The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 05, 1907, Image 8
l"e Income and Inheritance
IVx.
"y Melville K. 1,-iuaiiH.
;ni r<*f,..luncc. (o IIw|
U!S' ^c>w years coiiu. ( / ' "lr<' :>n '"fonio tax, I have Jo t&o
"M ,yx iliar |J(. ,|ivj '' tliat it l* the ix'st and tilr
,,uf for tho |iiir?lls4 !. , ,,a f<)1 ,h?' support of this ?J?verUBWil?
'" '"K inoiu'ity. for tho purpose of
I UK woaiUi |iay its sharp or tlio bur.k>m; of the people- 1
>* i< 1 < ,u ,t graduated iunmie tux f?ir i think- thai would k?
ll*Uu'?r a,ujKu<hmua shouldpay
i i IllWo,,,u ,ax Mil incomes ?r ,U :IM u li,x ,or protection of hla l)rol)
1 believe the proper law h ?' ?r ?V
er on a fixed percentage.
Dcoifi^8!,1!0 8lun<1 11,0 u?t of ih.. ?'",IK 8 cuu bt> f,'auied ami be passed by
l>L?l\e w,t.h 51 con4**'tu t loan | a in.!?,i" . ,f 11 w'? ?<>?. H?oa let us ko to the
J am la favor or the , l. ",a, w|1> >"?ke it legal.
ter fo,a,^,!ko oth<?r ?"xos. j, ts "Ci> tHX itH !i ta* tor Paying the expenses of
It ran s,ate to tak<? no ijv i'i ,,"!'h,,un whether thin Is not aiorc of a inst
il cannot be imaged l? that w,v f ""'l K? ou ?? "u*>- aru now starting. If
| V' 'hen the national Government should tskv
iroaeff^f' th\l "^"'nan'Slid'h!; l)!PAr h,y the "atlonal Government or by
lw.1.. J vvl"1 hut that when ? V. K,,t to dispose of the bulk of his
as (jie law directs i ? !\ * shall bo divided equully among bin
tie up hlH property in trust r ,al<t' avvi,y fl<>m any citizen the right to
?nco ?f the |a> of ^f ? onu m,. ally ? allll|>ly a conl|DU.
-s together, when if th<>v u ??'1 '"""her form and holds these Immense for*
soon scatter. ' ? WUo divided equally among the heirs, they would
children and HoiL^t^wLb.f and people, will sav that If a man haB
<<> hi in or her, that the m.'"^'"Petent to handle the fortune coming
tJU8t* l>ut fhat is the verv thin* l|ave the right to put their slwe In
them be distributed, if in, ?.r Perpetuates'these large fortunes. Ut
will gain?tho property is / , , 'lrt wasto their Inheritance the public
ment, win so protect our fnturn'?!? < distribution, and nothing, la my Judg*
I'll ere is danger In Hi.? . ,lsl . "ecuaiulatioaa of wealth a? this,
drift Into a hysteria tint utii l,, S<7 ( cf,!M""?n of public opinion that we will
ness and produce dlsifitor * ? . legislation that will seriously hurt our busi*
ways, and we m.ist keep j,', niirw/'Vti V'V '!"K ,n,? ln Icft?reneo t0 ,ho ral1'
force in the coualry. Wo , railways constitute fho largest business
their business in the fntino 1'V ? ? ",0in a fair opportunity to carry on
and thus prevent disaster to the community.
I he Lone/ome Millionaire
By Gerald Stanley Lee,
man-who has a million dollars In his pocket and a philanthropic,
work on his hands soon finds (hat *o far as his philanthropy is
concerned ho is one of the most lonesome* and helpless objects
In the world.
Ihp world does not want his philanthropy. It wants his
sa v ahou|01 hV'8 . u' (1i??s no1 eveu want to hear what ho has t0
say about his philanthropy. u wants to hear how lie got his
million dollars.
If there is a particular set of poor people he is interested in the best way
for him to raise money for them would be fo tell other poor people how to
Ket rich. If ho wero to open an office and give private consultations, heart
to-heart talks on how he supported himself, he could support a dozen charities
with his daily fees.
