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Hi! tlmii itntnmii Thc Planters Loan ][ :: and Savings Bank " ; Augusta, QB. ; . . . Pays Interest on Deposits, I I . ' J* Accounts Solicited. . . LC. I?AYNF, CHAS. C. HOWARD, ' I . . PREslDi: A I'. CASHlBu. . # RESOURCES ?VI R $1,000,000. .. ?W4iWf tl it H'H'A THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA, * ' AUQUTSTA^GA. . . i ! L. C. HAXNE, CHAS. R. President. ??SBi?Rj? J CAPITAL $250,009.00. ! ' $ Surplus & Profits $100,000,00. The business o? our out-oMQ'?n ?rietdB-, ^ receives the same careful attention as that s of ourlccal depositor?. Tho r.cponntB of t careful conservative poople solicited. I'M"! 11 H-H-H #H WfrH* YOI. 73. SO, 31. SOUTH CAROLIf Occurrences of Unteres! G ha ned Pharaacetnciai Association in Session j Columbia, Special.-The thirty- j - second annual meeting of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association | was called to., order here ia the lutheran Publication House by Pres- j ?.lent C. A. Milford. Upon roll call it was found that lhere are thirty one members present at the first ses sion. The following answered to their names: W. E. Atkinson, Anderson; P. L. Barr, Anderson; Elwood F. Bell, Spartanburg; W. V. Brocking ton, Kingstree; J. H. Bruns, Ander son; Edward S. Burnham, Charles-1 ton ; A. A. Coleman, Greenville ; W. J A. C. DeLorme, Charleston; W. W. ' Dodson, Williamston ; G. W. Brans. Anderson; D. P. Frierson, Charles-) ton; J. P. Glenn, Jr., Liberty; H. K.I Heintsh, Jr., Spartanburg; A.. S.{ Heyward, Columbia ; D. C. Hodges ; ! Creenwod; John M. Jordan. Charles ton.; L. C. Lipscomb, Columbia ; 0.l A. Matthews, Bennetts ville; Robert, i Mayes, Newberry; C. A. Milford, Ab-J neville; C. H. McMurray, Abbeville;, J, M. Oliver, Orangeburg; R. K. Otis, Charleston; E. W. Palmer, George-j town; Frank M. Smith, Charleston; J. C. Smith, Anderson ; Thomas B. Smith, Charleston; 0. E. Thomas, Thomas, Columbia; W. G. To?lson, Spartanburg; Horace L. Wright, Georgetown; and W. H. Zeigler, Charleston. C. A. Milford, Abbeville, is president; S. M. Craig, Anderson, - vice president; S. C. Williams, Char leston, second vi<*e president; Frank M. Smith, Charleston, secretary and treasurer; Frank B. Gary, Abbeville, solicitor; and Huger Sinkler, Charles ton, assistant solicitor. At the ces sion Thursday, Mr. A. J. Bethea, private secretary of Governor Ansel, delivered an address in behalf of the State of South Carolina, Governor Ansel being out on the campaign. Alderman F. S. Earle, mayor pro ' tem of - Columbia, welcomed the visi tors in behalf of the city of Columbia.. Passed Pharmaceutical Examination . Columbia, Special.-The following ' applicants examined by the State pharmaceutical board successfully passed: R. B. Dupre, Owings; John S. Clark, Springfield; R. M. Wilbur, Charleston; W. R. Sims, Jr., Rock Hill; W. G. Thomas, Kingstree; W. ! C. Delauncie, Charleston ; Bertha R. ' irisher, Charleston ; J. H. A?stin, Greenwood; M. R. Matthews, Wil-j liamsburg; J! H. Cheuning, Hender- j sonville; W. N. Glyroph, Atlanta; Arthur Platkin, Branchville ; Eugene Evan, Jr., Pendleton; W. Jp., M<w! Keowu, Branchville; A. 1 Anderson ; D. W. Brown, -B^kx M. C. Anderson, Conwayytipfmf ^^chy^'Enoree. New Church Plans Accepte Bishopville, Spacial.-The bu committee of the new Prcsby church in Bishopville have, careful deliberation, accepted _ plans submitted by Messrs. Bampy j & H amby, architects, of Columbia, I and will erect the proposed structure j in accordance therewith. As the draw- ' ings have not yet been completed it is impossible to give the details yet, but it ia certain that the new church will not only be worthy of the sub lime purpose contemplated, but an ornament to the town. The design will have a battlement effect, two towers in front, the one on the northeast ' 'corner CO feet high, that on the south west a rew feet lower, each to be 25 feet square. The front entrance will be through a loggia laid in tiles, supp- " by three arches of thc Go .der of architecture. The e- .liding will ba of brick, trim n h stone, and will bc a beuti aii i imposing structure. The lite ium will seat 400. Tuberculosis From Knife Wound. Spartanburg, Special.-D. Leonard aged 14 years, the sen of Dr. T. D. Leonard, who was drowned in a pond ? at Tu cap au several weeks ago, died ? at the home of his mother, at Reid- j ville, as a result of a knife wound on bis knee inflicted eight months ago. j The lad accidently cut himself while handling a knife and tuberculosis de veloped, causing his death. j Wants His Name Changed. Spartanburg Special.