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lf),tl0MliH?WH 'pATS OTEEIS? I m PLANTER'S LOAN AND CAVINGS 8AKK. Augusta. ?aL. BBSOmtCES OTES SI,OOO,OOO It ? i i i a 181111111111 i Bl 111 Ml ?gram ACO0?STS ? SOLICITED + LC. HAYNE, Chas. C. Howard, $ OABHTJOL VOl .73. EJ3GEFIELD, S. G., WERNES DA Y, DECEMBEE 4, 1907. THE NATIONAL BANK f ? AUGUSTA, GA. ! L. C. HAYNE, President FRANK & FOSD, Caa tia. CAPITAL.$250,0)0 Surplus and Profits. 150,030 ^if.^Bjjfc Ouimtiu<toi>rrMi?KtaajM T I We end? eanaerraUre. aodtrm BuJclBf cMibodi X W*\WH 11811 ill 1 i 0 ll 1 H t* NO. 2. Wm. SCHWEIGERT, A. S, MORRIS, THOS. S. GRAY, Prest. Vice-Prcs. Cashier, Union Savings Ban k Augusta, Ga .9 Offers the Citzens of Edgefield a SAFE, CONSERVATIVE and CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY. 4 Fer Cent Interest. Moniimental Carriage Store ''Opposite the Monument." We've had forty-six ' years expenence making and selling vehicles, and have yet to see anything on wheels' which for Beauty, Eas)' Riding, Light Run ning and lasting and qualities would match *H?yer and Columbia Bug? Surreys. Studebaker "Wagons ?WMMMMMO-mMOHB--?? ?.I ll 11 ll --? If Better were made you would l ind them here, A complete linc of Harn?ss always on hand. Heavv Lumber Harness and Road Scraper Harness a SPECIALTY, BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE RIAL. ETNA COAL. 729 Broad Street, Augusta. Ga. TREES-PLANTS FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL No Scale or Disease. Illustrated Catalog Free. p. J. BERCKMAHS GO. INC FRUITLAND f?URSEhJES, /{UGUSTA, GA. ESTABLISHED IN 1856 DONT SELL YOUR Staple Cotton BUT SHIP TO ? li Cotton Factors, Charlston, 5. .C We can get you the Beet Prices and the highest values for all grades. . - . 'Make a trial shipment and Bee for yourself. Money Saved On every parchase that you make from us. We buy our goods in large quantities for cash, consepuently we are in a positon to make very close price s to our patrons. I Our large iTa?l Stock of Dry Goods, Notions Clothing, Shoes, Etc., is ready for the buyers, See our superb line of Clothing, for Ifen and Roys. Also the strongest lina of ^boes ever shown in the city of Augusta. We eau everybody aud our prices are right. Grand Millinery Display We are sh>wjng the1 largest, and most beautiful line of Millinery ever shown in tbis city We invite the ladies especially to call. tJBTll you do not believe we can save you money, all we ask is a trial and we will convince you. f ii mi &8 B?sfl? Strati Augusta, Sa, "Palmen o. i I The News of South Carot! i I II II II mi I II III m ma UH HIGHER SALARIES GIVE BET TER MEN. Recommendation on County Superin - tendente of Education. Columbia, Special.-The Stht? sup erintendent of education, Mr. 0. B. Martin, in his annual report will urge higher salaries for the county super intendents of education. His motive for this is that a man can now earn moro in private life than attending to the duties of public office os they should be attended to by on honest official. In tho report Mr. Martin gives the results of his? inquiries in other States and he also urges that the school term he made longer and that educatioual qualifications be made necessary to election, thus tak ing the office out of politics to a large extent. The last section of his re port relating to this subject is ns fol lows : The best business men frequently find that it JS necessary to invest more mouey in order to save invest ments previously mode. I believe thal it would be good business judgment ?n the part of the legislature to spend I < order to get full value of the money 1 * annually invested in that work. The salaries of the majority of our county superintendents do not justify thc su perintendents in devoting their entire time to their official duties. Many of them do not devote more than two days in the weel? to their work. They advertise Saturdays and salesdays. as their office days. In addition to"this they do some field work but they arc forced to devote a good part of their time to makiug a living for them" selves and families.. This is not only dividing time, hut, worse than that, it is dividing interest and attention. To ?1 be a successful county superintendent it is necessary for a man to be en- ; grossed in that work. He must think j about it while he is in the office and J also while he is outside. I do not be- * lieve that it is possible for a man c to serve conflicting interests at the * same time. - P Salaries by Counties. ic There has been considerable im- ' ' provemeiit in salaries of superintend ] dents during the past few years. Still; we are far behind some of the othe?. i1 States in this resoec.t Tho o~i-: - - Charleston. 