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Factory Prices Easy Payments' $5. monthly to $10. monthly f] " $2. monthly Ul gdllO $5. monthlyl 30 days free trial in your] own home. Sheet Music 4cts a copy. Send for Catalog. MUSIC HOUSE, augusta, - - Ga. ^i"i"i"X"r"i"i-i"i"i"i"i"i"i"i"i"i"i-> The Planter's Loan and Sayings Bank Augusta, Ca. Pays Interest on Deposits, J? Accounts Solicited, LC. HAYNF, CHAS. C. HOWARD, FREMDEN ?. OAS??IEu. RESOURCES OVER $1,000,000. 1 now represent a strong line of Fire Insurance [ Companies and can insure your property. Your patronage will be appreciated. Bf* Am SM?fM. HM MO fiS & CORLEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Appointments at Trenton on Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge Work a Special I Walter C. Miller, Dental Surgeon, 731 Green St, Augusta, Ga. 'Phone 87. GEOCERIES. Full supply of Fancy and Staple Groceries always on hand. ?Let me supply your table.f Ice cold soft drinks al ways on hanc. Fu ' supply of Bagging tird Ties on hand for the! armers. Your patronage solicited. J. M. OUZTS. SOUTH CARO?f News of Interest Gleaned Pron Arranged for How to Mix Fertilizers. Clemson College, Special.-Mr. T. E. Keitt, chemist of the South Caro lina Experiment Station, has prepar ed an article on "Home Mixing of Commmercial Fertilizers," a sum mary of which is given herewith. As the time approaches for the farmer to procure his fetilizers for the next crop, the question confronts him: How can I get the maximum of the most available plant food at the min imum price? Although growing plants derive their food from soil, water and air, it .is the fertility of the soil that concerns us in the appli cation of commercial fertilizers. The chief clements which plants derive from the soil are potassium, phospho rus, nitrogen, calcium and sulphur. The constant natural activities going on in the soil furnish generally enough of all except nitrogen, phos phoric acid, and potash, which, there fore, the farmer must buy in the form of -commercial fertilizers. In what ?orra shall these be bought? As unmixed materials or as mixed fertilizers? The manufac ture of available phosphoric acid from raw ro?k or bone requires skill and experience, and to the novice is somewhat dangerous; therefore, it is not generally desirable for the farmer to' attempt to make ;<superphos phates." But mixing the manuac tured goods is rather simple, requir ing (1) judgment in selecting ma terial, (2) knowledge of the calcula tions involved, (3) a tight floor to mix on, and (4) a plenty of energy. 1. The material will depend on the character of the soil, the crop to be grown and the price of material. Phosphoric acid hastens maturity and aids in developing the seed; potash lengthens the growing season and stiffens the stalk; nitrogen gives rapid and luxuriant growth. Nitro gen, the most expensive, can be sup plied by legumes-peas, etc, bu^ the one-crop system now followed neces sitates the ?buying of nitrogen in the form of nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, dried blood and cotton seed meal. The present prohibitive price of dried blood leaves us the other three forms in which to obtain nitro gen, until we adopt systems of rota tion to supply it. The commercial sources of potash are kainit, muriate and sulphate of potash, containing 12.50 and 4S per cent of potash, respectively. For cotton' or corn, muriate or kainit is better because cheaper; but muriate cannot be used for tobacco, as it in jures the burning qualities of the leaf. For potatoes, turnips and other root crops some claim that thc sulphate is better. Phosphoric acid can be obtained, from the 14 per cent or the 16 per cent article. When prices are pro portinate, the higher grade bought saves in the hauling. Do not be afraid to use a few postage stamps writing to a number, of firms for prices, and, if possible, order in car load lots, alone, or by clubbing with ..neighbors. 