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PLANTER S (f ACCOUNTS LOAN AND SAVINGS SAM, -Augusta, lick.. . KC*OT>BCXS OVER ?1.000,00? r frNDKPOsrrsx SOLICITED * LC HAYNE. $ Chas. C. Howard, $ CASH nt B. YOI. 72. EDGEFIELD, S. C.?PEDN?SDAY, OCTOBER 23,1907. ff HE NATIONAL BANK | ff. AUGUSTA? GA. L, a HAYNE, Presideat. FRANK CL FOSE, C ashlar. CAPITAL.1250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 Wa ihalt ba piqued to h?T? yon opta UMIMMI with UUJ Baale Curtamartand oorrqapanOaM a? . ? urvd of avary oonru? j and aocomai .daiiofepcwal X bl? anear comer YU; ve. modirn BaaJda* ?e.it>4? X wr^wi m m 11111 a 11 n j* NO. 48. Wm. SCHWE?GERT, A. S. MORRIS, T?OS. S. GRAY, Prest. Vice-Pres. Cashier. Union Savings Bank ?agitssta? Ga .9 Offers thc Citzens of Edgeficld a SAFE, CONSERVATIVE and CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY. 4 Per Cent interest* Carriage Btore ''Opposite the Monument." We've had -forty-?ix years experience making and selling vehicles^ and: have yet to see*anything on wheels which for BeautyvEasy Riding, Light Run ning and lasting and qualities would match ' g?6s?Ruaiabcssts and ^t;udieI>aJce:r Wagons If Better were made you would lind them here, ) A complete line of Harness always on hand. Heavy Lumber Harness and' Road Scraper Harness a SPECIALTY, BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE RIAL. ETNA COAL. useph 729 Broad, Street, Augusta, Ga. WA TREES-PLANTS MUEE, SHADE AND OKNAM?NTAL No Scale or Disease. Illustrated Catalog F^ee* p. J. BER CK MA NS CO. mc. | :. FR Ul TU ND fiURSERIES, /?U6USTA, GA. ^-ESTABLISHED IN 1856 DON*T SELL YOUR Staple Cotton BUT SHIP TO Whal?y & Rivers, Cotton Factors, f *Charlston, S. .C -We cati get you the Best Prices and the highest values for ally grades. Make a trial shipment end see for yourself. Money Saved On every purchase that you make from us. ~We buy our goods in large quantities for cash, consepuently we are in a positon to make very close prices to our patrons. Our large f^all Stock of Dry Goods, Notions Clothing, Shoes, Etc-, is ready for the buyers. See our-ssperb line of for Men and Boys. Also the strongest line of Shoes ever shown in the city of Augusta. We eau f.t everybody and our prices are right. Grand ??illinery*Display W? are3h >Ting th2 larg 13!; and mo9t beaitiful line of Millinery ever shown in this city' We. the ladies especially to call. gftpll you do not believe we can save you money, all we ask is a trial and we will convince you. usia Bee Eve 915 and 618 Broad Street, Augusta, Sa. ;*l t a 8 I i + I M "Palmetto Thc News of South Carol MARTIN OBJECTS TO ANOTHER OP ANSEL'S APPOINTMENTS. Thinks Precedent Will Hold- When New Board is Named-Will Not Rmi Again. Columbia, Special.-The appoint ment by Gov. Ansel of Haync F. Rice ' of Aiken as a member of the State board of education to fill out the un* expirel tenn of J. E. 'Boland resign* ed from thc second district, has caused Mr. 0- B. Martin, the State superintendent of education to write Gov. Ansel that thc selection is not satisfactory because Mr. Rire is a lawyer end not an educator. The let^- j ter also makes the interesting state- ( mont that Mr. Martin will not be candidate for thc office he now oc cupies again. The situation in what is called the "cabinet" by thc newspaper men is rather strained. Soiac time ago Gov. Ansel announced that he had offered the vacancy in the second district to Hon.. John C. Sheppard, Superintend* cnt Martin wrote thc'govCrnor a very strong letter of protest and in the con troversy Mr. Sheppard declined to servp.\ Thc vacancy remained until after the meeting of t?he State board of . education last month and when the appointment was announced Tuesday it was supposed that har mony once more prevailed. Thc let* ter notifying"'Mi1. Martin of the ap pointment was as follows: Hon. 0. B. Martin, State Superin tendent of Education. Columbia. S. v..,- i . j Dear Sir: I have appointed the Hon. Haync F. Rice, Aiken, S. C. as a member of the State board of edu cation to fill the unexpired tenn of Prof. J. E. Boland, resigned. Mr. Rice has taken great interest in school matters for years and I feel sure that he will make a very use- ! ful members of thc board of educa tion. Yours very tinily, M. F. Ansel, Governor. Mr. Martin received this and at. once replied with the letter publish-. ed below. In^talking over thc,mat-, ter he said that he did not wish to j withdraw fronihis educational work,, as ho planned