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M MtntllHIIIHIIj : : The Planter's Loan :: and Savings Bank Augusta, G?. . . Pays Interest on Deposits, 2 j) Jo Accoun's Solicited. 4* LC.KAYNP, CHAS. C. HOWARD, I .. PREolDE.> i". CASH IK.. X .* RESOURCES OV. R $i,ooo.ooD. JL M?l?Vl M I !?'! I I ?I I I ! I 1 'I HT THE NATIONAL BANK O??lStA, J AUG?sTA.IaA. L. C. HAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, f President. . Cfcs'nief CAPITAL $250,000.00. Surplus & Profits $190,000,00. Tho business of oar out-of-town friends receives the same careful attention as th?t JT of our local depositors. The accounts cf careful conservative people solicited. YOI .73. ?DG?f IELS. C?, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST li), 1908. NO. 34. ii Accepts D?mocrate Pres? OUTLINES HIS POLICIES * Speech of Acceptarco Coven c Number of the Issues of the Present Campaign as Vicvre:! by tLs Nomi nee. Lincoln, Neb., Special.-On "Wed nesday William Jennings Bryau was? for thc third time, formally notified of his nominalicn as the Demceiatie cadidate for president of the United States. The speech cf notification was made by Congressman Henry D. Clayton, of Alabama, chairman of J he committee on notification. In re sponse Mr. Bryan said in part: Mr. Bryan's Address. Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of thc Notification Committee: I cannot ac cept the nomination which yon of ficially tender, without first acknowl edging my deep indebtedness to the Democratic party for the extraordi nary honor which it has conferred upon me. Having twice before been a candidate for the presidency, in1 campaigns which ended in defeat, a 1 third nomination, the result of ?thc 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 mc whatever political strength I possess, i the action of the convention not only renews my faith in them but strengthens my attachment to them. A Platform 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 thc 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 ~*~"J" it in the way the soverigns v done. Platforms are eutirely i mony with this Democratic id platform announces the party' tion on thc questions which issue; and an official is not at to use the authority vested in ~ "personal""'vie ws- . wh i ch "La submitted to the voter eir approval. If one is nomiuaieu ?upon a platform which is not satis factory fo him, he must, if candid, either decline the nomination, or in accepting it, propose tin amended platform in lieu of the one adopted by the convention. No such situa tion, 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 Re; 'blican 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 wc 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 all 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 rebuking the leaders of the party, upon whose co-opera tion he must rely" for the enactment of n il edical legislation. anal! the People Rule. Our platform declares that the 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 we ad dress oureslves, the same question confronts us: Shall the people con trol their own government, and use that gove nmcnt for thc protection of their rights and for the promot ion cf their welfare? er shall the representatives of predatory wealth prey upon a defensiess public, while j the offender"! secure immunity from ? subservient officials whom they raise j to power by unscrupulous methods?! This is the issue raised by the J Mr. J. S. Kendall Speaks. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. Wednesday's session of the conven tion of the Commercial Secretaires of the South, 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 commerce of Montgomery, Ala. E. J. Watson, Columbia, S. C.; Sidney J. | Roy. ibawr.ee, Oka.; J. S. Kendell.j Greensboro, N. C., and Hon. Paul Rebot?n, Nashville, nlso spoke, j Nomination For ?he ?ency "known abuses" to which Mr. Taft rc fas. President's Indictment of Party. [n a message sent to Congress last January, President Roosevelt said: ''The attacks by ihcse ^reat corpora tions cn the administration's actions have bceu given a wide circulation throughout the country, in the news paper and otherwise by those writers and speakers who consciously or un consciously, act as the representatives cf predatory wealth-of the wealth accumulated on a giant scale by all forms of iniquity, ranging from the oppression of wage earners to uufair and unwholesome niethods 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 mau cf ordinary decent conscience, and who commit the hideous wrong of leaching our young men