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COTTON STANDARDS. Committee of Experts Recommends Establishment of Nine Grades -Prepares Samples. Washington, Feb. 4.-Recommend ing that the standard of the different grades of cotton, as fixed by them, be adopted as the official classification of the government, the committee of expert classifiers, designated by the secretary of agriculture to assist him in establishing such a standard, has made its report to th-e latter. The committee has made up types repres entative of the nine different grades to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, good midding, strit middling, middling, strict low mid dling, low middling, strict good-ordi nary and good ordinary, to be the offi cial standard. The recommendation is made that in view of the confusion that might! arise in case the standards were pro mulgated a.t once, they should not go into effect until September 1, 1910. It also is recommended that efforts should be made to secure the coopera tion of foreign exchanges in connee tion with the standard. The furtlher recommendation is made that congress enact legislation penalizing any one tampering with the standards, which are to be kept locked up at the department of agri culture. Secretary Wilson still has the re port of the committee under advise ment. The belief was expressed that as the result of an examination of the standards of this and foreign coun tries the least confusion would arise to the cotton business of the country by adopting a classification of cotton that was acceptable to all foreign con sumers, bat, owing to the aetion of .congress, the committee found it nec essary to confine itself to stated names which are in use in ,this couq try. Standards Already in Use. The standards finally recommended for adoption are those that are in use in pratically every cotton business throughout the greater part of the belt and are the standards accepted in commercial practice between this country and Europe. The charaete. istics .recognized in the establishment of the grades are those generally us ed in the trade at the present ,time. It was the express wish of the com mittee that the government at all times should maintain the strictest, supervision of the preparation of the standards and that the standar' pre pared should be safeguarded in every way by legislation to prevent their being handled or tampered with. It was strongly urged that steps im mediately be taken to secure the con currence of foreign exchanges in these standards, and owing to the fact that at the present time on the exchanges in America transactions are being made in contract fully a year ahead. it is believed that in order to avoid confusion the standards certified should not go into use in the trade prior to the time indicated. It was pointed out sthat it would be unfor tunate to have the standards used as a basis of sales in the middle of the cottoni season and that they could not be used for the coming season with mut great injustice and confusion. In fixing cotton standards the comn mittee- acted in conformity with the authority of congress. FUNER~AL or D. B. PEURIFOY. .Body of Longtime Resident of Saluda, County Laid to Rest at Butler Church.j Saluda. Feb. 5.--The body of the Hon. D. B. Peurifoy, whose tragic death at Walterboro as announced Wednesday profoundly shocked his many friends and -relatives in this county, was buried at old Butler Methodist church, of which the de ceased was for 35 years a member, yesterday afternoon. A la-rge con course attended the burial. The fun eral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Way. pastor of Butler church, assisted by Rev. J. A. Carson and Rev. D). E. Camack. The short talk by Mr. Carson, who was a life ion~g friend of the deceased, was es pecially fitting. Mr. Peurifoy was buried beside his wife, who died some 20 years ago. The deceased leaves children as follows: Messrs. J. E., John H. and D. B. Peu Tifoy, Jr., of Walterboro, William B. Peurifoy and Mrs. Ed Sheppard of this county and Mr. M. W. Peurifoy of Columbia. JOHN D. AT BEECH ISLAND. Richest Man on Barth Talks to South Carolina Farmers' Club. Augusta, Februairy, 6.-John D. Rockefeller was the honor guest at a! barbecue dinner given by th Beech Isliand farmers today. He made: a short speech, in which he said thz: far bzak as he could rememer, wcre farmers. He said that the farmers during his forefathers' time were not farmers like the farmers of today; that they went after the business in a haphazard kind of way. Mr. Rockfeller complimented the roads of this country, and said: "I believe the thing the farmers most need is good roads. It will savc them much. You will save in hauling and also in the length of the life of your stock.'' In conclusion, Mr. Rockefeller said: "Biit after we get through with farming, or railroading, or whatever our task in life may be, we will he ask ed thte pertinent question, it will come to us, after we have finished our work, and have handed it down to our children, what was the fruit of our work-what was the real fruit BRYAN TO SOUTH. Nebraskan Brings Words of Cheer to Democrats-Speaks to Crowd at Tampa. Tampa. Fla., Feb. 4.