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LIQUOR TRAFFIC To Be Fought at the Next Meet ing of the STATE LEGISLATURE State Leaders in Fight Against Whiskey Business Meet at Colum bia and Committee of Three is Appointed to Draft Bill to Be Presented to Legislature. Columbia, Dec. 3.-The confer ence of Prohibitionists, held in the Senate chamber this afternoon, de cided to ask the General Assembly to pass, at the coming session, an iron-clad State Prohibition law, and a committee consisting of Senator J. C. Otts, of Cherokee, and Represen tative John G. Richards. of Kershaw. Charles A. Smith. of Florence, and Mendel L. Smith, of Kershaw, was appointed to draft the bill that will be submitted to the Legislature. The Rev. C. E. Burts, of Edge field, president of the Anti-Saloon League. of South Carolina. presided. The conference was held behind closed doors, and the announcement of its action was made tonight by the Rev. J. E. Harley, secretary of the League. It was intended originally to hold also a mass meeting tonight in the hall of the House to be addressed by Dr. P. F. Baker, secretary of the National Anti-Saloon League, but Dr. Baker could not be here and the meeting tonight was called off. The open convenition, set for tomorrow. was also abandoned, as several of those present this evening desired to return home. There were about thirty-five present this afternoon. Stecertary Harley sta'ed tonight that every county would be orga nized for Prohibition. "Is it intended, Mr. Harley," said the reporter, "that the proposed bill shall be an iron-clad Prohibition law without any options whatever?" "It will be a straight Prohibition bil,"replied Mr.Harley, "with no county options or anything of that kind at all. The gentlemen named as the committee will draw up the bill along the line" laid down by the conference, an submit it to oth ers, so that all objectionabl features may be eliminated. Yes, the con ference declared for State Prohibit ion, and we will try to keep out the drug store bar rooms." The gentlemen named as the com mittee to frame the Prohibition bill were all present at the conferenc:, and all four of them are members of the incoming Legislature. There were several other members of the League here also. The conference brought to Colum bia a number of prominent men from different sections of the State. The president of the League in this State, the Rev. C. E. Burts, is one of the strongest young Baptist min isters in the State-strong in char acter, ability and personality, as well as physique. Mr. Burts is the son of a Baptist minister and a gradu ate of Furman University. Prominent among the Prohibition advocates is the Hon. C. C. Feather stone, of Laurens, who was here to day. Mr. Featherstone recently an nounced that he would be a candi date for Governor in 1910 on the platform of State Prohibition, fo' which he has been contending for years. He made the race on that platform in 1896 and came very near success. The two Smiths who were appoint ed on the special committee are big men in more ways than one, and this seems to be a good State and a good time for Smiths. Mr. C. A. Smith, of Florence, is new to politics, but a veteran in good works. He is a merchant of Timmonsville and was recently elect ed to the House from Florence coun ty. He has served several terms as president of the State Baptist Convention, and is c'airman of the board of trustees of Furman Uni versity. Mr. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, was here in attendence on the Su preme Court, and was also invite]I to the Prohibition conference. Mr. Smith, while in the House, of widci he was speaker for two terms, stood for the State dispensary, but now is a Prohibition advocate, and support ed Prohibition In the county con test. He has been sent back to the Hlouse from Kershaw and is pledged to introduce a Prohibition bill. He says the House has a majority for Prohibition. Mr. Smith was asked today if he had any announcement to make with regard to the Guber natorial race in 1910, since two interesting statements had recent!; been made with regird to candidates in that year. but he only smiled his engaging smile. Another Geubernaiorial possibili ty arrived this afternoon to attend the Prohibition Conference-th:? Hon. John G. Richards. of Kershaw. Captain Richards. for he is also an offiezr in the National Guard, has been sent to the Houese from Ker shaw for live nr six terms, and is a kcader in that body. He is commit ted to the passage of a Prohibition bill, having always sneported th: State dispensary as a step to Pro hi'>ition, and being himself always a total abstainer.--News and Cour Ier. Speaks Well for Them. The rural carriers in the service. of which Fourth Assistan-t Postmast er General DeGraw is the head, daily pass Z.Z00.000~ homes, and he recoin mends once more the adoption of a uniforn' suitable to the conditiorm under which they must work as un donhitediy adding to the dignT-.. efficiency of the rural service. Ther high standard of efficiency is at tested by the fact that only 165 car riers out of a total number of 39. 