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CAE CTR0W VE RZS To Meet at Macon. Ga.. in May, to Discuss Matters. SOUTH CAROLINA'S DELEGATES. Five Substantial Farmers From Each County Were Named by Gov ernor Heyward to Iepre sent Us. The growing of sugar cane was once Ln industry of no little impor tance in South Carolina and is now one or tbe leading agricultural pur suits of Georgia. There will be a big convention in Macon on the 6th. 7th and Sth of May for the purpose of giving this industry something of an impetus in those sections where it has been thought of but little. At the solicitation of Capt. D. G. Purse of Savannah and other cane growers the governor has appointed tive delegates from each county in this State. There will be hundreds of delegates repre senting all of the gulf States. Follow ing are the gentlemen whom the gov ernor has commissioned to represent South Carolina: Abbeville Countv--W E Leslv. Ao beville: Dr. W. A. Hunter. Hunters: Wm. R Ellis, Abbeville: V A Steven son, Abbeville: John W. Morrow, Mt. Carmel. Aiken Countv-L F Dicks. Ellenton: A J McElmurrav. Beech Island: J) Cal. Courtney, Kitcliings Mill: B 1) Liinar. Langley: Dr. W E Meaiing. North Augusta. Anderson County-J F Fant, Towi;: John T (Greene. Anderson: J 1> McEl roy, Belton: Jas R Anderson. Pendle ton: L 0 Dean, Dean. Baimberg County - 1) () Hunter. Hartzog: R Y Kearse, Kearses: W' M Brabbam, Bamberg Hon S G May tield. Denmark; H B Grimes, Lees. Barnwell County-Col W R Darling ton, Allendale; Col Alfred Aldrich, Barnwell: George Boylston, Blackville: J C Wise, Blackville: Capt Wyman Jenny, Jennys. Beaufort County-L Danner. Sea b:ook: B S Brown, Beaufort: W IH Mc Cleod, Seabrook; W F Colcock, Yemas see: Joseph Glover, Grahamville. Berkeley Countv-T L Connor, Eu tawville; A E MlcCoy, Bowyer. Wm Henderson, Honey Hill; J Scott-George Pinopolis; P D Maree, Moncks Corner. Charleston County-Maj John S Horlbeck, Charleston: Maj John N Voorhees. Charleston;'Maj C31 Gibson, Charleston; 4aj W G Hinson, Charles ton: Maj D T West, Charleston. Cherokee County--Willian Jefferies, Home T 31 Littlejohn, Star Farm: J J Magness, Grassy Pond; T H Dover, Grover, W Sam Lipscomb, Asbury. Chester County-Hon P L Hardin, Richburg, R E Shannon, Blackstock: Maj J W Wilkes, Wilkesburg; Capt W S Westbrook, Rossville; Col Fred Walker, Chester. Chesterfield County-W A Evans, Hornsboro: L 31 Covington, Cheraw: G K Laney, Chesterville; T N Berry, Cheraw; A L Evans. Chieraw. Clarendon County-Lute Plowden, Manning: Hon H B Richardson, Pine wood; D) J Brabham, Manning: Hon. Jas B Tindal, Felder: Mr J S Cantey, Summerton. Colleton County-C A Eckardt, Wal terboro: C D May. Walterboro: O) P1 Folk, McLaurin:. ARi Speights, Hien dersonville; .Joseph I)Ad. Cottage ville. Darlington County-T J Bell. Lydia: E 31 Williamson, Mount Clair: .J T Rogers, Society Hill: F B g3ranby, Mount Clair: R~H1 Rogers. Darlmngton. Dorchester County-W S UtseSt Georges: WV W Craig, St Georges: WV C Pearcy, Harleyvilie; J1 D) Bivens. St Georgs L E Clauber. dgtield County-John Briggs. Pov erty Hill: D) B Hollingsworth, Edge field: W A Stromn. Sielf; G 31 Smith. Johnstop: Mark Toney, Johnston. Fairfiel'd Count-T W Ruff. Rlock ton: W W Crosby, Crosbyville; JT R De laney, Winnsboro; J R Curley, Rocton: R B Lewis, Ridgeway. Florence County-( G Palmer, Car tersville; Jno S Scott, Mars Bluff: M S Haynesworth, Florence, Caliph Lynch, Lychs; Walter Gregg, Mars Blulr. Goetown County-Col Ralph Nes bit, Waverly 31ills: .Jno Richardson, Campfield; 2 M Doar. Georgetown: E F Matthews, Sampit; Dr J W Folk. Annendale. Greenville County-Richardson Har rison, Cripple Creek: Dr T R League, Simnsonville: Jerry McKinzia, Grove: B F~eeves, T:gerville; Dr J E'McKin gey, Bellview. Greenwood County - M Higgins, Hodges; Jno D Williams, Gaines: S 31 Cooper, Ninety-Six: J A Banister. Bradleys; G 31 Kinard, Greenwood. Hampton County - W H Tuten, Crocketville; W F (Trav, Grays: John Lawton, Scotia; 3M K Long, Bonnett: A 31 Ruth, Hampton. Horry County-J A MlcDermnot, Con way; Charlev Dusenbury, Port Harrel son; J M1 Stalvey, Stalvey: J Q Gra ham, Green Sea; J RI Alsbrook, Sand ford. Kershaw County-W K Thompson, Liberty Hill; N A Bethune, Bethune; I F Wolland, Antioch: B Hi Boykin, Boykin; J N'Jones, Lugoir. Lancaster County-W J Cunning ham, Lancaster;~ Wm H Clyburn, Hlaile _Gold' Mine: Berry Mobley, Heath Springs; Wm L Blackmnon; Oakhurst; O W Potts, Pleasant V alley. Laurens County - W H MlcCrary, Renno; W H Drummond, Landfords.: R D Boyd, Tumbling Shoals: A C' Workman, Kinards; W P Harris, Rap Leyee County-Col J Harvey Wilson, Mayesville; R E Carnes, Bishopville; T E Davis, Bishooville; John HL Kelly, Bishopville; W W Hearron,Bishopville.i Lexington County-Dr E C Ridgell, Batesburg; John P Ables, Leesville: S P Wingard, Lexington: Dr J L Shu ler, Selwood; Lee Muller, Sandy iiver. Marion County-W A Brown, Mlarion James Manning, Little Rock: J E El lerbe, Sellers: James Davis, Godbold: L R Daniel, Mullins. Marlboro County-J H David. Ben nettsville; J F Everett, Dennettsville: J P Harris, Tatum: Maj RI M Pegues. Cheraw; C T Easterling, Bennetts ville. Newberry County--Dr RI C Carlile. Cromer; Joiseph L Keitt, Pomaria;. James R Spearman, Newberry: L B Aull, Jalapa; James R Irvin, Chap pells. -tibig Oconee County-S P Stbbig Westminister: J D Isbell, Walhalhi: 5 0 Alexander, Seneca: 4 WV Bearden, Oakway; WV R Davis, Seneca. Orangeburg County-Jlames 31 Moss Cameron: David 11 Rush. Creston: Eugene R Waiter. Orangeburg: Ed wird L Chisolm, Rtowesville: Hy'drick Wienges, Fort Motte. Pickens County-H A Kay. Easley: W T O'Dell, Roatoke: 8 .J .John to, Central: G WV Gritlin, Loopers: L Rt Dalton, Dalton. Rtichland C..unty-.John C S~eegers Columbia; Richard Singleton, Act',n WV P Brookter, Columbda: L. T Wilds. Columbia: J W Burnside,. Lykesland. Saluda County- 8 WV Cr'.uch. Sali: da: W J P Kiuard. Etheredge: L P Riley. Moody: W L Coleman, liiggins: J M1 Long. Sr.. Mount Willing. Spartanburg County-- MU3 Leonard Reidsville: I-' L Pearson. Woodruff: J1 H Gosnell, Spartanburg: Dr J M1 Laonharn Moore: T .I Mnaire. 