1,000 T Cherokee. .. .. GOO Chester .. .*. 600 Chesterfield. 500 Clarendon. G25 c Colleton .. .. 500 i Drrlington. SOO |1 Dorchester .... . .'. 450 ! i Edgefield. 600 !] Fairfield. 500 [i Florence. 900 ' i Georgetown. 700 11 Greenville. 700 ? t Greenwood . COO ; ? Hampton. 550 i Horry. 400 j 1 Kershaw. 700 ( Lancaster. 600 f Laurens. 750 ] Lee. 600 ' < Lexington. 600 \ Marion. 800 i f Marlboro... 700 j t Newberry. 800 li One Louisiana Parish Goes "Dry.*'j Lake Charles, La., Special.-News reached here that Cameron Parish, \ Louisiana) having an area of 1,400 A square miles, has gone completely for ? prohibition. < The only ward in the 1 parish still allowing the sale of li- j quor went "dry" at a special election s by a margin of 31 votes. ? Charleston Bank Goes to the Wall. Charleston, Special.-The Hibernia Trust and Savings bank was placed in -j the hands of receivers by order of ^ Judge Gage, at Walterboro, Attor- < .ley Harry L. Erckraann securing thc order iu accordance with a decision f of the directors. By the order of ! Tnclge Gage, President Frank Q ~)'Neill and Henry Buist are made ? ceci vers of the bank and upon the i .ereipt of notification of their ap- c .?ointment, they immediately took 1 li arge of the bank and its affairs. ( Their bond was fixed at $30.000 each, r American Cigar Co. Shuts Down Bs Plant. Greenville, Special-The Greenville s factory of the American Cigar cora- ^ ?anv will shut down for one week. Similar orders have been extended to nperintendents of all the other fae- "v mies operated by the company in s ho Jnited States. Tight money and r i slump in the demand are said to he a >-esopnsible for the effort to curtail b production and maintain prices. I Reports Required From State Militia. Adjutant General Boyd has" issued t an important letter and order regard- 1; lng reports from companies. The law c requires that an annual return of s property bc made hy each company x commander. This is. very important J an<J Gen, Boyd has ordered that tho 1 blanks sent out be in the office not J later than December 3, Tho ord? fr ; sued reieri to fha "Runing report ' J bu?ki, eojsi?i 9i f*M m i? ti** I tanti sf wrt ewipwy? * * I I I I I I fl I li lt ? I 11 I i IIH IL* na in Condensed form |i IH 1 H g B ? 0111B fl IB111E B B S fr Oconee.. .. 7?0 Orangeburg .*.,.?...? . i j3?' S?d Pickens.. ..? 700 Richland ... .... ;. 4 >n 1,200 Saluda.. ? ; ; i .; .. 450 Bpartanburg .;. .. .1,2^0 Sumter. 9$ Union. .. 5dQ Williamsburg.6?D York..;.,gS?( . In Bambergjthe auditor is: ??:.omcio iiperinterident. Leaving out,.--Bam* )erg the average salary of the suj?er? ntendehts in the State is $684f37jl-5L ^. man who is flt to Be corinty super ntendent can easily make more -than his in some line of business, o$ on he farm. If this is true of the aVer ige it must be strictly true in] the nstances that fall below the aver ige. Cotton Manufacturers Discuss SKua* Koa. Greenville,. Special.-A conference if some 23 cotton manufacturers of his State engaged in making, print :loths was held in Greenvilk p?e^d id over by former Mayor Calvert of spartnnburg. The following. ttsohu ion was unanimously adopted: "It is thc judgment of this cpii?er !Uce that it is not advisable for .the nanufacturers of cotton goods who lave sold their production on.'.for vard sales to cancel such sales even vheil a forfeit is paid by the bayer inless the financial responsibiu'ty of he buyer becomes such as to' make t advisable to make a cash settje? neut rather than take the risk of a j [elivery on the sale." It was also decided that ? copy of his resolution should be sent" fo~i&ph lotion manufacturer in South Caro ma, urging that they act in harmony nth such a policy and so inform" their elling agents. Since the financial panic has led ?to in acute stage in the attempted :can ?ellation of goods sold for ?orwf~~ lelivery, covering several mont) )roduction of many mills, and vhich the mills have provided lotton at high prices, the confere| vas called to discuss this situaii vhich is grave and serious in itsf :'ect on the prosperity and continj .unning of the cotton mills. ae honenLihat all ih? ne resoratrorr; Some Military Change^ Columbia, Special.