143 were dismissed for cause during the past year. This certainly speaks well for the character of the men who carry the rural mail. Some people are unhappy bWcause they hav'e never be in love, andl others because they have. The dimple in a girl's cheek is sure to make a dent in some young THE RURAL MAIL NOW NUMBERS NEARLY FORTY THOUSAND ROUTES And Mail Delivery is Now Establish ed Over One Million Miles of Public Highways. That the people of the United States now thoroughly appreciate the advantages of the rural free mail system I: shown in the annual re port of the Postmaster General of the United States for the present year. On November 10, 190S, there were in operation 39,516 routes. with a partonage of more than IS. 000.000 people. In many States practically the entire area available for rural delivery is now covered with a network of rural routes. Rural delivery is now establishe. on nearly 1.000,000 miles of roads throughout the country. During the current fiscal year the rural car riers will be required to travel more than 200,000.000 miles. Thus the necessity of good roals becomes most apparent. The policy of the department in sisting that all roads covered by rural delivery shall be maintained in traversable condition throughout the seasons has resulted in greater advances toward universal good roads than ev r before in the his tory of rural delivery. The Legis latures of the several States have enacted progressive road laws and made liberal appropriations for road building and improvements. An evidence of the growing use fulness for rural deliver is the in. creased quantity of mail delivered and collected. While no exact fig ures are now available giving the amount of mail handled by rural carriers, it is estimated to be nearly 2.000,000,000 pieces for the last fiscal year. The expenditure for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907, was $14.840, while for 1908 it was $34. 361,463. What the expenditure will be ten years from now it is startling to consider. Rural delivery is now in operatio'n on 943,087 miles of road, over which carriers are required to travel daily. Of these roads 35.000 miles are macadam, the remainder being earth. sand, or gravel. Since the service was first established $70,632,16-. has been expended on roads travers ed by rural carriers. Road officials and patrons are notified whenever repairs are necessary on rural routes. More work has been done on such public highways and more expendi tures made i their improvement during the past year than in any previous year in the history of rural delivery, and the oilcial report r-: ceived clearly indicates that intere: in road improvement is being gen erally manifested throughout th, country. The estimate of appropriations necessary for thi-s service for the next fiscal year, as submitted by Assistant Postmaster General De Craw is $36,246,000. an increase or $673,000 over the current appropri ation. Of this estimate $34,953,156 is for continuing the service on 89, 277 routes in operation on June 30 last, $626,841 for aontinuing the service on 723 routes, which it is estimated will be established during the current fiscal year at an estimat zd average salary for carriers of $867 per annum, $179,000 to inaug urate new service during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, $1.360. 000 to pay substitutes for 39,638 carriers of $867 per annum less six per cent deducted on account of car riers not in service twelve months. $12.000 to pay clerks in charge of stations of rural delivery service, and $15,000 to pay tolls and fer riage charged for carriers who traverse toll roads or turn pik s -)r cross streams over toll bridges or ferries. During the past year there wer , 1,672 new routes established, 17 routes discontinued prior thereto were re-estabiished and 140 routes discontinued, leaving net increase in number 1,549. During the year 1,958 postoffices were discontinuei and the patrons 1endered service by rural carriers. On only a little imore than 10 per cent of the rural routes the quantity of mail handled was less than 9.000 pieces per quar ter, which heretofore has been con sidered a fair average for a standar I route. Included in this number ara 659 trn-weekly routes serving re stricted territories. SHOT TIlE SHEliUFF Who Was Trying to Arrest Him for Stealing. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 1.