealously, > .;- "F.l"? but there is still snl?ll opportunities for graft in the scheme outlined, provided the legislative committee which superintends the other State institutions and tue grand juries of the various counties pay attention to /their duties.' No government has ever li?erj devised that would run itself and every government is an index of the intelligence, public spirit and patriotism of its people. If the people are ignorant and indif ferent add e?iise to watch and look after their aft'ahs, the government they give themselves is inevitably bad i'ajld th?y ian b?ame no orte but them selves. "The conditions iu the dis'p'Si.'sat'y n?w ?V9. directly traceable to blun dering and neglect of th? legislature. hess, experience or character, threw ino restrictions whatever around the ; administration, J Pf I tji6 door wide yopcii, limited the salary to ?40*0 and >now we see the result. I have always [said mid. believed it was designedly -.done to, destroy it. Polities and not ^fitness haye .most always co??r?lled '0 I%i{fldti&! elections; fyit no ; amount of salary aioiic' f^lfl cure .the evil of. which we complain. , .:'"The original board was composed '(ti thc? a^oriiev' general, and the comptroller general, three of oni Highest State officials elected by the people, .but the vital mistake was in Dpt Matong, sfcriftt rules a?cl regula tions for the purchase:. i)? frlmkey; The enemies, of .the dispensary (ic"; ciare Jfiat it is inherently.vicious ami thai ii eilnit?i SS pM??il: Tlif? cry is inducative i hat those who thus contend; practically confess that they hnve losf al] faith..in 1 lie honesty of men or iii the i???iiiy >}? abu (o give themselves just ami holiest govern ment,". J Bi otic db' iiof. blicv.e that al] OL m mlt?ij?&i '.re. dead; Thc people, ai-e disgusted aiid they ti?V? a right Lo bc,' but the oiic .cringe which they Sli?iiit! i??-t t?ftgW? the failure of the last legislature to change tilt? law so as to prevent any further steal ittg add to' reat?te fli'e dispensary system to i?s ??igiiiiii jJiiFposo, that of Controlling. whiskey and minimiz in^/tlie o'vila Iii.sepnrab.Ie from its sale and tiae. Tile' B{f?0lj?s di $e dispen sary were bent on killing it ?llfl tjiC combination of political and other jn fltieiic?g in the Jt?dse iiriviii?- ?ailed in thatMC?iilpeiief^tjie ei?c'tibii .of a pet? boam Kevhrise fliej r?fusja to uh?ugq the law and continued ali of the'old aud proven evils. It was the most gktriiig betrayal of the people's in tei-?sU that J have ever known re spectable., while jh?li tft .fee guilty of; aftpijvh?l^ litany of ? tji?ji dre uiv frieiid?, ?ii teilst politically] ? take cd- They put partisan advantage ahoys public* ditty! "ligliilallii'? iiiii ?H? j-fa tetero of the people.. They are their ser vants and the people had not in structed them to abolish the State dispensai*: j'ftl- ? liare wits, ilo such is-, sue when they were eieeien; and when they themselves were respon- j siblej or their predecessors were re- , spoiisiblc, for the corruption which they liad reason lo...believe ^existed? ft ii? ii!c?nip^e?idii?iL?le [H ho** any man with the least idea of obli gations to the people who elected him could act as that legislature didi The [)?ople have u right to de stroy the dispensary- but nu mere represpfitalire ct nie pVb'ple lia?, ii rigiit to assum? stich responsibility as that would have been without hav ing a campaign and making the is sue before tile jwoplo and gelling inst ructions from I hem, All J have ever a?lc?ti If? IO j?fiY?j ?i|| |.i|; I lits ivliite people p'ass oil the qu'est ?oil ci li ci ?et the i'iajority. goverp'. J dd riot del eg?Ul 1? ? \LV'*T piil'ein?i^' jWi?ciariS to trade among themselves and settle the question. If the people of a L'outily ?'nut no liquor