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COTTON CROP BROKE RECORD. Secretary Hester's Report Gives Pro duction for 1908-09 as 13,825, 457 Bales. New Orleanz. August 31.-Statistics showing that more cotton was handled during the commercial year ending at nigfbi-ht, to-day than ever before, and that all records had been broken in the amount (of cot ton consumed by Southen rnill were the features of the annual crop statement of Secre tarv Hester. of the New Orleans Cot ton Exchange. The document. forms the preliminary report of Seeretary Hester's annual review of the com mercial year. The count of the commereial crop showed it to be the largest on record, 13,825,457 bales. The previous largest commercial crop was 13,565,885. mar keted in 1904-05. Last season's tot.al i was only 11,571,966. The very large total for this year's vrop wa:s a surprise 1o the trade. in cluding b'th I"he buills and tile bears, and if the fiures had been issued while tradi.g was going on. it is probable that they would have had a depressing eftect on1 prices. The most important feature in the report. nex: to the size of the crop it self, was the statement on the amount of cotton consumed by Southern mills during the season which closed today. Here all the records were broken again. :-e total heingc, 2,559,873 bales. This poin: was :egarded by the bulls as being of even more importance than the size of the crop itself. It was ta ken as olicial confirmation of the many stories of t!e great expansion of cotton mnanufacturing in the South. The figrures vo:npared with 2.193.000 las: season and 2,439.000 two seasons ago. In the point of port receipts anoth er record was broken. Net receipts at all ports of the season were put at 10,062.845 bales, against only 8,579, 842 last year and 9,919,555 two years agO. Liverpool will have the first chance to trade on tie report. To-day the trade is about equally divided in opin ion over the effeet of the total, bulls claiming the bearishness of the biz crop is more tii.an ofiset, by the bull ishness of the big consumption in spite of .the claims of the, bears that it is a decidedly bearish <'loc-ument. Future Quotations Higher. New Orleans. August 31.-With t.he close of the cotton season on August 3.the ra~nge of eott;ow future fluota tions in the New Orleans market shows a marked gain over the quota tions on the same options a year ago. The widespread .ravages of the boll j weevil. .the .drouth in Texas and other unfav.orable conditions have resultedj in material gains all down the line, atnd cot ton is selling at prices rang inz from 4 to 4 1-2 cents a pound igh.er than at. this time last year.1 IThe future ioatations' a yeaHr ago .ranged from 8 to 9 eents. BANDIT ROBS FAST TRAIN. Pensylvania Express Held Up by Bold Highwayman.-The Rob ber Escapes. Lewiston. Pa.. Aug. 31.-One of the most audacious and sta:rtling hold-ups of a railroad train in the East for rears occurred on the eastern slope *of the Allegheny Mountains early to day when a la'ne. hignwayman stopped :L Pennsylvania excpress wit:h a dyn nimite cartridge, and at the point of a ;revolver compelled the crew to carry 'thousands of dollars in coin and bul lion from an exp~reSs ear t.o a spot in t.he wilderness. When the conduetor of thLe train .attempted 'to interfere he was shot in the hand, and the bold bandit suc.ceeded in making good his escape. In the .darkness/ bowever, he mistook a bag containing ten t.housand new Lincoln pennies for gold coin and staggered away with it, leaving the real gold bullion to be eovered. When the news of the robbery reae.hed the railro:td and express comi *nany they immediately ordered every available detective from the East and West to the scene in an effort to cap ture the auda- ions bandit. Blood hounds were also put on his track, ibut up to late to-night no trace of - the man had been found. The looted t-rain was made up of - an engine, three express e-ars and two sleeping .coaches filled with passen -gers. At about 1 :30 a. m. it was run wing through Lewiston Narrows when suddenly a dynamite cap exploded and the engine dIriver brought the train to a standstill. Then he was confronted by a maske.d figure holding a -revolver in either