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J* ??DEPOSITS ACCOUNTS ? SOLICITED PLANTER'S F LOAN AND SAVINGS ? BANK, August?. Ga., ilHMBHHHUHHflliHb^MMBvwBSHPHn KKSOITRCSS OVES 51,000,000 ciii nun j n iim 11 in w LC.HAYNE. PB&SXDZXX. Chas. C. Howard, OASHXXB. VOl. 72. EDG?F?ELD, S. C., WE?pESDA?, AUGUST 7, 1907. IT RE NATI?NAL BANK t * ff AUGUSTA, GA.* L. 0. BATHE, President. FRANK 0.1 OED, Cashier. CAPITAL. .... ..$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 * W.thaJi t* pleta*) to har? jnn opesM ucmt ? with thu Bank. Cueto am* ?nd cor m ^xm dr CM A? A .and of eTerj coartti* ?od leoomr od ??Ja? poul- A bl? udsrcouervailve, modera Banking iMibods. I H^fV^***** ? ? a i fl 11 s a i ii il NO. 38, ?I H i i 1IH 1 ll 11 ll 8 11 i 1 ' li m 'Palmetto. Thc News of South Carol The Question of Demurrage. Columbia, Special. -Though they re hoping?the railroads will not force ie issue members of thc railroad >mmission admit the probability of clash between the railroads and tho Itate authorities should the Coast ie road persist in its refusal to pay iprocal demurrage of $1 a day for to shippers upon failure aft?r ??ur days' notice to furnish them in jrdance with rule 5 of the com Bsion. An important difference between is and the North Carolina case is tat in this State a circuit court Mige, Judge Dantzler, has rendered decision in favor of the road vt ich he sustains Nie broad ground jdvocated by the local counsel, for j ie road that'thc commission is -with it authority in enforcing a rule in? olving a penality regardloss of tho it of the Legislature giving this au?' ?ority. If Judge Dantzler's decision! sustained it means that the railroad1 ijmmission " is powerless to enforce j Is various other rules involving pen Ities, and it reduces the board to the ?sition of a mere figure head. The ' oavd's continuance, in the eircum-| inces, would be worse than useless. ; many respects, it is submitted. Members of the commission have ? ; insulted Attorney General Lyon in (. ? premises but he has rendered it ; opinion, fearing that it is barely ? j ?ming to him to pass upon the , ision of a State Judge. However j ' [otice of appeal has been given' and j i ?e^attorney general will defend, the \ Immission in the case. . ? So far Third Vice President ?eu- ] of the Coast line has merely ac ?owledged receipt of the commissiou ' i ?tter protesting against resistance of. j rule and wanting to know from h what the policy of the road is to < Until the commission gets a full swer it is waiting. \ EtI find it hard to believe that the, j ust Line will persist in its- policy of j istance to the railroad commis-ji sion," said Chairman Caughman of i ie commission. "I believe the oin-1-' of that road have more sense to thus dam up trouble for them selves. I have told the railroad offi cials I have met since this decision l i that they are carrying their duck*? 11 i:o a mighty poor market in this case. The decision as I view it, means that the commission isxa figure head. The commission not only has the express authority from the Legislature to eu- i :force such niles but it is given the ( power to fix and.regulate: feoth--freight1 -= and passenger rates. The commissiou i fan never exercise its authority to make passenger rates, though that | j .authority is expressly mentioned in j c the wet, the only limit being that pas- ' i 'two Boys Drowned Near Etiwan Works. Charleston, Special. -In the futile endeavor to save the life pf his broth er Willie, Henry Hunter was also drowned in a creek near the Etiwan Phosphate works in the suburbs of Charleston, and the inquest was held Monday morniug by Magistrate J. E. Behrens. The trayedg occurred Sun day afternoon. Willie, who was 10 years old, had been in the water swimming for some time, when he was probably seized with cramps and he called for assistance. His brother two years older lost no time in res? ponding and after reaching the side of the struggling boy, Henry found himself unable to cops with thc situ ation and the two brothers went to their death in the creek. Killed in Swimming PooL Philadelphia, Special. - President Edmund R. Watson, of the Northern Nation al Bank, . of this city, was in stantly killed while in swimming ia the pool of the Columbia Club, one of the most prominent social organiza tions of* the city. It is believed thaf. he met his death by