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av * PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS MNK. Augusta. Ga.. UF.SOVKCES OVEB Sl.COO.OOO ia i in a inn in nun mi* ?J.?SI!fTS?EST ACCOUNTS SOLICITED L. C HAY NE, Chas. C. Coward, J CA an ras. YOL. T2. EDGESTELD, S, CM WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1907 stilts mn gin* THE NATIONAL BANK | * AUGUSTA, GA. lu C. HAY NE, Fxceident FEANZ ? FOED, Cashier. CAPITAL.$250,000 ? Surplus and Profits. 150.000 We ?ball bf. pie??*! to h*r? own an ?eco??* with thU Bani:. Curtoinertand corr*? >o d'DU M .tired ot erery co artes? and iccomir ?dation tx^*1 ile endor conserraUvd. o:odera Ban Irl ny ui' lT ??frfrK^ 1 t l lil I C ? S M H C Ki**1 NO. 27, Southern Representatives of Great Denomination IS SESSION AT BIRMINGHAM General, Assembly ?? Presbyterian Church in ' Jai ted States Opens at Birmingham .for 10-Days Session. Birmingham, Ala., Special-With the election of John R. Howerton, of ?fontreat,- N. C., as moderator tho fifty-seventh annual session of the General Assembly- of Southern Pres byterian Church got down to work in earnest. At the afternoon session re. ports were made by all standing com mit tes. The night's session was de voted- to welcoming addresses by vari ons prominent-local laymen and cler gymen and reportsDuasCritees.i-athE gymea and responses by the visitors. The Assembly Opened. Amid strains, of the time honored doxology "Praise God From~Wh?m All Blessings Flow." Every seat in the church was occupied by commis siorers and visitors. After Dr. Allen G: Hall, of Nashville, the moderator had called the ' Assembly to order, prayer was offered by Dr. James P. Smith, o?_Richmond, Va., Dr. .J. R. Howorton, of Montreat, N. C., read a lesson from the fourth chapter of Matta?w, it being the story of Christ^ being- tempted inMhe wildness after 40 days of fasting. Another prayer was "offered by Dr. W. C. Alexander, of Memphis, and after ? song, Dr. Howerton delivered the oepning ser mon. His text was from the fourth chapter of Matthew, the eighth, nin.h and 10th verses, relating to the temr> . tation of Christ. The report which the executive commission of the. alliance of the're-, formed churches throughout the world holding the Presbyterian system, will make to the. AsemBly has been made public. The report says that each year it becomes more apparent that the Christian ^Church at home cannot furnish su. .(dent missionaries for the evaugelizatioii of heathorn peoples nor can sn. .cienj; physicians be sent from the home lands to supply the needs ? of foreign mission fields. Three hundred thousand physicians are needed alone in China, says the report. The United Presbyterian Church has recently been appealed to send - over 400 missionaries for their "field in Egypt and India. Equally jrreat need is felt in all mission fields. The report says the only possible way of meeting the need is the esi~i-Hiihi_ ment of weel equipped schools aries, colleges and hospitals upraising of a native physicia , to home, misisons, the report, S? ?ll che curehes are awaken! beeper sense of responsibility United States. The report g tails of what the churches a^ in continental Europe, sayin, thoBohemian work needs syst? nid. The report gives a resolution _ adopted which c.epreciates "the effort in many places in our country by the , Roman Catholic Church to produce sympathy for the Catholics of France by charging persuction of the Church against the French government. We believe that this charge is based upon false assumptions and that these ef forts are revealing and developing a spirit contary to free institutions and the true liberty of our land." Fire at Pacolet, S. C. Spartanburg, Special. - The store building and stock of goods of G. E. Kirby at Pacolet were destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated to be be tween $4,000 and $4,500 and is cover ed by insurance. News in Brief. Foraker men in Ohio accuse Sena tor Dick, of betraying the senior Sena tor and climbing on the Taft band wagon. More progress was made with ' the task of selecting the Heywood jury. A Chicago suicide gave six reasons why he desired to end his life. Snow is reported . from various points in Nebraska and South Dakota Gov. Little in Bad Health. Little Rock, Ark., Special.