-Sheriff Jackson Stanland, of Brunswick county, was shot down and probably fatally wounded by a man named Walker, at thc. latter's home in a remote part of thle county Sunday night while a posse, including the sheriff. was attempting to arrest Walker on a charge of storebreak ig. Walker is said to he a deserter from an army p'ost in. Georgia, but worked in Brunswick several year:. ago. For several weeks the sheriff had been try'ing to locate Walker and Sunday night with his posse he came upon toe fugitive, who openedI fire upon them. Sheriff Stanland falling w-ith a bullet wound through his kidneys. Walker was arrested and taken to jail at Southport under 2 heavy guard. The sheriff died 31onday. A Neglected Indus.try. The annual value of poultry an.1 eggs sold is more tian that of th'? silver, gold andi pig iron produced There is millions of money in poul try and ecgts. and but small capital required. The annuzl import of eggs in England approximates 100.l 0'00.J00 diozon. andi into the Unite I States 17.O000.0I00 dozen a year. Here is an industry in which the de mand is greater than our home sup ly. Look well at the poultry, and they will assist you to find the "gold.:n g." Thousands of eggs could he sold at good prices right here if our farmers woudd bring them in. Reduicing the waits herwe'n the acts will not improve a heavy play. A woman who has a nose for news AWFUL MESS IN BERKELEY. BI 3rand Jury Makes a Presentment That Looks Bad. RC Columbia. Dec. 4.-That the two -ecent occupants of the office of rounty treasurer and the p-resent upervisor were short, and that heir shortages have not been col- It ected for any prosecutions insti uted. and the office of Probate Judge s used as a public restaurant, are he charges made in the recent pre sentmenit of thle Bekrkeley grand jury. On this presentment Judge of Aldrich passed orders requiring the wi two ex-treasurers and the supervisor ClIE to show cause why tlheir bonds Ur should not be escheated, and requir- ch ing the clerk of court to see to ;t bit that the probate judge's office is not to: used as a -estaurant. Copies of the co presentmeit where ordered sent to ap the gove'nor, the comptroller gen- be era' and the attorney general. to or THEY SOLD QUAIL p. And Was Made to Pay for Violating pt th Law. gr Charleston, Dc. 4.-The evening t Post says warrants for the arrest t of W. J. Hanlon. manager of the st Charleston Hotel, Melchoir Stelling, am manager of the Palace Cafe, and .T. E. Bager, steward of the Argyle Hotel, were sworn out this morning a by James Henry Rice, Jr., of the Audobon Society of South Carolina, before Magistrate O'Shaughnessy, charging 'the defendants with vio lating the State game statute which is prohibits the selling of quail or par- n tridge. Before Judicial Magistrate Baker this morning the defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced $5 each or five days in jail. They promptly paid their fines. *T TRIES TO END HIS LIFE Because His Father Quarreled Often With His Mother. st New York, Dec. 4.--Althought he ti drank a tumblerful of a Paris green ti solution last night, it was said, at e the prohibition hospital early today d that Dion Haring, a boy of ten years. a is likely to recover. -1 The child tried to end his life be- m cause his father and mother often w quarrel. When the father upbraid- tI ed the mother in the boy's presence ' last night he suddenly run to the C' kitchen and drank the poison. According to Mme. Haring the f sensative little fellow had told her ii several times that he wished to die e: because "there were so many fights c7 all the time." He even suggested, said the mother, that they commit s suicide together. * T PENNILESS AND STARVING. cl A Pathetic Tale That Comes Froni t a New York. h New York, Dec. 4.-St. Vincent's h hospital had a pathetic case in Mrs. Mary Schrummn, a Hungarian widow, , who collapsed on the sidewalk last night from starvation and exposure with a sick baby huddled to her u breast. Finally unable to drag her wea'ry d feet she pitched forward among a crowd of holiday shoppers at Fifth 2 avenue and Fourteenth street. The woman was in a serious condition k today, but with proper care it ist hoped that she will recover. * Little Things Worth Knowing. A glass of hot water before break- 5 fast is a cleanser and tonic for the entire system. For an oily, greasy a skin, squeeze half a lemon into the ~ water; drink without adding sugar. ~ Olive oil, taken internally, is ex cellent for biliousness, and will dc. much to improve a yellow, pimpled -~ skin. Commence by taking a spoon. ful before breakfast and one at bed time. For the baggy appearance under the eyes, rub grently with the tips C of the fingers dipped in alcohol. Afterward massage in the same way with cold cream. When shampooing never rub the tl soap directly on the hair, as it f< gums and is almost impossible to rub or rinse off. Always have the n soap in some liquid form. For a soft painful corn try the is old-fashioned remedy of binding iti nightly in' common baking soad in moistened with a little water. Thei most stubborn and painful corns will o: disappear after three weeks of this a treatment. Bushy, irregular eyebrows should o be brushed lightly with a camel's hair brush dipped in olive oil. The d same treatment is good for stiff and harsh eyebrows, and is said to make- - them grow. $ In massaging wrinkles 'use -thie tips of the fingers and thumb. al- Pl ways