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WILL BE IN RACE FlufcuiKKHTONK WILL RUN FOR GOV KILN OU Two Yours llcuco on u State-Wide Prohibition Platform Aguiust All Comers. Laurens, Dec. 1.?The Hon. C. C Mr. FoatherBtoae doclared his candldeflnitely thin morning that lie would bo a candidate for (kjvernor of South Carolina in the next campaign. 1910. It will be remembered that Mr. Foatherstone declard his candidacy* at the opening of this yearn carer* Ugn, but withdrew because of the bat>inised stand of Governor Ansel On the liquor question; that 1-$, the Governor's advocacy of a platform that was a step toward Statewide prohibition. Mr. Ansel has been Governor for only one term, and there were thousands who deemed him worth; of a second term because of hit? sue* ~ I * A -1 -> n* v^ooiui UK u l. u^itilini 111U U1U dispensary. Consequently Mr. Featherstone deemed It inadvisable to oppose Mr. Ansel at that time and withdrew from the race, at the saim time announcing his continued advocacy of State-wide prohibition and hi", willingness to keep up the fight. *.11* 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 camptvign Mr. Featherstone announces that he will make the race on a platform for State-wide prohibition. The announcement of Mr. Featherstone candidacy so early is in response to numberless inquiries as to his intentions. Ho has received many inquiries and has been insistently urged to make the race. Whllo his withdrawal statement in July was practically an announcement that ho would make the race two years hence, the statements this morning were made to apprise the many friends of prohibition as to Mr. Foatherstone's intentions. CLAIMS ANOTHKH VICTORY. Second Death in Atlanta From the PellcKra I)l?ea?c. Atlanta, Dec. 1.?Mrs. Sarah C. Smith, wife of R. Smith, died at the Grady hospital Saturday morning at 10 o'clock of Pellagra, a disease resulting from the eating of corn improperly cured. Mrs. Smith was 35 years of age, and was originally from Chatifleld, Texas. She has been under treatment at the hospital since October 19 for the curious disease, which, though known to the medical profession since 1755, is very uncommon and said to be in most cases fatal. It will be remembered that Miss 10mma Payne, aged 37 years, of G3 McDonougli street, died of the same disease in Atlanta on November 21. making, with Mrs. Smith, the second death resulting from the disease within the past two weeks. BURNED SCHOOL HOUSE. Prominent Farmer Trailed by Dogs ami is Arrested. Ilawkensville, Qa., Dec. 1.?A sensation was created by the burning of Dorminey Hill school house, ten miles below here, this morning, and tho arrest of John T. Knight, a prominent. farmer, charged with being the incendiary. Sheriff Rogers and a posse went immediately to the sceno of the lire, with track hounds, which followed the trail to the residence of Knight. Suspicion is said to have fallen on Knight from the tirst, because he was known to be hostile to the school. He is now in jail here, but denies the crime. The value of the selipol house and furniture was about $3,000. ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE? Chief of Police Ix>st Overboard From .4CJ Patrol Boat, ranr San Francisco, Dec. 1.?William 111 ,.L1 ^ J -- B ll l_i. IllKK.Y, Ulliei OI pOUCC, WHS lOSl overboard from the police boar, Patrol, between Belvldere and San Francisco, shorty before midnight. The only other occupant of the police launch wan William Murphy, the engineer. Murphy missed the chief when the boat was about half way across the bay, back to the city. A search of the small launch showed no trace of the chief and Murphy put on full speed and mad) for the dock. Ho reported the loss of the chief at once on his arrival aud was taken into custody. \ (Yum Once More. ?4 Washington, Dec. 2.?At the explration of his term of office early this month Collector Crum, *r. Charleston, will bo reappointed. There was a long and bitter fight on the original appointment of Dr. Crum, who is a negro. For several years his name was hung up in the Senate and the people of Charleston stubbornly fought his confirmation 1)1G HWKKT POTATOHfi. 225 nuNhlcH 1'rtKluml on Ono Acre of Toxhm Uad. Weatherford, Texas,?Two hundred and twenty-flv? bushels of bwwi potatoes to tho aero is tho yield produced ou the little farm of S. O. Maddox In tho south-east suburbs of Weathorford, according to n communication to tho New York Herald. From lose than ono-flfth acre Mr. Maddox dug forty-flvo full measured bushels, and the potatoes aro as fine and smooth as one over saw. They are of tho Hunch 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 ho took seven potatoes, the combined weight of which was tlfteen and one-third pounds. Mr. Maddox does not lay claim to bo a farmer. This is the first crop of potatoes ho ever tried to raise, and as, of course, proud of tho success of his firHt effort. Another part of his crop, of which Mr. Maddox is proud is his cotton. Out of 1,390 pounds of lint cotton ho ginned a bale that weighed f?2f