that phe nomenal business success must ordi narily be based on dishonesty, have during the last few months, naade 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 doer to do what he wishes unchecked, provided 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 mles of busi ness honesty and fidelity, and of the limitations imposed by law npon their actions," and that "the revelations of the breaches of trusts, the dis closures as to rebates and discrimi- j nations by railroads, the acumulating1 evidence of the violations of the anti trust laws by a number of corpora-1 tions, -and the over-issue of stocks and bonds of inter-State railroads for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the purnose of concentra ting the control of the railroads un der one management"-all these, he charge?, "quickened the eonscience 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 department, lilied the Cabinet, dominated the Sen ate, cont idled the House of Repre sentatives and occupied most of the Federal judgeships. Four years ago the Republican platform boastfully declared that since 1860-with the exception of two years-the Republi can party had been in control of uart or of all the branches of the Federal government; that for two vears only was the Democratic party in a posi tion to cither enact or repeal a law. Having drawn the salaries; having enjoyed the honors; having secured the pi estige, let the Republican party accept the responsibility. Republican Party Responsible. Why were these "known abuses" permitted to develo])? Why have they not been corrected? If existing laws are uflicient, 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, with 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 piosccution of wrong-doers than the prisent 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 R? presentatives or a Speaker with more unlimited authority? "Why no Traiff Reform? The President's close friends have been promising for several years that he would attack the inionities of the tariff.. We have had intimation that Mr. Taft was restive under the de mands of (he highly protected indus tries. And yet the influences of the manufacturers, who have for tweiiiy five years contributed to the Republi can campaign fund, and who in re turn have framed the tariff schedules, Aeroplane's Rest Flight. Lomans. France, Special.-Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, made a splendid flight with his aeroplane here circling the field live times and remaining in the air OG minutes 56 3-5 seconds. The flight was undulating throughout, with thc highest level HO feet. Among the spectators was M. Kapferer, the engineer of the dirigi ble balloon Ville de Paris. Mr. Salo Ro??oiimcyer commit!erl suicido in Winchester. has been sufficient to prevent tariff reform: A| the p" rosed i campaign apz proaehed; both the President and Mr: Taft.declared in favor of. tariff re vision, but set no date of revision after .the election. But the pressure brought to bear by thc protected in terests has been great enough lo pre vent any attempt at tarii? reform be fore the election; and thc reduction promised after the election is so hedged about with quailifying phrases that no ene can estimate with accu racy the suth tot ni of tariff reform t9 be expected id case of Republican" success. If the past eau he taken as a guide the Repulican party will be so obligated by campaign contribu tions from the beneficiaries of pro tection, as tb make that party power less to bring to the country any ma terial relief from the present tariff burdens. Why no Anti-Trust Legislation? A few years ago the Republican leaders in the House of Representa tives were coerced by public opinion . into the support of an auti-lrust law which had the endorsement of the President, but the Senate refused even to consider the measure, and since that time no effort has been made by the dominant party to se cure remcdical legislation anon thia j subject. The Republican party is arraigned for its failure tc give more power to the inter-State Commerce Commis sion. On the subject of publicity of cam paign contributions. Mr. Bryan comes out strongly. Among other things he ! 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 tho 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 Hon 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 ^as^ertsjhat as the government creates tion, the trust quesuuu) m? ?. 