striking his head against the concrete side of the tauk while diving. Greenville to Spartanburg. Greenville, Special. -Application will be made to the secretary of Stale within-the .next 30 days for a charter for a^standard guage electric railroad from Greenville to Spartanburg. The company will be incoroorated under the name of the Greenville & Spar tanburg Railway company. The com pany proposes to build a line trav ersing the townships of Greenville, Butler and Chick Springs in Green ville county and Be?ch Springs and Spartanburg in Spartanburg county, making a total distance of 31 miles. The road will pass the Chick Springs hotel resort. Calhoun County Survey. Columbia, Special. - The special commission appointed to arrange for an election on Calhoun county, with St. Matthews as the county seat, met pnd elected Messrs. A.- W. andsT. Of Uamby of this city as surveyors for the lines set forth in the petition. At torney General Lyon was called vin fov some advice concerning the law and after arranging for the survey to be made at once the commission adjourned. Kershaw Election Void. Columbia, Special.. -It is entirely bable that the State board of elecr on canvassers will at the meeting declare the Kershaw county election to have been held under unlawful conditions. One of the members of the board stated that the election will |, he declared null and void and another i lection must be held. Elections will held in Bamberg and several other comities and the errors made in Ker shaw will warn other counties of the numerous pitfalls. i HU; iiitn -K-trnHin Affairs ii! ?SAM ' X ' ' lina in Condensed form |;: <omnm? inmiinii II senger fares shall not be fixed at more than three cents a milOi "The commission has litever taken any action toward reducing passen ger fares, as the Virginia commission did, because the Legislature has shown a disposition* not to do so, pre ferring not to hamper the roads and wanting to encourage in every way better facilities instead. \ But if thc railroads show a disposition to be ov erbearing and unreasonable the com mission may assert its authority not only to' reduce fares but may also withdraw its support-from the rules it has adopted to protect the roads. There is no Jit?tico itt the'roads col lecting demurrage for failure to un load cars if they are unwilling to pay for failijre-^tb furnish c?rs within a reasonable time? Shippers all ov.?r the State have been suffering greatly in thc past few years on account of inability to get cars on time." Tb?r? is substantial reason to be lieve that the precipitation of the fight, no\V Oil Wa? hot due to over zealousness ott the part of local coun sel. -Thecasc has been directed from tbe beginning by General Counsel Willeox of the Coast line, and there is evident that the whole legal de partment of the road is backing up the fight. The ease was insignificant enough looking in" thc beginning. Pearl Cross a Richland county lumber dealer brought action in a magistrate's court fQr.$3o damages and $30 penalty for 30 day*s failure to furnish him cars for th? shipment of lumber. The magistrate gave judgment in his fa rer for the full amount, $55. Thc Coast Line appealed agreeing to pay the damage judgment of $25 but re sisting tho demurrage. Judge Dantz ier sustained the position of thc road The best evidence of the far reach ing effect of thc decision is to be had from the exact language of the grounds bf appeal, all of .which were sustained : f l.-Because any rule pf the .rail road commission prescribing any pen dty for not placing cars upon .writ ten demand of shipper is illegal and anconstitutional whether the said -ailroad commission claims its author ty from legislative grant or other ?vise. "2.--Because any regulation of the railroad commission prescribing i penalty is in itself an exercise of , legislation which is not and'eannot be; lelegated to said commission.7' This is the order Judge Dantzler. signed : "Ordered, That thc appeal be and s hereby sustained, and the judgment rf the magistrate's court be" and tho ;be judgment of "said court thirty ;$30) dollars, that is. the plain t?"ff-res jondent have judgment against tho lefendant- ? appellant for the sum of rwenty-five (25) dollars. Handsome Building for Laurens. Spartaubnrg, Special.