--Paul Little, secretary to and son of Gov. John S,. Little, issued the statement, saying the condition of his father's health is not satisfactory. Governor Little went to Corpus Christi, Texas, several months ago and the president pro tempore, of the Senate has acted as Governor of Arkansas. Paul Lit tle says his father will be taken to Colorado or brought to-, his home at Greenwook, Ark., and he will not at tempt to assume his official duties until he has fully recovered his health. - Sentenced to Hang Jur.e 21. Waycross, Ga.,. Special.-The jury in the case of H. E. Lyle, charged with the murder of his wife and baby. . returned a verdict of guilty without recommendation. This was Lyle's second trial, the first a few week? ago, resulting in a m;#trial'. Lyle claimed that the shooting was an ac cident. Judge Parker passed the sen tence of death, fixing the hanging for June 21st. .. _ Cannot Accept Third Term. .'" Montgomery, Ala., Special.-It is announced that Dr. Thomas M. Owen, who is serving his second term . as commander in chief of the JJnited Sons of Confederate Veterans will not permit his name to be. presented for another election at the coming Te uiftrib in Richmond. While thorough ly in love with the work, Dr. Owen finds, himself overwhelmed with offi t id and personal, obligations and can i ; for 'ex ,riye the time necessary tr. Vlitr'ollicS. A PREMATURE BLAST Results in Considerable Loss of life SEVERAL DANGEROUSLY HURT Premature Explosion of Blast at Foot ?f Lookout Mountain Causes In stant Death of Three Men and In jury of Five Others, Two of Whom Will Die. f/CSff?J Chattanooga, Tenn'., Special-Three men were killed outright, two so se verely injured that they *will die and three others badly injured in addition 1 to the crt?hing of a freight engine and ll care through a bridge into Chattanooga creek; the destruction of . ? three residences and a,-pile driver nearby, as the result of a premature ' explosion, of a .blast at the foot of ! Lookout ' mountain on the Stevenson extension. . The dead.ar*tr-. ' 1 ] Will Hyc?er, fireman "of pile driver . for Nashville,,- Chattanooga St. ! Louis railroad.' Clint Shaefer, eugineer of pile . J.'Fitzgerald; negro fireman, South ern Railway. * The -injured are: Samuel.--Mahon, . engineer Southern Railway, -braised I about the d/ad; "Chris..George, .Qreek i -laborer skull fractured,-"otherJnjitr- j ies; Chiit Costa, Greek laborer," skill ' badly fractured";: Peter John, injured about beau and'body; Styles John, ( Greek laborer, injured about head. Thu bridge was crushed in by sev- ' eral ions of rock hurled by the blast 1 -;just as the freight train- was-going on thc bridge. Other pieces Of "rock hurled for.400 yards crashed through ' the pilot , ?i" the pile driver of the . Nashville; Chattanooga & St. Louis ( Kailrood, which was at work driving piles. itr^Ciiattanooga creekyfor a new viaduct, killing-. Engineer .Shafer and Fireman r Hyder instantly. Other < pieces of rock hurled 500' and~600 ( yards struck residences on. the^side i of Lookout mountain crashing 1 through the roof's and floors of the ? buildings. . : i Three Greeks who were working- 1 on the new line some distance from " the blast "were struck by the flying i pieces of rock. Two of them are at 1 the hospital in a serious condition. 1 The blast was set off, it is said, by i J. Ford, a powder manr employed by < the contractors. He had only been s employed for a short time by the com- ' puny. 1 Af a late honrjbajeoiil^ nntiBe nouncemtrtrt--.... ^_ been sent caused a scene of intense enthusiasm, the delegates rising and singing "God Save the Czar,"'which of late has rarely been heard. The convention devoted the remainder of the day to spirited debates concern ing Terrorists, and adopted a resolu tion expressing the utmost horror of the delegates at the unceasing reign of terror and their sincere disappoint ment at the failure of the Douma to firmly condemn it, although ihe Douma was the supreme council hi which the nation's hopes for consti tutional liberty and order were cen tered. -The truth of the report con cerning the -plot is now officially ad mitted, and a communication concern ing it has already been prepared and only awaits the Emperor's approval before being published. v Killed ai Negro Ball Game. New Orleans, La., Special.-G. G. Richardson, a plantation overseer, was shot and killed while watching a negro baseball game in Jefferson parish. A negro named Lewis was .killed while trying to support the dying overseer. Jesse Clark, the ne gro who; diet the shooting, made his escape to this city, where he.has not yet been captured. Richardson and a few whit?..menr it is .saidV-forcibly upbraided a negro woman for her act ions at the'game, when Clark began shooting. ? Big Day For Salvationists. Columbia, S. C. Special..