If thoro were any arrangement by which a millionaire could be toUl at
?ight?if he were compelled by law to wear a coat, for Instance, with a dollat
sign on it, amount specified?there is scarcely a city in the world where h?
would not be followed by crowds in the street. Even aS it is, he is often
reminded that he is a sight in spite of himtalf. The word passes around if he
enters a restaurant, and when he hides in his hotel people stand in Hue to seo
tils name on the register.
The world envies him for one thing and that 1-s the thing it never forgets.
Whichever way he turns in his attempt to carry out some larger design for the
world he finds that his million dollars are in the way. He cannot do the work
alone and he cannot find tlie men to help him. ??
He spends nearly all his time in discovering that the men >who appear to
help him are helping themselves. They are not the same men with him that
they are with others. They arc polarized by his money. Ho cannot get at
men, somehow, as they are.
He finds himself defeated at every point either by his own million dollars
or by some one else's million dollars, or by some one else's desire to have his
million dollars. The whole getting-a-living machine of modern life Is across
his path.?Mount Tom,
Deadly .Effects qf Fatigue
By Dr. Luther H, Ouliclc.
ATIGUB lowers all the faculties of tbo body.' The effects ontthe
other part of a man arc just as Important. It puts a chasm "b*
twecn seeing and acting; It makes a break somehow between
the messages that come In to the brain from the outside world
and the messages that go out. It destroys will-power. In every
direction It decreases efficiency, forcing the personality down to
a lower level. '
g<rpnt like sickness and death. It is a condition
hi nature of things wo cannot avoid; but It .la Important foirtjtf to
and how to deal with It U wo want to koop out of&tly
blunders. are not ouraolve<,. A part, ot us has temporarily
gono ouet"o7 exiatonco. What remains Is something whk-h belong* to a mor,
primitive state of f^^^'jt up in strata, one layer added to another. At
Our Per " 0 u lb;|?tli8 and vice's of our remote ancestors. The
the bottom lio the sa 9 aud huntinR tribes still holds there. At the
code of mora * of < K (8 <)f aIJ advanced- society?the things that have
top lie the hlghei a (o aC(lulve. i? mo0 patience i? one of these, mod
est*" s anther-chastity, and a fine sense of justice and personal obligation
belong in u*c J1b/q' be?lns to attack the personality, it naturally under
Mow -when fatigue begins ^ ^ a man ,B cxhRU8ted, he finds it difficult
mines these latest_ st hla f.u,lt it iB because fatigue has forced him
to bo patient, Ihat - u a His ^elf-control is at a low ebb. The small
back a few hundred low his temper.
est annoyances are en s the llBt 0f recent charter acquisitions. Mnnv
The same hoM* and harder to resist when a man is fatigued. 11|8
temptations are more vividness of his distinctions between right
morat sense .?. d.U ?d H. SosW-Oood Housekeeping
and wrong, honesty ?n?
A Famous and Historic
Almanac.
By FronclsGribble.
v pot ha Is more than an Almanac. It 1b an lnstltu
,r?, d in red and So!d, ,t Ho. on the tab,.
1.inmntist is in constant request in the newspaper office*
T2. ^ ? ?">? ??? >?"???.
, ih.'in any other nnnuat ot reference in the world. U
"""Zlatc what Burke and Dohr.lt and the other Peerare. ?
to the iiriusn isies. ana u is 'iisn mo
of such topical encyclopedias a*j our 'Wblttaker," our *HCe"t1(lr ar>d ^od'T,
''Statesman's Yearbook." A political and soclalhlst^ ?S
last one hundred and flfty years could be written from ? ror,(l f0r thi
these were readily accessible to students. But thev are nn? ? nuo?bertj*
do GuiLa began to apn?*r in 1763. but the purchasers <im m7 * A1?ana<*
ence. The earliest number* tn the British M?M?um aro ?2LS Ji for "SS
1783; and a complete set can be consulted nowhere ^ 177rrr>^;
office in Frederlch's Allee in the little Thurinalan can?*?i Lw 11,6 MltorX
issue was lately published. Probably not one In ten tho-j?^!li*nc/> Him
currently use the AJmanac ho* sny knowledge of tt? InterestwII ku.