-E. L. Hert :og, of this city has been awarded a ?ontract for the erection of $30,000 ;oncrete brick building in Laurens. The contract was awarded by the Eu erprise Bank, of Laurens and will be ised as bank building, the handsomest tincture in Laurens. Wanted Board Removed. Columbia, Special.-Gov. Ansel has >een asked to remove from office the aembers of the registration board >f Barnwell county because of their lileged neglect of thc duties of the >ffice and failure to revise the books tO days before each election as r? luired bv law. Taken to the Aiken Jail Lexington, Special. -The order of Fudge Dantzler in the case against l,ee Fallow, Clintou Fallow, Clifton Fallow and Isaac Taylor charged with ;he murder of George W. Mabus was iled with the clerk here and at 3 p. n. Sheriff Rabon of Aiken county left ?ere with the four prisoners for tbe Aiken county jail, as reauircd by thc ?aid order of Judge Dantzler. An Unfortunate Youth. Rock Hill, Special. -Several weeks igo the little 10-year-old son of Mr ?. H. Belk at Fort Mill got a bad cut >n his right leg with a sharp knif.\ bruised in play and began to bleed The wound healed but afterwards was sore again. After some time he was brought to the hospital herc, where it ivas found necessary to amputate th?i leg in order to sav? the little fellow's life. The chances were at first [slim, but Be is getting along nicely now and unless complications arise will recover. Greenville Line Secures Charter. . Columbia, Special. -The secretary af the State iissucd a charter to the Greenville & Interurban Railway Co. a line which is to be constructed be tween Greenville and Williamston, a distance of about 20 miles. The cap ital is placed at $100,000 but it i* stated in the charter that this will'bo increased to $1,000,000, H. H. Prince is the president and C. C. Good is sec retary and treasurer. Two Hurt in 0. & W. 0. Wreck. Anderson, Special. - Charleston & Western Carolina freight train No. 21 coming from Augusta was wrecked about one mile from Anderson. Four box cars and one coach were turned aver. Conductor McKelvy and a nc ?ro train hand, Mose Paschal received slight injuries. Many passengers were aboard and their escape from injury- seems almost miraculous. The train was runing at.its usual speed and the accident cannot bc accounted for. ... . . COTTON CROP ESTIMATE Commissioner Watson issues Inter esting Table Showing Seauits of investigations Throughout the Stat?; Commissioner E: J; Watson has; after much work} issued ?ii entire summary of the conditions iii Sourh Carolina. The report on cotton is, of course, th? m?sfc important^ but Mr. Watson has gone ihfd eorlditioris af fecting corn, tobacco; and other crops and iii addition gives statistics' con cerning thc increase in acreage. Thc entire report will be published in full" in th? handbook td pe issued shortly J>y the department; but in the mean time is ? given in pamphlet form for the b?h?fit ?f th? _So?tfi Carolina farm?r: ? study of the figure's be-? low will be interesting. General Summary. . Appreciating the lided. of ? mid S?asdri report on tii? coiiditioii of the colton crop of South Carolina this Department has attempted to get the most accurate information' dbtainable fr?ni 6vfefy, county in the State. Re ports have been obtained from men of highest character in all parts of the State arid the inforamtion given hers ift is perhaps as accurate as it is pos tul?, td sfccqre by p.riy hitman (mear.s. South C?rolin?'s. cotton crop for the past Six years has reached propor tions that now make thc average crop in this State a crop of 956,672 bales worth $42,597,831, and her manufac turing development has grown to such ari ?xt?nt that the cotton miil plants ar? consuming a tdtal of 761,410 bales giving annual production worth $51, 341,6S9; thus more closely bringing together the cotton manufacturer and the cdttdii grower of thc State. . . The ludst carefui tabulation and ar. . ?lysis of the reports that, have been filed, taking every phase of existing conditions into account makes the condition of the 1907 crop at this date 80.5 per cent, as against 72 per cent, last year "at the same dato and a con diti?d bf 70 p?r c?nt: at thc first of July of. this year. There has been a steady improvement in.the condition Of feotton since the opening of the sea sbib in marked_ contrast to.the det erioration between; July arid August of last year, but ther? has hot been that - rapid