-C. Flourney a promoter of North and South Caro lina, who seven 1 weeks ago startled . the financial world by stating he had i formed a company to organize the Thermal Iron and Steel Railway ?om- 1 pany, with a capital of $1,000,000, and 1 he proposed to build a line from Try- ! on to Spartanburg, appeared before J Judge Hydrie and asked that his j name be changed to Walter C. Flour ney, stating his former name had j been injured and he wanted to start ont anew. Flourney, it will be re membered, was arrested in Greenville some time ago. Bain Needed in Williamsburg. Kingstree, Special.-Kingstree and surrounding county are suffering, from drought. There has been no. rain for the past two weeks and crops are suffering for it, especially cotton, i The promise of flue crops, however is good, and unless some accident in the nature of a cyclone happens there I will be a bountiful harvest this falL The fruit crop through Williamsburg is bountiful, peaches and melons be- ? ing especially abundant. Summer School for Kingstree. Kingstree, Special - A summer Schcol of two weeks for teachers,' under the superintendency of Miss! Mary Nance, will commence at the. graded school building on Monday, the 27th, and continue for two weeks. A large number of teachers is ex pected to take advantage of this op portunity to hear this distinguished teacher lecture on her chosen work, ?he is said to be in love with her work, and after hearing her one ^A NEWS ITEMS [ From All Secti&us of the Busy o State Opposes the Kindergarten. Spartanburg, Special.-Superinten dent Evans is at 'home again after spending three weeks in Norfolk in charge of an institute for teachers .who come from several of the neigh boring counties. There was an en rollment of about 150, but the aver age attendance was not more than 125. "Very few male teachers were present. When asked how tide-water Virginia teachers eompare with those of this State, he said the average was about up to the same number selected from towns in thirty or forty miles cf Spartanburg, but they were not equal to the Spartanburg teachers. He also found that they paid* more attention to the kinder garten work in schools than is done in this State. Capt. Evans being in terested in that work and not seeing much benefit from it as manaeed here, catechised the teachers as " to its value. At first seme of them did not care to discuss it. They had accepted it as a part of the system, and "systems" are always hard proposit ions tp contend with. He secured seme opinions, however, from the better teachers, and, this is about the result of kindergarten work in Vir ginia. The children coming from the homes to the publie schools are bet ter pupils than those coming from the kindergartens. They are quicker to take hold of the work in the prim ary classes and they do it better. When a child stays in kindergarten two or three years it has formed the habit of school play, and it is more difficult to break them in to regular work. The best common school chil dren come from the homes of the well to-do-people. Capt. Evans thinks that there is no place for these nurse ry schools in the Piedmont unless it be in some of the mill villages, where a few children four to six years, liv ing in very poor homes with no one to watch them, might be better off in a comfortable room, where they could be entertained and have all physical' wants supplied. . People's National Bank. Clinton, Special.-A meeting was held in the Town Hall last Thursday at 4 p. m. for the purpose of electing the officers and directors of the new bank to be opened soon, known as "The People's National Bank." Thc election was as follows: Mr. B. H. Boyd, president; Mr. M. S. Bailey, vice president; Mr. R. J. Copeland, .Tr . mshjpr ? Tl?rn<?tfiro. Mocare J TT Thrown From Automobile. Spartapbicg, Special. - George Moore, the weil known mail carrier of Mcorer F. D. Route No. 2, who uses an automobile in 3irving his route and Dr. J. M. Lanham figured in an accident last vrfck that came near re sulting 'seriously. Mr. Moore, who recently purchased 'a uew machine, carried Dr. Lanham out for a ride near Cavins. The machine was run ning at a rate of forty miles the hour when it struck an embankment, and Dr. Lanham was thrown forty feet into a corn field. Remarkable to state, he was not badly injured. Mr. Moore held on to his seat. The ma chine was so badly injured that a machinist had to go and repair the damage. , Spoke at Bennettsville. Bennettsville, Special.