working across the line; never b. follow the lines of the creases. Hot water, if taken a cupful on ti rising and another when going to lied, will help to reduce the weight E of a stout person. Cold water unless $' taken with meals, will not increase flesh. but has a tendency to harden Pa and make it firmer. A pallid skin ir.dicates an anemic in condition of the blood, the lack of the rcd corpuscles: a good iron tonic tr is a necessity to improve such F. complexion. d To get the full value of cold cream it must he let dry on the fac.e. st It takes time for the skin to absorb) it. V. -, none of us. eat as much fruit 0s as we should, and if grapes and ap-- 12 ples were always substituted for heavy puddings and pies most of the sc beauty culturists would have to re- 2 tire from business. While drinking pr these juices of course, so much water 93 could not and need not be taken. Pointed Paragraphs. Many a man, who thinks he is be capable of steering the ship of state fo couldn't run a wheelbarrow. t Somo women break ir-t.o the gos- as sip class because they are unable t'o Gc attract attention in any other way. pr For a few weeks after marriage lyi a woman is unable to understandl ne why her husband wrars such a small- th;. sized hat. mi If a man is a good guesser and by cossesses the faculty of keeping his he mouth shut ho may be able to pose rol is a statesman. Gc Safe things come to the man who ex< ic'ks while he waits, tie You may be as good as pie--but er. ots of people don't look like pie. Ever notice what a profound re peet a married man has for his cai .OW AT THE SOUTH OSEVELT CLASSIFIES 15,00( POSTOFFICES. Is Reported That it Is His Inten tion to Fill Many of Them Witi Negroes. Washington, Dec. 1.-The orde President Roosevelt, issued :oday Lereby more than 15,000 fourt .ss postoffices In all parts of tn< .ited States are to be placed in th Lssified service, has caused th ;gest kind of a stir among Sena -s and Congressmen who har me to Washington to attend th proaching session, and none hav en found who are willing tonigh express an opinion on its result as to what they believe the rea rpose of the move is. It is understood by some that th rpose of the new plan is to brea e solid South and to give the n o an opportunity to get office alon th the white man, it being under >od that with the administratio -ongly Republican there would I, excellent opportunity for the for ?r to secure many-well-payin Ices all through the South, whic )uld not be the case in the Nort Ad East, where the proportion < groes to the white population latively small. This may or ma t be the real purpose, as futui ents will doubtless show, but thei much mystiery surrounding tl w orders. FOUR ECLIPSES NEXT YEAR. ie Calendar Presents Some Inte esttfng Facts and Figures. With the issue of the calenda r 1909, many of our people a: udying the facts aRd figures Le tables, nothing among oth ings that there will be four eilip next year. They will be equal vident between the sun and tl oon. Three of the number, tot lipse of the sun, a total eclipse oon, another eclipse of the moo ill be visible in this section, whi ie fourth, a partial eclipse of ti in, will not be visible in th )untry. A total eclipse of the sun, whit ill occur on June 17, will be vi ale to the United States, with tl ception of a small part of the P fic States. A total eclipse of th3 moon ,heduled for November 26 and 2 hioh will be in the nature of hanksgiving offering. A partial eclipse of the sun, t ?mber 12-13, will not be visible ie people of the United States, a chance to see Old Sol partially hi is face will be denied us. The new almanac reveals a nu: er of other interesting thins mong the number, New Year's D: tlls on Friday. Washingtor irthday on Monday and July 4 unday. Of course Monday will tilized; but what is the Fourt-h uly withput the 4th? Lee's birt ay on~ Tuesday, Thanksgiving d till be Thursday (sure), Novemb 5. Christmas day will be on Su ay and the little folks will have eep quiet when they see what Sa L Claus has brought. Labor Day of course will be on [onday, and the date will be SE imber 6. Memorial Day will be [onday. The superstitious ones will ha n easy time next year, as only o: 'riday will be on the 13th. TI nfortunate month is poor Augul here will be several narrow escap< owever, as many thirteenths a hursday and Saturday. GENERAL STATISTICS 'f the M. E. Church, South, South Carolina. The following is a summing up ie final' figures of the Methodis >r the State this year: Number of local preachers, 8 tembers, 85,539. Gain, 455. Infants baptised, 1,851; adu: Iptised, 2,018. Number of Epworth Leagues, 9 .embers, 3,002. Number of Sunday schools, 69 Ticers and teachers, 4,880; scht 's, 47,214. Paid superanuate preachers, wi ys and orphans, $10.039.11. For missions, foreign, $1 9,138.8. )mestlc, $17,321.44. Paid for church extension, $t >.02: American Bible socie: i22.70. Paid presiding elders, $22,971.2! -eachers in charge, $181,443.2. shops, $2,941.14. Number of societies, (organlz ,ns) 796; house of worship, 76 Value of houses of worship, $1 '9,853.65; indebtedness on sam ~7,31 8.27. Number of pastoral charges, 235 rsonages, 197. Value of parsonages, $.394,572 debtedness, $12,060. Number of presiding elders di iets. 12; parsonages, 9. Value of parsonages, $50,000; iL btedness, $2,500. Churches damaged by fire c rm, 4; amount of damage, $7 Insurance carried, $485,233; los: ,$7,355; premiums paid, $3,630 ;collected on losses, $5,505. Educational statistics, numberc bools and colleges. 