improvement that charac terized the crop in the maximum crop year of 1904. The present ' season, however, opened with practically the ?am? tem?eratur? conditions ?s pre vailed iii 1906., 1904 ?nd 19?3, but the June temperature was lower this year than in any of the years named with the exception of 1903. The July tem p?rature condition^ have b?eii about, the sam? for each month daring thc last seven years. t The rainfall during May was 4.01 inches, which was not so much greater than that in 190? dir ??ss than that of IDOo, brit Was double what was re Corded in May, 1904. The June rain fall tTB<! W; ?lltn llio<-_ nf Uff^t^y j and not so much more than that of n 1904. The figures for the July rain- 1 fall are not yet available, but they ' will probably be in the vicinity of the ? average figures for seven j'ears. Un- 1 questionably the crop is from two to f three weeks late over the entire State but the continuing showers and rain- 1 falls and the hot weather that has characterized the closing weeks of ; July have been of most material beti- ! efit. As a consequences of the severe setback during the month of May and the backwardness of tho crop it may ; be said that the crop is more than usually dependent on the weather conditions of the month of August, upon the absence of an early killing frost and upon a good picking scasou. . In requesting the condition reports ; from the various counties estimates of'probable harvest results were also | asked for. The estimates sent in, care fully tabulated and calculated indi- ; cate with good conditions the final production of a crop of approxi mately 984,153 bales. This is not gis-- ; en as an estimate, however, because of what has just been said of thc necessary d?pendance of the crop upon the conditions prevailing during the month of August. It seems cer tain however that the crop this year under no circumstances can reach the figures of 15554 or 1905. . Twelve counties in the State have reported decreases of acreages rang ing from 5 per cent, to 25 per cent. and four counties have reported in creases of 5 per cent. each. There seems to have been a decrease of about 4 per cent, in the acreage. Eight counties report having increas ed their fertilizer purchases by from 5 per cent, to 25 per cent, and eight counties report decreases of from 10 per cent, to 25 per cent, six of these being 25 per cent. Early in the season there seems io have been considerable replanting necessary. Very few losses are ic ported, however, from hail and other storms," and thc crop thus far has been remarkably free from damage by rust, 'shedding or ravages of insects These three difficulties have been en countered in small areas only in var ious portions of the State. Bapists Meet in Anderson. Anderson, Special. - The 105th annual convention of the Saluda Bap tist association convened here in the First Baptist church Thursday morn ing. Rev. W. T. Tate of Belton was elected moderator. About 1,500 vis itors are present, including 150 dele gates. The convention will last through Thursday. Fully 3,000 visi tors are expected. Salaries of Constables. Columbia, Special. - There is some dispute in Laurens county over the payment of the salaries of constables placed there to enforce the dispensary law and Attorney General Lyon has been asked whether or not the salaries should be paid from the regular coun ty funds or from the dispensary pro fits. That official has ruled that the salaries should be paid from the dis pensary funds before any of the pro fits are divided. Standard Oil Company Mu? Fay $29,000,000 j' JUDGE LANDIS STANDING FIRM Stanford Oil Company GiV?n Large|? Fine Ever Imposed in History.^. American Jurisprudence Mot? Than ??fl Times Amomit Received' Through Rebating Operations. Chicago, Special. -Judge Kenesa\v:; M. Landis Saturday in the United'! States District Court fined the Stauv dard Oil Company of Indiana $29, 240,000 for violations of the. lav,' against accepting rebates from rail-; roads. The fine is the largest evei.i assessed against any indiridualsjioe any corporation ' ir he liistory' '?S American criminal jurisprudence, ??d) is slightly more than 131 times, ?,<. great as the amount received "by thf company through its rebating opera tions; The case will be carried -to th?. highere courts hy thti defending com-' pany. Te penalty imposed upon the COT?1 pany is