-The meet ing of the State campaign party was called to order here last week by County Chairman J. N. Drake, who introduced as the first speaker Mr. Swearingen, who was well received and discussed the educational affairs of the State. The next speaker was E. C. Elmore, who was in favor of more and Kiter rural schools. Re-Union at Darlington. Darlington, Special.-A re-union, of the squads of the Darlington Guards, which won several prizes in the early 90s, was held last week. Among those present were W. Albert Parrott, R. E. James E. R. Cox, P. J. Boatright, N. R. Harrell, T. H. Rogers, L. M. Nonnent, J*W. James, L. G. McCall, J. D. Gillespie and E. Vaughan. The invited guests were Mayor C. B. Edwards, Sergt. C. D. Evans, First Lieut. Glenn. McCul lough, Second Lieut. E. A. Early, of the present Darlington Guards, of which J. D. Gillespie is the captain, and E." Earle Thornwell. Farm Demonstration Work. Columbia, Special.- Representa tives of the office of farm manage ment of thc department of agricul ture at Washington are now in Col umbia getting the co-operative demon stration work started with the far mers in South Carolina. The first work to be established will be on the farm of Mr. A. E. Gonzales .who has four hundred acres of land close to the city, and convenient to the South ern and Seaboard railroad? Constable Kills a Negro. Chester, Special. - Corner Leckie was called to Great Falls to hold an inquest over the remains of Jack Nesbit, colored, who was shot and killed Saturday at noon by Mr. J. M. Smany special constable for the Sou thern Power Company. The verdict of the 'jury was that, the deceased came to his death from a gunshot wound in the hands of J. M. Smarr while in the actual discharge of his duty, and that said killing was justi fiable. NEW REFORMS IN TURKEY Turkish Kider Takes the Reins Into His Own Hands and Restores the Com .Hutton of 1878 Announce ment of His Decision to ConvoE-a a Pa!ia?acnt Canses a Sensation Throughout the Empire. Constantinople, ?iv '"able.-Start ling as was the sudden dismissal of Fend Pasha from the groud vizier ship and the appointment of Said Pasha in his place, this step was ss nothing compared to the senation created in all quarters by official an nouncement that the Sultan had de tided to convoke a parliament. It was felt that in view of the gen eral revolt in the army unprecedented in the history of the Turkish Empire, some change was inevitable, and that far reaching measures of reform in the central government were bound to be inaugurated. But the drastic ac tion of the Sultan, who took the reins into his own hands and by the stroke of a pen suddenly yielded to thc de mands of the young Turks and restor ed the constitution of 187G, has taken thc palace clique, thc members of the diplomatic corps in fact, the entire population of Constantinople com pletely by surprise. Fight on Freight Rites. Cincinnati, 0., Special.-Brushing aside all iutermadiate modes of ae tion, the Receivers' and Shippers' Association of Cincinnati has carried its war against a general increase in freight rates directly to the President of the United States. A communica tion was forwarded to President Roosevelt last Saturday at Oyster Bay and made public here asking the Chief Executive whether he intends to enforce a decree issued several years ago against certain railroads, forbidding increased rates. If so, he is askod at once to cause the Attor ney General to bring proceedings for contempt against the Missouri Pa aific Railway Company and the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail way Company. Denying that politics has anything to do with the letter at this'time it is explained that because of the fact that certain general in creases ia freight rates are to become effective on August 10th on certain roads, prompt and positive action be eame necessary. Jealousy Drove Him to Death. Norfolk, Special.-Jealousy drove young Claude W. Allen, of Roanoke, to suicide at his boarding house here last week. He told his troubles to a friend before he ended his life. He saw his sweetheart at Ocean View with another young man Sunday af ternoon. He said she would take no notice of him at the time. He re by the coroner without being opened. Allen had been employed here sis a tailor for tome time. Farmers Oppose Immigration. Columbia, S. C., Special-The Stale Farmers' Union convention adopted resolutions opposing immigration to the South and demanding the aboli tion of the State Immigration Depart ment. Another resolution calls for the establishment of a State fertilizer factory to be operated by convict