6; value, $669 9.56; endowment , $115,756.54 ofessors and teachers, 59; pupil: S. Our Greatest Need. A good country road is always t desired and is a source of co~r rt and convenience to every tra, 'r. Good roads attract populatior well as good schools and churchte: od roads improve the value of th >perty, so that it is said a farr ng five miles from market, cot eted by a bad road is of less valu in an equally good farm lying te les away from market connecte a good road. A larger load ca drawn by one horse over a goo td than by two over a bad on. od roads encourage the greate 'ange of products and commodi s between one section and anotl Nothing short of a steam rolle istop a middle-aged woman wh< HE TRIED IT ONCE t UNCLE HENRY GIVES HUSBANDS SOME ADVICE - As to How to Manage Wives That L "Talk Back" and Ask Too Many Questions. r "Man that is born of woman is - small potatoes and few in the hill," said Uncle Henry wearily when the door closed and his wife left the t room. "He thinks he's 70-horse - power, but he's only a poor old one horse. "Adam had everything his own way and nature was handing him 3 out straights, and three of a kind all the livelong day till the lady ar rived on the scene and began to get k ready for the first cake and apron sale. Then what happened to poor g old Adam? Well, by gracious, he had to get out and dig! Son, take it from me, we've been digging ever since. "Not that I mipd( digging. I g don't. But I'd like to do a little h talking, too, by gum! I'm going tc do it. You hear me! I'm working on a system and if I stick around a while we'll see. "Now my wife, she's about the average verbose. That is she's got t good wind, a pretty elaborate vo cabulary and a willing heart. When she makes a real business of it she can comb things over some. "She's one of the kind that keeps still for a while until you've told r- your little tale and then begins tc take a systematic interest in it. Shy asks questions. Honest, son, they're rs the blamedest ones, they are-the ones that ask questions. "Then when you've got yourself )f all tied up and you don't know foi T sure whether you spend the evening s- with a sick Elk or a live tiger she ly gets her cold, fishy eye on you anc ie she says: 'Henry.' she safs, 'it needs al a man with more originality that f you've got to get away -with tha n, Hans Anderson,' she says. 'Now you le listen to me-'That's what gets me 1i I don't want to listen. It's tire is some. "Now, of course, there are severa :h ways to beat that game. In the firs s- place you can get mad as a hatte se and grab your h.- and go out an< a- slani the door after you. Tha works with some of 'em. Not wi .: is mine, though. 7, "I tried it once, and when I came a back an hour afterward the firs thing I heard when I came in th( e- door was, 'And, Henry, as I wa '+ saying-+' I had Interrupted her, bu i i she came back stronger. le "There's another pretty good lde; a fellow was telling me about, bu n- it don't work with mine. That' s. sitting still while she is speaking y her little piece and saying, 'Yes 's dear,' and 'No, dear,' as nice as pic an 'The fellow says they just naturafl be can't get used to having any on of agree with them and it takes th h- wind all out of their sails. Well ay son, it might. I don't know. I er rdon't work with mine. n-| "There is one thought that I'v t..| got a good deal of faith in. I jus n-|tried It out a little to see howi was going to work and I will sa: a |that I got better res'llts f'om 1t4tha: p-|from anything I ever did. 2n "It's scientific. It's got a regula kind of a name like. It is calle< ye 'The Gambler's Last Besort.' Se ,jwhat I mean? It's based on the oli Li poker principle of doubling you t. bets to recoup your losses. s, "Listen here, son. This is it: re "You come home some time ana * you see there's something in the ai You know from past performance that the colloquial monsoon is abou to take place. Get that? You se the dark clouds looming on the do mmestic horizon and you hear ths distant crackling of the forked light ning that is going, to blast you t' of your roots pretty soon. The air I :ts hushed as they say In the classics There is something going to occur. 