-Speaking to an immense throng of people from the grandstand at the race track this af ternoon, William J. Bryan said he brought to the Democrats of the South a message of good cheer, that there is a steadily increasing senti ment that makes for the growth of the Democratic party in the United States. He commented on the world wide spread of democracy as one of the "signs of the times," when the masses would demand their rights of the aristocratic class, whi,h is now us ing every endeavor to hold its own against such a growth. He cited the recent change in the government of Turkey and declared that the down trodden masses of that country had forced the most autocratic monarch of modern times to grant a Democra tic constitution. He commented upon the usurpation of power "by the aristocratic party," the present administration, the head of which he referred to as delegating to himself all the authority of czar in the manipulation of his high. of fice. But a change is surely, if slow ly, coming, he declared, and added that prospects were brighter than ev er for Democratic victory in 1912. Mr. Bryan injeeted considerable hu or in his remarks by saying that he knew there were entirely too many Republicans in the country for their wn good, and for the country's good, adding that he had been "telling hem about it" for a long time. In reply to a question, Mr. Bryan elined, to say whether he expected o be called upon by his party again to tell them about it,'' passing the uery with a broad smile. WILL TAKE CARE OR LOEB. aft to Make Roosevelt's Secretary Collector at New York. Washington, February 4.-Friends f Wmn. Loeb, Jr., secretary to the President, made the definite state nint today that he is .to become col etor of the port of New York at the eginning of the next administration. The position, it is said, was offered to Mr. Loeb some months ago by Mr. aft and accepted by him. Mr. Loeb, t also is stated, is to become the con fidential political adviser of the next P~residen't on New York matters. PROWESS OF A MIGHTY BLK. t Was Not Only Physical, But Men tal as Well. Frank S. Metzel and Will 0. Met zel. natives of Madison county and rominent a~s hunters and stockmen, have recently completed two remark able hunting trips, says a Helena, Mont., letter. On ope they secured five deer within a few hours without going more than half a dozen miles tromi their home ranch. Onj the first trip they went elk unting in the .rugged mountains di viding the Madison valley from the Ruby. There .the mountains average 8,000 feet in height, and deer, elk,' mountain sheep and mountain lions live in contentment save when some mighty hunter comes along and dis turbs their quietude. The hunt was successful, and both Metzels brought back big bull elks. The elk secured by Frank Metzel has a spread of ant lers of more than eighty inches. At the risk of getting a call-down as a nature faker, Mr. Metzel told of his experience in slayinig this mighty bull. "We went into camp close to the head of Hell Roaring creek, which some of the tenderfeet are now trying to name Elk river,'' he said. ''We hunted for :two or three days without much success, seeing a large number! of tracks, but only an occasional grouse or snowshoe rabbit. "One afternoon after I had had a fruitless hunt and come back to camp decided I would prospect a park which T col see about two mniles rom c.amp and which looked good for elk. Accordingly I threw my sad dle on a horse and started out. When I got within a few hundred yards of the place I tied my pony to a pine tree and began investigating the ground. "'The entire park was as full of elk tracks as a barnyard is of cattle tracks. Seeing where a tree had been freshly turned over I investigated and found unmistakable evidences of a big -elk planting his hoofs in the soft ground and bowling the tree over by main strength, planning its fall so that it would dam up a little thread of water and form a pool that would give him a wallow. The tree was sev eral inches in diameter. It did not fall as the old bull wanted it to, and the tracks in the mud showed where he had attempted to roll it into place, but he was not heavy enough to do so. "The tracks told an interesting story and were proof positive that the elk of the Madison county mountains can reason. This wise old bull had taken a bee line to another park close by and summoned a number of other elk to help him, and upon my word you could see the horn prints of at least five other bulls in the soft ground where they had assisted in rooting that tree around so that it would jam the stream and afford a wallow which he could enjoy in com fort. "But this old bull was a crafty an imal. He wanted the wallow all to himself. A desperate fight ensued and the big bull came off champion, r trails of elk going at a big gallop from the battle ground in all diree tions showed how they had been put to flight. "Naturally I surveyed the ground with interest, trying to decide which elk I would follow in an attempt to get sone meat. The tracks were the freshest I had seen for days and showed that the battle royal had oc curred only a few hours before. While I was studying I heard a. noise of an animal trotting through the woods and immediately threw my rifle in readiness. "Scarcely had I done so when the biggest elk I ever saw, came trotting out into the opening, snorting defi ance and wanting more fight. It was the old bull, returning from chasing from the scene the last of the