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g't f ttl l t 11-f l flt M"M.j ;: The Planter's Loan and Savings Bank ?? Augusta, G?. . . Pays Interest on Deposits, *. Accounts Solicited. . . i.e. um, CHAS. c. HOWARD, I . . PREaiDE.N i'. CASUiB .. 2 . pi RESOURCES OY. R $I,OOO,OOD. *M"M"M"I-I'I I I TI I I H-i-H THE NATIOIW^ J AUGU?TA."&A. . , L. C. HAYNE, CHAS, R. CLARK, .. President. . C^?lier^ ? CAPITAL $250,000.00. ! \ Surplus & Profits $190,000,00. ; . Tho business of our out-of-town friends . t receives the same careful attention as that m ? of our local depositors. Tho accounts of ? careful conservative people solicited. VO1.73. NO. 34. Accepts Democratic . Prc si? OUTLINES HIS, POLICIES' Speech of Acceptance Covers c Number of the Issues of the Present Campaign as Viewed hy tis Noiri- j see. Lincoln, Keb., Special-Ou "Wed nesday "William Jennings Bryan was. for thc third time, formally notified of his nomination as the Demceiatic cadidate for president of the United States. The speech cf notification was made by Congressman Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama, chairman of the committee on notification. In re sponse Mr. Bryan said in part: Mr. Bryan's Address. MK. Clayton and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: I cannot ac-! cept the nomination which you of ficially tender, without first acknowl edging my deep indebtedness to the Democratic party for the extraordi n?r}* honor which it has conferred upon me. Having twice before been a candidate for the presidency, in1 campaigns which ended in defeat, a j "third nomination, the result of ?the free and voluntary act of the voters of the party, can only be explained by a ^substantial and undisputed growth in the principles and policies for which I, with a multitude of others, have contended. As these principles and policies have given me whatever political strength I possess, i the action of the convention not only fenews my faith in them but strengthens my attachment to them. A Flatform is Binding. I shall, in the near future, prepare a more formal reply to your notifica tion, and in that letter of acceptance will deal with the platform in detail. It is sufficient, at this time to assure you that I am in hearty accord with both the letter and the spirit of the platform. I endorse it in whole and in part, and shall, if elected, regard its declaration as binding upon me. And, I may add, a platform is bind ing as to what it omits as well as to what it contains. According to the Democratic idea, the people think for themselves, and select officials to car ry out their wishes. The voters arc the soverigns; the officials are the ser vants, employed for a fixed time and at a stated salary to do what the soverigns want done, and ' " it in the way the soverigns. v done. Platforms are entirely i ino?y with this Democratic id' platform announces the party' tion on thc questions which issue; and an official is not at lo use the authority vested in ? jrrg? personal" vb tvs-which ""Lit 'been submitted to , the voter their approval. If one is nomma itu upon a platform which is not satis factory fo him, he mast, if candid, ?either decline the nomination, or in accepting it, propose an amended platform in lieu pf the one adopted by the convention. No such situa ? ti?n, however, confronts your candi date, for the platform upon which I was nominated not only contains nothing from which I dissent, but it specifically outlines all the remedial legislation which we can hope to secure during the next four years. Republican Challenge Accepted. The distinguished startesman who received thc Republican nomination for President said, in his? notification speech: "The strength of the Re publican cause in "the campaign at hand is the fact that we represent the policies essential to the reform of known abuses, to the continuance of liberty and true prosperity and that we are determined, as our plat form unequivocally declares, to main tain them and carry them on." In the name of the Democratic party, I accept the challenge, and charge that the Republican party is responsible for ail the abuses which now exist in the Federal government, and that it is impotent to accomplish the reforms which are imperatively needed. Further, I cannot concur in the statement that the Republican platform unequivocally declares for the reforms that are necessary; on the contrary, I affirm that it openly and notoriously disappoints the hopes and expectations of reformers, whether those reformers be Repub licans or Democrats. So far did the Republican convention fall short of its duty that the Republican candi date felt it necessary to add to his platform in several important par ticulars, thus rebnking the leaders of the party, upon whose co-opera tion he must rely' for the enactment of rvii.edieal legislation. ??hall the People Rule. Our platform declares that thc overshadowing issue which manifests itself in all the questions now under discussion is, "Shall thc people rule?" No matter which way we turn ; no matter to what subject wc ad dress oureslves, the same question confronts us: Shall the people con trol their own government, and use that government for the protection of their rights and for the promot ion cf their welfare? or shall the representatives of predatory . wealth prey upon a defensless public, while the offenders secure immunity from j subservient officials whom they raise | to power by unscrupulous methods? This is the issue raised by the! Mr. J. S. Kendall Speaks. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. Wednesday's session of the conven tion of lhe Commercial Secretaires of the Scutb, was devoted principally to addresses by secretaries of com mercial bodies of the Southern States, chief among whom was that of G. G. Dawe, secretary of the chamber of eomracrce of Montgomery, Ala. E. J. . Watson, Columbia, S. C.; Sidney J.j Boy. Thawnee, Oka.; J. S. Kendell, Grecnpboro, K. C., and Hon. Paul Rober!*, Nashville, OIBO spoke, Nomination For (he cfency "known abuses" to which Mr. Taft rc ici s. President's Indictment of Party. In a message sent to Congress last January, President Roosevelt said: "The attacks by these great corpora tions cn the administration's actions have been given a wide circulation Throughout the country, in the news papers and otherwise by those writers and speakers who consciously or un ; censciously, act as the representatives of predatory wealth-of the wealth accumulated on a giant scale by all forms of iniquity, rangiug froni the oppression of wage earners to unfair and unwholesome methods of crush ing out competition, and to defraud ing the public by stock-juggling and the manipulation of securities. Cer tain wealthy men of this stamp whose conduct should be abhorrent to every man cf ordinary decent conscience, and who commit the hideous wrong of teaching our j'oung men that phe nomenal business success must ordi narily be based on dishonesty, have during the last few months, made it apparent that they have banded to gether to work for re-election. Their endeavor is to overthrow and discred it all who honestly administer the law, to prevent any additional legis lation which would check and restrain them, and to secure, if possible, a freedom from all restraint wihch will permit every unscrupulous wron eloer to do what he wishes unchecked, piovided he has enough money" What an arraignment of the preda-, tory interests! Mr! Taft Endorses the Indictment. Mr. Taft says that these evils have crept in during the last ten years. He declares that, during this time, some "prominent and influential members of the community, spurred by financial success and iu their hurry for greater wealth, became un mindful of the common rules of busi ness honesty and fidelity, and of the limitations imposed by law upon their actions," and that "the revelations of the breaches of trusts, the dis closures as to rebates and discrimi nations by railroads, the acumulating evidence of the violations of the anti trust laws by a number of corpora tions, -and the over-issue of stocks and bonds of inter-State railroads for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the purpose of concentra ting the control of the railroads un der one management"-all these, he charges, "quickened the conscience of the people and brought on a moral awakening." During all this time, I beg to re mind you, Republican officials pre sided in the Executive deoartraent, filled the Cnbiuet, dominated the Sen ate, controlled thc House of Repre sentatives and occupied most of the Federal judgeships. Four years ago the Republican platform boastfully declared that since 1S60-with the exception of two years-the Republi can party had beeu in control of part or of all the branches of the Federal government; that for two rears only was the Democratic party in a posi tion to either enact or repeal a law. Having drawn the salaries; having enjoyed the honors; having secured the prestige, let the Republican party accept the responsibility. Republican Party Responsible. "Why were these "known abuses" permitted to develop? Why have they* not been corrected) If existing laws are sufficient, why have they not been enforced? All of the execu tive machinery of the Federal gov ernment is in the hands of the Repub lican party. Are new laws neces sary? Why have they not been en acted? With a Republican President to recommend, w:*h a Republican Senate and House to carry out his recommendations, ' why does the Re publican candidate plead for further time in which to do what should have been done long ago? Can Mr. Taft promise to be more strenuous in the piosecution of wrong-doers than the pivsent Executive? Can he ask for a larger majority in the Senate than his party now has? Does he need more Republicans in the House of Iii presentatives or a Speaker with more unlimited authority? Why no Traiff Reform? The President's close friends have been promising for r?verai years that he would attack the iniouitics of the taiiiT.. We have had intimation that Mr. Taft was restive under the de mands of the highly protected indus tries. And yet the influences of the manufacturers, who have for twenty five years contributed to the Republi can campaign fund, and who in re turn have framed the tariff schedules, Aeroplane's Best Flight. Lomans, France, Special.-Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, made a splendid flight with his aeroplane here circling the field five times and remaining in the air OG minutes 56 3-5 seconds. The flight was undulating throughout, with the highest level 00 feet. Among the spectators was M. Kapferer, the engineer of the dirigi ble balloon Ville de Paris. Mr, Salo Rauenmeyer committed suieidg in Winchester. has been shfhcieiit lo prevent tariff i refbiTn: the prosed! campaign ap^ proaehed; both the Pr?sident and Mr: Taft. ?cclai?d in favor of . tariff reT vision; , but set no date bf .revision; after the election. But the .pressur? brought to bear by the protected in terests bas been great enough to pre vent any attempt at tari-T reform be fore the election; and thc reduction promised after the election is so hedged about with qualifying phrases that no cue can estimate with accu racy the 3r.lli tot?l of tariff reform te be expected in ease of Republican* success. If thc past eau be taken as a guide the Repulican party will be so obligated by campaign contribu tions fr?nt the beneficiaries of pro tection, as to make that patty power less to bring to the couutry any ma terial relief from the present tariff burdens. Why no Anti-Trust Legislation? A fe,v years ago the Republican leaders in the House of Representa tives vrcte coerced by public opinion into the support of an anti-trust law which had the endorsement of tho President, but the Senate refused even to consider the measure, and since that time no effort has been mado hy the dominant party to se cure remcdical legislation unon this subject. The Republican part}7 is arraigned for its failure to give more power to the inter-State Commerce Commis sion. On the subject of publicity of cam paign contributions, Mr. Biyan comes out strongly. Among other things ho says : How can the people hope to rule if they are not able to learn until after the elction what the predatory in terests are doing? The Democratic party meets the issue honestly and courageously. It says: "We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund, and any individual from contributing an amount above a reasonable maximum, and providing for the publication, before election of all such contributions above a reason able minimum." Democratic Party Defender of Son* est Wealth. We may expect those who have committed larceny by law and pur chased immunity with their political influence, to attempt to raise false issues, and to employ "the livery of Heaven" to conceal their purposes but they can no longer deceive. The Democratic party is not the enemy of any legitimate industry or of honest accumulations. It is, on the contrary a friend of industry and the steadfast protector of that wealth which rep resents a service to society. The Democratic party does not seek to an nihilate all corporations; it simply Asserts that as the government creates tion, the trust queauou, mo 1?. question, the banking question, the labor question, the question of impe rialism, the development of our waterways, or any other of the numerous problems which press for solution, we shall find that the real question involved in each is, whether the government shall remain a mere business asset of favor seeking cor por: ns or be an instrument in the har . thc people for the advanee r >f the common weal. Our Party's Ideal. The platfoim of our party clot with a brief statement of the party's ideal. It favors "such an adminis tration of the government as will in sure, as far as human wisdom can. that each citizen shall draw from society a reward commensurate with his contribution to the welfare of society." Governments are good in propor tion as they assure to each member o*" society, so far as governments can, a return commensurate with indi vidual merit. The .Divine Law of Rewards. There is a divine law of reward When the Creator gava us the earti 1 with its fruitful soil, the sunshine with its warmth and the rains* with their moisture, He proclaimed, as clearly as if His voice had thundered from the clouds, "Go work, and ac cording to your industry and your in telligence, so shall be your reward." Only where might has overthrown, cunning undermined or government suspended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform thc gov ernment to this law ought to be the ambition of the statesman; and no party can have a higher mission than to make it a reality wherever govern ments .can legitimately operate. Justice to All. Recognizing that I am indebted for my nomination to the rank and file of our party and that my election must come, if it comes at all, from thc unpurchased and unpurchasable suffrages of the American people, I promise, if entrusted wifch the respon sibilities of this high office, to con secrate