pounds and out of 1,410 pounds of lint cotton he got a bale that weighed 54 0 pounds. While Mr. Maddox was telling of this cotton to a party of friends another cotton grower remarked that lie had some cotton on his place that would equal it, if not heat P.. lie 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 400 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 hales from it, thit in some places it will produce as much as two hales to the acre, anl that the land was overflowed a half dozen times last spring. If there is nny part of the United States that wants to compete wPh Parker county in productiveness and variety of crop it is time to b>? making that claim known. If there is anything In the agricultural or horticultural line that is not produced abundantly in some parts of Parker (ashevq mfwy mfwy fwy wypwypp county it has not yet been found. THEY CXXST TOO MUCH. Votes That Cost Over Two lluiidcrd Dollars Euch. Hoston, I)cc. 1.?Independence league votes are valuable In Massachusetts. Forty-one of them cast at the city primaries of the various municipalities of the State last week show that they cost $212 a piece. According to the official returns, the total Independence League vote in all of the cities and towns was 41. The election commissioners made a good sized allowance for ballots and had twenty thousand printed. These ballots, in addition to the league's election officials prescribed by law, brought the total cost up to $8,692, or at the rate of $212 a vote. Under its present showing, unless it makes phenomenal gains at the election, the league will be 11 win luu uny uieuuon oailots next year. MAI) l)()(i BITE FATAL. Bitten on Last Sunday and Dies on Tuesday. A special dispatch to The State from Fort Motto say? about three weeks ago a small dog owned by Richard Pennington was running his chickens, lie proceeded to catch the dog and punish it for the offense. While whipping the dog, he was bitten on the hand. At the time there appeared to ik nothing wrong with the dog, but subsequently it died. His family tried to prevail on his taking tno Koon treatment, which he did not do. He was taken sick on Sunday and died Tuesday morning. Drs. Wolfe, Foirey and Symmes pronounced it a genuine case of rabies. lied Cotton Bug. Our farmers are not the only ones that have pests of all kinds in the shape of insects that destroy cropa 10 cunteiiu wnil. une or tno most destructive, as well as one of the most, offensive pfsts that afllet the planters of India Is the red rotton bug. Consul General William II. Michael, of Calcutta, in reporting on the matter to the bureau 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. Iluni Tobacco Ham. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 1.?"Night riders" early today destroyed tho barn of W. II. Gossar. Tho barn was flllod with tobacco and tho loss is $3,000. Gossar recently came from Kentucky. Whil'* a resident ! of that Stato ho had r1 used to pool j his tobacco. ! BANK WAS LOOTED IIY FIVE DARING ROBBERS WHO ESCAPED In an Automobile, Carrying Fourteen Thousand Dollars In Cosh Away With Them. Pepperell, Mass., I>?c. 3?Although the police of every city and town within a radius of fifty miles were keeping a sharp outlook for traces of the five burglars who early yesterday blew open the safe of the First National Bank hero and escaped with $14,000 In cash, no clue to the Identity or whereabouts of the safe blowers has been discovered. So confidently were the burglars that their preliminary preparations were effective that they fired two charges of nltro glycerine in the safe after they knew that they had boon discovered. Then, gathering the bills together hastily, but overlook ing about $3,000 in gold und silver coin, they made their escape in an automobile with about $14,000. The bank vault was blown open about two o'clock, at which time the last of three explosions was heard by Ernest Tarbell, who was Bleeping next door. lie reached the bank just as the robbers were leaving. After shouting an alarm, Tarbell 11 red several shots at the burglars, but there is no indication that any of them took effect. Me found a quantity of bills and silver scattered al>out the vault, giving evidence of the hurry with which the burglars secured their booty. SHOT THE SHERIFF Who Was Trying to Arrest lllm for St4 ling. IUlelgh, N. C., Dec. 1.?Sher.ff Jackson Stanlaud, of Brunswick county, was shot down and probably fatally wounded by a man named Walker, at the latter'a homo In a remote part of the county Sunday night while a posse, Including the sheriff, was attempting to arrest Walkor on a chargo of Btorebreaking. Walker is said to bo a deserter from an army pout in Georgia, but worked in Brunswick several year.