31:ort. Sumter County R P Stakb'd. swegoF: E Aycock. Wedgeftel RC Bnditg. Sumter: John I Broi lon. Sumter: W A Weatbers. SumtE Union Countv-T K Foster. Unio L J Browning. Sedalia: P H Jetc Carlisle: S I AyeoCk. Kel*tn: D A Farr, Jonesville. Willimsburg County IV .1 Sing] Lary. Singll: 1, 1,' Ca, iler, ROm W V Camlin. r.. Il. arers: .1 P Epj Cades: A I Williams. Lake City. York County -A B Fewell. C Point: .1 A Willeford, Rock Hill: P ry Ferguson. Bandana: W H Wind Fort Mill: Dr .1 11 Saye. Sharon. AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE Thatt itecently Took Place in Chicago Jury 1toom. An Impressive scene touk place I cently in a jury romn in Chicas Patrick Deehan was on trial for mti der and when the jury retired i deliberation the foreman. William Dietz, suggested to his fellow jur that they kneel in prayer and ask I divine guidance. The sugrestion V adopted and Foreman lDietz led I fellow jurors in prayer. The verdi of the jury was not guilty. To newspaper reporters 'oreman D:.c said: ''I felt before we could do anythii in the matter of taking a vote on Dc han's guilt (Ir innocence that perso ally I needed wisdom. God has sa to us when we needed wisdom that i should pray for it. I felt that t l"Ily Spirit should be my guide this matter bee:,use of the eviden we had he-ard. I therefore asked n -ro*her jurors to kneel down and a: 14ld for wisdom-that we might loi to Him for guidance. I believcd th avery juror knew there was a Go though there were many denomin ions represented. A t my request ni >ne refused to kneel." One member of the jury, referrir o the incident, said: *We were su prised when Foreman Dietz asked 1 -o kneel with him in prayer. but ;hought it right. and followed him 1 ny heart. I was praying myself ny own words, but as I rem2mber h words they were: 'Our Heaven Father, we pray to Thee for guidani n this act we are about to commit leciding the fate of the defendan We ask Thee on our bended knees, uide us in our deliberations. th; ustice may be done. We ask Thee' uide us by Thine omnipotent pow, n our deliberations and give us tl visdom to decide between right at vrong, for Thine is the kingdom, tl ower and the glory for ever and eve men. " It is related that the defendar ;howed no emotion nor offered 1 ,hank the jurors when the verdi was rendered. Later, however, being told that the jurors knelt prayer before entering upon the eliberations, the defendant said: did not khow that. I am not a pra ing man, nor even a Cliristian, but am deeply thiankful to the juror especially Mr. Dietz, for the result their prayer if it led them to belie ing me not gr~ilty. I am not tull of murder. I hope their prayer w do more for me-that it will leadr to the same Goad that Mr. Dietz we shipos." A GIANT CYPRESS. Foreen Feet ina Diameter amid Wi Car a Log Sixty Feet Long. The Charleston Post says a genti man from Georgetown. who was Charleston Tuesday, tells of a remar able cypress tree tnat has been r-u: rrowing in the Santee swamp by tir ber cutters. The tree is believed be the largest cypress ever found this country and is of very great ag The tree was found by t utters of the Gardner and Lac Lumber Company of Georgetow which owns large timber trac and does an extensive lumb business in the Santee river sectio: It is 14 feet in diameter or 42 feet circumference above the knee, as ti protuberance on the cy press is calle It will cut a log 60 feet in leng: when felled. The tree is estimated to be near two thousand years old and is ther fore a contemporary growth with t! great redwood trees of Californi Te great age of the cypress trees the swamps of the South is not ge eraly known. but foresters are a 1uainted with the fact that many these trees are hundreds of years oh The age is established by the numb f rings in the trunk. No tree her tofore discovered shosys the antiqui or has the dimensions of this gial >f the Santee swamp. The large tree found before in that section believed to be one cut a few years a, easuring seven feet in diameter. The tree is in a tract of a thousar tres lying along the Santee rive [t is remarkable that it has not be< ound before as it is in a comparutiv y small and not particularyly den: wamp. It has been marked for Cu ing by the Garner and Lacey Cor pany, and will be felled shortly. ivill be necessary to use dynamite ring it down. Commercially ti :ree will perhaps hardly justifyi utting as the ditliculties and expen f bringing it to the mills or cuttir t up where it is felled will be grea [ts chief value is. therefore, as :uriosity of nature and an exhibit the wonders of the South Caroli: swamp. The gentleman who told The Eve ing Post reporter about the tree su gested that it be made-an exhibit: the St. Louis exposition as a disph; f the timber produce of South Cari lina. It certainly would attract gre; interest at the fair and would make big advertisement of the resources ar natural phenomena of the State. A Fatal Swim. Mattie Lou Smith. 20 years old at "Nick"~ Butler. ]8. were drowned F'. day in the St. Johns river near ti Florida East Cojast railway brid at Jacksonville. The bo(dies ha not yet been recovered. With a other woman. Pearl Seav. they we to the river crabbing. T1he two wi were drowned entered a rowboat at went .to the south Jacksonville sit where. after crabbing a whiie, thi sent in the river for a swim. Th< ad not been in the water long belc persons on the dra wbridge heard cri for help. Tjwo men instantly starti towards them in a rowboat. lcef' they reach the spot they saw the w~ man disappear beneath the surfa, and an instant later the man disa yeareci. The more experience we have wil the sucailed health foods the mo1 sypathy we have for our old gras r. Bright Sayings From Will 31aupin in the Commoner. T W hen the scowl fails try a smile. e- iThe courtcous man is never friend e: less. , True charity does not need a presS agent. r- It requi:es no especial genius to be le a critic. Be sure you're right and then be careful. Men who worship self are the worst idolators. Old age has no terrors for a clear The dead get too large a proportion of the Ilowers. 