-Adjutain ?ral Boyd has issued an order ng the commissions of Capt Deal of Columbia, assistants n the Second infantry, andi "; J. N. Fishburne, battalion adjt n the Third regiment. The former s now in the West on account of his iealth and Lieut. Fishburne of Wal ;erboro has engaged in business in mother State. The law requires that ibsence from thc State for six months 'orfeits the commission and the or ler issued creates vacancies to be illed shortly. Capt. W. A. Collett of Sdgcfield, who has been elected in :onimand of the company at that loint, reported to the adjutant gen irnl's office to stand the required ex imiuation. His commission will be ssued him in a few days. Pleads Guilty of Murder Charge. Columbus, Ga., Special.-In the Su prior Court Frank Reed, a young vhite man, pleaded guilty to murder, md" was given a life sentence in the penitentiary. Several months agp ?eed shot and mortally wounded John bellamy, another young man, who ;ubsequently died at his home at Sweetwater, Tenn. Carolina Eivers and Harbors. Georgetown, Special.-That the ?Yinyah bay river system may be de veloped is the purpose of the Eastern karolina Rivers and Harbors con gress, which was organized here hy he election of Mr. H. P. Duvall of ^heraw as president, Henry Mullins >f Marion, vice president, and H. B. springs, secretary. Delegates were cresent from Marion, Cheraw, Flor ince, Conway, Camden, Columbia, Darlington Kinstree, ?Summerton and Georgetown, representing the com nercial bodies of those cities. Tried to Kill Sleeping Son. St. Louis, Mo., Special.-Mrs. Eliz ibeth D. Smith, a widow suffering 'rom mental trouble, slashed the hroat of her 22-year-old son Philip ; vith a razor as he slept. With blood treaming from the gash he seized his ?other as she was about to jump into t cistern. Assistance arrived just as ie was fainting from loss of blood. Ie is expected to recover. Negro Arrested on Suspicion. Spartanburg, Special.-Willie Fos er, a negro, was arrested at an early lour Tuesday morning on suspicion ;f having made tho mured rous as oult on John Young, the famous old wagoner of Inman, on thc Howard rap road three miles from this city Jonday night. Foster is now in the hunty jail. The injured mon is al ha Spartanburg boitai, where on tpwAtion WM p?rf<*?n?d removing wtim di bte skull Mvk ?wi \*m FIVE KILLED IN COLLISION Freight Train Crashes Into Trolle; Car, Killing Fife and Injuring Twenty. Waterbury, Conn., Special.-Five factory employes were killed at the West Main street crossing over tho Highland, New Haven & , Hartford Railroad, when an extra Hartford bound freight train crashed into a j trdlley c?r cotitain?ng twenty-five persons bound for the pin factories j in Oakville. The car was struck with great force directly in the middle and .all the passengers were kliled or bad ly mangled. Sis others were badly injured and had to be carried to their homesi The dead ; Sarah Ryan. Jinnie Corcory. Robert French, Waterville. s Walter Hayes, t Jaue Kelly. The seriously injured; Kitty Hanley, leg broken and scalp cut; Margaret Mellon; Jennie Ben son; Sadie Allen; Andrew Lepier. Aside from Kitty Hanley, the oth ers received scalp wounds, broken bones and bad cuts, but it is not yet known whether the injuries of^ny f?fi prove fatal. Flagman John Flavin and Conduc tor John Dillon, of thc trolley car, weie arrested. The motorman of the car, Charles Leonard, was not held. There was absolutely no chance for the engineer of the train to stop his train in time to prevent the accident. Although he applied thc brakes, the engine crashed into the trolley car. smashing it to splinters and throwing the occupants In all directions. Income Tax Test. Columbia, Special.-Attorney Gen eral Lyon has received notice that an other test would be made of the con stitutionality of the income tax law. The test is brought up by Mr. D. W. Alderman, the wealthy lumber dealer and steps have been taken in com pliance with the recent ruling of thc steam yacht Seneca. He had country homes at Wyvernwood farm, Bever ly, Mass., and at Manhassett, L. I. His business office in New York City was 114 Liberty street. Williams Lays Down the Law to Can non. Washington, Special.