it: He believed, how-1 jever that when thc .terms of thc members of the present board expir ed Gov. Ansel would appoint lawyers or men who. are udt familiar with ? educational work and thus interfere j with the work of the educational de partment. The announcement by Mr. Martin that he would not be a candidate for reelection will probably cause a num. ber of announcements to be issued shortly. He was regarded as the strongest mari in the coming cam paign for the office and therefore his removal will change thc line-up con-. siderably. So- far only one man has announced himself. E. C. Elmore of Spartanburg, but several others arc spoken of for entrance. Mr. Martin's letter to Gov. Ansel was as follows: Hon. M. F. Ansel, Governor, Colum bia, S. C. Chester's Probate Judge. Columbia, Suecial.- Gov. Ansel has ordered an election iii Chester county for November 26 for a suc cessor to the late Jno. R. Culp.judne of probate. This office was offered J. A.-Blake but he recently wrote Gov. Ansel that he would shortly move to Alabama and it was neces sary to order an election for a suc cessor. J. B. Watson For Congress. Anderson, Special.-Mr. J. Belton Watson, a former representative of this county, will announce himself a candidate for congress to succeed Wyatt Aiken. His friends have been talking of the race for him for some time and when approached by a correspondent he admitted that he was figuring on coming out for some office and said that it would in all probability be for congress on an anti-immigration platform. The al ready announced condidates are Con gressman Wyatt Aiken and Solicitor Julius E. Boggs. To Overhaul School Houses. Anderson^ Special.-At a meeting of the city council an appropriation was made for so much as is necessary to overhaul all of the city school buildings - refurnishing, painting, 'deaning up, etc. lt was also decided to purchase several new horses for the fire department and to order an election on th? matter of a new char ter for this city. The present char ter expires as soon as the legislature meets. Stepped on a Rusty Nail. Union, Special.-Thc first case of lockjaw that has developed in Union county in a number of years in that of Mr. E.-G. May who was operated ^n last Friday. Over a week aa:o Mr. May who is a carpenter, accidently stepped on ?*nail. He had been en gaged in tearing down some houses preparatory to rebuilding them. One of the boards had a'rusty nail in" it abd this was the cause of the trouble Mr. May- is in a precarous condition. lina in Condensed form || Dear Sir: Your' letter pitying me b? the appointment pi Mr^'H- Fi Rice of-Aiken bar as 'a member of the State , beard - of education avas promptly received. So voil hi ceeded ih appointing a lawyer so in not consulting thc off! is resp&asible to the people conduct o fthe educational a the Stale. I wish that it were pos^ sibre for me to think-0 in this whole mattel small-minded, offich .' ous.' I prefer to thir nor of my State as potential and statesm I note that you saj has taken an interest ters. Likewise many men have taken an i hut it does riot folh should be put upon bench. They are hare to examine applicants i t? the bar and to disch merous. complicated but ties of the supreme cour To take iv chrtritablS ^ situation' 1 believe you u to grasp the duties of a the State board of educati time ago when you mad? y? appointment ot A lawyer board I characterized yoi with such language as seeme time appropriate. I applied tard plaster which -afterwan ed rather pungent. The -ec is now bearing down Upon you are furnishing a concret plification of the charade above referred to. The ap Whom I shall designate as No. 2 happened to be too broa< ed a man to accept any ?ppon in a department whose head been ignored. Appointee lawyi 3, "Prof" Rice of. Aiken bar be a similiar calibre but if I . believe the report given to the concerning his appointment I s say that he is at least ambij amphibious, ambidextrous, ub; ous, and indeterminiato. These ? acteristics may appeal to you. As perhaps know you have next year appointment of the remaining TL bers of the State aboard of educai with the exception of the secret who" holds the position ex o?Bcio State superintendent of educati and ? have the supreme satisfacti of knowing that I do not have to i with them nor be bound by their ac ions, I wish to give you the pleast? pf knowing here and now that I sha not be. a member of' that board au longer, than is necessary for me t discharge my dutiesjamd obligation to the people- of Soaffi Carolina. IV two terms I have baM elected Stat? superintendent of eduction -without1 opposition. I have ^discharged my duties fearlessly and'Sdgorously. .1 feel the satisfaction of having done, some good for my people. I shall not ask for reelection. I mention this in order that you may indulge and cherish the fond hope of getting a satellite of your own ilk. I am some what in thc position of the old wo man who went into a dry goods store and asked for three yards of red ribbon.