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w . '<« %r-- : T ~ -.^-T — ^ i , • . • « : in^ataS^ife -'. ■ — hWm t I'&tB &' nfc‘- - f-n ■ ..j" a \ ■■ ' »\ ..V ... .•• •Mil*— nmmm JwtNr K SEEING THEM EXPIRE to Vklt i k «rta the Are Afnrid Hr M*y Take Fit While There and Chop Off the Head* of Nome of the Foolied Who Are . Flock to See Him. A latter from Pari* to the New York American aajrs Than Thai, the terrible King of Annam, has become soo^ethinf worse than a white ele phant on tto haads of the French Government. Than Thai, it will be recalled, was andtortur- ■ of his wives with and one of hia world. . „ . When she waant last dead, he cut her to pieces and served the remains at a banquet, which he forced the other members of his fkmily to at* tend. Two of his wives he hung to the with hooks. One w— kept oil till she died. Two were to the cages of hungry ti gers, who devoured them. Thirteen unfortunate women were ' or tortured to death ‘ one week. The king was not satia- fled with killing his own wives, but attentions to the wifes s of his leading sub* jecta. He sent for his prime minis ter, Tong Doc, and ordered him to bring his young daughter to the palace. Tong Doc was most cordi ally received by his soverign, who, however, artfully contrived to send him away on an errand. When Tong Doc returned, he found his daugter laid out upon a great slab of onyx, with the king handling a lot of surgical instruments and about to begin vivisection upon her. Immediately after this the French Residents decided to intervene and little sons has been enthroned in his place. France exercises a protector ate over Annam. which is a li county in Southeastern Asia, i ing the French possessions in China. France controls the trade of the country, and makes profit out of the place, out permits a native king to kick after pwrelr native affairs. Now that King Tnan Thai has been deposed, K becomes a difficult ques tion just what to do with him. He cannot be treated as a common crim inal just because in a brief period of mental abberation. he has slaughter ed about a score of wives. The iuM tivesof Annam would feel shocked if their chief were treated with dis respect. and they might even rebel, for they have the instinct of submis sion to royalty bred in them by , a thousand yean of servitude. It is not even considered right to deprive him of his wives, who num ber one thousand. Surely the last thing a civilised power ought to do would be to separate a man from his wives. - • _ It is true that the wives are mom civilization permit, but the laws religion under which he enjoys this excessive number are recognized and protected by France. It would cer tainly be a g be a gro—violation of as a of protn- kd treaty obligations to break vp his Majesqnn—nily. His wives, if separated from him. would become S m widows, and that status in Ann ie a most disreputable and unde sirable one. Incidentally it maybe remarked that France's obligations towards the King of Annam are similar to those of the United States tows the Sultan of Sulu. This country would not think of interforing with that Sultan's domestic relations Oh the otii humane country, cannot permit the ex-King of Annam to murder his wi ves as he pleases. The only course of France, therefore, is to maintain the King with alt his wives in a pal ace suitable to his rank and descent, and at the same time keep an ex- trecnely doee watch on, him to mo that he plunges into no more fits of murderous marfar—. This, obviously, is an exceeding difficult task. It is almost impossible for the French of ficial charged with the surveillance ef the King to be quite sure how he is treating every one of his thousand moment of the twen- with! £ w and aha awaited him. The throne room and adjoining apartments were littered with dead bodies;'' Many victims of the torture were still alive. Sever al of them were hanging from the walls by hooks passed through the fleshy parts of the legs. Some were lying about without ears and hands. The surviving wives were in a state of unspeakable terror. The French official arrested the King, and Dr. Dumas, the chief meolcal officer of the French forces, him insane. His mental is well recognized by alien- * declared disease ii King’s >wn by ists. r - - ' . ' - ■ ^ Few persons have the same oppor tunity to indulge this murderous mania as the deposed King Than Thai of Annam had. He chose his wives from the whole kingdom. They were divided into two classes. The wives of the first class were choosdn from the daughters of lead ing personages of the country sad comparatively few in number. The wives of the second class were choosen from a kind of opera house li BiatetahiBd tirnum with the royal palace, They were thoroughly trained to dance and sing in order to amuse King before they were admitted to the harem. An early symptom of the approaching insanity was shown the extraordinary