-Representa tive John Sharp Williams, of Missis- j rippi, the Democratic minority leader 1 in the House of Representatives, had a conference with Speaker Cannon on the subject of the minority rep resentation on the House committee. He told the Speaker that the Demo crats would iusist upon an increase in their representation corresponding with the increase in the Democratic membership of the House. News in Brief. Senators Kittredgc and Gamble, of South Dakota; Senator Hansbrough and Representative Hull, of Iowa, all declared that the people would have nobody but Roosevelt for their nexl President. . Adjutant General Ainsworth, in his report, said that conscription may be necessary to fill depleted ranks in the army. President Roosevelt will entertain Admiral Evans Friday, as last honors before the Admiral takes the fleet lo the Pacific. Seventy-five fishermen of the St Pierre fleet are believed to have beti lost. One thousand Moorish tribesmen who attacked a French camp were beaten off with a loss of 1,200. Gen. Sir Henry Edward Colvilh was killed while out on a motorcych in collision with a friend's automo bile. Sixteen persons perished in a New York tenement house fire. The watchfulness of a Russiau rail road guard prevented Taft's train from taking a switch and crashing into some freight cars. Heinrich Conried is said to be in terested in a project to build au $S, 000,000 American opera house in Un ter den Linden, Berlin. Two trains in the New York sub way were in collision because, it is believed thc motorman of the rear train, who was killed, had a stroke of apoplexy. William F. Ferguson of McKces port, Pa., committed suicido in Rich mond because of domestic troubles. David B. Cook, S4 years old, killed himself in Alexandria while despon dent. Mrs. Hannah Baker, 73 years old, hanged herself at her home in New Windsor. She had been despondent because of ill health. Admiral Schley waa the principal ?ppftkor pt tim Aw flucl Navy Day estil?? ?t tlj? ?MM?lW?l K?pM ??II-. ' . ' '-.y. MINC mm, Bradley Murder Case Almost Ready For the Jury ? . SPEECHES OF ATTORNEYS NEXT Presentation of Evidence in Bradley Trial Concluded and Court Ad journs For Day Defendant Says .She Is Clad It la All Over. Washington, Special.-"Oh, I am ?O glad it is all over at last." These arords-were uttered by Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, charged with the murder of former Senator Artuh M. Brown of Utah, as she, with a smile, was lcd iway from the court roora to the prison van, which was to take her jack to jail. The presentation of ;vidence had just beer* concluded and ;ourt adjourned until Saturday when irguments will begin. Justice Staf ford announced that an agreement lad been reached among counsel for 'our hours of argument on each side. This will be completed Monday af ;ernoon and Justice Stafford said he ivould then deliver his charge and rive the case to the jury, The testimony of two government ^sanity experts, Dr. E. M. Brush, of Baltimore, and Dr. Smith E. -Jeliffe, ;f New York, was the feature of the proceedings, as also was the appear ing of Rev. Dr. Utter,, of Salt Lake, Mrs. Bradley s pastor. Both Dr. Brush and Dr. Jelliffe declared that ;here was nothing in the record of the case to indicate that Mrs'. Brad dy was insane. Counsel for the de fense attempted to impeach the tes timony of these experts by showing that they had been tailed for thc government and that as a matter of jourse they were testifying iii the in terest of the government. Each of them repudiated this charge and de bared that they would have testified to the insanity of Mrs. Bradley as readily as they testified to her sanity Lsd they found her to be insane. Rev. Dr. David Utter, pastor of the Unitarian church of Denver, Colo., ?vho, in forme'' testimony has been referred to as "the priest" and who WAS Mrs. Bradley's pastor in Salt L?ke City, testified to a conversation lie had with her in 1903. Mrs. Bradley told him, he replied, in answer to a question, that she be lieved Mr. Brown would Marry her. ."I expressed the opinion," said Hm nuk?uuti-iiihaJLjie never would. During ;ms-tcstiaiv^_ ley sat with bowed head. "She said," continued the witness, "that when it came to a test and a gun was pointed at Arthur Brown ho would accede and marry her. I do not remember her exact words. She said Arthur Brown was a coward at heart and if ? gun was pointed at him and he was told he must marry her he would do so. I told her I did not believe Brown was a coward. I said he ought never to be urged. There should be no compulsion e er used. 