'C- Laughter and love are the best lub o. ricants of life. 'r- Is it r riht.- not "Will it pay?" 'or is the question. m There is no room for fear in the IrS heart full of hope. .or Do good because it is right, not merely because it is a duty. s It's no use to pray for strength if 's you do not exercise your muscle. ct This would be a dreary world with a out grandmothers and maiden aunts. tz It's a wise husband who knows what to do during housecleaning time. n- Tear, Down has its eyes on the id past; Build Up has its eyes on the .e future. e The things we would rather forget in are always the things eaiest reniem ce berel lY The man who is in love with him ;k self is never in danger of fiading a >k rival. at Speaking of polities-the m:an who d.tae takes no interest usually lacks prin )t ci pIe. Too many men take olf their good ig nature when they dolf their orlice r- coats. Is If people would do as we say and I not as we do this would be a better n world. in Never mourn about the unaccom is plished task of yesterday that can be y completed today. e The man who sees nothing but evil mn in the world should discard his im t. moral spectacles. to Most men wouldn't be able to tell t by reading their tombstones who are occupying their graves. e When a boy begins to wash his ie wrists the wise parent will ascertain id if the cause is a good girl. 1e The man who tells us how may be r. all right, but we have more regard it for the man who shows us how. The difference between arsenic and gossip is that the former poisons the in stomach and the latter the mind. Some men keep so busy making ex cuse for their failures that they have no time in which to make successes. There are times when words are of no avail, but never a time when the s handclasp of a friend is not welcome. The man who is loudest in declaring vthat he can quit a bad habit is the man who clings to it most tenaciously. When money becomes a man's grod, he sacririces everything man should hold dear upon the altar of his divini Don't measure a man'fs good ness by tile way lie treats his dogs and horses: watch how he treats his wife and chil dren. A great many people do not realize the difference between pleasure and happiness until pleasure's hetadlachie 'time comes. e- A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. The PitifulI Ending or aum Unirtu nnate Woman's Life. to A correspondent of The News and eCourier, writihig from Boyer in Burke he ley county, under date of April 7. ey says: Possibly. the most shocking ntragedy ever known in this corn tsmunity occurred here last Sunday, a. adding one more to the long list of in homicides reflecting so plainly the be la wlessness -existent in our State. Dr. d J. L. B. Gilmore, resident physician Lat the neighbor ing town of Holly Hi-llli. was summoned on Sunday afternoon lv to the beside of one "Belle Brandon," e- who for about six weeks past had been e living at this place with E. E. Hiar a. berson. The patient died about 5 in o'clock on tihe same afternoon from n altogether unnatural causes. An c- outopsy held yesterday revealed the of fact that her death was without d doubt the result of most brutal treat or nent, supposed to have been received eat the hands of Hlarberson the pre L vious night. SThe jury of inquest empanelled by s Magistrate A. E. McCoy, came to the is above conclusion after the examiina rtion of -several witnesses. some of ' whom heard an altercation at d Harberson's residence on Saturday r. night, and were eye witnesses of the nvictim's condition previous to her e death (in the af ternoon of the 6th inst. seVarious bruises of the body indicated t. brutal blows with fists and feet. the e indentation made by the toe of a shine Sbeing plainly in evidence; and a severe io blow on the head, administered doubt 1e less with a cornice pole, found in the e room, adhering to which were s splotches of blood and strands of a Swoman's hair, produced a hasty death t. by causing concussion of the brain. a Advice from the chief of police of of Charleston convey the information Ia that until a short time ago one "Belle Israndon" lived on West street, in that .city. and effects here belonging to the Ivictim go to show that her true name t is probably Mary A. Malone, and that during the past eight or nine years . she was a resident of Augusta, Ga. t where she now has relatives. Dis a patches have been forwarded to A ugus dta seeking information concerning the deceased. but no response having been received at this writing the body has been interred in a private cenme dtery by Magistrate McCoy. 'i- This vicinity is shocked by this lhorrible death and unparalleled, ebrutality only more than by the vic etim's arrival here some weeks ago a- with Ilarberson, whose wife lives at apresent on an adjoiniing lot arnd who, 1because of inhuman treatment at the id a'nds of her husband, has been forced e to abandoned his companionship. The afeel rng which has been rife here for a' weeks has only been augmented by re the~ late traizedy, but without restoi't s to extreme measures Ilarberson wvas dcomomitted to jail. D~eath Deaing Tornado. ee tornado passed over Hlopewell p- ettlemelnt. one an~d a half miles nortii H~aneeville, Ala.. at 2 o'clock Thurs day~ morning, and as a result eleven hi persons are deadl. four are fatally in re jured and a dozen are more or less s- s eriously hurt, while the destruction tonrooerty iS hevy TRIAL PUT OFF. [Continued from page 1.] the case of the State versus Boyd, 56 S. C. we cannot tell yet what it may be necessary for us to take advantage or. The case is continued and no fur ther progress should be made in it inov. and he did not see that any good could be had by having the ar Laignment at his time. as the case had been continued and that ought to end the matter for this term of the Court. .udge Klugh expressed his view and said: "*I hardly think anything can be gained by putting the defendant to