ballets and dai in which he trained these women to take part. He forced them to give spectacles which were literally real izations of a madman’s dreams. He gpent his whole time training them to give the— exhibitions and neglec ted to oppress his male subjects. At first he allowed the— spectacles to be held openly, and the few foreign ers resident in his kingdom were invited to be present; but — his mmnt* —nuncd a more bloodthirsty form he became secretive, and this cour— aroused suspicion concerning his doings. The territory of Than Thai is ex tensive and wealthy. It contains a population of 6,000,000. His _ dpal pala—is an extraordinary spec imen of Oriental architecture. It is somewhat Chine—in character, but has many peculiarities of its own. it is covered all over with carving of amazing minuteness, which re quired almost incredible labor to ex ecute. The palace coven 400 acres, Wan ering from the miscarriage of the plans of a few men who tried to cor ner the copper market. Aa a result of this wild speculation great bank ing institutions hawbeen badly shak en. a number of banks and gamblers have been put out of btufaeis, and large fortune* have changed hands. The lown are now hunting up more lambs from whom to recoup their vanished fortunes. All this gambling was carried with the money of the people. ggg flfff ||gy nttttlW tto an—mSMjm I— MwWvff V—fl Frdral nrpartmoat of to Opea Fight for Nouthw If©- money with which to make their bets, giving — security stocks and bonds, the value of which is based upon their condition of the money market from day to day. The money the— gamblers borrow *from the bgnk represent the deposits of the people, not only of New York, but from all parts of the country. — lo cal banka all over the country carry balances in the— New York banks. It will thus be seen that the whole country is interested in this matter. The failure of a New York bank thus loaning largely to speculators, may mean the embarrassment of any bank who— batimce the former car i .• ... . - . ries. So that a panic in New York, if IS. w !LUi.-*ST 11 gro©* Before Sapreme Coart. A dispatch from Washington says Git of Justice is about to fight a battle for the gro— of the South before the Su preme court of the United States that the administration hopes will bedim the recollection of the Brownsville affair. Attorney Gener al Bonaparte has buckled on his sword, and the skirmish is now on. The cam arises out of an alleged attempt of white men of Arkansas to frighten negroes who were working for the Arkansas Lumber Company, away from their jobs. Notices were posted warning the negroes from continuing at work, la this connec- By ■ deal commuatod at Header- 1*0°. Kjr., on last Thursday the Im- ptfrlal Tobacco Company purchased the entire 1907 tobacco crop pledged to the American Society of equity in Henderaon, Union. Webster, Hopkins and Crittenden counties. The deal involves sixteen million pounds of tobacco and will bring one and a half million dollars of English country. The— fiuries also depress the price of all commo dities, and we would therefore ad vise our fanners not to sell their cot ton until confidence is entirely re stored. Fortunately the trouble is about over for this time and no Southern interests was hurt, but we think it would be wise on the part of local banks over the country to keep, aej.' small balances in New York banks as they possibly can. If someone is not trying t& corner copper, someone corner some- New supply available funds. If this gambling in stocks must go on, let the gamblers furnish their own money. ____________ Narrow Minded Bigots. Burnside Post of the Grand Army of the Republic has taken to task a Washington preacher for preaching in a truthful and somewhat eulogis tic manner of Gen. Robt. E. Lee, in m school address. The preacher said “great — were his achievments as a trying corner copper, w el—is endeavoring to corner thing el—, and will so long a York banks supply available battle, iesoirthe hibituihs laiif greatest thing bored to make the Union real, strong »* x - ble to the re—lutions i possible ite king will be attacked by hisblood- ‘ ' a Pi Just now bis Majesty proposes to a a visit to Paris, and — thhris a legs which has been allowed to n Ranavalona of Mad and other deposed monarch* who are captives of the French, it— not con- aksered reasonable to refu— it to Than Thai. It is hoped that the sight al Eranoawffi impro—him with the Strength of the country, and that he will go back and telMua people that they nad better behave. The hope is al— entertained that amusements of Paris will put him in a cheerful frame of mind, fa which he will cen to have murderous thoughts. The proposed visit, however, nec- i considerable uneas- that the Annam- •ked' thirsty madness while in Paris. Will he take out his sabre and chop off the heads of the fashionable women of Paris, who will undoubtedly