- The clerk was very bow leeired; He started across the store and said: "Walk this way." The old woman said, "No sir! I'll do without the ribbon before I'il walk dat way." And I'll do Avithout my ribbon before I'll walk your way. Sincerely yours, ?. B. Martin. Stale Superintendent of Education Gov. Ansel t was out of the city but it is very doubtful if he will make a statement on his return. Miss Cahrlotte Powe Dead. Cheraw, Special.-Miss Charlotte Powe, daughter of Mrs. James .11, Powe of this place, died at Asheville, N. C., Thursday night, after avery short sickness. Her body will be brought here for interment. She was greatly Vved and admired here, where s' had many relatives -arid friends. Two Young White Men Rob a Ne gro's Home. Kershaw, Special.-Some little ex citement prevailed in town, when in response to a telephone message from Heath Springs, - th? chief of police and two. or three assistants armed themselves and started out toward Heath Springs to capture two young white men, headed this way, after breaking into a colored man's house and appropriating unto themselves one pistol, razor, suit of clothes and some minor articles. . Tampered With Mail Boxes. Orangeburg, Specia?. - Hampton Durr and Dennis Davis, two young white men, living near St. George, were arrested by Deputy United States Marshal A. Fishcher of Or angeburg, on a warrant sworn out by Postoflice Inspector Gregory, cbarg-^jl iug them with maliciously damaging and destroying rural letter boxes: Death of Mr. W. E. Burgess. Manning, Special.-The news from Baltimore of the death of Mr. W. E. Burgess reached, herc mid niany hearts are said at the news of th? un timely death of one of Manning's most prominent young men, who by bis uneering pluck and perseverance lias accumulated a good share of this world's goods and won for himself a reputation that is worthy of [note. The deceased was a man of unufeuallv pleasant address and made a bist bf friends wherever he went. Ul! 2 - Will Bmltl'?fc?c^ted at Inman, S. 0., and Carried Bac>?^oJPriEori--Notli ins Heard of Two Otn^vM^en Who Escapedi Columbia , Special.-Will . Smithy who made a sensational escape from the penitentiary a few clays ago with Hairy Dean, was returned to the pen itentiary " early Saturday morning, having been captured at Inman, where he had gone to see relatives. Former acquaintances informed on him and penitentiary guards were 'sent there to capture him and bring him back. Smith told Superintendent Griffith that he waa conviiicPd nov/ that Dean had used him as a tool ty assist him in escaping, admitting thu* it was foolish in him to. run away vith thc expiration of his term so .ear ?t httiid. Nothing has been heard so far o? te whereabouts of Convicts Walter lien and James Sudduth^ life-term 3 frdrn Greenville's clark cornel1 ?onshin? section,; who escHpt?c? v days after Dean and Smith got ay. Superintendent Griffith 'has eived a letter from Allen's wife, ing him that she had heard ol! husband's escape, ( but that she not approve of his action, and if she saw him she would cer y advise him to come back to penitentiary, -as hopes of his se g a pardon at an early date ci sb bright. se who understand the charac these moonshine people believe dieu will in time surrender \ to the authorities ; that his in friends; wii p?rs'lnc?c him to Trouble at McCormick. mick, Spacial.