2. As to calculations, a unit is 1 per cent of a ton, or 20 pounds. If we desire an 8-3-3 guano, we must have in a ton 8 units of phosphoric acid, 3 of ammonia, or its equivalent, and 3 of potash, or 160 pounds of the first. 60 of the second and 60 of the third. Suppose we desire to get the ammonia half from meal and half from nitrate and thc acid from 16 per cent phosphate, the following amounts would give the S-Z-3 ratio: 429 pounds meal, 167 pounds nitrate,, ll pounds muriate, 960 pounds acid. 333 pounds filler. The number of hundred pounds of material is ?rot ten by dividing the amount of plant food desired by the per cent contain ed in the material. Using full sacks for greater con venience, 400 pounds 'meal, 200 of Dispensary Law Violated. Columbia, Special.-Four cases of violation of the dispensary ordinance were made last week by Dispensary Constables Ogg and McSwain. The accussed who will be given a hearina: before Recorder Stanley are: Bob McCrary, colored, the city dog catch er; May Hill, colored; Annie Hardin, white, and Ida Walker, colored. Matter no Nearer Solution. Charleston, Special.-The commit tee on insurance of city council is apparently rib nearer a solution of its troubles in the fight to secure cheaper fire insuran.ee rates than ii wa? before its two hours' meet? Thursday night, when a number the agents of the city app?ared be fore the committee and asked that no steps be taken to force them out of business in the move recommend ed recently by Chairman Wohltmann. in the revoking of the licenses of those companies which do not grant a lower rate. Robert Counts Dies. Florence, Special.-Robert Counts, the negro prisoner who was shot by Jailor Anderson some weeks ago while trying to escape from the jail, and who has been critically ill ever since, 'died last week. The shot from the jailer's pistol cut a hole directly through Count's backbone, severing the spinal cord and causing paraly sis of the entire Jower portion of the body and limbs. Chimes Being Installed. Durham, Special.-Thc chimes in the Memorial church, donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Stagg in honor of their mothers, arc being installed. Tiiey will cost $7,500 and are beauti ful ?>ells weighing six pounds for every dollar. Co.icerts will be given next week to the Conference which will be in session here. The work of installation will require several days. The cattle quarantine has been ex tended to all roads in a number of Pennsylvania counties. n Ai! Sections of the State and Busy Readers nitrate ol' soda, 100 of muriate of potash, 1,000 of 16 per cent acid, and 300 of filler would give a mixture grading fi.3-3.227, instead of S-3-3, which is closer than many factory mixed fertilizers come to the guar antee. To get high-grade mixed fertili zers we must of course, use high grade materials. In the above mix ture, if no filler is used, we would have 1,700 pounds grading about 9.7-3.7-3.2. It is obvious that we cannot get an 8-4-4 goods by getting all of thc- ammonia from meal and all of the potash from kainit. Very likely the above mixture would run slightly over guarantee, because the seller should allow a margin cn each of his raw materials, whereas, in a mixed fertilizer, one. or even two, of the elements may foll below guar antee, and the other elements might pull it over in relative commercial value. , 3. Any tight floor may be vised for mixing, but better under a shed so that rainy days may be used for mix ing. A practical farmer tells me that three hands with hoes and shovel ran do the mixing at about ?ne dollar per ton. It is convenient to mix about, 800 pounds at a time, putting the mixed fertilizer back into the sacks from which the raw material came. In this way.a saving of $3 to $4 per ton can be made over the prices of factory-mixed goods. Summing up, by mixing his own fertilizers the farmer knows just what are the sources of the elements of his fertilizer: he avoids undesir able sources and materials; he may study his soil, crops and conditions and supply in any proportions those ingredients most needed : he may save transportation of the filler; he may save the middleman's profit, and sev eral dollars per ton on the actual mixing. Augusta-Aikon Boulevard. Aiken. Special.