It had, of course. Ita predecessors. The blwiU?^,"!n*
ponderous tomes^ and the middle of the eighteenth centur* ai*
of thin kind of literature. In Pari, alone, as many ZZ^iZS* *?1** ?h
were published In the year 17*0, Inchiding a Royal Alman^ Z?* A,B?iE
Almaaac of Beasts, aa Almanac of Badinage, etc., etc. eto. ieuu^T^
Itself hod Its own Almanac from a *UU earlier date.'la tks of 0a?
prored (k*he Oeaealo^cal and Writing CaJengar." the ortgtn^J^M.
te the mist of antiquity, though a copy date* lft# -it Scmnm?
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/A SERMon ' 4
i/tAere/.
Subject: J?Ug (h(,
? flauara I' at tlj
Irvl1g ?h?m^i'e6b,U,nau ChuM-h.
on tk* the Preacher
the Rev. lra W?B?mell Hender^u,
pftltflT. t0JJ ^k 2.2, Ana He I
ElfS* h"?i5 un!o ?*??" ^
The sharp lioe between nreaei.'mi?
and t6?cM*K ll very hardly drawn.
Th*/ preacher who amounts to anv-1
thing at aH o?tht to be u good teacii-1
er, ln#trn3 ^n,i? Ulen' 11 dot,<s I
neeiM*"1^ l0ll?* conversely that :i
good teacher *m be as ready when
preaching iB then*^. But the preach
er niuBt be a teacher does he w|gh for
Buccew in sowing of the Gospel
seed. He wno would be an infltknue
tatjnd toward Cod must he able not
(only to dec lire to men what is die
Vay we should live that we may at
tain to eternal li(e, but also he must
able to unfold to mankind how
, may find the way and keep to i's
ddle Oh the march toward heaven.
.But lost wUrlft from the theme
InN^and, letfa to the point. Jenus
wailfca-^^a^t preacher the woi..i
lias ever seen, and He stands to-da>
as the Master and1 the inspiration of
all tboae who would tell His truth.'
Glorious as are the messages of the
prophets to their people and their
day, and' rich a? are tlie utterance
of the long line of spirit-filled men,
who bave slnct Christ preached the
Gospel of God uuto men, Jesus yet
holds the prettier place as the might
iest message-girer of them all.
Let us for these minutes, while we
are here together, glance at several
salient qualities In the preaching of
Jesus which commend Him to us 1,-t
us not waste our time In speculation
over the sort of gestures Christ may
have used or the oratorical powers
we may concelvc Him to have pos
sessed. I^et u rather set down to
the kind of gotpel He preached, and
to a consideration of those elements
of reacbing-force in It, which have so
captured and held the attention and
the 'lives of men throughout these
many years.
r lrst and foremost Jesus preached
the Gospel?the good news to men
that men could jo saved from sin
through the everlasting love of the
Father. Knowing; that sin is the
deep and engrossing godless fact of
life, and knowing alBo that the one
desire of men when at their best is
to escape from bondage to sin, Jesus
wasted no tine over non-essentials,
secondary or inconsequential things;
but came stralfbt to the point Jesus
took no tlnyjftprove the existence of
God?He tdVlbat fact for granted.