flock to •— him af receptions and entertain ments? Will be run amuck in the Pardin de Paris, or —me other place of popular re—rt? These are trouble some questions. Tne atrocities which led to Than Thai’s deposition were concealed from the outside world long after they had begun, because they were committed in the seclusion of the harem. One day he assembled all his wives in the throne room, as their statements made afterward to the French officials show. The poor .little creatures knelt down before him as if he was a di vinity. He clapped his hands and muscular slaves —rang forward to do hia faddfag. The King indicated one of his youngest and prettiest wi ves and ordered them to bring her before him. - > . n With his terrible Malay sword he cut long strip* of flesh from the wo man's body. The demon King gloa ted over every detail and thrilled with pleasure — he listened to the victim’sshriek’s. All the other wives compelled to watch every de- of the torture fa order that they be filled with terror and suf- ' fa kntieipation of their own turn day the King slowly dls- * tnFby ‘ its size being made chiefly neca * if the harem by the v—t extent of the harem. No one is allowed to enter without tak ing off his sandals or shoes air the door. A still more remarkable rule is that no dead person is allowed to be carried out by the door. The body must be lifted out through the roof ami removed in that way. 13— King still occupies the palace, beeau— it would be di the preamp adopted by the post it is declared the “reverend gentleman, though expostulated with, had before this declared his intention to eulogize General Lee fa public, and h— since asserted that the majority of the comrades of the G. A. K., are in sym pathy with his sentiments, and he h— sin— written, ‘I have no fears that time will not —t me right.’’ In oriterto prevent time ting him right, the Burnside post of the G. A. R., proceeded to make re marks and pa— resolutions denounc ing the preacher’s allusion to Gen. Lee aMiapqfriotic and calculated to the youth of the land. —Ives by abusing the preacher are to be pitied rather than condemned. for whom this post is named was thrashed and run off the field of Fredericksburg by Gen. Lee. Possi bly the men who passed the resolu tion were with Burnside on that oc casion. tion, a half dozen white men were convicted of violatipg the federal statute, enacted just after the adop tion of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution, which makes it an offen— to conspire, to threaten or in timidate any citizen in the free exer cise of his rights. A little more than a year ago, the Supreme court liberated, in another ria—. certain men who had been con victed of a similar offen—. With this situation, and, it is understood, upon orders from the president, the at torney general, unwilling to entrust the taw to a subordinate, him—If has prepared to plead the cau— of the colored men. In addition to his brief ^already filed with the Supreme court, Bonaparte is expected to ar gue the ca— orally before the court when it com— up in about ten days forbearing. ~ “To befraeisttobewhollvfr— says Bonaparte in hia brief. r ‘It does not mean that a man may merely have his per—nal liberties and at the same time be hedged about .by^pro. first one ns and denied ht and then another that ree men. He can not have his full constitu tional .right unless he is in no sense about Lee was his spirit. Whence-Xiongs to feat came upon him he was a man. He can He refused towpatriate himself: he tional .right unless he is in no sen* took up life among his people and la- whatever in involuntary —rvitude. bored to make the Union real, stromr and he may claim the protection of and permanent.” and ne may claim the protection of Federal law, if enacted by Congress, against the first infringement of his freedom, without waiting until he is striped of all his rights and forced into a condition of absolute and ab ject slavery. “The government contends that the right of a colored man to dispose of his own service, to pursue any legitimate occupation or employment is a right secured to him by thp thir teenth amendment to the constitu- fromset- tion. and that to deprive him of the ■ enjoyment of that right is to enforce upon him one of the in—parable and necessary invidents or badges of ala- individuals can combine to hin der the negro, because of his race. who made fools of IRran-the pursuit of employment, they can, by persistent, progressi deprive him of ever at leprive him ve acts, every right, It must be remembered that the man the free enjoyment of which is nec- returmng to k< into practical eep him from al bondage.” price paid was that demanded to the farmers, and is the highest ever paid there, with the exception of the war price. The deal was consumated by Stokes Taylor, chairman of the board of directors of the Stemming District Tobacco Association and