* ago. For several weeks the sheriff had been trying to locate Walker and Sunday night with his posse he came upon tne fugitive, wh? opened flro upon them. SherifT Stanlan.l falling with a bullet wound through his kidneys. Walker was arrested and taken to Jail at Southport under a heavy guard. The sheriff died Monday. RECTOR GETS CHECK. He Rwclves Substantial Token Froiu His Congregation. Now York, Doc. 1.?When the Rev. Dr. William Huntington, rector of Grace church, of this city, sat down to his breakfast he found under his plate a check for more than $40,000. This sum was voluntarily contributed by members of his congregation as a token of their esteem for his long and faithful service. Dr. Huntington recently celebrated his seventieth birthday, and on Sunday, the twenty-fifth anniversary of his coming to Grace church, was observed. lie thought at the time that hewould resign, but instead of accepting the resignation he was urged to remain and the handsome testimonial of good will and regard followed. COTTON PICKKRS Quarrel .Alnxit Trival .Matter and Two Are Shot. Spartanburg, Dec. 1.?As the result of iH-feeling among negroes as to the amount of cotton tlu>y couM pick, one man lies at the point of death and another seriously wounded. Saturday night, while Charles and Will IlinoH were feeding the stock of Mrs. McMillan, in the extreme northern portion of the county Mack Whbesides fired on them with a double-barrel shotgun. The younger Hines fell to the ground with a hundred shot in his abdomen, and Charles Hines was seriou sly wounded by shot, from the other barrel. Sheriff Ntcholls has sent deputies to the scene of the trouble. Our Greatest Need. A good country road is always to be desired and is a source of comfort and convenience to every traveler. Good roads attract population, as well as good schools and churches. Good roads improve the value of the property, bo that it in said a farm lying five miles from market, connected by a bad road is of less value than an equally gooc farm lying ten miles away from markot connected by a good road. A larger load cai bo drawn by ono horse over a good road th n by two over a bad on ?. Good roads encourage tho greater exchange of products and commodities between one section and anoth er. 1 I k i THE RURAL MAIL NOW NUMBKIW NKAItLY FOKTY THOI KAM) ItOUTKH And Mail lkdlvery is Now Ktdahlisle cd Ovt'r One Million Mill's of Public Highways. That the people of the United States now thoroughly appreciate the advantages of the rural free mail system Is shown in the annual report of the Postmaster General of tho United States for the present year. On November 1 0, 1908, there were In operation 39.516 routes, with a partonage of more than 18,000.000 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 establisho I on nearly 1,000,000 miles of roads throughout the country. During the current fiscal year th?e rural carriers will be required to travel more than 200,000,000 miles. Thus the necessity of good roads becomes most apparent. Tho policy of the department insisting that all roads covered bv rural delivery shall he maintained In traversable condition throughout the seasons has resulted in greater advances toward universal good roads than ewr before in the his tory of rural delivery. The Legislatures of the several States have enacted progressive road laws and made liberal appropriations for road building and improvements. An evidence of the growing usefulness for rural deliver is the increased quantity of mail delivered and collected. While no exact figures 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 lasi fiscal year. The expenditure for the fiscal year ended June 20, 1907, was $1 4,840, while for 1908 it was $34,361,463. What the expenditure will Ivo ten years from now it is startling to consider. Rural delivery is now in ration 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 traversed by rural carriers. Road official* and patrons are notified whenever repairs are necessary on rural routes. More work has been done on such public highways and more expenditures made in their improvement during the past year than in any previous year in the history of rural delivery, and the official report received clearly indicates that interest in road improvement is being generally manifested throughout tlm country. The estimate of appropriations necessary for this service for the next fiscal year, as submitted by Assistant Postmaster General I)e draw Is $36,246,000, an increase of $67.3,000 over the current appropriation. Of this estimate $.34,9.r>.3,1 56 is for continuing the service on 89,277 routes in operation on June 30 last, $626,8 11 for continuing the service on 7 23 routes, which it is m.tlmnU,! ,.,111 ? II : 1 , , I m iunii.ni mil u?- I'Mil UJ1HIICU (lllllUg the current fiscal year at an estimated average salary for carriers of $867 per annum, $179,000 to inaugurate new service during the fiscal year ending June 3 0, 1910, $1,3 60,000 to pay substitutes for 39,638 carriers of $867 per annum less six per cent deducted on account of carriers not in service twelve months, $1 2,000 to pay clerks in charge of stations of rural delivery service, and $15,000 to pay tofts and ferriage charged for carriers who traverse toll roads or turnpikes or cross streams over toll bridges or ferries. During the past year there wer ? 