-The Augusta Aiken boulevard is still being pushed, ihc eountv commissioners authorized tho road from tho foot of the North Augusta Bridge via Belvedere and a cross to Bath, and thence to Aiken via Warrenville, upon thr- condition that the petitioners who asked for the road should build the necessary five or six miles across fvom a point near Belvedere through Bath to Landey road, and thru that the county com missioners should take charge of the I road and maintain it in the future, A profile of the plans for the work of constructing thc road from Belve dere, across the country has been made. It will take between five and six thousand dollars to finish the road. The cotton mills of Horsecreek Valley including Clearwater, Bath, Langlev, Warrenville and Graniteville. and the Augusta Land and Improvement Com pany, and the' trolley road have sub scribed about $1,000 for this purpose, and other parties in Aiken and Au gusta have subscribed in the neigh borhood of $800. It is hoped that at least $500 more will .be raised in this city. Mr. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, has interested himself in this matter a great deal, in the hone that when the road reaches Aiken it will be run on to Columbia, and thence to Cam den, iu order that there may be a fine driveway the entire distance to Comdcn from Aiken. Mr. Hender son has himself collected from per sons interested in this movement in Aiken about $250. No Hazing it Clemson College. Clemson College. Special.-The re port of thc expulsion of cadets for hazing is erroneous. Two cadets have been dismissed recently, one for ex cess of demerits, tho other for drink ing and fighting, and the fiehtinir was between two old students and was not the hazing of a new student by an old one. Experiment Farm for Negroes. Greenville, Special.-Thc United States department of agriculture has decided to locate an experiment farm for the colored people at Sterling col lege, this city. The farm" will be sim ilar to the one at Clemson college. The announcement was made by a representative of the government here last week. Spark Causes Costly Fire. Chester. Special.-The most de structive fire known in the history of Richburg visited that place last week. Two hundred bales of cotton were 'urned as well as the Farmer's r'olesale Grocery Company's store fud stock, the freight and passenger uepot of the L. and C. Railway, sev eral cotton seed ware houses and seed, a ginnery, several freisht cars, and one or two other small buildings. The loss is estimated at about $30, 000, possibly the most of it being covered by insurance. The fire is thought to htive originated from a spark from a passing engine. All Maryland Quarantined. Washington, Special.-The Agricul tural Deportment has issued an order quarantining thc entire State of Maryland on t.ceount of the foot ^nd mouth disease. Secretary W on stated that the only cases so' far known in thc State were in Carroll county and that thc disease had been brought in from Detroit. Two Cent Postage to Germany. ^ Berlin. By Cable-The United States and Germany have arranged for a postal rate on letters between Hie two countries of 2 cents, instead, if thc existing rafe of 5 cents!' The new rate will go into effect on Jan nary 1st. Thc election of Sheriff E. B. Ket tering, of Berkeley county, West Virginia. Democrat, will bc contested jy Republicans on (he ground that he s not eligible for cilice. CLOSE OF CONFERENCE Conf?rence Over, Appointments Read-Bishop Wilson Assigns Min isters to Their