-A special to The .State from- Greenville says: The Salvation Army citadel, the first in the South, was dedicated here. Colonel Holz, head of the department conducted services, assisted by Major Berryman of Atlanta, with other of ficers from Augusta, S?artanburg and elsewhere. Two thousand people were present. The citadel* is complete anti cost $8,500. Many pulpits in the city were occupied by Army officers. Textile Council Votes for 10 Per Cent Increase. Lowell, Mass., Special.-The Lowell Textile council voted at a special meeting Sunday to request ' an in crease in-wages of 10, per cent in all of the seven great cotton mills of ,the city, including the ?Lawrence, - Tre mont and Suffolk, Merrimacr Boots, Appleton, ;-Massachusetts and Hamil ton mills. It is understood that the. action was unanimous. Nearly 20, 000 operatives are concerned- in the demand. Bonilla Expects to Go Into Business New Orleans, Special. -Former President Manuel Bonilla, of Hondu ras, said in an interview here that he intends to go into business in Be lize, British Honduras. He expects to become a general broker for trop ical forest products and also will run a plantation of his own. Mr. Bonilla was slightly indisposed npon his ar rival here today. PLANNED DiiATJ OF CZAR Confesses* Vo Having Accepted I-.orse Money Bribe to Assist in Murder ol Bussion Emperor-Suspicion Di rected-to Soldier ly Fact That He Was Seen With . Large Sums of Money. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-A Ter rorist conspiracy directed against the life of Emperor Nicholas, thc exist ance of which has been suspected for some time past, has been revealed by the arrest at Tsar.skee-Sclo of a soldier of the Guard Regiment, who confessed to thc . acceptance of a large money bribe to assist in ttye murder of His Majesty. Acording to the details of this plot, the existence of which has been con firmed by one of the highest officials' sf the court, suspicion was directed to the soldier by the fact that he was seen to have in his possession considerable sums of money. Tile man was -placed under .observation. When he noticed that he was being shadowed he^ became panic-stricken and voluntarily made his. confessi >n, ifter which he begged for protection. All the threads of this conspiracy, which is radically different from for mer attempts ol this nature, are not yet in the hands of the secret service nen. A few underlings have not yoi aeen apprehended, but the real insti gators of the crime and the men who furnished the blood money have not yet been identified. The police officials refuse either to* lffirm or deny the. story, and limit :hemselves to stating that there is uo ndication that the men arrested last veck in this city were connected with ;his conspiracy. In revolutionary circles it is de dared that the men apprehended la*t veek were occupied with the reorgani sation, of-the fighting bands of thc .evolutionists which the police last /e;?r'vsucceeded.,.iu. breaking up, and hat the author's of the present con spiracy must be sought outside St. Petersburg. Georgia Farmers' Union Opposes Fresent Lnmigration Movement. Atlanta, Ga., Special-The Farm ?rs' Union, of Georgia, went on re ?ord here as opposing the present inmigration movement. The resolu ic-n opposed the movement on the njouud that il Would bring into the Unie undesirable citizens; that it vould crowd "native Georgians from he factories-by establishing lowe? vage rates, and that it would increase he production of cotton and thereby owtr the price of the staple. The esolnt?on further urged upon the M?nerai Assembly at its coming ses i?n that no further appropriations u furtherance of the movement s?iftll ic made. ached tO any-icti-ci- vr padvaqo vL-r nail matter. 10 cents' worth cf ?tamps, of any denomination, with he words "Special delivery" writ en or printed on thc envelope -or lovering, in addition to the postage .equircd for ordinary delivery, thc ar ide wilt be handled as if it bore a .egulation special delivery stamp. Nuises Meet at Richmond. Richmond, Va., Special.-The first msiness session of the 10th annual onvention of the Nurses' Association Muranae of the United States, wis ailed to order by president, Miss ?innie Darner, of New York. The ra >ort of the board of directors, the reasurer, Miss Annie Davis, of ?rooklyn, and the inter-State secre ary were read. To Fight 2-Cent Passenger Rate. Richmond, Va., Special.