whatever ability I have to tho one purpose of making this, in fact, a government in which the people rule-a government which will do justice to all, and offer to every one tho highest possible stimulus to great and persistent effort, hy assuring to each the enjoyment of his just share of the proceeds of his toil, no matter ill what part of the vineyard he lab ors or to what ocupation, profession or calling he devotes himself. News of the Day. Plans for an invasion of Haiti have been made in the interests of preserving order there. The provisions of the Government Employes' Liability act were an nounced. Texas made complaints against 67 common carriers before thc Inter state Commerce Commission. The golden jubliee of Mother Jus tinn wa? begun nt the Monte Marie Convent in Richmond; -o Springfield !:he Scene of Seri ous Clash of Races THE MILITIA ALMOST HELPLESS Tile Governor Takes Steps to Induce th? Fleeing Negro Residents to Re tara and thc Slate Arsenal is Opened to Them. Springfield, 111., Special.-A threat ening mob, bent on wreaking ven geance on the negro inhabitants of Springfield, because of an assault committed by a negro on a white wo man, is raging through thc streets, beating negroes and disregarding thc soldiers of Troop B, of the First Ca ( valry- ordered out by Governor De neen to preserve orden The Governor by telegraph ordered two companies of militia and one troop of cavalry from Peoria a troop of calvary from Bloomington and also one from Pe kin. These soldiers are rushing to Springfield on special trains to as=it the Iceni troops in maintaining order. Springfield, 111., Special.-At a conference in the Governor's office Sunday afternoon sreps were taken to notify the negro residents jf the suburban districts to come into th; State arsenal for the bight. Thv scattered settlements extending around the outskirts of the eily pre sent too great a field for even tb' big body of troops here now. It was the idea of the military authorities that thc most effective work could be done with the danger spots re stricted as much as possible. Another factor in this connect iou was the" large number of warnings of impend ing trouble. At all tho police sta tions word was received that attacks were organizing by lawless persons, who with a complete day of rest were expected to ranke the night the time ot' snprcnw test between the mob and the troops. Several complaints were received front nearby villages and hamlets of Ike existence of threatening condi tion;-. The most insistent came from Chatham, twelve miles south. The negroes there became frightened at the attitude of their white neighbors and asked that I rc cps be sent. Their spokesman was told that the best plan would bc for them to come to Springfield and seek protection at the ai send. The authorities are a bit worried by thc conditions in the outside sections. Scores of negroes have left Spring field, either on foot or by trolley cars, the latter class riding as far as their means permitted and then striking -*??oa-?mmtuv,. JThcse tramping par --^^.pnilSr increased in thc farming i^.,_ cause of this condition. The Spring field officers are doing all they can to reassure the negroes still here. Thus far they have been partly suc cessful, although the number of those who have sought shelter iu the arsenal is surprisingly small. Most of the refugees are advanced years, too. The younger negroes " '. J might be expected to add fuel to the smouldering flames by rash acts have genet ally refused to become wards ol' the State. Sunday an alarm r-ached thc ar senal from Spring and Edward streets, where William Donnigan was lynched Saturday night. A rapid fire squad was sent to the place on the double quick. Within five minutes the squad had cleared the streets for half a mile f:om the threatened cer ner, three companies of infantry be ing held under arms at tlie arsenal meanwhile. Springfield, 111.. Special.-With one more victim added to the roll of fatally injured in Hie race riots which bogan here Friday night, Springfield spent the night in anx iety. Apprehension of more serious trouble was modified but not stilled bv the presence of 2,500 National Guardsmen from various parts of thc State under command of Major Gen eral Young, I. N. G. Army Officer Usc3 Gun. Badside. L. T.. Special.-Capt. Pe ter Conover Hains, Jr.. ?. S. A., son of Brigadier General Peter Conover Hains, U. S. A., retired, fired five bul lets from a revolver into William E. Annis, of New York, owner and pub lisher of Burr-McTntosh's Monthly and other magazines, late Saturday on the landing ?tage of the Bayside Yacht Club. Flushing, aud Annis, whom Captain Hains had accused of having been improperly attentive to the captain's wife, died in the Flush ing Hospital a few hours after the shooting. Travelers Enjoy Outing. New York, Special.-The delegates to the Interstate Prosperity Congress of Cemmercial Travelers had ri out ing on Manhattan Beach Saturday. At a dinner a feature was the an nouncement of many messages of sympathy with the movement, re ceived from distinguished persons throughout the country. Many of these had a partisan flavor, and it was decided not to read them. Couple Drown in Delaware Bay. Wilmington, Del., Special.