7; Well, sir, you don't get ready ti .beat it. You decide to stay an: s fight. That is, maybe you decide ti stay and fight. It depends on hov S long you've '4geen carried or hov much natural foolhardiness you' vi ~got. 1l "Well, sir, she starts; she move-. She begins handing It to you fron both sides of her mouth. It's noth ing short of wonderful where shi ever gets her ideas from, but they'rt hits, son. -"She dallies with the inanities o. y, your boyhood, describes the teetota asininity of your present and castst ~few shrewd guesses over in the di r;iection of your probable future. It' pretty, son--like an electrical storm SBut it's dangerous. 2. "Well, here comes in 'The Gamb -ler's Last Resort.' When sthe get' e going good give her a chance to get her pane and sort of get oiled up, .Then sass her back. "Eh? That's an idea for you. But you never 'would have thought of that, by gracious! Yes, sir; tall< 5- right up to her. Get her madder: Get her hopping! 1- "See what I mean? Every tim. she comes to the end of a line where r you ought to shiver just spruce up -and act sort of debonair. Say. 1My. but your nose is red! You must he -laced terribly. m'dear.' Something - like that. See? Nothing definite what she can hold you on. .fust f kinder like you weren't paying much -attention. "Well, sir, you'll be surprisedi. . She'll get so mad you can see the sparks coming out of her eyes. She'll talk faster and faster, and what she'll say will be more to the o spoint than before. Of course. if -you've got sentitive feelings 1 -wouldn't advise you to try this out. ,. Me. personally, I'm a hard old party. ."So you keep on getting her mad e der and madder and by and by she a is so plumb stuffed up that she can't - say a living word and you cash ia. e It's a real good system if it's work 2 ed right. I "Eh? Yes, indeed. I tried it. i Well, this is to say, I began to try it. I but I didn't have so much luck as .I probably will have npxt time; that r is if I decide to try it again. - "What was the matter? Oh. inothing much. Only the system hais got one weak feature. I found it. My capital didn't last long enough -to win. You got to have lots of >goods when you start doubling WILL BE IN RACE FEATIHERSTONE WILL RUN1 FOR GOVERNOR s= . ." Two Years Hence on a State-Wide Prohibition Platform Against All Comers. Laurens, Dec. 1.-The Hon. C. C Mr. Featherstone declared his candi definitely this morning that he would be a candidate for Governor of South Carolina in the next campaign. 1910. It will be remembered that Mr. reatherstone declard his candi dacy at the opening of this year s campaign, but withdrew because of the promised stand of Governor An sel on the liquor question; that is, the Governor's advocacy of a plat form that was a step toward State wide prohibition. Mr. Ansel has been Governor for only one term, and there were thousands who deemed him worthy of a second term because of his suc cessful fight against the old State dispensary. Consequently Mr. Featherstone deemed it inadvisable to oppose Mr. Ansel at that time and withdrew from the race, at the same time announcing his continued ad vocacy of State-wide prohibition and his willingness to keep up the fight. In view of the growing sentiment for State-wide prohibition, and the fact that one-half of the counties in the State have already voted for prohibition, and believing that the time has come in the political lite of the State for such a campaign Mr. Featherstone announces that he will make the race on a platform for .State-wide prohibition. The announcement of Mr. Feath erstone candidacy so early is in re sponse to numberless Inquiries as to his intentions. He has received many inquiries and has been persis tently urged to make the race. While his withdrawal statement in July was practically an announce ment that he would make the race two years hence, the statements this morn.ing were made to apprise the many friends of prohibition as to Mr. Featherstone's intentions. BIG SWEET POTATOES. S225 Bushles Produced on One Acre of Texas Land. Weatherford, Texas,-Two hund red and twenty-five bushels of sweet potatoes to the acre is the yield pro duced on the little farm of S. G. Maddox in the south-east suburbs of Weatherford, according to a com munication to the New York Herald. From less than one-fifth acre Mr. Maddox dug forty-five full measured bushels, and the potates are as fine and smooth as one ever saw. They are of the Bunch yam variety, not the regular old pumpkin -yam, but of a lighter and brighter color and grow long and smooth. -Out of one hill Mr. Maddox took sixteen potatoes, the-average weight of each being a little more than half a pound; out of another hill he took seven potatoes. the combined weight of which was fifteen and one-third pounds. Mr. 