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JErrERSON DAVIS MONUMEN 'Ouveiled in Riclimond Yeste.da The Capital of Vilginia Again Re minded of the Days When it Was Capital of a Nation. Rie'll I n .1 Vn. -fi .i vn :5 --T Ihe ,--a ital ofI Vira-.in t day resum d hi gory of t tint me weln it, wals t capital f ai naion with an thmbitio dhat was worl-widv. A\s thle mlonul ment o) -jelTersonl Dlavi , thie presi dent of, thle CInfl ederallte Sta1tes o. Americai, wast, unveiled men whio ha< fou-lht for thiat nation's -lost causi stood withi hatir, gratyer thtan thteir ok( uniforms to hearl thle eilgy of thleil del (d president and the prineiples I represented. "Not i- hioistilii-y lo nilivrs, not it< l).jin, re a111Ny sevtion 4f lihe country, nl even rl I r own 1 mvil po-em iaryN. benlel'il bill 1 14 hi J Ii't all<d s lvn moljvi 41f In I'vv I l ithe wi!-ts w t . in lri- ed 111d wh i k i 1 i 1r11 dtyive transilif i dui r tl I ur i idren.'' fit tlli''. Iliv W11li', 10' ,Jv Ters(w lhavis spknbel"ln, mne 1,ited Sitt-s Siait lit on .miv 211 Ism, w. 1t vamise rOf t i (' a4fedeaY lrsviIl ed bef'in. the e.soliers, or -ray, lth n11:1u1 wh l ml sacrifived 'i I Wr that (1a1N41. TI'l-sv w i s III President tpi hwee iniItiId oithe n m onent --m , wa ( nneld, they were re i n' ill the speechliev' ' o ithe day, :i111 Imlld velhot s in Ihe hn-o of vvIt,ran[s wil o u h f*11 or1 m state's 'It 114 whic t h1 e believv d i as I 1ot1e 4f ih m1L141 failed to sisltin pu'hibii stI (ttc of ln.ihe lthuads. 'Iiiis ihe ihrgonith w milse of sit0im la1irs, .inst ns hibirenl ofi that cily 11141 fildrawn lo its plave ill capi fo SIgu,re ithe( llullinen, ito Georg Wlashi-its. Ilh ' li1 i prsie of (the ,Iit' il ll' nw,rie, whoml A'ir_,inia I- l t her voni lry. .\.re hapI y st SI was rh e svvne Ito d1Y in whlich t1 1h l'41-:11'ederale veI vlr,11, Wvrv tI;)- spi-ctators, theIusv o1 hoir at a1 Ienii tacIm was lstro 11,h:m 1.1 *N m iy eld inl 1revinl years. Wilei tIhir rank have bween thlin Ilinz. 1tii veler:ml), :nd their.I' f a:liliv ha,1\1 bevni r in riviher, m1ore- pros pert'lusl imI they ditl bSived Ha lev woilti vver he weil ll (he dark vlould of, ret-vnstructiln hmld S0ttled like a1 storml 11ponl the( fa -ir Soultlanld. Aiid so tliy were ablelo return t this nveiling,... wichvi will go down ir h is-ory as ill-t mllelliri.11( ae t in b e sty of h l (Ile Con(d1erney as it livcF in the lialrs of fixie. Gneral CIvlee Ak. Evans of Geria imaeti t he aaddres tif me hday. Wilen eiv veil wa-ts drawil from thle mionumtIlenlt, eYes were lifte(l upward from ite statue of Jofferor Davis to the fi-nre that erowned Ot priisr in tie center of te eollonade his is tie at oria figure o n w0oma1111nown ats "Vindicat trix,' thepolsenoldierseremembered t.he Soh Aouth, bae comrthis whoillaran beno tiedes finefehi thatmdbae bonz foriht te eivd ergt Ther iweretiny ngs ta ha "deminren th oldsxoldes of thene. liutisofa thernis,tDmendha eem pedes baly4 aresp icm, the pone o0 the wails ofadine "Afeso ote, iol gl,the halms of the nfededSates, a Wen hich rlepodnced the fgon every state as the -identdoetheyCwn feeay'eeateVi onr e L' hiig. At the top of this cmbleI o was the flag of Georgia of blue with q - 'the seaI of the state Ilpon it in white. s, The State Mutial Life isuirance pe (14m111liy)41 of Roie, (1a., issued the f ' 'i id live this conspicuois po sitioji in t(e wreath of p:itriotic emi blls to its own slate. Thi ieiial lai wais the Confed- u ('nIe olff (licially