dispu tants to the right of the wallow. .He ad his fighting blood up, thought he ould whip anything that walked and e immediately charged me. Luckily I made a centre shot and a true hit and sent a bullet into his body near the heart. I was careful to shoot so I would not spoil his head, which was the finest I ever saw. The shot I gave him would have stopped a running grizzly, b ut this old elk would not quit. Then the shell stuck in my gun, and after frantically :trying to work the lever for a few seconds I turned and ran to the shelter of a big pine tree, behind which I took refuge and which I tried to climb. "The climbing was a desperate at tempt and naturally a failure. Then the cold sweat broke oult all over me and I thought I was meat for that old bull elk. Just then a change came in his attitude. His eyes became glassy and his head dropped, while his stur y legs began to weaken. Just as I ould feel his hot breath against my body as I still attempted to climb the~ tree the big brute crumpled up in a bunch and died. "It was the biggest elk ever killed in Montana. The carcass weighed ore than 900 pounds, including the head and 'horns. We had to haul it out on travois specially constructed, and wve were three days gettting it to a point where we could load him up m a wagon. It was really a shame to kill this brute, but I have never heard f an elk of such intelligence that he ould make his own wallow and rea lize that numbers meant strength when it comes to moving a big :tree and that to the animal with brains to plan a job belong the spoils. What is Home Without Music? Don't say, 'can't afford an ORG AN or PIANO. We will make yuu able. granting from ~ ou'e to three years to pay for one. we supply the sweet Toned. Durable Organs and Pianos, at the lowest prices consistent with quality. Write at once for Catalogues, Prices and Termns, to the old Establ-shed Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. Seared With a Hot Iron, or scalded by overturned kettle-cut with a knife-bruised by slammed door-injured by gun or in any other way-the thing needed at once is Buklen 's Arnica Salve to subdue ilflamat ion and kill the pain. It 's earth 's supreme healer, infallible for Bois. Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema and Piles. 23e. at W. E. Pelham & So's Druggists Newberry, S. C. CAUSES DEBILITY. Here Are Facts Backed Up By a Strong Guarantee. Debility is cuased by eatarrh. In our opinioi, a person free from Cat arrh was never troubled with debility. Debility can never be cured by medi eine not designed to cure catarrh. We positively guarantee to cur. vatarrh. and thus eure debility. In ev'ery case where we fail to effect a cure. we will not charge a cent for the medicine em ployed during the trial. Now, surely no one should hesitate to believe us or to put our claim to a practical test under such conditions. We take all the risk; no one .else can lose anything by the transaction. We make these statements and this offer because we know and have time and again proved that Rexall Mucu Tone will cure catarrh. It is designed for that one particular purpose. It is not a cure-all prescribed to cure every disease that flesh is heir to. It is a specific. Rexall Mueu-Tone is absorb ed in the stomach and carri-ed by the blood until it penetrates -every part of the body, acting as an antiseptic. dis infecting, cleansing, soothing and healing agent. It rids the system of all germ and poisonous matter, puri fies and enriches the blood, rebuilds injured tissues, cleanses and invigor ates the muco-eells, neutralizes the acids of the body, stops mucus dis charge, tones up the entire system. promotes nutrition, increases body weight. and brings about a feeling of healthfulness that is lasting. We have Rexall Muct-Tone in two sizes. Prices 50c. and $1.00. We urge you to try a bottle on our guar antee. Gilder & Weeks. Druggis.,. Newberry, S. C. WashLton's Plague Spots lie in the io-., marshy bottoms of the Potomac, the breeding ground.of ma [aria germs. These germs cause chills. fever and ague, billiousness, jaundice, lassitude, weakness and general de bility and bring suffering or death to thousands yearly. But Electric Bit ter.s never fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. "They are the best all-round tonic and cure for mal aria I -ever used," writes R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They cure Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood' Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Try them, 50e. Guaranteed by W. E. Phm&Son, Newberry, S. C. Eczema and Ringwonm Cured Eczema has but cne "sure-fire" cure and t,a- is Tetterine; the f rag::ant, soothing heal ng ant isep tic to which failure is unknown. It is equally effective in permanently curing Ringworm a.d all other violent skin and scalp diseases. It is the Snest prescription ever perfected. Ask your :ruggist for Tetterine. Don't accept imnmitations or substitutes. If his stock is exhausted, send 50c to The Shuptrine Co.. Savannah, Ga., and be cured. NBWBERRY UNION STATION. Arival and Departure of Passenger Trainis-Effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday, June 7th, 1908. Southern Railway: No. 15 for Greenville .. .. 