sold in it let them Vote fot legislators to say so, aiui fut*.the ???iulidates fol* gover nor wiib advocates that. Let tt? he opt?ti ?iid Honest iii oiii; jxfl i tie's and not vote, ior fenee-s^ratf die'f? hw. rit- j fice seekers wlio . will. s'ay and d? ' anything to g?i &M?eW' Dispensary's Solvency. Scn?ihr Tillman then took up the qn f's li oil ?f (lie dispensa ry's solvency which he said had been rtfiSc'tl in *hfi papers recently, lie said there was one man in the dispensary against whose integrity not a word had been sahl; They hail gy'iw above him, around him and miller him but ilrtd not .toh?beii \V: U: Tatu?h He then produced tl staielh?iil ol' ?\b. dispen sary's tiiiaiicial condition, prepared which*in full is as follows: ? For quarter ending Mav 31, 1006: ASSETS. * . Cash in State treasury May 3lj ?900- .. &8;51?.03 Teams and wagons ... .': 6-1.00 Supplies(inventorv xvl?y 31, 1906).. ..' .lg.309.Sl1 Machinery and office lix tures... 15,491.00 Contarbaud (iuvculorv May 31, 1906).. .. .'. 293.00 Real Estate. 50,300.56 Merchandise in hand.-; ol' dispensary, May .'ii, 1906.. .. .. .. .... 336,302.93 Me reli a ii disc (inventory of slock May 31, 1906) .. . ..?633,197.62 Less amount lobe return ed .'2.50,000.00 - 3S3.197.62 Suspended accounts . .$ 10,464.41 Personal accounts due Stale for alcohol, lax advanced on bonded spirits, etc.. .. '_ 19.627.34 Total assets.$1,170,630.95 LIABILITIES. School fund (net worth) 440,744.01 Personal ac counts due by State for wiri s k o y, ' . > '4 "i ifjt .?> etc.$935,836.94 Less cost of amount to. be returned 250,000.00 - 735,886.94 Total liabilities . ..$1,176,630.95 Paid State treasurer on account of school fund since Dec. 1, 1905.$ 100,000.00 Paid county treasurers net profit lo county and towns since Dec. 1, 1905.$ 301,261.33 SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Condition 0? South Carolina Crops for Week Ending Monday, July 2, 1896, aa Given Out hy the De ! fartineni Thc week h'Ss somewhat less Ihflu a seasonable amount of sftiilstime owing tb' th; frequent Oc'c'urrenee of Ih'diJder storms during fl?ff middle' of the day that caused much-local t?inwxt?ss. Tlu? temperature was high through out the week and over thc entire Sid f fy ihn ?mxhnuin temperatures having risen io' #0 o?grtfe'Sy or above, every day arid ?t a feW ??acas rose to o'ver ?W degrees on one or more days. The average temperature for thc week was slightly above normal, and the extremes were a maximum of 10d ??gftfe* at Blackville on June 28th, and a m?n?rdum temperature of 58 decrees stfc Greenville ou June 26th. The prec?p?tutl?ii Tras- mievenly dis tributed, some localities .lldvulg had execessiye amounts and others record ed (?e?itd?'?>'???S; The largest local amount for the wtfek was 5.20 inches at St.- Matthews. T?W smallest amounts occurred generally on the immediate eo?sf.- 'Ike entire rainfall for the week WdS due io thunder storms, some of which Were accom panied hy high winds, and some by bail., -si! pail* ei the State have at present an ample supply of moisture. State Toaohers Association. The StiiC Teachers' A&Joeiatioh will flioat ?I Winthrop College on the night pf July 4th, Th? aduaxC,^ of tie $k&foj% Pjfojf: ?: 0:. Hemberr, of Wofford ?iii??ij (tria .thtf. address j by President Seherer of alberry j College will be the features of tho first night's exercises. For the re m?itl.der of the meeting, the follow ing iS the" programme; 1 ek?m, J??y fe 4?30 P. M. Miss Alice _ H. Mcriairy, M?fi?t?j Miss Mtify T. Natten; Abbeville"; (c). Review i Frtf.f.' Paterson Wardlaw, University of South Car*; lina; Supt. D. 1). Lewis, Timmons ville; . (e). (a?ii?rii'i ftt?fatoio?i of the Top ic: (Introductory talks tV'?i titi .tiro itfed to live minutes). Third Session, July 5, 8:30 P. M. Topic-The High School. (a) . KUtifil T?fala fcion: Supt. W. H. Hand. Chester. (b) . Organization : Prof. P. P. Clap ton, University Tennessee. (c) . General Discussion of the Topic. F?urti Session,- July 6, 10 A. M. Business Session'. (a) . Report of committee on reor ganiza I ion. , (b) . Report of special committees. Departmental Session, July 6, 4:30 P. M. li Woman's Association for the rmprovorac.il of Rural Schools. 