Christ spent? moments to make it
clear that sis really does exist?that
too He felt to be the consciousness
of every- norstl man. Jesus asked
no man whejher or no he was hun
gering or t rating for a sure salva
tion from' ?, but rather gave the
Gospel stra! it without question. Re
pent and b [eve and follow. These
are three < the great words that
J*su8 sent > the hearts of men:
*Turn awaj from evil unto Qod and
humble you lelf In His presence, ask
ing pardon or your sins." "Mine is
the ravelat ra of the Father in all
His fullnes , which is able to lead
you outvrof death and bondage into
freedom;, llj fit *nd life." "Follow
after do aft 1 do, act as I act, walk
as I walk, 1 ?tnk as I think, lore as I
love?for I walk in the simllltttde of
our Fattier- -ail then shall-7* grow
from grace unto grace." ThWfe are
three of th I mighty words of Jesus
to sinning a >en/ And they are the es
sence of-th t Gospel.- No philosophy
1b deeper than the Gospel, no story j
la more atmple, ao truth more full of
power. , And it li because the Gospel
meets and administers to the deep
est need of men that it is to-day as
ever ths_ predominant Influence in
our world. BttSUBC it shows hope of
escape from ate It lifts the criminal
unto Chrlat. Because It is so simple
and so 8atlsll riaft'It touches the hearts
of little cHU r*n yet unlearned in the
mysteries ol life. A message of pro
found and iriftertal truth it chal
lenges the hfoker and meets his
tests. To a 1 men. an(1 to al1 c?011'"
tions, rankjfand abilities among men,
the good news baB application
and ita mlilon. And it is because
the GospelTls the universal, deeply
?lmple, inspiring message that it is,
that It basTsuch a hold over the
hearts of mta.
Jn the s< Bond place, I would call
your attent on to the fact that the
y?8peV definitely preached l>y
?Jcsug to th< desperately poor, to the
(j?wntroddei and the weary. In His
('ay the rJct had all they needed alul
m?re beeld( b, and the effort was to
8've them at much more as possible.
*?r the pelican and the sinner, for
the oppressed and sick and the <li.s
??Ul-aged up such care was taken.
They wero ullowed very largely In
shift for thtmaelres. But Jesus over
turned the system with His Gospel
*n<i talked Irst to those whose need
Xvas Kreates . And "the common pco
pl? hear^,H m gladly.''
In th# th rd place Jesus went out
the peoj e with the (Jospel. He
?l<* not ;\va t tor them to come to
H1*n, but ra her sought them out. it
^ftde <lffarence to the Lord
w??ther me* came to Him or lie
*ent t6 the n, whether He had on.'
- n ?r flvr thousand to whom lie
"PaJce the truth, whether men came
iJor cliabed up into the trees
in?k~ gfcriof the hot Eastern
> Hii, wheth"r they^ made
hy tfc? .ways id*, or Just ?i
steatifly toucBd the h?>m
maL,.when ni en would
loOMTDagogneB to
aal teach ? that la to say
_H? treat out into the
k-?.rte4ty>1' "l* OD th? hill
I'fcroaffct the word of salva
>, we have merely
r few of the ele
iractertatleof the
_ 3ht so far a* we
lessons from the
? to the mm ?f to
\Uf deflatte and
tins are
Oonpelt the simple story of salvation
from siii ihroiiKh tin* low of Goil in
Christ* Secondly, we should preach
that (lOHjK't not only to those who
aiv rich, hut to those also who in**
poor, whope misery is crushing tnd
who*?* v is so urgent, who**)
hearts all' so saddened yiul whoso
hope is almost gone. And lastly, wo
should carry the message of salva
lion out to where men are. If they
will noi come into our churches?- and
(iod knows many times l< is mora
our fault than theirs that they do not
I'linic then must wovkO dnt after
them and compel them to come iu??
not first into church, hut into the j
kingdom. i
First, wo should preach the Gospel.
"Tell me the old, old story," is not ]
mere sentiment set to music, hut the j
outcry of breaking and bleeding
hearts and souls that are ready and
eager to know the truth in Jesus
Christ. And for my part, I. as a min
ister of the fiospcl, believe the call of
, men should be answered. Answered
I not with theoretical and doctrinal dls
| citHslons, not with recitals of our
I doubts and difference*) upon points
that are non-essential hut with thHt
simple and eternal truth upon which
our hearts arft stayed and through
which the souls of men about us may
be saved. The mission of tho church
is to bring the story of salvation un
to humanity and I for my part am
very sorrj' for the Christian brother
whose sottJ is jarred Into discord
. rather than swung into harmony with
I redemption's glorious song wlien^
, those whom Christ has commissioned
i to preach His word call men to Jesus
I and ask them to take a stand for
{Christ. The Christian who objects
! to Hie methods of .lesns Christ needs
Jo'** to His knees and got a new
naptism from above.
inen. too. we must preach a uni
versal Gospel?a Gospel that shall re
lieve poor men "of restraint. And I.
tny part, will have neither part
nor communion with any congrega
tion of God's people who would make
clothes or cash a requisite to open
handed and free-hearted admission
to the house of God. And I think I
voice the opinion of this household of
faith when 1 say that all men of what
ever race, character or condition who
wish to hear the good news of God
unto eternal life through Jesus Christ
arf welcome to this ch'urch. And the
more the Church of God reaches out
toward men of low degree and men
in sin the faster will she grow in
grace and numbers, and the more
will she do the will of Him who hath
sealed her as His own.