-The ?l antic Coast Line, Norfolk & Western md Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads iled papers with Judge Pritchard ni he United States Circuit Court, in heating their purpose to appeal from he decision of the corporation co-u nission in the 2-cent passenger rate natter". They follow the same pro edure as the Southern. Ishev?le Gets Next General Confer ence of M. E. Church South. Nashville, Tenn., Special. - Tin ?ext General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South viii be held , at Asheville, N. C., in .910, according to the decision rea?h id here by the special committee in lecide the matter appointed at (be ast General- Conference. Delegations rom Richmond, Va.,, Kansas City, ilo., Atlanta, Ga., and New Orleans, A., urged claims of their respective .ities. To Prosecute Tobacco Trust. Washington, Special.-The Depart neut of Justice is preparing to begin i drastic movement, against a large '.umber of tobacco companies for viti ation of the anti-trust laws. John iVcsley Gaines, Representative {'rom I'cnnessee, states that he has informa ion to this effect. If the prosecu ions are carried out according to the )rogramme the tobacco companies ?perated in North Carolina will he iffecled. Tragedy at Jonesville S. C. Spartanburg, S. C., Special.-Sims fillmore,* a farmer, was shot and irobably fatally wounded and his ?eighbor, James W. Gallman had his skull fractured by Gillmore, who struck him with a bammar. following i quarrel between them in a store at Jonesville, S. C., eighteen miles from aere. Gillman has only a slight manee of recoveiy. The tragedy crew out of th? burning of two barns m Gillmore's farra, of which crime fillmore suspected Gallman, J Gather in Philadelphia to Talk Over Matters of Interest LABOR QUESTION CONSIDERED Mr. D, A. tompkins, of Charlotte, Responded to the Address of Wel come-Only One Session Held Dur ing Day, Philadelphia, Special;-With an at tendant bf nearly 2,000 member?, the eleventh aunual convention of the. National Cotton Manufacturers' A? sociation opened in the ball room of the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. In connection with the convention the cotton men are exhibiting, all lhe branches of their- business at the First Regiment armory. The association held a session in the morning, the af ternoon and evening being given over to the exhibition and to entertain ments. The convention opened with pray er by Rev. Stephen W. Dans of West Walnut Street Presbyterian church. Mayor J. E. Rey bu rn delivered the. address of welcome and the response was made by Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, Two of the most notable addresses of the day were made by Mr. Theodore H. Piice, who talked of his recent move against the New York cotton exchange, and Mr.' E. J. Wat-, son, of South Carolina, who spoke'' about immigration in the South. Mr. Tmpkins' Address. In response to the address of Mayor - Reyburu, Mr. Tompkins said in part: "We have heard much o'f the com petition between New England and the South in the manufacture of cot ton goods. I have always depreciated this talk as unworthy of the man ufacturers of a great and progressive nation with a world business within its reach if its people would operate to get it instead of lending their ef forts to petty competition at homt. The American Cotton Manfacturers ' Association has charged itself with the task of developing an organiza- 1 tion which at the same time recon ciles all American interests aud in stead of fostering local interests against other local interests it seeks to nationalize all interests. Onr asso ciation wishes to gain the co-opera tion of all American cotton manufac-\: turing interests in the work of fos tering industrial education at home; and of developing foreign markets! i abroad until the general prosperity^' in all America would eliminate the idea of competition at home. -, "It seems particular!v appropriaU a national city ever since. In both Education and transportation your city has always led. It is-here that is the best development of that knowledge and skill necessapy to pro duce the finer fabrics such as lace curtains, carpets and other superior products of the spindle ?nd loom. Ii is here that there has been developed rhe hc*i knowledge and skill in Am ??ica in the production of both loco motives and ships. Therefore, in both the realms of education and training on the one hand to make finei and better goods and of build ing locomotives and ships, on the ither hand to promote transportation for distribution of American gGods io the people of the world, Philadel phia is the leading American citv. md it ls a good atmosphere for