'Maddox does not lay claim to be a farmer. This is the first crop tof potatoes he ever tried to raise, and as, of course, proud of the suc 1 cess of his first effort. Another part of his crop, of which 'Mr. Maddox is proud is his cetton. i Out of 1,396 pounds of lint cotton he ginned a bale that weighed *52f 1 pounds and out of 1,410 pounds of r lint cotton he got a bale that weigL ed 540 pounds. While Mr. Maddox was telling of i this cotton to a party of friends .another cotton grower remarked that She had some cotton on his place that would equal it, if not beat it. He was J. M. Phillips, whose farm is -two and half miles east of the town. He showed a sample of cotton, of a very fine grade, which had just been -ginned and which gave him a 490 pound bale out of 1,310. pounds of seed cotton. Mr. Phillips states that he has eight acres of this cotton, and that he will get twelve bales from it, that in some places It will produce as much as two bales to the acre, and that the land was overflowed a half dozen times last spring. If there is any part of the United States that wants to compete with Parker county in productiveness and - variety of crop it is time to be mak ing that claim known. If there is anything in the agricultural or hor ticultural line that is not produced abundantly in some parts of Parker (ashcvq mfwy mfwy fwy wypwypp county it has not yet been found. * COTTON PICKERS Quarrel About Trival Matter and Two Are Shot. Spartanburg, Dec. 1.--As the re sult of ill-feeling among negroes as to the amount of cotton th-ey cou!ld pick, one man lies at the point of death and another seriously wound ed. Saturday night, while Charles and Will Hines were feeding the stock of Mrs. McMillan, In the ex treme northern portion of the coun ty Mack Whitesides fired on them with a double-barrel shotgun. The younger Hines fell to the ground with a hundred shot in his abdo men, and Charles Hines was serious ly wounded by shot from the other barrel. Sheriff Nicholls has sent deputies to the scene of the trouble. Red Cotton Bug. Our farmers are not the only ones that have pests of all kinds in the shape of insects that destroy crops to contend with. One of the most destructive, as well as one of The most offensive pests that afiict the planters of India is the red cot ton bug. Consul General William H. Michael, of Calcutta, in report ing on the matter to the buread of manufactures, says that the bug has been reported as a cotton pest from every part of India and that it does, not confine itself to the cotton plant but spreads out on several species of the cotton family. The average man has his price. s and, of course. the foreign nobleman f is but an average man. Scientists say that kissing must e go. bi:-t in spite of that it doesn't I - wJ Why these grapes healthful grape co dient of Royal Ba Grape Cream of r Alum-phosphate powders and must be avoided. RURAL PARCEL POS1 RECOMMENDED BY ASSISTANi POSTMASTER GENERAL. He Urges That Carriers be Allowei to Carry Local Packages Weigh ing Not Over Eleven Pounds. Touching the heart of- the agri cultural communities in every Stat of the Union, the annual report o Fourth Assistant Postmaster Ge eral P. V. De Graw announces it creased usefulness of the rural fre delivery service and the unprecE dented bringing of the work of th bureau up to. date and recommend rural delivery* or packages of 1 pounds maximum at a special poi tage and the uniforming of ri ral carriers. The package provislo suggested require Congressional lei islation, and is designed to be e: fective between the distributioi postoffice and the patrons of an rural -route emanating from sue postoffice. Such a service, according to tI report, ,would benefit alike , tb rural delivsery patrons and local me: chants without injurying or compe ing with any other service. "It can be given," adds Mr. Il Graw, "with the facilities now en ployed, and would materially .1 crease gae revenues of the depar ment. A 'special redu~ced rate - postage for merchandise carried on1 by rusel carriers would unquestloi ably be of marterlal value to tt retail merchants on rural routes an at rural delivery distributing ce1 ters as well as enhance the inniuent of the rural service in making lij in the country more attractive." . Rural carriers at present are n< permitted to carry for hire any ma ter or package that Is mailable, b1 Congress increased tfle salaries - the carriers. The demand for package service by them, fostered I the first years of rural free deliver; still exists. It should ,be met, ai cording to Mr. De Graw, not in th old way, which permitted the use< the Government's agency for prival gain, but by the establishment of system for the carriage of merchai dise by rural carriers at such rate as will be a fair compensation fc the service performed, the revenue to be credited to the postal receiut: Patrons and merchants, he adds, d14 sire to have small packages delivei ed by rural carriers, but will nc pay the present fourth-class rat' which is prohibited as applied t this class of service. Should Congress grant the depart ment authority to utilize rural route still further by .the establishmen f a limited parcel post. confined en tirely to rural delIvery routes, i rould then be possible to earn ad itional revenue amounting to mill ons of dollars, and at the same tim. enefit the farmer by enabling him o have merchandise delivered whe> rdered by telephone, or