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{ explains delay. I Supt. Anderson Says C., N. & L. jf: Blame?Commission Will Inf' vestigate. ft*,t Augusta Chronicle. . Columbia, S. C., Aug. 12. T1 i't rail road commission today received I letter iVom Superintendent A. V [ ( 'Anderson of the second division ( [ the^ Coast Line regarding the con plaint Chairman Caiiglnnan has mac ^ against it for violating the rule of tl ? commission in fjiiling to in for; I about. >() passengers, who were kej [? wailing lu?re ;ill Tuesday night las [ as to the cause of the deiav in the a 'i rival of the Coast Line's train froi | Ihe u/? country. Superintendent Ai | derson hlumes the ('., X. & L. ollicia; for the trouble which resulted. II says his ofiiee was as much in tli ,, <lai'k i,s '<> the nature of Ihe troubl ? as the passengers kept waiting in C< J lumbia for transportation to he eountry points. The commission, however, is no satisfied with this explanation an will have the officials of holh road here to show cause why the permit , for violating Ihe rule should not a| ply. Now the C., N. & L. is operate by a separate company, but it- d rectors are Coasl Line officials and is run by the Coast Line road. TL cause of the delay w^as a deraile freight engine near Leaphardl statioi i and though (he passengers were nei <?r informed aMHo Ihe clause as the ru requires, the C., N. & T,., organ? lion sent extra equipment to the sei 'I (lie I rouble, and brought ils pa: scngers into Columbia. I lie exact dale for Ihe hearing lui not yel been sol, but. il will be hel in a few days. The outcome is ant cipated with the keenest inlerest, ne only because Ihe Coasl Line hi shown a disopsition lo resist Ihe con mission's rules, but because in spil of t>he tact Ihal I his particular ru is over a year old il lias been moi violated than obeyed by all of tl roads. improving grounds OF STATE CAPITO P. J. Bcrckman's Company of Augui ta Has Beon Awarded Contract ?Work Begins Soon. The work of improving the slal house grounds will be commenced ? a not distant date and will, perhap be finished by fair week. The con mission in charge of ibis work has ei sra?vd Ihe services of Ihe P. J. Herri mans company of Augusia, fJa., lit in which for fx years has been ei uaged in ihe nursery business and i high class landscape gardening. Tli preliminary surveys were made i the spring, but the work of plantin lives w;is viol commenced I hen, as would have been unreasonable. The nurserymen will comment their work in September and wi push it to i onclusio.i There, is luteal dial ?>l i.ivi'mi. ary work t;> ! done, such as grading the terrace laying out suitable walks, and rea ranging the grounds in a general wa to conform to Ihe appearance of tl eapilcl and its environs. The commission has a great deal < confidence in the judirment of tli nurserymen selected to do this worl t"i they have been successful in number of former large undertaking of this kind. The appropriation mad b\ the general assembly was smal but even with this the commissio hopes to show marked improvemei in the grounds themselves, and, ,1 was announced in The State a tV days ago, Ihe contract for Ihe layin "I certain granite copings and eei lain walks and approaches to tli building' itself was let to Mr. John . Cain, who is very much interested i the work and will give the slate j:ood piece of work a< an evidence < his interest. This will lie only Ihe beginning c Ihe work which should be done t carry out (he designs of Mr. Ju< Xiernsce, the architect who .lesigi ed Ihe capitrd building, but the slal is able at this time to make a begit ning only. The commission has pn ceeded in such a way thai the wor may, in the discretion of the genen assembly, be continued from year I year by providing for the completio of first one part and then another ut til finally the grounds will be i keeping with the ureal buildinir i self. As soon, therefore, as Ihe season : propitious, the expert nursery me will begin lo rearrange the ground to plant ornamental grasses suitabl to ibis climate, and to substitul hardy and graceful trees where othci should come down. Condensed Knowledge. A ton of water from the Dead so will yield 1ST pounds of salt; tlu from the Alt antic ocean 81 pound and from the Pacific 70 pounds. Fishguard, tho now Welsh port c the Great Westorn railway, is 11 mileg nearer Now York tbao Livoi pool, and ") ") miles nearer than I'lyinoutli. to As evidence of.' the decline or tippling in Kngland it is stated Hint the number of public houses in 1881 was {Hi,727, and in 1904 tlie number was 01,502. 10 The value of the India rubber ima tported into the United States during k the past year in the crude form aggrcgated $50,000,000. Brazil is the chief :1~ source of supply. Mattrasses of paper shavings are 10 supplied to the soldiers of the German 1,1 army. They are said to be more com| fortable than those of straw. One fill' ing will last three years. The Siamese government lias prepared specifications for ? very com|s plete telephone installation for the city of Bankok and has requested l)ids from a limited number of houses of , t Kit rope and the United States. Diamonds valued at :?00,000 have been taken within the last six months from a new diamond Held about forty miles from the celebrated De Beers | group of mines. The field has been ' worked only partially, so t)hat it may prove to 1)0 of groat importance. The y stones have many distinct charactcristics, and many of them have the ap! pearanco of cut gems., }' The average depth of the Atlantic ocean is 10,000 feet. Over 8,000,000 copper coins arc issued every year by the Knglish mint. There are 700 railroad stations 'i 1BT1IE mm i POINTS OP IvXCKUJvNC is Thorough instruction. University i J1 library. Excellent laboratories. It ^ncss# Honor system, Full lit* ls courses. Degrees of A. B. and 13. v Next session opens September iStli c LICK DAVIS I NEWBERRY Clas: Sciei Tecl^ Expenses very modera ^ surpassed. For catalc i- dent, ia ????????? j # 10 t ^ n & - " i c i 9 ? s! * EGG-O-SEE?