Edward Hodge, manager of the Imperial com pany. Negotiations have been on for more than a week. Equity employes are taken over by the Imperial company^and will be continued In service. Deliveries will begin as soon as the tobacco la in order. The gold will be shipped from England at once., *-~r DEATH OF OLD WOMAN. She Was One Hundred and Nineteen . Years Old. Lottie Postom, a negress, died in Carrollton, Ga., Thursday, and in her death the oldest negress in that state passed away. It is well known that the woman had reached the advanced age of 119 years. She had been ward of the county since she was 110 years old. She is survived by a son who s ninety years of age. HUMAN MONSTER. Burned His Wife’s Eyes V Out With Strong Acid. At Lawton, Okla., John Hopkins burned out his wife’s eyes by throw ing carbolic acid in herjace during a quarrel. He is in jail, i$hich is heav ily guarded to prevent summary ven geance by his enraged neighbors.. GROWING ♦, FATTER. Peanut ^Philosopher Relieves He Has Established His Claim. At Aurora, Hi. , Dr. -T. j . Allen,the peanut philosopher, has gained three and one-quarter pounds on his “gooo- er u dietr He believes he has estab lished his claim that the peanut is fattening. Today is the experiment er’s fourteenth day-of his sixty days run on peanuts. SAW W1EKD PHANTOM. Tne New Slate. ifficult to keep him el—where without —perating him from his thousand wives and his numerous children. His —n and succes—r being only eight years old and still unmarried, does not require much space. Since nis murderous outbreak the , ing has been kept under do— sur veillance by French medical officers, and they now give their opinion that he is cured. In fact, he is quite: targe ei an amicable and entertaining com-1 close, to ptnion. It is well known that the ‘ " * shocking mania from which he suf fered may easily pass awav. In fact, the cheerful companionship of French officers and the knowledge that somebody is at hand to check the indulgence of his mania would do much to cure him. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if the King is permanently cured and this makes the prospect of letting him oose among the ^curious and suscept ible female population of Paris a very uncertain and dangerous one. “The forty-sixth state of the Union is Oklahoma. It is interesting to know just what its admittance into the Union may do politically. Oklahoma has elected four Demo cratic congressmen and one Repuhli- against it can. It may, therefore, make a difference of votes in the Hou— of Repre—ntatives. Its legislature will elect two Democratic senators and the— will give the Democrats of the Senate 31 votes, suffident to pre vent the ratification of a treaty, even if supported by a solid Republican | his foremost majority. J " It will have —ven electors in the next electoral college, a number enough, should the vote be determine the next presi dent of the United States. It will Ithiefur be represented in the national con s Woman, joint Another tone ca— he r joint and was burnt in by oars, day heinvent- i’ant Hurl Bryan. The Washington Herald fays “Mr. Bryan’s quarrel is with that section of the pi ess which labels it—If ‘democratic,” yet disagrees with Mr. Bryan’adefinition of democracy. We shall not attempt to compose his quarrel. It has been going on since 1896, but if it has —riously damaged Mr. Bryans reputation, the injury is not apparent on the sur face. “Mr. Bryan, in fact, is and has been one Of the most bountifully misrepre—nted men in public life The conception of him continually presented by a certain section of the press to its confiding readers is dis torted and malidous. No attempt is made to appraise the man at his real value. No effort is made to ac? count ^or his popularity, or to ana- source of lyze strength. “The result is that to many stant readers’ the name of I i images of an oratorical political con- of not com- ventions by del—rations of very re spectable size which will have to be reckoned with in more ways than one. Consequently Oklahoma from the very beginning of its statehood is in position to wield a consider able influence on national affairs. Yet partisan politics are, after all, not of much importance as loyalty to American principles. In its con stitution which represents the —n timents of its people, Oklahoma is loyal to American principles. There fore, its advent to participation more largely in governmental af fairs should be i iflcation. regarded with grat- Congressman Burleson of Texas has asked the national government to deposit money in southern banks so that the fanners might be financ ed in their cotton holding movement, and the request has been refused. “Why,” asks the Spartanburg, Jour nal, “is $25,000,000 deposited in Wall Street banks to tide over a panic and a much smaller amount refused to southern banks to save the farmers from the depression of the price of