his plea. In view of the statement of counsel further proceeding in the cause at this term must be postponed. The defendant will be remanded and the case continued." This. ended the matter iii the Court for the present. Senator B. I. Tillman was present during the hearing of the case and sat with Jas. 11. Tillman. After the decision of tile Court. Mr. Croft, Mr. Nelson, Senator Tillman and Mr. James II. Tillman retired to one of the rooms in the Court House and held a conference, which lasted for fully an hour. During the progress of the conference Col. George John ston and Mr. Geo. R. Renbert were present. Tile prisoner was taken to the Richland County jaiL after his conference with his counsel. Died From a Blow. Mr. R. E. Edwards, a well-to-dc farner living near Creston, came to Orangeburg Friday morning and sur rendered himself to Sherif Dukes, having killed Tump Hopkins, a young negro, in an altercation. On Tuesday afternoon, 7th instant, Mr. Edwards went down to the creek on the edge of his farm. where he keeps a boat, in tending to clear the stream of the fallen trees. lie found Tump Hop kins. the deceased, together with two other negroes. in possession of-his boat whici they refused to give up at the time and tinally sank it to give Mr. Ed wards all the trouble possiole in secur ing it. This prevented Mr. Edwards clearing the stream Tuesd.y afternoon as he intendcd, so he returned Wed nesday morning accompanied by his young son. Fearing further trouble, however, he carried his pistol, as he had been warned that the negroes in tended doing him some injury. Mr. Edwards was at work when a negro told him that the three negroes he had had the trouble with the previous day had followed him to the swamp and were waiting for him in tne opening. Mr. Edwards went out to where they were, having his pistol in one hand and a stout stick in the other. After some words Tump Hopkins advanced on Mr. Edwards, who knocked him down with the stick. The negro did not appear hurt maCI at. the time, and all three withdrew. The negro waliced to Creston, everal miles away, and did not appear troubled from the blow until Wednesday night, when he became delirious and died Thursday afternoon. Mr. Edwards had no in tention of killing the negro and was only defending himself. Put Your Money in Banks The Laurens A dvertiser says recently when a big roboery took place not far from Laurens a man telephoned to a bank and wanted to know if the bank would be responsible for stolen money. The bank answered yes, of course. This illustrates, says the Advertiser. that anfy people are nol; posted on banks. Nearly every hank is provided with a first-class vault. Any bank is ten timecs as safe as a private house. The individual who keeps large sums in his pockets has neither the money safe ntr his life safe. Now anio then in the country people are killed] for their nmoney. This rarely happens in town. '1 he man who keeps; his money in a ban~k learns business habits. All progressive men, there are no ex cptions to tis rule, deal with banks. There is a great deal o:f money in this 'country that is not in blanks. Does it help the banks to deposit in themy- Certainly it does. But it helps the depositor too. if we had no banks in this country wouldn't we ~e in a nice fixy If we had no deposi tors we would have no banks. Tile man whlo is a regular de positor will always have banking friends. The banks look af ter those who help them. Tha/s the iirst rule in ihe banking business. There is a time when every man wants to borrow-soime time or other in his life. When he can put his mnrney in tihe safest place possible -in a bank-and at the same time make a friend of the bank, it is strange that he fails sometimes to do it. Did Their Duty Nobly. The action of the Virginia legisla ture in tihe case of .Judge Clarence J. Campbell is creditable to tihe State. Judge Cornpb~ell walked down from tile bench to cowhide a preacher. The Columbia State says in the investiga tion by the judiciary committee of the legislature, this chlarge was prov ed and it was furthert developed that tile judge was in league with the liquor element ill A mherst connty. Although a man of acknowledged in luence and having a majority of his personal friends on the i:.vestigating uomrittee, there was no attempt to whitewash. A report of tihe facts was made, and on that showing the ouse of delegates. h~y a ballot of 03 to I18. voted to remove tile unworthy uicial from tile benchl. They have but done their simply duty to the State. but moral courage is so seldom :isplayed in these badies, where so many eyes are looking to the main hance, that tihe Virginia case de ;erves comment. Will Be 1-ungr. At Columbia tile jury ill tile case of Winter Ca ntey, tile negro chlarged with tile murder of Eliz~a Kershaw. negro woman. returned a verdict of uilty Friday afternoon, after being >t ten minutes arnd Judge Kiugh ;entenced him to be hanged May 29th. Cantey killed the negro woman 00 tuber 25th1 of last year because lhe did not thlink she treated him right by ltting her thlroat withl a razor. Tile most damaging testimohy was thlat I a negro iln jail at tile same time antey was there who said Cantey dmitted tile deed to him and wanted him to hide a bloody collar whlen re leased. 