the maximum permitted und?i the law, and it was announced at the end of a long ?pf'H?n itt which the rf thods and practices ol ?he Stanch ard Oil Company were mercilessly scored. The judge, in fact, declared: in his opinion that the officials of the Standard, Oil Company who were rcs-j posible for the practices ot which ?j the corporation was forind giiilt/Y were no better ?bail countergeiters and thieves, his exact language being: "We" may as well look at this sit uation sqiiar?lv.. The men who thus deliberately violate this law wound counterfeits the coin, or steals letters society more deeply than does he who from the mail." 1 Judge Landis commenced reading his decision at 10 o'clock and occu pied about dii? ]iOi\t ill its delivery. He r?vi?wed the facts iii tli? case took up the arguments' of ?t?e' attor neys fdr. the defense .and ?riswered* them; and then passed jiidgnient upon" the company; which fife d?cl?r?d vio lated. the. J hw for th? sole purpose of swelling its dividends. The court held that i he railroads have no more right to make a secret rate' for a shipper than a board of ' assessors have to make a seaoncebant J ass?ssdrS wduld have td ifi?ke ft se? ; bret ?ss?ssni?rit ol any ?arti??i?r* ! piec? of property: Th? court expressed regret that the ; l?w failed to provide a mdr? serious , punishment thad a ride, but insisted that the penalty shoiild be sufficiently large to.act as a deferent and not of such ? size as td encourage the defend ?er td.persist iii.lawlessn?ss. ?t the cone??sidri of his dpinidri, and after ?nnoiincing the ?mount of thefinry .Tn doy T onfl??- ^ypr/r/ fiff{ arspecial grand jury be called for the purpose of inquiring into the acts of th? Cihlcago & Alton Railroad Com pnity, it having bed jJrdved Iii the case just closed" tLat the oil company acecpted rebates from that corpora tion. This juiy is summoned for Au^ just 14th. The decision of Judge tandis aroused almost as much public Inter* est as did the presence of John D, Rockefeller and othei officials of ibo Standard Oil Cdmpany in the coiirt boom on J??y 6th. The Crush Was so sprent that a large force of depdty marshals had much difficulty itt cdn> I trolling the crowd that was enxious j to force its way into the court roora, j The government was represented J in the court room by United States' District Attorney Sims add Assistant District Attorney Wilkerson. Th? attorneys who tried the case foi* th? Standard Oil Company, John S. Mill* er, Mertz Rosenthal arid Alfred ? Eddy were not present the company being represented by Merrit Starr a partner of Mr. Miller and Chauncey Martyn from the office of Mr. Eddy. The Boll Weevil in Mexico. San Antonio, Texas, Special.-A special from Durango, Mex., to The Express says: Consternation reigns among the cotton planters of this State Cuencamo district, of what h generally supposed to be the boll fe weevil. The pest multiplies J with .'p great rapidity and the crops are be-; t _/ ing destroyed . Injunction is Granted. Memphis, Tenn., Special. -Federa1 Judge McCall denied a peition ol the Central Trust Company pf New Ycrk City, holder of the lemphie slieet railway bonds, asking an in junction to restrain the cit#>f Mem phis from inaugurating 2-cht street car fares. The case had b? appeal ed to the State supreme iurt from ing the constitutionality j the cit} the State circuit court, tl issue be injunction. The suit for federal in junction was entered peting a de cision of the State supree court. Schoolship Gun Edo-les. Toulon, By Cable. The breed lock of a 100-milimrfe gun wa. blown off on board .be gunnery school ship Couronnoluring target practice in Salins roadsad and three persons were killed ai five wounded The force of the. cx?sion was ter rific and the bodies /the dead men were so badly mutilad as to be al most unrecognizable,Tbree of those wounded are in a s?