Tear's Work. The session of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal, church, South, closed at Laurens on Monday with the reading of the appointments, which are as fol lows: The Appointments. Anderson District-A. J. Cauthen. presiding elder; Anderson, St. John's, P. B. Wells; Orrville, A. V. Harbin; West End and Toxaway,' W. J. Snyder and J. A. McGraw; Antre villc, J. H. Montgomery; Clemson, J. H. Graves; Donalds, S. W. Henry; Lowndesville, R. W. Humphreys; McCormick, A. H. Best; Mount Car mel, J. S. Abercrombie ; Pelzer, S. C. Morris; Pendleton, J. F. Anderson; Starr, J. N. Wright; Townville, C. L. I McCain ; Walhalla and Seneca, J. C. j Yongue, C. D. Mann, supernumerary; /Wilhalla Mission, R. R. Doyle; West minster, J. L. Singleton, supply; West Union, to be supplied; Wil 'liamston and Belton, C. C. Derrick, G. T. Harmon, supernumerary ; Wil liamston Circuit, William Roof. Charleston District-W. I. Herbert, presiding elder; Allendale, H. R. Browne; Appleton, J. T. Peeler; Beaufort and Port Royal, A. C. Walk er; A. B. Watson, supernumerary; Bethel Circuit, C. W. Burgess; Black Swamp, W. W. Williams; Charleston, Bethel, W. B. Duncan; Trinity, Peter Stokes ; Spring Street, G. P. Watson ; Cumberland, S. A. Donohoe; Mount Pleasant, H. Etheredge; Cottageville J. P. Inabinet; Cypress. S. D Vaughan; Ehrhardt, J. W. Ariail ; Hampton, J. W. Elkins; Hendcrson ville, P. K. Rhoad; Ridgeland, J. R. Copeland; Ridgeville, W. S. Good win; South Hampton, W. D. Pat rick; Summerville, J. C. Chandler; Walterboro, H. J. Cauthen; Young's Island, A. Sassard, G. P. Penny, sup ernumerary; assistant secretary, mis sions, H. B. Browne. Cokesbury District-J. C. Ropvr, presiding elder; Abbeville, Henry Stokes ^Butler, W. P. Way; Cokes bury, F. E. Dibble; Greenwood. Main Street, M. B. Kelly; Greenwood and Abbeville Mills, G. R. Whittaker; Kinards, D. P. Boyd; Newberrv, Cen tral, J. WT. W?lling; O'Neal Street and Mollohon, W. C. Kelley; New berry Circuit, J. M. Friday; Ninety Six, J. A." Cook; Parksrille, -George Lee; Phoenix, J. T. Miller; Pros perity, H. W. Whittaker; Princeton, Foster Speer; Saluda. D. E. Camak; Verderv, W. E. Wiggins; Waterloo, O. L. DuRant; Whitmire, 0. A. Jeff coat; Lander college, Jno. 0. Wil son, president . Columbia District-J. W. Daniel, presiding elder; Aiken, J. B. Trav wick; Batesburg, S. 0. Cantey; Bath, D. Ft. Roof; Columbia, Washington Street, H. W. Bays; J. A. Campbell, supernumerary; Main Street, A. N. Brimson; Green Street, B. R. Turnip seed; Granby, L. L. Bedenbaugh; Brookland. W. S. Myers; Edgewood, E. F. Scoggins; Edgefield, L. D. Gil lespie ; Fairfield.Cifcut. J: li.Sriinks: ?Mlbn-t. C. S. Felder; GraniteviHe, E., F. Green; Johnston, B. J. Guess; Langley. E. xl. Wayne; Leeeville. S. H. Booth ; Lexington, J. W. Neeley ; Lexbigton Fork, W. H. Thrower; North Augusta, J. L. Stokes; Ridge-, way. J. K. Inabinet; Springfield, G. W. Dukes; M. M. Ferguson, super numerary; Swansea, J. C. Davis; Wagencr, R. C. Boulware; Columbia College, W. W. Daniel, president; Epworth Orphanage, W. B. Wharton, superintendent ; Paine College, G. W. Walker, president. Florence District-P. F. Kilgo, pre siding elder; 'Bennettsville, R. E. Turnipseed ; Bennettsville Circuit, W. P. Meadors; Brightsville. P. B. Tngraham : Bethlehem, J. B. Weldon ; Cartersville. A. M. Gardner; Chcraw. Marvin Auld; Chesterfield, M. F. Dukes; Clyde, D. H. Everett; Dar lington, Trinity, M. L. Banks; Ep worth, F. S. Hook; Darlington Cir cuit, J. R. T. Major; East Chester field. J. C. Holley;.. Florence, R. H. Jones; Hartsville, A. T. Dunlap: Jefferson, J. A Graham; Lamar, J. L. Tyler; Liberty, J. H. Moore; Marlboro, R. A. Rouse; McColl, G. Leonard; Timmonsville, E. W.