-Henry Od egro who has beeil working on hand on the d & W. C. near Bordeaux was arrested ace Saturday evening while eave with goods he had un stained. He resisted and '.onquered by force. After istdred another negro a ?nry demanded of the of ?ey turn him loose. This further trouble and a igrocs began to gather siMe purpose of rescu The officers telephoned from here, and a num ponded. With the ap is extra help the ne frightened and dis further trouble, was being brought i in thc calaboose, he ie was au escaped ?orgia; that he was mtence for murder 1 to this State, and reward of $2Q0 for "Smith of Georgia once- and his secre $75 would be paid it Fargo^Ga. The satisfied^ rarrenville. The killing of W. usta by John Ca . as just been re ar Owens. The kili ma at the home of Cato ai renville on Saturday but Cham oers.did not die until Monday. Thc following details are all that can be learned: It is said that both men were drinking. They went to Cato residence about 7 o'clock Saturday night. They entered the house and some lime afterwards Cato decided Chambers was too familiar with his wife. . Without a word jot warning he drew a knife from his pocket and slashed the throat of Chambers from ear to ear. Chambers dropped to the floor. Cato then turned . upon his wife and stabbed her twice once in the breast and? once in .the hip Chambers was taken to the Augusta hospital where he died on Monday morning. Cato is in jail awaiting o preliminary hearing at which time new developments are expected. Convention Closes. Richmond, Va., Special.-Thc Tri ennial General Convention of thc Episcopal Church after busy sessions of both houses, adjourned to meet three years hence in Cincinnati. The closing services which occurred at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Holy Trinity church were in an adapt ed form of prayer meeting. The services were opened by the Bishop of Dallas and two lessons were read by Dr. R. H. McKim, president of thc House of. Deputies. The Micene Creed and the Collects were recited by Bishop Doane, of Albany, and the address replacing the pastoral letter was made by Bishop Tuttle, chairman of the House of Bishops. A great crowd 'rushed for thc doors of the church when they were opened at 2:30 o'clock, and fully ?5,000 persons were refused admittance. Many of the bishops and deputies left on a special train late this afternoon foi Washington. Government Makes Appointments. The governor has apoiuted J. P*. Kennedy Bryan school commissioner of Charleston, vice G. Lamb Buist, leeeased. Thc anointment was made apon, the recommendation of the Col lege of Charleston. Ile also appoint: ?d J.. H. Robinson game warden for Greenville county. Greatly Damaged. Columbia, Special.-Reports , are coming in from all over the county that the second crop of Irish pota toes has been greatly damaged by the early frosts. Some say there willr not be a third crop and some say a half crop will be realized. This will mean a loss of thousands of doTlars to Maury county. The second crop of Irish potatoes is one of the larg est that is raised in the" county and is always looked upon as the farmers' net profits for the year. A STRIKING SPEECH Secretary Taft Expresses His Desire to Be Private Citizen IN HIS PHILIPPINE ADDRESS At a Banquet in Manila the Secretary Says His Visit Two Years Hence Will Probably Be as a Private Citi zen-Audience Not Struck With His Personal Bemarks. Manila, By Cable.-At a banquet given in bis honor in this city Sec retary of War William H. Taft made ft most significant satemmt. He was referring to tho fact that he had already Visited the Philippine Islands three times, and in expressing his in tention to come herc again he said: "I hope another two years to visit Manila again, but then I probably wiil come as a private citizen." Th? significance of Mr. Taft's re mark in relation in the chance of his nomination for the presidency next year did not seem to strike his audi ence. The Secretary 's speech Was re ceived with much enthusiasm by the representatives of the Filipinos pres ent when he declared the government was anxious and ready to help the business prosperity of the isl?hds. Secretary Taft opened his address by-declaring that the future prosper ity of the Philippine Islands depend ed primarily on the Filipinos them selves. They must make progress as a nation before they could obtain the benefit's realized by other nations and it was the duty of business men and others contemplating investment in the Philippines to help the natives better their condition. It was with the most intense satisfaction that he came to the islands today and found tlein quieter than ever before iii their history. He was glad the Assembly had been established and hoped it would take over some of the responsibility of government. He said to capitalists and others looking for franchises and concessions that another power had arisen in the land and that hereafter they must come to the Assembly with their requests He had no doubt the Assembly would carefully consider all questions affecting the welfare of the islands. That it would not only look out for the interests of thc people but would welcome with Lib erality the investment of foreign cap ital so absolutely necessary to the development of thc Philippines. The existence of the Assembly would strengthen the hand of the govern mncii iMUiiuuu iu TUU wcicuuiiis.., . .This was the beginning of a period of prosperity, the speaker asserte?i, and he trusted that under it every body would be happy and content ed. . 