/"s condition. Will Report Favor// Bill ou Negro Disfrancpment. Atlanta, Ga., Spfd- -House com mittee on constituai amendments decided to reportjvorably the Sen ate bill on negtfdisfranchisement. The bill is likely^ come before the House for final bon late this week. The prohibition f probably will be ' ?? ready for Gov?r Smith's signa-( be ture Monday, v? it will become a re law, to be effe?a January 1, 1903. ?d i IN UNEXPECTED RESULT Will ?iikely Aid in Enfocing Dispen sary taw"; Charleston; Special; - Prohibition" iii Georgia is expected to contribute' materially to* ? bettor enfermement of .the dispensary law iii CharJasfou. Much of the liquor which comes lo Charleston finds its way here from Augusta1 ?nd Savannah and with the .business at these cities fcildcked out, additional difficulties wi?! be' put ut ! the way of the blind tigers getting itt their supply. ?li? passage' of the' Georgia law has been a hard ulorr ?o> the Charleston tigers. The blind tig ers are getting seriously cornered in Charleston with thc efforts of Mayor "Rhett to stop their supply try continu ally harrassing them by police raids. One well known establishment on Meeting street elds?d its doors and it ?3 expected that others' will fa^ow; At a meeting of the house committed of the Commercial Club steps were taken to stop, the sale of liquor. Thc committee will ??C?Y br*n$ in a report i/?'?gu?ating the matter in ?cc?*fd?r??'?' fwith the law. : : Headq??rfifS te Florence. Florence. Special.-Accordir?*1 id !$re report of some time ago the head ?arters of the second division of thc p$?n$c etf?sfc Mue Railway com pany were duly located -ff *1'M ?ty $&e--the present General Superinten dent Anderson and the other snper ?/i^??dents and officials, together with f?i'?ir f?sp?cfiv? O?>e? men, are using lome felling ho?sf?. fi?Sr fhfi ?as ??ng?r station for their offices. Flo? e?*ce is congratulating herself on hav i^?;80 many fine citzens added some' time age {hat thc plaintiff a de scendent of Jeffries ?thmw or Grai? a??ij had no negro blood in her vc?it? and- that therefore she was entitled toattend the white schools of Swain emmtv, It is not thought that the e?s? will 1i? ?ppe?led? ? . . 7- . Wank t? C?m? id Chester Chester, Special:-Investors s'?'Sfc lng ideations and those already hav lng invSstm?n?s and wishing a change of '-place continue td lo'olt towards Chester. Mr. W. F. Caldwell, secre tary of. the chamber of commerce has-cTeeeivcd from a large carriage fac??fy/ifl the West, desiring to come ia S??ih C'atdiitl?, . ?tl?|ulr?ng fis to whdt^dp?sitiod ?r terms Chester, of* fers-?o induce dn ?riter?pris? of ibis ?kin(t- ' This ?uctory ?mpldys 53 me'ii ??dfb?s a rdonthiy .payro? df $3,500. It is th?i?for6 w'?it worth landing. Th?/s?crcidfy has gori? rigorously fco worland has secured an option on il v6r?'^eligible sito for . the proposed flew'-?nt?rpiW; '*.. Farmer's Skull Crushed. Rock Hill, S. C., Special.- Mr. J. T? Ferguson, a prominent farmer whose hems lg Hear Leslie's station, in York county was brought to tho Rock Hill private hospital in a peril* ods/condition. Mr. Ferguson was at* tending services at Neely's Crock Church ana* after sen-ices he was at tempting to hitch np a fiery horse wren the animal ran, throwing Mr. F?rgusdri agairlst a tree, it is suppos ed and crushing his skull. Dr. Fen nd? and assistants removed the whole rght side of his skull and 110 hope is ciiertained as to his recovery. Mr. Fffguson was tibout 60 years of age aid a very respected citizen. Ganite Work Starts on Capital Square. Columbia, Sp?ciaL. - The commie son on State house and grounds has avarded the contract 'for the granite .wrk, including tho paving work round the main entrance to the cap :al the continuation of the granite teps and the abutments to the te/ ace to Mr. John J. Cain, of this city or $9,200. The Work will be. com nenced at once and will bo completed vithin a very short time. The coin- I * nission is also working on other plans j t or beautifying the grounds, and dans have been prepared for remod- <; ling the entire square so that it will v ?resent a very different appearance c ?y the time the next legislature is in r ession. j Ballard Home Burned. Rock Hill, Special. -The cottage ome of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ballard ituated in the White grove in the stern suburbs burned to the ground t 12 o'clock Thursday night. Thc re is supposed to have caught from be kitchen fine. Being entirely out ide the city limits there was no way 3 fight the flames. The house cost 2,000 and there was $1,500 insurance b hereon. Only a few pieces of furni- a ire and a little' clothing was saved d [rs. Ballard a most estimable lady, ^ ras sick and the scene was a pitiful ,. ne. 11 , Si Affects Foreign Companies. - Columbia, Special.