-Mason, assistannt Sunday school editor, L. F. Beaty. Greenville District-W. M Duncan, presiding elder; Clinton, J. E. Ma haffey; Easley, C. B. Burnns; Foun tain Inn, S. T. Blackman; Gray Court, R. M. DuBose; Greenville, Buncombe Street, W. A. Massebeau; St. Paul's, R. L. Holroyd? T -pion Avenue, A. E. Driggersj Wt jreen ville, W. B. Justus; Monaghan and Woodside, T. A. Groce; Sampson and Poe, J. N. Isom; Greenville Circuit. J. P. Attaway; Greer, E. T. Hodges; Laurens, First church, J. D. Grout; Laurens Circuit, S. T. McCarty; Lib erty, W. S. Henry North Pickens. E. L. Thomason; Pickenns, N. G. Bal lenger; L. L. Inabinet, superaumer arv; Piedmont, R. A. Yongue; South Greer, S. T. Creech; Traveler's Rest, J. R. Walker; conference secretary missions, R. L. Holroyd. Kingstree District-J. E. Carlisle, presiding elder; Cades, E. M. Mc Kissick; Cordesvillc, W. T. Beden baugh; Georgetown, Duncan, W. H. Hodges; West End, W. H. Murray; Greeleyville, L. E. Peeler; Harper, S. J. McConnell; Johnsonville, J. L. Mullinnix; Jordan, T. W. Godbold; Kinirstree, W. A. Fairey; Lake Citv. W. L. Wait; McClellanville, W. C. Glcaton, E. K. Moore; New Zion, E. P. HuLon; Pinouolis, W. H. Perrv; Rhome, T. J. Clyde.; Salters, W. T. Patrick; Sampit, R. F. Bryant; Scranton, W. H. Murphy; South Florence, J. R. Sojourner; Summer ton and St. Pauls, E. S. Jones. Marion District-E. 0. Watson, presiding elder; Blenheim. J. F. Rushton; Britten's Neck, .J. M. Cas que: Brownsville. C. M. Peeler: Bucksville, 0. N. Rountree; Cent? nary, J. C. Counts; Conway, G. E Edwards; Conway Circuit. N. V Jackson: Clio. C. C. Herbert; Dillon W. C. Kirkland: GaHivennts, .7. v. Rnilev; Ulla. T. C. O'Dell; Latir Circuit, W. !'-. Baker; Little Iiivr W. R. Barnes: Little Rock. AY. f Owen; Loris, T. F. Gibson; Marlo;. , ; J. W: Kilgore; Marion Circuit, Wi C.. Bowden; Mullins, J. L. Daniel; Mullins Circuit, Dove Tiller; North Mullins, Allan Macfarlane; Wacca maw, S. M. Jones, supply; West Con way, to be supplied; conference sec retary of education, W. C. Kirkland. Orangeburg District-C. B. Smith, presiding elder; Bamberg, T. G. Her ben; Barnwell, E. A. Wilkes; Branch ville, E. H. Beckham; Cameron, C. E. Peele; Denmark, T. E. Morris; Ed isto. G. T. Hannon, Jr.; Grover. W. L. Gaults; Harleyville, H. C. Mou zon; Norway. L. E. Wiggins; Orange burg, St. Paul's, L. P. McGee; Orangeburg Circuit, G. W. Davis; Orange, T. L. Belvin; Providence, J. J. Stevenson, J. F. Way, supernum erary; Rowesville, A. R. Phillips; Smoaks, J. M. Lawson; St. George, J. M. Steadman; St. George Circuit, J. E. Taylor. Rock Hill District-R. E. Stack house, presiding elder; Blackstock. H. B. Hardy; Chester, D. M. Mc Leod; Chester Circuit, A. E. .Holler; East Chester, F. E. Hodges; East Lancaster, W. A. Beckman; Fort Mill, S. J. Bethen; Hickory Grove, S. D. Bailey; Lancaster, M. M. Brab ham; Lancaster Circuit. H. L. Single ton; North Rock Hill, W. M. Owiiigs; Richburg, W. S. Martin; Rock Hill.. St. John's, II. R. Mills: Laurel Street. J. M. Rogers; Rock Hill Circuit, W. H. Ariail; Van Wyck, C. P. Carter; Winnsboro, D. Arthur Phillips; Yorkville, 0. M. Abney, S. A. Weber, supernumerary; York Circuit, B. G. Vaughan; Missionary evangelist, E. K. Hardin; Student Vanderbile uni versity, J. H. Brown. Spartanburg District-M. .L. Car lisle, presidin.tr elder Belmont, B. M. Robertson; Blacksburg, G. F. Kirby; Campobello. E. Z. James; Cherokee, J. T. Macfarlane; Clifton and Cowl pens, J. G. Huggin; Enoree, D. D. Jones; Gaffney, Buford Street, S. B. Harper; Limestone Street, M. G. Latham; Gaffney Circuit. T. B. Owen; Tnman, H. L. Powell; jonesville. E. P. Taylor; Kelton, J. A. White; Pacolet Circuit, R. A. Brock: Paeolct Mills, to be supplied; Reidville. J. L. Ray; Santuc. J. H. Manly: Spar tanburg. Central. R. S. Truesdale; Bethel. J. W. Spcake; Duncan and Saxon. J. T. Fowler; Glendale. W. H. Polk: City Mission, J. W. Shell; Union. Crace, D. W. Keller; Green Street, J. G. Fan; Buffalo and Bethel, T. J. White; Woodruff. G. H. Smih. supply; Wofford Colleae, R. A. Child, financial agent; editor Southern Christian Advocate, S. A. .Nettles; field secretary superannuate endownircnt fund, Marion Dargan; superintendent Anti-Saloon Leairne. J. L. Harley. Sumter District-W. T. Duncan, presiding elder; Bethany. 