'This wvill be tihe first hlang ing lin Richland county since tile cele rated case of the negro Wade Haynes twelve years ago. Fun1Id Murdered. Ed N' rris a notoriouis negro blind tiger of G reenwo~od was l..und dead in i vacant field back ofi his; house Tues iay morning. Two .jug.s containing two gallons of whliskey eachI were found not far away. A Winchester rhife was lying by his5 .ide. There were no witnesses to the shooting. so far as known. and the~ whlie affair is ne of mystery. Ed Norris was best known as tile worst blind tiger in G ren wo WHITE MAN TO HANG. Adams Convicted of Murdering- Jac ques in Colleton County. PLEA OF SELF-DEFENCE FAILS. sentenced to be HLung 1 on the First Friday in June. Another White Man Convicted or Manslaughter. At the rccent term of court at Wal terboro a white man by the name of Allie Adams was convicted of murder and was sentenced to be hung on the first Friday in June. Henry Hoff and W. 13. Adams was tried with Allie Adams as access ries, but they were acquitted. It will be recalled that Allie Adams shot Henry Jacques, a quiet and peaceable citizen, on the 11th day of February last, near Cot tageville, with a gun loaded with buckshot. The defendant on trial admitted that he shot Jacques, but claimed that he did so in order to save his own life. The difficulty between the two men started on Sunday, Jan. 4. Adams lived about seventy-five yards from the dead man; Jacques' children were playing in his yard. Adams told them to hush their fuss. Mrs. Jacques had something to say ta Adams. He became enraged and cursed her and her children. She sent for her hus band, who was at the house of a near by neighbor, Jacques came home, securcd his gun and shot Adams with a load of buckshot. Adams then had Jacques bound over to the circuit court. The day before Jacques was shot he went six or eight miles from home and spent the night. Allie Adams and his brohher, W. B. Adams, met him on his way back home. From the testimony it was shown they were going to trade horses with Henry Hoff. Allie and W. B. Adams stopped at a Mr. Ackerman's house, forty or tifty yards from the public road. Al lie saw Jacqnes going along the road. When passing the Adamses, Jacques threw his hand back and te was shot by Allie Adams, so the latter claimed. INITIAL CROP REPORT. Section Director Bauer Makes His First Announcement. Section Director Bauer Issued his firsT, crop report Thursday. It is as follows: The week ending 8 a. m. Monday, April 6, averaged about 2 degrees per day cooler than usual, due to low tem peratures at its beginning and again at its close, while during the middle of the week a few days had about nor mal temperatures. There was slightly more than the usual amount of cloudi ness. The winds were light nntil the night of the 3d-4th when easterly rales prevailed. Frost occurred on the morning of the 5th, light in places and generally heavy to killing especial ly over the western counties. The re sulting damage to fr-uit, tobacco. grain, gardens, truck, and tender vege tation generally cannot now be ac curately determined, but was not serious as far as known. Heavy rains on the 29th of March rendecred the ground untit for plowine. and farm work was further delayed by rain on the night of the :3rdl. thil caused the preparation of lands to be suspenlded for the remainder (-f the week. Thle weather conditions since early in March have been favorable for the rapid growth of vegetation, owing to that month havtng been unusually warm, in fact the warmest March of record, but it was also unusually wet, and had an exceedingly small precent age of sunshine and light winds. Thcse latter conditions caused lands to dry out slowly, so that plowing and preparation of lands in general were delayed, making the sea-son to date, a late one, except over the uplands of the easterr counties where the con ditions were more favorable, and where~ planting operations are almost as far advanced as usual. Rice is an excep tion, as the low lying lands have been continuously too wet to work. In the eastern counties corn plant ing is well under way, in places near ing completion, and some corn is up to stands. Some cotton has been planted, but this work is not general. Tobacco plants in beds are ready to transplant, and some have been set out. The acreage devoted to tobacco is being increased, and the territory extended well into the central and western counties. ITo the westward of a north and south line through the middle of the State little planting has been done, and preparation of lands r.carcely be gun, owing to the wet condition of the soil. Labor is scarce in some sections. The oat crop suffered severe injury from a grain louse that infests tields in the eastern, central and a few west ern counties. The plants turn red and soon wither where infested by the louse. The wheat crop looks fairly promising. The fruit prospects are good, with the exception of regions in the central Savannah valley, where nearly all peaches are' killed, and the crop will be a small one at best. The truck season is about two weeks earlier than usual, and heavy shipments of straw berries, asparagus, peas, cabbage. lettuce and beets are being made, but - the recent cool weather affected ten der vegetables unfavorably, necessi tat ing much replanting. With the ex- I :eption that the soil contains plenty f moisture, the conditions at the pening of the crop season are not ntirely favorable. Drops Dead. On Friday at Hot Springs, Ark..( W. S. Robbins. known as "Pop'' Rob- S bins, aged 55, a sheet writer at the] Southern pool-oom, while busy over I is sheet Friday when the crowd was largest, suddenly dropped from his :hair dead. He was a native of( Bulalo, N. Y., and was well known t mong sporting men. I Why Not There? At a mass meeting held at Sche ectady, N. Y.. Friday night resolu- ~ ions were adopted with much en husiasm, endorsing the action of t President Roosevelt in appointing t egroes to ottice and "upholding the rights of the colored people to partake f the fruits of citizenship." Got Well Quick. A dispatch from Edgefield to The t State dated April 10, says Capt. Gus i White, on whose account the Tillman t rial was postponed, has recovered c nrd is on the streets. CRIME MOST BRUTAL. Wif. of Prominent Civil Engineer of Shreveport Killed. Mrs. Aline Mttthews, aged 45 years sire- of Frank Matthews. a well known ivil eugineer. of Shreveport, La., vas hrutally murdered in her bed ,arlv this morning by a negro who, it s believed outraged his victim. The wona's little daughter, Aline, aged 10. was fatally wounded. An axe was ,he instrument employed in both ases. Ed Porter. a negro strongly iuspected of the crime. was shot to leath by two police sergeants while ittempting to escape. He had been un down at a point about live miles rom