la bor. Still another resolution adopt ed is as follows: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this union that our cotton ought to be compressed at the gins and cotton bagging be used on such compressed bales, and that we ask the national union to take this matter up and press it to speedy conclusion." No Privileges For Harry Thaw. Poughkeeepsie, N. Y.. Special. Harry K. Thaw's privileges in the county jail here have been ou rt tal ed until he is kept constantly confined in a corridor where there are no other prisoners. He is ' itted to re ceive as visitors only his attorney and his wife, and is not allowed the free use of thc jail telephone, which he had up to a short time ago. Dight Cadets Are Dismissed. West Point, N. Y., Special-Eight cadets in the United States military academy here were sent to their homes as a result of hazing members of the fourth class. They were Wm. T. Russell, appointed at large, and Ham' G. Weiter, of Illinois, members of the first class; and Bj?>n Q. Jones, New York; George W. Chose. New York; Wm. W. Prude, Alabama; Isaac Sapulding, Oklahoma; Wm. Nolle, Virginia, and James A.. Gil lespie, of Pennsylvania, members of the third class Populists and Independents. St. Louis, Special.-The alliance be tween the Independence party, which holds its convention in Chicago Mon day, and the remnant of the old Pop ulist party is in contemplation. Tho union may depend upon the outcome of a conference to be held herc. M. W. Howard, former Congressman from Alabama, is coming as an erai sary of the Independents to treat with the populists. Strikers Engage in a Riot. Bombay, By Cable.-The 20,000 mill hands who went out on strike Thursday, started to riot Friady and a detachment of British infantry waa called out to put down the disorder. It was found necessary to fire and as a result one native was killed and six were wounded. Several members of the European and native police forces sustained injuries. The rioters wero quelled for the moment and dis persed. BOLD M AIL ROBBERY Car Entered and Route Agent Bound and Gagged MUCH MAIL MATTER RIPLLD Two Desperate Men Board Ulster Express at Edge of Catskill Moun tains? and After Disposing of Mail Clerk Peck in an Original Manner, Loot the Mail Oar-Posses are in Pursuit, Seeking the Robbers in the Mountains, Where They are Behoved to Have a Hiding Place. Albany, N. Y., Special.-A report from Grand Gorge, a country station on the edge of the Catskill mountain region eays two desperate; mail rob bers held up the Ulster Express be tween there and Stamford, and after binding and gagging Mail Clerk Peck and throwing him into the mail box, the cover of which they secured, went through the mail and took everything of value. They also took a watch, chain and $25 from the coat of the clerk, which was hanging in the car. After rifling all the pouches they made their way back to the day coach and got off at Stamford, taking a road that leads to the mountains, where the sheriff and railroad detec tives believe them to have a hiding place. At Stamford, Peck was miss ed, and a search by the conductor and brakeman resultod in the derk's extrication from his tight quarter* in the mail box. An alarm was sent .out all along the line from this city, to Montroal, and posses are looking for the robbers. } LIGHTNING KILLS SIX. - ? Terrific Storm Strikep Encampment; of Pennsylvania National Guard at Gettysburg-The Dead Members of the Miy.tia-A Score or More In: Jured, Gettysburg, Pa., Special.-As the result of a terrific eloctric storm which passod over the Pennsylvania national guard encampment; here it is reported that at least six troopers were killed, and two sco!?e injured, some of them seriously, by being struck by lightning. The known dead are: Private Morrison. Private Barbe. Unknown Man, Tenth Regiment.1. The tent occupied by Governor Stuart was blown down as wert; , a number of others. Several friends were sitting with Governor Stuart when his tent collapsed, but the party managed to hold the canvas anti all mo ioum icgimeni was struct by the lightning, and forty men of Com pany C were badly injured. The field hospital is full aud men aro lying about the camp waiting for aid. The Young Men's Christian Asso ciation tent, which was filled with moa and women who had taken refuge from the storm, was razed to the ground, but so far as known no one was seriously injured. Assistant U. S. Treasurer Dead. Washington, Special-Major James P. Melina, for sixteen years past .the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, died at his home in this city late Friday afternoon, after a long ill ness. He was 67 years old and a native of Obio. He will be buried in the National Cemetery at Arlington. Richard Croker to Come Back. New York, Special.