And lastly 1 may say that we ought
to do definite, energetic, widespread
personal and collecllve work for
Jqkus. It is our duty to go to men.
Our command is not to oid them
come to us, hut to go to bid them to
come to Jesus. And this church and
every congregation of the church mil
itant would do a far grander and
a more wonderfully blesBed work if
we would but go out to the poople
and tell them the glad tidings that
they so much need to hear. * a '
How God Can Help.
God is never at a loss for means
lo protect H1b people. Sometimes the :
means are surprisingly simple.
With 300 men, armed with trum- J
pets and lanterns,v Gideon drove a i
vast army of Midianltes and Amale- I
kites out of the land of the children
of Israel.
The youth David, armed with a
sling and a few pebbles, defeated and
killed the thoroughly armed giant
Goliath.
The prophet Ellsha and his ser
vant were alone at Dathan, when
they found themselves surrounded by
the army of the King of Syria. ;tlut
Ellsha was not afraid. The Lord
smote the Syrians with blindness^
and they became harmlepi./
Felix of Nola on one occasion,
when -being pursued by his enemies,
hid in a deep, dark cave. There he
rested until hls^pursuers had passed.
Coming to the cave, his ebemies
looked in, but, seeing a cobweb spun
across the mouth of the cave, they
concluded he could not be.ther*, or
It would be broken. Felix heard
them speak of' the web. Then he
philosophised: "With God, a 'spider's
web becomes a stone wall, and with
out God a stone wall becomes a
spider's web."?Reformed Church
Record.
The Conversion of Waste.
At the Engineering Exhibition Just
closed, considerable Interest was
manifested in a product which has
proved to be of great commercial
value. As exhibited before being
ground into its final form, it resem
bles a collection of beautiful topaz
crystals, which shine brightly in the
light. It is another illustration of
the scientific: conversion of what was
once known as "waste." These
sparkling crystals are simply com
pounded of sand, coke, salt, and saw
dust, subjected to a heat of 7500 dq,
Krees Fahrenheit van almost incred
ible degree of heat), with the result
named. The scientific world is sup
plying the church with numerous Il
lustrations of the "conversion" of
waBte. Society, however, pays little
heed to the conversion of human
waste, which it treats as hopeless.
The Christian alone knows the secret
power which is capable of redeeming
the mpst abandoned portions of hu
manity, and claiming them for God.
?London Christian.
What is Dying?
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white
sails to the morning breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object
of beauty and strength, and I stand
and watch her until, at length, she
hangs like a speck of while cloud juat
where the eea and sky torn# down to.
mingle with ?s?b other. Then some
one a! my aide aays: "There! she's
Gone.,where? Gone from
my slght~that is all. She la last as
large In mast and hnll and spar as
she was wlteH^ie left my side, aid
just as able t<nSear her toad of living
freight to' the place of her destina
tion. Her diminished alse Is in me?
and not tn her.
And just at the moment whan some
one at my aUt iiiyii "Tbint She's
cone!" there are other eyes that are
watching her earning and ether votees
ready to take npthe
"There ehe
Wholesale l'iict'h (Jui)(cti in .Now \oik
M U.K.
Tbo Milk l*"*i h.u>n?> prior for fl:\u l.iri!
quality is ?'*'<> prr quail.
Ill' I'TKIt.
(Ye.imory in I'M1.1 *. 'I"1..U
Vll'ht X '.K 'ill
Stiiti"1 <tair\, lilli'f-t . '.?K i,r "''I
(looil (<i priiuo C?
l'aettwy. ilin?l>. ?<> Orst*.. 19 (<i ?>!'(,
I'll KKSK.