hand. ''Are thnere a.ny ma,il cars on this train ?' demanded the highwayman. ''No,"' was the reply of the startled eninleer. The engine crew was then forced at t.he point of the gun to accompany th~e robber to the first express car. A revolver was pointed at the messen er's head and threaten-inlg to blow up forced the messengers of the two ex press cars and engine crew to carry all the g-old and bullion stacked in the first car to the side of the tracks. Conductor [. R. Poffenberger, of Harrisburg, Pa., who came up while .this work was being accomplished, was ordered back by the bandit, who emptied one of his revolvers at him, one of the shots penetrating his hand and the others grazing his body. Despite the appearance of three passengers, who had been awakened by the shooting, the robber calmly order ed the crew back on the train and compelled them to steam away, leav ing the bullion beside the track. It was recovered later by a posse sent on a special train. When the train was leaving he called out: "Good-bye and good luck; I hope to see you again." It was reported to-night. that in ad dition to the missing pennies several thousand dollars in currency was missing. but the express company of ficials refuse to announce the exact amount of their loss. Again Haniaker, of Lewiston. sent as afe to the scene of the robbery to receive six bags of pennies, on which the seals had not been broken, but which had been cut open with a sharp knife to ascertain the contents and abandoned by the robber in disgust. Witi practically every detective and officer employed by the railroad, assisted by special detectives employ ed by t.e Adams Express Company, engaged in a search for the lone ban- I dit. the prediction was made to-night by Pennsylvania officers that his ap prehension is but a few hours off. The highwayman, it is said, took $5,000 in bullion, and $200 in pennies from the car, and all of this has been found along the rails bUL $65. Large Sums Safe. Harrisbu-g, Pa., Aug. 31.-Express Messenger Harper, of the t-rain which was held up near Lewistown, says there were five large iron safes in his car. each containing considerable sums of money, bat he did not know 'how uch, as they had been locked at \ashington and could only be open d by sub-treasury officials at St. Louis. He had two rifles at the end of his car, but -he could not get at them after he had opened the door and had een covered by .the robber's revolver. GREAT DETERIORATION. ournal of Commerce Report on Cot ton Discouraging.- C'ndition Estimated at 66 ar Cent. New York. Aug. 31.-The Journal f Commerce will to-morrow publish .ts September report on the cotton ondition. It will present a discour igigg outlook F'roim replies of nearly [.700 correspondents of an average late of August 24, a condition of 66 er cent is obtained, w=h.ieh compares xit h 73.1 last mojnth and 78.1 a year Eo. The plant has, t.herefore, deteri rated 7.1, which has only once been -ceeded in the nine years since the ornal1 of Commerce special reports ere inaugurated. namely; in 1902, rhen it fell 8.6. Other years w.ien the loss closely approached this fig ire were 1904, condition then falling points. and 1908 and 1901, w:hen the loss was 5.5 and 5.1, .respectiv'ely. Korth Carolina (during August showed an improvement in condition of 3.3 o 79; bat otherwise all S.tates showed osses. South Carolina declining 0.9 o 76.1; Georgia, 1.6 to 77.1; Florida, 10.3 t.o 72.7; Alabama. 0.8 to 68.2; Mississippi, 2.6 to 62.2; Louisia.na, 10.2 to 54. Texas. 11.2 to 59.1; Ar kansas. 16.6 to 61.4; Ternnessee 7.4 to 9: Missouri 35 to 31.5, and Oklahoma 19.3 to ($3.2.I The destructive work of the boll weeil, whixch made havoc wvith the -op earlier ini the season in Texas, ~kansas an.d Louisiana, was checked y prolonged drou lh and heat; and by nany corr.tespondents these ra.vages aie consideredl prae.tically stopped. BAPTIZES 56 IN 55 MIUTES. Pastor Immerses Converts in Enoree River at Rate of More Than One Per Minute. Laurea~e s. A ug. 30.