-Richard Crok er, one-time boss of Tammany, is to return to New York this fall, accord ing to a New York World speeial. While denying that he would take an active part in the campaign for Bry an, Croker said he hoped the Nebras kan would win and thought his chances cood. Montana Is In Commission. Norfolk, Special.-Thc new armor ed cruiser Montana was commission ed at the Norfolk Navy Yard last week. Capt. Alfred Reynolds is in command. The Montana will begin taking on stores at once for her shak ing down to Guantanamo, Cuba, which will occur within the next two or Iii ree weeks. It is txpeeted that the Montana and her sister ship, the North Carolina, will form the nucleus for a new armored cruiser division of tjw Atlantic fleet,' and that they will shortly be joined by the Tennessee and Washington, now on the Pacific. New Enterprises for Rockingham. Rockingham, Special. - Hardly a day passes without some new enter fnrisc bobbing up. Rockingham oer ainly has got tho right "go" on it now. The Rockingham Foundry & Machine Company has been organiz cd and will build e general foundry and machine works within thc course of a few week?. Thc company will be under thc general management of Mr. W. A. Biggs, an experienced man. RETIRES FROM COMMONER. The Nebraskan Gives Up Active Work on His Organ But Will Print His Speeches, Letters and Other Matter as Usual. Lincoln, Neb,, Special.-Willie J. Bryan h BB retired from activo -k on The Commoner, and will n< e personally responsible for matte pealing in it dm in?.thc present j/aign. Charlea W. Bryan will e the publisher, and Richard L. ' f calfe the editor, during the campaign. ?tel) ?IKuNli NAV? President Roosevelt Expresses ' "ixt" * .? His Views SHOULD HAVE AMPLE DEFENSES To ft Notable Conference of Naval Officers at Newport tho Chief Exe cutive of the United States Sets Forth ?is Ideas in Regard to That Branch of Uncle Sam's Fighting Equipment. r -i-??oe Newport, R. L, Spacial.-Pleading for popular support for a "first-class fighting navy," a navy capable of seeking out the enemy and "hammer ing him into the quits," President Roosevelt wai the central figure here in the most notable conference of American naval officers ever called to gether to consult and discuss, in a broad, general way, the future ot United States battleships. The Presi dent spoke publicly for more than half an hour, and then the conference v^ent into executive session for one hour. During this session the Presi dent took a leading part iu the dis cussion. He argued as a layman, he explained, and did uot attempt to give advice to professional men. The President ?aid in part: "Admiral, Mr. Secretory, ' C-en I le rnen: I could not speak to you tech nically. I can speak lo my fellow countrymen, who are deeply interest ed in the American navy, but who sometimes tend to bc mislead as to thc kind of navy we should have and as to what the navy can and ought to do. a "For instance, lhere ore always certain numbers of well-meaniug, amiable individuals, coupled with others not qsiite so well meaning, who advocate rnerelv a coast defense navy. Such advocacy illustrates a habit of oyLnd as old as human nature itself tho desire at the same time to do something, and not to do it. "Ko lighting was ever won yet ex cept by hittiug, and the one unfor geable offense in any man is to hit soft. That applies to the individual and it applies to the nation, and to those whit advocating a coast defense navy, are advocating that we shall adopt as a national principle the principle of hitting soft. I hope with all my heart that never will this na tion of ours hit unies it cannot pos sibly be helped. But Avhen this nation does have to <io to war, such war will only be excusable if the nation in tends to hammer its opponent until the opponent quits fighting. took at one time the form of a mis taken prophecy lo the effect that the licet would not he allowed to go around the world, and one of the reasons alleged was that to let it go around the world would leave New York defenseless in the event of war. "We have taken the Philippines, but if we had not token them not a particle of difference would be made as regard.; the needs of our naval pol icies. There luis been a division of this people as to taking the Phillip pines. - "There has been no division on the Monroe doctrine, no division on