-Fres ip J package. lf RICE-15, 18 and KARO SYRUP?1 a ? HOUSEHOLD A] i? ^ ties for 25c. !; ? PARCHED COFF l; Parched Coffee IS w ^ plete in town, ai - ^ from 15 to 35c. p j. ? TEA?Gunpowde "I 7 Oolong and Mixec V ^ " | ^ Our stock of Can ,f ? Vegetables, Canne ^ is the largest and r o ? offered here. Oui ^ as goods of such q * Our stock of sta ? cenes is full, and i n: i- j ? you to to call and j: Jones' I 1(1 m Fant's Groce e ~ s * n ? it Is ^ J 'i'ltk fV ... < ' williiii twelve inilos of Charing Cross. I A walcli taken lo the lop of Mount j Blane will gain thirty-six seconds in twenty four hours. Insurance statistics show that J where the husband dies first the wife i survives eleven years and when the | woman dies first the man survives I nine years. Great Britain eats her annual wheat ' product in thirteen -weeks. The average length of life in England is forty-four years. February holds the birth-rate record. June is (he month in which the fewest births take place. Makes a Woman Look Ten Years I Younger 9 I j Because It takes 1 j a great weight oil her mind Jell-O I Solves tho daily Dossort problom. J By using Jell-O it is possible to servo a different dessert every day in tho yoar. ! Jell-O eiui l)c prepared in stantly;?simply add boiling water and sot to cool. I 7 navor9' 10c ffi^|saa||BpMrpcr pnekngo, at all { 1 grocers. q I Tht Ceriesite Pure Food Co., Le Roy, N. T. i , WEI, Miiy,!. S. K:?Hiigh Standard. Able faculty, j methods. Fine equipment. Splendid Beautiful site. Unsurpassed healtli-rary, scientific, musical and artistic M. Winnie Davis School of History. i, 1907. Send for catalogue. ,ODCjI$, A. M., Ph. D. President, i ' 1 ( COLLEGE. sical! ntific! inical! ite. Health record un-j ?g:ue address the Presi-i iS. A. B. SCHERER, Newberry, S. C. e ih and crisp 10c. % 20 lbs. for $1.00. ? 0, 25 and 50c. cans. MMONIA?3 Bot- ? EE?Our stock of is the most com tid varying in price ? >er pound. ^ r, Young Hyson, ^ I 40 to 80c. per lb. $ ned Fruits, Canned d Meats and Pickles ? nost complete ever i i r prices are as low + uality can be sold. ? pie and fancy Gro- q ve cordially invite ^ inspect same. ? : Grocery, j ry Old Stand. . , * ^ & m ASK yourself the XJUESTIOI Which Company offers the greatest security? Which Company will pay the largest dividend Which Company issues the most complete pol 59.3 per ct. cash divi It PAYS the LARGEST D $50,000,000 is pa The Pacif More than is off< It wrote last year (paid for bush State), being nearly as much as any It was organized 40 years ago c than 40 States and Territories. It 1 ness in force The stockholders, who are well $50,000,000 are personally lia ings, for all the debts'of the Company and offered only by the Pacific Muti Under these same laws the directors officers.JHFunds must be invested in pany funds ate under bonds. The Greatest Combinati . The Pacific Mutual Life has the tees of any American Life Company has many advantages not enjoyed b> nies. It has a surplus to policy-hold holders over $20,000,000. It is go^ deposited with California State Treas The Cash Capital, One Million Dolla Hon of policyholders. The Complet* Sickness, Accident, Old Age and De strictly up-to-date ONE CONTRACT, ( Life Disability, Accident, and D ease cost annually only $3 per $1,0< costs policyholders absolutely nothln why, you cease paying premiums an cash for ten years.' $10,OOO l Weekly Income (52 weeks) in case " 1 ' ii it ii Payable in case of insured's perman " " " " death PROTECT YOURSELF in Call to see us. Office over Old Postoffice, Newbe Liberal contracts to agents. If you desire to buy insurance, 1 i Belting, Engin Trirr Rubber Hose, L ' Full Line of Glassware, / . * M: THE PA enjoys t I. A low . 2. Maximi ,C^ 3. 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Should you become totally and p< d receive annually one-tenth of the U COMBINATION POLICY. of accident. .... " sickness. ent and total disability order that you may PROTE ROBERT NO rry, S. C. Gen. Agt. for et us hear from you. ^not e innings a >ipe Fitl -awn Sprinklers General Har( Crockery and CI Hardware i i . ' . CIFIC MUTUAL ho advantages of rate of mortality. Lim interest earnings. im expense rate. ingr 1 906. iny. ered by I Life, ompany, California (Its home I business in more 100,000,000 of busii to be worth over 3 to their stockholdthe Ca'ifornla Laws, Angeles, California. rrongful acts of the ficeis handling ComDevised. ie greatest guaranmpany and as such aller young compaaid account policy3f California. It has on to policyholders. plus for the protecie premium against y ovements" and are JEFITS. r Accident and DisDisability Insurance jrmanently disabled, ice of the policy in $50 $50 $10,000 < $10,000 CT OTHERS. 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