their cotton?” The Greenville News i ‘With says the stock market on toe ragged edg& the Knickerbocker Trust Com pany going into the hands of a re ceiver,* and Wall Street apparently convinced that a big financial Why-Bryan Is Strong. In pointing out the reason why Mr Bryan is strong with the masses the people the New Orteans of Daily States aaya ^t IT well to remark that it was William J. Bry an who in 1896 seeing the magnifi cent system of thievery which had b—n established in ‘toe garden of America’s richest prosperity’ de nounced it and arrayed him—If For doing this that ele ment of the Democracy which shared in the spoils of the system deserted to the Republican camp, and he was denounced far and wide as an anar chist, a socialist and even as an “en- of the republic.’ ay the men who have been opponents and who posed in two campaigns as cham pions of ‘the national honor’ stand before the country as unmasked thieves, who— morals and methods are on a par with tho— uf a sneak Yet; a footpad. Yet there are people foolish enough to wonder jivhy Bryan is strong, and who are apparently unable to understand that his strength with the masses of the people iavastly increased with every disclosure of the thievery of high finance of which there have been many, and more are yet to come, ’ „: ■ “The absolute justice of the chal lenge which he flung to corporate wealth in 1896 and 1900. is today receiving a bountiful measure of vindication. Bryan, the chosen of the people, stands at this moment un scathed in spite of intrigue, abu— and misrepresention, while a score or more of men who have fought him savagely under the banner of the so-called ‘safe and sane’ Demo cracy are struggling to keep out of jail for stealing or nave become ob jects of public pity and contempt.” Had Premonition of Disastrous Kx plosion in Indiana. John Walsh, who was engineer of the Big Four passenger train which was blown up while passing a car of powder at Sandford. Ind., last spring, testified in the hearing of the person al injury damage suits against the railroad, that as he came alongside the freight train he had a premoni tion and then saw a phantom in front of his headlight, whereupon he appli ed the emergency brakes. Immediate ly following which came the explo uion. One of the theories as to the cause of the crash has been, that the brakes threw out sparks which entered the powder car. Nitrogen as n Fertiliaer. Nitrogen is one of the~most inert of all elements apparently indifferent to whether t combines with other elements or not. , It is one of the most important of all elements. Al though it ekists in the atmosphere ail around us and really constitutes 4-5 of the whole volume of the at mosphere. yet it is the most expensive part of all feed stuffs and fertilizers, and at the game time the moat essea- tial. . No plant could grow without a supply of nitrogen In the soil and no animal could, flurlsh without ni trogen in the feed., ht would seem that any artcle so perfectly abun dant as nitrogen and as free as it would seem to be in the surrounding air wtght not to l»e expensive- It has !>een the dream of scientists for 100 years to recover this nitrogen from the air and thus make it available for plant and animal food, but the manner of doing this has eluded them all until within the past year or 3 ' aorthw—t storm of abort * with heavy rate, p«ss«d over GalvMtoo, Texas. Mriy Thursday Tho wind attained a velocity of Tff mffes en hear for two minutes. , About twenty frame bouses blown down, one woman being killed In a falling structure. * It Is estimat ed that twenty Versons were injured In -the western pert of the efty, where the wind was severe. Sveral business house* were roofed and the stocks of goods slightly damaged by water. The Mal lory Line wharf shed was damaged to the extent of several dol lars. A few cars in the railroad yards were blown from the track. The gulf remained normal. There was no In terruption to, traffic. un- fn High Priced Beef. the World’s Work Magaslae there Is aa article entitled “Why the Price of Beef Is High,” by G. W. Ogden. The article carries a Irseon to the people of the Southeast, and for these It might be eutltiedr iT Why the pople of the Southeast states should now raise cattle for beef.” The article recites how the conditons are growing more and more unfavor able in the West for raising beef cat tle. These conditions are- comprised in the diminution of the grass lands by settlement, the increased adverse influence of droughts in the dimin ished area, the high price of feed atuffs and the increased demand for beef by Ihcreasing population, and also for export. The demand for beef la growing greater, and the supply is growing less in proportion. ' ** All these influences tend to en hance the profits of cattle raising In the Southeastern cotton area. White the feed stuffs in the West have been diminishing on account of the decrease of the grass grea, Ihofce in the Southeast have been increasing in the increased production of cot ton seed hulls and meal. There has always been In the Southeast, grass and forage enough to keep cattle 8 to 9 months in the year. The other 3 or 4 months with out grass or forage wag ^*1^ retHSTsfEnding In the way of a profl- table cattle business, even when the ranges In Texas and Oklahoma were, for practical purposes, unlimited. The cotton seed hull sad -meal.