1,672 new routes established, 17 routes discontinued prior thereto were re-established and 110 routes discontinued, leaving net increase in number l,.r>49. During the year 1,9r?8 postofilces were discontinue l and tho patrons nen<$ red service by rural carriers. On only a little moro than 10 per cent of the rural routes the quantity of mail handled was less than 9,000 pieces per quar ior, wnira nereioioro nas Oeen considered a fair average for a standar 1 route. Included in this number an 659 tri-weekly routes serving restricted territories. MOW INSURANCE COM PAN V Orangeburg in Columbia Willi Home Capital Entirely. Columbia, Dec. 1.?The Gulf and Atlantic Insurance Company, was organized here today at meeting of stockholders. Comptroller General Jones being made president and Mayor Remain treasurer. It. was chartered with a capital of $100,000 to do a general fir", casulty and bonding business, and today put up $10,000 security wi'.i Commissioner McMaster for the license to do business in this State. The directors consists of A. V/. Jones, W. S. Reamer, C. K. Henderson, J. T. Simons, P. II. Gadsden. George S. Mower. James A. Hoyt, ID. O. Herbert and S. M. Jones. GF.NKKAI, STATISTICS Of tbo M. K. (Iitirch, South, in Smith Carolina. Tho following is ft summing up of the flnal figures of tho Mothodisfs for tho Stuto this your: Number of local preachers, 87; members, 85,539. Gain, 455. Infants baptised, 1,851; mini's baptised, 2.0 18. Number of Kpworth Leagues, 9(1 members, 3,002. Number of Sunday schools, 051* otllcers and teachers, 4,880; schol ars. 4 7,2 14. l'ald Buperanuato preachers, wi ows and orphans, $ 10,039.11. For mist-Ions, for Ign, $19,138.63; domestic, $ 1 7,32 1.44. Paid for church extension, $(>,803.02; American Bible society, $722.70. BvncSd i it <r too n " oo. . , ' ^ ? w w . I I . - * . preachers in charge, $ 1 8 I ,4 13.12: ; bishops, $2,941.14. Number of societies, (organizations) 796; house of worship, 762. Value of houses of worship. $1.979,893.69; liuiebteclness on same, $47,318.27. Number of pastoral chars ?. 237' parsonages, 19 7. Value of parsonages, $39 1,979; indebtedness, $ 1 2.060. Number of presiding elders districts, 12; parsonages, 9. Value of parsonages, $90,000; indebtedness, $2,900. Churches damaged by tire or storm, 4; amount of damage, $7,3 9 9. Insurance carried, $ 189,233; losses, $7,399; premiums paid, $3,690 1.9; collected on losses, $9,909. (educational statistics, number of schools and colleges, 6; value, $069,299.96; endowment , $1 1 9,796.9 1 professors and teachers, 99; pupils. 9 2 8. TACKLiei> WltONM WOMAN. A Negro Mail Shot and Killed for Insolence. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 1.?Tom Brown, colored, was s.hot and fatally injucrd early yesterday morning by Mrs. Minnie Arnherter at her home on South Eighteenth street. The negro knocked at the front door and told Mrs. Arnherter, who was alone, to go to the hack door whero he wanted to see her. She secured a pistol and opened the door and the negro started to run. Mrs. Arnherter shot him between the shoulder blades and notified the police. The police found the negro in a dying condition several blocks from the house. GKTH HIS PAY. For Supporting Tnft in the Late Presidential Flection. "Washington, Dec. 1.? Daniel J. Keefe, of Detroit, president of the Ix>ngshoremens' union, and an activ worker for the Republican cause during the recent campaign, was today appointed commissioner general of imigration, to succeed the late Frank 1*. Sargent. It will be remembered that Keefe at first joined other labor leaders la urging Hryan s election, but after being promised the above job by Roosevelt he flopped over to Taft. Keefe denied selling out, but his appointment shows that he did. MAMK>X KIiK<TK!> MAYOR. Carried Kvery \Var<l With the 10.vception of Two. Atlanta Ga., Dec. 3.?While not a landslide Maddox's victory over Woodward was overwhelming. He carried all the wards but two. and lost those by but small minorities The election passed off wonderfully well considering the excitement tha* had kept the city at fever heat fot weeks. The figures are: Maddox's total vote in the eight wards was 7,7 19; Woodward's total, 4,4 G 7 0; Maddox's majority, 3,149. Speaks Well for Them. The rural carriers in the service, of which Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw is the head, daily pass 3,000,000 homes, and he recommends onee more the adoption of a uniform suitable to the conditions under which they must work as undoubtedly adding to the dignity and efficiency of the rural service. The'r high standard of efficiency is attested by the fact that only 165 carriers out of a total number of 3 9,143 were dismissed for cause during the oast vear. This certainlv snonU? Iwoll for the character of the men who carry the rural malt. A Neglected Industry. The annual value of poultry an<l eggs sold is more than that of the silver, gold and pig Iron produced There Is millions of money In poultry and eg.gs, and hut small capital required. The annual import of eggs In