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 porations or be an instrument in the hands of thc people for the advance ment of the common weal. Our Party's Ideal. The pla I foi m of our party closes 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 souiet>. ' Governments are good in propor tion as they assure to each member of society, so far as governments can, a return commensurate with indi vidual merit. The Divine Law of Rewards. There is a divine law of rewards. When the Creator gava us the earth, 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 mifrht 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 nnpurchasable suffrages of the American people, I promise, if entrusted witJi the respon sibilities of this high office, to con secrate whatever ability I have to the one purpose of making this, in fact, a government in which t lie people rule-a government which will do justice to all. and offer to every one t ho highest possible stimulas to great and persistent effort, by assuring to each the enjoyment of his just share ot thc proceeds of his toil, no matter in 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 thc interests of preserving order there. The provisions of the Government Employes' Liability act were a;i uouueed. Texas made complaints against 67 common carriers before thc Inter state Commerce Commission. The golden jubliee of Motlier Jus tina WHR begun at thc Monte Marie Convent in Richmond; -o Springfield the Scene of Seri ous Clash of Races THE MILITIA ALMOST HELPLESS The QovcxMr TakeB Steps to Induce th? Piecing Negro Eeeifieuta to Re turn and thc State Arsenal is Opened to Them. Springfield, Ul., 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 ti cop of calvary from Bloomington and also one from Pe kin. These soldicis are rushing to Springfield on special trains to as-it the lecal tiocp.s in maintaining order. Springfield, Ul., Special.-At a conference in the Governor's office Sunday afternoon steps were taken to notify the negro residents ->t* tht suburban districts to come into th< State arsenal for the ilight. Th-, scattered settlements extending I around the outskirts of the eily pre sent too great a field for even th' big body of troops herc now. It was the idea of the military authorities that the most effective work could be done with the danger spots re stricted as much as possible. Another factor in this coimeeiion was thc' hupp number of warnings of impend ing trouble. At all the police sta tions word was rpceived that attacks were organizing by lawless persons, who with a complete day of rest wore expected to make the night the time of supreme test between the mob and the troops. Several complaints wore received from nearby villages and hamlets of ll.e- existence of threatening condi iion?-. The most insistent came from ( hatnam. twelve miles south. The negroes there became frightened at thc altitude of their white neighbors find asked that troops be sent. Their spokesman was told that the best plan would bc for them to come to Springfield and seek protection at the ai.'encl. Tho authorities are a bit worried by the conditions in the outside sectiens. Scores of negroes have left Spring field, cither on foot cr by trolley cars, the latter class riding as far as their means permitted and then striking -?.?.*?..? <-rtiiuU'-v,-jrj]pse tramping par increased in thc farming tvft-_, cause of this condition. The Spring field officers are doing all they can lo rpa;sure the negroes still here. Thus far they have been partly suc cessful, although the number of those who have sought sliplter in the arsenal is surprisingly small. Most of the refugees are advanced in years, too. The younger negroes who might bc expected to add fuel to the smouldering (Limos by rash acts have genet ally refused to become wards of the Slate. Sunday an alarm reached the ar senal from Spring and Edward streets, where William Uounigan was lynched Saturday night. A rapid fire squad was sent to the place on thc double quick. Within five minutes the squad had cleared the streets for half a mile from the Ihren?ene-.l cer ner, three companies of infantry be ing held under arms at thc arsenal meanwhile. Springfield. 111.. Special.-Willi one more victim added to the roll _ of fatally injured in thc race riots which began here Friday night. Springfield spent the night in anx iety. Apprehension of more serious trouble was modified but not ?lilied br the presence of 2,000 Na:ional Guardsmen from various paris of the State under command of Major Gen eral Young, I. N. G. Anny Officer TJse3 Gun. Badside. L. I.. Special.-Capt. Pe ter Conover Hains. Jr.. U. 