'Thc Secretary declared that he was not ashamed of anything in the is lands and urgedthe Americans herc to make every effort to bring the Filipino people to a realization of their wonderful opportunities. He had been to the Philippines three times already and he hoped in anoth er two years to visit the islands again, but then'he probably would come as ? private, citizeu Mr Taft's speech was greeted at the close with cheers This afternoon Secretary Taft laid the corner stone of the first perma nent school house built in Manila un der the American regime. He deliv ered a short address to the pupils of the school in which he congratulated them upon the event. To Go To New York. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-It was an nounced here that John Temple Graves, editor of The Atlanta Geor gian and News, and considered one rf the South's most gifted journalists | and authors, has accepted thc chief ) editorship of the New York Ameri can. It is understood that Colonel Graves will assume his new position about November. 15th Poured Oil on Fire and Stove Ex plodes. New York, Sp3cial.-As a result ol pouring oil on a fire in a stove Mrs. Phoebe Goldstein, of Brooklyn, and six" of her eleven children were badly burned. Mrs. Goldstein and a son, David, aged 25, are likely to die, the latter from inhaling the flames. An explosion followed Mrs. Goldstein's attempt to light the fire with kero sene, setting the' woman's clothing afire. Crazed with fright she ran through the house, setting fire to cur tains and beds. The children were burned in attempting to aid their mother. News Notes. 0 Charles W. Schwab announced that thc Union Iron Worts may be per manently closed. Export orders aggregating 360,000 tons have ben decline 1 by the bitu minous cf al operators owing to scarce ty of coal and cars, and the price of the fuel is expected to advance. Four men and thre women werz killed by Yaqui Indians. Another earthquake shock was re corded by the Washington seismo graph. Harriman feels so su in the Illinois Central J? offered Fish's ] J. J. Mitchell Ex-Presidei the meeting si tv. i The-death I a result of th ?low placed a H I! To The MEN AND BOYS of E<lgefielci County v VVe would like to say that we aim high in our se lection of M""'* ?1all and Winter Suits We get the best Suit productions from the shops of the World's best Makers. We aim high in selection of cloths, linings and trimmings. Get the best possible Tailoring. We sell Suits that make us friends -the profits comeof thems elves. The lowest rung on the price ladder is $10. to $30. The greatest strength lies in the assoitment at $12.50 $15, $18 and j> We can give you positively superior results-in Tailoring, Appearance, Style and quality. ' Anybody^can quote prices. It's the Suit at thc . price that "tells the story. 74S Broad St. Augusta, Ga. ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS Til* ROOFING Galvanized Iron Cornice an i Sheet Metal Work, Skylights, Dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Mantels, Tiling, Grates, Tin Plat?, Galvanized Iron, Copper, Zinc, Solder, Eve Troughs and Conductor Pipes, Roofing and Sheafing Paper*. ?liop and. Wareroom io io JONES ST. PHONE 100 J^^Repairing Promptly Done. DAVID SLUSKY 1010 BROAD S TR li. ET, AUGUSTA, GA. F.W, WAG EHER-: & CO, r-^-?rm department We have arranged .Nto handle Cotton to the Best I advantage and solicit consignments, BS""'We give Special attention to handling Sta ple Cotton,?viz: "ALLEN SEED," "FLORO DORA'' and others of this grade' W. W. RAMSEY, G. W. LEIWEN. RAMSEY & LECWEN Cotton Factors -AND LEADERS IN Wagons and Buggies.' 835 and 837 Reynolds Street. Augusta, Ga. Wagons Buggies FURNITURE Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons a: . buggiei just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* 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. GEO. I?. COBB rohnston. South Vaccinating Railroad Ties. "Railway sleepers are vaccinated In