-The payment f an annual license of $100, provid 1 for under the act of 1892, does not tempt a foreign corporation from license tax of one-half mill on the :oss receipts in South Carolina, pro ded for under the act of 1904, ac ?rding to a decision of tho supreme >urt. The decision is a most ini jrtant one, affecting the revenues ol' ie State for a considerable amount rench and Swiss Capialists Promote Georgia Iron Mining. Augusta, Ga., Special. -A numb ir ! French and Swiss capitalists ha^e ganized a company, capitalized at .0,000,000, for the development of an in this section of Georgia and mth Carolina. Improvements 0.1 e Augusta canal amounting to sev al million dollars, will be asked for fore the council Monday night Thc quest, it is believed will be grant Great International Congress Making Good Progress ?UR DELEGATES VERY ACTIVE Speeches on Arbitration Mad? Thurs day are Commended for Their De termination to Carry a Logical Preposition Bellied to be the Most important Effort Towards the Pa cification of the Wcrld> The Hague, ?y Cable.^-The gen eral opinion expressed here is that the i rent peace. conference began Thurs day with th? imitative of thc Ameri can delegates, wild ipr their speeches Thursday on arbitration are praised fi?'y their determination to carry ?1 log eai proposition that is believed to bf? I tlie most importan-* tl?ort towards thc ' pacification of the world, Joseph H. Choate and James Scott, of the Ame i?c?l? Delegation, ?/dore the special commit lee" Oil bii ration reviewed tlie American pr-?pitetiem dealing with arbitral ion from" the standpoint of ft?rimmty as well as of international law. Prof. de M????rto , (Russian), de clared that the principi?* tft arbitra tion now under discussion was pre?" posed by Russia in 1809. Germany fxreSf Jrf-iiinn and Mexico ir. general supported tiiei A?to:*cftn proposition, Dr. Drago (Argentine) gflf?po?ted the Argentine proposition. Mr. Choate in his speech explained that the instructions given to tho ?m'eric?ri delegates were to see that the jaqfjitf O? ihk tt??rt bo selected from cifferent cYa'tri fries; ?iid that they should represent tb*! diff'/ont systems of law and procedure ?f?d Ihtf most important languages of th? world. T?i? tViirt was to be of such dignity, consideration fifid rrink that the best and ablest jurists cofi?d eept opjtomtments thereto. The cause ol general arbitration as a substitute ferr' wat itt the settlement of interna tional :uffer?ne?? has advanced with leap's aird bound's since the call of thu first crihferenc?. Scribing more Strong ly demonstrates" the ??lty of tho great work of that cort?erertc? th?ii the. genral resort of nations to ar bitration t??rreements among them selves assure meali? Of aeeuring jus tice and protection. "Our hope is to preserve and per petuate tho excellent -work of the first eofif?rence, carrying it on to its logical conclusion. The work of-. th?fc ccm'fer?L'c?j however, has not pT?v?d altogether* adequate to meet th? ptogr?ssive d?uiailds of natiorj?U -?h? plan proposed hy tho United States';/' said Mr. Choate, "doe.s.' rioi- . depart from the ypldnta^-;.eo}trt 'al: rebufo.- est? b?shejl?Lj?;?. -vtmrprmrtv" to comeneo?nr^ will Reopen to all who 'desire. t^'s?i?* tie their c?i??e're.'lcMs by peacefnPrhe'th. ods." Tbs United States propos?d ihat the expenses of the new court and the salaries of the judges be borne by the powers in common. This would make the court free to whoever appealed to it. Mr. Choate proposed that a suitable committee be appointed to frame a constitution for and decide upon the powers and character of the projected court, saying he thought it would be well to have seventeen judges instead of fifteen, so that the country representation might be more general. In conclusion Mr. Choate said} "It is six weeks since this confer ence first assembled, arid there is cer tainly no time to lose. We have done much to regulate war and very little to prevent it. Let us unite on this rreat pacific measure and satisfy the vori-i that thc second peace confer ence really desires that in the future jeace and not war be the normal .'ondition of civilized nations." The Crop Condition. Washington, D. C., Special. -The ;rop reporting board of thc Agricul tural Department announced that the londilion of the cotton crop on July !5 was 75.0 per cent, as compared nth 72.0 per cent on July 25, 1007; 12.9 per cent on July 25," 1900; 74.9 >er cent