-- having” supplied this deficiency, and the grass lands of the West being very much diminished, the Sontheast Is not only in position to compete, but is in ac tually better situation to raise' cattle for the beef markets that any other part of the United States. Hr. Ogden 8ay*;-JTt is questionab ly whether, under the most favorable circumstances, beef will ever be as cheap in the United States again as it was five years ago. Since that times, there has l>een a gradual in crease in the price of live cattle, and a corresponding increase in the price of dressed meat. This opens the second proposition bearing on high- priced beef—the increased consump tion at home and the growing export trade, against the comparative stand still of the live stock Industry.” According to this ogfntbn. the con ditions are not only favorable for the cattle raiser, but they continue favorable for a long to come. It is a question of the demand out weighing the supply. A Beef Trust could not limit the output of “beef. If fat cattle were plentiful and cheap. If it-were possible to buy all in sight will time — and dress, store and keep the meat for an indefinite period tion might be possible. such an ac- But beef is perishable, and no man is bound down by laws prohibiting his killing and dressing meat for his own use and selling it to his neighbors. A capital ol $3 0 or $40 is all that is required to open -a Jmtcher shop in a village when fat cattle sell at $4.50 to $5.00 a hundred. It is a business with so many Tossihtrttles that the Beef Trust could not block them all.” Thus it would seem that the far mers of the Southeast cottoh grow ing states are pow in fine situation to undertake the jiroduction of beef cat tle with promise of good fair profit, and of the business being a lasting one. political jngyfar, or a mental up and say that he would not alter and hearing his speech in our city hu course one iota nor i Change of Heart. In a recent issue of his excellent paper, the Gaffney Ledger, Editor DeCamp makes, this honest confes sion: Ever since Mr. Bryan enunciated his famous free silver doctrine we have looked upon him as an extrem ist, and we have never felt like sup-, porting him for the presidency, al though he was twice nominated by the Democratic party! His recent advocacy of government, ownership of railroads has strengthened our two. Jt now seems that some parties at Niagara Falls are undertaking the production of nitrogen from the at mosphere. Tnis has not yet come to be a commercial success, but psph- jibly wtH be at some future time. In the meantime, all the quarters of the earth have been ransacked for source of available nitrogen for fer tilizers and feed stuffs. Among the first efforts to find large quantities of •fertilizer containing nitrogen and other necessary elements was work ing the Peruvian Guano deposits. These have long since been exhansted and this hak lead to the manufacture of what be called artificial fertilizer. The principal source of nitrogen for these fertilizers was at first the Chili Salt-petre beds. These still supply large quantities of nitrate of soda, whfch is used in some forms of fertilizer, but by far the most im portant source of all nitrogen in all fertilizers and feed stuffs at the pre sent time, is cotton seed meal. The gradually increasing cotton-crops and the rapidly increasing number of oil mills makes cotton seed abundant and cheap. It is the most easily han dled of all nitrogenous materials. At the same time it is one ot the most easily assimilated. This is true of Low Price# Pit 0«araat##d Eyes Accurately Fitted BYMAIL Frmmm fltttd to foe* perfect If FREE rroiw/rmffan bUuUt9 CRYSTAL OPTICAL COMPANY tlJ T—»l# C##rt. Atlaata, Qa. DONE AT LAST J no CMeOdto #f a GOES OUT M THE SEA Some Seventy-Five Liae Arebes Sea oa CbaereCe Coastracted Key West, Fla* With the “zsr Uader DttBcakiee, Ooaaects The completion of the great bridge at New York over Hell Gate, which is to connect the Pennsylvania with the New England railroads, will form like a link In an unbroken line of railroad communication between New England and Key West, the souther- most city in the United States. The other link in the Hne la being e©w~- structed from a point near Miami. Fla., 81 miles inland, across 76 miles of sea and finally terminating at Key West. 