-Yesterday at Van Patton shio:ls on the Enoree river 5( candidates for imersion were b)aptized by Rev. WV. A. Anderson in 55 minutes. Mr. Anderson is .pastor of Cedar (irove church, t:his county, and in a repent revival t.her'e the above number of aecessions resulted. Notice. The trustees of Union School Dis trict No. 32, will receive applications for teacher until September 10th, 1909. An experienced teacher is pre ferred. Applications can be sent to either of the undersigned Trustees. C. L. Wilson, Prosperity, S. C., R. F. D. D. W. Buzhardt, Newberry, S. C., R. F. D. P. H. Kinard, Slighs. S. C.. R. F. D. MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES, or anything in the it will pay you to visit our Show Room, which has the most com plete line of the above ever brought to Newberry. Write us for styles and prices. First-class workmen, good material and reasonable prices. P. F. Baxter & Son, 1101-1103 McKibben St. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND. Notice is hereby given that I in tend to sell at public auction on sales day in November tlie tract of land belonging to the estate of J. S. Floyd, Sr., in No. S Township, containing 802 acres. more or less, same to be sold in subdivided tracts. The land and plats of the subdi-: vided tracts ca.n be seen by calling on the undersigned at his home. The plats can also be seen by calling on my At torneys. Hunt, Hunt and Hunter, Newberrv. S. C. John S. Floyd, Jr., Exoeutor of the Last Will and Tes tament of J. S. Floyd, Sr. Newberry, S. C., Aug. 24, 1909. NOTICE LAND SALE. We will sell to the highest bidder on the 25th day of September, 1009, at eleven o'clock a. m., at Little Mountain. S. C., the Simeon Miller Home Place; will be sold in two tracts. Tract No. 1 containts 100 acres, more or less. Tract No. 2 contains 90 acres more or less and bounded by lands I of B. L. Miller, I. A. Miller, Wm. Mettz and others. Land lies about 3-4 mile from Rail Road near Slighs Sta tilon. Terms of Sale: One half cash, bal ance in 12 months from day of sale with seven per cent interest, and pur chaser to pay for all papers. For any other information call on B. H. Miller at Little Mountain, S. C. (Signed) B. H. Miller, et al, . Little Mountain, S. C. 8-27-09-9t. Schedules Effective June 20th, 1909. orthbound Departures from New berry, S. C. 8:57 a. in., No. 15, daily, for Ander ~on, Greenville and intermediat . oints connecting at Greenville for tlanta and points North. Arrive at 'ndeson 12:24 noon, Greenville 1:15 . M. 2:48 p. mn., No. 11, daily, jo Ander on, Greenville and intermediate ints, connecting at Greenville for Ltlanta and points north. Arrive An erson 6:14 p. mn., Greenville 6:55 p m. Southbound. 1:40 p. mn., No. 18, daily, for Co ambia, Charleston, Augusta and in ~ermedia.te points. Arrive Columbia, :25 p. mn. Charleston 8:45 p. in. Au ~usta, S :35 p. mn. 8:47 p. in., No. 16 daily, for Co. ubia, Charleston and intermediate oints. Pullman sleeper from Colum ia, arrive Columbia 10:35 p. m. harleston 8:15 a. m. Summer Excursion tickets now on ale. For further information, apply to icket agents, or, C. H. Aekert, V. P. & G. M., Washington, D. C. W. H. Tayloe, G. P. A.; Washington, D. C. J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. W. E. McGee, T. P. A., Augusta. Ga. NEWBEREY UNION STATION Arrival and Departure of Passenger l'rains-Effective 12.01 A. KM. Sunday May 30, 1909. Southern Railway: 'n. 15 for ATreviie .....5.m To. 11 for Greenville .. ..2.43 p.m. N. !t t-or ('oN'mbis.... .A.47 p.m C.. N. & L. R 'N". 22 for Columbia .: . . ..47 a.m 5s..; for Greenvill-e .. 12.56 p.m No. :>3 for Cclumbia . . . .3.20 p.n *No. 21 for Larnrene .. .7.2.5 p.r *Does not ran on Sundaytp: a which trains may be expocted to de~ part from this stat.ion, hut their d-a~ parture is not zuarante and the time shown is subject to eitange with. A styp to-dyn. Has cured itch magically for other, in Newberry and will cure for yo*u For sale at a-e Dru Store. 10 I - riilers: We are now ready to do your Ginning. We have installed six new Gins of the latest make, and are prapared to do you the best of work Giv- us your Ginning and help along - home enterprise. Price for Gin ning is $1.25. For bagging and ties 50 cts. Yours to please, FARMERS' OIL MILL, J. H. WICKER, Mgr. Ice! Ice! Ice! PRICES FOR ICE: 200 lbs. Ticket $1.00. Will not deliver less than 10 lbs. 500 lbs. Ticket $2.00. " - " " 1u lbs. 1,000 lbs. Ticket $4.00. " " " " " 25 lbs. 4,000 lbs. Ticket 12.00. " " " " " 50 lbs. All Ice bought from wagons at 50 cents per 100 lbs. drivers are instructed not to deliver Ice unless he gets the tickets orI the money; don't ask him for credit, see us. Respectfully, J. H. WICKER, Manager. 