-Clar ence Dutton, aged 25 years, and Nel lie Nickerson, aged 20 years, both of Chester, Pa., were drowned at Bow ers Beach, a summer resort on Dela ware Bay. Dutton, Miss Nockcrson and three othors had gone in bathing, and were carried beyond their depth hythe treacherous current at this pc'yit. Three of the party Were res cued, but Dutton and Miss Nocker Eon wevo swept into Delaware Bay. ANNOM [coMMirx To 1 lie ^Democrats of South Carolina*)j ' As a?busincss man, who has fourni that the application of business meth-1 ods lo lil 1 problems-g0r?*hf?inejl't?l os j well as"'other;-has effected the c'est ' solutions, 1 have offered myself as a candidate for the United States sen ate, believing that I can bs of some service;to the people of my State, to the South, atid. to the great Democratic party. r. Together wit!) tho other,can? didatcS for this office, iii accordance with the rules of the party, I have canvassed the State and expressed my views candidly and honestly on the issues (bf the day. I have made the race on my own.merits.- as a business man and as a Democrat; hud have not nought, and do not seek, to win this high position by pointing out the demerits jof my competitors. In seeking the suffrages of my fel low-Democrats, I can pledge tlicm the be.':t e&orts of which 1 am na pable, in maintaining the fundamental jir?n ?v.;. ZV:'i<r>JS-Jj:', --v..:.Jj'pfgS ?4k ?m. m. I_B. G. R ITT FOR SENATOR. Amdh-better equipped for the office of "United States Senator than R. ?rTnft%n Rhett, of Charleston, could ness man,"iutensciy im?w..-_ material development of the State, who has thought deeply upon the ways whereby thc public welfare may be promoted through practical legisla tion. Born in Columbia, educated in the schools of Charleston nul at the Uni versity of Virginia. Mr. Rhett began the practice of the law in Charleston. Ho met with success from the first. Particularly attentive to commercial law, he soon beca mc interested i:i business enterprise and development. The rehabilitation of an impaired bank having come into his field of ef fort, he devoted himself' to the task with marked ability* and eminent suc cess, and from this (ss:?y he was lcd into banking ns a profession, l?o bo came the head of one of the strong est banks in tjie Slate, and he has. Current News. Mr. W. H. Taft, on his return to Hot Springs. Va., heard reports of the split in the Republican ranks in West ?Virginia.. . Peter Johnson, a negro, was shot and killed in Norfolk by \Y. M. Com pere, whom he had threatened with a large knife. Gen. Henry T. Douglas, formerly j of Baltimore, is heading a Bryan movement among Southerners tn New York. Four children perished in an incen diary fire in a New York tenement house. The receivers appointed, for the Pillsbury-Wasubiirn Flour Mills Com pany, Limited, took charge of the properties and ancillary receivers were named in different places. Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, the authoress, died at her home in Bos ton. The total tomato pack in Maryland Delaware and New Jersey this year is estimated at f),500,(K)0 cases. Pert Paragraphs. r When your train of thoughts ap proaches a gloomy crossing blow your whistle and open the throttle - Hogwallow Kentuckian. Few sights surpass the confident j manner in which the self-made mau J picks his teeth.-Daily News. A man has a grand time when his family is away until he wants toi find his favorite shirts.-New York ! Press. "There is a heart for which I am calling," sings Judd Mortimer Letfis at the top of a one foot and a half poem. Ace, king or Jack?-Louis ville Courier-Journal. Oh, it's always hot weather When good fellows get together, And business with them was never bigger, That, prosperity is strong Is the bunion of the song Of the busy flea, mosquito and thc , chigger.--Indianapolis News. No ono can give what he has not.. -Latin. ICEMEN! tCATED.] * (?lpl?H hf. tho Democralic party, to which 1 ihie tftways subscribed; I stand for a more liberal currency sys tem, that will enable the communities h? the South to become independent of the W*ll. Street combinations; I stand f?r a just fetieion of the tar iff laws, an immediate r?duction of duties to thc lowest poinf consistent with the needs of the government economically administered; I stand f6r . railroad regulation upon a just ba*'*) f?r.rfh intelligent system of drainage with' federal aid, and I shall, if elected, oppose the centralization tendencies which are now a menace to our free institutions'. lt is my ambition to represent the people of. my native State lu the ^Sen ate and it soliciting their support ? can assure tiie?n ttfaf/. i? e?ccicdy I will endeavor, first and all the time, to serve South Carolina's interests' with mv whole heart and energy. R. 0. RHETT. HETT._ for more than ten years, directed its affairs not only profitably