'You will lose all your in fluence if you do/ I told her." "Now, didn't you say to her? in the course of that conversation :'You would not do that, would you? and she replied, 'Of course not?' " ask ed Judge* Powers. "Yes," said Dr. Utter. "I said: 'Suppose he calls your bluff what then? You would not shoot?' 'Oh, no,' was her answer." Dr. Utter said she did not threat en lo do this herself. "It might have been her brother or her father, or anybody who was to bring about this compulsion," the witness added. "He, however, had thc idea that Mrs. Bradley herself would do it. "She was under tremendous obsession." continued Dr. Utter, "was almost unhinged; and I felt that she might undertake to threaten Brown." Georgia Feud Ends in Killin?. Albany, Ca., Special.-Jeff Spires, if Miller county, was shot and killed hy Dr. B. V. Elmore, a prominent nhysieian, in the latter's drug store it Kesfler. The killing was the re sult of an old feud. Spires entered the drug store, and presented a knife it the throat of R. E. Elmore, father ??f the doctor, threatening to kill bira, before he could put the threat info 'xecution the younger Elmore fired, 'hooting Soires through the body. THi wounded man died twenty min .ites later. The two Elmores were .irrested. New Georgia Bank. Atlanta, 'Ga., Special-Organiza tion of the Guarantee Trust & Bank ing Company of Atlanta was perfect ed at a meeting of the incorpor?tors here. The company is capitalized at a half million dollars and has for its organizers some of the best known men in the State. It will absorb the business of thc Guarantee Trust Company of Georgia. Naval Stores Buying Will Bc Con centrated at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Special. - An nouncement ivas made that thc Amer ican Naval Stores Company hus dp* ferrod withdrawal of buying agencies from Jacksonville, Fla., pending a coiifcrenco with banker* of that city, lt has boon announced that beginning pwcmlw lat all Inlying wonjil bu ??'ftlfftitff! fl' ?avi?i?t?'i \ivm\id ?fj W ?il&s&l W W ApMft Wini tm\M s? L?RT??VII!8? To The MEN AND BOYS ^ of i Sedgefield County We would like to say that we aim high in our se lection of Men's * Fall 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 {> We can give you positively superioi results in Tailoring, Appearance, Style and quality. , Anybody can quote prices. It's the Suit*at the' price that tells the story. cCREARVS, Tiie Home of Good Clothes 742 Broad St. Augusta* Ga. ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS TIN ROOFING Galvanized Iron Cornice aud Sheet Metal Work, Skylights, Dealer iu Stov?s, Ranges, Mantels, Tiliog, Grates, Tin Plate, Galvanized Irou, Copper, Zinc, Solder, Eve Troughs and Conductor Pipes, Roofing and Sheating Papers. ?liop and. Wareroom 1010 JONES ST. PHONE 100 jyRepairing Piomptly Done. <WID SLUSKY 1010 BROAD STUFET, AUGUSTA, GA. Charleston' s. (J. ~ We have arranged to handle Cotton to the Best advantage and solicit consignments, OS?"* We give Special attention to handling Sta ple Cotton, viz: "ALLEN SEED," "FLORO DORA" and others of this grade' SR W. W. RAMSEY, G. W. LEG WEN, SEY & 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 and bnggiei Just received. Our stock of furniture aDd 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. "TTt ? . a I J . . . i f GEO. 3P. COBB. Johnston, South Carolina, Quit Satisfactory, Gaddie-You don't seem to have Easily Answered. Says the philosophic Boston'Globe'; made a vary satisfactory impression 1 f. . .: on Borem. '?' - - .- . | "Aiter all, ia it any less sensib e Cleverloy- I tried very li aid ^J^tosit shivering on tho curbstone f:?r SQ. jM ?tetog^.0 get a chance to herr Caddie-Wei!, ho void maAM ' ?wLtban it IT ^11" fa 't impress him ?S a "fl i? nSK?ciflta with vi