Slnto, full oroam, fancy.... 11%
Small . nv?i> ' ?
Part skiniH.gooil li> primn ^ f?fi 9
Full ukiuis '2 (ji) 3
KO(;8.
Ifwy- Kipcv SI 6t> ?}
St-ut ??-- < Joiwl to rhoiro 17 \i (<? iK'i
Wostorn- Firsts ITtyfo? IX
Dink I'tinh' 2i*' <<'? t
til'UKI' l*>{gs 90, (if1 1 00
rntUTR AND HKMUIK8 - Kft?? *11
Annlon?({roi'ninK, por I>)>1. 1 .">o (it1 fl 7">
King, per bbl "I (Kl (i ^ 7'*
lion l)a vin, ni?r bbl 1 AO (i'fi 'I t!.S
Cranborrio*. (' (\ul por bbl iM> Or 7 fri
.lorso> . por bbl 4 00 (<i"; .'i 00
i.ivt: eoiH. t hv.
Fowl*, por lb ? f f1 1ft
lloosteis. por lb.. . ( 0 <<> l'J
'furl-oys. po<- lb ? It
lbiok*. por lb ,.... - f''"1 "l
Ci??oto. pejr lb 9 fi 11
l'lgcoti*. por pair - - (<>) l!0
nitK?sr,i> Voui.tuv.
Turkey*. po" lb 10 <& 11
KowIh, por lb 11 fit T"?
(Sooao. npii'iK, pOI" lb X f</> til
l)ni'ks. Hprnii'. prr ll> X (if IV
Squabs, por ilo/.on I (o I 7.r?
1IAY AND 8T.lt AW.
H*?*. p?imo. por 100 |b -? i SO
No. 1. por 1"0 ll> - f'/' I 1.1
No "J. por 100 Hi o? 1 or>
| Clovor niiKotl. per 100 ||?. vn tm ) 0."
Straw, long-rye 00 (?/> ?V?
HOPS.
*la?e. 1900 flioiie SI ?2
Milium, 190:1 o <tti )o
l'aoilio Coast. 1900 olioioe.. l't <<>* 14
Medium, 190/i H @ 10
VKOKTA HI.F.8.
Potato"*. I,. I . nor bbl.... I .">0 (it I 85
Southern, por bbl. I /Si Of :< (*?
Sweets. per bbl 2 IN) (it ;t 7ft
Tomatoes, per rarrici'. 1 50 (<i> <i0
Kgg plan), por box 2 (VI (it :t ck>
?Squash, per box 1 <m (n1 2 r?0
Peas, per basket I 00 0t> .'{ (to
Pcpp>?rs, per carrier 1 2r? (3) 2 25
I^eHitice. per basket 1 (VI GO " (V)
Cabbages, per rrnte 75 Gt> 1 50
String brans, per banket... 2 5(1 Gt ft (K)
Onions, Ct., red, pt.r bbl... 2 2ft (it 2 7ft
Orange Co.. per bag 1 ."Ml 6i> 3 00
Carrot*, per bbl 1 2ft (<i) 1 7ft
Beets, per bbl 1 00 (a) 1 ,r>0
Celerv. per casr 1 50 (a) 2 fiO
Turnips, per bbl !K) (<t I 12
Okra, per carrier 1 (H) (it '.\ 00
Parsley, per bbl 2 00 (3) 2 50
Spinach, per bbl 75 (ii) 1 7ft
Watercress,oer 100 bunclieH 1 2ft - (ii> 2 25
Kale, per bbl 1 00 fit 1 50
Shallots, por 100 bunches.. 2 00 (a'1 3 00
Radishes, pfr basket 1 00 01) '2 50
Cucumbers, per basket.... 2 00 fii> !) 2ft
J>eek8. per 100 hunches.... 3 00 (3f 4 00
Parsnips, per bbl 1 75 (Si 2 25
Horseradish, per bbl 3 50 (a) 0 00
Asparagus, per doz. bunches 2 00 (<t) 7 00
Oyster plants, 100 bunches. 10 (K) @12 00
GRAIN. KTC.