0. D. Spires; Bishopville, P. A. Murray; Camden, B. G. Murphy; Elloree. A. S. Lcslev: Fort Motte. L. T. Phillips; Heath Springs. R. E. Sharp; Ker shaw. J. H. Noland; Lynchburg, J. S. Beaslcv; Manning. F" H. Shuter; Oswego. D. Hucks; Pinewood, T. W. Munnerlvn: Providence, F. G. Whit lock; Richland. J. P. Winningham; St. John's and Remberts. J. E. Strickland: St. Matthews, J. H. Thacker: Sumter, First church, M. W. Hook. W. S. Stokes, supernum erary'; Broad Street, J. B. Wilson; Wateree. J. V. Davis. Transfened-J. B. Kilgore to Northwest Texas Conference. Supcrannunated-R. W. Barber. W. E. Barre, G. N. Bovd. D. A. Cal houn. W. A. Clarke, N. B. Clarkson, R. R. Dagnall, D. D. Dantzier. R. 'L. Duffie. G. W. Gatlin, A. W. Jackson, N. K. Melton. E. M. Merritt, J. K. McCain, T. J. Newberry, G., H. Pooscr. John A. Porter, W. C. Power. R. W. Spi?ner. A. J. Stafford. G. H. Wad dell, T. E. Wanaamaker, W. G. Winn. J. A. Wood. The doxology was sung, Bishop Wilson pronounced the benediction and conference stood adjorncd sine die. PROMINENT PEOPLE. 'Rab1?' Wi?0, tn bis cp-mo" In New York Cftr. denounced the Emmauel movement. A Hiing?nan hand has ripen en pasprl to piny for Harry Thaw at Mntteawan, N. Y. Tlmothv L. Woodruff withdrew from thp New York Spnatorship race, laving the field to Secretary Root alone. President Castro nrrlved at Basse TOTTP. Guff'elnune: hp said that the nblpct of his trip 1o Franco was to serMe diplomatic questions. Pr. Howard H. Russell, supprin torrient of the N*w York State Anti Saloon Leasruo* declarer! he had dis enverpd a plot to steal the league's secrets. Old lime, telegraphers crave a ban quet to Andrew f^avnecip in honor of his seventy-third birthday anniver sary', nt tlie Hotel Manhattan, New York City. Admiral Bowles, at the meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in New York, said Inst year was the best, in the history of American shipbuilding. Dr. GoodclT. pastor of Calvary Church, New York City, declared that tho moving picture show in the church was stopned because the scenes depicted terrified the children. Dr. John H. Wright, professor of Greek at. Harvard University, and Professor George A. Bartlett, for many years connected with the Ger man department at Harvard, died at Cambridge, Mass. John Burns, the militant Social ist, the revolutionary leader of street dpmonstrations by the unemployed of London two decades ago, has been transformed into one of the most con servative members of tho Liberal Cabinet in England. Joseph C S. Blackburn, Governor of the Canal Zone, accompanied by his wife, lett. Panama for New York. HOUSING OF POULTRY. Preparations for the housing of ttu* poultry should he commenced early . n the fall or late in the summer. There is probably not more than one poultry house in twenty, on an aver age, the country over, but that needs repairing at this time to make it warm and dry and comfortable for the fowls during the cold weather that is surely approaching, and probably not more than one in a hundred but. needs a thorough cleaning and dis infecting. Geo Railroa ?JJGcTJ&' Savings L Pays 4 % interest on all ac compounded every six mc Capital and Sarpi cw Loi EX J. ]V< Agent, Edg FEMININE NEWS NOTES. Mme. Curie has been appointed ? chief professor of physics at the Uni versity of Paris. Mrs. Eleanor Merron Cowper, act ress aud playwright, shot herselfand died in New York City. Miss Ruth H. Northrop, of Nor wich. Conn., bas won the scholarship offered by the Norwich Art Students' Association. Two Brooklyn girls startled a mag istrate by threatening to horsewhip a young woman if she didn't "leave father alone." Members of Dr. Parkhurst's con gregation in New York City approved ilie doctor's objections to "Merry Widow" bats in chifrch. Jane