2. tVijfrg* department-programm? to bc announced. 3. Department for primary teach ers. S:30 p. m.--Reception and Social session. Union By & L, Association. thnorh Sp?cial/--At 8; meeting of the directors' of thc Union Building and .t?Nafl Association J. V. Arthur was elected" li'?ta?tircr f<> succeed W. W. Hughes, (he do/'aiil??ug treasurer, and dat?s for stockholders ot' thc va rious ?t?rit?. th meet were set. Killed by Lightning. Union, Special.-A very heavy wind* raid niki electrical ?torra pass ed over lilis section lale Monday af ternoon', Iht? tt?id blobing at a fierce rate, while the riii? t'?hitf down in a perfect deluge. David Nelson, Offed about 20 veal's, was killed by light ning during the storm, as was also a dog uiiciei' th? iibiise'; 'fliers were some ted persons with hint in thc house .bf ?ns father. Xathan helson, who lives oii Dr.- T.- B. Bates-' place several miles from SantuC; and all were considerably shocked, the baby being badly burned. Monarch in Gocd Condition. Union, Special.-At a meeting of thc directors of the Monarch Cotton Mills, a dividend of 3 per cent, semi annual on both commun and pre ferred slock was declared, payable at once which will put 918,000 in circu la! ion among the stockholders and elsewhere. The semi-annual report of President and Treasurer -John A. Fain was a most satisfactory one. A Horse Thief at 9? Clarksburg, Special.-Elijah Hull, a 9-year-old boy, is charged here with stealing two horses hitched to u bug gy, and driving them to a*gypsy camp two miles from town, where lie tried to trade a gray horse for a black one, so as to have a matched team, but failed. The boy was. lodge.) in jai),x ?N10N SAV?NB5 BANk m 70 Augusta? Ga.. with resources of over Eight 'Hundred Thousand dollars anet a Board of Directors chosen from the roost successfnl business men in the community, invites you to become a depositor, prom ieiDg you every courtesy. FOURIER CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of Augusta Ga.t ARRINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad . "W. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H.H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and want to see you. W. J. Rutherford & Co. ' MANUFACTURERS OF l l lil AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material, Write Us For Prices. * Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, August?, ? Georgia. URE Large Shipments of tnTi'esTnTakes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishings is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and-CASKETS, always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you money. _ OJEO- IP. COBB Johnston, South Carolina. For Fire and Life IGO TO SEE: 0AUGHMAN & HARLING BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE. * We represent the best Old Line Companies. ^AUGHMAN o ? B ARLING ? GENTS. QAUGHMAN o? MAILING AGENTS. Ins itrance jkgeixcy of C. A. GRIFFIN & CO. Will protect you against loss by Fire, Death, Accidents, Sickness and Wind Storms. It will be a pleasure to serve you at all times and your business will be heartily appreciated. F. H BARRETT, J P. DOUGHTY, JR. W, K. KITCHEN. Special BARRETT & DOUGHTY, OOTTOm FACTORS. Liberal Advances Made on Prospective Crops and Consignments. FERTILIZERS Personal attention given all details. Correspondence solicited. 744 Reynold Street Augusta, Gaf