build ing, maintaining, policing and de fending the Panama canal; no d. vision about Hawaii and Porto Rico; no division about keeping Alaska; no division about asserting our superior rght lo defend and protect Cuba. Not one of thc courses of action thus outlined con be followed out except ing with a first-class navy. Thc Monroe doctrine was in danger of falling not merely into disuse, but into contempt, until we began to build up our nav}'. The Monroe doctrine unbacked by a navy is an empty boast. "If we have a coast defense navy only, wp had beter jft once turn over the Panama canal lo some strongei and braver nation, and give up Hawaii, Porto Rico and Alaska, and ?av that v:e had no more interest iu Cuba than the smallest outside powers. "We do not wont any navy at all if it is not n first-class one, and such a navy will be necessary for us jost so long as wc demand thc right to administer our national affairs as we think best. "Ii is vcrj possible that we shall have io exercise u continually greater supervision, it continually greater oxorci?f. of the right of* rejection among ijuigra&ta that come hither, and aha:!, it may be, take nn attitude that will tend at first to provoke friction. Georgia Baptist College Burns. La G rah go, Ga., Special.-Fire ear ly Sunda;, destroyed the main build ing and i:.-ll?gc chapel of the South ern Female Cn ll ega (Baptist) here, entailing a loss estimated at $40,000. There was no insurance. The South ern Female College was organized in 1S42 and has rankod among the leading educational institutions of the South. Complaint Against Railroads. Washington, Special.-Reparation of $00 is claimed hy John N. Voor hees, who conducts a commission bus iness in Nev. York City, on a ship ment of cabbage from St. Andrew's parish, South Carolina, to New York, in a ?"mplnii?! ?ilcd with the inter state commerce-commission against thc Atlantic Coast hine, the Rich mond. Pr'dei ie l*sbu lg & Potomac; the Philatlelphii. Baltimore fi Y\Tasb ington ami tin Pennsylvania Railroad Companies. FKINl? A! UUt?tt Heir to British Throne Visits Canadian City -. RECEIVED WITH GREAT HONOR A Multitude of People, Thousands of Soldiers and a Fleet of Internation al Warships Ass omble to Do Honor to the Heir of the English Throne. Quebec, Que., Special-The Prince of Wales landed from the British bat tleship Indomitable amid the deafen ing roar of guns from the internation al fleet of British, French and Ameri can warships, and the tumultuous de monstrations of 50,000 people massed upon the wharves and the terraced heights of the city. It was a spec tacle of truly royal splendor, for the latest type of British Dreadnought, with the royal standard Hying, came to anchor among the double column of foreign warships, and the Prince was welcomed ashose by Earl Grey.. Governor-General of Canada; Pre mier Laurier and the assembled dig nitaries, Hanked by thousands of soldiers and a multitude of people. It was 2:45 in the afternoon when the crowds assembled on the cliffs saw the Prince of Wales' fleet em erge from the mist far down the riv er. Immediately the guns of the war ships began to thunder, the British, French and American ships firing their royal salutes together, while ev ery ship hoisted the royal standard and broke out "a mass of color from stem to stern. The Indomitable ad vanced majestically, with sailors and marines ranged along the gun deck. As she swung along side the New Hampshire the collossal magnitude and power of the British ship stood in bold relief against the American battleship, which looked like a deli cate white yacht beside this truly monstrous engine of destruc;ion. Back of her came the Monitaur, another naval colossuc. At 4 o'clock tbe battleships again roared a salute as the Prince disem barked from his ship and came ashore. He wore the uniform of an admiral, with waving while plum? and dark coat faced with gold em broidery. Premier Laurier delivered to the Prince an address of welcome, in which he assured him of the un swerving loyalty and devotion of Canada to the King and its united resolution to promote the interests of the Empire. The Prince responded in '-- "lin ortoo trirtrr Vinfli TSnnOioU ide iiinuei, wueie u<. .