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 Buir-McTntosh's Monthly and other v?agnziucs, late Saturday on the lauding r-tage of the Bayside Yacht Club. Flushing, aud Annis, whom Captain Hains had accused of having been improperly at toni ive to Ihe captain's wife, died in the Flush ing Hospital a few hours after the shooting. Travelers Enjoy Outing. New York, Special.-Thc delegates lo the Interstate Prosperity Congress of Commercial Travelers had an 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 Niekerson, aged 20 years, both of ( hester, Pa., were drowned at Bow ers Beach, a summer resort on Dela ware Bay. Dutton, Miss Nockcrson and three others had gone in bathing and were carried beyond their depth by'the treacherous curren I nt this po'yxt Three of the party were res cued, but Dutton ami Mis* Nocker? ?on were swept Into Delaware Bay. ANNOM [COMMUN To ihe ^Democrats of Routh Carolina vj . As a.-business man, who has found that th? application of business \nelh-! ods to hil problems^g?r'e^ftment?l ns j well as'other?-has effected the 5'esi I solutions, I have offered myself as a j candidate for the United States seu ate, believing that I can ba of some service to the people of my State, to th* South atjd.to the moat Democratic party. Together ivitli ?ho 6ther,can didates for this oilice. iii ucet?rdance j with the rules of the party. I have ? canvassed the State and expressed my views '-candidly and honestly on the issues ?pf the day. I have made (he j race on my own.merits, ar- a business man and as a Democrat; and have | not ji?tigiit, and do not seek, to vin this high position by pointing out thc demerits of my competitors. In seeking the suffrages of my fel low-Democrats. I can pledge them the be:;t efforts or which 1 ata capable, in maintaining thc fundamental prin-| B. Gr. P. -p.TTP.TT FOR SENATOR. A man-better equipped for the office of United States Senator than R. -^HWYP Rhett, of Charleston, could ness man, intensely nuu?.?^-_ material development nf 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 au'l ;il thc Uni versity of Virginia, Mr. Rhett began the practice of the law in Charleston, l?o met with success from the first. Particularly attentive to commercial law, he soon became interested i:; business enterprise and development. The rehabilitation of an impaired bank having eenie into his field of ef fort, he devoted himself lo thc task with marked ability" and eminent suc cess, and from this essay he was lcd into banking as ;> profession. I'-.- bo came the head of un^ of lbs strong est hanks in tjic Slate, and he has. Current News. Mr. W. H. Taft, on his return lo Hot Springs, Va., heard reports of the split in the Republican ranks in West .Virginia. Peter Johnson, n negro, was shot and killed in Norfolk by W. M. f <? .: pere, whom he had threatened with a large knife. Gen. Henry T. Douglas, formerly of Baltimore, is heading a Bryan movement amoiur Southerners in New York. Four children perished in nu incen diary fire in a New York tenement house. The receivers appointed, for the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Com pany. Limited, took charge of the properties and ancillary receivers were named in different places. Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, thc authoress, died at her home in Bos ton. The tolal tomato pack in Maryland Delaware and New Jersey this year is estimated at 5,500,000 cases. Pert Paragraphs. | 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 | picks his teeth.-Daily News. A man has a grand time when his j family is away until he wants to I ?nd his favorite shirts.-New York ! Press. "There is a heart for which I am | calling," sin^ Judd Mortimer Lewis 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 Ia the burden of the song Of the busy ilea, mosquito and the . chigger.-Indianapolis News. No cno cnn give what he has not.. Latin. ' JCErVIENT rOATEO'.] c?p???* Af _ I lies Dcnioeralic party', fo which ? ha?e ?fl ways subscribed. 1 stand for a more Ii berni currency sys tem, that will enable the communities hi the South to become independent of the ?Vftil.Street combinations; I stand fir a just feiricion of the tar 5if laws, an immediate reduction of duties to thc lowest point consistent with the needs of the government economically administered; ? ?land f?r. railroad regulation upon a just ?asi?ri for. ah intelligent system of drainage vii th" federal aid. o nd I shall, if elected, oppose the centralization tendencies which are now a inoiiaee to our free institutions. ft is my ambition to represent the people of. my nat ive State lu the Ren ato and in soliciting their gttpporf x can assure thea that.