this meeting. "Representatives of the colonies isscmbJod here to inaugurate, by joint action, [he battle for political liber ty. "This meeting is not held here nov. without a purpose. This association trishes here at this meeting to inau gurate by joint action the battle for 3ommer?ial liberty over the entire world. "The establishment here July 4, L776, ol' an independent governmeu-, jost our iorefathers some money and much trouble, but the venture has paid. "It will cost us something to ac complish over the entire nation such 1 system of industrial education rs ivU] make our people manufacturers jf the best and cheapest goods iu the world. But the cost will be a profitable investment. "It will cost us something to put ships upon the high seas to carry our ?gricultural and manufactured prod ucts to the various markets of the world. But the cost will be a profit able invetment." Following the session of the con tention an important conference (f representatives of the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges and of the association was held. At the meeting a protest was registered Ly the manufacturers against the ex tensive gambling in cotton which is permitted in the pr>\+o? exchanges and insisted that the method of grad ing the staple now prevalent-should be changed. The discussion of labor problems ind the need of increased immigra tion was led by Commissioner Wat son, whose efforts to import labor for the cotton industry have brought forth cries from agitators in all parts of the country and ended in the en actment of restraining legislation b> Congress. He declared that the hour has come for the American manufac turer and the American laborer with out regard to section, to join hands and eliminate the rjolitical dema gogue whose mission in life seems U. be to array labor agaiv.c C?V'I. and section against section, without erard lo any other interest than ' ' iwn -petty palitical advancement. Trying Experience of firemen in Sub Basement HEROISM SAVES MANY LIVES One of the Hardest Fights Even Fut by fie New York Fire Department Decisioned by Stubborn Flames in Basement of the Remington Type Company's Building? wrii Ne?, York, Special.-Sixty firemen practically every man in seven fire companies was overcome by smoke in fighting a fire -in the Remington Type building at ' 325 Broadway, .than a score of the men were i to hospitals, where 1G of them remained all night. It-, was one of the hardest fights the-New York firemen have had, and iver was there more bravery shown, ire was in the sub-basement of building andv for more than two the men fought desperately, for the heroism shown many hav? lost their lives, ie fiji originated in an unexplain _fcay in the sub-basement which was""'filled with desks packed in excel sior, oil and carbon paper. These three material* caused masses of* choking smoke, which made it im ??eS?ble for the men to reach *.he se?'y of the fire, By companies the men attempted to descend into the basement, only to be overcome by the smoke, and the next detachment was compelled to cany the unconscious mj|n up to the sidewalks. jMen, half conscious themselves, groped in the smoke-choked cellar by the light of lanterns, found their com rades and struggled with thom up the ladders to the sidewalks, i\ ly to fall swooning, but ready to return to the fijjht after they had got a breath of fz'esh air. M}; Women Render Service. [Splendid service was rendered hy the scores of women employed in the gilding where the fire was, and in nearby offices. These girls, directed by the ambulance surgeons kuelt on the sidewalks and assisted in bring ing the unconscious firemen back \o life. Janators wives in nearby build ings dragged the bedding and mat jtresses from their beds down to the street to make resting places for the sufferers. Prists from nearby Ihurches and. fire department chap g?ns aided in the work of rescue. Scores of firemen were overcome tame and again, each one rushing back TCP.-'the building as soon as he recov fSi?,'. consciousness. "2-I have been uauuicappcti throughout life with deformed feet. "3-One side of my body has been partly paralyzed for the past ten years. > "4-My right hand has been ruin ed by an accident. s - "5-1 have been a sufferer from ueui'algia. "6-I have been up against a score of'financial misfortunes." Negro kills His Wife. Chesterfield,Special-Monday even ing at Gullege's mill about four miles from this place, Luther Jones colored shot and killed his wife in a drunken row, using a shotgun loaded with buckshot. He has not been captured. Struck on the Head With a Pickaxe. Newbern, Special.