Flour?Winter patents .... 3 (10 (3) .1 85
Spring patents 4 00 (<H 4 7ft
Wheat. No. 1 N. Duhith... ?? 2) 01%
No. 2 red 81%? 83%
Com, No. 2 white ? (3> ftft
No. 2 yellow ? (3) 52%
Oats, mixed >>? (a) 46%
Clipped white 48%? 52%
Lard, city 8%(H> 8%
LIVE STOCK.
Beeves, city dressed 7 (31 9
Calves, city dressed dU (t$ 15
Country dressed " (3> 13%
Sheep, per 100 lb...... . 4 50 @ 0 00
J>amhB. p?r 109 %. ? (S) tt (M)
Ho?, Jive, perHia) lb 0 10 (3) 7 10
Country dressea, per lb,. 8%@ 0%
BOOM IN MAPLE SUGAR.
Pure Food liaws Have Eliminated
Rivals of tho Honest Farmer.
Swanto, Vt. ? Ideal weather for
starting the sap in the 'sugar maple
trees of thiB State has prevailed for
the past few d?ys. While few farm
ers who own extensive maple or
chards havo tapped their trees, prep
arations htave been made for one of
the most profitable seasons in years.
The pure food laws recently passed
have practically >klllod the competi
tion of dealers manufacturing adul
terated or imitation maple sugar and
syrup, and already buyers from New
York and Boston and other largo
cities are on the scene offering twelve
and thirteen cents a pound for sugar.
Most of the producers are holding oft
from these prices, although last year
they accepted eleven cents a pound.
Buyers are also trying to get syrup
at from eighty to ninety cents a gal
ion, storage provided by the buyer,
although last year's price was sixty
cents a gallon, storage not added.
One farmer in tho vicinity of Cam
bridge, who tapped 1000 trees, re
ports the sap running freely.
Good Southern Crop Prospects.
If the excellent crop prospects can
be realized tho railroads will enjoy
another era of great prosperity. The
South has hinge umouuts of cotton
and corn to *hell. The streets of
country towns and cities are lined
with cotton bales, because of the ina
bility of railroads to move out the
cotton rapidly enough to make a
place for tho movement off the plan
tation.
April Dividend Disbursements.
April dividend and interest dis
bursements aggregate more than
$135,000,000, which is a record
amount for the month. Up to the
present 187 corporations of various
sorts have declared dividends calling
for a total payment in the month of
$79,001,783. Th- interest payments
of 386 corporations will adiount to
$53,042,222.
The Maple Sugar Season,
The best expert opinions that we
have at hand unite in the prediction
that there will be a good run of sap
this spring and a good season for
making maple sugar. The predic
tlon of these experts is based upon
the deep freezing of the ground the
past winter.
A Shrtttkage of #0,000,000,000.
Dfevitt* the last twelve months
there has baen a shrinkage of $???
000,100.000 la etoek iM hoa4
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN
WRECKED BY OPEN SWITCH
Many Passongcrs Killert ami la
jin oil at Culiou, C-iL
EXPRESS NiNE HOURS LATE
U cmbound I'rain <>l ro'.u-tecii Ctmcluvi
ItilliniiiK mi High tfper<l l/cf( tlu?
I rack ami Witi' <'rushed 't'u
gcthcr \VU1i (''rightful l<osx.
Colton. Cal.?? A disastrous wriYk
on t ho Sou (horn Paclllc occurred oim*
and a half miles oast of Mori*, wiu-i?
n west-hound tr.111*1 from Now Oilcan*
for San Francisco, known an th<? Sun
set Express, ran Into an open awflctk
Mt foriy miles-an hour. Ton of the*
fourteen coaches won* derailed.
Twenty six persons aro known 1o
have been killed. and tho tinal UkL
will probably total much higher The
Injured number nbonl ono hundred,
many of whom may die.
Four of tho v/rerked roaches wore
smashc.i lo splinter:*. Most of tho
dead were Immigrants en route from
Now York and Now Orleans for Sau
Francisco. '/'hoy occupied I ho smoker
ami day coarli. The dnnd worn trr
ribly maimed ami mangled.