Shreveport. The discovery of the crime was made it 5.30 o'clock Saturday morning by a ervant who entered the bedroom of SIrs. Matthews. The unfortunate oman. who was almost backed to pieces, had been dead for some time. Her little daughter was still alive hen the servant entered. Entrance as etliectcd through a side window ind although there were 15 persons in the house, which is situated in the very heart of the residence part of Shreveport, no one heard a single sus picious sound during the night. The skull of Mrs. Matthews was :rushed and the indications are that ;he had been criminally assulted. The :hild's skull was fractured, her chest :rushed and shoulder lacerated. - Mrs. Matthews wore a diamond ring and :ianond earrings, which were not touched by the murderer. Three pocketbooks containing money were lso left in the room. An axe cover ad with blood and hair was fwund in the kitchen. Bloodhounds took up the trail but lot it after going a short distance. A Kansas City Southern engineer no tilied the police of the appearance of i negro covered with blood on the racks of the railroad and a posse was >rganized to hunt him down. The posse separated and Sergeants Gerald nd Roquemoore soon came upon the aegro. He made a desperate dash for i ravine and the oflicers tired four ;hots at him, two of which took effect [n his back, killing him instantly. The egro's clothing was covered with blood and his shoes titted the bloody root prints in the kitchen of the Mat thews home. Her Father's Strength. Recently in a Sunday school the teacher was telling her class of small pupils the Interesting story of Samson, of whom she spoke as being the stron gest man that ever lived. Little Ethel, a golden haired new re cruit, listened to the story with great interest. After the teacher had finished, Ethel held up her chubby hand. "Well, Ethel," asked the teacher, "what is it?" "Samson wusn't as strong as my papa is." "Is your father so strong?" queried the teacher, smiling. "Oh, my papa's offul strong," replied Ethel with emphasis. "Why, I heard mamma say that he had a ellyfant on his hands."-Columbus Journal Barometers and Dust. When the barometer falls, the air around expands into a larger volume and the air inside the cupboard also expands and forces itself out at every minute crevice. When the barometer rises again, the air inside the cupboard, as well as outside, condenses and shrinks and the air is forced back into the cupboard to equalize the pressure, and along with the air in goes the dust The smaller the crevice, the stronger the jet of air, the farther goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks so often seen in imperfectly framed engravings or photographs. Remember, whenever you see the barometer rising, that an additional charge of dust is entering your cupboard and drawers. Prophetic Dreams. The belief in prophetic dreams is not entirely a superstition, according to the results obtained by two members of the French institute. They point out that at night when the senses are at rest the brain is affected particular ly by organic feelings in various parts of the body and that early symptoms of advancing diseases give a particular direction to the dreams. A familiar in tance is nightmare, which indicates a dyspeptic condition. Immoderate drink ers see rats, snakes andi insects in their drems before the actual outbreak 'of delirium tremens, and so on. In Her Debt. As a pleasant faced woman passed the corner Jones touched his hat to her and remarked feelingly to his com panon: "Ah. my boy, I owe a great deal1 that woman." "Your mother?" was the query. "No, my landlady." N'ot Dangerous. Biggs-Windig is a nice fellow, but e is given to exaggerating. Diggs-Yes, but that fault is counter' balanced by one thing? Biggs-What is tbat? Diggs-The general indisposition of| people to believe him.-Chicago News. Won In a Walk. "Say. bow did you get oft' in the glee :lub try-out ?" "Made first bass on four bawls." Chapparel.________ His Conviction. There are two sides to a lail, and it's easier to get inside the outside than It s to get outside the inside.-Baltimore News. Harrison's Victory. On Tuesday of last week Carter IH. arrison was elected mayor of Chicago or the fourth time, defeating Mr. stewart, his popular Republican op-1 onent, by about ?,000 plurality.1 ike each of his former victories, this1 nwas achieved by Mr. Harrison ver opposition and iniluences that ceemed sutlicient to overwhelm him. a this contest, as in the others which( e has made victoriously, he had ar ayed against him the corporations d the more conservative forces of ~hicago. But Harrison appealed to he masses of the people and has never ppaled in vain, lie has been the 1 earless foe of special privileges and as done a great work for Chicago in he direction of equalizing taxes. Though still a young man, he is per |aps quite as strong in Chicago as is famous father ever was. This lastC riumph given the sonl a list of elec- I ions to the mayoralty of that city qual to tbat of his father an id itt ems that there are magniticent pos-1 bilities before him. The Atlanta s ournal says for sev'eral years past he I as been regarded as a formidable g~r in national politics and he will robably loom to even larger propor-'C ions between now and the assembling 1: the next Democratic national con-t entiorn UssiAN N EASANTS. N Some of Them Have Que4 Ideaa About Fires From Lizhtning. One Russian village through which G we passed was the emibodiment of nlth and squalor. A des'..tructive tre was raging at one end of it. and round this A all the inhabitants wvre- gathered. One house was already burned down, a see ond was one mass of ffnmes, and the fire was rapidly spreading to a third. yet not a hand was raised to arrest its ruinous progress. th "Why on earth don't you put out the ad fire?" shouted my companion to one of in the peasants, who approached me with hi a servile and wistful look. as if he ex pected an offering of money. "IIave of you no buckets?" y -Surely your excellency deigns to know that it isn't buckets we need!" "Well. it isn't strong arms, either, I ( fancy. Why don't you go to work?"t "Your grace wouldn't have us fly in the face of heaven' We've sins enough i on our souls without adding that black s1 crime to them. Wasn't it God's own lightning that set Petroff's house on fire a couple of hours ago? And bad 01 as we are, there's not a man in the vil- C lage that would raise his hand to undo God's holy work." My friend raised his hand, waved it h despairingly and we drove on. t "It's a mere waste of time to reason 1 with them," he said. "They would as n soon commit suicide en masse as put sI out a fire that God had kindled with k] his lightning."