-Rig Harris and Mattehw Johnson, two colored fire men for the Roper Lumber Company, had a fight Tuesday, in which John son attacked Harris and beat him badly. Harris, acting in self-defense, struck Johnson on the "head with a pickaxe, inflicting injuries from which it is said he will not recover. Only Eight Steam Shovels at Work. Panama, By Cable.-The strike of the steam shovel workers which be gan Tuesday, the men demanding $300 per month, instead of their pres ent salary of $210, continues. Wed nesday morning only eight steam shovels were at work. Col. Goethals, the chief engineer, is endeavoring to replace the strikers with mechanics now employed in the shops, and it is reported that he has sent a cablegram to Jackson Smith, the member of the canal commission in charge of labor, to contract for engineers in the Unit ed States. Railway Conductors at Memphis. Memphis, Tenn., Special.-The 31st convention of the Grand Division, Order of Railway Conductoi's, was formally opened here. Several thous and visitors representing every sec tion of the United States were ten dered a public reception. Among the speakers were A. B. Garretson, grand chief conductor, Governor James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, and Sena tor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas. Consideration of Brownsville Affair. Washington, Special.-The Senate committee on military affairs resum ed its consideration of the Browns ville affair but after half an hour's discussion of procedure an adjourn ment was taken. This was for tho purpose of giving Senator Warner an opportunity to consult with the gov ernment's witnesses which are to be examined next. Eleven of the 13 members of the committee were pres ent indicating that great importanco is being attached to the hearing. I Late ftekkVf I I In 'brief I I MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST ! .?><?<$<8><S><$><3>$><S><?><^^ Caruso, the tenor, says he will get $800,000 from Herr Conned for the next four "years, work. Drouth is said to cause many sui cides in Mexico. . The French Governor-General pro poses the disarmament of all the col onies. Irisineh want thc home-rule ques tion settled by The Hague Pece Con gress. / Criticism of recent purchases made hy the Deleware and Hudson Rail road brought out a strong- defense from Chairman L. F. Loree. William Ellis Corey, the steel mag nate became enraged on seeing: photo graphers about to snapshot him o: the way to bourel the steamer wit! his bride, and threatened to smash cameras, but was calmed by her. Forty-two firemen were overcome by smoke or injured nt a blaze in New York that 'caused small damage. Postmaster Hughes of Columbia, Tenn., says he was deposed because he failed to favor a third term for President Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt's i-.vcnl actions have injured the chances of both Taft and Hughes for the nomination for Prfci dent. Mr. Jerome H. Joyce, of baltimore, was unanimously elected president ol the national organization of hotel men The Baptist Home Mission and Publication Societies and Missionary Union are in session in Washington. The Imperial Conference just con-, eluded in London is generally regard* ed as a failure. Guatemala has offered to compro mise with Mexico on the demand for tlip extradition of Geenral Luna, but Mexico has returned a cold reply. Nine men were killed and four se riously if not fatally injured by thc premature discharge of a dynamite blast in the South and Western rail way near Alta Pass, N. C. Mrs. Howard Gould is expected r? sue this week for a limited divorce, asking also large alimony. The $1,250.000 sidewinder City of Cleveland, built for the lake service, which was nearing completion was burned at Detroit. Senator Dick issued a statement calling off the Ohio Republican har mony conference proposed for the next Wednesday. , An automobile started by a shock on a New York ferryboat backed a man into the water and i wo other per sons are said to have been drowned. ?n\..,;ro nnd other crops are reported . from DIS wagon amt rttr-iirfti^-rrrcffj?cM- - on his head. Brownsville policemen testify that the men who shot af them in the af fray were certainly negro soldiers. Baptists are urged by the Ameri can Missionary Union to give one tenth of their income to the church. Governors of 16 States invite Pres ident Roosevelt to make a trip by steamer down the Mississippi river. Ellen Terry arrived in London and accepted congratulations