postal card which would otherwise not be pur hased. Frequ-ently consumption i educed owing to inability to securi rticles at the time they are wanted 'he reason for increased consump tion in the cities is that goods ar< ccessable and are Invariably de ivered to the purchaser. This "ru ral parcel express" is to be confine< ntirely to rural routes, and therd ould be no cost to the Govern et for railroad transportation. No merchant or dealer not a boni ie resident of the town in. whicl Lhe distributing postoffces is locates r on the rural route would be per raltted to have goods delivered at the proposed special rate, and ackages wou.,1 not be accepted~ ~rom any person acting as agent for concern located outside of the de ivery limits of the rural routes. The rural delivery routes wi:1 ost this year $.35,52.000O. and the :ervice should he thoroulIy utilh: d, especially where it would be te he benefit of 18O,00$00 patrons. rhe special local parcel service w~l ~nale the farmers 'o have small ~andls delivered at their gates, live better and to obtain easily? e necessaries of life. The in eased consumption will in turn in rease the business of the local mer ants and benefit the .jobber by th diional order transmitted through e drummer. The reason a man is proud of mself for running for office is be rould be ashamed of any of his riends for doing it. You can tell when a girl didn't pect to be kisstd in the dark by w much more surprised she is Absolutely m9a 74 Because fpm _'k_1 mes the eeng king Powder, Royal , [artar. ze ad ithh =1 a s" A Moment With -the Poets Great deeds cannot die; They with the sun and moon renew their light Forever, blessing those that look on them. -Tennyson. I Deep unto deep may call, but I With peaceful heart will say Thy loving-kindness bath a ckarge No waves can take away; And let the storm. that- speeds me hom'e Deal with me as it may. --Anna L. Waring. For the earth and all its beau, . The sky and all its light e For the dim and soothing shadows That rest the dazzled sight For unfading fields and prairies Where sense in vain has trod- - s For thy word's exhaustless - beauty 1. I thank Thee,. O my God. - -Lucy Larcom. I would be true, for there are those who trust me, I would be pure, for there are those who care; L' I would be strong, for there-is much to suffer; h I would. be brave,, for there is much-to dare; e I would be friend of all-the foe e the friendless; I would be giving and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness. LI would look up-and laugh--and -love-and ]ift. -Howard .Arnold Walter. ' If y Believe me, if- all those endearing -charms, e Which I gaze on so fondly today, d Were to change by tomorrow, and. fleet in my arms, e Like fairy-gifts fading away, 'Thou woulds't still be adored, as this moment thou art. ~t Let they loveliness fade. as it will, -And around the dear ruin each wish t of my heart. S Would entwine itself verdantly a sup. &. It Is not while beauty and youth are -thine own, 4 And thy cheeks unprofaned by ftear, e 'That the fervor and faith- of a soul a can, be known, To which time will but make thee s more .dear; r No, the heart that has truly loved s never forgets, -But as truly loves on to the close, As the sun-flower turns on her god, when he sets, t The same lo-ok which she turned when he rose. --Thomas Moore. MANY LIVES LOST t In Severe Storm Along North At lantic Coast, I alifax, Dec. 5.-More than half a hundred seamen have lost theI lives off the upper North Atlantic Coast during th,2 past few days as the result of a storm of unprece dented severity, and it is possible~ that the turbulent sea has claimed even a greater toll of lives. The reckoning, itemized as accurately as the meagre reports will allow, is rf-ndere~d as follows: December 3. seventeen member; of the crew of three fishing schoon ers, drowned off the New Foundland coast. December 4, twenty-eight m-:m bers of the crew of the steamer "Se City," which Is believed to have sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. December 5, sevent. members of the crew of Barge No. 101, which went down off the coast of Nova Scotia. -* The Local Paper in the Home. The local newspaper should be found in every home. No child wil grow up ignorant who can be taught to appreciate the -home paper. It Is the stepping stone of intelligence in all those matters not to be learned in books. Give your child a for eign paper which contains not one word about any person. place or thing which they ever saw or pler haps ever heard of, and how can you expect them to be interested? But 'let them have the 'home paper and read of persons whom they meet, and places with 'which :they are fa miliar. and soon an interest is awak ,ened which increases with every arrival of the local paper. Thus a habit of reading is formed, and these children will read the papers all their lives and become intelli gent men and women, a credit to ~their ancestors, strong in their knowledge of the world as it is to