8.57a.m. No. 18 for Columbia .. ...40 p.m. No. 11 for Greenville .....3.20 p.m. No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m. C., N. & L.R. *No. 22 for Columbia .. ..8.47 a.m. No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.56 p.m. No. 33 for Columbia .. ..3.20 p.m. 'No. 21 for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.m. *Does not run on Sunday This time table shows the times at which trains may be expected to de part from this stat-ion, but their dea parture is not guaranteed and the time shown is subject to change with out notiec. G3. L. Rctinson, Station Master. A-styp-to-dyn. Made from the long leaf pine. The greatest i-emedy to present time. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 12-11-08-taw-tf. ELECTION or CITY ATTORNBY. City council will meet on Tuesday, Febary 16, at eight o 'clock for the purpose of electing a city attorney for the year 1909. Salary $100. Appli ation may be filed with the city clerk and treasurer up to six o'clock on February 16. By order of council. J. J. Langford, Mayor. Attest: 0. L. Buzhardt, 'Clerk and treasurer. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. D. W. Alderman & Sons Company, Plaintiff. against Carrie K. Gruber, Defendant. By virtue of an order of the court herein, I will sell before the court house at Newberry, within the legal ~;ours of sale, to the highest bidder,' a public outcry. on saleday in March. 1909, the same being the 1st day of aid month, all that lot of land near th,- -wn o4f NewberrV. in the county a: Newbrrv. and the State of South Ca *i.H;i. iFont inig seventy-five (75) fe," 1the road leading irvin New 1erry to Prosperity, and running back t.herefrom one hundred and fifty (130) feet. wLth the same width, the same being the lot conveyed to Carrie K. Gruber by Antine Buzhardt by deed reoordpd in the clerk's office at Newberry. S. C., in Deed Book 16, at page 100. Terms of sale: One-half the pur chase money to be paid in cash, the balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the day of sale, to be seeured by the bond of the pur ehaser and a mortgage of the premis es sold. purohaser to pay for papers and for recording same. with leave to the purc!haser to pay all in cash. And it the purchaser does not comply with .the terms of sale within five days after sale the premises will be re ;Olfd m the saleday following at the risk of the former purchaser. H. H. Rikard, Master. Master's Office, Newberry, S. C., Feb. 3. 1909. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By Frank M. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. .-HEREAS, Sarah Brown hath made suit to me, to grant her letters of administartion of the estate of and effects of Elbert Brown. THESE ARE THEREFORE to ite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Elbert Brown, deceased, that.they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate. to be held at Newberry, S. C.. on the 10th day of February next after pubication thereof, *at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show eause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this 25th day of January Anno Domini, 1909. Frank M. Sehumpert, J. P. S. C. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA BY. Schedule in effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newberry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.m. Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.m. Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hendersonville 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Lauren~s (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormick 4:33 p.m Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line he tween Augusta and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as infor mation, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, ._ Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Brygn. Greenville. S. C., ELUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastboiund. No. .8, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a i., for connection at Belton witri Southern for Greenville. No. 12, from Walhalla. leaves Ar derson at 10.15 a. in., for connection, at Belton with Southern Railway for Columbia and Greenville. No. 20. leaves Anderson at 2.20 p. mn., for connections at Belton with Southern Railway for Greenville. No. 8. daily except Sunday, from Walhal.la arrives Anderson 6.24 p m., with connections at Seneoa with Southern Railway from points south No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves An derson at 4.57 p. mn.. for connectione at Belton with Southern Railway for Greenville and Colnmbia. Westbound.. No. 17. arrives at Anderson at 7.50 . mn., from Belton with connections fromyf (Greenville. No,. 9. arrives at Anderson at 12.24 p. mn., from Belton with connections from Greenville and Colu mbiai. Goes to WaIhalla. No. 19, arrives at Anderson at 3.40 p. in.. from Belton with connections from Greenville. No. 11, arrives at Anderson at 6.29 p. mn., from Belton with con netions from Greenville and Colum bia. Goes to Waihalla. No. 7. daily except Sundne, leaves Anderson at 9.20 a. in.. for Wnlhall:i. with connections at Seneea for local PEInts s..uth. Nos. 17. 18, 19. and 20 are mixed tr'ns between Anderson 'urd Belton Nos. 7 and 8 are local freight; trains, carrying passengers, between; Anderson and Walhalla and betwee'n Waha1la an? Anderson Newberru Hardware Compony . 0no. NEWBE HARDWARE COMPANY.