elidorsed by the J 1T I1r::IllVlIt of tle Confedeiate Slas of* Amllerical. Miiy of tile "li.s were not ill existecie. to be 'opi(d from wlin this Southern coml- i payll, whieh halts for its field the n Southern states, began the search for flagsto reproduce from. But from diescriptionls the entire list was made [u)I and(I the sheet of flags is large e (110u'h f'or every soldier to find on it the otne um(ler whieh lie enlisted Ilhe pa1lm1 tree of South Carolinla up n bliu, surmiowAinted bY file erescent ; Nribi C'arojina's far givin, dates of Alay 20. 1775. ain,l \pril 12, 1776, lie des 11111 which tle state de v'i'd its ilindpependviee of ingland, il therl- wavel it tihe end two E bm'T. 4;ne( White, the other bilue, an11d tle field 14-11 at sin]gle white sir; \ lbi , oe Alississ;ippi, F141-rida., Louis- Ii hu.m. TI'vinessve. Kentuickyv, A rkan-- fi a-. Ivx.as. AMissouri ai'i Virin-a- hi tIhe beaut-itli flags -werle presenlted 4ll inl twhv.e 1 benyo oor owSuchl as (Ihey inl varr.i4 bel'ore lte soil of )atitle sanle- is lilied IItem. The4' remiliiol ha1s beel oIle of thel h< 11n01 1otable ever hebill anIld upon its S, 1:1 l l(n)te,s bling Soulled t l the soldier1s1 i Ii iWill sproad ovolr thle b-attlofield thleyliM lh'It ill t (it 's, will visit the graves at .1 oh comliaides ad1(l restuc (lie p1 phva ul res f' c11111) lift. inl reilinis- S, I walt t4 show vou l t,h tree be- Nt hid which I was iltioiltced to mus- tc e ary, ' a1 gray-haired wit told an '111el. 11)411 askill. his comipanly to .a nev'b11 ) 1yv rwz(iol. The scens.hve bne.Onl eross 1,4:.ils whert. the Soldlier's Saw, Ira.Ves -M.1I-oO.holdl ti s there have r 11 ) 111 a y villa.-es. 'I'l e fields V )I 1nnlivaled hnd over which1 th16y '(1 r1:111I < wc1r-ilY ntow be'lr, the proll- S4 Sof ill fr1 u i v alllteo" o ( 'orai and -1t141n. The little towns 0tha1 were ,I V n M eslat :ia t ( eclose orf he1 wvar hetwevin the stales are .nlow ha1)ppy Itl 'ities wih th(le buz of 1 Ilife that has left the cloud of war farl- behind, thoigh in every Vir - inia Ihimfet, it every cross road, in Ilie leart of, every sonIt anld dliughter 11f (t Oh1 Dol miialn, is Carried the saitred iteiiories of. the struggle that the old soldiers might think, super 11vicilly, was told of only by the scars an4 woulnds they bear upon their bodijes. Thte soldievs will separate, happier f'or the reunion, and mnarch over old Vields in boyish fashion for all their P 'celing of age. They have been giv 4.111in Virginia tle welcome of their E Ives. a o h111141 me,, 1, feelin I a a that bey playedl an impilortant par't in the ( wor)1ldl's hiist oiry, better' f'or thie honor that has beein paidl them, and with af happyl) mem'llory foi' years to conme. INVESTIGATING COTTON FIBER By Secretary of Agriculture--In creasing Length of the Fiber. . . -faines 8. McICar'thy. 'tpor't just malde j)mlic. 1ion1. JameUs Wilson, Secr'eIary oft AgrlicuIlturei', I t's (te inv'est igat ion1s in the piro 'onger'i 1and4 bet teri fiber'1 are' beinig ont(inuied aloing t wo linoes: (1) The .n'in g and11 (5 esin o1 )f hybrlids5 be I wveeni var1iouis shortl -s1 aple v'arietijes which'1 show) a tendencuy to produce I'air'ly long lint. A number of hiy brPids have btein se'curied having lint ranlgig fromii one1 andi, oneC-quar11ter to me1 and14 fiv'e-eighithis inchles ill length, whichel have f'a irily large bolls thatt open1 wide antd aret (easy to) pick.j Some of' t.hese llhbids4 hprve been bred'4 inl iso)lated p)atchies ['or several