-English Magazine. fr th Good News. bi A certain ex-congressman tells a Is story about a widow in his district who ta desired a position in the agricultural t department. b3 "There was no vacancy at that g time," said he, "and I was consequent- a ly compelled to advise my constituent d( that I could do nothing for her until later. But she persisted in her efforts th to obtain a position and for two weeks P1 thereafter met me at every turn. One sE morning I had just finished breakfast tli when I was told by the servant that gi she was awaiting me in the reception to hall. So I assumed as pleasant a de- d< meanor as possible. and, entering the 91 room. said in a sympathetic voice: di '"Well, my good woman. what in news?' so "'Good news,' she said; 'good news, - Mr. Allen.' "'Well,' I said, 'I'm glad to hear that And what is the good news?' in "'Oh.' she said, 'good news, Mr. Al 22 len, good news. A woman in, the agri- c2 cultural department died yesterday." d di Jade. IV The most precious of all stones. ac- w cording to a gem-x expert. is the jade. on in account of its :-ity. its extraordinary o' qualities and the mystery of its cutting. F It was regarded as a sacred stone. and in nobody had a right to possess it except tL a prince of imperial blood. Argerius b: Clutius, a famous physician in Amster- a dam at the time of the renaissance, tb published a work on the jade, or ne phritic stone, as it was then called, on to account of its action on the 'renal sys- m tem. At the same period Italian au- a] thors spoke of the jade as osiada and di discussed its wonderful powers for lv healing sciatica. d< The legends surrounding this stone mn abound in history. Good specimens of th jade are extremely rare, and the world ar is at a loss to know how the Chinese managed to- cut it, because it is so ex- erz tremely hard that nothing can make an d impression upon it.f The First Linen Paper. Linen cloth was occasionally used tb for writing purposes, but was never pe very common. Linen manuscripts have er been found folded in mummy cases, o1 and the Chinese before the invention of pm paper used silk and cotton cloth. The sp Romans also wrote upon linen. The tI use of this material introduced a change th in the manner of writing. The other vc substances were rather engraved than bE written upon, an iron point being used YE for the purpose. se To write upon linen it was necessary Yi to have some colored fluid which might get dry and leave a permanent mark. ga The first Ink used was probably some A sort of soot or lampblack mixed with P2 size or gum water, and the first instrui- at ment answering to our pen was a reed. th m Long and Short Hair, at Pranche says: "Long hair was the nc distinguishing characteristic of the ni Teutonic tribes. It was a mark of the T1 highest rank among the Franks, none gt of whom but the first nobility and princes of the blood was permitted to P: wear it in flowing ringlets, an express. in law commanding the people to cut their iv hair close around the middle of the am forehead." And this badge of servitude ti and sign manual of plebeianism in one ce century has become the essence of style fa and glass of fashion in another, .the b< freak of one age, the fancy of another. ni Considerate. VI A gentleman asked Mary, an only na child, how many sisters she had and to was told "three or four." di Her mother asked Mary, when they ra were alone, what had made her tell iv such an untruth. st "Why, mamma." cried Mary, "I in didn't want him to think you were so poor that you hadn't but one child!" of II What He Knew-. r Wiseum-Honestly, now, did you a learn anything while you were in col- ti lege? i Graduate-Um-well, I learned how p to state my Ignorance in scientific th terms. er it Finds a Laek. "The great poets are born," remark-c ed the sententious person. "Yes, and they are also dead." replied the editorb wearily.-Philadelphia Record. s Mistakes seem to be necessary. A man who can't show scars isn't much f of a woodehopper.-Atchison Globe. f LAsT Sunday was Easter. the dlay ;hat symubalizes the greatest, event hat ever occurred in the world's his ~ory-the resurrection of .Jesus Christ pe 'rom the dead-the crowning event of sil 1l the ages. the basic principle of' s01 hristianity. This is the corner stone thi f the Christian religion, the point shi pon which all seets anmd creeds are fox nited and join in considering funda- pa: nental. Some observe the day in one a vay. some in another. but those w"ho h vorship Christ as the Son of' God rea 3ase all hope fur the future on the th4 -esurrection, the Llisen Lord-as they eept His teachings as the only rule ?f faith and practice. na W\rru~x the o'bject of discovering a cot re for typhoid fe'er a remarkable sta xpri'ment is being conducted at Ain -1w ~rbr University. Michigan. -Six big coa anks have been constructed. with a lea ayer of gelatine. and on these 114 of' juare feet of the f'ever germs are the~ ~rown at a time. These living germs G~a re scraped oil, killed and bottled up. est wo ounces of them would killed 70.