- if . elected, I will endeavor, first and all the time, to serve South Carolina's interests with iny whole hen rt and energy. R. G. RHETT. SETT._ for more than ten years, directed its affairs not only profitably to t.?3 in stitution hut in the largest measure to thc benefit of his community and of the entire State. -EWted_au_.Alderman of the City better remuons u mr emt tuc pwy Charleston and their neighbors in all purls of South Carolina, and has endeavored in every way to make mu tual the advantages and the resources ol' the great port and the great in terior region of the Slate. No en terprise and no development promis ing benefit to the whole people of the State has failed to command his sym pathy and 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. H heit believes he can serve the Stale in a wider sphere, he has de finite ideas of the service he can rcn der, and these he kas set forth in his campaign foi' the Democratic nomi nation for United States Senator. Bank Occupying New Home. Orangehnrg, Special.-Thc Plant ers' Bank moved into its new quar ters, next door to the postofiice. in the Orangeburg Hotel building. The banking room is supplied with the latest things in the 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 progr?s:. *ud a Int ure excellent standing in bank ing circles is assured. The officers of ibis bank are: W. C. Wolfe, presi dent; L. M. Bunton and Phillip Rich, vice presidents; W. G. Sense, cashier; Harry Wright, assistant cashier. Fallen By the Wayside. Turkish women are giving np their veils and going about with their faces exposed, but Turkey can hardly be expected to. take its place among the enlightened Nations of the world until the 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. We all do fade as a leaf.--Isaiah Ix iv, G. Tt is base lo speak vain words. Homer. lt requires little exertion upon our part to hiing misfortune upon our selves.-Menander. Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.-Pinder. Happy are the miseries that end in joy.-Greek. New-made Junior doth forget men's names.- Shakespeare. Defer not till tomorrow to be wise. -Congreve. Qunvrel less or fight moro. Savings Department 12O53CS3S Pays 4 % interest on all accounts in this department, compounded every six months, January and July. Capital and Surplus $350,000.00. ' II j GO TO SEE EARLING & BYRD Before insuring elsewhere, Wegrepresent the Best Old Line Companies. HARUM ? BYRD* At The Farmers Bank of Edgefield COOKING EASY GET A SLUE FIAME W? G S3 a ?rab?es them io Please You? We also sell Fruit Jars, Exira Rubbers, Extra Tops and Jelly Tumblers. Call on us or Phone us. ear Come to us for everything that ?3 new arid styb'sh 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. r\ r . i. THE.' I.rhC 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 engin because it means a waste time and energy. -.- -:- - I. H. Q. engines are so prac tical and so simple that when you start them they until you stop them whether you are watching or not. Never out of impair; don'fwastefuel. Call cn us and we will gladly explain tbe good points ol the H. C. engine. -:- -:- -.- ":* Es JL Norris 9 -J How He Classified lt. The Employe-Please sir, I've been Fallen By thc Wayeide. Never ask pardon before you arc an' gone an' got manned, and Td like j accused.-French. " , . Thc Interstate Commerce Commis yon lo nose my wages, s,r. Lio" revised fruit rates from Florida. The Employer (worried hy thoughts ^ {,y< ^ in thc anny airship of the workmen's compensation act) ? tcsls is CSpeCted this week. Sailors and negroes indulged in a race ?int in Norfolk, in which a large number of shots were" fired. No .one was killed. -Very sorry for you Smitty I'm sure, but I can't do that. Tm only responsible for accidents that happen in the works, you know.-Sketch. Minor Mention. Left on The Porch. t "My!" exclaimed Mr. Sraylate, , rohparsinff short ' it .; n o clock. However, my tram I ?h I ll .1 J. ' >' liwtiv. iilMirii'i, lil. i ...... I - , ?j , loesn'l go until 11:20 and it's veryJspeeches into a phonograph at Hot deasanl hereon thc porch. 'Springs Cor usc in the approaching "i'n glad von like it." sail} Mis Stubbs. '.Yes. but-cr-perhaps I'm keeping campaign. I .Miss Edith Hone, of Chicago, got a $25.000 bequest because she smiled "Not at all. I'm going to lock up and cheered an invalid woman? and go to T,f.d now."-Philadelphia rt . . (K ,c ^?11??* - Owing to an outbreak ot smallpox tITS',._ on the transport Sherman everybody Calumny is a monstrous vice.- on board may be vaccinated and heU Herodotus, I in quarantine;