^?. M,I<.HV.K are established during his week'? stay. Naval experts ar.e much interested in the Indomitable, known hi Eng land as "The Mystery Ship," owinc to the secrecy with which ber recenl construction has been surrounded. ID appearance she is a complete depart ure from the old battleship and ii little more than a huge gun platform, with all top hamper cleared away sc as to give open speed to her eight 12-inch guns, capable of firing fore or aft or broadside with a concen trated fire of 13,600 pounds of steel projectiles every minute. The old time masts and fighting tops ar? eliminated and in their place is seen for the first time the steel tripod masts, fore and aft, any part o? which can be shot away and the rest stand. Fleeing Convict Shot. Winston-Salem, N. C., Special.-Ed Scott, colored, was shot and mortally wounded about sun-up Tuesday morn ing in an attempt to escape'from the county convict camp, near Walker town, where he was serving a two years' term for forgery, being tried and sentenced at the May terra of Su porior court. The guards were just starting to work the convicts when Scott bolted off. Four guards opened fire on him, and two shots tcok ef fect, one going through the left lung and the other entering the lower part of his back. Against Publicity. Hot Springs, Spacial.-Representa tive Gaines, chairman of the House committee on elections, arrived here for a conference with Taft on the West Virginia campaign came out squarely against publicity of cam paign contributions. He said: "While I will not say such a law puts a pre mium on perjury. I will say it puts veracity at a disadvantage." Desperate Act of Discharged Employe Ridgefield Park, N. J., Special. William Posi, foreman of the jew elry department of Tiffany's, was shot in tho leg and slightly wounded by a man said to be David Bourguis, a former employe whom Posi had dis charged. Bourguis then committed suicide. A score of commutators who were waiting fm a trail; at the time witnesed the tragedy and n panic wai; created when the shots ?vere fir ed. _ Headqulrrters Removed to Atlanta. Macon, Ga., Special.-President J. F. Hanson, of the Central of Georgia, will move his headquarters to At lanta August 1st, having leased a suite of room3 in the Candler build ing. Major Hanson has been a :esi-. dent of Macon for 40 years and baa been identified with many public in terests here. His large office force will go with him to Atlanta. Georgia R;ail:ro?LcL Bank AUGUSTA, OA. - ?^j^S^Department Pays 4 % interest on all accounts in this department, compounded every 6ix months, Januar}' and July. Capital and Surplus $550,000.00. GO TO SEE HAELING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere, We^reprcsent the Best Old Line Companies. H A RU fl G & BYRD> A.t The Farmers Bank of Edgefield Milito Snmmer COOKING EASY GET A BLUE HAME We Guarantee* them 'to Please You. Jones & Son We also sell Fruit Jars, Extra Rubbers, Extra Top? and Jelly Tumblers. Call on us or Phone us. Men9s Summer Wear Come to us for everything that is new and stylish in wear for Men and Boys. We" buy only from the largest manufacturers in the country who know how to put wearing qualit?s as well as style in merchandise. Let IM fit vou in a pretty Suit, : Oxfords and Hat Have .THE: ?.H:C. ENCIM? ?S you don't want that engin: because it means a waste of time and energy. -.- -i- -: I. H. C. engines are so prio tical und so simple th it Wita you start thurn they run until you stop them whether yon an? watching or not NeVer out bf repair; dontwastefnel. Call on ur and we will gladly explain the good points of the I. H. C. engine, t- -. i9 Proverbs ^and Phrase?, Blessed is he who findeth a true friend.-Bible. Brave actions never want a trum pet.-Spanish. Crosses are the ladder? that reach to heaven.-French. Do what you know and you will know what to Co.-French. Don't bs afraid of experience. He is the best teacher. News Item. A Western desperado recently shot himself when he discovered himself cheating in a game of solitaire, Judare. "Excuse rae," sputtered the victim to the barber; "but if you intend to put so much lather in my mouth I wish you'd shave rae with whipped cream or mayonnaise d rossini;," Judge. lier Identity. Farmer Honk (musingly)-They say Deacon Klutchpenny's wife was a paragon before he married her, and Mrs. Honk (briskly)-Nothing of the kind! She was a Smith. I knew tho who!-' family.-Pusk. Some Satisfaction. it costs a lo., to live these days, More than it did of }ore; But when you stop to think cf it, It's worth a whole lot more. Ju dee. for Sane Judgement. "Do you believe in clubs women?" the asked. "Ugh!" replied thc untutored savage; "clubs heap good for squaws. No dub take whip. AU good." Judge._ * Ah, Mel "Eut how could you tell, darling, that I had never proposed to any ether girtf" "Becai:sc; ycu were not married," she mu;mared rapturously and ad miringly,-Ju?re,