Addams, Dr. Cornelia De Bey and Mrs. Emmons Blaine, whose terms on the Chicago school board expired, have not been reappointed. A men's league for women suff rage bas been formed in Holland, and the ? Mtheran Church in that country hps given women a vote in all church affairs. Miss Mary E. Chepk. of Toboso. Ohio, is the only regularly apnoinred woman rural mail carrier in the State. She has served in this capacity for six years. A Hankow newspaper states that two enternrisini! youiig Chinese girls baye lpft that rity on a pleasure trip to F?n gland and \merica. They will study domestic life. Miss Bertha Duppler. secretary to four Chica fro postmasters, and said to ! Kn Y 9 U?en the highest salaried wom an in the nostal service, was married rn Jacob Bsur, a prominent business man. Miss Julia Morrow has charge of iii" work of establishing a school to Ira in young men and women to be c'-.mo res<*n'f and purity workers in Cincinnati. Ohio. She is the corre sponding sf.c'ptary of the National Purity Federation. THE CARE OP IRONS'. The woman who is going away for a short time in the summer, or who is not having the laundry done in the house, should be careful that her flatirons are not allowed to rust. When she needs them she may not realize how rusty they ave until she finds out that they do not keep enough heat in them to do but a few seconds' work. They will be practically useless for a quick day's work unless the entire surface is again carefully worked up to a smooth polish. The damp weather of the end of the summer is quite apt to rust any metal that is left unprotected. Irons should be well wrapped in newspa per and then put away in a dry ' spot.-Indianapolis News. Diamonds Burn Like Cea!. The jeweller at closing time was putting his diamonds in a huge safe. "But why do you bother to do that, when two watchmen walk the shop all night long?" "On accoount of fire." the jeweller replied. "Diamonds are nothing but coal-carbon-they burn beriutlfully. Their hardness makes us think them indestructible, but as a matter cf fact a fire of diamonds would be the brisk est, prettiest thing in thc world. "Put a handful of diamonds on a plate and set a light to thora. They will burn with a hard, gera-like flame till' nothing is left. There will be no smoke, no soot, and at the end the plate will be as clean as though just washed-not tho slightest par ticle even of ash will remain."-Los Angeles Times. H"I-I"I-M-'M"I"I"I"!"1"I"I"H"I"I"I THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA, AUGUSTA. GA. L. C. KAYNE, CHAS. R. CLARK, President. Cashier CAPITAL $250,000.09. Surplus & Profits $190,000.00. The business of our out-of-town friends receives the same careful attention as that of our local depositors. The accounts of careful conseilatlve people solicited. IH-I-MI I d'-I-I-H-W-H^H JAS. S. BYRD, SURGEON DENTIST, EDGEFIELD, S. C. ^flTOffice over Post-Office. orexia. Ld. Bank rx, GA. department icounts in this department, nths, January and July. las $550,000.00. ates On $1000 Insurance 'Age 17 tO 20 2T 22 23 H 25 26 27 28 29 3o 35 Premium SH 95 14 29 15 99 16 37 16 77 17 iS 17 62 18 oS 18 57 19 -08 22 io 9 le??eld, S. C. Jrw*wi % . .successfultiia, James A. Bobey, DENTAL SURGEON, Johnston, S. C. Office over News-Monitor Office. . _. INSURANCE When placing your Insure' ance give me a call. I rep-j resent a very strong line of| i^ireJS - - - Insurance Companies, Agent for the largest IvII^E> - - - Insurance Co. I will ap prec?ate a stare of yourbusi ness. I can be found at myl office-Office No. a---over Bank of| Edgcneld. James TT. JVJIJVI*? Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gie Mills, Engines, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta qle , Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AVJGTJSTA. GA. V. A. HEM3TREET &BR0. Guns, Pistols, Einaves. first CBass Repairing* 655 Broad Street, Augusta. Ga Near Georgia Railroad Bank,