- hei '00 guinea pigs. The object is, if del ossible, to extract the poison from to he germ bodies. feed animals with it An d t,-y to disernr an a ntirdnte, ofI ATIONAL PHANTOMS -OSTS THAT HAUNT THE UNITED . STATES CAPITOL. Story of Specters Tbat Staflc at iight When the HlZln, of Leglila :on Are Gloor.y aUd Deserted, a L'old by One of the Old Guards. Like most repositories of good stories. e ancient man who has spent dec es as a guard in the capitol in Wash gton did not yield up the fullness, of 3 narratory riches without a struggle. "It's unpleasant to be made a mock by the skeptical." he protested. "Do u believe in ghosts, young man?" "If answering in the affirmative be ts an interesting t.ile. I do." returned e writer. "Well, starting on the premise that u do believe to some extent in the pernatural. I will admit you to my - nfidence," resumed the old guard,! id here goes for the authentic'yamn the spooks that haunt tfie nation's pitol: "In the long, monotonous watches of e night innumerable are the spooks >bgoblins . and the eeriZ. vapory ings which glide from the shadowy >oks and crannies' of the intangible )where to people the capitol's vast retches of darkness. Of course you iow of the extraordinary acoustic eaks which obtain in many parts of e great building-how a whisper, a eathed word at one particular point audible at another scores of feet dis nt? Yes. Now, at night these acous spirits simply go mad. Where they day were pygmies they expand into ants, and a whistle, a sudden sound. footfall. resolves itself into a pan monium. "Weird, terrifying noises- beat upon e eardrums of the watchmen as they irsue their lonely patrols through the eming miles of corridors, and then e spooks. the shades of the nation's eat. the astral bodies of those that led in obscurity for the nation's good. dge the watchmen's step, some and and awful in their speechless gnity. some creeping humbly about apologetic silence, some laughing. me sobbing. but all of them horrible horrible." rhe old man paused to muse. "Do you know," he said, reaking to his own reverie explosively, "Feb. is a date dreaded by many of the pitol night guards? It was on this .y. In 1848. that John Quincy Adams - rd in the chamber of the house of resentaiives. now Sutuary hall, he itc ex;:et sot is m::iked by a -ass t.ibiet. P'onptly at midnight very :mlvrsa"y o' h:s death the of .ohn Quincy Adams appears a sort of phosphorescent glow over s L:-'.ss aiMLet. Oh. dozens of guards ive se-en it fr'o; tia:. to time as well I. and I can refer you to many of em for affirmation of my assertions. "Once over the spot the shade begins gesticulate. after the manner of a a ember addressing the house. Then. I of a sudden. the fine face becomes torted and agonized. the.gracefully aving arms fall convulsively, and' >wvn sinks the shade with all the ovements of an expiring man. Then e phosphorescent glow fades away. id the ethereal effigy dissolves. "But, although lost sight of. its pres ce is still made known by the 'ciump. p. clump. tiop,' of invisible foot ls departing down one of the long .cant corridors. "Stranger than this is the ghost of e entire congress of 1848, which ap ars In vigorous if spooky session ev y once in awhile- in Statuary hall, the i ball of representa'tives. ss I have eviously remiarked. -Inaudible, but irited. are the debates; energetic to e bursting point of vehemence are e silent political dissensions. Pro ked by a doubting Thomas, a mem r of the capitol night watch several a ago made affidavit that he had en this ghostly congress in session. ~s. he was a sober man and true. "fhe shade of General John A. Lo n is a frequent visitor at the capitol.' most every alternate nIght at half .st 12 o'clock this ghost materializes the door of the room occupied by e senate committee on military and litia. Silently the door swings open, d out steps the looming and lumi us presence, to stalk in stately dig ty away into the swiillowing gloom. is is a favorite phantom wijth the tards. Its conduct is exemplary. "Then there is the shade of Vice resident Wilson, who died in his room the senate end of- the enpitol. you l recall. Its peregrinations are few id desultory. When it does come, ere is always an expression of con rn and self absorption In the ghostly ce. The movements of the vapory dy are restless and hurried. "All of the older members of the ght watch are well acquainted with ce President Wilson's apparition and ver fail to salute it. although, truth tell, the shade remains haughtily in fferent to their deference. This spook rely falls to put In an appearance ben the body of a dead legislator or tesman of national renown is lying state in the capitol. "Deep in the subcellar vaults spooks lesser magnitude revel in hordes. mediately beneath the hall of rep sentatives every night is to be found tall, erect, gaunt specter, whose iden . has remained 'a mystery for years spite of unceasing efforts on the rt of the night watch to vuncover e secret of Its origin and anteced its. Its hands are clasped behind stransparent back in a convulsive utch, and the face evinces a condi 2n of emotions prodigiously wrought yon. Many attempts have been made Sguards with rubber soles on their oes to catch this wraith unawares, it failure is the invariable result. esto! It nas blown into thin air be re the sleuthing watchman is within rty feet of it."-New York Herald. ERtMANY has a pay wedding, at ich the bride receives her guests Il a basin before her. in which each son entering deposits a jewel, a er spoon or a piece of money. In ne parts of Germany the rule is that expenses of the marriages feasts 11I be met with each guest paying what he eats or drinks. T1he price d for viands and drinks are high, the young couple often make a adsome profit out of their wedding, liiing a sum quite sunlicient to start mr nicely in life. lting Sccretary D~arling of the vy has directed Rear Admiral Evans amander-in-chief of' the Asiatic tion. to have the supply ship tin. while on its way to the Pacific st call at the Island of Yap and ve -there the attorney of the heirs David O'Keefe, the late king of' t island. who came from 8:' vannab, ,and on his death left a large ite, for the possession of which his rs will make a fight. The navy >artment has not agreed. however. ;rovide a ship for the return of the erican attorney on the completion~