England approximates 100,000,000 dozen, and into the Unite I States 17,000,000 dozen a year, i Here is an industry in which the demand is greater than our home supply. Look well at the poultry, and they will assist you to find the "golden egg." Thousands of eggs could be sold at good prices right here if our farmers wouJd bring them in. V RURAL PARCEL POST KKCOMMEN I>K1) BY ASSISTANT POSTMASTKIt CJKNKRAL lie l'rK('?i Thai llnrrlcrs bo Allowed to Curry local Packjiges Weighing Not Over Klevrn Pounds. Touching tho heart of the agricultural communities In every State of tho Union, tho annual report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster (Jonoral P. V. De Oraw announces Increased usefulness of the rural free delivery service and the unprecedented bringing of the work of tho bureau up to date and recommends rural delivery of packages of 1 I founds maximum at a special postage and the uniforming of rural carriers. The package "provision suggested require Congressional legislation, and is designed to be effective between the distribution, poetoffico and the patrons of any rural route emanating from such post offl CO. Such a service, according to tho report, would benefit alike , the rural delivery patrons and local merchants without in jurying or competing with any other service. "It can he given," adds Mr. Pa draw, "with the facilities now employed, and would materially increase the revenues of the department A -...l....-..! ? n|l< I nil I ' II 111 I'll l ilir II postage for merchandise carrii il only l?v rural carriers would unquestionably bo of marterial value to the retail merchants on rural routes and at rural delivery distributing centers as well as enhance the Inftiunro of the rural service in making life in the country more attractive." Uural carriers tit present are not permitted to carry for hire any matter or package that is mailable, but Congress increased the salaries of the carriers. The demand for a package service by them, fostered in the tlrst years of rural free delivery, still exists. It should be met, according to Mr. I>e flriuv, not in the old way, which permitted the UHe of the Government's agency for private gain, but bv the establishment nt i? system for the carriage of merchandise by rural carriers at such rates as will bo a fair compensation for the service performed, the revenues to be credited to the postal rectiuts. Patrons and merchants, he adds, desire to have small packages delivered by rural carriers, but will not pay the present fourth-class rate, which is prohibited as applied to this class of service. Should Congress grant the department authority to utilize rural routes still further by the establishment of a limited parcel post, confined entirely to rural delivery routes, it would then be possible to earn additional revenue amounting to millions of dollars, and at the same time benefit the farmer by enabling hirn to have merchandise delivered when ordered by telephone, or postal card, which would otherwise not be purchased. Frequently consumption ih reduced owing to inability to secure articles at the time they are wanteo. 'I he reason for increased consumption In the cities Is that goods aro accessable and are invariably de liverod to the purchaser. This "rural parcel express" is to be confined entirely to rural routes, and there would be no cost to the (Invert)rnent for railroad transportation. No merchant or dealer not a bona Arte resident of the town in which the distributing postofTices is located or on tlx* rural route would be permitted to have goods delivered at the proposed special rate, and packages won .1 not be accepted from any person acting as agent for a concern located outside or the deii,,...... ii. ..< ?.. - > - it Tii j 11 nil id ui iuu r u i'ii i rouies. The rural delivery routes will cost this year f>,r>2h.000, and the. service .hould be thoroughly *11i 1 ii;< (1, especially where it would he tc th" benefit of 18,000,000 patrons. The special local parcel service wl'l enable the farmers *o have small pan.ctlls delivered at their gates, to live better and to obtain easily the necessaries of life. The increased consumption will in turn Increase the business of the local merchants and benefit the jobber by th ? additional order transmitted through the drummer. The liiKul Paper in the Home. The local newspaper should be found in every home. No child wi'l Krow up ignorant who can bo taught to appreciate the home paper. It is the stepping stone of intelligence in all those matters not to be learned in books. (Jive your child a for eign paper which contains not one word about any person, place or thing which they ever saw or perhaps ever heard of, and how can you expect them to he interested? But let them have the home paper and read of persons whom they meet, and places with which they are familiar. and soon an interest is awakened 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 intelligent men and women, a credit to "their ancestors, strong in their knowledge of the world as it is today. 1