6 Per Cent.Money on Conon The Farmers' Loan & Trust Company of Co lu.-nbia wili advance money at 6 per cent. on Standard Warehouse Company receipts for cotton. THE STANDARD WAREHOUSE COMPINY offers the protection of the strongest storage company in the South and the lowest rates of storage. The receipts of this company are good collateral at any banK in this section, and special arrangements have been made wi:h the above mentioned loan and trust com pany to advance money at the low rate of 6 per cent. Write Standard Warehouse Co., COLUMBIA, S. C. The First ough of the Sam *Eve. 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Extr vail(es anid never offered at such low prices. We ne (I mo ' . n. have it, and if you need anything in our line comeb and buy from O. K L4ETT NE R , The Fair and square Dealer. Announcement! This being our twenty-fifth year of uninterrupted success, we wish it to be our "Banner Year." Our thousands of satisfied cus tomers, and fair dealing, is bringing us new customers daily. If you ire contemplating the pur chase of -. Piano or Organ, write us at once for catalogs, and for our special proposition. Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. University of South Carolina. Schools of Arts, Science, Education. Law, Engineering, and Graduating Studies. Ten different courses leading to the degrees of A. B. and B. S College fees, room and light $66. Board $12 per month. Tuition re mitted in special cases. Forty-two schnlarships, e a c h worth $ioo in cash and free tuition. For catalogue address S. C MITCHELL, Pres., Columbia, S. C. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAE OLINA EY. Schedule in effect May 31, 1908. Lv. Newb-,rry(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. La arens 2:32 p.m. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Henderscnville 7:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:32 p.m. Ar. Greenwoud 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormick 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line be tween Angustu and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, Trhursdays and~ Saturdays, leave Asheville Mondays, Wed ne.'days and Fridays. Note: The~ above 'arrivals andi de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as inf or mation, and are nct guarantead.. Ernest Williams, Augusta. Os (Gei. T. Bryvan, BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbound., Nou. 18, leaves Anderson at 6.30 a. ni.. for conniection at Fk-'tunr witn :;aLthe~rn for Greenv'i lle. No. 12. from Wa:lh:La,L leaves A . ."erson at 10.15 a. mn.. for '.onneetuwa at Bete with Sonthbern Raiilway for No. 20. iCeaves AnIdermo at 2.20 p. mn., for c'onn,ea!inns at Pelton~ wizh Southern Railway~ for Greenrvula. No. 8, daily ex"c-;' Sunday. fror: WalJhilla arrives An:dersoni 6.24 p,. ni., withi connections at Senees widi unthern Railway from points soth. No. 10, from W:'lhalla. leaves An: derson at 4.57 p. mn., for connections~ si1 Ralton~r with Southerrn Raiiwev intr Westbound. N%. U7. arrives r-i w ~odr . er 2.' .:n., from VWhen)! wih ioncte No '9. arrives ait Airderma, at 12 2'4 1. -n., from Belto,n 'wth connecfl(tioimt fron, GAreenville and yO Cs?,bjia. G4oes p mr.. frm iahon w.'.n connec;on '6 29 i. m':., fromr Bi1honr wit h~ com-u tion~i~~ys fromn 4Gre'enville and C'olumn bia. Goes~ to Walh;aula. No.7, ai.v xcpt Sunday. lenves A iaderso.'n at 9.20~ 4i. mi., for WValha1la, oi:bcom-etousat S:eera for loc:d Nos. 1~. 18. 19. antd 20 are mnixedi o-- ns be~teer Andeakrson '1d Belton. 'rn. tearryimg .: p.oenrers, between Antderson anid Wiilb:ia: :od bet.ween Revolts at Cold SteeL. ''Your only hope,'' said three doe tors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mieh., suffering from severe rectal trouble, "lies in an operation," "then I used Dr. King's New Life Pills,'' she writes, "till wholly cured."' They prevent Appendicitis. cure Constipation, Headache. 25c. at W. E. Pelham & San's.