'After the links' are completed it will be possible to run direct from New England to Havana, Cuba, with out Changing cars, as the trains will be conveyed in unbroken packages across .the strait from Key West to Havana In view of thg fact that tho Panama region is sure to cause a boom in trade, there is every rea son to believe that the new through line will make i^ey West one bf the great shipping stations on the At lantic Seaboard. The railroad line that is being con structed from the coast af Florida across the Key West coral islands will be one of the wonders of'the age. It will be 156 miles In length, counting that it begins in the swamps of Florida, and is costing $14)0,000 a mile for construction. Henry M. Flager is promoter of the line. ..... ... — —- AH the viaducts Are built of re- •>' inforced concrete. The railroad will* vnmitfe IHrfeerabdvelow water "’ mark. It is found that the highest leaves on the coast are 25 feet and the islands serve to break tbe high est sea. The engineers are counting on thls to prevent any washouts or washovers. The longest of tbe viaducts over open sea is nearly seven milee. It is located near Long Key. At present 2,500 men are employed in this work alone: The viaduct'Consists of 186 concrete arches. Of these 75 are al ready complete. It will take 286,000 barrels of cement, 177,000 ^ cubic yards of sand. 612,000 lineal feet of piling and 5,700 tons of re-tnforciag steel Tods to complete this one via duct, not to speak of the amount for the other 68 miles being built under similar conditions. The support of every one of the arches rests on 2fi piles driven deep into corallne limestone which forms the bed of the sea. After the pile drivers have passed a cofferdam is lowered from a catamaran into place around the piles. Then the concreting °°w Ibegtiw, after the frames have been . set. The thick shell of concrete -ts backed oh th# inside by crushed rock and other ballast. In the coral reefs the water varies In depth from 13 ^ to 86 feet. Under normal conditions the tide flows at-lhe rate of four miles an hour. The 156 miles of constructive work betweeh’ .YU&ml amK- iCey "West .ptf sents practically every problem known to railroad engineers. From Miami, for a distance, the road passes through heavy mangrove swamps, where there wm too much water to_. u,se wheelbarrows and not enough to wornr dredge. This difficulty was overcome by specially designed dredges- l r The islands in the sea are of llmes- stone formation, ahd in addition to being solid, they furnish excellent ballast. At the present time more than 3.000 men are crowded oa tho Job. They are operating nine stern wheel boats, three tugs. 100 barges and lighters, 28 launches and upr ward of 54) pile drivers, concrete mixers, derricks, pump barges and dredges. ' 1 The paper trust has not only rais ed the price of print paper out of all reason, but, according to the news paper men up North, it has bought up all the product of the Canada mills, so as it can compel the publish ers of this country to pay its price. Yet some people doubt the existence of a paper trust. 4 ^ '' •»"' "T— - * TBffi ONLY ftoUSE In Columbia, South Carolina, making a specialty of handling every thing in the Machinery Bupply Line. Write ua for prices before placing order elsewhere. ’ - COLUMBIA SUPPLY OO., Columbia; 8. C. On corner opposite Seaboard Air Line Passenger Station.' WE CORDIALLY INVITE AH wfao visit Columbia during tbe Fair to call at 1428 Main street and Piano and Organ Exhibit of Malone’s Music Honse. ’ Take Notice—We do not exhibit at the fair grounds but at 1428 Maip street, and have some rare bargains to offer you. Write for catalogues,-price, and terms, to MALONE’S MUSIC HOUSE : : : : v Colombia, 8. O. our storq^ >l panic inevitable, it took some degree opinion that he ♦as a crank; but ajnee t ^ . MiiMlWIW of moral courage for toe man who we have met him personally, and die- bothpianu.Aud.animals.Aii farmers had turned on the light” to stand cussed theae vital fames in person, ,n the j 0011011 I ' e * ,on are e4p ®f 1 *, y i from fast Friday, our opinion of the man the has changed. JThere is no foolishness ■■w ’•afv blessed on acrount of this proximity' to oil mills and their consequent easy ability to purchase this most valua ble feed stuff and fertiliser at prices really much below tho ac 3 value as compared with other I’Pi ■'■min* SE£T PLANTS FORTHESIUTI Wakefield and Succeatiod Cabbage, Bit Boatoa Let. Mce, and large type Ca widower Grown trow aaeda to i_ toto grower* in the ww*. We have worked dUigeatly o# out ■toefc foe yaara, and M> ngr to My that totoay they ere the hwt ok. They "Save weccaaMy stood the aioet severe trad to cold aad drouth andara retted oa by the Moat promiaeat growers to every section of the Zatoh. We ferae tee fall coeat aad ufe arrival to ait goods shipped by eapme fcY—g’abtod.mtorW-to, ItaMMettLW par Otoaaaad; S to MM at Sl.V par thoMaad; H.Na aad ever at ILM pa* — r | 'AKtpiBm Be W.S. mabt, I i .AC ;AC - 4