on July 25, 1905, and a 10 ?car average of S2.6 per cent. Explosion Kills Two Men. Danville, Va., Special. -John J. nd Abram Shelton two first cousins rere killed by an explosion of a trac ion engine being used to thresh rheat on a farm about 2!J miles from his city. The cause of the explo iou is unknown. The gauge to the oiler registered about two-thirds full nd as the usual cause for such acci ents is that the water in thc boiler ecomes too low, it is believed that be guage must have become stuck in jme way. Mr. Richardson Has Resigned. Boise, Idaho, Special. -E. F. Rich rdson has been dismissed as chief mnscl for the defense of officers ? the Western Federation of Miners nd as a result will withdraw from ie case entirely. Clarence F. Dar >w, of Chicago, will succeed him. [r. Richardson denounced what ho inns Mr. Darrow's Socialistic meth 3s. Explosion Wrecks Engine. Breckenridge, Mo., Special.-Three en were killed and a fourth is dy ig as the result of the blowing up of urlington locomotive No. 21, draw g a freight train near here. The dead are: Milburn Hall, brakeman. Patrick Brewer, fireman. Student Fireman, name not known Samuel Burns thc engineer is dying The explosion was heard three iles away. ( BERRIES TO CLEAN TEETH. Use warm trater tor cleansing the teeth and rinding rout mouth, as cold Water is apt t? s?ock the teeth and in jure the enamel. Two or three times a Week lt Ls well to brush the teeth with soap, this, of course, not interfer ing with the dally cleansing. Be sure to use a pure soap. Db not brush your teeth for too long a time, and be Careful that you ^rusih theta Inside as well avs out. 'Lemon, juice is said to be good for soft gums wfoere there 13 ulceration-, but in applying this be careful not to get it on the teeth. Be .careful not to drink anything hot, and never under any circumstances tuuch your teeth with a .pin or metallic in strument. There is no doubt about it that nothing will whiten the teeth so trjcrougihly and give such a delightful taste in Ihe mouth as a fresh straw berry, and from the Mme they appear in the spring until they have said their good-bye every woman should uea one instead of, or in connection with, her favorite dentrifrice. The strawberry is rubbed over the teeth until it is entirely crushed, and then the mouth is rinsed with tepid water so that none of the tiny seeds get be tween the teeth. For an invalid lhere is nothing more absolutely refreshing than this strawberry mouth wach. In baying a tooth brush do not choose on? wih'ich is too large, and which wll! not get into every part of the mouth, and permit you to Jbrush your teeth ? Up", down and around. Brushes are now cut in such a way that they reach to all parts of the teeth. The old-fashioned straight cut bristles are ?wcp-Sfi-atively little used.-Pittsburg Po:t GROWING BACON HOGS. ; Clover ipasture greatly reduces the cost of feed, and stimulates a greater growth and vigor ?n the pigs than ls posslblie to secure in confinement. The -pigs should not he had to come j In early spring and disposed of in November. At seven months they ' can be made ito weigh between 180 and 200 pounds. Only breeding stock should be kept through th?* winter. A bacon breed should be kept in preference to a lard breed ior the reason that in the absence of com a first class lard hog cannot be pro duced, while the feed that produces the choicest bacon can be grown io abundance-barley, peas, clover, roots, etc. The large Improved Yorkshire are kept on the experiment farm. They are much more prolific than tTae lard breeds and take better to pasture. s In Canada this breed predominates and the bacon- pork exported from that country is noted for its high qual ity. .Northern Minnesota may lead in the production of bacon .pork if it will, as first-class bacon cannot be produced in the corn-feeding districts. In selecting a breed of hogs this question is worthy of careful consid eration. It will be to the advantage of all If the same breed is raised throughout this section of the State. A. J. McGuire, in Grand Rapids, Min nesota Experiment Station Bulletin. The New York State excise depart ment receives from the saloons of Manhattan and the Bronx boroughs $17,80$ each day in the year. . * If pring Oxxtfit 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. 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