to the in stitution but in the largest measure to the benefit of his community and of the entire State. -EWtPfi nn ^liWmiin 0f the City fief {"er 'retenons oern-cr? Charleston and their neighbors in all ports of South Carolina, and has endeavored itt every way to make mu tual the advantages and the resources of thc great port and the great in ferior region of the State. No en tci prise and no development promis ing benefit to the whole people of the State has failed to command his sym pathy ?uni support. His fight for fair rates and efficient service by the rail roads has been one of the most not able and effective undertakings ever made in South Carolina. Mr. Rhett believes he can serve the St;t.o in a wider sphere, he has de finite ideas of the service he can ren der, and these he kas set forth in his campaign for the Democratic. nomi nation for United States Senator. Bank Occupying New Home. Orangeburg, Special.-The Plant ?is' Bank moved into its new quar ters, next door to the post office, in the Orangeburg Hotel building. The banking loom is supplied with the lost things in thc way of bank fix tures and presents a very attractive appearance. Although the youngest of this city's financial institutions, having commenced business ? April 15, while the effects of the recent panic were being felt, the Planters' has made remarkable progress and a ful ure excellent standing in bank ing circles is assured. The officers of this hank are: W. C. Wolfe, presi dent; L. M. Duiiton and Phillip Rich, vice presidents; W. G. Sease, cashier; Harry Wright, assistant cashier. Fsllen By the Wayside. Turkish women are giving up their veils and going about with their faces exposed, but Turkey can hardly be expected lo. take its place among the enlightened Nations of the world until thc Turkish women adopt open work hose.-Chicago Record-Herald. Proverbs and Phrases. Calumny is a monstrous vice. Herodotus. Thc greatest punishment for evil conduct is thc becoming like to bad men.-Plato. Temperance, the noblest gift of heaven.-Euripides. Money is life to us wretched mor tals.-Hesiod. Wc all do fade as a leaf.--Isaiah Ixiv, G. Tt is base lo speak vain words. IT? inter. lt requires little exertion upon our part to bring misfortune upon our selves.-Menander. Point thy tongue on thc anvil of trill h.-Pindcr. Happy are the miseries that end in joy.-G reek. New-made honor doth forget men's 11 a ni es.-Shakespen re. Defer not till tomorrow to be wise. -Congreve. Quarrel lese or fight moro, AUGUSTA, GA. Savings Department Pays 4 % interest on all accounts in this department, compounded every six months, January and July. Capita! and Surplus $550,000.00. GO TO-SEE EARLING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere. Wegrepresent the Best Old Line Companies. At The Farmers Bank of Edgefieild We also sell Fruit Jars, Exira Rubbers, Ex Ira Tops and Jelly Tumblers. Call on us or Phone us. m?l?s Summer Wear X ? Come to us for everything that is nev/ 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 weil as style in merchandise. --^-n. ... rf-v e . i_ LJ U.X U_?_ .THE ?.H:C. You w?nt an engine that runs like a top, smoothly and uninterrupt edly. If an engine balks or stops and you have to fool away your time to find out the cause, you don't want that engins because it means a waste of time and energy. -:- -:- -: r. H. Q. engines are so prac tical and so simple that when you start them they run uritil you stop them whether you are watching or not. Never out of f?pair; don't wastefael. Call cn us and we will gladly explain tue good points of the I. H. C. engine. -:- -:- -:- .'- -'. IL? <M lg -J How He Classified lt. The Employe-Please sir, I've been an' gone an' got married, and I'd like you to raise my wages, sir. The Employer (worried by thoughts of the workmen's compensation act) -Very sorry for you Smitty I'm sure, but I can't do that. I'm only responsible for accidents that happen in the works, von know.-Sketch. Fallen By thc Wayside. Never ask pardon before you are accused.-French. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion revised fruit rates from Florida. I The first flight in the army airship ? tests is expected this week. Sailors and negroes indulged in a race liol in Norfolk, in which a large number of shots were fired. Nomone was killed. Minor Mention. Judge Taft bonan rehearsing short Left on The Porch. "My!'' exclaimed Mr. Staylatc, "itV, 10 o'clock. "However, my train I doesn't iir until 11:25 and it's very speeches into a phonograph at Hot pleasant here on the porch. ' Springs for use in the approaching ^ "I'm glad you like it.'' said Miss/campaign. 1 .'.Yes. but-er-perhaps I'm keeping1 Miss Edith Hone, of Chicago, got a you up." ! $25,000 bequest because she smiled "Not at all. I'm going to lock up 1 :111d cheered an invalid womaiv and go to bed now."-Philadelphia _ . , " ,, presg i Owing to an outbreak of smallpox _ i on the transport Sherman everybody Calumny is a monstrous vice.- ! on board may be vaccinated and heU Herodotus , | in quarantine;