year's and car'efully selected1, also luee t hemnselves nearly trule to type. s ome1t furit her selection lls1 necessary efor)ie these~ v'arieties ar'e ready for ~enieral cultivation, but. they give )romhise of being of great value. The d t'xp)eirments started five years ago in (lie select ion of certamn standard C 4hort-staple varieties to mecrease the !ength of lint without hybridization , have yielded somewhlat striking re I sulta. The e:perimnents-one, a se lection from Russell Big-Boll, and b the other from Jones. Improved have yielded new types having lint I averaging about one-:fourth inch r - longer than the parental strains, - while in other respects the varieties I do not appear to be materially i changed. Fronm the tests thus far - madle thiesi newv varielles seem to be f as productive as (lie' ordinae; staund.1 s ard short-sta.,.. an'], prodnes a fiber~ f much greater value. Linited iantities af tle 4ecd of- the-( ;w:> >rts will b, pl.-:ed with co-ope.:a ;e j rower1s nei: '-ul (o for -trial and irtier seed proprgation. TO DRAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that we, the ndersigned, will on the 7th day of tine, 1907, at 9 o'clock a. m. in the tlee of the clerk of court for New erry county, S. C., openly and pub ely draw tle names of thirty-six en who are to serve as petit jurors b the court of Common Pleas for tid county and state, which will >nvene on the 24th day of June )07, and continue for one week. Jno. L. Epps, Wm. W. Cronmer, Juo. C. Goggans, Lry Commnisioners for Newberry May 27, 1907. County, S. C. LEoTION LITTLE MOUNTAIN SoHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30. Ini consideration of a petition sif 'iently signed by the electors and 4 ,cc lelders of school district num r 30, of Newberry, S. C., asking for election to establish a High School aecordance with an Act of the leg [ature. Ai election is hereby ordered to be ld in the town of Little Mountain, C., Tuesday, Julne 18, 1907, be,_in ng at 8 A. M. and closing at 4 P. and conducted by the trustees of id district. Electors favoring the oposition will vote ''For IIigi Ihool,' ' those opposing 'Againlst i-h School.'' legistration certifi to and tax receipt are required vote in this election. J. S. Wheeler, S. J. Derrick, E. 0. Counts, County Board of Education. $150 PER MONTH Wly work for a mere living when in can easily clear $7 profit on each )llar. Work in your own locality. 1Is at almost every hoine over and HARTS Nood Maqufc HARTSVII 4anufacturers of Door lash, Doors, Blinds, Tu )rnarnental Wood Worl 'ooring, Ceiling, Sidir be Building Material Li We want your inquii ~rading and workman: rices are right. Hartsville Wood M HARTSVLl RICHMO May 30th t late $8.30 from Tickets on sale from points 1I ~arolina,' May 26th te June cheduled to arrive at Richmon< Final limit to leave RIchmond 1 th, with privilege of extension eposit of ticket with special age f fee of fifty cents. Return portions of tickets re: uill be honored from No olk if < ortunity of visiting the J amest'c THE ATLANTI( hrough car and train set vice v, riost comfortable means f reac Write for beautiful iilu trated -lotels, Etc. A' V. J. CRAld~, Pass. Traf. Manager, W mingtn >ver again. Plan and complete in truction by return mail for 25 cent ddress. J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark. S. B. JONES RESTAURANT I' THE PLACE TO GET Good Things to Ea )N SHORT NOTICE AND AT MODERATE PRIOEO )ysters on Half SheH. Oysters anj