The Florence Roberts Theatrical
Company occupied one coach, whifi*
wn? bul led from the tracks and botla
ends of i( crushed In by Impact
against lhe others Two of tho Uou
ty-lwo members of the company were*
injured. Minn Roberts was unhurt.
The escape from death of tho occu
pants of thin ear was remarkable,
considering the manner In which tlw*
coaches were splintered and torn.
Tho men and wojnen woro hurled
from one end of tho roach to tb?*
other. '?
Miss Roberts and hor chorus wore
first to render aid to tho victim*.
Two cars of the troupe's scenery
were destroyed, jiud as a result the
company will compelled to nhau
Jon the romafhder of Its circuit and
return Fast at once.
| The train was more than ulue
hours late, and making time.
The blame rested with a switch
crew. Tho switch engine had just
pushed a string of freight cars on to
& side track. Fireman M. J. Morri
son, the ouly man of tho crow that
has been seen ainco tho accident,
called attention to the open main
line awltoh.
Only two Americans aro known to
have been killed/ although several <>f
them are among tho injured.
Half of the cars woro old-fa8hfon?*l
lay coachcs. 1 They were smashed in
to a shapeless mass by the seven
heavy Pullman sleepers which madf
up the rear of the train. In the Pull
man coaches were oighty passengjerr.
Not one of them was injured.
Engineer Wormington stuck to
his post and wub seriously Injured.
Amoug tho injured passengers are *
Milton Hill, of New York, and Fred
Ackerman, of Utica, both slightly*
and E. V. Glroux, of New York, man
ager of the Florence Roberta troupe*
cut on arms.
George L. Sharp, of Muncie, lud.*.
was instantly killed.
INVITATION TO RAILWAYS. '
Interstate Commorco OopunUsioaUb*
cusses the Existing CondiUoft.
Washington, D. C.?-A general In
vitation has been "extend ed to railr oad
officials by the*Intcrstate Commena
Commission to come to Waakingtoa
and confer with it with a view to de
ciding on a policy of legislation for
more governmental control, to save
them from the adverse action at State
legislatures, and to restore public
confldonce in raitfoattiln vestments.
"The crfmteMsion will be glad to
see railroad officials fpOm any section
of the coantry Or from all sections,"
said Commissioner Lane, "for the
purpose of discussing with thein pro
posed legislation for a greater meas
ure of.governmental coutrol of sacb
a character that it will not be In
jurious to the Interests of the rail
roads. The whole Commission fewla
this way.'* *?
This statement virtually cornea
from President Roosevelt, a* Com
missioner Lano has conferred arltb
htm every day for a fortnight.
TRAMPS HOLD UP TRAIN".
lU?at (ho Kiiglneor ami Arc Captored
l>y Now Jersey Sheriff.
Morristown. N. J. ? Five tramp*
were arrested l>y Sheriff Judsou A
(Junn, of Sussex County, for holdinjc
up a train on tbo Lehigh and Hudson
Railroad near Huntsvllle and aerloua
ly injuring the engineer, Kdward A.
Shaeffer, of Phlllipsburg.
As the train noared Huntaville tho
flve.jnen jumped into tho cab and or
dered "H^iaeffer to atop the engine.
When heTefused to do ho the tramp*
pulled him from the cab and beat
him. It In believed he will die. At
tracted by his cries for help, tbe
train crew climbed into, the cab, and
the tramps fled to the woods. Tkey
were next heard of in Andover, where
^hey robbed a jewelry store of $X5
and a grocery store of $50.
Tho men were caught in a barn <r??
the Cranberry Lake road.
i rfr.
Hill's Road Wfar.
The Supremo Court of liinneaota
found for the Great Northern it tb?
State suit involving the issue of ff?,
000,000 new stock.
Dsllplayer Stahl a Fhiiridf.
Charles "Chick" StahT, cvpCaft*
and until a few days ago manager oC"
the Boston American League ta?
ball team, committed suicide at tke
Wost Baden (Ind.) Hotel by
four ouhees of carbolic ccid.
Siom'i Ki*( Off to Enrap?.
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