on her mar riage. The Virginia Diocesan Council of the Protestant Episcopal church is in session in Warrenton. Several more vessels of the big fleet in Hampton Roads have sailed. Confederate Memorial Day was ob served in Norfolk. The General Assembly of the Pres byterian church met at Columbus, Ohio, and elected Rev. Dr. William Henry Roberts, of Philadelphia, as moderator. William Newcomb was whipped by white caps on a lonely road near Winchester. The submarine boats Octopus and Lake stood the test of being sub merged 24 hours well and the crews suffered no inconvenience. The trial of Mayor Euj'jne Schmitz, of San Francisco, on the charge of grafting is to be taken up next Mon day. The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly, meeting in Birmingham, Ala., elected a moderator who favors closer relations with the other Presby ter.an br juches. The jury panel iu the Haywood case shows 12 names. . More fighting is reported from Honduras over the Presidency. Mrs. Ethel Irene Stewart Elliott. 1 a former actress, has obtained a di vorce and $1,000,000 form John Love Elliott. The American. Cotton Manufac turers' Association concluded its con vention in Philadelphia with a ban quet. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad pleaded guilty of re bating in New York and was fined $40,000. The American Tobacco Company has bought out the Butler-Butler Company, of Lynchburg, one of the largest competitors, A number of steam-shovel men nt Panama struck for an increase from $210 to $300 a month. Emma Blackburn a white woman about Ho years old was found de:i?? in a chair in her room at 130S Ross street. Richmond, Monday morning. Kuhn. Loeb & Co., are to float i:? the United States a $40,000,000 loan sf the Southern Manchurian Railway, i A THIRSTY CAT. "Perhaps you think the old water In the milk joke has been worked to death, biit i've found a new varia tion of it," said a south side man recently. "You know, I have a small negro girl as a nurse for my chil dren, and one of her duties is to tell stories to tue kids just before bedtime. They always listen intent ly to what she says, and last night I decided to listen, too. This is what I heard: "An' de cat, she got thirsty, an' got thirstier an' mo' thirsty, an' final ly she went to a pan ob milk sittin* in de pantry to get a drink ob watah.' "I told the story to our milkman this morning and ho didn't laugh at all."-Kansas City limes. 1 Before It was determined scientifi cally that smoke is waste, smoke wa? fixed as the final indication and proof of prosperity, recalls the Detroit Free Press. Today a .smokeless chimney means nothiug less than thrift and good management Similarly we now hear that noise is proof of urban life, progress and activity. We may an swer that noise ls loss as surely as smoke is waste. Decreased comfort is loss and noise decreases comfort. Disturbed minds are loss through a reduction of mental force. But these and similar consequences are indirect loss. There is direct loss also. A rattling car means worn bearings and a short-lived vehicle. Otherwise rail roads would not spend so much on their roadbeds and they would run trains at higher speed. Your O' Ready. FOR MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHES, HATS, SHOES AND FURNISHINGS, * FOR LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS ODD SKIRTS, AND SHIRT WAISTS When in Augusta make our store your head- , quarters. The J. Willie Levy Co., 866 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. 11 Pict You E>*r<&r hear a Sheep Sneeze or a Lion Roar? One is start ling and the other terrifying. But to the contrary, 1 want to SOOTHE YOUR NERVES and make you feel as though life is still worth living. Get a Moyer Buggy for yourself and best girl and a STUDEBAKER WAGON for the farm and you are fixed for many years of C-1 J * 729 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. - For FIRE INSURANCE Go to see W.H. EARLING Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the Best Old Line Companies. W. H. HARUNG, A GT. At The Farmers Bank of ?dgefield, SC. arlie Ins ii rance Agency of C. A. GRIFFIN & CO. Will protect you against loss by Fire, Death, Accidents," Sickness and Wind Storms. It <vill be a pleasure to serve you at all times and your business will be heartily appreciated. 1 ? 1 1 'warn Wagons Buggies FURNITURE' Large Shipments of the beat makee 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 yon money. ? T ? 5553g *"*?*r?5Z 9- ? * ?-? -a.5 ! * * ? ? i5 i GEO, :p. COBB, Johnston. - South Carolina,