Style.. Fish, Game, Steak, in fac Bverything that the market affords Patronage of Ladies Solicited. )pposite Ncivbeiry Hotel Office an< Next Door to Pool Room. LOOK FOR THE SIGN S. B. JONES RESTAURANT NOTICE. Before letting Lhe contract for your new build ng see W. T. Liv. ngston. B e s t Work. Lowest >rices. Lock Box No. 59., Newberry, S. C VY1LL E icturing Co., .LE, S. C. and Window Screens, rned and Scroll Work, C, Mantels, Mouldings, g, and everything in ne. -ies and orders. Our ship is good, and our anufacturing Co., LE, S. C. ND, VA., o June 3d. Newberry, S. C. 1 Virginia, North and Souti 2nd inclusive, and for trains before noon of June 3d.. returning not later than June of final limit to July 6th, by nt at Richmond and paymen iding account above occasior lesired, thus affording an op. wn Exposition. 3 COAST LINE. 'ill provide the quickest and hing Richmond. rolder, containing Maps,. Lists, T. C. WHITE, Gen, Pass. Agt., nN.C. Capital $25,060. The Bank of Prosperit; 'i his Bank was established t tune. It will so care for your n cure, and you can have it whene join the financial family it will pi of need. It insures you the best : Make a deposit today. Ev< bank account. 4 per cent on money in the S Geo. Y. Hunter, President. J. F. Browne, 3 *o. 09 The People's N Prosperit Paid Up Capital - - Surplus and Individual Pi Stockholders" Liabilities For protection of depositi H. C. MOSELEY President. M. W. W. WHEELER, Cashier. GEC Better a conservative interest return when wanted, than a high r about the principal. A National Bank is a safe Depos makes it so. Likewise our Board of prudent conservative manageme DIRECTC C. W. Bowers. J. A C. Kibler. R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P. Bov We allow 4 per cent. per a Department, interest pa3 Pianos Organs At Factory Prices. Write us at once for our special plan of payments on a Piano or Organ If you buy either instrument through us yu eta standard mk,one hat t a life-time. Write Malone Music House COLUMBIA, S. C., For Catalogues, Terms, Etc. 6 THEEXCHAI Main Street, Nea Capital $50,000 00 Prudence and C The rapid growth of this Bank is public confidence in its manageme Its depositors have entrusted to edge that they would be safe .be) more would be a source of excelle Savings department pays 4 per< J. D. DAVE NPOI .E. R. H IPP, Vice M. L. SPEAR MA GEO. B. CROME STILLIN BI 1 have rented, t( Stables of Mr. G. I Friend street n depot where I ar serve my friends e in the livery, feed ness. J. G. BR Surplus $14,600 Prosperit, y, S. C. o assist ycu in building a for loney that it is absolutely se ver you want it. And if you rove your good friend in time oervice and convenience. -ry forturie has grown from a ivings Department. J. S. Wheeler, V. Pres. Cashier. atianal Bank , S. C. - $25,000 00 ofits $5,000 00 $25,000 00 3rS. A. ARLISLE, Vice-President . OHNSTONE, Attorney. o i your deposit with its safe ite and a feeling of doubt it. Government supervision of Directors is a guarantee nt. RS: Y. P. Pugh. Jno. B. Fellers. W. A. Moseley. xeo. Johnstone. H. C. Moseley. ters. .nnum in our Savings rable semi-annually. ALL KINDS OfPlurTibl Ig Done on hort Notice J. W. W HITE.4 NE BANKI( irberry, . C. Surplus $8,000 00 ~onservatism. a clear indication of the nt. it their funds in the knowi rond question, and further nt profit to them. ent. interest. IT, Prest. Prest. N, Cashier. R, Atty. amporariIy, the AI. B. Epting, i ear Passenge n prepared to r.nd customer and sale hbu&